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To preserve, interpret and promote the history of Dakota County.
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**MASK POLICY UPDATE: Due to the rising COVID cases in Dakota County, masks are required by all visitors while indoors at DCHS sites, regardless of vaccination status. This policy is implemented following guidelines in place by the various partners we work with to operate our historic sites and DCHS policies.**
The LeDuc Historic Estate will close for the 2021 Summer Tour Season on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Due to the pandemic, we are limiting the number of people on each tour and request that you pre-register for your tours here. Drop-in visitors are welcome, but we cannot guarantee a tour spot will be open without pre-registering. Following guidelines from Dakota County, face coverings are required for all visitors regardless of vaccination status, while inside DCHS operated buildings.
If you have any restrictions or requirements for the tour, please let us know in the "Notes" section below.
To register multiple people, you can select the "Tour Registration" (i.e. Adult) category and increase the number next to "Add to Cart" for the correct number in that category. You can then click "Add to Cart." Once you add to cart, you can select the "Tour Registration" category and add another option (i.e. Child). You will need to select the date and time for each category that you Add to Cart.
This Civil War-era Gothic Revival home welcomes you! Join us for fascinating and fun events that illuminate the lives of Civil War Brevet Brigadier General William LeDuc, Mary Bronson LeDuc, and their four children. Built in the mid-1860s, the LeDuc Estate in Hastings, MN is a beautiful example of the the design work of Andrew Jackson Downing complete with residence, carriage house, and ice house.
The site will reopen for tours by appointment only. A face covering is required by all visitors to enter the building.
The Estate is open Thursday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by appointment only. Tours start at 10:00, 11:0, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, & 4:00. For special small group tours, please call 651-438-8480. Admission for tours: DCHS members FREE!; Adult $7; Senior (60+) $6; Student (6-17) $5; children 5 and under free.
1629 Vermillion Street
Parking at the LeDuc Historic Estate
Use our parking lot with 20+ spaces (enter off 17th Street E)
There is on-street parking on 17th Street E
Buses can access our parking lot, with space to turn around, or can park on the streets nearby (try 17th Street E)
Construction on the LeDuc house began in 1862 and was completed in 1866. Following LeDuc's service as Quartermaster in the Civil War, the family moved into the unfinished home in August, 1865. In March, 1865 he had been brevetted a brigadier general for "efficiency, intelligence and zeal in the discharge of his duties".
William G. LeDuc came to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory in 1850 from Ohio to open a book store and law office. In 1854 he purchased a quarter share in the town of Hastings from Alexander Faribault. In 1856, he and his wife Mary Bronson LeDuc, with their two daughters moved downriver to Hastings, where they had also acquired two wheat farms and 160 acres with a small grist mill on the falls of the Vermillion River. It was on this property that William and Mary decided to build their dream home.
They chose a Gothic Revival home featured in Andrew Jackson Downing's 1852 book Cottage Residences. Downing was a pioneer in American landscape architect and author, whose reputation as a horticulturist was widespread. He inspired Americans to surround their homes with the beauty of nature and encouraged the use of good design even in planning farmsteads. More mansion than cottage, the house has ten fireplaces; its limestone walls are three feet thick and, except for the cherry staircase rail, all the woodwork is made from white pine finished at the site. William and Mary chose three Downing designs for their rural home site; their residence, Carriage Barn and Ice House. The estate is an unusually complete example of the Gothic Revival style of Andrew Jackson Downing.
Carroll Simmons, a friend of the LeDuc grandchildren, purchased the home in 1940 for his antique business. In 1958 he donated the home and outbuildings with 4 acres to the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), with the agreement that he would continue using it for his antique business until he retired, which wasn't until 1986. Between 1986 and 2003 the future of the property was uncertain. Although it was the first property acquired by MHS, they had opened other house museums by the time they took possession. Needed repairs were done on the house and carriage barn, but the property stood empty.
Citizen groups actively sought out ways to fulfill Carroll Simmons' vision of having the LeDuc house open to the public. In 2002 the Minnesota Legislature apportioned 1.2 million dollars in bonding funds for MHS to preserve the house and bring it up to current building codes. Agreements were executed between the Minnesota Historical Society, the City of Hastings and the Dakota Country Historical Society, which resulted in city ownership and DCHS management of the site.
The site opened for tours on May 22, 2005. June 24, 2005, the Minnesota Historical Society deaccessioned the LeDuc House to the City of Hastings. As part of the agreement, the Society transferred $604,000 of net assets provided by Carroll Simmons for endowment, repairs and maintenance of the LeDuc House.
Original Record (Civil War) I Vol. 52, Part I, pg. 663.
An American Gothic: The Life & Times & Legacy of William Gates LeDuc, Steve Werle, Dakota County Historical Society, 2004
This Business of War; Recollections of a Civil War Quartermaster, William G. LeDuc, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1963
Hastings Star Gazette, 3-20-2003
Minnesota Historical Society Annual Report, 2005
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Abi Morgan's The Hour took us deep into the drama of 1950s London where the shadowy streets are steadily darkening with the blood and politics of a new age. Saturated with film noire violence and Dick Tracy style whodunnit at every corner, it deserved so much more airtime than its two short seasons.
The main focus is on the hard grind involved with changing the face of television broadcasting, while thickening plots power through the lens' peripheral. It's the hunt for truth that matters and to do that, you either have to get down and dirty or play the game of network politics. The quest for justice in this rendition maintains authenticity with ample servings of alcohol, dutifully served with thick tornado swirls of smoke in nearly every scene.
Morgan's six episode show first aired in 2011 with an-oh-so beautiful cast of news broadcasters and reporters. It's a struggle disliking the arrogant, brattish Freddie Lyon (masterfully handled by Ben Whishaw, geeky Q from Skyfall). Tired of the trite stories he's been forced to spoon-feed the British public, he's only too ready to take on the meaty matter of cloak and daggered politics. Motivated by an admirable sense of duty, honour and integrity his trespasses are easily forgiven.
The series opens with Freddie realising he's no longer top dog in the newsroom, and that life as he and 1950s Britain know it, is about to drastically change. How it burnt him to watch the women get promoted ahead of him. He'd always considered them to be his Moneypennys, of course he was Bond and now they were leaving him behind. Palming clues from corpses and digging deeper than ever, you have to doff your hat to his tenacity. The brilliantly played Bel Rowley (Romola Garai, Jane Austen's Emma), is named as the producer of the channel's latest current affairs programme, and we're invited along to watch the headstrong, workaholic carve out her spot in the previously male dominated industry. Despite the patronising and emotional complications, she rises to each challenge with as much class as her perfectly tailored outfits. Morgan pretty much lifted her persona from the hugely influential Grace Wyndham Goldie, who penned the formats for shows like Panorama, That Was The Week That Was and Tonight. After glossing Bel up, throwing in a smidge of the 1987 hit show Broadcast News, and a spoonful of the Network, she sat back to admire her creation. A nostalgic, savvy rendition of what a TV newsroom would've looked like in 1956 if the likes of L'Oreal were permanently on hand. The exciting and thrilling backdrop of the Suez Canal Crisis, added to the plots that twist around nuclear threats from the Russians, making for a captivating show.
The chapters that move us throughout the story do so by offering more than a prettified history lesson. The performances draw out the timeless challenges faced by a nation experiencing growing pains. The second series welcomes Bel's new boss Randall Brown, (Torchwood and Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi) who like any effective leader knows how to best get under his team's skin. Finding all the right strings, he marionettes them into delivering their best work.
Cast of 'The Hour'
What would a tense, nail biter of a show be without a smattering of sexual shenanigans? The Hour's front man Hector (Dominic West), Freddie's nemesis comes loaded with charm and an inflated ego that soon boasts every issue deserving of a spin on a therapist's couch. His sexy smouldering nature that initially had all women, including Bel swooning, eventually gives way to alcohol problems, club hopping for new conquests and general public misbehaviour. We have to thank Hector mind, it's through his insatiable appetite for fame, all things glitzy and glamorous that the shows writers provide a front row seat to the clubs and bars of the wonderfully decadent Soho. Watch as the ties that once bound the nation's morality to a higher pinnacle loosen considerably. The formalities of the 50s are fading, making way for the soon to arrive swinging 60s. An interesting period of questionable conduct and confused loyalties. Hector's poor wife Marnie, (Oona Chaplin, Quantum of Solace, yup another Bond film veteran) is utterly mortified by his self-centred antics. Bel is there for him as much as she can be during his struggle, unfortunately with all her power she can only do so much to protect him from the graves he digs himself into.
The show comfortably handles the uglier sides of a London life losing its sense of ordinary. A powerful first few episodes in the second series tackle discrimination, racism and fascism that surged against the influx of foreign faces streaming onto British shores. Class clashing is also brilliantly highlighted through the butting of working class rooted Freddie against the high class Hector. While Freddie's vying for his place and position, Victor's sense of entitlement leaves little to admire. A reflective and suggestive glance over the Empire as she transitioned into a period where people's private laundry was getting aired, discrepancies duly noted and tackled. As if the sultry mood wasn't already completely set in this post war period drama, the jazz infusions created by Kevin Sargent finish the show off a treat.
Nestling you right into the 50s with a score that offers everything from soothing sensuality, to eccentric and enigmatic tones that make performances from the spectacled sensation that is Randall Brown illuminate, The Hour offers a brilliant evocative exploration of the founding 50s, where characters like Bel, Marnie and Lix (Annie Chancellor) pioneer the way for women to be taken seriously in news and on television. A far and welcomed cry from the role of tea serving secretary they'd been kept stagnant in for too long.
Published on December 21st, 2018. Onome Okwuosa (February 2014).
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The Ghost and the Darkness (bra: A Sombra e a Escuridão) é um filme produzido pela Paramount Pictures e estrelado por Val Kilmer e John Kani.

