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BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL at Des Moines Playhouse: A Tale of Two Christmas Stories Part 2
by DC Felton
BroadwayWorld.com Dec. 10, 2019
Brett Spahr as The Old Man
Ryan Henzi as Ralphie
Jackie Schmillen as Mother
Shea Beilgard as Randy
Photo by Steve Gibbons
What do you get when you cross a classic holiday movie with the Oscar, Tony, and Grammy award-winning team of Pasek and Paul? You get "A Christmas Story: The Musical" playing as this year's holiday classic at Des Moines Playhouse. While this may be the second version of "A Christmas Story" opening this weekend, this review will not be a comparison of the two.
This version of the show is narrated by Jean Shepherd, who wrote the original story the movie was based on. The way he describes the story is telling a story from his childhood but in a way that it could be anyone. I liked this twist on the narrative because I felt it took the story to a new level. By having him narrate an everyman story, It allowed the fantasy sequences and songs to feel more natural with the story, such as giant leg lamps dancing and a roaring 20's tap number.
The technical elements make this show come to life. Nicolas Amundon's set designs are beautifully detailed yet mobile. Seeing how easily they were able to transition from scene to scene was thrilling. Angela Lampe does a great job of setting the period of the show with her costumes but excelled in setting the fantastical elements of the show. Some of my favorite costumes are the people dressed as leg lamps during a major award and the flapper outfits during the Miss Shields fantasy in Act 2.
Part of the fun of watching this show is the talented team behind the scenes that put this show together. Maxwell Schaeffer is known for being a storyteller, and this is present throughout the show in how he incorporates the narrator into each scene. Brenton Brown once again shows his talents as the music director. He does a fantastic job weaving a tapestry of sound. From the quaint mixing of the four family members singing, to the full sound of the ensemble, each adds to Schaeffer's storytelling. The final piece of the directing team is Megan Helmer's choreography. She has become well known for her exciting choreography, and this show is no different. The production numbers are fun to watch, and each had its own flair.
While the show has a fantastic directing team, and beautiful visuals, it wouldn't be successful without a tremendous cast to support it. The ensemble for "A Christmas Story" does a tremendous job from vocals, to bringing each of the characters to life. The joy the ensemble brings is what makes this show the perfect fit for the holiday season. With a cast of 28, it isn't possible to write about every performer. So I have picked out a few of the roles that toped this fantastic show off for me.
The first is Stephanie Schneider In the role of Miss Shields. Her high energy portrayal is the perfect fit for this character. Whenever she came onstage either for a fantasy sequence or an actual scene in the show, I knew we were in for a treat. Her energy made the show-stopping "You'll Shoot You're Eye Out" one of my favorite numbers of the night.
Another set of performances that stood out to me were Ralphie's parents played by Brett Spahr and Jackie Schmillen. They play off of each other so well, which allows for some great comedy. One of my favorite moments of theirs was during the "Genius of Cleveland Street" as he is filling out the crossword puzzle, and she pulls different things out from around the house to give him clues to the answers. The timing was perfect and brought some huge laughs.
Adam Beilgard does a fantastic job as the narrator, Jean Shepherd. He takes the idea of telling an everyman's "A Christmas Story" to heart, while also sharing his version of the story. This nuance gave the show the heart it needed. The thoughtful moments he gave leave you thinking that Ralphie's story could be his.
Ryan Henzi delivers infectious energy with his portrayal of Ralphie. His performance pulls you into this story and keeps you engaged throughout the show. He takes the audience through the excitement of deciding on the best Christmas present, to the disappointment of his messing up his chances, to the joy of receiving that gift.
If you are looking for a show that will warm your heart this holiday season, head on to Des Moines Playhouse for "A Christmas Story: The Musical." The show continues through December 23. To find out more about the show, or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.dmplayhouse.com/events/a-christmas-story-the-musical
Review written by DC Felton
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At the risk of repeating myself, I love this time of year. So many of my stories have been born at this time of year. One in particular I remember writing when spring sprang. Beauty in Art. It's a lighthearted piece inspired by my mother-in-law's garden in springtime. I'm much too lazy to plant and tend a garden of my own, but I do enjoy a lovely, colorful mix of flowers and plants in spring.
Fortunately for me, other people around me aren't as lazy and I can flower gaze to my heart's content in the yards of my neighbors and friends as I drive by or visit. Today while admiring a friend's daffodils, I started thinking about what inspires me. Of course, the words have to be there and I have to have the drive to put them on paper (or computer screen), but it helps to have a spark to get me going, and if I know where to find that spark, all the better for me. I thought I'd put down a few for posterity since I'm still playing the waiting game with my novel.
1. Daffodils. Preferably a field of them. I love the yellow and green. I particularly remember one daffodil that sprang up, seemingly spontaneously, in the middle of the yard when I was a kid. I've admired them ever since.
2. Dogwoods. White ones, especially. They look like clouds when they are in bloom.
3. The beach. Sun sparkling on waves, warm breezes after a cold winter, little long-legged birds pecking for clams in the sand.
4. Birdsong. Just not at five o'clock in the morning, please.
5. Frogs. I love the little ones that cling to the window with sucker feet. I also love the bullfrogs that will sing deep-throated melodies in a few weeks as they search for mates.
6. Green! Luscious green after all the brown and tan for the last six months. So much softer on the eyes.
7. Robins. They really are harbingers of spring. After being absent since December, I saw my first one again in February, but they didn't return in flocks until March.
8. Rain. Spring rain is so much more inspirational than the hard, cold rain of winter.
9. Spanish moss in an old tree. In fact, Spanish moss in any tree, and really, I shouldn't limit this one to spring. It's there, year-round, surviving, living, thriving where you wouldn't think anything would.
10. Children's laughter. My own especially. Pure joy at being out in the warm weather after being stuck inside for so many months.


Building JASP has been a really interesting experience for all of us at Jemurai. This post captures some of what I think we're seeing and learning right now.
Today we're publicly releasing version 1.0.3 of JASP, our cloud security automation tool: https://jasp.jemurai.com.
As I've mentioned here in the past, we started working on a product in 2018 and we are getting really close to launching it more openly where people other than our initial (friendly) alpha customers can use it. The reaction has been awesome and we're encouraged.


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Condition for emergence of complex eigenvalues in the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations
Y. Nakamura*, M. Mine, M. Okumura, Y. Yamanaka
Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
The condition for the appearance of dynamical instability of the Bose-condensed system, characterized by the emergence of complex eigenvalues in the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, is studied analytically. It is concluded that the degeneracy between a positive-norm eigenmode and a negative-norm one is essential for the emergence of complex modes. Based on the conclusion, we justify the two-mode approximation applied in our previous work, in which we analytically studied the condition for the existence of complex modes when the condensate has a highly quantized vortex.
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.043601
10.1103/PhysRevA.77.043601
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Nakamura, Y., Mine, M., Okumura, M., & Yamanaka, Y. (2008). Condition for emergence of complex eigenvalues in the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 77(4), [043601]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.043601
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In: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 77, No. 4, 043601, 01.04.2008.
Nakamura, Y, Mine, M, Okumura, M & Yamanaka, Y 2008, 'Condition for emergence of complex eigenvalues in the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations', Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 77, no. 4, 043601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.043601
Nakamura Y, Mine M, Okumura M, Yamanaka Y. Condition for emergence of complex eigenvalues in the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. 2008 Apr 1;77(4). 043601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.043601
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2015 has been an outstanding year for the European Bike2Work project. Across all Europe, a total of 290.876 people participated in the campaigns, but what is really surprising is the number of new cyclists who got involved: 65.491, 76% more than expected. With over 50 million km cycled – approximately 1250 times the equator – the Bike2Work project contributed, only last year, to save a total of 20,916 tons of CO2 emissions.
This is a huge achievement, above all considered that the project usually runs for only one month. The potential of cycling when it comes to saving money from the public health sector or saving GHG emissions is huge: if a real behaviour change was achieved, the impact of such a habit on society as a whole would be incredible, on the long term.
Geographical differences as well as cultural perception of cycling painted a diverse picture of Europe. From the experienced Danish campaigners to the passionate Croatian newcomers, the project brought forward a variety of activities tailored to different cycling levels. Through the Bike2Work project, we are pushing employers to promote cycling among their employees, creating a behaviour change and getting more people to bike to work every day.
Austria: Organised by Radlobby Österreich, the Austrian Bike2Work project registered a total of more than 32,000 participants, 273% more than expected.
Bulgaria: the Bulgarian Cycling Association is in charge of the national Bike2Work campaign. Last year, almost 50% of the participants were new cyclists, which stands for the great reach they managed to have with their campaign.
Croatia: thanks to the great work of the Sindikat Biciklista, the actual participants registered to the campaign were more than double the expected ones: over 4,000 employees took part in the initiative, which is a huge achievement for a country where cycling reaches 6% of modal share.
Denmark: the Cyklistforbundet has been organising the Bike2Work campaign since 1997. Nevertheless, they have still managed to reach 3,200 new cyclists, an impressive result, considering how strong the Danish cycling culture is aready.
France: the French partner for the Bike2Work project is Nantes Métropole. Looking for a real behaviour change, the campaign focussed and registered only new cyclists.
Germany: with its 150,000 participants, ADFC ran a record breaking campaign. Not only the expectations were of less than 20,000, almost a third of the total participants were new cyclists.
Italy: FIAB is the responsible organisation for the Italian Bike2Work campaign - and it did a great job. In Italy cycling has a 5% modal share, but the project managed to involve more people and over 1,400 new cyclists: that makes double than initially planned.
Malta: Paragon Europe, our Maltese partner, had to deal with an extremely cycling-reticent culture. However, the few participants were extremely involved: the great majority cycled to work more than 4 days per week and in just two weeks they cycled a cumulative distance of 4520.62 km.
Romania: ran by the Green Revolution Association, the Romanian Bike2Work campaign has been an absolute leader. Reaching twice the number of participants planned, of which almost the totality were new cyclists (624% above target), it boosted cycling as a habit on a national level.
Slovenia: organised by the Urban Planning Institute of Slovenia, the 'Bring happiness to work' campaign managed to have 80% of all participants being new cyclists, 126% more than expected.
The Netherlands: the Dutch Bike2Work campaign was designed by Fietsersbond to focus on long distances and e-bike usage. Running for only 5 days it reached a total of 5903 km cycled on the way to work and back.
United Kingdom: organised by four different cycling association, the British campaign involved a grand total of 27,000 participants, more than 10% of which were not used to cycle at all before.


