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Lorenzo Quinn: Full Circle at the Halcyon Gallery | Exhibition review
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Internationally renowned contemporary sculptor Lorenzo Quinn magnificently communicates ideals of life and humanity in his new work, marking a "full circle" in his career. By utilising contrasting materials to create predominantly spherical shapes the sculptures are both distinctive and appealing.
Born in Italy, Quinn grew up in the United States where he trained as a painter at the American Academy of Fine Arts in New York, moving onto sculpting after a brief spell in acting. Masters such as Salvador Dali and Michelangelo, combined with Quinn's passion for politics and religion, have inspired his creation of monumental and emotional sculptures in both public and private collections around the world.
Full Circle is similar to Quinn's past work but also progressive. Each sculpture (ranging from small to giant) is accompanied with a thought piece from the sculptor conveying his familiar themes of love, relationships and balance. The largest sculpture, Atlas 2.0, is an impressive figure of a man resourcefully balancing the world upon his feet while doing a handstand, as opposed to the ancient Atlas who bore the weight upon his shoulders. Smaller sculptures include Love's DNA – a double helix in which grasping hands (Quinn's renowned motif) make up the connections – "The meeting of two souls meant to be one, the rebirth of a new life together."
Quinn also experiments with new mediums and subject matters. Materials range from bronze and aluminium to wood and marble, their diversity in appearance and texture creates interesting effects and imparts meaning. This can be seen in Leap of Faith where a figure jumps between pillars of past, present and future as represented by stone, wood and glass respectively. The past is set in stone and the glass empty for future dreams. Departing from seriousness, Keeping Me on My Toes is a more playful sculpture involving the figure of a man as the heel that holds up a lady's high-heeled shoes.
The Halcyon Gallery lends itself nicely to this vast collection – you'll want to admire the aesthetics of every single one of the sculptures and read the accompanying text. Full Circle is retrospective and personal and yet there is universality in the messages that anyone can connect with.
Lorenzo Quinn: Full Circle is at the Halcyon Gallery until 6th August 2013. For further information visit the gallery's website here.
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Lat: 28.48°S, Long: 41.51°W, Diam: 65.08 km, Depth: 1.1 km, Rükl 52
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Was Doppelmayer captured near the upper left corner of Apollo 16's orbital south-looking oblique Hasselblad frame AS16-120-19337? - DannyCaes Apr 13, 2014
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(IAU Directions) DOPPELMAYER.--Under a high sun this large ring-plain, 40 miles in diameter, resembles a great bay open to the N.E., without a trace of detail to break the monotony of the surface on the side facing the Mare Humorum. When, however, it is viewed under oblique morning illumination, a low broad ridge is easily traceable, extending across the opening, indicating the site of a ruined wall. There is an isolated mountain at the S.E. end of this, which casts a fine spire of shadow across the floor at sunrise. The interior contains a massive bright central mountain and several little hills. The crest of the wall on the W. is much broken.
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Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
Pike, 1976: 1.1 km
Westfall, 2000: 1.1 km
Viscardy, 1985: 2.7 km
Cherrington, 1969: 0.79 km
Central peak height ~1300 m from shadow in Jan. 12, 1999 photo taken by 2.2-m MPG/ESO telescope (time somewhat uncertain). Doppelmayer is possibly unique in that the top of the central peak appears to be higher than the rim. Note: the Viscardy depth information seems to be erroneous. There is no evidence of 2.7 km tall rim peaks around Doppelmayer -- possibly it was confused with neighboring Lee?- Jim Mosher
Doppelmayer is a floor-fractured crater, one of whose characteristics is an upraised floor. Schultz attributes the high position of the top of Doppelmayer's central peak in relation to the rim to this uplifting (along with the rest of the central floor) of a peak of normal height for a crater of this diameter. - tychocrater Oct 17, 2008
Central peak composition: A (Tompkins & Pieters, 1999)
Satellite crater Doppelmayer K is on the ALPO list of bright ray craters.
Doppelmayer N, a bowl shaped high-albedo crater west-southwest of Doppelmayer itself, has quite a large boulder slightly outside the north-northwestern part of its rim. The diameter of this boulder seems to be something of 100 meters, according to the scale on the LROC's high-resolution NAC photographs. - DannyCaes Jul 14, 2017
Is it an irregular elevation, or a shallow depression? (trompe l'oeil effect near Doppelmayer J)
There's a curious irregular "mensa"-like elevation west of Doppelmayer J, which is the southern one of the three bowl-shaped craters in the central part of Mare Humorum (Doppelmayer J, K, L). One of the magnificent Hi-Res post-sunrise photographs of the Mare Humorum region made by Christian Viladrich shows that curious "mensa"-like elevation as some sort of shallow rimless depression (a veritable "trompe l'oeil" effect!). See Sunrise at the Doppelmayer part of Mare Humorum - Christian Viladrich, and Sunrise at the Gassendi part of Mare Humorum - Christian Viladrich. - DannyCaes Dec 17, 2016
Johan Gabriel Doppelmayer (1671 –12/1/1750) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. He completed his studies in 1698 with a dissertation on the Sun.
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The Doppelmayer pyroclastics are briefly mentioned in the 21st Century Atlas of the Moon (C.A.Wood/ M.J.S.Collins) on page 82 (the southwest quadrant of the Full Moon) and on page 58 (photograph of the Doppelmayer rilles).
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The massive salaries of the National Football League do not just begin and end with the players. The leader of men, the head coaches on the sidelines, have earned themselves a pretty high yearly salary for their roles for their teams. Here is a list of the five highest-paid head football coaches in the NFL today.
5. Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs)
Unfortunately, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is the only coach on this list that has yet to achieve the greatest accomplishment in sports, a Super Bowl victory. Still, for a man who earns $7.5 million a year and with a contract that runs until 2023, it is hard to feel too bad for this coaching legend. Reid has been a head coach in the NFL since 1999 when he took over the spot for the Philadelphia Eagles. He manned Philly's helm for 13 years before joining the Chiefs in 2013.
4. Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints)
Since 2006, Sean Payton has been the head coach for the New Orleans Saints and has become a monumental figure in the city, as the Saints have been a healing factor for the city recovering from Hurricane Katrina. The Super Bowl-winning coach is currently making $9 million a year under his current contract, which does not set to expire until 2023. Even so, it would be hard to imagine Payton coaching any other team not wearing the black, silver, and gold.
3. Jon Gruden (Oakland Raiders)
When Jon Gruden left his comfortable ESPN commentator job to return to the Oakland Raiders, it made headlines for the deal that it took to bring him back. Gruden signed a 10 year, $100 million deal in the off-season prior to the 2018-19 season. The contract also included a no-trade clause, which was put in place as Gruden, who coached Oakland between 1998-2001, was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he would defeat his former team in the 2002 Super Bowl.
2. Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks)
Pete Carroll holds the honor as the oldest head coach in the NFL. Being 68 years old, Carroll has both dominated the collegiate football landscape with his USC Trojan teams of the 2000s, and the NFL landscape with the "Legion of Boom" Seattle Seahawks. Today, Carroll makes $11 million a year and still looks as vibrant and lively as he did in the 1990s.
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I'm having a tough time with the water boss have died at least almost a hundred times. I beat the other bosses first 1-3 tries. Other than that I have been having a blast.
You can also leave the fires be and they will prevent smaller enemies from being able to join the fight.
@tokeeffe9 so just at the start ?
@Farsendor did you manage to beat him?
You actually get a static theme if you pre-ordered the game and this is the music that plays on theme.
@FF7Cloud Sony published outside Japan, but yeah seems they didn't print enough discs, were out of stock for a while but seem to be back in stock on Amazon UK at least.
I haven't the time to get into the game yet. I have beaten the first area and now I'm at the Blacksmith and I am just potentially overwhelmed at the amount of customization in this game.
I've created two characters one with dual swords and kusarigama and my second character has a normal sword and axe. I found the game very challenging with my first character but that could just be because I wasn't used to the fast combat and managing my Ki properly. When you clear one level I went through the same level with my second character and whizzed through it. it is so satisfying.
Yeah, Nioh's sold out around here too, my friend can't grab a copy. Everybody is surprised with how well it's selling since its a "niche title." It's almost like if you create a good game in a subgenre that people enjoy people will buy it or something!????
Being a "good game" or not doesn't always matter. This is about will a lot of people think that the game is good and interesting enough to buy it at launch?
I'm pretty sure it took Valkyria Chronicles months and a push from fans to drive sales for the game over 700 000, but Nioh managed to sell 1 million around launch week.
Nioh (and it's season pass) has just gone on sale on the EU PSN.
I was planning on just picking up the base game but I'm curious what people who've played it and/or the dlc think? I heard the game gets a grindy and is very long. Would getting the dlc negate this to some extent and the main thing, is the dlc good?
Nioh isn't grindy at all unless you make it so.
Nioh has a lot of extra missions where you replay stages (or parts of stages) with different enemies, nightmare versions and so on for bonus items, gear and unlockables. The people complaining about it being "grindy" play through all of them. Just play the stuff you enjoy.
I haven't had time to play the DLC yet but I heard people like it. I mean if you want more of Nioh with different settings and enemies then then play the DLC, basically. It's not radically different from the main game to my understanding.
So I finally got around to playing through the main campaign of Nioh over the last month.
I think the game is great really with some flaws that hold it back from being fantastic. The setting is really cool. It just feels like it's been a while since I've personally played in a fuedal japan like setting, probably since Ninja Gaiden and that's something I want to get out of the way early. This game typically brought on all the Souls comparisons but really this is an evolution of Ninja Gaiden with a lot of souls elements in it. It feels really strange now just thinking about all that coverage when the truth is far closer to home.
I think the game starts off very strongly. It does a great job in introducing you to the mechanics and slowly giving you different enemies to face. I'd also say that the earlier bosses are probably more so on the challenging side. The combat in the game feels great. Getting an understanding on using the stances and getting your Ki pulse back is great. It just feels very satisfying when you get that right and remove the yokai drain.
I never felt particularly frustrated at dying in this game. What I mean by that I always felt like things were close by so if I died I get back pretty quickly. Now there were definitely times where I died and didn't feel like it was fair. On a few occasions enemy animations would just completely reset into something else when they had no stamina. This got me killed once and near death on another occasion and it just sucked when it happened really. In a game like this, you can't have it feel unfair at times.
Another issue i had was with loot. I didn't love it in the beta and it didn't improve that much in the final game. I just found that every time I finished a level I'd have a look at whatever new gear is the best and sell everything else. It was just a chore. To add to that I'd so much gold and felt like I'd nothing to spend it on. The blacksmith seems completely useless in this game since you just find better gear out on a mission. So for me, I just wish there was none of that in the game. Just give me one piece of each weapon/armour instead of just checking the stats between them to see if I've a better version now.
Which I guess brings me to the other main... not really issue but I guess problem with the game. It is very much once you've played a decent bit, there isn't much different in the game. It feels like that was more of a design choice really to keep the game how they wanted it but it does make fighting the same enemies with different weapons less appealing. Even more so when you literally fight the same bosses again. That kind of thing always bothers me. Whatever about in the side missions but it's really disappointing in the main mission.
Still though, I want to commend how much fun I still had with this game and how satisfying it is when you get into the flow of the weapons you're using and how powerful you can feel when you get in the flow of things and use your spirit correctly. It's very satisfying to take out a few enemies that otherwise could have been a hard fight if you just mistimed that attack one or twicel.
I've got the dlc too but I'm going to take a break for a while I think and get back to it some other time. It sounds like the game sold well enough so I do hope they're able to come back and make an even better game in future.


