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Review: 'The Ides of March'
tags: Evan Rachel Wood, George Clooney, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling
By Shelli Sonstein
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Oscar bait that brilliantly shows why Americans are so done with our D.C. lawmakers.
Skillfully directed and co-written by George Clooney (who also stars as a Democratic Presidential candidate), this film could turn even the most idealistic into a cynic when it comes to politicians. In fact, that's the whole point of the film: the campaign system as we now know it, breeds corruption. Never mind the scandals- we've come to expect that. It's the dirtiness that will get to you. It's a prescient statement on modern politics.
With Marisa Tomei (you can't make her dowdy!!) as a top "New York Times" political correspondent And Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti as warring heads of opposing campaigns, plus Evan Rachel Wood as an intern, this film takes more than a few sharp turns, keeping you riveted from start to finish.
Wow- is this Ryan Gosling's year or what???!!!
First he showed his comedic chops in "Crazy Stupid Love", easily holding up against the master, Steve Carrell. Then he astounded us with his mesmerizing enigmatic performance in "Drive" last month. "The Ides Of March" is a definite Oscar role for him- he goes from naïve and idealistic to a hardened cutthroat, without losing a beat. He's vulnerable one minute and then cold and calculating the next . Gosling is truly one of the acting greats of his generation. And to think it all started in "The Mickey Mouse Club" with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Keri Russell!!
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Review: 'The Human Centipede'
tags: dark comedy, Laurence Harvey, Tom Six
Shelli Sonstein and the Human Centipedes
This even out-sicks the original but this time, it's a social commentary.
"Human Centipede" creator-writer-director Tom Six got the original premise for the first movie from a joke he once heard. He turned the joke into what's become a cult classic, parodied on "South Park". The horror in the original was mostly psychological.
Rather than churn out a re-do for the sequel (a la "The Hangover") , Six did a 180 degreer, with an in-your-face-disgusting-provocative-goregy. Laurence Harvey just may be the skeeviest villain ever on film. Your skin crawls just looking at him. But this villain is also a victim: he was sexually and otherwise abused at home and bullied over his looks and mental issues.
This film also takes up the issue of whether life imitates art. Does violence beget violence? Can it inspire a real-life sick copycat?
This film is so graphic , some critics fled the theater. Others got sick. The violence and torture is so over the top, it becomes a dark comedy because it's absolutely unbelievable. There too, there is a method to Six's "madness". All but the last minute of the film was shot in black and white. This provides a major clue for the ending.
Repulsive? Yes. But one thing's for certain. Tom Six makes unforgettable movies.
Review: 'Moneyball'
tags: Aaron Sorkin, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright Penn
This is Brad Pitt's movie all the way. It's great that he's ok with looking his age and like wine, he gets just better with age. This is his richest role yet. Thankfully, the movie avoids romance, with the only love theme centering on Beane and his young daughter. But even that's underplayed, refusing to pander to the female audience . When you build a film with such real-life heart, they will come .
Finally, a non-formulaic sports movie. Yea!!! This film reminds me of "The Social Network" , in part, because both were written by the great Aaron Sorkin. "The Social Network" made computers and depositions compelling . In this one, dry numbers become a thrilling story.
This is the story of Oakland A's manager Billy Beane's efforts to put together a low-budget winning team by using a computer-numbers-based analysis to draft his players- a system dreamed up by now-Mets V.P. Paul DePodesta. Ironically, both teams have losing records this season.
You don't have to like baseball to get into this film. It's a real-life satisfying underdog story. Essentially, the theme is change . The 2-plus-hours whizz by . While Robin Wright Penn was basically wasted in a thankless tiny role , Jonah Hill and an underused Phillip Seymour Hoffman are spot-on.
3-and-a-half stars
Review: 'Dolphin Tale 3D'
tags: Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman
Dolphin Tale 3D
I dare you not to well up .
Based on and starring a dolphin named Winter, this is the survival story of a dolphin who becomes the poster child-mammal for humans with disabilities. Winter survives a near deadly entrapment in a crab net only to have her tail amputated. While she learns to swim without a tail, the motion she uses as an adaptation will ultimately kill her because it will damage her spinal cord. Thanks to a brilliant doctor, a special prosthetic tail is created for her, making her an iconic hero to amputees and others with disabilities.
While there's an element of cheese, especially early on, it's more like a tasty gruyere , definitely not velveta. There's no emo-manipulation. None is needed. This story becomes more and more touching as it unfolds.
Harry Connick Jr. stars as the Marine biologist and Morgan Freeman (the prosthetics doctor) reunites with Ashley Judd (as the single mom of our child hero) along with Kris Kristofferson as Connick's dad. The cast is solid but Winter is the real star. You can't help but be inspired and touched. Def stay for the credits to meet the real-life heroes.
Drag the kids away from their video games , computers and smartphones to see this movie. This one is a true gem for the whole family.
Review: 'Killer Elite'
tags: Clive Owen, Jason Statham, Robert De Niro
Please Jason Statham, show us what else you can do!!!!
How is this Jason Statham shoot 'em up different from the other Jason Statham's shoot 'em ups? He's joined by A-listers Robert De Niro and Clive Owen in a story of dueling killing elites. It's based on a real-life story but what should be extraordinary becomes very ordinary in this feature film directorial debut of Gary McKendry, who also wrote the script.
It's a very been-there-done-that- both story-wise and shot-wise. Just another noisy mediocre action film .
Review: 'Machine Gun Preacher'
tags: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan
Machine Gun Preacher
Another based on real-lifer..in this case a drug dealer-turned preacher turned violent savior.
In yet another faith-based film (we've had quite a few of them this year!!) Gerard Butler stars as Sam Childers, a biker-drug dealer who is born again (thanks to wife Michelle Monaghan) and then inspired to save children in war-torn East Africa. He becomes so obsessed, he risks losing everything back home in Pennsylvania , including his wife , daughter and best friend (played more subtly by Michael Shannon) . They don't call Childers Machine Gun Preacher for nothing. He actually takes on arms to protect these kids. Childers is a violent saint who sometimes seems like he's a borderline psychopath. A "normal" man would not go this route. Childers is simply a fascinating figure.
Gerard Butler finally breaks out of his lady killer/ warrior mold to show us underneath he's a solid actor who can sometimes say more with his eyes than his mouth. Butler is the right man to play a bad-boy-turned crazy-good-guy. Childers is a man of passion and it boils over thanks to Butler.
The film glosses over just why Childers is suddenly so open to religion That's a big hole in a 2-plus- hour film . While the violent scenes are hard to take (especially the opening sequence) more heart-wrenching is the ongoing tragedy of the children in East Africa. This is not your father's humanitarian tale.
HerPicks: Top Ten Father-Daughter Movies for Father's Day
tags: Catherine Keener, Daniel Day-Lewis, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Bogdanovich, Rebecca Miller, Vincent Minnelli
By Farihah Zaman
There are scads of films that explore that special relationship between a woman and her mother, but in honor of Father's Day this Sunday, herFlix counts down ten movies to watch with your father to show that dad can be a girl's best friend too.
1. Father of the Bride (Vincent Minnelli, 1950; OR Charles Shyer, 1991)
The original film launched the career of Elizabeth Taylor as the daughter of Spencer Tracy, while the 1991 remake showed the softer side of comedian Steve Martin, married to a luminous Diane Keaton. Both films depict the anxiety of a sweet, funny, slightly overprotective father giving away his beloved only daughter in marriage.
2. The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)
A dysfunctional family story hidden within a surprisingly cerebral monster movie, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho's smart, strange film follows lovable slacker Park Gang-Du as he rallies his courage and bands together with his siblings in order to save his daughter from a mutated beast that has carried her off from the Seoul river.
3. Pride & Prejudice (Joe Wright, 2005)
People tend to focus on the romantic aspect of this witty Jane Austen classic, overlooking the warm, complex dynamic between Elizabeth Bennett and her father, captured best in the 2005 adaptation starring Keira Knightley. While her mother (Brenda Blethyn) dreams only of an advantageous marriage, Elizabeth's father (Donald Sutherland) truly appreciates her intelligence and independence.
4. Late Spring / An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949 and 1962)
Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu has explored father-daughter relationships in many of his films, but these two strike a particularly emotional chord as both follow a widowed single father trying to arrange marriage for his only daughter in a rapidly changing Japanese society. Understated, visually stunning, and bittersweet films for a dad who is a true cinephile
5. Taken (Pierre Morel, 2008)
Maybe your dad is a badass who doesn't want to watch some soft romantic comedy on his day – if that's the case, consider Taken the father-daughter movie for you! Liam Neeson is a butt-kicking former spy who must recall all of his old tricks to find his kidnapped daughter.
6. Paper Moon (Peter Bogdanovich, 1973)
Starring real-life father and daughter Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal, this classic is about an infamous Great Depression-era con-man who finds himself responsible for a young girl who may or may not be his daughter. As he shows her the ways of his trade, the two forge an unexpected bond.
7. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)
Not every father-daughter relationship is a good one, unfortunately, and Darren Aronofsky's multiple Academy Award nominated film shows Mickey Rourke's professional wrestler struggling to reconnect with his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood), after neglecting her for years. Beautiful but emotionally harrowing, only watch with dad if trying to send a message or your relationship is already air-tight.
8. What a Girl Wants (Dennie Gordon, 2003)
One of the lighter entries on the list, this comedy stars the goofily charming Amanda Bynes as a recent high school graduate who discovers her father (an equally charming Colin Firth) is a high-profile British politician running for office. Beneath the slapstick and fish-out-of-water hijinks is a sweet look at a father and daughter making up for lost time.
9. The Father of My Children (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2009)
From exciting young filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve comes this poignant French film about a teenage girl, Clémence, who must deal with the aftermath of her producer father's suicide; he continues to be the most important person in her life even in death. A gently cathartic, ultimately uplifting film about closure in the face of tragedy.
10. The Ballad of Jack and Rose (Rebecca Miller, 2006)
A film about a father and daughter who are just a tiny bit too close. Widower Jack (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his daughter Rose (Camilla Belle) live in co-dependent bliss on an isolated East Coast island, but their relationship is threatened when Jack begins seeing a woman from the mainland (herFlix favorite Catherine Keener).
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HerPicks: Top Ten Women-Centric Films from the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
tags: Paula van der Oest, Vera Farmiga
Tribeca Film Festival | 2011 Award Winners
Here's the list for the Top Ten women-centric feature films from the Tribeca Film Festival.. Tribeca must be doing something right – it wasn't easy whittling it down to just these thought-provoking, international, and thematically diverse flicks.
Black Butterflies (Paula van der Oest)
Ingrid Jonker, a seminal poet during the oppressive apartheid of 1960s Cape Town, was exuberant, brilliant, and emotionally unstable. Carice van Houten delivers a truly moving performance as Jonker, often described as the Sylvia Plath of South Africa, in this unusually raw and understated biopic.
Cairo Exit (Hesham Issawi)
18 and pregnant, Amal must decide between running away with her Muslim boyfriend or facing the prospect of being a poor, unwed mother among her Christian family. The film is a classic tale of star-crossed romance unexpectedly set against working class neighborhoods of a Cairo on the brink of revolution.
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (Dori Berinstein)
The life of iconic performer Carol Channing is as charming and fabulous as any role she has ever played; the title of this documentary is more than fitting. Berinstein's experience and festival pedigree show in the way she skillfully weaves together archival television and stage performances with images of the 90-year-old legend today.
The Carrier (Maggie Betts)
This beautifully shot documentary follows Mutinta, the wife of a Zambian farmer who has just discovered she is HIV positive and pregnant. Betts allows her subjects to speak for themselves without the intrusion of heavy-handed filmmaking, and while Mutinta's life is tough, her exploration of identity, motherhood, and self-respect is inspiring.
Last Night (Massy Tadjedin)
Plenty of films tell the story of people falling in love, or a long-term marriage on the rocks, but Last Night looks into the under-explored territory of temptation and doubt in a young, happily married couple. Keira Knightly and Sam Worthington do justice to the complexity of the tense and believable script.
The Good Life (Eva Mulvad)
Anne Beckman and her mother Mette used to live an affluent life traveling around Europe, but after suffering financial ruin they are forced to settle for a frugal life in Portugal. This documentary portrait of two flawed women and their complex love-hate relationship is already garnering comparisons to the classic Grey Gardens.
Higher Ground (Vera Farmiga)
Lauded actress Vera Farmiga stars and makes her directorial debut in this adaptation of Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir. A hit out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, Higher Ground follows several years in the life of Caroline, a woman struggling with life and relationships as her strong religious faith begins to shift.
Turn Me On, Godammit (Jannicke Systad Jacobsen)
Alma is a small town teen who longs to experience love and sex, even at the risk of the judgment of her peers. Ramström and Korkeasalo handle the often taboo subject of burgeoning female sexuality with aplomb, combining the film's frank tone with sweetness and humor, but never veering into sensationalism.
Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Marie Losier)
Experimental documentarian Marie Losier's first feature, about groundbreaking industrial musician Genesis P-Orridge, is a truly unconventional romance. The film focuses on Gen's all-consuming relationship with Lady Jaye, and the couple's decision to undergo several surgeries in order to physically resemble one another, blending the line of their individual identities to form a new person.
NYWIFT Program – New York Women in Film and Television, our co-presenters of the annual SWAN Day showcase of shorts by female filmmakers, has been supporting women artists for decades. The shorts program they have curated for the Tribeca Film Festival is special selection of rare work from groundbreaking experimental female filmmakers like Marie Menken, Lian Brandon, Barbara Hammer, and many more.
Check back with us for interviews and additions.
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Review: 'Exporting Raymond'
tags: Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano
Exporting Raymond
Review by Shelli Sonstein
A hilarious look at attempts to make "Everybody Loves Raymond" in Russia.
"Everybody Loves Raymond' lived up to its name from 1996 through 2005 and still now, in re-runs. It was loved around the world and exported 'round the world , using the original episodes, with native actors voicing. But the Russians had something different in mind. They wanted creator Phil Rosenthal to come over to help them create an all new all-Russian version of the same show.
So off Phil went on his journey to Russia with a camera crew following his every hilarious move. It's hilarious because of the culture clash and how the Russians wants to change almost everything that made the show the classic that it is. Rosenthal has the opposite of a poker-face. His reactions are priceless and as funny as the show he created.
Along the way, we discover "Everybody Loves Raymond" is really the story of Phil Rosenthal's family. We even get to meet his parents. The film inadvertently becomes a backstory to "Everybody Loves Raymond"…right down to Ray Romano channeling Rosenthal's mannerisms.
Review: 'That's What I Am'
tags: Ed Harris, Mia Rose Frampton, Michael Pavone
That's What I Am
An all-about-tolerance coming of ager for Baby Boomers, starring Peter Frampton's daughter.
This could have been the movie version of "The Wonder Years". Set in the mid-60's starring a kid (the unknown Chase Ellison) who's amazingly reminiscent of Fred Savage, there are loving parents and moral lessons to be learned in a sweetly comedic way.
While tolerance is the main theme of this film, with a beloved teacher (played by the magnificent Ed Harris) run out of town because of gay rumor-mongering, it also heartily takes on an issue that seems to get worse through the years: bullying. Mostly, it's the kids who get bullied and relegated to a sub-class .
Our young hero falls in love with the prettiest and most experienced kisser in the school, played by the charming Mia Rose Frampton, the 15 year old daughter of rock great Peter Frampton.
What makes this movie even better: it's based on the real life of director/writer Michael Pavone. As good as it is, and trust me- it's a gem- this movie is better suited to tv, mainly because it would have a much bigger viewing.
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Attorneys representing the Navajo Nation in its successful voting rights lawsuits against San Juan County are seeking more than $3 million in legal fees from the county.
Over the course of the lawsuit, Federal Judge Robert Shelby ruled that the voting districts used by San Juan County for commission and school elections violated the 14th Amendment and a number of federal voting rights laws.
In December, 2017, Judge Shelby signed a ruling that creates new voting districts for all three commission districts and all five school board districts. The ruling calls for elections in 2018 for all eight positions.
The new districts create a strong Native American majority in two of the three commission districts and in three of the five school districts.
Despite the fact that Native Americans make up approximately 50 percent of the population of San Juan County, there has never been more than one Native American on the three-member Commission, or more than two Native Americans on the five-member school board.
San Juan County filed an appeal of the ruling in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and has asked for an expedited decision from the court on the call for elections in all eight voting districts in 2018.
The request asks for attorney fees exceeding $415 an hour for lead attorneys Steven Boos and Eric Swenson, and $200 an hour for other attorneys working on the case.
The request also asks for $120 an hour for legal researcher/paralegal work and $427,654 for the work of hired experts. The filing states that the fees align with prevailing market rates for legal work.
The request outlines roughly $2.4 million in legal fees and roughly $700,000 in costs for a total of roughly $3.1 million plus interest.
The lawsuit has been in the federal court system for more than five years. The initial filing was made in 2012, arguing that the voting districts for the County Commission and School Board should have been redrawn after the 2010 Census.
While the Commission did make minor changes in the districts after the 2010 Census, they did not change the boundaries of the voting precincts.
Eventually, a Special Master was hired by the court to draw the boundaries. Dr. Bernard Grofman created the recommendations for the new boundaries. The recommendation was accepted by Judge Shelby.
The previous voting districts and precinct boundaries were created in the late 1980s after a similar lawsuit. A consent decree to manage the elections was carefully watched by the US Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
Voting districts and precinct boundaries were not adjusted after the 1990 Census, when the OCR was carefully overseeing every aspect of the local elections.
The district boundaries and precincts were also not adjusted after the 2000 Census, when the OCR was continuing to monitor the elections.
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Nobody is quite sure how to define a galaxy. So astronomers are appealing to the wisdom of crowds to help.
Defining a galaxy sounds so simple. We all know what a galaxy is, right? Well, not really. Surprisingly, there is no universally agreed upon definition and the ones generally bandied around leave a great deal of wriggle room.
All this has been thrown into stark relief in recent years by the discovery of a growing number of small, faint, galaxy-like objects that were entirely unknown until now. These have been given various names such as ultra compact dwarfs, ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies and dwarf elliptical galaxies.
But it isn't entirely clear whether they have more in common with galaxies like our own or globular clusters, which astronomers generally do not think of as galaxies.
That makes the problem of defining a galaxy a growing concern.
So what to do? Today, Duncan Forbes at Swinburne University in Australia and Pavel Kroup at the University of Bonn in Germany put forward a novel solution. They outline the various characteristics that astronomers think about when classifying galaxies.
These include factors such as the presence of stars, so gas clouds can't be defined as galaxies; being gravitationally bound, so materials that has been stripped away by another galaxy wouldn't count; whether the system is stable or not; whether it hosts a good variety of different types of star, which excludes globular clusters which contain only similar stars; and whether it is held together by dark matter, which many galaxies seem to be.
Forbes and Kroup go on to suggest that the best way to achieve consensus is to crowdsource the problem. In other works, they want to use the wisdom of the crowd to determine what factors are important what aren't.
They've even set up website to solicit views by means of a survey. To take part, simply read their paper and answer their questions.
It may help to consider the current definitions of a galaxy, which are surprisingly vague.
That measure includes various objects that many astronomers do not think of as galaxies, such as globular clusters, which do not have huge varieties of stars, or smaller objects such as ultra compact dwarfs which do not seem to sit in a region of dark matter, like our own galaxy .
But even this misses out various characteristics that astronomers think are important, such as dominating the local environment, in the way the Milky Way dominates the globular clusters nearby.
By crowdsourcing opinion, Forbes and Kroup hope to avoid the controversy that surrounded the change in the definition of a planet that the International Astronomical Union adopted a few years ago and which resulted in the demotion of Pluto. They say this was hugely unpopular with certain astronomers and with the public in general.
Whether popularity is good measure of the success of a definition is a moot point. But it'll be interesting to see what kind of definition emerges from this approach.


