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Mon, Nov 5 2018 | Published in *NEWS, AWARDS, CAUSES, CELEBS, CONTESTS, CRAFTS, FEATURED, HEADLINE, HEADLINES, HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY OF THE WEEK, HOLLYWOOD FRONTRUNNERS, MOVIES, MUSIC, TV
Hollywood Film Awards Marked the Launch of Awards Season
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The 22nd Annual "Hollywood Film Awards" brought together Hollywood's elite to honor the year's most talked about, and highly anticipated, actors, actresses, films and those who help bring them to life. Below 2018 Hollywood Film Awards host: AWKWAFINA.
AWKWAFINA the 2018 HFAs HOST
BLACK PHANTER: MICHAEL B JORDAN, RYAN COOGLER, NATE MOORE
The awards ceremony, celebrating its 22nd anniversary as the official launch of the awards season, was hosted by actress and comedian Awkwafina, and took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
AMANDLA STENBERG and JANELLE MONÁE
In its 22-year history, more than 320 of the world's biggest stars and filmmakers have been highlighted at the "Hollywood Film Awards" and more than 130 of the honorees have gone on to garner Oscar nominations and/or wins.
HUGH JACKMAN AND ANNE HATHAWAY
The night kicked off with Awkwafina's biting humor, and was filled with many intimate and touching moments, as the honorees expressed their pride in their featured works.
After a sincere introduction from Brad Pitt, Felix van Groeningen voiced his utmost gratitude to receive the "Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award" and to be lucky enough to make a film like Beautiful Boy. Brad Bird kept his "Hollywood Animation Award" acceptance speech short and sweet as he stressed the need to keep making animation films for "dreaming and for dreamers."
MAHERSHALA-Ali
Ryan Gosling gave an impassioned speech on the marvel and genius of Damien Chazelle and presented him with the "Hollywood Director Award," which Chazelle humbly accepted.
DAMIEN CHAZELLE WITH RYAN GOSLING
Taraji P. Henson lauded the brilliance of John David Washington and his ability to make a period piece, that is still so relevant today, as he was honored with the "Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award."
After accepting the "Hollywood Documentary Award" on behalf of Don Argott for Believer, Dan Reynolds performed an extremely emotional rendition of the documentary's original song, "Skipping Stones."
ROMA: YALITZA APARICIO
Danny Huston introduced "New Hollywood Actress Award" recipient Yalitza Aparicio who gave a touching speech in Spanish explaining that she hopes the "win of the performance is felt by the people of Mexico."
Anne Hathaway took the stage to present the "Hollywood Actor Award" to Hugh Jackman, applauding his many achievements including his "20 plus year juggernaut career," his "sexiest man alive title," and most importantly, "his widely known reputation for being the nicest guy in Hollywood."
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, ANNE HATHAWAY, HUGH JACKMAN, ARMIE HAMMERS
Sterling K. Brown presented the award for "Hollywood Breakout Ensemble" to the cast of Crazy Rich Asians. Several of the cast members including Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh, remarked at what an incomparable experience they've had making this film and how impactful it has been to be able to share this story with a fully Asian cast.
JANICE de ABREU, GLENN CLOSE, CARLOS de ABREU
Janelle Monáe was on hand to present Amandla Stenberg with the "Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award," and shared with the room what a fierce and fearless woman Amandla is growing up to be. Stenberg expressed her hope that the film, The Hate U Give, encourages people to stand up and be heard. Christian Slater presented Glenn Close with her "Hollywood Actress Award" for her unparalleled performance in the upcoming film, The Wife. Close received a standing ovation before thanking all of the members of her team and all the filmmakers for staying with her throughout the entire process.
Michael B. Jordan came out to recognize Black Panther producer Nate Moore and director Ryan Coogler with the "Hollywood Film Award." He spoke to his experience both making and seeing the movie, saying that "for everyone with African roots, it spoke to us on an intensely powerful level."
The final award of the evening went to "Hollywood Career Achievement Award" recipient Nicole Kidman, and was presented by Kidman's co-star Shailene Woodley who was overwhelmed with gratitude that their lives crossed paths. Kidman was welcomed with a standing ovation and thanked those in the room and in the industry for allowing her to play the women she's played and tell their stories. She vowed to "always give back to [her] craft!"
This year's award show honored the following:
"Hollywood Career Achievement Award"
Nicole Kidman, presented by Shailene Woodley
"Hollywood Film Award"
Black Panther, presented by Michael B. Jordan
"Hollywood Actress Award"
Glenn Close for The Wife, presented by Christian Slater
"Hollywood Actor Award"
Hugh Jackman for The Front Runner, presented by Anne Hathaway
"Hollywood Supporting Actor Award"
Timothée Chalamet for Beautiful Boy, presented by Armie Hammer
"Hollywood Ensemble Award"
Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini for Green Book, presented by Octavia Spencer
"Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award"
Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remi Hii, Nico Santos for Crazy Rich Asians, presented by Sterling K. Brown
"Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award"
Amandla Stenberg for The Hate U Give, presented by Janelle Monáe
"Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award"
John David Washington for BlakKklansman, presented by Taraji P. Henson
"New Hollywood Actress Award"
Yalitza Aparicio for Roma, presented by Danny Huston
"Hollywood Director Award"
Damien Chazelle for First Man, presented by Ryan Gosling
"Hollywood Screenwriter Award"
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie for Green Book, presented by Michael Keaton
Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award"
Felix van Groeningen for Beautiful Boy, presented by Brad Pitt
"Hollywood Documentary Award"
Believer, presented by Adam Lambert
"Hollywood Animation Award"
Incredibles 2, presented by Sophia Bush
"Hollywood Cinematography Award"
Matthew Libatique for A Star Is Born
"Hollywood Film Composer Award"
Justin Hurwitz for First Man
"Hollywood Editor Award"
Tom Cross for First Man
"Hollywood Visual Effects Award"
Dan Deleeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick for Avengers: Infinity War
"Hollywood Costume Design Award"
Sandy Powell for The Favourite
"Hollywood Make-Up & Hair Styling Award"
Jenny Schircore, Sarah Kelly, Hannah Edwards for Mary Queen of Scots
"Hollywood Production Design Award"
Hannah Beachler for Black Panther
"Hollywood Sound Award"
Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Brandon Proctor for A Quiet Place
DAN REYNOLDS and WIFE [IMAGINE DRAGONS]
Honoree Portraits are available on the show's Twitter and Instagram pages. For all information and highlights, please visit the website for the Hollywood Film Awards.
For the latest news, follow the "Hollywood Film Awards" on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #HollywoodAwards.
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The Hollywood Film Awards, founded in 1997, were created to celebrate Hollywood and launch the awards season. The recipients of the awards are selected by an Advisory Team for their body of work and/or a film(s) that is to be released during the calendar year. For additional information, visit www.hollywoodawards.com.
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OPINION | GUEST COLUMNS
Our demands, our voice
By Mi Gente , Brazilian Student Association , La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, Rho Chapter , Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Zeta Mu Chapter , Latinx Business Organization , Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers , Latinx/a Women's Alliance , Define America and Latin American Student Organization
January 28, 2022 | 12:00pm EST
The Latinx community at Duke has a rich history spanning decades. Yet, Latinx students have time and time again reported feelings of otherness or invisibility during their time at Duke. The creation of many Latinx organizations on campus was to combat these feelings and provide a safe space for the Latinx community. However, according to the Campus Climate Survey, Latinx students and staff still face microaggressions and feel uncomfortable on campus. The driving forces behind these sentiments lie much deeper within the structure of the university as a whole. As a result, in 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2016, students have published demands to hold administration accountable. The milestones and history of the Latinx community can be seen in the new Perkins exhibit Our History, Our Voice: Latinx at Duke. Although there have been great wins for the community, such as the creation of La Casa, these were rarely what the students demanded and have proven insufficient.
Our presence on Duke's campus is constantly stifled or even unwanted, mitigated only by the courageous Latinx students fighting to bring our community to the surface. For the first time, Latinx organizations at Duke have all united to further the interests of the Latinx community. These "demands" serve as accountability for the many times Latinx students tirelessly advocated for a more equitable campus. They are hardly demands, they are a plea for the respect and acknowledgement of marginalized students. Thus, we demand:
We demand Duke establish a Latinx cultural center on campus. This request has been echoed by many other cultural groups on campus and by the Latinx community specifically for almost two decades. Dozens of other similar caliber universities have a space dedicated to cultural identity. These include Yale College, University of Southern California and many others. While marginalized students are grateful for the current CMA, it stands out of sight from the public. The basement of the Bryan Center is hardly effective at establishing community. We are at the bottom of Duke's priorities both physically in the Bryan center and in practice on the administration's agenda. This proposed center must have dedicated staff and coordinators, along with a space for Latinx organizations to host meetings and events.
We demand that co-chairs of Latino Student Recruitment Weekend (LSRW) receive payment, as well as LSRW become fully funded from outside Latinx organizations' annual budget. While admissions plays a role in LSRW, it ultimately still falls on Latinx student organizations to advertise, plan, and coordinate this event. Students work long hours – longer than full time jobs – yet rarely receive recognition from Duke University (or payment for that matter). Duke expects its marginalized students to work for free, despite having an entire office dedicated to this.
