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Necropolis (1987)
Starring LeeAnne Baker, Michael Conte, Jacquie Fitz, Andrew Bausili, George Anthony-Rayza, William K. Reed, Paul Ruben, Gy Mirano, Letnam Yekim, Anthony Giola, Jett Julian
Directed by Bruce Hickey
Expectations: Super low, this one looks bad despite a promising poster.
For most people, Necropolis would be one of the worst movies they've ever seen. They're not wrong, this shit is bad, but for anyone well-versed in low-budget trash cinema, Necropolis is far from the bottom of the barrel. What makes Necropolis marginally worth watching is some great lines of unintentionally hilarious dialogue, some serious WTF moments, and one scene that defies them all and will stick with you for all-time. What image could possibly have this power on the human mind? If you said a woman who spontaneously sprouts four extra breasts (for a grand total of six!) and then breast feeds her brood of black-hooded, Satan-worshiping zombies, you win a prize! Suck on that Total Recall!
Necropolis opens in the 1600s as a young couple walks down the aisle on their way to a happy marriage while a Satan-loving, lace-wearing witch performs a dark ritual in the woods, infusing energy into an effigy of the bride-to-be by doing your basic seductive striptease in front of a giant pentagram on the wall of the cave. It's a pretty strong B-Movie start for sure, and you might be lulled into a false sense of security when the film quickly transitions to the 1980s by fading from the witch pulling a bloody cross from her midsection and intimidating the witch hunters with it, to a shot of the witch (now with short '80s hair) on a fire-engine red motorcycle. Don't drop your guard, though, as some dangerous waters are afoot!
You shouldn't have to worry too much in a film that's only 74 minutes, but Necropolis feels as long as Lawrence of Arabia. After the trashy but enjoyable opening, the film's modern-day section is just boring. The plot is non-existent so we're basically just watching the witch travel around town forcing her will on the people she meets, making them kill themselves or give her what she wants. There is a trace amount of plot with the witch looking to recover a lost ring, but it's pretty inconsequential to the overall flow of the film, so you can basically zone out and not miss anything. In fact, I dare you to watch this and not zone out at some point. It gets pretty boring in the middle there. Well… except for that six breast suckling part.
Surprisingly, the end of the film gets pretty fun as the gore starts flying. Our two main heroes assault the witch's underground lair resulting in the dudes stabbing zombies with homemade crosses fashioned from sharpened sticks and an enjoyable zombie decapitation. It's not Dead Alive or anything, but in a film like this where I've already retreated into my mind and given up on it, such moments are welcomed with open arms and a hearty smile.
The acting is pretty hit or miss from everyone. The Skid Row preacher played by Andrew Bausili is the most promising of the bunch, but he's not without his share of laughable scenes. The lead LeeAnne Baker does fairly well too, strutting around like she owns the place. The most funny award goes to Michael Conte, though, for delivering pretty much every one of the film's funny lines in a great Italian accent. And in case we couldn't tell, the character even states this fact when asked if he drinks wine, "You kiddin'? I'm Italian. I was weened on that stuff." By far the best of these lines comes at the end of the film, when he has finally copulated with the virgin everyone was battling for. Over dinner he asks her in thinly veiled double entendre:
"Now that you had my meal, how you feeling?" (Which I initially heard as 'Now that you had my meat')
"Pretty good," she says.
"Yeah? You feel the uh, vitamin deficiency problem is over?"
They kiss and she says with a sly smile, "I feel those vitamins rushing right through me."
The film was produced by noted low-budget/adult filmmaker Tim Kincaid who directed a few movies for Charles Band around this time (Breeders, Robot Holocaust, etc.). For anyone that's seen any of Kincaid's feature films, Necropolis shares a similar feel, albeit slightly less trashy. For example, the finale of Breeders has a group of nude women bathing in a vat of alien cum. Necropolis never goes into territory as trashy as that, thus remaining a more respectable and better film. It is also arguably a worse movie because of this restraint, because as much as I hated Breeders, at least it made a huge impression on me. Necropolis just doesn't have much to define itself except for the quick multi-breast scene and that honestly doesn't factor in enough to recommend the movie on that alone. B-Movie aficionados will want to check this one out for sure, but all others should stay away. Full Moon recently released this to DVD for the first time ever via their new Grindhouse lineup, so if you're intrigued and you have an extra $10, head over to Amazon or Full Moon Direct and help fund the next in a long line of questionably artistic films!
