3D Planning system for image guided brachythrapy which uses 3D data sets such as CT, MR and PET.
It is a high dose rate remote afterloading brachytherapy device capable of delivering conformal dose to the tumour planned on the brachy vision planning system capable of generating 3D conformal dose distribution supporting various forms of image guided brachytherapy.
NovalisTX is a versatile machine .It is a powerful stereotactic tool for intracranial and extracranial stereotactic treatment for deep seated tumours of the tumours/lesions of brain and body in a non invasive manner. It has a very precise beam shaper (2.5 mm). It has a cone beam CT attched to the machine. It also has a facility for gating for respiratory movements.
The Centre for Cancer has the FIRST trilogy (linear accelerator) in India which is capable of performing on board CT scan, KV and MV imaging with respiratory gating systems. It is an excellent system for image guided radiotherapy capable of correcting daily position errors on treatment couch. It can also treat mobile tumours like lung malignancy, abdominal tumors tracking them in a particular breathing phase minimising doses to normal structure otherwise would have received due to breathing movements.


Two stops down, 11,000 more kilometers to go.
Follow along as we travel the New Silk Road from London to Yiwu.
I returned to Khorgos for the third time in two years. What's changed? Almost everything.
I recently spoke at the Reconnecting Asia launch event at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington D.C.


The thing that has obsessed the Apple faithful these past several weeks finally has an official moniker. Dubbed the iPad the new unit is more than just a big iPod touch. At a starting price of $499, well below the $1,000 analysts expected, Amazon will certainly begin sweating bullets for it's popular Kindle. Bit it may be Microsoft who will be most affected by this first generation Apple device.
First the specs. The iPad is only a half-inch thick and weighs in at 1.5 pounds. Compare this with an HP 210 netbook that is double the thickness and nearly double the weight and you already see some sharp mobile advantages the iPad holds for the on-the-go set. The HP does have a larger display at 10.1", but only modestly bigger than the iPad's impressive 9.7" 1024 x 768 LCD capacitive touch-screen.
The iPad offers 16, 32 ($599) or 64($699) gigabytes of storage via flash memory. 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are built in and 3G is optional for an additional $130 bringing the cost to $629, $729 and $829 for the 16, 32, and 64GB models. The 3G versions also add a tenth-of-a-pound to the unit and will be able to take SIM cards. The unit has no phone. The iPad offers a 30-pin Dock connector, a speaker, a microphone, but no camera for you shutterbugs who might prefer to wield this relatively large and heavy device over a standard digital camera. Apple promises 10 hrs on a single charge, though experience with both versions of the iPod touch shows that certain apps can drain the battery quickly.
Most notable about the iPad is the fact that it running one of Apple's own chips, a low-power 1GHz Apple A4. Attendees at the announcementmarveled at the chip's speed, which should make for better gaming. An optional keyboard makes for a more PC-like input experience.
The iPad connects to a user's Mac or PC the same way their iPod touch and iPhone do. In fact, Steve Jobs made a note that 75 million users already know how to use this unit, because of their familiarity with their present Apple units. But the iPad aims for more than just serving as a bigger iPod. Apple is also aiming higher than becoming the next eBook reader.
With the iPad, Apple looks to unseat the netbook and cheap laptops in the sub $700 portable computer arena. If Apple succeeds - and I would like to note that Apple sold a lot of $499 and $599 iPhones when that unit first shipped - an Apple OS will make major gains on Microsoft's seemingly untouchable Windows franchise.
There are a lot of frustrated Windows Vista users and Windows 7 offers only some respite, but only for those who bought units most recently. If a touchscreen PC will become the portable player for the new decade then the ease of the iPhone OS coupled with a GUI that eschews the traditional folder/file metaphor give Apple a dramatic leg up on a new OS arms race that leverages Microsoft's weakness for bloated, convoluted code.
If this OS truly represents the PC of 2015 then the iPad could become the milestone player of a decade we are only 27 days into. Remember too, Apple does not license it's OS to other device makers. This means someone else will have to develop an alternative OS for the likes of Dell and HP. As Microsoft will probably need to start from scratch that opens the door for the likes of Google and RIM to become players with their own OS flavors and and challenge MS to a market busted wide open.
The ability of the iPad to disrupt the market control of the venerable Microsoft is in itself a homeric achievement. This hasn't happened yet and it may never happen. The corporate enterprise is entrenched in Windows afterall.
But there are already 75 million consumers who are comfortable with the new direction of the OS. Let's see what happens over the next five years and see if my words are prescient or just puff.


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There are tons of things that scare me, but style is never one of them. As a blogger I've learned to force myself into comfort when seemingly overdressed in public. Take this shoot as an example. Despite how it seems, I'm in the suburbs where monochrome outfits don't exist, blocking confused onlookers from crossing this bridge while I keep my serious camera face on. The overall situations of my shoots are not unlike those in real life. If the occasion allows for it, simply out of preference I will dress to the nines -- because I can.
To my fellow bloggers and fashionistas, how often has your outfit been questioned simply because you're rocking a statement dress while everyone else is in a t-shirt and jeans? I've had my fair share of experiences. When style is accompanied by fear, it loses the element of expression. I propose that as long as the situation allows for it, dress up when you want and however you want.
With the cold temperatures around the corner, I'm using every possible opportunity to wear my new favorite lace-up heels and the last of my summer skirts -- even if that means on a walk in the park. You can't please everyone, so you might as well be happy with yourself.
Gorgeous! I love the soft stripes and the location you shot at. You look great as usual.
Oh the feels on this post! Every fashionista experienced those stares and silent laughs when we're too overdressed, but hell yeah we're rocking our outfits so here's a hair flip for them! Hahaha!
as i say all the time, i'd rather be overdressed than under! :D you work it, girl!!
those shoes.. wear them with everything!! they look so good on you!
Thanks so much, Tina! You always look fabulous!
The window pane dress is so cute, love the cape jacket you paired to keep it weather appropriate.
I'm sure you are rocking it!
You look so elegant and chic!
I totally agree, you should not be fearful if you are interested in fashion! You put it so well when you say: "When style is accompanied by fear, it loses the element of expression"
Hi sweetie, I am loving this look and the location is perfect. I agree with you, lucky as I get older i feel more confident and as long as I love it and I feel comfortable I will wear it.
I say yes dress up when you want and however you want.
Me too! Here's to dressing up!!
I really love your outfit Christina, all I can say is you nailed it again. Yay!
Wow.... this whole look is so elegant and minimal. Loving every piece of it!!
I love the matching set, so pretty! I'm always dressed up too, and I often get comments about it. People sometimes just don't understand how much fun dressing up can be! Love this post.
Loving your set and full look, great one.
You know, I was just thinking about the statement that you brought up in this post about overdressing. I had this same issue the other day when I was shooting a blog look. Sometimes onlookers can be annoying--it can make you feel self-conscious but the beauty about blogging is that it reduces those feeling to the point where you stop caring haha.
I couldn't have said this better myself! Especially when you're taking pictures in public on top of already being dressed nice, it can be intimidating but I've learned to rock it! Love this post and this outfit Christina!


