I fear for the future of the VFX industry.
With the implosion of the FX industry and the recent fiascos over the closure of Rhythm and Hues after winning the VFX Oscar, I fear for the future of the industry.
there companies that will have my back.
for a lot of struggling artists.
They have not gone crazy rising their prices, and they seem to be trying to release products catered towards smaller studios.
I'm actually glad I don't work in VFX even though it would be fun from time to time depending on the project. The Arch-Viz work that I do might not be as exciting or challenging as VFX work but it seems to be fairly stable work to make a living on. There has always been a constant need to visualize architecture throughout history and there always will be. I think the future of VFX is going to be mostly freelance instead of large studios eventually.
Agreed, without progressing to Lightwave 5.5 in the mid 90s from Ray Dream designer I would never have got started in 3d. I seemed to pick up freelance work pretty quickly, making models for a local software company. Back then Max cost a fortune and even the educational version was ridiculously expensive, about 800 quid in the UK. What's more its clunky toolkit couldn't hold a candle to Modelers nifty metanurbs, the Zbrush of its day. Newtek have never forgotten small businesses and hobbyists / enthusiasts, hence their loyal following despite some blips along the way. Upgrades have almost always been great value and it's great to see LW rebooted by such an enthusiastic and creative team. Exciting to see where LW is headed especially in the realm of animation.
I'll add my voice to the chorus. I'd never have had the gumption to break out on my own as a freelancer without access to powerful and affordable tools like Lightwave.
What's going on? This is one of the threads praising Newtek and LWG3D :) that itself prove that the guys behind the product are succesful! WELL DONE !
Ray Dream Designer, now that's a name I haven't hear in a while. I began my 3D career back in the 90's using this program, creating artwork for board games, fast food restaurant premium toy designs, and character designs for some notable animation studios. At the time I had great fondness for the program but eventually outgrew it.
Ray Dream Designer, now there's a name I haven't hear in a while. I began my 3D career back in the 90's using this program, creating artwork for board games, fast food restaurant premium toy designs, and character designs for some notable animation studios. At the time I had great fondness for the program but eventually outgrew it.
Those were the days :) I loved the name Ray Dream and was astounded navigating in 3d space on my Dell PC with 96 MB RAM. As I remember it came in a bundle with some other design apps. It seemed so understated yet revolutionary. I could never get the hang of the modeller, though the renderer was cool. Those shiny toy candy surfaces, checkerboards and mirrors!!!
I think the VFX industry will do okay for quite some time - just not in the US except for small, specialty shops.
Uhmm... what was the price of LW pre-recession? Something like $995 for a full version.
And the price raised during the recession? $1495 now? That's not REALLY keeping the price down.
And didn't Lux also raise their pricing several hundred dollars?
Just saying... the prices HAVE gone up and not by just a little since this recession began.
Lightwave had been at 995, then went to 1495 a while back, then it was lowered, then raised again.
Modo price has gone up, though...and you have to buy their Recoil dynamics seperately (unless they changed that).
LW was at 995 for a LONG time, then only went up at what was it... v10? during the recession. But yes, it WAS as high as... something like $2395 around v6?
Recoil now comes with Modo601. But of course the price is higher too.
LightWave is doing great. And it has always had a place in the market. It has suffered a serious set back in 2000 and it has taken this long to finally start recovering in a major way. This happened because people cared about it and understood the dangers of allowing it to continue down a path of extinction. And these people deserve due credit for seeing that and actually doing something about it.
In the last 8 years, I think the dev team right now has the most positive dynamic I have seen. They seem very connected to us and very interested and most important, dedicated and talented.
I think LightWave will remain more or less in its same place in the general market as it always has. It just seems like there is so much to improve and there is. But I think that is what it will take to keep it where it is as well as with a nice steady increase, and as we have seen, win some people back.
There will always be room for some big players, even if some of them are falling at the moment. There is an over supply of skilled workers for what is a relatively specialized non vital service. The Economy everywhere is doing bad and globalization means that companies have to compete with developing economies quite capable of doing the work. I am quite disturbed to hear all this blame Hollywood, blame the big studios talk, people seem to forget that major studios are not immune to going under, they barely keep themselves afloat year after year and one over investment in a turkey is all it takes. Most studio execs are in a constant state of anxiety knowing that if they don't deliver they will be shown the door. It's all show business and a total gamble, there are certainly less risky ways for a corporation to make money, but they continue in the game as best as they know how because at some level they actually like movies. Thank God someone is risking everything to bring movies into the world and allowing a few lucky and talented people to make a living creating them.
Having said all that, for the independent artist,we have a lot of cheap tools at our disposal, LW being one of them, so we at least has the possibility to create and realize our own projects, maybe start an agency with friends, make a film, TV show, web series, comic book, line of toys or whatever. We don't have to pin all our hopes on the survival of the big studios is what I'm trying to say.
The mightiest VFX works are the result of collaboration between many artists. That's what makes Richard Parker, Gollum and the Hulk so powerful to watch -- they show years of expertise coming together to make majestic music. They are great VFX symphonies, and I look forwards to watching more large-scale VFX compositions in the future.
Most of my own production experience is limited to VFX concertos -- smaller projects with smaller crews. I've also played the occasional quartet, duet or even solo on smaller projects.
If the VFX industry completely disintegrates, however, I can follow the examples set by Greenlaw (http://www.littlegreendog.com/movies/happyBox/happyBox.php), Makoto Shinkai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_of_a_Distant_Star), Terrance Walker (http://animeworld.com/reviews/understandingchaos.html), Jason Wen (http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=499), Timothy Albee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze,_Ghost_Warrior) and Richard Mans (http://www.abiogenesisfilm.com/) and create my own short film all by myself. I can use a render engine that was good enough for Hunger Games and Amazing Spider-Man. I can apply all the LightWave 3D skills I picked up over my VFX career towards my own work.
For me, LightWave is freedom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZb-oX1GPck#t=9m10s).
We don't have to pin all our hopes on the survival of the big studios is what I'm trying to say.
True. Actually I started using LightWave in 1992-3 under that very premise. This is why the Ralph Bakshi video always hits home to me. He is a little blunt and forward, perhaps offensive to some people. But he makes a strong case. From day one, LightWave to me was a tool to use as a filmmaker. That is why by 1995 I was already writing feature length scripts with the hopes of producing them in 3D. So for me this has been a long journey.
Also I don't agree that certain tools are best suited for large studios and others for smaller ones. That may have been the case 20 years ago. But software companies today seem to be targeting tools toward individual artists. I think all tools have the ability to be enhanced with scripting and in-house plugins. So I don't think that even defines a "Studio Tool" anymore. Tools come working with more and more features out of the box. That to me is the trend, along with procedural based tools like Houdini and ICE which (probably more in the case of ICE in my opinion) put the creation and design of higher end tools and features in the hands of artists who don't also have to know scripting and programing - necessarily.
If there is a shift going on it is more towards artists not specializing as much and more generalizing. And I would say that that is a good survival move anyway for an artist.
As to the bank-ability and the probability of making an indie film that can save your career, I would strongly recommend against it. That is an entirely different subject. And it is far more risky than going it alone as a freelancer. Far more. So I would be wary of putting my hopes there entirely.
Make a go of it as a freelancer and only make films if you have a passion for it and with stories you feel the need to tell. I would never recommend anyone do it for the money or career first. That will come. But it by itself is a profession -writing and producing - that takes years to understand and become successful at. Just like anything.
This industry more than ever needs cost effective solutions, so this thread is very relevant.
It's also why the "3D software battles" over who uses what are completely counter-intuitive. This is the time when we all need to set aside differences / allegiances and stick together, for the good of industry and the amazing work 3D artists produce. That's how I feel at least, for what it's worth.
This industry more than ever needs cost effective solutions, so this post is very relevant.
