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PGA Tour 2K21 Review — Worth a Shot?
By Andrew Teare
Whole in one?
Since their introduction in 1990 and the huge popularity of Tiger Woods PGA Tour from 1999 to 2013 (followed briefly by the 2015 Rory McIlroy edition), the PGA Tour game series developed cult-like status amongst golfers and gamers alike. However, with no titles in over 5 years, many of us were left wondering if there'd be another PGA Tour release, especially given the focus on growing golf amongst a new generation and a resurgence in golf popularity post-lockdown.
Enter PGA Tour 2K21, launched with much fanfare and an appearance from golf icon, Shooter McGavin. The 2K / HB Studios project replaces the legacy of EA Sports games we know so well; furthermore, followers of other golf games might recognise the similarities with that of The Golf Club 2019, which is no surprise. PGA Tour 2K21 is based on The Golf Club's foundation, with some tweaks that make it more familiar to legacy Tiger Woods-era gamers and other 2K titles.
The game tees off with a detailed tutorial taking you through the aspects of each shot type, how to aim, select your club, shape shots, and spin the ball. It took some adjusting (and some really bad shots, especially while putting) to get used to the differences, but it was simple enough to understand. The game gives you a bunch of difficulty settings and UI options to choose from if you're struggling with your swing, so this should not stop you from enjoying the experience. But be warned, you can be seriously humbled on the most advanced setting.
The MyPlayer feature allows you to customise your golfer's appearance, clothing and golf clubs. As you progress through game modes, you'll accumulate coins to spend on better gear and clothing options. We would've liked to see more golf equipment and clothing brands to choose from, but hopefully they get on board in future updates. We opted for Puma kicks, shirt, belt and generic cowboy hat. Because, why not?
There are several game modes to choose from, but none of the arcade-style games that appeared on the later versions of the Tiger Woods / Rory McIlroy games. It's really a golf game for golfers, but that doesn't mean it's not competitive or fun (and it can be stressful at times). You can play local games against your friends or jump on an online match, choosing the course, format and rules to your liking. The Societies mode allows you to create or join an online society and play a custom season against other golfers. Unfortunately, this is not cross-platform compatible, so you're left with a limited playing pool.
As you'd expect, you can also begin your PGA Tour Career and the pursuit of the FedEx Cup. This follows a similar schedule to the real PGA Tour, and you can decide whether to play all 4 rounds or less (it took roughly 20 – 30 minutes for a round). While you can see your name with some of golf's best, this is one of the most disappointing features of 2K21.
There are only 12 licensed pro golfers and you can't play with or directly against any of them. Instead, you're left with some rivalry competitions to beat their scores and unlock special clothing or equipment items. You also get to see some "in round" highlights of the players holing shots, but these were quite glitchy and repetitive. There was also no noticeable improvement to your player's abilities as you level up in the game (no DeChambeau length drives here, folks) and the Sponsors challenges did not carry much weight. On a side note, getting the LPGA on board and introducing some of the top female golfers will also be a good move to help grow the game.
We can't forget about the courses. There are 15 licensed courses from the PGA Tour plus some custom courses that fill up your season. Amazingly, these do not include the game's most iconic venues, like the Old Course or Augusta National. Fortunately, not all is lost here. The Designer mode allows those keen course architects (who clearly have a lot of time on their hands) to design and share their own courses. With backwards compatibility to previous versions of The Golf Club, this means you get access to hundreds of courses, including an incredibly detailed Augusta replica (Firethorn National – you'll thank us later). In general, the courses look great, aside from the odd glitch with trees, water or spectators.
So, after playing through a PGA Tour Season and cruising to multiple victories and the FedEx cup, we decided to put ourselves to the test. With Dustin Johnson cruising to a 5 shot victory at The Masters in this year's tournament, there seemed like no better time to test our skills against other players in an Xbox Society-hosted 4 round tournament at "not-Augusta"… on legend difficulty. Although the result destroyed most of our gaming confidence (we lost by 30 strokes to the winner), it showed the possibilities of other game modes to test your skills online and win more coins to further customise your player.
The PGA Tour golf title has made a welcome return to the sports gaming world and hopefully the partnership with 2K will mean great things are to come. As a golfer, the game is relatable and enjoyable. It might not be for everyone. As with any round of golf, things aren't always smooth and there's definitely room for improvement. We're hoping 2K and HB Studios keep their heads down and follow through to grow the game, both on the course and on the couch.
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I'm kind of back to Haberdasher work, so I'm playing again with Rails. However, I'm a very late adopter for many things, and that included Rails because I wasn't that interested in investing time in learning all the new stuff and porting my applications to the new version.
But the universe had its own ideas about Rails 2.0 and me, so I had some retarded compatibility problems with Haberdasher and the up-to-date rake utility version in Debian. The problems were related to some Rails plugins I was using, and they made me have a look at upgrading to Rails 2.0 from Rails 1.2. It turned out to be really easy to do, the hardest by far was replacing the plugins that gave problems with application code or other plugins (yes, I know that if I was going to get rid of them anyway, I might as well have stayed in Rails 1.2, I just thought it was a good idea to upgrade if I was going to resume Haberdasher development).
To be honest I haven't really learned new stuff yet. I'm just using the same things I was using, only now powered by Rails 2.0. A couple of improvements/clean ups in syntax, deprecated code removal and similar, but nothing big yet.
The other news is that now that I have a working Haberdasher again, I'm making some changes I had in mind since months ago, namely adding some user preferences "framework", and adding the ability to assign a copyright notice to the patches (with a configurable default notice per user, hence the user preferences). I haven't published this work yet, but I plan to do it in a couple of days, after updating the demo installation and checking that everything's alright.
Haberdasher has been quite silent in the last months. I wanted to add some things, but I never got to actually devote some time to them, partly because of my work on dhelp.
However, yesterday I added something that I wanted to add long ago: some simple changes in the RSS code, to make it actually useful. Namely, (1) now the pre tag is used for the patch contents, so they are readable, and (2) each news item adds the name of the program the patch is for (it used to be just the patch name/description, which is not that descriptive if you don't know which program it's for of course).
Those changes are of course updated now in the demo installation, so go and have a look at the new patches feed or some application patches feed (in this case, my fake PDF::Writer patches).
As part of my QA work on several projects, months ago I was looking for a continuous integration server. I looked at several, but most of them seemed really scary judging from the documentation. I finally went for CruiseControl.rb, and I have been really happy with it all this time. It's a really nice, very simple continuous integration server written in Rails. I had it up and running before I even understood how to install the others I looked.
Even though is a really cool piece of software, I was missing some better test result reporting. It was actually there, but only for Rails projects, and unfortunately we don't have any Rails (or Ruby, for that matter) projects at work. So, I just had a look at the sources to see if I could hook my own reporting there, and the code turned out to be impressively easy to understand (especially taking into account that it's a rather non-standard Rails application, as it has builders running as daemons, it doesn't really use a database, etc).
The result is a patch for CC.rb, already submitted to their BTS, that adds a plugin-based result reporting, that can be extended to understand any kind of testsuite. It's basically a parser that collects all the test passes and test failures from the testsuite output log.
Also, the other day I had another need, which was even easier to make because it could be implemented as a simple CC.rb notification plugin. It depends on the above patch, and it collects all the bugs in the current build, searches in the history of the project, finds out who made the commits that produced the regressions, and bugs all those people by e-mail, pointing out which failures were supposedly made by them, and which build they started failing (so it's easier to locate the offending code).
It's not perfect, and it cannot be, but it's a nice addition to continuous integration. This notification plugin is not public yet, but it might be in the future (especially if they accept my patch as part of upstream), so stay tuned if you're interested.