It's another slow week, with just one deal to share. There will probably be no deal round-up at all next week, as I'm on the road again.
Centra is a new brand under Thailand's Centara Hotels group. The brand's aim is to offer quality affordable hotels that provide what most guests need without over-delivering. The Centra Taum Seiminyak is their brand new Bali property a short distance from the beach in Seminyak (a free shuttle service is offered). A variety of room types are available, from studios to three bedroom family suites. There's a main swimming pool, kids pool, fitness center, restaurant and lounge.
The deal: Special introductory rates start at just US$ 56++ a night. Breakfast and free wi-fi usage is included in the rate, which is good until 31 October 2012.


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Die 64. Tour de France fand vom 30. Juni bis 24. Juli 1977 statt und führte über 22 Etappen mit 4096 km. Nach 1975 gewann Bernard Thévenet seine zweite Tour. Es nahmen 100 Rennfahrer an der Rundfahrt teil, von denen 53 klassifiziert wurden.

Rennverlauf
Der Deutsche Dietrich Thurau gewann bei seiner ersten Tour-de-France-Teilnahme den Prolog und konnte das Gelbe Trikot bis zur 15. Etappe behaupten. Insgesamt konnte der 22-jährige vier Etappen für sich entscheiden und belegte am Ende den fünften Platz der Gesamtwertung. Im Zeitfahren in Bordeaux nahm er Eddy Merckx in dessen Spezialdisziplin 50 Sekunden ab, auf Bernard Thévenet holte er über eine Minute heraus.
Auch Klaus-Peter Thaler gewann bei seiner ersten Tourteilnahme eine Etappe.

In den Alpen war Thurau nicht mehr so stark wie zu Beginn, und beim Bergzeitfahren musste er sein Gelbes Trikot an Thévenet abgeben, der es bis nach Paris verteidigte. Das Zeitfahren hatte Vorjahressieger Lucien Van Impe gewonnen, der 1977 zum vierten Mal die Bergwertung gewann und in der Gesamtwertung den dritten Platz belegte. Der Niederländer Joop Zoetemelk musste nach einer 10-Minuten-Strafe im Zeitfahren aufgrund einer positiven Dopingprobe die Hoffnungen auf eine Podiumsplatzierung aufgeben.

Auf der 17. Etappe nach L'Alpe d'Huez stürzte Van Impe bei einer Attacke nach einer Kollision mit einem Begleitfahrzeug. Wegen anschließender technischer Probleme konnte er dem Niederländer Hennie Kuiper und Thévenet nicht folgen. Kuiper gewann die Etappe und wurde am Ende Gesamtzweiter mit weniger als einer Minute Rückstand auf Thévenet. Auf dieser Etappe wurden dreißig Fahrer wegen Überschreitung der Karenzzeit aus dem Rennen genommen.

Merckx wurde bei seiner letzten Tour durch eine Krankheit geschwächt knapp hinter Thurau Sechster. Das Grüne Trikot gewann Jacques Esclassan, der auch eine Etappe für sich entscheiden konnte.
Auf der Etappe nach Thonon-les-Bains kam Bernard Quilfen nach einer 222 km langen Soloflucht mit drei Minuten Vorsprung ins Ziel.

