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"24 Exposures": Horror Goes Mumblecore
24 Exposures How fun, after the production-budget quantum leap of Drinking Buddies, to find one-man indie-movie factory Joe Swanberg back in cheapo DIY mode. What's inspiring about this prolific shoestring operator is the fact that he'll probably have finished one…
by Jonathan Kiefer January 29, 2014 Tags: Film, Film, Joe Swanberg, Abbas Kiarostami, Adam Wingard, Caroline White, Video
"Like Someone in Love": A Master Observer Looks at Romance
Rightly worshiped as a master worldwide, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami lately has decided to take his show on the road. Three years ago he left Iran to make a film in Italy, Certified Copy, and now he's made Like Someone…
by Jonathan Kiefer March 6, 2013 Tags: Film, Film, Abbas Kiarostami, Ryo Kase, Tadashi Okuno, Tokyo
Cannes crew picked a winner, but the best of the fest wasn't allowed to compete
CANNES, France — The jury has its awards, and I have mine. Sometimes they even coincide. Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul's modest Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives — the acme of no-budget, Buddhist-animist, faux-naïve magic realism —…
by J. Hoberman May 26, 2010 Tags: Film, Film, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Cannes Film Festival, Abbas Kiarostami, Nicolae Ceausescu
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The Song of Sparrows
The direct appeals of his melodramatic groundswells have long made Oscar-nominated Iranian director Majid Majidi a dismissed old-school counterpart to Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi. His latest film observes ostrich-wrangling father Karim (Reza Naji) struggling to remain the man of…
by Nicolas Rapold June 10, 2009 Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Majid Majidi, Iran
The story of how The Kite Runner's Homayoun Ershadi got into movies is a bit like those fanciful tales of stars and starlets discovered by casting agents while sitting at the soda counter in Schwab's Pharmacy. In Ershadi's case, he…
by Scott Foundas January 2, 2008 Tags: Film, Film, Homayoun Ershadi, Iran, Abbas Kiarostami, Tehran
Film, Reps Etc.
Repertory Film Listings
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr2006@yahoo.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for confirmation. Price given is standard adult admission; discounts often apply for students, seniors, and members. We're interested in your film or video event.…
August 1, 2007 Tags: Reps Etc., Columns, San Francisco, Abbas Kiarostami, Berkeley, Jean-Marc Barr
July 18, 2007 Tags: Reps Etc., Columns, San Francisco, Abbas Kiarostami, Oakland, Peter Djigirr
Commentary by Gregg Rickman (greggr1@mindspring.com). Times compiled from information available Tuesday; it's always advisable to call for confirmation. Price given is standard adult admission; discounts often apply for students, seniors, and members. We're interested in your film or video event.…
May 14, 2003 Tags: Reps Etc., Columns, Abbas Kiarostami, Iran, France, Andrei Konchalovsky
Road Worriers
Call it Dashboard Confessions. The latest film from celebrated Iranian writer/director Abbas Kiarostami (The Wind Will Carry Us, A Taste of Cherry) takes place almost entirely in the front seat of an automobile that is wending its way through the…
by Jean Oppenheimer May 7, 2003 Tags: Film, Film, Abbas Kiarostami, Amin Maher, Tehran
May 7, 2003 Tags: Reps Etc., Columns, France, Abbas Kiarostami, Germany, Vincent Price
Film, Reel World
Editor's note: Elliot Lavine, longtime programmer and man about town at the Roxie, will leave the theater after 13 years; his last day is Friday, Jan. 10. Lavine, whose post-Roxie plans aren't yet firmed up (though he may move to…
by Michael Fox January 8, 2003 Tags: Reel World, Columns, Elliot Lavine, Erik Anderson, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Abbas Kiarostami
Reversal of Fortune The UC Theater has been granted a reprieve until Dec. 31, so a new rep calendar is hurriedly being assembled and rushed to the printer. You'll recall that a six-figure seismic retrofit bill is the blade…
by Michael Fox September 27, 2000 Tags: Reel World, Columns, Mike Mullen, Abbas Kiarostami, Susan Korda, Berkeley
Double Feature: SFIFF Week 2
The 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival is, as we noted in last week's coverage, a very mixed bag -- and that's a good thing. The impressive range of nationalities represented by the festival's films continues this week with such…
April 26, 2000 Tags: Film, Film Festival, Julia Query, San Francisco International Airport, Abbas Kiarostami, Akira Kurosawa
A Creative Geography
In some ways, Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami is the stereotypical candidate for the film festival's Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement in film directing. He's from a country with "issues" with the U.S., whose movie industry is only beginning to…
by Frako Loden April 26, 2000 Tags: Film, Film Festival, Abbas Kiarostami, Akira Kurosawa
What's best about film festivals isn't necessarily the movies shown. It's the combined energy of hundreds of people all hoping to see something transporting -- sharing a discovery with their friends or with strangers they've met in line or in…
by Joe Mader April 19, 2000 Tags: Film, Film Festival, Winona Ryder, Gary Morris, Abbas Kiarostami, Akira Kurosawa
Shaking Up Iran
With the alleged Y2Pocalypse safely behind us, we can refocus our fears on more realistic terrors -- earthquakes! Fantasy tableaux of rivers running backward and cell-phone users being sucked into the San Andreas fault are all well and good, but…
by Gary Morris February 2, 2000 Tags: Night&Day, This Week, Abbas Kiarostami, Iran, The Walt Disney Company, Hossein Rezai


Hyundai Santro is back after a period of four years in India. This time, the car is more prepared to take on competitors in the segment. Hyundai had stopped the production of Santro to promote its Grand i10 and Elite i20 models. But now when the tall boy Santro is back, it will interesting to watch how better it falls on the expectation of its buyers.
Nearly two decades ago when Hyundai launched its small car Santro in India, it had received accolades for its eye-catching design and attractive look. No sooner, it became the highest selling car in the entry-level hatchbacks segment. The new Hyundai Santro 2018 seems to have retained its legacy in terms of design which also focuses on young buyers.
If we discuss the front design of new Santro 2018, you can clearly notice an aggressively designed signature front grille, dominating the persona. The use of character lines and creases from nose to the tail of the car makes the design more interesting. As compared to Grand i10, its headlamps are more curved and stretched.
The new car looks prettier with body colored OVRMs and integrated LED indicators. It has been unveiled in 7 colour shades. The rear side of the new Santro looks somewhat similar to the Grand i10 car from the same stable. The new Santro car has a ground clearance of 160mm which is less than its nearest rival Renault KWID with a ground clearance of 180mm. In totality, the car's exterior design seems to satisfy a young customer's interest as buyers seeking a small family car.
The new Hyundai Santro has received an enhanced, stylish and spacious interior. It reflects an intelligent blend of the interior of Grand i10 and Verna. The quality of plastic may disappointment you but considering, value for money, it is not bad either. There are many interesting changes that will lure you. The unique propeller design of the AC Vents, two-tone dashboard, and gear lever has a premium look.
The car also has been given rear AC vents which is the first in the segment. It is also the first that any car in this segment has been given a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment with a support for Android Auto, Mirror Link, and Apple CarPlay. The car comes with features like driver airbag, ABS and EBD as standard i.e. in all versions. The car could have been even better if it had driver seat height adjust and tilt steering wheel.
The higher seating position in new Santro makes getting into and off comfortable. It also gives a better view of the road. There is plenty of leg room for the passengers at the rear seats. The rear flat seats can easily adjust 3 passengers comfortably. Its cabin entry is also less painful for elderly people such that they don't have to crawl to get inside the rear seats. s compared to the classic Santro model, this one is longer and wider.
The headroom is also satisfactory, and can easily accommodate a person with an average height of 5.5 inches or so. The car's cabin has also been given ample space and pockets for water bottles, paper cups, and other small stuff. It has a 235-liter boot space which can easily accommodate two medium size luggage.
While other cars in the same segment have been a 3-cylinder engine, the Hyundai Santro 2018 model has been introduced in the 4-cylinder engine 1.1-liter engine. The new Santro car has been introduced in five variants for petrol (manual) version and two variants for each petrol AMT and CNG (59 PS) manual versions.
The engine of new Santro generates an output of 69 BHP at 5500 Rpm and 99 Nm of torque at 4500 Rpm. The cars 1086 cc engine delivers nice performance on the road however if you seek more power Grand i10 still seems a better choice. It is attached to a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard and an optional AMT gearbox. The Hyundai hatchback car can hit a maximum top speed of 156 km/h. As far as fuel efficiency is concerned, this car returns a mileage of 20.3 Km/l. The CNG variant has been installed with an 8 kg of tank capacity and delivers 30.48 km/l of fuel economy.
The AMT variant is another surprise element in the offering of Hyundai Santro 2018. The company has developed this Smart Auto AMT variant 'in-house' keeping in view of its 1.1-liter engine. It performs better than other AMT cars in the same segment. The car performs identically similar in both city and highway conditions. The AMT variant comes relatively little more expensive than its manual variant but is quite helpful in city traffic jams.
The new Hyundai Santro places itself as an affordable car for buyers who do not want to go for Grand i10. It directly competes with Renault KWID, Maruti Celerio, and Tata Tiago and new Datsun GO. The new Santro model seems to have an edge over its rivals in terms of design, features and build quality.
In essence, Hyundai has tried to include many features in the new avatar of Santro whose price begins from Rs 3.89 lakh. Will this new Santro be able to regain the popularity and position it once used to control? Only time can tell!
Author's Bio - Himanshu Jha is a blogger at www.reviewtalks.com. He also loves to blog about the latest happenings in the automotive world, car launches. He occasionally writes reviews on newly launched motorbikes and cars.


