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PLEXXAGLASS is our February Spotlight Artist!
Our WorldArts Spotlight Artist of the Month is PLEXXAGLASS! This dynamic artist (and pianist) covers the musical spectrum from alt-pop, to indie-folk and electronica. Check our exclusive Q&A with her to learn about her musical journey, her influences, and to see which Harry Potter House she's in (hint: Ravenclaw can suck it)!
1) Tell us about how you got started in music & your collaboration with Kevin Billingslea?
I've always been singing and writing (filling journals with my thoughts). Growing up I did a lot of musical theater, but didn't dabble in writing my own music until about 5 years ago when I was living in Orlando, FL. I went through my biggest break-up that year, and like any melodramatic young adult, I put it into song. Just melody and lyrics. After moving to Los Angeles with my best friend, I started to get serious about it. I learned piano in 6 months so I could properly convey my creations to a producer; I can sight-read chord progressions. I recorded a 6 track EP under my name that released in 2014. The problem with it was… it wasn't good. At. All. The production, my writing, everything. It wasn't there. I hadn't found myself as an artist yet. I truly, nearly, gave up. Stopped being active for over 6 months. But writing music is so deeply embedded in my bones, I couldn't stay away. I needed new direction. I dusted myself off finally, and realized the answer was rebranding and observation. My socials had the handle 'PLEXXAGLASS' for years— my manager suggested I start releasing under that. It stuck like marshmallow fluff.
A former client of my manager, a band called 'Hours North' from Wells Maine, approached me about collaborating on writing a song for their album which was being produced by Kevin Billingslea. After having the chance to record with him just for that one song, I knew he was the producer I wanted to work with for the rest of my career. We created 'Lament en Route' and 'Liar' over the course of only two days. I had never worked with a producer before that fully understood the music I was writing and knew the perfect ways to expand upon those ideas, let alone fully finish tracking a song in a day… that doesn't typically happen. After observing the market, instead of releasing a full album, I decided I'll be releasing a single every 3 months through the end of the year, all produced by him.
2) What influences do you draw on when you create music?
Originally, I stayed very true to the 'Adult Contemporary' female songwriter bubble, but I've fallen in love with this meld with electro that singer-songwriters are using right now. Artists like Regina Spektor, Bishop Briggs, Florence + the Machine, the duo Marian Hill get me super jazzed and inspired to try new things.
3) What was the music scene like in your hometown when you were growing up?
Melbourne, FL was kind of shit when I lived there. I haven't been back in years, but I've been told it's better for young people now. My friends and I grew up listening to mostly punk/alternative rock. Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, No Doubt… so my singing style definitely took a lot of inspiration from that era and eras before. Patti Smith and Ann Wilson are the baddest female vocalists around.
Overall, I was lucky that despite it being a lower to upper-middle class community in a mostly red state, where arts are typically discouraged, we had a pretty nurturing arts environment… to an extent. Most adults thought it was great to have it as a hobby as a kid, but when I told them I was going to college for it, kinda told me I'd fail. In my formative years, though, I definitely would call New York City the place I feel most at home. I lived there for about three years and think about moving back all the time.
4) If you could go on tour with any artist (past or present) who would it be?
Duuuude, 100% Kaleo. Or Regina Spektor.
5) What's your 'go-to' karaoke song?
'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going' as sung by Jennifer Hudson for the Movie-Musical Dreamgirls (serious karaoke-er over here)
6) WorldArts is all about giving tools and opportunities to artists. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians?
1. Treat your music like your job. It's a business. There's a lot of great music out there that never gets heard because people don't invest, not only monetarily, but also time into growing. Grow as an artist, but also help your brand grow with marketing. It sucks, but it's not all about the art, as much as I would like to escape into this private bubble where all we can do is create all day… you have to play the game.
2. Don't be a douche. Even if you're a solo artist, like me, you most likely have a band backing you. Without that band, you're back to playing open-mic nights at your local bar. Be gracious to the people who lift you up. It's not all about you. A band is a family.
And 3. It's cliche, but if you really want this, and get the above, don't you dare give up.
7) If you could change anything about the music industry, what would it be?
I'm naturally a bit of an introvert. Like most musicians, you'd never know from how I am on stage, but I'm a bit of a hermit. I've had to force myself to network, and I hate feeling like I'm bothering my friends just by asking them to listen to my music.
8) What is the best way you've found to market yourself as an artist?
Spotify. I'll admit, I avoided it when it first came out because so many people told me it's basically satan as far as monetary return goes. The problem is, it's not going away. It's steadily growing into the most used music service, and there's not fighting that. Exposure is everything for indie artists. So, I had to swallow my pride, and I started submitting to playlist curators. I don't regret it at all.
9) Apparently you also have a bit of a Harry Potter addiction…
It's less an addiction, and more of a lifestyle… My dog's name is Remus (Remus Lupin, for those of you out there who get it…). I've read all 7 books at least 50 times each at this point. I have this giant box set with all 8 movies in both DVD and Blu-Ray (WHY??!). I have a tattoo of Snape and Lilly Potter's patronus [doe] on my left foot (with Deathly Hallows symbol, obviously). I'm a slytherin (believe me… I've taken every test. It's that ambitious characteristic, seems to beat out Ravenclaw every time). My husband proposed to me in front of Hogwarts in London at the WB Studio Tour (he wins for life).
NERDDDDDDDD, representing!
10) What next on the horizon for you (shows/new tracks/in the studio etc.)?
I'll be releasing my second single on all digital platforms on March 25, which I've coincided with our next show at The Mint in Los Angeles. I'll be returning to the studio with Kevin this Spring, with the third single expected to drop around June. Hoping to get my foot in the door through tour support or music fests.
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Remakes! Remakes! Read all about 'em!
GeorgeC
The upcoming season of remakes and reboots...
Post by GeorgeC » January 14th, 2005, 8:25 pm
I don't have a lot of enthusiasm for the upcoming summer season what with all the remakes and reboots going on.
First off, we have a new Herbie movie that nobody wanted. (What is it with Disney and Lindsay "fake chest" Lohan? This is the THIRD remake she's done for that studio!)
Then, there's a Batman film that I am increasingly less likely to go and see because frankly it looks like something I've already seen. Black rubber costume -- check! Poorly designed Bat-tractor -- check! Yet another trailer full of scenes that look like they were shot in a closet -- check! Poor script reviews -- CHECK!
I think I'm going to pass on the new Batman and just get the old Batman and Robin serial coming out on DVD in March...! I don't expect much from that serial, but at least it will be good for laughs.
Maybe one of the animated features and Episode III will pick up the slack for what looks like another typical blockbuster year? It's funny that the animated films and the Star Wars wrap-up look better than anything else I've seen in trailers thus far. There's a sense of wonder and excitement in those trailers that doesn't get drowned out by lousy rock/heavy metal/grunge music and music video fast-edits.
P.S. -- I predict Fantastic Four will be a bigger bomb that Elektra already is looking to be... The FF footage released this week just doesn't convince methat the filmmakers have a clue how to handle that comic adaptation.
The best bet for anything good from Marvel this year seems to be the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes DVD set Buena Vista Video is releasing late June/early July. Seriously, I don't think another good superhero film is going to happen until Spider-Man 3.
Post by Josh » January 15th, 2005, 1:59 am
I wish that insteading of remaking classics, studios would remake bad films that were big hits.
MusicFan
Re: The upcoming season of remakes and reboots...
Post by MusicFan » January 15th, 2005, 2:43 am
GeorgeC wrote: I don't have a lot of enthusiasm for the upcoming summer season what with all the remakes and reboots going on.
When did Batman Begins get poor script reviews? I didn't see a single story about these so-called bad script reviews on SuperHeroHype in the past week, Nolan has got nothing but praise for his work, I never saw a script review for Begins that wasn't positive, I'm a huge fan of Nolan's previous work, so I'm certainly looking foward to the film. GeorgeC, you are the first person I've seen with a negative opinion of Batman Begins, to be honest, not saying it like its a bad thing, as we are entitled to our own opinions. I'm hoping that Michael Chiklis' talent is displayed to its fullest potential in the F4 movie, yeah, that won't happen, but at least it hopefully will be pretty good, I think it will meet my expectations for the film. Episode III looks like a pretty solid picture. There's quite a bit of stuff coming during the summer I'm looking out for.
Post by Ben » January 15th, 2005, 10:11 am
Mickey A wrote: I wish that insteading of remaking classics, studios would remake bad films that were big hits.
You've lost me again!
George - the Batman serial, of which I have on taped-off-air VHS, really is a pretty cool little thing, for what it is, with stories with Kane himself. I will be joining you in picking it up, though will catch Bats Begins since a couple of friends worked on it and have been jazzing it up to me (so I can't very well NOT see it, right?)!
I agree that the summer looks pretty poor, but War Of The Worlds could be great (it's the first time in ages that Spielberg has worked so fast and furious - last times were Raiders and Jurassic - so good things expected). Herbie could be fun, if they do it big and do it right, and though I am a little worried about it, Star Wars 3 looks like it might just pull it off.
Of the animated features, not expecting much from Valiant (we've been getting quite a bit about it here as it was made in the UK and so far I'm not impressed) and Robots, despite its look, only is so-so for me (with Robin Williams very offputting in the trailer).
Expecting better from Madagascar and ChickLit later in the year.
PatrickvD
Post by PatrickvD » January 15th, 2005, 1:39 pm
Part of me wants Chicken Little to be the bad film everyone wants it to be and bomb.... but I have a feeling Chicken Little will be the hit Disney hopes it will be. It has that thing that their traditional features were missing: lightheartedness, just simple and fun, no big nonsense. Therefore Madagascar and Chicken Little will draw in the audiences. And I'm afraid batman begins will be recognised for what it truly is: a cash in on the superhero craze. Unless it is as good as the Spiderman films, i can see it opening big, with poor Box Office legs (the story of Warner Brothers) Overall, I'm not really looking forward to any films this year. It looks to be pretty boring with a few exceptions.
Post by Josh » January 15th, 2005, 2:57 pm
Part of me wants Chicken Little to be the bad film everyone wants it to be and bomb....
Everyone wants Chicken Little to bomb? Since when? Don't you think its kind of mean to want a film to bomb, with no reason whatsoever. I mean, we haven't even seen five minutes of the film, and already its bad?
It has that thing that their traditional features were missing: lightheartedness, just simple and fun, no big nonsense.
But how could you know that? We haven't even seen the film. I find it incredibly odd, interesting, and ironic that folks are stating something to the degree that "the sky is falling" at Walt Disney Animation. Maybe Chicken Little is a film that audiences need to see. Sorry, but I am just getting very cranky about his whole "Chicken Little is going to be terrible" vibe that people are unjustifiably getting.
Yeah, Ben, I probably should have explained what i meant by my statement that I wish studios would remake bad films that were hits. Basically, what I was saying is that, well, take a film like John Q. There was a lot of potential in that film, but it failed to impress most critics. However, the film did reasonable business domestically. So instead of remaking a classic like It's A Wonderful Life- a film that can't really be improved upon too much, studios should remake- if they "must" remake any films at all- films that had potental to be great, but fell short. See what I am saying, now?
Everyone wants Chicken Little to bomb? Since when?
Since Eisner murdered traditional animation A lot of people are still upset over the mess they made at WDFA. But let me state my opinion better. I said part of me wants it to bomb because I am so pissed over the reason why they've suddenly switched to CG and fired half of their staff. That does not mean I am not looking forward to it. It just feels wakward, supporting this film, since I know many people lost their jobs in this redicolous "switch".
But how could you know that? We haven't even seen the film.
well, it is pretty obvious from the new trailer that the movie is going to be silly and funny. No big Treasure Planet or Brother Bear-drama. Or did I see a different trailer? Can't we base our opinion on a trailer? The trailer is supposed to sell the movie, right? Plus, this film is from the creators of Emperor's New Groove. Best. film. of. all. time. It will rule.
I find it incredibly odd, interesting, and ironic that folks are stating something to the degree that "the sky is falling" at Walt Disney Animation.
It's pretty obvious why people are claiming the sky is falling. It's wishful thinking since everyone is still upset over what happened to traditional animation. But let me tell ya this, the average Joe at the supermarket does not even know Miceal Eisner and will still take their kids to see Chicken Little. No sky is falling... well except for maybe in the movie Disney animation is fine. If Sharktale can make $320 million worldwide, Chicken Little can make twice that. I base that on a trailer and the knowledge that Disney wil probaply overpromote it like dreamworks did to Shrek.
Michael Eisner did NOT, in my opinion, murder traditional animation. In fact, wasn't Disney the last major studio to switch to CGI? And at least Disney has upped the quality of their DTV films, thus quenching some of the thirst for traditional animation.
Who killed traditional animation? Well, let's ask the people who went to see Ice Age instead of Sinbad, Treasure Planet, and Home on the Range. And even the gross of a moderate hit like Brother Bear failed to impress the studios when compared to the $200+ that Pixar's and DreamWorks' films were making. "Oh, well, those films weren't very good, though!" Maybe this is just my opinion, but I think that Lilo and Stich was better than Ice Age. But Ice Age brought in more dough.
