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Volume 3 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/falgy.2022.1092262 This article is part of the Research Topic2022 in Review: Allergen ImmunotherapyView all 6 articles Although aluminum hydroxide (alum) is widely accepted and used as safe vaccine adjuvant there is some concern about possible toxicity upon long-lasting repeated exposure during subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (SCIT) Our objective was to evaluate allergen-bearing liposomes as possible alternative for alum-adsorption in SCIT coiled-coil forming peptide pair was used to anchor the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 to the surface of cationic liposomes The resulting nanoparticulate liposomes were characterized with respect to their physicochemical Allergenicity was studied by ImmunoCAP inhibition and rat basophil leukemia (RBL) cell assays Immunogenicity (immunoglobulin responses) and immune skewing (cytokine responses) were evaluated upon immunization of naïve mice Bet v 1-bearing cationic liposomes with a diameter of ∼200 nm showed a positive zeta potential The coiled-coil conjugation of Bet v 1 to the surface of liposomes resulted in about a 15-fold lower allergenicity than soluble Bet v 1 as judged by RBL assays the nanoparticles induced Bet v 1-specific IgG1/IgG2a responses in mice that were several orders of magnitude higher than those induced by alum-adsorbed Bet v 1 This strong humoral response was accompanied by a relatively strong IL-10 induction upon PBMC stimulation with Bet v 1 combined with their capacity to induce a strong humoral immune response and a relatively strong IL-10 production makes these allergen-covered cationic liposomes a promising alternative for aluminum salt-adsorption of allergen currently used in SCIT these regulatory B-cells also produce the required protective allergen-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 antibodies The goal of this study was to design an alum-free candidate for SCIT using Bet v 1 the major allergen in birch pollen allergy We produced a fusion protein between Bet v 1 and one of the two CC-forming peptides to anchor the allergen to cationic liposomes carrying the complimentary CC-forming peptide K (pepK) at its surface The resulting liposome nanoparticles were characterized with regard to their physicochemical Cholesterol, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline (DSPC) and 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane (DOTAP) were purchased from Avanti Lipids (Birmingham, AL, United States). Recombinant Bet v 1 (isoform Bet v 1.0101, hereafter called Bet v 1) was produced by the Department of Molecular Biology of the University of Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) (22) trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and acetonitrile (ACN) were purchased from Biosolve (Valkenswaard and ethyl cyanohydroxyiminoacetate (Oxyma) were obtained from Carl Roth (Karlsruhe Dicholoromethane (DCM) and diethyl ether were supplied by Honeywell (Landsmeer Tentagel HL-RAM was obtained from Rapp Polymere (Tübingen All amino acids were supplied by NovaBioChem (Darmstadt Fmoc-NH-PEG4-COOH was purchased from Iris Biotech GmbH (Marktredwitz Imject ® Alum and Fetal calf serum (FCS) were purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside was obtained from Invitrogen (Carlsbad 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) 4-methyl umbelliferyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide hexafluorophosphate azabenzotriazole tetramethyl uranium (HATU) Triton X-100 and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St Disodium hydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate were purchased from Merck (Darmstadt Six to eight weeks old female BALB/c mice were purchased from ENVIGO (Venray The animals were housed under specific pathogen-free conditions at the animal facility of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers All experiments were performed in compliance with the Dutch government guidelines and the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the AMC Fmoc-NH-PEG4-COOH was coupled to resin-bound (KIAALKE)4 in the presence of DIPEA (5 eq.) and HATU (2.5 eq.) for 2.5 h Fmoc-deprotection was done with 20% piperidine in DMF and the reactive amine was coupled to amino-cholestene hemi-succinate (1.05 eq.) in the presence of DIPEA (5 eq.) and HATU (2.5 eq.) for 4 h at room temperature The peptide was cleaved from the resin with a mixture of TFA:TIPS:water (95:2.5:2.5 v/v/v) and precipitated in ice-cold diethyl ether ACN was removed by rotary evaporation (150 mbar 50 °C) before lyophilization and the purified peptide was stored at −20 °C until use the complementary peptide of the pepE/K self-assembling peptide pair was attached to the N-terminus of Bet v 1 A detailed description of pepE-Bet v1 design is given in the supplementary Materials and Methods the pepE-Bet v 1 gene was used to transfect E coli BL21 (DE3) cells for protein production The harvested cell pellets were disrupted by sonication and cellular debris was removed by centrifugation The pepE-Bet v 1 protein was purified from the supernatant by affinity purification using cross-linked agarose beads functionalized with PepK Bound pepE-Bet v 1 was eluted by lowering the pH to 2.5 to unfold the pepE/pepK coiled coil Elution fractions containing pepE-Bet v 1 were pooled and loaded onto a Superdex 75 pg column for polishing Pure protein fractions were pooled and stored at −20 °C until further use The protein concentrations of pepE-Bet v 1 and Bet v 1 were determined by BCA assay using BSA as a standard The secondary structure of the protein was measured with circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD) and is described in detail in the supplements The Bet v 1 containing liposomes were prepared by adding 50 µg of Bet v 1 (as was determined by BCA)) to a 1 mg/ml liposome suspension The pepE-Bet v 1 containing liposomes contained an equal amount of Bet v 1 The mixtures were incubated for at least 15 min before use Schematic design of the liposomes used in this study DOTAP and cholesterol were mixed to generate liposomes (top left) The liposomes were functionalized with peptide K4 attached to a cholesterol anchor in the lipid bilayer via a polyethylene glycol spacer (CPK-liposomes PepE fused to the N-terminus of Bet v 1 enabled coiled coil mediated attachment to the CPK-liposomes (pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes pepE-Bet v 1 was added to liposomes (pepE-Bet v 1 liposomes Bet v 1 was added to liposomes (Bet v 1 liposomes top right) or Bet v 1 was added to CPK-liposomes (Bet v 1 CPK-liposomes The zeta potential of all liposome formulations and alum-adsorbed Bet v 1 were measured using laser Doppler electrophoresis (lDe) on the same machine with a Zeta Dip Cell (Malvern Instruments Ltd.) Each sample was diluted 100-fold in 10 mmol/L HEPES buffer (pH 7.4 0.2 µm filtered) before measurement was pre-diluted to approximately 14 kU/L of Bet v 1 -specific IgE prior to mixing (1:1 v/v) with diluted pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK liposomes and control samples For the uninhibited value serum was incubated with the HEPES/sucrose buffer A detailed description of the method can be found in the supplementary Materials and Methods Mice were immunized subcutaneously on day 0 7 and 14 with pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes or alum-adsorbed Bet v 1 (1 mg alum per dose) The groups administered with Bet v 1 containing preparations received the equivalent of 10 µg Bet v 1 per dose (200 µl) Control groups received either buffer (10 mmol/L HEPES pepE-Bet v 1 liposomes or Bet v 1 CPK-liposomes Serum for antibody detection was collected on days −1 28 and 29 the animals received an intranasal challenge under 3% (v/v) isoflurane anesthesia with 30 µl 100 µg/ml birch pollen extract (BPE) in PBS to further boost the immune response the mice were sacrificed and blood and lung draining lymph nodes were collected to analyze Bet v 1 specific levels of IgG1 IgG2a and IgE in serum and to determine the production