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Jerry West Is the Latest Lakers Legend to Slam 'Winning Time,' Demands Apology and Retraction from HBO
A letter from the former exec's lawyers says the series "falsely and cruelly portrays Mr. West as an out-of-control, intoxicated rage-aholic"
Jerry West at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images
Former Los Angeles Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West is demanding a retraction and apology from HBO and Adam McKay over his portrayal in the new series, Winning Time, ESPN reports.
A letter sent by his lawyers refers to the depiction of West in the show (he's played by Jason Clarke) as "a baseless and malicious assault" on his character. "Winning Time falsely and cruelly portrays Mr. West as an out-of-control, intoxicated rage-aholic," it continues, adding that such a character "bears no resemblance to the real man."
Along with seeking the retraction and the apology, West is reportedly also seeking damages from HBO. In the letter, his lawyer claimed that just because the show has a disclaimer saying it's a dramatization doesn't shield the network from liability.
In a statement, HBO said, "HBO has a long history of producing compelling content drawn from actual facts and events that are fictionalized in part for dramatic purposes. Winning Time is not a documentary and has not been presented as such. However, the series and its depictions are based on extensive factual research and reliable sourcing, and HBO stands resolutely behind our talented creators and cast who have brought a dramatization of this epic chapter in basketball history to the screen."
The letter from West and his lawyers arrives after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — another Lakers legend depicted in the show — shared a scathing critique of the series. While Abdul-Jabbar didn't seem too phased by how he was portrayed on the show (even as he acknowledged his character comes off as a "Pompous Prick"), the depiction of West as the "Crazed Coach" was one of several aspects of Winning Time he took issue with.
"It's a shame the way they treat Jerry West, who has openly discussed his struggle with mental health, especially depression," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "Instead of exploring his issues with compassion as a way to better understand the man, they turn him into a Wile E. Coyote cartoon to be laughed at. He never broke golf clubs, he didn't throw his trophy through the window. Sure, those actions make dramatic moments, but they reek of facile exploitation of the man rather than exploration of character."
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West's lawyer, Skip Miller, seemed to agree, saying in a statement, "The portrayal of NBA icon and LA Lakers legend Jerry West in Winning Time is fiction pretending to be fact — a deliberately false characterization that has caused great distress to Jerry and his family. Contrary to the baseless portrayal in the HBO series, Jerry had nothing but love for and harmony with the Lakers organization, and in particular owner Dr. Jerry Buss, during an era in which he assembled one of the greatest teams in NBA history."
"It is a travesty that HBO has knowingly demeaned him for shock value and the pursuit of ratings," reads the letter from West's lawyer. "As an act of common decency, HBO and the producers owe Jerry a public apology and at the very least should retract their baseless and defamatory portrayal of him."
This story was updated 4/26/22 at 1:12 p.m. ET with a statement from HBO.
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When Shot@Life was founded in 2012, the World Health Organization had just announced the start of the "Decade of Vaccines."
Shot@Life hosted a small summit where a handful of advocates, wearing bright green shirts, marched up Capitol Hill to ask members of Congress to help give all of the world's children access to vaccines. Little did we know the decade would end in a global battle against a deadly, new coronavirus.
Ten years in, with more than 350,000 supporters and 3,000 trained grassroots advocates from across the United States, the Shot@Life campaign has given many children around the world a shot at a healthy life. We have helped double U.S. government investments in global immunization programs between 2012 and 2021; joined with global health partners to eliminate polio in Africa; and worked with corporate partners to provide direct grants to UNICEF and WHO, delivering an additional 108 million vaccines to children in some of the hardest-to-reach communities in the world. We have learned a few things along the way:
Advocacy Works.
Our grassroots advocates – known as our "champions" – are our greatest asset. Their activism has inspired U.S. policymakers to steadily vote to increase global immunization program investments. Even under an administration that wanted to zero out funds for UN partners, our champions convinced Congress to preserve funding levels for these lifesaving programs.
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Shot@Life grassroots advocates number in the thousands, but coming together at opportune moments with peer advocacy organizations and civil society partners exponentially increases the volume of our message and ensures it is heard by busy members of Congress. Working as part of a team with our UN and global health agency partners ensures all integral components of the global immunization process – policy, planning, manufacturing, and delivery – are fully supported, from the lab to the remote village health clinic. Shot@Life is a proud champion of this comprehensive process as it brings us closer to the goal of ending vaccine-preventable deaths.
#VaccinesWork – and the world realizes it now more than ever.
Many of us had taken the accessibility and lifesaving benefits of vaccines for granted because we were no longer seeing diseases like polio or measles in the U.S. Living through the COVID-19 pandemic – and being among the first to have access to lifesaving vaccines – has reminded us again how fortunate we are. Vaccines are the closest thing we have to a silver bullet when deadly, infectious diseases exist in the world. Vaccines save lives.
Infectious diseases do not respect borders.
The global health community has been saying this for some time, but the COVID pandemic has made plain the inescapable fact that the world is in this together when it comes to infectious diseases. A coordinated, equitable, global response is not only a moral imperative, but a strategic necessity to combat an infectious disease and protect everyone.
As we celebrate Shot@Life's 10th anniversary, I am heartened by what we have accomplished together to improve the lives of so many children.
With vaccines in the spotlight more than ever before, we've got a lot of important work ahead to ensure children around the world – and people of all ages – have access to vaccines that will keep them safe and healthy. Global vaccine equity will allow for a healthier, brighter future for all.
Martha Rebour
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We rally members of the public, members of Congress, businesses, and civil society partners to support and invest in the global childhood immunization programs of our partners: UNICEF, World Health Organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, CDC, and USAID.
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Combatting Measles Outbreaks in Brazil During COVID-19 Pandemic
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents like Edicarlos were understandably afraid to leave home to bring their children for routine immunizations. "We didn't come to vaccinate because we were social distancing." The problem is that, wherever there are unvaccinated pockets of children, measles outbreaks emerge — and they did in Brazil — as the disease is far more contagious than COVID-19.
To protect Edicarlos's daughter, Maria, and other children in the country, the Pan American Health Organization (the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization), quickly but carefully orchestrated an emergency, mass vaccination campaign against measles in 2020, adhering to all pandemic safety protocols. This was no easy task, but parents like Edicarlos can now rest easy knowing his daughter is protected from measles.
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Since 1988, in an effort to eradicate polio and ensure no child ever again suffers from this debilitating disease, Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, including Shot@Life, have made investments to put in place the health infrastructure necessary to track the spread of the disease and deliver polio vaccines in countries around the world. These investments have paid many dividends. Not only has the global incidence of polio decreased by 99.9%, the disease surveillance systems, cold chain logistics, and health workers trained and put in place to eradicate polio have since been used to track many other deadly, infectious diseases and vaccinate children against them. Even now in 2021, polio eradication program infrastructure is being repurposed to assist with COVID-19 pandemic response.
Global polio eradication has been an incredibly wise investment for many reasons, but let's stay focused on ending the fight against polio once and for all. We all know, now more than ever, that even one case of an infectious disease anywhere on this earth can spread and again put us all at risk. Let's finally and fully eradicate polio!
Joy in Uganda as the Rotavirus Vaccine Arrives
The rotavirus vaccine has protected children in the U.S. from severe diarrheal disease since 2006 and, until 2018, Ugandan parents could only hope for the same for their children. Shot@Life's UN partners — World Health Organization, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – worked alongside the Ugandan government to make that dream a reality with the national introduction and rollout of the rotavirus vaccine in 2018. Health clinics filled to the brim with happy mothers and their children throughout the summer.
Severe diarrheal disease had taken the lives of numerous children in Lumuli village over the years. Knowing her six-month old daughter, Annette, would now be protected from the disease was a great source of joy and relief to mother, Esther. "I am at peace knowing now that my baby is safe," said Esther. "My dream is that Annette will become a nurse."
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world forever, giving renewed prominence to the conversation around immunizations.
As the entire world waits to be immunized—and health workers, scientists, and members of civil society navigate the challenges surrounding manufacturing, distribution, and safety—we must also protect the decades of progress made possible by vaccines that are now at risk, due to disruptions in routine immunization schedules. Equity must be at the center of the vaccine conversation, ensuring that every child gets a shot at life.
As we look to the next decade, Immunization Agenda 2030 outlines a world where everyone, everywhere, at every age will benefit from vaccines. The goal? Averting 50 million deaths, 75% of them in lower and middle-income countries. If, in this past decade, we have eliminated measles in the Americas, wiped out wild polio in Africa, and exponentially advanced vaccine science in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we know we will together get even closer to achieving good health and wellbeing for all in this next decade.
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Facebook Messenger has a built-in camera, and it's a lot like Snapchat.
You've heard the story by now: a few years ago Facebook tried to buy Snapchat, but the app rebuffed the offer, and ever since then, the social network has tried launching copy-cat apps and adding Snapchat-like features to some of its products, including Instagram. And now, Facebook Messenger is the latest product to rip-off Snapchat, as it has begun offering "3D masks and special effects". Here's everything you need to know.
It is Facebook's insanely popular, standalone chat app. Facebook said over 2.5 billion emojis, photos, stickers, and videos are sent every day on Messenger. You can read all about Facebook Messenger, including tips and tricks, from here.
Facebook Messenger has a camera?
Yep. In fact, Facebook has launched a "new, faster and easier-to-use camera with art and special effects". Whether you're already in a conversation or have just opened up the app, you will now see the shutter button centered in the app. A simple tap will let you take photo, while a long press will record a video. The company said it wanted to make Messenger's camera "faster, simpler and more fun to send photos and videos".
What's new with Facebook Messenger's camera?
Now you can take and add effects to photos and videos directly by tapping the Home button in the navigation bar, then tapping or pressing the shutter button at the bottom, and tapping the smiley or text or doodle icons to begin adding effects, text, or scribbles, respectively. When finished, tap the arrow button to send. You can also take and edit photos by opening a conversation with someone and tapping the shutter button.
Apart from making it easier to start taking photos and videos, Facebook has launched an effects hub to find new art and special effects, such as 3D masks. Facebook said you can take a selfie and "transform into a reindeer or play with falling snow". It's added thousands of stickers, frames, masks, and effects to choose from - and you can personalise them using the new customisation tools.
Again, to add effects to your photos and videos in Facebook Messenger, simply tap or press on the shutter button at the bottom to take a photo or video, respectively, then tap the effects button (smiley icon) to browse all the available special effects, including 3D masks, stickers, and frames.
Remember, Snapchat offers these things called "lenses" and stickers. Lenses are real-time special effects and sounds. Simply tap one in Snapchat to see a live mask applied to your face or background - it'll move with you and make it seem like you've transformed. Meanwhile, stickers are cute cartoons and arts you can place around your photo or video like clip art.
Go here to learn all about Snapchat and its features.
When will these new features be available?
They're available now in the iOS version of Facebook Messenger. If you don't see the new photo and video effects, try updating your Messenger app to the latest version. The company said the feature should be arriving on Android soon.


