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The new film of EVV Naresh titled Dongala Bandi was today launched at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad. It is touted as a hilarious entertainer with 27 lead comedians. Made on GSK Network banner, two Mumbai girls Tanya and Malishka play the female leads. Prolific script and dialogue writer Vegesna Satish makes his debut as director. Producer is GSK Naidu. The venue bedecked with half a dozen giant flex designs of the film, showing Naresh in multiple getups as James Bond, Cowboy, Robin Hood etc, thrilled the gathering of children and women.
Muhurt shot on hero playing Train-game
After formal puja, TFPC president Tammareddy Bharadwaja sounded the clapboard, D. Ramanaidu switched on the camera. EVV Satyanarayana did the formal first shot direction. The muhurt shot was taken on Allari Naresh while coming from the rear of a big poster, enacting the Train-game of kids. He was trail by debut heroines Tanya, Malishka, Venu Madhav, Chitram Seenu, Suman Shetty and a couple of others. Gamyam director Krishh waved the green flag akin to a station master.
EVV Naresh said: "I knew Vegesna Satish as a good script writer and most of his films became good hits. I am confident that he would prove his mettle as a good director also with Dongala Bandi."
Ali, clad in a Roman attire, said: "People might get confused with the title as a story on a train. It is not like this. A group of thieves collectively are referred to as Dongala Bandi. Vegesna Satish is really serious about the project. The manner in which he sought the film opening shows his commitment."
Like MacKenna's Gold: Director
Vegenesna Satish said: "So far I did 35 films as script and dialogue writer. I am thankful to producer GSK Naidu, EVV Satyanarayana and Naresh for this opportunity. Subject of Dongala Bnadi is about a treasure hunt by a group of thieves." He referred to the Gregory Peck starrer MacKenna's Gold. "The shoot will commence from June 17th and would continue through three schedules before getting finished in August."
Mumbai girl Tanya said that Dongala Bandi was her debut film. "I am excited to be doing with a number of established comedians and with hero Naresh Ji." Malishka said she was impressed with the opportunities in Telugu film industry.
MS Narayana, Krishna Bhagwan, Kovai Sarala, Puja Bharati, Rao Ramesh, Kondavalasa, Melkote, Jayaprakash Reddy, Shakeela are among the cast. Music is by Rajasekhar Valluri, lyrics are by Suddala Ashok Teja, Abhinaya Srinvas, Surisetty Rama Rao. Arun Kumar provides cinematography. Vegesna Satish also provides the story, screenplay and dialogues.


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CARLISLE, PA (July 6, 2010) - Carlisle's nationally and internationally recognized Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) proudly announces its 2010/2011 A Season of Celebration.
The season recognizes the ballet school's 55 years in the central Pennsylvania region and Founding Artistic Director Marcia Dale Weary's 75th birthday.
Weary has created a season that encourages the public to want to know more about the institution and the art of classical ballet. "The season offers a wide range of ballets for a wide range of audiences," says CPYB chief executive officer and resident choreographer Alan Hineline.
The season kicks off in October with the world premiere of a production of "Hansel & Gretel," which is choreographed by Hineline. As part of CPYB's "Storybook Series," the show is a continuing repertory initiative that attracts and introduces children and their families to the world of classical ballet, classical music, and theatre.
"The idea of the 'Storybook Series' is to look to familiar stories that everyone understands," says Hineline. "When they have an understanding of the story, the ballet isn't so foreign to them."
The season continues with CPYB's annual production of "George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM" in December. As the only pre-professional school in the country licensed to perform this Balanchine work, CPYB will present the ballet for two weekends, at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and at Hershey Theatre. A live orchestra will be featured during its performances at Hershey Theatre.
"It's a family tradition in central Pennsylvania," says Hineline.
In April 2011, CPYB will present "Swan Lake" for the first time on Whitaker Center stage. The performance, which is based on the original choreography created more than 130 years ago and features music by Peter Tchaikovsky, will be staged by former Boston Ballet principal dancer and current CPYB faculty member Laszlo Berdo.
The season continues in June 2011 with CPYB's "June Series." Both premieres and audience favorites will be performed, showcasing the talents of CPYB dancers in the final show of the academic year.
"The 'June Series' is a great way to end the season with a broad range of repertory," says Hineline.
Finally, the season wraps up with the "Stars of CPYB 2011." The show brings the school's illustrious alumni from companies around the world home to the Whitaker Center stage. The one-night-only performance is a star-studded salute to CPYB's Founding Artistic Director Marcia Dale Weary. Proceeds from the special event benefit CPYB's need-based scholarship program.


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After New York, the Die To Live Swarovski skull sculpture wooed visitors at Delano Hotel in Miami Beach. It was on display from November 29 till December 4th. We have already discussed about this dazzling skull sculpture. Today you can drool over more images from the recent exhibit!
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Please could all Parents/Carers of Children in Whales and Sheep class ensure that their child/ren have a Home Packed Lunch with them for the trip on Monday. We are unable to provide a School packed lunch on Monday so they will need to bring a Lunch from home. Could we ask that these are placed in a carrier/disposable bag for the children to recycle at lunch time.
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Ten Good Things About Dragon Age 2
My last post on the topic of Dragon Age 2 was rather negative, not surprisingly so I suppose, given that that is the structure of my review format. Today's post will be all upsides – 10 to be specific. As always, these come in no particular order and claim neither to be complete nor to be objective. Read this post, read the last one, then make up your own mind on the game. If you have something to add, please feel absolutely free to do so in the comments. But on to the game.
Varric's Tale
The game's narrative is interesting in so far as it is told by one of your companions after the fact, meaning that everything you are doing in the game has already happened. This enables some interesting storytelling techniques, such as stretching the story across many years (skipping over the less interesting parts) and a few amusing episodes in which the dwarf telling the story exaggerates and that has direct influence on the game itself.
I also really liked that the story doesn't really focus on the hero who saves the world so much as on what happened to a family during dark times. Sure, things drift quite a bit towards heroism towards the end of the game, but it was about time that games picked up storytelling techniques long know to pen and paper authors. A story doesn't need to focus on the leading characters in an event in order to tell an engaging story about it. Now if they could only drop the all-too-obvious plot twists and get some more quality writing and games might actually go somewhere as a storytelling medium.
There's power in stories. That's all history is: the best tales. The ones that last. Might as well be mine. – Varric
Fast pacing
Many have criticized this, but I really like how fast paced the combat in Dragon Age 2 feels while still allowing the player to pause at any time to think about tactical moves. Part of this has simply been achieved through the use of animations and lots and lots of cannon fodder enemies, but combat balance has also shifted quite a bit as well. Gone are the days of a tank tanking all the enemies in a room and a healer healing her until the fight is over and also gone are the days of continuously freezing enemies so they can't take part in the fight. There are very few heals available and those are on rather long cooldown timers so that pure tank'n'spank gameplay is rather difficult. You'll want your rogues to pick off smaller enemies quickly to take some strain off your tank and you'll want to constantly move around the battlefield to be where you are needed most.
