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Top 10 Best Romantic Hollywood Movies Of All Time
Written by Rohan Pandya Published on April 25, 2020
Best Romantic Hollywood Movies : Watching how love blossoms between two people in movies melt your heart and want you to see the beautiful side of relationships. Every story is unique where the series of emotions are depicted beautifully through various situations. Love feels real and magical in these movies. You can feel romantic inside when you watch these movies that have beautiful stories to tell.
Checkout the list of Romantic Movies below and have a great time watching with your partner. Make memories that stay forever with you.
1) The Bridget Jones Diary Series
Renee Zellweger's unique and quirky character of Bridget Jones is adorable and amusing. This is a love story of a messy and socially awkward woman who maintains a personal diary even in the age of internet and is pursued by two men of different taste and personality. A hilarious, romantic movie about a 32-year old spinster who is trying to get everything right in her life and has to find the right man to settle with.
2) The Fault In Our Stars
This is a teen romance movie that has a serious and dramatic tone. The underlying theme of the movie is cancer where the couple suffers from it and are drawn to each because of it. A movie that deals with the tapestry of emotions with sensitivity and gives the audience many tear-jerking moments. Shailene Woodley plays the cancer patient who meets a boy in the cancer support group and they hit it off. This is a poignant love story with a heart-touching end.
3) Notting Hill
A regular bookkeeper played by Hugh Grant falls in love with the high-profile actress played by Julia Roberts. This is a beautiful love story that depicts the emotions of people coming from two different worlds. A melodrama where a regular, run-of-the-mill guy has to handle the cynics, criticism, and gossip about the life of an actress and still love her, indefinitely.
4) P.S I Love You
One of the heart-touching and mushiest stories of all the time with Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank in the lead. It talks of the unending romance and separation of a young, married couple, their agony and tribulations. When Gerry played by Gerard Butler dies of illness and Holly Kennedy(Hilary Swank) has to deal with his death reading series of love letters from When Gerry has written to Holly. These letters guide Holly to deal with his death because only he knows her better and only he can guide her through all the painful experiences of his absence even when he is not there.
5) Pretty Woman
A wealthy legal Edward Lewis played by Richard Gere hires a prostitute played by Julia Roberts for a day to escort him to business meetings and falls in love with her. This is a love story that depicts the complicated relationship between the two amidst making tough corporate decisions. Edward Lewis falls in love after Vivian played by Julia transforms into haute, suave woman suitable for the upscale society. This is the story of the damsel in distress meets the Prince Charming and fulfils her dreams of finding a man who would truly love her. Pretty woman is the best romantic Hollywood movies of all time.
6) The Notebook
Not a typical story about a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl. The social differences between the two separate them. Allie played by Rachel Mcadams falls in love with the local boy, Noah played by Ryan Gosling when she visits the place for summer vacations. Allie is too young to understand the repercussions of young romance as per her parents and they do not approve of the meeting. The World War II time is set and Noah joins the army to defend the United Nations. Allie meets as a nurse in the army and meets the injured Lon, a soldier and starts dating him. She later finds an ad about Noah buying a house and is torn choosing between Noah and Lon.
7) Serendipity
Jonathan played by John Cusack and Sara played by Kate Beckinsale accidently meet at a store for buying gloves for their lovers. The night turns out to be a magical romance for the two and they both spend more time getting to know each other. They intentionally split up to see if destiny lets them meet again. On Christmas Eve, Sara flies to New York to see if it is in her destiny to meet Jonathan on that day.
8) Sweet November
Sweet November is one of the best romantic movies in Hollywood. Keanu Reeves plays Nelson, an advertiser by profession. One day he meets Sara played by Charlize Theron when taking a driving test. They both meet during the driving test and Sara is kicked out of the exam, falsely accused of cheating. She follows him to his place and tells him that if he spends the entire November with her, it would change his life. On the first day of November, he gets fired and breaks up with his girlfriend and goes to stay with Sara. Sara is an eccentric, quirky woman, and Nelson is a devoted, serious man. Their love story flows from therein.
9) Eternal Sunshine of A Spotless Mind
A beautiful love story where Jim Carrey plays Joel, a man who uses technology to erase memories of his ex-girlfriend played by Rachel Mcadams. As he goes through the program, he remembers the best moments of his life were spent with Clementine and battles to restore them. After they both go through the memory-erasing program, they meet again and fall in love again with each other.
Alex Fletcher, played by Hugh Grant, is a yesteryears singer and is given a task to come up with lyrics and a composing for the newest teen sensation. He meets a quirky and eccentric woman named Sophie Fisher played by Drew Barrymore to pen down some lyrics for him. They go through troubled times and finally find love in each other. This is an unpretentious movie about music, love, and aspirations.
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We hope you liked our collection of best romantic movies in Hollywood. Pick any of the movie from this list and watch it with your crush or partner. We are sure they will feel special and fall in love with you all over again.
Rohan Pandya
Rohan Pandya is an Independent Journalist, Blogger, Youtuber, and entrepreneur who loves to explore the latest technology on the web every day. He thinks When You Are Young You Believe The Possibilities Are Endless.
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Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson One at Mandalay Bay Las Vegas
Published On June 17, 2013 | By Melly Allen | And Guys Too, Entertainment, Las Vegas Visitors Guide, Women
Michael Jackson ONE is a sonic, tonic fusion of acrobatics, dance and visuals that takes the audience on an immersive journey through the music and spirit of Michael Jackson.
Driven by Michael's powerful, multi-layered music –heard like never before in a riveting, state-of-the-art surround-sound environment — ONE takes the audience through a series of seamless visual and musical tableaux, at the heart of a world that is in turn majestic, playful, magical and heart-warming.
ONE is heartfelt tribute to the work, innovative spirit, and legacy of Michael Jackson – the King of Pop, the genius, the visionary, the One. – Source
When the hubs called to tell me he received tickets to see the new Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson ONE show, I was thrilled. Not because I'm this huge MJ fan, no because this would be our second date in four years! So the idea of hanging with my favorite person child-free was all-be-it, downright thrilling!
We met up with a group of friends at Evening Call for per-show drinks. This uber chic bar sits just outside the Michael Jackson ONE theater. For a small bar, it has big atmosphere. With cleverly named frozen drinks on tap, that if I was heading to the pool I would have definitely ordered one, to the strawberry-flavored Jack Daniels sitting top shelf. I took the bartender up on his own concoction he dubbed Hawaiian Snapping Turtle. If you find yourself there, I highly recommend it.
After rocking out to Michael Jackson songs at Evening Call we made our way into the show. Well thought out details adorned the MJ theater, with touches of sparkle and flair that immediately threw you into Micheal Jackson's world.
The thing I have always loved about Cirque shows, is they invite the audience into the action. Cleverly placed performers interact before, during and after the shows. After we took our seats, a group of four asked to slip past us. As I stood, I realized the spot light was on them as they passed us and all the way down the aisle. Standing out further, were the men dressed in full length red coats carrying obnoxiously large cameras taking photos of audience members.
The Micheal Jackson ONE show summed up phenomenal. You don't have to be a fan of Michael Jackson or a die-hard Cirque du Soleil junky to enjoy the music, choreography, or dancing. I think the show actually made me relate to Michael Jackson. You can tell writer and director Jamie King had, and still has a deep respect for the King of Pop, and that spirit has transmuted into this production. As with any Cirque du Soleil show, you have experienced something, rather than just seeing it.
I get asked what my favorite part was and it is truly hard to pick one dance or song: there were so many great parts! The production is carefully choreographed and expertly executed, not to mention, elaborate set designs!
Michael Jackson believed that all people are unique and equal, regardless of race or culture. His message was one of unity, harmony and hope for a better world. At once evocative and enigmatic, the name Michael Jackson ONE also presents a paradox: Michael was a multifaceted artist who strove to fuse together various musical styles and art forms. It is a fitting title for a unifying journey into the world of the King of Pop, the genius, the visionary, the One.
PREVIEW PERFORMANCES SCHEDULE:
Saturday to Wednesday at 7:00pm. There are no performances on Thursdays and Fridays.
TO RESERVE TICKETS:
Call 877.632.7400 or 800-745-3000
Go to www.cirquedusoleil.com/mjone or mandalaybay.com
Visit the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office or any of the MGM Resorts International box offices.
$69, $99, $130, $140, $150, plus LIMITED Gold Circle seating. Prices do not include tax or fees.
Tickets are available 120 days in advance of the performance date.
Like Michael Jackson ONE on Facebook or Tweet us: @Cirque #MJOne.
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Graffiti T.V. – Who knew?!
Click on link to watch video on Youtube. Wish I could draw like this!
I found this great LIVE tag on the side of the highway.
What do these two really awesome books have in common?
When I figure that out you'll be the first to know. Then I'll write a book about it and sell a zillion copies.
I saw this tag which has a bit of style. The "D" and the "R" are great.
# 2. I saw this one in a book posted on the internet. Look at those cool eyes. Link is here.
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Opinion: What's so great about Colorado? Asking for a friend.
This is the opinion of Coloradoan columnist Kevin Duggan.
Kevin Duggan
The Coloradoan
Those of us who have been in Colorado for a while know it's a special place.
Our state has a lot going for it — mountains, plains, rivers, livable cities and towns, farms and ranches, weird weather, good beer, and lots of interesting people.
We know that. But what do we tell people in other states about Colorado? What do we want them to know?
The Coloradoan recently received a letter from Raina Hemms, a fourth-grader from Charlotte, North Carolina, asking that we print a letter to the editor addressed to the "People of the Great State of Colorado."
In her letter, Raina asked readers to send her information about Colorado for a class project. Raina is a student at Charlotte Latin School, a private, co-educational, college preparatory school with about 1,400 students in grades K through 12.
Fourth-graders at the school participate in an annual state fair. They research a state — using reliable sources — with a partner and prepare a report and presentation.
Raina's letter got my attention: I remember my daughters preparing similar presentations about historical figures when they were in elementary school.
And it got me thinking: What would a 10-year-old find interesting about Colorado? What would she want to report to her friends and family?
I contacted Raina's teacher at Charlotte Latin School, Katie Smith, who arranged a telephone interview. Raina told me she was excited to research Colorado. She's been here twice for family ski trips to Telluride and Steamboat Springs.
"I thought it was really pretty," she said.
Yes, it is. There is a lot of beauty here in our forests and parks, including Rocky Mountain National Park, which is just up the road from Fort Collins.
Raina also told me she's learned some interesting things about the state, including that the highest point is the summit of Mount Elbert at 14,443 feet. I told her I climbed that mountain, once upon a time.
She asked me about Colorado weather. I explained how dry our state is and how we rely on mountain snowfall for water. I mentioned how highly variable the weather can be, especially in fall and spring.
It's not unusual to have high-fire-danger and blizzard warnings posted on the same day.
Students are expected to bring in food that is representative of their states to share. She asked what food Coloradans eat.
Not being much of a foodie (although a fan of eating), I expressed my fondness for Mexican food. Burritos might not be appropriate for a class snack, but nachos might.
Of course, I mentioned Olathe sweet corn and Rocky Ford cantaloupe, but added she wouldn't be able to find those things this time of year. I imagined her thinking, "Thanks a lot."
I don't know if I was particularly helpful. That's why I hope readers will back me up here by sending Raina useful information about our state and what we love about it.
If you would like to help, send information by April 30 to: Mrs. Smith's Class, Charlotte Latin School, 9502 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28277.
By the way, the person she plans to dress up as is Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, famed Olympic swimming champion. I explained Van Dyken-Rouen's connection to Fort Collins and Colorado State University.
So there's somewhat of a connection between Fort Collins, Raina and her project. I trust readers will assist her in learning about Colorado and why it is so special to us.
Kevin Duggan is a Coloradoan columnist. Follow him on Twitter, @coloradoan_dugg and on Facebook at Coloradoan Kevin Duggan.
Raina's letter
Dear People of the Great State of Colorado:
Hello! I am a fourth-grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we research a state for our State Fair, and I have chosen your state! I am very excited to learn more about the great state of Colorado as I work on my report.
While we will research most of the information ourselves, we also like to get firsthand knowledge from people who live in the state. This is why I am writing to you. I was hoping that you would be willing to send me some small items to help me learn more about the best things in your state. It could be things like postcards, maps, pictures, general information, this newspaper article, or any other items that you think would be useful. You can mail items to the address below by April 30 for our State Fair on May 18.
I really appreciate your help and will do my very best to send a thank you note to each and every person who takes the time and makes the effort to help me with this project.
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Raina Hemms, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mrs. Smith's Class
Charlotte Latin School