Next week, it's Full Moon's Blood Dolls! It's been a while since I've seen a movie with Phil Fondacaro and I'm looking to remedy that.
December 6, 2011 - 5:20 Will 1980s, Horror, Movie Reviews, Rating: 1 Stars, Trash, Will's Reviews
1987, Andrew Bausili, Anthony Giola, Bruce Hickey, Empire International, George Anthony-Rayza, Gy Mirano, Jacquie Fitz, Jett Julian, LeeAnne Baker, Letnam Yekim, Michael Conte, Paul Ruben, William K. Reed


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Club News Update September 25th
Adult Football League Division 1: Elphin 2-12 Kilmore 1-7:
The Seniors maintained their AFL Division 1 status for next year thanks to an eight point win over Kilmore in the Orchard on Sunday. It what was a tight game it was the visitors who made the better start; Dara Feeley scoring a goal after eight minutes. We responded with a pointed free from Fintan Cregg and a goal from Gerry Cregg. The defensive nature of the game was evident on the scoreboard – the sides were 1-1 apiece after 20 minutes. Points from Martin McCaffrey and Damien Cregg and a goal from Frankie Cregg in the space of five minutes put us in a commanding position. Kilmore added two late points to leave it Elphin 2-3 Kilmore 1-3 at the interval.
We began the second half well; Gerry Cregg scoring three points without reply. Two Kilmore points reduced our lead to four; 2-6 to 1-5. Gerry Cregg, Joseph Beirne and two points from Frankie Cregg gave us a double score lead. The Kilmore was not helped by the dismissal of Mark Connellan. Fintan Cregg, Derek Connellan and Paul Garvey all pointed late in the game to leave it Elphin 2-12 Kilmore 1-7.
The Senior Management would like to thank the players for all the effort they put in during the season and also Seamus and Una Killoran, Martin Beirne and Seán Lenehan for their help and support throughout the year.
Best of luck to the Juniors against Clann na nGael in their AFL Division 3 Relegation Play-off on Saturday at 7:30pm in Johnstown.
The Club extends sympathy to the Killoran family on the passing of Una's father Willie Casserly, Hillstreet. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Elphin-Ballinameen Underage Round-up:
Best of luck to the Minors who are away to Padraig Pearses in the Championship on Sunday at 12pm.
Commiserations to both U-14 Teams on their defeats in the Shield Finals to St Brigids and Clann na nGael respectivley. It was great to have two teams competing at this age group all year. Thank you to all who provided refreshments for the teams after the Finals.
Hard luck to the U12 Team who narrowly missed out on a place in the Connacht Skills Competition Final.
Well done to the U10s on their great performances in the Annual Shane Kelly Blitz on Saturday. Thank you to Strokestown and the Kelly family for the invitation.
The U8s and U10s have Blitzes in the Orchard on Wednesday at 7pm, all players are asked to be there for 6:45pm. U8 and U10 Coaching continues on Saturday at 10am.
#GAAyouth Forum
Applications are invited from players aged between 12 and 21 to participate in the GAAyouth Forum in Croke Park on October 28th. One of the aims of the event is to assist players wishing to improve their performance. A number of well known inter-county players will speak on the day and full details available at gaa.ie/gaayouth .
Elphin GAA Lotto:
There was no winner of Saturday's Club Lotto Jackpot, the numbers drawn were 10, 16, 17 and 30. The Lucky Dip winners of €25 were Kathleen Neary, Oliver Beirne, Alan Beirne and Louise Vaughan, Ballyshannon. The Jackpot now stands at €3,100. Entry is just €2 and Envelopes are available in local shops or you can play now here.