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On Friday, we looked at three different conditionals we use in the English language: the zero, first, and second conditional. Today we'll continue with two slightly more complicated conditionals we can use in the English language, the third conditional and mixed conditional. So let's get started!
You better start studying for that art history exam!
Third Conditional
The third conditional is used in English to explain situations and conditions in the past which cannot be changed. The most common way we can make this version is by using the present perfect and a conditional perfect clause, like this:
"If" + past perfect, conditional perfect.
E.g.: "If I had studied, I would have passed the exam." / "I would have passed the exam if I had studied."
Mixed Conditional
Our last conditional to look at is what we call the mixed conditional. Imagine it as a mix between the second and third conditionals. We use it when we want to talk about a condition that is in the past but whose result is not just in the past (like in the third conditional). The mixed conditional is usually formed like this:
"If" + past perfect, conditional progressive.
E.g.: "If I had studied, I wouldn't be taking this exam again." / "I wouldn't be taking this exam again if I had studied."
You can also form it like this:
"If" + past perfect, simple conditional.
E.g.: "If I had studied, I would be a doctor." / "I would be a doctor if I had studied".
We hope these explanations of the conditionals in English have been helpful!

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This is another email forwarding case. Others in this line include Phan v. Pham (2010), John Doe Anti-Terrorism Officer v. City of New York (2008), Barrett v. Rosenthal (2006) and Batzel v. Smith (2003).
The application of 230 to the forwarded contents is straightforward: 230 "provide[s] immunity from common law defamation claims for persons who republish the work of other persons through internet-based methodologies, such as websites, blogs, and email." Mitan tries to undercut 230 by saying that the forwarded email's substance originated from a print newsletter, but the defendants in this case received and sent the contents by email, making 230's application unambiguous.
The court says that the introductory text added by Neumann does not refer to the plaintiff, so this completes the liability analysis. Case dismissed.


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package corehttp

import (
	"fmt"
	"net"
	"net/http"
	"sort"

	version "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs"
	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
	coreapi "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi"
	options "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"

	id "gx/ipfs/QmYxivS34F2M2n44WQQnRHGAKS8aoRUxwGpi9wk4Cdn4Jf/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/identify"
)

type GatewayConfig struct {
	Headers      map[string][]string
	Writable     bool
	PathPrefixes []string
}

// A helper function to clean up a set of headers:
// 1. Canonicalizes.
// 2. Deduplicates.
// 3. Sorts.
func cleanHeaderSet(headers []string) []string {
	// Deduplicate and canonicalize.
	m := make(map[string]struct{}, len(headers))
	for _, h := range headers {
		m[http.CanonicalHeaderKey(h)] = struct{}{}
	}
	result := make([]string, 0, len(m))
	for k := range m {
		result = append(result, k)
	}

	// Sort
	sort.Strings(result)
	return result
}

func GatewayOption(writable bool, paths ...string) ServeOption {
	return func(n *core.IpfsNode, _ net.Listener, mux *http.ServeMux) (*http.ServeMux, error) {
		cfg, err := n.Repo.Config()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		api, err := coreapi.NewCoreAPI(n, options.Api.FetchBlocks(!cfg.Gateway.NoFetch))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		headers := make(map[string][]string, len(cfg.Gateway.HTTPHeaders))
		for h, v := range cfg.Gateway.HTTPHeaders {
			headers[http.CanonicalHeaderKey(h)] = v
		}

		// Hard-coded headers.
		const ACAHeadersName = "Access-Control-Allow-Headers"
		const ACEHeadersName = "Access-Control-Expose-Headers"
		const ACAOriginName = "Access-Control-Allow-Origin"
		const ACAMethodsName = "Access-Control-Allow-Methods"

		if _, ok := headers[ACAOriginName]; !ok {
			// Default to *all*
			headers[ACAOriginName] = []string{"*"}
		}
		if _, ok := headers[ACAMethodsName]; !ok {
			// Default to GET
			headers[ACAMethodsName] = []string{"GET"}
		}

		headers[ACAHeadersName] = cleanHeaderSet(
			append([]string{
				"Content-Type",
				"User-Agent",
				"Range",
				"X-Requested-With",
			}, headers[ACAHeadersName]...))

		headers[ACEHeadersName] = cleanHeaderSet(
			append([]string{
				"Content-Range",
				"X-Chunked-Output",
				"X-Stream-Output",
			}, headers[ACEHeadersName]...))

		gateway := newGatewayHandler(n, GatewayConfig{
			Headers:      headers,
			Writable:     writable,
			PathPrefixes: cfg.Gateway.PathPrefixes,
		}, api)

		for _, p := range paths {
			mux.Handle(p+"/", gateway)
		}
		return mux, nil
	}
}

func VersionOption() ServeOption {
	return func(_ *core.IpfsNode, _ net.Listener, mux *http.ServeMux) (*http.ServeMux, error) {
		mux.HandleFunc("/version", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
			fmt.Fprintf(w, "Commit: %s\n", version.CurrentCommit)
			fmt.Fprintf(w, "Client Version: %s\n", id.ClientVersion)
			fmt.Fprintf(w, "Protocol Version: %s\n", id.LibP2PVersion)
		})
		return mux, nil
	}
}

