The French Connection in Chiang Mai!
The Chiang Mai Municipality along with 7 private organizations signed an agreement to completely get rid of garbage in the city on March 24 at the Central Airport Plaza.
The Municipality signed the agreement with the Businesswomen and Occupations Association of Thailand, Chiang Mai Branch, Central Chiang Mai Airport Plaza, Kad Suan Kaew shopping center and hotel complex, Siam Commercial Bank, Urban Development Institute Foundation, Pakee Khon Hug Chiang Mai and Rimping Supermarket.
Artchaawan Limlenglert, left, the president of Businesswomen and Occupations Association, Chiang Mai branch, as a representative of the 7 private organizers presented the signed cooperation agreement to Mayor Taasanai Buranupakorn, right.
Mayor Tassanai Buranupakorn added that the new cooperation among the government and private sector will help to reduce the rubbish problem in Chiang Mai. There will be educational campaigns to encourage people to throw their rubbish away rather than burn it, as well as rubbish bins will be placed around the city's corners and in 10 communities around the city.
Each Saturday, Municipal Garbage trucks will collect the rubbish. Additionally, there will be bins for plant and food material so that the City will produce compost from leaves and other produce.
More than 24 schools in the municipal area have set up their recycling banks, with separate garbage collection systems for each type of refuse. The first one opened for the public at the Three King Monument, from 9.00 a.m. – 12 p.m., the second one will be at Tha Pae gate, and the third one will be set up at Changpuak gate.
Mayor Tassanai said if individual or organization would like to join in the city development and help keep the city clean and tidy, to call the Call Center, Tel. 086 – 4296647 to 9.
Michael K. Morrow, U.S. Consul General and Andrew Veprek, Consular Chief of the U.S Consulate here in Chiang Mai attended the Chiang Mai Expats Club meeting at the Shangri La Hotel on Saturday, March 27 to answer questions and let American citizens know some important upcoming changes.
US Consul General Michael K. Morrow joins Alan Hall of the Chiang Mai Expats Club at the meeting at the Shangri La on March 27.
Mr. Morrow talked to the crowd about the role of the Consulate in Chiang Mai, stressing its primary mission is to serve the growing American community in the North. There are currently around 7,500 American citizens living in the 15 Northern provinces served by the Consulate. Additionally, tourists are also helped when they lose a passport, encounter difficulties or accidents or death.
The Consulate also has 9 Drug Enforcement Agency representatives who work closely with the Office of Narcotics Control Bureau (ONCB) and the National Security Bureau (NSB) in fighting drug trafficking in Thailand. He said from the 70's and 80's when Thailand was one of the biggest heroin producers in the world, it now produces "virtually no illicit drugs whatsoever" and he praised the role of the Thai government in fighting drug production. However, Thailand remains a major transit point for drugs coming out of Myanmar and Laos and they continue to maintain vigilance in those areas. In fact, he added that in the first two months of the year more than 6 million yabaa pills were seized in Thailand.
Additionally, the U.S. Consulate works to support Burmese human rights activists adding that the U.S. is a major destination country for the resettlement with around 10,000 Burmese and Hill tribes being resettled in the United States in the past decade.
One of Mr. Morrow's prime goals is to increase American investment in the I.T. economy in the North, noting that the government has realized it needs to diversify the economy in the North. The recent Creative Economy Conference was a huge success and IBM has recently opened an office in Chiang Mai.
Environmental concerns, deforestation and water issues remain a concern but additionally, public diplomacy is a key issue for the Consulate. Exchanging views, with educational and cultural exchanges taking place.
Finally, he announced the Fourth of July party will be organized by the V.F.W branch here in Chiang Mai and will be held Sunday the 4th at the Municipal Stadium.
U.S. Consular Chief Andrew Veprek made some very important announcements regarding American citizen's services fees. Within a month, fees for notarial services are expected to rise to $50 and an $82 fee for additional passport pages will be instituted. Additionally pages are currently free. He encouraged everyone to get this done if needed. Stressing that an appointment must be made online to have pages added. You can visit the Chiang Mai Consulate website and click on American Services at http:// chiangmai.usconsulate.gov.
Additionally, the cost of a new passport will go from $75 to $135. He noted, however, that every passport issued out of the Consulate is the business size passport that holds additional pages.
The Consulate will be closed Songkhran week. However, Friday April 9 the Consulate will be open for drop in visits from 8 AM to 11 AM.
He encouraged citizens to register with the Consulate in order to receive warden messages, warnings and in case of emergencies it allows for family to be contacted for instructions. He also noted that there are no IRS services at the Consulate and there will be no visits from the IRS for taxpayer assistance.
Tuesdays and Thursdays are available for American Citizen's services appointments and Mondays and Wednesdays are set for Visa services. Be sure to make an appointment before going.
On March 8, 2010, Laura Godtfredsen, president of Zonta Chiang Mai International celebrated International Women's day by planting yellow roses in honor of women around the world at Zonta Rose Day. President elect, Jiamjit Boonsom, past president, Hope Watcharaprecha and Zontian Celeste Tolibas-Holland each planted a flower bush in honor of women fighting for various causes including health, legal rights and education. The newest rose garden is in Chiang Mai City Park, planted among other bushes to celebrate in past years.
Through Zonta's efforts to help and celebrate many advances for women worldwide, there is a growing awareness to the global needs and equality for all. Come enjoy the new lives of the yellow rose bushes, and remember each of them stand for different advances for women that have been achieved.
The Consulate-General of Japan in Chiang Mai, together with Negibose Thailand Co., Ltd., a Bangkok-based Japanese manga (cartoon) distributor, is organising the "Mobile Japanese Animation Cinema" Project, which offers the chance for Thai children in remote villages to enjoy Japanese animation films on the big screen.
This year, the project is aimed mainly at children from hill tribes in Chiang Rai province. The project screened the film. Ruam Jaim Tumoane, Doi Sa Ngo and Saen Jai in Chiang Rai Province on the 25, 26th and 27th of March.
"Sergeant Frog (Keroro Gunso) Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess", a comedy that follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth was shown shown on the big screen..
The project is supported by the tambon administrative organisation of each host tambon and Rose Media & Entertainment, the copyright holder of the film in Thailand.
Any tambon administrative organisation or school that is willing to host a future event under this project is requested to contact the Consulate-General of Japan by phone at 053-203367 (Ext. 104) or by e-mail at [email protected] tttmaxnet.com.
Musically speaking, this has been a week where the French connection has really come to life in Chiang Mai. On Friday March 19th in the music salon at the home of the Murase family, the Friends of the Chiang Mai Music Festival celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Chopin with a dazzling performance of his 24 Preludes played by the inspiring and delightful Japanese pianist Yoko Kakishita. Miss Kakishita was on true professional form – she opened her recital with the Chopin Fantasy in F minor where she captured with great passion the contrasts between the more somber F minor passages and the radiant major passages. The Preludes, played without a break but with a slight pause between sections, are a great challenge to any pianist – Miss Kakishita showed from the very start that she had a total understanding of the changing moods and of the different nuances that each Prelude possesses. The Prelude No 7, a Polish mazurka, was given a noble and impressive interpretation; Prelude No 13 showed Miss Kakishita's great ability to convey the endearing and delicate nature of the intoxicating melody, contrasting superbly with Prelude No 18 which was bursting with energy, the arpeggios coming across with startling force and panache. This was truly a most memorable performance from a superstar in the making and it was played to a capacity audience who were rapturous in their praise for this dynamic young artiste.
Contrasting somewhat with this was the performance of three pieces by Gabriel Faure at the Saisuree Hall at Payap University on Saturday March 20th. Visiting professor and conductor Dr Henri Pompidor from Mahidol University had gathered together a large ensemble of instrumentalists and impressive choir, all from the Duriyasilp College of Music within Payap University. Together and under his strictly controlled baton, the good-sized audience were treated to three pieces – Faure's well known and much loved Pavane, followed by a lesser known youthful work, Cantique de Jean Racine and concluded with a full performance of the celebrated Requiem. Horns harp, electron, flute and strings formed the ensemble and the fifty-strong choir in immaculate dress provided a delightful backdrop. Throughout, the singing was wonderful and the two soloists in the Requiem coped extremely well with their respective parts which demand a great range of notes and large contrasts in tone. The ensemble generally played well, despite the often poorer tone quality of the violins. Nevertheless it was a wonderful opportunity to hear these works and to relish the beautiful and haunting moments captured so eloquently in the Requiem, notably the Sanctus, Pie Jesu and the In Paradisum, repeated as an encore. Chiang Mai has a great deal to offer the public in musical terms and both these concerts did great justice to these two contrasting French composers.
Santi Saengthong, aged just over 40, is a calm reflective man who has accomplished a great deal in his life so far, and to the great benefit of the Chiang Mai musical community and beyond. Santi began life in Phitsanulok where, after finishing high school, he went on to study English and linguistics at Naresuan University in that city. As he was transferring from school to University, Santi discovered what was to become the first love of his life, music. He began a little earlier at age 13 studying electric organ, but four years later took piano lessons and became far more serious-minded about his learning. After graduating from Naresuan University in 1990, Santi came to Chiang Mai and settled into a further linguistics course at Payap University. However, the course at Payap was quite unsuitable for his needs so he transferred his energy and skills to pursuing a career in music, a move that has resulted in the development of an attractive and vibrant Music School being established close to Kad Suan Keow.
Santi Saengthong brings music to Chiang Mai students, offering his passionate belief in talent to everyone he meets.
Santi made the decision to quit Payap after considering his options – he had reached a reasonably high standard in his music making and while at Phitsanulok, had already organized two highly successful chamber recitals. Building on that initiative and using his considerable enterprising skills, he initially set up the Santi Music Studio with a view to helping other like-minded music lovers pursue their careers in this field. Fortunately for the Chiang Mai community, the enterprise was successful and four years ago, the now locally famous Santi School of Music was founded with his business partner Khun Nusara Limpatchanakul and it has gone from strength to strength. Every week some 130 or so students undertake lessons and associated studies there, with about 13 teachers, many of them part-time, working away in practice rooms and small recital rooms. Santi himself has a huge schedule of work – not only is he full-time in his own school teaching piano and acoustic skills, he also works two days a week at Prem Tinsulanonda International School in Mae Rim teaching in the music department there. Using his entrepreneurial skills to the full, Santi is not content with just teaching – he draws on those earlier Phitsanulok experiences and organizes many successful public concerts, many of which are charitable events which benefit, among others, those who are blind or students in schools that are poorly endowed with musical instruments.
He spares little time for himself – but when he does, he prefers to travel or devote himself to photography. Much of his higher order musical skills are self-taught, but he has enhanced these through sitting public examinations, and on one occasion took himself off to Manchester in the UK where he studied the organ over a two-month period, using that opportunity to expand his musical knowledge by attending as many concerts and recitals as he could fit in! He is a passionate believer in developing the musical talents and strengths of young people and he never fails to promote their music-making for their benefit and for that of the wider community. When asked if he had plans for the future, his response was typical of this dedicated and sincere musician – 'to build a good sized acoustically decent concert hall for the Chiang Mai community'. But in addition, it is also his dream to expand his school and bring more students under his guidance to learn and to perform so that they too may come to love music as so many others under his tutelage have done already.
Probably the biggest single annoyance on the Internet is unsolicited commercial email (UCE), or Spam as it is more commonly known. Spam has been circulating on the Internet since the 80's, when the Internet wasn't even publicly available.
It is big business, and although illegal in most countries, it is very difficult to prevent, because most of it originates either from countries where the legal system is ineffective, or from "Zombie" PCs, which have been infected with Trojans. There are hundreds of thousands of "zombie" PCs out there and they can be triggered at any time to send millions of emails.
It is extremely difficult to stop all Spam, and if you manage to do so, there is a good chance you are stopping some legitimate messages as well. However, there are several techniques you can use to filter out the majority of spam mail, which we will describe below.
If you have Microsoft Outlook (2003 or 2007), there is a tool called the Junk Mail Filter. This scans your incoming email for known spam characteristics, and if it finds what it thinks is a spam, it moves it to your Junk Mail folder. You can periodically scan this folder to make sure it hasn't moved a good message by mistake, and then empty it. This is probably the best way to handle spam.
The Junk Mail Filter is free, and updates are provided by the Microsoft Update process described above. Simply search for "Junk Mail" in Microsoft Outlook or Office Help for instructions on how to set up Junk Mail Filter.
If you subscribe to an Internet "suite" of products from one of the leading vendors, such as McAfee or Norton, they have their own Spam filtering products which do a similar job.
You can normally set the detection level to low, medium or high, and it is your own choice as to how strict you want to be when looking for spam messages.
If you use web-based email, such as Hotmail or Yahoo mail, or even a Batelco email account, there are settings you can use to filter Junk Mail in the same way.


