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50 Years of New Zealand Television: 5 - Telling Stories
From early teleplay The Evening Paper to the edgy Outrageous Fortune, this episode of 50 Years of New Zealand Television talks drama and comedy. Key players, from actors to executives, recall a host of signposts in the development of storytelling on Kiwi TV screens. John Clarke recalls 1970s sitcom Buck's House; Paul Maunder remembers the drama that likely helped introduce the DPB; and TV executive John McRae recalls worries about the projected cost of global hit Hunter's Gold, and mentioning the word 'placenta' on the first episode of Shortland Street.

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Sneak Peek at Inside of Gage & Tollner Arby's
The franchisee of the new Brooklyn Arby's fast food restaurant, which is set to open in the old, landmarked Gage & Tollner space on Fulton Mall tomorrow (Jan. 21), was kind enough to invite Lost City to take a sneak peek at the restored interior one day early.
It's hard to cast my mind back to the last day Gage & Tollner was open, which was also the last day I saw the inside (I never stepped foot inside the TFI Friday's that took possession of the building for a couple years after), but as far as I can see, much of it has been restored to what it once was, including the arched mirrors, the coat hooks, the gaslight fixtures (right), the sculpted wall treatments and the frosted glass partitions with maritime insignia (below) between the booths—all original and all brought back to life.
Also restored is the original wood and marble bar near the front of the restaurant (below), which has been repurposed with a feature unique to this Arby's—a "Fresh Market to Go" takeaway section. "Many things in this building are completely custom for Arby's," said franchisee Raymond Chera, "which they have never done before."
Chera said a wooden and marble counter, which I remember being used as a bus station (left), and which hadn't been discussed with the Landmarks Commission, was in such bad condition, with the wood rotted through, that it took a great deal of work to revamp. (The Arby's team had little good to say about the state in which TGI Friday's had left the place.)
The counter where people place their orders at the back of the eatery is not original, but was custom made to mesh nicely with the decor. Also new are the old-fashioned-style lights that illuminate the menu. Most Arby's menus are back-lit.
Chera would not say how much the restoration cost, only that he spent "a lot of money." Asked why he chose to open an Arby's in the historic space when he knew the job would make a big hassle, he said the trouble was "Well worth it. It is the most incredible, beautiful location I've ever seen for a restaurant. There was such an opportunity to come her for a number of reasons." He added that the work required to reach opening day was about what he had expected going in. "We were well aware when we came into this the public opinoin of this and the scrutiny" they'd be under.
Chera has fairly deep mercantile roots in New York. His family ran the old Wertheimer's Department Stores in New York, a chain which once had a presence on Fulton Mall. Knowing that the Cheras have a feel for the history of the city and the street made me feel a little better about Gage & Tollner's new keepers. A damn sight better than someone who arrived in town yesterday and couldn't give a hoot for our historic heritage. I still wish Gage & Tollner's had never closed. But I have to say a part of me is glad that the beautiful interior can now be enjoyed on a daily basis by New Yorkers.
One suggestion for Chera: a wall display explaining the history of the building and Gage & Tollner would be a nice touch. Folks should know they're surrounded by history as they eat their lunch.
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MartinD28 said...
That's a heck of a fast-food setting. For some reason, the pics made me think of the McDonald's in the piazza near the Pantheon in Rome.
Ron Frankl said...
I guess it could be worse. They do seem to have some respect for the history of the building, as well as it's significance to New Yorkers of a certain age. But what I wouldn't give for one more bowl of Edna Lewis' she-crab soup in that beautiful old room.
Leo Tam said...
I really hope the afternoon high schoolers don't vandalize anything
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The dramatic events in Bolivia in recent months have followed an imperial script that Latin Americans are becoming more and more familiar with, and which consists in paving the way for the replacing of a democratic government deemed hostile to the interests of the United States (or rather, of U.S. multinationals). This is done by orchestrating a two-pronged plan: nullifying an "inimical" election victory while rapidly consolidating the new regime, which in its turn takes measures that go beyond the remit of a transitional government. We have certainly been caught by surprise not only by how the whole situation evolved, but also by the way in which it was promptly followed by comments that were mostly unfavorable to Evo Morales' government, coming from supposedly opposing ideological camps. I wish tocontribute to the current debate, because I see in these recent developments in Bolivia the seeds of much that is to come throughout the continent and the world in the decades ahead.
Successes and achievements of Evo's government
Mistakes and Failures of Evo's government
Evo's fall: a coup staged by the empire and the local elites
Critical evaluations
Evo Morales' first government – the most advanced in terms of substantive change (2006-2010) – was marked by the implementation of the so-called "October Agenda" with its two crucial measures: a) hydrocarbon nationalization, carried out with a lot of symbolism on the 1 st of May, 2006 (with some critics maintaining that it was actually a renegotiation of contracts with the oil companies); and b) the Constituent Assembly, which, despite many obstacles, led to the approval by referendum, in January 2009, of a new Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
With the nationalization of hydrocarbons and of companies in such strategic areas as telecommunications (Entel), which happened at a balmy period resulting from a rise in international commodity prices, Bolivia ceased being a mendicant State (a "State with holes") and became, under Evo Morales, a strong democratic State with significant penetration in the whole Bolivian territory. Public investment became a primary source of economic growth, a model of development combining economic stability and redistribution that received praise from all international bodies. Notwithstanding all the difficulties and delays, important steps were taken toward the much sought-after hydrocarbon industrialization and other major projects (electricity generation, mining of iron and lithium reserves).
The new constitution brought progress and crucial achievements in the context of the new, autonomy-based Plurinational State. One key component was the constitutional recognition of the "original peasant indigenous"peoples as a political subject and its inclusion in the State's structure and in the public sphere. The State's plurinational nature is an achievement still under construction, its major strength being the outcomes of the Unity Pact, which managed to unify most popular social organizations. Progress was also made with regard to the long-term path toward indigenous self-government.
One cannot emphasize enough what a great achievement it was to significantly reduce the inequality gaps and the poverty levels. According to official data, during Evo's time in government poverty dropped from 59.9 percent to 34.6 percent and extreme poverty from 38.2 to 15.2 percent. Various cash transfer programs targeting vulnerable groups – Renda Dignidad ("Dignity Income") for the elderly, Bono Juancito Pinto ("Juancito Pinto allowance") for school children, Bono Juana Azurduy ("Juana Azurduy allowance") for expectant mothers – contributed to this outcome.
A number of studies by UNDP UNDP
United Nations Development Programme The UNDP, founded in 1965 and based in New York, is the UN's main agency of technical assistance. It helps the DC, without any political restrictions, to set up basic administrative and technical services, trains managerial staff, tries to respond to some of the essential needs of populations, takes the initiative in regional co-operation programmes and co-ordinates, theoretically at least, the local activities of all the UN operations. The UNDP generally relies on Western expertise and techniques, but a third of its contingent of experts come from the Third World. The UNDP publishes an annual Human Development Report which, among other things, classifies countries by their Human Development Rating (HDR).
and other international bodies also stress, among the achievements of Evo Morales' government, the social inclusion of the new ("emerging") middle class, as a consequence of the fact that the number of middle-income people went from 3.3 million in 2005 to 7 million in 2018.