I didn't like all my companions, but I really enjoyed just how well-written and layered their characters were. Dragon Age: Origins had some fine companions available and I believe Dragon Age 2 tops that. Merrill, an apprentice to an elven keeper you briefly met in Origins, for example, was so likeable that I kept her in my party pretty much from the start only so that I didn't have to miss any possible conversations with her. On the other hand she was also terribly dangerous and naïve (some might call her an idiot [beware, spoilers]) and trying to keep her happy while not giving in to her suicidal ideas made for quite some interesting decisions.
They also decided to return a companion from the original game (well, from the expansion Awakening) but this time they didn't go with the idiot Oghren but with the much more interesting Anders who made for the most difficult decision I had in the whole game. In general, the writing on the companions is quite good, though there is way too little of it for my tastes.
Skill trees
The Skill trees in Dragon Age 2 are so far away from those in Origins that you'd hardly believe it is the same game. The trees are no longer linear, they contain more skills and they allow you to upgrade a variety of skills to tailor your character to your liking. The new skill trees allow for quite a bit of customization of gameplay without being too complicated or taking a lot of time to understand. Each companion also has one unique tree of skills that are connected to their in-game behavior and set them apart quite nicely. The difference between Oghren and Sten in Origins was negligible while that between Merrill and Anders in Dragon Age 2 is quite huge.
There is some influence of your companions' attitude towards you on their combat ability which I like, but I'd like it even more if this connection was two-way. Especially Anders and Merrill have moral decisions built into their special skill trees but alas these don't affect their behavior at all.
The humour
Dragon Age 2 is a bloody game in which many unpleasant things happen to people. That makes the little bits of humour sprinkled in along the way all the more interesting. There's, of course, the discussions between your companions and the snarky remarks you can make during conversations. The latter even influences the tone your character speaks in – a Hawke who always chooses the nice and helpful answer will sound different than one that brings a bit of snark to the table.
Then there are the puns and pop-culture references. Not everybody likes those, but this is my blog and I do. I simply had to laugh out loud when I found a ring named Three Wolf Boon and a belt named Rock Band.
Sometimes there is no correct decision
I loved the decision of Redridge in Origins until I found out that there was a perfect solution that would keep everyone happy. Sure, sometimes there should be such solutions, but more often than not someone will lose out. Dragon Age 2 knows and respects this and gives the player quite a few difficult choices to make that you can't really wiggle your way out of. If a game like Dragon Age 2 is supposed to feel gritty and realistic, it simply needs tough decisions to be believable. The writes do a good job of putting the player over and over again into situations where you have to choose whether to follow the law (or logic) or to make a humane decision.
The crafting system
Alright, I don't actually like the crafting system in Dragon Age 2. Effectively it is just a system of unlocking certain items for sale at certain vendors and most of those aren't really relevant anyway. What I really like is the fact that they dropped the system that origins had (which involved collecting rather lame resources for a few rather lame crafting recipes) and didn't pick up the awful, awful mining system from Mass Effect 2 nor anything similar. In DA 2, you can find sources of crafting materials around the world which, once discovered, will be available in unlimited supply. Higher level crating recipes will require you to discover a variety of resources before you can actually use them.
These unlocks really just happen while you play the game (and click on everything that's sparkling anyway). I could pretty much ignore the whole thing and still order the potions and runes I needed when I wanted to. Essentially the crafting system isn't good, but it's nicely tucked away which is almost as good as not having it in the game at all. Me likey.
Cool abilities
There are a lot of character abilities that are simply fun to use. Rogues vanish and reappear behind their enemies, Warriors charge across the battlefield like a battering ram and mages (well, one mage) pull a multitude of monsters to them only to then disappear and though a firewall at the clump from range. Being used to the lameness that is global-cooldown based MMORPG combat, it is really nice to have all these abilities that seem to influence the battlefield in a huge way.
The world
I think Bioware has really started a big thing with the world of Dragon Age. I'm not usually one that cares much for lore in games or books about it, but I am actually tempted to pick up a Dragon Age book or two now. Does anyone have experience with those / are they any good?
Unlike Bethesda's Tamriel, Biowares Thedas (the continent of the unnamed world that the Dragon Age games take place on) provides an interesting background for all kinds of stories. The issue of mages will often play a huge role in these (and rightly so as it is refreshingly different from usual fantasy stories) but the Qunari and the oppression of the elves make for interesting topics as well.
There will be a part 3
This might be a bit of an odd point, but I really liked that the epilogue of the game all but promised Dragon Age 3 already. Hopefully we'll see a new engine by then, but even if not I'm already quite lloking forward to the third installment of the series. I'll likely pick up any expansions published as well, but I'm very wary about downloadable content. Bioware DLC has been close to useless so far and while I really hope that they'll step up and give us something that's actually worth the money it costs, I'll look very hard at anything they put out before buying it. That said, full games from Bioware have not disappointed me yet and I'm happy that Dragon Age 3 is all but certain to come along (and to incorporate many crucial events from Origins and DA 2 – keep those savegames!)


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Now that I have a real work schedule (btw love getting to work in a restaurant- a lot more rewarding than being behind a desk) expect new videos every Tuesday and Saturday! I decided to learn new effects to incorporate into videos and tested some of them out- really proud with how this one turned out!
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Wilson Daily Times, 23 December 1949.
Just before Christmas 1949, Rev. Hattie Owens Daniels' father and daughter went missing, spurring a county-wide search. They were located in separate locations near the Nash County line the following day.
- Mack Owens — Mack Owens died 14 April 1954 at his home at 908 Wainwright Avenue, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 11 June 1877 in Lawrence [Laurens] County, Georgia, to William Owens and Rebecca Baker; was a widower; and worked as a laborer. Hattie Daniels was informant.
- Deborah Daniels — Deborah Ruth Ann Daniels was born in 1944 to Cleveland Daniels and Hattie Owens Daniels.
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Sun, 8 January 2012
In this homily for The Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Riccardo asks the congregation whether Jesus is the star that guides their lives. The readings for this day are Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; and Mt 2:1-12.
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Low-cost loans for farm families?
Q. I hear there are 2 percent home loans available for farm families. Is this true? Paul M. Olson Hemet, Calif.
A. The Farmers Home Administration provides loans in rural areas to finance homes and building sites. Rural areas include open country and places with populations of 10,000 or less, rural in character, and not closely associated with urban areas.
