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Last Friday, President Obama criticized Sony in a press conference for pulling "The Interview" from theaters after threats from hackers.
Obama said Sony "made a mistake," explaining, "I wish [Sony] had spoken to me first. I would have told them do not get into a pattern where you're intimidated by these kinds of criminal attacks."
Despite Sony CEO Michael Lynton disputing the president's comments, many industry insiders argued that Obama's strongly-worded remarks would ultimately force the studio to release the controversial film one way or another.
By Tuesday, Sony announced that "The Interview" would get its Christmas Day release after all, showing in more than 200 independent theaters across the country.
The White House was very happy with Sony's decision, and released the below statement:
The president applauds Sony's decision to authorize screenings of the film. As the president made clear, we're a country that believes in free speech and the right of artistic expression. The decision made by Sony and participating theaters allows people to make their own choices about the film and we welcome that outcome.
"The Interview" stars Seth Rogen and James Franco were also thrilled by the news:
The people have spoken! Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn't give up! The Interview will be shown at theaters willing to play it on Xmas day!— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) December 23, 2014
The PEOPLE and THE PRESIDENT have spoken!!!
SONY to release THE INTERVIEW in theaters… http://t.co/0KyZQAB6cf— James Franco (@JamesFrancoTV) December 23, 2014


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All athletes have different imbalances, limiting factors, overall attitudes etc. Because of that, it would be hard to put together a generic plan and expect a high-level result.
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing a sports scientist, Ian Mack, who works with many NHL players and was recently featured on ESPN for his work with Patrick Kane this past off-season. Below you can read the interview (with our questions in the bolded text) and get some insight into how Patrick Kane and other NHL players are training during the off-season. Enoy!
"Hey Ian, thanks for doing this interview with us. I've been following and enjoying your Instagram content (@ianjmack) for at least a year now since discovering you through NHL'er Connor Carrick. More recently you were featured in an ESPN column on Patrick Kane's success this season (which we will get into a little bit more shortly). First, if you'd just like to introduce yourself, where you live, how you got started in the fitness industry, and what type of athletes you work with?"

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Hong-Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has announced a boost in connectivity on flights to Manchester. As of Dec. 1, 2017, the carrier will be operating services on a daily basis with their Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
The Boeing 777-300ERs in their fleet will be replaced by the A350-900s in June respectively, which is a smaller aircraft but with greater frequency and a newer cabin.
Neil Glenn, Cathay Pacific General Manager for Europe, commented: "Our frequency increases are a direct result of responding to the needs of our customers. Since we initially launched the route in December 2014, we've been delighted with how popular it has proved. The enhanced schedule will provide business and leisure travellers in the North West with more choice and greater flexibility in planning their trips for added convenience, while at the same time strengthening Hong Kong's position as Asia's leading aviation hub. From there, the airline serves over 190 destinations via Hong Kong International Airport, including 22 destinations within mainland China."
This expansion means that Manchester's catchment area of over 22 million people will be able to enjoy extra and potentially cheaper flights to the Swire.
The Airbus A350-900s will feature Business, Premium Economy, and Economy in terms of class configurations. Flight times remain relatively the same in terms of arrivals and departures but the frequency will be changed over the course of the year.
Stephen Turner, Commercial Director at Manchester Airport, said: "For Cathay Pacific to recently announce an increase to five flights per week was excellent news in itself, but for them now to go to a daily service from December clearly showcases the strong demand for the route. In just a few years the route is performing extremely positively and allows the 22m people in our catchment area easy, direct access to Hong Kong and beyond. It continues to unlock economic opportunities and trade between the two regions and I am sure the extra frequency will be welcomed by business and leisure passengers alike."
All-in-all, such expansion for Cathay Pacific in the Northwest of the UK is looking very promising and prosperous, offering potential opportunities for growth further North.
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arrogance, Jesus, Meeism, Meeism definition, Meeism introduction, Narcissism, self-absorbtion, Selfishness, Selflessness
At Grace Bible Church, we find a great challenge with what we call the "meeism." Meeism is the predominant theme in the world today. It dominates our lives in a variety of fashions. Simply counting the number of times we use the word "I" in a day would be a humbling experience for the most unassuming of people. We are all about, well, "the me."
Okay, enough of the clichés and catch phrases. What is meism. I suspect many of you already know where we are headed. I think we should be thorough though and define "meeism" before we get to far ahead of ourselves.
First though it could be, Meeism is not necessarily arrogant. Meeism can take on a level of humility, or a conciliatory appearance. These attitudes are only permitted in Meeism as long as it feeds the core, me. We submit to our supervisors at work. We don't steal from others. We submit to an authority to complete a project. We even help people out when it makes us feel good about ourselves and what we've done. Meeism therefore can be magnanimous in appearance even though it is something wholly different. (1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Corinthians 5:12)
Second, Meeism is not necessarily atheistic or without belief, it may even claim faith in god. The difference between real faith in God and Meeism faith is, well me. Meeism faith takes doctrine and conforms it to the individual. Meeism believes in me. Meesim is presented clearly in Philippians 2:21, "For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ." Meeism faith develops its own set of beliefs and claims god is that way. Meeism reads the Bible and conforms it to self. Meeism makes the Gospel about Christian liberty instead of making Christian liberty about the Gospel. Meeism conforms doctrine relative to personally developed beliefs. Meeism is a god unto themselves (Genesis 3:5). Meeism may even be arrogant enough to think it can literally own its own world in the future. Meeism can believe they are a god, or a god unto themselves. Either way it is still about "me."
Third, Meeism is not necessarily outwardly bold or narcissistic nor is the rebellion in Meeism easily seen or understood. Quiet rebellion seems meek in appearance and is very timid in function. Inside there is a seething resentment for the actual circumstances one must submit too. (Luke 15:25-30) Further, Meeism takes on an air of authority that develops from this inner pride. (Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 1:21-22)
Fourth, Meeism is a natural function of man's heart that strives for its own desires in all things. (Romans 7:14-22) In this way, the natural tendency is to make all things about self, orient all things to benefit self, seek only with things that are perceived as enjoyable for self. One attends worship not to worship God and submit to His Biblical precepts of worship. One attends church for personal spiritual development/enrichment, enjoyment of the praise/worship music/people/pastor, not because of doctrinal purity. Church attendance is not for God's glory, but for personal need or a perceived family need (it's good for the kids). I'm comfortable here.
These are the baseline elements of Meeism. They are very closely related. They are all relative. Each individual has their own Meeism and each Meeism has its own individual. They are all about personal faith and dependent upon ones self-determined perceptions of God. Though frequently misguided or just plain wrong, individuals develop their own understanding of scripture and it always comes down to what they personally perceive, understand or desire. Beliefs are communicated too, but not necessarily believed by others. Scripture calls these people false teachers (2 Peter 2:1-3) Finally, tied to false teachers, Meeism makes sense to us because we can personalize it. I like my world because everyone here likes me. We are comfortable with Meeism because we can live with whatever Meeism produces, or change what we do not like. It is pliable. Meeism helps our victim-hood, our sense of authority and promotes the delusion of control. We can do whatever we want with Meeism, it becomes our personal deity.
How applicable is our ancient Bible concerning today's "Meeism?" Consider this passage with respect to society's challenges and government leadership/operations:
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
Definition: Meeism is our personal ethos as it develops, conforms to personal circumstance, relates to individual faith, promotes an attitude to authority based on perceived needs, desires and individual cogitation. Meeism is life personalized regardless of truth, the world's view of individual life. (Jeremiah 16:20; 1 John 2:16)
Meeism is the antithesis of Jesus Christ in all things (2 Corinthians 5:19; Titus 2:14) Where God gave himself fully for all mankind, Meesim gives only for self, sees only self, feeds only self. See Philippians 2:4 as opposed to verses five through eight. God (Jesus) humbled himself left Heaven came to this world, gave up His rightful place in perfection to be among the imperfect. Only God can forgive sin (Mark 2:5-7). Jesus forgave sin. He is sinless. Jesus is God. Jesus the perfect gave himself to atone for the imperfect. It is not about me, it is about Him.


