This report addresses: Live Action Disney Remakes

Join us as we find the secret gems as well as well-known favorites that contribute to making Disney+ a must-see for grown-up watchers, whether you’re a die-hard Disney, Marvel, or Star Wars fan or a newbie.

This series doesn’t try to hide how grim and violent it is; it goes deep into the darker parts of vigilantism and looks at trauma, morals, and the mental effects of constant violence.

Movies · Reviews

‘The Marvels’ Succeeds By Adding Fun and Cutting the MCU Bloat

The 33rd movie in the MCU is also the shortest, and that’s progress.

By  · Published on November 11th, 2023

Spend much time around the virtual watercooler these days, and you might be hearing lots of doom and gloom regarding the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ukraine’s state nuclear regulator earlier said that no changes in radiation levels have been recorded so far after the Zaporizhzhia plant came under attack.”

— In a televised address, Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY said the Russian attack on the nuclear plant could have caused destruction equal to “six Chernobyls,” per the BBC.

We survived the night that could have stopped the course of history — history of Ukraine, history of Europe,” Zelenskyy said, calling the shelling campaign an act of “terror on an unheard-of level.”

— The White House said Thursday night that President JOE BIDEN had spoken with Zelenskyy and top U.S.

This report addresses: Live Action Disney Remakes

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13 Of Disney Plus’s Best Shows For Adults:

Don’t think Disney+ is only for kids! There are more and more streaming services these days, but Disney+ stands out to be a great place to find material for both kids and adults.

The platform has a lot of different kinds of entertainment, from touching memories and cutting-edge cartoons to gripping plays and exciting sci-fi. Here, we’ll look at the best choices for older people. Explore stories with interesting characters and places that are fun for people of all ages.

Join us as we find the secret gems as well as well-known favorites that contribute to making Disney+ a must-see for grown-up watchers, whether you’re a die-hard Disney, Marvel, or Star Wars fan or a newbie.

Punisher:

“The Punisher,” which was created by Steve Lightfoot, is very different from most superhero stories. Jon Bernthal plays the moody Frank Castle, and the story is about a former Marine who wants to get revenge on the people who killed his family.

This series doesn’t try to hide how grim and violent it is; it goes deep into the darker parts of vigilantism and looks at trauma, morals, and the mental effects of constant violence.

Deborah Ann Woll, Ben Barnes, and the rest of the cast give haunting performances that give this morally complicated world more meaning. The Punisher is a much darker and more thoughtful take on the superhero genre. Its unwavering focus on a tortured antihero and its honest portrayal of violence make it stand out.

Haunted Mansion:

Who knew that the Haunted Mansion would be brought back to life for a new generation of children and adults to enjoy upon the big screen? The 2003 movie, which stars Eddie Murphy, was about a family who gets stuck in a house full of ghosts.

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But in the 2023 version, starring Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, as well as Owen Wilson, a single mother and her son hire “spiritual experts” to help them get rid of the ghosts that are living in their house.

The French Connection:

It is thought to be one of the best movies ever, and the car case in it is the most exciting in Hollywood history. The French Connection was William Friedkin’s most well-known and likely best movie.

The tough movie takes place in New York and follows two NYPD drug agents as they try to catch a dangerous French drug gang.

The movie won five Oscars when it came out in 1971, including the prized Best Picture, Best Director, as well as Best Actor. It was dark, surreal, and very exciting. Someone wrote, “There are only two kinds of cop movies: before and after The French Connection.”

Inside Pixar:

There is a documentary series called “Inside Pixar” that gives you a close look at how the famous cartoon company works. Erica Milsom, the show’s creator, gives it a unique point of view as it shows off the many skills and jobs that make Pixar magic.

People can learn about the creative processes, challenges, as well as amazing teamwork that goes into making Pixar’s famous movies through conversations, personal stories, and an insider’s view.

West Side Story:

Steven Spielberg’s award-winning version of the classic musical romance tells the story of Tony and María, two lovers who are torn between love and duty. The movie is set in 1957 upon Manhattan’s Upper West Side and stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, as well as Ariana DeBose. A gang turf war happens at the same time as a whirlwind relationship. An original “West Side Story” star, Rita Moreno, makes an appearance in the movie and sings with the group.

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Romancing The Stone:

Robert Zemeckis, who directed Back to the Future, made this wonderfully strange movie in 1984 about a love adventure writer named Joan Wilder who has to go to Colombia to rescue her sister from people who are holding her captive.

Our main character has to come across a leading man along the way since the movie is a love journey.

Jack Colton, a wealthy private soldier, comes along and helps her upon her way. There is also a performance by Danny DeVito. It’s basically a silly, funny, and odd caper that everyone needs every once in a while.

Wanda Vision:

“WandaVision,” a new Marvel Cinematic Universe show on Disney Plus, is an adult and creative work of art. The show, which was created through Jac Schaeffer with direction by Matt Shakman, does a great job of exploring loss, trauma, and the complicated nature of the human mind.

It takes place after “Avengers: Endgame” and follows Wanda Maximoff as well as Vision as they live in a nice suburban town where they think something is not quite right.

The show skillfully combines the memories of old sitcoms with an exciting, sweeping plot that reveals Wanda’s inner struggle and her amazing ability to change reality. ‘WandaVision’ breaks superhero stereotypes with its complex characters, plot, and great acting. It’s a smart, mature story that really hits home with adults.

Holes:

“Holes” ranks as one of those movies that you should watch with an adult. A boy who was wrongly accused is sent to a boot camp within the middle of the desert with other kids and has to dig holes all day. This is part of a dramatic coming-of-age story. As they look into the truth behind their cruel jobs, though, something evil is found.

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Enemy Of The State:

No one should be surprised that Will Smith is and always has been a great actor, even in projects that weren’t very good. Don’t let Slapgate get in the way of that.

Smith drove the crazy movie Enemy of the State, which is one of the best. The U.S. government is after him all the time because he played a labor lawyer who accidentally gets caught by the NSA. An exciting story from beginning to end.

The Book Of Boba Fett:

“The Book of Boba Fett,” an exciting new addition to the world of Star Wars, comes out as a Western with a space theme that is only available on Disney+. The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau made this spin-off, which takes place in the same time period after “The Return of the Jedi” and weaves a story that is linked to the main story.

The series follows the mysterious bounty hunter Boba Fett as he takes control of what’s left of Jabba the Hutt’s kingdom. It promises to be an exciting look at power, crime, as well as the never-ending quest for dominance. Since Ming-Na Wen joined the book, The Book of Boba Fett has become a brave and new part of the Star Wars story.

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Content: Movies · Reviews

‘The Marvels’ Succeeds By Adding Fun and Cutting the MCU Bloat

The 33rd movie in the MCU is also the shortest, and that’s progress.
By  · Published on November 11th, 2023

Spend much time around the virtual watercooler these days, and you might be hearing lots of doom and gloom regarding the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some are claiming that the MCU, and superhero films in general, have lost favor with audiences while others predict a Marvel reboot is imminent. The one thing everyone agrees on, though, is that the current run of MCU films is something of a goddamn mess. Blame the pandemic, blame Disney+, blame Kevin Feige for flying too close to the sun, but the MCU has seen far, far better days. What are the odds that the thirty-third feature in the MCU can change that? Slim to none, which is a shame, as The Marvels is a fun time at the movies and ultimately just fine.

Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) is enduring the doldrums of self-reflection from the safety and isolation of space. Truths she discovered in 2019’s Captain Marvel led her to destroying an A.I. called the Supreme Intelligence, and the Kree planet of Hala is suffering in the wake of the ensuing civil war. Consequences come calling in the form of Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), the new Kree leader and a woman with a plan to tear holes in the universe to fix her homeland. Complicating things even further is an anomaly that inextricably ties Captain Marvel to two other power-imbued young women. Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and Miss Marvel herself, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), swap immediate places with someone else in the trio any time any one of them uses their powers. Chaos ain’t got nothing on these ladies.

The first thing you walk away from The Marvels with is an appreciation of its hour and forty-five minute running time. That’s not a knock, it’s a sincere appreciation for the shortest entry in the entire MCU (and one of only eight to clock in under two hours). The film gets into its story quickly, sets its goals, and gets out before the usual bloat begins to settle on your brain. To be fair, the film has its issues that keep it from approaching the best that the MCU has to offer, but taken on its own merits this is a light, sweet, and entertaining visit to the house that Feige built.