Sinopse
Inspirado na história real dos incidentes de Tsavo, em 1898. No final do século XIX acontece a disputa entre franceses, alemães e britânicos para tomarem posse do continente africano. Estando em vantagem, os britânicos encarregam o engenheiro britânico John Patterson (Val Kilmer) para supervisionar a construção da ponte que passa acima do rio Tsavo.

Naquele lugar, dois leões começam a atacar os operários. Os leões eram tão agressivos que alguns dos nativos deduziram que eles não eram animais e sim espíritos dos curandeiros mortos  que vieram para aterrorizar o mundo, enquanto outros pensavam que eram o demônio que havia vindo para impedir o avanço do progresso. As feras são batizadas de Sombra e Escuridão. Diante dos ataques e contando com a ajuda do caçador Remington (Michael Douglas), o engenheiro se lança numa missão desesperada para dar fim aos animais.

Elenco
 Val Kilmer .... John Patterson
 John Kani .... Samuel
 Michael Douglas .... Charles Remington
 Bernard Hill .... Dr. Hawthorne
 Brian McCardie .... Starling
 Emily Mortimer .... Helena Patterson
 Om Puri .... Abdullah
 Tom Wilkinson .... Beaumont
 Henry Cele .... Mahina

Prêmios e indicações
 Oscar:  Venceu na categoria de Melhor edição de som

 BAFTA:  Indicado nas categorias de Melhor Filme e Melhor Diretor.

 Globo de Ouro

Venceu:
  Melhor Trilha Sonora
Indicado:
  Melhor Filme - Drama
  Melhor Diretor

Ver também
Comedores de homens de Tsavo

Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 1996
Filmes com trilha sonora de Jerry Goldsmith
Filmes de aventura dos Estados Unidos
Filmes dirigidos por Stephen Hopkins
Filmes ambientados em 1898
Filmes ambientados no Quênia
Filmes com leões
Filmes ambientados no Império Britânico
Filmes premiados com o Globo de Ouro de melhor banda sonora
Filmes em língua inglesa

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That said, does anyone know what changed between xorg-server 1.17 and 1.18 that would cause this sort of thing to break?
Gentoo Forums -> Desktop Environments -> What's up with xorg-server 1.18 and Optimus?. This?
Funny enough, a combination of the things in that post fixed it for me. Thanks!
Thanks again for pointing me to that other thread!


Did this with 14.00 and had enough for four.
Yup. I posted almost exactly the same pictures over a year ago. Because the parts were all left-overs for me, the cost was effectively $0.
Isn't amazing what you can throw together with just a little effort?
Why the big. Cuts in yours?
to make room for the flash.
nice guys I just might have to build one.


Kids, on the eve of your Great-Grandmother's third death anniversary in March 2016, I missed her terribly … it still had not sunk in that the fierce, dynamic and strong Fatiema Williams-Shellar who had raised me wasn't around and a part of my life anymore.
Being an adult sucked on and off for the better part of my late twenties and early 30s and not being able to call her so she could distract me with family gossip or the latest soapie updates when I was having a particularly bad day really cut me deep.
She was vibrant with a quick mind and even sharper tongue but man, was she a soft cookie under all of that and I missed her more than ever.
When Life hands you lemons, eat a chocolate (or a sweet): My feisty grandma endured her fair share of problems: a dead son, man woes, divorce, unexpected pregnancies, breast cancer scares etc but there was always a stash of chocolate and sweet treats to take the edge off a little … or at least stop her from beating people (usually Pa) with a broom.
Dress up no matter the occasion: A trip to the shopping mall, a family wedding or an outing to the Fugard Theatre required a touch of lipstick, a sprinkling of talc powder and her best scarf because you never knew who you would run into. Man, I wished I'd retained this bit of wisdom when I ran into Orlando Bloom!
I wish you could have known her, Kids. I know how much she would have loved you and enjoyed telling you crazy stories of my and my father's naughty childhood escapades.


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John Berry Joins Joe & Martina for 'Give Me Back the '90s' Music Video: Premiere
4/24/2020 by Melinda Newman
Joe & Martina are looking to do a little time travel in their video for "Give Me Back the '90s," and they've got company. Joe and Martina Costa, who have opened for such acts as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen and Jon Pardi, as well as wrote "Don't Tempt Me" for Luke Combs' This One's for You album, are joined by '90s sensation John Berry in the clip, which was shot outside longtime Music City landmark Nashville Palace.
The song and video references other memorable artists who first hit in the '90s (check out Joe's T-shirt). "Martina and I are hard-core country music fans first and foremost, so intentionally nodding our hats to George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna and, of course, John Berry was nothing but an act of love for some of the artists who truly shaped us as musicians and established our life soundtrack," Joe Costa tells Billboard.
"I had a poster of John Berry on my wall as a kid, so having John in our own home to record, sharing his talent and soul, was an absolute honor and dream come true," Martina Costa says.
Berry shows up a little more than two-thirds of the way through the video, looking like he hasn't aged a bit in the last few decades. Appearing in the song and the video was a joy for Berry. "From the very outset I could tell Joe & Martina had something special to offer country music," he says. "In writing their own songs they are able to convey their unique style and personalities in a way that keeps the music true to who they are — a young married couple working together for their musical dream."


Domaine Dubost is a 4th generation domaine which has been in the hands of Jean-Paul Dubost since the mid-1990s. They farm about 21 hectares now. 9 are from the village appellation and the rest is split between Brouilly, Moulin à Vent, Morgon, Fleurie, and a little Regnié. He has been transitioning his vineyards to biodynamics since 2005 and ferments all of the wines with natural yeasts. The crus are made without sulfur or other additions. Jean-Paul is currently training his two youngs sons, Jeoffrey and Corentin, about natural wine and hopes that one day they will take over the family estate.