It's also why the "3D software battles" over who uses what are completely counter-intuitive. This is the time when we all need to set aside differences / allegiances and stick together, for the good of industry and amazing work 3D artists produce. That's how I feel at least, for what it's worth.
There will always be room for some big players, even if some of them are falling at the moment. There is an over supply of skilled workers for what is a relatively specialized non vital service.
Don't want to quote you out of context, but I would say that vfx is no longer non-vital to the film industry, or even TV industry these days.
Most every film these days has some vfx in it. Not every vfx shot is a cg tiger...some are as simple as adding rain to a scene or a tire rolling across the shot.
The reason the studios are blamed for a few reasons. One is there are more then a few VFX artists that have talked about producers saying they want to force a VFX studio out of business to make sure they are getting the cheapest labor.
Now part of the issue comes down to contracts and all VFX houses needing to force studios to live by them or pay more for them. When a concept design is drawn and then created in 3D or when a VFX shot is done and then the director changes his/her mind that change is chargeable back to the studio it is not free. I have zero first hand experience of this but that is what much of the talk is about. Directors not being able to make up their minds or changing there minds and studios refusing to pay for the changes.
As for the studios taking on risk. While many of them cry they lost money on some film sometimes it is bull such as one of the Hairy Potter films they claim they just broke even on.
Other times it is due to studio stupidity and the blame still falls to the studio. A perfect example is "Mars needs moms" which is not a bad movie for young kids but it could have being made for a tiny amount of the budget it was made for. There was zero reason to make it in motion capture for $200 million dollars. I question if any of the executives even bothered to read the script before signing the cheque.
Everyone herd about "Battleship and how horrible it did at the box office. Which while domestically is true world wide it made 303 million dollars. Now they still lost money because of the crazy amount of marketing etc. I would also say that in the case of "Battleship" it's main problem was basing it on a board game. They could have just made the movie not had any merch cross over with hasbro and it likely would have done better. The film well not great was no worse then the Transformers movies.
As for all large VFX houses going away I don't think it will happen. There is to much R & D and complex expensive sims work the small shops.
Lux will probably raise prices after 701 when they've added more features to be on par or above what lw offers. But software purchase doesn't really affect medium to big size studios anyway. Studios like R&H would use the best software anyway not the affordable one. They can afford it.
They went bankcrupt for trying to underbid with other studios with cheaper labor located with tax incentives.
When I posted this thread I kept thinking of all my friends in the industry who cant afford the latest home license of their software.
And how a lot of us will be forced to do freelancing becuase of this industry wide implosion.
My point is that the niche that LW is filling right now, is becoming more and more important, as people are forced to tighten their belts.
Now part of the issue comes down to contracts and all VFX houses needing to force studios to live by them or pay more for them.
And then the studio will use a DIFFERENT VFX house the next movie. VFX houses are stuck - they want more work from the studio and don't want to rock the boat because if they do, they will more than likely NOT end up with more work.
As long as movie studios keep asking for cheaper and cheaper, more and more VFX houses will cease to be viable and ultimately go out of business. ALL large VFX houses? No, your probably right. Places like ILM and Weta will remain, but the "smaller" shops like R&H will not. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if ALL of them in the US will go bankrupt (except ILM) and most of the work will end up in Canada and the UK. With more and more going to Asia. Hopefully something will be done before that happens, but it will be VERY difficult.


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Steve Walsh was spotted in Milan - who is he after?
By evertonchris and Calvin Jun 14, 2017, 3:40pm BST
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Sandro Ramirez leading the line alone was never going to cut it for Everton in a world without Romelu Lukaku, and if reports out of Italy are to be believed, Steve Walsh has just arrived in Milan as a man on a mission.
Dirigenti #Everton arrivati a Casa #Milan. Ecco gli obiettivi degli inglesi https://t.co/39CNxgXdqs pic.twitter.com/iLQy6gCe9k
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) June 14, 2017
The Toffees contingent started their Italy sojourn with a stop at AC Milan headquarters where they spent an hour and a half. The players discussed per di Marzio are all forwards: Carlos Bacca, M'Baye Niang and Gianluca Lapadula.
They are headed next to Inter Milan who are rumoured to be holding a fire sale after failing to qualify for Europe for the coming season. Among the names mentioned are former Blues target Ever Banega, as well as Marcelo Brozovic and Jeison Murillo.
It appears that a quick trip to Turin is also on the cards with Juventus players Mario Lemina and Norberto Neto also rumored.
What do transfer rumors mean for Everton's lineup?
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Given the pending acquisitions of Davy Klaassen and Gylfi Sigurdsson, it's highly likely that midfielders Banega, Brozovic, and Lemina would be surplus to requirements.
That could be revisited in the event that James McCarthy and/or Muhamed Besic are shipped out, but for now, any rumors linking additional midfielders are probably just window dressing.
Murillo, 25, plays center back for the blue side of the San Siro as well as the Colombian national team. A talented player, Murillo may be Walsh's latest backup plan in case the move for Michael Keane falls through. Harry Maguire looks to be on his way to Leicester City, while Mateo Musacchio was signed by AC Milan.
Neto, a 25 year old Brazilian goalkeeper, is a career backup being pushed out the door at Juventus by the pending arrival of Wojciech Szczesny from Arsenal. Neto would not be preferred over Jordan Pickford, but could be seen as a major upgrade on Maarten Stekelenburg and Joel Robles.
The most prominent rumors borne out of Steve Walsh's trip to Italy, though, are by far the ones that link Everton to new strikers.
Duvan Zapata of Udinese is a name that was thrown out by Everton scout Carlo Jacomuzzi, however, at 26 years old and with only 10 goals in 3150 minutes this season, the Italian club's €25 million valuation is going to scare off all but the most foolish suitors.
M'Baye Niang is immensely talented and also capable of playing on the wing, but was never quite able to crack the rotation at AC Milan, and spent most of this season on loan at Watford. He scored 2 goals in 15 appearances for the Hornets, and while he may still have some growth in his game, it's doubtful that there's enough in his locker to perform at the level Everton require.
Lapadula, 27, just recently moved to the San Siro from Pescara, scoring 8 goals in his debut season for AC Milan. It's good due diligence from Everton to inquire, however...
The white whale in all of this, though, is Carlos Bacca. An experienced poacher in the purest sense, Bacca has experience in European football, and scored a goal every 163 minutes this season.
Carlos Bacca - Serie A 16/17 (up to January 24th) [for @baresi63] pic.twitter.com/arydgeKbD1
— Football Radars (@FussballRadars) January 24, 2017
Given that Lapadula and now Andre Silva are on the Rossoneri's books, Bacca may see himself as needing to move elsewhere for the playing time he deserves.
Everton could have a big time bargaining chip to use in Gerard Deulofeu, and with Klaassen and Sigurdsson on board, the Colombian would be provided with the service he needs to make an impact.
There's a lot going on with Everton Football Club these days, and as such it can be difficult to make heads or tails of all the rumors that continue to fly.
It's growing increasingly clear, though, that the Blues' midfield and defense is nearly set for the upcoming season, and that the club knows they must replace Romelu Lukaku's goals, by any means necessary.

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The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach—they're sharing their college experiences as well. Allison earned her bachelor's degree in cognitive sciences at University of California, Irvine and earned a juris doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. She lives in Sacramento and specializes in algebra tutoring, English tutoring, psychology tutoring, and several other subjects. See what she had to say about her experience at University of California, Irvine:
Describe the campus setting and transportation options at University of California, Irvine.
Allison: University of California, Irvine has a great campus setting. There are plenty of transportation options. Although I lived on campus the first year in the dorms (so I didn't need to worry about transportation because I walked to class), my remaining three years I lived off campus. University of California, Irvine provided shuttle buses for students outside of campus and even to some of the surrounding cities. I had friends who biked and carpooled as well.
