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Mowgli Trailer – Andy Serkis offers up a darker motion-capture take on The Jungle Book
After the huge success of Disney's live-action Jungle Book, many wondered how the planned Andy Serkis directed take of Rudyard Kipling's tales was going to find its place. Well, it seems Warner Bros. has decided to leave a couple of years between the movies and to sell it as the darkest, most intense version of the story yet – as evidenced by the first trailer and featurette. There's also a poster that looks oddly like it's from a 1960s/1970s exploitation horror film.
Synopsis: 'Motion capture and live action are blended for "Mowgli," a new, big-screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic The Jungle Book. The film features an impressive roster of stars under the direction of Andy Serkis.
'The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
'The actors performing the roles of the story's central animal characters are: Oscar winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter," the "Dark Knight" Trilogy) as the cunning panther, Bagheera; Oscar winner Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine," "The Aviator") as the sinister snake, Kaa; Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game," "Avengers: Infinity War") as the fearsome tiger, Shere Khan; Oscar nominee Naomie Harris ("Moonlight," "Skyfall") as Nisha, the female wolf, who adopts the baby Mowgli as one of her cubs; and Andy Serkis (the "Planet of the Apes" trilogy, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") as the wise bear, Baloo. On the human side, Matthew Rhys ("The Post") is Lockwood; Freida Pinto ("Knight of Cups") is Messua; and young actor Rohan Chand ("The Hundred-Foot Journey," "Bad Words") will play Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves.'
The film is due in cinemas on October 19th. Take a look at the first trailer and poster below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, Tom Hollander DIRECTORS: Adny Serkis
New Ocean's Eight Trailer – Sandra Bullock leads a star-studded female team on a heist
April 15, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Synopsis: 'Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter team up in the action adventure Ocean's 8. Five years, eight months, 12 days…and counting. That's how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life.
'She knows what it's going to take—a team of the best in their field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller (Cate Blanchett). Together, they recruit a crew of specialists: jeweller Amita (Kaling); street con Constance (Awkwafina); expert fence Tammy (Paulson); hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna); and fashion designer Rose (Bonham Carter). The target is a cool $150 million dollars in diamonds—diamonds that will be around the neck of world-famous actress Daphne Kluger (Hathaway), who will be centerstage at the event of the year, the Met Gala.
'The plan is rock solid, but everything will need to be flawless if the team is going to get in and get away with the ice. All in plain sight. "Ocean's 8" also stars James Corden as an insurance investigator trying to put the pieces together, and Richard Armitage as Kluger's unwitting date at the Gala.'
The film hits UK cinemas on 22nd June. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson DIRECTORS: Gary Ross FILMS: Ocean's Ocho
The House with a Clock in Its Walls Trailer – Cate Blanchett & Jack Black star in the creepy family film
Synopsis: 'In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett star in The House with a Clock in Its Walls, from Amblin Entertainment. The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. But his new town's sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead.
'Based on the beloved children's classic written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, The House with a Clock in Its Walls is directed by master frightener Eli Roth and written by Eric Kripke (creator of TV's Supernatural). Co-starring Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic, it is produced by Mythology Entertainment's Brad Fischer (Shutter Island) and James Vanderbilt (Zodiac), as well as Kripke.
'The House With A Clock In Its Walls will be coming to cinemas on 28th September 2018.' [Read more…]
ACTORS: Cate Blanchett, Jack Black DIRECTORS: Eli Roth
Ocean's Eight Trailer – Sandra Bullock assembles a star-studded female team for a heist
Who cares about George Clooney, Brad Pitt and co.? We've got a new Ocean's team, led by Sandra Bullock and also including the impressive likes of Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter, while Anne Hathaway is set to be the subject of the heist the lady's are trying to pull off.
Here's the synopsis: 'The tide has turned and it's a whole new "Ocean's" when eight women plan and execute a heist in New York. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock stars in the title role, alongside Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, with Rihanna and Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross is directing.
'Ross directs from a screenplay he wrote with Olivia Milch (upcoming "Dude"), with Steven Soderbergh and Jon Kilik producing, Michael Tadross, Susan Ekins, Sandra Bullock, Diana Alvarez and Bruce Berman executive producing, and Milch co-producing. Filming is taking place in and around New York City.
'Collaborating with Ross behind the scenes are director of photography Eigil Bryld ("In Bruges," "Not Fade Away"), production designer Alex DiGerlando ("Beasts of the Southern Wild," HBO's "True Detective"), editor Juliette Welfling ("Free State of Jones," "The Hunger Games"), costume designer Sarah Edwards ("Tower Heist," Showtime's "Billions"), and composer Nicholas Britell ("The Big Short," "Free State of Jones").'
The film is due in cinemas June 2018. Take a look at the first trailer below. [Read more…]
Thor: Ragnarok (Cinema Review) – The God of Thunder is back & so is The Hulk
October 24, 2017 By George Elcombe Leave a Comment
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum
Director: Taika Waititi
Certificate: 12A
Release Date: October 24th 2017
I have absolutely no problem with Disney churning out Marvel (or Star Wars) films as long as the quality is up to scratch. Thankfully, they are indeed on point with this third and possibly final Thor movie.
Thor: Ragnarok is set two years after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – although that film's events seemed more like a week rather than an age – and our hero Thor, the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth), is forewarned about Ragnarok: a prophecy that spells the destruction of his homeland of Asgard. [Read more…]
Cate Blanchett May Join Jack Black In Eli Roth's House With A Clock In Its Walls
August 16, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Cate Blanchett and Jack Black aren't the first people you'd think of for a movie directed by Eli Roth, the man behind Hostel, Cabin Fever and The Green Inferno. However, Black is already onboard his upcoming The House With A Clock In Its Walls, while Variety report Blanchett is not in talks to join him.
The film is an adaptation of John Bellairs 1973 novel, which was illustrated by Edward Gorey. It 'tells the tale of a recently orphaned 10-year-old boy who discovers a world of hidden passageways, magic, and danger in his uncle's old house.'
As that synopsis suggests, this is going to be different in tone the Roth's often dark, gory and very grown-up movies. The House With A Clock In Its Walls is still in the horror wheelhouse, but Bellair's book was written for younger readers, so it's likely the movie will follow suit.
New Thor: Ragnarok Trailer – (Including a shirtless Chris Hemsworth) Plus an ace new poster for Black Panther
While the first two Thor films were fun, they were sometimes a bit too serious for their own good. It's something that became more of an issue in the second movie, where it became more difficult not to realise how silly some of it was, when everyone was taking it so seriously.
However, it seems that for Thor: Ragnarok they're taking a leaf out of the Guardians Of The Galaxy playbook and introducing a lot more humour. Indeed, there will be a bit of a Guardians crossover, as Jeff Goldblum who was seen as the Grandmaster on Guardian Vol. 2, will also be in the third Thor film. From the evidence of the new trailer, while the additional humour changes Thor, it should work, as it looks a lot of fun.
Alongside a new Thor: Ragnarok trailer and poster, to coincide with Marvel's Comic Con panel, a Black Panther poster has been released, which it has to be said, is pretty cool.
Here's the Thor: Ragnarok synopsis: 'In Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!
'Thor: Ragnarok is directed by Taika Waititi and returns Chris Hemsworth starring as Thor and Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki. They are joined by Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson and Karl Urban, with Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Hopkins.'
Thor: Ragnarok will be in UK cinemas on October 27th. Black Panther will be released February 2018. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston DIRECTORS: Taika Waititi FILMS: Thor 3, Black Panther
Thor: Ragnarok Trailer – Chris Hemsworth has a new haircut & is battling Cate Blanchett
It looks like there's gonna be a bit of a change for the third Thor movie, with more of a Guardians Of The Galaxy feel, rather than the rather po-faced previous adventures. That includes the destruction of Asgard, as well as Thor's infamous hammer, and the demigod getting a brand new hairdo.
It certainly looks like it could be a lot of fun, with a goth Cate Blanchett causing trouble, and Thor having to face Hulk in hand-to-hand combat.
Here's the synopsis: 'In Marvel Studios' "Thor: Ragnarok," Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk! "Thor: Ragnarok" thunders into UK Cinemas this October.'
Take a look at the new trailer and poster below. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston DIRECTORS: Taika Waititi FILMS: Thor 3
First Look At Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett & The Women Of Ocean's 8
The Ocean's franchise is coming back, but George Clooney, Brad Pitt and co. won't be around this turn (although Matt Damon will show up for a cameo), with the action moving across to an octet of women who are getting into the heist game. The movie is now shooting and the first image from the film has been released, as you can see above.
It has to be said though, the ladies don't look like they're having a lot of fun in the pic.
Ross directs from a screenplay he wrote with Olivia Milch (upcoming "Dude"), with Steven Soderbergh and Jon Kilik producing, Michael Tadross, Susan Ekins, Sandra Bullock, Diana Alvarez and Bruce Berman executive producing, and Milch co-producing. Filming is taking place in and around New York City.
'The film is set for release in Summer 2018 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.'
Manifesto Trailer – Cate Blanchett takes on the art world as 13 different characters
Cate Blanchett is already renowned as one of the most versatile actors around, winning herself two Oscar. Hell, she was even convincing as a unique version of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes I'm Not There. Now she's taking on 13 different roles in the Manifesto.
Here's the synopsis: 'Tour-de-force: a term so overused that we need an undeniable acting performance to renew its meaning for cinema. Cate Blanchett has just given us one, going all-out in Manifesto. Already respected as one of the best actresses in film, Blanchett raises the bar even higher by playing 13 different roles in Manifesto, embodying some of the most influential and emotional artist manifestos in history.
'The architect of this unique film idea is director Julian Rosefeldt, a veteran of intricate films and installations. In Manifesto, he uses the words from various twentieth century manifestos of artists, architects, and filmmakers for dialogue. With a gorgeous production and luscious cinematography that would make Baz Luhrmann proud, Rosefeldt puts Blanchett in the everyday world—as a housewife, a factory worker, or a TV anchor—declaring the words that have inspired whole art movements. Manifesto is entertaining while also asking us to question if these passionate statements still hold true and inspire us today.'
The movie will premiere later this month at the Sundance Film Festival. [Read more…]
ACTORS: Cate Blanchett