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"And that makes you larger than life." Review of The Backstreet Boys' DNA World Tour at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena 🎶 #bsbdet #dnaworldtour
About 20 years ago, someone described me as a "Midwestern Backstreet Boy." I think it was meant as a put down, although if someone called me that now, I would be thrilled. To this day, I'm still not sure what it meant, other than like every kid my age in 1999, I had overly spiky hair and an under-developed fashion sense that rested somewhere between that of Chandler Bing and of Vanilla Ice … by way of JCPenney.
Twenty (!) years later, the Backstreet Boys are still touring, all of them about my age, and the teenagers and 20-somethings who once screamed with rabid adoration are now (cough) middle-aged, debt-ridden, maybe a bit paunchy, and prone to sit during all but the most popular numbers, dutifully capturing every moment on their eerily glowing iPhones, grainy footage never to be viewed again.
I admit *NSYNC was always more my speed, and I have followed Justin Timberlake's career with some unearned pride, like a racehorse upon whom I had inadvertently placed the right bet. And my husband and I have somehow fallen into the habit of becoming latter-day 98° groupies, to the point the band members actually recognize us when we show up at meet and greets. Heaven help us.
So I went into tonight's DNA World Tour stop of The Backstreet Boys at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena with some trepidation. My friend Nikki bought these tickets what seems like a year ago, when their new album DNA was released. I was pleasantly surprised by the songs on that record, which showed a hard won humility and remarkable amount of sophistication, but I admit I hadn't listened to it after the first couple of plays and had forgotten most of the new music. That was a mistake on my part, and I would advise anyone seeing the show to re-familiarize themselves with that album. It will help your enjoyment immensely.
Much of the first half of the show comes from that album, but DNA's nuance gets lost in the cavernous environment of an arena. That's a shame. The Boys might have been smart to take this album on a club tour, not unlike the one "Madame X" Madonna is launching soon. Nonetheless, I was struck by the incredible vocal prowess of the quintet, who sang live throughout, full voiced and powerful. – the rare a cappella number being a particular showcase of their skills.
The set design was unremarkable, but perfectly reasonable for the setting. Replete with digital screens and glowing geometric shapes, the set did not detract, although it did not add much either. Choreography was also at a minimum, essentially The Boys strutting around a trapezoidal catwalk while wearing various shades of what appeared to be military fatigues as designed by Mad Max. To their credit, they avoided all of the modern rock tour clichés like aerial gymnastics or platforms that float out above the audience.
My mother has a couple of things she says about performers these days. She will look at stars around my age and say, "I don't understand why they are famous. They look like they would come fix my sink." And "Why can't singers just stand still and sing anymore?" I suspect she would've said both things during this show, and when The Boys did just stand still and sing, vocals layered with silky harmonies and overly earnest delivery, they were at their best.
Band members Kevin Richardson and AJ McLean offered the most pleasant surprises of the night, the former acquitting himself as a remarkably able comic raconteur and the latter demonstrating an earthy, bluesy grit to his singing that I don't recall from 20 years ago. I'd like someone to give this duo their own variety show post haste.
All of that said, The Boys' strongest material has always been their carnivalesque, slightly garish, day glo uptempo numbers – "Larger Than Life, "Backstreet's Back (Alright)," and last year's pulsating hit "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart." Wisely, they close the show with those hits in a foot stomping rave up that has even the most world-weary Gen X'er fist-pumping like it's 1999 again. And that alone is worth the price of admission.
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John Fekner, né le  à New York (New York) est un artiste américain, l'une des figures centrales de L'art urbain. Pour Fekner, Texte au pochoir est la meilleure forme de présentation de son travail.

Fekner est un peintre, photographe, et poète, agir comme étant celui qui perçoit la collectivité pour la collectivité. En faisant des inscriptions au pochoir directement sur notre environnement, nous identifions et indiquons légitimement les endroits de notre quartier qui nécessitent la construction, la destruction et la reconstruction. Nous attirons l'attention à l'aide de mots et de symboles sur les conditions dangereuses, comme les édifices et les polluants qui peuvent et doivent être enlevés.

Il commence en 1968 avec le texte peint Itchycoo Park. Pendant plus de quatre décennies, les rues de New York ont été un laboratoire pour de nouveaux modes d'expression pour Fekner. Pourtant, depuis quatre ans, John produit en moyenne un stencil tous les cinq jours, que des millions de new-yorkais ont vus, sans savoir qui les faisait. Très souvent utilisés par d'autres pour des performances, des vidéos, des reportages, des films ou, mieux, comme background des campagnes électorales.

Liste des titres

Discographie

Références

Martel, Richard, À propos de la télévision, des inscriptions, des Indiens John Fekner Intervention, n° 15-16, 1982, p. 40-41.

Cuveliere, Pascaline, Strategie En Ville, Liberation Samedi 16 et dimanche  Paris, France

Bibliographie

  Gumpert, Lynn, Curator, New Work New York at the New Museum, Exhibition catalog essay, January 30 – March 25, 1982. p. 12–15

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Naissance en août 1950
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Golden Gate Flowers has many "flowers in a gift" that come in an unique vase that can be used many times! The recipient will think of you every time they use it! Golden Gate Flowers in Naples, FL has Flowers in a Gift suitable for every occasion.


The Maryland Horse Industry Board presented its August Touch of Class award to Joe Thomson and Winbak Farm in Chesapeake City on August 15 during live racing at Ocean Downs in Berlin. Four of Winbak's Standardbred horses were honored with the award. "Winbak continues to produce Standardbreds of the highest quality, which they race and sell all over the country and around the world," said MHIB chair Jim Steele.
The broodmare Lady Ashlee Ann and stallion Bettor's Delight were recently inducted into the Living Harness Horse Hall of Fame on July 7. Betterthancheddar, a son of Lady Ashlee Ann owned by Winbak Farm, was named the Canadian Champion Pacer for this year. The late Classic Wish, who was the dam of Bettor's Delight, is also in the Hall of Fame and was honored with a Touch of Class award.
In addition, harness racing drivers Corey Callahan and Frank Milby received Secretary Citations for their 3,000th and 1,500th career wins, respectively. Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance presented the awards.