Jen marches unauthorised into Peru......spectacular Laguna Paron......."I think a llama has pissed on Ruby!"
We stayed overnight in Macara in Ecuador, near to the border of Peru, and got up early the next day for the border crossing. At the border, we went to a small portacabin containing the immigration office on the Ecuador side to get our passports stamped out of Ecuador. All was going well until the immigration official asked for the papers we had completed upon entering Ecuador. Whoops-I had lost them! We checked all our documents to no avail. Thank goodness it was not a problem, and he gave us some more to complete before stamping us out of the country. Next we handed our temporary import permit for Ruby into the adjacent portacabin. Then we drove across the bridge from Ecuador to the Peru side. We had read that we had to get our vehicle insurance (SOAT) before we got our paperwork done-so I stormed ahead to a building in the distance which I thought was the correct place to do this. I marched past some official looking men in uniform and suddenly heard Gavin shout behind me, " Jen-you have gone over the border unuathorised...you need to come back!" I had ignored the border and the officials and had just walked past them in my quest to buy car insurance! The actual place to buy insurance was a hundred metres or so back, so I retraced my steps and we bought 2 months insurance for $13. We got our passports stamped with a 90 day visa for Peru at the immigration office and finally went to the Aduana (customs) to get our temporary import permit for Ruby.
We had decided to head for Huanchaco, a seaside village near to the town of Trujillo and the ruins of Chan Chan and the temples of the sun and the moon, amongst others. This was a long drive of 350 miles along the Pan-American highway, and took us through miles and miles of barren desert which hugs the Pacific coast. We got to Huanchaco in the dark (something we try and avoid) as we had stopped to buy groceries and had been stopped twice by the police. The first police officer wanted to check our papers. The second wasn`t interested in our papers, he wanted to find out where we were from etc and whether we had " a small gift from England" for him! We gave him one of Ruby`s cards and he seemed happy enough and on we went!
We had a lovely few days in Huanchaco. We wandered into the little village which is a famous for its fishing boats made from reeds. The fishermen paddle and surf these neatly crafted boats like seafaring cowboys, with their legs dangling on either side – which explains the nickname given to these elegantly curving boats, caballitos de tortora (little horses). The inhabitants of Huanchaco are among the few remaining people on the coast who remember how to construct and use the boats, each one only lasting a few months before becoming waterlogged. The fishermen paddle out as far as a mile, but can only bring in limited catches because of the size of their vessels (which now also integrate styrofoam for bouyancy). We wandered down to the end of the pier and watched the locals fish from lines off the pier. It is also a popular place for surfers because there are some superb waves.
We visited the ruins of Chan Chan where we saw our first hairless Peruvian dog ! Built around AD 1300 and covering 20 sq km, Chan Chan is the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, and the largest adobe city in the world. Although it must have been a dazzling sight at one time, devastating El Niño floods and heavy rainfall have severely eroded much of the outer portions of the city. We visited the impressive restored Tschudi complex and the broad plazas, royal burial chamber and intricate designs that remain.
We also visited the Huaca de la Sol y Luna (temples of the Sun and Moon) which were constructed from millions of handmade adobe bricks, by the Moche people between about 200 and 850 AD. Successive generations added new platforms on top of the existing structures, so that each one grew higher and higher. Archeologists believe that the Huaca del Sol may have served for administrative, military, and residential functions, as well as a burial mound for the Moche elite. The Huaca de la Luna served primarily a ceremonial and religious function, though it contained burials as well.
Next step was to head into the Cordillera Blanca mountains. We drove to Caraz on scenic mountain tracks-which included numerous tunnels blasted into the mountains. As I was putting up the roof tent, I noticed what I thought was a silver washer on the landy roof. I thought it was something from the landy that had shaken loose from the rough roads so called Gav over to check it out. It was actually Gav`s wedding ring which he had lost in Quilotoa in Ecuador. We thought it had been lost at the camp site so certainly did not expect to see it on the roof of the landy having driven about 1,000 miles in the meantime!
We then had a spectacular drive to reach Laguna Paron The dirt road to the laguna has multiple hair pin turns and is through a spectacular canyon with 1000m high granite walls. The laguna is at 4,200 metres and was simply breathtaking .The colour of the water was turquoise blue and the surrounded mountains were just spectacular. One of the mountains, Artesonraju is the mountain depicted in the live-action Paramount Pictures logo. We walked around part of the Laguna and then wild camped on its shore. This was our favourite wild camp yet as the views were so spectacular, and we were camping directly in front of the laguna and mountains. The next day we packed up ready for the winding drive down the mountains. We set off. Then "CLUNK"! Oh no, not again, we thought! Gav checked the source of the problem and we found that one of our shock absorbers had worked itself loose and we did not have the bits to mend it. We decided to head towards a recommended mechanic in Caraz, Willy, so slowly made our way down the steep windy slopes. Clunk, clunk clunk and then Gav yelled "Jen-there`s smoke coming from between your legs"!!! We both leapt out and realized that the handbrake had been partially on for the drive down and had overheated-causing smoke from the handbrake drum. With the engine off, we managed to free wheel for the next 5 miles down the mountain and made it to Willy`s, the mechanics, a couple of miles later! He sorted out the shock absorber and we also had the UJs changed whilst we were there and the handbrake drum checked.
We headed to Huaraz the following day for a overnight stop and camped in the grounds of a hotel which had llamas grazing in its grounds. The next morning, I returned from my shower and Gav showed me the landy wheel which was wet and said" I think a llama has pissed on Ruby!" Only in Peru!
Another great blog. Just been looking at the hairless dogs.
(don't ask why???) and I couldn't understand why people were waving at me, just thought they were being friendly, so waved back!!!
As I told you in an email, Laguna Peron looked beautiful. Must be one of the favourite places so far.


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Q: Ruby on Rails 3 Beta: On ajax get request, I can't respond back with the html.erb view. Is there a work-around? I have began playing with Rails 3 beta and I am trying to do my usual starter project. I create a simple list of projects, but use ajax requests for the app's navigation. In Rails 3, my usual code does not work for the basic scaffold, I receive an
ActionView:MissingTemplate (Missing template projects/new with {:format=>[:js]}

Here is my a snippit from my projects controller:
  # GET /projects/new
  # GET /projects/new.xml
  def new
    @project = Project.new

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.js   { render :layout => false }
      format.xml  { render :xml => @project }
    end
  end

Notice the format.js line. I use the Mootools library for my javascript and I have not yet tried out the new unobtursive hooks that rails 3 provides, so I still write it by hand. Here is the javascript request that fires when the 'new' link is clicked on the page. In Mootools, the Request.HTML update attributes updates the div I have in the HTML with the id 'main'.
a.addEvents({
    'click': function(e) {
        e.stop();
        console.log("Click for '" + a.get('href') + "'");

        new Request.HTML({
            url: a.get('href'),
            method: 'get',
            update: 'main',
            onRequest: function() {},
            onSuccess: function() {},
            onFailure: function(xhr) {},
            onComplete: function() {}
        }).send();
    }
});

So what is happening when the link is clicked, is the controller tries to respond to the js call with the new.js.erb file, which I don't have. In previous versions of rails, this would not be the case and it would respond back with the new.html.erb automatically. If I remove the format.js line in the controller, it responds back, but I don't want the response to have layout when called through javascript.
Is there something that changed in Rails 3 beta?

A: It feels like everything changed in Rails 3. :)
Have you installed the driver for Mootools?

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Still Life No. 1 (watercolor on paper, 15×22) was the starting painting of a deliberate series of works featuring this still life and was painted to represent the subject fairly closely. The patterns in the vase, the sake pitcher and the bonsai tree all brought an Asian in?uence to the subject.
Still Life No. 83 (watercolor on paper, 22×30) uses ?at shapes to create a contemporary feel and employs line and pattern to delineate planes to add interest.
Years ago, a favorite art instructor mentioned in passing that he painted in series. Frankly, I thought it must be boring to paint the same thing over and over. But later there were more discussions with other artists and an awakening began to take shape: "What exactly were the definitions and restrictions of series painting, and, moreover, why do it?" I wondered. There are many approaches to working in a series—everything from painting a related idea or a concept to reworking the same subject repeatedly—but no matter the approach, certain advantages tend to emerge from the work. Skills that otherwise would never have been refined evolve.
By painting the same basic subject, artists begin to develop a memory about it. After completing many paintings in a series, artists reach the point where they can render the subject with merely a gesture. Working in a series also brings another level of skill into focus: creativity through design. The word design has to do with how we use color, value, shape, texture, direction and space. These are the building blocks of every sort of painting. Whether your interests lie in floral work, figures, landscapes, portraits, still life or abstraction, these elements are always in play, and working in a series can open new avenues of creativity and exploration for any artist.
With a friend, a painting group or independently, set the parameters of your challenge series. (It helps to restrict your series to one subject or one perspective.) Begin with one painting and see where it takes you, keeping in mind that the further you go, the more you'll discover. Send images of your original painting and one or more of your subsequent paintings for your chance to win our prize (see details below).
Get together with your painting group or complete the Creativity Workshop Activity on your own. Send a JPEG (with a resolution of 72 dpi) of your painting to wcamag@fwmedia.com with Creativity Workshop in the subject line. We'll choose our favorites and publish them on our website. One entrant will receive a six-month subscription to ArtistsNetwork.tv online video workshops, plus $50 worth of North Light ?ne art books. The deadline for entry is October 20, 2009. See the winners of previous Creativity Workshops and read the stories behind the paintings by clicking here.