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Home Popular lifehacks Are there any Smith and Wesson guns with the same serial number?
Are there any Smith and Wesson guns with the same serial number?
In other words there would have been K22's, K32's and K38's all sharing the same serial number range. It is even possible to have consecutive serial number guns that are different models as Smith didnt do things in serial number order. Thanks I did not know that.
Can a serial number on a s and W be off?
There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers and your gun may actually be a year off from what is listed. The precise shipping date as "lettered" can be several years off depending on model. For the exact date on your gun request the letter from S&W Historian Roy Jinks. Pre-War N frame.
What was batch number on Webley and Scott air pistol?
Later Pistols were the marked with usually a threedigit batch number. This was to identify parts that were fitted to specific guns has they were processed round the factory. No Air Pistols were produced 1940-1945. Guns with BIRMINGHAM 4 on the side of the cylinder were made up to 1958 after which the 4 was Removed.
How to identify a s and W revolver and when was it made?
Many people have questions about how to identify a S&W revolver and when was it made. I borrowed this from a thread on Highroad.org forum. It has a lot of info that might be of interest to many of you. This is where to look for the model number (not used until around 1957). Sometimes the serial number is here, especially in later models.
Are there different models of Smith and Wesson K22?
Also, frames shared serial number blocks among models. In other words there would have been K22's, K32's and K38's all sharing the same serial number range. It is even possible to have consecutive serial number guns that are different models as Smith didnt do things in serial number order.
When did Smith and Wesson start publishing model numbers?
Smith & Wesson did not have model numbers until 1957. They rarely printed the model names on the guns. Is it a S&W? Is it a six-shooter? Is there any other tradename on the gun or grips? Can we have photos? Will you give us a redacted serial number, e.g. 123XXX? Help us help you. And, welcome aboard. Photos are a big help in identifying any gun.
How old is a Smith and Wesson revolver?
One of the most common postings I've noticed on gun forums begins with a member that has a Smith & Wesson revolver; they want to know everything about what it is, how old it is, and how much it's worth.
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In the Mirage relations partners don't struggle by "hitting" each other "Vulnerable" function as both have their partners "Vulnerable" function in their subconscious block (same as with Duals). But unlike Duals they only share half of their values. The way one partner transmits information is understandable by the other, but the information itself is not interesting, because their "Leading" function passes the information to the subconscious block of the other partner outside of his values.
In this relations there is no productive discussion. The goals of the partners are also different. Although it feels like one could understand the other, in fact the motives and aims always remain incomprehensible to the other partner.


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Q: How can I select file from icloud or dropbox, drive to upload in Titanium Appcelerator Anybody help me on how can I select file from iCloud or Dropbox, Drive to upload in Titanium Appcelerator. I'm working on a upload document function

