Space Fires up Friday Nights with its MostWatched Original Series KILLJOYS and
Space on InstagramSpace on FacebookSpace on TwitterKILLJOYS on TwitterWynonna Earp on TwitterAbout Bell Media Original ProgrammingBell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit series commissioned by CTV include the hit drama CARDINAL, the record-breaking THE AMAZING RACE CANADA and MASTERCHEF CANADA, original series THE DISAPPEARANCE, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, and THE DETAIL, and the international TV format THE LAUNCH. Among the original series on Bell Media specialty and streaming platforms are Space’s KILLJOYS and WYNONNA EARP; CraveTV hit comedy LETTERKENNY; Bravo’s mystery drama CARTER; Discovery’s first-ever drama FRONTIER; CTV’s satirical news series THE BEAVERTON as well as Comedy’s CORNER GAS ANIMATED; and multiple series and specials for food and lifestyle channel Gusto, including ONE WORLD KITCHEN. Discovery is also home to Bell Media’s hit factual franchise HIGHWAY THRU HELL, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and CANADA’S WORST DRIVER, among others. Bell Media is one of the first media companies in North America to commit to producing all new original scripted series in 4K.About Temple Street Temple Street, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, is a leading producer of television, film and digital media content based in Toronto and Los Angeles. A selection of Temple Street’s past and present projects include, Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA, Space), X Company (CBC), Killjoys (SYFY, Space), Being Erica (CBC, SOAPnet), The Next Step (Family Channel, Hulu), Lost & Found Music Studios (Family Channel, Netflix), Wingin’ It (Family Channel), Say Yes to the Dress Canada (W), Million Dollar Critic (W, BBC America), Cook’d (YTV), Over the Rainbow (CBC), Recipe to Riches (CBC, Food Network, Global), Cover Me Canada (CBC), Billable Hours (Global, Showcase), Canada’s Next Top Model (CTV), How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (CBC), Queer as Folk (Showtime, Showcase), and Darcy’s Wild Life(NBC, Discovery Kids, Family Channel). For more information, visit www.templestreet.com, follow us on Twitter @TempleStreet or connect with us on Facebook.About SEVEN24 FilmsSEVEN24 Films is an independent film and television production company whose work has spanned over two decades. Executive Producers Tom Cox and Jordy Randall have produced dramatic series, mini-series, television movies and feature films garnering over one hundred industry awards and nominations. Current projects include the hit family series HEARTLAND, the longest running one-hour series in Canadian history, now in its eleventh season on CBC and UPtv, as well as YOUNG DRUNK PUNK, a half-hour comedy starring KIDS IN THE HALL alumnus, Bruce McCulloch. Other award-winning projects include the Canadian Screen Award winner, BOREALIS, as well as the Gemini Award-winning movie MAYERTHORPE and Gemini Award-winning mini-series BURN UP (with Bradley Whitford and Neve Campbell). Tom Cox and Jordy Randall were also co-producers on numerous high-profile feature films including the Academy Award nominated Brokeback Mountain, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Resurrecting the Champ and are both recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of their contribution to the arts.About IDW EntertainmentIDW Entertainment “IDWE,” a franchise studio division of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM), is charged with developing, financing, producing and distributing entertainment content ranging from series and features to interactive experiences and digital content from sister company IDW Publishing’s extensive IP catalog of comic books and graphic novels, as well as from third party content.Since launching in 2013, IDWE has successfully delivered three seasons of the critically-acclaimed Wynonna Earp, which debuted on SYFY in the U.S.; Spike TV in the UK and Australia; and Netflix Globally, as well as two seasons of Dirk Gently, based on the best-selling comic novels by Douglas Adams and starring Sam Barnett and Elijah Wood, on BBC America in the U.S. and Netflix worldwide. The Company has also produced a pilot based on the popular comic book series Locke and Key from Joe Hill, with Carlton Cuse showrunning; Andy Muschietti directing; and starring Frances O’Connor, Danny Glover, Nate Corddry, Owen Teague, Jackson Robert Scott and Megan Charpentier. Additionally, IDWE is currently in various stages of development and production on a roster of scripted series, including the Netflix Original series V-WARS to premiere in 2019, starring Ian Somerhalder; a crime series based on Jonathan Kellerman’s best-selling Alex Delaware detective novel series; and a thriller series developed in partnership with James Murray of truTV’s hit series Impractical Jokers and seasoned sci-fi writer Darren Wearmouth based on the authors’ new novel Awakened; a supernatural thriller series based on Mike Carey and Arvind Ethan David’s hit comic miniseries Darkness Visible. and a collaboration with Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo on the drama series, The Devil, based on the real-life misdeeds of British gangster Stephen “The Devil” French.About SpaceSpace is home to phenomenal programming including imaginative dramas, epic movies, engaging reality series, and its flagship, daily entertainment talk show INNERSPACE. Named “Channel of the Year” in 2013 by Playback magazine, Space is also home to original series WYNONNA EARP, KILLJOYS, and the exclusive Canadian home for signature series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, DOCTOR WHO, KRYPTON and THE EXPANSE. Space content is