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Q: mongodb only some collections are returning data and some are not though they are on same DB using nodeJS I have created few collections on cloud mongodb on the same DB. Only some collections are returning values and others are not (just blank []) using nodeJS. No error msg or exceptions.
I tested on mongodb shell and it shows data in all the collections.
I used this example to create my project. You can get full code from here.
http://programmerblog.net/nodejs-mongodb-rest-api/
Here is my code in app, router, model, controller js files:
app.js
...
var  mongodburi = "mongodb+srv://myID:myPassword@cluster0-qabk1.mongodb.net/onlinestore";
.....
var routes = require('./restapi/routes/productRoutes');

productRoutes.js
...
 var product = require('../controllers/productController');
app.route('/products')
    .get(product.products)
----

productModel.js
    'use strict';
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var Schema = new Schema({
  product_name: { type: String, Required:  'Product name cannot be left blank.' },
  price:    { type: String,     Required:  'Product price cannot be left blank.'},
  category: { type: String ,    Required:  'Product category cannot be left blank'}
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('products', Schema);

productController.js
'use strict';

var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
    Product = mongoose.model('products');

exports.products = function(req, res) {
  Product.find({}, function(err, product) {
    if (err)
      res.send(err);
    res.json(product);
  });
};

Collection 1: products - I am getting the values
Collection 2: techinfo - I am not getting the values
Collection 3: tests - I am getting the values
I have created all these collections in the same way.
I am just changing the collection name in code at 2 places:
1st. productModel.js at line module.exports = mongoose.model('techinfo', Schema);
2nd: productController.js at line Product = mongoose.model('techinfo');
why it works for products and tests and not for techinfo collection? (I even tried creating more collections but it's inconsistent).

A: Can't believe this framework does this.
When you dont' pass the collection name, by default it adds 's' at the end of model name you are passing. That's why I was able to get the data from products and tests collections but not from techinfo.
This is what I was doing initially. That's why it was adding additional 's' by default.
module.exports = mongoose.model('techinfo', techInfoSchema);

If you want to call a particular collection, pass it like this:
module.exports = mongoose.model('techinfo', techInfoSchema, 'techinfo')

More info at:
Why does mongoose always add an s to the end of my collection name

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Sodexo Locks Down Deal With British Prison
Sodexo has been awarded a US$319 million contract with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice.
The 10-year deal calls for Sodexo to oversee operations at HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire, England. The company will be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the 900-inmate correctional facility. Sodexo is currently contracted by the Ministry of Justice to manage five prisons, Facilities Management Journal reports.
"We are delighted to have won the HMP Lowdham Grange contract. Sodexo has a significant track record of managing prisons in the United Kingdom, and we will transfer this expertise and experience to this new contract," said Paul Anstey, CEO of Sodexo's government division in the U.K. and Ireland. "We look forward to working with our new colleagues at the prison to build on what has already been achieved, while introducing new initiatives and innovations. Our vision is to provide a secure and safe environment which reduces re-offending through education, builds new skills, and offers respect, equality, and inclusion."
About Sodexo
Founded in 1966, Sodexo is a global provider of integrated food and facilities management services with more than 380,000 employees in 80 countries. For more information, visit www.sodexo.com.


Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist just broke the Internet.
Do you hear that? That noise over there. That's the sound of a horde of tiny, widdle puppies playfully roughhousing in the distance. Or, at least that's the sound I hear in my head when I think of Barry Allen and Kara Danvers' forthcoming meet-cute on Supergirl. When I think of Melissa Benoist, I think of puppies -- and when I think of Grant Gustin, I think of even more puppies (s/o to Nora and Jett). So, in my mind, the mere combination of the two onscreen, together, will be just as magical as walking into a room full of adorable puppies wearing red, super-capes.
I can almost feel the charisma radiating from this photo. What makes The Flash and Supergirl so well-matched isn't their super strength stats, it's their empathy and compassion for others. As characters in the superhero 'verse, Kara and Barry both have the unique ability to triumph in the face of adversity with their blinding optimism. In a sea of angsty superheroes (we're looking at you, Batfleck), they are a beacon of lovable superhero awkwardness. We need more superheroes like them.
And it doesn't hurt that they're both unabashedly, irrevocably adorable. Nope. Doesn't hurt one bit.


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Babies with Down syndrome may have a deficiency of certain immoglobulins, especially IgG. They also have a higher risk of cell-mediated immune disorders. For some unknown reasons, the white blood cells in youngsters with Down syndrome often fail to travel as quickly as they should to the site of infections. This impairs the body's normal immune response to bacteria. For this reason, professional guidelines for the treatment of common infections may be different for children with Down syndrome than for other children. Pediatricians may prescribe antibiotics sooner, and in less obvious scenarios, than they do for children with normal immune system function.
Children with Down syndrome are also at increased risk for autoimmune disorders, including hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus, as well as allergies. Nurses who are well educated in the signs and symptoms of these disorders can play a key role in early detection.
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Analyze elements of fiction including symbolism and themes
Assignment Help English
Reference no: EM13762737 , Length: word count:1500
Here is the list of assigned poems:
"Dog's Death" by John Updike,
"The World is Too Much with Us" by William Wordsworth,
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare,
"The Facebook Sonnet" by Sherman Alexie,
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas,
"Form" by Elaine Mitchell,
"Shooting the Horse" by David Shumate,
"A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns,
"this morning (for the girls of eastern high school)" by Lucille Clifton,
"Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson,
"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost,
"Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins,
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes,
"Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition",
"The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus,
In this course you have been exposed to many authors, genres, writing styles and themes. For your Key Assignment, you will reflect on what you learned from the works of fiction, poetry and drama you have read and consider the impact literature has had-and will hopefully continue to have-on your own life.
Please write a final paper of 1500 words or more discussing the following questions. Be sure to begin your paper with an engaging introduction and clear thesis statement, develop each point in the body of your paper using examples and quotes from the assigned readings, and conclude your paper with a restatement of your thesis and closing remarks. As always, be sure to maintain your credibility by including in-text citations and a reference list correctly formatted in APA style.
1. Short Stories: Analyze the elements of fiction, including setting, characters, point of view, plot, symbolism, themes, tone and irony. Cite specific examples from the assigned stories for each element. Which of the short stories we read was your favorite, and why? Give several reasons.
2. Poetry: Break down the elements of poetry, including imagery, figurative language, symbolism, word choice, themes, tone and sound. Cite specific examples from the assigned poems for each element. Which of the poems we read was your favorite, and why? Share several reasons.
3. Drama: Review the elements of drama, including setting, characters, plot, stage directions, symbolism, themes and dialogue. Cite specific examples fromTrifles for each element. How has reading the play deepened your understanding of live performances, television dramas and movies?
4. Values and Morals: Values and morality have been recurring considerations in many of our assigned works. Talk about personal values and moral codes as they are conveyed in each of the following: one short story (chosen from the Phase 1 or Phase 2 reading lists), one poem (chosen from the Phase 3 reading list), and the play, Trifles.
5. Which of all the works we've read is your favorite and why? In what ways do you think it will make a lasting impact on you personally and professionally?
6. Final Considerations: Discuss how literature can provide "a reflection of life" which can help us understand our own struggles, triumphs, values and moral codes and increase our empathy for others. What is one thing you learned about yourself this term as a result of gazing into literature's "mirror?"
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Compare and contrast two elementary assessment tools for reading and explain when each would be most effective in evaluating a particular learning objective in a curriculum.
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Discuss the outstanding personal qualities of Odysseus, and how they enable him to survive all his dangerous adventures, and surmount all obstacles to return home safely and
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Q: NetBeans IDE 7.2 does not start Previous to installing the latest version of the NetBeans IDE 7.2 I uninstalled my previous version. The ide does not start. I see the hour glass for a few seconds in my Windows Vista and disappears and nothing happens. I am left with no IDE to run. Your help is most appreciated. Rifai