Third Level Bursary Scheme
Third Level Students who are active participants in their Higher Education club are encouraged to apply for the GAA National Student Bursary scheme. Each Bursary is worth €750 and the closing date for applications is October 6th, 2017. Full details are available on http://connachtgaa.ie/connacht-gaa-bursary-awards-20172018/ .

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The multitude of lakes in the Colne Valley is one of its main features and many of the lakes provide ideal venues for sailing enthusiasts. Other popular water sports include canoeing, windsurfing, water skiing and model boating.
There are several clubs in the park, many of which offer facilities such as car parking and a club house. You can find out more about individual clubs below, and further information can be obtained from the Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre.
Broadwater Lake is situated close to the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne. Once a gravel pit it is now a very attractive stretch of water providing one of the largest sailing lakes in the Thames Valley.
Based at Rickmansworth Aquadrome and run by volunteers. Offers Sailing and Powerboat Courses.
The club is set on the Queen Mother Reservoir with views of Windsor Castle. The sailing water is 475 acres and about 2km in diameter.
Also based at the Queen Mother Reservoir. Sailing and windsurfing centre.
Based in Dews Lane, Harefield, the centre has a 45 acre lake and provides training in sailing, canoeing and windsurfing.
Based at the Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre (HOAC) in Harefield.
Located at Troy Lake, West Hyde, Rickmansworth. 45 acres of water owned by the club and its members.
Based at Wraysbury on a 47 acre lake, one mile north-west of the M25/A30 Junction 13. Although part of the Sports and Social Club of British Airways, the Club welcomes all sailors and some 50 per cent of members are drawn from outside the airline.
Near to Sunnymeads station, the club claims to be specially suitable for families, as almost the whole lake is clearly visible from Race Control and the club house.
Based at the Queen Mother Reservoir. Sailing and windsurfing centre.
The Tony Edge National Centre, Heron Lake, Wraysbury is the national centre for disabled waterskiing. It holds courses, competitions, charity events, kids days and taster days. It has a wide range of specialist equipment in the country that can help almost any person with a disability to water ski.
North Orbital Road, Denham, Uxbridge UB9 5HE . The club is open from mid-March through to mid-November and we offer both waterskiing and wakeboarding from beginner to competition level.
Based in Black Park near Slough. A non-competitive club that is open to new members, both individuals and families. The club covers all aspects of model boating with members' models ranging from yachts to scale models of warships and other powered craft.
Based at Bury Lake, Rickmansworth Aquadrome, Rickmansworth, WD3 1NB. "If you are interested in Radio Control Yacht racing come and have a sail with us. No experience required. We will lend you a boat and show you how to sail it."


On 14 September 2012, the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird addressed the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. In his speech he outlined the Canadian government's commitment to promoting women and girls rights, and above all to ending child marriage.
Below is an except of Minister Baird's speech, a full transcript is available on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website.
"One of the key premises of our values-based foreign policy is this: if we want to promote prosperity, if we want to promote fundamental freedoms, and, increasingly, if we want to cut off radical extremism at the knees, we must actively support and promote not just the equality of men and women, but the full participation of women in all parts of civil society.
This is not just about equality; it's about the full participation of women in society. When women play an active role in society, so many other problems are resolved and the things we hope to achieve become possible: global security, access to education, and improved child and maternal health.
Every year, millions of girls are forced into marriage, some as young as 9 years old. In the two hours we will have spent here, 2,200 children will be forced into early marriage. Today, an estimated one in three girls in the developing world is married before the age of 18.
Girls like Habiba, a child bride in Niger who was forced into marriage at 14 years of age. At 15, she became pregnant, having to labour for two days before being transferred to a regional hospital to receive a Caesarean. Sadly, she lost her baby hours after he was born, when a simple procedure could have saved his life.Her husband left her, and her village rejected her. Today she lives with her mother. Completely ostracized, she no longer leaves her home—not even to get water.
