Hurricane Francine (2024)

# Hurricane Francine (2024)

## Abstract

Hurricane Francine was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that brought extensive flooding to parts of the Gulf Coast of the United States, especially Louisiana, and Tamaulipas in September 2024. The sixth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, its formation brought the end to a significant quiet period in tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic. Originating from a tropical wave that was initially spotted in the central Atlantic by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in late August, the disturbance that eventually became Francine began gradually organizing on September 7 as it exited the Yucatan Peninsula and entered the Bay of Campeche. The disturbance consolidated further and was designated by the NHC as Potential Tropical Cyclone Six on September 8. The next day, it was upgraded to tropical storm status and was named Francine by the NHC.

## Meteorological history

On August 26, the NHC noted that a low-pressure area could form in the Central Tropical Atlantic. Two days later, they began tracking a tropical wave producing disorganized showers. Initially, showers from the wave were a bit more concentrated along its axis, becoming more organized by August 31. However, an unfavorable environment for development caused the wave to become disorganized. Several days later, on September 7, the wave crossed into the Bay of Campeche, becoming a low-pressure area the next day. As a result, a few hours later, it was designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Six at 21:00 UTC on September 8. Higher wind gusts in the system were enhanced by a barrier jet near the Sierra Madre Oriental. Early the next day, the disturbance intensified into Tropical Storm Francine. The nascent storm slowly moved northwest over the next day close to the Mexico–United States border before beginning to move more to the northeast due to a ridge of high pressure over the state of Florida. Steady intensification ensued, with Francine becoming a hurricane at 03:00 UTC September 11.

Beginning to accelerate northeast towards the Gulf Coast of the United States, an eyewall began developing, even as wind shear began to increase and environmental conditions worsened. Despite this, a ragged eye developed on satellite imagery later that morning, leading to a peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane. At its peak, the storm recorded maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 972 mb (28.7 inHg) at 21:00 UTC. Shortly thereafter, at 22:00 UTC, Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, still maintaining Category 2 strength. Rapid weakening began after the hurricane made landfall, and at 03:00 UTC on September 12, Francine weakened into a tropical storm. The system further weakened overland, becoming a tropical depression then a post-tropical cyclone.

## Preparations

### Mexico

Tropical storm watches were issued from Barra del Tordo to the mouth of the Rio Grande. Other parts of Northeast Mexico were placed under tropical storm warning. Tamaulipas shut down schools in Matamoros, San Fernando, and Valle Hermoso.

### United States

ExxonMobil and Shell canceled operations in the Gulf of Mexico and evacuated their employees. Amtrak modified and/or suspended service to New Orleans from September 11–16.

#### Texas

South Texas was placed under a tropical storm warning as Francine approached. Galveston County raised their emergency management facility's level to two. Governor Greg Abbott mobilized water rescue teams.

#### Louisiana

Hurricane warnings were issued from Sabine Pass to Morgan City. Louisiana was placed under a state of emergency by the governor. The governor also sent 2,300 guardsmen of the Louisiana National Guard to parishes that were likely to be affected. Several school districts in Louisiana closed in preparation for Francine. Mandatory evacuations were issued for Grand Isle, Lafitte, and Barataria. Lafourche, Terrebonne, and Washington Parishes issued curfews. St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes raised their floodgates. Iberia Parish and Baton Rouge distributed sandbags.

Louis Armstrong International Airport canceled all flights. Five USPS locations were shut down. Port Fourchon, a major supplier of offshore oil producers, and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port were closed.

#### Elsewhere

The coast of Mississippi and Alabama was placed under a tropical storm warning. Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves issued a declaration of a state of emergency. Jackson, Mississippi, set up a shelter in the police training academy. Several schools in the state were closed for Francine.

## Impact

### Mexico

Several areas in Matamoros flooded from 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of rain; aid from the Mexican Government was requested as a result. Water pumps were set up across the city in response. Plans DN-III and Tamaulipas were initiated to provide aid to areas affected by Francine.

### United States

Exports out to the Gulf of Mexico were disrupted as a result of Francine. Reductions in production caused crude oil national prices to jump by 2% on September 11.

#### Texas

By September 9, Port O'Connor was experiencing flooding conditions. Rainfall in the state peaked at 7.44 in (189 mm) in Brownsville.

#### Louisiana

Francine made landfall near Southern Louisiana in Terrebonne Parish with sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) at 22:00 UTC on September 11. A tornado warning was issued for Plaquemines Parish. Around 450,000 people suffered from power outages, most of which were caused by fallen debris, and around 500 people took refuge in emergency shelters. Francine's winds downed numerous trees and power lines, which resulted in blocked roads. Numerous streets sustained flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. Several rivers crested in Saint Tammany Parish. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted numerous water rescues northwest of Thibodaux after rising flood waters surrounded multiple housing units, and all residents, including many small children, were safely evacuated. Other water rescues were also carried out in other parts of the Thibodaux area as well as the Kraemer area. A 39-year-old man rescued another man, who had water up to his head, from a sinking truck below an overpass in New Orleans by smashing the truck's back window with a hammer and pulling him out through it and cutting his hand in the process. Two people were injured: a Louisiana State Police officer who was struck by a falling tree while removing downed trees on Interstate 10, and a woman in Ascension Parish who was also hit and pinned by a fallen tree.

The federal government approved a FEMA declaration.

#### Mississippi

Strong winds swept through the Mississippi Coast before sunrise on September 12. The Jackson County Office of Emergency Services reported minor damage across the county, including power outages, downed trees, and flooded streets. As Francine moved further north, it was downgraded to a tropical depression, bringing heavy rainfall to Jackson and central Mississippi. South Mississippi faced significant flooding and related issues during the storm's passage. Other areas of the state also experienced downed trees and power lines. During the morning of September 12, 60,000 customers experienced power outages in Mississippi. Around 500 people were in state shelters.

#### Elsewhere

There were 39,000 reported power outages in Alabama. Trees and power lines were also downed in the western portion of the state.


Branko Savić

# Branko Savić

## Abstract

Branko Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Савић; born 8 August 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

## Playing career

Savić started his senior career with Dinamo Pančevo, before moving to Proleter Zrenjanin in 1994. He was transferred to Partizan in the summer of 1997, alongside his teammate Milan Stojanoski. The duo would move to Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem in the summer of 2000, before returning to Partizan the next season. During his second spell with the Crno-beli, Savić helped the team qualify for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. He appeared in all six group stage matches. In 2004, Savić moved abroad for the second time by joining Chinese club Liaoning Zhongyu.

After returning to his homeland, Savić played for his former club Proleter Zrenjanin, Budućnost Banatski Dvor, as well as for newly formed Banat Zrenjanin.

## Managerial career

Savić started his managerial career at Serbian League Vojvodina club Vršac in early 2015.

## Honours

- First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03

- FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1997–98


Clip show

# Clip show

## Abstract

A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows include a frame story in which cast members recall events from past installments of the show, depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback. Clip shows are also known as cheaters, particularly in the field of animation. Clip shows are often played before series finales as a way to summarize the entire series, or once syndication becomes highly likely as a way to increase the number of episodes that can be sold. Other times, however, clip shows are simply produced for budgetary reasons (e.g. to avoid additional costs from shooting in a certain setting, or from casting actors to appear in new material).

## Origin

Clip shows have their origin in theatrical short films and serials. Every serial chapter always had a brief recap showing where the previous chapter left off, but, beginning in 1936, entire chapters were largely devoted to material that audiences had already seen. In these recap chapters (also called "economy chapters"), previous chapters were summarized for those who may have missed some episodes (which were unlikely to be rerun). The practice began with the Republic Pictures serial Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island. Adverse weather conditions slowed the filming of the series, which had been budgeted for 12 chapters, and screenwriter Barry Shipman was forced to create two more chapters to recoup the lost production costs. Shipman wrote a few scenes in which the screen characters recount their adventures to date, and footage from previous chapters is shown instead of new sequences. Shipman's brainstorm was a convenient way to economize on production, and soon Republic made the recap chapter standard procedure.

Movie studios often resorted to old footage to save money. The most famous example is the short comedies of The Three Stooges which, from 1949 until 1957, borrowed lengthy sequences and often entire storylines from old shorts. Only a few new scenes would be filmed as a framework for the old footage. This practice was adopted because the studios could charge more money for "new" films than for old ones; this also allowed the series to continue producing shorts after Shemp Howard died, using carefully obscured body doubles to blend the old footage.

Animation studios were also known to periodically make cartoon shorts—often referred to as "cheaters"—made up primarily of clips for earlier cartoons in order to save money. Examples of this include Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (Fleischer / Paramount, 1934), What's Cookin' Doc? (Schlesinger / Warner Bros., 1944) and a regular yearly series of Tom & Jerry "cheaters" such as Smitten Kitten (MGM, 1952).

## Variations

One variant of the modern clip show is the compilation episode, using clips from the most popular episodes, assembled together in one episode, sometimes without a frame story as such.