Also deserving of mention as part of Morales' legacy, namely as a result of the new constitutional and legal framework, is the significant progress in gender equity Equity The capital put into an enterprise by the shareholders. Not to be confused with 'hard capital' or 'unsecured debt'. , equal opportunities for men and women, and most of all women's equal presence in elected posts across Bolivia's legislative bodies (the Plurinational Legislative Assembly, departmental – i.e., provincial – assemblies, and municipal councils). This was only possible thanks to the persistent efforts of women's organizations.
Other obvious achievements include the drastic reduction in illiteracy, strong macroeconomic indicators (in recent years Bolivia has been at the forefront of economic growth in South America), the halving of unemployment (from 8.1 to 4.2 percent), steady minimum wage increases, rising life expectancy, and remarkable public investments in infrastructure (notably road construction and thousands of works in the provinces and rural areas). In any event, there is one substantive achievement that no indicator is able to measure. It has to do with the reaffirmation of Bolivia's dignity and sovereignty in the international scene.
Just as there were undeniable successes during Evo Morales' rule, there were also failures and mistakes. In the post-Constituent Assembly process, the government proved weak when it came to implementing some of the Constitution's main principles, especially as regards the exercise of rights. Mention should equally be made of the misconceptions of government management, as was the case with the rupture with the indigenous peoples of the Amazon due to the government´s zeal in building a highway through the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS, 2011), the insistence on a developmental model based on extractive ventures and megaprojects, the disregard for prior consultation of indigenous peoples concerning such projects, and other measures favoring the official alliance with Bolivia's agroindustry.
The most egregious mistake of all was perhaps Morales' calling and then ignoring the binding outcome of a public referendum on his reelection (February 2016), according to which just over 51 percent of the population voted against amending Article 168 of the Constitution so that he would be given the possibility of running for a new term. In the meantime, the whole "process of change" (proceso de cambio) ran into difficulties as far as finding new leaders was concerned, which made it more and more "Evo-dependent". Despite the initial momentum, a series of obstacles got in the way of the original peasant indigenous autonomies, in which the government itself seemed to put little faith. It was also a mistake to subordinate indigenous justice to ordinary courts, given that legal pluralism is forcefully enshrined in the country's constitution. Finally, the Buen Vivir principle, claimed by the indigenous nations and peoples as their own alternative to development, was gradually diluted in the move, by Evo's government, toward a national-popular agenda articulated in the 2025 Bicentennial Patriotic Agenda.
Had mistakes outweighed successes, the most natural thing, in a democracy, would have been for Evo Morales to lose the election. But that is not what happened. Evo's fall was the result of a coup d'état. The right, as well as part of the domestic left and the international right, challenged the notion of a coup. Their claim was that there was no coup, but rather a "monumental fraud". They focused on the mostly urban protests led by the traditional white and mestiza middle-class. Their questioning, in 2019, of Evo's candidacy in light of the outcome of the February 2016 constitutional referendum proved that their participation in the elections was not based on good faith. By preparing themselves exclusively for a (fabricated) electoral fraud scenario, they've undercut democracy itself. Their objective was to show that Evo Morales stepped down solely as a result of the "peaceful mobilization" of citizens, out of respect for universal franchise and rejection of "fraudulent" elections.
That was simply not the case. The facts show that some time before the elections a coup plan was set in motion in Bolivia. It comprises several well-synchronized components involving both the local elites and US imperialism. As a matter of fact, the "fraud" motif crystallized weeks before the election and became widespread in several regional governments that called for ignoring the election results in case Evo won. Thus, the protests of the opposition forces shifted from demanding new elections to an ultimatum demanding that the president step down within 48 hours. A police mutiny soon followed, with the police forces refusing to perform their duty as the guarantor of security and public order. Then there was the insidious "preliminary report" of the OAS audit, with its talk of "irregularities". The coup staged by the empire and the political elites constituted an abrupt interruption of a constitutional mandate and reached its peak with the direct intervention of the Armed Forces, which "suggested" that the president resign. There followed violent actions against officials and leaders of MAS (the Movimiento al Socialismo party), forcing them to resign. Despite all this, Evo's resignation and his asylum in Mexico and later in Argentina did not lead to a military government. Instead, a democratic façade was fabricated, with the second vice president of the Bolivian Senate (whose party won a mere 4 percent of the vote in the election) appointing herself president, allegedly to secure the constitutional succession of power. With the backing of the police and the armed forces, she assumed a mandate steeped in conservative religious symbols and racist vindictiveness.
In short, Evo's fall was not the result of a democratic act whereby citizens voted to "punish" the president's reelectionist zeal, but was rather orchestrated as part of a coup. As a consequence, we are now faced with the search for a path – certainly a difficult, delicate and unconvincing one – back to democratic "normalcy" at the polls, amid persistent human rights violations. The "return to normalcy" means making Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera ineligible and establishing a transitional government bent on annulling existing international agreements (for example, leaving ALBA and UNASUR); privatizing strategic companies; expanding the agricultural frontier even further; liberalizing the economy by handing over the country's natural resources, as per the neoliberal recipe; massively replacing the diplomatic corps; replacing the members of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal – which has been rightly accused of bowing to "officialism" – with members close to the new officialism; and above all, eradicating from the political scene the indigenous, national-popular collective subject, along with every claim born out of the struggles of the indigenous peoples (Buen Vivir, plurinationality, collective rights, communitarian democracy, and respect for Mother Earth).
With its intervention, the empire took advantage of domestic mistakes to add Bolivia (after Brazil and Ecuador) to the number of countries where it has been seeking to neutralize China's influence throughout the continent. The rivalry between the two empires (one on the rise, the other in decline) knows no democratic rules. At stake is the control over the new wave of globalization based on artificial intelligence and 5G technology. For the time being, China appears to be better positioned to take that control, and toward that end it has proposed positive incentive measures on the international stage (such as the New Silk Road: the Road and Belt Initiative), whereas U.S. intervention has mostly taken the form of punitive measures (embargoes, economic sanctions, regime change, counterinsurgency). The multilateral façade is provided by the Organization of the American States (OAS), which acts in the region as the chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Department of State. Only recently, Evo Morales's government signed a contract with China to build a company to produce lithium metal. Lithium, of which Bolivia possesses huge deposits, is a strategic mineral of the new technological order. Such an act of rebellion against the ever-present Monroe Doctrine (the subcontinent as the U. S. backyard) just had to be stopped.
In this way, U.S. imperialism applied a well-known script for regime change, in order to gain access to the strategic natural resources of a country that is part of its zone of influence. Like Brazil before it, Bolivia functioned as a laboratory of what is to come. In the case of Bolivia, it can be said that no anti-imperialist government has ever surrendered this quickly (in sharp contrast to Venezuela). But imperialism and the elites know that there are leaders who, despite their many mistakes, have touched the heart of the poorest, humblest and most abandoned classes, and that despite all those mistakes, there is a danger that they may come back. Hence the enlisting of the repressive apparatus and the judicial system, to accuse those leaders of crimes that may render them politically ineligible forever. Such has been the case with Rafael Correa (Ecuador), Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Cristina Kirchner (Argentina, in the latter case, unsuccessfully thus far). The same will happen with Evo.
After Evo fell, the harshest criticism of his government came not just from the right, as was to be expected, but also from a part of the left and from Latin American feminists, both white and mestizas. This was puzzling and cause for outrage among other left-wing and feminist sectors, especially the indigenous women's movements. To think, in the heated aftermath of recent events, that after 32 dead and 700 injured; after the creole-mestizo-version proclamation of the triumph of white supremacy and of the evangelical bible over Pachamama's "satanic paganism"; after the burning of the wiphala (the indigenous flag) and the sending of the Indians back to their remote areas of invisibility (just like the Bantustans in apartheid South Africa); to think that after all this there will still be a better ground on which to build indigenous grassroots democracy, strikes me as delusional.
