Traditional bark cloth art is more than a craft according to the University of Canterbury Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies' 2023 artist in residence. Tui Emma Gilles is an artist working with ngatu, Tongan tapa bark cloth, currently based at the University of Canterbury where she will share her love of ngatu and create a body of work for exhibition. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 - Partnerships for the goals. Auckland-based Tongan artist Tui Emma Gillies, who arrived in Ōtautahi this week, regards ngatu, or Tongan tapa (bark cloth), as a fine art and a way to help people connect and create together.

https://www.miragenews.com/uc-residency-fosters-tapa-sharing-fine-art-1059876/

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Jump Financial LLC boosted its stake in Philip Morris International Inc. ( NYSE:PM – Free Report ) by 1,373.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 37,107 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 34,589 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Philip Morris International were worth $3,609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/07/29/jump-financial-llc-has-3-61-million-holdings-in-philip-morris-international-inc-nysepm.html

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The Territory Labor Government is ensuring all Territorians deserve the right to make decisions about their end-of-life care, similar to other Australians. To support this, a community consultation process for the development of a framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) will begin. It will ensure the needs of our community members are met, and that care is accessible and appropriate. Community consultations will be led by co-chairs, the Hon Vicki O'Halloran AO CVO and Duncan McConnel SC. They will be supported by an advisory panel, with its members announced today: Panel members · Dr Christine Sanderson · Dr Devaki Monani · Dr Geetanjali Lamba · Dr Kane Vellar · Mrs Susan Shearer · Mrs Ursula Raymond · Mrs Wendy Morton As part of consultation, the co-chairs and advisory panel will carry out town hall meetings in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Jabiru, Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs and regions.

https://www.miragenews.com/voluntary-assisted-dying-panel-formed-1076820/

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Melbourne-based construction company Bodon Homes is one of the first businesses in Australia to finance the acquisition of commercial property and land through NAB's recently expanded Islamic finance for business customers. Through the deal, Bodon Homes will construct 30 homes in Mordialloc using a finance facility that meets both Islamic legal requirements and Australian law. NAB Head of Islamic Finance Dr Imran Lum said NAB is currently the only Australian bank offering this type of financing.

https://www.miragenews.com/www.miragenews.com/nab-supports-bodon-homes-expansion-with-islamic-1040524/

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"Several ongoing trials hope to further elucidate the role of lurbinectedin in highgrade neuroendocrine neoplasms [...]" BUFFALO, NY- October 6, 2023 – A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience ( Volume 10 ) on June 14, 2023, entitled, " Lurbinectedin, a DNA minor groove inhibitor for neuroendocrine neoplasms beyond small cell lung cancer ." In their new editorial, researchers Deepak Bhamidipati and Vivek Subbiah from the Sarah Cannon Research Institute discuss lurbinectedin as a method to treat neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

https://www.miragenews.com/lurbinectedin-shows-promise-for-neuroendocrine-1099075/

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As summer sweeps across the country, the allure of sandy beachfront getaways and outdoor adventures beckons.Paradoxically, it is precisely during these sizzling months that haunted mansions and ghost houses reclaim their attraction to thrill-seekers and the curious.Brace yourself as you step into the haunted corridors of these popular attractions, for what awaits is a bone-chilling immersive encounter that will send shivers down your spine.A twist on the traditional concept of a haunted house or ghost town, each site uses a historical setting intertwined with storytelling to set tasks and challenges for visitors as they move through the place.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/044/0000247942?sid=104

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Burnley have carved themselves a niche as the unlikely darlings of the transfer reveal video. Here's how and why.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38281704/premier-league-kings-transfers-barbie-teletubbies-wwe

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MANILA, Philippines–-The Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court has sentenced the three inmates, who served as accessories in the murder of broadcaster Percival Mabasa (also known as Percy Lapid) up to eight years of imprisonment. The verdicts were handed down after New Bilibid Prison convicts Aldrin Galicia (Sputnik gang leader), Alvin Labra (BCJ gang leader), and Alfie Peñaredona (Happy Go Lucky gang leader) pleaded guilty to their participation in the killing of Lapid. The information came from Roy Mabasa, brother of the victim.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1792481/3-bilibid-gang-leaders-pleaded-guilty-as-accessory-to-the-slay-of-broadcaster-percy-lapid

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OTTAWA- NASA on Monday said Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will join a lunar flyby mission expected to take off for the moon in 2024 as part of an expedition that will make the former fighter pilot the first Canadian to explore beyond earth's orbit. Hansen, 47, will be joined by three U.S. astronauts for a historic crewed mission to the moon that will be the first since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking to reporters in Quebec, said he was extraordinarily excited for Hansen.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/496737/former-fighter-pilot-to-be-first-canadian-to-fly-to-the-moon

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Synovus Financial Corp trimmed its position in STERIS plc (NYSE:STE – Free Report) by 10.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,342 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock after selling 2,031 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp's holdings in STERIS were […] The post Synovus Financial Corp Sells 2,031 Shares of STERIS plc (NYSE:STE) first appeared on Daily Political .