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Sam Kuykendall, Reporter|November 15, 2019
Photo: Sierra Sellers
Raiders 26, Chargers 24
A Thursday night game between two middle-of-the-pack teams turned into a back and forth game, with the Raiders coming out on top with an 18 yard run by Josh Jacobs sealing the deal. The running backs really shined throughout this game, with Melvin Gordon, Austin Ekeler, and Jacobs each scoring a touchdown. The Chargers have a difficult game in Mexico City next week against the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, if the Raiders can beat a winless Cincinnati team next week, they will be at a 6-4 record and in good position to challenge for a playoff spot if they can finish the season strong.
Titans 35, Chiefs 32
I absolutely loved this game. The return of Magic Mahomes and the big play Chiefs offense against Derrick Henry and the physical, tough running Titans offense made for a truly enjoyable football game with a neck and neck battle all the way until the end. I think that the Chiefs are still in good position to make a playoff run, and the Titans I am not sure about yet. Not to fear though, as both teams have manageable schedules for the remainder of the season. The Chiefs play the Chargers next while the Titans play the Jaguars. Make sure to tune in, as these will be games to keep tabs on.
Packers 24, Panthers 16
Snow was falling on Lambeau field on Sunday as the Packer defense stopped Christian McCaffrey inches short of the goal line to seal a nail biter. Aaron Jones rushed for a cool hat trick in the snow while Christian McCaffrey continued to show why he is an MVP candidate with 108 yards and a score on the ground. The Panthers have an impending matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, who somehow pulled it together to keep the high scoring Saints from scoring a touchdown. Meanwhile, the Packers play an important NFC game against the San Francisco 49ers who just suffered their first loss this week. Both games promise to be interesting, but pay special attention to the Packers game because it will definitely be a good one with some serious stakes.
Falcons 26, Saints 9
What happened? The Falcons went from being one of the worst defenses in the NFL to stopping the Saints from scoring a single touchdown. I guess they weren't kidding when they said the NFL is a weekly game. The Falcons offense put up a good amount of points, but the Saints offense couldn't retaliate in their normal fashion for unknown reasons. However, better days are ahead for the Saints with the 3-6 Buccaneers up next while the Falcons will hope to replicate their success today next week against the Carolina Panthers.
Steelers 17, Rams 12
As far as season-to-season comparisons go, the Rams offense has had one of the hardest and fastest falls this season, looking completely mediocre against a surging Steelers team that has won its last four straight games. Minkah Fitzpatrick has really shined for the Steelers after being traded from Miami, as he took a fumble to the house and also recorded an interception. Things won't get any easier for the slumping Rams offense as they play a tough Chicago defense next week. The Steelers play a Browns team that they will need to beat in order to attempt to catch the Ravens who are currently at the top of the AFC North.
Vikings 28, Cowboys 24
This was a gritty, back and forth contest that ended with the Vikings holding on to a late lead to win in Dallas. Dalvin Cook and Kirk Cousins led the way for Minnesota, while Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper were the players to watch for the Cowboys. The Vikings have looked good recently, despite losing to the Chiefs last week. They have a match against a Denver team that had to put its starting quarterback Joe Flacco on injured reserve, so that should be a win for the team in purple next week. The Cowboys play the Detroit Lions, who also had their starting quarterback Matt Stafford out with an injury this week.
Seahawks 27, 49ers 24 (OT)
What a way to end a hugely important game, not just for the NFC but also for the NFC West division. The Seattle Seahawks came back and owned the third quarter after a dismal first half, with the 49ers returning scores in the fourth quarter and taking it to overtime, where the Seahawks kicked a game winning 42 yard field goal to knock out the last unbeaten team in the League. It was both an offensive and defensive game, with several turnovers and touchdowns on both sides of the ball. While not as high scoring as the Rams Chiefs game last year, this game should join it as two of the best regular season games ever. Looking ahead, the Seahawks play the Eagles next, while the 49ers play another division rival in the Arizona Cardinals.
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ZESI served as part of the design team for the design of Section 5 of Segment D of the Grand Parkway. Section 5 is a 4,000 foot stretch of the road that straddles Harlem Road where the proposed roadway will cross over a new bridge structure. ZESI provided design services that included hydrology and hydrauilics, storm drain design, super elevation layouts and design and construction sequencing and phasing.
As part of Metrosolutions, under separate contractual arrangements, ZESI assisted by providing standard specifications for the overall future light rail corridors, namely: the East End Line, Southeast Line, University Line, Uptown Line and North Line. ZESI reviewed existing civil and rail corridor specifications for Metro and City of Houston and modified them as needed to tailor to the construction of these future light rail projects. ZESI worked on Uptown and Southeast (SE) Corridor preparing utility plans, and developing various route alternatives for both corridors of the light rail project. ZESI have worked on METRO Solution SE and Uptown Corridor towards submission of SUE plan & profile, prepared CAD drawings (Using Microstation V8) for proposed SUE plan & profile, and developed underground utility plan & profile drawings highlighting conflicting utilities. ZESI assisted other CAD group members with the development of new "Cut Sheet" batch plot program using GeoPack (an extension of Microstation) to produce output more efficiently. ZESI also has developed a Houstorm drainage model for the uptown project.
Under contract with METRO, ZESI assisted in the re-designation of five of the existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) corridors –IH 45 North, US 59 North, IH 45 South, US 59 South and US 290 – to High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes. The project included the design, installation and operation of electronic toll collection and optical monitoring equipment. The new electronic system is designed to maintain the desired level of service for HOV users, provide better controlled access, improve safety and maximize lane use by allowing Single Occupant Vehicles access for a fee or toll. METRO will operate under agreement with TxDOT.
This citywide program involved sidewalk designs across the City. Zarinkelk completed design of sidewalks for approximately 19 miles. Candidate sidewalks came from three sources, the Safe School Sidewalk Program, the Major Thoroughfare Program and the Pedestrian Accessible Review (PAR) Program. Each has its own requirements and criteria. Tasks included site visits, review of candidate sidewalks for the appropriate criteria, development of a PER including all recommended sidewalk sections, topographic survey of all approved sidewalks, development of CAD drawings, review of all intersections at end points for accessibility, review of final sidewalk sections and wheel chair ramps by an RAS specialist, development of a project cost estimate, contract documents including specifications, bid documents and forms, and coordination with TXDOT and utility companies for right-of-way, design criteria and obstacle issues. Wheel chair ramps were reviewed by a Registered Accessibility Specialist sub consultant to meet ADA criteria. Three packages for construction were developed and included residential neighborhood streets, downtown streets and various major thoroughfares.
As a sub consultant, ZESI prepared the street lighting design of the project and prepared conduit layout and pull location plans. The effort included coordination with Centerpoint and the City of Houston, attendance at meetings, a site visit and a street light survey of the project.
ZESI assisted with the development of standard details, street lighting design, the formatting of plan and profile sheets, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans. The project include11,000 linear feet of neighborhood street reconstruction including paving and utility improvement.
The Addicks Park and Ride Project prepared that facility to interface with the IH10 project. The project included design modification of the existing facility, demolition of the existing T-ramps and underpass, design of an access driveway, a re-design of parking spaces, design of a new bus ramp to the proposed HCTRA/TxDOT managed lane, relocation of security cameras, reconfiguration of utilities, design of traffic control and development of the PS&E package. The project involved close coordination with the City of Houston, HCTRA and TxDOT and their design consultants for the proposed Park Row Blvd. and the IH10 project. The probable construction cost is $1.8 million.
As a sub consultant, ZESI performed a comprehensive driveway audit of the project to determine the extent of necessary removal and replacement of residential driveways. ZESI prepared a quantity take-off for removal and replacement of reinforced concrete driveways, a storm water pollution prevention plan and design drawings for the project.
guide way and station and split platform at grade.
The Harris County Queenston Blvd. project involves design of 2,960 feet of 100-foot right-of-way concrete boulevard. It includes four lanes, a median, and curb and gutter from Langham Creek to FM 529. The project includes a traffic control plan, and signalization at the intersection with FM 529. The project will involve coordination with TXDOT and the probable construction cost is $2 million.
This citywide program included the following items for each work order: development of inventory sheets; development of GIMS maps with the photo exhibits; and numerous field visits. ZESI completed 15 work orders that covered approximately sixty lane roadway miles. On each work order based on a condition survey, ZESI recommended either a partial or full overlay. ZESI also evaluated over 1,000 curb ramps along candidate overlay roadways and recommended replacement or installation of new curb ramps at various locations.
existing storm sewer trunkline on the existing ½ boulevard roadway. It also included preparation of an SW3P, a storm water quality control plan, and a traffic control plan. The estimated construction cost is $1 million.
The Edgebrook Reconstruction Project involved reconstruction of 1.5 miles of four lane boulevard roadway section with five-foot sidewalks on each side. This project included pavement design and replacement and adjustment of utilities along the road. This project involved pipeline coordination and public meetings through the PER and final design stages. It also included the R.O.W. acquisition for corner clips at 20 locations. This project was a joint funded project. The PS&E was based on the latest TxDOT format and criteria.
ZESI is a member of the Houston Airports Program Management Team (HAPMT). The HAPMT was hired by the Houston Airport System in September 2011 to supplement PDC staff and to provide project managers to manage eight major CIP projects in FY 2013. ZESI provided senior project management staff for this effort.
As prime consultant on this project, ZESI is responsible for the study, design, and bid phase engineering services for construction of approximately 1.2 miles of Gosling Road from Kuykendahl Road to Spring Stuebner Road. The proposed road will be a 4 to 5 lane asphalt road with road side ditches within the 100-foot existing ROW. Existing asphalt will be milled and overlaid and the road will be widened using a full roadway section.


This is very cool and worth a reblog! As an artist I really appreciate and value creativity and other artists' creative expressions. I love when someone pushes the creative envelope and creates something unique. And that's exactly what 22-year-old, Alvaro Franca and Keira Rathbone have done with a vintage typewriter. Rathbone creates purely from her imagination and Franca uses the aid of his computer first to map out the precision of his characters. Check out the cool videos on how they each create their art.
What do you call a graphic artist who does not need a computer?
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Álvaro Franca is often called a graphic designer but may be better known as a typographer or type designer. He creates fonts.
Franca uses a computer to craft font types, but it is what he creates with a vintage typewriter that makes the 22-year-old artist most impressive.