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As the weather heats up we're all more likely to spend more time outdoors. Seniors especially may look forward to spending some additional time outside going for walks or rides and taking in the sights. Summer means extra-long daylight hours and more time for outdoor activities.
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Every year nearly 40% of those admitted to urgent care centers and emergency rooms with symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke are over the age of 65. The elderly, similar to children and babies, are more prone to heat-related problems. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however, our best defense against heat-related illness is prevention. For more information visit this signs and symptoms of heat-related illness guide.
By following these tips and taking these precautions you can ensure the safety of your loved ones this summer.
Avoid peak hours. Avoid going out in the sun between the hours of 10 AM and 3 PM. These are the hours that the sun is at its highest and the heat is most intense. If you do need to go out, stay in shaded areas as much as possible.
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Q: Git Rebase is not rebasing the entire branch For some reason, running a git rebase is suddenly not rebasing my entire branch and I cannot imagine why. What I have before rebase is the following:

What I have after running git rebase develop is this:

Notice that none of the commits from the branch came along in the rebase. At this point I have to run a git reset --hard on the last commit of what is now a headless branch to get things back in order.
Strangely enough, if I create additional commits on the feature-relationalSurveys branch beyond those shown in the screenshot and then rebase, all additional commits will come along in the rebase. It's like git doesn't know where the branch actually starts. I've never seen this happen before and I have no idea what's causing it or how to fix it. Any ideas?

A: I'm going to take a guess based on the information provided.  Either A) your visualization tool is broken or B) develop already contained all the content of feature-relationalSurveys.  You can test A by trying another visualization tool like git log --decorate --graph.
Lemme explain B.  The key pieces of information are...

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*feature-relationalSurveys is at a merge point, rebase should not merge.

*feature-relationalSurveys is at the same point as develop.

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*Even more strange, it's at the same point as origin/develop.

*None of the commits in feature-relationalSurveys are at its tip after the rebase.

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*I presume those commits are deeper in the history.

The only way I can think this happened is if you had something like this...
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I'm not exactly sure how you'd get into that state, maybe through a weird merge or rebase, but there you go.  When Git goes to rebase feature-relationalSurveys onto develop it notices C''s content is the same as C, so it skips it.  B''s content is the same as B, so it skips it.  A' and A are the same, skipped.  There's no differing content left, so it just plops feature-relationalSurveys where develop is.
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None of feature-relationalSurveys changes are visible at the tip of develop because they're buried earlier in develop's history.
That's my best guess, and one only you can verify.  It would help to show the state of develop prior to the rebase.

