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CAN COVID-19 MASKS BE CONSIDERED A LUXURY ITEM? A TOP 5 LIST OF BRANDS TO HELP YOU COVER YOUR FACE IN STYLE
by Ciara Lusted | Jul 16, 2020 | Health/Wellness, Style
With the new Toronto by-law taking effect July 7, wearing a mask is now mandatory in indoor public spaces. The mask needs to cover the nose, mouth and chin, without gapping. That means that business owners will have a mask policy going forward. Only children under two or those with an underlying medical condition will be exempt.
And if caught breaching the bylaw, there is a set fine for businesses of $1,000. The search is on for disposable face masks. That's one way to go. What are the best face masks in Toronto now?
Related: Working more from home during the pandemic? 6 simple ways to elevate your look
To avoid that hefty penalty, and to help you make a buying decision, here is our Top 5 list of suggestions. The priority first and foremost of course is safety for all. But price point, quality and style are big factors now as well.
Best face masks: Peace Collective
Peace Collective is a Toronto-based company that may have heard of. That's because in 2014 founder, Yanal Dhailieh, wore a "Toronto vs. Everybody" t-shirt to a Raptors game that created buzz.
Their goal is to focus on the bigger picture. So for every garment purchased, the company will provide three meals to Canadians in need through partner food banks to help fight against COVID-19. Having now shifted to creating re-usable masks, the materials include 100% cotton fabric. Plus they include a pocket for a filter sheet to add an extra layer of protection.
On top of that, the masks are handmade in Canada. Peace Collective has employed 14 seamstresses who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic. They start at $30 CAD for a two-pack and come in a variety of colours and local designs.
The Wanderly
The Wanderly is a bohemian Dundas West boutique that has teamed up another local brand, the Wild Woven Collection, to make botanically dyed textile masks.
The masks are composed of 700+ count cotton and are dyed naturally using organic elements like marigold, butterfly pea flowers, even avocado. So that gives them a subtle marble effect. Each mask is $22 CAD, and all proceeds go to a Toronto-based, youth-led organization, Black Women in Motion.
We have collaborated with our friends @wildwovencollection to make 100% cotton masks. Each mask is botanically dyed and made locally in Toronto. These masks are available online and in-store 💜 100% of the profits from the mask sales will be donated to @blackwomeninmotion "Black Women in Motion is a Toronto-based, youth-led organization that empowers and supports the advancement of black womxn and survivors of sexual violence. They work within an anti-racist, intersectional feminist, trauma-informed and survivor-centred framework to create culturally-relevant content, educational tools, healing spaces and economic opportunities for black womxn."
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Noir X Apparel
If you're looking for a mask that will set you apart from the crowd, Noir X Apparel is for you. Made from 100% vegan leather and utilizing a special heat treatment, their masks recreate realistic-looking snake scales. And they hand select each piece of custom fabric, giving each person their own unique pattern. Also, it even comes with a luxury carrying case. These masks start at $48 CAD (sale price now).
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Harry Rosen
If you're looking for something a little more work-friendly, Harry Rosen has taken their signature dress shirts and repurposed them into face masks. Made from fine Italian cotton and featuring four layers of protective construction, these masks are designed with style in mind.
The masks are made in Toronto. To date, the company has donated over 2,200 masks to local hospitals in need. They are available online only and come in a pack of 2 for $50 CAD.
We are pleased to announce our second delivery of handmade non-medical face masks. We're very grateful for all of the support and excitement surrounding our face masks when launched online last month. They sold out quicker than we could have imagined and we were able to donate over 2,200 masks to local hospitals in need. Since then, we've been working hard, right here in Toronto, to repurpose the production of our Harry Rosen Signature dress shirts and make them more widely available. We thank you for your continued support! Tap the link in bio to see the full selection.
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If you're not particular about Canadian-made and are looking to go all-out, Italian luxury fashion label Off-White offers three styles of masks, starting at $135 CAD. Plus the masks are made from 100% cotton and feature a double elastic for comfort and stability. Apparently they are popular among consumers in terms of best face masks. They have been selling out two out of the three designs.
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There are many options to choose from out there now, so it was tough coming up with a Top 5. Some other candidates that we like include Peach Berserk (silkscreen pillowcase masks) and Sydney's (Japanese suiting material). We also like Handsome and Lace (quirky designs) and Chronic Ink (tattoo shop designs).
HOW TO FIT EXERCISE INTO YOUR DAY (EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WORKING LONG HOURS)
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Drug charges against Randolph councilor to be dismissed
QUINCY — Drug charges against a Randolph town councilor will be dismissed upon completion of a nine month probation.
James Burgess, 50, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, or meth, and conspiracy to violate drug law in February. On Wednesday paperwork was completed in Quincy District Court for those charges to be dismissed as long as he stays drug-free and continues substance abuse treatment until October. Burgess is subject to random drug testing.
"It was clear that there was not a lot of evidence against Burgess," said his attorney Martin Leppo who was reached by phone Wednesday. "It's clear that the co-defendant who has been indicted, was the one doing wrong."
Leppo said the disposition came after weeks of discussion with prosecutors.
Police arrested Burgess along with a man staying at his home, Scott M. Donaghue, 34, on Feb. 6. Donaghue was charged with several crimes including trafficking meth and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
State Police detectives assigned to the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office at the time said they were doing drug surveillance and obtained search warrants for Burgess's 12 Fairmount St. home and a Randolph storage unit rented in Donaghue's name. Police said in the storage unit they found five grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, three grams of cocaine, ecstasy pills and half a gram of meth. Police said they also found one gram of meth in Burgess's bedroom nightstand.
In an affidavit filed with court, Burgess said that he had primarily been staying with his sister at the time and that he was trying to get Donaghue, who rented a room in his home, out.
Donaghue was indicted in April by a Norfolk County grand jury on several drug charges including trafficking meth, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute ecstasy. The indictment transferred the case to Norfolk Superior Court where more serious cases are tried and defendants face stiffer penalties. The case is still pending and he is due back Jan. 23.

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Can it already be the middle of the summer?!
I modeled for the opening of Atlantic City's newest Resort/Casino, The Revel, over Memorial Day weekend. Here are some photos from the hotel and the red carpet prior to Beyonce's comeback concerts.
Following a whirlwind of a weekend at the Revel, I was thrilled to film the role of Young Lainie Kazan in the Biography Channel's Celebrity Ghost Stories. I look forward to viewing the finished product, airing this fall!
Finally, I am taking the time this summer to study at Circle in the Square's summer program. I am thoroughly challenged, terrified, and over joyed to be growing at such a prestigious and eclectic conservatory.
Hoping your summer is full of sunshine and joy...!


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Your next script - 8: How to edit scenes
As I said in previous articles, I suggest approaching a second draft screenplay as a number of mini-drafts, each focusing on a different aspect.
After revising structure and character, we're now ready to turn to the individual scenes. The advantage of this approach is that you don't have to worry about details when you're still working on the larger picture.
It would be pointless, for example, to spend time polishing a scene that may disappear if you later changed the overall structure or revised a key character.
The Scene Draft
For this draft, you work through the script scene by scene, starting with the first.
Read each through a number of times. Look for where the scene works best and where it falters. Is it too long - or too short? Does it work dramatically or is it flat?
Good scenes are the powerhouse of your script - but poor scenes will suck out the energy!
Watch out especially for scenes that are "setting things up". These are very off-putting, both to a reader and to the ultimate audience.
If you find a Setting-Up scene - and you'll doubtless find many - ask yourself if you can give it a dramatic point. Can you bring out some element of conflict or put at least obstacles in the protagonist's way?
Can you build the emotion - whether comedy, tragedy or thriller? If not, then you'll probably need to axe the scene entirely and leave the information till later - or cut it out entirely.
Writers often become over-anxious about telling the audience things.
Questions are more important than answers. Build up questions in the viewers' minds and they will be drawn into the story - and want to find out what happens next.
Most early draft scenes will need to to be shortened, often dramatically. A good movie scene is usually short and contains a single dramatic beat - that is to say: one dramatic change.
For example, at the start of the scene, the heroine may be desperately trying to find a lost key, by the end she's succeeded or failed. There may be a few major scenes that contain more beats, but keep them to a minimum.
TV scenes may contain more than one beat, as there is generally less money for sets and locations, but even so the beats will be limited. Otherwise your script risks turning into a stage play.
Be ruthless. Find the heart of the scene and get to it quickly, cutting out any preamble. The best scenes dive straight to the heat of the action. And end rapidly - so eradicate any winding down. All those "hellos" and "goodbyes" should go into the trash bin.
You'll be surprised how much tighter and more energised your script becomes.
Who's in charge?
Now, decide who the protagonist of the scene is. It's usually the protagonist of the story as a whole, but not always.
Make sure that she pushes the scene forwards, taking action to overcome obstacles.
This may mean giving her a goal in the scene (which will normally involve planting this in a previous scene). Or it could mean adding new obstacles. Or ensuring that she takes action and doesn't leave it to someone else.
Next look at variety and pacing. Ideally each scene should be different from the scenes before and after - either faster or slower or funnier or more tense, etc.
As with characters, in the last article, look to see if you have two or more scenes performing the same function. You'll often find that you've written a number of quite different scenes that essentially do the same thing.
Three scenes which show the protagonist saving a dog, defending a work colleague and giving money to a Big Issue saleswoman may all be there to show his positive side. Decide which is the most interesting and delete the rest.
And just as some characters work better when combined into one, the same can apply to half-decent scenes. Often, one really strong scene can emerge from elements from a number of scenes that weren't working on their own.
Many layers make scenes work
Once a scene has been trimmed down and possibly combined with others, look finally at layering in some more elements to make it even better.
Good scenes are generally multi-layered. While pushing the story forwards, they surreptitiously slip in other material that can, for example, set up future issues, deepen character or enrich the theme.
Early in the film Nightcrawler, petty thief Lou comes across a burning car on a freeway. Cops are trying to pull the driver out. As Lou watches, intrigued, a TV news crew arrives to film the incident and he asks a few questions.
It's a simple scene, but does everything we've seen above. It starts the moment he pulls his car over and gets out. Immediately we are plunged into the action of the attempted rescue.
He wants to know how the TV crew work but the script provides obstacles, making the cameramen preoccupied and brusque in their answers. It is faster paced than the scene before and after.
And despite the simplicity of the action, it provides many deeper layers - developing Lou's character, setting up the idea of filming death and injury for TV, his future competitors and the mechanisms and the ethics involved. (You can read the screenplay here - the freeway scene starts on page 4).
Whereas I suggested writing the first draft quickly, jumping over any gaps, this fourth mini-draft should be painstaking and focused, ensuring that each scene is structured in the best possible way.
Once you've done that for every scene in the script, you can move on to the dialogue and description, which we'll be dealing with in mini-drafts five and six...
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Charles Harris new book Jaws in Space: Powerful Pitching for Film and TV was published last month by Creative Essentials and is already recommended reading on MA courses. You can buy it here and get the e-book version included for free.
Meg Jones
I don't usually comment but I wanted to say thank you for this terrific series of articles. I'm really enjoying them and they are tremendously helpful. Thank you Euroscript and Charles Harris!
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Hi Meg - thank you very much for commenting. I'm delighted you are finding them helpful.
The next one should be arriving any day soon!
Very best - Charles
Hi Meg - thank you very much for commenting. I'm delighted you are finding them helpful. The next one should be arriving any day soon!


