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Chris Wragge and Kristine Johnson on Monday will become the A-Team at WCBS/Ch. 2.
Seven months after they were paired to anchor Ch. 2's noon and 5 p.m. newscasts, Wragge and Johnson will now take over the key 11 p.m. show from Jim Rosenfield and Dana Tyler.
Rosenfield and Tyler will maintain their 6 p.m. slot while also picking up the noon newscast.
"We've been trying to work on every newscast since we've been here," said Ch. 2 general manager Peter Dunn. "Everything we've done so far has been a benefit to the station.
"We just want to keep that momentum going," he said, noting recent ratings increases. "We have tremendous confidence in all our anchor teams, we just want to put them in the right time slot."
The move to the 11 o'clock show is the latest step in a meteoric rise for Wragge and Johnson. Until last November, Wragge had been Ch. 2's sportscaster and Johnson was new to the station, having come from NBC's "Early Today."
In addition to anchoring, Dunn said he wanted to use Rosenfield on assignments, and Tyler would continue doing arts specials.
Dunn said all of the news teams were important and wouldn't rank one over the other. "I would never put an A-C or C label, they're all very experienced," he said. "They all do a phenomenal job."
Still, getting the 11 p.m. show makes it clear from here that Wragge and Johnson are the new main faces of Ch. 2.
"We've had a tremendous amount of pop at 5," Dunn said. "I think they're experienced enough to move on and make this happen."
Whether either gets a bump in salary is unknown. Neither Wragge's agent, Henry Reisch at William Morris, nor Johnson's, Rick Ramage at Ken Lindner & Associates, could be reached last night.
Marysol Castro appears to be leaving ABC News' weekend editions of "Good Morning America."
The former WPIX/Ch. 11 traffic correspondent's contract is up in July and she's weighing different offers, according to a source. "There's a lot of interest inside and outside New York," the source said.
The Bronx-born Castro started out at News 12 The Bronx, before moving to WPIX/Ch. 11 as a traffic correspondent in 2002. While there, Daily News readers labeled her one of the "hottest" on-air newscasters.
At ABC, she's been a weathercaster and feature reporter for weekend "GMA." During her run at ABC, she also gave birth to a son, Liam Castro Donaldson, with husband Frank Donaldson.
The bad news for Castro fans is, however, a non-compete contract clause will likely keep her off the air for three months.
If you're a fan of Jenna Wolfe - and there are many out there - you might want to tune into WABC/Ch. 7's Sunday morning newscast.
It will be her last for Ch. 7.
We'll pause to wipe a tear.
Word is Wolfe is leaving the station for another really sweet job, which has yet to be revealed.
She joined Ch. 7 in 2004 after spending two years at the MSG Network. At Ch. 7, she spent part of the week reporting in the field, and was in the studio on weekends, adding a bit of fun, edge and a sense of humor to the mix.
Jill Nicolini, one of Opie & Anthony's favorite on-air folks - ours, too - will emcee ESPN2's "Black-Tie Boxing" event, which will take place Wednesday at Cipriani Wall Street at 55 Wall. ... Former WNYW/Ch. 5 anchor Chris Gailus, now at Global BC in Vancouver, makes a brief appearance as a newscaster at the start of the "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer." "My only regret," Gailus wrote in an e-mail, "is Jessica Alba was nowhere in sight." ... Dr. Max Gomez, last seen on WNBC/Ch. 4, has signed on as a freelance medical reporter for Ch. 2. Dr. Holly Philips remains Ch. 2's main medical reporter. ... WNYW/Ch. 5's Karen Hepp will participate in Saturday's Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon. She's also in storkmagazine.com. ... Hurricanes are the new black. Earlier this week, WNBC/Ch. 4 had Andrew Siff did a piece on the potential impact of a big hurricane hitting New York. Saturday at 7 p.m., Ch. 7 will air "Eyewitness to Severe Storms" and a week from Saturday, the weather team at Ch. 2 get a special crack at talking bad weather.
"Oh, she's not wearing a bra," Ch. 11's Sukanya Krishnan said yesterday about a model during a bra segment. "Is she going to have droopy pancakes? Her girls are going to be down to her knees!"

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It is very important to maintain a precise overview in the jungle. For this reason, our blue friend also has new binoculars with him so he can even recognize from afar any surprises that may be waiting for the expedition team. Sometimes he even climbs a huge jungle tree and looks around carefully with his binoculars. Then he can discuss with Papa Smurf where they need to go.
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Probably pointless to write a TR here but I'll toss up a quick one. Decided to do one more day trip to Acadia before it opens. One to finally see in sort of winter wonderland mode, and basically have the trails to myself.
2 mountains, Dorr and Cadillac. Lots and lots of trails. Great Meadow Loop, Jesup Path, Wild Garden Path, Kane Path, Canon Brook, Dorr South Ridge,Schiff Path, (not sure about that one) Gorge Path, Cadillac North Ridge, and Kebo Brook. Think that's it.
Long story short, spikes most of the day, Average post-hole, 4-5"'s. Because of the terrain, it would have been tricky with snows but I went in up to the hip several times in the gorge between Dorr and Cadillac. Switched to crampons there. Lets just say, an interesting .6 miles.
The day came in at around 10 miles and 2000' of gain.
On the road at 4 AM, home at 8:15.
Nothing negative about a trip to Acadia.
That gorge path must have collected all the snow blown off the ridge. Quite a cool trail. The most "wilderness" like in the park that I've seen. What way did you take going up to Acadia? Through China?
Sadly I'm not sure if it's worth posting reports anymore either. I have a few backlogged, maybe I'll try and get a few up. I also tried to respond from my phone and just kept getting error messages earlier. If the site isn't iphone/mobile friendly it's pretty much useless to me. Anyhow great loop there. I guess I'll race you to be the first "winter" finisher on record. Peter and I were just up there Thursday and now you and another forumite also. Maybe we need to change this to Hike-ME!
Love that "Smiling Joe with the Cool Shades" shot!
What way did you take going up to Acadia? Through China?
If you are referring to length of time it's simple. My average drive time is 4 hours. Got to the visitors center at 8. Geared up there, and also planned my hike. Then, went and did the sort shore drive. Damned if I can't see Thunder Hole Thundering. Then went to trail-head. Started hike around 9. Slow going do to the 4-5 inches of breakable crust, plus the deep pocket in the gorge. That .6 miles took twice as long as it should have. Had to be really careful. In the car at 4 PM. Home at 8:15 after a gas and food stop. I actually thought I did good on time.
I guess I'll race you to be the first "winter" finisher on record.
Maybe we need to change this to Hike-ME!
You can call it Hike-Whatever. No one will be reading.
Whoops. I mean to ask you what route you took to get to Acadia. The pike to rt3 or the pike to 1a.
China, Maine & China Lakes is the name of the town/region you go through on the Augusta-Ellsworth route. I guess you were just a little late for Thunder Hole. Thursday was as good as I've seen it.
Interesting, I don't remember any China signage. But yes, took exit 113 on the way there. And of course, I got stuck behind a milk tanker for 20 miles.
I'm calling fowl on the Thunder Hole pics. I think you illegally crossed a barrier to get those shots.
They didn't have the rocks cordoned off.
The lower part was gated and locked. Upper part was open, and I'd assume the rocks are always use at your own risk.
I still read. Other then Potash, a winter Acadia trip of our own, we've only done little local stuff lately. It's lovely to see what people are doing.

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We have an immediate need for a full-time Senior Designer to lead creative development and design for exciting new brand and identity projects. The best person for this job is a champion of excellent design, experienced and comfortable in the development of new brand strategy, and adept at solving complex brand design and communication challenges. Characteristics of successful people in this role: thoughtful, collaborative, passionate, curious, striving—engaged in the world and work.
We are looking for seven years of design experience, with at least three years focused on brand and identity development.

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THe new mod is a WINNER! I don't think it's an alpha anymore and may not even be a beta.
Clems done a great job. Try it out on SRA2.
Thanks for the mutator Clem.
Sweet! Just tried it and it rocks. Thanks Clem!
OK, people just make sure to come play tomorrow evening!
This is soo much better!
OH yea!! I'll be there Mah...it does Play great don't it?
I can't wait for tonight. It should be fun.

