We actually just had Tracy Letts in here earlier in the day and he kind of said something similar where he was like, I dont have any plan, I dont know.

Thats great to hear because Im a big fan of his, so Im glad hes working the same angle. But yeah, I think that, if you think too much about it, youll end up kind of putting yourself in a box that you dont need to be in. I never thought that I would be on West Wing when I was 17, that was not my plan. And there was, and it was an incredible experience. I never thought that Id be on Mad Men for seven years, like this show about advertising in the 60s than I never thought that was going to be what it was. Yeah. So I kinda have this thing of like, Well, you didnt plan that and that worked out, so maybe, you know, dont worry about it too much.

How much in your workthis is obviously a really intense up-close emotional piece. Not that Handmaids isnt, but him, he is also has all the broader weight of like politics kind of on its shoulders and stuff like that. When you approach something youre doing, how much of the outside world are you bringing to bear? I mean, do you feel like youre processing the world through your work. Do you think of it in those kinds of therapeutic terms?

Yeah, sometimes. Not all the time. Handmaids is so literal sometimes. That would be probably my biggest experience with some things going on in the world outside that everyone is experiencing and in all walks of life and Im doing something that I feel like is very parallel to that, and exercising my own feelings about it. And you know, my own opinions and emotions and that would be like the closest Ive gotten to that. Other than that, and this happens even on Handmaids too, I try to approach it from personal, not political. With Peggy, you know, I never thought of her as a girl in the 60s. I thought of her as a woman of any time, of any age who was dealing with the situation that she was dealing with. And that was my sort of way into her and to make her relatable. Same with June, you know, shes a mother and a wife and a woman and shes dealing with the situations the way that I think that this person would deal with them. And so I kind of try to make it a little bit more intimate, I guess, than thinking, Oh, Im going to tie in, you know, the world's problems into this character.

Watching Her Smell again, and I think the first time too, I kept thinking about a movie Id seen not too long before that, which was a movie called Madelines Madeline, a Josephine Decker film. And then I looked at your IMDb and I was like, Oh, shes working with her. That makes total sense. Can you talk a little bit about Shirley, where you play Shirley Jackson?

Yeah. Yeah. Thats also a really interesting different kind of movie. Its a brilliant script by writer named Sarah Gubbins, she just wrote this like the one of the best scripts Ive ever read. And then Josephine came in and kinda like turned it into her own sort of strange, magical film. Its one sort of a section of Shirleys life. We didnt want it to be a biopic. Theres stuff that weve kind of fudged and fictionalized that isnt exactly accurate. But what we did was try to follow the emotion of it, try to represent who Shirley is. And Stanley, her husband whos played by Michael Stuhlbarg, its really just as much about him as it is her. And just show this slice of their life, this slice of this marriage and this slice of what it was like to be that writer. She had a lot going on in her head. She was an addict. She was a very difficult person in a very difficult marriage. Stanley was the same. She was a very complicated artist. What Sarah did so brilliantly I think was just sort of make you feel like what it wouldve been to be like to be in Shirleys head for a little while. And it follows the parallel of her writing a book called Hangsaman, which was after The Lottery came out. So shes dealing with a lot of the press from that, a lot of blowback from that. People were very upset about that story.

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Dundee manager James McPake hailed his sides classy 3-0 victory at Alloa as the best performance of the season.

The Dens Park side dominated a lopsided affair at the Indodrill stadium in chalking up back-to-back league wins for the first time since May 2018.

The visitors deservedly went ahead in the 15th minute when Kane Hemmings notched the first of his double.

The former Oxford player doubled the Tayside outfits lead six minutes before the break before turning provider for substitute Sean Mackie to wrap up the scoring in the 75th minute.

Hemmings should also have left with the match ball but hit a wild shot well wide at the end.

McPake, whose team remain six points behind Championship leaders and city rivals United, said: Weve been as good at times in certain games but as a compete performance, yeah, that was it against a very good and dangerous team.

To come and perform at that level for 94 minutes, Im very pleased.

When youve footballers in there with the pedigree of Graham Dorrans, Paul McGowan and Shaun Byrne theyve got a way of playing that they enjoy and have an understanding now.

I thought Graham was outstanding and you can see he is now getting to a level of fitness that only games bring.

Im delighted hes at my football club but the other players complimented him as well.

The visitors had history on their side as they looked to build on Fridays 2-1 victory at Ayr, having not been beaten at Alloa on league duty since 1939.

McPake had confidence in the same group of players to come up with the goods after naming an identical starting XI from the trip to Somerset Park.

Aside from a low left-footed effort from Adam Brown that had Conor Hazard diving to his left to make a routine save, Dundee dominated the early stages.

The central midfield triumvirate of Graham Dorrans, Shaun Byrne and Paul McGowan dictated the direction of play as Alloa chased shadows.

Dundees first sight of goal came after eight minutes when Andrew Nelson advanced from midfield before hitting a wayward shot harmlessly wide.

But Hemmings made no mistake from close range as he notched his second of the season in the 15th minute.

The forward exchanged passes with Declan McDaid before drilling a low drive through the legs of Jamie MacDonald.

The away side had their tails up and continued to press.

Nelson hit a fizzing drive from outside the area over the bar before Cammy Kerr, from a similar distance, also fired high of the frame moments later.

Although McPakes side continued to exert their influence, penetrating their opponents rearguard was not so straight forward.

That was until six minutes before the break when Hemmings doubled his and his teams lead.

The forward was picked out at the back post by Jordan Marshalls menacing delivery and cooly placed a right-footed volley past the hapless MacDonald.

Alloa briefly thought they had dragged themselves back into the game seconds before the break but Liam Buchanans effort was disallowed for offside.

Alloa overturning a half-time two-goal deficit to earn a point against Queen of the South at the weekend would have served as a warning to the Dundee players when they returned for the second period.

Alloa did manage to conjure their best chance of the game but Liam Buchanan shot well over after being picked out by Scott Taggart on the edge of the box.

Dundee midfielder Paul McGowan was as just as wasteful when he swung an effort off target from 18 yards.

Alloa were much improved following the break but Hemmings came close to grabbing his hat-trick in the 62nd minute.