Don't Drill The Hills (DDH) presented its voting rights case to the Michigan Court of Appeals on March 8, 2016. The parties in the lawsuit went before a panel of Judges and each presented their arguments. DDH is insisting that a park comprises the entire property, including subsurface oil and gas rights, and that the voters of the City were denied a right to vote on the lease the City granted for Nowicki Park, Tienken Park, Stoney Creek Cemetery, and the oil pipeline easement it granted in Bloomer Park. Now we wait. The Court will be issuing its decision in a written opinion shortly, perhaps within the next month.
Don't Drill the Hills, Inc. (DDHI), is a non-profit, grassroots group of local citizens opposed to oil and gas drilling projects in their community. The group filed legal action on May 15, 2014 against the City of Rochester Hills for signing a lease for oil and gas exploration of City-owned park and cemetery properties.
At issue is a resident-driven 2011 City Charter Amendment. The amendment states that City-owned parks cannot be sold/leased or converted to a non-recreation or non-conservation use,without approval of the City's voters in an open election. The City Charter protects not just the surface of the park land in Rochester Hills, but the entire property, including its subsurface resources.


The Diplomat is a luxury condo building located just minutes from Beverly Hills and Century City along the east side of the Wilshire Corridor in Los Angeles. Completed in 1982, The Diplomat is comprised of 64 contemporary high-rise units. This complex offers contemporary floor plans ranging in size from 1,834 to 2,400 sq. ft., featuring corner balconies, wall-to-wall windows, and fireplaces. Residents are attracted to The Diplomat because of its unique angular construction which allows for creative designing and plenty of storage. This building features a resort-style swimming pool, concierge service, valet parking, spa, sauna, hardwood floors, round the clock security, and a secured parking garage.
Range $654 - $654 /sq.ft.
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Whether you are contemplating purchasing or selling your condo in The Diplomat, it is imperative that you hire the right Wilshire Corridor Real Estate Expert that can exceed all of your expectations. When you work with The Ryan Case Team, your every need will be met with the greatest attention to detail. We are intimately familiar with The Diplomat, and you will not find a more qualified Wilshire Corridor Real Estate Agent to help you achieve your goals.
As a seller of a Condo or Townhome in The Diplomat, your unit will be front and center on our top ranked website. This gives you maximum exposure above what a normal Wilshire Corridor Realtor would provide, as our highly trafficked website will help us to sell your property in less time, at the highest possible net to you! After all, the same way you found us is how your next buyer will!
This 2 bedroom, 2 full baths, 1 half bath home, located on WILSHIRE was recently sold on Sunday, January 20th for $1,339,000.
With 2,045 square feet of total floorspace, this home is priced at $654.77 per square foot.
Originally built in 1982, this home sits on a 21,492 square foot lot.


"You're the Scorpion King. Of course you hate homework."
Scorpius Malfoy searches the Hogwarts Library for answers to why history has changed so drastically. He realises from a remark made by Craig Bowker Jr that Professor Snape is still teaching at the school (CC3.4).
From his reaction, it seems that the "real" Scorpius likes doing his own homework, unlike the Scorpion King (CC3.4).


