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r 0 questions Pokemon hit the J V -gr F ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL screen Sunday. Oct. 31, 1899 Section f Quad-City Times WWW ASSOCIATED PRESS ; His music is Western Swing NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ray Benson's favorite greeting is to crack a door slightly ajar and do his imitation of Lurch from "The Addams Family" , "Hel-LOOOW," he intones, emphasizing the bottom of his bass voice. : The 6-foot-7-inch bandleader does a mean Lurch and an even meaner Bob Wills. His band Asleep at the Wheel has been carrying the torch passed from Wills and his band the Texas Playboys . for three decades. Benson, a guitarist and vocalist, is the only remaining original member. As Benson sees it, rock 'n' roll got its start in Western Swing. "Bill Haley and the Comets were a Western Swing band," argues Benson, 48, about the group whose "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" helped launch rock 'n' roll. 'All rock 'n' roll was, was they dropped the fiddle and they dropped the steel guitars and they turned the treble up (on the guitar)." Western Swing, developed by the legendary Wills beginning in the 1930s, combines the instrumental virtuosity and improvisation of jazz, the vitality of swing and the street-smart entertainment value of honky-tonk country "Ride With Bob" is Asleep at the Wheel's second album featuring guest vocalists and songs done first by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. It's a format that works well because of the .-quality of the Playboy repertoire and the fondness many country music stars have for Western Swing. For music fans curious about Western Swing, the album is a fine place to start. 1"Ride With Bob" is a tribute to Bob Wills. Isn't that a bit redundant, since Asleep at the Wheel as a band is pretty much a tribute to him? I Benson: I understand what you are saying. But no, we've always been an eclectic band and we just did what we wanted. We are a Western Swing band byiinstrumentation, because we have steel (guitar), fiddles, horns, electric guitars, piano and a rhythm section. On a regular album, I might do no Bob Wills songs, or I might do one. But on this album, it's his repertoire. 2 You must have been happy to see Wills make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Benson: I've been sitting here blowing that trumpet for 30 years, you know? I always had a beef with the sound bites. ... That rock 'n' roll is the synthesis of country, bluegrass and rhythm and blues. Rock 'n' roll was an evolution , from Western Swing. ... The difference is Western Swing was built on the big ' band, and rock 'n' roll was built on the small combo. 3 It s surprising you didn't play c role in the induction, as the acknowledged modern leader of Western Swing. Benson: It was pretty disappointing because they called me for help identifying some of the band members over the years. ... I offered to put together a little performance and the lady said, 'Oh, we only let performers do that.' 4 Asleep at the Wheel would have received a giant boost had it been in the "Urban Cowboy" movie in 1980. 1 understand you turned it down. Benson: We were supposed to be in that thing, but I turned it down and did another movie at the time. It was called "Roadie." (Benson laughs at the misfortune of the decision). Hindsight's 20-20, but "Roadie" actually offered us more Tnoney and it was Blondie and Alice Cooper and Meat Loaf. And we had speaking parts in it. But history is funny. i K Asleep at the Wheel is on the J DreamWorks record label now, but you've put out records on every label in Nashville over the years. Since you don 't sell like Garth Brooks, how do you keep getting record deals? ; Benson: I try to make it possible for the record companies to record us. By that I mean I'm very realistic about how many albums we are going to sell. They like having the integrity of the music, and I am not going to lose money for them, because I have a small but loyal audience. f Smith packs for WI I 'Mononoke' a haunting, magical By Kenneth Turan LOS ANGELES TIMES HOLLYWOOD Animated it definitely is, but "Princess Mononoke" is no Disney movie, not even close. A $150-million-gross-ing phenomenon in its native Japan, the most popular home-grown film in that country's history, it marries a remarkable sense of visual fantasy, both lyric and violent, with an ecology-themed story and complex characters. It's an adult fairy tale, animation as we've not experienced it before exactly what devotees of writer-director Hayao Miyazaki have come to expect. Revered in Japan and overseas as perhaps the greatest artist of contemporary animation, Miyazaki and the company he co-founded in 1984, Studio Ghibli, have shown that more personal animation can reach the widest of audiences. His 1908 "My Neighbor Totoro," for instance, was bested only by Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" in a recent TV survey of favorite Japanese movies. j a punch Y2K In "Princess Mononoke," Miyazaki brings a very different sensibility to animation, a medium he views as completely suitable for straight dramatic narrative and serious themes. Though it has humor, there are no musical comedy figures in this film, no hummable Broadway stow i 'sV V ' V)t- i rr- . By Gail Mitchell BILLBOARD LOS ANGELES - In the film industry, July usually means the onset of a Will Smith blockbuster. If Columbia Records has its way, November will mark the regular release of a new smash album by the superstar. That's when the label will release his second solo disc, "Willennium," -' worldwide Nov. 16, to be precise. ' The set follows the 1997 set "Big Willie Style," which spawned such pop hits as "Get-tin' Jiggy Wit It," "Just The Two Of Us," and f: "Men In Black." t"Q? According to , . SoundScan, the album has sold 5.6 million copies in the US. The label is banking that such sales momentum plus the recent success of Smith's "Wild Wild West" single, and soundtrack will carry "Willennium" further. For his part, the engaging Smith calls this new set "the best work of my career. It's the quintessential Will Smith album." Coming from most people, such a statement might seem pompous. But with Smith, it comes off as less a brag and more like fact. He's been wrapping up the album while currently filming the Robert Redford film "The Legend Of Bagger Vance" with Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. Caught while on location in Savannah, Ga., Smith - SMITH Please turn to Page 5E world of fantasy Lady Eboshi (voiced by Minnie Driver) In Hayao Miyazakl'9 "Princess Mononoke." tunes. Instead, we are presented with a haunting, even unsettling magical mystery milieu of frustrated gods, angry spirits and overmatched humans in which images - AMERICAN Please ,rn to Page 4E 3 new monsters conning to America By Susan Wloszczyna USA TODAY First, the Nintendo video game. Then, the trading cards and cartoon series. Next? Pikachu for best actor. The $5 billion-plus Pokemon phenom that was born in Japan three years ago and hit the States last fall is morphing to the next logical level. The first animated feature to star the battling creatures, "Pokemon: The First Movie," along with a 22-minute short, "Pikachu's Vacation," will hit theaters -Nov. 12. Fans in this country will be intro- : duced to three new Pokemon monsters (current population: 150, plus one elusive critter, Mew). Meet the trio making official U.S. debuts: Donphan. Appears in the movie. Nintendo's Gail Tilden says the name is derived from the Japanese word "don," 4 meaning "heavy-footed," and "phan" I from elephant. Donphan does a rolling attack and is one of the larger Pokemon. Snubbull. Introduced in "Vacation." The name is a combo of snub-nosed and bulldog. Tilden says Snubbull is very grumpy and has a short fuse. Marill. Also introduced in "Vacation." This water mouse is already hugely popular in Japan, where the movie opened in summer '98, and soon , will pop up on the top-rated Saturday- -morning WB show. The trio won't find their way into games and cards here until next fall, when the second Pokemon movie arrives. At that time, 100 new charac- ters will flood the market. Making their debuts on T-shirts and as stuffed animals and Burger King toys (57 arrive Nov. 6), however, are Mew, Mewtwo and egglike Togepi. Pokemania shows little sign of letting up: Pre-sales of the yellow version of the game, were the biggest ever for a GameBoy game. n 'Pokemon' catapults Kids' WB to the top Who says kids have short attention spans? After playing Pokemon video games and collecting Pokemon cards all summer, kids' sitting down for fall's Saturday morning cartoons are again choos-". ing Pokemon. Since new episodes began airing Sept. 4, "Pokemon," which made its WB premiere in February after a strong run in syndication, has lifted Kids' WB from also-ran status to the front-runner, averaging 1.6 million viewers ages 2 to 11. A month into the season, Nickelodeon is second to Kids' WB with just under 1.6 million kids, followed by ABC (1.2 million) and Fox Kids (1.1 million). CBS, which unveiled its schedule Oct. 2, trails. Marathon "Pokemon" airings (as many as 3 and one-half hours' worth per Saturday) haven't worn out children's enthusiasm for the story of Ash Ketchum, a boy on a quest to become a great trainer of the little monsters known as Pokemon. In fact, on Sept. 11, the series attracted 3.1 million kids the largest audience in the history of Kids' WB. "We are hoping and thinking this will be a longtime sensation," says WB entertainment chief Susanne Daniels. -"But what 'Pokemon' has done for us i already is brought new viewers to the ; network who haven't seen our other ; programs." For Nickelodeon executives, "Poke- -mon" is a fad that will run its course. " "We've seen them before," says Nick general manager Cyma Zarghami. - "Power Rangers was a phenomenon, " and the (Teenage Mutant Ninja) Turtle was a phenomenon. They come on like gangbusters, and then kids move on to j the next one." v - USA TOiytf
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Q: How to return a generic array if I can't pass in the class type? So I understand that generics and arrays really don't mix well, but I have an assignment where I have to make it work. I need to return the underlying array of a set ADT using the toArray() method, but I'm not allowed to pass in something like Class c that I could use to return the generic array as a specific class type.
So the following would work, but is not allowed:
public T[] toArray(Class<T> c){
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    T[] returnContents = (T[]) Array.newInstance(c, size);

