For the record this site has twice written to Mr Geiringer asking for comment and evidence, and both times he has failed to reply. Our offer Felix still stands that any reply will be published unedited. We just want the evidence Felix to back up your baseless allegations. The evidence you claim to have seen! Hearsay & bullshit springs to mind.
Why would a lawyer of Felix’s (supposed) calibre lie to the NZ Law Society? It is a very curious question. Then again Felix Geiringer did get run over by Bill Birch’s ministerial car when he was protesting. He is no stranger to controversy. We reckon those broken ribs must of hurt.
Spring says “I was astounded by the lies of Geiringer, and I was equally astounded how stupid the NZ Law Society was in accepting his response – I want him to prove his allegations”. (We know he can’t)
As readers know from a previous story on this site that Matthew Blomfield’s version of events that made its way into the Whale Oil book, published by Potton and Burton, and authored by Margie Thomson, is 100% NOT true. We are currently investigating the possible fraud against the insurers.
So why would a senior barrister like Felix Geiringer of Lambton Chambers make up such defamatory allegations to the Law Society in a response to a complaint?
Spring says “maybe that’s why Felix is no longer acting on the Blomfield V Slater matter which is, after a decade still ongoing”. This site has also been told that Blomfield has not paid his outstanding bill.
Nonetheless the damage that liars like Geiringer are doing, or have done, take their toll.
We all know the NZ Law Society have a lot to answer for, and the overhaul of that wet bus ticket operation has finally begun.
Spring says “the connection between Nicky Hagar, Matthew Blomfield and another scumbag lawyer called Steven Price in my view shows the collusion” Spring has written to both Price and Hagar, and they have never replied. In our view it’s pretty telling as if they could verify their claims they would.
Steven Price as we know, was the “legal clown” who signed off on the untruthfulness of the Whale Oil book – look how that turned out! And to think he teaches the kids of today about the law at Victoria University in Wellington.
Emails seen by the site also show that Springs ex father in law, Ralph Norris, has also been in contact with Felix Geiringer. In those emails Norris states he considered suing Spring for defamation. That is something Spring would relish, as he was unequivocal on that matter “tell Norris to strap a set on and have a go, as once he stops telling lies about me I will stop telling the truth about him, you only have to look at the latest class action against Fletchers in Australia to see what he was up to” (Story to come at this site)
Norris and his claim of defamation is frankly pathetic. It’s just words of a bitter loser who lost in the courts to a Lay Litigant (Spring) who tells the truth. Norris also gave Matthew Blomfield two affidavits against Spring. Who does that when kids are involved? The answer is simple. Norris has no care for his grandkids, he’s all about defending his now broken reputation. Spring says “Ralph Norris needs to resign as Chairman of Craig Investment Partners and disappear from view as his days are over”
Spring says “it was quite a laugh when Norris said there is no point suing me as I have little money, but yet he fails to see that suing is not about money, but getting a declaration about the truth, its all just crap from a guy that cost Air NZ a billion with the Ansett purchase when he was on that Board, his tenure at CBA saw the Royal Commission into banking, and then Fletchers lost billions with him as Chairman, and now a class action has been launched… it says it all in my humble opinion”
Any way back to Geiringer – he chooses strange bed fellows. This site wants Felix Geiringer to put up or shut up. If he holds information he says he does, then why do the NZ Police say no such evidence exists?.
Maybe Spring needs to sue Felix Geiringer for defamation. After all Spring is 2 from 2.


As Westminster returns, we are gearing up for an election that will see the Conservatives seek to divide the nation on questions of culture and identity. In recent months, however, the Labour Party has shown that we need not tear ourselves apart, on even the most contentious issues. Labour’s balanced and evidence-based position on gender identity shows that there is room for grown-up government in Britain, even on the most hotly debated topics. We can, as Sunder Katwala put it in a recent Labour Together report, still bridge our divides.
Following July’s meeting of the National Policy Forum, Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, announced a clear new approach to the process of gender recognition. A longstanding commitment to reforming this process remains, but “self-identification” – which would allow a person to change their legally recognised sex in a similar way to changing their name by deed poll – has been ruled out.
The Gender Recognition Panel which decides on individual applications, made up of doctors and lawyers, will be abolished. Evidence will now be needed from only one doctor instead of two, but a diagnosis of gender dysphoria will still be a prerequisite for a Gender Recognition Certificate to be issued . Labour also restated its commitment to single-sex spaces in unequivocal terms: “there will always be places where it is reasonable for biological women only to have access”.
Responsible politics isn’t about doing what’s easy. It’s about doing what’s right.
That’s why Labour will act where the Conservatives have failed by modernising, reforming and simplifying the outdated gender recognition law.
Here’s how ⤵ 🧵https://t.co/McXrSzuJtK
— Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds) July 24, 2023
‘This debate has spiralled…into one of the most unpleasant and self-destructive rows’
In taking this considered position, Labour has shown that it has no intention of repeating Scotland’s chaotic recent example. The Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, drafted and rushed through without any apparent interest in resolving the complexities of the issue, became the first Scottish legislation to trigger challenge from the UK government under the Scotland Act.
While the case is yet to be heard, the real verdict came in the court of public opinion. The Scottish electorate was appalled to learn that a convicted double rapist, who identifies as a woman, had been remanded to a woman-only prison.
The row did not just significantly damage the SNP. Much more importantly, it failed to deliver either any workable reforms for trans people, or any reassurance for those concerned about vulnerable women.
Anneliese Dodds clearly acknowledged the impact of this dismaying episode on Labour’s own thinking. “We will not make the same mistakes,” she wrote. She also noted- with some understatement- that the new position will not please everyone.
The debate on this issue has spiralled wildly beyond questions of law and policy into one of the most unpleasant and self-destructive rows that contemporary British politics has witnessed. And it is in Labour’s decision to confront this that the true political significance of its proposals lies.
Good government and good law is not about pleasing everyone. Instead, it is about making the best possible decisions on the available evidence. In grasping this particularly vicious nettle, Labour is not only – or even primarily – seeking to end a distracting and painful internal dispute. It is also making an important statement about how it intends to govern.
Compromise must never be allowed to become a dirty word. In the last few years, even acknowledging the need to mediate between competing rights in this area- between more dignified treatment of those who wish to change their legal sex and maintaining protections for those born female– has been treated as akin to hate speech.
But prospective governments must be clear that managing competing rights is part of what it means to run a country. These conflicts are not only the everyday business of our law courts. They also underpin Labour’s own Equality Act 2010.
‘Policy fine-tuning should be done in government, not opposition’
Instead of simply listing the characteristics that must not give rise to discrimination- such as race, disability, gender reassignment and sex- this flagship legislation dedicates considerable space to the relationships between them, and the exceptional circumstances where people can be treated differently in order to preserve the rights of others. This is why the Act was such an important achievement. Labour should be proud of having written this deep and thoughtful understanding of equality into our law.
There is still much detail to be worked through in Labour’s plans. This remains a highly complex area of law and policy. It is still not clear exactly how single-sex spaces will be protected, when providers report mounting confusion about when it is legal to exclude trans people from a service designed for the opposite sex.
There is likely to be continuing controversy over the “spousal consent” mechanism in the current gender recognition process, which Labour has suggested it will remove. Often misrepresented as the ability for a person’s spouse to block their transition itself, it is in fact an opportunity for the spouse to say they don’t consent to their marriage becoming a same-sex one in law (or an opposite-sex one, where it was originally between two men or two women) and want it to end first.
Labour must be sure the public doesn’t value this ability to give consent, if its new gender recognition system is to be more durable than its predecessor.
But this fine-tuning should be done during a future Labour government, rather than in Opposition. It needs the benefit of proper public consultation, civil service support, and engagement with key stakeholders. For now, Labour has demonstrated a determination to balance rights, and to fill a policy vacuum which has allowed confusion and vituperation to flourish.
It has also shown exactly what differentiates our party from the Conservatives. Where a tired and desperate government is seeking to exploit divided views, Labour is now carefully and confidently bridging them.


Robert DeLaurentis (49), the ‘Zen Pilot’, made a touch
down in the city on Sunday as he moves towards the Pacific ocean
during his solo flight around the world that he aims to complete in 90 days. Covering 27,000 nautical miles and 23 countries in this epic journey
, he aims to make a world record and also raise scholarship funds for the needy children back home in San Diego
Robert has just finished 60 days and landed his 1997 Piper Malibu Mirage
, with its name ‘Spirit of San Diego’ painted on the fuselage, in Nagpur. The pilot looked excited as he arrived. “Fortunately, I could arrive here in monsoon, the best time to be in India,” he said unmindful of the fact it has not exactly been raining in these parts for quite a few days. He stated Nagpur being the centre of the country had to be his stop and on Monday he would be departing for Malaysia
for his onward his journey.
Describing the challenges he faced on his way towards India, the first thing he said was, “Cost of Avgas (fuel) here has been 2-4 times more than in the USA.” He then added, “My navigation database also got corrupted so I had to have new data chips sent from USA which delayed me a couple days.” He thinks the weather can be an obstacle as he leaves India. On his day spent in Nagpur, he said, “I found the people around the city very warm and friendly and I am having a great time being here.”
It took about five years for Robert to train himself as a pilot and get over 1100 hours of flying experience while preparing for this trip. He also did his graduation in spiritual psychology and currently is the founder of an organization called Flying Thru Life that helps people apply principles of spirituality in life and business, something that earned him the epithet of ‘Zen Pilot’. He also runs a real estate business that allowed him the independence needed to decide on this adventurous ride.
He said he invested more than $100,000 and got 35 sponsors who helped put things into place. “At times it would become very difficult for me to arrange for sponsors over the phone. I had to meet them all personally and explain my plans to get them interested. Things worked somehow.”
When he completes his flight, Robert will be the first ever to fly across the Mid-Atlantic and Pacific Ocean solo in three months. Robert talked about the difficulty and risk involved in the journey but he wants to encourage more people to live their dream by setting an example. He said, “I had to go through an open ocean survival course in case anything happened during my trip. With a life jacket, a marine radio, a spare axe and light to see through dark, I have been fearlessly exploring around.” He also stated the money was well spent because the aircraft is equipped with latest technology that made his ride safer.
“People should see how a single engined aircraft could cover 27,000 miles circumnavigating the globe with right training and right equipment,” he said.
(Reporting by Shakti Singh)


