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"There is no limit to comedy magician, Brandon Scott's willingness to go way "Out of the Box" when it comes to amazing magic, having fun and making people laugh."
Brandon Scott is an intercontinental character actor, multifaceted magician, illusionist, bilingual comedian, filmmaker, public speaker, writer, producer, singer/songwriter and creative wizard of wonder. Brandon is 100% bilingual, having grown up in a completely multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment.
Brandon loves what he does and is always striving to creatively take it all to the next level. He integrates theatre, magic, comedy, music, dance, improv and storytelling characters into his magical performance tapestries.
As an accomplished international entertainer, Brandon Scott is a reoccurring headlining performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and performs at private and corporate special events. He has starred in his own shows in Las Vegas and has opened for many stars at Caesars Palace, The Hollywood Bowl, The Greek Amphitheater, Disneyland and in hundreds of venues across the country. Several of his current productions are touring continuously. Brandon Scott has appeared in numerous films, television series and national commercials.
He has appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, DISNEY CHANNEL, TELEMUNDO, GALAVISION, UNIVISION and on the BBC. Recently Brandon played the role of Ringmaster Magic Brandon in the feature film A Dog and Pony Show. One of his favorite roles was as the magic riddler in ABC's Samson and Delilah. He has been a series regular on Pepe Plata and on Reyes Y Rey (the Columbia-Sony-Tristar Spanish production of Starsky and Hutch). As a spokesperson his commercials include: AT&T, Pepto Bismol, Bimbo and many others. Some of his voice over work include Burger King, McDonalds, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego and Bugs Bunny in Spanish.
Brandon creates and produces films, documentaries, television, theatre, music and multimedia projects. He has produced Las Vegas type reviews, magical circuses, children's theatre, theatre festivals, one man shows and corporate branding presentations both in English and in Spanish. He owns and operates the Kids Magic School and teaches magic, as a craft, for fun and to boost self esteem. He has workshops for magicians that combine improv, showmanship and magic making.
Brandon also enjoys creating music. He plays guitar, piano, percussion and a variety of flutes, Native American flutes, Mayan whistles, crystal bowls, and Didgeridoo. He has written music segments for films, commercials and television shows. He writes songs in English and Spanish, and an eclectic combination of new age, musical theatre, folk, tribal and mariachi tunes. Turning classical literature into a musical experience, Brandon has created songs for Shakespeare's To Be Or Not To Be, Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky and Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven and is currently touring doing his magic and "Songs Inspired By Literature Masters."
Personal interests include ancient civilizations. He travels around the world visiting archaeological sites and has on some occasions discovered unseen ruins. A paranormal aficionado, Brandon is a consultant to parapsychologists around the world to help determine if phenomena is real or a magic trick. He has appeared numerous times on the Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and on his TV show Beyond Belief.
Brandon Scott also known as Brandon Jay Scott is involved in many great causes to help promote a more eco friendly lifestyle and supports the efforts of helping animals, our oceans and our rain forests. He has been a long time member of the AMA-Magic Castle's Outreach Committee dedicate to bring magic shows to the underprivileged communities at hospitals, youth centers and veteran events.
Brandon has received numerous awards such as: Best Film, Best Fringe Festival Variety Show, Entertainer of The Year, Parents Choice Awards and many other Awards of Merit and Certificates of Appreciation from mayors and councilmen of the City of Los Angeles.
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This essay explains Peter Singer\'s goal in his article \"Famine, Affluence, and Morality,\" provides three counterarguments to Singer\'s claims, defines his concept of \'marginal utility\', and compares the concepts of duty and charity as presented by Singer.
Peter Singer, in his 1972 influential article titled "Famine, Affluence, and Morality," offers a seemingly scourging critique of the ordinary outlook by individuals and developed nations regarding charity, famine relief, and morality. He contends that it is in the power of such nations to prevent the happening of bad things without sacrificing something of equivalent moral significance. More than four decades later, this kind of ethical reasoning appears valid, particularly in view of the deferral of foreign aid commitment by many developed nations. After all, nothing commands a moral importance equivalent to that of the very survival and, indeed, the welfare of the most vulnerable people in the world (Singer, 1972, p. 229). While Singer's considerations reveal that people should do significantly more than is currently being done, they fail to establish his ratiocinations in their full strength. His point of view admits of a partial solution, which once suitably qualified may lead to some conviction.
Singer rationalizes his claim that developed nations have a moral obligation to assist poorer nations by providing an analogy of a person who witnesses a drowning child. He posits that the person is morally obligated to save the child from drowning. According to Singer, this duty exists because it is accepted that the site of a drowning child is not a good thing. Therefore, if an individual has a moral duty to rescue a drowning child, it is sensible to extend this moral duty to protecting poorer nations from famine and starvation. This duty exists regardless of how people choose to act (Barnett & Weiss, 2008, p. 143). There are a number of counter-arguments that could be offered to Singer's perspective. First, while this argument may seem uncontroversial and straightforward at first glance, it fails to take into account distance or proximity. Singer assumes that no matter how far or close one is to the source of agony, the moral obligation to assuage that suffering remains the same. To address this counter-argument, Singer alludes to the concept of equality.
Based on the moral concepts of impartiality and equality, Singer argues that it is not proper to discriminate against someone based on proximity and that someone's distance does not make their agony any less worthy of the moral duty to help. The needs of an individual in Bengal cannot be looked at based on his distance if the principles of equality and impartiality are to be considered (Singer, 1972, p. 790). Second, Singer tackles the possible counter-argument that individuals may be unable to appraise the needs of Bengal people in a proper manner because their money may be able to benefit the less fortunate in their own communities. According to Singer, globalization has rendered this argument unacceptable. He argues that aid organizations have become extremely efficient, and the plights of Bengal people have been widely publicized by news agencies across the globe.


