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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 / 11:47 AM MST / Updated: Dec 24, 2020 / 11:47 AM MST
FILE – This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. According to two new studies released on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, people who have antibodies from infection with the coronavirus seem less likely to get a second infection for several months and maybe longer. (NIAID-RML via AP)
(AP) — Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.
The results bode well for vaccines, which provoke the immune system to make antibodies — substances that attach to a virus and help it be eliminated.
Researchers found that people with antibodies from natural infections were "at much lower risk … on the order of the same kind of protection you'd get from an effective vaccine," of getting the virus again, said Dr. Ned Sharpless, director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
"It's very, very rare" to get reinfected, he said.
The institute's study had nothing to do with cancer — many federal researchers have shifted to coronavirus work because of the pandemic.
Both studies used two types of tests. One is a blood test for antibodies, which can linger for many months after infection. The other type of test uses nasal or other samples to detect the virus itself or bits of it, suggesting current or recent infection.
One study, published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, involved more than 12,500 health workers at Oxford University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Among the 1,265 who had coronavirus antibodies at the outset, only two had positive results on tests to detect active infection in the following six months and neither developed symptoms.
That contrasts with the 11,364 workers who initially did not have antibodies; 223 of them tested positive for infection in the roughly six months that followed.
The National Cancer Institute study involved more than 3 million people who had antibody tests from two private labs in the United States. Only 0.3% of those who initially had antibodies later tested positive for the coronavirus, compared with 3% of those who lacked such antibodies.
"It's very gratifying" to see that the Oxford researchers saw the same risk reduction — 10 times less likely to have a second infection if antibodies were present, Sharpless said.
His institute's report was posted on a website scientists use to share research and is under review at a major medical journal.
The findings are "not a surprise … but it's really reassuring because it tells people that immunity to the virus is common," said Joshua Wolf, an infectious disease specialist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis who had no role in either study.
Antibodies themselves may not be giving the protection, they might just be a sign that other parts of the immune system, such as T cells, are able to fight off any new exposures to the virus, he said.
"We don't know how long-lasting this immunity is," Wolf added. Cases of people getting COVID-19 more than once have been confirmed, so "people still need to protect themselves and others by preventing reinfection."
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In northwestern Wisconsin, the chairman of the St. Croix County Republican Party was forced to resign Friday after refusing for a week after the siege to remove an online post urging followers to "prepare for war." The incoming chairwoman of the Michigan GOP and her husband, a state lawmaker, have joined a conservative social media site created after the Capitol riot where the possibility of civil war is a topic.
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Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' Gets 'Sinister' Director Scott Derrickson
Marvel's Doctor Strange Gets Sinister Director Scott Derrickson
While Marvel continues the hunt for its new Ant-Man director, its being reported today that Scott Derrickson, the man behind the horror hit Sinister and the upcoming exorcism thriller Deliver Us from Evil is going to take the helm on Doctor Strange.
The Phase Three film doesn't have a release date at this time. Talks between Marvel, Disney and Scott Derrickson are still early, but a deal is expected to be closed very soon. Neither Marvel nor Disney had any comments in regard to the hiring.
Kevin Feige is producing Doctor Strange, which has long be a passion project for the Marvel Studio president. Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Alan Fine, Stan Lee and Stephen Broussard are all serving as executive producers.
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Doctor Strange, nicknamed the Sorcerer Supreme, is a former neurosurgeon who becomes the primary protector of Earth against magical and mythical threats. The character first appeared in the 1963 comic book series Strange Tales before getting his own series. He has also teamed up with a number of Marvel's biggest super heroes, including The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Nick Fury. Its not known at this time if he will be joining The Avengers line-up.
The presence of Doctor Strange has already been teased in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies including Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the original Thor.
Marvel will continue looking for Edgar Wright's replacement on Ant-Man. They will also begin the search for the perfect Doctor Strange. There are no frontrunners for the role at this time, but both Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Johnny Depp have been mentioned in the past. Its doubtful at this point that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will sign on, as he is currently involved with bringing DC Comics Sandman to the screen.
It is not known when Doctor Strange will be released, but expect to see it in 2017.
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LYNN — The train grinds to a slow halt above Lynn's Central Square, steel on steel complaining loudly on a hot summer day. It was, until recently, a bleak scene: a crumbling commuter rail station looming over a withered streetscape amid the long, slow slide of this industrial city.
From the train window, that's no longer the story downtown Lynn tells: A black man and white woman tower three stories high, cobbling shoes, a nod to one of Lynn's longtime industries. A block away, a woman with hair in tight rollers casts an impassive glance over her shoulder, her face framed by neon-green palm fronds. Across the street from her, a kinetic scrabble of orange and blue runs the height of a five-story brick building like an electric charge. And a few doors down, a towering shaman-like figure wreathed in strings of multicolored beads cradles a conch close to his mouth, eyes closed. It's so vibrant and alive, you can all but hear its low tone echoing through the streets.
"We always knew there was something special about this place, but it was hard to see it," said Al Wilson, who founded the nonprofit Beyond Walls in 2016, on a recent walk through downtown, color bursting from the murals that his group made possible on almost every corner. "We had the art and cultural designation here from the state, and there were entities and artists doing great work. But it wasn't out here in the street — it wasn't public. That's where we put the emphasis."
If I were to draw up an idealized case study on the power of public art, the award-winning Beyond Walls would come close. It began with a community consultation around public safety: Three underpasses were badly lit; downtown was a hotbed of substance abuse and violence. Its mural festival jolted a dying city center back to life, and its other projects, like the installation of vintage neon signs and a multicolored lighting system, flooded dark corners with revivifying brightness.
It's the rare circumstance where idealism and implementation meet, with results you can see. It creates beauty from community consensus — a virtual unicorn in any field. Beyond Walls, whose third street-art festival is attracting throngs in Lynn through Aug. 3, makes public art seem easy. It's anything but.
This mural was created by Yu-Baba and Key Detail as part of Lynn's Beyond Walls project.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
In principle, public art should have the public good in mind. It should have time, place, and circumstance close at heart. It should say something about the ground on which it stands and the people forced to negotiate it. It should be sensitive without being mild, bold but not preachy or pedantic. It should know its place, and intimately; it should tell us something new.
In practice, public art is typically a quagmire of competing interests. What's good and what's not, especially out there in the big, loud world, means as many different things as there are people to describe them. And public art often splits, uncomfortably, high and low, between what the cognoscenti deem rigorous and worthy and the more grass-roots expressions of a community. The landscape of Greater Boston seems almost to have been designed as a laboratory for these divergent priorities.
Counterpoints to the Beyond Walls ethos aren't hard to find. In Cambridge, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus is littered with monumental pieces by big-name conceptual artists such as Sol LeWitt and Olafur Eliasson. The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, which turns 10 this year, has been an uneven showcase of local artists and international superstars, including Lawrence Weiner and Ai Weiwei. And pricey developments often choose name-brand artists to give their properties art-world cachet; 401 Park in the Fenway trumpeted the recent installation of Nicole Eisenman's "Grouping of Works from the Fountain," for example.
Meanwhile the King Boston organization chose artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group's "The Embrace" earlier this year for a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, that will embue Boston Common with a shimmering, eerie monument to the civil rights icons.
None of those are public in the literal sense of the word: MIT is MIT, the Greenway and King Boston are independent nonprofits, and high-end development speaks for itself. But the spaces they occupy, nestled among the homes and workplaces of so many thousands, make their civic responsibility no less than that of a local government.
And what of the city of Boston itself? On July 1, Mayor Martin J. Walsh's office put out an open call for "transformative public art works," from which it will choose four and provide up to $20,000 to each. It's not much — complex installations demanding cranes and construction crews can top $1 million — but it's a gesture with meaning behind it.
"When we say 'transformative,' we mean works that celebrate our diversity and the multiple stories about who we are that don't always get told," Karin Goodfellow, director of the Boston Art Commission at City Hall, told me recently.
That means art that moves far beyond Boston's historic bronzes. We have enough so-called great men on horseback to form a life-size model army (Washington in the Public Garden, Revere in the North End, on and on).
The city has begun to dig deep into the local scene: A series of murals in Dorchester and a vibrantly-painted multicolored piece that covers the whole of Harambee Park's basketball courts, like a giant abstract composition, that the city helped fund were honored by the Public Art Network Year in Review in June.
So we seem to agree that public art is a good thing. What few of us agree on is, what it is.
I like the way Goodfellow put it: "We have to ask what are these things doing, and what are they for?" she said. "I think it's something that tells us who we are, what we want to be, and what we value."
I agree. Art made in public needs to aim higher than simple beautification or diversion. It needs to engage with history, conflict, social stress points — the greater good. The fact that those things all mean different things to different people underscores the heavy freight public art can and should carry: Done right, it can act as a point of communion where differences of opinion comingle, if not resolve. At its best, it can be a proxy for conversations too fraught to otherwise broach.
This image of a woman with rollers by artist Angurria is on a building in Lynn.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
Often, though, it feels like public art is trying too hard to be liked and ends up feeling harmless and weak. That's the result of too many cooks: endless committees trying to please everyone and inevitably pleasing few. At its worst, it's a detached, showy display of art-world clout and fiscal might.
Case in point: When "Resonance," the new mural project by Dutch street-art superstar Super A went up on the Greenway in Dewey Square earlier this year, I cringed. It's perfectly painted and painfully literal: two birds, one on a verdant branch, the other amid withered leaves, breaking free from a glass dome.
More glaring was its almost willful disconnect between piece and place, between the artist and the context in which he'd spent countless hours working. It said nothing, to me, about the city, its story, its moment, its challenges; it was so universal as to be meaningless. It made me think he might have been airlifted by helicopter onto a scaffold to paint, and then hoisted back in the air without ever touching the ground.
Artist Super A's "Resonance," in Dewey Square (above), is perfectly painted and literal. Barry Chin/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
"The Auto Show," the Greenway's 10th-anniversary offering, isn't much better. Not so long ago, these lush expanses of parkland were elevated lanes of gridlocked highway; "The Auto Show" pokes at that bleak local history with a blithe, light touch. Erwin Wurm, an Austrian artist, is one of its main attractions; his piece looks much like a Porsche partially melted down to resemble a flying saucer. Another, Karl Unnasch, is from the Midwest; his work is a dump truck with stained glass windows that glow from within.
I can't help but think that, had the same task been handed to artists with deep roots and history here, the treatment would have been that much more powerful and packed with meaning.
To be fair, the Greenway has tried to be a platform for local artists alongside star attractions (Somerville-based Anne Lilly's "Temple of Mnemon" was on view last summer). But Lucas Cowan, the Greenway's public art curator, told me it has been a challenge in part due to the circumstances of art-making in the city. Sky-high rents and small studio spaces mean that artists able to operate at public-art scale are few, he said.
Greenway visitors took in "UFO, 2006," made by Erwin Wurm from a Porsche.Barry Chin/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
It's a fair point, though the city has no shortage of muralists able to take on the Dewey Square space. But there's that high-low schism, between what the art-world elites value and what's considered "community arts." Listen, when you hear that term, to who's saying it: For years, "community arts" has been code for something lesser and unrefined. It's no coincidence that the cognoscenti dismissed street art until it started to sell (that's the ethos the art world values over all others). It's why you'll see Eisenman's 401 Park piece covered in ARTnews, while beloved Cambridge muralist David Fichter's newest work at Salt & Olive Market in Harvard Square, depicting a community dinner and unveiled around the same time, was not.
So what makes a successful piece of public art? I spent some time recently with Kate Gilbert, who in 2015 founded the public art agency Now + There. Gilbert was a project manager for public art at the Greenway; she remained on its curatorial advisory board until 2017. Now + There covers the gamut. We first met while a construction crew installed one of its projects, "Growth Rings," an array of arcing wood embedded in the granite pavers of a park on Atlantic Avenue across from the Greenway. It's a highly conceptual work by Los Angeles-based Oscar Tuazon.
Now + There runs what Gilbert calls an accelerator, training young artists to work at the scale public art demands. "I want to be able to say in five years that I trained 20 artists, so that when the Greenway or a developer wants to look local, they'll be here," she said.
Artist Rob Gibbs (also known as Problak) with his new mural in Roxbury, "Breathe Life 3." Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
I like the spirit of this: Take away the excuse. And Now + There can point to success: Silvia Lopez Chavez, a local artist whom Gilbert commissioned to do a massive mural along the Charles River Esplanade in 2017. It was Chavez's first large-scale public piece. She's now an artist-in-residence at Google headquarters in California.
In Roxbury, the Boston-based muralist Rob Gibbs (also known as Problak) met us at the foot of "Breathe Life 3," a Now + There project at 808 Tremont St. The wall erupts with a palpable joy, just a block away from a public housing project: two beaming faces, both of them black, a little girl atop her brother's shoulders. A cosmic montage surrounds them — clusters of stars, planets.
More than one passerby offers a shoutout; one, an older man, calls Gibbs over and they speak. Gibbs, visibly moved, relays the meat of the conversation. "He said, 'That's my brother up there,' " the artist says. The man's brother had gone missing and was never found; the mural, for him, served as a eulogy, cast in a positive glow.
Gibbs, who grew up nearby, says his piece was for the neighborhood — a positive jolt for a patch of the city that endures crime, poverty, gentrification, displacement. If that's community arts — and to some degree, it is — it's a solid case for the term to be one of honor, not derision.
Art at its very best makes connections, evokes feeling, builds a bridge between people and places. More than anything, public art needs to connect with the place it lives.
"Underground at Ink Block," in the South End, may not make any grand political statement — it's a growing collection of street art under I-93 — but just by being here, in an uncared-for slice of the city, it does. It shows the power of site-specific sensitivity, an old problem exploded with new thinking.
Victor and Liza Quinonez's idea for the Underground Ink Block was "a street museum that we can curate over the years, and give people here an opportunity to shine," Victor Quinonez said.Lane Turner/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
The site was leased by National Development Group from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to use as a parking lot. National rebuilt the dead space into a network of parks and trees, but it still felt barren. Then in 2017, National invited Victor and Liza Quinonez, who run the creative agency Street Theory, to enliven it.
Their idea, "a street museum that we can curate over the years, and give people here an opportunity to shine," said Victor, took off. Now it's a showcase for street art that puts Boston's best alongside the best in the world.
Judging by the thousands who turned out one weekend last month for the annual street festival there, it's working. On a hot Saturday, they saw artists, including Quinonez, who went to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and goes by Marka27, make a towering portrait of a young woman in fuschia and turquoise, running the full height of a double-decker support column.
Back in Lynn, the Beyond Walls festival is in full swing. Its artists have been both international and local: Dominican, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cambodian, Belarussian, all groups part of Lynn's immigrant patchwork. "It's important that the community sees itself up on those walls," said Beyond Walls board member Carolina Trujillo.
Organizers and participants Beyond Walls in Lynn, (from left): Pedro Soto, associate director; Julia Midland, program manager; Al Wilson, founder and CEO; and Charlotte Maher. "Wasp Elder" by artist Sam Worthington is behind them.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
With its grass-roots approach, Beyond Walls is a blazing emblem of the power of culture to resurrect lost places. It built coalitions of the local housing authority and electricians and painters unions, both of which donated money and time. It appealed to MassDevelopment (the state's economic development authority) and the Barr Foundation, both of which are now partners. (The Boston Globe also a receives a grant from the Barr Foundation to help support coverage of public education in Boston.)
Downtown Lynn still has issues, but now it also has hope. "I know people who hadn't been to downtown Lynn since they were kids, and they're in their 60s," said Kurt Lang, pastor at the East Coast International Church, adjacent to the train station. "They truly believed they would get shot. Now they come down here and they don't feel unsafe anymore. It's changed everything."
When we talk about the power of art to make change, we tend to talk in grand, abstract terms. But change — real change you can see with your own eyes — is rarely so tangible and concrete as it is right here.
It's a public-art effort crafted in league with the public itself. As definitions go, you won't do much better than that.
Correction: Because of a reporting error, Carolina Trujillo's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.
Murray Whyte can be reached at murray.whyte@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @TheMurrayWhyte


