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President Faure meets with members of the Seychelles Health Emergency Operation Centre – Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles

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01 February 2020 | Health

The President of the Republic, Mr Danny Faure, held a meeting with members of the Department of Health Emergency Operation Centre (Rapid Response Team) under the leadership of the Public Health Commissioner, Dr Jude Gedeon, at the Seychelles Hospital this afternoon. Also present was the new Secretary of State for Health, Mrs Marie-Pierre Lloyd.

The meeting focussed on actions being undertaken in line with the Department of Health outbreak response plan initiated based on existing guidelines and specialised areas for response during a public health emergency.

This includes actions and measures by the Emergency Operation Centre (Rapid Response Team) and thematic groups including Coordination, Surveillance/Laboratory, Case Management and Infection Prevention and Control, Risk Communication and Social Mobilization, Control at Points of Entry, and Logistics and Supplies. Each group has a leader and dedicated team working extensively to ensure effective coordination as the outbreak progresses internationally.

Discussion also surrounded some of the key challenges being encountered and identification of areas of assistance the Government can provide to the Department of Health to further boost their level of preparedness should the country be faced with a case of the coronavirus.

Following discussions, the President thanked and commended the Department of Health officials for their hard work, recognizing their task is very challenging given the dynamic, unpredictable nature of the situation. He said that the Government appreciates their continued engagement as Health professionals who are committed to protect and care for citizens.

So far the Department of Health in Seychelles has not recorded any cases of the coronavirus however the various prevention measures have been heightened to minimize the possibility of any cases occurring as well as being fully prepared should the eventuality arise.

Speaking to the press after the meeting Dr Gedeon also shared information on the various travel advisory measures being implemented and urged members of the public to follow closely all formal communications being issued by the Department of Health.

For more information please view the full interview of Dr Gedeon and more other updates visit the Department of Health Official Facebook Page:

Link to video interview: https://www.facebook.com/666024463598688/posts/1311669742367487/

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Seychelles-based MERJ Exchange is the First Digital Assets Exchange Offering Investment Access to Rare and Elite Supercars – bitcoinke.io

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Seychelles-based hybrid stock exchange,MERJ Exchange,and the supercar tokenization platformCurioInvest, have partnered to offer investors access to rare and luxury vintage cars, one of the worlds most exclusive asset classes.

The listings could bring up to 500 tokenized cars worth over $200 million onto a stock exchange compliant with the highest international regulatory standards.

As an asset class, rare and luxury cars have consistently been among the worlds best performers, beating not just traditional asset classes such as commodities and equities but other collectibles such as fine wines, watches and jewelry.

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Here is a breakdown of the partnership deal:

Partnership set to bring tokenized collectables to MERJ stock exchange Pipeline of 500 supercars worth over $200 million could list on MERJ High performance asset class generated 334% returns in past decade MERJs hybrid exchange brings regulated and fully compliant digital assets to mainstream investors CurioInvest fractionalizing US $1.1 million Ferrari F12tdf into 1 dollar tokens

Over a five- and ten-year period, vintage cars have outperformed all other collectable assets with returns of 91% and 288%, respectively. Average returns for the past decade have been 334%, according to the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index Class Car Special 2018.

Up until now the exclusive preserve of the worlds super rich, CurioInvests listings will be investable with one dollar.

The first supercar on the slate will be a $1.1 million Ferrari F12tdf. Ferraris currently account for 60% of cars sold for over US $5 million.

According toFernando Verboonen, Founder and CEO of CurioInvest:

CurioInvest and MERJ Exchange offer investors a unique combination of old world assets, tokenized on a distributed ledger, but now made available on traditional securities markets infrastructure, said Fernando Verboonen. This is the best of all worlds and ensures that as wide a group of people possible is reached.

For years, many investors have had to sit and watch as rare and elite asset classes outperformed equities and bonds, said Fernando Verboonen. Now we have created a way for all institutional and retail investors to gain access to this booming asset class. In this era of ultra low interest rates it seems likely that demand for collectables will continue to grow.