One of the reasons I loved UCI was that Irvine was voted one of the safest cities in America. I never had any issues and I found the campus and city safe, welcoming, and clean!
How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants?
Allison: I loved the staff at University of California, Irvine. All of my professors and teaching assistants were not only willing, but eager to help. They were always an email, if not a meeting, away, and they really seemed to appreciate students who asked questions and took the time to meet with them outside of class. I also found that my academic advisors were knowledgeable, communicative, and helpful.
How would you describe the dorm life—rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students?
Allison: Dorm life was pretty great. We had lots of different options. I personally lived in Mesa Court, but I also had friends who lived in Middle Earth. I felt that I met students with similar interests, but I also had the opportunity to meet students with different backgrounds and goals. The dorms were pretty close to one another and to school, and it took about 5-10 minutes to get to class (walking) from either one.
I loved all of the different options for using your meal card. I definitely bought one the first year and it saved my life—especially during midterms and finals.
The dorms, as well as the student body and organizations on campus, always had something to do. I felt that there was always a place for anyone and everyone on campus.
Which majors/programs are best represented and supported at University of California, Irvine?
Allison: I think we are known more for biological sciences, and I met a lot of students who were pre-med my first year. With that being said, I was not pre-med; I was part of the Social Sciences School, but I felt that that was represented as well on campus. I had friends who were involved in different majors and programs, and we were all happy with our experience. University of California, Irvine really does go above and beyond, because they provide multiple opportunities and avenues for students to succeed. From professors, TAs, tutors, and even life coaches provided and sponsored by the Counseling Center, University of California, Irvine offers every opportunity for students to achieve their goals.
How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life?
Allison: I thought it was very easy to meet students and make friends as a freshman. For one, University of California, Irvine offers SPOP, which was the student parent orientation program that allowed students and their parents an opportunity to stay in the dorms for a night and meet some of the new freshman. I was so excited to start because I had already made friends before I even started school.
I personally didn't feel that Greek life was extremely significant, but that's because I didn't rush my first or even second year of college. I did rush my third year of college and I discovered that Greek Life could be whatever you wanted it to be. If you wanted to be super involved or just a little, finding a sorority or fraternity that respected or met your needs was easy, attainable, and fun. I loved my sorority sisters, but I am glad that I didn't rush until I was sure that it was something that I wanted to pursue.
How helpful is the Career Center and other student support services?
Allison: I thought our Career Center was great. The staff was helpful and I enjoyed taking the personality assessment tests to find the right career for me.
I also really liked our Counseling Center, as they provided opportunities for those in psychology to get involved and harness their public speaking and/or people skills.
I didn't utilize the on-campus recruitment options like I wish I would have, but there are so many opportunities, and I had friends who worked at Fortune 500 companies right after graduation.
How are the various study areas such as libraries, the student union, and dorm lounges?
Allison: From the libraries, common hall, outside lounges, student lounges, and coffee houses, there are so many places to study on campus. The libraries could sometimes get crowded during midterms or finals, but as a whole there was always a seat or desk available when one needed it. And the lounges near Crystal Cove seats are so comfy! Try not to fall asleep!
Describe the surrounding town.
Allison: Irvine is in the heart of the OC. I lived in Irvine for 4 years, and eventually after school I moved to Costa Mesa and the Laguna Beach. I had friends who lived in Newport Beach, Long Beach, and Huntington Beach and commuted. There is always something going on, whether it's at the beach, a music festival, or cook-off. Some students did stay near Irvine, but Irvine as a whole is a pretty quiet town. Some of us traveled outside of Irvine if we wanted to go to the beach or go shopping, but I really liked hanging out in Irvine and trying the different cuisines.
How big or small is the student body of University of California, Irvine?
Allison: Personally, the student body was overwhelming for me. I came from a school where my entire student body was the size of a full lecture hall. It felt a little too big, initially, but I'm so happy that it was such a large class size because I felt that's what made our school so diverse.
Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one you regret the most.
Allison: I worked with the Counseling Center for the last two years of my college career. I was a C.O.A.C.H. (aka a student life coach), and it was myself and 13 other students participating in the program. We all had different majors, experiences, and goals, but we all had one thing in common: we wanted to help people. The purpose of C.O.A.C.H. was to help students struggling with social, academic, and personal goals. Although we worked with students with their problems, we also were able to share our own personal history and life stories with each other. I would have never guessed I would have become so close with the other coaches, but we were all so sad to leave by the end. Our mentor and professor set the tone for our group and required that we be honest, respectful, and thoughtful, not only with our clients, but ourselves. This life lesson is something I still use today while working with clients in the legal setting, and I am forever grateful for everything she taught me.
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E&E Foods produces, sources and trades the world's finest seafood from the bountiful waters of Alaska and the North Pacific.
Specializing in 5 species of Wild Salmon, as well as Halibut, Crab, Shrimp, Cod, and Salmon Roe, E&E Foods knows how to match our raw material to your requirements.
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E&E Foods Hosts 2nd Annual Open House
Guests and employees mingle E&E's Sydney Sackett calling out raffle winners! Fishermen get a chance to see the production facility where much of their fish gets cut into fillets and portions. E&E's own Zach Krokos and his lovely wife, Erica, tended bar. Who knew totes could be used for things other than fish? Renton's warehouse and maintenance crew enjoying the evening. Marty Jacques and Mark Caylor--two of E&E's links between the fishermen and the mother ship--scouting for more fishermen.
Timed to coincide with the annual Pacific Marine Expo, E&E Foods has established a new tradition for its fishermen and employees--an open house at our 75,000 sq ft Renton, WA facility. It affords the entire E&E production and sales chain (and families) to meet in an informal setting and share fish tales! In addition to providing beverages, E&E hired four food trucks to cater to our guests hankerings for Thai food, pizza, burgers, and ice cream.
Ugashik River Sockeye Tendering
This boat is delivering set-net caught sockeye at regular intervals to the tender Elektra Blue.
E&E Foods is supplied sockeye salmon a number of ways. Sometimes the boats come right to our plant and other times to contracted tenders in a variety of locations, as is the case in some of the Bristol Bay river systems. This allows fishermen to focus on getting fish out of the water, critical given the shortness of the season.
(Source: National Fisherman, Fish Expo edition)
Yakutat Seafoods Wins Float Competition on 4th
National flags from the United States and the Philippines, reflecting the plant's employee makeup.
Yakutat Seafoods won first place in the annual 4th of July Parade in Yakutat, hosted by Alaska Airlines. While not on the scale of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it's the biggest in that region of Alaska (ok, maybe the only one!). Congrats!
Pac Star Hosts 200 Fishermen to Kick-Off Season
E&E Foods, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pacific Star Seafoods in Kenai, Alaska, hosted more than 200 fishermen and their families on a gorgeous day in Alaska. The kick-off barbeque has become a tradition at Pac Star.
Pac Star Donates to Local Kenai Food Bank
Fresh sockeye fillets straight from Cook Inlet grill in the sun Tuesday at the Alaska Salmon Alliance's 'Return of the Reds' benefit for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.
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E&E's COO Talks About Cannon Acquisition with IntraFish
Ken Ng, COO of E&E Foods. Photo: IntraFish
Click on the following to hear E&E's COO, Ken Ng, talk about E&E's recent acquisition of Cannon Fish.
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Need for vertical integration was key to E&E's purchase of Cannon Fish
E&E now has brand that it can develop.
by John Fiorillo
March 18th, 2019 16:43 GMT Updated March 18th, 2019 18:33 GMT
As acquisitions go, Seattle-based E&E Foods' purchase of seafood supplier and processor Cannon Fish Company (CFC) happened relatively quickly.
