Taxpayers in Trois-Rivières, in Mauricie, will face a significant increase in their tax bill in 2023, which will reach 7.17%.
Therefore, an apartment with an average value of $205,000 will have an additional cost of $199.38. Spending increases by $25 million, primarily due to the introduction of organic waste collection. Without this effort and despite inflation, the increase would have been contained below the 3% mark.
“Yes, there has been a need to quietly move towards better management of organic matter, but the impact is there for the taxpayer. It is 61% of his tax rate,” explained Mayor Jean Lamarche.
The budget was handed over to a department; nine councilors supported and four voted against.
The Société de transport de Trois-Rivières (STTR) inherits a $2.4 million grant to its budget, which will be used to absorb the increase in current expenses, but that won’t be enough to reinstate the drivers’ collective bargaining agreement and increase their salary to absorb the effects of inflation.
“There is the increase provided for in the collective agreement, but there is no possible reopening of this contract,” the President of the STTR, Michel Byette, quickly calculated.
As for the raise that the elected officials want to give themselves, it won’t be applied immediately. Some of the additional amounts needed have been budgeted for. However, we will have to vote on the relevance of this salary increase. If just one council member opposes it, it seems, Mayor Lamarche has already indicated he will veto it to sideline this project.
A French researcher holds in his hands a Roman dodecahedron found in Metz, eastern France, in December 2020. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (AFP via Getty Images)
It’s a small piece of bronze, no bigger than a billiard ball. A 12-sided polyhedron that has a small rounded end at each corner, like a sphere. A hole is carved into each of its tiers, and each of these holes is a different size. Sounds mysterious and it is. It is not even known whether the so-called Roman dodecahedrons came from Rome. No written reference alludes to them, making it very difficult to interpret what place they held in society when they were alloyed.
The dodecahedrons were first found in the early 18th century and presented to the world in 1739. As archaeologist Néstor F. Marqués confirms, about 120 have turned up to date: “Those, plus those who will be in some private and those of us who have no news. It’s not a common object, but it’s not rare either,” says the co-director of Antigua Roma al Día, a network dissemination project. After studying the dozens of theories that have been written about the dodecahedron over the past 300 years, the historian is certain: these were not just decorative elements, but also the precision with which they were cast. “And why then the holes of different sizes?” adds the author. Plus another important revelation: the meaning given to these characters throughout history speaks more about us than about them.
“Initially it was believed that it could be weapons or other war objects as part of a banner. For example, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was thought that the holes could measure the trajectory of a projectile. But this primarily reflects the interests of the historians of the time. Military archeology was plentiful and everything that was found was geared towards it,” reflects Marqués. Needless to say, what was Europe like when these theories were formulated. In fact, most of these plays appeared in present-day France, Germany or Britain. Going further: Gaul, Germany and Great Britain. For all of these reasons, there are those who believe that the Roman dodecahedron was actually Celtic. None of these objects have turned up in Italy, North Africa, or the Iberian Peninsula, some of the key areas of ancient Rome.
“Roman” dodecahedron found in an area now part of the Netherlands
Will it be magic items then? Probably. “In Platonic and Pythagorean symbolism, polyhedrons are of great importance. The tetrahedron symbolizes fire and the octahedron air. The icosahedron, a 20-sided figure, represents water. The hexahedron is the earth. In this sense, the dodecahedron could allude to the whole that encompasses them; to the universe. This theory is interesting but difficult to prove. There is no marking on these objects that refers to the cosmos or the measurement of the stars,” argues Marqués. Although some of these objects still appear today, the mystery never fades. In the late 1980s, a dodecahedron appeared in Germany as part of a dowry in a woman’s grave. an amulet? may be. Next to it lay remains of wax. ‘Were they good for holding up sails? It seems unlikely,” says the expert. “It has also been suggested that they were measuring instruments, but dodecahedrons come in very different sizes. At the same time, the difference in the size of the holes does not seem to follow a pattern,” Marqués continues.
This is where the so-called experimental archeology appears: adventurers who set off to create Roman dodecahedrons thanks to three-dimensional printers. The social media age did the rest. Some YouTube videos, accumulating more than 250,000 views, show that these could be used for weaving. The little pegs in the vertices would help pull the thread tight and the holes would be useful for creating shapes with the tip, like the fingers of a glove. “There are already people who have ruled this out, but an interesting door has opened up: that of the purely domestic. Maybe they would be worth playing even though they don’t look like a dice,” Marqués points out.