Yoshua Bengio is one of three computer scientists who last week shared the US$1-million A. M. Turing award — one of the field's top prizes.
The three artificial-intelligence (AI) researchers are regarded as the founders of deep learning, the technique that combines large amounts of data with many-layered artificial neural networks, which are inspired by the brain. They received the award for making deep neural networks a "critical component of computing".
Killer drones are a big concern. There is a moral question, and a security question. Another example is surveillance — which you could argue has potential positive benefits. But the dangers of abuse, especially by authoritarian governments, are very real. Essentially, AI is a tool that can be used by those in power to keep that power, and to increase it. Another issue is that AI can amplify discrimination and biases, such as gender or racial discrimination, because those are present in the data the technology is trained on, reflecting people's behaviour.
What sets the Montreal declaration apart from similar initiatives?
I think it was the first one that involved not just AI researchers, but a broad spectrum of scholars in the social sciences and the humanities, as well as the public — in a profound way. That led to changes: we went from seven to ten principles as a result of consultations with experts and the public. Organizations can pledge to follow those principles.
What is the most appropriate forum for discussions on AI ethics?
We're trying to create an organization in Montreal that will do just that: the International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies. It should bring in all of those actors: governments, because they are the ones who are going to take action; civil-society experts, which means both experts in AI technology and in the social sciences, health care and political science; and companies that are building these products.
But we have to do it carefully — because, of course, companies might push things in a direction that favours their bottom line.
Do you see this initiative leading to government or international regulations for AI?
Yes. Self-regulation is not going to work. Do you think that voluntary taxation works? It doesn't. Companies that follow ethical guidelines would be disadvantaged with respect to the companies that do not. It's like driving. Whether it's on the left or the right side, everybody needs to drive in the same way; otherwise, we're in trouble.
You have expressed concern that corporations have 'stolen' talent from academia. Is this still an issue?
It's continuing. But there are also some good things happening. We've been successful in Montreal because of the AI ecosystem growing, and getting a sort of reverse brain drain. People from outside Canada are coming to Canada to do research in AI.
Another thing happening in Montreal — and I think in other places around the world — is that academic-level researchers who are working for industry are taking on adjunct-faculty roles to supervise or co-supervise grad students in universities. That's happening at MILA.
We're also working on training students. We're doubling the number of professors in machine learning in Montreal, thanks in part to Canadian government investment with this pan-Canadian strategy on investment in AI.
Do you think Europe lags behind China and the United States in AI?
Yes. But I don't think that Europe should accept that. Europe has huge potential to become a leader. There are outstanding universities in Europe. In fact, many students we have at MILA come from Europe. There is also a recent but vibrant tech community of start-up companies in Europe, in several places. And governments are starting to realize its importance. The French government was probably the first European government to make a big move in that direction.
What will be the next big thing in AI?
Deep learning, as it is now, has made huge progress in perception, but it hasn't delivered yet on systems that can discover high-level representations — the kind of concepts we use in language. Humans are able to use those high-level concepts to generalize in powerful ways. That's something that even babies can do, but machine learning is very bad at.
We have this ability to reason about things that don't actually happen in the data. We've made some progress with generative adversarial networks [a technique that sets a generative network in competition with an image-recognition network, to help both to improve their performance], for example. But humans are much better than machines, and my guess is that one of the important ingredients is the understanding of cause and effect.