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Tess Rinearson blogs
I'm Tess Rinearson, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science.
In the past, I attended the University of Pennsylvania (for a year) and worked at Microsoft (for a summer) and Valve Software. (for a different summer). Somewhere in between all of this, I worked at CloudMine (for a semester) and went to a lot of hackathons.
I like to write about a lot of things. I write especially regularly on tech and feminism--sometimes at the same time.
Follow me on Twitter: @temiri
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On Technical Entitlement
by	Tess	on	2012.06.29, 0 comments
By most measures, I should have technical entitlement in spades.
I'm the granddaughter of a software engineer and the daughter of a entrepreneur. I could use a computer just about as soon as I could sit up. When I was 11, I made my first website and within a year I was selling code. I took six semesters of computer science in high school, and I had two internships behind me when I started my freshman year of college.
Despite what it may seem, I'm not trying to brag–seriously. I'm just trying to prove a point: I should not be intimated by technical entitlement.
And yet I am. I am very intimidated by the technically entitled.
You know the type. The one who was soldering when she was 6. The one who raises his hand to answer every question–and occasionally try to correct the professor. The one who scoffs at anyone who had a score below the median on that data structures exam ("idiots!"). The one who introduces himself by sharing his StackOverflow score.*
That's technical entitlement. It starts with a strong background in tech, often at a very young age. With some extreme confidence and perhaps a bit of obliviousness, this blooms into technical entitlement, an attitude characterized by showmanship and competitiveness.
It's easy to dismiss technical entitlement. People often cite social ineptitude as a reason for unpleasant behavior in tech. But, frankly, I'm tired of that excuse. The fact is, the behavior that comes from technical entitlement is poisonous. It can really ruin someone's introduction to computer science.
Let me frame it this way: I know logically that I'm pretty good. But I never feel like I'm as good, or as experienced, as everyone else. I always feel like I'm behind, trying to catch up to a group of super-elites who've been programming since they could walk.
Now imagine someone starting out as a college student taking their first CS course. Imagine how the technical elite make them feel.
"Oh, that's not for me." I've heard this more times than I can count. Or, "I'm not that kind of person." Or even just sheepish laughter. I have several extremely sharp, logical friends who won't even think about CS because it's not "right" for them. (How can you know this if you don't try?!)
At the NY Tech Meetup's "Conversation with Women in Tech" (which is 100% worth watching if you haven't seen it yet), my friend Amy Quispe talked about her experience studying computer science at Carnegie Mellon. She didn't like it—at least, not at first. "I felt like an outsider," she said.
As an aside, this is patently absurd. Amy is the kind of person who everyone knows and adores. Amy is at the heart of Carnegie Mellon's CS community, and is a pillar of the CS student community for students everywhere–even if she hasn't always felt like that. In the fall of 2011, Amy decided to organize a hackathon. Hackathons weren't popular at CMU, she explains. But her hackathon was a huge success. Why?
She broke down the entitlement barrier. "We told people, 'You are exactly the kind of person who does this kind of thing. You're exactly the kind of smart, creative people who like to solve problems. So why not?'"
Amy's hackathon, TartanHacks, had a turnout of over 150 students. Most other CMU hackathons had no more than 50.
At the same event, Jessica Lawrence, who organizes the NY Tech Meetup, told a similar story. And hers illustrates the real danger of technical entitlement: It discourages diversity.
One of Lawrence's roles is finding startups to demo at NYTM, and she had trouble getting women to demo, she explains. She'd invite women and most of them would turn her down. Out of curiosity, she decided to organize an event just for women—and they applied in spades. She had so many female founders apply that she was turning them away. "Why?" she asked them. "Why did you never apply to the full NY Tech Meetup?"
Their responses were astonishingly consistent. They didn't apply for NYTM because it was big, and intimidating. They felt like they "weren't ready." Women in tech, Lawrence concluded, don't have an under-aspiration problem or an under-competence problem. "There is," she said, "an under-confidence problem."
Sound familiar? Yep, it's exactly the kind of self-doubt that can arise when there are so many technically entitled people around.
So why does this happen? Why does it persist? Technical elitism seems like the kind of thing that could knock the entire industry flat. Why do we keep scaring everyone off?
I have a couple of ideas.
For one thing, precocity is rewarded in tech. We all swoon over the guy who started programming robots when he was 6. Growing up in tech, I took this as a constant in life—if you're doing cool things, the younger the better. But it's become obvious that this is more unique. One of my friends working in finance put it this way: "If I told people I started shorting stocks when I was nine—not that I was, by the way—people wouldn't be impressed. They'd only say, 'Who was stupid enough to give you their money?'"
Additionally, there is a certain machismo and bravado associated with success in tech. I watch my classmates one-up each other day in and day out. (Occasionally, rarely, I do a little one upping myself.) Why is this the case? Well, that's a whole separate question. But it certainly contributes to the way that technical entitlement turns "outsiders" off.
That's not something I want to do. I love computer science, and I'm a huge advocate of everyone giving it a shot. (Just ask any of my friends who are studying political science.) So when I realized what a problem technical entitlement was, I momentarily threw my hands up in the air.
And then I remembered that many people probably see me as incredibly technically entitled. Many people probably see Amy as very technically entitled. (We both started writing code in middle school.) Technical entitlement is all relative. Odds are, if you're in CS, someone sees you as being technically entitled. I've realized I have to keep this in mind. This is worth keeping in mind for everyone in tech.
My officemate is the son of a software developer, and when I asked him about the technically entitled, he said he's made a conscious choice "not to be one of those people." This is, at the very least, a good start. (And I can personally attest that he's a very welcoming person.) This is a start that we can all make.
So, what will happen if enough of us make that choice? Will it be enough? Will that make computer science a friendlier field?
I sure hope so.
I'm Tess Rinearson, an 18 year old developer and thinker. I'm currently an SDE intern at Microsoft, trying to decide what adventures, of the mind or otherwise, I want to have next. If you want to hear about them, you may want to follow me on Twitter. Oh, and yeah, that's me in the first picture, circa 1994. (I wasn't coding, yet.) The second is via ARGMonkey, on Reddit.
Link to this post on Hacker News.
*I should note that the first thing I learned about one of my friends was, indeed, his StackOverflow score. But he's a lovely person and never (…well, rarely) rubs his almost absurd score in anyone's face.
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We had a wonderful time celebrating Abbey's 3rd year--it was an intimate celebration with just Drew, Luke, Abbey and me on her actual birthday.
She loved her healthi-fied cupcakes that she and Luke helped me make.
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On September 15, 2018, animal rights organization, Mercy For Animals (MFA) held its annual Hidden Heroes Gala to honor individuals working to end the exploitation of farmed animals. Held at the historic VIBIANA, in downtown Los Angles, the Gala was hosted by reality star Kelly Osborne.
The Hope Award was presented to Clueless actress Alicia Silverstone. Celebrity guests attending this event included Alec Baldwin, Colin Kaepernick, Edie Falco, Kimberly Elise, Maggie Q, Kat Von D, and Elliot Knight. The star-studded event raised over a million dollars to support MFA's lifesaving work.
For this fourth annual Gala, Step and Repeat LA installed a unique media wall. They fabricated two huge media walls, one was 8' x 28' and a second was 8' x 18', which they connected together to make one impressive 'L' shaped media wall.


