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Journalist John Connolly dies at 78, was outed in 2011 as Scientology spy by Mike Rinder
[John Connolly in 2013, photo by Rommel Demano/Getty Images]
The New York Post has reported that journalist John Connolly died Saturday at 78 after a brief illness, according to his longtime partner.
The Vanity Fair reporter was immediately lionized by New York scribes who praised Connolly, a former cop and Wall Streeter, as a legendary scoop machine who investigated everyone from Michael Jackson to Jeffrey Epstein.
But we will remember him chiefly for the outing he received from Mike Rinder and Marty Rathbun as a longtime Scientology spy.
In 2011 at his blog Rathbun revealed that Connolly had been an asset for the church for "nearly two decades," and to prove it he published an internal Scientology document written in 2006 by one of the church's chief spymasters, Linda Hamel.
In the document, Hamel describes the report that Connolly had given her after investigating Andrew Morton, the British journalist who was then working on an unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise.
The implication of the document is quite clear: Connolly was working for Scientology, reporting on Morton, and looking for any opening they could use to discredit Morton before his book came out.
Journalist John Cook, who knew Connolly well, confronted Connolly with the information in the document, and Connolly claimed that it was all "bullshit."
But Cook also talked to Mike Rinder, who had actually brought the document out of the church with him when he had defected in 2007. Rinder confirmed that Connolly had been used by Scientology for years, that he had been brought in by Scientology's notorious dirty tricks operator, Eugene Ingram, and that of course Connolly was paid for his work.
"Connolly was a resource to deal with media problems," Rinder told Cook. "Ingram used to tout Connolly's virtues pretty often — 'Connolly can handle this; he'll find out what's going on and he's got lines into all media.' That was something I heard many, many times. Ingram even met with Connolly at the Celebrity Center in Los Angeles."
Cook talked to Chuck Beatty and Denise Brennan, who both said it had struck them that for years Connolly had pumped them for information about what was going on in Scientology and in critic circles without ever appearing to write a word about it.
And we also heard that from one of our favorite sources: Paulette Cooper.
Paulette was stunned when we told her about the Linda Hamel document and that Rathbun and Rinder had publicly identified Connolly as a Scientology spy. She said that Connolly had befriended her and for years had asked her to lunch when she was in New York, and had pumped her, for example, for information about Janet Reitman's upcoming book on Scientology which came out in 2011.
Here again is the Linda Hamel document that Rinder brought out and Rathbun posted on his blog.
Connolly was here in LA working on the Pellicano story and contacted Morton and met with him on the basis of gaining his cooperation to be interviewed for an article for Vanity Fair about the books Morton has done on celebrities including the one he is writing on Tom Cruise. Connolly wanted to see what Morton was like and get any information about where Morton is currently at with regard to writing the book and to see if Morton would agree to be interviewed for an article. Based on the meeting, Connolly said that Morton seems to have finished his research already and is busy writing the book.
Connolly told Morton that it would not be a puff piece and would show both sides including what would be said about Morton. (Connolly will use the article to investigate Morton's past treatment of other celebrities, use of sleazy sources, etc. that would undermine Morton's credibility). Morton said he would check with St. Martin's Press to get their take on cooperating for the story. Morton seems to be interested in generating publicity for the book.
Connolly's impression of Morton is that he is a serious writer and is a focused person but enjoyable to talk to. He knows how to use his charm to get people to talk. Morton also told him that it only took him five weeks to write the Monica Lewinsky book – so he is capable of churning out a lot in a short period of time.
Morton said that he thought that Tom Cruise was a good story and that is why he wanted to write the book. The reporter got the impression from talking with Morton that Morton has collected a lot of information about the Church and that this will be well covered in the book. Morton also mentioned that he has an assistant who is working for him.
Morton also said that he had met Paul Barresi a couple of times but did not go into the details of what Barresi said.
Connolly's impression is that Morton is a formidable adversary who is not going to back down. He thinks that Morton has made up his mind already as to the angle of the book but did not specifically say what it was.
Morton mentioned that he had received a nasty letter from Bert Fields – he didn't have any further comment about this.
Morton asked if Anthony Pelicano ever worked for the client (the Church). Connolly, who is an expert on Pelicano said "no" and he doesn't think that Tom Cruise has ever met Pelicano. Connolly will be getting back to Morton to see what St. Martin's Press says. He has been given background documents that we have on Morton and on Barresi who we know that Morton has been using.
This UK reporter that we have a line to has helped get information out about Morton hiring Paul Barresi. He is willing to continue to feed information and documents to the UK tabloids to discredit Morton. He made a proposal that he could rapidly write a pre-emptive positive book about Mr. Cruise, which he thought would undermine the one from St. Martin's Press. However, when this idea of a pre-emptive book was checked with Tommy Davis, it was not something that he felt Mr. Cruise would want.