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PPresident Faure receives the Rotary International District Governor to Seychelles – Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles

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28 January 2020 | Community Development

The President of the Republic, Mr Danny Faure, met with the District Governor for Rotary International, Mr Raja Somasundaram, accompanied by his wife Mrs Mangala Somasundaram and Members of the Seychelles Rotary Clubs, at State House this morning.

President Faure welcomed Mr Somasundaram and delegation as he expressed his appreciation for the exemplary work of the active members the Rotary Clubs in Seychelles, which includes the Victoria and Coco de Mer Rotary Club, and their contribution to improving the quality of life of Seychelles' citizens. The President gave the engagement of the Government to continue working with the Rotarians and consolidate the already excellent relations.

The Rotarians present discussed their desire to continue helping the community through small and medium sized humanitarian projects in education and health. They also spoke to the President about the bigger projects they have completed in collaboration with other partners such as the North East Point Hospital and Hospice and the eradication of polio.

Headed by Rotary International District Governor Mr Somasundaram, Seychelles forms part of District 9220 along with five other countries: Mauritius, Reunion, Mayotte, Comoros and Djibouti. The district will now be headed by him for the period of his tenure.

Present at State House for the courtesy call was the District Governors wife Mrs Mangala Somasundaram, Assistant District Governor, Mr Nandu Raghvani, President of the Rotary Club of Victoria, Mrs Sarka Viktorova, President nominated for the Rotary Club of Victoria, Ms Angele Low, Current President of the Rotary Club of Coco de Mer, Mr Georges Bibi and Incoming President of the Rotary Club of Coco de Mer, Mr Vincent Hoareau.

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- Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million businesses, professionals, and community leaders. There are over 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. The clubs are non-political, nonreligious, and open to all, offering voluntary service and humanitarian support.

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Orem’s UTOPIA build-out on schedule – Daily Herald

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Last week, the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency announced 800 more houses in Orem have the ability to connect to its fiber optic network.

We are building faster than we ever have, said Roger Timmerman, executive director.

Orem is on track to be completely built-out by 2022. Other cities in the 11 city consortium have already reached their goals, according to Timmerman.

West Valley City, the largest city in the consortium, is half way done, while Murray is about 60% built-out, according to Timmerman.

Tremonton, Brigham City, Perry, Centerville and Lindon are built-out. However, Timmerman says that build-out continues as growth comes to the cities. If developments have open trenches, fiber optic cables will go in them as well as other utilities.

Timmerman said the good news is that as Orem residents have access to UTOPIA, many are choosing to connect to the service.

Orem is exceeding expectation with take rates of 30%, Timmerman said. Lindon was built out about 10 years ago and has 55% residential takes.

Timmerman said those take numbers will go up as residents get informed about the availability of UTOPIA.

Having Orem and other consortium cities connected to UTOPIA has been a long time in the making. It was first discussed and approved by the Orem City Council in 2002. The first rounds of bonds were issued in 2004 and refinanced in 2008.

To help with financing, the Utah Infrastructure Agency or UIA was created as a funding mechanism to finance new builds in the consortium.

On rumors that UTOPIA was being financially mishandled, Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, went to the Legislature and called for a complete audit in 2012. They concluded that it was being handled properly but set performance benchmarks as they moved forward.

There is $185 million plus interest (bond debt) over the entire consortium, Timmerman said.

Orem has 20 years left on its UTOPIA bond payments. Timmerman said when Orem is built-out that it will see a decrease in what it pays out.

Over the past few years, UIA has operated in the black and has been able to pay back to Orem and other consortium cities the compounding interest each year. Orem capped out a few years ago. That interest is going to pay off the UTOPIA Bond.

UIA is the most successful (fiber optic network) project in the U.S., Timmerman said. We are the largest open access network in the country and considered a success. Ten years ago we were a failure.

So much has changed since UTOPIA first came on the scene, according to Timmerman. YouTube, Facebook and Netflix didnt exist.

Financially, Timmerman said there are two things that make UTOPIA/UIA so successful.

We are in a financial position to finance projects with no backstop, Timmerman said. Number one, we took out our last $40 million bond last year and no city had to pay for it. Number two, city obligations have been capped and are expected to go down.