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Video premiere: Liv Sin "King of Fools"
Liv Jagrell has been in the spotlight in the last few months. Her reunion with Sister Sin has brought her to the stages of the main festival across Europe this summer and, earlier, the single "The Process" served as an appetiser for the upcoming album of her own band Liv Sin. Now, it is time for a second Liv Sin digital single: "King of Fools".
"This song is the first song we wrote for the new album, back in 2020 when we all realised that it would take a bit before the live scene would return", Liv Jagrell comments about "King of Fools". "I had some idea of releasing a single here and there, but we decided to write a whole record instead".
"For the lyrics, this was one of those times when I got upset about something and it turned out as lyrics", the singer starts, when asked about the lyrical part of the single. "I think it was in some kind of metal/rock forum where somebody posted how he thought that rock music shouldn't try to be political or share any opinions, it should just be entertaining and nice to drink beer too, and that definitely pulled my trigger because I feel that as I artist I've been given a strong voice and people do listen. I believe it is an obligation to use that voice to try to make the world a little bit better, and I will continue to write about things I feel we need to change or that are fucked up in this world", Jagrell states.
"King of Fools" will be released as a digital single and lyric video via Mighty Music on September 2nd, 2022. A new Liv Sin album is expected to be released in 2023. The band's current line-up is Per Bjevoluk (drums), Patrick Ankermark (guitar), Liv Jagrell (vocals), Daniel Skoglund (bass) and Jay Matharu (lead guitar).
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In this film, Tigger (voiced by Jim Cummings -- one of the least known yet well deserved voice actors) basically thinks he has a family, and is elated when he hears they're coming to the Hundred Acre Woods.
I give "The Tigger Movie" 3/5 stars -- it has the Disney magic in it.
I thought that this movie was darling. The characters were cute. The story was very good. Everyone who worked on this movie did a wonderful movie. I highly recommend this movie for people of all ages to watch because it was so good.
Tigger's going to bounce, pounce, flounce and trounce critics of this movie.
The people who have been posting that this movie is too depressing are missing the point. You can't make a full-length movie about anything, even the mighty Tigger, and just have two hours of "life is wonderful" hoo-has without making it terminally boring. So, this movie decides to expand on one of the staple features of the great Tigger... He is the only Tigger alive, as far as he can tell. He wants to meet his long lost family. Since nobody in the Hundred Acre Wood knows where he came from, they all decide to dress up in Tigger costumes. Tigger figures it out, is hurt and upset, and vows to leave the Hundred Acre Wood, forever I might add, during a blinding nor'easter. When he's almost died of hypothermia, he gets rescued by the Hundre Acre folks and realizes that they are all the family He needs. First of all, this movie is no more depressing than "Bambi," "Lady and the Tramp" or any "Charlie Brown" movie, all of which are geared toward kids. If you cried when Tigger got upset and left in a snowstorm, then this movie did its job. Second, the movie is well done and keeps you enthralled throughout. I actually saw this with an ex-girlfriend and she said it was one of the best movies anyone had taken her to see. This gets a 9 out of 10.
The Tigger Movie: With everyone preparing for winter, Tigger (spell that T-I-double GRR) can't find anyone who will bounce with him. He decides that what he needs to do is find the other Tiggers so he'll have someone to bounce with whenever he feels the urge. But isn't, the wonderful thing about Tiggers is that Tigger's the only one?
As you may have already guessed, unlike the previous Pooh adventures this is a Tigger vehicle (and it's about time I say). It has been a long while since I watched the originals, and it felt strange to hear the characters voiced by different people, most notably Eeyore and Rabbit. And did they have so many songs ? I stopped counting at four. Also, I found the inconsistent animation a bit distracting. But whose kidding whom? It was a fun movie, with humor, action, pathos, and resolution, and I bet more than a few people will leave this movie with a tear in their eye.
Take the kids, or just tell them you're one at the wicket.
If you liked Tigger and crew as a child, then go back and see them again.
The kids will enjoy it, and the adults will, too. One can't help but become involved with the characters, and eyes will become misty no matter how hard you fight it.
The songs are original and funny, and even have subtle references that older viewers will catch (they are NOT inappropriate in any way) and younger ones will miss, which allows many age levels to enjoy it.
You have to be quick, though, because Tigger sings faster than he bounces.
I've never been a big Winnie the Pooh fan. As a child who grew up in a household full of sic-fi nerds, the 1,000 Acre Woods really didn't hold any fascination for me. I was more interested in a future world where fully dressed apes spoke to each other and tortured humans the same way they had been.
Who wants to hang out with a bunch of bears, kangaroos, and rabbits in the woods when you could fly around space with Luke Skywalker battling stormtroopers and Darth Vader in a galaxy far, far away? I may not feel an emotional tie to Winnie the way many children and their parents do, but I can enjoy one of their adventures every once in a while.
Tigger longs for a family of his own kind. He searches high and low for any members of his orange and black striped breed but can't seem to locate any. Can his friends help him find his direct relatives while teaching him the real definition of friends and family?
This movie has a message just like all Disney movies do. It concentrates on the importance of friends and shows viewers that your family isn't necessarily made up of people you're immediately connected to by blood. Families are made up of individuals who care for each other but don't share the same lineage.
The world of Winnie the Pooh is timeless. Obviously, that's part of the attraction to the stories and movies. Everyone wants to escape to a fantasy world like Christopher Robin. They want to hang out with their childhood toys and forget about all the cares of the world for a while.
"The Tigger Movie" is a great addition to the Disney library for fans of Winnie the Pooh. Even though it concentrates on the bouncy tiger, there's still plenty of the lovable bear in the movie to please enthusiasts. It's a wholesome movie that families can enjoy together over and over.
***** a perfect 5 stars,the first "great" movie of the year.
Summary:Its kinda like "Muppets from space" it stars Tigger(Jim cummings) who is starting to get tired of his "I'm the only one" reputation. And then he tries to find his family while Pooh (Jim cummings) and piglet (John fielder) and kanga (Kath soucie) and roo (noptika hopkins in her 1st performance) and owl (andre stojka) and eeyore (Peter cullen) help tigger. While rabbit (ken sansom) isn't all that thrilled with that idea while he is preparing for winter.
Its basically the finest animated film featuring Peter cullen ever since "Transformers the movie" (He was optimus prime and ironhide in Transformers the movie).
The sight gags are truly a treat because with "tiggerish" parodies of art pictures like "american gothic","venus de milo" or even things like Jerry Springer. (Don't worry parents it is still a good kids movie anyways).
Its a great treat for all those who remembered the first film & then some. I admit it was quite tear-jerking. It has very fine simplistic animation. And those are just some things I could say. Not too mention that this is one of the finest movies featuring Kenny Loggins music ever since Top Gun.
And there are only 2 disappointments. While cummings did a great job as tigger it was kinda sad that the original voice of tigger (paul winchell) wasn't in the film. Because this could've surpassed the original. What happenend to gopher how come he wasn't in the film? I know its a small question but still.
The Tigger Movie is a good movie for kids, but for people who expect the original film (The Classic: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh) should just stay home. The film is worth seeing if you are a rabid Winnie the Pooh fan, a kid who likes it, or are just a movie buff. The songs are not as creative as last time and the story line isn't as good as the last one(also, you may notice John Fiedler is the only original voice from the first film in this one), but if you are looking for similar characters, some of the same animation techniques, and some new surprises, this film is for you.
T I DOUBLE GER FUN!!
This was a wonderful movie, not only for children but for adults. It shows what families are all about - love. If you love Winnie the Pooh, you'll love this Tigger movie. All the guys are in it. And nobody is loved as much as Tigger is!
Completely fun! The Tigger Movie is great! Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Owl...every character is wonderful. And it's great to see Roo more centerstage. He's such a cute character. And it's wonderful to see them on the big screen. Tigger's very own movie...what could be better.
The gang from the Hundred Acre Wood is back on the big screen, and it is nice to see them there again. Writer/director Jun Falkenstein has fashioned a nice story that keeps the spirit of the characters intact, and art director Toby Bluth has created some gorgeous visuals. After the disappointing video "The Mighty Kong," it's nice to see the Shermans back on track with the songs. (Then again, this is not exactly unfamiliar territory to them.) While the original cast will be missed (only John Fiedler returns--good luck trying to find a replacement voice for Piglet after he's gone!), the new cast does a fine job.
But this is not called "The Tigger Movie" for nothing, and indeed the film belongs to Jim Cummings. He may not be Paul Winchell, but he brings a lot of energy to Tigger that comes through the speakers. I imagine it is not very easy to play the lively Tigger and then do a complete 180 and voice the laid-back Pooh, but Cummings pulls it off nicely. Praise must also go to Nikita Hopkins, whose wonderfully sincere performance as Roo will melt your heart like butter--just listen in the winter scene where Roo asks for Pooh's help in finding Tigger because it is his fault Tigger's gone.
Oh, yes, about the hauntingly beautiful "Your Heart Will Lead You Home," co-written and performed by Kenny Loggins--that song deserves to win every award it can.
This was truly good old-fashioned fun for all ages. The animation was crisp and clear, but still retained a gentle, golden quality. The story was sweet. The songs were cute. And, of course, Tigger was wonderful.
Whenever I even think of this lovely movie, I cry. It is such a sad story with a very moving ending. Adults as well as children need this - it's about family and how important any family should be to anybody! All I want to do, apart from cry my heart out, is give poor, forlorn Tigger a big, big hug and let him know that his family are right there with him. All of them; Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and even Rabbit they all love him. You see this is what I love about Disney's Winnie the Pooh movies; every single one of those beloved characters love and care for each other, there's never any hate and the messages to them all make me feel very humble.
I've always been a fan of Pooh and all his friends and won't ever stop doing.
The Tigger Movie is a first in the Winnie the Pooh franchise for being named after one character. Later we would get Piglet's Big Movie, but for now, Tigger takes the stage. What we get is an on-par children's film, but not enough fun, excitement, or laughs to be compared to the two previous Pooh films.
Tigger has been curious about his family recently, and is now looking for his family tree (a real tree, he mistakes). He prances around with his buddy Roo in search of his family before he decides to write them a letter. Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, and Kanga worry about Tigger being letdown by his family's no-show when they see he has thrown a party for them. So they all dress up like Tiggers to make Tigger feel loved.
The bouncy, stripped character sure has enough energy to carry a mere seventy-five minute film, but when compared to the gentleness of the previous two films, Tigger's antics grow tiresome after a little while and then the rest of the cast joins him giving a likable performance.
The animation, events, and the cheery nature brought from the three short stories in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, lacks here greatly because Tigger is such a rambunctious and silly character that a lot of the joy and easy-flow that occupied the stories is kind of neglected here. But I'm in no way trying to put down the beast, he is quite an uppity character, that has some high points in this film.
Children will enjoy this because their is always something on screen that is either fast-paced or musical. Parents might enjoy bits and pieces, while at other points may be annoyed by Tigger's antics. The Tigger Movie packs a wallop, and the wonderful thing is that it's a semi-wonderful thing.
Voiced by: Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, Peter Cullen, Andre Stojka, Kath Soucie, and Tom Attenborough. Directed by: Jun Falkenstein.
After causing more trouble than good with all his bouncing, Tigger realises that he is different from the rest of his friends and gets depressed. When overhearing about Owl's family tree, Tigger realises that he needs to find his family tree to be able to have people to bounce around with. He sets out to try and find his family's tree in the forest.
Having seen the pretty poor movie featuring Piglet I didn't hold out much hope for this film even if Tigger is one of the more fun characters of the series. However the plot is a little better than that film and the whole thing has a lot more energy to it. The basic plot is reasonable enough but it will be no surprise to anyone that lessons are there to be learned. The film moves along easy enough and is light enough to enjoy without being hard to watch.
The songs are OK and aren't overdone to the point that their averageness becomes a major drag. The animation is pretty basic though and this is matched by the voice work, which doesn't really do anything and actually sounds quite bland. The film isn't great though - it's just passable enough to watch. Kids should enjoy it but even for them it may be all a bit bland and `nice' to compete with sharper cartoons. As for adults, it is unlikely that they will take much from it apart from having the kids distracted for an hour or so.
Overall, fans of Pooh and all will probably enjoy this film, I liked it because it was undemanding and quite a pleasant little story. The animation is OK even if the voice work is poor and the humour of the film couldn't compete with the much sharper kids animations that are out there.
The animals in the Hundred Acre Wood have been my favorite characters to read stories of to my little girl. My wife and I told her all about movie theaters, popcorn, etc., and we bought her the Tigger Movie book to prepare her for this great event, her first movie at a theater. We were not disappointed. The animation was outstanding, the story meaningful and insightful, and I particularly enjoyed the songs, especially the end title song, which was performed by Kenny Loggins. My little girl screamed with delight and shouted often to the characters and our little eight month old, who also accompanied us, tried several times to reach out and grab Tigger and friends off the screen. A great movie and a truly fun day for us. Tiggerificent!!!
This was a cute movie for kids and fans of the cartoon character. I could actually watch it without becoming bored which is a plus.
The story line was pretty good, yet not too original. It made you feel warm inside which is what all Disney movies do.
The songs were good, and everyone loves The Tigger Song especially. A good movie for the family.
I thought a movie with Tigger as the main character might be a bit grating, but I have to admit I ended up liking "The Tigger Movie" more than I expected (even with a squirming four-year-old on my lap). The songs are good, the performances excellent, and there are some wonderful visuals (watch for the Tiggerized art masterpieces in Tigger's fantasy sequence!). There's enough to keep both kids and adults entertained, and the lesson Tigger learns about the true meaning of family is sweet and touching and well-developed. A movie with laughter, tears, not to mention a lot of bounce!
I have been a fan of Winnie The Pooh since....God knows when, and I was expecting The Tigger Movie to be one of the cutest flicks ever. I was sure right, it was cute, but it didn't get up to the high standards of the other Pooh movies. The story moves just a tad too fast, and the screenplay could of been improved.
The Tigger Movie is a fun, worthy watch for all Pooh fans, but for the rest, I don't really recommend it.
The story of this movie is as simple as can be... (I've no intent to be spoiler, so I won't go into it). But it's its simplicity that makes this film so good for little children. Even so the most important feature in this film is the complete inexistence of a sexual content. ( And by this I mean there are no women who look like Lara Croft, and no filthy old man grabbing some barbies!! Like in Toy story!) I do think that this is a good movie for children, and I'm glad to see that Disney could still make movies FOR CHILDREN!