A: What Bundle of Netbeans did you download?

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*Download "OS independend ZIP" (at Platform) unzip and run it, does it work?

*Did you change something in config files (Netbeans 7.2/etc/)

*Take a look at NB Logfiles (<user>/AppData/Roaming/NetBeans/var/log) - any warnings / errors?

*Check if there are some settings left (<user>/AppData/Local/NetBeans and <user>/AppData/Roaming/NetBeans)? If yes delete them (backup if required)

*Is there any error message or dialog?

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Next thing you can try:
Go to your etc folder of Netbeans and open the file netbeans.conf (you need a better editor than notepad since the file has unix-linebreaks). Look for those two settings:

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*netbeans_default_userdir="${DEFAULT_USERDIR_ROOT}/7.2"

*netbeans_default_cachedir="${DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT}/7.2"
Change both paths to something else like "${HOME}/userdir" / "${HOME}/cache" - but make shure you dont use one folder for both (see comments above the settings).
Now start Netbeans and check if both folders are created and contain some files. I guess with ${HOME} both are created in the bin.

A: This worked for me on windows 10 and Netbeans 7.2.1
Open Task Manager --> Go to Users Tab --> Look for Netbeans IDE, if found, select and then click on End Task.
Open Netbeans again, hopefully, will start.


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First Listen: Frazey Ford, 'Indian Ocean'
By Katie Presley
Published October 5, 2014 at 11:03 PM EDT
Frazey Ford's new album, Indian Ocean, comes out Oct. 14.
Recording Indian Ocean in Memphis' Royal Studios, Frazey Ford says she felt the energy and history of the place coming up through the floor as she sang. The results are tangible: Ford's second solo album comes marinated in the soul tradition inherent to its birthplace, and seasoned liberally by the influence of her legendary backing band.
Ford, who began her career in folk trio The Be Good Tanyas, enlisted as her collaborators the Hi Rhythm Section, which played with Al Green through the 1970s as the house band at Hi Records — and helped define the Memphis soul sound at the peak of the Stax era. Charles Hodges (organ), Leroy Hodges (bass) and the recently departed Teenie Hodges (guitar) acted as fluorescing agents on Ford's performance, brightening her brights and darkening her darks with an intensity unmatched on 2010's Obadiah.
Indian Ocean spans an emotional lifetime, but it doesn't waver in skill. "September Fields" is a bouncy, swinging introduction to the album, and to the singer and player Ford has become. Her voice remains airy, but she's anchored by the mastery of her band and by the new, steelier resolve her vocals have taken on. "You're Not Free," a pointed wake-up call aimed at combating stagnation and hopelessness, is as soulful as the always-emotive singer has ever sounded. And "Done," one of the album's clear standouts, offers up a profanity-laden indictment of past love that's both uncharacteristic and delicious in its ferocity. In Ford's hands, it's a dagger concealed in velvet. Backup singers Caroline Ballhorn (whom Ford met because the two are neighbors) and Debra Jean Creelman round out and mature Ford's voice, smoothing the edges of her unique, tangy diction without overshadowing. Their contributions never shine brighter than in "U Got Religion," a distractingly named but excellent gospel-inspired hymn.
Perhaps Ford was right about the magic present while she recorded Indian Ocean, but distinctly chemical forces are also at work here. These 11 songs sound decanted from her earlier work — put under pressure and revolved until the higher-density material settled to the bottom, where she's just now finding it. Her pronunciation seems clearer, her voice seems more confident, her band seems brighter and louder, and her lyrics seem sharper at every corner. Obadiah was beautiful and gentle. Indian Ocean runs deep.
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Fiona has also chaired the classic BBC panel game Call My Bluff, as well as hosting the Radio 2 arts show, The Green Room.
She also reports and presents special documentaries for BBC ONE as part of the Real Story strand.
In 2001 she won the TRIC award for best presenter of the year as well as the Michael Elliott award for best presenter.
Prior to her role at the Ten, she presented the Six O'Clock News for four years. In 2001 she was the first woman presenter to be part of the BBC's election team.
Fiona has presented The Antiques Show for BBC TWO and presented, as part of the BBC events team, on the death of the Queen Mother, the marriage of Prince Edward and Sophie, and the 60th anniversary of the Second World War battle at Dunkirk.
Before becoming a presenter, Fiona worked as a reporter on Newsnight, on the BBC ONE flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, and the weekly current affairs programme Public Eye for BBC TWO.
Prior to this she presented the BBC World Service's daily programme TV Newsday and reported on BBC ONE's Breakfast News in 1992, before joining BBC South East as a news presenter and reporter for the regional current affairs programme, First Sight.
She began her career at the BBC in 1989 as a researcher and then as Assistant Producer on Panorama, covering a variety of ground-breaking stories which took her to locations throughout Europe, the Gulf, Kurdistan and the USA.
Fiona speaks fluent French and Italian and is a graduate of Oxford University.
She is married with two young children and lives in London. She was born in April 1964.
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Jury acquits Macomb dad charged after criticizing judge on Facebook
After two months behind bars, Jonathan Vanderhagen will leave the Macomb County Jail a free man after a jury quickly found him not guilty Thursday of a misdemeanor filed after criticism he made on Facebook about a county judge and the court system.
The six-member District Court jury found the 35-year-old Chesterfield Township man not guilty of malicious use of telecommunications services after a trial that lasted three days.
"I think that they saw through this case. I think what they saw the prosecution do to this man was wrong," said Vanderhagen's attorney, Nicholas Somberg. "And I asked in my closing to send a message and to not just come back not guilty, but to come back with a quick not guilty so the prosecutor would know that what they did to this man was wrong."