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Danielle Breisach's exuberance and compassion permeate her performing and teaching. In demand as a collaborative musician and teacher, Danielle has performed with several organizations in Michigan and Wisconsin and maintains a private studio of over 30 highly successful students. As an adjudicator and clinician, she has been invited to adjudicate auditions for Winds of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Flute Festival, teach the flute masterclass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Summer Music Clinic, and appear as a guest clinician for middle school and high school flutists in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Currently, Danielle is a doctoral student ABD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Flute Performance studying with Stephanie Jutt. In addition to modern flute, she is a baroque flute specialist (studied with Jeanne Swack), and has participated in baroque masterclasses with Kim Pineda and Barthold Kuijken. On modern flute, Danielle has participated in performances, masterclasses and festivals in United States, Canada, Italy, and China including the Bay View Music Conservatory, Le Domaine Forget, and the Banff Centre. She has performed with the Kalamazoo Philharmonia, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Bach Festival, Kalamazoo Civic, and Farmer's Alley Theatre among others, and has been a concerto soloist with the Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra.
As Artistic Director of the Madison Flute Club since 2012, Danielle has extended the reach of the organization through founding the Chamber Ensemble, which gave its debut performance at the National Flute Association's annual convention in 2014. Additionally, Danielle founded the Middle School and High School Flute Ensembles in 2013, giving young, Madison-area flutists the opportunity to collaborate with one another and gain experience on auxiliary instruments.
Previously, Danielle has taught at Western Michigan University, where she received a BM in Music Education ('07) and MM in Music Performance ('09). She also held the position of Director of the High School Flute Ensembles for the West Michigan Flute Association from 2010-2012.
Danielle lives in Madison, WI with her husband Jeff and their two dogs and three cats. In addition to teaching privately, Danielle is working towards completing her DMA at UW-Madison, working with the Madison Flute Club, and participating on the planning committee for the Wisconsin Flute Festival. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to Bay View, MI, kayaking, hiking, and reading.
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Australia: Game Over: Australian High Court Dismisses Valve's Appeal Of Penalty
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As a result of its dismissal of an appeal from video game publisher Valve in April 2018, the High Court of Australia has affirmed that overseas-based companies that sell to Australia must abide by the Australian Consumer Law ("ACL"). This decision sets an important precedent in Australia, reflecting the view of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") that overseas corporations selling to Australian consumers should be bound under the ACL. With the ACCC taking a far more active regulatory role than the regulators in many other countries, it has now become even more important to remain informed about Australia's consumer laws.
Valve is a United States-based entertainment, software, and technology company that provides an online computer game distribution platform, "Steam." The Steam platform has approximately 2.2 million users in Australia. Although Valve does not have any physical retail stores in Australia, and operates predominantly out of the state of Washington, it does sell computer games digitally to Australian consumers.
The ACCC commenced action against Valve for breaches of the ACL in 2014. In 2016, the Federal Court of Australia held that Valve had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by making misrepresentations to its Australian customers about certain guarantees under the ACL. Although the company was operating mainly outside of Australia, by offering its online products and making representations to Australian consumers, Valve was seen to have been carrying on business in Australia.
Valve appealed the decision, which was dismissed by the Full Federal Court in 2017. The Full Federal Court found that Valve had carried on business in Australia and was therefore bound by the
Valve sought special leave to the High Court of Australia to appeal the decision of the Full Federal Court. In April 2018, the High Court ended the four-year battle by dismissing the application for special leave. Consequently, the decision of the Full Federal Court to bind Valve by the ACL and require the company to pay a $3 million penalty for breach is now final.
Impact of the Decision
Under Australian law, consumers purchasing a product online are entitled to the same automatic consumer guarantees as if they had purchased the item in store.
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Coronavirus: India Reports Second Case, Suspends E-Visa For Travellers From China- Key Points
323 More Indians And Seven Maldivians Were Brought Back By Air From Wuhan, Epicentre Of The Outbreak, Taking The Number Of Evacuees To 654.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Pawas Kumar | Updated on: 03 Feb 2020, 12:26:24 AM
Philippines reported the first death outside China from the deadly virus on Sunday (Photo Credit: Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay )
India suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners residing in the neighbouring country on Sunday as it reported its second coronavirus case. It also issued a fresh advisory saying anyone with travel history to China since January 15 can be quarantined in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Menwhile, 323 more Indians and seven Maldivians were brought back by air from the Chinese city, epicentre of the outbreak, taking the number of evacuees to 654.
The developments came as the virus, which emerged in early December and traced to a market in Hubei capital Wuhan that sold wild animals, has killed more than 300 people in China, infected over 14,000 others and spread to 25 countries. The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death outside China from the deadly virus.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause a number of illnesses, ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The novel coronavirus (nCoV) that started spreading from China's Wuhan, is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
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A Mentor commits to connect with a Mentee at least once a week every month, (it can be phone call, or in person, etc.) every month, for 12 calendar months.
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6 For Joseph truly testified, saying: A seer shall the Lord my God raise up, who shall be a choice seer unto the fruit of my loins.
7 Yea, Joseph truly said: Thus saith the Lord unto me: A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers.
11 But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins—and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my word, which shall have already gone forth among them. . . .
16 Yea, thus prophesied Joseph: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the promise of Moses; for the Lord hath said unto me, I will preserve thy seed forever.
"Joseph Smith the Prophet was the chosen instrument through which the Restoration took place. He was selected of the Lord before his birth to fill this most important mission. The ancient prophets knew of him and spoke of him.
"Joseph who was sold into Egypt prophesied of him—he even knew his name and his father's name.
"'For Joseph truly testified, saying: A seer shall the Lord my God raise up. . . .
"'Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; . . .
"'And his name shall be called after me; and it shall be after the name of his father. And he shall be like unto me; for the thing, which the Lord shall bring forth by his hand, by the power of the Lord shall bring my people unto salvation' (2 Nephi 3:6, 14–15).
"When the Lord wants to change the world, He doesn't send armies or use powerful groups. . . .
"When it was time to restore His gospel to prepare the world for the Second Coming of His Son, He . . . sent a baby boy to the home of a righteous father and mother. On 23 December 1805, a baby boy came to the home of Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith.