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"I'm proud to be leading the research lab here at Carlsberg. It's where we create new and better ways of making beer. We are the only brewers in the world with so many scientists - thinking, brewing and studying beer every day; combining the art and science of beer-making into one bottle. It's difficult to innovate a 5,000 year old product, but when you've seen every molecule of beer and every gene in barley, you realize there are still infinite opportunities to create an even better beer," says Birgitte Skadhauge, Vice President at Carlsberg Group Research.
"This may sound very modern but we've been thinking this way for 143 years, right back to when we set up the world's first industrial lab. The same natural curiosity and pioneering spirit continues to drive us. Just recently, when we embarked on our re-brew project from the original 1833 recipe, the incredibly detailed notes from our old brewers and scientists guided us. Their passion and dedication to quality speak to us across the years and it's a privilege to continue their pioneering work."
"The challenges our old colleagues faced are different to those of today. As well as brewing probably the best beer in the world, we're now actively working to make the world itself a better place in which to enjoy our favorite beverage. How can we reduce waste, lower water consumption and protect the environment throughout the entire brewing process? By applying the same diligence and pioneering spirit as our forebears, of course! Some things never change."
"We're currently breeding new barley types with special characteristics, to make climate-smart and disease-resistant crops. Plants that are tolerant to extreme weather conditions like heat or drought, will help farmers maintain a stable yield while saving resources. Breeding barley plants with resistance to diseases can also reduce the need for pesticides, which benefits farmers, consumers and most importantly the environment."
"We're also creating barley strains which are better for brewing. Not using GMO of course, but rather through a continuation of the traditional breeding program we've been nurturing for decades in both barley and yeast. In fact we've recently sequenced the barley genome and now we're starting on hops. Once again, we're heading into the unknown on our ongoing quest for better beer."
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Eurowings to Launch New Route to Salzburg from Birmingham
Less than twenty-four hours after celebrating its inaugural Birmingham-Vienna service, German low-cost carrier Eurowings, has announced it will launch another new route from Birmingham to Salzburg in December.
(From centre left to right) Ivan Orec, Network Development & Airport Relations Manager for Eurowings, Judith Luebke, International Marketing Manager for Eurowings and Tom Screen, Head of Aviation Development at Birmingham Airport with members of the Eurowings flight crew
Already operating Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Vienna, the new Salzburg flight will operate twice weekly from the 9th December, catering for the ski community and city breakers.
All services are planned with an A320 aircraft configured to 174 seats.
The Salzburg flight schedule will be as follows:
Arrive from Salzburg at 0900 / Depart Birmingham at 0940
William Pearson, Aviation Director for Birmingham Airport, said: "It's fantastic to see Eurowings expanding its list of routes from Birmingham Airport so rapidly.
"Salzburg is a great ski destination but also a great city break city which we are sure will make this route very popular indeed with our passengers all year round."
Eurowings is headquartered in Cologne and serves a network of domestic and European destinations as well as some long-haul routes.
Ivan Orec, Network Development & Airport Relations Manager for Eurowings said: "We are pleased to add a new Salzburg route to our Birmingham schedule, which will operate twice weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday, starting from the beginning of December.
"We are also looking forward to bringing more ski passengers to Salzburg and offer them free of charge transport of their ski equipment."
The Austrian city of Salzburg is most famous for being the home of Mozart and The Sound of Music. The Old Town is burrowed below steep hills and stands beside the Salzach River. The formidable cliff top fortress is surrounded below by buildings with graceful domes and spires and the mountains beyond give a stunning city backdrop. Visitors will find a growing arts scene, fantastic food, beautifully manicured parks, quiet side streets and strong classical music traditions.
For more information and to book flights, visit https://www.eurowings.com


In September 1759, General Wolfe commanded British forces at Quebec in Canada and fought the French under the Marquis de Montcalme. Wolfe died of his wounds at the moment of victory and Montcalme died a few days later.
During September 2009, a weekend of commemorations was held at Squerryes Court and Quebec House.
Re-enactors camped in an 18th century village in Wolfe Park and the "New France Old England" society recreated battles from Montmorency and Quebec over the weekend. Re-enactors from The Mannered Mob brought 18th century life Wolfe's family home, Quebec House.
On Sunday morning a service of memorial for both commanders and those who took part in the battle took place on the Green and in St Mary's.
Re-enactors from New France Old England at Squerryes.
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3500 people came to Westerham, visited the fete and found out about Wolfe.
£5000 raised for Help for Heroes Campaign.
£1300 raised for Hospice in the Weald.
1300 people visited the exhibition at Squerryes and 1009 people visited Quebec House.
Quebec House sold 340 raffle tickets and hit their target to restore the portrait of Mrs Wolfe.
120 re-enactors performed and camped at Squerryes.
11 re-enactors bought Quebec House to life.
35 traders sponsored and supported the event.
19 ballerinas gave the performance of their lives.
To download the original program for the Wolfe Weekend click here.
Read more about the life of James Wolfe and to read about Who's Who in 1759 click here.
To watch a short movie about General Wolfe and Quebec House, made by the BBC for the National Trust during the Wolfe Weekend, click the play button below.


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I doubled my freelance graphic design rate and clients actually paid it.
Don't you hate it when you're looking for a graphic design job fresh out of college only to find the job qualifications require 3-5 years of experience? How are you supposed to gain experience if all the jobs require experience?
Great freelancers never go MIA on a client. I've heard too many stories from clients saying their designer just disappears and never finishes their project. Always keep your clients updated on the progress of the project, and if for some reason you can't meet the deadline, chat with your client about it. Don't ignore them and leave them hanging.
"I JUST THROW A NUMBER OUT AND HOPE NO ONE WINCES."
You've been there (and maybe still are there). A possible freelance, graphic design client asks you what you charge for, say, a website or logo design and you just throw out a number, hoping the client doesn't cringe, or worse, tell you that you're crazy for charging so much!


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Yo soy Bea (Jo sóc la Bea, en català) era la versió espanyola de la sèrie televisiva colombiana Yo soy Betty la fea.

Produïda per Grundy Television, es va estrenar a Telecinco al juliol de 2006 i des d'aquest dia, els seus índexs de audència no han parat de créixer.

La sèrie té com ha protagonista a la Beatriz Pérez Pinzón, una noia de 26 anys molt lletja però altament intel·ligent, que entra a treballar en la cobejada revista de moda i tendències "Bulevar 21". Allí s'enamorarà del seu cap, Álvaro Aguilar, el jove i recentment nomenat director d'aquesta revista.

La sèrie narra com Bea s'haurà de fer valer davant dels seus companys a pesar del seu físic i enamorar al seu cap. Es tracta d'una adaptació de l'original colombià de Fernando Gaitán, en l'escriptura del qual van intervenir, entre altres autors, Covadonga Espès, Ariana Martín, Marta Azcona, Mercedes Rodrigo, Ignasi Garcia i Benjamí Zafra.
La sèrie consta de 769 capítols (16 d'agost). El capítol en què la Bea es va tornar maca, va tenir una audiència superior a 8 milions i les noces de la Bea més de 5 milions. La sèrie té una segona part, la protagonista és la Be, una noia que vol valer-se per si mateixa i conèixer el seu amor veritable, però l'audiència ha baixat moltíssim, dos milions menys que quan hi era Ruth Núñez.

