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Barbara Johnson has spent her career in publishing, mostly in New York and, since 2009, in Madison, where she recently retired as president of Rowland Reading Foundation. In New York, she was the president of Time Warner's legal publishing division and an internet entrepreneur. Listening to chamber music? Having fun? She's loved discovering them together in Madison at BDDS.
Carol "Orange" Schroeder and her husband Dean have been co-owners of Orange Tree Imports on Monroe Street since 1975. She also does freelance writing on the subjects of retailing, Danish culture and medical terminology. She has served on the CitiArts Commission, the boards of WHA-TV, United Way, Susan G Komen for the Cure, and the Madison Youth Choirs, as well as the advisory boards of Savoyards and APT.
Vicki Stewart helped to found Madison Repertory Theatre in 1969. She held just about every position there through the years until her retirement in 1999. She has been a member of the Madison Arts Commission and has continued to volunteer for civic organizations such as Downtown Rotary Club and the Theater Grant Advisory Panel of Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission.
Jane Villa is on the board of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation and is a member of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection's development committee. Other favorite volunteer activities supporting the arts or social progress have included founding a support group for International Students' Spouses with the Florida State University faculty and other groups, and as translator for Emory University's South Georgia Migrant Worker Project. She has also volunteered for organizations in Chicago as well as in London.


How can one man's words have such an impact on so many people across the nation??
After listening to the recording of Donald Sterling I felt so many emotions. I was in shock because he is the owner of my favorite team, the Clippers. The team is approximately 90% African American and our coach is African American too. I was heart broken for my team because I knew this would shake them to the core and bring out all of these Clipper haters in full force. I was hurt because I am a minority and I did not like what he said about African Americans. Racism is never OK and should never be encouraged or ignored. I hope the NBA takes charge and sets a precedent with this situation and makes it clear that racism will not be tolerated in the league.
I have read so many articles on how the Clippers should have not played on Sunday in protest of Sterling's remarks. The article went as far as to call them cowards. I completely disagree with the article because this is not a one team issue anymore this is a nation wide issue. The Clipper's play for their fans and as a fan I support my team 100%. This brings me to today's post. In support of my team I am wearing my Clipper's team shirt inside-out to show I support my team but I do not support the Clipper name until Sterling is no longer the owner of the team. This is my silent protest against racism. Stand up for what you believe in no matter what anybody thinks!!


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Iraqi protesters block main roads on day of deadline for government
French New Wave film legend Anna Karina dies at 79
Danish-French actress Anna Karina poses during a photo session in Paris, on March 2, 2018. (File photo: AFP)
Reuters, Paris Sunday, 15 December 2019
Danish-born actress Anna Karina, one of the most acclaimed luminaries of influential French New Wave cinema, has died of cancer at age 79, her agent said on Sunday.
Karina, famous for her kohl-rimmed blue eyes, was the frequent muse of director Jean-Luc Godard, her first husband, starring in seven of his films including "A Woman is a Woman", "Pierrot Le Fou" and "Bande a Part" (Band of Outsiders).
Her agent Laurent Balandras told French media that she passed away in Paris on Saturday in the company of her fourth husband, American director Dennis Berry.
"Her gaze was the gaze of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave). It will remain so forever," French Culture Minister Franck Riester tweeted about Karina, an icon of 1960s chic. "Today, French cinema has been orphaned. It has lost one of its legends."
Karina also worked with other great directors including Lucchino Visconti, Jacques Rivette and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and had leading roles in some major English-language productions in the late 1960s and early 1980s.
She later did some directing and had a singing career, recording "Sous Le Soleil Exactement" by Serge Gainsbourg.
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Q: React sending local variable to another file I am new to React Framework. I am having trouble exporting a usestate value queryCity to another js file.
I have a code React index.js code like below:
    import React, { useState } from "react";

    const Home = () => {
    const [queryCity, setQueryCity] = useState("New York");

      return(
      <div>
        <input
            type="text"
            className="search-city"
            placeholder="New York "
            value={queryCity}
            onChange={(e) => setQueryCity(e.target.value)}
          />
 </div>
      );
    };

export default Home ;

Another file called 'Search.js' needs  the  queryCity from Home module.
I have tried createContext. But the Search.js is not the child component of Home

A: Because globalCity is scoped to the Home component, you will not have access to it in a parent scope.
If you want to access globalCity in another file, move it out of the Home component and into the parent scope and also export it.
import React, { useState } from "react";

export const globalCity = "New York";

const Home = () => {
...

