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I first started using Tisserand about a year ago when I stumbled upon their aromatherapy roller balls in T.K. Maxx, and I was immediately hooked. Any brand that boasts 100% natural and pure oils is one that I have to investigate, and I am so glad that I did!
Tisserand sources pure essential oils in either organic, wild-crafted, or ethically harvested conditions, meaning that the product is as high quality as possible without tampering with the environment or endangering the sustainability of the resources. All of their product ranges include the holistic power of plants, and are expertly blended to create the effect you desire, whether that is mental or physical.
I have to be honest, I am a sucker for anything that claims to help with focus or energy or relaxation, as I can really struggle with my mood, memory and motivation. So I have tried a LOT of aromatherapy products. Tisserand definitely ranks high in all aspects - amount of products on offer, quality, lasting power, and formulas - everything impresses, so it is no wonder they have won fifteen awards just last year!
The brand offers a huge variety of products, from straightforward essential oils and essential oil blends, to massage oils, shower gels, body lotions, and more. I have yet to try the bath and shower range, but I have been lucky enough to get the Neroli & Sandalwood body lotion from my January The Cruelty Free Beauty Box. I love anything with neroli, so this was a huge hit for me. The lotion is thick enough to be moisturizing without being slick or slimy, and it is packed full of natural goodness. The product is soothing and restoring, and it smells absolutely beautiful. Soft, sensual, and uplifting, the lightly floral formula is perfect for any season. Even better, it is 100% naturally fragranced, meaning my sensitive nose did not suffer from the dreaded sneeze attack!
The ranges I have more experience with are the roller balls, mists, and essential oils. I find the pulse point oils the perfect product to keep in your purse for when you need a little pick me up, or if you are travelling and need a little extra help drifting off to sleep. Each vial is safe to use directly on the skin, and can be applied at the temples, behind the ears, neck, and wrists. I prefer using it on my wrists as then I can inhale when needed. The smell is not overwhelming, so you could use this periodically throughout the day without disturbing anyone with a hardcore smell (nothing worse than getting a headache from someone's strong scent!). Two of my personal favourites are "Energy" starring orange leaf, coriander, and lime and "Focus" which utilizes rosemary, grapefruit, and coriander, as both are perfect for getting me ready for the day (and through it successfully!).
Another winner for me are the room mists, especially the "De-Stress" MoodFix Mist. Tisserand describes this as creating a "cloud of calm" and I could not agree more. One spray of this aromatherapy blend and my anxieties start to dissipate. Let me clarify -- this is not a 'quick fix' for stress or anxiety. It does help reduce these feelings though, at least for me personally. The mix of fruity, floral, and spice really works wonders, and I tend to spray this every day after I get home just so I can start to unwind and prepare for an evening of calm.
My newest find from Tisserand is their Spa Diffuser, a machine that dispenses essential oils in vapour form. The ultrasonic diffuser quietly produces steam inside the chamber and then releases this as a fine mist throughout the room. You can add several drops of a single essential oil, mix and match oils depending on your needs, or use one of Tisserand's own blends, and then wait for the machine to carry these aromas out through the evaporated water.
The diffuser is seriously soothing, as it very quietly bubbles while it mists. If you close your eyes it almost sounds like a babbling brook. If you want to keep your eyes open, the machine offers some exciting functions like soft mood lighting for chromatherapy. For such an easy to use product, it has a lot of options, like two modes of diffusing (30 second intervals or continuous spray for 4-5 hours), automatic shut down, and a huge choice of colours you can either have on rotation or singly set.
Tisserand has actually had some exciting developments recently, having released both a new product line and a new look! I was thankful to be sent one of the newly packaged essential oils (Lavender, not pictured!) and two pre-release diffuser oils that are now available to buy. "Sleep Better" and "Total De-Stress" are both blends designed specially for the diffusers, and have been a total blessing for my partner who has been struggling with sleep the last eight months. We add about five drops to the machine and run it for around twenty minutes before bed, and it really has helped him settle down, relax, and turn of his mind. Surprisingly, these blends actually seem slightly more potent than the pure essential oils, but not in a bad way. However, if you don't want too strong a smell, go for the lower recommendation of drops!
I have loved using all the Tisserand products I have tried and tested so far, and really hope I get to experience some of the bath and shower range at some point in the future as I imagine they are just as lovely and helpful as the other product ranges. In the meantime, I will continue using all these amazing aromatherapy goodies and appreciating the help they have given in balancing and improving me both emotionally and physically.
What do you think of aromatherapy? Have you tried any products like this, or do you have a favourite Tisserand item? I would love to hear your thoughts down in the comments below!
I love aromatherapy as well as essential oils. I've not heard of Tisserand before but reading your post I am excited about it.
I have to admit I love aromatherapy, I find scents can really lift me up and often have things on around the home. I am going to have to look into Tisserand more :).
I love aromatherapy and have used Tisserand in the past and love their oils. This has made me want to dig my oils out!
I do find that the pulse point oils do work quite well for me when it comes to calming and relaxing me before sleeping x
I've never heard of this brand before but they sound amazing. I bet the Neroli & Sandalwood body lotion smells lovely. The Spa Diffuser sounds wonderful too.
I love aromatherapy products, been using them quite a while. I have never heard about this brand, so will definitely check it out.
I once sent a diffuser and essential oils as a gift to my friend who I think really needed it to calm her nerves. She said it helps her to relax and thanks me for it.
I love aromatherapy, especially lavender. It can really help me to chill out and get a good nights sleep xxx
This sounds like a great range that I would love to try, as I can feel that my levels of stress have been going up lately. I never tried aromatherapy before.
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Here are a few tips for creating your own vegan-friendly concoctions at just about any place you might find yourself. Feel free to share tips that have worked for you in the comments below. We're all learning as we go.
My favorite breakfast is either extra-crisp hash browns or country-style fried potatoes with steamed veggies on top. Even the most rural diner will have peppers and onions in the kitchen for Denver omelets.
Diners that serve from the whole menu all day can usually whip up something that will have your carnivorous companions green with envy. Other options include ordering dry toast and fresh fruit (note that in some parts of the U.S., “fresh” is whatever they have canned in back).
What to watch: Butter sneaks into most diner foods. Be prepared to explain that you want your veggies steamed without added fat and what that means.
Sandwiches seem like an easy choice, but many commercial breads contain dairy or soy derivatives. Sourdough, however, is the exception and makes for a flavorful vegan option. Salads are a safe bet, provided you can remember to detail every item that must be left off: cheese, egg, bacon, other meat, etc.
In Mexican restaurants, I like to order whole beans and pico de gallo. Mixed together, it makes for a refreshing salad. Wrap it in a corn tortilla for DIY vegan tacos.
What to watch: Sandwich spreads sometimes contain dairy or eggs. Aioli is just a fancy name for mayonnaise. Pesto usually has cheese. Salad croutons usually are fried in butter and tossed with cheese. I don't trust soups in restaurants that I don't know for a fact are vegan-friendly because I have found that often even the staff can't tell me the source of the base and whether it's animal-free.
Most restaurants offer pasta and marinara but why stop there? Believe it or not, the most satisfying dinners can be those compiled from a restaurant’s side-dish offerings. Look for options like roasted vegetables, steamed rice and baked potatoes.
Don’t be afraid to mix and match ingredients to your liking. I’ve made meals out of baked potatoes topped with veggies or stuffed with avocado and salsa.
What to watch: Rice dishes sometimes include butter, cheese and chicken or beef broth. Some restaurants automatically butter pasta and steamed vegetables to add flavor.
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The flute embouchure is one of the most talked about and potentially difficult concepts to master in flute playing. How do we as unique individuals form the embouchure and how does it influence our sound? This article will outline these two important questions, as well as help you avoid six common flute embouchure mistakes that lead to future tone and playing problems. Watch my step-by-step video tutorial below to find your own unique embouchure and start you on the path
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(Palaeontology) the earliest of the three sections of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 3 million years ago and ending about 70 000 bc with the emergence of Neanderthal man
The findings at the Lower Palaeolithic cave site of Gran Dolina, in the Sierra de Atapuerca mountain range (Burgos), have led to major advancements in our knowledge of human evolution and occupation of Eurasia.