This UK reporter will continue to be used for feeding information and stories to the UK tabloids about Morton. There is a rumor about Morton no longer being with his UK publisher Michael O'Mara which will be checked into to see if there was a conflict or a falling out. This could possibly be another attack point on Morton if it is found that there was a falling out.
In the US Connolly, wants to do an investigative story and put a piece together on Morton and his use of sleazy sources in the books he has done about celebrities such as Madonna, the Beckhams and Tom Cruise. This would attack Morton on his reputation questioning the credibility of his sources.
Morton's book came out in 2008. Pellicano went to prison in 2008 for wiretapping and was released in 2019. Paul Barresi at one time claimed that he had been John Travolta's lover but then recanted it.
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"You find many a girl — various stresses in the war you notice this: Some girl who was very much in love with some young man, and he got knocked off, something like that, and right away she becomes a lawyer — begins to talk in a rather husky voice. If you watch her a while longer, the next thing you know, she's liable to start smoking cigars. You know? And in order to exteriorize her, you'd have to exteriorize her out of the body of a young man before you could exteriorize her out of the body she's in. Now she doesn't want to be in the body she's in, so she's not really in the body she's in, and you just don't have a dog's chance of exteriorizing her out of that body. You say, 'Be three feet back of your head.' She's not in it. So the whole command misses. You see that?" — L. Ron Hubbard, January 19, 1956
Avast, Ye Mateys
"1969 was the year of Out-Ethics. In 1970 I trust all SO members will wear their ethics hats. Every SO member has one. Every time we ease up or drop Ethics we get horrible problems and stats. It can be plotted on the Int GI. Fact is Ethics is madly out on the planet. Definition of some Earth wog leaders — somebody who is trying to get even with everybody else. Definition of psychiatry: the government's method of getting even with the insane." — The Commodore, January 19, 1970
"Imagine that you are strong enough to instantly destroy in absolute agony anyone who offers you the slightest offence. Once you have destroyed them then it is done. You cannot reverse it. Might you postulate inability in yourself after destroying a loved one who admired another's body when they thought you were not looking? We do not trust ourselves to become OT again until we have learnt to control our destructive impulses. The latest OT rundown is not a solution. The solution is spending thousands of hours studying LRH tech and fully understanding and applying it."
Past is Prologue
1997: The Associated Press reported that an Athens court has ordered Scientology to close its doors in Greece. "A copy of the ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Friday accused the church of operating under the cloak of a philosophic society to try to lure, brainwash and exploit members. 'It is an organization with medical, social and ethical practices that are dangerous and harmful,' Judge Constandia Angelaki wrote in her ruling. 'It claims to act freely so as to draw members who subsequently undergo … brainwashing by dictated ways of thinking that limit reaction capabilities.' Angelaki ruled on the case on Dec. 20 but the verdict was officially issued Thursday. The move followed numerous complaints from relatives of members of the church, which operated here as the Center of Applied Philosophy in Greece. They claimed the center transformed their kin into moody or suicidal automatons. 'The case is a sham,' Jentzsch wrote. 'It is unfortunately reminiscent of the former junta that ruled Greece as a totalitarian state and the assault today is simply because the mission is not 'orthodox' according to the prevailing vested interests in Greece.'"
"OT 7 is just sitting in a room talking to yourself and seeing if the needle reacts. You'd think after a couple of years of doing that they would just say 'fuck it!' and tell the case supervisor 'The belfry is bat-free'."
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Next hearing set for February 8. Trial scheduled for August 29.
— 'Lafayette Ronald Hubbard' (a/k/a Justin Craig), false imprisonment, aggravated assault, plus drug charges: Next hearing scheduled for January 18.
— Jay and Jeff Spina, Medicare fraud: Jay sentenced to 9 years in prison. Jeff's sentencing to be scheduled.
— Hanan and Rizza Islam and other family members, Medi-Cal fraud: Pretrial conference January 22 in Los Angeles
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud: Next pretrial conference set for February 11.
— Joseph 'Ben' Barton, Medicare fraud: Pleaded guilty, awaiting sentencing.
— Yanti Mike Greene, Scientology private eye accused of contempt of court: Next hearing February 15.
— Luis and Rocio Garcia v. Scientology: Eleventh Circuit affirmed ruling granting Scientology's motion for arbitration. Garcias considering next move.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to 'religious arbitration.' US Supreme Court denied Valerie's petition Oct 4.