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The ZIMBABWE Situation
March 2011 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Posted 31/3/11
SADC urged to stand up to Mugabe
Zimbabwe tensions top regional security summit
Human Rights Watch Asks SADC to Pressure Zimbabwe on Harassment, Arbitrary Arrests
Zimbabwe Too Broke To Meet External Obligations - Government Officials
Zim holds another investment conference
Dead become a tool for Mugabe
Audit human remains – Colonel
Amnesty calls police to account
Churches speak out against violence
Soldiers deployed in Matland
ZIMBABWE: The Forum's Executive Director charged
JOMIC to meet MDC victims in Chimanimani
MDC youths abducted in Bulawayo, found at police station
Children drafted to sign sanctions petition
Zanu (PF) Politburo Meets Over Electoral Defeat
Lovemore Moyo victory boosts prospects for MDC unity
Zim to attend diamond meeting
Mutambara, Ncube clash again
Villagers confused, disappointed at MDC inaction in face of police rally banning
Farmers Sceptical About "Complicated" Exchange Market
Time for MDC to pay the price for freedom
New Book - "Zimbabwe, a passion shared"
Posted 30/3/11
Lovemore Moyo wins election as Speaker of Parliament
Jonathan Moyo accused of bribing MDC-T MP's
Parly poll rig plot
MDC-T Minister Mangoma to remain behind bars
SADC chair says Zim unity government must stay in place
Rights group calls for SADC to end Mugabe crackdown
'Intimidation surges' as Zimbabwean militias redeployed
Bennett, party at odds over investment in Zimbabwe
Japanese Ambassador donated the 5, 7 million dollars
Foreign mining firms under siege
Signposting the Anglican Way: Theological Education Group meets in Harare, Zimbabwe
Desperate measures in times of hunger
Congratulations Mr Lovemore Moyo Thank you Welshman Ncube
Posted 29/3/11
Zuma to 'assess' Zim situation after plea from Tsvangirai
Zim taking foreign-owned mines
Platinum miners tumble as Zimbabwe turns up heat
Zimbabwe news weighs on S.African stocks, bonds weaken
'Zim crisis goes beyond elections'
Scores of youths picked up by police
Minister Mangoma's trial kicks off
Zimbabwe churches condemn escalating violence
EU urged to penalise SADC over Zim crisis
Ncube MDC to back MDC-T candidate for parliament speaker
French President Honours Mukoko, Holland
The Daily News is back - and taking no prisoners
Theatre in the Park to re-open after HIFA 2011
Book Launch in Cape Town and Johannesburg
BILL WATCH 11/2011 of 28th March [Election of New Speaker}
BILL WATCH 12/2001 of 28th March [Legal Implications of Nullification of Speaker's Election]
Posted 28/3/11
Mugabe nolonger in charge, Tsvangirai confirms Zimbabwe coup
Mugabe Goes For Broke
Bob losing grip, says Tsvangirai
Top MDC officials 'targeted' for arrest
Tsvangirai runs to Zuma for protection
Deposed Speaker faces arrest
Zimbabwe Tensions Rise Before Regional Meeting
Police ban rally by Zimbabwe PM's party
Mugabe says will not drop policy on foreign firms
Mugabe: Foreign firms must treat Zimbabwe as senior partner
MDC-T 'quietly' urging investors to leave: Bennett
Zanu (PF) Turn To Convicts For Signatures
Strike at Air Zimbabwe Continues as Management Pleads Financial Woes
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 26th March 2011
Batch 2 Posted 27/3/11
Police raid MDC-T offices, officials flee
Makone falls from grace
Zanu PF hopefuls jostling for seats in Masvingo
Police 'forced' to sign anti-sanctions petition?
Upfumi Kuvadiki targets telecoms firms, media
Zapu threatens parallel exhumations
MPs face probe over constituency funds
German national abducted, deported
Nkomo orders councils on water billing
MDC-T activists in court over violence
Zipra approaches Perence Shiri for help
Ministry moves to address diabetes information deficit
Chinese doctors carry out operations to restore sight
Agriculture pillars critical to agric recovery
Cabinet approves bills on parastatals' reform
AU warns against nationalisation
Boka Tobacco auction Floors Open
Meeting immediate need vs conservation
SundayComment: Unearth truth on human remains
Realities dictators refuse to face
SundayView: Time for AU, UN to intervene in Zimbabwe crisis
From the Editor's Desk: Museveni must face new world outlook
Posted 27/3/11
New SADC move to tackle crisis
Zimbabwean Authorities Deport German Citizen
US blacklists firms dealing in Zimbabwean diamonds
Desperate sanctions petitioners invade schools
Anti-Sanctions Petition Blues
DJs forced to air Zanu praise songs
Soldiers Force Villagers To Set Up Zanu (PF) Structures
Heroes Acre only for Zanu PF: Mugabe
MDC-T Ministers Under Siege
Ncube faction to act against defiant MPs
Mangoma spends weekend in custody
A tale of two ministers
Tug-of war over 'firing' of Harare councillors
Zanu (PF) jamming on Studio 7
Const input flawed - Mwonzora
Zim's health institutions need $420m for spruce up
Zanu (PF) abusing cops for political gain - analysts
Banks in crisis
A coup in progress
No respect
No respect for the dead
Batch 2 Posted 26/3/11
Onslaught On Human Rights Defenders Continues In Zimbabwe
Mugabe softens on GNU impasse
Zanu PF bigwigs scramble for Zimplats
Tsvangirai meets Zuma over political climate
Karimanzira dies, declared national hero
'Vote SK Moyo or you are expelled!'
MDC-T to back new constitution
Zuma still working on election roadmap
Swedish firm to upgrade border posts
Treason saga: Activists recount police ordeal
MDC decision on Speaker in the best national interest
'Put a lid on jobs for the boys'
Jitters as indigenisation thrust targets ZSE
Biti intervenes in ZSE, SEC feud
Tobacco sales rake in US$57,7million
'Politicians not looting Agribank'
Libya crisis: Another example of AU impotence
Muckraker: 'Look at me, see how useful I can be'
Eric Bloch: Convenient disregard of facts
Opposition must forge alliance opposition parties' alliance
Contempt of court has lengthy record
Comment: Mugabe's hypocrisy as clear as daylight
Candid Comment: Govt fomenting culture of thievery
Editor's Memo: Another political drama plays out
Posted 26/3/11
Zimbabwe scraps rally, arrests minister in crackdown
Police Arrest Energy Minister Again, Restrict Political Activity
New Venue
MDC Home Affairs Minister Makone in hiding
Tsvangirai expected to meet Zuma over the weekend
Daily News return marred by attack on reporter
Hearing For MDC-T Urgent Application On Speaker Election To Be Heard Next Week
'Kimberley to allow Zim diamond sales'
Groups move to block Marange exports
Zimbabwe unlikely to pay arrears this year: finance minister
Hundreds of Bodies Removed From Zimbabwe Mass Grave
Africa's rhinos face worst poaching crisis in decades
One in Three Children in Zimbabwe Suffers From Malnutrition - UNICEF Study
Zimbabwe's Anglicans forced to worship in pubs
Campaign to intimidate and threaten leaders of social justice movement
"Mugabe will rule Zim forerever"
OPINION: Zim crying out for leadership
Posted 25/3/11
Zimbabwe referendum 'delayed to September'
Zimbabwe Makes Progress Towards New Constitution
Special cabinet meeting held Thursday
War vets besiege finance ministry headquarters
Hundreds stranded as Air Zimbabwe pilots walk out
Over 200 MDC flee ZANU PF attacks in Chimanimani
Clash Of The Moyos For Zimbabwe's Speaker Post Expected As MDC Goes To Court
Police lied about ZANU PF booking rallies says Mayor
Farm attacks on the rise again
State Blocks Mthwakazi Leaders' Release
Supreme court readies itself for artist Owen Maseko's case
SPT-Zimbabwe Update No.2. March 2011: The Silencing of the Bones
Kimberley Process In Turmoil After Chairman Clears Zimbabwe Diamond Sales
Harare Governor And Politburo Member Karimanzira Dies
IMF tells Zimbabwe to keep state wages in check
Thanks to Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is on a knife edge
Chinese doctors restore sight to 500 cataractous Zimbabweans
More Clothing Makers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Close Their Doors
Zimbabwe's potential should not be ignored: Analysts
IDC invests in Zim's Agribank
Threats and acts of intimidation against members of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and ZIMRIGHTS
MDC calls for care, sensitivity in exhumations
Kucaca Phulu Behind the Headlines
OPINION: Thugtatorship -- the highest stage of African dictatorship
Africa's Confused Relationship with the International Criminal Court
Is the MDC - T listening?
JAG open letter forum - No. 742- Dated 23 March 2011
Posted 24/3/11
Election of Speaker cancelled
MDC plans action over ZANU PF parliament freeze
Zanu PF picks Khaya Moyo for Speaker
Civil rights groups predict election violence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe human rights group calls for international intervention
Mugabe allies bid to collapse govt
Mugabe's health costs us $12m in 4 months
Marange's diamonds not for export – diamond council
JOMIC co-chair Mushonga admits committee has no power
Report P R Hapelt
City of Harare disconnecting residents' water in Kuwadzana Extension
Journalist Turned Politician Wins MDC Primary Elections
Power-sharing failure admission needed
End of GNU?
Mass graves raise more questions than answers
Skeletons to the rescue
USAID Marks World Water Day in Zimbabwe through Landmark Rainwater 'Harvesting' Program
In defense of greed
Posted 23/3/11
Parliament sitting suspended indefinitely
Chaos in Zimbabwe parliament as election of speaker is postponed
ZANU PF walks out of parliament as MDC unite over Speaker
William Hague: 'Arab spring' could topple Robert Mugabe
Mugabe rallies behind his cornered friend, Gaddafi
Magistrate Acquits Rooftop Artists
Air Zimbabwe Pilots On Strike
Chinese "abusing" Zimbabwean workers : Cabinet Minister
Zimbabwe Drought Could Translate Into US$300 Million Grain Purchase Cost
Splinter Group of Zimbabwe Rights Lawyers Defends Matabele Separatists
Residents plan action against Chombo after dismissal of councillors
Tsvangirai urged to seek UN help
High Court appeal in facebook case
Workers anxious over ZISCO revival
MISA-Zimbabwe Alert: Zanu PF activists arrested
Statement by the MDC President and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, the Rt Hon. Morgan R. Tsvangirai,Harare
Jonathan Moyo flip-flopping on targetted sanctions
Sanctions, what sanctions?
Did Dawood men fix Australia-Zimbabwe match?
U.S. marks World Poetry Day
OPINION: Will popular rebellions spread south of the Sahara?