always available on demand at Space.ca and on Space-branded On Demand channels through several of Canada’s TV Providers, and on Facebook, @SpaceChannel, and other social media platforms. Space is part of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. TORONTO – Space doubles down on Friday nights this summer with the return of Canadian hit series WYNONNA EARP and KILLJOYS, beginning July 20. Airing back-to-back in a destination timeslot for genre fans, WYNONNA EARP’s Season 3 premiere kicks off the thrill ride at 9 p.m. ET, followed by Space’s most-watched original series KILLJOYS at 10 p.m. ET. In the U.S., both series air day-and-date on SYFY.Marking the return of KILLJOYS, Space revealed today the ominous new key art featuring Hannah John-Kamen, as Dutch/Aneela fully infiltrated by the Hullen forces. The fiery WYNONNA EARP Season 3 poster art, previously revealed by Entertainment Weekly, is available for download here.In addition, Space provided a first look at the new seasons of WYNONNA EARP and KILLJOYS with promos teasing new characters, highlighting signature quips, and showcasing all the high-octane action. Advertisement “Canadian series WYNONNA EARP and KILLJOYS are back to ignite summer nights in this powerhouse timeslot,” said Pat DiVittorio, Vice-President, Programming, CTV and Specialty. “Fridays on Space will once again be the destination that genre fans and viewers have come to count on for exciting, out-of-this-world stories.”New seasons of both WYNONNA EARP and KILLJOYS will be available On Demand via set-top box. And Seasons 1- 3 of KILLJOYS will all be available Friday, June 22 on CraveTV.WYNONNA EARP Season 3 (12 episodes X:60)Fridays at 9 p.m. ET, beginning July 20Season 3 of the 12 episode, one-hour drama WYNONNA EARP sees reckless and reluctant gunslinger Wynonna Earp (Melanie Scrofano) and her team of outmatched outsiders return to face monsters, revenants, and their biggest fears. They all fight to take down the demon who cursed the Earp family before he destroys the Ghost River Triangle – and the world.Season 2 of WYNONNA EARP corralled an audience increase of 30% for total viewers compared to Season 1, and was up 33% among A25-54, 46% among A18-49, and more than double for females A25-54 and A18-49. WYNONNA EARP Season 2 made Space the most-watched entertainment specialty channel during its Fridays at 10 p.m. ET timeslot among adults A18-34 and A18-49.In the Season 3 premiere “Blood Red and Going Down” (Friday, July 20 at 9 p.m. ET), when a mysterious bus full of sexy strangers rolls into town, Wynonna must figure out why they’re in Purgatory before the entire town falls under their spell.KILLJOYS Season 4 (10 episodes X :60)Fridays at 10 p.m. ET, beginning July 20KILLJOYS penultimate season picks up from the Season 3 finale and finds Dutch (John-Kamen) on a journey to face her biggest foe yet, while D’av (Luke MacFarlane) and John (Aaron Ashmore) are trapped in an elevator in deep space with a pregnant Delle Seyah (Mayko Nguyen). They are united by the knowledge of the name of their true enemy: The Lady, an immeasurable manifestation of evil without beginning or end.KILLJOYS continues to reign as the most-watched original series on Space, and was a Top 10 show in the 2016/17 broadcast year among total viewers, adults, and females in key A25-54 and A18-49 demos.In the season opener “The Warrior Princess Bride” (Friday, July 20 at 10 p.m. ET), trapped in the mysterious and mind-bending greenspace and on the run from the deadly Lady, Aneela (John-Kamen), and her father Khlyen (Rob Stewart) struggle to stay one step ahead of the Lady, while keeping a wounded Dutch alive with a story that he promises will save her life: the tale of Dutch and Johnny’s first mission in the Quad. He tells the story of the time when, down to their last few Joy, Dutch and John accepted a simple cargo transportation gig to the armpit of the galaxy and how this led to them facing off with a deadly assassin.KILLJOYS is created by Michelle Lovretta (Lost Girl, The Secret Circle) who also serves as Executive Producer. Adam Barken is Showrunner and serves as Executive Producer. Additional Executive producers are David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Stephan Pleszczynski, and Karen Troubetzkoy.KILLJOYS is produced by Temple Street, a division of Boat Rocker Studios in association with Space and SYFY. Production Executives for Bell Media are Rebecca DiPasquale and Kathleen Meek. Tom Hastings is Director, Original Programming, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Original Programming, Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Content and Programming. Randy Lennox is President, Bell Media.WYNONNA EARP was developed for television by Emily Andras who also serves as executive producer, writer, and showrunner. Executive producers are Jordy Randall (HEARTLAND), Tom Cox (YOUNG DRUNK PUNK), David Ozer, Ted Adams, Rick Jacobs, and Todd Berger. Brian Dennis (THE BEST LAID PLANS) is producer. The writing team spearheaded by Andras includes Shelley Scarrow, Noelle Carbone, Brendon Yorke, Caitlin Fryers and Matt Doyle. Directors are Paolo Barzman, Ron Murphy, April Mullen and Grant Harvey.WYNONNA EARP is produced by SEVEN24 Films, broadcast on Space in Canada, SYFY in the United States and distributed internationally by IDW Entertainment.Social Media links Login/Register With: Advertisement
