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22Aug/22

Paramount, Foo Fighters and the Hawkins Family Join Forces to Present THE TAYLOR HAWKINS TRIBUTE CONCERT – A Global Music Event Honoring the Life and Music of a Rock Legend

August 22, 2022MusicAlain Johannes, Alex Lifeson, Brian Johnson, Brian May, Chris Chaney, Chris Rock, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Chappelle, Dave Grohl, Emer Patten, Foo Fighters, Geddy Lee, Greg Kurstin, James Gang, Joel Gallen, John Paul Jones, Josh Freese, Joshua Homme, Justin Hawkins, Krist Novoselic, Lars Ulrich, Liam Gallagher, London, Luke Spiller, Mark Ronson, Martin Chambers, Musicians, Nandi Bushell, Nile Rodgers, Omar Hakim, Paramount, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Shane Hawkins, Stewart Copeland, Taylor Hawkins, Travis Barker, Violet Grohl, Wolfgang Van Halenadmin

Featuring Performances by Foo Fighters, Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell, Martin Chambers, Chris Chaney, Chevy Metal, Stewart Copeland, Josh Freese, Liam Gallagher, James Gang, Violet Grohl, Omar Hakim, Justin Hawkins, Shane Hawkins, Joshua Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Alain Johannes, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, KESHA, Greg Kurstin, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Krist Novoselic, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Luke Spiller, Supergrass, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Lars Ulrich, Wolfgang Van Halen with a special appearance by Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock

More Surprise Guests and Appearances to be Announced

Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) will join forces with Foo Fighters and the Hawkins Family to present the all-star global music event, The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, across the global media and entertainment company’s portfolio of leading broadcast, cable, streaming and digital brands. Captured live September 3rd at Wembley Stadium in London, directed by Joel Gallen and produced by Emer Patten for EP-PIC Films & Creative, the concert will feature the biggest names in music joining together in celebration of the life, music and love of one of modern music’s most beloved figures. Continue reading

11Aug/22

Issey Miyake – a conceptual fashion designer for the many

August 11, 2022FashionClothing, Creative Commons, Culture, Fashion, Fashion design, Franck, Grace Jones, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Humans, Issey Miyake, Japan, London, Madeleine Vionnet, Milan, Miyake, New York, Noorin Khamisani, Osaka, Paris, Pleat, Rei Kawakubo, Seibu, Tokyo, Women's oversized fashion in the United States since the 1920s, Yohji Yamamotoadmin

Noorin Khamisani, University of Portsmouth

Designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, leaving an indelible mark on the fashion world. He was celebrated for clothing that responded to the body in movement and which was conceptual in design but also completely appropriate for the everyday. His garments were often based on simple geometric shapes made in finely pleated fabrics that resulted in new and unexpected silhouettes.

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29Jul/22

James Lovelock: the scientist-inventor who transformed our view of life on Earth

July 29, 2022ScienceAcademic disciplines, AGES, Articles, Charles Darwin, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Ecological theories, Fellows of the Royal Society, Futurologists, Gaia, Gaia hypothesis, Gaia philosophy, James Lovelock, Jim, London, Lynn Margulis, Mark Maslin, met office, Mythographers, Nature, Richard Betts, Roger Highfield, SHUTTERSTOCK, There, Ucl James Lovelock, United Statesadmin

Mark Maslin, UCL

James Lovelock, the maverick scientist and inventor, died surrounded by his family on July 27 2022 – his 103rd birthday. Jim led an extraordinary life. He is best known for his Gaia hypothesis, developed with the brilliant US biologist Lynn Margulis in the 1970s, which transformed the way we think of life on Earth.

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29Jul/22

Cheap copies of GSK’s HIV prevention drug could be ready in 2026

July 29, 2022HealthcareArticles, Cabotegravir, David Evans, Deborah Waterhouse, GILD.O, Gilead, Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Integrase inhibitors, London, Mark Potter, Matthew Kavanagh, Medicine, Midwifery, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Prevention of HIV/AIDS, Reproductive health, United States, ViiV Healthcareadmin

LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK (GSK.L) has struck a deal to allow low-cost generic versions of its long-acting HIV preventive medicine to be used in the developing world, including sub-Saharan Africa where the virus remains a leading cause of death.

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26Jul/22

Justina Mutale at the Commonwealth Games

July 26, 2022FashionAfrica, Birmingham, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, London, Runway, United Kingdom, Walking, Zambiaadmin

A woman can be many things… Super excited and totally looking forward to next week. I will be taking to the Catwalk to represent my country Zambia at the Commonwealth Games Global Catwalk by POSITIVE RUNWAY. The Catwalk Show will take place at a Gala Dinner at the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom and will feature UK-based Diaspora Community Leaders from various Commonwealth countries, who will showcase their National Attire on the Runway… I love flying the Zambian flag. Watch this space for further details! In this photo, myself in rehearsal in preparation to strutt my stuff for the provision of Quality Education in Africa, at Africa Fashion Week in London.

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20Jul/22

Love Island’s Tasha is the show’s first deaf contestant – here’s what you should know about deaf accents

July 20, 2022CelebrityAudiology, Audism, British Sign Language, Communication disorders, Creative Commons, Culture, Deaf culture, Deaf education, Deafness, Disability culture, Education for the deaf, Hearing, Identity politics, Italy, Kate Rowley, Language, Language deprivation in children with hearing loss, London, Love Island, Newcastle, Sign language, Tasha Ghouri, United Kingdom, Walesadmin

Kate Rowley, UCL

I sat down to watch the first episode of this year’s Love Island with my daughter as I was told that there was a deaf contestant appearing on the show. I don’t usually watch Love Island, but as a deaf person I was intrigued to find out more about how this contestant, Tasha Ghouri, would handle being the only deaf person on the show.

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28Jun/22

BT Group Partners with Unacast to Deliver Unmatched Human Mobility Insights in UK

June 28, 2022MobileAnalytics, Articles, BT Business and Public Sector, BT Group, Companies, Deutsche Telekom, Economy, EE Limited, London, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Telecommunications companies, Unacast, United Kingdomche

Unacast, a global location data and analytics firm, today announced a partnership with London-based BT Group, one of the largest multinational telecommunications firms. Through the partnership with Unacast, BT seeks to set a new gold standard for human mobility insights in the United Kingdom. Continue reading

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