As for Chicken Little...
Or did I see a different trailer? Can't we base our opinion on a trailer?
Sure, you can. However, are you sure you want to? I mean, judging a movie based on about one minute's worth of various footage from its 80+ minutes isn't exactly fair, is it? There have been some excellent movies that had some very bad marketing (The Iron Giant).
Post by PatrickvD » January 16th, 2005, 6:29 am
Mickey A wrote: Who killed traditional animation? Well, let's ask the people who went to see Ice Age instead of Sinbad, Treasure Planet, and Home on the Range. And even the gross of a moderate hit like Brother Bear failed to impress the studios when compared to the $200+ that Pixar's and DreamWorks' films were making. "Oh, well, those films weren't very good, though!" Maybe this is just my opinion, but I think that Lilo and Stich was better than Ice Age. But Ice Age brought in more dough.
Lilo an Stitch made a lot of money. And yes, I understand that executives only think $-signs. CG = money. 2d = not. But what happened to 2d (making stupid movies, blaming the medium) in the long run is what will happen to CGI. Sharktale was the first sign of crap to come. And all the things that plagued Disney's 2d films will continue to plague their CG films in my opinion. Changing Chicken Little from a boy to a girl and back isn't exactly cost cutting.
And then there's another thing that seriously bugs me (and is in my opinion an obvious sign that 2d was defnitely killed) Movies like Shrek, Sharktale and Polar Express are ALL over the place. Non stop commercials etc etc. They're all being launched onto 4,000 screens across the country. While movies like Sinbad, Home on the Range and Treasure Planet were finished as quickly as possible and launched onto as few screens as possible with as little publicity as possible, just to get it over with. Nor Disney, nor Dreamworks ever had the intention of making these films work. That is why they were murdered. If the average citizen does not know this film is out, then how can he go see it? And if a company isn't confident about their upcoming film (wether they are good ones like Lilo and Stitch, Iron Giant or bad ones like Treasure Planet or Home on the Range) it will never, ever make money.
And at least Disney has upped the quality of their DTV films, thus quenching some of the thirst for traditional animation.
I agree there, I only wish they'd make some new films instead of Little Mermaid in reverse type of films. But the quality has definitely increased. If a movie like Lion King 1.5 was released onthe big screen with a big promotional campaign a la Shrek 2 it would have made $400 million, I can assure you. People love it.
Sure, you can. However, are you sure you want to?
lol, I'm pretty sure I want to. Yes it is only 1 minute of most likely 80 minutes. But I can tell from the trailer, wether the story looks interesting or not and if I like the animation or not. So far, I really like what I've seen. But you're totally right, i still can't say wether it's going to be the next Home on the Range (wich had a great trailer) or the next Iron Giant.
Sorry to the one who started this thread, I kinda hijacked it with the Chicken Little discussion. I'll say no more
Mickey A wrote: Michael Eisner did NOT, in my opinion, murder traditional animation. In fact, wasn't Disney the last major studio to switch to CGI? And at least Disney has upped the quality of their DTV films, thus quenching some of the thirst for traditional animation.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
I wouldn't be calling you out on this if it weren't so transparent that you're being a very willing shill for Eisner and the Disney Company as it stands or you've been very misled and duped into believing the Company line... courtesy of the public relations people that work for Michael Eisner.
You've talked to Disney employees and people that worked within the Feature Animation Department, haven't you? They have a VERY different story to tell and from what I've seen and experienced firsthand, most of the people who worked in the trenches -- they weren't producers, directors, and screenwriters who constantly had to deal with Disney executives and Uncle Mike himself -- are very honest. The trenchworkers, the gruntworkers of Feature Animation, didn't have to deal with the politics all the time and so can tell the truth. Unlike the producers, directors, and writers, the trenchworkers are mostly unemployed in animation now.
The fact is that from day one, Eisner and his cronies (including Jeffrey Katzenberg) TRIED to shut down Disney Feature Animation. It was only a last minute appeal by Roy Disney that kept the unit from being shut down in the mid-1980s. The production experience on Black Cauldron was a disaster and the film went millions of dollars overbudget and bombed at the box office.
Add to this the fact that these execs never bothered to learn how animation is produced and didn't understand storyboards and the animation production process itself. They instituted a big change in the way feature animation was produced by insisting to see a screenplay starting with Beauty & the Beast before okaying animation.
The problem with this method of production is that words don't always translate well into good visual drama and there can be problems with working from a verbal script as opposed to a visual guide (storyboards) for an animated feature! The execs were oblivious to this fact and since "verbal scripts" had always worked at Paramount and whatever studio they worked at before Disney, by God that's how things were going to be done at Disney!
For as big a big as some Disney Feature Films have been, there have been far bigger LIVE-ACTION feature film bombs at Disney Studios in the past few years. As bad as the failure of Treasure Planet was, there have been something on the order of 3-5 LIVE-ACTION bombs IN A ROW that had budgets comparable or higher than Treasure Planets! Instead of pleading mea culpa and admitting that he okayed these turkeys, Michael Eisner and the executives hide behind their balance sheets and it's the filmmakers and stars of the films that bear the brunt of the criticism.
(As much as I DON'T like Jackie Chan's American films in general, it's really crummy how he got the brunt of the criticism for the Disney remake of 80 Days Around the World. Yes, Jackie should have known better and NOT taken the money for this turkey, but at the same time he's gotten more than his fair share of criticism for the way film turned out and how much money got wasted on it. What gets lost is that Mr. Chan is NOT the guy who greenlighted the film in the first place -- that was a Studio executive!)
Yes, there's a novelty to CGI and I've heard more than my fair share of simple-minded kids and adults saying CGI is superior to hand-drawn animation. No question it's the current fad. On the other hand, I've heard more than my fair share of hard-core animation fans bemoaning the loss of traditional animation and wondering why in the heck Disney killed its golden goose. More than a few of the hard-core fans that LOVE hand-drawn animation are wondering where to go to get their fix. Some of them are collecting the classic animation from other American studios (MGM, Warner Bros., Fleischer/Famous pre-1960s animation), others have gone on to Japanese animation because that's basically the last bastion of regularly-released hand-drawn animation that has any kind of story (even if the animation itself is limited and Japanese character animation is by large lousy).
I ask you this simple question -- who FIRED the Disney Feature Animation crew? Who's ultimately accountable for the massive lay-offs and the redirection of Disney Animation into a Wal-Mart production of direct-to-video schlock and CGI features aping Pixar? (I'm sorry to say this, but the vast majority of people and fans who review the DTV films STILL think they stink. People know how to tell Wal-Mart from Tiffany's quality, I'm afraid.) Sure, David Stainton and the other underlings are directly responsible, but ultimately it's Uncle Mike -- the guy you're so fond of defending -- who gave the order to close down traditional animation at Disney.
Michael Eisner could have tried to be patient and held on to the Feature Animation department. That's what Walt Disney did. Mr. Disney weathered a decade of mostly unsuccessful animated features and package movies until Disney hit it big again with Cinderella (1950). Disney himself pruned down the feature department and did some lay-offs, but he never for more than 5 seconds seriously considered closing down the department that PUT HIS COMPANY ON THE MAP. Mr. Disney was a far-sighted man and realized the legacy of animation in his company and how it generated that were good for OTHER parts of the company including TV production and the Disney resorts. Mr. Disney also had LOYALTY to the people who worked for him for so long and while he wasn't a demonstrative man, he DID appreciate what they did.
Michael Eisner apparently only cares about money and satisfying shareholders -- even at the expense of completely gutting divisions that have traditionally been the heart and soul of the Disney Company.
Does it really make sense to defend Michael Eisner?
As exasperated as I became at Save Disney for its botched campaign and directionlessness at getting rid of Eisner, I'm never going to argue that the sooner Eisner is gone, and a COMPETENT CEO is in place that UNDERSTANDS Disney's legacy, the better off the Disney Company will be.
Post by Ben » January 16th, 2005, 4:55 pm
Going back to Mickey A's original question about remaking the hits...
Are you NUTS??
Filmmaking, for all it's "art", is seen as a money making busniess by the Studios. Therefore, if a film is none too successful with critics, but goes out and does decent business, what is reasoning is there to remake?
Spend a ton of cash in putting out the same story again, and watch it flop and burn even if some critics end up enjoying it?
Sorry, but when you say yourself John Q "did reasonable business domestically", then that reads as a successful picture. The audience has gone out in numbers and spread the good word. As far as the Studios are concerned, that's all that matters.
On to Patrick and George's discussion: I largely agree with you both, and had another point in a similar vein to make at the Cars trailer. OF COURSE we can base our opinions of an upcoming film on its trailer - that is the POINT of a trailer. If it doesn't work, then the film will flop.
It's easy to see that ChickLit, especially with the talent behind the "camera" and its confirmed spin on the story, that it will be a light-hearted comedy. And yes, even with the lightest, and funniest of Disney's pictures (Aladdin/Hercules/Emperor's Groove), they all have a little heart, so that can be expected too.
Frankly, I think the film will be a hit whatever happens. It's CGI, it has the Disney name on it (most people think Disney makes all those Pixar films), and it is now coming out in the traditional Pixar slot.
How can the thing not fly, even if it stinks?
Post by Josh » January 16th, 2005, 10:01 pm
I don't know how in the world you guys get what I say so mixed up. Okay, one at a time...
GeorgeC, no, I have not spoken to anyone from Disney about Michael Eisner. In fact, I would say that I have not spoken to anyone from Disney at all, but I do not know for sure who on this forum works for whom. Was firing all of those 2D animators wrong? Yes. I am not saying Michael Eisner is right. Where you got that from, I don't know. What I am saying, though, is that people now have this hatred toward Disney concerning their dramatic cut in traditional animation. However, they are the only studio responsible for cutting traditional animation. Maybe Eisner did want those traditionally-animated films to bomb- I don't know. But it sure seems odd how Atlantis, Brother Bear, and Treasure Planet had as big of a campaign as most films of their size. So if Warner Bros. spends $50+ million advertising "Movie", and Disney spends $50+ million advertising "Animated Movie", and "Animated Movie" bombs while "Movie" does well, then what would you do in Eisner's shoes? No, he shouldn't have gotten rid of traditional animation at Disney. But to say that Eisner is solely responsible for the reason traditionally-animated films are barely with us any more is unfair.
Ben, about remaking hits, let me present you with a scenerio. A group of bigwigs has gotten together to decide a new film. Suddenly, someone in the group suggests, "I know! Let's do an It's a Wonderful Life remake!!!" Scary, isn't it? Anyway, I think most people would agree that there is very little that could be improved in IaWL. Still, the remake is made, and turns out to be a good movie, but not the excellent one that the original is.
Wouldn't it have been better if John Q had been remade instead? The film has its flaws, but every single one of them could have been corrected- some of them very easily. And I may be wrong, but I think that in this case, if audiences will pay to see a bad drama, many of them would most certainly pay to see a good version of the film. Now, I can't say that about every film, though. For instance, people seem to love Armageddon as it is. In fact, should Martin Scorsese remake it as a smarter film, I doubt people would flock to it like they did to Michael Bay's movie. Armageddon provided dumb fun, which was what people were looking for. However, it's a different scenerio when it comes to films that audiences are supposed to take seriously. And parts of John Q could not be taken seriously.
But guys, come on! You mean to tell me that you have NEVER seen a good movie with a bad trailer, or vice versa? Let's say that I was selling lollipops. They were the best tasting lollipops in the world! Well, I had to spread the word about this great candy of mine, so I hired a marketing team. Flash forward a few days later: you walk into a candy store. Suddenly, a guy jumps in front of you and, in a really excited tone, says, "Hey, you there! How'd ya like to have a small sample of the best lollipop in the world?" Of course, you respond, "Why, certainly!"
The guy gives you the stick.
I didn't know that he was going to do that, because I just told him to give customers a sample. I mean, you would think he would know what I meant. I sure did think that. So you see, Chicken Little may be the best animated film of all time. But we have yet to see the best tasting part.
If a movie should only be judged by its marketing campaign, then Dinosaur is a better film than The Iron Giant.
Anyway, you guys can most certainly respond if you want to, but I don't like to argue with folks. It's just that when people gang up on me for expressing my views... well, I don't like it.
Post by Macaluso » January 16th, 2005, 10:23 pm
Final Fantasy made me all excited to see it... and that movie blew chunks.
Ben wrote: On to Patrick and George's discussion: I largely agree with you both, and had another point in a similar vein to make at the Cars trailer. OF COURSE we can base our opinions of an upcoming film on its trailer - that is the POINT of a trailer. If it doesn't work, then the film will flop.
You make a good point. Most people I know don't really know the difference bewteen disney and Pixar. They think it all comes from the Disney studio. So I don't think they can tell the difference from Pixar films and Disney productions. So yeah, Chicken Little will fly... even if it stinks
Mickey - we're not "ganging up" on you!!
But your lollipops stink, and I could have told you that from the trailer!