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George W Bush, in recent times, has earned the dubious distinction of radicalising Muslims into anti-American postures, to set in motion, the arrangement for pro-Islamic forces to assume dominant role in government formation, in two Muslim countries – Turkey and Pakistan. The all-encompassing victory of an Islamist party in secular Turkey is a vivid case in point of up-and-coming disposition. This facilitation has come about due to her (US) one-upmanship, in the world-order, resulting in sharp 'polarisation' of countries into Islamic and non-Islamic blocks, an event, which had died its natural death in the aftermath of the break-up of erstwhile USSR. But with the US pursuing an agenda, perceived in the Islamic world as being anti-Muslim, the recent set of setbacks does in no way come as a major surprise.
The broad electoral victory in Turkey of Justice and Development Party (JVP), a party with Islamic roots, characterizes a journey into 'unchartered waters.' The fact that its leader, Receptayyip Erdogan, is a practicing Muslim, who once was active in the Islamist movement, just completes the grim picture for Western countries. JVP has assumed absolute majority to the Turkish Grand National Assemble (TGNA) but the only ray of hope for the Western establishments is the all-powerful military elite in Turkey who have, in past, played a pivotal role in arresting the rise and growth of Islamic forces, unlike Pakistan, where a large section of the omnipotent military has facilitated the growth and rise of Islamists.
US has provided a wonderful opportunity to the fundamentalist Islamic forces, in Pakistan; Maulana Fazlur Rahman - the Prime Ministerial candidate of MMA - wouldn't have dreamt in the wildest of his imaginations, that one day, thanks to Uncle Sam, he would be a serious contender to assume the mantle of governance in Pakistan. MMA, the religious alliance, comprising of the Jammat-e-Islami (JEI) of Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the Jamiat-ul-Ulema Islam (JUI) of Maulana Fazlur Rahman, the Jamiat-ul-Ulema Islam of Maulana Samiul Haq, the Jamiat-ul-Ulema Pakistan (JUP) of Shah Ahmed Noorani, the Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH) of Sajid Mir and the Tehrik Islami of Sajid Naqvilost, lost no time in translating the opportunity to convert anti-America sentiments into votes, and thus emerged as a strong force on the political scene.
MMA has earned 45 seats, an unprecedented 18 percent of the National Assembly, in addition to control of one provincial government and sharing in a second. This makes them a major political player rather than the marginal party they have been in the past. Strong showing of these religious parties raises serious doubts about how the government will deal with a 'political force' that is antagonistic to its ties with the United States and will press on a hard line toward India.
MMA, analysts believe, will do their best to lessen government manacles on the country's Islamic militants and push continuing Pakistani support for the Kashmir insurgency. They will press on Musharraf to limit the role of U.S. law enforcement agencies in pursuing Taliban and Al Qaeda fugitives, particularly in districts where the MMA is in the provincial government. Should the US fail to see the writing on the wall, and against wise council, pursue war against Iraq, the world-order may not remain same for many a time to come. War against Iraq, as and when, it takes place, will surely consolidate the anti-US sentiments, and may even lead to the toppling of Musharraf by some hardliner Islamist military General.
The victories of the MMA, analysts also argue, could make available to Musharraf an alibi to discourage the USA from pushing to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure engaged against India. These elections are likely to hearten Musharraf's endeavour to revitalize the old alliance between the army and the religious right. MMA, without doubt would also like to further strengthen its fundamentalist influence in Kashmir and persuade military elite to continue Jihad in Kashmir.
The elections pose little threat to Musharraf's dominance of decision-making but in the long term, MMA could have an important bearing on Pakistan's domestic stability, sectarian violence and radical clout inside the armed forces, something, which would be an issue of alarm for him. However Western analysts, regard Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as just another in the long line of inept opportunists – military and civilian alike – who have governed Pakistan over the past half century. Analysts also predict that Musharraf will be able to retain power as long as he wishes, unless he is assassinated, but will not be able to clean the country.
Musharraf has kept ace up his sleeve by establishing the National Security Council (NSC) by decree before the election to serve as a forum for consultation on strategic matters pertaining to the sovereignty, integrity and security of the State. This institution, many believe, is central to his and the army's strategy for keeping control over national security and foreign policy, and over major aspects of domestic politics.
Musharraf took a calculated gamble, not that he had much choice, to kowtow US, in the post 9/11 scenario on the consideration that the implied monitory benefits would help revive Pakistan's sagging economic condition. With her economy in shambles, Pakistan grabbed the opportunity to ally with US to bring about a transition on the economic front, not that there is much hope, given that her troubles are so deep rooted and systematic that nobody could lead the country out of them.
Pakistan, now in its sixth decade of independence, has its economy and prosperity heavily dependent on agriculture but is already forced to import food grains. One of the major stumbling blocks in the agricultural sector is the water storage problem, which has depleted to one-third of its original volume, since 1947. Socio-economic conditions have worsened so much in the past 15 years that occurrence of poverty has accelerated, raising the figure of people below the poverty line from 17 million in mid 1980's to nearly 50 million in a total population of 140 million. According to Pakistan public-policy group, approximately 38% of the population lived below the poverty line. World Bank states in its 2000 report that 54% of the population above 15 million was illiterate – a whopping 46 million. Healthcare, according to WB (1999) report, the mortality rate for children under five years of age was 126 per mille.
However no sooner did Pakistan join the US war against terror that Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have shown remarkable upsurge trend, unheard of, in the past. The reserves have dramatically risen five-fold from US $ 1.5 billion before September 11 to US $ 7.5 billion and all indicators point that the upward trend will continue. The transition has been facilitated, analysts point out, by rearrangement of the essential ingredients of the external debt (US $ 32.5 billion), with liberal grace periods, by the creditor-countries, consequently ensuing a decline in cash outflow towards debit servicing obligations. Speculations are rife that US played a pivotal role in IMF's approval of a long pending Pakistani call for a generous loan under the poverty reduction and growth facility, which involves a lesser rate of interest than loans for economic support and structural reforms.
In order to placate their respective domestic constituencies, US allies in its war against terror – Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and even Kuwait have expressed reservations about the use of its military bases by the US troops in its war against Iraq. War against Iraq undoubtly; compounds the domestic problems of Pakistan, which may even lead to the banishment of the US forces from Pakistan. The volt face of Pakistan on Taliban has cost her dearly with the rejuvenation of Islamic forces, depriving her of any hope to translate herself into a progressive democratic republic, something, which the ordinary Pakistani looked forward to. Should MMA head the government, it could pilot Pakistan en route to its own version of an 'Islamic' revolution backed by Islamic hardliners, and extreme elements in the army.
America's pressing goal, analysts concede, in the region is to eliminate the terrorists who pose a danger to American lives and interests and to make certain the stability and durability in Afghanistan of an administration responsive to the West and acquiescent to Washington. However, whatever may be the outcome, US interests may be seriously hampered should MMA assume the mantle of governance in Pakistan.
Reports emanating from Washington point out that US has actively engaged its machinery to broker a deal between Benazir Bhutto's PPP, and Musharraf's PML – QA, with the singular objective of keeping MMA outside the government formation. US exactly know how to exploit a state beleaguered by violence, illiteracy, corruption, poverty, religious extremism, and tribalism, to serve its purpose in Southeast Asia. US, would in no way impede its relations with Pakistan whom it looks down as an over modestly nuclear armed small-time partner, that carries out low-end military tasks on the its agenda.