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Ever since the title of Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com was vacated by a declining Elisha Cuthbert, the two main candidates for the throne have been Keeley Hazell and Jenna Fischer. Despite seeing and hearing plenty of evidence in favor of both parties, I've held off naming a new OFGoAG.com, perhaps waiting for a new contender to emerge. Clearly sensing that the door is open for her to claim the crown and the opportunity might be slipping away, Hazell has taken a drastic step.
That's right, she went the Paris Hilton route and had a homemade "sex tape" find its way to the public. Normally that'd be a positive thing for her OFGoAG.com candidacy, but I find myself with surprisingly mixed feelings on the issue. I've decided that I'll probably have to view the footage several thousand times before making a final decision, if only to give Fischer (not to mention past title holders Cuthbert and Jessica Alba) a proper opportunity to respond similarly. That's only fair, right?
Oh, and let me assure you that, despite all the rumors and speculation, this is not the same way LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune went about becoming the Official Twins Beat Writer of AG.com.
I'm happy to have Matthew LeCroy back in a Twins uniform, but not nearly as happy as Will Young. Much like a fine wine or Diane Lane, this picture gets better with age. After you ponder the entry's title in relation to the picture, look closely at Will's shirt and then check out the jersey hanging in between them for good measure. If a greater photograph has ever been taken in the middle of a Twins pro shop, I'd love to see it.
I'm not sure whether to be proud or embarrased, but apparently I now have 68 friends.
As promised, NBCSports.com is beginning to beef up its baseball coverage in preparation for spring training, adding Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald and Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News as regular columnists. I've taken a few weeks off from writing for NBCSports.com, mostly because this is sort of the calm before the baseball storm, but I'll be getting back into the mix next week and am currently working on finalizing my schedule for the season.
It's still a work in progress, but it'll be pretty cool to be one-third of a columnist lineup that includes a pair of guys from two of the biggest newspapers in the country. I haven't actually met Massarotti or Grant, because I was too shy to introduce myself to them at the Winter Meetings. I did, however, witness LEN3 identify Grant from 30 feet away using nothing more than the back of his head. I believe his exact words were, "Hey, there's Evan Grant's big, bald head!" I consider that a point in Grant's favor.
Rather than comment on the firing of Dwane Casey by rehashing my long-standing and oft-repeated thoughts on the mess that is the Timberwolves, I'll simply say that I'm fully in favor of the agenda put forth by this website.
Jessica Biel correctly pointed out that the "tush" on Maria Menounos is "out of this world," but given this photographic evidence, that's like Joe Mauer complimenting Michael Cuddyer on his swing. Plus, it looks like Sean Combs (I refuse to remember which nickname he's going by at the moment) thinks Biel's "tush" isn't even her best tool.
I said last month that the Gophers' decision to fire Glen Mason was reactionary and somewhat misguided, but put me on record as being fully in support of hiring Tim Brewster as his replacement. The move has been met with a ton of criticism, much of which seems to stem from Brewster being a little-known lifetime assistant, but the fact that he's not a big name doesn't bother me one bit. In fact, after reading up on him and then watching him in action, I'm confident that he's a good fit for the job.
Consistently winning football games at the University of Minnesota is significantly more difficult than most fans think, but Brewster's decision to focus on in-state recruiting is an important first step. Much like in basketball, the state has produced an awful lot of good players for other schools over the past half-dozen years. It remains to be seen whether Brewster can truly improve the level of incoming talent, but "locking up the borders" is the most realistic way to do it.
Brewster is already behind in the count because most fans unrealistically wanted "name" coaches that surely had no interest in coming here and he could do a reasonably effective job and still not improve upon Mason's admittedly mediocre results. However, given the circumstances and the available options, I think the Gophers did well. Plus, after years of watching running backs pile up yardage behind the always-solid offensive line, it'll be fun to watch a wide open spread-option for a while.
A mostly baseless prediction: Brewster will last longer in Minnesota than Lane Kiffin will in Oakland.
I'm fairly certain that this page contains the first (and perhaps last) instance of my testicles being used as the topic of poetry.
I never would have imagined that one day teenagers would be bragging that they "beat Gleeman to print." Given my brief and painful history with the newspaper industry, it's a bit like Andre Rison and Kordell Stewart bragging that they beat the Deadspin secondary for a touchdown, but congratulations go out to Trevor Born anyway. At this point, my best chance for landing a newspaper gig might involve waiting a couple decades until Born is the editor-in-chief somewhere and hoping he remembers me.
Over at The Biz of Baseball, Maury Brown interviewed FOXSports.com reporter Ken Rosenthal:
BizBall: Finally, you have been affectionately termed "Robothal" by some in the online community for your constant stream of breaking baseball news. As a guesstimate, how many minutes do you log on your cell phone and what's the average number of hours a night you sleep?
Rosenthal: First off, I'm very grateful that people notice and appreciate my work. As someone who is 5-foot-4, 140 pounds, I get a particular kick out of that nickname. It makes me sound like I'm a relentless, indestructible machine! I only wish that were the case. ...
I've got a 4,000-minute plan on my cell phone, and like others in my position, I also make extensive use of e-mail, text messaging, and instant messaging. As for sleep, I don't get much, but work is only partly to blame. I've got three kids--15, 14, and 11--who are very busy and energetic.
One of my favorite things about going to the Winter Meetings was watching Rosenthal in action. In constant motion, he bounced between sources in the lobby while scribbling in his notebook, hustled upstairs to type up his latest batch of notes, and then went right back down to the lobby again. In one of my on-site reports for NBCSports.com, I referred to him as a mini-Peter Gammons, but the "Robothal" nickname that the mob over at Baseball Think Factory has tagged him with works just as well.
Incidentally, I would have bet a large amount of money on Rosenthal not being the father of an 11-year-old, let alone an 11-year-old, a 14-year-old, and a 15-year-old. I learned from the interview that he's been "covering baseball ... for more than 20 years," but I wouldn't have skipped a beat if you told me Rosenthal just turned 30 years old. I'm a big fan, and not just because Rosenthal once discussed his bathroom habits with Howard Stern.
Who knew that a former Twins batboy who goes by the nickname "Puffy" could be so dangerous? Also, who knew someone could get that worked up about college hockey?
As a blogger, I feel it's my duty to inform you of every mind-numbing detail about my life, whether you like it or not. That's why I'm so disappointed in John Mayer, whose otherwise solid blog is seemingly the only website in the world that doesn't have pictures of him and Jessica Simpson on it. I've literally written thousands of words here about things no one but me could possibly care about, yet Mayer has yet to even hint at the fact that he's dating one of the world's most famous women. Bad blogger!
Finally, one of my beloved Diamond-Mind keeper leagues has a sudden opening. It's a hardcore league and we're looking for an owner who has previous Diamond-Mind experience and plenty of time to devote to his team. If you meet those qualifications and you're interested, drop me an e-mail.