Whether explicitly feminist or not, the criticism coming from some left-wing sectors certainly deserves serious consideration. I have often said that women's struggles provide one of the most solid foundations of a true renewal of the struggle for social justice and liberation in the new century. Argentina, Venezuela and Chile are dramatic proof of this fact. But it is unquestionable that after the fall of Evo Morales' government the controversy has become more acute and there seems to exist a deep divide in today's Latin American feminism. It should be noted that in the past decade many indigenous feminist activists have voiced criticism of their government, and always in a constructive manner. To name just a few of the great women leaders with whom I have worked, I could mention Nina Pacari, Blanca Chancoso, and María Eugenia Choque, who is now seriously ill in prison for having presided over the Electoral Tribunal and in that capacity charged with the alleged election fraud. Many of them have kept a distance from the various feminisms and even refused to call themselves feminists, believing that the description was better suited to white and mestiza women.
I have argued that capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy are (and have been, since the seventeenth century) the three major forms of domination of our time. All three are fiercely present nowadays and always act in concert, because free labor – a hallmark of capitalism – is not sustainable without slave labor or greatly undervalued or even unpaid labor. These latter types of labor are supplied by racialized and sexualized populations who are viewed as subhuman: people of African descent, indigenous populations, women, Roma peoples, lower castes, etc. The disturbing thing about our present situation is that while domination acts in concert, resistance to it is fragmented. How many anti-capitalist movements and organizations have been racist and sexist? How many anti-racist movements and organizations have been sexist and pro-capitalist? And how many feminist movements and organizations have been racist and pro-capitalist? As long as the asymmetry between domination and resistance persists, it will be impossible to get out of the capitalist, colonialist and heteropatriarchal hell in which we find ourselves. But the asymmetry can also provide us with clues to explain the discomfort caused by some of the criticisms. The very way in which many of the critical comments were articulated contributed to further exacerbate the fragmentation of the resistance to capitalism, colonialism and patriarchy on the continent.
Two other relevant factors should be taken into consideration. On the one hand, a distinction needs to be made between important and urgent struggles. Anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist and anti-patriarchal struggles are all equally important, but some may be more urgent than others, depending on the context. In view of the vicious imperialist strike against Evo in Bolivia, which struggle seemed more urgent? to defend the democratic solutions proposed by Evo, or to demonize him as if he were the sole culprit in his political fall? Given today's climate of aggressive imperial belligerence, it would be more urgent to show that the alternatives on the part of the left have to be democratically found within Bolivia and under no circumstances play into the hands of imperialism.
On the other hand, a distinction must also be made between kairos, or timing, and opportunity. This is not about silencing criticism, but about finding the right tone so as not to provide the national and international right with grounds for increasing its anti-democratic belligerence. Thus, for example, fair criticism of Evo's neo-extractivism could be made at a time and in a style that would not be conducive to the current situation: an even worse neo-extractivist solution, one far more detrimental to national sovereignty and social redistribution. The issue here is not whether to whitewash the grave mistakes of potential allies or not, but rather to ponder timing and context, and then make sure that one's criticism helps reinforce, or at least does not cripple, anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist and anti-patriarchal resistance. The downtrodden men and women who now mourn the death of their own in the Sacaba and Senkata massacres (a full thirteen years – something unheard-of in Bolivia – since the military had last fired on the people) felt further abandoned because of the left-wing and feminist criticism directed against the political process in which they had put their faith.
Evo Morales was never the president of a plurinational State. The State over which he presided was certainly unparalleled in its benevolent treatment of the popular communities that for such a long time have endured all sorts of violations, discrimination, abandonment and humiliation. But the institutional and cultural framework within which it operated was colonial, centralist and authoritarian in nature. History's inertia does not fail to weigh on those who take the brunt of it, even as they seek to fight it. But indigenous patience and resistance are as old as the ages. A country like Bolivia (a country in which the majority of the population is indigenous) will not be fully democratic until it is ruled by indigenous people and in accordance with indigenous cosmovisions. State power makes no sense unless governance is geared toward transforming it. The power of the State has to be used to set in motion a long transition toward a truly plurinational, anti-capitalist, anti-colonial, and anti-patriarchal State. Like Benito Juárez (Mexico) before him, Evo Morales was an Indian out of place. The learning process began with them and does not end with them. On the contrary, it is but a beginning. In Evo Morales' case, a 13-year-long beginning that was necessarily messy and even contradictory, after 500 years of political non-existence. History will absolve Evo Morales.
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Walter Lord was a copywriter at J. Walter Thompson when he started to write A Night to Remember, a slim 200-page book he'd publish in 1955.
Moment-by-moment, A Night to Remember recounts the courage and craziness of the crew and passengers aboard Titanic.
I remember devouring Lord's book when I was 10.
Hundreds of thousands of other readers do, too.
From the opening sentence, the book gallops through the three-hour horror.
Imagine if Spielberg, not Cameron, had made the 1997 film, and you get a feel for A Night to Remember.
Lord's 2002 obituary in The New York Times cited one reviewer's take on the writer's technique. He called it, "a kind of literary pointillism" so fashioned "that a vividly real impression of an event is conveyed to the reader."
The success of A Night to Remember—rave reviews, on the best-seller lists for months, a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and TV and film adaptations—allowed Lord to quit his copywriter's job for full-time authoring.
He used the same "you are there" technique to retell stories like the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battle at the Alamo, and the integration of Ole Miss.
But none of those books quite compare to his first blockbuster.
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Omid Khaledi (born 29 October 1988) is an Iranian footballer playing for Sanat Naft Abadan in the Persian Gulf Pro League, is Number 21.

Career
Khaledi made his debut Rah Ahan in a 0-0 draw. He scored his first goal against Mes Kerman. On 25 April 2014, he played the full 90 minutes in an AFC Champions League match against El Jaish SC of Qatar.

Club career statistics

Honours
Foolad
Iran Pro League (1): 2013–14

References

External links
Foolad F.C. profile

1988 births
Foolad FC players
Iranian footballers
Association football defenders
Living people
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Everything Coming To Netflix, Stan, Amazon And Foxtel This March
Hayley Williams |
Feb 28, 2017, 11:30am
While neither Stan nor the Australian Netflix library has anything near the range of US streaming services, every month we get just a little more. Foxtel is also adding a huge number of popular titles to its on-demand streaming, and Amazon Prime is releasing its line up of original series on Prime. Read on to see all the content that will be added to their libraries during the month of March.
This month, Netflix introduces us to Marvel's Iron Fist, and continues with weekly releases of original show Riverdale. Plus heaps of new comedy has been added, along with two of the best Nic Cage classics — Con Air and Face/Off.
Here are some of the highlights:
Martial arts-wielding Marvel superhero Iron Fist springs to life in this live-action series charting his first season fighting crime in Hell's Kitchen.
Archie's got an edge. Veronica's hiding her past. Riverdale is a little darker and a lot more interesting than it was in the days of Archie Comics.
Con Air:
Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.
Homeland: Season 5
CIA analyst Carrie Mathison struggles with mental health and family issues while leading the war against terrorism in this political thriller series.
