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Live: Loyle Carner & Cigarettes After Sex tours, Single Launch (April 7th)
West-London five-piece Babeheaven have premiered beautiful debut single 'Heaven', which will be released through Handsome Dad / B3SCI on April 8th. Currently on tour with BBC Sound Poll nominee Loyle Carner, the band have already opened for Liss, supported Formation around the UK and kicked off the year playing DIY's 'Hello 2016' shows at The Old Blue Last.
Babeheaven were born out of a long-standing friendship between singer Nancy and guitarist Jamie, who started spending time together in earnest whilst working on the same street in Ladbroke Grove (she in her grandmother's antique shop, and he in a soul-destroying stint at an organic farm store). Musically, Babeheaven's tastes were similarly neighbouring: bonding over a love of trip-hop, soul and ethereal electronics (everything from Portishead and James Blake to Stevie Wonder), a typical evening spent hanging out turned into an attempt to write a song together. Their tribute to Domino's Pizza may never see the light of day, but in finding drummer Harry, keyboard/guitarist Milo and bassist Hugo, the foundations of Babeheaven were formed instead.
Debut single 'Heaven' is a gentle but insistent introduction, blending hazy guitars, atmospheric synths and flashes of local colour (from the steel pans to nu-soul vocal) into broader emotional resonance. Lyrically, the track was at first inspired by Nancy's Mum – who passed away when she was young - and the different meanings heaven has for different people: it's since evolved, say the band, into something "about the front you put up and break down in front of people, and how things might've been different with someone else around."
'Heaven' will be backed by a new recording of breakout track 'Friday Sky' and be followed by slots at the likes of Great Escape, Outlines, Live at Leeds and further live plans to be confirmed.
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Weds. 10th Feb, Manchester, Deaf Institute w/ Loyle Carner
Thursday 11th Feb, Liverpool, Kitchen Street w/ Loyle Carner
Friday 12th Feb, Nottingham, Stealth w/ Loyle Carner
Saturday 13th Feb, Brighton, The Haunt w/ Loyle Carner
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Saturday 27th Feb, Outlines Festival, Sheffield Academy 2
Sunday 6th March, Brighton, Bleach w/ Cigarettes After Sex
Monday 7th March, London, Lexington w/ Cigarettes After Sex
Tuesday 8th March, Manchester, Fallow Café w/ Cigarettes After Sex
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"You stay classy, San Diego!" -Ron Burgundy, scripture, if there ever was any. I have A LOT of people to pray for!! The list keeps growing!!!
Eph 4:2, "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or the sword?
As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:35-39
Did you ever encounter a Catholic and not feel loved? An employee of the Church? A sacramental minister? A priest? A bishop? Catholics who just sucked the air out of the room, left you feeling drained and, least of all, edified? Have you ever encountered a Catholic, or bespoken one, and wondered, sincerely, whether they had ever actually read the Scriptures? More than just Catholics' general, and generally recognized, ignorance thereof? I have.
In fact, some of the worst examples I have of unChristian behavior come from my fellow Catholics and the Church as institution, and I know, too well, from me, too. Some of the finest examples I have of professional, respectful, loving behavior I have come from non-Christian/s and secular institutions.
"Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help You?'
"He will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." -Mt 25:41-46
"When did we see You in need of concern, courtesy, justice, respect, loving kindness, comfort, and not respond to You in Christian charity? When was our example much less than our non-Christian or secular, or atheist, or agnostic, or Jewish, or Buddhist, or Taoist, etc, neighbors?" Christian, remember your dignity.
A cradle, I have been thrown out of a Catholic parish by the pastor. I was doing what I understood I had been asked to do, what I had invested so much time and energy into doing, and what I had given freely of time, talent, and treasure, and professional technical service for FREE! to do. The catechists I was responsible for were shocked, scandalized, and dismayed. One said, "You began to make me feel excited again about church!" And, my heart broke. This is only one example. It's like the adage, "You're not a real journalist until you receive your first death threat." I guess I'm a real Catholic now?
If you want to be a happy Catholic, as happy as you can be, just go to Mass, pray, pay, obey, if you can. DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE!!!! NOTHING!!!! No extra time! No more money! 🙁 If you, however, are ready to suffer for Him, out of love, and His Kingdom, His Church, by all means dive right in! You'll get plenty! I promise! I know.
I have said for quite some time: "The Church is a lovely institution, until/unless you want something!" Like justice? 🙁 As long as the juice is all flowing in one direction, in, it's all rose petals and organ music, and incense. Ask for something, and see what happens. A real disincentive to those seeking something to believe in? An obstacle to faith? How do you think the Lord will greet those who have proven stumbling blocks to others in faith? At their particular judgment? 1 Cor 8:9, 2 Cor 6:3, Rom 14:19.
The Catholic Church never met a dollar it didn't like.
Wisdom of the Fathers:
"The only thing about the Catholic Church which hasn't changed in two thousand years is the collection." -Robert Lawrence McCormick
"It's expensive!" -Richard Barton Whitney
The way the Church funds itself is absolutely scandalous. County fair barkers/hucksters have more dignity, principles, and standards.
I have seen some efforts at recognizing this, and reform, thankfully, from some more enlightened parishes. Here's a radical idea, how about we spend a week or two figuring out what the parish needs for the year and then who in the parish can afford what, come to a convergence, compromise, mostly in terms of reducing the budget, and then spend the rest of the year talking about and praising Jesus? Radical. Any institution, any, that can absorb $3B in legal judgments, and not bat an eye, business as usual, has TOO much money!
Love does not mean subjecting ourselves to abusive harm. God does not wish us to withstand abuse for the sake of the abuse, or in some misguided masochistic motive. This is not Christianity. Micah 6:8.
"Perfect love casts out fear." 1 Jn 4:18. Therefore, the "love" we experience from abusive people in our lives is simply not something we are called to submit to. It's not love anyway.
Love does not require us to be within striking distance of an abuser.
"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." -1 Cor 13
Pray for yourselves. Pray for the Church. Pray for me and mine.
As we prepare for Advent, Mt 3:12/Lk 3:17/Mt 7:19-23.