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Discover American's agricultural heritage as you walk through three working farms - each with authentic crops and livestock. Learn how Native Americans began growing crops in Iowa at the 1700 Farm. See how early farmers opened the prairie with oxen at the 1850 Farm. Find out how the horse-power and cast-iron machines revolutionized agriculture at the 1900 Farm. In the 1875 town of Walnut Hill, join in the excitement of a bustling Iowa frontier town with 14 homes, shops and businesses. Visit Living History Farms online for more information.
Visit the historic covered bridges, popularized by Robert James Waller's novel, "The Bridges of Madison County" and the feature film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Roseman Covered Bridge was built in 1883 across the Middle River, southwest of Winterset, Iowa. Visit The Bridges of Madison County online for more information.
While in Des Moines, you should check out the birthplace of an American Icon, John Wayne. See where life began for this world famous star. The four-roomed home built in 1880 has been brought back to its appearance of 1907. Here you can reminisce on the 'Duke's' life by viewing the memorabilia and photographs. Visit the gift shop and welcome center, too. The house is open for public tours.
The Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines signifies the prodigious spirit of Iowa. Built between 1871 and 1886, this magnificent building represents, both inside and out one of the nation's finest examples of 19th century architecture. One of the most commanding features of the building is the towering dome constructed of steel and brick and is externally gilded with 23-karat gold leaf. Visit The State Capitol online for more information.
Plan a trip to the Blank Park Zoo on your visit. Animals from five different continents roam through magnificently landscaped habitats. These simulated habitats feature natural exhibits where visitors can observe over 1,000 different species. For children of all ages, there is also a petting area. A gift shop and snack bar complete the Zoo's attractions. Visit Blank Park Zoo online for more information.