Sep. 16, 2013
What's your take on Salisbury police trainees doing foot patrols in city neighborhoods?
- It's a feel-good initiative that will have little impact on crime.(Your vote)
- 11% 11 votes ▼
- It's always good to break down barriers, build trust between citizens and police.(Your vote)
- 43% 42 votes ▼
- Focus more on arrests, not outreach, in crime-ridden neighborhoods.(Your vote)
- 13% 13 votes ▼
- Good idea: Salisbury police traditionally don't know the city as well as they should.(Your vote)
- 31% 30 votes ▼
Voting is now closed | 96 votes
- After reading last week about Salisbury's potential and challenges, what step do you advocate to move the city forward?
- The biggest concern at The Daily Times Town Hall meeting Wednesday night was keeping teens on the right track. How does Salisbury accomplish that?
- The Daily Times reported Sunday local governments vary widely in how much they charge for public records. What are your thoughts?


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The Government of El Salvador reiterated on Wednesday the measure to prohibit the entry of people from the countries most affected with coronavirus infections.
Presidential Commissioner Salvadoran government operations, Carolina Recinos, reiterated the measure was announced by President Bukele, at the beginning of this week.
Migrant positions at the International Airport and at the borders of the country, They are ordered to deny entry to people traveling from China, the region most affected, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Italy Sur.
Recinos told a local press conference, in San Salvador, that only representatives of the Diplomatic Corps and Salvadoran citizens are exempt from this provision.
But nevertheless, People in this group entering the country, shall be subject to quarantine 15 days to determine whether they represent a risk of contagion.
Weekend, in Italy, the authorities ordered citizens to stay home and avoid public spaces, after which disease expand rapidly.
On Sunday, 50 thousand people were marooned in the Lombardy region following the order of the authorities, also confirmed several deaths attributed to the coronavirus.


It wasn't long ago that Spider-Man: Homecoming wrapped production. The highly anticipated film finished shooting after several months in Atlanta and New York City, and fans are already wondering when they may get some updates on the film. Well, it looks like that question has been answered, so fans better be paying attention to an upcoming Comic-Con in Brazil.
Comic Con Experience posted a tweet that teases Spider-Man: Homecoming's presence at their annual event. The translated message says that Song Pictures (Brazil) will be bringing updates about the film to its panel on December 2nd.
Obviously, fans are more than interested to hear what the studio has to say about their web-slinging hero. Moviegoers were thrilled to learn that Sony Pictures had teamed up with Marvel Studios to reboot their Spider-Man franchise, and fans have only grown more excited since the character debuted in Captain America: Civil War. Tom Holland inherited the superhero's suit and donned it for the film. Fans will see the actor wear the spandex costume next in Spider-Man: Homecoming and perhaps Avengers: Infinity War if they are lucky.
It is very possible the hero will appear in the third Avengers flick. After all, the relationship between Marvel and Sony continues to grow stronger by the day, and the former could probably convince the latter to borrow out the hero for another rendezvous.
Earlier this year, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tom Rothman about the studio's partnership with Marvel - and he had nothing but praise to give.
"It's been fantastic, our relationship with Marvel," he said. "Sony has the ultimate authority," Rothman clarified. "But we have deferred the creative lead to Marvel, because they know what they're doing."
Clearly, the two studios are better off than how Marvel is with 20th Century Fox. Both companies have been at odds over their superhero franchises for years, but fans wondered earlier this year whether Fox would be willing to loan the X-Men to Marvel for a special Marvel Cinematic Universe appearance.
However, fans shouldn't get their hopes up about that.
The president of Marvel Studios recently spoke with Collider and talked about the company's relationship with 20th Century Fox. When he was asked whether Marvel and Fox were playing nice these days, Feige said their relationship is, "the same as it has always been."
"We all get along, and I see them occasionally," Feige continued. "There's no change in any dynamic."
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released on July 7, 2017.


Most sellers have found themselves being squeezed by the Greater Toronto Area’s housing-market slowdown as thousands of dollars weaken due to the value of houses they intend to sell. Others face the terrifying chance of handling two or mortgages at the rate of $6,000 a month.
The decline in the activity of prices and sales in Greater Toronto Areas is clear to many real-estate agents as a temporary return to a better and more balanced market. This has caused some sellers to reevaluate their housing plans while some are struggling in financial risks.
Mortgage broker, Brian Hogben, owner of Mission 35 Mortgages says, “A lot of the conversation we’re having now is, can I afford two houses? Can I afford to turn my one house into a rental property?” He added, “It’s a small percentage. Around 5 to 7 per cent of our clients would be in that spot. But I think it feels like more, because those are the ones we’re talking to almost daily. I’m telling them to be resilient, to hold tight, to stay steady. The market is still moving, just not quite at the pace that it was.” For a man of his position, bridge financing seems like a solution.
However, according to Shubha Dasgupta, owner of Capital Lending Centre in North York, “Bridge financing was designed to bridge the time between the sale of a home and the purchase, but in the situation where the property is not sold, it’s no longer classified as bridge financing. It’s just financing.”
Mr. Dasgupta also stated that he has received at least 15 calls from different home buyers in two weeks about this situation. He was able to suggest various alternative solutions to them, including renting their first home out and keeping it as an investment property until a buyer comes along.
David Batori, broker of record with the Re/Max Hallmark Batori Group Inc. had a lot to say. He stated; “It was a Thursday the government came out with this. That following Monday things really got quiet. A lot of these buyers had been losing and losing and losing, and eventually ended up securing a home, and then by the time they were able to get their [old] homes ready for market, things had changed.”
This swift change shows in recent data released by the Toronto Real Estate Board. Prices for homes in Greater Toronto Area dropped by 6.2 per cent compared to April. The number of listings in the area also shot up by 19.4 per cent over the same period, while total sales fell by 12 per cent.


Russian actions toward Belarus since 2015 show that Moscow is no longer pursuing the “union deal” it had established with Minsk earlier and instead has placed its bets on the forced integration of its western neighbor into a Russian-dominated state, according to Arseny Sivitsky.
The head of the Minsk Center for Strategic and Foreign Policy Studies says that over the last three years, Russia has conducted itself “in a quite aggressive and unfriendly manner toward its chief ally … despite the fact that Belarus has not violated any of the obligations it has assumed with regard to Moscow.
[quote]Russia’s new policy, Sivitsky says, is directed at subordinating Belarus “to the strategic interests of Russia in the new geopolitical context after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and then the Russian-American confrontation” and that means “the undermining and then loss of [Belarusian] independence and sovereignty.”[/quote]
In pursuit of that goal, Moscow has been deploying “various instruments of pressure,” economic, political and military-security.
Many in Belarus find the Russian actions inexplicable, and they are, within the context of the former “deal” between the two countries. But “if on the other hand, Moscow no longer considers Minsk its ally, then the motives behind the Kremlin’s actions toward Belarus are completely understandable.”
And that is where the situation now is. [quote]“The Kremlin no longer views Belarus as an ally and prefers unilateral steps directed at undermining the sovereignty and independence of our country, increasing its influence in Belarus, limiting our interaction with the outside world, above all with the West and China and using both formal and informal means to do so.”[/quote]
In this way, Moscow has effectively scrapped the deal Belarus and Russia concluded in the mid-1990s, a deal in which Minsk agreed not to seek membership in the EU and NATO but rather to integrate into the Russian military-political and economic space and Moscow agreed to provide aid in the form of concessionary prices for energy.
None of that is true now, the security analyst says, and it really hasn’t been true since Moscow invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea. He adds that in his view, Western sanctions have done nothing to lessen the aggressive nature of Russian foreign policy which is still being set by hardliners.
Such Russians, Sivitsky says, believe that the West will continue to put pressure on Moscow, that no agreement with it is possible, and that therefore “Russia has nothing to lose and must, to the extent its resources permit, push its control outward where possible.” Belarus is an obvious candidate for such an advance.
That is all the more so, Sivitsky says, because “now the policies of Minsk and Moscow in foreign policy are diverging in a significant way: Belarus does not want confrontation, while Russia is interested in it just as it is interested in the immediate inclusion of Belarus in a new confrontation process.”
He says that he expects Moscow to step up the pressure on Minsk further in the near future, indeed as early as next month, and adds that there is ample evidence that “the Kremlin plans to interfere actively in the domestic political life of Belarus in 2019-2020 when presidential and parliamentary electoral campaigns are slated to take place.”
[quote]“I do not exclude that the Kremlin has already worked out a spectrum of scenarios, beginning with soft ones designed to put pressure on Minsk” to change its line. [/quote] “Unfortunately,” Savitsky says, “in the near term the relations of the two countries will be very complicated.”
“Our chief weak point is our economic dependence on Russia,” the Minsk analyst says, and “the Kremlin uses this.” It is virtually certain that it will do even more in the coming weeks and months, leaving Belarus at a minimum in a very unpleasant situation.
- Could Putin’s pseudo-Cossacks on Belarusian border become ‘the little green men’ in Belarus?
- Are Russian oligarchs serving as Putin’s ‘little green men’ in Belarus?
- Fearful of Moscow and his own people, Lukashenka fails to crush pro-Russian march in Minsk on Victory Day
- Putin planning to interfere in Belarusian elections to replace Lukashenka, Sivitsky says
- FSB may be well pleased with Zapad-2017 outcome, Belarusian analysts say
- Struggle for Belarus: Minsk is promoting Belarusianization; Moscow, re-Sovietization
- Is Lukashenka worried about the loyalty of the Belarusian siloviki?


