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Winning Numbers Drawn in Record $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot
Posted 7:41 AM, October 19, 2018, by Tracy Bloom, Erin Myers and Associated Press, Updated at 10:51PM, October 19, 2018
The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1 billion jackpot have been announced.
They are 15 23 53 65 70 and Mega Ball 7.
Mega Millions says it may take an hour or two to determine if there is a winner.
However, state lottery officials declared no one had won in California, though a ticket sold in the Bay Area came close.
No #MegaMillions jackpot winners in California, but 1 ticket sold in Morgan Hill matched 5 of 6 numbers. We're still waiting on results from other states. If no one wins the jackpot tonight, Tuesday's jackpot is an estimated $1.6 BILLION!
— California Lottery (@calottery) October 20, 2018
The odds of winning are a miserable one in 302.5 million.
The jackpot marks just the second time in U.S. lottery that a prize has reached the billion-dollar level.
The California Lottery announced the increase on Friday morning.
Tonight's #MegaMillions jackpot has just increased to $1 BILLION!!!!!!!!!!
The jackpot initially rolled over to $868 million after no tickets matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in Tuesday's game and has been climbing ever since.
Only once in U.S. lottery history has the grand prize soared above $1 billion, and that was back in 2016 when three winners -- including a couple in Chino Hills -- split an approximately $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.
At $1 billion, ticket holders will still be vying for the second largest lottery jackpot of all time in the country.
And anyone who wins would also have the option to take a lump sum payout of $565 million, according to the Mega Millions website.
The prize has continued to grow steadily since July 24, which is the last time any ticket matched all six numbers. The jackpot in that draw was worth $543 million.
Although no one won the grand prize in the last drawing, nine people -- including two in California -- matched five numbers to win million-dollar prizes. Of those, a winner in Texas has a ticket worth $5 million because it included the optional Megaplier, according to a Mega Millions news release.
Friday's draw, meanwhile, will take place at 8 p.m.
And for those feeling especially lucky, another massive lottery prize will be on the line Saturday night. That's because Powerball's estimated jackpot is at $470 million, with the opportunity to increase more ahead of its next drawing Saturday night.
Tickets for the Mega Millions drawing can be purchased up to 15 minutes ahead of the drawing. In California, they can be bought at any of the state's 23,000 participating retailers.
Correction: A previous version of this story included numbers drawn in a previous game.
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Khaf-Herat railway great achievement for Iran, Afghanistan: FM spox
Kabul (IP) - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the completion of the Khaf-Herat railway between Iran and Afghanistan is a great achievement for the two countries.
Iran Press/ Iran news: In an interview with IRNA on Thursday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said the Khaf-Herat railway line connects Afghanistan to Europe via Iran and will facilitate many trade routes for merchants.
He said that the railway will lead to sustainable development in the region, pointing to the fact that currently, there are many tracks in the joint borders of the two countries either awaiting entries or having problems with traffic.
As with the transportation project, Iran's Minister of Road and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday that the Iran-Afghanistan railway will be connected in less than a month in the presence of high-ranking officials of the two countries.
The 'Khaf-Herat' railway is under construction in four sections with a length of 191 km, of which 77 km is inside Iran and the other 114 km is inside Afghanistan.
About 77 km of the project is on Iran's soil and the rest in Afghanistan.
Iran, enjoying appropriate capacities to transfer energy to South and East Asia through its maritime routes, can be an important gateway for great eastern economic partners like India and China.
The railroad project ensures Afghanistan's access to free waters and European markets.
Iran, Afghan officials discuss expanding cultural, media cooperation
Accusation by Saudis do not create peace in region: Spox
Spox: Iran's geographical borders have not changed
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Q: background "see" padding on select box I have a form with a a select box that has a custom drop down arrow, put in place with the background property in my CSS. Right now it's positioned to the right, but that means it butts up right against the side of my box - is there some way I get get the arrow to "see" the padding to the right of it?
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A: Or you can try to use a <img src="images/contact/downarrow.svg" />
with float: right;
And it will be nicely positioned to the right and will follow the Padding rules at your Tab area.
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if you use something like
background: url(images/contact/downarrow.svg) no-repeat 250px #f3f3f3;

that's going to (sensibly) just stick it 250px over, and when you resize the window it'll eventually be covered over by the shrinking screen size. To prevent this, replace those pixel values with percentages. Eg:
background: url(images/contact/downarrow.svg) no-repeat 96% #f3f3f3;

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Data Protection: New UK standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for international data transfers
What are SCCs and why are they needed?
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), exporting personal data (PII) outside the UK, EU or another 'approved' country is illegal unless measures are taken to make sure that the recipient of the data is bound by rules which give rights to data subjects equivalent to those given to them in the UK by GDPR.
One of those measures, and the most commonly used, are the SCCs: contract terms prescribed by rules that the foreign 'importer' and UK 'exporter' agree to in order to allow the export to take place.
Until now, we have been using the SCCs that were mandated by the EU, despite Brexit. As the EU clauses have now changed (as of June 2021), the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has set out the new terms that should be used going forward by UK-based data controllers who want to export personal data using SCCs. The new UK SCCs have been developed to take into account:
the post-Brexit provisions of the UK version of GDPR.
the new EU form of SCCs; and
the CJEU's judgment in the case known as Schrems II
The new UK SCCs come in two parts:
a template international data transfer agreement (IDTA),
a template international data transfer addendum to the EU's SCCs (Addendum)
They can therefore be used in one of two ways:
The ITDA can form a standalone agreement or can be incorporated into a commercial contract) for an 'exporter' based only in the UK; or
Where the export is of data covered by both the UK and EU GDPR, the Addendum can be used to supplement the new EU SCCs, so that the combined document covers the entire transfer.