Posted 22/3/11
China signs 700-million-dollar loan agreement with Zimbabwe
China urges Zimbabwe: respect Chinese firms' rights
Zim Facing Severe Food Shortages In Six Provinces
Zimbabwe lacks funds to transport food aid-minister
15 hospitalised as ZPF youths & police disrupt MDC-T rally
Zimbabweans demonstrate in London against violence – 21st March 2010
Zuma Appoints New Diplomat To Harare
MDC-N campaign prohibited
Zimbabweans call for an end to human rights violations
AG Tomana faces corruption probe
Chombo fires more councillors
Small MDC Faction Drops Out Of Speaker's Race
Villagers From anti-Sanctions Rally Battling For Life After Lorry Accident
NSSA Increases Pension Payouts
KP Chair Authorizes Resumption of Zimbabwe Exports – US, EU Object
Zim ambassador stranded in Tripoli
Parties Form Committees To Deal With Violence
MISA-Zimbabwe Alert: Editors removed from remand
Paul Siwela wife hunted down by secret police
Nationalization of the Zimbabwe Mining Sector: Another Blunder by the Mugabe Regime?
Sculptures revive age of glorious stonemasonry
Cricket-Zimbabwe to play test match against Pakistan
An invitation to the PM the Right Honourable Mr Morgan Tsvangirai
Batch 2 Posted 21/3/11
Soldiers deployed in Matabeleland
Zanu (PF) Youths Force Businesses To Close For Shamu Rally
We will take all foreign owned companies by force – Kasukuwere
Zim officials may arrest Energy Minister a second time
Arrests, torture return to Zim
Moonlighting now a way of life for Zimbabwean workers
Zim sanction busters
Illegal crossings from Zim into SA still at record highs
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF Denounces Allied Military Intervention in Libya
Judges 'in danger for their talents' as dictatorship reigns
WC Cricket: Zimbabwe crush Kenya by 161 runs
Test return excites Zimbabwe coach
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 19th March 2011
Bill Watch Special of 20th March 2011 [Parliamentary Committee Meetings 21-24 March]
Posted 21/3/11
Blow for Tsvangirai as court stops rally
Mugabe's nephew in Nkomo' s disputed house
Mnangagwa likens Mugabe to biblical King Solomon
Zimbabwe's lost generation: Child labour on the rise
Are the MDCs now in the gravy train?
Raw sewage poses pollution threat to Lake Mutirikwi
Zim chiefs want Gaddafi to rule Africa
Gweru council fires top official
Zuma acts on GNU crisis
Ex-Zipra, Zanla clash over remains
Row over fresh Mt Darwin human remains
Schools to get new textbooks
Ousted Speaker vows to fight in the courts
Mugabe like Smith: Chamisa
From the Editor's Desk: When is military intervention in a sovereign state justified?
SundayOpinion: Why the MDC's star is waning
SundayComment: Police blatant bias a national disgrace
Posted 20/3/11
MDC-T Rally Banned, Supporters Beaten By Police
Zanu PF resorts to terror tactics
ZAPU, MDC demand Gukurahundi exhumations
Discovered 280 remains not victims of Rhodesian war: MLF
Coltart to re-start night school programme
Zim pushes for debt relief as IMF arrives
Cricket World Cup 2011: Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket put into
Is Mugabe fit for another term?
Citizens Ready to Risk Lives to Vote in 2011, Says Freedom House Poll
Mugabe's Police And Army Need To Watch Libya Unfolding
This is not MDC calling this is Zimbabwe, come in mass for the Anti- Violence Protests in London 21 March 2011.
Batch 2 Posted 19/3/11
Zimbabwe sliding into police state: PM Tsvangirai
Court bars MDC weekend rally
Saturday Star Rally To Proceed - Tsvangirai
Clashes loom in Zimbabwe after police ban MDC rally
Zim soldiers rob, rape women
Banned Zimbabwe daily back on the streets
Is this Zim's future?
'Exhume Gukurahundi massacre victims too'
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai' statement after his four-day visit in the SADC region
ZANU PF minister denies barring UN groups from food assessments
AG says removed parliamentary speaker remains MP
Activists finally freed after delays in posting bail
Southern African Leaders to Examine Zimbabwe Crisis in Late-March Mini-Summit
Nephew of Zimbabwe's President Mugabe in Move to Take Over Mobile Provider
Zim/Japan signing ceremony cancelled As Japanese Ambassador Openly Weeps
Zuma Sends Envoys To Zimbabwe And Libya
African strongmen move to prevent Egypt-style revolts from happening south of the Sahara
U.S. to continue assistance to Zim education sector
ZanuPF unpopular even in rural areas
Jobs for qualified Zimbabweans
Is the ban a trap or has Zimbabwe's moment finally arrived?
The African Group seems to have redeemed itself, at least for now
A letter from the diaspora
Posted 19/3/11
Mangoma blames Mugabe for arrest
Zanu PF factions battle for Speaker's post
'Telecel board continues to consult Makamba'
Police ban weekend MDC-T peace rallies
Corruption investigator faces disciplinary action
Chinamasa's hand in SMMH saga confirmed
Health sector still ailing despite GNU
The highs and lows of Moyo's Speakership
MDC-T boycott threats a strategic blunder
'Proposed RBZ law bad for business'
Mobile networks moot infrastructure sharing
Beeg lobbies for wealth redistribution
Sanctions: An empty propaganda line
Muckraker: Zanu PF foisting a delinquent leadership
Eric Bloch: Mourning the demise of the economy
Former Speaker Moyo should revert to MP
The case for Zim human rights trials
Candid Comment: Investment: Let's not sign away future to the Chinese
Editor's Memo: Attack on judiciary deplorable
Comment: No alternative to unity govt
Posted 18/3/11
Robert Mugabe henchmen planning to arrest Morgan Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai Saturday Star Rally Banned/Students forced to Sign anti-sanctions petition
Soldiers, Police, Journalists Forced To Sign Mugabe's Anti-Sanctions Petition
Human rights lawyers deny refusing to represent Paul Siwela
Gwisai & others battling to raise bail
Rituals team charged with "beating drums"
War vets threaten to evict MDC in Mberengwa
The MDC Today - Issue 169
ZANU-PF Top official threatens ZAPU members with death
London protest planned over deteriorating Zim situation
Tsvangirai meets Swazi King ahead of SADC troika meeting
Mugabe Cannot Be Removed From Power The Egypt Style - UK Labour MP
Human Rights Watch Urges Southern Africa to Adopt a Tougher Stance on Zimbabwe
IMF Sends New Mission to Zimbabwe Amid Talk of Corporate Seizures
Zimbabwe Parties Face Off to Contest Vacant Parliamentary Speaker Post
Jonathan Moyo's hypocrisy exposed
The effects of the events in North Africa on Zimbabwean Politics
Posted 17/3/11
Gwisai and other detained activists granted bail
Judge describes Robert Mugabe's case on Mangoma as "weak"
ZANU PF crackdown on activists continues
Tsvangirai to Address star Rally On Saturday
Tsvangirai meets Zambian and Mozambican presidents
War Vets, Zanu PF youths declare war on MDC
UN agencies barred from food assessment for 'political reasons'
Farmers fear new jambanja
Zimbabwe inflation slows to 3 pct y/y in February
Chihuri crushes new party
Mthwakazi trio's case splits lawyers
Battle for Speaker of Parliament post hots up
Constitutional process expected to end in September
Prisoners stay naked in condemned cells
Abducted and assaulted by armed men in police uniform
Release our comrades demands WOZA
Central Bank Chief Proposes Compensation for Dollarisation Victims
MDC Calls For Demonstration Against UK Deportations
Police defy Chihuri
Zim's Freedom of Expression under Threat As AG Threatens Crackdown on Editors
Is Jonathan Moyo demonising himself?
Posted 16/3/11
Tsvangirai's Risks Arrest/Seeks Regional Support
Energy Minister Elton Mangoma out on $5,000 bail
Police raid party HQ in Zimbabwe
Race for Speaker On
NGO Crackdown Continues As Police Raid Czc Offices And Quizz Chikomo
Acts of harassment and intimidation against Mr. Chikomo, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum
Zim asylum seekers urged not to panic over UK deportations
Zimbabwe Could Still Hold Planned Referendum on Constitution in September
Bennett blasts Old Mutual role in blood diamonds
Air Zim Boss Arrested In Connection With Fraud
Gono says Mawere and the State must negotiate
Villagers demonstrate against Unki mine
Zanu PF hoodlums pull down Obama portrait
Zimbabwe's economic progress 'has become stuck'
Tsvangirai must be taught lesson: Moyo
Zimbabwe: an HIV prevention success story
Job vacancies in Zimbabwe
Desperate times in Zimbabwe-the MDC must pull out now
Constitution Watch Content Series 1/2011 of 14th March [ADeclaration/Bill of Rights]
BILL WATCH 10/2011 of 15th March [Parliamentary Update]
Posted 15/3/11
Zimbabwe returns to begin after removal ban is lifted
Tsvangirai to embark on new regional diplomatic offensive
Crisis Coalition director & more MDC members arrested
Police Raid MDC Headquarters
Ncube wants Mutambara arrested
Ministers awarded 'baffling' salary jump
Mugabe, Tsvangirai to discuss crisis
Zimbabwe ethanol plant should put fuel on market by June
Zimbabwe threatens to take over Coca Cola
Threat to seize foreign firms is 'idle rhetoric'
ZANU PF propped up by controversial Chinese businessman
Zanu PF harassing MDC-T officials
ACTION ALERT: Activists held in solitary confinement
Pakistan wins by seven wickets against Zimbabwe
OPINION: Army, police still serving ZANU PF
Have sanctions boosted Mugabe's morale?