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University Brands: The Importance of MOOCs
Digital Brand Management, Higher Education Sector, Strategic Brand Management, Technology
Whether we accept it or not, all of us are in the business of information these days. From the coffee shop to the fashion boutique to the largest of multinational brands, it cannot have escaped many people's attention that both prominence and profile are the fundamental marketing objectives of our time. And, as the points of contact between the organisation and the consumer continue to proliferate horizontally, rather than hierarchically, it is the shared experience and the common interest which will always dominate the marketplace of this newly levelled playing field.
But how does our current information revolution relate to the spheres of higher education and to the brand identities that many institutions have carefully cultivated for themselves over the years? Will distance learning across the web ultimately prove itself to be an evolutionary leap in how we approach the sharing of knowledge and our understanding of how it is taught? And is the online model a financially viable one: that will generate not only sufficient revenues to sustain itself, but to also attract the leading institutes and the brightest students into participating? These are the key challenges facing the first generation of massive open online courses ("MOOCs"), as we see them today.
There is something of a strange irony when considering the length of time it has taken for the first massive open online courses to find their way into the public domain. Because the technology of the internet was originally developed with the specific purpose of allowing academic bodies to communicate and to share knowledge across the globe. It is a particularly harsh reality then that the vast majority of learning institutions have, until now, proven themselves as slow to adapt to, or to even recognise, the central role that the online world will play in the future of education.
From a technical standpoint, there is no reason why this should be the case. Both text documents and streaming media content are amongst the most basic of web content to manage. So the slow exploration of the digital realm by academia is more likely a result of factors beyond either the technical or the logistical. Instead, it should be assumed that the most frequently aired doubts raised about MOOCs by higher education institutions ("HEIs") – those of financing, and a perceived undermining of reputations – have been the primary deterrents up until this point.
In this regard, HEIs have positioned themselves alongside the corporate media, which has been equally slow in finding new ways to exploit the online environment as a method of securing global audiences. Both media and academia fear a loss of income that this may entail, but history has taught us that we cannot shout at the waves of change. Only this week, the writer and social commentator Will Self wrote of the "irrevocable severing" of media and information from an assured revenue stream. MOOCs are the way that institutions will remain active and responsive to the demands of an online, global marketplace for learning.
In this regard, the success of MOOCs will be a self-realising one. The institutions which break new ground online will achieve a greater global prominence for their brand, and as their popularity inevitably grows with a broader uptake of courses, so too will it attract the previously sceptical competitors into the market. With this added degree of competition, the quality of the MOOCs on offer will, in turn, reach new heights, and so the prestige of offering a respected MOOC will feed back to the institution itself. As with any form of online social media, success is governed by participation.
This is not to suggest that institutions will immediately offer a full degree through the MOOC platform, but insight and background into the subject, which will capture the imagination and whet the appetites of new students. Indeed, there are many benefits from creating an identity for MOOCs which is distinct from on-campus learning. In the USA, for instance, Ivy League universities such as Stanford provide online students with a Statement of Accomplishment carrying the Stanford brand, but not certificates or course credits. Far from being a limitation of the MOOC system, it is just such an innovative approach that benefits every party, from the student, to the HEI, to the MOOC platform itself. A Statement of Accomplishment will be an invaluable addition to any student's CV. To the institution, it will make their brand a prominent and highly recognised one and – most importantly of all – one that is increasingly in demand.
The first MOOCs are about to go live in the UK and, tellingly, the most notable participants are those institutions which are well known for championing innovation over tradition. The University of Southampton offers students from across the globe the opportunity to learn "How the Web is Changing the World", whilst the University of East Anglia will investigate "The Secret Power of Brands" in partnership with brand agency Wolff Olins, cementing its reputation as a world leading institution for brand leadership studies. If any one course is emblematic of the entire MOOC experience, it is this.
So, can universities turn a lively, open and online learning experience into a viable and self-sustaining revenue stream: one which attracts the brightest and best students in high numbers? It is still early days in the MOOC life cycle, but anecdotal evidence from across the globe is positive. In Asia, where online learning is an established part of education, individual tutors are already earning substantial fortunes by making their courses available across the web for a small fee which is still a tiny fraction of the cost for on-campus education. At this preliminary stage, it would be damaging to promote the inclusion of paywalled course content for domestic MOOCs. But their popularity would suggest that the concept of online learning is attractive to the general public and that it is, indeed, a growth market.
We are still very much at the dawning of this social media age. Although there are lessons to be learned from the early pioneers of our new digital frontier, it would be naïve to presume that we have already seen the high water mark of this new approach to the sharing of information and marketing strategy. As the online environment evolves, every organisation – from the corporate to the academic – will need to respond and reposition itself to maximise the full potential of its own brand.
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"Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher" – Higher Education and Universities
"Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher". Ask most people about the recently deceased Prime Minister's impact on education, and most will reply that she took away free milk from schoolchildren whilst serving as Secretary of State for Education under Edward Heath. However, memorable headlines apart, Margaret Thatcher actually had a sweeping and widespread influence across the education sector, and nowhere more so than in the traditional world of universities.
As with so many other things about Margaret Thatcher's political career, opinion is split about the desirability of the revolution she and her philosophical soul-mate, Keith Joseph, brought about in the higher education sector. Far from conserving the traditions of Britain's ivory towers, Baroness Thatcher's government sought to introduce competition and free market ideology into the country's universities for the first time. She started a trend which has continued over the last three decades, and in many ways has resulted in British academia becoming almost unrecognisable from the pre 1979 years.
It did not take long for the new Thatcherite government to start altering the university sector, with sweeping cuts being made in 1981 as part of the wider monetarist agenda. Many universities were given only a month to make 18 per cent cuts in their overall budgets, and over 3,000 academics lost their jobs as part of the retrenchment in funding across the public sector. In the same year, the government approved the introduction of full tuition fees for international students, and also attempted to offset the impact of this move by taking the first steps towards marketing the UK's higher education sector as a desirable export to developing countries.
For many in Baroness Thatcher's government, the introduction of tuition fees for international students was just the first step towards the full marketisation of the higher education sector. That, however, was an idea whose time had not come, and despite Keith Joseph's plan to abolish the maintenance grant and introduce tuition fees for all students, the political situation during the miner's strike forced the shelving of such radical ideas. Instead, the Conservative government introduced the concept of competition into universities in more subtle and perhaps more far-reaching ways, the most controversial of which was the formulation of the Research Assessment Exercise.
The RAE, which first took place in 1986, was designed to measure the research output and quality of higher education institutions within the UK, and was the progenitor of the various league tables and assessment procedures which exist throughout universities today. It was enormously controversial upon its introduction, and was seen as ushering in the end of 'pure research' in favour of market orientated academic work. It can certainly be said to have led to an increase in competition between universities, which has only increased after the transformation of the old polytechnics in the 1990s. The RAE and its successors introduced quantitative assessment into a sector which previously operated almost entirely on reputation and freedom of research, and there can be no doubt that this has changed the face of academia throughout the UK.
Once the RAE had been conducted, the government led by Margaret Thatcher continued to push forward its radical reforms in the education sector, accomplishing the long desired abolition of tenure for university professorships in 1988. Many senior academics consider this to have increased the tendency for research to orientate itself towards business-friendly applications, and blame it in part for the decline of research into the liberal humanities. Others, however, point to it as a vital move towards the increasing efficiency and relevance of academia to everyday life. It has certainly contributed to the rise of the 'new managerialism' within the higher education sector, as well as the increasing importance of business tools such as branding.
Of course, the Thatcher government did not entirely break with the past when administering higher education. As might be expected by an Oxford graduate and former scientist, Baroness Thatcher was keen to push forward scientific research, and her interest in building a meritocratic society led her to champion some projects which were initiated by Labour, such as the Open University. Throughout the decade of Thatcherite policies, however, an emphasis on increased competition and efficient administration continued to transform even these originally socialist projects.
Ultimately, however, it may be that Baroness Thatcher's most significant achievement in the higher education sector was the legacy she left, providing the foundation upon which others could build. Allegedly, when asked about her finest achievement in politics, she replied "New Labour". Nowhere is this more evident than in higher education. Tony Blair was able to radically transform the university sector only because of the foundational work which had been done by Baroness Thatcher and her government. Regardless of whether one views modern academia as efficient and responsive or managerialist and overly competitive, Margaret Thatcher's policies can be seen everywhere. She truly did have a significant impact throughout society.