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Greggs announces new chairman
By Laurence Gibbons
Related tags: Board of directors, Corporate governance, Chairman, Non-executive director
Durant will succeed Netherton as Greggs chairman next May
High street sandwich retailer Greggs has announced that Ian Durant will take over as chairman of the board next May.
Durant was appointed as independent non-executive director on October 5 2011 and is currently chairman of the audit committee.
He is also chairman of Capital and Countries Properties and a non-executive director of Greene King and the Home Retail Group.
Stepping down
Durant will become chairman after next May's AGM, when Derek Netherton will step down after 10 years at the helm.
Netherton was appointed to the board on March 1 2002. He remains chairman of Opera North and is a non-executive director of three Canada Life UK companies.
The search for a new independent non-executive director to take over the chair of the audit committee is now starting.
Greggs won The British Sandwich Association's 'Specialist Sandwich Chain of the Year' award earlier this year.
For more on Greggs winning the award, click here.
Related topics: Bakery, Cereals and bakery preparations, People & Skills
Greggs wins approval for £30M savouries factory
Greggs staff strip for charity Children in Need
Greggs' new £35M factory to spread snacks down south
Greggs results 'mixed' as new plant details revealed


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Make a TV comeback: – Half of Norway wanted to shoot me
It stormed well around the reality participant, artist and deputy mayor Olav Harald Ulstein (57) when he participated in «The Farm» in 2014.
Now he is making a comeback on the TV screen in this year's season of the side competition "Torpet". The winner of "Torpet" gets a chance at "Farmen".
– But I just have to admit that when it got quiet, I missed it. Half of Norway would shoot me at dawn and the other half preferably before. I flirted with it, it was innocent fun, he says See and listen.
In an interview with TV 2 shortly after the end of the season in 2014, Ulstein, who teased an entire nation after sabotaging, tricked away goodies and backbited the other participants – in good reality, said that the attention was stressful:
– I knew it was going to boil well when it came on TV. I tolerate it well and am well prepared. But I see that people around me, who I love, take it harder. It is tiring for them to see that I get thin on social media, he said TV 2 in 2014.
It is not just Ulstein who is making a comeback on the TV screen. The former "Farmen" participants Karianne Amlie Wahlstrøm (29) and Mathias Scott Pascual (28) will also be seen in this year's season of "Torpet".
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Walkthrough explaining the process of domain registration.
Registering a domain for your site is not a complicated process. However, selecting a domain name may seem on the surface to be just a matter of deciding which word or words to register. Choosing your domain name will play a key role in that other, less conspicuous form of advertising; word of mouth.
The domain name you choose should be as short as possible. The less characters your potential visitors have to type, the easier it will be to remember for them.
Try to avoid using numbers in your domain name. When your potential visitors hears about your site from a friend, and it has a number in it, they may type the full number out (ex. eight) instead of 8. This can confuse and deter your visitors.
Try to find a domain name that reflects the nature of the business that your company is in or the overall scope of the future website. This adds memorability because the public will associate your name with the business behind the name and be more likely to remember it.
Once you have selected a domain name that would suit your site best, you will need to sign up with a domain registrar, like GoDaddy.com. With domains starting at $8.95 a year, GoDaddy is affordable and easy to use.
The most common domain extensions are .com, .net, and .org. Other domain extensions including .us, .biz, .info, and .ws are available, but are more expensive then standard domains. Domains that end in .com and .net are most commonly used by individuals and corporate companies whereas domains that end in .org are most commonly used by non-profit organizations.