Is deposed Speaker still an MP?
For Zimbabwean journalist Saize, the absurd is routine
Keeping body and soul together
Constitution Watch 1/2011 of 13th March [Mwonzora Incarceration holds up Constitution-Making]
BILL WATCH 9/2011 of 13th March [New Election for Speaker of House of Assembly]
Posted 14/3/11
Unity Govt's Top Six To Hold Crisis Talks
MDC Activists Relate Horror Stories
Political Think Tank Says MDC Has Failed Zimbabweans
Despite major steel deal, investors doubt Zimbabwe
Tsvangirai faces contempt charge
Cash constraints hamper dualisation
Zimbabwe theatre group embarks on yearlong world tour
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 12th March 2011
Ncube's MDC guns for Speaker's post
Ministers get hefty salary increases
Police arrest Crisis director
Only Mugabe can stop Chihuri: Makone
Women resort to herbs for abortions
US$500m expansion to go ahead
Zimplats workers fear repeat of SMM disaster two lines here
Mystery surrounds origins of Upfumi Kuvadiki group
Group suffers crisis of identity
Businessman sues H-Metro
Can Tsvangirai afford to 'divorce' Mugabe?
Matabeleland secession: Who will benefit?
Another Chinese firm at Chiadzwa
Statistics strategy launched
Biti blasts Mugabe over plans to seize companies
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SundayComment: Sadc must take stand on Zim crisis
Posted 13/3/11
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Zanu in shadow of elusive magnate
Govt will pay up - Kasukuwere
ZESA pledges uninterrupted power supplies to farmers
We can't feed nation – "new" farmers confess
Zanu's terror allowances
Nyanga at war
MLF Members In Hiding, Four More Arrested
Zim Teachers' Right To Legal Representation Violated
We will not vote for Nyanhongo - villagers
CIO bars stats agency worker from office
MDC-T has numbers to win speaker again
Bennett now a free man
Mugabe's company grab threats tumbles Zimplats share prices
Drought Parches Four Zimbabwean Provinces, Devastating Harvest Hopes
Rainwater: Solution to water woes
Determined to kill the GNU
Who killed Herbert Chitepo?
The Liberation of Zimbabwe can only come from Zimbabweans outside
A letter from the diaspora
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Mwonzora released but three MDC-T MP's still in custody
Harare policy confusion, squabbles deepen
UK Govt Official Says Minister's Arrest - A Sinister Motive
House of Lords debates Zim violence - full text
Air Vice-Marshal Muchena resigns to run Mugabe's campaign
Tsvangirai admits unity government not working
Zimbabwe miners want 26 pct local ownership
Envoys in Zim call for respect of GPA and end to violence
Mthwakazi Leaders Have A Case To Answer - Magistrate
Villagers Homes Destroyed
Mugabe uses Tsvangirai birthday to go for the kill
Wildlife land reform enacted
Zimbabwe to exhibit work at Venice Biennale
Tomana's reign as Attorney-General: a trail of questionable decisions
Speech delivered by Roy Bennett at Conference of International Fund Managers held at Mount Nelson - Cape Town, 10th March 2011
Dinner with the FT: Morgan Tsvangirai
Olonga so proud of protest which cost him all
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Mangoma arrested over US$6m fuel deal
Parly Speaker loses post
Zanu PF, MDC-T squabble over elections
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Shaky GNU: Tsvangirai speaks out
Netone to engage in foreign partnership
Mugabe, Gaddafi tight business pals
Tempers flare at investment conference
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Sipepa Nkomo attacks MZWP
Zanu PF hooligans invade Unki Mine
No end in sight for wage war
Barclays dismisses indigenisation concerns
GDP must reach US$15bn before Zimdollar returns
IMF team to discuss US$7 billion Zim debt
Cross the bridge or jump into the abyss
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Eric Bloch: Devious anti-sanctions campaign
Comment: Current indigenisation policy lacks sustainability
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Comment: Mugabe must uphold national interest first
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MDC threatens to pull out of govt
Zimbabwe PM calls for 'divorce' with Mugabe
Tsvangirai blasts Supreme Court ruling on parliament speaker
Appeal against Bennett thrown out
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House of Lords to debate current situation in Zimbabwe
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NGOs abandon irrigation plans
Poor Healthcare Endangering Mothers in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe violence unpunished
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs to reach quarter-finals
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SA resumes fight to keep Zim election report secret
Mthwakazi Leaders Treason Case Postponed
Row between Mkoba Teachers' College and Former Students Deepens
Stop meddling in education - Coltart
Court in Mwonzora bail hearing
President Mugabe Skips International Investment Conference
Birth of indigenisation super minister
Zanu (PF) Senator Seeks Class Action Against EU Over Sanctions
Zanu abusing Govt - US ambassador
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Veld fires destroyed timber
Only 30 signed "sanctions" petition
Harare parking marshals working under police protection
India's Essar to Spend $750 Million to Revamp Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Mill
The Dilemma of farm labourers
WOZA leader Jenni Williams on Question Time
FACTBOX-Foreign companies in Zimbabwe
Posted 9/3/11
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Zimbabwe election report back in court
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Zimbabwe clinches US$500m Chinese cotton deal
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RBZ governor in 'no show' at parliamentary committee
Police protect Easipark workers
Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) Press statement
ZCTU women protestors ordered to strip by male police
Life expectancy is just 33.5 years for Zimbabwean women – this and other facts on Women's Day 2011
Remembering Elizabeth Madangure…
300 Business Tycoons Gather for Investment Conference
Zimbabwe to use diamond cash to repay debt-PM
Tsvangirai says no 'ambush' elections in Zimbabwe
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An Incorrigible Regime
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Political Violence Meeting Banned
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Culture Of Fear Grips Zimbabweans
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New farmers owe council US$200 000
Mugabe back from health check
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Govt urged to promote living standards
Chihuri Is Hiding Behind his Finger on Violence
What's in a (dictator's) name?
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Zim Women Fear Being Targetted For Rape During Elections
Zim Threat To Seize Standard Bank- Paper
MDC has the people's support - Chamisa
Mugabe's health woes sparks intense infighting in Zanu PF
Coup inevitable - IDASA
Diamond Sale Audit on the Way for Zimbabwe
Bennett cries foul over defamation
The MDC Today Issue 167
Speakndebele launches 101 Video tutorials
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 5th March 2011
Mugabe – surrounded by lying bootlickers
Tsvangirai's mediocrity making Zanu PF shine
Zimbabwe: Cross the bridge or jump into the abyss
Do Zimbabweans deserve Jacob Zuma's mediation style?
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Zimbabwe denies sending weapons to Gbagbo
Zanu PF lays into Biti over poll delays
Police Cancel MDC-T Meetings
SA talks tough on Zim
MLF Leaders Still In Police Custody
Ruling Party Militants Strip Supermarket Shelves of Basic Goods
General's wife threatened US ambassador
War vet leader a fake
Darkness looms for Zimbabwe
The truth about 'sanctions'
Squatting in the Diaspora
Library neglect kills reading culture
Mugabe's lessons in light-touch tyranny
Hit List
Batch 2 Posted 5/3/11
UN probes Zimbabwe arms sent to Ivory Coast
Zimbabwe annual inflation seen at 4.5 pct in Dec - Biti
Harare Takes Swipe At UN Rights Chief Over Alleged Political Crackdown
US won't shift on sanctions
US rubbishes Mugabe sanctions petition
ZANU PF arming its militia in Nyanga North
Bulawayo man arrested over Facebook message
MDC MP's Son Attacked By Zanu (PF) Youths
Gutu Teachers Flee Violence
US concerned about Zimbabwe political arrests
Zimbabwe's Main Political Parties Exchange Recriminations Over Violence
Police ban ZCTU march commemorating Women's Day
International calls grow for release of detained Zim activists
Pregnant journalist assaulted by CIO 'relative'
Masvingo Students In Court Over Mugabe Assassination Movie
'Mounting fears in Zimbabwe' says survey
Chihuri Lashes Out At NGO's
Desperate Zanu PF abusing church leaders for political expediency
Bomb Scare In Masvingo
Zimbabwe, Iran ink deal on uranium mining - report
Zim auctions elephants, leopards
46 Derailments On Beira-Zimbabwe Line
Senior U.S. State Department Official Concludes Zimbabwe Visit
International Award For Rights Lawyer
Zimbabwe election will be significant 'for SA as well'
WC Cricket: New Zealand hammer Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
From the archives: Mugabe's rise to power
Posted 5/3/11
Cabinet to decide unity govt's fate
Zanu PF coerces bank executives over sanctions
'Dearth of political will retarding reform'
Biti wants to meet Mpofu over diamond revenues
Principals agree to start GPA implementation
MDC-T proposes electoral reforms
Chihuri ducks 2008 poll violence questions
Anglican bishops fear 'Kunonga death threats'
Ministry fines tollgate contractors
Moyo after MDC-T Byo chairmanship
Committee wants agreement revised
GNU parties clash over election roadmap
'Anti-sanctions crusade exercise in futility'
Banks must tap into informal sector
Muckraker: Sanctions ultimate Zanu PF scapegoat
Eric Bloch: Lies, damned lies and statistics
A global political disagreement
Why we should not have elections this year
Candid Comment: Africa's silence on Gaddafi brutality deafening
Editor's Memo: Army must stop suppressing people's rights
Comment: Business gulps from poisoned chalice
Posted 4/3/11
Germany angered over attack on ambassador
China helps build state intelligence complex for Mugabe
Sikhala hospitalized after assaults by police
Chihuri blames Khupe and other MDC for political violence
More health worries for Mugabe as he flies back to Asia
Mugabe blows millions on trips
Anti-sanctions campaign kicks off
Britain condemns 'irresponsible' Mugabe takeover talk
Ray rubbishes sanctions petition
AAG Names A Hit List Of Foreign Controlled Firms
Cabinet to discuss sanctions
People walk out on Mugabe
MDC youths in court for laughing
SA Warns On Early Zimbabwe Elections
Zimbabwe Police Summon NGO Leader Lovemore Madhuku Over 2004 Cases
Bulawayo runs out of food
HRW slams political killings, torture in Zim
Inclusive Government: Remove the State of Emergency
Zim solidarity protests spread to the US & Canada
Munyaradzi Shoko assaulted by six men some in army uniform
Hopefuls jockey for top MDC post in UK
Food Readily Available in Zimbabwe - But Priced Out of Reach for Many
Tsvangirai a stooge - Gwisai
RioZim power plant ready in 2014
Libya's fate depends on loyalty of Gadhafi forces
Posted 3/3/11
Mugabe flies back to Asia, as health woes continue
ZANU PF shuts down Harare for 'sanctions' rally
Zimbabweans Promised Loans If They Sign Anti-Sanctions Petition
Mugabe's propaganda petition, with the usual diet of thuggery and lies thrown in for good measure
CZI, Bishops, Farmers Join Anti-sanctions Campaign
Mugabe Says Zimbabwe Should Seize U.K Companies, Boycott Their Products
UK announces 15% increase in aid to Zim
Nationalization not government policy
Zimbabwe says UN rights chief biased, insulting
Political Doubt Hits Zimbabwe Investors
Tsvangirai urges SADC & AU to act on violence in Zimbabwe
Women of Zimbabwe Arise Hunted by Police
WOZA leader says protests need proper planning
Magistrate too busy to deal with case of detained activists
MDC MP Harassed Over "Million March"
Keep an eye on Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai appeals
Chinese spy centre taps diplomats?