Anatoly Molodkov; (2001): ESR dating evidence for early man at a Lower Palaeolithic cave-site in the Northern Caucasus as derived from terrestrial mollusc shells; Quaternary Science Reviews 20: 1051-1055
An early Neanderthal upper jaw fragment containing two teeth, whose owner probably lived during an interglacial period in the Lower Palaeolithic era, was found in a cave in the River Elwy valley, at the Bontnewydd Paleaolithic site, near St Asaph, Denbighshire.
Matt Cattell, Cyrenians "Here in Coventry we have the Cyrenians, The Samaritans, Queens Road Baptist Church, Anesis and other agencies all trying to work with the homeless and vulnerable throughout the year.
Although the terms epitasis and anesis cover acceleration and deceleration, they cannot be reduced to them.
We believe in GE as a global brand trusted by the market and the expertise it brings in developing the business of smart meters in Japan," said Tetsuo Akiyama, operating officer at the engineering division of Haseko Anesis Corp.
The 29-year-old Girls Aloud singer gamely stuck her hand in the Anesis spa fish tank, backstage at the star-studded Empire Film Awards in London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday night.
Kervin Julien, who runs charity, Anesis Ministry and took part in he Fun Run last year, said: "The Fun Run was the greatest opportunity to raise awareness of the work we do in Coventry.
Tiny Teddies Day Nursery, which has sites in Radford, Tile Hill and Whitley, nominated the Anesis Ministry for its Christmas charity.
And he has the support of Kervin Julien of Coventry's Anesis Homeless Ministry, who said: "For some people homelessness is only raised at Christmas, but it is a problem all year round.
HOMELESS FOR CHRISTMAS; Student who slept rough for eight nights becomes internet sensation - and raises PS21,000 for Crisis charity in the process
Gifts were donated by Tiny Teddies Nursery, Jaguar Land Rover and Sainsbury's as well as being bought with money donated to Anesis, which organised the event.
Gifts have been donated by Tiny Teddies Nursery, Jaguar Land Rover and Sainsbury's as well as being bought with money donated to Anesis, which is organising the event.
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Senate Democrats are expected to win over just enough Republicans to move forward on a controversial $410 billion spending bill by the end of the night Tuesday.
But it may come as no surprise that almost all of the Republican senators who are either expected to support the bill or are considering supporting the bill have billions of dollars worth of earmarks in the package.
The earmark-mania is not unique to either party — both Democrats and Republicans contributed to what Taxpayers for Common Sense estimates is 8,570 disclosed earmarks worth $7.7 billion in the bill that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.
But the Republican crossovers in particular have a lot at stake in the package. Of the three Republicans that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has on his “definite” list, two of them have authored 129 total earmarks worth $190 million, according to an updated list from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is actually the second-biggest earmarker, according to the list, with 64 earmarks worth $114 million. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is a few notches down, with 65 earmarks worth $76 million.
Both are expected to support the omnibus bill — along with Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has zero earmarks.
HENDERSON - The school district has shared their outstanding elementary leaders from the past months. Check these photos and see how many you know ...
Star students: Henderson elementary excellence recognized HENDERSON - The school district has shared their outstanding elementary leaders from the past months. Check these photos and see how many you know ... Check out this story on thegleaner.com: https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2018/04/26/star-students-henderson-elementary-excellence-recognized/555950002/
HENDERSON - The local school district has shared their outstanding elementary leaders and scholars from the past few months. It's quite an impression collection of kiddos.
Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe seeks court opinion on whether carbon tax is constitutional - The Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan is showing no sign of backing down from being a thorn in Ottawa’s side when it comes to climate policy, and has formally launched a constitutional reference case to challenge the federal government’s ability to force a carbon tax on the provinces.
In a case that could make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada, the province asked the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Wednesday whether a carbon price as laid out in Ottawa’s budget implementation bill last month would be “unconstitutional, in whole or in part.” Premier Scott Moe said the federal Liberals have unfairly made themselves “judge and jury” to decide which provincial climate plans they favour.
“It fails to respect the sovereignty and the autonomy of the provinces with respect to matters under their jurisdiction,” Mr. Moe said in an interview. “Saskatchewan should not be subject to this tax simply because the Trudeau Liberals do not like our climate-change plan.”
The move raises the stakes in a long-simmering provincial-federal battle over carbon pricing, with Saskatchewan standing as a key objector to Ottawa’s plans for a pan-Canadian climate-change framework. New Brunswick is another potential holdout to the plan, and Manitoba has said it will take Ottawa to court if it imposes a higher carbon tax than the province wants. With provincial elections looming in Ontario and Alberta, leading conservative opposition leaders in those provinces are seizing on voter disenchantment with the federal Liberal climate plan.
Setting the stage for a much broader national battle, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford said late Wednesday he would support Saskatchewan’s reference case, adding “the people of Ontario can’t afford a carbon tax in whatever name or form. Not now. Not ever.”
Alberta opposition leader Jason Kenney announced his own United Conservative Party will seek intervenor status to support Saskatchewan, saying more provinces are likely to join in. “The wind has shifted on this issue.”
However, federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said it’s clear Ottawa has the legal authority to implement a carbon price.
“We are disappointed to see this news because we’re all in this together. We’re in it together to tackle climate change and take advantage of the $30-trillion opportunity of the clean economy,” Ms. McKenna said. “The government of Manitoba sought a legal opinion – they realized the federal governments had jurisdiction.”
Last year, Manitoba’s Conservative government obtained a legal opinion that concluded Ottawa has the right to impose a carbon tax on provinces that do not adopt their own. However, the province would likely win a legal contest if Ottawa tried to impose an additional levy on a provincial one, the legal opinion said.
The crux of Saskatchewan’s argument focuses on the leeway Ottawa has given provinces in the implementation of their plans. The federal government has demanded all provinces adopt a carbon price of $10 per tonne this year, with the price increasing by $10 each year until it hits $50 in 2022. Provinces such as British Columbia and Alberta have established an actual carbon tax, while Ottawa has said that Ontario and Quebec’s cap-and-trade systems will result in equivalent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Critics of Saskatchewan’s climate plan say it falls short, with a lack of specific targets and detailed implementation plans. Ms. McKenna has said that, if Saskatchewan doesn’t change course, her government will use its “backstop” to ensure that a carbon price is applied.
But Mr. Moe said Saskatchewan is being unfairly penalized for taking a different path. The province’s plan − introduced under former premier Brad Wall − includes developing sector-specific emissions standards, and doubling renewable power to 50 per cent of SaskPower’s generating capacity by 2030. Mr. Moe said Saskatchewan’s uranium exports are used to generate emission-free nuclear power in Asia, and should be counted by Ottawa.
A carbon tax, he said, will make his province’s oil and gas, agriculture, mining and transportation sectors less competitive. “We’re having the wrong conversation in this nation – we’re having a conversation about how we can best tax our industries, as opposed to having a conversation about how we can actually reduce emissions.”
University of Alberta law professor Eric Adams said Saskatchewan faces an uphill battle, as a balance of legal opinion suggests Ottawa will be successful in defending its legislation. Saskatchewan is “making a somewhat novel argument on the basis of underlying federal principles.”
Brian Pallister says court case an option if Ottawa imposes higher carbon tax than Manitoba is planning
Demonstrator Black Cloud blocks the Canadian National Railway line just west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba January 16, 2013 as part of the 'Idle No More' movement. The 'Idle No More' movement started in December to protest federal omnibus bills and other legislation aboriginal people say erodes treaty rights.
Protests prompted by first-nations frustration with the federal government flared in at least six provinces Wednesday.
The "day of action" began quietly, but by lunchtime police in Windsor blocked one of two access roads to the Ambassador Bridge, which is the major trade crossing from southern Ontario to the United States, as protesters massed. A spokesman said the closing should not last long as natives were soon moving to a nearby parking lot.
A CN rail spokesman confirmed reports that protesters had blocked the main line in Manitoba, near Portage la Prairie. "We have stopped train traffic in the immediate area, and have obtained a court injunction," Jim Feeny said.
A small group of people identified as members of the American Indian Movement were photographed blocking the CN rail line in Manitoba. Some members of the AIM, a militant group involved in the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, do not recognize the U.S.-Canada border.
Also Wednesday, VIA passenger trains in both directions were stopped by a blockade in the Marysville area, between Belleville and Kingston, where Tyendinaga Mohawks had pledged to block the line. Passengers whose itineraries require them to pass through the site of the blockade will be accommodated with ground transportation, VIA said in a statement.