Circuit Court Judge Rachel Rancilio filed a sheriff's office report in July about Facebook posts by Vanderhagen that she found troubling. He was charged days later and posted $1,000 for bond with a no-contact condition.
Jonathan Vanderhagen reacts as a jury in a district court in Macomb County finds him not guilty Sept. 19, 2019 of misdemeanor malicious use of telecommunications services after he criticized a county judge in Facebook posts, some of which, she testified, made her feel harassed and threatened. (Photo: Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press)
But on July 24, Vanderhagen was jailed on a $500,000 cash surety bond when 41-B District Court Judge Sebastian Lucido decided that Vanderhagen violated the no-contact condition by continuing to post on Facebook. Somberg argued Vanderhagen posted about the court system and his son, Killian, who died in 2017 before his second birthday, not about Rancilio.
Vanderhagen had his hands together, as in prayer, as the jury forewoman read the not guilty verdict. There were four women and two men on the jury. Somberg said the verdict came less than 27 minutes after the jury left the courtroom to begin deliberations.
Someone yelled "Yes!" from Vanderhagen's side of the courtroom, which was filled with family and supporters. Rancilio, who testified Friday and Tuesday, was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read, but her family and other supporters were.
Vanderhagen's mother, Deborah, said she was happy with the verdict, which came less than a week after her son twice declined a plea deal to a lesser offense and credit for time served in jail.
"He deserves to be not guilty. He did nothing wrong," she said, adding that her son was trying to do this for the fathers and children who "have been hurt in this system." "This wasn't just for Killian, this was for all the children and fathers who have been done wrong."
Vanderhagen filed a custody case in 2017 in Circuit Court, claiming the mother was unfit. The case was assigned to Rancilio, but she testified she never heard the case, which was handled by a Friend of the Court referee.
Killian died Sept. 22, 2017, while in the care of his mother in Genesee County and in the midst of the custody case. No criminal charges were filed in the boy's death.
Vanderhagen took the stand in his own defense for a couple of hours Thursday. He repeatedly said he didn't threaten harm to Rancilio with his posts, even those that dealt with her or her family directly. He said he "didn't ever think she'd see that stuff."
"It's not to terrorize her, it's to warn people," of the court system, he said.
Rancilio testified Tuesday that friends saw the posts initially, became concerned for her safety and notified her.
She testified that some of Vanderhagen's posts and videos — including those that included posts from her personal social media accounts and ones that included her family — scared her.
She testified that she found one post particularly threatening. It included a photo of Vanderhagen holding a shovel with Rancilio's initials on the handle and talked about him digging up "all the skeleton's in this court's closet."
Rancilio told the jury that she thought Vanderhagen was going "to kill me and bury me after he was done."
Vanderhagen testified that he was digging "up every bit of the truth" and that he used a shovel because "that's what you use to dig."
He testified that the two sets of initials on the shovel were "the two main people I'm digging the facts on." He told the jury the post didn't threaten harm or violence.
Vanderhagen's attorney and mother said his next steps are a hot shower, a good meal, a cigarette, spending time with family and reflecting on the last two months in jail.
"I think that Jonathan should continue speaking the truth, I think he should continue researching our elected public officials and telling people what happened to him and warning other people about the court system," Somberg said.
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Uruguay is a small country located in the south of the continent between the countries of Brazil and Argentina, and surrounded by the river Uruguay, the Río de la Plata (River Plate) and the Atlantic Ocean. It has a great variety of tourist destinations such as amazing beaches, vibrant cities, typical hostels, thermal regions and beautiful historical places. Its cleanliness, safety, cultural and health offer make this one of the countries with the best quality of life in the region and an excellent destination for travelers looking for moments of fun and relaxation.
Throughout Latin America, capital cities are unmissable destinations for their historical and cultural richness, although they are not always the most tourist cities and Montevideo is not the exception. This city perfectly combines the avant-garde and its past as a Spanish colonial city, preserving architectural treasures such as the Cabildo, the Matriz Church and the gate of the citadel.
A tour of Montevideo should include a visit to its most important tourist attractions, the Rambla is one of them. Known as the most beautiful street in the city, La Rambla is an avenue that runs along the coast of the Rio de la Plata, where you can find green spaces, beaches, clubs, restaurants, monuments, etc. In the day the beaches of La Rambla are excellent places to sunbathe and a good bath, and in the evening it offers wonderful views and plans for all tastes.
The Japanese Garden, the Salvo Palace, the artisan market among many others, are part of the interesting places to visit in the city.
Punta del Este is a city located on a narrow strip of land that separates the Rio de la Plata from the Atlantic Ocean and is the most paradisiacal place on the Uruguayan coast. It has been compared to Saint Tropez for the beauty of its beaches and its luxurious architecture. The geographical location of Punta del Este allows natural conditions of singular beauty such as white sands, blue waters, dunes, islands, lagoons, mountains and forests.
In addition to activities on the beach, Punta del Este there are some lagoons such as the Sauce lagoons, the Diario, Blanca, José Ignacio and Garzón where you can practice sports such as kite surfing, skiing and wakeboarding.
This city built on the banks of the Rio de la Plata was declared as a historical and cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO is known as one of the best tourist places in Uruguay. Here, visitors will find culture and magic linked to their particular history in which the traditions of Portuguese and Spanish colonizers are mixed. Its cobblestone streets, picturesque colonial houses and the sunsets over the Rio de la Plata are the charms that captivate the travelers who arrive here.