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34th Anniversary of Bangladesh Liberation - Cause for Concern
C Uday Bhaskar
Cmde C. Uday Bhaskar (Retd) is former officiating Director of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
The 34th anniversary of the liberation of Dhaka and the creation of Bangladesh on December 16 is an occasion for concern and deep introspection about the nature of the internal turbulence in that country and the related implications for India.
It may be recalled that prior to December 16, 1971, what is now known as Bangladesh was East Pakistan and for almost 24 years from August 1947, the military leadership of Pakistan treated the eastern part of the country as a poor relative.
Years of neglect and exploitation peaked in 1970 when the late Sheikh Mujibur Rehman emerged as a credible political alternative to the West Pakistan political elite but the then Pakistan Foreign Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto stoked the flames of sectarian identity pitting the Bengali Pakistani against his peers in West Pakistan.
Under normal circumstances, Sheikh Mujib, who had won the national elections, ought to have been nominated as the Prime Minister of Pakistan but the Western part of the country was determined not to let power slip from its fingers and thus began a gory cycle of repression and killing of the citizens of East Pakistan by their own military. Local resistance to such oppression and political intimidation grew under Mujib and the Mukti Bahini and while it was potent, it could not prevent the genocide that followed.
By the time of the liberation of Dhaka in December 1971, almost three million citizens of East Pakistan were victims of mass killing and rape. The global community, led by the US, alas, chose to be silent spectators and this will remain one of the more shameful chapters of the Cold War decades.
India was drawn into the developments and had to deal with a challenge of 10 million refugees from East Pakistan seeking shelter in the country. It was a daunting task by any stretch of imagination. And with no help from the global community, India was able to provide succour and moral support that later led to Delhi being drawn into the war that followed.
The 1971 Indo-Pak war finally led to the surrender ceremony in Dhaka where the Pakistani military leadership accepted defeat, which resulted in the birth of Bangladesh. The political geography of the sub-continent was re-drawn after August 1947 and it was irrevocably established that religion alone could not be the basis for national identity and that in this case, ethnicity, language and a deeper socio-cultural preference had to be acknowledged. Pakistan was dismembered in two and its military had the dubious distinction of the blood of three million of its own citizenry on its hands.
India may have scored an emphatic military victory in late 1971 but the political gains that should have normally accrued seem to be more elusive now 34 years after the birth of Bangladesh. Friday, December 16, will be suitably commemorated in India as the first Vijay Diwas (the second was Kargil in the summer of 1999) and hopefully the Unknown Soldier who symbolises all those Indian 'faujis' who laid down their lives for country and flag will be remembered. This is also an opportune moment to take stock of the trajectory that the new nation- Bangladesh - has taken in the last four decades.
Today, Bangladesh stands at a crucial fork. It has a population of almost 140 million and in the last two decades, an assertive and militant constituency in the country has sought to define itself more as an Islamic state with the liberal Bengali identity being relegated to the background. Internecine political rivalry has seen the military and the mullah being co-opted for short-term opportunistic gains and this trend has been further exacerbated by the prevailing post 9/11 international undercurrent which unfortunately pits Islam against the US-led West.
With its large population base and impoverished socio-economic profile, Bangladesh has become a safe haven for nurturing religious extremism and jihad by groups whose origins lie in Pakistan-Afghanistan and parts of West Asia. The ambivalent attitude of the ruling party-the BNP led by Begum Khalida Zia – appears to be emboldening the local terrorist groups.
Consequently, the country has been subjected to a series of terrorist-related events this year, the most dramatic being the 434 simultaneous bomb blasts across the entire country on August 17. The months that followed witnessed concerted attempts to attack the judiciary and the symbols of state, such as police stations and courts, and the most recent was the suicide attack on December 8 in two towns that resulted in the death of six people with almost 50 injured including policemen. The banned Jamatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) has claimed responsibility and the group has also distributed literature demanding that the government introduce the Islamic code and has warned women not to be seen without veils.
In the past, right wing groups have threatened to convert Bangladesh with its liberal, tolerant ethos into a Taliban clone and this has led to considerable internal dissonance. The socio-cultural ethos of Bengal which predates its modern political history beginning with the early 20th century is now being challenged and much of the future course of events will depend on the degree to which the major political parties are able to join hands in strengthening the liberal spectrum in Bangladesh civil society.
The fork that Bangladesh is poised at and the direction it will take will have significant implications for the internal stability of its own society and for regional stability as well. Currently it has a GDP of US $ 57 billion and a growth rate of 5.5 per cent. It has shown encouraging signs by way of increasing its share of services and manufactured goods towards GDP growth while agriculture has reduced.
Its work force has shown commendable empathy for trade in areas like textiles and IT and, most importantly, Bangladesh has visibly demonstrated that it can be a tolerant Islamic society in the main. The country's development indicators including family planning and female literacy are impressive by South Asian standards and its NGO sector is robust-though it is ranked among the most corrupt states by way of the governance index.
In short, despite certain constraints, the country is well positioned to consolidate its advantages against the backdrop of globalisation and its resources such as natural gas could be harnessed in a positive manner. But none of this will fructify if the polity is internally fractured over religion and 'adversary' and what constitutes the abiding national interest. The experience of Pakistan and its own tragic trajectory where the military and the mullahs entered into an unholy alliance to stoke a distorted version of Islam and the interpretation of 'jihad' are case in point.
It is obvious that a stable, prosperous and moderate Bangladesh would be in India's long-term interest. The anxiety about illegal immigration into India is real but it can only be meaningfully addressed when the internal situation in that country is conducive to the retention of its people. As the 34th anniversary of the Liberation War approaches, both state and civil society in India and Bangladesh would be well advised to ponder over these complex linkages and evolve an appropriate long term strategy that would advance their respective national interest in a complementary and consensual manner.
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We're proud to report on a tremendous annual conference back in St. Simons this year. We held our meeting at the Sea Palms Golf & Spa Resort where attendees enjoyed a day at the shooting range, golf course and a packed out convention!
More than 250 growers and watermelon agribusinesses joined us this year and we raised $240,000 through the live auction. A BIG THANKS to our load donors, buyers and other auction supporters for this 2014 event. This association will thrive due to your support and passion for the industry and we're excited about the upcoming year. Also, thanks for the support given by our CORPORATE sponsors for the meeting; it would not be possible without your kind donations.
We had five top notch contestants for our annual queen contest this year that competed thanks to our contestant sponsors. THANK YOU Leger & Son Inc., Randy Ellis Farms, Darren and Tammy Deal, Ricky Tucker Farms, and Gerrald's Vidalia Sweet Onion, Inc. for your support of our contestants! Congratulations to our 2nd runner up, Kayna Clemons sponsored by Darren and Tammy Deal and 1st runner up and winner of the Ms. Jubilee award, Carla Penney, sponsored by Randy Ellis Farms. Finally – congratulations to our 2014 Georgia Watermelon Queen, Miss Jennifer Leann Eadie! Jennifer is from Sylvester, Georgia, but currently lives in Macon and is a senior pursuing her History degree at Wesleyan College. She was sponsored by Leger & Son, Inc.
Jennifer has already been on the road for her promotional year and we have several exciting things planned for the spring. She visited the Capitol and received a Proclamation from the House of Representatives through Representative Buddy Harden. She also attended and was interviewed at the annual Cordele-Crisp County Fish Fry that afternoon at the Railroad Depot. Later this spring, Jennifer will head back to Atlanta for Ag Day at the Capitol, travel to Orlando for Watermelon Ambassador Training with the National Watermelon Promotion Board, and head to Charleston, SC to hand out watermelon to the thousands of runners at the Cooper River Bridge Marathon with several other state queens. Also this month, Jennifer will take part in a marketing campaign for the Georgia Watermelon Association where she will be filmed showing consumers tips on how to safely consume watermelon. This video will be connected to a QR code, which will be placed in retail stores.
If you are interested in booking our new Georgia Watermelon Queen, please call ahead to schedule a date for our 2014 tour by contacting Samantha Tankersley Kilgore at 706-845-8575 or stankersley@asginfo.net.
In closing, GWA would like to congratulate Miss Carol Anne Mitchell on an outstanding 2013 year and a great job representing our state and industry at the 100th Celebration National Watermelon Convention held in Savannah, Georgia. You have been a blessing to this association and you have so much ahead of you!
The 32nd annual Alabama Watermelon Association Convention was held in February at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. The convention was full of fun, excitement, and even karaoke! This year was a great success and a special thank you to all the sponsors: Allen Lund Company, Billy Smith's Watermelons, Inc., Clifton Seed Company, Genecco Produce, International Paper, LTF Greenhouses, McMelon, Inc, Morgan Wood Products, National Watermelon Association, National Watermelon Promotion Board, RockTenn, Sakata Seed, Sunny Fresh, Valdosta Plant Company, and Williams Manis Produce Marketing. Thank you all for making our convention not only possible, but a great success.
We had four outstanding young women competing for the 2012 Alabama Watermelon Queen position. Miss Meghan Patterson of Thorsby, sponsored by Sunny Fresh, Miss Leah Knight of Berry sponsored by McMelon, Miss Amber Nolin of Enterprise, sponsored by Billy Smith's Watermelons, and Miss Jaime Minor of Muscle Shoals, sponsored by Gulf Seed. Congratulations to Miss Amber Nolin on your new role as the 2012 Alabama Watermelon Queen. Miss Amber is the 20 year old daughter of Greg and Renea Nolin. She lives in Enterprise and attends Enterprise Sate Community College.
Contestants ready for opening number.
© 2012 Sakata Seed America, Inc.
GWA Board member Mitch Mitchell squares up for the swing at the Sea Palms Golf Course.
Georgie at the Commissioner's office!


