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UPDATE: Fan guide to festivities for the 2021 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
By Angie Ward Dec 29, 2021
No. 12 Pitt and No. 10 Michigan State take the field Thursday for the 2021 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and our feriend at CBS46 put together a great list of activities happening for fans before!
CANCELLED: Dec 30 - 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET - The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade Presented by Lions Clubs International begins at the corner of Peachtree Street and Xernona Clayton Way in downtown Atlanta at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 30 and will travel around Centennial Olympic Park leading the way to FanFest at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Dec 30 - 2 p.m. – 6 p.m ET - The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl FanFest - Georgia World Congress Center, Building C - the ultimate pregame family destination for every fan. Food, interactive games, entertainment, official limited-merchandise, giveaways and more. Plus, a massive pep rally with both team's official bands and cheerleaders.This year's FanFest will also feature a player/coach panel moderated by media personality Rachel Baribeau with an esteemed list of panelists that includes Bill Snyder, Morton Andersen, EJ Manuel and Eric Mac Lain. FanFest starts at 2 p.m. ET and wraps up at 6 p.m. ET.
Dec 30 - Team Pep Rallies at GWCC
3:05 p.m. ET Michigan State Pep Rally (GWCC, Building C, Halls 1-2)
3:40 p.m. ET Pitt Pep Rally (GWCC, Building C, Halls 1-2)
CANCELLED: Dec - 30 - 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. - TEAM WALK - Players from both teams will make their way from The Home Depot Backyard and into Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Team buses will arrive and an area that stretches into the stadium will be sectioned off so that fans, cheerleaders and team marching bands can welcome the teams.
Dec 30 - 7pm - No. 12 Pitt and No. 10 Michigan State will then square off in Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the game can be seen on ESPN.
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Building a strong relationship between an intervention teacher and classroom teacher can make the difference between student success and disaster. Both teachers are pivotal to the student's success in and out of the classroom. While the roles are different, they work hand in hand to provide targeted instruction to insure success of the student. Here are tips for a strong relationship between an interventionist and a classroom teacher.
Meet weekly in person to build a relationship. Seeing the interventionist face to face is better than an email. An intervention position can be an isolating position at times. Seeing a friendly or smiling face really helps him/her feel included and supported.
If you notice any change in the student's behavior or attitude towards learning, let the interventionist know ASAP. They need to be aware even though they don't always notice the same behaviors due to a smaller group they work with.
Running records or additional assessment data can be helpful for the interventionist, but don't send him/her every single piece of data. It is overwhelming for the interventionist to get ALL the data you have collected. Some of the data is not relevant to the targeted skill of focus. For example, if a child is in RTI for phonics, a fluency inventory report is not something the interventionist needs to see.
Stay positive! Any research-based program that is being used requires time. Most programs require 12-14 weeks before progress is documented. This can seem like an eternity when you want instant results for the classroom.
Remember you are a standards based classroom. You focus on it all while the interventionist only focuses on specific skills. You might not see a lot of growth looking at the big picture, but if you focus in and look only at the targeted skill it might change your mind.
Don't treat intervention time as optional. Respect the interventionist's job by honoring the time that the student is supposed to go. Try to avoid canceling or keeping the child from attending. You are the one who decided the child needed to be in tiers, so let them receive the interventions that they need.
Benchmark results are IMPORTANT. Be sure anytime that you complete benchmark assessments that the interventionist receives a copy.
Stay on the same team! You are both working on the common goal of overall success of the student. Don't be a glory hog and talk about all the progress you helped the child achieve. Be a team player and include the interventionist in the glory. Especially when discussing progress with the parent, include the support and help they received from the intervention teacher.
Stay focused on the targeted skill that the classroom teacher provided. It is not your job to focus on as many different skills as you can.
Schedule and plan data team meetings with the classroom teacher once a month or more often if necessary. It is your job to check in with the classroom teacher and let them know of the progress or lack of progress. Plan a sit down meeting with them once a month for 10-15 minutes. It doesn't have to be long, but share with them the progress monitoring charts and data trends that you see. Allow time for them to share their observations as well.
Any changes or habits that the child shows in your classroom needs to be shared with the classroom teacher ASAP. An email is a great way to share observations that need to be noted. For example, I had a child who developed a severe stutter while reading in small groups. It was something that the classroom teacher had not noticed yet, but then became more aware of it. As a small group teacher, you may notice things quicker than the classroom teacher simply due the amount of students you have at a time. Take advantage of this!
Remember you are a skills based classroom and not a standards based classroom. If you are working on phonics with a fifth grader, no one expects you to be reading a grade level novel with the child. Focus on the targeted skill at all times and forget about grade level expectations.
Before school, after school, lunchtime, and hallway passings are important times for you to socialize. Get to know other teachers and try your best to connect with others during this time. The intervention room can be lonely if you don't make friendships. You don't have a team to share the same schedule with so make the most of your downtime.
Make the most of your time with your students. Maximize your schedule so there is NO downtime. The worst thing for a classroom teacher is to think that they are going to interventions to sit and read the entire time or play on a computer. Make it fun, but also make it relevant and time worthy.
Stay on the same team! The relationship you have with the classroom teacher is SO important. The work you are doing with the student will hopefully affect classroom performance. If your opinion on growth is different from the classroom teacher, respectfully voice your opinion, but show data evidence. My favorite saying is "Data doesn't lie." If you can chart it, no one can argue with it!
Both positions are SO important and necessary for student achievement and working together for the best of the student! Do you work as a classroom teacher or support staff? Comment below! I would love to hear from you!
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The Irishman Review – A Classic Closure To Gangster Genre From Its Legends
By Binged Siddartha Toleti - November 28, 2019 @ 7:23 pm
Binged Rating3.5/5
BOTTOM LINE: A Classic Gangster Drama From Legends Of The Genre
Platform: Netflix Genre: Drama/Crime
The Irishman is about Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a truck driver who supplies meat. How a regular guy becomes a hitman for a top mafia family and syndicate, Buffalino, courtesy Russell (Joe Pesci)? What are the circumstances that led him to meet Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), and subsequently their growth as friends? And finally, where they all end up?
The above is the broader outline of the story. There are a lot of subtext and layers to it involving the working of a mafia family, and the power-hunger? And then there is the personal equation of Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) with his family.
Robert De Niro is a legendary actor whose acting credentials need to special mention. While there is no question of his 'acting' abilities, he has been part of many junk movies for a large part of his current career. Most of it is done for financial purposes. With The Irishman, Robert De Niro once again gets a chance to demonstrate his phenomenal 'acting' skills in a well-crafted and observant manner.
The Irishman showcases a different side to Robert De Niro compared to the previous outings he has done in the gangster genre, especially with Martin Scorsese at the helm. Those who have seen the earlier flicks in their combination might be a tad disappointed to see a dialled down cum non-star like an act from De Niro, but that is what makes the movie special. It comes across as closure to the gangster journey the two have travelled over the decades.
On the performance part, Robert De Niro brings out the non-intelligent dumb persona of a hitman very well. He is brute force, but lacks the intelligence and makes them reach a higher level in the mafia system. It is this aspect that is wonderfully portrayed by the actor and showcased in a very restrained and understated manner. The small expressions do all the talking. It is right in all the scenes involving Peggy (Frank's daughter).
The one minor quibble here could be the dubbing at younger ages. We have already lived through that part of the career of Robert De Niro. So, when the actor is de-aged through the latest technology and is seen younger, visibly, the voice lacks the same more youthful vibe. It is the old –De Niro trying to sound younger. Luckily, there is always a voice over to cover that aspect. But, this a minor issue in a highly satisfying outing.
Martin Scorsese is a master craftsman. He is more in command when dealing with the gangster sagas. All his previous works are classics in the genre, and The Irishman adds to the list.
There is indeed nothing new in the setting and story, in general, in The Irishman. The core plot points are the same, involving money, power, and greed. The inter-personal relationships, the power dynamics between the key players and the drama, on the whole propelling the narrative – it is all the same. But, it still has to be executed to perfection. And there are only a handful of films that come close in that regard.
Most, if not all, fail to generate the emotional connection, bring out the high stakes power-game into play and all such final plot details that take the narrative forward. A film like The Irishman in any other inept hands could quickly turn into a meandering and muddled mess that is also a snooze fest at the same time. It is here that Martin Scorsese succeeds and having explicit knowledge of the terrain inside-out, brings out a fresh take to the stale tropes and ends them on a beautiful and poignant note.
