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October 13, 2014 Marvel never fail to surprise us, and Variety are reporting that Robert Downey Jr. is about to sign a deal which will bring Civil War (or at least the start of it) to the big screen in Captain America 3. The site reveals that the movie will kick off a new phase for Marvel Studios and that the follow-up to Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be in addition to Downey's prior commitment to a third Avengers movie, hence why a new deal is being negotiated. According to their sources, his role was initially set to be very small – with only a few weeks of filming required – but the actor wanted to take on a larger role, something which apparently angered eccentric Marvel Entertainment Chief Ike Perlmutter, who ordered the screenwriters to write Iron Man out of the script entirely.
This was soon resolved however, and kicking off Civil War here will "drive the plots of sequels and new franchises for the next seven years" as Tony Stark's actions will have huge ramifications for a FOURTH Avengers movie which will possibly see the likes of Ant-Man and Doctor Strange assemble as a new team. Downey will earn $40 million for his role here (plus backend), so it's obviously a major deal for him and should really shake things up for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The storyline of the movie? It's sticking pretty close to the comics by the sound of things as they add that, "the plot will pit Stark against Captain America's alter-ego Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, as they feud over the Superhero Registration Act, which forces anyone with superhuman abilities to reveal their identities to the U.S. government and agree to act as a police force for the authorities. Stark supports the program, but Rogers does not, saying it threatens civil liberties, causing sides to be taken and Rogers, among others, to go on the run to avoid arrest. The moral question and battle with his Avengers teammate essentially makes Stark a villain of sorts in "Captain America 3," providing Downey with a meaty role he could play out into future Marvel films, including a fourth "Avengers."" Could this be why there's all that talk of Spider-Man being rented out to Marvel? Will 2016 see movies called Batman v Superman AND Captain America v Iron Man in theaters?
Courtesy of: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=109212
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Viñales breaks the seal on 2019 MotoGP with brilliant Assen performance
Maverick Viñales closed his eyes, lifted his head and basked in the moment. He was standing higher than anybody else in Holland. Victory at the 2019 Motul TT Assen brought ecstasy and relief as the Monster Energy Yamaha star achieved his first success of 2019 on the greatest stage.
71 years old. The TT Circuit Assen may have shape-shifted slightly in eight decades since motorcycles first bobbed and weaved around the narrow Dutch roads but there is a spirit of speed and competition that still filters into MotoGP. For a good reason this Grand Prix is one of the most eagerly anticipated and prestigious on the calendar.
It's not only the history and the glorious roll call of winners (a quick internet search also reveals amazing old imagery of vast numbers of people inches away from the track perimeter) but the festival atmosphere that the fans bring to a fixture that has traditionally occupied a June slot and hopes to make the best of the summer weather.
The sun beat down without inhibition for the eighth outing in MotoGP this year and the distinctive shallow Dutch banks were filled with well over 100,000 spectators who were able to lap-up the usual 40 minutes of gripping racing fare.
Viñales had signalled his potential with lively pace through Qualification and a slot on the front row of the grid. After the usual tense pre-race procedure and waiting time the 26 lap sprint got underway. A stiff breeze added to the difficulty and the Yamaha man had to contend with the intimidation of world champion Marc Marquez and the youthful impudence of Fabio Quartararo in a three-way dice. With six laps to go Viñales broke Marquez. He sprinted free for his (and Yamaha's) first win in nine months.
"I felt the bike was pretty ready for trying to attack, to be in the first place, fighting for the top place," a vibrant #25 offered-up. "But on this track, already from Friday I feel extremely good on the bike. I was pretty strong for the last seven, eight laps where I thought was the key point for this race. I played my cards in the best way."
"It's all the atmosphere," Maverick said. He has previous snippets of the Assen vibe with two wins in the smaller classes and three further podium appearances in his nine-year career. "It's like the 'cathedral' of all the tracks. It's one of the tracks where I really like to win. 125, Moto2, all the classes: it's been good for me in Assen. It's something unbelievable. You see the fans are pretty close [to the track]. You can feel the emotion. We're going to enjoy this moment but we know this moment is now, but we need to keep working with the same mentality."
Teammate Valentino Rossi did not fare so well, and his early high-speed crash meant a third consecutive DNF for the sport's most popular figure. Elsewhere and Petronas Yamaha SRT's Franco Morbidelli pushed through to fifth position: a remarkable result for the Italian only two weeks after his painful dismount in Barcelona and a classification that equals his best of 2019 so far. VR46 Academy-'mate' Luca Marini made the Moto2 box, with third position, for the second time this season.
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Poland's foreign ministry is looking into two recent incidents, in France and Spain, of perceived Polonophobia.
An advertisement of The Pianist by Roman Polanski, presented in the Spanish leftist daily Publico, included the caption: "A heart- breaking story taking place in the Nazi Poland."
"This is an act directed at those not familiar with WWII realities," said professor of culture Piotr Jaroszynski, according to whom numerous European and American papers are 'controlled by anti - Polish groups'.
The Spanish advertisement has reportedly caused a stir among Poles living in Spain.
The Foreign Ministry is currently investigating the case.
Poland has complained many times in the past to publications like the New York Times, which insist in calling Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps 'Polish' concentration or death camps.
In April 2004, the American CTV News report made reference to "the Polish camp in Treblinka".
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The Critical European Union Dictionary, issued by publishers in France, defines Poland as "irresponsible, corrupt and hindering the EU integration process?"
MEP Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka of the Law and Justice party has dismissed the 'dictionary' and compared the quality of the publication to that ?of a cookbook'.
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Pilot Program Dramatically Reduced Late Hiring of Teachers and Improved Schools' Ability to Compete With Surrounding States for Quality New Teachers
DOVER, DE– This afternoon, Governor Jack A. Markell signed H.B. 259 into law, which passed both the House and the Senate unanimously this week.
House Bill 259 makes permanent the pilot program originally created in 2011, which required the state's Department of Education to estimate each school district's enrollment for the following school year in May, and guarantee state funds to each district sufficient to cover 98% of the state's share of hiring the teachers justified by that enrollment estimate.
The pilot program, created through legislation implementing the recommendations of a task force chaired by Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn and State Senator David Sokola, demonstrated extraordinary success in allowing Delaware school districts to better compete with surrounding states for new teachers and adequately train those new teachers before the start of the school year. Before this legislation, school districts were losing teaching candidates to other states that were making firm offers earlier in the year because districts couldn't risk getting less state money than they expected and the state didn't guarantee any funds until September 30th, when final student counts were done.
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"This bill improves our public schools," said Lt. Governor Denn. "We are always trying to hire the best and brightest to teach our children and now we will hopefully be able to do more of that in a timely fashion. This is a win for students and teachers alike."
Governor Markell said, "I'd like to thank Lt. Governor Denn, Senator Sokola, and Representative Scott for their work on getting this important piece of legislation passed. This will allow us to offer attractive jobs to new teachers on par with our surrounding states and supports our ongoing effort to recruit and retain talented educators."
The University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration, in its ninth annual Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis Report, quantified the change in early teacher hiring caused by the pilot program: the percentage of school district teachers who were hired after July 31st dropped from 64.3% in the 2010-2011 school year, to 48.6% in 2011-2012 and 46.5% in 2012-2013 (Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis Report, June 2013, at p. 12). The report can be found online at http://www.ipa.udel.edu/publications/teacher_supply13.pdf
This significant drop in the percentage of late-hired teachers was directly attributed by the University of Delaware to the pilot early teacher hiring program:
What has led to the reduction in later teacher hiring in Delaware? The most obvious answer is Senate Bill 164 with House Amendment 1, the extension of SB 16. SB 16 requires that projections of enrollment be made by April 15 and that the State will guarantee that school districts receive funds equivalent to 98 percent of these projections. This bill was aimed at decreasing late teacher hiring, and it appears to have had the desired effect. (Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis Report at p. 50).
State Representative Darryl Scott, prime sponsor of House Bill 259 and one of the original sponsors of the 2011 pilot program, said, "We want to hire the very best teachers and make sure they're ready to start strong on the first day of school. We've seen conclusive evidence that tells us early unit counts are helping our districts achieve that goal, and I am glad we have now made that policy permanent."
Senator Sokola, the Senate sponsor of House Bill 259 and the original sponsor Senate Bill 16, added, "In my work, I understand the importance of testing and validating data. I'm pleased that the data have validated this experiment in giving our schools more flexibility in hiring top-quality teachers and that it is permanent."
Other original sponsors of Senate Bill 16 who co-sponsored the legislation making it permanent are Representative Debra Heffernan and Representative Earl Jaques.


