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Atomium - Brussels - This impressive structure was built in 1958 for that year's Brussels World's Fair.
Eden Project - United Kingdom - These domes were made to house miniature versions of all the climates that can be found on planet Earth.
The Cube Houses - Rotterdam, Netherlands - The goal is for the houses to look like trees and create the illusion of an urban forest.
Montreal Biosphère - Canada - The biosphere was constructed for the Expo 67 by the US Government. Although it was supposed to be temporary, it is still standing today.
The Basket Building - Ohio, United States - The Longaberger Company produces baskets. Their headquarters are quite fitting - a building in the shape of a basket.
Cayan Tower - Dubai - This incredible skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates took seven years to be completed. It was started in 2006 and finished in 2013.
Habitat 67 - Montreal, Canada - This apartment complex was built for the Expo 67 and is now a residential area.
Cathedral of Brasília - Brazil - This impressive structure weighs 90 tons and includes 16 concrete columns. It was the first monument created in Brasília.
The Hole House - Texas, United States - Two houses slated for demolition were turned into a work of art for a few months that became known as The Hole House.
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Chapel of the Holy Cross - Arizona, United States - The chapel in the rocks was voted to be included as one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of Arizona in 2007.
Kansas City Public Library - Missouri - The building exhibits 22 book titles chosen by Kansas city residents.
National Library of Belarus - This is without a doubt one of the most unique libraries in the world. It is one of Minsk's main attractions and includes an observatory overlooking the entire city.
House Attack - Vienna, Austria - This building was created by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm for the sole purpose of attracting attention.
Hallgrímskirkja - Reykjavik, Iceland - The architecture of the church was supposedly designed to imitate the flow of lava in Iceland.
Atlantis Hotel - Dubai - The luxury resort was constructed on one of the various artificial islands in Dubai.
Wonderworks - Pigeon Forge, United States - This science museum is an upside-down building.
Waldspirale - Darmstadt, Germany - Here you can find more than 1000 windows and none of them have the same shape!
Stone Castle - Fafe, Portugal - This house was built between 1972 and 1974 by a Portuguese family who wanted to fulfill their dream of owning a house in the country.
Edifício Mirador - Madrid, Espanha - This Spanish structure was built by a Dutch architecture company, called MVRDV. The enormous hole in the middle attracts the most attention.
Ryugyong Hotel - Pyongyang, North Korea - Often seen as one of the ugliest buildings in the world, the structure is also known as the 105 Building in reference to the number of floors it has.
Elephant Building - Bangkok, Thailand - It is one of the most well-known buildings in the city and often seen as one of the most iconic skyscrapers in the world.
Castel Meur - Plougrescant, France - Houses located among rocks seem to be the new trend. This tourist attraction is fantastic.
Krzywy Domek - Sopot, Poland - This small shopping center was built in 2004 and designed by Szotyńscy & Zaleski. They were inspired by illustrations by Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg.
Sanzhi UFO Houses - Sanzhi, Taiwan - They were originally built to shelter American soldiers in East Asia, but the project was abandoned in 1980 and the houses were demolished in 2008.
Lotus Temple - New Delhi, India - The Bahá'í House of Worship was built in 1986 and has won many architecture awards.
Odeillo solar furnace - Odeillo, France - The building was built in 1969 for the purpose of scientific research and is used for studying materials at high temperatures.
Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles, United States - One of the most well-known structures in the world was designed by famous architect Frank Gehry. It took 16 years (1987-2003) to build.
Air Force Chapel - Colorado, United States -
When it was first created in 1962, the design was extremely controversial. However, it became one of the best examples of modern architecture in the world.
Turning Torso - Malmö, Sweden - This skyscraper was created by famous architect Santiago Calatrava, based on the form of a twisting human torso.
Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, Canada - It is known as one of the most beautiful museums in the world and has already been expanded three times since its opening in 1914.
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Markets Update Wednesday 02/12/2020 – Great Britain first
Great Britain first
A weak US dollar and on the other side, a strong euro in the foreign exchange market weighed differently on the international stock markets today. While the strong euro mainly negatively impacts European companies, the weak greenback primarily supports exporting US companies.
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The other most important news, how could it be otherwise, was again about COVID-19, the current situation and the vaccine hopes. Today, the vaccine producers BioNTech and Pfizer in Great Britain received approval for their corona vaccine, the first in Europe.
Wall Street trading saw only smaller moves on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones fell 0.2 per cent higher at 29,883.79 points, while the NASDAQ Composite ended the day marginally 0.05 per cent lower at 12,349.37 points.
After reaching new record highs the previous day, Wall Street took a breather on Wednesday. There were several reasons for this: For one thing, the number of corona deaths in the USA rose again within 24 hours, and for another, investors remain sceptical about whether the parties in Washington can agree on a new government aid package.
Besides, the latest figures are disappointing for the US labour market. US companies have created far fewer jobs than expected by market analysts. Meanwhile, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, the US economy has grown only moderately in most of its districts.
The Asian stock markets showed different signs today. After strong gains, the day before, Japan's leading index Nikkei 225 was finally 0.05 per cent stronger on Wednesday at 26,800.98 points. The Shanghai Composite also moved around the zero lines, but ultimately closed marginally 0.07 per cent lower at 3,396.64 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 0.13 per cent to 26,532.58 points.
Tailwind came fundamentally from the USA, where the evening before hopes of a coming corona vaccine gave investors access to the market. In addition, the latest inflation data from South Korea were also positive. However, investors paused for the most part because a "wait and see show" was to be followed, among other things, concerning the US aid package, according to some market strategists.
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The mood on the European stock markets tended to be negative on Wednesday. The EuroSTOXX 50 had already opened with a minus and finally ended the day 0.15 per cent lighter at 3,519.78 points.
The leading German index Dax 30 was down throughout the entire trading day and closed 0.52 per cent lower at 13,313.24 points. The TecDAX also lost ground after a virtually unchanged start and closed the evening with a loss of 0.69 per cent at 3,094.61 points.
The euro climbed to its highest level since April 2018. A stronger common currency could tend to become a problem for export companies from the eurozone, as it would make their goods more expensive outside the eurozone. This, in turn, could dampen demand. Today, the strong euro has already weighed on the European stock markets.
For the German stock market, there was another negative factor to digest after the German government extended the partial lockdown until January 10, 2021.
In the Forex market, the euro continued its rally that started in November. For the first time since April 2018, the common currency managed to jump above the 1.21 US dollar mark, reaching a high of 1.2108 US dollars. Most recently, the euro was still traded at 1.2097 dollars.
The oil prices were on the rise today again because in the course of the trade data on the development of the US oil reserves caused a price increase. According to official data of the US government, the stocks of crude oil had decreased in the past week by 0.7 million barrels to 488.0 million barrels. Thus the barrel North Sea Brent cost 89 cents more with 48,31 US Dollar. Also, the US light oil of the WTI variety rose by 93 cents to 45,48 dollar.
The precious metals market continues to benefit from the weak US dollar, but is also receiving tailwind as technical reversal patterns are intact. Gold increased by another 18 dollars to close at $1,831 per troy ounce. The precious yellow metal managed to blast through the strong resistance at $1,818 and accelerated its ascend afterwards as expected, later turning the $1,818 level from resistance into support.
