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The Etzel Trilogy
The Folks at Fifty-Eight
Extract – Author's Note
Extract – Chapter 1
Author's note on Harold Pratt House
Hierarchies of Greed
The Dreams of Etzel
Flying with Cuckoos
On Killers and Killing
Jungle Warfare and Bar Room Skirmishes
For Aspiring Writers
On why I don't have an agent
On why I started this website
On being compared to Harold Robbins
On being accused of writing 'soft porn'
On my hopes for the future
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Returning tomorrow, to where I feel most at home in the world
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On conspiracy theories, those lunatic conspiracy theorists who give us all a bad name, and the truth behind the Bilderberg Group
June 16, 2013 June 16, 2013 / Michael Patrick Clark	/ Leave a comment
As something of a conspiracy theorist I am often amused, and occasionally infuriated, by many of the people who share that same frequently-scorned and wildly-diverse platform.
I recently watched a UK television interview, conducted by political and publishing grandee and all-round BBC smart guy, Andrew Neil, who, along with London Times columnist and Conspiracy Theorist Witch finder General, David Aaronovitch, had chosen to discuss the Bilderberg Group.
To add some 'balance' to the 'argument' they invited the much maligned Alex Jones as a third man (pun intended) to sit between them, and a flanking attack on the voices of dissent was ready to air.
Now Alex Jones is part of the sometimes endearing, but more often than not ridiculous and annoying, conspiracy theory lunatic fringe.
His radical views are aired, or more frequently screamed, at any microphone or camera that is placed in front of him. The result is an often amusing, and more often tiresome, tirade of fanatical nonsense that may or may not be intended to convince.
This particular interview was brought to my attention, because it had apparently been watched by a great number of people in a very short space of time, or 'gone viral on YouTube' as those with nothing better to do than further pollute an already sadly polluted English language were saying.
Now The Bilderberg Group is a clique of supposedly influential individuals from both sides of the Atlantic, whose raison d'etre was first mooted in the fifties by Polish political exile Józef Retinger.
Retinger enlisted the aid of Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, and a couple of other European heavyweights, who in turn enlisted the aid of CIA chief Walter Bedell Smith, and another of Eisenhower's advisers, former OSS member and psychological warfare expert, General Charles Douglas Jackson. The group then went on to further enlist the services of the crème de la crème of U.S. and mainland European political, economic, and social society. . . The Bilderberg Group was born.
The original stated intent of the group was to combat anti-Americanism in Europe, and presumably smooth the ongoing passage of cultural imperialism that has subsequently proved such a blessing to each and every one of us on this side of the pond.
The actual result was to bring together a group of rhetoric spewing politicians, favourite sons, and media luvvies, to act as a sort of decoy, catalyst, and general punch-bag for people like Alex Jones and the rest of the conspiracy theorist lunatic fringe.
Or so I had previously thought, and that brings me to my, somewhat laboured, point.
Conspiracies are, by their very nature, complex and secretive.
If they weren't they wouldn't be conspiracies they'd be failed plots, and easier to spot and piece together than the dismembered body parts of Guy Fawkes. Conspiracy theories require a degree of cynicism, much time to develop, vision, lateral thought, in-depth research, and the application of rationality and intellect.
Cynicism apart, I didn't see or hear any of that on this particular episode of the BBC's Sunday Politics Show, but if you've not already done so you can judge for yourselves by clicking on this image.
Now if there is a conspiracy to be unearthed in the activities of The Bilderberg Group, it won't be found in a Sunday screaming match at the BBC.
Nor will it be found by 'Alex Jones and the gang' hanging around outside the group's published meetings and haranguing the contributors as they come and go.
However, it just might be found in the actions of a an extremely clever BBC television interviewer, and a respected London Times columnist, on a mainstream political chat show.
Did the BBC bring the discredited figure of Alex Jones on to said mainstream political programme because they respected his rabid point of view? Were they adhering to the timeless wisdom of Voltaire, or did they feel The Sunday Politics Show was a little too dry and needed the debating equivalent of a Whitehall Farce to spice it up a bit?
Or was it because the easiest way to negate a point of view is to turn the spotlight of ridicule on those who purport to represent and adhere to that point of view?
Despite the obvious parallels to The Council on Foreign Relations, I have never bothered with The Bilderberg Group in the past.
You might think that, after listening to the Andrew Neil and Alex Jones Punch and Judy show, I would have even less interest in it now, but you would be wrong.
I don't know the truth of The Bilderberg Group, whether that truth be malignant or benign, but when I have finally finished with The Etzel Trilogy I think I'll look into it.
And so, thank you Alex Jones and Andrew Neil and David Aaronovitch and the BBC, you have heightened my curiosity and maybe even outlined my next project.
You see, that's the nature of the true conspiracy theorist, as opposed to the lunatic rantings of the Alex Jones's of this world. We research the facts behind the headlines, and consider the motives of those who are or were chartered to govern, influence, or inform. We do that not just in a superficial way, but in every way, at some depth, and from every angle.
This can lead us and those who read our work into a complex maze of impossible scenarios, implausible hypotheses, and unanswered questions.
But it can also lead us to the truth.
For example. . .
What is Alex Jones' role in all of this? Is he, as Andrew Neil and David Aaronovitch would have us believe, a loud-mouthed and incompetent idiot with a lunatic point of view, or is he a misguided and misunderstood champion of intellectual freedom and true democracy? Or, then again, maybe he's an establishment stooge, put in prominent place to hog a fickle media's attention and overpower any rational assessment of The Bilderberg Group by drowning the great unwashed in a sea of unpleasant noise and irrational rantings?
And why did someone at the all-powerful BBC feel it necessary to illuminate and ridicule such an already acknowledged figure of scorn, and, ipso facto, by applying that same indiscriminate process, tar and feather every other Bilderberg Group conspiracy theorist?
It might be that they genuinely thought it in the public interest. It might simply be a case of incompetent programming and human error at the BBC. It might well be nothing more than one loud-mouthed fanatic being given a public platform through lack of proper research. . .
Or it might, just might, be something that is far more complex and sinister.
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End of year thoughts. . .
Well, the new year is almost upon us, and I can't say I'm sorry, because 2012 has been an annus horribilis for so many reasons.
The year began with The Costa Concordia disaster, and the loss of thirty innocent lives, and ended with the massacre of twenty-six innocents in Newtown Connecticut. Both tragedies were, arguably, preventable, but somehow I think that only the Costa Concordia disaster will see any meaningful measures taken to prevent a recurrence.
Some say the answer to the Newtown massacre is a ban on handguns, but I just don't know.
Irrespective of how unfair, unconstitutional, and undemocratic, the lobbying power of the NRA is, I don't see how amending The Constitution to deny ordinary decent and law-abiding people the right to defend themselves against cranks and lunatics, can possibly bring an end to such tragedies.
Here in the UK we have no fundamental or constitutional right to bear arms. Following the Hungerford massacre of 1987 semi-automatic centre-fire cartridge rifles were banned, weapon sales strictly limited, and gun licenses equally-strictly controlled, and yet we still saw the horrific tragedy of The Dunblane Primary School massacre just nine years later. This was followed by another amendment to the firearms act in 1997, which effectively made owning firearms illegal in The UK, and yet, thirteen years after that, we saw a lone gunman in Cumbria kill twelve people before turning the gun on himself.
I just don't have the answers, and I'm not sure that anybody else does. All I do know is that my heart goes out to all those parents, family members, and neighbours who have been so devastated by such a wholly evil and terrible event.
On a lighter, and yet still serious, note; 2012 saw the end of freedom of speech in The U.K.
It began with a racist insult, allegedly, made by John Terry, a former England soccer captain, to an opponent during a match, and ended with the English Football Association overruling a 'not guilty' court ruling, and effectively banning any comment that might imply or include some sort of racist slur or insult.
On this I have to agree with Voltaire. Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in any civilized society, irrespective of the diatribe spoken and the apparent ignorance of the speaker. When we start to erode that fundamental right, we cause all manner of problems down the line.
Like many others, I have no time for any form of racism, or for the man in question and his alleged behaviour, but when organisations overrule the courts of the land, irrespective of the weasel words used to justify that process, they place us and them on a very slippery slope.
Freedom of speech is fundamental to democracy, and the rule of law is the cornerstone of that democracy. Did we learn nothing from The McCarthy era, or from all of those Warsaw Pact police states?
On a personal note, 2012 was a very sad time for my own family. During the year we lost three of our five Burmese cats, and now the house feels very empty without them. Never let anyone tell you that pets don't give and generate love, and never let anyone tell you that their passing causes anything other than acute heartache and pain. We will miss Monty and Fred and Suki very much, and we will always remember how their living so enriched our home, our family, and our lives.
But on to 2013. The year during which I will become the world's number one best-selling author, the year during which my ship comes in, the year during which. . . well, who can tell, but I'm sure it won't be as sad and as bad for me as 2012 has been.
Because that is the true beauty of any New Year: It gives us all hope. It rekindles the flame of aspiration, and it offers each of us a new beginning and a fresh start.
And so I wish each of you a Very Happy Christmas, and a New Year filled with all that you wish for yourselves.
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Are insults more insulting if they're graphic or geographic?
October 26, 2012 / Michael Patrick Clark	/ Leave a comment
A few weeks ago I took a trip into the village. Even though it's only a five minute walk from my front door to the farthest shop, I did as I always do and took the car.
I can almost hear what you're thinking. Indolent, unhealthy, environmentally irresponsible. . . yes, I know all that, but I still prefer to do my walking along the cliff path or on the golf course.
Now Cornish folk are always affable, and more often than not downright friendly. I always highlight the difference between people from Cornwall, and those from the more-fashionable English counties around London, by saying that Cornish people will never give you the impression that they believe themselves to be more important than you. That is seldom the case around the English Home Counties, but, like every other one of the façades that we tend to assume whenever we open our front doors, it is only so deep.
She was a typical Cornish girl, with a face lined by hardship and time, and those wild salt-laden gales that constantly drive in from the North Atlantic, over the craggy North Cornwall coastline and across the moors. She had parked her car, on the no-parking lines, immediately outside the local grocery store, and was sitting with the engine switched off, presumably waiting on a friend.
A second car had parked behind her, and, as I approached from the opposite direction, the driver began to pull out and into the road.
Being familiar with the outwardly obliging nature of Cornish folk, I stopped my car and called the second driver on, before continuing on my way and parking some thirty yards farther along the street. I pulled in at the side of the road, got out of my car, and then walked back to the grocery store.
As I passed by, she climbed out and began studying the back of her vehicle.
"I can't see any damage." She said. I replied with an uncertain smile.
"Damage?"
"Yes. You just hit the back of my car." I carefully studied her, not sure if she was deranged or joking. She glared back. "You're lucky, you didn't dent it or damage the paintwork."
I naturally protested my innocence.
"I can assure you that, whoever hit you, it wasn't me. I was travelling in the opposite direction. I didn't come within thirty yards of the back of your car."
"Oh yes you did. . . I felt the bump."
Not wishing to point fingers of suspicion, or apportion blame, I didn't mention the other driver, who had just pulled out from behind her. Instead, I pointed to where my car was parked, thirty-odd yards farther along the street and facing in the opposite direction.
"Look. My car is facing the other way, and nowhere near yours. I don't know who hit you, but it can't possibly have been me."
"Oh, yes it was. . . You Incomer!"
That was it. The ultimate insult in Cornwall.
Forget about casting dispersions on parentage, or four lettered words, or sexual innuendo, or graphic descriptions of inadequacy, or any other form of abuse. In this part of the world 'Incomer' is just about as insulting as it gets, and in Cornwall its use is widespread.
It means that I wasn't born and bred in Cornwall. It means, the local tradespeople are very happy to take my money at the store, or fix the electricity or plumbing for a fee, or deliver the mail as part of their job, or smile and say 'how are you' as I pass on by, or superficially welcome me and my family whenever we stop in for a drink or a meal at the local pub, but in truth, even after seven years of friendly residence, I don't fit in around here, and I never will.
And, you know the strangest thing. . . to my way of thinking that word was as shocking as any crass and vulgar commentary, or racist ethnic slur, could have been.
In fact, I would have much preferred she had used the more common and vulgar expletives.
The F and C words may be more graphic, and may, to the untrained ear, seem to be more shocking and outrageous, but, as insults go, telling your neighbour that he or she is only welcome for what they can pay you, or give to you, or do for you, or bring to your business, seems to me to be a thousand times worse.
I am told that the Japanese don't 'do' swearwords. Apparently the Japanese language allows no place for them.
Now I always found the Japanese to be overwhelmingly pleasant and courteous, and I believe that we should always speak as we find. However, if you were to ask an American or British or Australian Second World War veteran, or even a billion Chinese, which is the cruellest race, they would undoubtedly point to the Japanese.
Perhaps the use of vulgar language, when remonstrating, is not simply for the purpose of insult, but more of a pressure-release valve. Maybe the Japanese have merely lacked the linguistic facility to release the pressure. Maybe my Daphne du Maurier heroine, with the unmarked and untouched car, was faced with a similar disadvantage in her available vocabulary. Who can tell, but that one seemingly innocuous incident contrived to permanently sully my opinion of Cornwall and the people who live there.
I will still smile and speak kindly, and give way to other drivers, and laugh and joke with the local tradesmen, and bid a cheery good morning to passers-by, but I no longer feel that Cornwall is my home.
And so, the next time someone calls you a f***ing this or that, just smile and be grateful.
It could have been a whole lot worse, and anyway, they're probably just letting off steam.
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Detoxification is a process in which a person is able to clean his or her body completely by removing all the toxic substances from his body.
The body reduces toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymphatic system, and skin.
Resting the organs through fasting.
Promoting elimination through the intestines, kidneys, and skin.
Support Digestion & Weight loss.
A Detox diet can be short on many nutrients, leading to certain deficiencies and lowered immunity.
The weight loss achieved is usually temporary. It is due to loss of water and fat due to severe calorie restriction.
Many experience side effects like tiredness, joint ache, and body pain.
Detox plans can cause an obsession with food and a potential eating disorder, which is unhealthy.
Detox foods involve eating the same foods throughout the diet plan.
I suggest that everyone should detox at least once a year.
Be cautious about detoxing for nursing mothers, children, and patients with chronic degenerative diseases, cancer or tuberculosis.
Consult your healthcare practitioner if you have questions about whether detoxing is right for you.
1) Try to include fiber, including brown rice and organically grown fresh fruits and vegetables, like Beets, radishes, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli, spirulina, chlorella, and seaweed are excellent detoxifying foods.
2) Protect & Clean the liver by taking herbs such as dandelion root, burdock, and milk thistle, and drinking green tea.
3) Include vitamin C, which helps the body produce glutathione, a liver compound that drives away toxins.
4) Drink at least two quarts of water a day, made easy by bringing our Stainless Steel wide mouth water bottle with you everywhere you go!
5) Always breathe deeply to allow oxygen to circulate all over the system.
6) Transform stress by emphasizing positive emotions.
7) Take a hot shower for five minutes, allowing the water to run on your back. Follow with cold water for 30 seconds. Do this three times, and then get into bed for 30 minutes.
8) Sweat in a sauna so your body can eliminate waste through perspiration.
9) Brush your skin to remove toxins through your pores.
10) "Yoga or jump-roping is good. One hour every day." Also try Qigong, a martial arts-based exercise system that includes exercises specifically for detoxifying or cleansing, as well as many other exercises with specific health benefits.
Detoxification is a very important process in each & everyone's life, irrespective of their schedule & lifestyle.
Just as the computer needs formatting from time to time to run faster & home needs washing to clean, similarly our body needs detoxification once in a while to avoid some of the minor health-related problems.
That's why never forget to detoxify your body from time to time.