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Personatges Primera Part (Beatriz Pérez Pinzón "Bea")
 Ruth Núñez com a Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón.
 Alejandro Tous com a Álvaro Aguilar.
 Mónica Estarreado com a Cayetana "Caye" de la Vega.
 José Manuel Seda com a Gonzalo de Soto.
 Norma Ruiz com a Bárbara Ortíz Martín.
 Miguel Hermoso Arnao com a Diego de la Vega.
 David Arnaiz com a Ricardo López de Castro "Richard".
 Emmanuel Esparza com a Ignacio Goñi "Nacho".
 Roberto Correcher com a Santiago "Santi" Rodríguez.
 Vicente Cuesta com a Carmelo Pérez.
 Birgit Bofarull com a Caroline "Carol" Robertsen.
 Ana Milán com a Sandra de la Vega / Sonsoles Prieto.
 Amanda Marugán com a Paula de la Vega / Paula Prieto.
 Israel Rodríguez com a José Ramón "Jota" López.
 Juan Lombardero com a Francisco Aguilar.
 Ana María Vidal com a Maria del Carmen "Titina" Velasco.
 Eva Marciel com a Olga Aranzadi.
 Berta de la Dehesa como Jimena Fernández.
 Carmen Ruíz com a María Jesús "Chusa" Suárez.
 Iñigo Navares com a Beckham.
 Gemma Giménez com a Estela Molinero.
 Eva Higueras com a Andrea Benavente.
 Santiago Roldán com a Aníbal.
 Carlos Manuel com a Daniel Echegaray Sr
 Inma Isla com a Elena Puente.
 Borja Tous com a Saúl "Guti" Gutiérrez.
 Jorge Lucas com a Daniel Echegaray Jr.
 Sofía Monreal com a Purificación "Puri" González.
 Ismael Fritschi com a Agapito "Mustang" Serafín.
 Katia del Pino com a Valentina Vargas.
 Álvaro Morato com a Paco De La Hera.
 José María Sacristán com a Lorenzo Olarte.
 Fedra Lorente com a Margarita "Marga" Vivales.
 Aure Sánchez com a Benito Lozano.
 Ángeles Martín com a Rosalía Martín "La Chali.

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 Patricia Montero com a Beatriz "Be" Berlanga Echegaray.
 Álex Adróver com a Roberto Vázquez Díaz.
 Miguel de Miguel com a César Villa.
 Miguel Hermoso Arnao com a Diego de la Vega.
 María José Goyanes com a Alicia Echegaray vda de Berlanga.
 Ángeles Martín com a Rosalía Martín "La Chali.
 Ana María Vidal com a Maria del Carmen "Titina" Velasco vda de Aguilar.
 Elena de Frutos com a Alexia "Alex".
 David Arnáiz com a Ricardo López de Castro "Richard.
 Emmanuel Esparza com a Ignacio Goñi "Nacho.
 Rocío Peláez com a Adriana Luque.
 Fedra Lorente com a Margarita "Marga" Vivales.
 Raquel Meroño com a Isabel Rocamora.
 Marc Parejo com a Ángel Nogales.
 Aure Sánchez com a Benito Lozano.
 Rebeca Badía Benlloch com a Noelia Abad.
 Julio Vélez com a Claudio Luque.
 Noelia Rosa com a Remedios "Reme.
 Adrián Lamana com a Manuel "Lolo" López de Castro.
 José María Sacristán com a Lorenzo Olarte.
 Lilian Caro com a Julia.
 Alejandra Lorente com a Tania Lucena.
 Nacho Perez Zabala com a Jorge Goñi.
 Valvanuz Pedriza com a Valvanuz Martin La Valvi.
 Carla Sainz com a Jessica Romero La Jessie.

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Translation:Where did he go yesterday?
Here we are given ble as the Welsh for the interrogative 'where'; in another part of this section the same English pronoun is rendered in Welsh as lle. What, if any, is the distinction between these two forms? Is it a matter of regional dialect? I cannot remember any reference to this in the course notes.
"Ble?" always means "Where?" where as "Lle" can mean "Where?" or "Place". I'm not personally aware of any dialect preferances and here both used, so just chose which one you prefer and remember that "Lle" has the two meanings where as "Ble" has just the one.
Where are these course notes that people keep refering to? Can't find them!
They're not in the apps (one reason why I personally would not recommend them for learning but only for revising), but on the website.
When you open a skill and before starting to learn it, there are tips and notes for most skills written at the bottom. For example, https://www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Days talks about the days of the week and how to talk about morning, afternoon, evening, and night.


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I am down to the last....6 inches before my first ever HSKS kit is done and able to be sent out. I am highly happy with the result. Everything is being wrapped as we speak, and stuffed back into the flat rate shipping box. Although now that I look at it, I'm thinking that maybe I won't fit everything in unless I shrink it, or vacuum pack it. Although then it would be considered "altering the packet" wouldn't it? Aww, drat.


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Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner General Election 2019 results in full
Who has been elected constituency MP and how people voted in the London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Eastcote and East Ruislip, Harefield, Ickenham, Northwood, Northwood Hills and West Ruislip and the London Borough of Harrow wards of Hatch End, Pinner and Pinner South.
Jessica SansomeSearch and trends writer
Votes have been cast across the country for the General Election 2019 (Image: PA)
Voters in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner have gone to the ballot box to elect their MP in the General Election 2019.
A new Member of Parliament is being elected for the constituency, which includes the London Borough of Hillingdon wards of Eastcote and East Ruislip, Harefield, Ickenham, Northwood, Northwood Hills and West Ruislip and the London Borough of Harrow wards of Hatch End, Pinner and Pinner South.
The sitting MP before the election was Conservative Nick Hurd.
Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday December 12 with the count expected to take place overnight.
For all the latest General Election reaction in and around London visit MyLondon.
*David Simmonds (C) 29,391 (55.56%, -1.68%)
Peymana Assad (Lab) 12,997 (24.57%, -6.48%)
Jonathan Banks (LD) 7,986 (15.10%, +7.95%)
Sarah Green (Green) 1,646 (3.11%, +0.74%)
Femy Amin (AWP) 325 (0.61%)
Tracy Blackwell (Ind) 295 (0.56%)
Julian Wilson (Ind) 264 (0.50%)
You can see all the results for the constituency as they are announced in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, London, and the UK, in the interactive widget and map below. Simply type in your postcode, or the constituency name, and find out who won the seat and how many votes each candidate received.
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Top-Selling Optometrist Joins Thrive15 as Business Coach
Tulsa, OK – Top-selling optometrist, Dr. Robert Zoellner, has joined forces with Thrive15.com, an online educational platform for entrepreneurs, business owners and business professionals with a desire to grow in their current careers as a business coach. Zoellner, who is often described as an entrepreneur trapped inside of an optometrist's body, has built one of the top frame selling optometry clinics in the United States, Dr. Robert H. Zoellner and Associates Eye Care Clinic.
Zoellner's career as an optometrist in Tulsa, OK began over 20 years ago when he opened Dr. Robert Zoellner and Associates in 1991. After years of success in his clinic, Zoellner has gone on to launch or lead several other successful businesses including Dr. Zzz's Sleep Center, A-Z Medical and Z-66 Auto Auction and now he is a business coach. Dr. Zoellner's success as an entrepreneur has allowed him to realize some of his childhood dreams like owning his own horse ranch, Rockin' Z Ranch.
Zoellner joins a growing mentor team on the educational site that includes several well-known business owners, entrepreneurs and industry leaders such as former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World® Resort, Lee Cockerell, "mom-preneur" and founder of the popular DIY blog Handmade Charlotte, Rachel Faucett and NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson. Subscriptions to the site start at a reasonable $19 per month and offer access to the entire library of trainings, a notes taking feature to help retain what has been learned, and a world-class time management system based on Lee Cockerell's book, Time Management Magic, to successfully turn those notes into action items.
Some of Zoellner's trainings on the site include How to Overcome Fear & Worry with Doctor Robert Zoellner, The Balancing Act: Faith, Family, Finances, & Body and Captain Candor: Being Honest Even When the Truth Hurts.
Millionaire School Teacher Teaches Attributes of Leadership
Tulsa, OK – Clay Staires, also know as the "Millionaire School Teacher," has teamed up with Thrive15.com, a web-based educational site that provides engaging and practical video trainings for people who want to start a business, grow a business, or advance in their current careers. Staires, who served for 10 years as the Executive Director at Shepherd's Fold Ranch in Avant, OK, has a passion for developing leaders and helped develop a culture of leadership during his tenure at the ranch.
Today, Staires is a profound speaker and influential business and personal coach, a profession that he has enjoyed for over 25 years. With his unique and engaging talks, Staires has been ranked as the #1 Motivational Speaker in Oklahoma by Gigmasters.com, an organization connecting speakers with event organizers. Staires has been privileged to share the stage with some of the nation's top CEOs and New York Times Bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuck.
Staires' shares his passion for leadership in his training on Thrive15.com entitled, 11 Major Attributes of Leadership. The training, which focuses on the 11 essential traits that all leaders must have to be successful, has been a blueprint for Staires' own life and is evidence in the organizations that he has led.
Staires' training adds to an extensive library of video trainings on Thrive15.com, including invaluable courses from former Executive Vice President for Walt Disney World® Resort, Lee Cockerell, award-winning author and representative for Michael Jackson, Prince, and Nike, Michael Levine, and the self-proclaimed "Palest Man in the World" and U.S. Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year, Clay Clark
Subscribers to the site gain 24/7 access to Business Coach Staires' trainings for less than the cost of traditional business development conferences and seminars with subscriptions starting at $19 per month.
Millionaire School Teacher Teams Up with Thrive15.com
Tulsa, OK – The "Millionaire School Teacher," Clay Staires, has teamed up with the online educational platform, Thrive15.com, to share his years of experience as a teacher, entrepreneur and executive coach. Staires, in joining the Thrive15 mentor team, becomes part of an exclusive group of successful business owners and industry leaders that includes NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, David Robinson, franchising and business coach expert, Terry Powell and the inventor of "Spinning," Johnny Goldberg.
Staires gained his nickname from his previous profession as a classroom teacher, where he spent 15 years teaching students and found himself, at one point, living out of his car. Determined to make a difference, Staires chose to keep moving forward and eventually become the Executive Director of Shepherd's Fold Ranch, where he served 10 years creating a culture of leadership development. His time at Shepherd's Fold has given Staires unique insight into the world of non-profit organizations and has helped to catapult him to where he is today.
Staires now is an inspirational speaker and influential executive coach. He was ranked the #1 Motivational Speaker in his home state of Oklahoma by Gigmasters.com, an organization who connects speakers with event planners. As a speaker and business coach, Staires has had the privilege to share the stage with several of the nation's top CEOs and New York Times Bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuck.
Clay Staires' passion for teaching has not stopped and he continually seeks to share his experiences and wisdom with those whom he comes in contact with. For Staires, Thrive15.com is the perfect outlet for his passion to help others become who they want to be. Some of his trainings on the site include How to Define Success and 11 Major Attributes of Leadership. His trainings and thousands of others can be found on Thrive15.com which offers subscriptions starting at $19 per month.