of cytokines (IL-4 IL-10 and IFN-γ) upon Bet v 1-specific stimulation of cells from lung-draining lymph nodes Serum was analyzed for the level of Bet v 1-specific immunoglobulins by ELISA (IgE and IgG1: Opteia, BD, San Diego, CA, United States, IgG2a: eBioscience) as previously described (26) Maxisorp plates were coated overnight with Bet v 1 and with purified anti-mouse IgG1 and anti-mouse IgG2a for the standards IgG2a: 250-fold diluted) were incubated for 2 h and followed by an HRP-conjugated anti-IgG1 or anti-IgG2a detection step according to the manufacturer's instructions For Bet v 1-specific IgE detection the plates were coated with an anti-IgE capture antibody according to manufacturer's instructions the wells were incubated with biotinylated Bet v 1 followed by streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate incubation to detect Bet v 1-specific IgE IgG1 and IgG2a were used as standards to quantify the immunoglobulins Lung draining lymph node cell suspensions were plated in 96-well round bottom plates at a density of 2 × 105 cells per well in RPMI containing 50 µg/ml gentamicin 5% (v/v) FCS and 50 µM 2-mercaptoethanol The cells were re-stimulated for 4 days with 10 µg/ml Bet v 1 and IFN-γ) were determined in the supernatant by ELISA (eBioscience) Data was processed and statistically analyzed in GraphPad v9.1.0 (Prism) for Windows The kinetic antibody levels (IgG1 and IgG2a) were analyzed with a two-way ANOVA and subsequent Tukey's multiple comparison test Differences between group means at endpoints (IgE half-max β-hexosaminidase mediator release and antibody ratios) were compared with a one-way ANOVA and subsequent Tukey's multiple comparison test P values < 0.05 were considered significant The pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes were slightly larger than the other formulations The zeta potential was lower after coiled-coil mediated antigen adsorption alum-adsorbed Bet v 1 showed a slightly negative zeta potential and a hydrodynamic diameter >1000 nm Overview of all formulations and their physicochemical characteristics (mean values ± SD All formulations contained the same buffer composed of 10 mmol/L HEPES pepE-Bet v 1 and pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes were pre-incubated with pooled sera from birch pollen-allergic patients the sample dilutions were loaded onto rBet v 1 ImmunoCAPs to determine the amount of uncomplexed IgE An ImmunoCAP loaded with serum only was used as uninhibited IgE binding control The shown graphs are normalized with regard to the uninhibited control and are an average of two independent experiments (mean ± SEM) Allergenicity assessment by rat basophil leukemia cell assay Rat basophils loaded with IgE from serum of Bet v 1-sensitized subjects were stimulated with different allergen formulations Allergenicity was quantified by determining the concentration needed for half maximum mediator release Differences between the groups were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test Dotted line represents spontaneous mediator release by non-stimulated cells normalized curves of 8 patient sera (p1-8) as well as the patient specific mediator release curves showed a shift to the right of all pepE-Bet v 1 containing samples * = p < 0.05 ** = p < 0.01 Mice (n = 9) were immunized with various formulations on day 0 7 and 14 and received an intranasal challenge on day 27 28 and 29 with birch pollen extract prior to the sacrifice (day 31) IgG2a (B) and IgE (C) were measured in serum collected at day −1 Group mean differences were analyzed with two-way ANOVA (IgG) or one-way ANOVA (IgE) followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test IL-10 (D) and IFN-γ (E) levels in supernatants of lung draining lymph node cells after ex vivo stimulation with Bet v 1 Bars represent the mean cytokine concentration and data points represent the signals for each individual mouse (n = 6-9) Group mean differences were analyzed with one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparisons test *** = p < 0.001 **** = p < 0.0001 these promising results should be corroborated by more studies designed to elucidate how allergen-bearing nanoparticles reduce IgE cross-linking capacity compared to soluble allergen the strong Th2 response and strong IL-10 induction of our pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes could be interesting properties to achieve earlier and stronger protective immune responses during SCIT in humans it cannot be ruled out that at least part of the IL-10 levels observed after pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes immunization was produced by similar Th1 skewed T-cells expressing both IFN-γ and IL-10 In humans, induction of IL-10 producing regulatory T-cells capable of suppressing pro-inflammatory, type 2 T- and B-cell responses have been associated with improved clinical outcome during SCIT (8, 45) human based T-cell polarization studies using PBMCs or dendritic cells co-cultured with T-cells could shed more light on whether our pepE-Bet v 1-CC-CPK-liposomes are also capable of inducing similar allergen-specific IL-10 producing Tregs that are required for effective SCIT we have developed a novel SCIT candidate using functionalized cationic liposomes surface-expressing Bet v 1 via CC formation strong humoral as well as mixed T-cell responses with a strong regulatory component induced by these nanoparticles are promising properties to design an alum-free birch pollen SCIT candidate The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author/s The animal study was reviewed and approved by Animal Ethics Committee of the AMC AK and RR critically reviewed the draft version of the manuscript RL performed the synthesis and characterization of all the 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Despite hours of testimony from digital forensics experts in the recent “Hodlonaut” trial between Wright and Norwegian Marcus Granath—and despite what you might read on social media—the exact answer to that question remains unclear but there is no evidence to suggest he did The longest explanation of the points and techniques used to analyze the material came from BDO Norge manager Dashley van Schijndel Schijndel has a Master’s in Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery from the University of Glasgow and worked with Dutch law enforcement for eight years as part of the National Crime Unit He worked as a specialist on its computer forensics and cybersecurity team and also performed research at the University of Oslo This trial and last year’s Kleiman v Wright case spent a long time focusing on whether specific documents turned over in discovery—contracts, emails, and software source code files—were genuine or had been forged/tampered with. Dr. Wright’s side contends that some of the documents are genuine and show evidence of his work on Bitcoin before its release either by their creation dates or implied by the document contents His defense acknowledged that its clear other documents could have been altered by unknown parties the documents in question have not had clean custody so their provenance is suspect His opponents counter that someone has altered these documents in more recent times to bolster Wright’s claims Granath’s attorneys Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiik (SVW) requested audit firm KPMG perform a series of forensic analyses on the documents This involved: a close look at each document’s metadata showing creation and modification dates as well as authors; analysis of the software versions used to create and modify them (including fonts these packages used); and whether there were signs that the same or any third-party software had been used to alter specific sections of each one KPMG produced an 81-page report (with an additional 246-page appendix that included the documents in question) with their findings Its summary noted that KPMG had found various inconsistencies in the metadata of files containing written information fonts copyrighted and software versions from dates later than the document’s creation date KPMG reported they could not verify whether they