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This ICC YAF Conference will gather arbitration practitioners with different profiles, who will share their experiences on how to break into international arbitration, either as a litigation lawyer, arbitrator, tribunal secretary, or expert. Additionally, insight will be given as to what different skills are required in arbitration compared to litigation and ordinary jurisdiction.
This conference will be followed by a networking cocktail to join the arbitral community of Guatemala and nearby countries in a casual encounter to celebrate the end of year.


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Colts reach out to former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin
The Colts have reached out to former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin about their offensive line coach vacancy, a source told the Palm Beach Post.
The Colts were also interested in Chris Forester, who was hired as the Dolphins new offensive line coach on Tuesday.
Philbin went 24-28 in just over three seasons as Dolphins coach.
He was fired this season after a 1-3 start.
He began his NFL coaching career with the Packers as an assistant offensive line coach.
He worked his way up in Green Bay to offensive line coach and then offensive coordinator.
The Dolphins offensive line was consistently one of the worst in the league in Philbin's tenure although there was a lack of talent on the line — Philbin had limited personnel control with the Dolphins.
Since leaving Miami, Philbin has been part of a NFL committee to that is determining what constitutes a fair catch.
Former Dolphins interim coach Dan Campbell, who replaced Philbin this season, was in New Orleans on Tuesday talking to the Saints about a position with their staff.