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Greenleaf: Season 1 — 3 March
Love: Season 2 — 10 March
One More Time: Season 1 — 10 March
Beau Sejour: Season 1 — 16 March
Marvel's Iron Fist: Season 1 — 17 March
Samurai Gourmet: Season 1 — 17 March
Grace and Frankie: Season 3 — 24 March
Ingobernable: Season 1 — 24 March
13 Reasons Why: Season 1 — 31 March
Trailer Park Boys: Season 11 — 31 March
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 2 — Weekly from 7 March
Riverdale: Season 1 — Weekly from 3 March
The Last Kingdom: Season 2 — Weekly from 18 March
Burning Sands — 10 March
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train — 17 March
Pandora — 17 March
The Most Hated Woman in America — 24 March
The Discovery — 31 March
Five Came Back — 31 March
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special — 7 March
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame — 14 March
Jo Koy: Live from Seattle — 28 March
Felipe Neto: My Life Makes No Sense — 24 March
Buddy Thunderstruck: Season 1 — 10 March
Julie's Greenroom: Season 1 — 17 March
Dinotrux: Season 4 — 31 March
Beat Bugs: Season 1 — 1 March
Homeland: Season 5 — 5 March
American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson — 6 March
Thithi — 10 March
Selma — 18 March
Z Nation: Season 2 — 19 March
Me Before You — 21 March
What Happens in Vegas — 24 March
Jack the Giant Slayer — 26 March
Clueless — 28 March
Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks: Season 1 — 1 March
My All American — 1 March
Prelude to War — 1 March
Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane — 1 March
Con Air — 1 March
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress — 1 March
Sustainable — 1 March
Face/Off — 8 March
The Legend of Bagger Vance — 8 March
The Sunshine Makers — 9 March
Young Offenders — 9 March
Rock of Ages — 12 March
Keanu — 14 March
Bad Teacher — 15 March
Stand by Me — 15 March
The Secret — 15 March
Notes on Blindness — 15 March
Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale — 17 March
American Odyssey: Season 1 — 20 March
Big Momma's House 2 — 24 March
Man on Fire — 24 March
Boys on the Side — 24 March
Copycat — 24 March
High Crimes — 24 March
Life or Something Like It — 24 March
The Happening — 24 March
Under Siege — 24 March
American Pie 2 — 24 March
American Pie Presents: Band Camp — 24 March
Sound of Music — 24 March
Conjuring 2 — 28 March
Stan is leading March's lineup with a Stan original comedy special — One Night Stan — featuring Aussie comedians like Wil Anderson, Celia Pacquola and Tom Ballard. It's also getting Cartoon Network favourites Adventure Time and Regular Show, as well as new seasons of Elementary and The Bridge.
Underground Season 2:
Set in the aftermath of the Macon 7's daring attempt to stage the greatest escape in history, Season 2 sees this group of American heroes continuing on their harrowing journey to freedom, with a divided America on the brink of civil war.
Adventure Time:
Join Jake the dog and Finn the human for new and amazing adventures, as every episode of Adventure Time comes to Stan – all seven seasons! If that weren't enough, 14 brand new episodes of season 8 premiere same day as Cartoon Network from 4th March.
Elementary Season 3:
Starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as his companion Dr. Joan Watson. In the new season, Holmes returns to New York with Kitty (Ophelia Lovibond), his new assistant, after being fired by MI6.
Taking audiences on a humorous, moving, and intimate journey against an epic backdrop of Earth's final days. Starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, with screenwriter Lorene Scafaria (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) making her directorial debut.
Imposters: Season 1, Episodes weekly — March 1
Regular Show: Seasons 3 - 7 — March 1
Adventure Time: Seasons 4 - 7 — March 1
Grandpa In My Pocket: Season 3 — March 1
Johnny Test: Season 5 — March 2
In The Night Garden: Season 4 — March 3
Adventure Time: Season 8, Episodes releasing throughout March — March 4
Billions: Season 2, Episodes weekly — March 6
Underground: Season 2, Episodes weekly — March 9
The Odd Couple: Season 1 — March 10
Rainbow Brite — March 10
Elementary: Season 3 — March 15
Messy Goes to Okido: Season 1 — March 16
Slugterra: Season 1 — March 17
Brum: Season 3 — March 22
The Bridge: Season 3 — March 23
Badjelly the Witch — March 30
The Cabin in the Woods — March 1
Molly — March 1
Molly - The Real Thing — March 1
Tamara — March 2
Tomcat — March 2
Groove Squad — March 3
LOL — March 3
Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo — March 3
Summertime — March 3
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen — March 4
Laurence Anyways — March 4
Boulevard — March 4
Heartbeats — March 4
I Killed My Mother — March 4
I Love You Too — March 5
Mustang — March 6
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World — March 7
Wednesday, May 9 — March 7
Love, Wedding, Marriage — March 8
Dinosaur Island — March 8
The Right Thing — March 9
Inspector Gadget's Last Case — March 10
Our Idiot Brother — March 11
The Way Back — March 12
The War of the Buttons — March 13
Force of Destiny — March 14
On My Way — March 14
Space Chimps — March 15
Welcome To The North — March 16
Elsa and Fred — March 17
Sister — March 17
The Man Who Fell To Earth — March 18
Lawless — March 19
Colombiana — March 20
Three Many Weddings — March 20
December Boys — March 21
Son of the Mask — March 21
Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd — March 21
The Brothers Bloom — March 22
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister — March 22
Witching And Bitching — March 23
One Night Stan: Wil Anderson - Fire At Wil — March 24
And Soon the Darkness — March 25
Brothers — March 26
Plush — March 27
In Bloom — March 27
Seeking Justice — March 28
Teletubbies — March 28
The 400 Blows — March 28
Jules and Jim — March 28
What Doesn't Kill You — March 29
Shattered Glass — March 30
One Night Stan: Celia Pacquola - The Looking Glass — March 31
Amazon Prime Video is finally available in Australia, and this month we'll be getting four new Amazon Original shows to binge. Here are the new shows available in Australia in March:
Hand Of God:
The hard-living, law-bending king of San Vicente, "Judge Maximum" has finally hit bottom as he faces trial for the murder of a cop. While his visions and the ghost of his son will slowly lead Pernell through a conspiracy that is bigger than he could have imagined, they will threaten his relationship with his wife and everything he holds dear.
Red Oaks
Starring Craig Roberts, Red Oaks transports viewers back to the summer of 1986 in suburban New Jersey, when Top Gun was #1 at the box office and life was much simpler…for everyone but the clueless members and misfit staffers of Red Oaks Country Club.
You Are Wanted:
You Are Wanted tells the story of Lukas Franke (Schweighöfer), a young hotel manager and father who is brutally torn out of his everyday life when his personal data is hacked and he finds the story of his life beginning to be rewritten. As strange news continues to emerge, Lukas finds his digital identity continuously manipulated, arousing the suspicion of the German Federal Criminal Office (BKA), who accuse him of being a member of a terrorist organisation.
Written and directed by Woody Allen, this comedy series takes place in the 1960s during turbulent times in the United States when a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.
Foxtel On Demand
With Foxtel On Demand, you can stream shows any time you want (surprisingly) although the shows have to be a part of your package already (say, the Drama package if you want to watch Game of Thrones). Here are some of the highlights:
Scandal:
Scandal stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the President, who has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the nation's elite by keeping their secrets under wraps. Pope leads a team who specialise in cleaning up the lives of other people, but who cannot seem to do the same for themselves.