     for(int i = 0; i<size; i++){
         returnContents[i] = contents[i];
     }
     return returnContents;
}

I can't pass in the class type because the Set class I'm in implements a SetInterface that doesn't have a parameter for the toArray method. Thus I'm being limited to what I can do.
public T[] toArray(){
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     T[] returnContents = (T[]) new Object[size];

     for(int i = 0; i<size; i++){
         returnContents[i] = contents[i];
     }
     return returnContents;
}

Above is what I have now, which will return an array of type Objects because (if I understand correctly) type erasure don't carry through after compiling.
In my client code, I have the following line that will give me a casting exception
ProfileInterface [] friends = new ProfileInterface[friendsList.getCurrentSize()];

    friends = Arrays.copyOf(friendsList.toArray(), friendsList.toArray().length);

friendsList is a generic Set
Any ideas on a work around for this?

A: Your option is to send back a Object[] array in the toArray() method and then use Arrays.copyOf(U[], int, Class) to convert.
So, your code will be
ProfileInterface [] friends = Arrays.copyOf(friendsList.toArray(), friendsList.toArray().length, ProfileInterface[].class);

And toArray() method can just be
public Object[] toArray(){...}

Here, even if your toArray() method return T[] it will still work fine, because T will be inferred as Object.

A: If anyone runs into this problem in the future: coughs CS445 Assignment 1
The easiest way to accomplish this without breaking the generic nature of the set class is the following...
As discussed, we need to return the following (or a copy of it in this case)
T[] returnContents = (T[]) new Object[size];

Now, since Java will read the (T[]) at compile time, this is fine - but at run time we can't have a T array, so we use Object.
The problem is you can't cast an Object Array to a ProfileInterface Array in your client code (or any non-generic class for that matter).
So the only solution in a limited set of actions is to deal with the fact that the client can assume that all of the "Objects" in the array will be an Object that implements ProfileInterface (so Profile / ProfileInterface)
So in your client code, you will create a new Object array and iterate through it, casting and setting each individual item in the array as a Profile.
Object[] all = new Object[yourSize];
ProfileInterface [] friends = new ProfileInterface[yourSize];

all = Arrays.copyOf(friendsList.toArray(), friendsList.toArray().length);

for(int i = 0; i < all.length; i ++){
 friends[i] = (ProfileInterface) all[i];
}

This will allow you to return the generic toArray to your client and then you can manipulate it.

PLEASE NOTE: This only works in this specific case where you KNOW FOR
  CERTAIN that no other object type will be returned by your generic
  class. If you can pass in the class type as a parameter, you very
  simply fix this problem in the Generic class.