Amazon Begins On-Site Covid Vaccinations
The Covid vaccination effort has taken off over the last few weeks with the United States averaging nearly 2.5 million vaccinations a day. President Biden set out for a goal to have 100 million Americans vaccinated within his first 100 days in office. We recently passed that mark after only his 53rd day in office. Despite vaccination rates being relatively high, Amazon is starting an in-house vaccination program for its employees.
Amazon warehouse workers are classified as frontline workers but, “Most of [the] conversations go on at the state and local level, in terms of who’s eligible for the vaccine.” Amazon will be setting up vaccination clinics within various warehouses across the country to help workers get vaccinated and licensed healthcare providers will administer the vaccines.
The workforce within multiple amazon fulfillment centers have expressed concerns related to vaccine efficacy. Amazon has been actively addressing the issue expressing to employees that vaccinations will be “the quickest way for life to return to normal.”
There has been great interest in the on-site vaccination clinics so far as Amazon is only a few days in. Nearly 1000 employees have already signed up to get their place in line. Amazon still promotes off-site vaccinations though, offering bonuses of up to $80 for those who get vaccinated elsewhere. With the vaccination effort moving along quickly, everyone is hopeful of having the end in sight.


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Just under three-quarters of doctors, dentists and community nurses said they were aware of some of the mechanisms of reporting child physical abuse, but 79 per cent felt they needed further information.
Over a fifth (21 per cent) said they were worried about getting it wrong. Confronting families, inexperience and fear of litigation were also common barriers to reporting.
“The ability to recognise physical abuse and willingness to report it varied between the groups” says lead researcher Dr Anne Lazenbatt, from the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
“Our survey of 419 healthcare professionals showed that community nurses were most likely to recognise and report physical abuse.
“It also revealed that fears, anxieties and lack of knowledge stop primary healthcare professionals from reporting abuse and that they need more education, training and support in this area.”
74 per cent were aware of the mechanisms for reporting – with community nurses showing the highest levels of awareness, followed by doctors and dentists. 99 per cent said recognising and reporting child physical abuse should be part of undergraduate and postgraduate training and 79 per cent wanted further in-service training.
Research published by the United Nations in 2002 suggests that 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from child physical abuse every year in the industrialised world.
And seven per cent of children in the UK have been reported as suffering from physical abuse from a parent or carer, according to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Lazenbatt’s research, carried out with Professor Ruth Freeman from the University’s School of Dentistry, drew questionnaire responses from 139 Community Nurses, 147 General Medical Practitioners and 133 General Dental Practitioners in Northern Ireland – a response rate of 43 per cent.
The majority were in the 30-49 age group (71 per cent) and 43 per cent were male. They had been in practice for an average of 15 to 16 years.
Four key issues arose during the research:
•Healthcare professional were worried about misidentifying physical abuse and unwilling to confront the family. They wanted to remain anonymous and feared hostility, damage to their relationships with families and repercussions for the child and the family. They were also concerned about possible legal action.
“The barriers for me are an uncertainty about what I am looking for and not wanting to start a problem for the family” said one of the Dentists who took part.
“I would be hesitant to get involved in child protection work for fear that this would trigger a formal complaint, a disciplinary hearing or even litigation” added one of the Doctors.
•Respondents cited lack of clear guidelines and protocols as a barrier to reporting abuse. They were also concerned about their inexperience and poor interview techniques, especially when they were faced with parents who were keen to avoid detection.
“Recognising child abuse is always going to be a difficult and emotive area” said one Community Nurse. “Often parents, as carers, can give a plausible explanation for any injuries, bruising etc. Frequently this is the explanation people want to believe, as it will be less difficult to deal with by everyone concerned. What makes management of suspected cases of child abuse easier is having clear protocols and guidelines.”
“Identifying and reporting is always more difficult when a child is seen infrequently” pointed out one Dentist.
•Other barriers to reporting included workload pressures, red tape and hierarchy, reporting procedures and lack of sensitivity and support from social services and colleagues. Some Dentists felt that child abuse was not relevant to their profession and another burden in an already stressful occupation.
“I understand the child’s welfare is paramount, but living in small communities it is difficult for social services to be seen to be sensitive or impartial” said one Community Nurse.
And a Doctor expressed frustration with colleagues. “In one case of suspected neglect/abuse it was reported several times and nothing was done. I eventually reported it to an on-duty social worker who dealt with it, but there was a time lapse of 12-18 months.”
•The majority of participants wanted multidisciplinary workshops, in-service education and accessible training tools. They also highlighted perceived deficiencies in the education they had already received.
“There is no more time for complacency” said one Doctor. “To do this we need knowledge and input from a wide range of professionals and agencies, all of whom should be communicating, working in partnership and educated at all levels with a multi-professional / agency framework. This should be mandatory and frequent.”
“The findings suggest that recognising child physical abuse is both a complex and difficult task for primary healthcare professionals and illustrates a substantial gap between their ability to recognise maltreatment and knowledge of the pathways for reporting it” concludes Dr Lazenbatt.
“Although the consequences of failing to identify child physical abuse can be catastrophic, it is also essential that professionals are educated to recognise conditions that might inadvertently be mistaken as abuse so that unnecessary distress can be avoided.
“Child abuse is an important global problem and primary healthcare professionals can play an essential role in recognising and reporting abuse, but only if they receive the education and support they need to make informed decisions.
“Developing clear policies and co-ordinated local responses that involve all those concerned with the welfare and protection of children is also essential.”
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The formation of stars in distant galaxies is still largely unexplored. For the first time, astron-omers at the University of Geneva have now been able to closely observe a star system six billion light-years away. In doing so, they are confirming earlier simulations made by the University of Zurich. One special effect is made possible by the multiple reflections of images that run through the cosmos like a snake.
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Just because someone is smart and well-motivated doesn't mean he or she can learn the visual skills needed to excel at tasks like matching fingerprints, interpreting medical X-rays, keeping track of aircraft on radar displays or forensic face matching.
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Computer Tomography (CT) is a standard procedure in hospitals, but so far, the technology has not been suitable for imaging extremely small objects. In PNAS, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) describes a Nano-CT device that creates three-dimensional x-ray images at resolutions up to 100 nanometers. The first test application: Together with colleagues from the University of Kassel and Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht the researchers analyzed the locomotory system of a velvet worm.
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The quantum world is fragile; error correction codes are needed to protect the information stored in a quantum object from the deteriorating effects of noise. Quantum physicists in Innsbruck have developed a protocol to pass quantum information between differently encoded building blocks of a future quantum computer, such as processors and memories. Scientists may use this protocol in the future to build a data bus for quantum computers. The researchers have published their work in the journal Nature Communications.
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The potential of WWE getting into the gambling world even moreso has raised some concerns from talent that we've spoken to, but they said those concerns died down pretty quickly as they don’t think it’s a real possibility.
Fightful was told by WWE talent that they haven't really been briefed about the possibility of WWE getting into the gambling scope, and many were surprised by some of the details that had been outlined. Specifically, there were concerns around the results of matches not being disclosed until a few hours ahead.
"Usually, we don't know the results of matches until about then anyway. There have been world title matches where people didn't know until shortly before the match, so that won't necessarily be that different. The concern comes in to where and what we can pitch, how that affects things, and the ability to get things changed that talent doesn't agree with. There will be a lot of figuring out where and why changes are pushed for and from, and I think that this is probably more trouble than it's worth," one longtime talent said.
Those that we spoke to say they haven’t heard much about the story since it first broke a couple of months ago.
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Former Detroit City Councilman André Spivey resigned from the Detroit City Council on Wednesday just after pleading guilty to accepting bribes the day prior from a contractor, according to a Detroit News article.
Spivey, 47, is the second councilman to be convicted of a felony in 2021 alone during an FBI probe, according to the story.
Former City Councilman Gabe Leland also faced his own legal issues. In June he pled guilty to misconduct while serving on the Detroit City Council, which he resigned from in May.
He resigned via a letter sent to City Council President Brenda Jones on Wednesday morning, which read, “It has been a pleasure to serve” the city for nearly 12 years,” according to the article, and that Spivey is also “praying for an even brighter future for Detroit.”
The Detroit News obtained the letter, that neglected to detail the bribery portion, focused on his role “working to move our city past bankruptcy into financial solvency.” The resignation begins immediately.
U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts will sentence Spivey on Jan. 19 and, according to the article, advisory sentencing guidelines result in 37-46 months in federal prison.
Spivey and a staff worker (who is unnamed) reportedly took over $35,000 in bribery payments, federal prosecutors say in released court documents.
According to a published article, the financial compensation was part of a reported bribery conspiracy from 2016-2020 to sway city business, prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors charged Spivey with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Spivey, who was elected in November 2009, represented the 4th District on the city’s far-east side. The Detroit native is a Cass Tech grad.
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Michy Batshuayi could be on his way out of Chelsea this summer.
The London Evening Standard report that Batshuayi is open to leaving Stamford Bridge on loan in search of regular first-team football.
According to Squawka, Batshuayi was on the field for just 299 minutes in the Premier League in his debut season in England. He did, however, find the back of the net on five occasions, which works out as a goal every 59.8 minutes – which is certainly commendable.
The London Evening Standard believe that his good performances in the little opportunities he’s been given has captured the attention of Chelsea’s London rivals West Ham, who are said to be keen on taking him on loan this summer.
The London Evening Standard note that the Hammers failed in their attempts to sign Batshuayi last summer, with the Belgian instead opting for a move to Stamford Bridge. A year later, however, they may just get their man.