The former Oxford marksmans left-footed effort across goal was well saved by the outstretched McDonald.

However, Hemmings then turned provider for Mackie to score in the 75th minute, just moments after the on loan Hibs player replaced Nelson.

Mackie cooly placed the ball into the gaping net from six yards.

Another chance came and went for Hemmings in his bid to achieve a personal milestone, the forward lashing McDaids lay-off well wide from ten yards.

Alloa manager Peter Grant said: The better team won, its the first time weve been outplayed and you have to give credit to the opposition I thought they were excellent.

Alloa: MacDonald, Robertson, Graham, Taggart, Deas, Hetherington, Trouten, OHara, Flannigan, Buchanan, Brown (ODonnell 83)

Substitutes not used: Henry, Gilhooly, Gillespie, Thomson, Malcolm

Dundee: Hazard; Kerr, McGhee, Forster, Marshall; Byrne, Dorrans (Ness 83); McDaid, McGowan (McPake 80), Nelson (Mackie 72); Hemmings

Substitutes not used: Ferrie, Meekings, Johnson, Robertson

Referee: Barry Cook

Attendance: 1,218

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The LF-30 was styled at the Toyota Groups ED European Design Centre by a team led by Californian Ian Cartabiano. The team deliberately went radical, Cartabiano tells us.

The only reason to hold on the traditional [automotive] cues is to make the

visual transition for our traditional customer. But I think were at the point now where we should make a more futuristic and a braver statement and really take advantage of what EV technology can provide.

"Electrified design should really try to create something new rather than be mired in the past," says Cartabiano.

For me, its intentionally a new genre type of luxury performance vehicle. Its not really a sedan and its not a coupe and its not a crossover [but] a new type of luxury performance car that has the sleek attitude of a performance vehicle.

Cartabiano says it has more interior room than the companys flagship LS limousine, combined with the seating position and driving dynamics of an LC sports coupe. It could only happen with an electrified platform. I think the future of electrified design should really try to create something new, create a new expression of technology rather than be mired in the past.

The LF-30 won't be a loft on wheels, but it will be an exciting experience for the driver and passengers.

The interior packaging is realistic, even today, Cartabiano says. Its really an intriguing sense of space because [for] the driver ... you really do feel like youre in control but the rear of the car is this really great space for passengers. And I think thats a really exciting combination.

Sometimes its easy in the era of autonomous driving and electrification to make a living room, loft on wheels. Its kind of a go-to standard lately. But I dont think thats the only solution, especially for a luxury brand where [personal] ownership is important.

Lexus and Toyota more generally says it plans to offer full electric, hybrid (including plug-in hybrids) and fuel cell cars in the future to meet all needs in all markets. By 2025 it will have an electrified version of every Lexus model.

LEXUS LF-30Price Not for sale (concept model only)Engine Four in-wheel motors, with 110 kW/h battery packPower/torque (claimed) 400 kW/700 NmCruising distance (claimed) 500 kmAcceleration (claimed) 3.8 seconds

The author attended the Tokyo Motor Show as a guest of Lexus.

The future will be worth the wait; in the meantime there'll be an electrified version of every Lexus by 2025.

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Fall marathon season is in full swing and along with perfect training conditions, runners are out in droves right now. Fittingly, there are three new books on the sport for fall, each with a very different focus in mind. No matter what chapter of running life you might be in or even if youve yet to enter a chapter one of these books is going to meet your needs.

From authors Cindy Kuzma and Carrie Jackson Cheadle comes "Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries," "Running That Doesnt Suck" from Lisa Jhung, and from Brian Metzler theres "Kicksology: The Hype, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes". All of these books written by experienced runners and journalists who have deep understanding of their subject matter.

Since an unfortunately high number of runners end up injured every year estimates go as high as 50 percent odds are you have faced, or will face, a layoff at some point in your running career. Whether its your first or 10th injury, however, you know that it is always hard to sit on the sidelines, missing your favorite activity. Cindy Kuzma and Carrie Cheadle understand this, which is why they wrote "Rebound" in hopes of making the tough period of injury lay off just a bit easier.

"Rebound" serves as a roadmap to help injured runners return to their sports stronger with a combination of tools allowing runners to take control of their recovery. The book includes the personal stories of athletes and researchers who offer up their wisdom and science, all backed up by Cheadles experience as a mental performance consultant.

According to Kuzma, there was a need for this book because most of the support for injured athletes comes in the form of physical, not emotional. Research offers us an increasing understanding of how the brain plays a key role in all stages of athletic performance and recovery, she says. Were glad we can contribute to the conversation and help offer much-needed support to athletes on the mental side of the rehab and recovery process.

Many runners, when injured, deal with guilt over how much the layoff impacts them emotionally. For this reason, the entire first chapter of Rebound addresses the roller coaster of emotions injured athletes face. What Ive learned from writing this book is that all those emotions are normal and natural, says Kuzma. Its OK and in fact, essential, to feel and express them.

The book goes on to offer mental drills to help injured athletes train their minds and learn to work through injury so that they can return physically and mentally stronger than before skills they can use in every area of their lives.

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Ever say to yourself "I want to run, but I can't?" Lisa Jhung, an experienced runner and journalist who writes about running, understands how hard it can be to get started, which is why she authored the newly released "Running That Doesnt Suck: How to Love Running Even if You Think You Hate It".

Jhung's book includes a know-thyself-to-become-a-runner quiz to help wannabe runners find the type of approach that might work best for their individual needs. The results help readers to then navigate the book and learn more about different ways in to running.

Read our interview with Jhung about the book.

Author Brian Metzler has been running pretty much all of his life, and as a journalist who covers the sport and its gear, has run in just about every type of shoe out there over 1,500 pairs, by his estimate. While not every runner might share his fascination for all that goes into running shoes, Kicksology offers up plenty of useful information for runners to digest.

I think runners of all experience levels will find fascinating some of the stories about the history of shoes, how shoes are made, and the recent advancements in shoes, says Metzler. Going inside shoe factories in both China and New England was eye opening for me. Then again, so was learning about how a shoe comes to life, what it costs to make a pair of shoes, and how some recent advancements have really helped improve marathon times.