While too many MCU films are overflowing with threads, ideas, and setups for future features, The Marvels keeps most of that to the fringe (or the end credits scene). The script — by director Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik — instead focuses on the situation at hand. It’s a refreshing change, but more than that, it helps keep the film’s energy popping. The highlight on that front is a wildly entertaining and frenetic action set-piece kicked off by the first location swap incident.

The three women begin hopping through space between Kamala’s house in Jersey City, Nick Fury’s (Samuel L. Jackson) space station, and Captain Marvel’s space adventure, all of it set to a hoppin’ Missy Elliott tune. The jumps coincide with Kree attacks meaning fights are unfolding with characters swapping mid punch, leap, fall, etc, and DaCosta and friends deliver some creative choreography bringing it all to the screen. Later action scenes don’t land with the same level of thrills and fun, but they’re kept lively enough thanks to the personality of those involved — specifically Vellani.

Vellani is a bubbly wonder playing a teen hero who’s just happy to be in the room with Captain Marvel and Monica — another bonus here is that unlike, say, the most recent Ant-Man sequel, these actors feel like they’re actually interacting together in the same place — and that enthusiasm is infectious for viewers. Her excitement becomes ours as the action and banter keep things light between them. They work well together, and that bleeds into their dealings with Dar-Benn as well as they recognize her situation and Captain Marvel’s culpability in it. She’s the kind of movie villain whose cause is wholly understandable meaning you agree with her argument even as you take issue with how she goes about dealing with it.

That does play havoc with the tone of The Marvels, though, as part of Dar-Benn’s plan leads to genocide on at least two planets. The film’s light feel — there are lots of cat shenanigans, and we even get a visit to a planet led by K-drama star Park Seo-joon where people communicate through song (because James Gunn’s “weird” Guardians of the Galaxy influence is strong) — allows a brief cry against one genocidal incident while the other happens with barely an acknowledgement. An entire world wiped out, characters we’ve just met and spent time with now gone, and minutes later our leads have completely moved on. It leaves the more serious elements in the film feeling inconsequential, but while that hurts the weight of it all it allows the fun, feminine camaraderie to shine.

As mentioned above, The Marvels doesn’t spend much time with material that’s here solely to set up a future film, but it does rely heavily on previous events — from Disney+ streaming shows. Both Kamala and Monica are characters whose superhero origins unfolded on the small screen via Miss Marvel and WandaVision, respectively, and a cameo late in the film will only make sense to viewers of a certain other Disney+ show. That last one, by the way, is the rare scene here that feels entirely like a precursor to an upcoming show that will probably be called Young Avengers or Little Avengers or something equally descriptive.

So where does all of this leave The Marvels? Unlike too many of its predecessors, this is a fast-moving and fun entry in the MCU. Yes, homework is required to get the full enjoyment, but even without television knowledge there’s enough moving and shaking here to keep you entertained… for one hour and forty-five minutes.

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DRIVING THE DAY

UKRAINE LATEST, DAY NINE — “Ukrainian firefighters on Friday extinguished a blaze at Europe’s biggest nuclear plant that was ignited by a Russian attack and no radiation was released, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said, as Russian forces seized control of the site and pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation,” reports the AP.

“The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said that a Russian ‘projectile’ hit a training center at the plant. Ukraine’s state nuclear regulator earlier said that no changes in radiation levels have been recorded so far after the Zaporizhzhia plant came under attack.”

— In a televised address, Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY said the Russian attack on the nuclear plant could have caused destruction equal to “six Chernobyls,” per the BBC. “People of Ukraine! We survived the night that could have stopped the course of history — history of Ukraine, history of Europe,” Zelenskyy said, calling the shelling campaign an act of “terror on an unheard-of level.”

— The White House said Thursday night that President JOE BIDEN had spoken with Zelenskyy and top U.S. nuclear security officials about the Russian shelling of the nuclear plant.

— Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN’s actions “could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe,” said British PM BORIS JOHNSON, per the BBC. The U.K. announced it would seek an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on the matter.

HOW TO PREVENT A WIDER WAR — Biden has been adamant that he will protect every inch of NATO territory and that no American troops will step foot in Ukraine. The discipline to prevent escalation that leads to a NATO-Russian war and to remain firm about his no-boots-on-the-ground pledge is being tested every day. The pressure on Biden to intervene is increasing.

Biden’s first test is the no-fly zone. The unified opposition to an NFZ — “World War III,” Russia hawk Sen. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) recently called it — has started to crack. Illinois Rep. ADAM KINZINGER, every liberal’s favorite Republican, has loudly called for Biden to defend the skies above Ukraine from Russian planes. “I fear if this continues, we will have to intervene in a bigger way,” he said Thursday night after a day of heightened Russian attacks on civilian areas. Sen. ROGER WICKER (R-Miss.) is also on board, as are some big-name Democratic policymakers from the Obama years, such as EVELYN FARKAS, the top official for Ukraine in the Obama Pentagon.

Zelenskyy reiterated his call for a no-fly zone on Thursday. “How long do you need? How many arms and legs and heads should be severed so that you understand?” he said at a press conference in Kyiv. “If you don’t have the strength to provide a no-fly zone, then give me planes. Would that not be fair?”

As the refugee crisis worsens and Russian artillery decimates Ukraine’s largest cities, the pro-NFZ voices will get louder.

This week on our Playbook Deep Dive podcast, we talk to two top experts about what escalation would mean.

— From Ukraine, MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN’s man in Kyiv who has filed some of the most memorable reporting since the invasion started, takes us behind the scenes of what happened when he found himself in the middle of a firefight and inside the presidential bunker where he interviewed Zelenskyy.

You’ll be riveted by Chance’s stories about what it’s like on the ground in Kyiv, where one day he stumbles upon a column of burned-out tanks filled with dead soldiers and another he’s caught in a firefight after sticking around too long talking to a Russian soldier he mistook for a Ukrainian.

But we also discussed what it’s like to report on the human suffering of war knowing that a single viral video from him can drastically affect world opinion and the decisions of policymakers inside the Situation Room.

— In Washington, we talk to TOM DONILON, BARACK OBAMA’s national security adviser from 2010-2013, when he was in the Situation Room as world opinion shaped Obama’s decisions on the revolution in Egypt, and the conflicts in Syria and Libya.

Some highlights from the interviews:

— Chance on whether he thinks about how his own reporting can shape policy:

“I do think about it. Yes. But, you know, you’ve got to be careful what you wish for, particularly with Russia. You can stand up there on your high horse all you like and say, ‘We should be putting boots on the ground. We should be imposing a no-fly zone over this country to stop the civilian deaths.’ But that action is going to provoke a reaction from Russia. Russia has more nuclear weapons than any other country in the world. I grew up in the Cold War. I remember as a kid crying myself to sleep, thinking that I wasn’t going to make it to adulthood. The ‘mutual assured destruction’ idea that if we get into a confrontation that could escalate was something that is really a deep-seated fear in people of my age.”

“And so I do understand the calls for a no-fly zone here. I do understand the debate about whether there should be boots on the ground and whether NATO countries should join in or whether Ukraine should be quickly embraced into the community of the Western military alliance. I’m not sure that I would advocate for that. In the end, you can’t predict … what Putin might do. There are all sorts of rumors about the Russian military doctrine allowing them to use tactical battlefield nuclear weapons. Again, a week ago, I would have been like, ‘Putin is a rational actor.’ Is that now true? Or are we talking about somebody who’s been isolated for the past two years during this Covid pandemic and has been getting advice from a very limited circle of advisers, with no one really telling him the reality of the situation?”

— Donilon on what worries him the most as the crisis drags on:

“The first concern, obviously, is that Putin, in terms of his decision-making, is a very isolated leader. I even saw in my dealing[s] with him during the Obama administration increasing isolation and an increasing dismissal of his aides. … He had been kind of moving in that direction and towards kind of an isolated czar-like existence. … I think that’s become exacerbated during the course of Covid, where the advisers that he’s talking to are small in number and all come basically the same kind of KGB, FSB kind of background that will reinforce a lot of the grievance and paranoia that he has. I also think you’re in a situation where it doesn’t really — in those circumstances, it doesn’t pay to be the truth teller. I don’t think he really regards any of his advisers as having anywhere near the strategic sense that he has. …You worry [about] someone who is that isolated, operates the way that he operates.” You can listen to both interviews here

Happy Friday. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza.