Timmerman said for a time in 2008 there was discussion in Orem and elsewhere that cities might cut their losses and look for something else.

If wed cut out losses in 08 wed be on the hook for all of it (the bond) without service, Timmerman said. At a certain point, Orem will not be paying anything and the goal for UIA is to pay back the city anything paid previously.

The customers will be paying, Timmerman concluded.

Timmerman added, Its a really good team effort. A lot of people have suffered and fought for this over the years. The Board directs us. The Board has made us successful.

Both boards at UTOPIA and UIA are made up of representatives from the consortium cities. Jamie Davidson, Orem city manager sits on the UIA board and Councilwoman Debby Lauret sits on the UTOPIA board.

Roger has given a lot of guidance, said Kim McKinley, chief marketing officer.

McKinley said the number one argument she hears is that Wi-Fi is the future.

But wireless plugs into fiber. Most wireless companies in the state use UTOPIA, McKinley said. A lot of people in other states come and look at UTOPIA.

Timmerman said that demand is so good its paying for itself.

McKinley said the consortium now has more than 27,00 users with about 500 being added each month.

Its a win-win, Timmerman said. We can avoid pitfalls and build-out at lower cost and we make money. We see ourselves as the go-to solution for fiber optics.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Woke elites love to point fingers. Always consider the source of their outrage – Home – WSFX

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An ancient habit of Western elites is a certain selectivity in condemnation.

Sometimes Westerners apply critical standards to the West that they would never apply to other nations.

My colleague at the Hoover Institution, historian Niall Ferguson, has pointed out that Swedish green-teen celebrity Greta Thunberg might be more effective in her advocacy for reducing carbon emissions by redirecting her animus. Instead of hectoring Europeans and Americans, who have recently achieved the planets most dramatic drops in the use of fossil fuels, Thunberg might instead turn her attention to China and India to offer her how dare you complaints to get their leaders to curb carbon emissions.

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Whether the world continues to spew dangerous levels of carbons will depend largely on policies in China and India. After all, these two countries account for over a third of the global population and continue to grow their coal-based industries.

In the late 1950s, many elites in the United States bought the Soviet Union line that the march of global communism would bury the West. Then, as Soviet power eroded in the 1980s, Japan Inc. and its ascendant model of state-sponsored industry became the preferred alternative to Western-style democratic capitalism.

Once Japans economy ossified, the new utopia of the 1990s was supposedly the emerging European Union. Americans were supposed to be awed that the euro gained ground on the dollar. Europes borderless democratic socialism and its soft power were declared preferable to the reactionary U.S.

By 2015, the EU was a mess, so China was preordained as the inevitable global superpower. American intellectuals pointed to its high-speed rail transportation, solar industries and gleaming airports, in contrast to the hollowed-out and grubby American heartland.

Now the curtain has been pulled back on the interior rot of the Chinese Communist Party, its gulag-like re-education camps, its systematic mercantile cheating, its Orwellian surveillance apparatus, its serial public health crises and its primitive hinterland infrastructure.

After the calcification of the Soviet Union, Japan Inc., the EU and the Chinese superpower, no one quite knows which alternative will next supposedly bury America.

The U.S. and Europe are often quite critical of violence against women, minorities and gays. The European Union, for example, has often singled out Israel for its supposed mistreatment of Palestinians on the West Bank.

After the calcification of the Soviet Union, Japan Inc., the EU and the Chinese superpower, no one quite knows which alternative will next supposedly bury America.

Yet if the purpose of Western human rights activism is to curb global bias and hate, then it would be far more cost-effective to concentrate on the greatest offenders.

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China is currently detaining about a million Muslim Uighurs in re-education camps. Yet activist groups arent calling for divestment, boycotts and sanctions against Beijing in the same way they target Israel.

Homosexuality is a capital crime in Iran. Scores of Iranian gays reportedly have been incarcerated and thousands executed under theocratic law since the fall of the Shah in 1979. Yet rarely do Western activist groups call for global ostracism of Iran.