Although the global burden of cancer is not known with precision, it is certain that it has doubled over the last 25 years and is set to double again before 2030. This period has also witnessed unprecedented advances in knowledge of Oncology from understanding causes, both lifestyle and biological, to the enormous progress in developing effective treatments for many forms of cancer.
However, the contrast in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes between the high-resource and low-resource countries is dramatic. This is a particularly important issue since the pattern of cancer globally in the foreseeable future will be heavily dependent on what happens in China, India and Africa, where half of the world's population currently live. Africa presents the biggest challenge with population growth and life expectancy increasing in many countries as the toll of AIDS declines.
Studying and striving to understand these challenges has been my life's work.
It is bad to have cancer and worse to have cancer if you are poor. The gap between rich and poor, highly educated and less educated and the North-South divide is substantial and continuing to grow. Radical solutions are urgently needed: the status quo is not an appropriate response. New models are needed to cope with and improve this situation: no single source of philanthropy has the means to solve this problem. It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that there is a need for a major Private-Public partnership, involving a number of sources from different arenas, to make the necessary progress with the briefest delay.
Public and Private organisations frequently have an underlying suspicion of each other that must be overcome in the interests of improving cancer care and outcome worldwide. Health is not a competition. The situation is dramatic and urgent and it behoves all parties to put this frequently deep-rooted suspicion behind them and develop an effective collaboration to improve this key aspect of Public Health throughout the world.
Why the title of this article? I have never woken up on a Monday morning and wished that I was not going to work. I enjoy enormously what I have been doing and find fulfilment in contributing in some small way to a better understanding of cancer prevention and improving the outcome of patients with cancer. However, there is lots more to be done.


The Australian Valuation Office (AVO) provides independent, impartial and fee-competitive valuation services and advice to Australian government organisations. The AVO aspires to be the preferred valuer for government agencies. This requires the AVO to focus on client needs and the skills of its people to collectively build a resilient, viable and sustainable business that adds value to government.
The AVO is our only commercial business line. Its net operating profit before tax for 2010-11 was $4.7 million. The AVO operates within competitive neutrality requirements.
In 2010-11 the AVO conducted 91,962 valuations, a 2% increase on the previous year. AVO conducted 81,319 valuations for Centrelink, achieving 89.5% within agreed timeframes, down slightly from 93% last year.
(a) This may include more than one valuation.
A focus on partnering with AVO's key clients to improve service delivery is evident in projects undertaken during the year. These projects have improved data exchange and AVO online systems with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This increased integration has yielded efficiencies for the AVO and its key clients.
During the year the AVO installed new information and communication hardware across its network, significantly improving this vital capability. The AVO also integrated within the ATO's governance framework.
'The Australian Valuation Office provides valuation services to Centrelink that are used in the assessment of income support entitlements.
Department of Human Services, Centrelink.
In 2010-11 the AVO conducted thousands of valuations - the majority were of land and buildings.
However, the AVO also valued something of truly historical significance - a replica collection of the crown jewels.
It took three weeks to value the collection of nine crowns, three sceptres, two swords, one mace, three orders of chivalry and other regalia.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acquired the collection in 2010. It asked the AVO to value the collection to assist with the museum's financial reporting requirements.
AVO valuer Ty Noble and specialist consultant valuer Ian Armstrong completed the valuation. The process involved contacting a number of specialised auction houses in the United Kingdom.


