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A non-union casting call for a student film titled "Drive".
Lindsay is a young lady who is Justin's sister; she has to work to take care for her brother Justin. She is pressured by Justin always wants to drive a car on the street, but she thinks that is too dangerous for Justin because he has Down syndrome.
Kevin is Lindsay's boyfriend. He was alcoholic until he fell in love with Lindsay. He decides to drink less and to be more responsible to help Lindsay and her brother Justin. He gave Justin a book about car and engineering because he wants to build a relationship with him.
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A few things happened last week that led to a procession of pizzas coming out if our kitchen at lunch time today. First, Celi at the Kitchen's Garden proposed a Pizza Friday (which she has since posted , with photography tips to boot) and that got me thinking that I ought to make that potato pizza that my mom has been wanting. Then I read another post, this time over at Rachel Eats, about Pizza Bianca, with a recipe that I was instantly dying to try.
Which is how I ended up pulling pizza after pizza out of the oven today. We started with the Pizza Bianca because I was curious to see how the dough, which had risen straight out if its bowl in the fridge, would bake.
Then I had to make the requisite pizza with sucuk for Baki.
But in the end we ate a little too much pizza and we all dropped into pizza comas. One good thing about too many pizzas, though, is pizza for breakfast!
Raw potatoes – I slice them with my deadly mandoline. It's just then and onions and olive oil and rosemary. I loved that dough too. And when it was resting in between being folded, it was like a living thing, all springy and energetic. Yay for Pizza Friday!
They all look amazing and pizza for breakfast is always a bonus!
I'm going to have mine with an egg on top!
It was quite a sight! But it really is the liveliest dough – it's a real pleasure to have met it!
Yum…there certainly was a lot of good eating happening in your home. They all look terrific.
Just love your words "pizza coma" – I know that feeling !


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DMK Approaches High Court On Trust Vote
Dainik Hawk | 20 Feb 2017 8:16 AM GMT
Chennai: The DMK on Monday approached the Madras High Court with a request to hear the issue of trust vote won by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami two days ago.
The court asked the DMK's counsel to submit a petition which could be heard on Tuesday.
The DMK decision to move the court comes a day after DMK leader M.K. Stalin urged the Governor to nullify the assembly proceedings of Saturday when Palaniswami won the confidence vote amid bedlam.
Stalin, leader of the opposition in the assembly, told Governor C. Vidayasagar Rao that the motion of confidence moved by Palaniswami was adopted in the absence of the entire opposition.
Stalin requested Rao to invoke his constitutional powers "to nullify the entire proceedings with a view to protect the spirit of democracy and the constitution".
Stalin said police were mobilized, giving an impression of a "war-like situation" around the assembly complex and the voting took place amid an "atmosphere of terror".
According to Stalin, the AIADMK legislators belonging to the now jailed V.K. Sasikala camp were brought to the assembly from a resort "under tight security and they appeared to be under constant threat".
Stalin said Speaker P. Dhanapal did not respond to his request for a secret ballot on the confidence motion.
According to the DMK leader, the party legislators had no other way but to stage a peaceful sit-in inside the house.
"The Speaker ordered expulsion of all the members of the DMK, without following the procedure. The police entered the house presumably on instructions given in advance by the Speaker.
"The police and the assembly guards forcibly evicted us from the house and in this process many of us sustained bleeding injuries.
"The other opposition parties staged a walk-out, strongly protesting against the action of the Speaker," Stalin told Rao.
On receipt of Stalin's complaint, Rao asked the Tamil Nadu assembly Secretary to submit a report on the happenings of Saturday.
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Every good idea is just that, until you put it into action. The first step in action is a plan! During the next month we will be embarking on a great mission together. We will be clearing out the old, useless clutter in our minds, flushing out the toxins and junk from our bodies, deleting those old lies from our spirit and saying goodbye to those old associations that just aren't working for the positive changes we are making in our lives today.
We will not only be purging these things, but we will also be adding in some new, positive habits that will help replace, renew and refresh us along the way! We will be looking at this as a holistic approach to healing our minds, bodies, spirits and social lives, in order to start anew.
As I looked over the month of October I realized what a great month this is to do a holistic cleanse. I originally planned on touching on each part of our beings every day of the month, but in prayer last night I was given the idea to approach this cleanse in a much more manageable way by breaking it down into 4 chunks of time with a day of rest between each phase.
Let's talk about this day of rest. In any balanced life we find that it is very important to take time to rest and reflect. God did it when creating the world. Jesus did it in the Garden. I do it every weekend and hopefully so do you! On these days I won't be posting a blog and I won't be working out…heck, I might not even change out of my PJ's!!! You never know, I'm a loose cannon. (That statement wasn't funny 3 weeks ago!!!) I hope that each of you will take the time and make the effort to utilize those days to actually take a break from the deep cleansing we will be doing and focus on rest.
I've prepared an outline that we can all follow to the best of our abilities. This outline is merely a suggestion and it will be the outline I am following, however, I realize that none of our lives look anything alike and certainly this process should be your own. If you would like to follow my outline, please feel free, if not that is fine, too, but I do suggest that you come up with some sort of plan. The reason I make this suggestion is, for example, you will find that in my outline there is a physical (body) cleanse on week two. These kinds of cleanses are not to be taken lightly and require some preparation, which is why I suggest it on the second week. It is also a time when your body may not be at 100% of its full potential. As you can see, it might be important to have a good sense of when you will be participating in each phase of this cleansing.
Also, this doesn't have to be done right now. My birthday is in October (the 27th, to be exact…I am obsessed with owls, in case you were wondering!) so I take this month each year to celebrate in some way and this year this is my celebration. I am celebrating life by creating a space within myself to grow stronger, healthier and more whole, but you don't have to participate in October. Pick a time that works for you and go with it. This is YOUR cleanse, do what suits you best.
During each one of these periods I will be posting suggestions, tips and reasoning behind each one. I will also be suggesting ways to create new habits and things to replace some of those old ideas. It is important to know when and where we can grow. We harvest what we sow.
My first suggestion is that you take the evening to get with God. Ask Him to guide you in this journey. See what areas He wants to fix and let him ultimately be your guide. Healing starts within. Our bodies and minds are 1000x more powerful than we allow them to be. Open your heart, listen for a word and grow.
I will post each morning by 9am, so be checking your Facebook feed (https://www.facebook.com/summer.shine1), your tweets (Victory Chic @HolisticVictory), WordPress feed (victorychic.wordpress.com) and your inbox for further posts.
I look forward to taking this journey with you. Please feel free to share this blog with all of your friends and family. I can't wait to hear all of the revelation that comes from this. The time is now!!!


