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VOODOO PRIEST ARRESTED BY THE FBI AFTER BUYING A LOCK OF DONALD TRUMP'S HAIR ON CRAIGSLIST
A famous Voodoo priest from New Orleans was arrested this morning by the FBI after paying an impressive $25,000 for a few strands of President Trump's hair in order to inflict physical harm on him and control him through a voodoo doll.
31-year Old Moses Philossaint, an important religious leader of the Louisiana Voodoo community, was arrested in possession of eight grams of what is believed to be Donald Trump's hair.
The provenance of the lock of hair is yet to be clarified, and it has been sent to an FBI lab for DNA analysis, but investigators claim they have strong evidence suggesting it's authentic.
According to FBI spokesman Bobby Miller, the accused paid $25,000 on Craigslist for the hair, which he intended to use to create a type of magical effigy.
"He openly professed to worshippers that he intended to use magic to influence American policy and force the American president to do as he wishes. The method used may be unusual, but the intent makes it a federal crime."
Mr. Miller insisted that the FBI doesn't believe in magic or voodoo, but acted to condemn the accused's criminal intent and qualm rumors before they started.
"We know these dolls are probably powerless. But there are enough rumors already about the President being controlled by the Russians, Freemasons or even Reptilians. We don't want new ones about him being a voodoo puppet."
FBI spokesman Bobby Miller says the accused plotting to force the President to overthrow the Haitian government and also offer public funding to various voodoo churches.
Mr. Philossaint is accused of conspiracy to corrupt a government official, conspiracy to commit treason and conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism.
If found guilty on all charges, he could face the death penalty or a minimum of 95 years of imprisonment.
His lawyer, Iakob Bronstein, has already announced that they would plead that Mr. Philossaint's actions are protected by his freedom of religion.
According to Mr. Bronstein, his client's actions are "no different than when Christians ask God to influence the President."
Mr. Philossaint was refused bail a few hours after his arrest and will remain behind bars until his trial in March.
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MY DEAR COLVIN, -- This must be a very measly letter. I have been trying hard to get along with St. Ives. I should now lay it aside for a year and I dare say I should make something of it after all. Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying. I'm as sick of the thing as ever any one can be; it's a rudderless hulk; it's a pagoda, and you can just feel -- or I can feel -- that it might have been a pleasant story, if it had been only blessed at baptism.
Our politics have gone on fairly well, but the result is still doubtful.
Publication information: Book title: Vailima Letters. Volume: 2. Contributors: Robert Louis Stevenson - Author, Sidney Colvin - Author. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons. Place of publication: New York. Publication year: 1902. Page number: 243.


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has started publishing a weekly list of sheriff's offices across the country that are not cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in dealing with illegal immigrants.
It is a move that the Florida Sheriffs Association has decried, saying the DHS has been unwilling to work with local law enforcement agencies on the issued.
"At the heart of the problem is ICE's detainer and civil arrest forms," the FSA said in a media release. "The courts and statutory law prohibit sheriffs from keeping people in jail based only on receipt of these forms.
"ICE wants the sheriffs to comply with these detainers and civil arrest forms when we cannot lawfully do so."
This puts sheriffs in a tough spot, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said.
"This is a very disheartening problem that needs to be handled immediately," said Demings, who is also the president of the FSA. "We support and cooperate with ICE in their efforts to identify and deport criminal aliens.
"However, we also swear under oath to protect, support and defend the U.S. Constitution. We are here to serve our communities and our country and are simply asking for enhanced information sharing between federal, state and local law enforcement regarding illegal immigrants."

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Named one of the top 100 golf resorts by Golf Magazine, the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed golf course at Woodstock Inn & Resort is an 18-hole masterpiece of terrain features that excite the most seasoned player. Surrounded by breathtaking panoramic views of the Kedron Valley, our full-service facility is open to the public and also features a Golf Shop, practice range, putting green, private lessons, and The Fairway Grill restaurant and bar.
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Founded in 1895, Woodstock Country Club is the oldest public golf course in Vermont. The history of golf in Woodstock is steep, and the story on how it was founded and how it evolved is unique in many ways. Today, golf is thriving in our hills, and the course is playing better than it ever has and continues to get recognized as a top resort course.
Dr. Francis B Harrington was visiting from Boston, MA in early October for a two week stay with his golf clubs and balls to find out there was not a golf course in site. He aroused the interest of general manager Arthur Wilder and the two headed out to the open crown of Mount Peg where Dr. Harrington demonstrated his golf techniques. There was an immediate interest and the town of Woodstock has enjoyed golf ever since.
On April 26, Woodstock Country Club opened its greens on a hillside cow pasture located above the present golf course. The inaugural season was celebrated four months later with the first 9-hole tournament on the newly minted links for club members.
With the Woodstock golf course quickly growing in popularity, club professional and forefather of golf course design William Henry Tucker was hired to configure an entirely new layout that opened in July 1906. The new course was moved to the Kedron Valley, just below Mt. Peg, where it remains today.
Due to increases in membership, golf architect Wayne Stiles, of Boston, Massachusetts, was hired to rearrange Woodstock's links and create a new 18-hole layout, setting the foundation for today's modern style of golfing. By the end of his career, the relatively unknown landscape architect was credited for designing and consulting on over 145 golf courses throughout his life.
The golf boom of the early 1950s put the club in a good financial situation. In 1954 the woman organized their own association and started planning ladies' day and played in tournaments. Their excellent management of social affairs of the club included four major dinner and dance events each year, providing extra funds to paint the clubhouse and remodel the ballroom.
Two years after Laurance Rockefeller purchased Woodstock Inn & Resort in 1961. Mr. Rockefeller hired renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. who brought his signature, yet complex designs to Woodstock's greens. Because the course's acreage was too small for a full-length design, Jones compensated by utilizing the tall banks and twisted paths of Kedron Brook to add technical challenges.
After Tropical Storm Irene devastated much of Vermont with flooding, Woodstock native and PGA Tour champion Keegan Bradley hosted a golf tournament at the Woodstock Country Club to help raise funds to assist the state in recovery. The Keegan Bradley Charity Golf Classic is now an annual Woodstock tournament that benefits the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation in its support of the Vermont Cancer Center and Vermont Children's Hospital to fund life saving research for children battling cancer.
The Clubhouse at Woodstock Country Club is a place to gather before or after a round of golf, with the capacity to host private functions, banquets, and weddings. Clubhouse guests receive access to locker rooms, showers, and a lounge area, while the Fairway Grill restaurant and bar is designed to accommodate both hungry golfers and large groups. Inside the pro shop, we carry a premier line of golf attire, clothing, and accessories to outfit the most stylish golfer.
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The Golf Shop at Woodstock Country Club is a service-based retail operation led by our friendly and professional staff that is ready to assist with all your golfing needs. Premium equipment, apparel, and accessory lines are carefully selected and competitively priced. Featured vendors include Callaway, Titleist, Footjoy, Stitch, Turtleson, Straight Down, Donald Ross, Fairway & Greene, Imperial Headwear, and many more. Additional services offered include re-gripping, club fitting, and special ordering. The Golf Shop is open seasonally from May 1st to October 31st.
Keegan Bradley Bio
Keegan Bradley is a Woodstock, Vermont native who has risen as a top player on the PGA Tour. The Woodstock Country Club is Keegan's home town course where he honed his game daily by jumping off his school bus with clubs in hand. Of course, his buddies were amused, but little did they know what this dedication would amount to.
Keegan makes it a point to revisit his old stomping ground; "I love the Woodstock Country Club and have such fond memories of the place. I get back every year and enjoy teeing it up and sharing stories with friends and family."