For girls like Habiba, the journey from girlhood to womanhood is too fast and too brutal. No girl deserves to have her childhood robbed from her. When girls as young as nine years old are forced to marry against their will, they have no fighting chance of obtaining an education. Without an education, these girls are ill-equipped to parent. As children, they are not ready to be parents themselves. Their bodies are not ready to birth children and, when they do, they often die in labour, have sickly, premature babies, and are more likely to get AIDS. It's a vicious cycle that repeats and repeats and repeats as long as we don't end it.
Our government is standing up for these girls, even when it's not always expedient to do so. We don't shy away from such tough conversations.
At a recent international meeting, I fought to have the issue of early-enforced marriage debated, and insisted that we demonstrate real change to end this archaic practice. When we were negotiating the text for the communiqué, one section condemned early-enforced marriage. I was shocked when some countries at the table told me I was culturally insensitive for raising this.
Well, you know what? I am going to talk about it. I'm not going to stay quiet on an issue that is morally wrong and deserves to be condemned. How can anyone defend the practice of having a nine-year-old girl forced into marriage? If Canada won't speak up for these girls, who will?
I recognize that it's not a problem that developed overnight; this is ages old, and it won't be solved overnight. But it's time for the global community to demonstrate a real commitment to change, not just in words, but also in action. That's why Canada will continue to speak up and work with others to end this practice.
We are putting our voice and weight behind initiatives adopted by organizations like Girls Not Brides. I am pleased to say, as I'm here with you here today, that Canada, through our mission in Geneva, is co-hosting an international event in Geneva to raise awareness of this important issue.
End child marriage: a moral and foreign policy imperative. Watch our Hangout!


Your kids can create their very own home with play furniture made from blocks of wood. Work with them to craft a couch, chair, table, television, and clock.
Then put their interior design skills to work. Kids might put a television in the bathroom, a fridge in their bedroom -- encourage them to use their imagination!
Step 1: To make a couch, glue 3 blocks of wood together, side by side. Then glue 3 blocks of wood upright behind the first 3 blocks. Add a block of wood to each end for the arms of the couch.
Step 2: To make a chair, glue 2 blocks together in an L-shape. Draw a fabric pattern on the couch and chair.
Step 3: Make a table with 2 blocks of wood glued together in a T-shape.
Step 4: For the clock and television, draw the clock face and the television screen and dials on the wood blocks. Use fabric scraps for a rug and a tablecloth.
Are your kids growing up before your very eyes? Keep track of their height with a Measure Me Strip in the next section.


Nurmagomedov is of Russian decent and is the current UFC lightweight champion. He trained as a wrestler as a youth before undergoing training in judo and sambo in the military. He is one of the UFC's best wrestlers.
There were rumors that McGregor had been ducking Nurmagomedov for years. Well we're here now and Conor has Drake by his side.


SOOOOOO SEC Football starts THIS weekend. (Just follow me with this). This is the time of year that all of us SEC fans faithfully cheer for our team, rag on each other, and on Saturdays we find a TV and watch the game. We faithfully do this. We are SEC fans. So here's where I am going with all of that. Some people WORSHIP their team. I mean full out worship them. They give up everything for their team and nothing is going to stop them from watching that game. I understand why. I do. Because like the TV in general, their football team has become an idol. And they are worshiping that idol. Now I love me some Auburn Tigers. You just have to ask me kids and my family. So does my hubby. But we in no way worship them. Worship is withheld for God. That is who we are really supposed to worship. I think that we should put the same fervent love that we have for our SEC teams into worshiping God and prayer. So as this 2013 SEC Football season starts I want to remind everyone to worship the Lord not your team. Don't turn it into idol worship.
All that said- WAR EAGLE!!!!!!! Good luck on Saturday!
Linking up today at (in)courage.
I love love love your post. My son is a VT fan but he has learned to draw the line at fan not worshipper. You War Eagles are fierce fans! Enjoy the game, but give your 100% to God!