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Temperature-dependent changes of physicochemical and tribological properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber elastomer upon ageing in hexadecane and diethylene glycol dibutyl ether
Wang, Z., Grahn, Mattias, Antzutkin, Oleg N. and Prakash, B. (2013) Temperature-dependent changes of physicochemical and tribological properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber elastomer upon ageing in hexadecane and diethylene glycol dibutyl ether. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, Volume 227 (Number 8). pp. 826-836. doi:10.1177/1350650113489612
Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber elastomers are widely used in seal and tire industries. Physiochemical, surface and tribological properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber exposed to a lubricant in a sealed mechanical contact may gradually change, in particular, at elevated temperatures. In this study, industrial-grade acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber elastomers were aged in two model non-additivated base oils, namely non-polar hexadecane and polar diethylene glycol dibutyl ether at both ambient (298 K) and elevated (398 K) temperatures from 1 to 168 h. Mass changes of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber before and after ageing indicated that acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber had distinct ageing dynamics in different model base oils and at different temperatures. For acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber aged in nonpolar hexadecane, the rate of weight loss of the rubber was larger at 398 K compared to that at 298 K. On the contrary, distinct weight-gaining (swelling) dynamics were observed for acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber aged in polar diethylene glycol dibutyl ether at 298 and 398 K. Based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, liquid and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses, it was found that aldehydes and sulfur- and zinc-containing compounds were leached out from acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber aged in both hexadecane and diethylene glycol dibutyl ether. The results of tribological studies showed that the non-aged acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber has a good wear-resistance. Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber samples had a very similar surface topography before and after tribo-tests. However, the worn surfaces of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber samples were characterized by fine scoring (abrasion) marks after ageing in both model base oils. This has been attributed to changes in the steel–rubber contact environment during the sliding process and degradation of mechanical properties of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber after ageing. For one acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber sample (after ageing in hexadecane at 398 K), very stable friction in the steel–rubber contact was observed.
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
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Sells spare and replaceable automotive, appliance, electrical, and other parts, supplies, and accessories in repair facility or parts store.
Ascertains make, year, and type of part needed, inspects worn, damaged, or defective part to determine replacement required, or informs customer of part needed according to description of malfunction.
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Quincy Walmart Where Employee Died From Coronavirus Reopens
Filed Under:Coronavirus, Quincy News, Walmart
QUINCY (CBS) – A Walmart store in Quincy where 11 employees tested positive for coronavirus and one of them died, reopened for business on Monday.
The Quincy Walmart closed on May 4, a day after employee Yok Yen Lee died.
Yok Yen Lee (Family photo)
The store employs 200 people. All workers were tested after the cluster was discovered.
"The coronavirus is a community-wide issue that, at times, takes a community-wide response. We are thankful for local officials' efforts to help coordinate associate testing these last few days and for reviewing the extensive safety and health measures we have in place at the store," said regional general manager Eddie Bostic in a statement. "We will continue to monitor this store, and others in the area, to help ensure the well-being of our associates and customers."
Quincy Mayor Tom Koch said earlier this month Walmart was "a little slow to move on this initially and that was a little disappointing," but added they later did the right thing by closing.
All Walmart stores in the Boston area are now open. Over the weekend, stores in Avon and Abington resumed operations after they had to close due to cases. A Worcester store reopened last week after dozens of employees tested positive for coronavirus.


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Home / Global Compact / Latest News / News / Circular 27: Global Compact for Migration Last Round of Negotiations
Circular 27: Global Compact for Migration Last Round of Negotiations
— July 23, 2018
Hope all goes well and greetings from MFA!
We would like to share with you that the negotiations phase has concluded its last round on 9-13 July. In this round, Member States were given the first couple of days to share their comments, feedback, and suggestions to the text of the GCM draft. Different groups of States have also shared their thoughts and suggestions. Such statements include the group of friends on decent work and sustainable development; group of friends of children; group of friends of gender; group of like-minded States; group of African States; group of Arab States; and the group of 27 European Union States. Attached are the statements that were acquired by the effort of civil society.
With this, the co-facilitators took the remainder of the days to re-draft and release the final version of the Global Compact, which will be adopted during the Intergovernmental Conference on the Adoption of the Global Compact in Morocco on 11-12 December 2018. The final version of the GCM will be brought back to the Capitol to move forward with the process in preparation for the Conference in December but also on its full implementation in the coming years. Although there are States who are very vocal on the possibility of withdrawing from the GCM process, many States have expressed their gratitude to finally have a discussion at the global level on international migration, and to have an international governance framework in the last couple of years.
A lot have expressed their concern on the implementation of the GCM. IN order for it to be holistic and effective, there needs to be a change of culture among the actors and stakeholders, including UN agencies and IOM as the leading agency for GCM. This mainly focuses on not being projectized and compartmentalized at both vertical and horizontal manner. As international migration is a cross-cutting issue, different actors and stakeholders need to look further on how to work on migration and its connectivity to other issues and social movements.
There was also a concern expressed by civil society on how their role can and should be institutionalized at the implementation, follow-up and review given that the current structure of IOM is intergovernmental. During the dialogue with the IOM, there has been internal discussions and thinking at different levels on the re-structuring of the organization, in which they are open to recommendations from other actors and stakeholders.
As stated by the SRSG on international migration, there will be a Framing Conference in October 2018 to discuss how UN migration network could reform its way of working to be able to fully implement the Global Compacts. This includes the budgeting and financing, administrative and program restructuring, among other things. More information will be shared once available.
At this time, it would be very important to remain vigilant on how States are planning to implement the GCM in relation to the SDGs and the current policies and practices that already exist to achieve the objectives in the GCM. We should be mindful how the GCM could bring us to another direction on the international migration discourse, but that we should not be limited by it. We need to continue how to utilize and maximize other processes and platforms in the region to ensure a safe, orderly, and regular migration wherein migrants and members of their families can exercise their rights and access services they are entitled to, regardless of their migration status.
Please find attached relevant documents (statements from governments, CSOs and trade unions) from the last round of negotiations.
MFA Secretariat
6th Round. Labour Migration and Decent Work Joint Statement July 8
African Group draft Statment on the GCM 6th Round. Final
Conclusion Statement - Comoros on Behalf of African States
Final statement GCM_EU27
GCM_like-minded group_ Joint Statement_6th round_closing statement_FINAL
Joint Statement - Louise Arbour FINAL ENG
Mexico Joint Statement. 6th round GCM.FINAL
Statement of Civil Society at the Conclusion of Negotiations on the GCM Friday Statement_draft3_FINAL
Statement of Civil Society on the GCM_180710_updated
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Hmmm. It should show up as 'NewTek codec'.
I even did a file search on my C: drive and the files were installed. What was weird was when I ran vt4 it asked to be be reregistered and my hardware ID and reg# changed. I have since un installed it. Could I have perhaps been running a old version?
Paul could you email the file?


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Huge All-Mazda Race Weekend At Mazda Raceway
Mazda Road to Indy and Mazda Road to 24 Programs Together for All-Mazda Weekend
IRVINE, Calif. (September 7, 2016) – Mazda Motorsports is involved in an array of racing categories, both open-wheel and sports cars. No matter the series, one of the key tenets for Mazda helping further the careers of drivers, engineers, mechanics and teams. That will be on full display this weekend as five different Mazda-powered categories will race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. More than 80 drivers from 19 countries will compete in 12 races Saturday and Sunday at the renowned 2.238-mile track. Mazda driver development scholarships will be up for grabs in the three open-wheel categories of the Mazda Road to Indy, while the Mazda Road to 24 program features the first-ever Global MX-5 Cup Invitational and the Mazda Prototype Lites series.
Championships to be Decided for the Mazda Road to Indy
Eleven drivers from seven countries are in the chase to win one of three Mazda driver development scholarships in the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires. The year-end purse for the three open-wheel series is $2.356 million, with the champions claiming nearly $2 million in scholarships.
Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires
Six drivers are eligible for the $1 million Indy Lights championship after Saturday's race at Watkins Glen where Zach Veach won and points leader Santiago "Santi" Urrutia found trouble. The prize for the Indy Lights champion assures at least three starts in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season, including the Indianapolis 500. Two races at Mazda Raceway Saturday and Sunday will determine this year's scholarship winner as Uruguayan rookie Urrutia (who won the champion's scholarship last year in Pro Mazda) holds a lead of only one point over Dubai-based Ed Jones and a 23-point margin over Britain's Dean Stoneman.
Indy Lights Championship Contenders:
DRIVER / Country / Age / Team / Points
1.) Santi Urrutia / Uruguay / 20 / Schmidt Peterson Motorsports / 319 pts.
2.) Ed Jones / Dubai / 21 / Carlin / – 1
3.) Dean Stoneman / England / 26 / Andretti Autosport / – 23
4.) Zach Veach / United States / 21 / Belardi Auto Racing / – 31
5.) Felix Serralles / Puerto Rico / 24 / Carlin / – 38
6.) Kyle Kaiser / United States / 20 / Juncos Racing / – 40
Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires
Teammates Aaron Telitz and Pato O'Ward of Team Pelfrey have battled all season for the upper hand in the Pro Mazda series. The champion will earn the $590,300 Mazda scholarship to advance up the ladder to the Indy Lights series in 2017. Telitz, a 24-year-old from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, won a Mazda scholarship in 2012 to break into the Mazda Road to Indy, and has five wins this year. Telitz holds a 14-point advantage over O'Ward, a 17-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico, who has six wins of his own. The Pro Mazda series will have three races Saturday and Sunday.
Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda
Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing drivers Anthony Martin and Parker Thompson have traded the championship lead all season and are first and second in points for the $381,000 Mazda scholarship to graduate to Pro Mazda. Martin, 21, from Kalgoorlie, Australia, has six wins and holds a 21-point lead over Thompson, an 18-year-old from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, who has four victories. Sao Paulo, Brazil native Victor Franzoni has one win and is a title-contender from third in the standings.
Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Invitational Champion to be Crowned
The first ever Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Invitational will feature 10 American drivers, five racers from Europe, and two each from Japan and Australia in two 45-minute races. The driver scoring the most points between the two races will be crowned the Invitational champion. The champion will be sent to Mazda Motorsports technical partner Multimatic to train on the "Driver in the Loop" (DIL) simulator. Upon a successful simulation performance, he or she could advance to a one-day test in the Mazda Prototype that competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series.
All of the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup and Mazda Road to Indy races can be seen live at MazdaLIVE.com.
Mazda Prototype Lites Continue Torrid Championship Battle
The battle for supremacy has raged all season between JDC Motorsports teammates Austin Versteeg and Clark Toppe. Toppe, of The Woodlands, Texas, who will turn 19 years old Friday, won the last two races to pull within two points of Versteeg, 17, of Sandy, Utah. With five races remaining in the season, the JDC team has won 27 consecutive races in the Lites category since August, 2014. Recent champions of the Prototype Lites series include Mazda Prototype racer Tristan Nunez, Rolex 24 at Daytona winners Kenton Koch and Mikhail Goikhberg as well as Sean Rayhall, who has won races in the Indy Lights series and is returning to that series this weekend.
Mazda Motorsports
Mazda Motorsports boasts the most comprehensive auto racing development ladder system of any auto manufacturer in the world. The Mazda Road to 24 (#MRT24) program offers a number of scholarships to advance drivers up the sports car racing ladder, beginning with the Global MX-5 Cup series and culminating with the Mazda Prototype team. The Mazda Road to Indy (#MRTI) is a similar program that includes Mazda-powered categories of USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights. In grassroots road racing, more Mazdas race on any given weekend in North America than any other manufacturer. Mazda is also the title sponsor of the renowned Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Follow all of the latest news at MazdaMotorsports.com, @MazdaRacing on Twitter, and MazdaMotorsports on Instagram and Facebook.
Jade Gurss, Mazda Motorsports (317) 517-4121 – MazdaMotorsports@icloud.com
Dean Case, Mazda Motorsports (310) 318-4582 – Mazdaspeed@MazdaUSA.com