Sexual assault is in the headlines. College campuses are struggling to deal with it. Title IX of the Civil Rights Act – long thought of as the law that requires equality in funding for men's and women's sports on campus – is now the source for demanding a college environment free from sexual discrimination and harassment. Doesn't sound like too much to ask. But let's face it, many college experiences include sexual exploits. Things that would never be acceptable outside of college are somehow deemed acceptable on campus. Lurking in the shadows behind what many would consider typical college behavior is the ugly truth of sexual assault.
Colleges have now stepped up to the plate, rushing to teach their students the new and true meaning of "consent." And they're getting creative. In a particularly jarring example, the New York Times reported on a power point presented to freshmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in which it was suggested that the urge to commit sexual assault could be reduced through masturbation. Showing the Winnie the Pooh character Roo (Kanga's son), the acronym R-O-O was used to suggest that instead of sexual assault, we should "Rub One Out". The Rochester Institute of Technology was quick to apologize, confirming that there is no evidence to suggest that masturbation reduces sexual assault. They should probably apologize to Disney as well. The spokeswoman for the Institute explained that it was a misunderstanding and that they were merely trying to increase communication on the topic.
Increased communication is a good thing; so is awareness of the problem of sexual assault on campus and a willingness to deal with it. Sexual assault is real, and it is serious. It destroys lives, opportunities and dreams. It has a profound impact on all of us. All ROO-ing aside, sexual assault needs to be taken seriously and stopped.
First-year Riley Brook is a contributing writer. Her email is rbrook@fandm.edu.


"Beyond The Self" is a juxtaposition of two themes; understanding the things that makes me "tick", ie: causes, rituals, etc, and becoming more present in the world. Projecting into the moment and creating a platform for visual conversations. Becoming a lens for others to look through. Using images and words to create meaningful connections to locations in nature.
Over the course of 2017, I plan to complete a series of illustrated writings and begin shooting a short independent film. This film is a glimpse into the crazy creative process of an artist gone wild.
Illustration for National Parks Magazine Winter 2018 Issue.
James possesses the reliability and dedication to his craft that I seek in both creative and climbing partners. He excels at contouring the physical and emotional energy of story lines in often challenging environmental conditions.


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Discover some of Europe's last true wilderness areas, each teaming with wildlife, during this 12-day tour in the company of local and natural world experts. Search for rare wading birds in the pretty Danube Delta, track bears in the Vrancea Mountains (where you'll also attend the region's annual shepherding festival) and enjoy a taste of the unspoilt rural life that makes Romania so appealing. As well as stunning wilderness scenery, an abundance of bird and animal life, and warm local hospitality (several nights are spent in characterful homestay accommodation), there is also the opportunity to travel on the former narrow gauge forestry railway at Covasna and Comandau by privately chartered steam train, journey by rail across the mountains from Brasov to Bucharest (travelling through the ski resorts of Predeal and Sinaia) and take an optional excursion to visit Bran Castle, inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Departing 15 May, this holiday costs from £2,320 pp (two sharing), including flights, rail travel as per the itinerary, other travel by private mini-coach, three nights' hotel accommodation in Bucharest, eight nights' accommodation in good quality guesthouses or family homestay with en-suite facilities, most meals, airport and other transfers, and the services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour, plus a local professional Romanian guide and specialist guides where required. More details here.
Brocken (the highest peak of the Harz Mountains, where the Bode - an Elbe tributary - rises), a paddle steamer excursion from Dresden to Bad Schandau, and a visit to Miniatur Wunderland (home to the largest model railway in the world). The itinerary also features plenty of free time to explore Hamburg, Prague, Magdeburg and Dresden.
Departing 16 May, this holiday costs from £2,270 pp (two sharing), including travel between your home station and London pre- and post-tour, standard class rail from London to Prague, return flight (Prague to London), 15-day Global InterRail Pass, 14 nights' B&B (in Cologne, Hamburg, Magdeburg, Dresden & Prague), excursions as per the itinerary, and the services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour. More details here.
This delightful 16-day tour blends a selection of wonderfully scenic rail journeys through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria with visits to steam-hauled local lines and ample time for independent sightseeing in Chur, Bolzano, Innsbruck, Graz and Vienna. Ride the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Rhaetian Railway, visit the renowned Zillertal Railway (where the Ffestiniog Travel group will take a trip behind the steam loco in heritage train coaches) and join the Achensee steam rack railway for a trip up to the lake of the same name. Travel between Weiz and Birkfeld on the preserved Feistritzalbahn narrow gauge steam line, enjoy a day trip by train to Puchberg for an ascent of the Scheeberg by rack railway and admire engineering excellence on the Semmering Pass (also a UNESCO World Heritage Site) which links Graz with Vienna.
Departing 13 June, this holiday costs from £2,030 pp (two sharing), including all travel in standard class as per the itinerary (based on a Global Rail Pass), Vienna transport ticket, 15 nights' B&B in good quality hotels (in Cologne, Chur, Bolzano, Innsbruck, Graz, Vienna and Mainz), one dinner, excursions as per the itinerary, and the services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour. More details here.
Brimming with glorious mountain and lake scenery, historic Lucerne is the perfect base from which to explore this part of spectacular Switzerland. Staying at the centrally located Hotel Waldstätterhof on a half-board basis, the Ffestiniog Travel group will enjoy easy access to the city's sights, station and steamer quay, all of which feature in this eight-day itinerary. Escorted excursions include the ascent of two mountains by rail (Rigi and Pilatus) and three lake cruises (Vitznau, Alpnachstad and Flüelen), as well as an unforgettable train ride up the famous Gotthard route (with its amazing hairpins) to Göschenen and a relaxing two-hour train journey over the Brünig Pass.
Departing 15 June, this holiday costs from £1,645 pp (two sharing), including rail travel in standard class, seat reservations on international outward and return journeys (and, where available, in Switzerland), a Tell Pass for unlimited travel within the Lake Lucerne region (includes mountain railways and lake steamers), five nights' half-board in Lucerne and one night' s half-board each in Freiburg (outbound) and Aachen (return journey), and the services of a tour leader from London and throughout the tour. More details here.