What keeps many businesses from growing? For larger companies, it is often maturing markets and inflexible organizations that dampen growth. However, closely held and entrepreneurial companies are built for growth. They operate in a world of innovation, rapidly changing technology, and entrepreneurial passion. For these businesses the challenge is not how to grow, it's how to overcome the inevitable barriers to growth.
Some barriers are out of your control – technology that doesn't work or government regulation. But if you are better prepared to overcome the barriers under your control, you have more options and opportunities.
Here is my list of the 12 most common barriers to sustainable growth. Each of these barriers requires a different response, so it's important to diagnose your problem (i.e. get CLARITY) before looking for a solution.
1. Lack of a Sustainable Business Model – The only way to grow a business without relying on a continual infusion of capital is to find a sustainable business model – one that that generates the cash necessary to fund continued growth of your business.
2. Misread Market Dynamics – Does the market not exist? Is the market ready? Or is the market is too small?
3. Weak or unclear Value Proposition/Brand Promise – Why should someone buy your product? What problem do you solve with what benefits in cost reduction, revenue enhancement or operational improvement? The answer will affect product strategy, pricing, sales strategy and messaging.
4. Weak or unclear Positioning – The same company with the same product can position itself to create high shareholder value, or to hit a wall. Getting positioning right is really hard work – growing your company without the right positioning is even harder.
5. Lack of an effective Growth Strategy – What market segments is your company targeting? How does your company find and qualify prospects, using both traditional and digital media? What mix of sales channels makes the most sense?
6. Dysfunctional Team Dynamics (People and/or Alignment) – Your team needs more than just the right skills – it must also be a learning organization that can respond to change and adjust accordingly. Your team also has to be on the same page regarding customer priorities and operational challenges.
7. Insufficient Pipeline – One key piece of data to measure the health of your company is your pipeline coverage ratio. How much new business has your company identified and qualified compared with its committed revenue plan?
8. Ineffective Sales Process and/or Sales Productivity – There are two important measures of Sales effectiveness: one is the close rate (percentage of qualified deals that get closed) and the other is the win-loss ratio. If these metrics look reasonable, it may be better to analyze other parts of your growth engine such as the pipeline.
9. Poor cash flow restricts Capital Availability – If your business model defines a future stream of profits and cash flow, how much would you be willing to pay to own a piece of that business, considering the risks associated with getting there? This is the question for venture capital and private equity investors.
10. Inattention to the Transformation of Customer Behavior – Due to the internet, access to more information than ever before, and the ability to real-time price compare, today's customers are different – transformed. They are the new experts. And companies need to focus on being "first choice" with customers. If customers are not satisfied, there will be no repeat purchases, no referrals to other prospects, and no feedback to guide product improvements. The key is an early warning and response system.
11. Poor Delegation and Scaling – Common chokepoints to sustainable growth include the inability to scale key processes, people and knowledge; and key players who are unable to delegate all but their unique and valuable contributions to your business.
12. Poorly developed Infrastructure/Systems – Systems set you free as your business complexity increases. Just like the formula in biology that states when a cell divides in two, the degree of complexity grows twelve fold; growth in your business creates a geometric rise in complexity.
Are you focused on building a better company with sustainable growth and greater value? Contact me today for a complementary discussion on how you can overcome your growth barriers.