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The cryptocurrency market was quite stable today. Most top-tier coins remained in a relatively tight trading range throughout the day, which is a bullish sign in the current market environment. Bitcoin increased its value by 1.6 per cent to $19,200, while Ethereum and XRP gained between 0.3 and 0.8 per cent on the daily chart to $596 and $0.6230 respectively.
Sales in the German retail sector rose much more strongly than expected in October. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) based on provisional data, sales after deducting inflation were up 2.6 per cent on the previous month. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had only forecast growth of 0.9 per cent.
Employment in the US private sector rose less than expected in November. The number of employees increased by 307,000 month-on-month, the private labour market service provider ADP announced in Washington on Wednesday. Analysts had expected an average increase of 440,000. The recovery on the labour market after the collapse in spring thus continued. However, the pace has slowed down again.
The situation in the eurozone labour market eased somewhat in October. The unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 8.4 per cent compared with the previous month, the Statistics Office Eurostat announced in Luxembourg on Wednesday. Economists had expected this rate. The rate is thus 1.0 percentage points higher than in the same month last year. In the European Union (EU) as a whole, the rate was 7.6 per cent, as in the previous month.
Manufacturer prices in the eurozone are falling less sharply. Compared to the same month of the previous year, producer prices fell by 2.0 per cent in October, according to a report published by the statistics office Eurostat in Luxembourg on Wednesday. In September the rate had been minus 2.3 per cent, in the months before it had been much lower. Analysts had expected prices to fall by 2.3 per cent in October.
Brexit deal still, not insight
In the negotiations after the Brexit for a trade agreement with Great Britain, a breakthrough remains questionable. According to a diplomat, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier told the member states on Wednesday that he could not say whether an agreement was still possible. According to another diplomat, however, the talks are now "rapidly approaching a moment of decision". The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the other hand, was "optimistic" about reaching an agreement.
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Celebrities join Cannabis-Start-up
The Berlin cannabis start-up Sanity Group receives prominent investors: US music producer and songwriter Will I am, Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano, professional soccer player Mario Götze and former soccer player Dennis Logo are among the investors who have joined in a financing round. This brings the total investment to around 25 million euros. "We see great potential in the Sanity Group and with the investment the chance to participate in a strongly growing and promising innovation market," explains Friedrich Droste, Managing Director of Bitburger Ventures, which also participated in the start-up. Mario Götze sees according to press release very exciting study results with the cannabis product CBD, which is already used in sports for muscle regeneration but also to facilitate healthy sleep.


Albury Park, Guildford, Surrey:...
Allanbank, Berwickshire: (unexecuted)...
Astrop Park, Kings Sutton,...
Aynhoe Park, Northamptonshire:...
Bagden Lodge, Savernake Forest,...
Bagshot Park, Surrey: survey drawings...
Banbury, Oxfordshire: unexecuted...
Barons Court, County Tyrone, Northern...
Beauport, East Sussex: greenhouse for...
Benacre Hall, Suffolk: (unexecuted)...
Bentley Priory, Harrow, London:...
Berry Hill House, Taplow,...
Betchworth Castle (Surrey):...
Blundeston House, Suffolk: (executed)...
Buckland, Berkshire: (unexecuted)...
Burn Hall, County Durham: designs for...
Cadland, Hampshire: designs for...
Cairness House, Aberdeenshire: (not...
Camolin Park, Co.Wexford,...
Castle Eden, County Durham:...
Castle Forbes, County Longford,...
Castle Hill, Devon: (executed)...
Chillington Hall, Staffordshire:...
Chilton Lodge, Chilton Foliat,...
Cockley Cley, Norfolk: designs for...
Colombery House, St Helier, Jersey,...
Combe House, Gittisham, Honiton,...
Coombe House, Kingston upon Thames,...
Cosgrove, Northamptonshire:...
Cowes, Isle of Wight: unexecuted...
Cricket Lodge, Cricket St Thomas,...
Cuffnells near Lyndhurst, Hampshire:...
Down Ampney House, Gloucestershire:...
Downhill, County Derry, Northern...
? Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire:...
Dunninald House, Craig, Angus:...
Earsham, Norfolk: (executed)...
Everton House near Biggleswade,...
Fairford House, Gloucestershire:...
Fonthill Splendens, Wiltshire:...
Gawdy Hall, Suffolk: working drawing...
Great Dunmow, Essex: preliminary...
Gunthorpe Hall, Norfolk: designs for...
Halsnead, Lancashire: designs for...
Hamels Park, Hertfordshire: designs...
Hamels Park, Hertfordshire:...
Hethersett, Norfolk: designs for a...
Hinton St George, Somerset: survey...
Hockerill, Hertfordshire: (executed)...
Holwood House, Kent: (executed) two...
Kelshall, Hertfordshire: (not as...
Lampton: unexecutied design for a...
Langley Park, Norfolk: unexecuted...
Lees Court, Kent: (executed) stables,...
Letton Hall, Norfolk: (executed)...
Little Green, Sussex: unexecuted...
Malvern Hall, Warwickshire:...
Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire:...
Mulgrave Hall, North Yorkshire:...
Nackington, Kent: (executed)...
Netheravon House, Wiltshire:...
North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire:...
Norwood Hall, Norwood Green,...
Ossington Hall, Nottinghamshire:...
Pell Wall Hall, Market Drayton,...
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park,...
Petworth House, Sussex: designs for...
Piercefield, Gwent: (executed)...
Pitmurthly, Perthshire: working...
Pitshill, Tillington, Sussex: (partly...
Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, London:...
Port Eliot, St German's, Cornwall:...
Putteridgebury, Hertfordshire: survey...
Ramsey Abbey, Huntingdonshire (now...
Rectory Manor, Walthamstow, London:...
Saxlingham Rectory, Norfolk:...
Shotesham Park, Norfolk: (executed)...
Skelton Castle, Yorkshire North...
South Hill Park, Bracknell,...
Spencers Wood, Berkshire:...
Steephill, Isle of Wight: (not...
Stowe, Buckinghamshire: design for...
Sulby Lodge, Northamptonshire:...
Sunbury, Middlesex : survey and...
Sydney Lodge, Hamble, Hampshire for...
Taverham Hall, Norfolk: eating room...
Tawstock Court, Devon: designs for...
Taymouth Castle, Kenmore, Perthshire:...
Tendring Hall, Suffolk: (executed)...
Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park,...
Tofts, Norfolk: design for a keeper's...
Tortworth Court (Gloucestershire):...
Tyringham House, Newport Pagnell,...
Unidentified house, High Wycombe,...
Unlocated: design for two...
Unlocated: (unexecuted) alternative...
Wall Hall, Hertfordshire: new...
Wardour Castle, Wiltshire: (executed)...
Whitley Abbey, Coventry,...
Williamstrip, Gloucestershire:...
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire:...
Wiston Hall, Nayland with Wissington,...
Wokefield Park, West Berkshire: a...
Woodeaton Manor, Oxfordshire: office...
Worlingham Hall, Suffolk:...
Wreatham Hall, Norfolk: unexecuted...
Wycombe Abbey, Buckinghamshire:...