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You'd be forgiven for thinking that most of the games getting 4K support on Xbox One X will come from either Microsoft itself or Ubisoft, but there will definitely be some high-profile releases in the mix beyond what's been mentioned so far. The official Xbox website has let slip that Bethesda's Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2 are both slated to run in 4K with high dynamic range visuals. It's not certain that this is picture-perfect 4K, since some One X titles use upscaling and other tricks to reach the higher resolution, but you should still notice a difference over 1080p.
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Cultural Resource Survey: Proposed Improvements and Borrow Pit For BIA Route RN145, Ramah Navajo Reservation, New Mexico
Author(s): Peter J. McKenna
Year: 1992
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Cultural Resource Survey: Proposed Improvements and Borrow Pit For BIA Route RN145, Ramah Navajo Reservation, New Mexico. Peter J. McKenna. 1992 ( tDAR id: 232184)
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35006 (Fips Code) • Cibola (County) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country)
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min long: -109.046; min lat: 34.578 ; max long: -107.067; max lat: 35.349 ;
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Sponsor(s): Bureau of Indian Affairs; US Bureau of Indian Affairs Albuquerque Area Office
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Identity theft is one of the most common types of fraud, and also one of the most potentially devastating in terms of consequences. Once your personal information is breached, it may be difficult to tell where it can end up.
Identity fraud (also known as ID fraud or ID theft) refers to types of crime in which someone wrongfully uses another person's personal data fraudulently or deceptively. Identity fraud is typically used for economic gain by the fraudster.
Medical identity theft is a lesser known form of identity theft, but the consequences can be just as devastating. It not only affects the patient or consumer, but also has ramifications on healthcare and insurance providers.
Tax day may be a date that few consumers look forward to. However, there is one group that uses the day to scam their victims: identity thieves.


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Verizon is one of Interpublic-owned McCann Erickson's biggest accounts (in total Verizon spent about $1.9bn on media in 2010) and the departure of New York president Thom Gruler means that the three top people on the account have all recently left the New York agency.
Adweek reminds us that Gruhler's departure follows those of creative director on the account George Dewey and group managing director Kristin Rooney.
McCann shares the Verizon account in the US with Mcgarrybowen, currently America's hottest in terms of new business at least. It has recently won Sears from Y&R Chicago and Burger King from Crispin Porter. Mcgarrybowen, which was set up by Y&R veteran John McGarry and is now owned by Dentsu, is seen by many as the kind of solid 'don't frighten the horses' Madison Avenue agency McCann used to be.
So is McCann Worldgroup boss Nick Brien unwittingly playing fast and loose with the mighty Verizon?
The last thing McCann or owner Interpublic needs is to lose another mega-account following McCann's loss of both Exxon and Nestle.
At Interpublic CEO Michael Roth will be aware of the disaster that attended similar management ructions at another of his networks DraftFCB. DraftFCB dispensed with SC Johnson handler Mark Modesto and his team at its flagship Chicago office and, after a protracted review, lost the $1bn business to Energy BBDO and Ogilvy & Mather.
Gruhler is said by McCann to be setting up a new 'technology and telecoms practice' within the agency which will presumably include Verizon. But very large clients are extremely attached to their conventional account handling arrangements and don't take kindly to their account directors dividing their time between clients in the same sector.
Some McCann types expect Gruhler to depart in the spring when, presumably, a new Verizon team will be in place. That's more or less what DraftFCB tried (and failed) to do with SC Johnson. This all looks rather testing for Brien and newly-appointed McCann North America boss Hank Summy.


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At the same time when few people are born with naturally beautiful and soft hands, other few are doing their best to make them so. Silky, and smooth hands are a dream come true but it is not an easy task. To many people, it takes money enough to dig a big hole in the pocket. When one says "Everything is possible," can you believe that hands can be made softer and smoother like you have just manicured without having to spend too much amount? Change your vision, if you think no, because now it is very much possible to manicure every now and them that too without digging a big hole in the pocket. Yes, there are natural ways available that can bless you with naturally smoother hands. Read on to know 5 ways of how to prepare manicure at home and practice every day.
Here Are 5 Homemade Manicure Scrubs For Perfectly Smoother Hands
1. Butter Milk, And Almond Oil
This manicure involves buttermilk that is like a milk exfoliant and excellent moisturizer and almond oil that makes them softer and much younger looking. Practice once daily for such hands. Put your hands in warm water for 10-15 minutes and take them out. Apply buttermilk or soak your hands in 2 cups of buttermilk. Take your hand out and scrub your hand with a brush for 1-2 minutes. This will remove all the dead skin. Give a natural massage afterwards and then rinse off with lukewarm water. Wipe out with a soft towel and apply almond oil.
2. Turmeric And Chickpea Flour, Yogurt, And Olive Oil
Other than using it for manicure, you may also use it for tan removal in summer. This way, it provides double benefit that too with less ingredients. In the first step, soak your hands in warm water for about 10-15 minutes. Rub your hands with a smooth paste of 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 cup chickpea flour, ½ cup yogurt and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Let it air dry for about 10-15 minutes and then scrub it off with your hands. Finally wipe out with a hot towel. Once completed, massage vitamin E oil on hands.
3. Banana, Strawberry, Plain Yoghurt And Orange Juice
Involving only fruits, this remedy can be named as fruit manicure. With the essence of fruits, this manicure really is capable of providing natural yet effective manicure than those costly ones. Practice daily to see the magic. Blend 1 small ripe banana, 2-3 strawberries, 1 cup of plain yoghurt and ½ cup of orange juice in a mixer. Take the blend out in a bowl. Soak your hands in warm water for about 10-15 minutes and then apply the blend on your hands for 5-10 minutes. Let it air dry and them massage once. Finally wipe off with a wet cloth. Massage your hands with vitamin E lotion.
4. Lentil, Turmeric And Honey
This homemade manicure is perfect for exfoliating, moisturizing and fusing glow on your hands. Just practice once daily to witness the results. Put 1 teaspoon of lentils, pinch of turmeric and 1 teaspoon of honey in a mixture and blend for a minutes or so. Take the mixture out in a bowl and add just little water for ideal consistency. Now exfoliate your hands with the mixture and then soak hands in warm water for about 10 minutes. Repeat one more time.
5. Honey, Milk, White Granulated Sugar, Manicure Scrub
This scrub has a lot to give. Juts practice it daily and you will discover much softer hands in much less time. To practice the manicure, simply soak your hands in 3 cups of warm water for about 10 minutes and then add 1 cup of warm milk to the water. Rub honey for 5 minutes on your hand and then soak hands in water solution again. Take your hands out and this time, rub honey and granulated mixture on your hand for another 5 minutes. Finally, wash off with lukewarm water. Wipe the hands and massage vitamin E lotion on it.