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Previous Ealing Talent – Jamiroquai
Next Hurricane By Claudia Stevenson
Renowned and revered playwright Peter Whelan, a man who called Ealing his home for over a half-century, has his play 'Sleepers in the Field' shown posthumously at The Questors for what will be its world premiere. In his career, Peter wrote seven plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he is best known for 'The Herbal Bed', 'The Accrington Pals' and 'The School of Night'. The premiere for 'The Herbal Bed', staged in 1996, featured a young David Tennant.
To gain some insight into Peter as a person and what to expect from 'Sleepers in the Field', we were able to speak with his wife, Ffrangcon Price, and the director of this production, the accomplished John Davey.
This world premiere will be taking place at The Questors Theatre in the New Broadway and will be running from 26th January until 3rd February. For more information on the play and how to acquire tickets for the production head to their website (questors.org.uk).
Ealing John Davey Peter Whelan Sleepers in the Field The Accrington Pals The Herbal Bed The Questors Theatre the Royal Shakespeare Company The School of Night


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Eli (hebräisch עֵלִי) ist eine israelische Siedlung im nördlichen Westjordanland. Die Siedlung wurde 1984 gegründet und gehört zur Regionalverwaltung Mateh Benjamin. Die Einwohnerzahl beträgt 4.640 (Stand: Januar 2022).

Die internationale Gemeinschaft betrachtet Eli, wie alle israelischen Siedlungen in den seit 1967 besetzten Gebieten, gemäß dem Völkerrecht als illegal. Israel bestreitet dies.

Lage
Eli liegt östlich der israelischen Sperranlage im nördlichen Westjordanland, rund 30 Kilometer nördlich von Jerusalem und 17 Kilometer südlich von Nablus. Die Siedlung liegt nahe der Landstraße 60, die das Westjordanland in Nord-Süd-Richtung durchquert. Mit den Siedlungen Shvut Rachel, Schilo, Amichai und Ma'ale Levona sowie mehreren kleinen Außenposten östlich von Amichai bildet Eli einen israelischen Siedlungsblock im Zentrum des nördlichen Westjordanlandes.

Geschichte
Die Siedlung, die nach dem Priester des Talmunds Eli benannt wurde, wurde 1984 gegründet.

Zur Errichtung der Siedlung beschlagnahmte Israel Angaben der palästinensischen NGO Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) zufolge Land von den beiden nahe gelegenen palästinensischen Dörfern as-Sawiya und Qaryut.

Im Februar 2020 wurde der Bau von 600 zusätzlichen Häusern in der Siedlung genehmigt.

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Westjordanland
Israelische Siedlung
Gegründet 1984


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Italiano able to rebound in no-hitter
After line drive ended '07 early, righty leads way to seven-inning feat
By Tom Cardinale
The last time Kane County's Craig Italiano left the mound at Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium, he was being helped off the field by trainers after taking a line drive to the head.
But when Italiano returned to that mound Wednesday for the Cougars, he created some much better memories.
Italiano and reliever Branden Dewing combined on a seven-inning no-hitter in a 3-0 shutout of the visiting Burlington Bees. Kane County remained unbeaten with a 7-0 record, the best in franchise history.
Italiano retired the first 16 batters he faced -- striking out a career-high nine, including six in a row -- before hitting Antonio Jimenez with one out in the sixth inning. He set down Ryan Eigsti on strikes and was relieved by Branden Dewing, who closed out the final 1 1/3 innings perfectly for his first save.
It was the Cougars' sixth no-hitter and their first Jared Lansford accomplished the feat on the road in a seven-inning game against Beloit on May 14, 2006.
Italiano never doubted he'd be able to get back up on the proverbial horse and return to form.
"I just worked hard toward it and planned like it was going to come," he said. "The hardest part was not being able to do anything for three months while the fracture healed, everything else was pretty easy."
The 21-year-old was in the midst of his best performance of 2007 exactly a year to the date of Lansford's feat when a line shot off the bat of Wisconsin's Carlos Triunfel hit him in the head, ending his night and his season. He said he hasn't felt any ill effects from the injury on the mound.
"Every now and then I'll have stuff off the field," Italiano said. "Flashbacks and stuff, but I just shake it off."
He was so dominant that he struck out six straight Bees between the third and fifth innings.
"I didn't even realize I struck out six in a row," the right-hander said. "I was just able to mix it in and out, and I was spotting my fastball really well. I had some good breaking balls and changeups, but I threw mostly fastballs."
Italiano was taken out of the game due to pitch count. Dewing then took the reins and closed out the no-no.
"My heart was beating a little faster than normal," the reliever laughed. "There was a situation where he had to come out and someone had to go in. I was glad it was me."
"Craig's one of the most pleasurable guys to be around, I love him to death," he added. "He deserves this more than anybody after all the hardships he's been through in the last year. It was a pleasure to be a part of it with him. This game is going to live with me probably forever -- it's definitely one of the best moments of my career so far."
Kane County won the doubleheader in the bottom of the 10th when Jacob Smith walked with the bases loaded to sweep the doubleheader. The Cougars have strung together 19 1/3 consecutive innings of scoreless baseball.
Christian Vitters provided all the offense the Kane County needed with a double and three RBIs.
The wins and sharp performances have the team excited early on in the season.
"I just want to stay consistent," Italiano said. "This might be a hard thing to top, but hopefully I can keep going out and keep throwing strikes."
"Team-wise we're playing great baseball right now," Dewing added. "Hopefully this keeps going. It's getting ahead and getting every pitch over for strikes. Craig was throwing every pitch over for a strike whenever he wanted. That's what the pitching staff has been doing."
Tom Cardinale is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Leslie - so glad you got to see RDA this past weekend! Did you post about your experience anywhere? If so, I missed it and can you direct me to your posts about your experience.
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just downloaded the program of DCC.. there is a Fox theater and they are showing the Simpsons.. now where would Rick be???
Like, Does he ever read RDAnderson.com posts and/or emails? And, if so, or if not, does he realize how LOVED he is? (yes, this would be about how devoted his wild loyalists are to him).
Others may ask this but would he ever agree to do a remake of Stargate SG1 somehow?
If not that, would he agree to do any other acting jobs, say on a new TV series or as a guest performer? Does he have an agent actively looking for jobs for him?
Those are just a few off the top of my head but you will come up with your own question(s) I am sure.
He actually did answer this recently, saying he was interested again in possibly doing Stargate if it came up (not a remake probably, but come back as O'Neill in whatever reboot/spin off was happening) - it seems like he's lost weight (even though he still joked he had 20 more to go before camera) and is a bit healthier and seems more open to taking acting jobs as a result. Not sure he's really looking for random acting jobs though. Tried to look for the youtube clip, but couldn't remember which one it was!
That sounds like a good idea but a daunting task! Whatever you decide to ask I am sure it will be good.