Loans may be made in towns with populations between 10,000 and 20,000 that are outside standard metropolitan statistical areas if the secretary of agriculture and secretary of housing and urban development find there is a serious lack of mortgage credit.
Homeownership loans are offered to help families with low and moderate income. These families must:
* Be without decent, safe, and sanitary housing.
* Be unable to obtain a loan from private lenders on the terms and conditions that they can reasonably expect to meet.
The preceding is essentially quoted from a booklet entitled Home Ownership Loans, revised March 1975 and November 1976. The number is 768-059 and was printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
For more local information on low-cost rural homeownership loans, get in touch with the Farmers Home Administration county supervisor in your area. You can find the address and phone number in the white pages of your phone book under United State Government. Look for the Department of Agriculture and/or Farmers Home Administration.


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Davis, Walker push each other with 49ers
If Vernon Davis stays after practice to push the weighted sled, Delanie Walker is usually right there with him.
They both were among the last 49ers players to leave the field following Thursday's practice. San Francisco's talented tight end tandem came into the league together in 2006, and these two have fueled each other with their competitive fire through six NFL seasons.
''We always compete. If he makes a catch, I go, `Oh, hey, I can do that,''' Davis said. ''Sometimes I don't say nothing, I just go out and show him by example.''
While much of the focus this offseason has been on the NFC West champions' upgrades in the receiving corps with new additions Randy Moss and Mario Manningham, Davis and Walker hope to build off a special thing they established last year under NFL Coach of the Year Jim Harbaugh in his first season.
''Harbaugh's the most energetic coach I've ever seen in my life,'' Davis said. ''It's fun to be around, he makes the game fun. You want to play for him and you'll do whatever it takes to make plays for this guy.''
Davis had 67 catches for 792 yards and six touchdowns, while the versatile Walker made 19 receptions for 198 yards and three TDs - tied for fourth on the team - before suffering a broken jaw in a Dec. 24 win at Seattle that caused him to miss the regular-season finale at St. Louis and NFC divisional playoff win over the New Orleans Saints.
Walker, whose jaw was broken in two places on the left side, spent two weeks on a liquid diet with his jaw wired shut before making a remarkable return to play in the team's 20-17 overtime loss in the NFC championship game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
The 27-year-old Walker isn't worried about taking another hit to the jaw - because he might not feel it. He said Thursday his face is still numb and it could stay that way for up to a year after the injury. Typically, he said he would feel pain through his chin strap after a hard hit.
He is unfazed by the numbness.
''It's like a tingle, like if you went to the dentist and you got a numbing shot,'' he said. ''It doesn't bother me. I can't even tell unless I touch a certain spot that it's numb. It cut through some nerves and they said that could be a problem. I can hit at people and not even feel it. That's probably a good thing.''
Walker played a key role in Harbaugh's offense that used at least two tight ends on the field more than any other team during the 2011 regular season. The 49ers ran 43 percent of their plays last season with two or more tight ends, compared to a league average of 26 percent, according to STATS LLC.
''I kind of went down a little bit with the jaw injury. My goal is to come in and start fast and try to forget about that happening so I can play fast. I don't think about it, and we're not hitting in OTAs,'' he said. ''I really don't know what to expect, but I know it's a 100 percent recovery. It really wasn't too bad for me because I got to play in the NFC championship game. I don't think it was a downfall. It could have been different. Luckily I got to play. It really didn't hurt me the way I thought it should have.''
The 49ers will hold their first mandatory minicamp for three days next Tuesday through Thursday. Harbaugh didn't get to do anything with his players last year at this time because of the NFL lockout, so everybody's expecting a thick playbook and high expectations of reaching the Super Bowl after last season's near miss.
Coming so close has motivated many of the guys in this group. All 11 defensive starters return to make what they hope is another memorable postseason run.
Davis caught two touchdown passes in the 36-32 victory over Drew Brees and the favored Saints, then followed that performance with TD catches of 73 and 28 yards in the NFC title game loss to New York.
''That's the past. We've got to put the past behind, and we can't worry about it,'' Davis said. ''We can't spend our days thinking about what we could have done. It wasn't our time. The great thing about it is we get another opportunity, but in order to get that opportunity we have to finish strong in the regular season.''


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What an honor to introduce today's guest columnist, Barbara Taylor Bradford, the author of 25 bestselling novels, published in over 90 countries in 40 languages with sales figures in excess of $82 million.
Ten of her novels have been adapted into television mini-series starring actors including Sir Anthony Hopkins, Liam Neeson, Deborah Kerr and Elizabeth Hurley. She has been inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America, and in June 2007, Barbara was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to Literature.
Barbara was born in Leeds, England, and from an early age, she was a voracious reader: at age 12, she had already read all of Dickens and the Bronte sisters. By the age of twenty, she was an editor and columnist on Fleet Street. She published her first novel, A Woman of Substance, in 1979, and it has become an enduring bestseller.
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I'm Never Lonely When I'm Writing A Book
When I'm out on the road promoting my latest novel, it's amazing how many people say to me sympathetically, "You must lead a very lonely life writing your books."
I always answer that it's not lonely because I have all these wonderful characters dancing around in my head, not to mention in the room. I then usually add that it's more of a solitary existence, rather than a lonely one.
But that's not exactly true. The solitary part, I mean. Because I do have a marvelous companion, who's with me all day in my office in our Manhattan apartment.
Her name is Chammi, and she's a lovely little Bichon Frise who is now fifteen years old, but looks like a puppy, with her glossy white coat, and sleek cut that I teasingly say makes her look like a white velvet sausage, and sparkling black eyes.
Actually, Chammi and I had another companion for fifteen years, Chammi's cousin Beaji, who sadly died last year. The two of them spent all those years writing my many books with me, and we both miss Beaji at times.
Chammi usually joins me around seven every morning, when I've already been in my office for an hour. She takes up her position under my large French desk, where I have my computer, telephone and yellow pads and pens for writing in hand.
Underneath the desk is a double-size handmade wooden dog bed, painted green and bearing the initials B & C, for Beaji and Chammi. I do a lot of research at this desk, make phone calls, as well as handwriting the beginning of chapters, and Chammi settles down comfortable, knowing we'll be here for a while.
As I roll to my smaller typing desk and get settled, I am swiftly joined by Chammi, who slips under the desk and relaxes on baby cot duvets, one of which is appropriately patterned with small white dogs! She dozes for as long as I am at this desk, but the moment I leave she's aware of it, and follows me devotedly.
I must confess, Chammi is the best critic I know, because she's never critical if I happen to be reading dialogue aloud to myself. No barks of disapproval, just a loving look from those big brown eyes.