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Naples Netherworld
Photo by Bonnie Alberts
Naples and the Amalfi Coast
If Hades existed, its entrance was surely here
written by:Bonnie Alberts
They call it the Campi Flegrei, the Burning Fields, for the copious number of volcanic cauldrons (a super volcano) that are simmering in this area just west of the city. Here, lies the stuff of myths and lore: the so-called home of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire; the river Styx; a birdless lake; an uttering Sibyl and the entrance to Hades. The Campi Flegrei was the backdrop for Virgil's Aeneid and it secrets a rare geological phenomenon known as bradyseism.
Visitors to Naples rarely venture out into the Phlegrean Fields, opting for the more popular and well known sites like Pompeii and Vesuvius. Those who do venture here will find some of these sites eerily quiet, so quiet in fact you may be able to commune with the spirits.
To get the most of your visit to the Campi Flegrei, plan to spend 2 days exploring the area.
Day 1 – Pozzuoli to Cuma
It was the Cumaens, the Greeks settlers of Cuma, who founded the colony that would become Roman Puteoli and later Pozzuoli. A bustling seaport even today, it was the port of Puteoli that the Bible tells us, St. Paul docked on his way to Rome.
Puteoli has a deeper connection with San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples. The bloody rock on which he was decapitated is kept at the Sanctuary of San Gennaro at Solfatara and the smoldering crater of Vulcano Solfatara is where he was beheaded. It was at Italy's third largest Amphitheater, the Flavian Amphitheater, that San Gennaro is said to have soothed the savage beasts that were let loose to kill him.
Down by the sea we find Puteoli's Roman marketplace, erroneously known to most as the Temple of Serapis. Restaurants flank the temple's north side but before you stop for lunch, have a wander of Pozzuoli's Lungomare first, stroll through the open-air market and don't miss Pozzuoli's fish market. There are plenty of restaurants around the port area of Pozzuoli where you can sample a traditional dish like Spaghetti alle Vongole – spaghetti and clams – and a bottle of the favorite local white, Falanghina.
Spend the afternoon in the company of Virgil. First, visit the oldest Greek settlement on mainland Campania at the Cuma Archaeological Park which is also home to the Antro della Sibilla, the cave of the Cumaen Sibyl that Virgil tells us about in Book 6 of the Aeneid. Then, head to Lago Averno to find where Aeneas, in the company of the Sibyl, went in search of the entrance to Hades.
Back in downtown Naples, two parks are dedicated to Virgil. Parco Virgiliano a Posillipo in the promontory of Posillipo hill and Parco Vergiliano a Piedigrotta at the foot of Posillipo hill, the custodian of Virgil's so called tomb and entry to his crypta Neapolitana.
Day 2 – Baia
Baia was once a fashionable seaside resort area and playground of rich and raucous Romans. Writers like Virgil, Horace and Cicero also succumbed to Baia's charms which was known for its sun, sea and the healing properties of its thermal waters. Rome's upper echelon built sumptuous holiday villas and expansive thermal bath complexes here. Most of the ancient domed "temples" that dot the landscape still and are not temples at all, but rather bath houses.
At the southern tip of Baia, just before the promontory of Miseno, is the ancient Roman cistern, Piscina Mirabalis. Augustus built the first Roman naval base at Miseno and it was from here that Pliny the Elder sailed during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. Piscina Mirabilis is said to have supplied fresh water to the Roman Navy at Miseno, although it is quite possible that instead, it supplied water to the Romans' expansive villas around Baia.
One such villa that was attributed to Julius Caesar was built on a promontory overlooking the sea. Later, the Aragons built a castle here. Known simply as the Baia Castle, it is open to the public and is also home to the Campi Flegrei Archaeolgocal Museum, where much of the area's ancient history is on display.
Thanks to a rare phenomenon known as bradyseism, most of Roman Baia has sunk into the sea. Today, submerged Baia is part of a protected marine area known as the Underwater Archaological Park of Baia. You can visit these ruins on a Cymba glass bottom boat excursion or a diving or snorkeling tour with the Napoli Diving Center. Land lovers can still enjoy some of Baia's ruins at the Baia Archaeological Park.
The sites in the Campi Flegrei are spread out in suburban and rural areas and we do not recommend using public transport except for the sites located in Pozzuoli. You will enjoy your explorations much more if you hire a car or driver.
The Campi Flegrei Combined Ticket allows for entry to the Flavian Amphitheater, Cuma Archaeological Park, Baia Archaeological Park and Baia Castle and Archeological Museum of Campi Flegrei for 4.00 euro and it's valid for 2 days. The ticket can be purchased at any one of those sites.
Check out some more Naples Itineraries
Naples in 48 hours…a weekend of art, food and leisurely city strolls.
Naples Island Hopping: a Spa Day on Ischia…soak up the thermal waters of a volcanic island.
Pompeii Sites…ancient cities lost and found.
Walking Tour of Historic Naples...a timeless stroll for the Naples neophyte or devotee.
Interests:Historic | Off the Beaten Path
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Eat: Bakeries, Desserts, Ice Cream
Eat: Cafes, Coffee
Eat: Italian
Eat: Mediterranean
Eat: Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian
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See & Do: Activities: Outdoors
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See & Do: Archaeology
See & Do: Architecture
See & Do: Art, Galleries, Antiques
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See & Do: Originals, Gems, Eclectic
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See & Do: Theaters, Theatres
See & Do: Waterfront
Shop: Clothing, Accessories
Shop: Gifts, Souvenirs
Shop: Local
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Sleep: Historic
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Vol 22 No 2
If Dickens were alive today
When ruminating on the conditions under which asylum seekers and Indigenous people in Australia are forced to live, one is tempted to exclaim, 'Were that Dickens was alive today!' The phrase itself has a characteristically Victorian ring, an unconscious tribute to Charles Dickens, the 200th anniversary of whose birth we celebrate this week.
Dickens was an energetic social reformer as well as a novelist. He drew attention to his causes through his novels. It is not surprising that his work was translated and disseminated widely through the Soviet Union. They were presented as a realistic account of 20th century England. A cynical use of literature, but with literary fringe benefits.
I imagine that Dickens would have been thoroughly at home in today's culture. He would have been a natural in the world of soapies. My favorite among his novels, Bleak House, has all the makings of the genre. It was published in installments, left the reader hanging at the end of each chapter, had a multitude of small characters and sub-plots, all woven into the development of the story and neatly enough tied up by the end of the series.
The plot and characters of Bleak House also have the staples of soapies. The noble and the base are instantly recognised by their names. Lord and Lady Dedlock, Esther Summerson, Ada Clare, the Krooks, Mlle Hortense, Mr Tulkinghorn and Mr Bucket announce their dispositions before they appear.
Characters and plot are also larger than life. An impossibly noble benefactor and an impossibly sweet natured heroine, both apparently born without original sin, a promising but doomed love affair, a proud woman with a terrible secret, an implacable policeman with a deep concern for justice and dodgy ways of winning it, a gaggle of avaricious and smarmy lawyers engaged in an interminable suit, the chief lawyer whose incorruptibility is a natural consequence of his lack of flesh and blood humanity, a vicious French servant maid, a greedy landlord, a do-gooder neglectful of her family, and at the centre of the novel an aristocratic couple whose social self-understanding finally crumbles as their own reality is made public.
As good soapies do, Bleak House allows the reader to know how various other halves live. Prisons, poorhouses, the unsanitary lanes where the homeless sleep and Lady Dedlock's life ends. These are set against the felicity of the heroine who finally finds a good home and good husband.
Of course, there are well-written telly series and bad ones. The power and the interest of Bleak House and Dickens' other novels come from the quality of his writing. He is a master of description, catches high and low style perfectly, can move from good humor through satire to poignancy within a phrase or two. However unlikely his characters are in total, they are persuasive in their small interactions.
As a socially committed writer Dickens displays the reality of the world in which he and his readers live. The plot of Bleak House brings Lord and Lady Dedlock from bad consciousness to a recognition of a human reality. The quality of the writing, the comic elements of the plot and the caricaturing of the minor characters create space for the readers to reflect on the reality of their own world.
Were that Dickens was alive today! But would he be equally successful in persuading our society to confront scandalous policies and neglect? Certainly, the success of Underbelly and its derivatives suggests an interest in the picaresque and in the way in which breeds lower than ours live. Dickens would surely have caught the voice and the social context.
But whether he could now share widely his insights into the defects of society and provoke reform is doubtful. His readers shared a generally religious view of the world and believed that the wrongs of society should be healed. The general view was not turned into reforming practice because they did not see the reality of the world in which they lived, and were happy to remain uninformed. Because reading was a principal means of entertainment for the educated as well as of instruction, a novelist who could describe an unacceptable reality could also promote a demand that it be changed.
If Dickens today wished to address the deprivation and discrimination suffered by Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers, he would need to turn to popular culture. But he would then need to address an audience whose members share a sense of entitlement, and weighs the claims of others by their own interests. It is not in their interests to remedy the conditions that afflict asylum seekers and Indigenous Australians live. So they do not want to recognise them.
For this reason, even the best of teledramas in which the lives of people like us intersect with those of the excluded would most likely flop.
Were Dickens to return today with his passion to set things right, he might remain poor and unnoticed a lot longer.
Andrew Hamilton is consulting editor of Eureka Street.
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A beautiful piece, thank you. Yes, Dickens may well find stony ground these days, but I think his humour and anger would still win through. It may be worth noting that part of the power of Dickens' 'voice' and advocacy came from experience. A posthumously-released contemporary biography revealed that when his father was imprisoned due to debts, 12-year-old Charles slaved away at Warren's Shoe Blacking Factory for long hours under dire conditions and for miniscule pay. Personal misery informs advocacy; experience can engender compassion if the individual is open to the same. Under that kindly light, perhaps we need to seek out 'insider' voices; to see and hear creative individuals from the Indigenous community and those seeking asylum who are imprisoned here. They may walk in Dickens' shoes, but their voices - if allowed to be heard - will be truly their own and strengthened by their own recounting of pain and sorrow.
Barry G | 08 February 2012
Towards the end of the piece, I couldn't help but think of the television program The Wire, which had all the hallmarks of a Dickensian look at the intersection of classes in a society (in this case, Baltimore US), and had a very strong social message. Unfortunately, despite being lauded as one of the best TV shows ever produced, the show has never had a full run on commercial TV in Australia, and even now it's being shown on the ABC at a late night timeslot beyond most viewers.
Joseph Vine | 08 February 2012
Another reason Charles Dickens was revered in the Soviet Union was because of the adulation accorded him by two Russian writers the Soviet could not airbrush out: Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Dickens was Dostoyevky's model for fictional depiction of social issues and the inspiration for finding the courage to write on challenging questions. This even helps us understand where Dostoyevsky derived some of his more tearfully sentimental expression, passages that sit strangely beside the hard gaze of his best work. Count Tolstoy simply declared Dickens the greatest novelist of the 19th century, something requoted in this sprightly article by his biographer Claire Tomalin in this week's Guradian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/feb/07/letter-charles-dickens-200th-birthday The relationship of Dickens to Christianity has always been less clear than that of the two great Russian masters, for whom Orthodoxy was the solution, not the problem. Their strong Christian perspectives were something the Soviet political correctness found most difficult to explain, let alone explain away.
PHILIP HARVEY | 08 February 2012
I'm smiling to myself imagining Dickens as a blogger! I suspect he would have a 'cult' following. I know that reading his novels was always a revelation for me and his prose is wonderful. And should be read aloud.
Pam | 08 February 2012
Maybe it's the flip-side of a sense of entitlement, but the unwillingness or inability to see the other as oneself - 'made in the image of God'-, or maybe even to see oneself as such, is i think fundamental to how we treat others.
hilary | 08 February 2012
Curious too that the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens have so influenced the way people everywhere now celebrate that festival. A snowy Christmas is unknown in urban Australia, but is also actually not regular in England. The snow comes most often in January and February, as they are finding up there right now. Climate people say that during Dickens's time there were an unusually high number of unseasonal December snowfalls in England, which may explain the myth he then generated. More interesting for the theme of the article, the character of Scrooge became the universal grump figure that epitomised everything Christmas is not. He was mean, selfish, uncaring. Dickens identified as central the sense of charity and generosity towards others that comes with Christmas and, sentimentalised as this has become at times, it sticks in the popular imagination as something humans are capable of being. Even the meanest is capable of rising to the occasion, some time.