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The Changing Face of Agriculture's Future
The evolution of 4-H and FFA
With roots firmly planted on the farm, Montana's 4-H and FFA organizations are steadily evolving to meet the needs of the youth among the ever-changing agricultural landscape. These programs are no longer solely the realm of children steeped in the seasonality of the farm or ranch. Instead, they offer an excellent foundation for the future of any Montana student.
With a pledge emphasizing using their head, heart, hands, and health to the betterment of their community and their world, 4-H began as a way to teach the older generation research based methods. Set up through the land-grant university system, enacted during the 1862 Morrill Act where the federal government gave states public land to be used to establish colleges that offer an agricultural emphasis, as well as topics anyone could study, clubs were established to transfer practical information.
Todd Kesner, Montana 4-H State Director, says while universities were learning new techniques and systems that worked well in agriculture, convincing producers was less successful. "Are they going to take a chance on new research, or do what their father or grandfather did?" poses Kesner.
The answer was educating the next generation. In 1902, what's considered to be the birth of the 4-H concept, began in Clark County, Ohio.
Kesner says, "Corn Clubs for Boys was a way for young people in agriculture to experiment with corn crops."
"They were seeing huge results," he says. Through techniques encouraged by the research, instead of harvesting 40 bushels per acre of corn, these young men were bringing in 219 bushels. Results like these were hard to ignore.
"It was a way to educate the parents through the kids," says Kesner.
While the boys raised corn, the girls had Tomato Clubs. "The tomato clubs were pretty much a canning safety project," Kesner says. Once again, while homemakers were accustomed to putting up food using old methods, the new pressure canners used safer techniques to preserve food, but it was difficult to persuade mothers and grandmothers to change.
From these clubs, Kesner says, "The Corn Clubs and Tomato Clubs blossomed into more and more 4-H programs as we went forward."
By 1914, the Extension system came into being, and in 1924 Montana developed its first 4-H program. Since its inception, 4-H evolved to meet the needs of the kids of the day.
There's no question 4-H has deep roots in agriculture, yet over the decades it's evolved into something broader. From robotics to public speaking, every project provides a skill useful beyond the specific topic. Kesner points out when a student takes livestock to the fair and is interviewed by the judge, they are learning the same skill set needed for job interviews or in the workplace.
"The idea behind it is you're learning life skills," explains Kesner.
Dr. Aimee Hachigian-Gould's two sons, Brandon and Andrew, spent a decade in 4-H doing everything from livestock projects and leather working. Although her boys are graduated from college with degrees in hand, Hachigian-Gould is still a leader in 4-H in Cascade County.
"Although Andrew and Brandon did many projects related to agriculture, they also focused on other areas. The common threads were communication of ideas through the spoken and written word, independent and group learning and working collaboratively for the good of the group and individuals. Those are skills that are needed in any discipline in life," she says.
Besides competitions, 4-H offers life competence in other areas that sometimes fall by the wayside in our busy schedules. Hachigian-Gould says, "They learned how to cook so I didn't worry about them when they went to college." They were also a force to be reckoned with at the Montana State Fair in both the open and 4-H divisions for years.
4-H also played a big role in financing their college education. Hachigian-Gould says within a year's time they drove to 17 states and 4 Canadian provinces to attend regional, national, and international competitions earning scholarships that helped pay for their degrees at Montana State University. They received job offers within their career fields during their college career and beyond thanks to their 4-H experience.
"These are all opportunities open to these kids if they want to jump in and do it," she says.
Polson student Victor Perez is taking full advantage of his 4-H group. He joined 4 years ago because a friend was in it, and is now the president of his club.
And while Perez has done well with livestock, earning reserve grand champion with his hog in 2016, his keen interest in wildlife biology inspired him to take on entomology, forestry, and wildlife projects, among several others.
Perez appreciates students can choose a program within their comfort zone, or they can reach into an area that piques their interest. From robotics to leather working or photography, there's a 4-H program for it.
"There's something for everyone," he says. "There are even things like fashion design where you design your own clothes and take them to the fair."
Perez says an integral aspect of 4-H is also community service. He says their group takes ownership of cleaning up areas in town, as well as helping community members who can use a hand with projects. This is the norm for clubs throughout the state who understand the importance of being an active part of the community.
"What we're trying to do in the long run is to produce someone who will be a constructive citizen," says Kesner.
Throughout the century, 4-H has grown well beyond corn and tomatoes. With a little guidance, the kids who participate emerge with a broader education and deeper understanding of how to be a productive member of their community.
A kindred organization, Future Farmers of America was inspired by a need to not only educate the young people in progressive farming techniques but to inspire them to remain on the farms, as many lost interest during the tumultuous 1920s. In 1928, the first FFA members held their convention with 33 students from 18 states in attendance in Missouri. In 1930, Montana became the 38th charter.
FFA is different from 4-H in the fact that it is an intra-curricular program with classes taught within the school, versus the extracurricular activities of 4-H, yet with the same emphasis on hands-on education and productive endeavors.
Sheridan Johnson, Conrad, Montana FFA State President, was raised in a wheat growing family, so FFA is in her blood.
"When I was three my brother was the state officer so I was always going to these events," she says. Yet, it wasn't until their chapter came to her middle school to explain the program to the students that she thought it sounded like a good idea to take the ag classes. She laughs that she didn't realize her mother planned on her to take them whether she intended to or not.
Johnson explains that FFA is one of the three components in an agricultural program model that includes a classroom/laboratory facet where the kids receive ag or science-based instruction, a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), along with the leadership program of FFA. Everything the students do in the iconic blue jacket of the organization ties into their ultimate goal of an extensive and well-rounded experience.
Leadership is an enormous focus. Johnson notes the entire month of June encompasses leadership training and courses, and she found her niche working with the FFA alumni.
Although Johnson grew up farming, she has interests beyond wheat. "I had a poultry production SAE," she says. "I've also experimented working in our chapter greenhouse." She's planning on job shadowing for an agricultural communication program to explore the possibilities for her career.
She says FFA is always adapting to the needs of the students, even if they never grew up on a farm like many of the students in more urban areas, such as Missoula. This is where their studies change to fit what they require.
"It's really all up to you. You can go wherever you want with it," she says.
Johnson is heading to Montana State University in Bozeman in the fall to pursue a degree in agricultural education communications with the intent to continue into biotechnology so she can communicate what she will learn with rest of the world.
For generations, 4-H and FFA taught students to expand their horizons through engaging projects. No longer purely the realm of the agricultural-minded, both organizations have evolved with the times to stay relevant in both rural and urban areas. The result is teaching young people the value of hard work, leadership, and community service that will undoubtedly touch lives for generations to come.
TO JOIN A 4-H GROUP, contact your local Extension office. There are numerous clubs throughout the state, or if your region doesn't have one in your area, the agents are more than happy to help you start one that's tailor made to the area's needs. In some situations, you can also participate "At Large," although the club organizations allow more opportunities for leadership roles on a regular basis.
Since certified agricultural or science focused classes are an integral aspect of an agricultural education, students who wish to join FFA must enroll in agricultural classes within their school. If this is not available, Montana students do have the option to take classes through the Nelson Academy of Agricultural Sciences Online (www.allagonline.com) to fulfill this aspect of the program.


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Gordon Family Tree
2013 . Adventure, Comedy, Drama . 1h 47m
Executive producer. Freemont Gordon isn't passionate about his successful Architecture job in Los Angeles. After he turns 30, he finds his job isn't enough and he quits and goes on a road trip. Along the way, he meets the most amazing and generous everyday folks. Freemont shows his thanks by building secret tree houses for the families in hopes of giving their kids fun places to play. Freemont finds that doing what he loves is what matters most.
Hiding in the Open
Executive producer. Hiding in the Open examines one night in the life of two capricious twenty-somethings searching for direction. Good natured but rebellious Chase, fleeing domesticity, joins his lesbian party-girl companion Denny on a tour through Los Angeles nightlife. Abandoned by her fiance and desperate to escape the solitude of her apartment, recovering alcoholic Hazel embarks on a parallel journey of self-discovery punctuated by the beckoning of a whiskey bottle. It's an emotional experience, finding poetry in it's images and truth in the spaces we try to ignore.


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Nanjiao (kinesiska: 南窖, 南窖乡) är en sockenhuvudort i Kina. Den ligger i storstadsområdet Peking, i den norra delen av landet, omkring 52 kilometer väster om stadskärnan. Antalet invånare är . Befolkningen består av  kvinnor och  män. Barn under 15 år utgör  %, vuxna 15-64 år  %, och äldre över 65 år  %.

Runt Nanjiao är det tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Fangshan,  km sydost om Nanjiao. I omgivningarna runt Nanjiao växer i huvudsak buskskog.

Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juli, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med  mm nederbörd.

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Q: WPF : get value from user control to parent window i've a user control which contains cefsharpwpf:ChromiumWebBrowser control. this UC is loaded dynamically to the main window (in tab control).
UC gets and sets the value of var Title of class DisplayHandler which implements IDisplayHandler, INotifyPropertyChanged and it works fine for the UC.
Now I want the value of Title either from class DisplayHandler or from UC in the main class to set the Header of the Tab Item.
this code is from UC and works for Lable title
<Label x:Name="title" Content="{Binding ElementName=Browser_DisplayHandler, Path=Title, TargetNullValue=TitleHere}" />
<cefsharpwpf:ChromiumWebBrowser Name="browser" Address="google.com">
     <cefsharpwpf:ChromiumWebBrowser.DisplayHandler>
         <local:DisplayHandler x:Name="Browser_DisplayHandler"/>
     </cefsharpwpf:ChromiumWebBrowser.DisplayHandler>
</cefsharpwpf:ChromiumWebBrowser>