Keegan proclaims, "if every golf course treated juniors the way the Woodstock Country Club did, there would be a lot more kids playing golf today!"
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Keegan was the 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, scored a major win in the PGA Championship, has played on Ryder Cup teams, and also won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Keegan has stacked up a career's worth of accomplishments in just a few years on the tour and has consistently been near the top in the PGA standings. He continues to compete at the highest level.
The prototypical modern golfer, Keegan has ranked near the top in driving distance and possesses a great touch on and around the greens.
Golf certainly appears to run in the family. He is the nephew of LPGA star, major champion, and World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley. Aunt Pat has offered advice and encouragement every step of the way. His father, Mark Bradley, a PGA Professional in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, inspired Keegan's love for the game.
Getting to the Country Club
The Woodstock Inn & Resort Country Club is located in the town of Woodstock, centrally located near I-89 and I-91 and within easy driving distance from Boston, New York, and Montreal. Our address is: 76 South Street, Woodstock, VT 05091. Only a half mile from the front of the Inn.
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Home World News Protests against 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' director in Karachi
Protests against 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' director in Karachi
Karachi: Noisy protests erupted at the Karachi airport on Wednesday against "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" director Kabir Khan as he was set to board a plane to go to Lahore, officials said.
Demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans mobbed the Bollywood director, loudly asking him why he did not make movies depicting the role played by the Indian intelligence agency RAW in Pakistan.
At least one man waved a shoe at Khan who did not respond to the ruckus at the departure lounge, Dawn reported.
"You people send Jhadav and kill hundreds here. Why don't you make a movie about it?" a protester asked the "Phantom" director, referring to alleged RAW official Kulbhushan Jhadav who has been arrested in Pakistan.
Starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, "Phantom" is about a retired Indian Army officer who leads a mission to kill Pakistani terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed.
Another shoe-wielding man chased Khan to the departure lounge, warning the director about "Indian conspiracies against the Pakistan Army", Dawn said.
Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" received a warm response in Pakistan, where Indian movies are always in great demand.
"Phantom", based on a novel by S. Hussain Zaidi, was banned by the Lahore High Court.
Khan arrived here to take part in a conference and said he was a firm believer in India's secular fabric and in the friendship between India and Pakistan.
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It's hard to imagine what might come next in the fallout from the University of Maryland football scandal.
With the latest news that the president of the board of regents is resigning, no one will come out of this situation unscathed. It is likely there is still more bad or disturbing news to come.
Answering the question of when it all went wrong requires picking a date when things started to deteriorate. The most recent chapter begins on May 29 when Jordan McNair was gravely injured during offseason workouts. Another logical date is December 2, 2015, when Maryland made the decision to hire D.J. Durkin and his staff.
December 1, 2009: Despite a dismal 2-10 record and internal strife over Maryland's decision to name James Franklin as his successor, Maryland athletics announced that Friedgen would return for the 2010 season.
November 19, 2010: The Terps start the season 7-3 and UMD Athletic Director Kevin Anderson announces that Friedgen, going into the final year of his contract, would return for the 2011 season.
November 30, 2010: After compiling an 8-4 record and falling one win short of playing in the ACC title game, Friedgen is named the 2010 ACC Coach of the Year. Quarterback Danny O'Brien became the first Terrapin ever named ACC Rookie of the Year.
December 18, 2010: Maryland athletics reverses course and terminates Friedgen's contract, buying out of his 2011 salary.
January 3, 2011: Maryland hires UConn's Randy Edsall as the new head coach. Edsall had spent 12 years in Connecticut, where he led the program from the FCS into the Big East. He won two Big East titles and took the Huskies to the playoffs in every season between 2007-10. After losing to Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, Edsall skipped the team's charter flight back to Connecticut, departing immediately for Maryland without telling his players. Most of his players found out via media reports, or texts from Edsall after the plane landed. He was introduced as Maryland's coach the next day.
October 1, 2011: Maryland evened its schedule at 2-2 with a win over FCS Towson, paired with a Week 1 win over Miami. Edsall and the Terps would not win again that season, finishing 2-10 (1-7 ACC), with an average margin of defeat of more than 16 points.
October 29, 2011: After season-ending injuries to all four quarterbacks with scholarships, the Terps are forced to turn to a scout team linebacker with high school passing experience as the new starting quarterback. The team finished the season with 4-8.
February 13, 2012: Quarterback Danny O'Brien became the 24th and highest-profile player to transfer out of Maryland since Edsall took over as coach. He would end up in Wisconsin for a season before finishing his collegiate career at Catawba.
October 11, 2015: After a 2-4 start to the season, Edsall was relieved of his duties. He finished with a 22-34 record as head coach, and a 0-2 record in bowl games.
December 2, 2015: Maryland announces D.J. Durkin as the new head coach, after a successful stint as Michigan's defensive coordinator. He brought with him the reputation of an energetic recruiter and brought in two of Maryland's most heralded recruiting classes.
October 16, 2017: AD Anderson takes a six-month professional development sabbatical, a move that is first reported as a firing. Senior Associate Athletic Director Damon Evans takes over the day-to-day responsibilities of the post.
March 6, 2018: With Anderson--who had him fired--on sabbatical, Friedgen agreed to return to College Park for a day and speak to Durkin's 2018 squad. Weeks later, Anderson officially resigned.
May 29, 2018: Offensive lineman Jordan McNair collapsed at an offseason practice and began showing signs of extreme exhaustion, heatstroke and seizures. The practice was run by strength and conditioning staff under the direction of coach Frank Court.
June 13, 2018: After two weeks in the hospital, McNair succumbed to his injuries and died. The police, the University of Maryland, and McNair's parents all investigated the situation.
August 10, 2018: Several current Terps players spoke to ESPN about a "toxic culture" around Maryland's football program. Allegations include "extreme verbal abuse," "humiliation," forcing players to eat to the point of vomiting, and other various forms of bullying. Court was a named source of the abuse.
August 11, 2018: An ESPN report uncovers troubling details of McNair's injuries and death, including that there was "an unexplained one hour" between when McNair began showing obvious signs of distress and when the medical staff called for an EMT. The law firm conducting an investigation on behalf of his family determined that he was not adequately cooled down at the facility, as he arrived at the hospital with a temperature of 106 degrees.
August 14, 2018: Maryland President Wallace D. Loh and Athletic Director Damon Evans accepted full responsibility, legally and morally, for the preventable death of 19-year-old Jordan McNair. Durkin and several other members of the coaching staff were placed on administrative leave, while Matt Canada was named the interim head coach.
August 17, 2018: The University of Maryland System Board of Regents has voted to assume authority over all aspects of the investigation into the death of Jordan McNair. The move is designed to "allow the USM to provide guidance from the findings of the investigations." The decision was made after a four-hour meeting by the board on how to best respond.
August 20, 2018: Unnamed sources said that the Board of Regents came out of their four-hour meeting believing that school president Wallace Loh, Evans and Durkin should all be relieved of their duties. This followed another report earlier in the week that Loh had rejected a proposal in 2017 to overhaul how the athletic department manages injuries and healthcare.
September 22, 2018: The results of an independent investigation into the death of Jordan McNair were released, showing that it took 34 minutes from the time McNair began showing symptoms of heat illness for him to be taken off the field. He was never given cold immersion therapy, and the medical staff didn't take his vital signs.
October 25, 2018: An external investigation of the Maryland football program under coach DJ Durkin has determined that the team "did not have a toxic culture," but was problematic enough to where players feared speaking out.
October 30, 2018: Following the report absolving Maryland of a toxic football culture, Durkin and Evans were reinstated to their positions as head football coach and athletic director, respectively.