The demonstrations were only a few of many planned for across the country. According to witnesses and news reports, protests were being held and roads blocked Wednesday in locations from coast to coast.
Earlier Wednesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty voiced concern that aboriginal protests could hurt the Canadian economy. Noting that real GDP in Canada is only expected to grow around two per cent this year, efforts should be made to avoid disruptions.
"This is not a time to have even more challenges to the Canadian economy," he said, while taking questions from reporters at an event in Ottawa. "Having said that, we're doing relatively well in the world, but additional challenges are not desirable. In terms of your question about the rule of law, local police forces are responsible for local law enforcement in Canada."
Disruptions were being felt in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. Among the roads being targeted are the border-crossing bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, the Pat Bay Highway in Victoria and the Westmoreland Bridge in Fredericton.
The Trans-Canada Highway was closed for about an hour at Nipigon, Ont. when 400 protesters marched on it.
There were a handful of protests in Alberta on Wednesday, with the largest in Edmonton. Protesters there briefly closed a major highway into the city, before opening one lane. They left at 3 p.m., reopening the highway after about two hours.
Another blockade took place along Highway 55 near Cold Lake, a small city in eastern Alberta that's near the southern edge of the oil sands, and is home to a major Imperial Oil facility. RCMP said traffic was slowed, but not blocked.
No protests, however, took place in Fort McMurray, the heart of oil sands development. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said they're holding off on further blockades while first nations leaders in the region ask industry to join them in pressing for the repeal of the contentious bills.
In Quebec, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, north of Ottawa, promised to close Highway 117 "to draw attention to forestry operations that they oppose on their lands."
About 150 people rallied today outside the residence of New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas.The group banged drums, sang and carried signs as they walked from the St. Mary's First Nation and marched through Fredericton. St. Mary's Chief Candace Paul says they presented Nicholas with three letters that express their concerns with the federal government's recently passed omnibus budget legislation and its effect on the environment.
Norm Hardisty, the Chief of the Moose Cree First Nation, brought his people from the shores of James Bay to Ottawa to demonstrate. On Tuesday they visited with Theresa Spence, the Attawapiskat chief who has been protesting on an island in the Ottawa River. And on Wednesday they held a dance in the middle of a busy downtown intersection, blocking cars and buses.
"They are taking away our treaty rights, our schooling all of the things that they signed for," Rosalie Chum, 35, said when asked what she made the 15-hour trek. "We share our land with everyone and they are taking away our rights."
Chief Gordon Peters of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians has called for blockades of major transportation corridors throughout Ontario because Prime Minister Stephen Harper refused last week to sit down with all of the chiefs who wanted to talk to him about treaty rights and other concerns.
CN rail spokesman Jim Feeny said mid-morning Wednesday that they had seen no disruptions but were keeping a close eye on the entire network. The railway has previously sought injunctions to end blockades but Mr. Feeny would not say what actions they will take if protesters stop the trains.
About 100 protesters gathered outside the Northern Gateway hearings in Vancouver as part of the protests.
Organizer Frank Brown, a member of the Heiltsuk (helts-uk) First Nation near Bella Bella, says the Idle No More movement in B.C. is aimed largely at oil pipelines.
He says B.C. First Nations don't want handouts from oil companies and they'll do whatever it takes to protect the land for future generations.
Meanwhile, about 200 First Nations protesters took part in a 45-minute blockade of the Pat Bay Highway north of Victoria.
Members of the Tsawout (say-out) band chanted slogans like "honour the Douglas Treaty" and "All Canadians should be concerned."
A group calling itself the "Gitxsan Warriors" is also blocking the CN Rail line through Kitwanga, in northwest B-C today.
Mr. Peters has been cryptic about exactly where blockades might occur – taking a "just watch us" approach.
He says he expects supporters of the grassroots protest group Idle No More to be the foot soldiers of the disruptions. At least one Idle No More organizer has said she opposes blockades and the group has occasionally been critical of first nations leadership. But it is a loosely constructed movement fuelled by the energy of native youth who may well heed Mr. Peters' call to action.
On the other hand, even Mr. Peters says he recognizes that protests such as those Wednesday risk alienating the broader population of Canada who the first nations are counting upon for support as they press for a greater share of resource revenues and increased dialogue with the government. He and other first nations leaders have said they want all demonstrations to be respectful and non-violent.
In a video statement posted online Tuesday, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Chris Lewis urged restraint by those officers handling protests.
"Whether we like it or not, the first nations people of Ontario have long-time disputes with government and we cannot solve those issues as a police service, he said. "As well, first nations have the ability to paralyze this country, by shutting down travel and trade routes. It is a difficult situation no matter how we view or address it. In policing these events we will be criticized, sometimes from all sides. Our response at all times needs to be measured, professional and sensitive. I'd rather be criticized for a decision to not jeopardize, take or lose lives, than for taking unnecessary aggressive action that undoubtedly will."
He also shot back at critics who have questioned seeming police inaction in the face of militancy, even when the officers had been instructed by court order to end protests, saying that their strategies are "difficult and complex to explain to the general public."
"The overall objective of the OPP is to work with all parties to ensure public and officer safety and to maintain orderly conduct and peace. This isn't us not doing our jobs, as some would have it, but in fact, it is our job," Commissioner Lewis said. "There may be situations requiring our immediate enforcement action, and we will at times do so. But otherwise, we will continue to investigate these incidents and we'll lay charges after the event where appropriate."
Regional chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) say they have struck crisis management teams to ensure that conflicts created by demonstrators do not get out of hand.
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the British Columbia Regional Chief of the AFN will hold a conference call with fellow chiefs Wednesday and is expected to tell them that disrupting the provincial economy is unproductive.
Arthur Manuel, the former chief of B.C.'s Neskonlith band, said in an open letter to chiefs and councillors on Tuesday that the British Columbia economy has not benefited indigenous peoples as it has the rest of the population.
"I urge the elected chiefs that support the Idle No More (INM) to get on the call and let the Regional Chief know that the Idle No More is a grassroots movement and that the Chiefs will not become a shield for the province," wrote Mr. Arthur, "especially because the province is unjustly rich and the INM is grassroots moment that is systemically made poor."
A possible closure of the main highway leading to Fort McMurray, Alta., the hub of the oil sands, seems unlikely to take place – although there were rumblings about that earlier in the week. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said Tuesday there are no imminent plans to blockade Highway 63.
"However, the people are upset with the current state of affairs in this country and things are escalating towards more direct action," said Mr. Adam in a statement. "As a leader I have been talking to the people, talking with governments and industry to try and diffuse the situation that is coming to the surface. However, neither government nor industry seems willing to move on the issues and the people have said that enough is enough."
Shawn Atleo, the National Chief of the AFN, is taking time off to recuperate from a severe bout of stomach flu and exhaustion after last week's intense negotiating session with chiefs and then Mr. Harper.
A number of first nations leaders are upset that Mr. Atleo proceeded with the meeting even though Mr. Harper refused to meet the demand of Theresa Spence, the Chief of Attawapiskat, who wanted Governor-General David Johnston to be in the room.
Those schisms within the AFN could come into play in the future as the government tries to negotiate a way out of the unrest that is being demonstrated across the country by supporters of Idle No More.
But the executive of the AFN says the work of preparing for future talks with the government is carrying on in Mr. Atleo's absence and they are holding meetings to plot strategies going forward.