BIDEN’S FRIDAY:

— 10 a.m.: The president will receive the President’s Daily Brief.

— 12:25 p.m.: Biden will make an announcement billed as “delivering on his Made in America commitments.”

— 2:30 p.m.: Biden will have a bilateral meeting with Finnish President SAULI NIINISTÖ in the Oval Office.

— 5:35 p.m.: Biden will leave the White House for New Castle, Del., arriving at 6:40 p.m.

VP KAMALA HARRIS’ FRIDAY — The VP will have a bilateral meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince/PM SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA at 1:10 p.m.

Press secretary JEN PSAKI will brief at 1:15 p.m.

THE SENATE is in. THE HOUSE is out.

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SCOTT FIRES BACK AT MCCONNELL — Sen. RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.) penned a defiant op-ed in the WSJ on Thursday evening defending his move to release a high-profile policy platform against Senate Minority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL’s wishes — including the proposal to make low-income people pay federal income taxes. “If we have no bigger plan than to be a speed bump on the road to socialism, we don’t deserve to govern,” he wrote.

Speaking of headaches for McConnell …

TRUMP WARMS TO GREITENS — Missouri GOP Senate candidate ERIC GREITENS has been rising in former President DONALD TRUMP’s estimation, and that’s got party leaders worrying, Alex Isenstadt writes.

“Greitens has staunchly aligned himself with the former president, become a favorite of the pro-Trump media universe, and distinguished himself as one of the few Republican Senate candidates willing to speak out against McConnell. Now, Trump, who in the past has privately criticized the former governor over the scandal that led to his downfall, is telling people he’s open to endorsing Greitens — despite fears among other powerful Republicans that the Missouri Republican is the only GOP candidate who could potentially lose the seat in November.”

A DYING BREED — Democrats’ brand has become so toxic in rural America that the thousands of Biden voters in any given Trump county “feel somehow as if they’re under siege,” Chris Cadelago reports in a big POLITICO Magazine feature this morning from DuBois, Pa. The party “can’t afford to disengage,” he writes, even with voters who sometimes refuse to listen. “There’s evidence, though, that Democratic leadership isn’t any better at communicating right now than its traumatized voters, who are more likely to retreat into safe bubbles than evangelize for a president with an approval rating stuck in the low 40-percent range.”

DEMS’ FAVORITE REPUBLICANS — Outside Democratic operatives want to make far-right Reps. LAUREN BOEBERT (R-Colo.) and MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) the faces of the opposition in this year's midterms, NYT’s Jonathan Weisman reports.

THE WHITE HOUSE

PAGING ROSA DELAURO — The White House publicized an online widget to help low-income people collect their child tax credit payments. But now, out of concerns that the wrong people will use it during an overloaded tax filing season at the IRS, the administration is putting the tool on hold until after April 18, Brian Faler reports this morning. Some advocates worry the about-face “will mean some will face long waits for assistance or miss out on the payments altogether.”

JUDICIARY SQUARE

SCOTUS WATCH — WaPo’s Seung Min Kim rounds up the early Republican/conservative arguments emerging against Judge KETANJI BROWN JACKSON’s Supreme Court nomination. The main narratives: (1) calling her a radically liberal pick, (2) warning that her public defender years would make her soft on crime, (3) fingering the “dark money” groups that support her nomination and (4) pressing her on committing not to expand the high court.

WAR IN UKRAINE

LATEST ON THE GROUND …

— Russian forces continued to blast Ukrainian cities Thursday and made particular advances in the south of the country, where they’re seeking to choke Ukraine’s Black Sea coastal access. The port city Mariupol came under siege. Putin gave no indication of backing down, saying Thursday that his war was going according to plan.

— “The Ukrainian Navy purposely sank the flagship of its Black Sea fleet on Thursday to prevent the warship from being seized by the Russian military,” reports the NYT.

— France warned that after his call with Putin, President EMMANUEL MACRON was convinced the Russian leader seeks to take over all of Ukraine, per WaPo.

— But Russian troops appeared to have advanced more slowly in the 40-mile-long convoy headed for Kyiv, amid fierce Ukrainian resistance. NYT map tracking the invasion

— The second round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations yielded no agreement on a cease-fire, but the two sides did agree Thursday on creating “humanitarian corridors” so civilians can evacuate from the hardest-hit areas. More from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

More developments: The last holdouts of an independent press in Russia collapsed Thursday … Zelenskyy has reportedly survived three assassination attempts.

LATEST IN THE WEST …

— Some Democrats see Biden’s handling of this international crisis as a solid political opportunity to demonstrate leadership and highlight threats to democracy. Others are urging him to get more aggressive on drawing a contrast with the GOP, Chris Cadelago and Laura Barrón-López report in a look at the party’s Ukraine messaging. Biden’s been reluctant to hammer Republicans on the crisis, even as they’ve been more than happy to torch him. The White House wants to limit partisanship in foreign policy, and it’s cautious about the highly fluid situation.

Quite the line: “‘We’re Zelenskyy Democrats. And they’re Putin Republicans’ would be my bumper sticker,” DCCC Chair SEAN PATRICK MALONEY (D-N.Y.) said.

— Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) called for the assassination of Putin on Thursday night: "Is there a BRUTUS in Russia? Is there a more successful COLONEL STAUFFENBERG in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service.”

— The White House doesn’t support the bipartisan congressional effort to ban Russian oil imports. “We don’t have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy,” said White House press secretary JEN PSAKI, “and that would raise prices at the gas pump for the American people.”

— Even so, the bill is gaining momentum, Josh Siegel reports, and there’s “a potential standoff” looming between Biden and Congress on the issue. Sen. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) called Psaki’s stance “irresponsible.”

Speaking of gas prices: “We are raising our forecast for the yearly national average to $3.99/gal from $3.41/gal, with the average household to spend $2,745 on gasoline, up from $1,977 in 2021,” PATRICK DE HAAN, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, tweeted Thursday.

— DHS gave Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians in the U.S. on Thursday for the next 18 months. That will allow about 75,000 people to stay without fear of deportation while the war back home is ongoing. More from CBS

— Treasury on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Russian oligarchs and nearly a dozen outlets the administration said were spreading FSB-directed disinformation. More from Reuters The announcement

— But some administration officials are worried that the crush of sanctions could backfire, as U.S. intelligence sends worrisome signals about Putin’s mental state and his tendencies to double down and lash out when trapped, NYT’s David Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Julian Barnes report. Still, the administration isn’t planning to dial it back.

— RT America, the Russian state media’s outlet in the U.S., is essentially shutting down, CNN’s Oliver Darcy scooped. The network told its staff Thursday that most of them would be permanently laid off.

JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH

TOP-ED — “When I Confronted Trump About Election Fraud,” by former A.G. BILL BARR in the WSJ, excerpted from his new book.

THE LATEST COMMITTEE TARGET — The House Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE on Thursday after she backed out of a scheduled interview last week and announced she wouldn’t cooperate. More from ProPublica

THE PANDEMIC

THE POLITICS OF COVID — The Senate voted 48-47 on Thursday to end the national public health emergency for the coronavirus. (The resolution isn’t going anywhere: House Dems won’t let it advance, and Biden would veto it anyway.) More from The Hill

TRUMP CARDS

THE INVESTIGATIONS — The Trump family and New York A.G. TISH JAMES’ office have reached an agreement on their depositions in the civil investigation into the Trump Organization, NBC’s Tom Winter reports. The depositions had been scheduled for Thursday at the latest, but the agreement holds off on them until an expedited appeal can be heard in court.

TV TONIGHT — PBS’ “Washington Week”: Leigh Ann Caldwell, Weijia Jiang, Nick Schifrin and Jeff Zeleny.

SUNDAY SO FAR …

FOX “Fox News Sunday,” guest-anchored by Shannon Bream: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) … Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Panel: Katie Pavlich, Jonathan Swan, Catherine Lucey and Mo Elleithee.

Gray TV “Full Court Press”: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) … Nina Khrushcheva.

ABC “This Week”: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Panel: Jonathan Karl, Donna Brazile, Chris Christie and Julie Pace.

CBS “Face the Nation”: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) … Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova … IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

CNN “Inside Politics”: Panel: Tarini Parti, Kaitlan Collins, Alexander Burns, Greg Ip and Beth Sanner.