If the Kremlin decided to attack a little-known "traitor" on British soil, why did it choose this delicate moment, days before an election and a few months short of staging the World Cup? That question is puzzling experts as they consider the attack on Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33.
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Rafał Orlewski  (ur. 2 stycznia 1934 w Przybyłowie, zm. 17 października 2020) – polski polonista, działacz kulturalny, harcmistrz, poeta, prozaik, eseista.

Wczesne lata
Dzieciństwo spędził w Przybyłowie. W okresie II wojny światowej wraz z rodziną przebywał we Francji (lata 1944-1945). W okresie powojennym mieszkał w Kolumnie. Ukończył Liceum Pedagogiczne w Zduńskiej Woli, Studium Nauczycielskie w Piotrkowie a następnie filologię polską na Uniwersytecie Łódzkim.

Praca zawodowa
Uczył języka polskiego w szkołach podstawowych w Kolumnie i Przygłowie. Od 1971 do emerytury był związany z Zespołem Szkół Ekonomicznych w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim. Jako nauczyciel angażował się w organizację amatorskiego ruchu teatralnego.

Działalność kulturalna
Był współinicjatorem i członkiem grup literackich: "Grabia 59" (Łask), Piotrkowskiego Klubu Literackiego, grupy "Pomosty" (Piotrków Trybunalski) oraz działających w Łodzi grup literackich: "Karawana", "Wiadukt" i Klub Literacki Nauczycieli.  Redagował serię "Piotrkowskie Zeszyty Poetyckie" oraz czasopismo literackie "Pomosty", a także wiele książek i almanachów poetyckich. Sprawował warsztatową opiekę nad Klubem Literackim "Zakole" przy Wojewódzkim Domu Kultury w Piotrkowie.

Harcerstwo
Rafał Orlewski służył w ZHP przez ponad pięćdziesiąt lat. W tym okresie pełnił funkcje zastępowego, drużynowego, szczepowego, członka komend w hufcach Łask i Piotrków oraz komend kilkunastu komend obozów letnich i zimowisk instruktorskich. Harcerska drużyna artystyczna, którą prowadził w Kolumnie, została wyróżniona na festiwalu Chorągwi Ziemi Łódzkiej. W okresie stalinowskim dowodził tajną grupą harcerską w Kolumnie, gdzie zdobył stopnie harcerza orlego i harcerza Rzeczypospolitej. Dosłużył się wszystkich stopni instruktorskich. Harcerstwu poświęcił wiele utworów literackich. Na użytek harcerzy i zuchów opracował i wydał śpiewnik pt. Z moim słowem.

Twórczość literacka
Dorobek literacki Rafała Orlewskiego obejmuje ponad 40 książek i liczne publikacje prasowe. Debiutował w harcerskim tygodniku "Na Przełaj" w 1958 r.

Był członkiem Związku Literatów Polskich. Wybrane pozycje książkowe:

Poezje

 Krzesiwo (1969)
 Idąc (1979)
 Tańczące ognisko (1983)
 Nad Grabię fraszką wabię (1985)
 Ścieżki niczyje (1985)
 Sonety nadgrabiańskie (1986)
 Syringa (1987)
 Słowo znad Wołgi (1988)
 Zakole : wiersze wybrane z lat 1958-1988 (1989)
 Szkatułka : wiersze dla dzieci (1992)
 Bliskość : [poezje] (1994) - wspólnie z Władysławem Strzeleckim.
 Epitreum (1995)
 Leptony : utwory satyryczne (1998)
 Miłość : wiersze (1995) - tom uzyskał nagrodę główną "Głosu Nauczycielskiego".
 Gęstwina (1999)
 Witraże (2003)
 Diminuendo (2007)
 Ptaki nadziei : wybór poezji (2007)
 Pielgrzymka spod strzechy (2010)
 Legion serdeczny (2012)
 Okruchy snu : wiersze wyodrębnione z lat 1957-2011 (2012)
 Kwiaty i znicze (2014)
 Ogródek bez ogródek : fraszki (2014)
 Orliczki (2016)
 Krople pożegnań : nekrotyki (2019)

Proza

 Igliwie (1972)
 Krąg Tęczy : powieść dla dzieci (1991, 2005, 2015)
 Piękna brzydula : opowiadania (1993)
 Wzloty z podglebia : [esej] (1999)
 Sute mosty (2007, 2018)

Wspomnienia
 Zapiski z dalekiej podróży (2010)
 Nurty dzielą, pomosty łączą : dzieje piotrkowskiej grupy literackiej "Pomosty" (2010)
 Mój szlak harcerski (2010)

Ordery i odznaczenia
Za swoją pracę i twórczość otrzymał liczne odznaczenia, m.in.:

 Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia RP
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi
 Krzyż "Za Zasługi dla ZHP"
 złoty medal "Za Zasługi dla Piotrkowa"
 medal "Za Zasługi dla Miasta Łasku" (dwukrotnie)

Rafał Orlewski otrzymał także tytuły: Zasłużony dla Kultury Polskiej oraz Honorowy Obywatel Piotrkowa Trybunalskiego.

Upamiętnienie
Prywatna Szkoła Podstawowa w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim w 2015 r. otrzymała imię Rafała Orlewskiego.

Przypisy

Urodzeni w 1934
Zmarli w 2020
Polscy poeci XX wieku
Polscy poeci XXI wieku

Ludzie związani z Piotrkowem Trybunalskim
Poloniści
Harcmistrzowie
Polscy pisarze XX wieku
Ludzie związani z Łaskiem
Drużynowi ZHP
Członkowie Związku Literatów Polskich (Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa)


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By Tom Rivers
Following Asia's lead, European markets are down Thursday due to persistent worries about the length and depth of the unfolding global recession. In Britain, yet another large central bank interest rate cut was announced to combat the downward economic trend.
Bank of England seen in City of London, 08 Jan 2009
Given the scale of the economic problem, the Bank of England has been spurred into yet another base rate cut, its fourth in as many months. This one, half-a-percentage-point drop, brings interest rates here down to 1.5 percent. That is the lowest level seen in the 315-year history of the Bank of England.
Senior economic advisor Ian McCafferty from the Confederation of British Industry welcomes the confidence-building move, but he says other tools must also be used to get money moving again in the economy.
"We do need to cut the cost of borrowing in order to help stimulate the economy, but I think there is a growing recognition that we actually need other measures as well, what is known in the jargon as quantitative easing, as a way of helping getting credit flows going again. And it is not only the cost of credit, but also the availability of credit that needs to be addressed," he said.
David Buik from the London investment firm BGC Partners agrees interest rate cuts alone cannot solve the problem of a lack of cash flow in the system.
"It is not about interest rates anymore, the bank will also want to leave a little bit left in their locker," he said. "The banks at the moment are frozen. There is no money coming out, there is a limit to how much interest rates can help people."
In London, Paris and Frankfurt the markets were all down for the second day running.
Earlier, the Asian markets all posted falls. Announced job cuts added to the economic woes there. The electronic component manufacturer TDK plans to shed some 8,000 jobs worldwide amid what is expected to be its largest ever annual loss.
Tokyo's Nikkei average lost nearly 4 percent. A similar drop was seen on Hong Kong's main index.
In Europe, unemployment continues to rise. In Spain, it jumped more than expected in December to top the three million mark for the first time in a dozen years.
Under this backdrop of economic gloom, analysts say pressure is mounting for a deep European Central Bank rate cut next week.
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Полёт дракона  (1968) — первая книга фантастической эпопеи «Всадники Перна» американской писательницы Энн МакКефри.