Castle Forbes, County Longford, Ireland: (unbuilt) dower house for the Dowager Countess of Granard, 1790 (4)
Soane made several designs for a dower house for the Granard family seat in Castle Forbes, Ireland. Soane was probably introduced to the client, Lady Georgina August Granard, through her elder sister Lady Elizabeth Craven, for whom Soane had designed a dairy and other garden buildings in 1781 (which remained unbuilt). The dower house remained unexecuted. Soane was paid £6 6s 0d.
Soane made a preliminary design on 5 April 1790. Three days later, John Sanders (pupil 1784-October 1790) delivered a copy of this design to the client. The client must not have been satisfied, however, as two more designs were delivered by Soane a few weeks later, on April 25th (Ledger C). A drawing at the Victoria and Albert Museum is dated 24 April 1790; it is probably one of the two designs presented by Soane to the client. The V&A drawing is for a more elaborate scheme, with circular rooms flanking the entrance hall and stairwell (see catalogue by P. du Prey).
Drawings corresponding to Soane's earlier design were published in his Sketches in Architecture, 1793. The publication also includes upper floor plans of the proposed house, showing a drawing room, ante-room and one bedroom on the first floor and four bedrooms in the attic.
Literature: P.du Prey, Sir John Soane, 1985, in series of 'Catalogues of architectural drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum', catalogue 65-66, pp. 43-44; P. Dean, Sir John Soane and the country estate, 1999, p.181.
Madeleine Helmer, 2012
Preliminary design for a house (2)
(2) Monday Ap.5:1790
(1-2) Soane
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Presentation drawings, 8 April 1790 (2)
(3) Copy April 8th 1790 (4) Copy April 8th 1790
(3-4) attributed to John Sanders (pupil, 1 September 1784-90)
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U.S. Pacific intel chief: Coming Chinese attack on Taiwan could target other nations
Beijing attempt to reclaim Taiwan 'matter of time,' Adm. Studeman warns
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
China's growing military power in Asia has increased the danger Beijing will launch a war against a neighboring state, with Taiwan just one of several likely future targets, the admiral in charge of intelligence for the Pentagon's Indo-Pacific Command warned this week.
Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, the top intelligence officer, or J-2, for the East Asian command, said in a conference Wednesday that U.S. military forces are bolstering arms and equipment for when conflict could break out in the region over Taiwan or another American ally or partner.
"What are we warning about: It's danger on all fronts," Adm. Studeman told an online conference via telephone from the command's headquarters in Hawaii. "This idea that it's only a Taiwan scenario vs. many other areas where the Chinese are being highly assertive, coercive, is a failure in understanding complexity, because it's not that simple."
Adm. Studeman said it would be a mistake to wait to act until intelligence agencies receive a warning that China is preparing to launch an amphibious assault against Taiwan, the island nation China's Communist leaders have vowed to reunite with the mainland.
"That is one scenario and, frankly, it may not be the most likely," he said. China's Communist regime is placing pressure on "lots of its neighbors."
China in recent months has engaged in disputes with India, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and countries around the South China Sea in what analysts say is an increase in bullying by Beijing. In the past, the leaders of the ruling Chinese Communist Party sought to avoid multiple entanglements with neighbors and the new assertiveness is seen as a sign of China's growing power and military confidence.
Regarding Taiwan, China has engaged in low-intensity conflict against the island that has increased the dangers across the 100-mile-wide Taiwan Strait. The campaign has involved information operations and economic pressure, Adm. Studeman said.
"It's already a struggle underway," he said. "Whether or not the Chinese resort to a military option is in question. To us, it's only a matter of time, not a matter of 'if,' because if you understand the problem set, you understand that Taiwan will unlikely fold based on economic, and informational and diplomatic influence alone."
The admiral was reflecting earlier comments by the former and current chiefs of the Indo-Pacific Command, who said in testimony to Congress earlier this year that China appears to be preparing for a move against Taiwan by 2030 or before. Adm. Studeman said the United States needs to approach countering China with the same type of effort used against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
"And we're not there yet as a nation in understanding how to in fact employ our energy, our treasure to be able to grapple with" the danger, he said.
"Much of what we do," he added, "is internal to us — ensuring that people are ready for a very bad day" if war breaks out.
'Too late'
Adm. Studeman said naval intelligence officials sum up the current situation with China in two words used by Gen. Douglas McArthur in discussing the failure to head off World War II.
"'Too late,'" Adm. Studeman said. "Too late in comprehending the deadly purpose of a potential enemy. Too late in realizing the mortal danger. Too late in preparedness. Too late in uniting all possible forces for resistance."
The command's intelligence unit has provided Washington policymakers with strategic warning of the dangers and intentions of China in the region. The admiral's blunt warnings about China contrast with a more measured assessment of the risk of a conflict with China from Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"I think China has a ways to go to develop the actual, no-kidding capability to conduct military operations to seize through military means the entire island of Taiwan if they wanted to do that," Gen. Milley told a congressional hearing last month.
Several days later Gen. Milley voiced concerns about the capabilities of the U.S. military in waging an extended conflict with China. A war with China "would be an enormous expensive undertaking in terms of all measures and I would be concerned about the ability to sustain a long-term conflict," he said.
Adm. Studeman said he feels confident U.S. forces would have adequate warning of a Chinese military attack on Taiwan.
"The issue is even if you had, let's say 90 days of strategic warning for Taiwan, whether or not we have … have built up the capacities and the capabilities that we need to be able to handle the type of scenario which may be unfolding," he said.
Adversaries like China have a different concept of war than the United States. For them, "every day is a day of war in terms of the continuous struggle for advantage and disadvantage for influence," he said.
Despite reluctance to compare the threat from China to the Cold War with Moscow, Adm. Studeman said the scale and breadth of the danger is "absolutely awesome and it has every dimension we saw in the 20th century." China, he argued, is not simply seeking to become a leading world power but plans to surpass the United States and become the world's most powerful state.
"That's what Xi Jinping's course looks like," he said, referring to the Chinese president. "And he's been very aggressive across the way. He's very Machiavellian. It's not unfair to say that the Chinese rise has come through lying, cheating and stealing."
China is expected to employ cyber warfare and anti-satellite attacks in any future conflict. Beijing is also investing heavily in space in anti-satellite weapons, including electronic jammers, and missiles capable of blasting orbiting satellites and conducting attacks with other satellites.
"They are on the march," Adm. Studeman said. "It's clear as day what they're putting into the investments."
U.S. forces also are investing heavily in space defenses "and it will be a game of measures, and countermeasures, and counter-countermeasures" in a future space conflict.
China's government has used its technological capabilities around the world to gather masses of data that can be used for what the admiral called "effective control" over populations, such as in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
"This is a foreshadowing of what Chinese effective control will look like in other places," he said.
China is seeking to simultaneously gain control over contested areas such as the border with India, areas around Bhutan in South Asia, the Mekong region of Vietnam, the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, he said. Internally, the ruling Chinese Communist Party, has strong institutions of power and the regime does not appear to be threatened by dissension that could produce serious opposition, the admiral added.
• Bill Gertz can be reached at bgertz@washingtontimes.com.