We demand Duke establish a permanent, easily accessible fund for Latinx organizations' graduation, stoles, and awards. As it stands, much like LSRW, student organizations are primarily responsible for celebratory programming. Organizing these events takes time and valuable resources from Latinx organizations' budget, leading to a domino effect that pushes other possible programming aside for Latinx students. Rather than reapplying for funds every year, Duke should establish a streamlined process for Latinx organizations to receive funds for these activities.
We demand Duke University increase Latinx faculty and staff representation. Increasing Latinx representation in faculty and staff will create a safer and more equitable experience for Latinx students. This should be done in an equitable manner that ensures new hires have paths for promotion and tenure for faculty. For example, there are no Latinx therapists/psychiatrists in CAPS, a center designed to better the mental health of students. This is contradictory as it leaves out an entire demographic of students that historically struggle to adjust in a predominantly white institution. This has been brought to the attention of several members in administration from students, staff and alumni. Despite this, the call for equitable learning and mental health opportunities continues to be stifled and ignored since the original demand in 2005.
We demand Duke create a Latinx studies department, including a major and minor. Duke University must expand Latino/a studies in the Global South beyond a certificate program. Students should not have to travel to UNC thirty minutes away to participate in a Latinx studies department. Establishing a department will increase representation and allow progressive work to be done surrounding issues the Latinx community faces.
We demand Duke reinstate merit scholarships specific to international Latin American students. As Duke is not need-blind for international students, attending Duke is a heavy financial burden for any students who wish to apply internationally. Merit scholarships specific to prospective Latin American students once encouraged them to attend Duke; however, that is no longer the case as this money has become part of a greater international scholarship fund. To gain a better global perspective and increase Latin American representation on campus, Duke should reinstate these targeted merit scholarships.
We demand that Duke hire diverse and multilingual financial aid staff. Finances are a particularly sensitive topic. Students on financial aid deserve to have their family members stand alongside them in this stressful negotiation process. Parents and family who do not speak English but wish to be involved deserve a chance to communicate directly with financial aid. Multilingual staff is a necessity for families to understand and consent to the financial obligations incurred through attending university. It is an ethical necessity for this to be implemented. We demand Duke ensure that there is adequate multilingual and diverse financial aid staff that can properly assess and fill the needs of Latinx students.
We demand Duke increase admissions office recruitment in highly Latinx parts of cities. Latinx student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities has had the largest increase compared to white, Asian, Black and Native students since 2000, and yet Duke University has seen a consistent decrease in Latinx enrollment during the past four years. While Latinx is the largest marginalized group in the country, we remain one of the smallest demographics on campus and believe efforts need to be made in recruitment to attenuate this. Oftentimes, Duke caters admissions towards wealthier, less-diverse areas, thus enforcing that Duke is not "meant" for Latinx students and alienating our community further. Duke must establish admissions recruitment in more diverse areas, regardless of socioeconomic status.
We demand a President's Council on Latinx Affairs. The members of the Duke administration have previously made several decisions that directly impacted the Latinx community, many of which were done without the input of the community itself. We demand a President's Council on Latinx affairs so the voices of Latinx faculty, staff, alumni and students can come together to help resolve the issues faced daily by the community. This council would be a long-awaited response to ensure ideas of the Latinx community, including the previously stated demands, are no longer swept under the rug or forgotten by administration.
In the past, Duke University has promised advisory councils, made hires and expanded space since the Latinx demands released in 2016. But what tangible effects do these policies truly make for the quality of life of Latinx students on campus? Duke continues to create what they posit as "change" by instilling cheap, easy solutions that either fall short of what was asked or were not asked for in the first place. These decisions by administration lack student input, fall apart and oftentimes make Latinx students feel even more alienated. Students on campus are not satisfied, and know that these action statements are used to appease and silence the demands of students.
The demands above are the bare minimum for Latinx students to thrive within the Duke community. Latinx students comprise a little over 7% of the student population. Latinx organizations service over 14% of the first-year population and educate the wider Duke community as a whole. When Duke ignores these demands, it ignores the decades of history within this community and belittles the student population. In this historic time, the Latinx organizations of Duke University stand together to defend the greater Latinx community. It is time for Duke to be held accountable for the demands that the Latinx community makes; for this reason, the demands and their progress will remain visible to the Duke community in Perkins as part of the exhibit. Regardless of the status of these goals, we demand Duke establish a plan to follow ALL these demands to fruition in a transparent, ethical and effective way that will prioritize student, faculty and staff input.
Latinx Organizations Coming Together:
Mi Gente
Brazilian Student Association
La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, Rho Chapter
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Zeta Mu Chapter
Latinx Business Organization
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Latinx/a Women's Alliance
Define America
For the full list of demands, please click here.
To show your support, please sign our petition at: https://www.change.org/latinx-student-demands
'Be vocal and create the change': Carrie Billy advocates for Duke to better support Native American community
'A focus on career success over personal identity': Student leaders concerned about plans for Bryan Center office space
An open letter to Duke University administration regarding Student Affairs space in the Bryan Center
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Eliminating the need to type and remember passwords could reduce the incidence of security breaches and online crime.
Another alternative to passwords is about to get a look. A company called EyeLock will soon release a $280 device for home and work PCs that lets you glance into a camera to log in to websites and desktop software or to unlock your computer.
Looking into the mirror at the center of this device can log you in to websites or your computer.
The device, called Myris, uses the unique pattern of your irises to verify your identity. Its record of what your irises look like is stored in encrypted form in secure hardware inside the device, which can store credentials for up to five people.
At first the Myris will be sold as a stand-alone device in retail stores, but the technology will also be built into future laptops through a deal with a Taiwanese company that manufactures PCs for HP, Acer, and other major brands, says Anthony Antolino, who leads business development at EyeLock. The company will announce specific brands that plan to integrate the technology before the end of the year, he says.
Testing out the Myris suggests that the underlying technology works well but is unlikely to catch on until it is built into our devices. Having to use an add-on device compromises the convenience of logging in with your eyes and is impractical unless you always use your computer in the same place.
The Myris is a squat, palm-sized cylinder that connects to your PC with a USB cable. Its underside has a small mirror in the center with a small camera lens next to it. Any time you meet a login screen after the device has been set up, you hold up the Myris in front of your face so that both eyes are visible in its mirror. A few seconds later, a green ring lights up to signal that you've been recognized, and the device's companion software will log you in without your having to touch a key. You can do that for websites, for desktop applications, or to log in to your user account on a computer.
EyeLock uses infrared LEDs to illuminate your face with invisible light, by which an infrared-sensitive camera captures video to inspect the texture of your irises. The company says its technology reduces false positives by a factor of 30 relative to the fingerprint reader in Apple's mobile devices, and that it can distinguish a real eyeball from an image of one. EyeLock already sells iris recognition devices for access control to buildings; its customers include Bank of America.
Setting up the Myris is easy. When you plug it in for the first time you are prompted to install the companion software, which can integrate with the Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers. Whenever you log in to a website—say, Facebook—the software will ask if you want the Myris to store those credentials. Next time you visit the site, you can pick up the Myris and log in with your eyes instead. You can't be wearing eyeglasses when you register your eyes with the device for the first time, but you can leave them on any time it needs to recognize you after that.
I didn't try out the Myris for an extended period, but the technology seems to work as promised, and I can see that it can be more secure than typing passwords or even using password manager software such as Dashlane or LastPass. But it seems less convenient. You have to look down and pick up the device, then hold it in front of your face for a few seconds while it recognizes you. That's why the technology would be much better if it were built into laptops or other devices. Being able to move your eyes to the top of your screen to authenticate could offer the convenience needed to get people to adopt it.
However EyeLock fares, we should expect iris recognition to become more common even than fingerprint biometrics, according to Kevin Bowyer, a professor at the University of Notre Dame. Although initially slower to develop, the technology has matured and offers significant advantages, he says: among other things, it is more accurate than fingerprints and easier to use.