Полёт дракона был впервые опубликован в журнале научной фантастики Аналог. Первая часть романа под названием «Поиск» была опубликована в октябре 1967 с иллюстрациями
Вторая часть, «Dragonrider» была выпущена в декабре 1967
Роман в полном виде был опубликован издательствами Corgi и

В 1968 «Поиск» был номинирован на премии «Хьюго» в номинации лучшая повесть и «Небьюла» в номинации за лучшую повесть, выиграв «Хьюго».

На следующий год «Dragonrider» был номинирован на «Хьюго» и выиграл «Небьюлу».

Описание сюжета
Введение: Действие романа происходит на планете Перн, заселённой потомками земных колонистов. Поселенцы отказались от космических кораблей и от многих видов техники, поскольку это представлялось ненужным на девственной планете. После утраты связи с родной планетой на них свалилась страшное бедствие. С проходившей близ орбиты Перна чужой планеты под названием Алая звезда на них обрушились потоки Нитей — грибовидных спор, способных пересекать межпланетное пространство. Попав в атмосферу, они зарываются в землю и размножаются, пожирая органику и выжигая почву. Понеся страшные потери, люди были вынуждены перебраться с плодородного, но низменного и не дающего защиты Южного материка на скалистый Северный материк, где в горах и пещерах они вырубали себе жилища-крепости (холды), дающие им защиту от Нитей. Претерпело изменение и социальное устройство — власть перешла в руки появившихся лордов холдов. Учёные применили план по защите: согласно первой ступени плана методами генетической селекции был усовершенствован один из видов местных животных, он превратился в огромных крылатых огнедышащих драконов (драконы Перна). Вторая часть плана обещала стопроцентную защиту, но требовала большего времени и вскоре о ней напрочь забыли. Так как содержать драконов в тесноте холдов было невозможно, их вместе со всадниками — людьми, способными на телепатических контакт с драконами, переселили в кратера потухших вулканов (Вейры). Теперь люди находились под защитой. Раз в двести лет Алая звезда приближалась к Перну, в течение пятидесяти лет Нити сыпались на почву Перна, но драконы поднимались в воздух и сжигали Нити.

Однажды Алая звезда прошла мимо Перна, но его небеса остались чистыми. Прошло четыреста лет. Люди забыли об угрозе, история стала восприниматься как сказки и легенды. Единственный оставшийся Вейр хирел и бедствовал, сами всадники уже не верили в угрозу падения Нитей. Но прошло время и Алая звезда вновь появилась на небосклоне Перна.

Сюжет романа: Крыло всадников под командой молодого амбициозного командира Ф'лара прибывает в холд Руат, где они встречаются с узурпатором Фэксом, сколотившим империю из покорённых им холдов. Ф'лар верит в древние легенды и ищет новую достойную Госпожу Вейра, способную контролировать золотую королеву (самку дракона, способную к репродукции). Он находит девушку с мощными телепатическими способностями — Лессу, дочь владетеля холда, семья которого была вырезана людьми Фэкса. Лесса смогла укрыться от резни и семь лет влачила существование под маской служанки. Благодаря её ментальной силе и непрестанной деятельности Руат пришёл в упадок. Фэкс в гневе отрекается от холда в пользу своего нерождённого наследника. Ф'лар вступает с ним в поединок и убивает лорда. Он предлагает Лессе вместо владычицы нищего холда стать Госпожой Вейра. Лесса соглашается и Ф'лар увозит её в Вейр Бенден, где она проходит Запечатление с только что вылупившейся королевой по имени Рамота. Во время брачного полёта Рамоты дракон Ф'лара Мнемент догоняет королеву, Ф'лар становится предводителем Вейра. Он отбивает нападение лордов холдов и начинает готовиться к обороне планеты. Лесса случайно обнаруживает, что драконы могут также перемещаться и во времени (правда на людей это тяжело влияет). Начинается падение Нитей, драконы вступают в неравный бой. Несмотря на поддержку жителей холдов, сил всадников не хватает, чтобы прикрыть весь Перн. Лесса задаётся вопросом, что же случилось с обитателями пяти остальных Вейров, они куда-то пропали четыреста лет назад. Прослушав старинную балладу она догадывается, что всадники могли отправиться в будущее, на новую битву с Нитями и совершает прыжок на четыреста лет назад, едва оставшись в живых. Ей удаётся убедить предводителей пяти Вейров отправиться с ней в будущее. Двигаясь сквозь время скачками по 20-30 лет они приводят своих людей и драконов в настоящее время и вступают в битву с Нитями.

Примечания

Книги по алфавиту
Романы США
Фантастические романы на английском языке
Романы 1968 года
Произведения Энн Маккефри
Повести, удостоенные премии Хьюго


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Lucien Francoeur est un auteur, poète, enseignant et chroniqueur à la radio né le , à Montréal, au Québec. Il est aussi connu comme chanteur du groupe Aut'Chose.

Biographie
À quatorze ans, il quitte l'école et se rend à New York où il séjourne quelques mois à Greenwich Village. Il revient au Québec pour un moment et se rend à La Nouvelle-Orléans en 1969 où il termine ses études secondaires. Il revient alors à Montréal en 1970 pour entreprendre des études en lettres au Cégep de Maisonneuve.

Dans les années 1970, il gagne sa vie en faisant du taxi. Il rencontre Gaston Miron, qui publie ses premiers poèmes à l'Hexagone. C'est l'époque des Minibrixtes réactés. Francoeur explore son américanité et témoigne de sa fascination pour la transgression et l'insanité des grandes villes.

Dans la foulée de quelques lectures de poèmes à la Casanou, un bar où sont organisées des soirées de musique et de poésie, il rencontre Pierre-André Gauthier, qui se montre intéressé à mettre de la musique rock sur la poésie de Francoeur. Le groupe Aut'Chose allait naître de cette rencontre. En 1974, Aut'Chose signe chez CBS. Le premier album, paru le , connaît un immense succès avec les classiques Ch't'aime Pis Ch't'en Veux et Hey You Woman (une relecture québécoise d'un tube de Michel Polnareff) et Le Freak de Montréal. Le , en ,  contient sa floppée de classiques: Nancy Beaudoin, Ambulance Francoeur, Comme 'à Radio (une relecture d'un titre de Brigitte Fontaine), Une Saison en Enfer et Blue Jeans sur la Plage (clin d'œil nostalgique à Gilles Rousseau, le chanteur des Hou-Lops, un groupe yé-yé québécois des années '60). De fait, l'album Une Nuit Comme Une Autre poursuit dans la veine du rock progressif arrangé par Pierre-André Gauthier et Jacques Racine. Gauthier n'est plus là pour Le Cauchemar Américain, livré en 1976. En fait, il est évincé du groupe pendant l'enregistrement de Nancy Beaudoin au studio de Morin Heights. Francoeur rebâtit Aut'Chose autour du guitariste Jacques Racine.