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It needs to draw ther reader to buy the next issue of the paper to keep up. The city of Edinburgh vividly rises to life in this gently satirical and generous-humored serial novel.
The book was given to me from friends from Edinburgh who enjoyed the setting. This makes him plot rebellion against his mother. Any authors or characters we're missing that we should add?
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He has a great facility with voices, and even gives us a plausible twenty-year-old Pat. The pleasure of the novel lies in its simplicity.
The characters are charming and interesting. But Stuart has found a reason to spend more time outside of the house and seems to have a new spring in his step. Readers everywhere will doubtless recognize their neighbors and themselves in this shrewd send-up of urban society.
Angus and Domenica contemplate whether to give in to romance on holiday in Italy, and even usually down-to-earth Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. Alexander McCall-Smith was invited to write a serialized story for an Edinburgh new paper. Novels by Alexander McCall Smith. This book was ok, but I'm not going to read the series, I'll stop here. Vanity Fair is a classic that was written as a newspaper serial.
Other Series You Might Like. The winds of change have come to the others as well. She gets a job at an art gallery working for the dilettante, Matthew, who has never had to make a living, which is a good thing, since he has failed at everything he ever did. The series are so different. That said, I do see why my friend liked it.
Bruce gets even more worried when discovers that some Chateau Petrus he purchased might be fake which would send him crawling at a financial loss. Domenica Macdonald has left for the Malacca Straits to conduct a perilous anthropological study of pirate households. Domenica finds interest in pirates and draws elaborate plans to embark on a journey to South China for her fieldwork. The story focuses on five-year-old Bertie who has a Grade Six on the Saxophone and speaks fluent Italian at the will of a pushy mother Irene.
Stelleri I liked his Portuguese Irregular Verbs books best. There is something wonderfully satisfying about the way this thread plays out. Domenica, a mature anthropologist, is trying to save Pat from her attraction to Bruce. His overly involved mother has painted his bedroom pink so he will not be bound by the cultural stereotypes and would rather see him play with dolls instead of the trains he so loves.
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Dr Pushpesh Pant, noted culinary historian, television presenter and Padma Shri awardee, Mrs Radha Bhatia, Chairperson, Bird Group, and Nishant Choubey, Executive Chef, The Roseate, at the Rajokri farmhouse of the Roseate Hotels & Resorts. The lunch will be preceded by a guided walk around the farm and a talk by Dr Pant on the importance of seasonality and local produce in Indian Cuisine.


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Q: Check if sub document is found in $project I am trying to find all the trips provided by a company, grouped by the driver of the bus, and check if a given passenger was part of the trip.
Content is an array that can have reference to multiple models: User, Cargo, etc.
I can somewhat achieve my desired result using:
    traveled: { $in: [ passengerId, "$content.item" ] },

But i want to confirm that the matched id is indeed a 'User'(passenger). I have tried:
    traveled: { $and: [
        { $in: [ passengerId, "$content.item" ] },
        { $in: [ `Passenger`, "$content.kind" ] },
   ]},

But it also matches if the passed id has a kind of 'Cargo' when there is another content with a kind of 'User' is inside the array.
    // Trip
    const schema = Schema({
        company: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Company', required: false },
        driver: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User', required: true },
        description: { type: String, required: true },
        ....
        content: [{
            kind: { type: String, required: true },
            item: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, refPath: 'content.kind', required: true }
        }]
    });

    const Trip = mongoose.model('Trip', schema, 'trips');

    Trip.aggregate([
        { $match: { company: companyId } },
        {
            $project: {
                _id: 1,
                driver: 1,
                description: 1,
                traveled: { $in: [ passengerId, "$content.item" ] },
                // traveled: { $and: [
                //     { $in: [ passengerId, "$content.item" ] },
                //     { $in: [ `Passenger`, "$content.kind" ] },
                // ]},
            }
        },
        {
            $group : {
                _id: "$driver",
                content: {
                    $push: {
                        _id: "$_id",
                        description: "$description",
                        traveled: "$traveled",
                    }
                }
            },
        }
    ]).then(console.log).catch(console.log);

A: There is no $elemMatch operator in $project stage. So to use mimic similar functionality you can create $filter with $size being $gt > 0.
Something like
"traveled":{
  "$gt":[
    {"$size":{
      "$filter":{
        "input":"$content",
        "as":"c",
        "cond":{
          "$and":[
            {"$eq":["$$c.item",passengerId]},
            {"$eq":["$$c.kind","User"]}
          ]
        }
      }
    }},
    0
  ]
}


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A few weeks ago, I decided that my Monster and I would have a Peter Pan day! Things didn't go as planned as some exciting things concerning the baby in my belly were happening which included several blood tests and doctor visits, but what DID happen was that Monster got to watch Peter Pan, and he got to dress as Peter Pan!
He loved it. He wore his little costume all day, and then a few days later when I took the boot covers off his boots he got anxious when he couldn't find them!
I winged the boot covers completely, and I cannot believe how awesome they turned out! I shall definitely be making a tutorial and pattern for them!
I used brown fleece and sewed elastic underneath to keep them on his gumboots. I added fold over cuffs to make them more Peter Pannish, and a little point on the toe!
His shirt and shorts are reconstructed from a green zip-up jacket mum gave me to reconstruct, I kept the original collar and the zip, melting it at the bottom so it would unzip completely when I had to cut it shorter.
The shorts are just basic little shorts I made from the go-to pants pattern for my skinny tot - Dana's Kids Pants.
I was making a Tinkerbell costume for myself but I never got to finish it. My little Peter Pan really enjoyed himself, but I want to try again to make a special adventurous day just for him in Neverland.
DARLING! It looks like a little vintage costume (my favorite) and looks so cute on!
Where is the tutorial for the booties? They are soooo cute!!!
Where's the tutorial for the booties? did u ever make it? They are soooo adorable!!
Love the Peter Pan costume. Did you ever make a tutorial for the boot covers?


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Gerald Lankester Harding (8 December 1901 – 11 February 1979) was a British archaeologist who was the director of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan from 1936 to 1956. His tenure spanned the period in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and brought to public awareness. Without his efforts many of the scrolls might have disappeared into private collections never to be seen again.

Life
Harding was born in Tientsin, North China in 1901, but spent his childhood from age two to 13 in Singapore. He returned to the UK with his parents in 1913, but his father was killed in World War I, and Harding earned his living in a number of jobs from the ages of 16 to 25. During this time, he became fascinated by Egyptian hieroglyphics and eventually joined the evening classes run by the distinguished Egyptologist Dr Margaret Murray. Recognising his brilliance, she encouraged him to write to Sir Flinders Petrie and apply to go on one of his excavations.

In 1926, Petrie was excavating at Tell Jemmeh, near Gaza in southern Palestine, where Harding joined him. Harding's archaeological talents quickly became apparent and with James Leslie Starkey and Olga Tufnell, he became one of a band of young archaeologists known as 'Petrie's pups'. While on the excavations, he quickly learned spoken Arabic from the local Bedouin and spoke their dialect throughout his life despite living in Amman and Lebanon in later years. He also taught himself written Arabic. Harding and the other 'pups' worked with Petrie at Tell Jemmeh, Tell Fara and Tall al-Ajjul between 1926 and 1931, but in 1932 they began a major excavation of their own, under Starkey's direction, at Tell ed-Duweir (Biblical Lachish), where the famous "Lachish Letters", written in the Palaeo-Hebrew script on pot sherds were found. With Olga Tufnell and Charles Inge, Harding was responsible for the second volume of the Final Report.

In 1936, Harding was appointed by the British Mandate government as chief inspector of Antiquities to succeed George Horsfield. With the help of his Bedouin assistant Hasan Awad who was also a superb archaeologist, Harding revitalised the Department of Antiquities and set about exploring, photographing, and cataloguing the sites and antiquities of Jordan. His photographs and meticulous records still are held by the department and record much that has since disappeared. As well as conducting a large number of excavations and surveys, he drew up a set of archaeological maps of Jordan, founded the Archaeological Museum on the citadel in Amman, and in 1951 set up the journal The Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, which still is in existence.

Harding was very conscious of the need to establish a cadre of young Jordanian archaeologists to succeed him, and over a long period pestered first the Mandate and then the independent Jordanian government to provide funds for Jordanian students to study abroad because, at that time, there were no universities in Jordan.  He managed to achieve funding for one student to go to the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, but the student, having finished his course, took a job in the UK, and after this the governments in Jordan were unwilling to pay for others to study archaeology abroad.