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Village Peddler
Vacant homes will be turned into art for a daylong neighborhood block party.
Slavic Village is ready for a look in the mirror — even if it means showing its blemishes.
On May 17, more than 25 artists will transform three vacant homes into temporary art installations for Rooms to Let: Cleveland. Inspired by the success of the large-scale temporary exhibit in Columbus, Ben Campbell wants to examine vacancy through a different lens.
"I really saw how it could bring people into a neighborhood that they would never visit," says Campbell, formerly of Slavic Village Development Corp. "I also saw how the neighbors became engaged and excited."
That's critical for the neighborhood, where years of housing decline are being countered by investments such as decorative crosswalks and bike lanes. Here's what you'll discover on the day of art, music and food.
6818 Fleet Ave.
THE HOUSE †£ Built in 1920, it is on a tree-lined section of Fleet Avenue off Broadway Avenue.
THE CURATOR †£ Barbara Bachtell, executive director of the Broadway School of Music and the Arts, serves on Cleveland's East Design Review Committee. "[It] has sensitized me to looking at the fabric of the whole neighborhood and what each and every structure can contribute," she says.
HER GOALS †£ "I am very much interested in looking at projects that honor or remember the past people who occupied the home," she says.
DON'T MISS †£ Video artist Cynthia Penter brings the past to life with everyday images of imagined former inhabitants projected onto the walls. "I am mostly interested in bringing images of Eastern European immigrants who lived in the area in abundance [and added] their own lively culture to Northeastern Ohio."
6801 Forman Ave.
THE HOUSE †£ Built in 1934 and repossessed in 2013, the extended bungalow has nearly 11 rooms.
THE CURATOR †£ Scott Pickering, an artist and 20-year neighborhood resident, describes himself as "a zany, goofy, slightly cartoony, always bright-colored, artist."
HIS GOALS †£ "My ideal is for this to be seen as a positive and empowering project that is great for the neighborhood rather than a destructive element," he says.
DON'T MISS †£ After being inspired by boarded up windows that resembled eyes and angled porches that could be a nose, Pickering plans to transform the home's exterior into a face using bright-colored fluorescent paint. "It's going to be Pee-wee's Playhouse turned upside down," he says. "You're going to want to come in just to see what the hell is going on."
THE HOUSE †£ Built in 1900, the single-family home behind Cleveland Central Catholic High School was originally slated for demolition.
THE CURATORS †£ Westleigh Harper and Michael Horton of Maker design studio recently moved their architectural practice to Slavic Village.
THEIR GOALS †£ The duo is focusing on the home's exterior as the epicenter of the entire event. "We are looking at how it affects the neighborhood and some of the visitors on a larger scale rather than just a piece of art," says Horton.
DON'T MISS †£ The architects, who usually create lasting structures, have been inspired by the temporary nature of the project. "We're not dealing with typical things we deal with like building codes," says Horton. "This is an unedited block being put out there to the world," adds Harper.
Megan Murray
Amtrak has entered a new era, and it could change everything about traveling in Ohio. Here's what we learned from a 1,000-mile ride on the Lake Shore Limited line, through Cleveland. By Annie Nickoloff
"There's Green in Going Green" 6 Takeaways from GCP's Sustainability Summit
Businesses, corporate representatives, city leaders, students and other Clevelanders convened for the inaugural event to discuss one thing: sustainability in business. By Dillon Stewart and Annie Nickoloff
Q&A: Ted Ginn Sr. On Honor Coming at Greater Cleveland Sports Awards
The longtime Glenville High School football coach is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony on Jan. 25. By Vince Guerrieri


Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA have banned portable ethanol burners as the federal government moves to outlaw them nationally because of safety concerns.
A 60-day interim ban came into effect in the four states on Wednesday.
The decorative burners, filled with methylated spirits, ethanol or bio fuel, have caused 113 reported injuries and 115 fires in Australia since 2010.
They can be freestanding or sit atop furniture.
Retailers and online traders must take the banned products off their shelves or delete them from online catalogues immediately.
Those who continue to sell them will face steep penalties of up to $220,000 for individuals and $1.1 million for corporations.
People with ethanol-fuelled burners at home are advised to stop using them immediately.
The ban doesn't apply to fixed alcohol-fuelled fireplaces, products used in the heating or warming of food, or products with a power output of more than 4.5kW.
The federal government is moving towards a national ban on the advice of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Federal Small Business Minister Michael McCormack says despite previous warnings by the watchdog, significant injuries are still occurring, including second- or third-degree burns.
"I'm worried about the potential harm these products can cause families, which is why we're moving towards banning those burners that pose the greatest risk," he said in a statement.


On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. The man was a spy. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. The bag was a signal to activate his escape plan. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War.


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Jenn's Review of Allie McCormack's Swansong
Swansong; Allie McCormack
Adult; Romance; 261 Pages
Date published March 4, 2019
She's everything he's ever wanted…
Will she ever trust him with her secrets and let him in?
Swansong is a multi-cultural romance with a happy ever after.
Sarah Pendleton was born into a life of wealth and privilege, raised in the shadow of her famous soprano mother and her father, an equally famous composer. Shy and retiring, and treasuring her anonymity, Sarah left the world she grew up in to make her own life in the coastal town of Santa Barbara, California.
A visiting University professor of Arabic literature from the small oil-rich country of Taqara, Khalid Al Mansour is the eldest son of a Taqaran diplomat and an independent American artist. He's never settled down in one place, but that's because he's never found what he wanted… until one evening, he sees the lovely belly dancer at a small, smoky cafe downtown.
Khalid falls hard for Sarah… and she has feelings for him too…
But sometimes secrets have a way of tearing lovers apart.
Allie McCormack comes through again with the premiere of her multicultural romance series, Sons of the Desert. Swansong is the story of Sarah and Khalid – a seemingly carefree dancer and the scholar-sheikh.
Sarah feels like an entirely different woman as she steps out onto the floor as Cassandra when she performs as a belly dancer for the first time. Cassandra is the antithesis to Sarah's demure, shy personality, and the wild, sexy dancer has caught the eye of a wealthy Arab man.
Khalid knows, from the moment Cassandra catches his eye, that he must get to know the woman behind the veil, who captures the spirit of the music in her every move on the floor. But the woman eludes him, and when he finally manages to corner her and convince her to go to coffee with him, he discovers someone who can end his loneliness.
Sarah has secrets, though, and her upbringing has trained her well to play her cards close to the vest. Can they overcome her past to love all the way to forever?
Swansong is an adult, multicultural romance set in sunny Santa Barbara, California. Rich settings and beautifully rendered characters sit in a plot that will keep you turning page after page. This is book 1 in the series and a fantastic addition to Allie McCormack's contemporary romance portfolio.
Jenn's Review of Allie McCormack's Swansong– Multicultural Contemporary Romance
This book is available in Kindle and paperback formats here.
Also by Allie McCormack
Truck Stop (Contemporary Romance)
Wishes in a Bottle (Paranormal Romance)
A Gift of Jacinth (Paranormal Romance) COMING SOON!
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Wishes in a Bottle
Jenn reviews Allie McCormack's Wishes in a Bottle – Adult Paranormal Romance
Wishes in a Bottle; Allie McCormack
Date published January 15, 2019
After 600 years, Julian is beginning to wonder if he will be trapped as a Djinn forever.
Wishes in a Bottle is a dreamy paranormal romance novel with a happy ever after and no cliffhanger.
Long ago, Julian DiConti was caught in a powerful spell binding him to a Djinn bottle, forced to grant wishes to each new owner.
Three wishes… of the right kind… could free Julian of his bonds.
Enter Alessandra Taylor, good Samaritan extraordinaire. She'd gladly free Julian from the spell if she could, but he isn't allowed to tell her how — and one by one she's driven to use the precious wishes to help others.
Where will that leave Julian and the growing love between them?
After a long absence from the writing world, Allie McCormack is back with a new paranormal romance series, Wishes and Dreams. Wishes in a Bottle is book 1 (book 2 is on its way), with a sweet, selfless heroine and a hot Italian djinn (yup, there's a story there, but… SPOILERS!).
Julian has been living a not-quite-charmed life for 600 years after a spell went wrong. His last master was a cruel, selfish woman, who could have given just one wish to save a sick little boy. But when she makes her last wish out of spite and Julian is free again to continue his life, he breaks the rules to return to the dying boy's bedside. There, while offering what comfort he can to the boy and his mother, Julian meets Alessandra.
As the pair grows closer, drawn together by grief, they are pulled closer by common purposes. So when Julian is pulled back into his bottle and the rules that bound him for 600 are turned inside out, he's stunned to discover that Alessandra is his new master.
Wishes in a Bottle is a beautiful love story with warm-hearted characters (no overpowering male leads here). Tension and humor both run thick in the pages of this romance, and there are more to come!
Jenn reviews Allie McCormack's new paranormal romance, Wishes in a Bottle
Swansong (Book 1 – Sons of the Desert)
A Gift of Jacinth (Book 2 – Wishes and Dreams) – Coming Soon
Get Rich Lucky Bitch
Denise Duffield-Thomas details how women can have abundance in all areas of their lives in her follow-up book, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch
Get Rich Lucky Bitch; Denise Duffield-Thomas
Adult; Business & Money; 305 pages
Hay House UK, July 24, 2018
It's weird and frankly bewildering that the most talented women in the world are often the ones struggling to make fabulous money from their talents.
In Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!, you'll get the tools and inspiration you need to go to the next level of wealth – whether you're starting from scratch or itching to break through the million-dollar mark. Denise Duffield-Thomas has been through the whole financial rollercoaster herself – she has probably made every financial mistake possible! Finally, having had enough of under-earning, she dedicated a year to practising everything she knew about the Law of Attraction and applied it directly to money. As a result of all this work, her income doubled, then tripled, and in a few years she went from always being broke to being a successful entrepreneur. And in this book she teaches you how create the same shifts in your own life.
This book is the most practical manifestation book you'll ever read. You'll get day-to-day actions, inspiration, kick-up-the-butt real talk and loving advice. There's no amount of money you could want that's too big or too small. Denise will teach you to cut through years of under-earning and chronic underserving, fly through your income goals, heal your money wounds and break through old self-beliefs.
No matter where you're starting from, if you're willing to uncover what's holding you back, this book will help you create money miracles in your life.
Denise Duffield-Thomas is the money mindset mentor for the new wave of online female entrepreneurs. Her best-selling books "Lucky Bitch" and "Get Rich, Lucky Bitch" give a fresh and funny road-map to create an outrageously successful life and business.
Denise helps women release their fear of money, set premium prices for their services and take back control over their finances.
Denise is an award winning speaker, author and entrepreneur who helps women transform their Economy-Class money mindset into a First-Class life. Find her at www.LuckyBitch.com
Are you one of the THOUSANDS of women trying to better your family's situation, but you just can't seem to get ahead? Do you make progress, only to face more setbacks that put you even farther behind? I hear you, and so does Denise Duffield-Thomas, and she's addressed the issue in her book, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch.
If you've never seen Denise speak, either in person or on social media, this book is a fantastic introduction to her warm, witty, and often blunt personality. She's helped thousands of women improve their income, their businesses, and their lives with the five simple (but not always easy) steps outlined in this book.
I'll warn you now: If you are brave enough to do the hard work in this book, you'll start to see changes happening fast. But the work isn't always easy, and at times, it can be downright painful to take an honest look at your life, take responsibility for your situation, and make the mental, emotional, or financial shifts needed to move past what's holding you back.
In Get Rich Lucky Bitch, Denise walks readers through the five-step process to go from zero to wealthy. No dodgy MLM strategies, no get rich quick scheme. Just honest, straight to the point instructions, laced liberally with examples from her own life, and illustrations from her coaching clients and community.
Stop holding yourself back. Grab a copy of this book and change your world!
Also by this author:
Lucky Bitch
The Greatest Risk
Jenn reviews her first Kristen Ashely book, The Greatest Risk
The Greatest Risk; Kristen Ashley
Adult; Erotica; 592 Pages
St. Martin's Griffin (May 1, 2018)
A woman, unable to connect, struggling to hide another part of her. A man burning to learn her truth, and make her whole. Through explosive passion and deep exploration, they are about to take the greatest risk of all. But will they be able to take that leap, and come out on the other side together? In this next passionate novel in the Honey series, New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley delivers a stunningly romantic and intensely sexy novel that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty romance novels including the Rock Chick, Colorado Mountain, Dream Man, Chaos, Unfinished Heroes, The 'Burg, Magdalene, Fantasyland, The Three, Ghost and Reincarnation and Honey series along with several standalone novels.
She's a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally, her books have been translated in fourteen languages and she's sold over three million books.
In January, Kristen released FREE, the finale to her much-loved Chaos series. Upcoming from Kristen will be THE SLOW BURN, the final book in her Moonlight and Motor Oil series, out April 30, 2019, and QUIET MAN, a Dream Man novella coming 1,001 Dark Nights coming August 13, 2019.
Kristen, born in Gary and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, was a fourth generation graduate of Purdue University. Since, she has lived in Denver, the West Country of England, and she now resides in Phoenix. She worked as a charity executive for eighteen years prior to beginning her independent publishing career. She now writes full-time.
Although romance is her genre, the prevailing themes running through all of Kristen's novels are friendship, family and a strong sisterhood. To this end, and as a way to thank her readers for their support, Kristen has created the Rock Chick Nation, a series of programs that are designed to give back to her readers and promote a strong female community.
You can learn more about Kristen and the Rock Chick Nation on her website: www.KristenAshley.net
Disclaimer: this book is intended for mature audiences only. It's recurring themes of sexuality, BDSM, domination, and sexual slavery are not appropriate for minors.
Steamy sex, domination, bondage, control, and persistent love lay between the pages of this sizable novel by Kristen Ashley. Despite its thick and intimating size, I read through it in just a few days, totally engaged in the plot.
Sixx and Stellan come from backgrounds as opposite as they come. Sixx was intrigued by Stellan's detached air from the moment she set eyes on him in the upscale BDSM club run by her good friend and mentor, Aryas. Stellan is par excellence when he works with submissives in the club, and Sixx has her own following as one of the club's most sought after dominatrices.
Her biggest problem? Stellan is totally out of her reach, whether he's attracted to someone else, or just seems to not notice her at all.
And then there's her career choice, looming in the background. If she gets involved with anyone, it could end badly for them both.
So, when Stellan challenges Sixx's preconceived notions about herself and him, the stakes are higher than ever. Can they both move beyond the traumas in their pasts to find love stronger than any bondage they've ever explored?
And when Sixx takes on a job that has her exploring another BDSM club, will the danger cost her the best thing she's ever had?
This is my first Kristen Ashley, and it is definitely NOT your momma's Fifty Shades of Gray. Deeply empathetic characters and rich settings set the stage for steamy romance and rough sex of all kinds.
This book is available in Kindle, audio book, paperback, and MP3 CD here.