Après la dissolution d'Aut'Chose, Francoeur continue sous son nom, mais entouré de quelques nouveaux musiciens, dont Alan Lord, à donner des spectacles de poésie rock au Québec, ainsi qu'à Paris, tout en continuant à publier des livres et à enregistrer des disques. En 1977, Columbia France publie une compilation des trois premiers albums (Chaud Comme un Juke-Box), qui est lancée sur le marché français.

Sur le plan musical de sa démarche de poète rock, dans la lignée de Jim Morrison, les efforts en solo de Francoeur ne renouvellent pas la magie des trois premiers albums du groupe Aut'Chose, malgré quelques réussites, artistiques ou commerciales, comme Nelligan, Le Rap-à-Billy (qui contribue au sous-genre hip-hop), l'album Le retour de Johnny Frisson ou sa participation au projet Café Rimbaud, en 1987, quand son poème est mis en musique par des compositeurs divers (dont un Michel Rivard très surpris de connaître l'auteur du texte, Stephen Faulkner, Gerry Boulet et al.).

Francoeur retrouve Gauthier pour son l'album Dans la jungle des villes (2001), mais l'album, bien que sous le nom d'Aut'Chose, est en fait un album solo de Francoeur. Le CD, lancé peu de temps avant que le producteur ne fasse faillite, a peu d'impact, malgré une diffusion à MusiMax, et sera vite retiré des tablettes des disquaires. En 2005, c'est un ami, et ex-photojournaliste pour Pop-Rock, Ronald Mc Gregor, qui décide de reformer avec des connaissances de la scène heavy metal (des membres de Grimskunk, de Voivod, de Groovy Aardvark et autres) et du vétéran guitariste Jacques Racine, le grand retour d'Aut'Chose sur la scène du Café Campus. Un album de reprises des classiques de la formation, mais beaucoup plus musclées, Chansons d'épouvantes. L'album paraît quelques semaines plus tard, le , puis est en nomination pour l'album rock de l'année 2006 à l'ADISQ.

Pendant ces années moins flamboyantes sur le plan musical, quelques prix littéraires viennent saluer son talent d'écrivain à partir des années '80, notamment, le prix Émile-Nelligan pour son livre Les Rockeurs Sanctifiés et Exit pour Nomades, prix du Journal de Montréal.

Comme chroniqueur dans les médias écrits, Francoeur collabore aux revues Hobo-Québec, Possibles, Liberté, Estuaire, Québec-Rock.

Au début des années '80, il commence à enseigner la littérature aux cégeps de Rosemont et John Abbott. Sur la base de sa réputation et de sa production artistique, il obtient un sauf-conduit vers un programme de maîtrise. Il décroche une maîtrise ès arts à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières en 1984. Il devient aussi directeur de la collection « H » aux éditions de l'Hexagone.

Il devient animateur à CKOI-FM à la fin des années '80 dans laquelle il anime une série de quatorze émissions sur la chanson rock et sur la poésie moderne.

En 1985, il fera une tournée de conférences dans les universités de la côte ouest des États-Unis.

Lucien Francoeur est membre de l'Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ). Il a même fait partie de son conseil d'administration de 1985 à 1987.

Plus tard, en 2003, il fera un retour remarqué à la radio. Il animera avec l'humoriste Michel Barrette l'émission du retour à la maison a la station CKOI-FM. Il anime pendant quelques années la même émission à CNV, une radio internet.

Depuis plus de 30 ans, il partage sa vie avec la poète Claudine Bertrand et de cette union est née une fille, Virginie Francoeur, en 1987. Cette dernière est aussi poète avec quelques publications à son actif.

Le fonds d'archives de Lucien Francoeur est conservé au centre d'archives de Montréal de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Œuvres

Littérature
 Minibrixes réactés, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1972, 58 p.
 5-10-15, Montréal, Éditions Danielle Laliberté, 1972, 48 p.
 Snack bar, Montréal, Les Herbes rouges, Vol. 10, 1973, 27 p.
 Les grands spectacles, Montréal, Éditions de l'Aurore, 1974, 118 p.
 Roman d'amour, Montréal, Éditions Danielle Laliberté, 1974, 80 p.
 Suzanne le cha-cha-cha et moi, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1975, 87 p.
 Drive-in, Paris, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1976, 59 p.
 Le calepin d'un menteur, Montréal, Éditions Cul-Q, 1977, 62 p.
 Les néons las, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1978, 110 p.
 À propos de l'été du serpent, Talence, Éditions du Castor astral, 1980, 96 p.
 Des images pour une gitane, Montréal, Éditions d'Orphée, 1981, 34 p.
 Les rockeurs sanctifiés : (reptation impériale et pyramidale manie): écritures reptiliennes, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1983, 350 p.
 Rock-désir, Montréal, VLB éditeur, 1984, 188 p.
 Le roman infini, Montréal, Éditions NBJ, 1985, 23 p.
 Une prière rock, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 1985, 24 p.
 Exit pour nomade, 1978-1984, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1985, 108 p.
 L'enchanteur et la bohémienne endormie : vingt-quatre études d'amour tsigane avec des mots de peintre, Montréal, Gitanéria, 1985, 36 p.
 La petite bohemia des arcanes, Montréal, Gitanéria, 1985, 15 p.
 Si Rimbaud pouvait me lire... (avec Benoît Desjardins), Saint-Lambert, Éditions du Noroît, 1987, 121 p.
 Comment j'ai appris à écrire Claudine, Montréal, Éditions d'Orphée, 1988, 74 p.
 Perfecto nuit, Montréal, VLB éditeur, 1988, 68 p.
 Comment j'ai appris à écrire Claudine, Montréal, Éditions d'Orphée, 1989, 68 p.
 Exit pour nomades, 1978-1988, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1991, 132p.
 Ne cherche rien ailleurs qu'ici (avec Claude Pélieu), Montréal, Éditions Trait d'union, coll. « Vis-à-vis », 1999, 110 p.
 Express pour l'Eden, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 2001, 92 p.
 Clo la gitane : poèmes d'amour, Montréal, Éditions Trait d'union, 2001, 131 p.
 Chants de l'Amérique inavouable, Montréal, VLB éditeur, 2002, 202 p.
 Travaux publics : ars poetica !, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Éditions Trois-Pistoles, 98 p.
 Entre cuir et peau : poèmes et chansons choisis, 1972-2002 (anthologie de poèmes et chansons), Montréal, Éditions Typo, 2005, 265 p.
 Bayou vertige, Montréal, Le Temps volé éditeur, 2012, 13 p.
 La force ouvrière, Laval, Le Temps volé éditeur, 2016,
 Chasseur de matières sombres. Extraits de carnets de notes sauvages, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 2018, 111 p.

Traductions
 Neons in the night (traduction anglaise de Les néons las), Montréal, Vehicule press, 1980, 121 p.

