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Fit Together, pt1

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“You’re a dick, you know?”

“And you're a cunt. Maybe we'll fit together after all?” Johnny smirked while lounging backwards in V’s surroundings.  It’s not like he had an actual effect on things, what with being in her head.  The only time he could do anything was when he took control of her body.  And she’d be damned if he did it while she was conscious again.

“Ass.” She scoffed and stomped off.  Her gait purposeful as she made her way to Jackie’s car. Of course Johnny was already there.  At first in the driver’s seat and then in the passenger’s when she slid in.

“You do have a fine one.” Johnny piped up as the door slammed shut.

“What?” She didn’t give him the satisfaction of looking if toward him, but she could feel his gaze roaming. It always was.  Like a caress running down her spine whenever he got bored.

He didn’t answer her. So she took her gaze off the road for a second to look at his amused smug mug, where he had a quirked eyebrow up and was watching her over his aviators.

It took her too long, longer than she it should but she registered it and ground her teeth.

“Is my gaze slowing you down, V?”

“Shut the fuck up.” She growled

“Or maybe you’re a little pent up after Jac-“

Her glock was out and pointed at her cranial port. “Say his fucking name and I’ll zero the both of us.” She seethed as she flipped autopilot on. It was a janky bootlegged copy of some software but it would do.

“You wouldn’t.” Johnny laughed.

"Fucking test me." She hissed, meeting his glitching in and out gaze.

The car was silent save for the sound of the engines and the faint beats of the radio. Johnny stared her down, serious faced and then he leaned forward. V stiffened as his hand pressed against her own, fingers aligning with hers.

"Well go on then." He whispered, harsh and with enough venom in that synthesized voice to make her spine tingle. "Pull. The. Trigger." He pressed her finger down and the electrical impulse zapped her.

She yanked the gun away and panted as she distanced herself from Johnny. His laughter was cruel, mocking, and with a tinge of genuine mirth.

“You corpos are all the fucking same" Johnny sneered.

"I'm not-"

"Even former ones that want back in so bad you'd do anything to hit the major leagues, even plugging in an unknown chip just to save the payload. You play at threats like you're some badass willing to face death. Look at you, practically pissing in your pants." Johnny lit a holographic cigarette and smirked.  "Even when you're threatening to kill yourself you're not serious. Nothing but posturing and fake threats - like all the rest of you clamoring for the lime line.  I don’t have to be connected by neurallink to see that.” Johnny sneered. “You’re just easy to read, V. Probably why you got nixed.  What use is a corpo who wears her heart on her face. Nothing by a sycophantic wannabe corpo groupie." he blew smoke in her face.

V glowered at him, unable to respond, unable to do anything. because he was right. She holstered her gun.

It was silent again, save for Johnny smoking his fake cigarette like a bad habit.  V turned off autopilot and took control of the car and revved the engine - drowning out Johnny's mocking chuckle.

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Jac-Zap - LA SOURCE IV (2020)

Worried- All Time Low Fanfiction

Jack worries about Alex, who isn't eating as a result of being sick. Word Count: 2092

More notes at the end. 

“Hey Jack, come on in. How’s Alex doing?” Rian asked as he let Jack into the hotel room that he was sharing with Zack.

“Yeah, we didn’t get to see him at all yesterday, since we decided to go sightseeing,” Zack added as the three of them sat down in the living room area of the suite.

“Well, he still seems to be feeling pretty miserable. He didn’t really eat anything, just like the day he came down with this stomach flu. I think that’s made him worse, but he refused to eat. He hasn’t woken up yet today, but he doesn’t look good,” Jack explained in a worried voice.

“Yeah, that’s not good, man. I know he doesn’t want to puke or anything, but he has to eat,” Rian stated.

“You’re probably right that he’s worse now from that, his body needs nutrients to fight off this bug he’s got. Jack, you have to make him eat something,” Zack instructed.

“I tried that yesterday. All he ate was two saltine crackers, which made his stomach hurt more. I have some soup in the room that I got for him the day he got sick, but he’s refusing to eat it,” Jack said back.

“Well, he has to eat and start to recover, we already canceled everything we had this week, and we’re only staying at this hotel for a few more days so he can get better. Why don’t you stay with him in your room, Rian and I will go to the grocery store around the corner and pick up some stuff he may be more willing to try to eat,” Zack proposed.

“I think that’s a good idea, we can get him some fruit, and bread for toast, and shit like that. We’ll go out again to explore after, since he really only likes to be around you when he’s sick, and hopefully you’ll have some better luck today,” Rian added.

“Sounds like a plan. I’ll go back to my room and see how he’s doing. Thanks for doing this, guys,” Jack stated with a small smile.

“No problem. We’ll text you when we get back with everything,” Rian said as the three of them stood up. Rian and Zack grabbed everything they’d need before walking out of the room with Jack.

Cool, I’ll see you guys soon,” Jack replied, waving as Rian and Zack continued down the hallway to the elevator. Jack felt around in his pocket until he finally found his key card, then unlocked the door.

The lights were off, but some light was sneaking its way in through the partly opened curtains on the opposite side of the room. Jack walked down the short privacy hallway, then saw Alex, who was laying in his bed on his back, his covers up to his neck, and his hands on his stomach.

There was a movie playing on the TV, but Jack couldn’t really tell if Alex was paying attention to it or not. Alex’s face looked paler than it did just the day before, and he also looked much weaker, which really scared Jack.

“Hey Alex, how’re you doing, man?” Jack asked, as he took a seat on the side of Alex’s bed.

“I’ve been better. If I’m being honest, I feel a lot worse than I did yesterday,” Alex replied in a raspy voice.

“Sorry to hear that, dude. Hey, maybe I can heat up some soup for you. Maybe that’ll help you to feel a bit better,” Jack offered.

“I really don’t want to puke, and I probably will if I eat that. Thanks for offering, but I think that I’ll pass for now,” Alex replied.

“Okay, maybe you’ll be up for some later. Have you taken your temperature this morning?” Jack asked.

“No, I haven’t, moving to find the thermometer felt like way too much work,” Alex replied.

“I see, well, let’s go ahead and do that now,” Jack decided. He found the thermometer behind a box of tissues, then turned it on, knowing Alex was too weak to use it himself. Jack held it in place for his friend.

Alex was normally super energetic, so seeing it all zapped out of him was very unnerving and made Jack hope that Rian and Zack would be back with the food soon. Jack was torn from his thoughts when the device finally beeped.