The Major League Baseball season has just begun, but one major player is already thinking about the negotiation table and has made an interesting choice regarding his representation.
Yankees star second baseman Robinson Cano has fired Scott Boras, known for getting major deals for his client, and signed with Roc Nation, the company going into sports representation that is owned by Jay-Z. The rapper, who has a love for sports and has minority ownership of the Brooklyn Nets, plans to become a certified agent.
The move is seen by good news for the Yankees hopes of retaining Cano, who many consider their best player. Jay-Z is a known Yankees fan who helped push Alex Rodriguez to stay with the organization, and Scott Boras was a shrewd negotiator.
Cano is the first sports client for Jay-Z, and the rapper intends to begin representing athletes in multiple sports. If he were to become an agent for basketball players, he would be required to give up his stake in the Nets.


The lovers, later identified by their surnames Zhou and Liang, were spotted on a street lying on top of each other with their trousers down.
Citizens in Chongqing, in China’s south-west, were too shocked to react as many passersby were also apparently too embarrassed to even acknowledge what was going on.
After the tawdry snaps went viral online, local coppers launched an investigation and the randy pair were arrested.
Yet according to the Chongqing Public Security Bureau the pair were not to be held responsible for what happened.
An official said the men claimed they were mentally ill and the act "was a result of them not being able to control their actions".
Homosexuality was decriminalised in China in 1997 and the government stopped classifying it as a "mental illness" in 2001.
However it is still considered widely taboo in the country.
A recent documentary showed a brave gay rights activist undergoing "correctional therapy" to "cure" him of his "disease".
There are reportedly thousands of clinics containing everything from quack doctors through to exorcists in China, claiming that they can cure homosexuality and help gay men and women return to "normal lives".
This year has seen a spate of amorous couples romping in the most public of places.
In September a woman was arrested for having sex with her unconscious boyfriend in a supermarket car park.


Rock Island Public Libraries will be closed on Thursdays and Fridays for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. For more details, please see the full article.
Holiday and end-of-year holiday closures for Rock Island Public Libraries are as follows:
Rock Island Downtown and Southwest Library locations will be closed Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Locations are open from 9:00 am to noon on Saturday, December 26.
Rock Island Library locations are closed Thursday, December 31, and Friday, January 1 for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Library locations are open from 9:00 am to noon on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
Mobile Library2Go routes run as scheduled Monday, December 21 through Wednesday, December 23, and again on Monday, December 28 through Wednesday, December 30. Routes resume as scheduled on Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, January 5, 2021. For updates, please check the posted schedules on the library website and calendar, or call the Mobile Library line at 309-732-7369.
For other Library hours and service updates, visit the library website, call 309-732-READ, and follow the Rock Island Library on social media.
Rock Island Public Library staff look forward to seeing you again in 2021.


South Korea claims that three short-range guided missiles have been fired by North Korea. The country routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches come during a period of diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
North Korea fired short-range guided missiles twice in the morning and once in the afternoon off its east coast. In case of any provocation, the Ministry will keep monitoring the situation and remain on alert.
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A weather warning is also in place for Scotland, which could see "treacherous" and blizzard-like conditions on Thursday.
The lorry lost several butane gas canisters as the driver rammed into cars in a dangerous escape attempt that was ended by police gunfire.
The Gambling Commission said: "Integrity in sport is not a joke and we have opened an investigation to establish exactly what happened."


Gamecock defensive lineman enters transfer portal
The transfer portal kept snagging more Gamecocks today.
Defensive lineman Gilber Edmond entered the portal, according to a source Thursday. He’s the 10th Gamecock to enter the portal this offseason.
Edmond started 10 games this season for Carolina, leading the team with nine tackles for loss. He was second on the team with 39 total tackles and two sacks. Edmond played in 21 games over three seasons with the Gamecocks.
Edmond wrote on twitter Thursday that he decided to transfer “after careful conversations with my family and God.”
Carolina faces Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl Dec. 30.


November 8, 2011, 12pm PST
In Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. But it shares one problem will all skyscrapers in Dubai - there is no central sewage infrastructure to accommodate the waste they produce.
November 2, 2011, 11am PDT
A long-standing Congressional ban on U.S. funding for any U.N. agency that recognizes Palestine will mean a $60 million hole in UNESCO's budget in the wake of its decision to admit the nascent state.
October 28, 2011, 10am PDT
Joel Epstein says it was "nothing short of a miracle" that Jerusalem's Red Line light rail opened this year.
October 25, 2011, 6am PDT
Tripoli Airport and Misrata hospital are the first specific projects to be named, as western governments begin to release frozen assets to the National Transition Government (NTI) and international corporations spot an opportunity.
October 4, 2011, 2pm PDT
The Dubai Executive Council has approved the Dubai Urban Development Master Plan 2020, and will establish a 'Supreme Urban Planning Council,' to streamline the process.
September 28, 2011, 12pm PDT
Israel has announced the approval of 1,100 housing units to be constructed in occupied East Jerusalem, which is claimed by the Palestinians as their future capital.
September 28, 2011, 8am PDT
Amid the backdrop of Mahmoud Abbas' application for Palestinian statehood, Jesse Fox critiques the Israeli premier for his antiquated plan to fast track sprawling suburban developments into Israel's rapidly diminishing open spaces.
September 2, 2011, 9am PDT
With high scores in five broad categories, Melbourne, Australia received the highest spot in livability rankings from The Economist's research unit.
August 14, 2011, 9am PDT
The Israeli announcement that 1,600 more housing units would be built in occupied East Jerusalem is causing a diplomatic crisis.
July 26, 2011, 2pm PDT
The revitalization master plan for two older neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi includes creating "new roads, clinics, schools, police stations and neighborhood centers" and making them easily accessible to residents.
July 20, 2011, 9am PDT
A proposed 20-mile bridge would span the Red Sea to connect Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- connecting Arab states and reducing reliance on land passage through Israel.
July 4, 2011, 11am PDT
The center of protest in Yemen's capital city of Sana'a has turned into a massive tent city, with more than 4,000 tents and a variety of services, public spaces and pop-up industries.
July 1, 2011, 9am PDT
Abu Dhabi has released a new 20-year plan. It planners argue that it will be flexible enough to withstand changes in the global economy, should they come.
June 26, 2011, 5am PDT
A preliminary deal has been signed to construct a high-speed rail linking Baghdad to a southeastern city Basra.
June 20, 2011, 2pm PDT
The Israeli kibbutz, long a bastion of modest communal living, is being co-opted by suburban-style development that wants the benefits of socialist coexistence and single-family homes, writes reporter Shanee Shiloh in Ha'aretz.
June 8, 2011, 1pm PDT
Calling California's attempts at environmental responsibility a "green jihad," Joel Kotkin argues that the state's "ideological extremism" has led to illogical economic and political decisions - similar to those made in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
May 27, 2011, 9am PDT
With plans to greatly reduce seating capacities and export an entire stadium, Qatar is hoping to reduce the negative long-term impact of its hosting of the 2022 World Cup.
May 25, 2011, 12pm PDT
Half the oil in the Persian Gulf has been pumped out of the ground - so has 'peak oil' been reached? Notably, that term doesn't even appear in the article. Instead, it discusses the difference between light and heavy oil, and the role of technology
The Wall Street Journal - Business
May 20, 2011, 6am PDT
At the center of ongoing protests and uproar in the Middle East, iconic and historical public spaces hold political clout.
May 18, 2011, 9am PDT
Doha wants to have a fully functioning metro rail system in place by the time Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, but the tight deadline of the event has some officials worried the system won't be complete in time.