Discographie

AUT'CHOSE

Albums
 Prends une chance avec moé, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA FS-90289, 1975.
 Une nuit comme une autre, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA FS-90309, 1975.
 Le cauchemar américain, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA PFS-90379, 1976.
 Chaud comme un juke-box (compilation), [enregistrement sonore], Paris, COLUMBIA 82029, 1977.
 Encore (compilation), [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA WENC-50021, 1981.
 Chaud comme un jukebox (intégrale), [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, AM0101, 2014.

Simples
 J't'aime pis j't'en veux / Hey you woman, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C4-4066, 1974.
 Rock'n'roll frog / Theme from The Godfather, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C4-4082, 1974.
 Sexe-fiction / Prends une chance avec moé, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C4-4085, 1975.
 Good vibrations / Theme from The Godfather, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C4-4090, 1975.
 Ambulance Francoeur / Blue jeans sur la plage, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C5-4112, 1975.
 Nancy Beaudoin / Vancouver une nuit comme une autre, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C5-4119, 1975.
 Le p'tit gros / Les pays d'en haut, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, COLUMBIA C5-4153, 1976.
 Le rock à l'école / Ben dans ma peau, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, HASARD HA-4003, 1982.

Lucien Francoeur

Albums
 Aut'chose / Épreuve machine, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, GAMMA GS-244, 1978; Paris. SFPP 6.8624, 1978.
 Le retour de Johnny Frisson, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, KEBEC-DISC KD-997, 1980; Paris, SPALAX FP8-6844, 1983.
 Jour et nuit, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, PELO-1001, 1983; Paris, KEBEC-DISC KD-51001 RC 250, 1983.
 Dernière vision, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, KEBEC-DISC KD-628, 1985.
 Les gitans reviennent toujours, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, A & M SP9139, 1987.
 Dans la jungle des villes, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, STAR STR-CD-8129, 2001.
 Clo la gitane, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, Trait d'Union, 2001.
 Avant ailleurs - Poèmes et autres scarifications (avec Vromb), [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, ORAL 41, 2011.
 Francoeur - Poète rock (coffret 5 CD), [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, 88875178542, 2015.

Simples
 Marlène / Pin-up, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, GAMMA 1678, 1978.
 Paris rock'n'roll / Marlène, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, GAMMA FP-4-54, 1978.
 Directement de Paris / Chocs électriques, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, KÉBEC-DISC KD-9103, 1980.
 Rap-à-billy / Têtes d'affiche, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, PELO PEL-0107, 1983.
 Waïkiki beach / No man's land, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, KÉBEC-DISC KD-9272, 1985.
 Gypsie rock / Tatoo, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, KÉBEC-DISC KD-9310, 1985.
 On achève bien les rockeurs / Exit highway, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, A& M AM-732, 1987.
 Rock city / Sur la place publique, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, A & M AM-736, 1987.
 M. Reagan / Le soleil sur la ville, [enregistrement sonore], Montréal, A & M AM-751, 1988

Collaboration
 Tant besoin d'aimer, pour Motion
 Un air pour rêver, pour Mélody Stewart, simple, Montréal, TBI records, TBC-1001, 1980.
 Café Rimbaud, pour Steve Faulkner, Gerry Boulet, Lina Boudreau, Marie Bernard et Michel Rivard, in Café Rimbaud, Montréal, Société Radio-Canada SP-008, 1987.
 City night, pour Gerry Boulet, in Gerry Boulet, Montréal, G.I.T. DCCD-1903, 1991.
 City night / Café Rimbaud, pour Gerry Boulet, in En rappel…, Montréal, BOULET DE CANON BCCD-1903, 1996.
 Dans les rues d'Amsterdam / Easy writer, pour Sendiva (Marc Arsenault), in Sendiva, Montréal, MULTIPASS MUSIC MPM2-1337, 2000.
 Mal d'aimer, pour Martine St-Clair, in Un bonheur fou, Montréal, STAR STR-CD-8127, 2001.
 Mémorex, pour Nathalie Lavoie, non-endisquée, 2003.

Filmographie
Pierre Bastien, Exit pour nomades, [document audiovisuel], Montréal, Canada-Québec, 1991, 75 min.

Prix et honneurs
1980 - Prix de la traduction John-Glasco, (pour Neons in the night)
1983 - Prix Émile-Nelligan, (pour Les Rockeurs sanctifiés)
1985 - Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal, (pour Exit pour nomade)

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Aut'Chose
 Denis D'Amour
 Pierre-André Gauthier
 Claudine Bertrand
Éditions de l'Hexagone
Écrits des forges

Liens externes

 Site officiel d'Aut'Chose et Lucien Francoeur
 Fiche de Lucien Francoeur sur Québec Info Musique

Poète québécois
Chanteur québécois francophone
Naissance à Montréal
Naissance en septembre 1948


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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have applied a number of measures to boost its tourism growth after the COVID-19 pandemic, including the diversification of products and services by developing those with high potential such as farm and MICE.
Foreign visitors to Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Soha)
Being aware of tourists' rising demand for eco-tourism activities, they have launched a number of sites of this kind, including Suoi Tien Farm in Thu Duc city, which provides visitors with unique experience of southern fruit farms and various entertainment services.
The 5-hectare farm is located in Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Site and comprises more than 150 modern entertainment facilities. Tourists can directly engage in farming activities, harvesting and enjoying fruits right at the farm.
Meanwhile, they are focusing on boosting MICE tourism development by coordinating with ministries and sectors at home, Vietnamese representative offices abroad and international partners to lure more tourists to the city.
In July, the city welcomed 460 Indian tourists who took a MICE tour to the city.
The visitors are leaders, staff, customers and partners of VOLVO – EICHER, a company specialising in truck and bus manufacturing of India. They stayed in the city from July 15-18 and took a number of tourism, shopping and entertainment activities.
From July 18 to 22, Saigontourist Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) served a group of Australian nationals in the form of river tourism, the first of its kind in two years.
The country's economic hub houses many businesses with demand for MICE tourism as they seek to combine business and pleasure to thank employees, customers and partners after the difficult pandemic period.
Vietravel Company said since the start of this year, it has served 300 MICE groups with over 20,000 people.
Saigontourist Company has organised MICE tours for 14,000 people.
"MICE businesses have boomed. After the Lunar New Year holiday in February, Saigontourist has organised big tours for businesses to hold review meetings and ceremonies for awarding employees. In March, we had a record of 750 groups on the Da Nang-Hoi An tour," said Hoang Thuy Linh, deputy director of marketing and IT at Saigontourist.
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Four reasons you're waiting on the plane at SEA
by Port of Seattle
Monday, November 25, 2019 7:36am
You've just landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) after flying for what seems like an eternity. Your plane begins to taxi from the runway to the terminal, and you're ready to stretch your legs and head off the plane. Then, after taxiing past the runways, your plane stops and the captain comes over the speaker saying it's going to be a few minutes until the plane can get to its gate.
You're ready to be off the plane. What is going on?
There are several reasons this can happen at any airport, especially a fast-growing one like SEA. Airlines create their schedules with optimistic operating scenarios in mind — weather, staffing, no mechanical delays — and since airports cannot regulate the timing or number of planes scheduled, everybody works to support the most harmonious and safe daily operation.
Here are the top four reasons it can take longer than expected to taxi to your gate after landing.
1. There is a plane at your gate
SEA is the eighth busiest airport in the country, so most gates have little downtime. Every year, each airline is annually assigned a number of leased gates based on their passenger traffic. Your airline plans how it will use its gates at the airport in advance according to their schedule. Of course, the unexpected is always expected, like planes arriving early or pushing back from gates late.
Why can't my plane just use another gate, you may ask? That's sometimes possible but it becomes especially challenging during peak periods. For example, between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. is a rush hour period across the airport due to nearly 150 planes departing and arriving. This is compounded by the fact that many gates become occupied with planes that rest overnight for operation first thing in the morning (what we call RON – Remain Over Night). So, finding an open gate alternative becomes complicated.
You might even look out the window and see an open gate in a different area of the airport, but those gates are likely used by other airlines. In a pinch, they could be used but your airline typically prefers to arrive at one of its gates where they have ground crew, gate staff, equipment, and proximity to connecting flights.
2. There is no ground crew or staff available
To bring a plane into the gate, your airline needs several positions filled: three people with the orange sticks to marshal the plane in, ground crew for baggage handling and other operations, a person to move the jet bridge into place, and a customer service representative or two to meet your flight in the terminal. Sometimes, airline staff scheduled for your flight's arrival can be momentarily tied up with another plane or on the way to your gate area. Rest assured that your airline knows you're coming in and is moving as quickly as they can to get you off the plane.
3. A game of airport Tetris is unfolding
As the greater Seattle and Puget Sound region has grown, SEA has become the eighth busiest airport in the country. Our airport is a hub for two top U.S.-based carriers — Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines — and in total we see around 1,300 daily aircraft departures and arrivals (or operations). As airlines increase the number of flights, the airport works to support swift movement between runway and gate despite our smaller footprint compared to other similarly busy airports. In addition, the gate location and the direction the wind is blowing also determine which side of the airport planes are departing and landing.
Because of these factors, it can take longer than expected as the air traffic control tower (runway and air space) and ramp tower (terminal area) essentially play a complex game of Tetris with planes on the ground. They're very skilled and need to evaluate near-constant motion as they make decisions. During peak periods there can be lots of traffic as planes push back from gates into taxi lanes (slowing other push backs), cross active runways going to and from the terminal, and taxi to the opposite side of the airport after landing.
4. Fair weather conditions prevail
What? Did you know that Seattle's cloudy weather can actually make airport traffic more efficient? You may notice that sometimes you land from the north over Seattle and sometimes from the south over Tacoma. This depends upon local wind conditions. And in bad weather, SEA and King County International Airport just north of us must alternate landings and takeoffs. Also, when planes are landing in a south flow over Seattle (during low visibility), it generally speeds ground movement as the departure taxi lane on the north side of the airport is longer and farther from the active traffic area near the terminal.
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I think it's admirable how many people feel with the victims and it's unbelievable how quickly 500 Million Dollars were shelled out for relief. But there are other places in the world where people are living under the poorest of conditions, die of starvation or get murdered for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. These things happen all year through, and most of the time, they warrant a five line notice in your local newspaper or less. So maybe, next time you hear of another 100.000 people fleeing from murderous hordes of rebels, or another 2000 people dehydrating somewhere in a place most people can't even pronounce the name of, think of the hundreds of charities doing work there and shell out a few more bucks without the incentive of hundreds of journalists and home-video tapers delivering footage straight to your living room.