When J. Reuben Clar k Law School Alumna Anne Beecroft ('85) attended a BYU Alumni Association event in Amman, Jordan she did not realize the impact that her presence at the event would have on the Jordanian people.
"I attended an alumni reception and the law school alumni approached me with the idea of forming an Amman chapter of the law society," Beecroft said.
The JRCLS Amman Chapter currently has 14 members and is one of 26 international chapters. It is currently the only JRCLS chapter in the Middle East.
• Jordanian attorney Faisal Hijazeen who presented a paper about "Freedom and Religion" at a BYU Law School conference.
• BYU Alumni Association Amman Jordan Chapter President Shaker Allozi who graduated from the BYU Marriott School of Business.
• BYU Assistant International Vice President Pete Peterson who serves as a special chapter advisor.
• BYU Law School Professor Brett Scharffs who serves as a long distance chapter member.
• Anne Beecroft who has resided in Amman with her husband, U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stephen Beecroft since 2008, when Condoleezza Rice swore Ambassador Beecroft into office.


As part of our commitment to contributing to the well-being of the communities in which we operate, Dusit Hotels and Resorts embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through extensive activities in our hotels, resorts and business units across the globe.
Dusit's CSR initiatives guide our behaviour as an organisation and we encourage our guests, stakeholders and employees to embrace these values.
Group CEO, Khun Suphajee Suthumpun, leads company's efforts to raise awareness of beautiful villages such as Ban Pha Bong, where a wealth of cultural experiences await.
Dusit International has joined the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in its efforts to promote second tier cities around the kingdom and help raise awareness of local products.
As a proud ambassador of the TAT's 'We Love Local' campaign, Dusit will provide support for villages in Mae Hong Son province, northern Thailand.
The company will work closely with communities such as Ban Pha Bong to raise awareness of local products like peanut oil, organic rice, and traditional hand woven bags, and also promote the destination via online campaigns.
Khun Suphajee is one of 10 CEOs who has signed up as a We Love Local ambassador. Each CEO is tasked with helping to generate sustainable income for their respective communities, with a target of 1 million baht in revenue for each community within the first year.
Leading Asian hotel chain Dusit International continues its mission to help bring smiles to children living with facial abnormalities through its Dusit Smiles programme, run in partnership with Operation Smile Thailand (OST).
Recently, representatives of both organisations met at Dusit Thani Bangkok's Benjarong Restaurant where Dusit COO Mr David Shackleton presented a donation of 205,658.14 THB to Dr. Paul Robere, Board Member of Operation Smile Thailand. The donation brings Dusit Smiles' year-to-date total to 507,941.72 THB, just over its 2015 goal of 500,000 THB. Dusit's CSR Team is confident that with 5 more months left to the year, they will continue to raise this figure so that more children can receive the reconstructive facial surgeries they need, completely free of charge.
The donation funds were collected through various initiatives, including staff and guests donations as well as activities such as Colour Miles for Smiles, the student-led 5km charity run held in Bangkok this April.
Also earlier this year, the dusitD2 Chiang Mai hotel provided accommodation and meals for the producers, directors and crew members behind Operation Smile Thailand's new promotional video, "The Painted Smile." The film, conceptualised and shot by multi-award winning advertising agency BBDO, will be shown on various channels including True TV, Major Cineplex, VGI Global Media, TV Direct and more. Dusit International will feature the short film on the TV screens in all guest rooms of its Thailand hotels.
For more information on Operation Smile Thailand or to donate to the charity, please visit http://thailand.operationsmile.org.
One of Dusit's top CSR priorities is the well-being and health of children. Dusit Smiles is a CSR programme developed in partnership with Operation Smile, a charitable organisation that mobilises a force of medical professionals to provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery and related medical care for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.
Dusit Smiles not only enables the company to raise funds in support of Operation Smile, but it also promotes awareness among clients, partners, and employees through trainings, visits, government relations, and marketing and public relations.
In order to effect change in the communities where we operate, staff, guests and partners of Dusit International also participate in a myriad of social initiatives with local communities, raising funds to benefit neighbouring schools, temples and charitable organisations.
Dusit Hotels and Resorts has partnered with EarthCheck, the world's leading sustainable environmental benchmarking and certification programme.


He Brews Cafe is a warm and inviting space, perfect for building community and growing relationships. Whether you want to enjoy a quiet conversation, read or just relax, our friendly Baristas are ready to serve you with fresh bakery goods and a wonderful collection of hot or cold espresso drinks and specialty beverages. We invite the public to come in and enjoy! Our entrance is on North End of the campus.


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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to find stolen diamonds hidden by the gang leader. A barrister becomes a central figure as femme fatale Wanda uses him to locate the loot.

A Fish Called Wanda premiered in New York City on July 7, 1988, and in Los Angeles on July 13, 1988, and was released theatrically on July 15, 1988, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to critical and commercial success, grossing over $188 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1988. The film received three nominations at the 61st Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and, with Kline winning, Best Supporting Actor. A spiritual sequel, Fierce Creatures, was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked A Fish Called Wanda the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century.

Plot
London-based gangster George Thomason plans a jewel heist with his right-hand man, Ken Pile, an animal lover with a stutter. They bring in two Americans: con artist Wanda Gershwitz and weapons expert Otto West, an ignorant and mean-spirited anglophobe. Wanda and Otto are lovers, but pretend to be siblings, so Wanda can work her charms on Ken and George. The heist succeeds and the gang escapes with a large sum in diamonds, which they hide. Wanda and Otto then betray George to the police and he is arrested. They return to collect the loot, with Wanda planning to double-cross Otto as well, but it is gone: George had also returned, and moved it to a safe deposit box, giving Ken the key. Wanda finds it in Ken's fish tank and hides it in her locket.

Wanda decides to seduce George's barrister, Archie Leach, in hopes of learning where the safe deposit box is. Archie is in a loveless marriage and quickly falls for Wanda, but Otto's jealous interference causes their liaisons to go disastrously wrong. Wanda accidentally leaves her locket at Archie's house; his wife, Wendy, delightedly assumes that the W on it means it is a gift for her.

Inventing a reason, Wanda demands that Archie retrieve the locket, but Wendy will not give it up. He finally fakes a robbery at his own home in order to explain its disappearance. Just then, Otto arrives there to apologise to Archie for earlier insults, and decides to help Archie by knocking the burglar unconscious. Archie does get the locket and returns it to Wanda at their next tryst, but they are interrupted. He subsequently telephones her to call off their affair as he now realises she only wants a rich man. Otto arrives at Archie's house again to apologise, but Wendy overhears their conversation and learns about Archie and Wanda.