Organisations are allowed to continue entering new contracts on the basis of the old EU SCCs until 22 September 2022, at which date any new contracts for exports must be based on the new UK SCCs.
Existing contracts agreed using the old EU SCCs will be valid until 21 March 2024, but from that point any contracts still in force, and unchanged, will not be compliant with GDPR. UK based 'exporters' with contracts with terms that extend beyond 21 March 2024 will need, at some point between now and then to enter into a new contract using either the ITDA or Addendum.
Impact of the changes
Overall, the new terms bring UK terms into line with the EU's SCCs. The key difference to note is that the UK exporter will be required to carry out a risk assessment to determine the privacy risks (for example foreign state access to the data) arising in the transfer. As GDPR requires data controllers to be accountable for their compliance, it will be important that this risk assessment is recorded and retained with the contract in case of regulatory action.
The ITDA and Addendum can be downloaded at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/international-data-transfer-agreement-and-guidance/
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Google Now Shows You How to Find the Cheapest Holiday Flights
By James Grebey
Filed Under Culture, Google & Money
Flying — especially during the madness of the holiday season — is typically an uncomfortable, stressful, and expensive experience. Google, however, is trying to make the trip home for an awkward Thanksgiving just a little bit easier with an upgrade to Google Flights, that predicts when fares will increase, and helps users find cheaper flights.
Google Flights was already an invaluable tool for tracking ticket prices, but as Project Manager Nabil Naghdy explained in a release on Monday, the new update allows Google to tell you when flights are likely to increase in price.
"After selecting a specific flight, a notification may appear, letting you know when the current fare is expected to expire, and how much you can save if you book now," Naghdy explained.
If you search for a specific route — Google used a trip from New York City to San Diego as an example — Google Flights will show you a variety of possibilities to ensure a cheap voyage, including different dates, flights, and airports. It will also give you a heads up about when the prices historically jump.
Google Flights now tells you when to expect ticket prices to go up.
Google Flights will continue to track prices, and alert users to actual ticket price fluctuations in addition to the service's new predictive abilities, which will come to Google Flights "over the coming weeks."
The announcement on Monday also revealed that Google has added new functionality to its hotels feature, allowing users to filter for deals.
All of this sounds good. Hopefully, Google Flights's next update will allow users to search for flights where they won't be sitting behind some jerk who reclines their seat.
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The seed warrio. . .
The seed warrior
Despite her formidable prowess in physics, Vandana Shiva did not think twice before dumping her degrees and taking up the servitude of Mother Earth, eventually becoming a world-renowned eco-activist, says Punya Srivastava
Dr Vandana Shiva hardly needs an introduction. For that matter, anyone who has won as many global awards as she has, rarely does. Her honours include the Alternative Nobel Prize, Global 500 Roll of Honour - UNEP, Earth Day International Award (all in 1993), Lennon ONO Grant for Peace Award (2009), Sydney Peace Prize (2010), and The Fukuoka Award (2012).
From being one of the only two girls in an honours programme for particle physics, to leading a 'Diverse Women's Movement' with thousands of women across continents, she has always stood out. What catapulted her into the limelight was her movement for seed preservation, Navdanya, as well as her vehement campaign against GMO food and the monopoly of industrial giants on global agriculture. Today, Dr Shiva not only heads the Navdanya movement and the Bija Vidyapeeth, but also travels across the world, sensitising and informing people about the only way forward for living – organic farming.
I met Dr Shiva at Navdanya's head office in Delhi on a Monday noon. Dressed simply in a pear-green saree, with her trademark huge maroon bindi adorning her forehead, and no other accessory, Dr Shiva radiated an aura of power and purpose. She talks with clarity and passion, effortlessly flowing from ecofeminism to Monsanto, and from Gandhi to seed saving. Various expressions flitted across her mobile face while she recalled her transformation from a physicist to a learner of agriculture, and her eyes crinkled with laughter at the fallacy that spirituality and materialism were separate.
An Einstein fan, Shiva grew up in Dehradun amidst forests and feminism, courtesy her father and grandfather. "I was born in a family where my parents – a forester father and a farmer mother – were committed to giving us freedom. While other parents were looking for suitable grooms for their daughters, my sister and I were being sent to other cities to pursue higher studies," she said. She went on to acquire an Integrated MSc Honours in Particle Physics in 1974 from the University of Punjab, Chandigarh.
Around the same time, the Chipko movement – the forest conservation movement of India – had started finding its feet in the Himalayan areas of the country, and was propelled by the local, uneducated women of the forests. At that time, Shiva was a part of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). "Since I had grown up in the forests of the Himalayas, I decided to volunteer in the movement whenever I was home for the holidays. And then one day, my sister (Dr Mira Shiva, a well known public figure herself, active in community health care), asked me to inquire what true knowledge was and whether it was divisive in its nature. This made me realise that I was chasing a partial knowledge through science and technology. I was humbled to realise that I may know how to do some calculations of particle physics, but it was those local, unlettered women who had the real, deep knowledge about the natural world that we inhabit," she said, adding, "I developed a deep respect for indigenous knowledge."
