The iPhone/Android app called "Apptui" recently added strong support for Magnatune.
I've been using (and testing) it these past few weeks, as their Magnatune support went into beta, and I'm pleased to say I'm finding it quite useful. It's free, and downloadable here.
Apptui turns your smartphone into a remote trackpad to your web browser (that's a generic feature for every web site) and then it also adds site-specific navigation and control buttons for Magnatune.
Here's a typical use case.
Let's say you are playing music at Magnatune.com, in your apartment, and step away to make dinner. With your smartphone, you can easily use the stop/start/prev/next buttons to control the music playing. If you don't like a track, skip it. Or use the stop/start button if you want some quiet.
anything you can't do with the magnatune-specific components, you do with the screen of your smartphone, which works like a remote trackpad.
how do write press releases, john?
I need to write one for the new album.
the label director showed me his draft, and it looks boring.
are there books about this?
I haven't written one in years, but I used to be good at it, and then I relinquished it to my employees, who did a terrible job.
The key item is "downloads of its applications for Linux have surpassed all other Unix-based versions combined" which was my angle to get into a "Linux is winning the Unix wars" story, which was starting to emerge back in 2001. Also note that I give a lot of substance in paragraph two. I also am piggy backing on the "will Sun survive Linux?" and "Oracle comes to Linux" news that were hot topics at the time. This press release is mostly not about us, but could be part of someone else's story.
words like "announce" (duh) "leading" (leader?) "award winning" (sure) "utilize" (use?) just make you not read on. The article continues with lots of chest pounding about how great we are. Yawn. Where's the story angle? There isn't one here. What could we have done instead? We should have turned this release into a story about how crowd-sourcing of anti-spam lists (MAPS RBL) was the new battle strategy against spammers and that the corporate world was starting to embrace that approach. *That* would have made a good story!
Think of a press release more as an elevator pitch.
Your first sentence needs to get their attention, or you're lost.
The next few sentences are the meat, and need to sustain the attention. Flesh out the story idea, don't self-aggrandize. It's a press release, for god's sake, the reader knows your agenda.
If they're still reading, you're home free, and you want to give them some quotes that they can use in their own article. When the journalist calls, be sure to have a few more references in your pocket, that were not quoted in the press release, so the journalist can do the own 'research', come up with a distinct article, and not just reprint what every other journalist just received.
Short is better than long.
Pitching a story that isn't about you is a very good idea, so the journalist doesn't feel like a shill.


Glass blowing is an ancient tradition and art-form which has enriched our lives with adornments since man first learnt the benefits of heating sand. We make use of glass products in and around our homes in all shapes and sizes on a daily basis, and while it is common knowledge that glass is formed through a careful process of blowing, not many people know exactly what goes into it. So, to satiate your curiosity, here is a little information on its process.
To make the glass malleable, it needs to be heated to incredibly high temperatures. A furnace is needed for this, and it needs to be heated to a staggering 1,090 °C. That's about the temperature of molten lava, or if you're feeling dramatic, it is 1/6 the heat of the Earth's core. From here, molten glass can be gathered on a blowpipe by rolling it over the molten glass in the furnace.
Now, the molten glass and blowpipe should be carried to a marver where it should be rolled out to distribute the heat evenly around the glass, allowing you to shape it cylindrically and symmetrically. From here it can be taken and rotated in a crucible or glory hole. This will need to be done several times while the glory hole is used to keep the glass hot and easy to manipulate.
Next, the glass is dipped into crushed colour class, flecks and steel depending on the design and desired outcome. This is then placed back into the crucible to be heated up, allowing the crushed and coloured glass to melt into overall structure.
Place the blowpipe complete with the glass on a steel stand. Now blow into it while rotating it at the same time, letting deep breathes into the pipe to blow air into the glass. Do this in 10 to 15 second intervals to ensure that the glass does not cool, which will make it difficult to blow and to fashion. Repeat the process of returning the glass to the crucible and blowing it again until you get the size and shape you are looking for.
Use jacks (sort of like tweezers) to remove the bottom of the blown glass from the structure as you turn the pipe, this will allow it to be removed from the pipe with one solid tap (any more and you risk breaking the glass). The glass should be caught (generally with fireproof gloves or in a fireproof box) and then left in an annealing oven for about 14 hours so that it can cool to room temperature slowly. Remember that glass tempers and cracks with sudden changes in temperature; so this process should never be rushed.
If you would like to know about glass blowing, or are interested in sourcing high quality glass products from a manufacturer with exceptional experience and style, contact a representative from Shades of Ngwenya today, or visit our website for details.


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HOME : UNIVERSITY 18 YRS
Three Parts
What is Parliament for?
How Does Parliament Work?
Parliament and Government
The Voice of the Nation
Confidence Motions
How Does the Government Organise its Majority -The Whips Overview
Carrots and Sticks used by the Whips
Managing your majority through Parliamentary Private Secretaries
Managing your majority by working with Party Groups
Free Votes in the House of Commons
Types of MPs – The Constituency Activist
Types of MPs – The Aspiring Minister
Types of MPs- The House of Commons Expert
Types of MPs – The Ideologist
Types of MPs- The Policy Entrepreneur
Controlling the Executive – Introduction
Controlling the Executive by Legislation
Controlling the Executive with Finance
Controlling the Executive through Appointments
Controlling the Executive through Questions
Controlling the Executive through Ministerial Statements
Controlling the Executive with Opposition Debates
Controlling the Executive through Select Committees
What do Backbench MPs do?
Overview of MP Expenses and Interests
Sleaze in British Politics – The 1990s
MPs Expenses Scandal 2009
Parliament- An Exclusive Club
University 18 Yrs + | Parliament
About a third of MPs are Government Ministers or have Opposition responsibility for shadowing Ministers, reacting to their proposals and developing alternative policies. The rest of MPs are backbenchers so an important question is, "What do Backbench MPs do?".
The only tradition to call on for this is that of Edmund Burke. Burke was an independent minded politician who represented Bristol in the late 18th century.
He argued that an MP was a representative of his constituency, chosen by the voters for his ability and knowledge, not a delegate to be mandated by the voters as to how he should vote.
He said that he would raise issues of concern to Bristol in Parliament but on the key matters of the day would use his independent judgement as to what was best for the nation and the various groups of the population in deciding how to vote.
The voters could accept or reject him at the next election, though actually they rejected him mainly because of his support for free trade with Ireland which was unpopular with Bristol's commercial interests.
MPs still quote Burke when they want to follow a course of action that is different to what the voters or their constituency party wants but Burke was an MP before the existence of political parties.
There is a view that there was a golden age of Parliament in the mid 19th century when MPs did listen to debates and make up their own minds without party pressure, though there is little research on this period to prove that this was so.
Certainly MPs are now told how to vote by the Party Whips and, although rebellions are now more frequent, they rarely vote against the party line. There are very few free votes where MPs do not receive an instruction on how to vote and, even then, the Whips may exert informal pressure.
The changing role of the Backbencher
MPs have no job description unlike people who start a job in almost any other occupation and so there is no requirement for an MP to do anything, so that backbench MPs, in practice, construct a role for themselves. This has changed over time.
Interwar and immediately post-war, although there were the 'rising stars' who became the party leaders and ministers, many MPs came to Parliament in their late 40s and 50s after a career elsewhere as farmers, teachers, business leaders, trade union officials and so on.
Selection as a candidate was a recognition of their involvement with the party over a number of years and they had no desire to aspire to ministerial office. In a safe seat they were there until they retired and even in a marginal the local party was generally well organised enough to run the general election for them.
Once in Parliament there main concern was to support their party, intervene on those areas that they understood, as a result of their former career, and, otherwise, enjoy just being part of the House of Commons.
Voting rebellions were rare. From their experience and contacts in the constituency or elsewhere they had a feeling for what public opinion was and told the Whips if their party went too far from what was popular in the country.
Backbenchers from the 1970s+
From the 1970s there were was a gradual change. MPs tended to come into Parliament younger and were university educated with clearer views on the main policy issues and often with experience in policy with an interest group or as a leader of a local council or by working for a research organisation.
They almost all aspired to rise up the ministerial ladder but at the same time were more ready to disagree with the party leadership over some policy issues.
With the decline of party membership they had to play a greater role in the constituency and a more demanding electorate, many of whom were also better educated, are more ready to contact their MP about local or personal problems or about national issues.
The leadership of the parties came to depend less on backbench MPs to relay public opinion as more sophisticated opinion polling and the use of focus groups gave them the information that they needed.