were created before their public releases and they could not determine who altered them “KPMG considers it likely that several of the files in the data material have been changed so that they appear to have been created earlier than they actually are,” the report concluded The testimonies from Schijndel of BDO Norge and Klaudia Sokolowska of CYFOR serve as a counter-point to KPMG’s findings While Schijndel says he does not doubt KPMG and its employees’ integrity and found their report to be thorough there were several points where his team could not replicate KPMG’s test results and others where claims of “manipulation” may have other explanations The judge reminded Schijndel that this is a civil case meaning decisions are based on the balance of probabilities rather than the stricter “beyond reasonable doubt.” He noted that his team endeavored to replicate results by producing environments similar to those in which the documents were created sometimes by using much older versions of software Schijndel said that although many of KPMG’s findings were valid there were cases where signs of inconsistency (in particular the total editing times of certain documents) could possibly be due to differences in the ways software versions counted times and whether operating systems themselves kept the editing clock running at times when a computer was in sleep mode He noticed that even different versions of Windows (e.g. Another key point of difference between KPMG’s report and those questioning it was a copy of the original Bitcoin white paper from 2008 All analysts performed an MD5 hash of the file to ensure it was identical to the ones others had used both BDO and CYFOR testified that the hash of the files they downloaded were different from the ones KPMG had This doesn’t indicate document manipulation but instead calls into question whether KPMG’s analysis was done correctly in each instance While the issue of altered documents (either deliberately or through natural processes) has played a large part in opponents’ cases against Dr testimonies in this trial suggested they are not definitive in proving either side’s case the documents are now quite old in technology years and others are PDF copies of emails rather than the original email message files Ironically, the inconclusivity of the document forensic evidence indicates the legal world requires a more consistent and auditable way to confirm digital truths—a global ledger, or blockchain A ledger such as Bitcoin would record a clear timestamp of all digital events and files guaranteeing their veracity (as documents) and instantly showing 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this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Dutch youth riders from children to Under 25 Grand Prix level gathered at the 2020 CDN Schijndel on 11 July 2020 for their second and last team selection trial for the 2020 European Youth Championships in Budapest on 9 - 30 August 2020 Young Riders and Under 25 riders the national show at stable De Molenheide in Schijndel was their last selection event for the Dutch pony riders it was their first of two The pony pairs will meet again in Geesteren on 25 July after which the Dutch Pony team will be announced "I saw a lot of progress and some positive surprising from riders who are not (yet) in the top group," said Dutch children and pony team trainer Imke Schellekens-Bartels In the Children's class Kebie Raaijmakers continued to wield the axe of power they also topped the second trial with her seasoned competitor Happy Feet (by Tuschinski) They scored 78.100% and left all competition miles behind Veerle Farla and the 10-year old Formidable (by Tango)  were second with 73.800% while Amber Schelstraete and 2016 Rio Paralympic ride Burberry (by Lord Loxley) were third on 73.100% For the pony riders it was exciting times at their first team selection event although the pony pairs already did two "practice" shows to get experience Competition has only been allowed as of 1 July due to corona in The Netherlands who has already been competing extensively at junior level in 2019 steered former Dutch team pony Baumann's Despino (by Don't Worry x Rosedale Tiberius) to victory with 74.19% who began competing internationally in 2019 caught the eye of the selectors by placing second on her 9-year old Brouwershaven Uthopia II (by Metall x Vita Nova's Hanassie) Routinier Jill Kempes and the 12-year old Westfalian bred Next Black Magic (by Nabucco R x FS Pour L'Amour) landed third place with 70.571% Shanna Baars on FernandoA new winner came to the fore in the junior division The third placed pair of the first trial in Exloo now reigned supreme Evi van Rooij and the 13-year old Don Tango B (by Jazz x Contango) aced the class with 72.374% She had Shanna Baars on her heels with the 10-year old Fernando (by Westpoint) They scored just a fraction less - 72.323% - for second place Sanne van der Pols and the 11-year old Dutch warmblood gelding Excellentie (by Don Schufro x Riverman) were third with 72.121% At Young Riders level the 2018 European Junior Rider Champion Daphne van Peperstraten and the 2019 European Junior Championship silver medal winning Marten Luiten are breathing down each other's neck Aboard the 10-year old Fynona (by Ampere x Gribaldi) he earning the winning percentage of 76.471% while Daphne and her 13-year old Dutch warmblood gelding Cupido (by Johnson x Duco) were third this time with 75.049% Thalia Rockx and her home bred 9-year old Golden Dancer (by Bretton Woods) were sandwiched by them and finished second with 75.049% Jasmien de Koeyer on EsperanzaIn the Under 25 division Jasmien de Koeyer surfaced at the top aboard Esperanza (by Desperados x Krack C) scoring 74.26(% and edging out the winner of the first selection trial Febe van Zwambagt on Van Norel and Gabrielle Rensink's 11-year old Dutch bred Edson (by Winningmood x Oscar) Van Zwambagt also landed third place on her second horse Fyeo (by United x Jazz) with 70.882% Photos © Digishots Related LinksDutch Youth Meets and Scores at First Dutch Selection Trial for 2020 European Youth ChampionshipsTwo Observation Trials to Decide Dutch Teams for 2020 European Youth Championships Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Siri van Schijdel (2003) joined The Norwegian National Ballet 2 in August 2022 The Bergen native started dancing at Askøy Kulturskole age 6 She moved to Oslo in 2019 and took a bachelor’s degree in classical ballet at Oslo National Academy of the Arts Schijndel worked for The Norwegian Opera & Ballet in The Nutcracker in 2021 and La Bayadere in 2022 During the summer performance at Dansens Hus in 2021 she performed a solo by choreography duo Subjazz with Camilla Spidsøe as a mentor In 2021 Schijndel reached the final of the Prix de Nord where she danced a solo from Paquita In her graduation performance at Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2022 she danced excerpts from Little Humpbacked Horse: Animated Frescoes and in the Forsythe piece The Vile Parody of Address where she worked closely with instructor Elizabeth Corbett and Yoel Carreno Schijndel was awarded a scholarship from Thorleif Dahl's Ballettfond in 2022 The 9-year-old KWPN stallion Van Schijndel's Cosun (Up to Date x Cavalier) has been sold to Vladimir Tuganov Van Schijndel's Cosun was the KWPN Champion Stallion in 2010 and has been taken all the way to CSI5* level by Dutch rider Piet Raijmakers Jr Piet will continue to ride the stallion until September when Tuganov will take over the reins Source: KWPN // Picture © Jenny Abrahamsson This paper discusses how The Beatles contributed greatly to changes in global youth culture worldwide in the 1960's.  