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36.14(4) (4) The board shall ensure that at least 3 of the professors awarded distinguished professorships under this section after August 9, 1989, are not employed by the board when they are awarded the professorships.
36.14 History History: 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 2011 a. 32.
36.15 36.15 Academic staff appointments.
36.15(1)(1) Definitions. In this section:
36.15(1)(a) (a) "Administrative appointment" means an academic staff appointment for a fixed or indefinite term granted to a system, campus, college, school or other divisional officer involved in policy development or execution and to persons involved in directing, organizing or supervising higher education related activities.
36.15(1)(b) (b) "Professional appointment" means an academic staff appointment for a fixed or indefinite term granted to a professional employee who is involved in the guidance or counseling of students, assisting the faculty in research, public service or in the instruction of students or who is involved in other professional duties which are primarily associated with institutions of higher education; including, but not limited to, such employment titles as visiting faculty, clinical staff, lecturer, scientist, specialist and such other equivalent titles as the board approves.
36.15(2) (2) Appointments. Appointments under this section shall be made by the board, or by an appropriate official authorized by the board, under policies and procedures established by the board. The policies for indefinite appointments shall provide for a probationary period, permanent status and such other conditions of appointment as the board establishes.
36.15(3) (3) Procedural guarantees. A person having an academic staff appointment for a term may be dismissed prior to the end of the appointment term only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. A person having an academic staff appointment for an indefinite term who has attained permanent status may be dismissed only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. In such matters the action and decision of the board, or the appropriate official authorized by the board, shall be final, subject to judicial review under ch. 227. The board shall develop procedures for notice and hearing which shall be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
36.15 History History: 1973 c. 335 and Supp; 1985 a. 332; 1989 a. 31; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448; 2015 a. 55.
36.15 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. UWS 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 19, Wis. adm. code.
36.17 36.17 Limited appointments.
36.17(1)(1) An appointment to a position listed in sub. (2) shall be a limited appointment and the appointment shall be at the pleasure of the board. A faculty member who has been granted tenure or a person holding an academic staff appointment under s. 36.15 shall not lose that appointment by accepting a limited appointment.
36.17(2) (2) Limited appointments apply to the following positions: president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust officer and such other administrative positions as the board determines at the time of the appointment.
36.17 History History: 1973 c. 335; 1997 a. 237; 2015 a. 55.
36.17 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also chs. UWS 15 and 19, Wis. adm. code.
36.19 36.19 Other appointments. The board may make or authorize fixed term appointments for student assistants and employees in training, such as residents, interns, post-doctoral fellows or trainees or associates. Appointments made under this section shall not be subject to s. 36.15.
36.19 History History: 1973 c. 335; 2015 a. 55.
36.19 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. UWS 16, Wis. adm. code.
36.21 36.21 Termination due to certain budget or program changes. Notwithstanding s. 36.15, the board may, with appropriate notice, terminate any faculty or academic staff appointment when such an action is deemed necessary due to a budget or program decision requiring program discontinuance, curtailment, modification, or redirection. No person may be employed at the institution within 2 years to perform reasonably comparable duties to those of the person whose appointment was terminated without first offering such person a reappointment. The board, after consultation with the faculty and chancellor of each institution, shall adopt procedures to be followed in the event of termination of academic staff under this section and the board may adopt procedures, consistent with s. 36.22, to be followed in the event of termination of faculty under this section and s. 36.22.
36.22 36.22 Layoff or termination of faculty member due to certain budget or program changes.
36.22(1)(a) (a) "Layoff" means an indefinite suspension or involuntary reduction in services and compensation of a faculty member's employment by the system.
36.22(1)(b) (b) "Program change" means program discontinuance, curtailment, modification, or redirection.
36.22(1)(c) (c) "Termination" means the permanent elimination of a faculty member's employment by the system.
36.22(2) (2) Layoff or termination due to certain circumstances.
36.22(2)(a)(a) The board may, under this section and s. 36.21, with appropriate notice, lay off or terminate any faculty member when such an action is deemed necessary due to a budget or program decision requiring a program change.
36.22(2)(b) (b) Any layoff or termination of a faculty member under par. (a) may be made only in accordance with the provisions of this section and implies the retention of rights indicated in this section. A faculty member who is laid off retains the rights specified in subs. (11) to (16) and a faculty member who is terminated retains the rights specified in subs. (13) and (14).
36.22(2)(c) (c) Nonrenewal of an appointment, regardless of the reason, is not a layoff or termination under this section.
36.22(3) (3) Seniority.
36.22(3)(a) (a) In the case of layoffs of faculty members due to a budget or program decision requiring a program change, layoffs shall follow seniority unless a clear and convincing case is made that program or budget needs dictate other considerations such as the need to maintain diversity of specializations within a department.
36.22(3)(b) (b) The faculty of each institution shall determine the form of seniority that is to be considered. This determination shall be effective uniformly throughout the institution. Seniority may be defined in the following, or in other, ways:
36.22(3)(b)1. 1. Without regard to rank, with seniority established by total years of service in the institution.
36.22(3)(b)2. 2. By rank, and within rank according to total years of service in the institution.
36.22(3)(b)3. 3. By rank, and within rank, according to length of service in the institution at that rank.
36.22(4) (4) Notification.
36.22(4)(a) (a) Each faculty member who is to be laid off shall receive prompt written notification from the chancellor. Prior to issuing a layoff notification, the chancellor shall offer to consult with, and seek advice from, a faculty committee designated or created by the faculty of the institution.
36.22(4)(b) (b) The notification under par. (a) shall include all of the following:
36.22(4)(b)1. 1. A summary of the reasons supporting the need for the layoff.
36.22(4)(b)2. 2. A statement of the basis on which the individual position was selected for elimination and one of the following:
36.22(4)(b)2.a. a. If the position was selected for elimination on the basis of seniority, the criterion used and data supporting the choice.
36.22(4)(b)2.b. b. If the position was selected for elimination on a basis other than seniority, the data and reasons supporting that choice.
36.22(4)(b)3. 3. A statement of the date on which the layoff is to be effective.
36.22(4)(b)4. 4. A copy of the statutes regarding layoff of faculty due to a budget or program decision requiring a program change and such other information or procedural regulations as the chancellor deems appropriate.
36.22(5) (5) Notification period.
36.22(5)(a) (a) In the case of the layoff of faculty due to a budget or program decision requiring a program change, notification must be given at least 12 months in advance of the effective date.
36.22(5)(b) (b) During the 12-month period under par. (a), and prior to entering layoff status, the chancellor may offer as appropriate, and the faculty member may accept, any of the following:
36.22(5)(b)1. 1. Terminal leave and early retirement.
36.22(5)(b)2. 2. Relocation leave accompanied by resignation.
36.22(5)(c) (c) Acceptance of either option under par. (b) terminates the faculty member's association with the system at the end of the leave period.
36.22(6) (6) Faculty hearing committee. The faculty of each institution shall establish a committee or designate an existing committee to serve as a hearing committee for the purposes of this section. The committee shall consist of faculty members of the institution chosen by the faculty in a manner to be determined by the faculty. This standing faculty committee shall conduct the hearing, make a verbatim record of the hearing, prepare a summary of the evidence, and transmit the record and summary along with its recommended findings of law and decision to the board.
36.22(7) (7) Review hearing.
36.22(7)(a) (a) A faculty member who has been notified of layoff is entitled to a hearing before the faculty hearing committee as to the appropriateness of the decision to lay off that particular individual. The budget or program decisions made to discontinue, curtail, modify, or redirect a program are not subject to review in the hearing.
36.22(7)(b) (b) A hearing must be requested within 20 days of the receipt by the faculty member of notification of layoff. The request shall state with particularity the grounds to be relied upon in establishing the impropriety of the decision. Relevant information supplementary to that contained in the notification statement may be requested. The question to be considered in the review is whether one or more of the following improper factors entered into the decision to lay off:
36.22(7)(b)1. 1. Conduct, expressions, or beliefs on the faculty member's part that are constitutionally protected, or protected by the principles of academic freedom.
36.22(7)(b)2. 2. Factors proscribed by applicable state or federal law regarding fair employment practices.
36.22(7)(b)3. 3. Improper selection of the individual to be laid off.
36.22(7)(c) (c) For purposes of par. (b), "improper selection" has occurred if material prejudice resulted from any of the following:
36.22(7)(c)1. 1. The procedures required by the board were not followed.
36.22(7)(c)2. 2. Available data bearing materially on the role of the faculty member in the institution were not considered.
36.22(7)(c)3. 3. Unfounded or arbitrary assumptions of fact were made.
36.22(7)(c)4. 4. Immaterial or improper factors other than those specified in par. (b) entered into the decision.
36.22(7)(d) (d) The committee shall determine whether one or more of the improper factors under par. (b) entered significantly into and affected the layoff decision on the basis of the evidence presented. If the committee believes that one or more improper factors may have entered into the layoff decision but is convinced that the same decision would have been reached had the error or errors not occurred, the committee shall find the layoff decision to have been proper. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the chancellor and the faculty member.
36.22(8) (8) Hearing procedure.
36.22(8)(a) (a) If the faculty hearing committee requests, the chancellor shall provide legal counsel to the committee for a hearing under sub. (7). The hearing shall be closed unless the faculty member who has been notified of layoff requests an open hearing, in which case it shall be open.
36.22(8)(b) (b) The faculty hearing committee may, on motion of either party, disqualify any one of its members for cause by a majority vote. If one or more of the faculty hearing committee members disqualify themselves or are disqualified, the remaining members may select a number of other members of the faculty equal to the number who have been disqualified to serve, except that alternative methods of replacement may be specified in the rules and procedures adopted by the faculty establishing the hearing committee under sub. (6). No faculty member who participated in the decision to lay off or who is a material witness may sit in on the faculty hearing committee.
36.22(8)(c) (c) The faculty member shall be given at least 10 days' notice of the hearing. The hearing shall be held not later than 20 days after the request for hearing except that this time limit may be extended by mutual consent of the parties or by order of the faculty hearing committee.
36.22(8)(d) (d) The faculty member shall have access to the evidence on which the administration intends to rely to support the decision to lay off, and shall be guaranteed all of the following minimal procedural safeguards at the hearing:
36.22(8)(d)1. 1. A right to be heard on his or her own behalf.
36.22(8)(d)2. 2. A right to counsel or other representatives or both, and to offer witnesses.
36.22(8)(d)3. 3. A right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses.
36.22(8)(d)4. 4. A verbatim record of the hearing, which might be a sound recording, provided at no cost.
36.22(8)(d)5. 5. Written findings of fact and decision based on the hearing record.
36.22(8)(d)6. 6. Admissibility of evidence as described in s. 227.45 (1) to (4).
36.22(8)(e) (e) Adjournments shall be granted to enable either party to investigate evidence as to which a valid claim of surprise is made.
36.22(9) (9) Recommendations and review by the board. The layoff decision of the chancellor and the recommendations, if any, of the faculty hearing committee, shall be transmitted to the president and to the board and acted upon as follows:
36.22(9)(a) (a) If the faculty member has not requested a hearing before the faculty hearing committee, the chancellor's decision shall be deemed proper and shall be reported for information to the president and the board.
36.22(9)(b) (b) If the faculty member has requested a hearing and the faculty hearing committee has found the decision to be proper, the report of the faculty hearing committee shall be forwarded to the president and board by the chancellor with a recommendation. The faculty member may request a review by the board, and the board review panel may at its option grant a review. Unless the board review panel grants the request for review, the recommended findings of fact and decision of the faculty hearing committee shall be the final decision of the board.
36.22(9)(c) (c) If after a hearing, the faculty hearing committee's recommended findings of fact and decision are that the initial decision was improper, the chancellor shall review the matter and give careful consideration to the committee's finding. If the chancellor accepts the committee's findings, the chancellor's decision shall be final. If the chancellor contests the recommended findings that the decision was improper, the verbatim record, a summary of the evidence, and the recommended findings of law and decision shall be forwarded to the board review panel. The chancellor and the faculty member shall be furnished with copies of this material and shall have a reasonable opportunity to file written exceptions to the summary and proposed findings and decision and to argue with respect to them orally and in writing before the board review panel. The board review panel shall hear and decide the case and the decision of the board review panel shall be final.
36.22(10) (10) Board review. A review panel shall be appointed by the president of the board, and shall include 3 members of the board, and 2 nonvoting staff members from the academic affairs office of the system. The panel shall review the criteria and reasoning of the chancellor and the findings and recommendations of the faculty hearing committee in each case forwarded for its review, and shall reach a decision on the recommendation to be approved. The decision shall be final and binding upon the chancellor and the faculty member affected unless one or more of the board members of the review panel request that the decision be reviewed by the full board, in which case the record shall be reviewed and a decision reached by the full board.
36.22(11) (11) Layoff status.
36.22(11)(a) (a) A faculty member whose position has been eliminated or reduced in accordance with the provisions of this section shall, at the end of the appropriate notice period, be placed on layoff status, unless the layoff notice has been rescinded prior to that time.
36.22(11)(b) (b) The faculty member whose notice period has expired, and who is placed on layoff status, shall remain on layoff status until any of the following occurs:
36.22(11)(b)1. 1. The period of the faculty member's appointment has expired under its own terms.
36.22(11)(b)2. 2. The faculty member is reappointed to the position from which he or she was laid off. Failure to accept a reappointment terminates the faculty member's association with the system.
36.22(11)(b)3. 3. The faculty member accepts an alternative continuing position in the system. Failure to accept an alternate appointment does not terminate the faculty member's association with the system.
36.22(11)(b)4. 4. The faculty member resigns.
36.22(11)(b)5. 5. The faculty member, while on layoff status, fails to notify the chancellor by December 1 of each year as to his or her location, employment status, and desire to remain on layoff status. Failure to provide this notice of desire to remain on layoff status terminates the faculty member's association with the system.
36.22(12) (12) Alternative employment. Each institution shall devote its best efforts to securing alternative appointments within the institution in positions for which faculty laid off under this section are qualified under existing criteria. In addition, the system shall provide financial assistance for one year for faculty who are designated for layoff to readapt within the department or within another department of the institution, where readaptation is feasible. Further, the system shall devote its best efforts to ensure that faculty members laid off or terminated in any institution are made aware of openings within the system.
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I actually got the initial idea for the "Philadelphia Experiment" clip while working on this Berrics project with Gee. I thought it would be cool to fix up the same exact Hi8 camera that he shot on, and maybe just go out and make a little montage with it. But that idea for a little montage turned into a year long project… and I'm really glad it worked out that way.