October 31, 2018 (AM): The news of Durkin's reinstatement was met with intense backlash, including players walking out of team meetings, student-led protests on campus, a strong rebuke from Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, and near universal disgust in the media.
October 31, 2018 (PM): One day after announcing D.J. Durkin had been reinstated, University of Maryland has reversed course in the face of public backlash by deciding to fire the head football coach.
November 1, 2018: On Thursday, James T. Brady, chairman of the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents, resigned from the position he's held since March 2015. Brady informed the board of his decision during a private meeting in Baltimore. Barry Gossett, the board's vice chair, will assume the leadership role.
Check back for further updates on the Maryland football scandal, as more details become available.


Dining on Rhapsody of the Seas is varied, consistent and tasty. Collectively, the complimentary and for-fee options offer a good number of choices for every type of palate and dietary need. Most passengers are content with meals in the dining room and buffet, but the specialty restaurants, nonetheless, offer some novelty. Be sure to check the cruise bulletin for restaurant hours -- they can vary during the cruise, and sometimes even crew members taking reservations can get confused.
Edelweiss (Decks 4 and 5): Bedecked in maroon-and-gold upholstery and carpeting, the Edelweiss Restaurant is Rhapsody of the Seas' main dining room and spans two decks, connected by a sweeping staircase.
Edelweiss serves all three meals. Breakfast and lunch operate on an open-seating plan and serve many of the same items as the buffet: Belgian waffles, eggs Benedict and omelets made to order for breakfast; Thai curry with peanut sauce and citrus salad for lunch.
On sea days, the Edelweiss Restaurant transforms into the Royal Brasserie for lunch, which serves hearty gastropub-type fare, such as steak, kidney and mushroom pies; fish and chips; and quarter-pound burgers, as well as decadent desserts like chocolate profiteroles and warm apple and rhubarb crumble.
Tables are assigned for dinner, for which there are two seatings: 5:30 (early) and 8:30 p.m. (late). Flexible-time dining, without assigned tables, is also available for a limited number of diners from 5:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Appetizers at dinner consist of soups, salads and more creative inventions, both hot and cold: escargots with melted garlic-herb butter and chilled strawberry bisque, for example. The kitchen can adapt dishes to suit dietary restrictions. Icons on the menu indicate gluten-free, dairy-free and vegetarian options (there are also tons of sugar-free desserts).
Dinner entrees could include roasted pork loin with black truffle sauce, garlic tiger shrimp with vegetables or eggplant parmigiana. If you aren't in the mood for one of the chef's more "spur of the moment" creations, a fixed menu of alternatives is available every day, in which a Manhattan strip steak or linguine with pomodoro sauce are among the choices. Standout desserts include creme brulee, chocolate almond cake and the sugar-free strawberry charlotte.
Service is prompt, courteous and attentive. A wine steward will assist you with your beverage choice upon arrival, and the waiter assigned to your table will be more than happy to offer his or her (often spot-on) recommendations on what to order off the menu of the day before delivering fresh bread to your table.
Windjammer Cafe (Deck 9): The indoor Windjammer Cafe is spread out around two, long semicircular buffet stations and surrounded by a series of side stations. It's busiest on embarkation day and at breakfast and lunch, when the queues seem interminable and when there never seems to be a free table. For dinner, the chaotic atmosphere calms down, and the Windjammer takes on a more subdued feel, where you can enjoy your dinner in peace.
Windjammer is open for breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., lunch from noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 6 to 9 p.m.
For the morning meal, you'll find the usual suspects: muffins and pastries; eggs and omelets; bacon, ham and sausages; cereal, fruit and yogurt; and pancakes and waffles. For lunch and dinner, options could include roasted chicken, grilled vegetables, pizza, soups, sandwiches and international foods such as empanadas, fried rice, vegetable curry and pork vindaloo. In addition, there's a carving station, pasta bar, shrimp cocktail station, Mongolian barbecue and gluten-free corner with some items that actually look appetizing.
The fresh breads -- pumpkin rolls, or onion and pepper focaccia, for example -- are excellent; spreads such as cinnamon and cayenne butter make them even better. Some desserts have wow-worthy presentations: a gigantic apple pie, a towering croquembouche (small round pastries held together by threads of caramel). Waiters circulate among the tables with trays of soft drinks (for an extra fee) or cookies; an ice cream cart, where you can choose your own toppings, also makes the rounds at lunch.
The food is good for a cruise ship buffet. The menu changes every day, and there's enough variety so that there's something for everyone.
Ice tea, water, lemonade, fruit drinks, coffee and tea are complimentary, but only the water, coffee and tea are available 24 hours a day.
Park Cafe (Deck 9; aft): Located in the Solarium, the Park Cafe is where to head in between meals when the buffet is closed. It offers a selection of snacks and light fare, such as soups, pizza, sandwiches, salads and quesadillas. There's also a carving station and fruit and desserts. Because it's the only venue open during off hours up until midnight, the queues can be long to pick up food. It's also open for a light breakfast.
Room Service: When the buffet shuts down -- which it does at 9 p.m. -- and you don't feel like making a trek to the Park Cafe, room service is the best bet to get a bite (orders cost $7.95 per delivery, with the exception of continental breakfast). All day choices, which are actually available only from 11 a.m. to 6 a.m., include mainly bar-type food, such as Cobb salad, chicken tenders and cheesesteaks. You can also order breakfast delivered to your cabin from 6 to 11 a.m.
Chef's Table (Deck 4, aft); $85: The Chef's Table is an exclusive, intimate experience where passengers get to dine in an elegant room near the kitchen and sample some of the chef's finest dishes. The meal consists of five delicate and delicious courses, including wine pairings. The menu changes, but sample dishes may include scallop carpaccio with yuzu vinaigrette and crispy quinoa and a Maine lobster salad with hearts of palm, pineapple and cilantro. There's a choice of entrees, but you don't get to choose the other courses -- so make sure you read the menu before booking.
Chops Grille (Deck 6, aft); $35 for dinner: $22 for lunch: This is, by far, the most popular specialty restaurant on the ship; many passengers head to the dark-wood paneled Chops when celebrating milestones. The classic steakhouse -- awash in burgundy and gold tones -- features favorites, such as wedge salad with blue cheese and prime meats like bone-in ribeye and filet mignon. The Gruyere tater tots and creamed spinach are deliciously decadent accompaniments, and the desserts are just as rich and ridiculously copious.
Giovanni's Table (Deck 6, aft); $30 for dinner; $15 for lunch: Located near the Shall We Dance Lounge, Giovanni's Table is an Italian trattoria that serves familiar dishes family style. The whole experience is supposed to be on par with a culinary adventure in the region of Tuscany. Though that may be an exaggerated fantasy, everything about Giovanni's Table is cozy, warm and comforting. It serves dishes such as buffalo mozzarella, linguine with clams and osso buco. During lunch, only a portion of the dinner menu is available.
Cafe Latte-tudes (Deck 6, midship); a la carte: This casual counter delivers specialty teas, hot chocolate and espresso-based coffee drinks, such as cappuccinos, lattes and frappes that range in price from $1.75 to $5. Complimentary snacks such as Danish, doughnuts, muffins and croissants are served as an accompaniment. Adjacent to the cafe, Ben & Jerry's ice cream is served for an additional fee starting from $2.50 per scoop.
Izumi (Deck 12, midship); a la carte: On a mezzanine above the Crown Lounge, Izumi -- Royal Caribbean's Asian-fusion restaurant -- occupies one of the highest decks and boasts high ceilings with broad-reaching views. The decor is sleek and minimalist, with neutral tones and orange chairs, screens that serve as partitions and kimonos adorning the walls. The menu features mostly Japanese items, with a variety of sushi, sashimi and rolls (highly recommended: the poke tacos), as well as other hot and cold items, such as a sesame tofu salad, udon soups, vegetable tempura and skewers cooked on hot rock stones, with three dipping sauces.