Die Etappen

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We're Another Step Closer to Saving 'Dallas'!
October 13, 2014 by Chris Baker 97 Comments
The #SaveDallas campaign is working!
Since the fan-drive effort began, we've had two goals: 1) to persuade Warner Bros., the studio that produces "Dallas," to find a new home for the show, and 2) to demonstrate our passion and loyalty so another network will want to pick up the show.
Well, we can now scratch one item off the list.
In an upbeat interview with Yahoo! yesterday, executive producer Cynthia Cidre confirmed Warner Bros. is indeed shopping "Dallas" to other networks. According to Cidre, the studio is focused on pitching the drama — which TNT canceled earlier this month — to other cable channels, including CMT, WGN America and Reelz.
Streaming services such as Netflix aren't an option because of complications with "Dallas's" foreign distribution deals, Cidre said. It isn't clear if Warner Bros. is pitching the show to broadcast networks too, although many fans remain hopeful "Dallas" will go to CBS, home of the original series.
Fans will follow "Dallas" wherever it goes, of course. That's why I believe we should channel our energies into the second item on our to-do list: demonstrating our dedication to "Dallas" so no matter which network considers picking up the show, the programming executives will know they're going to inherit many loyal viewers who are eager to see the Ewing saga continue.
Here's what I recommend:
• Boost the petition. The "Help Save Dallas TNT" petition remains the single most powerful expression of enthusiasm for the "Dallas" brand. The petition has more than 72,000 signatures — which is impressive — but if we could push this number to 100,000 signatures, our efforts would surely attract more attention from the press and television executives. Let's make this our goal. Please, if you know any fan who hasn't signed the petition yet, encourage them to do so now.
• Show your love on social media. Keep posting on Facebook and Twitter using the #SaveDallas hashtag, which makes it easy for TV execs and reporters to find our tweets. Remember to keep your messages positive — especially when communicating with networks that could become "Dallas's" new home. We want to make a good impression, after all. Also: Some fans are planning a "tweetathon" on Monday, October 13, from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern. Get online during this time and send as many #SaveDallas tweets as you can. (I won't hold my usual Monday evening #DallasChat on October 13 so fans can focus on participating in the tweetathon.)
• Thank Warner Bros. We've all spent a lot of time during the past week encouraging Warner Bros. to do its part to save "Dallas." Now that we know the studio is trying to find the show a new home, let's all send tweets to @warnerbrostv and let the executives know how much we appreciate their efforts — and to urge them to keep fighting to save the show.
Thanks also go to the many "Dallas" diehards who continue doing their part. We should all feel proud of our achievements, but make no mistake: There's still a lot of work to do.
Share your ideas and positive comments below and check out Dallas Decoder's Save Dallas Page for links to news coverage, petitions, other fan sites and more.
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S.D. Cole says:
I pray its not CMT. Cant get it where I am without paying more each month.
I agree. I think Dallas will do great on CMT…Let us pray the show will return…
I want Dallas to continue! I am a huge fan, too. I don't think I get CMT, either. I don't even know what it stands for. I think Dallas is to sexy and steamy for a local network like NBC, ABC, etc. and there is some cursing, as well. So, cable is probably the way to go. Maybe lifetime. I hope these petitions work in bringing back the best show on television!
Fraybert Orsak says:
Country Music Television CMT
Simon (@vicar65) says:
: @vicar65: #SaveDallas! I love the show and want it to continue. Let's have more Ewing drama, please. Keep up all the marvellous work all the fans are doing each and every one of your involvement counts
Cindy J. says:
I want Dallas back!!! It's my favorite show! I grew up with the Ewings. They are like family. It broke my heart when Larry Hagman died. He would want the show to continue. With that said, I was livid when Christopher was killed. I am still upset over it. I know it's fiction, but he, Bobby and John Ross are my favorites! I want Jesse Metcalfe back. I hope they bring him back with the show. TNT was foolish to let Dallas go. Their loss will be someone else's gain.
i reckon bobby ewing is fab at taking over
from jr….DO NOT CANCEL DALLAS
Shelley Eagan says:
SaveDallas I fellow DALLAS I love Dallas!
Dallas was the only series that I looked forward to . I love it . I have several friends that followed this series with me and every week we were excited to talk about . I watched it years ago and I love watching it now . I'm a true fan of this series.
TerriC says:
#savedallas
linda loudermilk says:
yes please #savedallas if we lose dallas it will be like loseing a old and dear friend
TH says:
The #SaveDallas campaign is gaining momentum day by day. #SaveDallas
james thompson says:
I sure hope so and a new network picks it up cbs would be GREAT.
I want it back. Did I make myself clear?
bradleyplunk@yahoo.com says:
We can't be concerned which network it is going to be on. Our only concern can be getting on ANY NETWORK that will take us.
blondmyk says:
I'll take Dallas wherever it lands. I don't get REELZ, but if it does happen to land there I will be satisfied in knowing that I can buy the DVD's when they are released. No matter what, lets make sure the show continues to live and grow. And now I have to add the hashtag, whether it works here or not: #SaveDallas
Toddy says:
ill be thrilled if Dallas finds a new home but im praying that itll be a channel that we all can receive.. we dont have REELZ where i live so thatd be a disappointment. unless of course i could watch the episodes on something like Amazon OnDemand or Itunes.itll work out one way or another #SaveDallas
Mo Pollock says:
#SaveDallas I will follow the show to wherever it lands 🙂
Elvira Seymour-Carter says:
I use to watch Dallas a little girl and know as an adult I still love this show. Please bring Dallas back!
Please please save Dallas and let it be on a channel that is shown in the UK.
PLEASE put Dallas on a network that everyone will be able to watch without having to pay more outrageous $$$$ to have the station.
#SaveDallas! I've been a fan of the show since the original series aired! Monday nights are not the same without Dallas!
#SaveDallas! CMT, CBS or WGN are all good choices to aire Dallas. I've watched the original series on CMT a few years ago. It would be nice to see the original Dallas and New Dallas shows on CMT. Please do not choose Reelz Channel because it is not offered in my cable area.
Bring back Dallas!!!!
My family and I absolutely love the new Dallas!!! Please please PLEASE find a network to pick it up for many many many more seasons!!!!!
Wendy R Mills says:
Die-hard fan since the show originally aired in 1978- 1991. I started watching when I was 8yrs old faithfully til I was 21 and the show ended. Also watched Knots Landing from beginning to end. I cant imagine just letting the show end the way it did. Dallas fans need closure and to see how this story plays out. I do hope CBS picks it up, but will follow wherever they may go.
Please SAVE DALLAS !!!
I wish cbs would pick it up that's where it belongs where everybody even old die hard fans could watch. Love the Ewings!!!
This "old" die hard fan agrees!
BRING BACK DALLAS, I KNOW IF THE SHOW WAS ON ABC, NBC THEY WOULD GET ALOT OF ATTENTION, TNT WAS GREAT BUT ALOT OF FANS DID NOT THEY WERE THERE UNTIL I TOLD THEM
Kathie Gelski says:
please bring Dallas back to one of your other stations one of the best shows on TV here also excited when the new show started. The actors on the show have been excellent and dedicated to their craft.
Monie Mugnano says:
Please #SAVE DALLAS!! It is the best drama on TV! The actors are fabulous and their passion makes it so deserving to continue on TV!!
Val Zamora says:
I lived by Southfork Ranch near Dallas and love the Show . Love the Original and now love the new One . Please bring it back . I now live in Portland. Oregon and won't miss an episode. One of my top rated shows . Thanks .
Hel says:
Thrilled to hear this news! I will follow the show anywhere. I will continue to advocate for its return. Sad to hear netflix is not an option, but that is understandable. Actually the comments about it are heartening…Dallas being very profitable overseas means more incentive for Warner Bros to find it a home!
Nice to hear that the producers and writers and the actors are personally invested in continuing the show. Some fans have went out of their way to bash Cidre as not caring about the show. Hopefully those fans will finally acknowledge that she and Mike Robin do care allot about the show.
Can't wait until the news of a new home breaks!
I love Dallas. #saveDallas!
Sherry DeAngelis says:
Please do not cancel Dallas. I love the show and it is a good quality show compared to the numerous reality shows and other dramas. Please keep it
Joni Watts says:
i grew up in the 80's in Dallas. The cast on the new Dallas is by far as good as the originals. Please give us this kind of entertainment
Raymond Dean says:
I don't care where it winds up. I'll watch Dallas on my phone if I have too.
Gaye Lemons says:
I am saying prayers that Dallas will return. I watched the original Dallas on Fri nights on CBS until it was taken off & I was as upset about that as I am now. I watched Knots Landing on Thursday nights on CBS to really keep up with the Ewing's. Now I want my new Dallas back & it would be great to have it on CBS on a Fri night ….oh my the memories!!! I think the Ewing's let us know that everyone faces family issues no matter the wealth or not. Please please give us our Dallas back.
sally ninness says:
Love to have Dallas !!!! It was one of the died I watched as a child with my family and enjoyed it when it started back up, I was upset to hear they were taking it back off, evrytime you have a favorite site they want yo cancel it, I could really think if a couple to get rid of. Love Dallas.Hope you bring it back would make slot of people happy, even my mother wants it back again.
Doesn't Warner own part of "The CW"??? What putting Dallas on The CW?
Debbie Blackburn says:
I am a fan from the early years,and yes I watched it since it started..PLEASE PLEASE get it back…I feel like i know the members of the cast personally..love it!!!
Kathy Stambaugh says:
I have watched this show from the very beginning with Miss Ellie and Jock and the rest of the stars and want it to continue as long as the stars want to continue making it. It has just really started showing us what the next(the kids) generation can do and get into.
Cheryle jsmes says:
All the weird shows out there and they finally have something to look forward to and they cancel it please bring it back
#Save Dallas..
Please bring Dallas back I really enjoyed the Ewing's drama. I grew up watching Dallas and I love this newer version. Hey I need my Monday night drama fix…Lol..
#save DALLAS # love the Ewing's
Patricia Berry says:
Dallas my favorite nighttime show, u cannot leave us hanging, it a good show, what wrong with these network, the same thing you all did with closer, not as as it was. Dallas is hit, don't mess with that….
There is so much I could say about the show Dallas. It was the show my family looked forward to on Friday night. My husband and I loved the show, but maybe not as much as our young son. My son is now forty, and loves it even more. When Dallas would go on summer hiatus, my girlfriends and I could not wait for it to return. Besides the new storyline, we were also interested in how Victoria Principal and Linda Gray had changed their hair, the clothes they were wearing. Then we would all try to achieve the same look. I was very excited when the new show returned. We all loved, that we would be able to see many of the original characters, J.R. Linda Gray and of course Bobby. I loved the fact when it returned it would also be a new generation of the Ewing's I am now 72 and have loved every show these last three seasons. There is no looking forward to Monday nights, now that it has been cancelled. Please bring back Dallas. #SaveDallas
carwil25 says:
Why can't Dallas be pitched to TVGN or TVLAND? TVGN is owned by CBS because same day episodes of Bold and Beautiful and Young and Restless…TVLand is a great leap to another drama to go along with comedy that I only watch.
hardrockfootballfanatic says:
Dallas has too many controversial scenes and profanity to work on TVLand which is a family channel. It would be a bad fit.
Bring Dallas back it`s my favorite show ! I`m a fan from the very first show in the 80s !
CBS PLEASE PICK UP DALLAS. HAVE ALWAYS LOVED DALLAS.
Please please #SaveDallas I love the show, and really want it to continue
Tanya Stewart says:
Please please save dallas mean the world to me my family and all love to continue to watch dallas saga continue please save dallas thanx the Stewart family in maccleny florida west of jax florida
Kathy Koehlmoos says:
#SAVEDALLAS!! I watched Dallas in the '80's and don't want it to end. It is the best, "set on the edge of my seat show" I have ever watched. BRING IT BACK!!!
Julie Goodman says:
SAVEDALLAS!!! I love this series and can't do without it!! please give us back our Dallas!!
Brian Hearlson says:
Please save this show. It's really good with cast and crew and writers keep u on the edge of your seats like a rollar coaster ride.
Paul Kearney says:
Please I love this show I grew up on it and I'm 36 I love this show please save it
I love Dallas please bring it back
Please #saveDallas!!! I love the old cast members and the new young JR too! 🙂
Mac888 says:
I've been very skeptical about the chances of the show being salvaged, but I'm a little more hopeful now! It's an uphill battle but it can be done. Save Dallas! I don't care where it lands, I get every avenue that is being proposed so far. I just hope a conclusion is reached soon. Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray can afford to be patient at this stage of their careers, but I can't see the very much in-demand Julie Gonzalo waiting around terribly long. I'll always be faithful to the program, but my interest level would take a significant hit without her attached at this point.
Clare Gibson says:
Please, please will someone renew the best show ever dallas, I love dallas, the actors. Have watched the show since it started, dallas is so fabulous & so important for the network to take the show on. Do this for everyone. Bring dallas back where it belongs now & forever
#please save Dallas.. Ned's to be CBS, their real home..
CBS is the worse place it could go. It wouldn't get the numbers there it needs. Cable is where it has some staying power.
Sounds like fans have just begun the fight! It will be a hard fight C.B., J.R. Ewing style! Down & dirty in the mud! The only way to really battle! Ah the oil bidness, gawd help me I love it so boy!
I want see Dallas because see who died I hope it's not Christopher
Gina Smith says:
Dallas must continue, there are too many fans that would be so upset……..
I totally agree. I, for one will be disappointed if the show does not return. I have a feeling it will be back. Better and bigger than ever.
Bring our show back…
Karl Gibbs says:
Greatest TV show of all time #SaveDallas
I don't know if CMT is the right fit simply because their programming is more family friendly.. Dallas was never a "family" show, the original was far too racy and was intended for an adult audience, Dallas TNT was a bit more racier still as it aired on a cable network.. If Dallas finds another home on another cable network, let's all hope it is a network that will welcome programming targeted towards adults.. How about FX? That cable network airs some great original shows like Sons of Anarchy & American Horror Story, Dallas would fit right in with their programming. My preference is CBS for the simple fact that there is a potential for the show to be able to reach a larger audience if it becomes a hit and most people would be able to get CBS in their areas. I live in Canada and was lucky enough to be able to watch Dallas TNT on the Bravo Canada cable network on Monday nights at the same time as everyone else that watched on TNT. I do hope Bravo Canada will air Dallas if it gets picked up by another network. Here's another idea.. IF say CBS picks it up, why not film alternate scenes that could air on Netflix for example, extended scenes that would fit in on cable like TNT did but would be too racy for prime time network television. Game of Thrones which airs on HBO usually has a running time of 50-65 minutes per episode so extended episodes could be possible for Dallas on digital streaming.
I love dallas! They cant just end it where they left off. There are too many stones unturned. I really look forward to each new twist and turn and im not ready to give up yet. SAVE DALLAS!!!!!
Linda Ingram says:
Please consider picking up Dallas so it can be home where it belongs. #savedallas
Trace Ardrey says:
I finally composed a letter to CBS. I hope that this will help! Thank you all for #SaveDallas. The Fight must go on!
Hello Leslie;
I know by now you have already have a lot of requests to #SaveDallas. If you don't read anything else, please read this.
I was in radio for almost 15 years in small, medium and large markets so I certainly know all about ratings and how the system works. The Nielsen ratings are So outdated it is unreal. And now, they are saying the ratings aren't right. In this day, they are outdated and overrated, and in 2014 we should not be relying on outdated information. This is the digital age and as TV Networks you should rely on new technology. With that being said, I'm moving on.
Dallas has been in my family for generations. We were all born in Raised in Amarillo Texas. My Mema watched it, my mother watched it and still does, I was raised on Dallas. Every Friday night my mother, my sister and myself watched Dallas. My son at 5 years old started watching with me. And then bless their hearts, TNT brought Dallas back. My daughter joined the Ewing family and then we had four generations to continue to watch Dallas. I understand that mostly this is about money because ratings sell advertising and advertising makes you money. Again referring back to radio same thing.
What makes me mad, is being in this industry, it is time that we start listening to what the fans want and not what Nielsen says. You have a very loyal following with Dallas. I think the fans have proved that with #SaveDallas. I know there are a lot of us that are so sick and tired of reality shows. They are shoved down our throats and we change the channel. There is so much garbage on anymore and mostly aimed at the younger viewers. Well, let me tell you something. My children are 27 and 24. They have busy lives. They are certainly are not sitting home on Friday and Saturday nights or for any other night. Their lives are so involved with technology that not many of them are watching TV. In demographics, you have to look at the larger picture. Most kids are in debt by the age of 20. They are busy, they live on a shoestring budget and they are not spending the money that your older viewers are. We pay the bills, we buy the merchandise but most importantly we are faithful to our TV shows.
I think that it is high time that all TV Networks to stop treating their viewers as numbers and start listening to what we want. I am not saying this to just CBS but to a whole slew of TV networks. We as fans are tired of being pushed aside because big networks care all about money and not their fans. Dallas was never advertised on any other channel than TNT. I watch CBS a lot! I love Person Of Interest, Two and a Half Men, Two Broke Girls, Blue Bloods and so many more. If you can make it happen please do. If not then rally up the troops to find a network who will not only advertise the show as it deserves but give it the up-most credit. This is a legacy. We as fans, are Ewings. Out of any show ever made I don't think that any show came as close to making us feel like family. Maybe the Waltons. Lol. Leslie, I would so appreciate, if CBS would at least consider giving Dallas fans what they want. You won't regret it. Dallas deserves to be home where it started. Even if just long enough to get closure, a final ending with everything wrapped up in a neat little package. That's the way it should be. I thank you for your time and consideration. If you can Leslie, please Save Dallas. And if not, send us somewhere we can be appreciated. I will personally tell you I never watch TNT until they put Dallas back on and I probably never will again. The one thing that is constant in TV and Radio is that there's always someone changing the channel or the station. But when you have such a grand following how could you go wrong? Thank you for your time and consideration.
Trace Ardrey
Lori Dean says:
Love watching Dallas!! Its an awesome show! Please dont take it off the air!!
dallas fan forever says:
Trace that is a great letter and very well put, I agree 100% I do believe it is time that Fans do get a lot more attention then what we do, It is sad to me because Networks will say the show will not live without the fans and ratings, however when ratings start to decline and fans are not happy with the direction of the show it seems networks do not care, you would think that if networks needs ratings for survival then networks would be listening to why ratings are declining. There is a proper balance to everything and it is time networks start hearing the fans voices!!!!!!
Poul Vestergaard says:
NO EWING,NO BARNES,NO DALLAS. It is Cliff, Pamala, Bobby, Sue Ellen, John Roos.
It is them we will see Again 4 season.
Bring Dallas back too USA AND EUROPA.I come from Denmark.
David Richmond says:
Please save Dallas
Russ Drinnon says:
I can't understand why the network would even consider dropping such great entertainment. Dallas is # 1. SAVE DALLAS
justanotherfanofthegenre says:
If everyone who signed the petition, or the fans of Josh Henderson would send an email to sam.linsky@turner.com they would be overwhelmed! tweets and petitions are great but bigwigs seldom see them, sending him thousands of emails is bound to get his attention 🙂
Thanks. I just sent an email.
James King says:
I have watched Dallas since I was a child and I love the new Dallas as well. I would hate to see the show go. Please save this show!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please find a new network for dallas need renew of season four and five six ect the stewart family
Dena says:
Want more Dallas…the Ewings have much more delicious dysfunction to offer. Please save Dallas! !!!
Yes i would look forward to watching it again
I love Dallas and look forward watching it every week. I do miss it.
They need to bring back Katherine Wentworth to stir things up! They can replace Jesse Metcalf with a real actor. Of course major plastic surgery after the bomb.
Hopefully, Dallas will be back on the air soon. I Hope……..
Save Dallas how can they cancelled such a great show its been my favorite since it firist came on in the 70 and its still my favorite now. I want it back bring back dallas
jarie brockman says:
Pls help us save DALLAS. It is the main show I watch evry wk om TV. The show is very thrilling & exciting in all of its stories. They all seem like real life to every person I talk to. I have many friends who also watch & love DALLAS. Pls DO NOT cancel such a brilliant show. Thank u.
Vicki Rich says:
I've really enjoyed the new Dallas. I watched the original and the new one is as good if not better…. I got lost in that hour, just as I did back then.. please save the show………… Short and sweet… #Save Dallas…
M. Brown says:
Bring Dallas back! Whatever network its on, I'll watch. Save Dallas!!
Shelly J Gregory says:
#SAVEDALLAS PLEASE?
Bring it Back!
melanie shellenberger says:
It's a shame no one will pick up a number one TV show dallas please keep trying I will miss it terrible it has been my favorite show from the 80 s an now please don't give up someone out there should b able to pick it up don't throw the towel in yet please thank u
Harold Harrington says:
I have watched Dallas since it's first episode years ago. When the new Dallas series came back on TNT, i was impressed with the reality of it.My son, my daughter, and the people my son works with all watched it. we were all disappointed when we heard about the cancellation.Please, pick it up, another network.
Mr AL Green says:
Does anyone agree with me ? The BBC used to air the original years ago, now theyve expanded globally, may I suggest given everyone globally doesnt pay a tv fee for BBC except us in the UK, their now brown nosing for bigger better deals to get more funding etc, The BBC-1 Chjannel who hosted it from the 70's til 90's, They refused but given its now upto date with fracking and greener energy etc, I promise given their brown nosing to USA & beyond, they seriously would jump back in again ONLY if you contacted the world wide site BBC & UK site and even bomard with a one off letter by everyone even if it meant using a tazer on those against. the BBC would step in again & no adverts and still in HD. their desperate to do business with the USA & Global TV Giants. please, contact the BBC at:
http://www.bbcworldwide.com/contact-us.aspx
http://www.corporatecontact.info/site/contact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/enquiries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/contact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/pitching-ideas/ideas-from-the-public.shtml
http://www.corporatecontact.info/bbc-uk-1
enquiries.scot@bbc.co.uk
watchdog@bbc.co.uk; TV Consumer show
alan.johnson.mp@parliament.uk MPS Even get people out of prison in soaps in UK for real. despite it being just a soap. so hit the MPS
johnsona@parliament.uk; ed.miliband.mp@parliament.uk; nigel.farage@europarl.europa.eu; MP Parliament
BBC Complaints
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I've passed on the request to friends etc, the only way this will work if everyone does more then talk about it, the westmister MP's and all contact details will only work if you do online messages though limited to 400 letters, or actually put pen to paper to over run them with post. is anyone willing to stand up and fight ?? I've done this for my part, beats just talking, I do know when our channel 5 it on and its was upto date with fracking and newer energys etc, the BBC kicked themselves for not listening back in 2010 when I was long before it came back, pleading with them to bring it back. but more of it so's people dont get fedup of the breaks and then miss new re-starts, so they give up, it was better kept on than off for breaks.
I seriously hav done a lot at my end, anyone willing to back me on this ? Because now the BBC is expanding global, trust me, this is something that unites us all, thy wont want to risk stepping on toes upsetting people.
The BBC like befiore could take this back again.