There is a comforting feeling about having a pet in a room with you, especially when you're working, because the dog (or cat) is an extremely viable presence. That's why I'm never lonely or solitary when I'm writing a book. I have a sweet companion to keep me company.
Barbara Bradford Taylor
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A discovery of a precocious skeleton in a seaside knitter's closet, the murder of an old fisherman friend, and an unexpected inheritance plunge the knitters into a simmering summer of danger.
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North Carolina-based MegaRexx Trucks is back with another supersized Ford off-roader.
The MegaRexx SVN is a modified Ford F-250 Super Duty built to haul lots of people instead of cargo. Taking advantage of the heavy-duty pickup truck's considerable footprint, MegaRexx created a four-row configuration with seating for nine. The first, second, and third rows have bucket seats, while the fourth row has a three-seat bench. All of the seats are upholstered in leather.
Unlike MegaRexx's previous MegaRaptor7 SUV, the additional rows of seats are fully enclosed in aluminum bodywork that extends off the stock cab, and includes a one-piece rear window. MegaRexx also includes climate controls for the newly added rear rows. The exterior is otherwise mostly stock, but it also has a dark tint for the rear windows, Morimoto XB LED headlights and fog lights, and power side steps to aid ingress and egress. The truck also features 3D-printed C-pillar emblems, a laser-etched grille emblem, a laser-etched and CNC-routed tailgate panel, and Rhino-Rack cross bars mounted to the standard roof rack.
The SVN uses the Super Duty's stock 6.7-liter turbodiesel V-8. It's rated at 475 hp and 1,050 lb-ft of torque, which is sent to all four wheels through the stock 10-speed automatic transmission. To wrangle so much vehicle and improve its off-road capability, MegaRexx swaps in a Carli 2.5-inch Commuter Suspension & Leveling System that as the name implies provides a 2.5-inch lift. It all rides on 285/75R18 Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tires.
MegaRexx uses the F-250 Lariat with the Ultimate Package as the basis for the SVN, and claims it retains most of that truck's many tech and convenience features. The list includes a 12.0-inch touchscreen and Sync 4 infotainment system, a 1,000-watt B&O audio system, wireless smartphone charging, power trailer-tow mirrors, and ambient lighting, as well as driver aids like blind-spot monitors and rear parking sensors.
The price for all of this is $170,000, and that includes the cost of a donor vehicle. Note that MegaRexx previously charged $224,950 for its MegaBronc three-row Super Duty Bronco, which is also based on the F-250 Lariat diesel, but features Bronco-like styling. MegaRexx also turned the F-250 into a Raptor facsimile, dubbed MegaRaptor.
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Turkish Women Artists from Feminist Perspective
Proceedings of The 2nd International Conference on Research in Social Sciences
Year: 2019
Turkish Women Artists from Feminist Perspective
Hatice Kubra Kuzucanli
Women from the 18th century; their struggle for equal rights and freedoms against inequalities in many fields such as social, political, legal, and their roles in the society has revealed the concept of feminism. Feminism is an approach that struggles for the legitimate rights of women who are fundamentally opposed to gender discrimination. The artist, who is a part of his society, experiences a process of self -understanding in his relationship with himself and all others except himself. Women artists, inparticular, developed a womenspecific approach by rejecting the roles assigned to them by patriarchal thinking and rebelled against social institutions and examined the structure of male-dominated society. Turkey is also similar stance in the title of feminist art can be examined in the context of women artists. The image of women, which is in a social categorization in terms of being the object and subject of art, has been changed by the artists who have feminist point of view as the person who created her own image. The woman who became an "art object, became a woman as an"artist".With this work, with feminist identity in Turkey, selected from the works of the artists explored window Turkish women, especially representing over gender roles will be discussed.
Keywords: Feminism, Feminist Art, Women Artists in Turkey.
Hatice Kubra Kuzucanli
Harran University


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scorched by a dragon, overrun by enemy soldiers and its buildings reduced to rubble, King's Landing, the capital city in "Game of Thrones," seems destroyed for good. But history suggests that the city could rise again.
Despite the horrifying death and destruction, with enough time, King's Landing could even reclaim its glory as the wealthy hub of Westeros.
It's hard to imagine a bright future when a city is in flames and ash is falling like snow. But that's been the historical pattern. Cities typically grow in places where it makes sense for large numbers of people to congregate — near a river or in a valley — and even harsh wartime attacks don't change that.
That has helped cities, like Dresden, Germany after its World War II firebombing and San Francisco after its 1906 earthquake, bounce back.
In the AP's weekly "Wealth of Westeros " series, we're delving into the latest plot twists and analyzing the economic and business forces driving the last season of "Game of Thrones." This week, the devastation wrought by Daenerys made us wonder how other cities that have suffered widespread destruction have fared.
Most have rebounded, though it can take years for a full recovery.
Plenty have actually suffered worse fates than King's Landing, where the dragon attack appeared to end after a few hours of hellish suffering. Following the massive earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906, fires burned for four days. And the controversial firebombing of Dresden occurred over three days.
In San Francisco, the earthquake and fires killed roughly 3,000 people. More than half the city's population of 400,000 was left homeless. Some city residents still lived in tent cities two years later. Eighty percent of the city was destroyed, with property damage reaching $11.2 billion in today's dollars.
But rebuilding was largely complete less than a decade later, when the city hosted the 1915 World's Fair. San Francisco is now the 6th largest metro area economy in the United States with the second-most expensive housing market (after nearby San Jose).
Yet the disaster still had long-term economic consequences. According to a study published last month, population growth remained lower in the areas hardest-hit by the earthquake, compared with nearby places that weren't as affected, well into the late 20th century.
That makes sense: Some people don't want to live near an earthquake zone. For that reason, other research has found that major natural disasters can have longer-lasting economic impacts than wartime damage. That study by Leah Boustan, an economist at Princeton University, and several other economists found that severe natural disasters spur significant migration away from a city, lowering its housing prices and increasing poverty.
Wars typically have more temporary impacts. Recent economic research , also led by Boustan, has found that the sons of Southern white slave owner families rebounded quickly after the Civil War, despite a significant hit to their wealth from the end of slavery. By 1880, their incomes had recovered and in some cases surpassed similarly wealthy families that didn't own slaves.
This was true even in parts of the South where Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman engaged in a Daenerys-like destructive march through Georgia.
Dresden, Germany is particularly relevant example. The city was subjected to a terrible firebombing in World War II by the U.S. and British air forces that killed as many as 25,000 people.
Like Dany's scorching of King's Landing, the attack was controversial among U.S. and British leaders at the time and has grown even more so since the war. Historians have questioned the military value of Dresden, which was mostly known as a cultural center.