Statement by Rt Hon Morgan R Tsvangirai,President of the Movement for Democratic Change and Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe
WILF MBANGA: We need to keep telling Zimbabwe's stories
Open letter to David Cameron
Bill Watch Special of 2nd March 2011 [Parliamentary Committee to hear ZRP Commissioner-General Thursday 3rd March]
Posted 2/3/11
Zimbabwe tense over anti-Mugabe protests call
Security crackdown deters Zim protests
Jittery Mugabe puts security on high alert
More activists arrested as Mugabe hits panic button
Another Zim dissident arrested, tortured, lawyers say
WOZA members arrested, beaten
Zimbabwe court orders treason suspects, alleged plotters to stay in jail another week
Lawyers Fight For Sikhala's Release
Police Take Aim At Madhuku And Student Leader
U.N. urges Zimbabwe to release detained activists
Zimbabwe court orders treason suspects, alleged plotters to stay in jail another week
Cops secure release of MDC activist
Mugabe 'executed' outside Embassy
Jabulani Sibanda shuts down schools for ZANU PF rally
Zanu (PF) Bus In Supporters For Mugabe Anti-Sanctions Launch
SA court defers ruling on Zim farms case
Chihuri to face MPs who want answers on violence
Senior U.S. State Department Official Visits Zimbabwe
Go-ahead for Gukurahundi monument
Banned Exhibition Finds Reception In Europe
Zimbabweans Turn to Indigenous Medicine
Banks to return SA coins
Villagers benefit from wetland conservation
High Court To Preside Over Ag'S Appeal Against Mwonzoraand Villagers' Bail Order
Free the Forty-Five Now!
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch : Issue 24
BILL WATCH 6/2011 of 28th February [Parliament adjourns to 8th March]
Posted 1/3/11
Security presence intensifies ahead of anti-Mugabe march
Zim Magistrate Summoned, Army Deployed In Harare's Streets
Magistrate fails to show up in "Egypt protest" activists case
Zimbabwean dissidents denied medical treatment, lawyer says
Four WOZA members arrested
Job Sikhala arrested and tortured
Chihuri faces committee on political violence
Chihuri Snubs Parliamentary Committee
Zanu (PF) Youths On A Rampage In Chitungwiza
Buhera village destroyed by ZANU PF mob
Mugabe Under Pressure To Deal With Finance Minister
MDC MP To Languish In Prison
Poverty grips Ziscosteel workers
MDC Calls For Mugabe And Tsvangirai Imprisonment
Africans fleeing Libya say they were attacked
Zimbabwe to import 100 megawatts from DR Congo
Impending polls stall Zim reforms: bank
Cricket: Zimbabwe beats weak Canada
Making a run for the border
The MDC Today - Issue 157
From The Zimbabwe Vigil
Is Jonathan Moyo petrified by North Africa's protests?
To Jump or Not to Jump
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text: On 5/31/12 11:58 AM, Tim Bray wrote: > Yep, hard to argue with. I assume it would be optional, so if Sally > Müller finds Mueller offensive, she doesn't *have* to provide it. That would be ideal, for those who find the ASCII-only version offensive. This might even enable me to co-author an RFC with my colleague Remko Tronçon. :) Peter


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Health, Medical Care,
and Safety
Public policy obligating parents to medically care for their children is reflected in the common civil requirement to provide "necessaries." Failure to so provide is a basis for juvenile dependency court termination of parental rights. In addition, criminal liability for involuntary manslaughter may lie where death is the result of gross negligence. Some states have a "poverty exemption" to civil neglect charges where parents are not financially able to provide medical care or other necessities for their children.1 However, the most extensive source of asserted parental exemption rests with the bona fide religious beliefs of parents in faith healing. The courts have ruled consistently that first amendment religious or other parental constitutional rights do not cover allowing harm to befall a child. In one early leading case, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld mandatory vaccination laws against a parental religious challenge.2 In perhaps the leading state case, Mississippi held in 1979 that "innocent children, too young to decide for themselves" should not be denied the protection against crippling or death that immunization provides because of a religious belief adhered to by a parent.3
However, over the past thirty years partial, often confusing religious exemption statutes have been enacted in all fifty states. They tend not to cover diagnosis and vaccination, but rather medical treatment for existing and known illness. In possibly applicable dictum, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Prince v. Massachusetts that a Jehovah's Witness could not compel her daughter to sell literature on the streets in violation of child labor laws,4 writing: "The right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community or child to communicable disease or the latter to ill health or death.…Parents may be free to become martyrs themselves. But it does not follow that they are free, in identical circumstances, to make martyrs of their children before they nave reached the age of full and legal discretion when they can make that choice for themselves.5"
However, notwithstanding this Prince reference, since the 1970s most states have enacted some religious exemprion to civil dependency or neglect charges,6 and/or a religious defense to a criminal charge involving the care of their children.7 These exemptions permit parents to pray and otherwise use faith healing to address a child's illness. Most are not intended to exempt from civil or criminal liability a failure to medically treat a child where his or her life is in danger; however their ambiguous wording has created some effective barrier to criminal prosecution—even in relatively egregious failures to treat.8
One source has counted 172 deaths of U.S. children from 1975 to 1995 related to parental religious refusals to medically treat. Only 43 criminal prosecutions followed those deaths, with seven more prosecutions initiated after 1995.


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Stéfan Piat: Isola
31 Octobre - 9 Novembre 2011
Research & experimentation residency
Stéfan Piat will work with Kinect for the development of his interactive video installation.
Isola is an interactive video installation, playing with the distance of the viewer from screen. An image faced us, that of a man circling on an island . Around him, the water out of sight. The visitor approaching the screen, change the viewpoint that moves progressively towards this character. To the point where, for visitors stayed away, the one who approached the screen replaces the man in the picture.
More info about Isola and Stéfan Piat....
with the support of the French speaking community of Belgium,
the Hypermedia studio of the high school of art of Aix-en-Provence, Seconde Nature and iMAL .
Primary links
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- Lab
- FabLab
- Wikimal
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Exhibition Catalogue
For Invisible Numbers, we asked Studio April to design a catalogue using the look and feel they had created for the exhibition, expanding it throughout 16 pages to feature the work of the exhibitors on show. Printed on 55 gsm newspaper stock by The Newspaper Club gave the catalogue it's ephemeral feel, yet with only 300 copies printed, it became instantly collectable. Luckily, you can read it here:


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Lawrence Toppman
'Lobster' may be hard to grasp, but there's meat if you dig
How often do you see a movie so original, audacious and philosophic that it defies comparison? Do you even want pictures like that? (Most Americans don't.) I may overrate them, because I see so few: To a thirsty man in a desert, all water tastes refreshing.
So I was caught up almost immediately in "The Lobster," a movie as prickly and difficult to approach as the title character. If you hate it – and I'd say readers will divide 50-50, especially as it feels a little long – please don't complain. I am warning you and encouraging you to try it at the same time.