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package com.pedro.encoder.input.gl.render.filters;

import android.content.Context;
import android.opengl.GLES20;
import android.opengl.Matrix;
import android.os.Build;
import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
import com.pedro.encoder.R;
import com.pedro.encoder.utils.gl.GlUtil;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.nio.ByteOrder;

/**
 * Created by pedro on 4/02/18.
 */

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2)
public class HalftoneLinesFilterRender extends BaseFilterRender {

  //rotation matrix
  private final float[] squareVertexDataFilter = {
      // X, Y, Z, U, V
      -1f, -1f, 0f, 0f, 0f, //bottom left
      1f, -1f, 0f, 1f, 0f, //bottom right
      -1f, 1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, //top left
      1f, 1f, 0f, 1f, 1f, //top right
  };

  private int program = -1;
  private int aPositionHandle = -1;
  private int aTextureHandle = -1;
  private int uMVPMatrixHandle = -1;
  private int uSTMatrixHandle = -1;
  private int uSamplerHandle = -1;
  private int uResolutionHandle = -1;
  private int uModeHandle = -1;
  private int uRowsHandle = -1;
  private int uRotationHandle = -1;
  private int uAntialiasHandle = -1;
  private int uSampleDistHandle = -1;

  private float mode = 1f;
  private float rows = 40f;
  private float rotation = 0f;
  private float antialias = 0.2f;
  private float[] sampleDist = new float[] { 2f, 2f };

  public HalftoneLinesFilterRender() {
    squareVertex = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(squareVertexDataFilter.length * FLOAT_SIZE_BYTES)
        .order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder())
        .asFloatBuffer();
    squareVertex.put(squareVertexDataFilter).position(0);
    Matrix.setIdentityM(MVPMatrix, 0);
    Matrix.setIdentityM(STMatrix, 0);
  }

  @Override
  protected void initGlFilter(Context context) {
    String vertexShader = GlUtil.getStringFromRaw(context, R.raw.simple_vertex);
    String fragmentShader = GlUtil.getStringFromRaw(context, R.raw.halftone_lines_fragment);

    program = GlUtil.createProgram(vertexShader, fragmentShader);
    aPositionHandle = GLES20.glGetAttribLocation(program, "aPosition");
    aTextureHandle = GLES20.glGetAttribLocation(program, "aTextureCoord");
    uMVPMatrixHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uMVPMatrix");
    uSTMatrixHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uSTMatrix");
    uSamplerHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uSampler");
    uResolutionHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uResolution");
    uModeHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uMode");
    uRowsHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uRows");
    uRotationHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uRotation");
    uAntialiasHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uAntialias");
    uSampleDistHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(program, "uSampleDist");
  }

  @Override
  protected void drawFilter() {
    GLES20.glUseProgram(program);

    squareVertex.position(SQUARE_VERTEX_DATA_POS_OFFSET);
    GLES20.glVertexAttribPointer(aPositionHandle, 3, GLES20.GL_FLOAT, false,
        SQUARE_VERTEX_DATA_STRIDE_BYTES, squareVertex);
    GLES20.glEnableVertexAttribArray(aPositionHandle);

    squareVertex.position(SQUARE_VERTEX_DATA_UV_OFFSET);
    GLES20.glVertexAttribPointer(aTextureHandle, 2, GLES20.GL_FLOAT, false,
        SQUARE_VERTEX_DATA_STRIDE_BYTES, squareVertex);
    GLES20.glEnableVertexAttribArray(aTextureHandle);

    GLES20.glUniformMatrix4fv(uMVPMatrixHandle, 1, false, MVPMatrix, 0);
    GLES20.glUniformMatrix4fv(uSTMatrixHandle, 1, false, STMatrix, 0);
    GLES20.glUniform2f(uResolutionHandle, getWidth(), getHeight());
    GLES20.glUniform1f(uModeHandle, mode);
    GLES20.glUniform1f(uRowsHandle, rows);
    GLES20.glUniform1f(uRotationHandle, rotation);
    GLES20.glUniform1f(uAntialiasHandle, antialias);
    GLES20.glUniform2f(uSampleDistHandle, sampleDist[0], sampleDist[1]);

    GLES20.glUniform1i(uSamplerHandle, 4);
    GLES20.glActiveTexture(GLES20.GL_TEXTURE4);
    GLES20.glBindTexture(GLES20.GL_TEXTURE_2D, previousTexId);
  }

  @Override
  public void release() {
    GLES20.glDeleteProgram(program);
  }

  public float getMode() {
    return mode;
  }

  public float getRows() {
    return rows;
  }

  public float getRotation() {
    return rotation;
  }

  public float getAntialias() {
    return antialias;
  }

  public float[] getSampleDist() {
    return sampleDist;
  }

  /**
   * @param mode 1 to 7 values
   */
  public void setMode(int mode) {
    if (mode < 1) {
      this.mode = 1;
    } else if (mode > 7) {
      this.mode = 7;
    } else {
      this.mode = mode;
    }
  }

  public void setRows(float rows) {
    this.rows = rows;
  }

  public void setRotation(float rotation) {
    this.rotation = rotation;
  }

  public void setAntialias(float antialias) {
    this.antialias = antialias;
  }

  public void setSampleDist(float[] sampleDist) {
    this.sampleDist = sampleDist;
  }
}

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How do I or is there a way to add private calendar items? So, some items I would want visible to all registered users but other items only visible to members of a specified group.
Unfortunately, it's not currently possible, but a patch would be welcome.