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Epidendrum floridense, commonly known as the Florida Star Orchid, grows in south Florida and extends into Cuba. The narrow leaves are leathery and succulent and alternate along the length of the unbranched stem. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 20 yellow-green flowers with sepals and petals that are spread widely and very broad, pale green lip. The cluster of round, hanging fruits resemble miniature pumpkins. This orchid typically grows on trees such as pop ash and pond apple, in sloughs, tropical hammocks and swamps around the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee.
Epidendrum floridense is considered endangered in Florida although its global conservation status has not been reported. This orchid may be susceptible to increasing intensities of winter freezes.
This orchid is pollinated by nocturnal moths including Anticarsia gemmatalis, Lymire edwardsii and Phyprosopus callitrichoides. The majority of visitors are males, possibly attracted by pheromone mimicking scents, although the flowers produce copious nectar within the nectar tube.


Phantom of the Paradise opened in the United States on October 31, 1974. "Opened" is used somewhat euphemistically, as the movie inexplicably played to mostly empty cinemas and was gone quicker than that year's Halloween candy.
Phantom took a bit longer to make it up to the Great White North. The first anyone would have heard of it in Winnipeg was from a tantalizing ad placed in local papers on Saturday, December 21, 1974. "HE SOLD HIS SOUL FOR ROCK 'N' ROLL" the intriguing tagline promised. Who was this helmeted character standing before a keyboard, surrounded by what looked like pill bottles and recording equipment? Curious movie-goers fed up with leftover Christmas turkey would find out at noon on Boxing Day at the downtown Garrick cinema, where the film would play every two hours 'til midnight.
It is presumed that those first audiences liked what they saw, for Phantom screenings soon became the stuff of local legend. Featuring Supersonic Stereophonic sound pumped from giant speakers more common to rock concerts, a massive screen and 820 magenta-and-purple seats, the luxurious 'op-art' Garrick cinema rocked out on weekends to packed houses singing along to every song and hanging on every synthesized word of Winslow Leach's doomed love affair with Phoenix. (This writer recalls attending a Saturday afternoon screening and literally tripping over many sets of legs in a desperate search for an empty seat.) It was not unheard of for a young Phantom fan to pay for a single admission at noon, only to stagger out near midnight having sat through six consecutive screenings...such was the reward for making it past the legendarily stern box-office gatekeeper, the Lady with the Big Red Glasses. Music and murder, thrice nightly.
For a generation of kids who spent their Saturdays waking up to The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, eating dinner to The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, and going to bed watching Chiller Thriller, "getting" Phantom of the Paradise was a no-brainer. It made us laugh. It made us sing. It made us cry at the end. It made us want to be rock stars, or actors, or filmmakers ourselves. What more did any 10-year-old want in a movie?
By late February of 1975, something was clearly happening. In the last week of the month, two ads appeared for sale of the brand new Phantom of the Paradise soundtrack album, which began flying off the shelves at downtown record stores like Kelly's, Mother's Music Explosion, Autumn Stone, Opus 69, and even their decidedly less hip neighbour, The Bay.
The soundtrack continued to sell, and sell, and sell throughout March 1975. By day, across the city, elementary and junior high schoolyards were witness to our very own passion play, as we acted out scenes from the movie during lunch hours and recess (I was always Winslow, if you're curious). By night, we listened to the soundtrack until the grooves wore out, then received additional positive reinforcement from the seemingly ubiquitous TV ads playing late-night on CKY-TV. Helplessly caught in a winter-long feedback loop, we obeyed our media masters and saw Phantom as often as we could. Simply put, going to see Phantom of the Paradise was cool. These were good times.
Written and directed by Brian De Palma. Released in 1974, same year as Zodiac's Red Phantom letter.
"A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise."
For the record, Tanenbaum looks NOTHING like the Zodiac sketches as I also mentioned in the House of Zodiac thread.
Interesting. Where was this movie filmed? Was it in theaters?
JohnFester wrote: Interesting. Where was this movie filmed? Was it in theaters?
Filmed in Beverly Hills. Not sure if it hit theaters, but I'm guessing it did not.
Cool Phantom of the Paradise movie poster on sale!!


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Plug-Ins, Software
Antares: Microphone Modeler plug in (Direct X version for PC)
Reviewed by Rich Hardesty
Antares Audio Technologies, the software DSP innovator that brought the world the Auto-Tune, has come forth with their latest digital mojo-in-a-box called the Microphone Modeler ($249). Perhaps you've heard of this new plug-in that claims to be able to take recorded input from even the most pedestrian of work-horse microphones and give them the characteristics of some of the most sought after (and usually expensive), mics in the world. The retail packaging even claims, "Now the microphones you own can sound like the microphones you wished you owned." To the burgeoning number of DAW home recordists, such a product can't help but get noticed. The idea of still being able to use a relatively inexpensive dynamic mic for lead vocals then using software to make it emulate a very pricey large-diaphragm condenser is just too tempting to pass up. But just how convincing is it? You can answer that question for yourself by downloading a time-locked demo version and testing it for a few days. The software has quite a selection of pre-defined modeling algorithms for both the source and output microphones. All the names you know and love are there: Neumann, AKG, Beyer, Sennheiser and some real exotics most of us have never experienced first- hand. The way the MM works is by taking the known characteristics of the input source mic and then re-shaping the result to match pre-defined output characteristics. According to the MM documentation, the most accurate results are obtained when you use a mic that is in the existing table of source microphone models. I recorded short vocal samples with two different mics: the venerable Shure SM58 and a Royer 121 ribbon. I then took each source recording and then modeled them to emulate an AKG C414- B ULS and a CAD Equitek E350, both large diaphragm condenser mics. Then for further comparison, I modeled the two source mics after each other; so each source mic had three different emulations. Then I recorded more vocal samples using a real AKG C414-B ULS and CAD Equitek E350, the original mics on which the MM emulations are based. I then performed side-by-side comparisons of each of the original sources to the emulations to see what transpired. To my ears, the effect was very subtle. It was interesting to note that of the two source mics used to create the emulations, the SM58 displayed the most discernable variances in output characteristics. The Royer still sounded like the Royer, no matter what it was modeled to emulate - including the SM58. Then when I compared the emulated samples to the real mics, I could not say they were convincing facsimiles. On the plus side, the Mic Modeler does give one the opportunity to create "customized" microphone models comprised of highly varying attributes. Want to try to combine the transient response of an Earthworks TC40K condenser with the 'softness' of a Coles ribbon? You can play around with all sorts of possibilities such as these and save your personal favorites. There's also a very nice tube 'warmth' slider control that can give each mic model some further enhancement. But don't just take my word for it - download the demo and give it a whirl. It was fun. (www.antarestech.com)
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София Марианне Ледарп (; 8 апреля 1974, Стокгольм) — шведская актриса.