Adaptive Server Enterprise Monitor Server User's Guide describes how to use Adaptive Server Enterprise Monitor Server version 12.5 (Monitor Server). Monitor Server is an Open Server™ application that obtains performance statistics of Sybase SQL Server™ versions 11.0 and later and Adaptive Server Enterprise version 11.5 and later(Adaptive Server). Monitor Server makes these statistics available to its clients, monitors in Sybase Central version 11.5 and later, Monitor Historical Server version 11.5 and later, and other applications written with Monitor Client Library version 11.5 and later.
This user's guide is for individuals responsible for configuring and administering Monitor Server.
Chapter 1, "Introduction" describes Adaptive Server Enterprise Monitor components and architecture.
Chapter 2, "Configuring Monitor Server" describes how to configure Monitor Server on both UNIX and Microsoft Windows NT platforms.
Chapter 3, "Starting, Verifying, and Stopping Monitor Server"describes how to start and stop Monitor Server on both UNIX and Windows NT platforms.
Chapter 4, "Monitor Server isql commands" describes administrative commands for Monitor Server.
Appendix A, "Troubleshooting Monitor Server" describes Monitor Server error messages and resolutions.
Open Client/ServerTM Configuration Guide for UNIX and Open Client/Server Configuration Guide for Desktop Platforms describe the utilities that enable client/server connections, such as dsedit.
Adaptive Server Enterprise Utility Programs is a guide to Adaptive Server utilities, such as isql.
Adaptive Server Enterprise System Administration Guide contains information on tuning and configuring Adaptive Server.
Adaptive Server Enterprise Performance and Tuning Guide documents Adaptive Server performance analysis and optimizing.
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Command names, command parameters, and other keywords appear in the text in Helvetica typeface.
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Turkish Cypriot parliament speaker calls for support for negotiations
As Turkish and Cypriot leaders agree to resume negotiations on the decades-long Cyprus issue, Turkish Cypriot Parliament Speaker Sibel Siber urges support.
Turkish Cypriot Parliament Speaker Sibel Siber said Wednesday she hopes the long-term Cyprus issue will be solved, as Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders agreed last week to resume long-stalled peace talks.
"We have a peaceful and reconciliatory culture and we wish to live together with the Greek Cypriots in peace," Siber said, speaking in Tehran at the ninth session of the Conference of Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC), in which the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) holds an observer status.
Siber said the Turkish Cypriots voted "Yes" in the 2004 Annan referendum while the Greek Cypriots voted against it. The referendum proposed to reunite the island, which has been divided into a northern Turkish half and a southern Greek half since 1974.
Emphasizing that the European Union promised to lift the embargo on the TRNC, Siber said, "We are the ones who were punished for ten years,'' referring to the 2004 referendum's failure to unite the island.
Turkey is the only country in the world to recognize the TRNC, which is unable to have global economic and political relations, causing Turkish Cypriots to live under a long-term isolation.
"Our greatest desire is to live in peace and harmony and not to relive what happened in those days," Siber said.
The Cyprus peace talks, which have been stalled since January 2012, are set to resume after the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders agreed last week on a joint declaration.
Despite the embargo, the TRNC tries to exist with all its democratic institutions, Siber said.
Pointing out that the TRNC wants closer relations with the Muslim world, Siber said, "We sincerely look for forward to your help to announce our voice to the world."
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Q: How does PHP & MySQL handle simultaneous requests? I must be missing something regarding how simultaneous requests are handled by PHP/Symfony, or perhaps how potentially simultaneous queries on the DB are handled...
This code seems to be doing the impossible - it randomly (about once a month) creates a duplicate of the new entity at the bottom. I conclude that it must happen when two clients make the same request twice, and both threads execute the SELECT query at the same time, picking up the entry where stop == NULL, and then they both (?) set the stoptime for that entry, and they both write a new entry.
Here's my logical outline as far as I understand things:

*

*Get all entries with NULL for stoptime

*Loop over those entries

*Only proceed if the day of the entry (UTC) is different from current day (UTC)

*Set stoptime for the open entry to 23:59:59 and flush to DB

*Build a new entry with the starttime 00:00:00 on the next day

*Assert that there are no other open entries in that position

*Assert that there are no future entries in that position

*Only then - flush the new entry to DB

Controller autocloseAndOpen
//if entry spans daybreak (midnight) close it and open a new entry at the beginning of next day
private function autocloseAndOpen($units) {

    $now = new \DateTime("now", new \DateTimeZone("UTC"));

    $repository = $this->em->getRepository('App\Entity\Poslog\Entry');
    $query = $repository->createQueryBuilder('e')
    ->where('e.stop is NULL')
        ->getQuery();
    $results = $query->getResult();

    if (!isset($results[0])) {
        return null; //there are no open entries at all
    }

    $em = $this->em;
    $messages = "";

    foreach ($results as $r) {
        if ($r->getPosition()->getACRGroup() == $unit) { //only touch the user's own entries

            $start = $r->getStart();

            //Assert entry spanning datebreak
            $startStr = $start->format("Y-m-d"); //Necessary for comparison, if $start->format("Y-m-d") is put in the comparison clause PHP will still compare the datetime object being formatted, not the output of the formatting.
            $nowStr = $now->format("Y-m-d"); //Necessary for comparison, if $start->format("Y-m-d") is put in the comparison clause PHP will still compare the datetime object being formatted, not the output of the formatting.

            if ($startStr < $nowStr) {
                $stop = new \DateTimeImmutable($start->format("Y-m-d")."23:59:59", new \DateTimeZone("UTC"));
                $r->setStop($stop);
                $em->flush();

                $txt = $unit->getName() . " had an entry in position (" . $r->getPosition()->getName() . ") spanning datebreak (UTC). Automatically closed at " . $stop->format("Y-m-d H:i:s") . "z.";
                $messages .= "
" . $txt . "
";

                //Open new entry
                $newStartTime = $stop->modify('+1 second');

                $entry = new Entry();
                $entry->setStart( $newStartTime );
                $entry->setOperator( $r->getOperator() );
                $entry->setPosition( $r->getPosition() );
                $entry->setStudent( $r->getStudent() );
                $em->persist($entry);