Many historians argue that — like Dany's destruction of King's Landing — one goal of the attack was simply to spread fear, including to a potential future enemy, the Soviet Union.
Dresden was also rebuilt, though more slowly than San Francisco. The city is now a vibrant center of culture and business that receives 2 million tourist visits a year. It is also a center of Germany's high-tech economy and calls itself "Silicon Saxony," after the German state where it is located.
Perhaps this is all part of Dany's calculations. She has said she doesn't want to be "Queen of the ashes," and with some luck, in a few years she may not be. That is, if she even makes it to the Iron Throne.
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The 2011 "Study on the Overall Functioning of the European Trade Mark System" by the Max Planck Institute was commissioned by the European Commission and presented survey-based evidence that UK trade mark attorneys/agents perceive the existence of marks on registers that are partly or wholly unused by their owners – so called "cluttering" - to be a problem. Following on from that study, the UK's IPO was keen to better understand the extent of cluttering within the UK and European register. IPO therefore commissioned this report on cluttering and non-use of trade marks in Europe in late 2013 with the objective of building evidence to inform debate on the prevalence of trade marks that are partially or wholly unused by their owners. It is equally important to note what this study does not purport to do. This study does not investigate causal relationships to explain how non-use arises. It does not examine the monetised economic impacts (the costs and benefits) of the current systems for participants. Nor does this study aim to determine whether an ex officio requirement for submission of proof of use is cost-effective. Rather, it shows that there are noticeable differences between US and European registers in the number of goods claimed for the same mark. Further research would be needed to examine whether unused trade mark registrations can increase search costs, and whether imposition of proof of use tests ex officio may be useful or unacceptably burdensome.
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Opinion: Linnar Priimägi on the political coming of age of Kersti Kaljulaid
Noted writer, critic, artist, poet and cultural commentator Linnar Priimägi has noted, in his Protocol cultural diary on ERR's Estonian online culture portal, the significance of President Kersti Kaljulaid's meeting with Vladimir Putin last week. He also looks at the dangers of over-complicating concepts, in violation of Ockham's razor, and of the need for mediocre literature.
22.04.2019 Two Presidents
The President of the Republic of Estonia met with Vladimir Putin, noone expected it – not even Putin, not to mention (Reform MP and former Riigikogu foreign affairs committee chair.-ed.) Marko Mihkelson. But they met.
First of all, it's not nice to call out a woman for her actions. And second, her step in going to the meeting was as out of the blue as Lennart Meri's when, on meeting Boris Yeltsin in 1994, he announced that Russian troops would withdraw from Estonia – I'd have been more ready for my grandmother to dance with the devil (the Russian Federation agreed to withdraw the last of its troops stationed in Estonia, a relic of the Soviet occupation, in that year-ed.).
Naturally, NATO is hardly going to leave Estonia too, as much as ''they'' might encourage them to do so. But the president's move had a subconscious logic. Let's have NATO right here on the Russian border – but at the same time we need to ditch the image of a small, angry ''nazi'' country. The longest journey also starts with the first step, and it was a step which the president took, bravely, and alone. But courage always involves being alone, always as yourself.
I have decided, then, that president Kaljulaid should be dubbed ''the girl from Kadriorg'' no more.
23.04.2019 Ockham and the clouds
I called the great (ufologist and researcher-ed.) Igor Volke and invited him to the Von Glehni theatre in Nõmme, to try to decipher the mysterious crop circles that have been appearing in England. Naturally, I'm aware of the phenomenon, and attempts to explain it in extraterrestrial terms, mocking the more worldy explanations. I'm not an expert, though during my Tartu days, I had similar conversations with (writer and filmmaker-ed.) Jüri Lina in his modest home. It didn't turn me into a ufologist. I went to a meeting arranged by Tunne Kelam MEP, at a kindergarten. We sat in circle on low, baby chairs and talked about the phenomena coming from the heavens. I even made a presentation there, as I recall entitled ''Ufology and Cosmology'', the text of which should be recorded somewhere in Tartu, if anyone wants to check.
That said, I am all for the principle of Ockham's razor. If something can be explained using the fewest concepts, there is no need to complicate matters by introducing more explanations – in fact these should be shaved off, excluded. ''Omnes nium nocet'' – everything that is redundant will do harm. It is only when the global exploration resources, both '' in actu et in potentia'', are exhausted, that we can start predicting the clouds.
According to the Bible: ''For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do,'' (Deutoronomy 18:14, KJV).
I nonetheless still pay attention to what the smarter people talk about. Go and find out for yourself – maybe they're right!
24.04.2019 Mediocrity is useful
A copy of ''The private memoirs of the court of Louis XVIII, by a lady'', (1829) came into my hands in a German translation. In the first volume, the author speaks of the life of the French King in exile (prior to acceding to the throne in 1814, the Bourbon King Louis XVIII was in exile at Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, England, following the first French Revolution and during the First French Empire under Napoleon – France had around three more monarchs following Napoleon's fall from power in 1815, until the institution was abolished for good with the 1848 revolution -ed.).
''He showed me in his small library, (French poet) M. Baour-Lormian's Omasis, side by side with a translation by Delille, saying that ''you can't translate a non-translatable poet in a cheerful and tasteful way,'' the lady writes.
(Mr Priimägi then outlines the relationship between various French writers, translators and other literary figures of the time in drawing the conclusion that Louis XVIII was an avid reader of mostly mediocre works).
Contrasting classic literature with the mediocre, was of interest to Sigmund Freud in some of his research. In a 1907 lecture, ''The Writer and Fantasy'', Freud stated that the most spectacular writers were not those most high critical acclaim, but rather the pretentious ones, who enjoy the most numerous and eager readers from both genders.
This, in its simplicity, is thus a useful tool for analysing the human soul, as against high literature, which is too complex.
In our own time, the very popular "End of History" by Fukuyama (1992) turned out to be a diversion (since Putin confounded Fukuyama), but it nonetheless conveys the notion that the history of literary classics is over.
Literature published today is very mediocre and lacks even the positive features of fiction. In today's literary landscape, there are only lean cows walking ─ and these are not the seven as in Pharaoh's dream (as related to Joseph in the Book of Genesis -ed.), but the herd seems to stretch endlessly to the horizon.
However, please take today's decision makers in literary prizes seriously. Literary awards will always be given out and someone gets considered worthy of them. And today's literary scholars will make a rich and thorough analysis of all this mediocre material. Reading reviews in (cultural periodicals) Sirp and Müürileht can be pretty painful.
Maybe it's just me who is used to asking this question, but would what is on the newsstands today still be read 300 years from now? Tammsaare and Luts are still read. But will the Estonian nation still even exist by then at all?