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Solo, thanks for the update and this link. That looks so dangerous.
Meanwhile, Karula flew to the fish pools of Nir David.
"Nir David (Hebrew: נִיר דָּוִד, lit. David's Meadow) is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. The kibbutz's main income is from agriculture, e.g., field crops, orchards, and fish. Nir David Fish Breeding Farms has developed Tilapia strains with unique properties."
The bridge over Nahal Harod carries an aqueduct that formerly brought water from Nahal Amal to areas north of Nahal Harod. The bridge, which was built in the Mamluk period, originally had three arches.
Anne, weather data is available.
Nir David from the sky.
thank you very much for the links! I remember well this nice looking prey.
Baska said "Igitt" to it. I admit it did not look appetizing. But it was only a poor captured eel, as Baska found out.
Thanks a lot to all for all the updates, pictures, tracker maps and the summaries! It looks as if our young storks are fine.
Solo, btw: I know that the youngsters do not fly to the place where they were born. But I have a feeling, that at least Maru will stay longer at her current area than necessary. I hope she will not, but I'm afraid, she might not have the bravery to explore new regions.
I'd love to be wrong here.
It seems to me that Maru has problems. Maru walked much in last days and flew rarely. Nevertheless, flew for overnight in evening 24th and next morning 4km NE to the channel. After that only walking or stops and finally yesterday around noon Maru stays in the open field 140 m N of sewage (probably) bonds. As transmitter temperature fall for night 25th lower as usually, it indicates death of the bird, unfortunately. The same show acelerometer values - no movement.
Will search for somebody who can check the place on field as quickly as possible. If you have any idea, who may be able to check the place, please let me know! Would be useful to understand reason of perish. Could be physical damage, also contamination of sewage or channels, etc.
New data will be in one hour, as scheduled.
Urmas, thank you for the information. That's are very bad news.
Here is Maru's latest tracker map from yesterday morning until now.
"Thanks Solo, I will check and send information in to Egypt!


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Global IndianOpinionPM Modi's goodbye to the indolent Maharajah: Andy Mukherjee
PM Modi's goodbye to the indolent Maharajah: Andy Mukherjee
(Andy Mukherjee is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies and financial services. This column first appeared in NDTV on October 11, 2021)
Drop in at Air India Ltd.'s Mumbai office in early 2001, and you might have come across an elderly, white-jacketed man winding up the clock. With 17,400 employees and just 24 planes – three times the staffing level at major U.S. airlines – silly tasks like timekeeping in the headquarters had become someone's job description. Still, optimism was in the air back then. With India seeking to sell its national carrier, half a century of accumulated sloth was about to be shed. And yet, the privatization plan collapsed, and took 20 further years and billions of dollars of wasted capital to be reassembled again. Finally, when the global travel industry has been ravaged by a pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to let Air India go. Two decades ago, the airline was valued at $4 billion by the pilots' union. Compared with that, the winning bid of 180 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) by the Tata Group – from whom Air India was wrested by a socialist-minded government in 1953 – is a pittance. More so, as cash payment to New Delhi will account for only 15% of the consideration. The rest will be debt assumed by the new owner, a Mumbai-based conglomerate that also controls Jaguar Land Rover and runs India's largest computer-software firm. Even after the deal, $6.2 billion in borrowings will get left behind and become explicit state liability…
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Young v. American Mini Theaters, Inc.
Citation. 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
Citation427 U.S. 50 (1976)
Respondents, operators of two adult motion picture theaters, were located within 1000 feet of two other regulated uses defined by the Detroit ordinances. The respondents brought two actions against city officials, alleging that the ordinances were unconstitutional.
The First Amendment places limitations on the States' power to enforce their laws.
The sovereign's agreement or disagreement with the content of what a speaker has to say may not affect the regulation of the time, place, or manner of presenting the speech.
Zoning ordinances adopted by the city of Detroit differentiate between motion picture theaters which exhibit sexually explicit adult movies and those which do not. Instead of concentrating adult theaters in limited zones, these ordinances require that such theaters be dispersed. Specifically, an adult theater may not be located within 1,000 feet of any two other "regulated uses" or within 500 feet of a residential area. Regulated uses includes 10 different kinds of establishments in addition to adult theaters. If the theater is used to present material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities, it is an adult establishment.
Does the zoning ordinances that differentiate between motion picture theaters which exhibit sexually explicit adult movies and those which do not violate the Constitution?
No, what is at stake is nothing more than a limitation on the place where adult films may be exhibited. Thus, even though the determination of whether a particular film fits that characterization turns on the nature of its content, the city's interest in the present and future character of its neighborhoods adequately supports its classification of motion pictures.
Justice Blackmun
Adult status depends on whether the theater is used for presenting films that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on certain specified activities, including sexual intercourse. I am at a loss to know that he will tell whether they are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on those areas and activities. The ordinance gives him no guidance. Neither does it instruct him on how to tell whether his theater is being used for presenting such films. The Court cannot approve the suppression without any judicial finding that they are obscene under this Court's carefully delineated and considered standards.
Justice Powell
The ordinance does not impose any content limitation on the creators of adult movies or their ability to make them available to whom they desire nor does it restrict in any significant way the viewing of these movies by those who desire to see them. At most the impact of the ordinance on these interests is incidental and minimal. Detroit has silenced no message, has invoked no censorship, and has imposed no limitation upon those who wish to view them.
Even though the First Amendment will not tolerate the total suppression of erotic materials that have some arguably artistic value, it is manifest that society's interest in protecting this type of expression is of a wholly different, ans lesser, magnitude than the interest in untrammeled political debate. Whether political oratory or philosophical discussion moves us to applaud or to despise what is said, every school child can understand why our duty to defend the right to speak remains the same. But few of use wold march our children off to war to preserve the citizen's right to see specified sexual activities exhibited in the theaters of our choice. Though the First Amendment protects communication in this area from total suppression, the State may legitimately use the content of these materials as the basis for placing them in a different classification from other motion pictures. The record shows that this kind of restriction at issue will have the desired effect. Thus, the Detroit ordinances shall be upheld.