Another format is to have a host who describes various characters and characteristics of the show to introduce various clips from past episodes. For example, a special one-hour clip show episode of All in the Family featured actor Henry Fonda discussing the main characters on the show followed by relevant clips from previous episodes; a similar two-part clip show appeared on Three's Company, hosted by Lucille Ball. This format was parodied in a clip show for The Simpsons (" The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular "), in which fictional actor Troy McClure — a recurring Simpsons character — introduced the clips.

A third variation, used in a two-part clip show episode of Cheers featured the entire cast of the show, including former cast members, sitting on a stage while being interviewed by talk host John McLaughlin about their characters on the show, with clips of previous episodes mixed in. A similar clip episode of Barney Miller aired after the death of cast member Jack Soo, with flashbacks introduced by the rest of the cast highlighting Soo's character Detective Sergeant Nick Yamana.

In anime and tokusatsu series, a common type of episode is the recap episode, which presents clips from previous episodes in a manner to remind viewers of the story so far and help newer viewers catch up on the plot and details. In tokusatsu, the episode is often used to give the actors and crew a week off or a lighter load around the time of a holiday (typically in the summer or during Golden Week).

## Rationale

While clip shows do reduce production costs, they were originally employed in an era when there were far fewer program outlets and it was less likely that episodes from previous seasons would be aired again. Clip shows typically received strong ratings, and it was expected for any successful comedy series to feature clip shows regularly in its later years. However, the episodes were subject to some ridicule due to their forced or "corny" framing devices (such as a family sitting peacefully around a fireplace) and the frequently awkward transitions between the frame story and the clips (such as characters staring into space while the screen blurs to represent "remembering").

Daytime soap operas frequently present clip shows as a way to commemorate a show's milestone anniversary or the death or exit of a long-running character. Many fans take advantage of the shows in order to see vintage clips of a particular soap opera. One example was an episode of As the World Turns in which seven of the longest running characters were stranded in a forest and remembered some of their best moments, all in honor of AtWT ' s 50th anniversary.

Another common rationale for a clip show is the lack of a new show to air due to a failure to meet production schedules. At the end of its second season, Star Trek: The Next Generation had one more episode to shoot. However, Paramount cut that show's budget to make up for an episode earlier in the season that had gone over budget—and, similarly, over schedule, leaving only three days for principal photography. Because the season had gotten off to a slow start due to a writers' strike, the producers had no scripts set aside for future use as they normally would have. The result was " Shades of Gray ", in which the "clips" were the induced dreams of a comatose William T. Riker. The episode is widely considered among the worst of any Star Trek series. During its third season, Moonlighting (which had been known for its use of self-parody and breaking the fourth wall) produced a clip show—"The Straight Poop"—to make up for its infamous production delays; as was typical for the series, the episode engaged in self-parody, with a frame story involving gossip columnist Rona Barrett investigating the strained relationship of its lead characters, and determining if they were responsible for the show's production issues.

Clip shows may offset such criticism by trying to make the frame tale surrounding the clips compelling, or by presenting clip shows without any framing device. A show might also defuse the awkwardness by indulging in self-parody, such as intentionally acknowledging or over-playing the device (including flashbacks with deliberate changes to the footage for comedic purposes). Clerks: The Animated Series parodied the format by running a clip show as its second episode, even though there was only one prior episode from which to pull material. Two Dan Harmon series used the device to present newly-created scenes instead, including the Community episodes " Paradigms of Human Memory " and " Curriculum Unavailable " (with the latter showing alternate perspectives and unseen events from previous episodes), and the Rick and Morty episode " Total Rickall " (which used flashbacks that were false memories implanted by parasites).

The clip show has been employed more seriously as a means to bring viewers up to date on highly serialized dramas, such as on Lost, Once Upon a Time and the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. Many anime dramas used similar techniques, particularly when a series ran for more episodes in one season than could be reasonably rerun (such as Mobile Suit Gundam Wing running for 49 episodes, which were originally aired weekly). Avatar: The Last Airbender similarly aired a recap episode, " The Ember Island Players ", prior to its four-part series finale, in which the main characters watched a Fire Nation-produced play that summarized the plot of the series in an exaggerated manner.

Sometimes clip shows air before or during a series finale as a way for audiences to reminisce about their favorite moments. Some examples of shows that have used clip shows in this sense are: Animaniacs, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Frasier, The Golden Girls, Joe 90, Seinfeld, Friends, Thunderbirds, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Outer Limits, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Cheers.

Clip shows are also a way to compile the best episodes or sketches from a series to air in a single, concise package when rerunning a whole episode or series is implausible. The annual Scottish New Year special Scotch and Wry was condensed into four feature film-length episodes for home video release. Carson's Comedy Classics compiled memorable sketches from the first 20 seasons of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for airing in syndication. Surviving content from Bozo the Clown and other Chicago children's television programs was incorporated into Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics, an annual holiday special.

Clip shows can allow a series to continue for a short period after a prominent figure departs or dies, with remaining cast members or guest hosts substituting in the absent cast member's stead. Shows that were extended in this manner include Chappelle's Show and The Rush Limbaugh Show.


Dragan Radosavljević

# Dragan Radosavljević

## Abstract

Dragan Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Радосављевић; born 24 October 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

## Club career

Born in Smederevo, Radosavljević came through the youth ranks at his hometown club Sartid Smederevo, before breaking into the first team in 2000. He immediately became an irreplaceable part of the team on the left side of the pitch. His impressive displays caught the attention of numerous domestic and foreign clubs, including bids from Ajax and Dynamo Kyiv, but the transfer never went through. In total, Radosavljević played six seasons for the club, making 124 league appearances and scoring 10 goals. He also represented the club in UEFA competitions, making 14 appearances while scoring once.

In June 2006, Radosavljević signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He spent six months at the club, before being loaned to Bežanija in February 2007. In the following summer, Radosavljević was sent on a season -long loan to his parent club Smederevo.

Between 2008 and 2011, Radosavljević went on to play for Banat Zrenjanin, Sevojno and Sloboda Užice, but without notable achievements.

After spending one season with Cypriot club Aris Limassol, Radosavljević moved back to his homeland and signed with Radnički Kragujevac in July 2012. He stayed there for only six months, before again returning to Smederevo.

## International career

Radosavljević represented FR Yugoslavia at Under-18 and Under-21 level. He also played for the national B team in a friendly match against the Czech Republic national under-21 team in September 2002.

## Honours

- Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2002–03


Ryan Preece

# Ryan Preece

## Abstract

Ryan Preece (born October 25, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing.

Preece previously competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East and the ARCA Menards Series West. He is also a veteran of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and won the series championship in 2013 after being the runner-up in 2009 and 2012. Preece also made multiple starts in the defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

## Racing career

### Early career

Preece began racing in 2007 and became 32nd in the championship in the Northeastern Midget Association with the Bertrand team. A year later he finished on the podium for the first time in his career with a third place finish at Monadnock in his only Northeastern Midget race that year.

Preece competed in and won the championship in the SK Modified Series in 2011 at Stafford Motor Speedway, while his future wife Heather was the series' Rookie of the Year.

### Whelen Modified Tour

That same year, he got his first career victory in the Whelen Modified Tour after dominating the Made In America Whelen 300 at Martinsville. In 2009 and 2012, he was runner-up in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, but he became champion in 2013 with four wins in fourteen races driving for Flamingo Motorsports, owned by Eric Sanderson. In 2014, he returned to the team and won the last two races of the year, coming home in second place in the final standings. In 2015, he drove for TS Haulers Racing, owned by Ed Partridge.

On November 24, 2016, it was announced that Preece would remain at JD Motorsports for another full season in 2017. However, on December 8, 2016, it was announced that Preece and JD Motorsports had parted ways, letting Preece explore other opportunities. The primary reason why Preece left JD is that he wanted to be in a team to win races and expected to be back in the Whelen Modified Tour in 2017. He rejoined Partridge's team in the Modified Tour.

### Xfinity Series

#### 2013–2017

He made his debut in the Nationwide Series in 2013 and finished 24th at Loudon driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for Tommy Baldwin Racing. In 2014, he drove two races driving the No. 36 Camaro for TBR at Loudon and Homestead, with a best finish of 14th.

On August 8, 2015, Preece announced he would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut for TBR at Loudon. Preece joined JD Motorsports full-time in 2016, driving the No. 01 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series. The primary sponsor was Flex Seal. Preece has several decent runs for the mid-pack organization in 2016, just missing the first ever Xfinity playoffs.

#### 2017–2018: Joe Gibbs Racing

In July 2017, he returned to the Xfinity Series, racing at Loudon in the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing with sponsorship from Mohawk Northeast and Mizzy Construction, finishing a career-best second behind teammate Kyle Busch. The opportunity originally came after Kevin Manion contacted Preece about openings at JGR after the retirement of Carl Edwards.

At Iowa, Preece returned to the No. 20 with Mohawk and Falmouth Construction sponsoring. Preece won the pole and held off teammate Kyle Benjamin on a late restart to win his first career Xfinity race.