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Beyond The Vindhyas
Editor's Picks June 25, 2019, 5:01 pm
By Ravi Valluri
It was a icy-cold January in Delhi that year, the year 1983. The citadels of power of the Congress Party had crumbled in undivided Andhra Pradesh and in Karnataka. The talismanic trouper who essayed the roles of several mythological figures, N.T. Rama Rao had assumed office in Andhra Pradesh and the cerebral and suave Rama Krishna Hegde had demolished the grand old party in Karnataka. People of North India woke from slumber to relearn their geography; to realise that south was not merely the land of "Madrasis" or "Idli and Dosas".
"To continue the freshness you feel at the Himalayas, you may come down; visit the lush green Heaven, The beauty of our culture, surroundings, people, and food can never leave you without words. You may refine your soul by embracing the richness of simplicity. Yes....right down to the South. Welcome to Kerala. The God's own country," writes Aarya Ganesh.
Southern India is indicative of pristine and unalloyed Indian culture. Panoramic scenery that stuns the beholder, neatly decorated temples, some incredible monuments and a treasure of yogic techniques and Ayurvedic treatments; delicacies to tickle the most finicky taste buds conjure Mandrake like magic and provides the tripper with a robust menu card.
A backpacker is left in a trance observing numerous historical ruins and swaying coconut trees. From the silvery backwaters of Alappuzha to the beaches of Kerala; the ancient city of Chennai dotted with several temples, the bustling tech savvy cities of Hyderabad and Bangalore or the sublime Auroville and the tranquil Samadhi of Shri Aurobindo, the breathtaking coastline of Visakhapatnam and last but not the least, Tirupati, the abode of Lord Venkateswara; South India is a gateway to paradise.
There are around 30,000 ancient temples in South India! Verily, it is called the land of temples. Alongside temples are churches, synagogues and mosques. A land that is extremely pluralistic in nature.
Studded with exemplar architecture, variety of sculptures and varied inscriptions, temples are the very soul of South India. For any a tipper, a visit to the Murugan temple, Meenakshi temple, Rameswaram, Tirupati, and Vivekananda Rock Temple among others is but natural.
The shimmering and sunny beaches, golden sands and palm fringed seashores and the backwaters attract globetrotters. Tourists, young and old throng Kovalam, Marina, Baga, Varkala and the backwaters of Alappuzha. Trippers luxuriate and carouse in the houseboats of Kerala.
Tourists make a beeline to see the majesty of the carnivorous species at the nineteen national parks and the four tiger reserves in South India which are populated with a rich and varied flora and fauna. The must visit parks for any wildlife enthusiast are Periyar, Bandipur, Idukki, and Eravikulam.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has niche packages such as the Southern Marvel, Dakshin Bharat Yatra and the Chennai-Kanyakumari-Rameshwaram-Madurai Tour to attract the potential visitor.
The Southern Marvel
This tour is spread over six nights and seven days and traverses destinations such as Mumbai, Madurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari. Pilgrims board train number 11043, and also travel the intermediate leg by train number 22621 from Rameswaram to Kanyakumari. In this enthralling package, the devout pay obeisance at the Meenakshi temple, the Gandhi Memorial, the Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, the Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal, the Pazhamudircholai and the Alagar Kovil.
Dakshin Bharat Yatra
The trip spans 13 nights and 14 days. The itinerary also includes a visit to temples of singular importance such as the Ramanatha Swami Temple at Rameswaram , the Meenakshi temple at Madurai, Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram , the Anantha Padmanabha Temple (also in Thiruvananthapuram) and the Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangapatna.
In a breathtaking swoop the pilgrim criss-crosses three states of South India and is exposed to the heterogeneous culture, cuisine, heritage, architecture and beliefs of this prodigious part of South India.
Chennai-Kanyakumari-Rameshwaram-Madurai Tour
This is an extraordinary tour spread over four nights and five days. The travellers visit Kumari Amman Temple, Triveni Sangam, the jaw dropping point to witness the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean where each water body has a distinctive shade of colour ( a nonpareil spectacle of nature) , the grandiose Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the Thiruvalluvar Statue, and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Mandapam, to name only a few important places.
All these tourist and pilgrim packages span the major pilgrimage spots of South India and the devout make a beeline to visit these places of worship.
The Lord of Seven Hills
The landscape of Rayalaseema, a prominent geographical entity of Andhra Pradesh is truly blessed as it is dotted with numerous temples and spiritual centres which provide succour to the souls, and quenches the spiritual thirst of Masters, seekers, savants and stock individual alike.
It is the darshan (a mere glimpse) of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy (or Lord Balaji as he is also known) that pilgrims pine for incessantly. The momentary satisfaction derived from the fleeting sighting of the Lord amidst humongous crowds intensifies the longing to see Him again and again. Man meets Divinity, where a thrill passes through the spine, throats get parched and eyes are moist after darshan.
The temple town of Tirupati is in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and the shrine is located on the lofty Tirumala Hill, nestled among the Seven Hills in the Eastern Ghats. Pilgrims traverse the journey either by road or literally climbing step by step.
The history of Lord Venkateswara's temple dates back over twelve centuries. The temple is indeed a jewel in the crown of ancient places of worship. It is authentically believed by devotees that the Lord bestows relief to the afflicted, provides an aperture of divine wisdom to the seeker, and bestows prosperity to the materialist.
A visit to Tirupati and the surrounding holy shrines which include Kanipakam and Srikalahasti, provide singular spiritual satisfaction to devotees.
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Paris Centre is an administrative division of Paris encompassing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissements of the city.