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Карл Бош () е германски химик и индустриалец, носител на Нобелова награда за химия за 1931 г. (съвместно с Фридрих Бергиус) "за заслуги по въвеждане и развитие на методите на високото налягане в химията". Основател е на "Фарбен" – най-голямата химическа компания за онова време. Често е бъркан с известния му чичо, индустриалеца Роберт Бош.

Биография
Роден е на 27 август 1874 г. в Кьолн, Германия. Завършва химия в университета в Лайпциг. През 1899 г. постъпва на работа в концерна BASF. През 1910 г. заедно с Фриц Хабер патентоват метода за промишлен добив на амоняк. Патентът позволява на фирмата BASF да утвърди своя монопол в производството на торове и взривни вещества.

Карл Бош се отличава с богатите си частни интереси. Той се вълнува както от химията, така и от ботаника, колекционира препарирани пеперуди и се увлича по астрономията. Приема все повече и повече ролята на меценат. Със значителни финансови средства подкрепя вестник "Frankfurter Zeitung".

Във времето на национал-социализма в Германия Бош като индустриалец се възползва умело от политиката на Хитлер за превъоръжаване. От друга страна обаче, Карл Бош не споделя антисемитската политика на хитлеристите. След 1935 г. Бош се оттегля постепенно от заеманите стопански постове и изпада във все по-чести депресивни състояния, страда от алкохолизъм. Депресията става причина за опита му за самоубийство през 1939 г.

Карл Бош умира в Хайделберг на 26 април 1940 година.

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Възпитаници на Лайпцигския университет
Членове на Берлин-Бранденбургската академия на науките
Носители на Нобелова награда за химия
Германски нобелови лауреати
Родени в Кьолн
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Our fifth episode of Not A Hobby is a little different than the previous interviews – our guest is Dirk Rathke, an artist living and working in Berlin, Germany, and he does not have a full time job that he balances with his art career. But I wanted to interview him anyway because I feel like there's a fascination among the artist community in the U.S. that longingly looks to their European colleagues. There is a sense that the funding and general support from the European governments for their artists is much more generous, so that the artists are able to focus full-time on their art career without having to take second (or even third) jobs.
Dirk is a painter and has lived in Berlin for quite some time. He was in Houston for an exhibition recently and I wanted to ask him some frank questions about what the artist assistance situation is really like in Germany. You'll be surprised how familiar it all sounds despite, some glaring differences.
See more work by Dirk Rathke on his website.
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The switch on took place at Woolshops shopping centre. From the left, Jamie Cahill, Ellie Carpenter, 12, Lorren Spancer, 12, Lauren Cahill with Demi Leigh Spencer, three, Dylan Spencer, four, Chris Spencer and Jayden Cross, 10.
Father Christmas and the Mayor of Calderdale also attended the switch on along with, from the left, Freya Barker, six, Tegan Barker, 10, Archie Barker, seven and Olivia Leonard, three.


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On Monday, a New Canaan resident received a phone call from a female caller who said she was raising funds for local K9 units for this area of the state.
When the resident asked the caller if the New Canaan Police knew she was calling, the caller said yes. The caller also told the resident the call center was based in Waterbury and asked for the resident's address.
The toll-free number given by the caller was 866-463-1792.
The New Canaan Police Department has not authorized any fundraisers for K9s in Connecticut. As in the past, donations for the New Canaan K9 Program can be made directly to Captain Leon Krolikowski.