After his Iowa win, JGR announced that Preece would also drive for the team at Kentucky Speedway in September (a standalone Xfinity race), and later Homestead (where Cup drivers, regardless of experience, are prohibited from participating). Preece, with the American Red Cross on the No. 20 car, finished 4th at Kentucky.

Preece moved to Gibbs’ No. 18 Safelite Toyota at Homestead. Preece was involved in a controversy, as championship contender Elliott Sadler placed the blame on Preece for blocking him on the final restart of the season. Preece still managed a top 5 finish.

On November 15, 2017, it was announced that Preece would run another partial schedule with JGR in 2018, running at least ten races in the No. 18 car, sharing it with JGR Cup drivers Kyle Busch, Erik Jones and Daniel Suárez, JGR development driver Kyle Benjamin, and Australian James Davison. While he is listed for ten races, more races are possible. Sponsorship of Preece's races in the No. 18 would come primarily from Rheem. A few of the races were instead supported by Ruud and its affiliate businesses.

Preece began his season with a 9th-place finish at California, his first time finishing outside the top 5 at Gibbs. He got back in the top 5 a week later at Texas.

Preece became eligible for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash after his good run at Texas. The next week at Bristol, Preece won the race and the bonus, taking home the $100,000. It was Preece's second career Xfinity Series win.

Preece did not run any of the other Dash 4 Cash races. He returned to the No. 18 car at Daytona.

#### 2019: JR Motorsports

For 2019, Preece joined JR Motorsports to drive their No. 8 part-time. He competed in four events, all finishing in the top ten with a highest of fourth at Pocono.

### Cup Series

#### 2015: Premium Motorsports

Preece drove the No. 98 Chevy out of the TBR shop in partnership with Premium Motorsports. After starting 37th, he finished 32nd in the Sylvania 300. Preece returned to the Cup Series for the final four races of the season with Premium. TBR did not assist his races at Martinsville, Texas, and Phoenix, though they returned to help field the No. 98 at Homestead out of their shop.

#### 2019–2021: JTG Daugherty Racing

On September 28, 2018, Preece was announced as the new full-time driver of the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019, replacing the departing A. J. Allmendinger and competing for 2019 Rookie of the Year honors. Preece also joined JR Motorsports for a part-time Xfinity Series schedule in the No. 8 Camaro.

On August 16, 2019, Preece confirmed that he would remain with the team for the 2020 season. However, he moved to JTG's No. 37 car as new teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took over the No. 47. For the Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway, Preece started on the pole via field inversion, unofficially marking his first career pole at the Cup level; he had finished 20th in the previous race, and a field inversion placed him in first. Despite running with the leaders for much of the Toyota 500's early stages, he finished last after his engine failed on lap 69. Preece was involved in a violent crash on a restart at Kansas Speedway in July 2020. On a restart down the backstretch, Christopher Bell came up in front of Ryan Newman sending Bell into the outside wall. Bell came back across traffic where Newman tagged Preece and Preece hit the inside wall head on and nearly sent Preece on his side. Fortunately, Preece walked out unscathed. It was Preece's fourth straight DNF, but broke a string of last-place finishes. Preece scored a total of 8 DNF's during the season, and finished out the year 29th in points.

Preece returned to the No. 37 in 2021, but the car did not have a charter that would have guaranteed it a spot in every race and only carried enough sponsorship for 24 of 36 races. The performance and funding of the team suffered. The No. 37 would be shut down after 2021, leaving Preece without a ride.

#### 2022: Part-time driver

On January 6, 2022, Stewart–Haas Racing hired Preece as a reserve driver, as the backup driver for all related teams and simulator driver for SHR. Preece will also race two Cup races for Rick Ware Racing at Dover and Charlotte, three Xfinity races for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Richmond, Charlotte, and Nashville, and seven Truck races for David Gilliland Racing. Preece started 13th in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing car for his Cup Series start in the 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover and finished 25th. Preece would run all three races during the Coke 600 weekend. He finished 11th in the Truck Series event after being involved in an accident with Carson Hocevar. On June 24, 2022, Preece would win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole at Nashville Superspeedway. He would go onto lead 74 of the 150 laps, winning Stage 2 and his second career Truck Series race. He would also race in the Xfinity Series event the following day.

#### 2023: Stewart–Haas Racing

On November 16, 2022, Stewart–Haas Racing announced that Preece would replace Cole Custer in the No. 41 for the 2023 season while Custer would return to the 00 Xfinity Series entry. In December, Chad Johnston returned to SHR to replace Mike Shiplett as crew chief of the No. 41, after Shiplett moved to Richard Childress Racing.

Preece started the 2023 season with a 36th place DNF at the 2023 Daytona 500. He scored his first career pole at Martinsville. He struggled throughout the regular season, scoring only one top-five finish at Richmond.

On August 26, at the 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Preece was running toward the tail of the lead pack in the closing stages of the race. On lap 157, while racing down the backstretch, he was pushed from the rear by Erik Jones. The contact sent Preece down the track, where he collided with teammate Chase Briscoe, and spun onto the apron. As the car slid, aerodynamic forces lifted the car off of the ground and rolled it onto its roof. The car planted upside-down in the grass before violently barrel-rolling roughly ten times before finally coming to a rest on its wheels. After a few moments, Preece exited the car under his own power, and was put on a stretcher, and taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. During his time in the hospital, he tweeted that he would be coming back to race again and expressed disappointment that his race ended in the fashion it did. He was discharged the next morning and would be in the next race at Darlington. Preece would come into the next race at Darlington revealing in his interviews that he had two black eyes and both of his eyes were bloodshot from the wreck. The car was taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development center to be studied. Safety concerns emerged as film of the crash showed that the roof hatch, designed to allow the driver to escape from the car through a method other than via the driver's side window, was detached from the car early in the crash, exposing the cockpit during the remainder of the crash. Given his points situation entering the race, the crash eliminated Preece's chances of contending in the NASCAR playoffs.

Preece started the 2024 season with a 23rd place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Following the Atlanta race, the No. 41 was hit with an L1 penalty and docked 35 owner and driver points after pre-race inspection revealed unapproved roof rails.

On May 28, 2024, Stewart–Haas Racing announced it would shut down its NASCAR operations at the end of the season.

### Camping World Truck Series

Preece made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021, driving the No. 17 for David Gilliland Racing in the races at Nashville Superspeedway and Pocono Raceway. Despite driving for a Chevrolet team in the Cup Series, Preece drove for DGR, a Ford team, in these starts. At Nashville, he passed Grant Enfinger with six laps remaining which enabled him to become the fifth driver in series history to win in his first career start.

## Personal life

Preece was born in Berlin, Connecticut to Jeff and Jodie Preece. He is the youngest of three sons. In 2009, he graduated from Xavier High School.

Preece married his longtime girlfriend, Heather DesRochers, in 2017. Together, Ryan and Heather have one child together, named Rebecca Marie. She was born on August 7, 2023. DesRochers is also a racing driver and was a participant in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity combine in 2009 and 2010, attempting to become one of the drivers selected to be in the D4D program, although she was not selected either year. The two met at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2009 and competed against each other in the SK Modified Series in 2011, where Preece won the championship and DesRochers was the Rookie of the Year.

## Motorsports career results

### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

#### Cup Series

#### Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

### Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. – Heat 1 winner. – Heat 2 winner.


Sean Spencer (American football)

# Sean Spencer (American football)

## Abstract

Sean Spencer (born December 15, 1970), nicknamed " Coach Chaos ", is an American football coach and former player. He is the Defensive Line coach at Texas A&M, a position he has held since December of 2023. Spencer was the defensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 2020 to 2021. He played college football as a safety at Clarion University of Pennsylvania—now known as PennWest Clarion.

## Early life

A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Spencer is a 1988 graduate of Bulkeley High School, where he was a teammate of future National Football League (NFL) coach Eric Mangini. He and Mangini played for Graham Martin, whom Spencer said may have been his most important coach because he sparked his interest in teaching.

## College playing career

Spencer, was the starting free safety for the NCAA Division II, Clarion Golden Eagles for three seasons. He was named to the 1992 Division II Preseason All-America team by The Sporting News.

## Coaching career

### Wesleyan

Former high school teammate Eric Mangini helped Spencer land his first coaching job at Wesleyan University, Mangini's alma mater. He coached wide receivers and tight ends for the Division III, Cardinals and learned under head coach Frank Hauser. Spencer nearly landed an entry-level job with Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns, where Mangini was working, but the team wanted someone local.

### Shippensburg

In 1996 and 1997, Spencer landed in the PSAC coaching running backs for the Division II, Shippensburg Raiders.

### Trinity

After this, Spencer would return home to Hartford where he coached three seasons for the Division III, Trinity Bantams. He would coach running backs in 1998 and 1999 and defensive line in 2000 for head coach Chuck Priore.

### UMass

Spencer served as the defensive line coach for the Division I-AA, UMass Minutemen, and head coach Mark Whipple from 2001 to 2003. In his final season, the Minutemen finish second in the Atlantic 10 Conference with 34 sacks, and three defensive linemen earned all conference honors. Standout Vladamar Brower, earned All-America honors, and was a Buck Buchanan Award finalist.