NEW YORK (AP) — A Yale University graduate student is constantly watching his phone as he waits for news on his mother, who is detained and could be deported to Honduras, a country where he says she won’t get the medical treatment she needs as a survivor of stage-four cancer.
Cristian Padilla Romero, a 24-year-old doctoral student, created an online petition asking for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release his mother, and raised more than $39,000 through a crowdfunding campaign for her legal and medical needs.
His mother, Tania Romero, has been in a Georgia detention center since mid-August.
“She is not doing well. We are asking for her release so she can see a doctor,” said Padilla Romero.
An ICE spokesperson said that due to privac


There are many various types of podcasts to fit your interests, whether you're into drama or real crime. If you want to start a podcast, here's a list of several podcast formats and genres to get you started.
What Is a Podcast and Why Should You Listen to One?
A podcast is a set of digital audio recordings that may be downloaded or listened to through the internet. A podcaster creates each audio recording, which is referred to as a podcast episode.
A podcast usually features an individual (or group) who hosts a conversation, tells anecdotes, or gives news updates. After that, the podcast producer edits the show and publishes it on a streaming service such as Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. A podcaster's content may be released on a monthly or weekly basis.
With the introduction of the iPod, the history of podcasting began. "Podcast" is an amalgamation of the words "iPod" and "broadcast."
Podcast Genres: 12 Different Types
There are numerous subgenres and genres of podcasts. Some podcasts fall into numerous genres at the same time, resulting in a hybrid style and content that appeals to a wider audience. A quick rundown of podcast genres is as follows:
The primary purpose of comedy is to make the audience laugh. This material could be anything from stand-up performance to a witty panel discussion. Hybrids of comedy podcasts and other genres are common (like drama, game shows, or pop-culture podcasts). Many other podcasts include humour in their content, and comedy is a prominent podcast genre.
A dramatic story, either fictional or based on a true occurrence, is told in this drama genre. In the narrative podcast genre, podcasters frequently unveil the story over several episodes.
3. Game Show:
This podcast hosts a tournament, usually with a regular host and a rotating cast of episodic contestants. Nonfiction podcasts may concentrate on trivia, word games, or unique challenges.
4. Health and fitness:
Hosts talk about exercise, diet, mental health practices, and lifestyle in this educational podcast, which occasionally features special guests.
5. Investigative journalism:
This is a type of journalism in which a journalist investigates a factual story over the course of multiple episodes. Politics, conspiracy theories, social media, historical events, and current news are all topics that are frequently discussed.
This kind of podcast keeps listeners up to date on local, national, and international news, often focusing on a single issue.
Hosts usually focus on a certain place, event, or political party in this informative podcast about politics.
8. Pop culture:
This type of podcast is among the most popular podcast categories, focusing on a certain aspect of society or culture, such as film, television shows, music, comic books, or video games.
9. Religion podcasts:
This genre of the podcast covers topics including faith, spirituality, and religion. Hosts may lead listeners in prayer, deconstruct scripture, or respond to inquiries.
This genre tries to assist listeners in making better living choices. Mental wellbeing, overcoming adversity, physical health, and work-life balance are just a few of the subjects covered in self-help podcasts.
This educational podcast delves into a specific sport, such as basketball, hockey, baseball, or football, and may focus on a single team or bracket.
12. True crime:
This is a very popular podcast genre in which hosts investigate true crime stories.
What Is a Podcast Format?
The method podcasters organize and deliver content is referred to as the format of a podcast. Choosing and sticking to the correct structure will make your podcast feel well-thought-out, consistent, and memorable to listeners, making it easier for you to produce regular content.
6 Different Types Podcast Formats
Today's podcasters use a variety of podcast formats; here are a few of the most popular:
1. Interview Format:
In an interview podcast, the host invites various guests (single guests or a panel) onto the episodes and asks them guided questions to keep the conversation interesting and thematic. Because the content is provided by the guests, rather than the host, this conversational podcast style is one of the most popular.
2. Co-host conversation format:
Each episode of a co-hosted podcast has a conversation between two (or more) hosts, usually on a pre-determined topic. Each podcast host frequently takes on a specific function.
3. Monologue Format:
Each new edition of a monologue or solo podcast features a different host presenting on a different topic. Because all you need is a microphone and skill in a specific topic, the monologue is one of the easiest forms, to begin with.
4. Storytelling format:
A story is told across multiple episodes in this manner. The story can be nonfiction—for example, a true-crime podcast that delves into a difficult case—or fiction, in which characters embark on a long journey. It could be in the form of a narrative, similar to that of an audiobook, or it could be in the shape of a dialogue.
5. Repurposed format:
When a podcaster repurposes pre-existing content into a podcast, such as a standup routine, orchestra performance, or radio broadcast, it is known as a repurposed podcast. Because new content does not have to be recorded, this format is simple for new podcast hosts.
6. Bite-sized Format:
Traditional podcasts aim for each episode to be roughly forty minutes long, whereas bite-sized podcasts produce short chunks of content that may only last ten minutes. This format can be a fun way to try out podcasting without having to devote a lot of time to audio editing software.
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Booker Prize / „Something’s going on in the state of Mississippi“: „The Trees“ by Percival Everett
Percival Everett’s new novel is a hilarious pastiche on Neo-noir and horror that efficiently combines the irony of „Fargo“, the deadpan dialogues of „Pulp Fiction” and the unsettling metaphorical force of Jordan Peele’s „Get Out”. It also is a shockingly violent and cathartically angry novel about US-American racism – and therefore a must-read.
„Money, Mississippi, looks exactly like it sounds. Named in that persistent Southern tradition of irony and with the attendant tradition of nescience, the name becomes slightly sad, a marker of self-conscious ignorance that might as well be embraced because let’s face it, it isn’t going away.”
As Percival Everett further zones in on this run-down deserted American town inhabited by a bunch of racist hillbillies and uneducated, Trump-cap-wearing rednecks, we meet a charming family tribe ruled by matriarch Granny C and the likes of Wheat Bryant, a man „constantly, ever, always between jobs” – to worsen the case, his wife Charlene is always „quick to point out that the word between usually suggested something at either end, two somethings, or destinations, and that Wheat had held only one job in his whole life, so he wasn’t between anything”.
While this may sound like a Southern take on the likes of „Fargo”, with Everett deriving obvious pleasure from deconstructing the American myth by paving his storyline with characters whose dumbness is utterly hilarious, things quickly take a much darker turn as the dead bodies of said rednecks start to pile up, the series of incongruous murders starting off with Sheriff Delroy Digby discovering the disfigured, blood-smeared body of Junior Junior, a member of the tribe.
Next to Junior Junior – a perfect example of how onomastics can say almost everything there needs to be said about a fictional character – lies the body of a dead Black man whose face is „horribly beaten“, whose neck is scarred and „seemingly stitched together”, and who seems to be holding the testicles of the emasculated Junior Junior. While this is a particularly unsettling crime scene, things get worse: First, the corpse of the Black man disappears, then it reappears on the site of a second crime, where the police also find the deformed body of Wheat.
With superstition being a loyal companion to stupidity, local rednecks start disseminating the rumour of a Black ghost on a murderous mission, while past traumata slowly unfold under the sharp gaze of suspicious yet incredibly laid-back Jim and Ed, two Black detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation who are investigating while being confronted with the hateful stares of a small community who’s still very much accustomed to use the n-word and whose members are either discreet xenophobes or very proud racists: „It was a long-running joke in Money, Mississippi, that the way to discover who belonged to the Klan was to wait at Russell’s Dry Cleaning and Laundry.“ Jim’s verdict on local townspeople is as harsh as it is correct: „It’s a chock-full of know-nothing peckerwoods stuck in the prewar nineteenth century and living proof that inbreeding doesn’t lead to extinction.”
Both detectives quickly find out that the tribe was involved in the killing of Emmett Till, who got lynched after a young woman – who turns out to be none other than the then-young Granny C – accused him of having made lewd remarks. It also turns out that Money, Mississippi, despite its name sounding like something only a writer could come up with, is as real as the murder of said Emmett Till. As the assassinations multiply all over the State of Mississippi and beyond, Black FBI Special Agent Herberta Hind joins the duo and the investigation takes a different turn when local root doctor Mama Z appears, who has been documenting every lynching ever committed in the USA in a meticulously assembled library of horrors.
„If you want to know a place, you talk to its history”
Efficiently weaving the lasting effects of historical traumata on contemporary America in a compelling narrative made up by different paragenres, with the angry mob roaming about like a horde of zombies on a killing spree, disappearing bodies and gruesome murders, „The Trees“ combines an insanely funny Neo-noir pastiche with a Jordan-Peele-like take on horror movies – the horror being, as in Peele’s movies, a very clever way of using genre to portray the dark subconscious of American history – and in the end, the return of the repressed expresses itself in a bloodshed that is as frightening as it is cathartic.
Throughout his narrative, Everett lays bare the mundane racism that has partly replaced the more visible forms of hate in a retrograde America, overtly suggesting that things and mentalities haven’t evolved that much. Thus Mama Z says she considers „police shootings as lynchings“, reminding us of the brutal murder of George Floyd. Elsewhere, Special Agent Hind talks about the importance of having Black people in places like FBI, CIA or Congress so as to not let the Whites have all the power – an argument that Mama Z laconically rejects with: „I don’t keep bad company.”
Jim and Ed try to dismantle racist reactions with either indifference or humour – when a White deputy gives them „as hard a look as he could manage“, both consider this to be „such a cliché“ that they „looked at each other and laughed“. And when the local branch of KKK realizes they „used to have cross burnings a lot more and family picnics and softball games” and want to set an example with a very amateurish cross burning, Jim actually confuses their activities with a burning car, specifying in the deadpan way the reader quickly grows accustomed to, that he „forgot to be scared“.
At some point, even Donald Trump turns into a fictional character, gives a speech and, thinking his live stream got interrupted, shares his „thoughts” unfiltered: „I almost had those assholes out there believing I didn’t say nigger. Ha ha ha. I am the best. I could sell ice to Eskimos. Hell, I could sell rope to a nigger. What? We’re back. I didn’t say what you think you just heard me say.”
„The Trees“ by Percival Everett, 2022 Influx Press, 344 pages, 9,99 £
Despite all this outrageously comical scenes – humour being indeed a strong weapon against ignorance –, the second half of „The Trees” becomes a gloomy affair, first because, the more racism and stupidity accumulates, the less fun one derives from laughing at the idiocy of these characters; secondly, because this all stops being a big load of fun from the moment the reader gets confronted with Mama Z’s archives, the longest chapter of the novel being made of a list of all the names (and the unnamed bodies) of Black people that were lynched without there ever being a trial. „Everybody talks about genocides around the world, but when the killing is slow and spreads over a hundred years, no one notices. Where there are no mass graves, no one notices. American outrage is always for show.“
To give you a hint at how dark „The Trees“ pens out towards its ending: If you remember Jordan Prentice’s midget on ketamine in „In Bruges“, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s laughably brilliant movie debut, you most certainly recall the moment he announces, during the evening he spends doing quite an impressive amount of cocaine with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s characters as well as a nameless hooker, that there will be a war opposing all the Blacks and all the Whites. Well, subtract the hooker, the Hollywood actors (although „The Trees“ can almost be read as a – brilliant – scenario and should definitely be adapted for the screen), the drugs and, well, the midget, and you’re left with an idea that, while Colin Farrell’s character considers it racist as well as dumb, writer Percy Everett starts taking it very seriously towards the last part of his novel.
„The Trees” starts off as funny as „Fargo” (the reference to the Coen Brother’s dumb characters are all over the place – one chapter even takes the reader for yet another murder to Duluth) – and ends as suffocating and dark as a post-apocalyptical movie, with the only light at its core being the deadpan humour and the friendship between the main characters Jim and Ed, who’ll remind you of John Travolta’s Vincent Vega and Samuel L. Jackson’s Jules Winnfield – except, well, Everett saw no need in putting an interesting White character in his book (and sure enough, you can find plenty of those in almost every other novel).
„The Trees“ is a hell of a book in every sense of the word. It is an incredibly funny ride through a very American hell, paved with dead bodies, hatred and revenge. It basically does everything Spike Lee wished he’d done in his „BlacKkKlansman“ if he had had the balls (pun not intended) to go a little less for entertainment and a little more for vendetta.
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Basant celebrated in Rawalpindi
Despite ban on kite flying imposed by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Basant has celebrated in the nook and corner of Rawalpindi on Friday.
The Punjab government imposed complete ban on kite-flying throughout the province with immediate effect on Thursday. On the directive of Punjab Police to ban on kite flying, Rawalpindi Police raided Kohati Bazaar and kite selling centers and arrested atleast 30 people.
On Basant day, sky was full of different colors of kites with music, dancing and firing and youngsters were seen to run after the kites recklessly.
A police men told that as many 55 persons locked up in the vicinity of City, Bannni, Gunj Mandi, and Sadiq Abad Thana on the Basant day.
The wounded were rushed to hospitals for treatment.