the sound of your own voice, and your mind screaming from within.
others built for you, the shots you don't call.
on a dark and cold world where hearts were all black.
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Mixed Messages On Gambling From Georgia General Assembly
Emma Hurt • Jan 14, 2020
Casino owners and even Atlanta's pro sports teams are among those in support of legalizing gambling in Georgia.
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As the legislative session kicks off, leadership in the state House and Senate aren't agreeing about whether Georgia is ready to consider expanding gambling. While the House seems bent on putting the issue before voters through a referendum, the Senate does not.
State Rep. Ron Stephens led a study committee in the House, which evaluated the merits of casino gambling, horse racing and sports betting. Stephens said traveling around the state, he's heard support for the idea and the House will "absolutely" move forward with it.
"We've got some folks that want to put a billion dollars into an entertainment complex that'll rival Disney or anything Universal Studios has," he said. "We need to give them the right to decide themselves, both on the statewide level and the local level. And it's going to require a vote. Nobody is going to come unless you vote for it."
The Speaker of the House David Ralston has also said it might be time to just let people vote and quit talking about it.
"One of these days we're either going to have to say we're going to quit talking, or we're going to vote it, and however it comes out is how it comes out," he told reporters last week.
"At some point, I think it is appropriate to let the people of Georgia have the final word."
Across the Capitol in the Senate, leadership isn't so high on the idea. Leaders of the majority caucus have said it wouldn't be a priority, and a senate study committee on the topic could not agree on legislative recommendations in December.
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who serves as president of the Senate, said he's heard a different perspective on the issue.
"I've not had a line of senators over the last nine months outside of that office try to take the door off the hinges to talk about gambling," he said. "I just haven't seen that overwhelming push here in the state of Georgia. I certainly haven't heard it out as I've traveled around the state."
Stephens in the House said he thinks it makes sense to explore the idea now, particularly since the state is grappling with a revenue shortfall. New gaming could generate more in taxes.
"Bottom line is we need the revenue so, I'm open to suggestions," he said. "And I'm the only one, I think, that's stepped up with a revenue enhancement as far as I know."
Georgia has had legalized gambling for decades, through the state lottery, which funds the HOPE Scholarship and the state Pre-K program.
Any gambling expansion would require a constitutional amendment, which voters need to approve by popular referendum. And Stephens said, it makes the most sense to have all three possible options on one ballot.
"It's time that we give folks an opportunity to vote," he said.


Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time is an updated PSP version of Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time on the PlayStation 2. It adds features such as new events, new story scenes, has over 40 different endings, and lets you take vacations with your party members.
Atlus USA also specify that, while the game's animated cutscenes will be fully-voiced, the rest of the game is unvoiced. This is due to licensing restrictions in the case of the game's Japanese voice track. Additionally, Atlus say that the "vastly expanded script" proved prohibitive to providing an English voice track.
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time is slated for release in summer 2012. Retailers list July 24th, 2012 as a specific date. The game is available for pre-order on Amazon and GameStop now in the U.S and Canada.
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MANILA (SE): A Filipino migrant worker, Jakatia Pawa, was hanged in Kuwait on January 25 after being found guilty of murdering the 22-year-old daughter of her employer.
Pawa had maintained her innocence right through her long ordeal, saying that she had no motive whatsoever for killing the woman.
"It is sad and depressing news. A life was lost. A dream was shattered. Whatever region or religion, she is a Filipino. She is one of us. And we are affected," Bishop Ruperto Santos, from the Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People, was quoted by CBCP News as saying.
"The fact that Jakatia protested her innocence to the end of her life only underscores the abhorrence at the death penalty and the sadness that we feel at Jakatia's death should make us all advocates against the death penalty," he added.
The bishop said that for him, restoring the death penalty in The Philippines would place the lives of all overseas Filipino workers on death row abroad at risk, as a nation that executes without mercy can hardly make a plea for mercy.
A spokesperson for Malacañang, Ernesto Abella, said that the palace is saddened over her execution and that the Philippine government had done all it could to save her.
However, speaking on behalf of a president who is hell bent on bringing back the death penalty in his own country, his words rang hollow, as did those of the labour secretary, Silvestre Bello, who said he is working to save another Filipino on death row in Kuwait, Elipido Lano, from the hangman's noose.
He has been convicted of murdering a fellow Filipino, Nilo Macaranas, in 2014.
Altogether seven people were executed in Kuwait on the same day, one of whom belonged to the royal family. They are the first to be executed in the oil-rich Gulf state since 2013, when a temporary moratorium on the death penalty expired.
The Public Prosecutions Office announced that those left hanging by the neck until dead include two Kuwaitis and two Egyptians, together with one each from Bangladesh, The Philippines and Ethiopia.
Pawa and the Ethiopian woman were both domestic workers convicted of murdering members of their employers' families in two unrelated crimes.
In what has become a common knee jerk reaction from Manila, the Department of Labour has announced a ban on the deployment of Filipinos to Kuwait in the light of the increasing number of reports of abuse by employers.
While it will in all probability not follow through on the plan, Bishop Santos says it should take up the real challenge of providing alternative employment at home, so that people will not be tempted to take on work in dangerous places.
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The Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry is a manually operated pedestrian chain ferry across the River Avon in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in the English county of Warwickshire. The ferry is owned by Stratford-upon-Avon District Council. It links Waterside, roughly halfway between the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Holy Trinity Church, with the water meadows on the opposite side of the river. The vessel used on the service is named Malvolio, after the character of the same name in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night.[1][2]
The chain ferry opened in 1937, and it was the last of its kind to be built in Britain. By 2006, the ferry was carrying 100,000 people a year, and it was proposed that it be moved to make way for a new bridge. However, in 2010, the ferry vessel resumed service at its original location after an overhaul and restoration work, undertaken by the local boating firm, Avon Boating Ltd.[1][2][3]
The chain ferry is currently run by Avon Boating Ltd under license from the district council, and is in operation daily from mid March to the end of October.
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Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for company. One day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest and asked,.. "Father, my dog is dead. Could ya' be saying' a Mass for the poor creature?" Father Patrick replied, "I'm afraid not. We can not have services for an animal in the church. But there are...
Bar Joke: Man Always Ordered Three Pints To Himself
An Irishman walks into a bar in London, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. "You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it," the bartender tells him, "and it would...
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Top Democrats say President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leaders as talks to end the partial government shutdown remain at an impasse.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Trump asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Wednesday's White House meeting whether she would agree to fund his wall.
Congressional leaders from both parties have returned to the White House for another round of negotiations with President Donald Trump on the ongoing partial government shutdown.
The two sides have made no apparent progress in the past week, with Trump sticking to his demand of $5.7 billion for a border barrier and Democrats insisting they won't give him the money.
Trump has been making a public case that there is a "crisis" at the southern border. And he's still threatening to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't get the wall money from them.
He told reporters during a visit to the Capitol earlier Wednesday that he may turn to a declaration "at some point" if top Democrats Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi "don't agree" with his assessment about the problems at the border.
President Donald Trump says Republicans are "totally unified" in the shutdown standoff over his long-promised southern border wall, though some GOP lawmakers have been expressing concern about the 19-day partial government closure.
Trump has been considering a national emergency declaration to bypass Congress to build the wall. He says he "may do that at some point" if he can't get a deal with Democrats.
Trump also plans to meet with top congressional Democrats and Republicans at the White House on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill claiming he has "tremendous" support as he headed into a meeting with Republican senators uneasy with the government shutdown over his border wall.
The partial shutdown is now in its 19th day, the second longest ever.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrived for the private lunch meeting with the Senate GOP caucus to shore up support.
Several Republican senators have said the government should be re-opened while talks continue over border security and Trump's demand for money to build the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Donald Trump says he thinks he and the Democrats are "getting closer" to a deal to end the budget stalemate that has partially shut down the government despite no evidence that any progress has been made.
And he's suggesting the partial government shutdown could be "a blessing in disguise" because, he suggests, it could lead to a broader immigration deal.
Trump spoke Wednesday during an Oval Office bill signing on anti-human trafficking legislation. It's a day after he delivered a prime-time address trying to make the case for his long-stalled U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Democrats have blamed Trump for the shutdown.
Gone are the days when the U.S. and Mexican governments regularly exchanged statements over President Donald Trump's insistence on a border wall.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday he won't be drawn into what he calls a U.S. internal dispute, an apparent reference to the 19-day-old partial U.S. government shutdown over a border barrier.
Unlike his predecessor, the Mexican leader didn't have to respond to any specific aspersion about Mexico, because Trump didn't make any in his Tuesday night address to the American public. Relations between the two leaders have been surprisingly cordial, given their ideological differences.
As a presidential candidate Trump promised Mexico would pay for a border wall, but Mexico refused.
President Donald Trump is using a bill signing focused on curbing human trafficking to push his case for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Wednesday's bill signing came a day after Trump's prime-time speech designed to persuade Americans that illegal immigration and trafficking at the border are a crisis.
The White House says it's the fourth bipartisan bill the Republican president has signed in the last few weeks to prevent human trafficking.
Congressional Democrats say they'll head to the White House with the plan to reopen the government — the same one they've been presenting. They're asking President Donald Trump to accept a bipartisan bill to fund border security without the wall.
Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer spoke at an event where they were flanked by federal workers going without pay during the shutdown, now in its 19th day.
Schumer called workers the "collateral damage" of Trump's "temper tantrum." He said the president failed to "persuade a soul" during his "divisive" prime-time address Tuesday night to the nation.
Trump meets with congressional leaders at the White House Wednesday afternoon. He rejected the Senate's bipartisan funding bill in December, sparking the shutdown.
The White House is trying to keep jittery congressional Republicans from defecting over the toll the partial government shutdown is taking in their states.
President Donald Trump and Democrats have been at an impasse over funding for his proposed border wall, which has led to a partial government shutdown, now in its 19th day.
Senators say the shutdown has led to disruptions in agricultural payments for farmers, as well as for home buyers trying to secure government-backed home loans. Lawmakers also are worried about missed paychecks for government workers Friday.
As many as half a dozen GOP senators have said the government should reopen while border security negotiations with Democrats continue.