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Rising sales lift JD Sports stocks despite store closures 'until at least Easter'
Tom Belger
·Finance and policy reporter
January 11, 2021, 4:39 a.m. ·2 min read
JD Sports shares jumped on Monday. Photo: PA.
JD Sports (JD.L) expects its stores to remain closed until "at least Easter," as the retailer braces itself for a sustained UK lockdown.
Ministers have said they do not expect the lockdown to be eased until at least March, and have set a target of offering all adults coronavirus vaccines only by the autumn.
Easter Sunday is on 4 April this year. JD Sports also said in a trading update on Monday it expects unspecified "operational restrictions" for even longer, outlasting its first quarter which runs to 29 April.
But shares jumped in the sports fashion chain on Monday as it revealed promising sales figures. Stocks were up 4.5% in early trading on the London Stock Exchange.
"Against a backdrop of further forced temporary store closures in many of our global territories, it is pleasing to report that demand has remained robust throughout the second half, including in the key months of November and December," the company said.
JD Sports jumped on Monday (11 January). Chart: Yahoo Finance UK
READ MORE: Vaccine minister voices alarm over virus spread in supermarkets
Total like-for-like revenues were up more than 5% year-on-year in the 22 weeks to 2 January. Consumers "readily switched" between physical stores and online channels.
The group said its "headline" pre-tax profits were now predicted to be at least £400m ($540m) in its financial year to the 30 January, "significantly ahead" of reported market expectations of around £295m.
WATCH: How COVID-19 and Brexit have hit M&S
The forecasts come in spite of the dire year suffered by many UK fashion retailers, with a string of job cuts and online sales failing to fully offset lost in-store trade. Lockdown restrictions are widely seen to have curbed pre-virus demand for many forms of clothing as well as shoppers' ability to buy and try in stores.
But the company added: "Whilst we are confident that we have the proposition to continue to attract consumers throughout this period, the process to scale down activity in stores and scale up the digital channels, often at extremely short notice, presents significant challenges."
It also said the likely restrictions in the months to come meant its headline pre-tax profits in the coming financial year would likely be between 5% and 10% ahead of the current year, lower than in "normal circumstances."


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Ширя́евская биеннале современного искусства проводится в августе каждого нечётного года, начиная с 1999, в селе Ширяеве Самарской области, расположенном на берегу реки Волга, и в Самаре. Каждая биеннале посвящена исследованию какой-либо актуализированной темы года в ситуации «между Европой и Азией».

В Ширяево пространством для показа произведений служит всё село с окружающим ландшафтом: Волга, горы, штольни (горные выработки — каменоломни), берег озера, деревенские дома, улицы, школа, Дом Культуры, пристань и т. д. Маршрут выстраивается по возрастающей — начинается от пристани и заканчивается в горах.

Центральное событие биеннале - так называемое номадическое шоу - организованное шествие, в ходе которого публика знакомится со всеми арт-объектами и перфомансами.

Позже возникла потребность показывать часть проектов биеннале на выставочных площадках Самары, поскольку мероприятия, реализуемые в Ширяеве, не могут принять всех желающих.

Темы биеннале
 1999 — «Провинция: между Европой и Азией»
 2001 — «Тактильность: между Европой и Азией»
 2003 — «Еда: между Европой и Азией»
 2005 — «Любовь: между Европой и Азией»
 2007 — «Дом: между Европой и Азией»
 2009 — «Америка: между Европой и Азией»
 2011 — «Чужестранцы: между Европой и Азией»
 2013 — «Экран: между Европой и Азией»
 2017 — «Бурлаки: между Европой и Азией» (спецпроект)
 2016 — «Кэш (Cash)»
 2018 — «Ликование»

Фотографии

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Ширяевской биеннале современного искусства

Культура Самары
Биеннале современного искусства
Выставки современного искусства России
Фестивали, появившиеся в 1999 году


On the bustling Main Street of Middletown, Conn., a UConn alumni-owned establishment is attracting foodies and beer aficionados from across the region by offering a new take on a classic combination: pretzels and craft beer.
Opened in April of this year, The Hop Knot sets itself apart by serving an assortment of gourmet stuffed pretzels, hot sandwiches, "knot" dogs, and dipping sauces like beer cheese made with New England Brewing's Sea Hag IPA. The bar also curates a rotating tap list that includes some of the newest, most celebrated, and most obscure craft beers from Connecticut and across the nation.
"We realized that a beer and pretzel bar had never been done in Connecticut, and it just seemed like an obvious choice," says John Schauster '14 (SFA), who runs the bar alongside co-owner Michael Boney '03 (CLAS) and manager Anthony Calamusa '14(CLAS).
The Hop Knot is the most recent alumni-owned establishment to make waves in Connecticut's thriving craft beer community. It is also the second entrepreneurial venture for Boney, who co-owns Top Shelf Brewing in Manchester.
"I've always wanted to own my own business and do something that I enjoyed, and it's great to see it all come together," he says.
Although they are beer tastemakers now, Boney and company say that their palates weren't always so refined. Schauster and Calamusa, who met during their freshman year as roommates in Towers Residence Hall, came of age as independent microbreweries were reaching new heights in popularity.
Boney, who graduated from UConn in 2003, recalls trying some of his first craft beers – among them Ten Penny Ale by Connecticut's Olde Burnside Brewing Company – at student watering hole Ted's Bar and Restaurant in Storrs.
But it wasn't until after college, when his wife's uncle exposed him to home brewing, that Boney was inspired to take up the craft himself.
After ten years of brewing at home, Boney left his job at Liberty Mutual Insurance, and in 2013 opened Top Shelf Brewery in Manchester, Conn. with Joe Frost '00 (CLAS) and TJ Lavery '03 (CLAS). Shortly after, he started to discuss the idea for the Hop Knot with Schauster, a frequent Top Shelf customer.
"Once we decided on a concept, we got to work cooking in our homes, trying to come up with our own pretzel recipes," says Schauster.
Schauster also pulled in college friend Calamusa, who brought a distinct perspective thanks to his personal knowledge of craft beer networks and his area of study while at UConn.
The Hop Knot owners recently shared their success with fellow UConn graduates at an event hosted by the UConn Office of Alumni Relations on Oct. 5. It was the first event in a series that will tour alumni-owned breweries throughout Connecticut.
That evening, Boney and Schauster also announced their plan to open another restaurant a few storefronts down from The Hop Knot by the end of 2016. Disco Chick will serve gourmet wings and poutine-style "disco fries," and—in the spirit of the craft beer movement—it will be a "Bring Your Own Bottle" establishment.


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PIETRAS, KAMIL
U18 UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA
Height: 2.07 Born: 27 January, 1988 Nationality: Poland
Career Highs
IJT 2005-06 STATISTICS
Totals 3 3 108:45 81 35/50 0/1 11/22 27 17 44 4 6 9 10 0 9 19 119
Averages 3 3 36:15 27 70% 0% 50% 9 5.7 14.7 1.3 2 3 3.3 0 3 6.3 39.7
1 * vs U18 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS 33:30 14 6/16 2/8 6 4 10 1 2 6 3 5 15
2 * at U18 FC BARCELONA 40:00 33 13/15 7/11 9 9 18 2 3 2 4 7 49
3 * at U18 PROKOM SOPOT 35:15 34 16/19 0/1 2/3 12 4 16 4 3 4 2 2 7 55
3 Totals 108:45 81 35/50 0/1 11/22 27 17 44 4 6 9 10 0 9 19 119
Average 36:15 27 70% 0% 50% 9 5.7 14.7 1.3 2 3 3.3 0 3 6.3 39.7
IJT 2005-06 individual rankings
This player is not ranked among the Top 25 in any category.
Index rating 55 U18 ASSECO ARKA GDYNIA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/29/2006
Points 34 U18 ASSECO ARKA GDYNIA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/29/2006
Offensive rebounds 12 U18 ASSECO ARKA GDYNIA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/29/2006
Defensive rebounds 9 U18 FC BARCELONA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/28/2006
Total rebounds 18 U18 FC BARCELONA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/28/2006
Assists 4 U18 ASSECO ARKA GDYNIA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/29/2006
Steals 3 U18 ASSECO ARKA GDYNIA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/29/2006
Blocks 6 U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA vs. U18 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS 4/27/2006
Minutes 40 U18 FC BARCELONA vs. U18 CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4/28/2006
Career Notes
Grew up with Ochota Warszawa (Poland) youth teasm.
Moved to Slovenia for the 2004-05 season, signed by BC Olimpija Ljubljana.
Played with the second team till the 2005-06 championship.
Made his debut with the BC Olimpija Ljubljana main team during the 2006-07 season.
Has been member of the Polish Cadets National Team.
Played at the 2004 European Cadets Championship.
Has been member of the Polish Junior National Team.
Played at the 2005 European Junior Championship.
2006-07 Union Olimpija 2 8 4 4/5 80 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 2 8 4 4/5 80 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 0 0
Averages 2 8 4 4/5 80 0/0 0 0/0 0 0.5 0 0 0
2005-06 U18 UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 3 81 27 35/50 70 0/1 0 11/22 50 44 6 4 10
Totals 3 81 27 35/50 70 0/1 0 11/22 50 44 6 4 10
Averages 3 81 27 35/50 70 0/1 0 11/22 50 14.7 2 1.3 3.3


