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Culture, Danube and Einstein Connect Novi Sad and Ulm
Potentials of Novi Sad for the candidacy for the European Capital of Culture will be presented at the Doanufest in Ulm/Neu-Ulm.
Quarter million visitors of this international event, which has been held since 1998, will have the chance, for the first time, to visit the pavilion of Novi Sad.
Various national communities, cultural institutions and festivals of Novi Sad, as well as the efforts of the City to become the European Capital of Culture, will be presented under the motto 'Novi Sad – Open City'.
Special surprise will be the digital 3D model of Albert Einstein's pipe, created especially for this audience in order to emphasise the connection between Ulm and Novi Sad.
'We have great potentials, but they are often unused and hidden, like the enormous energy in the matter, which Einstein discovered and expressed through formula E=mc2. We want to release the energy of Novi Sad and show it to the world', said Dr Andrej Fajgelj, Director of the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad.
This unique artefact was available only upon special request in the City Museum of Novi Sad, and after its premier in Ulm it will be available to all on the website of the Digital Heritage of Novi Sad (bbns.rs). It is one of the rare examples of 3D digitisation of cultural heritage in the region.
Fajgelj thanked numerous partners on the project: Matica Srpska, Museum of Vojvodina, City Museum of Novi Sad, Institutes for Culture of Ruthenians and Slovaks of Vojvodina, Exit Festival, Days of Brazil manifestation, Street Musicians Festival and Danube Dialogues.
Visitors of the pavilion will be able to get to know Novi Sad through exhibitions, screenings, artefacts and computer terminals, 'silent disco' through headphones will transfer the atmosphere of Novi Sad festivals, and there will be a section for children for which colouring books with motifs of Novi Sad were made. Special exhibitions will present different national communities of Novi Sad, including those that were more numerous in the past than today, like Armenians from Novi Sad.
The programme also commemorates 150 years since the Matica Srpska was relocated to Novi Sad and 60 years of the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad.
The Declaration from the 2nd International Danube Conference on Culture, which was brought to Novi Sad at the beginning of May by the cultural workers from the entire Danube Region, will be adopted during the Danube Festival in Ulm/Neu-Ulm.
Donaufest, the international Danube festival, is the leading event in the Danube Region when it comes to cultural manifestations and partnerships. It promotes unity in diversity, the idea of cultural cooperation and strengthening of European solidarity.
The pavilion of Novi Sad will be located in the Edwin Scharff Haus, on the Danube bank, where the central opening ceremony will also be held.
Einstein's Novi Sad Pipe
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, and in 1905, with his wife Mileva, he visited Novi Sad for the first time, and during this visit, he received a pipe for a gift from his father-in-law Miloš Marić, renowned citizen of Novi Sad. The year of 1905 is also called Einstein's Miraculous Year because in this year he published his most famous theories. 3D display of the pipe can be seen on the bbns.rs platform where you should type 'Albert Einstein's Pipe' in the search field.


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Amuse Bouche! Foie Nem, a Vietnamese summer roll with fermented vegetables and a chicken liver mousse.
Creme fraiche and hazelnut praline topped with yellow, white, red beets, and shaved Italian truffles. Heaven.
Mackerel cured with 5 year aged vinegar and served in a prosciutto broth with chanterelle mushrooms, black kimchi, and a red onion chip. As dreamy as it looks.
Homemade spaghetti with a dill emulsion and fresh ground pepper. Finished with Italian ursini olive oil. Mind-blowingly good. I pray to god I get to eat this again.
Butter poached Atlantic Halibut. Beurre blanc. Heirloom cherry tomatoes with tomato water emulsion. And kombu puree (fermented seaweed). I literally licked my plate clean.
Kamouraska lamb (filet and loin) avocado puree, lamb jus, and fresh arugula to finish.
Missing from these pictures are the bevy of amazing wines owner, Kabir Kapoor, paired with every course – a great way to taste a range of cult private imports in one sitting. Also, I may have scarfed down Morris' outrageously good babka before grabbing a shot – a rookie mistake, I know – but I blame the aforementioned wine pairing.
Delicious cuisine and attentive service always make for an amazing experience, so a BIG THANK YOU to the Fanty team! Le Fantome is open Tuesday through Saturday starting at 6pm so have a look on DINR for any last minute availabilities.


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This document contains the following information: Treasury minutes on the first and second reports from the Committee of Public Accounts session 2010-11: 1st report Support to incapacity benefits claimants through Pathways to Work - Department for Work and Pensions; 2nd report Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability - Ministry of Defence.
The 1st report was published as HC 404, session 2010-11 (ISBN 9780215554611); the 2nd report as HC 425, session 2010-11 (9780215554628).


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Pole (plane normal) is a concept, for instance, used in electron stereographic projection or so-called stereogram. Like drawing a map of the earth, you can imagine a crystal located inside a sphere as shown in Figure 4119. The first step to obtain a stereographic projection is to draw lines normal to corresponding crystal planes from the center of the sphere to intersect the sphere at point Ns (N1 to Nn) in the northern hemisphere (There are 5 Ns shown in the crystal example). Similarly, there are 5 Ss (S1 to S5) shown in the southern hemisphere and there are 6 Ps (P1 to P6) shown on the equatorial plane. These lines are so-called plane normals, poles, or face poles.
Figure 4119. The spherical projection. The crystal is located at the center of the sphere.
Assuming [UVW] is the electron beam direction, the poles (plane normals) at the UVW zone axis represent the possible diffraction planes for this zone. Therefore, when [UVW] is in the center of the projection, all the hkl reflections should be around the circumference of the projection. This is the reason that electron stereographic projection can be used for interpretation of electron diffraction patterns and determination of crystalline orientations.