Биография
Родилась 8 апреля 1974 года в Стокгольме, Швеция.

В 1996—2000 годах училась в .

Карьера
После окончания академии работала актрисой в театре.

На экране дебютировала в 2004 году, снявшись в нескольких эпизодах сериала «Om Stig Petrés hemlighet».

В 2007 году сыграла главную роль в фильме «Любить кого-нибудь» (). За эту работу получила награду в номинации «Лучшая актриса»  и премии «Золотой жук».

В 2009 году сыграла второстепенную роль (Малин Эрикссон) в трёх фильмах, снятых по серии книг «Миллениум»: «Девушка с татуировкой дракона», «Девушка, которая играла с огнём» и «Девушка, которая взрывала воздушные замки». В 2010 году сыграла того же персонажа в сериале «Миллениум».

Личная жизнь
Состояла в отношениях с датским фотографом Эриком Мёльбергом Хансеном. От Хансена у Софии есть сын Луи. В настоящее время, вместе с сыном, живёт с профессиональным танцовщиком Тобиасом Норенстедтом. С ними также живут двое детей Тобиаса от предыдущих отношений. В феврале 2017 года у пары родился сын.

Фильмография

Награды и номинации

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Ссылки

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Лауреаты премии «Золотой жук»

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'Lean In' circles help women in construction navigate bias
The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer
Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. As spending on infrastructure rises, construction firms will need to hire at least 430,000 new skilled laborers in 2021, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors. Right now, only 4% of construction laborers in the U.S. are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
NEW YORK -- Bethany Mayer didn't want to go back to work after learning that a fellow ironworker insinuated that women like her didn't belong there.
Jordyn Bieker, an apprentice sheet metal worker in Denver, said she felt uncomfortable that her foreman asked her pointed questions about being gay.
Yunmy Carroll, a veteran steamfitter, said a worker at a training session declared that women in construction are "whores."
The three women shared their stories over Zoom during a Lean In Circle for Tradeswomen, one of 76 launched nationwide and in Canada this year by the North America's Building Trades Unions and Lean In, the women's advocacy group started by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.
About 700 tradeswomen are participating the program, designed to help them navigate persistent bias and harassment on construction sites, from unwanted sexual advances to being assigned lesser duties like traffic control or fire watch.
It's a culture that industry leaders are fighting to change in the hopes of recruiting more women into a sector with an aging workforce that faces chronic labor shortages.
As spending on infrastructure rises, construction firms will need to hire at least 430,000 new skilled laborers in 2021, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Right now, only 4% of construction laborers in the U.S. are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"We are really only employing from half the workforce," said Brian Turmail, the Associated General Contractors of America's vice president of public affairs, who also spearheads workforce development. "We are struggling with labor shortages with one hand tied behind our back."
This comes at a time when the pandemic has exacted a disproportionate toll on jobs where women dominate, like restaurant servers and cashiers. Nearly 2.5 million women lost jobs and stopped looking for work during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, much of the construction industry was deemed essential, sparing it from mass layoffs. For advocates, it is evidence that more women should aspire to construction careers, which start with paid apprenticeships and can lead to unionized jobs with middle-class wages.
The median salary for plumbers and electricians, for instance, is about $56,000 a year, with the top 10% of earners making $98,000. But only about 2% of plumbers and 3% of the country's electricians are women.
"We see this all the time. When jobs are higher paid, when jobs have more security, when jobs have higher benefits, they often go to men," said Sandberg, who partnered with NABTU to bring her signature "Lean in Circles" program to tradeswomen after meeting Judaline Cassidy, a New York plumber and union leader who had formed a Lean In Circle on her own in 2017, and later discussing the idea with Liz Shuler, now president of the AFL-CIO.
Cassidy often recalls being told to go home and do the dishes when she first tried to join a union more than two decades ago. But her career has also been empowering, and her daughter, Carey Mercer, followed her into the trades.
"You're always learning something every day. There's always some kind of challenge that you might run into where you might need to do some math or think about it and take a second a look at it," said Mercer, an apprentice sheet metal worker.
The good news is that gains already made by women appear to have held steady during the pandemic, in contrast to the Great Recession that hit the industry hard.
The number of women employed in construction had reached a high of nearly 950,000 in 2007 before plummeting to a Great Recession-low of 711,000 in 2011, according to the BLS. It took nearly a decade for their numbers to recover, eventually reaching new highs of about 970,000 at the onset of the pandemic.
But this time, the ranks of women dipped just briefly in the spring of 2020 before continuing their rise — surpassing more than 1 million for the first time in history in April. The share of women employed in the industry also rose, reaching 13.2% in 2020, compared to 12.5% in 2016.
Since those figures include office roles, it not clear how much of those gains were made by skilled laborers. But the number of women who graduated from NABTU's pre-apprenticeship programs has also increased, reaching an all-time high of 23% of graduates this year, said NABTU Secretary-Treasurer Brent Booker.
Pre-apprenticeship programs targeting women and minorities have proliferated over the past decade, while several thousand women gather each year for NABTU's 10-year-old conference for tradeswomen. In sign of their growing influence, the Iron Workers Union became the first construction union to adopt paid maternity leave in 2017.
The most uphill challenge is changing cultural attitudes in the field.
Kelly Kupcak, executive director of Oregon Tradeswomen, said she recently got a call from an apprentice plumber whose foreman, using racial slurs, said he didn't care if she was Black or Hispanic because he just didn't like that she was a woman. That was a year after Kupcak galvanized local unions and contractors to launch an anti-discrimination efforts after another apprentice found a noose at a construction site.
More subtle slights also take their toll.
Mayer, the apprentice welder from the Cincinnati area, had been excited about a new job where a raising gang would erect the columns on a new site. But then she learned about the co-worker who said women shouldn't be ironworkers. And she was put on fire watch for weeks.
"I don't even want to go in tomorrow," Mayer told her Lean-in circle, a group of six women who meet over Zoom once a month.
The women, at the May meeting and in later group texts, encouraged her to be direct and remind her foreman of her skills as a welder. By the time they met in July, Mayer had pushed successfully for welding duties.
Patti Devlin, the circle leader, turned the July conversation to a perennial issue: constantly having to prove yourself in an industry where job sites change.
Veronica Leal, a Chicago painter who teaches an apprenticeship program, told the group she has faced that problem for 27 years. At first, she said it was amusing to watch skeptical clients eventually lavish praise on her work.
But four years ago, she was irate when a client at an upscale apartment building told her she couldn't possibly handle a difficult paper hanging job because she was a woman, and closed the door in her face.
Leal's supervisor told her to stay put while he called the client. Leal refused, telling her supervisor she would never work with that client.
"I just got so angry. I've been doing this for 24 years and I'm done proving myself," Leal said.