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Artist Profiles: Cloud Cult with the Minnesota Orchestra
On March 31 and April 1 and 2, the Minnesota Orchestra and Cloud Cult reunite for three long-awaited concerts conducted by Sarah Hicks that were originally planned for March 2020, but were postponed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program features 22 songs written by Craig Minowa and Cloud Cult and arranged for orchestra by Andy Thompson. The concerts take place at Orchestra Hall on Thursday, March 31; Friday, April 1; and Saturday, April 2, all beginning at 8 p.m.
The April 1 concert will be broadcast live on Twin Cities PBS (TPT-2), and will be available for online streaming and on the Orchestra's social media channels. It will also be broadcast live on The Current across the statewide radio network and online at The Current's website.
Cloud Cult has a rich 11-album history of bucking the mainstream music industry in favor of independently releasing music via their environmentally-conscious record label Earthology Records. Hailed as one of the Top 10 Green Bands by Rolling Stone, the band's philosophical lyrics and alternative-orchestral-folk-rock sound has been lauded by critics as "insane genius" (Pitchfork) and "an invocation of the lifeforce" (The New York Times).
Cloud Cult is committed to environmental sustainability and began zero net greenhouse gas practices for tours long before it was fashionable. The band's merchandise is 100 percent postconsumer recycled or made of certified organic materials. Cloud Cult has also planted several thousand trees to absorb the band's CO2 output, their studio is powered by geothermal energy and built partially from reclaimed wood and recycled plastic, and they donate heavily to projects that build wind turbines as revenue generators on Native American reservations.
Cloud Cult began as Craig Minowa's solo studio project after the unexpected loss of his son and has grown to the present day with an evolving lineup of incredible musicians. Known for incorporating live painting into their concerts, Cloud Cult are pioneers of multimedia artistry. This is most recently highlighted with the feature film release of The Seeker—starring Josh Radnor and Alex McKenna—which accompanied the band's 2016 album, landed on Entertainment Weekly's Must List, and garnered prestigious awards on the indie film festival circuit. Now six years later, Cloud Cult returns with their transformative new album Metamorphosis.
At this week's concerts, songwriter Craig Minowa sings and plays guitar, Shannon Frid-Rubin plays violin, Jeremy Harvey plays drums, Shawn Neary plays trombone, bass and banjo, Sarah Perbix plays piano, Daniel Zamzow plays cello, and Connie Minowa and Scott West create paintings live during the performances.
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Sarah Hicks, the Minnesota Orchestra's principal conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall, has led a broad range of programs since joining the Orchestra as assistant conductor in 2006. Her notable projects here have included co-creating the Inside the Classics and Sam & Sarah series with Orchestra violist Sam Bergman; conducting a live-in-concert recording with singer-rapper Dessa for an album released on the Doomtree Records label; and leading original Orchestra programs and Movies & Music concerts. Since fall 2020 she has been the primary on-camera host and writer of the Twin Cities PBS broadcast and online livestream series This Is Minnesota Orchestra. In December 2021 she worked with director Peter Rothstein, writer Kevin Kling, writer-composer PaviElle French and composer Robert Elhai on creating the Minnesota Orchestra's Joyful Echoes theatrical holiday concert.
A specialist in film music and the film in concert genre, Hicks premiered Pixar in Concert and Disney-Pixar's Coco in Concert. Her live concert recording of A Celebration of the Music of Coco at the Hollywood Bowl can be seen on Disney+ and her work on The Little Mermaid Live was broadcast on ABC. With the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, she recorded film music for an album titled The Morricone Duel, which was released in 2018, has been broadcast around the world and has garnered over 150 million views on YouTube. Away from Orchestra Hall, the 2021-22 season sees her returning to the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony and Hawaii Symphony, and marks her debuts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, WDR Köln and the Grant Park Music Festival. Her opera appearances include the East Slovak State Opera Theater and the Curtis Opera Theater, as well as operas in concert with the RTÉ Orchestra.
Andy Thompson, arranger
Andy Thompson is a composer, arranger, producer, mixer and multi-instrumentalist who has made music with Belle and Sebastian, jeremy messersmith, Dan Wilson, BOY, Taylor Swift and Daniel Johnston, among many other performers. His orchestral arrangements of songs by Dessa have been performed at several Minnesota Orchestra concerts and were recorded by Dessa and the Orchestra in 2019 for Sound the Bells, a live-in-concert album released by Doomtree Records. He's been nominated for a Grammy Award, once wrote an award-winning punk song—in French—for a Super Bowl ad, and has a degree in classical composition. A detailed profile of Thompson appears on MinnPost.
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J. Van Erps, L. Bogaert, B. Volckaerts, C. Debaes, and H. Thienpont, "Prototyping micro-optical components with integrated out-of-plane coupling structures using deep lithography with protons," in Proc. SPIE Micro-optics, VCSELs and photonic interconnects II: Fabrication, Packaging and Integration, 2006, vol. 6185, p. 618504.
We present Deep Lithography with Protons (DLP) as a rapid prototyping technology to fabricate waveguide-based micro-optical components with monolithically integrated 45° micro-mirrors acting as out-of-plane couplers, splitting the optical signal in 3 separated paths. For the first time, two different proton beam sizes are used during one irradiation and a 20μm collimating aperture is chosen to accurately define the out-of-plane coupling structures. We fully optimized the DLP process for this 20μm proton beam and we measured the surface roughness (Rq=27.5nm) and the flatness (Rt=3.17μm) of the realized components. Finally, we experimentally measured the optical transmission efficiency of the micro-optical splitter component. The results are in excellent agreement with non-sequential ray-tracing simulations performed for the design. Above that, we present a pluggable out-of-plane coupler incorporating a single micro-mirror for the 90° coupling of light to or from polymer multimode waveguides integrated on a printed circuit board (PCB). This millimeter-sized mass-reproducible component can then be readily inserted into laser ablated cavities. Nonsequential ray-tracing simulations are performed to predict the optical performance of the component, showing coupling efficiencies up to 78%. These results are then experimentally verified using piezo-motorized positioning equipment with submicron accuracy in a multimode fiber-to-fiber coupling scheme, showing coupling efficiencies up to 56%. The fabricated coupling components are suitable for low-cost mass production since our micro-optical prototyping technology is compatible with standard replication techniques, such as hot embossing and injection molding, has been shown before.


I'm happy to say I'm still in the black for using up stash. Although, it won't be that way for long unless I get busy. I just ordered 10 yards from Connecting Threads but I won't add it here until it actually arrives. I better get busy.