According to this researcher, very far-fetched theories have been developed about them, such as that they didn’t even belong to the time and place where they were found: “Disproving theories always helps to forge a critical mind. The basic thing is that we continue to study the story, review how it has been told to us so far and with what interests. And that we keep finding new pieces, always in a scientific context.” This claim collides with the drift of so-called archaeological plunder. This means that any person armed with a metal detector could end up digging up the ground and extracting a dodecahedron at random, without the need for a procedure to accurately date and locate it. Also this phenomenon is closely linked to the fever of social networks and comes from those who try to create content themselves.
more mysterious objects
Roman dodecahedrons aren’t the only objects whose meaning is up in the air. Pedro Huertas, an expert in Roman military archeology and museum guide, mentions the betilos, a type of prehistoric idol with an elongated shape: “There are people who attribute them to sacred sexual rites, but many theories go in different directions.” His favorite puzzle is the Antikythera Mechanism, discovered in Greece a century ago. Somehow this multi-part artifact is reminiscent of the steering wheel used to open a ship’s hatch; also to the mechanism that we would find in a watch. Oddly enough, it was precisely experimental archeology that discovered a year ago what its mission was: predicting solar eclipses.
For its part, Marquis recalls the Baths of Caracalla in the same city of Rome. There, the mystery was occupied by a cuboid with holes that, it turned out, were used to place chips for a game. The Romans liked to play a game to entertain themselves while taking a bath. On the other hand, the mystery still hovers over four small holes in the counter of a caupona (tavern) in Pompeii. Would they be used to save the change? Or the spintriae, a kind of coin on which erotic drawings were embossed: “Today we know that they have more to do with shows than with prostitution. At first they were thought to be tokens used to pay in the brothels. We said these interpretations never speak so much about the objects under study as they do about ourselves.
As the $100 shopping basket melts as fast as Quebecers’ spending power, the grocery war intensifies, leading us to stretch out our arms and buy more. That’s what the big chains do.
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“Nothing is left to chance in the grocery store. The space war is fierce,” the two specialists we spoke to would often repeat.
In fact, the supermarket does not sell food, but space to suppliers. “It’s a showcase,” summarizes Isabelle Marquis, a nutritionist specializing in food marketing.
“It’s like real estate. Except that space is very limited and it plays hard,” adds Jordan LeBel, a professor of food marketing with whom we visited a supermarket.
Area is sold in square feet and linear feet. In addition to these fees, each manufacturer must pay for their products to appear in grocery stores (listing fees) and carry advertising fees (for discounts in flyers).
A scientifically designed journey
Everything in the aisles is designed to make your shopping basket bigger, whether it’s product pyramids, the smell of the bakery or the colors of the packaging.
The grocer’s bible for getting us to consume more than we want is the planogram. It is the grocery store diagram that traces the path we want to take.
“The grocery store is now competing with the restaurant. Renovated grocery stores have ready-made food at the entrance, where the prizes are much more interesting than in the center of the grocery store,” explains Jordan LeBel.
The sense of smell is also addressed
It is not uncommon for the bakery to come second to fruit and vegetables.
“We bake bread during peak hours to make it more palatable for people,” notes Ms. Marquis.
Through all of this, there are a few product pyramids that are prominently placed and are paid high prices by the vendors.
Because the consumer follows the cycle and has to decide immediately whether he wants this product or not.
“The pyramids are there to make the basket bigger,” stresses Jordan LeBel to Christmas music in the store.
There’s also cross-marketing, which consists, for example, of putting salad dressings in the fridge next to the vegetables. They are sold more expensively than those that are a little further on the shelves.
“Everything practical has its price in the supermarket,” sums up the marketing professor.
The shelves in the center aisles of the grocery store have also been less frequented by consumers in recent years.
Even more the scope.
“We keep half a liter of milk safe in the back of the shop, that’s not for nothing. You will be bombarded with 10 tempting offers before you get there,” says Jordan LeBel.
He often advises his students to do the circuit upside down.
“When you come through the exit, you will see things you don’t normally see. Because we want you to drive the circuit drawn in the planogram,” he advises.
Guided tour of a space where everything can be changed
“Many Canadians are unaware of the fact that food industry suppliers have to pay grocers to do business,” food industry expert Sylvain Charlebois told lawmakers at the Ottawa Standing Committee on Agriculture earlier this month. That’s how it works.
The screens
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Each such ad costs the supplier a small fortune, which is passed on to the customer via the invoice.