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Great shot. Who took it? What's the story of the fire?
My 5th Birthday 1972, started kindergarten that fall in the basement of Trinity Methodist.
I was in 1st grade at Trinity, we were in the same place at the same time!
A very sad day for many people. They thought it started in the boiler room in the Basement. They then gutted the interior and did a so called modernization. It was never the same after that. The ouside still looks the same.
There was a huge debate over tearing it down vs. rebuilding her. She was so beloved by the Community that she was rebuilt!!
I was in the crowd watching her burn.
My dad took some and I took some. There are 12 in all, starting from when we first saw the smoke 'til after the fire was out. Here is a link to Classmates, where the others are posted: http://www.classmates.com/places/school/Civic-Park-Elementary-School/17329041?startYear=1967&endYear=1969#nav-c2p2-0. If this link doesn't work -- I will post the others in a more accessible location.
Yes, it was a very sad day. I was going to Emerson by this time, but our neighbor's young son was planning to start at CP the next year. He stood in their front yard crying. Very sad. For me the weird part was looking up and seeing Mr. Major's room (upper left corner in the one side shot) all burned out. That was bizarre.
Hi Ken, I am finishing up work on my fourth book, the follow-up to "The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test." It will be called, 'The Even Greater Great Lakes Trivia TestII." I would like to use this photo in the book, with attribution to you; with your permission. Would that be ok with you?
Wow! I'll always remember that day. I was 7 and out playing with friends merely a block away. A pretty Saturday afternoon a kid came peddling on his banana seat bicycle announcing 'the school's on fire!' -of course we all had to run to that powerful scene to watch.
I, too, remember being transferred to a church for 1st & 2nd grade. Mrs Barton (?) was my 1st grade teacher and Mrs. View was my 2nd grade teacher before moving away in the Fall.
Kids responsible for what? This wasn't arson. It was a boiler issue.


In the winter, I forget how wonderful the spring can be. I forget until the cherry blossoms, tulips and forsythia bloom. Then it is wondrous. The lady in the green hat is blooming au naturel along with the cherry blossoms, tulips and forsythia.