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Tandem hang gliding in Magaliesberg
Monique shares her tandem hang gliding in Magaliesberg adventure with us …
Take a drive down the R512 past Hartbeespoort Dam. Smile as you see the hot air balloon in the distance and drink in the wonder of the Magaliesberg mountain range. This is how a tandem hang gliding adventure starts. All you need is the sound of 'Born to be Wild' coming from the radio…
The tandem flights take place at Aviator's Paradise, near Brits. It's a small airfield but well maintained and well loved. Arriving at the airfield I found the tandem pilot, Mike, waiting for me with a cheerful smile. The team from Free Flying Adventures had already rigged the glider was and I was immediately popped into the harness for a quick test fitting.
The harness is like a sleeping bag with a zip down the front and straps across the chest. It's designed to fit snugly around your body. It's an odd sensation – I felt a little like the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
The sleek simplicity of the hang glider design is worth admiring. It is shaped like a large paper plane and the pilot is suspended below the wing by a strap attached to his harness. In front of the pilot there is a triangular frame. The pilot manoeuvers the glider by shifting his weight either to the left or to the right and by moving the bar forward or backward.
As the tandem passenger, all I had to do was hold on to the pilot so that my weight shifted with his. By far the easiest of all the adventures I'd been on.
To launch from the flat terrain at the airfield, the hang gliders are towed into the air by a special microlight referred to as a tug. It is slow and powerful and pulls the glider up by means of a tow line. I have had very few experiences as exciting as that first moment when the tow line pulls taut and the glider moves forward. That's when the adventure truly begins.
It felt like barely a moment and then we were in the air and the world was sinking away beneath us. The glider is towed for a fair bit before the pilot releases. In those few minutes I had gotten used to the sound of the tow line singing, so it's the first thing I missed when the line was released. From that moment, I was surrounded completely by the sound and sensation of the wind.
In that tranquil near-silence, I could see the marks left on the world by both man and nature. Looking down on the mountains, I could see how the rain and rivers had etched their way through the rock and I could almost imagine how the earth had to have moved and melted to create this wonder.
In the distance, Hartbeespoort dam looked impossibly small.
The flight lasts about half an hour during which Mike gave me a guided tour of the area. Free Flying Adventures offer tandem flights but their primary business is training new pilots. The passion that Mike has for the sport spills over as he explains how the glider flies and I couldn't help but feel inspired.
At the same time, I felt incredibly humbled – I was experiencing the wonder of flight under the considerate, courteous care of one of the best hang gliding pilots South Africa has.
As the Mike turned to head back to the airfield, I felt the same way I do when I reach the end of a good book – the desperate protestation that it couldn't end yet. Fortunately, there was one bit of excitement left and that was the landing. It wasn't half as frightening as I imagined.
The glider has wheels on the frame so that a pilot can land more easily with a passenger. There were a few gentle bumps and we rolled to a standstill.
Sitting here at my desk, I feel less enclosed by the noise and smell of the city with the happy memories of a most amazing experience to keep me company.
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Friday evening after weeks of phone calls back and forth with my dealer/service shop, I got my boat back after adding a dual battery, spring tune up, new blower, new bilge exhaust pipes, fixed trailer wiring, hull cleaning and wiring changes to my speaker setup. It really is a hole in the water that I pour money in to! Unfortunately though getting work done on it is like pulling teeth. This boat service shop really could learn from car service shops, where you take your care in for an oil change and they recommend $1000 worth of repairs. Not with my boat. I take it in for an oil change and they don't do any of the work I request! It's crazy.
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my boat hasn't made it out of dry dock in how many years?
Oh and not much hope for this year with the dock gone AWOL.
Enjoy motor boating, I'll be the one in the rowboat.


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Hohoe (V/R)- The African Development Bank (AfDB) is calling for collective action to reduce the pressing environmental and health challenges posed by plastic waste.
This was made on the occasion of the World Environment Day, which falls on June 5 and the World Oceans Day, June 8, in a release copied to the Ghana News Agency.
World Environment Day is the United Nations principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and positive action for the protection of the environment.
This year's theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, calls on people to effect changes in their daily lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution on the environment and human health.
In the same way, these plastics litter beaches with serious consequences on the environment and health.
They affect our lives and undermine our efforts to promote green growth in Africa, Nyong said.
The Bank is leading by example and is taking positive actions towards reducing waste generation as well as encouraging recycling and recovery. As part of 2018 World Environment Day, the Senior Management and staff of the Bank signed a Pledge Board to reduce plastic waste and ensure a better and healthier workplace environment.
Beating plastic pollution and transitioning to sustainable waste management practices requires a strong enabling environment involving all stakeholders including policy-makers, informal and formal waste and resource management actors as well as civil society organizations.
The Bank welcomes the Government of CAte d'Ivoire's ban on the production, import, and sale of single-use plastic bags, as it creates the framework for embedding design for recycling and the circular economy into design and manufacturing processes.
The Pledge Board signing by Bank staff is in line with the African Development Bank's ongoing efforts to comply with the ISO 14001 environmental management system that provides practical tools and standards for companies and organizations to manage their corporate environmental responsibilities.
The activities for the week include a panel discussion on Beating Plastic Pollution in Africa.