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There's far more to Nepal than just trekking and climbing. If the thought of lacing up hiking boots isn't for you, don't fret – there are plenty of highlights to see that don't involve clambering up cliffs. Learn more about Buddhist culture and history in Kathmandu and Pokhara, then immerse yourself in the great outdoors on a safari in Chitwan National Park. Take in the stunning views of the Himalayas and Annapurna mountain ranges from a monastery guesthouse and get to know the women of the SASANE Sisterhood of Survivors, a G Adventures-supported community project.
Your G for Good Moment: Sisterhood of Survivors Project, Kathmandu. Arrival transfer. Kathmandu city tour including Boudhanath Stupa. Visit with lunch at the G Adventures-supported Sisterhood of Survivors Project. Bhaktapur guided tour. Tour in Patan Durbar Square. Experience monastic life at Neydo Monastery. Activities in Chitwan National Park including canoeing, cultural program, village walking tour and Jeep Safari. Pokhara city tour including Sarangkot, boating in Phewa Lake and hike to World Peace Pagoda. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
Explore in old Kathmandu and Bhaktapur city with an expert local guide, enjoy a local lunch at Sisterhood of Survivors (a G Adventures supported project), Immerse in Buddhist culture at a Monastery guesthouse, search out tigers in Chitwan National Park, experience local Tharu Culture on a village walk.
Comfort hotels (8 nts), Monastery guesthouse (1 nts).
An arrival transfer is included on this trip. Please look for our driver who will be waiting for you with a G Adventures Sign with your name on it. Please check carefully once you exit the baggage hall as there seem to be hundreds of people waiting outside in the arrival area.
When arriving into Tribhuvan Intl Airport in Kathmandu you will notice how small the city really is. It is on 7km from the downtown area.
What you need to bring depends on the trip you have chosen and the countries or regions you are planning to visit. We suggest that you pack as lightly as possible as you are expected to carry your own luggage. As a rule we try not to have to walk more than 15-20 minutes with your bags which is why we recommend keeping the weight of your bags between 10-15kg/22-30lb. We recommended a backpack or soft case/duffle on wheels of small to medium size (no XXL ones please!). You will also need a day pack/bag to carry water, cameras and other electronics like ipods and mobile phones.
Arrive at the joining point hotel at any time on Day 1 as no group activities are planned except for a group meeting in the early evening, followed by dinner.
Enjoy a 6 course dinner at Krishnarpan Restaurant – it serves fine Nepali cuisine (organic, too) and is a slow dining experience reminiscent of the meals relished by the Kings of yesteryear.
Kathmandu is fascinating at every turn and a great place to just wander, seeing where chance, fate. or the city may lead you.
Visit the Sisterhood of Survivors Project, a grassroots organization that trains survivors of human trafficking to become certified paralegals. Meet some beneficiaries of the program and learn about traditional Nepali food. Learn how to make Nepalese momos (dumplings) from some of the women before enjoying an authentic local lunch.
Experience the serenity of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The monastery guest house offers comfortable accommodations in a peaceful setting with balconies and private western-style bathrooms. Opt to participate in the life of the monks: eat alongside them and participate in their practice. There are approximately 200 monks in residence following the Nyingmapa tradition. This is a new monastery (2006), and income from the guest house directly supports it.
Arrive at our lodge, which sits on a ridge amidst the hills and overlooks sandy beaches and a river. Forests cascade down the hillsides, enclosing tiny settlements of tribal people.
Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP) is the oldest national park in Nepal and offers some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in Asia. Established in 1973, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Within its area of 932km² (579 mi²), RCNP is home to at least 43 species of mammals, 450 species of birds, and 45 species of amphibians and reptiles, including sambars, chitals, rhesus monkeys, and langurs.
Explore Chitwan National Park and the villages surrounding it. Enjoy a village walking tour, boating, nature walks, and a jeep safari in the park in search of Bengal tigers, rhinos, leopards, wild elephants, black bears, monkeys, and crocodiles.
**Please Note: The jeep safari is prohibited during monsoon season by the park authorities; monsoon season is from June-September, and sometimes it can last till October. Boating is also subject to the water levels in the Rapti River.
Enjoy the early morning sunrise and mountain views from Sarangkot. Later, go boating in Phewa Lake and hike to the World Peace Pagoda. Opt to go paragliding or just explore on your own.
Enjoy free time in the afternoon for explorating and shopping. Visit the burning ghats at Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath, or the monkey temple. Kathmandu is fascinating at every turn, and some travelers prefer to just wander, seeing where chance, fate, or the city may lead them.
Feel free to depart at any time today, but remember that check out time from the hotel is 12:00 midday.