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What a year. A humdinger. Sadness, grief. Losing my father. Emotional hurts. Physical pain. The sting of being forgotten, rejected.
What a year. Joy, happiness. Family love and friendships. Answered prayers. The pleasure of successes, laughter.
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To leave the broken painful irreversible past of 2017 behind;
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To see God do a new thing!
To love more. To love better.
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To start the year with gratitude.
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Setting Aside Free Time
Setting aside free time can be hard for those who work freelance, not the least because any break from work means a break from earning a living. When freelancers don't work they don't get paid, so many discover that if they do take a break they can't really enjoy it because they are so busy worrying about their business and their bank accounts. Yet these, and all, freelancers must learn to relax. Working all the time is neither good for their health nor good for their business. Setting aside free time can be hard, but it is a necessity that a freelance worker can not afford to ignore.
Time For SocialisingIf you find that you can't sit still at home without getting back to your freelance business then either get yourself out of your home or fill your home with distracting visitors. Socialising will not only take your mind off of your work, but it will remind you that you are a part of a wider world full of all kinds of thoughts, feelings, opinions, information and advice. If you relax best by meeting others for a drink, then make time for this. If you enjoy cooking for your friends, then make time for this. When you freelance, no one can order you out of the office so you have to be strong enough to do it for yourself.
Time For ReadingReading is imperative for all freelance workers. Not only do you need to keep up with world and market news, but you also need to stay in touch with pop culture. Reading newspapers, books, magazines, websites and 'blogs can help you stay informed on all of these topics. It is perfectly acceptable to schedule professional reading time during your work day, but remember that leisure reading can be just as powerful. Even if you have to schedule it in while you're having a bath, be sure that you do schedule it in.
Time For Personal ErrandsPersonal errands like hair cuts, trips to the gym and the library, and even dropping off dry cleaning can seem like huge black holes sucking your time away from your work. But no matter what, you must make time for them. Not only do you need to keep a professional image (the hair cut, the dry cleaning) but you need to keep yourself healthy (the gym) and relaxed (the library) as well. Don't be afraid to invest time in keeping your personal life in order because, if nothing else, when your personal life gets out of control it will only encroach on your professional life.
Time For A Relaxing HolidayPerhaps the greatest amount of free time a freelancer will schedule is a holiday. The good news is that, because freelancers can arrange their own time, many can choose to travel during a low season and pick up some great holiday rates. The bad news is that many freelancers add up the cost of stopping work with the cost of the holiday and decide to just stay at the office instead. Even if you can't afford to travel anywhere, take time to relax with a holiday. Visit friends, take day trips to local tourist sights, splurge on afternoon film or theatre matinees or just get your home in order. Take this time for yourself, to relax and unwind wherever you are, and no doubt you'll find yourself more ready to take on the world when you get back to work.
Setting aside free time can be hard for freelance workers, but it is a necessary part of staying fresh and staying at the top of their business. Setting aside time for socialising, reading, personal errands and holidays are all important for even the busiest of freelance workers.


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Weights Are A Girl's Best Friend: All-Female Weight Training Class
An all-female weight training class has been introduced to Blake's PE Department this year—one of the few all-female PE classes offered in the county.
Previously, weight training was offered as a one-semester, co-ed class. But the feelings expressed by the few female students prompted PE Department Head Christine Di Monte to offer an all-girls edition. "[The girls in the class] were the only females, they felt uncomfortable," explains Ms. Di Monte.
Seniors Carolina Monreal and Malia Magbie express their comfort in an all-female environment, as compared to co-ed. "It's [the all-girls class] more positive energy," Monreal says.
The class keeps all the elements of the original weight training class while catering to needs more specific to girls. "I'm pretty much on par with male classes, but we go just a little bit slower," says Ms. Di Monte. With many of the male students working with more advanced forms and heavier weights, the girls felt a lot of pressure working out– pressure that has been removed with the all-girls class.
"Expectations are lower and more realistic for what we can actually do," Magbie says.
"No one is expecting you to be the strongest person or be able to keep up with one person, like it was with the boys."
"We are easier on the weights," Monreal adds, "and we work on the very basic so we can build muscle no matter where you are."
Moving the girls to their own class left an all-male class in its wake, though it is just as beneficial for the boys as it is the girls.
Ms. Di Monte recalls the boys were often distracted by the girls. "[Now] this is a time where they can focus on themselves," she says.
The girls class has been a brilliant success, with 34 students enrolled, and even more who expressed interest. Fortunately this is not the only all-female class being offered at Blake—an all-girls soccer class was recently added to the department as well, bringing all the same benefits to a beloved sport.
As a result of the all-female class, Ms. Di Monte says, "I think girls will try more things with less inhibition. . . there's a comfort level that I don't know would be there for teenage girls in a male class."
Monreal agrees, "It's more fun to do it with girls; you don't feel so self conscious."


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When I was very young, my father used to tell me, "Sometimes I want you to live in poverty so you can learn to live with limitations and have the power to survive, be humble, and appreciate your life." In my country, many leaders do come from poor beginnings: presidents, business leaders, and many others.
When I try to understand why some people are poor, I realize that they have the power to survive. They are stronger than me.
The trials in their lives have made them strong. James 1 teaches us to be joyful whenever we face trials, because trials develop perseverance, making us mature and complete, not lacking anything.
These words of God always make me give thanks to Him for everything that happens in life, even trials.
It is also my encouragement to children or families who struggle in many trials. They will make you stronger. You will be upgraded to the next level in life. When your faith is tested, it strengthens you. And if we stand the test, God says we will receive the crown of life. It has been promised for those who love Him.
At this moment, I believe and I can feel that the children we release from poverty will become leaders. They have been tested, and their trials have made them stronger.
And remember, God will never put trouble, problems, or trials in our lives so big that we cannot bear them. God bless you.
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. —James 1:12, NIV
Prayer: I pray for all the poor children around the world — that they will become stronger, mature, complete, and lacking nothing so that they will receive the crown of life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William J. Rawung works as a Partnership Facilitator for Compassion East Indonesia.
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Podcast #12: Quinns' Holiday Crush
Our very TWELFTH podcast has arrived! Twelfth doesn't look like a proper word, does it? Twelfth. What are all those consonants doing? It sounds like a Lovecraft monster. So: Quinns is back from Board Game Geek con, and he's fit to BURST with news of Nordic LARP, sinister physical games and a board game designer … Read moreRead More


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What a glorious, magical week. I'd stood in awe before the world's most romantic building, seen a goddess in the flesh and flown so close to Everest I felt as though I could reach out and touch it.
I first fell in love with India on a visit to Mumbai a few years ago, then returned to see tigers in the wild in Madhya Pradesh and yomp in the Coorg mountains.
