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Before we take care of anything, first priority should be ourselves – health & personal care. Healthy body is like as a blooming flower in the sunshine. In order to have a healthy life, you should have your own regulations to take care of yourself. One of them are using healthcare products. These foods high in calcium and vitamin d are some of the best recommendations for you in this field.
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1. foods high in calcium and vitamin d Review – Zoo Med Reptile Calcium Without Vitamin D3, 48 oz
foods high in calcium and vitamin d REVIEW – IMAGE SOURCE AMAZON
- Highly bio-available source of calcium carbonate
- Free of harmful impurities (not from Oyster Shells)
- Safe levels of Vitamin D3
- Use with reptiles that are able to meet their Vitamin D3
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3. foods high in calcium and vitamin d Review – Pride Of India – White Sesame Seeds Unhulled – Calcium & Iron Superfood, 1.25 Pound (20oz) Jar
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- 100% Natural While Sesame Seeds – Calcium & Iron Rich Widely Acclaimed Ancient Superfood
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Mitophagy prevents damaged mitochondria from compromising cell survival and homeostasis. Various mitophagy pathways have been discovered with the PINK1-Parkin pathway being most investigated. PINK1-Parkin mediated mitophagy occurs in stress-induced conditions. Interestingly, another pathway, the Nrf2-Keap1 pathway, which acts as sensor for stress within the cell, is also activated and mediates several cytoprotective functions, including redox and intermediary metabolism homeostasis, and autophagy. Studies have also indicated crossover between Nrf2 and mitophagy but there is limited knowledge of the underlying mechanisms. The aim of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the Nrf2-Keap1 pathway and mitophagy.Previous studies have shown PINK1 to be regulated by Nrf2 in conditions of stress. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, experiments were carried out in wild-type and PINK1 knockout S-HeLa cells under basal and stress conditions induced by treatment with carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone (FCCP), an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. PINK1 did not influence Nrf2 transcript, protein levels, half-life, subcellular localisation or transcriptional activity. However, FCCP induced Nrf2 at the transcript and protein levels, and upregulated the expression of Nrf2-target genes, regardless of the presence of absence of PINK1. A sub-population of the Nrf2-Keap1 protein complex is tethered to mitochondria due to a Keap1-PGAM5 interaction, and it has been shown that Keap1 mediates the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of PGAM5. PGAM5, a mitochondrial serine/threonine phosphatase, stabilises PINK1 for mitophagy. Thus, it was hypothesised that Keap1 knockdown would lead to PGAM5 and PINK1 stabilisation and increase mitophagy. However, our studies showed that this was not the case, despite an over two-fold increase in PINK1 transcript levels. Instead, PINK1 protein levels decreased. Overall, it was found that reduction in the Keap1 levels (consequent to FCCP treatment, Keap1 knockdown or high dose of the electrophilic cyanoenone, TBE-31, which modifies cysteine sensors in Keap1) correlated with a reduction in the levels of PINK1. The implications of these findings are not fully understood and further investigation is necessary.
Date of Award | 2020 |
Original language | English |
Sponsors | Medical Research Council |
Supervisor | Albena Dinkova-Kostova (Supervisor) & Miratul Muqit (Supervisor) |

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The first official trailer for Hobbs and Shaw has been released.
Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's Fast and Furious spin-off is speeding its way to theaters and now we have an official first look. The spin-off is the cause of a lot of controversy as a lot of Johnson's Fast and Furious co stars did not want this film to exist. Filming Hobbs and Shaw will cause Johnsson to sit out the next installment in the Fast and Furious franchise.
Although there's a bit of negative energy surrounding the spin-off, fans of the franchise are eagerly awaiting a first look at what Jason Statham and The Rock are cooking. Johnson officially announced that the first trailer for the film would arrive at the Super Bowl and even gave us a sneak peek of the action this week. You can check out the first trailer for the film below.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Watch the trailer now starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. ❤ this tweet to be the first to see new content until #HobbsAndShaw hits theaters August 2. pic.twitter.com/xKT1i70weN
— Hobbs & Shaw (@HobbsAndShaw) February 1, 2019
What did you think of the trailer? Are you excited for Hobbs & Shaw? Sound off in the comments!
Hobbs & Shaw is being directed by David Leitch (Deadpool 2) from a script written by franchise veteran Chris Morgan. Original Film's Neal H. Moritz and Seven Bucks Productions' Hiram Garcia are producing the film. Here's the official synopsis:
"A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson's US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham's Deckard Shaw."
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Eddie Marsan, Eiza Gonzalez, and Idris Elba.
Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw will hit theaters August 2, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the Fast and Furious franchise as we learn it.
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Top Actors To Replace Ben Affleck In Matt Reeves' 'The Batman'
Ben Affleck is officially out as Batman and it's a pretty sad day.
Words cannot describe how sad I am to see Ben Affleck announce that he's no longer Batman. His Batman is why I do what I do. In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I fell in love with his comic book-accurate interpretation of the Caped Crusader. It was a breath of fresh air and it felt like we finally had the one true Batman.
Three years have quickly sped by and we're officially going to receive a new Batman for his next movie. Last night, Ben Affleck announced that he will not return as the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves' The Batman and now everyone's attention has moved towards wanting to know who the next Bruce Wayne will be. Matt Reeves is said to want an actor that's around 20 years younger than Affleck while Warner Bros. wants someone older. My guess is that Reeves wants a fresh start while the studio wants an older actor for crossover potential.
In this list, I will discuss the actors I think can replace Ben Affleck as Batman using the parameters that Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. want. Hit Next to see our picks to play the Batman.
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is an X-Men alum and no stranger to comic book franchises. The actor has shown multiple levels of range and could definitely handle the Batman/Bruce Wayne personality. If they go with the older range for the next Dark Knight, then Fassbender is probably one of the best choices to take over the role.
Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes is out of a job after The Punisher season 2 and he's one of the best actors in that series. The second season tied up Barnes' arc on The Punisher and the actor has already told us that that he'd love to play the Caped Crusader. Barnes definitely has the pretty boy look going on for him and I wonder what his take on Bruce Wayne could be.
Ryan Gosling
I've said this before and I'll say it again: Ryan Gosling needs to star in a superhero movie. I've always thought Gosling would make a great Batman. Every role that he's done has shown us his capability and he could crush it as Bruce Wayne.
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm is my top choice for an older Batman. If Warner Bros. wants to cast an older actor for crossover potential, Jon Hamm is the studio's best bet. He has a similar look to Ben Affleck, and c'mon, the guy's look just screams Bruce Wayne.
Armie Hammer
Armie Hammer is 32 years old and was cast as the Caped Crusader in George Miller's Justice League: Mortal. That film will never see the light of day, but that doesn't mean that Hammer doesn't deserve a second shot at being the Batman. He's charming, broody and will probably give his all for this role. Armie Hammer is a great option because he's young enough for Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. could work in a way for him to crossover with the rest of the DC Extended Universe.
Richard Madden
Game of Thrones alum Richard Madden is my top choice to replace Ben Affleck as Batman. The actor is young, has the look and definitely has the acting chops to play the duality of Batman and Bruce Wayne. Madden just won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television series for the BBC drama Bodyguard, so Warner Bros. may want to quickly snatch him up.


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ResumeNot everyone is cheering her on, and it's not just the men who question why she's playing. Some women say Sorenstam is diminishing the women's tour by opting to play with the men; some male golfers say she's taking a spot away from a man. One thing everyone can agree on is that the spotlight will be on Sorenstam this weekend, and if she makes the cut, professional golf may find itself charting a new course.
Click the "Listen" link above to hear more about the controversy sorrounding Annika Sorenstam and whether women should play on male sports teams.
John Feinstein, sportswriter , commentator, and author of the new book "Open: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black"
Robin Bachin, professor of history at the University of Miami, where she's on the board at the Center for Research on Sport in Society
Tom Rinaldi, covering the tournament for ESPN News;Tara Gravel, senior editor Golf magazine
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SEATTLE (WPVI) -- The best efforts of a pair of thieves at a Costco in Seattle were not good enough.
They busted out of a back door and right into the arms of waiting police.
Surveillance video shows the suspects were caught red-handed with armloads of stolen laptops and vacuums last Wednesday afternoon.
An employee had alerted police when he recognized one of the suspects from a prior incident.
Police say the two thieves, a 30-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, and their getaway driver, were all taken into custody.
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Harvard Management Company, the firm that oversees the University's multi-billion dollar endowment, recently invested in "at least one cryptocurrency fund," according to a report published by The Information last month.
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While some big-ticket donors say the ongoing admissions lawsuit won't change their giving patterns, fundraising experts are divided on the issue.
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Harvard Grows Revenues, Net Assets, But HMC Chief 'Not Pleased' With Endowment Returns
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Experts say it is still too early to take this year's endowment returns as a bellwether for Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. "Narv" Narvekar's strategy.