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He brought hurricanes and Celia Cruz closer to us. Miami photographer C.M. Guerrero dies
BY GERMÁN GUERRA
Duration 2:19
Through the lens of C.M. Guerrero
Life through the lens of photojournalist C.M. Guerrero. BY C.M. GUERRERO
Longtime photojournalist Carlos Manuel "C.M." Guerrero, who spent more than three decades documenting moments of history for el Nuevo Herald and the Miami Herald, died Sunday following a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was 62.
Born in Santiago de Cuba in 1956, he was a toddler when his family joined thousands of other Cubans who ultimately fled the island and carved out a new life in the United States. He attended St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Hialeah, graduated from Miami Springs Senior High School and earned a degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
He joined the Miami Herald Media Co. in November 1987 and, despite health issues years later, continued to work and to produce excellent visuals through the end of 2018, including stellar coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma's passage through South Florida. One of his most iconic photos was the result of another disaster: Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Guerrero captured a haunting image of an elderly man standing in floodwater with a look as devastated as the destruction surrounding him. The Miami Herald won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage and service to the community in the wake of the storm.
"I loved what I did as a photographer, but it was time to move on [to] a new chapter of my life," Guerrero wrote in an exchange with a reporter earlier this year after taking an early retirement. Few knew he was ill.
Beyond natural disasters, Guerrero covered daily slices of life, sports, celebrities, crime and various large news events, including the international custody battle nearly 20 years ago involving a Cuban boy rescued at sea by the name of Elián González.
"My brother loved what he did," said his sister Jenny Manzano. "He loved his work."
Colleagues sent an outpouring of tributes, recalling him as a passionate journalist with a sense of humor and a knack for sharing compelling tales.
"C.M. was a photo natural. It was basically impossible for him to take a bad image, even if he tried," said Orlando Mellado, the visual editor at el Nuevo and the Miami Herald. "Old school, street-savvy, hard-nosed, he was adept at overcoming obstacles to get the job done."
"He was an outstanding photojournalist, vivid storyteller and incredible human being. His empathy for those whose lives he documented showed through his images," said Nancy San Martín, managing editor of el Nuevo Herald. "He had a wonderful sense of humor, which always brought laughter to those lucky enough to be around him. We will miss his contribution to the work we do and his friendship."
Beyond photography, Guerrero loved life. He spent years riding motorcycles, taking in the South Florida scenery with friends. He enjoyed music, social gatherings and scrumptious meals. He also served as a mentor, sharing his knowledge and talent with younger journalists.
His generous nature touched many, leaving those who knew him grieving.
"Broken Hearted! I can't capture the essence of this man in words," wrote a longtime friend in a string of emails shared by colleagues.
But perhaps he was most proud, as he liked to say, of being Cuban singer Celia Cruz's favorite and personal photographer. Prior to her death, he traveled with the artist to the Naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and documented much of her career in the United States while developing a close relationship with her.
"His friendships reached far outside our photo circle," said colleague Emily Michot.
David Santiago, another fellow photojournalist, used one word to describe Guerrero: "Passionate."
Guerrero was predeceased by his mother, Elba Guerrero, and two siblings, Alberto Guerrero and Sylvia Cancio. He is survived by his 99-year-old father, Adalberto Guerrero, three of five siblings — Eduardo Guerrero, Ileana García and Jenny Manzano — several nieces and nephews and other close relatives. Manzano, who was born in Miami and is the youngest of the siblings, said family members worried about his illness, took turns caring for him and watched helplessly as he suffered.
"It is going to be very hard not to see him anymore, but we are at peace knowing that he is finally at rest," she said. "His illness brought us closer together. I will cherish that forever."
A memorial service will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday at Vior Funeral Home, 291 NW 37th Ave.
Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew
Carlos Manuel "C.M." Guerrero
PHOTOS: El Nuevo Herald photographer's tale: My moment with Celia Cruz
Miami Herald: He brought hurricanes and Celia Cruz closer to us. Miami photographer C.M. Guerrero dies
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Photojournalist Patrick Farrell has joined the blog with his weekly feature, The Sunday Still. Farrell selects one image each week that showcases the best photojournalism by photojournalists from around the world. The feature runs weekly in The Sunday Long Read. The goal of the newsletter, edited by Don Van Natta Jr. and Jacob Feldman, is to put the week's best journalism in your hands every Sunday morning.
The Sunday Still
from Patrick Farrell
Skyrockets in Flight
Freelance photographer Joe Rimkus Jr., who retired in 2013 from an amazing 40-year career at the Miami Herald, provides a ringside seat to Florida's Space Coast from his dramatic Instagram feed. On May 23, he captured the launch of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket as it streaked across the sky from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Shooting from Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, his long exposure displayed the trail of fire cutting through clouds and darkness in an arc over the Atlantic Ocean, with the shadow of a lifeguard stand in the foreground providing a sense of place.
Patrick Farrell, the curator of The Sunday Still, is the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Breaking News Photography for The Miami Herald, where he worked from 1987 to 2019. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Media Management at the University of Miami School of Communication.
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Think Tank Photo: Stash Master 13L Padded Travel Cube Converts Any Bag Into a Camera Bag!
Stash Master 13L
Padded Travel Cube Converts Any Bag Into a Camera Bag!
The Stash Master 13L is a travel cube that enables you to expand the photo gear capacity of any large backpack/roller/duffel, or increase personal gear space in the Backlight Elite 45L for multi-day excursions.
This padded insert is sized to fit the "Trifecta" of pro camera gear including a gripped DSLR body attached to a 70-200mm f/2.8, plus a 24-70mm f/2.8 and 16–35mm f/2.8. High-density velex interior and reinforced vertical dividers keep your gear secure and protected, while carry handles make it easy to transport.
Made from water resistant fabrics with DWR coating, the Stash Master 13L will keep your gear protected, and is a great solution for pros and photo enthusiasts alike.
WHAT FITS
Canon | Nikon | Sony & DJI Mavic
Carry handles on front and top makes lifting easy
Multiple dividers allow you to customize the layout
Tuck away front flap with removable foam panel provides better access while in a backpack
Side webbing loops to attach a shoulder strap
(shoulder strap not included)
Attach a shoulder strap for alternative carry solution
Stash Master 13L in a BackLight Elite 45L backpack
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Leica Store Miami is committed to bringing visibility to women within the Leica community. We're living up to that commitment by partnering with female workshops leaders, as well as curating an upcoming women's gallery exhibition and weekend festival. Register yourself, gift a workshop or simply spread the word about our upcoming events to show your support.
GALLERY EXHIBITION & WEEKEND FESTIVAL
Maggie Steber | Debbie Fleming Caffery | Annie Flanagan | Stella Johnson | Vivianne Peckham | Maria Martinez Cañas | Gesi Schilling | Erika Blanco | Roza Vulf
Women in Focus, presented by Leica Store Miami, is a photography exhibition and weekend festival dedicated to bringing visibility to leading women in the photographic industry who shoot with Leica. Through photography presentations, panel talks, image review, and a women's-only workshop, this multi-day event will provide an outlet for photographers to discuss and empower women and their advocates within the industry. Learn more at www.women-in-focus.com
Can't attend? You can still show your support by spreading the word on social media:
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Women in Focus Portrait Workshop with Maggie Steber
A workshop for women, by women.
July 24-27, 2019 | Miami, FL | $1,995
Leica Store Miami is proud to announce the first ever all-women's workshop with acclaimed documentary photographer Maggie Steber in conjunction with our Women in Focus weekend. In this three-day workshop, participants will have an opportunity to show their work in a group setting of women photographers, receive editing and sequencing feedback from Maggie Steber and creative peers, as well as collaborate in a hands-on portrait session.
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Street Photography Workshop
Valparaíso, Chile Street Photography Workshop
with Eléonore Simon
November 15-21, 2019 | $4,895
Leica Store Miami and the Miami Street Photography Festival are excited to announce a new street photography workshop in Valparaíso, Chile with Eléonore Simon. Join us as we explore this vibrant city's flourishing street art, charming historic quarters and bustling street life. The Jewel of the Pacific is a gritty and lively seaport whose charm and poetry has captured the imagination of writers and artists time and time again. Come stroll the seaport's narrow winding streets, steep stairs and brightly colored hillsides. Be inspired by the city's rich history, unique energy, and its stunning views of the Pacific.
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What Should Teens Be Doing in the Summer?
"It's a real lesson in how to treat people," he added.
But wouldn't activities like coding camps, international volunteer opportunities, SAT prep, or other enrichment activities boost kids' college applications more than a job flipping burgers? Not necessarily.
Irena Smith, a former Stanford admissions officer who now runs a private college-consulting practice in Palo Alto, recalled a student whose stand-out essay was about her summers working in fast-food. "Given the population of students I see, she probably shone like a diamond in the applicant pool at Harvard," she told the Atlantic.
… I want summer to feel like summer again. Childhood to feel like childhood again. Children to be just plain children again. Unfettered by adults' fears. Unshackled from adults' expectations. Free to play — yes, even as teenagers — free to live their own lives and learn something about who they are, and who they hope to be. I hope my own children might spend summer running around with friends, then come home breathless and wide-eyed from adventure, in an afternoon that would turn into evening, with little regard for bedtime or what was on the schedule for tomorrow. I want 10 weeks of deep breaths and exhales.
"Summertime" once meant something really quite special. With its sunshine and downtime, ice cream and made-up games, summertime was once the confluence of a child's every desire and the catalyst for tremendous growth. What bloomed there was resourcefulness, imagination and something that is so scarce even amid plenty today: a sense of self.
There are many different perspectives about what's best for teens to do in the summer. However, only you and your teen can figure out what's right for your family. For teens, making a choice about what to do in the summer should be about what's best aligned with their personal goals and passions. For some, it may indeed be a job in the service industry or elsewhere. For some, a summer school course or volunteer activity may still be the best fit. It's important to consider all the options – there are many different ways to get the most out of a summer off. In the end, the answer will look different for every teen and every family.