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Observability of the general relativistic precession of periastra in exoplanets
Andres Jordan, Gáspár A. Bakos
The general relativistic precession rate of periastra in close-in exoplanets can be orders of magnitude larger than the magnitude of the same effect for Mercury. The realization that some of the close-in exoplanets have significant eccentricities raises the possibility that this precession might be detectable. We explore here the observability of the periastra precession using radial velocity and transit light curve observations. Our analysis is independent of the source of precession, which can also have significant contributions due to additional planets and tidal deformations. We find that precession of the periastra of the magnitude expected from general relativity can be detectable in timescales of ≲ 10 years with current observational capabilities by measuring the change in the primary transit duration or in the time difference between primary and secondary transits. Radial velocity curves alone would be able to detect this precession for super-massive, close-in exoplanets orbiting inactive stars if they have ∼100 datapoints at each of two epochs separated by ∼20 years. The contribution to the precession by tidal deformations may dominate the total precession in cases where the relativistic precession is detectable. Studies of transit durations with Kepler might need to take into account effects arising from the general relativistic and tidal induced precession of periastra for systems containing close-in, eccentric exoplanets. Such studies may be able to detect additional planets with masses comparable to that of Earth by detecting secular variations in the transit duration induced by the changing longitude of periastron.
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
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Jordan, A., & Bakos, G. A. (2008). Observability of the general relativistic precession of periastra in exoplanets. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 4(S253), 492-495. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921308027026
Jordan, Andres ; Bakos, Gáspár A. / Observability of the general relativistic precession of periastra in exoplanets. In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 2008 ; Vol. 4, No. S253. pp. 492-495.
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You know what grinds my gears? The MPAA and the RIAA. Yeah, that's right I said it: the MPAA and RIAA grind my gears.
The lawyers at these two fine establishments sue individuals based on copyright infringement. They now argue that people only need to be sharing files (have a file or piece of media in a shared folder) to be breaking copyright laws. They do not actually have to distribute the media to others or have others actually grab their files. I find this ludicrous at best.
What if I leave my car unlocked and, in Latin, write "I Have Music" on a sign above my car. I then leave my iPod on the car. Someone takes my iPod and steals all the music. Am I guilty of distributing copyrighted works?
I say I write in Latin because not everyone can speak/read/write Latin. Just like not everyone has a computer, and not everyone knows where to find and download music and not everyone uses the same sharing techniques. Is it right that people share music? Yes. Is it right that people share copyrighted music? Probably not.
The RIAA should realize that not everyone wants to pay $12 to $18 for a CD that has at most a couple good songs on it. More and more people are buying DRM-Free music from the iTunes store, Amazon.com, and even Wal-Mart. Assuming that there are even 10 good songs on a CD, it's still cheaper to buy it from the iTunes store than it is to buy the CD from anywhere else (obviously I'm talking NEW and not USED CDs).
And the MPAA should realize that not everyone wants to watch a movie that's been ripped to 1/7th the quality. My 1080P TV demands 1080P media! I don't want to view a camcorder recording of a movie. My ears hurt when I play crappy quality over the surround sound system.
You know what grinds my gears? It's people that use emergency flashers on their car to signal they can park wherever they damn well please. This grind my gears segment is dedicated to Q. Hi Q!
People drive up to the front of a store and hit the emergency flashers. Then they wander into the store, buy something, and then go back to their car. Park the damn thing. Flashers do not entitle you to park there. That is not a parking spot.
People double park on the street – this is especially bad in major downtowns of major cities (the best City in the world being Chicago). It's hard enough to navigate down narrow streets with cars parked on both sides. Don't be a jackass and double park, hit up the emergency flashers, and screw everyone else on the road. You may as well park your car in someone's lawn, screw their daughter, and then make them pay for the convenience.
And that's what grinds my (and Q's) gears.