Ok so things are getting are getting back to normal now. Last week the kids all got sick with a bad flu/virus thing. Temps were 39-40 most the time and they were all feeling terrible. Stevie had it for over a week, Loch had a temp of 40.2 at one stage and I was so close to taking him to hospital and Jimmy had a gastro type thing and was throwing up. Fun Fun Fun!!! Just as they were getting over it, I got it. Sharing is caring!!!
Sunday the 9/9 was Jimmy's birthday and I felt terrible, luckily we had a party the week before as Mike was at work for his birthday. Monday felt awful then Tuesday I ended up in the ambulance. I think it was the flu too but mostly exhausted! 4 kids has really taken it out of me and I was just stuffed. I took little Sonny in the ambo with me and Mike family took the older 3. Luckily Mikes sister lives close to the hospital and she came in and looked after Sonny. She ended up taking him home with some bottles from the hospital, which I was very nevous about as he has never had a bottle, but he was fine. Mike got on a plane from work straight away and got back to Vic about midnight and went and got Sonny and took him back to stay with the other kids.
Anyway with lots of rest I feel so much better and I ended up having about 7 of the iv glucose bags so I'm sure that all perked me up.
And after lots of expressing in hospital, Sonny is back on the breast! Yay.
This was the pic I sent to my sister just before I went home, fist pump!! Dork, I know.
Mike had to go back to work after a week but we are all recovered and feeling mostly normal.


A highly revealing look at the high expectations for coal mining in Yorkshire shortly before the defeat of the miners and mass pit closures.
Just two years before the great Miners' Strike of 1984/85, the biggest in British history, a highly optimistic view is presented of the future of coal mining in South Yorkshire. The new £400 million coal complex of Selby is nearing completion, and interviews with the local council, the NCB and miners reveal high hopes that it will lead to more coal fields opening and more jobs for the area. Emphasis is put on the measures that have been taken to preserve the environment.
Given the developments in British coal mining in the years following this documentary, it has a rather anachronistic feel to it. The Selby complex was privatised in 1995, and closed in 2004. The optimism for the future of deep mined coal in South Yorkshire conflicts with the secret 1983 cabinet papers, revealed in 2015, showing that the Thatcher Government already planned to close 75 pits prior to the 1984 strike – despite repeated denials. MacGregor was appointed as Chairman of the NCB in March 1983 to oversee this. The argument as to whether this was for economic reasons, as stated, or to break the power of not only the NUM, but trade unions in general, and pave the way for privatisation, still rages.