Dont look to the United Nations Human Rights Council for any meaningful condemnation of worldwide prejudice and hatred, although it is a frequent critic of both the U.S. and Israel.

Many of the 47 member nations of the Human Rights Council are habitual violators of human rights. In 2017, nine member nations persecuted citizens who were actively working to implement U.N. standards of human rights.

There are many reasons for Westerners selective outrage and pessimism toward their own culture. Cowardice explains some of the asymmetry. Blasting tiny democratic Israel will not result in any retaliation. Taking on a powerful China or a murderous Iran could earn retribution.

Guilt also explains some of the selectivity. European nations are still blamed for 19th-century colonialism and imperialism. They will always seek absolution, as the citizens of former colonial and Third World nations act like perpetual victims even well into the postmodern 21st century.

Western elites are perpetually aggrieved. But the next time they direct their lectures at a particular target, consider the source and motivation of their outrage.

Virtual-signaling is increasingly common. Western elites often harangue about misdemeanors when they cannot address felonies a strange sort of psychological penance that excuses their impotence.

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It is much easier for the city of Berkeley to ban clean-burning, U.S.-produced natural gas in newly constructed buildings than it is to outlaw far dirtier crude oil from Saudi Arabia. Currently, the sexist, homophobic, autocratic Saudis are the largest source of imported oil in California, sending the state some 100 million barrels per year, without which thousands of Berkeley motorists could not get to work. Apparently, outlawing clean, domestic natural gas allows one to justify importing unclean Saudi oil.

Western elites are perpetually aggrieved. But the next time they direct their lectures at a particular target, consider the source and motivation of their outrage.

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Concert Connection: Utopia, Kasim Sulton coming to the Kate March 5 – Middletown Press

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World renowned bass player Kasim Sulton will once again celebrate his longtime association with the ground breaking progressive rock band Utopia and their legacy by performing a limited number of shows consisting entirely of Utopia music with a full band. The bands set list will be comprised of songs hand picked by Sulton, spanning the 10 albums he appears on, including deep cuts as well as many more familiar songs. The show is set for March 5 at 7:30 p.m.

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Concert Connection: Utopia, Kasim Sulton coming to the Kate March 5

Sulton joined Utopia in 1976, when the group settled into its most recognizable quartet of Todd Rundgren (guitar, vocals), Kasim Sulton (bass, vocals), Roger Powell (keyboards, vocals), and Willie Wilcox (drums, vocals). All four band members wrote, sang, produced, and engineered the material on their critically acclaimed albums. Sulton wrote and sang lead on Utopias biggest hit, Set Me Free, from their best-selling album Adventures in Utopia (1980), which reached #27 on the Billboard Top 40 charts.

For tickets to see Kasim Sultans Utopia at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, call the box office at 860-510-0453.

Kasm Sulton photo by John Atashian

Upcoming concerts

Billy Gilman - Katharine Hepburn Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Jan. 31

Lettuce - College Street Music Hall, Hartford - Feb. 1

Richard Thompson - The Warehouse, Fairfield - Feb. 4

The Might Be Giants - College Street Music Hall, Hartford - Feb. 6

Galactic - The Warehouse, Fairfield - Feb. 6

The Wood Brothers - College Street Music Hall, Hartford - Feb. 7

Little River Band - Palace Theater, Stamford - Feb. 8

Mikey Dolenz - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Feb. 15

Citizen Cope - Infinity Hall, Hartford - Feb. 12

Ron White - Palace Theater, Stamford - Feb. 13

Allman Betts Band - Garde Arts Center, New London - Feb. 13

Rodger Hodgson (Supertramp) - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - Feb. 14

The Weight Band - Infinity Hall, Hartford - Feb. 14

Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - Feb. 15

Popa Chubby - Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk - Feb. 16

Jane Monheit - Katharine Hepburn Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Feb. 20