The core characterisation of Frank Shareen and the final thirty minutes involving his character and the way things end up around him separates The Irishman from countless other gangster flicks. The closure of Buffaline family and how an era ends before the eyes, and the disregard shown by a new generation, gives The Irishman the fresh spin to make it relevant, and timely.
The abundant nostalgia and the melancholic feeling, adds to the depth. The narrative is unusually slow for a Martin Scorsese flick, but it is needed for the end to work. It is the point the movie wants to drive home. The final shot, related to the door, couldn't have been more symbolic and poetic. It suggests an end of the era and simultaneously leaves a small space for the opening by not closing it entirely.
The fact that over three and a half hours, there is no feeling of fatigue or the narrative going for a toss (even in parts), further displays the control and mastery of the director and the screenplay written.
For the sheer joy of watching legends acts together under a legendary director, The Irishman is a must-watch. But, The Irishman makes sure there is more to it than mere 'special attraction'. It truly captures the magic of an era and presents it as an epic glorious concluding chapter. The extra effort makes The Irishman special and a classic for future generations to come.
Al Pacino plays Al Pacino as only he can with all the grandness and glory intact. He lives through the character of Jimmy Hoffa. All the scenes involving him and Robert De Niro is a treat. Both do what they are meant to do with ease without an iota of one-upmanship in place. It could be the effect of the age, but, it's a treat to watch them together in such fully developed roles.
Apart from them, Joe Pesci has another brilliant role. Once again, more than the performance it's the historical weight (through his previous work on the terrain) that he brings to the table which works to elevate the proceedings as they should be. With another actor in his place, it might not be the case.
The rest, outside these three key players, have smaller parts. But, they are impactful in the narrative nonetheless. The characters and their moments stand out even during the short duration. It exhibits the prowess of impeccable writing and direction, and the actors justifying their presence.
Robbie Robertson provides a lively score that also simultaneously adds a melancholic tinge to the proceedings. The cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto is excellent. It combined with the set work effectively transports us to the old era. The editing by Thelma Schoonmaker is fantastic. To hold the attention with so much happening and so many artists without leading to chaos is terrific. The screenplay by Steven Zaillian is superb. Basically, the entire technical team has come up with superlative efforts to make The Irishman a memorable outing for ages.
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2014-15 Premier League Transfer Window Recap/Predictions
Since the transfer window hilariously ends after the season starts, I try to hold off on final predictions until the window shuts, which it now has. A record amount of cash has been spent, and big names have come and gone. Now we can finally recount and reflect, and prognosticate. The order is going from worst to first, so that you actually read the whole way through.
20. Burnley
The Premier League newboys made no bones about the fact that they don't spend funny money on players, and while that's a nice philosophy to have, the club has to compete with many clubs that do. So their window, which brought in some lower quality Premier League players like Marvin Sordell, Steven Reid, George Boyd and Matthew Taylor, is not inspiring. They've proven to be tough already at Turf Moor, but they're going to have to find a way to scalp games on the road against relegation rivals and this squad doesn't suggest that they can. It would be a great story if they stayed up, but it's highly unlikely.
19. Crystal Palace
If they were able to keep hold of Tony Pulis, then they would not be down in the bottom 3. His importance to their turnaround last season was nothing short of immense, and had he stayed there would have been a solid platform on which to build. Now Neil Warnock is in charge, and his last spell in the league didn't go so well. The team isn't really that talented, and Pulis got the best out of them. I have my doubts that Warnock can do the same despite the re-introduction of Wilfried Zaha. The squad has quality in spots with players like Joe Ledley, Dwight Gayle, Marouane Chamakh and now James McArthur, but their manager was the difference last year, and it will be again, but in the wrong direction this time.
18. QPR
What would deadline day be without Harry Redknapp and his in-car interviews? Apparently not much to Sky Sports since they didn't have one today, but old 'Arry was just as busy as ever. He signed former Spurs players of his in Sandro and Niko Kranjcar, and some quality from Serie A in Edu Vargas and Mauricio Isla earlier in the window. Yes the Rio Ferdinand signing was/is hilarious, but it's a Harry special and who doesn't love those? So why are they here? Glenn Hoddle's 3-5-2, which QPR can't play with this personnel. Their 3 centerbacks are slow and old, and the wingbacks aren't good enough natural defenders. They also lack quality up top behind Austin and Vargas, which is a shame since their midfield is very good. Unfortunately, that won't be good enough to keep them up.
17. West Bromwich Albion
Until a Pulis meltdown, Albion were prime candidates to go down. They're still not good by any means, but now there are clearly 3 teams worse than them. Their signings didn't inspire much confidence and they still don't, but adding players like Silvestre Varela, Georgios Samaras and Sebastian Blanco add a little spice to an otherwise dull, predictable squad. Alan Irvine hasn't proven to be as tactically inept as Sheffield Wednesday supporters led me on to believe... yet, at least. They'll need good performances from their somewhat older back 4 throughout the season, and the goals to come from not only record signing Brown Ideye, but also Saido Berahino and the other new signings. If they hold up at the back, they may just squeak it out and stay up.
16. Leicester City
They've already proven to be a scrappy bunch with the draws against Everton and Arsenal, and that was until they signed Esteban Cambiasso. He will provide amazing leadership and grit in the middle of the park, which the Foxes weren't necessarily lacking before, but he'll add to it. Their strength has and will continue to be wide play, and that's already shown itself to be true with players like Mahrez, Knockaert and Albrighton. If they can continue to get goals from Ulloa and a few from their other strikers, they'll have no issue staying up. In that process, the King Power Stadium will be a difficult place to go and take 3 points from. They were, and still are the best of the promoted lot.
15. Aston Villa
Despite their flying start, they'll have a good chunk of bumpy moments. Most of the signings from past windows which had some promise haven't panned out, so a small army of players are now out on loan from Villa Park. The ones they've brought in don't inspire much confidence at all, but the cohesion of the remaining squad will be important to their survival. Mainly, the fact that they haven't sold Ron Vlaar is proof enough that they'll stay up, even with a struggle. Carlos Sanchez and Aly Cissokho aren't bad players, but they're nothing compared to what other clubs around them have done. Paul Lambert will keep them up, but just, and since that's where Villa have been since he took over, where is the progress?
14. Sunderland
The Black Cats won't be in nearly as big a hole as they were a year ago, but the squad still has some obvious deficiencies. The midfield has good grit and toughness with players like Jack Rodwell in tow, and has good creativity in wide areas with players like Ricky Alvarez and Emanuele Giacherrini, but the defense still leaves something to be desired despite the fact they've improved it. Sebastian Coates and Patrick Van Aanholt are good players, but are they amazing by Premier League standards? No. Their issues are going to come up front, with striking issues still prevalent, and exacerbated with no Fabio Borini. The midfield will likely provide enough goals, and their defense will be nowhere near as bad as it was under Paolo Di Canio, but the squad could certainly be better than it is. Maybe we'll even have a Danny Graham sighting at some point this season... but for Sunderland supporters hopefully there isn't.
13. Hull City
Hey big spender... Who knew they'd be so active in securing some quality players on deadline day to add to an already solid squad. Abel Hernandez, Gaston Ramirez, Mo Diame, and even Hatem Ben Arfa are all quality additions to a squad that did lack it at points last season and in the early points of this one. With the lack of major outgoings as well (Boyd and Long being the notables), Hull now find themselves with a very solid backbone that allowed them to take some unusual risks, and they may well pay off. Hull's 3-5-2 has actually worked once in awhile (cough Mr. Van Gaal cough), and the additions will help out since their midfield did need a little more guile in it. Without the Europa League distractions, Hull will likely find themselves well secure in their Premier League status, and further cement themselves in the top flight.
12. Stoke City
The transition from sparker (Pulis) to Sparky has gone pretty well in the Potteries thus far. Now in his second year in charge, Mark Hughes continues to blend the old and the new pretty well, and his squad shows it. There are still Pulis players in there such as Steven N'Zonzi, Charlie Adam and Ryan Shawcross, but I doubt under Pulis Stoke would have signed 2 players from Barcelona. Also, Mame Diouf has already proven to be a good player up front, and with the likes of Bojan, Peter Odemwinge, Victor Moses and Peter Crouch around him, Stoke do have a pretty formidable attack. Where could they slip up? The defense isn't all that deep, and there is a lack of true creativity in the middle of the park. Also, there is early season hilarious inconsistency, especially in struggling to beat 10 man Hull and Villa at home, yet going to the Etihad and winning. Expect that to continue.