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I, like many people, have a wide range of interests. Reading and video games have topped that list most of my life. Writing comes in just behind those. After that, it's a long and mixed grab bag of stuff, much of it carry overs from childhood or early adult years. I love aviation, particularly from the period of the Wright brothers through the Korean war (especially WWI). I love music, and a wide variety of musical forms, but with a special nod towards 80's and 90's alternative bands that formed the soundtrack for my coming of age years.
And I love pinup.
Porn as an industry spams a broad spectrum of interests. Trust me, I know. I'm only human. There should be no shame in these things, but there are as anyone who grew up in a religious household will tell you. But porn is as old as art itself, and at times it can be confidently stated that our love of nudity and sex has actually driven technological advancement. Or at least modern mythology suggests that it was the wide availability of porn on VHS that helped drive the nail in the coffin of Betamax. It's a myth we repeat because it just makes so much damned sense.
Apocryphal or not, porn has come a long way from it's early roots on Roman freso's and later re-trenching in mid-20th century "girlie" magazines. The range of what you can explore online is infinite. I won't talk about whether that's good or bad; whether porn is liberating or exploitative; whether we are better and worse for this cornucopia of titillation and an explosion of libido expansion (much expansion; very explosion). Instead, I want to talk to you today about my favorite kind of porn, which isn't really porn but certainly did a lot to codify the male gaze of the 1940's and 1950's and inform the public of just where their eyes should linger when a woman passed by.
Pinups were a cultural staple of the United States that really took off during WWII, ostensibly to "keep up the morale of the troops." Well, I'm certain many people found their morale lifted, among other parts. The roots of pinup go back further, to late Victoria era French advertising, at least as far as I know. But the French are always ahead of us when it comes to appreciations of the human body. We are, as I've said many times, deeply crippled by our adherence to a history of Puritanical hypocrisy.
I have a particular fondness for pinups, particularly the work of Gil Elvgren, whose calendars have graced my desk in the past. Again, I'll leave it to others to talk about whether this change in clothing styles and the presentation of women's bodies were liberating or sexist (both is the right answer, but there's nuances others are better trained to share with you). But it has a certain asthetic that appeals to me, at once sexual without the need to reveal all. The tease remains a powerful form of attraction, one that is lost when you can watch Pounded in the Butt by My Daddy's Best Friend's Cousin Clyde the Ranchhand Billionaire.
But no, that's not what I want to talk to you about today. What I want to talk to you today about is the effect of celery on the type of elastic commonly used in women's panties during the middle stretch of the 20th century. It's a mystery that most people have forgotten about.
You see, there was a critical period when women's drawers would simply hit the floor in response to the active anti-elastic field generated by celery. Apparently no one has publicly published ANY research into what was a troubling and apparently common problem for the modern woman. And yet, given that modern panties apparently stay in place, someone had to have done this research at some point. The development of the thong alone cannot explain the lack of panty falling today, even accounting for its greater ability to wedge itself into cracks for anti-gravity staying power. Many women don't even wear thongs!
While the research has been lost to time, or hidden out of sheer embarrassment, the documentation of the effect has not. Here, for the first time, I will present the evidence of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century: the rise and fall of women's panties and the celery that made it all happen:
This is a perfect example of the phenomena in action. A woman about town, doing her daily activities. Picking up the groceries. She approaches the parking meter to insert another coin so she can continue her errands. Suddenly, an errant gust of wind lifts her dress while simultaneously her panties fall right to the ground. Right in front of a bemused officer of the law who squints at her most delicate regions with what is not at all a leering smirk.
And wait, what's this we see in the grocery bag? Is that… is that celery?
This is by no means one incident. The artist, Art Frahm, documented numerous instances of panties falling to the ground throughout this period.
The elevator door opens. Wind roars up the shaft and squeezes through the cracks to lift this poor woman's dress right as her elastic band loses its stretch under the powerful influence of the celery in her shopping bag. The elevator operator can only grin at his luck and thank the God of Celery for its bountiful gift today.
And again:
Is that a jack hammer in your hands, or is it a representation lacking any subtlety of how you want to jack off to the thought of this celery destroying the last shred of human dignity I had in this world as it reveals to you the fact that I am, indeed, a real blonde?
And it wasn't just Frahm who discovered this troubling trend. Other artists, such as Jay Scott Pike, documented it as well:
The men rushing out to see her panties are a clue to the truth of my supposition. I suspect they were intimately familiar with this effect and, having noticed the celery in her bag, anticipated the fall of her virtue and the rise of their Roman empires.
Sometimes, the celery isn't evident, but I can guarantee you its hidden somewhere nearby. I suspect some meaner boys, having learned of the effect of celery on panty elastics, spent all their paper route money buying celery to carry around with them.
Golf clap. "I'm going to give you a little advice. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the celery."
Note: this is also a very good representation of repressed sexual need, aka "I just realized I'm gay." The two men are looking at the golfer's face and laughing. But the woman sitting down is staring right at the buttocks and has a look of surprised lust. She's the one that will be asking for personal assistance with her putting technique after the round of golf is over.
I'm not even the first to report this phenomena (which is how I ripped off this idea in the first place). For more about this topic, go check out this post on the Institute of Official Cheer. There are some other great posts as well, check them out.
Yes, this is how my brain functions at 3:30 in the morning. You're welcome very little.
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Carnival Cruise Line Planning To Resume Sailings Again On August 1st
Today, Carnival Cruise Line announced plans to gradually resume service beginning August 1, nearly five months after it was forced to halt operations due to the No Sail Order issued by the CDC in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, despite concerns from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that cruise ship travel "exacerbates the global spread of Covid-19."
With that order set to lift on July 24, Carnival is "testing the waters" the following week with eight ships sailing out of Miami (Carnival Horizon, Carnival Magic and Carnival Sensation), Port Canaveral (Carnival Breeze and Carnival Elation) and Galveston, TX (Carnival Dream, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista).
Many people were surprised by the news, given that the coronavirus pandemic is still far from over. In a statement, Carnival responded, stating that "we are taking a measured approach, focusing our return to service on select homeports where we have more significant operations that are easily accessible by car for the majority of our guests."
Still, that's only a small fraction of Carnival's fleet, as they have 27 ships across their various brands. But it's a step in the right direction.. assuming that people are willing to step foot on a cruise ship in light of everything that's happened over the past few months. While I absolutely love cruising, I'd be reluctant to take a cruise anytime soon.
But that's not to say everyone feels the same way. We recently spoke to Heather Hills, a travel agent from Cruise West Coast, and she stated that people were still booking cruises, even in this time of uncertainty. Apparently people are tired of being cooped up and want to have some fun in the sun.. even if they may have to wear a mask on the Lido deck. 🙂
Of course, Carnival's plans to resume cruising depend on the CDC lifting their No Sail Order, which they will only do once they feel it will be safe for passengers and crew alike. Right now, things are changing on a day-by-day basis, so we'll just have to wait and see how things play out over the next few months.
If cruises started sailing once again in August, would you go on one?
"A mask on the lido deck." – never would have predicted that. Sadly, I agree with the author. I won't go traveling till I am vaccinated. I feel that is the socially responsible choice to make.