NBC “Meet the Press”: Panel: Eddie Glaude Jr., Stephen Hayes, Hallie Jackson and Robin Wright.

PLAYBOOKERS

SPOTTED: Jared Kushner and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) having breakfast together Thursday at the Four Seasons at the Surf Club near Miami, dining on the Lido Restaurant terrace.

Jamarcus Purley, a former aide to Dianne Feinstein, talks about the time he took mushrooms and hung out in Feinstein’s personal office smoking a joint and blasting DeBarge’s “I Like It.” He also made a video.

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s then-11-year-old daughter Leila asked Barack Obama to put her mom on the Supreme Court in 2016.

Joe Biden said of Lindsey Graham on Thursday, “Lindsey used to be a really close friend. I’m gonna work on it again.”

Joe Manchin walked across Constitution Avenue against a red light to get away from Arthur Delaney.

ON THE ROAD — The Republican Main Street Partnership is bringing several congressional Republicans to Del Rio, Texas, today for a fact-finding border tour led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (Texas). Also on the trip: Reps. Cliff Bentz (Ore.), Ken Calvert (Calif.), John Curtis (Utah), Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.), Carlos Gimenez (Fla.), Bill Huizenga (Mich.), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.), Young Kim (Calif.), Peter Meijer (Mich.), Carol Miller (W.Va.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa), John Rutherford (Fla.) and David Valadao (Calif.).

OUT AND ABOUT — The Meridian International Center hosted a “Welcome to Washington” reception Thursday night for newly arrived foreign ambassadors. SPOTTED: Chief of Protocol Rufus Gifford, Stuart and Gwen Holliday, Ed and Marie Royce, Megan Beyer, Reta Jo Lewis, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, Amanda Mansour, Asel Roberts, Jonathan Spalter, Roxanne Roberts, Maryland Secretary of State John Wobensmith, Steve Clemons, Suzanne Kianpour, Raquel Krähenbühl, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Kathleen Doherty, Vinai Thummalapally and the ambassadors of Algeria, Armenia, Italy, Liechtenstein and Peru.

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Michael Gruber is joining the Household & Commercial Products Association’s executive leadership team as SVP of government relations and public policy. He previously was VP of public policy at the Consumer Brands Association, and is a Hill alum.

MEDIA MOVE — Katty Kay is returning to the BBC as U.S. special correspondent, per Axios’ Sara Fischer. She left for (and then resigned from) Ozy Media last year.

STAFFING UP — The Interior Department announced a slate of new appointees: David Baler as advance representative, Laura Bloomer as adviser in the Office of the Solicitor, Michael Brain as deputy commissioner at the Bureau of Reclamation, Katherine Pustay Currie as deputy infrastructure coordinator, Gary Gold as deputy assistant secretary for water and science, Catherine Ming as scheduler and Joan Mooney as principal deputy assistant secretary for policy, management and budget.

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Once you have see clearly, you’ll read:

Better Short Time Grants

Good and bad points

Positives

  • It’s free
  • People from all around the world
  • Despite their get older, Hi5 continues to be pretty productive
  • Complimentary texting and browsing apparatus

Drawbacks

  • The web site build is out of time
  • Maybe not only about online dating
  • Countless artificial profiles
  • Lots of marketing

Who Is They For/Demographic Make-up?

.: Site varsayılanı

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Post Material

Popular social network website into the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 remains ready to go now.

**This method is particularly effective if you want to change your laptop color from black and white.**

Customizing with Decals and Stickers

Another way to add some color and customization to your laptop is by using decals and stickers.

Changing the color of your laptop from black and white can be a fun and creative way to personalize your device and make it reflect your style and personality.

Universities urged to do more to prevent student suicide

‘Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention,’ sector leader says

Universities have been told to take a more proactive role in preventing student suicide - including by contacting families when there are serious concerns around mental health.

The guidance includes making it mandatory for students to give a trusted contact – not necessarily a parent – when they register at university, and “starting a conversation about when and how these contacts might be involved”.

This report addresses: Tai Chi & Fall Prevention

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Content: .: Site varsayılanı

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Post Material

Popular social network website into the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 remains ready to go now.

But does it are a dating internet site and that can you see anyone to complement with?

That’s just some of the inquiries that we will look at during this insightful Hi5 assessment.

Once you have see clearly, you’ll read:

Better Short Time Grants

Good and bad points

Positives

  • It’s free
  • People from all around the world
  • Despite their get older, Hi5 continues to be pretty productive
  • Complimentary texting and browsing apparatus

Drawbacks

  • The web site build is out of time
  • Maybe not only about online dating
  • Countless artificial profiles
  • Lots of marketing

Who Is They For/Demographic Make-up?

After introducing in 2004, Hi5 quickly set up alone among the best eight social network websites on the net.

Ever since then, however, it went through a number of possession improvement plus the method by which it runs.

However, if you go to the site now, which claims to need over 100 million users, they nonetheless phone calls it self “the social networking for fulfilling newer people”.

Besides aiding flings (like BeNaughty or Ashley Madison), Hi5 also offers big relations (want eHarmony)

And let’s be truthful, if this have 100 million users, the likelihood of fulfilling someone which establishing towards anything more than friendship, state maybe an affair or a serious romance, are pretty decent, right?

Because of the figures

Let’s examine some more numbers that provide us with more of a concept of so how productive Hi5 is currently.

Before we do, it’s crucial that this are a niche site that is large in many countries, so you can see people throughout earth.

And while its recognition may have waned somewhat they still produces some huge individual figures through the usa.

But here are some different truth and figures for you:

  • Around 10.5 million users on Hi5 are from The united states
  • Hi5 features about 24 000 day-to-day logins
  • Consumers from 200 different countries use the web site
  • Hi5 can be utilized in 50 various dialects
  • It’s prominent in Latin American nations
  • Hi5 claim the website becomes 40 million unique web page views every month

Sex description and age ranges

Inside my investigation for this evaluation, I scoured around for all about the sex dysfunction on Hi5.

From everything I look over, Hi5 states has a 50/50 split when considering men and women consumers.

While I doubted that for a while, i came across more info that recognized those types numbers providing Hi5 a 53percent male and 47per cent feminine sex proportion breakdown.

It really bodes better if you are searching to utilize Hi5 as a way of meeting people who have the aim of getting to know all of them much better and possibly encounter all of them, at heart.

Exactly what regarding the age brackets?

As you’re able to probably imagine, Hi5 is a website used by the students and stylish.

Here’s a get older description:

  • 18-24 yrs . old
  • 25-34 years of age
  • 35-44 years of age

Thus from the demographics we’ve secure, Hi5 is actually a platform for younger someone, that’s definitely.

The fact this has a fairly even distribute in terms of female and male people brings they some possible if you’d want to try to utilize it in order to satisfy new people.

Efficiency

While Hi5 has actually an enormous individual base from over 200 region how exactly does they compare in terms of meeting new people?

Did it sometimes be used as a dating platform rather than the social networking website it’s?

It’s complimentary but can it work?

To meet up with someone, you need to be capable keep in touch with all of them.

Internet dating sites learn this and for that reason, frequently create the actual only real way of effective interaction (sending information) behind a paywall.

Hey 5, because it is more of a social media marketing website than a dating site, doesn’t do this, so that you were liberated to submit messages to individuals,.

That’s a major plus point there include further positives.

You can also find anyone, like everyone else would in a dating website.

There is even choice to change your research parameters including:

  • Sex
  • Era
  • Country
  • Location
  • Range from you

Therefore indeed, although this is a social media web site, this has the various tools so that you can easily see new-people, beginning chatting for them and having to know all of them better.

But there’s a lot more to suggest that Hi5 doubles as a dating website.

Matchup’s through Fulfill Myself

If you’d always browse through users rapidly and also make decisions on whether you’d desire speak to anybody considering their own profile visualize, then satisfy use simply for your family.

It is a roulette-style mini-game wherein Hi5 demonstrates to you profile photographs of different consumers close by and you also chosen if you love them or not.]

I shall protect satisfy use in more detail under Key services.

Dogs

Others thing you will see as soon as you begin to use Hi5 may be the animals highlight.

Generally, this puzzled myself slightly.

Everyone was purchasing my profile (myself) and promoting my visibility and I also had no hint that was happening.