11. Swansea City
What a start to the season for the Swans. 3 wins out of 3, and they looked pretty comfortable in doing so. Despite the exodus of Spanish players, Swansea's style is firmly entrenched, and seeing players like Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge have success has to be good news for England supporters (why hasn't Dyer gotten a call-up yet is beyond me). They've added considerately in spots, like buying Fede Fernandez from Napoli, and getting back Gylfi Sigurdsson who will fit in better at Swansea than he did at Spurs. And they still have Wilfried Bony, and that's crucial. Their other additions are solid, and Garry Monk is starting to come into his own as a manager. They won't continue this torrid pace, but they'll certainly not have the struggle they did a year ago.
10. West Ham United
Finally they bought different types of players! Mauro Zarate, Enner Valencia, Carl Jenkinson, ALEX SONG (!!!!!). West Ham are trying desperately to get out of the old Big Sam stereotypes, even if he insists on starting Carlton Cole alongside Mauro Zarate. Adding Morgan Amalfitano should add a little creative spark to a midfield that was all bite and no bark. The difference between them being garbage and them challenging for Europe will be the players that have been around for awhile stepping their game up, and avoiding cataclysmic disasters like the ones against Spurs and Southampton. They now have the squad to do it, but can Big Sam push the Hammers on further up?
Last summer the question was "why didn't Mike Ashley back Alan Pardew"? He didn't, and after Newcastle's great start they naturally fell off a cliff after Yohan Cabaye was sold. This summer Pardew has been backed with some quality additions such as Remy Cabella, Siem De Jong, Emmanuel Riviere among others, and he's also seen the emergence of a young player like Rolando Aarons who has already made his impact felt. And getting the cancer that was/is Hatem Ben Arfa out of that dressing room can only help. If only Newcastle's back 4 was any good... and their manager... Since those 2 things haven't really changed yet, Newcastle's ceiling is just where it was before, and that has to be frustrating to the St. James' Park faithful.
8. Southampton
So the mass fire-sale that coincided with Mauricio Pochettino heading to London meant that the Saints were in deep trouble right? Guess not. Ronald Koeman has already shown some great things with his style, and now he has players to prove it. He didn't have to sell Morgan Schneiderlin or Jay Rodriguez (yet), and he's brought in quality players like Dusan Tadic, Toby Alderweireld, and Saido Mane (who is sneaky good by the way). The clarion calls from Saints faithful to buy players finally were heard, and Southampton may now have a better squad than they did all of last season, which is hard to imagine. There aren't as many young players involved as before, but the few that are there are still very good and will have an impact. All is looking up roses on the South Coast again after a dreary few months at sea.
7. Everton
Last year was such a fun one at Goodison Park thanks to Roberto Martinez, his tactics, and the way young players developed under his tutelage. This season has started a little different, especially since his defense has been incredibly leaky already, and the business has been less than stellar. Despite the greatness that was spending 28 million pounds to permanently buy Romelu Lukaku, their squad is still thin in other areas, and that will be tested dearly this season with a tough Europa League group ahead of them. The back 4 hasn't really been addressed, and if the issues with Distin/Jagielka continue, then problems could seriously mount. Injuries haven't helped, especially to players like Ross Barkley who added another dimension last season. The success of last season unfortunately looks fleeting.
6. Tottenham
Last season's transfer window was all about the big bucks spent in replacing Gareth Bale, and then laughing at Spurs because only one of the players had a good season. Mauricio Pochettino's job is to get the best out of them (which he has already started to do), and have the club playing a consistent style for once. The first 5 games under his watch have already shown that to be the case. The signings have addressed the need for depth at the back, and they are all very solid and can prove dividends immediately, as Eric Dier already has. Benjamin Stambouli should add the pressing capabilities that Pochettino wants in his midfield 2, and the other defenders are all players with room to improve. Their is a lack of depth at striker, and just a step down in quality of signing compared to the 5 teams above them, but this was a season Spurs needed to build on with a new manager regardless of whether the signings were awesome or not. 6th and a cup run will be enough to tide Spurs fans over, and the signs are already positive.
5. Manchester United
(Insert obligatory United can't play 3-5-2 joke here). So yes, early on the tactical system for Louis Van Gaal hasn't worked, and it will take time for the new players to bed in and understand a vastly different tactical system than those customary in England. So long as Tom Cleverly isn't starting, then United is probably going to be fine. They've spent truckloads of money bringing in quality like with Falcao, Daley Blind and Angel Di Maria, and while their attack now looks frightening once it clicks, the back 4 is still a big question mark especially if the system stays. The thought of Phil Jones in a back 3 is still frightening. It is also hilarious to see players like Anderson and Marouane Fellaini at the club when players like Danny Welbeck and Shinji Kagawa have left, but them's the breaks. It will take Van Gaal some time to bed in the big money new boys, and while many supporters and media folk may not let him, it is imperative that they do. Unfortunately that process will hinder their chances of an immediate return to the Champions League, but the process is what's key this season above all else.
4. Arsenal
Arsenal finishing 4th? What a surprise. Their signings this summer have shown their new financial clout, especially in getting a quality player like Alexis Sanchez and another solid striker in Danny Welbeck, who will help offset the loss of Olivier Giroud. But the main issues for Arsenal still exist, and haven't been addressed. They still have no defensive midfielder of note, and it's already bitten them in their first 3 PL games this season. They have next to no depth along the back 4, with only 6 first-team defenders available, and given Arsenal's injury record that number won't be 6 for long. Those issues are what keep Arsenal from being a title contender, and keep them rooted in 4th. The attack is scary, and the defense is just as scary. Arsenal can't be content with the same old same old every year despite now ending their trophy drought... right?
3. Liverpool
At first I was skeptical about their spending spree in replacing Luis Suarez, but the early signs have been positive. Despite the fact that Steven Gerrard is a holding midfielder for Brenden Rodgers and that is a disaster waiting to happen, the other signings have been effective thus far. Mario Balotelli provides a solid complement to Daniel Sturridge, and the fullback signings have already proven to be great thus far. Dejan Lovren improves their centerback corps, and the other players are young ones that can and will improve under a great manager. The lack of a holding midfielder and top class goalkeeper are still issues, and the extra fixtures will put this newly enlarged squad under the microscope, but if there's any manager that can pull this off it would be Brenden Rodgers. While the title seems a bit out of their grasp, it should be fun to watch Liverpool play again.
2. Manchester City
The defending champions looked every bit like ones in their first 2 games. In their 3rd? Not so much. That being said they've already done great business adding to an already impressively deep squad, especially with Fernado who looks to be a coup for 12 million pounds. The midfield is still strong in spots and creative in others, and with Stevan Jovetic looking to have improved dramatically, City can now expect goals from 3 very talented forwards. Even though the squad looks thin in some spots overall, they are still incredibly deep and will make a run in every competition they are in. A goal for this season has to be improving their Champions League lot, which may be hard in a brutal group, but Manuel Pellegrini should be able to pull it off. But one team is still a touch better, and they were a year ago aside from one thing...
1. Chelsea
Jose Mourinho spent all of last season trying to convince everyone Chelsea couldn't win the title, and in the end he was right, even though he shouldn't have been. Already we've seen one of his points proven, and that's with Diego Costa being a relative coup already. Their forward line is better now too with Torres and Eto'o gone for Costa and Loic Remy, and in adding Cesc Fabregas they've made an already stacked midfield even more ridiculous. There is quality everywhere, and the 6 goal outburst against Everton shows what they are capable of. They need to win trophies this season, and the early signs are that they will be favored to do so at every turn.
So these are the predictions, and hopefully they go better than last year. And hopefully Jose Mourinho doesn't respond to this with more mindgames... don't think I could take any more than he dished out last season.
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Two King Crimson Rockers Pursue Separate Paths Today
By Joao Botelho da Silva Special to The Christian Science Monitor
A LONG-HAIRED die-hard fan turned to others and said: ``Remember Bill and Robert? They used to play in a band together. They're not together anymore, though. Each has his own thing going. Bill - that's the drummer - is into what he calls British Jazz. Robert - he's the guitar player - is out there sounding weirder than ever.'' It's been a long while since Bill Bruford and Robert Fripp played together, though they've recorded a number of influential albums as part of the now-legendary art-rock band King Crimson. Word has it that Bruford and Fripp never got along well, though they have the greatest respect for each other as musicians.