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Bangsamoro lays out plans to PSC
A DELEGATION of the Bangsamoro Sports Commission (BSC) met with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) board on Monday, Feb.27 seeking to work hand-in-hand with the national sports agency in terms of strengthening its grassroots program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The BSC, headed by Chairperson Arsalan Dimaoden, presented a 12-point agenda with the PSC which include close cooperation on sports facilities development, health and wellness in BARMM, grassroots and youth sports, sports education, human resource development, continuation of Sports for All program through the conduct of PSC's Laro't Saya sa Parke (LSP), elite sports identification and support, traditional sports and games preservation and promotion, ensuring gender and equality in sports, sports linkages and collaboration, sports tourism and sports competitions.
"It is our earnest understanding that we can utilize sport as a realization for the development of Mindanao and the country," said Dimaoden, who was accompanied by his commissioners and consultant during the hour-long meeting in the PSC Conference Room at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann expressed his support for the proposal, and batted for unity between the two sports agencies saying, "I would like to consider us as one group as we are focused on the Filipino athletes. Let us find the athletes sa bawat parte ng Pilipinas. This is what I want to push in my term together with our Board of Commissioners."
"Let us work together to build facilities not only for popular sports but also for other sports throughout the country. We also need to align the grassroots programs for the stakeholders such as the NSAs, BSC and other individuals who have ideas regarding grassroots sports development in the country," added the PSC chief.
PSC Commissioners Walter Torres and Olivia "Bong" Coo also expressed support and possible collaborations with the BSC.
"The PSC can send a team to conduct a feasibility study for the sports facilities development in the region and ask that accessibility for para-athletes be observed for the building of the facilities," said Commissioner Torres.
"I offer our programs Laro ng Lahi and Women in Sports programs to be conducted in BARMM. There is a need to increase the inclusion of more girls in grassroots programs," Commissioner Coo said, for her part.
Aside from Dimaoden, the BSC was represented by Commissioner of Maguindanao Nu-man C. Calutiag, Tawi-Tawi Commissioner Abdulkhabir Musa, Basilan Commissioner Yushioup Sario, Executive Director Salihwardi Alba, Consultants Prof. Henry Daut of the Mindanao State University (MSU) and Ateneo de Davao University Athletics Director and Mindanao Peace Games Founder and Convener Noli Ayo.


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Wow, ramen is one of my favourite things to eat. So I am surprised it took me this long to post a recipe about it. Huge noodle fan over here and I am super excited about this pork belly ramen noodle dish. It's cheap, quick and easy to prepare. This isn't a traditional recipe, although it does have some Asian inspired flavours. But overall it's just how I like to prepare noodles. I noticed that most recipes with ramen noodles are soup recipes. But I wanted to change it up a bit and make this dish something that is more like Singapore noodles. Just ramen noodles tossed with good ingredients and good flavours.
I always like to toss up some ramen noodles with whatever else is in the fridge or pantry when it comes to making a quick lunch. Too often do I see (and smell) 2-minute noodles. Not that I am trying to dis 2-minute noodles but let's be honest, it's never something to get super excited about. Usually, we just eat it when cheap food is our only option. The kind of thing you need to do when you are a broke university student, which is fair enough of course. But a real, well-cooked noodle dish is the coolest and tastiest upgrade ever!
Now I do use dry noodles instead of fresh in this recipe. However, if there are better quality noodles rather then 2-minute noodle style ones at your market or supermarket etc. Then I recommend you get them!!! It does make a difference in my opinion. In most supermarkets I go to, I see the really cheap 2-minute packets. But I also see better quality packets and the brand that makes them is called Hakubaku organic which is very popular in Australia, and they are still super cheap. But my point is that one packet tells you to cook the noodles in boiling water for 2 minutes and the other packet tells to cook them the same way for 4 minutes. So whatever brand of noodles you decide to get, make sure you read the packet instructions because different brands can often have different cooking times.
So why pork belly? Well, first of all, it is a cheap cut of meat (but a great cut so don't be discouraged), and I don't want to turn a recipe that should be cheap into an expensive one. But the other reason is that pork belly goes so well with Asian flavours. Also, because it has a higher fat content, it really isn't all that difficult to cook this meat without overcooking it.
I really hope you enjoy this dish, thank you so much for reading this post. As always have an awesome day and I will be posting again soon.
Pork Belly Ramen Noodles
These pork belly ramen noodles are cheap, fuss-free and will definitely get your taste-buds rocking!!
- 375 grams of ramen noodles
- 3 teaspoons of salt
- 750 g of pork belly cut into approximately 2cm thick slices
- 2 teaspoons of Chinese five spice
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons of sesame oil
- 2 carrots julienne cut into matchsticks or sliced if that's easier or you
- 150 g of snow peas
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped fine
- 1 thumb sized piece of ginger chopped fine
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 whole lemon juiced
- A teaspoon of cornflour/cornstarch
- 3-4 sprigs of mint leaves finely chopped
- 1 spring onion scallion sliced thinly
Put 2 liters of water and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large pot and bring to a boil. Add your ramen noodles and cook for 3-4 minutes or cook to packet instructions. Once the noodles are cooked, drain them and set aside.
Get your pork belly and trim off any thick or tough bits of fat if necessary.
Put your five spice, 2 teaspoons of salt and your pepper over the pork, then mix together with your hands until the meat is evenly coated in the five spice and seasoning.
Pre-heat a large frying pan on medium-high heat, add your vegetable oil then add the pork (you may want to add the pork in 2 batches so you don't overcrowd the pan). Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until the meat is cooked and develops a nice colour. Remove from the pan and transfer to a bowl or container, then set aside.
Turn the heat on the stove down to medium flame, then add your sesame oil. From there add your carrots and snow peas. Cook in the pan for about half a minute then add your garlic and ginger. Cook for another minute and then add your soy sauce, honey and lemon juice. As you let the mixture bubble in the pan for a bit, mix a splash of water with your cornflower/cornstarch until you get a white watery consistency, then add to the pan and stir through.
Add your pork back into the pan, then turn the heat down nice and low.
Quickly rinse your cooked ramen noodles under some water to stop them from sticking together, then add to the pan and carefully combine all of the ingredients together.
Add your mint, turn the heat off, taste the noodles to see if they need any more honey, soy sauce or lemon juice, sprinkle your sliced spring onion over the top as a garnish and serve.
Enjoy your pork belly ramen noodles!!
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Recipe Notes
- Read the packet instructions of you ramen noodles so you know how long to cook them because different brands have different cooking times.


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Meet Leo Robinton!
By Izzy Casey — Written on Nov 13, 2020
Photo: Tinseltown / Shutterstock
Expecto patronum!
Looks like beloved Harry Potter star, Emma Watson, just conjured up a boyfriend — Leo Robinton.
Six months ago, that is.
In October 2019 — when PDA and travel was socially acceptable — Watson and Robinton were spotted locking lips in public.
But it's a new year, and their relationship has become more serious and much more in the public eye.
Who is Emma Watson's boyfriend, Leo Robinton?
Leo Robinton is an American Los Angeles-based business owner who formerly specialized in legalizing cannabis.
He was born in the Los Angeles in 1989 and is currently 30 years old.
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As an advocate for social change, he even participated in the Women's March.
Proud of my little bro for trekking across the country to support women's rights @theresleo #EmpowerWomen #WomensMarchDC pic.twitter.com/BLCGeYbyFS
— Daisy Robinton, PhD (@DaisyRobinton) January 21, 2017
Robinton is not active on social media.
It doesn't seem like he uses Instagram that much.
He has a total of three followers and zero posts.
He doesn't follow anyone on his account and his account is private.
Emma Watson doesn't seem to post any pictures of the two together, either.
"Emma and Leo did everything in their power to keep their relationship private," an anonymous source said.
Rumor has it that Leo Robinton deactivated all social media accounts to protect his relationship with Watson. How romantic!
As of 2020, Leo Robinton's net worth is approximately $850,000.
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Who's in Leo Robinton's family?
There's also little information out there about his parents. However, Robinton has four siblings.
His older brother is named Charlie Robinton, and his twin brother is Archer Robinton.
Robinton also has two sisters named Lily and Daisy.
How did Leo Robinton and Emma Watson meet?
The two lovebirds first met one another's gaze at The Ivy Restaurant, located in St. John's Wood in London.
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Soon after that, they were photographed kissing at Gail's Bakery in Notting Hill.
Leo Robinton is not the first businessman that Emma Watson has dated.
Before Robinton, Emma Watson dated a New York based business man named Brendan Wallace.
Currently, he is 38 years old.
The two were spotted smooching on vacation in Mexico in 2018.
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Izzy Casey is a writer and editor based in NYC who covers news & entertainment for YourTango. Her work has been published in or is forthcoming from Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, Black Warrior Review, Bennington Review, BOAAT, Prelude, NY Tyrant, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. She received her MFA in Poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she was the recipient of a fellowship with the Poetry Foundation.