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Philadelphia's soda tax upheld by the state supreme court
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In a 4-2 majority opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld Philadelphia's controversial 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax on soda and other sweetened beverages, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Philadelphia was one of the first major U.S. cities to pass a tax on soda and sweetened beverages in 2016. Opponents of the tax have since argued that the levy amounted to double taxation because it is passed down to consumers who already pay sales tax on the items.
Although the city predicts to collect more than $78 million from the tax in the current fiscal year, the tax has raised less than initially projected, causing the city to lower its estimates by 15% and downsize plans for the programs it funds. Revenue is expected to decrease over time as soda consumption declines.
In a climate of strong opposition to soda taxes — Cook County, Illinois repealed its tax last fall, and last month California passed a law allowing existing soda taxes in cities like San Francisco and Berkeley to remain in place, but banned cities from passing new ones — the Pennsylvania Supreme Court showed that there is still legal support for this type of tax.
Those in the other camp though, will not easily be persuaded of the virtues of these extra fees. Opposition to the tax has been boiling since it was implemented and has not subsided since the state's Supreme Court ruling came down this week.
Since 2009, the soda industry has spent $48.9 million on soda tax opposition campaigns throughout the country, analyst Phil Lempert noted, citing a November 2017 report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Critics claim these taxes are merely a money grab disguised by a concern over sugar consumption and public health. However, studies have shown widespread support for soda taxes as long as the money goes toward programs like preschools and children's health programs, or help address obesity – much like Philadelphia proposed. Philadelphia Controller Rebecca Rhynhart reported about 74% of the funds collected have gone into Philadelphia's general fund, rather than specific programming.
Even with public support and good intentions, beverage manufacturers and retailers said that they have suffered devastating losses since Philadelphia's tax went into effect in 2017. In the city, PepsiCo saw a 40% decrease in sales, which it claimed was the result of the tax. The company said it would lay off 80 to 100 workers there. Grocery retailers in the area have seen great losses, with some reporting drops in sales of 40% to 50%.
An active soda tax, however, is not solely responsible for a reduction in sugary drink consumption; suggesting one is enough. The American Heart Association found in Vermont, that attitudes about sugary drinks shifted quite dramatically after the state legislature considered a soda tax — which ultimately failed.
As it stands, beverage manufacturers will have to learn to cope with the tax being upheld. Already, brands have responded with smaller can sizes. Pepsi stopped distributing two-liter bottles and 12-packs of soda to Philadelphia retailers three months after the city implemented its soda tax. The company still distributes one-liter and smaller size bottles and cans.
Another avenue that beverage manufacturers say they will continue to pursue is litigation. According to USA Today, The Ax the Philly Bev Tax Coalition claims the tax has cost nearly 1,200 jobs and is opposed by 60% of city voters. The group is lobbying for a bill in the state legislature that would preempt and eliminate the city's beverage tax.
It remains to be seen what the state legislature decides. In the meantime, this ruling will give other cities peace of mind that there is a chance that their efforts to curtail sugar consumption and improve public health through soda taxes could have the law behind them.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. Supreme Court upholds Philadelphia soda tax
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Their behaviour is that of a wild herd with little intervention from man. The various bulls fight amongst themselves to establish a hierarchy for the right to mate. Females are fiercely protective of their calves.
Cattle look like more primitive and angular White Parks.
They are white and usually have black around their nose, eyes, ears and hooves.
They have impressive horns, similar to those of the White Parks.
The Chillingham herd is a unique herd of feral animals situated in Chillingham Park in Northumbria.
The Chillingham herd is thought to have been enclosed in Chillingham Park in the 13th century. It has certainly been free of all outside influence at least since the mid-1700s. The White Park breed is completely separate, but it did receive some admixture from Chillingham about 100 years ago.
The herd has always been small and to safeguard the breed against future disaster a reserve herd has been set up at a secret location in Scotland.
The Chillingham Wild Cattle are used to graze the Chillingham Park in Northumberland. They have been there for at least 800 years and so are an important part of the ecosystem. Without their grazing, the parkland would eventually revert to woodland.
Chillingham Cattle have very impressive horns. In other managed breeds, only a few males are kept for breeding. However because the Chillingham cattle are left to be wild, there are a large number of bulls and they have to compete to get to mate with the females. Their large horns are used as weapons.