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Some call this phenomenon devops, others agile system administration. Truth is that agile techniques used in development have an impact on the way operations organizes it work. Similar, operations and sysadmins are becoming programmers because of the virtualization and automation trend where everything is managed through an API. That's how DevopsDays 09 was announced last summer.
This talk will summarize the different ideas behind DevOps, and will show that this goes beyond tooling and becomes a way of thinking, where ultimately both developers and sysadmins will stand together to support the business.


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I started Duke Ferguson's Dog Training Genesis on line video training course with my 18 month old dog.
My dog is a Hungarian wire haired Vizsla. I am training him to be a hunting dog to compete in hunting tests.
He did have some kind of basic obedience skills before we started all this. But not steady or to a high level needed for competing in these tests.
Duke Ferguson gives you all the tools, knowledge and skill to train your dog successfully. It is your job as a dog owner to be consistent in your training and to find a good balance in your dog's working attitude (keep him happy while training). Dukes training style does exactly that.
My main focus was on steadiness on one hand and swift responses on commands on the other hand. And this should all be off-leash.
While Duke´s program is not a specific hunting dog training program, I found it of no trouble to adapt Duke´s techniques to train a hunting dog. The same principles applied.
After a mere 3 months of training, we entered last weekend our very first hunting working test.
45 other dogs entered as well. The goal in this competition is getting all 10 retrieves while the dog remains perfectly steady and off-leash all the time. No barking or peeping is allowed. Touching your dog is a no-no too.
Handling your dog with whistle and hand signals is a must.
Result; while my dog was the youngest! dog competing and only 7% of the dogs got all 10 retrieves, my little guy left all the other dogs thinking….
He finished 1st. You can imagine how proud I am of my little guy!
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How do you know if you need PPC services?
PPC ads are a great equalizer for many businesses. Rather than investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in radio, TV, and billboard ads, companies can be stealthy with their marketing budgets.
PPC advertising is also a way for businesses to get a fast start in sales. You can see results right away as opposed to waiting months for social media and SEO to kick in.
Still, there are many PPC campaigns that fail. Even when you think you know what you're doing with PPC ads, your company can lose a lot of business. Read on to learn how PPC advertising management can do wonders for your bottom line.
Pay per click ads are a great way to put your business in front of people who are searching for your products and services on Google and Bing. Those aren't the only places where you can use PPC ads.
Amazon is emerging as the next PPC frontier as companies realize people tend to use Amazon to research products.
If you think that PPC ads are right for your business, here's why you should consider hiring PPC services.
PPC allows small businesses a way to compete against the big companies, as long as they know what they're doing.
The thing is, most of them don't. They'll create an ad that sends them to their website's home page with no call to action to capture traffic.
They wind up wasting their ad spend because they don't know how to get the most out of PPC. That's why you need to rely on experts.
There's a lot that goes into a successful PPC ad. There's the offer that's being advertised, the landing page, utilizing proper keywords and negative keywords, ad copy, and bidding. There's a good chance that a PPC ad agency knows more about these elements than you do.
There's a list of things that you need to do just to create an ad campaign. Once a campaign is launched, there is constant observation and testing that has to happen. When campaigns are doing well, there's room to improve.
Do you have the time to test, refine, write better headlines, and diagnose issues? Would you know what to look for if there's a problem with the ad?
Having someone else manage your PPC ads would be worth it in the long run just for the amount of time you save. You also ensure that your ads are top notch and effective.
People who provide PPC services invest in tools that allow them to manage ads effectively. These tools can be pricey, and that alone can save you money.
They can look at your AdWords dashboard and Google Analytics and make sense of all of that data. They can then use that data to pinpoint issues or suggest improvements.
That will only bring in a higher return on your investment.
The most successful campaigns tend to have one thing in common, and that's compelling ad copy. In Google AdWords, your ad copy has to give people a reason to click on the ad. If it doesn't do that, your ad will be skipped over.
Amazon listings also depend on copy and images to drive conversions. If your copy is weak, your conversions and revenue will reflect that.
The headline, the offer, and benefits of the product or service all must match the needs of the customer. If they don't, you're wasting your money on ads.
Part of PPC services is to provide ad copy that drives conversions. That means creating an ad that will entice clicks, have a landing page or listing that drives conversions.
You might be wondering if there's so much work to running successful PPC ads, does it make sense to hire one or two employees to manage the ads.
Here's what you need to consider. Hiring digital ad managers isn't cheap. The average salary for a PPC Specialist is $55,000 a year. That's not including benefits and investing in tools they need to do their job.
That's on top of your advertising budget. That cost could easily top $100,000 a year.
Outsourcing PPC ad management is much more cost effective. You don't have to deal with hiring employees, firing them if they don't work out, or paying benefits.
With an agency, you have your ad spend, set up fee, and a monthly retainer. The monthly retainer can be $500 a month up to $10,000 a month or more. You may have to do some research, but you can easily find a service provider to suit your budget.
You decided that outsourcing PPC management makes sense for your business. How do you find a good agency to work with?
You'll start with an online search like most people. Ideally, if you're a local business, you want a firm that's an expert in your local area. Take this agency as an example. They specialize in the Philadelphia market.
Take a look at reviews to make sure they have good feedback from their clients.
When you talk to them, ask questions to get a good understanding of their process. Ask them how they work with clients.
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Make sure that they have a solid track record of success. Ask them for case studies and client referrals.
Would you like to up your advertising game?
You can either continue to struggle to make PPC ads work, or you can hire experts who know what they're doing. You can save time and make money when you hire PPC services. Who doesn't want to do that?
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Robert Frank applies his Darwin Economy argument to the problem of high college tuition rates ("The Prestige Chase Is Raising College Costs") in today's NY Times.
Combine the fact that prestigious degrees help grads land lucrative jobs (and careers) with the fact that much of the world relies on signals (the college as a brand) and you get the rush to apply to prestige schools, helping to drive up their tution rates.
Frank wants federal aid to colleges to be tied to restraint on their tuition hikes. He also adds this punchline: "We might consider taking more direct aim at the component of tuition inflation that is attributable to growing salary gaps. Raising taxes on top salaries would be a good idea for Amercan society in general, and not just for higher education. It would not only shrink the effect of salary disparities but would also generate some much-needed revenue." Italics mine; I always find it weird when economists assert "needs." What happened to trade-offs?
What else is missing? The perceived possibility of upward mobility (and the rush to brand-name schools) is a wonderful thing. One does not stay on top (or reserve a spot at an Ivy college) as a matter of birthright anymore.
Colleges are in an arms race to provide amenities because there are enough affluent families able to encourage demands for these among their kids.
Markets are never perfect and Frank has certainly noticed that. But who fixes this? Frank wants better policy to replace the policies now in place. Does he think that the faulty tuition subsidy programs now in place came about via some oversight? Reform is a wonderful thing, but how would it come to pass? New and improved federal programs still come about the old fashioned way.
Inisting on federal involvement but wanting it to be "objective" is a little like want to have one's cake and eating it too.