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AMC Networks Earnings Beat Estimates, CEO Says 'Walking Dead' Franchise "Will Have a Long Life"
AMC Networks on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings amid higher distribution and advertising revenue as management touted the outlook for hit show The Walking Dead, which is currently in its seventh season and which has been a big topic of debate among Wall Street analysts.
AMC Networks shares were up 13.6 percent in early Thursday trading at $65.30 as investors cheered the upside earnings surprise.
In the company's earnings report, he had similarly said: "The Walking Dead remains the No. 1 show on television by a wide margin and is a powerful example of programming that we own and distribute that commands a loyal audience, attracts advertising revenue, and has significant ancillary revenues that will benefit our business for years to come. With a rapidly expanding studio business, we now have a growing portfolio of shows that we own that provide this kind of opportunity for our business."
Asked about the studio business on the call, Sapan said: "The company is becoming and has become more of a studio,” rather than “only a channel operator.” He said that has allowed its shows to play on its own channels in the U.S. and internationally, then go to Hulu or Netflix in a later window in the U.S. and be sold to other distributors in foreign markets where the company has no channels.
AMC Networks so far has not produced shows only for other companies and has no plans to do so, but could consider such a production approach longer-term if the financial returns and strategic benefits make sense, said Sapan.
Asked about the company's channel portfolio, Sapan said its quality and pricing counts more than the number of channels at a time when some peers may have to close down weaker channels, according to analysts. "We have been of the mind for some time that quality matters, brands matter, content matters, engagement matters," said Sapan. "And you don’t get a free lunch for showing up with 22 channels." He added that his team felt that "a day of reckoning would come” for some peers.
While the company felt SundanceTV and BBC America, in which it bought a stake, are well-defined channels, overall, he said, "we have already skinnied our offering down.” And AMC Networks channels should still get higher carriage fees, he reiterated. “Collectively, they are underpriced," said Sapan.
The cable networks company on Thursday posted a profit of $14 million for the latest quarter, or earnings per share of 20 cents, compared with $90 million in the year-ago period, or $1.23. The company in the latest quarter took non-cash impairment charges of $68 million related to AMC Networks International-DMC, its Amsterdam-based media logistics facility.
Adjusted for charges, earnings reached $92 million, or $1.30 per share, compared with $102 million, or $1.39 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease in adjusted earnings per share was "primarily related to the increase in adjusted operating income more than offset by an increase in miscellaneous expense." Wall Street analysts had on average expected earnings of $1.27 per share. Estimates had come down a bit after Sapan in December said that advertising was looking softer than anticipated.
A 9.2 percent increase in quarterly operating income and 9.2 percent adjusted operating income at the company's U.S. networks, which include AMC, IFC and SundanceTV, reflected higher revenue, offset by an increase in operating expenses. "The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to higher programming expenses, partially offset by a decrease in marketing expenses," the company said. "Programming expenses included charges of $5 million in the current-year period related to the write-off of programming assets, as compared to charges of $16 million in the prior year period." The company didn't immediately say which show or shows the write-off was for.
U.S. advertising revenue rose 3.1 percent despite lower ratings in the quarter for the first half of season seven of The Walking Dead. U.S. distribution revenue jumped 15.6 percent.
"2016 was a successful year for our company both financially and operationally, driven by our disciplined and focused strategy of investing in high-quality content and creating brands that have strong, growing, passionate and engaged audiences," said Sapan.
He continued: "We are embracing changing viewing habits by making strategic investments in streaming services that fit well with our programming and the audiences at our network brands. As we look ahead in 2017, we see a number of attractive growth opportunities for our businesses and remain committed to delivering meaningful value to our shareholders.
Michael Morris, an analyst with Guggenheim Partners, said in a note previewing the results: "Season 7 of The Walking Dead premiered in late October, and though the show started strong, by the mid-season finale ratings were declining in excess of 20 percent on a year-over-year basis, worse than the 15 percent decline built into our estimates."
He lowered his fourth-quarter U.S. networks advertising growth estimate for the fourth quarter to 0.5 percent from 6.0 percent "given The Walking Dead's recent ratings trends." Said Morris: "This is consistent with management commentary provided in December. We expect the show to remain in production — and popular with consumers — for the next several years, and as such we anticipate related ancillary revenue (from digital and international partners) to remain intact."
But, he warned, "Investor concern around the company's key Walking Dead franchise continues to weigh on shares. We continue to believe that market value under-appreciates the company’s ability to develop and monetize compelling programming. However, we do not see a clear path to investor realization and thus remain cautious in our target valuation multiple."
Sapan on Thursday also touted the ratings performance of the company's networks. And he said that AMC will this year air such returning series as Humans, Better Call Saul and Preacher, plus new shows like The Terror and The Son.

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Working contrary grain flawlessly is something people should be able to do two weeks after they've started. The issue is that nobody seems to think that it's worth teaching new students. First, we have to get them to learn to sharpen over 14 weeks. Then, we have to run them through a 2 hour plane improvement cycle. Then 7 more weeks on various types of dovetails.
They might not have the dexterity on day one to sharpen well with a single stone, but a decent washita and a strop, and a #4 plane that has been set up for them (not in an idealized way, but in a "this hasn't been used in 4 decades, but we can have it ready in 14 minutes" kind of way) - that would be about all that's needed.
It might take about a half hour to teach someone to use a cap iron, and give them a few pictures of what they're aiming at for set. It should be very easy. Online, it's made to be very difficult and it requires all kinds of tools in addition to the 4. It shouldn't.
Then there are discussions about rounding the cap iron or not like this, and the answer is, who cares either way? It's not really important.
But there is one thing you mentioned that's awfully difficult to overcome, and that is planing over a large wide surface (because smoothing a table top wouldn't actually involve many sharpening cycles - my ash bench top required 1...one...uno (with a horrid stanley 70s iron)...anyway, the real issue here is that planing a large wide and long surface can be quite painful. If you're cutting furniture out of CNCs and it looks like half of it came from the jetsons, and the customer doesn't really care about any of this stuff, run it through a wide belt sander and scrape it (and I say scrape only because it's faster than sanding and involves ingesting a whole lot less).
For the average dude standing in a shop and who doesn't want to outlay much, doing it the way someone did it 200 years ago is probably going to be awfully useful. The really hard part is finding good material and designing something that looks really good. And layout, marking and clamping. The planing ought to be really easy.

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Dapatkah Tesla Ungguli Pasar Mobil China?
Tesla Inc met its production target of 1,000 Model 3 cars per day, automotive news website Electrek reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's email to employees.
Despite the electric carmaker achieving its target for the sedan, the company still needs to demonstrate if it could sustain that level. The company in the past has struggled with achieving its Model 3 goals, blaming production bottlenecks.
Tesla, which managed to turn a profit in the third quarter has promised to post another one in the current quarter. Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a comment.

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The retail/wholesale audience is the primary target/focus of the education program.
The ESD Conference offers a variety of general sessions, as well as concurrent workshops. Most sessions are an hour in length.
Education sessions may be delivered by one presenter, co-presenters or a panel. While FMI welcomes presentation proposals from the manufacturer and service provider communities, preference will be given to those that provide a balanced view and include retail presenters. Please note that any speakers listed/proposed must have already agreed to speak in the session.
Proposals must be submitted by March 8, 2019 using this online Abstract Management System.
A combination of sessions identified through the presentation proposal system and sessions developed by the ESD Committee will be used to build the ESD Conference education program.
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White appearance provides wonderful display under our tank's lighting.
Long flowing tails, mesmerising movement.
Lifespan of up to and over a year.
Suitable only for larger jellyfish aquariums, e.g. Pulse 80, Pulse 160.
Atlantic Sea Nettles are closely related to their Pacific Sea Nettle cousins, but the Atlantic variety are much easier to keep – as well as being smaller and white in appearance.
Their white colour means Atlantic Sea Nettles look stunning under the lights of our jellyfish aquariums, almost giving them a “glowing” appearance!
Wild Atlantic Sea Nettles can occasionally develop brown stripes or spots on their bodies, whereas in captivity these jellyfish do not develop any colour at all; instead remaining solid white.
Sting: Yes, minor sting, irritating to sensitive skin.
Food: Baby Brine Shrimp, Adult Brine Shrimp.
Compatible with: None, must only be kept with other Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellyfish.
Video courtesy of The Deep Aquarium.
Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellyfish should only be kept in close proximity with other Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellies.
Due to their size, we only recommend Atlantic Sea Nettles to be kept in Cubic Pulse 80 or Pulse 160 tanks.
Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellies will grow (and shrink) in size depending on the amount of food they are given. Therefore jellies do not “starve” like other animals, and are therefore highly suitable for aquariums due to their ability to increase and decrease in size.
On average, An Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellyfish will live for 1 year in captivity, however with immaculate care and water quality, you can expect to see a lifespan of up to 2 years.
Atlantic Sea Nettles do have an irritating sting, and therefore care is required when feeding and cleaning your jellyfish tank.
If you are wanting to keep a jellyfish without a sting, instead look at Moon Jellyfish or Blue Blubber Jellyfish.