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1,314 Views By Gerry Edwards http://jrnl.ie/3441810 Jun 14th 2017, 6:30 AM 50 Comments Share1181 Tweet Email Wednesday 14 Jun 2017, 6:30 AM Short URL Chairperson, TFMR Ireland Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article FOR THE SECOND time in just one year the United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Ireland subjected a woman to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by denying her access to abortion services.On Monday the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a ruling against Ireland following a complaint made by Siobhán Whelan. She had received a diagnosis of a fatal foetal anomaly during a pregnancy in 2010 and made the very difficult decision that bringing her pregnancy to an end, sooner rather than later, was what was best for her and her family.However, by refusing her access to abortion services and forcing her to travel to the UK for medical assistance, Ireland violated her rights to privacy, discriminated against her on the basis of her gender, and subjected her to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, in contravention of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.Humiliated again by our governmentThe Committee have again told Ireland that we must take whatever steps are necessary to prevent others from being subjected to the same human rights violations, and must compensate Siobhán Whelan for the harm done to her.Yet again the people of Ireland have been humiliated by our own government. We have known for a long time that the denial of abortion services to women facing these types of crises is a breach of human rights.In June of last year this same Committee reached the same damning conclusions in the case of Amanda Mellett. The Irish State was to have responded with details of how they were going to prevent these breaches from occurring within 180 days (6 months) of that finding. Their response was that they had established the Citizen’s Assembly to discuss the matter and make recommendations to them.Vague promises about a referendumTFMR Ireland went on record at the time to say that the Oireachtas Committee should work in parallel with the Citizen’s Assembly, so that when the recommendations were made they would be as well briefed as the volunteer citizens. This would have left them with no excuses for delay.Instead, the government saw the Citizen’s Assembly as a “time out” and simply sat back, not only ignoring their responsibilities as legislators, but also ignoring all of the women and families who wish to have continuity of medical care within our own borders.A further 190 days have elapsed since Ireland’s first 180 days expired (on 6th December 2016) and the Oireachtas have not even finalised the makeup of the Committee to discuss the recommendations of the Citizen’s Assembly. The best we have are vague expressions that it might be possible to have some form of referendum next year.In the meantime, we know that an average of three families every week travel to Liverpool Women’s Hospital to receive the care they need following devastating diagnoses. This is just one medical facility to which Irish women travel – there are others.Forced to remain pregnantThis doesn’t take account of all those women who wish to end their pregnancies early but for a variety of reasons are unable to travel, and they are forced to remain pregnant against their wills, waiting for their babies to die inside them.Every single one of these women wished to receive the care they needed in their own hospital, with their own doctors, with the support of their families and wider communities. They wanted to go back to their own beds, not to budget hotels, airports or ferry ports. Many of these women end up having to travel back to the UK to attend cremation services and then travel back again to collect the cremated remains of their babies, knowing they will be stopped at airport security to explain their little package.Others have the cremated remains delivered home by courier at enormous expense (£900 was most recent figure we heard). Some parents bring the remains back to Ireland for burial, and this can involve having to open the coffin every two hours to put in ice-packs so that their baby’s remains are kept cool.Repeal the 8thWhy is it that bereaved mothers like Siobhán Whelan, and Amanda Mellett before her, have to be the brave ones? The founders of the main political parties in Ireland would turn in their graves to see the cowardly hand-wringing that we have witnessed over recent years.We are calling upon Leo Varadkar, as our new Taoiseach, to step up and demonstrate a determination that Ireland’s Constitution and laws will be changed to ensure that human rights are upheld. He needs to reflect in our laws the true nature of the people of Ireland as a compassionate, empathetic and supportive society.How many more women and girls are he and his government prepared to abuse while they continuously seek to delay doing what is necessary – giving the people of Ireland their referendum to repeal the 8th.Gerry Edwards is Chairperson of TFMR Ireland.Column: ‘It’s not fair to ask the public to subsidise uneconomic wind farms’>‘We need to be cautious about celebrating Varadkar’s political success’> ‘Some parents have to open the coffin every two hours to put in ice-packs so remains stay cool’ How many more girls are our government prepared to abuse while they delay a referendum on the Eighth Amendment, asks Gerry Edwards. Gerry Edwards 
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has declared that the penalty VAR awarded to France was wrongly given during their 2018 World Cup final match against Croatia on Sunday.During the match, Referee Nestor Pitana had first missed Ivan Perisic’s handball inside the France box, but the official opted the award the spot-kick following a VAR review.Perisic’s view seemed to be blocked by Blaise Matuidi just before the ball struck the Inter Milan winger’s arm, and Gallagher has believed that it was “100% not a penalty”.