The two companies started talking about it three months ago, Ken Ng, E&E's chief operating officer, told IntraFish on Monday.
Cannon was doing some custom processing for E&E when the two began talking about a potential deal. "We were really impressed with the people at Cannon, and the timing was right," said Ng.
E&E is consolidating its Seattle area processing operations into a single 76,000 square foot facility in Renton, Washington. E&E bought the plant from Orca Bay last year. It is moving its operation in Federal Way, Washington and Cannon's operations in Kent, Washington, to the Renton facility.
The purchase of Cannon fits into E&E's strategy of becoming vertically integrated, said Ng. E&E has been operating in the Seattle area since 1932 and has a large presence in Alaska with shoreside plants in Egegik (Coffee Point Seafoods), Kenai (Pacific Star Seafoods), and Yakutat (Yakutat Seafoods) and a floating processor (Cape Greig) in Bristol Bay and Kotzebue – supplying salmon, cod and halibut primarily.
The Cannon acquisition, said Ng, gives E&E a consumer brand it can further develop. "We have the raw material and would like to start broadening our product line," said Ng.
Exciting news about E&E Foods and Cannon Fish Company
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Pacific Star, Coffee Point BBQs Kick Off Season
The 2018 Coffee Point crew takes their annual group shot. Despite the clouds, wind and rain, lots of fishermen and their families and production crew at Pac Star! That is some grill! It looks like 30 burgers at a time! Attendees at Pac Star lined up for burgers. Those beautiful totes will soon be full of fish! Bristol Bay fishermen are happy and well-rested--at least for now! The mess hall is bursting at the seams with the staff and fishermen. Fishermen, family and crew were treated to a feast.
E&E Foods' Alaska-based plants kicked off the 2018 salmon season with our annual BBQs.
Coffee Point Seafoods of Washington, based near the Egegik River on Bristol Bay, hosted the well-attended event despite wind and rain. The plant has already shipped good volumes of fresh sockeye off the beach and to our customers across the United States.
Our Pacific Star Plant on the Kenai River in Cook Inlet had over 200 attendees, including fishermen, plant workers and their families. E&E Foods continues to expand its presence in Alaska, increasing plant efficiency with upgrades in equipment and processes across its plants in Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet and Yakutat.
E&E Foods Expands Operation to Kotzebue
E&E Foods will be buying and processing keta salmon this season from Kotzebue as it continues to expand its business operations.
Check the links for more detail:
http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1720company_to_boost_kotzebue_summer_chum
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Doom Eternal Delayed To March 2020
by Daniel Tack on Oct 08, 2019 at 10:43 AM
On the official Doom twitter account today, id Software announced a delay to the upcoming Doom Eternal. The game is now expected to launch on March 20, 2020 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The Switch version is slated for a future release with no specific date and time given.
An update on DOOM Eternal: pic.twitter.com/2LWrfh6e4Z
— DOOM (@DOOM) October 8, 2019
In addition to the delay news, the account stated that Invasion mode is going to be a free update shortly after launch. Invasion mode lets players hop into other people's games as a demon, so that should be interesting!
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Hello Dear Reader. You are still with me and I thank you greatly.
I feel the need to take a pause and speak to you directly. I will probably not ever do this again. From now on, I promise just stories!
The stories I have told in this early start of my journey with you have been fun and there will be many more.
When I decided to write my stories, I debated on how deep I was going to go into the tough stuff in my life. The low times… the bad times… the not "normal" way things were in my life times… or should I keep it light and fun. Maybe that is what people want to read… Maybe they don't want me shoveling the dirt of my life and the music business on to these pages.
For better or for worse I have decided that the tough subjects and events of my life are just as important (if not more) to my story, even if they are hard to tell, but maybe somebody can learn from from them. Maybe they can learn how to deal with some of the things I faced better or different than I did. If I am going to be truthful and correctly represent the theme of my blog to you, then I have to go there.
There will be stories of my childhood and years before music in the future also. They will probably rattle you a little, but, I feel it is important. These early years, when incorporated with my experiences in the music business are what shapes how and why I am, and who I am. They show how it affected my career, how my career affected me, and how I lived my life in later years.
After having said all that. Feel free to let me know your thoughts. Please.
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It's good to share all aspects and everything that makes you – well you. High notes and Low notes.
Your journey isnt all about smiles, laughter and good times, it's about the bad times too. It all builds character. Everything can't always be funny so you can make us laugh, we can cry with you too.
It's all good and if people are truly friends and love you for you (and of course that voice) then the bad and the sad stories are worth the listen as well.
Pam, Thank you for being so supportive. You have have brightened my day and my horizons!


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Where was Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens filmed?
There was a lot of secrecy around the filming locations of the new Star Wars movie. But finally, the continuation of the saga created by George Lucas has been released, and it's confirmed that The Force Awakens has been filmed basically in England, Ireland, Iceland and the United Arab Emirates.
As usual, we'll try not to talk too much about the movie's plot to avoid any spoiler. However, this is Star Wars VII, and the story begins about 30 years after the events of the 1983 film, Return of the Jedi. The Empire has been reorganized and is now known as the First Order.
The cast includes Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill from the original Star Wars trilogy. Instead of Lucas, this time the director's chair goes to J.J. Abrams. He's got a long experience in the science fiction genre, and you may hate or love him for his work in productions like the TV series Lost.
The very first scenes filmed for the new trilogy were filmed in the desert near Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Forget about Tatooine: the Rub' al Khali desert is the stage where the shots for the planet Jakku were filmed. Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
One of the most memorable sequences of the film is when a squadron of X-wings are coming into action, flying low over the water. The location is going to become a battleground between rebels and the First Order's troops.
Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
The location used for scenery is the area around Derwentwater in Cumbria, England. The productions's crew was taking aerial shots in helicopter, without involving any actor from the cast in the filming.
Image by Allan Harris
The Millennium Falcon flying over the Lake District. In the movie this is the planet Takodana, where the cantina is located. Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
The last scene, involving the mysterious role of Mark Hamill, takes place in the Skellig Michael island in Ireland.
Image by Florian Christoph
Another battlefield: this time in the home of the bad guys.
The icy landscape selected as background is the area in Mývatn, around the Krafla volcano in Iceland.
Image by Sergii
We go back to England to Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean, in Gloucestershire. The location has the look of the forest of Endor, home of the unbearable Ewoks. Thanks to the Force, this is just the venue where the fight Finn vs. Kylo, and other forest scenes take place. Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
The Resistance spacecraft base on D'Qar is located in the former Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common (Berkshire). The mountains in the background were added digitally in post-production. Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
This complex was used during the times of the cold war to store nuclear cruise missiles. Now these lands have been designated as a public park. Image by Crazy Places
Once more, the popular Pinewood Studios have been used for principal photography for indoor locations. It's interesting the fact that in The Force Awakens, the production team tried to use as much as possible practical special effects, as opposed to computer generated ones. This was to get a look closer to the original films (we love the analogical command panels of the spacecrafts). Also it can be seen as way to highlight the differences between the (for many, failed) prequel trilogy movies. Image courtesy of Lucasfilm
For further information, we recommend you the book The Art of Star Wars including awesome artworks like production paintings, concept sketches, storyboards, and more. Star Wars: Complete Locations is a great visual guide of the fictional locations (only) from all the saga.
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Also here is a link to the new Blu-ray edition coming with outstanding extras behind the making of the movie, deleted scenes and a documentary.
Greenham Common is in Berkshire, not Gloucestershire.
Ra Moon May 8, 2016 at 1:37 PM
Thanks, corrected!
Dorset Doris August 27, 2016 at 5:36 PM
Puzzle Wood is in the Forest of Dean which is in Gloucestershire not near Gloucestershire.