Author's note: For those who have not yet read Atlas Shrugged but intend to, this essay will spoil the suspense of reading the novel for the first time.
Since its 18th-century inception, the novel has been properly glorified for its potential scope. It is not confined in place or time, as is drama, and does not require the performing arts as an intermediary. Since the novel is not limited to physical conflict but includes psychological action, it can provide profound insight into the inner lives of its characters. Nor is the novel restricted by such requirements of language as meter and rhyme, as is great poetry. The novel is, consequently, the most intellectual art form, containing vistas as expansive as the human mind itself, curtailed solely by the limits of a novelist's imagination. It is an art form that can transport a reader from a character's innermost private thoughts to the most grand-scale, globe-shaking physical conflict—and dramatize the causal link between the two. A skilled novelist can weave into his story a blend of thought and action, reason and emotion, past and present events, an individual protagonist and a sweeping array of supporting characters. In short, the novel is unique among art forms in its potential to dramatize the full range of human experience.
Ayn Rand actualized that potential.
This author knows of no other fictional work that is so thoroughly integrated on so vast a scale as Atlas Shrugged. The novel is a concordant literary synthesis of every essential element of human life.
Although Atlas Shrugged famously dramatizes a revolutionary philosophy, it is first and foremost a work of extraordinary artistic imaginativeness. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the novel from a literary perspective, focusing on its unparalleled artistic merits.
Atlas Shrugged is first and foremost the story of a strike. It shows what happens when the men of the mind, the real producers or creators of value—the inventors, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and industrialists—withdraw from a world that persecutes them.
The United States government has devolved into a statist regime and is becoming increasingly dictatorial by the month. (The rest of the globe has already plunged into collectivist totalitarianism.) The thinkers, the workers fundamentally responsible for making modern civilization possible—the philosophers, the writers and artists, the scientists, the inventors, the entrepreneurs—are increasingly stifled and expropriated by the socialist rulers—in Ayn Rand's terminology, the "looters." The thinkers allegedly have a duty, an unchosen moral responsibility, to carry on their backs their less talented and less enterprising brothers and sisters, without regard for their own well-being. The dominant moral code of altruism, of selfless service to others, demands their sacrifice to the collective.
With the last desperate effort of exhausted, overburdened giants, the great thinkers, like the legendary Atlas, stagger under their earth-supporting load. The intellectuals and moralists propping up the looters' regime impose their altruist-collectivist code on the American people and struggle to extirpate the last remnants of egoism and individualism—the commitment to an individual's inalienable right to his own life, mind, and pursuit of his own happiness—from American culture. With the proliferation of altruist-collectivist dogma in the culture, the enormity of the injustice being perpetrated on the thinkers has not been identified.
John Galt identifies it. His solution is not armed revolution—but passive withdrawal. He goes on strike, and, over a period of years, takes with him the most brilliant and creative minds of American society. . . .
1 Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (New York: Random House, 1957), p. 478.
2 Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto (New York: Penguin, 1971), p. 85.
3 Rand, Atlas Shrugged, p. 677.