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Mieczkowski, H., Liu, S.X., Hancock, J.T., & Reeves, B. (2019). Helping Not Hurting: Applying the Stereotype Content Model and BIAS Map to Social Robotics, 69th Annual International Communication Association Conference, Washington, D.C.


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Renowned whistleblower appeals dismissal of lawsuit against VTB's subsidiary
Whistleblower's appeal in suit against VTB bank to be heard in court
RIA Novosti, Sergey Pyatakov
RAPSI
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MOSCOW, November 22 - RAPSI, Alyona Yegorova. Renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, a minority shareholder of VTB Bank, has appealed the court dismissal of his lawsuit against VTB Leasing, a VTB's subsidiary, and two other companies regarding a purchase of drilling rigs, the court told the Russian Leal Information Agency (RAPSI) on Tuesday.
© RIA Novosti, Pavel Lisitsin
Renowned whistleblower, blogger and lawyer Alexei Navalny
VTB Leasing is fully owned by VTB, Russia's second largest bank.
Navalny challenged the July 26, 2007 contract over the sale of 30 drilling rigs and a lease agreement signed later. The whistleblower claims the deal has caused $160 million in damages.
The Moscow Commercial Court dismissed Navalny's lawsuit on July 15 as he missed the statute of limitations. Besides, the court said the claimant failed to prove that the disputed transaction damaged his interests.
The judgment came into force in September after it was upheld by the appellate court.
The co-defendants in the case are Cyprus' Clusseter limited and Russia's Well Drilling Corporation.
VTB Leasing press office earlier told RAPSI that all its deals concerning the lease of drilling rigs were profitable.
Navalny maintains that the deal was aimed to transfer $160 million to Clusseter's accounts. He said that Clusseter purchased drilling rigs for $297 million from China's Sichuan Honghua petroleum Equipment Co. Ltd. However it later sold the rigs to VTB Leasing for $456.9 millions. The claimant asserts VTB Leasing unjustifiably overpaid by more than $150 million by purchasing the rigs not from their Chinese manufacturer, but from a Cypriot intermediary.
11:43 22/11/2011 Renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, a minority shareholder of VTB Bank, has appealed the court dismissal of his lawsuit against VTB Leasing, a VTB's subsidiary, and two other companies regarding a purchase of drilling rigs. The whistleblower claims the deal has caused $160 million in damages.


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President Donald J. Trump has said illegal border crossings dipped 78 percent under his administration.
Mainstream fact checkers have lumped that claim in with an associated claim, that immigration has gone up under other administrations. Their fact checks have tended to focus on this second claim instead of Trump's claim of a 78 percent decrease.
PolitiFact piqued our interest in the subject when it tweeted a graphic implying Trump's 78 percent claim was flatly false.
PolitiFact's explanation for the "False" rating deals only with Trump's claim about a 78 percent decrease. That feature of the graphic leads readers to think that the "False" rating applies to the first part of the claim, that Southwest border crossings have dropped by 78 percent.
PolitiFact often has no problem giving a cherry-picked statistic a rating of "Mostly False" or higher. In this case, PolitiFact and the Washington Post Fact Checker adopted weak approaches in checking the 78 percent claim.
When a fact checker tests a claim of a percentage increase or decrease, finding the baseline stands as the most important step. The fact checker should try to avoid cherry-picked baselines in favor of more representative baselines.
In testing Trump's claim of a 78 percent drop in illegal Southwest border crossings, we would recommend looking at the same type of crossings for the same part of the year for the Trump administration and the preceding administration.
We would guard against the assumption that the year preceding the Trump administration was representative of the Obama administration.
If we have no numbers for illegal border crossings, we would plan to explain to the reader the reasoning behind using a proxy statistic, such as border apprehensions.
How did PolitiFact and the Washington Post Fact Checker approach the issue?
Border apprehensions have gone down under Trump, but not by that much.
When Trump falsely claimed something similar in July, we found that the closest number to 78-80 percent would be based on cherry-picked numbers of the highest number of apprehensions, in November, to the lowest number, in April.
The latest figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that in July there were 18,198 apprehensions at the southwest border, a 46 percent decline from July 2016. While apprehension numbers are low under Trump, they began increasing in May.
PolitiFact uses July 2016 as its baseline for a decrease when compared to July 2017. What makes July 2016 representative? PolitiFact offers no explanation. On the contrary, PolitiFact says border apprehensions started increasing in May 2017. Readers might infer that before July the decline in apprehensions was greater than the 46 percent PolitiFact chose to emphasize. But PolitiFact's presentation may lead readers to infer instead that Trump's influence on decreased border apprehensions has slipped and will not hold.
Where does the 78 percent come from? We asked the White House but did not get a response.
From June 2016 to June 2017, apprehensions at the southwest border went down 53 percent.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data also show that from November to June (latest available figures), apprehensions by border patrol agents declined about 66 percent. From January to June, it declined 49 percent. From Trump's first full month in office, February, to June, it went down 14 percent.
PolitiFact uses a number of baseline comparisons. It compares June 2016 to June 2017. It compares November 2016 to June 2017. It compares January 2017 to June 2017. It compares February 2017 to June 2017.
None of the comparisons represents an attempt to find a representative baseline and a legitimate difference from that baseline. It is as though PolitiFact illustrates the weakness of using cherry-picked statistics by showing the variation that results by using different approaches to cherry-picking. While that lesson carries some value, why not model checking the facts in the best way possible and teach an even more valuable lesson?
As the Washington Post's Fact Checker noted, Trump's claim of apprehensions nearing 80 percent is clearer when comparing cherry-picked figures: the highest point in fiscal year 2017 (November) to the lowest point (April). That yields a 76.4 percent decline.
Oddly, the Washington Post Fact Checker's reasoning ended up, uncredited, in the PolitiFact graphic that grabbed our interest in the first place.
How did the Fact Checker do in checking the facts?
Before we get to the Fact Checker's evaluation of Trump's "78 percent" claim, we note that the Fact Checker did far better than PolitiFact in describing the context of border apprehensions. The Fact Checker embedded an important chart from Customs and Border Protection and explained it clearly and accurately.
The Fact Checker's explanation for using border apprehensions as a proxy statistic for illegal border crossings was weak, unfortunately. Assuming more vigorous policing of the border by the Trump administration, lower border apprehensions reflect an even greater reduction in illegal border crossings. Fact checkers should point out that illegal crossings may have decreased more rapidly than border apprehensions.
His figure is consistent with the change in apprehensions data from the highest point in fiscal 2017 (November 2016, at 47,210) to the lowest point (April 2017, at 11,126), which is a 76.4 percent decline. That is a cherry-picked figure that shows the biggest possible decline in a given fiscal year — including the months before he took office. When you compare the data from his first full month in office (February 2017) with the latest data (June 2017), the decline is between 8 and 14 percent.
Another way to look at this data is using year-over-year trends. From June 2016 to June 2017, the number of people apprehended or deemed inadmissible declined 52.6 percent. As FactCheck.org noted, it's still a significant decline, but not as high as 80 percent.
Clearly, monthly figures are quite susceptible to cherry-picking. So let's take a broader look at the data.
The Fact Checker's broader look at the data includes no apparent attempt to use the data to reach a reasonable conclusion about the accuracy of Trump's "78 percent" claim. The Fact Checker, for whatever reason, missed the opportunity.
What if the fact checkers had checked the fact in question?
Using the method we sketched at the outset, Southwest border apprehensions have decreased by about 56 percent under the Trump administration.
We derive that figure by comparing total Southwest border apprehensions/inadmissables under Trump to the average number for the same months for the Obama administration from 2012 to 2016.
In literal terms, Trump's claim of a 78 percent drop is likely false. The number is closer to 50 percent, reasonably judged as a comparison to the previous administration. But the fact checkers made Trump's claim appear further from the mark by shirking their responsibility to sensibly check the facts.