I missed "Dogtooth," an Oscar-nominated 2009 drama by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos. (Like "Lobster," he wrote it with Efthymis Filippou.) It's about parents who won't let their kids leave their house and yard, and it has been interpreted as a political allegory about their native Greece.
They make their English-language debut with "Lobster," set in and around The City in an undefined future. Society requires everyone to live in pairs: The recently divorced or widowed get taken to The Hotel, a comfortable resort where they have 45 days to find a suitable mate before they are turned into animals and set loose in the nearby woods.
David (Colin Farrell) doesn't seem troubled by the potential transformation. He has opted to become a lobster if he doesn't pair up, and he's halfway there emotionally: He's solitary, slow-moving, placid, impersonal. Only after he bolts from the hotel under the pressure of severe punishment to join The Loners in the forest does he connect with another person, whom we know as Short-Sighted Woman. (Most characters are named for traits, which reduces their humanity: Lisping Man, Limping Man, etc.)
Lanthimos and Filippou have thoroughly imagined their world. Security guards politely stop single people in malls to ask for proof that they're part of a couple, and the Loners' leader (Léa Seydoux) can mooch from her tolerant parents only by pretending to have a lover. Employees at The Hotel enact rituals that show how much better we are together: a choking incident resolved by a Heimlich maneuver, a rape averted by the presence of a companion.
Yet even the Loners, who prize independence, adhere to fanatical codes: They all have to dance at the same time, listening to their earbuds and never touching, while kissing incurs a savage penalty. In response to social tyranny, they construct a tyranny of their own. This, too, could be political allegory – perhaps a general warning never to follow one leader too far.
Even more troubling is the absence of love in these couplings, at least until David gets to know Short-Sighted Woman (Rachel Weisz). Nobody speaks of love, merely of mating. And people define themselves by quirks and shortcomings, which they are expected to share: A man who wants to pair off with Nosebleed Woman bangs his face against a night stand until his nose, too, oozes blood.
The ending leaves us completely in suspense about David's fate. He hesitates between the dictates of his long-dormant but finally awakened heart and anxiety about a sacrifice he's expected to make. He can remain in his protective shell or shed it and trust he'll survive, and neither choice assures happiness in this bizarre universe.
Toppman: 704-358-5232
The Lobster
☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos.
Writers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou.
Length: 118 minutes.
Rating: R (sexual content including dialogue, and some violence).


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Oh?I mean, there are some legitimate complaints about the NY Times of today to be had, but I don't know exactly how it would compare to 4Chan.
You really need to keep stupid inflammatory comments like that to yourself Arti.
Quote from: Starmongoose on September 23, 2017, 03:13:18 PMYou really need to keep stupid inflammatory comments like that to yourself Arti.I really don't, and it's not stupid. In fact, I'll expand, every cop that was ever in uniform from 1945-2017, they need to go after these worthless retirees in Florida or wherever the heck they might be hiding.
In general I don't think I'm a very strict mod, I don't think most people here have ever had me ban them or threaten them with a ban. Most of my duties really just involve clearing away the spam.
On the other hand Arti's fucking opinion is almost troll worthy in how it's obviously an attempt to rile people up with no intellectual backing.
That level of blind hatred is not justified towards any group of people....except maybe Nazis.


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The Twelfth Enchantment
David Liss
Tags: british, historical, regency
Writing: C-
I really wanted to like this book: it's a Regency-era fantasy (Corsets! Advantageous matches! Industrialization! Magic!) with Romantic poets in it. Not only does it have Lord Byron (who seems to be especially beloved of SF authors everywhere for some reason), but it also has William Blake, who really is an even better SF fit than the famously dissolute nobleman-poet. But as much as I tried to like this book, I couldn't help ending up seriously underwhelmed. The author is acclaimed as a thriller writer, but although I really can't fault his prose style (he uses a great vocabulary!), as a fantasist, his work did not impress me.
Our heroine Lucy is on the brink of marriage to a boring (or worse) man, when she suddenly discovers that she has magical powers — and (of course) a special role to play in the Destiny of the Universe. Unfortunately, the magic in The Twelfth Enchantment bothered me on both an artistic and a moral level. For one thing, it is stated a couple of times in the book that magic in this world is entirely "natural", yet considering that it's being used to turn people immortal and exert mind control (among many other things), thinking of it as "natural" was a bit of a stretch for me – especially since, rather than being delineated at all, the magic was entirely of the "just feel it, just use your instincts" variety. Our heroine Lucy was apparently born with a phenomenal magical talent: everything she tries comes easily to her, because she just "knows" how to do it. Due to various other inconsistencies and credulity-stretching oddities in characters and relationships, I felt like this incoherence was derived simply from the author's failure to define his book's magic system in his own mind rather than from any intentional decision on his part. (There are a few references to things which were Meant To Happen, as well, but no hint regarding what the source of this special destiny might be.)
And then there's the aforementioned mind control. Lucy, formerly a poor female with no prospects and reveling in her newly-developed control over her own destiny, resorts quite regularly to magically manipulating and controlling those around her. She occasionally feels a little bad about it, but not enough to stop doing it. (The author gives her an altruistic motivation for part of her questionable behavior — rescuing her kidnapped niece — but the whole situation ends up ridiculously contrived. The reasons for the kidnapping are extremely weak, plot-wise, and it's obvious the author put it there purely in order to give Lucy an excuse to magically manipulate people without looking power-hungry. It didn't work.) The line between good and evil magic in this book is more than a little fuzzy, and characters knowingly cross it so frequently as to make it rather irrelevant. Both Lucy and her several allies over the course of the story quite commonly do things which they freely admit involve dangerous, ill-advised, or downright evil magic, but they always shrug it off with an excuse about the extraordinary circumstances. No one feels any real compunction, and these forays into dark magic never have any negative results (even use of mind control doesn't seem to damage relationships in any significant way), so not only is the use of magic defined within the story as "dark" essentially condoned, it's not even viewed as significant.
Unfortunately, the quality of the book's plot and character development in general matched the literary fuzziness of its magic. I thought the story got off to a fantastic start in the first chapter, which introduced mystery, magic, and mayhem to Lucy's drab life in a way both dramatic and entertaining. However, I was disappointed. Not only did nothing in the rest of the story live up to the first chapter or two dramatically, but the dramatic events of the first chapter were also never satisfactorily explained. I never got the details to satisfy my curiosity about the mysterious events of Chapter One! Oh well. I keep looking for the perfect Regency SF novel, but I have yet to find it. At least there are plenty more Lord Byron SF novels out there…


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Well, better late than never, I guess.
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush admitted Monday it had been a mistake to hang a banner saying "mission accomplished" on a US battleship where he declared major combat operations in Iraq over in 2003.
Just so you know, this is the moment when you lost me. I was starry-eyed at a GOP fundraiser in 1994 when you introduced me and a friend your daddy. I delighted to dance at your inaugural ball when you were elected governor. But swooshing down in a flight suit to declare "Mission Accomplished" just because we'd toppled a statue or two? Honey, did you even believe it?
I missed your final news conference this morning because I was having one of those days — took the car in to be detailed after a chocolate-milk incident of nuclear proportions (that's nu-cu-lar to you, I guess.). Couple hours in, a wide-eyed kid gingerly tapped me on the shouled and said "uh, we have a little issue with your car." Turns out someone left a bottle of bleach next to the bottle of carpet cleaner. The results weren't pretty.
But here's the thing. That wide-eyed kid *knew* he'd screwed up. Apologized fast. Told me they had already called someone who could re-dye the carpet. Took responsibility.
It didn't take six years and a presidential commission who declared that he had used the wrong bottle of bleach on a "major intelligence failure," Mr. President. He didn't appear at the Gridiron dinner making jokes about the missing "Weapons of Mass Bleaching."
I know taking responsibility and saying "I'm sorry, let me fix this," is much more complicated when you're president and the issue is a war waged on faulty intelligence and not a ruined carpet in a Chrysler Pacifica. But on this day, you still got schooled by a teenager at a car wash.
Going Back to the Car Wash, Left the GOP
Addendum: Dear AFB: I suppose you were speaking generally, but that is not enough for my alert readers (Um, alert reader, actually. It should be singular. See how easy it is to generalize? Hi, alert reader! Kisses!). But in the interest of accuracy, #43 landed on an aircraft carrier, not a battleship. Damn liberal media.


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19:51 in February 17th, the year of the snake first snow dump of Xining airport, the snow continued to 18 days 08:00, during the Xining airport not only ensure the 6 station flight, but also to ensure that the 3 night flight in the morning take off on time, not a flight is delayed because of snow, the successful completion of the first year of the snake in the ice and snow.
Xining branch of the people's Bank of Jiangsu Province to stabilize the financial operation of the s
Xining branch of the people's Bank of China to strengthen financial regulation and control, promote financial reform, maintain financial stability, improve foreign exchange management, financial stability for the province to run a good steering wheel. As of the end of 6, the province's financial institutions and foreign currency deposits of 98 billion 50 million yuan, the loan balance of $79 billion 763 million, an increase of 22.52% over the same period last year and 15.8%.
to play a good "window guidance" role, since this year, the people's Bank of Xining branch in the underdeveloped areas to increase financial support, efforts to solve the bottleneck problem of the province's economic and social development and weak links, do a good job of disadvantaged groups and financial support as the currency credit management focus, in view of the current financial institutions in our province in the long term loan growth continued to slow in the current situation, and actively guide financial institutions to support the work of key areas, key projects, pillar industry and industry credit, to support the development of the Qaidam circular economy, Xining economic and Technological Development Zone and the construction of enterprise independent innovation, energy conservation and emission reduction project investment and construction, strengthen the county economy, small and medium enterprises, "three rural", laid-off workers, poor students credit support, the province to maintain a reasonable growth of money and credit, promote Economic and financial interaction, coordinated development.
