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Katherine Brown, Ingrida Olendraite, Steven M. Valles, Andrew E. Firth, Yanping Chen, Diego M. A. Guérin, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, Salvador Herrero, Joachim R. de Miranda and Eugene Ryabov
Edited by Nick J. Knowles and Sead Sabanadzovic
A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:
Brown, K., Olendraite, I., Valles, S.M., Firth, A.E., Chen, Y., Guérin, D.M.A., Hashimoto, Y., Herrero, S., de Miranda, J.R., Ryabov, E., and ICTV Report Consortium. 2019, ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Solinviviridae, Journal of General Virology, 100, 736–737.
Solinviviridae is a family of picorna/calici-like viruses with non-segmented, linear, positive-sense RNA genomes of approximately 10–11 kb (Table 1.Solinviviridae). Unusually, their capsid proteins are encoded towards the 3′-end of the genome and comprise a single jelly-roll fold domain with a large extension domain, plus an additional capsid-associated protein. A subgenomic capsid-encoding RNA is produced, but the capsid proteins can normally also be expressed from the genomic RNA as an extension of the replication (picorna-like helicase-protease-polymerase) polyprotein. Members of two species within the family infect ants but related unclassified virus sequences derive from a large variety of insects and other arthropods.
Table 1.Solinviviridae. Characteristics of members of the family Solinviviridae.
Typical member
Solenopsis invicta virus 3, DM (FJ528584), species Solenopsis invicta virus 3, genus Invictavirus
Non-enveloped, 26–30 nm diameter with apparent projections
10–11 kb of positive-sense, non-segmented RNA
Not studied; presumed to be similar to other picorna/calici-like viruses
From genomic (replication and capsid proteins) and subgenomic (capsid proteins) RNAs
Host range
Includes the genera Invictavirus and Nyfulvavirus.
Particles are icosahedral with a diameter of 26–30 nm and apparent projections (Figure 1.Solinviviridae). Similar morphologies have been noted in the related unclassified viruses, kelp fly virus (Scotti et al., 1976, Hartley et al., 2005) and Riptortus pedestris virus 1 (Yang et al., 2016), with the projections in kelp fly virus - present at some but not all five-fold axes - protruding approximately 6 nm above the surface of the 33 nm diameter virion. Particles are presumed to be T=3 containing 180 copies of viral protein 1 (VP1) (Valles et al., 2014a).
Figure 1.Solinviviridae. Transmission electron micrographs of negatively-stained Solenopsis invicta virus 3 (left and inset below) and Nylanderia fulva virus 1 (right) particles (scale bars = 20 nm) [reproduced from (Valles and Hashimoto 2009, Valles et al., 2016); U.S. government material as public domain content].
Buoyant density in CsCl has been measured at 1.39±0.02 g ml−1 for Solenopsis invicta virus 3 (SINV3) (Valles and Hashimoto 2009) and 1.287±0.012 g ml−1 for Nylanderia fulva virus 1 (NfV1) (Valles et al., 2016). A high buoyant density (1.425±0.002 g ml−1 in neutral CsCl) has also been noted for the related unclassified virus, kelp fly virus (Scotti et al., 1976). Kelp fly virus is reported to be unusually heat stable, surviving for 10 min at 90º C but not at 100º C (Scotti et al., 1976).
The genome comprises a single positive-sense RNA molecule of 10–11 kb. The genome has a 3′-poly(A) tail, and is presumed to have a viral protein genome-linked (VPg) covalently attached to the 5′-end. Related unclassified viruses have genomes in the range 9–12 kb.
SINV3 virions contain a major component viral protein 1 (VP1) with a jelly-roll fold, and a minor component VP1-FSD where FSD (frame shift domain) is an extension domain that is appended to a proportion of the VP1 proteins as a result of programmed ribosomal frameshifting (Valles et al., 2014a). VP1 is thought to form the virion shell and FSD the projections (Valles et al., 2014a). The ratio of VP1 to VP1-FSD in virions has been estimated at around 1:5 in SINV3 (Valles et al., 2014a) and kelp fly virus (Scotti et al., 1976), and between 1:5 and 1:10 in Acyrthosiphon pisum virus (van den Heuvel et al., 1997). A further virion-associated protein, VP2, is encoded downstream of FSD from which it is presumed to be proteolytically cleaved. As VP2 has been detected only at low levels in SINV3 virions, it is not clear yet whether this protein is lost during virion purification or only a fraction of expressed VP2 associates with virions. In NfV1, there is no frameshift separating the VP1 and FSD open reading frames (ORFs), and so all of VP1 is expected to be produced in the form VP1-FSD, although it is possible that this is subsequently cleaved (by analogy to kelp fly virus where VP1 and FSD are also encoded in-frame yet most VP1 in the virion appears to lack the FSD domain). Related, but yet unclassified virus sequences exhibit a mixture of the two genome organizations i.e. with FSD-VP2 encoded in a frameshift ORF (SINV3-like) or with FSD-VP2 encoded in-frame with VP1 (NfV1-like) (Valles et al., 2016).
None reported.
The genome of SINV3 (genus Invictavirus) contains a long 5′-proximal ORF covering approximately three quarters of the genome, encoding superfamily III helicase (Hel), 3C-like chymotrypsin-related cysteine protease (Pro), and superfamily I RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) domains followed by the jelly-roll fold capsid protein (VP1) (Figure 2.Solinviviridae). Similar to other picorna/calici-like viruses, the ORF1 polyprotein is presumably cleaved by the virus 3C-like protease. Cleavage sites have been predicted (Valles et al., 2016) but not yet confirmed empirically. A dsRNA binding domain with homology to the 1A suppressor of silencing protein of Drosophila C virus (family Dicistroviridae) is present between the RdRP and jelly-roll fold (JR) domains (Valles et al., 2014a). Additional proteins are likely encoded upstream of Hel (one protein) and between Hel and Pro (two proteins, one presumed to be a VPg). ORF2 appears to be expressed via ribosomal frameshifting leading to an ORF1-ORF2 polyprotein. The 5′- and 3′-halves of ORF2 encode FSD (frameshift domain) and VP2, respectively (see above). A subgenomic RNA encoding the dsRNA-binding protein, VP1, FSD and VP2 is produced during virus infection (Valles et al., 2014a). NfV1 (genus Nyfulvavirus) has a single long ORF encoding similar domains to the SINV3 ORF1-ORF2 fusion and in the same order (Valles et al., 2016). In NfV1, the region upstream of helicase has homology to ovarian tumor (OTU) domain. Related, but yet unassigned virus sequences have similar Hel-Pro-RdRP-JR domain organization, normally with either a single long ORF or a second ORF downstream of JR accessible via ribosomal frameshifting (Valles et al., 2016, van der Wilk et al., 1997).
Figure 2.Solinviviridae. Genome organizations of Nylanderia fulva virus 1 and Solenopsis invicta virus 3. Predicted protein domains are indicated as follows: Hel - helicase, Pro - protease, RdRP - RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, JR - jelly-roll fold capsid, * - dsRNA binding protein (potentially a suppressor of host RNAi), OTU - ovarian tumor domain. Mapped virion proteins in Solenopsis invicta virus 3 are coloured as follows VP1 and VP1-FSD - orange, VP2 - red (VP = viral protein, FSD = frameshift domain). Predicted cleavage sites are indicated by red triangles. The genome is polyadenylated and believed to have a viral protein genome-linked (VPg) covalently attached to the 5′-end.