This was the first profound life lesson for this young lady – to not to be charmed by degrees as "degrees do not create knowledge." She quit her job in BARC and went to Canada to pursue a Masters degree in Philosophy of Science, and later did her PhD in Quantum Theory from the University of Western Ontario. "I remember my PhD days when I would sleep with the knowledge that I have got a particular theory figured out, and woke up finding that it was incomplete and thinking, 'Oh no! I will have to redo the whole thing again!'" she said, adding, "Now my work on agriculture is like pursuing 50 such quantum theories simultaneously because there has been so much fabrication in the economics, technology and the science of agriculture."
Dr Shiva founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy in her home town of Dehradun in 1982, after working with and learning biodiversity from the women of the Chipko movement. The Bhopal disaster and Punjab's controversial Green Revolution in 1984 made her take up farming. "The violence of the Green Revolution made me decide to commit my life to non-violent farming," she said. The farm gradually became a sanctuary for 1,500 varieties of seeds, which attracts all life forms such as bees, birds, insects and micro-organisms.
In 1987, she took a pledge to save as many seeds as she could, "because of Monsanto's claim of having 'created' the seeds, and laying patents on them." For the first three years, she travelled across numerous villages, collecting and saving seeds, and talking to farmers. People would tell her how she would never succeed as the task ahead was insurmountable. She recalled how a famous scientist of India tagged her as a defeatist because she dared to take up an agenda 'that must get defeated as the success surely lay for Monsanto'. "For me, defeat is defined by acceptance of the unethical conquest of life; refusing to take that path is satyagraha," said Dr Shiva.
Gandhi has been a big influence on her way of living, her parents having been staunch Gandhians. "And yet, intellectual guidance from Gandhi came to me only in 1987; I realised that it is people who make laws, and it is not necessary to obey each one of them," she said, referring to Gandhi's salt satyagraha. Thus was laid the foundation of Navdanya – Dr Shiva's visionary programme for seed conservation in 1991, aimed at protecting the diversity and integrity of living resources – especially native seed, the promotion of organic farming and fair trade. 2004 saw the commencement of Bija Vidyapeeth (or Earth University) – an international college for sustainable living, in collaboration with Schumacher College, UK.
I asked her what keeps her motivated to pursue this cause, and she smiled and replied, "Annam Brahma." (Food is God). Her deep conviction in the divinity of food, when cultivated in recognition of the sacredness of the Earth, of the farmer, and of its role in shaping your body and mind – is the sole inspiration that keeps her trudging on what is yet the path less taken.
"And yet, the birth country of this knowledge – India – is going through a deep civilizational confusion, because people have become so alienated from nature and culture, thanks to the Westernised mechanical mindset that believes that nature is dead, non-living," she said. Dr Shiva observed that the violence we see all around us – against women, against pluralism and diversity, against nature, against democracy – is a part of that failed paradigm of mechanistic knowledge. A failed paradigm creates more externalities and more problems, and that is why India has become the global capital of diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, and recently depression too.
The conversation then shifted towards her journey with Navdanya, and its gradual rise as a frontrunner in the areas of biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, and genetic engineering. "When you work with a very simple commitment to the truth, to the Earth, to the people and to diversity, for every step you take, the next step follows in an organic way," she observed, adding, "My practice is to respect the farmers knowledge, and facilitate the removal of forcefed notions regarding genetically modified seeds and fertilisers."
She recounted an incident when she had invited local farmers to her organic farm to observe farming practices. She demonstrated how the use of urea – which is a salt – snuffed out life from the earthworms. The farmers were shocked to the core. One of them said, "Humse paap hua hai. Humein pata hi nahi tha ki zameen ke neeche inke sath aisa hota hai." (We have sinned. We didn't know that this is what happens with them below the ground.)
"This made me realise that our farmers still care a lot about humanity and prakriti. Once they realise that they are a part of the web of life, they do not hesitate in switching sides," she explained. Dr Shiva has been striving to make the growth of Navdanya a part of society's strength. "That is why we work with the indigenous knowledge and put all our efforts towards capacity-building of the farmers. Most of the foreign youth that come to the Bija Vidyapeeth are PhD scholars from Yale and Harvard as they have realised that the most important thing they can do today is to take care of the planet, and the most effective way for that is to do organic farming." Dr Shiva's involvement with the food movement since the past 30 years has been fraught with numerous challenges. When I asked her what kept her on her toes, she flashed a wide smile and quipped, "While I am deeply aware of the ways the three giant corporates (Monsanto, Dupont and Dow) control the food industry, I choose to focus my actions on taking care of the earth. I wish to see a living India which is not enslaved by a colonial thought process, or by poisonous corporates; where the youth is not looking forward to the next iPhone, but to living a full life. My commitment is to see a jaivik Bharat (an organic India), to see the rejuvenation of our civilisation where dharma was the guiding force, and spirituality and materialism were not separate entities." She takes her involvement with agriculture and food ethics as life lessons that she was meant to undertake. "I was a very private child, and would prefer to hide in a corner with a piece of paper and a pencil and solve physics equations all day. My sister was the gregarious one. And yet, my life's lesson threw me into becoming more public," she said. For Dr Shiva, life is a road that continuously forks, requiring you to make choices. "Do I stay at an academic institute, get a cheque at the end of every month, or do I throw myself into the movement and serve this planet with whatever little I have been given? I allowed my heart, my conscience and my mind to open up and took the risk of going beyond my comfort zone," she said. A grateful planet applauds the choice.