This paper discusses the way The Beatles contributed to changes in youth culture worldwide in the 1960s It deals with the role of hippy counterculture (Mariska van Schijndel) and the Vietnam War (Rosalie Vaarten) the influence of technological developments and media after World War II (Karlijn Raaijmakers) the role of language (Aniek van den Brandt) and the use of music and sounds from different cultures (Naomi Dominicus) The paper shows that globalization is not just a phenomenon of the Internet Age but also took place long before the Internet even existed Globalization is a ‘catchword’ to refer to a certain historical phase in which interconnectedness and mobility acquired unexperienced global scale levels (Wang et al. such as the colonial era and the post-Cold War era are times of ‘deepened globalization’ which lead to the creation of a new  world order (Wang et al. we are now living in a world greatly defined by “intensified global flows political and cultural objects including language and other semiotic sources” (Wang et al. Social scientists often refer to globalization as something that has – next to terrorism – dominated the world since the last decades of the twentieth century (Wallerstein social scientists imply that globalization is a new phenomenon Many scientists study globalization in the context of the Internet Age but in reality globalization is something which also took place long before the Internet emerged (Wang Many popular singers of the 21st century enjoy their worldwide popularity for a great part thanks to the internet they can easily have an influence on people around the world                The Beatles became extremely popular around the globe and they had a great influence on youth culture How did The Beatles contribute so greatly to changes in youth culture worldwide in the 1960s                                                                                             linguistic and technological factors that created ‘global patterns’ of cultural and social behaviour and that made it possible for The Beatles to contribute to changes in youth cultures around the globe in the 1960s We will look at the social and cultural upheaval of the hippie counterculture the political upheaval during the Vietnam War the technological and media developments after World War II and the use of music and sounds from various cultures around the world ‘Counter’ by definition is an opposition or defence against something A counterculture is the result of a reaction to a certain culture with a contradictory opinion or action Counterculture is “the tradition of breaking with tradition’’ or “crashing through the conventions of the present’’ in order to ‘’open a window onto that deeper dimension (…) of the truly new in human expression and endeavour’’ (Goffman and Joy the participants exchange controversial ideas and innovations pushing themselves into a new territory in which they hope others will follow (Goffman and Joy The focus of a counterculture is not the political and artistic expression’’ (Goffman and Joy In examinations of radical youth culture of the 1960's and 1970's reference is often to a ‘hippie counterculture’ which insists that ‘hippies’ and ‘counterculture’ have the same definition (Starr as hippies were a subgroup within counterculture.     Under the influence of protest movements of students and young people the hippie movement developed in San Francisco in the mid-1960s international connections broadened and intensified which resulted in the fact that this movement and its ideas could quickly spread throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world the background of Western European countries was similar to the United States which also resulted in young people participating in protest movements and feeling attracted to the ideas and innovations of the hippie culture (Oved from school rules and parental authority to the formalities of the courts (Falk and Falk Instead of following the mainstream materialist society hippies tried to create their own alternative society with alternative values and way of life (63) 2007: 24-25).                        These cultural shifts created a generation gap between the youth of the 1960s and their parents The teenagers regarded the materialist society as ‘the hallmarks of their parents’ generation’ (Misiroglu Jerry Rubin’s quote ‘’Don’t trust anyone over thirty’’ became famous among the youth The Beatles managed to participate  in the social and cultural upheaval of the 1960s by capturing the spirit of the hippie counterculture The Beatles were the proof for hippies that society does not require any authority in order to be successful All four were just young ‘ordinary’ boys from England’s hinterlands Lennon’s and Starr’s parents divorced when they were young McCartney’s mother died when he was only 14 years old and Harrison grew up in a house which had an outdoor toilet and heat from a single coal fire (Harrison Lennon’s relationship with his parents after the divorce was bad: his father was out of sight for the next twenty years and Lennon ended up living with his aunt and uncle instead of his mother (Lennon Starr was not able to go back to school as he had to spend too much time in hospitals because of health issues Their background proves that they were just like anyone else but still were able to achieve huge successes Their background showed them that society does not need school rules or parental authority in order to achieve something big in life the fact that ‘ordinary’ boys had so much success by creating their own songs without any help of the music industry gave young people around the world hope and optimism for their future (Misiroglu The Beatles wrote songs which captured the ideals of the hippie movement they criticize the material culture by implying that you do not need any money or traditional rules; the only thing that is important ‘love’ became “the catchword of the hippie culture in the 1960s” (Falk and Falk 2005: 188) and “the central motif of Hippie immanent philosophy” including an “all-embracing love for mankind” (Hall The hippies wanted to reach sexual liberation by spreading the message of love they often referred to the sentence “make love The Beatles captured this dream in their lyrics The phrases ‘’Why don’t we do it on the road / No one will be watching us / Why don’t why do it on the road?’’ (Why Don't We Do it in the Road?) and ‘’She’s a big teaser / She only played one night stands’’ (Day Tripper) directly refer to the ideal of sexual liberation of the 1960s the hippie community was also based on drug use as ‘’love were drugs of all kinds’’ and ‘’getting high was the symbol for final liberation’’ (Falk and Falk The Beatles often referred to this feature of the hippie community in their lyrics for example in their songs With A Little Help From My Friends and Mystery Tour: ''I get by with a little help from my friends / I get high with a little help of my friends'' '''Roll up / And that's an invitation  Roll up for the mystery tour''  Not only in their lyrics they encouraged drug use In an interview for the Independent Television News in 1967 the newscaster asked Paul McCartney if he had ever taken LSD to which his answer wass he did about four times Still McCartney did not think he encouraged his fans to take drugs by telling the truth because he believed ‘’that is up to the newspapers He even stated that he did not want to spread the word about drugs Even though McCartney was right about the impact of media on society The Beatles were aware of their huge impact on youth John Lennon even stated in an interview with the London Evening Standard in 1966 that The Beatles are ‘’more popular than Jesus’’ and therefore have a greater influence on the youth than Christianity.      