“100.9, that’s like, .6 higher than it was when you were about to sleep last night,” Jack stated, sounding to sound as worried as he felt.

“That blows. This is by far the worst stomach flu I’ve ever had,” Alex groaned, coughing a bit.

“We need to get that fever down some. Alex, have some of your water from yesterday,” Jack instructed, holding up a glass filled halfway with water, complete with a bendy straw. Alex took the smallest sip ever, then leaned back down in his bed.

“That’s it? Dude, you have to drink more than that, it’ll lower your fever, and I don’t want you to get dehydrated,” Jack stated, still holding the glass.

“That’s enough for now. If I have a lot of water sitting in my stomach, it’ll make me get sick again,” Alex replied. Accepting defeat for now, Jack set the glass back down on the nightstand. After organizing what was on it, Jack looked over to Alex and saw that he was shivering.

“Alex, are you still having bad chills?” Jack asked.

“Yeah, I’m fucking freezing,” Alex replied, continuing to shake.

“Do you want me to lay with you so you can hopefully start to warm up some?” Jack offered.

“What about lowering my fever?” Alex asked, sounding surprised.

“We definitely need to do that, but I’ll lay with you for a bit first if that’ll help you to feel better,” Jac explained.

“Oh, well, I’d really like that, then,” Alex decided. Alex slowly moved over some, and Jack laid down, then let Alex latch onto him some. While he knew that less heat was what Alex really needed, he also knew that Rian and Zack would get back soon, and Jack wanted to get on Alex’s good side so he’d listen and eat something when the time came.

“Thanks for doing this,” Alex mumbled as Jack started to channel surf some.

“No problem, dude, you just focus on relaxing,” Jack replied. After a bit of scrolling, Jack found a South Park episode and put it on.

“I love this episode,” Alex said with a small smile.

“I know, that’s why I picked it,” Jack replied. The two of them stayed like this for the next fifteen minutes, until Jack felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out, then went to his messages.

Rian: About to come up the elevator. We got a lot of stuff, so be prepared.

Jack set his phone on the nightstand, then turned to Alex.

“Hey, I have to get up for just a second, I’ll be right back,” Jack stated, helping Alex get settled with out him there. Jack walked into the hallway, and saw Rian and Zack getting off of the elevator with a few bags.

“Damn, that’s more than I thought you guys would get,” Jack said as he took the bags from his friends.

“Well, we wanted to give you a bunch of options, and hoped that there’s something in there that he’d be willing to try,” Zack explained.

“Yeah, we got fruit, applesauce, bread, some juices, and some instant rice. Noe of it is super rich or anything, so that should be a good start,” Rian stated.

“Thanks, you guys. Hopefully this’ll work, and I can convince him to eat some of it. I already offered him some soup not too long ago, and he’s still saying no to it, because he doesn’t want to get sick. He seems a lot weaker now, so I’m going to do my best,” Jack explained.

“Good luck, dude. I think we’re going to go out with the crew for a bit, but text if anything comes up,” Rian requested.

“Maybe the four of us can watch a movie together later on or something. See you later, man, Zack added.

“Have fun,” Jack replied as he reopened the door to the room. He set the bags down on the counter, then walked to where Alex’s bed was. Jack grabbed the remote to the TV, then muted the volume.

“Aww, why’d you do that? That was the best part of the episode!” Alex stated. Jack took his seat on the side of Alex’s bed, then stared at him.

“Alex, I need you to eat something,” Jack started.

“I don’t want to, you already know that,” Alex replied, sounding a bit annoyed.

“I’m very aware of that, but you have to eat at least a little something. You’re just making yourself worse by refusing to eat. Your temperature is higher, and you look a lot weaker, do you not see the connection here?” Jack stated, his voice raised slightly. He hated to be so harsh with Alex while he was feeling so bad, but Jack knew that this was what he had to do to get Alex to see his point.

“I’ll be fine, I-“ Alex started.

“No, Alex, you won’t be. I know you don’t want to puke, I get it, but you need nutrients so your body can fight off this bug. We’ve had to cancel a week’s worth of shows and press so we could camp out at this hotel while you recover. By refusing to eat, you’re not allowing yourself to recover. Rian and Zack went to the grocery store and brought back a bunch of different things for you to eat, since it seems like soup isn’t going to cut it. Even if it’s something small, it’s okay. I’m really concerned about you, you’ve never been this weak, and it’s fucking scary. Please, just try something, for me,” Jack tried. Alex took a deep breath., then slowly sat up some.

“What’d they get?” Alex finally asked.

“Fruit, applesauce, some juice things, bread and rice,” Jack replied.

“I’ll try a piece of toast and applesauce, I guess,” Alex decided.

“I’ll go fix that up for you, give me just a minute,” Jack said, getting up to go to the kitchenette. He put a slice of bread into the toaster, then bragged a plate. While the toast heated up, Jack grabbed a spoon and a thing of applesauce, and set it on the plate. Once the toast was done, Jack added it to the plate, then brought it all out to Alex.

“Toast and applesauce, just like you asked for,” Jack stated as he handed the plate to his friend.

“Thanks, man,” Alex replied, taking his first small bite of the toast.

“I’ll be honest, I didn’t think you’d give in so fast,” Jack admitted, sitting next to Alex again.

“I really didn’t want to, but you being the responsible one of the two of us is a huge sign that I should just try to eat something,” Alex replied, laughing some.

“Being the responsible one is weird as fuck; I hope you get over this soon so I don’t have to be anymore. How is everything?” Jack asked.

“It’s alright, it’s making my stomach feel a bit weird, but I’m glad you got me to eat something. I’ve been feeling kind of weak, which has been a bit scary,” Alex admitted.

“It’s been scary seeing you like that. I want the fun, high energy Alex back,” Jack replied with a small smile.

“Well, hopefully he’ll be back soon, this really does suck. Thanks for doing everything you can to help me feel better, it really does mean a lot, even if I’ve been acting a bit unappreciative lately,” Alex stated.

“Of course, anything for you!” Jack replied. Suddenly, Alex started to shift around some.

“Is your stomach okay?” Jack asked, noticing that Alex had finished the toast, and half of the applesauce.

“I’m feeling ab it nauseous,” Alex stated, holding his stomach.

“Do you need to go to the bathroom?” Jack asked urgently.