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Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from webpage but says plans haven't changed
Apple has updated a webpage on its child safety features to remove all references to the controversial child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection feature first announced in August. The change, which was spotted by MacRumors, appears to have taken place some time between December 10th and December 13th. But despite the change to its website, the company says its plans for the feature haven't changed.
Two of the three safety features, which released earlier this week with iOS 15.2, are still present on the page, which is titled "Expanded Protections for Children." However references to the more controversial CSAM detection, whose launch was delayed following backlash from privacy advocates, have been removed.
When reached for comment, Apple spokesperson Shane Bauer said that the company's position hasn't changed since September, when it first announced it would be delaying the launch of the CSAM detection. "Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers, and others, we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features," the company's September statement read.
Crucially, Apple's statement does not say the feature has been canceled entirely. Documents outlining how the functionality works are still live on Apple's site.
Apple's CSAM detection feature was controversial when it was announced because it involves taking hashes of iCloud Photos and comparing them to a database of hashes of known child sexual abuse imagery. Apple claims this approach allows it to report users to the authorities if they're known to be uploading child abuse imagery without compromising the privacy of its customers more generally. It also says the encryption of user data is not affected and that the analysis be run on-device.
But critics argue that Apple's system risks undermining Apple's end-to-end encryption. Some referred to the system as a "backdoor" that governments around the world might strong-arm Apple into expanding into including content beyond CSAM. For its part, Apple has said that it will "not accede to any government's request to expand it" beyond CSAM.
While the CSAM detection feature has yet to receive a new launch date, Apple has gone on to release two of the other child-protection features it announced in August. One is designed to warn children when they receive images containing nudity in Messages, while the second provides additional information when searching for terms related to child exploitation through Siri, Spotlight, or Safari Search. Both rolled out with iOS 15.2, which was released earlier this week and which appears to have prompted Apple to update its webpage.
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Obama Rattles Republicans by Slyly Tying the Housing Recovery to Immigration Reform (August 7, 2013)
May 25, 2015 Becky Sarwate
President Obama has adopted a sly but compelling approach in trying to shake the anti-everything Republican Congressional caucus during its August vacation. It's no secret that the POTUS considers the inability to pass comprehensive immigration reform to be the biggest failure of his first term. In remarks made during a Univision Spanish language forum in September of 2012, the President was not remiss in sharing blame with the unprecedentedly derelict legislative arm of government which has done its best to oppose the administration's agenda at every turn. He told Univision, "What I confess I did not expect, and so I'm happy to take responsibility for being naive here, is that Republicans who had previously supported comprehensive immigration reform, my opponent in 2008 who had been a champion of it and who attended these meetings, suddenly would walk away…That's what I did not anticipate."
In another era, calling out glaring hypocrisy on the part of one of the nation's two dominant political parties might have been enough to generate a pivot. However a combination of preoccupied voters still concerned with Great Recession survival, lazy, partisan media outlets and the emboldened cynicism of the GOP have conspired to allow Republican leadership to brand their xenophobia as responsible civic stewardship. "We can't reward those who break the rules!" they shout. "We must protect American jobs!" These types of justifications are uttered without a hint of irony as the GOP continues to wage war on the middle class on behalf of corporate interests – an arena where rule enforcement and the interests of the American worker suddenly lose their luster.
A signature feature of the President's second term has been renewed focus and advocacy on the issue of large scale immigration reform. Recognizing that the ideals of the American Dream are imperiled by a system so imbalanced, so painful and punitive as to appear designed for lawbreaking and misery, Obama has returned to a first term issue with gusto. And for a time this past spring, the drive to sign changes into law appeared to have serious momentum. Then, predictably, the Republicans fell into fractious disarray, with Tea Party zealots like Senator Rand Paul and his ilk standing firm against common sense, even as old guard voices like former Vice President Dan Quayle and Karl Rove declared reform "a moral obligation." This can't be said enough. When Karl Rove becomes a voice of moderation and reason, your team has clearly gone off the rails.
There are days when I marvel at the President's ability to get up, get dressed and head to the Oval Office, knowing full well that he'll be confronting disingenuous, destructive, exhaustive bull crap every waking minute. The man is nothing if not tenacious. He's also quite dexterous. I must commend him for a subtle new tactic of tying positive bits of economic news to the critical importance of immigration reform. Not only does this provide ample opportunity to keep the issue in the headlines given the recent, if tempered, spate of positive numbers, but it has the added benefit of framing the legislation accurately. Because the continuation of regressive, socioethnically biased policy with regard to our borders has been disowned by the business community and those concerned with justice, alike. How often does that happen?
USA Today published a story this week that ostensibly detailed the President's plan to roll back Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's share of the mortgage market. However toward the end of the piece, the reporter writes "[Obama] noted a recent study by the pro-immigration group Americas Society/Council of the Americas that shows immigrants have added $ 3.7 trillion in housing wealth. 'It's pretty simple: When more people buy homes, and play by the rules, home values go up for everybody,' Obama said."
We know how much the climate change denying faction of the GOP, which tends to represent the same crazies that oppose immigration reform, revile facts. But an embrace of reality and practical good sense have served to be the POTUS' most effective weapons in garnering the support of the American people, and occasionally, shaming Republicans into doing the right thing. Keep it up Mr. President.
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You might be curious about freshwater shrimp taste as you have not eaten it before, but actually it is as delicious as the marine counterpart. The availability of freshwater shrimp is actually larger than saltwater shrimp as sometimes the freshwater shrimp is farmed rather than caught in the wild. Only small amount of freshwater shrimp is caught in the wild, meanwhile majority of the freshwater shrimp is usually farmed. Furthermore the saltwater shrimp is considered as seasonal delicacy since it is only available in certain season. That is why, many restaurants tends to use freshwater shrimp rather than saltwater shrimp. Especially the farmed one as it is available anytime throughout the year.
The farming of freshwater shrimp is done mostly in Asian country where the freshwater shrimp taste is very famous for its delicious taste. The farming itself used to be done in more traditional days as they do not know how to do it better. But now with the development of new technology as well as the spreading of information, then they are able to farm the freshwater shrimp in professional way. This make the quality of the shrimp product becomes better thus the taste of the shrimp is also becomes better.
There are many kinds of freshwater shrimp that is farmed nowadays and the taste is also very delicious. The farming method itself is started since the freshwater shrimp is still in juvenile stage then they will grow it to be bigger so it is good enough to be sold. The farming process itself is highly depended to the quality of the water as well as the pond condition which used to grow the freshwater shrimp inside. The pond should be in good condition, meaning there are enough food sources for the freshwater shrimp to feed on. The shrimp itself is usually eating the insect's lava or algae that grow inside the pond.
However, new farm which only recently digging the pond will not have enough food inside it. Thus during the first year on the new farm, the shrimp does not have enough food supply inside the pond as it is only recently being dug. To overcome this obstacle, then the farmer will grow the juvenile inside other type of growing storage then move it into the pond later on. But you should not have to worry as it would not affect the quality or the freshwater shrimp taste at all.
Furthermore the juvenile that they grow in the other growing storage usually comes from different hatchery. It is normal thing to do as new farmers usually do not have any juvenile to grow at all. That is why, new farmer will purchase juvenile from other hatchery and use it as the starter animal on their farm. They usually choose hatchery that is known to have shrimp with delicious freshwater shrimp taste so they will be able to produce the same taste in their farm.