                //Assert that there are no future entries before autoopening a new entry
                $futureE = $this->checkFutureEntries($r->getPosition(),true);
                $openE = $this->checkOpenEntries($r->getPosition(), true);

                if ($futureE !== 0 || $openE !== 0) {
                    $txt = "Tried to open a new entry for " . $r->getOperator()->getSignature() . " in the same position (" . $r->getPosition()->getName() . ") next day but there are conflicting entries.";
                    $messages .= "
" . $txt . "
";
                } else {
                    $em->flush(); //store to DB
                    $txt = "A new entry was opened for " . $r->getOperator()->getSignature() . " in the same position (" . $r->getPosition()->getName() . ")";
                    $messages .= "
" . $txt . "
";
                }

            }
        }

    }

    return $messages;
}

I'm even running an extra check here with the checkOpenEntries() to see whether there is at this point any entries with stoptime == NULL in that position. Initially, I thought that to be superflous because I thought that if one request is running and operating on the DB, the other request will not start until the first is finished.
private function checkOpenEntries($position,$checkRelatives = false) {

    $positionsToCheck = array();
    if ($checkRelatives == true) {
        $positionsToCheck = $position->getRelatedPositions();
        $positionsToCheck[] = $position;
    } else {
        $positionsToCheck = array($position);
    }

    //Get all open entries for position
    $repository = $this->em->getRepository('App\Entity\Poslog\Entry');
    $query = $repository->createQueryBuilder('e')
    ->where('e.stop is NULL and e.position IN (:positions)')
    ->setParameter('positions', $positionsToCheck)
        ->getQuery();
    $results = $query->getResult();

    if(!isset($results[0])) {
        return 0; //tells caller that there are no open entries
    } else {
        if (count($results) === 1) {
            return $results[0]; //if exactly one open entry, return that object to caller
        } else {
            $body = 'Found more than 1 open log entry for position ' . $position->getName() . ' in ' . $position->getACRGroup()->getName() . ' this should not be possible, there appears to be corrupt data in the database.';
            $this->email($body);

            $output['success'] = false;
            $output['message'] = $body . ' An automatic email has been sent to ' . $this->globalParameters->get('poslog-email-to') . ' to notify of the problem, manual inspection is required.';
            $output['logdata'] = null;
            return $this->prepareResponse($output);
        }
    }
}

Do I need to start this function with some kind of "Lock database" method to achieve what I am trying to do?
I have tested all functions and when I simulate all kinds of states (entry with NULL for stoptime even when it shouldn't be able to be etc.) it all works out. And the majority of time it all works nicely, but that one day somewhere in the middle of the month, this thing happens...

A: You can never guarantee sequential order (or implicit exclusive access). Try that and you will dig yourself deeper and deeper.
As Matt and KIKO mentioned in the comments, you could use constraints and transactions and those should help immensely as your database will stay clean, but keep in mind your app needs to be able to catch errors produced by the database layer. Definitely worth trying first.
Another way of handling this is to enforce database/application level locking.
Database-level locking is more coarse and very unforgiving if you somewhere forget to release a lock (in long-running scripts).
MySQL docs:

If the connection for a client session terminates, whether normally or abnormally, the server implicitly releases all table locks held by the session (transactional and nontransactional). If the client reconnects, the locks are no longer in effect.

Locking the entire table is usually a bad idea altogether, but it is doable. This highly depends on the application.
Some ORMs, out-of-box, support object versioning and throw exceptions if the version has changed during the execution. In theory, your application would get an exception and upon retrying it would find that someone else already populated the field and that is no longer a candidate for an update.
Application-level locking is more fine-grained, but all points in the code need to honor the lock, otherwise, you are back to square #1. And if your app is distributed (say K8S, or just deployed across multiple servers), your locking mechanism has to be distributed as well (not local to an instance)


Winston's three-week suspension to start the season doesn't count against the 53-man roster. Neither head coach Dirk Koetter nor general manager Jason Licht would commit to him as a starter in Week 4.
Barber will serve as the starter and line up in short-yardage situations, Jones will serve as the the backup and Rodgers as their third-down back. Wilson, who showed great hands in camp, is the future third-down back and can serve as the punt and kick returner.
Watson and Martino edged out Bernard Reedy, Bobo Wilson and Ervin Philips for the fifth and sixth wide receiver spots. Evans and Jackson will start on the outside with Humphries in the slot, but look for Godwin to get his share of snaps, too.
Howard is the Bucs' run-blocking and pass-catching tight end, and Brate serves primarily as a pass-catcher. Cross can handle both, as well as fullback duties.
The Bucs kept 10 offensive linemen because of injuries (they kept eight last season). Smith's status for Week 1 is still up in the air. Their starting right guard is still to-be-determined.
The Bucs have high expectations for an experienced unit led by McCoy and Pierre-Paul. Mitch Unrein missed the preseason because of a concussion and was put on injured reserve.
Beckwith will start the season on the physically unable to perform list. With Beckwith out, Taylor will serve as the starting strongside linebacker. Devante Bond and Riley Bullough, who both suffered foot injuries, have been placed on injured reserve.
Hargreaves will start on the outside opposite Grimes and will move inside during nickel situations. Johnson earned the fourth safety spot over Keith Tandy. Special teams captain Josh Robinson also was cut.
SPECIALIST (3): Chandler Catanzaro, Bryan Anger, Garrison Sanborn.
The Bucs signed veteran long-snapper Sanborn, completing this unit.