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When Melissa McCarthy hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the third time in February 2014, the actress and "SNL" cast member Bobby Moynihan were hoisted in midair by harnesses, spinning and flying in a parody of Japanese martial arts films.
But according to author Alison Castle, who hung out behind the scenes of the 2013-2014 season for "Saturday Night Live: The Book" (out Feb. 25), the real special effect was getting it on the air.
Consider the successful end result one of the many miracles that "SNL," which premiered Oct. 11, 1975, has pulled off weekly for 40 years.
To celebrate this milestone, NBC will air a 3½-hour special Sunday at 8 p.m., featuring stars and guests from the show's tenure, including Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Justin Timberlake, Tina Fey and more.
Much of the show's success comes from its deceptively simple structure, put into place by creator Lorne Michaels at Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center — a weekly plan that remains intact to this day.
Here's a look at the astounding feat that is getting "SNL" on the air.
The six-day work schedule begins on Monday, when the writers, cast members and celeb host gather in Michaels' office to pitch ideas for that Saturday's show.
These meetings have taken place in Michaels' office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza since the show premiered. Back then, there would be around 12 participants; these days that number is closer to 30. They could've moved it somewhere else, but Michaels loves his traditions.
"Lorne's office is not big enough now to have that meeting," says Castle. "There are people crowded all over the floor and leaning on the windowsills, and the last people to get there have to stand in the doorway." She recalls this happening more than once to Seth Meyers, who was the show's head writer until February 2014.
Michaels chats with the guest host after the meeting to learn what sketches they like or don't.
The bulk of the writing occurs, as it has for 40 years, overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Although these sleepless, all-night sessions facilitated strong bonds of friendship for many on the show, some couldn't adapt.
According to the oral history "Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of 'Saturday Night Live,'" Larry David, who wrote on the show during the 1984-1985 season, once tried to leave early Tuesday evening.
When he was told to stay all night, even though he'd already written his sketches, David considered this "the beginning of the end" of his time on the show.
At Wednesday's read-through, 40 or so sketches are read aloud. There were times in the past, especially during the Adam Sandler-David Spade-Rob Schneider era of the early '90s, when writers and the cast often wouldn't laugh at sketches, for fear of someone else's being picked over theirs.
Castle reports that cast camaraderie now is strong.
Castle credits that spirit to former head writer Meyers, who left to host NBC's "Late Night," which Michaels produces.
As for Michaels' current MVP, Castle points to Steve Higgins, a longtime writer-producer who also serves as the announcer on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (which Michaels also produces).
Creating "SNL" is a team effort and many of the show's heroes are behind the scenes.
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The most incredible thing Castle witnessed was the frantic 90 minutes between Saturday's 8 p.m. dress rehearsal, before a studio audience, and the 11:30 live show.
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No one is more important to the show than the man in charge.
When Michaels created "SNL" at age 30, he spent the first five years as close pals with the cast, especially Chevy Chase — who broke Michaels' heart when he left in Season 2.
But then Michaels also parted from the show, along with what remained of the original cast, in 1980. When he returned five years later, having to start from scratch, things changed.
"Now it's more paternal," Michaels, 70, tells The Post. No matter what, his gravitas is clearly felt.
Overall, the whole package of the show — the history, the chaos, the anxiety churning itself into laughs — combines to create an institution that is seemingly indestructible.


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Based on a recent play by German dramatist Marius von Mayenburg, The Student allegorically depicts how the once persecuted Russian Orthodox Church has gained new power and become a defining characteristic of Russian identity, following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Currently under house arrest for allegations of masterminding a fraud involving state funding, Kirill Serebrennikov is one of the most prominent theatre directors, founder of The Gogol Centre (Russia's leading avant-garde theatre in Moscow).