Roughly half of the new LSU 100 list of the fastest growing Tiger-led businesses are headquartered in the Baton Rouge area. LSU released its 2015 list today, saying it also features 19 companies new to the LSU 100 and 14 who have been included every year since its inception in 2011.
While LSU has released the list of all companies on the list, the exact ranking of company growth is being kept confidential until an honoree luncheon set to take place on Oct. 23 at L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge.
The LSU 100 is a highly competitive program that identifies, recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest growing Tiger-owned or Tiger-led businesses in the world. Most of the companies on the list are located in Louisiana and adjoining states; however, some companies on the list are located in New York, Virginia and Tennessee, among others. A company from India is also included on this year's list.
To be included on the list, companies must have been in business for five years or more, and must have verifiable revenues of at least $100,000 in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Also, the companies must have a former LSU student as owner of at least 50% of the company or as an active founder, or as chief executive officer, president or managing partner.
See the full list of the 2015 LSU 100 honorees.


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Q: How can I crop an image to the shape of a svg/png mask in scala/java Say I have a Z shaped white mask and I want to crop an image to this shape. How can I do this in java?
Both images are 2560x1440, but the Z shaped mask has transparent bits.
My attempt in scala but using Java's awt library:
val imageBuff = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB)
val imageB = imageBuff.createGraphics()
imageB.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null)

val maskBuffered = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB)
val maskB = mask01Buffered.createGraphics()
maskB.drawImage(scaledmask, 0, 0, null)

def applyMask(imageBuffered: BufferedImage, maskBuffered: BufferedImage): BufferedImage = {
  val imagePixels = heroBuffered.getRGB(0, 0, width, height, null, 0, width)
  val maskPixels = maskBuffered.getRGB(0, 0, width, height, null, 0, width)

 for (i <- 0 to maskPixels.length - 1)
  {
    val color = imagePixels(i)
    val mask = maskPixels(i)
    imagePixels(i) = mask | color
  }

  imageBuffered.setRGB(0, 0, width, height, imagePixels, 0, width)
  imageBuffered
}

val maskApplied = applyMask(imageBuff, maskBuffered)

val scaledForeground: Image = maskApplied.getScaledInstance((width * 1.08).toInt, (height * 1.08).toInt, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT)

val finalImage = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB)
val f = finalImage.createGraphics
val newX: Int = (0 - width * 0.08).toInt
val newY: Int = (0 - height * 0.08).toInt
f.drawImage(scaledForeground, newX, newY, null)

ImageIO.write(finalImage, "jpeg", new FileOutputStream(imagePath.takeWhile(_.toString != ".") + "-" + keyline.name + "-final-image.jpeg"))
f.dispose()

This creates an image where I get the original image showing through a very small part of the z shape, but I want to strip away anything where the mask is transparent.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Many thanks, J

A: I managed to figure this out. The trick was in the for loop.
It needed to be more like this:
for (i <- 0 to heroPixels.length - 1)
  {
    val color = heroPixels(i)
    val mask = maskPixels(i)

    if (mask == whiteInt) {
      heroPixels(i) = color
    } else
      heroPixels(i) = new Color(0,0,0, 1).getRGB
  }

And then using BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB rather than BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB

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De 28e Screen Actors Guild Awards, waarbij prijzen werden uitgereikt voor uitstekende acteerprestaties in film en televisie voor het jaar 2021, gekozen door de leden van SAG-AFTRA, vonden plaats op 27 februari 2022 in de Barker Hangar, een voormalige vliegtuighangar op het vliegveld van Santa Monica. De nominaties werden bekendgemaakt op 12 januari door Rosario Dawson en Vanessa Hudgens. De prijs voor de volledige carrière werd toegekend aan Helen Mirren.

Film
De winnaars staan bovenaan in vet lettertype.

Cast in een film
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
 CODA
 Belfast
 Don't Look Up
 House of Gucci
 King Richard

Mannelijke acteur in een hoofdrol
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
 Will Smith - King Richard
 Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos
 Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
 Andrew Garfield - Tick, Tick... Boom!
 Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

Vrouwelijke acteur in een hoofdrol
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
 Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
 Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
 Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
 Jennifer Hudson - Respect
 Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos

Mannelijke acteur in een bijrol
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
 Troy Kotsur - CODA
 Ben Affleck - The Tender Bar
 Bradley Cooper - Licorice Pizza
 Jared Leto - House of Gucci
 Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

Vrouwelijke acteur in een bijrol
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
 Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
 Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
 Cate Blanchett - Nightmare Alley
 Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
 Ruth Negga - Passing

Stuntteam in een film
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
 No Time to Die
 Black Widow
 Dune
 The Matrix Resurrections
 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Televisie
De winnaars staan bovenaan in vet lettertype.

Ensemble in een dramaserie
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
 Succession
 The Handmaid's Tale
 The Morning Show
 Squid Game
 Yellowstone

Mannelijke acteur in een dramaserie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 Lee Jung-jae - Squid Game
 Brian Cox - Succession
 Billy Crudup - The Morning Show
 Kieran Culkin - Succession
 Jeremy Strong - Succession

Vrouwelijke acteur in een dramaserie
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
 Jung Ho-yeon - Squid Game
 Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show
 Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
 Sarah Snook - Succession
 Reese Witherspoon - The Morning Show

Ensemble in een komedieserie
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
 Ted Lasso
 The Great
 Hacks
 The Kominsky Method
 Only Murders in the Building

Mannelijke acteur in een komedieserie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
 Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso
 Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method
 Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso
 Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
 Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building

Vrouwelijke acteur in een komedieserie
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
 Jean Smart - Hacks
 Elle Fanning - The Great
 Sandra Oh - The Chair
 Juno Temple - Ted Lasso
 Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso

Mannelijke acteur in een miniserie of televisiefilm
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
 Michael Keaton - Dopesick
 Murray Bartlett - The White Lotus
 Oscar Isaac - Scenes from a Marriage
 Ewan McGregor - Halston
 Evan Peters - Mare of Easttown

Vrouwelijke acteur in een miniserie of televisiefilm
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
 Kate Winslet - Mare of Easttown
 Jennifer Coolidge - The White Lotus
 Cynthia Erivo - Genius: Aretha
 Margaret Qualley - Maid
 Jean Smart - Mare of Easttown

Stuntteam in een televisieserie
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
 Squid Game
 Cobra Kai
 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
 Loki
 Mare of Easttown

Externe links
 Screen Actors Guild Awards
 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 in de Internet Movie Database

Screen Actors Guild Award
Screen Actors Guild Award

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According to a report today on Macworld UK's Web site, Apple's sales in Europe have grown 48 percent in the second quarter, as opposed to a 23 per cent growth of the PC market as a whole, according to IDC. "In the quarter, HP led the market, with 2,436,000 units shipped and 20.8 per cent growth. Dell shipped 1,928,000 PCs. Apple shipped 283,000 Macs in EMEA, according to IDC, for 2 per cent market share." Further details are available from Macworld UK.