For the farm itself, they are able to dig it easily as the method is very similar to the digging method that they use in the making process of catfish pond. Then again freshwater shrimp is also able to be growing inside aquarium, water tank, or even swimming pool so they would not have any difficulties in creating the growing pond. However, among those selections, the natural growing pond usually gives the best result and best freshwater shrimp taste that everyone loves to eat. That is why; it is preferable for them to grow the freshwater shrimp inside a pond compared to the other storage that we have mentioned before.
When it comes to the freshwater shrimp taste, you might be able to realize that the freshwater variation taste a little bit sweeter than the marine counterpart. The reason is because the saltwater shrimp is usually comes in saltier taste thus it will overpower the meat taste itself. Furthermore the saltier taste that the marine shrimp has is favor by many because it is more satisfying when eating saltier food. However, you can actually create the same taste even when you use freshwater shrimp. What you need to do is to season the shrimp correctly so it still has the same taste. Furthermore you can actually taste the freshwater shrimp meat more.


Urban road congestion caused by utility installation in the UK is being looked at by a consortium that includes the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) and the RAC (Royal Automobile Club) Foundation. It is urging the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and Department for Transport to take action.
The initiative was proposed by the Pipe Jacking Association, which specialises in the non-disruptive installation of utilities in urban locations, with contributions from the UK Society for Trenchless Technology and the Birmingham University Department of Civil Engineering, a leader in research into non-disruptive trenchless systems for the installation of utilities.
In an open letter to Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, PJA Chair Monteith, on behalf of the consortium, outlined the conflict between the need to install and upgrade essential utilities and the requirement for a continuous fully operational urban road network. It noted that key urban highways, as important strategic infrastructure, lack coherent protection and management unlike other major transport networks such as those operated by Highways England and Network Rail.
The report noted the need to safeguard key urban roads and suggested that utility installers produce impact statements when carrying out works in congested urban areas, allowing highway authorities to intervene and suggest the least disruptive option wherever practical and economical. It also recommended further development of innovative technologies that could enable utility installation and renovation with minimal or no disruption to the highway infrastructure.
The consortium urged the NIC to look at pressures on urban road capacity in its forthcoming infrastructure assessment and suggested that the Government commission a review of the management of street works to include economic impacts of disruption and appropriate regulatory incentives for utility companies to minimise the disruption caused by street works and to consider availability, costs and benefits of the engineering options that exist to avoid breaking the carriageway at all. It suggested that such a review would need to draw in not just the perspectives of highway authorities and contractors but also the utility companies and their regulators.
The initiative was sparked by a policy paper from Professor Lord Robert Mair, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers titled What can be done to reduce congestion caused by roadworks?
"Congestion continues to be a major headache for road users and it is essential that industry and Government look at ways to lessen the problem," said Lord Mair. "It is important that the users, many of whom are tax payers, are considered equally alongside the need for the utility companies to undertake their work."


0:00 Christopher Ezoua at goalie for NAIT.
8:21 Shot by NAIT David Doe, Wide Left.
12:44 Shot by NAIT Chris Gakona, Wide Right.
17:42 Shot by NAIT Matthew Zima, Wide Right.
18:06 Corner kick by NAIT Cristian Lima [18:06].
21:27 Shot by NAIT David Doe, High.
25:00 Corner kick by NAIT Abraham Dukuly [25:00].
27:50 Substitution!Concordia University substitution: Damian Marah for Melvin Sim-Turay.
31:44 Shot by Concordia University Thomas Szyszko, Save (by goalie) Christopher Ezoua.
34:07 Shot by NAIT Cristian Lima, Wide Left.
38:55 Shot by Concordia University Damian Marah, Wide Left.
39:23 Substitution!Concordia University substitution: Michael Mis for Thomas Szyszko.
42:12 Shot by NAIT Abraham Dukuly, Wide Left.
42:48 Shot by NAIT Zach Kaiser, Save (by goalie) Adam Ziccarelli.
43:44 Shot by Concordia University Samuel Kohan, Wide.
44:23 Shot by NAIT Taran Kumar, Save (by goalie) Adam Ziccarelli.
45:00 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Jayden Hwang for Taran Kumar.
45:00 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Zach Black for Christopher Ezoua.
45:00 Zach Black at goalie for NAIT.
47:58 Yellow card on Concordia University Mazin Choufi.
48:38 Shot by NAIT Matthew McLean, Save (by goalie) Adam Ziccarelli.
52:15 Shot by NAIT David Doe, Save (by goalie) Adam Ziccarelli.
56:21 Shot by Concordia University Damian Marah, High.
57:05 Substitution!Concordia University substitution: Isaac Fota for Yves Mugambira.
60:08 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Ladji Toure for Matthew Zima.
62:23 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Carlos Eduardo Romer for Cristian Lima.
64:35 Shot by NAIT David Doe, Hit Post.
67:57 Shot by NAIT Carlos Eduardo Romer, High.
68:00 Shot by NAIT David Doe, Save (by goalie) Adam Ziccarelli.
70:00 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Omar Anibtawi for Joseph Galvez-Cacere.
70:00 Substitution!NAIT substitution: Joey Lajoie for Javier Cassie.
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Discovery draws up its Manifesto
December 7, 2016 The Writers RoomAACTA, Andrea Calderwood, Andrew Sodroski, BBC, BBC1, Cheo Hodari Coker, Cleverman, Discovery, Down Under, Emily Ballou, FX, Harley & The Davidsons, Luke Cage, Manifesto, Mary: The Making of a Princess, Molly, No Activity, Rake, Sam Worthington, Secret City, Steven Knight, Taboo, The Beautiful Lie, The Kettering Incident, The Letdown, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, Tom Hardy, Tony Grisoni, Wentworth, Wolf CreekAndy Fry
Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber
Series like The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story have proved there is a healthy market for well-told dramas based on real events. So it's interesting to see that Discovery Channel is coming to market soon with Manifesto, a highly anticipated series that looks at the story of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
This week, Discovery announced that actor Sam Worthington (Avatar, Hacksaw Ridge) will star in the show as FBI Agent Jim 'Fitz' Fitzgerald, whose innovative new approach to intelligence gathering ultimately led to the capture of the Unabomber. Kaczynski himself will be played by British actor Paul Bettany.
The show, which is produced by Lionsgate and Trigger Street Productions, is being written by Andrew Sodroski, a former Harvard graduate. It has taken Sodroski a while to get a break in the TV business, but finally things look like they're coming good. Aside from Manifesto, he is also working on a project for Amazon Studios entitled Holland, Michigan. This comedy-thriller centres on a schoolteacher who, suspecting that her husband is cheating on her, enlists the help of a fellow teacher she fancies.
Fact-based drama is a good fit for Discovery and is an area where it has already enjoyed significant success in. In September, it aired Harley & the Davidsons, which delivered 4.4 million viewers and became the most-watched single-network cable miniseries in three-and-a-half years. Echoing the OJ Simpson series, which aired on FX, Discovery wants Manifesto to be the first in an anthology series of dramas that focus on infamous criminal masterminds.
Tom Hardy at Content London
Another upcoming dramas attracting attention right now is actor Tom Hardy's Taboo, which will air on BBC1 in the UK and FX in the US. A historical period drama, it follows an adventurer who returns to the UK from Africa to avenge the death of his father. Hardy created the idea with his father Chips Hardy and Steven Knight.
Knight, of course, has built up a loyal fanbase through his acclaimed gangster series Peaky Blinders. The new show, which focuses on the activities of the East India Company, will provide him with the same kind of complex political web that has made Peaky Blinders such an enjoyable romp.
Commenting on the show, he said that the East India Company will be depicted as a mix of "the CIA, NSA and the biggest, baddest multi-national corporation on Earth."