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Heinrich Rohrer, född 6 juni 1933 i Buchs, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz, död 16 maj 2013 i Wollerau, Schwyz, var en schweizisk nobelpristagare i fysik 1986. Han och Gerd Binnig delade på halva prissumman med motiveringen "för deras konstruktion av sveptunnelmikroskopet". Den andra halvan av priset tilldelades Ernst Ruska. Heinrich Rohrer-medaljen utdelas vart tredje år av the Surface Science Society of Japan tillsammans med IBM Research – Zurich, schweiziska ambassaden i Japan, och Mrs. Rohrer till hans minne. Medaljen ska inte förväxlas med Heinrich Rohrer-priset som delades ut vid Nano Seoul 2020-konferensen.

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Rohrer hade sin barndom på landet tills familjen flyttade till Zürich 1949. Han började studera på Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) 1951 för Wolfgang Pauli och Paul Scherrer. Sin doktorsavhandling skrev han med handledning av professor P. Grassmann som arbetade med kryogen ingenjörskonst. Rohrer mätte längdförändringar på supraledare vid den magnetfältsinducerade supraledande övergång, ett projekt som startades av Jørgen Lykke Olsen. Under sin forskning fann han att han var tvungen att göra det mesta av sin forskning på natten när staden sov eftersom hans mätningar var så känsliga för vibrationer. Hans studier avbröts av hans militärtjänst i det schweiziska bergsinfanteriet.

Vetenskapligt arbete
År 1961 gifte Rohrer sig med Rose-Marie Egger. Deras smekmånadsresa till USA innehöll bland annat en träff med Bernie Serin vid Rutgers University i New Jersey med forskning om värmeledningsförmåga hos typ II-supraledare och metaller.

År 1963 började han arbeta vid i IBM Research Laboratory i Rüschlikon under ledning av Ambros Speiser. Under de första åren på IBM studerade han Kondosystem med magnetoresistens i pulserade magnetfält. Han började sedan studera magnetiska fasdiagram, vilket så småningom förde honom in på fältet av kritiska fenomen.

År 1974 tillbringade han ett sabbatsår vid University of California, Santa Barbara, Kalifornien och studerade kärnmagnetisk resonans tillsammans med Vince Jaccarino och Alan King. Fram till 1982 arbetade han med sveptunnelmikroskopet. Han utsågs till IBM Fellow 1986 och ledde fysikavdelningen vid forskningslabbet från 1986 till 1988. Han valdes till hedersakademiker i Academia Sinica 2008.

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 Nobelprize.org, Nobelpriset i fysik 1986
 Nobelprize.org, Heinrich Rohrer – självbiografi
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Knight Crew is an opera in two acts composed by Julian Philips with a libretto by Nicky Singer. The opera is based on the novel of the same name, also by Singer, which retells the legend of King Arthur in a modern gangland setting.

The opera premièred on 3 March 2010 at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The project was filmed for a television series, presented by Gareth Malone, Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne, which aired on the BBC on 1 July 2010. Knight Crew is published by Edition Peters.

Knight Crew was created by Philips as part of his four year creative residency at Glyndebourne from 2006 to 2010. Philips was Glyndebourne's first ever composer-in-residence, a residency set up as an AHRC-funded collaborative doctorate between Glyndebourne and Sussex University. Along with Knight Crew, Philips created two other operas as part of his residency: The Yellow Sofa (2009) based on the novella Alves & Co. by Eça de Queiros, and a site-specific promenade opera Followers (2006–11), with writer Simon Christmas.

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"Knight Crew: The story of a new opera for young people (2007–2010)", published by Glyndebourne, 19 May 2011
Knight Crew, published by Peters Edition

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Quick Answer: What Is The Difference Between Social Science And Interperative Approach?
Interpretive theory is built from, and refers back to, commonsense meanings. In contrast, positivist social science privileges an outsider view of culture and behaviour, imposes scientific meanings on observations of everyday behaviour and generally lacks concern for members' commonsense meanings and interpretations.
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1. Social science approach is useful in identifying and explaining communication patterns and predicting their effects. The interpretive approach has in-depth understanding of communication in specific situations and insight into the purpose of those messages.
What is an interpretive approach?
Interpretive approaches encompass social theories and perspectives that embrace a view of reality as socially constructed or made meaningful through actors' understanding of events. In organizational communication, scholars focus on the complexities of meaning as enacted in symbols, language, and social interactions.
What is an interpretive approach to research?
Interpretive methodologies position the meaning-making practices of human actors at the center of scientific explanation. Interpretive research focuses on analytically disclosing those meaning-making practices, while showing how those practices configure to generate observable outcomes.
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What is social science approach?
Social science is the branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense.
What is an example of interpretive sociology?
Interpretive sociology is an approach that focuses on understanding the meaning of social action. One example of interpretive sociology is the study of race and the social issues that are related to it. This research illustrates how income, education level, class, and voting patterns differ based on race.
What do interpretive researchers focus on?
Interpretive interpretations tend to focus on language, signs, and meanings from the perspective of the participants involved in the social phenomenon, in contrast to statistical techniques that are employed heavily in positivist research.
What is a good interpretive theory?
A good interpretive theory brings values into the open. The theorist actively seeks to acknowledge, identify, or unmask the ideology behind the message under scrutiny. A good interpretive theory often generates change.
What are the 5 qualitative approaches?
The Five Qualitative approach is a method to framing Qualitative Research, focusing on the methodologies of five of the major traditions in qualitative research: biography, ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, and case study.
Why interpretive approach is important?
Interpretive approaches to political studies focus on the meanings that shape actions and institutions, and the ways in which they do so. As important, they study beliefs as they perform within, and even frame, actions, practices and institutions. Interpretive theory applies to all of political studies.
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What is an example of interpretivism?
For example, a sociologist might ask people why they scratch their face or twirl their hair when they talk, and the sociologist would analyze those responses to come up with a conclusion; this is an example of interpretivism. Traditionally, quantitative researchers remain detached from what they are studying.
What are the two types of approaches in research?
The two basic research approaches are quantitative and qualitative research. Both types have different purposes.
What is interpretive qualitative research?
Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live. The basis of qualitative research lies in the interpretive approach to social reality and in the description of the lived experience of human beings.
What are the three parts of social science?
The social sciences include: Anthropology. Economics. Political science.
What are the 3 major of social science?
Social science entails the study of human behavior and society at a variety of levels. Popular social science majors include psychology, political science, and economics. A social science degree can lead to many types of jobs in business, science, and law.
What are the three major of social science?
Social science, any branch of academic study or science that deals with human behaviour in its social and cultural aspects. Usually included within the social sciences are cultural (or social) anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, and economics.
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An affordable housing lottery launched on Tuesday for 143 units in Spring Creek, a neighborhood in East New York once known only for its landfills and undeveloped marshland. As part of a multi-phase, decades-long project by the city, the area has been slowly transforming into a community of mixed-income and mixed-use developments. The fourth phase of a development called Nehemiah Spring Creek is now accepting applications for studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, set aside for New Yorkers earning 30, 40, 50, 60, and 90 percent of the area median income. Apartments up for grabs range from a $426/month one-bedroom to a $1,660/month three-bedroom.
Nehemiah HDFC, the development arm of nonprofit East Brooklyn Congregations, has completed phases one through three of the project, starting in 2008. Developed with Monadnock Development, Phase 4B-1 and 4B-2 consist of 320 units, with each featuring 160 units of low and moderate income rentals. In total, the project will bring more than 1,500 affordable homes.
As part of the project's 4B-1 development, residents have access to an on-site super, custom design features, a laundry room, and some on-site parking. Overall, the Spring Creek community has three parks, an educational center, a supermarket, and an EMS station.
The Nehemiah Spring Creek project joins other major developments that opened in the area over the last 40 years, including the Starrett City apartments, the Gateway Center shopping complex, Gateway Elton affordable housing, and Spring Creek Gardens.
Qualifying New Yorkers can apply to be placed on the waitlist at Nehemiah Spring Creek until June 17, 2019. Residents of Brooklyn Community Board 5 will be given preference for 50 percent of the units. Complete details on how to apply are available here (pdf).


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midiplayerV2Thread::midiplayerV2Thread(midiPlayerV2 *parent, MainWindow* mp): QThread(parent)
{
    // This object is created as soon as we know we need to play
    // The thread is also started as soon as we create the object and it just sits waiting

    // The thread plays after all data written into the events map, with
    // stop and abort available.

    // See http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/SMP_Design
    // Basically all handle related operations need to be interlocked with the calling thread

    qDebug() << "in constructor, tid = " << syscall(__NR_gettid) << ",currentThreadId()=" << currentThreadId();
    requestType = none;
    ourParent = parent; // the parent widget
    mParent = mp;
    handle = 0;
    lastTickProcessed = -1;
    currentIsRunning = false;
    debugMidiSendDetails = mParent->ourSettingsPtr->getSetting("debugMidiSendDetails").toBool();
    // This timer is used to wake the worker up to see if any new instructions or if the queue can accept more data
    // For example, when the queue is too full, the worker puts itself to sleep (indefinitely) and this is a wakeup to check if more room is available
    workTimer = new QTimer();
    connect(workTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(gooseThread()));
    workTimer->start(MUSICALPI_ALSAPACINGINTERVAL);