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A lot of people ask my help to troubleshoot one particular annoying error that appears on Google Chrome: "Oops, Google Chrome cannot find <insert URL here>". It doesn't pop up in every site that you surf though, so a lot of users would think that there is a problem with that specific site they're browsing. Chances are, there isn't.
The culprit? Your Google Chrome browser.
Google Chrome has been getting a lot of unsatisfactory feedback for "unexplained" errors, and this is one of them, Here's an infographic I made on how to fix that problem. Go through the options one by one and see which one/s work well with your problem.


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Dr. Shayok Chakraborty receives an NIH Grant for Collaborative AI Research
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a research supplement in the amount of $200K to Dr. Shayok Chakraborty (Assistant Professor, CS FSU) and Dr. Walter Boot (Professor, Department of Psychology, FSU) that will fund additional research related to their collaborative R01 grant titled "The Adherence Promotion with Person-centered Technology (APPT) Project: Promoting Adherence to Enhance the Early Detection and Treatment of Cognitive Decline".
Dr. Gubanov published a paper in the August issue of Communications of ACM
Michael Gubanov has published a paper in Communications of ACM, together with collaborators from Rice University.
The journal is known to be very selective, summarizing the most impactful contributions to Computer Science across all areas. Gubanov describes a novel data analytics system, marrying linear and relational algebra, introduced by Edgar Codd in Communications of ACM in 1970 and used widely in data management systems today.
CS Students won the best paper award in EuroS&P 2019
FSU CS students, Mustakimur R. Khandaker, Abu Naser, and Wenqing Liu, won the best paper award in EuroS&P 2019 (4th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy), hold Jun 17 -19 at Stockholm Sweden, for their paper titled "Adaptive Call-site Sensitive Control Flow Integrity". EuroS&P is the flagship security conference in Europe.
CS awarded a significant amount of technology fee to upgrade its instructional technology infrastructure
The Computer Science Department has been awarded over $85K Technology Fee to upgrade its instructional technology infrastructure in four projects: (1) to upgrade Grads Lab computers, (2) to build CS private cloud services, (3) to upgrade the data center server switch, (4) to upgrade audio–visual technology in classrooms. The Systems Group manager, Yu Wang, and Systems Group member, Bobby Roy, developed the proposals for the four projects. The proposals were selected by the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee, and approved by the IT Governance Council.
Yu and Oral Awarded NSF Grant on I/O Containerization and Disaggregation
Dr. Weikuan Yu and Dr. Sarp Oral have been awarded a grant of $500K from the National Science Foundation titled "SHF: Medium: Collaborative Research: ECC: Ephemeral Coherence Cohort for I/O Containerization and Disaggregation".