A good opportunity to compare each musician's path since King Crimson's final break-up in 1983 presented itself when, within a three-day span, both musicians played in Boston last month. Bill Bruford played with Earthworks at Nightstage on Oct. 3, and Robert Fripp did the same at the Paradise Club on Oct. 6, with a class of his own students generally known as the League of Crafty Guitarists.
Both Bruford and Fripp are recognized as two of the most daring musicians Britain has produced. Both stem from the art-rock background that spawned bands like Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson. Bruford has, in fact, played in all three of them. A few days before his concert, in a telephone interview, he explained the concept of Earthworks: ``In the early '80s they were inventing a new instrument called electronic percussion.'' Bruford used it ``in it's crude form'' for five years with King Crimson, recording the essential trilogy ``Discipline,'' ``Beat'' and ``Three of a Perfect Pair.''
``Then I had to give it a break,'' he explains, ``because the equipment was simply not suitable. I took two years' sabbatical and played just acoustic drums with acoustic piano with Patrick Moraz'' - himself a former Yes member - ``during which time the electronic percussion manufacturers made leaps and bound forward, and it became apparent that the drums would do the kind of thing that they now can do. I then decided to take that instrument and some of the crop of young British jazz players and make up a kind of British Jazz based around electronic percussion.''
Earthworks has been together for the past five years; Bruford has, meanwhile, become involved with the work of American guitarist David Torn and the re-assemblage of his own Yes band, now known as Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe. ``It's quite common for musicians to be on two or three bands these days,'' declares the drummer. ``Gone are the days when you assumed that one band would contain enough room for all the musical fantasies you had.''
Earthworks music builds up a complex mosaic of references, from electric funk to Caribbean steel drums, blended together in a humorous approach. Besides Bruford's remarkably intricate rhythms and melodic patterns, Earthworks features the impulsive interventions of keyboardist and tenor horn player Django Bates, saxophonist Ian Ballamy, and bass player Tim Harris.
What, no guitar in this band? Curiously, Robert Fripp has no drummers in his band. Actually Fripp's band is made up entirely of guitar players, a team of 11, all of whom are students (under Fripp's guidance) at the Guitar Craft school in Charles Town, West Virginia. Guitar Craft represents a whole new way of approaching the guitar, including a new tuning, a precise study of how to play with a pick, and, underneath the technical details, something of a way of life.
Paul Richards, one of the members of the League of Crafty Guitarists - and, since Robert Fripp makes it a strict policy never to give interviews - something of a spokesman for the group, explains that this new tuning - New Standard Tuning - ``has expanded the range of the guitar, which goes much lower and a bit higher as well. We play parts that sound like they could only come from a bass player.''
The League's working team that played here in Boston gave a susprising and somewhat disturbing performance. Discipline seems to be the key to Guitar Craft. Most of the compositions demand an astounding capacity of ensemble, blending all sorts of quick and varied patterns into one, as if the players were not individuals but eleven fingers on a single hand. After every three guitar tunes, singer Patricia Leavitt rises and sings one of her own a capella works; meanwhile the other players remain in a semicircle, hands motionless, faces serene, as if in Zen posture.
Fripp's and Bruford's ways are thus divided between seriousness and perpetual playfulness. Will they ever get back together again? Maybe. It's no coincidence that each never replaced the other in his own band.
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I noticed something was wrong on Christmas Eve 2016. I felt strange, like I was about to faint.
I was in my car, driving home for the family dinner. I actually can't remember how I got home.
I did all the doctor checks, nothing was wrong. They said I was healthy. Meanwhile, I was waiting for my OB results.
That didn't go quite well. I was diagnosed with cervical cancer, LUCKILY not life threatening.
I went through the surgery, which was done very well, no other treatment needed.
So back then my physical condition was great, and after I got out of the hospital I knew it was time to pay attention to my psychological condition.
I was dealing with constant negative, fearful thoughts, derealisation, depersonalization, fear that I was going to die, to faint, to go crazy.
Constant symptoms, like 24/7. I couldn't go out of my house, I was bothered by people, noise.
I didn't go to work, I couldn't drive, and I just couldn't do a thing without thinking why is GAD happened to me. To me???
I have always been the most extrovert person among my friends, the one who was hanging out, and the one who always had the time to party.
And all of a sudden I became house-bond.
As I said I was diagnosed with GAD and was given Xanax, a lot of it. I wasn't functioning normally for 7 months.
I realized the pills didn't work well for me, so instead of a psychiatrist, I decided to visit psychologist.
This was the time I was searching for a natural cure. And thank God I came across Barry's program!
I started reading and started living again. I realized all the things I was doing wrong. Most importantly I was fighting my anxiety.
For a year I was constantly reading the Panic Away and the DARE program, every time I felt a symptom I would start to reread the book.
I was constantly bothering Suzane and Nikolaos for advice. I was going through the DARE steps every single day.
I was looking for answers, I was practicing, I was trying to accept and allow. At first, it didn't go well.
My mind and body were used to me rejecting my anxiety.
But I never thought of quitting. One thing I knew for sure. I was not the quitter.
Maybe I was the pain in the neck for the Dare mods, but I knew they were the only ones who understood my condition, and the ones who can give strong advice and explanation.
My journey was long, it is still happening, but now I know what Diffusing, Accepting, Running Towards and Engaging really mean.
I also know that DARE does work, it works for every one of us.
It may be hard, challenging and confusing at the beginning, but trust me, DARE did and still does help this cancer survivor.
Dare helped me deal with all my trauma after the surgery, DARE made me realize I was the cure to all my problems.
I realized I should always do the things I planned, no matter how I feel. I realized feeling can't do any harm to me.
I realized I am the boss, not my anxiety.
By diffusing I realized I was not in danger, by accepting and feeling the feelings I was actually getting rid of the nervous energy, by running towards I was showing my anxiety who is in charge, and by engaging, I was truly relaxing.
I just want to shout now: I finally got my life back, thanks to Barry's program.
Now I can stay on my own at home, taking care of my cat, I can drive, I can party, I can go to work, I am a teacher by the way, I have to be the best version of myself, for my students, I can go out alone, I can travel, I can do just everything.
I just realized that after I got back from my holiday this summer, I haven't thought of my anxiety not once… And the most amazing thing is, I feel normal again.
Let me brag now… I opened my own private school, I got engaged, and I feel like Wonder Woman for the past months.
I wouldn't have done this without Barry's DARE, without the constant help of Nikolaos and Suzane, and without my DARE family.
I still have a long way to go, but now I am stronger than ever, I realized what I really need, I don't pay attention to my symptoms anymore and I earned friends for life.
You can all do this, keep pushing, and keep practicing. You are the cure!!!
I Am a negative thinker, thimk I really need to belongto the dare famili.
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your story! It is so encouraging!
Wow!! God bless and congrats on all of your accomplishments!
I am 61yrs old and suffer from GAD, and depression….I have decided to work the panic away program.


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Reign to Ruin by Zoe Ellis (Myth of Omega Book # 4) will be released on July 19th, so mark your calendar – or pre-order it today!
Read the sneak-peak below, and just because you are so totally awesome, I have a giveaway at the end, so that you can enter for your chance to win Books 1 through 3 of the Omega series – just in case you have not read them yet!
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I watched in amazement as she twirled and she twirled and she twirled and she twirled, like there's no other need for this girl! For the entire wedding, the trip home, and most of the month afterwards, it seemed like all she could talk about was "twirling". Viola, the story that wrote itself!
I do have to give non sequitur credit to one more inspiration. Metallica, a long time source of motivation for me, is the final piece for My MS and E. Like this year, the inspiration for all my blogs in 2015 came on the music I chose for my ride. Unlike this year, my music selection was the music I use to exploit the raw energy and motivation feeling my emotions (http://neverstopneverquit.blogspot.com/2015/07/bikems-2015-hit-lights.html). When The Haggis Brothers broke out into a fine Irish version of "Whiskey in the Jar", I had my theme. Watching Eleanor twirl just forced the rhyme.
The fight is not over and it won't be over until a cure is found.