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Battle royale game PUBG has been banned in Jordan after a decision from the country's telecommunications regulatory commission. The ban came into effect on Thursday but local media reports that the telecommunications regulatory commission is considering other bans.
The commission is said to be considering a ban for battle royale game Fortnite as well as a few others. The commission said a few days after the ban that the decision was made over complaints from authorities and citizens. The commission added that it also looked at a World Health Organization study that classified PUBG as a violent game. The study mentions that the game leads to social isolation, according to the commission.
PUBG is one of the most popular battle royale games out there. The video game competes with Fortnite and several others in the battle royale genre. But in recent months, PUBG has received bans from several countries.
In some countries, the game has been banned for being addicting or being involved in incidents. In Iraq, where PUBG has already been banned, the game became the topic of authorities late last year when a young male accidentally killed his friend. The two were part of a group of friends who were staying at a house when they decided to roleplay PUBG. The group had a gun and decided to do a video but they told authorities that they were unaware that the gun was loaded.
The group was detained and questioned by authorities, who were told that they were roleplaying PUBG. The game had already sparked some controversy in the region and authorities later decided to discuss a ban.
Recent Bans Against PUBG
The explanation from Jordan's commission mentioned that countries such as China, Nepal, Iraq and India had all banned the game. In Nepal, the ban was suspended by the country's Supreme Court. The ban in India is a bit different from the rest since it is not for the entire country. The ban is for some regions, which have taken steps to make sure that people are away from the game.
In recent months, authorities in these regions have made arrests involving those playing PUBG Mobile, which is a version of the game designed for smartphones and tablets. The ban announced for those regions immediately brought operations from authorities to catch those still playing the game. Authorities announced shortly after the ban that several students had been arrested. In one operation, authorities said the people caught were unaware since they were distracted by the game.
Game Changed In China
In China, things are also a bit different since the game remains but with a different name and theme. Local publisher Tencent, which holds the rights to PUBG in China, released a beta for the game a while back. The game was popular but it had a big problem early on, the lack of approval by the government.
Tencent continued to offer the game but it became clear that it needed to make changes to remain there. The publisher decided to pull the game and release a similar title but with a different name and a theme that reportedly follows the country's air force. The game allows players to transfer everything from PUBG. The lack of approval of PUBG in China did not allow Tencent to monetize the game, a big problem since most battle royale games make their money from microtransactions offering cosmetics and higher levels.
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KinderJoy Education Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wawasan Open University (WOU) on Thursday, October 26.
It was to appoint KinderJoy as a Learning Laboratory for WOU's Diploma in Early Childhood Education (DECE) programme.
Signing on behalf of KinderJoy was its Executive Director Stephanie Liu while WOU was signed by its Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato' Dr Ho Sinn Chye. It was witnessed by Professor Santhiram Raman, Dean of WOU's School of Education, Languages and Communications and C.J. Liu, Founder and Executive Director of KinderJoy.
Guest of Honour, Aznan Alias, Perak Education Department Head of Special and Private Education Sector was also present to witness the signing ceremony.
The collaboration, said Stephanie, was to satisfy the Ministry of Education's requirement for the minimum qualification of a Diploma in DECE for all preschool teachers by 2020.
"It's commendable of MOE to regularise the early childhood education industry. Educators can now be regarded as professionals rather than nannies," she said in her speech.
Professor Ho expressed his gratitude to KinderJoy for allowing the university to use the kindergarten's facilities to train their students. Wawasan Open University began the course in January 2017.
"This is a part-time programme delivered via distance-learning mode.
"The course is available at all our five centres namely, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kuching and Ipoh," he added.
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Movies in chronological context: 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade. 2001 was designated as International Year of Volunteers. ()
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(2001)
| 2h 32min | Adventure, Fantasy
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
| 2h 59min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Directed by Peter Jackson - With Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, ...
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Monsters, Inc.(2001)
| 1h 32min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, James and Mike suddenly find that kids are not to be afraid of and they uncover a conspiracy that could threaten all children across the world.
Directed by Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman
Shrek(2001)
| 1h 30min | Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Directed by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
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Spirited Away(2001)
| 2h 5min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Donnie Darko(2001)
| 1h 54min | Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Directed by Richard Kelly - With Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Katharine Ross, Jena Malone, ...
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Ocean's Eleven(2001)
| 1h 56min | Thriller, Crime
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh - With George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, ...
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Amélie(2001)
| 2h 2min | Comedy, Romance / Love
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - With Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jamel Debbouze, Dominique Pinon, Yolande Moreau, André Dussollier, ...
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
| 2h 15min | Drama, Romance / Love
John Nash is a brilliant but asocial mathematician fighting schizophrenia. After he accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Directed by Ron Howard - With Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Vivien Cardone, Christopher Plummer, ...
The Fast and the Furious(2001)
| 1h 46min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Domenic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
Directed by Rob Cohen - With Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Matt Schulze, Thom Barry, Johnny Strong, ...
The Mummy Returns(2001)
2h 10min | Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn't above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis's otherworldly army.
Directed by Stephen Sommers - With Brendan Fraser, Arnold Vosloo, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Freddie Boath, ...
Jurassic Park III(2001)
1h 32min | Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
Directed by Joe Johnston - With Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, Laura Dern, ...
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller
English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.
Directed by Simon West - With Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie, Iain Glen, Jon Voight, Daniel Craig, ...
Pearl Harbor(2001)
| 3h 3min | History, Romance / Love, War, Drama
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Directed by Michael Bay - With Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, ...
A.I. Artificial Intelligence(2001)
2h 26min | Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin.
Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt, Sam Robards, ...
The Others(2001)
| 1h 41min | Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar - With Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes, Alakina Mann, ...
Mulholland Drive(2001)
| 2h 27min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Directed by David Lynch - With Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster, Angelo Badalamenti, ...
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Black Hawk Down(2001)
| 2h 25min | Action, History, War
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Directed by Ridley Scott - With Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, ...
Training Day(2001)
| 2h 2min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Cliff Curtis, ...
Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
A chaotic Bridget Jones meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections.
Directed by Sharon Maguire - With Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, ...
The Princess Diaries(2001)
| 1h 55min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.
Directed by Garry Marshall - With Julie Andrews, Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, Patrick Flueger, ...
American Pie 2(2001)
| 1h 48min | Comedy, Romance / Love