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Today is the last day of National Diabetes Month- and in many ways it's been a great month. I've connected with many more people with diabetes than I ever thought possible. I've started new diabetes-related projects that will stretch through 2016 and beyond, and I've had a great time writing for diaVerge, for our second complete month.
Through all of this, I've noticed a disturbing trend.
More and more lately, there has been finger pointing, name calling and other overt nastiness e within the online diabetes communities.
While I generally choose to ignore this behavior, my friends are becoming divided and each group is bad-talking the other. Not just between the high-carb vs low-carb diabetes factions, but even between the low carb groups.
As I say often on diaVerge.com, "We're on this path together!"
We NEED each other and the support of our online (and real-world) communities.
We all have different lives, different motivations, different goals.
While low carb IS right for me, I don't strictly limit to 30 grams of carbs per day. Sometimes I eat 40 or even 50 grams of carbs per day (as seen here) and I'm okay with that. There is no one-size fits all diet, and that's even stated in Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, as I wrote about previously here.
I occasionally eat tomatoes and onions, while still following Dr. Bernstein's program. Some prefer not to eat these foods because of the blood glucose spike, and that's fine, too.
I write about low carb because it's completely changed my life for the better and I no longer feel the anger and resentment towards diabetes that I used to feel when I was eating high carb. I want to tell my story and lead my example, but I also show that there is NOT ONE perfect way.
We each have to find what works for us as individuals, and each strive to be better than we were yesterday.
We're all in this together, walking the same rocky path of Diabetes. Navigating the same turbulent waters. However you want to visualize it, WE NEED EACH OTHER!
I personally want you in my life, and on this journey with me.
Let's please be kind, and let's do our best to be better than we were yesterday.


This is where you'll be able to find me in June and July.
The Laurel Review let me know they don't want the long story I sent them, which is too bad, BUT I was accepted to a 6-week residency at the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus in Schwandorf, Germany, so I have zero complaints. I'll be there with two visual artists and a composer, and I'll be within a few hours of the castles I want to research for the new novel. Great luck all around!