Knight and Hardy Snr are credited as writers on the series – as is Emily Ballou, an Australian-American poet, novelist and screenwriter. Among Ballou's high-profile TV credits are Channel 4's Humans, ITV's Scott & Bailey and The Slap from ABC in Australia.
Emily Ballou
Over the past couple of days, the Australian screen industry has gathered to announce the winners in the sixth Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. On the scripted TV front, recipients in a range of categories have included Rake, No Activity, The Beautiful Lie, Cleverman, Secret City, Down Under, Molly, Mary: The Making of a Princess, The Kettering Incident, Wentworth and Wolf Creek.
There's a lot of great drama in that list but it's interesting to note that the award for Best Screenplay in Television went to Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell for ABC's Comedy Showroom – The Letdown. To win the award they had to beat competition from The Beautiful Lie, The Kettering Incident and Upper Middle Bogan.
The Letdown is Alison Bell's first writing credit
The Letdown tells the story of a struggling new mum (played by Bell) and the mother's group she thinks she doesn't need. Originally shot as a one-off as part of the Comedy Showroom strand of pilots, the show's strong performance means it is set to reappear next year as a full series. The Letdown is Bell's first writing credit, although she is well established as an actress. Scheller also has a bit of an acting track record and was a writer on the comedy No Activity.
Good news for Marvel fans this week following the news that Netflix has ordered a second season of its series Luke Cage. This follows previous second-season orders for other Netflix/Marvel collaborations Daredevil and Jessica Jones.
Luke Cage was created for TV by Cheo Hodari Coker, who also leads a 12-strong writing room. A former music journalist with an intimate knowledge of the rap scene, Coker's other TV credits include Southland, NCIS, Ray Donovan and Almost Human. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2009 biographical film Notorious.
Cheo Hodari Coker
With Luke Cage one of the few black male characters in the superhero comic book business, Coker's track record has made him the perfect choice to bring Cage to life.
In a recent interview, he said: "The show is what I call 'inclusively black.' It's an unadulterated hip-hop show. But it's done in such a way that anyone from outside the culture – not just hip-hop culture, outside of geek culture – it can play against anything on television." For more on Coker, click here.
C21's Content London event last week included a wide array of top screenwriters in its line-up. One of the speakers was Tony Grisoni, whose numerous TV credits include acclaimed series Red Riding, The Unloved and Southcliffe.
Tony Grisoni speaking at Content London
During the event, Grisoni discussed a new drama he is working on with producer Andrea Calderwood. Called In the Wolf's Mouth, it is set against the 1943 Allied liberation of Sicily, with UK broadcaster Channel 4 paying for script development. The story is based on a novel by Adam Foulds published a couple of years ago.
Although C4 is paying for script development, Grisoni and Calderwood were also at Series Mania in Paris this year pitching the project in the hope of attracting international coproduction partners.
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The wheel deal
September 6, 2016 IN FOCUS, The Director's ChairCiaran Donnelly, Dimitri Doganis, Discovery, Harley and the Davidsons, John Goldwyn, Raw TVMichael Pickard
Adrenaline-fuelled motorcycle races take pole position in Discovery's dramatic retelling of the birth of Harley-Davidson.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, Harley-Davidson has cemented its reputation as one of the world's most iconic brands.
Now the story of how the world-famous motorcycle company came into existence – set against the backdrop of social and technological change – is being retold for US cable channel Discovery.
Harley and the Davidsons recalls how three friends from Milwaukee, William 'Bill' Harley (Robert Aramayo) and Arthur and Walter Davidson (Bug Hall and Michiel Huisman), risked their entire fortune and livelihood to launch the budding enterprise.
In particular, it was Walter's ferocious ambition that propelled him to become a top motorcycle racer – and help put Harley-Davidson on the map – while competing in the deadly motordrome competitions sweeping the US.
Produced by Raw TV, the six-hour series launched last night on Discovery in the US and will air around the world from this month. The executive producers are Ciaran Donnelly, Raw's Dimitri Doganis, and John Goldwyn, the channel's executive producer of drama.
Harley and the Davidsons stars Game of Thrones' Michiel Huisman (left)
Like Discovery, Raw is best known for its factual and documentary programming but both firms are stepping further into drama. The network's first scripted miniseries was 2014's Klondike, set during the Gold Rush of the 1890s, while Raw has produced single dramas such as Cyberbully and Blackout.
But while some ideas naturally fit factual formats, Doganis says it was clear the story behind the birth of Harley-Davidson would be best told as a drama, with Evan Wright, Seth Fisher and Nick Schenk on scriptwriting duties.
"It's one of those stories someone tells you and you can't believe no one has told it before," Doganis explains. "It lends itself so well to dramatic retelling; it's full of rich characters and has enough conflict to fill a great drama series. But the early struggle in the scripting process for both producers and writers was deciding what to leave out.
"The series spans 30 years of history, which not only takes in the rise of a blue-collar family business from the Midwest but also what happens in a period of huge change in the world. The First World War and the Depression take place in that time period but those events become the backdrop and what you're left with is compelling characters and their conflicts."
The company started life at the turn of the 20th century
Harley-Davidson was founded by Harley and the Davidson brothers in 1903 in Milwaukee, where the company is still based. So for the series, researchers travelled to its headquarters to study the archives, while every book on its history was studied from cover to cover.
"We talk a lot about the men behind Harley-Davidson as a rock band," notes Doganis. "Without one of them, the whole thing would have crumbled – so each one of them was critical to its success, but they were often in conflict with each other.
"The research revealed clear moments of critical decision making and turning points in the history of the individuals and the company. The differences and the conflict between the characters at the heart of the company are what made the story so compelling."
Goldwyn believes Harley and the Davidsons is exactly the type of scripted programme that dedicated viewers of reality and factual television will take to.
"At its core, this is very much based on the truth," the former Dexter producer explains. "For the audience that's going to watch this show, particularly the dedicated Harley viewers who own the bikes, Harley-Davidson is a culture. They are loyal to the brand and the company. They are acolytes and don't want to see something they revere in any way transgressed. So we worked very hard to make sure even when we were changing the facts, we were not changing in any way the spirit of the accomplishment."
The team behind the show conducted painstaking research into the iconic brand's history
Doganis picks up: "The series is very much adorned in real history. There are inevitably gaps in what we can know that we have had to fill in, but creatively all the critical points are things we know or believe to be true. Where there has been some levity is with the order of events and the geography."
Accuracy was also key in terms of the races and the replica motorcycles, which were manufactured in South Africa and based on original designs. The series culminates with the launch of the classic Knucklehead bike in 1936.
"We had to create a lot of very accurate motorcycles from 100 years ago that could be raced and crashed and used in a variety of different situations," explains Doganis. "That was extremely challenging. The whole series came together very quickly, and building those bikes and getting them historically correct meant building more than 50 motorcycles from scratch to take us through the different periods.
"And it was not just Harley-Davidson but Indian, Excelsior and other iconic motorcycles. That was a huge endeavour and involved designing from the ground up."
Shooting took place across 12 weeks this spring in Romania, where early 20th century America, which was still largely rural, could be easily replicated.
"One of the things we follow over the course of the show is the evolution of Milwaukee from what feels like a pastoral town into a burgeoning city," Goldwyn says. "We were able to achieve this with the production design. The other thing was making sure the bikes looked, felt and sounded like the real thing."
The producers were clear that Harley and the Davidsons shouldn't simply be a biopic of the company – and for Donnelly, who directed episodes one and three, this meant blending the excitement of the motorcycles with the human elements of the story.
"I wanted to know the men behind the machines and something about their lives and the world they lived in," he says. "I also wanted to bring the story to the audience in a visual, visceral and cinematic way, in terms of establishing where the characters live and work and making the racing as exciting as possible. I wanted to get the audience onto the seat of the motorcycles as much as possible."