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Steven Kasher Gallery in New York is launching exhibitions which document the work of two photographers decades apart. Power To The People by Stephen Shames opens 50 years after the founding of the Black Panther party, featuring photographs with captions by Panthers leaders. Also on show are vintage copies of the official party newspaper with graphics by Emory Douglas. Opening on the same day is the first solo exhibition by Ruddy Roye, When Living Is A Protest, featuring beautiful, compassionate portraits of his ‘collaborators’ that he meets walking the streets, many of them in his neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in New York. The exhibitions run 16 September to 29 October, and Abrams will be publishing an accompanying book, ‘Power To The People: The World of the Black Panthers’ by Bobby Seale and Stephen Shames on 18 October
Boy gives raised-fist salute as he and a friend sit on a statue in front of the New Haven County courthouse at a demonstration during the Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins trial in Connecticut on 1 May 1970. All Photographs: Courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery
Angela Davis, who was a Black Panther for six months, speaks at a Free Huey rally in Defermery Park, Oakland, on 12 November 1969
A memorial mural for Jonathan Jackson, who was killed on 7 August 1970, during an attempt to kidnap California superior court judge Harold Haley and three others in exchange for the freedom of his brother, George Jackson, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1970
Two women with bags of food at the People’s Free Food Program, one of the Panthers’ survival programs in Palo Alto, California, 1972
Black Panther children in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, the Black Panther school in Oakland, California, 1971
Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel – which opened the New York film festival – is the summation of the principle powering his career: still waters run deep
Suraj Sharma and tiger in Life of Pi. Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel has opened the 50th annual New York film festival. Photograph: Jake Netter/20th Century Fox/AP
In his gently astonishing new film, Life of Pi, adapted from Yann Martel's 2001 bestseller, director Ang Lee melds so many disparate elements – Aesopian fable and cutting-edge 3D technology, east and west, young and old – that he may have just succeeded in rebranding himself as the Obama of world cinema. The fiercely urgent candidate of 2008, of course, not the stealth version currently working the stump.
The sheer number of world religions given a shout-out in the film – Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist – is enough to send Donald Trump's comb-over scampering up the nearest tree trunk, looking for cover.
The film takes a while to get going, like someone roused from their morning meditation, with lots of flowers and candles and people wearing kindly, fixed smiles suggesting enlightenment, or as if they had been hit around the head with a brass pot.
In French India, the young son of a zoo owner collects world religions the way other kids collect stamps. "They were my superheroes," he says, checking off a list of deities. Such good karma, sad to say, doesn't necessarily make for good drama. You're almost grateful for the arrival of the storm that sinks the boat bearing Pi, his family and their animal entourage to the new world, leaving the boy alone on a boat with one of his father's tigers. They are soon pacing around one other with the same mixture of wariness and hungriness last seen on the faces of Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Lee's 2005 Brokeback Mountain.
One of the things that tells you the director is in his prime – a model of creative evolution – is that his films feel like total surprises when first announced but fit snugly into his oeuvre once you've seen them. Immersing himself in the latest technology — 3D, digital paintboxes, motion capture and control – as Martin Scorsese did in last year's Hugo, Lee summons delights with his fingertips. But where Hugo was cold to the touch, Life of Pi feels warm-blooded, the perfect summation of the principle powering Lee's entire career: still waters run deep. You see it both in the Zen minimalism of his compositions – check out the shots of sky reflected in a glassy ocean, the boat suspended in the middle as if hanging in thin air – and the sonar-like skill with which he sounds out the emotional depths of Martel's tale. Lee's pixels are animated by empathy.
Life of Pi feels so simple, yet knotted with resonance, that you wonder why Lee bothered with the framing narrative in which a grown-up Pi chews over the spiritual implications of his tale with a writer in Toronto. For one thing, the argument they come up with for the existence of God turns out to bear a suspicious similarity to an argument for the all-round grooviness of magic realism. For another: Toronto. A nice city, but its neat patches of parkland and grey high-rises are no match for breaching whales, phosphorescent fish and crouching tigers, or the sight if Pi, howling like Job into stormy skies.
Hollywood has been waiting for this movie. Get ready for the year of the Tiger. The New York film festival runs until 14 October
When Suraj Sharma, an unknown teenage actor, landed the starring role in Ang Lee's film adaptation of Yann Martel's book, little did he know what was in store
Children's TV series to return in 2015, 50 years after it launched, and will be made with New Zealand special effects team
Thunderbirds are back! The children's TV series will return to ITV in 2015, 50 years after Thunderbird 1 first launched from under the swimming pool on Tracy Island and Parker drove Lady Penelope around in a pink Rolls-Royce, number plate FAB1.
The new series, which has the working title Thunderbirds Are Go!, will be made with the New Zealand special effects studio that worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Thunderbirds first appeared on ITV in 1965 featuring Gerry Anderson's famous "supermarionation" puppet techniques. Anderson, whose other TV shows included Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Space 1999, died on 26 December last year, aged 83.
The 26-part series will be made in collaboration with the Oscar-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, and will air on the UK on ITV and the CITV channel.
The Hobbit: partly made by New Zealand special effects studio Weta Workshop. Photograph: Warner Bros
It will feature a "unique mix of CGI animation and live-action model sets", according to the producers, ITV Studios and Wellington-based Pukeko Pictures.
The programme-makers said it would "deliver a whole new level of action-adventure animation for today's audience, whilst also affectionately paying tribute to the legacy of model locations from the classic series".
ITV Studios UK managing director Denise O'Donoghue said: "Thunderbirds is a highly respected brand that continues to hold recognition around the world.
"This cult series is often credited as changing the history of animation and action-adventure, and we look forward to taking the show to another level while retaining the much-loved heritage that has endured over the past 50 years."
Thunderbirds: Lady Penelope is driven by her chauffeur Parker in a 1966 episode. Photograph: ITV/Rex Features
Head writer on the new series will be Rob Hoegee, whose credits include Ben 10, Generator Rex, Teen Titans and Slugterra, names with which Thurnderbirds fans who watched the show first time round may not be immediately familiar.
Plans for a revival of the much-loved series were first revealed two years ago when Anderson said the show would be updated using "all the mod cons".
Richard Taylor, co-owner of Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop, said: "Thunderbirds was a hugely influential television series in my childhood. Having watched it originally in black and white, it was only years later that I discovered the full and rich world that Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Derek Meddings, Mike Trimm and their team created.
"It is thrilling therefore to think we have the opportunity to work with ITV on this new series inspired by this most wonderful of British shows. I personally, together with the teams here at Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop, look forward to designing and creating an inspirational world that will engage the imagination of a whole new generation as it did for us nearly half a century ago."
ITV Studios retains the worldwide rights to the Thunderbirds brand, and is global distributor of the new series and all its spin-off merchandise.
Thunderbirds was turned into a live action film in 2004 but the Hollywood production was poorly received by fans and critics. Anderson described it as "the biggest load of crap I have ever seen in my life".
Anderson and ITV collaborated on a new CGI version of another of his 1960s "supermarionation" puppet shows, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, broadcast in 2005. Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet was filmed in "hypermarionation" – a combination of CGI and motion capture special effects.
Cathy Heller joins eight other women in coming forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican, with story similar to his taped remarks
Cathy Heller says Donald Trump tried to kiss her on the mouth without her consent. Photograph: Molly Redden for the Guardian
On 7 October, as the political world convulsed from the revelation that Trump had bragged about kissing and groping women without their consent, Cathy Heller, 63, was sitting in her New York home fielding incredulous emails from a friend.
“I keep thinking about how he treated you,” her friend wrote, hours after showing Heller the tape. “Obviously not an isolated incident.”
It was a story Heller had told many friends and family members over the years, but is only now telling in public. Some 20 years ago, she claims, when she met Donald Trump for the first and only time, he grabbed her, went for a kiss, and grew angry with her as she twisted away. “Oh, come on,” she alleges that he barked, before holding her firmly in place and planting his lips on hers.
It is exactly what Trump claimed, in the most recent presidential debate, that he did not do. And so Heller has added her voice to a chorus of women now accusing Trump of unwanted behavior. “He can’t claim we’re all liars,” Heller said.
Her allegation tracks closely what Trump claimed in a 2005 recording obtained by the Washington Post. “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful – I just start kissing them,” Trump is heard saying on the tape. “It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.”
Trump has denied that he ever acted on his words. But in speaking out about her experience, Heller joins eight other women who have publicly accused Trump of inappropriate come-ons, touching, or kissing over the past several decades. The allegations have opened a chasm within the Republican party as the presidential campaign enters the crucial final weeks, and have inspired Trump to issue a series of fulminating denials. This week, Trump called some of the women who have accused him “horrible, horrible liars”.
Their alleged encounter took place almost two decades ago – Heller believes the year was 1997 and she was at a Mother’s Day brunch – at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Heller, her husband, her three children and her in-laws were among dozens of families seated at big round tables in what she and a relative who spoke to the Guardian recall was an open lobby.
Trump made the rounds greeting members of his club. When he stopped at their table, Heller recalled, and her mother-in-law introduced her, she stood and extended her hand.