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Movie Meister Reviews
June 26, 2017 June 26, 2017 leebutler Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Seen May 7th
In 1991 Disney released Beauty and the Beast, a film that practically saved the studio and pushed it into the renaissance period of the studio. That period was hinted at with Little Mermaid but it's Beauty and the Beast that reminded everyone that Disney still had it, soon followed by Aladdin and Lion King, it was a period in time when Disney was on top again and holds the distinction of being the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. It's a goddamn iconic movie… so why the actual hell would anyone remake it?
I'm going to start with the good parts because there's some major bad things that just pissed me off. I like the additions that they made to this movie… OK, one specific addition about Belle's mother. Namely the addition of a magical book that lets beast transport anywhere he wants. It was a genuinely sweet moment that gave a little bit of back story, gave the main characters a chance to talk and get to know each other… and then it's completely forgotten during the climax of the film where a magic book that can transport you to, say, the back of a carriage where your father is being held against his will by the town sociopath. Just saying, would've been useful right about then but no one thought to grab the book and do that, but we need a dramatic shot of Emma Watson riding a horse in the pretty yellow dress so shh, ignore the plot hole.
The casting of Emma Watson was pretty much perfect, she feels like Belle when she talks. When she is walking around, talking, interacting with everyone else it feels like Belle should. She has a lot of really fun scenes where she's talking with Kevin Kline (Who plays her father) And there's a genuine connection there. The way he'll barely get through asking for something and she'll have it is a wonderful little touch that really sells their relationship. I love when she's talking with the Beast, the two of them interact in such a interesting way that feels like the original film. I really love the scene where Gaston (Played pretty much perfectly by Luke Evans) tries to convince Belle to marry him and she tells him no… in speech, when she's talking. Without music. Not singing. Her speaking part is a good thing… and let's go to the bad.
Emma Watson can't sing. She can't, not like Belle can. Belle is meant to have an angelic voice that flows seamlessly. Go back to the original movie and listen to her part in "Belle", every note is perfectly held and flows effortlessly into the next. Same during "Something There" during her solo, it's meant to be the sweetest thing you've ever heard. Paige O'Hara could sing, she was a Broadway actress who has some serious pipes and knows what notes to hit. Now Emma… Let's just call it like it is, she's using Autotune. She is using a LOT of Autotune to hit those notes and there's some points where it's painful. NOW had they dubbed her, I'd be fine with that. People used to be dubbed in musicals all the time, hell Dubbing is literally one of the important plot points to Singing in the Rain it's that important to the art form. Either that, or stick with what Emma was actually sounding like and go with it. But there is autotune there, and it hurts, and I can literally hear you pushing her voice into the high notes that she did not hit and it's awful and stop it.
Who the hell picked gold as the only color we're going to see for about 90% of the movie? Every shot is so drab and dull, bordering on monochromatic in several places. I swear the Beast literally changes his outfit in order to match the color of the room he's in. The only thing that stands out is Belle and if that's a genuine creative choice then everyone needs to be fired because it's a bad choice that bad people make. Again, comparing to the original (Because that's what everyone is going to do, they have to expect that!) even in the scenes where everything was a similar color they were different shades, they popped just right. The iconic ballroom scene is almost entirely blue and yellow, but the colors are bright and warm, they aren't all the same shade, there's pops of other colors to make it feel alive. You get drawn into every frame and they frame every shot just right so that you get to experience the majesty of the ballroom but it's also not drowned out.
Oh that reminds me, speaking of the ballroom scene, whoever blocked the camera for that is also fired. The original is full of glorious sweeping shots and the camera revolving around the main two characters, something that's obscenely hard in animation because you have to constantly adjust sizes of the characters. In real life, you put a fucking camera on a fucking crane and make it go up and down. It's nowhere near as magical as the original was, even though you have Emma Thompson singing the song (And she's passable, she isn't Angela Lansbury but literally no one is so I give that more of a pass)
Oh god and the beast, fuck the beast looks stupid. I genuinely started laughing the second I saw him. Ron Perlman's Beast looked less silly, and that guy had Planet of the Apes face and the hair of an 80's rockstar! Eventually you do get used to this new beast, once they've sprung him on you they stop trying to be dramatic with him but oh god that first reveal is the funniest goddamn thing I've seen.
Speaking of things that look stupid and horrifying and will give me nightmares, who the fuck designed Lumiere and Cogsworth? Horror movies wish they had those designs. Again, you get used to them (Because you're forced too by their faces taking up the entire damn screen) but my god that was horrific. I understand that you have to change the designs a little in the transfer from Animated to CGI but holy crap, that was disturbing.
Alright, back to good. The "Be Our Guest" scene was genuinely great. That is one of the highlights of the original and to be fair, this movie did it really well. They had a lot of great musical references to Cabaret or Busby Berkeley numbers in there which I appreciated and when I saw they had actual color in the frame I almost died from happiness. It was big and bright and beautiful and made me want to see more.
Of course "See more" meant I had to see the first scene where Belle spots the rose and yeah, that's kinda got problems. Tiny ones though, she doesn't actually get to touch the glass in this version where as in the original, she goddamn lifts the glass container up so there's a genuine reason for the Beast to think she damaged it. That's not in this one, but I feel like that's a nitpick and I have bigger problems (Yeah, I got more problems)
…LeFou. Le. Fou. So LeFou is gay in this movie. Like, they basically just state it several times but… no. I'm sorry, I'm all for representation but frankly it never feels like he's this oppressed gay man who doesn't want to come out, it feels like Josh Gad ad libbed enough campy moments that they went "Screw it, he's gay". It's annoying because it's almost all looks and suggestions, when he's straight up asked why he doesn't have a girlfriend we don't get an awkward moment of dodging the question but instead we just get "They think I'm clingy" which is not a good answer. Oh and they have him dance for literally 3 seconds with a guy near the end and there you have it, the first non-coded gay character in Disney canon… and it's bad, and stupid, and poorly done, and barely even addressed, and he's with another character who I swear is just there for a shitty gay joke during the climactic fight scene and it's awful. It's also awful because it was one of the biggest controversies about the film, like actually getting it pulled and boycotted (It's passed a billion at the box office and is the highest grossing movie of 2017, so how the hell did that go?) and yet it's so barely there that you can't get anything out of it. I mean if you're going to offend so many people, let him kiss the guy he dances with at the end. Come on Disney, you could've flipped off every homophobe in the audience and rubbed it in their faces but you chickened out.
Oh and they have Audra McDonald in the cast… and don't get her to sing one of the main songs. She does a few operatic moments at the start, she sings one line of the reprise of Beauty and the Beast at the end, and then she doesn't sing. YOU HAVE AUDRA MCDONALD! USE THAT! Hell, get her to sing the full cover version during the end instead of Arianna Grande, SOMETHING.
So yeah, I have a lot of problems with this movie. Not as many as I had with Maleficent (Which is an awful movie that needs to drink bleach and set itself on fire) but enough that I just can't enjoy it that much. It's problem is the problem that every other Disney remake is going to have… I'm comparing it to one of the best animated movies in history. It has to compete with the 91 version which still holds up, it probably always will. On its own the movie might be fine (Except LeFou and those horrific design choices) but even though I know I shouldn't, I can't help but compare this to the original and thus I can barely consider it average because of how much respect I have for the 1991 version.
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Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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T (Teen, 13+)
Mild Lyrics
Mild Suggestive Themes
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Rock Band 3 is the third main title in the series of rhythm and music games from Harmonix. Players use plastic instruments to play along with the music.
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Story & Themes
Rock Band 3 follows the same basic formula as its predecessor with players using plastic musical instruments to play along to a variety of songs. Story only enters the game when playing in "career" mode. In this mode, which has been expanded since previous games, players can create and customize characters that will stick with them as they progress through the game. Playing gigs and completing challenges earns the band more fame, money, and fans as well as new songs to play.
Save Points
The game saves automatically after every song or setlist.
Rock Band 3's premise and controls are simple, but some players may have trouble keeping the tempo. The game's various difficulty settings can help make Rock Band 3 more accessible for people of different ages and ability levels. Players can also choose to turn on a "no fail" option, which, as the name suggests, prevents them from ever dropping out of the band mid song.
Sex & Nudity Lyrics may contain mild suggestive content.
Some of the outfits that players can dress their characters in are revealing and may have suggestive names.
Strong Language Some songs may contain very mild swearing, but it's not anything you wouldn't hear on the radio.
Substance Use References to drugs are featured in several songs, and the game's characters can be seen drinking on stage and suffering the effects of intoxication in a cutscene.
Consumerism All of the artists featured in the game are having their songs promoted. You can also buy more songs to add to the game for an additional fee.
Players can join with others online to form a band, but they can also just play with others locally.
What instrument do you like playing best? Why?
Do you like to play Rock Band 3 for the challenge or just to have fun?
Has Rock Band 3 made you want to learn an instrument? If so, do you think you could learn through the "Pro" mode?
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Communication skills,
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1. Remain disciplined – Conduct yourself ethically as a martial artist.
2. Practice courtesy and righteousness – Serve the society and respect your elders.
3. Love your fellow students – Be united and avoid conflicts.
4. Limit your desires and pursuit of bodily pleasures – Preserve the proper spirit.
5. Train diligently – Maintain your skills.
6. Learn to develop spiritual tranquility – Abstain from arguments and fights.
7. Participate in society – Be moderate and gentle in your manners.
8. Help the weak and the very young – Use martial skills for the good of humanity.
9. Pass on the tradition – Preserve this Chinese art and rules of conduct.