SkyTeam and its 19 members have decided to discontinue regional Go Passes. Since these passes were introduced 10 years ago, the customers' needs have changed; therefore, the current offering has been updated to reflect customer demand.
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Although most of the other SkyTeam members discontinued their Go Pass programs on January 1, 2019, Delta will honor all tickets issued on or before January 9, 2019, for the SkyTeam Go Pass programs. Fares and Terms and Conditions information will remain on SkyTeam.biz, in the Travel Agents section, until December 31, 2019, for program rules and as a quick reference guide only.
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Contractor's claim against government for breach of implied covenant of good faith andfair dealing denied
Brian Morrow, P.E., Esq | December 8, 2014
Attorney Brian Morrow is a partner in Newmeyer & Dillion LLP and a licensed civil engineer specializing in construction law, including road and heavy construction.
In a recent case involving utility work on an Army base – Appeal of Tug Hill Construction, Inc. (Oct. 16, 2014) – the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (Board) denied a contractor's claim for $11.4 million based on an alleged breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing by the government.
The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a legal doctrine which provides that parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly, fairly and in good faith with each other, and observe reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the performance and enforcement of the contract. This duty is implied in every contract in order to reinforce the express promises of the contract to ensure the parties' reasonable expectations. This duty has been read into contract negotiations, performance, and enforcement of contract obligations. Good faith has been defined as "honesty in fact" in the parties' conduct, and may require something more of the parties than simply refraining from acting in bad faith.
In Tug Hill, on April 9, 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a fixed-price contract for utility work at Fort Bliss, located in El Paso, Texas. The scope of work included the demolition of existing utility systems, constructing new electric, water, sanitary sewer, communications, and natural gas utility systems, and connecting back to the existing main utility systems. The RFP included a special notice that noted the following:
This scope of work includes coordinating project utility requirements with the owners of the privatized utility systems. . . Contractors shall be responsible for negotiating and finalizing utility system work with the utility providers. The Contractor will include its cost for such work in its cost proposal.
Three proposals were submitted by Tug Hill, J.D. Abrams, and Sundt Construction. The Fort Bliss water utility provider was Fort Bliss Water Services Company (FBWS), the electric utility provider was Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. (RGEC), both of whom owned the utility systems through 50-year contracts with the Army.
Tug Hill was aware of the Special Notice. On May 19, 2010, Tug Hill received word from a company named CF Jordan that "[FBWS] is going to be doing the water/sewer [work]." Prior to submitting their cost proposals, Sundt and J.D. Abrams contacted FBWS and RGEC. RGEC would not provide a price quote for the electrical utility work. On May 20, 2010, FBWS provided a quote of $11,071,000 to Sundt and J.D. Abrams for the water utility work. Tug Hill did not seek price quotes from FBWS or RGEC.
On the morning of May 24, 2010, at 10:02 a.m., Tug Hill was told that "[RGEC] will not let anyone do their work on this project," "[RGEC] does not like the [Government's] design and intends to redesign the project," and "[RGEC] will not have a price for this for 3 to 4 weeks." On May 24, 2010, at 1:43 p.m., Tug Hill submitted its proposal.
On June 16, 2010, the Corps awarded a contract to Tug Hill for the fixed price of $28,024,550. On August 24, 2010, Tug Hill informed the Government it had received pricing from RGEC and FBWS that was higher than the pricing included in its proposal. Tug Hill requested that the Government "direct the Utility Providers to provide competitive pricing." The Corps' contracting officer (CO) informed Tug Hill their sole remedy was to continue negotiating with the utility providers. In November 2010, Tug Hill entered into a contract with FBWS, for $11,726,123 for the water utility work. In January 2011, Tug Hill entered into a contract with RGEC for $8,821,602.99 for the electric utility work.
In March 2011, Tug Hill presented a certified claim to the CO for $11,357,528.20. Tug Hill claimed its proposal had included $5,867,800 for FBWS' work and $5,973,050 for RGEC's work. On October 31, 2011, the CO denied Tug Hill's claim. Tug Hill appealed.
On appeal, Tug Hill argued the government breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by not helping Tug Hill negotiate with the utilities after contract award. The Board reviewed the facts and found no breach by the government. The Special Notice required the contractor to coordinate, negotiate and finalize the utility work with the utility providers. It did not require the government to help the contractor perform that work, or to help the contractor obtain lower prices from the utility providers. Tug Hill agreed to a fixed price for a scope of work that included negotiating with the utility providers, and Tug Hill bore the risk of whether that price covered the eventual cost of the work.
Tug Hill agreed to perform the work for the fixed price of $28,024,550 without having negotiated with the utility providers. As a result, Tug Hill assumed the risk the work would cost more anticipated in its proposal. Tug Hill argued that FBWS and RGEC charged more than anticipated, and the process of coordinating, negotiating, and finalizing agreements with the utility providers increased its costs. However, Tug Hill bore that risk when it submitted its proposal. As a result, the Board denied Tug Hill's appeal.
The Tug Hill matter highlights the difficulties of proving a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Although this duty is implied in every contract, it does not expand a party's contractual duties beyond those in the express contract. In Tug Hill, the failure to properly understand and determine the potential risks and costs of submitting a bid for utility work – without understanding who would be allowed to perform that work and what it might cost – resulted in Tug Hill's claim for $11.4 million being denied. ϖ
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Three Great Freeware Games
Updated • May 10, 2013
I do stumble upon great fan made games from time to time. While I usually start playing right away i make a mental note to review the game later on here on this website. I recently discovered three interesting freeware games for Windows that are definitely worth a closer look.
Their names are: Turrican 4 Funeral, Wings of Fury and Warzone 2100 Resurrection.
Do you remember the game Turrican which was famous on the Commodore C-64 and Amiga? Turrican 4 Funeral looks a lot like a copy of the old Amiga version of the game. You walk, jump and shoot your way in this side scrolling action jump and run game. The game has not been updated for some time though, and you may be interested in a newer remake called Hurrican which you can play without issues on newer versions of the Windows operating system. It is quite difficult so be prepared to start over many times if you are not used to these types of games.
Wings of Fury was another game that was rather famous on the Commodore Amiga. You represent an American pilot during in the Pacific during World War II. Your mission is to destroy enemy land and sea units by using various means such as bombs, torpedos and the machine gun. I have linked to a Flash version of the game that you can play when you follow the link above. Please note that it is somewhat limited, and that there is a premium version available that is providing you with access to additional items you can attach to your plane or make use of.
Finally we have got Warzone 2100 Resurrection which is based on the Warzone game published by Eidos in 1999. Eidos decided to release the under the GPL in 2004 and the Warzone Resurrection project decided to work further on the game. This game is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is interesting to note that the game is still updated regularly.
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Excellent oh most excellent of tech blogs… Turrican 4 is so absolutely right… Perfect.
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West Edinburgh Warriors
The West Edinburgh Warriors are a basketball club in Edinburgh which started in 2015. We have teams ranging from Under 8s to Senior Mens. We are a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, SCIO 048101.
Information Pack and Club Policies
Primary League
School of Basketball & Academy Programme
Edinburgh Schools League
Edinburgh Schools League Result Tables
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U8's:
Coach: Gav Menzies
Our U8's train once a week with a specialist at that age range, with the opportunity to play up to U10's for game opportunities.
U10s:
The U10s will have the opportunity to play up and join the U12's team in 2019/20 season. We will let you know when dates and further details have been finalised.
Coach: Louise Moyes
Assistant Coach: Jessica Lloyd & Ellie Traynor
The U12s will be competing in the Crags Games in 2019/20. We will let you know when dates and further details have been finalised.
Coach: Jake Rennie
Assistant Coach: Tom Griffin
The U14s compete in the Basketball Scotland RDL's. We will let you know when dates and further details have been finalised for 2019/20.
Coach: Alistair McDermid
Assistant Coach: Tom Griffin & Jake Rennie
The U16 team compete in Basketball Scotlands National Development League, further details will follow once dates for 20119/20 are finalised.
Coach: Tom Griffin
We have 2 U18 teams that both compete in Basketball Scotlands National League Division 2 (Caledonia and Thistle) further details will follow once dates for 2019/20 are finalised.
Senior Mens:
Coach: Anas Tahir
The Senior Men's team compete in the Edinburgh Lothian League held every Friday night at Oriam.
U18C v W.L. Wolves (H) January 18, 2020 at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tynecastle High School, 2 McLeod St, Edinburgh EH11 2ND, UK
U18T v Ayr Storm (H) January 18, 2020 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tynecastle High School, 2 McLeod St, Edinburgh EH11 2ND, UK
U12 Crags Games January 19, 2020
U16 NDL January 26, 2020
U18C v Blaze (A) January 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm The Crags Centre, 10 Bowmont Pl, Edinburgh EH8 9RY, UK
U18T v Kings (A) January 26, 2020 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Portobello High School, Edinburgh EH15 3AS, UK
U18T v A. Tornadoes (A) February 8, 2020 at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Dalry Primary School, 37 Vennel St, Dalry KA24 4AG, UK
U16 NDL February 9, 2020
Games this weekend: Friday: Senior men's are up against Pleasance 47's in the Lothian League, 6:30pm at oriam Saturday: U18 double header at Tynecastle as Caledonia face West Lothian Wolves (10:30am) and Thistle play Ayr Storm (1pm) Sunday: U12's are at the Crags games with the first game starting at 9am Goodluck to all! 💛🖤
U16 NDL Team get their first win of the new year after beating Dunfermline Reign tonight! Well done all involved 💛🖤
A gentle reminder for players and parents that if players adopt good time management along with a bit of organisation they do not need to miss training or games to study for exams.
A quick wrap up of a very busy and exciting 2019 for the club. Happy New Year when it comes! https://westedinburghwarriors.com/2019/12/31/2019/
Merry Christmas from the Warriors 🎅🏻💛
Congratulations to Annie Docherty on winning this years Christmas prize draw! 💛🎅🏻
Dalry Golden Eagles & Balgreen Phoenix Flyers came along to Tynecastle High School this afternoon for their Winter festival. Some great basketball played along with new friends made 💛🏀 Special thanks to all of our Volunteers for making this possible!
Good job to our very depleted teams today due to illness. U12's taking part in today's Crags games U16 NDL team won 57-35 over Panthers
Both U18 teams get the win today at home in another double header. First Caledonia limp past Highland Bears 63-51 bringing us to 5-0 to start the season. Second, Thistle hit the ground running and beat a persistent South Lanarkshire Colliers 75-50. Both U18 teams remain unbeaten during the month of November, must be the Moustaches, right? 👨🏻🖤💛🔥
Great to see our S1 Cashback School of Basketballers getting in a friendly with Gracemount this afternoon. Massive thanks and well done to some Tynecastle senior students for helping to coach and officiate #loveofthegame @blaze_bball
With just 3 days to go our U18's have raised almost £300 for the Movember charity which tackles lots of issues around men's health! Still a chance to donate... https://uk.movember.com/mospace/14084192?utm_medium=app&utm_source=ios&utm_campaign=share-mospace
2019! December 31, 2019
Club Updates October 28, 2019
October Camp October 28, 2019
Why Warriors? September 28, 2019
Season Openers September 23, 2019


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Delphiniums look bonny in blue!
Delphinium, also commonly known as Larkspur, look wonderful in blue! This colour is so potent in the rich hues which delphiniums produce that it will positively light up your room!
Order online today from Clare Florist and you will get free next day delivery, as well as flowers arranged and packaged with extra care by expert florists who love flowers as much as you do.