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Cyberattacks threaten hospitals — and their patients' treatment and info — as COVID-19 surges
Updated: 6:17 PM EST Dec 4, 2020
By MARION RENAULT and WILSON RING, Associated Press
THEY SAY IS UNSUSTAINABLE. >> THIS IS OUR NURSES STATION. THIS IS WHERE WE WORK, BACK HERE. OF COURSE EVERYBODY HAS A MASK ON. THE HOSPITALS ARE JUST FLOODED, SO PEOPLE ARE SITTING F 16, 15 HOURS. THERE IS NOTHING ANYBODY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THESE PATIENTS ARE NOT GETTING BETTER OVERNIGHT. BASICALLY IT IS SPECIFIC TO THIS ROO JATARA: ONE IN THREE HAVE COVID. >> WE DID NOT SEE THE SURGE HERE IN THE BEGINNING. NOW IT IS HERE. JATARA: THEY SAY THAT COVID PATIENTS ARE FINALLY THROUGH SMALLER HOSPITALS. >> I AM HEARING EVERY MORNING, MORE AND MORE PATIENT IN THE ER AND PEOPLE WHO HAD PRESENTED AND -- SYMPTOMS. JATARA: THE SURGE IS HERE, THE STAFF IS NOT. >> THE GROUP THAT WE ACQUIRED THE HELP FROM IS NORMALLY DEPLOYED DURING NATURAL DISASTERS, AND INFUSION OF EXTRA HELP, INCLUDING CRITICAL CARE NURSING STAFF WILL HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON SOME OF OUR STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH IN, CONTINUOUSLY NOW. JATARA: MANY OF THE CASES IN THE RURAL AREAS, THEY ARE TRACING BACK TO SOCIAL GATHERINGS. 14 OF 17 CAUGHT COVID. THEY ARE BEGGING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS FOR EVERYONE'S SAK
By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital's phone system wasn't working.Video above: Doctors give firsthand accounts of COVID fight in rural areasThen the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center's technical infrastructure with it. Employees lost access to databases, digital health records, scheduling systems and other online tools they rely on for patient care.Administrators scrambled to keep the hospital operational — cancelling non-urgent appointments, reverting to pen-and-paper record keeping and rerouting some critical care patients to nearby hospitals.In its main laboratory, which runs about 8,000 tests a day, employees printed or hand-wrote results and carried them across facilities to specialists. Outdated, internet-free technologies experienced a revival."We went around and got every fax machine that we could," said UVM Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Al Gobeille.The Vermont hospital had fallen prey to a cyberattack, becoming one of the most recent and visible examples of a wave of digital assaults taking U.S. health care providers hostage as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide.The same day as UVM's attack, the FBI and two federal agencies warned cybercriminals were ramping up efforts to steal data and disrupt services across the health care sector.By targeting providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand thousands or millions of dollars and wreak havoc until they're paid.In September, for example, a ransomware attack paralyzed a chain of more than 250 U.S. hospitals and clinics. The resulting outages delayed emergency room care and forced staff to restore critical heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen level monitors with ethernet cabling.A few weeks earlier, in Germany, a woman's death became the first fatality believed to result from a ransomware attack. Earlier in October, facilities in Oregon, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and California also fell prey to suspected ransomware attacks.Ransomware is also partly to blame for some of the nearly 700 private health information breaches, affecting about 46.6 million people and currently being investigated by the federal government. In the hands of a criminal, a single patient record — rich with details about a person's finances, insurance and medical history — can sell for upward of $1,000 on the black market, experts say.Over the course of 2020, many hospitals postponed technology upgrades or cybersecurity training that would help protect them from the newest wave of attacks, said health care security expert Nick Culbertson."The amount of chaos that's just coming to a head here is a real threat," he said.With COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations climbing nationwide, experts say health care providers are dangerously vulnerable to attacks on their ability to function efficiently and manage limited resources.Even a small technical disruption can quickly ripple out into patient care when a center's capacity is stretched thin, said Vanderbilt University's Eric Johnson, who studies the health impacts of cyberattacks."November has been a month of escalating demands on hospitals," he said. "There's no room for error. 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He said he saw no other patients that day. Much of the medical staff idled, doing crossword puzzles and explaining they were forced to document everything by hand."All the students and interns are, like, 'How did this work back in the day?'" he said.Since the attack, the Burlington-based hospital network has referred all questions about its technical details to the FBI, which has refused to release any additional information, citing an ongoing criminal investigation. Officials don't believe any patient suffered immediate harm, or that any personal patient information was compromised.But more than a month later, the hospital is still recovering.Some employees have been furloughed until they can return to their regular duties.Oncologists could not access older patient scans that could help them, for example, compare tumor size over time.And, until recently, emergency department clinicians could take X-rays of broken bones but couldn't electronically send the images to radiologists at other sites in the health network."We didn't even have internet," said Dr. Kristen DeStigter, chair of UVM Medical Center's radiology department.Video: Pennsylvania health secretary concerned about hospitalization ratesSoldiers with the state's National Guard cyber unit have helped hospital IT workers scour the programming code in hundreds of computers and other devices, line-by-line, to wipe any remaining malicious code that could re-infect the system. Many have been brought back online, but others were replaced entirely.Col. Christopher Evans said it's the first time the unit, which was founded about 20 years ago, has been called upon to perform what the guard calls "a real-world" mission. "We have been training for this day for a very long time," he said.It could be several more weeks before all the related damage is repaired and the systems are operating normally again, Gobeille said."I don't want to get peoples' hopes up and be wrong," he said. "Our folks have been working 24/7. They are getting closer and closer every day."It will be a scramble for other health care providers to protect themselves against the growing threat of cyberattacks if they haven't already, said data security expert Larry Ponemon."It's not like hospital systems need to do something new," he said. "They just need to do what they should be doing anyway."Current industry reports indicate health systems spend only 4% to 7% of their IT budget on cybersecurity, whereas other industries like banking or insurance spend three times as much.Research by Ponemon's consulting firm shows only about 15% of health care organizations have adopted the technology, training and procedures necessary to manage and thwart the stream of cyberattacks they face on a regular basis."The rest are out there flying with their head down. That number is unacceptable," Ponemon said. "It's a pitiful rate."And it's part of why cybercriminals have focused their attention on health care organizations — especially now, as hospitals across the country are coping with a surge of COVID-19 patients, he said."We're seeing true clinical impact," said health care cybersecurity consultant Dan L. Dodson. "This is a call to arms."
BURLINGTON, Vt. —
By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital's phone system wasn't working.
Video above: Doctors give firsthand accounts of COVID fight in rural areas
Then the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center's technical infrastructure with it. Employees lost access to databases, digital health records, scheduling systems and other online tools they rely on for patient care.
Administrators scrambled to keep the hospital operational — cancelling non-urgent appointments, reverting to pen-and-paper record keeping and rerouting some critical care patients to nearby hospitals.
In its main laboratory, which runs about 8,000 tests a day, employees printed or hand-wrote results and carried them across facilities to specialists. Outdated, internet-free technologies experienced a revival.
"We went around and got every fax machine that we could," said UVM Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Al Gobeille.
The Vermont hospital had fallen prey to a cyberattack, becoming one of the most recent and visible examples of a wave of digital assaults taking U.S. health care providers hostage as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide.
The same day as UVM's attack, the FBI and two federal agencies warned cybercriminals were ramping up efforts to steal data and disrupt services across the health care sector.
By targeting providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand thousands or millions of dollars and wreak havoc until they're paid.
In September, for example, a ransomware attack paralyzed a chain of more than 250 U.S. hospitals and clinics. The resulting outages delayed emergency room care and forced staff to restore critical heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen level monitors with ethernet cabling.
A few weeks earlier, in Germany, a woman's death became the first fatality believed to result from a ransomware attack. Earlier in October, facilities in Oregon, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin and California also fell prey to suspected ransomware attacks.
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Ransomware is also partly to blame for some of the nearly 700 private health information breaches, affecting about 46.6 million people and currently being investigated by the federal government. In the hands of a criminal, a single patient record — rich with details about a person's finances, insurance and medical history — can sell for upward of $1,000 on the black market, experts say.
Over the course of 2020, many hospitals postponed technology upgrades or cybersecurity training that would help protect them from the newest wave of attacks, said health care security expert Nick Culbertson.
"The amount of chaos that's just coming to a head here is a real threat," he said.
With COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations climbing nationwide, experts say health care providers are dangerously vulnerable to attacks on their ability to function efficiently and manage limited resources.
Even a small technical disruption can quickly ripple out into patient care when a center's capacity is stretched thin, said Vanderbilt University's Eric Johnson, who studies the health impacts of cyberattacks.
"November has been a month of escalating demands on hospitals," he said. "There's no room for error. From a hacker's perspective, it's perfect."
A 'call to arms' for hospitals
The day after the Oct. 28 cyberattack, 53-year-old Joel Bedard, of Jericho, arrived for a scheduled appointment at the Burlington hospital.
He was able to get in, he said, because his fluid-draining treatment is not high-tech and is something he's gotten regularly as he waits for a liver transplant.
"I got through, they took care of me, but man, everything is down," Bedard said. He said he saw no other patients that day. Much of the medical staff idled, doing crossword puzzles and explaining they were forced to document everything by hand.
"All the students and interns are, like, 'How did this work back in the day?'" he said.
Since the attack, the Burlington-based hospital network has referred all questions about its technical details to the FBI, which has refused to release any additional information, citing an ongoing criminal investigation. Officials don't believe any patient suffered immediate harm, or that any personal patient information was compromised.
But more than a month later, the hospital is still recovering.
There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but tough months are ahead for COVID-19 expert says
Some employees have been furloughed until they can return to their regular duties.
Oncologists could not access older patient scans that could help them, for example, compare tumor size over time.
And, until recently, emergency department clinicians could take X-rays of broken bones but couldn't electronically send the images to radiologists at other sites in the health network.
"We didn't even have internet," said Dr. Kristen DeStigter, chair of UVM Medical Center's radiology department.
Video: Pennsylvania health secretary concerned about hospitalization rates
Soldiers with the state's National Guard cyber unit have helped hospital IT workers scour the programming code in hundreds of computers and other devices, line-by-line, to wipe any remaining malicious code that could re-infect the system. Many have been brought back online, but others were replaced entirely.
Col. Christopher Evans said it's the first time the unit, which was founded about 20 years ago, has been called upon to perform what the guard calls "a real-world" mission. "We have been training for this day for a very long time," he said.
It could be several more weeks before all the related damage is repaired and the systems are operating normally again, Gobeille said.
"I don't want to get peoples' hopes up and be wrong," he said. "Our folks have been working 24/7. They are getting closer and closer every day."
It will be a scramble for other health care providers to protect themselves against the growing threat of cyberattacks if they haven't already, said data security expert Larry Ponemon.
"It's not like hospital systems need to do something new," he said. "They just need to do what they should be doing anyway."
Current industry reports indicate health systems spend only 4% to 7% of their IT budget on cybersecurity, whereas other industries like banking or insurance spend three times as much.
Research by Ponemon's consulting firm shows only about 15% of health care organizations have adopted the technology, training and procedures necessary to manage and thwart the stream of cyberattacks they face on a regular basis.
"The rest are out there flying with their head down. That number is unacceptable," Ponemon said. "It's a pitiful rate."
And it's part of why cybercriminals have focused their attention on health care organizations — especially now, as hospitals across the country are coping with a surge of COVID-19 patients, he said.
"We're seeing true clinical impact," said health care cybersecurity consultant Dan L. Dodson. "This is a call to arms."