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50th Anniversary Look Back: Kubrick, Kirby, and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
By Brian Long
In 1968, legendary auteur Stanley Kubrick took cinema goers on "the ultimate trip" with 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Eight years later, comic book auteur Jack Kirby reimagined Kubrick's film for the comic book page as both writer and artist. The massive pages of the Marvel Treasury Edition book mirror the massive CinemaScope projection of Kubrick's film. Each version of 2001 serves as a reminder of the genius of both artists and how their work left an indelible footprint on their mediums.
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First, let's take a look at how Kubrick and Kirby are typically discussed in their respective fields. There's little I can say about Stanley Kubrick that hasn't already been said. However, it's worth noting the similarities between the film director and the comic book artist. Both are visual stylists who receive a script and are tasked with bringing the images on the page to life. Where directors give emotional cues to actors, comic book artists create emotional reactions with nothing but a pencil.
Kubrick and Kirby are also masters of fine details. Kubrick's films are pristine dioramas packed with elements. Each thing looks like it was carefully chosen. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY famously features a scene where a character reads instructions for using a zero-gravity toilet. The instructions appear for no more than a 10-second gag. Kubrick had the instructions actually written out to be placed onto the plaque seen in the film.
Kirby's detail comes from the style of his panels. Ornate mechanical designs fill his drawings of machinery. His explosions of energy contain waves of destructive force, represented in his 60's Marvel and onward works by his trademark "Kirby dots" or "Kirby Krackle". Readers can spend hours pouring over the visual splendor of every Kirby comic. Kubrick and Kirby are equally held up as titans of their fields for similar reasons. Yet their personal styles could not be more different. Kubrick is precise and meticulous. Kirby is lively and vibrant. Kubrick is a classical sculptor. Kirby is a jazz fusion musician.
This Week in Comic Book History: Jack Kirby Reshapes the Entire DC Universe in NEW GODS #1
The Auteur and Comics
Comics historian Arlen Schumer would say that the roles of Kubrick and Kirby are one in the same. In his essay "The Auteur Theory of Comics," he applies film critic Andrew Harris' auteur theory to the relationship between comic book writer and artist. If, according to auteur theory, the director is the most significant creative voice because they bring the words of the page to life, isn't the comic book artist, by extension, the most important figure in the production of the comic?
Of course, applying auteur theory to both mediums means celebrating the accomplishments of one individual while ignoring the works of many others. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is filled with scientific accuracy because of its co-writer Arthur C. Clarke. Regardless of who is directing, some screenwriters have a strong enough authorial voice (like Diablo Cody or Aaron Sorkin) that will shine through regardless of who is directing. It also belittles the efforts of Kubrick's cinematographer, Geoffrey Unsworth, whose stylistic choices are equally important in bringing the look of 2001 to life.
In the comics world, only acknowledging the penciler ignores the artistic efforts of the inkers (Frank Giacoia on Kirby's 2001 adaptation) and colorists (Marie Severin worked with Kirby on colors for 2001). The film and comic industries too often ignore the work of these artists to this day. This is not to say that the director or the artist aren't huge parts of the final product. Rather, they are leaders of a collaborative process. No one person makes a film or comic completely on their own. For massively successful works like the 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY film or comic to function, it takes an entire team of skilled artists.
Kubrick's 2001 contains long stretches of silence, relying on the images and the action to tell the story. The film's opening sequence set in a prehistoric Earth best exemplifies this. Kubrick shows us a pack of apes, man's earliest ancestors, as they struggle for survival against the cruelty of rival packs and deadly predators. Suddenly, the enigmatic monolith appears before the tribe. The apes surround it and genuflect to its majesty. Shortly thereafter, they learn to use a bone as a weapon. It is through this tool that the tribe becomes dominate. The monolith gives evolution a jumpstart.
Kubrick's ability to convey meaning through images makes all of this clear to the audience without any dialogue. Kirby, on the other hand, never met a comic he couldn't pour bombastic narration into. I say that in a loving way. In fact, Kirby's comic creates an interesting blend of the visuals of Kubrick's film and the details of Arthur C. Clarke's novel that was published concurrently with the film.
Kirby's narration uses the leader of the ape tribe Moon-Watcher from Clarke's novel. Besides being a very Jack Kirby name, it's a name with great significance. Moon-Watcher's epiphany about using the bone as a weapon is the first small step towards mankind's giant leap to the stars. Kirby's art captures this both the name and visual symbolism of the character, creating a strong adaptation of both works.
Kirby's art brings to life sequences that, due to special effects limitations, fall. The opening sequence of early man's evolution works better in Kirby's comic book form. The limited emotional range of the ape masks stifles the performances of the ape actors. In Kirby's adaptation, his penchant for action and violence bring the scenes of mankind's earliest days to life with a sense of vibrancy that Kubrick's film is lacking.
Kubrick's deliberate pacing of the film almost makes it feel like a series of still images. The viewer becomes so transfixed by the static shots that it's easy to forget you're watching a film until a visual trick begins, like the stunning rotating set of the Discovery 1 spacecraft, that brings the surroundings to life.
Kirby brings equal wonder and splendor to his artistic recreation of Kubrick's work. Take the design of the Glory Boat from NEW GODS #6 and compare it to Kirby's version of the Jupiter 1.
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The Glory Boat is an insane piece of alien design that seems completely improbable. And yet, Kirby's sense of design makes you believe that it can function, but our Earthling brains couldn't possibly comprehend how. It's this understanding of function in design that allows Kirby to create an equally convincing version of the film ships.
The Ultimate Trip
Where Kirby really gets to cut loose is in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY's infamous final sequence. The most famous sequence of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is the one that likely saved Kubrick's film at the box office. After shutting down the renegade AI HAL, Dave Bowman flies towards Jupiter to finish his mission. There he finds the mysterious monolith from the beginning of the film. The monolith sucks Dave into itself and takes him on an indescribable journey of sights and sounds.
This bold, hallucinogenic sequence was unsurprisingly a hit with the counterculture crowd of the time. New Yorker writer Dan Chiasson documents a number of endorsements from the likes of David Bowie and John Lennon who took in the film while in an altered state.
It's unsurprising that Kirby's best work in the adaptation comes from this chapter. In fact, this very sequence likely got Kirby the job. Only Jack Kirby could come close to matching the massive 70MM projections of Kubrick's ultimate freakout.
Nazi Punching and Other Lessons: A Jack Kirby Birthday Tribute
Kubrick's film is deliberately vague, especially the ending. The simplest way to explain it is as follows: Dave sees various versions of himself, each older than the last, positioned throughout the mysterious room the monolith brings him toward. Finally, Dave, now an old man, dies in his bed while the monolith watches on.
Kirby, of course, provides narration for this sequence. He clarifies that the audience is observing the rapid aging of David Bowman between each of the film's cuts. Kirby replicates this aging in a panel-by-panel procession.
Kirby elucidates where Kubrick obfuscates. Again drawing from Clarke's novel, Kirby makes clear that David's rebirth into the "Star Child" is the work of the monolith.
"But there is more to a man than mere identity. There is — material…and, a genetic code from which to work. The monolith completes the job it began millions of years ago."
This is where 2001 aligns most closely with Jack Kirby's interests. Kirby has long had a fascination with the "ancient aliens" story trope, as seen in the Inhumans, the Celestials, and Devil Dinosaur. The 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY adaptation was the perfect comic for Kirby. No other artist could capture the wonder of a visual medium like Kubrick did.
Although the styles of the two men could not be more different, their ability to stun us with images was identical. In a better world, the two men would have adopted each other's works and brought awe to the cinema and the comic book page. For now, we will just have to live with the one glorious moment where these two artistic stars finally aligned.
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Award-winning author Shauna E. Black smiles a lot. But her appearance can be deceiving. Like the legendary sirens of old, she enjoys luring innocent readers into the stories she creates and trapping them there. As a child, Shauna's parents recognized her persuasive tendencies and moved her from the coast of Panama to the landlocked safety of Utah to protect innocent sailors. But she found other ways to beguile the unwary. Her home is sprinkled with enchanted wind chimes, spontaneous singing, and the enticing smells of fresh baked bread and cookies.
By far her most cherished ploy lies in her passion for writing. From the time she first plotted at a tender age to ensnare the public, she has relentlessly sought for opportunities to improve her nefarious skills. Readers should beware of entering her fantastical worlds, lest they lose all touch with reality and find themselves waiting under lampposts for fauns and talking beavers to appear. You have been warned.
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Ray is well known for his yachting achievements and not least for his business management and public relations skills. He is the owner and chief executive of Workforce Marine and Workforce International, a leading recruitment and temp staffing agency which was the official provider of over 3000 security and hospitality staff for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Ray is one of Australia's most prominent racing yacht owners and has represented Australia in major international yachting events over the past 30 years. He has amassed an extensive collection of "silver" from winning performances in races and regattas. Ray has contested 22 Sydney Hobarts and represented Australia at the Admiral's and Kenwood Cups and other international events. He is a three-time Australian IRC Champion and crowned three times as the Top Asian Sailor.
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Fun is the best way to describe the Khmer New Year celebration at VBC's community centre today.
Students and staff were in party mode on the last day of classes before the New Year holidays begin. About 200 students showed up, all keen to take part in the events and entertainment.
They were joined by a group of VBC volunteers, who spent the week building houses and finished the week with a school party.
The celebration was opened by VBCCC founder and director Sinn Meang, who quickly got into the spirit of things.
"I would like to say a big thanks to the lovely teachers and the building team," Sinn says. "You guys have worked very hard for this and done an amazing job for this young generation.
"Our community centre has only been open a short time but the students are happy to join our English lessons."
The celebrations started with performances from the classes. Most sang songs and had a lot of fun doing the actions to songs like Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. The more advanced group read out a traditional Khmer story in English.
And then the games began. In true Khmer New Year fashion a range of traditional and fun games took place. The little ones took delight in trying to bite off pieces of fruit hanging on a string. And there was plenty of laughter with sack races, egg and spoon races and the three-legged race.
A Khmer New Year favourite involves blindfolding a person, spinning them around, giving them a big pole and getting them to try and strike a clay pot full of powder. It's a bit like a Mexican piñata, but instead of treats it's full of powder. It always creates a lot of laughter and some of the volunteers also took part in the fun.
Of course, it's not a party without food and 200 serves of curry were dished up and served out to the students, teachers and volunteers. Afterwards, the music was turned up and the dance moves came out as students, teachers and volunteers took to the stage. Even head teacher Phirom pulled out some dance moves.
It's the first event we've had at the community centre and it was a great success. Everyone enjoyed the day.
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Bonnie Biggs-Hagins
March 24, 1973 - September 05, 2021
Bonnie Biggs-Hagins, 48, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2021 after a sudden illness.
Bonnie was born in Charleston, SC on March 24, 1973. She grew up on Johns Island and attended Wando High School, graduating in 1991. She then attended College of Charleston, graduating in 1997 with a major in psychology. Bonnie held various administrative, management and human resource positions with several food service companies over the years.
In 2001 she was married to Jonathan D. Hagins. In addition to her husband, Bonnie leaves behind two children; her son, Jonathan Hagins, II, age 19, and her daughter, Bailey Clair, age 17. Also, Bailey and Martha "Cookie" Boyer Biggs, father and mother, of Galax, Virginia; Scott and Heidi Biggs, brother, of Davis, North Carolina; Brian and Sharon Biggs, brother, of Galax, Virginia, and Karen and Richard Easterby, sister, of Charleston, SC, many nieces and nephews, and close friends.
A celebration of Bonnie's life will be held at Folly Beach Park on October 3, 2021 from 9:00am-11:30pm. Food will be provided from 11 to 3. The celebration for her will last all day.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests that you consider a donation in Bonnie's memory to Hospice of the Lowcountry PO box 3827 Plantation Park Drive Unit 4 Bluffton sc 29910
Dear Jonathan and family, please accept my deepest sympathy on the loss of your dear and beautiful wife and loving mother. Everything that happened is hard to comprehend, but know that you all are surrounded by love and support from your family and friends.
- Anne Horstman, Madison, GA
I am so incredibly sorry for this sudden and way too soon loss. Bonnie was a bright, passionate, beautiful woman. She will be surely missed. Jennifer McNeill Buckaloo, classmate
- Jennifer McNeill, Mount Pleasant, SC
Deep condolences extended to Jonathan, Jonathan II and Bailey Clair plus, all members of the Biggs' family. Beautiful Bonnie's loss is hard to understand, but, her light will continue to shine. Bonnie inspired many family members and friends. Bonnie will be sincerely missed.
- Constance (Connie) Campbell KERN, Walterboro, South Carolina
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. on Sun, October 03, 2021
Folly Beach Park
1100 Ashley Avenue (map)
FOLLY BEACH SC 29439


Just like other joints in your body, the jaw moves with the help of ligaments and muscles. If you have a sore jaw, you may be experiencing TMD. Read more to learn about this condition. How does this happen? Well, in front of your ear, the joint that connects your bottom jar to your skull may get sore. This happens when the joint moves up and down and side to side. When this joint becomes damaged, it is referred to as temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Although dentists do not know why TMD occurs, there are a few different painful and uncomfortable symptoms that make living with TMD difficult. The majority of those diagnosed with TMD are women between 20 and 40 years old. Common symptoms are a pain in your face, shoulders, neck, or jaw. Additionally, you may have difficulty opening your mouth, clicking or popping in the jaw, experiencing a 'stuck jaw', difficulty chewing or biting, and/or swelling.
Many of the symptoms for TMD are similar to other dental concerns. So, do not be afraid to bring up any concerns! During your consultation, Dr. Lau will conduct a thorough physical exam. Dr. Lau will ensure that your jaw opens and closes correctly and does not lock, pop, or click when opening or closing. Dr. Lau and his team may also order an x-ray, a computer tomography (CT) scan, or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
If you experience jaw or facial pain, visit Dr. Lau at Meadowbrook Family Dental. You may be experiencing early signs of TMD. If left untreated, TMD can manifest into a severe problem that requires surgery to resolve. Call Dr. Lau at (916)-912-4126 to schedule an appointment today! We look forward to meeting you!


The Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as NES) is a Nintendo manufactured video game console known as the Famicom (Family Computer) in Japan . It is considered the successor to Nintendo's Color TV Game series, and is Nintendo's first home console with interchangeable cartridges. It is an 8-bit console that introduced various franchises to the world from The Legend of Zelda to Final Fantasy. Nearly 62 million units were sold worldwide, making it the best selling Nintendo console of all time (excluding the Wii). The best selling game on the console is Super Mario Bros., though the total number of units sold includes those bundled with the console (which consists of a majority of the units). The best selling stand alone title on the system is Super Mario Bros. 3 at 18 million copies sold worldwide. The Nintendo Entertainment System has been sold to retailers in a majority of Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.It was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
As the best-selling gaming console of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983, and set the standard for subsequent consoles of its generation. With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorizing them to produce and distribute software for Nintendo's platform.
In 2009, the Nintendo Entertainment System was named the single greatest video game console in history by IGN, out of a field of 25. 2010 marked the system's 25th anniversary, which was officially celebrated by Nintendo of America's magazine Nintendo Power in issue #260 (November 2010) with a special 26-page tribute section. Other video game publications also featured articles looking back at 25 years of the NES, and its impact in the video game console market.
Discuss the NES, Nintendo's first cartridge-based home video gaming console! Many older members may have fond memories of this console as a child. What was your first experience with the NES? What's your favorite thing about it? Discuss everything NES in this thread!
Ah. the NES, I remember that my sister that was born in the US had it, and she brought in here, I was really excited it was my first game system, I remember that I played consecutive hours of Megaman, beat it the crap out of everyone in TMNT III: Manhattan Project( as well as Mighty Final Fight), being a ninja on Ninja Gaiden, platforming in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Ducktales, but last and definetely not least, playing my favourite game of all, Castlevania.
This, The SNES, N64 and Genesis/Megadrive brought me memories.


1.It looks beautiful and always green. After the real grass withered, the artificial grass can still give people a feeling of spring, the color is bright, and it is not easy to fade.
3. Durable and has longer lifetime.
4. Easy to install and maintain, low maintenance costs.
5.Water permeability: no matter rain or snow water can be permeated through the drainage holes.
6.Tensile property: use SBR latex way ,unique technology make the products good tensile property.
The artificial turf is made by straw which is made of PA,PP,PE material, and PP mesh cloth,sewn together by weaving machine. And then sick together by SBR.
It looks beautiful and always green. After the real grass withered, the artificial grass can still give people a feeling of spring, the color is bright, and it is not easy to fade.
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New Zealand or Aotearoa (what means "Long White Cloud") is mostly known for its beautiful and diverse nature geysers, mountains, lakes, beaches and glaciers. Nowadays the rapt attention New Zealand pays to the ecology allows to keep all its natural magnificencealmost untouched even in the big cities.
One of the most isolated corners of our planet, after the shooting of the trilogy "The lord of the rings" New Zealand received mighty flow of the tourists from all over the world. Everyone wanted to see what they considered the embodiment of the fabulous Middle Earth. The most popular places in the country are national parks Mount Cook and Tongariro. New Zealand is the unique place where you can combine alpine skiing and lying on the beach.
Auckland is the main port of New Zealand. It was founded in 1840 and till 1865 (when Wellington was built) was the capital of New Zealand. With its population of 1,1 millions, Auckland is the biggest city in the country boasting the largest University and international airport. The city in located in a very picturesque place with the views of the Pacific Ocean and Tasmanian Sea.
Auckland is often called "the city of sails" ships and yachts are the integral part of the landscape. Twice a year it houses a prestigious international regatta - America's Cup.
It's also a city of parks Western, Victoria, Mayers, Albert and enormous Aukland-Domain to name just a few.
What else to see in Auckland? For example, Kelly Tarlton ' s Underwater World a museum with the underwater tunnel and Kelly Tarton ' s Antarctic Encounter a place where landscapes and animals of Antarctic are presented.
Among other attractions of Auckland are Zoo, Botanic Garden, local vineyards and National Maritime Museum.
Nowadays Auckland is developing fast, its look is changing, new modern skyscrapers, luxury hotels and shops are being built.


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Benitoite
Modified: March 2022
Benitoite Colors
The mineral benitoite has been found in only 10 locations around the world. Gem quality benitoite has only been found in San Benito County, California. The Benitoite Gem Mine is the only commercial producer of gem quality benitoite. The mine has only produced approximately 5,000ctw of faceted material over the lifetime of the mine. Only two known gemstones have been cut from the Junnila claim material (Laurs, Rohtert & Gray, 1997). Benitoite was discovered in 1907 by James Marshall Couch and it was named after the San Benito River, the nearby San Benito Mountain, and San Benito County where it is found. Stones are typically below 1ct but stones that range from 1ct to 4ct can be found. The largest stone on record weighed 15.42ct. The ditrigonal-dipyramidal habit is the common crystal occurrence. Stones are colorless, pale blue, blue, and pink naturally. The stones can be heated to produce orange but there is a great danger of stones exploding during the heating process. Stones can have dispersion stronger than diamond and are strongly pleochroic. Due to the high birefringence facet edges will appear to double.
Translucent-Transparent
Strength: Moderate Fire Value: 0.044
Over The Limit 1.757-1.805
0.043- 0.047
Uniaxial
Doubly Refractive (DR)
SWUV: Strong chalky blue
LWUV: Blue stones inert; colorless to pale blue stones weak red
Dichroic, strong blue and colorless
3.610-3.800 Range:0.01/-0.07 Typical:3.680
Benitoite may be color zoned with strong pleochroism. Stones might show fingerprints, 2-phase inclusions, internal graining, white actinolite-tremolite needles, diopside, and neptunite.
Conchoidal, Uneven
Poor, in one direction
barium titanium silicate
BaTiSi3O9
Silicate
Russian Federation; Romania; Unknown; Czechia; Japan; United States of America; Australia
Benitoite was discovered in 1907 by James Marshall Couch, a local prospector, near the headwaters of the San Benito River in the mountains of the Diablo Range (Wilson, 2008). The material was first thought to be sapphire, blue obsidian, or spinel. The stones were sent to Davis Louderback, who was an Associate Professor of Geology at the University of California, Berkley, that believed that the material was new mineral species. Louderback raced with George F. Kunz to publish his findings so the new mineral could have a Californian inspired name. Louderback named the mineral benitoite on July 30, 1907. It was named the state gemstone of California in 1985. The Benitoite Gem Mine operated from 1907–2005 under several different names and owners. The Dallas Mining Company actively began mining benitoite in July 1907. Mining ceased 1912 when the mine was deemed not to be profitable. Miller Hotchkiss leased the mine in the 1940's. Mineral dealer Clarence Cole leased the mine from 1952 to 1967. In 1966 Cole subleased the mine to Gerold Bosley until 1967 when Cole passed away. In 1967 William "Bill" Forrest and Elvis "Buzz" Gray leased the mine until they purchased it in 1987. It was sold in 2005 and operates today as a pay to dig site. The Junnila claim was worked on and off throughout 1982 to 1986 by A. L. McGuinness and Charles Trantham. In 1995 the Kennecott Exploration Company started working the claim. Other bentonite mines are the Mina Numero Uno Claim, Victor Claim, and the Santa Rita Peak Property and (Laurs, Rohtert & Gray, 1997).
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Q: Foundation datepicker - disabling future dates I am using foundation datepicker and I am trying to disable dates. I am able to disable dates for one field, where dates are disabled from week ago, but I am not able to disable dates that are going from now into the future:
onRender: function (date) {
   return date.valueOf() > date.valueOf() ? 'disabled' : '';
}

This is the complete code:
var date = new Date();
var weekBack = new Date(new Date(date).setDate(date.getDate() - 7));

$('#datePicker').fdatepicker({
    closeButton: false,
    initialDate: weekBack,
    format: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
    onRender: function (date) {
        return date.valueOf() > weekBack.valueOf() ? 'disabled' : '';
      },
    }).on('changeDate', function (ev) {
           var dateFrom = $("#datePicker").val().split(".").reverse().join("-");
           var dateTo = $("#datePicker1").val().split(".").reverse().join("-");
           timelines(dateFrom, dateTo);
           barCharts(dateFrom, dateTo);
  });

  $('#datePicker1').fdatepicker({
      closeButton: false,
      initialDate: date,
      format: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
      onRender: function (date) {
        return date.valueOf() > date.valueOf() ? 'disabled' : '';
      },
    }).on('changeDate', function (ev) {
           var dateFrom = $("#datePicker").val().split(".").reverse().join("-");
           var dateTo = $("#datePicker1").val().split(".").reverse().join("-");
           timelines(dateFrom, dateTo);
           barCharts(dateFrom, dateTo);
  });

A: You just set the endDate as following:

var now = new Date();
$("#birthday").fdatepicker({
                format: "dd M yyyy",
                endDate: now
            });

Conversely, if you want to disable the past days, set the startDate:

var now = new Date();
$("#checkin").fdatepicker({
                format: "dd M yyyy",
                startDate: now
            });

Hope this useful!