American Crime is a critically acclaimed anthology crime drama starring Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton that tackles a different criminal investigation each season. Season 1 focuses on the aftermath of the murder of a veteran and brutal assault of his wife and explores the story from multiple perspectives, centred around the impact of the event on the victims' families, the suspects and their loved ones. Season 2 takes on issues of socio-economics and sexual orientation against the backdrop of two Midwestern US high schools. Season 3 will begin to air exclusively on Foxtel in March with new episodes added shortly after the US broadcast.
X-Men Apocalypse:
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Girls, Season 6
Girls returns for its sixth and final season. Created by and starring Lena Dunham, the Emmy-winning comedy series is a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their 20s.
Here's the full list of what will be available:
Scandal, Seasons 1-6
Big Little Lies, Season 1 (continues)
Top of the Lake, Season 1
Homeland, Seasons 1-5 (5 added)
Olive Kitteridge, Season 1
Enlightened, Seasons 1-2
Friday Night Dinner, Season 4
Love, Nina, Season 4
The Missing, Season 2
The Syndicate, Season 3
Selling Houses Australia, Seasons 1-10 (10 added)
Real Housewives of Sydney, Season 1
American Crime, Seasons 1-3 (3 added)
Girls, Seasons 1-6 (continues)
Banshee, Seasons 1-4
Strike Back, Seasons 1-4
In Treatment, Season 1
And Then There Were None, Season 1
In Plain Sight, Season 1
Midwinter of the Spirit, Season 1
The Moonstone, Season 1
Unforgotten, Season 2
John From Cincinnati, Season 1
Apocalypse Now Redux
Backstabbed
Bad Neighbours 2
Bandslam
Beauty And The Beast: Belle's Magical World
Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Bullet To The Head
The Devil's Double
Die Hard 4.0
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
Dino Time
Emma's Chance
The English Patient
Ghosts Of Mississippi
A Good Day To Die Hard
How To Make An American Quilt
Little Fockers
Lorenzo's Oil
The Men Who Stare At Goats
Mr. Brooks
The Nice Guys
A Perfect Day
Queen Of The Desert
Red Heat
Seven Pounds
Snow Dogs
Step Up 2: The Streets
Swept Under
The Running Man
Tin Cup
Up Close & Personal
Van Wilder 2: The Rise Of Taj
Van Wilder: Party Liaison
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SamD @samd
Still no Expanse :(
adrunkenman @adrunkenman
Feb 28, 2017, 12:32pm
The Expanse is already on Netflix...
Not season 2
astrogirl @astrogirl
If you mean season 2, it's likely it will show up after it has aired on SyFy. I read April/May, somewhere.
Still frustrating. I wish they'd learn that piracy is an availability issue more than price.
registradus @registradus
I don't think it's going to be released here until the season is finished
Man, I hate it when i see something i am really keen for in March, and it is literally the last day of the month. Let the wait begin.


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TU, GDU (a minor) and GBU (a minor) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
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Respondent/Defendant: Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
Court/s: High Court
Citation/s: [2015] IEHC 61
Nature of Proceedings: Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s: 06 Feb 2015
Judge: Stewart J.
Category: Refugee Law
Keywords: Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Minor, Persecution, Refugee, Refugee Law
Country of Origin: Nigeria
URL: https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/96333086-abf0-4f23-a1c4-84d7c876a0f0/2015_IEHC_61_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus: Ireland
The first and second applicants were born in Nigeria, the third applicant in Ireland. The first applicant was the other applicants' mother. They applied for asylum in the State. In the claim, it was alleged that the second applicant had been forcibly circumcised at the family home in Nigeria in accordance with the traditional practices and beliefs of his paternal family. When the first applicant was pregnant with the third applicant, she was informed by her husband's family that he would also be circumcised thus. The husband, who was in agreement with his wife's opposition to this, left the family home and advised his wife to do likewise. He then allegedly abandoned them and there was no further contact with him. The first applicant stated that she was threatened with death by the husband's family for her opposition to circumcision. She found refuge with her church, which organised her travel from Nigeria.
Having investigated their claim, the Refugee Appeals Commissioner recommended that they be refused refugee status, which was affirmed by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal on appeal. In the course of the appeal, they submitted a medical report from a hospital in Nigeria which stated that the second applicant had been admitted to hospital with injuries to his genital area as a result of the circumcision supposedly carried out on him, along with a letter from a friend of the first applicant, outlined how her own child had died as a result of a traditional circumcision.
The Tribunal made a number of credibility findings on the applicants' claim, including in relation to the alleged abandonment of them by first applicant's husband; perceived inconsistencies in relation to addresses furnished; their travel to the State; the fact that they initially claiming to be from Sierra Leone; and errors in a birth certificate furnished by them. Insofar as the hospital report and the letter from the friend were concerned, it held that they were not sufficiently compelling to overturn the Commissioner's recommendation. It also found that internal relocation to a large urban area such as Lagos or Abuja would not be unduly harsh.
The applicant claimed that the Tribunal had failed to make any finding on the evidence that the second applicant had been subjected to a traditional circumcision or the potential exposure of the third applicant to the same type of circumcision, and failed to determine whether such treatment amounted to persecution. They asserted that the Tribunal failed to consider the medical report and letter submitted by them as part of its appraisal of credibility, and that it erred in finding that they were not sufficiently compelling after it had made the critical adverse credibility findings on their claim. They also alleged that the Tribunal's decision was inadequately reasoned. They further contended that the internal relocation finding failed to comply with reg. 7 of the EC (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006, as interpreted by case law.
The Tribunal countered that the adverse credibility finding made on the inexplicable alleged departure of the first applicant's husband and father of her son was in order and went to the core of their claim bearing in mind the support he allegedly gave the first applicant on her opposition to circumcision, thereby undermining the account given of circumcision of the second applicant and the potential risk thereof to the third applicant. The Tribunal argued that the contradictions and inconsistencies in the claim negated the probative value to be attached to the medical report and the letter.
The court quashed the Tribunal's decision.
It held that the adverse credibility finding made in relation to the abandonment of the applicants by the first applicant's husband was speculative and unreasoned.
It went on to note that two findings had been made on the claim pursuant to s. 11B (b) and (c) of the Refugee Act 1996. The former required the Tribunal to take into account for the purpose of assessing credibility whether an asylum applicant had provided a reasonable explanation to substantiate his claim that the State was the first safe country in which he had arrived since departing from his country of origin or habitual residence, the latter whether such an applicant had provided a full and true explanation of how he travelled to and arrived in the State.
It held that the applicants had not claimed that Ireland was the first safe country encountered after departing Nigeria and that, accordingly, s.11B (b) of the Act of 1996 did not apply. Insofar as the application of s.11B (c) was concerned, the court held that the first applicant had explained at interview as to why and how she travelled to the State and the nature of the documents she had been provided with by the man who assisted her. It noted that whilst the Tribunal broadly stated that s.11B(c) was relevant to the claim, it did not say why it was relevant or what relevance it had to it.