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01:33:05 jzoss nevermind. Hamlet is a play, that was a (paraphrase) of a famous line from that play.
01:33:44 devZer0 "personal monologue" ?
01:34:04 jzoss Yeah, that was just the first thing that popped into my head that was monologue-ish.
01:36:59 devZer0 ok. think we shouldn`t talk here about that.
01:38:10 jzoss I'm getting Linux back installed, actually.
01:39:09 BoD dev: who me ?
01:39:36 jzoss I goofed this time and screwed up my XP MBR with lilo. Whoops! But everyone's happy now.
01:44:37 jzoss hehe. funfun. That's my least favorite thing about dual-booting. Trying to come up with a sane way to share mail.
01:46:40 jzoss right. I've tried the "use netscape on win & linux" method, but it still seems too limiting.
01:46:52 devZer0 but this exists !
01:47:10 devZer0 google remembers all articles you read !
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01:58:48 devZer0 schlafmützen hier alle, herschaftzgzeiten nomma!
02:03:47 devZer0 thanks. will take a look at. i like ipods. design is coool!
02:12:39 devZer0 what does it cost?
02:14:29 devZer0 what happened to it?
02:15:44 devZer0 even if you don` t touch it?
02:18:26 BoD but it's stupid there is too much pressure on this panel !
02:18:50 BoD when you put the batteries it's just too tight, no wonder why it get unsoldered !
02:36:06 BoD yup :) anyway i have to go to bed now !!
02:36:11 BoD see you all, bye !
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04:11:43 jzoss yah. When's your archos showing up?
04:12:50 jzoss I paid like $180 for my 15GB new.
04:13:14 Cody comes with software, headphones, and ac adapter?
04:13:51 jzoss So you're not missing much there.
04:14:56 jzoss The AC-adaptor they supply actually doesn't supply enough current to keep up with the device's full draw (harddrive up and spinning).
04:17:44 Cody sufficient for plugging in to a car stereo?
04:17:58 jzoss I don't think the recorders (as opposed to the players) have a line-out. Just a headphone-out.
04:18:17 jzoss My recorder's headphone-out is sufficient for plugging into the stereo.
04:20:17 Cody how rugged are we talking?
04:20:41 jzoss pretty flimsy construction. Buttons feel "shaky", and weak plastic.
04:20:45 jzoss But the bumpers help.
04:21:26 Cody any idea how well those car remote things they have for them, pan out?
04:22:13 jzoss I don't know. There's some support for the remote in rockbox, but I'm not sure how much.
04:23:21 jzoss sorry. Bad associations?
04:28:41 jzoss how??? Hanging out a window?
04:30:41 Cody little warm, eh?
04:31:41 thu how much though?
04:32:27 jzoss ?? jump to a given trackNum ??
04:43:50 thu and you go "sure I can do that"
04:43:57 thu "in a week or so"
04:45:11 Cody I work at an ISP now, and that's pretty much a daily thing.
04:45:38 jzoss But it's way more fun to learn a language while doing a project you're interested in. As opposed to learning a language to work on something you could care less about.
04:51:48 jzoss my sister's graduating soon too.
04:55:05 Cody I'm sure i'll miss it later, but man i'm dying to get out now.
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10:13:02 LinusN was my reaction to Brents' posting too hard?
10:28:54 langhaarrocker Has oogabooga any etymological background?
10:30:58 Zagor it's the ancient sound for "bug found, yummy!"
10:31:30 tracktheripper Zagor, could the Archos have some sort of "startup sound" rather like Windows?
10:33:30 langhaarrocker Can we implement a headphone-plug-inserted-detection by watching errornous remote signals?
10:51:10 Zagor but a buzz could still be useful, for key feedback and such.
10:52:04 Quelsaruk how many goats should i sacrifice to repair my boot loader?
10:53:09 Zagor still, it has to be tested.
10:53:58 langhaarrocker quel: what's a grub screen?
10:54:41 langhaarrocker Is the sh1 fast enough to detect and interleave mp3 frames in real time?
10:56:06 langhaarrocker Quel: grub = rolo without rockbox?
11:00:04 langhaarrocker Zagor: please don't allow Quelsaruk to add a menu entry "Increase goat blood soak".
11:00:26 Quelsaruk why not langhaarrocker?
11:00:56 langhaarrocker Quel: you'd need surgical gloves because of aids.
11:07:33 langhaarrocker Ok. That's it. We can remove the player target from the daily builds.
11:08:10 tracktheripper but what about the existing players?
11:08:35 tracktheripper are you gonna leave them in the lurch?
11:08:55 langhaarrocker The players will dissapear in a puff of logic soon.
11:09:40 Zagor tracktheripper: you are joking, right?
11:10:32 Zagor they, annoyingly, both turn up in green in my irc client.
11:11:01 tracktheripper what turn up green Zagor? me and langharoker?
11:11:06 langhaarrocker Zagor: Should I add some bugs so that I turn red?
11:11:45 tracktheripper Zagor its about time there was a firmware update for you! not the Archos!
11:12:20 Zagor i can't. they are automatically assigned.
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12:23:56 dwihno LinusN: Is writing to flash painfully slow?
12:28:39 LinusN not really, define "painfully"
12:31:45 dwihno But if it is a limitation due to the flash, I understand.
12:32:04 LinusN are you talking about an ATA flash card?
12:59:47 Zagor LinusN: in a cbr file, are all frames always the same size?
13:01:42 Zagor isn't that just one byte?
13:01:52 LinusN how do you find the frames?
13:03:09 LinusN what does the debug output from find_next_frame() say?
13:03:42 Zagor ah. lots of garbage skipping.
13:03:46 LinusN how do you use find_next_frame()?
13:05:52 Hes dwihno: since flash is slightly slow, they're now selling high-speed ATA/compactflash flash cards. They do striping to multiple memory areas, I guess.
13:09:36 Hes But USB is slow as well.
13:14:28 Zagor how large is the maximum frame size?
13:26:45 langhaarrocker cool timestretching without pitch shifting!
13:27:51 langhaarrocker Would you mind to publish it somewhere? I'm really curious how it sounds.
13:29:53 langhaarrocker gurgling, beeping, feeping garbage?
13:36:33 langhaarrocker No Bagder today?
13:40:46 Zagor can lame encode without the bit reservoir?
13:41:39 Schnueff Disable the bit reservoir.
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13:48:27 Schnueff better than sox timestretch?
13:48:38 Zagor never tried that.
13:49:23 Zagor it sounds very "flickery"
13:55:01 Zagor can you identify the songs?
13:55:49 Zagor that is 1/1 interleave btw.
13:56:32 Quelsaruk it's heavy metal?
14:43:06 Quelsaruk Caption backlight is when it turns on when the song changes?
14:44:43 langhaarrocker yeah, with beat detection!
14:45:14 Quelsaruk has anyone ever told you that you find really strange names for nearly each feature?
14:48:57 tracktheripper and langharocker, go one step furtther and have it flash in different colours!
14:51:13 webmind btw, did anyone try the archos with a CF card ?
14:51:33 tracktheripper where can u plug a CF card ito the Archos?
14:51:53 webmind with a CF->IDE converter ?
14:52:57 langhaarrocker Are there any adapters 2,5" -> CF available?
15:21:01 Stevie[FreedomPa cvs diff -ub?
15:21:52 Guest I have a question?
15:22:16 Zagor which link on which page?
15:24:29 Zagor yay, i've got beep!
15:24:35 Nachimiento Is there a hold option?
15:24:44 Bagder Nachimiento: tried reading the manual?
15:25:54 Nachimiento so is there a HOLD feature, and if so, how do I use it?
15:26:15 Nachimiento ok, how do i use it?
15:28:29 Nachimiento F1+Down at the same time?
15:29:55 Stevie[FreedomPa when's the last time you made a fone call with your Archos?
15:30:07 Bagder when's the last time you played a CD on it?
15:30:18 Nachimiento Badger, thanks a lot!
15:30:26 Stevie[FreedomPa so which one's it closer to?
15:30:27 langhaarrocker Useless to call achos -> they wouldn't give us the MAS specs.
15:30:41 Zagor Stevie[FreedomPa: link fixed. thanks for spotting that.
15:31:56 Nachimiento one more question... i was reading about deep discharge and trickle charge on the website, and i dont understand...if i want to fully charge the archos overnight, which do i use?
15:32:35 Nachimiento so deep is only if im playing while its plugged in, right?
15:32:59 Nachimiento ok, thats what i thought, just making sure.
15:38:03 Stevie[FreedomPa the f3 settings thing?
15:45:17 langhaarrocker Zagor: a beep is a syntesized mp3 frame?
15:45:35 Zagor no, it's simply noise from turning off and on the dac 30 times!
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15:49:21 Stevie[FreedomPa what happens if a song's playing?
15:50:29 langhaarrocker Zagor: will the spdif output be interrupted, too?
15:51:14 langhaarrocker That this solution is probably even preferable over inserting mp3 frames into the streams.
15:51:42 Zagor unfortunately I seem to be able to hang the clock tick with this... not very nice.
15:53:11 Stevie[FreedomPa how does that work?
15:54:57 Stevie[FreedomPa set_option() calls its function() argument whenever a key is pressed?
15:56:35 Stevie[FreedomPa to make the lcd invert thing take effect immediately?
16:12:50 Quelsaruk can anyone tell me another word (english word) for 'caption' ??
16:18:29 Zagor i'm now down to a single pop and it feels good to me.
16:20:23 langhaarrocker Yeah! Feature bloat!
16:28:32 Stevie[FreedomPa I would recommend that?
16:29:26 Zagor so why's it complaining?
16:30:24 Stevie[FreedomPa would you please double-check uisimulator/win32 ?
16:35:36 Stevie[FreedomPa hm, how am I supposed to convince cygwin that I'm the user 'rockbox'?
16:44:30 Stevie[FreedomPa wow, it boots!
16:45:33 Stevie[FreedomPa and it works!
16:45:58 Stevie[FreedomPa hey, anybody got a recommendation on casting a function pointer?
16:51:43 Stevie[FreedomPa first patch, eh?
16:59:46 Stevie[FreedomPa what is displayed in the column immediately before the first digit of the clock?
17:43:38 Stevie[FreedomPa do the Recorder builds use characters <32 for special purposes?
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17:49:18 langhaarrocker Don't you like the existing fonts or do you want to make a new one?
17:51:16 Stevie[FreedomPa is there an rfc or some doc somewhere on the bdf format?
17:52:55 * Bagder looks around, now where can I hide?!
17:53:31 Stevie[FreedomPa the Ming Vase?
17:54:33 Stevie[FreedomPa and no nice free bdf editors?
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20:50:19 natron does rockbox have firmware for jbm20 ?
20:50:29 Stevie[FP] i don't know?
20:51:40 natron is it in the plans to support the multimedia ?
20:56:55 Stevie[FP] No info yet.
21:00:45 natron anyone know of a team of programmers working on multimedia hacks ?
21:02:18 natron is there a website ?
21:03:34 natron do they have a irc channel ?
21:13:42 Stevie[FP] what is this 'descramble' thing?
21:23:12 Stevie[FP] tboy, I presume that you use Rockbox?
21:25:37 Stevie[FP] TBoy: what model do you have? player/recorder/fm?
21:27:24 Stevie[FP] do you keep the Status Bar on?
21:28:00 Stevie[FP] ok, do you have the battery display as graphic or numeric?
21:29:47 Stevie[FP] so that's graphic on the status bar?
21:32:04 natron wow, can you buy the AV's yet ?
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22:01:43 Stevie[FP] josh966_: no idea.
22:01:55 Stevie[FP] Zagor: what model do you have? player/recorder/fm?
22:03:32 Stevie[FP] what exactly is HAVE_CHARGE_CTRL?
22:10:08 Zagor precisely. that code is only ran if the battery is not charging.
22:10:30 Stevie[FP] oh, does it do what the original Archos infirmware does while charging?
22:11:12 Stevie[FP] hmm to what? and why?
22:13:12 Zagor Stevie[FP]: what is the idea?
22:17:09 Zagor right. bad variable name.
22:17:52 Zagor what are you doing with the saved space?
22:30:22 Stevie[FP] any particular reason for that?
22:31:22 Zagor uh, not rows. columns.
22:35:35 Zagor how are you doing if the display is numeric?
22:35:54 Stevie[FP] I actually thought about that and handled it!
22:39:01 Stevie[FP] have you ever messed with the TI-8x calculators?
22:43:27 Stevie[FP] which of these datasheets is the lcd?
22:43:48 Stevie[FP] it's the same for recorder and fM?
22:46:57 Stevie[FP] This pin is the static indicator driving output. It is only active in master operation. The frame signal output pin, M, should be used as the back plane signal for the static indicator.
22:48:28 Stevie[FP] do we know if the controller's in 'master' or 'slave' mode?
22:56:06 Stevie[FP] but what about the connections to the lcd?
22:57:44 Stevie[FP] is that the dead center?
22:58:33 Stevie[FP] is that it?
22:58:57 Zagor where are you looking?
23:01:50 Zagor oh, now I get it. duh.
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John Taylor Gatto (Monongahela, 15 de diciembre de 1935 - Nueva York, 25 de octubre de 2018) fue un autor y docente estadounidense, que ha ejercido como profesor durante alrededor de 30 años. Ha dedicado parte de tu vida a su carrera docente, tras la cual ha escrito varios libros basados en la educación contemporánea y en la crítica a la ideología, así como sobre la historia y las consecuencias de ésta. Es conocido por sus clásicas obras: "Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling" y "The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher's Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling".