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Marvel's Comic Book X-Men Move to New York, Get Back to Superheroing Basics
When Marvel Entertainment teased that its X-Men franchise was going to become more central to its comic book universe, few suspected that it was intended so literally. As of today, however, the X-Men have a whole new home — one that's literally as central as it could get to everything else that happens in the superhero storyline.
After more than a year of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning — the current name for the Xavier Mansion — being relocated to an alternate dimension known as "limbo," the team has relocated to New York's Central Park, with the school literally moved onto the grounds of the iconic location, marking the first time in the franchise's 50+ year history that it's been headquartered in the same city as the Avengers, Fantastic Four and Defenders.
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Before their stay in limbo, the mansion's previous location had been in Westchester County in New York state. The X-Men as a team have also enjoyed brief stays in San Francisco and the Australian outback throughout their existence, but curiously avoided extended stays in the same city as 99 percent of Marvel's other comic book heroes. (X-Factor, a spinoff team made up of former X-Men members, however, was New York-based for much of its existence.)
The move was just one of the many resets for the comic book franchise in the issue, which launches the Resurrexion branding for both the X-Men and Inhumans titles for the next few months. The X-Men as a team were reorganized around fan-favorite characters, with Kitty Pryde as leader ahead of the launch of X-Men Gold, while the time-traveling "past" versions of the original team went rogue to prepare for their own X-Men Blue series; similarly, characters related to Wolverine are shown being targeted by a mysterious organization as prelude to the upcoming Weapon X series.
The Resurrexion relaunch of the line is intended as a repositioning of X-Men as a comic book franchise. After a number of years that has seen it separated from the rest of the central Marvel Universe or, at best, at odds with it — both Avengers vs. X-Men and Inhumans vs. X-Men have been series in the past decade — the characters and concepts are being folded back into the larger Marvel Universe context, with more of a focus on the superhero angle as opposed to the allegorical, dystopian trials of mutantkind being a persecuted minority.
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By Briana Vannozzi
When the school funding formula was established in 2008, the idea was for the money to follow the child. But what's developed instead is a system that's allowed nearly half of the state's 600 school districts to become chronically underfunded.
"We have some school districts that are receiving three times the amount of aid than they should be and some towns receiving one-third of the aid that they should be. This means some towns are paying 50 percent more in property taxes than they should be and some are paying 50 percent less," said Senate President Steve Sweeney.
Sweeney dropped legislation today to fix the School Funding Reform Act. It comes after months of rumors that legislative leadership was concocting a bipartisan plan to reallocate how the money is spent.
"We need to commit roughly $100 million a year over the next five years so what happens is, you're going to see — it's like a scale some are going to come down some are going to come up but eventually you come to level. And the goal is to 100 percent funding formula. I don't think any organization can make an argument that it's unfair to be at 100 percent," Sweeney said.
Sweeney is proposing a special commission to study and create a new funding plan that brings all districts to full funding within five years.
"The commission will come back to us in one year, with a recommended funding formula for all schools and it is an up or down vote. It goes directly to the floor," he said.
"This is a big issue. We are receiving for next year 56 percent of the state aid that we're due and yet our local tax effort is 44 percent above the local fair share. So our community has had to compensate where other communities are being overfunded. I think that's the central issue," said Newton Public Schools Superintendent G. Kennedy Greene.
The situation for Newton's public schools — and hundreds of others — can be traced to the hold harmless concept created in the 2008 law. It gave districts a boost in aid before decreasing it, based on future enrollment and demographic shifts. That aid was supposed to stop. Yet some districts are still being doled out that money today.
"It has caused a massive disconnect in how schools are actually functioning and how they're funded. The state continues to distribute more than half a billion dollars in hold harmless aid more than eight years after the School Reform Act from 2008," said Assemblywoman Joann Downey.
The Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick is on board saying in a statement, "The Legislature should decide rather than the courts. Instead of fully funding a broken formula, we should fix it by making it fair and more equal."
"People may be skeptical about study commissions but I think the fact that we have time boundaries on it and it will lead to an up or down vote, I think it will put something on the table that should seek to make the formula work and be fair for all of us," Greene said.
The commission will be made up of four members, likely financial experts including ex-treasurers. They'll figure out if additional spending is needed or if existing funds can be used. Sweeney says he's hopeful this will work for one reason. It forces lawmakers to vote, not make deals.