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I made these last night because I had some spare filo pastry and some leftover rice from something else I was making – and they worked really well so I thought I’d post the recipe.
The size and the ingredients could easily be adjusted depending on your taste. I made them quite large as we ate them as our main course with salad but you could easily make them much smaller if you wanted to.
This mixture is enough to make about 8 large filo parcels. You can make smaller parcels by cutting the filo sheets lengthways into 4 strips instead of 3 and use just a teaspoonful or two of the mixture in each parcel instead of a tablespoon.
Gently cook the onions in the butter for 10 minutes until soft then add the tomato puree and keep cooking for another couple of minutes. In a separate bowl, mix the vinegar, mustard powder, Spanish paprika, Worcestershire sauce and seasoning, stir in the water then add to the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Transfer to a food processor and blitz until smooth (or use a stick blender in the saucepan) before stirring in the creme fraiche to taste.

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They look so remarkably alike that telling them apart has been one big task for everyone who comes across, including their parents, since they were born more than 50 years ago.
According to experts, identical twins represent a real torture test for biometrics. This holds true in the lives of the two sisters whose fingerprints have also confused data capture machines over the years.
Indications to this effect emerged during their biometric capturing for voter registration in 2011, the National Identity Number (NIN) and the Bank Verification Number (BVN). On each occasion, Ameena’s registration failed, while her sister’s sailed through.
“We made enquiries and eventually got someone to inform Attahiru Jega (then Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission) that there seemed to be a problem with the capturing of twins, particularly identical twins. I think they didn’t take us seriously. We thought the belief then in INEC was that no two persons could have similar fingerprints.
Arubu writes for the News Agency of Nigeria.

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Brandwood Lodge is a warm and friendly lodge that was consecrated in 1960 and has enjoyed many years of fellowship and charity fund raising.
We meet 6 times a year on the first Tuesday of October, November, January, February, March & April.
For many years Freemasons have followed three great principles: Brotherly Love, Relief & Truth.


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WrestleMania is coming up in just over a week. There are still some matches that WWE could book for the show of shows and it looks like they could be setting themselves up to do just that.
There was a thought that WWE might snub their tag team champions at WrestleMania this year. Sasha Banks and Bayley will defend their Women’s Tag Team Titles, but the men might have been getting the shaft. However, things are looking good for The Usos and The Revival right now.
However, the fact that Jimmy and Jey Uso as well as Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder were able to stay out of the battle royal match still leaves them totally open to be booked for title matches on the go-home RAW and SmackDown next week.
We will have to wait and see what happens, but it looks like there is still a chance for WWE to add those two title matches to the card.