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Two weeks until Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan, which takes place between November 2nd and 3rd.
We're expecting 650 games professionals to attend to hear from 70 expert speakers as they share their insights across 10 tracks of cutting-edge content ranging from Trade Trends and dev tools to Future Visions.
That's on top of the great fringe activities such as Indie Pitches, SpeedMatch, the Global Connects Party and much more.
Every day, we'll take a look at each of the 10 conference tracks in turn. Today is Trade Trends, facts, figures and insight into the latest industry trends from all over the globe
November 2nd
10:20 - Kicking things off is a superstar session with Tamatem's CEO Hussam Hammo. He will discuss expanding into the Arabic speaking market with Tamatem.
10:40 - Next, a session with AppsFlyer sales manager Ece Stepien. She will talk about the state of the gaming app marketing: benchmarks from 7.9 billion devices.
11:00 - Ending the track is iDreamSky president Jeff Lyndon. Join him for a session on games industry trends.
These are the sessions from just one of the 10 tracks for Jordan this year.
Check out the full schedule to see the full range of impressive speakers attending. We'll be posting more track rundowns and speaker spotlights as we get closer to the event.
Like what you see? Well, there is still time to register for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan here.


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War has returned to Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the biggest military operation on the continent since 1945. How did we get here? In this article, part of the historical background of the Russian aggression will be discussed, as well as some of the underlying ideological assumptions possibly motivating aggression.
The Primakov loop
On March 24th, 1999, Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov was on his way to Washington when he received word that NATO had begun bombings of Yugoslavia. The Prime Minister immediately ordered the plane to turn around. That NATO proceeded with the bombings without at least waiting a few hours for the Russian Prime Minister to arrive in Washington to be consulted sent a stark message to Russia.
Primakov is usually credited with being the originator of the idea of a multipolar world order in Russia. By turning back to Russia, Primakov expressed deep dissatisfaction with the unipolar world order revolving around the United States. This action also stood in clear contrast to the friendly behavior towards the West that was otherwise typical during the Yeltsin era. The event would prove formative for Russian self-perception, leading some commentators to argue that Primakov turned Russia itself around.
1999 was also the year in which Vladimir Putin succeeded Yeltsin, and the bombings of Yugoslavia seem to have had a decisive influence on Putin's worldview. Many years later, a journalist asked Putin if recent Russian interventions in Ukraine and Syria were the reason for Russia's declining relations with the United States. Putin responded that this was not the case and that the deteriorating relationship was due to the bombings of Yugoslavia.
Russia under Putin
But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Back in 1999, Putin came into power when he was still relatively unknown to the Western powers. The dissolution of the Soviet Union and the following integration of its constituent republics into global capitalism had devastating consequences. In Russia, as well as in former Soviet republics such as Ukraine, the 1990s meant a rise of a new oligarch class and of new forms of institutionalized corruption. After a decade of economic and political crisis, leading to a sharp decline in life expectancy and quality of life, many Russians welcomed the former KGB officer's vision of building a strong state – even if this meant getting rid of some restrictions on presidential power. Just a few weeks after becoming acting president, Putin became even more popular by launching the second war in Chechnya.
The war carried on for many years, and there were clear similarities between the war in Chechnya and the U.S. "war on terror". Russia used "shock and awe" tactics, and refused to negotiate with any resistance groups, treating them as terrorists. Russian troops committed numerous human rights violations, including cases of torture, massacres, and other indiscriminate killings of civilians. At the same time, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and George Bush all applauded Russia's efforts in "rooting out terrorism" in Chechnya. While Putin was already working towards restoring Russia as a great power, relations with the West were thus not as bad as they would soon become.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, nearly every former member of the Warsaw pact joined NATO. This rapid expansion of the alliance was possible because Russia was too weak to do much about it. Russia repeatedly protested against the eastward expansion of NATO. The view that NATO, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, promised not to pursue such expansion was, and is, still widely held in Russia.
But even then, Ukraine and Georgia were left out of NATO, as including these close neighbors of Russia would be seen as too great a provocation. In 2008 however, President Bush at a speech in Kyiv argued that both Ukraine and Georgia should be allowed to become members. This led to furious reactions from Russia. A couple of months later the Kremlin used the conflict between South Ossetian separatists and Georgia as a pretext for attacking Georgia. Then followed the Russian attack on Ukraine in 2014, after the Maidan Revolution, as well as Russian intervention in Syria.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is of a very different nature compared to the previous military interventions mentioned above. In the previous cases, Putin took advantage of pre-existing armed conflicts to further Russian interests in the particular countries. The war of 2022 is on the other hand solely and unambiguously a consequence of Russian aggression. The war has already had dire economic consequences for Russia and may contribute to more countries applying for NATO membership.
So why did Russia attack, despite this seeming to be in contradiction with Russian interests?
Shadows of Mackinder and Spykman
One part of the explanation is to be found in the imperial ambitions of the ruling Russian elite. The idea of Russia as a great power is intertwined with a number of related ideas. One such idea that seems particularly persistent in shaping the actions of Russia, as well as those of the United States, dates back to the early 20th century. Namely, Halford Mackinder's idea of a Eurasian "Heartland" driving historical change.
According to Mackinder, geography and not economy is the decisive factor of historical development. European civilization was formed by outside pressures, by the threats of conquests from the peoples living in the center of the Eurasian continent. This Eurasian Heartland has geopolitical significance as it is inaccessible to sea-faring vessels, but capable of sustaining large populations and providing favorable conditions for dominating surrounding regions.
In Mackinder's view, the power dominating the Heartland dominates the world. Mackinder also argued that Eastern Europe acts as a key to the Heartland, meaning that control over Eastern Europe is closely related to control over the Heartland. The idea of a Eurasian Heartland is a leading motive in contemporary Russian nationalism, particularly for so-called "Eurasianism". The Heartland thesis contributes to giving impetus to the forces in Russia pursuing imperial ambitions.
In the middle of the 20th century, facing a geopolitical situation in which the Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe, American political scientist Nicholas Spykman revised Mackinder's Heartland thesis. According to Spykman, the coastal areas of Eurasia, called the "Rimland" by Spykman, developed because of their own inner logic, not because of pressure from the Heartland. In Spykman's view, the Rimland is the driving force of history. It is the coastal regions of Europe and Asia that are key to world domination, not the Heartland.
Spykman's ideas would prove influential in forming the U.S. policy of "containment" of the Soviet Union and Communism during the Cold War. This idea could also help explain why Russia fears NATO encirclement, as well as why NATO is ceaselessly increasing its presence in regions bordering Russia.
Russian dissident Greg Yudin recently argued that the Kremlin's view of Ukraine is that the invasion was to be now or never. Ukraine has increased its military cooperation with Nato countries during recent years. While Russia is relatively isolated internationally, NATO has doubled in size since Putin became president in 1999.
Putin's aggressive behavior is partly explained by revanchism, and also by a deeply felt conviction that Russia is destined to have a place among the great powers of the world.
At the same time, Putin is facing multiple problems domestically, both due to Russia's faltering economy and due to the harrowing effects of the Covid pandemic on Russian society. The Russian government fears the threat of revolution, as shown by its stance towards the recent popular uprisings in Belarus and Kazakhstan, the latter of which was crushed through Russian military intervention.
Roots of aggression and revolution
Russia bears sole responsibility for the present war in Ukraine. The authoritarian nationalist government of Putin is a product of a system supported by Western powers, the system established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Putin's aggressive behavior is partly explained by revanchism, and also by a deeply felt conviction that Russia is destined to have a place among the great powers of the world. The present situation in Russia has been shaped by decades of failed politics. Internationally, by escalating tensions between Russia and NATO, and domestically, by the failure of the authoritarian system to produce solutions to the crises facing Russian society.
Today, the system is unable to hide its cracks. Brave people all over Russia are taking to the streets to protest the war despite the enormous weight of state repression. Here lies the fundamental weakness of the Russian regime. The peace movement is growing in a climate still tempered by the wave of protests against Putin last spring, which gained countrywide extent. Even though the present movement may get crushed, new ones will follow. The regime creates nothing and has nothing to offer but misery and murder. The protest movement creates history.
Presently, the supporters of Putin can drench the voices of the peace movement in war propaganda. Nevertheless, the regime is running out of time, and the economic and human costs of the war may accelerate the process of ever greater segments of the population dissenting. Revolution can and will happen.
Johannes Malmgren
Johannes Malmgren holds a Master of Science in Media and Communication with specialization in political communication.