### Holy Cross

Spencer spent 2004 coaching the defensive line for the Division I-AA, Holy Cross Crusaders, and head coach Tom Gilmore. Spencer's assistant defensive line coach that season was first year coach Ricky Rahne, whom he would later coach with at Vanderbilt and Penn State.

### Villanova

After one season at Holy Cross, Spencer served as linebackers coach for the Division I-AA Villanova Wildcats in 2005.

### Hofstra

In 2006, Spencer would coach defensive line for the FCS, Hofstra Pride and had an NFL summer internship with the New York Jets.

### UMass

In 2007, Spencer made a return to UMass to coach the defensive line and coordinate the special teams for head coach Don Brown. He would spend two successful seasons with the Minutemen, helping the team to consecutive Colonial Athletic titles. Under Spencer's tutelage, the Minutemen would record 44 sacks in the 2007. Spencer also had success leading the special teams, mentoring All-CAA kick returner Courtney Robinson and All-America punter Brett Arnold.

### Bowling Green

Spencer coached defensive line for the Bowling Green Falcons and head coach Dave Clawson in 2009 – 2010.

### Vanderbilt

In 2011, Spencer was hired by coach James Franklin at Vanderbilt, to coach the defensive line. During his three seasons at Vanderbilt, Spencer's defensive lines, nicknamed the "Wild Dogs" helped Vanderbilt finish in the Top 25 in total defense and recorded 42.5 tackles for loss in 2013 alone. In 2011 Tim Fugger earned second team All- SEC honors, posting 8 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts.

### Penn State

On January 24, 2014, it was officially announced that Sean Spencer would be following James Franklin to Penn State as the defensive line coach. Prior to the official announcement, it was reported that the position was first offered to long time Penn State assistant Larry Johnson but was turned down by the coach.

In 2015, Spencer's defensive line led the FBS in sacks per game (3.54), sixth in tackles for loss (8.2), and 14th in total defense (324.5). Carl Nassib broke Penn State's single-season sack record with 15.5 and won the Rotary Lombardi Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy, Ted Hendricks Award and Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year. Nassib was selected in the third round by the Cleveland Browns in the 2016 NFL draft with the 65th pick. Defensive tackle Austin Johnson garnered second team All-Big Ten honors and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round with the 43rd pick. Defensive tackle Anthony Zettel who finished third team All-Big Ten was selected in the sixth round by the Detroit Lions with the 202nd pick.

Spencer's defensive line helped the Nittany Lions finish the 2017 season with 42 sacks, marking the third-straight season with 40 or more sacks. It was the first time since 2005–07 Penn State had three consecutive season with 40 or more sacks. Besides the on-field success, the "Wild Dogs" and defensive line coach Sean Spencer donated 68 turkeys and 100 pounds of potatoes to the State College Food Bank for Thanksgiving food distributions in 2017. The donation was a partnership with the Student Book Store, which sold the official "Wild Dogs" T-shirts.

Spencer, who would add the title of associate head coach in 2018, helped the Nittany Lions defense lead the country in sacks per game with 3.62 and fourth in tackles for loss with 8.2 per game. It was the fourth straight season the defense finished with 40 or more total sacks. The defensive line was led by sophomore defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos who finished the season with 8 sacks and 20 tackles for loss, earning him first team All-Big Ten honors. Junior defensive end Shareef Miller earned third team All-Big Ten, while junior defensive tackle Robert Windsor received honorable mention recognition. Miller declared for the 2019 NFL draft and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round, 138th overall.

### New York Giants

It was announced that Spencer would make the jump to the NFL for the 2020 season coaching with the New York Giants under Joe Judge.

### Florida

It was announced on January 11, 2022, that Spencer would join Florida as its co-defensive coordinator and defensive-line coach under head coach Billy Napier, after originally accepting the same position at Duke.

### Texas A&M

It was announced on December 3, 2023, that Spencer would join Texas A&M as its defensive-line coach under head coach Mike Elko.


Mount Maria, Queensland

# Mount Maria, Queensland

## Abstract

Mount Maria is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Maria had a population of 225 people.

## Geography

Baffle Creek forms the south-western boundary and the south-eastern and eastern boundary (but not the southern boundary). Euleilah Creek forms the north-west boundary of the locality; it later becomes a tributary of Baffle Creek.

Grants Island is 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) island in Baffle Creek which is within the Mount Maria loality (24°33′02″S 151°54′22″E / 24.5506°S 151.9061°E).

The mountain Mount Maria is in the south of the locality (24°32′29″S 151°50′38″E / 24.5413°S 151.8440°E) and rises to 340 metres (1,120 ft) above sea level. It presumably gives its name to the locality.

Tablelands Road enters the locality from the south (Berajondo) and exits to the north (Taunton); it is the main road through the locality.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Maria had a population of 193 people.

In the 2021 census, Mount Maria had a population of 225 people.

## Education

There are no schools in Mount Maria. The nearest government primary schools are Lowmead State School in neighbouring Lowmead to the west, Rosedale State School in neighbouring Rosedale to the south-east, and Wartburg State School in Baffle Creek to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosedale State School (to Year 12).


C'est La Vie (Rouge album)

# C'est La Vie (Rouge album)

## Abstract

C'est La Vie (English: It's Life) is the second studio album by Brazilian girl group Rouge. It was first released by Columbia Records on May 4, 2003. The album is the successor to the band's debut album, Rouge (2002), which sold more than two million copies, having as main hit the song " Ragatanga ". The album features zouk as the main style in the songs " Brilha La Luna " and " Vem Cair na Zueira ", as well as international versions such as "Eu Quero Fugir" (version for " Runaway " by The Corrs) and " C'est La Vie " (version of the song of the same name of the band B*Witched).

C'est La Vie was certified platinum and has sold over 350,000 copies. Over 100,000 copies of the album were sold in just one week. In 2003, the album appeared at number 17 in the list of the 20 most sold albums in Brazil according to the ABPD. A few weeks after its release, the album was reissued in a special edition, a CD and DVD kit that features the making of recording and the transition of the girls into the new phase. In addition to the behind-the-scenes of the music video of "Brilha La Luna", among other featurettes. About 50,000 copies of the kit were sold, giving the group the gold certificate.

Three singles were released from the album: "Brilha La Luna", which has managed to lead the charts, and the romantic " Um Anjo Veio Me Falar ", which became the second most popular single of the girls' careers. Both songs broke out on radios across the country and "Vem Cair na Zueira". Also in 2003, they toured Latin America and Portugal to promote the album. The album also spanned the DVD A Festa dos Seus Sonhos (2003), which in addition to the show counted as a bonus the two music videos from the album.

The album was a success in award shows, winning 13 trophies, including 4 "Capricho Awards", 2 " Meus Prêmios Nick ", 4 "Universal Musical Trophy", 1 " Multishow Brazilian Music Award " besides being nominated for the Latin Grammy in the category "Best Brazilian Pop Album", being the first and only indication of the group.

## Background

After the success of its predecessor, the self-titled Rouge (2002), C'est La Vie brought to prominence the zouk genre that already was a hit in other parts of the world, mainly in Europe. The genre has similarities with lambada and arose in the Antilles. According to the idealizer and producer of the album, Rick Bonadio, the bet was in the rhythm mixed with pop. According to Luciana Andrade, "after Ragatanga, everyone expects us to have something more to show. What we have to say is that we trust Rick and Sony professionals". Patrícia Lissa points out that there was more interaction among the members at work, saying: "In this album, we participated in meetings with Rick Bonadio, to help choose the repertoire, we heard songs that were sent "

Fantine Thó, also a member of the group, commented on the new work:

"Zouk has been in Brazil for a long time, but no artist has yet introduced it to the general public. We are releasing zouk pop, with the signature of Rouge."

About being under the pressure of having to repeat the same success of the debut album, the girls were recognized that they underwent it majorly: "we felt pressured, but tried not to think about it," Patricia said. "We wanted to be true and this is what will make the album have the quality of the first. If it will sell, that is a consequence."

## Recording and songs

It was cool because it rolled in a relaxed way. Rick threw the idea to Patrícia, she thought in context. Then he decided to play the idea for everyone. We talked while Rick, more experienced, was stoning. The result was great. It's one of my favorite songs on the album. Luciana Andrade, member of the group, talking about the song " Um Anjo Veio Me Falar ".

The repertoire of C'est La Vie consists mainly of versions of older songs made by international composers and songs written by Rick Bonadio himself, as it happened in the first album. The track that opens the album, "C'est La Vie", is a version of the song of the same name by the Irish girl group " B*Witched ". The version of the song, that for some critics, recalls the hit " Beijo Molhado ", by Milton Guedes. "Brilha La Luna", written by Rick Bonadio, has a "caliente" (hot) appeal and a rhythm called "pop zouk". The song "Me Faz Feliz" is Milton Guedes's version of the song "Heavenly." Already "Quando Chega a Noite", brings a novelty, is a disco music, sung for the most part by Karin Hils. The song is a version of the song "Llega la Noche", origiginally by the Argentinean girl group " Bandana ", formed also in "Popstars", of Argentina. One of the highlights of the album is the track " Um Anjo Veio Me Falar ", written by Aline, Fantine, Karin, Luciana and Patrícia, in partnership with Rick Bonadio. The song is a version of the song "Angel In My Heart", by the British pop band "Hear'Say". The pop song "Fantasma" was written by Fúlvio Márcio, who wrote some tracks from the group's eponymous debut album.