This is probably going to be one heck of a short chapter review. To make it even shorter, let me say that chapter 3 of Now Revolution might be the favorite chapter of a book I've read since I got into this Social Media world. Yep. I said it.
Oh, you want to know why I have to eat crow first. Well, okay. Here's the thing. There's a huge chunk of this chapter that talks about how to integrate agencies into your Social Media efforts, as part of your Now Revolution army. Yep. That aspect I've been talking about since I first started blogging – Amber and Jay go into it in detail!! They outline several different ways that agencies can participate, and they even explain how you can interview an agency (as I noted in my last post) to make sure they are a good match for you.
Oh, I could just hug them! But that's my bias. If you're not on the agency side of the business, it's still really good information.
The other thing I really really liked about this chapter was a discussion of how roles in a company are or can transform into new roles. Based on the premise that anyone can become an ambassador for your company online, Jay and Amber discuss how roles like "creative designer" or "HR" could change in the near or now future. This is something that not a lot of people talk about. A lot of the gurus that talk about how companies should slam into Social Media leave off the fact that a lot of companies have infrastructures that make this extremely difficult. Amber and Jay show you how you can start to move different parts of your company in this direction. It's an evolution, not a sudden "OH, hey, we're online now" thing.
The only thing I wasn't 100% sure about is that the chapter segments people who listen and gather information from people who respond. I'm assuming this is more in regards to a huge company, where both responsibilities would be a full time job. Even so, I would think you'd need supremely good communication between those people and departments – they'd have to function as one entity, just like your ears and mouth may occasionally opt to work towards one goal.
So, that's it. I have only good things to say about this chapter. I'll be curious to hear what you think of it. I found it to be much like a very very refreshing beverage on a super hot day.
Thanks again. Figured you'd like the agency stuff!
And yep, re: listening and responding, in many small org it can easily be the same person/people. At scale, we wanted to demonstrate that you *can* parse those functions if you have good workflow in place both in terms of tools and process.
Thanks again for the thoughtful posts. Really digging the piece-by-piece review of each section.
This is something we have discussed on the phone so I am elated to see that they covered it in an entire chapter. The struggles of an agency not being so our agency does, we, we do for our clients, we … you get the picture. The challenges for an agency that is fully staffed with different departments to create and then implement a social media plan is on the surface almost crazy. However reading this it makes one think of all the avenues the different departments can explore and create the online relationships and share their areas where they excel and expertise. This can help the business grow but also the individual to learn from others in their field. It almost begs a policy for each department under the company policy.
Interesting chapter that is yearning for me to win the giveaway and read!