In August 2016, ministers Jean-Michel Baylet, Bernard Cazeneuve and Estelle Grelier proposed reforms to the territorial division of Paris. The law was passed by the Senate in November and the National Assembly in February 2017. The reform grouped the first four arrondissements in political terms. Demographic changes meant that they had previously been overrepresented by over 20% in the city council in terms of population per seat, but the new entity had 101,764 inhabitants and eight seats, making it one seat per 12,720 inhabitants, 7% underrepresentation.

In October 2018, a postal referendum was held for the 66,791 registered voters in the territory, to choose a name. Paris Centre got 56.7% of the votes,  Cœur de Paris (Heart of Paris) 31.8%, Paris 1234 got 9% and Premiers arrondissements de Paris (First arrondissements of Paris) got 2.5%. When asked where the authorities should be headquartered, 50.7% chose the 3rd arrondissement's municipal hall over the 4th, with the other two being too small to be proposed.

Paris Centre was first involved in municipal elections in 2020. Ariel Weil of the Socialist Party (PS) was elected mayor, having been the last mayor of the 4th arrondissement.

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February 26, 2018 - Commonly used ICU risk scores can be "repurposed" as continuous markers of severity of illness in critically ill patients--providing ongoing updates on changes in the patient's condition and risk of death, according to a study in the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Three ICU risk scores, designed for different purposes, "performed reasonably well as a marker of severity of illness at admission, as well as throughout the ICU stay, demonstrating that it is possible for risk models to perform well even when deployed for uses other than originally intended," write Omar Badawi, PharmD, MPH, FCCM, and colleagues of Philips Healthcare, Baltimore. The study illustrates how the use of "Big Data" can advance our understanding of critically ill patients, drawing on extensive data contributed by tele-ICU programs across the United States.
The study used data from the Philips eICU Research Institute database, which assembles clinical data from a diverse mix of hospitals using tele-ICU software. The analysis included de-identified data on more than 560,000 ICU patient stays, contributed by 333 ICUs at 208 US hospitals. The data covered nearly 39 million patient-hours of ICU care.
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV (APACHE): Perhaps the best-known ICU risk score, originally designed to estimate the risk of death on admission to the ICU.
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA): Originally designed to assess organ failure risk in patients with sepsis, the SOFA score was later validated for assessment every 48 hours to assess mortality risk.
Discharge Readiness Score (DRS): Designed to assist ICU discharge decisions by estimating the risk of death in the first 48 hours after the patient leaves the ICU.
Hourly values for all three scores were evaluated as predictors of mortality risk. Overall, 4.8 percent of patients died in the ICU.
As continuous markers, all three models showed good accuracy in predicting the risk of death in the ICU, as well as risk of death within 24 hours. Of the three scores, the DRS had the highest predictive value. For patients in the highest ten percent of risk based on average score, the percentage who died was 30.4 percent with APACHE (average score > 80.0), 26.5 percent with SOFA (average score >7.6), and 36.4 percent with DRS (average score >13.0). The results were similar on analysis of hospitals with larger numbers of patients and deaths.
Looking closely at trends in each score during the ICU stay provided insights into the differences between the three models. Even in survivors, APACHE and SOFA scores tended to increase throughout the first 24 hours in the ICU. In contrast, the DRS decreased during the first 24 hours for survivors. That suggests that the DRS was more responsive to changes in patient condition--especially improvements.
The authors hypothesize that these differences may be attributed to model design. Both APACHE and SOFA primarily rely on the "worst" values of the preceding 24 hours to calculate a score. In contrast, DRS relies primarily on summary measures of the preceding 24 hours, such as averages and coefficient of variation.
Those observations highlight the need to be aware of differences in model design, and how the predictions may vary across ICU settings and in patients with varying characteristics. To help ICU clinicians understand these differences, Dr. Badawi and colleagues have created an online interactive data visualization tool.
"These findings suggest that it is possible to repurpose risk models for use outside of their original design, but with caveats," Dr. Badawi and coauthors conclude. They emphasize the need for further studies to determine the clinical relevance of continuous severity of illness indicators, and the need for caution when introducing these models in differing ICU settings. Dr. Badawi added, "Risk models provide objective data regarding patient status but users must combine their clinical judgment with an understanding of the model design in order to interpret the score for specific patients."
Click here to read "Evaluation of ICU Risk Models Adapted for Use as Continuous Markers of Severity of Illness Throughout the ICU Stay."
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Coming off of an incredible Grammy win for 2015's SHINE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE (Best Roots Gospel album). Mike Farris keeps it earthy and personal on SILVER & STONE, released 7th September 2018. The title refers to his wife Julie's wedding ring, and the album is a celebration of their 23 years of marriage and her steadfastness in sticking by him through his years struggling with addiction and alcoholism. Now sober for 7 years, Farris has the energy and conviction of a man saved.
In 2005 he was both clean and sober. But with two ruptured discs, back surgery and the death of his beloved manager Rose McGathy all within a few weeks of the record's release, a rolling fog settled in. With it, denial. Mike had become addicted to pain medication. Any new album would have to take a back seat to a gut-check, life-changing recovery. Mike went to rehab and finally began excavating the root causes of his addiction with the help of support groups at AA and NA. An isolator by nature, he struggled laying all his burdens on the table to complete strangers, but gained encouragement through the stories of others. Each honest step led to fertile, hopeful ground.
Mike could now get back to the process of creating new music, but there was a distinctive trajectory shift in Mike. "So many avenues of music flow through me, 100s of years of music, the music that I grew up with-from Blues, Rock, R&B and gospel-there had always been this pressure to try to force it into a box that would sell somehow. It's crazy and overwhelming at times, the weight of trying to meet expectations and make a living, but this time, that all fell away. I know now that this gift only exists to encourage people in their struggles, and if there's any power in it, it's not from me."
"With a supersized voice filled with the electricity of Saturday night and the godly grace of Sunday mornings ." Rolling Stone Country