Her best pal, Jennifer Aniston, tied the knot recently - but Courteney Cox says she's in "no rush" to marry Snow Patrol rocker Johnny McDaid.
The couple got engaged in June, 2014, and Courteney says her daughter, Coco, is putting pressure on them to get moving on their wedding plans.
"Johnny and I are still in the planning stages, although Coco seems to want to be wedding planner and has taken over," she said.
"We're in no rush but we'd like to do it some time soon... More so for Coco, who can't wait to be a bridesmaid."
The couple started seeing each other in 2013 after they famously met through mutual friend Ed Sheeran.
Johnny proposed at Aniston's house and Coco was instrumental in the proposal.
Actress Courteney Cox and songwriter Johnny McDaid arrive at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 8, 2015.
"They made a plan to count down from three, and when they'd get to one, he was going to get down on his knee and say 'will you marry me?'. She was going to say, 'Will you marry him?' - it was beautiful," she said.
The former Friends star says she's "having fun" looking at different options for the wedding, adding that 11-year-old Coco would be singing at the event.
"Oh, for sure I want her to sing. It's going to be a whole musical," she said.
"She's loving this wedding stuff. She's a really good singer. I don't know where she got it from. She sang I Will Always Love You at David's [Arquette, her ex-husband] wedding. That's a hard song.
"We don't have any plans at the moment. We don't have any firm decisions yet.
"But it's fun thinking about it and figuring out what to do and when to do it. I'm having fun with that," she added.
Courteney is 12 years older than Johnny but she says she doesn't feel pressure to try and look younger for him.
"It's no secret I've had some Botox in the past, but I won't go under the knife," she said.
"Johnny isn't into that whole Hollywood look anyway, so I don't feel pressure to keep looking like a 20-year-old for him."
If reports from Aniston's wedding to Justin Theroux are anything to go by, Courteney will be having quite the party - as onlookers said she was last to leave the star-studded bash.
While they have yet to set a date, Courteney was a big hit with Johnny's family when she visited them in Co Down last year.
His mum, Pauline, said the whole family "love her" and that Coco was a "wee pet".
"They are head over heels in love, and it is lovely to see how happy they are together," she said.
It has also been rumoured that matchmaker, Ed Sheeran, is to be his best man.


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Opening with bubbling synth and airy vocals, Verbal Wars is all about that euphoric charm for Peta & The Wolves, a charm she'll hopefully be showcasing with the release of her debut EP this year. The multi-instrumentalist balances multiple themes on Verbal Wars, with gloomy percussion, elated synth melodies and uplifting, soaring vocals blending together to create a very emotionally-driven sound that'll have you down and brooding yet uplifting and happy at the same time. Check out the teaser-trailer for the EP here.
Balancing indie-pop with deep electronic elements, Zoey Lily's debut single Edges is bursting with a dark, emotional sound. Her raw, sombre vocals coast over the single's murky, piano-laden instrumental, which builds and builds until a crashing final chorus. It's a very established, mellow sound for a 19-year-old, with a vocal maturity rivalling Australian vocalists such as JOY., who's career has grown tremendously over the past year largely thanks to her emotional vocal prowess. The James Kenosha-produced cut is the first track from her forthcoming EP Reckless Minds, set to drop later this year.
The new project from Miami Horror vocalist Aaron Shanahan, Waiting For You is a blissful, upbeat cut that'll have you boogying in no time. It blends soft electro-pop and deep house elements like no other, with Shanahan's bright vocals swirling around a bass kick-driven beat that combines soft piano chords with spiralling synth. It's bright and sun-soaked, the perfect cure for this week's gloom-and-doom weather that's currently hammering the country.
After falling in love with Oracle, their effortless slice of dreamy electro-pop, Sydney-based duo Chymes have returned with Clouds, an equally chilled-out cut. Clouds balances a fragile, percussion-infused instrumental with light, reflective lyrical work to create a really quite well-rounded piece, much like their debut. It's a dark, brooding track instrumentally, but somehow, despite the dark nature of the lyrics, the vocals give it that light, uplifting touch that takes the track to another level in complexity.
After debuting strongly with the heavy, Porter Robinson-reminiscent Heartbeat (listen HERE), Australian young gun Jerome Blazé has been silently killing it. This week, he returned with Tempest, a remarkably chilled-out number featuring vocals from a friend simply known as Meg. Floating piano melodies, deep, rolling percussion and Meg's graceful vocals all fuse incredibly well on Tempest, combining to create a blissful, well-rounded piece that is as layered and complex on paper as it is simple to the ear.
Hailing from Tasmania, electronic newcomer Calypso has arrived in style, debuting her action-packed, electro-pop sound with Numbered. Overflowing with vocal sass, Numbered is upbeat and thorough - it's got saxophone, it's got hair-raising vocals and, of course, it's got a infectious, disco groove. It's the first taste from her forthcoming, debut EP which, if it's anything like Numbered, is sure to go down sweetly.
Listen to Yeo's cover of Japanese Wallpaper's ForcesThe keytar-equipped producer is quickly becoming one of Australia's best newcomers.
Premiere: Listen to Italian producer Yuga's future-house banger, If You WannaOld school vocal meets future-house slap.
It's been a while, but Shadow Sable is back and darker than ever.
Crooked Colours return: "We've just been trying to write a fkn album that we don't hate tbh."
We caught up with the trio as they release the LP's first single, Flow.
Midnight delirium and atmospheric dystopia from master of dark compositions, Patience.