The success of Favorite Chocolates has opened doors for him. “If your product sells well, the grocery store will make more room for you,” says Jordan LeBel. A chocolate fondue is displayed right next to freshly cut fruit. A way like any other to increase sales by suggesting the purchase. “Maybe it lifts and makes your basket bigger,” says the expert. The display is on wheels and moves easily, which will happen when the sale isn’t there.
Focus on impulsivity
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Open freezers are used to showcase products that you don’t buy often or that may never have made it home.
Open freezers or tombs are an opportunity for grocers to place seasonal produce. Here holiday cakes that will disappear in January. “You don’t buy it every week and not all households buy it,” summarizes Jordan LeBel. It is a product with low sales frequency and low distribution in households, a category that we rely on to increase the basket size. “But we’re not going to stop there, you’re going to take candles, either the $1.99 one or the $5.99 one,” adds the expert.
The linear foot sold dearly
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Space at eye level on the shelf is worth more than space within walking distance. The price of the products found there reflects this.
There is no absolute number that determines the value of shelf space, argues Isabelle Marquis. The costs that a manufacturer has to pay are negotiated piece by piece and set according to a set of conditions. The expected sales volumes as well as those of the brands already represented in the coveted place influence, for example, the price desired by the retailer. Here the aisle has five shelves. We notice that products at eye level are more expensive. This is also where the price per foot and square meter of shelving is highest. It’s the same everywhere in the grocery store, whether it’s meat or grain.
The pyramids
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Product pyramids cost grocers next to nothing and are a great way to reach the consumer.
A manufacturer must pay the grocer to have their products sold in-store, in addition to the cost of shelf space. There is also a third important cost factor: that of advertising campaigns. “It’s not the grocer who reduces their margin when a product ends up on sale, but the supplier,” summarizes Isabelle Marquis. Advertising costs can also include special displays such as a product pyramid at the grocery store entrance. “When a category manager manages to charge a supplier a pyramid, they’re very happy,” adds Jordan LeBel. Here several panettones of different brands gathered in one place.
ends of the aisles
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Beware of products at the end of the aisle, especially in the refrigerated section, because there are products with added value that will quickly add to your bill.
End-of-aisle displays have been around in the middle of the store for a while now, and they’re worth more than the aisle space itself. But we’re starting to see them everywhere, even in the refrigerated aisles at the entrance. “They developed small shelves to sell more. We often put in value-added products,” explains Jordan LeBel. Right here are resealable bags of olives for $5.69. Bulk olives would be sold much cheaper. Another way to “enlarge the basket”.
Difficult episode of Friday December 16th of I Soliti Ignoti. amadeus In fact, he was dealing with a rather talkative mysterious relative. “Now – the host of Rai1 explained to the gentleman – let’s get the unknown number 1 from the pedestal, I recommend: if she is his daughter or if she is not his daughter, say nothingmake absolutely no gesture to her.” A departure, that of Amadeus, which immediately made the two competitors suspicious.
Then, after shutting down the unknown numbers 1 and 5, the conductor again made sure that the irreparable did not happen: “Now I will ask you if the unknown number 1 chosen by the participants is your daughter. We will then hear music, but she will only answer yes or no when she is behind the cameras they will wave at her to answer”. And yet the Lord did not understand everything: in fact, when the music ended, he did not answer, he was silent.
Hence a few minutes of embarrassment, interrupted by Amadeus who spoke: “He talked all the time until now and now you are silent?” And again a little impatient: “In short, is the unknown number 1 or isn’t she your daughter?” “Yes, she is my daughter”, the gentleman finally replied, making the winners Riccardo and Eleonora 48 Thousand euro.
Did Drake curse Messi? Rapper backs Argentina to win World Cup final against France – after his latest ‘curse’ saw Canada fail in Qatar after starman Alphonso Davies had photo with him
By Jack Bezants
Published: 15:31 GMT, 17 December 2022 | Updated: 15:50 GMT, 17 December 2022
Lionel Messi, Argentina and all the fans… look away now.
Canadian rapper Drake has backed Messi and Argentina to defeat France in Sunday’s World Cup final, but it may not be the show of support the South Americans want.
The “Drake Curse” is quickly becoming a sporting phenomenon, with numerous teams and athletes losing an upcoming sporting event after coming into contact with Drake.
A notable World Cup example was when the rapper posed with Team Canada star Alphonso Davies. Canada were considered a surprise team in Qatar, but lost all three games and were eliminated in the group stage.