Richard Marx - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - Feb. 20

Los Lobos - Infinity Hall, Hartford - Feb. 21

Eileen Ivers - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Feb. 22

Richard Marx - Infinity Hall, Hartford - Feb. 23

Jane Monheit - Stage One, Fairfield - Feb. 23

Geoff Tate - The Warehouse, Fairfield - Feb. 27

The Lumineers - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - Feb. 29

Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Feb. 29

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - March 1

John Lodge (Moody Blues) - Infinity Hall, Hartford - March 4

Eric Johnson - The Warehouse, Fairfield - March 4

Louden Wainwright III - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - March 5

Kasim Sultans Utopia - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 5

John Lodge (Moody Blues) - The Warehouse, Fairfield - March 6

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters - Infinity Hall, Hartford - March 7

Rascal Flatts - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - March 7

Lucy Kaplansky & Richard Shindell - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 7

Paul Ellis - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 8

Dana Fuchs - Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk - March 13

Tony Bennett - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - March 13

Roomful of Blues - Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk - March 14

Glen Phillips & Chris Barron - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 15

Kat Edmonson - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 19

Survivor - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - March 20

Dave Mason and John Mayall - Garde Arts Center, New London - March 21

Styx - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - March 21

Dave Mason and John Mayall - Infinity Hall, Hartford - March 22

Lee Ritenour - Infinity Hall, Hartford - March 25

Sebastian Maniscalco - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - March 27 & 28

Masters of the Telecaster - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - March 29

Lee Ritenour - Stage One, Fairfield - April 1

Three Dog Night - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 2

Melissa Etheridge - Garde Arts Center, New London - April 3

Josh Turner - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 4

The Music of Cream - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 14

Rosanne Cash - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 16

Iliza - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - April 17

Tracy Morgan - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - April 17

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 17

Art Garfunkel - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 18

Madeleine Peyroux - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - April 19

Jonny Lang - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - April 22

Peter Yarrow - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - April 23

Jeffrey Gaines & Cassidy Catanzaro - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - April 24

Kathleen Madigan - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - April 25

Tracy Morgan - Palace Theater, Stamford - April 25

Martin Sexton - Katharine Hepburn Arts Center, Old Saybrook - May 1

Leslie West and Robbie Kreiger - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - May 2

Lewis Black - Palace Theater, Stamford - May 2

Jeff Pitchells Legends - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - May 2

Popa Chubby - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - May 7

Kansas - College Street Music Hall, Hartford - May 9

Howie Mandel - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - May 9

Sinbad - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - May 9

Shawn Colvin - Infinity Hall, Hartford - May 13

Beth Hart - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - May 15

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - May 15 & 16

The 5th Dimension - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - May 17

Herb Albert & Lani Hall - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - May 20 & 21

Randy Rainbow - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - June 4

Gordon Lightfoot - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - June 7

Ozzy Osbourne - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - June 20

Trevor Noah - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - June 26 & 27

Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - July 2

Harry Styles - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - July 12

Journey and The Pretenders - Xfinity Theatre, Hartford - July 17

Janis Ian - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook - Aug. 5

Gabriel Iglesias - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket - Sept. 6

Martin Barre Band - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield - Sept. 23

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Closing Time! Last Chance to See the Original Royals of Frozen, Erika Henningsen in Mean Girls & More – Broadway.com

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Erika Henningsen in "Mean Girls," Major Attaway in Aladdin, Caissie Levy and Patti Murin in "Frozen"(Photos by Matthew Murphy, Deen van Meer, Joan Marcus; Composite by Ryan Casey for Broadway.com)

FEBRUARY 16: Utopia UnlockedDavid Byrne's American Utopia has been bringing audiences to their feet at the Hudson Theatre since October and will play its final night on Broadway on February 16. Named after the 2018 studio album, American Utopia goes through Byrne's greatest hits from both his solo career and his time as the frontman of rock band Talking Heads. Assisted by a diverse group of artists and musicians, including #LiveAtFive guestsTendayi Kuumba and Chris Giarmo, American Utopia is truly a must-see night on Broadway.