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Union High School's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" production wins a school record 11 statewide awards for 2nd year in a row
Union High School's spring musical production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" recently was informed by the Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards that they are the recipients of 11 awards for this year's production. This is the 2nd year in a row Union High School has received this record number of awards from this prestigious competition.
The production was awarded 2 major group awards. First "Outstanding Musical Production" was awarded to Union as the highest honor the cast can achieve. This is awarded to productions where all aspects of the performance are at an outstanding level from leads, ensemble, set, choreography, lighting, sound, costuming, musical accompaniment and overall effect. Of the 78 schools participating, only 12 earned this award with Union being the smallest school. Secondly, UHS was awarded "Outstanding Ensemble", given to productions where everyone besides the lead rolls perform at an outstanding level adding to the quality of the entire show. This showcases the idea that everyone on stage is integral to the overall story and production. This is the 4th year in a row that Union has received "Outstanding Musical Production" and "Outstanding Ensemble". Because of their group achievements, the entire Union cast of "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" has been invited to perform a solo 3 minute medley from our show as part of the awards ceremony. This is the 4th year in a row that Union has been invited for this honor.
The production also received 9 individual awards. Each school is allowed to nominate up to 8 students to be judged for these individual awards and for the first time in history, all 8 of Union's nominees were honored. Carter Spore received "Outstanding Performance in a Principal Roll" and "Triple Threat Candidate". As a Triple Threat Candidate, Carter will compete against other students from the state for a chance to go to New York City for a week long performing intensive. 4 more students were honored with "Outstanding performance in a Principal Roll" including Zeke Seuser as "Simeon", Claire Thoma as "Narrator", Natalie Tecklenburg as "Narrator" and Sunshine Gray as "Narrator"
3 more students were honored with "Special Recognition for Performance in a Principal Role" Ben Rempe as "Reuben", Mason Scott as "Pharaoh" and Noah Damro as "Judah".
3 additional students were selected to represent Union in the opening performance medley of the showcase-Joe Gloede, Riley Davis and Tyson Fleshner The Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards, presented by Des Moines Performing Arts, celebrates the extraordinary achievements of young musical theater artists. The program aims to create visibility and support for high school musical theater programs and to highlight the importance of arts education. Panels of community adjudicators comprised of performing arts educators and professionals attend and review each participating school's production. Students and directors receive valuable constructive feedback that can be used to grow and strengthen their future work. Based on reviews and scores, schools ultimately receive awards in honor of their achievements in categories ranging from choreography, design, supporting performer, lead performer, and overall musical production.
The Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards is designed to be celebratory rather than competitive in nature. Any student or school at an outstanding level is recognized for their achievement. Multiple honorees may be named in each category as performances merit. The year culminates in a professionally produced Awards Showcase event held on the Des Moines Civic Center stage featuring outstanding student performances on June 3rd and is open to the public. When asked why Union has chosen to participate in the IHSMTA, Tim J. Mitchell, one of the co-directors stated, "We have always been proud of the quality work our students produce in the fine arts at Union. Our philosophy at Union is always to strive to improve in each arts medium in which we participate. When we learned of this program, which includes theatre professionals attending our performance and giving constructive feedback, we jumped at the chance to help take our performance to the next level. This will be a great experience for all of our students involved in the production."
Union High school has a long and decorated history for excellence in the Musical Theatre arts. 31 of 37 Union Musical Theatre entries have been named All-State in the Iowa High School Speech Association, receiving the "Critics Choice" award three times. This is the 5th year in a row Union High School musical has received awards from the Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards. In 2015, "Catch Me If You Can" received 3 awards and in 2016 "State Fair" received 5 awards, in 2017 "Anything Goes" received 7 awards, and in 2018 "Grease" received 11 awards. Union's productions are jointly directed by Tim J. Mitchell and Korina Carlson. Tickets for the June 3rd Awards Showcase at the Des Moines Civic Center go on sale May 15th. Tickets are $15.00 a seat and can be purchased at desmoinesperformingarts.org.
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'All men are equal. All men, that is, who possess a tie.' EM Forster actually said this about an umbrella but there is undoubtedly something about a tie which lifts a gentleman out of the ordinary. Our elephant motif ties are the perfect accompaniment to a tattersall shirt, in subtle country shades.


Leading education provider Kaplan Professional and RegTech pioneer Red Marker believe greater collaboration across the Australian financial services industry will help financial advisers leverage the full potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.
"The industry has been looking for automated compliance solutions for quite a while now and several vendors are developing them, which is terrific news," said Red Marker chief executive officer Matt Symons.
"However, there needs to be a mindset change in how artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can best assist the industry. It is important both dealer groups and vendors progress with realistic expectations, particularly around the 'pre-work' that needs to be done to ensure financial advice can become an ideal candidate for automated solutions.
"If the financial services industry wants to increase the likelihood that effective statement of advice (SoA) review solutions emerge at a faster rate, then we need to come together and collaborate… working together is going to be key to developing highly-reliable, automated review solutions," he said.
1. Expectations need to be managed – automated solutions will not be available 'off-the-shelf' to replace or meaningfully reduce the amount of supervision required.
a. Many files require optical character recognition, and the quality of data extraction is challenging for natural language processing and machine learning techniques.
b. Regulations have evolved in recent times and what once might have been acceptable may not be any more, limiting the 'training' value of this data record.
3. The industry seems to be diverging, rather than converging on standard approaches to SoA construction, automatic programming language and product comparison logic.
Mr Symons added after looking at other industries where artificial intelligence and machine learning has unlocked meaningful productivity gains, there tends to be relatively stable, mature processes and standards that are well documented and consistently applied.
"Unless you have standardised inputs, you won't have standardised outputs," he said.
Kaplan Professional chief executive officer Brian Knight also pointed to the code monitoring scheme which will be mandated by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) in the near future.
"With 1 January 2020 on the horizon, it is a suitable time for the industry to look to maximise the assistance of technology. Over the next 12 months, the industry needs to see this as an opportunity to be much clearer and crisper in its documentation and procedures.
"It needs to be down to the level where the industry can utilise these technologies to assist those on the frontline, while training the next generation and retraining existing advisers on their exact obligations," he said.
Mr Knight said Kaplan Professional will be leveraging its extensive and long-standing relationships with licensees to work towards a solution.
"We will be hosting sessions early this year where stakeholders from all corners of the industry will be invited to discuss and collaborate on a number of initiatives – more information will be available soon," he said.


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Researchers show chaya a potential protein source for ancient Maya
By Jim Logan
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Fermin Garcia, a Maya in Belize, collects chaya.
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The ancient Maya ate well, blessed as they were with forests teeming with edible plants, insects and game. Isotope analysis of collagen of human bones has led researchers to infer that the Maya consumed significant amounts of maize for carbohydrates and white-tailed deer for protein.
New research, led in part by a UC Santa Barbara archaeologist who has studied Maya food ways for decades, suggests that chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) also may have been an important source of protein for the indigenous people.
In addition, the findings also "call for a recognition of the diversity of the food sources that made up the Maya diet and not to take such a simplistic view of the contributors to the diet," said Anabel Ford, a research anthropologist and director of the MesoAmerican Research Center at UCSB.
In their paper, Ford and her co-authors — Henry Schwarcz, a professor emeritus in the School of Earth, Environment and Society at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and Anil Kumar of the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute — analyzed stable isotopic values of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in ancient Maya remains.
They note that levels of C have been interpreted as an indicator of consumption of plants like maize and amaranth, although there is evidence of diverse plant consumption in the Maya diet. Noteworthy, high levels of N point to the significant consumption of protein. Previous scholars, they write, "inferred that the principal source of protein for the Maya was the flesh of terrestrial animals, principally white-tailed deer."
Enter chaya, a plant widely cultivated by modern Maya. Also known as "tree spinach," it has a high protein content and, the team says, is a clear candidate as a source of protein in ancient Maya diets.
"We propose that chaya was an important source of protein in the ancient Maya diet," the researchers write.
The paper notes that the Maya ate legumes, including beans, which have fairly high protein content — 19.4% to 24.8%. Chaya leaves, on the other hand, have about 30%, higher than any other plant food known for the Maya and comparable to the protein content of animal flesh. And, unlike beans, "the protein of chaya is complete and contains all essential amino acids in adequate dietary proportions," the authors wrote.
Schwarcz, whose lab did all the isotope and chemical analyses, said the scholars aren't arguing that chaya supplanted deer as a protein source. That would require more data.
"The point of the paper," he said, "was to show that it would have been possible for the Maya to obtain sufficient protein this way and that doing so would be consistent with the nitrogen isotope evidence that is widely known for the Maya."
Ford, who found the ancient Maya city of El Pilar in 1983 and has been studying and working to preserve it ever since, is a proponent of chaya and its health benefits. Each year when the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network hosts its seed swap, and Ford brings cuttings of chaya — its the seeds aren't viable — which is easily grown from cuttings. There is a growing presence of chaya in home gardens now, according to Ford.
"It turns out I am a major source of chaya in the region and get calls and requests from all over the country," she said. "I will continue to promote chaya as a vital perennial vegetable that has a full list of medical benefits for proven health problems from anemia, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart problems and more."
"The Green Deer: Chaya as a Potential Source of Protein for the Ancient Maya," will appear in print in the December 2021 issue of the journal Latin American Antiquity; the article is open source and freely available online now, because of the support of UCSB library.
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NIS is the winner of "My Choice 2015" award in the social responsibility category for the corporate program "Together for the Community".
The program "Together for the Community" is intended to provide support to the local community in which the Company operates and it has been organized for seven consecutive years. Through investments in projects in the field of sports, culture, science, environmental protection and help to socially vulnerable groups, NIS strives to improve the living conditions in as many as 11 municipalities and cities where it operates. In 2015 alone, NIS has invested more than 100 million dinars in the programme "Together for the Community" supporting 152 projects which have directly contributed to the development of the local community.
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After just over a year of frantic development, I'm proud to say that Darknet is complete! I've locked down the features, polished it, and uploaded it to the store for launch. It won't actually be released to players until the Gear VR is out, but my part is finished.
Except, I'm not really done, of course. They say that works of art are never finished, only abandoned, and in my case, I'm not even close to abandoning it. I already have extensive plans for how to update and expand the game. Initially, Darknet will be released for free, and I plan to have a significant update ready once it's time to start charging for the game. While it's out on mobile, I'll be listening to feedback and designing new features. Then, whenever the consumer version of the Oculus Rift is released, I plan to release a bigger and better version of Darknet for PCs. The upcoming launch for the Gear VR is just the first of many.
This seems to be pretty common nowadays. Lots of games have multiple "launches" for Early Access, Steam, console ports, mobile versions, etc. One of my models is Towerfall, which first released exclusively for the OUYA and then later released an expanded version (Towerfall: Ascension) for consoles and PCs. "Vanilla" Darknet is a full game in its own right, but whenever Darknet: Ascension (not the real title) comes out, I expect it will be seen as the more final, official version.
Still, even if it's common to have multiple launches, it feels a little weird to me. When I release a game, I tend to feel a certain emotional distance from it, and it's uncomfortable for me to continue tweaking it. (I wrote a whole post about this before.) On top of that, I've fallen in love with ideas for several new games over the past year, all of which I want to explore. I'm going to have to find some new balance of priorities, and I don't quite know how to ration my time. I know I want to expand Darknet, but how much? Do I have any obligation to prioritize my existing games over potential new ones? What's the smarter choice from a business perspective?
But that's enough hand-wringing for now. This finished Gear VR version will be the first full publicly-available version of the game, and that's cause for celebration. I've occasionally done a poor job managing my time, and now that the game is done (in some sense), I can stop working on nights and weekends, and maybe I can even start actually playing games again!
Darknet involved over a year of work on my part, plus plenty more from a small group of collaborators. It includes over 28,000 lines of code, almost 2 hours of music, over 60 sound effects, over 300 art assets, and over 12,000 words of story text. It's going to keep growing for a while yet, but I'm proud of how far it's come!