Report: Euro 2020 qualifying Group H George Patchias – September 11, 2019 Euro 2020 qualifying Group H is being controlled by France and Turkey, but Iceland is still in with a shout.Reigning world champions France ran…“100% not a penalty. He’s far, far too close to the ball as it comes over the forward’s head,” Gallagher told Sky Sports as quoted by Sports Mole.“It just strikes him – he doesn’t move his hand to the ball, he’s got no intention of handling the ball. The law says it has to be deliberate. His arms aren’t in an unorthodox position – it just doesn’t tick any boxes.”Antoine Griezmann netted the penalty to give France a 2-1 lead against Croatia in Moscow, and Les Bleus ultimately claimed the trophy with a 4-2 success over Croatia.
Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, 27 Jul 2015 – Held at gunpoint, 28 poachers were busted by TCI officers on Thursday afternoon in a collaboration between law enforcement and civilians which seemed to nab a group of Dominicans who had so far caught nearly 2,000 pounds of lobster, parrot fish and conch – illegally. Eight charges will be leveled against the men from the Dominican Republic tomorrow when they head to court, namely: Taking marine product without a license; taking marine product using breathing apparatus; possession of spear guns; taking marine product by use of a spear gun; use of unlicensed vessels; possession of egg-bearing lobster; possession of parrot fish; and possession of crawfish during the closed season. Magnetic Media is informed that this pilferage of TCI waters has been an on-going problem which eluded law enforcers. A civilian tip led to the red-handed capture; we understand that two boats got away…and still 14 illegal vessels were seized in the raid. Related Items:dominicans, eight, illegal, poachers 108 Haitians intercepted thanks to radar Recommended for you Bahamas PM warns “Price Gouging is a criminal offense” Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Dominican Officials agree to stop sex trafficking, poachers
Croatia defender Dejan Lovren insists he is ready for a fiery clash against England on Sunday.The Three Lions host Croatia in their final group game of the UEFA Nations League and a victory against the World Cup runners-up will guarantee a place in next summer’s semi-finals.The Liverpool defender was part of Croatia’s squad throughout their impressive run to the final of this summer’s World Cup in Russia.Both teams know a win at on Sunday will see them top League A’s Group 4 and advance to the next stage, and Lovren is relishing the prospect of coming up against Gareth Southgate’s side.“It’s a final against England, so of course we will be strong,” he was quoted as saying by The Daily Mirror.“I think it will be a fiery game against them – they know us and what they can expect from us, and we will not run away from that.”
Crouch: Liverpool could beat Man United to Jadon Sancho Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Peter Crouch wouldn’t be surprised to see Jadon Sancho end up at Liverpool one day instead of his long-term pursuers Manchester United.“I love playing against England. I know the players in the Premier League and I have competed against them.”England and Croatia met earlier in the Nations League as they played out a 0-0 draw last month in Rijeka, and Lovren feels recent history will give Zlatko Dalic’s men plenty of belief.“People criticise me, but they didn’t say much when England didn’t score against us in the last game,” he said.“They will have extra motivation after the World Cup, but I think we will be brave.”“It will not be a friendly. We have beaten Spain and we want to win it now.”Spain will top the group, should England and Croatia play out a draw on Sunday night.
Dave Battle biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: “Just coming straight at them with its head down, not phased by yelling, waving arms, or even the dogs barking at it. It just kept coming. Didn’t have any vocalizations or anything that would indicate defensive behavior. And that’s the kind of thing that concerns us with black bears.” Facebook0TwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers along the Turnagain Arm Trail to use caution, following multiple reports of a black bear displaying unusual behavior. The second report happened on Monday, closer to McHugh. Battle says in that case, hikers reported seeing a bear above them on a hill. It reportedly circled around and got close to their dog. One of the hikers fired a warning shot with a pistol, driving the bear off. If hikers do choose to use the trail, DF&G advises hikers to travel in groups. ADF&G has more information on bear safety on their website. The agency received the first report on May 23. A black bear approached two adults and two dogs about a mile south of the McHugh trailhead.