George asks Ken to kill the Crown's only eyewitness to the robbery, the elderly Eileen Coady, who owns three small dogs. Ken repeatedly tries to kill her, but each time accidentally kills one of the dogs instead, causing him great distress. But he succeeds when the last dog's death gives her a fatal heart attack. With no witness, George seems poised to be released. He gives instructions to Ken, revealing the location of the diamonds. When Otto learns that Ken knows this, he tortures Ken into revealing it by eating Ken's various pet fish, leaving Ken's favourite, named Wanda, until last. Ken reveals that the diamonds are at the Cathcart Towers Hotel near Heathrow Airport, but does not know that Wanda has the key.

With Otto's knowledge and Wanda's key, the two want George to remain in prison. At his trial, Wanda, as a defense witness, unexpectedly gives evidence incriminating him. Archie is stunned by her statements and flubs his questioning,  inadvertently calling her "darling". Wendy, watching from the public gallery, declares their marriage over.

With his career and marriage ruined, Archie resolves to cut his losses, steal the loot himself and flee to South America with Wanda. Promising less prison time, Archie asks George about the diamonds and learns of Otto and Wanda's complicity and that Ken knows their location. Archie sees Wanda fleeing the court and they race to Ken's flat together. As they arrive, Otto steals Archie's car, taking Wanda with him. While Ken stutters uncontrollably, Archie painstakingly gets him to reveal the location of the safe deposit box. They then set out for Heathrow on Ken's moped.

Otto and Wanda recover the diamonds, but Wanda double-crosses Otto and leaves him unconscious in a broom cupboard at Heathrow. She reluctantly boards her flight to Rio de Janeiro without Archie. Otto recovers, steals a boarding pass, and makes his way to the tarmac, where he is confronted by Archie. Otto is about to kill Archie, but Archie stalls him by taunting Otto about America's defeat in Vietnam. Ken arrives, driving a steamroller, seeking vengeance for his fish. Otto finds he has stepped in wet concrete and cannot move; he is run over, but survives. Archie joins Wanda aboard the plane while Otto, clinging to the window outside, curses them until he is blown off during takeoff.

Cast

 John Cleese as Archie Leach
 Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz
 Kevin Kline as Otto West
 Michael Palin as Ken Pile
 Maria Aitken as Wendy Leach
 Tom Georgeson as George Thomason
 Patricia Hayes as Mrs Eileen Coady
 Geoffrey Palmer as Judge
 Cynthia Cleese as Portia Leach
 Ken Campbell as Bartlett
 Al Ashton as Warder
 Roger Brierley as Davidson
 Llewellyn Rees as Sir John
 Michael Percival as Percival
 Jeremy Child as Mr. Johnson
 Stephen Fry as Hutchison (Cameo)

Production
Cleese and Crichton had attempted to make a film together in 1969. Although the project never entered development, they promised each other that they would eventually collaborate on a film. In June 1983, the two began writing the script for Wanda, and, for the next two and half years, they met three times a month to work on the script. According to Crichton, "We had a week of rehearsals and then a gap of two weeks in which to incorporate any new ideas which had been thrown up and to polish the script." According to Michael Palin, the original title was "A Goldfish Called Wanda."

Cleese told an interviewer that he called his character Archie Leach, actor Cary Grant's real name, because "I feel this film is as near as I'll ever get to being Cary Grant." While in character as Archie Leach, Cleese recited a longer passage from Mikhail Lermontov's poem Молитва ("Prayer").

Cleese, admitting in press interviews that he had no knowledge of how to direct a film, served as co-director, since the studio executives at MGM were worried about Crichton's age—he was 78 years old at the time. On the set, Crichton wore a T-shirt presented to him by Cleese and inscribed "Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill".

Filming began in England on July 13, 1987 and wrapped on September 21, 1987  after 70 days.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 96% approval rating, based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Smartly written, smoothly directed, and solidly cast, A Fish Called Wanda offers a classic example of a brainy comedy with widespread appeal." On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 80 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." According to CriticsTop10, "A Fish Called Wanda" appeared on over 60 critics' top ten lists, making it the fifth most acclaimed film of 1988. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

After six weeks of wide release in the United States, it reached number one at the box office. It eventually grossed $62.5 million in the United States and Canada. It was the highest-grossing British film of all time with a gross of £12 million. Outside of the US (including the UK), it grossed $126.1 million, for a worldwide total of $188.6 million. It was the number one rental video in the US in 1989.

Kline won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. Cleese and Crichton received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Crichton was also nominated for Best Director, Cleese won a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Curtis received nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Golden Globes and BAFTA awards. Michael Palin won a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Maria Aitken received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

In 2016, Empire magazine ranked A Fish Called Wanda 35th on their list of the 100 best British films, with their entry calling it "a must-own for any British comedy fan", adding, "it made possible Richard Curtis's later Brit-com oeuvre by establishing that British eccentricism can sell, revived the world's interest in Ealing comedies, and allowed a character with Cary Grant's real name – Cleese's bumbling lawyer Archie Leach – to live again on the big screen."

Death of Ole Bentzen
During the initial run of the film, a Danish audiologist named Ole Bentzen died while laughing during a screening, which led newspapers to report that he had died from laughter. The official cause of death was heart fibrillation, which may have been caused by an increased heart rate due to extended laughter. Cleese considered using the event for publicity, but ultimately decided it was in too bad taste.

Accolades

The film is number 27 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". It is also included in the Reader's Digest "100 Funniest Films" list.

In 1999, it was voted 39th on the BFI Top 100 British films list compiled by the British Film Institute

Also in 2000, the American Film Institute placed the film on its 100 Years...100 Laughs list, where it was ranked number 21. Then in 2003, AFI nominated Otto West as a villain from this film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains.

James Berardinelli of ReelViews awarded the film four out of four stars in his review; it is also number 10 on his "Top 100" list.

Sequels and adaptations
The principal cast reunited in 1997 for Fierce Creatures (dubbed an "equal" rather than a sequel or prequel, by Kline), playing different roles. Fierce Creatures was not as well received by critics or audiences as A Fish Called Wanda.

The novelization of Fierce Creatures, written by Iain Johnstone, who co-wrote the film, begins with a letter from Archie (John Cleese's character in the first film) to his brother Rollo. According to the letter:
Archie and Wanda are still living happily in Rio, and Wanda enjoys having a new child (or multiple children) each year;
Otto visited them once, having left South Africa after Nelson Mandela's election and the end of the apartheid regime; he is looking for like-minded individuals to form a similar group of National Socialists, and Archie and Wanda are both heartily glad when he is gone;
Ken is still master of ceremonies at the London Sea World; before visiting Rio, Otto "looked him up" as if they were old friends, but did not even get close before Ken had security guards throw Otto out of the park.

A loose Indian adaptation, Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav, was released in 2005.

In 2008, it was reported that John Cleese and his daughter, Cynthia (who played his screen daughter, Portia), had started to work on a stage musical version of the film.