Using results from the previous page, we plotted a chart showing the SSR-750PX's efficiency at low loads, and loads from 10 to 110 percent of its maximum-rated capacity.
The SSR-750PX achieves high efficiency under normal and light loads.
In the following tests, we measure the SSR-750PX's efficiency at loads significantly lower than 10 percent of its maximum capacity (the lowest load the 80 PLUS standard measures). The loads we dialed were 20, 40, 60, and 80W. This is important for representing when a PC is idle, with power-saving features turned on.
The PSU's efficiency is high under light loads, and its operating noise is kept low thanks to the semi-passive mode.
We would like to see a more efficient 5VSB rail; it seems like Seasonic didn't pay much attention to this one.
Vampire power is kept low with both voltage inputs.
Seasonic's semi-passive mode lasts quite a long time. Beyond that, the PSU's noise remains under 20 dB(A) up to about 550W of load. In a worst-case scenario, output noise lands within the 30-35 dB(A) region. All in all, this is a quiet PSU thanks to its relaxed fan profile and FDB fan.


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By Fr. George Rutler
This Current Era and Our Role in it
Column: From the Pastor
Like the optimist who sees a glass of water half-full and the pessimist who sees it half-empty, people assess the times in which they live by their personality. Each age has had its crises, but the time in which we live seems especially fit to the description with which Dickens began A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…"
While other generations have known philosophical and physical conflicts, ours is conspicuous for an evaporation of moral certitudes by which good and bad are judged. Our Lord warned against pessimism (Luke 17:23), but he also cautioned against the deceits of false optimists who would caricature Christ to promote evil (Matthew 24).
The Catechism is clear: "Before Christ's second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the 'mystery of iniquity' in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth" (CCC 675).
No cogent veteran of the last century, with its mega-villains, could deny the existence of Satan. But the Lord of Death and Prince of Lies employs his agents to kill babies, shatter families, corrupt priests, and mock the Church. Each modern economic, sexual, and artistic "liberation" has masqueraded as an "angel of Light" (2 Corinthians 11:14).
In the fourteenth century Saint Bridget of Sweden predicted: "During the first part of (the Antichrist's) reign, he plays more the part of sanctity; but when he gains complete control, he persecutes the Church of God and reveals all his wickedness."
During the bicentennial of our own nation, the future Saint John Paul II said in Philadelphia to a crowd not altogether paying attention: "We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think that the wide circle of the American Society, or the whole wide circle of the Christian Community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, between the Gospel and the anti-Gospel, between Christ and the antichrist. "
In dealing with "principalities and powers not of this world" (Ephesians 6:12), human politics and social reforms to fight them are as useless as a pea shooter. Spiritual combat begins and ends with worship of the one true God in His one true Church. The prime Antichrist hates that the most. Around the year 300, Abba Apollo said, "The Devil has no knees, . . . he cannot worship, he cannot adore.
View Articles Father Rutler was ordained to the diaconate in Rome by His Eminence William Cardinal Baum in 1980 and received priestly ordination in St. Patrick's... MORE »


It's great to be a part of this group! I just finished a Master of Science in Safety Management and have 5 years work experience in EHS. So all of the discussions are very pertinent to me and my professional involvement.
Unfortunately, currently I'm between positions and looking avidly! Any advice? Or would you perhaps know someone who is looking for an EHS Coordinator? My email is gilbert159@hotmail.com.
Great to be a part of the group-thanks again!
Jack welcome to the Safety Community, I hope you will find the Safety Community to be a tremendous resource to meet your goals. If you have the time, we would benefit from your knowledge and experience with Forum discussion(s).
Welcome to Online Safety Community's Best Practices group.


Which checkout line is faster?
Dan Meyer writes about his research on which line is faster at the store? Awesome. One quick tidbit is the minimum time for one person is about 50 seconds, but an average item adds about 3 seconds. So it's faster to pick a line with up to 17 more items vs a line with one more person that has only one item.
Now which line would you pick? Line 3 is predictable, but Line 1 could finish really fast; or take a really long time.