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Singapore condemns violence in Sri Lanka, says no reports of Singaporean casualties
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In a statement on Sunday, April 21, the Singapore Government said strongly condemns the series of chain bombings in Sri Lanka that happened over the Easter weekend.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said those were 'heinous acts of violence' which led to significant loss of civilian lives. Almost 200 people were killed, including at least 27 foreigners, at three churches and four hotels.
"We convey our condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and our wishes for speedy recovery of those injured."
Photo courtesy: MFA
MFA has also reached out to Singaporeans who are e-registered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thus far, there are no reports of Singaporean casualties in the incidents, the statement said.
The Singapore Honorary Consulate-General in Colombo is in close contact with the Sri Lankan authorities and is monitoring the situation closely.
Singaporeans in Colombo are advised to remain vigilant, follow the advice of the local authorities, stay in touch with their family and friends to relay their safety status. "Singaporeans who require consular assistance can contact the Honorary Consulate-General in Colombo at +94 77 00 44 868 or the 24-hour MFA Duty Office at +65 6379 8800/8855."
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Jadon Sancho: Borussia Dortmund say door closed on any Man Utd deal for forward
United missed Dortmund's August 10 deadline for the deal to be completed but came in with a £91.3m offer which was rejected earlier this week
By Gary Cotterill, Joe Tanner
Sunday 4 October 2020 14:52, UK
Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill has the latest from Borussia Dortmund, where players and fans expect Jadon Sancho to remain with the club beyond Deadline Day
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc insists Jadon Sancho's move to Manchester United during the current transfer window will not happen.
"The door is closed, I have said this 27 times!", Zorc told reporters on Saturday.
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It is a view shared by the rest of Dortmund's hierarchy, head coach Lucien Favre, the club's players, and fans in the North Rhine-Westphalia city.
Club captain Marco Reus has expressed his delight that his attacking team-mate is remaining at Signal Iduna Park.
Other players have not been permitted to talk about Sancho to the media, but Thomas Meunier could not resist telling Sky Sports News: "Sancho is staying", while walking into the club's Brackel training centre.
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Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc confirms the club has been in contact with Manchester United over Sancho, but does not expect a deal to be done
A total of 11,000 fans were let into the stadium for Saturday's match against Freiburg, with Bundesliga clubs currently permitting a reduced number of supporters to return to stadia, its usual capacity is just over 81,300.
One Dortmund fan said: "I think he is definitely going to stay because there was a deadline and there is no option for a transfer anymore."
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"I think he will stay this season, and the next year he will leave us," was another supporter's prediction on the Sancho saga.
Manchester United placed a £91.3m bid earlier this week, which was turned down by Dortmund.
The offer, which fell short of Dortmund's £108m asking price, was for an initial £73m, rising to up to £91.3m.
Gary Cotterill provides an update from Dortmund as it appears Manchester United's bid to sign Sancho may have come to an end
Sancho has not trained with Favre's squad since United tabled their bid because of an ongoing respiratory infection.
He missed the 4-0 victory over Freiburg and also sat out of the German Supercup final against Bayern Munich. The forward has tested negative for coronavirus.
Sancho has been United's No 1 target throughout the summer, with Donny van de Beek the only other arrival so far at Old Trafford, but the club missed Dortmund's August 10 deadline for the deal to be completed.
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Prior to their late bid, United had made a breakthrough in negotiations with Sancho's representatives earlier in September, with wages and agents fees no longer thought to be an issue for the Premier League club, but on September 23 Dharmesh Sheth told The Transfer Show that Dortmund had been left "bemused" by United's attempts to sign him.
Gareth Southgate selected Sancho for England's upcoming Nations League games against Belgium and Denmark and a friendly against Wales, with the Three Lions squad due to meet up at St George's Park on October 5, which coincides with Transfer Deadline Day.
Transfer Deadline Day - October 5
The summer transfer window closes at 11pm on Monday October 5 with a feast of activity throughout the day involving the biggest names in football.
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Michael Clifford: The Man Behind The Guitar
Amber Nordberg April 11, 2016, 4:43 pm
Michael Clifford the guitar player. Michael Clifford the funny one. Michael Clifford the one battling depression? When you go past the outside perception of the 5SOS lead guitarist you will find a man fighting a battle with himself, a man who would rather battle than disappoint. He would rather fight his own battles than disappoint his family, his fans.
Michael Clifford has a strong connection and relationship with his fans. He relates with them more than either of them even knows. As a teenager Michael was often alone in his bedroom playing video games hiding from the world. Struggling with the 'norm' of staying in school and ignoring the voice telling him to follow his passion. The same struggles his fans face on a daily basis.
"It's unbelievable how you can affect someone so deeply and never know."
2013 was a huge year for Michael and his band mates. Getting to be the opening act of One Direction, the biggest band in the world is something most only dream of. After two years of being the support act the band was finally able to do their own tour. The headlining band touring across the globe seems surreal and something a band from Australia can only dream about.
Although the boys of 5SOS have reached a status of fame only grasped by some, the appreciation and love they have for their fans has only grown.
you guys have shown next level dedication with these SGFG numbers all over the world. we love you. I am going to sob deeply all day
— meowchael (@Michael5SOS) November 2, 2015
In 2015 the boys released their 2nd studio album, Sounds Good, Feels Good. Michael wrote on this album, just as he did with their first album. When we first heard it, there was something a little different about Michael's songs. They were written with more emotion, more love, more sadness.
Calum and Michael co-wrote "Jet Black Heart", the third single off Sounds Good, Feels Good. In the song you can hear the battle of emotions he is feeling, the emptiness and lack of self worth. In the video you see different fans from around the world dealing with a daily struggle sometimes not seen from the outside. When you listen and watch it, it's telling you its okay to not be okay sometimes.
"Real bands save fans, real fans save bands."
There is a bond between Michael and his fans, a bond some of us can't understand but a bond that is beautiful. A bond that is much deeper than music. One built on knowing you're not alone and that there is someone who cares for you when you feel like no one else does.
We love you Michael, and that whatever bumps are in your road we know you will pass them and be stronger than before.
Tweet us at our 5SOS Twitter and tell us what you love about Michael!
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%% "It was wild," Johnny Damon said, "but we loved every single bit of it." And every double, triple, home run and sacrifice fly. Before the 50-minute first inning was over Friday night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox had rewritten the record book: 14 runs in the first, 10 runs before an out was recorded, Damon with a record-tying three hits in an inning, becoming the first player to hit a single, double and triple in an inning.
Another Dozen To Go In K.C.
Approximate number of doughnuts Kansas City-area Krispy Kremes have given away through a promotion in which fans can redeem their Kauffman Stadium ticket stubs for a free dozen when the Royals get 12 or more hits. The Royals have done it 12 times already this season and fans are scooping up stubs and scarfing down doughnuts. "One guy came into a store with 125 [stubs]," Kelly Lehman, Krispy Kreme's marketing director for Missouri and Kansas, told the Kansas City Star.
Yount, Fisk And ... Rolls?
HR -- Rolls 2 (2) off Clemens
The Devil Rays' Damian Rolls hadn't hit a home run since 2001 before going deep in consecutive at-bats off a future Hall of Famer Monday night in a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. The last two players to homer in consecutive at-bats off Roger Clemens are already in the Hall of Fame: Robin Yount and Carlton Fisk.