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In fact, some very interesting news happened recently in Poland. In an ordinary city, in the attic of an ordinary building, suddenly there was an assault rifle from the times of the Third Reich – the Stg 44! (Sturmgewehr 44).
Judging by the photo, the owners of the house or workers were engaged in breaking the old roof and attic. This house is so old that it seems not to have changed since the Second World War. That is just how such houses are in Poland!
As always, according to the law of the genre – the weapon was wrapped in cloth and neatly hidden. It could have been hidden during the war, and maybe even after, just in case. The newly-minted arms owners immediately reported it to the police.
The brave Polish policemen arrived quickly and with the help of forensic experts began to examine the find. In addition to the assault rifle itself, a couple of magazines were found.
One of the magazines had ammuntion in it, as you can see.
The cartridges were safely pulled out, because in the photo the cartridge is sticking out from the other side of the magazine, which is usually closed.
The assault rifle itself was in excellent condition.
I would not be surprised that if it was cleaned, it would be possible to bring it to an efficient state, and it will survive a certain number of shots.
It is doubtful that such a beautiful exhibit will be returned to the finders, most likely it will either be destroyed, or remade and transferred to a museum. The second would be more appropriate, there is not too many such rifles left.
The StG 44 (German Sturmgewehr 44 – assault rifle in 1944) is a German automatic weapon developed during the Second World War. About 450 thousand were produced. Among the assault rifles of the modern type, it was the first one to be mass produced.
It differs from the submachine guns (PPSh, etc.) of the Second World War by a considerably greater range of aimed fire, primarily due to the use of the so-called intermediate cartridge, more powerful, and with better ballistics than the pistol cartridges used in submachine guns.
For its time it was a pretty good breakthrough in the arms industry, but due to the small number of its production, it couldnt commit any "miracle", of course. As for the appearance, rumors are circulating that the inventor of the AK47 automatic system in the USSR got his design from the StG 44 system, but to everyone who is more or less versed in arms, it is clear that these are absolutely two different systems that have little in common with each other, except that appearance. For example: the appearance is (more or less) the same for all cars, but the engine and design elements are completely different.
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Consumer Reports recommended several single-speed self-propelled mowers, including the Snapper SP70 12A-A2A1707. It was very good at mulching and side discharging, and cost just $280.
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Sir William Hammond1
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Sir William Hammond lived at St. Alban's Court, Kent, England.2
Child of Sir William Hammond
Elizabeth Hammond+1
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 31. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt.1
M, #285382, b. circa 1670, d. 12 September 1728
Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. was born circa 1670.1 He was the son of Sir Roger Twisden, 2nd Bt. and Margaret Marsham.1 He and Anne Musters obtained a marriage license on 14 July 1701.1 He died on 12 September 1728.1 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 21 April 1729.1
He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent [E., 1666] on 28 February 1702/3.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1722 and 1727.1 He lived at Bradbourne, Kent, EnglandG.1
Children of Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. and Anne Musters
John Twisden2
Sir Thomas Twisden, 4th Bt.1 b. 22 Jan 1703/4, d. 24 Aug 1737
Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt.+1 b. 4 Apr 1705, d. 7 Mar 1772
William Twisden2 b. 31 Mar 1706, d. 22 Sep 1772
[S163] Ashworth P. Burke, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 75th edition (London, U.K.: Harrison and Sons Ltd, 1913), page 1913. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Peerage and Baronetage, 75th ed.
Anne Musters1
F, #285383, b. before 1680, d. 20 October 1729
Anne Musters was born before 1680.1 She was the daughter of John Musters and Millicent Mundy.1 She and Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. obtained a marriage license on 14 July 1701.1 She died on 20 October 1729.1
From 14 July 1701, her married name became Twisden.1
Children of Anne Musters and Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt.
John Musters1
John Musters is the son of Sir John Musters. He married Millicent Mundy, daughter of Adrian Mundy.1
He lived at Colwick Hall, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.1
Child of John Musters and Millicent Mundy
Anne Musters+1 b. b 1680, d. 20 Oct 1729
Millicent Mundy1
Millicent Mundy is the daughter of Adrian Mundy.1 She married John Musters, son of Sir John Musters.1
Her married name became Musters.1
Child of Millicent Mundy and John Musters
Adrian Mundy1
Adrian Mundy lived at Quarndon, Derbyshire, EnglandG.1
Child of Adrian Mundy
Millicent Mundy+1
Sir Thomas Twisden, 4th Bt.1
M, #285387, b. 22 January 1703/4, d. 24 August 1737
Sir Thomas Twisden, 4th Bt. was born on 22 January 1703/4.1,2 He was the son of Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. and Anne Musters.1 He died on 24 August 1737 at age 33 at Granada, SpainG, unmarried.1
He matriculated at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 20 May 1721.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent [E., 1666] on 12 September 1728.1 He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 27 January 1728/29 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He lived at Bradbourne, Kent, EnglandG.1
Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt.1
M, #285388, b. 4 April 1705, d. 7 March 1772
Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. was born on 4 April 1705.1,2 He was the son of Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. and Anne Musters.1 He married Elizabeth Watton, daughter of Edmund Watton, on 10 January 1736.1,2 He died on 7 March 1772 at age 66.1 His will was proven (by probate) in April 1772.1
He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 28 May 1722.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Twisden, of Bradbourne, Kent [E., 1666] on 24 August 1737.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1741 and 1754.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) on 3 July 1759.1 He lived at Bradbourne, Kent, EnglandG.1 He had another son and two daughters.2