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Some action Thai movies (หนังบู๊) take place in Thai Chinese community.
Thai Chinese movie อัศวินดาบกายสิทธิ์ - 飛俠神刀 - "Flyer and Magic Sword" lasts 1h20mn and was released in year 1970. It was released under 35mm, VHS, VCD and DVD format. It was shot in Hong Kong. It was the first international movie in which Mitr Chaibancha took part. Two versions of the movie were shot, one with Hong Kong Chinese star (กว่าง หลิน / Ling Fan) as the leading actress for the international version and one with Petchara Chaowarat as leading actress for the Thai version. As Mitr Chaibancha died in an accident in 1970, an actor from Chaiyaphum province called Chat Chaiyaphum (ชาติ ชัยภูมิ) was used in order to finish the movie. Mitr also started playing in another Chinese movie จอมดาบพิชัยยุทธ (1971) but was replaced by another actor called Luechai Natnat (ลือชัย นฤนาท). The movie includes flying acrobatic fights shot in Hong Kong's Sai Kung country park. The DVD/VCD includes the Hong Kong version featuring Ling Fan as main actress. The DVD/VCD also includes 52 minutes of old damaged footage with Thai actress Petchara Chaowarat playing Lan Choo. This movie is also known under the name "อภินิหารดาบทองคำ" or “Hooded Swordsman”. Lan Choo, her father and his guards are attacked in their home by a group of armed men led by another clan. Wai Ching (Mitr Chaibancha) saves Lan Choo (คู่รัก). She leaves upset as Wai Ching is still angry against her father. She then meets a mysterious man expert in blade, Phi Lun, who declares his love to her. The two clans are fighting over a salt mine. Lan Choo's father stole the salt mine from Wai Ching's father. He has issues with Phi Lun, the mysterious expert in blade, so the two clans decide to support each other. Lan Choo's father expects help from Wai Ching by promising a wedding with his daughter but Wai Ching refuses as he cannot forget the past. Lan Choo's father killed Wai Ching's father. Phi Lun is half crazy and a rivality emerges with Wai Ching as they both love Lan Choo. Phi Lun has become crazy (คนบ้าฆ่าคน) as his mother was raped and killed in front of him. Phi Lun kills people that Wai Ching loves. So Wai Ching chases Phi Lun for a fight. Wai Ching has special skills such as flying jumps. Phi Lun is using small blades behaving like boomerang. Wai Ching is defeated but Phi Lun spares his life this time. Wai Ching uses a stratagem to defeat Phi Lun through a revenge fight. Phi Lun is left as dead. Then the two clans make alliance against Wai Ching. Wai Ching is welcomed by the father, who organises a big feast. This is a trap and Wai Ching is captured. Phi Lun, who didn't die yet, helps Wai Ching to escape. Phi Lun helps as he wishes to kill Wai Ching by himself. Finally Wai Ching defeats Phi Lun again. Seeing Wai Ching being weaker due to the fighting with Phi Lun, the father is about to kill him but Phi Lun saves his life for a last time. Wai Ching flees thanks to Lan Choo and the two clans kill each other to get the salt mine. In year 1992, there was discussion to project the Thai version in Ambassador theater (แอมบาสเดอร์). It didn't happen as the film was incomplete. Finally อัศวินดาบกายสิทธิ์ movie was released a second time in year 1998. It was released in theater by movie director Khun To Pantamit as an homage for Mitr Chaibancha birthday. Khun To Pantamit ordered a new copy of the 35mm film from Hong Kong and had it dubbed in Thai language. Thanks to his later release, the movie is still available in HD colorful version. If it was the original 1970 film, the 35mm film would be red already and damaged similar to the Thai release. It was shown in theater เฉลิมกรุง 20 times. It was also released nationwide in Thailand.
Devilish killer can defeat 15 men in a single combat thanks to his iron hands, strong kick and powerful nine ring golden blade. He requests a thunderbolt sword to a clan leader. The clan leader refuses as it is the Clan sacred sword. He sends his two sons Chi Wen (Chaiya Suriyun) and Chi Wu away with the sword. The devilish killer defeats the clan leader and its men. He is now looking after Chi Wen and Chi Wu. Chi Wen is also defeated but the godly beggar helps him to escape death and to flee. Chi Wu is also defeated but gets help from a mysterious blind fighter. Chi Wen is taught by the godly beggar how to better fight. He helps princess Ju Yen (Petchara Chaowarat) attacked by two ruffians. Love emerges between both of them. Her father has promised her to devilish killer. Aware of Chi Wen, the father makes him pass difficult but successful tests. He finally drugs him, disfigured him and throws him from a cliff. Chi Wen refuses to see Ju Yen again as he feels ashamed to be disfigured. Meanwhile Chi Wu meets a young lady miss Chow selling flowers in a temple. She is skilled in sword handling. Following altercation with ruffians, Chi Wu is about to be defeated by them but finally secured by his own masked brother. Chi Wen refuses to disclose his identity and trains Chi Wu to improve his skills. This time it is Chi Wu helping miss Chow in a fight against ruffians. Ju Yen also joins us as she hopes to get news of Chi Wen from Chi Wu. Chi Wu notices miss Chow has the same sword. Only twin thunderbolt blades can defeat devilish killer. Chi Wen takes the two swords in order to train himself. Chi Wu, miss Chow and Ju Yen defy the devilish killer. Will Chi Wen join them on time? They are finally defeated despite using tricks such as armor or water to extinguish fire bombs. Chi Wen arrives on time to defeat the devilish killer thanks to the twin thunderbolt blades. They are finally all safe and Chi Wen's face is restored thanks to his master. This Taiwanese movie 活閻王 was supposed to feature Thai famous actor Mitr Chaibancha but following his sudden death in 1970, he was finally replaced by Chaiya Suriyun. Mitr Chaibancha went to Hong Kong to play in three Wuxia films in his last year. But only "Flyer and Magic Sword" was completed. "Sword of Emei", "The Tiger and the Dragon" and “The Devilish Killer” were finished with other leading actor. This movie is also called " L'uomo della grande muraglia" overseas.
Thai movie พรานเพชฌฆาต (TOKYO-SEOUL-BANGKOK - 東京-ソウル-バンコック_実録 麻薬地帯) was released in year 1973. It lasts 1h42mn. This co production movie is lost in Thailand but still available in Japan. As the movie is in Japanese language only, below summary might not be fully correct. Two cars are chasing and the lady's car is pushed in a ravine. She was Sonny Chiba's girlfriend. In the remainings of the car, a camera is found. It contains a picture of the girlfriend and another younger Korean lady. Ruffians are following Sonny and beat him seriously. He gets help from a detective. The ruffians become the ones chased but their leader succeeds to escape. The movie continues to Hong Kong where the leader does his drug trafficking. The action ends up in Thailand. Pipop Pupinyo is the right hand of the Japanese ruffian in Thailand. Chosri Misommon is playing a domestic helper. The ruffian leader's girlfriend sees Sonny in a market. Sonny meets Chaiya Suriyun but this latter dislikes Japanese people. Finally Chaiya helps Sony when he is overwhelmed by thugs sent by Pipop Pupinyo. Ruffians leader wishes to buy heroin and gets introduced to Kecha Plianvithee by Pipop. Heroin shall be available in north of Thailand. Chase is happening between Sony and the ruffians leader. Kecha through a small airplane tries to kill all of them. Chaiya is also involved in the shootings. The girlfriend is shot. The ruffians leader is killed but Kecha gets also killed. Before dying the Japanese ruffians leader gives important information about the gang location in Japan. Sony accepts to bring Chaiya to Thailand and they destroy their secret laboratory and the leader dies. The Thai poster mentions 4 countries for a budget of 14M Baht. Chaiya Suriyun is put in the centre of the poster despite not being the main actor of the movie.
Thai Hong Kong ไอ้เสือตี๋ / "The Chinese Tiger" / 唐山猛虎 movie was released in year 1974. It lasts 1h30mn. Chinese citizen manage a company providing goods shipment from Thailand to Hong Kong. An employee is killed. Ruffians take advantage to hide drugs among the cereals. Goods are shipped to Hong Kong. Pan Borapet is hired to kill Limin (Larry Lee) in order to stop investigation but he fails. Limin’s brother as courier is arrested by Hong Kong police as drug was discovered. Mr Choi is behind this. Limin decides to go to Hong Kong to investigate. Young lady Fefei (Louise Lee Si-Kei) is used as drug mule by the gang. Ruffians try to stop Limin but his Kung Fu skills are too good for the ruffians. Limin identifies that drugs exchange is happening in a high class restaurant through Fefei. Limin joins the transporters and assist to a fighting between the big boss and two ruffians trying to take over their business. Limin is the troublemaker from Thailand! Limin defeats the big boss and his brother is released. Fefei has to go to jail. She promises to visit Limin in Thailand when she has purged her sentence. Back to Thailand, Limin has to fight against the ruffians, who hid the drugs inside his company goods.
This movie takes place in the 1940s in the Thai Chinese communauty. Two Chinese secret societies are confronting each other. This violent and bloody movie is a Taiwanese-Thai cinematographic cooperation.
Bangkok Yaowarat district has so far been protected by mafia godfather Tong, with the assistance of Saleng as his right-hand man. Meanwhile, the Pahurat area is controlled by another gangster, Dada, and his close partner, Kaolad. The coexistence of the rival territories is shattered when Saleng and Kaolad challenge each other.
Some action Thai movies (หนังบู๊) deal about outlaws in 1940s and 1960s.
Dang Bireley and the Young Gangsters (2499 อันธพาลครองเมือง) is a Thai movie released in year 1997 and directed by Nonzee Nimitbut. Daeng is the son of prostitute and has been in violence cycles since his young age. The action takes place in decade 1950s with youth references such as Elvis Presley or James Dean. Daeng always kiss his James Dean amulet to get good luck and not a Buddhist amulet. Daeng, Pu, Dam, Lem Sing, Piek are close friends (นักเรียน / นักเลง). Daeng's mother would like her son to ordain (บวช). Daeng would like his mum to stop such job. He meets Pra, a bar singer. He refuses to do normal job and keeps trying in order to become a ruffians leader in his district but other leaders are already present so it causes clashes. Daeng gets a gun to get revenge. During an outdoor movie performance in a temple fair with an old movie featuring Sor Asanajinda, Taksin Jampol and Wilaiwan Watthanaphanit, Daeng shots rival thug. Issues then happen with Dam and Pu. Piek ends up in jail. Friendship ends with Dam and Pu. Daeng cannot choose his path but can fight it. Daeng helps his friend Moo Chiem to protect the blue moon bar in Chonburi. Moo Chiem wishes to open a casino (บอล) but he is then in competition with local headman Taek. Moo Chiem hires Pu and Dam without telling Daeng. Pu and Dam have arguments with GIs causing the casino to be closed ten days. Moo Chiem is killed by a hitman. Taek is suspected. Taek hires Pu and Dam to destroy the underground casino. Daeng and his team takes revenge over Taek but Pu and Dam succeed to escape. Daeng goes back home to fulfill his promise to ordain to his mother. Despite threats to ruin the ceremony by Pu and Dam, Daeng decides to go ahead. During the ceremony, heavy shootings happen. Daeng, Pu, Laem and Dam die. Daeng’s promise to ordain as a monk was only to please his mother. His heart was not really sincere so he ironically dies before being able to enter the Buddhist temple. Another movie in 2012 called Gangster - Antapal (อันธพาล) was released and involving same protagonists. It was not a remake but another view on the same gangster era. This movie has taken over 75 million baht at the box office in 1997, an amazing figure by local standards.
This movie takes place in the 1960s featuring nice rock songs and costumes. It features a love story through the confrontation between two gangs.
Some action Thai movies (หนังบู๊) are war movies. In Thai langague, such movies are called หนังสงคราม.
A former soldier thinks about his daughter, who is very sick. 100 000 baht are needed to cure her. A mercenary job is offered to him for 500 000 baht. He has 4 days to do the job. On the field in Laos, he is leading a team of 6 soldiers. They save a young lady, whose husband has been killed. She brings trouble inside the team as soldiers are fighting each other to seduce the lady. As she is indeed a spy, the leader killed her. Two soldiers die in traps in the jungle. They rescue a young lady held hostage in a village. They learn that their real mission is to capture a drug lord. But they are overwhelmed by the drug lord's tough men. They get tortured until the lady succeeds to rescue them on time. During the fight the drug lord, the soldiers and the lady are killed. The former soldier survives to see his daughter cured. This movie is surfing on the Rambo II wave that started in 1985. The montage sequence is very bad. Abroad, this movie is also known as "Cannibal Mercenary".
Once again, Leu (Bin Banleurit) is ordered by his boss to form a mercenary team to stop drug propagation in Thailand and get rid of a dangerous drug lord, called Bad dog, protected by scores of tough men. It could be a "The Magnificent Seven" Thai remake. Six former soldiers join. Leu is reluctant to form a new team as all members died in the previous mission. Every new team member has a reason to join, i.e. need 300 000 baht to cure a sick mother... They go inside the jungle. They are on unofficial mission so even the police and army can shoot them. They are mercenaries (คนรับจ้าง) so they are employed for die. During the progression in the jungle two mercenaries die (through machete and acid bath). On the way, they help lost migrants including one lady with a baby. During the final face to face with the drug lord, all his teammates die. Leu would like to exchange his life (แลกตาย) with them as he promised that no team members should die. This is a typical 1980s Thai war movie with few interest. The action sequences are not credible enough. During the anti-communist years, movies with soldiers and mercenaries fighting in the jungle were popular. Most of these movies were low-profile, though some were popular as they played to the national sentiment. At the end of 1980s, when the communists were defeated, such action films faded. The movie lasts only 1h20mn.
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The days following a loved one’s death are filled with sadness, anger, and many other complex emotions. It can be very difficult to do much of anything during this time, much less plan a funeral . For help seeking closure after the death of a loved one, you should consider enlisting professional help.
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Children sometimes deal with grief differently than adults. This website offers answers and advice for kids who are grieving .
This resource from the non-profit group Helpguide.org discusses the process of coping with grief .
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Great "shout out" from Wilshire Baptist!
There is important wisdom to be gleaned from those on the margins. Vulnerable human beings put us more in touch with the truth of our limited and messy human condition, marked as it is by fragility, incompleteness and inevitable struggle. The experience of God from that place is one of absolutely gratuitous mercy and empowering love. People on the margins, who are less able to and less invested in keeping up appearances, often have an uncanny ability to name things as they are. Standing with them can help situate us in the truth and helps keep us honest.
At last, after almost four years, construction begins on The Cottages at Hickory Crossing!
Use the Search Tool on this page to read more about The Cottages, one of the most unique and innovative housing developments in the region.
More images and updates as we move along.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings offers his thoughts regarding the challenges facing the city related to the dramatic growth of poverty and the work of his "Task Force on Poverty."
Clearly, there is much work to be done to recover and sustain opportunity for our weakest neighbors.
Of course, the headline caught my eye: Highland Park ISD suspends seven books after parents protest their content.
As I read on, the report really grabbed me.
I mean, one of the authors of one of the banned looks on the list spoke for CitySquare several years ago at a prayer breakfast!
Our guest speaker on that occasion, David Shipler, one of best ever, wrote the now classic and still bestselling, Working Poor: Invisible in America.
"One of suspended books — The Working Poor: Invisible in America, written by Pulitzer Prize winner David K. Shipler — is about Americans in low-skilled jobs who struggle because of economic and personal obstacles. Some parents objected to the nonfiction book because it has a passage about a woman who was sexually abused as a child and later had an abortion."
While it is none of my business what these parents want for their children and while I'm not a taxpayer in the Highland Park ISD, I must say I find this action and concern, especially about Shipler's book, fairly surprising.
Possibly, public demands like this one explain why we are making so little real progress on confronting, understanding and overcoming poverty in Dallas and across the nation.
It is a very simple arrangement, or so it appears from the sidewalk about 8 floors below.
Just a small planter bowl with a few carefully placed, brightly colored flowers.
The blossoms grace one of the windows in a small, studio apartment at CityWalk@Akard, our housing development in Downtown Dallas.
I'm not sure who occupies the apartment.
It really doesn't matter because I "know" them well from countless previous encounters. Undoubtedly a low-income person lives up there. Possibly even a person who last lived on our streets is the current resident.
The flowers are universal in my experience.
Everyone loves beauty, even those too stressed to allow for it or to even recognize its presence in life at present.
But this love, this connection, this longing attention resides in every heart and soul.
We seem "hard-wired" for beauty.
I observe this everywhere, even among neighbors who have no home to call their own.
Housing allows for the necessary psychic space to "stage" or present the beauty that one appreciates or has found--thus the flowers nestled in a meagre bowl.
To ignore the hunger for beauty that "the poor" possess is to make a fundamental and deadly error if one's intention has anything to do with connecting or engaging in community.
The flowers up there remind me of the beauty all around.
Beauty can't be denied or squelched, at least not for long.
My dear friend, mentor and hero, Dr. Ron Anderson passed away Thursday evening after a battle with cancer.
Reports abound in all of our media outlets, as in this article from The Dallas Morning News.
But, the news items that we'll be reading for the next few days won't be able to capture the heart, soul and life of this amazing man. He served the hospital system, within the healing culture that he constructed, for almost 40 years.
Dallas and the world lost a dear, devoted friend in his death.
Throughout his career as the leader of the Parkland world, Dr. Ron continued to take his rounds with patients. He wore his trademark white coat because he never stopped being a physician and healer.
My sessions with Ron always left me with my head spinning, my soul nourished and my resolve made stronger. We talked about poverty as the cancer and blight that it is. His commitment to justice and equity amazed and strengthened me.
He was something of an expert on Native American culture. I will always remember my first visit to his office at Parkland. To my surprise, his office, like mine, had a number of Native American artifact and symbols. The sense of community and universal connectedness of Native Americans and their thought/worldview were notions that made a lot of sense to both of us. Ron worked very hard at building community among his team and in our neighborhoods in Dallas.
He always took the time to encourage me in my work. He was a faithful partner in our common fight for "the poor."
A few weeks ago, a longtime staff member close to Ron called me to ask that I go by the hospital to see Ron and to pray for and with him. Of course, I gladly agreed. That last visit was wonderful, almost magical. He envisioned getting out of his bed and coming by CitySquare to do some work with us. How welcome he would have been and how I wish he still had that opportunity.
In my almost 40 years of ministry, I've never had a patient insist on praying for me. But, Ron did. He wouldn't let me pray for him. He wanted the spiritual energy to flow in my direction.
That story really sums up the life and heart of Ron Anderson. "I'm okay," I can still hear him saying, "Let's focus on you."
God have mercy on us. I will miss my friend more than I can say.
Cottages at Hickory Crossing Update: Building permits issued, at last!!!
Finally, we've received the building permits to begin construction on The Cottages at Hickory Crossing!
These 50 homes will house 50 of our "most expensive" homeless neighbors to Dallas County--that is, those who consume the most services at our county hospital, our mental health facilities, our EMS services and our county jail.
The average cost to Dallas County (not including City of Dallas or non-profit organizations' expenses) to serve a person who is on the streets is $40,000 a year.
The Cottages project will provide permanent housing with wrap around, supportive services, including quality mental health services, all at a cost of less than $15,000 annually.
The project will be complete by April 2015.
An NPR report you must hear!
You've got to listen to this report!
A definition of insanity for sure!
Aretha shows up for CitySquare!
Here's a report on one of CitySquare's placement sites for its AmeriCorps team members. Well-deserved recognition!
More evidence: Dallas must wake up!
Policy makers find it very hard, if not impossible to talk to one another across the widening socio-political chasm. This appears especially the case when it comes to poverty and its alleviation. This inability to talk in light of largely unrecognized complexities makes the following compelling for me.
So, how do we explain and understand why people are poor in the United States? How about this as a starting point in answering this important question?
"Despite the conflicting nature of these left and right analyses, there is a strong case to be made that they are, in fact, complementary and that they reinforce each other. What if we put it together this way? Automation, foreign competition and outsourcing lead to a decline in well-paying manufacturing jobs, which, in turn, leads to higher levels of unemployment and diminished upward mobility, which then leads to fewer marriages, a rise in the proportion of nonmarital births, increased withdrawal from the labor force, impermanent cohabitation and a consequent increase in dependence on government support."
Read Thomas B. Edsall's opinion in his complete essay, "What Makes People Poor?"
A respected voice not often heard. . .
Here's a word from a respected source that we don't hear from very often.
In fact, I can't recall the last time I heard him speak.
Clearly, we have more work to do in this nation.
We see evidence of that reality on a daily basis in the city.
A fundamental part of our work here focuses on racial reconciliation.
I know we will continue to work at bringing people together.