Dogs, it seems, is about popularity on the internet site and I will cover they in detail under important characteristics.

In summing-up the general efficiency of Hi5 to help you meet visitors and perhaps land a date, well, I would personally state yes, it will be can.

That’s since the two major gear you should do therefore, namely complimentary messaging and some form of look function, are already constructed into your website.

Don’t your investment put good thing about the Meet myself video game possibly.

It’s a real help in locating men and women close by and rapidly making a choice on whether you love their particular profile or perhaps not predicated on their photo.

Because in the end, in terms of a dating site, we base our decision on appearance virtually 100per cent of that time.

Having said that, there are numerous phony pages on Hi5, that’s definitely, you would have to keep the wits in regards to you while looking through them.

They may not be that challenging identify, thankfully.

Only look for the profile pictures that are a tad too best.

And finally, marketing dominates Hi5, so expect you’ll see them and quite often one or more on every page you browse.

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Content: How to change laptop color from black and white?

Changing the color of your laptop from black and white can be a fun and creative way to personalize your device and make it reflect your style and personality. While physically altering the color of your laptop may not be feasible or advisable, there are several software and accessory options available that can help you achieve the desired color transformation. In this article, we will explore some popular methods that can help you change your laptop color from black and white.

Using Laptop Skins

One of the easiest and most popular ways to change the color of your laptop is by using laptop skins. Laptop skins are adhesive covers that come in various colors, patterns, and designs. They provide a quick and affordable solution to change the appearance of your laptop without any permanent alterations. Simply clean the surface of your laptop, align the skin properly, and apply it carefully to achieve a new color instantly. **This method is particularly effective if you want to change your laptop color from black and white.**

Customizing with Decals and Stickers

Another way to add some color and customization to your laptop is by using decals and stickers. Decals are adhesive images or designs that can be placed on your laptop’s surface, while stickers are a fun and easy way to decorate your device. Many online retailers offer a wide variety of laptop decals and stickers in different colors and themes. Browse through their collections to find something that suits your taste and preference. **By using decals and stickers, you can easily change the color of your laptop, making it more vibrant.**

Painting Techniques

For those with a creative flair, painting your laptop may be an option worth exploring. However, it should be noted that this method requires careful execution and may not be suitable for everyone. Disassembling your laptop and using spray paint or other suitable paint types can help you achieve a more permanent color change. However, it is essential to protect delicate components and take necessary precautions to avoid damaging your device. **Remember to consult a professional or gather thorough knowledge about laptop disassembly before attempting this method.**

Accessorizing with Keyboard Covers

While changing the color of your entire laptop may not be practical for everyone, you can add a pop of color to your device by using keyboard covers. Keyboard covers are thin, flexible overlays that fit over your laptop’s keyboard, protecting it from dust, dirt, and spills. They come in a variety of colors and designs, allowing you to personalize your laptop and change its appearance effortlessly. **Keyboard covers are a simple and non-permanent way to transform your laptop color.**

Adding Colorful Accessories

Apart from changing the laptop itself, you can also accessorize your device with colorful peripherals such as laptop sleeves, mouse pads, and USB cables. These accessories are available in a wide range of colors and patterns, making it easy to customize your setup and add a touch of vibrancy to your laptop. **By incorporating these colorful accessories, you can effectively change the overall appearance of your laptop.**

FAQs:

Can I change the color of my laptop permanently?

No, physically changing the color of your laptop permanently is not recommended as it may void your warranty and potentially damage your device.

Are laptop skins removable?

Yes, laptop skins are designed to be removable and can be peeled off without leaving any residue behind.

Can I use any paint type for painting my laptop?

No, it is advisable to use paint types specifically designed for electronics or plastics to avoid damage to your laptop’s surface.

How often should I clean my laptop skin?

Regular cleaning of your laptop skin is a good practice. Gently wiping it with a soft, damp cloth will help remove any dust and maintain its appearance.

Can I change the color of my laptop screen?

No, changing the color of your laptop screen is not possible. However, you can adjust the display settings to make your screen appear more colorful.

Can I remove decals and stickers from my laptop?

Yes, decals and stickers can be removed from your laptop easily. Peel them off slowly, and use a mild adhesive remover if needed.

Do keyboard covers affect typing experience?

Keyboard covers are designed to be thin and flexible, so they should not significantly interfere with your typing experience.

Can I use different colored keyboard covers?

Yes, keyboard covers are available in various colors. You can choose one that matches your desired laptop color change.

Are colorful accessories compatible with all laptops?

Most colorful laptop accessories are compatible with different laptop models and sizes. However, it is recommended to check the compatibility before making a purchase.

Will changing my laptop color void its warranty?

While using laptop skins, decals, stickers, or accessories should not void your warranty, altering the laptop’s physical appearance or disassembling it may have warranty implications. It is advisable to consult your laptop manufacturer for further guidance.

Can I change my laptop color using software?

No, software alone cannot change the color of your laptop. However, software settings can allow you to adjust the display colors and make it more colorful.

Can I use multiple laptop skins at once for layering?

Using multiple laptop skins at once can be challenging and may not provide the desired outcome. It is generally recommended to use a single skin for optimal results.

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Content: Universities urged to do more to prevent student suicide

‘Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention,’ sector leader says

Universities have been told to take a more proactive role in preventing student suicide - including by contacting families when there are serious concerns around mental health.

New recommendations include the option of involving trusted contacts such as parents or others even without agreement from the student.

This should be used in situations where there are serious concerns about the person’s safety or mental health, according to Universities UK (UUK).

Its guidance - issued in partnership with the Papyrus suicide prevention charity - is the first time a consistent practice has been proposed for the sector.

UUK, which represents 140 universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, said the recommendations place the student at the centre of decisions about their safety and care.

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But it said that, while it is always preferable to get agreement from the student, if there are serious concerns about their safety or mental health then universities can decide to involve trusted contacts without their agreement.

It advised that those decisions should be taken by appropriately qualified staff and supported by senior leadership and made in the student’s best interests.

The guidance includes making it mandatory for students to give a trusted contact – not necessarily a parent – when they register at university, and “starting a conversation about when and how these contacts might be involved”.

There were 300 student suicides in higher education in the four academic years from 2016-2017, according to the latest data published earlier this year.

The Office for National Statistics said there were 64 in the final academic year studied - 2019-2020 - which was the lowest figure from the past four years.

In its new guidance, UUK said there should also be “check-ins” at the beginning of each new academic year for this to be updated if needed.

Universities are also being urged to review their suicide prevention plans and policies to keep students safe, working closely with NHS services.

The sister of a student who died by suicide, having not turned up for a university placement, welcomed the new recommendations as “a brilliant system”.

Isabella De George lost her brother Harrison almost two years ago.

Asked if it was a system likely to have helped him, she told BBC Breakfast: “I definitely think it would’ve helped Harrison, and I think it’s a brilliant system because the fact that the student is able to control who they want it to be, whether that is a family [member[ or friend or whoever, somebody that they trust I think is just fantastic.”

She said when someone is at “crisis point” they are unable to think freshly, so having a trusted contact in place already is “a safety net”.

Her brother had been studying a PGCE when he died, and had been on placement at a local college.

She said the placement had not contacted the university, the student, or the family to let them know he had not turned up that day.

“I think if the university had been able to contact us and have that information of our contact details, they would’ve been able to alert us sooner as well,” she added.

She said students can get “lost in the system” and the new approach could help young people feel reassured that “they are cared about”.

Professor Steve West, UUK president and vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, said the sector must do “everything we can to reduce the risk of suicide and serious self-harm”.

He said: “Universities are committed to putting students who may be in difficulty at the centre of decisions about their care – including who they want involved.

“But this commitment must be balanced with a duty to protect a student when there are serious concerns about their safety and welfare.

“Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention, and an important part of that proactive response is making proportionate, risk-based decisions around involving trusted contacts.”

Ged Flynn, chief executive of Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide, said: “Students have a right to think we always have their best interests at heart.

“This guidance aids the discernment of when to put those best interests at the forefront of decisions on sharing information when emotional crises may loom larger.

“Suicide in university populations is relatively rare but can devastate a community when it happens. Together, aided by this guidance, we can all play our part to ensuring it is rarer still.”