In 1948, Harding learned of the existence of the Dead Sea Scrolls from a report in an archaeological journal. As they were found in his jurisdiction, he immediately set out to rescue as many of them as possible and to discover their archaeological context in order to preserve the important information they might yield. In his capacity as acting curator of the Palestine Archaeological Museum (now the Rockefeller Museum) in Jerusalem, he used that institution to aid in the search for the origin of the scrolls. Working with the American School of Oriental Research and the École biblique et archéologique française in Jerusalem, he negotiated access to the scrolls and their point of origin, and he organized funding to purchase them from the Bedouin who originally found them. With Père Roland de Vaux, Harding then organized a panel of brilliant young scholars to work on the scrolls, including Josef Milik, John Strugnell, and John Allegro.

In 1948, Harding and de Vaux finally learned the location of the cave from which the scrolls had come, and together they excavated it. Subsequently, they investigated the settlement site of Qumran and examined two tombs in the Qumran Cemetery. In February 1952, he was involved with de Vaux in the excavation of caves in Wadi Murabba'at. Harding continued to oversee the matters regarding Qumran and the scrolls until 1956 when the Suez Crisis occurred, he together with John Bagot Glubb (Glubb Pasha) and all the remaining British officials were dismissed by the Jordanian government.

In 1959, Harding published The Antiquities of Jordan, an overview of the many and varied archaeological sites of Jordan, which includes a chapter on Qumran, and which remained the most popular guidebook to Jordan for several decades.

The same year, Harding was asked by the British government to conduct the first major archaeological survey in the Aden Protectorate (southern Yemen). This he did and published his results in his book Archaeology in the Aden Protectorate. He also helped to set up and organise the Aden Museum and to secure for it and catalog the famous Muncherjee collection of ancient South Arabian antiquities.

In the late 1940s, Harding had become interested in the Ancient North Arabian inscriptions of which there are many thousands in Jordan. After 1956, he devoted his considerable energies to publishing several thousands of them. In 1971, he produced An Index to the Concordance of Pre-Islamic Names and Inscriptions, a massive work which is used universally by those working on Ancient North and South Arabian inscriptions.

Harding died in London, where he had been sent for medical treatment. However, as a mark of respect for the service he had given to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, his ashes were returned to Jordan and by permission of the authorities were buried overlooking the archaeological site at Jerash.

Harding reportedly inspired the character of Father Lankester Merrin in American author William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist; Blatty had met Harding while stationed in Beirut.

Selected publications by Harding
 1949 "Recent work on the Jerash forum" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 81 (Jan.–April 1949): 12–20.
 1949 "The Dead Sea Scrolls" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 81 (July–Oct. 1949): 112–116.
 1952 "Khirbet Qumran and Wady Muraba'at" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 84 (May–Oct. 1952): 104–109.
 1953 Four Tomb Groups from Jordan (London: Palestine Exploration Fund)
 1953 "The Cairn of Hani'" Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 3 (1953): 8–56
 1958 "Recent discoveries in Jordan" Palestine Exploration Quarterly 90 (Jan.–Jun. 1958): 7–18.
 1959 The Antiquities of Jordan (London: Lutterworth Press).
 1971 An Index and Concordance of Pre-Islamic Names and Inscriptions (University of Toronto, Near and Middle East Series 8)
 1978 with F.V. Winnett Inscriptions from Fifty Safaitic Cairns (University of Toronto, Near and Middle East Series 9)
 A full bibliography of Harding's works, prepared by Michael Macdonald, is published as "A Bibliography of Gerald Lankester Harding" in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 24 (1980): 8–12.

Footnotes

References
 Allegro, John M., The Dead Sea Scrolls (Harmondsworth: Pelican, 1956).
 Drower, Margaret S. 1985. "Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology" (London: Victor Gollancz, 1985)
 de Vaux, Roland, "La Grotte des Manuscrits Hébreux", Revue Biblique 56 (1949), 586–609.
 Harding, Gerald Lankester, The Antiquities of Jordan (London: Lutterworth Press, 1959).
 Macdonald, Michael  "In Memoriam Gerald Lankester Harding" Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 23 (1979): 198–200.
 Sparks, Rachael Thyrza. 2019. Digging with Petrie: Gerald Lankester Harding at Tell Jemmeh, 1926–1927. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 29(1): 3, pp. 1–16. .
 VanderKam, James & Flint, Peter, The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002)
 Winnett, Fred V. "Gerald Lankester Harding: 1901–1979" Biblical Archaeologist, American Schools of Oriental Research. Spring 1980: 127