Both SINV3 and NfV1 infect ants. Both viruses appear to have high host specificity and are easily transmitted in the lab by feeding (Valles et al., 2016, Porter et al., 2013). SINV3 infection is largely specific to workers and is highly pathogenic, leading to cessation of solid food feeding, significant mortality of adults and brood, and weight loss in queens (Valles et al., 2014b). NfV1 has been detected in larvae, pupae, worker and queen ants, with the highest viral load and active replication detected in larvae (Valles et al., 2016). NfV1 has not been detected in eggs, indicating absence of vertical transmission. Pathology has not been fully determined though it appears less pathogenic than SINV3 (Valles et al., 2016). Related unclassified viruses and virus-derived sequences have been obtained from a variety of insects and other arthropods (Shi et al., 2016) and have been reported to infect epithelial cells of the digestive tract and retard growth in pea aphids (van den Heuvel et al., 1997), to possibly reduce fecundity in rosy apple aphids (Ryabov et al., 2009), and to cause systemic infection in bean bugs (Yang et al., 2016).
Solinvi: from the type species Solenopsis invicta virus 3.
Genera are separated based on phylogenetic clustering based on protein sequence identities. Members of the genera Invictavirus and Nyfulvavirus have different genome organisations. However formal genus demarcation criteria have not yet been established.
Phylogenetic analysis of RdRP amino acid sequences indicates that members of the two classified solinvivirus species form part of a large and very diverse group of arthropod-infecting viruses within the picorna/calici-like group of viruses (Figure 3.Solinviviridae). The taxonomy of this larger group is currently uncertain. Analysis of genome structure using HHpred (Zimmermann et al., 2018) reveals a common Hel-Pro-RdRP-JR domain organization (with a few exceptions where the JR capsid cannot be detected and may have been replaced with unrelated capsid proteins). However, monophyly of the group within the larger picorna/calici-like group is not completely certain (Valles et al., 2016).
Figure 3.Solinviviridae. Mid-point rooted phylogenetic tree of soliniviruses (bold) and related unclassified virus sequences. RdRP amino acid sequences were obtained as reported previously (Valles et al., 2016), with additional sequences cropped to represent the same region. Sequences were aligned using MAFFT v7.310 (Katoh et al., 2002) with the L-INS-i algorithm and 1000 iterations. A Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo-based phylogenetic tree was generated using MrBayes v3.2.6 (Ronquist and Huelsenbeck 2003) with one million generations, discarding the first 25% as burn-in, with a 'mixed' amino acid rate matrix (averaged across ten models) and inverse gamma rate distribution. Posterior probabilities are indicated at nodes. Genome structure for all sequences was confirmed using HHpred (Zimmermann et al., 2018). This phylogenetic tree and corresponding sequence alignment are available to download from the Resources page.
Genomes encode picorna/calici-like superfamily III helicase, 3C-like chymotrypsin-related cysteine protease, and superfamily I RdRP domains (Valles et al., 2014a, Valles et al., 2016). In contrast to members of the order Picornavirales, but similar to members of the family Caliciviridae, there is only a single jelly-roll fold capsid domain. Encoding of capsid proteins at the 3′-end of the genome, production of a capsid-encoding subgenomic RNA, and presence of a capsid projection domain are also calicivirus-like features. It is possible that Solinviviridae forms a sister group to Caliciviridae, though phylogenetic clustering is inconclusive due to difficulty in resolving tree topologies at this depth (Valles et al., 2014a).
Virus name
Accession number
Virus abbreviation
Acyrthosiphon pisum virus
Perilampus aeneus TSA*
kelp fly virus
rosy apple aphid virus
Clavigralla tomentosicollis TSA
Meligethes aeneus TSA
Sitobion avenae TSA
Eucyclops serrulatus TSA
Anurida maritima TSA
Menopon gallinae TSA
Liposcelis bostrychophila TSA
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera TSA
Blasticotoma filiceti TSA
Lonchoptera bifurcata TSA
Oreina cacaliae TSA
Acheta domesticus TSA
Leptinotarsa decemlineata TSA
Podisus maculiventris TSA
Viola albida TSA
Ischnura elegans TSA
Serangium japonicum TSA
Pogonomyrmex californicus TSA
Kilifi virus
Thika virus
Riptortus pedestris virus 1
Beihai sea slater virus 1
Beihai picorna like virus 108
Shahe isopoda virus 2
Shahe isopoda virus 1
Hubei picorna like virus 59
Hubei picorna like virus 62
Hubei picorna like virus 55
Hubei tetragnatha maxillosa virus 4
Hubei picorna like virus 64
Hubei tetragnatha maxillosa virus 5
Hubei picorna like virus 58
Hubei earwig virus 3
Hubei picorna like virus 53
Hubei picorna like virus 63
Hubei picorna like virus 61
Zhejiang mosquito virus 1
Hubei picorna like virus 52
Hubei coleoptera virus 2
Hubei picorna like virus 60
Hubei picorna like virus 57
Hubei picorna like virus 56
Wenzhou shrimp virus 8
Hubei picorna like virus 65
Wuhan house centipede virus 2
Wuhan house centipede virus 3
Wuhan insect virus 12
Wenzhou picorna like virus 46
Beihai blue swimmer crab virus 1
Beihai picorna like virus 109
Hubei arthropod virus 3
Wuhan coneheads virus 2
Hubei orthoptera virus 3
Hubei picorna like virus 54
Beihai picorna like virus 110
Changjiang picorna like virus 16
Changjiang crawfish virus 6
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera virus 3
Monomorium pharaonis TSA
Milolii virus
HVAC associated RNA virus 1
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Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who is facing one count of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and nine counts of corruption today failed in his application to get back his passport which had been impounded by the court.
Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi dismissed the application on grounds that although Isa was not a flight risk, there was no urgency for him to perform the umrah.
Isa, represented by lawyers Datuk K Kumaraendran and Ridha Abdah Subri, had applied for the return of the passport last Jan 25 to perform the umrah.
Earlier, Kumaraendran submitted that his client was not a flight risk and it was confirmed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as he had always given his cooperation during investigation of the case.
"Since my client was in remand on Aug 15, 2017, he had been overseas five times and had always reported his trip to the MACC and there was no obstruction," he added.
The prosecution, conducted by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Umar Saifuddin Jaafar, in his submission, questioned whether there was urgency in the application as Isa had performed the umrah twice last year, in January and May.
He said although Isa was not a flight risk, after the charges made against him in December last year, there was a difference in his status and the charges were serious.
On Dec 14 last year, Isa pleaded not guilty to the CBT charge and nine counts of corruption involving more than RM3 million in connection with a hotel purchase by Felda Investment Corporation (FIC) in Kuching, Sarawak.
On the first count, he was charged as director of Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd and trusted with the company fund, had committed CBT by approving a proposal for the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, for RM160 million without the approval of the Felda Board of Directors.
He was charged with committing the offence at Level 50, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No. 11, Persiaran KLCC on April 29, 2014.
The charge was framed under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which provides imprisonment for up to 20 years, whipping and fine, if found guilty.
For the corruption charges, he was charged with dishonestly receiving gratification for himself, in cash totalling RM3,090,000.00, from Ikhwan Zaidel, who is a board member of Gegasan Abadi Properties Sdn Bhd, through one Muhammad Zahid Md Arip, as gratification for helping to approve the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, by FIC Sdn Bhd, for RM160 million.
All the offences were allegedly committed at Level 49, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No. 11, Persiaran KLCC between July 21, 2014, and Dec 11, 2015.