Ra Moon August 29, 2016 at 3:55 AM
You are right, thanks for your help!
charlie puth October 10, 2016 at 3:09 AM


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This is the main community hub for DONTNOD's narrative driven action-RPG Vampyr. You'll find here all our official announcements, as well as various information written by the developers.
The Welcome Area is the place to introduce yourself, as we welcome you as a new born vampire in the community!
General Discussion deals with everything about Vampyr: your expectations, wishes and general information about the game!
Stories and Lore is for discussions about Vampyr's world and story - official info but also your speculations!
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Hello my fellow immortal comrades!
So nice to be here and that finally we have a great vampire game since Bloodlines!!! Hope not to be the last!!!
Im awaiting great discussions here and between us help Dontnod to deliver Vampyr as better as possible!!!
Cheers! I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on this game in a few months! I've been excited about it since it was first announced.
Finally, so happy this forum is up and running. Expecting good and fullfilling discussions until we meet DAY-V in November, my month of birth. Thanks a lot for the warm welcome!
@WhiteNerine I hear you, I am a die-hard fan of the vampire mythos, especially those depicted in World of Darkness games (Vampire: the Masquerade/Requiem), in Warhammer Fantasy (Vampire Counts), the original where it all began (Bram Stoker's Dracula) and some movies, like Interview with the Vampire for example. Saddened that pop culture fucked them up lately (Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Blade 3, etc..). When it comes to games, I agree with you, but at least for a decade we had Bloodlines that was quite the masterpiece, and I am confident Vampyr will step up and bring the genre to another level of quality we are looking for.
@Orlando_Spencer Oh yes, I love Interview with the Vampire, Dracula (both from '31 and '92) and even Lost Boys (which aren't maybe quite as serious but were also a real pleasure to watch in my opinion). But from the new films there's also one, I consider a masterpiece – What We Do In Shadows. Have you seen it maybe?
But when it comes to books I'm awful since I only know stuff where vampires are peripheral; I haven't read Dracula and Anne's Rice series. And what's worse is that I don't even know why.
Also, oh my, World of Darkness! I just started playing it, since I'm new to RPG, and fell in love with it! I've begun with a Requiem since I heard that Masquerade is more about being epic, while Requiem considers PCs more important. Any tips for a new player/GM?
Greetings everyone. I'm very excited for Vampyr. For so long I've waited for a vampire game such as this where it lets you decide your side. It looks incredible and I've been watching game play videos on it. You have a huge supporter here, Vampyr team.
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Hi there you bloodsucker bros.
I`m so pretty happy with this game that i had to join here.


1) Groupon is a misunderstood company. We're misunderstood by analysts. We're misunderstood by media. We're misunderstood by consumers — both those who haven't visited our site in awhile and those who've never purchased from us. We haven't done enough to tell our story over the past few years. And we haven't always been humble about our hits and misses.
2) We are still paying the price for our past mistakes. Not just in the media and with Wall Street, but in the business, every day. We scaled too far, too fast and have had a rough ride. That's not missed on us; these issues have too often diverted our attention from the kinds of things that a company at our stage should be figuring out.
As a result, and not surprisingly, a few myths have built up over the years. So let's dispel a few, and then talk about what we're doing differently moving forward.
Too many people still think of Groupon as "that daily deal email company." The reality here is twofold: first, we're a marketplace — and a big one — one with more than half a million deals in three different categories. Sure, email is still important, but more of our purchases come from on-site search than email, and more than half our purchases occur on mobile. There's simply nowhere better on the Internet to find awesome local merchants, great products and amazing travel offers and experiences all in one place.
Second, the 'deals are dead' line of thinking is tired and not supported. Deals are core to who we are as a company, and we're not running away from them–not by a long shot. Deals have helped us build the largest transactional platform of its kind in dozens of countries around the globe and a loved brand. We also know that there's more to our marketplace than deals, including an increasing number of market rate and low discount offers, and new ways to save time as well as money. They're just in their early stages and we want to move faster to bring them to customers so that they can see clearly the changes for themselves. We're going to do that, and fast.
MYTH: No one can win in Local — There are a number of big companies — Amazon, Facebook, Google — who've tried and died in local. Local is a hard business. As the unquestioned leader at this point, we know that better than anyone. On more than one occasion, we've been overly enthusiastic about the potential impact of new products, and we've been wrong more than once with how critical it is for us to compete in certain areas. We shouldn't run from those failures or apologize for them. None of them bet the future of the company. We are pioneering, we are growing, and we are the market leader, which means we know that not every test will come out beaming rainbows and unicorns. Sometimes we will fail, and sometimes we will win, and win big. Winning big is absolutely possible in local. It's a massive space that remains largely underserved. Consumers and merchants ultimately want that to change, and that makes winning in local possible. We have sold nearly a billion Groupons life to date. Add to that our nearly 50 million active consumer and 1 million merchant customers to date and you have a lot of proof of the possibilities in local.
MYTH: Groupon isn't growing/Groupon is going out of business — On one hand, this is just lazy. On the other, that this is misunderstood is largely on us. We've definitely grown: since going public, we've grown billings and revenue by over 90%; we've had seven consecutive quarters of double-digit billings growth in North America; we've doubled our customers over the past five years; we've increased the number of deals on our platform by 500x since we went public in 2011; etc.; etc. What we haven't done is consistently meet the expectations we set. We're not growing the way we believe we can grow given the size of the opportunity in local and the potential in our platform. Both of those are going to change. More on that in a bit.
MYTH: Groupon is bad for businesses — We don't hear this much anymore, but it still comes up on occasion. Our #1 complaint from merchants these days? They want to sell more Groupons.
The vast majority of our deals (82% as of the last report) are breakeven or better on the deal itself (i.e., no overspend or cross-sell required). That is simply unheard of in high volume small business advertising and customer acquisition. But let's be clear: we still have to improve here. Not every brand or business is comfortable with deep discounts. We want to give more merchants more opportunities to run on our platform at lower discounts and with market rate offerings. You can see some of those opportunities today with Groupon To Go–more are coming.
So that's that. Let's talk about why I think we have what it takes to win.
First is our team. It's amazing and one of our biggest assets. I can't think of another team with more experience in local and that's thrived with so many people betting against it. I'm honored and humbled to be a part of this team.
Then it's our customers. We're approaching 50 million customers worldwide and have worked with more than a million merchants to date. We have a loved brand with over 80% awareness in North America, and net promoter and customer satisfaction scores in line with the world's best brands.
Next is a strong underlying model with a simple value prop that works for both consumers and merchants. Our business has weathered everything from email headwinds to a full marketplace transition–all while maintaining healthy fundamentals and selling nearly a billion Groupons (and counting). Why? Because consumers love to save money and merchants love to acquire new customers.
Last, we have unprecedented experience in local, and what we believe is the right vision and strategy to make our goal of becoming the daily habit in local a reality.
This is a powerful combination of advantages that's very, very hard to replicate. So what are we going to do with them?
Given these advantages and the opportunity in local, we believe we can and should grow much faster. To enable that growth at a larger scale, we are focusing on three major strategic changes.
First, we are dramatically shifting our marketing strategy in order to drive millions more new customers to our marketplace. Core focus and investment in new customers isn't a nice-to-have for a business at our stage, it's a requirement.
Second, we are further simplifying and streamlining our business, in particular our international segments. This means moving to more shared services for economies of scale, and it means better picking our battles–exiting or partnering in countries where we don't believe we can win or where winning will require more time, technology and investment than we should manage. And, in some markets where we're seeing results — Australia, France, Germany, Italy and UK, to name a few — it means increasing our investment to better capitalize on the opportunity.
Third, we are moving away from empty calories in Shopping. We will no longer emphasize the higher revenue but lower margin consumer electronics business that we believe isn't required in order to grow a sustainable, healthy Shopping business with stronger margins.