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Majority of Fayetteville, NC City Council…a Dictatorship Government
For several years, I have been extremely disturbed by various actions of our city council. However, the Council's 6-4 vote on 22 August 2022 not to authorize a referendum on the Vote Yes Fayetteville petition has sent my disgust and distrust to a level beyond description. In my estimation, the six council members who voted not to put this referendum on the ballot simply followed the pattern of recent councils.
Dictatorship governments must be peacefully challenged.
That is, they are and – if not challenged – will continue to be a dictatorship government. An unattributed online definition says this is "a type of government in which a single person—the dictator—or party has absolute power. This means that the ruler or party has complete control. The rights of the people are typically suppressed in a dictatorship, sometimes to a great degree." I forthrightly contend that this is an accurate description of the recent past and current majority of Council, in general, and relating to the handling of the Vote Yes Fayetteville petition in particular.
In a CityView TODAY article headlined "City Council votes 6-4 against referendum on Vote Yes Initiative", Michael Futch explains the Vote Yes effort as follows:
The Vote Yes initiative would restructure the election process for City Council members. Instead of electing all nine members by district, four members would be elected at large and five would be elected from districts. The mayor would continue to be elected citywide.
Against that backdrop, consider how this council processed the referendum petition. The decision as to whether the issue would appear on the November ballot as a referendum rested with the council and their decision had to be made no later than 22 August. The matter was tabled in two earlier meetings because there was a question as to whether the group leading the petition drive had done all the required steps. The final sticking point was whether General Statute 163-218 applies to this type of petition. The statute is copied below:
Article 19. Petitions for Elections and Referenda. § 163-218. Registration of notice of circulation of petition. From and after July 1, 1957, notice of circulation of a petition calling for any election or referendum shall be registered with the county board of elections with which the petition is to be filed, and the date of registration of the notice shall be the date of issuance and commencement of circulation of the petition. (1957, c. 1239, s. 1; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
In their 8 August 2022 meeting, Council tasked City Attorney Karen McDonald with getting clarification regarding the Statute 163-218 question. In the 22 August meeting, McDonald reported that she had written to the Cumberland County Board of Elections regarding this issue. Copied below is the section of her letter that shows what information was requested:
I have been directed by the city Council to formally request (1) a copy of the filed notice of circulation and the date of registration as required in General Statute 163-218 and (2) whether the citizen-initiated petition is a valid petition since the provisions of 163-218 have not been met.
After stating that she had written to the Board of Elections and received a response, Attorney McDonald said, "At this point, Mayor, it appears, particularly based on the response, that there remains a question regarding the validity of the petition that was submitted to the City Council for consideration." Immediately after that statement, Councilmember Mario Benavente made a motion that the City Council not put the referendum on the November ballot. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Derrick Thompson.
Before the vote, Mayor Pro Tem Johnny Dawkins asked some questions of the attorney. At the end of their exchange, Dawkins said, "So, we don't know that the statute applies to the petition. Is that your guidance?" Attorney McDonald responded by saying, "No, my guidance is that when you look at 163-218, it says that …." (She quotes the statute as it appears above.) After quoting the statute, McDonald says, "Because we have not received that, the Council has not received that, it appears to me to be a legitimate question as to the validity of the petition."
The vote was taken and the Benavente motion carried 6-4. Voting in favor was Mayor Mitch Colvin, Council members Shakeyla Ingram, Mario Benavente, D.J. Haire, Derrick Thompson, and Courtney Banks-McLaughin. Voting in opposition to the motion, and wanting a referendum, were Council members Deno Hondros, Brenda McNair, Kathy Jensen, and Johnny Dawkins.
The letter from Angie Amaro, Interim Director of Elections, does say that a notice of circulation was not received by her office; however, the letter goes beyond that acknowledgement. What she writes makes it crystal clear, in my estimation, that she does not believe that this petition required a notice of circulation and she contends that the Fayetteville City Council has sole responsibility for determining the validity of the petition. The body of the Amaro letter is copied below:
I respond to your request for a document and an opinion as follows:
The North Carolina State Board of Elections maintains information and guidance on filing petitions on its website. The only petition form provided on that website is a North Carolina Petition Request. Neither the State Board's website nor the Petition Request form mentions a notice of circulation. I am not aware that any such form exists. Neither a document identified as a notice of circulation, nor a North Carolina Petition Request was filed in my office for this petition.
I supervised the verification of the signatures attached to the petition that was presented to my office and June 13, 2022, notified Bobby Hurst that 5,009 names of the 5,721 signatures were qualified. That is my certification of the petition. This petition is to the Fayetteville City Council, not the Board of Elections. I am advised by the counsel to the State Board of Elections and the county attorney that whether the petition is valid is a question for the city council, citing G. S. § 160A-104.
Critical considerations from what is presented above coupled with some other points not mentioned there are summarized below:
From Attorney McDonald's letter to Ms. Amaro: (1) the city was notified on March 18, 2022 of the petition initiative; (2) June 13, 2022, the city received notification that the petition had been certified.
The matter was tabled twice by the council after June 13th and not acted on until the last permitted day. Council had some 68 days in which to act on this petition, but waited until the last possible day.
In the letter from Angie Amaro, Interim Director of Elections, to Attorney McDonald, she presents reasons for concluding that there is not a requirement for submission of a notice of circulation. This input from Amaro was not mentioned in the August 22nd meeting.
Every indication is that Amaro is correct in stating that, under G.S. § 160A-104, it is City Council's responsibility to determine validity of the petition. It reasonably follows that where over 5,000 registered voters were verified to have legitimately signed the petition, council members should have protected the process no matter their individual objections to the petition. That is, in fairness to citizens, council should have early on identified the concern and tenaciously worked to clarify the situation and advise the Vote Yes Fayetteville leadership. What is presented here indicates that Council made no serious effort to deal fairly with those of us among the 5,000 plus signers.
The bottom line is that everything here points to a majority of the most recent and present Fayetteville City Councils intentionally managing the petition process in a fashion that achieved their desired outcome of defeating it. In doing so, they clearly suppressed the rights and the will of over 5,000 citizens. I submit that this is a dictatorship government that abuses citizens, disregards individual rights, and will take this city to an unimaginable low point of existence. We cannot allow this to happen. Fayetteville citizens must faithfully gather information, think clearly, be informed voters who focus on issues and refuse to have their thinking controlled by skin color or self-interest; in the end, stand up for what is right, for what is Godly.
To the Vote Yes Fayetteville leadership, please tell me: (1) that there is a definite plan for challenging Council's action in this matter; (2) how to financially support that plan; (3) what else I might do to help.
6 responses to "Majority of Fayetteville, NC City Council…a Dictatorship Government"
John Bantsolas says:
Karl: I agree with you 100%. Thanks for putting this together.
Glen D Barnes says:
I agree 100 % with you Karl. The character makeup of this council is questionable which renders such outcomes as them voting down the proposal/recommendation of the vote yes proposal. It is a corrupt dictatorship ruling Fayetteville, nothing else would be a fair assessment. Your assessment is spot on correct.
Vernon Jacks says:
I have stood in agreement with Mayor Colvin's decisions in the past, and have supported City Council's decisions also. However, your article here makes a lot of sense, because I myself wondered, if there was a decision to be made by the Mayor and City Council that needed more research why put off for two months that research only to vote in a manner which does not give the people of Fayetteville a right to vote on that matter? After my own research, originally I was against, "Vote Yes Fayetteville," and may still be; but allow us voters to choose!
Craig Stewart says:
How can any fair unbiased thinking individual not want to have a larger voice in their local government? Currently a Fayetteville citizen only has two council members, including the mayor, who are responsible to his or her vote. The others will not listen to your concerns because you cannot vote them out of office. It is intellectually unsound to be against this petition.
Well written Mr. Merritt, and courageous, even though you merely stick to facts. Besides the "no vote" in Council, I hope the State BOE will eliminate the grey space between the 1957 law verbiage and the website forms. Incomprehensible why this wasn't addressed 60 days ago.
Harry Byard says:
I am one of those who signed the petition. In the past I voted for the mayor, but will not repeat that mistake. Those in power did what they could to prevent a vote for the referendum, and they succeeded in taking my right to choose away from me. I don't appreciate that. I hope the "vote yes" committee tries again.
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52,035,897 is an odd composite number composed of three prime numbers multiplied together.
What does the number 52035897 look like?
52035897 is an odd composite number. It is composed of three distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of eight divisors.
Prime factorization of 52035897:
3 × 89 × 194891
See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 52035897 from the Numbermatics database.
Names of 52035897
Cardinal: 52035897 can be written as Fifty-two million, thirty-five thousand, eight hundred ninety-seven.
Scientific notation: 5.2035897 × 107
Factors of 52035897
Sum of prime factors: 194983
Divisors of 52035897
1 3 89 267 194891 584673 17345299 52035897
Sum of all divisors σ(n): 70161120
Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 18125223
52035897 is a deficient number, because the sum of its proper divisors (18125223) is less than itself. Its deficiency is 33910674
Bases of 52035897
Binary: 110001101000000001001110012
Hexadecimal: 0x31A0139
Base-36: UZB5L
Squares and roots of 52035897
52035897 squared (520358972) is 2707734576594609
52035897 cubed (520358973) is 140899397531015684679273
The square root of 52035897 is 7213.5911306365
The cube root of 52035897 is 373.3369843571
How big is 52035897?
52,035,897 seconds is equal to 1 year, 34 weeks, 6 hours, 24 minutes, 57 seconds.
To count from 1 to 52,035,897 would take you about two years!
A cube with a volume of 52035897 cubic inches would be around 31.1 feet tall.
Recreational maths with 52035897
52035897 backwards is 79853025
The sum of 52035897's digits is 39
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The formal conditions, which allow to guarantee the features utility while statistical recognition of two classes, are formulated. At the same time, only limited data on individual and general probability characteristics of the features are used. The constructability of the obtained conditions is demonstrated on the example of solving the problem of recognizing the thermal and pseudothermal effects of the metal crystallization.
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Our meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 at the KC Hall (formerly the American Legion Hall) in Philo, IL.
Steak dinners are served before each meeting at about 6:30, with fellowship beginning at 6:00.
The Philo Knights of Columbus hall is located at 108 S. Harrison St. in Philo, Illinois
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Our council is named in the honor of Father John C. Hecht (1918-1995) who was the long-time priest of the St. Thomas Catholic parish of Philo, serving from the 1950s through the late 1980s.
About the beginnings of the Knights of Columbus. On Oct. 2, 1881, a group of men met in the basement of St. Mary's Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Conn. Called together by their 29-year-old parish priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, these men formed a fraternal society that would one day become the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization.
As the assistant pastor of St. Mary's Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.
The above information is provided courtesy of the Knights of Columbus official website. More information can be found on the website of the Father Michael J. McGivney Guild.