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Houston, Refined
Once known as the land of big oil fortunes, Houston has emerged as the Gulf Coast's cultural capital, with a world-class art scene—and a slew of hotels, restaurants, and shops to match.
By Mario R. Mercado August 10, 2010
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Deborah Jaffe Houston's Mix boutique
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The Hotel Icon (220 Main St.; 800/970-4266; www.hotelicon.com; doubles from $235), housed in a landmark 1911 bank downtown, is an intimately scaled grand hotel, and ideally located next to a light rail stop. Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant Bank (dinner for two $120), in the hotel's lobby, is a destination in itself. Decked out in nautical blues, greens, and whites, the affordable Hotel Indigo Houston (5160 Hidalgo St.; 866/246-3446 or 713/621-8988; www.hotelindigo.com; doubles from $144) opened in June. What you save on your hotel bill, you can spend at the nearby Galleria complex (see Shop on next page). Also in the area: Hotel Derek (2525 W. Loop S.; 866/292-7100; www.hotelderek.com; doubles from $280), where the vibe is stylish and attractive, and the service gracious and Texasfriendly. Up next: the whimsical Hotel ZaZa opens its doors in January next to the Museum of Fine Arts.
Everyone—Bill Clinton, beautiful twenty-somethings, and Houston Grand Opera singers—beats a path to Hugo's (1602 Westheimer Rd.; 713/524-7744; dinner for two $80) for authentic Mexican (not Tex-Mex) dishes such as duck in red mole sauce and braised beef in green tomatillo salsa. French-born Philippe Schmit prepares updated French classics (magrets de canard with spinach flan) at Bistro Moderne (2525 W. Loop S.; 713/297-4383; dinner for two $120), inside the Hotel Derek. The year-old Gravitas (807 Taft St.; 713/522-0995; dinner for two $85), set in an airy former warehouse, is known for rich dishes, including the don't-miss venison chili with gruyère and crème fraîche, and an extensive wine list. Now in its 26th year, Cafe Annie (1728 Post Oak Blvd.; 713/840-1111; dinner for two $130) is a stalwart of Southwestern cuisine, drawing crowds for its subtle combinations of bold flavors.
Big fortunes beget big stores, and the dizzying Galleria (5085 Westheimer Rd.; 713/622-0663)—chockablock with Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., and over 370 other shops—is a prime example. On a much smaller scale is the women's collection at Mix (2707 Colquitt St.; 713/522-0606), which includes clothes from Balenciaga, Alberta Ferretti, and Alexander McQueen, Bruno Frisoni shoes, and Jade Jagger's gem-heavy jewelry for Garrard. A block away, the Moody Gallery (2815 Colquitt St.; 713/ 526-9911) has been a mainstay for emerging and established Texas artists for more than 31 years. In the Montrose neighborhood, Houston's original bohemian enclave, the new Peel Gallery Shop (4411 Montrose Blvd.; 713/520-8122) carries the work of artists, artisans, and designers from the city and well beyond its limits. Look for Scrapile tables and trays, which Brooklyn-based designers Carlos Salgado and Bart Bettencourt craft from discarded wood, and an exclusive collection of silk scarves and wraps—along with pearl-and-silk jewelry—by Chinese designer Han Feng.
In a light-filled Renzo Piano building, the renowned Menil Collection (1515 Sul Ross; 713/525-9400; www.menil.org; free admission) houses John and Dominique de Menil's wide-ranging collection of 20th-century and ancient art, with satellite galleries devoted to Cy Twombly and Dan Flavin, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, and the famous Rothko Chapel. The Museum of Fine Arts (1001 Bissonnet St.; 713/639-7300; www.mfah.org), conveniently set along the light rail line, has one of the nation's great encyclopedic collections. On view until January: the crowd-pleasing "Best in Show: The Dog in Art from the Renaissance to Today" and a provocative sculpture installation by British artist Damien Hirst. The Houston Grand Opera (510 Preston St.; 713/228-6737; www.houstongrandopera.org) is known for commissioning new works and innovative productions. Anthony Freud, the company's general director, marks his debut season with a December production of Humperdinck's classic Hansel and Gretel, staged and extravagantly designed by puppeteer Basil Twist.
Destination Houston
How to get there Continental Airlines, based in Houston, has more than 780 flights daily to and from the city.
Getting around Metrorail, Houston's convenient light rail line, runs from downtown to Reliant Park, where the Texans football team plays, with stops in the museum district and Hermann Park.
Best times to visit Houston has mild winters, with average high temperatures of 65 degrees. For a true Texas experience, go between February and March for the Houston Rodeo, the world's largest.
Insider Tip Locals flock to the Longhorn Cafe (509 Louisiana St.; 713/225-1015; lunch for two $15) for its Texas specialty: chicken-fried steak with cream gravy
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Houston Grand Opera
Nationally and internationally recognized, the Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the world to win a Tony, two Grammy and two Emmy Awards. Committed to commissioning and producing new works, the company has performed more than 40 premieres and six American premieres since 1973. Founded in 1955, HGO is now under the general direction of Anthony Freud and performs six shows a season in the Wortham Theater Center, alongside various special events and educational programs. Past productions include The Little Prince, Madame Butterfly, Cosi fan tutte and Little Women.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Built in 1958, Mies van der Rohe's glass-and-steel pavilion, a renowned example of the International Style pioneered by the architect, changed the look of American museums—and the ways in which art is exhibited. Taking advantage of its soaring, translucent interiors, the MFAH made international news in the 1960's by displaying African figures and oceanic totems on impossibly tall pedestals that were placed among potted trees, and by suspending billboard-size canvases by Jackson Pollock and other artists from ceiling cables. Works are sometimes still displayed this way. An eerie tunnel of light by the artist James Turrell now connects the Mies building to a monumental stone addition by Rafael Moneo, which opened in 2000 and more than tripled the exhibition space in this encyclopedic museum housing more than 56,000 works. Louvered skylights bathe galleries in natural light, where blockbuster traveling exhibits are displayed. Across the street from the two edifices is the Cullen Sculpture Garden, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Peel Gallery Shop
Located just beyond Houston's Museum District on Montrose, the Peel Gallery Shop is both an exhibition space and retail store. Established in 2005, this small gallery features rotating exhibits of work by both emerging and established artists and designers from all over the world, including Dror Benshetrit, Mauricio Limon, Iker Ortiz, Geoff McFetridge and Adam Silverman. Owner Steven Hempel hand picks each item on display, and the selection ranges from unique furniture and home décor to lighting to one-of-a-kind jewelry.
Moody Gallery
Opened in 1975, Moody Gallery displays work by contemporary American artists with an emphasis on artists living and working in Texas, as well as those with a strong connection to Texas. Inside the unassuming building, the small gallery is filled with works by nationally and internationally recognized artists as well as emerging ones, including Michael Miller, Roy Fridge, Luis Jimenez, Lamar Briggs, and Ellen Tanner. The pieces range from cast bronze sculptures to gouache on paper to oil paintings.
The women's boutique has an edgy and eclectic mix of clothing, shoes, and accessories.
Following its 2003 expansion, The Galleria became the fourth largest mall in the nation with 2.4 million square feet of retail space. Beneath the upscale mall's glass atriums, shoppers browse the more than 370 retailers, which includes Neiman Marcus, two Macy's stores, Tiffany & Co., Saks Fifth Avenue, Louis Vuitton, and the city's only Nordstrom. The multi-level center also has sit-down restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Café, and Oceanaire Seafood Room, as well as an indoor ice rink and two Westin hotels.
Hugo's, Houston
Housed in a 1925 structure built by well-known Houston architect Joseph Finger, Hugo's brings regional Mexican cuisine to the Montrose area. As a Mexican native, executive chef Hugo Ortega has an expert understanding of the country's earthy, complex flavors. Typical entrees include the callo de hachapan, seared scallops over sweet corn bread, and carne bravawood, grilled skirt steak smothered in rajas. Diners can also sample more unique dishes like cochinita pibil, slow-roasted baby pig cooked in banana leaf, and chapulines, pan sautéed grasshoppers.
Hotel Derek
Just down the street from both the world-renowned Galleria shopping mall and the ritzy, easy-to-stroll River Oaks District shopping center, this boutique hotel offers 312 guestrooms, including spacious suites and business studio rooms. The two 1,200-square feet penthouse suites are appointed with floor-to-ceiling windows and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture, and all rooms are adorned with white custom-made duvet covers, padded headboards, large glass desks, and contemporary artwork, as well as unusual touches like cowhide rugs and wingback chairs. The hotel has an outdoor pool and terrace with a three-story Splash Wall on which movies are projected, as well as a 24-hour fitness center.
Hotel Indigo, Houston
Spacious rooms at this Uptown district hotel are reminiscent of small beach cottage-style appointments, decorated in shades of blues and violets, with murals of flowers or seascapes and hardwood floors. It's a look that extends to the lobby as well, which has images of starfish and seashell sconces. Free parking, pet-friendly facilities, refrigerators (in most rooms) and Wi-Fi are added bonuses. The on-site Golden Bean Café and Phi Bar serves an American and international hodgepodge of dishes ranging from red pepper hummus to London broil.
Exposed brick walls and concrete floors create a warehouse feel inside this Midtown restaurant. From the open kitchen, executive chef Fidel Flores serves up American Bistro-style cuisine using fresh, local ingredients. Menu favorites include the venison chili topped with Gruyere cheese, crab cakes with lemon butter glaze, tuna tartare, and smoked pork chops. Frequent diners always save room after dinner for popular desserts like the sticky toffee pudding and butterscotch bread pudding. The restaurant has plenty of wines by the glass, as well as a cocktail list with both classics (dark and stormy) and unique options (ginger girl).
Bistro Moderne
The 132-room boutique hotel occupies the city's first tall building, the 12-story, neo-classical 1911 Union National Bank, and the original steel and brass vault doors hang imposingly behind the front desk. The size of the lobby is evident in dramatic 30-foot columns that rise to intricately carved ceilings, still pristine. Modern furniture surrounds a central round bar that's lively with the business travelers this downtown hotel attracts during the week. Period touches continue throughout the property, where the average size of the guest rooms is 400 square feet. A pass-through window connects the modern-furnished bedroom and subway-tiled bathroom, and original millwork is evident on the guest room floors. For big spenders, the lavish three-story penthouse suite boasts a 600-square-foot patio.