Qinghai characteristics of cultural products sales unpopular
This year, in the case of shrinking domestic cultural products consumer market, the province through going out to participate in various types of fairs, so that sales of cultural products in Qinghai hot, sales hit a new high. This year, the provincial press and publication department organization culture and 211 cultural enterprises in Shenzhen, Xi'an, Xiamen, Beijing and other places held fair and China – Northeast Asia Expo, repeatedly won the outstanding organization award and the best of show award, cultural products sales exceeded ten million yuan, 10 million 462 thousand and 500 yuan, 18 million 144 thousand yuan order, signed intention the agreement of 60 million yuan of funds. In early December, at the ninth Beijing museology, 26 cultural enterprises of the office of Qinghai province organized the exhibition, the characteristics of cultural products sales revenue reached 2 million 796 thousand yuan, 3 million 330 thousand yuan order, sales record in the previous Beijing fair record. In addition to the display of hand-painted Thangka, Thangka filigree, Handmade Tibetan carpets, Kunlun jade, the Yellow River stone art painting, clay sculpture, painting, pottery, leather carving villi and other unique main varieties, but also a new exhibition in Jianzha County, colorful sky Nangqian Tibetan paper and the "soul" of 10 meters long scroll painting, exhibiting a variety of 6000 kinds of. Unique national folk cultural products, so that the Qinghai pavilion has become the most beautiful exhibition hall. Our province culture industry investment project promotion brochure, "beautiful Qinghai" and "the development of cultural industry in Qinghai province" video, national non Heritage Representative inheritors, Qinghai master of Arts and crafts field skills performances attracted many viewers, many merchants optimistic about our province characteristics of cultural products market outlook.
Small open home folk custom jewelry store to make business more popular
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To promote innovation and development of comprehensive management work
The afternoon of April 24th, the city's comprehensive management and peace Xining construction work conference, deputy secretary of Municipal Committee and Secretary Su Rong attended the meeting, Municipal Standing Committee, Minister of propaganda department, city union chairman Wang Haihong, deputy director of the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee Zhang Zhijun, municipal CPPCC Vice Chairman Tong Dexiang attended the meeting.
, Su Rong on the city's comprehensive management and peace building this year, to establish capital consciousness, fulfill the responsibility, in accordance with the implementation of the responsibility, hold the bottom line, according to law stability requirements, always maintain the provincial capital of the social and political stability. Illegal organization to engage in various kinds of special rectification division of infiltration and sabotage activities and illegal activities, so that the outcrop hit, without mercy. Referring to "Fengqiao Experience", to further promote the "Fengqiao Experience" in Xining, specific and practical, the implementation of "local management responsibility, their own affairs to solve, promote to resolve the disputes to expand the source of governance.
Strengthen confidence to enhance the image of the overall situation of the public service to the pub
January 23rd, municipal committee, vice mayor Han Jianhua at the municipal government deputy secretary general Ma Haizhou, city traffic bureau Party Secretary Wei Zhiguo, deputy director, city bus company chairman Yu Jinyuan accompanied by condolences to our city bus taxi industry advanced characters and difficulties of employee representatives. And stressed that, to strengthen confidence, cohesion, enhance the image, maintain the overall situation, to provide more safe, convenient, comfortable, civilized travel environment for the general public and merchants, the Xining bus taxi into the city beautiful movement name card, to build a more prosperous, more beautiful, more livable modern Tibetan Plateau center city to make contributions.
Xining City ndustrial and commercial consumer rights vanguard activities initial success
"how to allow enterprises to win the trust of consumers is the key to the next step, I think, first of all enterprises should be credible and reliable, let the people safe shopping consumption, as clear as noonday"…… Recently, the Xining City Industrial and commercial bureau led the organization of the theme of "consumer rights HuiWanjia Business Forum warm atmosphere, from Xining Bridge Trading Co. Ltd., Gansu kuniyoshi supermarkets and other 21 companies on behalf of positive speech, criticism and suggestions.
Xining to Yushu to build second channels
Recently, our province traffic project "12th Five-Year" National Highway 227 line to the dari banma Dawu highway extension project officially opened the prelude to the building. At present, the whole line of 10 construction tenders, 5 supervision service units, in accordance with the project construction management arrangements, seize the golden period of construction, organization of human, material and financial resources, the full implementation of the project construction work. Marked in 2015, the province's first traffic new project officially started construction.
by dari to banma Dawu highway extension project length of 330.8 kilometers, the main line of 294.8 km, 36 km connecting line. The route starting point is located in the West Long Highway and Dawu town town road the Yellow River Road intersection, stop at the end point banma County, the main line in two road construction standards, project investment 3 billion 417 million yuan, the construction period of 3 years. The road is our province highway and waterway traffic "12th Five-Year" development plan of highway planning in the longitudinal part of the three line, is the "national highway network planning" in the province of new important sections of nine ordinary National Highway fifth G227 highway in Zhangye and menglian. At the same time, the highway is an important part of Yushu, Hainan green line two in Xining is Golog, through second channels, Sichuan Shiqu Dawu to Yushu, in the western region and national highway in our province the main skeleton highway network in the key position of North and south.
Xining 15 private medical institutions own weak management level of business
day before the Municipal Health Bureau, the city's 15 private hospital management activities, ten basic medical quality management assessment to make informed, pointed out that the overall situation reflects the results of the inspection of private medical institutions practicing law consciousness unceasingly strengthens, but also exposed some problems and drawbacks.
inspection results that by carrying out the activities of the year of hospital management and carry out ten basic medical quality evaluation and management activities, my private medical institutions in non health technical staff is greatly reduced, without the occurrence of major medical accidents and cases of illegal medical complaints and medical disputes decreased significantly. However, most of the private medical institutions generally existing professional and technical personnel is not stable, its management is weak, low level of business; individual medical institutions practicing law consciousness is poor, more than doctors did not change the address, practicing non professional posts, there are still some super medical subjects; part of the medical institutions and medical personnel on-site operation questions are not skilled; individual medical staff in the service of unreasonable examination, medication unreasonable phenomenon, and outpatient medical records, prescription writing is still not standardized.
To put any new cadres honest conversation
To strengthen the education, management and supervision of the new promotion of leading cadres, leading cadres to further enhance the ideals and discipline of the sense of purpose, in October 28th the positive performance of their duties, take the initiative to play, and 73 county-level leading cadres in the city in July 2014 to September 2015 the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection of the new promotion were honest conversation and Party discipline knowledge test.
Qinghai provincial government office strictly regulate the use of official vehicles management
in order to consolidate the party's mass line of educational practice, earnestly implement the general office of the CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee, Qinghai Provincial People's Government Office forwarded "on the leading cadres of official vehicles equipped with the management of" the spirit of the notice, the office of the provincial government to act quickly, at the end of last year, the use of a special research work on the management of official vehicles make arrangements.
Qinghai training shortage of more than 5 people
Reporters from the Ministry of human resources and social security department was informed that this year, our province in-depth implementation of professional and technical personnel of knowledge engineering, professional characteristics, according to the work of professional and technical personnel occupation development and the need to work, the annual training at all levels of personnel urgently needed 51695 people. It is reported that this year the Provincial Department of human resources and social security around the key areas of economic and social development in our province, earnestly organize the research, elaborate design topic, a positive declaration of national advanced training project, provincial senior training project and provincial training project. Through the vigorous implementation of knowledge engineering advanced training project, training has a good quality, excellent service, strong innovation ability, with strong competitiveness of high-level professional and technical personnel for the economic and social development in our province. I have strengthened the much-needed talents training and job training, this year to continue in the key areas of information, biotechnology, environmental protection, energy resources, disaster prevention and mitigation, modern transportation, agricultural science and technology, social work, and electronic commerce, law, accounting, tourism and other modern service industry, to carry out knowledge update and master advanced technology, enhance the technical level as the main content of the much-needed talents training. At the same time, continuing education base base, Qinghai University, Adult Education Institute of Qinghai Normal University and other 10 provincial professional and technical personnel through the national professional and technical personnel, continue to expand education service platform for professional and technical personnel to participate in the study whenever and wherever possible.
This year, the city's vegetable self-sufficiency rate will reach 58%
The rural work conference held in the city of
in February 21st, from "stable grain production, improve food basket ability and the construction of the enclave economy", this year the city will be a big increase in rural work, and strive to stabilize vegetable planting area of 320 thousand acres, production reached 820 thousand tons, desalination season average vegetable self-sufficiency rate increased to 58%, deputy secretary Ms. Su Rong, vice mayor Jin Jiuchen attended the meeting.
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Xining economic upgrade steady start
To increase the downward pressure on the economy, the economic situation continues to increase the complexity and severity of the first quarter of 2014, steady start, the city's economic growth highlights prominent economic indicators higher than the provincial average, ranking in the capital city of the five northwest provinces. The economic and social development in the spring and again full of vitality. Under the GDP market stability, the city's industry contrarian growth, the service sector has slowed down, one of the key projects under construction, a piece of people's livelihood landing sound.