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Home > Contents > People > Photographers > Edinburgh Stereographic Company
Other: E.S.C.
Active: Scotland / US
The E.S.C. remains a mysterious entity, not listed in trade directories of the period. It exhibited 12 transparent stereoviews in 1858 at the Photographic Society of Scotland Exhibition in Edinburgh. It may have been similar to the London Stereoscopic Company, with its own in-house production, but also retailing views by other photographers. For example, Moffat views are seen with the E.S.C. blindstamp.
Blindstamps on some views indicate that it also had premises at 337 Broadway, New York. Intriguingly, this address is called the Moffat Building!
A series entitled 'Edinburgh and its Environs in the Stereoscope' is found with the E.S.C. blindstamp, but also with the Lennie blindstamp. Moffat used a strikingly similar 'Edinburgh and its Environs' title.
So what is the link with John Moffat? In Moffat's biography there is a photo of his second wife's brother, James Brown Knott, posing with a stereoscopic camera. Knott had a studio at 60 Princes Street called the Edinburgh Photographic Rooms. He had US links; he married in Brooklyn in 1854. Could the E.S.C. be J.B. Knott?
Biography taken, with permission, from: Peter Blair, 2018, Scotland in 3D, (P3DB Publishing)
New York City, NY, US
Edinburgh, Great Britan
[5-6] *"Publisher"; 337 Broadway, NY. Little-known early producer & marketer, seems to have been based primarily in Edinburgh, Scotland & operated for short period in NYC. Views uncommon, most of Europe, rare of NYC/Brooklyn, Catskill Mtns. in late 50s; used blindstamp; source of negs unknown.
*"Producer and Marketer"; 337 Broadway, NY; used blind-stamp. Home base appears to have been Edinburgh; active in NY for only short period. Views mainly of Europe, but rarely of US, photog. unknown.
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the United States of America, (National Stereoscopic Association)


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The DC movie Aquaman is one of the biggest hits that the studio has ever released, and its worldwide box office take that is expected to eclipse Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice this weekend. However, despite the movie's huge success, director James Wan is not happy about the fact the movie hasn't been included in the nominees shortlist for a visual effects Academy Award.
There are 10 semi-finalists for the visual effects category at the upcoming Oscars, including all three of last year's Marvel movies, but Aquaman is not among then. Wan took to Facebook to praise the work of visual effects supervisor Kelvin McIlwain, and made his feelings known about the movie's apparent snub.
Although Aquaman was the first DC movie since the flop Justice League in November 2017, there's plenty more from the studio on the way. Shazam! arrives in April, while the Joker origin movie is set for release in October. Beyond that, we have Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman 1984 due in 2020, plus the James Gunn-written Suicide Squad reboot to look forward to.


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Juarez reports COVID-19 outbreaks at prison, migrant shelter and shopping center
Despite the death of one inmate, Mexican officials emphasize the spread has been limited at that and the other two sites
One inmate of the Cereso 3 state prison in Juarez has died of COVID-19 and 10 others are suspected of being asymptomatic carriers of the disease, Mexican health officials say. (photo Roberto Delgado/Special to Border Report)
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Authorities in Juarez, Mexico are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in a shopping center, a migrant shelter and a crowded state penitentiary.
At Cereso 3 prison, medical authorities are turning a recreational area into a makeshift care center following the death of one inmate. The unnamed prisoner fell ill and was taken to a hospital where he died of COVID-19, said Dr. Arturo Valenzuela, head of the Chihuahua state Health Department in Juarez.
Eight beds and medical equipment have been placed in the rec area, as up to 10 additional inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus. Those inmates are asymptomatic and health department personnel are on the premises to investigate if there are more cases, he said.
The asymptomatic inmates are isolated and one or two others are under observation. "This has forced the (prison) to take preventive actions, but it's a limited exposure. Not many people are involved. There has been no (widespread) dispersion," Valenzuela said.
Border Report couldn't immediately confirm how many inmates are held at the prison. Mexican news reports say it's in excess of 2,000.
At the Leona Vicario federal migrant shelter, a family of three has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is under isolation. Valenzuela said the family will probably be transferred elsewhere to minimize the risk of contagion to other migrants.
Just like at the prison, health department officials are at the shelter screening occupants for possible contagion and talking to officials at the facility to implement actions to prevent further outbreaks.
The shelter holds more than 350 Central Americans, Cubans and South Americans. It stopped taking in new arrivals in December after a measles outbreak, so it's unknown how the migrant family caught COVID-19.
At an unnamed Juarez shopping center, an undisclosed number of employees also caught the coronavirus. Valenzuela characterized it as "the lesser" of the three outbreaks, given that foot traffic there has considerably gone down in the past two weeks due to enforcement of stay-at-home regulations in Juarez.
As of Thursday morning, that city had recorded 805 COVID-19 cases and 172 fatalities. That's 52 more cases and seven more deaths compared to Wednesday's count.
In the state of Chihuahua, opposite Texas and New Mexico, 1,272 cases are confirmed as are 224 deaths. Health Department Chief Epidemiologist Gumaro Barrios said nine of the dead were medical workers: three doctors, four nurses and two aides. He said an additional 150 state workers caught the coronavirus, but are now over it.
Officials in El Paso suspect Juarez has many more undiagnosed cases due to limited testing — almost all the testing is being done at government hospitals once a person comes in sick. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, earlier this week said Juarez may have tested less than 0.5% of its population so far, compared to 2.5% in El Paso County and 5% in neighboring Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
Valenzuela himself has admitted that the state of Chihuahua may have thousands more undiagnosed, asymptomatic cases. He said Juarez authorities would address that issue on Friday.
by Raphael Satter (Reuters) via Nexstar Media Wire / Jan 20, 2021