Marek Bury graduated in 2004 in Automatics and Robotics, Electronics and Telecommunications from the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology.
In 2009, he received his PhD in telecommunications (with honors). He was assistant professor at Warsaw University of Technology for five years and has spent a total of more than ten years working in science. While participating in scientific and R&D projects, he developed an interest in technology transfer and IP protection and practiced it during scholarship programs in the United States and in the Netherlands.
Simultaneously with his PhD studies and scientific work, since 2005 he has been developing his competences in Intellectual Property law. In 2007, he completed postgraduate studies in this field. In 2009, he was admitted to the bar as a Polish patent attorney. In 2013, he passed the European Qualification Exam, and was entered on the list of European Patent Attorneys. In the view of obtaining qualification recognized by proposed Unitary Patent Court in 2017 he completed legal studies to obtain Master in Law.
He was a member of the National Council of Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys in years 2013-2017. He currently is a substitute council member of the Council of European Patent Institute and a member of "Information and Communication Technologies" subcommittee and a member of European Qualifying Examination Committee.
Beginning in 2010, he worked for a large IP firm in Warsaw. Seeking to develop further and to offer the best IP services possible, he co-founded Bury & Bury in 2015 and is now its managing partner.
We have perfected our knowledge of proceedings before the Polish Patent Office and the Polish courts for three generations. We also act before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and European Patent Office (EPO). In our work, we put strong emphasis on sound technical knowledge and our education in engineering. We offer help at any time of a patent's life, from drafting to litigation.
We sometimes deal with patent enforcement and invalidation actions, and this induces us to provide services of the highest quality, also during drafting and prosecution of patent application. In the view of changes in IP law we constantly learn and gain new qualification.
We take care to be well-versed not only in the procedural nuances of the industrial property law, but also in how entrepreneurs can use the industrial property and how it can be translated into their profit. As a result, we can understand the needs of our clients and advise them well. We focus our competence and qualification on patents but, we do not send away people who seek our assistance with utility models or even trademarks and designs. We are number one office in Poland for registration of integrated circuit topography in 2018.
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Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/AP
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Yes, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up.
Government recommendations for using at-home tests haven't changed. People should continue to use them when a quick result is important.
"The bottom line is the tests still detect COVID-19 whether it is delta or alpha or omicron," says Dr. Emily Volk, president of the College of American Pathologists.
Government scientists have been checking to make sure the rapid tests still work as each new variant comes along. And this week, the Food and Drug Administration said preliminary research indicates they detect omicron, but may have reduced sensitivity. The agency noted it's still studying how the tests perform with the variant, which was first detected in late November.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said the FDA wanted to be "totally transparent" by noting the sensitivity might come down a bit, but that the tests remain important.
There are many good uses for at-home tests, Volk says. Combined with vaccination, they can make you more comfortable about gathering with family and friends.
If you've been exposed to a person who tested positive but you don't have symptoms, a rapid test five days later can give a good indication of whether you caught the virus. It can also help if you're not sure whether your runny nose or sore throat is COVID-19.
But consider the context when looking at results. If you feel sick after going out to a nightclub in an area with high infection rates, for example, you should look at a negative result from an at-home test with a little more skepticism, Volk says.
Following up with a PCR test is a good idea, she says. Those tests are more accurate and are done at testing sites and hospitals.
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175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration
April 22, 2021 May 20, 2021 COHA 373 ViewsMexico, US-Mexico Border 12 min read
By David Vine
From Washington DC
Amid renewed fear mongering about an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border, this week's 175th anniversary of the 1846–1848 war the U.S. government instigated with Mexico is a reminder that throughout U.S. history, invasions have gone almost exclusively from north to south, not vice versa. A near-continuous series of invasions—military, political, and economic—moving from north to south has helped produce the poverty, violence, and insecurity driving people to migrate from south to north. The current humanitarian crisis at the border, with record numbers of unaccompanied minors desperately fleeing violence, insecurity and poverty, reveals the consequences of an interventionist policy that's even older than the U.S.-Mexico war.
To be honest, interventionist is an all-too-common euphemism for imperialist invasions. The first invasion came in 1806 when U.S. military forces entered Mexican territory (then still controlled by Spain) and established a military base in today's Colorado. In total, including the 1846–1848 war that resulted in the U.S. government seizing nearly half of Mexico, the U.S. military has invaded Mexico at least ten times.[1] Across Latin America, U.S. forces have invaded southern neighbors more than 70 times, leaving occupying armies for months, years, and in some cases decades.[2]
Today the U.S. State Department acknowledges that U.S. troops instigated the war with Mexico.[3] In early 1846 President James Polk deployed forces into disputed territory along the Rio Grande River. "We have not one particle of right to be here," U.S. Colonel Ethan Allen Hitchcock wrote from near the river. "It looks as if the government sent a small force on purpose to bring on a war, so as to have a pretext for taking California and as much of this country as it chooses."[4] After fighting ensued, Polk used what he knew to be false claims that Mexico had "invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil" to win a Congressional declaration of war.[5]
Once the war started, many U.S. soldiers questioned the invasion of a neighbor posing no threat to the United States. Angry volunteer troops from Virginia, Mississippi, and North Carolina mutinied. Thousands of soldiers deserted. Several hundred Irish-American soldiers switched sides to fight for Catholic Mexico in the San Patricio Battalion. Casualty rates were unusually high for U.S. forces. They were higher still for Mexicans, including civilians subjected to U.S. bombardment and wartime atrocities. Commanding generals inflicted "extravagant violence" against Mexicans, following the pattern of scorched earth-style warfare employed against Native American civilians.[6] "Murder, robbery, & rape on mothers and daughters, in the presence of the tied-up males of the families, have been common all along the Rio Grande," reported U.S. General Winifred Scott in 1847.[7] A young soldier at the time, future general and president Ulysses Grant said, "I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico."[8]
When U.S. and Mexican officials signed a treaty to end the war in 1848, the U.S. government took almost half of Mexico's pre-war territory. This included around 525,000 square miles that today are the U.S. states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. President James Polk had wanted even more territory: he had plans to invade the Yucatán Peninsula (and also hoped to buy Cuba from Spain).[9] Some expansionist Democrats in Polk's party pushed for annexing all of Mexico. They were among a group of southerners who dreamed of expanding the United States' growing North American empire into the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico based around enslaved labor and new slave-holding territories. Some led "filibustering" campaigns— private military invasions—in the 1850s into Mexico and Central America, although all failed.[10]
From Mexico to Nicaragua to Panama and Beyond
The most infamous of the filibusters was William Walker. Walker led a private army, mostly composed of southerners, in an 1853 invasion of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. He declared himself president of what he called the Republic of Sonora. After Mexicans forced him to retreat to California, Walker led at least six separate campaigns into Nicaragua between 1855 and 1860. For a brief period, he declared himself president of Nicaragua, earned recognition from U.S. President Franklin Pierce, declared English the national language, legalized slavery, invaded Costa Rica, and announced his intention to take over all of Central America. Twice, the U.S. Navy captured him and returned him to the United States; in 1859, the administration of President James Buchanan ordered him released. Walker soon landed in Honduras during another attempt to take over Nicaragua. This time, Hondurans captured Walker, tried and executed him with a firing squad.[11]
While U.S. government officials generally opposed private invasions like Walker's, the U.S. military invaded parts of Latin America and the Caribbean throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. U.S. forces invaded Nicaragua in 1853, 1854, 1867, 1894, 1896, 1898, and 1899; Panama in 1856, 1860, 1865, 1873, 1885, and 1895; and Haiti in 1891 (with another invasion threatened in 1888).[12] In 1903, U.S. officials and Navy warships helped Panamanian secessionists declare independence from Colombia to help advance plans to build a canal across the new country. Panama soon became a U.S. "colony in all but name."[13] The Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. colony, full stop, until its return in 1999. Between 1856 and the 1989 U.S. war in Panama, the U.S. military would invade Panama a total of 24 times.[14] U.S. military bases in the Panama Canal Zone served as launch pads for yet more invasions elsewhere in Latin America.
New U.S. Colonies in Cuba and Puerto Rico