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Why Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies (CSE: ACDC) (OTC: CRYBF), leader in EV battery technology, has re-entered the digital currency mining space.
Are you looking for a way to play both the electric vehicle infrastructure market and the crypto space?
In addition to utilizing blockchain technology to allow for the most efficient battery maintenance and processing this company also gives you direct exposure to cryptocurrency mining.
Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (CSE: ACDC) (OTC: CRYBF)
Why Are Investors Researching This Company?
Crypto Exposure: The company has announced its acquisition of a large-scale crypto mining operation consisting of a proposed 100 digital currency miners
Strategic Alliances: The company is one of Daymak Inc's vendors, a leading Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) manufacturer with over $1 Billion in Pre-orders for their new EV line being released in 2023
Revolutionary Solutions: The Company's ROBe2 Protocol has been certified through the Renewable Energy Alliance (REA), making it the only carbon negative Cryptocurrency mining protocol
Let's start with the most pressing opportunity. President Joe Biden recently signed a bill into law that has been in the works for years – a bipartisan deal on infrastructure with a price tag of $1.2 trillion. And while there are plenty of things inside of it, the big one we want to concentrate on, for this company at least, is the $7.5 billion allocated to charge electric vehicles.
With the ambition of society to move to electric-only, many more charging stations for electric cars will have to be installed. With the likes of Ford, GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, and others all planning an EV-heavy future, this may only be the start for EV-infrastructure projects. Think of all of the gas stations you see every day when you drive. You will likely need an equal amount of EV-charging stations to meet consumer demand for driving.
In its latest annual Electric Vehicle Outlook, BloombergNEF (BNEF) forecasts that global sales of zero-emission cars will rise from 4% of the market in 2020 to 70% by 2040. This may only be scratching the surface for transportation as a whole, though.
Source: BloombergNEF
Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies (CSE: ACDC) (OTC: CRYBF) is a Blockchain and Battery Infrastructure company with revolutionary, patented Battery Management Systems (BMS) designed to meet the exponentially growing demand for scalable, smart solutions for the rapidly expanding Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) markets.
Their difference boils down to a few things, and it's what sets them apart. They fill a massive gap in the industry by utilizing:
Smart Charging Systems
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Not only that, but as of December 01, 2021, EV Battery Tech launched the IONiX Pro Smart Station, something that may revolutionize the EV charging station. From their news release:
"The Smart Station is the Company's and IONiX Pro's contribution to meeting growing EV demands. The Smart Station will consist of the previously announced IONiX Pro EV Smart Charger, along with the next product in the IONiX Pro TITAN series, the SmartCore (the "SmartCore"). The SmartCore, like the TITAN EnergyCore, is a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) that, within the Smart Station, will be located underground. Solar and wind power will send power to the SmartCore, where the energy will be stored and used by incoming consumers when required for their EVs.
The Smart Station harnesses renewable energy via wind turbines and solar panels;
The renewable energy is stored in the SmartCore below ground; and
The customer plugs their EV into the EV Smart Charger, which transfers the stored energy from the SmartCore to the EV.
The Smart Station is poised to be capable of powering over 100 EVs per day, based on a 5MW SmartCore, and the average EV requiring approximately 40KW per charge."
That's how you get ahead of the game.
The next opportunity that Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (CSE: ACDC) (OTC:CRYBF) provides is exposure to cryptocurrency, and cryptocurrency miners.
Recently, they announced the acquisition of a large-scale crypto mining infrastructure company, Optimal CP Inc for approximately $13.75 million.
CEO Bryson Goodwin on the deal:
"We began the pivot into the crypto space which has allowed our shareholders to participate in this market, whilst we continue to build out our products and services, and build further shareholder value. The acquisition of Optimal will provide us with an ideal opportunity to become a significant cryptocurrency miner!"
This is in addition to more splashes in the space, also noted in the release:
The Company has recently made progress within blockchain and cryptocurrency with its recent acquisition of CryptoPlug Technologies Inc. ("CryptoPlug"), a company which has been developing a blockchain-based crypto-compatible application for smartphones. Following this, the Company commenced a collaboration with the Renewable Obligation Base energy economy Protocol (the "ROBe2 Protocol") through its subsidiary, IONiX Pro Battery Technologies Inc ("IONiX Pro") product suite, to develop the first Proof of Renewable Protocol compatible hardware that will be capable of mining the ROBe2 Protocol.
Cryptocurrency is here to stay. After a major transitional period, we are seeing utilization in the forms of the NFT market, payment structures, country adoption, among other major catalysts. And while it is still very early, we have things such as the Metaverse, Web3, and other future technological shifts that cryptocurrency appears to feature in. Being a leader in the space, Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp (CSE: ACDC) (OTC: CRYBF) is a great play to take advantage of major societal shifts in the next 20-50 years.
There are many other reasons to get interested in this company, including several strategic partnerships that should be researched. However, the stock is a compelling case right now. After a 9400% surge from late October 2020 to February 9, 2021, the stock has consolidated to around $0.17 as of close on December 01. Given what we have gone over in this email, it appears an excellent time to start acquiring shares in the company:
If the EV market even comes close to its growth expectations, if crypto continues to be strong, and if the adoption of blockchain technology continues, Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp (CSE: ACDC) (OTC: CRYBF) is going to be one to watch. Get in before the surge and have something to tell your friends and family at the dinner table 10 years from now.
Of course, do your due diligence. Their website can be found here, but looking at recent investor presentations and financial performance numbers should also be researched. But be alert – opportunities like this don't come along every day, and they can run away from you just as quickly.
Invest for the future, stick with your thesis, and profit.
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Russia angered by Prague plans to build Vlasov monument
Posted: Dec 11, 2019 / 08:21 AM UTC / Updated: Dec 11, 2019 / 08:21 AM UTC
PRAGUE (AP) — A Prague district has approved a plan by its mayor to build a monument to the soldiers of Gen. Andrei Vlasov's army, a move that has angered Russia.
The plan approved Tuesday is meant to honor the soldiers who helped liberate Prague at the end of World War II.
The role of Vlasov's Russian Liberation Army is controversial. Formed by former Soviet soldiers, it was fighting against the Red Army together with Nazi troops.
In early May 1945, Vlasov's army came to help the Czech uprising against Nazi rule before the Soviet troops arrived and helped save the city from destruction. About 300 people died.
Vlasov was executed by the Soviets after the war.
The design of the monument to be completed in May wasn't immediately clear, but might include an explanatory text about Vlasov's role in history.
The Russian Embassy in Prague protested the move proposed by Reporyje district mayor Pavel Novotny, who made news by recently sending a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, explaining to him that Moscow has no say in it.


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João Paulo Costa Cabreira (* 12. Mai 1982 in Aguçadoura) ist ein ehemaliger  portugiesischer Radrennfahrer.

João Cabreira begann seine Karriere 2005 bei dem portugiesischen Continental Team Carvalhelhos-Boavista. Seit 2006 fährt er bei Maia Milaneza. Im Frühjahr gewann er bei der Algarve-Rundfahrt 2006 die letzte Etappe und konnte so die Spitzenposition von Gert Steegmans übernehmen. Später gewann er eine Etappe bei der Portugal-Rundfahrt 2006 und beendete das Rennen auf dem vierten Gesamtrang.

Im Mai 2008 wurde Cabreira positiv auf ein Mittel getestet, welche das Blutdopingmittel EPO verschleiert. Er wurde für zwei Jahre gesperrt.

Erfolge
2006
 Gesamtwertung Volta ao Algarve
 eine Etappe Volta a Portugal

2008
  Portugiesischer Meister – Straßenrennen

2009
 eine Etappe Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras
 eine Etappe Volta a Portugal

2011
  Portugiesischer Meister – Straßenrennen

Teams
 2005 Carvalhelhos-Boavista
 2006 Maia Milaneza
 2007 LA-MSS
 2008 LA-MSS
 2009 Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
 2010 Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano (bis 25. Juni)
 2011
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Radsportler (Portugal)
Portugiesischer Meister (Radsport)
Dopingfall im Radsport
Doping in Portugal
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The mata mata might be the most unusual looking species of turtle in the world. Found in the rainforests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins, this large sedentary reptile is characterized by its triangular, flattened head and shell. Flaps of skin also seem to dangle from its neck and head, almost like damp leaves. In fact, the odd shape of the mata mata's shell is believed to resemble a piece of bark, offering the turtle camouflage.