At a public meeting last week in the village of Carthage, N.Y., residents learned about the impact establishing a possible East Coast missile defense site at Fort Drum would have on the region.The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has identified 100 acres on the southeastern corner of the post as one of three candidate locations to host ground-based interceptors designed to protect the United States from ballistic missile attacks. The other two sites are Camp Ravenna Joint Training Center, Ohio, and Fort Custer Training Center, Mich.The North Country would gain up to 600 construction jobs while the site is built over five years, and the region would gain more than 1,000 new jobs as a result, reported North Country Public Radio.Building the site would require the closure of a road in a nearby town, more military personnel and civilian workers commuting to Fort Drum would travel through Carthage, officials said.“Because we are such a robust installation, we are able to easily accommodate the missile site and as well as any additional administrative needs they have,” said Eric Wagenaar, Fort Drum’s deputy garrison commander.Julie Halperin, the installation’s spokesperson, emphasized that no decision has been made to build an East Coast missile defense site. Ground-based interceptors already are in place at sites in California and Alaska, and the Pentagon does not favor building a third site, which would have an estimated cost of $3 billion or more.“I think it’s really important in this phase of the game to realize that the Department of Defense is not asking for this. The MDA is not asking for this. They have all been mandated to study this. This is just a study between three different locations to see environmentally which one would be the best location,” Halperin said.MDA is expected to select a preferred location for the missile defense site by the end of September. Dan Cohen AUTHOR
Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda on Sunday met his son and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy amid turmoil in the state’s coalition government. The JDS supremo is not happy with some of the developments and statements of most of the Congress MLAs and leaders, sources said. They feel that even after allocation of portfolios, board, and corporation and providing many facilities to Congress MLAs they are speaking against the government, especially against Kumaraswamy and his style of functioning. Also Read – Sisodia inaugurates three-day Mehrauli Monsoon Festival Advertise With Us Earlier, Deve Gowda had claimed, “There is no doubt that there will be mid-term polls. They (Congress) said they will support us for five years but look at their behaviour now. Our people are smart.” However, he later downplayed his statement and said that his comment was about the local body elections, and not for the Assembly polls in the state. Also Read – CYSS on hunger strike for ballot papers Advertise With Us Kumaraswamy drew criticism from senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily who openly slammed Kumaraswamy for his “five-star” stay even in village stay tour in Kalburgi. “Simply sitting after becoming a chief minister or minister does not work. It is important to concentrate on schemes and their implementation. Chief ministers or ministers roaming villages does not work,” Moily said. Advertise With Us The Chief Minister met former MP and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge right before his village tour. Many of the Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, are feeling to come out of coalition government and to sit in opposition even if BJP wins the mid-term election. Deve Gowda has conveyed his messages indirectly to Congress high command to make sure that dissent amongst the MLAs should be resolved. In Lok Sabha polls, the BJP had won 25 of the 28 seats along with an Independent backed by it, leaving just one seat each to Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka. BJP is the single largest party with 105 members in the 225 member Karnataka Assembly, while the ruling coalition has 117 members with 79 legislators from Congress, 37 from JD(S) and 1 from BSP.
Photo: Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce via Twitter (@HispanicHouston)From left to right: Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia; New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Laura Murillo during the 2018 edition of the Women’s Leadership Conference, held in Houston on March 15, 2018.The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) held its annual Women’s Leadership Conference Thursday and the event highlighted the strides Hispanic women are making in education.The conference included several sessions were data about the growth of the Hispanic female population in the United States and the gains in terms of educational attainment were discussed.According to a study that the data analytics company Nielsen released last year, the Hispanic female population in the U.S. grew 37 percent between 2005 and 2015, compared to 2 percent in the same time period for their non-Hispanic Anglo counterparts, and 11 percent for total women in the U.S.As of 2015, 41 percent of Hispanic women 25 and older had completed some college or had obtained an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Graduate Degree, also according to Nielsen’s study.Additionally, while the total number of female majority-owned firms grew 27 percent during the last five years, Hispanic female majority-owned firms grew in number by more than 682,000, or 87 percent, during the same period.For Laura Murillo, president and CEO of the HHCC, the progress made in the field of education is good news, but there are still areas in which minority women need to continue making gains, such as wage parity.This year’s conference and expo congregated more than 700 attendees and Murillo underscored the growth the event has experienced since it started four years ago with about 150 attendees.“We are really embracing diversity, we embrace women and they know it, so they keep coming back and they’re bringing people with them,” said the HHCC president and CEO.Photo: Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce via Twitter (@HispanicHouston)The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) held its annual Women’s Leadership Conference Thursday and the event highlighted the strides Hispanic women are making in education.During the event –which included an expo featuring HHCC’s partners, as well as small businesses and regional service providers— Lisa Shumate, associate vice president and general manager at Houston Public Media (HPM), was recognized with the ‘Outstanding Service & Leadership’ award for housing the staff and operations of KHOU-Channel 11, Houston’s CBS affiliate, at HPM after Hurricane Harvey flooded the television station in the summer of 2017.Special award to @HoustonPubMedia’s Lisa Shumate from @KHOU on behalf of @HispanicHouston today. #hispanichouston #womeninbiz #hhcc pic.twitter.com/LgQs8sfiP5— Hispanic Houston (@HispanicHouston) March 15, 2018The event also featured Murillo interviewing Susana Martinez, who is the Governor of New Mexico and is the first Hispanic woman to hold a governorship in the United States. Share
Congress on Wednesday hit back at the government for targeting it for disruptions in the Indian Parliament alleging that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) dispensation was being “very insensitive” to the demands of its detractors and pursuing the agenda of “opposition-mukt bharat.” Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House of Parliament Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad also singled out Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for attack remarking that “I have never seen a Parliamentary Affairs Minister spearheading confrontation.” Also Read – Punjab on alert after release of excess water from Bhakra damAsking the government to shed its “arrogance and vendetta politics”, Azad, who had been Parliamentary Affairs Minister thrice, said when in power, Congress often took up issues raised by the Opposition.“Then, I had told my colleagues that duty of Parliamentary Affairs Minister is to work with all parties. From Treasury benches, I had said that Parliamentary Affairs Minister represents both government and opposition,” Azad said targeting Naidu.Insisting that the government’s efforts to take the opposition along was a failure, he recalled that in 1991-96, Congress ran a minority government but still introduced revolutionary changes in the economy. “Congress had the ability to take Opposition along.”