– to the development zone and industrial growth contributed. The city's industrial growth of 9.18 percentage points, to achieve industrial added value of $10 billion 490 million, an increase of 16.5%. Among them, the economic development zone industrial added value of 7 billion 47 million yuan, accounting for the city's industrial added value of 67.2%.
– meat and milk yield were increased. The city's 351 thousand and 100 acres of crop cultivation, vegetable cultivation area of 53 thousand and 200 acres, total meat production of 19081 tons, milk, egg production growth.3.93 percentage points of
[digital] analysis of 1-3 months, the city's investment in fixed assets of 5 billion 849 million yuan, an increase of 27.3%, of which the infrastructure investment of 921 million yuan, up 82.9%. According to the analysis, the total investment in private investment accounted for 67.2%, the main force to support investment growth.
– projects steadily. In the investment guarantee, as of now, the city's 757 construction projects, comprehensive renovation, Xining Railway Station Road (bridge) and other expensive municipal roads, Salzburg to infrastructure, real estate and other 454 projects in key areas to start building a comprehensive.
– financial backing and strong support. The city's local public revenue 1 billion 955 million yuan, an increase of 22.9%, the balance of financial institutions loans of $285 billion 282 million, an increase of 20.42%, to ensure that major projects, environmental protection and other key expenditures.
[digital] analysis of city residents per capita disposable income of 5194.5 yuan, an increase of 11.8%; the per capita cash income of farmers 2527.7 yuan, growth;
Tens of thousands of guests will gather in Qinghai to seek cooperation
The people of Qinghai are to welcome guests to the full range of open mind, looking forward to the convening of the 2014 young and fair. This reporter learned from the office of the Executive Committee of the fair will be informed that the current green will be invited to participate in the meeting and the work is still docking, is expected this year will reach more than 10 thousand participants merchants.
in various sectors and regions, the joint efforts of all members of the unit will be under the Green Fair of the preparatory work smoothly. After confirmation, the Ministry of foreign affairs agreed to continue to support the general assembly and the organizers, the Ministry of land and resources and other 5 ministries will participate in the delegation, the United Kingdom, the United States, South Korea and other countries, said the participants. In terms of display, the current Fair will be located in Sanjiang, the source of ecological civilization construction, recycling economy and other special equipment as well as foreign trade show, Taiwan commodity exhibition 18 plates. Beijing, Zhejiang and other 19 provinces, PetroChina, Beijing Xin identity 12 central enterprises and private enterprises, as well as the province of 8 regions, 3 large parks, western mining 7 exhibitors, Chongqing, Hubei, Yunnan and other provinces for the first time by the delegation of the government of special equipment exhibition. In May 22nd, the relevant departments and units have been entering the exhibition, will be completed in June 8th before the exhibition.
in the reception area, Green Fair board on food safety, food quality of pre inspection. Provincial Public Security Bureau set up a leading group of security work, the full deployment of security work. The city of Xining is to carry out special operations, safety inspection of the city's public places, key industries, key areas to strengthen the patrol to the vital part of security, to resolve the disputes, dangerous goods safety supervision work. To rule blocking, punishment, and safety is the key to ensure smooth traffic order rectification, and strengthen emergency measures of security, traffic, fire, emergency medical aid, food safety etc..
Operating health care products to make money worry free market demand is very hot
now many industries are beginning to face the transition, because the product can not meet the needs of people, or can not keep up with the trend of development, had begun to change. And some industries have not only stand up, and more popular. Health care industry is one of them, operating a health food store easy to make money, absolutely trustworthy.
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Nanjing – Xining tourism charter boat
22:50 on July 8th, flight number MU2893 silver plane landed in the Xining Caojiabao Airport, marked by the travel industry known as the "golden route" of the Nanjing – Xining tourist charter flights to resume service and successful landing.
Xining will start the creation of the museum group 5A
following the successful creation of the Kumbum Monastery scenic national 5A scenic spots, the city once again to the national 5A scenic sprint, decided to start this year to create a museum class 5A scenic area. This is January 17th, the reporter learned from the fourth session of the city's fifteenth session of the people's congress.
according to reports, this year the city will continue to vigorously develop the tourism industry, around the "China xiadou" brand quality upgrade, the depth of mining culture, strengthen the cultural and tourism planning, promote the overall development of the cultural connotation and character through the key elements in the construction of tourism projects. Further improve the scenic infrastructure, enhance the management level, and strive to build the Kumbum Monastery with an international reputation of the 5A level scenic spots. At the same time, and strive to start construction of Xining tourism service center, for the majority of tourists and tourism practitioners to provide comprehensive, one-stop integrated services, improve the service level of the city's tourism industry from hardware facilities. (author: Sheng Nan)
Passenger car in our province into the nternet plus online booking system is put into operation
Convenient service to the masses of travel, the day before, Qinghai province road passenger transport network ticketing system is put into use, the province's 29 car passenger station network operation, covering 7 cities and 28 counties, of which 22 passenger station has officially opened online ticketing, by the end of next year will be basically coverage of the province for more than three 46 car passenger station.The implementation of
What is the favorite of the long holiday
During the National Day golden week, the citizens not only indulged in "repertoire shopping" idle away in seeking pleasure, but also a lot of people of the National Day golden week, which not only brought the "shopping tide", make some store sales record, at the same time, but also makes a lot of people reached saturation mall. October 4th is the fourth day of the National Day golden week, the city's major shopping malls, supermarkets, passenger traffic continued to rise significantly, a thriving prosperity of buying and selling, then the National Day golden week people are buying?
properties: the most characteristic
type: flags printed on souvenirs
: buy index assumes.
flags printed on small items, a small Tiananmen pendant, beautifully designed, different forms of Chinese elements badges, ornaments…… National day anniversary of the national day of goods to become a touch of bright colors, the public to buy the National Day souvenirs of a wave of enthusiasm than a wave.
"the two ornaments are friends asked me to buy, he had no time to buy National Day. The badge is my favorite, I want to buy a collection of." In Yiwu City, specialized in selling National Day specialty goods store, Miss Lee soon picked up two in Tiananmen flag ornaments and a set of Chinese wind badge sets. Then a woman came to pick a souvenir with her daughter to buy a flag with a key buckle. "She wants to buy it." She said. There is also a company to buy gifts for the gentleman came to the counter, pointing to the National Day souvenir to send people.
properties: the most popular
types: home appliances
: buy index assumes.
"buy appliances, it must wait until the mid autumn National Day golden week, this is the year to buy household appliances the most favorable season, because manufacturers discount, profit sharing, send gifts, draw a lot, if good luck can also take home in a grand prix!" Miss fan said. In the United States due to too many appliances, consumers, sales in three before a TV counter member surrounded by customers, and to buy TV more than and 70 year old Aunt Wang and two daughters on the counter anxiously waiting for sales response. According to the salesman Xiao Zhou introduced, National Day period continuously for consumers to buy, store a lot of recruiting temporary promoters. During the national day, all of our sales staff rushed to battle together, usually two bills at the same time, not enough time to come down one day." Another salesman delighted to say that during the National Day sales of household appliances hot scene. According to her, after the National Day golden week began, home appliance sales have been innovative, and now some of the hot selling products have been sold out, some of the products;


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Even as the UN removed a virtual wall of sanctions from around Iran this weekend, the Iranian people were busy transforming the actual walls in their country into destinations for clothing the cold and feeding the hungry.
No one is quite sure who started the trend, but "Kindness Walls" are spreading across the country.
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#photooftheday Iranians walk past Wall of Kindness, encouraging people to donate clothes to those in need, #Tehran pic.twitter.com/xWa7UIDpC0— Iran Pulse (@TheIranPulse) January 14, 2016
The first ones started with splashes of bright color and bold letters saying "Wall of Kindness" above a row of hooks. Instructions inform people to leave "what you don't need" and "take if you need" it.
Coats, jeans, dresses, and shoes have appeared on the pegs and hooks — and disappeared whenever the needy find the items they can use.
"Wall of kindness" set up by #Iran.
And they ask me why do I love Iran !
Iran ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/10xFQgsmyj— Mirza Arsalan Rafiq (@Arsalanrafiq22) January 16, 2016
The trend isn't just limited to walls; The Guardian reports a shop in Tehran put out a box with a sign reading, "Bread is free for those who can't pay," and Iranians have posted pictures of a "Fridge of Kindness" to feed the hungry set up inside a store.
From the 'wall of kindness' to the 'fridge of kindness' - Iranians looking out for the needy this winter. #Iran pic.twitter.com/QrWKHSma8D— Zermina (@TheMinastic) December 26, 2015
The idea is catching on outside Iran, too, inspiring similar Kindness Walls in Pakistan and Kurdistan.
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The NGO, Humanitarian Relief Foundation built one in Istanbul, Turkey over the weekend, drawing huge crowds.
A "kindness wall" set up by IHH in Uskudar Square is welcomed warmly by Istanbulites. pic.twitter.com/DbyLVwg9aM— Humanitarian Relief (@IHHen) January 18, 2016
Some Iranian charities had found it difficult to import medicine and food during the years of international sanctions set up because of the country's nuclear weapons program. Lifting those is expected to create a resurgence of the country's charitable organizations, but Kindness Walls show the Iranian people's spirit of giving is already strong.
(WATCH the video below from Aparat)
Photos: Humanitarian Relief, Twitter
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