And so that the round would be complete: we can look forward tomorrow about the entire Inditex Group in Germany, because then we can access full assortments of all outstanding Familienmitgleider in addition to Zara: pull & bear, Oysho, Stradivarius, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Uterque come! The one or the other store will be at this point from beloved Spain holidays known us and will conjure up tomorrow to Germany a piece of holiday feeling us. Location: The World Wide Web. Opening hours: Around the clock. For the time being, the gates open so only online, the collections are accessible but also for everyone. You already know the shops of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Massimo Dutti and Zara home and more recently by Bershka and now you have the opportunity to acquaint you with the other, Spanish branches and there once to look to you online. An online shop is never wrong and leaves once more accurately meet the Inditex world – and not favor, we send ' s easy fix returned.
During pull & bear a more individual taste abziehlen want to and is according to own statements for loose and relaxed clothing that uses mainly influences from the street style in addition to international trends and unausfgeregt in relaxed and remains comfortable, is it for all homewear and linen lovers tomorrow Oysho type. Lingerie, lingerie, homewear, shoes, accessories and sportswear – Oysho keeps the well-being feeling clothing. Stradivarius is quite chic, but opts for a younger Zilgruppe and might like the Zara TRF, especially lovers. Uterqüe is considered high class accessories and fashion line of the Inditex family, swears on its own designs, instead of copy cat mentality and could pull us due to unusual pieces and design the most under the spell of.
Tomorrow at PULL & BEAR to look worth way, twice: 1,500 "lomography" cameras would be brought under the first buyer and could include thus soon you.
You know know, now lose not purchasing track.
We have not missed family in Germany so far while Inditex, remain but gspannt and venture into tomorrow definitely times a look – in the virtual store of Inditex – shopping Wonderland. The H & M group gets on every case neat competition and will have to follow very soon to make not be overrun by Zara and co.. Or what do you think?


Marsh-mallow is an attractive plant with small clusters of large, pale pink to almost white flowers about 4cm in diameter. The stems, which die back in the autumn, grow to about 1.2m and have a downy stem and greyish, triangular, leaves. Marsh-mallow flowers from mid-summer to early autumn and these are followed by the flat, round fruit.
Marsh-mallow is a native perennial most often found near the sea growing in the transition zone between saltmarsh and fresh water habitats and also on the banks of tidal ditches. It prefers relatively rich soils that maintain moisture and is intolerant of grazing and cutting.
The sap extracted from the leaves and roots of marsh-mallow have long been used as a treatment for the irritation of the mouth and throat as has its use to make sweats where it is mixed with nuts and honey. As far as I can find out the modern marshmallow has nothing to do with the wild flower Marsh-mallow. It may be that the texture of this confection is similar to an original medicine or sweet.
The seed requires a period of chilling to break dormancy so it best sown from late summer to late autumn.


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Years ago I was introduced to Band of Skulls by one of the music directors at iTunes and I've been a fan of them ever since. Back then they had just released their debut album and they've had a good run as a career band. They didn't take off quite like many of us thought they would, but far more importantly they've been able to do what they love and we've been lucky enough to hear them do it. Four albums in now, their most recent release is "By Default".
Four albums in, Band of Skulls doesn't do that much different than what they did when they started out. They make retro/blues rock with hooks and dual vocalists. It's what they're good at and it doesn't need to change. On "By Default" if they are doing anything different it's that they're turning things into slightly more cheerful approach. Songs like "Back of Beyond" insert some much needed energy into the set here and it keeps the album from turning into the harsh drone that we had with some of the previous three albums. The other difference here is that Russell Marsden is doing even more of the majority of the vocals here while Emma Richardson takes the backing vocal road a bit more here than she's done on previous albums. That seems to work here, and their harmonies when they both sing are still outstanding.
Band of Skulls fourth record, "By Default" is my second favorite album from the band behind only their debut album and my introduction to the band. The songs here are different enough to showcase some growth and the production is on point for the blues/rock outfit. This band has been consistent through their career and this is another notch in that belt. It's a damn good record that you should listen to as soon as possible.


New 8th gen coffee lake doesnt disappoint. 4 Cores/4 threads at 4ghz out of the box outperforms the previous staple for gaming, the i5-7600k. Allows for overclocking, but downside is you have to buy a new 300 series mobo.
For an i3 CPU, this puppy actually manages to be very good overall. As a quad-core CPU with good overclocking capabilities (I've got mine set to 4.5Ghz at 1.27v), it's easily a match for the previous generation i5 chips, and much cheaper overall. The 8th gen i5 and i7 chips will likely be better for gaming, especially in the future, but at 1080p 60hz this CPU does just fine for even most modern AAA games.
Excellent price to performance ratio. Easily matches and outperforms the last gen chips in the I3 and I5 series. Runs fairly cool and overclocks well so far.
This is a great processor but there are others that are much better like the i5 8400 or the Ryzen 5 1600. It only has 4 cores and threads compared to the i5 8400 with 6 cores and 6 threads. It does not include a cooler or thermal paste so the i5 8400 is a much better buy.
Simple installation to motherboard. Clamped in with zero problems. Performance better than a standard i7, so definitely worth cutting some dollars off the build cost going with this one.
Not the greatest value new currently, nor the highest thread/core count. Definitely an amazing deal for the price I got it for though.


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Home Blog LV Philharmonic Offers Free Tickets For 'Healing' Concert
LV Philharmonic Offers Free Tickets For 'Healing' Concert
In Christine on The Scene by Christine McKellar October 4, 2017
Las Vegas Philharmonic Alters October 14 Concert Program to Honor Grieving Community
Citing the Healing Power of Music, Free Tickets Offered to First Responders
LAS VEGAS (October 4, 2017) – The Las Vegas Philharmonic has altered the music selections for their October 14 performance at The Smith Center in light of the city's October 1 tragedy. The organization invites all first responders from the city's police, fire and EMS services and hospitals as well as the victims and their families, or anyone who seeks the refuge and solace of music, to attend the concert at no charge.
Our greatest musical citizen of the world, Leonard Bernstein, once said, 'This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.'
"Music heals, and in response to the tragic events of October 1, we are changing the program for our upcoming concert to honor and reflect upon what makes us stronger when we face the future together," shares Donato Cabrera, Music Director. "We will now perform a program of works by Barber, Beethoven & Mozart that pays tribute to our citizens and their resilience."
The evening's musical selections now include Barber's Adagio for Strings, Beethoven'sCoriolan Overture, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and will conclude with Beethoven'sSymphony No. 5. The Adagio for Strings has been performed on many public occasions around the world, especially during times of mourning. Beethoven's Fifth, and the four-note opening in particular, are known world-wide, appearing often in music, film and television. Since the Second World War, the piece has sometimes been referred to as the "Victory Symphony" and during WWII the BBC prefaced its broadcasts to Europe with those four notes.
These tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and supplies are limited. Tickets can be reserved at the Box Office, online or by calling 702-749-2000 and using the redemption code LVPHPM. Limit 4 tickets per person.


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City to consider request to fill space of former Heritage Pub.
STEVENS POINT - A local man has plans to fill an open storefront in downtown Stevens Point with a new tavern.
The city's plan commission will hold a public hearing on a request by Kou Xiong, of Stevens Point, for a conditional use permit to operate a tavern at the former location of Heritage Pub, 929 Main St. The hearing will be part of the commission's regular meeting, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday at the Lincoln Center, 1519 Water St.
According to a staff report from the city, the new establishment would be open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with a happy hour from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The tavern would have live bands, karaoke and DJ's, according to the report. City staff is recommending approval of the request.
Heritage Pub, which had been owned by Jerry Moore and Wendie Cliver, closed on July 22, 2015, three years to the month it opened. The space had previously housed the Hostel Shoppe and Portage County Democratic Party before being split for Heritage Pub and JadeCo Stamp & Hobby.


Went to see him at a St Pats question and answer session at the Hibs club,put my hand up and asked him what soap powder he would recommend.Got a laugh.
For most of the game we played with one striker though. Gauld did hee-haw. I'm wondering if we should have kept Hyndman after all and given him a second chance. The flashes we saw of him have impressed more than what I've seen of Gauld.
When I said team selection was negative I was meaning six defenders and goalie. Also the same players were selected as Lennon would.No imagination at all.We had nothing to lose but they did not want to change anything.Garbage.You can dress it up how you want.
Can't understand the desire to turn the guns on an academy coach who is doing something he has to but is not really wanting to.