The Guardian heard accounts that matched Heller’s from two other people: Susan Klein, the friend who was emailing with Heller, and a relative seated at the table with Heller that day. The relative, who declined to be named for fear of retaliation, recalled that Heller sat back down with a stunned look on her face.
“I remember she was really freaked out,” said the relative. The relative didn’t see Heller’s entire interaction with Trump, but saw him get “in her face” and saw Heller pull away. “He was very forceful … She really was definitely affected by this man who was very aggressive toward her.”
Heller and the relative both recalled that no one at the table quite knew how to react. “I was shook up,” said Heller. As they all processed the moment, Trump had already left.
Donald Trump, seen in 1997, the year Heller recalls the incident taking place. Photograph: Graham Whitby-Boot/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
An acquaintance of Heller’s, who did not wish to be named because of the attention it would bring, said Heller told him her story about Trump more than a month ago. “This was before all the stories came out,” he said. “I remember she said, ‘He grabbed me, he pulled me toward him, he tried to kiss me.’ It made her very uncomfortable.”
Heller readily acknowledged that she is a Clinton supporter who would not have backed Trump regardless of how he behaved the one time they met. Heller met Clinton briefly at a March fundraiser, and in January she donated the individual maximum of $2,700 to Clinton’s campaign. She believes she has also attended a party where the Clintons were present.
In addition, her husband’s family is involved in a years-long effort to recover initiation fees that her late in-laws paid to join Mar-A-Lago. The club’s rules state that the fees are refundable under certain circumstances when an individual is no longer a member, and Heller has placed at least one phone call to a club manager attempting to recover the money, totaling several thousand dollars.
“My motivations for speaking,” she said, are to show “it’s not ‘just talk’”, as Trump has claimed. “It’s action.”
Klein, Heller’s friend and neighbor, told the Guardian that she had heard the story long before the tape surfaced.
Klein said she learned about Heller’s alleged brush with Trump in the summer of 2015. It was shortly after Trump launched his run for the presidency, and Heller confided her story to the ladies’ Mahjong group the women both belong to near their homes in New York. Klein recounted Heller’s telling of story to the Guardian in similar detail.
“And when this tape came out, I couldn’t believe it, because it was exactly what he said he did and had done to Cathy,” Klein said.
Klein forwarded a breaking news alert to Heller on 7 October, the day news of the tape broke. “You were one of Trump’s victims,” she wrote. “He said when he sees a pretty woman, he just kisses her, he doesn’t even wait.”
On Saturday afternoon, the Trump campaign denied the accusation. “There is no way that something like this would have happened in a public place on Mother’s Day at Mr Trump’s resort,” spokesman Jason Miller said in a statement. “It would have been the talk of Palm Beach for the past two decades.
“The reality is this: for the media to wheel out a politically motivated Democratic activist with a legal dispute against this same resort owned by Mr Trump does a disservice to the public, and anyone covering this story should be embarrassed for elevating this bogus claim.”
Heller said that besides her January donation to Clinton, she had “also bought a woman’s card from Hillary,” alluding to a $5 card sold by the campaign after Trump accused his rival of “constantly playing the woman card”.
She added that although she supports Clinton, she is not an activist – “I’ve never done any work for the Democratic Party” – and that she is not pursuing any legal action against Mar-A-Lago.
On its release, the tape quickly unleashed a cascade of accusations from women who have said Trump forcibly kissed or groped them, or reached under their clothing without asking. For many, the tipping point came the Sunday night after the tape’s release, in Trump’s second presidential debate with Clinton. Pressed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper to say whether he touched women without their consent, Trump denied that he had.
“No, I did not,” Trump said. “I don’t think you understood what was said. This was locker room talk … Certainly I’m not proud of it. But this is locker room talk.
Within days, several former competitors in the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA contests, pageants once owned by Trump, claimed that Trump had barged into their dressing rooms without warning while they were half-dressed or naked. One woman, who spoke to Buzzfeed, said at the time she was 15.
By Friday evening, eight women had accused Trump – publicly and using their full names – of harassing them or touching them without their consent. Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks alleged to the New York Times that Trump was sexually inappropriate toward them on a plane and in Trump Tower, respectively.
Mindy McGillivary and the People writer Natasha Stoynoff claimed Trump grabbed them, and, in Stoynoff’s case, forced a kiss on her, at separate events at Mar-a-Lago. In a tearful statement she read on Friday afternoon, Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, Trump’s reality TV show, accused Trump of using conversations about a job opportunity as cover to touch her breast and try to force her into his bedroom at a Beverly Hills hotel.
Trump has reacted to these allegations with livid denials. At recent rallies, where his speeches have grown more feverish and conspiratorial, Trump has said some of the women to accuse him are not attractive enough for him to have hit on. “Look at her,” Trump said of Stoynoff. “I don’t think so.”
A steady drumbeat of campaign surrogates have questioned the timing of Trump’s accusers, suggesting they are seeking attention.
But accusations of sexual misconduct against Trump are not new. Jill Harth, a woman whose husband briefly partnered with Trump to produce a pageant, accused Trump in a 1997 lawsuit of attempting to rape her – a claim she has maintained ever since.
Heller, likewise, had been telling friends her story for months before a spotlight shone on Trump’s behavior toward women.
“This is not just something she said when she heard other women were coming out,” Klein said. “She told us this a good year and a half ago.”
Heller also told her account to a Guardian reporter in February. But she declined to tell her story on the record.
What ultimately swayed Heller to tell her story publicly, she said, were Trump’s own denials. Hearing the tape, she said, made her feel “validated and vindicated”. But it was Trump’s denials at Sunday night’s debate that convinced her to speak up.
United Nations officials described the killing of sleeping children as a disgrace to the world and accused Israel of a serious violation of international law after a school in Gaza being used to shelter Palestinian families was shelled on Wednesday.
At least 15 people, mostly children and women, died when the school in Jabaliya refugee camp was hit by five shells during a night of relentless bombardment across Gaza. More than 100 people were injured.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, said the attack was "outrageous and unjustifiable" and demanded "accountability and justice". The UN said its officials had repeatedly given details of the school and its refugee population to Israel.
A Palestinian girl cries while receiving treatment for her injuries caused by an Israeli strike. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
Fighting in Gaza continued through the day despite a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire called by Israel from 3pm. A crowded market in Shujai'iya was hit in the late afternoon, causing at least 17 deaths, including a journalist, and injuring about 200 people, according to Gaza health officials. They said people had ventured out to shop in the belief a ceasefire was in place. Witnesses said several shells struck as people were running away. Israel said rockets and mortar shells continued to be fired from Gaza.
Israel on Thursday was showing no sign of scaling back Operation Protective Edge, with the military reportedly calling up an additional 16,000 reserves as the offensive entered its 24th day.
At the UN school the first shell came just after the early morning call to prayer, when most of those taking shelter were asleep, crammed into classrooms with what few possessions they had managed to snatch as they fled their homes.
About 3,300 people had squashed into Jabaliya Elementary A&B Girls' School since the Israeli military warned people to leave their homes and neighbourhoods or risk death under intense bombardment. Classroom number one, near the school's entrance, had become home to about 40 people, mostly women and children.
As a shell blasted through the wall, showering occupants with shrapnel and spattering blood on walls and floors, Amna Zantit, 31, scrambled to gather up her three terrified infants in a panicked bid for the relative safety of the schoolyard. "Everyone was trying to escape," she said, clutching her eight-month old baby tightly. Minutes later, a second shell slammed through the roof of the two-storey school. At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured. Most were women or children.
Pierre Krähenbühl, commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said the shelling of the school was a "serious violation of international law by Israeli forces".
Krähenbühl said: "Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN-designated shelter in Gaza. Children killed in their sleep; this is an affront to all of us, a source of universal shame. Today the world stands disgraced."
Khalil al-Halabi, the UN official in charge of the schools in the area, was quickly on the scene. Bodies were littered over the classroom, and the badly injured lay in pools of blood amid the debris and rubble caused by the blast. "I was shaking," he said. "It was very, very hard for me to see the blood and hear the children crying."
By daylight, the detritus of people's lives was visible among ruins of the classroom: a ball, a bucket, some blankets, tins of food, a pair of flip-flops. The corpses of donkeys, used to haul the meagre possessions of refugees to what they thought was safety, lay at the school's entrance as two lads wearing Palestinian boy scout scarves collected human body parts for burial. Five of the injured were in a critical condition in hospital.