but i want this title value in main class which has a Data template designed for tab control and textblock in header is named as txtTitle and is bind to Header
<TabControl Name="tabDynamic" ItemsSource="{Binding}" SelectionChanged="tabDynamic_SelectionChanged">
            <TabControl.Resources>
                <DataTemplate x:Key="TabHeader" DataType="TabItem">
                    <DockPanel Width="200" MaxWidth="200" Height="28">
                        <Button Name="btnDelete" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Margin="5,0,0,0" Padding="0" Click="btnDelete_Click" CommandParameter="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type TabItem}}, Path=Name}" Width="15" Height="15">
                            <Image Source="C:\Users\Faisal\source\repos\SampleWPF\SampleWPF\delete.png" Height="13" Width="13"></Image>
                        </Button>
                        <TextBlock Name="txtTitle" Text="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type TabItem}}, Path=Header}" />
                    </DockPanel>
                </DataTemplate>
                <Style TargetType="TabItem">
                    <Setter Property="Template">
                        <Setter.Value>
                            <ControlTemplate TargetType="TabItem">
                                <Border Name="Border" Margin="1,0">
                                    <ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                                        ContentSource="Header"
                                        Margin="7,2"/>
                                </Border>
                            </ControlTemplate>
                        </Setter.Value>
                    </Setter>
                </Style>
            </TabControl.Resources>
</TabControl>

if i set tab.Header = "Tab Title";from its main class that works but i want Title from class DisplayHandler
string _title;
        public string Title
        {
            get { return _title; }
            set
            {
                _title = value;
                OnPropertyChanged("Title");
            }
        }

Please help me to achieve this by using code behind technique or Binding in WPF
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«Зона без вогню: Убивчі поля Шрі-Ланки» () - фільм відзнятий режисером Каллем Макреем. Фільм - учасник міжнародного кінофестивалю Docudays UA.

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Фільм присвячений останнім місяцям громадянської війни в Шрі-Ланці, що тривала 26 років. Оповідь ведуть люди, котрі вижили у боротьбі. Чи не найдраматичніші й найстрашніші відеокадри в історії, які є прямим свідченням воєнних злочинів, масових страт, катувань, сексуального насильства, були зібрані як безпосередніми жертвами, так і самими виконавцями. Саме ці кадри формують провідний наратив фільму. Уряд був певен, що вийде сухим з води, але лишилися свідки, і саме їхні сміливі розповіді, а також неймовірні відеозаписи є кістяком цієї історії.