Children of Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt. and Elizabeth Watton
Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bt.+1 b. 7 Nov 1737, d. 5 Oct 1779
William Twisden+2 b. 23 Dec 1741, d. 30 Dec 1771
Sir John Papillion Twisden, 7th Bt.+1 b. 20 Jan 1743, d. 10 Feb 1810
Elizabeth Watton1
F, #285389, d. 4 March 1775
Elizabeth Watton was the daughter of Edmund Watton.1 She married, firstly, Leonard Bartholomew.1 She married, secondly, Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Twisden, 3rd Bt. and Anne Musters, on 10 January 1736.1,2 She died on 4 March 1775.1 Her will was proven (by probate) in May 1775.1
Her married name became Bartholomew.1 From 10 January 1736, her married name became Twisden.1
Child of Elizabeth Watton and Leonard Bartholomew
Leonard Bartholomew+3
Children of Elizabeth Watton and Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bt.
[S6495] Penelope Powell, "re: Wingfield Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 7 January 2013. Hereinafter cited as "re: Wingfield Family."
Edmund Watton1
Edmund Watton lived at Addington, Kent, EnglandG.1
Child of Edmund Watton
Elizabeth Watton+1 d. 4 Mar 1775


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TOUGH UDDER: Proston dairy farmer, Steve Wilkinson says Australian processes don't want his milk, and there is nothing he can do about it. Matt Collins
'Australian companies don't want our milk': Dairy farmer
Matt Collins
4th Dec 2019 3:00 PM | Updated: 5th Dec 2019 12:47 PM
PROSTON dairy farmer, Steve Wilkinson sells his milk to a foreign-owned company. But he has no choice.
No other supplier will take his milk.
And there is nothing he can do about it.
Mr Wilkinson would rather sell his milk to an Australian company, but the French-based company Parmalat, which owns Paul's dairy products, is the only company willing to take it.
"Australian companies don't want our milk," he said.
Because of volume and location, Mr Wilkinson's dairy farm is not a suitable choice for a number of milk companies.
"A few years back, they said we only want farmers who are producing so much and have to be a certain distance from the factory," Mr Wilkinson said.
"So even if you were a big supplier they wouldn't want it."
Mr Wilkinson said other South Burnett dairy farmers made contact with Australian owned businesses, such as Norco, but they were not interested.
"They said if you're further west than Kingaroy we don't want to know you.
The resilient Proston farmer was concerned that if Parmalat went down the same road as the other processors he could not be confident of his farm's future.
"It's not as if all the other processors are falling at my feet," he said.
He believed part of the problem was that Australian entrepreneurs were not interested in investing their money into the dairy industry.
"All the mining magnates prefer to stick to mining," Mr Wilkinson said.
Currently, there are serious talks of milk prices rising to benefit the farmers.
Mr Wilkinson believed increasing the cost to $1.50 per litre was not an unreasonable price for consumers to pay.
"People don't think twice if the price of Netflix goes up," he said.
"Or if the price of Big Mac burgers went up $1, do you think any one would stop going to McDonald's?
"It's just really a mental thing."
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Bryan Singer Developing 'World War III' Drama for Spike TV
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The drama is one of five new projects the cable network is adding to its development slate.
Spike TV is taking its renewed expansion into scripted a step further.
The Viacom-owned cable network announced Tuesday that it is developing five new scripted dramas, including World War III from exec producer Bryan Singer. The orders come days before Spike debuts Ben Kingsley starrer Tut, its first scripted event series in eight years.
"Our slate is indicative of our goal to be a network that creates high-quality and dynamic scripted entertainment with a distinctive edge and point of view," Spike original series exec vp Sharon Levy said of the slate, which includes a range of character-driven dramas spanning different genres and periods.
Here's a closer look at the five new dramas in the works:
This psychological horror series centers on a man in pain who is miraculously cured by a brilliant but unconventional doctor who specializes in clinical trials. The man goes all out to help this doctor find more breakthrough cures, only to realize that there are deadly consequences to the work the doctor does. Aaron Mendelsohn serves as writer, Nick Hamm as executive producer and Momentum TV as producers.
Hummel & Howe
Set in the late 19th century Gilded Age in New York, the drama showcases the wild cases and lives of William Howe and Abraham Hummel — two criminals desperate to escape their past who become the greatest criminal defense attorneys in American history. Hummel & Howe is written by Andy Bellin, and produced by Scott Aversano and Tom Gormican of Additional Dialogue and Endemol Shine Studios.
Mr. In Between
Based on a short story by novelist Walter Mosley, this series focuses on a high-stakes courier who traffics sensitive information between people for whom privacy is a matter of life and death. Diane Houslin and Walter Mosley serve as producers.
Set in the near future, this series explores a society where the threat of terrorism has turned the U.S. government into an autocratic state. The show will chronicle the lives of one family as they fight for survival in a world where everyone is watched and no one can be fully trusted, and where patriotism is demanded, not earned. Alcon Television group president Sharon Hall serves as executive producer, Josh Goldin and Rachel Abramowitz as writers and Jaume Collet-Serra as director. Alcon Entertainment co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson exec produce.
As the world's geopolitical balance shifts and the next global conflict explodes, America's Heartland will become Occupied Territory. One man with a troubled past will galvanize a Resistance movement, calling upon ordinary citizens to become the extraordinary heroes of WWIII. The drama is produced by Benay Bros. and Bad Hat Harry, with Bryan Singer on board to exec produce. It was created and written by Aaron and Matthew Benay.
The five dramas join a slate that also includes When the Levee Breaks from Kurt Wimmer; Jerry Bruckheimer's Harvest; The Crusaders from Pierce Brosnan; Deep Web from Tony Krantz; The Chairman from Stephen Frey; Red Mars from Vince Gerardis; Emergency Broadcast from Legendary Pictures; and War at the Shore based on the book of the same name.