Drake has backed Argentina and Lionel Messi to win the World Cup final against France
But Drake is unlucky in predicting sporting winners – which could be bad news for Messi
Footage has now surfaced on social media of Drake wearing the jersey of Italy’s Napoli team and talking about Sunday’s final between Argentina and France.
“I take Argentina, he takes France. That’s going to be a vibe,” says Drake in the footage, which appears to have been shot in a studio with a friend.
The clip is only three seconds long, but football fans were quick to realize what that could mean.
“Drake is betting on Argentina winning the World Cup. Everyone bets on France,” wrote one fan in response to the clip.
“I swear to god if Argentina loses their Drake’s fault,” said another.
Aside from the Canada incident, Drake also lost over $2 million betting on former UFC champion Israel Adesanya to defend his title against Alex Pereira.
Messi, 35, will fight to win the one trophy to avoid his glittering career
Many believe that the win will make Messi the greatest footballer of all time
He also recently placed a $649,000 losing bet on an accumulator with Barcelona to win El Clasico against Real Madrid and Arsenal to beat Leeds.
France go into Sunday’s final as close favorites and are defending champions after winning the tournament in Russia in 2018.
But all eyes will be on Lionel Messi, who at 35 has one last chance to lift the trophy that has eluded him throughout his career.
Many believe that Argentina’s victory will establish Messi as the greatest player of all time.
When the first self-checkout kiosks debuted in American stores more than three decades ago, they were presented as technology that could help stores cut costs, save customers time, and even deter theft.
Businesses still fret over these issues, and in the face of a tight job market, more and more companies are making self-checkout the norm. This week, Walmart announced that theft at its stores has reached an all-time high, which many employees and customers associate with self-checkouts. But not only have the machines failed in their promises; They’ve made it harder for almost everyone, including the workers they were supposed to replace.
That includes 25-year-old James, a cashier at a large Washington state store where he has worked for four years. He says running the self-checkout has become one of the most tiring parts of his job, which pays little more than minimum wage.
Customers often take their frustration out on him. “This should be your damn job, not mine,” he recalls of a man who recently snapped at him. “I said, ‘Sir, nobody’s forcing you to come to the self-checkout. If you want one cashier, you can register three.’”
James must monitor a steady stream of up to four customers at a time – “like a shark with blood in the water” – as they battle with the scanner and touchscreen, and sometimes try to steal a store. “You’re confined to this little place and pretty much standing in one place for up to eight hours a day, which just kills your feet. And dealing with so many people just drains your mental battery,” he says.
In 2018, just 18% of all grocery store transactions went through a self-checkout, up from 30% last year. Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and Albertson’s are now among the retail chains testing full self-checkout stores.
That’s nothing to get excited about, says Christopher Andrews, a sociologist who studied kiosks in his 2018 book The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy. Despite what grocery stores and kiosk manufacturers claim, research shows that self-checkouts aren’t actually faster than a regular checkout, says Andrews. “It just feels that way because your time is busy getting chores done instead of noticing every second is passing.”
Nor have they reduced labor demand: Despite the proliferation of self-service checkouts, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of tellers employed in the US has remained about the same over the past 10 years. And any drop in low-wage workers has been offset by the need to pay technicians to maintain the kiosks, says Andrews — and the kiosks can cost as much as $150,000 for a single row.
So if self-checkouts are so ineffective, why do we even have them?
The self-service policy of modern supermarkets has largely been “imposed by businesses, not because customers ask for it,” says Andrews. Before the 20th century, shoppers typically bought goods directly from clerks standing behind counters. That changed in 1916 when Clarence Saunders opened the first modern supermarket: a Piggly Wiggly in Texas, where customers were asked to take items off the shelves themselves – and received a discount in return.
In 1986, a handful of Kroger stores installed the first self-checkout machines, which cost $5 million to develop. Dubbed CheckRobots, the devices required customers to scan items and place them on a conveyor belt before a human operator wrapped them at the other end. Donald Dufek, a vice president at Kroger, admitted that the system is actually slower than traditional checkouts. But “if the customer believes and thinks that this checkout method is faster, they’ll be happy to leave the store faster,” he told reporters at the time.
“Companies are thinking, ‘If we can just convince more people to do this, maybe we can start reducing some overhead costs.’ Photo: Mike Blake/Portal
Andrews says his research found that the majority of people don’t actually want self-checkout. The real reason stores use them, he says, is because their competitors do. “It doesn’t work well for anyone, but everyone feels like they have to have it. Companies are thinking, ‘If we can just get more people on this, maybe we can start reducing some overheads.’”