Credit Risk Update: ACCOUNTS DUE FLAG: COPINYA LTD, First Floor, Telecom House, 125-135 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AF. The legal status is a Private Limited Company and the current status at the registry of companies is Dissolved. The last filed accounts are dated 31 January 2017. The company was incorporated on 18 August 2015.


LINS by YONOH plays with light, using crisscrossing lines to generate visual effects perfect for transforming wall surfaces into huge murals. LINS by YONOH' takes advantage of the subtlety of lines as opposed to differing levels, so that shadow play and volumes are generated by the actual delicacy of the lines. The collection's choice of neutral Mediterranean colours reflects its restful spirit.


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SMA adds new executive director
Terra Erb is the new executive director of the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association, allowing former executive director Dave Cooper to focus on code development and consultation.
"Two years ago, the board met in Chicago to develop a strategic plan. In those meetings, we discussed the important issue of growth and how vital it was to distinguish the two roles that Dave Cooper performed, management and code development/consultation," the board said in a statement.
"Dave Cooper has decided it is timely, in regard to both his personal interests and the SMA, to focus his efforts on code representation and pass on the day to day management of the association. We look forward to the impact he will make as he continues his efforts to advance code and quality standards for the SMA.
"Terra comes to us with a nine-year civilian career with the United States Air Force. She is a Kansas native and a graduate of Wichita State University and has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing with a minor in Management. Her professional work spans several fields, including marketing, education counseling, training, program management, and business administration."
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SA+C names Brigitte Martin executive director
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COCASSE, they are tablets of pumpkin, tomato, beetroot or carrot. Made with dehydrated organic vegetables, the 100g Cocasse tablets can be stored for one year at room temperature. Melted, grated, they can go into all kinds of recipes. To use it, just melt a few tiles and incorporate them into cakes, muffins, cookies, sauce, mousse, etc. One tablet tile concentrates 1 to 2 tomatoes.


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Men only: Kathy Griffin's guide to late-night TV
Last year, as a late-night TV shake-up ended with yet another chorus line of white male hosts, Joan Rivers decried the lack of women in any of the coveted jobs as "beyond frustrating."
Men only: Kathy Griffin's guide to late-night TV Last year, as a late-night TV shake-up ended with yet another chorus line of white male hosts, Joan Rivers decried the lack of women in any of the coveted jobs as "beyond frustrating." Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/1s04kjH
AP Published 4:41 p.m. CT Sept. 12, 2014
In this June 22, 2014 file photo, host Kathy Griffin speaks on stage at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. There has been no progress in adding women or minorities to the ranks of late-night network talk shows since Joan Rivers held the job on Fox 30 years ago. Griffin, a close friend of Rivers, said women don't get a fair chance at network late-night host jobs. (Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP )
LOS ANGELES – Last year, as a late-night TV shake-up ended with yet another chorus line of white male hosts, Joan Rivers decried the lack of women in any of the coveted jobs as "beyond frustrating."
Days after the death of the only woman to host a late-night network show, the status quo was reaffirmed as CBS on Monday anointed Craig Ferguson's successor: James Corden, a popular British performer, but one largely unknown to American viewers.
Kathy Griffin, who lost a close friend and mentor when Rivers died at 81, was disappointed but unsurprised by the decision. She has good reason: nearly three decades after Rivers' brief run with her talk show on Fox, the late-night network landscape remains entirely male.
"I was interested in the Ferguson spot long before it was announced because I had a feeling things might shift," said a candid Griffin. "My joke phrase is, 'I can start Monday.'"
The response of one executive to her query: "They're not considering females at this time," she recounted.
"You realize that's illegal to say in a business meeting?" was Griffin's comeback.
When she told by another industry exec that the absence of female hosts was "embarrassing" and that women who represent half the population should hold half of such jobs, he had a ready answer: "Well, you have 'The Talk.'"
That show, of course, is in daytime and has five co-hosts, not one powerful female comedian owning the nighttime stage.
The effect, even for a resilient professional like Griffin, is dispiriting.
"I walk into the (meeting) room thinking, 'I'll give it a shot.' I leave the room thinking, 'I never had a chance,'" she said.
While the rest of TV catches up to diversity, with fictional portrayals daring to imagine women as U.S. presidents and mirror the reality of an African-American leader, networks simply are unwilling to roll the dice on either a female or minority in the lofty position of late-night host.
Rivers' brief tenure on the fledgling Fox network nearly 30 years ago remains a lonely emblem. The network cited low viewership for the cancellation and she blamed a business clash, but whatever happened, it was one chance and out for her and the rest of her gender.
Imagine if Conan O'Brien's NBC experience quashed the deal for white guys.
Cable, meanwhile, has inched forward with BET's Mo'Nique and E!'s Chelsea Handler (both shows are now ended), and the upcoming Comedy Central program with black comedian and writer Larry Wilmore.
To make it in the big leagues, a performer needs the unwavering support of power brokers including producers, agents and network executives, Griffin said, pointing to "Saturday Night Live" founder-guru Lorne Michaels' grooming of Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers for NBC late-night jobs.
One especially damaging industry argument, made privately, is that women want to get their pre-bedtime monologue jokes from a man, while female hosts such as Ellen DeGeneres and Queen Latifah are welcome in daytime.
In fact, the audience for Handler's "Chelsea Lately" was about 65 percent female, more than any other late-night show.
It's the age of audiences, not their gender, that should worry networks. The cold reality is that younger viewers are doing their viewing elsewhere, including YouTube and edgier cable shows. The median age of viewers for the three 11:30 p.m. Eastern shows is just shy of 56 and steadily rising.
Maybe women can lend a hand. There clearly are contenders for the work.
Griffin, for one. She's earned two Emmy Awards (for Bravo's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List") and this year joined the small band of female winners of a Grammy Award for best comedy album ("Calm Down Gurrl"). She's an adroit comedian and savvy enough to fit her edgy comedy into a broadcast mold.
Other names are bandied about, such as Aisha Tyler, but to no avail.
Griffin worries, reasonably, that the ship has sailed for another generation of women. Most late-night hosts are new and on the young side, such as 39-year-old Jimmy Fallon. And based on the track records of Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and David Letterman, turnover is rare.
Indeed, the math looks bleak when the 27 years since Rivers' show ended are added to perhaps a couple decades more.
"We could be looking at 40 or 50 years until a woman is hosting a network late-night talker," Griffin said. "Here's the deal: We're (screwed)."
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Last hopes for a decent game.
Sorry I might be forgetting one or two. what are your last hopes?
These are all that I can think of, right now.
The "cure" is not getting over hyped. And when the publisher starts to really promote the game, to keep the feet on the ground. Bite the hype apple, true you can have the juiciest bite, but there's a big chance of getting a mouthful of worms (or a reminder of an e-v-i-l snake trying to sell you that this is "kewl"; "new"; and "improved").
DX will be difficult to be resurrected. It's one of the last old school games produced (when content was king, not just visuals). Why the expectations are so low, knowing it's almost impossible to bring such content back (almost, but a good 80% probability DX3 will be like the F.E.A.R. franchise -- wanting mass sells, over content, and content 15 year-olds prefer [slap a M+ label on it, and it's like they flock to such titles thinking it'll make them more mature. Slap a T+ label on it, the maturity of the game's community actually increases]).
That said, I might get Diablo III one day if I feel there are no other worthy RPGs that I can get around to play.
I just dont want this to mess up..
Fallout 3 is a train-wreck. Don't build up your hopes on it.
Thank you, Todd Howard, for not only destroying The Elder Scrolls series, but now Fallout as well.
I hope DX 3 will be better than DX 1, because I don't want the sequel/prequel or what ever becomes a snowblind or DX 2.
Some ideas of theses games are interesting, but they removes some interesting things of DX.
Rare are the games that will propose always much content.