who thundered awesome wonders which were revealed from on high.
Let us worthily venerate the defenders of the Trinity.
They are the three apostles added to the Twelve.
They are rivers which overflowed living waters out of Eden.
They nourished the face of the earth with life-giving divine waters .
fashioning not creation but the true faith.
have spread through all the earth and sea.
and preserved in the one true faith.
loudly sing and praise these instruments of the Holy Spirit.
They are the true trumpets and orators of the Word.
and forgiveness to all of us.
distinct ion body but joined together in the Spirit?
the luminaries who enlighten the world, and pillars of the Church.
Christ our God mercifully gave them crowns of glory.
With what songs of joy shall we crown the God-bearing mystics and preachers?
the sublime theologian Gregory, and John the Golden-mouthed.
the Lord who grants his great mercy.
With what praiseworthy words shall we honour the holy bishops?
They were comparable to the apostles in rank and gifts through grace.
They defeated heresy and were sanctifiers by word and deed.
They were Christ-like shepherds in the faith.
They were earthly angels and heavenly men.
by Christ who grants His great mercy.
shall we crown John the Golden-mouthed, Basil, and Gregory?
pillars of the Church, the foundation of the faithful, and comfort of sinners.
refreshing our souls with water.
They ask forgiveness for our sins and great mercy for us.
Who would not bless you, most holy Virgin?
For the only-begotten Son, who eternally proceeds from the Father, came forth from you.
Gregory, called the Theologian; and John, the Golden-mouthed.
They are the abyss of those who searched into the wisdom of the Spirit.
and ever-flowing wellsprings of leaping and living water.
the stewards of grace and mouth of Christ.
by whom they were directly enlightened.
They pray unceasingly for our souls.
for we have been illumined by them.
and they became luminaries for the world.
They showed themselves to be living strength for the lowly.
In faith they devoutly preached the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, O three preachers of the Trinity.
for You have given three great luminaries to us.
of your precious desires for our salvation.
it radiates with Your glory and hastens to Your blessed kingdom.
and save our souls, O Lord and Lover of Mankind.
the teachers and defenders of the faithful.
Rejoice, O luminary of the Church and immutable pillar, O wise Basil.
Rejoice, O heavenly mind and great hierarch, Gregory the Theologian.
Rejoice, O golden-voiced John, splendid preacher of penance.
observe your sacred and sublime feast.
the only Theotokos and the strength of believers.
splendorous luminary and gate of heaven.
who contained God with your womb.
Rejoice, for without exception you are higher than all the heavenly powers.
and who bow down to your holy and pure birth-giving.
and the truly golden-mouthed John.
Their teachings pout out a stream of gold for us.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is he death of His faithful.
implore Christ our God to save those who honour you.
Today the souls of mortals are elevated above earthly things.
Today they become heavenly beings as the commemorate the saints.
and the ways of the Lord are made known to us.
and proclaim the words of the Word.
because through them there has been peace for the faithful.
Today, Christ is being carried into the temple as an infant.
Today, He who gave the Law to Moses comes under the Law.
being held in the arms of an aged man.
for I have seen You and I now rejoice.
Rejoice, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, full of grace,* The Lord is with you.* Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.* For you have borne Christ,* the Saviour and Deliverer of our souls.
In Tone 5: Let us all praise Basil, the royal adornment of the church,* the inexhaustible treasury of teaching,* for he has taught us to worship the holy Trinity,* which is united in essence but separate in Persons!
Divinely-wise fathers, shining lamps of the Church of Christ,* you have enlightened the world with your teachings,* withering the errors of heresy and quenching the fire of blasphemy!* As Christ's holy bishops, pray that we may be saved!
Most-hymned Virgin, Mother of Christ God,* Mary, unwedded Bride of God,* intercession for the faithful, Lady Theotokos,* deliver from all misfortune and need* those who run to your protection with faith and love,* for you alone are the Bride of God!
In Tone 3: Gregory the theologian, you were a pillar of the Church.* You were shown to be a treasury of devotion which cannot be taken away!* You enlightened your life with dispassion,* making plain the teachings of the Trinity.* Venerable father, entreat Christ God for the salvation of our souls!
Like bees hovering over the meadow of the Scriptures,* you embraced the wonderful pollen of their flowers.* Together you have produced for all the faithful* the honey of your teachings for their complete delight.* Therefore as we each enjoy this, we cry out with gladness:* blessed ones, even after death,* be advocates for us who praise you!
Storm-tossed by the triple waves of the passions,* although I am without a conscience, I fervently call on you:* do not turn from me, all pure One, lest I perish in my wretchedness!* You gave birth to the depth of mercy and I have no other hope than you!* Do not let my enemies rejoice over me or use me as a byword,* for I have put my trust in you.* You can do whatever you desire for you are Mother of the God of all!
We extol you,* O Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom* and we honour your holy memory,* for you pray to Christ our God for us!
verse: My lips will speak words of wisdom!
verse: Understanding will be my heart's desire!
Your priests shall be clothed with righteousness* and Your saints shall rejoice!
verse: My lips will speak words of wisdom, understanding will be my heart's desire!
Through the prayers of the holy Hierarchs,* O merciful Lord,* cleanse me from the multitude of my transgressions.
Grace was poured forth from your mouths, venerable fathers,* and you became pastors of the Church of Christ,* teaching the reason-endowed sheep to believe in the consubstantial Trinity* in one Divinity!
Irmos Come, people, let us sing a song to Christ our God, who divided the sea and guided the people He had led from Egypt, for He has been glorified!
Refrain: Holy Hierarchs, pray to God for us!
People, what thanksgiving, what fitting response, should we offer to our benefactors? For they taught us how to live in goodness!
Let the tongues of the orators, their skill and craft and all the power of their words, now be focussed on this one intention! Let us honour them, and venerate them all together!
With their minds in heaven, they allowed nothing to be held as their own on earth. They were shown to be guardians and patrons of the community. Therefore let them be considered worthy of our common hymns of praise!
With one mouth and one accord, we all glorify you, most immaculate One, as the object of our nature's common honour.
Katavasia The sun's rays once shone on dry land in the midst of the deep, for the water on both sides became firm as a wall while the people crossed over the sea on foot offering this song acceptable to God: let us sing to the Lord, for He has been greatly glorified!
Irmos Lord, establish us in You, for You have killed sin by the tree! Plant the fear of You in our hearts as we sing hymns to You!
The great trumpet of the churches, the lamp illuminating the inhabited earth, the preacher embracing the ends of the earth with his voice: the great Basil summons this assembly!
Brilliant in his life and actions, brilliant in sermons and teaching, shining more than all, as another sun outshining the stars, the greatly honoured theologian is called blessed today!
Behold, the light of the world is manifested to the world! Behold, the salt of the earth seasons the earth! Behold, the tree of life, the golden saint, yields immortal fruit! Let those who wish to escape death come and feast sumptuously!
He who brought all things into being from non-existence and granted nature to every creature, knew Himself how to transform the given natures as He desired. Therefore the Virgin gives birth and who would not be amazed?
Katavasia Lord, the firm foundation of those who put their trust in You, strengthen the Church which you have purchased with Your precious Blood!
(Tone 8) Let us, as we enjoy the beauty and grace of their words,* with one voice praise the great and shining lights, the indestructible pillars of the Church:* the wise John of golden speech, the great Basil, with Gregory the renowned theologian.* Let us cry out to them, exclaiming from the depths of our hearts:* three times great and holy hierarchs, pray to Christ our God,* that He may grant remission of sins to those who celebrate your memory with love!
You received the wisdom that comes from God, three new apostles of Christ!* By understanding sermons, in simple words through the power of the Spirit,* you framed dogmas set down earlier by the fishermen.* Indeed our faith feeds on the plain nourishment received from you.* Therefore we all cry out: pray to Christ our God,* that He may grant remission of sins to those who celebrate your memory with love!
Virgin, draw near my lowly soul that is being drowned!* It is without a pilot in the storm of the temptations of life.* It is sinking with sin and in danger of going to the bottom of hell.* Grant it peace and rescue it from perils, Theotokos,* for you are a calm harbour that knows no waves!* Intercede with your Son and God that He may give me remission of sins* for I am your unworthy servant and have you as my hope!
Irmos I have heard the report of Your dispensation, Lord and have glorified You, the only Lover of mankind!
You acquired the knowledge of lower wisdom, all-glorious ones. Through the wisdom of God, you received a guiding position; therefore you wisely made the lower wisdom serve you as a handmaid.
Lovers of wisdom, since you loved knowledge, you all learned to speak wise words. You were filled with wonder! You taught the discipline of action and then contemplation.
In the last times, the source of everlasting waters, the Creator came down as a light rain, all-blameless One, like drops into your womb, seasonably refreshing those who were fainting.