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BAM is proud to have worked on mixing and sound design for the documentary «Madzilla: Beneath the Scales»! The documentary is centered on the making of «Madzilla,» a Make-A-Wish Foundation project starring a five-year-old boy named Maddex. For those unfamiliar with the project, earlier this year the Make-a-Wish Foundation came into contact with Maddex, who had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2013. When the Foundation asked what he wanted for his «wish», he had one simple answer…»I want to be Godzilla.» What resulted from that wish was a collective effort by the Chicago film community to make his dream come true in the form of «Madzilla», an eight-minute action movie starring Maddex as a giant scaly monster that terrorizes the city of Chicago. «Madzilla» was produced by Becker Film, miniGorilla Productions, and dozens of other Chicago production professionals, all of whom worked on the project pro bono. In addition to the film, Kai Harding's Chris Olsen was tapped to produce, direct, and edit a documentary about the making of the film, a project that transformed into the sixteen-minute «Madzilla: Beneath the Scales.» BAM worked closely with Chris on the documentary completing both sound design and mixing for the project. «Madzilla» and «Madzilla: Beneath the Scales» are both set to premiere at a «Blue-Carpet» event sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation on Thursday, August 28th at The Music Box.
To read more about the making of «Madzilla», click here: http://tinyurl.com/msxgwv9
To watch a trailer for «Madzilla: Beneath the Scales», click here: http://vimeo.com/101011121
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Want to form a link with a group from the UK attending Chamboree? This is an easy way to build a relationship with a UK Group, or gain support for equipment and catering. We will endeavour to put you in touch with a Group who wants to form an international relationship before the event.
The Jamboree programme will be full of activities to fill your week. However, should you wish to make alternative arrangements to travel to Chester, Manchester, Liverpool, London, or another tourist location, our team will be happy to help you make the best arrangements.
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We can support you with arranging transport to and from the Jamboree from the point of entry into the UK. There will be an additional cost for this service which will be advised on arrangement.
We will arrange a transport method to a nearby supermarket, and will help you with your food needs.


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Breaking into "On-Camera" Commercial Business & Having an Agent Represent YOU may seem impossible, daunting or both. Have you always thought about pursuing work as a commercial actor but, don't have a clue where to start?
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Karama - Modern Homeware + Loungewear | Interior Designs + Decor BLOG Why Decorating for the Fall is good for you.
Fall is officially here! It is our absolute favorite season. We plan on creating more than one fall studio look. For the start of this season I decided to create a more traditional Fall look. Bringing the natural elements and colors you would see during this season.
As a design psychology coach, I know the importance colors have on our wellbeing. Mimicking the colors nature provides us with during Fall brings great value to you and your home.
Warm tones of reds, yellows and oranges actually bring energy to you and your space. As the weather changes from warmer to cooler, some people get sad, so much so that they can actually suffer from Seasonal Depression. However, Mother Nature blesses us with her warm tones and colors to send us a boost of energy as we progress into the winter.
Surrounding your home with red,yellows, and oranges during the cooler seasons will help your mind feel energized and excited to continue the rest of the year.
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Functioning with your style to create a warm and cozy fall feel indoors. I wanted to create a Modern Moroccan/Farmhouse look. Bringing my two favorite home styles into one look! I used the Moroccan Print (which you can get as a freebie) as the main inspiration to create this look. The doors of the print matched perfectly with the basket I got from Michael's. All of my Fall items are actually from Michael's.
I always like bringing Mother Nature in doors. The pampas grass you see on the floating shelf is actually from outside. I pulled over on the side of the road to get these beauties. I also love decorating the coffee table with fresh flowers I got from Trader Joe's. This fall floral boutique had all the beautiful warm fall colors. I loved sitting on the couch and just look at them, it truly gets be excited to create more looks!
By the way this candle is the perfect blend of Eastern scents in the Western Fall. I got it from Tjmaxx!
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Stretching the canvas: A new program places artists' work on billboards
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The roofline of the La Concha Motel lobby juts into the evening sky, its parabolic arcs framing the sunset reflected in the windows below. The image of the shell-inspired structure at the Neon Museum, photographed by artist Jennifer Burkart in October 2014, now covers a billboard on I-15 facing south, greeting commuters and travelers heading into Las Vegas.
It's one of five in the new ArtPop Street Gallery series placing work by Las Vegas artists on available billboards in town as a way to promote the arts. Las Vegas is among seven states featuring the program, launched by ArtPop founder Wendy Hickey of Charlotte, North Carolina, and brought to Southern Nevada by artist Dale Sprague, a former American Institute of Graphic Arts president. About 40 artists submitted works. In addition to Burkart, the Las Vegans selected are JK Russ, Diane Bush, Melissa McGill and Cheryl Hobbs, each working in different media and subject matter, but tapping into the area's landscapes and character, natural or fabricated
Hobbs' graphic illustration captures the mountain and cacti in reductive forms. Russ' "Desert City Birdlife Vista" (previously featured at Sin City Gallery) shows Strip wildlife combining the faux and natural with cultural landmarks. Bush's macro photography elevates the intricacies and color bursts of sculptural collage. And McGill's multimedia encaustic composition brings together pop elements, illustrations and found imagery in collage assemblages. The works will stay on the billboards for six months, and Sprague says the plan is to continue the project, a partnership between the Las Vegas chapter of the AIGA, Outfront Media, Clear Channel Media and the City of Las Vegas, next year.
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See below how we introduced Herbalife Nutrition's newest limited-edition Formula 1 shake mix.
A shake mix that's "choc-full" of indulgence
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To raise awareness of the new limited-edition Formula 1 Dark Chocolate Coconut shake mix, we used several mediums to reach Herbalife Nutrition's target audience. We first created numerous web assets like sliders, triptychs, and product overviews that would live on the consumer-facing website MyHerbalife.com. We then sent two emails: the first announcing the launch of the new shake mix and the second tying it to Valentine's Day. We also posted on Herbalife Nutrition's Instagram page, announcing Formula 1 Dark Chocolate Coconut and sharing a recipe customers can try making with the new shake mix.


Professor Steven Barrett (@StevenRHBarrett) is part of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is director of the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment and leads the MIT Electric Aircraft Initiative. Steven is also a Visiting Professor at University College London. Before joining MIT in 2010 he was a university lecturer at Cambridge University, where he completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace engineering.
The aim of Steven's research is to make aviation cleaner and quieter. This includes developing solid-state electric propulsion for aircraft, improving scientific understanding of the atmospheric impacts of aircraft pollution, and evaluating the sustainability of biofuels and electric aircraft. Steven also has interests in ground vehicle electrification and reducing pollution from ground vehicles. His work in these areas spans fundamental technology development through to environmental policy assessment.
Steven has written approximately 75 journal publications and is current or former supervisor of more than 50 graduate theses. Steven's current teaching at MIT includes the undergraduate jet and rocket propulsion course, and a graduate-level course on aerospace, energy, and the environment. He has contributed to STEM outreach activities since 2003.