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THE STOLEN – Tickets – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC – June 25th, 2019
THE STOLEN
States & Capitals, Mighty Mango
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm (event ends at 10:30 pm)
The Stolen - Euphoric (Official Music Video) The Stolen - Can't Get Enough (Official Music Video) The Stolen West Coast (Live Session)
The Jersey boys of the pop-rock outfit The Stolen have come a long way since they were ripping covers of classic rock anthems and Motown tunes at their elementary school's Fifth Grade Fun Night. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Dominick Cuce, guitarist Rob Chiarappa, bassist Kevin Smart, and drummer Mike Chiarappa. Before they honed their songwriting skills to craft inviting pop hooks and kinetic guitar melodies, they started off as a group of friends exploring their love of music by learning and performing AC/DC songs together.
Almost 10 years later, after playing countless shows locally, the band released Adults in 2013, which they recorded with producer/engineer Jesse Cannon (Animal Collective, The Misfits). This also marked their first release with bassist Kevin Smart. In 2015, they reached a turning point with the release of their single "Chardonnay," recorded with producer Paul Levitt (All Time Low, Have Mercy). This began a transition from their pop-punk beginnings to put more focus on their pop sensibilities. Spring of 2016 marked the arrival of their self-released, self-produced EP I'm So Dead, showcasing their shift from a fast, loud pop-punk band to a more groove driven, pop-rock sound. It also landed them recognition from MTV who called the EP "the perfect pop-alt soundtrack to take you into the summer season." They recorded at Cannon's New Jersey studio but produced and mixed the album themselves.
Meanwhile, between recording stints, the band continued touring aggressively whether it be self-booked stretches with their peers, touring/performing with acts like Neon Trees, The All American Rejects, The Academic, Jake Miller, Punchline or even following Vans Warped Tour to reach new fans and compete to see who could sell the most CDs and merch. These efforts show the bands perseverance and hustle that they display on and off the road.
Fragile Heart (released May 2017) is the band's most collaborative effort to date and, once again, done with a DIY mentality with the drums and vocals being predominantly recorded from home. With Fragile Heart, The Stolen have accomplished something that sounds both familiar and comforting with an '80s pop vibe that is simultaneously young, fresh and new.
Their single "Overboard," (released Feb 2018) which hit No. 21 on the iTunes Alternative Chart, perfectly illustrates where the band's sound is going.
States & Capitals
States & Capitals is an American rock band from Wyckoff, New Jersey, formed in 2015. The band was founded by 22-year old frontman, singer/songwriter Richie Arthur (Richard Arthur Schaafsma).
After taking a year and a half hiatus from the early EP releases, the group released the single, "Drive", on August 4, 2017. The song premiered in Spotify's "It's ALT Good!" and "The Scene" playlists, attracting a fresh audience to the single. The song eventually led up to the release of the EP, "CREATIONS&MEMORIES" on June 15, 2018. The EP was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with producer, Jonathan Roye (Owl City, Kelsea Ballerini, Forever The Sickest Kids).
The band set out on the two-leg "CREATIONS&MEMORIES Tour", beginning in Los Angeles, CA on March 7, 2018. The tour went all throughout the USA, including slots on Vans Warped Tour and Southwest Invasion, which ended on August 12, 2018, at House of Blues Anaheim. In December 2018 through March 2019, Arthur embarked on "The West Coast Tour" and "The East Coast Tour", playing acoustic sets throughout California and parts of the east coast.
On April 26, 2019, the band posted a series of clips on social media titled '5319', leading up to the release of the single, "FEELINGS" on May 3, 2019. It is the first single off of Arthur's self-produced debut-album, set to release July 2019.
Mighty Mango
Mighty Mango was formed in Charlotte, North Carolina during the summer of 2016 by best friends and guitarists/singers Henry Moldenhauer and Tyler Ford. A mutual friend introduced them to drummer Eli Zerkle, and bassist, Casey Jaerling joined soon after. The band began playing in and around legendary Charlotte venues like the Double Door Inn and the Milestone club during their senior year of high school. After several months of playing together, Mighty Mango recorded their first EP "Kim" at Catalyst Recording Studio in Charlotte. The EP eventually caught the ear of local alternative rock radio station 106.5 THE END and Mighty Mango was selected to play at the NC Music Factory for the iHeartRadio New Music Discovery series in Charlotte in June of 2017. The band played several other shows that summer before releasing two more singles. In the fall of 2017, the members parted ways as they began to attend different universities across the country, but they managed to play shows during breaks away from school. Mighty Mango got back together as the school year ended and played many shows in North Carolina including several packed shows at the Comet Grill, an opening spot at the Downtown Sundown Music Festival in Wilmington, NC, and a headliner spot at the Lower Southend Block Party for Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. Towards the end of the summer, Mighty Mango went back to Catalyst Recording Studio to record their second EP, "Worth the Weight." Since the release of this EP in September of 2018, Mighty Mango has played at the homecoming tailgate at NC State University and a Christmas show at the Comet Grill in Charlotte. The band has undergone two lineup changes since its inception. Henry Moldenhauer and Tyler Ford are still on guitars and vocals, while Harrison McGoogan has taken over on bass, Chaandmon Croft on drums, and Cadman Styers on keys. The summer of 2019 will see Mighty Mango touring through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. They are also planning on recording and releasing their first full-length album.
The Stolen - Euphoric (Official Music Video)
The Stolen - Can't Get Enough (Official Music Video)
The Stolen West Coast (Live Session)