Katavasia Your virtue, O Christ, has covered the heavens, for proceeding from Your undefiled Mother, the Ark of Your sanctification, You have appeared in the temple of Your glory as an infant in arms, and the whole world has been filled with Your praise!
Irmos Lord, the Giver of Light and Creator of the ages, guide us in the light of Your commandments, for we know no other God but You!
You permitted the saints to drink deeply from the well-spring of Your gifts which is not diminished in any way by this emptying, but waters the whole earth with the divine streams which flow from them, O Lover of mankind!
What is gold to me? What are riches, glory and power? Let all things vanish like smoke before the wind! For me the only great wealth is the Trinity of eloquent preachers!
The river flows with ambrosia and nectar: it is a torrent of the food of immortality for those who hunger and incorruptible drink for those who thirst! Its water is eternally living and sustains the living who drink of it. All of you, partake of its everflowing life!
Evil has power against us, but not at the end, for it became weak after the Virgin gave birth to the One who is powerful in strength, who took upon Himself the weakness of the flesh and killed the one powerful in evil.
Katavasia In figure, Isaiah saw God on a throne, lifted high up and borne in triumph by angels in glory, and he cried: Woe is me, for I have seen beforehand God incarnate; Lord of the light that knows no evening and king of peace!
Irmos Tossed about in the deep abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Your loving-kindness: lead me up from corruption, O God!
Together you three bless the properties of God: the unbegotten nature of the Father, the generation of the Word and the procession of the Spirit Himself.
Today salvation has openly and radiantly come to this house, for Christ, in honour of His own name, is present in the midst of the two or three gathered together.
The depth of the earth is immeasurably distant from the heights of heaven, yet divine desire has caught up the saints from the earth higher than the heavens.
The three divine preachers have you, O Virgin, as a new well-spring and fountain of mysteries. They adopt a new way of speaking from new sources.
Katavasia The eyes of the elder saw the salvation that was come to the gentiles and he cried aloud to you: O Christ, coming from God, You are my God!
(Tone 2) You received Your inspired and steadfast preachers, Your chief teachers* into the enjoyment of Your good things and into repose.* You who alone glorify Your saints,* accepted their labours and death* more gladly than any holocaust.
Who can open his lips and move his tongue about those who breathed fire in the power of the Word and the Spirit? Yet I shall be bold to speak a word about what is so great. For these three have transcended all human nature in their many and great gifts, surpassing those who are illustrious in both action and vision. Therefore you counted them worthy of great gifts, for they are Your faithful servants and You alone are glorified in Your saints!
Irmos When the golden image was worshipped on the plain of Deira, Your three youths despised the godless command. Cast into the midst of the fire, they were bedewed and sang: blessed are You, the God of our fathers!
The former erratic insolence of heresies is vanquished and in retreat and every degraded teaching appears like wax melting in the fire, struck down by your fiery proclamation, O blessed ones.
These three avoided the false myths of pagan Greeks and chose persuasion alone to establish their authority among people. Thus they established the truth, moving all the congregations of the faithful and persuading them.
Every prophecy is fulfilled and comes to rest in you, amazing those who cry out: O pure One, miracles come from you more radiant than the prophesies, clearly showing the interpreters to be most wise!
Katavasia In the midst of the fire, O Word of God, You dropped dew on the children as they spoke of things divine, and You took up Your dwelling in the pure Virgin! We praise You as we sing with piety: blessed are You, O God of our fathers!
Irmos Let us sing hymns to God who descended into the fiery furnace and changed the flames into dew for the Hebrew children: praise the Lord, all works of the Lord and exalt Him above all forever!
We perceive and glorify with equal reverence one nature, the powerful Unity and Trinity who orders all by higher words. For so the three God-bearers taught us to worship. Together with them we bow down before the Trinity forever!
The three divine preachers were united in conceiving of the Trinity as a Unity. In all things they safeguarded the indivisibility of the divine nature from which they received a share of the one undivided glory which gathers all together for a common celebration exalting the Trinity above all forever!
When the Benefactor had received what is ours and had given in return that which is His own, He created but did not suffer, Virgin, for He deified our nature but was not made corruption. He suffered of His own will to set mankind free from the passions through His sufferings as the three fathers mystically teach us.
Katavasia Standing together in the unbearable fire, yet not harmed by it, the children champions of godliness, sang a divine hymn: all works of the Lord, bless the Lord, and exalt Him above all forever!
Irmos The Son of the Father without beginning has appeared to us: God the Lord, made flesh of the Virgin, to give light to those in darkness and to gather the dispersed. Therefore we magnify the Theotokos.
Magnify, my soul, the three great luminaries among the priests!
Behold, your field; the flock for which you undertook the greatest labours! We have assembled to bring you three together. Your good union is our common claim.
Grace did not wield a doubled-edged sword against her enemies, but a three-edged dagger: the slashing mouths of the three orators! The were one sword forged in heaven, with three tempered blades of tongues ever fighting in defence of the one thrice-radiant Divinity.
Your citizenship was in the heavens with those clothed in undefiled flesh, glorious ones. Now you dwell with them exclusively, interceding for us who still wear earthly wreaths, that we may remember and work towards higher things.
The breadth of your great works restricts me, Lady, overwhelming the prudence of my speech. I am at a glorious loss, lacking an answer to my hesitation! So let us glorify Him who has so greatly magnified you!
Katavasia We faithful saw the figure in the shadow of the Law and the Scriptures: every male child that opened the womb was holy to God. We also magnify the first-begotten Son of the unoriginate Father, the first-born Son of the unwedded Mother!
Let us praise the God-bearing fathers,* the three radiant lamps shining more brightly than the sun with the light of the Trinity,* the Author of light, the three-sunned Unity,* supernaturally united!
Let us all now praise the vessels of light, the lighting bolts of fire:* Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom!
One God: Father, Son and Spirit,* through the prayers of Basil, Gregory and John and of the all-pure Theotokos,* let me not be cut off from Your glory!
strength of the faithful, downfall of the heretics!
and fed them with many virtues.
You were openly preachers of grace, setting forth laws for the fullness of Christ's Church!
pray to Christ that He may grant our souls great mercy!
watering the face of the earth with your teachings, ladders of theology!
nourishing with the milk of salvation!
Adornments of wisdom, pray to Christ that He may grant our souls great mercy!
Let us sound the trumpet of hymns!
Let us dance to the music of the feast!
Let us leap with joy in the festival of our teachers!
pastors and teachers, the three initiates of the sacred mysteries of the holy Trinity!
those at sea, because they are their guides.
and by your prayers deliver them from eternal torments!
to crown with blessings those who honour her with hymns!
Let kings and princes assemble!
who was pleased in His love for mankind to loose those held by death.
the golden jar of manna, the closed gate of the Word, the refuge of all Christians!
for through your prayers all things are possible!
Troparion, Tone 4: As equals to the apostles in the way you lived* and teachers of the whole world,* intercede with the Master of all* to grant peace to the world,* and to our souls great mercy.
Kontakion, Tone 2: You received Your inspired and steadfast preachers, Your chief teachers* into the enjoyment of Your good things and into repose.* You who alone glorify Your saints,* accepted their labours and death* more gladly than any holocaust.
Святих трьох святителів, великих архиєреїв – Василія Великого, Григорія Богослова й Івана Золотоустого; I святого священномученика Іполита – 30 січень.
Тропар (глас 4): До апостолів подібні* і вселенної вчителі,* Владику всіх моліте,* щоб мир вселенній дарував* і душам нашим велику милість.
Кондак (глас 2): Священних і боговісних проповідників, найвищих учителів,* Господи, прийняв ти в насолоду дібр твоїх і упокій,* труди бо їх і смерть прийняв ти вище всяких плодів,* єдиний, що прославляєш святих твоїх.
На всю землю вийшло вістування їх* і до кінців вселенної глаголи їх (Пс 18,5).
Стих: Небеса оповідають славу Божу, і діло рук Його проголошує твердь небесна. (Пс 18,1).
Браття і Сестри, пам'ятайте про наставників ваших, які звіщали вам слово Боже, і дивлячись уважно на кінець їхнього життя, наслідуйте їхню віру. Ісус Христос учора й сьогодні – той самий навіки. Не піддавайтеся різним та чужим наукам: воно бо добре укріпити серце благодаттю, не стравами, які не принесли ніякої користи тим, що віддавалися їм. Є у нас жертовник, з якого не мають права їсти ті, що при наметі служать. Бо котрих звірят кров архиєрей заносить у святиню за гріхи, тих м'ясо палиться за табором. Тому й Ісус, щоб освятити народ власною своєю кров'ю, страждав поза містом. Тож виходьмо до нього за табір, несучи наругу його, бо ми не маємо тут постійного міста, а майбутнього шукаєм. Через нього принесім завжди Богові жертву хвали, тобто плід уст, які визнають його ім'я. Добродійства та взаємної допомоги не забувайте: такі бо жертви Богові приємні.
Стих: Ісповідять небеса чуда твої, Господи, і істину твою в церкві святих (Пс 88,6).
Стих: Бог прославлюваний на раді святих. (Пс 88,8).
Радуйтеся, праведні, у Господі, правим належить похвала (Пс 32,1). Алилуя (х3).