When I played in my first 2QB league I was lost. Adding an extra quarterback to the starting roster didn't seem like a big deal. … I figured my previous years of playing in non-2QB leagues would be enough to get me by. I was wrong. There was a learning curve I needed to master before I found any success in 2QB leagues, and newcomers to the format should be prepared for a shift in fantasy football philosophies. With that in mind, I thought it would be beneficial to pass along some words of wisdom to those making the switch from traditional 1QB leagues to 2QB leagues. To do that, TwoQBs.com reached out to some of the more respected analysts in the fantasy football industry, as well as contributors from our site, to share advice they have on transitioning to 2QB leagues.
With more and more fantasy players making the switch from traditional start-one only quarterback fantasy football leagues to 2QB or superflex leagues what kind of advice can you offer for making the transition as seamless as possible?
Do not be afraid of the quarterback run. Your league is going to start twice as many quarterbacks as they did the year before, and that increases the demand greatly, but do not make a bad selection just because you are afraid you will get locked out of the position.
A big run is going to come at the position. When it comes is probably dependent upon your league-mates, but it will certainly come. If you do not love the quarterbacks available when it is your turn to pick, don't just take one to have one.
That demand should come down after a long run, and you should feel comfortable waiting for the right time to select a signal-caller. If you end up behind at quarterback, that just means you are ahead elsewhere. Don't leave yourself short everywhere by reaching.
Don't automatically assume quarterback becomes twice as important.
The fact is, the quarterback landscape in the NFL is incredibly deep, meaning there are plenty of options even in two-quarterback leagues. Waiting for a passer in a single-quarterback league is now accepted as the norm, but you can get away with lagging behind at the position in two-passer leagues, too.
And the other side to this is predictability — of the four main positions in fantasy football (running back, tight end, wide receiver and quarterback), the signal-calling position is most predictable. In other words, going into a given week, it's easiest to project how a passer is going to perform versus the other positions.
So, with that knowledge, drafting a platoon of quarterbacks can oftentimes be just as advantageous as getting two above average ones. Rather than playing those same two quarterbacks each week, you're able to play matchups.
You're able to take advantage of the predictability.
2QB and Superflex leagues are all about balance. That's why they exist in the first place, to bring relevancy and life into a position that owners have found a way to manipulate in a traditional sense.
If and when you do convert over to these leagues, make sure you're not over-weighting the new life the position receives. Just because the initial quarterback supply and demand is shrinking, don't be overwhelmed with the added pressure of missing out. It's still a game largely centered on balance, so you'll have to pick your spots in context with your current draft and league settings beyond the quarterback position.
Always be cognizant of your starting roster spots and roster limits. If you still start three wide receivers, you're still going to need more of them on your roster than any other position. If you're adding flex spots, even more than that. Even while making the position (and in turn more players) viable, many of your traditional rules of team building still apply, so don't throw out everything you've put on your fantasy Bat Belt up until this point.
I would say, first and foremost, to remember that the replaceability of quarterback production doesn't change, even when the demand does. Upwards of 50 quarterbacks are going to post top-12 quarterback numbers at least once every season. That can be lost in the heat of a 2QB or Superflex draft, in which fantasy players are scrambling to pick up a couple of decent signal callers, if they don't go all in and sacrifice mountains of draft capital for elite quarterbacks.
I'd also caution gamers to avoid getting cute in a 2QB or Superflex league. Skimping at the position and ending up with only two starting quarterbacks on your roster opens you up to a world of hurt unless you're ready and willing to be ultra aggressive on the waiver wire. Going nuclear with waiver adds can work, if you pick and choose your spots.
Above all else, I advise keeping an open mind when it comes to your draft strategy for two-quarterback formats. Many fantasy football pundits shortcut their analysis and blindly advocate drafting quarterbacks in the early rounds of 2QB and Superflex leagues. While that strategy is certainly viable, it is not the be-all, end-all of 2QB philosophies. There is quarterback value to be found later in drafts, so feel free to grab rushers and receivers early if it suits your drafting sensibilities.
My other primary piece of advice is to familiarize yourself with quarterback depth charts around the NFL. Knowing the relevant back-ups will help you handcuff your quarterbacks during the draft, hack potentially valuable backups from other drafters, and prepare you for the mayhem of a two-quarterback league's waiver wire. Knowledge of crappy quarterbacks is power.
Lastly, be prepared to forget everything you learned about quarterback values from one-quarterback formats. When every team has incentive to start two passers each week, trade values skyrocket at that position.
In 2015, for example, I traded Doug Martin for Tyrod Taylor in a 2QB league. I wasn't thrilled about the deal, but I needed a quarterback and had running back depth to burn. Doug Martin blew up, but solidifying my QB2 spot at the time was absolutely necessary. One case study doesn't define a format, but these are the types of quarterback value shifts you can expect to see in 2QB and Superflex leagues.
If you're dipping your toes into the 2QB/Superflex waters, congratulations. Your fantasy football experience is about to become deeper and more rewarding now that the quarterback position – the NFL's most important position – will be more than a roster construction afterthought.
The good news is the resources at your disposal are growing as the 2QB/Superflex format becomes more widely accepted – even PFF is introducing 2QB rankings this offseason. And if you're reading this, you already know there is no better source for 2QB guidance than what Sal and his team of sharp football minds provide at TwoQBs.com.
Beyond getting your information sources lined up, the best thing you can do is know yourself and, if possible, your league mates. What kind of fantasy player are you? Chances are you are more than a casual player if you're interested in the 2QB/Superflex format, but it's still a question worth asking.
If you don't enjoy or have the time to continually farm seeds of your quarterback depth chart, then you may want to prioritize two or even three locked-in starters. If you enjoy analyzing NFL teams' second and third quarterbacks, taking more of a "streaming" stance to your second and/or third quarterback is for you.
Figuring out where your competitors stand on when to draft quarterbacks in a 2QB or Superflex league is a tougher question to answer, especially if it's everyone's first time doing it. In that instance, teams often tend to draft quarterbacks heavily in the early rounds. That's good if you want to wait on quarterbacks and offers something of a reprieve if you don't, as the first round or two are so quarterback heavy it's not a disadvantage to go with the flow. As with all leagues, having a firm grasp of current ADP trends is a plus, but the ability to be flexible – especially with a new format – is equally important.
The whole idea of switching to a 2QB or Superflex league is to put some importance back on the quarterback position in fantasy football. After all, it's the quarterbacks that get paid all the money and win all the awards, so why not put a little more scrutiny on the position as a whole?
If you're coming from fantasy baseball leagues that use 2-Catcher set ups then you already know how to rearrange your rankings based on putting more emphasis on a position that is usually a second thought after the top guys. If you haven't, then the best advice I can give you is to study all the potential QB2s (ranked 12th and later in standard rankings) and really break down their potential for the upcoming year.
Are they consistent, are they streaky, do they play well against poor defenses, did they get new weapons this year, did they get a more pass friendly offensive coordinator, and my personal favorite, did they help out their O-line (That's really the toughest to gauge)? You want to look for what can make them stand out and give you an advantage over your league mates.
There are QB1s that may miss a little. Like Matt Ryan or Andrew Luck last year, but the real difference is picking a guy like Blake Bortles in 2015, or Andy Dalton in 2014. Lots and lots of articles are only going to break down the top eight or so quarterbacks in fantasy football so it will be really important to look to new voices, such as those here at TwoQBs, to learn about all the lower-tiered quarterbacks and how they may make all the difference.
In my opinion, it's about the preparation. 2QB and superflex leagues are becoming so common we're starting to see many sites run frequent 2QB mock drafts or simulations for curious minds to play around with.
Comparing overall rankings among the different league types is helpful, too, so you can see how each tier of quarterback is valued in the new format compared to 1QB leagues. Following the 2QB community on Twitter is a great way to see important facts and discussions take place that can help put you in the 2QB mindset.
We're a pretty engaging community as well, so anytime you have questions you can go to just about anyone for an opinion. My last piece of advice would be to remember to enjoy it and not stress out! 2QB leagues are fun because you can get creative with crafting your formula for a winning team.
I have only once transitioned a league from 1QB to 2QB. My home league made the change in 2005, and we have never looked back. The owners all embraced the change quickly, and we had little frustration. But I know that experience isn't true for everyone. My advice would be first to build consensus. Your league mates will resent you if you make such a drastic change before getting them on board; make sure they see the benefits of a 2QB/Superflex league, so see yourself as an advocate first. Learn the benefits and extra fun of 2QB leagues, then share them with your league mates.
First off, my advice to league commissioners would be to go with the Superflex rather than adding a second QB slot. Although the second QB slot would be fine most weeks, it creates major headaches during bye weeks and when injuries strike. You don't want a league where an owner has to leave a starting spot empty. That's no fun. The superflex format allows flexibility. From there, I think the transition would be seamless. Teams are passing more than ever, which has allowed a deep tier of QB2 options. Even in 12-team leagues, owners won't have trouble finding serviceable options with some upside even after the top 20 passers are off the board.
If you are transitioning your dynasty league from start-one quarterback to starting two-quarterbacks, the water can be choppy. I've done this in several of my leagues and the one hard fast rule is to give at least a full season and two off-seasons for the transition.
This gives your league two rookie drafts and at least 18 months for teams to make preparations with their roster and transactions. At that point, I preach depth, depth, depth. Grab as many as you can and as many fliers as you can. You never know when one will become a starter and become valuable.
If you are merely transitioning your redraft league, this can be done immediately… just know that during the draft your strategy will change. Quarterbacks now become valuable assets that can actually be traded for value at other positions, which is a stark contrast to traditional start-one quarterback leagues.
In your draft, you can still employ a late round quarterback strategy. However, you must go in realizing that the "late round" will come much sooner. If you wait too long you will find yourself in an uphill climb all season. Quarterbacks are not easily found on the waiver wire in-season in start-two quarterback leagues. It does happen, but you will have to spend a lot of your budget to acquire them and many will be after them. Realize that the value of the quarterback in start-two quarterback leagues makes them an asset like any quality starting running back or wide receiver as opposed to just an afterthought and you should be fine.
Outside of the standard 'know your league settings' rule, the biggest piece of advice I can give fantasy footballers transitioning to a 2QB league is to not be afraid of the "garbage" quarterbacks.
You might become enamored with the Aaron Rodgers' or Andrew Lucks, but there's a small percentage you'll wind up with two elite QB1s. Signal callers such as Joe Flacco or Alex Smith as aren't elite in real life, but in the world of 2QB leagues they'll do just fine.
They are not only valuable, but usually easier to acquire. Familiarize yourself with each team's depth charts and be prepared to start a Smith, Flacco, Tyrod Taylor, or Ryan Fitzpatrick. If you can tailor your mindset early in your 2QB career to accept these lesser-tiered passers the quicker you will adapt to 2QB leagues.
The best advice I can give isn't my own, but instead one of the most well known and well regarded sayings of our age – 'don't lose sight of the forest for the trees'.
In a 2QB or Superflex startup, signal callers will stand tall like metaphorical redwoods. As such, it can become easy to fixate, and let the rest of your surroundings fade to the periphery. That would be a mistake, as even the smaller positional arbor has the potential to grow and blossom just as magnificently.
And the fact is you'll need just as many, if not more, of the other positions, and as the redwoods are vigorously chopped down the value will lie elsewhere. Make sure that you don't ignore it, and lose sight of the fact that the goal remains to build the best overall roster, not stockpile a single position simply because everyone else is. Owning those redwoods will mask many a deficiency from a top-down viewpoint, but beneath the canopy the limbs will lie barren.
When you create your team, be it snake or auction, dynasty or redraft, prune the player pool instead of hacking at it with a QB-fueled chainsaw. This will ensure all branches of your roster grow equally, both with talent and with value.
I really don't think you need to alter your typical draft strategy too much when you move to a two-QB or Superflex league. Yes, quarterbacks are more important. No one is winning a two-QB format with Jay Cutler and Teddy Bridgewater. You're going to need at least one quarterback who you can bank on every week on your team.
However, I've found the greatest success in two-QB leagues when I've been able to secure three of the quarterbacks I rank between, say, about eighth and 22nd. That typically means I'm using my first two, and potentially first three, picks on non-quarterbacks. You're not going to get Aaron Rodgers if you take this tack, but you are going to have an excellent foundation of flex players, and you'll likely have three attractive quarterbacks to choose from every week.
While that's my favorite strategy, I'm not above going for one of the top quarterbacks. You have to remain open to every idea, especially in a draft where you have less control over events than you do in an auction. There comes a point where everyone has to dive into the quarterback pool, and it's entirely possible that your draft slot will dictate you go for Rodgers or Cam Newton, rather than your first quarterback being the eighth or ninth one off the board.
Still, just last year, we saw guys like Andy Dalton, Carson Palmer and Blake Bortles surge from the back-third of the ADP rankings to great fantasy seasons. It's not like any of the three was that hard to see coming, either. The merits of waiting on a quarterback in one-QB formats still hold in two-QB ones, but you can't afford to be as flippant with respect to the position the way you can in a one-QB league.
Hey, my league is transitioning from 1qb auction format to 2qb auction. We allow 2keepers from previous years' roster, whose value is set at how much was spent to acquire them plus incremental year fee (e.g. a year one keeper is plus 10, year 2, plus 20, etc).
The question is how should we set keeper value for QBs as we transition, as they are seemingly very undervalued, e.g. Cam was picked up for $5 in 2015 1QB draft. In 2016 2qb, if he was on the market, hed probably go for $50+. Allowing his previous owner to keep him for $15 (2015 value [$5] + year one keeper fee [$10]) seemingly disrupts league balance. We've considered adding extra +$20 to all keeper QB values, or not allowing QBs as keepers, or doing nothing and letting damage balance out over course of this season or next.
What is best way to proceed ?
Although I don't write for 2QBFF, I would love to respond here and add my take. I've been writing for PFF Fantasy for a few years now and I focus on auction when I can. Also, maybe next time I'll get in on an auction roundtable discussion with Sal, Josh, and the 2QB guys.
From experience with a similar situation (transitioning in a 12-team auction keeper with one-year max keepers and 1 qb (aka qb prices VERY low), the best way to do this is to NOT allow QB keepers. This will reset the market at that position and lead to fair values going forward. I have tried it the other way, and it has led to problems (big ones). I haven't actually tried the "league reset don't allow QB keepers" plan, but based on how poorly the other side of this worked out, I would strongy suggest it. Good luck man!
Thanks Dan. I tend to agree with you, the hurdle in our league is that guy with Cam and others feel like they are getting screwed, by losing their prime keeper prospects.
Related, what good auction qb2 online articles can you suggest? Most stuff on twoqbs.com and elsewhere seems to reference snake rather than auction. While the snake Adp and mocks can somewhat be translated into auction values/results –and while the dynamic nature or auction makes it hard to mock or learn from others mocks–still be cool to see more info on auction qb2.
We will have a 2QB auction strategy piece and auction prices coming out soon. So be on the lookout for that.