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Never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
flowery tributes to "freedom" by conservatives and libertarians sound like a modern-day Italian quoting the legal codes of the Papal States. If "freedom" means control over your own property, Americans have not been free for at least fifty years….
The distinction between Tucker Carlson and his Conservatism Inc. critics is the distinction between confrontation and collaboration.
Collaboration is also known as compromise, a word favored by faux conservatives because it connotes virtue. But there is nothing virtuous about it. Compromise between good and evil necessarily results in more evil.
[t]he lack of something, if it's truly important to a person, is an incentive for that person to find a way to afford the something. That's what my parents' generation did, even in the depths of the Great Depression, without going on the dole. There's no reason why later generations can't do it; it's merely assumed that they can't. But lots of people do it. I did it; my children did it; my grandchildren are doing it.
Republicans used to say such things openly and with conviction, before they became afraid of seeming "mean." Principled conservatives should still be thinking and saying such things. When conservatives compromise their principles because they don't want to seem "mean," they are complicit in the country's march down the road to serfdom — dependency on and obeisance to the central government.
Every advance in the direction of serfdom becomes harder and harder to reverse. The abolition of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid is now unthinkable, even though those programs have caused hundreds of millions of Americans to become addicted to government handouts….
The best time — usually the only time — to kill a government program is before it starts. That's why conservatives shouldn't compromise.
Build the wall, drain the swamp, nominate justices who drive leftists crazy. Never give in.
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Becca can host 1 dog per night.
Becca can host 1 dog per day for day care.
Your dog is a very special member of your family. I know how important it is for you to be sure they're getting the best care possible. When you choose me to care for your dog, their happiness is just as much a priority to me as it is to you.
Your dog will enjoy the company of my friendly dog, trips to the park, and sniffs around the neighborhood. We will go to new places and explore new things. We will eat, play, (and nap) together. Your dog will be treated like a member of my family for as long as they stay!
- ASK ME about hosting more than one dog from the same family.
- ASK ME about accepting dogs up to ~70 lbs!
- ASK ME about professional pet photos!
- ASK ME about airport/train station pick up/drop off!
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Labor leader tells Canton Council: Hire local
Ed Balint
A labor leader told City Council that the Medline Industries project, which is receiving city incentives, should be employing more local contractors.
William Sherer II, business manager for Ironworkers Local 550 in Canton, also implored council and other city officials to ensure that workers on the Medline construction project at Mills Industrial Park are being paid prevailing wage.
Council President Allen Schulman said he was "outraged" that the company was not hiring more local contractors, including members of Local 550. "We need every job we can get," he said.
Medline is a national manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies and services. A distribution facility is being constructed. About 30 full-time jobs are expected to be created.
Sherer estimated that about 80 percent of the contractors on the project are from outside the state. And he said that about half of the roughly 420 members of Local 550 have been unemployed for the last 16 months, with some members "starving to death" because the members are running out of unemployment benefits.
Sherer said he based the estimate on information he's received through his affiliation with the building trades. Sherer said he's also taken part in a conference call between the city administration and Medline officials.
Work on the project started about a week-and-a-half ago, said Sherer, who commended city officials for attracting the Medline project.
Schulman said he would like council to receive weekly reports regarding prevailing wage and city projects in general.
Following the meeting, Mayor William J. Healy II said that conference calls have occurred within the last few months between the administration and corporate officials with Medline "to encourage (the company) to share information and give local workers the chance to bid on the work and open up relations."
Medline officials had been confused about the prevailing wage issue, Healy said.
Prevailing wages are re-quired for the construction project because Medline has received grant funding and incentives, Law Director Joseph Martuccio said. Pre-vailing wages are set by the state, he said. However, Medline is not required to exclusively hire local labor, said Martuccio.
The prevailing wage officer already visits job sites in Canton, Healy said.


Screenwriting is different from other literary forms. The script is essentially a "blueprint" that will guide the other filmmakers through the production of the film. Often, the final film will differ from what was on the page. These differences can be as small as a few simple dialogue changes, or as large as a complete change in tone, direction, and intent. Accepting this process is key to being a screenwriter who not only writes well, but will work well with the other people involved in the film's production.
In addition to being the blueprint for the film, the script also serves as a way to get that film made in the first place. Based on the strength of your screenplay, budget, talent, and enthusiasm, the film will fall into place. It is the strength of the story that can secure financing and production talent. It's not innovative and thrilling setpieces or even a smattering of really great scenes peppered throughout your script, but a cohesive, intriguing story that holds the reader's (and eventually the viewer's) attention from beginning to end. This is such a basic concept, and yet one that seems utterly lost on some screenwriters, even those already established in Hollywood.
This adage is always "Write what you know". This is excellent advice as writing from your personal experience will make the story, characters and tone believable.
The flip side of this is the joke that all first time scripts by writers who have recently moved to Hollywood are about...the struggles of a young writer recently moved to Hollywood. So write what you know but choose something of interest to an audience. You would be amazed at how easily a little known hobby of yours or a quirky friend translates into a scene or a character. Shamelessly mine your personal history and cut and paste characteristics of your friends together and you will be surprised at how little you need to spin from whole cloth.
The first ten pages of script are said to be the most important. They should begin to show how the entire film will work as a whole.
More often than not, the beginning screenwriter will find that his first sold screenplay will result in low-budget film. This also applies to those writing for the independent film scene.
With that in mind, it may not be a good idea to call for giant six-legged creatures scurrying up the side of a skyscraper or epic space battles across multiple solar systems in your script. While such effects can be done on a limited budget, they will not be of similar quality to those features for which money is not a constraint.
It is not only extended special effects sequences that can break a budget, but also a large cast and/or sets. For low-budget films, try to keep both the cast and the different locations as few in number as possible. While this may seem limiting to a writer's creativity, many find the opposite to be true when they are confronted with the challenge of creating a compelling and memorable story within the confines of a low budget.
Of course, if money is not an issue, feel free to create a Lawrence of Arabia-style epic with a cast of thousands and CGI that would break ILM.
Screenwriting books come in two forms: those written by successful screenwriters in Hollywood and those by, well, other types of people. And while you may be thinking that you would prefer to read a book on screenwriting by someone who has actually sold a script, both types of books actually have their strengths and weaknesses. Successful screenwriters have a certain pedigree to their "how-to" books because they have actually been there and done that. However, success in artistic fields is rarely formulaic. They themselves may be confused as to what it was exactly in their script that allowed them to sell it in the first place. These books tend to be slightly muddled in thought and offer a strong temptation to handle things the way this particular author did (because, after all, he did sell his script). While his method may have worked for him, it may not work for you for any number of reasons. These books are worth reading because they do offer a glimpse into the thought-process of a successful screenwriter, along with the usual samples that you can study, but just remember to take their pathway and alter it to fit your writing style and personality.
The other type of screenwriting books usually comes from academia: often from a professor who has never sold a screenplay, but seems to know a lot about the format. These books are useful in learning the mechanics of the screenplay. It is crucial for a first-time writer to remember that all the characterization and pathos in the world cannot help a script that doesn't hold true to the basic foundation of what makes a screenplay a screenplay in the first place. While it is true that there are plenty of scripts that break convention, knowing the convention is the only way you can break it successfully. The writers of these books can take a more generalized view of the process and focus in on things like act structures, climaxes, and inciting incidents, but rarely offer the advice on making your characters and story come alive. So any good writer will have a library that has at least two books from these two separate categories.
These are the two most well known screenwriting "gurus," though neither has written a successful movie. This does not mean they have nothing worthwhile to say; both writers are good analysts of structure and form.
Goldman won an Academy Award for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", another one for "All the President's Men" and he has written (among others) two famous books on screenwriting, Adventures in The Screen Trade and More Adventures in the Screen Trade. The oft-quoted "nobody knows anything" (meaning you can have all the right elements for a great movie and flop at the box office) is a quote from "Adventures in the Screen Trade". Although he does not teach structure, as Syd Field or Robert McKee do, he does provide often funny, sometimes heart-breaking insights into the life of a working (striving and surviving) screenwriter in Hollywood. His books are no screenwriting manuals, but the life and heart that are lacking in McKee's or Field's books are abundant in his memoirs. Read McKee once, so you know what people talk about when they mention "inciting incident" and other McKeeisms,... but read Goldman every now and then, to be inspired, and know that, as hard as you think writing is for you, it is even harder for him.
An excellent counterweight to the more structural and formalistic screenwriting guides. Includes inspiring and original suggestions for approaching the process of generating and elaborating story ideas. Also contains insightful analyses of a number of classic films, concentrating on the sequence (a series of scenes) as an essential building block.
The Creator of the Emmy-winning series Babylon Five (as well as other credits too numerous to mention), J. Michael Straczynski provides a notable tome that marries insider experience with practical tips for outlining, writing, finding an agent, pitching and more. While his topic is broad (with sections on writing for movies, television, animation, radio, theatre and the business itself) his grasp and the script examples alone make it a worthy read. Producing between 2000 and 3000 pages of published or produced material every year, authors don't get much more credible than this.
Okay, so he's not a screenwriter. He is, however, one of the best-selling authors of all time, so anything he has to say about writing is probably worth listening to. King's book On Writing is excellent as he tries to come to grips with what causes us to create, and looks at where the writing comes from. Anybody doing any sort of writing will find this book most useful.
WORDPLAY / wordplayer.com is a phenomenal resource. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are working screenwriters who co-wrote the DreamWorks animated feature SHREK, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Computer Animated Film in 2002. These guys have written a number of brilliant essays and articles on the art and business of screenwriting that are essential reading.
A blog on "information, theory and debate for the professional television and film writer". Lots of useful info.
FreeFilmSchool.Org has extensive articles on all phases of independent film production from developing screenplay ideas to marketing the finished film.
At http://www.storyanddrama.com/storytelling-tutorials/ authors will find an Introduction to storytelling explaining the basic concepts then a Working Method which describes the creative process of writing a script in 5 steps.
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We will begin filling your orders of fresh wild blueberries on Friday, August 4, 2017.
The U-Pick field will be opening on Friday, August 4. The hours for the U-Pick field are sunrise to sunset, Monday through Saturday (closed on Sundays). As we have shared, the U-Pick field will not be as bountiful as in years past, but the quality of the blueberries remain the same.
Rosalie will have her Old Blueberry Farm Gift Shop open throughout the entire season. She has more of those adorable blueberry aprons, purses, and potholders. You will also find various framed pictures, soaps, dishware, pillows and jewelry. Be sure to allow a few extra minutes to browse her shop when you're here. You'll find unique items that make great gifts.
See you soon on the barn porch!