Meanwhile, self-checkouts have become a prime target for scammers, who use a variety of tactics to bypass anti-theft measures. Weight sensors can be tricked by juxtaposing expensive items – like king crab legs – with cheap items like apples. James, the Washington cashier, says he saw a customer trying to buy a $1,600 grill for $5 by hiding one item in another and swapping the barcodes.
This has led to something of an arms race as some retailers have responded with increasingly stringent measures. Walmart is known for aggressively pursuing shoplifters and has installed AI-powered cameras near its self-checkout areas with a “missed scan detection” feature. “It turns what should be a leisurely shopping activity into a quasi-TSA, airport-style security checkpoint,” says Andrews.
Actions like these have drawn contempt from union officials. Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which represents more than 1 million retail workers, says “a well-staffed store with well-trained employees checking customers is the simple and smart solution.”
Instead, Perrone says, retailers like Walmart have increasingly sought to use self-checkout to shed jobs and boost profits.
A Walmart spokesman, Charles Crowson, declined to comment on the company’s self-checkouts, but said the retailer is “continuously looking for effective ways to protect merchandise, keep prices down and provide a safe environment for shoppers.” To create millions of customers that we serve weekly.”
The kiosks pose problems beyond theft. Self-service checkouts are often inaccessible to the visually impaired or wheelchair users, who complain of being forced to hail a cashier every time they use the computerized kiosks. The National Federation of the Blind sued Walmart in 2018 for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by “barring blind people from intended use of the service — independently and privately,” although a federal judge ruled in Walmart’s favor last year.
Checkout screens could also pose a risk to your health, according to a recent study by the UK-based Infection Innovation Consortium, which took samples from a selection of everyday objects. “The self-checkout samples had one of the highest bacterial loads as we found five different species of potentially disease-causing bacteria surviving on them,” said lead researcher, Dr. Adam Roberts, in a statement. “This included Enterococcus, which is found in human feces and while this is usually harmless, it can of course lead to illness, particularly in individuals with a compromised immune system.”
Could we ever see a world without self-checkout? Yes, if customers refuse. “Companies are looking for creative ways to reduce labor costs, and if they figure out how to convince customers to do more work, they will do it,” says Andrews. “I urge people to vote with your wallet. I went to my local supermarket after work the other day and filled my shopping cart. The staff told me to go self checkout – and I just walked away. Because my thought was, ‘I’m not going to sit here and scan 60 items. It’s just not worth my time.’”
Bob Marley biopic FIRST LOOK: Kingsley Ben-Adir steps back in time as he transforms into the late reggae legend as he kicks off filming in London
By Kenzi Devine for Web
Published: 16:05 GMT, 17 December 2022 | Updated: 16:06 GMT, 17 December 2022
Kingsley Ben-Adir was spotted for the first time in London earlier this week filming the upcoming Bob Marley biopic.
The 36-year-old actor, best known for his role in Peaky Blinders, transformed into the late Jamaican musician in a ’70s-inspired costume for the initial filming.
Reflecting on the life, career and tragic death of the legendary reggae singer in 1981, the yet to be announced film will reportedly have his family on set as producers.
Bob Marley Biopic FIRST LOOK: Kingsley Ben-Adir stepped back in time this week as he morphed into the late reggae legend as he kicked off filming in London
Kingsley acted out a scene in London, donning a pair of flared jeans and a red patterned sweater vest.
He added a khaki jacket and a three-toned knitted Rasta hat over dreadlocks to the ensemble to recreate Bob’s signature look.
The cast around the main character had jumped back in time and all dressed in vintage ensembles to recreate the period.
Iconic: The actor donned a three-tone knitted Rasta hat over dreadlocks to recreate Bob’s signature look
Scary: Kingsley (left) looked like reggae legend Bob (right), who died in 1981
Retro: Kingsley donned a pair of flared jeans and a red patterned sweater vest
Back in Time: The scenes are designed to recreate the moment Bob and his bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer arrive at their hotel in Paris
The scenes that turn London into Paris are designed to recreate the moment Bob and his bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer arrive by bus at their hotel in the French capital.
Kingsley is seen through the window of a bus before approaching a bevy of adoring fans hoping for autographs.
The film is also believed to be heading to Jamaica, the music icon’s home country, to shoot some scenes of the biopic.