The whole gang are back and as close as ever. They decide to get even closer by spending the summer together at a beach house. They decide to hold the biggest party ever to be seen, even if the preparation doesn't always go to plan. Especially when Stifler, Finch and Jim become more close to each other than they ever want to be and when Jim mistakes super glue for lubricant...
Directed by J. B. Rogers - With Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Shannon Elizabeth, ...
Atlantis: The Lost Empire(2001)
| 1h 35min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the sea. The underwater expedition takes an unexpected turn when the team's mission must switch from exploring Atlantis to protecting it.
Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
| 2h 7min | Drama, Romance / Love, Music
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann - With Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, John Leguizamo, Jacek Koman, ...
Scary Movie 2(2001)
| 1h 23min | Comedy
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans - With Anna Faris, Christopher Masterson, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kathleen Robertson, ...
Hannibal(2001)
| 2h 11min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Horror
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
Directed by Ridley Scott - With Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Giancarlo Giannini, Ray Liotta, Francesca Neri, ...
Zoolander(2001)
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic "he's so hot right now" Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. Its a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories can Derek make the world safe.
Directed by Ben Stiller - With Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, David Duchovny, ...
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The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)
| 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Directed by Wes Anderson - With Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, ...
Blow(2001)
| 2h 4min | Crime, Drama
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
Directed by Ted Demme - With Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, ...
Planet of the Apes(2001)
| 1h 59min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Directed by Tim Burton - With Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, ...
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Hayat Alvi, Ph.D.
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A Decade of Justice Denied in Gujarat
This now famous photo is of a Muslim man pleading for his life during the 2002 Gujarat massacres in India. The madness that drove the indiscriminate killings and mass rapes in March 2002 is beyond belief and comprehension. The judicial process to bring the perpetrators to justice has been painfully slow, rubbing salt in the wounds of many victims and their families.
In a February 24, 2012 report, this is what Human Rights Watch (HRW) says about the ten-year anniversary of the massacres:
"Authorities in India's Gujarat state are subverting justice, protecting perpetrators, and intimidating those promoting accountability 10 years after the anti-Muslim riots that killed nearly 2,000 people, Human Rights Watch said today. The state government has resisted Supreme Court orders to prosecute those responsible for the carnage and has failed to provide most survivors with compensation.
The violence in Gujarat started on February 27, 2002, when a train carrying Hindu pilgrims was attacked by a Muslim mob and caught fire, killing 59 people. In a retaliatory spree by Hindu mobs, hundreds of Muslims were slaughtered, tens of thousands were displaced, and countless Muslim homes were destroyed.
… Efforts to investigate and prosecute cases inside Gujarat were stalled and activists and lawyers involved in the cases have been harassed and intimidated, Human Rights Watch found. It has taken repeated interventions by the Supreme Court following appeals by activists and victims' families to order re-investigations, oversee independent inquiries in some cases, or shift trials out of Gujarat to ensure progress towards justice.
In the past decade, increasing evidence has emerged of the complicity of Gujarat state authorities in the anti-Muslim violence, Human Rights Watch said. In 2002, Human Rights Watch, in its report on the riots, quoted a police officer who said that there were no orders to save Muslims. Human Rights Watch also reported that the government's political supporters had threatened and intimidated activists campaigning for justice.
While investigations in the Godhra train attack proceeded rapidly, investigations into cases related to the anti-Muslim riots that followed were deliberately slowed down or simply not pursued, Human Rights Watch said. Officials of the Gujarat state government, led by Chief Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is serving its third term running the state government in Gujarat, failed to conduct serious investigations and obstructed justice. State courts dismissed many cases for lack of evidence after prosecutors effectively acted as defense counsel or witnesses turned hostile after receiving threats.
… Strong evidence links the Modi administration in Gujarat to the carefully orchestrated anti-Muslim attacks, Human Rights Watch said. Rioters had detailed lists of Muslim residents and businesses, and violence occurred within view of police stations. An independent media organization, Tehelka, used hidden cameras to capture some of the accused speaking openly of how the attacks had Modi's blessings.
… In 2005, the US government denied Modi a visa to visit the United States."
In its April 30, 2002 report, HRW alleges:
"State officials of Gujarat, India were directly involved in the killings of hundreds of Muslims since February 27 and are now engineering a massive cover-up of the state's role in the violence."
In 2003, HRW issued a 13-page report (a follow-up to earlier reports) documenting Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat, and state complicity in the bloodshed and subsequent cover-ups: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/06/30/compounding-injustice.
Today, BBC News reports that:
"A court in India has sentenced 18 people to life imprisonment for the murder of Muslims in religious riots in Gujarat state 10 years ago. Five others were given seven years and another 23 were acquitted earlier.
The group were found guilty of burning 23 Muslims to death in a house where they had taken shelter from rioting mobs in the village of Ode."
Appeals in higher courts are expected for the convicted, and if they are acquitted, it could trigger more communal violence. Emotions are still very raw, and fanatical loyalties are obstinate.
Everyone – Hindus, Muslims, and everyone else – deserves to live in peace and security. And everyone who has suffered deserves real and swift justice. The decision of the United States to deny Modi a visa was the right one.
NOTE: Everything I write in this blog constitutes my personal opinions and views.
Tags: BJP, Gujarat, Hindus, Human Rights Watch, India, Modi, Muslims
Categories : BJP, Gujarat, Hindu, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, India, Massacres, Muslim, Narendra Modi
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Are Games really Killing Comics?
2000AD artist Ian Gibson's renewed claim that computer games are killing comics, comments reported in the BBC's feature on the comics' 30th anniversary, have been savaged up by some games press web sites such as Games Radar and Addict3D, the latter pointing out that 2000AD is owned by gaming company Rebellion, and their tie-in games help promote the comic to game fans.
"The comics market, sadly, is dying," said Gibson, feeling Judge Dredd's natural audience has switched to the stronger appeal of games. "The PlayStation has taken over and comics can't compete."
The death of comics has been argued over for years in the UK. I think it's a false argument and energies are better spent devoted elsewhere. But for the record, I certainly don't think computer games are to blame for a decline in comics sale. I'd argue the real causes lie more at the door of the comics publishers themselves, in their over reliance on licensed material, high price points and failing to retain their readership by narrowing the appeal of their product.
While news stand comics sales are not in the hundreds of thousands every week that they were in the past (up to the late 1980s) there are still plenty of comics out there and there are now more 'adventure'-oriented comics in the market than there were just two years ago. In addition to 2000AD, both Doctor Who Adventures and Doctor Who Magazine offer strip stories featuring the BBC's Time Lord. Panini have a swathe of superhero titles on offer, and Titan has joined in with its Batman title, with more DC reprint titles to come.
The humour market is also still healthy -- as the sales figures, and the continued publication of, Simpsons Comics, The Beano and TOXIC surely testify. (I'm sure Titan wouldn't be launching Shaun the Sheep if it didn't think there was an audience for it).
The younger children's market is similarly buoyant with plenty of titles from several companies, including the BBC and Redan.
Of course, in terms of origination, an over reliance on licensed and reprint material means there are few opportunities for artists to flex their muscles on an adventure strip, apart from 2000AD, Panini's A.T.O.M. (I'm assuming A.T.O.M. isn't reprint) and the small number of originated superhero strips the Tunbridge Wells-based company commissions. But there does appear to be a renewed interest in comic strip among publishers, even if Egmont have just launched a title, Lazer (www.lazermag.co.uk), which features no comics at all, in contrast to the brilliant TOXIC (www.toxmag.co.uk). (A feature-only magazine is much cheaper to originate than comics and it's worked for Prestige - Action GTX has no strip and despite being a pretty poor title, it's made it to its twenty-third issue).