Titanoboa: Prehistoric Monster Snake (6 pictures)
Millions of years after the fall of the Dinosaurs lived a species of snake that is unimaginable, unbelievable, and truly mind-blowing.
60-58 millions years ago in the swampy jungles of Colombia, lived Titanoboa (meaning Titanic Boa): a massive 48 foot long, 2,500 pound snake. Disturbing isn’t it?
Titanoboa’s size could be attributed to the climate it lived in. Warmer climates usually meant more vegetation, which resulted in prey that often grew bigger than most that lived in cooler conditions.


Let’s talk football for a second, here. In point of fact, let’s talk NY Giants football. Let’s talk about the worst loss in franchise history, as the Giants went down 24-21, blowing a 21-0 lead with 9:32 left in the fourth quarter. Let’s talk about a team that continues to be one of the most un-disciplined and poorly coached teams in the entire league. Even during their five-game winning streak, the Giants continued to be plagued by turnovers, stupid, stupid penalties, and in game management decisions that, quite frankly, boggle the mind. Now that they’ve faced some real teams, we see them stumbling right back into the team that was down 42-3 to the Seahawks.
Eli Manning may be the real deal one day, but right now, he’s one of the worst quarterbacks in the league. For the third game in a row, the Giants called a swing pass to Tiki Barber on the first play of the game, and for the third game in the row, Manning threw it into the ground in front of Barber’s feet. Do I have to mention that we’re talking about one of the easiest plays for a QB to make, or that the Giants script their first twenty plays or so, so it was also a play that Manning has practiced probably fifty times this week, (not to mention the previous two weeks).
The two fourth quarter picks he threw today were horrible, terrible plays, each repulsive in it’s own way. The first, an overthrown go route, –speaking of overthrows, I couldn’t believe the announcers talking about the receivers dropping passes on him last week, when he was barely able to keep his throws within a five to ten yard circle around where the receivers were– was disgusting for the way Burress first gave up on trying to catch the ball, and then gave up on attempting to defend the pass, and then gave up on trying to tackle Jones. Really, truly unprofessional behavior by a supposed team leader, a guy who is one of the highest paid players on the team.
The second pick was just one more terrible decision in a season of terrible decisions by Manning, a throw into coverage, (Pacman Jones, just their best DB) at a time in the game when a turnover simply cannot be made; 30 seconds left, at midfield, in a tie game where they have all the momentum. Simply indefensible mental mistake.
Speaking of indefensible mental mistakes, how about the late hit on Young, fourth and 9, (8 minutes left, Giants up 21 points), as Young was running out of bounds short of the first down. The Giants have been called for that kind of game-turning penalty about ten times this season, something that also reflects terribly on Mr.Task-master. Key holding penalties, false starts, personal fouls, unsportsmanlike conduct…. On and on, one after another, game after game.
Speaking of decision-making, how do you like that Kiawanuka sack/no-sack play? Wow.
How can a team overcome the enormous stream of mental mistakes this team is guilty of? They cannot. The Giants win in spite of Coughlin, not because of him. We never hear or read or talk about how Coughlins game plan was the difference. The only thing you ever hear positive about his coaching is how he helped Tiki stop funmbling. Great.
Meanwhile, the players keep making the same mistakes over and over, game after game. They keep making critical, game-changing mental errors. How can Manning’s mechanics fall apart as the season goes on, two years in a row? Coaching, that’s how? It is coaching, it is Coughlin. What he coaches theses players to do, what he and his coaches talk about and prepare for and consider important, the bullet points and fines and 5-minute early clocks and nit-picking, bullshit things that Coughlin focuses on; that is why these players play so fucking stupid, game after game after game. Stupid play comes from stupid coaching. When your team makes the same stupid plays, again and again, like this team has for going on three seasons now, you have to look at the top. Kill the brain. Fire Coughlin. Now. Not at the end of the season. You cannot allow him to run this team for another minute. You simply cannot.


Texas Sen. John Cornyn is threatening "World War III" if Democrats try to seat Al Franken in the Senate before Norm Coleman can pursue his case through the federal courts.
Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, acknowledges that a federal challenge to November's elections could take "years" to resolve. But he's adamant that Coleman deserves that chance -- even if it means Minnesota is short a senator for the duration.
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After Sunday's 36-26 loss to Jacksonville, Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey spoke post-game about his team's decision to use an adjusted 3-4 look to try to shore up the run defense. In said look, the team would take their Jack linebacker off the field and replace him with a defensive lineman, usually Spencer Johnson or Alex Carrington, effectively creating a heavy 4-3 defense.
Gailey also spoke post-game about his team being physically manhandled by Jacksonville. George Edwards' latest run game tweak didn't come close to working, as Jacksonville rushed for 216 yards in their victory, becoming the third consecutive team to meet or exceed 200 rushing yards against the Bills.
I'd love to be able to tell you that the 689 rushing yards the Bills have allowed in their last three losses broke some age-old team record for a three-game stretch; alas, I can't. You only have to go back to Weeks 4-6 of the 2009 season for a worse three-game stretch, as the Bills surrendered 739 yards in those three games. A fact not worth overlooking: the New York Jets have been involved in each of those three-game runs.
Considering just how awful Buffalo's run defense is, it's not surprising that Bills opponents have held the ball for 34 more minutes than the Bills have in the last three games. On the season, nine opposing rushers have single-game rushing totals of 40 or more yards, and six rushers have scored touchdowns. It won't get any easier for the Bills after the bye; they'll take on one of the league's most physical teams in Baltimore in Week 7, then must take on the NFL's third-best rushing offense the following week in Kansas City.


Real slip to 2nd in the ranking of most valuable sports teams
Real Madrid have slipped to be the 2nd most richest sports team in the world according to a new Forbes study- with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys jumping into 1st spot.
The Cowboys move up one place with an estimated value of $4bn (£3.02bn), up from $3.2bn (£2.4bn) last year, with Real – top of the list for the last three years – in second position, despite their value rising by almost 12.5 per cent to $3.65bn (£2.75bn).
Barcelona are up one spot to third at $3.55bn (£2.68bn), Manchester United – ranked first in 2011 and 2012 – stay fifth at $3.32bn (£2.5bn), and NFL team the San Francisco 49ers at $2.7bn (£2.04bn) rise 22 places to take 10th spot.
The average current value of the top 50 most valuable teams is $2.2 billion (£1.66bn), which is the highest to date and a 25 per cent increase from last year. Cost of admission to the 2016 list is also the highest ever at $1.48bn (£1.12bn), up from $1.15bn a year ago.
Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees at $3.4bn (£2.56bn) and basketball franchise the New York Knicks at $3bn (£2.26bn) are the only non-soccer and non-NFL teams in the top 10.