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Definitions of telephone
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
transmitting speech at a distance Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance. Webster Dictionary DB
To convey or announce by telephone. Webster Dictionary DB
An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed) Medical Dictionary DB
An instrument for sending and receiving speech or other sounds at a distance by means of electricity. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
To communicate or talk by such an instrument. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
In a general sense, any instrument or apparatus which transmits sound beyond its natural limits of audibility; thus the speaking-tube so much used in conveying the sound of the voice from one room to another in large buildings, or a stretched cord or wire attached to vibrating membranes or discs, constitutes virtually a telephone. But the name is generally restricted to an instrument transmitting sound by means of electricity and telegraph wires. About the year 1860 the idea that sound-producing vibrations could be transmitted through a wire by means of electricity began to be recognized by several men of science. Reis of Frankfort invented an apparatus which could reproduce at a distant station the pitch of a musical sound by means of a discontinuous current along a telegraph wire. A great step in advance was made in 1876 when Prof. Graham Bell, a Scotchman resident in this country, discovered an articulating telephone which depends upon the principle of the undulating current, and by means of which the very quality of a note, and therefore conversation itself, could be reproduced at a distant station. Several varieties of telephonic apparatus are now in everyday use for intercommunication between distant places. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
To send by telephone; talk through the telephone. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
An instrument for reproducing sound at a distant point, especially by electricity. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Telephonic. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
An apparatus for transmitting sound to a distance by means of electricity. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To transmit by telephone. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
tel'e-f[=o]n, n. an instrument for reproducing sound at a distance over a conducting wire or cord, esp. by means of electricity.--v.t. and v.i. to communicate by telephone.--n. TEL'EPH[=O]NER, one who uses a telephone.--adj. TELEPHON'IC.--adv. TELEPHON'ICALLY.--ns. TEL'EPH[=O]NIST, one who uses the telephone, one skilled in its use; TELEPH[=O]'NOGRAPH, an apparatus for recording a telephone message.--adj. TELEPHONOGRAPH'IC.--n. TEL'EPHONY, the art of telephoning. [Gr. t[=e]le, far, ph[=o]n[=e], a sound.] gutenberg.org/ebooks/37683
Apparatus for transmitting sound esp. speech to a distance by wire or cord, esp. by means of electricity; (vb) send (message &c.), speak, to (person) by t. Hence telephonic a., telephonically adv., telephonist (3), telephony n. [Greek] Concise Oxford Dictionary
An instrument for reproducing sound at a distant point by the transmission of impulses over a conducting wire or cord, especially by the agency of electricity. [Gr.] Appleton's medical dictionary.
The invention of the telephone is claimed by Gray, of Chicago; Bell, formerly of the Institute of Technology, of Boston, now of Washington, and several others. The possibility of such an instrument was discovered previous to 1873, but the first satisfactory results were not obtained until 1877, when Bell completed and put into practical use a telephone line between Salem and Boston, Gray achieving a like result the same year in a line set up between Chicago and Milwaukee, a distance of eighty-five miles. By 1880 there were in existence 148 telephone companies and private concerns, operating 34,305 miles of wire (1893, 308,000 miles). Conversation can now be carried on easily between New York and Chicago, and for even greater distances. The Bell Company is the most extensive. Two suits have been brought against the patent, but both have failed. Dictionary of United States history
[Gr.] An instrument for reproducing the pitch, quality, and relative intensity of sounds at a place distant from that at which the sounds are uttered. Its action depends on the fact that a succession of electric waves can be sent along a wire from the transmitting end exactly corresponding to the aerial vibration, which produce the sensation of sound, and therefore capable of reproducing similar aerial vibrations, at the receiving end. Glossary of terms and phrases - Percy
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It was about 10 many years ago that I first learned about a good woman in her mid 50s. She experienced given her life to becoming a good wife and mom. Then it all fell aside. Initial, her spouse died, leaving her a widow alone in this globe besides for a teenage son. Then her only son, the satisfaction and joy of her life, was killed by a drunk driver. In deep despair, and without hope, she shut down. emotionally, bodily, spiritually. She acquired weight. tons of it. She withdrew from her buddies and extended family. This went on for about a year.