The court noted that the Tribunal had dealt with the medical report on the basis that it was not sufficiently compelling to overturn the s.13 recommendation. It inferred from this that the Tribunal had accepted the document's authenticity. Accordingly, it held that it was clearly relevant to the core claim, namely whether or not the third applicant was at risk of traditional circumcision. It found that the Tribunal had rejected it without proper consideration and without any reasons why it was being rejected. It also noted that there had been no finding in the Tribunal's decision as to whether or not a forceful circumcision had been carried out on the second applicant or, if there had been, whether or not the third applicant was at risk of being subjected to a similar procedure should he be returned to Nigeria. The court accepted that traditional circumcision could constitute a "serious assault" and therefore constitute a type of harm which precluded refoulement within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Act of 1996.
It therefore concluded that the Tribunal had failed to deal with and make findings on the core aspects of the applicants' claim.
The court therefore granted leave and, the matter being telescoped, decided to quash the Tribunal's decision.
Principles:
Credibility findings made by a decision-maker on an application for international protection must be clear and reasoned.
When applying the sub-paragraphs of s. 11B of the Refugee Act 1996 in assessing credibility, reasons should be set out for doing so.
Where documentary evidence in support of an application for international protection is accepted as being authentic, reasons must be set out for not giving it weight in determining the application.
Traditional circumcision is capable of constituting a "serious assault" within the meaning of s. 2 of the Refugee Act 1996.
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In its earlier years, the company operated solely in the European market; however, over the previous years, GetResponse has actually made a concentrated effort to expand its reach to the American market.
GetResponse is a well-known email marketing service that just gets the job done. Servicing companies in more than 180 nations with over 1 billion customers every month, GetResponse projects itself as the world's simplest e-mail marketing system. The platform makes it basic and hassle-free to produce professional-looking emails and landing pages with its editor.
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The GetReponse site hosts an in-depth Help Center where you can quickly look at responses to usual questions. The vendor also offers 24/7 assistance through live chat and email. The user experience is incredible and the third-party integrations allow you to easily link the application with your existing business software application platforms. We offer the thumbs up to GetResponse and welcome you to take a look at its leading rate e-mail marketing functionalities.
Marketing Automation – GetResponse's marketing automation feature lets users develop scalable workflows based upon customer journeys. Action-based autoresponders enable the development of messages that are set off by pertinent recipient actions – with individualized one-to-one responses. In addition, GetResponse offers users with advanced segmentation tools that enable them to divide their contacts into subgroups and tailor emails accordingly.
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On the whole, GetResponse is pretty uncomplicated to utilize. It's certainly easy enough to do all the basics: import contacts, develop campaigns, set up autoresponders and check stats and the user interface is pretty clean and intuitive.
In terms of how it compares to its rivals in this regard, I would argue that Campaign Monitor is a bit more easy to use although not as complete, and Mailchimp has a slicker user interface however one that makes finding specific functionality a little bit challenging sometimes).
Whilst its drag and drop approach does in theory provide a very flexible way to create blocks of content and move them around an e-newsletter, in practice it is a bit clunky to utilize and can cause accidental deletion of content, or placement of it in the wrong part of the e-newsletter.
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GetResponse offers a 30-day free trial for a list of approximately 250 subscribers, no credit card required. Be aware, nevertheless, that for the trial (and just the trial), if you add, delete, and after that re-add a contact, it counts as 2 contacts. Once the trial has ended, there are a variety of pricing plans readily available. The prices format is somewhat complex, with advanced plans becoming available as your business's list size grows. Pre-paying for a year's worth of service will save you 18 percent. If you think you will be using GetResponse for the foreseeable future, you can save 30 percent by pre-paying two years.
The standard email plan gives you unlimited e-mail marketing, autoresponders, and a landing page that can accommodate as much as 1,000 visitors a month.
Pro gets rid of the restrictions on landing pages and permits you to make as many of them as you like. You'll also have access to webinars (up to 100 attendees). A Pro account can accommodate up to 3 users.
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Enterprise offers a whole host of brand-new features for bigger companies searching for highly tailored features. You will need to arrange a demonstration before registering.
GetResponse offers an outstanding 1 GB of image storage with each account. All users likewise have access to the business's image library, which includes over 1000 images.
Webinars –this functionality is not available at all on the 'Email' plan and the number of webinar guests is topped for the 'Pro' and 'Max' plans at 100, 500 respectively (it's uncertain what the limit is on the 'Enterprise' plan).
The 30-day free trial that Getresponse provides is fully functional (as much as 1,000 subscribers) and it is not contingent upon offering credit card details.
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Student Life | Are there colleges that offer free tuition?
Are there colleges that offer free tuition?
In short, yes, some colleges offer free tuition. However, to receive free tuition, there are usually prerequisites that need to be met. Some common requirements to qualify for free tuition are: being a resident of a particular state, having a low-income background, or even committing to on-campus service or work after graduation.
Unfortunately, free tuition isn't offered at all colleges, but there are some amazing schools you can attend tuition-free.
Colleges that offer free tuition
Alice Lloyd College
Alice Lloyd College offers free tuition to students living in the Central Appalachian area in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Students must accept jobs through the student-work program, which includes maintenance, community service, and other on-campus duties.
The Apprentice School
Apprentice School has a unique approach to tuition-free schooling. Students attending this school start an apprenticeship in shipbuilding from the first day they arrive.
The school does not charge tuition as students learn through on-the-job training and begin earning wages ranging from $17 to almost $30 per hour depending on where they are in the program. When students graduate, they receive a certificate of completion.
College of the Ozarks
The College of the Ozarks uses information on your FAFSA® as an admissions requirement for students that demonstrate financial need. Full-Time students have the option to waive tuition by working 15 hours per week with two 40-hour weeks during the school year.
Students will still have to pay health, technology, and services fees, but they can use money received from financial aid to help cover those costs.
Stanford College
That's right, here is a major player in the world of college education that offers free education to students — Stanford. Every student attending this school is receiving some form of assistance through scholarships, grants, and other non-loan aid to meet their needs.
There are full scholarships to attend Stanford for students who come from families making under $65,000 per year. In fact, a large number of students at this school earn their degrees without paying a dime.
The United States Air Force Academy
If you're considering joining The Air Force, this might be the perfect college for you. Located in Colorado, the United States Air Force Academy has no tuition fees for any student. The only requirement is that cadets need to serve as an officer in the Air Force for at least 8 years, 5 in active duty and the remainder as an inactive reserve.
The United States Coast Guard Academy
For those interested in pursuing a career in the Coast Guard, there is a no-cost academy just for you. With two-thirds of their graduates acquiring degrees in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, and an array of other technical majors, the only requirement is to complete 5 years of service upon graduation.
It's not an easy school to get into, with only around 300 cadets admitted each year, you'll really have to bring your "A-Game" to get in.
United States Merchant Marine Academy
If you are interested in a year of travel, students enrolled at the Merchant Marine Academy must complete a Sea Year Experience. This year gives hands-on training working on commercial or military vessels sailing to different ports around the world. There is a service obligation which offers 2 options for graduates:
5 years of service in the U.S. Maritime industry with 8 years of service as an officer in any Armed Forces reserve unit
5 years of active duty in any branch of the nation's Armed Forces
United States Military Academy West Point
One of the most recognizable and prestigious military schools in the world is the United States Military Academy West Point. With a reputation and history such as this school, it draws in a large applicant pool, so many that it's almost an unofficial requirement that you'll need the support of a U.S. Congressman/woman to get in.
There is no tuition for cadets, but they must play on a sports team each semester. After graduation, they have a service requirement of 5 years in active duty and 3 years in the reserves. They will also need to attend Basic Officer Leader Course for additional training.