The Papua New Guinea authorities must carry out an independent investigation into alleged brutality by a police dog squad, after a graphic video depicted a seemingly defenceless man being repeatedly attacked, said Amnesty International.
In the film, which has been shared on social media, the man is seen sitting on the ground, surrounded by officers holding three leashed dogs as they lunge and attack him.
While the footage has not yet been verified, it raises serious concerns about torture and other ill-treatment by police.
“This appalling incident raises serious questions about police brutality,” said Roseann Rife, spokesperson for Amnesty International.
“The Papua New Guinea authorities must act on this shocking footage and immediately initiate an independent investigation. Torture is unacceptable under any circumstances and those responsible must be brought to justice.
“The seriousness of this incident is highlighted by this man’s humiliation and his screams of pain. It is difficult to watch.”
A marked police vehicle and officers in uniforms are clearly visible in the video. At the end of the film, the man manages to escape and runs off into the distance.
“It is unknown what injuries the man sustained, if he received any medical treatment after the ordeal, or if he was subsequently taken into custody,” Rife added.
The organization is calling for clear public assurances and actions to back it up by the Papua New Guinea government that torture and other ill-treatment by military, police or prison officers will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Notes to editors
The video footage can be viewed [Warning disturbing images] here


DETROIT - Detroit police are looking for two men involved in a fatal shooting reported Oct. 24 at a Citgo gas station around 5:18 a.m.
According to police, the shooting happened in the 6500 block of Gratiot before both suspects left in a black Jeep Cherokee. Both suspects appear to be 18-22 years-old
One was spotted wearing a red Nike sweatshirt and black pants. The second was wearing an orange sweatshirt, black pants, and green shoes.
You can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Michigan for a reward or to a homicide detective at 313-596-2260 or 313-806-3395. You will remain anonymous.


It’s a busy week in Canada, where CPI inflation data will hit the markets on Wednesday, ahead of retail sales on Friday. The loonie soared lately, as the de-escalation in trade tensions and the gains in oil prices painted a sunnier picture for the export-heavy Canadian economy, prompting investors to price out expectations of Bank of Canada (BoC) rate cuts. The subdued pricing implies that any disappointments in economic data going forward could come as a major ‘reality check’ for markets.
Catching a cold?
The Canadian economy remains solid overall, though some disappointing employment data last week brought this cheerful narrative into doubt. The unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to 5.9%, from 5.5% previously, raising the question of whether this was just a ‘blip’ in an otherwise healthy jobs trend or whether the labour market is starting to show real signs of weakness.
Yet, investors are confident this won’t push the BoC to cut rates anytime soon. Most other economic indicators remain healthy, with inflation being in line with its target, real wages growing at a healthy clip, and the housing market picking up again.
Perhaps more importantly, the US and China reached a phase one deal last week, and while it was thin on substance, it was still enough to materially reduce the risk of any further escalation. The good news also pushed energy prices higher, providing another pillar of support for the loonie, as crude oil is Canada’s biggest export.
BoC on hold – asymmetric risks
All this has traders thinking that the BoC won’t cut rates moving forward. Market pricing currently assigns only a one-in-three chance for a rate cut over the entire next year, which is fairly low considering how many things can ‘go wrong’ in a period of twelve months.
The subdued pricing implies that the risks surrounding the loonie from economic data are asymmetric. If the data remain solid, that would merely reaffirm that the BoC will stay on hold for the foreseeable future, and therefore push the loonie higher – but only modestly. There’s not much left to price out in terms of rate cuts. On the flipside, any data weakness or a reescalation in the trade war could see pricing for BoC rate cuts soar rapidly, and by extension trigger much bigger losses in the loonie.
Steady as she goes?
The upcoming figures are expected to confirm that the economy remains in a good place. On an annual basis, inflation is forecast to have accelerated to 2.2% in November, from 1.9% earlier. Core inflation measures – the trimmed mean CPI and the median CPI – will also be in focus. Meanwhile, retail sales are projected to have risen by 0.5% in October on a monthly basis, a rebound following a 0.1% decline in September.
As per above, if the actual figures meet or exceed the forecasts, the loonie might gain but any upside would likely be smaller in magnitude compared to the losses in case these data disappoint.
Looking at dollar/loonie technically, initial resistance to advances may come at the 1.3200 handle, where the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) is located as well.
On the downside, the first obstacle for the bears may be the 1.3110 zone, with a downside break opening the way for a test of the 1.3040 region.


Posted: Sep. 4, 2014 12:06 am Updated: Sep. 7, 2014 1:00 am
By GREG WATRY
SUSSEX BOROUGH — After some harsh words among council members, the governing body set two special meetings — 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 28 — to discuss with the public the potential sale of the water/sewer utility.
The borough is considering selling the utility to Aqua New Jersey for $11.38 million.
Councilwoman Linda Masson, who has expressed adamant opposition to the sale, introduced a few motions at Tuesday's meeting that would increase the transparency of the council's actions regarding the sale, change some language in the sale's ordinance and remove Councilwoman Marina Krynicky as council president. All of Masson's motions failed.
“This is supposed to be a time of due diligence for the council,” she said, “so they (the public) can make an educated decision.”
In November, borough residents will vote on whether to sell the utility in a nonbinding referendum.
One motion Masson introduced called for all findings and correspondences between Aqua New Jersey and council members be made available to the public, including emails and phone conversations.Borough Attorney Frank McGovern advised that any communication between Sussex Borough's special counsel and the governing body is confidential under attorney-client privilege. However, communications from Aqua's attorney, Sparta-based Debra Nicholson, can be made public.
“I just think this would be a very healthy thing for the community,” Masson said. “It's basically sharing information.”
“So far there has been one council member who has asked for information, which was you,” Krynicky responded. “There's no conspiracy going on here.”
Krynicky suggested that council members could share any information they receive through committee reports at each meeting.
The motion failed in a 3-3 vote, with Krynicky, Councilman Salvatore Lagattuta and Councilman Bruce LaBar voting against, and Masson, Councilwoman Annette Stendor and Councilwoman Georgeanna Stoll voting in favor.
Masson's second motion was to introduce an ordinance that would amend the language of the previously established ordinance instituting the sale referendum. Specifically, she wanted the ordinance's third paragraph struck, which was read by Masson as follows: “Whereas the borough has determined that it is advisable in the interest of public health and safety to sell its utility systems to a private water utility regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ...”
“This statement is totally incorrect and misleading to the public,” Masson said. “Where are the reports that indicate this?”
“I think you're just picking on things,” Lagattuta responded.
“You're using this as a reason to sell it,” Masson said, noting that members of the public not familiar with the issue may vote in favor of the sale based on the language of the ordinance alone.
“I don't think it's important,” Lagattuta said.
The motion failed again, with the makeup of votes mirroring the previous one.
Throughout the meeting, Mayor Jonathan Rose recused himself sporadically when the conversation steered toward the water/sewer utility due to a conflict of interest. Rose's computer consulting firm, Farious Net Solutions, maintains the computers and network at Nicholson's law firm.
Masson's final failed motion called for Krynicky to be removed as council president.
After taking a recess to determine whether Krynicky could be active in the discussion, the council reconvened with McGovern determining that Krynicky could sit in on the conversation.
Masson charged that Krynicky has personally attacked her in the past, and noted that she believes Krynicky is not capable of leading the council. She also does not adhere to the borough-adopted Robert's Rules of Order, Masson said.
McGovern said that Robert's Rules deal with all kinds of bodies, including corporate bodies.
“The municipality is a statutory creature,” he said. “The president is specifically given the authority under the statute when the mayor recuses himself to conduct the meeting.”
“But the public doesn't vote the council president in,” Masson said.
“You can't simply vote away her authority,” McGovern responded.
Krynicky asked Masson how she violated any rules.
Masson responded that Krynicky attempted to shut her down when she was simply trying to distribute facts to the residents at a previous meeting. It was only when met with backlash from the public present that Krynicky allowed Masson to continue, Masson said.
Krynicky responded that she allowed Masson to finish her comment at the previous meeting.
Masson added that Krynicky pulled a resolution from the Aug. 19 agenda when she did not have the authority to do so.
“I submitted a motion to set up public meetings,” Masson said.
“That was never on the agenda to be pulled,” Municipal Clerk Mark Zschack said.
“We're going to be discussing dates tonight,” Krynicky added.
Emails provided to the New Jersey Herald from Masson show that Masson contacted Zschack on July 31, asking that a resolution be put on the agenda for the Aug. 19 meeting to discuss possible dates. Zschack responded that he forwarded the email to Krynicky.
The motion to remove Krynicky as council president failed in a 2-4 vote, with Masson and Stendor voting in favor, and LaBar, Lagattuta, Krynicky and Stoll voting against.
Krynicky, in a statement
, responded to previous quotes from Masson that were published in the New Jersey Herald. The quotes stated that Krynicky, Lagattuta, LaBar and Stoll were not representing the best interests of the borough.In the statement
, she said that she initially got on the council to combat the high water bills.
“I thought to myself that if my family is suffering so much, how can residents with fixed incomes handle these bills. In October, when the next water/sewer bills go out, many users will finally be saving money with our newly structured and fairer method of computing water/sewer bills,” she read.
“Not one of us deserves the comment that Mrs. Masson made to the Herald. It's negative and close minded. In my job as a council member, the best thing that I can do is to listen to potential ideas without prejudice,” she continued.
In attendance at the meeting was Bill Weightman, the Democratic candidate for county freeholder.
“These people deserve to be informed,” Weightman said to the New Jersey Herald. “The people that live in this town tend to be low income.”
“This kind of politics ... is outlandish,” he added. “People are tired of government the way it is.”
Members from the public addressed the council regarding the water/sewer utility during the open public session.
“What an embarrassment,” said Robert Holowach, a candidate for the Sussex Borough Council in the upcoming election, noting that he only heard bickering between the council members. “You need to present to me, to the body and to the greater community (that) this is what it (the sale) looks like. This is what Aqua says ... and this is what we think.”
“You need to figure (out) a way to get along,” he added. “It seems like nobody knows what the hell is going on.”
Jim Bevere, a Sussex Borough resident, said he's not in favor of the water/sewer sale, citing a report from Food & Water Watch, a nonprofit that works with grassroots organizations around the world to create an economically and environmentally viable future, titled “Has Water Privatization Gone Too Far in New Jersey?”
According to the report, on average, private operation of water systems adds 64 percent, or $153 annually, to a New Jersey household's water bill. Bevere quoted the figure during his public comment.
In the 16-page report, Aqua is not mentioned.
Out of the about 15 people at the meeting, seven spoke about the water/sewer utility. To view more comments from the public, go to the New Jersey Herald's website for a video.
When Rose returned to the dais, he joked, “We're having a big group hug after this.”
According to the council, Aqua has agreed to appear at the next council meeting, which is scheduled for Sept. 16.Editor's Note: Communications from Sussex Borough's special counsel to the Sussex Borough Mayor and Council are confidential under what is known as attorney-client privilege. Communications between Debra Nicholson, Aqua's attorney in the proposed water/sewer utility sale, are not privileged and can be made public. An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that communications between Nicholson and the Borough Council are privileged.