    // Debug output (or not)
    if(mParent->ourSettingsPtr->getSetting("debugQueueInfoInterval").toUInt() > 0)
    {
        queueInfoDebug = new QTimer();
        connect(queueInfoDebug,SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(queueInfoDebugOutput()));
        queueInfoDebug->start(mParent->ourSettingsPtr->getSetting("debugQueueInfoInterval").toInt());
    }
    start();  // This actually starts the thread running
}

midiplayerV2Thread::~midiplayerV2Thread()  // Note most ALSA cleanup is in the thread under the abort IF
{
    qDebug() << "In destructor for object";
    mutex.lock();
    requestType=abort;
    condition.wakeOne();
    mutex.unlock();
    wait();  // Since constructor/destructor are in the parent thread, this waits for the worker thread to exit before the base class destructor is called;
    delete workTimer;
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::play(int startAtMeasure, int volumeScale, int tempoScale)
{
    // This is also run in the parent thread

    qDebug() << "Main thread requesting thread play, tid=" << syscall(__NR_gettid);
    mutex.lock();
    requestType = startPlay;
    m_startAtMeasure = startAtMeasure;
    m_volumeScale = volumeScale;
    m_tempoScale = tempoScale;
    condition.wakeOne();  // if it's stopped (might not be)
    mutex.unlock();
    return;
}
void midiplayerV2Thread::stop()
{
    qDebug() << "Main thread requesting thread stop, tid=" << syscall(__NR_gettid);
    mutex.lock();
    requestType = stopPlay;
    condition.wakeOne();  // if it's stopped (might not be)
    mutex.unlock();
    return;
}
void midiplayerV2Thread::gooseThread() // Encourage it to run a loop if it's waiting for work, just to check queue/etc.
{
    condition.wakeOne(); // just give it a start if it's waiting
}

bool midiplayerV2Thread::openSequencerInitialize()  // Can be called by parent thread but ONLY before play thread started
{

#define checkALSAreturn(ret,Msg) \
    if( (ret) < 0 )   \
    { \
       qDebug() <<  Msg << " error=" << snd_strerror(errno); \
       ourParent->errorEncountered = Msg + QString(", error=") + QString(snd_strerror(errno)); \
       return false; \
    }

    // See if we can open the sequencer - errors return false and pass out message
    checkALSAreturn(snd_seq_open(&handle,"hw",SND_SEQ_OPEN_OUTPUT,0),"Failed to open ALSO sequencer")
    checkALSAreturn(queue = snd_seq_alloc_queue(handle),"Failed to create ALSA queue")
    sourceAddress.client = snd_seq_client_id(handle);
    int ret = snd_seq_create_simple_port(handle,NULL,SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_WRITE | SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_SUBS_WRITE,  SND_SEQ_PORT_TYPE_MIDI_GENERIC);
    checkALSAreturn(ret,"Failed to create ALSA port")
    sourceAddress.port = ret;
    destAddress.client = (unsigned char)mParent->ourSettingsPtr->getSetting("midiPort").toUInt();// yeah, alsa calls this the client not port, port is zero for our use
    destAddress.port = 0;
    checkALSAreturn(snd_seq_connect_to(handle, sourceAddress.port, destAddress.client, destAddress.port),"Failed to connect to MIDI port (" + QString::number(destAddress.client) + ")");

    // Set initial tempo (do not use this form while playing only for defaults)
    snd_seq_queue_tempo_t *qtempo;
    snd_seq_queue_tempo_alloca(&qtempo);
    memset(qtempo, 0, snd_seq_queue_tempo_sizeof());
    snd_seq_queue_tempo_set_ppq(qtempo, ourParent->overallTicksPerQuarter);
    snd_seq_queue_tempo_set_tempo(qtempo, 60*1000000/120);  // Default to 120 changes can come later

    checkALSAreturn(snd_seq_set_queue_tempo(handle, queue, qtempo),"Failure to set initial (default) tempo")
    qDebug() << "Queue = " << queue << ", handle=" << handle << ", source client=" << sourceAddress.client
             << ", source port = " << sourceAddress.port;

    // Set the output room to zero and output size as large as it will permit
    // This is because we don't want ALSA putting us to sleep, we do it ourselves to be able to keep updating
    checkALSAreturn(snd_seq_set_client_pool_output_room(handle,0),"Setting client pool room size to zero")
    // By trial and error try increasing buffer - start
    unsigned int outBufferSize=0;
    for(unsigned int testSize = 64; testSize < MUSICALPI_ALSAMAXOUTPUTBUFFER; testSize += 16)
    {
        ret = snd_seq_set_client_pool_output(handle,testSize);
        if(ret==0) outBufferSize = testSize;
        else break;
    }
    qDebug() << "Determined output size max = " << outputSize << ", tid=" << syscall(__NR_gettid);
    getQueueInfo();
    // Safety checks:
    assert(outBufferSize == outputSize);  // Let's make sure we actually got what we think we did
    assert(MUSICALPI_ALSAQUEUECHUNKSIZE < MUSICALPI_ALSALOWWATER); // Make sure someone didn't screw up sizing
    return true; // will set canPlay true
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::getQueueInfo() //  CALL ONLY FROM THREAD!!!!
{
    if(handle==0) return;  // not ready yet (not sure we can get here)
    snd_seq_queue_status_t* qStatus;
    snd_seq_queue_status_alloca(&qStatus);
    memset(qStatus,0,snd_seq_queue_status_sizeof());
    assert(snd_seq_get_queue_status(handle, queue, qStatus) >= 0);
    currentQueueTick = snd_seq_queue_status_get_tick_time(qStatus);
    currentQueueEventCount = snd_seq_queue_status_get_events(qStatus);
    currentIsRunning = snd_seq_queue_status_get_status(qStatus);

    snd_seq_queue_tempo_t* qTempo;
    snd_seq_queue_tempo_alloca(&qTempo);
    memset(qTempo,0,snd_seq_queue_tempo_sizeof());
    assert(snd_seq_get_queue_tempo(handle, queue, qTempo) >= 0);
    currentQueueTempo = snd_seq_queue_tempo_get_tempo(qTempo);

    snd_seq_client_pool_t* pool;
    snd_seq_client_pool_alloca(&pool);
    memset(pool,0,snd_seq_client_pool_sizeof());
    assert(snd_seq_get_client_pool(handle,pool) >= 0);
    outputFree = snd_seq_client_pool_get_output_free(pool);
    outputSize = snd_seq_client_pool_get_output_pool(pool);

    // With the (adjusted) tick we can find measure
    for(std::map<int,midiPlayerV2::playableEvent_t>::iterator thisEvent = ourParent->events.begin(); thisEvent != ourParent->events.end(); thisEvent++)
        if(currentQueueTick + startAtTick <= thisEvent->second.snd_seq_event.time.tick)
        {
            if(thisEvent->second.displayedMeasureNum >= 1) currentMeasure = thisEvent->second.displayedMeasureNum;
            else currentMeasure = thisEvent->second.measureNum;
            break;
        }
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::run()
{
    qDebug() << "In run, tid=" << syscall(__NR_gettid) << ",currentThreadId()=" << currentThreadId();
    std::map<int,midiPlayerV2::playableEvent_t>::iterator playStartEvent;
    forever
    {
        getQueueInfo();  // Find out what we know about the queue (if anything)
        if(currentIsRunning && currentMeasure >= ourParent->lastMeasure && currentQueueEventCount == 0)
        {
            qDebug() << "In thread, play is stopping as reached end of song.";
            requestType = stopPlay;
        }
        // General loop checks what we are being asked to do -- different sections are NOT mutually exclusive
        if(requestType == abort)
        {
            qDebug() << "Aborting on playing thread";
            if(handle)
            {
                sendAllOff();
                snd_seq_free_queue(handle, queue);
                snd_seq_close(handle);
            }
            return;
        }

        if(requestType == stopPlay || requestType == startPlay)  // interestingly we must stop the queue for start (if running), as well as stop
        {
            if(currentIsRunning)
            {
                if(requestType == stopPlay) qDebug() << "Stopping on playing thread by stop request with queue running";
                else if(currentIsRunning) qDebug() << "Stopping on playing thread because it is running and we have a new play request";
                sendAllOff();
                assert(snd_seq_stop_queue(handle, queue, NULL) >= 0);
                drainQueue();
                // Note we leave it stopped until we get the first event below so as not to rush it if this code takes a while
                currentIsRunning = false;
            }
            else if(requestType == stopPlay) qDebug() << "Stop request on playing thread but queue is not running ";
            if(requestType == stopPlay) requestType = none;
            getQueueInfo();
        }

        if(requestType == startPlay)  // If we get here we should be stopped from above
        {
            qDebug() << "Playing on playing thread from measure " << m_startAtMeasure << ", volume=" << m_volumeScale << ", tempo=" << m_tempoScale;
            requestType = playing;  // Shift into playing mode after we finish the below