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A BIRMINGHAM pensioner has died after being mown down in a hit-and-run accident.
Frail Jerry McCarthy, aged 70, was on a pelican crossing, making his way to a funeral in Small Heath, when he was hit.
He was taken to Heartlands Hospital in a critical condition with multiple injuries and lost his week-long fight for life yesterday.
Police were trying to identify the driver of the silver Nissan Micra, W428 VAF.
They said although there were around 100 mourners who witnessed the accident, none saw the driver's face.
After the accident officers examined CCTV footage in the area to find images of the driver before and after the smash.
Mr McCarthy, who lived locally, was attending a funeral at the Holy Family Church in Coventry Road, by the Asda island, when he was struck at 6pm on Sunday, April 9.
The lights were on red and the car narrowly missed a woman and three children who were also on the crossing.
Police arrested a 25-year-old man, but he was released on bail while further inquiries were made.
Det Chief Insp Steve Graham, from Stechford police station, said at the time: "Our main lead is the CCTV cameras in the area and also any witnesses who might have seen the driver.
"But we are also hoping the driver's conscience will be pricked and they will give themselves up."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Stechford CID on 0845 113 5000 or 0121 626 7182.
* A four-year-old Birmingham boy was still fighting for his life today after a car ploughed into him as he walked along a city pavement last Thursday.
The lad was struck as he walked along Cartland Road, in Stirchley, at 2pm with his father and elder brother.
Today he was still in "critical" condition in Birmingham Children's Hospital, a West Midlands Police spokesman said.
A 49-year-old man was released on police bail over the weekend after being arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
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Game: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Developer: DreamRift
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Available on: Nintendo 3DS Only
Robin has already reviewed the Xbox 360 version of Epic Mickey 2, but the Nintendo 3DS version is an entirely different rendition of the series. As veteran gamers may have gathered from the title, this portable version is a tribute to classic 16-bit Disney platformers of yesteryear, namely the Mega Drive's Castle of Illusion. In some ways Power of Illusion achieves its aim of mimicking those games, but in others it misses the point entirely.
STORY: Power of Illusion contains a similar story to its console brethren; Mickey is once again called to the Wasteland by Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to rescue a host of Disney characters who have been kidnapped by Castle of Illusion's villain, Mizrabel (Who, for some reason, has adopted the appearance of Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent, instead of the hag she was in the 16-bit era) and has taken them to the dreaded Castle of Illusion, which has somehow materialised into the Wasteland. Mizrabel intends on stealing the life force of the kidnapped, to find a way back to the Cartoon World.
As you can tell, it's standard Disney fare, with very little in the way of an ongoing narrative. There are short pieces of textual dialogue that appear when encountering each kidnapped Disney character, but it's all inconsequential; it does the job though.
GRAPHICS: Power of Illusion is completely 2D, with well-drawn sprites over gorgeous backgrounds, and static scenes using authentic Disney-style artwork. If polygons never happened and developers just carried on with 2D up until now, Power of Illusion would be the result, as it invokes the colourful and well-animated graphics of the 16-bit era. Each level is themed on different Disney properties, such as Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, and it's almost reminiscent of those licensed games as well.
On top of that, the game looks stunning in 3D, once again proving that 2D visuals really "pop" on the Nintendo 3DS. The system's top screen focuses on the main action, while the bottom screen does little except during dialogue sequences or when you need to interact with the environment (more on that in a minute).
SOUND: What surprised me when the game started proper, was a lovingly orchestrated rendition of the first level theme from Castle of Illusion, which was a SEGA developed title. It's very easy for these orchestral soundtracks to be unmemorable, but Power of Illusion's backing music sounds great and helps the game feel like a Disney product.
The game's sound effects are pretty forgettable, including the odd soundbite from Mickey (whose voice is as shrill as usual, but rarely heard). Not offensive to the ears, just nothing special.
GAMEPLAY: Once again we're looking at a suitably retro-styled game, with the type of platforming you just don't see any more. Levels are relatively well-designed, with some exploration required to find all of the many kidnapped Disney characters, which range from mainstays such as Goofy and Pluto, to modern characters like Rapunzel, plus the return of old favourites such as Scrooge McDuck.
The game is split up into three worlds with only a few levels in each, plus a boss battle; making for a very brisk game. Or at least it would be if it weren't for some incredibly tedious "padding" content. Power of Illusion links itself to the main Epic Mickey series in the form of the paintbrush mechanic. Objects can be drawn or erased by touching them on the bottom screen, and this loads up a time-consuming instance where you'll either need to trace the outline of an object to draw it onto the environment, or rub a silhouette of an existing object to erase it. It's as annoying and distracting as it sounds, and the problem is that without this irritating feature the game would be even shorter than it is already.
You navigate from level to level through a standard world map, with worlds connected by a hub map representing the Castle of Illusion. Empty rooms litter the map, which are filled in when you meet kidnapped Disney characters in each level. When talking to them in their respective rooms, they usually request something of you, which manifests as an incredibly mindless fetch quest as you either go to another room in the castle or search for something in a level. Your efforts are rewarded with various items, but honestly it's all more padding that just isn't required to finish the game.
LONGEVITY: As mentioned before, Power of Illusion is short. It feels like the only way the game adds any sort of longevity is by the terrible painting mechanics and pointless fetch quests. When you're dealing with a game based on Disney as a whole, and you're only basing your environments on three Disney properties, you are doing something horrendously wrong. This could have been the Kingdom Hearts of platformers, but there just isn't enough levels.
VERDICT: As a homage to retro Disney games, DreamRift had a great foundation for what could have been an amazingly entertaining game for players of all ages. Not adding tacked-on touchscreen functionality to your game is a lesson that most developers had learned in the last handheld generation. The basic platforming is genuinely fun and the game looks and sounds great, but it's been ruined by overused mechanics and filler tasks that suck the fun out of the game.