The Aeolian Islands offer a truly unique Mediterranean experience! This volcanic collection of islands sit 25 miles off of the northeast coast of Sicily and offer and exciting twist on the traditional relaxed sailing holiday.
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Start your journey in the stunning harbour at Portorosa! Submerge yourself in the tranquil North Sicilian natural landscape, or make a short journey from the Marina to find traditional Cathedrals and restaurants dotted along cobblestone streets. This incredibly peaceful part of Italy is the perfect spot to rest and relax before taking on everything that the Aeolian Islands has to offer!
Sailing away from the peaceful greenery of Portorosa, the rocky island of Vulcano is an incredible contrast! The view of the huge volcano cropping out from the peaceful ocean has been impressing people for centuries, the Ancient Romans believed it to be the chimney of the Gods. Here you can treat yourself to a mud bath, whilst taking in the unique landscape that has been formed by thousands of years of hardened lava being eroded by forceful winds.
Sailing northeast from Vulcano, you will encounter another volcanic wonder of the Aeolian Islands. Stretching over 300ft into the sky, Stromboli is somewhere that has to be seen to be believed! The most mesmerising views come out after sunset when red lava can be seen cascading down to the sea on the northwest face.
This lesser known island will give you a chance to explore what there is to see below sea level! This small island is bursting with amazing snorkelling and diving spots, most famously the breathtaking Grotto del Bue Marino. Inhabited by only a few small villages, Filicudi will give you a chance to embrace the most peaceful scenes of clear waters lapping against the untouched, rocky coastline.
As one of Sicily's first national parks the natural beauty that sprawls across the twin peak mountains of this island is fiercely protected and can be explored in all its glory. Salina is famous for excellent fruity wine, you can hire a moped to explore nearby villages and vineyards and judge it for yourself! Wine and other local delicacies can be enjoyed in open terraced bars and restaurants that offer spectacular views of the nearby Stromboli's volcanic activity.
This is the busiest of all the Aeolian Islands and is a great place to explore history dating back to prehistoric times. Spend your last moments in the Aeolian islands immersing yourself in picturesque streets, castle walls, and thermal springs.
Return to Portorosa to check out and start planning your next adventure! The town has a huge range of traditional style restaurants and bars to enjoy your last evening in Sicily!
Check-out is at 9am Saturday morning – depart Italy or begin your next adventure.


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Steven Christoforou and Christian Gonzalez talk about pop culture, theology, and whatever else is on their minds. They might even make you laugh. Maybe. "Pop Culture Coffee Hour" is a joint production of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Ancient Faith Radio.


A rare conjunction of planets and I was actually able to get a game in over the past weekend! A heresy-lovin' friend of mine has been participating in the Death of Patersworld global campaign being hosted by the lovely folks over at AUS30k and invited me to take part via a game of Zone Mortalis. I readily agreed and dug out the lovely Bug Hunt Corridors I'd picked up from a Kickstarter run by Fantasy Arc, which has sadly sat unused in the Closet of Doom since I assembled it almost three years ago. Well overdue to get some use!
I experimented with a few configurations and settled on a reasonably symmetrical layout, just to keep things fair. I was playing a force drawn from the Imperial Fists I'll be taking to Adepticon, while my opponent brought his oh-so-heretical Word Bearers. He had strength of numbers and overwhelming psychic superiority, but the doughty warriors of the Imperial Fists would know no fear!
Things started to go sideways for our boys in yellow almost immediately. As the defenders of the facility, the foul Word Bearers had control over the security systems meaning the Fists were forced to cut open each locked door, only to find their duplicitous brethren had also mined the corridors!
The sorcerers called down units of pink horrors to assault the loyalist lines, but each time the warp filth were cut down by the blades of the Templar Brethren. I was really impressed with their capability on the table - the combat squad of five cut the 10-man units of horrors down in a single turn, two turns running (the foul sorcerers having resummoned them)!
On the right flank, the Gal Vorbak lay in wait for the Fists, though they were slightly stymied by their own booby traps. Just goes to show what cowards that the Traitors truly are!
Going up the middle, the Templar Brethren are equally stymied by the fact that they don't carry any equipment capable of cutting through the bulkhead in front of them. Setback!
With a crackle of ozone and a swirl of displaced air, a unit of Terminators coalesces in a teleport beam, landing with pinpoint accuracy thanks to the tactical squad's communications. Crisp and precise, and would make Rogal Dorn proud. With practiced ease, the terminators' plasma fire slew a pair of the traitorous Word Bearer terminators before they knew what was happening.
On the left flank the Imperial Fists strategem was revealed, with a second unit of Terminators coalescing behind the Gal Vorbak in a textbook ambush. Nearby shelling caused a stifling dust to pour through the facility, confusing target locks and reducing ranged weapons fire a near impossibility.
Suddenly, disaster! In the raging battle outside, a wayward macrocannon shell fell upon the facility causing a massive structural collapse! Thousands of tons of rubble rained down burying loyalist and traitor alike, with a bare handful of the courageous Imperial Fists surviving the destruction. The fickle Ruinous Powers withdrew their protection from the Word Bearers who were also ravaged in the collapse, but sadly the spine of the Loyalist assault on the facility was broken. Undeterred, the survivors gathered themselves and launched a final attack. The brave warriors of the fists were never heard from again, though it is assumed they died valiantly fighting.
The game was a blast, though the Fists failed to accomplish their objectives in the time allotted (dice roll ended the game at turn 5). At the end we both joked that the most dangerous opponent was the terrain itself, and awarded the collapsing facility 2nd place by virtue of kill points!
Next up, a bit more build time, but not what you might expect!
Looked like a blast! Great stuff, so will the Bug Hunt terrain now see spray paint?
Nice game! And some awesome looking terrain! Do you know if it's still available?
Zone mortalis is one of the reasons I am actually doing up HH stuff. Those corridors look ace as well, nice and roomy.
Glad you enjoyed the game anyway.
@Siph_Horridus: Indeed, good times were had by all! I'm actually turning the corridors over to a friend to paint for use at NOVA later this year!
@NafNaf: Was my first time playing ZM and I really enjoyed it, would love to see your take on the terrain for sure!
@Rory Priest: It's a great way to get into the Heresy, with the small point sizes and thematic games. Definitely going to do more in the future!
I'd love to play on a 'board' like that!
Awesome man .. I've been thinking of making something like that. I just haven't had the time! .. but seeing it really makes me want to move that up the list!
Awesome stuff. Makes me want to dig out my own Zone Mortalis board now!
Wonderful batrep! It's a shame about that macro-cannon random event, but still, your boys made a good showing of themselves.
@Da Masta Cheef: 'Twas rather fun! Looking forward to more ZM, for sure!
@Todd Sherman: I will admit I didn't really enjoy the building of the set, it was definitely a slog. Nothing against the quality of the kit, which was beautifully designed and the instructions were top notch!
@Michael Corr: It was a great time!
@#2501: Haha! It was literally the worst possible effect on the chart, but it was so fitting for the narrative that it actually was welcomed!
That was fun to follow! You really need to paint up that terrain, it looks bloody good.