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Where There Is No Will, There Is No Way, and There Is No Will in Frankfurt
"Incoming data since our meeting in early March confirm that the cyclical recovery of the euro area economy is becoming increasingly solid and that downside risks have further diminished."
That were the lines that Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), read after the meeting of the central bank's board a few days ago. Draghi appeared more at ease than ever. And that is no miracle. Companies are investing more, households are deleveraging, declining unemployment is resulting in higher disposable income for the average Eurozone citizen which helps him to, optimistic as ever, not only wish for more, but spend more. Annual inflation also remains between 1.5 and 2 percent, exactly where the ECB wants it.
Either way, the ECB-board, led by Draghi, does not seem to alter its monetary course. The official rate remains at 0 percent and the pace at which the bank purchases corporate and governments bond in the Eurozone is also left unchanged. Whenever circumstances ask for it, the bank indicated that it stands ready to expand monetary policy even further in the coming time.
During a press conference after the meetings, a few comments were made that allow us to visualize what kind of policy we can expect from Frankfurt later this and next year.
Among other things, the ECB-president remarked that a possible exit strategy has not been discussed during the meeting, or even the question how the ECB should abandon the current monetary constellation, when to do so, and at what pace to carry out the operation.
The Revelation
The board underlined once again that it is ready to expand its purchase program, both in size and duration, in case Eurozone inflation expectations go south. These are all clear indications that the ECB is in no hurry to alter its monetary course.
And then there was an important announcement by Draghi about the nature of the debates among the ECB board members, a revelation that is paramount to getting a grip on the course that the ECB will pursue in 2017, 2018 and perhaps even 2019.
Draghi said some ECB board members, who thought that the recent, more optimistic data on economic growth came out so strong, are arguing that the ECB should come out way more optimistic than it currently does. From these statements, one might infer that pressures are building within the board to taper the purchases of government and corporate bonds and raise the official rate earlier than the market expects. But, as Draghi was quick to add, such disagreements arose in discussions on economic growth. On inflation, almost all board members were fully agreeing with each other.
And that is an important piece of information, since the board after careful weighing takes decisions based on inflation forecasts and expectations. Economic growth is, of course, important, but only partly as a component of the general picture on inflation in the monetary union.
What does the above mean, concretely, also if we would place all these factors on an imaginary timeline?
No Precipitate Action Is the Creed
The ECB's purchase program will continue in 2017 and will in the most optimistic scenario be reduced gradually from January 2018 to end completely at the close of 2018. That is, if nothing happens in the meantime which could worsen the outlook for economic growth and, more important, inflation. If that were to happen, then we could easily expect a further tapering of the purchase program and eventually a complete halt to be postponed by at least a few months into the future. The outlook could worsen, for instance, if oil prices were to rise, the world economy would grow at a slower pace, or (geo)political upheaval emerges in the world, for instance due to tensions between the US and North Korea.
If developments in the world economy were to turn out more positively, and the economic recovery in the Eurozone were to gain a solid footing, even then we are not allowed to conclude that the odds of an earlier than expected tapering of quantitative easing and a first rate hike in years have increased. Many things indicate that the board is not very eager to make monetary policy less accommodative.
Not just the remark that a possible exit is not under discussion is a prove of this, the warning that the size and duration of quantitative easing could be increased is another clear prove. The other at least theoretically possible scenario – that the ECB decides to taper QE earlier – is not even mentioned! Add to that the fact that the ECB continues to say that the official rate "will remain at its current or a lower level for an extensive period and long after purchases of government and corporate bonds has ended" and it should be clear that the bank is not very keen on ending QE.
It would not be a surprise if the ECB in the course of the coming months becomes increasingly confident about the economic recovery. When the economists of the central bank present their new forecasts for economic growth and inflation in June, it should not surprise us when the board views risks for economic growth fairly balanced, that is, that it views the odds of better than expected developments as high as the odds of a disappointment (the ECB is currently still of the opinion that a disappointment is more likely). That does, however, not mean that the ECB will began preparations for a less expansionary monetary policy.
Savers and Investors Are Warned
The sequence of the steps to be taken in case of an exit is still: first, to stop quantitative easing and take a pause to see how the economy reacts and consequently, very carefully, begin talking about a forthcoming rate hike.
Ending QE is, in the most optimistic of scenarios, in the current circumstances to be expected somewhere in the second half of 2018. With a pause between that moment and the first rate hike (just as the Fed did in the US) the first rate hike by the ECB since 2011 is to be expected somewhere in the summer of 2019, if not later.
For a saver / investor with a long-term horizon, the above means at least two things. In the first place that savings do not only yield close to zero (after the tax authorities pays a visit and inflation is subtracted, real returns are even negative), but that this will continue to be the case for an extensive period. Let us imagine that the ECB increases rates in 2019. That will be most likely from 0 to 0.25 percent. The odds are high that rates on savings accounts will barely react to that. But the ECB will only raise rates when the bank is convinced that inflation is and will remain slightly below 2 percent. That, in turn, will only be the case when inflation remains at that point for a long time, since the ECB prefers to proceed with caution for some time. Taking everything together, it means that the real interest rate on savings accounts will be quite negative. And for the sake of simplicity I have ignored taxes for now.
In the second place the above means that stock market prices will continue to enjoy upward momentum. Economic growth is on the rise, while the money keeps flowing: better circumstances for stocks are hardly conceivable. But be warned: to the degree that monetary policy will remain ultra-loose for much longer, while the economy is finding its way out of the crisis zone, the risk of a terrible and sudden setback also increases, for instance when markets begin to perceive that in the near future such a perfect combination for stocks might come to a grinding halt. History teaches that a setback can be quick and relentless.
History also teaches us that central banks will then come to the rescue, with an expansion of monetary policy. And to conclude, economic history teaches us that this generally translates into an excellent outlook for precious metals.
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A Pope Who Thinks in Centuries
Benedict sees the Church as a divine institution with a historical mission.
April 18, 2010 Tracey Rowland General 1 Print
In 1963 Columbia Pictures produced the movie The Cardinal. According to Wikipedia the Vatican's liaison officer on the project was a young Joseph Ratzinger. In the movie there is a dialogue between a couple of venerable curial officials and a young monsignor. The monsignor explains that if the Vatican could just be a little more flexible on some of its political policies, the social standing of Catholics in the United States could dramatically improve within a decade. The officials exchange "he has so much to learn" looks and reply, "The Church, Msgr. Fermoyle, thinks in centuries, not decades."
This is a point no one would ever have needed to make to the young Benedict. One might say that he was born with a nose for history. Many of his early publications were in the territory of the theology of history, soteriology, and eschatology, and even his ecclesiology was framed within these horizons. His vision of the Church is that of a divine institution with a particular mission in history against which the gates of hell cannot prevail.
At least one effect of this vision is that he is less concerned than many others of his generation about popularity polls and political correctness. It is a very brave world leader who dares to suggest that there might be some issues about the relationship between faith and reason that the Islamic tradition rather urgently needs to address. The fact that in his Regensburg speech he also suggested that the will of the individual is no more reliable a standard than the will of Allah, and thus that western liberalism also needs to think more deeply about the faith and reason relationship, went largely unreported, except by Professor Schall from Georgetown. One gets the impression that Benedict's analyses are often too nuanced for the average journalist to digest.
One solution might be for his press office to produce "background briefing" papers for journalists with short historical memories. For example, it is hard to make sense of his going out on a limb to release the Lefebrvist bishops from the penalty of ex-communication unless one understands how deep is the rift within the Church in France, what happened to French Catholics during the Revolution, and how foolish it was for 1960s-generation ecclesial leaders to present documents like Dignitatis Humanae to the French as the Church's endorsement of the French Revolution. The 1960s generation was at best indifferent and often quite hostile to history and tradition. This was bad anthropology. Benedict now has to contend with the pastoral mess this "bull in a china shop" behavior created.