This time we headed to the capital, New Delhi, and discovered a city that is more European than Indian, with boulevards, parkland and colonial architecture.
At the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence and was assassinated in 1948, we saw hordes of schoolchildren pay their respects to the father of the nation. They also wanted to practise their English.
The bravest pluck up enough courage to say "hello, how are you?" – and if you reply there is an outbreak of shy giggling.
Don't miss the chance to see India Gate, which is a memorial to Indian soldiers killed in World War I, the imposing president's palace of Rashtrapi Bhawan and the parliament building.
In the heart of New Delhi is Connaught Place, a giant circle like a big white iced wedding cake cut in two by the main road. It's a great place to shop and have a snack. For a more traditional Indian experience, Old Delhi was more what I'd expected – busy, buzzy, spicy and a bit overwhelming.
You will get hassled by street traders but if you are firm and polite they generally leave you alone. And anyway, it is all part of the experience. I must confess I'm no good at haggling. In fact I frequently appalled our local guide by agreeing to the first price offered – and even exclaiming it was such a bargain the seller deserved more.
In Old Delhi we visited Humayun's Tomb, a beautiful Mughal building completed in 1572. You need to take off your shoes and cover your head and shoulders but you can hire a wrap to cover up.
From Delhi it was a four-hour drive on good roads to Agra and one of the wonders of the modern world.
The Taj Mahal really does possess the wow factor. Even the chattiest tourists were hushed by the sheer beauty of the palace, which was built as a shrine to Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Work began in 1632 and it took thousands of men – aided by thousands of elephants – 20 years to complete. The entire structure seems to float in mid-air.
It has an other-worldly serenity, even with all the guides chattering in a hundred different languages to the hot and sweaty tourists, and photographers jostling to achieve a perfect image. The Taj rises above it all.
The balcony of our hotel room gave us the perfect view of this spectacular gem. I suppose there might be better things in this life than sitting with a gin and tonic, watching the sun go down bathing the white marble of the Taj in dusky pink light.
But I can't think of any right now.
We couldn't get enough of the view and got up at 6am (a lie-in for me as I'm normally out of bed at 4am for my day job on breakfast TV) and sat drinking spicy masala tea as we watched the sun rise.
Nearby is Agra Fort where, in his old age, the emperor Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son. He was forced to watch the building of the Taj from the window of his prison.
We also visited the 16th century sandstone city of Fatehpur Sikri, about 25 miles outside Agra and built by the emperor Akbar, who embraced women of all religions. He married a Muslim, a Hindu and a Christian wife and built them each a posh palace as part of a plan to bring peace and harmony to his subjects.
From Agra, it was back to Delhi for a short flight north to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Best known for Earth's highest mountain, Gurkhas and being Buddha's birthplace, Nepal finally opened up to visitors in the 1950s.
In the Sixties and Seventies Kathmandu became a haven for hippies and dropouts (they were unceremoniously booted out and, in a fug of hemp and befuddlement, have mostly decamped to Goa).
This is a city incredibly rich with culture and at its heart lies Durbar Square, stuffed with temples, pagodas, shrines and pavilions plus an oddly out of place European-looking palace.
Go through one of the square's low-arched doorways into a courtyard and, if you are very lucky, you will catch a glimpse of Nepal's Kumari Devi or "living goddess". Every so often she peeks through the window to give a glimpse of her heavily made up face and elaborate robes.
The chosen Kumari has to conform to strict guidelines, including hair colour, the shape of her eyes and her temperament (she has to be able to watch the sacrifice of an animal without flinching).
When she reaches puberty the Kumari has to retire and is free to marry, although she can be considered "unlucky". This, though, could be more to do with her being a bit of a spoiled madam when she is no longer a deity.
Of course, there is another living goddess worshipped in Nepal in the elegant form of our very own Joanna Lumley. The actress is adored for all her work helping the Gurkhas – when it became known that I have met her, I was blessed with even more good-natured, smiling courtesy.
After India the food in Nepal was somewhat bland but the famous momos (steamed dumplings) are delicious with chilli sauce.
Be sure to visit Swayambhunath, a 2,500-year-old temple where the painted eye of Buddha on the white stupa (tower) looks down on Kathmandu.
Everywhere you look here there's something magical, whether it's one of the cheeky monkeys which call the temple their home, saffron-robed monks spinning their prayer wheels, astrologers telling fortunes or shop owners wanting to sell you incense or fridge magnets.
We also visited Kathmandu's sister city of Patan, which has its own Durbar Square (Durbar means palace) and some equally jaw-dropping architecture.
The medieval city of Bhaktapur is a living museum where you can see the country's tallest pagoda, the ?ve-storey Nyatapola Temple.
And we just had to take one of the early morning mountain flights to Everest, run by the splendidly named Buddha Air. buddhaair.com
Everyone gets a window seat and you are provided with a map so you can identify all the mountains, including Everest, or Sagarmatha (Nepalese for "head of the sky").
You even get a chance to take pictures from the cockpit.
This was an incredible trip that made me want to explore even more of India and Nepal – although you'd need at least five lifetimes to do justice to these amazing countries.
Travel file
When to go - The best time to see Delhi and the Taj Mahal is October to March, when temperatures are around 25-30ºC.
What to wear - Shoulders and knees should be covered at sacred sites so calf-length trousers are practical. Wear slip-off shoes for temple visits, when footwear must be left outside.
Do try - Indian vegetarian food – with daal, saag and paneer dishes – is so tasty and inspiring you won't miss the meat.
Book it - Lorraine travelled with Journeys of Distinction, staying at Leela Palace in New Delhi, Oberoi Amarvilas in Agra and Dwarika's Hotel in Kathmandu. Journeys of Distinction is offering up to £200pp off its The Very Best of India tour departing November 15 (book by February 21). The 12-day tour now costs from £4,395pp including Heathrow flights. 0161 820 2157 - quote "Sunday Mirror"


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Guest Reviews
I felt nice at this hotel. People there were friendly and I cannot complain about anything. I was treated there very nicely and I had quite nice room for R250/night. Stuff there helped me with anything I needed and the owner invited me to spend a movie evening at her place with other friends of her. Very sweet lady!
Michaela N
Prague, Czech Republic
I stayed at the 2b happy guest house for 3 days in May 2014 and had a great experience. The staff were helpful, the room was well equipped and very clean. Free pick-up service from the train terminal was a bonus. I will stay there again.
Chris O
Paarl, South Africa
We were fortunate to be at Happy 2b in May for a family vacation. Initially, we had to stay one week, but eventually we extended our stay for one more week because we were very well at this hostel. We had a remarkable welcome and the staff are really friendly and helpful. They do everything to meet our needs. We chose this place because it was possible for them to find us a place to volunteer. Everything was perfect in terms of amenities, cleanliness and service.