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The austerity and beauty of life on Mount Athos
A world without women
John Julius Norwich	Writer
101. When writing, start at the beginning 43 00:30
102. Attempting to gain access to Mount Athos 28 01:36
103. A world without women 30 02:10
104. The austerity and beauty of life on Mount Athos 27 03:16
105. When is Mount Athos like Eton? 26 02:41
106. Mount Athos then and now 26 02:12
107. Setting out to cross the Sahara Desert 24 04:50
108. Camels and camps in the Sahara 22 04:06
109. An eventful homeward journey 27 04:32
110. Time suspended 25 02:35
The Holy Mountain, it has been there since about the tenth century, and it consists of 20 Orthodox monasteries, 17 Greek, one Russian, one Bulgarian, and one Serbian. And all you do is you wander from one monastery to the next. I mean, they may be an hour, two hours, three hours away from each other and you'd walk. Nowadays, I'm told, you've got a nasty little road and a bus or two, which I hate the idea of. It was all much purer in my day. But the point of Mount Athos is, as you probably know, the most famous thing about it is that it's completely all male. Not only is no women allowed onto it at all, but no cows, no hens. I mean, as far down the animal scale as you can get, for as long as you can ban the female, you do. It doesn't, alas, go as far as mosquitoes, but there it is. Anyway, it's been like that for the last thousand years and it is very, very remarkable. You'll never see a woman, you'll never see a child, and we were there for 17, 18 days and 17, 18 days without actually seeing a woman, it's quite odd and eerie, something about it, you know, not seeing a child at all or hearing one cry or anything. But there it is, just these black robed old men and some of them are actually quite young, most of them in their 60s or 70s, I suppose, and doing really nothing, but praying and organising these great, wonderful services, which go on all day and, indeed, most of the night. Anyway, this is... off we went and we covered, I think, 17 of the 20 monasteries. I'm told that nowadays, in theory, you're only meant to stay there for 3 or 4 days, but in my day you could stay as long as you liked.
John Julius Norwich (1929-2018) was an English popular historian, travel writer and television personality. He was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, at Eton, at the University of Strasbourg and on the lower deck of the Royal Navy before taking a degree in French and Russian at New College, Oxford. He then spent twelve years in H.M. Foreign Service, with posts at the Embassies in Belgrade and Beirut and at the Disarmament Conference in Geneva. In 1964 he resigned to become a writer. He is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice, the Byzantine Empire and, most recently, 'The Popes: A History'. He also wrote on architecture, music and the history plays of Shakespeare, and presented some thirty historical documentaries on BBC Television.
Title: A world without women
Tags: Holy Mountain, Athos
Date story recorded: 2017
Date story went live: 03 October 2018


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How Kiribati youth have taken the #Trashtag Challenge to the next level
Have you heard? There's a new challenge that's got young people snapping selfies, and this one will have you smiling.
Since a post on Facebook went viral last week, the Trashtag Challenge has been motivating teens around the world to find an area in their community, clean it up, and post before-and-after photos on social media. To date, there have been more than 27,000 #trashtag posts on instagram.
The importance of this challenge has not gone unnoticed. In many communities around the world, litter is such a serious issue that young people are ready to become uncomfortable to do the right thing for their community.
For a local youth group in Betio, Kiribati, the Trashtag Challenge is a chance to a share about a clean-up drive they coordinated in their community and, at the same time, inspire a more long-term impact.
"Our community clean-up campaign started in early 2018 and again just recently," explains Rosally Aata, team leader from ChildFund Kiribati. "What we found is that people really like their places to be clean, but, there isn't any transportation to take their rubbish out."
For context, Betio is a densely populated city on South Tarawa, the largest island of the South Pacific nation of Kiribati. In the area where ChildFund works, there are more than 3,000 people living, very compactly, in only 500 square metres. There's only one main road in Betio, but most people live on the smaller streets that branch out. On these small streets, government-funded trucks do not come to collect rubbish. That's why young people have taken up the task.
"At first, it wasn't easy to get people in the community interested," says David Kakiakia the Program Coordinator from ChildFund Kiribati. "Because we know people like to dance in our community, we invited them to take part in a dance lesson and, while they were participating, we handed out rubber gloves and bin liners."