"Kicksology" dives into the fads and science that have shaped running shoe trends, and does a good job of helping runners learn how to separate the hype from the real in order to become informed consumers. A chapter on running injuries and whether or not shoes can play a role in preventing them is a good example. Running shoes definitely dont cause injuries, says Metzler, but they can have a big impact on a runners fitness and performance.

The combination of a runners foot shape and running gait are entirely unique to that runner based on their anatomy, injury history and day-to-day postural traits and habits. Because of that, there are better and worse shoes for every individual.

That said, Metzler astutely points out in his book that most runners get mired down in the marketing of running shoes, often putting far too much stock in what a shoe can and cant deliver. The key to healthy, efficient running has less to do with shoes and more to do with the time, effort, care and passion that each of us puts into it, he points out in the book.

In his final chapter, Metzler takes a look at what runners can expect from running shoe development in the coming years, which may involve a good deal of personalization and customization. At the end of the day, no matter how they change, he says, running shoes will continue to play the role of inspiring and bringing runners together.

After all his research, does Metzler have a favorite shoe? They span a wide range, he says, but theyre all based on both the quality and uniqueness of the shoe, and also the emotional attachments I have from running in them.

A few that make the cut: The original Adidas Oregon from the early 80s; the Nike Air Tupu from 2002; the HOKA Speedgoat 2 from 2017; and the Altra Timp 1.5 from 2018. But as soon as I mention those, I can think of dozens more, too, he admits.

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Eoin Murphy says his goalkeeping rival Brian Hogan is fully deserving of his first PwC All Star award.

The Tipperary netminder was nominated for the position along with Murphy and Laoiss Enda Rowland and he got the nod after starring across his countys eight games en route to All-Ireland glory.

Theres a historic element to his selection too as, with his father Ken selected between the posts back in 1987, the Hogans have become just the third father-son combination after the Larkins and Powers from Kilkenny to win hurling All Stars and the first to be chosen in the same position.

Kilkenny keeper Murphy is widely considered to be the finest custodian in the game at present and won his second All Star last year though he admits he was surprised to be shortlisted this time around after missing the start of the Championship due to a knee injury.

He said: Look, in fairness to Brian, hed a brilliant All-Ireland final and even a brilliant Munster final as well so he certainly deserves the All Star.

To be honest, the fact that I missed a fair chunk of the Leinster Championship, I was surprised I was nominated.

I know when people probably go down through it, the latter stages of the Championship probably has a fair pull on it but, look, thats the way it goes.

You would be delighted to be nominated, you obviously want to win it. Once I didnt win the All Star there is a tinge of disappointment there but, look, for Brian, its his first one.

Its a good story there obviously his father. Its a fair achievement. Its his first year there.

Tipp probably deservedly got the chunk of them as well (seven). Theyve been the top team all year apart from maybe one sub par performance in the Munster final. Theyve been the top team all year and thats the straight and narrow on it.

Credit where its due, these awards are given to the best players and normally the best players come from the best team and thats the way it is.

Although Murphy didnt make the cut, his teammates Padraig Walsh, TJ Reid and Colin Fennelly were chosen and he feels three spots on the team was a decent representation of their season after reaching the All-Ireland final.

I think over the course of the year its probably a fair reflection. Limerick have two representatives on it but, look, its a fair reflection on how our year went but at the end of the day, these personal awards, its brilliant to be recognised in that manner but at the end of the day, you do want to win silverware so I suppose its a bittersweet year.

From my own point of view, its extremely frustrating at the start of the Leinster Championship having to sit down and look at a few games, wondering whether youll get back in or whatever.

I was obviously delighted to get back in and play a few games but to finish the year without winning anything, it is really bittersweet because you set out the stall to win League, Leinster and All-Ireland but the be all and end all is the All-Ireland.

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NetflixThe Crown, season 3

(UK, 2019) 17 November

A new era calls for fresh blood in Buckingham Palace. In the latest season of Netflixs lavish Emmy and Golden Globe-winning monarchy drama, Olivia Colman takes up the mantle from Claire Foy as steely Queen Elizabeth II. This season, the narrative moves away from exploring marital tension between Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and instead focuses on the now middle-aged royals as they face a rapidly modernising Britain under Harold Wilsons prime ministership. Colmans reign is joined by Tobias Menzies as her mellowed-out husband, and the Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret.

Season three spans the years from 196476, covering events such as Prince Charless investiture as the Prince of Wales (Josh OConnor) and the Apollo 11 moon landing. Netflixs review embargo prevents us from saying more, but all signs point to a dramatic ride.

By Paul Thomas Anderson (US, 2017) 9 November

Paul Thomas Andersons dizzying, quietly beguiling romance of sorts is imbued with visual restraint and elegant beauty. In Daniel Day Lewiss apparently final acting role, he finds charismatic rigour in Reynolds Woodcock, a famous dressmaker of Londons 1950s couture world. On the surface, its the story of a capricious perfectionist, finding his muse in Alma, a young, shy waitress, with whom he begins a love affair. But when the tables turn, underneath lies a domestic power struggle that develops into something disturbing and wickedly funny. Radioheads Jonny Greenwood composes a classical-style score thats lush, swoony and increasingly eerie, adding enigmatic layers to the films perverse undertones.

By Kay Cannon (US, 2018) 11 November

The three girls at the centre of the raunchy Blockers make a pact through emoji-coded texts to lose their virginity on prom night. Upon discovery of this thread, their overprotective parents (a hilarious Lesley Mann, Ike Barinholtz and John Cena) band together to put a stop to their daughters plans. Its silly, riotous fun, with ridiculous obstacles standing in the way between parents and kids. Director Kay Cannon instils what could be an outdated concept with surprising maturity, entrusting her trio of teens with a self-aware confidence around their sexuality. Here, the unhinged adults have more to learn from the intelligent adolescents. Its this level of depth that makes this overlooked comedy stick out from the crowd proving the experiences of a coming-of-age story arent just limited to youngsters, it can be for grownups too.