MeWe's software for safety and compliance checks is in use by government agencies such as the New York State Department of Health.
(TNS) -- When a string of food-borne illnesses devastated Chipotle's reputation in 2015, the phone at San Francisco startup MeWe began ringing off the hook.
It was restaurant owners and brands calling about MeWe's CoInspect app, which helps government agencies and companies digitize public health and safety inspections. MeWe said its app could help companies avoid a disaster like Chipotle's.
MeWe CEO and co-founder Manik Suri called the Chipotle outbreak an "aha moment" that inspired the company to refocus the general-purpose inspection app it released in 2014 on the food industry: "Everyone eats, everyone eats out, so food and food safety is critical," he said.
A few years later, almost 100,000 inspections have been completed using CoInspect. The app allows inspectors to create checklists that include photos and voice memos. Users can also assign inspections, generate reports and analyze trends.
Restaurant chains TGI Fridays and P.F. Chang's are among those using MeWe's software for safety and compliance checks. It's also used by government agencies such as the New York State Department of Health and nonprofits including the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.
After starting in Cambridge, Mass., in 2014, the 18-person company moved to San Francisco a year later. It has raised $3.09 million in funding — most from a seed round announced in February. Suri said MeWe is not yet profitable.
According to Suri, his motivation to improve the "broken workflow" of inspections comes from his experience working in a housing clinic as a Harvard Law School student. He accompanied inspectors as they tagged tenant violations, lugging around clipboards, binders and digital cameras to do so. Creating a single inspection report took about four hours.
With CoInspect, reporting is two to three times faster, Suri said.
CoInspect costs $25 per month for a solo account and $50 per person per month for a professional group of up to 25 people. Prices vary for plans used by large organizations, government agencies and auditing firms, though MeWe did not provide details or a range for the cost.
The company is working on integrating its software with food temperature probes and sensors for equipment monitoring. There's a test unit in the office refrigerator. The goal, Suri said, is to reduce human error and add a layer of verification that is hard to achieve with paper inspections.


Many of my readers are asking for the fixed widget,which i am having at the bottom of my blog.It is by far best widget with useful features for a blog and is available in different colors to suit your blog.Best part is,its very easy to add and customize,The simple thing you have to do is just go to wibiya.com and sign up your blog there.Then they will get you approve your blog in 3-4 days and you will be ready to get codes for this widget from there site.You can select on the which features you want in your blog from below list and also select color of widget to suit your blog.
Then click on the Getit now button.
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Then you will get an message from them.
Just wait for getting approved your blog for some days and after approve they will send you the invite to your email,just use that invite to activate your account and get that widget codes.
How to install widget from your account now.
Now When you receive invitation,then click on the invitation link from your mail and login to your wibiya account.
Fill in the details they are asking for.
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In fourth Step You will get page like below.Just select the paltform and allow the popup to open in your browser as it will directly give you add a widget option in one step.As many readers have problem in getting codes of the widget, so its the easy one.
And after adding widget Just Hit Done.And you are to your dashboard Page with all stats for your widget and also a notifier option is there to set an message for your visitor whenever he comes to your blog.You can set it if you want.
In The Fourth Step When You Select The Platform To Install the widget, There are four options.
And for wordpress you will get the download link for plugin just download it and install it.
As one of reader didn't used it because of slowing down the loading of blogger.As for this the dror cedor from wibiya.com gave a simple solution to it as you can read his comment here.
What exactly you have to do is that how to start the loading of widget after blog gets loaded.For this here is the simple solution.
The code which you will get to be placed in blogger will be like this.
What i have done is just added red part in link. By adding this the widget will load only after when the blog gets loaded, which will not effect the loading of blogger.
*Note:-If you are adding the script in widget its ok.But if then you adding in blogger codes it will not accept the script after making changes.So just make it code friendly from this Encode tool.
I checked this and really it had no effect on loading speed of my blog now.
I hope now you will have now no problem in installing the widget.
There is one tiny parameter you can change in our code so the Wibiya bar will load only after the "Page Load" and won't effect your website's loading time.
No matter what I can't see the widget on my blog or yours. Maybe my browser won't show it? I'm using IE 7. I had to remove it from my blog. Too bad.
@chris widget is working well in ie7 as me too using ie7 and mine widget is working fine in it and mozilla too.
Just you need to check your browser.
Hmm…i've tried reinstall Wibiya but it won't appear (that's strange) I tried to click the Manually Add HTML codes but the only buttons to add the widget is just Blogger.
I have the same problem. I've installed it twice and it won't appear. Also, I can't see it anywhere on this blog. My browser is IE7 and it is working fine. I can't figure this out.
thanks 4 your information and the template . .
Really helpful and detailed description on adding Wibiya to blog.
But when I remove the script from wibiya all my other scripts works fine.
@pinoy there is one problem in blogger using scrips.When we use many scripts in blogger they start clashing with each other and might result in not working in any one of them.So I suggest just to change the position of scripts sequence in blogger i.e the position before /head tag in blogger.Try all possible sequence,It might can work,if not then u have to stop using any one of them.
Thanks for the tips. Its worked perfectly. I just have one problem tho! I have a lot of videos on my website and the videos overlap widget that makes it look weird. Is there any code or setting that can fix this??
check this post on my website and scroll down which will give u an idea..
@ No buddy it will overlap as both are from third party codes so we unable to control them.
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Got a fix to it..simple but a little painful one.
=> So it will look like < embed wmode="opaque" . And than the rest of the code.
@admin ya its working fine i also tried yesterday to do like this but used wrong property.This is the only possible way to do it.
hey. check here on how to remove wibiya sponsor/branding logo without subscribe the premium.
Will this toolbar slow down my website?
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Sketch Club 7 grew out of a high school sketch troupe and is now a theatre company at the University of Cambridge, presenting brand new student written sketch comedy. Sketch Club 7 has in the past staged shows at the Edinburgh Fringe ('Night Of My Life' 2015 and 'Ofgagged' 2016) and recently made their Cambridge debut with 'No Funny Business' at the Corpus Playroom in November 2017.
You can find us on Facebook and on Twitter (@sketchclub7).
No opportunities are currently being advertised - why not check out the main vacancies page?
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UK MDA (Medical Devices Agency) notes steady rise in adverse incident reports
This article was originally published in Clinica
Reports of adverse incidents with medical devices have increased by an average of 12% annually for the past five years, says the UK Medical Devices Agency (MDA) in its recently-published 1999-2000 business plan. Between 1998 and 1999 a rise of 3% took the number of reported incidents to 6,125. This, however, was a much smaller increase than the 30% seen the previous year.
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX)
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Earnings date 26 Jan 2022
Ex-dividend date 02 Dec 2021
1y target est 67.89
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Knight-Swift (KNX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Release
PHOENIX, January 05, 2022--Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) ("Knight-Swift", the "Company", or "we") expects to release its 2021 fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 prior to the market open by filing a Form 8-K with the SEC. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website https://investor.knight-swift.com/, and the Form 8-K will be available on the SEC website, http://www.sec.gov.
Supply chain crunch: Transport stocks have 'had an incredible stretch,' analyst says
Ken Hoexter, BofA Securities Managing Director in the U.S. Equity Research team covering Airfreight & Surface Transportation and Shipping, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the supply chain outlook for 2022, freight shipping, and the rise in trucking labor.