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2B -- Wilkerson (19); 3B -- Wilkerson (2); HR -- Wilkerson (9) off Torres
Add a bunt single and you have Brad Wilkerson's cycle, the fifth by a Montreal Expo. The 4-for-4, four RBI performance came in a 6-4 victory over the Pirates on Tuesday. Wilkerson did it in order, too. Single in the second, double in the fifth, triple in the sixth and two-run homer in the seventh.


Accuracy of ''On the sea ice near Rigolet, Labrador'' *dateline* in NYTimes online called into question: was reporter there in fall of 2017? She was not.
Toe touch?
RE: From The New York Times:
''Reporters Get New Datelines So They Won't Seem Out of Place''
The Times is changing how it shows where articles were written, hoping to more clearly convey that "we are on the scene around the world."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/insider/dateline-byline-reporters.html?mwrsm=Email
Why Lost Ice Means Lost Hope for an Inuit Village
[Very well-reported and researched by James Reston Reporting Fellow for the New York Times Livia Albeck-Ripka]
The only road to Rigolet, Labrador, is the ice. But climate change is making that ice vanish, and the mental health impact runs deep. A New York Times intern visited the region in January 2017 before she was a NYT employee and still a freelance writer so there is no NYT dateline
The important article was published on NOV. 25, 2017
[ORIGINAL FAUX DATELINE HAS BEEN DELETED HERE FOR EDITORIAL REASONS AND STANDARDS AND PRACTICES OVERSIGHT]
Leaning over the handlebars with one knee up on the seat, Derrick Pottle commanded his snowmobile between rocks and sheets of gray sea ice before stopping suddenly at the mouth of a bay.
"It's open," Mr. Pottle said, turning off his machine. Ten yards away, the ice had cracked and opened a dark hole in the water that made it impossible to drive across the inlet.
It was Jan. 7, 2017 (when the reporter was not a New York Times employee and paid for the trip through her own funds or a generous un-named media sponsor) unusually late in the season for Mr. Pottle's first trip to his winter cabin — a few hours drive by snowmobile from his hometown, Rigolet — over what should have been more than 60 miles of frozen trails and solid ice.
[When a New York Times article has an unvetted ''dateline'' that reads ON SEA ICE NEAR RIGOLET, Labrador — with a sentence that reads ''that made it impossible to drive across the inlet. It was Jan. 7, unusually late in the season for Mr. Pottle's first trip to his cabin'' ....does this mean the article was researched and reported and that the reporter was there in Canada on January 7, 2017 when she was not a NYT staffer or in November 2017 when she was an intern at the NYT?
SEE NYT's own take on the use of datelines:
SEE JACK SCHAFER's take a few years ago on this topic:
What is a dateline?
https://www.library.illinois.edu/village/globalnews/mod1/pg17.htm
First, you have to know what a dateline is -- and what it is not.
The dateline of a news story has important information -- it indicates the city the journalist was in when he or she reported on the story. It also indicates the date the story was filed.
However, the dateline does not indicate the place of publication. For example, an article that was published in a US-based newspaper, website, or TV network was produced in the US for an audience of Americans. It can thus be considered to have the US as its place of publication -- regardless of the dateline. (See example, right).
Dateline - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dateline
A dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. In the ...
http://www.easymedia.in/what-is-a-dateline-and-how-it-is-written/
Toe Touching
In journalism, the term "toe-touch" is means "to make a quick trip to a particular place, just so you can claim that location in the dateline of the published story." It's considered an unethical practice, since the dateline implies that the writer actually did the reporting in that location, when in fact they might have done all the reporting via internet.
Rick Bragg's "Dateline Toe-Touch"
A New York Times writer gets gets caught cutting corners.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2003/05/rick_braggs_dateline_toetouch.html
and TIME magazine controversy over a dateline with Laurie Goodstein
https://www.mrc.org/articles/times-commits-dateline-toe-touch-episcopal-churchs-anaheim-convention
toe-touch - A Way with Words
https://www.waywordradio.org/toe_touch_1/
2004年9月15日 - toe-touch «Visiting a scene to claim a dateline for an article ...
The man who took the New York Times for a ride | US news | The ...
https://www.theguardian.com › US News › Newspapers & magazines
- This, alleges Blair, led to a practice known as the "toe-touch", which he ... to get a dateline on a story by reporting and writing it in one location, ...
A short editors note or authors note before or after article help readers better understand when article was written and where either before nyt gig or during current nyt intern gig. When did livia make the toe touch embedded in the dateline? Honesty would help.
So far the NYT is not responding to this, so.....LET IT BE. Water under the bridge. The article is very very good and the dateline issue is not important at all. Moving on.
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India All India 09 Jul 2019 Anna Hazare appears before court in Nimbalkar murder case, records statement
Anna Hazare appears before court in Nimbalkar murder case, records statement
Published : Jul 9, 2019, 3:30 pm IST
Updated : Jul 9, 2019, 3:30 pm IST
Former NCP MP Padamsinh Patil, an accused in the case, was also present in the court of Special Judge AL Yawalkar.
Anandi Devi had challenged the trial court order before the Bombay High Court which also rejected her plea. (Photo: File)
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare appeared on Tuesday before a special CBI court in Mumbai as a prosecution witness in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawan Raje Nimbalkar and recorded his statement.
Nimbalakar was murdered in June 2006 in Kalamboli area of Navi Mumbai. His wife Anandi Devi had moved the trial court seeking Hazare be made a witness in the case.
The court had, however, rejected her plea, saying that he was not a direct witness in the case and his statement could just be "hearsay".
Anandi Devi had challenged the trial court order before the Bombay High Court which also rejected her plea.
Later, she filed a plea in the Supreme Court which set aside the high court order and directed the CBI to make Hazare a witness in the case.
In 2002, Hazare had alleged that Padamsinh Patil threatened to kill him.
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HomeNewsCharlotte Flair On Being 'The Opportunity': I Don't Need To Hold A Championship To Be The Champion
Charlotte Flair On Being 'The Opportunity': I Don't Need To Hold A Championship To Be The Champion
Crusher April 28, 2021
posted on Apr. 28, 2021 at 11:13 am
Charlotte Flair is the champion, whether she has gold around her waist or not.
Charlotte was a guest on WWE's The Bump on Wednesday and talked about her status in WWE and the new moniker of "The Opportunity" she's been using recently. Charlotte said there's plenty of people with an opinion about her, but she realized that she needs to embrace it and put a spin on what's being said about her by her detractors.
"I think every opinion, I'm just going to take and I don't know… I don't know how to properly say it," Charlotte explained, "but that's this idea of being 'The Opportunity' is everyone's saying 'Oh, she takes everyone's opportunities!' so you just spin it and you put some truth into it. 'Well yes, because I am The Opportunity.'"
Flair was also asked if she feels like she's bigger than the recognized championships in WWE. While she said she "[doesn't] want to diminish what the championships mean", Flair does see herself as a champion, whether she has gold or not.
"I don't want to say bigger, but I don't need to hold a championship to be the champion," Flair said. "I don't know how else you say it. You don't need to be a face of the division to hold the gold."
When asked who she has a bigger beef with between Asuka and Rhea Ripley, Charlotte said both, but also called out Ripley for stealing her spot at WrestleMania.