Honourable mentions: Bojack Horseman season 6, part one (TV, out now), Dolemite is My Name (film, out now), Outlander season 4 (TV, 5 November), The King (film, 1 November), Seven (film, 15 November), The Irishman (film, 27 November), Atlantics (film, 29 November)

By John Carney (US, 2019) out now

Nothing quite beats the feeling of turning on a comforting rom-com and embracing all of its gooey predictability. In John Carneys (Once, Sing Street) anthology series, each episode brings to life stories inspired by the popular New York Times column on relationships, feelings, betrayals, and revelations. While it may prove frustratingly mawkish for some, there are a few gems tucked in between all the cheese. The episode titled When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist, with Dev Patel as an app founder and Catherine Keener as the journalist interviewing him for a story, particularly shines. With a stacked cast including Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey and Andrew Scott, the shows lightness and warmth should be enough to tickle the fancy of those who want to snuggle up in bed with a cup of tea and lose themselves in some breezy escapism.

By Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang (US, 2019) 8 November

This Grand Jury prize-winning documentary from Sundance takes a deep dive into the harrowing consequences of Chinas 35-year one-child policy. Told through the perspective of co-director Nanfu Wang, the film paints a shocking picture of the ways this social experiment scrapped at the end of 2015 affected more than 1 billion people, and continues to have a devastating impact on its citizens lives to this day. The films eye-opening revelations are simultaneously up close and personal: mothers forced into abortions, foetuses discarded in garbage dumps, abandoned babies on the streets. Among the interviewees are Wangs own family members, village chiefs and former family planning officials and the spectrum of emotions on display, which range from grief, guilt to remorse, is heart-wrenching. A vital, enthralling watch.

Honourable mentions: Brittany Runs a Marathon (film, 15 November), The Report (film, 29 November)

(Australia, 2019) out now

This horror anthology, which made the rounds of the Australian film festivals earlier this year, consists of bite-sized stories from five emerging Indigenous Australian filmmakers. Full of blood and guts (at times literally), each narrative varies in style and tone, all the while leaning into and shaking up familiar horror conventions. Featuring mythical creatures from other worlds such as bush ghouls and fanged water creatures, to the murky, more realistic horrors of sex slavery, these films are united by their confrontation of Australias ugly colonial past and how this manifests in the present. Collectively, a telemovie that goes beyond mere spooky popcorn entertainment.

By Rachel Perkins (Australia, 2019) new episodes every Sunday

Deborah Mailman is Alex Irving: a gutsy Indigenous activist appointed as a senator in federal parliament by prime minister Rachel Anderson (Rachel Griffiths) after a video of her role in a horrific domestic violence incident in her hometown of Winton goes viral. Directed by Rachel Perkins, Total Control features all the walking and talking, back-stabbing and moral conflict youd expect of a political drama but its made especially timely by its refreshing manoeuvring of the obvious gender and racial imbalance in Canberra, and its protagonists ambition to create change through the system. With puncturing, snappy dialogue, the show shines a damning spotlight on the drastically high rates of young Indigenous deaths in custody, entrenched racism, and the shortfalls in the recognition of Indigenous land rights. Mailmans performance is magnetic, commanding, and at times gleefully unpredictable.

Honourable mentions: Frayed (TV, new episodes every Wednesday), The Strange Chores (TV, every day from 31 October), Julia Zemiros Home Delivery (TV, 13 November), Carpark Clubbing (web series, out now)

By Russell T Davies (UK, 2019) 6 November

Set in the not so distant future, this brilliant six-part BBC One series from Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, A Very English Scandal) envisions a post-2019 world that has only become hotter and faster and madder. Its terrifyingly realistic, though miraculously still maintains moments of light-hearted optimism. The show is grounded in the day-to-day life of three generations of the Lyons family based in Manchester, leaping through time between 2019 and 2034. It imagines a planet where Donald Trump is elected for a second term, the north pole has melted, and China and US trade wars have escalated to the point of nuclear explosive. Its not all doom and gloom though: energetic family dynamics and giddy technological forecasts (think Snapchat dog filters as actual masks) infuse the show with playful wit. The show is ultimately a blaring alarm bell: a glimpse of what could so easily lie ahead. Itll be hard completely suspending your disbelief for this one.

By Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (UK, 1947) 6 November

Eye-popping technicolour and staggering extreme close-ups come to mind when one thinks of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburgers psychological melodrama. Often heralded as one of the first true erotic dramas, Black Narcissus is a feast for the eyes. Amid the remarkable, lofty landscape of the Himalayas (it won the Oscar at the time for best cinematography and art direction), a group of nuns struggle to set up a convent in the high altitude of the mountains. Howling winds and geographic isolation stir up repressed memories and carnal passions, festering and eventually exploding with a hyperbolic sensuousness. In particular, the film is brought to delicious, electric heights by Kathleen Byron as Sister Ruth, driven to the brink of madness by lustful jealousy. A special collection of films by the writing, directing and producing duo Powell and Pressburger will be playing on SBS World Movies this month, later dropping into SBS On Demand.

Honourable Mentions: Sink or Swim (film, 2 November), Broadchurch box set (TV, 14 November), Blue Murder (TV, 20 November), On Becoming God in Central Florida (TV, 21 November), Wellington Paranormal Season 2 (TV, 28 November)

By Richard Linklater (US, 2003) out now

The premise of a rock music enthusiast posing as a substitute teacher at a private elementary school is made irresistibly fun by the genius pairing of celebrated indie director Richard Linklater and actor Jack Black, whose sprightly comedic performance here bursts with infectious energy. A class of young gifted musicians are handed down lessons in rocknroll and life, defying parental and teacher expectations with rebellious joy and humour, to compete in the Battle of the Bands. The film has since been turned into a stage musical (showing at Sydneys Capitol Theatre from November), but it still holds up magnificently as the feel-good, rocking delight it was upon its cinematic release.