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Sugud Islands Marine Research Centre (SIMRC) was officiated on 9th June 2013 by Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Pang Yuk Ming at Billean Island, where it is situated at. In conjunction to this event, the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Reef Guardian, Sabah Wildlife Department and Cardiff University was also conducted to secure partnership in the management of the research centre.
The objectives of SIMRC establishment are:
- To enhance knowledge and skills on marine research and monitoring through joint training, workshops, and research for effective management of marine resources and biodiversity conservation
- To provide training and teaching facilities to local and international universities and institutions for hands-on field experiences in tropical coral reef ecosystem
- To facilitate restocking of commercially-important and threatened marine species in Sabah region through mariculture practices
- To promote awareness on marine conservation to public and local stakeholders


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The clock is ticking while the Senate considers Daniel Gordon, President Barack Obama's nominee to be administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. While Obama took several months to choose Gordon and the confirmation process is still ongoing, the administration has been dealing with a range of acquisition challenges and reform efforts.
Vivek Kundra, federal chief information officer, said earlier this year that the next OFPP head needs a detailed understanding of information technology and must "recognize we can't treat technology procurements in the same way we do buying buildings."
Other observers, including former OFPP administrator Angela Styles and Bob Woods, former commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, said a late-appointed agency head has the handicap of needing to implement an agenda he had no part in creating.
"You don't want to be the last wolf to the feast," Woods said in an earlier interview. "There's been a lot of chewing going on since you've not been there."
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Islamic State (Isis) has banned the use of WiFi outside of Internet cafes in their de facto capital of Raqqa, according to local activists.
Syria Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RSS), a citizen journalism blog exposing the atrocities of IS in the Syrian city, said internet access has been limited to public cafes.
The militants reportedly ordered Internet providers to block web services in homes, including those of IS fighters. Cafe owners have four days to report to IS on the matter or face punishment.
Since the start of US-led coalition airstrikes in August 2014, the jihadist group has scrambled to reduce leaks of their fighters' online activities. The Financial Times reported of an Arabic language manual distributed among fighters that gave detailed instructions on how to remove metadata from content published online.
Fighters have inadvertently revealed valuable information about their names and locations in tweets and pictures online. As a result, there was a drop in the numbers of fighters using social media.
In Raqqa, the group had become paranoid about the use of WiFi and the extension of internet coverage in the city after the region became target of US bombs.
The move is likely aimed at restraining Raqqa residents and activists who have been documenting the group's atrocities in Syria. Earlier in July, the jihadist group executed two young media activists in Raqqa in an alleged attempt to score a victory against RSS.
A video released by the jihadist group shows two activists in their early 20s, named as Bashar Abdul Atheem and Faisal Hasan al-Habib, wearing orange jumpsuits and being interrogated about their anti-IS activities, which supposedly include handing out leaflets criticising Sharia law.
The duo was forced to confess that they monitored the activities of IS and were paid $400 (£260) for taking pictures of oil wells around Raqqa province, according to IBTimes India. The footage ends with the two activists, who had been previously tied around their waists to a tree trunk, being shot dead by two IS militants wearing balaclavas and camouflage.
Abu Mohammed, a media activist for RSS, confirmed to IBTimes UK via Skype that the two activists were executed by IS, but denied the claim that they work with them.
"I don't know whether they are activists. Reports came out saying they were working with us, but that is not true. I'm surprised by these reports," Mohammed said.
He added IS was trying to score a victory against RSS "because they are not able to do anything with us".


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"The best makeup a girl can wear is a good skin". Are you also looking for a hassle free way to get a silky smooth skin? If yes, then its time you start using the advanced trimmers available in the market.
The best part about these products is that they are time saving and easy to use.No woman wants to spend hours plucking unwanted hair from the body, getting cuts from the blades of razor or going through painful hot waxing process. It is also a great gift for your girlfriends if they are also facing the same problems.
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BRT382/15 model Bikini Trimmer from Philips brand weighs around 200 grams.
It has cordless option available so that you can use the machine any where outside with out having to worry about power cable and supply.
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An epilator raises the bar of a smoother skin. It not only gives a better finish, it also reduces the frequency of hair growth.
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Bield Tenants Carry The Torch For West Lothian
Friday, July 3rd, 2015
on behalf of Bield Housing And Care
Tenants at a Retirement Housing development in West Lothian have gone for gold at a popular local sporting event for care services, the CANalympics.
The energetic team from Bield's Ochilview Court, in Armadale, participated in the event, which is now in its fifth year and is run by the West Lothian Care Activity Network (CAN).
The CANalympics, which has been hugely successful over the past four years, is held annually at Broxburn Sports Centre and this was the first time that the Bield Ochilview Court tenants had taken part.
By running the event, West Lothian Care Activity Network aim to encourage older people within local care settings (care homes, day care, sheltered housing and care at home) to increase their physical activity levels and meet with other tenants in the local area.
This year saw another fantastic turnout, with 190 people forming 13 teams and competing in a variety of Olympic-style activities, including new-age kurling, skittles, pairing socks and hook the duck.
The 13 participating teams were piped in, each holding a flag to represent their development and Gary Copeland, a popular local entertainer, provided musical entertainment throughout the day.
All participants were presented the participants with medals and the end of the day, with bronze, silver and gold trophies awarded to the winning teams.
MabelAnne Fraser, Development Manager at Ochilview Court, said: "This was the first time we had taken part in the CANalympics and the tenants had such a fantastic time.
"A couple of the team members were a bit nervous to begin with but the event is very well organised and caters to all needs, including seated activities for those who are no longer as mobile as they once were.
"It is a really effective way to bring everyone in the local community together and for the tenants meet up and chat with those from other developments in the area. It also highlights the importance of exercise for people of all ages and encourages the tenants to keep physically active and have fun while they do it.
"The tenants kept their medals on for almost a week after and we are already looking forward to taking part again next year."
Linda Middlemist, Team Manager for Health Improvement from West Lothian Council, said: "This year was brilliant and everyone had an absolute ball. It is great to see how much enthusiasm the competitors had and how much they enjoyed the event from the competition itself to the tea dance after."
"Evidence shows that daily physical activity has a positive impact on people's wellbeing and can reduce the risk of developing some conditions such as heart disease, stroke and dementia and that strengthening muscles aids mobility and helps to reduce the risk of falls and osteoporosis, which can often be common in later life. By holding the annual fun CANalympic events like this, we hope to encourage older people across a range of care settings to keep active."
Chair of West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP), Councillor Frank Toner added: "The success of the event year-on-year demonstrates that with the right support and encouragement, everyone can be physically active in ways which benefit their health and wellbeing."
Bield is a registered charity that came from humble beginnings, starting out with just one development in Bo'ness to become a major of a wide range of housing and services for around 20,000 older people across 23 local authority areas.
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Learning what 'must' and 'can' must and can mean
The way languages across the world express modality shows both variation and convergence. In some languages, like English, the same modal words (e.g., must) can express different flavors of modality: "Jo must eat fish", for instance, can express a likelihood that Jo is a fish eater ('epistemic' necessity) or an obligation Jo has to eat fish ('deontic' necessity). In other languages, modals are strictly monosemous. How do children figure out the modals of their language? What expectations, if any, do they bring to this learning problem? This talk focuses on English-learning children, and asks how they figure out that their modals can be used to express different flavors, what in their linguistic experience might give away modal polysemy, and what linguistic biases might guide this acquisition process.