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Men's Vocal Ensemble: We Can Too
The Men's Vocal Ensemble strive for perfection.
Walking through the silent halls of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts the sound of an unfamiliar deep melody echoes through to those who listen. In room 405 magic is being created by the voices of various young men.
The Men's vocal ensemble is a very recently created elective at Frank Sinatra School of The Arts. It is a men's acapella group put together by one of the vocal studio teachers, Ms.Best.With many seniors and a few underclassmen, the diverse voices in this ensemble showcases a group of talented musicians, who demonstrate love and dedication for their art.
"Well my expectations, especially because it's the first guy acapella group, it's got to be high, up to par, especially with the women's, because they have a rep, we got to keep up, hopefully pass them." Nelson Rivera, a sophomore vocal major stated.
With a bit of competitiveness Nelson delves into the idea that as a freshman he had hoped for such a group, but was disappointed to discover that it was offered but only for the girls. Now to be given the opportunity, and as the only sophomore, he believes it's a way to showcase what the men are capable of.
"I feel like a big misconception is that you need women for a choir, but you don't. I feel that this empowers men, because we are able to sing high and low notes, and this allows us todemonstrate our range," Pierce Vencer, a senior Vocal major said. He goes on to project his opinion on the ability of men to sing with emotion.
Describing the vocal capacity of the singers in the men's ensemble as exquisite, Christian Castro, another Senior Vocal Major, also touches on the ability of men vocalists.
"Although women have more natural ability to sing higher notes, and it doesn't really always work with guys, we do pretty well and we're picking up on what we need to know," he says. Christian goes on to talk about his future views of the ensemble saying that he believes it will be a success.
With only a handful of days of practice under their belt, the transition from imperfect to improved will mold into perfection. And on stage they will be like the "Treble Makers fromPitch Perfect" as Christian described, instead this time they'll be called The Men's Vocal Ensemble from Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.
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The men's parallel giant slalom event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States. The qualification runs were held on 14 February and the final rounds on 15 February.

Medalists

Qualification

The top 16 racers, based on their qualification time, advanced to the elimination rounds.

Elimination round
In the elimination round, each head-to-head contest consists of two runs. If one competitor wins both runs, that competitor advances. If the runs are split, the racer with the overall fastest time advances.

* In a tie, the winner of the second run advances.

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Home » movie buzz » my week at the movies: 'Crank: High Voltage,' 'Tyson,' 'Sleep Dealer,' 'Is Anybody There?,' 'American Violet'
my week at the movies: 'Crank: High Voltage,' 'Tyson,' 'Sleep Dealer,' 'Is Anybody There?,' 'American Violet'
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BUMPED UP: To note that I've added another screening this week: The Soloist (opens in the U.S. on April 24, and in the U.K. on September 11), the Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. movie about crazy musical genius. It's from director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) and screenwriter Susannah Grant (Catch and Release, Charlotte's Web, and ho-lee crap, they let a woman write a movie that's not about weddings!), so, you know, awesome. Also: I was so afraid this screening was going to be on next Monday night, when I'm supposed to go hear a lecture by Phil "Bad Astronomy" Plait at the American Museum of Natural History here in NYC. Phil is cool, plus we were on a panel together at WorldCon in Los Angeles in 2006, plus his lecture is called "Death from the Skies!" (with an exclamation point), so I really didn't want to miss that.
Honestly, there's something so deeply wrong about these Crank movies — No. 2, Crank: High Voltage, opens on April 16 in the U.K. and on April 17 in the U.S. — as if they were designed to push boundaries that no one ever even knew existed before and hasten the four horsemen of the cinemapocalypse in their journey. And yet, I kinda liked the first one, and I expect to get something of a kick out of the second one. Is that wrong? Voltage won't screen for critics, but I'll check it out on Friday, once it opens.
Tyson (now playing in the U.K.; opens April 24 in the U.S.) is James Toback's documentary about the man who is perhaps the worst excuse for an athlete ever in the history of professional game-players. This is one of those movies that throws up the greatest barriers to my quest to remain as objective as possible, even while also being biast.
Sleep Dealer (opens April 17 in the U.S.; no U.K. release date has been announced) is a non-English-language science fiction movie made in Mexico by an American filmmaker (Alex Rivera), and will offer — perhaps — a less than complimentary view on the U.S. and its immigration policies, official and unofficial. So, you know: it's doomed at the box office, of course.
John Crowley made the uncomfortable Boy A and the problematic but challenging Intermission. Now he's offering us Is Anybody There? (opens in the U.S. on April 17, and in the U.K. on May 1), about a kid in 1980s England who lives in the old age home that his parents run, and unhappily so, until Michael Caine moves in…
It's not about gardening or flowers, but American Violet (opens in the U.S. on April 17; no U.K. release date has been announced) does feature a hardy mum: a woman swept up in a drug raid in Texas in 2000 who wasn't guilty of anything, and fought back. (Her name isn't Violet, in case you were wondering.) Based on a true story!
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Moore County Schools honored with State Superintendent's Purple Star District Award
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Moore County Schools is one of eight school districts in the state being recognized for their support of military students and families during the current school year. The school district will be honored with the State Superintendent's Purple Star District Award. The schools will be recognized at a virtual ceremony on April 14, according to a press release from the N.C. Department of Public Instructions.
The other seven districts honored with the State Superintendent's Purple Star District Award are DODEA Camp Lejeune Schools, Carteret County Schools, Cumberland County Schools, Harnett County Schools, Pender County Schools, Wayne County Public Schools and Whiteville City Schools.
In recognition of the state's rich military history, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction recognized hundreds of schools as part of its Purple Star Award Designation initiative which first launched in the 2019-20 school year.
In addition to eight districts being recognized, 288 schools, including five charter schools and seven Department of Defense Education Agency (DODEA) schools, will receive the Purple Star recognition. These schools hail from 13 districts across North Carolina and represent an increase from the 10 districts in which schools earned the recognition in the prior school year. All 22 of Moore County Schools are Purple Star schools.
The award is designed to assist military families to identify military-friendly schools as they transition into North Carolina.
Last year, Moore County had 20 schools that were awarded the Purple Star distinction. The Moore County School District Military Liaison shared last year the school district was "well ahead of meeting the requirements since our schools already had systems in place such as New Student Orientations and Student 2 Student programs designed to support our military-connected students. Our goal for next school year is to have 100% of our campuses receive the award."
The N.C. Department of Public Instructions continues this initiative as a way to honor the schools that demonstrate military-friendly practices and a commitment to military students and families. Schools across the state applied for the special designation, and schools deemed as Purple Star Schools are those that completed several required activities, plus an optional activity, aimed at ensuring strong support for students of military families. Schools earning the Purple Star Award were required to have a staff member as a designated point of contact for military students and families, a designated central administration staff member supporting the point of contact in the school and also the provision of annual professional development addressing special considerations for military students and families.
In addition, Purple Star schools provide a dedicated page on their websites for military family resources or links to the district's webpage with military family resources as well as a transition program to support inbound and outbound military students and families, along with a checklist for their use.
For the optional activities, awarded schools selected from one of five activities with many of the schools opting for more than one. These include a school-hosted annual military recognition event such as Month of the Military Child, Month of the Military Family, Purple-Up! For Military Kids!, Veteran's Day and Memorial Day. Schools may also have conducted a support project connecting the school with the military community, such as adopt-a-school, letters or care package collections for troops, a staff common-read book about military students or a school video or slideshow of pictures to highlight certain aspects of the school facility (i.e. gym, cafeteria, media center, typical classroom, playground) on its website as a way to help orient new students transitioning to the area.
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Greene King to invest in BAME communities because of links to slavery
"It is inexcusable that one of our founders profited from slavery and argued against its abolition in the 1800s,"
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Two of Britain's largest companies have vowed to pay money benefiting black and ethnic minorities after their roles in the slave trade were revealed.
Insurance giant Lloyd's of London and pub chain Greene King said they will devote large sums to projects assisting minorities, after they were named in a database of companies connected to slavery compiled by University College London.
The list is a sign of how Britain's past involvement with the slave trade – which has led to the tearing down of statues – has begun to impact on the corporate sector.
Greene King was founded in 1799 by Benjamin Greene, who became one of 47,000 people who benefited from compensation paid to slave owners when slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833.
Greene surrendered rights to three plantations in the West Indies in return for what amounts to £500,000 in today's money.
While Greene King's past connections to slavery are not mentioned on the company's website, chief executive Nick Mackenzie told the Daily Telegraph the company would update its site on Thursday, while he also offered an apology for that chapter of the pub chain's history.
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"It is inexcusable that one of our founders profited from slavery and argued against its abolition in the 1800s," he told the paper.
"We don't have all the answers, so that is why we are taking time to listen and learn from all the voices, including our team members and charity partners, as we strengthen our diversity and inclusion work."
Mr Mackenzie said Greene King would make a "substantial investment" to benefit the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community and work to support its own race diversity.
With regard to Lloyd's, the database shows that Simon Fraser, a founder subscriber member, was given £400,000 in today's money to give up an estate in Dominica.
A Lloyd's spokesman told the Telegraph: "We are sorry for the role played by the Lloyd's market in the 18th and 19th century slave trade.
"We will provide financial support to charities and organisations promoting opportunity and inclusion for black and minority ethnic groups."