Honourable Mentions: Hairspray, Dreamgirls (films, out now), Waynes World (film, 2 November), Aint Them Bodies Saints (film, 6 November), Tom Cruise collection (films, 15 November), Grease, Saturday Night Fever (films, 16 November),

UK, 2019 5 November

Philip Pullmans esteemed fantasy novel trilogy is finally given the proper treatment it deserves with this new adventure-packed TV series from HBO and the BBC. Erasing the ill-judged 2007 film The Golden Compass from memory, this adaptation stars newcomer Dafne Keen as Lyra: a young orphan living in an alternative world, where the human soul takes the form of a physical animal companion, and the north pole is the only place to escape the oppressive rule of the Magisterium. Featuring Ruth Wilson as the alluring Mrs Coulter and James McAvoy as Lyras adventurer uncle, the show follows Lyra in her search for her kidnapped best friend, taking her on an epic quest from Oxford up to the north pole, to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. The world-building is rich and technically impressive, capturing the complexities of the universe peculiar and wondrous through a childs eyes.

Honourable Mentions: Watchmen (TV, out now), Catherine the Great (TV, 3 November), The Favourite, The Hate U Give (films, 1 November), Love Simon (film, 29 November)

From 2 November

Its a huge month for streaming, with Apple adding their own platform into the increasingly crowded arena. At the top of their line-up is Morning Wars, the high-stakes TV drama budgeted at a gobsmacking $15m per episode (thats as much as Game of Thrones). The A-list cast is led by Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell, and the show pulls back the curtain on the razing ambitions and tussles for power behind an early morning newscast.

Other highlights include Dickinson, a modern comedic twist on the coming-of-age story of rebellious young poet Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld); See, a dystopian future where humans have been either wiped out or blinded (with Jason Momoa as a father of twin girls gifted with vision); and The Elephant Queen, a character-driven wildlife documentary centred on a species on the verge of extinction.

While therell be only a small selection of originals available upon launch, the catalogue will expand in the months ahead, to include M Night Shyamalans thriller Servant, Oprah (an in-conversation between Winfrey and authors around the world), and Sundance award-winning film Hala, starring Australian Geraldine Viswanathan.

From 19 November

Disneys new dedicated streaming service will house their own library of original TV shows and films, and the plentiful entertainment that falls under their subsidiaries Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, National Geographic and 20th Century Fox. Offering access to its back catalogue of nostalgia trips (Australias suite is yet to be announced, though this US tweet thread might clue us in on a few, including all 30 seasons of The Simpsons), it will also exclusively hold Disneys 2019 cinema releases and beyond, including Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King.

Most notably, the much-anticipated live-action Star Wars TV series spin-off The Mandalorian headlines Disney+s launch. Created by Jon Favreau, this original series is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order, following a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the Star Wars galaxy.

Other Disney+ originals to keep an eye out in their continual roll-out include The World According to Jeff Goldblum, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, the holiday comedy Noelle (all available on launch), as well as Diary of a Female President (available January 2020) and a new Lizzie McGuire series with its original cast members.

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Flagler County Fire Chief Don Petitos 15 years, the last 14 as fire chief, will end by February, if not sooner. County Manager Jerry Cameron said he expects Petito to give him a retirement date by the end of the year. Petito said he will provide that date pending his success as he looks for work elsewhere in the region.

Thats part of the fallout from a serious clasha blow-up, in Camerons wordsbetween Petito and Jarrod Shupe, the countys chief information officer, which led Cameron to call a Board of Inquiry to look into the issue. The blow-up took place in the middle of the Hurricane Dorian emergency in September. Petito, losing his temper in front of employees, including Cameron, disagreed with the way Shupe had assigned radio communication channels to Palm Coast government without consulting him. Cameron agreed that Shupes method was wrong.

Shupe was counseled about it and cited in writing for conduct unbecoming of a public employee, a violation of county personnel policies.

Petito was verbally counseled and offered a choice that, he thought, was no choice but to leave by next year. Retelling what he told Cameron, Petito said he saw it as an ultimatum: Thats the way I felt when I was sitting in your office, that if you take this deal nothing goes in your file, and your tenure is untarnished. But if you dont, well put it in your file. He didnt know what would go in his file. That to me is youre forcing me out. Youre telling me you take the deal or were coming after you.

Cameron is adamant its no such thing, that it would be a fabrication if the story was conveyed that way, and that he would not keep on an employee he was forcing out. If Petito feels hes being pushed out he needs to come talk to me, because thats simply not the case. But Petitos statements, and even some of Camerons, say otherwise.

When Cameron was read some of Petitos own statements, he said, thats not what he told me. He told me Ive had a good run here, its time for me to move on.

There appears to have been some scrambling between Cameron and Petito once they had word of this story. After a conversation with Cameron around noon, Petito, not one bit hiding how incredulous he was at what he was saying, said of Cameron: I totally misunderstood, according to what hes telling me. Petito said hed not been misunderstood in an earlier interview: his quotes were accurate: he did feel he was being pushed out. But apparently what Cameron had told him was not what Cameron had told him. After talking to Jerry today he said I could stay if I want to, Petito said. Apparently I misunderstood everything and Im not being forced out, so I guess Im not leaving but I am going to be seeking other employment, get the hell out of here.

Jarrod Shupe. ( FlaglerLive)Cameron said Petito had told him he planned to retire in February long before the trouble with Shupe. Petito said not exactly: hed given word of his 55th birthday next February, and he said that if his wife, Facilities Director Heidi Petito, would become deputy administrator, he would leave, since he couldnt be in a position to report to her. But after returning from vacation this week, hed decided he wanted to stay: he still needs three years to reach a milestone in the Florida Retirement System. Then came the meeting with Cameron and the ultimatum that, apparently, was not an ultimatum at all.

Spun whichever way it is, the fact remains that the clash between Petito and Shupe was only the culmination of long-standing animosity between Petito and Shupe, pitting the set ways of a chief cut out of the old school cloth, in Camerons words, against the sharply ambitious ways of Shupe, who doesnt hide his hopes of becoming county administrator some day. The sharpest of directors, Shupe can be heavy handed, though in this case both he and Petito were. They both dueled in public with thick sets of memos, documentations, recriminations and counter-recriminations. Petito at one point sought out the help of Palm Coast City Council member Jack Howell to get rid of Shupe. (I just dismissed it, it was just idle talk, and Jarrod really doesnt have anything to do with us per se, Howell said, and Palm Coast Fire Chief Jerry Forte thinks a lot of him, so as long as Jerry is happy Im happy.)