Personally, I don't think computer games, for all their obvious appeal, can be solely blamed for their decline of comics. I met up with Barney Farmer last night, writer of the brilliant Viz strip Drunken Bakers (www.drunkenbakers.com), a freelancer who also has considerable experience in writing strips for titles such as Maxim and the much-mourned Zit, and our shared prognosis was that as well as companies' failing to promote comics in the same way as games have been marketed, comics publishers also lost the will to reinvent their products in the 1990s, in marked contrast to the determined efforts of at IPC to reinvigorate its line in the 1970s with ACTION! and, later, 2000AD. Simply copying the success of another title also showed a distinct lack of imagination, too.
I also hold the view that licensed titles may well be great in terms of sales while the license is "hot" -- as Marvel UK discovered when it published The Real Ghostbusters and Transformers -- but when a license goes off the boil, where does readership of a licensed title go? Once the title is dead, they will of course seek out similar titles, but nothing will replace the loss of their favourite comic.
That's where an anthology title, like Lion and Valiant of old and, today, 2000AD should succeed, and retain a loyal audience. By aping trends in popular culture rather than depending on a licensed character, a skilled editor should be able keep a title fresh but not stray so far from the core elements that make an adventure title a success and broadly enjoyed by its readers, even if their favourite strip may be being rested or ended.
While there's a market for comics based on games licenses, like the Halo title announced by Marvel which will include art from Simon Bisley and French artist Moebius, it's my view that licensed comics should not be the only titles in a comic publisher's armoury. They need their own characters they themselves can exploit in other media (as Dark Horse and Virgin are exploiting their titles as film and TV products).
They also need to promote those characters in a way that not necessarily matches the huge promotional budgets of games publishers, but certainly spend as much on their own brands as they would buying the rights to a hot license.
That some comics publishers do not recognise this remains a mystery to me…
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Labels: Comics
Jack Lord is Kirk!
With all the excitement over the announcement that there will be a new Star Trek film, casting discussions can begin in earnest. But what about the casting of the original Star Trek series this film will apparently reboot, with new actors in the iconic roles of Kirk and Spock?
Way back in the 1960s, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy weren't the only actors in the frame to play Kirk and Spock. Hawaii 5-0's Jack Lord was up for the role of starship captain while Martin Landau - who instead did Mission: Impossible - was up for the role of the alien Spock.
Artist Martin Geraghty came up with this "What If" image many moon ago, which I thought some reading this might enjoy...
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Steve Jobs Reinvents... Iran
Since I'm clearly in a silly mood, here's one of my occasional pastiches of Apple's Steve Jobs at work re-designing the world, etc.
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Labels: Humour, Steve Jobs
Fun while shopping
Okay, nothing to do with comics, but this e-mail joke tickled me, cited as evidence of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping.
Sadly, the letter below, allegedly sent by Tesco's Head Office to a customer in Oxford, is a fake -- it actually began the rounds of the net back in early 2006 and Wal-Mart was the original butt of the joke -- but what the heck, enjoy it anyway!
Dear Mrs. Murray,
While we thank you for your valued custom and use of the Tesco Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Banbury is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics.
Below is a list of offences over the past few months all verified by our surveillance cameras:
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's trolleys when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in the Houseware section to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to feminine products aisle.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, "Code 3" in houseware... and watched what happened.
5. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
6. September 15: Set up a tent in the outdoor clothing department and told shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring sausages and a Calor gas stove.
7. September 23: When the Deputy Manager asked if she could help him, he began to cry and asked, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?"
8. October 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, picked his nose, and ate it.
9. November 10: While appearing to be choosing kitchen knives in the Housewares aisle asked an assistant if he knew where the antidepressants were.
10. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously, loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.
11. December 6: In the kitchenware aisle, practised the "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
12. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
13. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, assumed the foetal position and screamed "NO! NO! It's those voices again."
And; last, but not least:
14. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited a while; then yelled, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here."
If only Tescos and Walmart staff did write such letters, maybe then those stores would stock more comics...
Greatcoat restored on Wikipedia
I'm delighted to report that The Really Heavy Greatcoat entry on Wikipedia has been restored. While there was apparently no consensus on the debate about its inclusion (now closed), Wikipedia's editors ruled in favour of restoration on the grounds that, as I pointed out, it had wrongly been labeled "non notable", stating the noticability tag had been applied incorrectly.
"Noticability should be a tool to keep self promotion and the like out of Wikipedia, not to delete things just because editors have not heard of it or can't find information about it on the internet," ruled Martin Wisse, who has a great blog at www.cloggie.org/wissewords.
" A comic strip which has been around for twenty years is noticable enough to be included. In general, if editors are unfamiliar with certain areas, it behooves them to err on the side of caution rather than to decide from a short google search something should be removed. "
My thanks to Martin and everyone who pitched in to support the RHG. Artist Nick Miller tells me our special two-page 20th anniversary strip is almost finished, and that should be posted next week.
Labels: Comics, Really Heavy Greatcoat
Greatcoat Support Grows...
(I amended this entry as the debate has now closed)
Some of the great folks over at Forbidden Planet International have just pitched in to the debate over Wikipedia about the proposed deletion of an entry about my cartoon strip, The Really Heavy Greatcoat.
In a posting on the FPI blog, one team member suggests that this might be part of some wider crackdown by some Wikipedia's editors on comics it includes. Personally, I don't think that is the case -- I wasn't aware there were moves afoot to crack down on comics on Wikipedia which in some areas seems keen to support them -- but what does annoy me most is that despite providing the "notability" required to justify THRG's inclusion, some editors appear to be ignoring it, which runs counter to the entire principle of the project.
Wikipedia's primary criterion for "notability" is
"Whether the subject of an article has been the subject of non-trivial published works by multiple separate sources that are independent of that subject, which applies to all classes of subjects".
By those standards, The Really Heavy Greatcoat ticks every box demanded: in addition to publication in print for years in Lancaster and through my own publishing efforts online, the comic has been independently published, in Comics International, by syndicated US cartoonist Michael Jantze's in an issue of his The Norm comic, and in the UK comics anthology Paper Tiger, to name but a few.
I'm guessing now that some critical praise (from, say, Alan Moore, or Dave Gibbons, who I would hope the Wikipedia editors might just have heard of!) might help swing this the Greatcoat's way, which would be a nice present as it celebrates 20 years of cartoon weirdness!
One for railway fans...
One of those fun profits from a search of the net while tracking down some eastern European cartoonists: right is a cartoon on the South Eastern Railways Group site by Bobisa Todorovic.
It's one of the winning cartoons of a competition celebrating railways in a 2004 international biennial exhibition, which was organised by the Belgrade City Department for Culture, the country's Railway Transport Enterprise "Beograd", the Belgrade Railway Museum, Federation of Cartoonists' Organisations (Serbia and Montenegro).
There seem to be a lot of these international competitions, certainly more than there appaear to be in the UK and US, which once again indicates just how highly regarded cartoons and comics are elsewhere in the world. Sigh...
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Lake Independence – jednomandatowy okręg wyborczy w wyborach do Izby Reprezentantów, niższej izby parlamentu Belize. Obecnym reprezentantem tego okręgu jest polityk Zjednoczonej Partii Demokratycznej Mark King.