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May 2, 2020Addison Wylie0 Comments
Two years ago, I seemed to be on the wrong side of the tracks when discussing Netflix's bubblegum teen movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Everyone threw their arms around it, except for me who thought teenagers deserved a smarter movie. Excuse my déjà vu as I find myself in the same dilemma. The reviews are in for Netflix's latest fluffy flick The Half of It and people find it endearing, except for me who still believes teenagers are worthy of better films.
Taking place in high school, the film is centred around a developing love triangle between bookworm Ellie (Leah Lewis), amateur jock Paul (Daniel Diemer), and popular girl Aster (Alexis Lemire). Paul is infatuated with Aster, and hires Ellie to write a love letter to his crush. Ellie, who runs a homework business for her cheating peers, is initially apprehensive, but begrudgingly warms up to the idea when she's reminded of how strapped for cash she is. This dynamic creates a modernized retelling of the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac, and the results are cute at first. While there are logic flaws with writer/director Alice Wu's movie as well as issues with the script getting too wrapped up in its own poetry, the most unforgivable problem with The Half of It is the all-around lack of chemistry.
The three main performances all seem to be starring in different movies. Diemer plays Paul as such an oaf that he hints that the character not only needs help with his writing, but he also needs someone to make most of his decisions for him. An affable connection is supposed to gradually bloom between him and Ellie (before it's mistaken for something more), but the gap between them is never bridged. Instead, Ellie's generosity is tainted because Lewis' meek acting is a closed door for her fellow actors. Her accessibility becomes more complicated as Ellie becomes more interested in Aster over the course of the letter writing, shutting Paul out altogether. Meanwhile, the hoops Lemire is asked to jump through to portray Aster's angst are fairly flimsy, and Alice Wu ignores potential animosity Aster may have towards her family and thickheaded boyfriend Trig (Wolfgang Novogratz). When Aster and Ellie are left alone, what follows is a farfetched reach for both of these characters. It's a turning point that could be possible, but it's too rushed for these women who have just met.
The reality surrounding the characters in The Half of It is unbelievable, which is a shame when the primary theme about embracing conflicted emotions could be relatable and so useful for young viewers. It certainly doesn't help that Wu goes overboard to drive home a point, even if that point is an innocuous detail (the high school celebrates Paul's touchdown because it's the first time in fifteen years that the team has scored on any opponent); devolving the film from flaky nonsense to dumb malarky.
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I tried the rose and saffron flavors. I loved them both but the saffron was awesome!
The passion fruit and fig walnut flavors sound tasty.
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"When Those Golfers Move To Austin"
On Thursday morning, the PGA Tour announced that the next four editions of the (inhale) World Golf Championships-Match Play will be held at Austin Country Club, deep in the Hill Country of Texas.
Not surprisingly, Dell Computer becomes the title sponsor of the event; the company is headquartered 16 miles northeast of the club in the suburb of Round Rock. This is the company's first-ever entry into sponsoring a major golf event, but Austin is no stranger to hosting golf tournaments; the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf was played at Austin's Onion Creek Country Club from 1878 to 1989, then moved to Barton Creek for five years.
Only this year's event is being staged at Harding Park in San Francisco, with a single-year title sponsorship by the Cadillac division of General Motors.
Austin Country Club was founded in 1899 with a nine-hole layout, but they moved to their second locations on Riverside Drive on Austin's east side in 1949. It was there that the legendary Harvey Penick did most of his teaching, followed by his son, Tinsley. In 1984, the club moved to their current site, on the south bank of the Colorado River near Loop 360.
The WGC-Match Play in Austin ought to be great... ...as long as it isn't held during the month of August.
Image via Twitter, Brennan Webb
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Ondine album of Beethoven and Sibelius Violin Concertos with violinist Christian Tetzlaff, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and conductor Robin Ticciati has received 'Orchestral Recording of the Year' award from the Limelight magazine.
According to Limelight, "Tetzlaff has recorded both before, but this new recording really raises the bar." "Add what must be one of the finest recorded accounts of the Sibelius in recent times ... and you have an essential purchase," the magazine concludes.
This award-winning album (ODE 1334-2) has already received several accolades and was also shortlisted for the Gramophone Award.
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I didn't get to go out much in 2014, which is usually the case. My schedule makes it hard to get to the theatre, which means a lot of Netflix, and rentals. That said, I still haven't seen a number of 2014 releases yet. I have seen enough, though, to make up my top ten of 2014, so here we go.
10. 13 Sins (dir. Daniel Stamm)
This is a seriously messed up film that worked so amazingly well on so many different levels. Great acting, intense situations, and by the end you're wondering just how far they'll push this guy, and if he'll actually do it. This grabbed me all the way from the splash intro before we even get involved with our lead. I didn't find out until today that this is a remake of another film, which I have admittedly not seen. The really well done script combined with some decent gore for a horror flick like this, and some excellently pulled off, tense situations made this one of the films that got me start to finish.
9. Don't Blink (Travis Oates)
Don't Blink is a psychological and supernatural thriller that relied on some tried and true film techniques to drive home the situation. Really well shot and well acted, and it came pretty much out of nowhere for me when I sat down to watch it. Film School Rejects had this on their top horror for 2014, and I obviously agree with them. This brings the same tension to it that John Carpenter's The Thing had, only under very different circumstances. They did some great things with this, and while it's one of those films that you can't quite piece together, it works so much better for keeping its audience hanging on.