Anonymous emails written with clear knowledge of internal protocols and language circulated about Petito, making accusations about his behavior on the job, as did public record requests for his goings and comings and those of his wife and Chet Lagana in the maintenance department (the trio is known for epic lunches at Terra Nova in Bunnell, but none of the three has ever been known to neglect duties). The machinations angered and frustrated Cameron.

This was just a personnel issue and it never should have become a public issue, Camron said. (He doesnt think any of this, including the clash during the emergency, should have been public.) That was a concern to me. This is the kind of thing we do on a routine basis, is resolve personnel issues.

But there was nothing routine about the clash between Petito and Shupe, nor was it private, nor was it outside the publics right, and need, to know, because it directly entailed public safety and how the county and its largest city were preparing to address a potential disaster.

I had two directors that were involved in an incident that created a large blow-up in the middle of a declared emergency. I cant have that, Cameron said in a September interview, when discussing his decision to convene the Board of Inquiry. He acknowledged the strained relationship between Petito and Shupe, but when people reach the level of director, they should be able to resolve things among themselves. I shouldnt have to referee. Im not asking you to go to dinner together, Im asking you to work synergistically to the benefit of Flagler County. He noted the danger of the clash: It could have had serious consequences had conditions lined up correctly.

Even internally, the clash was a reflection of a changing culture at the county that Petito recognizes, and Cameron speaks of openly. Petito, Cameron said in September, has not bought into team work to the degree I would like to see. Ironically, it was Shupes lack of teamwork that triggered the September incident, though Cameron sees it as overzealousness that was easily counseled, adjusted. Jarrod is considerably different, Cameron said of Shupe. Jarrod is looking for some mentoring, and hes in an upward trajectory. Don is getting ready to retire.

Jerry Cameron, sitting, with Jonathan Lord, the emergency management chief. ( FlaglerLive)The issue with Petito hasnt left Shupe unscathed by any means: it resulted in what Cameron described as a memorandum of counselingactually, a Performance Improvement Plan over violating personnel policyplaced in Shupes file, and hes on notice to work cooperatively in the future. Cameron downplayed the document. It happens all the time, he said. An employee with great ambitions would not see any document blotching his record as something that happens all the time. And the most detailed criticism of Shupe, in that memorandum, amounts to a muzzling of largely public, not private information.

During the Board of Inquiry, the memo to Shupe states, it was noted that information was shared among employees and media sources that was unbecoming to both you and County employees. Workplace gossip is toxic and unproductive. It breeds resentment and becomes a roadblock for effective communication and collaboration by lowering morale and creating an unpleasant working environment. The memo, itself thick on innuendo, makes no distinction between the entirely public documents Shupe shared and gossip, and directs him to refrain from disseminating personal information hes privy to. It does not specify what personal information he disseminated.

I cant have any comment regarding the matter, the matter needs to be referred to county administration as well as HR, Shupe said this morning, but he said he was satisfied by and grateful for the resolution. I believe my side is appropriate and I look forward to continuing my employment, hopefully progressive employment, here in Flagler County.

That no Performance Improvement Plan made it into Petitos file was not to Petitos benefit, as Petito saw it: it was a signal that his days in Flagler are over. Particularly since Don will be retiring, Cameron said, a long-term counseling plan, that would be an exercise in futility. I shook hands with Don and we agreed we were going to overcome this and Im satisfied with that.

Petito had made clear in both interviews today, and indeed did so in an interview in September, after the issue with Shupe arose, that he has no intentions of stopping work, and would have liked to continue working in Flagler. He now sees that as impossible. Im 55, Im still in good shape, I can go do another job, he said. The county is moving in another direction. Ive been here 15 years and the life cycle of a fire chief is five to 10 years, so Ill move on to another one.

Cameron and Petito met twice this week: on Monday and again briefly on Wednesday. Cameron said Petito would let him know by years end when his retirement date that wont actually be a retirement would be. Petito saw it as nothing specific, but said when I apply for jobs and I get some sort of indication Id have a start date somewhere, Ill let them know.

Joe King, his deputy, appears to be lined up to take his place. He certainly would be considered for that position but I havent made a decision on how that will be handled, Cameron said. The decision will depend on Petitos dates, assuming he does leavewhich is now again in question.

Morale at the fire department has been dismal, however, and King does not have the following that Petito has.

The state of morale is very low in our department right now, Stephen Palmer, who heads Flagler County Fire Rescues union, said. The morale is low, the union body, the membership and the leadership are unhappy with Petito leaving and we dont feel theres anybody qualified currently to take his position with the county. Palmer, whod had several conversations this week with Petito before and after his meetings with Cameron, was also under the impression that Petito had been given an ultimatum. Thats how Petito put it to him. Last I talked to Don, he did not want to leave, when he came back from vacation this week.

Cameron said hes aware of low morale. Ive heard that its something I need to address and Im going to do that, or am doing it.

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After an off-season in which it seemed like the N.B.A. never took a break, The New York Times talked to a few of the leagues stars about some of the other important things in their lives anything but basketball.

First is Jimmy Butler, the four-time All-Star who joined the Miami Heat this summer after a deep postseason run with the Philadelphia 76ers.

MIAMI The day before he won a gold medal with the United States mens basketball team at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Jimmy Butler tried a form of game preparation that was completely foreign. He watched the mens soccer final as a fan at Brazils famed Maracan stadium.

It was the first soccer match that Butler, then 26, had ever attended.

I watched the greatest soccer player of all time win gold as well, Butler recalled. You know who Im talking about, right?

As usual with the Miami Heats ever-edgy Butler, there was little subtlety in his delivery. He was, of course, referring to the star forward Neymar, whose goal and subsequent clinching penalty kick in a shootout against Germany finally secured Brazils first Olympic gold to go with its five World Cup crowns.

He won gold in his own country, which is even better, Butler said. It was the first time I really paid attention to it and he was killin look at 10 go. And the crowd was just going nuts. I went that one time, and that was it.

What he means: That initial exposure to the 5-foot-9 Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. was enough to turn the 6-foot-8 Butler into Neymars self-proclaimed biggest fan.

Upon Butlers return to the United States, it wasnt long before he started regularly wearing Neymars club and national-team jerseys and posting pictures to Instagram. Friends say Butler, who turned 30 in September, also will routinely throw thank yous for the gift of Neymar Jr. into the blessings he recites before meals.