The charges were made under Section 16a(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, punishable under Section 24(1) of the same law, which provides a jail term of not exceeding 20 years and a fine of at least five times the bribe amount, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Earlier report: Dec 21, Isa Samad, 8 Ex-FGV Staff to Answer to RM514M Suit

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It's been on my mind for a while now; I talked about it with our autistic girl a few years ago but wasn't quite sure how much of what I said had sunk in, so recently I brought it up again. Sasha was understandably quite anxious and didn't want me to go into too much detail, so that has in turn left me feeling anxious about how she will cope with the changes ahead.
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It's important to talk girls through all the sanitary options which are available to them, so that they can make a choice about what they will feel most comfortable with themselves. I do like to think that if I had boys I would explain what the girls have to go through; the boys may not need quite the same level of detail but not letting it remain a complete mystery would help them to understand girls better.
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The WUKA website also has a lot more information on periods which could be useful for those who like to read more detail. It covers topics such as cramps, spotting, relationships, vaginal discharge and bloating, and is well worth a read for any woman.
As adults these days, I think most of us are more aware of the need to reduce the amount of single-use plastics we use, and avoiding sending even more rubbish to landfill should be high on our lists of priorities. I do try to make changes wherever I can, and am hopeful that this will be one ongoing solution which we can help to make more people aware of. Some people may be put off by the initial outlay needed to try this underwear rather than pads, but if you consider the monthly cost which builds up as you use throwaway pads, then this is a no-brainer. It's certainly an option which I feel is worth investing in.
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A novel pressure transducer is investigated in this paper, which works on an anti-Bourdon tube (ABT) principle due to dual effect of differential expansion of the tube at various points and the end moment induced due to asymmetry of cross section. Different materials such as rubber, stainless steel, nickel, brass, copper etc. and different geometries of tubes and bellows are investigated experimentally and analysed using theoretical formulation and Finite Element Analysis. Prototypes of the pressure gauges using rubber, nickel and stainless steel bellow as sensing elements are fabricated and tested. The proposed sensing element will behave similar to the asymmetric metallic tubes but will have about three times higher flexibility and grater rate of expansion and deflection under internal pressure. Comparative results with the existing Bourdon pressure gauge show that the \{ABT\} pressure gauge is simple in construction, economical for fabrication, reliable and promising pressure gauge in future. At the end, various design configurations of the pressure sensing element are discussed. By proper selection of geometry, materials and manufacturing of the asymmetric metallic tubes or bellows as sensing element, an \{ABT\} pressure gauge can be fabricated to measure pressure ranging from low to high or very high pressures for various potential applications which is not possible using Bourdon tube pressure gauge.
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I am sure you are wondering what today's title means. How can someone have a relationship with a shower? Well, the word relationship does not only refer to relationships between people it also refers to the way in which two or more people or things are connected and in this case I am using it to describe the relationship between a person (me) and a thing (a shower).
Having a shower is something that a certain percentage of the world population takes for granted, many people hop into the shower in the morning as soon as they get out of bed. Indeed, many people shower more than once a day.
Memories of Early Relationships
I have memories of showers in school after games and PE and they were cold and draughty, and definitely not a pleasant experience. I also remember cold showers after swimming in the outdoor saltwater pool we had in our town when I was a child. This wasn't the most enjoyable of experiences either.
My First Love
It was only when I reached my early 40s (20+ years ago) that I had the first shower installed in my home. It was over the bath, with a shower curtain to contain the water. It wasn't a high pressure electric shower, just one that required preheated water drawn from the immersion heater or back boiler. If you don't know what an immersion heater or a back boiler is then you are a lot younger than I am!
It may have been rudimentary by today's standards but gosh, I loved it. I used to shower before bed, because that's when there was hot water from the back burner of the real coal fire (a luxury I still miss). Nothing could beat the feeling of the water hitting my body and the lovely fresh feeling of going to bed feeling super clean and refreshed. I loved that shower.
A Difficult Relationship
Later, when I moved to a newly built house I had a freestanding shower in one of the bathrooms. It was an electric shower so did not require the water to be preheated and instead of the shower curtain there were lovely clear glass panels.
My relationship with that shower may have started well but I soon tired of cleaning those stupid glass panels and the shower developed a leak! No matter how often I tried to fix the leak it persisted. No amount of silicone, no matter how carefully applied would stop the leak.
Our relationship deteriorated. I worried constantly, I lost sleep worrying about it. I started avoiding the shower, taking a bath in preference so as not not cause any further damage to the relationship. Then I acquired a lodger who used the shower every day and so the drip, drip, drip, continued, haunting my dreams until eventually drastic action had to be taken.
That shower and I parted company, and not on good terms. The damage had been insidious, leaving behind rotten floorboards and even a rotten joist and it had shaken my faith in relationships. I very nearly gave up on relationships with showers at that point but decided I would give it another go.
A Fresh Start
Having had a new shower fitted the next relationship was a much happier one until I got cancer and had to have 20 months of treatment. During those 20 months I had a PICC line inserted in my arm and this put a strain on the relationship. It was no longer the carefree experience of previous years, it became difficult and there was a certain awkwardness involved in having a shower while trying to keep my arm covered and dry. The joy had gone out of the relationship.
However, being the kind of person to give every relationship my best efforts things did improve over the next couple of years until I became ill once again. This time with a post-viral fatigue that left me sleeping for around 18 hours a day for many months. Sadly this brought about the end of the relationship, things were never quite the same and there was an irreconcilable breakdown when I could no longer afford to live in the house and so, reluctantly I sold it. I bear no ill feeling towards the shower, I hope it is now very happy with its new partners (yes, it is no longer a monogamous shower, it has multiple partners).
One Final Fling
Obviously I don't learn from my mistakes because when I moved to my static caravan, which has been my home for seven years now, I allowed another shower into my life. I have to say though it has been the best shower ever! I have fantastic water pressure and it is a prefabricated shower pod with absolutely no joins that can leak. It even has two little corner seats in it.
One would imagine I would now be happy but sadly, because of ongoing issues with fatigue, I rarely shower. It just, quite simply, takes too much energy and it is energy that I prefer to keep for doing other things. Unless you have chronic fatigue I know it is hard to imagine quite how much energy it actually takes to have a shower but believe me, it takes a lot. When I do venture in, which may be once every couple of weeks, my faithful shower welcomes me with open arms and I do enjoy it. I am glad I have the seat to sit on, that helps immensely, but I need to have time afterwards to rest, it's not a case of hopping in the shower and then going off to face the day.
My Illicit Relationship
I feel sad now, that having such a good and faithful shower, I can't make more use of it, but such is life, we have to adapt to our circumstances, if we don't we perish. I now have a great relationship with a washbasin, we spend time quality time together every day, but shush……….. don't tell the shower!
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Bringing up Baby:
This is widely considered the classic Screwball comedy, which is kind of like being the best exhibit at the World's Fair. Congratulations, you kick a whole lot of ass...or would if it were fifty years ago and I were driving an Edsel*. It's not that it's a bad movie, it's just that it isn't particularly funny or original seeming. The latter may be because it has been ripped off so often but the former is an issue that can't be so easily ignored. Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are still hilarious today, so it's not just that comedy doesn't age, it's that comedies back then were more like dramatic comedies than films played for laugh. They were lighthearted films that ended happily, and Bringing Up Baby fits this bill perfectly.
Unfortunately being lighthearted without being funny means that it ends up being somewhat pleasant to watch, but not much more. It doesn't help matters that strong independent woman of the time Katherine Hepburn comes off as a flighty idiot. The love between Carey Grant's character and hers is entirely unbelievable and kind of boring. It's not a bad film, not at all, but it doesn't hold up for me like so many other classics. You can see the genesis of a lot of American comedy in films like these but I for one am glad that we've moved on to stuff like The Producers or even Old School.