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Ictus is Belgium's leading contemporary music group. Famed for their incisive interpretations of Fausto Romitelli and Georges Aperghis, the group likes to present concerts with commentary, offering on-the-spot clarification of music which often goes unexplained. Ictus recently joined Michaël Levinas – theorist, composer, and performer (with his ensemble, l'Itinéraire) of spectral music – for a revealing lecture-demonstration based around the latter's String Quartet No. 2. Two performances of the work were separated by a lengthy interview with Levinas exploring the compositional technique in the work. The interview was conducted by Jean-Luc Plouvier, pianist and artistic co-ordinator of Ictus.
Written in 2005, the quartet makes use of an expressive microtonal canvas of shifting glissades and spiralling echoes. The music recalls Giacinto Scelsi in its purposive rigour and Gloria Coates in its emotional intensity. The performance was strong; the crying motifs of the first movement's violins wounded each broken iteration of the climbing ground bass in the cello. The second movement was burnished and brimming with tension; phased and irregular rising figures spread across the ensemble, fracturing across registers and times and crowned by the vivid tone-colours of the ensemble.
After the music drew into silence with the down-tuning of the cello's C string and it's spectrum evaporating, Levinas – blithe but cheerful – climbed onto the platform for his interview. The first fifteen minutes were broad, covering the composer's biography and his associations with other spectral figures such as Gérard Grisey. The physical abstraction at the base of the style, the acoustic theory which frames so much spectral inspiration, was contrasted with the expressive immediacy of the music.
Spectral music is often perceived to be complex music. Levinas refuted the notion by showing the simplicity of his work's construction, laying out unreservedly the compositional technique used in his quartet. With ample illustration on the piano, from the four players who were each in turn asked to partake, and from recorded examples taken from his back catalogue, Levinas showed how he builds music out of a simple apparatus of gestures and forms, namely: canon, sequence, phasing, glissandi, pedal points and 'broken' (brisée in the French) times and scales. The latter give the music an appearance of sonic illusion that is similar in its uncanny affect to the Shepard scale, which was also played, by way of comparison. The surfaces of the music slide in and out in an ungraspable flow of tone and timbre, pulling the listener into an auditory snakes and ladders.
The plain building blocks of Levinas' technique are mediated by one micro-division of an octave, thus creating the spectrum of the work and giving rise to the elision and mystery that is fundamental to the auditory hallucinations of spectral music. The musicians' second performance of the work, which followed the interview, shone with a clarity unavailable earlier, and yet the glistening obscurity of the sound was undiminished. If anything this second reading was even more impassioned and perplexing than the first; the emotional climax of the music was more immersive, more oceanic. Explanation thus penetrates procedure, but not poetry. Spectral music, at least Levinas' spectral music, came out of the evening revealed, yet still strangely ravishing.
Published on 1 February 2010
Stephen Graham is a lecturer in music at Goldsmiths, University of London. He blogs at www.robotsdancingalone.wordpress.com.
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It's always at the top of the list. If you were an employer, what would be the things you looked for in a great employee? What qualities would make someone a trusted friend? How about a great leader? What would you look for before following someone into the unknown?
At the top of all of these lists are integrity and character. As we actively look for these traits in those around us, we can see how important they are. Others are looking for the same qualities in us. If you want to have any kind of influence, you must be a person of the highest character.
Do the Right Thing. Repeat.
Character in its simplest form is habitually doing the right thing. Character says that you choose right even if it costs you something. Far too many people are willing to do the right thing if they get something out of it. When things get hard or when no one is watching, is when your character is put to the test.
Not every action has equal weight. Every time you do the right thing, you add slightly to your character and reputation. It takes a good track record of continuous positive action before people will place their trust in you. It only takes one negative action to bring it all crashing down. If you have ever broken a trust, you know how long it takes to rebuild. Some relationships are permanently scarred.
Most of the time we make bad choices by ignoring the consequences or implications of those actions. Before you decide to make an unwise decision, stop and count the real cost. Make sure to quantify all the things you will lose when you choose the wrong path.
Character development is a long-term endeavor. When we settle for short-term gains instead, we steal from our own future. Keep eternity in mind as you are tempted to sacrifice your integrity.
When you begin to value your character more than what you will gain by breaking it, it will fuel your decisions and allow you to view the long-term impact.
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