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Born and raised just outside of Dallas, Texas, Matthew Frias discovered acting in elementary school as a member of its creative arts organization, Destination Imagination.Matthew's love for performing continued to grow in middle school as he was cast in several lead roles in the theater program.During this time on stage, Matthew realized actin... Show more »
Born and raised just outside of Dallas, Texas, Matthew Frias discovered acting in elementary school as a member of its creative arts organization, Destination Imagination.Matthew's love for performing continued to grow in middle school as he was cast in several lead roles in the theater program.During this time on stage, Matthew realized acting was more than just a passing phase and was eager to give TV/film acting a try.He enrolled in local acting classes and, after rigorous training, was soon signed by an agent and manager.Matthew landed his first role in the Sony Pictures film, When the Game Stands Tall (2014), a sports drama with Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, and Michael Chiklis. Based on a true story, the film chronicles the record-setting 151-game winning streak by De La Salle High School of Concord, California.Shortly after filming, Matthew moved to Los Angeles where he made his television debut after landing a role in one of MTV's top rated TV shows, Awkward. In addition, Matthew is starring in the independent film, Akron (2015), a coming of age story centered around his character Benny, who is trying to find his place in the world while dealing with a family tragedy and falling in love.Matthew can also be seen in the soon to be released feature films Where the Bad Kids Go and By Way of Helena (2015). Show less «
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Rediff.com » Movies » 'I won't compare Poonam Pandey with Bipasha'
'I won't compare Poonam Pandey with Bipasha'
After directing Bipasha Basu and John Abraham in the 2003 hit film, Jism, director Amit Saxena vanished from the scene.
Even when Jism got a sequel starring Sunny Leone, the original director was nowhere to be seen.
Ten years later, Saxena has re-surfaced again with a film titled Nasha, starring Poonam Pandey.
Saxena discusses his new film with Patcy N, and tells us where's he been all this time.
On how he became a director:
I was born and brought up in Delhi and came to Mumbai when I was 21 to do a film production course at the Xavier Institute of Communications. I specialised in editing.
I met Vikram Bhatt and started editing his films (Kasoor) and later edited eight or nine films for Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt (Zakhm, Sangharsh). The last film that I did for them was Raaz.
Pooja (Bhatt) had opened a new production company called Fish Eye Network. We were very close friends. I was scouting for directors for her when she suddenly asked me to direct.
I said I can't direct as I have never even assisted any director, but she insisted.
I had never even been on the sets. The only time I had gone on a set was to eat lunch with Vikram or with the Vishesh Films unit. I didn't have time with Mukeshji keeping us always busy. I was editing three films a year.
On Pooja's insistence, I decided to direct a pilot episode for a television serial. It was a comedy serial. It turned out very good. But television had become regressive. We showed the episode to lots of channels and they told us we can't air the episode now because there is too much of gender equality in the show! So, please, make your women more docile and subservient and then maybe we can use it on our channel.
Pooja and I decided we couldn't do television, so we decided to do a movie. We knew what kind of film we wanted to do though we did not have a script in hand. We wanted our female protagonist to be strong and bold.
Image: Poonam Pandey in Nasha
Tags: Jism , Sunny Leone , Raaz , Bipasha Basu , Amit Saxena
'Mahesh Bhatt always wanted more people to get into direction'
On how Jism took shape:
Mahesh Bhatt gave us the CD of Double Indemnity. He said this is the kind of femme fatale that the Indian audience has never seen, and that got both Pooja and me excited.
It was a noir film -- an unheard of genre then. I was told to direct the film as Bhattsaab always wanted more people to get into direction. He often told me I was too good to be a film editor. So I directed Jism.
Image: Amit Saxena explains a scene to Poonam Pandey in Nasha
Tags: Double Indemnity , Mahesh Bhatt , Bhattsaab , Jism , Pooja
'Everyone wanted me to make a film just like Jism'
On life after Jism:
I got many offers after Jism but all of them wanted me to make a film just like Jism. And I didn't want that.
Many people think I didn't do anything after Jism, but I did direct two other films. The first was Take 2 -- which unfortunately we didn't finish -- with Shiney Ahuja and Vidya Malwade in the lead.
At that time, there was a sort of self-awakening. I said to myself that if I actually want to make a film, I should tell the story I have. Cinema is about story telling and giving your point of view, and if I don't have a story inside me, I shouldn't do a film.
So I wrote a script called Tina Ki Chabi. It took a year. I shot the film, a comedy, and completed it. It was produced by a group called Cosmic, but the film got stuck again. It stars Ranveer Shorey. It was a wonderful experience doing the film from scratch.
I remember a conversation with Bhattsaab and Pooja where I said I am just not finding myself. I really need to find myself and see whether I can write my own story. It was a platform that very few people walk away from.
I remember it was January 17 when Jism released and on February 5, I was to leave for Moscow to shoot a film called Moscow for Vishesh Films. But nothing was working for me. There was a voice telling me from within that this is not happening. Pooja and I were friends so the Bhatts had no problem with my walking out of the film.
After a year, I got the opportunity to make Take 2. While shooting for this film, I was out of the country for a long time. It was then that I realised that I did not want to direct a film that was not written by me.
Finance was not a problem in those days, because I got paid well for these films. Also, I was doing production design and film editing. But I was depressed as things were not working out for me. I was going through a lot in my personal life too. I lost my parents during this time. So it was a very turbulent time, and I felt all alone. But my friends supported me really well.
People may think that after Jism it took me 10 years to do Nasha, and I have lost 10 years of my life. But actually I have gained. I wrote and directed a film called Tina Ki Chabi in 2012. I have come of age. I really think I needed to find myself, grow and understand things.
Image: Shivam Patil and Poonam Pandey in Nasha
Tags: Ranveer Shorey , Moscow , Bhattsaab , Vidya Malwade , Tina Ki Chabi
'When Jism 2 was made, I never felt that I should have been on board'
On Nasha:
Nasha is not my script but there was something there that resonated in me and something which is my point of view in life and therefore I wanted to tell the story.
The producers Aditya Bhatia, Surendra Suneja and script writer Ajit Pal found me on Facebook. When we met and they narrated the story, I really loved it.
I made a few conditions-that I would tweak it a bit, that I would not add an item song and it would not be a Jism-like film.
In fact, even when Jism 2 was made, I never felt that I should have been on board.
The producers already had Poonam Pandey on board.
I know people will say that years back I made a film that was a skin flick and now I am back after 10 years with another skin flick, so what did I achieve?
I would say that Jism was a noir film and Nasha has traces of noir because when you talk about noir you talk about grey. The skin flick thing is just another tag the media gives.
Tags: Surendra Suneja , Aditya Bhatia , Jism , Poonam Pandey , Nasha
'After Nasha Poonam's career will take a leap, just like Bipasha's'
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On his actresses, Bipasha and Poonam:
I have absolutely no doubt that after Nasha Poonam's career will take a leap, just like Bipasha's career took a leap, because Poonam has the talent and the oomph to carry it off, if she makes the right choices.
Bipasha planned her career well and made the correct choices. But I won't compare the two actresses because that is ridiculous.
I knew Bipasha just as a co-worker and here too I hardly know Poonam off the sets. All our interaction happened on the sets.
Bipasha was brilliant playing Simran in Jism and Poonam is brilliant playing Anita in Nasha. Both have been able to do justice to their characters. Beyond that, I really don't care.
Image: Bipasha Basu in Jism
Tags: Bipasharsquo , Bipasha , Simran , Nasha Poonamrsquo , Jism
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has grossed 188 crore nett approx in two weeks as it grossed around 24.25 crore nett in its second week. The film put up fair figures in Gujarat / Saurashta, Rajasthan, CP Berar, CI, Bihar and in the Marathawada side of Nizam circuit but rest of India was down to low levels. The business in Delhi city was very poor as it could not even collect 1.50 crore nett in the capital in week two.
The film was again driven by Mumbai circuit which has now grossed around 70 crore nett beating films like Chennai Express and Kick. The film has come down a fair bit in week two and with Tamasha releasing this week there will be another big drop thid week.
The film will find it hard to hit the 200 crore nett mark in its Hindi version as collections on its third Friday are certain to be less than 1 crore nett. The film has an outside chance to reach 200 crore nett with its Tami and Telugu versions but even that is an outside chance.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo grossed a huge 163.89 crore nett in its extended eight day week. The film was hugely aided by a 60 crore nett plus figure in Mumbai when meant a 37.11 % ratio circuit. the Gujarat / Saurashtra ratio of Mumbai circuit was nearly 50% as it notched up close to 29 crore nett.
The film grossed a huge 60 crore nett plus in single screens as it performed very well in the smaller centres. The single screen business is a bit more than the first week of Bajrangi Bhaijaan which was a seven day week.
The footfalls were the second highest ever as it sold 1.90 crore tickets apprx over eight days. Bajrangi bhaijaan crossed 2 crore while PK was at 1.81 crore. Both Bajrangi Bhaijaan and PK are seven day figures.
Below is the first week (8 days) territorial breakdown of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Hindi). The film also collected around 1.75 crore nett in Telugu and Tamil.
@Puneet Its an 8 day first week (Thu-Thu) as BOI mentioned...dont know abt official figs though. Are 8 day official figs are 164cr...i dont think so. Anyway 2 week official figs are 203.53cr. So ya 15.5cr diff in hindi only. Its in same range of other biggies like CE had 19cr, Kick had 21 cr, I think Hny total producer fig is 203cr for all languages(not sure)....BOI only hindi is 178cr i think...so even HNY diff will also be around 20/21cr (if regionals are included to BOI figs) only. So a 20cr diff (end of run+regional collection diff) for prdp is same as CE,Kick n HNY.
Remove 3rd weekend figs....to get only hindi version 2week collection. It will match with this.
And if u still want to prove its only 12cr diff...bring sources.