On the Baldwin Rating Scale it gets an Alec in historical context and a reluctant Steven for the modern viewer.
This weekend seemed like a good time to dive into Tom Cruise's catalog of excellently homo eroticism free film performances (in which he personally, PERSONALLY, cures film goers of their drug addictions through the power of his acting.) I decided to start with this one because it was one of those movies I'd been looking forward until I read reviews, and sometimes those turn out to be better than the press. This one wasn't.
It started reasonably well, though I'm not a fan of the jittery hand-held camera work in a film like this, it feels cheap and distracting. The opening sequences establishing the characters were engaging and interesting. Then the actual film starts and it begins to unravel. The problem is with the script, Mann directs the long stretches of dialog with enough skill to keep things interesting and the action sequences are tight and entertaining. On the other hand the characters are all sketched in with Mamet sparsity, but without Mamet's gift for dialog or tense relationships. You don't really care about what's going on or what's going to happen, and that's a big flaw in a film like this that wants to be a thriller. The world of L.A. at night is also rendered in a flat style that makes it seem almost dead. This may be intentional, but it was not a good choice.
The film's climax is as absurd and ridiculous as you've probably heard, and really takes it down a few notches. It makes what worked earlier, the cold professionalism of the Assassin's rounds seem almost accidental and it leaves you rolling your eyes and waiting for the credits. It's almost as if the studio let Mann make 3/4 of the film he wanted and then asked him to turn the end into a standard big-budget picture. "Make it like Die Hard in an office building!"
As for the acting? Pretty decent. Tom Cruise does a believable killer and his gray hair and beard work well to ameliorate his boyish charm. On the other hand when he's asked to talk all fancy and stuff he comes off as a little flat and vapid. I don't think that's current events weighing on my opinion, though the fault, dear Brutus, could lie with the script.
Up until the end Collateral had a decent change at being a Steven, but when you start going all ridiculous blockbuster on me and don't even give me some fancy stuff 'splodin' well...
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Not to demean Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston's
PRomance very earnest love affair, but most of us have food in our fridge longer than these two have been galavanting around the world, kissing for the cams every chance they get, and throwing star-studded July 4 parties that the internet is still gushing about for some reason. Still, that hasn't stop the inevitable engagement rumors surrounding the famous couple.
According to Us Weekly, the Brit actor's grandest gesture is yet to come. "Tom is planning to propose very soon," says an insider, adding that the 26-year-old pop star "would definitely say yes."
And why not? Taylor's romances all but ensure daily press placements, so taking dating one step further seems like a natural progression for the singer, who—before Tom—dated DJ and producer Calvin Harris, as well a string of other famous dudes like Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, and Connor Kennedy.
Her current relationship, though, has played out at rapid pace and they couple seems to be going out of their way to show the public how much they're head-over-heels for each other: they've reportedly already swapped "I love yous" and introduced each other to their parents, while Tom memorably splashed around the ocean on July 3 wearing an understated T-shirt that read "I heart T.S" and a fake tattoo with her initial in the middle.
According to that source, all that nonsense is just the thing Tay Tay (or her publicity team) needs right now. "Taylor's totally into him …She is so swept off her feet."


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Feb. 1, 2016
UND.com and WatchND will once again serve as the official online signing day home for University of Notre Dame football in 2016. The program, presented by St. Joseph Health System, will feature real-time official announcements of official letters of intent and a live signing day show.
Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly will then hold his signing day press conference at 1 p.m. EST in the Isban Auditorium of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, which will also be carried live for free on UND.com and WatchND.
The "Fighting Irish Board" will go live on UND.com at 7 a.m. EST with all-day coverage of up-to-the minute announcements of official letters of intent. Notre Dame's live signing day show goes on the air at 7 a.m. at WatchND with former Irish captain Joe Schmidt.
Schmidt and Notre Dame Vice President/Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick will co-host the Jack Swarbrick Radio Show as part of the broadcast. In addition, the show will include interviews with Kelly, all nine Irish assistant coaches, early enrollees and signee highlights. Schmidt will also chat with numerous former Notre Dame football stars.
UND.com will also have a signing day roster, biographies and highlight videos of each signee as they become official. The most up-to-the-minute updates can also be found on social media by following @NDFootball on Twitter and Facebook, NDFBrecruiting on Instagram and ndfbrecruiting on Snapchat with the hashtag #JoinTheF16ht.


text: On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 10:38:24AM +1000, Andrew Pollock wrote: > > BTW, AARNet's mirror, according to my last information, doesn't have the > > standard paths as described at http://www.debian.org/mirror/official > > Paths look okay to me. The last information I[1] have (I cannot check myself because I'm outside as well) is /pub/*, which would need to go. Note that I don't believe the maintainer of said mirror ever contacted us about their mirror listing, at least not in the last three or four years. In general, lack of ability to verify an official mirror is not something I would be overly happy to accept these days. > > The fact it's not at all reachable from the outside world also definitely > > doesn't go in its favor... > > Why can't a country specific mirror only be accessible to the country it's > specific for? It's possible, but it's quite deprecated, especially when the said country's neighbours also don't have many official mirrors. As it happens, we only have a few small heaps of mirrors along the eastern Pacific coast, and ftp.nz.d.o is already pretty much closed, so I would be very wary of degrading ftp.au.d.o from open-access to closed. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. [1] speaking as the mirror list maintainer here.


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We want to show you a simpler and faster way to learn to read Japanese. Instead of studying each kanji character in isolation with the use of flashcards or writing each one by hand while hoping someday to arrive at the point where you can actually read Japanese articles, why not try learning kanji and vocabulary more quickly with the help of mnemonics and then practice reading them in real sentences almost immediately?
This is the approach that we use in our books that help students learn to read Japanese: Learn to Read in Japanese, Volume I, and Learn to Read in Japanese, Volume II, shown below. (Naturally we suggest that you complete Volume I before you start to read Volume II.)
This book is also available in a PDF format. You can read about the available formats in the section called "Advantages and Disadvantages of the Two Formats" on our How to Read Japanese page. You purchase the PDF format at the PDF store.
You can see a review of Volume II at this site (it's the second review on the page) and more reviews here.
How does this Book Differ from Volume I of Learn to Read in Japanese?
In both books, we make it easier for you to learn to read Japanese by introducing new kanji at the beginning of each chapter and then asking you to take a quick pre-test on their pronunciations before you start to read. The practice reading material in each lesson includes only kanji characters that you know or are in the process of learning, and we provide immediate feedback about your reading accuracy in the form of same-page romaji equivalents and translations.
As we did in the first book, we provide at least three practice sentences for each new kanji in Volume II, for a total of about 1660 sentences.
You will notice a few changes to the format of Volume II, compared to Volume I. First, we reduce the number of kanji that we introduce in each chapter from ten to eight. Second, we group the new kanji in the Kanji Catalogue by chapter, so that it's easy to study them in groups of eight before starting a new lesson.
Third, in addition to providing sentence reading practice, we include more than 2,900 Japanese words and phrases for vocabulary reading practice. This vocabulary comes from three sources: the examples in the Kanji Catalogue, the practice sentences in each chapter, and the optional supplemental reading material available online.
Here is a sample of the Japanese Reader from the second book, demonstrating the innovations described above: Japanese Reader II, Sample.