            // Hunt up any preliminary settings we have to send first.
            snd_seq_event_t prelimTempoEvent;    // Note we might not find any - this is LAST tempo change before we play
            bool tempoFound = false;
            startAtTick = 0;  // will adjust this when we've found the first measure, and use it as a skew
            for(std::map<int,midiPlayerV2::playableEvent_t>::iterator thisEvent = ourParent->events.begin(); thisEvent != ourParent->events.end(); thisEvent++ )
            {
                if( (thisEvent->second.displayedMeasureNum >= 1 && thisEvent->second.displayedMeasureNum >= m_startAtMeasure) ||
                    (thisEvent->second.displayedMeasureNum < 1 && thisEvent->second.measureNum >= m_startAtMeasure) ) // If we are at start point, send any accumulated and leave queue running.
                {
                    playStartEvent = thisEvent;
                    qDebug() << "Starting queue since it is stopped and we are playing";
                    assert(snd_seq_start_queue(handle, queue, NULL) >= 0);
                    drainQueue();
                    currentIsRunning = true;
                    startAtTick = thisEvent->second.snd_seq_event.time.tick;  // We'll scale everything else to this
                    if(tempoFound)
                    {
                        // schedule it forward to starting tick, which is always zero since queue starts at zero
                        qDebug() << "In Play thread, sending preliminary tempo event, value=" << (prelimTempoEvent.data.queue.param.value * 100 / m_tempoScale);
                        prelimTempoEvent.time.tick = 0;
                        prelimTempoEvent.data.queue.param.value = prelimTempoEvent.data.queue.param.value * 100 / m_tempoScale;  // Scale tempo if needed
                        if(mParent->ourSettingsPtr->getSetting("debugMidiSendDetails").toBool())
                            qDebug() << "Sending prelim tempo to queue=" << prelimTempoEvent.queue
                                     << ", tick (incl offset)=" << prelimTempoEvent.time.tick
                                     << ", tempo(usec) = " << prelimTempoEvent.data.queue.param.value;
                        assert(snd_seq_event_output(handle,&prelimTempoEvent)>=0);
                    }
                    break;   // Don't keep looping here we're already there
                }
                else if(thisEvent->second.containsTempo) // This is before our start, but we have to keep the LAST of these
                {
                    prelimTempoEvent = thisEvent->second.snd_seq_event;
                    tempoFound = true;
                }
            }
        }
        else if(requestType == playing)
        {
            // We keep playing from the next item after playStartEvent and increment it until done
            // Since the overhead of the loop (and queue checking) is high, send out a chunk of data
            // at once.  The chunk size should be << queue size as no checking is done if the queue is filling
            // intra-chunk, in particular low water > chunk size
            for(unsigned int chunks = 0; chunks <= MUSICALPI_ALSAQUEUECHUNKSIZE; chunks++)
            {
                // Since we may scale things and don't want to screw with the saved data, copy the event
                snd_seq_event_t ep;
                ep = playStartEvent->second.snd_seq_event;
                if(playStartEvent->second.containsTempo)
                {
                    qDebug() << "In Play thread, sending tempo event, value=" << (ep.data.queue.param.value * 100 / m_tempoScale);
                    ep.data.queue.param.value = ep.data.queue.param.value * 100 / m_tempoScale;
                }
                if(playStartEvent->second.containsNoteOn)  ep.data.note.velocity = ep.data.note.velocity * m_volumeScale / 100;
                ep.time.tick = ep.time.tick - startAtTick; // offset for where we started queue (queue is always 0 start)
                if(debugMidiSendDetails)
                    qDebug() << "Sending tick (w/offset)=" << ep.time.tick + startAtTick << ", source client=" << ep.source.client << ", dest client=" << ep.dest.client << ", type=" << ep.type;
                assert(snd_seq_event_output(handle,&ep)>=0);

                playStartEvent++;
                if (playStartEvent == ourParent->events.end())
                {
                    requestType = none;
                    break;  // Exit chunk loop immediately
                }
                lastTickProcessed = ep.time.tick;
            }
            drainQueue();  // After each chunk so the queue info is relevant
        }

        // If we are playing, but the queue is near full, put us into a voluntary wait state

        if(requestType == playing     &&  MUSICALPI_ALSALOWWATER >= outputFree)
        {
            requestType = playWaiting;
            qDebug() << "Waiting for queue to empty  (at or below low water mark)...";
        }
        if(requestType == playWaiting &&  MUSICALPI_ALSAHIGHWATER < outputFree)
        {
            requestType = playing;
            qDebug() << "Restarting as queue reached high water mark...";
        }
        mutex.lock();  // Avoid race conditions in setting flags
        if(requestType != playing)   // Everything other than playing is a once-and-done
        {
            condition.wait(&mutex);  // if playing we just keep looping and not wait
        }
        mutex.unlock();
    }
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::sendAllOff() // Used to stop any playing notes, pedals, etc. if we are stopping/aborting
{
    qDebug() << "Sending all-sounds-off to all channels";
    snd_seq_drop_output(handle);
    for(int channel=0; channel<16; channel++)
    {
        snd_seq_event_t ep;
        snd_seq_ev_clear(&ep);
        snd_seq_ev_schedule_tick(&ep, queue, 0, 0);
        ep.source = sourceAddress;
        ep.dest = destAddress;
        ep.type = SND_SEQ_EVENT_CONTROLLER;
        ep.data.control.channel = channel;
        ep.data.control.param = MIDI_CTL_ALL_SOUNDS_OFF;
        ep.data.control.value = 0;
        assert(snd_seq_event_output(handle,&ep)>=0);
    }
    drainQueue();
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::drainQueue()  //  Call from main or worker thread but separately (procedurally interlocked)
{
    int ret;
    do assert((ret = snd_seq_drain_output(handle)) >=0);
    while(ret>0);
}

void midiplayerV2Thread::queueInfoDebugOutput() // Runs in parent thread but accesses only fixed location items so should be thread safe if not consistent
{
    if(handle)
        qDebug() << "Measure=" << currentMeasure << ", events="
                 << currentQueueEventCount << ", running=" << currentIsRunning
                 << ", Queue Tick=" << currentQueueTick << ", lastTick=" << lastTickProcessed
                 << ", tempo=" << currentQueueTempo;
}

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The Berlin-based artist will be joined by Vessel, Giant Swan and Container at the gig in October.
Shackleton will make a rare appearance in Bristol on Friday, October 10th, with a headline slot at the next BUNKER party.
BUNKER is a collaboration between Qu Junktions and Howling Owl Records. For their second party they've lined up Shackleton, who recently slipped out his latest 12-inch, Deliverance Series No. 1. He'll be joined by a couple of local artists—Vessel, whose second album is due next month on Tri Angle, and Giant Swan, a techno-leaning project featuring two members of The Naturals. BUNKER resident Container rounds out the bill. The party will take place at The Island in Bridewell Arts Complex, kicking off at 10:30 PM and running until 3 AM.


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Q: Drupal 8 SQL statement, avoiding addOrderBy adding some fields in SELECT I've got the following line in a custom sort plugin for Views and Drupal 8:
$formula = '(cas.tier IS NULL)';
$this->query->addOrderBy(NULL, $formula, "ASC", "some_alias");

All I want is for Drupal to add this to the existing query:
ORDER BY (cas.tier IS NULL) ASC

But instead here is what it does:
SELECT DISTINCT cas.tier AS some_alias
...
ORDER BY some_alias ASC

So, it adds a field selection in the SELECT statement. While it works for the sorting, it introduces all sort of other issues in what I'm trying to do.
Any idea how to get it to simply add the "ORDER" statement without messing with "SELECT"?

A: Well, it turns out Drupal can't add a formula in an ORDER BY statement without adding the field as well (for security reasons: https://www.drupal.org/node/829464)
If the ordering doesn't involve a formula, then $this->query->orderby will work without adding a field in the SELECT statement, but with a formula, no no.

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Israel and the Eurovision – FOUR Songs That Have Made History!
Post author:integraliah
Post category:English
Israel has been crowned Eurovision champion a staggering FOUR TIMES, each song winning with its unique and revolutionary style. Because it is Eurovision week here in Israel (OMG thanks Netta), we want to recap each song that crowned Israel Eurovision winner!
1# Ah-ba-ni-bi
In 1978, Israel won Eurovision for the first time with the song "Ah-Ba-Ni-Bi". The composers of the song had a wild idea: to add sounds beginning with the letter "beth" in Hebrew after each syllable. If we remove the syllables starting with "beth" from the chorus, we get the phrase "Ani ohev Otah" (I love you). Therefore, it met the rules of Eurovision of the time that required each contestant to sing in their native language. Mazal tov Israel!
2# Hallelujah
The second victory of the State of Israel came just ONE year later, in 1979, with the song "Hallelujah", performed by the very popular Israeli singer Gali Atari. The young woman was accompanied by the group Milk and Honey (in reference to the country "where milk and honey flow").
Note: The State of Israel knew that it could neither participate nor organize the next edition of Eurovision in the case of a victory because the contest was to take place on Yom Hazikaron.
The song has survived the test of time and remains one of the most popular traditional Israeli hits. For Israel's 70th anniversary, Gali Atari sang the song with pop star Eden Ben Zaken, symbolizing the different generations of Israeli's coming together to celebrate Israel's independence.
Want to learn more about Israeli culture and improve your Hebrew? Get in touch with us.
#3 Diva
On May 9, 1998, Israeli singer Dana International earned the Eurovision crown with the song "Diva" against steep competition from 23 other competing countries. Dana, who identifies as Female, was born Yaron Cohen, son of Yemeni Jews who immigrated to Israel in 1947. Dana's victory was monumental not only for the LGBTQ community but also set an example for the rest of the world, as Israel exemplified how a country should be proud of all its citizens.
#4 Toy
In May 2018, Israel won yet again. This time, it was Netta Brazilay with her international hit "Toy." Netta's song about women's empowerment made the planet dance and inspired girls and women everywhere to stand up and demand to be treated with respect.
Recently, the newest Israeli diva released "Bassa Sababa," the most expensive music video ever created by an Israeli artist.
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McCune Smith is a joint venture between two brothers, Dan and Simon. They grew up on a farm in the Hebrides where growing vegetables and home cooking are a way of life. They wanted McCune Smith to reflect their upbringing, serving artisan food that showcased Scotland's larder and used ethical ingredients. With this in mind for their café's menu, it was perhaps natural to turn to Scotland's fertile history for its name. Though there are few visual reminders, McCune Smith is situated in the historic heart of Glasgow. It was on the slave walk with the historian Stephen Mullen that Dan stopped at the site of 'Old College' (1451-1878).
Philosophers such as James Watt and Adam Smith had made it the centre of the 'Scottish Enlightenment' as an aside Stephen also remarked about a distinguished physician who graduated in 1837 from 'Old College' as the first African American to achieve a medical degree. James McCune Smith's legacy much like the area where he had studied has been largely overlooked until recently. An influential abolitionist, he was buried in an unmarked grave by his pale skinned children, to escape racial prejudice. For Dan, he embodies many of the positive and negative aspects of Glasgow's history and like 'Old College' deserves to be celebrated.