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As readers of our alert will know, employment status (in particular the ‘gig economy’) has been the hottest topic over the last year or so.
The report, entitled “Good Work”, was published yesterday and we have summarised the key employment law recommendations arising from the report – some of which were expected and some of which are fairly radical.
It is important to note that the review was not aimed at the gig economy, or employment law per se. It was intended to be a root and branch review of the way modern Britain works now, how that differs from times gone by, whether the current legislative infrastructure is suited to the way people work and what might happen in the future. It is clear that the contributors and authors have gone to great lengths to understand how UK PLC goes about their working lives. It is a substantial and interesting insight, covering just about every aspect of the labour market.
Part of the review’s remit was to inform strategy on the world of work moving forwards. The report covers this by identifying current challenges and identifying ways they could best be overcome, with a significant emphasis on better protection for more flexible workers, whether they be in the gig economy, zero-hours contractors or otherwise.
Case law has developed tests to establish whether an individual is an employee, a worker that is not an employee or is self-employed, although many judges acknowledge that there is often a very fine line. The report recommends updating legislation to specifically include the key tests. Additionally, the report recommends changing the definition of “workers” who are not employees to “dependent contractors”. Each of these brings not insignificant problems, not least as the term “worker” carries different meanings in different pieces of legislation…..
The report suggests eliminating the current requirement that a person has to be under an obligation to personally perform work in order to be considered a worker. The report is highly critical that someone can’t be a worker just because they are able to send a substitute to do the work for them. Instead, the report suggests that greater emphasis is placed on how much control a business has over the individual to determine their status. This ties in with the phrase “dependant contractor”.
The report does not recommend interfering with the status of employee, as this typically works.
Following a number of recent cases where gig economy workers have claimed an entitlement to the National Minimum Wage (NMW), the report suggests that such workers should have their pay assessed by reference to output work for NMW purposes. Taking the Uber case as an example, this protects the business, as workers would not be able to make themselves available during very quiet times and still benefit from the minimum hourly rates set out in the NMW Regulations.
The report suggests that individuals should be able to ask an employment tribunal to determine employment status without paying a fee, as a preliminary issue.
Finally, the report suggests reversing the burden of proof in relation to employment status, so that an employer has to prove that an individual is not an employee or worker. Essentially, the report suggests a presumption in favour of whatever status the claimant thinks they are unless the employer proves otherwise.
Require written statements of key terms to be provided to workers as well as employees, and in both cases for such statements to contain a description of statutory rights and be given on day 1. Currently, only employees have a right to receive written terms and it can be provided within 2 months of employment commencing. The report suggests that employees/workers should have a freestanding right to claim compensation if they don’t receive this, whereas currently it can only be claimed if the employee succeeds with one of a number of specified claims in the employment tribunal.
Preserve continuity of employment where there is a gap of 1 month (as opposed to the current gap of one week) between employment with the same business.
Holiday Pay – Legislate for holiday pay to be calculated on the basis of a 12 month rolling period, as opposed to the current 12 week period (which doesn’t work for most employers – particularly those who pay commission and have peaks and troughs in demand). Also allow employers to pay ‘rolled-up’ holiday pay. The latter of these won’t be possible until Brexit, as the European Court of Justice has previously ruled that rolled-up holiday pay, where an amount is added onto hourly rates, isn’t permitted.
Agency workers – Give agency workers the right to request direct employment after 12 weeks and introduce a requirement for them to be given more transparent information about pay rates and who is paying for them. Additionally, the report recommends removing the so-called “Swedish Derogation” which means that agency workers don’t have to receive comparable pay after 12 weeks of an assignment if they are paid between assignments.
Allow those engaged on a zero-hours contract a right to request guaranteed hours after 12 months. The report calls this “formalising the reality” of their working relationship.
Give HMRC the power to enforce sick pay and holiday pay. This would sit alongside existing enforcement powers in respect of NMW. The report is critical that too much onus is on employees/workers to pursue employment claims and also critical of employment tribunal fees, acknowledging that they are here to stay.
Expand the right to request flexible working, so that temporary changes can be requested.
Statutory Sick Pay should be overhauled so that employees accrue the right to receive it over time. This prevents employers being on the hook for lengthy periods of SSP where an employee has only just started their employment.
Legislate for those on long-term sickness absence to be able to return to their existing jobs, in the same way as is the case for maternity leave.
With so much resource being taken up on Brexit, it is difficult to envisage that there will be a sudden rush to implement the recommendations in the report; however, it does identify an ever increasing gap between employment legislation and the reality of the world of work. This gap is growing primarily due to technological advances, enabling people to work in different ways to the traditional 9-5.
We will keep readers up to date with any proposals to implement the recommendations in the report or any other developments arising from it.
If you require any advice on employment status or any other employment law/HR queries please contact Joanne Holborn, Tom Scaife or Caroline Rayner on 01228 552600/01524 548494.