The music legend died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 36, but his wife Rita Marley, daughter Cedella Marley and son Ziggy Marley will serve as producers on the set, according to Deadline.
Complete Look: Kingsley added a khaki jacket to the ’70s ensemble
On tour: The star could be seen getting off a bus that was parked in front of the hotel
Fame: His character was greeted by a bevy of adoring fans and journalists
Bob rose to fame with his 1975 hit No Woman, No Cry before changing the music industry with a string of chart-topping hits.
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who also directed last year’s acclaimed biopic King Richard, the film also stars Lashana Lynch, who will portray Bob’s wife, Rita.
And although Kingsley plays a musical legend, the actor has no musical background, and director Reinaldo previously shared that he chose him for his acting talent, not his musical talent.
The director told The Observer: “I was more interested in his acting. Just as I approached King Richard, the two young actresses playing Venus and Serena [Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton] had no athletic ability. It’s about being great actors – and then training.”
Time Capsule: The set featured a large cast, all dressed in retro ensembles to resemble the era
Stunning: They all tried to take photos and get autographs from the star of the scene
Her and there: The film is also believed to head to the music icon’s home country of Jamaica to film some scenes in the biopic
Not a singer: And although Kingsley plays a musical legend, the actor has no musical background. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green previously shared that he chose him for his acting talent and not his musical talent
Explaining: The director told The Observer: ‘I was more interested in his acting’
After the end of “A Fazenda 14”, Adriane Galisteu, presenter of the attraction, gave her impression of the season. The blonde commented on something she had never heard before: massive hate attacks. In reality, Galisteu had to deal with curses from family members of former farm workers, mainly Deolane Bezerra, through social networks. In an interview with iG Gente’s Gabriel Perline, published this Friday (16), she vented the situation and even clarified the claim that she had a defined amount for the winner of the edition.
“This season of ‘A Fazenda’ is the best portrayal of what we live. You walk down the street and people have zero patience, if they can run over you they will. When I hear people say, “Wow, The Farm is hard”. I say, ‘No, we’re the ones that are heavy because what we see there is a picture of how we are every day,'” she said.
According to the publication, the host said the Bezerra family’s hateful attitude while the program was still on the air was a family issue. “They put it on a scale based on the proportions of education, birth and family. But generally the anger, the fighting, taking yourself seriously is there. There we are portrayed. I’m very impressed,” the star explained.
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Adriane also said that when viewers’ hate attacks began, she sought help from other presenters who were already running the program. “When this aggression started with me, I had never experienced it before, I had never been attacked like this in my life, I was looking for it back there,” she recalls.
Adriane Galisteu next to the participants at the finale of “A Fazenda 14”. (Photo: Reproduction/Rede Record)
“I went to Roberto Justus, Britto Jr., I went to Marcos Mion and I saw that they showed the same aggression in a different tone, a different moment, a different number of people who talked but they passed. But I’ve never seen an output like this before. I don’t know if it’s the best of the worst or the worst of the best. But as a reality fan I still prefer it to a nursery rhyme like that,” he added.
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Galisteu also reiterated that he doesn’t endorse any contestant and that the problem with the reality show’s 14th installment is the lack of laughter moments. She pointed out that all passersby took themselves too seriously, which ultimately took the lightness out of the attraction and made the atmosphere far more tense than it should have been.
“You think I’m cheering for someone? I cheer on the rule of the program, what I want most is that everyone does their best to win the prize, after all, not everyone wins R$1.5 million in three months. It’s a lot of money, so it has to be taken seriously. But I miss the laughter of Rico Melquiades, who caused all the confusion and then died laughing. There was no humor here, everyone is constantly angry, tense because they take themselves seriously,” she explained.
“A Fazenda 14” ended this Thursday (15) and crowned Bárbara Borges the winner. Bia Miranda secured second place while Iran Malfitano was third. The reality show’s 15th season was confirmed in the grand finale. Now the ruffles that add more fire to the hay are waiting, kkkk
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A French researcher holds in his hands a Roman dodecahedron found in Metz, eastern France, in December 2020. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (AFP via Getty Images)
“Roman” dodecahedron found in an area now part of the Netherlands
“Companies are thinking, ‘If we can just convince more people to do this, maybe we can start reducing some overhead costs.’ Photo: Mike Blake/Portal
Adriane Galisteu next to the participants at the finale of “A Fazenda 14”. (Photo: Reproduction/Rede Record)