“No, I think it’ll just pass, I’ll be fine,” Alex decided.

“As long as you’re sure. You can eat more later if you want, but for now, let’s just relax and watch TV,” Jack suggested, taking the plate from Alex, before laying next to him again.

“You’re the best,” Alex said as Jack unmuted the TV. They stayed like this for a while, both very glad to be with each other.

A/N: Hey guys, this is a request for someone on here! This is also my 150th story, and I'm glad I was able to make a milestone story a request!! I still can't believe I have this many stories up now, and that you guys still seem to like them, and want more, it really does mean the world to me. This was the last request I had, so please send in more, I hate not having any to work on! I have a few original ideas planned, but please send in more of what you guys want, I love bringing your ideas to life! Thanks again for reading, and for sticking around for all of the 150 stories I have up, here's to a bunch more! Lots of love, Liv.

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Will The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Become a Victim of WandaVision’s Success?

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This post contains both WandaVision and broader MCU spoilers.

When The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was first announced, the excitement among Marvel fans was palpable. Finally, a chance for both Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) to step out of Steve Rogers’ shadow and fully become their badass comics counterparts.

We’d be exploring their characters at an ideal point in the MCU’s evolution, too. Both men wielded Captain America’s shield in the comics, but here Bucky and Sam would be attempting to make sense of their roles in a post-Cap world right along with fans who had already watched Steve Rogers’ story play out on the big screen as he went from an earnest and scrawny WWII soldier to a jaded “war criminal” who opted for early retirement.

Marvel Studios’ plan for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Phase 4 slot seemed to have a sublime and long-considered sense to it. After Phase 3’s box office-obliterating blockbuster Avengers: Endgame and the somewhat tacked-on Sony epilogue of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel would bring the MCU back down to Earth with a Black Widow spy film and an action-packed Falcon and Winter Soldier TV series, as the more cosmic-focused Eternals and Thor: Love and Thunder loomed.

Then 2020 happened, and even Marvel’s meticulously-planned future fell apart.

Black Widow’s release date came and went, as did the Eternals’. The gap between the thrilling climax of Avengers: Endgame and the start of Phase 4 widened, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, despite being the first MCU spinoff heading to Disney+, hadn’t even finished filming. It would miss its August 2020 release date.

When it became clear that an imminent debut for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier wasn’t on the horizon and that Black Widow would stay locked into a theatrical release, Marvel seemingly came up with a solution to keep fans happy: it would go ahead and start streaming the second of its Disney+ MCU spinoffs, WandaVision, at the start of 2021, along with an acknowledgment that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would arrive hot on its heels.

Though it was another project set to explore a pair of sidelined MCU characters, hype for WandaVision was understandably a little lower than The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. For a start, it looked a little silly, and perhaps even irrelevant since we knew Vision was as dead as a doornail. In an effort to keep the project’s secrets hidden, the marketing for the series simply presented us with a vague sitcom montage setup for Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and The Vision (Paul Bettany), who would be playing happy families in the suburbs. And not much else.

Mystified but intrigued, Marvel fans were grateful for anything, even if it was to be the weird middle child of the studio’s opening TV troika. But perhaps even beyond Marvel’s expectations, WandaVision went on to become a roaring success.

A weekly nine-episode series that frustrated some viewers with its slow burn storytelling and almost complete lack of action, WandaVision presented few of the popcorn selling points that the Marvel Cinematic Universe tends to offer in abundance, but it still worked like a charm.

The show’s central mystery – initially a sort of big budget comic book love letter to David Lynch’s brand of surreal Americana by way of old sitcoms – propelled it for weeks as internet sleuths picked apart every frame for clues. WandaVision turned into a cultural phenomenon that had people around the world setting their alarm clocks every week so they could watch each episode as soon as it dropped, generating an old school vibe of anticipation practically unheard of in the relentless era of binge TV. While other streamers rushed to make sure there were big blocks of new content readily available, Disney dared to make “appointment viewing” hot again.

Now, we’re shifting into a six-episode event series that ticks a lot more of the traditional MCU boxes. In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson will be feeling out Cap’s legacy and deciding what it means for the future.

The trailers for the series promote action set pieces, fun buddy cop humor and plenty of shield throwing between our two charismatic leads, and the story’s political intrigue will probably keep us glued to our screens. But after seeing what the MCU is capable of delivering when it takes the time to really think outside the ‘zap! pow! bang!’ box, has The Falcon and the Winter Soldier accidentally become a victim of WandaVision’s success?

Arguably, no. Back at the start of February, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Super Bowl trailer actually smashed viewing records with 125M views in the 24 hours following the game, easily beating the eyeballs on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, according to Deadline. Compare that to WandaVision’s 53M views after 2020’s Primetime Emmys. You’d get very little pushback suggesting that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier could be the most highly anticipated event series of all time.

But toward the middle of WandaVision’s run, online watercooler chat took a strange turn. Some fans were openly discussing why they were no longer as excited for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as they had been last year. It wasn’t that they thought the show would be anything less than stellar, but more that the footage they were seeing in the trailers increasingly made it look like standard MCU action fare compared to WandaVision.

The wind was further taken out of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s sails before WandaVision even began when Marvel released a thrilling first trailer for its Tom Hiddleston-led Loki series that teased a much larger story with perhaps universe-shattering ramifications for the conniving and reprehensible God of Mischief, and rumors began circulating that a second season was heading into production. As a result, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – likely a “one and done” affair – looked smaller, even with all its obligatory car chases, fights and myriad shield-thwanging moments.

It feels like many fans think they know what to expect out of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and imagine it can’t possibly top the surprises of Jac Schaeffer’s weird and wonderful Scarlet Witch spinoff. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will likely be a blast, it’s just that right now it’s got a tough act to follow in WandaVision, which has unexpectedly become the wild ex that some lovers won’t quickly forget.

It would be a mistake to underestimate Marvel’s ability to reel us in with a change of pace, though. Perhaps that’s the one lesson we should learn from the changes to its Disney+ schedule, and one we should also bear in mind if it announces another off-kilter project like WandaVision in the future.

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Fic Ideas 6-10

Note: Not all ideas are complete and will cut off at random times. Note 2: Some are rather long and detailed.  

Holby City

6.