Without such an appreciation of the historical background, the Pope's extraordinary efforts to bring back wounded and disgruntled sheep could look like what Hans Küng called "fishing in the muddy waters of right-wing extremists," but it is not. It's his job to go after the lost sheep and care for them individually, rather than treating them as mere "collateral damage" in the forward march of history toward a more modernity-friendly world-ethos, as Küng would have it.
On the positive side of the ledger his speeches and homilies have been inspirational. Often busy leaders rely on the speeches they are handed by aids which were drafted by committees with all the compromises this inevitably entails. However, when Benedict speaks one senses that he has written the material himself, and it is never bland. His Wednesday audience addresses, or "Catechetics 101 classes," have been immensely popular. Catholics have enjoyed the weekly installments on the adventures of the Apostles and the contributions of the early Church Fathers. They have also taken up reading Jesus of Nazareth, a book that has been quite popular with Christians from other denominations.
Indeed, those in the Wednesday audience crowds include many Christians who are not Catholic. Unlike a lot of Italian and Spanish ecclesial leaders who spend their entire childhoods never meeting a Protestant, Benedict comes from the country where it all began. His homilies are also Christocentric and scriptural, and many Protestants warm to his references to Christ and Scripture. He speaks a theological dialect they understand.
Relations with the Orthodox have also improved. Archbishop Alfeyev of the Moscow Patriarchate has even established the St. Gregory Nazienzen Foundation to form a European Catholic-Orthodox Alliance against "secularism, liberalism, and relativism." Like members of the Tradition Anglican Communion, the Orthodox consider magisterial teachings against the ordination of women and homosexual marriage reasons for respecting the Petrine Office and establishing closer relations with it.
The traditional Anglicans are not Protestants in the usual sense. Most often they are people who have been deterred from swimming the Tiber by their knowledge of what Digby Anderson calls "the oikish translation of the Mass" that awaits them on the other side, or because they are not comfortable rubbing shoulders in the pews with Fenian sympathizers. Benedict has been sensitive to these cultural factors. While the Fenian issue is really outside of his jurisdiction he has at least allowed the Anglicans to keep their own rite of the Mass at the same time as he proceeds with the reform of the Roman rite, in particular the reform of those "oikish translations."
In general one might summarize the first five years by saying that this papacy has been focused on healing the schisms of the 11th and 16th centuries and the problems created by the "hermeneutic of rupture" approach to the Second Vatican Council, including the schism of 1988. It has been a papacy devoted to Christian unity. This has required a certain sensitivity to historical and theological differences not often possessed by the average secular journalist. Someone with Benedict's intellectual ability and "nose for history" is very well placed to do this and he has bravely taken the flack, especially from people who either can't think beyond the present or want it to be forever 1968.
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union thought in terms of five-year plans, not centuries, and today it is out of business. Meanwhile Pravda carries an editorial in praise of a pope who dares to think beyond the next five years. No doubt Benedict could improve the social standing of Catholics in the world if only he would stop complaining about sloppy liturgy and put his energy into the promotion of gay marriage, women priests, publicly funded contraception, and abortion on demand. But then the gates of hell would have prevailed, and this is not possible.
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Ai Weiwei and Edmund de Waal's ceramics show
The artists and ceramicists hope their new show will re-establish the medium's rightful place within fine art
The Wave (2014) by Ai Weiwei. © Ai Weiwei Studio
Among the many things smashed apart by the advent of Modernism was ceramic's position within high art. In ancient Chinese and Greek cultures, ceramics were seen as both functional objects and a means for artistic expression. Yet, despite Pablo Picasso and Lucio Fontana's occasional forays into the form, it was generally regarded as a lower, applied art for much of the 20th century.
La chouette (The Owl) (1952) by Pablo Picasso. Museum Ludwig, Cologne/Schenkung Ludwig, Photo: © Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Britta Schlier, © Bildrecht, Vienna, 2016
A new exhibition at the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, overseen by two of the world's most prominent fine artists and ceramicists seeks to redress this position. Ai Weiwei is best known for smashing a Han Dynasty Urn, yet the Chinese artist and dissident has also created a great number of ceramic works, including piles of river crabs, thousands of broken teapot spouts, and fields of porcelain sunflower seeds.
Jar, Shaanxi province, early Northern Song dynasty, 10th or 11th century In cooperation with MOK – Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne © Rheinisches Bildarchiv
Edmund de Waal's work is equally well suited to a fine-art setting. He views his signature, simple cylindrical vessels, often housed in cabinets and vitrines also created by the artist, as "a series of volumes, contained spaces." "Each vessel is a breath," he writes in our monograph, "and I am counting time."
Irrkunst (detail) 2016 by Edmund de Waal. Courtesy of the artist und Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin / Paris, Photo: Mike Bruce
The passage of time is key to this new show, as both de Waal and Ai are not only ceramicists, but also scholars. Each understands the development of fired earth as well as the history of more technically demanding ceramics, such as porcelain, which was discovered in the East and only spread quite slowly across the world. Their new show Kneaded Knowledge: The Language of Ceramics, on now until 19 February 2017, includes works by both artists, as well as ancient Chinese pieces, and 20th century works by Joan Miró, Isamu Noguchi, Picasso, Lucio Fontana and others.
Farfalle a fiori (1938) by Lucio Fontana. Private Collection © Bildrecht, Vienna, 2016
Individually the pieces are beautiful, yet taken as a whole they really cause us to question why ceramics were ever removed from art galleries in the first place.
Ei (1956) by Joan Miró. Photo: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Kunstgewerbesammlung © ZHdK, © Bildrecht, Vienna, 2016
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MEANWHILE, ever since Time Warner sold off its book biz to Hachette, people have been wondering who would be distributing DC's book line. Well wonder no more, the winner is book giant Random House:
Paul Levitz, president and publisher of DC Comics, said the decision to change its distribution after so many years with Warner Books was spurred by Hachette's purchase of the Time Warner Book Group and the end of its longtime distribution agreement with Warner. "We've had a very positive experience with Time Warner/Hachette, but the sale gave us an opportunity to explore the marketplace. The graphic novel business has changed to an astounding degree over the last 20 years and we decided to look at the market and see what the distribution market is like now and what it might look like in the future."
Jeff Abraham, president of RHPS, said "We're thrilled with this new relationship. Most of my staff and sales force have been fans of DC Comics long before we ever thought they'd be a partner."
In business terms this is Brangelina — the biggest and deepest backlist in the biz coupled with the marketing power of Random House should equal continuing ka-ching for all involved.
Newsarama hasmore:
NRAMA: But in terms of the book trade, are there large outlets left that aren't carrying graphic novels, or are you really looking at getting say, Borders and Barnes & Noble to stock a wider selection of the DC trade catalog? PL: If you look at the dynamic of the business versus book publishing in general, graphic novels succeed today disproportionately well with Amazon, disproportionately well with the larger books changes, and disproportionately more poorly with the independent bookstores, and practically not at all for anybody in the mass side of book distribution. There's a little bit there, where a couple of the manga publishers have succeeded in from time to time, and some one-off things that many of us have done over the years, but if you weighted us against a book publisher of similar size, you would say that we're inordinately concentrated in our top five to ten major customers.
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hopefully, things work out, diversifying the market even further.
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Q: sed -- replace variable in for do loop I want to insert a counter into a text file using sed. For example, the file has the following content:
please.add.number.00

Here is the script I'm using:
for i in $(seq 0 10)
do
sed -i 's/please.add.number.00/please.add.number.$i/' filename.txt
done

But the value ($i) in the file doesn't change. I want to substitute the value of $i in this line of filename.txt. I would appreciate any help to fix this issue!

A: As mentioned in comments, there is a difference between these two lines:
echo '$HOME'
echo "$HOME"

Single quotes will result in $HOME, double quotes will tell you your home directory.
Based on edits to your question, it looks like your actual problem is a case of misunderstanding how sed works. The substitute command takes two parameters: a search pattern and a replacement. If the search pattern (please.add.number.00) never changes, then it will only ever be matched the first time it is run.

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