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Перший сезон фантастичного телесеріалу «Горець» складався з 22 серій, що вийшли на екран у 1992—1993 роках, прем'єра на американському телебаченні відбулася 3 жовтня 1992 року. Серіал «Горець» розповідає про пригоди Дункана Мак-Лауда, 400-літнього Безсмертного, який може померти лише від обезголовлення. Він намагається жити життям звичайної людини, але доля неминуче втягує його знову у змагання між Безсмертними — так звані Збори, в яких усі Безсмертні прагнуть вбити один одного, адже в результаті має лишитися лише один з них, який володітиме усією силою. На DVD перший сезон серіалу вийшов збіркою з 9 дисків 12 листопада 2002 року (виробник — Anchor Bay Entertainment). Також сезон доступний на американському потоковому VOD-сервісі Hulu.

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Права на виробництво серіалу викупила французька компанія Gaumont Television, але зйомки проходили у консорціумі з американською компанією та силами американської знімальної групи; для тих часів це було новаторське рішення. «Горець» став першим серіалом, що призначався для американської аудиторії, знятим за творчої участі французької компанії. До консорціуму з виробництва серіалу також увійшли компанії з різних країн, такі як RTL Plus (Німеччина), Rysher Distribution (США), Reteitalia Productions (Італія), Amuse Video (Японія) and TF1 (Франція). Бюджет першого сезону склав 26,1 млн доларів США. Кіт Семплз, президент компанії Rysher Distribution, стверджував, що «близько 75 % гарантованого бюджету складали продажі прав на показ серіалу за кордоном». Решта 25 % надійшли від продажу прав на показ у США і продюсери зберегли право на дистрибуцію, що дозволило серіалу витрачати 800 тис. доларів США на епізод лише з міжнародної частини бюджету, що стало одним із найкращих показників у серіальному сезоні 1992/1993 років. Задля збереження адекватної частки європейського пая і в результаті згоди продюсерів, кожен із запланованих сезонів поділили на дві частини, перша з яких знімалася у Ванкувері, у канадській провінції Британська Колумбія (у серіалі — вигадане місто Сікувер), друга — у Парижі, Франція. Зйомки першої частини почалися у Ванкувері 13 липня 1992 року, зйомки другої частини — у грудні 1992 року у Парижі та на студії французького державного виробничого агентства Société Française de Production (SFP) у департаменті Брі-сюр-Марн поблизу Парижу.

Виконавчими продюсерами серіалу стали Білл Пензер, Пітер С. Девіс, президент Gaumont Television Крістіан Чаррет і голова відділу спільних виробництв Gaumont Марла Гінзбург, співпродюсерами — Стівен Маєр, Шеріл Харді та Гай Коллінз. Продюсерами-супервайзерами на початку серіалу були Кевін Дроуні та Філіп Джон Тейлор, а з 7-го епізоду і далі Тейлора замінив Девід Абрамовіц. Продюсерами стали Баррі Розен і Гері Гудман. За виробництво серіалу відповідали Марк дю Понтавік і Дені Лерой. Сценаристи були як штатні, так і позаштатні, зокрема, Браян Клеменс. Лінійним продюсером першого «ванкуверського» сегменту був Брент-Карл Клаксон, коли зйомки серіалу перемістилися до Парижу, Клаксона замінив Патрік Міллет. Регулярними режисерами були Томас Дж. Райт, Хорхе Монтезі та Рей Остін. Бої на мечах у «ванкуверському» сегменті ставив тренер із фехтування Боб Андерсон, який придумав собі титул Майстра Мечей, у «паризькому» сегменті його змінив Пітер Даймонд, який також обіймав посаду другого помічника режисера та постановника трюків. На початку третього сезону Майстром Меча став Ф. Браун Мак-Еш, який залишався на цій посаді до кінця, а також ставив бої на мечах у четвертому фільмі з всесвіту Горця «Горець: Кінець гри».

Музичний вступ до епізодів представляла пісня групи Queen «Princes of the Universe» з їх альбому 1986 року «A Kind of Magic», решту звукової доріжки створив композитор Роджер Беллон.

У ролях
Три головні ролі зіграли: Едріан Пол, який грав 400-літнього Безсмертного Дункана Мак-Лауда,  зіграла Тессу Ноель, смертну коханку Мак-Лауда, мисткиню і скульптора,  грав роль молодого, симпатичного і балакучого волоцюгу-крадія Річі Раяна.

Другорядні ролі грали:
  — молода амбітна і допитлива репортерка Ренді Мак-Фарланд (з'явилася у шести серіях, у подальших сезонах цей персонаж відсутній);
 Крістофер Ламберт — Безсмертний Коннор Мак-Лауд, друг, вчитель і родич Дункана (з'явився лише у пілотній серії), головний персонаж фільмів із франшизи Горця;
  — монах-Безсмертний Дарій;
  — життєлюбний вбивця-Безсмертний Ксав'є Сен-Клод;
 Елізабет Грейсен — Безсмертна крадійка Аманда Монтроуз;
  — Безсмертний Г'ю Фіцкерн, старовинний друг Мак-Лауда;
 Пітер Хадсон — Джеймс Хортон, лідер Мисливців — групи смертних людей, які вважають, що Безсмертні мають бути знищені.

Критика
Пілотна серія «Зібрання» здобула рейтинг 3,4/7, що означає, що дану серію подивилися 3,4 % усіх глядачів у віці від 18 до 49 років і 7 % усіх глядачів, що дивилися телевізор у цей час. Видання The Hollywood Reporter оцінило «сильне виконання», видання Samples зазначило, що серіал «перевершив сподівання компанії» і що «перший сезон мав рейтинг у тверді 4 бали і зайняв сильні позиції серед глядачів обох статей у віці 18—49 років», видання Charret відзначило серіал як «вельми непоганий». Рік Санчез (Rick Sanchez) на сайті IGN написав, що перший сезон «був присвячений створенню основи для наступних сезонів» і «відверто загруз у фільмах, що вийшли раніше, та у формулі створення щотижневих гостросюжетних серіалів». Компанія Anchor Bay Entertainment випустила перший сезон на DVD 12 листопада 2002 року у регіоні 1 (США, Канада), 7 грудня 2004 року — у регіоні 2 (Європа, Середній Схід, ПАР, Японія, деякі африканські країни).