Bernie finds Dom on the roof in tears and after a bit of pushing he tells her all about what happened with Isaac and when he admits what he did to Arthur’s medal, she swears she’ll make him pay and hugs on him for a while and after Dom leaves, feeling a little better, Bernie goes and finds Serena because that was Arthur’s medal and she knows that Serena will be pissed. And of course after Serena finds out, she drags EVERYONE into it, especially Henrik, Ric, Sacha and Jac, and of course it gets round that the consultants on all wards are mad/pissed at Isaac for some reason and one person finds out why and suddenly the entire hospitals against him and he finally asks what’s going on (because not only have they only just been on the right side of being professional, they’ve also started messing with everything else around him. His theatre schedule, his research -Jac’s doing- his life outside of the hospital, things are just being fucked up badly). 

The thing, he tells Serena about everything that’s happening to him and asks why, so she just turns to him and goes, “Despite the trouble he’s caused over the years, I have come to care a great deal about Dominic. He gave you an item of great importance to him and you quite literally stomped on it and broke it." 

"What ever he’s told you Ms Campbell-" 

"What you missed Dr Mayfield, Arthur meant a great deal to everyone in this hospital, myself included." 

"I-" 

"So there’s just one more thing I have left to say." 

"And what’s that?" 

Serena smiles brightly, "I will destroy you and your reputation, though that part is nearly complete, very much like you destroyed Arthur’s medal and Doms heart.”

“How dare-!”

“I dare because this is MY hospital and I will defend the people who work here with everything I am. Now be a good little boy and work out your contract and leave.”

7. Descendants - Old Gods AU

Based on this post.

Descendants of the old Gods are known to walk the earth, although over time they have become rare. As such, they are revered as Gods themselves by some and hated by others.

Most hide away, some don’t, but nor do they advertise their differences.

A few use it to their advantage.

Serena is the descendant of Athena from her mothers side, as is Jason.

Through her father, Serena is also a descendant of Apollo.

Serena doesn’t hide her status as a Descendant, sometimes even using it to the advantage of the hospital.

It comes as a great surprise when in blows Bernie, a child of Zeus.

She has learnt over the years to keep to herself for fear of hurting the ones she loves. This of course was part of the reason for the rift between her and her children, who had no knowledge of their mothers heritage until they learnt about the Old Gods in secondary school and realised why their mother was always zapping things and why her veins were so bright, as though light was running through them.

They never forgave her for not telling them.

Serena is ecstatic about having another Descendant in the hospital, until she finds out about the affair she had with a child of Demeter, one of the few people she found she could touch without injuring them. 

8.

At a conference.

Woman: So you two run the ward together. Bernie: Yes. Woman:So you’re friends? Bernie: We’re together. Woman: Oh! Best friends, how lovely! That explains why you’re so affectionate with each other! Bernie: ………?? Serena: She just had me pinned against the wall of the hallway and made me come twice. Bernie: O.O Serena: Caught on now? Woman: …Oh. *Slumps away to another small group and refuses to look at them.*  Bernie: *Laughs* My Gal.

9. Kiss, Hit, Run

Serena’s involved in a hit and run while Bernie’s in Ukraine and has to stay in hospital for a while, leaving Jason alone.

Raf and Fletch offer to take him in, but after a few days, it becomes apparent that with the four other children, Jason can’t cope with the constant changing of schedule and ask his Auntie to find another solution. 

She thinks of calling Bernie, but considering her first few calls were ignored, she decides against it and asks the only other person who is able to understand Jason and his need for routine, Mr. Hanssen.

After a few days of Hanssen coming to the house to pick Jason up for his shifts and staying with him afterwards until he goes to bed, Hanssen consults Serena on him temporarily moving into her spare room to make things easier.

A week passes since he moves in and on the seventh day, he comes downstairs to make them both breakfast only to find that it’s already started and Bernie sitting at the table with a mug of coffee.

“Why didn’t you ring to tell me what had happened?”

“I was told not to.”

“Serena-”

“Ms Campbell said not to inform you until you’re return, or not at all if she was back at work before your return.” He sits, “As you have returned before such a thing, Ms Campbell was involved in a hit and run just over two weeks ago.”

“And her condition?”

“Broken collar bone, wrist and two ribs, one of which punctured her lung.”

“Jesus.”

Jason soon joins them and asks about breakfast which Bernie says will be ready in two minutes.

“Good, if it’s not we will be late for our visit to see Auntie Serena.” Jason tilts his head, “Will you be coming with us Doctor Bernie?”

“If it’s alright with you Jason, I would like to visit your Aunt as well.”

“It is. I believe Auntie Serena misses you. She will be happy you are back.”

“I hope so too.”

10. 

After becoming such close friends, it becomes a weekly tradition for Bernie and Serena to have dinner together on the nights Jason goes to Chess Club. 

Serena cooks.

Bernie brings the wine…provided she remembers.

On the day of the dinner, Serena has the day off and Jason is away to stay the night at Alans, so she spends the day lazying around, reading her favorite book while curled up on the sofa in nothing but her knickers and over sized jumper. So engrossed with her book, she forgets what day it is and her plans to make Bernie’s favourite meal, Shepards Pie. 

Bernie rocks up, on time for once, and just walks in as she has started to do, calling out that she’d remembered the wine this time and heads to the kitchen, only to stop when she spots Serena in the lounge, curled up reading.

She stands there, wine forgotten as she takes in the cuteness of the scene. 

It takes a moment, but Serena finally realises she’s no longer alone and turns to face her.

“You look comfy.”

It’s with that comment Serena remembers that she’s only in her knickers and jumper. She instantly turns red and tries to tug the hem of the jumper down to cover her legs. When she looks up again, she finds Bernie still staring and gives up on covering her legs and just pulls her hands back up into her sleeves, mumbling, “Please stop staring at me.”

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A series of unfortunate events in the future brings a dire threat to 21st century Earth. Will the Doctor save the day, or will his oldest frenemy cause him to lose his way?

Words: 818, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Doctor Who

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Twelfth Doctor, Missy (Doctor Who), Clara Oswin Oswald, Jack Harkness, John Hart, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Jac (Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice), Danny Pink

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 1/30/2018

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your newscap for Tuesday 30th January 2018. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by Daily Nation News Newspaper (DN).