The problem this study addresses is the key factors which have played an important role in the growth of small Indian retailers situated in some of the previous Group Areas of Pietermaritzburg. More particularly, the intention was to examine what role marketing played in this growth. The main reason for undertaking this study is that it seems that many small Indian retailers appeared to have exhibited growth despite having been affected by Apartheid and other problems commonly associated with being small. This study is unique in that it studies growth ie. a positive phenomenon amidst difficult situations ie. Apartheid and problems that are inherent in being small. This problem is explored by firstly analysing literature on the history of small Indian retailers in South Africa with the intention of identifying possible factors which may have played an important role in their growth. Stemming from this exploratory study into the history of small Indian trade in South Africa were the following factors which seemed to have played an important role in their growth: a. business experience and skills, b. hard work and support especially from family members, c. good knowledge of the needs of Indian customers, d. superior service, e. competitive prices, f. keeping overheads low, g. adequate capital possessed particularly by small Passenger Indian retailers, h. effectively identifying and exploiting opportunities. Secondly, the literature was once again explored to ascertain and examine factors which have been known to play an important role in business and more specifically small business growth. Having examined the literature, it was found that such growth factors could be grouped under six broad headings viz. Personal, Marketing, Financial, Technical, Management, and General. Relating what seemed to have played an important role historically in South Africa in the growth of small Indian retailers to what has been known to play an important role in small business growth generally, it was found that there were a number of common associations. Hence, this allowed for the generation of the following hypotheses: The growth of small Indian retailers in some of the previous Group Areas of Pietermaritzburg was because of: Hypothesis I (HI) - Personal Factors, Hypothesis 2 (H2) - Financial Factors, Hypothesis 3 (H3) - Marketing Factors, Hypothesis 4 (H4) - Management Factors, Hypothesis 5 (H5) - Technical Factors, Hypothesis 6 (H6) - General Factors. A survey was conducted in two areas which were part of the previous Group Areas of Pietermaritzburg and are often referred to as the 'hub' of Indian retailer activity in Pietermaritzburg with a high concentration of small Indian retailers. The areas in question were the 'bottom end of town' which included all those businesses in Church Street between East and Retief Streets; the other area included businesses in Old Greytown Road between Naidoo and Allandale Roads. A total of 67 small retailers were interviewed who survived for at least three years, were in business during the Apartheid era, and exhibited some form of growth during this period. Cluster/area samples were chosen on the basis of convenience and judgement to suit the financial and time constraints of the study; and elements were included in the sample randomly but in proportion to the size of their clusters/areas in the total cluster/area population. The 67 businesses studied were classified as low, medium, and high growth using Hatten's (1997) and Walker's (1988) growth models. There were 31 low growth, 32 medium growth, and 4 high growth businesses. The most important factors in this study were found to be in order of importance: personal, financial, marketing, management, and technical. In addition, the results of the qualitative study revealed that Culture and Religion, Group Areas, and past business experience also played an important role in business growth, in this study. The 'top ten' sub factors in this study were found to be: Honesty, Hard Work, Commitment, Involvement, Common Sense, A belief in Superior Quality and Service, Learning from Failure, Knowledge of Business and Market, Adequate Capital, Price. In testing the hypotheses, using the Chi-squared test, it was found that there were significant relationships between business growth and personal, financial, marketing, management, and technical factors, at the 95% confidence level. For all factors, using the Chi-squared test, significant differences, and high frequency counts were apparent at levels of importance thus suggesting that all factors studied were at least important in the growth of small Indian retailers situated in some of the previous Group Areas of Pietermaritzburg. The results of this study may be useful to: a. prospective small business people wanting to increase their chances of growth, b. those small businesses that want to increase their growth, c. those small businesses experiencing growth problems, d. small business operators from disadvantaged backgrounds, e. organisations involved in small business development, support, and training. The limitations of this study include: a. the lack of a pre-prepared sampling frame, b. unique results which may not be applicable to other small businesses, c. lack of literature on small business growth and the history of Indian trade in South Africa, d. inapplicability of the chi-square test for businesses in the high growth category due to a small cell size, e. restricted response from the Likert scale measurement used.


Epilepsy is one of the few medical conditions which have been singled out both in common law and in statutory law. In addition, epilepsy has become increasingly important as it may be a sequel to head injuries, and thus the lawyer dealing with personal injury cases must have some acquaintance with epilepsy and its problems.The first part of this paper will be a simplified description of epilepsy with emphasis on those aspects which may be of some importance to the law. This will be followed by discussion of epilepsy in relation to various laws on marriage, sterilization, automobile driving, and workmen's compensation, and comments on the relation of epilepsy to criminal and civil responsibility, accompanied by illustrative actual cases. It will become apparent, in the course of this article, that the medical aspects of epilepsy are extremely complex, and that therefore any attempt to cover this field briefly must be superficial.


WEAVER'S Spirits is proud of our charity work, and we feel fighting cancer is a very worthy cause. Mallets for Melanoma raises awareness and funds to support the mission of the Colorado Melanoma Foundation, which is to increase local melanoma prevention efforts with screening, new patient services and research.
The event promotes knowledge of sun safe behavior and the American Academy of Dermatology's self-screening guidelines. This is an issue of particular importance to Colorado, since our altitude and great weather give us the dubious honor of being the highest UV exposure state in the country. At a mile high, 26% more UV is present in visible light than at the same latitude at sea level. At 10,000 ft, around 50% more UV is present, and at the top of a 14,000 ft peak, around 70% more UV is present.
The event was an excellent time to enjoy some good whiskey while watching the sport of kings. At the event, we served WEAVER'S neat as well as WEAVER'S Whiskey Manhattans and WEAVER'S Whiskey Sours. These drinks date back to the 1880's and 1890's. There is reason why these drinks have been around so long, as these are classic whiskey drinks every whiskey drinker should get to know.
These cocktails taste even better when made with WEAVER'S as our whiskey is designed to be smooth and lighter in flavor. This allows the other ingredients in the cocktails come through such as the bitters, lemon and pineapple flavors.


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Q: Compare multiple values to subquery result in where clause I have two related tables as follows :

USERS
user_id <\PK>
USERACTIONS
user_action_id <\PK>
user_id <\FK>
user_action <\int>

Whenever user performs an action, there is a new insertion in "useractions" table. I need a query to fetch those USERACTION rows where user performed only particular set of actions say (1,2) but not (3,4).
So I have a query like -
select * from USERACTIONS where (1,2) in(select user_action from USERACTIONS where user_id=100) and user_id=100;

Problem is the above query doesn't work as supplying (1,2) expects subquery also to return two columns which is understandable. This is the error I get -

ERROR:  subquery has too few columns

Giving a single value say (1) or (2) works perfectly. I want to know if there is any way I can use the same query and compare the subquery's result with multiple values? I prefer the same query because the case demonstrated here is just a part of a large query.
Please note the query should not list users who performed (1,2,3,4) those who performed only (1,2) should be listed and also user_action values can be any random integer.
Any alternate queries are welcome but would prefer changes in the same query. Thanks in advance.

A: try this:
SELECT USERS.user_id, USERACTIONS.user_action
FROM USERACTIONS
LEFT JOIN USERS ON USERS.user_id = USERACTIONS.user_id  where USERACTIONS.user_action in (1,2);

A: This Works for your query.
You add the numbers to the in Clause
SELECT a.user_id
FROM
(SELECT DISTINCT user_id
from
 USERACTIONS
 WHERE user_action
               IN (1,2)) a
INNER JOIN
(SELECT DISTINCT user_id
from
 USERACTIONS
 WHERE user_action
              NOT  IN (1,2)) b
ON a.user_id <> b.user_id
;

CREATE TABLE USERACTIONS (id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT
                            , PRIMARY KEY(id)
                            , user_action INT
                            , user_id INT

                            );

                            INSERT USERACTIONS VALUES (NULL,1,100),(NULL,2,100),(NULL,3,100), (NULL,1,101),(NULL,2,101);

✓

✓

SELECT a.user_id
FROM
(SELECT DISTINCT user_id
from
 USERACTIONS
 WHERE user_action
               IN (1,2)) a
INNER JOIN
(SELECT DISTINCT user_id
from
 USERACTIONS
 WHERE user_action
              NOT  IN (1,2)) b
ON a.user_id <> b.user_id

;

| user_id |
| ------: |
|     101 |

db<>fiddle here

A: I see typical SO answers that aren't answering OP's question, but rather trying to steer them in a different direction. I know this is old, but if anyone stumbles upon this, I believe this will be more helpful.
I too have a large, enterprise solution where the WHERE check is MUCH more performant in a subquery than using a JOIN.
You can set a variable in your WHERE clause and use it afterwards. I am currently trying to find a better way to do this without setting a variable, but something like this works:
SELECT * FROM USERACTIONS
WHERE
    ( @useraction =
    (select user_action from USERACTIONS where user_id=100 LIMIT 1)
    = 1
    OR @useraction = 2)
AND user_id=100;

What you are doing is creating a variable in your WHERE clause, setting that variable, then using it later. This is encapsulated, so it can match either one of the conditions.

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Freeze the hallway of stretchers and whites.
In both knowledge and life.
A father's tears as the cord is cut.
All celebrated in the first hour of life.
To those who will always love them.
After all, you don't have to meet to love.
Pure and still, yet nevertheless present.
Beyond the hallway of stretchers and whites.
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Aryan Pasha, an Indian transgender man, made history this weekend when he came in second at the Musclemania bodybuilding competition held in Delhi.
After training for a year, Pasha competed in the Men's Physique (Short) category.
Pasha, who transitioned at 18-years-old, tells Gaylaxy Mag that he's had an interest in bodybuilding since a young age. And when he discovered a bodybuilding competition for transgender men held in the United States, he began training for it.
But he was unfortunately denied a visa to travel to the U.S.
Undeterred, he decided to enter the Musclemania event in India in the men's category.
Buoyed by the full support of his family and members of his gym, Pasha competed this past Saturday in a field of 125 contestants.
Pasha, who works as a lawyer, says he will next take part in the the International Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (IBFF) event to be held in February.
That competition, which features categories for "men" and "transmen." Pasha intends on competing in both categories.
He says his ultimate goal is to compete at the world level.
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Male : Novelist, Philosopher and scientific writer. He married Caroline Bootheway in 1868 (she died of TB in 1871). His second wife, Ellen Jerrard, he married in 1873. Wrote about 30 novels. He died of liver disease.