The sights shouldn't be set on Eddie. There's a valid queue in front of him. And if he continues to produce proper first team candidates like Porteous and Mackie then he'll have improved the club fortunes.
I'd say very if not identical set up when we beat them at ER. Mallan sat instead of Milligan.Big difference Is we didnt press their defence.
Hence l said we didn't press. Hence I said gauld played. Hence structure to the team was same and real change was Milligan for Mallan.
I will take a mental note to check everything 100% . FFS didn't know it was an English exam.
FAO admin please disable by log in. Social media has finally got on my Bristol's cities .
It was a comment that, in my own wee heid, as far as I can remember, the biggest contribution to us beating Celtc last time was the specific contribution of Mallan and Horgan. Neither started on Wednesday.
An observation. Not a debate. Not a criticism.
Tam McCourt is a waste of a wage.
Every week he's seemingly fit enough to get a place on the bench and yet I've never seen him get a game.
Is he still there ?
Probably get a stand named after him.
The Tam McCourt Food Court is under the FF lower.


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Is Martin Shkreli's $2 million Wu-Tang Clan album a fake?
Notorious "Pharma Bro" and convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli may have himself been defrauded — when he shelled out $2 million for the only copy of Wu-Tang Clan's "secret" collector's album last year, Bloomberg reports.
The one-of-a-kind, 21-track double-CD — titled "Once Upon A Time in Shaolin" — was made by "a little-known producer with a peripheral link to the storied rap group," Bloomberg said after on-the-record interviews with a trio of artists and managers connected to the project.
The three say artists who rapped for the album — some as long as five years ago — never knew they were working for Wu-Tang at the time and never authorized it being used on the album.
They dismiss the producer who put it together, Tarik Azzougarh, aka "Cilvaringz," as a newcomer to Wu-Tang.
Artists were told that their recordings would be "for a Cilvaringz album," said one of the managers, James Ellis, who reps core Wu-Tanger Method Man.
"How it became a Wu-Tang album from there? We have no knowledge of that," Ellis said.
The three men are also disgruntled over never having heard the album in its entirety and not knowing to what extent their work is on it — and whether they should be compensated with a chunk of Shkreli's $2 million.
"It's not an authorized Wu-Tang Clan album," said Domingo Neris, who reps charter Wu-Tang rapper U-God.
"We're very detailed about the quality and how we put our best foot forward," Neris said.
"We would never have authorized anyone to put together a project and call it a Wu-Tang Clan record without us ever looking at it, hearing it, or being in the same room together," Neris said.
Bloomberg reached out to Shkreli for comment on whether he thought he'd been conned into buying a less-than-genuine Wu-Tang album.
He emailed in response, "hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
"Bloomberg is an overpriced, legacy software system that subsidizes a money-losing media company," added Shkreli, who since that response has been ordered held in federal lockup pending his January sentencing date.
It's unclear what impact his status as a guest of Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center will have on his own ongoing auction of the album on ebay. Posted for auction two weeks ago, bidding had topped out this week at $1,006,600.
Speculation over the legitimacy of the album has swirled among Wu-Tang fans since founding member RZA announced in 2014 that it would be filled with never-before-heard verses from original members — and that only a single copy would be auctioned at a starting price of $1 million.
Fans were angry that they couldn't hear the music themselves — and then became incensed when it was purchased by Shkreli, the former drug company exec who's widely derided for hiking the price of an AIDS drug by 5,000 percent.
But in an opinion piece published Friday on Forbes.com, staffer Zack O'Malley Greenburg points out that everyone — Shkreli included — knew all along that the album's producer, Cilvaringz, was not a founding Wu-Tang member.
The album is genuinely the work of Wu-Tang founding members, regardless of what they are saying now about the recording and producing process, he argues.
"As one of the few people who's heard several minutes of it, I can say with certainty that it sounds like a Wu-Tang album, bringing all the vivid urgency of 1990s New York into your eardrums," he writes.


Tiny homes for books are popping up in Fondren as part of a movement to promote literacy among children and adults. They are Little Free Libraries: small public boxes that contain free books of all varieties, but exclude magazines and newspapers.
Little Free Libraries Ltd. is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization that two men, Todd Bol and Rick Brooks, founded in 2009 in Wisconsin. Now these free libraries are spread across the country and to other nations as well.
A steward in the community runs each Little Free Library independently, to manage the upkeep of the library box. Jackson has two Little Free Libraries. Mary Amelia McRee manages one outside her shop, Fondren Muse, and Susan Schmeig is a steward for a Little Free Library in the Fondren neighborhood, which she runs with her other half, Tommy Weatherford.
Each steward can design the library as he or she prefers. Schmeig's box is a more ornate box rendered in mostly primary colors, while McRee's box reflects the minimalist style of her store, with a long, thin design and a color scheme of bright white and seafoam green.
Schmeig started the first mini library in the area, at 608 Chickasaw Ave. She first heard about Little Free Libraries through her sister, who runs one in Arkansas. "I hadn't heard about them before," she says. "My little sister lives in Arkansas and has one there, and she made me one and registered it here in Jackson. So ours is the first one registered in Jackson. There's others in Mississippi as well."
Although the movement is worldwide, the individual libraries operate on a community level.
"The idea is that the books are free. It's always free. It's always a gift," Schmeig says. "You can come a take a book or leave a book, and it's kind of just a free exchange of books within a small space. They're in little communities, so you get to know your neighbors and get the community involved."
The process of giving and takings books is simple. "It's kind of a lending library sort of thing. You just come by," Schmeig says.
"We have it set up just a few steps off the street. So people can just step up and open the door and poke through what's in there. It holds about 25 books and you just pick up some that look interesting to you."
Schmeig says so far, children seem to love the library the most. "What I'm seeing in our traffic is kids," she says. "They get excited to come look at the books, and they like the design of it.
"Kids reading is important to me. They just don't do that anymore. When they do, it's on an electronic thingy. There's just something wonderful to me about holding every old book and flipping the pages."
Visit littlefreelibrary.org for more information or to learn how to open a Little Free Library of your own.


The energy and movements of Eric Ortega have been an inspiration to me since I began painting him four or five years ago. He inspired my spontaneous Zakar Art work and now the first oil painting of him. The exhibit Reflections of a Dancer opens next weekend at Wings Conservatory in Chester, New Jersey. Along with a selection of my watercolor paintings and Zakar paintings, a series of color studies created from the photographs of Elayne Wishart will be presented. This study of Eric is one of the paintings that will be on display. The exhibit is a fund raising event for the Butterfly Project. For more information on the Butterfly Project, click here.


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By Sato June 30, 2015
Gust previously shared some story details and a teaser trailer for Atelier Sophie, and the latest video shows an extended look at the trailer, where we get to see Sophie walk around in different parts of the game.
While the footage is light, we can see Sophie walking around in different settings, with a town, a field in the afternoon and night, and running through the rain. We then get another look at Sophie and her partner Prachta.
Atelier Sophie: Alchemist of the Mysterious Book will release in Japan on September 25, 2015 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita. You can also check out our earlier report for more details on the story and how Sophie meets Prachta.
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Question Time at The Butterworth Gallery, each Friday Afternoon before Christmas.
I will be spending my Friday afternoons at the family gallery in Ballogie from 2- 4pm each Friday before Christmas as a "Meet the artist" session. Afternoon tea is served in the friendly informal settings by my daughter Sarah.
Each week, I will bring along something I'm working on. I will be chatting to visitors about my life as an artist, available to help with any technical art questions or just for a catchup & general blether, as some will know this may include cars!
Here I am with a charcoal sketch of Bennachie.
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Share this Story: Raymond J. de Souza: Historically inaccurate to suggest Catholic Church hasn't apologized for residential schools
Raymond J. de Souza: Historically inaccurate to suggest Catholic Church hasn't apologized for residential schools
All of the dioceses that had residential schools and the religious orders involved apologized decades ago, and those expressions have been renewed in recent days
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Phil Fontaine, then-leader of the Assembly of the First Nations, attends Pope Benedict's weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, in 2009. Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters
There has been much commentary about a Catholic apology for residential schools, even in these pages, that I prefer to think is ill-informed rather than ill-motivated.
While I speak for no one but myself, and certainly not for the Catholic bishops, much less the Holy See, it is understandable that many have asked me about how and where the Catholic Church should apologize for its role in the grave offences against human dignity that occurred in residential schools.
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All three parts of that are important: "Catholic Church," "how" and "where."