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A Clojure library for creating core.async channels which put onto and take from Hazelcast distributed queues.

## Usage

In one REPL do...
```
(require '[hazelcast-chan.core :refer [new-hazelcast-instance hazelcast-chan]])
(require '[clojure.core.async :refer [<!!]])
(def hc (new-hazelcast-instance))
;; Lots of logs as Hazelcast starts a node.
(def chan-a (hazelcast-chan hc "spinal"))
(loop []
  (println (<!! chan-a) " Rock & Roll!)
  (recur))
```
Then in another...
```
(require '[hazelcast-chan.core :refer [new-hazelcast-instance hazelcast-chan]])
(require '[clojure.core.async :refer [>!!]])
(def hc (new-hazelcast-instance))
;; Lots of logs as Hazelcast joins the cluster.
(def chan-b (hazelcast-chan hc "spinal"))
(>!! chan-b "Hello Cleveland!")
```

## Copyright & License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright © 2015 Zook Technology Ltd.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Narai Hotel is charming inner-city property with a supreme level of comfort for holidaymakers visiting Bangkok. The convenient location makes it easy to enjoy all the top attractions, while having a pleasant base to retreat to at the end of the day. Two superb restaurants serve up a tasty fare, with the new Italian venue offering an array of familiar favourites. Whether you're travelling as a family, friends or on a romantic break, Narai Hotel promises a unique and memorable trip to Thailand's capital.
Bangkok doesn't have a beach, but Hua Hin is within easy reach a few hours outside of the city. Alternatively, you could combine a city break in Bangkok with a beach retreat on one of Thailand's beautiful islands.
Narai Hotel is located on Silom Road with numerous bars, restaurants and a Skytrain Station within a 5 to 10-minute walk.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is approximately 34km away from Narai Hotel.


Ahmed Akkari is the Muslim who helped stir up the Danish cartoons crisis, but has now recanted many of his views. See previous stories about him here and here.
Islam critic and former imam Ahmed Akkari was escorted home by the police after a meeting in Gellerup Parken housing estate in Aarhus last night.
Martin Kjær Jensen, a reporter for the tabloid BT, arrived with Akkari and said people began throwing rocks at them upon their arrival.
"Someone threw rocks at the taxi Akkari was in," he said. "I was in the car with him and we had to run a red light to get away."
Although Akkari was surrounded by 40 police officers who also established stop-and-search zones, it didn't keep some young people from harassing him and lighting maroons.
Today police released the 15 people they arrested during the course of the evening. They also reported that they confiscated 209 maroons they suspect were to be set off during the meeting.
Akkari has come under criticism from within the Muslim community for announcing in July that he regretted travelling through the Middle East in 2005 in order to encourage groups there to call on Denmark to officially apologise for Jyllands-Posten newspaper's printing of the Mohammed cartoons earlier that year.
Two months ago a group of Islamists also posted a video featuring five Syrian rebels shooting a photo of Akkari and five other Danish Islam critics.
Akkari's meeting at Gellerup Parken last night was the third stop on a speaking tour with Christian Råbjerg Madsen, a Socialdemokrat candidate for parliament. The two are visiting troubled neighbourhoods around Denmark.
During their previous stop, in the Vollsmose council estate in Odense, they were shouted at and people threw rocks at them.
Despite the incidents, Madsen said last night's meeting was the best attended so far and he still thinks it is important to carry on with the tour.
"It can't always be pleasant to do what is right," he told Jyllands-Posten newspaper. "The debate over how we can prevent people from ending up the way Akkari was in 2005 is important for integration in this country."
Ahead of the Sochi Olympics in February, Russia is taking saliva samples from religiously conservative Muslim women, according to locals in the North Caucasus, gathering DNA so authorities can identify the body parts if any become suicide bombers.
The move coincides with a drive by President Vladimir Putin to crack down on an Islamist insurgency in Dagestan, a province in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains east of the Winter Games sites in Sochi.
the west has let muslims into their countrys to give them a better way of life away from dictatorship and oppression and all the majority of them do is create trouble and attack non muslims , thats the thanks we get, we now have muslim patrols attacking anyone drinking or dressed inapropiately and for not being muslims , generaly , why arent we branding these religious nuts racists ? I personaly think islam should be banned in the west as it does not fit in with our customs , oppression and peadofillia are rife , the UK govt only listened because of mass rallys by the EDL yes a lot of good has come from street protests despite the leftys and mainstream media branding them racists , islamification of the west is the islam extremists goal and our govts are enabling this.
Why are you an idoit posting nonesense. Solution: get an education.


Editor's note: This column originally appeared in print April 8, 2018.
• Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will continue Dudamel's spring residence at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the world premiere of LAPO Conductor Laureate Esa Pekka Salonen's "Pollux," Edgar Varèse's "Amériques," and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
This program is one of three that will be taken on tour by Dudamel and the Phil at the end of this month to Boston, New York, Washington D.C., London and Paris. One of the other programs is Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, which will be performed at Disney Hall April 19-22.
• When Karina Canellakis's guest conducting appearance was announced last year, some of us thought she would be a prime candidate to be the next music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
The appointment earlier this year by LACO naming Jaime Martín to succeed Jeffrey Kahane as LACO music director ended the Canellakis speculation, but her appearances on April 21 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale and April 22 at UCLA's Royce Hall remains a significant LACO concerto.
Her program will be the U.S. premiere of Dai Fujikura's "Secret Forest," Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24, with David Fray as soloist.
Winner of the 2016 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Canellakis made her LACO conducting debut two seasons ago and led the L.A. Phil last season at Hollywood Bowl. She has just been announced as the conductor for the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm in December. She's also a virtuosic violinist.
Other notes: The Colburn School's Calidore String Quartet has been awarded a 2018 Avery Fisher Grant in the amount of $25,000 for the purpose of career advancement.
This is the third Avery Fisher Grant to a Colburn School performer, joining with the Calder Quartet in 2014 and violinist Simone Porter in 2015 in winning the prestigious award.
The Calidore Quartet is comprised of Colburn Conservatory of Music graduates Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, violin; Jeremy Berry, viola; and Estelle Choi, cello. The group was formed at the Colburn School in 2010.
Robert D. Thomas is a freelance music writer. Send him an email at BobTatFORE@aol.com. More of his reviews can be found at www.insidesocal.com/classact.
Robert D. Thomas is a freelance writer, focusing primarily on classical music. Email BobTatFORE@aol.com.