Neymar said in an email that Butlers support was very special to me and added: Jimmy has a big heart. Our friendship is based on sincerity and honesty. He is shy and at the same time, his fun side is what makes him different.

By the summer of 2018, Butler and Neymar were full-fledged pals, connecting through social media in what surely ranks as one of the most high-profile bromances in sports.

In August 2018, after his first season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Butler went to France to watch Neymar play for Paris Saint-Germain. This June, Butler prepared for N.B.A. free agency by traveling to Rio to spend time with Neymar.

Now we kick it every summer as much as we can, said Butler, who also was treated to a dose of Neymar on United States soil last month when Brazil played Colombia in Miami in an international friendly.

For much of Butlers N.B.A. career, one of his signature quirks was taking an American football with him to throw around in his spare time wherever he went. Butler, in 2016, elicited incessant ribbing from his Olympic teammates in Brazil for repeatedly insisting loudly that he was an N.F.L.-caliber wide receiver.

But after Neymar introduced him to the racket sport padel, Butler adopted it as his new conditioning hobby. Now he travels with a professional padel bag loaded with rackets and plays frequently with James Scott, his personal performance coach.

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Butler is the first to admit that pastimes such as padel and watching soccer werent in the cards for me at all. Growing up in the Houston suburb of Tomball, Texas, he never kicked a soccer ball.

Nope, Butler said. Only kicked a basketball when I got angry.

But Butler has done a lot of changing since his arrival in the N.B.A. as the 30th overall pick of the Chicago Bulls in 2011. He blossomed into a four-time All-Star with a reputation as a hypercompetitive and demanding teammate, unafraid to also challenge coaches, team executives, whomever. In an interview with Yahoo Sports last season, Butler acknowledged that he could rightly be described as confrontational. He has also described himself as a little extra at times.

None of that, though, has prevented him from bonding with some of world soccers elite. In addition to Neymar, Butler enjoys a budding friendship with the mercurial Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba whom he met over FaceTime in July after a chance introduction to Pogbas mother, Yeo, in Senegal.

While Butler was on a trip to Senegal to visit the family of the Philadelphia 76ers player-development coach, Remy Ndiaye, Yeo Pogba spotted him in a hotel lobby and arranged for the basketball star to speak to her son. Within a month while spending six weeks of his off-season in London to help feed another one of his passions, international travel Butler made a trip to Old Trafford on Aug. 11 to watch Pogba and Manchester United rout Chelsea, 4-0, in the English Premier League.

Im Neymar to the death of me, and Im Paul Pogba to the death of me, Butler said.

The sudden manifestation of Butlers soccer fandom has earned him some further needling from fellow players especially since he wasnt lured to the game through the much more common route for N.B.A. players: playing Electronic Artss popular FIFA video game series.

One example: Miamis veteran guard Goran Dragic, much more seasoned as a soccer-watcher after growing up in Slovenia, doesnt hesitate to challenge Butlers frequent Neymar is the G.O.A.T proclamations by telling him Lionel Messi is the smarter choice for the greatest of all time.

But Butler makes it clear that he is serious about his soccer no matter what anyone thinks. When a reporter sought to Americanize the conversation by asking which of Neymars jerseys he owns, Butler offered a stern rebuke.

Theyre called shirts, by the way, Butler said. Not jerseys. You sound like a rookie.

As he prepares to begin his new work life with the Heat, Butler is pushing back harder against those around the N.B.A. who have criticized him for how much he has changed from his early days in the league. Back then, he was known as a coach-pleaser who liked to accentuate his Texas roots by wearing cowboy boots and oversize belt buckles, and listening to country music.

I like it, Butler said of the knock that he has changed too much. I am different. Ive picked up a lot of different hobbies. I dont want to stay the same.

I do what makes me happy. Some people just dont like it. Some people just dont want people to be happy.

And some people, like Butler, think it is perfectly reasonable to sit on a balcony in Rio days before committing to join the Heat, sketching a green No. 10 inside a yellow square and then announcing to the world in an Instagram video that hes drawing pictures of goats.

I just saw him that first time and I was like, damn, damn, hes tough, Butler said. Ever since then, hes my friend, and Im a fan.

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Nestle's CEO Mark Schneider believes acquiring product lines to improve overall health will shake up the 100-year-old brand. In a recent bold move, the company purchased Persona, a personalized vitamin program delivered right to customers' doors.

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Mention global food behemoth Nestle and the name will likely conjure up images of chocolate, frozen pizza and ice cream. Yet recent moves by its Lausanne, Switzerland-based Nestle Health Science division is making the company look more like a drug giant. The wholly-owned subsidiary, which specializes in nutritional products to improve overall health, has been investing heavily in companies that treat everything from gut health to Alzheimer's. Its latest acquisition: Persona, a personalized vitamin program delivered right to customers' doors.

Nestle Health Science's August purchase of Persona comes at a time when interest in personalized nutrition is exploding. The category includes wellness products, dietary supplements, so-called nutraceuticals (pharmaceutical alternatives that promise health benefits) and functional foods that help aid in overall well-being or performance. Analysts at Grand View Research in San Francisco estimate that retail sales for these products will reach $50 billion by 2025, up from around $11 billion today.

It makes sense. With health-care costs skyrocketing, consumers are doing all they can to get and stay healthy. Preventative measures getting enough sleep, exercising and eating a diet with more fruits and vegetables have always been part of the equation. But now the rising trend for customization of everything from movie recommendations to the kinds of workouts we do is expanding to vitamins, supplements and medical foods, and companies like Nestle are taking notice.

"In the deal between Persona and Nestle, both companies anticipated the considerable market potential of personalized nutrition," says Rubik Barar, a research manager of biotech, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals at Grand View Research. He believes larger companies will continue to form alliances and collaborations with smaller, personalized nutrition companies to ensure they don't miss out on this revenue stream.

The acquisition demonstrates the moves CEO Mark Schneider is making to shake up the 100-year-old brand since he took the reins in 2017. Diversifying into new lines of business has been key. On Thursday the company announced sales of $68.4 billion for the first nine months of 2019, noting it is on track to meet its target for operating margin a year early. It also plans to return another $20 billion to shareholders by 2022.