"Vem Cair na Zueira", also signed by Rick Bonadio, follows the same style of " Brilha La Luna ", having a great Latin appeal, closer to the zouk root. "Dentro de Mim" is written by Charles Midnight, who has written songs for Joe Cocker and James Brown. "When I asked him for a composition for the Rouge album, he said he already knew the band and their work, and so did all the other foreign authors we talked to," said Rick Bonadio. One of the members Luciana Andrade favorite songs is "Eu quero Fugir", the Portuguese version for " Runaway ", hit by Irish band The Corrs. "When I moved to São Paulo and started to get involved with music, my friends always said that The Corrs had everything to do with my style," Luciana recalled. Fantine Thó made her debut as a songwriter in the ballad "Um Dia Sem Você". "I used to sing more black ballads and even rap, but my favorite album track comes in a more pop / rock version," explains Aline Wirley about "Um Dia Sem Você". In the song, she and Fantine do a duet, while the other girls do the chorus. Luciana also ventures into the composition, alongside Rick Bonadio in the track "Abra o Seu Coração".

## Singles

" Brilha La Luna ", was released as the lead single from the album on 6 May 2003. The song, which is derived from zouk, was a hit on the charts. The album's second single, the ballad, " Um Anjo Veio Me Falar ", was released in 8 July 2003, and also became a success, becoming the band's second most famous song. The song was also part of the soundtrack to the soap opera Canavial de Paixões by Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão. The fourth and final single from the album was, " Vem Cair na Zueira ", was released in 29 November 2003, and also follows the same zouk line adopted in "Brilha la Luna", but with a little more Latin rhythms. The group participated in the movie Xuxa Abracadabra (2003), presenting the song, which extracted a music video.

## Release and promotion

To promote the album, the label released a special edition, containing a kit with CD and DVD, counting on the making of which registers the transformation of the girls to the new phase of the group. In addition to backstage of the music video of " Brilha La Luna ", multimedia material and more. To promote the album on television, the group released "C'est La Vie" on Gugu 's show TV, singing the single "Brilha la Luna", " Vem Cair na Zueira ", an a cappella from " Um Anjo Veio Me Falar " and "Me Faz Feliz", besides the singles " Ragatanga " and " Não Dá pra Resistir ". The group also went to the Bom Dia & Cia children's show where they had an entire week of the show (Monday to Friday) dedicated to the girls who sang old and new hits such as "Ragatanga", "Brilha La Luna" and made an a cappella of "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar", also gave interviews to TV host Jackeline Petkovic who also learned the choreographies of the Rouge, were also to Falando Francamente da Sônia Abrão, singing "Brilha la Luna", "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar", and an excerpt from the unpublished "Um Dia Sem Você", attending a fan request. The band also went to Sabadaço, singing the singles "Brilha la Luna" and "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar", in addition to the title track "C'est La Vie." girls also promoted the album on Hebe ' s show, in addition to participating in the show's TV Eliana, É Show, Pânico na TV, Dia Dia, Melhor da Tarde and Chat Show Terra.

### Tour

The group also promoted the album with two tours: the first was the Brilha La Tour in 2003, and the second was the C'est La Vie Tour in 2003. The Brilha la Tour featured 15 songs, including 7 songs from the new album. The C'est La Vie Tour included 17 songs, including 11 songs from "C'est La Vie", including "Um Dia Sem Você", "Eu Quero Fugir", "Delírios" and "Dentro de Mim" who were not present on the previous tour.

The group also released a DVD titled A Festa dos Seus Sonhos (The Feast of Their Dreams), which celebrated 1 year of the group, among the tracks of the new album were the songs "C'est La Vie", "Me Faz Feliz", "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar", "Fantasma", "Quando Chega a Noite", " Vem Cair na Zueira " e " Brilha La Luna ".

## Spanish version

A version of the album "C'est La Vie" was recorded in Spanish, to be released the same year. But with the departure of the member Luciana, the CD and the project of the 4th DvD ended up being canceled. The edition of the album "C'est La Vie" in Spanish, includes versions of songs of the own and some of the first album. The song "Um anjo veio me falar", also won, in addition to the Spanish version, a music video, which was even comrecializado, where still today, has access. In 2012, it was recorded that the songs of the album leaked on the Internet and discovered by YouTube.

## Track listing

## Awards

The album was a success in the awards, being indicated to 9 different prizes, being indicated the total to 16, and winning 13 prizes. The song "Brilha La Luna" won the awards for Best Music at "Capricho Awards", " Meus Prêmios Nick ", "Trophy" Universal Musical Trophy, "Musical Universe" and the "Zero Magazine Award". The band also won the " Multishow Brazilian Music Award " in the Best Group category.

The group also achieved a 2004 Latin Grammy nomination in the "Best Brazilian Pop Album" category, being the band's first and only nomination. The DVD A Festa dos Seus Sonhos, also received 2 awards, in "Capricho Awards 2004" and "Troféu Universo Musical 2004", in addition to being nominated to the "Multishow Award of Brazilian Music" in the category "Best DVD".

## Charts


2024 Go Bowling at The Glen

# 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen

## Abstract

The 2024 Go Bowling at The Glen was a NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on September 15, 2024, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 92 laps -- extended from 90 laps due to an overtime finish Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it will be the 28th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the second of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16. Chris Buescher won the race, his first win since the 2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400. Shane Van Gisbergen finished 2nd, and Carson Hocevar finished 3rd. Ross Chastain and Zane Smith rounded out the top five, and Chase Briscoe, Michael McDowell, Corey LaJoie, Ryan Preece, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top ten.

## Report

### Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by NASCAR.

#### Entry list

- (R) denotes rookie driver.

- (P) denotes playoff driver.

- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

## Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:12.018 seconds and a speed of 122.469 mph (197.095 km/h).

## Qualifying

Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:12.130 and a speed of 122.279 mph (196.789 km/h).

## Race

### Race results

#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 20

Stage Two Laps: 20

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 50

### Race statistics

- Lead changes: 11 among 9 different drivers

- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 21 laps

- Red flags: 0

- Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 41 seconds

- Average speed: 80.226 miles per hour (129.111 km/h)

## Media

### Television

USA will cover the race on the television side. as part of a Radio style Broadcast for the race. Leigh Diffey and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley will call the race from the Esses, Dillon Welch will have the call from Turn 5 to Turn 9, and Jeff Burton will call the race from Turn 10 & 11. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

### Radio

Motor Racing Network will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former crew chief Todd Gordon will cover the action when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will call the race when the field raced thru the esses. Kyle Rickey will cover the action when the field raced thru the inner loop and turn 5 and Jason Toy will cover the action in turn 6 & 7. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, Chris Wilner & Jacklyn Drake will call the action from the pits for MRN.

## Standings after the race


List of Loganair destinations

# List of Loganair destinations

## Abstract

## Destinations

As of September 2024, Loganair serves the following destinations:


Margarita (2024 TV series)

# Margarita (2024 TV series)

## Abstract

Margarita is an Argentine-Uruguayan fantasy and teen comedy-drama television series created by Cris Morena that premiered on Max on September 2, 2024. It is a spin-off of the telenovela Floricienta that ran for two seasons from 2004 to 2005.

## Series overview

The story of the series is set several years after the events of Floricienta, and revolves around Margarita (Mora Bianchi), the daughter of Florencia and Máximo, who is unaware of her true origins and has gone through several foster homes.

After stumbling upon a trendy arts center that offers a series of scholarships for talented young artists, Margarita decides to audition. The place is run by Delfina Santillán (Isabel Macedo), who after the encounter begins to suspect that the teenager could be the legitimate daughter of Florencia and Máximo, her sister and brother-in-law, and therefore the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Krikoragán and all its fortune, which she stole.

From her discovery, Delfina realizes that the entire company she built based on lies, including the adoption of an orphan to pass her off as Florencia's daughter in order to appropriate the entire inheritance, is at risk of being destroyed after the appearance of Margarita, who is the true heir to the entire estate.

## Cast

- Mora Bianchi as Margarita

- Ramiro Spangenberg as Merlín

- Isabel Macedo as Delfina Santillán

- Graciela Stefani as María Laura "Malala" Torres-Oviedo

- Rafael Ferro as Severino

- María del Cerro as Yamila Puentes

- Julia Calvo as Ada

- Tomás Benítez as Pipe

- Mateo Belmonte as Rey

- Lola Abraldes as Daisy

- Joaquín Reffico as Zeki

- Pilar Masse as Única

- Pamela Baigún as Mei

- Martiniano Rodríguez as Otto

- Antonella Podestá as Alaska

- José Barbeito as Romeo

- Benjamín Rojas as Franco Fritzenwalden

- Jose Fabini as Sasha

- Trinidad Xanthopoulos as Julieta

- Valentino Petrilli as Jano

## Episodes

## Background and production

### Development

In June 2022, it was reported that Cris Morena had begun developing a series in co-production with WarnerMedia Latin America for HBO Max with Leandro Calderone as the screenwriter. Almost a year later, in April 2023, it was confirmed that the title of the series would be Margarita and that it would be a spin-off of the telenovela Floricienta that ran successfully between 2004 and 2005, and that it was broadcast and adapted in several countries.