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This report addresses: Tai Chi & Fall Prevention

Once you have see clearly, you’ll read:

Better Short Time Grants

Good and bad points

Positives

  • It’s free
  • People from all around the world
  • Despite their get older, Hi5 continues to be pretty productive
  • Complimentary texting and browsing apparatus

Drawbacks

  • The web site build is out of time
  • Maybe not only about online dating
  • Countless artificial profiles
  • Lots of marketing

Who Is They For/Demographic Make-up?

.: Site varsayılanı

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Post Material

Popular social network website into the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 remains ready to go now.

**This method is particularly effective if you want to change your laptop color from black and white.**

Customizing with Decals and Stickers

Another way to add some color and customization to your laptop is by using decals and stickers.

Changing the color of your laptop from black and white can be a fun and creative way to personalize your device and make it reflect your style and personality.

Universities urged to do more to prevent student suicide

‘Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention,’ sector leader says

Universities have been told to take a more proactive role in preventing student suicide - including by contacting families when there are serious concerns around mental health.

The guidance includes making it mandatory for students to give a trusted contact – not necessarily a parent – when they register at university, and “starting a conversation about when and how these contacts might be involved”.

This report addresses: Tai Chi & Fall Prevention

Title:

Content: .: Site varsayılanı

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Hi5 dating website Overview 2021 functioning website from inside the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 still is upwards

Post Material

Popular social network website into the middle to late-2000s, Hi5 remains ready to go now.

But does it are a dating internet site and that can you see anyone to complement with?

That’s just some of the inquiries that we will look at during this insightful Hi5 assessment.

Once you have see clearly, you’ll read:

Better Short Time Grants

Good and bad points

Positives

  • It’s free
  • People from all around the world
  • Despite their get older, Hi5 continues to be pretty productive
  • Complimentary texting and browsing apparatus

Drawbacks

  • The web site build is out of time
  • Maybe not only about online dating
  • Countless artificial profiles
  • Lots of marketing

Who Is They For/Demographic Make-up?

After introducing in 2004, Hi5 quickly set up alone among the best eight social network websites on the net.

Ever since then, however, it went through a number of possession improvement plus the method by which it runs.

However, if you go to the site now, which claims to need over 100 million users, they nonetheless phone calls it self “the social networking for fulfilling newer people”.

Besides aiding flings (like BeNaughty or Ashley Madison), Hi5 also offers big relations (want eHarmony)

And let’s be truthful, if this have 100 million users, the likelihood of fulfilling someone which establishing towards anything more than friendship, state maybe an affair or a serious romance, are pretty decent, right?

Because of the figures

Let’s examine some more numbers that provide us with more of a concept of so how productive Hi5 is currently.

Before we do, it’s crucial that this are a niche site that is large in many countries, so you can see people throughout earth.

And while its recognition may have waned somewhat they still produces some huge individual figures through the usa.

But here are some different truth and figures for you:

  • Around 10.5 million users on Hi5 are from The united states
  • Hi5 features about 24 000 day-to-day logins
  • Consumers from 200 different countries use the web site
  • Hi5 can be utilized in 50 various dialects
  • It’s prominent in Latin American nations
  • Hi5 claim the website becomes 40 million unique web page views every month

Sex description and age ranges

Inside my investigation for this evaluation, I scoured around for all about the sex dysfunction on Hi5.

From everything I look over, Hi5 states has a 50/50 split when considering men and women consumers.

While I doubted that for a while, i came across more info that recognized those types numbers providing Hi5 a 53percent male and 47per cent feminine sex proportion breakdown.

It really bodes better if you are searching to utilize Hi5 as a way of meeting people who have the aim of getting to know all of them much better and possibly encounter all of them, at heart.

Exactly what regarding the age brackets?

As you’re able to probably imagine, Hi5 is a website used by the students and stylish.

Here’s a get older description:

  • 18-24 yrs . old
  • 25-34 years of age
  • 35-44 years of age

Thus from the demographics we’ve secure, Hi5 is actually a platform for younger someone, that’s definitely.

The fact this has a fairly even distribute in terms of female and male people brings they some possible if you’d want to try to utilize it in order to satisfy new people.

Efficiency

While Hi5 has actually an enormous individual base from over 200 region how exactly does they compare in terms of meeting new people?

Did it sometimes be used as a dating platform rather than the social networking website it’s?

It’s complimentary but can it work?

To meet up with someone, you need to be capable keep in touch with all of them.

Internet dating sites learn this and for that reason, frequently create the actual only real way of effective interaction (sending information) behind a paywall.

Hey 5, because it is more of a social media marketing website than a dating site, doesn’t do this, so that you were liberated to submit messages to individuals,.

That’s a major plus point there include further positives.

You can also find anyone, like everyone else would in a dating website.

There is even choice to change your research parameters including:

  • Sex
  • Era
  • Country
  • Location
  • Range from you

Therefore indeed, although this is a social media web site, this has the various tools so that you can easily see new-people, beginning chatting for them and having to know all of them better.

But there’s a lot more to suggest that Hi5 doubles as a dating website.

Matchup’s through Fulfill Myself

If you’d always browse through users rapidly and also make decisions on whether you’d desire speak to anybody considering their own profile visualize, then satisfy use simply for your family.

It is a roulette-style mini-game wherein Hi5 demonstrates to you profile photographs of different consumers close by and you also chosen if you love them or not.]

I shall protect satisfy use in more detail under Key services.

Dogs

Others thing you will see as soon as you begin to use Hi5 may be the animals highlight.

Generally, this puzzled myself slightly.

Everyone was purchasing my profile (myself) and promoting my visibility and I also had no hint that was happening.

Dogs, it seems, is about popularity on the internet site and I will cover they in detail under important characteristics.

In summing-up the general efficiency of Hi5 to help you meet visitors and perhaps land a date, well, I would personally state yes, it will be can.

That’s since the two major gear you should do therefore, namely complimentary messaging and some form of look function, are already constructed into your website.

Don’t your investment put good thing about the Meet myself video game possibly.

It’s a real help in locating men and women close by and rapidly making a choice on whether you love their particular profile or perhaps not predicated on their photo.

Because in the end, in terms of a dating site, we base our decision on appearance virtually 100per cent of that time.

Having said that, there are numerous phony pages on Hi5, that’s definitely, you would have to keep the wits in regards to you while looking through them.

They may not be that challenging identify, thankfully.

Only look for the profile pictures that are a tad too best.

And finally, marketing dominates Hi5, so expect you’ll see them and quite often one or more on every page you browse.

Title:

Content: How to change laptop color from black and white?

Changing the color of your laptop from black and white can be a fun and creative way to personalize your device and make it reflect your style and personality. While physically altering the color of your laptop may not be feasible or advisable, there are several software and accessory options available that can help you achieve the desired color transformation. In this article, we will explore some popular methods that can help you change your laptop color from black and white.

Using Laptop Skins

One of the easiest and most popular ways to change the color of your laptop is by using laptop skins. Laptop skins are adhesive covers that come in various colors, patterns, and designs. They provide a quick and affordable solution to change the appearance of your laptop without any permanent alterations. Simply clean the surface of your laptop, align the skin properly, and apply it carefully to achieve a new color instantly. **This method is particularly effective if you want to change your laptop color from black and white.**

Customizing with Decals and Stickers

Another way to add some color and customization to your laptop is by using decals and stickers. Decals are adhesive images or designs that can be placed on your laptop’s surface, while stickers are a fun and easy way to decorate your device. Many online retailers offer a wide variety of laptop decals and stickers in different colors and themes. Browse through their collections to find something that suits your taste and preference. **By using decals and stickers, you can easily change the color of your laptop, making it more vibrant.**

Painting Techniques

For those with a creative flair, painting your laptop may be an option worth exploring. However, it should be noted that this method requires careful execution and may not be suitable for everyone. Disassembling your laptop and using spray paint or other suitable paint types can help you achieve a more permanent color change. However, it is essential to protect delicate components and take necessary precautions to avoid damaging your device. **Remember to consult a professional or gather thorough knowledge about laptop disassembly before attempting this method.**

Accessorizing with Keyboard Covers

While changing the color of your entire laptop may not be practical for everyone, you can add a pop of color to your device by using keyboard covers. Keyboard covers are thin, flexible overlays that fit over your laptop’s keyboard, protecting it from dust, dirt, and spills. They come in a variety of colors and designs, allowing you to personalize your laptop and change its appearance effortlessly. **Keyboard covers are a simple and non-permanent way to transform your laptop color.**

Adding Colorful Accessories

Apart from changing the laptop itself, you can also accessorize your device with colorful peripherals such as laptop sleeves, mouse pads, and USB cables. These accessories are available in a wide range of colors and patterns, making it easy to customize your setup and add a touch of vibrancy to your laptop. **By incorporating these colorful accessories, you can effectively change the overall appearance of your laptop.**

FAQs:

Can I change the color of my laptop permanently?