Our goal is to provide patients with quality care through a team that is dedicated to bariatrics. From the initial information seminar to all your post-op care, we are committed to your success.
We want your experience to be exceptional through education, surgery, medical care, and ongoing support.
For appointment information, please call 503-434-6060 or register to attend a Bariatric education seminar.
Dr. Erin Thompson joined the surgery staff at Willamette Valley Medical Center in 2018 with special interests in bariatric surgery, antireflux surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, and endoscopy. She received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama. She then completed a surgery residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California as well as a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, including Bariatric surgery, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Thompson has published and presented her research on weight loss surgery at national meetings and is committed to ongoing improvement in the field. She believes in empowering patients through shared decision making and patient-centered care.
Dr. Thompson performs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, as well as revisional bariatric surgery, including Gastric Band Removal, on a case-by-case basis.
She is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and holds professional memberships with the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Outside of work, Dr. Thompson enjoys hiking, biking, and reading a good book.
Ellen, our Program Coordinator and Registered Dietitian, joined the Willamette Valley Medical Center team in 2018 to pursue her desire to work with obesity and weight management. She graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana before moving to the Pacific Northwest to finish her dietetic internship in Ellensburg, Washington.
She worked for several years as a nutrition program supervisor and counselor for prenatal/postpartum women and families with infants and young children. She is a Certified Lactation Educator and has a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management.
Ellen's goal when working with patients is to make nutrition feel simple and easy instead of overwhelming and complicated and dispelling the myth that eating well is expensive. She loves helping patients find balance in healthy eating so that food can still bring joy.
In her spare time, Ellen spends lots of time with animals – those of her own and volunteering at the animal shelter. She also enjoys cooking, playing board games, yoga, and doing laundry (Yep! You read it right!). We love her energy and know you will too!
Dr. Foster is a Licensed Psychologist who oversees the Behavioral Health support to the program participants. She began her professional career as an exercise physiologist with a BA in Exercise Science from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. She worked for six years in Geriatric Wellness providing exercise programming and education to residents within the retirement community setting. She then returned to graduate school to complete an MA and PsyD in Clinical Psychology. She completed clinical training as a therapist and behavioral health consultant with all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics and has worked in a variety of settings including grade school, university counseling, medical (both hospital and primary care), community mental health, and inpatient psychiatric care. Dr. Foster has specialized in areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and suicidal ideation.
Dr. Foster lives in Newberg with her husband and three children. She enjoys running, biking, soccer, reading, and hanging out with her family.
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#songoftheday / REVIEW: SINGTANK: "CAN YOU HEAR ME"
Singtank is a French duo who mostly sing in English, such as during the above song, "Can You Hear Me," which is a precious blend of synthpop, electropop, dance pop and… reggae! Chances are it's going to be the most original song you've heard, and will hear, this week. But it's not original in an annoying, inaccessible way like some too weird for its own good prog rock song. It's just a perfectly composed, sung and produced pop song of the art pop variety. Enjoy.
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Q: How to stop executing CodeDom generated code I am currently learning C# in an unconventional way: by writing a program and understanding how it works instead of reading a book, because it's kind of boring, but I'm planning to do so eventually.
I am writing a program that will compile user created code and execute it. Please excuse me the snippets of code copied from another StackOverflow questions. I didn't change the names and texts because it's still being in a proof-of-concept state. The program works well, I am able to execute functions from my main program as well as user defined ones, but I have a large problem: The user (me, because I am writing this program for myself) is always able to write a function that will lock the program (deliberately or not) (for example an unexpected endless loop). I would really like to have the ability to terminate the execution of user generated code. (It would be best to have this option from my main program) The problem is larger mainly because the user generated code has a timer (and can have more timers than one), so just jumping to the end of the user generated Main function won't do the trick. The application will have the ability to run several user generated codes, by using Application.DoEvents() in loops, so it will have a poor multitasking ability. I would really want to stay away from different threads, because, from my "experience" in VB.NET, it is hard to communicate between different threads. I tried using System.Environment.Exit(0), but this ended in closing user generated code (good) and main program (BAD).
To sum up: I would like to terminate the execution of code, written by the user and compiled by CodeDom, without affecting my main application. Is this even possible? If not, then what can I do to achieve this effect in a different, maybe worse way?
This is my source code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.CSharp;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;

namespace CTFGame
{
    public partial class m : Form
    {
        public m()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Main_entry_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){
            string userCode = txt_code.Text;

            string code = @"
                using System;
                using System.Threading;
                using System.Diagnostics;
                using System.Windows.Forms;

                namespace CTFGame{
                    public class MyPlayer{
                    static TextBox tbox_global;

                    " + userCode + @"

                    private static void TimerCallback(Object o) {
                        MessageBox.Show(""In TimerCallback: "" + DateTime.Now.ToString());
                    }

                    } //class
                    } //namespace
                ";
            CSharpCodeProvider provider = new CSharpCodeProvider();
            CompilerParameters parameters = new CompilerParameters();
            parameters.GenerateInMemory = true;

            parameters.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.dll");
            parameters.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.Windows.Forms.dll");
            parameters.ReferencedAssemblies.Add(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);

            Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();

            CompilerResults results = provider.CompileAssemblyFromSource(parameters, code);

            stopwatch.Stop();
            //MessageBox.Show(stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds.ToString());
            if (results.Errors.HasErrors){
                string errors = "";
                foreach (CompilerError error in results.Errors)
                {
                    errors += string.Format("Error #{0}: {1}\n", error.ErrorNumber, error.ErrorText);
                }
                txt_errors.Text += errors;
            }
            else{
                Assembly assembly = results.CompiledAssembly;

                Type program = assembly.GetType("CTFGame.MyPlayer");
                MethodInfo main = program.GetMethod("Main");

                main.Invoke(null, new object[] { txt_box });
                MessageBox.Show("end of execution");
            }
        }

        public static void tst() {
            MessageBox.Show("It works :)");
        }

    } //class
}  //namespace

This is my WinForms layout:

TextBox tbox is used to communicate between user generated code and main application. It's dodgy, but it works…
Any help is greatly appreciated .