Unsurprisingly, it was Walter Davidson's race sequences that proved the most challenging for Donnelly and Stephen Kay, who steered episode two. They used aerial positions and fast-moving cameras to capture the actors recreating the motordrome races on circular tracks not dissimilar to cycling velodromes.
"They went around these tracks racing at 100mph and back in the day they didn't even have brakes," Donnelly says. "It was intensely dangerous and intensely exciting. One of the big things I brought to the show was a desire to firmly get into the world of motordrome racing.
"It was a big challenge from a design and creative point of view. Luckily, in Bucharest there was a velodrome so we built a drome on that. On screen, 70% of the action is real and 30% is CGI building up the stands. But we built all the motorcycles from scratch. It's quite mind-blowing."
Goldwyn, who describes the race sequences as "extraordinary," says his ultimate aim is for viewers to be immersed into the story and the world in which Harley-Davidson was born.
Doganis concludes: "The great thing about the story of Harley-Davidson is you think you know a bit about the people or the objects, but you couldn't make up the detail and incredible struggle and extraordinary conflict and creation they had to come up with. It's one of those times where the true story is more satisfying than fiction."
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James Patterson enters the true crime arena
August 3, 2016 The Writers RoomAge Before Beauty, Carlos Portugal, Carmi Zlotnik, Chris Lang, Claws, Curtis Jackson, Debbie Horsfield, Discovery, Eliot Laurence, Evan Wright, Harley & The Davidsons, Henry Schleiff, Innocent, ITV, James Patterson, Katori Hall, Laura Mackie, Matt Arlidge, Pussy Valley, Raw Television, René Balcer, Seth Fisher, Starz, Teresa, Tomorrow Today, Victoria FeaAndy Fry
Steven Avery, the subject of Making a Murderer
Series that deal with real-life crimes are nothing new, but until recently they have mostly inhabited the factual/reality TV space. Currently, however, there is a growing trend towards true crimes as the subject of scripted series.
Netflix's Making A Murderer was one of the triggers for this genre. Although it was a documentary series, its filmic style – combined with the way it unravelled over 10 episodes – had an immediate impact on the way producers looked at the potential of true crime. Then there was The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, an excellent FX drama that has picked up a number of Emmy nominations this year.
Choosing the right crime is clearly half the battle in making a series like this appeal to audiences. But then you also need a writer who knows how to skilfully balance fact with fiction, someone who is willing to do the necessary research – for the sake of accuracy – but also knows how to make the characters and storylines engaging and immersive over several episodes.
Last week, for example, we reported that Rene Balcer is going to write a Law & Order-branded true crime scripted series based around Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted of murdering their parents in 1996. Balcer is an ideal example of the kind of writer who can handle this type of project, because he combines a forensic attention to detail with a storyteller's verve.
This week, US network Investigation Discovery announced that it is also getting into the true crime game. Although it hasn't yet named the subject, it has signed a development deal with author James Patterson – who will create a six-part series. Explaining why the channel has elected to work with Patterson, Henry Schleiff, group president for ID, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, said: "As the best-selling author around the world since 2001, there is no bigger name than James Patterson. He is the ultimate storyteller, and for a television network known for its own powerful storytelling, to have him as our 'partner in crime' is truly a match made in heaven for his readers and ID's viewers."
It's not clear yet whether Patterson will actually pen the scripts, or simply provide the storyline to the ID show. However, there's no question his name will add gravitas to the project, in the way the Law & Order franchise will do for the Menendez project.
The blurring of the line between fact and fiction – and the need for writers to be able to operate in this space – is also evident in the case of Harley & The Davidsons, another high-profile production doing the rounds. Discovery Channel has just released a trailer of the limited series, which tells the story of the founders of Harley Davidson Motorcycles at the start of the 20th Century. At time of writing the trailer had been viewed seven million times, more than any other Discovery programme trailer ever.
Harley & The Davidsons is being prepared for Discovery
The show is being made by Raw Television, a company best know for its factual productions, and written by Evan Wright and Seth Fisher. Wright's credits include Amazon's The Man in the High Castle and FX's The Bridge, while Fisher worked on National Geographic's founding-fathers drama Saints and Strangers. Harley Davidson opened up its archives and family members provided historical details to help the production form characters and key events. However, producers had complete editorial independence, underlining the need for a compelling story to carry the show.
In other news, UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a four-part drama series to be written by Chris Lang and Matt Arlidge. Called Innocent, the show tells the story of a man who spends seven years in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife. When he is acquitted over a technicality, he sets about proving his innocence to his estranged family. Lang's writing credits go all the way back to sketch comedy series Smith & Jones in the 1980s, though more recent credits include Unforgotten, Undeniable and The Tunnel. Arlidge counts Mistresses and Monarch of the Glen among his credits. The show was commissioned by ITV controller of drama Victoria Fea, who said: "Innocent is a contemporary relationship drama with a thriller pulse. Chris and Matt's scripts have created an intense web of characters with interwoven lives – with a seemingly ordinary husband and father at its heart."
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson
Other projects revealed to be in the works this week include a superhero drama for Starz that has been created by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson. Jackson was also involved in the creation of Starz hit series Power, though the actual writing job on that is handled by Courtney Kemp Agboh. The new project, called Tomorrow Today, is about a military veteran who, after being falsely imprisoned, becomes the experiment of a mad doctor trying to create the perfect man.
Starz is also working with Lionsgate and Televisa USA on an adaptation of Mexican telenovela Teresa. Writer/producer Carlos Portugal will showrun the series, which follows an undocumented young Latina as she makes her way into the world of LA wealth. "Teresa will showcase a modern take on what it means to be Latina in America," said Starz MD Carmi Zlotnik.
Portugal's previous credits include Meet the Browns and East Los High. The latter is an Emmy-nominated Hulu series about a group of Latino teens in their final years at a fictional high school in East LA. Portugal and the producers of the show worked with various public health organisations to incorporate storylines that encouraged young Latinos to make healthy life choices.
Katori Hall
Starz has also unveiled plans for a series called Pussy Valley, which looks at the lives of pole dancers working in a strip club in Mississippi. That might look like controversial territory, but Starz has put the project in the hands of playwright Katori Hall – whose numerous acclaimed theatre shows include The Mountaintop, about Martin Luther King Jr's last night before his assassination.
Commenting, Zlotnik said Hall "has successfully created exciting and complex roles for black women in American theatre and we're confident she'll continue to do so with Pussy Valley."
This week has also seen announcements about a brace of new shows centred on personal grooming. In the US, Eliot Laurence (Welcome to Me) is writing a series called Claws that is said to be in the vein of Desperate Housewives. It follows the lives of five Florida manicurists. In the UK, the BBC has ordered a drama from Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield called Age Before Beauty.
The new drama will follow the lives and loves of workers in a salon. It is the second time Horsfield has explored this area (after Cutting It in 2002). The show is being made by Mainstreet Pictures, the independent production company set up by Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes. Commenting on the series, Mackie said: "Debbie is writing at the top of her game and in Age Before Beauty she's created a colourful and memorable set of characters and a story that examines our obsession with the ageing process in an emotional, entertaining and surprising way."
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ITV checks into The Halcyon hotel
December 7, 2015 GreenlightAndy Harries, Arabella McGuigan, Becky Kirsch, Blood and Water, Brief Encounters, Charlotte Jones, CPL Productions, DCI Banks, Discovery, Downton Abbey, FremantleMedia, Grand Hotel, Harrow County, ITV, Left Bank Pictures, Luther, Manifesto, Neil Cross, OMNI Television, Red Arrow Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Steve November, SyFy, The HalcyonAndy Fry
Spain's Gran Hotel
Hotels are great places to set dramas. Not only do you get to see the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff, from lowly bellboy to entrepreneurial owner, you also have guests coming in and out every week.