Go kayaking in Belize to see islands lined with mangrove forests, coral reefs, and Caribbean wildlife swimming right next to your craft. The clear waters and thriving marine life make Belize one of the best places in the world to go kayaking. Kayaking doesn't require any experience, and your tour guide will make sure you're comfortable with the equipment.
Canoe down Barton Creek to see an enormous and mystical cave that played an important role in local Maya culture. Once you paddle inside, it's easy to see why the Maya chose this awe-inspiring cave as a site for ceremonies. Guides on this half-day tour are well-versed in Maya history as well as natural history.
In the Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve, the winding Caves Branch River flows underground through ancient caves, once traveled through and even inhabited by the Maya. Just an hour from Belize City and a half hour from Belmopan is The Outpost, a well-stocked base camp for cave tubing and zipline-riding in the midst of this history-rich area.


Channel 5 News recently visited the barbershop to film some footage for a segment they were doing on barbershop hygiene. The segment was about bad hygiene in barbershops, but was supposed to feature D&L's as an example of a barbershop with excellent hygiene practices. Unfortunately, due to poor editing, the conversation turned to one of the barbers in our shop.
In the segment, they had a gentleman talking about how his barber allegedly caused him to get a fungal infection due to poor hygiene, and then did a cutaway to Riaze Blade cutting hair. This edit made it seem as though Riaze was the barber being referred to; however, this isn't the case. The gentleman interviewed isn't a customer of any of ours, and has never even been to our shop.
Riaze posted a picture on Instagram with his cleaning products and made a short statement to let people know they were not talking about him, however this just goes to show how an edit can go wrong and potentially ruin someone's career. Although this hasn't happened to Riaze, he's taken a lot of slack for the segment.
Many people that come to our shop have said they've had to defend him in their group chats from people that don't know him and believe him to be the barber in question. But what about the others that aren't in these group chats, or those without the back story as to the reasons why they were filming in the shop? When I first watched the video, I didn't immediately see Riaze being referred to as the barber with bad hygiene, but, as I said, that's because I knew the full back story and what they were talking about. But when I watched it back, with a fresh pair of eyes, I soon understood the negative light it put him in.
The editing created an untrue and damaging perception of him and his hygiene practices as a barber, which is simply unfair. His brand has been tarnished, and the number of potential clients he won't get as a result of this is something we can't measure.
Do I think the video was intentional? No. But I do think it was carelessly edited without really thinking about how it looked. When you have the full picture about something, you don't necessarily have the same objectivity to appreciate that it could come across in a completely different way to someone without the same picture as you. And when editing a news story for a national broadcaster, with the potential of reaching a large international audience, you have to see the picture from every angle.
So, to clarify, the Channel 5 News segment was not about Riaze Blade or any of the other barbers at D&L's.
Check out our discussion in the barbershop on the subject.


Rehearsals are now well under way for Gala Theatre's in-house production of Educating Rita as a new set of visuals reveal.
Written by Willy Russell, the story became a national hit in 1983, when a screenplay based on his 1980 stage production starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters was nominated for three Oscars.
The production is part of a new drive to produce more work at Gala. It is being directed by Newcastle-based Rebecca Frecknall.
The new production transports the drama from Liverpool to more familiar territory, with Sunderland-born actress Jessica Johnson taking the lead role as Rita, a wise-cracking, no-nonsense hairdresser from the working-class streets of the North-East.
Fed up of her life and with aspirations for better things, she soon enlists the help of middle-aged academic Frank Bryant, played by Patrick Driver, as she enters the world of academia.
With Rita's brash honesty and Frank's deep intellect, each inspires the other as they begin to form an unlikely bond.
Jo Cundall, Gala's arts programme manager, said: "This fresh new adaptation, based in the North-East, is as relevant today as when it was written and has really stood the test of time.
"This brand new production is right up to date and set with contemporary themes and familiar locations from around the region.
A special two for one ticket promotion will also be in place on opening night for Gala Members.


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Panera Bread to Open 20 Bakery-Cafes in New York
Industry News May 7, 2001
Panera Bread Company (Nasdaq: PNRA) signed an agreement with Edward W. Doherty of Doherty Enterprises in Allendale, New Jersey to open 20 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. Doherty is scheduled to open his first bakery-cafe by March 2002.
An experienced franchise operator, Doherty Enterprises currently owns 25 Applebee's, two Chevys and nine Wendy's restaurants.
Ron Shaich, Panera Bread chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Ed Doherty is a seasoned franchise executive who knows the Long Island market. He has a long history of success in the restaurant industry and as a franchise operator. He operates the highest-grossing Applebee's in the nationwide chain, and the sales volumes of his Applebee's, Chevys and Wendy's restaurants consistently exceed the national average of their respective concepts. We are very pleased that Ed has agreed to develop the Long Island territory for Panera Bread.''
Like Panera Bread, Doherty Enterprises is a community-oriented organization that participates in local community and charitable activities. As an Applebee's franchisee, Doherty Enterprises raised $100,000 for the U.S. Marine's Toys for Tots Foundation during the holiday season.
Ed Doherty, chairman and chief executive officer of Doherty Enterprises, said, "We are pleased to be part of the Panera Bread family and are looking forward to opening the Long Island market. We have found that Long Island residents are open to new eating experiences, especially high quality concepts. Panera Bread bakery-cafes are ideally matched to Long Island tastes.''
Prior to starting Doherty Enterprises, Doherty worked for Marriott Corp. for more than ten years in development, marketing, franchising and management positions. He ultimately served as Vice President of Marriott's Family Restaurant and was responsible for its 1,200-unit Big Boy division.
Panera Bread owns and franchises bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. names. The company is the leader in the emerging specialty bread/cafe category due to its unique bread combined with a quick, casual dining experience. As previously reported, as of December 30, 2000, 262 Panera Bread bakery-cafes (including four specialty bakery-cafes) were operating in 28 states (90 company-owned and 172 franchised bakery-cafes). Additional information is available on the company's website, http://www.panerabread.com.


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