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Vikings head back to the Barkley Cup for third straight year
Posted by Chesterville Record | Apr 4, 2018 | Sports | 0 |
Vikings look to make it five straight titles
The Casselman Vikings are headed back to the CCHL2's Barkley Cup for their third straight appearance and a chance to become a five-time dynasty. The Vikings didn't do it the easy way allowing the Perth Blue Wings two two-game series leads at 2-0 and 3-1 but battled back to take the series 4-3 in game seven. The Vikings will face the Carleton Place Canadians in the final. Sawyer Helmer photo
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CASSELMAN—The Casselman Vikings fought off being eliminated on Wednesday night as they travelled to Perth to take on the Blue Wings for Game 6 of the CCHL2 semifinal and welcomed the Blue Wings for Game 7 on Thursday night.
Vikings 3 Blue Wings 2: The Casselman Vikings welcomed the Perth Blue Wings to the J. R. Brisson Complex on Thurs., March 29, for game seven of the best of seven CCHL2 semifinal. The Vikings survived two elimination games with a score of 6-2 and the latest coming the previous night taking the game 2-1 in overtime in Perth tying the series at three.
With a win by either team, that team would be heading into the CCHL2 championship against the winner of the Ottawa Canadians vs. the Carleton Place Canadians. The Vikings opened the scoring at 12:06 of the first period as Ethan Wensink did all the work dealing the puck for a Blue Wing defender in the left hand corner and skated right out in front of the net untouched tucking it home taking a 1-0 lead.
The Blue Wings tied the game when Matt Knight Bedour scored from Colin Baggio and Joey Laird on the power play at 17:17. The teams took a one-all draw into the first intermission. The Vikings made it 2-1 as Sean David ripped one home from Carter Malette and Wensink at 11:55 of the second period.
The Vikings outshot the Blue Wings 14-8 in the second period but led by just a single goal heading into the second intermission. The Vikings came out in the third period trying to defend a 2-1 lead but it only lasted for 6:19 as Anthony Douchant scored from Alex Caparelli and Baggio tied the game for the Blue Wings.
With 9:47 showing on the clock Brendan Doherty was sprung on a partial breakaway down the right side and he made no mistake blasting one to the back of the net from Yanick Dicaire and Ryan Sabourin giving the Vikings a 3-2 lead. The Blue Wings called a timeout after the Vikings' David was assessed a slashing penalty to try to calm the troops down for the upcoming power play in a push to tie the game.
The Vikings killed off the power play and gained some momentum back. The Blue Wings tried to force the issue with the Vikings but to no avail. The Blue Wings got a little too aggressive as their defender Tyler Somer sent Doherty flying head first into the boards and was assessed a checking from behind penalty and a game misconduct with just 1:04 remaining in regulation.
The Blue Wings pulled their goalie to make it a five-on-five situation but could not really get set up in the offensive zone as the Vikings hung on for the 3-2 victory. Glove, helmets and sticks went flying through the air as the Vikings took the series in Game 7 and now head to the CCHL2' s Barkley Cup.
Picking up the win in the Vikings' goal was Nick Campbell making 28 saves on 30 shots and suffering the loss in the Blue Wings' goal was Jonathan Peacock making 38 saves on 41 shots.
Vikings 2 Blue Wings 1 (OT): The Casselman Vikings travelled to the Perth and District Arena on Wed., March 28, to take on the Blue Wings in Game 6 of the best of seven CCHL2 semifinal. The Vikings looked to avoid elimination for the second straight game as they trailed the series three games to two. The Vikings took Game 5 6-2 at home and looked to force a Game 7 with a win. The Blue Wings would move on to the CCHL2's Barkley Cup with a victory.
The teams battled to a scoreless first period as both teams seemed too afraid to make a mistake but the Vikings outshot the Blue Wings 10-8.
The Vikings opened the scoring as Ryan Sabourin tapped after a beautiful toe drag by Sean David past the Blue Wings' defenseman just 1:24 into the second period. Gabriel Rousselle picked up the second assist on the goal as the Vikings took the 1-0 lead.
The Blue Wings stuck to their game plan of playing the one, two-two defensive style or better known as the "trap" and forced the Vikings to cough up the puck in the centre ice area. The Blue Wings outshot the Vikings 10-8 in the second period but trailed one the scoreboard 1-0 heading into the second intermission.
In the third period, the Vikings also settled back into the "trap" mode but with under four minutes remaining the Vikings were called for a tripping penalty which sent the Blue Wings to the power play. The Blue Wings took advantage as Matt Knight Bedour snuck in from the point and powered one to the back of the net from Joey Laird and Colin Baggio with just 2:52 remaining in regulation.
The goal seemed to breathe new life into the Perth's offence as they pressed to score the series winning goal as the Vikings seemed a little stunned. The Vikings did however, hold the Blue Wings off the score sheet as time wound down in regulation.
The Blue Wings outshot the Vikings 13-10 as the game headed to a 10-minute first overtime period. In the extra frame, the Vikings pressed for the game winner as there were two scrambles where the Blue Wings' goalie was swimming for the puck but it was the second one as the Vikings' Danyk Drouin who found the puck to the right side of the net and backhanded it behind the Blue Wings' goalie to become the overtime hero just 1:42 in.
Isaac Lavallee drew the only assist on the play as the Vikings took the game forcing a Game 7 back in Casselman. Picking up the win in the Vikings' goal was Nick Campbell making 30 saves on 31 shots and suffering the loss in the Blue Wings' goal was Jonathan Peacock making 28 saves on 30 shots.
Up next: The Vikings welcome the Carleton Place Canadians to the J. R. Brisson Complex on Thurs., April 5, for game one of the best of seven CCHL2's Barkley Cup final at 8 p.m. Game 2 will be at the Carleton Place Arena on Sat., April 7, at 7:15 p.m. and Game 3 will be back in Casselman on Sun., April 8, at 7:30 p.m.
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Before we get started on what ASC is offering this year, let's take a moment to reflect on Shamanism... It is starting to become more prevalent in the mainstream consciousness. But what is it? I am often asked, Can it be learned in a weekend workshop? How do I sign up?!
There are many levels to being a "Shaman." Anyone can sit in ceremony, or meditation, with a group of people and have a spiritual experience, but the training of a true shaman involves deep personal work, initiations and solo work in aligning with the power of the elements. It is not about emulating another culture, it is about learning how to work with the Divine, in your own culture, in a conscious and ethical way. We can learn from other cultures, but ultimately we live here!
In short, it takes much longer than a weekend, and is much more than gathering wisdom in a ceremony or journey, but you can get a taste of it in a weekend... And if you want to go further, and even become a healer, then there are skills and ethics to learn as well!
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Le Mystère du camp 27 () est un film britannique réalisé par Terence Fisher, sorti en 1948.