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Florida High Speed Corridor
Federal Railroad Administration map of the
High-Speed Rail (HSR)
Phase 1: 5
Phase 2: TBD
2 million yearly (Projection)[1]
floridahighspeedrail.org
Florida Rail Enterprise (FDOT)
84 mi (135 km) - Tampa-Orlando
240 mi (390 km) - Orlando-Miami
324 mi (521 km) - Total (Proposed)[2]
Number of tracks
Track gauge
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed
168 mph (270 km/h) Tampa-Orlando
186 mph (300 km/h) Orlando-Miami
The Florida High Speed Corridor is a cancelled taxpayer-funded high-speed rail project in the U.S. state of Florida. Initial service would have run between the cities of Tampa and Orlando, with plans to then extend service to South Florida, terminating in Miami. Trains with a top speed of 168 mph (270 km/h) to 186 mph (300 km/h) would run on dedicated rail lines alongside the state's existing highway network.
Construction of the line was slated to begin in 2011, with the initial Tampa-Orlando phase completed by 2014.[3] On February 16, 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott formally announced that he would be rejecting federal funds to construct the high-speed railway, thereby killing the Florida High Speed Rail project. Governor Scott's said the project was that it would be "far too costly to taxpayers" and that "the risk[s] far outweigh the benefits".[4]
In the wake of the project's cancellation, a private sector express passenger service running across much of the proposed route has been proposed by All Aboard Florida, a subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries. This project, Brightline (now Virgin Trains USA), began operations on January 13, 2018.
1 Proposal
2 Planning
2.1 Original referendum
2.2 Plans revived in 2009
2.3 Cancellation
3 Extant construction
4 Route
4.1 Phase 1: Tampa to Orlando route
4.1.1 Orlando area route selection
4.1.2 Journey times
4.1.3 Planned stops
4.2 Phase 2: Orlando to Miami route
Proposal[edit]
See also: High speed rail in the United States
After the original federal proposal in the 1960s, U.S. federal and state governments revisited the idea of fast trains from time to time. The Passenger Railroad Rebuilding Act of 1980 led to funding of high-speed corridor studies in 1984. Private-sector consortia intending to build high-speed lines were created in Florida, Ohio, Texas, California, and Nevada. Maglev trains became a new field of interest. They were officially added to the definition of "railroad" in 1988, and were studied repeatedly. Five high-speed corridors were officially endorsed in October 1992 following passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.[5] TEA-21 and other legislation continued to be passed with mentions of high-speed rail, but lacking funding or real direction.[6]
Planning[edit]
Original referendum[edit]
This section of I-4 was reconstructed in the late 2000s; the new highway alignment added a wide median for the future construction of the Orlando-Tampa high-speed rail line
In November 2000, Florida voters approved an amendment to Florida's constitution mandating the state establish a system of high speed trains exceeding 120 mph to link its five largest urban areas, with construction to commence by November 1, 2003. The Florida Legislature enacted the Florida High Speed Rail Authority Act in March 2001, creating the Florida High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA).[7] The HSRA established a Vision Plan for the system which proposed construction in several phases.[8] Preliminary assessments and environmental studies were begun to develop an initial phase of the system between Orlando and Tampa.[7]
The first phase, planned for completion in 2009 under the original referendum, would have connected Orlando to Tampa (Phase 1, Part 1), with a later extension to St. Petersburg (Phase 1, Part 2).[9] Later phases might have extended the network to Miami, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Pensacola.
The Florida HSRA issued a Request for Proposal to Design, Build, Operate, Maintain and Finance (DBOM&F) the Orlando to Tampa Phase In October 2002. Two of the four received in February 2003 were reviewed further, one from a consortium of Fluor Corp. and Bombardier Transportation and one from Global Rail Consortium. The proposals showed cost of the Orlando-Tampa route to be approximately $2.4 billion. Both proposals offered private equity contributions to support operations of the system and show willingness of the private sector to share risk associated with projected ridership revenues.[7] In June 2003 Florida Governor Jeb Bush vetoed funding for the project that the Florida Legislature had approved.[10] The HSRA continued moving forward with the project, using funds already authorized by the federal government, and in October 2003 ranked the Fluor Bombardier proposal first.[7]
In early 2004, Governor Jeb Bush endorsed an effort to repeal the 2000 amendment that mandated the construction of the High Speed Rail System. On October 27, 2004, the authority voted to prefer the consortium of Fluor Corp. and Bombardier Transportation to build and operate the system, using Bombardier's JetTrain technology. However a month later in November, Florida voters repealed the 2000 amendment, removing the constitutional mandate for the system. Although the amendment was repealed, no action was taken by the state legislature in regard to the Florida High Speed Rail Authority Act. With the law still in effect, Florida's HSRA continued to meet, and completed the environmental impact statement for the Tampa-Orlando segment in 2005. With the constitutional mandate gone, however, funding for the project came to a halt and very little action was taken over the next several years.[7]
Plans revived in 2009[edit]
Passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 designated $8 billion for the development of a high-speed intercity passenger rail system. The Federal Railroad Administration named Florida one of ten high speed rail corridors potentially eligible for the federal funding.[11] The HSRA met on February 26, 2009, to begin planning their application for these funds.[12] Due to the passage of time, potential legal issues, and new federal funding criteria rendering the earlier bids from 2003 inapplicable, the decision was made in May 2009 that a new bidding process would be necessary.[13][14] A first round application was submitted in August 2009 for $30 million to conduct a two-year environmental study on the Orlando-Miami route. In October 2009, the authority submitted an application during the second round for the entire Tampa - Orlando - Miami corridor, broken into two components: Orlando-Tampa and Orlando-Miami.[15] Connect Us, a political action committee, was launched on August 18, 2009, to rally public support for these applications.[16]
A typical High Speed Rail cross section in I-4. Note the safety barriers between the tracks and road traffic.
On December 16, the Florida Legislature passed a bill authorizing FDOT move forward with the purchase from CSX of the Central Florida Rail Corridor for the SunRail commuter rail project, and providing much needed additional funding for South Florida's Tri-Rail commuter rail system.[17] Funding of these initiatives was vital to the state's hopes to win federal HSR funding, as it showed the state of Florida was committed to creating a comprehensive rail network allowing connectivity between high speed rail and local mass transit systems.[18] The legislation also replaced the Florida High Speed Rail Authority with the Florida Rail Enterprise, a new agency created under the FDOT, responsible for construction, maintenance, and promotion of the state's high-speed rail system, as well as development and operation of publicly funded passenger rail systems in general.[19]
Florida High Speed Rail Authority Logo in 2010
On January 28, 2010, the White House announced that Florida would receive $1.25 billion of its request, about half of the cost of the Tampa-Orlando segment.[2] The state's efforts towards high speed rail between 2000 and 2005 put Florida ahead of the field in terms of the level of planning already completed, and this proved to be a major factor in winning the funds.[3] The preservation of the I-4 corridor by the FDOT, and completion of the environmental impact studies in 2005 meant that the project could have proceeded to construction in a very short time frame for a relatively affordable cost. In March 2010 the Florida Rail Enterprise was still seeking to refine cost estimates based on advanced engineering, finish development of possible Early Works (Install permanent barrier systems along most of I-4 and remove/relocate elements in median) and contract for bid in 2010 and finally initiate a new bid procurement process specific to the Tampa to Orlando phase.[1] In June 2010, the Federal Railroad Administration issued its record of final decision, the final stage of approval for the design, purchase of land and construction of phase one. Tendering was thus able to begin.[20] In October 2010, Florida received $800 million more towards construction from the FY 2010 High Speed Rail allocations.[21]
In December 2010 the US Department of Transportation redistributed approximately $1.2 billion in HSR funds that had been rejected by governors elect in Wisconsin and Ohio. Florida was projected to receive as much as $342.3 million of the reallocated rail funds which would have closed the gap of the entire projected cost of project. Construction of the line was to begin in 2011, with the initial phase completed by 2014.[3]
Cancellation[edit]
On February 16, 2011, Governor Rick Scott formally announced that he would be rejecting federal funds to construct the project, attempting to kill Florida High Speed Rail. On March 4, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously turned down the request of two state senators to force Scott to accept the federal funding for the project. Shortly thereafter, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that he would be redirecting the funds intended for Florida to other states and on May 9, awarded $2.02 billion to 22 projects in 15 states.[22]
Extant construction[edit]
Worker taking soil samples in the median of Interstate-4.
In July 2010, the Florida Department of Transportation began geotechnical sampling along the Orlando-Tampa corridor.[23] The soil would have been tested every 200 feet (61 m) along the route to check soil conditions and allow proper foundation planning, had the project not been cancelled.[24]
Route[edit]
Phase 1: Tampa to Orlando route[edit]
Planned Orlando -Tampa Route
Orlando Utilities Commission Spur
CSX Transportation "A" Line (Future SunRail)
Florida's Turnpike
Interstate 4 (Eastbound)
In early planning stages, all routes but the one along the median of Interstate 4 (which has been and is being widened by several road construction projects) were dropped from consideration; alternates used the CSX tracks to the south of I-4. Stations would have been provided at downtown Tampa, northern Lakeland, Walt Disney World, possibly at the Orange County Convention Center (see below), and at Orlando International Airport.
Orlando area route selection[edit]
Two routes were considered in the Orlando area. One would have split from I-4 at the interchange with SR 536, World Center Drive, and run east along SR 536 and SR 417, the Central Florida GreeneWay, to the south entrance to Orlando International Airport, from which it would head north to end at the planned South Terminal. The other route would continue along I-4 to SR 528, the Beachline Expressway, with an extra stop at the Orange County Convention Center and International Drive, and then run east along SR 528 and a new right-of-way east and southeast to the south entrance of the airport.
Journey times[edit]
The trains would have been capable of reaching speeds of "168 miles per hour (270 km/h)"[25] but due to the number of proposed stations, a "bullet train would beat a car by only 30 minutes."[26] Proposed journey times for some routes:[27]
Current avg. travel time
(2000 uncongested)
(2000 congested)
Proposed avg. travel time
Convention Center – Orlando Airport 11 miles 18 km 16 minutes 21 minutes 11 minutes
Disney – Orlando Airport 19 miles 30 km 25 minutes 34 minutes 21 minutes
Downtown Tampa – Orlando Airport 84 miles 135 km 1 hour 22 minutes 1 hour 31 minutes 1 hour 4 minutes
Lakeland – Downtown Tampa 31 miles 50 km 39 minutes 40 minutes 22 minutes
Planned stops[edit]
The Orlando International Airport was planned to be the Orlando terminus of the initial Orlando-Tampa route. The airport had already invested considerably to accommodate the station, such as the extra length of the taxiway bridge over the southern access road. This station would have provided access for airport passengers and for Orlando's Lynx local bus service.[15][28]
The Orange County Convention Center is the second largest in the United States, located on International Drive, a major tourist strip connecting SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Orlando Resort. The planned intermodal station here would have also provided access to Orlando's Lynx local bus service, and to International Drive's I-Ride trolley.
Walt Disney World was planning to donate a site for the station, although the exact location was never determined. The station would have linked into the extensive Disney Transport bus system.[1] Also, the Walt Disney Company initially announced that if the SR 417 route was built, they would direct tourists to take the train from the airport to Walt Disney World. They would keep busing tourists if the SR 528 route was built. The SR 417 route was initially selected by a 7-1 vote on October 27, 2004. However, in November 2004 the Florida High Speed Rail Authority dropped the SR 417 from consideration and selected the SR 528 route due to a lack satisfactory progress on the agreements with The Walt Disney Company and Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority.[7]
Two locations were under consideration for a station near Lakeland, Florida. The top choice was near USF Polytechnic followed by a location near Kathleen Road.[1]
A site in downtown Tampa had been cleared for a multi-modal station at the terminus of the route.[1] The station would have been located next to the Marion Transit Center, the main hub of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit system. A connection to Tampa International Airport was also being considered[citation needed]
Phase 2: Orlando to Miami route[edit]
Proposed Orlando -Miami Routes
Both options that were under consideration are shown.[29]
Phase 1 Route to Tampa
Florida's Turnpike Option / Interstate 95 Option
Melbourne (Interstate 95 Option Only)
Both options run side by side here to Miami
The second phase of the project would have been an Orlando-Miami link. As of the Regional Rail Briefing in Lakeland, Florida, on March 24, 2010, two routes were under consideration. One route followed SR 528 past the Orlando International Airport toward Cape Canaveral, before joining and following Interstate 95 down to Miami. The other route traveled south along Florida's Turnpike to Miami.[1] The environmental impact study for the corridor began in 2010 and would have taken approximately two years to complete.[30]
The higher-speed rail route of Virgin Trains USA being developed between Orlando and Miami closely follows the Cape Canaveral route.[31]
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^ a b "Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Tampa - Orlando - Miami". The White House: Office of the Press Secretary. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
^ a b c Jackovics, Ted (January 28, 2010). "Obama calls high speed rail funding a 'down payment'". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
^ "UPDATE 1-Florida governor rejects US high-speed rail funds". Reuters. February 16, 2011.
^ "Chronology of High-Speed Rail Corridors". Federal Railroad Administration. Department of Transportation. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
^ "CFS Report To Congress". High Speed Ground Transportation for America. Federal Railroad Administration. September 1997. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
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^ "Rail Corridors". Florida High Speed Rail. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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^ "Derailed: Florida Amendment for $25B Bullet Train Bites Dust in Vote - Site Selection Online". Siteselection.com. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
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FDA Chief Says Panel Must Review COVID Vaccine
By Ralph Ellis
Oct. 7, 2020 -- FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, says no COVID-19 vaccine will be approved without input from its vaccine advisory panel -- a step that will slow the process down and require public comment.
That step will be required whether a drugmaker seeks approval for an emergency use authorization or through the regular approval process, Hahn said Wednesday during an interview on "Coronavirus in Context," a video series hosted by John Whyte, MD, WebMD's chief medical officer.
Hahn's comments come the day after Trump accused the FDA of a "political hit job" with tougher COVID-19 vaccine approval standards and concerns among citizens about the safety of the vaccine.
"There will be a transparent, open-to-the-public discussion about the data," Hahn said. "We want the public to comment. This dialogue is very important."
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Oct. 22, but only general information about vaccine development will be discussed, he said. Public comments for that FDA meeting will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 15, the FDA says.
The FDA released new safety standards for COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday that will make it nearly impossible to get a vaccine to market before the election -- as Trump had asked. The new rules require vaccine makers to follow clinical trial participants for at least 2 months to rule out safety issues before seeking emergency use authorization for a vaccine.
On Tuesday night Trump put out a critical tweet and tagged Hahn, saying: "New FDA Rules make it more difficult for them to speed up vaccines for approval before Election Day. Just another political hit job! @SteveFDA"
While Hahn said political interference, media coverage, and other issues can "take a toll" on people who work at the FDA, he said morale at the agency is good.
When asked if a vaccine might be approved before the end of the calendar year, Hahn said, "It's possible. I won't speculate on it because I don't know when the data will be mature." He added, "The time frame will depend on complexity and amount of data."
On the topic of testing, Hahn said the FDA is focusing on three kinds of tests: point-of-care, rapid-result, and home collection.
He said rapid-result tests appear to be the most accurate when used according to the label. The label for the Abbott ID NOW test, for example, says its use is for people showing symptoms of having the coronavirus. According to news reports, White House staff have relied heavily on rapid tests as a way to prevent COVID transmission instead of mask wearing and social distancing.
Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, tested positive for the virus Thursday. Since then, numerous close associates to the president have tested positive.
"Coronavirus in Context," October 7, 2020.
FDA.gov: "Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee October 22, 2020 Meeting Announcement," "Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19."
Twitter: @realDonaldTrump, Oct. 6, 2020.
FDA: "ID NOW COVID-19."