8. Stage Fright (Jerome Sable)
I only watched this one because Chris recommended it most emphatically when it hit Netflix, and I'm so glad he did. I'm a sucker for musicals, but I love it when they show up in unusual ways, so a horror musical along with a bit of comedy? Hell yes. While I would have liked a few of the songs to actually be complete on film, this is a horror movie before it's a musical. There are some great musical moments in the film, though. The plot is a bit predictable, and I figured out the big reveal long before it happened, but it's still entertaining, and it combines two to three of my favorite genres yet again. Did it topple my favorite horror musical, Repo? No, but it was a damn good time.
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (dir. Jonathan Liebesman)
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I went into this not expecting the '90s turtles, the comic turtles, or, hell, even the cartoon turtles. I was, however, expecting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and I got them. There's no amazingly brilliant storytelling here, but this was at least a fun action flick starring the four turtles from my childhood with some great effects, and they actually managed to get the personality of each of them down pretty well. I also really enjoyed Fox's portrayal of April, which was closer to what I remember in the first '90s film, and in the comics. I don't think this was better than the '90s live action film, but it was at least on par with it, and I'd watch either of them if given the choice as they both have different things going for them. Interestingly enough this falls more in line with the cartoon than the comic, while the '90s film felt more like the comic to me.
6. Edge of Tomorrow (dir. Doug Liman)
This was actually much better than I thought it would be, and since it's in my top ten, you can see what I thought of it. I figured this to be a standard Tome Cruise action flick and it most definitely wasn't. I did get a big kick out of all the deaths he goes through, and it amused me that it was so similar to the many deaths of Dean in that one episode of Supernatural. The effects in this are great, but more importantly it has some heart to go along with the effects. It lost me towards the end for following the big budget Hollywood formula a little too closely, and instead of following the rest of the tone of the film, we get a mostly tone deaf but workable ending to the film. I'll definitely have to watch this one again as it was a fun ride despite what I thought was an off ending.
5. Robocop (dir. José Padilha)
Talk about another surprise. While I enjoyed the trailer, I really wasn't expecting much out of this one either. I mean who'd actually try and do something new with the Robocop series, let alone try and do something good with it? I do love being proven wrong. I really liked this new version for different reasons than I like the original. I think they're both pretty good films, but other than the basic idea of an evil corporation turning a downed officer into a cyborg, they both handle the material very differently and that's ok. They delve a lot more into the human melding with machine in this, and while the original had a huge dose of social satire in it, this one opts for more subtle commentary while taking it a bit more seriously. While they're both sci-fi action flicks, this one relies a little bit more on exploring what makes us human while the original was busy poking fun at society through the films' lens.
4. Lizzie Borden Took an Axe (dir. Nick Gomez)
I originally popped this on for two reasons: it's based off Lizzie Borden, and it had Christina Ricci in the lead role. While this played out rather like I thought it would, especially knowing most of the history behind Lizzie Borden from different shows on the murders over the years and reading about it, this still ended up surprising me. The build up to the last few moments of the film are fantastic and Ricci delivers the creep factor that I have loved from her so much over the years in different roles. This does play out a bit like a murder mystery, unless you know the specifics, and definitely does not feel like what I expect from what was a Lifetime movie of the week. Watching it on Netflix, I had no idea it was even made for TV. It has some great production values. They mix up the score with a traditional orchestra and some modern music styles that work really well with the film. There were some great choices for the casting, and the direction is solid as well.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy (dir. James Gunn)
I knew from the first trailer that I was going to either love this film, or hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. It's on my top ten list near the top, so how do you think it turned out? This was a fantastic romp, and an interesting way of creating what amounts to The Avengers in space. The difference is that this team really, really doesn't get along. While there are a few plot issues, it manages to pull off the whole shebang with some character development for just about all the major players, save for the main villain, who's fairly one note throughout the whole thing. Thankfully the other minor villains make up for his shortcomings. Lots of great action sequences and light-hearted fun, with some tragedy thrown in for good measure made this one of those films I'll enjoy popping in and quoting all over the place like the movies I grew up watching as a teenager.
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (dir. Joe and Anthony Russo)
The Winter Soldier is probably one of the best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "solo" outings. I use the solo tag a little loosely, though, as Natasha, Hill, and Fury are actually major players in this. While Captain is the fish out of water, they don't necessarily play that for laughs this time, as his ideals and what he believes in are more what's out of place for what's been going on in the MCU. This puts him a bit at odds with the people he's been working for. There are lots of twists and turns in this and there are some surprises as well. The dialogue and pacing is well done, and unlike a lot of the other entries in the MCU, there doesn't feel like there's as many holes, nor that it felt like an event film where everyone is just being dragged along and reacting. Some great throwbacks to the political thrillers from years back, with the distinct Marvel twist that lets you see this as something not out of the realm of believability. The new faces to the MCU are well chosen and the returning actors do a fantastic job. Easily one of the best films I've seen all year.