$68M DROP IN RESERVES IN 3 MONTHS – Barbados has suffered its fastest decline in foreign reserves in a year – US$16 million a month – regional economist Marla Dukharan warned yesterday. This was also the lowest level of foreign reserves in the last 17 years, she said, adding it was due in part to Government’s continued reliance on the Central Bank to finance its operations. Based on data the Central Bank of Barbados released at the end of October, and Dukharan’s latest assessment, Barbados’ international reserves reportedly fell by about $68 million between September and November alone. Dukharan said the information released showed that the “Central Bank’s financing of the Government continues unabated” and this was partly to blame for the “precipitous drop in reserves”. (DN)

STUART SAYS SEWAGE ISSUES NOT UNIQUE TO BARBADOS – Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is making it clear that Barbados is not entitled to any exemptions from issues such as the sewage spill on the island’s south coast. Therefore, Stuart suggested to party supporters at a meeting of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) St George South branch at Ellerton Primary School last night, the uproar over the crisis was misplaced. There has been growing anxiety over the possible impact of the ongoing spill, particularly in the wake of travel advisories issued by Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, warning their citizens visiting Barbados to “take normal security precautions” while here. The US further advised Americans to “avoid water activities in the affected areas” on the south coast between St Lawrence Gap and Hastings, and to “beware of sewage on the street”, and it issued a health alert last Thursday, warning that the tap water in the affected area was not fit for consumption. However, Stuart told party faithful while many of the visitors to Barbados were no strangers to sewage problems in their own countries, Government critics here were trying to imply that Barbados ought not to experience similar issues. (BT)

BEST AD EVER – The health alert issued by the United States embassy last week stating that the island’s drinking water was not fit for consumption – and which put Government on the back foot – is being seen as an open blessing by Minister of Housing Denis Kellman. Kellman said the advisory cautioning embassy staff to either boil the tap water before drinking or use bottled water was “the best ad we ever received” for the quality of the water here. In addition, he said by putting out the alert – which was available online to a global audience – the Americans had given Barbados an opportunity to show the world that the drinking water here was “better than anybody else’s water”. “The American embassy gave the best ad that we ever received about our water. That was the best ad. You would never hear anybody say that our water bad anymore because they put out the advisory and we were able to put out the facts. So they promoted us and they gave us a platform to demonstrate that our water was better than anybody else’s water,” Kellman told the Democratic Labour Party’s St George South branch meeting at the Ellerton Primary School yesterday afternoon. In a statement posted on the US embassy website late last Thursday afternoon the Americans said they had conducted tests recently on the tap water and had found “elevated levels” of bacteria.  (BT)

DENIS KELLMAN MUST GO! – The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) made a case last night to voters in Checker Hall, St Lucy to end the 23-year reign of Denis Kellman as their Member of Parliament. The BLP descended on the St Lucy community with a simple message that the constituency was hurting while their representative was prospering, therefore it would serve voters well to kick him out in the next election due by the middle of this year. “Denis Kellman represented this constituency for 23 years and the only thing Denis Kellman could point to is a place called Moon Town,” the BLP’s Dale Marshall, the Member of Parliament for St Joseph, said in reference to Kellman’s business. “I understand that Moon Town does a bustling business with an Internet café, a hardware store, a grocery store, a restaurant and a sports bar, all of which are owned by Denis Kellman, because in his mind the development of Denis Kellman is equal to the development of St Lucy.” Marshall told those gathered in the open area next to Jac’s Pizza that he was puzzled that while the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) had held power since 2008, it had not given assistance to Kellman to develop St Lucy. The Opposition candidate for St Peter Colin Jordan recalled the now resolved extended water shortage that had been experienced by residents in mostly northern and eastern parishes in the last year or two. He charged that the DLP had done a poor job in resolving the water problem in St Lucy and that “rather than having running water in your taps the . . . bankruptcy at the head of the Democratic Labour Party has gone from refusing to give people running water and have now presided over a situation where they’re giving the people on the south coast running sewage”.  (BT)

NOT SO FREUNDEL – Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) leader Mia Mottley has taken issue with statements made by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart during Sunday’s Democratic Labour Party (DLP) meeting in St George South. In a press statement issued on Monday night, Mottley dismissed Stuart’s Against the Odds speech as a “wishy-washy attempt to defend his Government’s dismal record by declaring that his hands were tied by debt he inherited from the BLP administration”. In the speech, Stuart told party supporters that the last decade has by no means been easy for his ruling DLP which not only walked right into a global economic meltdown, but inherited at least three major debts from the former BLP regime. The Prime Minister explained that Government had had to “look for $30 million to pay for a [Dodds] prison we didn’t build” after rioting inmates torched Glendairy Prison. He said it also had to deal with the “Barrack situation” after contractor Al Barrack successfully sued the BLP for his part in completing the Warrens Office Complex and was awarded $34 million by the High Court in 2006 but the debt was allowed to accumulate interest of ten per cent a year, which brought the sum to about $150 million. Stuart also said a rebuilt Kensington Oval was a drain on the public’s purse, adding that the only two times it was full was for Sir Garfield Sobers’ 80th birthday celebration, and last week’s DLP St Michael North West Development Fund gospel concert. However, in a statement issued on Monday night, Mottley said Stuart’s comments were for the most part “inaccurate and misleading”. Following is the full statement issued by the Leader of the Opposition in response to the Prime Minister’s speech: “At the Democratic Labour Party meeting on Sunday night, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart made a wishy-washy attempt to defend his Government’s dismal record by declaring that his hands were tied by debt he inherited from the BLP Administration. His comments were for the most part inaccurate and misleading. It is clear that the Prime Minister’s memory is slipping. Dodd’s Prison is a rarity in Government contracts in this country. Not only did it come in on time, but it was under budget. The Prime Minister knows the Government got back $10 million from the agreed contract price to build Dodds. Mr. Stuart was the Attorney General when the ministry received almost $4 million in a cheque back from the contractor. Further, the ministry had also received the benefit of another $6 million from the contractor, which the ministry had previously authorized for the re-construction of Summervale and other works at Dodds. That the PM would raise the red herring of rebuilding the 19th century constructed Glendairy where sanitary facilities consisted largely of a bucket in grossly overcrowded cells is both unbelievable and unconscionable. With respect to the handling of the Barrack case, it is the Democratic Labour Party Government that has incurred almost $30 million in interest over eight to nine years by its failure to honour a judgment of the courts. It could have dealt with this expeditiously as it has clearly done with other matters. Finally, Kensington Oval was over 70 years old when the Government took the decision to acquire and rebuild this national landmark. It was done to facilitate a global event that showcased Barbados to the world. This is the home ground of the greatest cricketer that ever lived, the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, the lone surviving National Hero.  It is also the home ground of many other world famous Barbadian cricketers. To suggest that Kensington Oval should have been abandoned and left to become a derelict ruin must have been for all Barbadians and true lovers of cricket globally the unkindest cut of all. The Democratic Labour Party Government has done nothing to advance Kensington’s revenue earning capacity in the international sports arena.  In fact, as recently as the end of last year his Government declined to sign a letter of comfort that would have brought the Women’s Cricket World Cup T20 to Kensington Oval. Instead, the Prime Minister is comfortable boasting about its prowess as a venue for DLP political events. No amount of pleading and muddying of the waters by the Prime Minister at this 11th hour will convince Barbadians that the present Democratic Labour Party Government is not the most inept and incompetent administration we have had to endure since Independence and possibly since modern settlement. Freundel Stuart has zapped Barbadians of their pride. The people of Barbados want to have a say in all of this. The Prime Minister must stop fiddling and, like Dr. Keith Mitchell in Grenada, give Barbadians what they want.” (BT)