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"The total of all Sun Life Stop-Loss claims reimbursements from 2013 to 2016 was $2.7 billion. If those stop-loss claims reimbursements are added to first-dollar catastrophic claims costs (the amount that employers pay before reaching the stop-loss deductible), the overall cost for catastrophic conditions was $6.1 billion…. Million-dollar+ claimants were up 26% compared to 2012-2015. In 2016, this group represented only 2.2% of claimants but accounted for 23% of all stop-loss claims reimbursements."
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Farm Management Canada – Agricultural Excellence Conference 2018
The Agricultural Excellence Conference (AgEx) is an annual event taking place in a different location every year across Canada. This year marks the 5th year of the conference where we return to were it started – Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Conference includes keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, concurrent sessions, discussion panels, and a national farm business resource showcase. AgEx provides an opportunity for delegates to share insights, transfer knowledge and network. Delegates include farmers, advisors, academics, government, industry associations, and private industry (i.e. banks, suppliers, etc.). Having a physical meeting place helps farmers and other industry stakeholders build their business network with other like-minded industry professionals for ongoing business development and adoption of beneficial practices.
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Dustin McNeer Age 21 Relationship Under Wraps, Makes Him Gay? | Bio
Age is just a number if you have what it takes!
American Model Dustin McNeer is the rigid proof of this quote as being a gay individual, he has truly established himself as a charismatic and talented model, across the globe at just the age of 21.
The North-Carolina-native rose to fame after featuring on the 22nd cycle of America's Next Top Model.
Career Is The Priority: Dustin Mcneer features in the fourth episode of The Fashion Excursion in Level 21 Magazine (Published on 6 June 2018)
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Since then, he kept on sharpening his talent and as of which, he is one of the popular faces in the modeling industry for his age.
Dustin McNeer's Bio (Age, Education)
Born on 27 May 1997, in Kernersville, North Carolina, Dustin Mcneer grew up training as a wrestler and a gymnast in the streets of Lewisville. Despite his different style of bringing up, he always aspired of being a model.
He attended Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, North Carolina from where he completed his high school.
And after finishing high school, Dustin followed his passion and turned it into a career after he got an opportunity to feature with Hollister, a famous US brand.
Fair enough to say, at even such young age, he was able to grab the right set of circumstance with both his hands emerging as a valuable asset for Hollister--later on becoming the ambassador of the brand.
He's also worked as a model for Calvin Klein.
At Just Age 18, Dustin Mcneer Steadied His Passionate Career
Life doesn't give you a lot of chances, so make sure you make the best out of what comes forth--never make it if only or next time.
Despite the North-Carolina-native had been featuring for several brands so early in his age, he was yet to garner some resolute fame, and, when he seriously got one, he made the best out of what came forth.
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When he got the chance to feature in the 22nd edition of America's Next Top Model in 2015 alongside competitors like Justin Kim, he managed to leave his imprint in peoples heart.
Although Dustin became the third contestant to be eliminated from the show, he got the surface to build his wall of fame in front of the whole world.
Being overwhelmed with what the show gave him, in an interview with sheknows.com, he said:
Without this show, I would not be where I am today, and I'm extremely grateful for all the good it's brought me so far.
Dustin, as of now, finds himself working hard to relish his childhood dream of being a top-class model, adding experiences after experiences.
Dustin Mcneer Is Gay Behind The Curtains!
Dustin Mcneer is a gay man--but hasn't openly confessed it.
While The North-Carolina-native is yet to come out from the closet as being a gay, his actions keep speaking louder than his words.
A few leaked videos and photos of Dustin on the Internet which traces his pretty awkward and obscene actions are very thoroughly brazen from a straight eye.
So, as from it, we can say that its only a matter of time Dustin, age 21, will come out as a gay all by himself.
What Does Relationship Hold For Dustin Mcneer?
Although Dustin shares a transparent, professional life, he is a very reticent person when it comes to his personal life.
Just like his sexual orientation, the 21-year-old model never has detailed information about his relationships, either it was with a male or a female.
However, one thing is for sure that Dustin shares a special relationship with his first love, his mother (from his social media flaunts).
My First & Last Love: Dustin Mcneer shares a memo of lunch with his mother on Valentines Day (Photo: Dustin's Instagram)
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Fair enough to say, the aspiring model has been able to blindfold the media when it comes to his relationships issues.


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AILA: Trump Administration Erodes Integrity and Fairness in Immigration Courts
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) expressed its strong opposition to the Trump administration's plans to impose numeric quotas on immigration judges in order to speed up deportations. The unprecedented effort to compel judges to complete cases under stricter deadlines threatens the integrity of the immigration court system and the independence of the judicial branch. The immigration courts are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which is housed within the Department of Justice (DOJ).
"Subjecting judges to numeric case completion goals undermines one of the core principles of our judicial system - entitlement to a fair day in court. What the administration is proposing is akin to the assembly line justice that America has opposed in oppressive regimes around the globe," said Annaluisa Padilla, AILA President. "A system that evaluates immigration judge performance based on how fast they can churn through cases will simply pressure judges to rush through decisions, rather than give careful consideration to the law and facts in each case. Immigration judges already have among the highest caseloads of federal judges. Justice and fairness cannot be thrown out the window to meet an arbitrary quota."
"AILA members are in the immigration courts every single day," added Benjamin Johnson, AILA Executive Director. "They and their clients bear the brunt of a court system that is overworked, under resourced, and subject to the inherent conflict of interest that comes from immigration judges being employees of the nation's chief law enforcement officer instead of part of an independent court system. This new proposal will only make an intolerable situation worse. It is an affront to the foundation of American justice, which was built on the principles of equality before the law and an opportunity to have cases decided by independent judges. Immigration judges are making important, often life or death, decisions every day: whether a mother and child will remain together or be torn apart, whether a father is returned to a country where he was persecuted, or whether the dreams of an immigrant will be allowed to grow and flourish, or die on the vine. The primary focus for judges must be to make the right decision. Creating an environment where the courts care more about speed than accuracy and where judges are evaluated and rewarded based on quantity instead of quality is simply unacceptable."
The American Immigration Lawyers Association is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members.