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PLP Construction wins two major awards
PLP Construction Limited recently won two awards, a national award from the National Federation of Builders (NFB) and a regional award from the Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Regional Awards.
The NFB's annual awards scheme celebrates the high quality work and commitment delivered by its members across England and Wales. The awards truly reflect the dynamic nature of the construction industry and the excellent standards that have been achieved. PLP Construction Limited was Highly Commended in the New Build of the Year 2014 for its Parklands House project, a luxury house built by PLP Construction Ltd based in Saddleworth. Winners were announced at a prestigious awards ceremony that took place in Westminster on 22 May 2015.
The LABC Awards 2015 celebrated all that's good in the construction industry. The LABC looks for vital elements in the creation of excellent buildings. Technical innovation; sustainability and high performance; the awards were held on 8th of May at the Macron Stadium in Bolton.
Winning these prestigious awards indicates that PLP Construction has been able to demonstrate that the company is completing work to exceptional standards.
Director of PLP, Joanne James said, "All our projects are delivered by our directly employed local workforce, we are very proud of our team, Parklands House new build project was led by Site Supervisor Owen Gregson who ensured this luxury family home met the needs and aspirations of the family to create their dream home."
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Students from G15 – a partnership of Secondary Schools, Milestone School and Gloucestershire College - gathered in Gloucester Cathedral on Thursday 11th June to put on their summer showcase 'The G15 Celebration of Success' where each organisation is invited to put forward an item for the programme which could be sung, danced or played – or a combination of all three.
Four of our talented students from Year 10 – Gabriel Fryer-Eccles, Maxim Gaidakov, Vinodh Hansraj and Harvey Youngsmith represented STRS with a performance of 'Riptide' by Vance Joy. The boys gave an assured performance with excellent vocals provided by Harvey and Vinodh alongside a wonderful accompaniment by Maxim on the piano and Gabriel on the acoustic guitar and cajón (drum).
The evening was a fantastic opportunity to hear the amazing musical talent inherent in all of the Gloucester schools and is a testament to the dedication of both students and teachers involved in music education.


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"Venus in Fur" Talkback Tonight!
Tonight after the performance we'll be hosting a special Venus In Fur talk back. We will have special guest panelists who will discuss gender roles, feminism, power and control, and much more!
Our guest panelists include:
Susan M. Williams: GRCC Faculty – Assistant Professor of History: ABD, Department of History; Major Field: East European History; Minor Fields: History of Gender & Sexuality, Russian and East European Studies; Fulbright Scholar, Romania, 2006-2007.; M.A., European History
David Cope: Grand Rapids Poet Laureate 2011-2014. AB, U of Michigan (studied under Robert Hayden); MA + 30, Western Michigan University. Taught Shakespeare, Drama, Creative Writing at GRCC for decades. Award winning author, edit, and publisher for over 40 years.
Elena Gormley: Venus in Fur Dramaturg – BA of Fine Arts in Performing Arts.
*The talk back should begin at approx. 9:30 pm. You do not need to attend Friday's nights performance to attend the talk back. Coming another night? Feel free to stop by Friday evening after the show to take part in the discussion! We'd love to have you join us!
Want to know more about Venus in Fur? Take a listen to Shelly Irwin of WGVU as she interviews the cast and director.
There are still a few seats available for tonight's performance, go to www.atgr.org and reserve yours now! Venus in Fur runs Dec. 13 – 14 and 19-21, 2013. All shows are at 8pm.
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"Venus in Fur" Opens Tonight – Talkback on Friday
It's opening night! There are still a few seats available, go to www.atgr.org and reserve yours now! Venus in Fur runs Dec. 12 – 14 and 19-21, 2013. All shows are at 8pm.
Join us this Friday evening, December 13, after the performance of Venus In Fur for a talk back with special guest panelists who will discuss the original work of "Venus In Furs" by Leopold Von Sacher Masoch – on which the play is based. Other topics for discussion will include: gender roles, feminism, power and control, and much more!
*The talk back should begin at approx. 9:30 pm. You DO NOT need to attend that night's performance to attend the talk back.
Want more? Read the GR Press/MLive Preview Article on Venus in Fur
And check out the On The Town/MLive Preview Article on Venus In Fur
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"Venus in Fur" in On The Town
There is great article about Venus in Fur by On The Town's Katerie Prior up on mlive.com. Here is an excerpt:
Actors' Theatre's Holiday Offering Takes A Look at Relationships
[…] Set in present day, Thomas Novachek is a young playwright who has adapted von Sacher-Masoch's novel into a play. Unfortunately, it's the end of the audition and no actress has captured Thomas' interest until Vanda Jordan shows up. Goofy, nosy, persistent, but utterly charming, Vanda wheedles Thomas to go through some of the scenes with her. But as the audition progresses, who is really in charge of the audition begins to blur. Who exactly is Vanda? How did she get a copy of Thomas's script? And is Thomas directing Vanda or is it the other way around?
Critically acclaimed when it opened Off-Broadway in 2010, Venus in Fur is a dark comedy that shifts between humor and seriousness. Fortunately, that isn't too hard for Director Michelle Urbane to handle—she's directed Mr. Marmalade and Steel Magnolias in the past. "This is really about relationships," she said. "The power struggle that occurs between actor and director, or man and woman. How far are these characters are willing to go?"
Venus in Fur may seem like an odd choice for theater around the holiday season, but Urbane thinks that this is perfect for adults looking for a theater experience that doesn't include sugar plum fairies. "This is something fun that doesn't have to be family-oriented," she said. "I want audiences to walk away and say, 'Wow, that was fun. Do you think everything happened?' But I can't say more than that." […]
Want more? Click on over to On the Town on mlive and read the rest of the article, then go to www.atgr.org and reserve your tickets. There are just 6 performances of Venus in Fur which opens tomorrow night!
Rehearsals with Elinor Frances as Vanda and Kye Los as Thomas in "Venus in Fur." Photo credit: Dave Kagan
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"Nadia" in On The Town Magazine
Actors' Theatre season kicks off with Nadia by David Turkel. Check out this great article by Katerie Prior in On the Town. Here's an excerpt:
As ArtPrize ramps up, there's no doubt that the thousands of visitors who visit Grand Rapids will see some beautiful works. Despite the good feelings you may have while viewing some of the work, you should also remember that pleasantness is not art's sole goal; art is also intended to provoke us, to make us uncomfortable, to spit in our eye, to make us look at the world from a viewpoint that may not be our own. This is one of the themes behind Nadia, the new play premiering this month at Actors' Theatre. (…)
Check out the rest of the article over on www.mlive.com.
For more information about Nadia, or to purchase tickets, head on over to the Actors' Theatre website. (And don't forget – it is not too late to pick up a season ticket to see all the productions at Actors in 2012-2013! Note: if you are a student, or still paying off those student loans, Actors' has a special deal for you! )
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Tagged as 2012-2013 Season, Nadia, On the Town
May 16, 2012 · 12:20 pm
Actors' "August: Osage County" in On the Town
Check out this article by Joanne Bailey that was published by On the Town:
Actors' closes out its season with the powerful 'August: Osage County'
By Joanne N. Bailey-Boorsma | On-the-Town
All in a row: Cassandra Caye, Shelly Urbane, Amy Osborn, and Jean Reed Bahle. Photo credit: Stephanie Larson
Some of the great plays of the last century (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman) are epic productions where everyone leaves entertained but rethinking their values. Surprisingly, all of these stories are about families in crisis. It's a favorite subject of playwrights because, while family forges our beliefs, it also tests them when things are tough. This month, Actors' Theatre's latest production,August: Osage County, looks It's summer in Oklahoma and poet Beverly Weston has disappeared. When his adult daughters come home to help their seriously ill mother, Violet, find him, they instead discover themselves at the mercy of their mother's slick tongue, stash of painkillers, and arsenal of family secrets.
When August: Osage County premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, it captivated audiences, critics, and performers. After it opened on Broadway and in London, the play also had subsequent premieres in India, Israel, and other countries. It won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for Best Play in 2008 and Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Even with a run time of three and a half hours, Tracy Letts's 2007 drama of Southern-fried familial dysfunction went by in one lightning-fast jolt of pure theatrical electricity."
It's the same feeling that director Fred Sebulske had after seeing it in New York. "I turned to my friend and told him that I could watch that all over again," he said.
Sebulske feels that audiences and as well as performers are drawn to the show because its conflicts (and its comedy) are universal. "It's a very powerful piece about family and how the things that parents have done have impacted their children," Sebulske continued. "I'm amazed that this is a very funny play, even though we're dealing with a serious subject. It's got great wit and humor. It truly is an epic piece of theater."
Actors' Theatre presents August: Osage County May 17—26. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday—Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Performances are at Spectrum Theater, 160 Fountain St. NE. For more information, call 234-3946 or visit www.actorstheatregrandrapids.org
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Tagged as 2011-2012 Season, Actors Theatre, August Osage County, Grand Rapids, On the Town