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Federal MP Bob Katter says his party has its eyes set on four lower house seats at the upcoming federal election.
"Have they bought my vote? I'd say if they have, they've paid a bloody lot of money for it," Mr Katter said.
Mr Katter declared he was "not impressed" with the government, accusing it of "running around pork-barrelling".
The LNP opposition has tried a second time to refer Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to a select committee of ethics over bribery allegations.
The Attorney-General said he would discuss "all options" with independent MPs, who have made fighting corruption a priority.
Bob Katter has sacked Fraser Anning from his party following weeks of tension.
Labor preferences have been crucial to the outspoken MP's previous victories, but they are now under threat.
Queensland's crime watchdog has handed down its findings into the Katter's Australian Party complaint about losing extra staff after a senator's infamous "final solution" speech.
Robbie Katter has vowed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will live to regret her decision to sack KAP staff and claimed it was politically motivated.
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The comedian told his late night audience that under his eccentric personality, Katter is a "truly unpleasant human being".


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Queen guitarist Brian May said his love of astronomy was sparked by a trip to Sidmouth’s observatory while on holiday aged 13.
The world-famous musician and astrophysicist admitted a tour of the Norman Lockyer telescopes in 1960 cemented his interest in exploring the stars.
Speaking at the opening of the Connaught Dome at the observatory’s centenary celebrations on Saturday, he said the spectroscopy work he saw being done there was what he ended up doing his PhD in.
“I remember standing on tip-toes to peer through the six-inch telescope here, it was very inspiring,” he said.


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Brussels, 13 May 2004 - As continued violence and tension threaten to aggravate further the humanitarian situation in the Middle East, the European Commission has allocated €28 million to support more than one million of the most vulnerable people affected by the crisis. Activities will include the provision of food, water, sanitation services, emergency healthcare, psychosocial support, job opportunities, and protection for ambulances and monitoring of the humanitarian situation. Beneficiaries are Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as well as Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Assistance will be provided also to some 1,500 refugees from Iraq still living in camps in Jordan and in "no-man's land" on the border. The funds are directed through the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) to United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and non- governmental organisations.
Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Poul Nielson, said: "As stability in the region is jeopardised by an upsurge of violence and political tensions, Europe must continue to address the humanitarian consequences of the conflict and protect those who are most vulnerable". He added: "Deteriorating living conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories, resulting from lack of access to food, water, basic services and economic opportunities, are the direct consequences of the escalation of violence. Only a lifting of the closure policy and of the constraints faced in implementing aid programmes can help reverse the situation."
About two million people, almost 60% of the population of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, live below the poverty line on less than €2 per day. Two-thirds of those in the Gaza Strip depend on international humanitarian assistance. Nearly half of Palestinians of working age are unemployed. Some 40% of the population does not have secure access to food, and individual water consumption is half the level recommended by the World Health Organisation. According to the United Nations, the construction by Israel of the "security barrier" in the West Bank and around Jerusalem has already cut off more than 200,000 people from health and education services, water resources and livelihoods. Once completed, it could directly harm 680,000 people. The psychological impact, especially on children, is dramatic.
Food aid: More than 480,000 people, including 30,000 highly vulnerable Bedouins, will receive emergency food rations. 240,000 impoverished workers will also be provided with food in exchange for agricultural and community works. In areas where the barrier is being erected and in isolated West Bank villages, the autonomy of households totalling 16,000 individuals will be boosted through food production and agricultural training.
Water and sanitation: An increasing number of families in the West Bank depend on water brought in by tankers. More than 150,000 people, including in areas affected by the barrier, will be provided with water for drinking and agricultural purposes. Some 220 household and 20 community water cisterns will be built in the south of the West Bank. New distribution systems will provide safe drinking water to 15,000 Palestinians living in unofficial settlements in northern Lebanon, while in the south 4,400 Palestinian households will be connected to improved sewerage networks.
Health care: Chronic malnutrition has reached 10.7% on average in the occupied Palestinian territories. Since 2002, the quality of food intake has deteriorated, especially among under-fives. A supplementary feeding programme in the southern West Bank will therefore target 24,000 malnourished children. Health services, supplied through mobile teams and clinics, will be funded in remote areas of the West Bank severely affected by movement restrictions, benefiting more than 40,000 people, including 1,000 inhabitants of seven villages sealed off by the barrier. The decision will also fund the provision of medicines for hospitals treating Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Mother and child health care will be guaranteed for 1,500 people who fled last year's war in Iraq and are now hosted in camps at the border with Jordan.
Psychosocial support: The World Health Organisation recently reported that more than one third of the children under the age of 12 have experienced traumatic events. The decision will finance recreational activities in schools in refugee camps in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, potentially benefiting 45,000 children aged 6 to 14. Psychological support to Palestinian children in Lebanon will be provided.
Job opportunities: As a temporary measure to combat widespread unemployment, 30,000 Palestinians who have lost their jobs as a result of the crisis will be given emergency employment opportunities. Another 16,000 workers will be employed on public works and land reclamation activities or will receive professional tool-kits to start a professional activity.
Protection: Actions aimed at facilitating movement of ambulances within the occupied Palestinian territories and the monitoring of the humanitarian situation, particularly in areas under closures and curfews, will be supported, as well as visits to detainees and communication with their families.
Coordination between non-governmental organisations, which have implemented 30 to 40% of the Commission-funded humanitarian operations in the Middle East over the past two years, will be strengthened.
The Commission's humanitarian support for victims of the crisis in the Middle East has risen since the start of the second Intifada, from €15 million in 2000 to €38 million in 2003. With this latest decision, the Commission's assistance to the Palestinians since September 2000 amounts to €147 million, making it one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid.