Fue nombrado Mejor Profesor de la ciudad de Nueva York en 1989, 1990 y 1991, así como Profesor del Año del estado de Nueva York en 1991.

Biografía
Gatto nació en Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Durante su adolescencia acudió a escuelas públicas en el Área Metropolitana de Pittsburgh como Swissvale, Monongahela y Uniontown, y también concurrió a un internado católico en Latrobe. Antes de licenciarse trabajó en Cornell, la Universidad de Pittsburgh y la Universidad de Columbia. Sirvió en el cuerpo médico del Ejército de los Estados Unidos en Fort Knox, Kentucky y Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Tras su servicio militar, trabajó en City University of New York, Hunter College, Yeshiva University, University of California, Berkeley y Cornell.

Trabajó como escritor y llevó a cabo algunos trabajos esporádicos. Gatto también se presentó al Senado de Nueva York (Distrito 29) en 1985 y, en 1988, fue miembro del Partido Conservador de Nueva York contra David Paterson. En 1991 escribió una carta titulada "I Quit, I Think" ("Dimito, razono"), en la que anunció su retirada. Esta carta apareció entre las primeras del Wall Street Journal y en ella Gatto expresó su deseo de que no volvería a "aprovecharse de los niños para ganarse la vida" ("hurt kids to make a living"). A partir de entonces, Gatto comienza una fructífera carrera como escritor y orador que lo ha llevado a recibir premios como el Premio Alexis de Tocqueville por Excelencia en el Avance de la Libertad Educativa en 1997.

Gatto ha trabajado en un documental dividido en tres partes sobre la escolarización obligatoria llamado The Fourth Purpose ("El Cuarto Propósito"). Declaró haberse inspirado en la obra Civil War de Ken Burns.

En 2011, Gatto sufrió dos derrames. Uno de ellos ocurrió tras el rodaje de "The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto", el cual fue estrenado a principios de 2012 por Tragedy and Hope Communications.

Tesis
Gatto afirma lo siguiente en cuanto a la influencia de la escuela en los niños en "Dumbing Us Down":
 Confunde a los alumnos. Presenta un conjunto incoherente de información que el niño necesita memorizar al estar en la escuela. Aparte de los exámenes y pruebas, esta programación es similar a la de la televisión: rellena el tiempo "libre" de los niños. Escuchan y oyen algo solo para volver a olvidarlo.
 Los enseña a aceptar la afiliación de clase.
 Los hace indiferentes.
 Los hace emocionalmente dependientes.
 Los hace intelectualmente dependientes.
 Les enseña una confianza en uno mismo que requiere confirmación constante por parte de los expertos.
 Les deja claro que no pueden ocultar nada, porque estén vigilados constantemente.
También contrasta las comunidades con las "redes", considerando a las primeras saludables mientras que asocia a las escuelas como ejemplos de estas últimas. Afirma que las redes se han convertido en un sustituto perjudicial para la comunidad en los Estados Unidos.

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Pedagogos de Estados Unidos
Alumnado de la Universidad de Columbia
Alumnado de la Universidad Cornell
Sobrevivientes de apoplejía
Alumnado de la Universidad de California en Berkeley
Alumnado de la Universidad de Pittsburgh