Halabi was facing impossible requests for advice from those who escaped the carnage. "These people are very angry. They evacuated their homes and came here for protection, not to be killed inside a UN shelter. Now they are asking me whether to stay or leave. They are very frightened. They don't know what to do."
The attack on the school was the sixth time that UNRWA premises have been hit since the war in Gaza began more than three weeks ago, the UN said.
Palestinians fled their homes after Israel warned that failure to do so would put their lives at risk. Those at the Jabaliya school were among more than 200,000 who have sought shelter at UN premises in the belief that families would be safe.
Analysis of evidence gathered at the site by UNRWA led to an initial assessment that Israeli artillery had hit the school, causing "multiple civilian deaths and injuries including of women and children and the UNRWA guard who was trying to protect the site. These are people who were instructed to leave their homes by the Israeli army."
Krähenbühl added: "Our staff, the very people leading the humanitarian response, are being killed. Our shelters are overflowing. Tens of thousands may soon be stranded in the streets of Gaza, without food, water and shelter if attacks on these areas continue."
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it was investigating the incident at the UN school. Initial inquiries showed that "Hamas militants fired mortar shells from the vicinity of the school, and [Israeli] soldiers responded by firing towards the origins of the fire", a spokeswoman said.
The US, which has been at odds with Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, over efforts to secure a ceasefire, condemned the school shelling but did not specifically blame Israel.
The incident comes after an explosion at another UN school in Beit Hanoun last week as the playground was filled with families awaiting evacuation. Israel denied responsibility for the deaths, saying a single "errant" shell fired by its forces hit the school playground, which was empty at the time.
UNRWA has rejected the IDF's account, saying an initial shell was followed by several others within minutes. Reporters who visited the school shortly afterwards said damage and debris was consistent with mortar rounds. UNRWA has found rockets at three of its schools in Gaza in the past three weeks, which it has swiftly condemned as "flagrant violation[s] of the neutrality of our premises".
Israel says militants from Hamas and other organisations launch rockets from the vicinity of UNRWA properties.
The Israeli military said it had targeted more than 4,100 sites in Gaza since the start of the conflict on 8 July. The death toll in Gaza rose above 1,300 on Wednesday.
Three soldiers were killed in fighting around Khan Younis, bringing the total IDF death toll to 56. Three civilians have died in rocket attacks on Israel.
In an emotional statement, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said the "destructive cycle of violence has caused untold suffering".
He said: "You can't look at the pictures coming from Gaza and Israel without your heart breaking. We must cry to God and beat down the doors of heaven and pray for peace and justice and security. Only a costly and open-hearted seeking of peace between Israeli and Palestinian can protect innocent people, their children and grandchildren, from ever worse violence."
He called for a renewed "commitment to political dialogue in the wider search for peace and security for both Israeli and Palestinians".
Support for the military operation among the Israeli public remained solid. A poll published by Tel Aviv university this week found 95% of Israeli Jews felt the offensive was justified. Only 4% believed too much force had been used.
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Parliamentarian Pat Fling installed two new members, Sandra Ezinga and Morita Hadlock. "Happy Birthday" was sung to Boots Campbell, Janet Gillespie, Marge Hatfield, Phyllis Bullard, Mary Byrnes and Phyllis Haines.
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Qualifying under the lights at the Singapore Grand Prix saw traffic play a big part in Q1, which ended with Lotus Racing drivers Heikki Kovalainen in 19th and Jarno Trulli 21st.
Heikki Kovalainen (Chassis T127-01) FP3: 15 laps, best time 1.53.146, 20th / QUALIFYING: 19th, 1.50.915, 9 laps “Qualifying today was quite difficult to be honest. The traffic made it really tricky as there were cars on slow laps when I was on a quick one, and I think I missed my best opportunity on the second set of tyres which were brand new. I gave it my best shot, and I think the last lap was about as good as I could have done today, so at least I split the Virgins and got pretty close to Timo. It’s still game on for tomorrow, and I think we’re in good shape for the race, so we’ll see what happens.”
Jarno Trulli (Chassis T127-04) FP3: 17 laps, best time 1.53.681, 22nd / QUALIFYING: 21st, 1.51.641, 10 laps “I’m pretty disappointed with how it went tonight. This morning’s practice was pretty good but on the first run in qualifying on the options I couldn’t find any real grip so I switched to the primes. I think I got the most out of the car I could by the end of Q1 – braking obviously plays a big role here, and I’ve been struggling with the rear end locking all weekend, so I hope it improves tomorrow.”
Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer: “A pretty disappointing qualifying session today. Jarno has not been happy with the balance on the tyres all weekend and that carried through to qualifying. Heikki was generally happier on the option tyre but unfortunately he was held up on what would have been his quickest lap. Despite that I think the race pace of the car is strong and we look forward to a better performance in the race tomorrow.”
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal: “I don’t think we got the best out the car today, but it is what it is. Honestly, I’m reasonably happy, as I thought we might not have been quite as close to Timo as we ended up – he goes very well here and I think that if the traffic hadn’t played its part Heikki might have been able to get past him. As development on this year’s car stopped back in July and we put our resources into the 2011 car, we always knew the competition would become closer as the season drew to an end, with our closest rivals continuing to bring upgrades to each race. With that in mind, the fact that Heikki is as close as he is to Timo means we can not be too disappointed. Jarno also did a good job today, after a tricky weekend for him on a track he does not favour, and they are both pumped up to fight tomorrow, so there’s all to play for in the race.”
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Sex and drugs and rock’n’roll are not things we immediately associate with Greenland but, after this book, the impression many of us have of Greenland is likely to change. The book follows the story of five young people in Nuuk, three young woman, a young woman who would rather be a young man and a young man.
We start with Fia (a woman). She is in the process of breaking up with her partner, Peter. She wants her freedom and, frankly, is bored with Peter, a man she considers worthy but whom she does not love and with whom she is not happy. Peter is not happy with her decision. She moves in with Arnaq (a woman), who is a friend of her brother, Inuk. The two women go to a party where they meet Sara. Fia is immediately struck by Sara’s beauty (If God’s a woman, then she’s more beautiful than God). Indeed, against her better judgement, she finds herself falling for Sara. We know, though she does not, that Arnaq is also attracted to Sara, who is living with Ivinnguaq/Ivik.
Fia is so horrified at her Lesbian feelings that she immediately finds a (less than attractive) man whom she nicknames Pig-With-A-Nose-Like-A-Prick and has sex with him. His nose is not the only part of his anatomy she mocks. She is also disgusted with herself for having sex with him. When Arnaq returns to the flat, Arnaq is aware of Fia’s interest in Sara and seduces Fia. We see this story both from Fia’s point of view and then from Arnaq’s.
While partner-changing and bisexuality is going on, we also follow Ivinnguaq/Ivik who has been questioned by friends and families as to why she does not have a boyfriend but prefers to hang out with boys. She eventually questions her gender identity.
Arnaq, meanwhile, as well as visiting her sister, after giving birth, also confesses all to her sister though admits to having had a boyfriend as well as Lesbian affairs. Arnaq worries about herself and feels that she has the Devil inside her: Burning and glowing, Lucifer emerges as a gas from far inside my guts. As he spreads out into the air, I almost die. Fuck. Lucifer is trying to suffocate me.
Meanwhile, Inuk, who has been somewhat holier-than-thou towards his sister and also somewhat anti-gay, may have been having an affair with the local (male) M.P.
Yes, it is all about growing up and young people struggling with their demons, with their sexuality, with their relationships, with their gender identity, with their alcohol dependency and with life in general. And yes, Greenland young people seem to have many of the same problems as young people have elsewhere in the world. Having said that, had this book been written by a British or US writer, I very much doubt if I would have read it. I did think it was interesting to read, to learn that Nuuk – population 16,786 when this book was written – is as much a party town as New York or Newcastle and that young Greenland people seem to spend their time, when not studying or working, partying, having sex and drinking (heavily). Doubtless this book will do well – it has already been translated into several languages – and well done to Korneliussen for showing us a side of Greenland of which we were almost all probably ignorant but it is not great literature.
US President Trump may have many things in mind to accomplish through his recent tough warnings and erratic leadership style. He wants the world to continue to live with the American exceptionalism in all international relations at a time when both the US and the world have undergone a radical transformation.