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Over the past 15 years, successive governments have sought to make Thailand's business climate more agreeable to foreign investors.
Although reforms have not fully overhauled Thailand's protectionist approach to domestic industry, it is still easier to conduct business in Thailand than most of south-east Asia. The country once known as Siam is structurally, technologically and administratively ahead of many of its neighbours.
Thailand, which has a population of 64.1 million, has recovered well since its nadir - the south-east Asian financial crisis of 1997. Growth is averaging around 6% at present, a healthy growth rate aided by the dramatic economic growth of its neighbour China.
Once an agricultural economy, Thailand industrialised rapidly during the 1980s, during which time the emphasis was placed on labour-intensive industries such as textiles. Since the 1990s, however, growth has centred on high technology areas like computer equipment and automotive components. Other major industries include hospitality, food and beverages, jewellery and furniture.
Tourism is a significant component of GDP - about 5%. One of the most popular destinations in the region, Thailand attracts not just backpackers, but increasingly package-holiday tourists as well.
Agriculture, though diminished as a proportion of economic output, is still central to the economy.
Winning favour, recognition or contracts in Thailand is often contingent on the payment of bribes. And despite a high-profile campaign by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to rid the country of corruption, government officials seem to be among the worst offenders - companies with links to government officials tend to have an edge in winning public works contracts, for instance.
Historically, Thailand has been politically unstable. Between 1947 and 1992 the military intermittently ran the country, a time punctuated by coups and periods of martial law.
After an uncharacteristically lengthy period of stability the military mounted a bloodless coup in 2006. After fresh elections the following year a new party with links to Shinawatra was voted into office.
Separatist Islamic violence flares up in the south of the country periodically, and fundamentalist factions have even scared retailers into closing on Fridays, the Muslim holy day. Aside from this stark exception, however, Thailand is a relatively safe place to do business.
The country's economic hub, Bangkok, is blighted by more prosaic problems: congestion and poor air quality. The addition of overhead and underground rail systems has eased the problem slightly, but Bangkok remains a difficult place to drive around.
On a national level Thailand is served well by its road network and has 33 civilian airports. Goods are often moved by train, and Thailand's rail network has a commendable punctuality record. International trains run to Malaysia and Singapore.
The rapid growth of the Thai economy - the most rapidly expanding in the world between 1984 and 1994 - placed demands on the country's infrastructure that the government failed to adequately address. Projects have often been characterised by indecision and cost overruns.
Thailand's telecommunications infrastructure still does not befit a country at its level of development, despite recent improvements. The sector is being gradually deregulated, and private companies are being allowed more participation.
Like most of Asia, Thailand poses less of a red tape burden than European countries. This was the view of respondents to a Grant Thornton survey of international business, in which Thailand came near the foot of the table of obstructive bureaucracy.
Instead, the lack of a skilled workforce was cited as the main restraint on business growth. Problem-solving is an undeveloped skill in Thai business culture, partly because the education is systemically flawed, insofar that it is almost exclusively conducted through rote learning.
This is a particular problem given that you can legally only hire one foreigner for every four Thais and 2m baht of capital. So you might end up with a larger staff than you really needed just to get that extra German engineer in.
UK visitors can remain in the country for 30 days before a visa becomes a necessity. Business owners can secure a work permit or one-year, renewable non-immigrant B visa - a popular option. Processing the paperwork to obtain a permit and visa for 'farang' employees, as foreigners are called, can be impenetrable - so get yourself a good accountant.
Generally, foreigners enjoy the same legal rights as Thai nationals, but there are restrictions - for example, on owning land. Regulations vary between regions, and tend to be more relaxed if the land is in a remote location.
The Board of Investment tends to grant greater subsidies and other incentives to business that locates itself in provincial areas. It also gives preference to agriculture, projects related to technological and human resource development, projects that develop public utilities and basic infrastructure, conserve natural resources and mitigate environmental problems, and certain other industries.
There is a 50% cap on foreign ownership in certain industries. In the media, farming, forestry and the trade of land, participation is wholly prohibited. A full list of the restricted industries and details of how to apply for exemptions can be found can be found at the Board of Investment website.
It is common for foreign investors to form joint ventures with trusted local business people, sometimes through necessity, and sometimes because of the local knowledge which they provide. Sleeping Thai partners can be arranged, but as well as being illegal, this leaves you open to being ripped off.
Local knowledge is of course vital, but beware cultural and linguistic barriers. For example, Thai, being a tonal language, is a formidable language to learn for westerners.
Having said all that, Thais are more used to dealing with westerners and adept at speaking English than any other country in the region, bar Singapore.
Western business is falling over itself to get involved with Chinese and Indian business. Yet these countries are still relatively inexperienced in supplying western vendors, while many Thai businesses have as much as 30 years' experience of this - so they are well schooled in the quality and punctuality standards required by western business.
Wages in Thailand are similar to those in India and China, although they are higher at the low end. In international terms, labour is cheap. In the construction industry, for example, the average monthly wage is around 4,700 baht (£66).
Even at the higher end of the scale wages are low - in financial intermediation, for instance, the average monthly wage is about 19,300 baht (£272).
Office space, electric rates and petrol - around 30 baht per litre - are very cheap.
The headline corporate tax rate in Thailand is relatively high, at 30%. But small and medium businesses with less than 5m baht paid-up capital pay a 15% rate on their first 1m baht of net taxable profits, and 25% on the next 2m baht.
Asset managements companies, venture capital companies, and companies promoted by the Board of Investment are also entitled to exemptions.
The character of many Thais reflects the philosophy of the country's majority religion, Buddhism. Friendly, humble and rarely angry (at least outwardly), they use the expression mai-pen-rai - meaning 'never mind' - in a variety of contexts.
This laid-back approach to life extend means punctuality is not assigned the importance that it is in Western culture. And it is not unusual for this disregard for punctuality to extend to the payment of fees.
Swathes of bureaucracy can delay payment of invoices interminably, so it is probably advisable to ask for a letter of credit if you ask for a transfer of money overseas.
Expressing anger in public is not seemly in Thailand; it is perfectly possible for a Thai to be angry with you and maintain a smiling exterior.
Thais are reserved, not particularly tactile people. They do not greet each other with kisses or hugs. Instead, the standard greeting is a 'wai' - click here to find out how to do it.
Thais enjoy a plethora of public holidays - 15 in all - and most offices will be closed on these days. The first half of April is the busiest time for holidays, as it covers Chari Day, which falls on 6 April, and the Thai New year - Songkram - runs from 13 to 15 April.
Many city-dwelling Thais disperse to the provinces during this time so Bangkok is very quiet - meaning it can be hard to get hold of contacts and partners during this period.