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Charles McPherson Concert And Special Exhibition Opening At The Museum Of Making Music
- WHEN Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA
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- AGES All ages
The Museum of Making Music welcomes internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson for a concert-conversation event celebrating the launch of the Museum's latest special exhibition – "The Sound of Sax: How the Saxophone Won America's Soul."
McPherson has more than 50 years of jazz experience and has shared his music with the world through tours in Europe, Japan, Africa and South America.
In addition to performing, McPherson will discuss the saxophone's impact on music, society and the music industry. He will be joined by San Diego musicians Kamau Kenyatta on piano and Rob Thorsen on bass.
"The Sound of Sax" explores the story of the saxophone from its birth, setbacks and eventual acceptance by musicians, listeners and composers. The exhibition features a variety of saxophones, ranging from historic pieces hand-built by Adolphe Sax, to models associated with major musical styles such as vaudeville, jazz, rock and classical.
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The Weekend Projects Podcast continues with the Rodent Powered Nightlight!
Make sure to check out the previous post full of instructions. This project can be found in the print or digital version of Make: 06. The article in the magazine by William Gurstelle, was inspired by the folks over at otherpower.com who came up with a hamster powered generator.
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Release Day
Well, today's the day.
The Summer Heat anthology (and the stories within) has been released. Check out the Books page for details and links to buy on various platforms. I will update these links as and when they go live.
Come join myself, R. E. Hargrave and Forbes Arnone over on Facebook for the release party where you can ask us questions, play silly games, and win some great prizes.


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Conexant High Definition Audio Driver - Toshiba P100 running Vista only getting '2 Channel Stereo' not '5.1 Surround'
I have recently upgraded my Toshiba P100 to Vista. The model I have has a SPDIF connection which worked fine under XP. I was getting superb 5.1 surround. Since the upgrade to Vista I have only been able to get 2 channel stereo instead of 5.1. There are no options to select any other configuration except 'stereo'. I have tried a number of different drivers and I am currently using the one from the Australian Toshiba website - Conexant High Definition Audio Driver for Vista Ver 22.214.171.124.
I assume that the drivers arent 100% yet but was hoping someone has come across this problem previously and has a simple workaround. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MalcolmSaturday, April 7, 2007 1:21 PM
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I have searched the web for a quite a while to find someone with a similar problem. I have the exact same issue, sound works, but I cannot change channel, sample rate or bit depth. Any progress on a solution? If anyone can advise how I can get these settings to work under the conexant venice high definition audio chipset with vista home premium it would be greatly appreciated. On my audio properties, I only show one available format of 48 khz 2 channel with a 16 bit depth. No other options show, even though I know the hardware is capeable of 5 channel and varying sample rates and bit depths.Sunday, May 6, 2007 11:04 PM
I am yet to find a solution. I originally did a clean install of Vista and then used the drivers from the Toshiba website which did not work properly. I ended up going back to XP. I have recently recieved the Vista Business upgrade DVD from Toshiba. I have gone through the upgrade process and the laptop is working fine except for the sound (and remote). The issue is exactly the same as the one in my previous post. In short, I cant get anything other than stereo. This implies that the issue isnt related to a bad Vista install but leads to the audio driver being the issue.
I will be contacting Toshiba in the next few days to see if they can solve the problem. If I manage to get a solution from them I will let you know.
MalMonday, May 7, 2007 6:06 AM
Thanks for the reply. I agree with you that it does, indeed, appear to be a driver problem. I have contacted HP about this, and purportedly, they are aware of the problem and may be releasing a new driver. I also alerted Microsoft about this problem. Hopefully, this gets resolved sooner than later.Tuesday, May 8, 2007 5:33 PM
I contacted Toshiba Austalia about the driver issue. The tech that answered the phone had no idea what I was talking about and asked where I had downloaded the driver from. When I said "the Aussie website" he replied "Oh... you should probably download drivers from the European site. They are far more reliable." Very reasuring! As it turned out, it didnt solve the problem. I will try again at some stage. Hopefully I will find someone that can help or at least acknowledge that there is an issue. If I find a solution I will post again.
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I have finish implement cache into HPS to reduce memory at server startup and startup time for server and client (usefull for phone or where the CPU is slow)
EDIT: How do the cache sync with datapack:
- Scan at startup the datapack, create checksum, if checksum match the cache then load the cache. Problem: it's slow mostly on slow disk and FS because need access to all inode, can greatly slow down the cache
- Never check the datapack change, regen the cache manually. More performance, but not adapted to everyone. Need be intergrate where you update your datapack


