Margaret Gregory

RATING: MA15+

GENRE: Drama, Biography, War, History

SYNOPSIS: HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic he single-handedly rescued the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was injured by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour, which is the highest military honour in the US, awarded for personal acts of valour above and beyond the call of duty.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTGtY9ebTOw

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SYDNEY and LOS ANGELES – Australia’s Solar D Sunscreen, the manufacturer of the world’s first vitamin D promoting sunscreen and KW International, a US based supply chain and distribution company that specialises in introducing innovative products into the marketplace, have announced a new exclusive strategic partnership in North America and Asia.
The two-year deal is worth over AU$30 Million in sales and will focus on the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.
The partnership will combine Solar D’s patented vitamin D promoting sunscreen and KW International’s distribution, sales, marketing, financing and fulfillment to expand Solar D Sunscreen into the broader international market.

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The most successful businesses and industries in the world are those that understand the necessity of change. Evolution is a constant reality that doesn’t only move the natural world, it moves industries and technology with just as much force. A company may be founded upon a game-changing idea, discovering a new market , or even a venture in a dependable old one; if that company does not evolve it will most certainly perish. This may seem like an obvious truism, yet it is one that for so long has gone ignored in businesses across the world and the price they’ve paid has been public and devastating.

Which is why I’m here to tell you about an old hobbyhorse of mine – THQ.

While my usual corner at The Australia Times has been writing for the GAMES magazine, I felt this story about THQ fit far more into BUSINESS as it is about an issue concerning almost every industry worldwide.

THQ was a games developer and publisher that went bankrupt in 2012, moving from a billion dollar company to defunct in an incredibly short time. It was a huge surprise to our industry, the equivalent of something like Disney or Telstra suddenly disappearing off the face of the map.

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Adventurous local pop-up crew, Chapter53 take to Fitzroy again with another multiple course seasonal offering, and this time they are staying plant based- because, Spring.

Tickets available now through Eventbrite for Chapter53’s sophomore event, Spring: In The Garden Of Good & EVOO, to be held in Fitzroy, Sunday November 27. An exploration of Good vs EVOO – plant based food and Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Following the success of their last event, ‘Winter’s Burial’, in August, the crew from Chapter53 are embarking on a new challenge, a vegetarian degustation using local spring produce – challenging because of the strange season it has been, having a direct impact of local farmers and what they have been able to produce and not produce this spring. However, Chapter53 have stayed true to their concept and sourced local producers whose wares they will spin into an elegant dining experience for Melbournians who love something a little bit different.

Chapter53’s spring event, ‘Spring: In The Garden Of Good & EVOO’ offers up 5 courses with matching wines – and in this case, a few alternative drinks make an appearance, including a gin from Yarra Valley, a saison from Alphington, and, as always, another couple of surprises will be in store for their mindful diners.

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