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Variability in projected elevation dependent warming in boreal midlatitude winter in CMIP5 climate models and its potential drivers
Climate Dynamics, 46(7-8), 2115-2122.
CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
Rangwala, I.	; Sinsky, E.	; Miller, J. R.	;
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The future rate of climate change in mountains has many potential human impacts, including those related to water resources, ecosystem services, and recreation. Analysis of the ensemble mean response of CMIP5 global climate models (GCMs) shows amplified warming in high elevation regions during the cold season in boreal midlatitudes. We examine how the twenty-first century elevation-dependent response in the daily minimum surface air temperature [d(Delta Tmin)/dz] varies among 27 different GCMs during winter for the RCP 8.5 emissions scenario. The focus is on regions within the northern hemisphere mid-latitude band between 27.5A degrees N and 40A degrees N, which includes both the Rocky Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau/Himalayas. We find significant variability in d(Delta Tmin)/dz among the individual models ranging from 0.16 A degrees C/km (10th percentile) to 0.97 A degrees C/km (90th percentile), although nearly all of the GCMs (24 out of 27) show a significant positive value for d(Delta Tmin)/dz. To identify some of the important drivers associated with the variability in d(Delta Tmin)/dz during winter, we evaluate the co-variance between d(Delta Tmin)/dz and the differential response of elevation-based anomalies in different climate variables as well as the GCMs' spatial resolution, their global climate sensitivity, and their elevation-dependent free air temperature response. We find that d(Delta Tmin)/dz has the strongest correlation with elevation-dependent increases in surface water vapor, followed by elevation-dependent decreases in surface albedo, and a weak positive correlation with the GCMs' free air temperature response.
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
urn:sha256:ad93425cd3eebacb16b107bad4b5b9a483cc85b4f4ae713cccb065b36bbad020
10.1007%2Fs00382-015-2692-0
Anomalous mid-twentieth century atmospheric circulation change over the South Atlantic compared to the last 6000 years
Turney, C. S. M.; Jones, R. T.; Lister, D.; Jones, P.; Williams, A. N.; Hogg, A.; Thomas, Z. A.; Compo, G. P.; Yin, X. G.; Fogwill, C. J.; Palmer, J.; Colwell, S.; Allan, R.; Visbeck, M.;
Environmental Research Letters, 11(6), 064009.
Determining the timing and impact of anthropogenic climate change in data-sparse regions is a considerable challenge. Arguably, nowhere is this more difficult than the Antarctic Peninsula and the subantarctic South Atlantic where observational record...
Characterizing Recent Trends in U.S. Heavy Precipitation
Hoerling, M.; Eischeid, J.; Perlwitz, J.; Quan, X. W.; Wolter, K.; Cheng, L. Y.;
Journal of Climate, 29(7), 2313-2332.
Time series of U.S. daily heavy precipitation (95th percentile) are analyzed to determine factors responsible for regionality and seasonality in their 1979-2013 trends. For annual conditions, contiguous U.S. trends have been characterized by increase...
Evaluation of landfalling atmospheric rivers along the US West Coast in reanalysis data sets
Jackson, D. L.; Hughes, M.; Wick, G. A.;
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 121(6), 2705-2718.
An intercomparison of landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) between four reanalysis data sets using one satellite-derived AR detection method as a metric to characterize landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) along the U.S. West Coast is performed over ...
Inaccuracies with Multimodel Postprocessing Methods Involving Weighted, Regression-Corrected Forecasts
Hodyss, D.; Satterfield, E.; McLay, J.; Hamill, T. M.; Scheuerer, M.;
Monthly Weather Review, 144(4), 1649-1668.
Ensemble postprocessing is frequently applied to correct biases and deficiencies in the spread of ensemble forecasts. Methods involving weighted, regression-corrected forecasts address the typical biases and under-dispersion of ensembles through a re...
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Future cost-competitive electricity systems and their impact on US CO2 emissions
MacDonald, A. E.; Clack, C. T. M.; Alexander, A.; Dunbar, A.; Wilczak, J.; Xie, Y. F.;
Nature Climate Change, 6(5), 526-531.
Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are a major cause of anthropogenic climate change. The deployment of wind and solar power reduces these emissions, but is subject to the variability of the weather. In the present study, we calcula...
The Evaporative Demand Drought Index. Part I: Linking Drought Evolution to Variations in Evaporative Demand
Hobbins, M. T.; Wood, A.; McEvoy, D. J.; Huntington, J. L.; Morton, C.; Anderson, M.; Hain, C.;
Journal of Hydrometeorology, 17(6), 1745-1761.
Many operational drought indices focus primarily on precipitation and temperature when depicting hydroclimatic anomalies, and this perspective can be augmented by analyses and products that reflect the evaporative dynamics of drought. The linkage bet...
The Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP): experimental protocol for CMIP6
Pincus, R.; Forster, P. M.; Stevens, B.;
Geoscientific Model Development, 9(9), 3447-3460.
The phrasing of the first of three questions motivating CMIP6 - "How does the Earth system respond to forcing?" - suggests that forcing is always well-known, yet the radiative forcing to which this question refers has historically been uncertain in c...
What caused the recent "Warm Arctic, Cold Continents" trend pattern in winter temperatures?
Sun, L.; Perlwitz, J.; Hoerling, M.;
Geophysical Research Letters, 43(10), 5345-5352.
The emergence of rapid Arctic warming in recent decades has coincided with unusually cold winters over Northern Hemisphere continents. It has been speculated that this "Warm Arctic, Cold Continents" trend pattern is due to sea ice loss. Here we use m...
Microwave signatures of ice hydrometeors from ground-based observations above Summit, Greenland
Pettersen, C.; Bennartz, R.; Kulie, M. S.; Merrelli, A. J.; Shupe, M. D.; Turner, D. D.;
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(7), 4743-4756.
Multi-instrument, ground-based measurements provide unique and comprehensive data sets of the atmosphere for a specific location over long periods of time and resulting data compliment past and existing global satellite observations. This paper explo...
The relationships between insoluble precipitation residues, clouds, and precipitation over California's southern Sierra Nevada during winter storms
Creamean, J. M.; White, A. B.; Minnis, P.; Palikonda, R.; Spangenberg, D. A.; Prather, K. A.;
Atmospheric Environment, 140, 298-310.
Ice formation in orographic mixed -phase clouds can enhance precipitation and depends on the type of aerosols that serve as ice nucleating particles (INPs). The resulting precipitation from these clouds is a viable source of water, especially for reg...
Toward autonomous surface-based infrared remote sensing of polar clouds: cloud-height retrievals
Rowe, P. M.; Cox, C. J.; Walden, V.;
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 9(8), 3641-3659.
Polar regions are characterized by their remoteness, making measurements challenging, but an improved knowledge of clouds and radiation is necessary to understand polar climate change. Infrared radiance spectrometers can operate continuously from the...
Radar Rain-Rate Estimators and Their Variability due to Rainfall Type: An Assessment Based on Hydrometeorology Testbed Data from the Southeastern United States
Matrosov, S. Y.; Cifelli, R.; Neiman, P. J.; White, A. B.;
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 55(6), 1345-1358.
S-band profiling (S-PROF) radar measurements from different southeastern U.S. Hydrometeorology Testbed sites indicated a frequent occurrence of rain that did not exhibit radar bright band (BB) and was observed outside the periods of deep-convective p...
Observations of the Structure and Evolution of Hurricane Edouard (2014) during Intensity Change. Part I: Relationship between the Thermodynamic Structure and Precipitation
Zawislak, J.; Jiang, H. Y.; Alvey, G. R.; Zipser, E. J.; Rogers, R. F.; Zhang, J. A.; Stevenson, S. N.;
The structural evolution of the inner core and near environment throughout the life cycle of Hurricane Edouard (2014) is examined using a synthesis of airborne and satellite measurements. This study specifically focuses on the precipitation evolution...
Mountain waves and orographic precipitation in a northern Colorado winter storm
Kingsmill, D. E.; Persson, P. O. G.; Haimov, S.; Shupe, M. D.;
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142(695), 836-853.
This study characterizes mountain waves and orographic precipitation associated with a winter storm passing over the approximate to 3.5 km above mean sea level (MSL) Park Range of northern Colorado on 15 December 2010. Observations from an airborne v...
The Sensitivity of Hurricane Irene to Aerosols and Ocean Coupling: Simulations with WRF Spectral Bin Microphysics
Lynn, B. H.; Khain, A. P.; Bao, J. W.; Michelson, S. A.; Yuan, T.; Kelman, G.; Rosenfeld, D.; Shpund, J.; Benmoshe, N.;
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 73(2), 467-486.
Hurricane Irene (2011) moved northward along the eastern coast of the United States and was expected to cause severe wind and flood damage. However, the hurricane weakened much faster than was predicted. Moreover, the minimum pressure in Irene occurr...
Rapid Mesoscale Environmental Changes Accompanying Genesis of an Unusual Tornado
Koch, S. E.; Ware, R.; Jiang, H. L.; Xie, Y. F.;
Weather and Forecasting, 31(3), 763-786.
This study documents a very rapid increase in convective instability, vertical wind shear, and mesoscale forcing for ascent leading to the formation of a highly unusual tornado as detected by a ground-based microwave radiometer and wind profiler, and...
Assessing the Calibration of High-Dimensional Ensemble Forecasts Using Rank Histograms
Thorarinsdottir, T. L.; Scheuerer, M.; Heinz, C.;
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 25(1), 105-122.
Any decision-making process that relies on a probabilistic forecast of future events necessarily requires a calibrated forecast. This article proposes new methods for empirically assessing forecast calibration in a multivariate setting where the prob...
A Four-Dimensional Incremental Analysis Update for the Ensemble Kalman Filter
Lei, L. L.; Whitaker, J. S.;
The analysis produced by the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) may be dynamically inconsistent and contain unbalanced gravity waves that are absent in the real atmosphere. These imbalances can be exacerbated by covariance localization and inflation. One ...
Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers, the Sierra Barrier Jet, and Extreme Daily Precipitation in Northern California's Upper Sacramento River Watershed
Ralph, F. M.; Cordeira, J. M.; Neiman, P. J.; Hughes, M.;
The upper Sacramento River watershed is vital to California's water supply and is susceptible to major floods. Orographic precipitation in this complex terrain involves both atmospheric rivers (ARs) and the Sierra barrier jet (SBJ). The south-southea...
The Climate Change Web Portal: A System to Access and Display Climate and Earth System Model Output from the CMIP5 Archive
Scott, J. D.; Alexander, M. A.; Murray, D. R.; Swales, D.; Eischeid, J.;
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 97(4), 523-530.
Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I
Wuebbles, Donald J.; Fahey, David W.; Hibbard, Kathy A.;
U.S. Global Change Research Program. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Aeronuatics and Space Administration.
U.S. National Climate Assessment
Climate prediction S&T digest : NWS science & technology infusion climate bulletin supplement
United States, National Weather Service., Office of Science and Technology Integration,. Climate Prediction Center (U.S.).
Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop 2017 : Norman, Okla.),
"NOAA's 42nd Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop was held in Norman, Oklahoma on 23-26 October 2017. The workshop was hosted by the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma and was co-sponsored by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC...
United States, National Weather Service., Office of Science and Technology,. Climate Prediction Center (U.S.).
Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop 2011 : Fort Worth, Tex.),
"The 36th Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop was held in Fort Worth, Texas, on 3-6 October 2011. The workshop was hosted by the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region Headquarters and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and cos...
Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic
Overland, J. E.; Dethloff, K.; Francis, J. A.; Hall, R. J.; Hanna, E.; Kim, S. J.; Screen, J. A.; Shepherd, T. G.; Vihma, T.;
Nature Climate Change, 6(11), 992-999.
Are continuing changes in the Arctic influencing wind patterns and the occurrence of extreme weather events in northern mid-latitudes? The chaotic nature of atmospheric circulation precludes easy answers. The topic is a major science challenge, as co...
Increasing occurrence of cold and warm extremes during the recent global warming slowdown
Johnson, N. C.; Xie, S. P.; Kosaka, Y.; Li, X. C.;
Nature Communications, 9, 12.
The recent levelling of global mean temperatures after the late 1990s, the so-called global warming hiatus or slowdown, ignited a surge of scientific interest into natural global mean surface temperature variability, observed temperature biases, and ...