I'm Alex, a Program Manager on the Windows Search team. With the release of so many improvements to Search over the past few months, I wanted to take a moment to tell you about a few of the highlights — especially those where Windows Insiders have made a big impact.
In our article on the Windows Search Indexer, we discussed some of the mechanics that drive how Search works. This time we're focusing on improvements to what can be searched on your PC and how results are displayed.
We introduced this feature in Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16251 and it was so popular with Insiders, we decided to expand it. Now, along with web results, you can browse web images and videos relevant to your search. These new options are accessible from the Bing header at the top of your web search results.
And just like before, if the search pane doesn't automatically expand with a quick answer, you can click the arrow next to the web suggestion (or press the right arrow key on your keyboard). The result is a richer search experience, all without having to open your browser.
Many Insiders asked us to re-introduce the ability to find email and contacts using Windows Search. We listened, and it's back. All you need to do is sign in to Windows with your Microsoft Account (can be Outlook, Hotmail, or other) and start searching. If you're looking for a person, they'll appear right there. Note that contacts must have an associated email address to appear in Search, as selecting the result will create a new blank email to them.
Searching your email can be done by applying the filter from the 'Filters' menu in the top right. Alternatively, adding the term 'email:' to your query activates the filter. We are making email search even better in the future and would love your feedback on what else you'd like to see.
Another popular request from the Feedback Hub was to use Search for fast program-file locating. This work for any file listed as a 'Program' in the 'Kind' column of File Explorer. File types include msi, bat, and cmd — as long as it is within an indexed location, including your Desktop.
We also expanded Windows Search to include shortcuts to files (.lnk files). This request was largely voiced by our Enterprise customers, who often include links to line of business applications inside Start.
Many Insiders have pointed out that Search was limited to certain folders on their PC (see Searching all files and folders with Cortana in the Feedback Hub). And they were right. Previously, Search would only cover the personal User Profile directory (e.g., C:\Users\MyName) by default. To expand the search, you'd need to filter your results to a specific type, such as Documents.
Maintaining the balance between real-time search results and relevance can be tricky. However, we're now able to search all indexed locations by default, as soon as you start typing. Want to expand which folders are indexed? Open the 'Indexing Options' tool and select 'Modify' to add additional locations. Note that adding additional locations may have performance implications on your PC and will impact battery life, depending on the size of the folder and frequency of changes.
Hey, where'd my Recycle Bin go?
For users that appreciate hiding their Desktop icons, finding the Recycle Bin can be a challenge. This was communicated well by Windows Insiders in posts like this and this. You'll be happy to hear that Recycle Bin can now be found in Search — no more scanning your Desktop for the icon. We hope this helps with keeping your Desktop clutter free.
These updates apply to all Cortana markets. To ensure you receive each of them, install the Fall Creators Update.
Keep the feedback coming! And check back for more Windows Search features — inspired by Windows Insiders.


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We will start the week working an a clay project TBA. The following days will give teens opportunities to create relief cardboard plates that will be used for printmaking with a printing press. We will also explore 3-D paper sculpture using papers, scissors and exacto knives. Please join us !
Students must be either Middle School or High School students. (7-12th grades) Fees are $55 which includes all materials. Additional siblings are $25 each. Fee waivers are available.
Patti Paiz Jones will be teaching the 5 day workshop. There is a limit of 10 students. The workshop will be held upstairs at the SPACe facility, from 1 pm – 4 pm. Register early!
Instructor Patti Paiz Jones received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado in art education. She brings 36 years' experience teaching art to grades 1 – 12. She also earned a masters' degree in Integration of the Arts in the Curriculum. Since her retirement she has been able to focus on her passion–ceramic art, DBA Silver Mountain Pottery. Patti currently offers her work in La Veta at Crafted in Colorado as well as at Pueblo's Steel City Art Gallery.