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (dir. Bryan Singer)
I wasn't just a little excited for this film; I was hugely excited for this film. One of my favorite story arcs getting the big screen treatment is never a bad thing. On top of that is the blending of the two casts, the realization that we can have one really solid plot line if you actually fill it out, the throwback to the '70s action thriller, the mutants just letting loose with their powers without worry for budget, and a hell of a performance from the entire cast. I got all giddy when the X-Men theme from the previous X-Men and X-2 played through the familiar credits, and then there was the beautiful banter and actual character development on top of that. This was ballsy to do with an X-Men film, and I would honestly put this up against The Avengers in terms of epic scale and character driven angst that works. This isn't just a complete return to form for the X-Men film franchise; this is on par with the excellence that was X-Men 2.
Ashe Collins
Born the same year as Star Wars, it seems Ashe was destined to be into films with big impacts, explosions, and laser swords. With a love for sci-fi and horror, Ashe has a thing for games of both the tabletop and video variety. He is living a charmed, married life of sixteen years, along with several cats, a dog, and a bearded dragon. Ashe currently writes for Diehard Gamefan, covering video and tabletop games since 2008. Starting with Cinefessions just a few years ago, he has decided to tackle one of his original passions: film.
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A Birder's Guide to Belize
a toolkit for A Birder's Guide to Belize
If you have not already done so, go to www.google.com/earth and download the latest version of the software (it's free). Practice using the software and menus.
Now, download the KMZ file for A Birder's Guide to Belize.
Download (last updated 21 January 2012)
After the KMZ file is on your computer, click or double click on the filename to load the KMZ file into Google Earth and you are ready to start exploring.
Existing Google Earth layers downloaded with the software often are in conflict with similar tools in the KMZ file and in a surprising number of cases their locations are in error. So, it is best to turn off the Google Earth layers. Simply click on the checkbox for "Primary Database" in the Layers menu (bottom left). Later, you can always turn on some or all of it again if you desire.
Hundreds of placemarks, polygons, paths, and tours are included in this KMZ file. To activate a particular set of these, click on the checkbox for the set or for individual entries within the set. There are so many of these that it is unlikely you would want to activate all of them at once, as the map would be much cluttered. Typically, the most useful tools and the ones you probably want activated most of the time are "markers–birding sites" and "paths–highways".
Areas – colored polygons encompassing areas of interest.
areas–CBC's: the 4 Christmas Bird Count circles with a stickpin marking its center.
areas–ecoregions: the 18 ecoregions as defined in Appendix A of A Birder's Guide to Belize.
Labels – text labels lying at or near geographic areas.
labels–creeks & rivers: names of creeks & rivers.
labels–districts: names of six geopolitical districts.
Markers – placemarks marking specific locations.
markers–birding sites: primary sites, most of which are described in the book, shown as large bright yellow stickpins.
markers–birding stops: secondary sites, many of which are described in the book, shown as bright green stickpins.
markers–gazetteer: numbered sites corresponding to the map on the back cover of the book. To show appropriate names for the numbered sites, check the box for "markers–birding sites".
markers–on roads: minor sites and directional markers, shown as small red stickpins.
markers–on trails: more markers, useful only on detailed zoomed-in views, shown as small dark red stickpins.
markers–quadrants: latitude and longitudinal coordinates marking an array spanning Belize, shown as violet labels.
Paths – lines or paths designating routes.
paths–boats: traces of creeks, rivers or pathways of boats in open water, shown in deep blue.
paths–borders: traces of the Belize borders with Mexico and Guatemala, shown in red-orange.
paths–highways: traces of the major highways of Belize, shown in orange.
paths–roads: traces of the secondary roads of Belize, shown in pink.
paths–tours: traces of dynamic tours. See below on how to use these.
paths–trails: traces of hiking trails, shown in green.
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Design and create your own cards and decorations in this family art workshop. Using printmaking techniques on a variety of papers with coloured and metallic printing inks. All materials supplied.
Parent and Children Music Class.
Enjoy a Christmas music class with singing percussion and movement with our early years musicians.
This band describes their sound as synthesised heavy metal pop music. Their songs are hand written tales inspired by the places and people they love and their vision of the future. Ocean of Power are Aidan Fingleton on Guitar/keys/vocals, Cillian Keating on Drums, Deidre O'Brien on Vocals/Theremin, Jonathan Hendy on Electronics, Jonathan Reynolds on Bass and Pierce O'Riordan Walsh on Guitar/Vocals.
This partner ensemble of Music Generation dlr and Kilternan School of Music, will serenade us with a feast of brass and woodwind music for all the family! Sing along, dance or clap your hands and enjoy the talents of this wonderful group of young musicians, under the direction of Martin Meegan from Kilternan School of Music.
Grainstore Youth Music group, Grainstore Sounds, which is the first partnership programme between The Grainstore, dlr's Youth Arts Facility and Music Generation dlr, showcase what they have been working on with the musicians from Alternative Entertainments.
A Very Grainstore Chritsmas is a partnership between Grainstore,dlr's youth arts facility and Music Generation dlr.
Music Generation dlr is part of Music Generation, Ireland's national music education programme initiated by Music Network and co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds and the Department of Education and Skills. Locally, Music Generation dlr is managed by dlr Music Education Partnership, led by dlr County Council in partnership with Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board, TUSLA, Southside Partnership dlr, Blackrock Education Centre, IADT, UCD and Crosscare.