### Casting

The first confirmed cast member for the series was Isabel Macedo, who reprised her role as villain Delfina Santillán. In August 2022, Tomás Benítez, a student at Otro Mundo –an artistic training school founded by Cris Morena– was cast. In April 2023, Graciela Stefani, María del Cerro, Martín Seefeld and Julia Calvo were cast. Stefani reprised her well-known role as Malala. In June, Mora Biachi, also a student at Otro Mundo, was announced as the protagonist of the series, in the role of Margarita.

In October 2023, it was announced that Benjamín Rojas would make a special appearance in the series, reprising his role as Franco Fritzenwalden. In November, once filming was completed, Ramiro Spangenberg was confirmed as the male lead, while the rest of the young cast was confirmed in December, consisting of Mateo Belmonte, Lola Abraldes, Joaquín Reffico, Pilar Masse, Pamela Baigún, Martiniano Rodríguez, Antonella Podestá and José Barbeito.

### Filming

Filming of the series began on July 24, 2023, and took place entirely in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was a co-production between Cris Morena Group and the Uruguayan company Cimarrón Cine. Some Montevideo landmarks and well-known establishments were filmed for the series, such as the Hotel Carrasco, the Rambla, the Aurelio Berro Mansion and the central business district.

## Release

In March 2024, Cris Morena and Max published the first trailer for the series, revealing that it would premiere that year. In August it was revealed that the 40-episode series would premiere on September 2 and that 5 episodes would be released per week. In addition, it was confirmed that the television station Telefe had partnered with Max to also broadcast the series.


2024 Bolivian Primera División season

# 2024 Bolivian Primera División season

## Abstract

The 2024 Bolivian Primera División season is the 47th season of the División Profesional del Fútbol Boliviano, Bolivia 's top-flight football league and the seventh season under División de Fútbol Profesional management. The season began on 16 February and is scheduled to end on 22 December 2024.

The Strongest are the defending champions.

## Format

The competition format was confirmed at the session of the División Profesional's Council held on 10 January 2024, in which it was decided that two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) will be played in the season. In the Torneo Apertura, the 16 participating teams were divided into four groups of four teams each with a round of interzonal matches between derby rivals. The top two teams of each group advanced to a knockout stage, in which teams played quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. Both Apertura finalists were awarded international berths, with the winners qualifying for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage as Bolivia 1 and the runners-up claiming the Bolivia 1 berth for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. The Torneo Clausura will be a double round-robin competition, in which the 16 teams will play each other twice for a total of 30 matches, with the top team at the end of those 30 rounds being declared as the winner and qualifying for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores as Bolivia 2.

It was also decided that both tournament winners will play a double-legged final series at the end of the season with the winner being declared as season champions and earning a monetary prize of one million USD awarded by CONMEBOL. The remaining international berths will be awarded through an aggregate table including the Torneo Apertura's first stage and the Torneo Clausura, with the bottom-placed team in this table being relegated and the team placing second-from-bottom qualifying for a double-legged relegation play-off.

## Teams

16 teams compete in the league for the 2024 season: 14 of which took part in the 2023 Primera División, and two promoted from the 2023 Copa Simón Bolívar, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo. GV San José achieved a first-ever promotion to the top tier on 10 December 2023, after winning the title, and San Antonio also reached the first division for the first time six days later, after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Libertad Gran Mamoré.

Aside from Libertad Gran Mamoré, GV San José and San Antonio Bulo Bulo replaced Vaca Díez and Palmaflor del Trópico, both directly relegated.

### Personnel and kits

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, known as the 2024 Copa Paceña for sponsorship purposes, was the first tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 16 February and ended on 5 May 2024.

### First stage

#### Group A

#### Group B

#### Group C

#### Group D

#### Interseries matches

Teams played two additional first stage matches against a team from another group, in most cases their derby or regional rival. The interseries matches were played on the third and fifth rounds.

Source: FBF, Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Knockout stage

#### Quarter-finals

##### First leg

##### Second leg

#### Semi-finals

##### First leg

##### Second leg

#### Finals

San Antonio Bulo Bulo won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Top scorers

Source: Soccerway

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, known as the 2024 Liga Tecno for sponsorship purposes, is the second and last tournament of the 2024 season. It began on 10 May 2024.

### Standings

### Results

### Top scorers

Source: Soccerway


Joseph Dunford

# Joseph Dunford

## Abstract

Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. (born December 23, 1955) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to serve in four different four-star positions; the others include commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan from February 2013 to August 2014, and as the thirty-second assistant commandant of the Marine Corps from October 23, 2010 to December 15, 2012. He has commanded several units, including the 5th Marine Regiment during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

## Early life and education

Dunford was born in Boston on December 23, 1955, and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. His father served as an enlisted Marine in the Korean War. He is an Irish Catholic and Red Sox fan.

He graduated from Boston College High School in 1973, and from Saint Michael's College in June 1977. He earned his commission the month of his college graduation. He is a graduate of the United States Army War College, Ranger School, United States Army Airborne School, and the Amphibious Warfare School. He holds a master of arts degree in government from Georgetown University and a second master of arts degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

## Military career

In 1978, Dunford served in the 1st Marine Division as a platoon and company commander in 3rd Battalion 1st Marines and a company commander in 1st Battalion 9th Marines until 1981. He served as the aide to the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, Stephen G. Olmstead, for a year, then transferred to the Officer Assignment Branch at Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. He reported to the 2nd Marine Division in June 1985 and commanded L Company of 3rd Battalion 6th Marines. In 1987, he was reassigned to 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company as the Operations, Plans, and Training Officer.

From 1988 to 1991, Dunford was assigned as the Marine Officer Instructor at the College of the Holy Cross and Officer Candidates School at Marine Corps Base Quantico. In 1992, he was assigned to HQMC as a member of the Commandant 's staff group and subsequently as the Senior Aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1995, he joined the 6th Marine Regiment as the executive officer, then went on to command 2nd Battalion 6th Marines from 1996 until 1998.

In 1999, Dunford was the Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (under both Generals Joseph Ralston and Richard Myers) and as Chief, Global and Multilateral Affairs Division (J-5) until 2001. He next served in the 1st Marine Division where he was assigned to command the 5th Marine Regiment, then as the division's chief of staff and assistant commander. During this time, he served 22 months in Iraq. During his command of RCT-5 in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he earned the nickname "Fighting Joe" under James Mattis.

From 2005 to 2007, Dunford returned to Headquarters Marine Corps to serve as the director of the Operations Division of the Plans, Policies and Operations staff, and eventually became the Vice Director for Operations (J-3) at the Joint Staff in 2008. In December 2007, Dunford was nominated for promotion to the rank of major general. Two months later, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President George W. Bush had nominated Dunford for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, to succeed Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski. In April 2008, his appointment to the permanent rank of major general was confirmed by the United States Senate, and he was simultaneously appointed to the grade of lieutenant general for his new assignment.

On May 1, 2009, the Pentagon announced that President Barack Obama had appointed Dunford to serve as the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Central Command.

Less than a year into that assignment, Dunford was nominated by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to succeed James F. Amos as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, who had been nominated to succeed James Conway as Commandant. President Obama approved his promotion and Dunford assumed the duties and new rank on October 23, 2010.

On October 10, 2012, Dunford was nominated by President Obama to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Dunford assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from General John Allen on February 10, 2013.

On June 5, 2014, Dunford was nominated by President Obama to be the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 2014, and he became Commandant on October 17, 2014. On January 23, 2015, Dunford released the 36th Commandant's Planning Guidance.

During his tenure, Dunford worked to keep sex-based job assignment policies in place to keep women out of ground combat arms military occupational specialties. On December 3, 2015, Dunford was overruled by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter who announced that beginning in January 2016, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception.

### Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Barack Obama nominated Dunford to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on May 5, 2015. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and took over from Army General Martin Dempsey on September 25, 2015, and officially took office on October 1, 2015. He served with General Paul Selva, USAF, former Commander of U.S. Transportation Command, as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford and Selva served together as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, from 2015 to 2019. Dunford is the only Marine to have served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was nominated for a second term as chairman by President Donald Trump on May 16, 2017. His renomination was approved by the Senate on September 27, 2017.

During an event in December 2018, Joseph Dunford criticized Google for its "inexplicable" continued investing in autocratic, communist-led China while simultaneously not renewing further research and development collaborations with the Pentagon. "I'm not sure that people at Google will enjoy a world order that is informed by the norms and standards of Russia or China," Dunford said. Dunford has urged that Google should work directly with the U.S. government instead of making controversial inroads into China.