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Q: Cypher: Is it possible to find creepy people following my friends? Let's say I've pulled down the Twitter graph local to myself into Neo4J. I want to find people who follow my friends in number larger that should be expected. More specifically, I want to find people who follow the people I follow, but I want the results to be sorted so that the person following the highest number of my friends is sorted first. Possible in Cypher?

A: Here's a console example:
http://console.neo4j.org/r/p36cgj
create (me {n:"a"}), (fo1 {n:"fo1"}), (fo2 {n:"fo2"}), (fo3 {n:"fo3"}), (fr1 {n:"fr1"}),
(fr2 {n:"fr2"}), (fr3 {n:"fr3"}),
fo1-[:follows]->me, fo2-[:follows]->me, fo3-[:follows]->me, me-[:follows]->fr1,
me-[:follows]->fr2, me-[:follows]->fr3, fo1-[:follows]->fr1, fo2-[:follows]->fr2,
fo1-[:follows]->fr2, fo1-[:follows]->fr3;

start me=node:node_auto_index(n="me")
match me-[:follows]->friends<-[:follows]-follower-[:follows]->me
return follower, count(friends) as creepinessFactor, length(me-[:follows]->()) as countIFollow
order by creepinessFactor desc;

I'm curious to hear the results, btw. :P
You could also throw in a where like:
where not(me-[:follows]->follower)

To avoid getting friends within your circle.

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Andrew Catalon is an American sportscaster famous for his work on CBS Network as a play announcer. Andrew Catalon has announced in the famous games as the 2016 Olympics, NFL, Sochi Olympic Winter Games, and NBC.
1 Early life and Childhood
2 Professional Life
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Early life and Childhood
Andrew Catalon an American sportscaster and sports announcer (39 years) born in December 1980, in Short Hills, N.J., United States. There is no information about his father's name, mother's name as well as siblings. He belongs to white ethnicity. His birth sign is Capricorn.
Likewise, he grew up in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey. Talking about Andrew Catalon's nationality, he is an American and holds American citizenship.
Moving toward Andrew Catalon's educational background, he graduated in 1997 from Millburn High School. Then, he enrolled in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and graduated in 2001.
As of his professional career, he is an American sportcaster, who has announced NFL on CBS, PGA Tour on CBS, College Basketball on CBS, and NCAA March Madness. He started his career as a tennis announcer for the Olympic Games in 2016.
Andrew worked at WNYT and freelanced at WFAN and SNY. Where he worked with the then high profile people as Jamir Erdahl, Jim Nantz, and Greg Gumbel. Then he was the play-by-play commentator at Sochi Olympic Winter games when Olympic games marked the NBC Sports group. Moreover, he has also called the Masters Tournament and PGA Championship in golf.
As of now, he is working as the play-to-play announcer of the NCAA basketball, golf and NFL coverage of CBS Sports. After joining CBS and he has called the Championship of US and CBS Gol as well as Sports Network Open Tennis. Beside him, Jim Nantz and Greg Gumbel are also the play-by-play announcers of CBS Sports.
Caption: Andrew Catalon in Houston at Browns vs Texans, (Sources: Twitter)
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Catalon is married to his long term girlfriend Jessica Layton (former football player) on July 17, 2010, at St. Pius X Church in Loudonville. Their reception was held at with Saratoga National.
Likewise, he proposed Jessica on the weekend 4th of July. His wife Jessica is from Burnt Hills and is passionate about singing since an early age.
Together they a son name Christopher James Catalon. They met each other for the first time at a welcoming email for News Channel 13 family. Both of them are passionate about sports.
Caption: Andrew Catalon with wife Jessica Layton and son (Sources: Twitter)
The talented star has an estimated net worth of around $500k. He has an annual salary of around $75k. He earns a lot of money as a sports announcer. Other than that he currently lives in Albany, New York. There is no information regarding his other assets.
Since he is serving as a regular play-by-play announcer for the CBS Sports so he gained a decent amount annually as his salary. Moreover, CBS Network reporter earned an additional sum of money through his radio and TV guest appearances as a sports pundit too.
Andrew hasn't won any of the awards yet. Although, his hard work and skills he is still to win the awards and could win it in the near future.
Caption: Andrew Catalon with Adam Zucker and Ian Eagle, (Sources: Times Union)
Andrew is involved in controversy after he called the polish college player as a "Polack" during the NCAA tournament game Gonzaga and Oklahoma State games. But he later apologized multiple times. He even directly apologized to the Karnowski. Other than that there are no rumors and controversy. He likes to keep his life private and stay away from controversy.
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South Fork residents can elect fire commissioners and vote on fire district budgets on Tuesday, December 9.
There are contested races for fire commissioner seats in Southampton and Bridgehampton this year.
In Southampton, where the five elected fire commissioners control only a small portion of the annual funding of the village-run Southampton Fire Department, former department chief Rodney "Chip" Pierson hopes to unseat current Commissioner David Price for a five-year term on the board.
Eligible residents of the district, which includes Shinnecock Hills, Tuckahoe and Water Mill, can cast ballots at the Tuckahoe School library on Magee Street from 5 to 9 p.m. Southampton Village residents are not eligible to vote.
Mr. Price, 54, has served as a fire commissioner since the board was first created 11 years ago and served as chief of the Southampton Fire Department in 1997 and 1998. For the past two years he has served as the chairman of the fire commissioners, and he has been the fire department safety officer for 10. Mr. Price also is a member of the fire police company, directing vehicle and pedestrian traffic at accident scenes.
Mr. Price also has a long family history with the Southampton Fire Department. He said his grandfather first joined the volunteer organization in 1914 and that since then, his great-uncle, father, brother, brother-in-law, and nephews all have signed up with the organization.
Last week, Mr. Price said he still had unfinished business with the fire district, primarily in repairing the at times strained relationship with Southampton Village, which owns the fire department, including equipment like fire trucks, while the fire district raises taxes to pay the village for fire coverage. One of his primary goals if re-elected, he said, is to negotiate a new contract with the municipality next year that eases tension between the two groups.
When not working with the fire district, Mr. Price is the property manager for a private club in Southampton where he has overseen the restoration of the club and grounds. His work managing the project, and his fiscal conservancy, make him a good fire commissioner, he said.
Rodney Pierson, 42, hopes to unseat Mr. Price. Mr. Pierson joined the fire department in 1990 and has served as lieutenant, captain, and as chief from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Pierson was inspired to join by his family, as both his grandfather and father volunteered.
Mr. Pierson owns Squires and Pierson, a Southampton-based excavation firm he took over in 2003. He lives in Southampton with his wife, Amy, and two daughters, Sarah, 17, and Shelby, 15.
He said he thinks he will make a positive impact as a fire commissioner based on his experience with the department. Over the years, he said, he has become well acquainted with the department's budget and budgeting process, and he said he has the best interest of taxpayers at heart.
Since he already has a history with the company, Mr. Pierson said he also wants to work on the relationship between the fire district and Southampton Village.
In Bridgehampton, two veteran members of the department's ambulance corps—Philip Cammann and John O'Brien—are running for the single seat being vacated by Thomas Dombkowski. Earl Gandal is also running unopposed for district treasurer, a post held by Charles Butler for the last 30 years. Mr. Butler did not submit a candidate's petition for re-election.
Both Mr. Cammann, who works as a paramedic, and Mr. O'Brien, a trained emergency medical technician, tout their experience with medical services. Both men serve on the Suffolk County Regional Emergency Medical Service Council, an advisory committee to county emergency services managers.
In 2015 the Bridgehampton Fire District has budgeted for the hiring of paid first responders to be on call with district ambulances for the first time.
Both commissioner candidates say the district and the fire commissioners need to greatly improve their communication with the members of the fire department and the Bridgehampton community as a whole.
Mr. Cammann has been a member of the department since 1980 and has served on the department's ambulance corps for all of those years except for a nine-year period when he was living in Southampton and helped found the independent Southampton Ambulance Corps. He currently oversees the department's ambulance crew training and runs its controlled substance program. He works as the supervisor of the paramedic team for the Southampton Volunteer Ambulance.
This will be Mr. Cammann's second run for the commissioners board, which he says lacks representation from the ambulance corps membership.
Mr. O'Brien has been a member of the fire department for 39 years. He has been chief of the department twice, in 1995-96 and again in 2001-04. Since 2000 he's been a trained EMT.
An estate manager, he said he thinks his experience with both fire department members and the medical technicians suits him to a commissioner's seat.
Neither candidate was willing to weigh in on the drama that has surrounded the treasurer's position. Current treasurer Charles Butler is nearing the end of what would appear to be his last term in the office. Last year the commissioners stripped Mr. Butler of his role as department secretary, as well as his $60,000 combined salary for the secretary and treasurer positions, based on accusations of poor bookkeeping and questions about his handling of small amounts of departmental funds.
Voting will take place at the Bridgehampton Fire Department headquarters on School Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In North Sea, Greg Robins, 64, is running uncontested to retain his seat as a fire commissioner.
Mr. Robins has been a member of the North Sea Fire Department for 22 years, and is seeking his fourth five-year term in office. A retired social studies teacher from the William Floyd School District, Mr. Robins is also an assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 58 in Southampton.
Mr. Robins has lived in Southampton for the 50 years with his wife, Linda, and has two adult sons, Clinton and Jarred.
He joined the fire commissioners to put his knowledge of creating a budget to use, he said. Mr. Robins said his goals are to finish the addition to the firehouse, which started earlier this year, and to get a new pumper truck for the department.
Voting will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Noyac Road firehouse.