Okręg Lake Independence znajduje się dystrykcie Belize w zachodniej części miasta Belize City.

Utworzony został w roku: 1984, jako jeden z dziesięciu nowych okręgów wyborczych powstałych na potrzeby pierwszych wyborów w niepodległym Belize.

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Push for safety changes after deadly crash in Anderson
By: Graham Hunter
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ANDERSON — Folks who live at the Cross Lakes Apartments told RTV6 they're forced to cross busy State Road 9 to get to a shopping mall. They want a crosswalk, but a spokesman from Indianapolis Department of Transportation said that wouldn't work, but they're working on a solution that would have residents walk a quarter mile down to East Cross Street.
"Ain't nobody gonna walk that far," Cynthia Young, a resident of Cross Lakes Apartments - turned advocate for her neighbors - said. "We trying to save lives. We not trying to keep having people die out here."
Young says it was dark and foggy the night 50-year-old Nancy Shaw and her daughter were crossing back over State Road 9 to their apartment from the shopping mall.
"She's gone now, and it's sad because she lost her life on the road that something could have been prevented out here," Young said.
Shaw died that night in November. Shaw's daughter now has serious injuries, including brain damage.
The speed limit on State Road 9 is 50 mph in front of the apartments where Anita Denman and April Gilliam live together.
"There is a lot of residents here in Cross Lakes Apartments that don't have cars," Denman said. "We walk."
A spokesman from INDOT told RTV6 that anytime there is a fatal crash on one their roads they launch a safety investigation. The spokesman also said, in this case, no changes were recommended in front of the Cross Lakes Apartments.
"So many people just fly through here no matter what," Gilliam said.
INDOT is planning to meet with Anderson city officials. The spokesman said that if the city will agree to put in sidewalks between the apartments and East Cross Street they will work to put in a crosswalk at that intersection.
Further, INDOT said they couldn't put a crosswalk from the apartments to the shopping mall because there's no stop sign or stop light. INDOT said it's too close to the light at East Crossing Street to put one in, even though there is a light just north of East Cross Street on Bethany Road.
City officials and INDOT will meet in a couple of weeks to see if they can work together in getting sidewalks and a crosswalk installed at the intersection.
Young said she would keep fighting for a crosswalk outside of her apartments.


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By: Paul DeMuro, Ph.D., J.D., M.B.A., CPA and José Szapocznik, Ph.D.
In today's America, people live in two distinctly different worlds. Dr. Garth Graham, President of the Aetna Foundation, points out that "life expectancy in New Orleans can vary as much as 25 years between neighborhoods just a few miles apart." If a physician sees two patients, one from a well to do neighborhood in New Orleans and the other from one of the poorer neighborhoods, both of whom present with Type II diabetes due to overweight and a sedentary lifestyle, and that physician prescribed the exact medications and the exact lifestyle changes, will these two patients have the same outcome?
One of them, if she chose to, will be able to get a trainer to come to her home, and buy plenty of the best fresh produce, but the other will not. One will be able to arrange her schedule to arrive at work an hour later or leave an hour earlier to make it to her exercise class, whereas the other, an hourly employee, will not. And when the patient living in the poor neighborhood gets home, she won't be able to go for a walk in her neighborhood because it might be too dangerous. There was a time when neighbors used to walk the sidewalks in poor neighborhoods, but now as crime has increased, residents are afraid to be outdoors. Actually, when Dr. Szapocznik asked mothers from an inner city neighborhood about their children's play, they told him that after five in the afternoon, the mothers make sure that all the family is indoors because it is too dangerous to be outside.
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Q: Start docker error on Antergos (Arch Linux) I have installed docker on Antergos (Arch Linux) and followed this guide: https://gist.github.com/simonhoye/3b7312c05a449cd9073f9dc9265f5213
But when I execute sudo sysytemctl start docker I get this error:
Job for docker.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status docker.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
And this is the systemctl status docker.service command:
docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
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   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-01-17 16:28:01 CET; 5s ago
     Docs: https://docs.docker.com
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I have not idea what is happening... Because the guide and the steps to follow are very simple.

A: it can be due to many reason so I am listing some common one's

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*look inside /var/log/syslog for more info.

*If you remove /var/lib/docker, you'll lose existing images but it works for many people

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*Doing so simply wipes all your docker data, and is the equivalent to a "factory reset".

*it can also be due to missing kernel module aufs

*deleting the /var/run/docker.sock directory that had been created presumably as the docker service was shutting down