A delicate slice of indie-pop from Melbourne artist Josh The Cat.
She's playing Corona Sunsets and The Pleasure Garden this December.


When MessageMedia got in touch with iProspect in April 2014, organic traffic was down 82% year on year, top 10 visibility for generic rankings had plummeted and the AU website had been hit by a manual Google penalty. In addition to this, there were various competing MessageMedia domains in Australia which were causing duplicate content and keyword cannibalisation.
In the ever changing SEO landscape, manual Google penalties are becoming increasingly more commonplace as Google's Webmaster Guidelines have been updated making previously accepted link building tactics obsolete.
Because of the nature of a Google penalty, our first aim was to pinpoint the key areas which were affecting MessageMedia.com.au performance from an off-site perspective. By utilizing best in class technology from Link Research Tools we were able to classify all external links into 3 defined groups – toxic, suspicious and healthy. Toxic links were identified for immediate removal, suspicious links were to be investigated manually to determine their toxicity, and healthy links were left alone.
To encourage more immediate results, iProspect opted to manually get in touch with webmasters to remove offending links and used the disavow method as a last resort.
Once all key external linking issues had been identified and actioned, the next stage was to identify all MessageMedia web-properties within the Australian market and consolidate these onto a single clean domain. This would allow us to focus all on-page SEO efforts into one area and remove any issues with keyword cannibalisation.
We conducted an in depth external linking audit and analysed all aspects of MessageMedia links including anchor text, link type, domain authority, IP range, domain age and site type. Our key aim was to highlight link schemes which were negatively affecting performance including link networks, use of over optimised anchor text, and site wide links. With this in mind, we created a spreadsheet with full webmaster contact details and requested that the most toxic links were removed. Where we were unable to have links removed, we created a disavow file which we submitted to Google.
Once the backlink profile had been cleaned up, we conducted a site wide migration to consolidate MessageMedia Australia web properties and created a central domain for all authority to be housed under.
-	Reclassified MessageMedia Australia's backlink profile from Deadly Risk to Healthy.
-	Increased organic traffic by 374% month on month after completing the migration in June 2014.
-	Organic traffic increased 1956% year on year from September 2014 as a result of the Google penalty being removed.
-	54% of the generic keywords we are tracking have increased significantly in ranking within Google.


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Ludwig (1973) — Richard Wagner
The Night Visitor (1973) — The Inspector
Mary, Queen of Scots (1972) — Counselor
Ryan's Daughter (1970) — Father Collins
Battle of Britain (1969) — Air Vice Marshal Park
Triple Cross (1967) — Distinguished Civilian
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An uncommon man: Peter O'Toole, 1932-2013
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Peter O'Toole, who died this weekend at 81, was great in great films and great fun in bad ones, and equally convincing as a rascal and a saint.
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by Marie Haws | July 2, 2013 |
Marie writes: The West Coast is currently experiencing a heat wave and I have no air conditioning. That said, and despite it currently being 80F inside my apartment, at least the humidity is low. Although not so low, that I don't have a fan on my desk and big glass of ice tea at the ready. My apartment thankfully faces East and thus enjoys the shade after the sun has crossed the mid-point overhead. And albeit perverse in its irony, it's because it has been so hot lately that I've been in the mood to watch the following film again and which I highly recommend to anyone with taste and a discerning eye.
#163 Special Edition
by Marie Haws | April 18, 2013 |
Marie writes: I was looking for something to make Roger laugh, when the phone rang. It was a bad connection, but this much I did hear: "Roger has died." That's how I learned he was gone, and my first thought was of the cruel and unfair timing of it. He'd been on the verge of realizing a life long dream: to be the captain of his own ship.
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Marie writes: behold the power of words, the pen mightier than the sword.
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So, did you like what you got for Christmas..?
"Brief Encounter": A matter of the heart
by Michael Mirasol | March 29, 2010 |
May Contain Spoilers
Marital infidelity is a favorite subject in films. It's one of many taboos which audiences can explore without having to live through its challenges nor worry about its consequences. The emotional and social tumult that comes with it always provides filmmakers and actors with complex and often fiery material to work with. But because it is a social ill, it tends to be viewed through an illicit lens.
The very way these kinds of love affairs are defined speak for themselves. Adultery. Infidelity. Cheating. Marriage is a sacrament, hence anything that goes against it is cast as
King, you're one of the best!
by Roger Ebert | May 31, 2009 |
I met John McHugh in the autumn of 1966, when I was a cub reporter on the Sun-Times and he was a rewrite man, two years my senior, on the Chicago Daily News. We are still best friends. He worked the overnight shift, and among his duties was taking calls from readers.
After midnight, they wanted to settle bets. "And what do you say?" McHugh would ask. He would listen, and then reply,
"You're 100% correct. Put the other guy on." Pause. "And what do you say?" Pause. "You're 100% correct." If he was asked for his name, he said, "John T. Greatest, spelled with three Ts." He explained, "They can never figure out that that means."
Ebertfest in Exile
by Roger Ebert | April 24, 2008 |
April 24, 2008 -- On Wednesday morning I became seduced by the idea that I would, after all, somehow turn up at the festival. I would get there by ambulance, limo, MediVan, who knows what? But at the present I can't take a step with my fractured hip, so it would have taken two physical therapists to essentially haul me around. Thinking about it overnight, I decided it would be a great gesture to turn up and wave to my friends, but at what cost of pain and medical risk? The logistics just didn't add up. So while the festival unwinds in Urbana-Champaign, I will continue therapy at this end.