During the U.S. war with Spain of 1898, U.S. troops conquered Cuba and Puerto Rico, as well as the Philippines. U.S. officials turned Puerto Rico into a colony while officially granting Cuba its independence. In practice Cuba became a quasi-colony. To a greater extent than even the Panama Canal Zone, Guantánamo Bay became a U.S. colony, camouflaged by a U.S.-imposed "lease" that has no end date and that can only be terminated with the agreement of both governments. This arrangement amounts to an eviction-proof lease.
In 1901 U.S. officials also inserted an amendment into the new Cuban constitution allowing U.S. troops to invade at will. They soon did. An "Army of Cuban Pacification" occupied the island for almost three years in 1906-1909. U.S. forces occupied the country again in 1912 and for five years in 1917-1922.
Elsewhere in Latin America, the U.S. military occupied the Dominican Republic in 1903-1904 and 1914, and for nine years in 1915-1924. Neighboring Haiti suffered new occupations in 1914 and for nearly 20 years in 1915-1934. In Central America, Honduras experienced eight invasions and occupations in 1903, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1924, and 1925. The U.S. military occupied Nicaragua for two years in 1909-1910 and for around three decades in 1912-1933. U.S. troops invaded Guatemala in 1920. Naval vessels threatened the use of force in the waters of Costa Rica and Panama in 1921 and El Salvador in 1932.[15] U.S. warships entered Latin American ports some 6,000 times between the mid-nineteenth century and 1930, in classic "gunboat diplomacy" style—in other words, political-economic bullying through displays of military force.[16]
Covert Invasions
President Franklin Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor" policy of the 1930s brought a brief pause in the invasions and occupations. After World War II, however, new, increasingly covert U.S. invasions largely replaced the overt wars and occupations. These invasions included CIA-backed coups in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Chile; weapons, training, and logistics support for right-wing forces in Central America's horrific civil wars of the 1980s; Plan Colombia-style military deployments amid the "war on drugs"; and a growing number of U.S. military bases in the region. U.S. support for recent coups and coup attempts in Honduras, Bolivia, and Venezuela illustrates the persistence of such strategies.
U.S. military and CIA invasions into Latin America always have been matched by U.S. economic and corporate invasions, as Mexico demonstrates. Following the end of the war that began in April 1846, Mexico became as much of an economic dependency of the United States as it had been to its Spanish colonizer: mines were controlled by U.S. firms; railroads were designed to ship the wealth of the mines from south to north; the oil industry was dominated by Rockefeller, Mellon, and other oil giants; the peso was pegged to the dollar; Mexico was deeply indebted to U.S. banks.[17] While Mexico has more power now relative to its northern neighbor than it did in the early twentieth century, the pattern of northern dominance largely has persisted.
Much of Central America and some other parts of Latin America have remained far more dominated by the United States than Mexico. There's a reason that Honduras was the model for writer O. Henry when he coined the term "banana republic": Honduras was under the near-complete control of U.S. banana companies and their political and military muscle, the U.S. government. Perhaps distracted by the clothing brand, many forget the original meaning of the term "banana republic": a weak, impoverished, marginally independent country facing overwhelming foreign economic and political domination. In other words, a de facto colony—which is what Honduras and some other Latin American countries became in the twentieth century; in some cases they remain so today.
The U.S. government and U.S. corporations are not solely responsible for the violence, poverty, and insecurity that are at the root of today's migration from Latin America to the United States. Other government and corporate actors within and beyond the region also bear responsibility. They include corrupt national leaders, European governments, and European, Canadian, and Asian corporations that have shaped Latin America through history.
One hundred and seventy five years after a U.S. president instigated a war with Mexico that resulted in the seizure of California and other lands that have been major sources of U.S. wealth, the current U.S. president and others in the United States should acknowledge the disproportionate role that U.S. leaders have played in invading and plundering to the south as well as the role these invasions and plunder have played in spurring mass migration northward.
Beyond recognizing U.S. culpability, President Biden has a historic opportunity to repair some of the damage our country has caused and stop causing more harm. This means abandoning the immoral and largely ineffective strategy of President Trump and his two presidential predecessors to outsource immigration control to the military and police forces of southern neighbors.[18] It means admitting tens of thousands of Latin American asylum seekers per year as a start of paying off a long-owed "imperial debt."[19] If Biden is serious about addressing the "root causes" of migration, he and Vice President Kamala Harris must go beyond pitifully small increases in humanitarian aid to Central America[20] to end more than 200 years of military, political, and economic invasions that are at the root of those root causes.
David Vine is Professor of political anthropology at American University in Washington, DC. This article is adapted from Professor Vine's new book The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State (University of California Press). David Vine is also the author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia (Princeton University Press, 2009) and Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World (Metropolitan/Henry Holt, 2015). See davidvine.net and basenation.us for more information.
Patricio Zamorano, Director of COHA, and Fred Mills, Deputy Director, collaborated as editors.
[Credit Main Photo: Flickr, common license, https://www.flickr.com/photos/west_point/48397922177/in/photostream/]
[1] "Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2020," https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R42738.pdf.
[2] "Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2020," https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R42738.pdf; The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State,
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520300873/the-united-states-of-war.
[3] "Milestones: 1830-1860," http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/TexasAnnexation.
[4] Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S.A., https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fifty_Years_in_Camp_and_Field/VhJ-4yKyrhoC?hl=en.
[5] A Nation Without Borders: The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529359/a-nation-without-borders-by-steven-hahn/.
[6] "The Occupation of Mexico: May 1846-July 1848," https://history.army.mil/html/books/073/73-3/index.html.
[7] "The April Invasion of Veracruz," https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/21/opinion/krauze-the-april-invasion-of-veracruz.html.
[8] A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1946 U.S. Invasion of Mexico, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/200246/a-wicked-war-by-amy-s-greenberg/.
[9] What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, https://www.google.com/books/edition/What_Hath_God_Wrought/TTzRCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.
[10] E.g., Building the Continental Empire: American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781566631365/Building-the-Continental-Empire-American-Expansion-from-the-Revolution-to-the-Civil-War; "From Old Empire to New," https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4453.htm.
[11] William Walker's Wars: How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/william-walker-s-wars-products-9781613737293.php; Empire in Retreat: The Past, Present, and Future of the United States, https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300210002/empire-retreat; "William Walker: King of the 19th Century Filibusters," https://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm.
[12] Building the Continental Empire: American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781566631365/Building-the-Continental-Empire-American-Expansion-from-the-Revolution-to-the-Civil-War; Historical Atlas of Central America, https://www.oupress.com/books/9780699/historical-atlas-of-central-america.
[13] America's Overseas Garrisons: The Leasehold Empire, https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198296874.001.0001/acprof-9780198296874.
[14] Historical Atlas of Central America, https://www.oupress.com/books/9780699/historical-atlas-of-central-america; Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama, https://www.dukeupress.edu/emperors-in-the-jungle.
[15] Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama, https://www.dukeupress.edu/emperors-in-the-jungle; Historical Atlas of Central America, https://www.oupress.com/books/9780699/historical-atlas-of-central-america; The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944, https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/3002/.
[16] Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism, https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805083231.
[17] "From Old Empire to New," https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4453.htm.
[18] "Biden's Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen," https://www.thenation.com/article/world/biden-central-america-immigration/.
[19] "Migrations as Reparations," https://nacla.org/blog/2016/05/24/migration-reparations.
[20] "The Biden Plan to Build Security and Prosperity in Partnership with the People of Central America," https://joebiden.com/centralamerica/.
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There are at least 2 places in India called Singri. One in South India, in the state of Tamil Nadu, close to the city of Vellore. This place is also referred to as Singiri or "Singri". There is a 1000-year-old temple built in the honor of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha (Nara=Human, Simha=Lion).  There is a pratiti (nearest equivalent is a historic fact) that Lord took the form of a half lion and half human to defeat an asura (Demon) who had a boon that no man or beast can kill him. Since he got the boon, however, he had become too proud and condescending toward everyone and troubled them in every possible way. So people prayed to the lord for help when Lord took the form of Narasimha. The statue is amazingly beautiful and witness to the skills of the artists of that day.  The place is situated far from all the commotions of a city, reflecting the need for peace sought by every human being.