The young people with the same 'hippie spirit' came together at concerts and music festivals These concerts and festivals created the sense of ‘togetherness’ among hippies in their own alternative community They functioned as gathering points and created ‘’a feeling of belonging to a widespread movement’’ (Oved as they provided the first United States tour (Oved and world tours made them the ‘’trendsetters in everything from clothing to hairstyles to recreational drug use’’ (Misiroglu Parents feared that The Beatles had a bad influence on their children ‘’with their long hair and loud music’’ and some parents even considered the four members dangerous (Davies The Vietnam War was a war during which the communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong fought against the South of the country the USA stopped supporting South Vietnam and as a result the South collapsed in 1975 The communist army took control of Saigon and ended up winning the war The Vietnam War led to global protests and rebellion This political upheaval caused by the war is something that The Beatles stimulated and played a part in as well The Vietnam War was connected to globalization because television allowed people from all over the world to see the horrific things that were happening in Vietnam from their homes Due to the progress that globalization made with the invention of the television not only the population of Vietnam and the American veterans but also the rest of the world became concerned about the war and formed opinions about it This global involvement led to rebellions and protests all over the world especially by the ‘protest generation’ (Giugni The United States were obviously violating the human rights of the Vietnamese people but also their own soldiers were suffering in Vietnam Many soldiers died and the ones who did come home often had to deal with  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or disabilities Many people objected to these violations and the horrific images they saw on their television and started protesting against the Vietnam War: 1968 became a very turbulent year (Lamb Liverpool was a centre of popular culture in the 1960’s but also many other pop groups had their home in Liverpool a group of Poets influenced by the hippie culture The hippie culture ‘’featured communal living racial unrest and the pressure to adapt to pre-established norms frustrated them…The Liverpool Poets wrote extensively on the subject of love While the antiwar demonstrations were going on globally The Beatles wrote songs in which they expressed their opinion on the war and talked about it in interviews: “The Beatles had done a fairly good job following Epstein’s advice to not answer questions about American politics They came out against the Vietnam War at a press conference hours before their final New York concert” (Leonard strongly towards the hippie ideology of ‘make love “centered in some way around the Beatles and connected with what we would now call youth culture or the counterculture” (Burns Back then there was a real need for such a ‘love myth’ in America to work against the ugly realities of the Vietnam War and people began to see The Beatles as the face of this idea Many of their songs aligned with this ideal of love and peace from the hippies This song was written by John Lennon and came out in the United States on August 26 on the first day of “the frightening climax to a year of violence” (Platoff This climax had been triggered by horrific images of Chicago police beating up anti-war protesters It led to mass protests and violence for days on end Lennon later stated that he set the song out at this time on purpose he consciously made the choice to release the song “as a single: as a statement of The Beatles’ position on Vietnam and The Beatles’ position on revolution” (Platoff Lennon stated this twelve years later in an interview and nothing in the lyrics verifies that the song is really about the Vietnam War Still it is pretty obvious that people who heard the song automatically made this connection especially keeping in mind the timing of the release it is understandable when you look at the lyrics: But if you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell you is brother you have to wait The Beatles have never released a song that was clearly about the Vietnam War although some of their songs from the time seemed to fit perfectly with the topic Another example of such a song is Strawberry Fields Forever The song is meant to be an “expression of life’s absurdity” which is very fitting for the troubled times that the world was going through “John Lennon shows no bitterness or anger at the fact that “nothing is real” … though he does seem to be critical of people who don’t acknowledge the absurdity of reality “Living is easy with eyes closed/Misunderstanding all you see” ‘’ (McClary This could be interpreted as him believing people shouldn’t close their eyes when it comes to war; as if he thought it had to be acknowledged how wrong and absurd everything about it was Because they were so popular all over the world It is therefore likely that songs like these have been a stimulating factor in the anti-war movements or at least helped shape many people’s opinions about the war slowly getting back into an upwards spiral again The destruction that the war left was being fixed which made production and employment rates rise (Eichengreen People were able to celebrate their freedom again because it was necessary to make better weapons people invented LP’s and Compact Cassettes These new forms of ‘cultural technology’ opened up a lot of doors for other cultural developments                                                   because these developments made it possible to Culture was able to spread faster over the entire world             This brings us back to our main topic: The Beatles and their influence on youth culture How did post-war technologies make it possible for The Beatles to grow their fan base so much that nowadays people still recognize their influence most television programming was stopped for some time (Abramson It was only in 1946 that these television stations went back on the air (18) something had changed; television was used more and more for cultural purposes instead of war purposes The popularity of the TV increased really fast in many countries and in the sixties                 The Beatles benefited from the rise in popularity of television by getting promoted on television and doing live performances They appeared on the American television show The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time in 1963 (Frontani This was a very big event which drew a lot of attention from fans which were mainly young women and teenage girls 1963 was the year of their breakthrough and television obviously played a big part in this breakthrough as they could now reach more people in different countries all over the world This is also an obvious example of the world becoming more global and having better communication channels                                                                          After The Beatles’ performance on The Ed Sullivan Show so much that they were asked to appear on various other television and performing shows (Frontani This increased their popularity all around the world after their album with the same title (Frontani These were all very big steps on their way to fame When the phonograph was invented somewhere around the 1870’s really saw its (commercial) potential (Tschmuck The phonograph ended without the actual practical applications being realized (Houston in 1887 an inventor called Berliner invented an improved version of the phonograph called the gramophone which was the start of some great developments (Houston                                                                   The LP record is obviously an example of how new technologies increased globalization and made it easier for bands like The Beatles to become more famous around the world Their first three LP’s made them very successful and known by many people Time progressed and so did the quality of their LP’s They started doing fewer covers and more originals Since most families had a record player in the house and the LP record had not been around for that long After their 1965 LP record Rubber Soul topped the charts from the United Kingdom all the way to Australia and America (Kurt Youth would almost beg their parents for ‘the next LP from The Beatles’ Their success was made possible through all these technologies Two other steps in technology that had a big impact on the world were the Compact Cassette (also known as Music Cassette (MC)) and the Compact Disc (CD) The Compact Cassette arrived in the early 1960s but it took some time for it to gain popularity (Tschmuck There was more interest in the CD when it got invented in 1979 It was described as the ‘child of the digital revolution’ which began in the early 1980s and it