Wisdom of Life.: Beauty without brain isn't complete.
Some girls might have beauty but their brains are slow and not creative. Ching is a typical Chinese girl who works for her father's eating store which opens only in the night. Together with another lady friend while patronizing our dinner there, we noticed Ching looked prettier and sexier than before. She wasn't wearing her thick glasses, she had highlighted her well trimmed hair and her simple clothing was presentable.
As she was serving our table, i smiled to tell her that she was beautiful and gorgeous. With a shy gesture, she said, "No lah! Where got! I am not pretty lah!" I was certain by looking at her eyes, she was actually very happy hearing this compliment. Just that she didn't know how to receive my admiration.
Next! I asked her whether she knows how to play football. Quickly she remarked, "Where got time lah!" The lady friend sitting besides me was laughing, because she was sharp to understand the implication of playing football.
Staring at the confused Ching, i explained to her... you don't need to play football to understand the game, coz when someone passes a ball to you, you should receive the ball whole heartily. When we said you are pretty, we are actually passing a ball to you. You should accept the compliment without argument and hesitation. Receive the ball happily by saying 'Thank you' plus a sweet smile and that will make you more complete.
Ching is a pretty young innocent girl and sad no one taught her the right manner. Beauty without the brain might not be truly beautiful.


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In one relatively short life, plagued by constant ill-health, John Calvin exercised a remarkable ministry as a biblical scholar, a systematic theologian, an evangelical statesman, a church reformer, an international correspondent and a local pastor. His greatest legacy, however, remains his Institutes and his commentaries and treatises.
Calvin's Wisdom is an anthology of the reformer's writing. But, more than that, it is virtually a dictionary of this thought, almost an encyclopedia of his theology.
A life-long labour of love, undertaken originally for personal edification, Calvin's Wisdom is also Dr. Graham Miller's love-gift to the church. A source of biblical and doctrinal instruction, wise counsel and faithful encouragement, it will become a much-valued companion to those who use it.


"What do you do all day?" asked a well-meaning constituent. Well, unlike Sadiq Khan in London, it is not a full time job in Stapleford, but a voluntary one. I'm actually a kidney nurse specialist in my spare time, (or is that the other way around?) It was an honour to be selected by the other councillors, and the post is for a year from May 2018.
In Stapleford, the Mayor has two roles. The first is to chair the council meetings. I have to ensure that, with the Leader of Council and the Town Clerk, everyone has a say without interrupting others, that we all keep to the point, and not let the meetings get heated. This can be difficult. Your councillors may be unpaid, but that does not stop them being passionate when representing your town.
The second role is to attend different functions, which sounds grand, but the Mayor will attend and promote anything big or small that is non-political that represents Stapleford. There are those who say "nothing ever happens in Stapleford" but the variety of groups I have had the joy to meet is testament to the hard work folk are willing to put in mostly for the benefit of others. Especially of note are those who work with young people to foster their talents and ability, yet who do not seek reward or publicity for themselves. If I am invited to write again, I will talk about some of these events, and hope you will be as inspired as I felt.
The latest events were those commemorating remembrance. One of the pictures here is of the Swan Canneries play which highlighted the largely untold story of the Chillwell factory girls during the first world war. If you think that four actors with the minimum of props cannot possibly tell this important piece of local history well, then think again. Their play was joyous, moving and thought provoking. Then there was the Remembrance Service itself, and to all the groups and individuals that made this happen, your ancestors would have been proud of you. And to the guy who I spotted with tears during the 2-minute silence, I hope you felt the mass of Staplefordians supporting you: there was a sea of folk in all directions from where I was standing.
This just leaves me with giving you the best wishes and hope of meeting more of you in the New Year.


The Isenberg School of Management UMass Amherst one of the most important schools of business in the United States has a new Business Innovation Hub.
The latest edition of Ghost Light's "Full-Show Fridays" series has the band sharing the audio from their recent performance in Columbus, Ohio.
Clapton stuck to the 'MTV Unplugged' version of his signature song for years until a recent concert in Tokyo. | iHeartRadio.
Legendary guitarist recently went electric on "Layla" from his Derek & The Dominos days for the first time in six years.
BIG completed an extension to the business school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, which features gradually sloped copper and glass walls.


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Q: Python Pandas: Counting the Frequency of unique values over all Columns I have a question, how does one count the number of unique values that occur within each column of a pandas data-frame?
Say I have a data frame named df that looks like this:
1    2    3    4
a    yes  f    c
b    no   f    e
c    yes  d    h

I am wanting to get output that shows the frequency of unique values within the four columns. The output would be something similar to this:
Column    # of Unique Values
 1          3
 2          2
 3          2
 4          3

I don't need to know what the unique values are, just how many there are within each column.
I have played around with something like this:
df[all_cols].value_counts()

[all_cols] is a list of all the columns within the data frame. But this is counting how many times the value appears within the column.
Any advice/suggestions would be a great help. Thanks

A: You could apply Series.nunique:
>>> df.apply(pd.Series.nunique)
1    3
2    2
3    2
4    3
dtype: int64

Or you could do a groupby/nunique on the unstacked version of the frame:
>>> df.unstack().groupby(level=0).nunique()
1    3
2    2
3    2
4    3
dtype: int64

Both of these produce a Series, which you could then use to build a frame with whatever column names you wanted.