Greg Behar joined Nestle Health Science as president and CEO in 2014 after spending more than a decade in the pharmaceutical industry. He says the division was founded in 2011 as a way for Nestle to tap into the rapidly growing field of nutritional science. Over the past eight years, the unit has developed a portfolio of science-based consumer health, medical nutrition and supplement brands, including its purchase of Persona. Nestle Health Science has made more than a dozen acquisitions so far, focusing on nutritional therapies for brain health, gastrointestinal issues, aging, food allergies and obesity, among others.

In September, Nestle invested in Before Brands, specialists in early childhood allergy prevention. Before Brands is the developer of a line of childhood nutritional products called SpoonfulOne, aimed at reducing food allergy development. Earlier this year, Nestle Health Science acquired an equity stake in Amazentis and now has global rights to use its patented Urolithin A technology for dietary supplements and medical nutrition products.

Behar says "consumers are really looking for more custom solutions, so we've been scanning the marketplace searching for start-ups and more established companies that have at their core strong science and technology."

The main focus for Nestle so far has been on lightly regulated dietary supplements. After all, they don't require expensive and time-consuming clinical trials the way pharmaceuticals do, so products (like Persona vitamins) can get to consumers fairly quickly. In fact, two of Nestle Health Science's biggest sellers Boost, a high-protein nutritional shake, and the Meritene brand of shakes and soups to combat fatigue account for about 25% of Nestle Health Science's $2 billion annual revenue. That's still a small sliver of parent company Nestle's global revenues of $93 billion, but NHS executives have said they envision sales increasing to as much as $10 billion in the coming years.

That doesn't mean Nestle is shying away from the regulated side of the business. It recently got the go-ahead from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to start late-stage human trials for a proprietary medical food that targets Crohn's disease. It's also submitted paperwork to the FDA explaining its plans for late-stage testing for a drug compound to treat ulcerative colitis, a disease that affects more than 1 million people worldwide.

But not every investment by Nestle Health Science has gone smoothly. In 2012 it invested in Accera (now known as Cerecin), a biotech firm focused on acute and chronic neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's. Accera had developed a product called Axona, which was marketed as a medical food to manage the metabolic processes associated with mild to moderate Alzheimer's. In 2014 the FDA issued a warning to Accera, saying it failed to prove that Alzheimer's has distinct dietary or nutritional requirements. The company stopped marketing Axona as a medical food and is now trying to develop a more traditional drug to treat Alzheimer's.

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The event highlights the challenge food companies face when they attempt to make health claims about vitamins, supplements and medical foods. To keep things like this from happening more frequently, the FDA in 2015 created the new Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. It comes as the supplement industry has grown from about $6 billion to more than $35 billion over the past 20 years.

The office has been busy. In February the FDA posted 12 warning letters and five online advisory letters to overseas and domestic companies that are illegally selling nearly 60 products many sold as dietary supplements that are unapproved new drugs or misbranded drugs that claim to prevent, treat or cure Alzheimer's and other serious diseases and health conditions.

By contrast, the Persona acquisition fits in nicely with NHS's personalization strategy, says Behar. The Seattle-based company was launched in 2017 by Jason Brown, Tamara Bernadot and Prem Thudia, longtime business colleagues who have worked in the health-care and supplement business for the past 20 years. One of the features that Behar says he found so intriguing about Persona is its technology. A detailed, online questionnaire based on a proprietary algorithm lets consumers answer questions about their biggest health and nutrition concerns. Persona CEO Brown claims the questionnaire goes one step further than any other personalized vitamin program on the market because it also includes detailed questions about a person's prescription drug usage.

"We can give customers the finest nutritional products out there, but we've got to make sure that we're not going to give them anything that interferes with any prescription medication they're on," Brown says. "Our questionnaire makes sure we're not recommending anything that would conflict with that medicine."

Once a customer completes all the questions, Persona makes a recommendation of which vitamins and supplements best address their particular health and nutrition concerns, whether that's stress, fatigue or weight management. The products are packaged into daily dose packets typically, there's a morning and evening pack and shipped to customers once a month. The price of each monthly program varies by customer, but Brown says that on average it breaks down to about $1 to $3 per day.

Now that it's part of the company fold, Nestle Health Science is looking to launch Persona even further afield. So far, Brown says more than 750,000 people have filled out Persona's online questionnaire. Last year the company posted revenues of $4 million, up from $200,000 in 2017. By November the products manufactured in the U.S. will be launched globally and be available in 32 countries throughout Europe and Asia. Persona currently has 50 employees, but with Nestle Health Science's investment, Brown says that number will grow by 150% over the next 12 months.

Of course, it's not lost on Behar that a company better known for products like Hot Pockets and Haagen-Dazs ice cream is backing a portfolio of vitamin and wellness brands that aims to make us all healthier, more energetic and better rested. But he says customers are willing to listen.

"Consumers recognize what Nestle is doing to reduce the amount of sugar and salt in its products and to reduce its packaging impact on the environment," he says. "We're moving the needle on a number of things, and consumers recognize that and trust us."

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Nestle invested in Before Brands in September. An earlier version stated that Nestlepurchased the company.

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Bart Swings Sunday at the International Openingswedstrijden in Inzell, as the third ended up in the 3,000 meters. Swings recorded a time of 3:41.54. This is the training camp for two weeks, with the Belgian national team in the South of germany schaatsoord off.

The victory of the training are often driven for three miles was made to the Norwegian Sverre Lunde Pedersen is in a strong 3:39.79. The Dutch veteran, Douwe de Vries was second in 3:40.23.

the day after her first 500 meters in under forty-five seconds, and ended Stien Charles the ninth, in 40.17. Designer Purse, the age of thirteen, has improved her best time to 40.64. The victory went to the Dutch Ireen Wst is at 38.74.

In the 1,500 meters, brought Charles to a personal performance of 2: 04.26 (xiv). Even here, the victory will go to schaatslegende Wst in 1:54.79. In the 3,000 meters was a Bag of the seventeenth in 4:16.88, also a personal best. The Dutch, Melissa (Female, won in 4:01.07.

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