Business blogging has many advantages. Blogging gives your company a chance to engage with your customers in a less formal setting than on your company website. A blog serves as an online platform for you to let your customers and potential customers in on some behind-the-scenes details about your company, highlight new products, announce special promotions and more. It can also be great for your SEO efforts. However, just creating a blog won't do anything; you need to actually write in it, a lot. Many companies blog weekly or even daily, which means you need some great content to keep your readers interested. Are you dealing with writer's block every time you sit down to compose a blog? Here are 10 great topics to help you get started.
• Summarize an industry-related news story. At the end of your post, link to the original news story and say something like "read the full article here." If you do this often, people will start to think of you as a resource for the latest updates in the industry, which means they'll check back often to stay in-the-know.
• Post a video. Create an entertaining video that pertains to your company or industry and post it on your blog with a short summary paragraph. If you can, make it funny, people are more likely to share a funny video with friends. Funny and entertaining videos will also help keep your brand in people's minds.
• Write a how-to post. How-to's are one of the most popular blog entries. Did you know that 80% of people who visit a blog are visiting it for the first time? This is because they were searching for information (such as how to do something) that they found on the blog. Once they're reading on your blog, they're more likely to search through your other entries, then hopefully your website.
• Highlight a product or service. If there's a particular product or service you are promoting this month, feature it on your blog. Include a photo and let your readers know how this product or service makes their life easier, healthier, happier, more successful, etc.
• Provide tips and tricks of the trade. Share some inside information on your industry with your readers. Giving them information they find interesting or useful but can't get anywhere else is one way to get them to come back and read in the future.
• Ask your customers' opinion. Want to know whether or not people liked your newest product? Post a few poll questions as a blog. Encourage people to leave their opinion in the comments section. It's an excellent way to get feedback about your product or service from the people who matter most, your customers. It also shows customers your company cares about what they think and you're working to ensure they have an excellent experience.
The possibilities are endless when you're coming up with things to write about for your business blog. It's important to always put yourself in your target audience's shoes. Think about what they would be interested in reading about. What kind of information would entice them to read then motivate them to share with their friends? Then start blogging! They'll appreciate your thoughtful and original content and return to read. Readers will hopefully turn into customers who will then eventually turn into advocates for your brand.


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New 'Digital Banks' Emerge To Challenge Australia's Big Four
By Computer Daily News| 10 Oct 2018
Australia has two new banks this week, both claiming to be either digitally or cloud-based and to offer a better experience than any of the Big Four banks – the CBA, ANZ, Westpac and National – despite being considerably smaller.
The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched a bank called "Up" while two Sydney-based banking execs have set up "Volt", which they say is the nation's first "digital or neobank". Both are looking to steal business from the Big Four, all of which have been suffering from disclosures in the Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industries.
Up, which is claiming to be Australia's first fully licensed and all-in-app mobile banking platform – is said to have been developed by South-Melbourne based technology outfit Ferocia.
"Up exists to simplify peoples' lives and help them to create financial freedom through technology, innovation and creativity," said Ferocia and Up co-founder Dom Pym this week.
Up is hosted on Google Cloud and its aim is to present mobile banking in "the most 'non-bank' way possible," Pym said.
Meanwhile Volt claims it is the nation's first "digital or neobank" and says it is looking to challenge the way banking is done Down Under.
Volt was founded by former Barclays and National Australia Bank executive Steve Weston and colleague Luke Bunbury, a former St George exec. It's officially described as an "APRA-related restricted authorised deposit-taking institution."
APRA – the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority – granted Volt's licence earlier this week. It is backed by $15.7 million in equity capital, raised via three funding rounds.
Volt says it is looking to offer banking products, including saving accounts, transaction accounts, term deposits and foreign exchange.
It has already inked a deal with international payments system operator PayPal and says it is looking to move to a full deposit-taking licence later this year.
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white-space is a CSS property that helps control how whitespace and line breaks within an element's text are treated.
normal: The default value. Multiple whitespaces are collapsed into one. The text wraps to the next line when needed.
nowrap: Multiple whitespaces are collapsed into one, but the text doesn't wrap to the next line. We've already discussed how to use the nowrap value to prevent line breaks.
pre: Same results as using the <pre> where all the whitespaces will be kept as is and the text only wraps when line breaks are in the content.
pre-line: Multiple whitespaces are collapsed into one, the text breaks to the next line when needed or with line breaks in the content.
pre-wrap: Similar to pre, but the text also wraps when needed.
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Here I manually included line breaks and extra spaces. Notice the extra line break at the beginning. That's because in the markup the text start on the line after the <p> element.
Here the text breaks when needed, but I also manually broke the last few words. I included the same extra whitespaces, but they are now collapsed.
Now the extra whitespaces aren't collapsed.


Despite the many elements which combine to make the course better than its sum parts, it is the bunkering which is New Zealand's standout feature. It has long been my belief that Walton Heath's bunkers are the best in the heathlands. According to Patric Dickinson "They are curiously, aggressively, artificial looking." While not nearly as austere as Walton's Heath's pits, one could say that New Zealand's are alarmingly charming, but just as effective and thus the equal of Fowler's maiden design. Because both courses are fairly flat the bunkers take on a more prominent strategic role and may explain why the architects seemed to take great care in creating thoughtful hazards which in the best of traditions guard rather than frame greens. There is a fair amount of wonderful architecture that is more often than not dismissed as "flat" and therefore uninteresting. This sort of attitude will lead golfers to miss out on one of the true gems of London.
Much of New Zealand is the product of Mure Fergusson's 1895 design which was unique for its day in that it was carved out of a forest. Fergusson continued to make refinements over the following 30 years as secretary of the club. Not long after his death Tom Simpson was called in to make significant changes. Being a former partner of Herbert Fowler and a member of Woking gave Simpson first hand knowledge of good design principles. Among the alterations were the addition of the great green complexes for #s 17 & 18, the short 3rd hole and a grand bunkering scheme for the entire course. Consequently its fair to state that New Zealand is the product of both these gentlemen.
The 1st, a tough opener which uses the angles well in shaping the strategy of the hole. The golfer can immediately see the relationship between the turn of the fairway and the placement of the bunker just shy of the green. This is a repeated theme throughout the round.
The 6th used to feature one of the several camouflaged bunkers to be found at New Zealand in the right heather. The bunker is now more visible from the tee, but still menacing. Just shy of the green is a swale which shoves approaches right. There are several holes which showcase this "dead ground" style of architecture.
#7 is a great par 3 among a fine set of short holes and a good example of what can be achieved on flat land. One well placed bunker is all it takes to create a cracking hole. However, in the case of this hole, a second bunker, which also protects the 13th, is an added element. There is plenty of room to hit a tee shot, but the indecisive golfer who leaks a shot right must answer to the genius of Simpson.
There have been a handful of very good holes on the first 11, but #s 12-18 are a special stretch and help make New Zealand better than the run of the mill good course. Thirteen has a very clever pair of centre-line bunkers, one of which is hidden behind the other making the carry up the hill longer than it looks.
#16, the final par 3, is approximately a 180 yard carry over the heather. The photo accurately depicts the obscured view of the green one has from the tee. Once again, clever bunkers partially conceal the target and distract the golfer from the goal. As on the previous hole, there is a wee swale protecting the front right of the green. This par 4, may well be fairly short, but it is nonetheless well thought out.
There is a plethora of fine courses to choose from in this area.
Bearwood Lakes GC: A modern parkland course set on a beautiful property.
Berkshire GC – Red Course: Famed Fowler course with 6 each of par 3s, 4s and 5s; combined with the Blue Course would make an admirable 36 hole day.
Camberley Heath GC: A hilly HS Colt course featuring a wonderful variety of par 4s.
Hindhead GC: Dramatic front nine playing through glacier valleys.
Knole Park GC: A dramatic property with daring holes draped over the land.
St Georges Hill GC (Red & Blue nines): A beautiful rolling heathland laid out by HS Colt.
Sunningdale GC: Old & New Courses: Possibly the finest 36 hole club in the world.
Swinley Forest GC: Perhaps the most charming day's golf to be had near London.
West Hill: The often overlooked member of the 3Ws.
Woking GC: The playground of Low and Paton which blossomed into one of the most influential of all heathland designs.
Worplesdon GC: Next door to Woking and offering an equal number of lovely holes.