FUMING OVER BUS DELAYS – Tensions ran high yesterday at the Princess Alice Bus Terminal and that in Fairchild Street as scores of stranded commuters lambasted the Transport Board for unbearably long waits. But according to a release from the state-owned entity, there will not be much relief during the coming weeks, as a number of buses undergo annual inspection. This situation has also been compounded due to a broken hoist at the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW), which has been out of commission for over a year. Yesterday evening, the Fairchild Street terminal was dark, muddy, wet and bursting at the seams as commuters appeared to wait in vain for buses going to places like Bayfield, Sargeant Street, Kendal and College Savannah. (DN)

TRANSPORT BLUES – There is no immediate relief in sight for commuters hard hit by chronic bus shortages. In a statement issued today, the Transport Board cautioned that the challenges were likely to continue in the coming weeks. The board explained that a number of its buses were undergoing inspection at the licensing authority, but the process had stalled because the hoist at the Ministry of Transport and Works had been out of commission for more than a year. It added that it had been working with the ministry in search of an alternative location to have inspection done, but this too was being hampered by the unavailability of equipment. Consequently, the Transport Board is appealing to the travelling public for patience as it seeks to improve the situation. It was revealed last week that Grantley Adams Memorial School students had been left stranded until about 8 p.m. due to the shortage of buses, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of the state- run service. Following the revelation, Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley announced last night that he was considering the possibility of inviting privately-run public service vehicles (PSVs) to help transport pupils to and from school.    Speaking at the Democratic Labour Party St George South branch meeting at the Ellerton Primary School, Lashley assured party faithful that his ministry was willing to work with the PSV operators to ensure that there was no repeat of the incident. However, head of the Association of Private Transport Operators (APTO) Morris Lee told Barbados TODAY that the involvement of the PSVs in transporting students would be fraught with logistical issues. Lee explained that while the privately-run operators had the necessary capacity to help, certain conditions must first be met. “We believe that we have the capacity to assist in this regard. There are some routes that are overcrowded with minibuses and ZRs and there are other routes where school children and workers have to wait two hours to get a bus. So if the minister meets with us the issue of supply and demand can be met. “It has to also be considered that school children are on vacation three times per year. So you can’t structure a 52-week transport system on 35 weeks of income. This is the very reason that the Transport Board is subsidized. So the $2 system cannot work 35 weeks then you are parked for the rest of the year,” Lee argued. He also suggested that Lashley was premature in making such a declaration without first discussing it with either of the two private sector transport bodies. “The minister is fully aware that if his concerns are to be addressed, he should follow the appropriate protocol and not randomly talk to owners who on their own cannot help. Instead he should be talking to the two associations. It was drawn to my attention only this morning that the Transport Board is down to 65 buses now so we are already transporting 90 per cent of the travelling public,” Lee said. (BT)

REAL HARD – The real estate market has nosedived by nearly 50 per cent across the board since 2010, with large residential as well as commercial properties being the most affected. Julie Dash, of Hannah Properties, said it was no longer business as usual in Barbados with a 45 per cent fall-off in the market. “That 45 per cent loss was a correction in a very greedy market. Barbados was on the crest of a wave and the bubble burst in 2010 and prices continued to fall. If positive corrective action is not taken economically, we could lose another 10 or 15 per cent in the next 12 to 18 months,” she told the DAILY NATION. “This comes as a direct result of the downturn in the Barbados economy and the National Social Responsibility Levy which has put upward pressure on the pockets of Barbadians,” she added.  (DN)

BARBADOS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH COPA AIRLINES – Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy has announced a new partnership with Copa Airlines from his offices in Two Mile Hill, St Michael. The deal will see Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) receiving a twice-weekly service direct from Panama City, Panama, commencing July 17, 2018.  “Today we are happy to announce a new partnership with an airline that we have been after for some time, Copa, coming out of the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City,” Sealy said. “I of course want to take this opportunity to thank Mr Pedro Heilbron, the CEO of Copa, who we have been talking with for a number of years, for finally making this flight a reality. As a matter of fact, he is announcing the flight today and it is going to be loaded on the Copa systems, so Barbadians and Panamanians and persons from beyond the gateway in either direction will be able to book from as early as tonight to fly Copa direct between Panama City and Barbados.” The new service will feature an Embraer 190, which offers 84 Economy seats and 10 Business Class seats, for a total 94-seat configuration. (DN)

BWA SIGNS MULTIMILLION SOLAR DEAL – The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has signed onto a multimillion-dollar deal which will see Lakes Folly, The City become the home of a state-of-the-art solar car port. Yesterday, BWA chairman Dr Atlee Brathwaite signed the US$3.5 million grant at BWA headquarters in The Pine, St Michael, with representatives from MASDAR, a company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Following the signing, BWA project engineer Nathan Harte told the media the grant would allow the state-owned utility to build two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, the first of which would see the installation of a 500-kilowatt ground-mounted solar panel solar system at Bowmanston Pumping Station in St John. The second project would be the building of a 350-kilowatt solar car port at the old Cave Shepherd warehouse, opposite the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant. “One of the visions that we see at the BWA for this car park is that parking at Kensington Oval is an issue,” Harte said. “This particular car port will be able to house 100-plus cars, and will have covered parking where the energy generated from the parking will go into the grid.” He added the BWA stood to benefit economically from what would be the largest solar car port on the island. At the Bowmanston station, a mounted solar system would help the BWA to cut its $2 million per month energy bill and also allow the station to continue pumping water in the event of a power outage. “In the event that the grid is down, we would still be able to pump water to our citizens,” Harte said. “The out-rolling of these particular PV projects will see other successful projects coming online and there are also some other major PV projects we are rolling out in order to curb our high electrical demand.” While not going into details on those future PV projects, Harte noted those future upgrades would be coming in the next two to three years. The money for the projects was granted through the UAE’s US$50 million Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, which was launched last January to assist Caribbean small island developing states with increasing their renewable energy sector.   (DN)