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Eddie Murphy's House: Where His Fiancee & Kids Call Home
By Andrea Reiher
Getty Paige Butcher, Eddie Murphy, and Bria Murphy attend the Eddie Murphy X ARTUS Gallery Exhibition Opening Night at East Angel Gallery
Eddie Murphy's house promises to be the talk of social media during the Feeding America Comedy Festival, which airs Sunday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and the Weather Channel. The famous comedian is one of dozens of the biggest names in comedy appearing on the festival, which is raising money for Feeding America.
Ahead of the show, here's what we know about where Murphy, his fiancee Paige Butcher, and their children are quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Murphy Has Owned His Los Angeles-are Mansion Since 2001
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The famous comedian has lived in the same Beverly Hills mansion since 2001. He purchased a 3.7-acre lot nearly two decades ago for $10 million and built a nearly 20,000-square-foot, 32-room mansion in Mediterranean style, according to Velvet Ropes. It has 10 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a two-story library, a screening room, and a bowling alley. The estate cost $20 million to build and includes an outdoor pool, tennis court, and a detached 5200-square-foot guest house.
Murphy also used to own a Sacramento-area mansion that was sold when Murphy was divorcing from his wife Nicole in 2007. The house overlooked Folsom Lake and was a 12,000-square-foot modern home with a 5200-square-foot guest house, a gym, a pool, 10 bedrooms, and 10 bathrooms, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The Comedy Festival Lineup
I'm honored to be a part of the #FeedingAmericaComedyFestival with #funnyordie – It airs THIS SUNDAY at 7pm on @nbc – This comedy event benefits @feedingamerica which helps families across the country who are financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are in a position to donate, you may text MEAL to 91990. The number of people who do not know where their next meal is coming from is staggering, and this is an easy way to help.
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According to NBC's press release, the comedians participating in the special include Byron Allen, Louie Anderson, Judd Apatow, Jack Black, Wayne Brady, Adam Carolla, Cedric the Entertainer, Margaret Cho, Andrew Dice Clay, Deon Cole, Billy Crystal, Whitney Cummings, Tommy Davidson, Bill Engvall, Mike Epps, Billy Gardell, Brad Garrett, Whoopi Goldberg, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin James, Jim Jefferies, Jamie Kennedy, Keegan-Michael Key, George Lopez, Jon Lovitz, Howie Mandel, Sebastian Maniscalco, Marc Maron, Tim Meadows, Eddie Murphy, Caroline Rhea, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, JB Smoove, Kenan Thompson, Sheryl Underwood, and Marlon Wayans.
"There's nothing more important right now than doing everything we can to make sure everyone affected by this pandemic is able to feed themselves and their families," said Doug Vaughan, executive vice president of special programs for NBC Entertainment. "We're honored to be partnering with Feeding America and the amazing work they're doing to make sure there is food on everyone's table."
"In partnership with Feeding America, my comedian friends and all of us at Allen Media Group are pleased to announce this global live-streaming comedy event on May 10th," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chair/CEO of Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group. "Laughter is often the best medicine, and we are extremely motivated to bring attention to issues of food insecurity, and to assist in providing meals to families across the country who are financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic."
Feeding America is a nationwide network of 200+ food banks, making it America's largest hunger-relief organization. All viewers tuning in to this live-streaming comedy event will be encouraged to contribute/volunteer/donate here: www.feedingamerica.org/comedyfest.
The Feeding America Comedy Festival airs Sunday, May 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and the Weather Channel.
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Where do Eddie Murphy, his fiancee Paige Butcher, and their kids call home? Here's what we know about where they're quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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John Philipp Schott Papers
Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections
The papers consist primarily of John Phillip Schott's military papers and correspondence concerning his military pension. Also included are a diary and photograph album.
Schott, John Philipp, 1879- (Person)
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John Philipp Schott, a military veteran of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine American War, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 28, 1879. He enlisted in the 65th New York Vol. Infantry, Company K, on May 1st, 1898. He was discharged on Nov. 17th, 1898. He re-enlisted on Dec. 6, 1898 at Savannah, Georgia, and was discharged on April 30, 1899. He re-enlisted in Buffalo, N.Y. on July 31, 1899 and was discharged at Presidio, Calif., on May 13, 1901. He married Annetta Elizabeth Mang in Buffalo in 1907. He and his wife lived in Chicago after his service. He worked in a storage battery shop as a shipping clerk.
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The Pulitzer Project: So Big, Edna Ferber (1925)
February 17, 2016 February 17, 2016 / Jessica
Hi Friends, in case you're just joining us, I'm reading my way through the Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists!
Edna Ferber won the Pulitzer in 1925 for her novel, So Big. The 1925 Pulitzer Jury was split between three books: the other two were Balisand by Joseph Hergesheimer (his name may sound familiar to you if you've been following along with me – he was also considered in 1920 when no prize was awarded) and Plumes by Lawrence Stalling. Two of the jury members voted for the prize to be split between Balisand and So Big. The third jury member was an avid Ferber fan; in fact, he's the one who pressured her publisher into submitting her novel for the prize in the first place. Doesn't that seem like a conflict of interest to you? The Trustees ignored the pleas of two of the jury members and decided to award the 1925 Pulitzer Prize to Edna Ferber.
A Brief Summary: So Big follows the life of Selina Peake DeJong, the daughter of a gambler who sets off to be a teacher in a Dutch vegetable farming community. Selina marries a farmer, Pervus DeJong, and subsequently has a son, Dirk, whose nickname "Sobig" is the title of the novel. Selina is a lover of beauty, and she sees beauty in everything even while she toils in the fields of her vegetable farm. She wants to give Dirk all of the opportunities she never had and is delighted when he decides to study architecture. The second half of the book follows Dirk and the tensions that arise between Dirk and his mother when he chooses to pursue money over artistic and aesthetic values.
"Dirk, you can't desert her like that!"
"Desert who?" He was startled.
"Beauty! Self-expression. Whatever you want to call it. You wait! She'll turn on you some day. Some day you'll want her, and she won't be there."
Fun Fact: The character of Selina DeJong was inspired by a woman named Antje Paarlberg, a headstrong and determined widow who settled in Illinois. Ferber pays tribute to her in So Big by including a character known as the "Widow Parlenberg". The Dutch community did not like the flirtatious personality that Ferber attributed to the fictional Selina DeJong.
Antje Paarlberg, circa 1870
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
Time Period: 1880s – 1920s
Review: Edna Ferber's style was the right balance between witty and pretty, for lack of better words. Ferber makes the most ordinary things interesting, from farming techniques to the architectural tastes of different communities in Chicago, and I felt refreshed reading her words after slogging through most of the 1920s. I'm happy I read this book on my Kindle, because I found myself looking up words in every chapter.
But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and Burgundy, crysoprase and porphyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that.
Selina's story is a bit of the usual rags-to-riches, American-dream story that may be the ideal "wholesome American atmosphere" that the Pulitzer Committee looks for, but Dirk's story is the more interesting half. I think the two halves worked well together; I loved the contrast between the idealistic Selina DeJong and her more pragmatic son Dirk. While Selina may have been a bit too perfect of a character (I really would have liked to see her flaws!), I think Dirk was a fully realized figure. He is both ashamed and proud of his mother for being a successful vegetable farmer, he wants nice things but doesn't want to acknowledge the work his mother must do to provide for him, and yet, he still finds his mother's leathery hands to be beautiful. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Dirk enlists in the army during World War I and, unlike Claude Wheeler, becomes disillusioned by society after the war. Ferber also does a great job of creating mostly -compelling minor characters, from Dallas, the artist that Dirk falls in love with, to Ralph Poole, the dreamer-farm-boy that Selina befriends. The only minor character that I found lacking was Pervus DeJong, Selina's husband. It seemed like his personality turned 180 degrees between their courtship and marriage. I wanted more for Selina! Overall, of the first nine years of Pulitzer winners, So Big is probably my second favorite so far (after The Age of Innocence). I haven't been able to look at vegetables the same – Selina has convinced me that cabbages can also be beautiful.
I would recommend this book to people interested in turn-of-the-century architecture, people who miss the good old days when people had country estates and housemaids, and people who like love triangles and books about living the American dream.
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Ste J
Nice to see that the tradition of cheating at book awards has a long history. I think that is why all those classics like Spot Goes to the Farm never got a look in.
The edition that I read had an appendix which included all of the letters that the Pulitzer jury sent to Ferber's publisher. It was a little insane to me, although I guess it shouldn't be surprising! I am a little disheartened and disillusioned though.
ryanpait
Glad you enjoyed this one a little more than The Able McLaughlins! I'll have to keep an eye out for this one at Half-Price Books. And Selina Peake DeJong… what a name!
Thank you! I'm excited to move out of the 1920s soon – there are a lot of books in the 1940s that I've had my eye on for a while. I did really enjoy this book though, so keep your eye out for anything by Edna Ferber at Half-Price Books!