Many beginners to fighting games, including myself, get intimidated by frame data. They look at it like this huge spreadsheet of numbers that they think they have to memorize. I originally didn't get framedata, but wanted to understand how combos were built, how people discovered them, and thought, "will I just have to memorize all this framedata to get it?" It took me a while for it to click. In reality, yeah people pick up a lot of framedata incidentally, but almost no one seriously memorizes all the framedata. People really only look for a few things, which moves are unsafe, which moves set up combos, which can follow up combos, and whether each move is plus or minus on block.
To explain the basics of Frame Data, I'm going to use Cammy in SFV, since she's a character with extremely simple combos, and I main her.
Next to each attack are 3 columns, startup, active, and recovery. These list the number of frames before an attack becomes active, the number of frames it is active (meaning a hitbox is out on the screen), and the number of frames of recovery (the number of frames after the active frames before the character returns to a neutral standing state).
When you hit an enemy, it causes them to enter a new animation where they are incapable of acting, called hitstun. The length of this animation is different for every attack, and it is also different depending on whether the enemy was hit by or blocked the attack. Unfortunately, this framedata chart does not list how long hitstun (and blockstun) is for every attack, rather it lists the frame advantage on hit and block.
Basically, when you hit them, putting them into hitstun, your attack animation still needs to end. You still need to go through the recovery animation. So both you, and the opponent are temporarily in a state where you cannot act. If you come out of this state faster than your opponent, you are said to be at frame advantage, or "plus." If you come out of this state slower, then you are at frame disadvantage or "minus". The amount that you are plus or minus can be indicated by a number, like +3 or -5. Since the amount of hitstun or blockstun is different for every move, every move will be a different amount plus or minus depending on whether you hit or block. In general, the amount that you are plus on hit will always be greater than the amount you are plus on block. So you get more advantage if you hit than if you are blocked.
The important thing is, if you recover faster, if you are at frame advantage on block or hit, then you can act first while your opponent is still stunned. If you are minus, if you recover slower, if you are at frame disadvantage, then your opponent can act first while you are still recovering. Every move can be divided into two categories, plus or minus. Advantage or disadvantage. Worth noting is that it's extremely rare for a move to be minus on hit. It's generally considered bad design to do this, especially if it's more than -3 or -4. If you look at Cammy's framedata chart, you'll notice that none of her moves are minus on hit (though some are 0, which means both players act at the same time, serving a similar role to being minus).
So lets pay attention to the ones that are plus or minus on block. So all of her plus on block moves are: s.LP, s.MP, s.LK, c.LP, c.MP and all of her minus on block moves are: s.HP, s.MK, s.HK, c.HP, c.LK, c.MK, c.HK. So what does this mean? It means that if she hits you with any of the plus moves, she will recover first and be able to attack first, and if she hits you with any of the minus moves, you will recover first and be able to attack first. This means that after a move that is plus, it is her turn, and after a move that is minus it is your turn.
So what can Cammy do on her turn? She can hit you again, this is called a frametrap or blockstring. The idea is, if you press a button, because she is plus on block, it will come out slower than her button, and you will get hit before the attack comes out. One example of this is c.MP, c.MP. Crouching Medium Punch is plus and comes out relatively quickly, so it makes a good frametrap. However, she cannot do this forever, because when you are hit by c.MP, you are pushed back a little. c.MP can only hit twice. But, after the second one, Cammy is still plus on block, it is still her turn. What can she do? She can c.MK, because that move has enough range to reach the opponent even after they are pushed back by the c.MPs. However notice that c.MK is minus on block, so at the point it hits, Cammy is surrendering her turn to the opponent.
Look at the lists of moves that are plus and minus on block. Notice that the ones that are plus are all shorter range moves, and the ones that are minus are all longer range. If you look at other characters, you'll notice this trend is mostly constant. Moves that are plus on block are closer range, and ones that are minus are further ranged. You'll also notice that moves that are closer range have shorter startup. So to make blockstrings, you're basically pushing the opponent out from the range where your moves are plus to the range where moves are minus. At this range, if you hit them with your move that is minus, then, because they have the same restrictions you do, they cannot really pressure you, because all of their fast and plus on block moves are short ranged and cannot reach you.
There's one important exception though. Look at Cammy's c.HK. This move is -12 on block, way higher than any of the other moves. This means that if cammy's c.HK is blocked, she will take SO LONG recovering that the opponent can usually hit her back with a move. c.HK has a startup time of 7 frames, which is similar to other characters. So if nothing else, if Cammy's c.HK sweep is blocked, they can sweep her right back. For that purpose we call this move, unsafe on block. Meaning it has a recovery that is so long that the opponent can hit it right back. Because different moves are different amounts of minus on block, different moves will be more safe or less safe. Cammy is not a good example character for this, but other characters have moves that vary in how minus they are on block, like they might be -5, -8 or -12, such as many of Guile's command normals. Since these vary in how minus they are, they can be punished more or less effectively by different moves. So with -12, you might be able to get a great punish off with a longer and more damaging setup, but with -4 or -5, you might have to settle for something less optimal. Normal moves tend to not be very minus, specials run the range depending on how they work, and sweeps are almost always extremely minus.
What else can a character do when it's their turn? They can choose to wait until their advantage time is over and throw you. If they're close, this can be dangerous. Or they can give up their turn to mix you up, such as hitting you with something that is plus, then immediately going for an overhead. Or jumping over you to cross up. Since you're expecting them to continue the block string, you might not be expecting these mixup options, and get hit. They can also decide to back off, and not pursue the advantage they just got.
What can the defending character do against an opponent who is plus? Depending on how tight the frametrap is, they can try to press buttons to beat the next move in the blockstring. For example, c.MP on cammy is +1, and has a startup of 5, so that means there's 4 frames that cammy can be hit by an attack in the middle of her blockstring. If you use a move with 4 frames of startup, you'll beat the next c.MP. SFV limits this slightly with something called button priority however. Basically, if a medium and a light both hit on the same frame, then the medium connects and the light doesn't. Most of the 4 frame or faster moves in the game are light attacks, so most will not be able to beat this frametrap. If the attacking character decides to move in for a throw, then pressing buttons will beat this. So one thing to check is for moves that are more than -2 on block, because they could potentially be punished.
A defending character's next option is to reversal, use a move that is invincible or armored to beat the opponent's blockstring. Some people call this interrupting the opponent's turn. This is dangerous however, it's high risk, low reward. In SFV especially, blocked dragon punches can be punished extremely hard due to the crush counter system.
Most of the time, a character that is defending a blockstring just wants to block the rest of it out, and react to whatever their opponent does to try to break it. It's not always possible to react to tick throws however, so it pays to pay attention to the opponent's tendencies and either try a throw break, pressing a button, or simply jumping when you expect a throw from them.
So now lets move onto framedata and combos. With combos, the important things to look at are advantage on hit, and the startup of each move. Whenever you pick up a new character, you want to look for any move that character has with +5 or more frames on hit. Cammy has s.MP, and c.MP. s.MP is +7. c.MP is +5. So what does this mean? It means s.MP can combo into any move that has 7 frames of startup or less, and it means c.MP can combo into any move with 5 frames of startup or less. You might notice that s.MP has 6 frames of startup. So does this mean it combos into itself? Unfortunately no, it does not, because it pushes opponents too far away. However it can combo into s.HP, c.MP, c.MK, c.HK. c.MP meanwhile has +5 frames of advantage, and 5 frames of startup, and it reaches far enough, so it can combo into itself, but nothing else. So whenever you pick up a character, look for the move that has the most frame advantage.
For reference, lets pick a character like Guile.
What has the most frame advantage? Standing HP is +6. Sonic Boom is +8. What moves have less than 6 or 8 frames of startup? Standing MP and crouching MP both have 5 and 6 frames of startup respectively. So we can tell that one of guile's basic combos is s.HP into c.MP (s.MP doesn't have enough range). However also notice that s.HP is -4 on block, meaning that if it hits a block, you can be hit back by a jab (if their jab has enough range) and your turn is over.
So using this system, you can quickly find your character's basic combos. Just look for the moves with the highest advantage, and look for the moves that have startups shorter than them. Then test it out in training to make sure it actually connects.
There's also two other factors that can influence frame advantage. Meaty hits and counterhits.
Notice how attacks have multiple active frames? Like 2 or 3 active frames frequently? What do you think happens if you hit with the last of those frames rather than the first of them? The effect is, the opponent gets hit with the same amount of hitstun, but later into your animation. This offset means that when you recover from the attack, you have more frame advantage. This can allow combos that are normally not possible, or make moves safe that normally aren't.
Counterhits are when you hit the opponent during their startup or active frames. When you hit an opponent on counterhit in SFV, it grants +2 extra frames of hitstun. With certain moves, it will crush counter, but that's a different topic. So how is this helpful? Remember the example above of Cammy's c.MP, c.MP, c.MK. This is a frametrap sequence, and as you know, c.MP will combo into itself on hit. So on hit, you get a combo, and on block, it sets up frame advantage for the next move in the block string. However you might also notice that c.MK has 7 frames of startup, and will not combo from c.MP. However What if that c.MP is a counterhit? Then c.MP has +7 frames of advantage, and c.MK will combo. This means that c.MP, c.MP can frametrap an opponent who tries to press buttons between those two, then combo into c.MK off the second c.MP. So you have a sequence of moves that can catch people and allow you to convert into a combo. Many characters have jabs that are +4, which isn't enough to combo, such as Guile, but on counterhit they become +6, which for Guile allows him to link into c.MP from c.LP, which can then be canceled into a special. Cammy can do the same thing, c.LP, c.MP into special, if the c.LP is a counterhit. Characters like Bison and Necalli specialize in these frametrap blockstrings.
Last thing is jump-ins and cancels. Jump-ins inflict a certain amount of hitstun like anything else, but you cancel their animation by landing, so their recovery times don't matter so much. The amount of frame advantage you get off jump-ins can vary, based on how long it takes between when you hit them, and when you land. So to maximize frame advantage from jump-ins, you want to perform them as late and low to the ground as possible. Unfortunately, because framedata charts don't list raw hitstun, only frame advantage, you can't tell how much advantage time a jump-in gives on the framedata chart for most games, you'll just have to go by your gut and figure it out through trial and error whether moves will combo off jump-ins.
Cancels are a lot simpler. Basically, when you hit with a normal move, you can input a special motion to cancel into a special move. Not all normals cancel, you can check which from the framedata charts. By canceling the move in the middle, you're effectively getting more frame advantage for the special move you're canceling into. Ryu's 14 frame startup fireball isn't going to link from anything, but if you cancel then it's easy to combo into it. You can figure out how many frames of advantage time there is from a cancel by adding together the active frames, recovery frames, and the advantage time.
Check her standing MP and standing HP. Stand MP has 3 active frames, 12 frames of recovery, 4 frames of advantage, meaning it inflicts a hitstun of 3 + 12 + 4 = 19. Her Standing HP has a hitstun of 4 + 20 + 2 = 26. Check out the startup for her QCB + P. The LP version has 16 frames of startup, and the MP version has 21 frames of startup. This means that Karin's MP can cancel into her QCB + LP, and her HP can cancel into her QCB + MP. Neither of these moves have much frame advantage, but when canceled, they suddenly have a lot of frame advantage, especially the s.HP. You can identify moves that get a lot of frame advantage when canceled by looking out for moves with long recovery times. Some moves like s.HP are practically designed for this function, having such long startup times that nothing can link into them. Cammy's c.HP is similar, having 9 frames of startup, and 20 frames of recovery, making it good for poking an opponent and V-trigger canceling into a combo.


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F.lli Saclà è un'azienda italiana del settore alimentare fondata ad Asti nel 1939; il nome è un acronimo di "Società Anonima Commercio Lavorazione Alimentari". Venne fondata da Secondo "Pinin" Ercole e dalla moglie Piera Campanella con l'idea di utilizzare l'eccedenza produttiva di verdure tipiche dell'Astigiano e trasformarle in un prodotto conservato. L'azienda è ancora a conduzione familiare guidata dagli eredi ed è leader nel mercato dei sottaceti e dei sottolio, esportando in oltre quaranta paesi del mondo.

Storia
La Sacla, "Società anonima commercio lavorazione alimentari", a cui solo in seguito verrà aggiunto l'accento sulla seconda a per esigenze pubblicitarie, venne fondata nel 1939 ad Asti da Secondo "Pinin" Ercole e dalla moglie Piera Campanella che, inizialmente, si dedicarono alla produzione e commercio di conserve vegetali in Piemonte, per poi allargare la distribuzione in tutta Italia.