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Q: How to rotate an ViewGroup I have an FrameLayout and I use WindowManager.addView to show this FrameLayout as a float window. In this FrameLayout there are many subviews such as ImageView and SeekBar. Then I need rotate this FrameLayout through View.setRotate. After this method called, the FrameLayout seems rotated but when I want to interact it by some subviews in it, I found all subviews still in the origin place before it rotated. So how do I rotate an ViewGroup with all its subview?

A: You can try this:
RelativeLayout mainLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.main);
int w = mainLayout.getWidth();
int h = mainLayout.getHeight();

mainLayout.setRotation(270.0f);
mainLayout.setTranslationX((w - h) / 2);
mainLayout.setTranslationY((h - w) / 2);

ViewGroup.LayoutParams lp = (ViewGroup.LayoutParams) mainLayout.getLayoutParams();
lp.height = w;
lp.width = h;
mainLayout.requestLayout();

This should help.


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Layher är en tysk tillverkare av ställningssystem. Moderbolag i koncernen är Wilhelm Layher GmbH & Co. KG, ett tyskt familjeföretag som grundades 1945 och idag har fler än 2 200 anställda. Företaget  tillverkar och utvecklar byggnadsställningar i egna fabriker i Eibensbach i södra Tyskland. Layher är en originaltillverkare som 1965 lanserade ramställningen SpeedyScaf (på tyska Blitz Gerüst) som förändrade den tyska marknaden för byggnadsställningar. 1974 lanserade Layher modulställningen Allround och 2013 lanserades den fjärde versionen av detta system, Allround Lightweight, i höghållfast stål vilket möjliggör lägre godstjocklek och vikt.

Layher är med sina dotterbolag etablerade i 42 länder. I Sverige säljer och marknadsför det helägda dotterbolaget Layher AB företagets produkter sedan 1986.

Layher AB har huvudkontor i Upplands Väsby och ytterligare två servicedepåer i Partille samt i Kåge, har 30-tal anställda (2022).

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Home World Asia News Aizhai Bridge has become the highest and longest suspension bridge in the...
Aizhai Bridge has become the highest and longest suspension bridge in the world
Workers put the finishing touches to the Aizhai Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou, Hunan, China, this week, just in time for its opening.
At 1,102 ft up and 3,858 ft across the ambitious Aizhai suspension bridge has become the highest and longest in the world.
Work started on the engineering feat in October 2007 and the bulk of the work finished at the end of last year.
It is designed to ease traffic in the Jishou area of Hunan province and officially opened to motorists today.
At 1,102 ft up and 3,858 ft across the ambitious Aizhai suspension bridge has become the highest and longest in the world
Drivers can take in the views of the Dehang Canyon as they steer their way across all 3,858 ft of the new sky-high road which links two tunnels.
The bridge, which is lit up at night with 1,888 lights, is the fourth suspension bridge to cross a valley so wide it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges.
Once on the bridge cars and lorries can motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway at about 50 mph. Pedestrians can also walk along it on a special walkway under the road.
Aizhai suspension bridge is a key part of the Jishou-Chadong Expressway, a 64-kilometre road which has 18 different tunnels which cover about half of its length.
It is hoped Aizhai bridge will help ease traffic jams which are common in the mountainous area which has narrow, steep and winding roads.
The structure is supported by a base 78 ft wide.
China has the longest bridge in the world, the Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge which is just over 100 miles long and was built two years ago to carry the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway.
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Whitetail Deer Fawn
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About: After a full day or running around the forest this cute whitetail deer fawn is taking a rest in a green grassy meadow. White tail fawns have a spotted reddish coat that is fairly silky. The spots enable the fawn to camouflage itself in the surrounding natural environment. These baby deer lose their spots within 3 to 4 months after birth.
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Colorful Parrots
Another fun puzzle is here. Today we feature two vividly colored parrots. Parrots, along with ravens, crows, jays and magpies, are among the most intelligent birds. They are very popular as pets because of their ability to imitate human voices and other sounds.
Pinnated Grouse
The Pinnated Grouse or Greater Prairie Chicken is a large bird in the grouse family. It was once abundant in North America, but has become extremely rare or extinct. These birds were once widespread all across the oak savanna and tall grass prairie ecosystem. They prefer undisturbed prairie but can tolerate agricultural land mixed with prairie. They eat seeds and fruit, but during the summer they also eat insects and green plants. The puzzle is based on an illustration by John James Audubon from his color-plate book entitled The Birds of America.
We all know who that is, but did you know that the statement that man's best friend is the dog was first recorded as being made by Frederick II, King of Prussia, referring to one of his Italian greyhounds as his best friend? Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship, and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals. This impact on human society has really earned them the title of "man's best friend".
Colorful Cartoon Llamas
In this fun new puzzle we feature six colorful cartoon llamas. Llamas are very social animals and live with other llamas as a herd. Llamas, which are well-socialized and trained to halter and lead after weaning, are very friendly and pleasant to be around. They are extremely curious and most will approach people easily.
Cute Robin Bird
Today's new puzzle features a cute robin bird.The Robin lives in Eurasia east to Western Siberia, south to Algeria and on the Atlantic islands as far west as the Azores and Madeira. Both the male and female robins have similar plumage; an orange breast and face, lined by a bluish grey on the sides of the neck and chest.
This is a jigsaw puzzle of a tropical fish swimming amount the coral. Solve it and see the beautiful fish and it's underwater habitat.
Solve this new online jigsaw puzzle and see the beautiful horse running on a green, grassy meadow.
Cute Frog
Solve this new jigsaw puzzle and see the cute frog sitting on a red flower.
Squirrel On Tree Limb
This fun new puzzle features a cute and furry squirrel sitting on a tree limb.
Rose Ringed Parakeet
The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is native to Africa and South Asia. In the wild, rose-ringed parakeets usually feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries, and seeds. Rose-ringed parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 in) in length, including the tail feathers. The adult male sports a red and black neck ring, females and immature birds show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. Rose-ringed parakeets are popular as pets. Both males and females have the ability to mimic human speech.
Tigress And Cubs
The tiger's litter is usually two or three cubs, occasionally as few as one or as many as six. The tigress rear them alone, with the birth site and maternal den in a sheltered location such as a thicket, cave or rocky crevice. The cubs open their eyes at six to fourteen days old. By eight weeks, the cubs make short ventures outside the den with their mother. . The cubs often become capable hunters at eleven months old.
Lapwings
This new puzzle features a pair of lapwings and their nest. The traditional terms `plover`, `lapwing` and `dotterel` were coined long before modern understandings of the relationships between different groups of birds emerged: in consequence, several of the Vanellinae are still often called `plovers`, and the reverse also applies, albeit more rarely, to some Charadriinae (the `true` plovers and dotterels). The birds in this puzzle are Northern Lapwing. The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasia. It is highly migratory over most of its extensive range, wintering further south as far as north Africa, northern India, Pakistan, and parts of China. It is a wader which breeds on cultivated land and other short vegetation habitats. 3 – 4 eggs are laid in a ground scrape. The nest and young are defended noisily and aggressively against all intruders, up to and including horses and cattle.