"Both simultaneously, but that snake [Rhea Ripley] took my match at WrestleMania. That snake! They all talk about each other," she said, "but she took my spot!"
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Egypt: On Understanding Egypt
On Understanding Egypt
By Ralph Ellis
For many people, and perhaps most of all for Americans, Egypt is a very misunderstood country. As an Islamic country, bordering the Middle East but actually in North Africa, it is an Arabic republic, but at the same time, altogether different than any other. This is due to its 5,000 year old heritage, as well as its strategic location and other unique attributes. Current analysts often refer to Egypt as a "Moderate Islamic State", but in characterizing Egypt in this manner, one really fails to grasp its essence as a modern member of the world community.
The Old Shepeard's Hotel was the Heart and Soul of Visiting English Society
Specifically, Egypt as a country is worldly, more than a little influenced by ancient Mediterranean, more recent European and even more recent western media influences. Throughout the ages, Egypt has often been forced to open its eyes to the world and foreign influences, while other countries in the region were allowed to sleep a little longer. It is the entertainment capital of the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as a power broker and regional peace maker.
Egypt's first tourists might be considered to be the Greeks, who came to Egypt perhaps because of its mysteries. Indeed, probably no other country on earth has been influenced so much by tourism. Even as Egypt's importance as an agricultural breadbasket to Rome, and later as a crosswords of East and West by Europeans, and to all a gateway to Africa, many people came to Egypt either to explore the antiquities, or often just to escape the European winters.
Of course, while Egypt's mysteries may have bought attention to the country, its strategic location and agricultural potency sustained that interest. Mostly, Egypt's worldliness comes from its European heritage, though of course the Greek influence is still felt particularly on the North Coast. But it was the French and English that established themselves in the country and influenced what is today's Egypt. The French came for conquests, but bought with them inventive ideas, the French language, still widely known in Egypt, French culture as well as social and diplomatic influences. The British seem to have come because of the the French, and bought with them railways, politics and money. Together, they practically made a European city of Cairo, aided by the Egyptian rulers themselves.
Both the British and French built important transportation systems that would add considerably to Egypt's exposure to foreign influence. The French, of course, built the Suez canal, though in reality it was built with Egyptian labor, and eventually, with Egyptian money. But the English also built the rail line between Alexandria and Cairo, along with a telegraph, opening up an important route between Briton and India. With the railway came English merchants, clergymen and teachers, middle class girls looking for husbands and Thomas J. Cook, who in 1860 organized his first tour to Egypt for thirty-two ladies and gentlemen. Hence, he began the modern era of tourism to Egypt.
In fact, in the mid 1800s as war raged in the U.S. and European countries sought other sources for King Cotton, almost every European country had citizens living in Cairo. By 1872 there were three hundred thousand people living in Cairo, and eighty-five thousand of them were non-Egyptians. Other countries in the region had little to offer these Europeans, and so their cultures developed along different paths, less effected by the outside world. Even today, Cairo maintains a huge presence of foreign residents, numbering at least in the hundreds of thousands.
These foreigners bought with them there own standards and ideas on almost everything, including the houses they lived in, their food, their entertainment and other tastes. These had a great influence on local pashas, merchants and princes, and by the mid 1800s many Egyptians had also been abroad, and they too bought back their own ideas of clothing, how stores should operate, what streets should look like and what sort of houses they wished to live in.
They bought in foreign architects from Italy, France, Austria and Briton, and the combination of rich pashas, imported capital and foreign experts changed Cairo forever. By now, Ismail, Mohammed Ali's grandson ruled Egypt. He had been educated in France and had traveled extensively in Europe. His dream was that Cairo should rival modern Paris, and he set about to accomplish this ambitious scheme.
His plan was to establish a new quarter to the west of Cairo proper and he had this area laid out according to French plans with straight streets and roundabouts, and the organized pattern of modern Cairo is the results. To populate the area, Ismail gave land to anyone who would build within eighteen months a house or building worth at least thirty thousand francs. the rich instantly obliged, and while the buildings at first were mostly residential, soon banks and consulates also built their new headquarters, moving across the borderline of Ezbekiya from the old Rosetti quarters to develop this new commercial district that was not going to be Arab, but rather European. Greek and German brasseries and French cafes also sprang up along the new streets, and many of them had orchestras or bands. It was a lavish time in Egypt for the rich, and even middle class.
1869 was an astonishing year for Egypt because of the opening of the Suez Canal. For the Europeans living in Egypt, and the rich Egyptians, it was a year of balls, banquets, theaters, operas and races. More Europeans came, including such notables as the Prince of Wales and without doubt Egypt was the destination of anyone with style and money.
Completed in 1869 to host Verdi's Rigoletto, the Old Cairo
Opera House was an exact copy of La Scala of Milan
Eventually the money would run out, and in the end, European bankers basically foreclosed on Egypt, capturing the country without a shot being fired. Much of the money used for buildings, roads, and the Suez Canal itself had been borrowed at lofty costs, and so Egypt fell even further under the influence, and now outright control of Europeans.
In 1952, Egypt again became a free country, and certainly things have changed over the years. But its worldly attitude remains, and it is a country so very different than its Arab and Islamic neighbors. The French Restaurants, British banks and hotels of every nationality have been supplemented by modern American fast food chains and even Radio Shacks. In fact, Egypt reminds me so very much of America, with its convergence of cultures, rising middle class and raging free enterprise. Also very similar to the U.S., Egypt certainly has its own distinctive culture, but it is tented by global influences.
While its marriage to Europe was often uncomfortable, particularly for the poor, a tradition of welcoming visitors with open arms continues, for Egypt's tourism heritage is over two thousand years old and hospitality has become a matter of considerable national pride.
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Instagram Analytics • Mar 11, 2019
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Since Facebook bought Instagram in 2012, Instagram has been known for adopting and emulating our favourite features from parallel apps. Taking on video content, direct messaging and advertising early into the buy, the social media platform has been squeezing out competition ever since. In August 2016 Instagram added Stories as its answer to Snapchat. In December 2017 Instagram added the ability to archive these stories, and more recently the adding of the Memories feature has rid users of the need to turn to Facebook and Timehop to drizzle themselves in nostalgia of years gone by. On July 9th 2018, it was stated on Forbes.com that Timehop had more than 21 million users. It makes sense that Instagram, a company owned by Facebook itself, would like to get in on that attention. Then in June 2018 IGTV took on YouTube, increasing video content length limits to 60 minutes, all in-app on Instagram.
Now this…
Instagram appears to be testing out a new in-app local business profile page feature. It looks like a cross between the 'About' section of Pages on Facebook and the information of local businesses on Google Maps.
If you're one of the lucky few who are able to view this feature, here's how you can find it:
Go to a business profile.
Click on the address at the top of the profile page.
Click 'View Location Info'.
Click 'View Information'.
Why are they doing this?
The monopolisation of the online space is the game these big social media fish are playing, so the minimisation of diverted attention and the need to use any other platform(s) are up there as the main reasons. Of course the top dogs aren't going to want you to have a reason to go anywhere else if they can provide a solution for your needs.