The second and a beautiful place is situated on the bank of river Brahmaputra, in Sonitpur district, Assam. Main attraction of the place is Gupteswar temple. As mentioned by the great master Jigme Lingpa in the 18th century, Singri has been the pilgrimage site for Tibetans and Bhutanese, since the 14th century.

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What physiotherapists really think about F45
By Stuart Marsh| 5 years ago
Experts weigh in on the country's fastest growing workout trend.
It's challenging, supportive and effective: it doesn't take a genius to see why F45 is the country's fastest growing group workout.
With its combination of high-intensity exercise, group camaraderie and functional movements, F45 prides itself on being able to transform the bodies of its clients – but is it safe?
According to physiotherapist Holly Brasher from Square One Physiotherapy, the good news is that religiously attending your local F45 club is unlikely to do anything but make you fitter.
"If we take a look at what F45 consists of – a mix of cardio days, bodyweight exercise and days where moderate weights are used – I'd say it's a real positive for many physios in that it gets people exercising and moving," Brasher tells Coach.
"Where problems can occur is during high-intensity exercises when people start to fatigue and revert to the 'easiest' way to do a movement, which might not be the correct biomechanics."
The correct biomechanics, it seems, is not something that everyone possesses when they first walk through the door – which means if you're carrying an injury into the class you'll have to inform the trainers whose job it is to make sure everyone is safe.
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One of the reasons why F45 (and indeed any form of gruelling exercise class) is so effective is the intensity. This style of training is known as high-intensity interval training or HIIT, which has been conclusively proven as the fastest way to improve general fitness.
But because HIIT is by its very nature incredibly tough, it can be too much of an ask for people who are coming from a relatively sedentary lifestyle.
"Whether or not HIIT can create injuries is hugely dependent on the individual," explains Brasher.
"If someone has a base level of fitness, no history of injury and has good biomechanics, it's a fantastic form of exercise."
For Brasher – who has no qualms about any form of exercise provided it's done correctly – the risk of injury generally increases with the amount of weight used, as the load on your tissues increases.
When asked how F45 compares to its more fancied rival CrossFit, Brasher says the injury risk is marginally increased if participants don't keep their form nice and strict.
"If you were to compare F45 to CrossFit, you could argue that the injury risk is slightly higher in CrossFit because they use loads that are closer to a person's maximal limit than F45," says Brasher.
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If you're keen on giving HIIT a go, Brasher recommends being honest with yourself about the capability of your body before you dive in headfirst.
"Obviously if someone presents with previous injuries – like back pain or poor biomechanics – then HIIT training becomes the end goal instead of a tool used to rehabilitate," says Brasher.
There's also the issue of looking after yourself even if you're very fit – because HIIT group classes are so addictive, many people are inclined to push their limits of recovery.
"If you are training very hard, very often, it's important to have any little niggles you feel pop up addressed as quickly as possible by a health professional like a physiotherapist," explains Brasher.
"If you train through the pain of an injury you'll likely only create a bigger problem for yourself that will require a much longer recovery time."
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Population- 635,900
Capital- Bismarck
Largest cities– Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks
Time zone- Central, Mountain
Date of Admission to the Union- November 2, 1889
Slogan- "Liberty and union now and forever one and inseparable"
State website URL- www.nd.gov
North Dakota remains one of the least populated states in the Union and largely agricultural. The Red River Valley is the name given to a large tract of very viable land in the state that makes it useable for agriculture. In fact it's likely that had fertile territory such as the valley not been available that critical metro centers like Fargo and Grand Rapids may not have been founded. The edge of the Red River actually demarcates the boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota. This north-flowing river empties into Manitoba, Canada. Large-scale farming of sunflowers, sugar beets, soybeans and other grains comprise some of the biggest harvests in the nation.
Low-grade coal, known as lignite, is mined widely in western North Dakota. This resource is a staple of the economy and is most commonly used as a cheap fuel source. The other significant resource extracted from North Dakota territory is oil. The Williston Basin has served as a geologically rich source for crude oil. The small city of Tioga is the self-proclaimed "Oil capital of North Dakota."
The Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is located in Williston. The site is maintained, as it most likely once was, a frontier trading post that is significant in that it was a critical economic link between Indian tribes and American settlers. The primary goods exchanged include buffalo hides, assorted animal furs, and weapons. The site is popular for history buffs and Old West enthusiasts.
Most state capitals follow a characteristic dome shape, but North Dakota's is a modern-looking high-rise. The original capital was burned beyond repair and this erected in its place. The exterior is constructed of regionally quarried limestone.
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Remedies Proposed For Soaring Drug Prices
by Thom Forbes , Featured Columnist @tforbes, July 23, 2015
The escalating cost of pharmaceuticals is under both scrutiny and attack as a new study comparing pricing and effectiveness was announced and 118 physicians signed a letter urging grassroots advocacy. But Big Pharma says rampant consolidation in the health insurer industry is sure to put a squeeze on prices and — you know the script — in their ability to conduct R&D on new life-saving formulations.
"A slate of 118 well-known cancer experts have signed their names to a list of recommended drug pricing reforms in hopes of curbing the soaring costs of cancer care and spurring a grassroots movement to combat the trend," Tony Hagen reports on OncLive.com.
The doctors recommend "an advocacy movement be modeled after the HIV/AIDs activism of the late 1980s and 1990s, when, with many lives at stake, the gay community and its supporters worked to spur faster drug development and broaden access to promising experimental drugs," Hagen writes.
"The high prices of cancer drugs are affecting the care of patients with cancer and our health care system," the doctors maintain in a post to the website of the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
"They are the latest to target high prices," observes Jeanne Whalen in the Wall Street Journal, reporting that members of Congress have demanded that pharmaceutical companies justify the pricing of hepatitis C medication. Also, Medicare's board of trustees said Tuesday that new medications "will help drive a sharp increase in the program's prescription-drug spending over the next decade, raising annual growth to 9.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 6.5% in the prior eight years."
In the New York Times, Andrew Pollock reports that "so-called pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six state legislatures in the last year, aiming to make drug companies justify their prices, which are often attributed to high research and development costs."
Lori Reilly, EVP for policy and research at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, "said it was misleading to look only at the cost of developing a particular drug because that ignored the money spent on the drugs that fail during development. Only about 12% of drugs tested in people reach the market," she points out to Pollack.
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"As part of the program, ICER will create public reports after a drug is approved by the FDA, including information on the drug's cost-effectiveness and how it might impact healthcare budgets," Emily Wasserman reports for FiercePharma. "The organization will churn out 15 to 20 reports during the first two years of the initiative, and will release the first two reports in September 2015."
"We need prices that make sense," ICER president Steven Pearson, M.D. says in a statement announcing the initiative. "Right now, it's often a black box: we don't know if we are getting good value with new drugs at these higher prices."
The statement cites a recent Express Scripts report that found that more than a half-million patients had medication costs in excess of $50,000 in 2014, an increase of 63% over 2013.
"Cancer drugs now routinely carry annual price tags upwards of $100,000. And often these prices have little to do with how much better a drug performs compared to what is already on the market," according to the Express Scripts study.
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"Across the board in the U.S., the pricing environment is more difficult," Jimenez said Tuesday. "With a consolidated payer base as well as consolidated providers, you have to assume going forward that price increases in the U.S. are going to be quite limited."
Novartis itself has proposed a pay-for-performance system for Entresto, a new heart failure medication that got FDA approval earlier this month. "Insurers would initially pay a lower price, followed by an additional charge if the drug succeeds in keeping patients out of the hospital," Bennett writes.
On the consolidation front, Anthem is poised to buy Cigna for more than $48 billion, Dana Mattioli, Liz Hoffman and Anna Wilde Mathews report in the Wall Street Journal. The announcement could come as early as today — or not, as the t's are crossed — leaving UnitedHealth Group as the only standalone health insurer among the Top Five if everything in the works goes according to plan.
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Fun, Happy, Magical Theatre with WITS Writer Elizabeth Keel
Posted April 22, 2013 & filed under Notebook.
WITS writer Elizabeth Keel, chosen by the Houston Press as one of the 100 Creatives of 2012, is excited to present a night of two new one-act plays as the 14 Pews Artist-In-Residence.
Performances of THE PSYCHIC PALACE and THE RAINBOW LANDS are April 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29, and May 2, 3, & 4. Tickets are $10 for general public and $8 for 14 Pews members, seniors and students. Click here for more information.
THE PSYCHIC PALACE is a feisty romantic comedy about two psychics who struggle with knowing plenty about the future and not nearly enough about love.
THE RAINBOW LANDS is a charming family drama that summons the forgotten magic of childhood back into the present day lives of two sisters.
Come enjoy an evening of fun, happy, magical theatre!
Elizabeth A. M. Keel is a native Houstonian playwright, actor, director, teacher, and novelist. Her plays have been produced by Fresh Produce'd (NY), Big Head Productions, Mildred's Umbrella, the Nova Arts Project, Scriptwriters/Houston, Bootown, and the University of Houston. She has studied playwriting with Edward Albee, Mark Bly, Mark Medoff, Lanford Wilson, and Stuart Ostrow, and fiction writing at the University of Houston and the Iowa Young Writers' Studio. Her first novel, Running Into Trouble, was published in 2010. Elizabeth also teaches playwriting and other workshops for the Alley Theatre and creative writing to younger students via Writers in the Schools.