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Jason Hatcher Uses Miami Vacation To Dodge Winter Weather
Beautiful day to be alive.. Everyday i open my eyes i understand how blessed i am.. Thanks you God for waking me up today!!! #blessed
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Consider Washington Redskins defensive end Jason Hatcher lucky.
While the Washington, D.C., area was experiencing bitter cold over the weekend and it's first significant snowstorm of 2015 Monday evening, Hatcher was seaside in Miami.
The mini-vacation was a Valentine's Day getaway according to the Grambling State product.
He wasn't the only Redskin in the Sunshine State over the weekend, as Kirk Cousins was also there working on his arm.
Cousins, whose dad lives near the Orlando area, threw the ball around with students of Estero High School.
You really can't throw shade when you have a view like this.. #blessed #valentineweekend #lovewhodeservestobe
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Papa John's Redskins Touchdown Special
You can get one free topping at local Papa John's locations today after the Redskins scored one touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 29.
Former Redskins QB Sammy Baugh Named To NFL 100 All-Time Team
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Recent Emails with Steph…..
To: Steph
From: Cece
Subject: I have news
To: Cece
From: Steph
Subject: RE I have news
OMG – TELL ME!
(I have news too)
Follow up email from Steph To Cece who ran to Blockbuster……….
I will pepper you with emails until you tell me your news!
And I won't show you mine until you show me yours……..
Subject: RE: I have news
OMG OM GOM GGGGGGGGGGGGGG OMGGGGGGGGGG
LOL sorry I had to run to blockbuster!
I SOLD!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, you heard me right. Steph and I sold on the same day. DRINK THE WATER!!!!
BWAAAAAA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :woot:
I sold Blue Collar Chicks to Kesington for Aphrodesia!!!!!!!!
53 thoughts on "Recent Emails with Steph….."
Raine on February 28, 2006 at 6:19 am said:
I was late for the announcement, but I'm first to the party! :memememe:
CONGRATULATIONS, CECE!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
So happy for you!!!! :kiss:
Eve on February 28, 2006 at 6:55 am said:
:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:Way to go Cece – this is marvelous news! No wait – this is beyond marvelous its, its … stupendous – oh what the hell – its orgasmic!
Linda on February 28, 2006 at 7:05 am said:
Oh, my GOD! This is so excellent it's beyond words! :woot:
*Now* I get "Drink the water!" :dork:
Congrats, Cece!
Bebo on February 28, 2006 at 7:16 am said:
HOORAY!!! HIP HIP HOOORAY!!! Yipee, even!
WooHoo!!!!! :woot:
I want some of that water…. :memememe:
Sela on February 28, 2006 at 7:16 am said:
WAAAAHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Huge jumping up and down on your behalf!!!!! You completely and totally rock!!!
:woot::yell::woot::yell::woot:
Saskia on February 28, 2006 at 7:41 am said:
Many, many congratulations, Cece!!!
Steph T. on February 28, 2006 at 7:43 am said:
YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations again, honey!!! I'm so thrilled for you!!!
:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot:
And yes, Friday was a fun day!! (note that Cece kept me waiting for over an hour for her news…):pimpn:
Steph – she kept YOU waiting over an hour – (you need a very sarcastic smilie here) gee, imagine that …
riemannia on February 28, 2006 at 8:12 am said:
That is fantastic!!! Stupendous! I'm so happy for you. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
Mik on February 28, 2006 at 8:14 am said:
YOU ROCK, GIRLFRIEND!! I am SO thrilled for you!! :woot:
Dennie on February 28, 2006 at 8:24 am said:
WOOHOO!!!!!!! :woot::woot::woot:
You so totally ROCK !!! :woot:
(glad to see you blogging again, too)
Carol B. on February 28, 2006 at 8:33 am said:
Wow. WOW! :yell: I'm overwhelmed. Larissa, then you and Steph. Definitely gotta get me some of that water.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! (YES, I'M SCREAMING!!)
WOO-HOO!!! YEA!!! WAY TO GO! :woot:
Teresa on February 28, 2006 at 8:43 am said:
OMG, Cece – that's FANTASTIC!!!! Many, mega congrats :woot::woot::woot:
Larissa on February 28, 2006 at 8:44 am said:
WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Congratulations, Cece!!!! That's AWESOME! Yayayayayayay! :-)8-):D:memememe:
kacey on February 28, 2006 at 8:50 am said:
wow, sales are in the water, aren't they??? Congrats!! That is SO COOL!!!
Sandy J on February 28, 2006 at 9:00 am said:
Cece, I am so happy for you! Wonderful, wonderful news! Way to go!
And love your new blog! Glad to see you back!
Lynn Daniels on February 28, 2006 at 9:25 am said:
WOO HOO! WTG Cece!
(Love the new blog look — I'd lost ya for a while there.)
Kelly Parra on February 28, 2006 at 9:45 am said:
I heard the news at writeminded–major congrats!!
Emma Sinclair on February 28, 2006 at 9:50 am said:
HUGE Congratulations!!!
So thrilled for you!!
:woot::woot::woot:
Monica on February 28, 2006 at 9:56 am said:
It's well-earned, you're a great writer! I have fallen down on my blog rounds so badly! I just heard the news and just got around to seeing your new look! It's wonderful.
This makes my day too!:woot:
Rene on February 28, 2006 at 10:04 am said:
I saw the clue on Writeminded and wanted to offer my congratulations. I can't believe how many people have sold in such a short time. It really is exciting and inspiring.
Elisabeth on February 28, 2006 at 10:26 am said:
Congratulations!!!! WOW!!! :woot:
Amy K. on February 28, 2006 at 10:29 am said:
YAY!!!!!! Huge congrats, Cece!!! I'm so excited for you!!!
Have a glass of the bubbly for me!
Bonnie Ferguson on February 28, 2006 at 10:35 am said:
Congratulations!!! :memememe:
Charlene Teglia on February 28, 2006 at 10:43 am said:
Congratulations! I am loving all these big announcements.
PJ on February 28, 2006 at 10:58 am said:
:heythere: I want some of this magic water too!
Big Congrats! :woot: Okay – who's next?
~PJ~
PBW on February 28, 2006 at 11:31 am said:
You and Larissa and Steph are going to have to start breathing on the rest of us, Cece. I'm so happy for you, congratulations.
Susie on February 28, 2006 at 11:58 am said:
:memememe: I have to add my CONGRATS to the growing list. And glad to find a place here to do it. I just finished, "Once in a Blue Moon" this morning and am looking forward to the new offering. You're writing is HOT!:ohmy:
Jordan on February 28, 2006 at 12:39 pm said:
YAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot: I'm so happy for you!!! I hadn't heard. It's about time.
Gina Black on February 28, 2006 at 12:42 pm said:
Yay!! This is great news. Please breathe on me, eh? 😉 (My oh my what a lot of fun icons you have :leo:)
Lydia on February 28, 2006 at 1:26 pm said:
Huge congrats!
Joely on February 28, 2006 at 3:02 pm said:
Cece, Larissa and Stephanie sent me over. Huge congratulations on your sale!!!
cece on February 28, 2006 at 3:07 pm said:
Manomanomanoman! How do I even begin to thank ya'll?
You all :woot: :woot: ROck!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you from the very bottom of my very humble, grateful heart. :kiss:
P. S. Gina consider yourself breathed on. Susie…check's in the mail :lighterup:
Patrice Michelle on February 28, 2006 at 4:02 pm said:
Awesome news! Congratulations on your sale to Kensington!!! 🙂
Michelle on February 28, 2006 at 5:16 pm said:
Cece!! I'm so excited for you!!!! SCREAM! :woot:
Suzanne on February 28, 2006 at 6:03 pm said:
Congrats, Cece!!!
Jean on February 28, 2006 at 7:15 pm said:
Congratulations! Way to go!
Jaq on February 28, 2006 at 7:27 pm said:
Already said it, but congratulations, hon!!! YOu worked hard for this, enjoy it!!! Major, major congrats, very happy for you!!
Sasha on February 28, 2006 at 8:26 pm said:
Whoo Hoooo!!
I knew you coudl do it!!
AND you've got a blog again now. 😎
Sybil on March 1, 2006 at 1:29 am said:
And of course I just answered my own question in the email I sent you. LOL but now I have others ;).
Sylvia Day on March 1, 2006 at 2:44 am said:
HelenKay on March 1, 2006 at 7:35 am said:
Shannon on March 1, 2006 at 7:43 am said:
Hot dayum!!! :woot:
Congratulatiojns!
Edie on March 1, 2006 at 8:13 am said:
Congratulations, Cece! I love it that so many new writers are selling! :woot:
Eve Asbury/Gayle Eden on March 1, 2006 at 2:16 pm said:
:lol:oh my God…EvieMac stutters…Im more than thrilled for you. Im simply laughing with joy, knowing how talented you are, how darned hard you've worked this biz the last few years. Im just really, really, really super excited that you've arrived where you belong!
Dian aka Gayle/Eve/eviemac….
Lori on March 1, 2006 at 8:12 pm said:
Wow!! Congrats Cece!! :woot:
Janice Lynn on March 1, 2006 at 8:22 pm said:
Wow!!!! That is awesome Cece!!! I am so happy for you & I love the title!!!!
Trace on March 2, 2006 at 8:25 am said:
YAY CECE!! WOO-FREAKIN'-HOO!! I can't wait to read your blue collar anthologies! :woot:
MaryF on March 2, 2006 at 6:06 pm said:
CECE!!! Why can't I see what I'm typing?? Never Mind, this is HUGE!!!!! KENSINGTON!!! YAHOO!!!
Julie Cohen on March 3, 2006 at 1:08 pm said:
HOORAY Cece!! How brilliant is that?!!? So happy for you!
Cece on March 4, 2006 at 10:37 am said:
Julie….Mary….Trace..Janice..okay everyone again thank you so much! :ohmy: Ya'll have all been so wonderful!
Allison Brennan on March 5, 2006 at 3:16 pm said:
Cece . . . boy, I've been out of it! I just heard the news. Congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you 8-)8-)8-)8-)8-)8-)
Daisy Dexter Dobbs on March 8, 2006 at 11:58 am said:
CECE!!!!!!! I had no idea. I've been sick for a couple of weeks and mostly offline and I just read the GREAT news about your Kensington contract in Raine's blog.
Heck, I've been away so long I didn't even know your blog was back up!
Oh, sweetie, I am so, SO happy for you! Big, huge, MEGA congrats!