Notice that "if" and "when" are not part of the question. The Catholic Church, like other Christian communities, has been engaged in reconciliation and healing for 30 years. It made sincere apologies not long after the issue came to wider public attention.
"We are sorry and deeply regret the pain, suffering and alienation that so many experienced. We have heard their cries of distress, feel their anguish and want to be part of the healing process," read a statement issued by Canadian bishops and leaders of religious orders that participated in the schools.
That was in 1991, and was quoted in the submission the Canadian bishops made in 1995 to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, more than a decade before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established.
The various religious orders that ran the schools also issued apologies. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which ran the Kamloops Indian Residential School, included this in their detailed four-page apology, which was issued in 1991:
"We apologize for the part we played in the cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious imperialism that was part of the mentality with which the peoples of Europe first met the Aboriginal peoples and which consistently has lurked behind the way the Native peoples of Canada have been treated by civil governments and by the churches."
Why are these forthright statements, issued three decades in the past, set aside by those who claim that somehow the Catholic Church refuses to apologize or seek forgiveness?
Partly it's because of confusion about structure. There is no "Canadian Catholic Church," of which there is a single national leader. There is no equivalent to, for example, the moderator of the United Church of Canada. There are some 70 dioceses, or territories, each led by its own bishop.
Then there are religious orders, like the Oblates and the Jesuits — who also issued an apology to Indigenous peoples in 1991 — which are not territorial. All of the dioceses that had residential schools and the religious orders involved apologized decades ago, and those expressions have been renewed in recent days.
In the years since the TRC report was issued, there have been literally hundreds of reconciliation meetings held by Christian institutions, Catholic and otherwise.
Those who allege that the "Canadian Catholic Church" has never apologized are simply mistaken about how the Catholic Church is structured. All the relevant structures — individual dioceses, religious orders and the associations of bishops — have done so. Indeed, many did so in their submissions to the TRC.
"I wish to apologize sincerely and profoundly to the survivors and their families, as well as to all those subsequently affected, for the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of those Catholics who perpetrated mistreatment of any kind in these residential schools," said Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver to the TRC in 2013. (The Kamloops residential school was within the archdiocese of Vancouver's boundaries when it was established.)
What then about the pope? In 2009, after years of sincere dialogue between Catholic bishops in Canada and Indigenous representatives, Pope Benedict XVI received a delegation at the Vatican. It was led by Phil Fontaine, then-national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. It was a historic moment of contrition, sorrow, reconciliation and healing. Fontaine's address on that occasion is one of the most poignant and illuminating on the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
At the time, it was considered the "final piece" of a nearly 20-year process of reconciliation that "closed the book," in the words of Fontaine. So all the parties were confident that a good measure of healing had taken place: apologies were offered, and apologies were accepted.
The TRC, which began its work in earnest after the Benedict-Fontaine meeting, did not accept that process or its outcome. It did not reject what had been done, or question if it had been done, but judged that how and where it had been done was inadequate.
The TRC said that Pope Francis should appear in Canada within one year to offer another apology. For his part, Fontaine in 2018, without "diminishing" anything in the 2009 process, aligned himself with the TRC's recommendation.
The TRC's position is that a papal apology in Rome is not sufficient; it has to be made in Canada. Yet papal visits are not common events. The first to Canada was in 1984, though Pope John Paul II returned for an overnight visit in 1987 to meet with Indigenous peoples in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., as fog had prevented him from landing there a few years earlier. John Paul returned in 2002, but that was for World Youth Day, not so much to visit the country itself. Benedict XVI did not visit Canada.
There is no doubt that if Pope Francis were to visit Canada, he would meet with Indigenous leaders and renew, in his own name, the apologies made over the last three decades. But he is not visiting Canada — just as he has not visited Germany or France or even his own country of Argentina.
I have no doubt that if the TRC removed its demand that Pope Francis appear in Canada, another papal apology would be forthcoming. Why would he not repeat what Pope Benedict XVI said, the Oblates said, the Jesuits said, Archbishop Miller said and the Canadian bishops have said?
Pope Francis is hardly reluctant on this subject. He has spoken on other occasions and in other places about the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples by Catholics.
What then do I think about papal expressions of contrition and requests for forgiveness? I am in favour of them, as was Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and now Pope Francis.
In the global celebrations for the year 2000, John Paul insisted that requests for pardon be given a prominent place on the agenda. I was in St. Peter's when he led the entire Catholic Church in what he would call a "healing of memories," leading repentance for times when Catholics "have often denied the Gospel; yielding to a mentality of power, they have violated the rights of ethnic groups and peoples, and shown contempt for their cultures and religious traditions."
I count that experience as a great moment of grace. And it has been so whenever it has been repeated.
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Instructors play a major part in the lives of students. From the time a child starts school in Kindergarten teachers take an active role to help inspire students to learn.
However, instructors often learns just as much from their students as the students do from them. In addition to this some instructors go further and take classes during their free time to increase their understanding and knowledge of other fields.
Two such instructors at Kirkwood Community College are Bobby Wade and Judith Wightman.
Bobby Wade became an instructor after being asked by Jeff Michael, the previous dean of Industrial Technologies, to interview.
Prior to accepting the job Wade already had extensive knowledge and experience in an industrial environment as well as 12 years in the military doing mechanical based work.
Currently Wade is taking Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) alongside the very same students he teaches.
Since becoming an instructor, she has taken many classes, most of which are in the healthcare field.
But, she said she has also taken classes such as Fundamentals of Oral Communication, Statistics and Introduction to Computers.
Kirkwood Instructor Bobby Wade is taking a PLC class so that he may later teach the class.


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IMPD arrests two men for murder following recent homicides
Posted 4:40 pm, December 1, 2017, by CBS4 Web, Updated at 07:41PM, December 1, 2017
Nickolas Shannon and James Johnson III
UPDATE (June 28, 2019)– Nikolas Shannon was found guilty and sentenced to 50 years.
UPDATE (April 10, 2019)– James Johnson III was sentenced to 30 years with 497 days of jail credit.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – IMPD have arrested two men for murder after they believe they were involved in two recent homicides.
Nikolas Shannon and James Johnson III face murder charges after a Nov. 21 homicide on the far east side and a Oct. 11 homicide on the northeast side.
Detectives believe Shannon was involved in the murder and robbery of Jared Dowell in the 2100 block of Shoreland Drive on Nov. 21. Shannon was reportedly arrested on Wednesday.
Johnson III was arrested Thursday for his alleged involvement in the murder of James Echols. He was killed in the 5300 block of E. 40th St. on Oct. 11.
IMPD says they greatly appreciate the cooperation and tips provided by the community in conjunction with both criminal investigations.
1 man killed, another seriously injured in shooting on Indy's near northwest side
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Giants announce details of outfield dimensions, bullpen relocations
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John Shea Dec. 12, 2019 Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 9:56 p.m.
Giants announce details of outfield dimensions, bullpen...
1of14Outfielders will still dive for balls hit to Triples Alley. The fundamental shape of the field won't change.Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle
2of14The Giants on Thursday unveiled designs for the new bullpens at Oracle Park that will be located behind the centerfield wall in 2020.Photo: San Francisco Giants
3of14Fan cheer on San Francisco Giants outfielder Gorkys Hernandez (66) as he scores a run during the game against the Cleveland Indians at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, July, 19, 2017. The Giants went on to win 5 to 4 in the 9th inning.Photo: Nicole Boliaux / The Chronicle
4of14San Francisco Giants' Ty Blach delivers in 1st inning against Cleveland Indians during MLB game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
6of14An Oakland Athletics' player throws a ball into the right field bleachers before A's play San Francisco Giants during Bay Bridge Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 31, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
8of14A construction crew dismantles a section of bleachers behind center field to possibly make room for the new bullpen at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
9of14Oakland Athletics' Rajai Davis catches a long fly off the bat of San Francisco Giants' Denard Span in 1st inning during Bay Bridge Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, March 30, 2017.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
10of14San Francisco Giants' Denard Span slaps a fan's hand after making 9th inning catch during 7-1 win over Los Angeles Dodgers during MLB game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, October 2, 2016.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
11of14Giant's managing coach Bruce Bochy final game at Oracle Park on September 29, 2019 in San Francisco, Calif.Photo: Kate Munsch / Special to the Chronicle
12of14San Francisco Giants center fielder Kevin Pillar (1) makes the catch on St. Louis Cardinals catcher Matt Wieters (32) hit to center field and almost collides with Giants left fielder Alex Dickerson (8) in the 8th inning of an MLB game at Oracle Park on Saturday, July 6, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif.Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
13of14San Francisco Giants' Derek Holland warms up during 5-3 loss to Milwaukee Brewers in MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, June 16, 2019.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
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Brandon Belt might find it slightly easier to hit a home run over the wall in Triples Alley. Buster Posey might find the wall in center and left-center slightly more inviting.