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University of Derby takes top honour at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards
By Sarah Cunnane
The spirit of #loveHE was displayed in abundance in Mayfair last night as an awards ceremony showcased the best in administrative excellence in the sector.
The second annual Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (Thelmas) saw the University of Derby pick up the top accolade for Outstanding Leadership and Management Team. Derby's triumph was witnessed by more than 1,000 people who gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel for the awards, held in association with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee.
Other winners included the University of Exeter, which picked up two awards for Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team and Outstanding University Fundraising Team; Lancaster University, which won Finance Team of the Year; and the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies, which took home the Outstanding Departmental Administration Team award.
The University of Greenwich was the victor in the Outstanding International Strategy category, while The Open University picked up the award for ICT Initiative of the Year.
The awards are separate from the annual Times Higher Education Awards for academic achievements held in the autumn. The accomplishments showcased at the Thelmas have helped to bolster THE's #loveHE campaign championing the glories of UK higher education.
The ceremony coincided with Universities Week, which is being run by Universities UK to highlight the "unsung success stories" of the sector.
Ann Mroz, editor of Times Higher Education, said she hoped the awards had played a role in highlighting the excellent work being done in Britain's universities.
"The UK's academics are rightly feted as some of the most creative and innovative in the world. But universities in this country are also host to many hard-working and equally brilliant administrators working behind the scenes to ensure that our sector remains world-class. That is what we aim to recognise at the Thelmas," she said.
After the awards, a charity casino was held in aid of the charity Recourse, which offers support to higher education staff facing problems at home or at work.
A full list of winners can be found at www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/lmawards
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When the video was released capturing Donald Trump making lewd comments about women, news outlets across the country struggled with how to present the crude words.
Around the world, reporters and translators dealt with a more complex dilemma: how to make sense of the shocking conversation in a different language.
"You can even play with their nether parts; anything goes," was the rough translation in one Chinese media outlet.
Others opted for simply including the censored English word, "use p—y to grab them." It's fair to say this led to a decent amount of confusion among non-English speakers. And when Trump defended his conversation as "locker-room talk," many people of non-Western cultures likely asked the question: What does "locker-room talk" even mean?
Since the beginning of his political rise, Trump's remarks have been translated into a slew of languages worldwide, and his official swearing-in only elevates the power of his words. For some, his simple vocabulary and grammatical structure make his speeches easy to follow. But for others, his confusing logic, his tendency to jump quickly from topic to topic and his lack of attributions for so-called facts make his remarks sound like a puzzling jumble, and that creates a headache when translating Trump's speeches for non-English audiences.
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As an example, she mentioned Japanese translations of Trump's comments about why Khizr Khan's wife, Ghazala, didn't speak during her husband's speech at the Democratic National Convention: "His wife — if you look at his wife, she was standing there, she had nothing to say, she probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say, you tell me, but plenty of people have written that," Donald Trump said on ABC News.
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However, the speech was not quite as difficult to interpret as it could have been, Geraldes said in an interview with The Post. Based on Trump's previous speeches, Geraldes worried Trump would veer off-topic, following his usual scattered way of speaking. Geraldes, who has also interpreted Barack Obama's speeches, said Obama was unparalleled in his public speaking, in large part because he had a natural ability to guide audiences through the speech. The unpredictability of Trump's speeches makes it challenging to interpret off the cuff.
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Juliane House, professor of linguistics at Hellenic American University in Athens and the former president of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies, agreed. Translating any text or speech is difficult, she said.
The key is simply to leave certain terms in English in brackets, while including further explanation in the translated language, even if it's clunky. "The translator is not an author; she is basically a servant to the text," House said.
"So you can imagine that if Trump's culture is already very different from your 'average' politician in the United States, it is light-years away from ours," she added.
Kaku, the Japanese translator, said she worried that with Trump continuing to tweet with his current frequency and lack of filter, there will be an increase in "amateur translation" across social media outlets.
The character limits and immense speed in which tweets are posted make it difficult to circulate accurate translations of Trump's tweets. "I've actually seen things explode within hours," Kaku said.
In the past, Kaku said, American presidents appeared wary of speech that is too colorful or provocative, with an awareness that it must be heard — and understood — by audiences around the world.
Emily Rauhala in China contributed to this report.


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Generation Zero Review – A Good Yet Unrefined Game
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Generation Zero has an excellent concept and design that shines from moment to moment, but which eventually wears a little thin when you need to get down and play it for many ages at a time. I've had a great couple hours with it – but surprisingly, I was not motivated to come back to this Swedish-1980s-robot apocalypse-survival FPS game any more than I had to after that. And with that collection of adjectives promising an
Generation Zero is, as mentioned, set in the 1980s and in Sweden – the developers are from there, and I'm glad that they unapologetically placed it in their homeland. It does make a break from the usual USA setting. All written text on signs and homes is in Swedish but is translated via subtitles. The setting is also in the 1980s, which gives a retro flair to proceedings. Basically, it all plays a little like Left for Dead, with a four-person team of Swedish teenagers, each one not really being a character but more of a stereotype from the 80s. Your teenager (or group of teenagers) return from a camping trip to find that every other human has vanished with dangerous and aggressive robots roaming the countryside. What follows is an effort to not only survive but to try and work out exactly what happened to everyone.
The plot is, therefore, more of a mood or setting, with some comparison to games like Dear Esther being fair. A great mystery is presented and you discover what happened via a trail of documents, notes, and audio recordings. However, where it decisively differs from Dear Esther is that robots are trying to kill you.
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You can play by yourself, invite friends on Steam, or open up your game to randoms. There is no scaling depending on how many players are involved – basically, if you are playing solo, there are some areas in the game where you simply will not be able to survive unless you are extremely good at the game. This is a design choice with both pros and cons, pros being that it creates a hostile, deadly world that it feels you need support to navigate parts of. On the other hand, that means a substantial player base needs to be maintained if you want this game to keep all of its content available to be seen.
Avalanche Studios previously made the Just Cause series, and are used to developing large maps to explore, which they have done so here too. The setting is quite attractive and the graphics are good too (albeit with several bugs). The only downside is that there is not much variation between areas you visit. You will be amazed at first, but after a while, it will feel like you are seeing the same farmhouse, the same woods, the same enemies doing the same thing. This is much of where the problems come in for Generation Zero.
Combat sets a good tone by feeling challenging at the outset – these are not mindless zombies that will fall over with one or two bullets; the robots are quite tactical and quite dangerous. Often they are without any obvious weak points until you shoot off different bits of armour to reveal fuel tanks and the like. I enjoy this, because it lets you learn about the types of robots for the next time you fight them, and you feel a real sense of growth. You are able to scavenge a collection of weapons to fight them, add-ons for the weapons, and a few extra little tools like flares and so on to use as distractions for the robots in dynamic ways that you can determine for yourself. There's a lot of freedom to use the tools you are provided with.
When combat works well, it can be thrilling, but there a few other problems that tie into this to drag it down a bit. Firstly, the UI and inventory system is very cumbersome and irritating. Many simple tasks such as clearing out your inventory, assigning hotkeys, using different ammo types, require going into the menu and dragging items around. This is not good also when there is no pause function and everything is happening in real time. A lot of user-friendly editing of these elements is needed.
Secondly, you get way too much stuff. Its meant to be this dark, oppressive robot world, but you never seem to struggle to have enough weapons and ammo. You can instigate suicide runs against robots often because you will nearly always have enough healing items to get back up again and run away. It makes what could have been a great twist on the survival game a little bit weak and meaningless.
For me, once I felt that I had fought most of the enemy types and seen several farms and buildings that were all alike, I had gotten everything I was going to get from Generation Zero. It doesn't have that kind of cult quality that elevates a lower budget game into being one played over and over for years to come. It's pretty, with a nice concept and potentially good combat, but more often it ends up just being too repetitive without enough purpose for me to carry on with it. A good idea, but very unrefined.
62% Score
While Generation Zero does have an intresting setting, looks pretty and has some good combat it tends to feel unrefined at times.
Unique setting
Good looking visuals
Interesting combat situations
Does become repetitive at times
Feels unrefined
Cumbersome inventory and UI
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The campaign is part of the Society's charity partnership with End Youth Homelessness (EYH) and to raise awareness of World Homeless Day on Wednesday 10 October.
Donations of new pairs of socks, toiletries and interview clothes plus other items such as woolly hats, gloves, scarves, can be made at all the Society's branches and agencies across the UK.
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"We're really proud of our partnership with End Youth Homelessness and providing help for young people in need. Thanks to donations from people all over the UK we have been able to help 138 young people into their own rented homes.
Through the course of the Society's three-year partnership with EYH it aims to raise £750,000.
EYH is a UK wide movement, bringing together local charities to tackle youth homelessness on a national scale.
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EYH works directly with over 26,000 young people who are amongst the most deprived in the UK.
EYH was founded in 2010 by EYH charity Centrepoint, after its patron, HRH the Duke of Cambridge, challenged the charity to end youth homelessness.
The charities supported through End Youth Homelessness are: 1625 Independent People (Bristol), Aberdeen Foyer (Aberdeen), The Amber Foundation (Surrey, Wiltshire, and Devon), St. Basils (West Midlands), The Benjamin Foundation (Norfolk), Centrepoint (Barnsley, Bradford, London, Manchester, and Sunderland), Llamau (Wales), MACS (Belfast), The Rock Trust (Edinburgh, West Lothian, Glasgow), and Roundabout (Sheffield), Step by Step (Hampshire).