Synopsis
Le major Lawrence part en Allemagne à la recherche d'une femme dont il a vu le portait dans une exposition de peintures.

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 Titre original :
 Titre français : Le Mystère du camp 27
 Réalisation : Terence Fisher
 Scénario : Muriel Box, Frank Harvey
 Direction artistique : John Elphick
 Décors : Iris Newell
 Costumes : Joan Ellacott
 Photographie : Jack Asher
 Son : Brian Sewell
 Montage : Vladimir Sagovsky
 Musique : Benjamin Frankel
 Production : Antony Darnborough
 Société de production : Gainsborough Pictures
 Société de distribution : General Film Distributors
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue originale : anglais, allemand
 Format : Noir et blanc  — 35 mm — 1,37:1 — son mono
 Genre : drame
 Durée : 90 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
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Distribution
 Mai Zetterling : Hildegard
 Robert Beatty : Duncan Reid
 Guy Rolfe : Major Lawrence
 Herbert Lom : Hendlmann
 Patrick Holt : Ferguson
 Arnold Marlé : Professeur Franz Menzel
 Sybille Binder : Eitel Hendlmann
 George Thorpe : brigadier
 Gerard Heinz : Heine
 Philo Hauser : Hans Ackermann
 Thora Hird : Mrs Skinner
 Peter Murray : Lieutenant Keith
 Eric Messiter : coroner
 Betty Lynne : interprète
 Dorothea Glade : Hildegard Schmidt

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Film britannique sorti en 1948
Film britannique en noir et blanc
Film dramatique britannique
Film réalisé par Terence Fisher
Film de Gainsborough Pictures
Film sur l'amnésie
Film se déroulant en Allemagne
Film se déroulant dans les années 1940
Film tourné aux studios Gainsborough Pictures