No, physically changing the color of your laptop permanently is not recommended as it may void your warranty and potentially damage your device.

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Content: Universities urged to do more to prevent student suicide

‘Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention,’ sector leader says

Universities have been told to take a more proactive role in preventing student suicide - including by contacting families when there are serious concerns around mental health.

New recommendations include the option of involving trusted contacts such as parents or others even without agreement from the student.

This should be used in situations where there are serious concerns about the person’s safety or mental health, according to Universities UK (UUK).

Its guidance - issued in partnership with the Papyrus suicide prevention charity - is the first time a consistent practice has been proposed for the sector.

UUK, which represents 140 universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, said the recommendations place the student at the centre of decisions about their safety and care.

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But it said that, while it is always preferable to get agreement from the student, if there are serious concerns about their safety or mental health then universities can decide to involve trusted contacts without their agreement.

It advised that those decisions should be taken by appropriately qualified staff and supported by senior leadership and made in the student’s best interests.

The guidance includes making it mandatory for students to give a trusted contact – not necessarily a parent – when they register at university, and “starting a conversation about when and how these contacts might be involved”.

There were 300 student suicides in higher education in the four academic years from 2016-2017, according to the latest data published earlier this year.

The Office for National Statistics said there were 64 in the final academic year studied - 2019-2020 - which was the lowest figure from the past four years.

In its new guidance, UUK said there should also be “check-ins” at the beginning of each new academic year for this to be updated if needed.

Universities are also being urged to review their suicide prevention plans and policies to keep students safe, working closely with NHS services.

The sister of a student who died by suicide, having not turned up for a university placement, welcomed the new recommendations as “a brilliant system”.

Isabella De George lost her brother Harrison almost two years ago.

Asked if it was a system likely to have helped him, she told BBC Breakfast: “I definitely think it would’ve helped Harrison, and I think it’s a brilliant system because the fact that the student is able to control who they want it to be, whether that is a family [member[ or friend or whoever, somebody that they trust I think is just fantastic.”

She said when someone is at “crisis point” they are unable to think freshly, so having a trusted contact in place already is “a safety net”.

Her brother had been studying a PGCE when he died, and had been on placement at a local college.

She said the placement had not contacted the university, the student, or the family to let them know he had not turned up that day.

“I think if the university had been able to contact us and have that information of our contact details, they would’ve been able to alert us sooner as well,” she added.

She said students can get “lost in the system” and the new approach could help young people feel reassured that “they are cared about”.

Professor Steve West, UUK president and vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, said the sector must do “everything we can to reduce the risk of suicide and serious self-harm”.

He said: “Universities are committed to putting students who may be in difficulty at the centre of decisions about their care – including who they want involved.

“But this commitment must be balanced with a duty to protect a student when there are serious concerns about their safety and welfare.

“Universities can help save lives when they adopt a proactive response to suicide prevention, and an important part of that proactive response is making proportionate, risk-based decisions around involving trusted contacts.”

Ged Flynn, chief executive of Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide, said: “Students have a right to think we always have their best interests at heart.

“This guidance aids the discernment of when to put those best interests at the forefront of decisions on sharing information when emotional crises may loom larger.

“Suicide in university populations is relatively rare but can devastate a community when it happens. Together, aided by this guidance, we can all play our part to ensuring it is rarer still.”

Additional reporting by Press Association

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“And it's probably not too far of a leap to also suggest it might affect their care as well.”

Markowitz used a database of medical records for nearly 46,000 critical care patients, including over 58,000 hospital admissions to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Those were among the findings by assistant professor David Markowitz, a psychology of language researcher in the School of Journalism and Communication who analyzed 1.8 million medical records for the language doctors used and discovered distinct differences in the way they communicated with those in their care.

Inside a frame made of PVC piping, Marinaro fashioned a see-through plastic barrier with two arm attachments, so that grandmother and granddaughter could share a hug while minimizing the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

Not being able to see and touch her loved ones every day because of COVID-19’s social distancing protocols was taking a toll on the mental health of the 85-year-old.

July 10, 2022, 5:00 AM

As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement "red flag" laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court to temporarily remove guns from a person who poses a risk to themselves or others.

The bill also enhanced background checks for people under the age of 21 and closed a so-called "boyfriend loophole," by preventing individuals in serious dating relationships who have been convicted of domestic violence from being able to purchase a gun.

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Content: Newswise — Biases based on gender and ethnicity have been well-documented throughout society, including medical care, but data analysis by a University of Oregon researcher found exactly how those biases also show up in the language doctors use in their caregiver reports.

Physicians were more likely to refer to female patients impersonally compared with male patients, and physicians were more likely to use negative emotion words in their reports on Black patients compared with white patients.

Those were among the findings by assistant professor David Markowitz, a psychology of language researcher in the School of Journalism and Communication who analyzed 1.8 million medical records for the language doctors used and discovered distinct differences in the way they communicated with those in their care.

“What was most surprising is how clear the signals were in the data,” Markowitz said. “It really paints a picture that bias is not just a one-off phenomenon among certain physicians or individuals. Bias is systemic, subtle and consequential in medicine.”

Markowitz set off by wanting to investigate how biases could appear with some of the most vulnerable populations and aimed his focus on those who are in critical care.

“The evidence suggests bias manifests in how physicians talk about their patients,” he said. “And it's probably not too far of a leap to also suggest it might affect their care as well.”

Markowitz used a database of medical records for nearly 46,000 critical care patients, including over 58,000 hospital admissions to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The records excluded patient names but included demographic data and notes from doctors and nurses about the patients’ care.

He used an automated text analysis tool that measured impersonal pronouns (such as it, someone and who), positive emotion terms (brave, safe and gentle), negative emotion terms (bad, weak and panic), body terms (nerve, spine, stomach), analytic thinking, and cognitive processing terms (solve, determine and perhaps).

“I looked at language patterns reflecting bias across groups,” Markowitz said. “So, for example, there are patients who are identified as white or Black or male, female, etc. Using computational methods to analyze language, I identified patterns of bias through the descriptions of a patient’s condition and progress.”

The study provides some of the first evidence suggesting how language plays a central role in the patient-physician relationship from actual medical records and patient interactions, and it demonstrates systematic gender and ethnicity biases in medicine through language.

The evidence establishes a link between communication patterns and bias that is often unobserved or underexamined in medicine, Markowitz noted. It also builds on other, nonlinguistic findings that indicate such inequalities are widespread in medicine.

The analysis suggested that physicians refer to female patients in impersonal and emotional terms compared with male patients, physicians attend less to the negative experiences of Black patients than white patients, and physicians require more effort organizing their thoughts to resolve issues for Black females compared to other groups of people. Additionally, physicians writing about male patients focused more on their body than those writing about female patients.

The data also indicated physicians thought in more analytical and rational terms when attending to male patients compared to female patients, and they used fewer indicators of needing to psychologically “work through” diagnoses for male compared to female patients.

When looking at gender and ethnicity, physicians demonstrated the greatest need to work through diagnoses for Black women, whereas patients of other gender and ethnicities received less questioning and required less cognitive effort from caregivers. Black females, on average, were described with the lowest rate of positive affect compared to other patients.

“Based on the evidence, caregivers of Black women tend to communicate, at least linguistically, with the greatest indicators of bias,” Markowitz said.

Markowitz notes there are some caveats with these data: They were only collected from one hospital, and they could not account for physician demographics. It is unclear if the physician demographics in the study are typical of most hospitals in the U.S.

He said the next steps could include incorporating findings for individual physicians into annual performance evaluations or perhaps eventually use them in real-time situations.

“These data are unlikely to be useful as a bias detector, but instead they could be used as a red flag to indicate how some physicians are communicating with patients and make them aware of possible harmful behavior,” Markowitz said. “It would be fantastic to also get ratings from patients, too, to figure out whether they can pick up on some of these subtle biases reflected in language.”