As unbelievable as it may sound, people have started living near Chernobyl again. The 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in the former Soviet Union was a Europe-wide nuclear catastrophe. For ten days straight, the damaged reactor vented nuclear materials into the atmosphere, sending bitter clouds across the continent to spew forth acid rain. Two plant workers were killed by the initial explosion, and 134 emergency workers (known as ‘liquidators’) sent to the site were hospitalized with radiation sickness. 28 of them died in the coming weeks and months, and another 14 later succumbed from high doses of radiation.Chernobyl, Ukraine – 26 November 2017. Inside of unfinished cooling tower of Chernobyl nuclear power plant block 5The nearby town of Pripyat was evacuated, but the damage was done – over 15 children would later succumb to thyroid cancer. 116,000 people were bussed out of the surrounding area at first, then another 234,000 as fears of contamination increased. Farms in the region reported a surge in animal mutations, as newborns were born heavily deformed, some missing limbs, eyes, and even heads.To contain the radiation a concrete dome was built to enclose the site of the doomed reactor and a 2,600 km2 exclusion zone surrounds Chernobyl where no people should be allowed. Officially called ‘the Zone of Alienation’ and overlapping the borders of Belarus and Ukraine, Chernobyl is now an eerie landscape of skeletal apartment blocks and ghost villages reclaimed by the green talons of nature.Old Pripyat City sign in Chernobyl restricted zone with radioactivity warning signDespite its foreboding reputation, according to BBC News people have started to move back to the edges of the exclusion zone. An estimated 130 and 150 people have braved radiation – and Ukrainian law – to make a life in this surreal climate.Most of them are elderly women who returned to their small family farms knowing no other life, but affordable land has attracted families fleeing conflict zones.Chernobyl, Ukraine – August 27, 2012: A Ukrainian women who live in Chernobyl’s post-nuclear disaster “Zone of Alienation” or “Dead Zone” for more than 25 years. She lives with here husband 6km from the Reactor, in the less contaminated east side of the Chernobyl reactor. they live of self grown crop and vegetables.Those living in the exclusion zone have access to gas, electricity and a phone signal, but there’s no sewage or running water. Groundwater is contaminated and anything from a well must be boiled before use. Take a closer look with this video:With no real industry the only income is welfare, but homes can be bought for hundreds of US dollars from owners who left in 1986 and never returned, and there’s plenty of land to grow vegetables and for livestock to graze.Chernobyl, Ukraine – August 27, 2012: A Ukrainian man who live in Chernobyl’s post-nuclear disaster “Zone of Alienation” or “Dead Zone” for more than 25 years. He lives with his wife 6km from the Reactor, in the less contaminated east side of the Chernobyl reactor. they live of self grown crop and vegetables.The community also bands together to provide solutions to those in need. The BBC spent time with a woman called Maryna who arrived with her children. Unable to afford a home, she was asked to care for an elderly resident with dementia – when he died two years later, the family inherited his home. In this way, the influx of newcomers is providing a vital lifeline to the aging ‘refuseniks’ who returned decades earlier.Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation is exclusion zone around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor established by USSR soon after disaster 1986.Despite atmospheric radiation having fallen to safe levels for much of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the soil is still contaminated and the risks aren’t fully understood. Dr. Valery Kasparov, from the Ukrainian Institute of Agricultural Radiology (UIAR), told the BBC that potentially dangerous levels of radioactive Caesium-137 have been found in cow’s milk which could lead to thyroid cancer.The amusement park of Pripyat , It was to be opened for the first time on May 1, 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations but these plans were scuttled on April 26, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away.The radiation in the soil entered the roots of the grass, which was then consumed by cattle. Further risk may come from wild produce, like mushrooms or berries which haven’t been studied yet. Dr. Kasparov added that the danger mainly comes from radioactive ‘hot spots’ in the exclusion zone and his team are in the process of mapping them to help keep families like Maryna’s safe.Read another story from us: The Radioactive Dogs of Chernobyl are Being Brought Back into SocietyFurther interest in Chernobyl and its people has been created by HBO’s miniseries depicting the cataclysmic events of 1986. Check out the trailer below:
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A fun day will be held at the court cricket premises in Fairclough Road on September 13. Presented by Harcourts, Tugela Press and Veronica Abrahamse, the day is aimed at raising funds for the AACL. It will start at 9am and end at 4pm. You can book a table to sell food or other products at R50 a table, and there will be a dog show at 1pm (R20 a dog). People can also play court cricket on the day at a cost of R15. To book a table, call Veronica on 072-368-7402.Another upcoming event in support of the AACL is ‘Rock this Country’, which will be presented by Thatchers Bar Theatre on October 4. Orphan’s CornerThe Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL) has a few good-looking dogs up for adoption.A male Jack Russell was found about a week ago between Ladysmith and Bergville, and is hoping that his owners come to get him.The league has a number of cute black Boerboel puppies, both male and female, that are looking for a loving home. A brown crossbreed female is also looking for a home. WebsiteWebsiteWebsite WebsiteWebsiteWebsite WebsiteWebsiteWebsite 
Roland Jegge, Vice President, AP, WORLDHOTELS Worldhotels will soon add two Queensland luxury hotels to its group in Australia, both operated by gaming and entertainment group Tabcorp.The Conrad Treasury Brisbane will rebrand as Treasury Casino & Hotel, while the Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast will be now known as Jupiters Hotel & Casino.The move will commence from April 10 2010, also signifying when bookings can be made through the Worldhotels global sales network, and coincides with a new Melbourne Sales Office which opened earlier this year.Worldhotels Vice President Asia Pacific, Roland Jegge said he was delighted about the growth in Australia as it represented 85 per cent of its core business in the Asia Pacific region.“Australia and Sydney has reported a very strong first quarter,” Mr Jegge said, adding that the group had a record December result due to a lot of “pent-up demand from Corporates”.The company also recently added a new online product “Travel Select” shifting its focus toward Travel Management Companies and small to medium sized businesses extending a new booking engine equipped with special rates in hopes to increase loyalty towards the brand.“2009 was a tough year so we had a strategy to get more business. In Australia there was an increase of room nights by 1 per cent, though rates went down 13 per cent,” Mr Jegge said.Mr Jegge said while internet bookings represented 28 per cent of business, it was the fastest growing segment compared to the 58 per cent that was delivered through the GDS.Worldhotels also provides Travel Agent rates for independent travel through its website www.worldhotels.com Source = e-Travel Blackboard: D.M
Rosewood Papagayo Costa Rica to open in 2019Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® has been appointed by financial consulting firm Aldesa to manage Rosewood Papagayo, Costa Rica, which is scheduled to open in 2019. This luxury retreat will be situated on the northwest coast of Costa Rica within the province of Guanacaste which is renowned for its tropical forests, diverse wildlife and picturesque beaches.Located just 20 minutes’ drive from Liberia International Airport, the resort will be nestled into the hillside which gently cascades down to a golden-sand beach and the azure waters of the Pacific Ocean. Guests will enjoy panoramic views over the surrounding jungle canopy and the Gulf of Papagayo.Situated within a forested setting, the resort will offer 180 accommodations including 130 guestrooms and suites in addition to 50 residences. The accommodations are designed to make the most of the natural surroundings, with features such as open-air living rooms, large terraces and plunge pools. The suites will include seven two-storey treehouses whose striking, contemporary design will bring a sense of delight and romance.Designed and built by Dallas-based architects, HKS, Rosewood Papagayo, Costa Rica will be in keeping with Rosewood’s core philosophy of A Sense of Place® and will use indigenous materials and locally inspired artwork throughout the property. The resort will have direct beach access and two swimming pools in addition to a fitness center and the brand’s signature Sense, A Rosewood Spa. Dining options will include a poolside bar and grill, a restaurant offering informal all-day dining, a bar and a speciality restaurant. The resort will also offer a total of nearly 1,100 square meters of event space including a ballroom with a large outdoor terrace.“At Rosewood Papagayo, Costa Rica we will draw inspiration from the richness and beauty of Costa Rica’s landscape and culture,” says Sonia Cheng, chief executive officer, Rosewood Hotel Group. “This secluded sanctuary will allow guests to embark upon their own personal journeys and create lasting memories.” Rosewood Hotels & ResortsSource = Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