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HomeSportMargate's 'Killa Cam' sets sights on Ultimate Fighting Championship
Margate's 'Killa Cam' sets sights on Ultimate Fighting Championship
September 8, 2019 Kathy Bailes Sport 1
Cameron Else in action
Mixed Martial Arts fighter Cameron 'Killa Cam' Else, from Margate, is in talks with the world's biggest promoter of the sport – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The 28-year-old looks set to take his career to the next level after a stunning 59 second knockout win at the Brave Combat Federation (BCF) promotion in July.
The exclusive invite-only event at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London was Cameron's BCF debut. He was the only one of four fighters representing England to notch up a win with his fight against the formerly undefeated Welshman Aidan James – taking his professional fight record to 9 wins and 4 losses.
The father-of-two is looking at October to either sign up for the next UFC event in London or make a bid for the Bantamweight world title fight with the BCF. .
The former Hartsdown lad took up cage fighting after feeling 'directionless' following his exit from the Army.
He said: "I was in the Parachute Regiment but got caught in a blast in Afghanistan and lost my hearing.
"I had served for four years after joining up when I was 16 but I had to leave."
Cameron says Brazilian Jiu Jitsu literally saved him from spiralling down a path to prison – although a 'last match' football injury meant he ended up in a waist high plastercast and spent a year watching rather than taking part in training.
But his determination to excel then saw him spend three months in Brazil training four times a day every day.
He said: "When I came back I started to compete and won in the world trials. They paid for me to fly to Dubai and represent the UK in the world championships, I lost in the quarter finals to the guy who went on to win the competition. At that time he had been training for seven years, I had only been training for 18 months."
Since turning pro in 2012 Cameron has competed in the Ultimate Challenge MMA, Fury MMA, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, Bellator MMA, Fusion Fighting Championship and Ultimate Challenge MMA.
He trains at Jackson Wink Academy, based in Albuquerque and known as the world's top MMA camp, and stays with top fighter Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone while in the USA.
Cameron said: "It is the best gym in the world and they realised my potential. All the top guys in the fighting world come out of that gym.
"There is nowhere here for me to train in order to go to the next level, you need to be the worst in the gym to become the best and so I invest in myself to go to America while paying for living costs here, and for my kids, so it is hard but it has to be done to get the reward down the line. I want to make something of myself and I always get the job done.
"Consistency and hard work will get me where I want to be."
Cameron is also the man behind the Killacam fight nights held three times a year at Margate Winter Gardens. The events, which also fundraise for local causes, showcase fighting talent from the UK and Europe.
Cameron said: "When I started Killacam there was no MMA in Thanet, it was all underground. We do three or four shows a year and I am currently getting sponsorship for the next three shows. I brought MMA to Thanet and the shows raise money for charity so we are giving back to people. It is a good, positive event."
The top ranked MMA fighter, whose wins have all been in the first round, has already called out reigning Brave CF Bantamweight World Champion Stephen "The Sniper" Loman, 23, of the Philippines, for a showdown and says he is destined for the UFC Octagon cage.
He said: "I have sacrificed the last 5 years away from my kids to trained in Albuquerque to make sure I give them the life they deserve. .I'm currently the best unsigned bantamweight outside of the UFC.
".I will carrying on training hard daily, getting stronger and better and staying ready as anytime soon I will get that call up to the UFC and I will shock the world again."
Killacam nights and Cameron's intensive training both rely on sponsorship. Current sponsors of the fighter include Marcroy Eccleston Smith, A1 Scaffolding Services Ltd., Simon Pettit, Grant King, The Performance Ranch and "Mr. Sport" Yiannis Fleming.
For individuals or businesses that would like to get involved Cameron can be reached on email at celsemma@gmail.com or on facebook and instagram
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I am surprised it's still allowed this day and age. Grow up.