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If your small business is succeeding, and you're making some good money, the next step to consider is taking it overseas. This has become much simpler thanks to the wonders of technology, but it can still be difficult if you're unsure of how to go about it or what's involved. Do you think your business is ready for the next step? Consider these things before you decide to take your business international.
Are You Successful Enough In Your Home Market?
Before taking your business international, you'll need to establish whether or not it's actually the right move for your business. This can be done by assessing how well your business is performing in your home market first. If you're regularly selling out of stock and there's a great demand for the products and services you're offering, then you may have a chance. You'll also need to factor in whether your business makes enough in its home market to support oversea ventures, especially when getting the business off the ground in these areas. You'll need to remember that it could take you longer to turn a profit in these areas, and other considerations before you decide to go ahead with overseas expansion.
Is There An International Market For Your Business?
This is another important thing to consider. Different continents and even countries have different communities, cultures and industries that could affect the products and services that they use. If you're trying to market yourselves in a particular territory, it's important to do some research to see if there's a want/need for what you're offering and whether or not someone local (and better), offers the same product or service that will make it difficult for you to crack the market.
Working internationally requires different ways of working for your business. You'll need a logistics company like KG Logistics to take care of shipping and other operations while you'll also need to think about manufacturing and whether that is done with your current suppliers or if it's more economical to move manufacturing abroad. There are a lot of things to consider, and you'll need to speak to an advisor with international business experience to help you establish all of the logistics of operating abroad.
This is another thing that could make taking your business abroad a success or a failure - staff. You'll need to work with staff who are in different time zones, who speak different languages and may have different patterns of working and working conditions and that will all need to be managed by you where you are. Taking your business to the cloud is one way to make sure that you work effectively when your staff are in different locations, but you may also need to adjust working hours and practices in your current location too.
If after reading the above that you decide that overseas expansion isn't for you, there are other options available to you to grow your business. Why not consider franchising or operating online as ways of growing your business without the huge operation that overseas expansion could entail?
I hope you enjoyed this article about things to consider when taking your small business internationally.


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Q: DataGridView Multiple Row Selection Issue I am trying to check for multiple selections in a DataGridView with a For... Next Loop, but even though I have selected multiple rows, the only row with the property Selected=True is the first row in the selection. Is there a way around this?
MultiSelect is true on the DataGridView.
My code is as follows:
For Each dr As DataGridViewRow In dgv.Rows
    If dr.Selected = True Then
        intSelectedRow = dr.Index
        SetTime("KeyEntry", dgv.Name, intSelectedRow)
    End If
Next

Thanks

A: Try this:
Dim selectedItems As DataGridViewSelectedRowCollection = dgv.SelectedRows
      For Each selectedItem As DataGridViewRow In selectedItems
            'Add code to handle whatever you want for each row
      Next
End Sub

A:     Dim Message As String = String.Empty
    Dim FNL As FinalRpt = New FinalRpt()

    For Each ItemRow As DataGridViewRow In DGVItems.Rows

        Dim ISSelected As Boolean = Convert.ToBoolean(ItemRow.Cells("MyChkBox").Value)

        If ISSelected Then

            Message &= Environment.NewLine

            Message &= ItemRow.Cells("I_ID").Value.ToString()

            Dim SelectedRow As Integer = DGVItems.Rows.GetRowCount(DataGridViewElementStates.Selected)

            Dim RPTItemsDA As OleDbDataAdapter
            Dim RPTItemsDS As DataSet

            Dim I As Integer

            For I = 0 To SelectedRow Step 1

                RPTItemsDA = New OleDbDataAdapter("Select Distinct * From stkrpt Where I_ID = " & DGVItems.SelectedRows(I).Index.ToString() & "", DBConnect)
                RPTItemsDS = New DataSet

                RPTItemsDA.Fill(RPTItemsDS, "stkrpt")

                FNL.DGVReport.DataSource = RPTItemsDS
                FNL.DGVReport.DataMember = "stkrpt"
            Next

            FNL.MdiParent = MDIParent1

            FNL.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
            FNL.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized

            Me.Hide()
            FNL.Show()

            ISSelected = False

        End If
    Next

    MessageBox.Show(Message)


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