I saw something like this on Pinterest, and thought it was adorable. I went around to local thrift shops looking for one of these tables. Probably should have gone to an antique shop, since these were popular when I was little! 🙂 I finally found someone on a local FB selling page that had one for only $5.00! SCORE!! I love to make old things look new, and to be able to be used for different purposes. This is one that would be perfect for a kid's room, or even for a grandparent to use for when they have kids over to their house. It could also be used as just a regular table, when they aren't playing on it.
I sure hope that you like it!! Have a blessed day, and please be sure to comment below, and share this great reuse craft!!
Start by finding a 2-tier table that you think will work. Don't worry about the condition or color, etc. since you can paint it whatever color you wish. Once you get it washed, if needed, head out to your work area and measure the top shelf with the basket you are going to use. This will tell you where to start the cut for putting this piece in the furniture.
When you have that marked, use a drill to create a starting point for where you will saw out the middle piece.
Now that you have that point drilled out, you can then begin sawing out the middle portion.
After you finish painting (you might need a few coats), just let it sit and dry overnight, or for a few days. Once it's dry, you can start working with the flat building block sheets. I just measured and cut (2) 10″x10″ pieces to fit the whole front bottom portion. This will depend on the size of table and sheets you use, so don't depend on those numbers for yours. 🙂 To trim the sheets, just use a ruler and a box cutter to go over the piece a few times and then snap it. You'll want to make sure that you get a good cut by going over it a bit – it is kind of like doing stained glass with that little roller cutter, if you've ever seen that done – you have to make sure you get the line in there before snapping it, otherwise, it could come out jagged, etc. When you have all of the pieces cut, go ahead and glue them in, making sure to line up any separate pieces to line up, so that the building blocks will be able to go on them evenly.
After you get all of the bricks on the basket as you wish, you can then insert it into the hole in the top of the table.
Now you can go ahead and build to your hearts delight and allow the kids to actually have fun with the furniture!!
Hope you like it! Please take a minute to leave me a comment and let me know what you would do different, or what you would add, etc. Be sure to tweet, pin, share, etc. – thanks!!
I love how this came out! My kids would love me if I made them this table. We are big Lego fans over here. I'll be on the hunt too now for a table. Pinning for later!
Thanks Sahana – my son sure loved it!
Thanks Bee – it was fun to make and is great for organizing!
That is really cool! My kids would love to have this in the living room for them to play on. Now I feel pretty confident I could do it too.
What a great little table! I have a few kids that would love that. Great job!
I love it! My boys and daughter would totally be into this since they all love Lego Bricks. So crafty!
Thanks Carlee – it was fun to make!
That is so cool! My son has a TON of Legos and would love a table like this. It would be so perfect in his new room that I am decorating.
Did you ever make one? I love how it helps keep things organized!
That is adorable! My dad has a couple of tables like this in his house. I need to make one of these!
Hey Jamie! What an awesome project! My boys would totally love it. Made sure to pin it. Nice work!
This is so awesome!!! I love this!!! Thanks for sharing!
That is adorable! Love to see you repurpose old things into something new!
Cute idea! My older kids are build-a-holics. This would be enough room for the smallest builder to have some private space. Always nice to make something for less than you could find in the store. Thanks for sharing.
This is awesome! My boys would have loved this when they were little! They loved building blocks!
Thanks Dawn – it was really fun to make!
What a great job! I always wanted a Lego table when the kids were little but they are so expensive.
I agree, the cost is ridiculous – just making your own is a big saver!


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May 19th, 2015, fell on a Tuesday. It was day 139 of 2015. The decade was the 2010s.
Sawyer Fredericks wins the eight season of The Voice.
The date is May 19th, 2015 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 2015 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual.
In America, the song See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Cheerleader by OMI is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States and the movie Pitch Perfect 2 is at the top of the Box Office.
In Ireland, a referendum campaign is in full swing as people prepare to vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage or not. Nick Fradiani has just won the 14th season of American Idol and a new VoIP application called "Discord" has recently been released. The world of music is in mourning following the passing of blues singer B.B. King.
In soccer, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has just played his final game for the club. The eight season of The Voice has come to an end, with Sawyer Fredericks being crowned as the winner. People are watching popular TV shows such as "Suits", "Black Mirror", "Orange Is the New Black" and "Peaky Blinders".
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Blair's EU witch project and the BBC
By David Keighley
How much was it worth? The EU Remain cause is already bankrolled lavishly by figures such as George Soros – but what would eight minutes of virtually uninterrupted prime airtime on BBC Radio 4's the Today programme cost?
That is what former Prime Minister and arch-Remainer Tony Blair was granted at 7.32am this morning to continue his relentless truth-bending campaign to overturn the EU Referendum vote. The full sorry transcript can be read here.
This exchange can be seen as as a new high in the BBC's now all-out campaign to do everything in its power to undermine the decision in favour of Brexit, evidence for which includes this recent News-watch paper for Civitas surveying almost 20 years of the Corporation's EU coverage.
True, interviewer Sarah Montague threw in a few questions, and interrupted half a dozen times, but they were arguably only punctuation marks in Mr Blair's flow and were about as taxing as a wet lettuce – in sharp contrast to the approach towards any Brexit-supporting figure who is invited to appear on Today.
In effect Mr Blair was allowed to deliver an 8-minute party political broadcast of 1,850 words, divided into 10 sections.
His purpose? To tell the world that unless the UK accepted staying in the single market and the customs union, a hard border was inevitable between the Republic of Ireland and Ulster. And if that happened, there would be a serious risk of a return to terrorism and civil strife.
Ms Montague feebly suggested that the peace process might be re-cast in the light of the Brexit vote and new thinking about border arrangements, but Mr Blair was having none of it.
His full, patronising fingers-up to the British people who voted to leave the EU was summed-up in the following extract from his homily:
'And really what I'm doing today is saying that there are essentially three legs to the stool of changing Brexit. The first is that the British people start to understand this is a very costly and complex process, much more so than we realised. Now, I think that's well on the way to being satisfied. Secondly, I think we have to show people who voted Leave there are different ways of dealing with their anxieties and better ways than Brexit. But the third thing is to say to Europe it's also bad for you. You know, Brexit may be bad for Britain, it's bad for Europe, it's going to diminish Europe . . .'
Who but the Blair/Soros axis cares about the latter point? Why did Ms Montague choose not to challenge him on that? Her lack of intervention underlined that, while the BBC is pulling out all the stops to highlight the dangers of leaving the EU, it never focuses on the problems of staying in, or the deep structural problems of the EU itself.
As for the first two points, 'contempt-filled' should perhaps be added to 'patronising' in the description of Mr Blair's approach. The British people, despite being battered by Project Fear and Mr Blair's repeated lauding of the wonders of the EU, voted to leave. To say they didn't understand and now need 'soothing in their anxieties' is La-La Land logic of the type Mr Blair excels in producing.
An issue of deeper concern remains the BBC's journalism about Brexit. Survey after survey by News-watch, as well as the Civitas paper mentioned above, have underlined the all-pervasive negativity against leaving the EU.
Mr Blair has been making exactly the pro-EU points he made yesterday ever since the referendum was announced. In those circumstances, Ms Montague's professional incisors should have been bared to their full extent, in the same way that she and her colleagues repeatedly attacked Nigel Farage over all the years he was involved in UKIP. They emphatically were not.
There is an abundance of evidence from the DUP, from Kate Hoey and the Labour supporters of Brexit, as well as from Brexit ranks – for example here which indicates that the alleged problems of the Northern Ireland border are a confection by an unholy alliance of Remainers, Sinn Fein, the EU and the Irish Taoiseach to thwart the Brexit process and lead to Irish unification.
Ms Montague chose not to draw on any of such material, and virtually ignored that the possibility was there. It was a kid-gloves approach.
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Réal Lemieux (né le  à Victoriaville, dans la province de Québec, au Canada — mort le ) est un joueur professionnel canadien de hockey sur glace qui évoluait au poste d'ailier gauche.