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Dear Editor,
I am writing to bring up a question about equality under justice in America.
Once, a wild, angry, whipped-up mob of Arabs overwhelmed the insufficiently guarded U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, and four died. The U.S. House and Senate did separate multi-year investigations and held many heated hearings to find out what the Secretary of State knew and when she knew it.
Now, it is nearly 20 years later. A wild, angry, whipped-up mob has overwhelmed the insufficiently guarded U.S. Capitol Building and five died. Something indescribable cracked along with the broken windows and doors in that invasion. Something important. Lost forever.
Many of us ask, when will the hearings commence?
Anything less than a thorough investigation will be a blight on our beloved country.
Agnes Doyle


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To the light with Yoko
Yoko Ono's project at the Serpentine will tap into the transformative potential of the smile, which can change an individual's view, but also radiate out into the world. Ono associates this transmission of positive energy with healing and peace.
Working as an artist, film-maker, poet, musician, writer, performance artist and peace activist for over five decades, Yoko Ono has influenced generations of artists and received numerous prestigious awards.
To the Light at Serpentine Gallery 19 June – 9 September 2012


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This vegan Eggless French Toast recipe is a delicious, mouth-watering vegan spin on the great breakfast classic. The secret? Nutritional yeast!
For someone who loves breakfast, there is entirely not enough breakfast on this blog (Update: There are now! Find even more vegetarian breakfast recipes here). So we're going to change that. Right now.
Starting with this oxymoron…Eggless French Toast. And it's all made possible by nutritional yeast, transforming this simple mixture of milk, sugar, and spices into a savory alternative to this traditional egg dish.
This was the first recipe I ever made with nutritional yeast. And maybe that's why I now have an enormous jar of it at the ready in my kitchen.
Because nutritional yeast can be so many things! It can be eggy, savory, cheesy deliciousness, perfect for sprinkling on savory things (like popcorn), or for adding depth of flavor to sweet things (like this French toast)!
Things this recipe is: easy, vegan, filling, sweet, savory, delicious
Things this recipe is not: bland, second tier to the classic, just for vegans
Ingredients for vegan French toast
- Dairy-Free Milk: You can use plain or flavored, almond milk or soy (or whatever you have on hand).
- Flour: Flour helps to thicken the "egg" mixture.
- Nutritional Yeast: The secret ingredient to this Eggless French Toast! Nutritional yeast adds savory, eggy flavor.
- Flavor Makers: Brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt help transform this humble mixture into a crave-worthy vegan breakfast.
- Bread: And of course, the bread. Stale bread is best, but use whatever bread you have on hand!
How to make French toast without eggs
The secret to making French toast without eggs is in using nutritional yeast, which brings that distinctly eggy flavor (while being totally vegan). We'll combine the nutritional yeast with our other flavor makers and milk to create a batter in which to dip our bread!
Step 1: Coat the bread in batter
Dip you bread into the batter. Stale bread is best because it won't become quite as mushy when you dip it in the batter (though I've used fresh bread with success as well).
You can also experiment with different types of breads! I used a basic sturdy white bread here, but thick slabs of sourdough or wheat bread work great.
Step 2: Cook the French toast
Then simply saute the bread until golden brown! While you can use cooking spray to grease the pan, I prefer to use a bit more fat (like oil or margarine) to give this vegan French toast a delicious and crispy exterior!
Step 3: Bon Appetit!
Serve up this vegan French toast with a slab of margarine, maple syrup, and/or powdered sugar (along with berries or any fresh fruit you have on hand). Enjoy!
Love French toast? Try this unconventional (but so delicious) French toasted pizza! Or use this vegan French toast as a base to make this cheesecake stuffed French Toast!
Going camping? Here's how to make french Toast over the campfire!
- 1 cup vanilla soy or almond milk 240 mL
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 6 slices bread preferably stale
- Coat: In a medium-sized bowl, mix milk, flour, nutritional yeast, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Dip each slice of bread into mixture, flipping to ensure entire slice is covered.
- Cook: Place a large skillet over medium heat and grease (with margarine or cooking spray). Cook each slice of toast for about 5 minutes total, flipping to cook each side until brown and slightly crisp.
- Serve: Serve immediately, topping with syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh fruit.


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DAVE RAYBURN: Looking back at the album SUNBURN, recorded and released over three decades ago, how do you feel it has aged?
JULIANA HATFIELD: As a piece of work, I don't think it sounds dated or particularly of its time. I think it holds up fine as a multi-generational/perennial listening experience.
DAVE: Who would you cite as being influential musical forces at the time?
JULIANA: REM, Velvet Underground, the Replacements, and for me very personally, X and Olivia Newton-John.
JOHN STROHM: My own influences, my songwriting heroes, were Leonard Cohen, Velvets-era Lou Reed, Big Star, 70s radio pop, Hüsker Dü and the Replacements, and some of our contemporaries at the time, especially Evan and Ben from the Lemonheads, J Mascis, Pixies, and Buffalo Tom.
FREDA LOVE: At the time I was in awe of our peers in Boston, bands like Throwing Muses, Buffalo Tom, Pixies, Big Dipper, Galaxie-500. The bands we played with and went out to see all the time had the most direct influence on me.
DAVE: "Girl In A Box" is a curious one. Melodically beautiful. Lyrically twisted and controversial, there have been a wide array of suggestions and interpretations as to who or what this song is about. Is there a definitive story?
JOHN: I wrote that one on my own, I'll take the blame. I was writing these very sort of sugary pop songs at the time, trying to write big pop hooks. "Out There" is an example of following that through, just trying to really go for it with the pop thing. The tune to "Girl In A Box" was sort of in that vein, I knew it was a strong pop chorus, and I guess I wanted to shoot it in the foot with the lyric. I was into some pretty dark music, whether it was Nick Cave or Black Flag or whatever, stuff that had some really dark lyrics. If memory serves, I saw something on daytime TV about an actual case of an abduction and kidnapping that lasted months, and I just tried to get into the head of someone who would do something unthinkable and just rationalize it as a totally normal thing. I brought it to Evan as a possible Lemonheads song, since Evan has a dark psyche too, and he dug it but thought I should sing it. So, I brought it to the SUNBURN sessions and everybody was just like, OK Strohm, this is all you. That's the first time I really tried to sing something on mic and I had no technique whatsoever, so the vocal is pretty tentative. I used to hate to listen to it, now I think it sounds vulnerable and I sort of like it. I can't stand singing that song now, though. I'm not really that guy anymore…I don't want to make people uncomfortable in that way, but I'm still proud of the song.
DAVE: What are your thoughts on today's vinyl revival and how SUNBURN may be embraced now by both long-term fans and younger music enthusiasts who discover bands through reissue campaigns?
JULIANA: I think it's great, the vinyl revival. Records are fun. There was a vinyl release previously of SUNBURN so I guess this new version can replace peoples' worn-out copies. I think Blake Babies are still a pretty obscure cult thing.
DAVE: Having been in the middle of one of the great evolving music scenes of the time, who amongst your peers do you feel deserved greater attention but were shamefully overlooked or discounted?
FREDA: There were seriously an absurd number of amazing bands in Boston when we were on the scene. One band that I was obsessed with but don't hear anything about anymore is Dredd Foole and the Din. They were kind of an offshoot of Mission of Burma, I think. I saw them live a few times and it was like walking into a noisy, gorgeous wall of sound. Volcano Suns—another limb on the Burma family tree—remain one of my favorite bands of all time. Both bands should be glorified.
DAVE: What specific memories tied in with making SUNBURN stand out for you?
JOHN: I remember it as a very sober (literally and figuratively) period when we were just getting to work, taking the process very seriously. It's the first time we had budget to make an entire album at once, and we were determined to get it right. We worked long days and a lot of that was just sitting around while Juliana cut vocals. Drank a lot of coffee and watched movies, daydreamed about the future, once people heard the music we were making and fell in love with our band. That's what we thought would happen. Then it was a lot harder than we expected.
DAVE: How likely is it that further Blake Babies reissues could be in the works? And, are there any interesting things in the archive that may see the light of day?
JOHN: We have a couple more albums to reissue in the future, EARWIG and GOD BLESS THE BLAKE BABIES. We also have a set of demos for SUNBURN that are really strong. I don't see why we wouldn't make those available at some point as well.
JULIANA: There is one demo-ed song called "Radiator", from the way early days, and there are maybe some live things we could share. As for other unreleased songs, I do remember one long multi-sectioned prog rock song we created and practiced, and I recorded us playing it live into a boom box in our rehearsal space in I think 1987 and I think I still have that cassette.
DAVE: After an eleven-year gap following the release of SUNBURN, Blake Babies briefly returned to release GOD BLESS THE BLAKE BABIES. What triggered the desire for a reunion, and could it happen again?
FREDA: I don't think it will happen again! I'm retiring from drumming in about six weeks. But I loved making GOD BLESS THE BLAKE BABIES, very glad we did that. It was definitely my pushiness that made it happen—I'd been feeling like the Blake Babies stopped short and was sure we had one more good album in us. I talked John and Juliana into it!
DAVE: With time and experience now behind you, and looking at the modern music world and its young, aspiring artists… what guidance would you offer today?
FREDA: The best advice I can think to offer is to listen to all the music in the world and work hard and be nice.
JOHN: My advice is to keep clear goals and make a step-by-step plan to achieve them, and to learn from failure. Musicians should be prepared to do it for the love of making music, because the money and fame may never come. Do it for the love of it, for the community, and for the satisfaction of making something great. And if it is great, you'll find an audience. Prioritize making your work the very best it can be.
JULIANA: Don't be afraid to say No and also: Trust Your Instincts. Your uniqueness and weirdness is what sets you apart and makes you interesting and people will respond to what is true and real. Also, every artist has to grapple with the art vs. commerce question. It's a really hard question.
DAVE: When all is said and done, what do you wish for the Blake Babies legacy to ultimately convey and represent?
JULIANA: We worked really hard, and we made some cool music!
FREDA: I like to think Blake Babies represent a kind of youthful boldness and openness. We didn't let ourselves be limited by gender or age or—in my case—lack of technical ability. We all grew up in the seventies and eighties and were influenced by the gorgeous pop songs we heard on the radio and by the rough-edged punk bands we loved as teens, and we mashed those sensibilities together exactly the way we wanted to.
JOHN: I think the music speaks for itself, and I know for a fact that some of these songs have brought people comfort and made them feel less alone. Juliana communicated her struggles through her lyrics, and it meant a lot to a lot of people. That's amazing and one of the greatest things music can do.
Special thanks to Juliana Hatfield, John Strohm, and Freda Love.
Additional thanks to Mike Donohue, Jocelynn Pryor, Stephen Schnee and Joe Spadaro.
SUNBURN (vinyl reissue)