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Committee applications for a product approval under the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR)
The UK has left the EU, new rules from January 2021
The transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year.
This page provides information on the different types of Committee applications and the process of making an application under COPR which need to be considered by the Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP).
The application could be for either:
New active ingredient
If an application is made to HSE for approval of a product containing an active ingredient that is not present in any product presently approved under COPR, the risks associated with its pesticidal use will not have been previously assessed.
Sufficient data should be submitted to HSE to:
- establish the identity of the active ingredient;
- evaluate the physico-chemical properties of the active ingredient and product;
- ensure use of the product has no unacceptable risks to man and the environment; and
- support the efficacy claims made for the product.
The data package submitted should include, where appropriate, copies of all the study reports and cover the following:
- Physico-chemical properties
- Mammalian toxicology and toxicokinetics
- Environmental fate and behaviour and ecotoxicology
- Potential user information and consumer exposure
- Efficacy data
- A copy of the draft label
- If appropriate, a letter authorising access to studies previously evaluated by the ACP
- Any other relevant information, for example, a list of the data reports including the title and report reference.
Committee re-submission
An application is considered to be a Committee re-submission when an active ingredient is present in a currently approved product but an extension of use of that active substance is requested which needs approval by the ECP. For example, extension of use into a different area, or where there is a substantial amount of new data to evaluate to support an application for use in the same area.
The ECP will have already evaluated previous data on the active ingredient and so a full data package is not likely to be needed. Sufficient data should be submitted to HSE to allow consideration of the risks associated with any new uses and where appropriate to support the efficacy claims for controlling target pests.
If data previously submitted to HSE by another applicant are required to support this new application, and are still within a period of data protection, then a letter of access from the owner of the data should be included in the application package. If a letter of access from the data owner cannot be obtained, then new data will be required.
Application process
How to apply
Prior to an application being made, there should be a meeting between HSE and the Applicant to discuss the submission and what is required. This can be arranged by emailing the COPR approval team, contact details can be found on our contact us page.
The Applicant should submit a FEPA1 application form, along with the appropriate data package (as indicated above).
Sifting the application
On receipt of an application HSE will issue an invoice for a sift fee. On payment of the sift fee, the package submitted will be "sifted" to ensure all necessary data are included. If data gaps are identified during the sift, a request for additional data will be made.
Once the submission is deemed to be complete, HSE will issue a further invoice for an evaluation fee. HSE will begin work on the evaluation once this invoice has been paid.
Paying the fee
Applicants should pay the request within 30 days of the invoice date. If you anticipate a delay in payment please inform us as soon as possible.
Applications will not be processed until the requested fee has been received in full.
HSE accepts payments by either cheque or bank transfer. The full payment details/methods will be outlined in your invoice.
During the evaluation, further data or clarification of submitted data may be required. If this takes a significant period of time to address, it will impact on the timescale in which the evaluation can be delivered. HSE prepare an evaluation report based on the submitted data which is sent to other Government Departments with an interest.
The ACP considers the HSE evaluation together with the assessment of the other Government Departments and then puts forward its recommendations to Government Ministers. Ultimately, the decision on granting approval rests with Ministers.
Once approval is granted applicants receive a Notice of Approval detailing the conditions associated with that approval.
The process from payment of the evaluation fee to consideration by the ACP takes around 12 months.


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Jeff Withey bears down
Kansas big man 'amazing' against Baylor
KU vs. Baylor
Waco, Texas ? A little peer pressure helped Jeff Withey bury Baylor on Wednesday night in Ferrell Center.
"We've been screaming at him every day at practice, punching him in his chest, jumping on him, trying to get him fired up," Kansas University senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said after Wednesday's Withey-led 68-54 rout of the Bears.
Withey, a 7-footer from San Diego, scored 25 points off 8-of-10 shooting and 9-of-11 free throwing just four days after scoring zero points in a 74-71 loss at Missouri.
"He came out and played amazing, man," Taylor added after watching Withey explode for 17 points the first half alone, surpassing his previous career-high scoring mark of 15 points set against Oklahoma on Feb. 1. "I'm so happy with my big fella right now."
Withey, who scored five points in a 14-3 run to close the first half and turn a 10-point deficit into a 33-30 lead, also had six points to Taylor's 10 in a 23-2 surge that upped a 33-32 lead to 56-34 with 12:40 left.
He admits his teammates have been on him a bit since the MU game.
"Tyshawn (19 points, 4-of-7 three-point shooting), Elijah (Johnson, no points, five assists, 37 minutes) and Thomas (Robinson, 15 points, 11 boards) … every practice, if I mess up they're are all over me. They expect a lot out of me. I expect a lot out of them," Withey said.
"We keep each other accountable. They definitely try to get me fired up, whether it's punching me in the chest or whatever."
Withey, who also had five rebounds, six turnovers and three blocks in 29 minutes Wednesday, said coach Bill Self also has been in his ear.
"Coach definitely got in my head. He told me I can't go games where I don't score. I have to be part of this team and help out," Withey said. "My teammates trusted me today. They made great plays and found me open."
Self scoffed when informed of Withey's words.
"These guys are unbelievable coming up with stuff to tell you guys (media) that doesn't have anything to do with anything," Self cracked. "I don't know what I told him. It wasn't anything different than what I usually tell him."
Self was mighty impressed with Withey's effort on a day the No. 7-ranked Jayhawks (19-5) forced a tie with Missouri for the Big 12 Conference lead at 9-2 and pulled ahead of No. 6-rated Baylor (21-3, 8-3).
"It's probably about as good offensively as we've had a big man play here (in Self's nine seasons at KU). Cole (Aldrich) had some good games. I don't know if he had any better than that. He was great. We needed him to be great tonight," Self said. "We get one point out of two starters (Travis Releford had one point in 24 minutes and Johnson none in 37 minutes). That means some guys pitched in and played well."
Withey said the Jayhawks made some adjustments on the fly after falling behind 19-9 early.
"We decided to change plays against their zone, have somebody always in the middle. It just opened up," Withey said. "They way we were matched up, it left me open every time."
Again, Self refused to take credit for any specific plays to help turn around the team after a slow beginning.
"We attacked their zone well the first time we played them," Self said of KU's 92-74 victory over the Bears on Jan. 16 in Allen Fieldhouse. "We tried to attack it similarly tonight. They did a better job with that. I don't know if it was great adjustments. It was guys getting in gaps and playing."
Conner Teahan had eight points off the bench on a day just five Jayhawks scored. KU held Perry Jones III to five points off 1-of-8 shooting in 25 minutes.
"Thomas played great defense. We decided to trap the post. I think it bothered him a lot," Withey said. "Thomas played straight up on him, and it forced him to take awkward shots."
Pierre Jackson scored 16, while Quincy Acy and Cory Jefferson had 11 apiece for BU.
KU will meet Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.