And if the Giants add a power hitter to the 2020 roster, home runs could be a lot more common at Oracle Park, the toughest big-league park in which to clear the fences last season.
The Giants on Thursday announced their new outfield dimensions and where the bullpens will be relocated, and they framed it not only as a player-safety issue but an enhanced fan engagement.
If it generates more runs for the home team, in the Giants' minds, it's a win-win-win.
"The two things I'm confident will happen are a), there will likely be an increase in offense as a byproduct of the changes, the extent of which is to be determined," Giants executive vice president Alfonso Felder said, "and b), fan engagement overall will actually be better because these spaces will be available to fans."
The bullpens, on the field for the first 20 years of the ballpark's history, will next season be side by side beyond the outfield wall, just in front of the bleachers. Approximately 650 bleacher seats and about 12 rows in some areas were removed to accommodate the changes.
The good news for fans is that they'll be able to get direct views of the bullpen action if they choose. Fans can visit the standing-room terraces adjacent to the bullpens, and nearby seating also provides close looks.
As usual, two mounds will be in each bullpen, and pitchers will be seen throwing left to right when viewed from the dugouts. The bullpens will be located on either side of the garden and slightly above the playing field. The terraces will be situated about 3 feet above the bullpens.
Pregame autographs? All details haven't been finalized, but Felder suggested that could be part of the enhanced engagement. With the old bullpens, only fans seated nearby could see relievers up close. In 2020, any fan can visit the terraces.
"It's not something we would prevent from happening outside from the game time," Felder said. "It'll be interesting to see how it evolves."
The distance between the plate and wall in right-center, the deepest part of the park, will be shortened from 421 feet to 415 feet, which still is a poke.
A more significant difference will be in dead center, which was 399 feet from the plate and now will be 391 feet. The intersection between the left- and center-field walls will be 399 feet instead of 404 feet.
Plus, the center-field wall drops from 8 feet high to 7, which was necessary to maintain sight lines for those sitting beyond the bullpens and will make it easier for center fielders to steal home runs.
Multiple bullpen alignments were considered, including moving one into right-center, but placing both bullpens behind the center-field wall, the Giants' research showed, would help generate more offense than eliminating a portion of Triples Alley. As a result, the fundamental shape of the field will be preserved.
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The 161 home runs hit at Oracle Park last season were the fewest of any stadium. Just 63 were hit by the Giants.
"That's obviously one of the big mysteries, exactly what we'll see in a change of offense. We expect some modest impact," Felder said.
On-field bullpens made players susceptible to injuries. Corner outfielders and corner infielders often would lose balance running atop the bullpen mounds in pursuit of foul balls. The issue moved to the forefront when Giants left fielder Mac Williamson sustained a concussion in April 2018 after tripping on a mound and slamming his head against the wall adjacent to the first row.
Now the bullpens will be safely tucked away, giving defenders flat surfaces throughout the field and relievers their own enclosed area, somewhat similar to Seattle's T-Mobile Park.
Awnings will hang over the bullpen benches, and each bullpen will include a bathroom and heated sitting space. Relievers can watch the game through a padded chain-link opening.
Bullpen carts to transport pitchers to the infield? Felder said they're not in the plan for now.
Construction is due for completion in March before the A's and Giants meet in the Bay Bridge Series.
The Giants' bullpen announcement came a day after they said they'll be among seven teams to extend protective netting from foul pole to foul pole. Last season, the netting stretched to the bullpen areas.
"We made the determination that enhancing fans' safety is the most important priority for us," Felder said. "We also believe the net has gotten to be much more transparent and not as significant of an intrusion on the viewing experience."
Fans still could acquire autographs, Felder said, because of access around the dugouts and perhaps down the lines.
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Why is Generative AI Considered an Economic Gamechanger?
Adrian Pennington
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Venture capitalist firm a16z argues that image-making AI tools are so good now that the economic argument to using it for a host of creative tasks is so compelling it will change the face of the industry.
Contrary to the common view that creativity will be the last bastion of human ingenuity in the face of automation, it appears to be far easier to automate rather difficult creative tasks than to automate relatively simple programming tasks.
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The ability to generate music, images, and even video by algorithm may be ethically or even aesthetically controversial, but financially speaking there's no argument.
In a pure business context, generative AI changes the economic calculus — massively.
That's according to venture capital firm a16z, a group of investors who normally place their bets on emerging Web3 tech like blockchain, DAOs, crypto and NFTs. Now they report that generative AI is seeing the fastest uptake by developers they've ever seen.
In particular, they highlight the popularity of AI tool Stable Diffusion, noting the almost daily launch and funding announcements of start-ups using the technology. Online social networks are being flooded with content created by generative models.
The argument couldn't be clearer for any company working in the creative arts.
"Any custom artwork or graphic design project will likely take days or weeks, and will cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Using generative AI is easily four orders of magnitude cheaper and an order of magnitude faster."
a16z compares the use of generative AI for image creation with programming code. While code generation can benefit from an AI boost, even a very basic functional program still requires reviewing, editing and testing by humans.
It puts this down to the fact that programming code requires absolute accuracy — unlike producing a piece of content where the outcome often depends on serendipity and the blending of ideas that may not be planned.
In a single decade, generative AI tools have evolved from expert-only AI models to publicly usable models that can write effective code and create remarkably accurate images using natural language prompts. Cr: a16z
Stable Diffusion accumulated 33,600 stars on GitHub in its first 90 days, a benchmark other projects achieve in years or even decades. Cr: a16z
Generative AI for art is not yet perfect. It will require some degree of user supervision. But the writers say it's hard to overstate the difference in economics versus coding that's created by an image model's ability to mimic an artist's output.
"For a basic image, entering a prompt and picking an image from a dozen suggestions can be done in under a minute."
All of which seems to undo the blood, sweat, tears and years of artwork by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel, or Van Gogh's incredible final pictures of wheat fields in Arles.
Their argument is not that computers are necessarily better than humans but, as with so many other automated tasks, "they just kill us on scale."
a16z doubles down, saying that the impact of generative models on creative work output, such as image generation, is extreme.
"It has resulted in many orders of magnitude improvements in efficiency and cost, and it's hard not to see it ushering in an industry-wide phase shift.
"The massive improvement in economics, the flexibility in being able to craft new styles and concepts, and the ability to generate complete or nearly complete work output suggests to us that we're poised to see a marked change across all industries where creative assets are a major part of the business."
Examples include the ability for generative AI to help with level design for video games. In marketing, "it looks poised to replace stock art, product photography, and illustration."
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There are already applications for AI tools in web design, interior design, and landscape design.
When it comes to Hollywood and the major record labels, a16z makes the point that a large amount of output is formulaic, taking an idea that sold well and re-spinning it across franchises. Its argument for the use of AI is only as cynical as the industry has always been:
"It also may be the case that combining and recombining all prior art may be sufficient for the practical range of creative outputs. The music and film industries, for example, have historically produced countless knock-offs of popular albums and movies. It's entirely conceivable that generative models could help automate those functions over time."
The VC company goes further, suggesting that the melting pot of data that an AI is fed on could come up with something unique and fresh.
"It's not difficult to envision an AI model producing genuinely interesting fusions of musical styles or even 'writing' feature-length movies that are intriguing in how they tie together concepts and styles."
It ends: "We believe generative AI is strictly a positive tool for extending the reach of software — games will be more beautiful, marketing more compelling, written content more engaging, movies more inspiring."
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Counter-terrorism expert Sheikh Daveed Rafik has spent his career dealing with delicate and dangerous situations, but none of them compares to Melody Hascall- Ebons. He's supposed to be helping his friend Murphy find his missing sister, not consoling the spoiled rich girl who dumped their buddy Heath. But the more he learns about Melody, the more he likes. With her unexpected intelligence and distinctive beauty, Melody calls to him in powerful ways. But when the woman he is arranged to marry shows up, Daveed's highly organized life suddenly gets very complicated.
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