We introduce 600 new kanji in this book. If you learn to recognize and pronounce them, you will have come a long way in your endeavor to learn to read Japanese. In addition, the Kanji Catalogue near the back of the book includes all of the kanji that were introduced in the first book, for a total of 1208.
Here is a sample of the Kanji Catalogue from the second book: Kanji Catalogue, Book 2, Sample.
Here is a sample of the Kanji Pronunciation Index from the second book: Index, Book 2, Sample
This book is designed to help you learn to read Japanese in five steps:
Step One. Kanji Catalogue. Before you start a chapter, turn to the Kanji Catalogue and take some time to review the eight new kanji that are listed in the New Kanji table at the beginning of the chapter. Your aim should be to acquire the ability to recognize each kanji and associate it with its pronunciations.
Step Two. Pronunciation Pre-Test. Next turn to the chapter that you are about to start reading and take the "Pronunciation Pre-Test." To do this, look at the New Kanji table and try to voice each of the pronunciations for all eight of the kanji in the table. Use the table at the bottom of the page to check your accuracy. Repeat this test several times until you feel ready to start reading.
Step Three. Vocabulary List with Mnemonics. Next start reading the Vocabulary List, being careful to cover the "answers" on the right side of the page with a piece of paper or your thumb. You will usually have a chance to practice reading each new kanji multiple times in different words. You will also see more than 2,800 mnemonics for the words that appear in the Vocabulary Lists. To help you keep track of all of this vocabulary, we provide a free Mnemonic Dictionary (see the discussion near the end of this page).
Step Four. Practice Sentences. Next read the Practice Sentences that are provided in each chapter. This is where you will really feel that you have started to learn to read Japanese. Again, be sure to cover the text on the right side of the page as you read, but don't hesitate to uncover it if you aren't sure about kanji pronunciations or when you don't know how to translate the Japanese text.
Step Five. Supplemental Reading. We hope that you will take this last step, but it is optional. We have identified some fascinating Japanese language articles online that use only the kanji that you have learned up to this point. These articles are available from "Satori Reader" (73 articles total) and from "News in Slow Japanese" (44 articles) – see the additional information below. If you read these articles, you will see that you have made significant progress in your effort to learn to read Japanese.
To see how this might work in practice, please see the following video:
If you'd like to learn about an even faster way to read this book, using a stylus pen and a touchpad computer, please see the following video:
Supplemental Reading Material to help you Learn to Read Japanese
The supplemental reading material can be found in two online resources: Satori Reader and Read in Slow Japanese. This reading material meets the following criteria: it includes romaji or kana equivalents of the kanji, it includes English translations, and it does not contain furigana, since furigana can interfere with the acquisition of reading fluency.
In order to ensure that these resources contain only kanji that you know or are learning, we introduce kanji in this book in the same order that they are introduced in the resources. As a result, when you have completed Chapter 2 of this book, you will be able to read the first article in Satori Reader. When you have completed Chapter 3, you will be able to read the second article, and so on. Likewise, when you have finished Chapter 48 of this book, you will be able to read the first article in Read in Slow Japanese. When you have finished Chapter 50, you will be able to read the second article, and so forth. Understandably, the authors of these resources charge nominal fees for access to their original work. If you are unable to afford those fees, you may consider this supplemental reading practice material optional.
To help keep your expenses down as you learn to read Japanese, Satori Reader is offering a discount code, good for 20% off the first three months, or 15% off the first year of a new subscription. To use this, first create an account on Satori Reader. Then, from the "Subscribe Now" screen (either during the signup process or later at any time), simply choose a Monthly or Annual subscription, enter the code where prompted and hit "Apply." The page will immediately update to show the discounted price. You can then complete the purchase with the discount. The code is LTRJ-ZLWWTWAC.
News in Slow Japanese also offers some very reasonable rates, including a "non-recurring" option that never expires.
We hope that you will be able to subscribe to these two resources, at least briefly. You will almost certainly experience a thrill when you find that you are able to read the compelling Japanese text that they provide. You will probably want to save that text and re-read it several times. In addition, during the time that you subscribe, you will have a chance to listen to the audio versions of the articles, and you will be able to read the excellent explanatory material that accompanies them.
Below you will find samples of the first lessons from both online resources, reproduced with permission from the authors. I have formatted them in a way that should make it easy for you to read the Japanese text without inadvertently seeing the romaji, while still allowing you to locate explanatory material easily as you read. In this formatting scheme, the Japanese text appears in font size 14. After each line of Japanese text, there is a blank line. Then the romaji text appears in font size 8, supplemented by occasional explanations in parentheses which I have added.
Satori Reader does not provide romaji text. You may not need it, but I find it easier to use romaji for feedback while reading. Therefore I have used the Google Translate service to convert the Japanese text from Satori Reader to romaji text, as you can see in the sample.
News in Slow Japanese, sample 070918
A Mnemonic Dictionary for Help With Selected Japanese Vocabulary
As you learn more advanced kanji, you will find that you need to learn considerable numbers of new Japanese words at the same time. To help you keep track of this new vocabulary, we provide a FREE Mnemonic Dictionary containing more than 5,600 relatively uncommon Japanese terms, which you may download by clicking on the link below. You may print this dictionary (95 pages) or refer to it on an electronic device. It is available from the Lesson Download Page. Click on the blue bar that says "Download the Japanese Lessons, Transcript and Guides." The Mnemonic Dictionary is item 1,F.
Notice for Students who are Planning to Take the JLPT N3 Test
The JLPT testing organization does not release the exact kanji that are required for each level of the test, so different people are supplying their own estimates. According to one estimate that I saw, the JLPT N5 test requires knowledge of 103 kanji, and the N4 test requires knowledge of 181 kanj. All of these kanji are taught in Learn to Read in Japanese, Volume I.
According to the same source, the JLPT N3 test requires 580 additional kanji. Since Volume II of Learn to Read in Japanese teaches 506 of those kanji, there appear to be 74 more kanji required for the test which Volume II does not teach. Below is a list of the additional kanji that students who are planning to take the JLPT N3 test might need to learn, in addition to those covered in Learn to Read In Japanese, Volume II. By the way, we are teaching all of these additional kanji In Learn to Read in Japanese, Volume III, which is now going through the final stages of proofreading.
Additional Kanji needed for JLPT N3
Note: it's possible that the information that I've relied on to determine which kanji are needed for the test may be unreliable. Please let me know if you discover any discrepancies.


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In a major scientific discovery this week, it turns out that, just like cancer, red hair, and a vestigial tail, a fondness for cannabis is inherited through your genes. At least, that's part of the reason.
A study published this week in Nature identifies 21 genes in the human genome which show variances between cannabis users and non-cannabis users.
This is part of an ongoing process in discovering the pothead genome. Some of these genes have been identified before, but many had not. So far only 11% of the variance between stoners and the 420-unfriendly have been identified, as reported by Fortune.
The study also found genes which link cannabis use to other inherited traits. These include risk-taking, alcohol consumption, smoking cigarettes, reproductive success, and, maybe most interestingly, schizophrenia.
The genetic link to schizophrenia throws shade on former accusations that cannabis use could actually cause an increased likelihood for developing the mental illness. What this study shows instead is that people born with a likelihood for developing schizophrenia are also sometimes born with a likelihood for cannabis use. However, people with mental problems such as schizophrenia might also be likely to self-medicate with cannabis use.
"This suggests that individuals with schizophrenia have a higher risk to start using cannabis," the paper reads. "Our findings may indicate that individuals at risk for developing schizophrenia experience prodromal [that is, early] symptoms or negative affect that make them more likely to start using cannabis to cope or self-medicate."