L'azienda costituisce l'evoluzione della "Salpa", Società anonima lavorazione prodotti alimentari che Ercole aveva avviato nel 1923 presso i dismessi ambienti di una locale distilleria. La lavorazione di prodotti ortofrutticoli aveva preso piede nell'astigiano a fronte della progressiva crisi della coltura del baco da seta, fino a quel momento attività portante dell'economia agricola del territorio. Gli edifici dell'azienda sorgono nella parte centrale di Asti, nell'attuale Piazza Amendola, poco distante dalla stazione ferroviaria e nelle vicinanze del fiume Borbore.

Un primo momento di crisi, comune a tutto il settore industriale astigiano, giunge dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale quando carenza di materie prime, scorte e combustibili comportano un calo occupazionale e una riduzione degli orari e dei volumi di lavoro. Nel 1948 l'azienda subisce forti danni in seguito all'alluvione che colpisce il Piemonte, crollano due capannoni, vengono danneggiati gli impianti e la produzione si ferma fino alla ricostruzione. In questa occasione gli impianti vengono completamente ammodernati, vengono inserite nuove produzioni e l'azienda riesce ad imporsi sul mercato nazionale uscendo dalla dimensione prettamente regionale.

Nel 1956 viene incorporata la Sipa (Società Industriale Prodotti Alimentari), con sede a Rottofreno (PC). Negli Anni cinquanta grazie alle numerose innovazioni introdotte in azienda e sul mercato come il tappo twist off, la pastorizzazione, le prime olive snocciolate in busta, crebbe il numero dei consumatori e divenne leader del mercato grazie anche a efficaci campagne pubblicitarie negli Anni Sessanta. In quegli anni la famiglia Ercole diviene proprietaria della locale squadra di basket nata dalla fusione tra la Libertas e la Astense, la Basket Saclà Asti, che partendo dalla Serie D in sole quattro stagioni passerà alla Serie A, dove rimarrà alcuni anni.

La lunga fase di crisi economica che caratterizza gli anni '70 ha pesantissime conseguenze anche sull'impresa astigiana, che deve fare i conti con una forte riduzione dei consumi alimentari che investe tutto il Paese. Ne consegue un inevitabile calo della produzione, con gravi ricadute sui livelli occupazionali dell'azienda (basti pensare che, nel giro di pochi anni, il numero degli addetti passa dai 621 del 1971 ai 207 del 1978).

Tutto ciò avviene non senza forti tensioni sociali, stante la indisponibilità dei lavoratori ad accettare passivamente forti riduzioni degli organici: ed infatti nel 1975, quando la Saclà preannuncia l'intenzione di procedere al licenziamento di oltre duecento dipendenti, le maestranze reagiscono occupando lo stabilimento. La vertenza si concluderà con il ritiro dei licenziamenti e con il ricorso allo strumento meno traumatico della cassa integrazione.

Nel 1977, avviene il cambio della denominazione dell'azienda, che si trasforma in "Fratelli Saclà", con riferimento ai due figli del fondatore, Carlo e Lorenzo da tempo inseriti nell'impresa di famiglia.

In quegli anni vengono introdotti alcuni prodotti nuovi come gli Acetelli, una linea di sottaceti caratterizzati da una minore acidità e in seguito i condimenti per pasta a lunga conservazione che, qualche anno più tardi, saranno di fondamentale importanza per lo sviluppo del mercato estero. Gli Anni Novanta si apre al mercato estero con un'offerta di prodotti diversa rispetto al mercato italiano soprattutto con condimenti per pasta il cui successo porta ad aprire filiali nel Regno Unito, in Francia e in Germania. Sono così lanciati i piatti pronti monoproduzione con la conseguenza che in 50 paesi Saclà non è sinonimo di olive e sottaceti ma di pesto e di sughi pronti.

Questo andamento positivo registrerà una piccola battuta d'arresto in occasione della disastrosa alluvione dell'autunno del 1994, che, così come quella del 1948, danneggerà gli impianti, anche se in maniera meno grave e con una ripresa dell'attività molto più rapida di quanto accaduto in precedenza.

L'azienda - in cui l'amministratore delegato è un'esponente della terza generazione, Chiara Ercole, figlia di Lorenzo e nipote del fondatore - fa parte della società consortile Almaverde Bio Italia S.r.l. specializzata nella produzione di prodotti biologici.

Sponsorizzazioni
 Negli anni settanta la Libertas Pallacanestro Asti e l'Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino;
 Il Saclà Rugby Festival, che si è svolto da febbraio a giugno 2010, con un centinaio di attività in altrettante città della Gran Bretagna, coinvolgendo più di 50.000 giovani giocatori di rugby;
 La Palazzago Cycling Team, una società dilettantistica nata per far emergere giovani atleti;
 Rinaldo Capello, pilota di Formula 3 e Gran Turismo.

Archivio
L'archivio della società è conservato ad Asti nel fondo Fratelli Saclà spa (estremi cronologici: 1997 - 2010), collocato in uno spazio dedicato, attiguo agli uffici, e suddiviso in funzione della loro attività. La documentazione anteriore è andata perduta a causa delle alluvioni verificatesi nel 1948 e nel 1994, che hanno portato via molto del materiale presente, in quanto lo stabilimento si trova lungo il torrente Borbore. L'archivio Saclà comprende per lo più documentazione amministrativa e finanziaria legata alla produzione dell'azienda.  L'unico macchinario degno di nota è una graffatrice manuale per scatole del 1949.

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Voci correlate
 Archeologia industriale ad Asti

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Saclà, su SAN - Portale degli archivi d'impresa.

Aziende di Asti
Aziende alimentari italiane
Archeologia industriale ad Asti


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XENIA — A Greene County grand jury indicted a man Nov. 27 for the murder of Hampton Inn clerk Andrew Day.
Tavion A. Garrett, 26, is charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated robbery and kidnapping, court records show.
According to Greene County Prosecutor Stephen K. Haller, the state alleges that along with Michael D. McLendon, 26, the defendant committed an armed robbery that resulted in the death of Day. The crime took place at the Hampton Inn in Fairborn on March 7, 2018.
Garrett is currently incarcerated at the Southern Ohio Correction Facility where he is serving a sentence for a Montgomery County robbery and a Richland County weapons charge.
Judge Stephen A. Wolaver is assigned to the case in Greene County Common Pleas Court.
At least two others were allegedly involved in the crime. Court records indicate Disean K. Graham, 22, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. Morgan W. Klink, 27, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery with firearm specifications, then motioned to withdraw the guilty plea.
First indicted was McLendon, of Dayton. He pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault, firearms specifications and repeat violent offender specifications. The charges make him eligible for the death penalty. McLendon was found incompetent to stand trial and ordered to undergo competency restoration treatment.
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WUNC listeners use the station to connect to the world around them and learn about the issues that concern them. Beyond that, though, they use it to just learn stuff: an amazing range of things are covered every day. After we were done creating a new logo for them, we created an ad campaign neatly expressing the range and diversity of topics available to listeners.
The Creative
We created the now-iconic WUNC branding (seen daily on thousands of bumper stickers all over the Triangle) in 2011 when the station updated their branding. They also wanted some advertising that really hammered home the breadth of programming offered on their station.
The Strategy Behind The Work
Everybody who listens to WUNC regularly knows it is a fabulous station with terrific local reporting, arts and political coverage, and a wide range of NPR programming. Indispensable, it is.
But what about everyone who doesn't listen regularly? What about them?
WUNC asked us to create a bank of ads targeted at people who were infrequent listeners. Who had no idea what was available or what they were missing. We collectively decided that the strategy was to let listeners know that WUNC was not just an NPR station – it also boasts a broad range of its own provocative, diverse and engaging programs. Everything from cars to banjos; food to music. Which gave us an idea.
More Projects Back to Portfolio
Laundrymen
Cleaning up an aging brand
Making an entire county stand out
Durham Public Schools
Avoiding apples, school houses and books


I've been a Token Geek Girl and gamer since I first overheard my brother and his friends playing 1st edition Dungeons & Dragons over 23 years ago.
What I've played: Dungeons & Dragons (1st through 3.5 editions), D20 Modern, GURPS, Champions, Marvel, DC Heroes, Rage, Vampire: Masquerade, Paranoia, Dr. Who, Call of Cthulu (and the previous two combined into one game), Star Wars, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk, Cybergeneration, Gaterunner, Rifts, Star Frontiers, Space: 1889, Dream Coaster and soon X-Crawl.
My love of the game has floated over to my love of art, and I've been drawing fantasy & sci-fi characters for many years now. I go by "Syreene" when it comes to my illustrations. My Deviant Art gallery link is above.
I am more than willing to discuss character or item illustrations for other campaigns as well, if anyone is interested (just leave me a message as I check here daily).