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Né à Victoriaville, mais ayant grandi dans la région de Sorel, Réal Lemieux a joué dans la LNH entre 1964 et 1974, notamment pour les Kings de Los Angeles. Il prit sa retraite à la fin de la saison 1973-74. Malheureusement, une fois à la retraite, il a développé un caillot sanguin au cerveau et en est mort le  alors qu'il n'avait que 30 ans.

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Naissance en janvier 1945
Joueur québécois de hockey sur glace
Joueur des Red Wings de Détroit
Joueur des Kings de Los Angeles
Joueur des Rangers de New York
Joueur des Sabres de Buffalo
Joueur des Kings de Springfield
Décès en octobre 1975
Naissance à Victoriaville
Décès à 30 ans
Attaquant de hockey sur glace


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10 Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Irish
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TheFW Staff Published: March 17, 2012
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With St. Patrick's Day coming up, everyone is suddenly discovering their Irish heritage. Ever the bandwagon jumpers, celebrities are also likely to be wearing green this Saturday. (You know Kim Kardashian will.) But there are plenty of celebs who can actually claim Irish roots.
Sure, you know that Bono and Colin Farrell like to throw back a pint and chow down on Irish stew. But there are plenty of other celebrities whose Irish backgrounds might surprise you. Take a look at a few famous faces who have the luck o' the Irish in 'em.
Michael Fassbender, Irish celebrities
Though born in West Germany, the Oscar-nominated star of 'X-Men: Origins' and 'Inglourious Basterds' can claim an Irish-German ancestry. His mother, Adele, hails from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. As a child, he spent time in Killarney and even served as an altar boy. Even more legit, according to family legend, his mom is the great-great niece of famed Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins. If that doesn't earn him a pint at his local pub, we don't know what will.
Demi Lovato, Irish celebrities
Teen star and tabloid favorite Demi Lovato comes from a Mexican, Italian and (yes) Irish background. (She gets the Irish from her mom's side.) Is that why she likes to party? No comment.
The Jonas Brothers, Irish celebrities
Nick, Joe and Kevin, aka The Jonas Brothers, are both multi-talented and multi-cultural. The brothers come from Italian, German, Irish, English, Cherokee and French-Canadian heritage. No wonder they make other guys green with envy.
Darren Criss, Irish celebrities
The 'Glee' star gets his Irish side from his father, who grew up in Pittsburgh. (He also attended the San Francisco private Catholic schools Stuart Hall for Boys and Saint Ignatius College Prep.) We imagine he can perform a killer version of 'Danny Boy.'
Zooey Deschanel, Irish celebrities
Despite her French-sounding last name, Zooey, who comes from a Hollywood family (dad is a director/cinematographer and mom is an actress), can also claim an Irish background. Her mom, Mary Jo Deschanel, was born Mary Josephine Weir. (You might remember her as Ed Harris' wife in 'The Right Stuff' and as Donna's mom on 'Twin Peaks.') No wonder Zooey is as plucky as a leprechaun.
Olivia Wilde, Irish celebrities
Born Olivia Jane Cockburn, the sultry 'House' star is the daughter of journalists Leslie and Andrew Cockburn. Thanks to her parents, she can claim dual citizenship in the US and Ireland. Her stage name is even a nod to her Irish heritage — she took the last name Wilde as a tribute to famed Irish writer Oscar Wilde and the many writers in her family. She also appeared opposite pretty much every Irish actor in Hollywood on the short-lived TV series 'The Black Donnellys.'
Mandy Moore, Irish celebrities
Singer/actress Mandy Moore gets her Irish roots from her father, Donald Moore, who is from Irish and Cherokee descent. She was born the far-more-Irish-sounding Amanda Leigh, a name which Mandy used as the title of her 2009 album.
Megan Fox, Irish celebrities
Fox can thank her Irish, French and Native American background for her famed good looks. Raised Catholic by strict parents, she attended Catholic school and wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend. No wonder she grew up to be such a vixen.
Dane Cook
Funnyman Cook comes from a Roman Catholic background, and grew up the son of Donna and George Cook in Cambridge, MA. Cook's upbringing is the source for much of his stand-up material.
Zachary Quinto
In addition to his Irish/Italian background, the 'Star Trek' star also has an Irish Wolfhound terrier mix named Noah. As Spock would say, "highly adorable."
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Apple Music and Pandora Remove R. Kelly's Music From Its Playlists
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Nick Mojica Published: May 12, 2018
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Following Spotify's move to remove R. Kelly's music from its playlists, Apple Music and Pandora have now done the same.
According to a report from Pitchfork, Apple's move actually came before Spotify's announcement, as the company had quietly removed R. Kelly's songs from its curated playlists. Pandora also no longer promotes the singer's music.
Apple says the decision to remove R. Kelly's music was made weeks ago, while Pandora says it has been overhauling its approach to "artists with unacceptable conduct" for months. The streaming service added, "Pandora's policy is to not actively promote artists with certain demonstrable behavioral, ethical or criminal issues."
While R. Kelly's music will no longer be promoted on Spotify, Apple Music or Pandora, his songs can still be found on Spotify and Apple Music, they just have to be searched for. Apple and Pandora also have not come out with a policy like Spotify, addressing an artist's conduct.
On Thursday (May 10), Spotify introduced its new hate content and hateful conduct policy, which it said is in line with the company's values. "We don't censor content because of an artist's or creator's behavior, but we want our editorial decisions -- what we choose to program -- to reflect our values," a statement read.
"When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator," the statement continued.
R. Kelly has yet to respond to Apple Music and Pandora's latest move, but his team did slam Spotify for taking action without merit. "Spotify has the right to promote whatever music it chooses, and in this case its actions are without merit. It is acting based on false and unproven allegations," a statement to the Los Angeles Times reads.
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Home Engagement Climate Change Will US investors diverge from Trump on climate change?
Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change was unwelcome, but not unexpected, by many US business leaders.
The decision, it seems, was not the consequence of deeply held beliefs about climate science (or, rather, disbelief in climate science). To cheers from his audience in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump spoke of keeping the promises he made to the American people during his campaign by ridding citizens of a burdensome agreement "that disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries". The Paris Agreement, in Trump's words, is "less about the climate and more about other countries gaining a financial advantage over the United States".
Most public company CEOs had a different view. Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, tweeted that Trump's decision was "a setback for the environment and for the US's leadership position in the world". Two members of Trump's business advisory council, Bob Iger of Walt Disney and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, left the council after the decision. Many of the remaining members took an opportunity to distance themselves and their companies from Trump's position, even though they remained engaged with the advisory council.
A different chorus emerged from small business owners and managers. Instead of expressions of dismay and defiance, small business owners largely cheered Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. This comes as no surprise to observers of Trump's interactions with small business owners on the campaign trail: these business owners – and many of their employees – quickly warmed to Trump's promise to lower taxes and reduce the regulatory burdens that often disproportionately impact smaller businesses. To many of these small business owners, the Paris accord represented another costly set of regulations imposed by detached, urban elites.
While public company executives in urban America operate within a global economy in which climate change and sustainability are issues of undeniable importance, small business owners in suburban and rural America operate in local economies in which the more pressing concerns lie much closer to home. The weather, rather than climate, is much more likely to be the topic of conversation. Donald Trump did not win the election by persuading the public company CEO, but by appealing to rural Americans – business owners and employees alike – who felt ignored and disrespected by the urban elite. A recent New York Times report notes that the withdrawal from the Paris accord has "opened up a fissure between smaller companies and some of the biggest names in business". A more accurate characterisation would be that Donald Trump recognised an existing fissure between small and large businesses and their owners and managers; the Paris Agreement is a wedge that further widens the divide.
Even if small businesses may rightly complain of disproportionate impacts from environmental regulation, large businesses are no less vocal about costly regulatory measures. Why, then, were large businesses eager to publicly distance themselves from Trump's decision to withdraw from the accord? The answer does not seem to be merely because they are better able to bear the costs of regulation, compared to small businesses; no business gladly accepts a regulatory burden (although, admittedly, some regulatory burdens may be welcome if they serve as barriers to entry for new competitors).
There is another significant difference between small businesses and most of the large companies that took public positions against the withdrawal from the Paris accord: shareholders. The small firms that cheered the withdrawal tend to be sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies and closely held corporations in which ownership is concentrated in a single person or a small group of individuals. The vocal corporate dissenters, on the other hand, tended to run very large, publicly traded firms with a broad investor base.
Perhaps even more importantly, most of the shares of these large firms tend to be owned by institutional investors, some of which control billions or even trillions of dollars in shares. And, it is these shareholders, the large (and often relatively passive) institutional investors, who are beginning to tilt the scales in favour of a concerted corporate response to climate-related risks.
The ExxonMobil vote: a tipping point?
A significant, recent example of this shift may be seen in the ExxonMobil shareholder vote. In the same week that President Trump initiated the process to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord, the shareholders of ExxonMobil approved a shareholder resolution, calling on the company to disclose the "long-term portfolio impacts of technological advances and global climate change policies". In particular, it wanted to know the impact on ExxonMobil's oil and gas reserves and resources as a result of a reduction of demand consistent with the 'globally agreed upon two degree target' set out in the Paris accord. Although a similar proposal only received approximately 38 per cent of the vote in 2016, the shareholders approved this year's proposal with more than 62 per cent of the vote.
What changed between 2016 and 2017? The turning point appears to be the support of several large institutional investors, including Vanguard and BlackRock. These investors are developing a clearer picture of how climate risks are likely to impact their portfolio companies. BlackRock, for example, noted in 2016 that while "some may question the science behind [climate change], all are faced with a swelling tide of regulations and technological disruption".
The law firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett counted 90 environmental shareholder proposals in 2016 among the broad Russell 3000 index of US-listed public companies, up from 58 in 2014 and 42 in 2012. And yet support for these proposals, while improving incrementally, remains weak. The 2014 slate of proposals garnered less than 18 per cent of the shareholder vote, the 2014 slate a little more than 20 per cent, and the 2016 slate less than 22 per cent.
ExxonMobil's shareholder proposal may mark a turning point in shareholder proposals on environmental issues, not because shareholders have finally recognised the risks associated with climate change, but because governments are recognising these risks. And because governments have recognised these risks and have begun to implement mitigating efforts, such as the Paris accord, institutional investors have begun to adjust their votes accordingly.
Because the regulatory risks appear to be driving shareholder support for at least some environmental and climate change proposals, there should be no suspicion that institutional investors are basing their support on social policy preferences. Indeed, large institutional investors, such as BlackRock, have typically been clear that support for a given environmental or climate change-related shareholder proposal will depend on the company at issue. For a company that has little to no identifiable regulatory exposure to climate change risk, they will be less likely to support such a proposal, consistent with their fiduciary obligations to maximise returns for their investors. As we learn more about the potential effects of climate change (and particularly if we discover greater risks from climate change), institutional investors must update and adapt their policies.
Even with the potential US withdrawal or attempted renegotiation of the Paris Agreement, the regulatory environment has changed significantly for many international companies, such as ExxonMobil. If the Trump administration reduces the federal government's commitment to environmental regulation, international and even US state regulations will continue to affect markets in which these companies operate. California, for instance, recently passed the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act. The act dramatically reduces demand for fossil fuels by energy producers in a state that, on its own, would rank as the world's sixth largest economy.
Shareholders will be paying attention to the evolving regulatory environment. Even if Trump turns his back on the risks of climate change, large, multinational companies and their shareholders will always have Paris and the myriad of other climate change agreements, codes, standards and regulations to take into account in the coming years.
Professor Paul Rose teaches and writes on corporate law, corporate finance, investment management law, sovereign wealth funds, and securities regulation. He is an affiliate with the Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative, a research project at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and is a non-resident fellow of the Sovereign Investment Lab at Bocconi University and the Sovereign Wealth Lab at IE Business School.