FEBRUARY 16: The End of a ReignFor almost three years, Caissie Levy and Patti Murin have been breathing new life into Princesses Elsa and Anna in Frozenas they led the new musical from its world premiere run attheBuell Theatrein Denver, Colorado to Broadway's St. James Theatre. On February 16, the leading ladies will travel to Arendelle for the final time. Although Levy and Murrin's reigns may be ending, it's just the beginning forCiara Reneand newcomer McKenzie Kurtz who will take on the roles of Elsa and Anna, respectively. Joe Carroll, who took over the role of Hans from original cast member John Riddle, will also take his final bow on February 16 and be replaced by Ryan McCartan.

FEBRUARY 16: One Last WishAladdin audiences only have until February 16 to get their wishes granted by Major Attaway, who has been the show-stopping Genie since September 2019. This marked Attaway's second full-time stint in the show after making his Broadway debut as a stand-by for original company member, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart. Fear not, Michael James Scott, a veteran of the Broadway, Australian and London productions, is returning to Agrabah to take over lamp duties.

FEBRUARY 22: Too Grool for SchoolBroadway's original home-schooled jungle freak Erika Henningsen has set her Mean Girlsgraduation date for February 22. Henningsen has been bringing Cady Heron to life on stage since the show's 2017 world premiereat theNational Theatrein Washington, D.C before it landed at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre. During her time in the Tony-nominated hit musical, Henningsen took Broadway.com viewers behind-the-scenes as a vlogger and was even named the 2018 Broadway.com Star of the Year. Although we don't currently know who the next mathletes champion will be, we do know that she'll be grool.

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The Cult of West-Shaming – National Review

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A soldier facing the Tiananmen Gate stands guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in 2016.(Jason Lee/Reuters)If the West is guilty of carbon crimes, racism, and bigotry, what are China and Iran? Woke elites prefer not to say.

An ancient habit of Western elites is a certain selectivity in condemnation.

Sometimes Westerners apply critical standards to the West that they would never apply to other nations.

Whether the world continues to spew dangerous levels of carbon dioxide will depend largely on policies in China and India. After all, these two countries account for over a third of the global population and continue to grow their coal-based industries.

In the late 1950s, many elites in the United States bought the Soviet Unions line that the march of global Communism would bury the West. Then, as Soviet power eroded in the 1980s, Japan Inc. and its ascendant model of state-sponsored industry became the preferred alternative to Western-style democratic capitalism.

By 2015, the EU was a mess, so China was preordained as the inevitable global superpower. American intellectuals pointed to its high-speed rail transportation, solar industries, and gleaming airports, in contrast to the hollowed-out and grubby American heartland.

Now the curtain has been pulled back on the interior rot of the Chinese Communist Party, its gulag-like reeducation camps, its systematic mercantile cheating, its Orwellian surveillance apparatus, its serial public-health crises, and its primitive hinterland infrastructure.

After the calcification of the Soviet Union, Japan Inc., the EU, and the Chinese superpower, no one quite knows which alternative will next supposedly bury America.

The U.S. and Europe are often quite critical of violence against women, minorities, and gays. The European Union, for example, has often singled out Israel for its supposed mistreatment of Palestinians in the West Bank.

Yet if the purpose of Western human-rights activism is to curb global bias and hate, then it would be far more cost-effective to concentrate on the greatest offenders.

China is currently detaining about a million Muslim Uighurs in reeducation camps. Yet activist groups arent calling for divestment, boycotts, and sanctions against Beijing in the same way they target Israel.

Dont look to the United Nations Human Rights Council for any meaningful condemnation of worldwide prejudice and hatred, although it is a frequent critic of both the U.S. and Israel.

Virtual-signaling is increasingly common. Western elites often harangue about misdemeanors when they cannot address felonies a strange sort of psychological penance that excuses their impotence.

Western elites are perpetually aggrieved. But the next time they direct their lectures at a particular target, consider the source and motivation of their outrage.

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Editor’s Top 5 Picks for February 2020 on Broadway and Beyond – New York Theatre Guide

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The Broadway season switches up a gear in February as a handful of new productions begin performances on the Great White Way and the Off-Broadway scene is really heating up with new offerings from renowned companies such as the Public Theater, The New Group, Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, MCC Theater, Signature Theatre, Second Stage Theater, Playwrights Horizons, and Lincoln Center Theater, among others. Yes, there's plenty for theatre fans to sink their teeth into this month, but which theatrical gems will make our Top 5?