Chaz told me lots of people with experience of hip injuries advised her a six-hour round trip by whatever means would likely be very painful. (Flashback to old Trevor Howard story: "Right you are, old chap! Bloody difficult! Damned painful! No sense in my going!")
Christopher Reeve, 1952 - 2004
by Roger Ebert | October 11, 2004 |
Christopher Reeve, who became famous playing a character who could fly around the world, and as a man whose wheelchair did not limit his flights of idealism, died Sunday. He was 52. In the years since he was paralyzed in a riding accident in 1995, he became the nation's most influential spokesman for research on spinal cord injuries, and never lost the hope that he would someday walk again.
by Roger Ebert | June 28, 1998 |
Q. "The X Files" obviously took place in summer, as evidenced by the complaints about the heat in Dallas, the lack of overcoats in Washington, D.C., the corn crops, and the copious sweat in all locations. Therefore, the sun should not have been brightly shining in Antarctica. That continent should have been in the middle of its dark and stormy winter. (Denise Leder, Las Vegas)
by Roger Ebert | August 18, 1996 |
Q. My 10-year-old son and I took off half a day so we could see "Jack," our favorite actor's "sweet little movie," as Robin Williams described it on Leno. I was stunned by the highly sexualized depiction of boys in the fifth grade. Since we have one, I can assure you that Penthouse magazine is really not part of the picture at this developmental stage. My greatest concern was the conduct between Fran Drescher and Robin Williams. None of the little boys were laughing or even connecting with the weird scene of Williams pawing his friend's mother. The french kiss was offensive, and proved that somehow Hollywood felt it had to even the score by showing that boys can be exploited by women. What was the point? This was hardly intended for the same audience as "The Graduate" or "Summer of '42." My son's reaction was confusion and disgust as he tried to figure out why this was in the movie. My reaction was, the movie was a colossal betrayal by Mr. Williams. FYI, I am a lawyer and have spent much of my professional career involved in the representation of children and the creation and implementation of laws related to child abuse and neglect. Please consider the content of the movie as people need to at least be aware that it is hardly the benign little story it is cracked up to be! (Myra Werrin Sacks, Harrisburg, Pa.)
Cannes 1980: Shifting from film to film
Cannes, France – It requires a certain amount of cinematic gear-shifting to jump from film to film here at the Cannes Film Fes¬tival. During the last few days, for example, I've seen Federico Fellini's bizarre new study of feminism, Bertrand Tavernier's thoughtful portrait of a young schoolteacher in Lyon, a Canadian thriller named "Double Negative," and the British punk rock heroes, the Sex Pistols, in "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle."
Hurricane Dino in the South Pacific
by Roger Ebert | September 17, 1978 |
Bora Bora, Society Islands -- To get here you take off from Honolulu and fly into tomorrow, crossing the international date line for a refueling stop on Samoa. Then you fly back into yesterday and land on Tahiti, switch to an Air Polynesia flight to a coral landing strip, take a motorboat for another hour's journey, and arrive after dark at the island James Michener called the most beautiful in the world. It's a long way to go to visit a movie location, but then Dino De Laurentiis went a long way to shoot his movie.
Robert Mitchum: "All I'm having is Pernod. Drinking bores me today."
by Roger Ebert | November 1, 1970 |
"A water bed?" Robert Mitchum said. "What would that be? A bed filled with water?"
Robert Mitchum: My heart flies where the wild goose flies
by Roger Ebert | October 2, 1969 |
DINGLE, Ireland — "I never did see 'Secret Ceremony,' to tell you the truth," Robert Mitchum said. "Did Mia call Elizabeth her daddy?" They did some weird things with that script because contractually they had me for 10 days only. They were in trouble when I got there and I don't think I improved the situation any.


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Imagine a world where tigers were so prized for their tender, tasty flesh, that entire herds of them—were crammed into dirty, desolate spaces where they have just enough room to eat, drink and shit.
Millions of tigers - bred and raised every year to live just long enough to be fattened up and then carted en masse to a slaughterhouse, so you could enjoy them on a burger or BBQ?
Some people might think these questions are facetious, because it's unrealistic to talk about tigers being farmed. That it's different, because tigers are rare.
But the point of my line of questioning is to examine how it makes you feel to think about tigers being treated this way. It probably feels wrong.
It feels wrong because we are not blasé about tigers - we see see them as more than food - we view them as an animal with more inherent value, an animal with a right to exist in the world and live a natural, wild life.
The idea of them being constrained and subjugated through the mechanics of modern agriculture seems wrong. And it is.
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Is the gentle animal less worthy?
In any given year, in the US alone, around 30 million cows will be slaughtered according to Department of Agriculture statistics.
The fact that these animals die is not the problem. The problem is that they exist just to die. Just to be eaten. Because they are a product, they are treated like it.
In our system of industrial agriculture the value of beef cattle is literally in its flesh. A cow's innate value and right to live its life will always be secondary to its value as a product.
Cows are the kind of animal that are able to farmed, amenable to being herded and forced into mass production facilities that care nothing for their natural preferences.
A cow may be more placid than a tiger, but of course they are both sentient beings that experience the world much like we do.
Is a cow any less conscious than a tiger? No.
Does a cow have less desire to live than a tiger? No.