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'10 years of swimming lessons and my kids are still at risk of drowning'
By Dilvin Yasa|
I was the girl at school who could be counted on to have her periods any time a PE class or sporting event appeared on my weekly schedule. My lack of talent for anything sporty only matched by my disinterest, I think it's fair to say no one ever looked at me and pondered, 'Possible future Olympian?"
Despite a firm commitment to remaining sedentary whenever possible, here's the thing: I learned how to swim within a matter of weeks. Yep, a classic child of the 80s, my memories of the short swim program we had back in primary involve a freezing cold outdoor pool (with lessons cruelly held in the middle of winter) and a teacher standing by the side of the pool signing impatiently as my arms and legs flailed. "You're not getting out of that pool until you learn to swim, Yasa!"
With no parents to encourage and reassure me by the sidelines (did they even attend swimming lessons back in those days? Doubtful), it was good old-fashioned – and highly effective - fear that pushed me to excel. Fear of drowning, fear of developing hyperthermia, fear of disappointing my parents who were working hard to pay for my lessons and fear of that guy with the whistle glaring at my 'huntsman having a fit' swim-style.
I learned to swim quickly – although, perhaps not as quickly as my mother who was thrown into a river by her own brothers – and we were all able to move on to enjoying our weekends and mid-week afternoons without pesky swimming lessons getting in the way.
I've been thinking a lot about the way we all learned to swim back in our own childhoods lately, because I have been sitting/standing/pacing/reading/typing beside a pool now for a DECADE. That's right, it has been week after week, year after year, of whistling, encouraging, smiling, clapping as my daughters get into position, lie face down in water and promptly sink like stones.
There have been different teachers over the years and there have been different swim schools, but despite spending what would be a decent house deposit to get them to learn to keep their heads above water, we're nowhere closer to the dream. My younger daughter would drown in a puddle and my elder daughter has perfected the huntsman stroke I outlined above and stayed at that level. It would be easy to assume it's just us and the family legacy that is the 'Non-Sporting Gene', but I'm seeing it play out with plenty of other families and we're discussing it endlessly, so surely that's cause for concern?
This week, I watched my younger daughter's teacher like a hawk and here's what's interesting: they're too afraid to push the kids. Obviously, it's no longer okay to stand on the side of the pool and shout at them until they half-drown, but surely there should be a little pushback when the kid decides they 'just don't feel like putting their face in the water today'? Is it that we're no longer firm enough on our kids that learning to swim is taking so long, or is it just a money-making exercise the swim schools are employing? I mean, why teach a child to swim quickly and effectively when you can draw the process out for ten years and charge the parents for each and every single week?
I don't know what the solution is, but I know I can't face another year by that pool wondering when this will all end. I know I've said it before but I'll say it again: My God, how I miss the 80s.


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Three new SimCorp StrategyLab white papers provide guidance on how the global investment management industry can move beyond 'business as usual' in order to rebuild trust in the industry and re-establish growth.
SimCorp StrategyLab, an independent research institution sponsored by SimCorp, has released three white papers discussing challenges and opportunities in the global investment management industry. The papers each cover the three major investment management sectors: investment funds, asset management, and pension and insurance funds, respectively. They look at the current state of knowledge within the major sectors of the industry, globally, and point the way forward from a management-strategy and public-policy perspective.The conclusion across all three white papers is that rebuilding trust is the biggest challenge facing the global investment management industry today and this can only be achieved by means of better transparency.
"The opportunity for growth lies with those industry players that are most able to meet the challenge of providing transparency to their clients and other stakeholders, not least the regulators," said professor Ingo Walter, director of SimCorp StrategyLab. "It is key for investment managers to embrace transparency at all levels, in terms of really understanding and comprehending own cost structures and the need to increase transparency in business processes and products for sale." Professor Walter presented the white paper conclusions at SimCorp's international client conference in Stockholm last week.
The papers have been produced following SimCorp StrategyLab's continued quest to provide insight into some of the many challenges currently facing professional investment managers throughout the world. Three research teams were established in spring 2011 to focus on the issues of risk, cost and growth in relation to the three individual sectors. Each sector is led by pre-eminent academics in their respective fields: for investment funds: Professor Martin M. Gruber of Stern School of Business, NYU; for asset management: Professor Stephen J. Brown of Stern School of Business, NYU; and for pension and insurance funds: Professor Massimo Massa of INSEAD. Each designated sector-leader has been teamed-up with other distinguished European academics conducting research in the area as well as industry specialists in charge of examining these major industry sectors.
Another of the significant points made by all three papers is that the right choice of investment management software system is a key determinant in controlling risk of both market and regulatory nature, curbing costs whether in the IT or operational sphere and spurring growth in terms of both product and business.
Peter L. Ravn, CEO at SimCorp comments: "More than ever, in order to drive business performance and regain the market's confidence, the industry is focusing attention on IT infrastructure as a significant driver. As a provider of investment management software, we know that our solution forms the basis for our clients' business and we take this responsibility very seriously."
The three white papers cover comprehensive analysis of 12 key challenges identified and detail the implications of these for each industry.
Among other findings are:
- Growing competition from low-cost providers is a risk
- The ability to manage risk, cost and growth remains core
- Changing demographics will alter funding patterns
- Greater market volatility, increased financial instability and more regulatory change are anticipated
- Scale, internationalisation and the right investment management system are key determinants