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Since its construction, The Sheldon has housed great thinkers, creators, artists and leaders, first as the home of the Ethical Society, now as what it has evolved to be: the premier destination for the arts in the St. Louis area and beyond.
We invite you to explore the storied spaces that make us unique.
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With its perfect acoustics, The Sheldon Concert Hall is recognized among the nation's finest performing facilities. Called "The Carnegie Hall of the Midwest," The Sheldon Concert Hall has hosted everyone from Tony Bennett and B.B. King to Renée Fleming and Mavis Staples.
The hall is the cornerstone of our 1912 footprint, featuring original curved wood theatre seating on two levels, with unrestricted views from all 712 seats.
The adjacent Greenroom, originally the Ethical Society Library, provides a cozy backstage and small kitchen for visiting performers and staff.
Take a 360-degree tour of our perfectly acoustic hall and Greenroom..
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A part of the early-2000s expansion to The Sheldon's footprint, this uniquely elegant room situated on the third floor of the Emerson Galleries Building provides room for up to 700 guests.
Boasting a spectacular view of the city's Central West End and Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, the spacious room hosts many receptions, annual meetings, seminars and dinners each year.
The walls of the Spiering Room are adorned with a variety of artwork and incorporated into the brickwork is a permanent collection of architectural terra cotta pieces rescued from the historic Title Guaranty Building, built in 1898 by architects Earnes + Young and demolished in 1983.
Overlooking the city's Central West End, The Sheldon Ballroom features golden hardwood flooring, a full stage and dramatic beamed ceilings with large skylights. The Ballroom is an original fixture of our 1912 footprint.
When the The Sheldon was still the home of the Ethical Society, the Ballroom was a staple of learning at the organization. You can still see the original room separators that pull down from the ceilings, which the Ethical Society used to create classrooms in the larger Ballroom.
Nowadays, this intimate setting accommodates dinners, cocktail receptions and special performances year-round.
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A glass walkway links The Sheldon's historic facilities with the contemporary elegance of the Atrium Lobby and Art Galleries.
In the early 2000s, we added onto our footprint, converting the old parking garage next door into the Sheldon Art Galleries and additional event spaces. These additions create a unique juxtaposition of historical and modern, and rooms that double as exhibition spaces as well as venues available for rent.
Our gallery spaces include the Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists, Gallery of Music, Gallery of Photography, Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery and the Ann Lee and Wilfred Konneker Gallery.
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Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Benjamin Gilmartin, Steward Family Plaza connects The Sheldon with the Jack Galmiche Public Media Commons to the south and Washington Boulevard to the north, and serves to welcome Sheldon attendees coming for concerts, art exhibits, education programs and community events. Planning for the structure began in 2013.
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The Sheldon Under Construction — 1912. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society.
The Sheldon, Balcony View
The Sheldon Concert Hall, Grand Piano Onstage
Louis Spiering Room, Formal Event Setup (Photo courtesy of Festive Couture Floral)
The Sheldon Ballroom
Ballroom, Cabaret Event Setup
The Sheldon Ballroom Detail
Joshua Newth, "Acts, Elements, Objects and Unreason"
Sheldon Art Galleries' opening, Spring 2021
Steward Family Plaza, Dedication Ceremony


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In A Nutshell is a delightful tableau piece featuring a little teddy bear made from soft fudge and peach shimmering ultra plush fabric. He has onyx bead eyes and a delicately embroidered nose and he has tiny pearl buttons down his front and a ribbon bow around his neck. He sits a on pin cushion made from tartan fabric lining a walnut shell with pins and faux flowers.
In A Nutshell is a one-of-a-kind design made especially for The Bear Garden.
Sally Lambert Bears are made in Faversham in Kent. Sally started making bears in the 1990's for her dolls house and after attending bear making courses began to exhibit her miniature bears at shows.


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2008. 7 audio discs (7.75 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Discover the fantasy and wonder of The Magic Thief, the first book in Sarah Prineas's acclaimed middle grade fantasy series! Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle, said: "I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff."
In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who—or what—is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic.