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5 Classic Works Everyone Forgets Started Out As Total Flops
Mark Hill ·
Classics aren't always immediately recognized as such. Audiences ignored Citizen Kane, critics hated The Catcher In The Rye, and it's becoming increasingly clear that our poetry chapbook Cracked Hearts won't be appreciated until centuries after our deaths. It's all almost as egregious as the initial receptions for now-beloved works like ...
The X-Men Were Once Cancelled By Marvel
The X-Men helped revitalize the superhero movie genre, thus giving us today's world in which new Marvel and DC films come out every week. For this, you either love those mutants or will curse them until your dying day. Contemporary comic book and movie fans may assume that the X-Men must have always been one of comics' most beloved titles, but there was a time when the team was as moribund as the Green Lama and Stardust the Super Wizard.
Prize Comics, Fox Feature SyndicateThe '40s were sort of a weird time.
That time was the '60s -- i.e. right out of the gate -- as X-Men sales declined with every issue. By 1970, they were at the very bottom of Marvel's sales chart, so the series was cancelled, and for the next five years it was kept on newsstands only as reprints. In 1975, the series was rebooted with Giant-Size X-Men (referring to the length of the comic, not the physical stature of the heroes), featuring a mostly new cast with more diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, no doubt prompting several complaints about childhoods being ruined. The new X-Men introduced Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, and the super popular one that you should definitely know if you want to consider yourself culturally relevant, Thunderbird. The new team also bought in Wolverine, who had recently been introduced in a Hulk comic, of all places, and they recycled Cyclops from the last run, because every superhero team needs at least one member whom everyone hates and hopes dies.
The revamped team underwent a few tweaks, but eventually they caught on and X-Men became one of the best-selling comics ever. Their success was thanks in part to breakout star Wolverine, who was almost called "the Badger" instead. You can't imagine a massive film franchise anchored by Hugh Jackman's Badger, can you?
20th Century FoxSuddenly this foul-tempered, goofy-haired alcoholic just stopped being cool. Who knew the name is what tied it all together?
Speaking of which, it took a while for the films to get going, too. 2000's X-Men was undeniably a hit, being the ninth-biggest movie of the year. But that placed it behind Meet The Parents, Dinosaur, and What Women Want, a movie in which an electric shock grants Mel Gibson the ability to read the minds of women and consequently discover that few want an angry anti-Semite in their lives. (Now getting a gender-swapped remake!) You may have noticed that we're not currently enjoying a Dinosaur cinematic universe.
Hell, even X2 made less money than The Matrix Revolutions, a movie that most people now deny watching. And after an awful third movie and an even worse Wolverine spinoff, the X-Men films were themselves retooled. If there's one thing the X-Men can teach us, it's that success comes from completely reinventing yourself whenever you hit a bump in the road.
X-Men Classic Love Triangle Is Now Polyamorous
It Took A Decade For The Wizard Of Oz To Make Its Money Back
Despite being the only movie from the '30s that most people today will ever watch, The Wizard Of Oz lost around a million dollars during its initial release, which by modern standards is roughly 40 quadrillion dollars. Fantasy films weren't a big draw back then, and while Snow White appeared to have bucked that trend, audiences weren't too interested in a film about a girl going on a magical tornado ride to an alternative universe where she immediately commits theft before launching into musical numbers. It didn't help that in terms of production costs, it was basically the Avengers of its day. It wasn't until a 1949 re-release that MGM considered Oz to have turned a profit.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer"Don't get too attached to those. As soon as we get to the Emerald City, they're going to the first pawn shop we see."
In MGM's defense, they weren't expecting to be building a yellow brick road made with solid gold. Oz was their yearly "prestige film," aka a movie that flopped financially but got great reviews and award nominations, making them look like serious artists. Tarzan Finds A Son! turned a big profit for the studio the same summer Oz was released, but audiences forgot about that the moment they walked out of their theaters, while Oz is now one of the most famous movies in human history. So we guess the lesson here is that heartlessly torturing Judy Garland always pays off in the long run.
New Zealand's Government Has An Official Wizard On Payroll
The Great Gatsby Was Considered A Mediocre Failure
Here's a headline for you: "Fitzgerald's Latest A Dud." The New York World justified the complaints of countless high school students by declaring The Great Gatsby a failure, and they weren't alone. While F. Scott Fitzgerald's fellow artists loved the novel, critics mostly saw it as a mediocre-at-best crime story that managed to sell a mere 20,000 copies, scraping together $2,000 for its author during its initial 1925 release (Fitzgerald was hoping for at least 75,000). It's like if The Fault In Our Stars had been dismissed as a middling medical drama.
Gatsby slowly developed a reputation as a cult classic, but it only really took off after America got involved in World War II. A bunch of books were chosen to be printed and given to soldiers and prisoners as Armed Services Editions, because facing down the horrors of battle was a hell of a lot easier if you could distract yourself with a good story during the downtime. Gatsby was among the books selected, because what soldier wouldn't want to read about how the American dream that they were fighting and dying to defend was a cruel lie? Over 123,000 copies were distributed, and people started to realize that this Fitzgerald guy had been onto something.
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Gatsby underwent a critical reappraisal in the postwar years, although Fitzgerald wasn't around to see it, having died in 1940 thinking his magnum opus was a flop. But today 500,000 copies of Gatsby are sold every year -- some of which are even read by people who understand the message and don't rush off to throw elaborate '20s-themed parties.
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Countless teenagers have moped to "The Sound Of Silence" and its opening line "Hello darkness, my old friend." But the song, now ranked among the greatest folk tracks ever released, first appeared on S&G's debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., which got a public reception only slightly warmer than a Holocaust denial pamphlet. It only sold around 2,000 copies, in part because they were competing with the British Invasion and no one wanted to contemplate deep existential malaise when they could bop around instead. So Simon went to England to pursue a solo career, while Garfunkel returned to college.
While Art Garfunkel, Attorney at Law sounds badass, their careers were rescued by their producer, Tom Wilson, who hired a bassist, drummer, and two guitar players to dub an electric backing track onto "The Sound Of Silence." Within a few months, the rockier version became a #1 Billboard hit, because it turns out that silence doesn't sell nearly as well as sweet guitar licks. Simon and Garfunkel themselves didn't care for the electric additions, but the reworked hit prompted both a single with some serious B-side whiplash ...
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... and a reunification for a rushed follow-up album dubbed, you guessed it, Sounds Of Silence. That album had a couple of new hits that kept them afloat until they could release Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme, which locked them on their path to folk superstardom. By which we mean that people smoked, just, a ton of weed to that album.
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Blade Thing and The Runner are two of the most beloved science fiction movies in history, especially by people who insist on turning off the lights and shushing all conversation during casual Friday movie night. But when they both debuted on June 25, 1982, they were absolutely destroyed by E.T., a movie that had already been out for two weeks. Spielberg's whimsical adventure / Reese's Piece's commercial easily made more money than both of them combined. Blade Runner narrowly beat out Firefox, a movie in which Clint Eastwood steals a futuristic Soviet fighter plane, while The Thing squeaked ahead of MegaForce, a movie about a MegaForce.
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Warner Bros. PicturesIt seems meandering soliloquies on the nature of mortality don't move as many Milk Duds.
But time and home media allowed the movies to be reappraised, and today they're both considered sci-fi classics. Their influence even earned them follow-ups decades down the line -- a Thing remake in 2011 and a Blade Runner sequel in 2017. Both of which, uh, disappointed at the box office. We can only assume that they'll get another look over the coming years, and the eternal cycle will continue anew.
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It's been four weeks since I broke my toe and I am daring to wear wedges for the first time !
My 14 year old photographer however did not like seeing his mother this way..
I am really motivated to get back to the self tannerf!
I like the nautical vibe with the mix of the anchor print top and the striped bag..
so taking a seam ripper and trying to salvage it tonight… Wish me luck..
I am grateful that I got my photos done early today, as terrible rain and thunderstorms rolled in during my normal time slot..
I am grateful that I slept in today, since my migraine kept me up late last night..
I am grateful for making plans with my friend for Thursday night.
I am grateful my husband is handling chaos at work with wisdom and grace.
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LOVE! Soooo cute! Loving nautical right now!
I love nautical looks for summer, you look ready for a cruise! The skirt would be a tad short for me to wear sans tights or leggings, but hey! whatever rocks your boat 😉 How did it turn out when you lengthened it? If there's a mark (the line along the hem from letting it down) you can sew some trim along the line.
Glad your toe is recovering!


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Yesterday we mastered the Akaba album at Cutting Room in Stockholm with Björn Engelman. Björn was a delight to work with, very fast and extremely attentive. Its been a very long ride but its wonderful to hear the album in its completed form. Kjahart built the scenery and took the pictures for the cover. Henning Lindahl will (as usual) sort out everything with the cover. It feels great. We have been sweating over the liner notes for a while now but we think we have figured out who plays what on what track. The Akaba album is the only album to have been recorded in all five versions of the Roth Händle studio.
The interesting thing is that there is already one track almost finished for the next one so hopefully we will be a bit snappier on the second one.
Today Ill be wrapping up the Tom Doncourt song Ive been working on as well as a night session with Carl Hasselrot. Its gonna be fun. I love doing different things and different styles of music. They cross polinate.