These are admittedly major shifts in our strategy for a new CEO who has been in the job for what amounts to a handful of days. I've been here for over 4 years however, and as I said before, I don't need the proverbial 100 days to know that these are the right decisions. We simply can't expect to win if we're not willing to double down on what's working and walk away from what's not. And why wait to do the right thing?
With all these changes, there are some very important things that are staying 100% the same: our mission to connect local commerce; and our vision to build the daily habit for local commerce, the marketplace where people discover and save on amazing things to eat, see, do and buy in their neighborhood.
The same core market realities that brought me here over 4 years ago still exist today: local businesses have an incredibly hard time standing out and getting people to give them a shot; consumers want to save money and discover new things to eat, see, do and buy in their neighborhood. What's changed in the last 4 years is that Groupon now better addresses these two market realities than anyone. And we're still just getting started.
A lot of people have told me that I'm taking over the reins of this company in a very dark time. Plenty have said that I'm nuts to take this on. Without question, no one is handing us the keys to local with a big red bow tied around them. And while I'm shaking things up, I assure you that I'm not crazy. So I don't look at this as a dark time. I look at this as a time to make things happen, faster. It's the time to realize our potential and make Groupon better for merchants, for consumers, for employees and for shareholders.
On that note, I believe strongly that a better Groupon matters. It matters because local matters; neighborhoods matter. Part of what makes neighborhoods special are the businesses that line their streets and create hubs, energy and connections for communities. Groupon gives those businesses tools to grow and thrive. When local businesses thrive, neighborhoods win. I don't know about you, but I think that matters, a lot.


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What happens to the stock market when interest rates rise?
With the Federal Reserve now widely expected to jack up interest rates in March to beat back rampant inflation, investors in the stock market should buckle up for a more muted few months of returns, says Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin. The S&P 500 has been "resilient" around the start of Fed hiking cycles in the past, Kostin notes. The first is that the stock market didn't fall off a cliff as borrowing conditions became tighter, but losses did come to market goers.
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Defiant Syrian radio host shot dead
A prominent Syrian radio journalist has been shot dead by gunmen in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib.
Mourners attend the funeral of Raed Fares and Hammoud al-Jneid in the village of Kafranbel in the northwestern province of Idlib. Photo: AFP
Raed Fares, a well-known Syrian activist, was killed in the north-western town of Kafranbel.
Mr Fares founded Radio Fresh, an independent radio station broadcasting from inside opposition-held areas in the country.
He and his radio station had been targeted by jihadist groups in the past.
Four years ago, when the Islamic State (IS) group had a presence in Idlib province, the station's office was raided by militants.
In 2016, Mr Fares was detained by the Nusra Front, the former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
'Sarcastic gesture'
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance (HTS), which currently controls most of Idlib province, had ordered Radio Fresh to stop broadcasting music.
A new tragedy is added to our long tragic record, tens of times I've asked him to leave after he was targeted for the first time and then a second time, and now the third brutal terroristic targeting he has been killed. He was stubborn and dismissive, he would simply answer; pic.twitter.com/edymFcBIkC
— Fadel Abdul Ghany (@FADELABDULGHANY) November 23, 2018
The station's response was to play long sequences of other sounds, such as tweeting birds, clucking chickens and bleating goats.
"They tried to force us to stop playing music on air," the 45-year-old former estate agent told the BBC in 2017. "So we started to play animals in the background as a kind of sarcastic gesture against them."
Later, the station began to introduce further defiant sounds including bongs from London's Big Ben clock, ticking sounds, ringing explosions and chanting football fans.
Another group, the now-dissolved Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, once instructed the radio station to take women off the air. Instead of complying, Mr Fares told the BBC's Mike Thomson about his creative solution to get round the issue.
"We simply put their voices through a computer software program which makes them sound like men," he said.
Radio Fresh's Facebook page posted a graphic photo of Mr Fares's body on 23 November, along with an image of the body of Hammoud Juneid, another activist who was shot dead.
A vocal critic of President Bashar al-Assad, Mr Fares described a protest in Kafranbel on 5 October in his final Facebook post.
"The people of Kafranbel are in Huriyah [Freedom] Square and voices are chanting: The people want the downfall of the regime. We started this in 2011 and we are continuing on. Our loyalty to the martyrs and detainees has increased our determination."
News of his death led to an outpouring of grief on social media from activists and international journalists.
Don't want to believe @RaedFares4 has been killed. One of the few peaceful pro-democracy activists from the early days of the uprising who was still in #Syria .Tireless, uncompromisingly principled, good humored, big-hearted and much more. A huge loss. #KafraNbel . RIP my friend pic.twitter.com/XjWMhnfu3S
— Donatella Rovera (@DRovera) November 23, 2018
Syria war: Russia and Turkey to create buffer zone in Idlib
Russia's defence minister says the move means there will be no military offensive on Idlib.
Syria war: Idlib rebels targeted by 'fiercest raids in weeks'
Syria and Russia have carried out their most intensive air raids in weeks on rebel positions in the northern province of Idlib, activists say.
Syria war: Russia rejects Turkey's calls for Idlib truce
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Turkey's calls for a truce to prevent a "bloodbath" in north Syria.


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Mea Maxima Culpa: an exposé of an exposé
by Sean Murphy Apr 2, 2013 May 1, 2020 / 7 mins /
In the recent film, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Oscar winning director Alex Gibney promises to show his audience "an exposé of abuse of power in the Catholic Church, and coverups that lead to the highest office of the Vatican." It is a powerful film that has evoked spasms of outrage from both critics and defenders of the Catholic Church, too often superficial "I told you so's" on the one hand, or "Just the usual bunch of Church bashers" on the other. Neither attitude does justice to the film, which makes serious charges and thus demands serious engagement.
Since the story of Father Lawrence Murphy runs through Mea Maxima Culpa from the beginning to the end and forms, as it were, the backbone of the production, it is appropriate to follow that story and begin where the film begins: in St. Francis, Wisconsin.
Father Lawrence Murphy was assigned to St. John School for the Deaf in St. Francis immediately after ordination in 1950, and left the school in September, 1974. Decades later, people would learn that he had been removed because of complaints that he had been sexually abusing deaf boys at the school. It was later estimated that he had sexually assaulted 100 to 200 boys during his tenure.
Mea Maxima Culpa is at its best in presenting Murphy's excruciating violation of the childhood innocence of his victims and its long-term impact on them. However, most of the film deals with the victims' attempts to expose Murphy and bring him to justice, beginning in 1973 and 1974, with special emphasis on the response of the Catholic Church.
Consistent with the marketing description of the film, Mea Maxima Culpa attempts to convince the audience that "the Vatican" knew about Murphy's predatory activities for over twenty years and did nothing to stop him. Even more, resurrecting the 2010 accusations of the New York Times, Alex Gibney claims that "the Vatican" refused to "defrock Murphy" even though American bishops were "pleading" to have him laicized. One of the principal witnesses called by Mr. Gibney to give evidence against "the Vatican" is Rembert Weakland, former Archbishop of Milwaukee.
A review of publicly available documents fails to disclose evidence to support the accusations made by Mea Maxima Culpa with respect to the Murphy case. On the contrary: the words ofNew York Times reporter Laurie Goodstein rebound on her. The story she and Mr. Gibney's tell about "the Vatican" and Fr. Murphy is turned on its head by the evidence they produce and the evidence they neglect.
The coverup of Murphy's crimes was the work of Milwaukee Archbishop William Cousins. Weakland, his successor, continued to conceal them for some time and let him function as a priest until almost a year after his retirement with virtually no restrictions. Weakland imposed some restrictions only after his own responsibility for concealing and protecting sex offenders became public in late 1993. He took no further action until late 1995, after he had begun to feel more pressure from victims and their lawyers and, it seems, some of the Archdiocesan curia. He did not begin a judicial process for laicization until the fall of 1996.