Katia G
Quebec City, Canada
I was able to stay there at very short notice due to being able to pay and book for it online. There were not many guest while I was there, but the staffs presence was reassuring. I also had the cat to keep me company. The rules are straightforward and I didn't experience any trouble with the staff with regards to them. I recently met the owner who is as friendly and lovely as her staff.
Dakalo D
South Africa
As a young solo traveller in a very big city, I felt very safe and secure in this lodge. Everyone was kind and friendly
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04/24/2023 / By Zoey Sky
Group A Streptococcus bacteria, or strep A, usually cause mild bacterial infections such as strep throat and impetigo. However, health experts warn that cases involving more invasive and deadlier forms of the bacteria are currently on the rise.
Several countries, including the U.S., have observed an unusual increase in invasive strep A infections and scarlet fever after the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
At the same time, there's an alarming shortage of antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat strep A.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) are bacteria that cause various diseases in humans. According to data, around 700 million cases of strep A have been reported worldwide and half a million deaths have been caused by this bacterial infection.
Strep A infection causes several generalized symptoms, such as:
Impetigo, or school sores, is caused by strep A. The sores form a yellow scab or crust as they heal. The sores are often itchy and look rather unusual, but they usually go away after several days.
Strep throat allows for a lot more variation. Common symptoms of the condition include fever, red cheeks, a sore throat and unusual white patches on swollen tonsils.
Strep throat may have similar symptoms to the flu, but the former is caused by bacteria instead of a virus. The elderly, people suffering from blood deprivation or breakdown and those with chronic medical conditions like diabetes are at great risk of strep throat.
In America, strep A causes an estimated 5.2 million cases of strep throat, 14,000 to 25,000 invasive infections and 1,500 to 2,300 deaths each year, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Strep throat can develop into a severe health condition called scarlet fever. Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, is most common in children ages five to 15 years old. It causes a vivid rash to appear across the patient's entire body, hence the descriptive name.
Scarlet fever symptoms include a high fever, a strawberry-red tongue and muscle aches. It also causes swollen lymph nodes and difficulty swallowing.
All strep A-induced diseases are usually treated with antibiotics, but there are some symptoms of scarlet fever you should watch out for. Seek medical attention immediately if you experience difficulty breathing, diarrhea, vomiting, weakness or chest pains.
The gram-negative bacteria behind strep A infection can also cause Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which leads to low blood pressure and multiple organ failure, and necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating disease.
Early symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis include a red, warm or swollen area that spreads quickly and severe pain. The condition can also cause a fever during the early stages.
If someone has necrotizing fasciitis, their skin may eventually change color as pus, ulcers, blisters or black spots begin to emerge from the infected area.
Invasive strep A cases are on the rise in many parts of the world, and they are more common in children younger than 10. Invasive strep A occurs when the pathogen reaches parts of the body where it usually is not found, such as the blood, lungs, deep muscle and fat tissue. Disease progression can be extremely fast.
In one reported case, a five-year-old from the U.K. was quickly taken to the hospital. However, the young girl died three days after being diagnosed with invasive strep A infection and admitted to an intensive care unit.
In most cases, a mild strep A infection can be treated at home with plenty of rest and fluids.
But more severe forms of the disease are treated with antibiotics. The antibiotics of choice for treating strep A are amoxicillin and penicillin, but several pharmaceutical companies have recently reported a major shortage of amoxicillin. (Related: Study: Ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwash linked to antibiotic resistance.)
In the past, doctors usually prescribe erythromycin and azithromycin to treat strep throat, particularly for patients who are allergic to penicillin. But the rising resistance to erythromycin and other macrolides, along with clindamycin, has changed the landscape of antibiotics.
According to data, the percentage of invasive strep A infections that are resistant to erythromycin has nearly tripled in the last eight years. In the six years between the CDC's first Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Threats Report in 2013 to the latest report in 2019, GAS infections have gone up to 4,100 while deaths increased by 290.
The treatment level of GAS is currently considered "concerning." Because of the increase in erythromycin-resistant strep A infections, more doctors are prescribing amoxicillin for treatment.
According to a survey conducted in early February, the nationwide amoxicillin shortage, which has been reported as early as November 2022, is still ongoing. The survey revealed that 73 percent of the participants have experienced a shortage of antibiotics in their workplaces over the last 45 days.
The survey also revealed that one of the main reasons for the shortage of amoxicillin is the supply chain disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the survey, nine in 10 respondents said the American government should focus more on manufacturing and distributing amoxicillin in the country instead of getting supplies from abroad.
According to a pharmacist who took part in the survey, the U.S. needs to put more effort into securing the health care needs of Americans.
The pharmacist added that without the ability to acquire even the most basic of medications, people may find it hard to stop worrying because they don't know who can help them with more complicated issues.
Full domestic production of amoxicillin would cost at least five to 10 percent more than if America acquired it from overseas. But according to the survey, more than 90 and 70 percent of pharmacists, respectively, somewhat or strongly agree that a slight price increase is worth it to acquire the essential medication, particularly in the U.S. where money spent on healthcare exceeds a whopping four trillion dollars.
This over-reliance on foreign medicine supply chains has become a national security issue. Many antibiotics used to be manufactured in the U.S., but since 2019, at least 80 percent of the medical industry's active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for drugs like amoxicillin have come from overseas. The bulk of APIs are traceable to China or India.
If the Chinese communist regime is the primary adversary of the U.S. when it comes to national security, shouldn't the country be worried about this threat, especially since America relies heavily on China for its basic medicine supply?
Visit Superbugs.news to learn more about antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Watch the video below to know more about DNA in COVID-19 vaccines that cause drug resistance.
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Results on two-particle angular correlations for charged particles produced in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV are presented. The data were taken with the CMS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 270 nb-1. The correlations are studied over a broad range of pseudorapidity (|η|<2.4) and over the full azimuth (φ) as a function of charged particle multiplicity and transverse momentum (pT). In high-multiplicity events, a long-range (|Δη|>2.0), near-side (Δφ≈0) structure emerges in the two-particle Δη-Δφ correlation functions. The magnitude of the correlation exhibits a pronounced maximum in the range 1.0<pT<2.0 GeV/c and an approximately linear increase with the charged particle multiplicity, with an overall correlation strength similar to that found in earlier pp data at s=7 TeV. The present measurement extends the study of near-side long-range correlations up to charged particle multiplicities Nch∼180, a region so far unexplored in pp collisions. The observed long-range correlations are compared to those seen in pp, pPb, and PbPb collisions at lower collision energies.
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