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Vladimir Kush Presents His New Release 'Hibiscus Dancer' Bronze Sculpture
Jan 15, 2020 Mark
Press Release (ePRNews.com) - LAS VEGAS - Jan 15, 2020 - After the immense success of the sold-out painting "Hibiscus Dancer," Vladimir Kush is proud to announce the New Release of his Bronze Sculpture "Hibiscus Dancer" (40 x 24 x20) Edition of 100. While paintings and drawings have long been the focus of Kush's work, many of his ideas have since expanded beyond the flat surface of the canvas, evolving into bronze and silver sculptures, high-end jewelry pieces, and accessories. From fine paintings to extraordinary purses, the artist is incredibly rare in that he can offer collectors several different mediums under the same artistic concept.
This sculpture represents a garden or field blossoms swaying in the breeze to remind us of the dancing flowers. This beautiful image appears in the famous Waltz of the Flowers in the fairy ballet Nutcracker of the celebrated Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky.
However, the sculpture represents not a waltz but rather a fiery whirling dance, possibly flamenco, with its rapid turns and stops. The red color of the dancer's dress symbolizes passion and love. With a gorgeous gesture, she draws the curtains inviting us to enter into the mysterious twilight. Turning into Fairy Queen, she would lead us into the hidden woodland to join the fairies dancing in a ring. The dancer's flower is Hibiscus, the rose of Hawaii.
Kush, a world-renowned artist and the creator of the "Metaphorical Realism," is one of the most recognized artists of our time. He created a new concept. He believes as most important things in life; his metaphorical thinking comes from childhood and explaining how there is always a connection. There is a link between any two ideas, no matter how seemingly wide apart. In fact, the more unconnected they appear, the greater the challenge and the thrill of bringing them together. Grasping the hidden likeness of things and holding on to it – this is "Metaphorical Realism."
Kush Fine Art Gallery is one of the most successful and world-recognized galleries in the world and the current three locations in Las Vegas, Maui, and Laguna Beach are visited by thousands of people every year. For more information, visit our website at www.vladimirkush.com or contact us via email at info@vladimirkush.com.
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 Monuments historiques (Objekte) in Lanleff in der Base Palissy des französischen Kultusministeriums

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Band 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5, S. 1067.

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