United States Naval Academy
Located in Annapolis, MD, the United States Naval Academy has been developing leaders for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps since 1845. This school is the Navy's version of West Point, which means you'll likely need an endorsement from a Congressman/woman to get in.
It's also considered a national landmark and is nearby Washington, D.C. Tuition is free, but you will need to fulfill a service obligation of 5 years of active duty.
Following the example of other Ivy League Schools, the University of Pennsylvania adheres to a need-blind admission policy. This means they ignore income and financial needs during the admissions process. This school was the first to become a "University" in America and attracts talented students because they offer a lot of financial aid. All aid is provided through grants and work-study programs.
Students falling into low-income brackets may even receive their education at no cost. Most students graduating from Penn will do so without any debt at all. The only request from the school is to complete your degree in 4 years or 8 semesters to receive financial aid.
Whether you come from a small town, are interested in developing a trade, want to serve your country, or even get an Ivy League Level education, there are schools out there that will support your needs. You don't need to get buried in debt to earn a degree; you just need to know what options are available.
When you find your school of choice, make sure you file your FAFSA®. If you decide to attend a tuition-free school, make sure you've weighed the cost before committing.
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Studio Ghibli Picture Books Arrive December 5th
VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NEW STUDIO GHIBLI PICTURE BOOKS FOR CASTLE IN THE SKY AND PRINCESS MONONOKE
Hardcover Picture Book Editions Feature Vivid And Easy-To-Read Adaptations Of Two Extraordinary Studio Ghibli Feature Films
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the timeless allure of two of Studio Ghibli's most acclaimed films with the release of the CASTLE IN THE SKY and PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOKS on December 5th, 2017.
Castle in the Sky, Studio Ghibli's first feature film, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2016. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Princess Mononoke, which has gone on to become one of the studio's most popular films. VIZ Media's releases capture the magic of the legendary studio's animated films with easy-to-read text and full-color pictures taken direct from the films, presented in a family-friendly oversized hardcover format.
CASTLE IN THE SKY PICTURE BOOK
MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / 26.99 CAN · Debuts December 5th
The legends were true! Somewhere high in the clouds, human beings have again set foot on the floating island of Laputa, for centuries a peaceful, parklike ruin, tended only by its silent, faithful robots. But just behind Pazu and Sheeta are soldiers from the aerial dreadnought Goliath—who have captured Dola and her pirate crew, and are now looting the gold and jewels of the Castle in the Sky for themselves! But the man who guided them there, Muska, has his eyes on power, not money—and he alone knows how to activate the castle's ancient superweapons that could make him master of the world! Can Pazu and Sheeta stop his sinister plan? Includes scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue from the film.
PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOK
Marked with the curse of a rampaging boar god, young Ashitaka sets off on a journey to cure his mysterious affliction. From behind the walls of an iron-mining town, Lady Eboshi arises to smash all obstacles to technological development. And from out of the forest comes Princess Mononoke, driven by a hatred of all humans. Can she and Ashitaka ally in time to stop the wild lands from being destroyed?
VIZ Media's catalog of Studio Ghibli Picture Books also includes editions for THE CAT RETURNS, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PONYO, THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY, and SPIRITED AWAY.
For additional information on Studio Ghibli titles published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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Labels: Book News, Hayao Miyazaki, press release, Studio Ghibli, VIZ Media
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An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up opened in Jianchuan Museum Cluster, China's largest private museum complex, on Tuesday.
Located in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the museum is displaying more than 10,000 objects related to the reform, including photos, historical materials, cultural relics, as well as audio and visual items.
Fan Jianchuan, founder and curator of the museum, said he had spent more than 20 years collecting the items.
Visitors can see photos of iconic moments, including the first national dance competition, in the northeastern city of Dalian; China's first private restaurant, which opened in Beijing in 1980; and China's first color TV production line from Tianjin.
Chen Yongliang, an architectural designer born in 1982, said a scene reconstructing family life in the 1980s impressed him, and the sewing machine, bicycle, watch, recorder, enamel mug and toys reminded him of his childhood.
"I would have forgotten those old days if I hadn't come to the exhibition," Chen said.
Starting in 1978, China's reform and opening-up promoted the development of the private economy, generated many opportunities in the private sector.
Fan said the collections in the museum cluster were witnesses of China's reform and opening-up. The number of museums in the cluster has increased from seven to over 50, scattered in Sichuan and neighboring Chongqing, since the founding of the first one in 2005.
"The private museum complex is an achievement of the reform and opening-up. I, like many others, have realized my dreams and benefited from the economic reform."
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their health, get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions.
"Cooley Dickinson is dedicated to improving the quality of care for our stroke patients by implementing the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative," Cooley Dickinson Chief Medical Officer Estevan Garcia, MD.
In addition, Cooley Dickinson Hospital received the association's Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke.


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In 2015, the United Nations adopted a blueprint consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The aim is to build a world of peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Political will and global cooperation will not be enough to realise this shared vision – the business world has to step in. It has the capability and duty to help solve massive economic, social and environmental challenges.
For that, it will need stronger, smarter and more principled leaders. We often think that leadership means making decisions that steward an organisation and its employees through challenging times. What we have learned from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic is that, while that's true, it takes something more to be a leader today: the acumen and initiative to go above and beyond to help society at large.
Business schools can develop managers with the requisite skills and knowledge to help the world achieve economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Here are five with the track record to do so:
University of Exeter, Business School
It took just over ten years for the University of Exeter Business School to establish itself as one of the UK's leading institutions. Inspiring, internationally-respected teachers; world-shaping research, and students who often rank as the most satisfied and most successfully employed in the UK – these remarkable features are what fostered its quick progression from new to established.
The school's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in accounting, business, economics, management, and finance were designed so students leave with the skills and knowledge to build a dynamic future ahead. These are programmes developed by professionals for professionals – industry partners often consult on curricula.
Source: The University of Exeter, Business School
As the world charges ahead to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the University of Exeter Business School is producing the responsible and purposeful leaders to lead this drive. This ethos shines through in the ways the school is contributing to alleviate the uncertainty caused by the pandemic: sharing research-backed mindfulness practices to help individuals and highlighting the potential high levels of white collar crimes due to the pressure to meet unprecedented corporate targets during COVID-19.
This is the vitality the school inspires and encourages, and for students who are interested in generating research in this way, it is definitely achievable in a school where 94% of its research findings are internationally recognised. At the University of Exeter Business School, you can make a difference – to find out how to be a virtuous and profitable manager, entrepreneur or C-suite executive, click here.
UCLA Anderson School of Management
At UCLA Anderson, their mission is to transform management thinking and to future leaders for lives of significance and evolving careers in ever-changing organisations and markets. This has been the mission since their founding in 1935, and it is still relevant today in 2020.
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Their five-year plan in reaching their goals consists of: research on subject areas that have the greatest impact; the development of exceptional human and organisational talent; the cultivation of an inclusive and welcoming community; investment in deep and meaningful connections with academic colleagues; taking pride in the vital public purposes of the university; and the management of people and resources with respect and care.
The plan was set in place to adapt to technological advances and globalisation which affect the markets and organisations that graduates will end up working in. These shifts motivate the school to create a way for students to be adaptable and d for a lifetime of continuous learning and development.
UCLA Anderson, located in sunny Los Angeles, facilitates this progression of students through a superb faculty, research programmes, a culture that nurtures success, and their grounding in Southern California, a hub for innovation.