The plan worked.
For six weeks, youth and community members living in this area of Betio took part in a daily rubbish clean-up campaign. Around 20 people took part each day and, collectively, spent more than 600 hours picking up trash in their community.
And, that's not all. Following the campaign, community members, along with the local council, have committed to a monthly trash clean-up drive to ensure litter does not return. In addition, the council will now bring garbage trucks to more places in the community.
Young people in Betio hope that, over time, there won't be a need for the Trashtag Challenge in their community.
We hope so too.
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Daniel Hechter (born 30 July 1938) was the inventor of ready-to-wear.
Hechter was born in Paris, France, but left the capital at the age of four. He completed secondary education and worked as a storekeeper to a fashion house until 1955. By 1956, Louis Feraud and Jacques Esterel were selling Hechter's designs, and he founded the Daniel Hechter Company in 1960. Brigitte Bardot helped bring his designs to a wider audience when she wore one of his outfits in La Parisienne.
He was also a key financial contributor in the early years of the football team Paris Saint-Germain, and also produced clothing ranges for skiing and tennis in 1971.
In 1997, he retired to Geneva, Switzerland, and his novel Le Boss was published in 2000.
raud and Jacques Esterel were selling Hechter's designs, and he worked for designer Pierre d'Alby from 1958. Hechter founded the Daniel Hechter Company in 1962 with friend Armand Orustein. His stated goal was to offer wearable yet high-quality, creative fashion for a wide range of consumer groups. Over time he expanded his company, developing it into an international label that encompasses seven different collections. Brigitte Bardot helped bring his designs to a wider audience when she wore one of his outfits in La Parisienne. He is one of the first designers to produce clothing ranges for skiing and tennis, in 1971. In 1989, he launched his first line of perfume. He entered politics and sat on the Marseilles regional council starting in 1992. In 1997, he retired to Geneva, Switzerland, and he was elected Vice President of the Etoile-Carouge soccer club. His novel Le Boss was published in 2000.


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Salesforce To Buy MuleSoft In $6.5 Billion Deal
Igor Bosilkovski Contributor
Marc Benioff, chairman and chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., speaks during the Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco in 2017. Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg
Salesforce announced on Tuesday that it will acquire MuleSoft, an enterprise tech firm, in a deal that values the U.S. software maker at $6.5 billion.
Salesforce will pay $44.89 per share, a 36% premium over MuleSoft's closing share price on March 19. The purchase is being made with a mix of cash and stock; Salesforce will pay $36 in cash and 0.0711 share of its stock for each MuleSoft share.
"With the full power of Salesforce behind us, we have a tremendous opportunity to realize our vision of the application network even faster and at scale," Greg Schott, MuleSoft Chairman and CEO, said in a statement. His enthusiasm was shared by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who added that the two companies will enable customers "to connect all of the information throughout their enterprise across all public and private clouds and data sources."
MuleSoft, which provides a software platform that enables companies to build application networks, has 1,100 employees and offices in 12 countries. It was founded in 2006 as MuleSource, and changed its name to MuleSoft three years later.
In 2016 MuleSoft was included in the Forbes Cloud 100, the list of top 100 private cloud companies, just a few months before went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Its customers include Accenture, Coca-Cola, Netflix, Tesla and Salesforce.
Igor Bosilkovski
I am a contributor for the Forbes Innovation team. Originally from Skopje, Macedonia, I earned a dual BA in film and journalism from Chapman University in California, an...


This is a VoiceThread that is from a single learning unit in a 16-week online Women in Art class at the community college level (introductory art history students). It incorporates voice and text comments as well as great visuals and a movie clip. Instructionally, the VoiceThread required students to discuss and reflect on specific images and ideas that they learned about in the current learning unit that was tied to this VoiceThread. I use a VoiceThread at the end of each online learning unit as a way to recap and discuss the major concepts and ensure students meet the learning objectives for the learning unit. My students' comments are insightful, engaging and demonstrate evidence of discussing ideas in a group setting (like a class discussion). I love VoiceThread!!