Before we get to our picks, here's a little 'Last Chance Saloon' reminder...

- New wave fans be warned, you only have until February 16 to catch Talking Heads iconDavid Byrneup close and personal at the Hudson Theatre, asDavid Byrne's American Utopiacomes to the end of its extended Broadway engagement.

David Byrne's American Utopia Ticketsare available now for performances through February 16, 2020.

- Four-time Tony Award nomineeLaura Linney's Broadway return in the solo showMy Name is Lucy Bartonis currently scheduled to play its final performance atManhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on February 29, 2020.

My Name is Lucy Barton Ticketsare available now for performances through February 29, 2020.

And, without any further ado, here are our Top 5 picks for February 2020...

Mark your calendars, Broadway fans! On February 20, Tony Award-winning directorIvo van Hove's fresh and reportedly violent take on the Bernstein/Laurents/Sondheim classic musicalWest Side Storyfinally celebrates its official opening at the Broadway Theatre. The new revival has been in previews since December 10 and hasn't been without its own controversies already as a couple of injuries have been sustained by cast members, including leading manIsaac Powell. We have our fingers crossed that all the blood, sweat and tears will have been worth it, when the New York critics share their opinions on February 20! And in the massive confines of the Broadway Theatre,there's a place for you... somewhere a place for you...

West Side Story Ticketsare available now for performances through September 6, 2020.

There is a "Hurricane" heading to the Great White Way from February 7 in the form ofConor McPherson's classy musical Girl from the North Countrythat showcases the greatest hits of oneBob Dylan. Set in 1934 in the midst of The Great Depression, this original and universal story of family and human connection plays out in Duluth, Minnesota; Dylan's hometown. The production has embarked on an illustrious journey since 2017, with its world premiere at London's Old Vic, two limited West End engagements, an Off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theaterand a Canadian premiere in Toronto, but now it finally takes its rightful place on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre.

Girl from the North Country Ticketsare available now for performances from February 7 through September 27, 2020.

The Real Housewives of Tudor, anyone? The UK's musical phenomenonSIXfinally lands on Broadway this month, beginning performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on February 13. This smash hit show, which was nominated for four Olivier Awards last year (including 'BestMusical'), rides in a lane all of its own. Part history lesson, part pop concert,SIXhas already burst out of the theatre bubble and boasts a cast recording that has been streamed countlessly across the globe, second only toHamilton.Get ready to witness the testimonies of the six ex-wives of Henry VIII... through the medium of a girl band gig! And see if you can spot the influences of the music queens of today, including Beyonc, Britney Spears, Adele, and even Nicki Minaj!

SIX Ticketsare available now for performances from February 13, 2020 through January 3, 2021.

Our Off-Broadway pick for February sees two iconic characters of gothic literature treading the boards once again, courtesy of Classic Stage Company. Two brand new adaptations of Bram Stoker'sDracula(byKate Hamill, who also stars as Renfield) and Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein(by Tristan Bernays) are now in repertory at CSC's Lynn F. Angelson Theater andcelebrate their official opening on February 17. Matthew Amendt stars as Dracula, whilst Stephanie Berry takes on the dual roles of Frankenstein and The Creature. So, if you like your theatre on the darker side and if you don't shy away from things that go bump in the night, why not check out these innovative new takes on everyone's favorite classic monsters?

Dracula Ticketsare available now for performances through March 8, 2020.

Frankenstein Ticketsare available now for performances through March 8, 2020.

Our final pick for this month is a sentimental choice, but a deserved one. The Broadway community mourned the loss of two-time Tony Award-winning composer & lyricistJerry Hermanon December 26, 2019. He was probably best known for his scores of classic musicalsHello, Dolly!,La Cage aux Folles, andMame, and thanks to the Encores! program, another one of his better-known works,Mack and Mabel, will be gracing the Mainstage of New York City Center this month. With a cast led by Tony Award nomineeDouglas Sills(as Mack Sennett)andAlexandra Socha(as Mabel Normand)and, as always, accompanied by The Encores! Orchestra, Mack and Mabel will offer up the perfect farewell to a true Broadway legend.