CCB REMINDS DAY CARE CENTRES OF REGISTRATION RENEWAL DEADLINE – The Child Care Board (CCB) has issued a statement as an urgent reminder to operators of private day care centres in Barbados. Chairman Kenneth Knight stated that: “It is of the greatest importance that persons who are currently operating and those who may be seeking to establish private day care centres in Barbados, ensure that they are in full compliance with the law in having their operations registered by the Child Care Board. This is not only in the interest of the operators, but also is in the best interest of our children whose well-being is of utmost concern to us all.” Knight further stated that: “In the case of persons who are already operating private day care centres, the deadline for renewal of their registration falls on January 31 as was previously indicated in an earlier release. Operators failing to register risk facing closure of the day care centre, or may be subject to a fine of $500 and/or six months imprisonment. We are appealing to all operators to come in and renew their registration so that they can operate legally and comfortably knowing that they are in full compliance with the regulations of the Child Care Board, which is responsible for the registration of all private day care centres in Barbados.”  (DN)

AG: BARBADOS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT – Barbados remains committed to eliminating corporal punishment in keeping with its agreement to protect the Rights of the Child. And, while Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite believes the time has come to eliminate corporal punishment, he admits that greater discussion and dialogue are needed on the issue before it is accepted by society. He made these comments this morning during a courtesy call from the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr Aloys Kamuragiye, at his Wildey, St  Michael office. “We need to go to the churches and society and show them the alternatives… We need to resocialise our people,” Brathwaite said, noting that teachers were already stating that children today were more difficult than those before. And, while acknowledging that it would not be an easy matter to deal with,   Brathwaite re-emphasised that he believed in doing what he could to ensure that young people had a second chance. “One error should not define a child’s life,” he maintained. Meanwhile, Dr Kamuragiye challenged communication specialists to assist in bringing about the necessary change. “It takes people with passion who are committed. Where change happens it takes commitment,” he stated. The UNICEF Representative also urged communication specialists to monitor the impact of the efforts over time so that an account could be given of the change being produced in communities. Meanwhile, he commended Barbados’ efforts thus far in a number of areas, including the draft Juvenile Justice Bill, which also contains proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility for children from 11 to 12. But, at the same time, Kamuragiye lamented what he described as the high prevalence of violence against children throughout the region, particularly in the areas of sexual abuse and neglect. “We have to do something against the widespread violence against our children,” he urged.  (DN)

MISSING 14 YEAR OLD GIRL – The Police are still seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing girl. Missing is 14-year-old Shamia Simpson, of 3rd Ave, Bush Hall, Yard Gap, St Michael, and formerly of Charnocks, Christ Church.  She is a pupil of the Princess Margaret School. She was last seen by her father Richard King, around 8 a.m. today, when she left home for school, and has not been seen since. At the time she was wearing her school uniform. Shamia is 5 feet 5 inches tall, of slim build and brown complexion. She has long straightened, unkempt hair. Her ears are pierced twice, and she walks with an erect appearance. Anyone with information relative to the whereabouts of Shamia Simpson is being asked to contact Central Police Station at 430-7676 or 430-7630, Police Emergency number 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800−TIPS (8477), or 430-7242, or the nearest Police Station. (DN)

MISSING: VICTOR RAMKINSSOON – Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing man. He is 24-year-old Victor Ramkinssoon of #21 Eastwind, Gemswick, St Philip.  He was last seen on Saturday January 27by his mother Jammie Ramkinssoon at their residence around 3:30 p.m. At the time he was wearing long khaki pants and a pair of blue “Rider” slippers. His shirt is unknown. Ramkinssoon is 5’ 6” tall, slimly built and of dark complexion. He has a rectangular shaped head, a low haircut and a long beard. He has small eyes, with his left eye being whiter than the right. He has a pointed nose, and pointed ears, small lips, narrow shoulders and a long neck. Anyone with information relative to the wherea-outs of Victor Ramkinssoon is being asked to contact the District ‘C’ Police Station at telephone numbers 416-8200 or 416-8201, police emergency number 211 or the nearest police station. (DN)

LIME THIEF POSES FOR THE CAMERA – It’s not often that a thief readily allows the person whose property he stole to take his picture. However, that was the option which O’Neal Sylvester Farmer chose after being caught stealing limes late last year. When he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday, the 36-year-old, of No. 122 Midway Lane, The Pine, St Michael, pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of limes valued $50 belonging to Elvin Sealy last December 17. Prosecutor Sergeant Cameron Gibbons told the court Sealy’s wife alerted him that someone was in the orchard stealing limes. When he went outside, and saw Farmer, he discharged his licensed firearm into the ground, causing the man to flee.The complainant got into his car and drove behind Farmer, eventually catching up with him. After dropping the bag of limes, Farmer gave Sealy his name and address and allowed him to take a photo. The matter was reported to police and Farmer was arrested. Farmer’s attorney, Andrew Willoughby, told Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant his client had been through the traumatic experience of having a firearm discharged at him. He said the limes had been returned to the owner, and asked the magistrate not to jail Farmer, who told the court he climbed trees and sold coconuts for a living. Before placing him on a bond to keep the peace for six months, the magistrate cautioned him not to trespass on people’s properties. “You should go on the trees that you are permitted to climb,” she advised. If Farmer breaches the bond, he will have to pay $300 forthwith or spend eight weeks in prison.  (DN)

WANTED MEN – Police are on the hunt for three men wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. They are 22-year old Rachan Jackson Thomas of Vauxhall, Christ Church. He is about five feet, six inches tall, slim and has a dark complexion. Twenty-three-year-old Niko Antonio James of Upper Collymore Rock, St Michael is the second man. He is five feet, six inches tall and has a brown complexion. The third man is 28-year-old Rashad Kemar Moore of Vauxhall, Christ Church. He is about five feet, seven inches tall, slim and has a brown complexion. Police advise the three men that they can present themselves to officers at the Major Crime Unit located at Glebe Land, St George accompanied by an attorney-at-law of their choice. The men are considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached by the public. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the Thomas, James or Moore are asked to contact the Major Crime Unit at telephone 4307192, or 4307193. CID Headquarters at 4307189, Police Emergency at telephone number ‘211’, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477) and the nearest police station.  (BT)

PAIN KILLER – A 52-year-old man, who admitted to having two types of illegal drugs in his possession, has been placed on a bond for the next two years. If Herbert Raymond Kirton, of no fixed place of abode, breaches the sentence imposed by Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant and is found guilty of any crime during that time he will be forced to spend 12 months at HMP Dodds. “Officer that is my apparatus,” Kirton told police on January 26 after he was seen dropping an item while at Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael. It was later discovered that the paraphernalia was foil paper in the shape of a pipe, with a hole at one end and burnt marks at the other.