was a new step to the technologically developed society we live in now (Tschmuck the CD gained popularity and it became more clear that this digital revolution was actually starting The Beatles already split up before the CD arrived Almost everyone owned a CD player and bought CDs from The Beatles as they had better sound quality than the LPs and cassettes The Compact Cassette has a comparable story with the LP record we discussed above It created a more global world and made The Beatles able to share their work more with the public since most people had a cassette player and used it for many years This new technology made artists like The Beatles able to spread their music around the world really quick The Beatles sung most of their songs in English but sometimes they added some elements of other languages in their songs as well The song Michelle is known for the French sentence: ‘’Michelle sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble’’ and in Sun King The Beatles added some Spanish Portuguese and Italian words next to the English lyrics The most famous non-English songs are the songs The Beatles translated into German in 1964 ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ became ‘Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ became ‘Sie Liebt Dich’ But why did The Beatles decide to sing songs in non-English And did it actually take their career to a higher level it is not strange that The Beatles translated their songs in other languages the English language has become a worldwide language but that certainly did not happen suddenly social and cultural changes have affected the linguistic landscape in Europe in the 20th century Through for example internationalisation and large scale-migration the use of English by non-native speakers of English has increased a lot English music also stimulated the globalisation of the English language The spread of English has been (and still is) a long-term development so back in the 1960’s this had not gone as far is it has nowadays (Cenoz & Jessner many people on the continent did not understand the English language very well it is important to understand the lyrics of a song because lyrics are an important form of communication with the audience There is even a theory that claims that song writers tend to regress to a more basic form consciously to please the listeners because a song that is easy to understand reaches a bigger audience than a song that is difficult to understand (Pettijohn II & Sacco Jr. In other words: a song needs to be understandable to reach a bigger audience for their music the producers of The Beatles thought it was important to put some international elements in their songs and to even translate some of them Most researchers agree that language and identity are inseparable: ‘’Identity constructs and is constructed by language’’ (Norton But the fact that many people speak the English language House stated that ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) is a “language for communication” rather than a “language for identification’’ (as cited in Canagarajah multilingual speakers will not feel a cultural affinity with the English language if it’s not their native language But that does not mean cultural affinity is not important House shows this with the example of how the revival of German folk music (Schlager) could be a reaction against the spread of English pop music; people do not just leave their native language behind and that can be seen in the music industry we can say that translating Beatles songs has definitely had some influence in the spread of the fame of The Beatles around the world because people identify earlier with songs that are sung in their native language the two most famous non-English songs of The Beatles are original English songs The Beatles had an orientation on Germany from the beginning so Germany had met the phenomenon of ‘The Beatles’ already at an early stage of their career But even though the German people already knew them and their songs the German branch of EMI (the parent company of the Beatles' record label Parlophone) thought that The Beatles' records would sell better in Germany if they were sung in German Translating songs in that way is not a strange phenomenon Back in the 1960’s many big artists and producers made German versions of their songs for the European market (Flippo Even though The Beatles detested the idea of translating their songs in German Two songs were translated: I Want To Hold Your Hand and She Loves You. The translations Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand and Sie Liebt Dich, were released in Germany in 1964 It is obvious that the songs hardly changed in content; it is just the language that has changed The German songs did pretty well in Germany so they surely helped to reach a big audience in Germany ‘Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand’ and ‘Sie Liebt Dich’ a fifth and seventh place in the West German Media Control Singles Place (the German hit-parade) the original English version of 'She Loves You' reached first place in the German hit-parade It even became The Beatles’ best-selling single worldwide ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ ended on the seventh place So even though the German producers of The Beatles were sure that the songs would only sell if they were translated in the German language in the end the English versions of the songs turned out to be just as or even more successful actually was extraordinarily successful in France and Belgium it reached first place in the national charts It must be said though that ‘Michelle’ was an overall hit so the success was not specific to countries with French as the main language Michelle was also very successful in Britain itself and in other European countries The song even won the Grammy Award for the Song of the year in 1967 so whether the French elements really had an impact on the song’s success in French-speaking countries We can suppose The Beatles released records in different languages in order to achieve a wider public The translating of songs had ‘globalization’ of The Beatles as a purpose It is hard to say how much those non-English songs helped spreading the fame of The Beatles you could say that translating the songs definitely must have had some influence on the globalization of The Beatles But the English songs were in general just as successful (or sometimes even more so) than the songs with elements of other languages That does not mean the non-English songs did not have any influence at all was that for some people the message of the song became more clear because English back than wasn’t as widespread as it is today the translated songs surely were valuable for a part of the non-English public because they did – just as a lot of English songs – very well in the European hit charts later said about the German translations of The Beatles-songs: ‘‘They (The Beatles) were right it wasn’t necessary for them to record in German The youth culture of the sixties created a bridge between the growing group of students and the new possibilities in their spare time by using music The joy the youth experienced in listening to music became the highly needed counterpart to their stressful school life Hand in hand with this development went the rise of popular music and nightlife (Tillekens Roy Shuker describes popular music as follows: “… it consists of a hybrid of musical traditions with the only common element being that the music is characterized by a strong rhythmical component relies on electronic amplification” (Shuker Popular music created an environment in which young people could meet each other and express their feelings in a whole new way The freedom and responsibility the youth took by choosing music clothing and where to meet prepared them in one way or another for their independent adulthood (Tillekens As part of the developments of youth culture in the sixties came The Beatles The group started off playing popular music With over 200 songs produced between the release of Love Me Do in 1962 and their disbanding in 1970 The Beatles played a significant role in the development of youth culture (Inglis In order for their music to stay interesting they had to try something new once in a while and keep up with the time And together with the change of popular music goes a change within people; their rough edges also fade. How was it possible for their music to be so popular among youth around the whole world and not only in Western countries in which people lived in similar cultures?  