See also
 BFI Top 100 British films
 Michael Palin Centre for Stammering

References

External links

1988 films
1988 comedy films
1980s crime comedy films
1980s heist films
American crime comedy films
American heist films
British crime comedy films
British heist films
1980s English-language films
Films about con artists
Films about fish
Films directed by Charles Crichton
Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance
Films scored by John Du Prez
Films set in London
Films with screenplays by John Cleese
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Films shot in Oxfordshire
1980s American films
1980s British films

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In addition to a regular stay at the Castle Inn, we also do Monthly Murder Mysteries!
The Murder Mysteries are adult only and do book up fairly fast.
We do Murder Mysteries on the last Friday of each month Jan-Nov. and on New Year's Eve.
The Murder Mysteries are totally guest participant and are a blast, you don't have to have any acting skills nor memorize a script!
Just show up and want to have a good time.
We dress all of the guests in early 1900s attire and give everyone a character description. You then get to make up stories of your character during the evening. You may check in anytime after 5:00 pm.
The events of the evening start with social hour at 8 pm where we provide an hors d'oeuvres buffet and bar set up. We do ask guests to bring their own alcoholic beverages if they wish.
Social hour is then followed by a full sit down dinner and finishes up with dessert buffet.
The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy the Castle, we then reconvene for the conclusion of the murder mystery over a full breakfast at 9:30am the following morning.
This includes your costuming, hors d'oeuvres buffet, full sit down dinner, the Murder Mystery, a one nights stay and full breakfast.
* * With a group of 6 couples, you can choose any Friday, Sunday or Week night that we have room availability, it doesn't have to be the dates above.
Murder mystery includes a pre-set menu dinner of salad with fresh bread, chicken cordon bleu, baked potato, pasta or rice, corn, green beans, beverage and dessert.
Vegetarian Selections available on request .


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Home Featured Modern-day adaptation of 'Little Women' a victory for women supporting women
Modern-day adaptation of 'Little Women' a victory for women supporting women
Rebecca LaneSep 28, 201802
The modern-day adaptation of (from left to right) "Little Women" stars Melanie Stone as Meg, Sarah Davenport as Jo, Lea Thompson as Marmee, Elise Jones as Amy, and Allie Jennings as Beth. (Photo courtesy of "Little Women")
It's been 150 years since Louisa May Alcott introduced the world to the March family in her novel, "Little Women." Now Director Clare Niederpruem is illustrating a new side to the family of sisters in a modern-day adaptation of the classic novel in a new feature film.
Growing up, "Little Women" held a special place in Niederpruem's life — it was her favorite book and she loved the 1994 film adaptation featuring Winona Ryder.
"I reread it as an adult and got more out of it and found it incredibly relevant in relationships that I had with the women in my life, the struggle with being an artist, and expectations vs. the reality of growing up," Niederpruem said.
When she realized "Little Women" would be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2018, Niederpruem set out to reimagine her beloved novel. She invited fellow screenplay Kristi Shimek to co-write the script with her. Together they shifted the March sisters into a new era for a new generation. The 2018 version takes place in the modern day.
"Little Women" tells the story of four sisters — homeschooled in this adaptation — who have big dreams about growing up. Fiesty Jo yearns to write a novel and "do all the things," caring Meg wants to be a wife and a mother, selfless Beth wants to remain happy with her family, and animated Amy dreams to paint professionally and be loved. As the sisters grow up, however, they realize that life doesn't always turn out as expected.
Melanie Stone, who plays Meg March, said she wanted to be part of "Little Women" so she could work with the Director and Co-writer Clare Niederpruem (pictured here). "I was so impressed with her work ethic and her attitude," Stone said. "I worked with her on a film. Instantly, I knew I wanted to be a part of it because I knew it would turn out great since she would be leading it."
Adjusting the classic story for a modern-day March family went over rather seamlessly for Niederpruem and Shimek — a testament to the timelessness of the novel — but there were a few changes that the writers needed to make.
"Obviously, women have a lot more freedom today," Niederpruem said. Since Jo would have opportunities in the 20th century she wouldn't have had in the 19th century, Jo's challenge need to focus on her being a struggling novelist. And Niederpruem and Shimek dug into the challenge by organizing the script so that the first Jo viewers meet is 29-year-old Jo in New York instead of young Jo dreaming in the attic. The storyline is interwoven, carrying the story through the current day with flashbacks to moments that made the March sisters who they are today.
"We really wanted to explore Jo as an adult and spend some time with her where she is today," Niederpruem said. "The only way found to make that successful was to start out like that and flash back to why she got there."
[pullquote]"We just wanted to make sure this was a film about women supporting other women." — Clare Niederpruem, director[/pullquote]
Another difference is that Niederpruem and Shimek brought back one important aspect of the classic novel to the big screen — the "castles in the air." Signifying the girls' hopes and dreams, the March sisters share their deepest desires in their individually decorated castles.
Melanie Stone, an actress who lives part-time in Orem, Utah, initially auditioned for Jo, but she had a feeling during auditions that she would be cast as Meg. Ironically, Meg is the character she least related to, which turned out to be a good thing.
"I'm so grateful that I was able to play Meg because that is the character that I don't relate to as well, so it helped me be more empathetic to that type of person," Stone said. "This film is all about supporting each other even if we differ in our dreams and our goals."
In fact, one major difference from the 1995 film to the modern-day film is the limited time the male actors have on the screen. While the love stories still exist, the greater love story is the one between the sisters.
"We just wanted to make sure this was a film about women supporting other women," Niederpruem said. "Even though the male characters are important, we didn't want them to be the focal point."
Through differing perspectives and varying goals, the March sisters are an example of dedicating themselves to women helping each other champion their castles.
During their childhood, the March sisters build their "castles in the air" in the attic. (Photo courtesy of "Little Women")
"We struggle today as women through the differences of whether or not we want a career, we want a family or want both," Niederpruem said. "Sometimes I think it is easier for us to support other women whose lives look just like ours. … There is some judgment back and forth between how we can have it all these days, so we really wanted to pinpoint that."
The movie holds onto those nostalgic scenes: from Amy's declaration when Jo cuts her hair to Meg's uncharacteristic party scene, the March sisters are as lovable and relatable as they were over a century ago.
Elise Jones, who made her film debut as Amy, called "Little Women" a "timeless story."
[pullquote]"It's such a timeless story that I feel so much of it is easily translated into the current day." — Elise Jones, actress who plays Young Amy[/pullquote]
"People my age see this old book … but I think there are so many important lessons about loving your sisters and loving other women's dreams and being able to support women," said the 16-year-old actress from Mapleton, Utah. "There are so many important lessons that can be learned. I think bringing to a modern age and some of those situations that the girls face in their story can relate to people currently. It will catch some of the people my age who wouldn't be interested."
The modern-day "Little Women" will be released nationwide at select theaters on Friday, Sept. 28. The movie is rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and teen drinking.
"Little Women" stars Sarah Davenport as Jo, Melanie Stone as Meg, Allie Jennings as Beth, Elise Jones as Amy, Taylor Murphy as Older Amy, Lea Thompson as Marmee ( "Switched at Birth"), Ian Bohen ("Teen Wolf") as Freddy, Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Laurie, Stuart Edge as Brooke, and Bart Johnson ("High School Musical") as Papa March. Learn more at littlewomenthemovie.com.
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While her first language is sarcasm, Rebecca dabbles in English and Russian to achieve her lifelong dream of being a journalist. A BYU sports fan, reading enthusiast and wannabe world traveler, Rebecca is a Colorado transplant that is convinced Colorado's mountains are much larger than the many Utah County peaks. Rebecca manages UtahValley360.com for Bennett Communications. Follow her on Twitter @rebeccalane.