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Celebrating Heritage Day in South Africa: Unity in Diversity
Heritage Day epitomizes the cultural and ethnic diversity of South Africa. It serves as a reminder to South Africans to embrace the spirit of uBuntu (humanity) and show love for one another—because indeed, there is Unity In Diversity.
South Africa, a country rich in culture and natural beauty. Dubbed the "Rainbow Nation" by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa has been home to many races and ethnic groups. The 24th of September, otherwise known as Heritage Day, encourages all South Africans to celebrate and honor the diversity of their cultures and traditions, to celebrate being a part of something unique—a truly diverse nation. In a wider context, South Africa is a nation that belongs to its people.
In the spirit of celebrating diversity and embracing our differences, this blog reflects the thoughts of authors from different cultural roots to show that although our beliefs may be different, the lessons behind them are similar and equally important.
What Heritage Day means to us
Unlike other South African holidays, which commemorate struggles of the past, Heritage Day is a joyous occasion where the nation comes together to celebrate our differences. We learn to embrace each other's cultures and traditions. On our national coat of arms, there is a phrase from the Khoisan language which reads "!ke e: /xarra //ke" which translates to "Diverse people unite". This motto serves as a code by which we live. We set aside our differences and stand together united, and that is who we are as a nation.
Heritage Day is all about unity. As a nation, we come from a long history of using our differences as a basis for separation. Heritage Day is an attempt, not only to remind us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritage but to encourage harmony and a sense of belonging for every South African.
It is about celebrating our country's cultural wealth through sharing who we are. Recognizing one another and embracing our differences. It is about appreciating the diversity within and seizing the opportunity to learn from the multiplicity of cultures among which we exist. As much as it is about diversity, I believe that it is also about unity.
One of the most beautiful aspects of Heritage Day is that everyone attempts to learn and greet others in their languages. In my language, isiZulu, our greeting "Sawubona" or "Sanibonani" (plural), translates to "I see you". For me, our greeting is an important part of our culture of humility which assumes no position of superiority for anyone. It is an acknowledgment that suggests that we all matter and are deserving of being seen, heard, and respected.
Similarly in Islam, we greet each other by wishing peace upon the person—"As salaamu alaykum" (may peace be with you). The Hindu cultural greeting of "Namaste" is also a way of portraying respect and humility, acknowledging the person as an equal. We speak different languages and have different ways of doing things, but one thing is for sure, you will always be greeted with a smile.
Heritage Day is an attempt, not only to remind us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritage but to encourage harmony and a sense of belonging for every South African.
Celebrate Heritage Day with us
Traditionally, Heritage Day is celebrated with family and friends by having a braai (barbeque). Nothing brings people together like a big cookout with some fun activities. However, given that we are currently going through a pandemic, there are other ways to celebrate being a part of a diverse nation. One is by learning about the different cultures that South Africa is home to and encouraging others to do so.
Diversity and inclusion have been hot topics over the past few years. We are all trying to find ways to improve our standings and implement better practices. We as the Rainbow Nation exude diversity, and I feel we set a good example through the uBuntu philosophy, which aims to promote equality and respect for all. Despite the many differences that we have culturally, the strong sense of unity embedded in us will always shine through, and that is what uBuntu tries to teach us.
It is believed that a person's identity is made up of their character combined with their family traditions and social roots. And being born into a country that has a multitude of vibrant cultures all living as one, in perfect coherence, makes us proud to say that we are South Africans!
Happy Heritage Day, our South Africa!
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The high reflective effect of the coating reduces heat loss and gives a more homogeneous heating of the bricks. As a result, the quality of the bricks on the outside of the wagons improves considerably. (Less drop-out, therefore)
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We added a new resource to our Sustainability Green Page that allows you to compare your energy use to that of your neighbors to determine if you are using too much energy. Click on the blue box entitled "Compare Your Energy Use" on the left hand side of our home page. Then, click on the Sage Steps logo, register for free, and with your utility bill in hand follow the instructions. The web site will compare your energy use to others in your zip code living in similar dwellings. This is a simple and effective way to determine if you should be implementing measures to save energy and reduce your utility bills.


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The "estimated lost economic impact" of Major League Baseball's decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia over the state's voting restrictions is more than $100 million, a tourism industry official told CNN Saturday.
What they're saying: Cobb Travel and Tourism chief Holly Quinlan told a news conference Friday that the game "would have been a big boost to Cobb businesses and help with recovery efforts after the COVID-19 pandemic."
- She noted to CNN in a statement Saturday that many Cobb County hotels "saw single digit occupancy numbers" early on in the pandemic.
- "The 8,000-plus contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb's hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery," Quinlan added.
The big picture: Several organizations have publicly criticized Georgia's new law curbing voting access for disproportionately affecting people of color. But the MLB went further Friday by pulling the All-Star Game, which was scheduled for July 13 at Truist Park.
- Republicans have criticized the MLB and other organizations that have publicly opposed the Georgia's new voting law.
- Former President Trump has called for a boycott of the MLB and other groups over their opposition.


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We live in interesting times. Clean energy-fueled electric race cars are giving their Formula 1 counterparts a run for their money. Robots no longer just take commands, they can even be taught to conduct a symphony orchestra in 14 short hours. The journey has started well in such technologies like electric mobility and artificial intelligence (AI).
But how will a country of more than a billion people reap the inclusive benefits of these tools and address relevant issues in deploying them? Collaboration at every stage and the integration of multiple stakeholders to build solid ecosystems will be the basis for Indian society and its businesses to derive value from these technologies.
More, better, together
When it comes to electric vehicles there are four key things that need to be interlinked to drive success -- the availability of cost-effective vehicles, charging stations, a strong grid and the integration of renewable energy. OEMs, charging companies, and battery manufacturers need to come together to offer more options and seamless delivery of services to end-users.
A strong grid is imperative to support the energy needs of such a massive electric mobility program. Coordination becomes more important as China and India, unlike the West, have created a bottom-up model for EVs, targeting public transportation first.
Utilities, technology providers and government agencies need to be in constant coordination to address issues like divergence in energy, load capacity and issues of local capacity sizing at the distribution transformer or substation level. Structuring tariffs based on time of day pricing and location of charging demand and signaling also require a strong interplay between stakeholders.
Collaboration will be the cornerstone of success in a complex network of multiple agencies, with the backing of a robust grid. Renewable energy requires another degree of collaboration so that it isn't a mere shift from one kind of fossil fuel to another – like oil to coal – but the adoption of clean energy at every stage. Integrating renewable energy and clean energy technologies is a specialised area, which has offerings at different levels from storage to integration, power quality, reliable data analytics, load balancing and forecasting, etc. Hence it is important for such niche companies to work together.
Interconnectivity of the digital kind is also a must for cloud-connected charging stations. These connections enable smart planning for travelers by indicating the location of the next charging station. For operators, it helps them perform key functions like combining remote monitoring and configuring, servicing equipment, flexibility to connect to any charging network, energy management, etc.
A focus on any one factor, while ignoring the others might pose challenges to long-term sustainability.
AI joining the dots for a stronger foundation
Artificial intelligence has become the new buzzword in India. AI will play a critical role in developing concrete, scalable solutions across utilities, industry, infrastructure and transportation. In addition, a key factor would be using AI to solve social issues in sectors like healthcare, education and agriculture. Balancing commercial initiatives and national strategies that benefit the majority would be crucial. This would require a holistic platform where the government, public and private companies, platform integrators and technical institutes collaborate to address pressing issues like data collection, analytics and security while adapting to AI.
The rich mix of AI application ranging from shop floors to agricultural fields, has to be supported by an ecosystem robust enough to nurture all kinds of projects. As increasing customisation makes production lines smarter, no matter the scale, it is important to not perceive AI in isolation, but as a progression of levels of automation, digitalisation, and machine or deep learning.
Every level of progression comprises of individual discrete layers of significance and connections. Skipping one layer might make the foundation of the super-structure rather unstable. These interconnections will also help broaden the base of AI application and provide requisite training to small, medium and large organisations to realise the potential of AI in a graded and gradual manner.
The foundation of AI is reliable, high quality data and good connectivity, since the quality and type of learning will depend on the collected data. This is where a lot of companies will struggle, making the need for cooperation critical. We have to collaborate on solutions and the industry needs to come together to create a common database of best practices for everyone to learn from. We need to work together to learn and address issues that arise in deploying cutting-edge technology, but most importantly, create a customised and flexible model of awareness and skill development to optimise these technology applications for our nation.
In times to come, these technologies can then become the drivers for key national initiatives be it Make in India, Skill India, enhancing farm productivity, providing access to reliable energy and infrastructure by driving the fourth industrial revolution.
The author is managing director of ABB India.
The thoughts and opinions shared here are of the author.
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