Life on the production line is unjust
Many cows end up in feedlots towards the end of their short lives, to be fattened up before slaughter, standing in vast paddocks of dirt in close quarters with thousands of other animals.
It's not like they're all beaten with sticks—their diet and health is often carefully monitored. But they're not pretty places. The industry rejects the term 'factory farm'. The reason that term does makes sense is that each cow is seen as a commodity.
Once they're the desired weight they'll be transported to be killed—a number of animals won't survive the trip, squashed into a truck, train or ship (it's accepted some will die from heat exhaustion or injury—the price that has to be paid).
Each cow that experiences this production line is conscious and wants to live. Each cow is capable of feeling fear and pain, the same way humans do.
Do cows deserve to die because they are less majestic?
It feels wrong to suggest a scenario where tigers are treated like a product, on a massive scale, simply so we can enjoy the way they taste. Tigers belong slinking through the jungle, they're exotic and impressive.
Some people are more attuned to the plight of the tiger because the loss of such creatures reflects a loss of biodiversity that affects entire natural ecosystems. That is an important issue, and deserve our attention.
But the truth is, the biggest barrier to seeing a cow's life as being as valuable as a tiger's is purely psychological.
If tigers weren't endangered, if they were able to be farmed on a large-scale, if they were tasty—would humans forget that the tiger is a worthwhile, living creature after a few burgers?
Animals are not ours to breed, use and exploit as we see fit. As a society we must expand our concern to include all sentient beings.
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Michelle Obama for First Lady
Anybody else watch Michelle Obama's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention?
This is part one of her speech, which doesn't actually start until about four minutes, thirty seconds into the video. Part two and three.
Personally, I was seriously impressed. She spoke about her life, her husband's life, and the American Dream. She spoke about keeping your word, about honor and integrity, about dreams and hope, and about love of country. She spoke of humble beginnings and unlimited horizons. Every single thing she said I agree with wholeheartedly. I thought it was an excellent speech, an inspiring speech, an amazing speech - and should she become the First Lady, I think she'll do more than just a credible job, I think she'll be an outstanding First Lady. She's articulate, passionate, supremely well spoken, confident, outspoken, idealistic, and obviously thoughtfully intelligent. And she's deeply in love with her husband - does that matter? I think it does, at least to me.
It is apparent to me, and has been for some time, that many of the things said about her are patently false. Last night's speech just cemented that opinion in my mind.
This morning the pundits are taking her speech apart word by word, criticizing everything from her Princeton education to her sincerity to her choice of apparel and hairstyle. Predictable, and no less nauseating for being predictable. I read somewhere this morning, a comment from some vitriolic idiot who said in essence, "So what? She's just parroting the words some speech writer wrote for her." Bullshit. Obvious bullshit. Listen to her words, watch her speak, watch her eyes. Her eyes are on America, on the crowd, not on some teleprompter. I've given a lot of speeches in my time. I've stood in front of a lot of people and have spoken passionately and from the heart. And I know it when I see it. Those are her words, not some speechwriter's, and she believes every one of them. True sincerity, you cannot fake that. You cannot, not in front of me anyway.
I've seen a dozen reports this morning regarding her tip of the hat to Hillary Clinton. The most ridiculous being Fox News (of course. Tediously, predictably, of course) who sneeringly questioned her sincerity with regards to Clinton's achievements and iconic status. CNN went so far as to hire a so-called "body language expert" to analyze Michelle Obama's stance, posture, and gestures during that portion of the speech - just to determine if Mrs Obama was actually, you know, sincere in her acknowledgement of Clinton. The expert determined that she was "ambivalent."
Again, listen to her words, watch her talk - she's not blowing smoke up Clinton's tailored pantsuit with empty, politically expedient flattery. She was sincerely acknowledging Clinton's achievement - Hillary Clinton came closer to the Presidency than any woman before her, and her accomplishment paved the way for those woman who will follow the trail Clinton blazed, straight into the Oval Office - maybe one of those women will be Malia or Natasha Obama. Michelle Obama can, and did, acknowledge that fact without reservation.
Was it a calculated olive branch to Clinton's supporters? Sure, probably.
Welcome to politics. Was is disingenuous? No. No. No. Again, listen to her words, she spoke about unity, about all Americans standing together. All Americans. And those aren't empty words, she demonstrated her commitment to unity by reaching out, right there in Denver, to one of her husband's most bitter rivals. Far from insincerity, I take this as a sign of the Obamas' sincere commitment to represent all Americans, to reach across the aisle, to unify instead of divide.
Insincerity? No, wrong word.
It's called class, and grace, and style.
I look forward to hearing Cindy McCain speak at the GOP Convention. I'm sure it'll be equally impressive.
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Cindi in CO August 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Thank you, Jim.
Whenever I hear W. or his wife speak, it is always so patently obvious that they are reading from a script. Not so with Michelle Obama. She's the real deal, a woman I am proud to support, along with her husband.
And shut up, Fox News.
Steve Buchheit August 26, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I don't think Cindy will be speaking at the RNC. I think she's in Georgia helping out with her humanitarian organization. I guess she felt a need or something.
Janiece August 26, 2008 at 3:14 PM
I don't know--Cindy McCain might be giving the performance at the GOP convention that she had prepared for the Miss Buffalo Chip competition.
Random Michelle K August 26, 2008 at 6:26 PM
I don't actually have anything against Cindy McCain--in fact I liked the fact she said, "I'm not running for president, why do you need to see my tax records?"
However, I think she's creepy looking. More creepy than Nancy Reagan even.