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Petty, Baylor "Ready For OU"
Filed Under:Art Briles, Baylor, Bears, Big 12, Bob Stoops, Bryce Petty, College, Football, Oklahoma, Sooners
WACO, TX - NOVEMBER 01: Bryce Petty #14 of the Baylor Bears runs against the Kansas Jayhawks at McLane Stadium on November 1, 2014 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – In case you haven't heard, Bryce Petty is "ready for OU."
After a blowout win over Kansas last weekend, Baylor's quarterback deflected question after question in the same manner, reiterating succinctly that he was ready to play Oklahoma. His 10th-ranked Bears meet the 16th-ranked Sooners on Saturday with a lot to prove.
"It's a big opportunity for us and a big opportunity for them, so there's a lot of hype around it," Petty said this week. "So I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't mean to come off as rude or obnoxious or mocking you guys' profession at all. Like I said, I'm excited."
Baylor coach Art Briles said he had no problem with Petty's approach.
"He's focused and ready, and he's in a no-nonsense attitude, which I appreciate whole-heartedly, and that's the way our whole football team needs to be," Briles said. "We'll play around in January. Right now it's business."
Petty's postgame media session underscores the odd dynamic between programs that appear headed for a rivalry, despite the dramatically different histories involved.
Baylor is the defending Big 12 champion, in part because the Bears rolled past Oklahoma 41-12 last season. Baylor has won two of the past three games between the teams. Between the two programs, Baylor has the most recent Heisman winner, Robert Griffin III.
Yet, Baylor is on the attack, fighting for respect because of perception. Oklahoma has won seven national titles, five Heismans and eight Big 12 titles. Baylor is the new kid on the block, a program that went nearly two decades between bowl appearances before Briles led the Bears to the Texas Bowl in 2010.
The Sooners' 11-0 record at home against Baylor and 21-2 overall mark in the series illustrates the dramatic historical difference between the programs — and why Baylor considers it so important to measure up.
"We put a lot of stock into it, because they are a storied program without a question," Briles said. "If you're a casual football fan that keeps up with college football, the name Bud Wilkinson may mean something to you. Barry Switzer, Bob Stoops may mean something to you. They've done a tremendous job for decades as a program up there."
It's not just about the Sooners, though — the Bears also want to stay in the mix for the playoff. They are No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings and still have No. 7 Kansas State on the schedule, so they have two great opportunities to move up.
"It's important for us," Petty said. "Not to be clichΘ, but it really is about us. It's all about Baylor. We can't get in that spot unless we take care of what we do. It doesn't really matter who helps us out or who doesn't help us out. We've got to take care of what we can take care of, and the rest will take care of itself."
The Bears have won 36 games the past four seasons under Briles, matching the school's victory total from the nine years before that. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops compared Briles' success at Baylor to what Bill Snyder did while turning around the Kansas State program.
"I've always respected what they've done," Stoops said. "And of course, the more you win, obviously, the perception from the other people comes around. But I've always felt they've done a great job, and in particular what Art's done there."
Oklahoma is still smarting from last year's loss. The Sooners aren't used to getting whipped, and certainly not by Baylor. In a strange twist, the Sooners are taking an underdog's approach.
"Everybody's counting us out right now, so really, we get to go into the game with everything to gain and nothing to lose," Oklahoma cornerback Julian Wilson said. "So we just go out there and do our jobs. That's it. That's all it's going to come down to."
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Q: Switching between battery voltage and solar voltage to control load. in solar charger? I designed a solar charge controller using arduino and MOSFET IRF9530. Main purpose was to charge 12V 7aH battery and then control the load. Here load is a solar blinker which needs 12v and around 1Amp. Following is the schematic of the circuit. The circuit is working fine.

In the above circuit, resistor R1 R2 are used as voltage divider to sense the solar voltage by reading the analog values of A0 pin. If the solar voltage is good, then digital pin D1 is turned on, so MOSFET conducts solar volts to battery and battery starts charging. By reading the analog values at A1 pin, we can read the battery voltage and if battery voltage is good then turning on the digital pin D2 will start the load.
Later on I thought of modifying the circuit in such a way that if the sun light is good and we are getting enough voltage from panel, then turn on the load using solar voltage and keep charging the battery. If there is no sunlight & battery has enough voltage, then the load will be using battery voltage. So I made the following changes:

Changes which I have done is that I added another pair of transistor and mosfet and connected them to digital pin3. SO if there is a good solar voltage and I want to turn on the load using solar voltage then I will make the D2 low and D3 high so solar volts will be given to the load via 7812 because I don't want to give higher voltages like 19-20v to the load. If there is no sunlight, then D3 will be low and D2 will be high to give battery voltage to load. I have used the diode D2 D3 to block the voltage.
To control the switching of load between solar and battery voltage, I have written folling code in arduino:
if(solVolt > 14 )
{
 //Its a bright day & we are receiving full sunlight
 //so turn on the load using solar voltage
 digitalWrite(solarLoadPin,HIGH);
 digitalWrite(batteryLoadPin,LOW);
 digitalWrite(solarLed, HIGH);
 digitalWrite(batteryLed, LOW);
}
else if(solVolt < 12 && batVolt > 12.4)
{
 //Its a dark night and we are not receiving sunlight
 //so turn on the load using battery voltage
 digitalWrite(solarLoadPin,LOW);
 digitalWrite(batteryLoadPin,HIGH);
 digitalWrite(solarLed, LOW);
 digitalWrite(batteryLed, HIGH);
}
else if(batVolt <= 10.8)
{
 digitalWrite(batteryLoadPin,LOW);
 digitalWrite(batteryLed, LOW);
}

Now I have few questions regarding this design:

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*Is this circuit fine? I tested the circuit by first plugging only battery and load. So the load was on and working fine. Battery Led was on showing load is using battery. But as soon as I plug in panel, it didn't switch to the solar voltage. I unplugged everything and then plugged in panel and battery so the load was on and using the solar voltage but the voltage was very low while the voltage from the solar panel was 18-19v.

*Battery not charging? I unplugged the load and only allowed battery to charge. Battery volts at that time was 12.44 but instead of charging, voltage reduces to 12.40

*Solar voltage vs current? There was very low sunlight and the panel was still showing 18v. I think it should show low voltage, around 12v when there is not a bright sunlight. But its voltage was high. So does that means, its output current will be low in this situation as Power = volts x amps. So if volts is high, amps will be low.
Basically I need to design the circuit which automatically switch between solar voltage and battery voltage depending upon the conditions of the day and night.