A: You could try df.nunique()
>>> df.nunique()
1    3
2    2
3    2
4    3
dtype: int64

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The Horowitz Slavery Ad Controversy, And The Problem With Conceptualizing Human Rights Violations As Property-based
By ANTHONY J. SEBOK
anthony.sebok@brooklaw.edu
Monday, Mar. 26, 2001
In the past decade, there has been a flurry of activity relating to the question of restitution for historical wrongdoing. The most visible and successful movement for such restitution is probably the one that has grown out of the Holocaust. And the success of the claims made on behalf of Holocaust victims has allowed other groups to ask whether similar claims can be made on their own behalf.
For example, as I recently discussed in a two-part series of columns, the movement to demand reparations for African-Americans' slavery seems to be adopting a legal strategy similar to the one that worked very effectively in the Holocaust reparations movement. That is, the claimants are framing their demands as property claims, and asking those who benefited from the historic wrongdoing at issue to repay the value of the labor that was stolen through slavery.
In my previous columns, I pointed out the legal concerns that make claims for the restitution of property (known as "unjust enrichment" claims) attractive to the lawyers looking to build the strongest case they can. However, I also suggested there are larger policy reasons why even if a claim in unjust enrichment is tactically the most attractive legal avenue, we should be wary of embracing it with too much gusto.
Recently, a controversy broke out over the publication of an ad opposing the movement for reparations for African-Americans' slavery. Events surrounding the controversy give me even more reasons to be skeptical that, whatever the legal advantage, treating claims based upon slavery (and other past historical injustices) as property claims is a misguided cure.
The Controversy Over the Horowitz Ad
David Horowitz is a neoconservative journalist (one who by chance used to be a far-left journalist in the '60's, but switched sides in an infamous conversion). This February, Horowitz attempted to publish an ad entitled "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery are a bad idea for Black People—and Racist Too" in a series of college newspapers. He selected, it seems, the Ivy League and about ten other major schools, such as Berkeley, Chicago, Wisconsin and Texas.
Eighteen college newspapers, including those of Harvard and Columbia, rejected the ad, because their editors thought it offensive and racist. Some compared Horowitz's effort to purchase advertising space in college newspapers for what was, in effect, a right-wing editorial with an earlier attempt by a Holocaust denier to purchase advertising space in college newspapers to publicize his extremely bizarre view that the Holocaust was a hoax.
As the newspapers pointed out, they are not obliged to accept every advertiser who can afford to purchase as ad. (Many newspapers refuse to run ads for escort services, for example). In addition, they certainly can exercise editorial judgement over potentially fallacious, misleading, and offensive advertisements.
A few newspapers, however, ran the ad. The student paper at Berkeley was besieged by protests after the ad appeared, and published an apology soon thereafter. There were vigorous protests at Wisconsin and Brown after the ad appeared, although the editors of the papers there refused to back down from their decision to publish. As far as I can tell, only at the University of Chicago did the ad appear without encountering a strong hostile reaction.
The aftershocks following Horowitz's ad have produced a lot of agonized and angry editorials in newspapers around the country. The Wall Street Journal, of course, sees the rejection of the ad as evidence of "politically correct" censorship on America's campuses. But many columnists in other major American newspapers (such as The Washington Post) have adopted an anxious ACLU-esque tone, expressing concern about the censorship of unpopular views, and what that might mean for freedom of expression in America.
The Real Problem with Horowitz' Argument
In my view, the Horowitz essay in Salon is deeply offensive on some level, but not because it is racist. Horowitz does not deny that slavery occurred. Nor does he suggest that Africans who were enslaved were not wronged. Nor does he suggest that Africans are inferior in any respect to any other ethnic group. But Horowitz does attempt to set up a sort of balance sheet, to purportedly ascertain which groups benefited from slavery, and how.
Horowitz contends that Africans (and other non-Europeans) participated in, and benefited from the practice of African slavery. He also argues that, since the end of African slavery in America, the descendants of African slaves have benefited from slavery in the sense that they have benefited from living in the United States, rather than in Africa.
Horowitz also notes that in America, European-Americans and other non-African-Americans worked to end African slavery, thus conferring a benefit upon African slaves in America. Finally, he asserts that some non-African-Americans alive in America alive today (especially, he argues, Asian- and Hispanic-Americans) received no benefit from the practice of African slavery
On the basis of these arguments, Horowitz contends that there is no moral basis for returning to the descendants of African slaves the "benefits" of their ancestors' labor that were retained by non-African-Americans in America.
I find Horowitz's argument offensive, and I can also understand why an African American would find it especially offensive. The contention that African-Americans somehow benefited, in certain respects, from slavery minimizes slavery's grave wrongs. The argument that African-Americans now are better off in America than they would have been in Africa, in particular, sounds like justifying a brutal kidnapping on the ground that the victim's children will end up in a country with a higher standard of living.
On the other hand, I think Horowitz' ad should have been run by the university papers — not because they have an obligation to do so, but because Horowitz's view is not based on reasoning that is "totally outside the mainstream," as some have contended. In fact, Horowitz shares some central premises with his enemies: those who are pushing for reparation based on claims of unjust enrichment.
The first and most important premise that Horowitz and his critics share is that the appropriate way to think of the historical oppression of one ethnic group by another is by viewing the wrong as one of stolen property, or unjustly gained benefit. To put it bluntly, the reason why it was, and is, wrong to kill and enslave another race has little to do with the transfer of wealth and everything to do with the idea of human dignity.
Property and tort law are very good at adjudicating the injustice of wrongful acts between persons. It is wrong to kill another person or steal their labor, and each country had laws designed to address that wrong. But the norms of human rights, and justice between groups of people, concerns itself with a different problem entirely.
There is, as international human rights law (and our own civil rights law) recognizes, a special wrong that comes from killing and enslaving other people—whole groups of people—because of their race or religion. That wrong relates to the fact that people still partially structure their identity through race and religion, and when one group destroys that structure for another group, they destroy something more precious than property or even bodily integrity. Thus, to frame the discussion about Holocaust or African slavery in terms of who really benefited is to ask the wrong question at the outset, regardless of the answer.
The second, and related premise is that the wrong of historical oppression "follows the property." It is true that according to the law of unjust enrichment that the legal taint of an unjust act is "carried" so to speak, in the property it produces. But this is a specious way to think about slavery, which happened many years ago, and which involved many social and political institutions, in addition to economic ones.
Why Americans As A Group, Not Just as Individuals, May Bear Responsibility for Slavery
Contrary to what Horowitz argues, non-African Americans may bear responsibility for slavery even if they came to America after 1865, simply because they joined the social enterprise called America. Like any group activity, one must accept as one's own many values, actions, and commitments of others once one embraces the group. That is why being a citizen who is part of a nation is different from, say, being a consumer who is part of a market economy.
Conversely, just because one has benefited from slavery in an economic sense or possesses property that was partially produced by slavery does not mean that one is more or less obliged to respond to the historical wrong of slavery, than if one had never received the benefit, or possessed the property.
In conclusion, I am sorry that the reaction to Horowitz's provocation has been to try to shut him up. His specific view—that in sum, the descendants of African slaves in America were conferred a net benefit by non-Africans, and enjoyed a net benefit from their ancestors' having been enslaved—is easy to rebut. The very question Horowitz asks, however—who benefited from slavery?—is one which many people want to ask now, and I think that it is one that we should resist, both in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion.
Anthony J. Sebok, a FindLaw columnist, is a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.


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Q: Как сделать репорт в виде скриншота во время тестирования на node.js? Всем привет! Интересует тестирование веб-приложений.
Хотелось бы при запуске автотеста, автоматически делался скриншот действия в какую то папку.
Использую я node.js и тестраннер mocha.  Читал, то что mocha может делать скрины, но как?
Заранее спасибо за ответ!


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Blue Effect, The
Band: Blue Effect, The
Title: Meditace
Band's Origin: CS
Record Company: Supraphon
Item's Number: SU 6379-1
Color of the Label: white
Extras: 180 gram vinyl, fold out cover, inner sleeve
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The legendary rock album in a new CD/LP pack!
One of the seminal albums in the history of Czech rock now in a CD/LP package! Made back in 1970, it has been re-released at the time when Radim Hladík has entered – unfortunately, in memoriam – Radio Beat's Hall of Fame. The legendary guitarist was simply synonymous with The Blue Effect, even though until 2016 the band included a number of other excellent singers and instrumentalists.
The album features its four essential members: Hladík, the vocalist Vladimír Mišík, the bass guitarist Jiří Kozel and the percussionist Vlado Čech. The recording has been remastered from the tapes for CD and vinyl. The genesis of The Blue Effect and its debut LP are explained in the booklet, which also contains photographs, selected lyrics and period documents. The sleeve of the LP has been reconstructed by its creator, Alan Pajer, into the formerly intended gatefold, in part different, design. The LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl, while the CD contains seven bonus tracks, thus affording an updated sound to the complete recordings made by The Blue Effect, with Vladimír Mišík on vocal duties.
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This is one of the top titles from Eastern Europe's rock history: Highly recommended progressive Rock with a touch of Blues and Underground, recorded in 1969.
1. Paměť lásky 4:01
2. Blue Effect Street 4:03
3. Fénix 4:26
4. Stroj na nic 2:24
5. Slunečný hrob 1:47
1. Little Girl / Děvčátko 3:52
2. Deserted Alley / Osamělá ulice 3:11
3. Blues about Stone / Kamenné blues 7:57
4. Rainy Day / Deštivý den 3:57
5. Where Is My Star / Kde je má hvězda 3:27