Betty, Joan and Peggy in all their finery
Set in a fictional New York ad agency during the early '60s, this is one period drama the makers are intent on keeping as authentic as possible. The men drink and chain smoke like there's no tomorrow, whilst their female counterparts are discouraged from working out (you'd never have seen a lady with Madonna-esque biceps back then!). But it is the costumes that have caught my attention. Enormous attention to detail has been lavished on the wardrobe, so much so that the women even have to wear the conical bras and girdles of the time underneath their immaculate tea dresses.
Many A/W '10 collections are full of '50s and '60s influences. The ladylike silhouette of cinched- in waist and full mid-length skirt was perfectly illustrated on the Louis Vuitton catwalk. These are dresses for women with curves! Mad Men star Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan, no doubt owes her title of Esquire's Sexiest Woman to her figure enhancing outfits on the show.
Louis Vuitton A/W '10
Here's how to get the look:


The merger of the eminent Soviet Mil and Kamov in the framework of JSC “Helicopters of Russia”, which “destroy”, make unattended market of helicopters “Mi”.
Thus, it is impossible to say with confidence that the world aviation community in the imposters of the “Helicopters of Russia” admit the authors of the Soviet aircraft. Thus, the engine plant “Motor Sich” Ukraine has all chances to take European orders from the Russian “developer”, according to the newspaper “Our Version”.
JSC “Helicopters of Russia” owning 83,84% of shares of “Moscow helicopter plant named after M. L. Mil”, bills itself as “the only developer and manufacturer of helicopters of the Russian Federation“.
Other holders of securities, the Bureau currently does not allow this, although, following the logic of “Helicopters of Russia” would.
The General Director of holding Andrey Boginsky still did not answer the question about the freedom of interpretation. However, if you look at the situation from this angle, then why would, for example, Ukrainian company “Motor Sich”, which has a development certificate of helicopters, not to do the same? After all, Mil and the plant of Zaporozhye were part of the Soviet Ministry of aviation industry and, therefore, equal in their rights. “Helicopters of Russia” with their statements and destruction eminent office only complicate the situation in the industry, but the management of the holding this is not too concerned. He has another task – to prove their necessity.
If you delve into the issue of allocation of production facilities to create helicopters, it becomes clear that their makers remained in Russia, but such an important part of the equipment as an engine is created by Ukraine. First “Motor Sich” is entirely dependent on the success of the Russian factories producing the final product, but then the main holdingstrong Denis Manturov has helped the collaboration to fall apart. In 2005, Russia made an attempt to create a helicopter engine.
It was unsuccessful, as much of what is generated, the future head of the Ministry of industry and trade.
With this in mind, Ukrainian engine manufacturers began seeking ways of selling their products, having been engaged in the development of not only engines. Now the company is working hard to put on the conveyor production of the main gearbox VR-17МС, designed for helicopters Mi-8/17. It was created from new materials. In addition, the “Motor Sich” soon will acquire independently produced by the rotor blades. All this testifies to the creation of conditions conducive to the erosion of the monopoly of the holding of the RF on the foreign market, without which “Helicopters of Russia” will become a very empty place.
On the Austrian portal “Austrian Wings” appeared information about the fact that Europe has approved the helicopter Mi-8MSB, saying it was the most powerful version of the helicopter from the Mi-8. The presence of European certificate allows the Ukrainian plant to occupy a larger market share, periosystem avicennia new engines.
Active work is underway for obtaining certification of the helicopter Mi-8MSB in China and “Motor Sich”, in turn, wants the Civil aviation administration of China has approved the Ukrainian engines.
If the Ukrainian engine builders are not slowed down, the sales of Russian helicopters face stagnation, which is a holding company, apparently, can not resist. Russian administrative resources outside the RF is not working, and others the enterprise to solve problems just can not. Trying to connect the Sony to the issue of obtaining the certificate the Mi-171A2 in China failed. China simply refused to accept the application for approval of documents due to the fact that there was no information about the customer. In South Korea, the same thing happened.
Recall that a month ago at the exhibition in China who headed the delegation of Rostec Viktor Kladov said that the contract for the supply of 48 helicopters Mi-17V-5 to India fell through, because there the army “priorities“. Refusal of purchases of the most modern Russian helicopter Ka-52 was followed by Egypt, decided to buy American aircraft.
“Motor Sich” in the meantime, the helicopter SME-8, which will be released in the class of Mi-8/17 and will likely become a competitor to the model of helicopter, where you are basing the whole of its foreign trade strategy of “Helicopters of Russia”.
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You could say we at TED live in a permanent tomorrowland, so at our recent TED2015 conference, Disney commissioned TED with filmmaker Jesse Dylan to shoot some attendees and speakers speaking about the future for a promo for the movie Tomorrowland. (Full disclosure, Disney is also an advertiser on ted.com.)
But once the ad for the movie was cut together, we had some amazing leftovers — short interviews with people saying even more weird and interesting stuff about what they think the future will bring to their world (and ours). It was too good not to show. So here they are, insights from the likes of astronomer and planetary scientist Sara Seager, designer Tom Wujec and, first, science fiction writer Neil Gaiman:
Neil Gaiman: What kind of world do we want to live in? “All utopian futures are broken, because all utopian futures are built on and contain human beings — and we are broken,” says author Neil Gaiman. That, he adds, might not be as bleak as it sounds.
Juan Enriquez: We need to learn to rebuild our bodies Juan Enriquez, director of Synthetic Genomics, doesn’t pull punches. “If you believe in human rights and you believe in humanity being something truly special, we all have a moral, ethical responsibility to get humans off this planet,” he says. And that’s when things will get really interesting.
Sara Seager: Here’s how we’ll get to other planets — by printing humans “For now we have no way of getting to a planet far away,” says Sara Seager, a professor of planetary science and physics at MIT. Her solution? Forget hibernation or multigenerational spacecraft. Think DNA printing.
Jason Silva: How technology and human will finally become one “We wouldn’t be who we are without our technologies,” says media artist and futurist Jason Silva. And as our tools get better, faster, cheaper, we humans will change alongside them.
Tom Wujec: How we’ll plant a seed … and grow a table “Technology allows us to augment human capabilities,” says Autodesk Fellow Tom Wujec. It also allows us to rethink everything, even things we think we’ve pretty much nailed by now, like the design of a chair.
Nalo Hopkinson: Who gets left out of the future? “We need a better world,” says science fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson bluntly, and those who live on the fringes of society need that more than anyone. She uses her work to examine the present — and by extension, the future.
Statue photo by Flickr user Mary Harrsch (CC BY-NC-SA); photo collage by Josh Roos/TED.


One thing that I love about Ontario, is their Highway of Heroes, and the support they show by filling 50 bridges every time a soldier comes home, no matter what the weather. I am sure you make the pain of loss just a little bit easier for the families who have lost love ones. Good on you Ontario, I hope you never have to come out onto the bridges again.
I particularly like this one because you get a real feel of what it must be like up on those bridges. I also love it because as the cars go by, you see the family waving back to the people on the bridges. Canadians helping fellow Canadians through tough times. We cry for the loss, but somehow those people on the bridges, lift our spirits as well.
On the 11th month of the 11th day.....remember! I always do because I was in labour with my youngest son who was born on the 12th. The pain I was feeling, doesn't even come close to the pain of the families who have lost a son, daughter, mother or father because of their willingness to give all for their country. My heartfelt thanks to all our troops and their families. You make me proud to be Canadian!
I wonder where the fire in PM Harper's gut in support of our troops has gone. Have the opposition worn him down? Remember Red Fridays? Here is PM Harper giving an unscripted speech right from the heart. I want this PM back!
Honour a veteran, wear a RED poppy.