W przyszłym roku ma się ukazać nowy silnik Epic Games Unreal Engine 4. Czy tak będą wyglądać w przyszlości gry?
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September 19, 2015 by Captain Cassidy
I Bet Kim Davis Thought This Was Super-Sneaky And Oh So Clever September 19, 2015 Captain Cassidy
The ongoing saga of sanctimonious bigot Kim Davis, the Kentucky County Clerk who went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, continues. She got out of jail after the holiday weekend and returned to work this week. But apparently she is not content to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and has decided to sneak around instead trying to circumvent the judge's condition for her release: that she either do her job or get out of the way of the deputy clerks who are willing to do her job for her.
Yeah, this expression feels familiar right now. (Credit: M B, CC-NoDerivs license.) Just how much work does a county clerk in that area of Kentucky even have to do that Kim Davis needs all those deputies, anyway?
At the end of her time in jail, the judge involved was satisfied that she'd quit trying to block people's civil rights, so he let her go free. Immediately the Religious Right swept into action declaring, no kidding, that she was just like God, Rosa Parks, and a variety of other figures who they mistakenly think Kim Davis resembles in their rush to make her into their newest mascot. Goodness knows they needed one–their mascots keep turning out to be really sketchy, which we'll be talking about soon.
Ah, but one should never underestimate the sheer determination of a toxic Christian. No matter how bad they've lost, no matter how thoroughly they've been trounced, toxic Christians have a tough time accepting reality. Like the Black Knight did in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, they will keep doing every single thing they can to force the rest of us to drag them kicking and screaming bloody murder every inch of the way toward progress and to impede the rest of us using every single strategy they can possibly think of to forestall their inevitable slide into total irrelevance. They are the bunions on the feet of humanity, functioning only to slow us down and make progress as painful and hard-won as they possibly can. Remember we were talking about people like that last time in the history post? Some folks just need to hate others and feel superior, and they'll find a way to do that no matter how dishonest and morally questionable–even repulsive–their actions look to outsiders.
Here's what went down.
One of the deputy clerks that works under Kim Davis, Brian Mason, has always been up-front about his willingness to issue marriage licenses in Rowan County to anybody who qualifies by law to receive one. In other words, he was doing his goddamned job like any civil servant should be doing. Indeed, apparently he's been issuing licenses all week without any trouble.
Mr. Mason's lawyer, Richard Hughes, just filed a notice in court Friday saying that Kim Davis snuck* behind Mr. Mason's back to change the wording on the licenses enough to possibly "undermine their validity." The judge had requested status updates every two weeks from the recalcitrant Ms. Davis, but this is an alarming enough development that nobody wanted to wait that long.
Mr. Hughes wrote in the notice he filed that Kim Davis removed the following information from the marriage licenses her office has been issuing since her return to work:
* Her name;
* The county's name;
* And all references to deputy clerks at all.
The form now has Mr. Mason's specific name on it but not his title, and only has a space for him to put his initials down rather than signing his full signature. And apparently Ms. Davis wants the form to be notarized, which isn't something that marriage licenses ever require in that county. The ACLU's lawyers agree that she seems to be trying to insist that the person issuing the licenses do so in the capacity of a notary public rather than as a deputy county clerk, which pretty much invalidates the license all by itself.
So Kim Davis snuck around behind her clerks' backs to make the changes to the marriage licenses after her release, but the changes she snuck into the marriage licenses violate her state's laws about what information such licenses must contain. Mr. Hughes characterized these changes as "really bizarre," which I think about sums everything up. Indeed, I'm hard-pressed to see the difference between one of these doctored-up licenses and the certificate I got for making it into the National Junior Honor Society in middle school.
There are really only two reads I can give on this situation. Either Kim Davis is so stone-cold ignorant and blitheringly incompetent that she has no idea what legally must be on the forms her office hands out and files and she is acting out of frantic thoughtlessness, or else she is so nasty and evil-minded that she is deliberately using the fear of an invalid marriage license to force others to comply with her bigoted whims and demands in one of the worst examples of extortion I've ever seen: "do what I demand or I will put your children's and marriages' legal status at risk." (Feel free to speculate about her version of "God;" I sure as hell am.) I've known a lot of Christians like her so I'm not inclined toward generosity here–plus, I defy anyone to watch videos of her and come away thinking she is overflowing with the milk of human kindness. If anything, she is a good example of why Christians need to drop that whole "love the sinner/hate the sin" charade. And she's got a lawyer advising her, so even if she were simply ignorant and incompetent, I'd expect him at least to know better.
For his own part, Kim Davis' lawyer (who is with the weirdly racist hate group, talking-point generator, and conspiracy-theory factory Liberty Counsel) is weaseling out of the whole accusation. He's always been very clear about his and his client's unwillingness to comply with the now-crystal-clarified law, so I don't know why anybody expected anything else than the following excuse, which I'm just going to quote in full because it is that much of a laugh riot:
Davis' lawyer, Mat Staver, disputed the claim. "Kim Davis said Monday that her name and title would not appear on the forms and later that same day the Governor said the forms were valid," he said. "And Judge Bunning's order releasing Kim Davis said a form altered by Brian the day after the contempt hearing while Kim was in jail was valid. So there is no new development."
I'm sure in Jesus-land that word salad makes perfect sense. In Reality-land, it's another signal that the Religious Right is losing–and losing hard. I wonder if Mat Staver and his cronies ever feel outraged sometimes that America has moved past that happy mythical time they clearly think existed when right-wing Christians never had to justify anything they did. (Also, that dude needs to take some classes in extemporaneous speaking.)
As it is, it's quite clear to me that Kim Davis and her supporters want a fight. Maybe they think Jesus will save them at the last second, which would be quite a change from his operating philosophy of the last 2000 years, for sure, or maybe they think that the American public will rise up in armed revolt to support them since Jesus seems so danged quiet lately, but either way, it's clear they are spoiling for this to go to the wall. I'm sure that losing that fight won't bother her overmuch; if she wins, then YAY JESUS! while if she loses, then YAY MARTYRBATION! Unfortunately, folks like her don't need much motivation to keep flying their flag high.
On the plus side, she and her supporters are dealing some serious body blows to their end of the religion with every new development in this soap opera of a story. Even if they did win this skirmish, which is looking increasingly unlikely, they will end up losing some big battles all the faster. It just sucks that so many very real people will be negatively impacted by the Religious Right's culture war until someone finally puts a peaceful, lawful end to their shenanigans.
We've actually got a real post coming later on, but I saw this on my phone and I'm battling insomnia so I wanted to write about it.
I'm hoping that "snuck" is okay. I know it's supposed to be "sneaked," but it just feels so wrong.
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There were a few flaws with Garrison I, not the least of which was all the player characters looking the same unless you had a one meg machine. But if you thought that Garrison II would sort them all out, think again.
Yes, despite being sold for another £25 as a standalone program, the so-called sequel is indeed just another set of 128 levels in a castle. To hammer home the point, you can use the program disc from G I with the data disc from G II, and vice versa.
The only differences are that a rather pokey loading screen has been added, the plot has changed, and that a bit more thought has been expended on some of the designs for the levels.
The new story is that the princess has fallen ill and five of her trusty lackeys have been charged with recovering a healing herb from the top of a magician's 128 storey tower.
Whether there is in fact a herb is open to conjecture, since there's no way that I can get anywhere near the top, and I doubt very much that any one else will either. Garrison II is hard with a capital H.
Although I liked the original music, it's a bit of a con not bothering to change it - every sound effect has been faithfully reproduced. At least the levels are more fun now. The invisible mazes were extremely frustrating and I haven't come across one in the new version. It's obvious that the programmers have a rather vicious sense of humour. When you have experienced the level called Deluxe Pain 2 you'll know what I mean.
Garrison II is recommended, but not if you don't have loads of money, or have Garrison. If you have the original you'll have to answer the question, do I cough up £25 for a new data disc?
It is a pity that Rainbow Arts hasn't improved the gameplay in areas like letting four players on screen simultaneously. Maybe we'll get that in Garrison III.
Anyway, it's still a cracking program, and nearest thing you are ever going to get to Gauntlet on your Amiga.
Those in the know will be aware that Gauntlet II, now available on the 64 was more of the hit D&D coin-op Gauntlet with extra features like moving walls, acid pools, sticky ground and new beasties. This is true also for Garrison II, the follow-up to Rainbow Arts' well-received clone.
The major problem I can see with it is the close similarity it bears to its predecessor. Extra features aside there is little in Garrison II to make you buy it if you already have Garrison I. Things might have been different had Rainbow Arts remedied some of the deficiencies of the first game. I am thinking particularly of the way all the characters look the same unless you have one meg. Whilst you obviously know which character you have under control, and they have different weaponry, you can, when things get a bit hectic and you are bunched up close together, get confused.
A sequel, to me, means an improved and updated version, but RA have not done that. Instead they have produced more of the same, with different rooms and ghouls, but the same characters, speed and feel. That said, the game's original good points are still there as well, with good graphics, and a fair reproduction of the hectic Gauntlet gameplay. There are 128 new rooms, and a number of new features like stun tiles and lava pools mentioned earlier.