Increases their sense of being part of a community (a significant barrier for online success).
Improves the sense that the instructor is present in their learning experience.
Students enjoy having options for commenting (text, audio, phone-audio, video).
VoiceThread improves student-student and student-teacher communication and reduces the amount of "hurt feelings", as opposed to the usual bulletin-board format, because the human voice eliminates misinterpretations of text-based comments.
There are 16 learning units in each semester - one learning unit each week. Each week a new learning unit is deployed. The learning unit includes a list of learning objectives and a list of assignments to complete, which are designed to help them meet their objectives. The assignments include a reading from the textbook or a selected article, a lecture given by the instructor (deployed in PDF and in podcast - they choose how they access it), possibly some weblinks, sometimes an online movie or movie clip, and the last component is the VoiceThread. In the VoiceThread they respond to prompts crafted by the instructor that require them to reflect on the unit's content.
During the first week of a course students get a little confused about what to do, but this initial confusion passes quickly as they explore and experience VoiceThread's tools. In higher learning, older students are less excited about trying out new technologies - they need more encouragement and support.
Give clear instructions to your students about how to use VoiceThread.
Explain to them WHY you're having them use it. How will VoiceThread benefit their learning?
Demonstrate that you know what you're doing. Be a confident instructional leader.
Try using VoiceThread to deliver a lecture.


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On the other hand the Canon PIXMA MG3250 driver does look simple like a flatbed A4 scanner on the right side of the high control panel with many buttons and indicators to control the machine but only one seven segment LED screen.
The Canon Pixma MG3250 driver is the best printer for choosing the number of copies but has a lot of good deficiencies for the feedback status. This Canon printer has been tried various ways but can produce error codes that require constant reference to the manual to be interpreted.
The Canon Pixma MG3250 has a Canon front cover that is clicked open to reveal the Canon driver refers to Fast forward. Having a fast enough speed about it is less clear.
The Canon Pixma MG3250 Driver has its drawbacks because there is no front panel memory card slot or USB socket. Even though your printer does not support USB and wireless connections.


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Leaking Roof – Do It Yourself Job Or Hire Someone To Do The Job?
A leaking roof can be an easy job to fix, or it can cause your living rooms ceiling to fall down that's going to cost you your next vacation. When a leaking roof is caught in time, the problem can usually be fixed the same day you discovered the leak. Other times the leak surprises you but has caused too much damage to just be patched up in a day. So do you try to fix a leak by yourself or not?
The first thing you need to find out is how bad the damage is. Sometimes the damage is so bad but we still don't see the effects till the wet season or after a rainstorm. Checking on your roof before winter, after winter or after rough weather could save you a lot of trouble. If there is a hidden leak in your roof it will cause deterioration. That can result in the integrity of the roof being compromised and result in the need for very costly repairs.
You can look for roofing services in your city and let them do all the checking for you and pay them to fix the problem or do it yourself. If you prefer to handle the problem on your own then you need to do some moisture investigating. The first place to look is the Roof cavity. Check your for any signs of a leak, water stains, moisture damage and mould. If you do find mould that could mean you have a leaking roof and that your roof does not have enough ventilation, both problems you need to fix immediately.
• Missing tiles – if a tile is missing be sure to replace it immediately.
• Damaged tiles – the same goes for damaged tiles because they both are sources of leaks.
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Once you've detected your leak, fix it immediately. The most common reason why roof leaks become such a problem is because people take the problem for granted and don't do anything about it till it's to late. If you cannot fix the problem on your own it's better to call a professional to fix the roof, either way do it fast.
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Poetic and profound, Joe Talbot's feature debut The Last Black Man in San Francisco tells a story of an ever-changing city where waves of gentrification have for generations defined just who gets to call the city home.
Could Black Panther Actually Win the Best Picture Oscar?
Our Roundtable this week is literally about the Round Table. At least, it's about movies set in the medieval era in which the myth of King Arthur was spawned.