Dunford stepped down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on September 30, 2019, declining interviews and praising his successor, General Mark A. Milley. Dunford and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis had favored Air Force chief of staff General David L. Goldfein as Dunford's successor, but Milley was selected by President Donald Trump instead. Dunford officially retired on 1 November 2019.

## Effective dates of promotion

* Appointed to Lieutenant General and confirmed by the United States Senate in April 2008. Simultaneously, he was appointed Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, skipping the rank of Major General. For administrative purposes, his promotion to permanent major general and lieutenant general are on the same date.

## Awards and decorations

Dunford is the recipient of the following awards:

He also earned the U.S. Army Ranger tab.

## Civilian awards

On April 6, 2016, Dunford was honored with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) "Honor Guard Gala Military Award", which he received "on Behalf of America's Armed Forces". On September 8, 2016, Dunford received the Heroes Award from nonprofit organization Tuesday's Children at their annual Roots of Resilience Gala. He accepted it on behalf of the men and women of the Armed Forces. On July 23, 2018, Dunford received the coveted "Dwight D. Eisenhower" award during a ceremony from the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). On May 10, 2019, he received the same award from the National Defense Industrial Association. On December 7, 2018, Dunford received the Andrew J. Goodpaster award from the George C. Marshall Foundation.

Dunford was awarded the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Military Division in 2018. He also received Canada's Meritorious Service Cross (MSC) in the Military Division that same year, and accepted the award at the Halifax International Security Forum. In 2020 he was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the Military Division. While, as an honorary knight, he may not use the title of Sir, he retains the right to use post-nominals for any Commonwealth awards.

A street in Quincy Center in Dunford's childhood hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, was named "General Joseph F. Dunford Drive" in his honor in 2021. Seven general officers from Quincy, including Dunford, were honored with the construction of a public park in Quincy Center, as well as a bridge connecting Quincy Center to the Thomas E. Burgin Parkway. The Generals Park was dedicated in September 2021, and the Generals Bridge opened to traffic in January 2022.

## Civilian career

As of February 10, 2020, Dunford joined the board of directors at Lockheed Martin, serving on the Classified Business and Security Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He is also on the board of a New York private equity firm, following a path taken by other prominent retired 4-star officers, such as David Petraeus (who went to work for the global investment firm KKR) and Ray Odierno (who became a senior advisor at JPMorgan Chase). In May 2022, he joined the board of directors at Satellogic, an Argentine satellite company. Dunford is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgetown University.


The Notebook

# The Notebook

## Abstract

The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, from a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is read from a notebook in the present day by an elderly man, telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident.

The Notebook had its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 20, 2004, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 25, 2004. Despite generally mixed reviews from critics, Gosling and McAdams were singled out for praise for their performances. The film was a sleeper hit at the box office, grossing $117 million against its $29 million budget, and has become a cult classic in the years since its release. On November 11, 2012, an extended version premiered on ABC Family with deleted scenes added back into the original storyline.

The film earned several accolades, including the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for Gosling and McAdams at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. At the 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Garner was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and Gena Rowlands won Best Supporting Actress – Drama at the 9th Golden Satellite Awards.

## Plot

At a modern-day nursing home, the elderly Duke reads a romantic story from a notebook to a female patient:

In 1940, at a carnival in Seabrook Island, South Carolina, lumber mill worker Noah Calhoun sees 17-year-old heiress Allison "Allie" Hamilton, there for the summer. He pursues her, coerces her into dating him, and they begin a romance.

When Allie meets Noah's father Frank Calhoun, he immediately likes her. However, when Noah meets her parents, they disapprove. That night, Noah takes Allie to the abandoned Windsor Plantation, telling her he will buy and restore it. As the sun sets, they start to make love for the first time. Noah's friend Fin interrupts to warn them Allie's parents sent the police out looking for her.

When Allie and Noah return to her parents' mansion, Allie's mother Anne makes it clear they are against the relationship and forbid her from seeing him. Noah leaves and Allie follows, they argue and she impulsively breaks up with him, but immediately regrets it.

The next morning, Anne announces they will be returning to Charleston immediately. Allie seeks Noah to apologize but is unsuccessful, so she asks Fin to tell him she loves him. Noah rushes to Allie's when he hears but is too late.

Noah writes Allie every day for a year, but Allie's mother intercepts the letters. When all 365 go unanswered, he stops writing to move on. He and Fin enlist and fight in the Battle of the Bulge where Fin is killed. Allie nurses wounded soldiers in a hospital, meeting Captain Lon Hammond Jr., a young lawyer who comes from old Southern money. After a few years, they become engaged, to Allie's parents' delight.

Noah returns from the war and finds his father has sold their home so Noah can buy The Windsor Plantation. He believes that if he restores it, Allie will return to him. Once it's completed, Noah resists selling it. As Allie tries on her wedding dress, she sees a newspaper photo of Noah in front of the renovated house and faints.

Allie's feelings for Noah come rushing back, so she asks Lon to take a solo trip before the wedding. Returning to Seabrook, she finds Noah living in their dream house. They rekindle and consummate their relationship. Noah tells Allie about the 365 letters and they realize her mother kept them from her.

Days later, Anne appears to warn Allie that Lon has come to Seabrook. She also reveals that she once loved a lower-class young man in town and still wonders how changed their lives would have been if she had chosen differently. She gives Allie Noah's letters, suggesting she choose wisely.

Noah and Allie argue and he tells her to decide what she wants, not what everyone else does. She drives back to her hotel, sobbing and confused, and confesses her infidelity to Lon. He still wants her back, but she follows her heart and returns to Noah.

In the present, the elderly woman is revealed to be Allie, now suffering from dementia. Duke is actually Noah, who uses a pseudonym to not startle her in her disoriented state. The journal he reads to her she wrote during the early stages of her illness, detailing their romance and life together so he could help her come back to him. Noah has kept the promise to read it to her almost daily.

Almost at the end of the journal in the notebook, Allie asks Noah what happened at the end of the story and Noah prompts her that she knows. She briefly recognizes him and remembers. Allie asks how long they have before she forgets again and Duke tells her possibly five minutes. They dance to their song, " I'll Be Seeing You ", and she asks about their kids.

However, Allie's dementia quickly relapses and she panics to see a stranger touching her, so is sedated. Duke has a heart attack and is treated in the nursing home while Allie is taken to the dementia ward. Upon recovering and despite not being permitted, Duke sneaks into Allie's room in the night. She instantly recognizes him, they kiss, and fall asleep holding hands. They are found in the morning, having died peacefully in each other's arms.

## Cast

- Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun James Garner as old Noah / Duke

- James Garner as old Noah / Duke

- Rachel McAdams as Allison "Allie" Calhoun (née Hamilton), Noah's wife Gena Rowlands as old Allie

- Gena Rowlands as old Allie

- Sam Shepard as Frank Calhoun, Noah's father

- Joan Allen as Anne Hamilton, Allie's mother

- James Marsden as Lon Hammond Jr.

- Kevin Connolly as Fin

- David Thornton as John Hamilton, Allie's father

- Jamie Brown as Martha Shaw

- Heather Wahlquist as Sara Tuffington

- Ed Grady as Harry

- Obba Babatunde as Bandleader

- Starletta DuPois as Nurse Esther

- Paul Johansson as Anne Hamilton's ex-boyfriend (uncredited)

- Chubbs as Abner, a domesticated pig

## Production

The film rights to Nicholas Sparks' novel were acquired by New Line Cinema in 1996, represented by producer Mark Johnson. Jeremy Leven was hired to write the script, which caught the attention of director Steven Spielberg in 1998, who wished to film it with Tom Cruise as Noah Calhoun. Spielberg's commitment to other projects led to Jim Sheridan becoming attached to direct the following year. Filming was to start in 1999 but pushed back over rewrites. Sheridan eventually backed out by October 2000 to work on In America. Martin Campbell entered negotiations to direct in March 2001, before he was replaced by Nick Cassavetes a year later. Early in development George Clooney was going play Noah, and Paul Newman the older Noah, but after Clooney watched some Paul Newman movies he went up to Newman and said he did not look like him.

### Casting

Cassavetes wanted someone unknown and "not handsome" to portray Noah; he chose Ryan Gosling for the role. Hayden Christensen was originally considered for the role. Gosling was initially surprised by this: "I read and I thought, 'He's crazy. I couldn't be more wrong for this movie.'" "It gave me an opportunity to play a character over a period of time – from 1940 to 1946 – that was quite profound and formative." To prepare for the part, Gosling temporarily moved to Charleston, South Carolina, prior to filming. During two months, he rowed the Ashley River and made furniture. When James Garner was approached for the role of the older Noah, he asked his agent if the script was for a television film, until he read it again and realized it had a universal appeal. A nationwide search was conducted to find the right actress to play Allie. Actresses who auditioned or considered for the role included Jessica Biel, Britney Spears, Jaime King, Jane McGregor, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Bosworth, Amy Adams, Mandy Moore, Scarlett Johansson, Claire Danes, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ashley Judd, and Reese Witherspoon, with the choice narrowed down to Britney Spears and Rachel McAdams with McAdams winning the role. On casting her, Cassavetes said: "When Rachel McAdams came in and read, it was apparent that she was the one. She and Ryan had great chemistry between them." She commented: "I thought it would be a dream to be able to do it. I read the script and went into the audition just two days later. It was a good way to do it because I was very full of the story." Gosling commented that, "I think that it's pretty fair to say that we probably wouldn't have made the film if we hadn't found Rachel... Really, Allie drives the movie. It's her movie and we're in it. It all kind of depended on an actress." In comparison to the book, the role was extended. McAdams spent time in Charleston before filming to familiarize herself with the surroundings, and took ballet and etiquette classes. She had a dialect coach to learn the Southern accent. Bradley Cooper was considered for Lon Hammond, while the studio pushed for Cole Hauser; but James Mardsen was eventually cast.