Researchers came to their findings by compiling genetic data from the ancestry site 23andme, the International Cannabis Consortium, and the United Kingdom biobank. The study's sample size was roughly 185,000 volunteers, which is five times as large as any other similar study to date.
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Lottery officials say a lucky South Carolina resident has won record $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot.
Lottery officials in the United States say an unidentified, and clearly very lucky, individual has won a record $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot.
Mega Millions officials said a ticket purchased in South Carolina matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5.
The lucky player overcame miserable odds – the chances of matching all six numbers and winning the top prize is 1 in 302.5 million.
Still, the jaw-dropping $1.537bn jackpot failed to break the record for lottery winnings, held by the $1.586bn Powerball prize shared by three winners in January 2016.
The announcement prompted social media users to marvel at the sheer amount of money in play.
When you have to wake up in the morning and get that bread because you didn't win the mega millions #MegaMillionsJackpot pic.twitter.com/a5j4EhBKKR
— Jen (@ItsJenJenM) October 24, 2018
Me coming back to reality after dreaming about being a billionaire all day #MegaMillionsJackpot pic.twitter.com/HMiAfk0YNC
— pystolpete (@opinionFromME) October 24, 2018
Was so close I'm sick 🤮#MegaMillionsJackpot pic.twitter.com/5V6cqBvNIG
— Nick➰ (@__1Nick) October 24, 2018
Mega Millions is a US lottery game that saw its first drawing in 2002. The lottery is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association, along with several other lottery games, including Powerball.
The name of the winner has not been revealed yet, and it can remain anonymous. It could be days or even weeks before a winner steps forward to claim the prize.
Depending on the state, winners have 180 days to a year to claim the prize.
In eight US states – Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas- winners can remain anonymous, but in others, their identities will become public.
The ticket costs $2 each and they are sold in 44 US states, as well as Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands.
Several states allow online ticket purchases, but they prohibit out-of-state and foreign purchases.
All states, except California, also offer a different option called Megaplier where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4 or 5. Plays with the Megaplier cost $3 each.
The minimum age to buy a ticket is 18, except in Arizona, Iowa and Louisiana where the minimum is 21.
A player must select six random numbers and hit all of them to win the jackpot.
If the player wins, the person can opt for an immediate cash payment of $904m or receive the $1.6bn prize over 29 years. If more than one winner is picked, the jackpot would be divided proportionately.
The Mega Millions' odds were lowered a year ago to 1-in-303 million from 1-in-259 million to generate larger prizes.
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Freeze your body for $200,000
In Arizona in the US, there is a company called Alcor that allows you to freeze your body for $200,000 with the goal of it being revived one day.
According to The Guardian newspaper, there are nearly 300 cryogenically frozen individuals in the US.
Plan a trip to space
Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, is charging passengers between $200,000 to $300,000 for its first planned trips into space next year.


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Synopsis: A Missing Scene from Lamp In The Wilderness ... inspired by the LTAN episode discussion.
Scott looked down the hall at their father's retreating back before looking back at his brother. Johnny was still rubbing his sore elbow and arm. "Did you say that you fell out of the acorn tree?"
"Yep." Johnny winced. His arm hurt. It had bothered him all night, throbbing. It was still throbbing now. he was going to have to get Jelly to rub some liniment on it.
"Acorn tree?" Scott queried as he stared at his younger brother.
"Yeah the acorn tree. Runny Nose only eats Acorn Mash," Johnny wrinkled his nose in disgust at just the thought. he'd had it before when he was a child. He remembered climbing trees then collecting the acorns for his mama when they didn't have anything else. Sometimes she'd stretch the mash and make tortillas. It wasn't as bad that way, but still ... the idea that Runny Nose actually liked the stuff made him shudder.
Scott sighed. "Little brother, you did not fall from the acorn tree."
"Yes, I did."
"No, you didn't."
"Yes, I did."
"No, you didn't! We do not have an acorn tree. We have an oak tree. You feel out of the oak tree. Acorns come from oak trees."
Johnny stopped rubbing his sore arm, and put both hands on his slim hips. "Well that's just stupid."
Scott sighed before palming his face. He knew he was going to be sorry if he asked, but he asked anyway. "And just why, pray tell, is that stupid?"
Johnny rolled his eyes. Scott was smart, he ought to know already. "You get apples from apple trees, you get oranges from orange trees, you get cherries from cherry trees. And I oughta know about the cherries because you talk about that old Washington guy and his cherry tree all the time. So why say acorns come from oak trees? It oughta be acorns from an acorn tree."
Scott opened his mouth to reply. Stood with his mouth open a moment before closing it and turning to follow his father. There was no arguing with Johnny's logic.
Smiling, Johnny went off in the other direction looking Jelly and that liniment, rubbing his sore elbow, and muttering to himself. "Next time, big brother, you're climbing the acorn tree."


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Christina Reilly talks about VA Mindset in part 3 of our series "Leaping from PA to VA".
One of the principal elements that a successful Virtual Assistant can credit to their career success is their mindset.
Challenge your VA mindset
Sometimes, fear, negativity or lack of confidence can prevent or make it difficult for us to achieve our biggest goals. However, challenging your mindset could be the greatest catalyst for your career development.
It was just over 4 years ago that I joined the virtual PA community after spotting an advert to work with Designated as a part time virtual PA. The lure was being able to further my career in the same field on a part time, flexible, basis and develop my skills all whilst balancing family life.
"I am delighted to still be successfully working with my original client as well as working with new ones. Helping them to thrive whilst furthering my own personal development."
If you have or are considering making the leap from PA to VA I have outlined a few mindset tips below that I have found to make for happy and harmonious client relationships and whilst it is good to flex your working style dependent on your clients' needs and personality
I have found that the tips below are helpful across the board, when working remotely.
- Communicate effectively regularly. Don't be afraid of over communication. In the early days the client will be keen to gauge the benefit of their extra support. You will be keen to fulfil your role to its full potential. Keep the lines of communication open.
- Positive Communication. As you are not physically present in their office, some of the tasks that you fulfil will be relatively unseen in the eyes of the client so therefore positive communication is important to ensure you receive the appropriate credit and recognition.
- Listening. Vital to listen as this greatly helps you to fully appreciate, understand and communicate back the needs of your client.
Be open to development opportunities, both personal and professional.
- Always be open to learning new skills. Successful VA's constantly strive to further knowledge and have an inner desire to continually improve. Being open to development means you are better placed to add further value to your client and potentially solve their tasks more efficiently.
- Never downplay your skills or fail to mention them as sometimes it can be the most obscure skill that ends up being of greatest help to them or helps you to attract a new client.
Flexing Prioritisation
The onus is on you to skilfully navigate what tasks are most important to the company you are working for, whether it be changing your focus to look at what tasks generate income or greater exposure for the client that you work for or a way to reorganise how they work.
This is a term sometimes used to reference grouping tasks together where possible rather than multitasking. Compartmentalising your day as a VA can have a greater impact on how well utilised it is. Rather than being led by the order in which requests come into your mailbox, save up different categories of work where possible and complete all in one go such as;
- logging contacts
- responding to emails
In turn this is likely to be the most cost-effective solution for the client. Given that it's mainly SMEs that sign up for Virtual PA services they will be particularly keen to check they are receiving value for money.
Enjoyed reading this? Read the rest of our "Leaping from VA to PA" series here.