Jim Wright August 26, 2008 at 6:54 PM
I personally don't have anything against Cindy McCain either. I don't particularly like her, I don't particularly dislike her. Truthfully, I don't know her. Personally, I don't have anything against John McCain either. He seems to me to be an honorable, passionate, formidable guy. I think he could be an excellent President and leader. I have certain concerns about many of his positions, but given a choice between him and the current jackass, I'd take McCain. Given a choice between McCain and the shifty dipshit the Dems fielded in the last election - I'd take McCain.
His politics simply aren't mine however.
I don't hold that against him, but I'm not voting for him.
And speaking of voting - I'm wearing my "I voted" sticker right now, since I just got back from voting in the local state elections. State Senate and House, and 4 ballot initiatives.
Straight democrat and yes on all 4, just in case you were wondering.
But what were the ballot initiatives?
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Tracy August 26, 2008 at 8:32 PM
I too was impressed w/ Michelle. Class, grace, & passion all the way. Her sincerity shone through - anyone saying it was fake is just looking for things to find fault.
I have been involved locally w/ the Obama campaign since Feb. Through that work, I know people who first met both Michelle & Barack back in the winter of 2007 when they were first starting to drum up support for his candidacy. All of them say that both Michelle & Barack are very sincere, & when you are speaking to them, they are obviously listening to you, paying attention to what you're saying. They're very real.
I hope & pray that this country can overcome the racism that is so prevalent, & vote based on the man, not his color.
Well, the first two at least are common here.
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Anne C. August 27, 2008 at 11:35 AM
I finally had a chance to listen to it and while I couldn't watch her eyes, I could hear the sincerity in her voice. When you are harnessing strong emotions like loyalty, love, and grief, you can't keep your voice dry and impersonal. She really felt every word.
Bravo, Michelle. You would make an awesome first lady!
If you were so impressed with her, why not say she'd make a great president?
Evidently, there is a much longer way to go than Michelle Obama thinks.
Well, she wasn't applying for the job of President, Sheila.
I think she's a terrific person, but she's never been in government service in any capacity. Her husband is a Senator, and while some argue that he doesn't have enough experience, especially in the areas of Commander in Chief, Michelle has none. Should she get that experience, say the way Hillary Clinton did as a US Senator, I'd be more than willing to consider her application.
And I think the role of First Lady (or First Husband as the case may be) is a very important role. Sure it's a figurehead, but it's a figurehead that represents the United States - and one that can and often has made a hell of a difference, remember Dolly Madison?
Gender, Sheila, has absolutely nothing to do with my opinion, which is what I gather you were getting at here.
Sheila, I actually considered saying she'd make a great president, but then took a second look at what I was basing that comment on. I made a similar assessment as Jim did above and revised it to what I know she'd be good as. Truth be told, what I like best about her is that she doesn't sound like a politician -- and the president, woman or man, has to be a politician.
Just 'cause you like someone doesn't make them presidential material.
I was looking at her background and education. Granted, she hasn't the political aspirations or background that her hubbie does.
I was just making the point that people would not take her seriously, despite her education, her great speaking skills, and her diplomatic skills -- all of which would be useful in a presidential candidate.
I was not suggesting she go there (the presidency) as she doesn' t seem to have aspirations.
I wasn't attacking Jim particularly, just attempting to make the point that most people in the USA are not ready to have a woman for president.
I'll shut up now and go back to lurking for a while.
Jim Wright August 30, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Sheila, I don't necessarily disagree with your last observation - that the country is not ready for a woman president. However, I don't necessarily agree either.
I was in the Navy before, during, and after the infamous Tailhook incident. Prior to Tailhook, women were second class citizens in the Navy, and the military in general. Afterward, things changed. Big time. Women were put onto ships as regular combat crew, women were assigned to command ships, women became combat pilots - and the wailing and crying from the men was unbelievable. "They'll ruin the military." "They can't stand up to combat." Even "The tampons will clog up the ship's CHT system, it'll cost billions to change shipboard systems." I heard it all. You know what? It didn't happen. Female sailors, and there's at least one who hangs around here, were every bit as tough, smart, mean, capable, and etc as their male counter parts. A year or two down the line and nobody could conceive of going back to the old way. Nowadays, there's no Sailor who can even remember when women weren't equal partners, even though it really wasn't that long ago.
And that's how I think it will be with a woman President. Once it happens, everybody will wonder what all the hoopla was about.
I'll tell you something: one way or another, this election is going to change things: Either we're going to have the first African American president, or the first female Vice President. Either way, we win something.
And please, keep commenting. Your first comment made me realize that from a certain perspective my post could have been interpreted as subtle and unconscious sexism. It wasn't, for the reasons I stated above, but I can see how it could be interpreted that way. So, thanks, Sheila, I appreciate it the difference in viewpoint.
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Healthcare professionals from India can get job through OET (Occupational English Test) exams in countries like UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore, Ukraine and Ireland. The test is also recognised in Australia and New Zealand for visa and immigration purposes. "Limited language proficiency is an obstacle to effective communication affecting the quality of care.
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Having a good command over English and thorough test preparation are key to success. "Preparation materials on the OET website (www.occupationalenglishtest.org) is free of cost for most modules. A good place to start is the online OET Masterclass with expert advice on all four sub-tests (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Then there are sample practice tests, practice books and more. Students may sign up for online or offline coaching, and OET endorses a number of preparation providers who provide this type of coaching," says David.
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