“That’s my weed . . . .  That’s my cocaine,” he later told police after a more in depth search was conducted. Today, however, his explanation for having the illegal substances took Cuffy-Sargeant and other court officials by surprise. Kirton said he has been suffering with his prostate and claimed that his doctor does not want to prescribe him with the drug Voltaren. “That is why I use the cocaine . . . it gets me numb . . . but the doctor does not want to give me none because he say I get too addicted to Voltaren and I will get high,” Kirton explained. However, the magistrate pointed out that he was in a no better position with the cannabis and cocaine. “Ma’am, only that one legal and the other illegal,” he replied. When asked why he had no fixed address, Kirton explained that he lived in the same area the incident occurred, but “I put that [I  have no fixed address] so the [police] will not go by the people I stay by and ransack there”. (BT)

INDONESIAN POLICE SHAVE THE HAIR OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN, MAKE THEM DRESS AS MEN – Police in a conservative province of Indonesia forcibly shaved the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear men’s clothing, state media reported, in a crackdown on the LGBT community that has horrified human rights activists. A group of 12 women were taken into custody during raids on five beauty salons early Sunday morning, North Aceh Police Chief Ahmad Untung Surianata told Antara. The police chief said his men had shaved the women’s hair off and given them men’s clothes to wear, as part of their “coaching” to “become men”. “In addition, the officers also nurtured them by way of having them run for some time and telling them to chant loudly until their male voices came out,” he said. Surianata said the operation had been part of a campaign to prevent LGBT people from “adversely affecting” Indonesia’s next generation. The women were taken to a police station for “further guidance”, Antara said. The police chief later told CNN that the operation began as a response to complaints that women in the salons had been offering free services at their salons to high school boys, as well as reports of drug use in the area. He denied that it was specifically an anti-LGBT operation. Aceh province, situated on Indonesia’s northwestern tip, is the only part of the country ruled by Islamic Sharia law. In May 2017, two young men were caned more than 80 times after being found guilty of having homosexual sex. They were caught after neighbors barged into their apartment, carrying camera phones. Tunggal Pawestri, an Indonesian human rights activist, told CNN it was “crystal clear” police had violated the human rights of the transgender women in Sunday’s raids. “I also feel worry for the mental and health condition of the transgender people who were arrested,” she said. The raids and arrests are just the latest phase of a brutal crackdown on LGBT people in Indonesia in recent years, which has horrified activists. Since 2015 there have been raids on gay saunas, calls for the criminalization of homosexuality and statements made by prominent politicians about the evils of LGBT rights, with one saying it was more dangerous to Indonesia than “nuclear war.” In January, Indonesian politicians began discussions on revising the country’s Criminal Code to make sex between unmarried couples illegal, which would also make homosexual relations unlawful. (BT)

PSL CALLS UP ARCHER AND RAMDIN – A couple days after fetching a million-dollar deal in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Barbadian Jofra Archer has landed another major Twenty20 contract but the fee wasn’t disclosed. In the replacement draft held in Lahore yesterday, Quetta Gladiators selected the 22-year-old Sussex sensation to replace West Indies T20 cricket captain and fellow all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Brathwaite, who will play for Barbados in the early rounds of the Regional Super50 Cup which starts today, has been named in the West Indies’ 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March. Archer, who has been creating a stir in the Big Bash League in Australia following his good performances in the Bangladesh Premier League, was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for US$1.125 million in the IPL auction on Saturday. (DN)

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China New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Taxi Market Regulations, Size, Share and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2023

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New energy vehicles are very crucial to the economic development in China since they reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil by curbing the overall fuel consumption. Government support in form of incentives as well as subsidies has been instrumental in driving the uptake of new energy vehicle taxis in the country. For instance, the ‘Ten Cities- Thousand Vehicles Program’ started by the central government and few other plans focusing on the emission control bodes well for the market growth. On the contrary, despite investments in battery technologies, only few vendors have achieved economies of scale and are able to supply batteries to the industry. This coupled with uneven charging infrastructure in the country has posed significant challenge to the market growth. In view of limited charging infrastructure in China, a phased introduction new energy vehicle taxis is highly recommended. 

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The new energy vehicle taxi market in China is highly consolidated. The leading three new energy vehicle taxi manufacturers account for around two-third of the overall market revenue.  BYD Motor Company, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd (JAC Motors), and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd. (BAIC) are identified as the leading new energy vehicle taxi manufacturers in China. Other promising and emerging players identified in the China new energy vehicle taxi market include China FAW Group Corporation, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., ZAP Jonway, Inc., Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., and Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. among others. These manufacturers fiercely compete to acquire government contracts. However, local protectionism has marred the healthy competition from non-local NEV taxi manufacturers. The market for NEV taxis in China presents significant barriers to new entrants in form of high capital. The established players have upper hand in terms of economies of scale and distribution network. All these factors make the entry of new players challenging.

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In spite of the government initiatives, the new energy vehicle taxi market in China did not receive the necessary push in the early years. This had majorly to do with the local protectionism that prevented healthy competition from international and non-local new energy vehicle taxi manufacturers. However, new energy vehicle taxi manufacturers like BYD Company have shown intent to breach local protectionism. China’s aspiration to become a global leader in new energy vehicles by 2023 would require a transformation in expectations and approaches adopted by stakeholders across the electric vehicle value chain. The new energy vehicle manufacturers, infrastructure providers, and the central government should work in a close association for devising winning imperatives for the new energy vehicle segment.

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