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Music Review - Original Synths
The Kubrickian Influence: Cœur's Trinity - Music Review
on Monday, 26 November 2018 10:14
by Loron Hays
As a fan of the horror genre and of soundtracks in general, I have long been aware of Cœur's output. The sounds that Levi Miah produces are haunting gems that absolutely deserve images to go along with them. They are passionate and thoughtful, telling us more about this producer from Essex then he probably realizes. But nothing, not even the success of last year's Retriever could have prepared me for his latest release: a trilogy of brief soundtracks, in different genres, all released on the same album.
To be clear Cœur's Trinity is something achingly beautiful to ANYONE with a strong interest in the structures of SOUND and VISION and how they relate to one another.
Throughout this three-part journey – broken up into sections named THE CATHEDRAL, THE BAPTISM, and THE HALLOWED – audiences are presented with song structures that are heavy with ambiance and weighty with the themes we associate with horror, thriller, and science fiction genres. Crammed into one AMBITIOUS release, it might seem like too much for one album to hold but, thanks to the restraint and the production design here, Cœur's Trinity works in delivering on the concept of three separate soundtracks without being overwhelming.
It begins sure-footedly with the horror aspect and as THE CATHEDRAL section starts, about a young man hiding from something very EVIL within an isolated church, we are immediately chilled, recalling the unsettling feeling of watching old VHS tapes in darkened rooms.
With the beginning of "Sanctity", the opening track, we get a Goblin-esque pulsating track of explicit doom that echoes into the very corner of the church's thick and shadowy walls. All we can hope for is that whatever fog-enshrined nightmare that hides here will pass shortly. That feeling is magnified by "Terror Ascends" as we, staring up at the ceiling of this cathedral, see it for what it truly is: a hiding place for all sorts of demonic entities. The next track "The Presence of Evil" brings us to our knees as a sprinkling of synth lines makes their way through the sound of an organ pronouncing strict dominance to all who dwell here. And then the slow rhythm kicks in . . .
. . . and we realize that, for this young man, there truly is no hope here. Even "Lustratus", serving as the final part of THE CATHEDRAL's story, confirms this: all hope is lost.
Exorcising the thriller concept, THE BAPTISM, about an island-dwelling swimmer who discovers a body in the ice-cold waters surrounding his home, begins to pattern out its rock-solid foundation. Thanks to the opening of "The Lake" and the explicit reverb of "The Flesh", a solid three-minutes of suffocating mood is formed around the island. It becomes clear by the structure (or at least my interpretation of it) that the poor soul who has discovered the lifeless body is soon haunted by the soul who used to occupy it.
Perhaps the fog surrounding the island and its beach lifts just enough to expose the jagged edges of the cliffs' frame as "The Ghost" brings everything crashing down with its pulsating blasts. There is no escape from the presence pulled from within the waters. Suddenly, the pace quickens and the mood, stretching beyond what came before in this release, is lightened marginally with higher pitched synths and synthesizer effects that echo upwards toward the steep cliffs in the horizon.
Something is happening here to the lead character; a haunting (or is it a hunting?) as "The Deep" sends the listener on a journey away from the safety of the shore . . .
. . . down, down, down into the cold below.
The third and final part of this journey comes in the form of science fiction as one old man chases down death itself across the fantastic fathoms of the cosmos. THE HALLOW begins as epically as it sounds. The opening moments of "In the Heart of Vastness, Far from Earth and Heaven" are some of the finest in this release. You will be dazzled by just how far this section of the soundtrack will take you.
We are already summoned to the place where this grand journey through the stars begins as "The Red Dawn" brings the old man to his knees. We fall next to him, as well. And, in Kubrickian fashion – think 2001: A Space Odyssey if you need a little help – our journeyman finds himself confronting his own mortality as nods to classical artists are made thanks to the sheer beauty of the magnificently realized "I Gaze Into the Sun and Behold the Face of God!", a song that will rob you of your very breath . . .
. . . and, most certainly, this old man's fate is sealed in "Death, Death, Death", the concluding statement in this experiment of genres and sounds. Trinity is a dazzling affair.
Cœur's latest release, a three-part concept album of religious themed faux-film soundtracks, hits all the right notes. As obsessed as I am with filthy floor-sticking old school horror films, this release speaks right to my very soul. Eerie at times and achingly beautiful at others, the soundscapes presented here are a wicked assortment of melodies and moods that definitely provoke the imagination with fatalistic images to go along with the music. There is certainly a beauty here, too, and discovering it for yourself makes the journey through these "films" entirely worth it.
Support Cœur and buy the album here: https://coeursounds.bandcamp.com/


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03 Aug EchoStar Corporation Announces Conference Call For Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., August 3, 2017 — EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) will host its second quarter 2017 financial results conference call on Wednesday August 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in numbers are 1-877-815-1625 (US) and 716-247-5178 (International), Conference ID 63515337. EchoStar's press release about its...
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 5, 2017 – EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) will host its first quarter 2017 financial results conference call on Wednesday May 10, 2017 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. The dial-in numbers are 1-877-815-1625 (US) and 716-247-5178 (International), Conference ID 18953417. EchoStar's press release about its financial...
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Englewood, CO, March 1, 2017 – EchoStar Corporation(NASDAQ:SATS) announced the consummation on February 28, 2017 of the ShareExchange Agreement executed in January with DISH Network Corporation(NASDAQ:DISH). The transaction took the form of an exchange by EchoStar of two companies that owned substantially all of the...
24 Feb EchoStar Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results
Englewood, CO, February 24, 2017—EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights: Consolidated revenues of $740 million.Consolidated net income of $39 million.Consolidated net income attributable to EchoStar common stock of...
14 Dec EchoStar Mobile Selects Bentley Walker as First European-Wide Distributor of New Mobile Satellite Services Network
DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 14, 2016—EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS), has selected Bentley Walker as the first European-wide distributor for its new satellite-based network that will provide reliable, IP-based Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) for voice and data. Bentley Walker will distribute equipment and provide...
23 Nov EchoStar XXI Satellite Arrives at Baikonur Cosmodrome for Launch
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov. 23, 2016—EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) (EchoStar) and subsidiary EchoStar Mobile Limited (EchoStar Mobile) announced today that the EchoStar XXI satellite has safely arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and is being prepared for launch aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M...


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In just 1 year, @Jacob_T_King has taken social media by storm with over 2.3 million followers and over 50 million likes on TikTok alone. His success is attributed to offering lifestyle and fitness content with a UNIQUE TWIST!
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For a lot of you, this is probably the first time being introduced to this New York-based duo. After today, though, you'll be scrambling to like their facebook page, follow them on twitter, and marking their album release down on your calendar. It's due out March 11th, by the way, via Votiv/Universal. Feel free to put that reminder in your phone now.
Glint is the product of Jase Blankfort, who left a successful career on Broadway to create what you're experiencing now. The other half of this impressive, quickly-rising duo is Anders Fleming, who joins Jase as another multi-instrumentalist, bringing a bevy of talents to the entire production.
While their social following seems like these two are just getting started, they're actually already quite seasoned, having opened up for acts like MGMT, TV on the Radio, The Airborne Toxic Event, BT, Ghostland Observatory, Broken Social Scene, and more. Those shows caught the eyes and ears of countless publications and tastemakers, getting praise from Billboard, Artrocker, and NME.
Now focused on releasing their new album, the band has graciously agreed to premiere the lead single with us today. "Get Out of The Way" is a commandingly anthemic song, led by goosebump-inducing, gorgeous vocals. Emotive, powerful, and entrancing, the combination of lyrics, booming percussion, and soft, fluttering synths leave listeners with feelings of introspection and inspiration. We'd be surprised if you don't find yourself reaching for the repeat button a few times over.