The Beatles innovated new styles for their songs and developed together with their time and public (Inglish They innovated these new styles by borrowing from different genres but they never really moved from one genre to another; the group would always stick to their popular music By using all these different genres in their songs they created a wider public around the world (Pedler Yesterday (1965) was their first song to make use of classical music elements even though it was not their first song to use orchestral strings Gould says: “The more traditional sound of strings allowed for a fresh appreciation of their talent as composers by listeners who were otherwise allergic to the din of drums and electric guitars.” (Gould 2007: 278) gave a series of lectures at the London Hilton about Transcendental Meditation attended the lecture and had a moment for themselves with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi afterwards Inspired by his Eastern Philosophy they decided to participate in a meditation course by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh Starr and McCartney were the first to leave with Lennon and Harrison following a few weeks later when Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was accused of sexual misconduct The Beatles’ had lost faith in him; this can be heard in the song Sexy Sadie (1968) in which ‘Sexy Sadie’ equals Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and they sing: “She made of fool of everyone The Beatles’ stay in India gave them a lot of inspiration and resulted in one of their most productive periods as songwriters They have said they wrote more songs than could fit one single album (Joe many of the songs on the album ‘The Beatles’ (1968) and some further songs were written during and/or about their course in Rishikesh The album got mixed reviews when it was released Some critics found its songs unimportant or discriminative but others praised Lennon and McCartney for their song writing it was the best sold double album at the time (Joe George Harrison in particular was very fond of the Indian styles of music the world was surprised by the second track Norwegian Wood as it was the first popular song in which a sitar was used A sitar is an Indian stringed instrument with a very unique and slightly psychedelic sound it was only used to back up the acoustic guitar Although the song still had a traditional Western melody it was inevitable that such experiments would be done more in popular music from now on The Beatles’ next album Revolver (1966) contained the song Love You To which was George Harrison’s first song to be composed entirely on the sitar One of the most complex songs in Harrison’s Indian-field is Within You Without You (1967) in which Indian instruments – played by Indian musicians – as well as a Western string ensemble are playing This song uses traditional Indian rhythmic patterns together with Western popular music the Indian influences are also found in their lyrics Harrison mentions a few Indian Gods and movements (Guerrero Globalization created new forms of social structures around the world The transition from industrial society to a transnational networked society meant that people became more and more interconnected with each other This network society emerged from cultural The Beatles became immensely popular around the world.  a new global community – the hippie counterculture – emerged because of the intensified international connections and similar social backgrounds The Beatles played a big role as trendsetters in the hippie counterculture movement of the 1960’s by including the ideals of the alternative culture in their songs and expressing these ideals through their behaviour and looks they were able to contribute to changes in youth cultures The global political upheaval about the Vietnam War by the young protest generation – which the hippie counterculture movement was part of – greatly benefited from the introduction of the television and the fact that more and more households got this new medium in their homes This made it possible for them to follow what was happening in Vietnam Even though none of The Beatles’ music overtly refers to the Vietnam War their messages in the songs fit perfectly with the ideology of the protest generation (‘Make love the singers were not afraid of expressing their political opinion every now and then Because of their immense popularity worldwide their lyrics and political opinions reached the youth around the world and could change the way they looked at the world around them as a consequence of technological developments and television becoming more and more popular people could watch The Beatles from their homes The Beatles also made use of other new technologies like LP’s and CD’s which were sold worldwide The Beatles were able to expand their (young) fan base around the world and therefore were able to change the way they act and look at the world through their cultural and political messages The Beatles chose to release records in different languages Even though the English songs were just as successful as the non-English songs in the European hit charts it became easier for the public to understand The Beatles’ messages on the Vietnam War drug use and other ideological messages.  By looking at the sounds and types of music The Beatles chose it explains why their music was interesting and different for countries all around the world and not just in Western countries which became and still is especially popular in Western countries created an environment in which young people could meet each other and express themselves By borrowing elements from different genres The Beatles’ were able to keep their music interesting for the public and created a wider public of interest beyond the West political and 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(Data protection) Edward Gal has made his Grand Prix debut aboard the 9-year old Hanoverian licensed stallion Toto Jr At the 2020 CDN Schijndel on Friday 10 July 2020 the pair won the Grand Prix class with  79.43% He sold at auction for 100,000 euro to Austrian Gaston Glock and moved to The Netherlands was approved for KWPN breeding and presented by Marieke van der Putten on the KWPN Stallion show circuit Toto Jr became one of Holland's most popular and used breeding stallions and has proven his worth with excellent offspring Toto Jr in SchijndelUnder Van der Putten Toto Jr won the 2016 Pavo Cup Finals He is yet to make his international debut and has always been kept home in preparation of his Grand prix debut while fulfilling his breeding duties Gal only occasionally rode him in public at a select few stallions shows the stallion was already schooling the full Grand Prix at age 7 as displayed in the Althengst Parade in Vechta In recent interviews, Gal stated that he considers Toto Jr and Total U.S. his Tokyo hopefuls with his current number one Zonik as a third iron in the fire Photo © Digshots The house is located near Barcelona.Photo: Asier RuaSave this storySaveSave this storySaveWhen Natascha Drabbe was left with her own architecturally significant home to preserve in Utrecht she realized there was a need for a professional network linking owners and directors of important 20th-century homes So in 2012 she launched the Iconic Houses Foundation and its website, iconichouses.org which connects owners and caretakers of houses that are open to the public and also introduces people to modern homes around the world that they can visit she started a foundation to help protect their home which is tucked into a hidden courtyard in the heart of Utrecht’s medieval center including the absence of hinges in windows and glass cabinet doors Natascha Drabbe’s Van Schijndel House in Utrecht Despite her home’s highly individualized design who divides her time between Utrecht and Amsterdam came to realize that the Van Schijndelhuis was part of something larger “It dawned on me that my house is not a singular thing but part of a whole family of interesting 20th-century houses worldwide,” Drabbe says “The way we can keep the architects’ ideas alive and share their stories is to invite people to visit the houses.” Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Mill Run She first reached out to dozens of directors of house museums and received early support from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in the Czech Republic, as well as start-up funding from the Alvar Aalto Foundation in Finland Member foundations and homeowners pay a nominal fee to be listed on the website which provides property information and links to the destinations’ website or contact information The website also includes a private members’ area Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in the Czech Republic designed by architect Antonio Bonet Castellana La Ricarda has reported a significant uptick in press coverage and visitors which has helped the owners pay for upkeep because the 1950s Catalan gem is under threat from an encroaching airport and suburban sprawl One of Drabbe’s goals is to help save modernist houses at risk Inside the Victor Horta Museum in Brussels Drabbe is particularly proud of recruiting off-the-radar homes and those with rich backstories which recently joined the network and was designed by A and Edgardo Contini in the Crestwood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles is one of only 31 houses remaining in the Mutual Housing Association which was founded by four musicians who wanted to offer distinctive homes at affordable prices Drabbe also recently signed up the Strutt House in Ottawa designed by architect James Strutt in 1956 and built in six weeks Drabbe wants to grow her roster monthly and create national or even regional chapters She also hopes that more travelers use her site for trip planning “Someone told me they never travel without first checking Iconic Houses to see what’s there,” she says A guest bedroom in the Alan I W Frank House designed by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer The 5th International Iconic Houses Conference “Modernism on the East Coast—Philip Johnson and the Harvard Five,” will be held in Norwalk It is open to the public and features tours of several modernist homes in southern Connecticut RELATED: 10 Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Houses You Can Stay In Here are the results from 2019 gymnastics major meets involving North Jersey teams (NOTE: Includes Top 12 medalists plus North Jersey finishers) Kimberly O’Donnell (Hunterdon Central) 9.575; 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Australia is the grip of a fierce political debate about sexism after Prime Minister Julia Gillard accused opposition leader Tony Abbott of being a misogynist The unmarried Gillard said Tuesday she had been personally offended by many of Abbott's remarks over the years -- from urging her to "make an honest woman of herself" "If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives he needs a mirror," she said in stinging comments A planned opening of a Polish supermarket in the Noord-Brabant town of Schijndel has been postponed for the time being The municipality decided to ban the opening for now after local residents expressed concerns for their safety The new store is owned by the same family whose Polish supermarkets elsewhere in the country have been targeted with explosives over the past weeks Mayor Kees van Rooij of the municipality of Meierijstad therefore decided to keep the store closed until May and the owner of the supermarket set to open there The municipality will look into whether an earlier opening is feasible Over the past weeks, explosives were detonated at five Polish supermarkets in the Netherlands, the most recent in Tilburg on January 4 Though they all did extensive property damage All the targeted stores belong to members of an Iraqi-Kurdish family living in the Netherlands The family says they don't know why they are being targeted The police believe that the explosions in Aalsmeer and Tilburg are linked and are increasingly convinced that a single group of perpetrators is behind it the police revealed that remains of jerrycans were discovered at multiple of the crime scenes Investigators believe they are all of the same type - yellow jerrycans that can be bought at Shell gas stations The police call on anyone who may have noticed someone filling up such a jerrycan at night or saw someone walking the streets with one during the early morning hours Service of thanksgiving in Ballykeel Baptist Church (230 Dromara Road Hillsborough BT26 6QW) on Saturday 11th January at 2pm Funeral service can be viewed on line via https://youtube.com/@ballykeelbaptistchurch6058?si=TxyL_JnRpkV44slb House strictly private Friends and family are welcome to greet Yvonne and Mark on Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm at Ballykeel Baptist Church.Immediate family flowers only please Donations if desired via online www.douglasfuneraldirectors.com to N.I Air Ambulance & Hillsborough Medical Practice Patient Comforts Fund or cheques payable to Douglas Donations Account c/o 20 Dromore Road Will be loved and remembered always by his wife FAKE FUNERAL SCAMS PLEASE NOTE YOU MAY RECEIVE UNSOLICITED MESSAGES FROM INDIVIDUALS POSING AS THE FAMILY WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE ‘FRIEND REQUESTS’ AND REMEMBER DONATIONS TO THE NOMINATED CHARITY CAN ONLY BE SENT VIA www.douglasfuneraldirectors.com Donate View Share this sad news with friends and loved ones Visit Website [email protected] Link The 44th edition of the Paaspop festival in Schijndel attracted a total of 90 thousand people this weekend breaking its previous record of 81 thousand dating from last year Some 11 thousand people made use of the festival campsite this year The increase has to do with the expansion of the festival's capacity This enabled the festival to accommodate an additional 3 thousand people per day Paaspop featured over 260 artists this year The police are also satisfied with the festival Only three people were arrested up to and including Sunday afternoon local police officer Ger Roumen said to Brabants Dagblad Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open You are visiting us because we have something you value Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism An account is an optional way to support the work we do. 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A SUMPTUOUS NEW French restaurant in Sydney has said it would remove two urinals designed to resemble a woman’s lipsticked mouth apologising for any offence they have caused The Ananas Bar and Brasserie said the bright red-lipped urinals shaped like an open mouth were “a commonly used European design piece from female Dutch artist Meike van Schijndel“ “We sincerely apologise if they have caused offence They are being removed today,” a spokeswoman said in a statement with the Sydney Morning Herald’s food reviewer describing the urinals as “no real surprise here at Ananas merely adding to the extraordinary collision of statements and intent” and this is just an example of misogyny,” said Summers “The concept is pretty challenging and confronting They’re asking men to put their dicks in these mouths as urinals.” Australia is the grip of a fierce political debate about sexism after Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the nation’s first woman leader, accused opposition leader Tony Abbott of being a misogynist The unmarried Gillard said Tuesday she had been personally offended by many of Abbott’s remarks over the years — from urging her to “make an honest woman of herself” “If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia he doesn’t need a motion in the House of Representatives he needs a mirror,” she said in stinging comments Create an email alert based on the current article