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/27/synovus-financial-corp-sells-2031-shares-of-steris-plc-nyseste.html

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CS Tan 4.9 / 5.0 This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/kianweiaritcles/2023-06-05-story-h-268763551-Signal_failure_emerged_as_the_likely_cause_of_the_deadly_train_accident

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Friends who nurse together get surgery together. That was the case for Jess Saxby, Tai Lolohea and BJ Taare, who now have more than a nursing degree in common. The three close friends have lost more than 200 kilograms between them. BJ  had a partial gastrectomy in 2021 through the public system. She is now 80 kg lighter than her heaviest weight of 152 kgs. She has worked at De Lautour Medical for over seven years and is the nurses' team leader. Her decision to get weight loss surgery was about getting her own health on track.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/life-changing-ops-for-three-friends

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CEBU CITY, Philippines— Two Cebu-based boxers will show what they've got in 'Manny Pacquiao Present's Blow-by-Blow' scheduled on July 29, 2023, at the FilOil Eco Oil Center in San Juan, Metro Manila. These are Alex Santisima Jr. of ZIP Sanman Boxing Stable and Pagara Boxing Gym's John May Acope. Santisima Jr., the younger brother of former world title challenger Jeo Santisima, will have the bigger fight as he's featured in the co-main event. He will fight Arnel Buyoc of RCJ Boxing Stable of Cagayan de Oro City for the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) super bantamweight title for 10-rounds.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/511406/cebu-based-prospects-santisima-and-acope-to-see-action-in-pacquiaos-blow-by-blow

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ZAMBOANGA CITY—Two village officials were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting incident at Labuan Road, Barangay San Jose Gusu, here on Sunday evening amid the prevailing gun ban for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October. The fatalities—Jul-Asmad Mawajil Anjawang, 56, village chair of Barangay Pamansaan of Mabuhay town in Zamboanga Sibugay province, and Jamar Anjawang Mawajil, 50, a former village councilman of Pamansaan—and eight others had just attended a wedding in Barangay Sinunuc of this city and had a stopover at a gas station in San Jose Gusu when they were attacked, said Police Col.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1826566/2-village-execs-killed-2-hurt-in-gun-attack-in-zamboanga-city

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Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are alleging that the former president has targeted individuals with threats, harassment and inflammatory statements, a judge says. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan made the revelation Friday in an order permitting special counsel Jack Smith's team to file a redacted motion on the topic that will black out the names of the individuals who say they have been targeted. The issue surfaced last week when prosecutors first requested permission to file a motion under seal, with a redacted version made public.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3228299/prosecutors-in-dc-election-case-concerned-about-harassment-intimidation-from-trump-judge-says.html

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MANILA, Philippines-EJ Obiena put up a strong performance to clinch the gold medal in the ISTAF Berlin at the Olympiastadion in Germany early Monday (Manila time). The world's No. 3 pole vaulter bounced back from finishing last in the Zurich leg of the Wanda Diamond League last week by clearing 5.92 meters for the top podium finish. ADVERTISEMENT 'It was a good day for the gold medal. Happy for today,' said Obiena on his social media. Norway's Sondre Guttormsen and KC Lightfoot of the United States failed to hurdle the same height after Obiena went over the bar on his third attempt.

https://sports.inquirer.net/527318/ej-obiena-bounces-back-wins-gold-at-istaf-berlin

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Panagora Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in Clearwater Paper Co. ( NYSE:CLW – Free Report ) by 8.1% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 92,579 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 8,134 shares during the quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Clearwater Paper were worth $3,094,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/09/04/panagora-asset-management-inc-cuts-stock-position-in-clearwater-paper-co-nyseclw.html

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U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein South Korea has added its voice to the growing number of nations expressing support for the 2016 arbitral award that invalidated Beijing's claim to most of the South China Sea, as it joined the United States and Japan in condemning China for its 'dangerous and aggressive behavior' in the disputed waters and urging it to adhere to the ruling.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/218094/south-korea-speaks-out-with-us-japan-vs-chinese-aggression

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By Susan Harris* Over the past two years there has been a stream of articles, commentary and even prime time television ads claiming that carbon forestry is taking over good farmland, reducing the production of food, and causing rural depopulation and rural school closures. This seems odd when the total area of land in registered carbon forest is now 190,000 ha less than the 750,000 ha originally registered in 2008. A large drop in the price of carbon credits in early 2013 saw the removal of 350,000 ha from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS), leaving 400,000 ha remaining.

https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/120406/susan-harris-says-owners-marginal-hill-country-are-now-happy-position-having

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Butale's vessel did not go down like the mighty Titanic and there was no iceberg. His enemies have been plotting their various machinations, setting traps and some sort of Bermuda Triangles of their own to finally vanquish him off ‘their' party once and for all. Of course, this was not a myth and they could not just simply remove Butale because they felt like it, the man was democratically elected into the position. With countless court victories against them, Butale's rival faction had to navigate the water and steady the sea.

https://www.mmegi.bw/news/route-taken-to-finally-oust-unshaken-butale/news

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