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: California Supreme Court granted review on May 26 and asked the Second Appellate Division to direct Judge Steven Kleifield to show cause why he granted Scientology's motion for arbitration. Oral arguments held November 2, awaiting a ruling.
— Brian Statler Sr v. City of Inglewood: Third amended complaint filed, trial set for June 28.
— Author Steve Cannane defamation trial: Trial concluded, Cannane victorious, awarded court costs. Case appealed on Dec 23. Appeal hearing held Aug 23-27. Awaiting a ruling.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Lawsuit filed by the FTC and state of Georgia in August, now in discovery phase.
THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD's investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we've been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we've collected our most important links, including our four days in Los Angeles covering the preliminary hearing and its ruling, which has Danny facing trial and the potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series 'Scientology and the Aftermath,' Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, 'Scientology: Fair Game.' We've created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
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Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology's Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology's sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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Vincent Gardner gets Dizzy with the spirit of jazz
Arts & Entertainment // Music
Andrew Dansby Oct. 1, 2019
1of2Dizzy Gillespie at Club Oasis, 3722 S. Gessner, April 19, 1989.Photo: John Everett / Houston Chronicle
2of2Trombonist Vincent Gardner is the artistic director of Jazz Houston and a member of Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.Photo: Jazz Houston
Befitting a trombonist, Vincent Gardner slides between New York and Houston. Up there, he's trombonist in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis' top-tier ensemble. Here, Gardner works as artistic director for Jazz Houston, a younger organization with a simply stated goal: "to sustain a swinging, world-class jazz orchestra, to educate a global audience about our country's greatest art form, and to celebrate those Houstonians, Texans, Americans and musicians of the world that have made meaningful contributions to jazz."
Gardner believes such an institution is a natural and obvious thing.
"There should be a jazz institution in every single city in America," he says. "And there's not."
But he's patiently building a viable operation here, he says, "in hopes that we can bring this music everywhere."
Gardner is in his third year as Jazz Houston's artistic director.
"When I first came to Houston, I saw how big and diverse it is. With a vibrant arts scene. So our model was similar to the Jazz at Lincoln Center model, but we're putting our own twist on it with performance and education because Houston has a great jazz history."
Gardner's boss in New York suggested last year that Gardner is the perfect man for the job: "Vincent is much more a historian than me," Marsalis said. "I love the music. And I study it. But Vincent is dedicated at all levels. And he knows his history."
Jazz Houston presents Dizzy's World!
Where: Hobby Center, 800 Bagby
Details: $20-$60; 713-315-2525, thehobby
center.org
ON HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: Scenes from the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
The plan for Jazz Houston will mix performance and education. In terms of performance, Gardner and Jazz Houston hosted Dance Mania! earlier this year, a performance by Ruben Blades. And this weekend they present Dizzy's World!, a tribute to trumpeter, composer, interpreter and jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie. Trumpeter and Gillespie student Jon Faddis will join the orchestra.
"We just believe in Dizzy and his music," he says. "And people need to know more about his story. How he was part of this generation of musicians whose work was so profound. People talk about Charlie Parker and the personal issues he had. But Dizzy's legacy doesn't have those other elements. His legacy lives on in jazz, Latin music, big band. He's a great ambassador for American music."
Gardner suggests early response to Jazz Houston's programming has been strong. "Houston loves to go out," he says. "So our goal is to give the city shows. And there's clearly an audience for jazz music here. And we'd like the public to know about the wonderful musicians from Houston. Unfortunately, so many have gone other places to forward their careers. We're hoping to create some more pride for homegrown talent in the city."
The goal is about four large-scale concerts per year, potentially growing to eight, along with some smaller shows for younger audiences.
"The idea is to bring people together and tell a story together," Gardner says. "To be both entertaining and educational."
andrew.dansby@chron.com
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How to make American democracy great again
Republicans have lost control of the House of Representatives — and may never be able to reclaim it.
There used to be a ebb- and flow between Democrats and the Republicans on who would control the House of Representatives, but that may be gone and never return.
America needs to have a battle of ideas to stay healthy. Republicans know that, liberals do not. Liberals think that their ideas are best, and should be forced on everyone — whether they agree or not — becuase it is for their own good.
STEP 1 — Republicans campaign to take back the House of Representatives on the idea that they will vote California out, and that will bring "sanity" aka balance back to Congress. This BHAG — will captivate the Republican base that voted against them in the 2018 Congressional election for the House. "Vote us in this time — and will fix America like you have never seen it fixed before".
STEP 2 — Republicans have control of the House of Representatives, and retain Control of the Senate, and immediately, on day one of power, pass a 51% vote in both the House and Senate for California to leave.