His desire to make ‘America great again’ does not seem possible with values that the US has long lost in its quest for global hegemony. Instead of open and veiled threats, the US needs to rediscover its role in the changing global landscape if it truly wishes to rejuvenate and lead.
The US was never a great country because of its hard power – full spectrum military might – but because of its cherished ideals – equality, liberty, and justice. Its founding leaders fought against colonialism and established a polity based on fundamental human rights. They would have never thought of denying the same rights to others across the globe once it replaced Britain. As is evident from its constitution, America had to be a land of hope for the hopeless and the oppressed anywhere in the world. It offered itself as a land of opportunity, freedom and happiness for all regardless of their colour, creed and ethnic background.
It is no longer the case now. Internally, the country is paralysed by extreme social polarisation thanks to the politics of fear and hatred, the dysfunctional economic system that favours the rich and the powerful lobbying groups that promote the interests of selected segments of society at the cost of pluralism.
Externally, the country seeks to police the world and capture the resources of other by all means, regardless of whether they are fair or foul. It props up dictators where they can best serves its economic and strategic interests and uses force on the basis of false evidence whenever diplomacy proves impotent to guarantee an uninterrupted flow of oil and other valuable resources.
The unexpected ascendance of Trump to the most powerful position in the world was predicated on two decisive pillars of the election campaign. On the domestic front, he kept magnifying the small side-effects of a pluralist society by blaming all social evils on immigrants. Equally appealing to the electorate was his advocacy for winding down wars and restraining the US from imposing its way of life on others. He now seems to have succumbed to the CIA and the Pentagon in defining an even dangerous role for the US.
Iran happened to be the first to fit in the old doctrine of ‘evil starts at thy door and must be hit there’ followed by Syria, which had to receive an array of cruise missiles for its continued resilience to break into pieces. North Korea also got its share of rage from the incarnated Hitler. But its stern response in the form of testing more missiles has apparently put the genie back in the bottle.
The latest blatant display of belligerency is the so-called Afghan policy, which outlines America’s strategic objectives in the region with a pointed threat to Pakistan for its ‘insubordination’ in fighting the war against terror on US and Indian terms.
What Trump has done so far amply demonstrates that he is a laggard leader. He does not know the dynamics of international relations and global politics. The world is not in a state of inertia. Instead, it changes in many directions and in unpredictable ways, with winners and losers taking turns. The US is no longer in sync with new ground realities. It has already experienced serious setbacks in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Russia has reasserted itself on the global map and China has been an irresistible challenger to US hegemony.
To be truly free from the shackles of the CIA and the Pentagon, Trump needs to learn from the Chinese leadership and its soft power in winning the world. The effect of using hard power is short-lived and counter-productive. Instead of blaming Pakistan for all troubles and problems in Afghanistan, the US should recognise Pakistan’s unmatched sacrifices in the war against terror and help it fight the trickiest war.
Owing to its geographical proximity and porous border, Pakistan in particular cannot remain indifferent to developments in Afghanistan. The US needs to address Pakistan’s critical concerns to bring peace in Afghanistan rather than complicating the situation by bringing in India to play dirty games under the guise of a philanthropist.
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Iwakuma entered the game with an 8.59 ERA in five previous starts against the Red Sox. On Wednesday, he worked 7 1/3 scoreless innings, struck out seven and walked none.
"There’s a lot of lefties in (the Boston lineup)," Zunino said, "and he wanted to use the inside of the plate. He was able to use that slider down and in, and sort of a little, shorter slider up in their hands.
The Mariners backed Iwakuma (12-7) with three solo home runs against Boston right-hander Rick Porcello: Nelson Cruz to left field in the second inning; Zunino to center in the sixth; and Adam Lind to right in the seventh.
Porcello (14-3) allowed only one other hit in an eight-inning complete game, a single by Zunino in the eighth inning.
Iwakuma exited after Andrew Benintendi’s one-out single in the eighth inning. He was at 97 pitches and about to head through the Boston lineup for a fourth time.
"His track record," manager Scott Servais said, "is when he hits that 93-to-98 (pitch count)…that’s his spot in there, pitch-wise. We had a rested bullpen."
Drew Storen gave up a single to Mookie Betts, which brought the tying run to the plate. Brock Holt popped out, but Xander Bogaerts sent a drive to deep left that, for an instant, seemed poised to throw away Iwakuma’s work.
"When the ball went off Bogaerts’ bat," Servais said, "we’ve certainly seen that one go out of the park here a couple of times this year. But that time, it didn’t."
Rookie closer Edwin Diaz then wobbled through the ninth inning before closing out Iwakuma’s victory and gaining his second save.
Diaz gave up a one-out single to Jackie Bradley Jr. before hitting Aaron Hill with a pitch. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third. Travis Shaw’s grounder to second scored Bradley and broke the shutout.
"I was pulling my shoulder a little bit today," Diaz said, "but I made the adjustment and got the outs."
The victory lifted the Mariners to 54-52 and pulled them to within seven games of first-place Texas in the American League West Division. They are 4 1/2 games behind Detroit for the final wild-card berth.
Cruz’s leadoff homer in the second inning opened the scoring. He jumped a 90-mph fastball from Porcello for a 441-foot drive into the second deck in left field for his 27th homer of the season.
The Mariners didn’t get their second hit until the sixth inning, when Zunino led off with a 427-foot homer to center for a 2-0 lead. He has five homers in 12 games.
Lind extended the margin to 3-0 with a one-out homer to right in the seventh inning. It was his 16th of the year. Iwakuma and the bullpen took it from there.
"We’ve had success against (Iwakuma) in the past," Boston manager John Farrell said, "and it was his turn tonight. He was in command the entire time he was on the mound."
PLAY OF THE GAME: The Red Sox had the tying run at the plate with two outs — note that, two outs — in the eighth inning when Xander Bogaerts turned on a pitch from reliever Drew Storen it deep to left field.
For an instant, it appeared the game was tied. But a gusting wind (perhaps) slowed the flight, and Nori Aoki caught the ball on the track.
PLUS: Hisashi Iwakuma is 11-3 since May 20. Those 11 victories are the most in the majors since that date…Mike Zunino had two of the Mariners’ four hits. Regarding Zunino’s 427-foot homer to center, teammate Nelson Cruz said: "That was impressive. It went a long way. I haven’t seen one hit that far to center field here in a long time."…Adam Lind has 15 homers in his last 56 games.
MINUS: Not too much, really, other than left fielder Nori Aoki forgetting how many outs there were in the eighth inning.
STAT PACK: Nelson Cruz is batting .316 his season in 57 games as a designated hitter with 18 homers and 50 RBIs. He is batting .240 in 45 games as a right fielder with nine homers and 19 RBIs.
QUOTABLE: Manager Scott Servais on Edwin Diaz’s shaky ninth inning: "Edwin got a little bit out of sync tonight. You could see that he was rushing a little bit. He’s 22 years old. I think everybody needs to keep that in mind.
"There are going to be nights when it’s going to be awesome. And there are going to be nights when he’s not going to be quite as sharp.
"But because he’s got the stuff, you don’t have to be quite as sharp. He still has a chance to get through it."
SHORT HOPS: The Mariners held a pre-game ceremony to honor Boston DH David Ortiz, who is retiring after the season. Among other things, he received a framed copy of his first professional contract, a watch and 34 pounds of Northwest King Salmon…Thursday’s starter, lefty Ariel Miranda, was in the clubhouse after the game. There was no official word from the Mariners on the roster move to recall Miranda from Triple-A Tacoma, but right-hander Donn Roach was getting handshakes and pats on the back from teammates…Boston’s Rick Porcello suffered his first loss in 14 starts.
Along with Browner, safety Jeron Johnson (hamstring) also did not practice and is listed as doubtful.
The news is better concerning defensive end Cliff Avril. Carroll said the team’s top free agent acquisition is listed as probable, and should play for the first time this year on Sunday.
“He could have played last week,” Carroll said. “No he comes back and puts another week behind him, and went all the reps and took full-speed work. So we know he’s ready to go.”
Along with Avril, tight end Luke Wilson (oblique), offensive lineman Michael Bowie (shoulder), receiver Sidney Rice (knee), defensive tackle Brandon Mebane (ankle) and defensive tackle Tony McDaniel (groin) all fully participated in practice and are probable.
Defensive end Chris Clemons fully participated in practice for a second straight day, but is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.