### Filming

The Notebook was filmed mostly on location in South Carolina, as well as the wintery battlefield just outside Montreal. Production offices for the film were set up at the old Charleston Naval Base in North Charleston.

Much of the film's plot takes place in and around Seabrook Island, an actual town which is one of the South Carolina " sea island " localities, located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Charleston. None of the filming took place in the Seabrook area, however, and instead utilized the surrounding areas. Specifically, the house that Noah is seen fixing up is a private residence at Wadmalaw Island, another locality situated 10 miles (16 km) closer to Charleston. The house was not actually in a dilapidated state at the time and instead was made to look that way by special effects. Contrary to the suggestion in the film's dialogue, neither the house nor the Seabrook area was home to South Carolina Revolutionary hero Francis Marion, whose plantation was actually located northwest of Charleston. The Boone Hall Plantation served as Allie's summer house.

Many of the scenes set in Seabrook were filmed in the town of Mt. Pleasant, (a suburb of Charleston). Other locations included: Edisto Island, Cypress Gardens (in Moncks Corner, South Carolina) with trained birds that were brought in from elsewhere.

The nursing home scenes were filmed at Rice Hope Plantation, located in Georgetown County. The college depicted briefly in the film is identified in the film as Sarah Lawrence College, but the campus that is seen is the College of Charleston.

## Music

The soundtrack to The Notebook was released on June 8, 2004.

## Reception

### Box office

The film was released on June 25, 2004, in the United States and Canada and grossed $13.5 million from 2,303 theaters in its opening weekend, ranking number 4 at the box office. The film grossed a total of $115.6 million worldwide, $81 million in Canada and the United States and $34.6 million in other countries. It is the 15th highest-grossing romantic drama film of all time.

### Critical response

According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 179 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "It's hard not to admire its unabashed sentimentality, but The Notebook is too clumsily manipulative to rise above its melodramatic clichés." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the film, awarding it three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling the photography "striking in its rich, saturated effects" and stating that the "actors are blessed by good material." Peter Lowry of Film Threat gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of five; praising the performances of both Gosling and McAdams, he wrote: "Gosling and especially McAdams give all-star performances, doing just enough to hand the reins over to the pros, who take what's left of the film and finish the audience off with some touching scenes that don't leave a dry eye in the house." About the film itself, he added: "Overall, The Notebook is a surprisingly good film that manages to succeed where many other " chick flick " like romances fail."

Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, stating that "the scenes between the young lovers confronting adult authority have the same seething tension and lurking hysteria that the young Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood brought more than 40 years ago to their roles in Splendor in the Grass." Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post also gave the film a positive review, she also praised the performances of Gosling and McAdams, stating: "Never mind that McAdams and Gosling don't for a minute call to mind 1940s America; they're both suitably attractive and appealing. Gosling, who delivered a searing and largely unseen screen debut performance in the 2001 drama The Believer, is particularly convincing as a young man who charms his way past a girl's strongest defenses." About the film, she added: "Audiences craving big, gooey over-the-top romance have their must-see summer movie in The Notebook." William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer praised the performance of McAdams but criticized the performance of Gosling, stating that he "just doesn't have the kind of star power or chemistry with McAdams to anchor this kind of minor-league Gone with the Wind." He also added about the film that it "doesn't completely work on its own terms, mainly because its romantic casting just doesn't spark: It doesn't make us fall in love with its lovers." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film two-and-a-half stars, praising the performances of its cast members, writing about McAdams that "she's soulfully committed to the suds in the story and fiercely attentive to the other actors". He added about Gosling: "Gosling is adept at playing sociopaths and intense brooders, and there's reason to think, early on, that Noah might be similarly off, as when he threatens to drop from a Ferris wheel unless Allie agrees to go on a date with him." About the film, he wrote: "Considering the sunny, relatively pleasurable romantic business that precedes it, the elderly stuff seems dark, morbid, and forced upon us."

Jessica Winter of The Village Voice gave the film a mixed review, stating: "Amid the sticky-sweet swamp of Jeremy Leven's script, Rowlands and Garner emerge spotless and beatific, lending a magnanimous credibility to their scenes together. These two old pros slice cleanly through the thicket of sap-weeping dialogue and contrivance, locating the terror and desolation wrought by the cruel betrayals of a failing mind." Robert Koehler of Variety also gave the film a mixed review, he however, praised the performances, writing that "already one of the most intriguing young thesps, Gosling extends his range to pure romance without sacrificing a bit of his naturally subversive qualities, and even seems comfortable looking beautiful in a manly American way. The head-turner is McAdams, doing such a different perf from her top bitch in Mean Girls that it's hard to tell it's the same actor. She skillfully carries much of the film's emotional weight with a free and easy manner."

In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly included Allie and Noah in its list of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years." The periodical listed The Notebook in their 25 Sexiest Movies Ever. Us Weekly included the film in its list of the 30 Most Romantic Movies of All Time. Boston.com ranked the film the third Top Romantic Movie. The Notebook appeared on Moviefone ' s list of the 25 Best Romance Movies of All Time. Marie Claire also put the film on its list of the 12 Most Romantic Movie Scenes of All Time. In 2011, The Notebook was named the best chick-flick during ABC News and People ' s television special Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time. The scene where Noah climbs the Ferris Wheel because he wants a date with Allie made the list of Total Film ' s 50 Most Romantic Movie Moments of All Time. The kiss in the rain was ranked No. 4 in Total Film ' s 50 Best Movie Kisses list.

## Home media

The Notebook was released on VHS and DVD on February 8, 2005, and Blu-ray on May 4, 2010. By February 2010, the film had sold over 11 million copies on DVD.

In February 2019, subscribers to the UK version of Netflix reported that the version of the film on the streaming service had an alternate ending, which substituted a more light-hearted conclusion than the emotional end of the original release. Netflix responded that this alternate version of the film had been supplied to them in error, and soon replaced it with the original version.

## Television series

On August 11, 2015, it was reported that a television series was in development by The CW. The series was to follow Noah and Allie's courtship following the events of the film, and in a post-WWII world. As of December 2023, no further news has been revealed.

## Stage musical

On January 3, 2019, Ingrid Michaelson announced she would be writing the music and lyrics for a musical adaption of The Notebook with a book by Bekah Brunstetter. Sparks will also be involved as a producer alongside Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch.

The production was initially slated for fall 2020 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Michaelson and Brunstetter used the additional time to hold online previews and tweak their work.

The musical opened on September 6, 2022, at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and received generally positive reviews. Stephen Oxman of the Chicago Sun-Times said, "I simply was not expecting to fall in love with 'The Notebook,'... But I have." Adding, "It’s a significant leap in artistic quality over its sources, which it respects, while also providing a clear, resonant, and unique voice of its own." Jonathan Abarbanel of Theater Mania noted what while the musical used the novel for its basis rather than the film, he noted that Michaelson and Brunstetter shifted the time period twenty years to begin in the late 1960s causing Noah to leave for the Vietnam War rather than World War II. The production closed on October 30, 2022.

In August 2023, it was announced that the show would open on Broadway in the spring of 2024 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The show opened on March 14th, with a cast that included Maryann Plunkett as Older Allie, Dorian Harewood as Older Noah, Joy Woods as Middle Allie, Ryan Vasquez as Middle Noah, Jordan Tyson as Younger Allie, and John Cardoza as Younger Noah.


CAN approach

# CAN approach

## Abstract

The C.A.N approach to eating behavior proposes three strategies in consumer psychology that can help people make healthier food choices. The food must be convenient (C), attractive (A), and normal (N), or CAN. The idea was researched and created by Brian Wansink, Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, and others at Cornell University. Wansink has since resigned after 15 of his papers were retracted and he was found guilty of academic misconduct.

A paper in Psychology and Marketing showed that when fruit is put in a nice bowl in your home on the counter, it becomes more convenient, attractive, and normal to grab a banana or orange, rather than chocolate ice cream hidden in the back of the freezer. Therefore, the CAN idea supposedly helps make healthier eating choices easier. The results of this study are intended to help consumers make healthier decisions by adjusting the way they select and serve their food. The authors suggest these organizational frameworks can be used to show how research can help transform consumer eating environments.


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