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Back in October, Netflix announced a slate of five new original German series: Tribes of Europa, Don’t Try This at Home, Skylines, The Barbarians and an untitled Christmas mini-series. The US media-service provider reported last week that shooting for Skylines had already begun.
Set in Frankfurt, the story will focus on Jinn, a young hip-hop producer whose life changes when he gets the opportunity to sign with Skyline Records, the label of rap star Kalifa. Yet making a name for himself there will turn out to be a difficult task for the young producer. Organised crime makes its way into the world of music when Ardan, the label owner’s gangster brother, returns from exile and starts pressuring his sister into giving him his share. While Ardan uses the music company for his own criminal purposes, policewoman Sara, a former friend of Kalifa’s, begins to investigate Skyline Records.
film profile]). Other parts are to be played by Murathan Muslu, Peri Baumeister and Erdal Yildiz.
The series is being produced by Netflix together with Komplizen Film (Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and David Keitsch) and StickUp Filmproduktion (Luis Singer and Dennis Schanz).
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I just read about you in Salon. It’s people like the Diplomatic Security operatives of the State Dept. that make me ashamed to be an American. It’s people like you, who have the courage to be honest and fight for what’s right, who make me proud.
Keep up the good work. Your book just went on my B&N wish list.
I see another book in the making.
btw- “Enemy of the State” is already taken.
I too read the piece on Salon. This is just nuts! We do absolutely nothing to hold accountable those who illegally spied on us or authorized torture yet the full weight of the government comes crashing down upon whistleblowers. What a shame that most Americans get their news from the corporate media because they will never hear about any of this unless the government dictates it to them.
I’m submitting this with the full knowledge you won’t have the guts to post it. I worked with you in Iraq. You’re the same egotistical, spineless wart of a man. When I check this site in the next week and see that this comment hasn’t been posted, it will prove again that nothing has changed.
You’re still a complete TOOL. Everyone who reads your blog and STILL POSSESSES A SECURITY CLEARANCE sees right through your pitiful attempt at defamation.
Can’t say you made an impression; I don’t remember you. The anonymous email is a nice touch. I put my name on my opinions.
Anyway, there is nothing on this blog or in my book that is classified. Nice hearing from you again nonetheless– drop by for a drink when they get your meds worked out.
Just fyi, I STILL POSSESS A SECURITY CLEARANCE but don’t think PVB is making any sort of “pitiful attempt at defamation.” So here’s one exception to the above blanket rant.
DS on a random fishing expedition, prompted by whispered reports from spiteful “colleagues,” is actually not all that unusual. Ask anyone sane in DS, and there are plenty of reasonable and decent people in that bureau. People see it a lot, and are usually too frightened for their own careers and clearances to say anything.
Nice dog, by the way, thanks for rescuing her.
A guy in Hong Kong was in the process of drowning a box of puppies one-by-one when we made him stop and grabbed this one. Ironically, a guy who works for Diplomatic Security rescued another puppy from the same litter.
Under the circumstances we don’t know her heritage, but she seems to have Rottweiler, Doberman, Shepard and a little something else in her.
Very cute and somewhat obedient, but dumber than a rock. Interestingly, seven years later, she is still terrified of water. Go figure.
I have never met you and have no personal connection to DS, except that my uncle (Robert Meighan) has happened to’ve worked for USAID for, I dunno, 40 years.
Anyway, I want to thank you for your courage and for telling your fellow citizens (like me!) what’s occurring in our names, with our tax dollars. In theory, that’s information we’re supposed to have in order to make wise electoral choices. It’d be nice if the actual practice more closely matched the theory.
regarding the Thomas P. troll who posted comment #5: maybe he’s one of the political operatives (as opposed to career diplomats) packed into the foreign service (and other government jobs) when the Cheney-Rove-Bush administration realized that the GOP was going to get clobbered on 2008.
So many right-wing moles still fester in critical positions throughout our government– and Obama’s done a less-than-adequate job of rooting them out.
The Department has published its No Double Standard policy and procedures on the interweb for years: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86560.pdf. Hope I don’t get in trouble for sending you a link to the Department’s own website.
Just bought your book a couple days ago, now on my Kindle…I have laughed, cried, screamed out loud, etc. at the situations mentioned in the book. You are a great storyteller, and this is one of the most humorous, irritating, and frustrating books I have ever read…and I read A LOT. Thanks for having the courage to write it and see it through to print form. Hope to finish it this weekend, and glad to have found your blog. Keep at it…you are priceless!
Came here via Salon.com bought the book on principle before coming here to comment, after reading a few posts I am really looking forward to the book.
Thank you so much for your service to your country. We are experiencing dark times. When honesty, competence, and integrity are punished, there is something deeply wrong.
Model state employees in democracies argue for transparency. Anyone who argues otherwise, should consider living under authoritarian regimes — which this country, frankly, is becoming quite rapidly.
I’m sorry, what? “Contract investigators”?
As in not real government employees?
You should have referred them to a stand-in for yourself. Maybe some panhandler you pay 500-times the going rate for substandard performance. Keep everything on an equal footing.
This is Highway 1, in the bazaar area of the main settlement of Hutal. Think of the road as the I-40 of Afghanistan, and the bazaar as their free-flowing farmer’s market. This is where the Afghans come to buy their clothes, food, cell phones, and sell their vegetables, eggs, and poppy. This area is very close to our base, so our soldiers can, and do, make foot patrols through here and talk with the shop owners. Go about ten clicks north or south, though, and it’s different.
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Making good use of the Supreme Court’s ruling that a defendant may rebut the presumption of reliance prior to class certification by demonstrating the lack of price impact, Halliburton thwarted class certification as to five corrective disclosures identified by the plaintiffs. The district court for the Northern District of Texas held, however, that Halliburton did not satisfy its burden on the sixth corrective disclosure because its reliance on a two-day window to measure price impact was inappropriate in an efficient market (Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., July 25, 2015, Lynn, B.).
After the Supreme Court ruled last June that a defendant may defeat the Basic presumption of reliance by demonstrating that the alleged misrepresentation had no impact on the stock’s market price, the district court ordered the lead plaintiff and Halliburton to brief the price-impact issues. The plaintiffs then sought to certify a class for asbestos and accounting claims, beginning on the day that Halliburton announced its Q2 1999 results and ending on December 7, 2001, the day the company announced a $30 million asbestos-related verdict against its subsidiary, Dresser.
Corrective disclosures. The plaintiffs identified six disclosures that they allege corrected prior misrepresentations made by Halliburton. Halliburton argued, however, that the disclosures were in fact not corrective and that it had thereby demonstrated a lack of price impact. The court held that under the Supreme Court’s two Halliburton decisions as well as its Amgen decision, the issue of whether disclosures are corrective is not a proper inquiry at the class certification stage. Instead, the court assumed for the sake of the proceedings that the asserted misrepresentations were misrepresentations that were corrected by the asserted corrective disclosures.
One- or two-day window. The court concluded that Halliburton met its burden of demonstrating that five of the corrective disclosures did not affect the price of the company’s stock. As to the sixth—the announcement of the verdict against Dresser—Halliburton could not defeat the reliance presumption based on the price rebounding the next business day after that disclosure. An efficient market prices news in within a matter of minutes, the court wrote, so a price impact on the day after the disclosure does not aid the plaintiff, nor does a second-day rebound negate a price impact on the first day. Although some of the stock price decline following the announcement of the verdict was likely paralleled in other companies with asbestos exposure, Halliburton did not demonstrate that this general uncertainty about asbestos liabilities caused all of the substantial price decline on that day. The court granted the class certification motion only with respect to this alleged corrective disclosure.
The case is No. 3:02-CV-1152-M.
Attorneys: Brian S. Martin (Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP) for Highlands Insurance Co. Darren J. Check (Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP) for Private Asset Management. David Boies (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP) for The Erica P. John Fund, Inc. Jessica B. Pulliam (Baker Botts) for Halliburton Co.
Companies: Highlands Insurance Co.; Private Asset Management; The Erica P. John Fund, Inc.; Halliburton Co.


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Although we are based in Gauteng we supply to the whole of South Africa and our client base ranges from small and medium enterprises to big corporates.


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Gather your supplies. It is best not to cut your turkey on the serving platter; instead, find a large cutting board. Use a very sharp straight-edged knife to make your job easier. For best results, choose a knife that is designed for carving meat, and comes with a carving fork to hold the meat. An electric carving knife would be even better, but it’s not necessary.
Separate the thigh and drumstick. Begin by placing the turkey on the cutting board with the drumsticks facing you and the breast side on top. Your first cut should be to cut the band of skin holding the drumsticks to the body of the turkey. Then grasp the end of one of the drumsticks, and place your knife between the leg and body of the turkey. Cut through the skin until you reach the joint, and remove the entire leg. Repeat with the other drumstick and thigh. You can use the carving fork to hold the bird steady as you make each cut. Carve the meat on the thighs and drumsticks by slicing off thin pieces.
Slice the wing. Now, pull the wing away from the body, exposing the joints. Simply cut through this joint to remove the wing. Repeat on the other wing.
Cutting the breast meat. Next, hold your knife so it is parallel to the center bone of the turkey. Start two inches from the side, and slice the breast into pieces.
Continue to slice. Continue to slice the breast meat, starting each cut a little higher than the last. The exact thickness of each slice depends on your personal preferences.
Repeat with the other side. Once you reach the center bone of the turkey, repeat steps three and four with the other breast. However, you should only carve as much at one time as your guests can eat; return to carve the rest when your guests are ready for seconds. That way the meat will stay warm and will not dry out.
For best results, let the turkey sit for a few minutes before removing it from the oven and trying to carve it. Otherwise, all of the juices may run out when you start to slice, making your turkey not as moist as it could have been. Presentation is everything on the holiday table, so make sure you know how to carve the turkey just right before you try it.