Your zodiac love, dating life forecast spring 2019 has now been revealed for the new season.
It's time to say goodbye to cuffing season and say hello to a new season of warm, springtime weather. With every new season comes new opportunities, especially with love. So we're here to share with you what to expect for your love life in spring 2019 based on your horoscope sign.
Now that we're all starting to shed our winter clothes and emerge from hibernation for the new season, it's time to shed all of the negativity in your love life and embrace what spring has to offer you. Take a chance on love this season, because it might pay off big time.
Especially since a bright future is ahead of you in your love life for spring 2019. It's all confirmed in the stars! The zodiac forecast for this season is overall pretty positive, besides Mercury being in retrograde, and you definitely want to take advantage of it.
Check out what amazing things that are written in the stars for you this spring season, based on your zodiac sign!
This is the season to focus on self-love, Aries! Your birthday is coming up this season too and before you start going all out with celebrations and being the fireball of energy that you always are, you should take time to take care of yourself and love yourself with some TLC.
Especially with Mercury in retrograde, this is the season that you need to slow things down before jumping into things, like new romances or flings, without thinking.
Spring is the season for you to go after what you want, especially in your love life! Although patience is one of your strongest characteristics Taurus, this season is your time to shine and seek out the love you deserve instead of waiting for love to come to you.
Don't play hard to get with the people you're romantically interested in, especially since love is in the air during April and a new romance could shake up your life for the better.
March is expected to be a busy month of work for you, which is not exactly what a fun-loving Gemini wants in life. However, it's not all bad news – it just means you'll have to be more intentional about finding time in your schedule for your romantic, fun side, whether it's having an adrenaline-filled date with your partner to let loose or hitting up a trendy new bar to meet new people.
Also with Mercury in retrograde this month, be more careful with your words with your S/O or new fling, because your quick, talkative nature could get you into some miscommunication problems in your dating life.
Now that we're in Pisces season, this has been a period of social expansion for you and there are no signs of you stopping anytime soon. The social energy that is filling you up from head to toe this spring means it's the perfect time to meet a new love interest, rekindle an old flame, or bring back the sparks in your long-term relationship.
So keep seeking out new connections and relationships in your life this spring and you never know who may walk into your life and change everything. Just make sure to have some downtime to yourself too, since you're more of a homebody by nature.
Instead of focusing on your love life this spring, channel your fierce, lioness energy into your career. The right person will come into your life at the right time, and this is actually not the time for you to worry about your dating life.
This season is the one where you'll take your career by storm, thanks to Uranus moving into your career sector. You'll also find clarity on what you should prioritize, and this may give you some much-needed answers in both your dating life and career.
Don't be afraid to welcome a new romance into your life this season, Virgo. This month's new moon will be a nice reminder of how great it actually is to allow new relationships into your life, even though you're typically more closed off to new people.
Instead of always relying on yourself, allow your partner to take care of you and support you this spring. One of the things that Virgo hates the most is asking others for help, but don't be afraid to show your partner that you need them every once in a while.
A gentle Venus-Neptune conjunction is coming in April, which means the coming of a potential new romance in your life, or even a rekindling of an old flame. This new love will be one filled with compassion and gentleness.
If you're already in a relationship, this season will also give you the opportunity to strengthen and grow your current one. Just make sure to let go of past conflicts and disappointments and instead, live in the moment with each other so you can continue growing together.
A long term change is coming to shake up your romantic relationships in March. This will bring some unwelcomed instability into your life, but take it as an opportunity to learn more about yourself and how you handle romantic change.
This is the season to discover a new approach to how you deal with your dating life. So try different dating techniques in your love life, whether it's showing affection in a new way or going on a date you normally wouldn't try. If you're single, you can even try taking a chance on someone you typically would not consider. You never know what changes might alter your life for the better.
Focus on creating deeper relationships with your partner or on finding a new special someone in your life this spring, Sagittarius. This season you'll be filled with even more energy and spontaneity than usual, so use it to your advantage to better connect with those around you.
Plus, the extra energy comes at the perfect time because March will be a time where you'll crave human connection more than usual, and planet Venus will spend the entire month fostering your desire to grow your relationships and have fun while doing it.
You're usually good at using your judgment, but with Mercury in retrograde this month, your decision-making skills will not be as strong as normal. So take time to listen to your friends when they give you advice for your dating life, instead of relying mainly on yourself to make the call.
Also, while Mercury is in retrograde for March, try not to make any major decisions in your love life. If you do need to, make sure to ask for other people's opinion first and think it through clearly.
It's time to embrace who you really are, Aquarius. Show off your true self in your relationships, whether it's through revealing something your partner never knew or being yourself and not as mysterious as you usually are when going on a date with someone new.
The new moon this month will make you more self-reflective on what makes you, uniquely you. Aquarius has always stood out from the bunch, and it's time to reflect on why this is true of you. Embrace the star that you are. This will help you become more self-aware in your romantic relationships too.
Now that it's finally approaching springtime, it's time to come out of your usual winter hibernation, Pisces, and show everyone how much you're going to shine this season. This season, you'll want to emerge earlier than usual from your hibernation because you'll feel an unusually strong desire to connect with others.
So turn this desire into action this season and take the time to grow your current relationship with your partner, or to take a chance on someone new in your romantic life.


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Curtiss-Wright Flying Schools: Standardized Flying Courses
Promotional pamphlet from the Curtiss-Wright Flying school. The pamphlet gives detailed descriptions of the standard courses and methods of instruction and gives more detailed information regarding the commercial pilot's course, the transport pilot's course, the seaplane pilot's course, a listing of all the flying service bases, the Curtiss-Wright Base of Kansas City, and financial planning for students.
Inland Aviation Company
Circa 1930 photograph with an aerial view of Inland Aviation Company, also known as Inland Aircraft Company, once located at the southeast corner of Fairfax Road (presently Fairfax Trafficway) and Funston Road in Kansas City, Kansas. The Inland Sport was the first plane built and one of the fastest personal planes of the period. The Depression caused the company, in business only 22 months, to go bankrupt. It was known for its racers.
Fairfax Industrial Airport
Circa 1930 photograph with an aerial view of Fairfax Industrial Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. It is noted on the back of the photograph that Curtiss Wright is at the northern end of the field. This vantage point faces northeast an shows the intersection of Funston Road and Fairfax Road (presently Fairfax Trafficway) in the center.
Simmons Company Plant
Photograph of the exterior of the Simon Company plant, a mattress manufactuer, in the Fairfax District of Kansas City, Kansas. The plant opened in 1936 at Fairfax and Eagle (later Sunshine) Roads, west of the Fairfax Airport.
Sealright Company Plant
Photograph of the exterior of the Sealright Company plant, a paper products, bottle caps, and food packaging manufacturer, in the Fairfax district of Kansas City, Kansas, south of the Fairfax Airport. The plant opened in 1932 at the intersection of Fairfax and Rickel Roads.
Massey-Harris Harvester Company Plant
Photograph of the exterior view of the Massey-Harris Harvester Company, a tractor and thresher manufacturer, plant in the Fairfax District of Wyandotte County, Kansas. The plant opened in 1925 north of the intersection of Fairfax Road and Diagonal Way.
Fruehauf Trailor Company
Photograph of the exterior of the Fruehauf Trailer Company in the Fairfax District of Wyandotte County, Kansas. Local architect Charles E. Keyser designed the plant, which opened in 1937 and was located at the intersection of Fairfax and Funston Roads.


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In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation Language
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In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation
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On December 14, 2011, the Office of Administrative Law approved amendments to the Off-Road Regulation. The amendments delay the initial compliance date for all fleets by four years, provide a path to compliance without any required retrofits, and simplify the regulation. The amendments also include additional minor modifications to clarify or simplify regulatory provisions. The amendments to the Off-Road Regulation became effective immediately.
The amended regulation, as approved by the Office of Administrative Law, is available below and contains the original regulation language with the amended text shown in strikethrough and underline. For improved readability, we have also provided below a "clean" version of the regulation that incorporates the amended text. Please note that this "clean" version is not the official regulation approved by the Office of Administrative Law. While staff have tried to ensure all amended language has been properly incorporated, only the regulation approved by the Office of Administrative Law has the official language.
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