“Chris had a great week,” Carroll said. “We were just thrilled. Wednesday was the first day, and you could kind of see him knocking off the rust. Thursday he was good, and Friday again he was good. So he’s going to have a real chance in the next couple weeks to get back and play for us.”
Defensive tackle Jordan Hill (biceps) did not practice today, and is listed as out for Sunday’s game.
For San Francisco, the only player on the team’s injury report is running back LaMichael James, who’s listed as questionable with a knee injury.
Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright received a $7,875 fine from the league for unnecessary roughness before a taunting penalty he got during the Carolina game. Wright had words with Carolina safety Colin Jones after he pulled Jones from a scrum by both his legs.
Carolina defensive lineman Frank Alexander also received a $15,750 fine for his ejection after throwing a punch at Breno Giacomini, which you can watch here.
“It’s football; that’s the way football should be, I think,” Giacomini said about the play. “I don’t think he should’ve got fined. Maybe a flag, but a fine? I think that’s too much personally.”
Carroll turns 62 on Sunday, so of course I asked him if he was going to catch a flight to Denver so he can attempt to throw a football as far as his age once again in the high altitude of Mile High Stadium.
Carroll has been blessed that his birthday has fallen around the same time Seattle has played games in Denver the past two seasons.
However, this year Carroll said he’ll have to wait for the elements to cooperate with him closer to him.
“I never have said that I have to do that on my birthday,” Carroll said, smiling. “And I keep looking at that flag, and that flag’s got to get ripping in the right direction.
Vimeo, an internet service provider that allows users to upload audio and video content, is not liable for copyright infringement in New York after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Manhattan Federal Court decision.
By reversing and remanding the decision of a Manhattan Federal Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) grants an internet service provider a “safe harbor” from infringement claims, regardless of the publish date of recordings.
In the matter of Capitol Records v. Vimeo, Capitol Records sued in Manhattan Federal Court for copyright infringement, claiming that Vimeo should be held liable for users publishing copyrighted materials, including music recorded before 1972.
The Second Circuit disagreed, holding that construing DMCA as leaving service providers like Vimeo subject to liability for the acts of users posting materials that may infringe copyright “defeats the very purpose Congress sought to achieve in passing the statute.”
The Second Circuit also rejected Capitol Records’s claim that Vimeo should be held liable for videos uploaded onto its site that a reasonable employee should have had “red flags” of copyright infringement.
The Second Circuit also rejected Capitol Record’s argument that Vimeo showed “willful blindness” towards audio infringement since it monitors only video content.
Making theory of mind assessment and treatment planning straightforward, time-efficient, family-centered, and evidence-based.
The ToMI-2 represents a new method for assessing theory of mind that addresses the limitations of traditional theory of mind measures. This well-validated parent-informant measure is designed to assess a wide range of theory of mind competencies, it does not suffer from ceiling effect when administered to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and it is not vulnerable to test-practice effects and child linguistic, cognitive, and motivational factors. Read More…
The ToMI-2 consists of 60 items designed to tap a wide range of social cognitive understandings. Each item takes the form of a statement (e.g., “My child understands whether someone hurts another on purpose or by accident”) and is accompanied by a 20-unit continuum anchored by ‘definitely not’, ‘probably not’, ‘undecided’, ‘probably’, and ‘definitely.’ The respondent is asked to read a statement and draw a hash mark at the appropriate point along the continuum. Read More…
The ToMI-2 is designed to tap a wide range of theory of mind competencies; thus, it may be particularly helpful for identifying areas of strength and weakness in an individual’s social-cognitive profile and it can be used to identify developmentally appropriate targets for treatment. Hutchins and Prelock (2008) described the ways in which the earlier (and similar) version of this measure was used as part of a larger assessment battery for precisely these purposes.
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Fairy tales and childhood go hand-in-hand and one of many ways to enhance this lovely relationship is by gifting your little princess this A.W. Faber-Castell Shrinky Dinks Fairies Mini. This kit includes everything your child needs to create a miniature Shrinky Dink fairy landscape.
A beautifully designed and furnished 4 star first floor apartment in a peaceful rural location & a short distance from the Giant’s Causeway, coastline and gorgeous beaches. All modern amenities including Wifi, computer, flat screen TVs with DVD players in all rooms.
You will find the main area light and airy and equipped with everything you might need for a relaxing stay.
It’s so quiet and peaceful here that you’re going to get a great nights sleep. Being in the countryside you’ll be able to see the stars at night and you can even catch the light from the lighthouse on Rathlin Island.
No noise – well maybe a sheep here and there but if you need to relax and unwind then this is a good place to start.
If the weather is good we have a swanky barbecue which you are welcome to use, together with a decking area for relaxing in the sun. The apartment is in the grounds of our own property and set in an acre of garden, which you are welcome to use.
We have 4 chickens, each named after particular spices so we hope you like eggs. There’s nothing like freshly laid eggs in the morning – so just ask and we’ll leave them on your doorstep!
Although so close to beaches, attractions and restaurants we are in such a quiet location, great for relaxing after a day of exploring.
My Husband, myself and our two boys stayed here for a week in August. The place is fantastic. Geoff is so welcoming and was there the minute we arrived to show us around. The size of the place was perfect for our family and the boys loved the fact they had a tv in their room 🙂 although they didn't use it. My son's loved the Garden and my youngest especially loved the three chickens which he followed round on several occasions clucking at them.
Lovely situated accommodation with excellent facilities including Bushmills whiskey. There is a well equipped kitchen with everything you need. The owner was very helpful
We were a group of 5 students from scotland, who were looking for the perfect break after the end of semester. The place above gave us what we needed. Situated in a calm noiseless locality, we fell in love with the place the minute we stepped in. Nice cosy rooms, a kitchen with all essentials, an electronic barbecue and what not?
The Place Above is located just a few miles from the beautiful Causeway Coast and so close to all that the North Coast has to offer. Located in a quiet rural location for a peaceful and relaxing retreat from the days activities.
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SSC CGL Result 2016 Tier 1 Exam Tier 2 Date: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination took place in the months of August and September 2016. According to the official notification, it is said that the results of SSC CGL Tier 1 exam will be declared on November 8.
The previous notice of SSC stated that Tier 1 evening shift exam conducted on August 27 was canceled. The same candidates will have to re-appear for the same on October 27. After the Tier1 results, the qualified candidates will appear in the further tiers, i.e. 2,3, & 4. To make into the next round, the aspirants will have to score a minimum of cutoff marks which SSC will reveal later on.
The Commission released the recruitment notification for a total of 3,815 Group B & C posts in various Ministries / Departments / Organizations. Thus, CGLE 2016 examination was conducted by SSC for the same.
Earlier, the Tier 1 exam was scheduled to take place in May. But, after the introduction of level 3 and 4 exams, it got postponed. Finally, it rescheduled and conducted in August and September. The inclusion of more tiers resulted in the change of exam pattern. The overall number of questions were reduced to 100 from 200.
More than 38 lakh candidates registered for the CGL 2016 exam. However, around 14.99 lakh aspirants appeared for the same. Tier 1 was conducted in 44 batches from August 27 to September 11 and 25. The evening shift (4:15 pm to 5:30 pm) held on August 27 got canceled. Those candidates will have to re-take the exam.
The re-exam admit cards has been released and available on the SSC’ official website. The candidates can download them as it is a crucial document to carry at the test center.
Most the candidates told us that tier 1 exam was of average difficulty and most of the questions were easy. This means that we can see an increase in the SSC CGL Tier 1 Cut off marks. It can go as high as 125 marks for the aspirants of general category. Most of the candidates found the questions in the General Awareness category tough. So, it will have a significant role in deciding the candidates’ selection chances.
However, the expected cut off marks for OBC, SC, and ST category would be 102-110, 90-98, and 84-88 marks range. The exact picture will be out and clear soon once the tier 1 CGL results are out.
After the tier1 exams had concluded on August 25, the candidates started expecting the result declaration date to be in the first week of October. However, the official notification came on October 14, and it stated that the results would be published online on November 8.
The same notice served the official dates for Tier 2 exams from November 30 to December 2. The exact dates will be notified to the qualified candidates as they get their admit cards / hall tickets. The rest of the two tiers will take place in January 2017. Thus, the SSC final result 2016 will be out in April 2017.
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