As with hospitals and shops, this means a constant turnover of stories and characters as the series progresses.
Hotel dramas are nothing new – think back to the UK's iconic soap Crossroads, for example – but in the last few years they have certainly been in vogue.
There was, for example, the BBC's Hotel Babylon, set in the world of a luxury five-star hotel. And then came ZDF period drama Hotel Adlon. In the US, we have seen American Horror Story's most recent season set in a hotel, while Spain has given us the best example of them all with Grand Hotel.
An opulent series set in the early 20th century, the show has proved a big hit at home and in the international distribution market. Not to be overlooked either is Stephen Poliakoff's new spy drama Close to the Enemy, set in a run-down hotel after the Second World War.
American Horror Story's current outing is based in a hotel
And so to the point of this preamble, which is that ITV in the UK has commissioned The Halcyon, a series set in a London-based five-star hotel during the Second World War. Produced by Left Bank Pictures and written by Charlotte Jones, it will focus on the guests and staff of the hotel in 1940. As such, it adds the unsettling backdrop of conflict to the transitory nature of hotel life – bombs overhead, staff going to war, soldiers passing through and perhaps even spies.
The eight-hour drama will be produced by Chris Croucher, who also produced the last two seasons of ITV's period hit Downton Abbey. So there is clearly a hope that The Halcyon can go some way towards replacing that show.
ITV director of drama Steve November said: "A hotel is the perfect place to show ambition in telling the story of the Second World War. It was an extraordinary time in our country's history, and London was a transforming city. The Halcyon takes us right to the heart of this as the hotel is busy, energetic and vibrant, which reflects how people carried on with their lives with defiance in the air."
ITV's Steve November
Left Bank CEO Andy Harries added: "1940 was one of the most dramatic years in our island's history. Who could have imagined London would survive the blitz and Luftwaffe's attempted destruction of the city? What was it like to be in a five-star hotel in the West End through this extraordinary period? It's such a compelling idea for a drama. The world of The Halcyon has to carry on through thick and thin and against all odds. The bedrooms have to be made safe, the bars have to stay open and the band has to play on. People have to sleep, eat and survive."
Left Bank is owned by Sony Pictures Television (SPT), so the likelihood is that SPT will hold the international distribution rights to the show. If so, this will echo the business model of Downton Abbey, which was commissioned by ITV but produced by NBCUniversal-owned Carnival Films. The series will begin filming in London and surrounding areas from April 2016.
It's been a good week for Left Bank, which has also been commissioned by ITV to make a fifth season of crime drama DCI Banks. The series, which premiered in 2010, is based on the novels by Peter Robinson and stars Stephen Tompkinson. It is set and filmed in the county of Yorkshire.
Stephen Tompkinson in DCI Banks
Harries said: "I'm delighted we are producing a fifth season of DCI Banks, one of ITV's best-loved dramas. The stunning backdrop of the Yorkshire countryside is contrasted with the uncompromising storylines the team is dealing with."
Left Bank isn't the only indie to have benefited from ITV's voracious appetite for new drama this week. Indie producer CPL Productions has been given the greenlight to make Brief Encounters, a six-parter looking at a group of four women who get into the lingerie and sex-shop business in the 1980s.
The series is inspired by chapters telling the story of the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business found in Good Vibrations, the memoir by Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold. "Brief Encounters is a refreshingly different domestic drama taking us back to the wonderful world of the 1980s," said November. "We're really excited by this commission – it's full of heart, story and great new characters."
Executive producer Arabella McGuigan added: "Brief Encounters is gutsy, emotional, warm and surprising. Like the real Ann Summers saleswomen, through their camaraderie our women discover hidden strengths and an ability to come out fighting no matter what life throws at you. As wives, mothers and businesswomen, they unleash talent – and they blossom."
Luther creator Neil Cross's new show is set in a pre-apocalyptic UK
CPL belongs to Red Arrow Entertainment, which presumably means distribution will be handled within the Red Arrow family.
Still in the UK, public broadcaster BBC1 has commissioned a new detective series from Euston Films called Hard Sun. The six-parter is being written by Neil Cross, creator of Luther and a writer on Doctor Who. FremantleMedia International is handling sales.
It's described as a pre-apocalyptic drama, meaning it is set against the backdrop of a dying world. "Imagine the world you see when you look out your window… except it's been given a death sentence," Cross said. "There's no hero to come save us; no contingency plan. What's it like, trying to keep order, trying to enforce the law in a city that, day by day, slips closer to certain destruction? How do you get up in the morning? How do you get out of bed and leave your family and go out there, putting your own life at risk? And what about the predators? What about the murderers, the rapists, the thieves? What about the psychopaths, the religious nuts, the cult leaders, the serial killers? Who would fear a prison sentence?"
Meanwhile, comic books continue to be a fruitful source of TV ideas, with US cable channel Syfy developing a new series based on the Dark Horse comic Harrow County. The story focuses on a teenage girl who finds ghosts, goblins, and the restless dead in a nearby forest. She subsequently learns she is the reincarnation of a powerful witch.
Blood and Water has been renewed by OMNI Television in Canada
The series is being written by Becky Kirsch, who has previously worked on Syfy's Dominion and 12 Monkeys.
Discovery is also reported to be working on an anthology drama series. According to Deadline, the broadcaster is developing a show called Manifesto, which will explore how the FBI caught infamous criminal masterminds, with each closed-ended season following a different case. The show sounds similar in structure to Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story on FX.
Finally, in Canada, OMNI Television has announced that it has renewed crime drama Blood and Water, just a month after the first season's debut. The show, which is set in Vancouver, is unusual because it delves into the lives of Chinese immigrants and is produced in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
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GRAND BLANC, Mich., – A chance to play golf with Buick Touring Professional Tiger Woods is among four items available to the public in a special auction to raise money for the Buick Open charities. The items will be available for bid on ebay (www.ebay.com/buickopencharities) from June 9 (at 10 p.m. ET) through June 18 (at 10 p.m. ET).
One lucky person will have the opportunity to play golf with Tiger Woods in the Buick Open Pro-Am (or the next Buick-sponsored tournament he plays in) on Wednesday, July 27.The event will take place during Buick Open week (July 25-31) at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc.
Other items include an all expense-paid trip to meet Tiger Woods at the 2005 Buick Scramble National Championships at Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando (includes lodging and airfare for two); an autographed Tiger Woods golf bag; and VIP passes to the 2006 Daytona 500 (including airfare for two, hotel accommodations for three nights and more).
Proceeds from the auction will go to the Buick Open charities, including the American Red Cross, Whaley Children's Center, The Easter Seal Society, the American Lung Association of Michigan and many more. Buick has donated $7.2 million to charities throughout Southeastern Michigan since 1982, including a record $740,000 from the 2004 Buick open.
The 2005 Buick Open, scheduled for July 25-31 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, will offer a record purse of $4.6 million. The defending champion is Vijay Singh, who can become the first player to win back-to-back titles since Tony Lema in 1965. Singh also can become the first player to win the Buick Open three times.
For Buick Open tickets or information, call 1 (800) 878 OPEN or go to www.buickopen.pgatour.com.
Now in its fifth decade as the PGA Tour's original corporate sponsor, Buick is title-sponsor of three PGA Tour events. In addition to the Buick Open, Buick sponsors The Buick Invitational (La Jolla , Calif.) and the Buick Championship (Cromwell , Conn). The official car of the PGA Tour since 1984, Buick is also the official car of the PGA of America and the title-sponsor of the Buick Scramble, the world's largest amateur golf tournament.