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Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Moore Log House
Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10734.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 29° 46.29′ N, 95° 34.19′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. Marker can be reached from Wilchester Boulevard 0.2 miles south of Memorial Drive. Traveling on Wilchester Blvd.; going south from Memorial Drive, at about 1.5 blocks on the left (east) side, there's a opening in the trees that's the entrance to this wildlife/bird sanctuary. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Houston TX 77079, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bear Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.4 Bellaire Streetcar Line (approx. 7.6 miles away); Bellaire Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); Bellaire (approx. 7.7 miles away); Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (approx. 7.8 miles away); Teas Nursery Company (approx. 8.4 miles away); Camp Logan (approx. 8.6 miles away); City of West University Place (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.
More about this marker. The sanctuary is owned and operated by the Audubon Society.
Additional keywords. Nature Sanctuary, Audubon Society
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2011, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,120 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2011, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


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A Poem by Brian Le Lay
Our imitation mouths chimney semi opaque
Secondhand smoke in a glass of turbid water.
I give myself an insulting look shattering the image.
How do I make nine lives last forever?
Our skulls a little grayer, daydreams like days
Themselves angel dust in an ashtray.
Shadows dance inside keyholes.
I hope the phantoms are well.
Ten Shades of Grey
A Poem by Brian Le Lay


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The Dirty War on the NHS
Dir: John Pilger | UK | 2019 | 120 mins | Documentary
John Pilger's new documentary, The Dirty War on the NHS, "goes to the heart of the struggle for democracy today", he says. Britain's National Health Service, the NHS, was the world's first universal public health service. Designed to give millions of people "freedom from fear", the NHS today is under threat of being sold off and converted to a free market model inspired by America's disastrous health insurance system, which results in the death every year of an estimated 45,000 people. Now President Trump says the NHS is "on the table" in any future trade deal with America. Filmed in Britain and the United States, this timely, compelling documentary touches us all and reveals what may be the last battle to preserve the most fundamental human right.
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CHEF Lunch Talk by Dr Peter Woelert, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia.
2019.02.08 |
|Fri 24 May
|12:00 — 13:00
|DPU, Campus Emdrup, room B302. Video-link to CUDiM, building 1483, room 656
It is commonly assumed that well-established and highly research-intensive universities strive to manifest some form of autonomy from government by maintaining idiosyncratic approaches to the institutional governance of their research. Recent evidence from Australia suggests however that the leading research-intensive universities in this country align their internal governance processes particularly closely with national performance-based research funding mechanisms. Drawing on analyses of national and institutional policies as well as interview data, it is argued that such conformity to be observed in the Australian context cannot be explained by way of financial dependencies alone but reflects shifting institutional logics that have their roots in a blurring of institutional and financial forces. One of the striking manifestations of such shift within universities is an increasing 'financialization' of the legitimating idea for universities' institutional autonomy. Importantly, this financialization appears to extend across domains and forms of research of the university where financial imperatives are negligible or absent. One upshot of this development is a reactive and one-dimensional realization of university autonomy, as such autonomy is increasingly being framed, not in proactive terms of universities' capacity to develop distinctive research profiles or practices, but the capacity to uniformly respond to governmental funding incentives.
About the speaker
Dr Peter Woelert is a Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, with research interests in higher education policy and governance, the sociology of organizations, and the philosophy of technology. His research focuses on exploring governance and organizational dynamics in the university sector. He has researched and published on issues such as universities' internal responses to national research funding settings, the politics of research performance measurement, universities' organizational autonomy, and the unintended effects of large-scale policy and governance reform on institutional diversity. More recently he has developed a growing research interest in novel forms and dynamics of bureaucratization within the university sector.


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Oscars 2017: Moonlight can eclipse La La Land
La La Land may have swept the nominations, but a turbulent political scene may see the lightweight movie overlooked for the top spots at the Oscars, writes Jack Houghton
A year after #OscarsSoWhite; against the backdrop of continuing race relation controversies; coming on the back of a Hollywood railing against President Trump; there is a sense that the Oscars are about to make a statement: by giving headline prominence to a story about African-Americans..."
Best Picture
The Safe Choice - La La Land 2/91.22
Tying for the Oscar record with 14 nominations and having won a record seven Golden Globe awards, in every category in which it was nominated, the question for many is not why La La Land is short odds-on for Best Picture, but why it is not even shorter. After all, it won both best picture awards at the Golden Globes - drama and musical/comedy - the former of which alone has historically proven the most reliable indicator of Oscar success, with over half going on to do the double. Stats fans will be further buoyed: dramas are over-rewarded at the Oscars, accounting for well over half of wins, and, what's more, the Academy has recent form for light-hearted nostalgia, having given the prime gong to The Artist in 2012.
The Plucky Outsider - Moonlight 6/17.20
Predictability doesn't seem very 2017, though, which makes Moonlight the better bet. A year after #OscarsSoWhite; against the backdrop of continuing race relation controversies; coming on the back of a Hollywood railing against President Trump; there is a sense that the Oscars are about to make a statement: by giving headline prominence to a story about African-Americans. There are other reasons to be confident of an upset, too. The Academy tends to prefer the sober over the shallow; it has shown a willingness with 12 Years a Slave to promote African-American stories; and favourites don't have a great record in recent years. La La Land could easily go the way of recent long odds-on shots like Boyhood and Brokeback Mountain.
Best Director
The Safe Choice - Damien Chazelle 2/151.13
If you buy-in to the likelihood of a La La Land win, then statistically you are forced to support Chazelle: in 88 years of the Academy Awards, the Best Picture and Best Director gongs have gone to the same film 62 times (around 70%), a strike rate that has increased to just short of 90 per cent if only examining the last few decades. Added to this, Chazelle is a previous Oscar winner, albeit in another category, and made many directorial decisions - head-to-toe live takes, using Los Angeles as the backdrop, and archaic filming technology - that will likely play well with Academy voters.
The Plucky Outsider - Kenneth Lonergan 24/125.00
If Moonlight talks to African-American issues, then Manchester by the Sea gives a voice to America's post-industrial towns, ravaged by unemployment. And if the Academy decide they want to reward a writer-director who develops characters above delivering cinematography, then Lonergan can provide an upset. And whilst the Best Picture-Best Director double seems historically secure, the trend has been bucked of late, with three of the last four Best Pictures failing to receive the directorial accolade. In this category, keep an eye out for the Director's Guild Awards this weekend: the winner has gone on to Oscar's glory 90% of the time.
Leading Actress
The Safe Choice - Emma Stone 1/41.24
Previous nominee (Birdman) and Venice-winner Emma Stone is a strong choice for the top award as her role, arguably, is the most all-encompassing. Acting is one thing; singing and dancing as well perhaps deserves more applause. Stone may be overshadowed by her universally-acclaimed male counterpart, though, and voters may not be prepared to go light-entertainment in both acting categories. It's a short-price to avoid in my book.
The Plucky Outsider - Isabelle Huppert 10/111.00
It is easy to make a case for all the nominees in this category. If voters want another Donald-Trump-attack, then Meryl Streep could be let loose; if they are sentimental for the days of JFK, then Natalie Portman could pick up her second Oscar; and if they want to recognise a talent of the future, then Ruth Negga is a shoo-in. The nod goes to Isabelle Huppert, though. The Academy has been keen to recognise foreign actors before (whilst largely eschewing the non-American in other categories) and Huppert's performance in Elle is the most heart-felt, nuanced and sophisticated on offer.