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Pending Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in its U.S., here are some new pre-orders that allow me to recall the upcoming release in Japan of new Blu-ray Ghibli. Notice to interested parties and fans of the master Hayao Miyazaki, the 3 new cakes blue are expected between 20 June and 18 July and will offer some dubbing and subtitles in French.
We start the 20 June with a film released in theaters last year : "La Colline aux Coquelicots" (コクリコ坂から alias From Up On Poppy Hill). The Blu-ray will offer subtitles in English, Japanese, French, Mandarin and Korean and Japanese voice in 2ch + 5ch, French in 5ch, mandarin, Cantonese and Korean 5ch.
Then continues with the arrival 18 July movies "My Neighbor Totoro" (My Neighbor Totoro) and "Grave of the Fireflies" (Grave of Fireflies). If the latter for the presence of French remains to be confirmed, We know however that Totoro offer subtitles in English, Japanese, French, German, Italy, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean dubbing and 2ch in the same language.
Finally, note that Limited Edition will go on sale the same day. It will offer within one housing the collector 2 films (Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies). Personally I prefer to take them apart because I want to keep a consistency in my collection and my favorite color cover art. Besides the last three remaining in the tone of the range : beautiful, simple and clean !
Warning against by those editions are not directed to all budgets. With an average of 70€ par film, we realize that together the collection request anyway a large investment. Especially since some of them are quickly becoming sold-out… it is difficult to space spending. This example is why I find the galley today that Blu-ray edition of Nausicaa…
FYI, I spent my pre-orders in Play-asia.com, since even if a bit more expensive than CDJapan, they practice dummy invoice without problem. CDJapan seems categorically refuse to provide this service (I find a bit silly on their part) and therefore I ate salty customs well on my last drive Blu-ray home. In the end I think my way around…
I give you an appointment this summer to the arrival of these new Blu-rays (but we find ourselves in the meantime for other tickets on games full of scanlines of course ^ ^)


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When I re-tweeted Labour Councillor Cian O'Callaghan's news statement calling on Labour not to enter coalition with Fine Gael, Brendan Ogle suggested such an eventuality was akin to pigs flying. Maybe so. But then humans don't fly either. So let's take a hypothetical flight with our fellow unwinged mammals and see what the landscape looks like from above.
Labour has a historic opportunity to become the official opposition. This is nothing to dismiss. Up to 40 percent of the electorate voted for Left parties and independents, electing 60 deputies. This is the largest contingent of progressive TDs since the founding of the state. Given what might have been – with a number of progressive candidates just missing out, the potential for growing this progressive alliance in the short-term is high.
In many areas the Left is the dominant force. In a number of areas the combined Left vote exceeded 50 percent with some exceeding 60 percent (Dublin Central, South Central, North West). These types of results should be a game changer.
Fianna Fail's collapse was not just an indictment on that party's policies, but on the outdated political divide that has dominated Irish politics since the 1930s – namely, Fianna Fail vs. everyone else. That divide no longer exists. It has been substituted by a divide between the Left and the Right.
A strong, cooperative Left in the Dail could achieve many things against a Fine Gael government supported by right-wing independents and an emaciated Fianna Fail (which would have no choice but to support a party that is essentially carrying its own policies). It could build a broad alliance in civil society – bringing together trade unions and social organisations to campaign on a progressive consensus that already exists on economic issues.
It could expose the failure of austerity economics which Fine Gael is determined to carry through – public spending cuts, wage devaluation, privatisation, public sector downsizing, etc.
It could develop alternative policies – not just on the issues of investment and taxation, but on the very business model of the failed Celtic Tiger boom: the inability of indigenous enterprise to create a strong base in the international market; the failure of native private sector investors to invest in a strong industrial and enterprise sector. This could lead us into new area of policy – public enterprise, municipal enterprise, new private sector models with greater stake-holder participation.
And here's the good news: a Fine Gael government would, from the start, be unstable and after two-three years (maybe less if they really let loose on the economy and society) would become unsustainable. Progressives united inside and outside the Dail could mount a fundamental challenge on conservatism across the broad spectrum of policy with a view to bringing down the Government in the short term.
And there would be only one alternative. A government of the Left. With 60 seats in the Dail, the finishing line becomes even closer. With greater cooperation, that finishing line is in sight. We should see the 2011 election and an election in a couple of years as part of a short-term continuum – a set of dominos falling; first Fianna Fail, then Fine Gael.
What Labour needs to do, even as they enter into talks with Fine Gael, is to keep this alternative sequence of events in mind; they must hold their nerve. There are any number of reasons why the talks between the two parties could break down, the biggest being Fine Gael's determination to continue Fianna Fail policies under a different party logo; Fine Gael's neo-liberal, anti-public realm politics.
What Labour needs to do is realise that their time for waiting is over. That in the very short-term they will be able to achieve something that has only been dreamed about for the last 80 years – a progressive government led by Labour itself. A little patience, a lot of determination, and a whole load of vision – that's what it would take.
That's what the political landscape looks like from above, flying with our mammal cousins. Back on the ground, however, it gets trickier. Pursing a broken alignment and supporting a Fine Gael-led government (hardly a historical innovation); continuing with austerity economics no matter how ameliorated; dividing the range of progressive opinion just at the moment when that opinion is on the verge becoming a dominant force: Labour should be aware. The electorate dealt with Fianna Fail in a pretty rough manner. If they are denied the change they were promised, their anger could easily turn.
Labour could end up in the barnyard, in the political muck and slurry. And that would be a shame. After all, pigs are clean, intelligent and personable creatures. Wouldn't it be better if we took to the air with them? If only to glimpse the better future?


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