A: can that help you?
http://jsfiddle.net/D9C4F/

http://foundation.zurb.com/forum/posts/39753-foundation-datepicker-select-end-date

and that as well?
http://app.thewatchenthusiast.com/themes/base/bower_components/foundation-datepicker/example.html

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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
See where they filmed this movie from 2016 starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg. There are more than 3 filming locations on our site. If you like to see Cunard Building in Liverpool, United Kingdom or any other wonderful filming locations from Florence Foster Jenkins, start scrolling.
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Drama, Comedy
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins), Hugh Grant (St. Clair Bayfield), Simon Helberg (Cosme McMoon), Rebecca Ferguson (Kathleen Weatherley), Nina Arianda (Agnes Stark), Stanley Townsend (Phineas Stark), David Haig (Carlo Edwards) more..., Bríd Brennan (Kitty), Christian McKay (Earl Wilson), John Sessions (Doctor), Elliot Levey (Edgar Booth Cunningham Jr), John Kavanagh (Arturo Toscanini), Allan Corduner (John Totten), Maggie Steed (Mrs. James O'Flaherty), Paola Dionisotti (Baroness Le Feyre), Thelma Barlow (Mrs Oscar Garmunder), Pat Starr (Mrs Vanderbilt), Liza Ross (Mrs EE Patterson), David Mills (Augustus Corbin), Josh O'Connor (Donaghy), Rhoda Lewis (Mrs Patsy Snow), Mark Arnold (Cole Porter), Nat Luurtsema (Tallulah Bankhead), Ewan Stewart (Colonel), Carl Davis (Orlando Adams), David Menkin (Carlton Smith), Sid Phoenix (Cpl. Jones), Tunji Kasim (Pvt. Smith), Cameron Cuffe (Gino), Jonathan Plowright (Ernest Ziegler)
Stephen Frears (Writer), Danny Cohen (Director of Photography), Nicholas Martin (Screenplay), Michael Kuhn (Producer), Tracey Seaward (Producer), Valerio Bonelli (Editor), Kathleen Chopin (Casting) more..., Leo Davis (Casting), Lissy Holm (Casting), Gareth Cousins (Art Direction), Christopher Wyatt (Art Direction), Alan MacDonald (Production Design), Consolata Boyle (Costume Design), Patrick Rolfe (Supervising Art Director), Sue Hills (Script Supervisor), Terry Davies (Music Director), Stuart Morton (Music Editor), Karen Elliott (Music Supervisor), Rosie Grant (Assistant Costume Designer), Marion Weise (Costume Supervisor), Iain Mackay (Camera Operator), Paul McGeachan (Gaffer), Lucy Bristow (Camera Operator), Andrew Banwell (First Assistant Camera), Iain Struthers (First Assistant Camera), Jason Ewart (Additional Camera), Manex Efrem (Special Effects Supervisor), Jenny King (Visual Effects Coordinator), Noga Alon Stein (Visual Effects Producer), Adam Gascoyne (Visual Effects Supervisor), Edd Gamlin (Visual Effects Editor), Phil Lee (Sound Effects Editor), Dafydd Archard (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Mike Dowson (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Becki Ponting (Supervising Sound Editor), Ian Wilson (Supervising Sound Editor), J. Roy Helland (Hairstylist), Anita Burger (Hairstylist), Andrea Cracknell (Hairstylist), Beverley Binda (Hairstylist) and others.
BBC Films, Qwerty Films, Pathé
Watch trailer of Florence Foster Jenkins >
If you love to travel and like to visit countries like United Kingdom or places like Cunard Building in Liverpool. If you want to share your love for Florence Foster Jenkins or movie stars like Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg. And if you love movies and series in genres like drama and comedy, then SCEEN IT is the place to be. It is a great guide for everybody who loves traveling, watching movies and series and visiting filming locations.
LOCATION collection
Where was it filmed?
Royal Liver Building Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Cosmé McMoon is leaving the apartment with a great smile. He has just been hired to assist mrs. Foster Jenkins. He does not know yet what he is in for.
Cunard Building Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
** spoiler alert ** Florence Foster Jenkins goes outside to the news stand to read the review of her performance.
Kersland Street Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
St Clair Bayfield arrives at his apartment.
LOCATIONS on map
The exact gps locations


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Clearance testing continues on Foothill Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa
by Steve Hymon , December 9, 2014
The test light rail vehicle entered @CityofDuarte/@cityofhope Gold Line station today on its 2nd day pic.twitter.com/xCjb5PUjhv
— Foothill Gold Line (@IWillRide) December 9, 2014
There are many more photos on yesterday's post about testing between Sierra Madre Villa Station and Monrovia. Below is the news release issued today by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the independent agency building the 11.5-mile addition to the Gold Line between Pasadena and the Azusa/Glendora border:
MONROVIA, CA – The Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa achieved a key milestone today, as the first light rail vehicle to travel on the project's recently completed tracks begins the testing phase. The test train, which has been equipped with specialized gear for testing and protective purposes, was pulled just over five miles by a hi-rail vehicle from the Sierra Madre Villa station in East Pasadena through the cities of Arcadia and Monrovia yesterday; periodically stopping for crews to take measurements. Today, the train will begin the official testing process between California Ave in Monrovia and the San Gabriel River Bridge in Irwindale.
"Reaching the beginning of the testing period for this project is an important achievement for our team," commented Habib F. Balian, CEO of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. "It allows us to test critical elements of the project within specific areas and identify any issues needing to be resolved."
Over the next two weeks, the test train will be used to continue testing clearances at stations and with the Overhead Catenary System (OCS), wheel/rail interface, rail switches, and more. This phase of testing will also include live wire testing of the OCS system within the segment of the line where power is now energized.
"This is just the beginning of several months of testing ahead that will ultimately test every aspect of the light rail line and its safety and communications systems," added Balian. "We will continue testing from now until substantial completion next September, when we will be turning the line over to Metro for pre-revenue service."
The test train is a light rail vehicle from Metro's current fleet. The $4 million AnsaldoBreda P2250 weighs more than 100,000 pounds and was escorted along the rail corridor by a specialized crew. Because most of the grade crossing safety equipment is not yet installed on the project, the train was flagged across intersections by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Metro Ambassadors were also out at each crossing to answer questions and help make sure the area was safe when the train crossed.
About the Foothill Gold Line – The Foothill Gold Line is a 24-mile extension of the Metro Gold Line light rail system, being built in two segments (Pasadena to Azusa and Azusa to Montclair). The first segment, under construction now, is Pasadena to Azusa, which includes six new stations. The Foothill Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa is fully funded by Los Angeles County's Measure R. The project is overseen by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, an independent transportation planning and construction agency created in 1998 by the California State Legislature. The Pasadena to Azusa segment is on time and on budget, and will be turned over to Metro in September 2015. Metro will determine when passenger service begins.
Tagged as: Arcadia, Azusa, clearance testing, construction, Duarte, Gold Line Foothill Extension, Irwindale, light rail, Measure R, Monrovia, Pasadena, photos, San Gabriel Valley
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Caltrans holds ribbon cutting for new I-5 truck lane and freeway widening in Santa Clarita


On Saturday February 9th Midrasha had Hebrew School Shabbat at Temple Israel. It was well attended by both parents and students. Rabbi Kaplan included the children in learning and discussions during the morning services. It was a meaningful morning for parents, teachers and students. The children and congregation were treated to a special Shabbat of "kid" friendly treats at the Kiddush, with the best peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and an ice cream sundae bar with lots of toppings.
By now you have all received your Shalach Manot information. This is a great fundraiser for Midrasha and an easy way to participate in the mitzvah of Purim. We hope we can count on all of you to be a part of a great community project.
Midrasha and Temple B'nai B'rith are having a Purim fun night. Everyone is invited. There is a buffet dinner, games and crafts and much more. Children and parents are encouraged to come in costume and participate in the costume contest. Please RSVP to Temple B'nai B'rith by March 8th if you are planning to attend.
Security continues to be of prime importance and we are exploring ways to improve on our response to any threat. We always want our children and teachers to be prepared and feel safe. We will be updating you on any new procedures that are put in place.
Please continue to ask your children about what they are studying. If you have questions contact Gerri Kaplan. Gerri is always there to answer your questions or concerns.


Apshza Guest House is situated on Ulitsa Topolevaya 5 in Pizunda in 781 m from the centre.
Amenities provided to guests: internet services, car lot, special non-smoking rooms, shops(on site). Please note you can pay for the services only in cash.
For your best accommodation are offered 2 rooms in the guest house. You can choose between different types of rooms: twin, double. In accommodation facilities are the electric kettle, refrigerator, air conditioning, flat-screen tv, clothes rack, microwave, desk.
Please inform Apshza Guest House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions. Please note that the hotel will contact you directly regarding the prepayment of your reservation. Prepayment should be made within 2 days after booking. The hotel reserves the right to cancel your reservation in case the deposit has not been transferred.


Rare opportunity to own/subdivide historic 1900's grand mansion with extensive hardscape surrounded by beautiful specimen trees, expansive meadows and serene vistas located on over 7 acres! Embassy sized rooms suited for lavish entertaining or nestle in the heart of the home with french doors leading to loggia and multiple terraces. All bedrooms en-suite! 2 lot subdivision confirmed, 3rd lot possible.