It's interesting witnessing Instagram taking on more roles in order to maintain attention and stop users needing to go onto other platforms to access both information and entertainment. Attention is always key online. If users have to go onto another platform to find the information they want, then they are being taken away from the platform. At the end of the day, Instagram is a business that wants to make money, and the currency in social media is governed by the need to dominate attention. If there's no attention on the platform, there are no business opportunities.
Why is this good for your brand on Instagram?
With fewer reasons to venture off Instagram and onto YouTube, Facebook and now — in part — Google, Instagram may expect to see a lot more action from their current users. More attention to the platform potentially means more eyeballs on your own brand's Instagram page. More eyeballs means more awareness, and awareness is the building block of growth.
According to statista.com there is a higher percentage of 18–24 year olds Instagram users than there are of the same demographic of Facebook users. If your brand's target market is an audience that fits within this bracket, you'd be wise to embrace changes that keep your audience in one place.
Additionally, it opens up the option for your business to have more information on the app. With these online business cards being built into the platform, if they do roll out worldwide, you'll be able to claim yours and link it to your location. This is good news for potential customers.
Something to keep in mind…
Instagram does test a lot of features. While some users will have access to all the latest features, others have to wait for a global roll out. You'll most probably need to have the latest version of Instagram and any applicable updates, and you may still find that you can't access every feature. This doesn't stop me pondering the end result of the evolution of Instagram. Will it end up squeezing out a substantial amount of apps in its continual development? Could Instagram be the one-stop-shop for millennials and generations to come? Or will it become irrelevant by taking on too many roles?
One thing's for sure — it's not going anywhere just yet.
As a brand, the more information you have to hand, the more control you have to take your business to the next level. Whatever developments that are to come from Instagram in the future, use the features you have at your disposal and be willing to adapt your strategy. Keep tabs on your KPIs, learn what is working for your brand (and what isn't) and optimise your posts with Minter.io. Start your 14 day free trial today, to see how we can help you get the most from your brand on Instagram.


Claudio Bravo wins first Zamora Trophy
FC Barcelona's Chilean goalkeeper takes home award for top goals against average in La Liga Season record includes 23 shutouts, surpassing Valdés and Zubizarreta on Club's all-time list
Claudio Bravo will have some personal hardware to go along with FC Barcelona's La Liga title this season. The Chilean goalkeeper not only played a huge role in FC Barcelona's league championship campaign this season, but he'll also add his very first Ricardo Zamora Trophy, awarded to the La Liga goalkeeper with the best goals againsta average.
Bravo's numbers are spectacular, having only given up 19 goals in 37 league games this season, well ahead of Valencia's Diego Alves, who conceded 29. Bravo did not play the final game of the season, giving way to Jordi Masip after the team had clinched the La Liga title with a game to spare. With Saturday's two goals conceded to Deportivo, Barça have given up 21 in total this season. No team has surrendered fewer goals since the 1993/94 season, when Deportivo only gave up 18.
Bravo's 0.51 goals against per game put him third on the all-time list in La Liga, only behind Paco Liaño's 0.47 average with Deportivo in that 1993/94 season, and Víctor Valdés' 0.50 with Barça in 2010/11. Valdés, however, only played in 32 of the 38 La Liga matches that year.
Bravo the record breaker
In addition to the Zamora Trophy, Claudio Bravo set two new records this season. He set a new La Liga record by going 754 minutes without conceding to open the season, surpassing Pedro Maria Artola's previous record of 560 minutes which was set in 1977/78. In addition, Bravo racked up a record 23 shutouts in the 37 games he played. The previous record of 20 was achieved by both Valdés (2004-05) and Andoni Zubizarreta (1988/89).


'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Gets Official Rating For 'Strong Violence'
ScreenCrush Staff Published: October 31, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, for the 30th straight time, an MCU movie has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Wakanda Forever is officially rated PG-13 for "sequences of strong violence, action and some language."
For sake of comparison, the original Black Panther from 2018 was rated PG-13 for "prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture."
The wording is different, but the rationale is basically the same — although it would be terrific if someone from the MPAA would explain the difference between "prolonged sequences of action violence" and "sequences of strong violence" and also "action." Is there a difference? Have their stock descriptions for these sorts of comic-book movies and their big setpieces changed? Should parents interpret at this two descriptions differently? It's hard to tell.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is directed, like Black Panther, by Ryan Coogler. It continues the story of the first film's cast, minus its central figure: T'Challa, whose role was not recast following the death of Chadwick Boseman in the summer of 2020. Here is the latest teaser for the movie:
The film stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Michaela Coel, Florence Kasumba, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta as classic Marvel character Namor, and Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, whose Ironheart character will soon be spun off into her own Disney+ TV series.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is scheduled to open in theaters on November 11.
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Frau Nein's shock treatment is dangerous for the eurozone
Germany is crucifying Greece but is failing to do what it could do to help the eurozone.
By John Wyles
Angela Merkel is again 'Frau Nein', the role in European politics that now seems to come naturally to her. Her rigid insistence that the eurozone should withhold any explicit guarantees of a rescue package for Greece was perfectly in line with the desires of German political parties and public opinion. Her rejection of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's urging to take a step towards European economic government is uncompromising. Her nailing of George Papandreou's government to the cross of extraordinary austerity, to be practiced under equally extraordinary scrutiny, is intended to discourage others from fiscal laxity and the presentation of mendacious statistics to their partners.
In both principle and practice, Merkel is thus upholding the fundamental tenets of German policy established during the negotiations on monetary union in the early 1990s and drilled into the resulting Treaty of Maastricht in 1992. At that time, Germany did not want European monetary union and its citizens greatly lamented their sacrifice of the deutschemark. But the Germany led by Helmut Kohl was still seized of the need to be 'good Europeans' and recognised that monetary union would have to be the bromide with which its European partners – above all, France – would swallow the pill of German reunification. Nevertheless, a new Germany did emerge during the Maastricht negotiations, and its profile has been sharply defined in the past 15 or so years. Where it was once diffident in trying to push partners towards its position, Berlin has become rather more careless of their sensitivities.
In 1990, France's then president, François Mitterrand, told the UK's prime minister, Margaret Thatcher: "The problem of reunification has provoked a psychological shock with the Germans. This has revived certain characteristics that one had forgotten, a certain brutality and an elimination of all other problems apart from those corresponding to their own preoccupations. I say that the Germans have the right to self-determination, but I say also I have the right to take into account the preoccupations of the rest of Europe."
This focus on their own preoccupations is common to nation states and a familiar feature of French policy over the decades. So why should German management of the eurozone – for that is what we are witnessing – be a cause for concern? Germany is behaving like any other member state in defence of national interests that are founded on protecting the stability of the monetary union and the total independence of the European Central Bank.
We should worry for at least two reasons. The first is that the rules of the economic and monetary union, especially the stability and growth pact, need to be reviewed and re-worked, but there is no evidence that Berlin is prepared to do so. It is not ready to call into question its position in the Maastricht negotiations that monetary union should not be accompanied by any form of political union, or that members of the eurozone should not assume the liabilities of other members ("no bail-out"). The stability pact was conceived in Berlin (repelled by the austerity of its name, it was France that insisted on adding 'growth') as the best available means of pressuring member states to meet their commitments to low deficits and balanced budgets.