Markowitz said it would be ideal to scale up the study to incorporate additional hospitals’ data and determine to what degree the findings might hold across different hospitals.

“How can we take this information and then either provide trainings or provide ways of understanding the systems that are perpetuating bias?” Markowitz said. “Because medicine as an institution has a significant negative history of undermining people of color and undermining women. So how can we use this evidence to motivate change? We need ways to improve the system because making it more inclusive not only provides better care, it's also just the right thing to do.”

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Content: Why we missed hugs

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Kory Floyd, University of Arizona

(THE CONVERSATION) Rose Gagnon could not hug her grandchildren for several months.

Not being able to see and touch her loved ones every day because of COVID-19’s social distancing protocols was taking a toll on the mental health of the 85-year-old. Like many, she was feeling lonely and yearning for an emotional connection that had been hampered by the inability to embrace those most important to her.

That’s when Gagnon’s granddaughter Carly Marinaro devised an innovative solution in the form of a “hug time” device. Inside a frame made of PVC piping, Marinaro fashioned a see-through plastic barrier with two arm attachments, so that grandmother and granddaughter could share a hug while minimizing the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

Like Gagnon, many Americans have missed the warmth of an embrace, the intimacy of a kiss or the calming feeling of holding someone’s hand. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its advice to stay 6 feet apart from others back in March 2020, that suddenly made affectionate touch a scarcity.

As a social scientist, I have been studying the communication of affection for over two decades. Affectionate communication comes in many forms, and not all of them have been curtailed by the pandemic. Even with social distancing, people can still say “I love you.” They can also share affectionate text messages and social media posts – and thanks to platforms such as Zoom and Skype, they can see each other’s faces and hear each other’s voices. The one experience it has not been able to facilitate, however, is touch. Individuals cannot hug their grandchildren, kiss their friends, or hold the hand of a dying loved one via Microsoft Teams or Google Hangout.

What people have suffered during the pandemic is “touch hunger,” a colloquial term for what social scientists call “affection deprivation”, a state in which individuals want or need more affection than they receive. And here’s why that matters.

Touch hunger impairs well-being

Similar to regular hunger, touch hunger serves as an alert that something important is missing – in this case, the sense of security, intimacy, and care that comes with tactile contact. As people have taken pains to socially distance, many have discovered the sense of deprivation that can accompany the lack of affectionate touch.

Touch hunger is essential to well-being throughout our life span. Psychologist Ruth Feldman has demonstrated that touch is instrumental for healthy physical and cognitive development beginning in infancy. During adulthood, affectionate touch contributes to both psychological health and the body’s ability to manage stress and reduce inflammation.

And among the elderly, affectionate touch can enhance calmness and responsiveness for those suffering from dementia. Touch is so powerful, in fact, that even imagining touch can reduce stress and pain, according to psychologists Brittany Jakubiak and Brooke Feeney.

When people feel deprived of touch, therefore, it is understandable that their well-being can suffer. Even in normal times, touch hunger is associated with greater stress, anxiety and loneliness; lower-quality sleep; and reduced satisfaction and closeness in romantic relationships. Add to that the restrictions on touch introduced by COVID-19 and it makes sense why so many are suffering. In fact, research has demonstrated that the benefits of affectionate interaction – including touch – are heightened during experiences of distress.

Biological psychologist Karen Grewen and her colleagues have shown that hugging a romantic partner reduces the extent to which stressful situations elevate blood pressure and heart rate, whereas psychologist Sheldon Cohen and colleagues found that hugging protects the body against the stress of a viral exposure.

Responding to a lack of affectionate touch

Not everyone needs the same amount of affectionate touch, of course, any more than everyone needs the same amount of food or sleep. Like many characteristics, the need for touch varies from person to person, according to communication scholars Laura Guerrero and Peter Andersen. Some people are even what Andersen calls “touch avoidant,” meaning they often find interpersonal touch stressful instead of pleasurable.

Receiving touch can be uncomfortable for those with physical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or mental health conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. People who have been traumatized or sexually abused may also find touch to be triggering.

It is also worth noting that not all forms of touch are equally beneficial. Some perfunctory touches, such as a handshake, may be largely benign, whereas aggressive or abusive touch often precipitates long-term health detriments.

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For those who are missing touch, however, research suggests some substitutes. Sharing affection with a pet has stress-alleviating benefits. Self-massage, such as of the hands or neck, can have calming and pain-reducing effects. Even hugging a pillow reduces the brain’s experience of stress. These are all imperfect substitutes, to be sure, but until COVID-19 is a memory, they may be useful for those suffering from touch hunger.

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Content: 'Red flag' laws can help reduce gun violence, if more widely used: Experts

Even after recent mass shootings, experts say these laws could work.

July 10, 2022, 5:00 AM

As gun violence in America continues to take lives, lawmakers are pushing states to implement "red flag" laws, which allow law enforcement or family members to ask a civil court to temporarily remove guns from a person who poses a risk to themselves or others.

Nineteen states currently have "red flag" laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders, on the books. Recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Highland Parks, Illinois have reignited calls for the government to enact these types of gun laws.

Last month, President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun bill which included $750 million in funding to help states implement "red flag" laws and other violence prevention programs.

The bill also enhanced background checks for people under the age of 21 and closed a so-called "boyfriend loophole," by preventing individuals in serious dating relationships who have been convicted of domestic violence from being able to purchase a gun.

Experts told ABC News that when they are more frequently used, "red flag" laws could be effective.

"There's many documented cases of use of red flag laws in circumstances and when people are threatening or saying they're going to commit mass shootings. And they use the order, they remove firearms, and there's no documented case [that] that person, for example, found another firearm or just went and did it anyway," Daniel Webster, director for the Gun Policy and Research Center at Johns Hopkins University, told ABC News in an interview.

He added, "I wouldn't call it necessarily ironclad, certain proof. But, it's certainly compelling evidence that the laws are being used as intended to prevent these things."

According to Webster, "red flag" laws are modeled after domestic violence restraining orders, which make them a quick response, allowing judges to immediately take action. The procedures allow due process for those whose guns are removed by giving them the opportunity to appear in court and present evidence as to why they should keep their guns.

Webster also said there is evidence these laws reduce suicide risk, which is the most common reason these orders are issued.

However, this tool is completely reliant on a good system response when there is evidence that someone might be a danger, Webster said.

Jeffrey Swanson, a professor of psychology and behavioral studies who is affiliated with the Center for Firearms Law at Duke University, told ABC News these laws are not being implemented on a large enough scale to determine whether they are effective.

"If nobody knows about it, it's not used, it's not scaled up, the police don't have experience using it or aren't accustomed to doing that, [or] you don't have the infrastructure or the protocols in mind for it to become routine, you can't expect it to do any good," Swanson said.

Swanson said this was the case in Connecticut where a "red flag" law was passed in 1999, but wasn't often put to use until around 2008. Researchers found that when used in the state, these laws were "modestly" effective in preventing suicides.

"For every 10 to 20 of these gun removal actions, one life was saved," Swanson, a coauthor of the study, said.

After the July 4 shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, police revealed they had deemed the suspect, Robert Crimo III, a "clear and present danger" after a family member revealed he had threatened to "kill everyone," according to police records.

Police had also gone to the suspect's home a number of times before the shooting, including in September 2019, when Highland Park police removed a 24-inch Samurai blade, a box containing a 12-inch dagger and 16 hand knives from Crimo's house that day, according to an incident report.

However, when he made the threats, the suspect did not own any firearms. So when state police did not find a gun license for Crimo in their system, no action was taken. Later that year, the suspect's father signed an affidavit allowing him to obtain a gun license.

While Illinois has a "red flag" law in place, Webster said the state's law does not apply a "prospective" approach that would have prevented Crimo from obtaining guns in the months after he made the threats. Webster said it is worth considering preventing people who pose a threat from being able to get guns for a certain span of time.

"To me, that sounds very reasonable, because you're using the same logic to disarm someone once they already have a firearm," he said. "But, you're not using it to prevent the acquisition. So, that's, that's the missing piece here."

According to Webster, things to be considered when determining whether an individual presents a "clear and present danger" to those around them include whether they have a history of violent behavior and what evidence there is that they could commit a shooting (such as their online search history or things they have obtained like body armor).

Whether the individual has displayed behavioral signals common among mass shooters should also be considered, he added.

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