George Washington University School of Business
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The George Washington School of Business (GWSB) was founded in 1928 with an innovative spirit. Since their founding, they have stood on the cutting edge of bold new ideas. Today, they are still focused on the same – creating and building for a new century through education.
This school is no stranger to change. For decades they have amended and added to their offerings to adapt to current needs. GWSB is fully dedicated to these traditions of growth, excellence, and innovation. It adapts to changes through their vision to provide their graduates with multidisciplinary knowledge, critical thinking skills and ethical standards – the necessary foundation to make a positive impact on economies and societies.
Here, you will receive a distinctive educational experience that prepares global business leaders through niche programmes. They combine curriculum from traditional business concentrations with industry-specific knowledge. These programmes emphasise academic rigour, learning outcomes, and teaching excellence in delivery and content.
Founded in 1965, Durham University Business School is known for sharing insights, supporting innovation and dedicating their teachings to preparing tomorrow's leaders. With Durham Business School, learning goes beyond purely instilling knowledge. They provide their students with both academic teaching, and a career development and skills programme that nurtures independent thinking, acumen, and interpersonal skills.
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All programmes, across all levels, combine academic excellence and sharp research with exceptional global connections. Whether you are looking to find your place in the business world with a degree in business, shape a successful career in a specialised area with a master's programme, gain the knowledge to lead with an MBA, pursue the highest level of critical thinking with a DBA, or join academia with a PhD – Durham's programmes will equip you for success.
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As one of the world's leading business schools, Monash is internationally recognised for excellence in research and education. From its humble beginnings with only 57 students enrolled in its Bachelor of Economics programme in 1962, the school now has seven departments and four multidisciplinary research centres. Today, they educate more than 16,000 students across 25 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a year.
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function options = setdefaultsbfgs(pars, options)
%  set defaults for BFGS (in addition to those already set by setdefaults)
%   Send comments/bug reports to Michael Overton, overton@cs.nyu.edu,
%   with a subject header containing the string "hanso" or "bfgs".
%   Version 2.2, 2016, see GPL license info below.

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%  HANSO 2.2 Copyright (C) 2015  Michael Overton
%%  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
%%  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
%%  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
%%  (at your option) any later version.
%%
%%  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
%%  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
%%  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
%%  GNU General Public License for more details.
%%
%%  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
%%  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% Version note: the main change from version 2.02 to version 2.1 is that in
% version 2.02, the options.nvec default was 0 ONLY if pars.nvar <= 100,
% otherwise it was 10. However, this can be very confusing for a user
% because, especially for nonsmooth problems, limited memory BFGS does not
% perform nearly as well as full BFGS. So, in version 2.1, the default is
% always options.nvec = 0, implying full BFGS. Instead, a warning message
% is printed if the number of variables exceeds 500 and options.prtlevel>0.

% line search options
if isfield(options, 'strongwolfe')
    if options.strongwolfe ~= 0 & options.strongwolfe ~= 1
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.strongwolfe" must be 0 or 1')
    end
else
    % strong Wolfe is very complicated and is bad for nonsmooth functions
    options.strongwolfe = 0;
end
if isfield(options, 'wolfe1') % conventionally anything in (0,1), but 0 is OK while close to 1 is not
    if ~isreal(options.wolfe1) | options.wolfe1 < 0 | options.wolfe1 > 0.5
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.wolfe1" must be between 0 and 0.5')
    end
else
    options.wolfe1 = 1e-4; % conventionally this should be positive, and although
                           % zero is usually fine in practice, there are exceptions
end
if isfield(options, 'wolfe2') % conventionally should be > wolfe1, but both 0 OK for e.g. Shor
    if ~isreal(options.wolfe2) | options.wolfe2 < options.wolfe1  | options.wolfe2 >= 1
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.wolfe2" must be between max(0,options.wolfe1) and 1')
    end
else
    options.wolfe2 = 0.5;  % 0 and 1 are both bad choices
end
if options.strongwolfe
    if options.prtlevel > 0
        if options.wolfe2 > 0
            fprintf('setdefaultsbfgs: strong Wolfe line search selected, but weak Wolfe is usually preferable\n')
            fprintf('(especially if f is nonsmooth)\n')
        else
            fprintf('setdefaultsbfgs: simulating exact line search\n')
        end
    end
    if ~exist('linesch_sw')
        error('"linesch_sw" is not in path: it can be obtained from the NLCG distribution')
    end
else
    if ~exist('linesch_ww')
        error('"linesch_ww" is not in path: it is required for weak Wolfe line search')
    end
end
if isfield(options, 'quitLSfail')
    if options.quitLSfail ~= 0 & options.quitLSfail ~= 1
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.quitLSfail" must be 0 or 1')
    end
else
    if options.strongwolfe == 1 & options.wolfe2 == 0
        % simulated exact line search, so don't quit if it fails
        options.quitLSfail = 0;
    else  % quit if line search fails
        options.quitLSfail = 1;
    end
end
% other default options
n = pars.nvar;
if isfield(options, 'nvec')
    if ~isnonnegint(options.nvec)
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.nvec" must be a nonnegative integer')
    end
%%%% elseif n <= 100 THIS WAS IN VERSION 2.02 AND EARLIER BUT IT CAN BE
%%%% VERY CONFUSING FOR A USER: FULL BFGS IS MUCH BETTER WHEN IT IS
%%%% FEASIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR NONSMOOTH PROBLEMS
else
    options.nvec = 0;  % full BFGS
%%%% else
%%%% options.nvec = 10; % limited memory BFGS
end
if options.nvec == 0 & n > 500 & options.prtlevel > 0
    fprintf('bfgs: when the number of variables is large, consider using the limited memory variant\n');
    fprintf('bfgs: although limited memory may not work as well as full bfgs, especially on nonsmooth problems\n')
    fprintf('bfgs: for limited memory, set options.nvec > 0, for example 10\n');
end
if isfield(options,'H0')
    % H0 should be positive definite but too expensive to check
    if any(size(options.H0) ~= [n n])
        error('bfgs: input options.H0 must be matrix with order pars.nvar')
    end
    if options.nvec > 0 & ~issparse(options.H0)
        error('bfgs: input "options.H0" must be a sparse matrix when "options.nvec" is positive')
    end
else
    if options.nvec == 0
        options.H0 = eye(n); % identity for full BFGS
    else
        options.H0 = speye(n); % sparse identity for limited memory BFGS
    end
end
if isfield(options, 'scale')
    if options.scale ~= 0 & options.scale ~= 1
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.scale" must be 0 or 1')
    end
else
    options.scale = 1;
end

% note: if f is smooth, superlinear convergence will ensure that termination
% takes place before too many gradients are used in the QP optimality check
% so the optimality check will not be expensive in the smooth case
if isfield(options,'ngrad')
    if ~isnonnegint(options.ngrad)
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.ngrad" must be a nonnegative integer')
    end
else % note this could be more than options.nvec
     % rationale: it is only towards the end that we start accumulating
     % many gradients, and then they may be needed to veryify optimality
    options.ngrad = min([100, 2*pars.nvar, pars.nvar + 10]);
end
if isfield(options,'evaldist')
    if ~isposreal(options.evaldist) % corrected Dec 2016
        error('setdefaultsbfgs: input "options.evaldist" must be a positive real scalar')
    end
else
    options.evaldist = 1e-4;
end

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