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From A to Z: Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Explained
electricalterminology 9 months ago
What is a Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter?
A ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI or GFI) is a safety device that is designed to protect either a complete 120-volt, two-wire circuit or a single receptacle against ground-fault currents.
There is an additional level of protection that has been very successful since its use became widespread in the 1960s. It is the ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). With increased usage in the decades that followed, nonutility fatalities from electric shock have declined dramatically, particularly in the home. This simple-looking device has saved the lives of countless thousands.
Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) are used to prevent people from being electrocuted. They work by sensing the amount of current flow on both the ungrounded (hot) and grounded (neutral) conductors supplying power to a device. In theory, the amount of current in both conductors should be equal, but opposite in polarity.
How Does a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Work?
If there is a fault between the hot wire and the frame of a defective tool or appliance held by a person, the ground-fault circuit interrupter will open the circuit quickly enough to keep the shock from being dangerous, even if it will be felt.
A ground fault occurs when a path to the ground, other than the intended path, is established. Assume that a person comes in contact with a defective electrical appliance. If the person is grounded, a current path can be established through the person's body. In the example shown in the below figure, it is assumed that a current of 0.1 amps is flowing through the person.
This means that the hot conductor now has a current of 10.1 amps, but the neutral conductor has a current of only 10 amps. The GFCI is designed to detect this current difference to protect personnel by opening the circuit when it detects a current difference of approximately 5 milliamperes (0.005 amps). Section 210.8 of the National Electrical Code lists places where ground fault protection is required in dwellings.
Present product standards require a GFCI to trip the circuit if the fault current reaches 4 to 6 mA. The allowable tripping time varies inversely with the magnitude of the current.
Another principle of operation is shown in Figure C. In a properly installed two-wire, 120-volt circuit, the amount of current flowing in the grounded wire is precisely the same as in the hot (ungrounded) wire. But if there is a fault in a tool or appliance, part of the current (the fault current) will flow through the grounding conductor, if present. Some will flow through the body of the operator. Therefore the amount of current in the grounded conductor will be less than in the hot conductor. The GFCI senses this difference and opens the entire circuit or the ungrounded wire to the receptacle that it protects.
An ordinary GFCI will not protect a three-wire circuit or receptacles connected to two of the wires of a three-wire circuit. But if a three-wire circuit is divided into two 2-wire circuits, a GFCI can be used to protect one of those two-wire circuits or to protect one or more receptacles on one of those circuits. Be sure the GFCI has the same ampere rating as the circuit, and be sure it is listed for the type of protection for which you are using it. Two-pole GFCI circuit breakers are also available to protect an entire three-wire circuit, or a straight 240-volt, two-wire circuit with no neutral required.
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter Types
Ordinary GFCIs are available in various types. One form is a separate device installed to protect a receptacle or circuit. More popular are combination circuit breakers and GFCIs, which are installed in a panelboard to protect an entire 120-volt circuit.
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To install the device, run the coiled white wire to the neutral bus bar in the panel, and terminate both the ungrounded and grounded circuit conductors at the appropriate points on the breaker. The breaker needs to sense the current on both sides of the line in order for its GFCI function to operate. The circuit breaker provides ground fault protection for an entire circuit, so any device connected to the circuit is ground fault protected. The second method of protection, ground fault receptacles (Figure E) provides protection at the point of attachment.
If you only need the GFCI protection and not the receptacle (or Code rules prohibit installing a receptacle on the circuit you need to protect), you can use the device in Figure F.)
The receptacle in Figure E is a "feed-through" device, which means it has LINE and LOAD markings. It protects downstream loads connected to its load terminals. Do not mix up the line and load sides of these devices. If you wire the device backward, downstream loads will be protected, but appliances plugged into the receptacle will have no protection. The test button will trip, apparently functioning normally, but the ungrounded receptacle slots will still be hot.
Figure F is essentially a GFCI feed-through receptacle as depicted in Figure E but without any receptacle slots. If the test and reset buttons have additional OFF and ON markings, the device has been evaluated as a manual motor controller and can be used as a switch.
Where Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters are Required?
The NEC requires GFCI protection for 15- or 20-amp 125-volt receptacles as follows (there are many other required locations, but this list covers most of the common examples):
In residential properties, for all receptacles in the following locations: outdoors including balconies (except those for rooftop snow-melting equipment, for which special rules apply), bathrooms, garages, serving kitchen countertops, within 6 ft of any sink, bathtub, shower stall, laundry areas, crawl spaces, unfinished basements, and boathouses. The GFCI may be installed to protect individual receptacles, or the entire branch circuit supplying the receptacles.
In other occupancies, for all receptacles in bathrooms and on rooftops and outdoors, again with an exception for rooftop de-icing equipment for which special rules apply. The requirement also applies to all nonresidential kitchen receptacles ("kitchen" being defined for this purpose as an area with a sink and permanent facilities for food preparation). The NEC also applies this requirement to receptacle outlets within 6 ft of sinks, with only two exceptions that cover applications beyond the scope of this book. In addition, the NEC requires coverage of indoor wet locations, garages and service bays and the like (but not exhibition halls and showrooms), and locker rooms if they have associated showering facilities.
Formerly just for construction sites, now for all 15-, 20-, and 30-amp, 125-volt, single-phase receptacles that are used for "construction, remodeling, maintenance, repair, and demolition" activities, whether or not on a construction site. An exception applies for some industrial occupancies with expert supervision, but only in cases where a random nuisance trip would create a greater hazard, or in cases where the powered equipment can be shown to be incompatible with GFCI devices.
Dwelling unit dishwashers and boat hoists, even if hardwired.
Replacement Receptacles
If you replace a receptacle, and it is in a location where the NEC now requires GFCI protection for that receptacle, even if no GFCI protection was required at the time the original receptacle was installed, you must provide GFCI protection for the replacement. If you replace a receptacle and there is an equipment grounding conductor available at the outlet, the replacement receptacle must be of a grounding configuration and properly grounded whether or not the receptacle needed to be grounded at the time it was originally installed.
However, if you replace a receptacle at an outlet with no equipment grounding conductor present, you have three options, assuming you don't plan to rewire the branch circuit. You could (1) use a new, non-grounding receptacle, (2) use a GFCI receptacle (they only come in grounding configurations) with a NO EQUIPMENT GROUND marking on the faceplate, or (3) use a conventional grounding receptacle fed from a GFCI protective device and mark the receptacle location with both NO EQUIPMENT GROUND and GFCI PROTECTED.
Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment (GFPE)
There is a form of protection closely related to the GFCI that is used to prevent very low-level arcing faults from causing fires. It is typically available in specialized circuit breakers. Imagine circuitry identical to that of a GFCI, but with the trip set in the neighborhood of 30 mA. This would not provide adequate shock protection, but the NEC does require this protection for frost protection systems run for snow-melting purposes (NEC 426.28) and along with piping systems (NEC 427.22). Experience has shown that these cables have so much resistance that faults will not trip an overcurrent device, but they will sputter for long periods, eventually starting fires. Although GFPE in this sense has a far different "feel" than the industrial systems, with their current imbalance trigger points set for hundreds of amperes, the principles are the same. Arcing faults usually produce a current flow outside of normal circuit paths; that difference can be detected, and the circuit is automatically opened. Be sure you understand the differences so you can order and apply the appropriate protective devices. Do not confuse any of these devices with the new AFCIs, also designed to clear low-level arcing faults. AFCI devices use different technology to provide a more comprehensive approach to addressing these faults, which may involve line-to-line faults or even arcing across two damaged ends of a single conductor.
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Q: Remove trailing and first space from sku I have Magento 2.2.2. Some SKU products contain a trailing space. How to using data patch or MySQL database query which will remove all leading and trailing spaces from SKU products.

A: UPDATE `catalog_product_entity` SET `sku`=TRIM(`sku`)


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using System;
using CatLib.API.Random;
using CatLib.Random;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;

namespace CatLib.Tests.Random
{
    [TestClass]
    public class RandomProviderTests
    {
        private IContainer MakeEnv()
        {
            var container = new Application();
            container.Bootstrap();
            container.Register(new RandomProvider());
            container.Init();
            return container;
        }

        private void TestRandomNext(RandomTypes type)
        {
            var env = MakeEnv();
            var factory = env.Make<IRandomFactory>();

            var random = factory.Make(type);

            Assert.AreNotEqual(random.Next(), random.Next());
            Assert.AreNotEqual(random.Next(1000000000), random.Next(1000000000));

            for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                Assert.AreEqual(true, random.Next(100) <= 100);
            }

            Assert.AreNotEqual(random.Next(100, 200000000), random.Next(100, 200000000));
            for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                var v = random.Next(100, 200);
                Assert.AreEqual(true, v >= 100 && v <= 200);
            }

            var b = new byte[10];

            random.NextBytes(b);
            var sum = 0;
            for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                sum += b[i];
            }

            Assert.AreEqual(true , sum > 0);

            Assert.AreNotEqual(random.NextDouble(), random.NextDouble());
            for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                var v = random.NextDouble();
                Assert.AreEqual(true, v >= 0 && v <= 1);
            }
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestFactoryNext()
        {
            var env = MakeEnv();
            var factory = env.Make<IRandomFactory>();

            Assert.AreNotEqual(factory.Next(), factory.Next());
            Assert.AreNotEqual(factory.Next(10000000), factory.Next(10000000));
            Assert.AreNotEqual(factory.Next(0, 10000000), factory.Next(0, 10000000));

            var b = new byte[10];
            factory.NextBytes(b);
            var sum = 0;
            for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
            {
                sum += b[i];
            }

            Assert.AreEqual(true, sum > 0);
            Assert.AreNotEqual(factory.NextDouble(), factory.NextDouble());
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMersenneTwister()
        {
            TestRandomNext(RandomTypes.MersenneTwister);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMrg32k3a()
        {
            TestRandomNext(RandomTypes.Mrg32k3a);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestWH2006()
        {
            TestRandomNext(RandomTypes.WH2006);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestXorshift()
        {
            TestRandomNext(RandomTypes.Xorshift);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMakeDefault()
        {
            var env = MakeEnv();
            var factory = env.Make<IRandomFactory>();

            Assert.AreNotEqual(null, factory.Make());
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMakeUndefiend()
        {
            var env = MakeEnv();
            var factory = env.Make<IRandomFactory>();

            ExceptionAssert.Throws<NotImplementedException>(() =>
            {
                factory.Make("helloworld");
            });
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestMakeCanNotBuild()
        {
            var env = MakeEnv();
            var factory = env.Make<RandomFactory>();
            factory.RegisterRandom("helloworld2", (seed) => null);
            ExceptionAssert.Throws<NotImplementedException>(() =>
            {
                factory.Make("helloworld2");
            });
        }
    }
}