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December 14, 2011 June 19, 2020 / Colin McGuigan
Stool pigeon, squealer, informer – these words all evoke images of weak, low-life types who are willing to spill it all and damn their friends for personal gain. It's not easy to portray such people without resorting to stereotypes like the tragic, pitiful dupe, or maybe the moral/political crusader. Kiss of Death (1947) is the tale of a man who happily shops his partners in crime, but he comes across as the hero mainly because his actions are guided by his devotion to his family and not greed or some trite ethical principle.
Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) is a career hood who's spent his life on the wrong side of the law. The opening voiceover narration establishes the fact that Bianco's record now precludes him from holding down any meaningful job, and thus limits his choices. When a pre-Christmas jewel robbery goes wrong he finds himself on a downward spiral where his already restricted options will be narrowed even more. Initially, Bianco holds firm to the doctrine of honour among thieves and spurns the approaches of Assistant DA D'Angelo (Brian Donlevy). So he takes the jail time and the criminal kudos that comes with it, choosing to leave things up to his crooked lawyer. It's only when he hears of the suicide of his wife (who's never seen incidentally) and the subsequent packing off of his two daughters to an orphanage that he undergoes a change of heart. Both his lawyer's ineffectiveness and the news of the inappropriate behaviour of his former comrades cause him to reassess his position. Striking a deal with D'Angelo gets Bianco out on parole but that's not the end of it. The law demands more from him and Bianco finds himself drawn deeper into the DA's plans. The ultimate goal is to secure the conviction of one Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark), a ruthless hoodlum with a psychopathic streak. Although Bianco secures the evidence the trial is a failure and Udo walks. It's now that the real nightmare begins; Bianco has a new wife and a new identity, and all that will surely be swept away when (not if) Udo tracks him down and exacts his revenge. It's in this second half of the story that the film shows its true noir credentials and moves away from the early melodramatic gangster movie feel. Bianco's world shrinks to the point where he is eventually left with only one viable course of action.
Kiss of Death is a good movie for many reasons, but over the years it's come to be remembered mainly for the debut of Richard Widmark. The performance is so intense and memorable that it's hard to believe Widmark had never been on screen before. The fact that this giggling maniac who delights in shoving a crippled woman to her death down a staircase has featured in so many clips through time has maybe drained some of the shock value away. However, there's no denying the chilling quality that Widmark brings to every scene he's in – whether it all came down to the actor's own nervousness or not he has a kind of electric menace that demands you give him your full attention. In contrast, Victor Mature is like a rabbit caught in the headlights when confronted with this raw aggression. That's not meant as a criticism of Mature's performance; his role is that of man trapped by his own past and some poor decisions, and he brings off the mounting sense of isolation, desperation and fear that any man in Bianco's position must surely experience.
In the supporting parts, Donlevy is his usual strutting and brusque self as the Assistant DA who's not averse to bending the law his way in order to achieve his ends. Coleen Gray, who also provides the voiceover, is the new wife who finds herself thrust into a perilous situation – although she must surely have expected that her life with Bianco would be less than smooth given her knowledge of his past – and she's sweet and sympathetic in the role. Henry Hathaway's no nonsense direction makes sure that the action moves along, and neatly avoids the kind of sermonising that could easily derail things. He also blends the extensive location work into proceedings and this does lend a touch of realism.
The US release of Kiss of Death on DVD (although it's out in the UK too) via Fox's noir line is a typically strong one, the transfer being crisp and clean throughout. There are some nice extras too: a commentary by James Ursini and Alain Silver, a gallery and the trailer. The movie has points to make about the inadequacy (and possibly the corrupt nature) of law enforcement, and the failings of the penal system. However, this stuff has all been done before and it's therefore refreshing that the abiding memory one takes away from a viewing is that of Widmark's sniggering nutjob. I think it's fair to say that it's this powerhouse performance that elevates the movie above other noir pictures.
1940s, Film Noir, Henry Hathaway, Richard Widmark, Victor Mature
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8 thoughts on "Kiss of Death"
I have only ever seen one part from this movie, the part when Udo shoves the women down the stairs, I agree that after watching that scene I was surprised that it was Widmark's debut. I definately need to watch the rest of the film if I get the chance.
Well, that's the most famous part, the one that used to regularly show up in clips as part of TV documentaries and the like. Widmark gives a truly memorable performance, but it did lead to his being typecast as out and out villains for a time. Of course his later career proved just how versatile he could be.
I agree that Widmark was very versatile in his later career. I liked him in Judgment at Nuremberg which I wrote a review on not long ago. The clashes between his character and Maximilan Schell's are electrifying as they are complete polar opposites.
Judgment at Nuremberg is quite heavy going but it's an extremely powerful movie too. I'm not sure I've ever seen Widmark give a bad performance to be honest, he seemed to bring a great deal of honesty to his portrayals.
I've written up a number of his films and I'm sure I'll feature quite a few more in the future. One thing that strikes you right away is the ease with which he was able to move between genres and still remain convincing.
I agree that Nuremberg is heavy going but also very powerful too. These are points that I brought up in my review of it, if you want to read it.
Cheers. I'll have a look.
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