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Battle of Buick's Ford - War of 1812 game.
This report is a little late but the England v Scotland game on Saturday so depressed me that I took to my bed! Anyway. Last week's engagement truly was a game of two halves, well, insofar that (as we ran out of time on the first day) we fought it over two afternoons, Wednesday and Friday. At the request of the chaps it was another War of 1812 shindig. This time I decided on a simple encounter battle. The British needed to take control of the bridges and Buick's Ford and drive the Americans from the field, while all (!) the Americans had to do was hold the bridges etc. and NOT get beaten.
This is a rough sketch of the tabletop. Top of the map is the garden end. The British are entering on the left, the Americans on the right, each on one of the (randomly chosen) roads on their side of the table. Both commanders were allowed to chose a brigade to deploy on the table. Richard as the American CinC elected to put his Kentucky militia brigade in the farm area, with the US Rifles spread along the right flank, the 18pdr in the earthwork and the few cavalry at his disposal lurking behind the farm. The British, under Conrad and Paul, didn't pick up the email about choosing a brigade, so I selected the 'Light' brigade on their behalf, entering on the road close to the lakeshore. Each had another, this time randomly selected, brigade that would enter on either of the roads. The Americans were unlucky and received their New York militia brigade. The British were more fortunate and were awarded their 5th brigade, comprised of HM 1st Foot, a weak battalion of Royal Marines, a battalion of Sedentary Militia and a few First Nations warriors. Oh, and a Royal Marine rocket section! These two brigades ended up facing each other at the other end of table as both entered on the 'kitchen end', about eight feet from the nearest other bodies of troops! The remaining troops would join the game, or not, on a simple die roll at the start of each turn. On a six a brigade would enter on THAT turn. On a five, the turn after, and a four the turn after that. Again, they could enter at either of the two roads, which one decided by another roll of the dice.
The Kentucky militia brigade.
The British on the extreme right. HM 1st Foot (The Royal Scots), Royal Marines and Sedentary Militia. Some First Nations and a Rocket section in the background.
Kentucky Mounted Rifles lurking in the woods.
Esmerelda also lurking in the woods....
On the British left, the 'Light' brigade, led by four companies of the Canadian Voltigeurs.
Facing the British across the wooden bridge was an 18-pdr gun and a few companies of United States Riflemen.
The American commander.
Behind the farms Richard posted his cavalry, a company of US Dragoons and four tiny troops of militia cavalry (7th & 8th New York, the Boston Hussars and the Baltimore Hussars). The two latter units would have not, to my knowledge, served on the Great Lakes front. But they look pretty.
A wider angle view of the Northern, or Garden End of the table.
One of two bands of First Nation warriors in British pay.
So, battle commenced. The British won the initiative and moved first. The Light brigade marched towards the river and bridge, reaching the riverbank by the end of T1, but suffered heavy losses from the Kentucky riflemen and the 18pdr. One unit, three companies of Canadian Select Militia fled. The other British brigade failed to move. In the American turn, their New York brigade advanced boldly down to road and began to deploy into line, but over the course of the next three or four turns was to be shattered by the volleys of HM 1st Foot. Read on.....
The New York militiamen charged by the British, who survive the closing fire and drive them off.
The remaining New York militia boldly advanced and formed line to wait for the British counter attack. The battalion defeated in melee earlier by the British is shaken and pulled back in disorder.
Meanwhile the US 2nd Brigade of General Ripley marches up the other road past the farm and on towards the British.
Three Canadian Select Embodied Militia flank companies get over the river and attack the Kentucky riflemen in the woods. They surprisingly defeat the Kentuckians who flee.
The American 'Bertie Bassets Allsorts) militia cavalry advanced to threaten the British skirmishers and the First Nations warriors coming up to support them after the latter succeeded in driving off more Kentuckians also hiding in the woods. That wasn't the expected outcome but.....
At the Southern 'Kitchen End' the New York militia are caving in under the pressure of the Royal Marines and HM 1st Foot.
The Kentucky militia in the farm have seen off most of the British facing them across the river. Their rifle fire proved deadly. However by now they are the only unit left in their brigade so are in trouble, especially as the British artillery had finally got their range.
Facing the Militia and their withering fire are several companies of the Canadian Voltigeurs, Select Militia flank companies, and the Glengarry Light Infantry, supported by a 9-pdr.
Richard ordered a battalion of Ripley's brigade of regulars to charge across the bridge. The British cannon holding the end of the bridge failed to stop them and was overrun.
The unlucky Americans were then hit hard by musketry from the British, in particular six companies of the Canadian Fencible Regiment and a Royal Artillery 5.5" howitzer. They required a break test and fled to the rear.
HM 49th had marched along the shoreline to avoid the fire of the American 18-pdr. As the American reinforcements kept pouring on to the field they faced right to give them a volley.
Scott's regulars charge HM 49th and force them to retreat.
Scott's US regular brigade had force marched along the road and towards the British in support of Ripley's attack. After driving back HM 49th they charged HM 89th foot. The closing fire shattered the Americans and they routed back the way they'd come.
The British had the dubious benefit of a Royal Marine Artillery rocket section. They made lots of noise and smoke but didn't get anywhere near their targets.
The American militia cavalry drive the British and First Nations warriors back over the river.
British reinforcements arrived ready to cross the wooden bridge and engage the Americans. Ripley's US brigade was shaken, as was the Kentucky militia brigade holding out in the farm.
At this point I realised that the American army had three shaken brigades out of five on the field so would be forced to retire. That was great news for the British as the final US regular brigade had entered the table at the kitchen end to replace the routed militiamen from New York. They would be easily contained by the British brigade positioned there, while the remainder of the British army, mostly regulars, was poised to force the river crossing, secure the bridge and drive off the now isolated infantry of General Scott.
It was obviously a British victory, but the game could have gone either way were it not for a serious amount of good and bad luck that benefited the British and really hampered the Americans. I enjoyed the game, and I think the guys did too. It was good to get all of my collection on the table, and even with the number of units on each side (15 or 16 or thereabouts) we still had acres of space in the central six or seven feet of the table. Any congestion was entirely down to the scenario and whims of the players. It was certainly a less pressured game for me than previous day long battles that I usually offer. The remotely run games are now the new norm are quite straightforward to set up technologically speaking, but still require a great deal of energy by the umpire to keep the momentum going over such a much longer time span.
So, good game, Black Powder II are fine and I'm happy with the tweaks to the troop characteristics and stats but I can't help wondering what this period would be like using General d'Armee. Richard suggested giving them a try, so we might just do that next time. And half day games are good too.
By Colin Ashton - February 09, 2021
James Fisher 16 February 2021 at 13:25
Marvellous looking game Colin. Beautiful figures and terrain that as always look extra superb in your fine photos.
I really like the one of Scott's regulars marching down the road. Quite iconic.
Regards, James
Colin Ashton 17 February 2021 at 12:27
Thanks James. I appreciate your feedback.
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I love music so much that I have a lot of albums in my Apple devices. I sync my music through iTunes and so far, it's kind of okay. The only problem is I have songs that play almost every single time because I have multiple copies of them. How can I locate and remove music duplicates on my Apple devices? Please help me.
The following will teach you how to remove duplicate music.
If you're on this page, you might be one of those persons who love music so much. It feels good to hear the songs you want to listen to right?
If you have more music tracks, you can feel more moods and a whole lot more emotions. There might not be enough music for the insane music lover.
However, one copy of each music track is enough even if you are the craziest person about music.
You might have 20 different copies of the same music track but that proves to be not that normal even for the most insane music lover out there.
Fifteen copies or fifteen files of the same music? That's just a bit odd.
If you're one of those persons that keeps a huge music library base within their Mac device, then you're probably one of those people who have duplicate music too.
No single person is every that organized enough to remember that they have placed identical tracks from today and 6 months ago. But that's okay.
If you want to be organized though, you might be wanting to delete duplicate tracks within your iTunes applications and also within your actual local library.
In this article, we'll tell you how to remove duplicate tracks within your Mac device. In this way, you'll free up more space for more tunes. Yehey!
Plus, if you have more free space, your Mac device will perform faster as it is not cluttered with junk. Let's get started!
You have to know firsthand that you simply cannot get a duplicate finder for mp3 files. It's because your library of music is not just filled with mp3 files alone. It has a lot of different music file formats in it.
You might not even know that these types of file formats exist. So, what you need to do is to find a duplicate finder for all types of files for your Mac device.
This will help you locate and find all duplicate tracks within your iTunes applications and your entire Mac device.
One tool that we recommend is iMyMac's Duplicate Finder tool. This tool is designed perfectly and can be used easily even by non-tech-savvy users.
First, let us download and install it.
Launch the said software within your device.
Check out the modules on the left-hand side of the interface.
Press button named Scan in order to comprehensively scan your device for duplicate files.
iMyMac will show you the various percentages of file types that have duplicates in it. Plus it will show you the various counts of the total amount of duplicate files.
Press a specific File Type that is displayed in the scanned results. You will now be able to check out the various duplicate files.
Select the duplicate music you wish to delete.
Press the button labeled Clean.
And there you have it! That's how you delete duplicate songs in your Mac device. You can also do this for images, videos, documents, etc.
Having more free space is not the only advantage of cleaning up your music library. Duplicates can actually cause a lot of frustration especially if you haven't taken the step to clean them for a long time.
When you are actually syncing (through iTunes) your library on different Apple devices, your playlists will contain repeated songs. Plus, you will never know how many duplicates are there.
Once you play a specific playlist with duplicates, you can hear the same tune over and over again as there are two copies of the same track and iTunes doesn't know that the two are exactly the same.
Thus, it's best to scan your Mac device for duplicates regularly. This is to make sure that you don't listen to the same track over and over again.
At least, you'll have the joy of listening to multiple different tracks to make your mood better.
Removing duplicate music tracks is a great way to make your library organized. Plus, it helps you free up more space within your Mac device.
At least, you don't have to listen to the same music over and over again just because iTunes doesn't recognize two identical tunes as identical from each other.
The best way to remove music duplicates is through iMyMac's Duplicate Finder tool. It's a great way to find music duplicates and duplicates of other file formats as well.