Murphy wrote to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger in January, 1998, asking him to intervene to stop the process because the canonical limitation of action period had long since expired, and because he was old and ill. The reply from Archbishop Bertone, Secretary of Cardinal Ratzinger's Congregation, confirmed that there was no time limitation on prosecution. Archbishop Bertone also directed the attention of the American bishops to a point in canon law, which they then addressed. Thus, the reply from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith cleared the way for the laicization process to continue.
However, in May, 1998, during their ad limina visit to Rome, Archbishop Weakland and Bishop Sklba of Milwaukee and Bishop Fliss of Superior met with Archbishop Bertone and curial officials to ask advice about the Murphy case. The advice given was based on Weakland's anaemic presentation; Archbishop Bertone pointed out some of the evidentiary difficulties in proceeding and suggested an alternative method of dealing with the problem, as it had been described by Weakland. Cardinal Ratzinger was not involved in the case, and the American bishops were not directed to stop the judicial process.
Weakland himself decided to halt the process of laicization in late July. Murphy died two days after Weakland committed his decision to writing on 19 August, 1998. Since that time, Weakland has attempted to make it appear that "the Vatican" was responsible for hindering and then halting the laicization Murphy, and Mr. Gibney was either taken in by Weakland's dissembling or found that it served his purposes in making Mea Maxima Culpa.
This is not a critique of the film as a whole, but is confined to its misrepresentations of the Murphy story, which Mr. Gibney could have told with much greater effect had he paid attention to the evidence, and allowed the evidence to guide his film-making. The evidence is presented here, in five parts.*
Part 1: 1950 to 1975
Fr. Lawrence Murphy is assigned to St. John School for the Deaf near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1950, becomes director in 1963, and is removed from the school in 1974 for sexually assaulting students. Archbishop William Cousins conceals the reason for his removal and sends him 300 miles away to Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, in the Diocese of Superior. During a civil suit in 1975, Cousins commits perjury to continue the coverup. The lawsuit is settled out of court. Go here.
Rembert Weakland succeeds Cousins as Archbishop of Milwaukee in 1977. He learns of the allegations against Murphy and forbids him to say mass in Milwaukee in order to avoid friction with the deaf community. He places no other restriction on him, and continues to conceal the reason for his departure from Milwaukee from the Bishop of Superior until at least 1980. Murphy functions as a priest without restrictions for 16 years, until his retirement in January, 1993. Go here.
Part 3: 1993
In November and December, 1992, revelations of clerical sexual abuse rock the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Fr. William Effinger is charged for sexual assault in January, 1993 and civil suits are filed against the Archdiocese. Apparently emboldened by the news reports and public response to these developments, Murphy's victims begin to come forward. Apparently as a result, in the early fall of 1993, restrictions are placed on Murphy's ministry in Milwaukee, and he is later forbidden to have unsupervised contact with minors.
In November, 1993, the Archdiocese settles nine civil suits filed by Effinger's victims. News reports reveal Weakland knew of Effinger's offences and concealed them. Immediately following the settlements, more restrictions on ministry are imposed on Murphy, in writing. Weakland has him evaluated by a psychotherapist, who advises Weakland that he has admitted to sexually assaulting 19 students, though the likely number of suspects could be 200. She also reports on his abuse of the confessional. Weakland affirms restrictions on Murphy at the end of December, but takes no further action. His failure to pursue laicization of Murphy is consistent with his public statements on the subject. Go here.
One of Murphy's victims writes to Weakland in November, 1994, making allegations against Murphy. In early 1995 he writes to Murphy to accuse him directly, and sends copies to Weakland and Angelo Cardinal Sodano. Sodano ignores the letter, and a subsequent request for the courtesy of a reply, thus demonstrating callous disregard for the victim. However, he is not obliged to take other action because he knows that Weakland had been provided with the same information, and that it is Weakland's responsibility to respond.
Lawyers representing Murphy's victims begin writing to Weakland in 1995. In September, a victim reports historical sexual assault and the abuse of the confessional. Weakland authorizes an investigation in December prior to a six month sabbatical. On his return in July, 1996, after consulting with the investigators, he writes to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger for direction. He authorizes a judicial process for laicization to begin in December, 1996.
In January, 1998, Murphy writes to Cardinal Ratzinger to ask that the case against him be stopped because the canonical limitation of action had passed, and because he is old and ill. The reply from the Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith clears the way for the proceedings to continue. Go here.
Part 5: 1998- The End of the Road
During their ad limina visit to Rome at the end of May, Archbishop Weakland and Bishop Sklba of Milwaukee and Bishop Fliss of Superior meet with Archbishop Bertone from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Weakland makes an anaemic presentation of the Murphy case. Based what he has been told by Weakland, Bertone discusses some of the evidentiary problems associated with the proceeding and suggests a possible alternative way to deal with the case. He gives no direction as to how the case should be resolved.
Weakland returns to Milwaukee. On 22 July he decides to halt the laicization process and adopt a "pastoral" resolution. In a letter to Archbishop Bertone dated 19 August he explains his decision. Murphy dies two days later.
When confronted publicly about the handling of the Murphy file, Weakland blames "the Vatican." However, he privately explains that his efforts in Rome and subsequent handling of the case were intended to preserve Murphy's good name and keep everything "as quiet as possible." Go here.
*Author's Note
What is offered here is a response to specific accusations made in Mea Maxima Culpa concerning Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It is not an exhaustive account of the Murphy story, though the story had to be told again in some detail to provide an adequate context for the response.
Missing records, or, at least, the limited number of publicly available records makes it difficult to reconstruct events. The lawyers cooperating with Mr. Gibney in making Mea Maxima Culpahave not released all of the documents used in the film, notably the deposition of Archbishop William Cousins and the document signed by Gary Smith in 1975.
In preparing this review I consulted all documents I was able to find on-line relevant to the Murphy case. When possible, I have tried to fill in details and chronological blanks from other sources, including contemporaneous newspaper articles drawn principally from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and its predecessor publications.
I have provided over 300 notes, most of which link to on-line sources, and, when attempting to reconcile conflicting or varying accounts or explain other points, I have tried to make my reasoning clear. Readers who disagree, in whole or in part, should have no difficulty in articulating the extent and reasons for their disagreement.
Sean Murphy is a Catholic layman. He retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2009 after almost 35 years' police service. While not a specialist in sexual assault, during the course of his service he was responsible for the investigation of current and historical sex crimes against children and adults (including false allegations), leading, in one case, to the conviction of a Catholic priest. Over the years he was described by superiors as "tenacious," "conscientious" and "meticulously thorough." This article should not be understood to represent the views of the RCMP or its members. Sean Murphy is not related to Lawrence Murphy. This article has been republished with permission from the Catholic Education Resource Center.
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Gjorde en ren installation av HA 3.0.1 och i den får jag problem med att hämta temperatur data från LogTemp.
Men inga rader läggs till i tabellen "temps"
Är det nått nytt som ska göras eller vad har jag missat?
lillen wrote: Gjorde en ren installation av HA 3.0.1 och i den får jag problem med att hämta temperatur data från LogTemp.
Kan du skicka över din logtemp samt dina config filer för parsern? Släng dem på mailen eller ladda upp dem direkt hit så kollar jag över dem.
// uncomment the following line (by removing // in front) if you only want to simulate the data parsing without inserting it to the database. Can be handy when testing out new sensors and systems.
// When using 1-wire systems the readout of the sensor can sometimes be faulty, enable this if you experience any problems. A faulty value is equal to 85, without decimals.
kan det ha nått med det att göra?
lillen wrote: Så här ser det ut.
Det har nog inget med HA inställningarna att göra utan det måste nog vara något med inläsningen av värdena som inte fungerar, återkommer senare med resultat.