It has not worked, not least because France and Germany took no notice and ran very loose fiscal policies for several years after 2002. Merkel knows that the eurozone will have to rescue Greece if it defaults and cannot roll over debt. But the down-payment demanded of Athens is severe austerity and surveillance so penetrating that it amounts to a humiliating loss of national sovereignty.
At this stage we cannot know whether the treatment being meted out to Greece at Merkel's behest pour décourager les autres will dissuade others from careless rejection of budgetary discipline. But it will certainly bring the Greek economy to its knees, with only a distant prospect of recovery. If Greece really were to cut its budget deficit from 12.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) to less than 3% by 2012, the reduction of GDP required would be around 15%. Is there any EU government that would not fear for its political and social stability in applying such savage medicine?
Shock treatment of this kind risks undermining political solidarity, since eurozone governments will begin to agree that the one country that could do something very practical to help put others on the path to recovery is showing little interest in doing so. Martin Wolf, the Financial Times' economic commentator, last week argued that Germany must urgently re-balance its economy, reducing its excessive dependence on exports to become a much stronger source of demand for the products of the eurozone's struggling economies. Those countries would still have to allow nominal wages to fall, cut public spending and raise taxes, but if Germany helped drag them towards recovery, disaster could be avoided.
He concluded that "a currency union whose core country not only exports deflation, but also stands aside as members collapse is in deep trouble. Germany alone can decide whether it wants this union to prosper or not". This is a warning that should be taken seriously.
John Wyles is chief strategy co-ordinator for the European Policy Centre, a think-tank.
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State of California says the Tesla S isn't a driverless car
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State of California says the Tesla S isn't a driverless car. Image credit: Car and Driver.
California's regulations for autonomous vehicles were further revised and released on September 30, by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on their official website.
The biggest change includes a regulatory clause that allows the absence of a driver in some cases providing the vehicle is always connected to the company's network. This means the self-driving car can never be left alone completely.
California is the number one state in autonomous vehicle testing, a position that has lead to many breakthroughs and setbacks, such as last week's accident involving a Google Lexus. These trials are partially responsible for inspiring these types of legislation which include the recently published Federal Automated Vehicles Policy.
The DMV forbids the Tesla S model to be called an autonomous car
Several self-driving car manufacturers have come forward to criticize the original draft of these regulations, citing concerns on innovation and fearing reduced testing of autonomous vehicles. The first version of the report was released in December 2015.
Other complaints included those made by certain disabled groups, who stated these policies hurt the people self-driving cars are attempting to aid, according to an article on Business Insider.
The DMV released three different revised documents. The first one is a glossary that explains words such as 'autonomous' and forbids their use in cars such as the Tesla Model S, a car that still needs a human driver behind the wheel, even when using its Autopilot mode.
The other documents include an open invitation to discuss these regulatory policies later this month and an official statement regarding the Federal mentioned above Automated Vehicles Policy released by the NHTSA.
Highlights from the revised documents
The DMV's Workshop Notice states their new approach will focus on allowing autonomous car makers more room for testing and the eventual 'deployment' of these vehicles on public roads. 'Deployment' means the vehicle's future availability to be purchased and used by the general public.
It also classifies autonomous vehicles in five different levels, from driver-assisted cars to fully self-driven models. This classification was created by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and adopted by the DMV on their original draft.
The revised regulation states only SAE Level 3 vehicles will be obligated to have an operator with a driver's license. Examples of a Level 3 car could include both the Tesla's and Google's Lexus cars, which, like the regulation states, need a person to "be ready to take back control when the automated system requests."
A public hearing is scheduled for further discussion of these policies on October 19 at the Capitol building in Sacramento.
Source: Department of Motor Vehicles DMV DMV Automated vehicle policy
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What are the Different Types of Intestinal Parasites?
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The Giardia parasite can cause acute diarrhea.
There are two main groups of intestinal parasites: helminths and protozoa. Collectively, these organisms cause millions of infections around the world every year, in regions which vary from the urban United States to the remote areas of Africa. Left untreated, intestinal parasites can cause long term health problems or even death in the patient, and the patient can also act as a carrier to spread the parasites to other members of the community.
Intestinal parasites can be transmitted due to poor hygiene.
Intestinal parasites can be ingested in a variety of ways, with one of the leading modes of transmission being fecal to oral contact due to poor hygiene. Infections can also occur when parasites colonize water or soil, or in the case of zoonotic parasites which infect animals consumed by humans. In all cases, the parasites feed off the body to the detriment of the patient, interfering with nutrient absorption and causing a variety of symptoms.
Those with an intestinal parasite may experience abdominal pain.
People may develop symptoms right away, or they may be infected for years without being aware of it. When symptoms do appear, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramping are all very common. The presence of intestinal parasites can be diagnosed with the use of a fecal sample which is examined for traces of organisms which could be causing infection. Patients should be aware that sometimes a sample may yield false negative or inconclusive results, necessitating another sample.
Diarrhea and abdominal cramping are common symptoms of interstinal parasites.
Helminths or worms are multi-celled organisms which are typically found in undercooked food, although it is also possible to be infected via contaminated water or soil. Tapeworms, roundworms, and pinworms are among the most famous and widespread. One of the classic signs of infection with worms is the presence of worms or segments in the feces.
Protozoa such as amoebas, giardia, and cryptosporidium are one celled organisms which can multiply freely in the intestinal tract. It can sometimes be difficult to identify protozoa because they are so small and difficult to identify in the feces. People who have traveled recently should alert their doctors to this fact when they request medical attention for symptoms which suggest infection with intestinal parasites, as travel is a major risk factor for infection.
Nausea and vomiting are common when symptoms of intestinal parasites manifest.
Several medications can be used to eliminate intestinal parasites from the body. These drugs are generally available by prescription only to encourage patients to go to the doctor for a diagnosis so that the correct medication can be selected to eliminate the particular species causing the infection. Some patients also have success with herbal and other alternative therapies.
Ever since she began contributing to the site several years ago, Mary has embraced the exciting challenge of being a researcher and writer. Mary has a liberal arts degree from Goddard College and spends her free time reading, cooking, and exploring the great outdoors.
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Intestinal parasites and malaria are two of the major reasons it is so difficult for developing countries to get on their feet.
When you think about how many people are suffering from these illnesses, which cause weakness and slow people down even in their mild forms, it's a wonder any work can get done at all.
That's one of the reasons major charities like the Bill Gates foundation and others are trying to start targeting diseases like this and completely eliminate them.
It's not just the human suffering, although that is a good enough reason.
It's also that intestine parasites contribute to economic poverty for the whole region.
KoiwiGal
When I was traveling in Africa I had a friend with me who we were sure had amoebas. She had all the awful intestinal parasite symptoms, in extreme form.
She would be constipated for three weeks, then suddenly spend a week without leaving the toilet. It was really terrible for her and she felt sick. We got her tested three times and each time she came back negative. She started worrying that it was some kind of psychosomatic thing. And the doctors refused to put her on medication.
But then she got tested a fourth time.
She came back to the hotel waving the test results and was almost jumping up and down crowing "I have amoebas!"
Finally they could put her on medication and she quickly got better.
So, yeah, if you feel sick, don't be afraid to keep getting tested, because those suckers don't always show up when you need them to.
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