I love air. Fresh air is my first choice by far, but if you think about the alternative, any air is better than no air. Talk about having a monopoly on your market.
A few weeks ago, I attended a conference for consultants. The conference is more like a retreat; a small group of invited participants from a handful of countries. Besides the people, who are wonderful, I was most excited by the location where we were meeting: Carmel Valley, California.
Ah, Carmel! Even in the midst of a drought, it is incredibly beautiful. Redwood groves, valleys and vineyards, cliffs and coastline... And the air.
The air in that part of the world is... delicious. And nourishing. You know how you feel when you eat a nourishing meal? That is how it feels to breathe in Carmel. Being located in NYC most of the year, you can imagine how excited I was to go there. I told anybody who would listen. If they asked how I was or what was new, that was my opening to gush about my plans. I was going to Carmel and couldn't wait to breathe.
And breathe I did. In fact, I think I took extra breaths just because I could. All those trees... they sure do make a difference. When it was time to leave, I bid farewell to the stunning scenery, wonderful colleagues, and yes, the air. Gosh I might just miss that air the most, I thought.
Landing at 1am, I was lucky to catch the last shuttle from Newark to NYC. At that hour, traffic was light and we sped toward the city. I sat back and prepared for my re-entry to the east coast. The first thing I noticed was that I felt a breeze. It was brushing against my skin and very soothing. The air here can be nice too, I thought.
And then I inhaled through my nose.
As anyone in the NYC metro area will tell you. Landfills abound in parts of New Jersey and Staten Island. They are what gave those places the not-so-deserved reputation of being, well, a pit. The trip from Newark to NYC passes right through a gaggle of garbage dumps and that is evident whenever you drive through the Turnpike between exits 13-15X.
From a marketing standpoint, the location planning of putting the landfills and the Turnpike in such close proximity is rather unfortunate, but that's another story for another day.
There I was on the shuttle, feeling the breeze, sitting in reverie filled with fond memories of western air and suddenly I was gagging. Dorothy, you ain't in Carmel anymore. It was awful. Stick your head in a trashcan and see if you agree. I don't recommend it.
The shock of inhaling that stench got me thinking about how all air is not the same. And yet we can only breathe the air around us. In fact, we must breathe the air around us. So what do we do when the air stinks?
For me that night, I focused on the breeze, which felt good. I switched to mouth breathing, reminded myself this was a temporary situation because I was moving through the landfill-laden area. I was headed to a place with trash-heap-free air. I just had to hang in there. And finally, recognizing how much fresh air really meant to me, I started planning ways to access even better air when back in the city.
In other words, I engaged in survival tactics and planned a way to mitigate exposure to negative elements.
Are you going through a landfill-laden area in your life? We all do at one time or another. In the moment, we can only breathe the "air" around us, but, if we remember to move through the stinky zone, we can focus on the aspects that are working well, cope with the parts that can choke us by using any decent means at our disposal, continue to moving forward and use the opportunity to note what is important to incorporate in our next destination. Breathing can be risky business, but the alternative is no business at all.
For more pics from Carmel, click here.