It doesn't work for me, I've got the same problem.
I don't understand how you solved-it ?
You need to install test latest Parser from HA homepage.
It's ok to replace the files with WinSCP ???
tom_rosenback wrote: You need to install test latest Parser from HA homepage.
I do think there is a new version of Weather Parser even if you have 3.0.1 installed. Just download the latest ZIP of WP and replace the files in your installation with the contents of the ZIP. WinSCP should work just fine.
Is this normal ? What is the parser used for, then ???
The parser just reads the data from respective application, in your case now logtemp, and then feeds this data into HA database. No logfiles are updated (except HA debug log files). So the output you see is correct and you should have new sensors in your database. Just go to Configuration => Sensors, and on that page click on "Update sensors".
"php" as application and "/var/www/HomeAutomation/parser/parser.php", as interval select Daily and 00:15.
i tried to removed or to change his name, after "update" command, new one is coming up.
EDIT: 2nd problem solved, i had removed the ENTIRE list then run again "Update Sensors"
You have some syntax error in the logtemp config file. Please double check it with sample file to ensure tge syntax.
Yes sensors will always reappear even if you have deleted them. This is because no data is deleted when deleting a sensor and when you then click Update sensors it checks all read sensor data and adds them as a new sensor.


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Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris is unrecognisable - see his new look!
April 30, 2017 - 10:54 BST Sophie Hamilton Mark-Paul Gosselaar has completely transformed his appearance from teen heartthrob Zack Morris in nineties sitcom Saved by the Bell
Mark-Paul Gosselaar made teenage girls swoon as gorgeous Zack Morris in hit nineties TV show Saved by the Bell. The popular NBC show about a group of school friends and their principal ran from 1989 to 1993 and had a cult following, largely down to the charms of blonde-haired charmer Zack. But appearing at the 22nd Annual Taste for the Cure event in Los Angeles this week, Mark-Paul looked nothing like his former character. Gone were the golden locks – instead Mark, 43, had dark brown hair and sported a large beard and moustache. The star was totally unrecognisable as teen pin-up Zack Morris.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar with his wife Catriona McGinn
The actor attended the party with his advertising executive wife Catriona McGinn, who looked stunning in a strapless knee-length dress. Mark-Paul wore a navy suit and tie for the smart occasion. The couple married in 2012 at the Sunstone winery in California and have two young children, a son Dekker and a girl, Lachlyn. Mark-Paul was previously married to former model Lisa Ann Russell for 14 years and they also have two children together, a son, Michael Charles and a daughter, Ava Lorenn. They separated in 2010. Since finding acting success in Saved by the Bell, Mark-Paul went on to appear in television roles shows NYPD Blue, Raising the Bar, CSI and the film Dead Man on Campus.
READ: Mark-Paul Gosselaar becomes a father of four: 'Two boys, two girls, too perfect'
Actor Mark-Paul with his family
The dad-of-four is currently starring in Fox TV's series Pitch, and this role is the reason for Mark-Paul's new look. In an interview with mtv.com last year, the star revealed his transformation was at the request of the show's producer. He said: "Dan Fogelman told me to gain some weight and grow a beard. He didn't want anyone to recognize me." The actor explained that while he doesn't actually like having a beard, it certainly comes with benefits because no-one recognises him now and that's a first for him.
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New application for Wressle oil production due by April
By Ruth Hayhurst on February 15, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )
A new planning application for oil production at the Wressle site near Scunthorpe is expected by the end of April, one of the partners in the project has said.
Two previous applications have been rejected by North Lincolnshire Council and by a planning inspector.
In a statement to investors yesterday, Union Jack Oil plc said a new application was currently being prepared to develop the Wressle site:
"The joint venture partners remain fully committed to the future development of Wressle and the new application will address the concerns previously raised by the Planning Inspector.
"The Joint Venture partners remain confident that the Wressle development project will be brought to production status and will continue to pursue all credible avenues to achieve this objective. An Environmental Agency permit for production is already in place for the Wressle oil development project."
The Wressle well, which is expected to take oil from PEDL180 and 182, is expected to flow at 500 barrels per day.
Bury Hill Wood/Leith Hill
Union Jack said it expected a "high-impact conventional exploration well" would be drilled during 2018 at what it called the Holmwood site, also known as Bury Hill Wood or Leith Hill, in Surrey. The site, in PEDL143, south of Dorking, had been estimated to hold prospective resources of 5.6m barrels of oil, the company said. Planning permission was granted in August 2015 after a public inquiry. The operator, Europa Oil and Gas, is working to fulfil the final planning condition, a construction traffic management plan. The consultation on a radioactive substances permit opened today
Partners had approved drilling in 2018 of Biscarthorpe-2, also described as a "high-impact conventional" well. The site, west of Louth in Lincolnshire, in PEDL253, was estimated to have a prospective resource of 14m barrels of oil. The Biscathorpe-1 well, drilled in 1987, encountered a thin oil-filled sandstone, Union Jack said. The new well would target a potentially thicker sand development. Planning permission for drilling and testing was granted in March 2015.
Fiskerton Airfield
Union Jack said workovers were underway on the FA-1 and FA-3 wells at this oilfield in EXL294, west of Newark in Nottinghamshire. Reprocessing of 3D seismic data would help identify further potential drilling opportunities to increase production, the company said. Results from the workover were expected during the first quarter of this year and the reprocessing in the first half. Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) data for the 12 months from November 2016-October 2017 (the most recent available) shows that Fiskerton Airfield produced 893m3 of oil, or 0.09% of national onshore oil production.
Kirklington and Dukes Wood Oilfields
Options to bring these previously producing oilfields in Nottinghamshire back to production were being evaluated, Union Jack said. Neither Kirklington, PEDL118) or Dukes Wood (PEDL203) had produced any oil in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, according to OGA figures.
Keddington Oilfield
Union Jack said development plans were being considered to increase oil production at this field in PEDL005, east of Louth in Lincolnshire. It is currently producing 30 barrels a day, the company said. OGA data from the most recent 12 months show it produced 1123m3, or 0.1% of UK onshore oil. The Louth prospect is estimated to have prospective resources of 1.4m barrels, Union Jack said.
David Bramhill, executive chairman of Union Jack, said:
"Union Jack is seeing a significant effect on the value of its oil production assets resulting from an improved oil price environment. The oil price also enables us to discuss with our partners methods to expand oil production at the existing Keddington, Fiskerton Airfield, Kirklington and Dukes Wood oilfields all of which have production licences and dedicated production facilities so are not as dependent upon local planning application approvals."
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Curious to see that "Union Jack" oil refer to the well site at Bury Hill Coldharbour Lane as "Holmwood" have they become sensitive to the degree of bad publicity that the Bury Hill Wood name has generated?
Also that if you follow the link, the short list of subjects that they will consider as relevant, and the long list of issues they will not consider?
That is, in itself, an indication of just how sensitive this application now is.
And serves as an indicator of how crippled the consultation has, by design, made itself unaccountable to the majority, if not all, of the local objectors issues.
Designer democracy by omission. Just redefine the issues into a manageable sanitised reframing exercise.


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Roundup: Success, poverty, Africa, unity
Tue, 7th February 2012
Corporate world answers all wrong for the church
The church's present obsession with success guarantees its eventual irrelevance.
World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars
The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a UN report has warned.
Unity must remain our goal, says WCC general secretary
"Divisions between churches remain a scandal that we have to overcome," the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, said at an ecumenical preparatory event for the "Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe".
Churches called to be peacemakers in Africa
Amidst increasing security issues in several African countries plagued by violence, political turmoil, religious intolerance and lack of democratic governance, churches are called to engage in peace-building, said African church leaders in a presentation on "Burning issues of insecurity in Africa" at a World Council of Churches (WCC) consultation in Kigali, Rwanda.
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