Leading Actor
The Safe Choice - Casey Affleck 5/71.70
Whilst Ryan Gosling won the Golden Globe for his role in La La Land, Casey Affleck has picked up just about every other award going for his emotional portrayal of a janitor struggling with mental-health issues. When the betting opened, Affleck seemed a shoo-in at 30/1001.30, but those odds have steadily drifted - despite him winning award-after-award - since.
The Plucky Outsider - Denzel Washington 6/42.50
That drift is largely explained by the recent commercial success of Fences, which sees Washington as lead actor and director. The 62-year-old, two-time Oscar winner would be the establishment choice in what looks like a two-horse race. However, Affleck may be the better bet: voting forms are mailed in December and due in January, so Fences' holiday success may not be the factor that some are predicting.
Recommended Bets
Back Moonlight for Best Picture at 6/17.20.
Back Kenneth Lonergan for Best Director at 24/125.00.
Back Isabelle Huppert for Leading Actress at 10/111.00.
Back Casey Affleck for Leading Actor at 5/71.70.


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Camelback Mountain Climber's Log
surgent - Jul 20, 2005 2:44 pmRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon always Date Climbed: A lot!
My favorite hike in the Phoenix area. Try to hike it once a week in the winter. Often crowded. More a chance to get a work out than anything, but still a great hike all around. I never grow tired of it. The scenery is often amazing - including that of the city below :).
Hiked the west-side Echo Canyon Trail exclusively until about 2010, then Cholla Trail on the east side while they were refurbishing the Echo Canyon side, then finally hiked it from the west side recently (Dec 14) along the newer trail.
My usual time up is about 40 minutes, then 30 down. Once did it in an hour flat. Have hiked it in summer a couple times. Then I grew a brain.
AlphaZeus - Jul 4, 2005 6:39 amRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: April 2005
Climbed it with a friend, the summit is nice and flat and inviting, unlike Squaw Peak. It is a little much with the rocks and all, but great views of the entire city and indian reservation. Hey, I even saw my dorm at ASU from there...
IdahoKid - May 5, 2005 10:19 amRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Trail Date Climbed: May 2nd/05
Wow, talk about different hiking than Idaho. Talk about people, I passed nearly 68 people going up and down (yes I counted) and had to wait for a parking spot. It was 95 degrees which nearly killed me yet everyone I talked to said it was perfect....
Well, anyway, beautiful little mountain, and a fun hike. You can make it even a little techinical if you dont use the hand rails which I almost made a game out of.
CBakwin - Apr 17, 2005 8:28 pmRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: April 16, 2005
A nice little blast up this hill, doesn't take much time and it's a decent workout but of course, very crowded. A guy should hike this every morning before work.
nebben - Feb 21, 2005 1:59 am Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006Route Climbed: Cholla trail Date Climbed: feb 20, 2005
-Also climbed December 23, 2006
Feb 20.2005
Made it to the top in less than an hour with my girlfriend's sister. It was a tons of fun. The brief scramble up sections above the saddle was excellent. We saw a woman hiking with a giant parrot...it climbed up a rock with its beak. Damn, unbelievable.
We saw a few with bad trail etiquette. Not surprising at all though given the total amount of people out there.
bilmcchr - Nov 29, 2004 1:28 amRoute Climbed: Cholla Trail Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2004
I have summited Camelback many times, mainly from the Echo Canyon Trail. I think Echo Canyon is a more difficult trail and a better work out but I prefer the Cholla Trail because of the views of the city along the ridgeline to the summit. The summit is an excellent place to view a sunrise.
Don Nelsen - Nov 10, 2004 11:15 pmRoute Climbed: West side trail and the eastside trail Date Climbed: Nov. 11th, 1005
Climbed this one every time I've been in Phoenix, usually several times in a few days. Great break from work and a good workout. Had it (almost) to myself once on a 109 degree day! Those Arizonans are tough!
Ken Dammen - Aug 23, 2004 8:43 pmRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: 2/11/05
Nice view of city but very crowded trail.
charles97 - Dec 10, 2003 2:22 pmRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon, Cholla Date Climbed: Too many to count
I'm one of those 5 times a week guys. Best place to watch a sunset in Phoenix is from the top of Camelback, and I try to catch it everyday after work. Good thing we get more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Lots of people on the trail, but I really enjoy the company. Gone to the top probably thousands of times, but I've never once regretted going.
muzich - Oct 27, 2003 11:32 amRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2003
The heat finally broke in Phoenix this past weekend and its was perfect weather for Camelback. 75 Degrees and sunny...My first time back to the mountain in six months. The trail had the usual cast of characters - out of towners, guys carrying 6 month olds in baby carriers (I even saw another guy literally carrying his 7 or 8 year old son up a steep section on his back) plus the usual camelback 5 time a week crew. That being said, the trail was not overly crowded like it will be later in the year and it was a very pleasant hike to the top. Highly recommended - go now b4 it gets too crowded!
surgent - Aug 28, 2003 3:13 pmRoute Climbed: every time up Echo Cyn... once from the east side Date Climbed: Hundred times+
My favorite hike and my main means of keeping fit. Yes it's crowded... people talking on cell phones... major meat market... people smoking while hiking... out-of-towners clearly in over their heads... people wearing Keds sneakers... but it's a blast. On a clear day one can pick out peaks as far south as Picacho near Tucson.
mtnhiker13 - Aug 18, 2003 8:21 amRoute Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Spring 2003
Nice hike after work - close to where I was working on a business trip to Phoenix. Nice rocks to climb on!
Brian Jenkins - Oct 23, 2002 10:39 amRoute Climbed: whatever the normal trail is Date Climbed: January of 94 or 95
Did this with my brother who was at grad school in Phoenix at the time. Saw a lady get helicoptered out in a litter when she injured her ankle halfway up. Tons of people. Easy hike.
Steven Cross - Oct 22, 2002 8:30 pmRoute Climbed: Echo Canyon Date Climbed: 0-13-02
Did this mountain with my freinds Nathan and Leah. The trail was extreamly steep, but very short. It is a very fun climb, but too many people. January is a really good time to beat the heat.


text: I had the strangest problem today. I drove the car for 5 mins and came back home to collect my wallet. Got out of the car and closed the door (engine still running) with the keys still in the ignition. Came back after 30 seconds the car had locked. Couldn't get in at all and had to call a locksmith to open the door so I could get to the car. (no 2nd when I bought the car) Has this happened to anyone before ? Do you know what could it be?


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Read and rate Travel Journal Entries for Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania
Sep 27, 2009 - Sighetu and the Iza Valley
Travelled on overnight sleeper train from Sighisoara to Sighetu; the rhythm of the tracks clickity-clack does have a lullaby melody to accompany the rocking of the train. Oh, and lest you think it was a deep slumber rest assured it was NOT. Not bad mind you, but not like the Four Seasons Hotel. In route we passed thru, you guessed it, Brasov ! During a 30 minute layover I 'talked' with a overalls clad railroad worker. When I mentioned having lived in Canada he reached into his pocket with grease stained fingers and oh-so happily/proudly...Jump to full entry
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Aug 27, 2008 - Vadu Izei, Romania
August 27 Maramures Today was a very long travel day (approx. 9 hours). Early in the morning, we departed by bus from Eger to the pleasant town of Debrecen (approx. 3 hours). While there, we had time to explore Deri Square with its fountains and colourful buildings before continuing on by train and private vehicle to Romania (approx. 6 hours). It was quite an interesting trip. First, we had to walk to the metro station with our heavy luggage. As usual, I have the biggest pack (about 43 lbs.), except I think Brad's even tops mine because he...Jump to full entry
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