It can be argued that no major college head coach has had the monumental impact on a university, and the campus community, more so than Kansas State’s Bill Snyder.However, if an argument on the topic is what you seek, you won’t get it from me. Synder is a coaching legend in every sense of the word.The list of guys that could go to Manhattan, KS and turn the Wildcats into a winner is short. So short in fact, that Snyder’s name is the only one on the list right now, and that list is carved in stone. He’s won more games there than all other Kansas State coaches combined. No other coach has even hit the 40-win mark. AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Sponsored By Connatix On the field he has taken a downtrodden program from doormat to conference contender, not once, but twice. He took over the program in 1989 following a successful ten-year run as the offensive coordinator at Iowa. The program he took over had won an average of 3 games a year for the first 93 years of their existence. The program, which SI had tapped “America’s Most Hapless team”, was unquestionably one of the worst in the country, and had lost 26 of their last 27 games, and the lone outlier in that bunch wasn’t even a win, it went down as a tie.From 1989-2005, Snyder led the team to 11 bowl games in his final 13 seasons and that included breaking the double-digit wins mark a total of six times. Following his initial retirement from coaching in 2005, the administration decided to rename the stadium “Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium” in honor of him.After leaving the coaching profession completely for three seasons, in November of 2008, Snyder was re-introduced as the program’s head coach, taking over for Ron Prince who went 17-20 in three seasons. Since his comeback, Snyder has led the team to a bowl eligibility every season, including five straight bowl trips, with Cotton and Fiesta Bowl appearances in 2011 and 2012 included in that streak. After taking on a major rebuilding project, his record with the program during two stints stands at an impressive 190-98-1.But let’s put his on the field accomplishments aside for a moment, because this a man whose character is second to none. Snyder still sends the occasional hand-written letter to players who beat him and his team as the clock runs out, and is the same man that helped turn the facilities in Manhattan from unexciting to jaw-dropping impressive. and also the man who quite literally saved the life of one of his assistant coaches.Yet, here we are past the midway mark of the 2015 season, and the Wildcats are sitting at 3-4. They won their first three games (South Dakota, UTSA & Louisiana Tech in 3OT), but since the start of the Big 12 conference slate, the ‘Cats have dropped four in a row, including a miserable 55-0 defeat to Oklahoma.Snyder’s remaining games are tonight vs. Baylor, then at Texas Tech, vs. Iowa State, at Kansas, and vs. West Virginia to end the season. While every one of those games are certainly winnable, it forces you to consider the fact that Kansas State may not be able to get enough wins to get bowl eligible, and that would be a first under The Purple Wizard since 2005. If they’re unable to win three or four of these games, recent decisions by Spurrier and Beamer begin to sneak into the mind.ESPNAlready this season, college football has lost two coaching legends in Steve Spurrier and Frank Beamer. If word came out that Snyder also wouldn’t return next season, the 2015 coaching carousel will always be remembered as the year the legends stepped down.Will the 76 year old Snyder follow in Beamer and Spurrier’s footsteps and step down at some point during or after this season? It’s possible. But it’s also equally as likely that Snyder bucks conventional wisdom, as he has every off season for the past decade, to return in 2016. The past few years there has been smoke filling the air about his retirement, and yet (thankfully) come every fall, Snyder can still be seen pacing the sidelines on Saturday afternoons.As the past few weeks have reminded us all, there aren’t too many “legends” remaining in the profession. Given that you never know when it might happen, we encourage everyone to watch coach Snyder’s Wildcats play tonight against Baylor. Don’t know how many more national TV opportunities might lie ahead.Coaching Gods, if you’re listening, do us a solid and bring Bill Snyder back next season.
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) October 21, 2016Perhaps even crazier than the call was that it didn’t end up immediately hurting BYU. Boise State got backed up on a personal foul to the 17 yard line and ended up missing a field goal after the offense couldn’t get anything going.Asked after the game what his thought process was for the call, first-year head coach Kalani Sitake responded:Sitake on the fake punt call: “We thought we had it. We wanted to be aggressive. We came here to win the game. They made a great adjustment”— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 21, 2016If it would have went for a 96-yard touchdown, or even a first down, everyone would love the gutsy call, but it didn’t work out that way, and at the end of the day, Boise State couldn’t convert it to points, so no harm done.Social media was ripe with opinions on the call, and the Cougars would go on to lose 28-27, marking their fourth loss by single digits. BYU currently sits at 4-4 with games against Cincinnati, FCS Southern Utah, UMass, and Utah State left.BYU has four losses by a combined eight points.— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 21, 2016 AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Sponsored By Connatix Early in the second quarter of the BYU vs. Boise State game last night, BYU was facing 4th and 19 from inside their own four-yard line so they brought out their punt team.Except, even with the punter’s heels just a yard from the back of the end zone, BYU decided not to punt, and instead ran a designed fake.As you can imagine, it didn’t turn out too well.Fourth-and-19, standing in your own end zone? FAKE IT https://t.co/h1fs9ON78H