Mack and Mabelruns from February 19 through February 23, 2020 at New York City Center.

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Happy February, everyone! You dont have to wait until Valentines Day to feel the love. In fact, every day your heart will be warm if youre watching the new movies and shows coming to Hulu this month. So bundle up, buy yourself some chocolates, and park yourself down in front of screen so you can feed your heart what it really desires: some glorious new content.

This month youre going to want to check out High Fidelity, a brand new Hulu original romantic comedy series starring andexecutive produced by Zo Kravitz. There will also be some familiar favorites coming this month to balance out the new content, such as more episodes of hit NBC police procedural comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and classic 80s romcom When Harry Met Sally.

Still feeling the love for things to watch this Valentines Day? Youve got oldies but goodies likeBridget Joness Diary(and its two sequel films),Ghost, andSay Anything coming your way this February, so get your writing utensils and clay and boomboxes ready, and open your heart to these movies and shows.

Inspired by the 2000 romantic comedy film (which was based upon the 1995 Nick Hornby book) of the same name, Hulus High Fidelityfollows Rob (Kravitz), the ultimate music fan who is obsessed with pop culture and owns a record store Crown Heights, Brooklyn. This series adapts the old story we know and love by gender-flipping and modernizing it, also playing on themes of nostalgia that are all too prevalent in our lives today. We cant wait to fall in love with this show!

StreamHigh Fidelityon Hulu starting on 2/14/20

Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and all of your other faves are back and better than ever with its seventh season dropping on Hulu a day after its premiere on NBC. The throwback, 80s-style trailer for this new season offers us glimpses of the characters we know and love but with a whole new dynamic due to the demotion of Captain Holt (Andre Braugher), which occurred at the end of the previous season. We cant wait to see what kind of mischief Peralta and his gang get into this season; this is definitely going to be a show to watch.

StreamBrooklyn Nine-Nine on Hulu

Some (ME!) would argue that this is the best romantic comedy of all-time. Whatever your stance on which rom-com tops the heap, youve got to admit thatWhen Harry Met Sallyis one of most memorable in the genre. Between the crackling, effortless chemistry Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) who meet at the University of Chicago in 1977 and continue to cross paths over the next twelve years and memorable moments such as the climactic encounter of the two characters on New Years Eve and the iconic line, Ill have what shes having, Nora EphronsWhen Harry Met Sallyremains a timeless love story we can (and will!) watch again and again.

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A Madea Family Funeral(2019)

The Masked Singer:Season 3 Premiere (FOX)The Cabin in the Woods(2012)

Warrior(2011)

Lego Masters:Series Premiere (FOX)Angel of Mine(2019)David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019)Disaster Movie(2008)Wrinkles the Clown(2019)

Into The Dark: My Valentine:Episode Premiere (Hulu Original)Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 7 Mid-Season Premiere (NBC)Indebted: Season 1 Mid-Season Premiere (NBC)

Alive(2019)

The Oscars: Special (ABC)

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills:Complete Season 9 (Bravo)For Life: Series Premiere (ABC)Whered You Go, Bernadette(2019)

Mister America(2019)

High Fidelity:Complete Season 1 Premiere (Hulu Original)The Other Guy:Complete Season 2 (eOne)Utopia Falls: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original)Beverly Hills Ninja(1997)From Hell(2001)Racetime(2019)Radioflash(2019)Villains(2019)

28 Hotel Rooms(2012)American Ultra(2015)Anchor and Hope(2017)Monogamy(2010)Princess Cyd(2017)

American Idol:Season 3 Premiere (ABC)Duncanville: Series Premiere (FOX)Good Girls: Season 3 Mid-Season Premiere (NBC)

Super 8(2011)

Getaway(2013)

The Prince(2014)

The Voice:Season 18 Mid-Season Premiere (NBC)Run the Race(2019)

After the Wedding(2019)

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