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When the Packers lost left tackle Bryan Bulaga for the season with a torn ACL, it was presumed that the man who replaced Bulaga last year on the right side would stay inside, with Marshall Newhouse playing right tackle and David Bakhtiari at left tackle.
But plans tend to change when the guy penciled in for the job doesn't deliver as expected, and so Don Barclay has moved back outside to right tackle. He could be on the verge of taking the job away from Newhouse.
Barclay, undrafted in 2012 from West Virginia, took every rep at right tackle with the first-team offense on Monday, per Rob Reischel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Barclay also has performed better than Newhouse at right tackle during both preseason games.
As recently as last week, Barclay was spending practice time at guard, and there's still a chance he'll be the offensive line's sixth man.
"It's tough to bounce around," Barclay said, via Reischel. "But I'm starting to feel a lot more comfortable. That's just one of the things I've gotten used to.
That one spot could be left tackle. And the time could be coming soon. As in two weeks and five days, when the Packers play the 49ers to launch the 2013 season.
The most depleted offensive line in the NFL, expect Aaron Rodgers to be on IR by week 5 while getting dominated by Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Sharrif Floyd and Everson Griffen..
Good luck to him, stories of undrafted guys are great, even if they play for a different team than mine. They need something to happen to keep Rodgers healthy.
As a Packers fan, I sure as hell hope not.
Thompson & McCarthy are perfect examples of two football people who are riding an elite QB as long as they possibly can. Take away Rodgers and both would have been long gone years ago.
Sounds like a great plan. What could go wrong?
These Packers OL articles i find deceiving as it sounds like Barclay is some second or third string they are just stuck starting now.
You do realize that the Packers line down the stretch was Newhouse- Lang- EDS-Sitton-Barclay right?
The exact same guys but with Bahktiari at LT and Newhouse still an option there. I am not stating its a great line. Just wanted to point this out to people who will post about how the Packers are missing all these guys from last years line. Its basically the same guys who played when the team made that second half push.
He's looking better than Newhouse now and will get even better with time. And with Bakhtiar replacing Bulaga and his open door policy on the left side, the offensive line should be much improved.
Besides a HORRIBLE defense that has a couple big names, the Packers OL will be their downfall this year. Rodgers can only do so much.
You mean right tackle don't you?
Anyway, Id like to see Barclay win the RT job leaving Newhouse as the swing tackle for both sides in case of injury. That's the best way to go about it IMO.
Nope. They will put David Bakhtiari in that spot. The Packers are very high on him.
No, that spot could be RIGHT tackle. There is zero chance barring catastrophic injuries that Barclay plays left tackle. His strength, actually bizarre for the Packers, is against the run. He's also probably a better finisher than Newhouse as a pass blocker, but get it clear – there's no line of sight for him at LT.
The O-line is in pretty good shape…..all things considered. Looking better than last year too. Combined with the prospects for an effective option at RB and the good rotations demonstrating themselves at practice on the D-side of things, I believe the Packers have made improvements over the team of last year……not major, at least some improvement. I feel good about their prospects this year, but man, what a schedule!
Barclay will be fine. He did a great job last year and he' ll do a great job this year. Nobody is better at finding talent, drafted or undrafted, than Mr. Ted Thompson.
He's a big road grader, a much better run blocker than Newhouse and with Eddie Lacy in the backfield, this is the right move.
Viking fans will be disappointed to learn that the O line will be vastly improved, they will need to find a new whipping horse to rail against.
Competition is good, but the reality is that having two young, relatively unproven tackles protecting one of the leagues best quarterbacks is not a good situation. Hope these guys prove me wrong. Go pack go!!
Barclay started at the end of last season – so he should only be better having more experience with the offense. Bakhtiari is an upgrade over Newhouse. Both are young guys just starting in their careers and according to camp watchers both are better this year than they were last year.
Lacey is also an upgrade. Teams won't be able to focus just on rushing Rodgers. They have to worry about the run game. This is going to reduce the sack count as well. Furthermore, the play action is going to allow the quicker stuff (quick slants on the outside and Finley up the middle) that teams took away last year.
overall, I see fewer hits on Rodgers this year.
That line's terrible. Good thing Rodgers is young.
I've said it before, but Vikings fans seem to have forgotten how badly the Packers offensive line MANHANDLED them in the fourth quarter at Lambeau last year. If you go back and watch that tape, a large portion of that dominance came while they were running behind Barclay. He also had his best game of the year in the first playoff game, helping the Packers eliminate an inferior opponent.
I understand that talking is the only thing teams that have never won can do, but at least get educated first.
Why are Vikings fans even talking. They're a college team.
What could go wrong with relying on slot machines in airports to fund a new stadium?
What could go wrong when your owner is being investigated for fraud?
What could go wrong drafting Christian Ponder in the first round?
What could go wrong relying on a division rivals castoffs to field your team?
Enjoy 7-9 this year Rick…..
We ran the ball a lot better – protected a lot better.
meh, I don't see any reason why the oline won't be good this year (or at least better than 09 and 2012's unit).