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package org.apache.camel.component.aries.handler;

import java.util.List;

import io.nessus.aries.util.AssertState;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.component.aries.HyperledgerAriesEndpoint;
import org.apache.camel.component.aries.UnsupportedServiceException;
import org.hyperledger.acy_py.generated.model.ConnectionInvitation;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.ConnectionAcceptInvitationFilter;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.ConnectionFilter;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.ConnectionReceiveInvitationFilter;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.ConnectionRecord;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.CreateInvitationRequest;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.CreateInvitationResponse;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.connection.ReceiveInvitationRequest;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.trustping.PingRequest;
import org.hyperledger.aries.api.trustping.PingResponse;

public class ConnectionsServiceHandler extends AbstractServiceHandler {

    public ConnectionsServiceHandler(HyperledgerAriesEndpoint endpoint) {
        super(endpoint);
    }

    @Override
    public void process(Exchange exchange, String service) throws Exception {

        if (service.equals("/connections")) {
            ConnectionFilter filter = maybeHeader(exchange, ConnectionFilter.class);
            List<ConnectionRecord> resObj = createClient().connections(filter).get();
            exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

        } else if (service.equals("/connections/create-invitation")) {
            CreateInvitationRequest reqObj = maybeBody(exchange, CreateInvitationRequest.class);
            if (reqObj == null) {
                reqObj = CreateInvitationRequest.builder().build();
            }
            CreateInvitationResponse resObj = createClient().connectionsCreateInvitation(reqObj).get();
            exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

        } else if (service.equals("/connections/receive-invitation")) {
            ReceiveInvitationRequest reqObj = maybeBody(exchange, ReceiveInvitationRequest.class);
            if (reqObj == null) {
                ConnectionInvitation invitation = assertBody(exchange, ConnectionInvitation.class);
                reqObj = ReceiveInvitationRequest.builder()
                        .recipientKeys(invitation.getRecipientKeys())
                        .serviceEndpoint(invitation.getServiceEndpoint())
                        .build();
            }
            ConnectionReceiveInvitationFilter filter = maybeHeader(exchange, ConnectionReceiveInvitationFilter.class);
            ConnectionRecord resObj = createClient().connectionsReceiveInvitation(reqObj, filter).get();
            exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

        } else if (service.startsWith("/connections/")) {

            String connectionId = getServicePathToken(service, 1);
            AssertState.notNull(connectionId, "Null connectionId");

            if (service.endsWith("/accept-invitation")) {
                ConnectionAcceptInvitationFilter acceptFilter = maybeHeader(exchange, ConnectionAcceptInvitationFilter.class);
                ConnectionRecord resObj = createClient().connectionsAcceptInvitation(connectionId, acceptFilter).get();
                exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

            } else if (service.endsWith("/send-ping")) {
                PingRequest pingRequest = assertBody(exchange, PingRequest.class);
                PingResponse resObj = createClient().connectionsSendPing(connectionId, pingRequest).get();
                exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

            } else if (service.endsWith(connectionId)) {
                ConnectionRecord resObj = createClient().connectionsGetById(connectionId).orElse(null);
                exchange.getIn().setBody(resObj);

            } else {
                throw new UnsupportedServiceException(service);
            }

        } else {
            throw new UnsupportedServiceException(service);
        }
    }
}

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Kerala repeats request to Centre for favourable stand on KIIFB borrowings
Centre's decision to include loans taken by KIIFB in the State's overall borrowing limit severely restricts the State's borrowing capacity, says Governor's policy address
January 23, 2023 07:34 pm | Updated January 26, 2023 10:08 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
The Hindu Bureau
The State government on Monday reiterated its request for a favourable decision from the Centre regarding borrowings made by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
The policy address by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in the State Assembly noted that the Centre's decision to include loans taken by KIIFB in the State's overall borrowing limit severely restricts the State's borrowing capacity. It would reduce the fiscal space of the government, affecting development priorities and putting strain on resources. The policy address expressed the hope that the Union government would address the question of fiscal federalism in a ''very positive way.''
Earlier, the State government had submitted a memorandum to the Centre in this regard. KIIFB has contributed to infrastructure development using funds from the government by way of motor vehicle tax and petroleum cess, in addition to loans totally ₹19,197 crore from domestic and financial markets.
''The funding through KIIFB for infrastructure projects has been crucial in reversing the COVID-induced economic catastrophe,'' the policy address said.
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2019 is upon us, and with that, it is time to start getting ready for road season. While many of you are pounding away miles on a trainer, and some of you might be journeying to places warmer that the midwest, don't forget to renew your licenses.
The club contact for each club (usually the president) should have a link under their USA Cycling account to review and renew the club's membership. If you do not see this link, or if you want to just do things by mail, you can also use the paper application. Either way you choose to do it, don't forget to also turn in the club eligibility form.
To monitor the status of each club's renewal, I have updated the teams page on the MWCCC site, available here. Green means you are good to go for 2019, Red means your club hasn't yet renewed. There are a number of clubs whose membership expires 1/31/2019. I have delineated those with an orange Exp soon tag. I will attempt to keep this page reasonably up to date as we move towards the season.
Once your club has renewed, please have all of your riders renew their licenses as well. If anyone needs to submit an upgrade request, now would be a fantastic time to do so, so that I don't get slammed with requests a few days before the season.
A reminder that USA Cycling does require the annual license form to be signed, and that your license will show as pending until such time that you do. There are quite a few pending riders right now (likely due to club renewals), but as we move closer to the season, I will be notifying riders who still show as pending. Anyone who does show as pending will NOT be allowed to race until this is taken care of.


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Chemical characteristics of water masses in the Rockall Trough
dc.contributor.author McGrath, Triona
dc.contributor.author Nolan, Glenn
dc.contributor.author McGovern, Evin
dc.identifier.citation McGrath, T., Nolan, G. & McGovern, E. (2011). Chemical characteristics of water masses in the Rockall Trough. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 61(1), 57-73. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2011.11.007 en_GB
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10793/711
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2011.11.007
dc.description NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, [In Press (December 2011)] doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2011.11.007 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063711002111 en_GB
dc.description peer-reviewed
dc.description.abstract Direct observations of physical and chemical data in the Rockall Trough during February of 2008, 2009 and 2010 are presented. Results are compared to a similar WOCE transect, AR24, completed in November/December 1996. Temperature and salinity data have been used to identify the water masses present in the Trough, and have been combined with nutrient (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate) and oxygen data to produce a table outlining the chemical characteristics of each of the water masses. Eastern North Atlantic Water (ENAW) moving north through the Trough gains nutrients from a branch of the North Atlantic Current (NAC). Mediterranean Water (MW) was identified as a warm saline core, with characteristically low oxygen and low preformed nutrients along the Irish continental shelf break near 53°N. Found at a similar density level at the southern entrance to the Trough, Sub Arctic Intermediate Water (SAIW) has relatively high oxygen and preformed nutrients, likely entrained from the subpolar gyre when it was formed. LSW was identified as a prominent water mass between 1500–2000 m deep, with characteristically high oxygen content. Lower silicate, and to a lesser extent preformed nitrate, in 2009 coincide with a freshening of Labrador Sea Water (LSW) relative to other years, and could indicate a stronger influence from the Labrador Current when it was formed. Finally, traces of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) were found as far north as 53°N, indicated by a sharp increase in nutrient concentrations, particularly silicate in the deepest parts of the Trough. en_GB
dc.language.iso en en_GB
dc.publisher Elsevier en_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseries Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers;61(1)
dc.subject Water masses en_GB
dc.subject Nutrients en_GB
dc.subject Oxygen en_GB
dc.subject Salinity en_GB
dc.subject Rockall Trough en_GB
dc.subject North Atlantic en_GB
dc.title Chemical characteristics of water masses in the Rockall Trough en_GB
dc.type Article en_GB
Chemical characteristics of the ...