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Baroness Philippine took over the running of her family estates, which also include the châteaus Clerc-Milon and d'Armailhac, as well as the global success Mouton Cadet, following her father's death in 1988. As chairwoman of Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A., she steered both Mouton and the other properties to new qualitative heights and was one of Bordeaux's most prominent figures. She also played a leading role at Opus One, the Napa Valley winery her father had started with vintner Robert Mondavi and his family.
"Philippine was a bright and enduring star," said Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Wine Spectator. "The whole world of wine will miss her." Wine Spectator has the full story.


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Women's History Month: Harriet Mills
Posted in Women in History, Women in War, Women's History Month, tagged brainwashing, China, Fulbright, Harriet Mills on March 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Harriet Mills, Scholar Held in 'Brainwashing Prison' in China, Dies at 95
By SAM ROBERTS MARCH 29, 2016
Harriet Mills in an undated photo made available by her sister. After returning from captivity in China, she taught Chinese language and literature at Columbia, Cornell and the University of Michigan.
Harriet Mills, a Fulbright scholar from New York who was imprisoned as an American spy in Communist China for more than four years and was widely believed to have been a victim of brainwashing, died on March 5 in Mitchelville, Md. She was 95.
The cause was complications of dementia, said her sister, Angie, her only immediate survivor.
When she was released in 1955, Ms. Mills described herself as an unpaid "espionage agent" for the United States and Britain, called Americans "warmongers" and said she believed that the United States had engaged in germ warfare during the Korean War.
Ms. Mills later wrote a magazine article saying the Chinese government was engaged in the "greatest campaign in human history to reshape the minds of men."
Writing in The Atlantic Monthly in 1959, she said the "complex interplay of psychological and personal factors gives the technique its special character and power," and concluded that "to be unprogressive in China is not simply a political verdict; it is social suicide as well."


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Six of 22 Air Routes Inaugurated Under UDAN operationalised in North East
To connect the unconnected regions in the country, 22 new routes have been operationalised in the last 3 days under the UDAN scheme.
In all,6 new routes have been operationalised in North-East India. First direct flight from Shillong (Meghalaya) to Agartala (Tripura) under the UDAN scheme was flagged off today after the successful commencement of the flight operations on Shillong (Meghalaya)- Silchar (Assam) route
The operationalisation of these routes aligns with the objectives of UDAN scheme to strengthen the aerial network of the country, create affordable, yet economically viable and profitable air travel on regional routes.
Till date, 57 unserved and underserved airports (including 5 heliports + 2 water aerodrome) with 347 routes have been operationalised under UDAN across the length and breadth of India.
On March 28,2021, 18 new routes were flagged off under the UDAN scheme. The routes that commenced operations were Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) to Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) which is a state supported UDAN route, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) to Bangalore (Karnataka), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and Chennai (Tamil Nadu), from Agra (Uttar Pradesh) to Bangalore (Karnataka) & Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), from Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) to Bhubaneswar (Odisha) & Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). In addition to these routes, new flight connectivity was established from Dibrugarh (Assam) to Dimapur (Nagaland).
The Indigo airlines was awarded the Shillong-Agartala, Shillong – Silchar, Kurnool - Bangalore, Vishakhapatnam, and Chennai routes under the UDAN 4 bidding process last year. In addition to these, Agra to Bangalore and Agra to Bhopal route under UDAN 3, Prayagraj to Bhubaneswar and Prayagraj to Bhopal route under UDAN 2, and Dibrugarh to Dimapur were awarded under UDAN 3 bidding process. Alliance Air was awarded the Lucknow – Gorakhpur route under the UDAN 3 bidding process.