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Basically I need to design the circuit which automatically switch
  between solar voltage and battery voltage depending upon the
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The Seasons, Op. 37a: II. February: The Carnival
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Etudes tableaux, Op. 39: No. 7 in C Minor
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Harry Belafonte and Artist/Activists Launch Sankofa.org
Hip-Hop Artists Jasiri X, Monie Love, David Banner, Chuck D, & Talib Kweli at the initial launch of Harry Belafonte's Sankofa (Photo by Paradise Gray)
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Last June, I was blessed to be one of the Hip-Hop artists invited to hear from the legendary Harry Belafonte about the launch of a new organization called Sankofa. Sankofa is a social justice organization founded by Harry Belafonte that enlists the support of today's most celebrated artists and influential individuals in collaboration with grassroots partners to elevate the voices of the disenfranchised, and to promote peace and equality. Mr. Belafonte spoke passionately about artists using our voices to raise awareness about issues that directly effect our community like mass incarceration, child incarceration, and violence, particularly against women.
This week Sankofa launched it's website Sankofa.org with the intention of reigniting the activist tradition. According to the website, "Artists and performers are in a unique position to shape our society's cultural and moral destiny – to cast light on pressing issues and to use their creative gifts to inspire action. When they use their platform to speak up on matters of political and social urgency, the impact is profound and lasting." Mr. Belafonte often speaks of the impact of the mentorship he received from Paul Robeson, who told him, "artists are the gatekeepers of truth". At age 87, it's wonderful to see Mr. Belafonte use his time and energy to mentor the next generation of artist/activists, and I'm humbled and honored to be included in that number.
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Disruptive blockchain technology is coming to a gray-zone war near you.
China outlawed Bitcoin in 2017, but now Chinese cyber security experts seem poised to use it for war. A 2018 article in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily highlights how the technology behind Bitcoin, "blockchain," will have "military applications…[and] that the future of media war must rely on a specific network media to start." More troubling though is that it was written specifically for the PLA as a call to action: "the media battle of wars will become an important form of future military struggles. If we do not take precautions in keeping with the pace of the times, we will be subject to control everywhere." The PLA seems to recognize the importance of this emerging technological capability, but should China be allowed to control the future of information warfare?
Emerging blockchain technology will offer enumerable defensive and offensive tools for military and intelligence operations in the twenty-first century. Whomever masters and weaponizes blockchain first will determine their penultimate power and influence over others. What exactly is blockchain and what does this mean for gray-zone warfare against America and her allies?
Detractors may believe that it is preposterous that some unheard-of-Bitcoin technology (e.g. blockchain) will prove pivotal to the future of warfare. However, with blockchain weaponized and integrated into a specific national strategy, it has the potential to fundamentally alter relations between states, societies and citizens. If properly utilized as an instrument by the Chinese (and other adversaries), it can be used to undermine the United States and her allies by circumnavigating typical security measures that detect and defend against criminal and subversive activities.
In 2016, three Chinese cyber experts published an article titled "Blockchain technology and its potential military value," in the journal of National Defense Science & Technology. Their article highlighted the value of blockchain technology, noting the numerous security ramifications, especially in the realm of defensive and offensive cyber operations. In addition, as written in an article for the journal of China Management Informationization, blockchain supports "trustworthiness, reliability, openness, consensus mechanism and smart contract" in business transactions and other dealings where discrete payments are needed. This supporting function of blockchain, if properly manipulated into a cyber weapon by adversaries, could be used to "trick" systems into providing whatever information desired, or worse, manipulate data without being detected. Scholars in India are similarly concerned about blockchain supporting the conduct of military operations, recognizing that as governments and individuals develop quantum computing abilities, blockchain will make it easy to hack into highly secure networks.
Blockchain technology fits neatly into the paradigm of warfare in the "Gray Zone," where Chinese aggression defines the "ambiguity—about the ultimate objectives, the participants, whether international treaties and norms have been violated, and the role that military forces should play in response." The uncertain nature of gray-zone warfare is what makes blockchain so appealing as a tool. Adversarial governments and extremist groups can utilize it—with little fear of being caught "red-handed"—to further their interests at the expense of other countries unwilling or unable to stop it.
Weaponizing Blockchain for Gray Zone Attacks?
A U.S. Navy officer is rightly concerned about Chinese blockchain technology. He believes it "has been recognized as having intrinsic value and utility for Chinese defense issues," and that blockchain "would align with the civil-military application goals tied to the broad informatization campaign" espoused in China's 2015 Military Strategy. If we accept the notion that China is a rising power, then we should also accept that—much like other historical "rising powers"—China will increasingly want to exercise its instruments of national power in military, economic, and political spheres. China is already showing signs of increasing its regional hegemony in the Pacific, to include gray-zone actions in the South China Sea. The recent gray-zone attacks against Australia and New Zealand indicate how blockchain might work on a global scale, and against the interests of the U.S. and her Western allies.
Research on Chinese "influence campaigns" in the Pacific by a professor in New Zealand has already drawn substantial international attention. Anne-Marie Brady did not gain much fame from articles, but the actions of Chinese agents against her is the more important revelation. As far as anyone can tell, Brady's research touched a "nerve" with Beijing, as Chinese proxies started a campaign to intimidate her. The reason why China had every reason to worry about her work was that she specifically identified Chinese actions to influence public opinion and the political systems in Australia and New Zealand, towards the preferences of China. Brady discovered the paper trail of money leading back to China (and their corporations), whereby China was giving substantial amounts of money numerous political parties in Australia and New Zealand. China was also financially courting current (and former) government officials and public intellectuals in each country as a way of undermining public debates about China. China's campaign to infiltrate these Western societies and subvert facts, opinions and thoughts about China has chilling ramifications for how blockchain could make future Chinese operations literally impossible to uncover or detect. Despite being caught, it is unlikely China or others will stop their subversive operations against any countries that might oppose their rise to power. If anything, it will likely accelerate Chinese attempts to be more covert with their "media wars" with the West.
What I am about to propose is purely speculative, but these recent "sharp power" actions by China appear to be an attempt at undermining civil society and democracy in the West. It is vital to recognize this for what it is: China is attempting to alter public debates and perceptions about China, so that it can undermine the democratic process as "true" facts and opinions merge into whatever Chinese operatives want.
With blockchain added to China's cyber arsenal, "gray zone" actions against the West are going to escalate, and with growing success, China's global power and control over information and narratives will grow in unison.
These are three hypothetical ways in which blockchain could be integrated into gray-zone tactics.
1 - Espionage: China could securely pay trusted agents in Western societies. Such payments would be untraceable. Such Chinese intelligence agents could—depending on blockchain encrypted communications—pursue actions meant to sow disunity, political polarization, or shift opinions towards China's preferences. This could come in the form of providing significant monetary contributions to extremist political parties on the left and right side. It could also include providing funding to civil society groups, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Black Lives Matter at the same, as a way of creating societal strife, which can disrupt policymaking and the democratic process. Such actions like these would be quite a remarkable strategy and shift in tactics. Instead of trying to support civil society groups and organizations towards the preferences of China, such an approach would just fragment and weaken the country, as divisive and polarized politics would make it difficult for elected leaders to accomplish anything.
2 - Security Protocols: If properly implemented by Chinese intelligence and security agencies, they could essentially make their state secrets impenetrable. While I am not suggesting that the West should be trying to electronically infiltrate Chinese systems in an offensive fashion, it would at least serve as a future deterrent to Chinese gray-zone actions. Already China has been identified on numerous occasions for conducting information collection operations (i.e. stealing classified and sensitive business information) that have relied on cyber warfare tactics to steal technology from Western governments, militaries, and commercial companies (to include the military-industrial complex). Even worse, the infamous 2015 OPM hack appears to have helped Russia and China target and remove U.S. spies working in their respective countries.
3 - Data Manipulation: As increasing numbers of governments, militaries, and companies transition to defensive cyber blockchains to protect vital data, secure communication, and other information; it could all be eventually compromised by quantum computing. Data protection through blockchain technology would be established through public key cryptography and the user storing their private key. However, with a weaponized cyber blockchain in conjunction with a quantum computing algorithms, one could infiltrate such cryptographic systems by reverse engineering a private key. (The technology for quantum computing is still many years away from reaching executable performance, but it should be noticed that China is investing significantly in the technology). While it would require the penetration of 51 percent of distributed ledger operating systems to be a successful attack, this could occur in the near-future if adversarial intelligence agencies focused on this. If the weaponization of blockchain manipulation occurs, it means that electronic election systems—reliant on blockchain—in the West could be eventually compromised, allowing foreign adversaries to "pick-and-choose" winners.
Each of these scenarios are within the realm of possibility. If China could integrate blockchain 2.0 (and possibly quantum computing) into their security and intelligence operations, they could leverage American structures and systems against the U.S. and her allies.
Disruptive blockchain technology is coming to a gray-zone war near you. China and other foes will use Bitcoin tech against America and her allies. Defense communities in the West will need to adapt to this troubling reality that gray-zone warfare will be harder to detect and deter. Moreover, besides state threats, Bitcoin tech can make it easier for terrorist groups and violent non-state actors (e.g. criminals, proxies, etc.) to operate, since it can be used to hide large transfers of capital and allow them to communicate in an uncrackable fashion.
Fortunately, the West is slowing seeing the value in blockchain for military and intelligence purposes: the Pentagon is looking into securing databases, the American Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is developing a secure battlefield communication system, and Estonia has rebuilt its government around the technology. These are promising signs, but whoever weaponizes blockchain the fastest (i.e. establishing supremacy in this emerging technology), will undoubtedly achieve the sought after Monroe Doctrine in Cyber Space.
Modernizing defense systems with blockchain in the West should be a priority. However, there will also be a need to "harden" and "fortify" civil society against foreign subversion that might rely on blockchain to infiltrate and spread propaganda. Additionally, the prospect of untraceable monetary donations to influence important individuals, politics, and policies in the West, poses tremendous challenges to the workings of liberal Western democracies.
While my three blockchain examples were hypothetical, there is no evidence to suggest this has occurred yet. Unfortunately, it is entirely logical and intuitive that adversaries are working on these sorts of tactics, especially in a gray-zone war context of the twenty-first century. Hard military power appears to be exercised less by rising powers such as China, and thus far, Chinese behavior in the international community appears bent on shaping narratives, politics, and negotiations in favor of their own interests—all without firing a weapon. We will have to wait and see what the official U.S. response to this growing cyber threat as the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included verbiage about blockchain for the first time ever in a NDAA, and it directed the Department of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress by May of 2018 on blockchain cyber capabilities (offensive and defensive) and how allies and adversaries are using it for security and intelligence purposes.
Jahara "Franky" Matisek is an officer and pilot in the U.S. military and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Northwestern University. Mr. Matisek is the coordinator for the War & Society Working Group at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies and is a contributing editor at Over the Horizon: Multi-Domain Operations & Strategies. The views presented in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of the Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense, or U.S. Government.


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