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Sonam Kapoor loves working with Ayushmann
It is not easy to impress Sonam Kapoor, but gentleman Ayushmann Khurrana has managed to wow her with his demeanour and natural emoting skills in front of the camera.
bollywood Updated: Mar 11, 2013 12:44 IST
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Sonam is shooting for Yash Raj Films' untitled project with actor Ayushmann Khurrana in the capital. Directed by Nupur Asthana, it is a romantic comedy about two lovers at the time of recession.
"Ayushmann Khuranna is a thorough gentleman. He is such a natural actor, so well-behaved and respectful," Sonam told IANS.
"I love working with him. It has been the most wonderful experience working with a co-star," added the 27-year-old who plays a lawyer in the movie.
Sonam has wrapped up shooting for Ranjhanaa and is looking forward to the release of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, in which she will be seen opposite Farhan Akhtar, who plays Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, the legendary athlete.
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52-story SHoP-designed tower revealed for downtown Detroit
SHoP Architects, working with Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson Associates, has released new renderings of a two-acre site in downtown Detroit.
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By Matthew Messner (@MessnerMatthew) • February 22, 2017
Hudson's Development by SHoP in Downtown Detroit. (Courtesy Bedrock)
New York City-based SHoP Architects, working with Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson Associates, has released new information and renderings of a two-acre site in downtown Detroit. It has been some time since we have seen any new developments for the former site of the J.L. Hudson's Department Store and the fewer details about what was planned for the site has had Detroiters more than a bit curious. With this latest revelation, Detroit is looking at a much larger project than initially thought.
The tower will be the new tallest building in Detroit. Just beating out the Renaissance Center. (Courtesy SHoP)
The development will include residential, retail, and civic space. (Courtesy Bedrock)
"The driving force behind our design for the Hudson's site is to create a building that speaks to the rebirth of optimism in the city's future and an experiential destination that positively impacts Detroit in a meaningful way," said William Sharples, principal at SHoP, in a press release. "The building is conceived around a huge and inspiring new public space, a year-round civic square that, both in its architecture and its culture, will foster and convey the feeling we all share when we work together to imagine what this great city can become."
The site of the new development was once home to one of Detroit's largest retailers, Hudson's. The 25-story department store was at one time the tallest department story in the world. At over two million square feet, it was the anchor of the thriving Woodward avenue shopping corridor. With the declining economic state of Detroit in the 1970s, not even the retail giant could survive. The store was closed in 1983 and the building eventually imploded in 1998. Bedrock, the real estate firm co-founded by Detroit native Dan Gilbert, are developing the site.
Woodward Avenue is the historic retail center of Detroit. (Courtesy SHoP)
"Our goal is to create a development that exceeds the economic and experiential impact even Hudson's had on the city. We believe this project is so unique that it can help put Detroit back on the national—and even global—map for world-class architecture, talent attraction, technology innovation and job creation," explained Gilbert as part of the announcement.
The Downtown Development Authority has approved a timeline which sets the ground breaking for the development on December 1st, 2017.
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December 3, 2019 SHoP Architects reveals an urban farm and wellness space for D.C.'s Ward 8
November 21, 2019 Safdie Architects completes first phase of enormous mixed-use complex with horizontal skyscraper
November 7, 2019 University of Michigan, Bedrock, and Related team up for a Detroit innovation center


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MP3 Mister Wood - Get Swat
A dynamic medley of R&G style inspired by west coast, east coast and down south hip hop with a funkadelic feel good vibe.
17 MP3 Songs
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Mr Wood is a solo rap artist residing in Arizona representing S.W.A.T. Musick. The style of Mr Wood has been influenced by west coast, east coast, and down south styles which has been all mixed to create S.W.A.T. Musick. A mixture of R&G with a funkadelic feel good vibe as can be heard in songs such as "sweet sticky thang� or "feel good vibe�. Also songs such as "Get S.W.A.T. � which is the title song off the album and listening to this track will give you a better understanding of why he calls it S.W.A.T. Musick. Music is Mr Wood's passion and with passion comes inspiration and what would an album be without an inspirational track. My inspirational song on my album is "glory� a song I made shortly after the devastation of New Orleans. This song and its hard hitting beat will thump through your speakers like an army on the battlefield accompanied by it's soldiers in a marching formation. This is Mr Wood and S.W.A.T. Musick and this is my passion and I'm living the dream so let's take a trip and ride with me now on this journey and "Get S.W.A.T. �
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Actors & Characters
Al Snow as Terry Benham
AL SNOW
AL is an American professional wrestler, actor, producer, and professional wrestling trainer and promoter. He is best known for his in-ring work for World Wrestling Entertainment and currently owns and operates OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling). Al has started in countless movies and TV shows and loves playing the BAD GUY (even if he's a big old teddy bear!)
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Catfish Cooly as Randy Thomas
CATFISH COOLEY
Comedian Catfish Cooley brings high energy comedy to his southern following with a punch. Don't judge a book by it's cover — he's not just a guy drinking hot sauce and chugging whiskey, he's a real storyteller with a positive message. He has over 3 million fans on multiple social media platforms. Catfish Cooley's Nitro Comedy Tour entertains these fans all over the country and he was featured on Tosh.O. He's been compared to Larry the Cable Guy and the happiest redneck SOB you ever did meet! The Whittler is Catfishes first feature-length but you can catch him on his Facebook, and youtube channels.
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John Wells as Ken Smith
A life long artist and now a multi-award winning actor, John Wells began his film career in 2006 and has since been well acclaimed for his dynamic versatility, expressive features, and dramatic presence on screen.
Wells has delivered scene-stealing performances in a string of features like the genre-bending action/comedy, Overtime, and the satirical sci-fi romp, Piranha Sharks. He gained applause as founding father, Patrick Henry, in FOX's historical docudrama series, Legends & Lies: The Patriots, and was called a "tour de force" in reviews for his performance in the depression-era drama, The Old Winter.
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WHITTLER WEBB
Whittler Webb grew up in the foothills of Kentucky. He was always known as Whittler wherever he lives, and the producers of the WHITTLER FILM developed a ghost story based around his slow southern draw and personality! The Whittler is his first movie, but it's the role he was born to play.
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ANDREW CONN
Comedian Andrew Conn, a Kentucky native, recently started dominating the stage with his playful personality and comical facial expressions. Conn experienced a defining moment in his career when the Nitro Comedy Tour sold out the Hard Rock Casino with 2,500 people in Tulsa, OK. The crowd quickly recognized him as a rising superstar in comedy who resembles that of a redneck Jim Carrey. When Andrew isn't busy sharing his offbeat, true-life experiences center stage, he's sharing his comedic journey through unfiltered videos that are sure to make you laugh. The Whittler is Andrews first feature-length but you can catch him on his faceboo, tick-toc, and youtube channels.
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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ComedianAndrewConn/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9KAkmmz43ZFbAQs0w0lkQ
Gerard Haran as Jay Pack
GERARD HARAN
From a rad bodied professional athlete to a dad bodied creative, Gerard Haran has led an awesome life!
A former minor league baseball player and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gold Medalist, "The Big G" is not your typical creative.
Winner of the 2015 Atlantic City Comedy Contest and named one of 2018's "5 Artists to Watch" by Jersey City Magazine, Gerard oozes charm with his energetic, sharp and self-deprecating style.
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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GerardHaranVT/
SARAH CLEVELAND as Cherie Smith
Canadian American actress, Sarah Cleveland, can be seen in a variety of roles, from soccer Mom to a struggling addict, in both feature films and award-winning short films. Her films have been released to theaters, television, and streaming services.
Sarah can also be seen in television series', in commercials like Hyundai, which premiered during the Superbowl, and in Print Media for companies such as Dr. Teal's, utilized for Wal-Mart and Target.
Sarah recently wrapped a mini-series called The Dark, playing the role of Melanie Braxton. This is set to be released soon. She is currently working on a feature film, Fight, as the lead female, Kacie.
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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Sarah-Cleveland-114238886711130/?ref=br_rs
NICK DOETSCH as Reece Smith
NICK DOETSCH
The creative bug bit Nick Doetsch early on and has never let go. Acting since the 3rd grade, Nick has appeared in theatres, in film, and other venues besides. He's performed sleight of hand and magic on the stage and lived the pirate life as a Jack Sparrow lookalike in Key West. The path is winding, and Nick is always on the lookout for the next creative project.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1687434/?ref_=tt_cl_t10
Mahalah Donae Peters as Alexandra Smith
MAHALAH DONAE PETERS
Mahalah Donae Peters was born in Southwestern Virginia. She is the youngest of 6 siblings. She lives with her mother Jodi Michelle Spriggs who is a medical assistant. Mahalah is an honor student & excels in gymnastics. She is loved by everyone she meets. She attends church with her family. She has been in several small productions & projects. Her first major role is Alexandra in The Whittler and has absolutely loved the crew.
RAEGAN JOSEPH as Phebe
RAEGAN JOSEPH
Raegan hails from a sleepy coal mining town in Southwest Virginia. Her mother works as an analyst for the county and her father is in the lumber industry. She has attended Elementary School. Raegan's debut film is The Whittler in which she plays a precocious ghost. She was discovered through a mutual friend Jodi Michelle Spriggs who's daughter, Mahalah Donae Peters also was beginning her acting journey in the same movie.
She loves playing sports. She is an active athlete involved in softball, basketball, gymnastics and cheer. She also enjoys singing, dancing, and acting.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11320381/