STEP 3 — Californians react in shock, just like they did when America elected Donald Trump. They are angry that America would actually have a majority of their citizens agree that they don't like them and would prefer a country without them, and they embrace the idea of a Calexit with more enthusiasm than anyone ever saw.
Why do we know that will happen — Because Californians were shocked that a majority of Americans outside of California would elect a man they saw as racist, sexist, homophibic, anti-immigrant and because of that shock they entertained the idea of secession. Think about this, no one had talked about California secession, and within days of 1 vote, Californians had more backing secession than Texas ever had. That is how emotionally and politically reactive they are. 47.5% of Californians, or just under half, were open to discussion secession in January 2017. Some estimates put that number at 56.3%, were open to discussing Calexit or enough to vote successfully to make it happen then. These numbers are not unrealistic. Right after the Trump election, Californians were'nt just asked how they felt about secession, but also how they felt about nullification — (ignoring federal laws, aka something last seen right before the War between the States), and 65–66% of California said they were for nullficiation bsed on the issue. that is enough of the vote base to secure a vote for secession
STEP 4 — the Calexit movement points out to Californians that the major reason they gave in 2017, as to why they would not pursue secession is now obliterated. that will destroy all opposition to the idea of a Calexit.
Why do we know that will happen — Cali newspapers interviewed professors who said California could only leave through an amendment and would never get the votes. Republicans holding a 51% vote calls both of these assertions into question. — Republicans point to two California Deans of law who said this is possible, and then say only the Supreme Court will have to look at it, and it is conservative for state right
STEP 5 — California citizens file an initiative and it goes directly to the voters and they vote Ca out, or Sacramento re ognized shte will and votes them out. Given that Congress already passed a permit vote — California instantly become independent
How do we know this vote will pass: =becuase they are offended, and latinos and youth come out in higher than survey numbers and pass the vote, because vote survey based on old, white people and undercounted Latino, and also votes for BHAGs bring out the youth and Latino.
STEP 6 — California's House of Representatives votes are distributed the next largest states (all of whom are swing states), which gives Republicans a fighting chance to take back the House and restores balance to democracy of America.
Republicans do nothing. They stay out of the House for evver, and can only hold to stop legialstyion losing the will drive for a century.
KEY FACTS TO KNOW:
"Republicans continue to control the majority of state legislatures, with 29." New York Times 2019
"There was no place for reconsideration or revocation, except through revolution or through consent of the States" US. Supreme Court 1869
"In theory, because it was a majority vote of Congress to admit California, in theory a majority vote of Congress could approve secession."Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law 2017
On this date, the bill admitting California as a free state into the Union passed the House by a vote of 150 to 56. The California bill was finally passed in the house, September 7th by a vote of 150 to 56.
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1800-1850/The-admission-of-California-into-the-Union/
"There is no legal process for a state to secede," he said. "Texas v. White held that states cannot secede, and that decision's off-hand comment about the states consenting probably refers to the constitutional amendment procedure. There is no constitutional basis for the idea that the states could simply agree to let California leave." David A. Carrillo, Executive Director of the California Constitution Center at UC Berkeley's law school 2018
Conservative Supreme Court backs California over State's Rights
"'Hall' No! Supreme Court Overturns 'Nevada v. Hall' and Holds States Are Immune From Suits in Courts of Sister States"
"US Supreme Court is refusing to hear a case challenging a California law prescribing a waiting period for gun purchases. In other words, the SCOTUS is allowing the California law to stand"
Conservative Supreme Court backs other states over State's Rights
"That partisan gerrymandering cases — where a majority political party has disadvantaged the other in drawing new district lines — are now off-limits going forward. Constitutional scholars will parse all this in the days ahead, but this morning it feels very much like the current Supreme Court has turned back the nation's clock by about six decades."
Conservative Supreme Court willing to overturn decades of understanding
"The Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned a 40-year-old precedent Monday, prompting a pointed warning from liberal justices about "which cases the court will overrule next."
"Marcus learned from Reuters that an additional 15 percent said they "don't know," which he heard as "weren't opposed," which he accounted for as swayable voters, which gets you to over 45 percent, which is basically 50, which is a yes vote to hold the Stay-or-Leave referendum — and, ding-dong, California's a country. " GQ magazine April 2017
STANFORD UNIVERSITY : (January 5–9 2017) SUPPORT–27% + Not sure — 19% = Californians not opposed to discussing Calexit 46%. Stanford used 2010 population numbers instead of 2017, when Latinos had passed a major growth level in 2015. Meaning Latinos were under-counted in this survey.
IPSOS REUTERS : (January 25 2017) SUPPORT–32%+ Don't know — 15.5% = Californians not opposed to a discussion on secession 47.5%. "If Hispanics had been properly represented in the poll, only 43.6% of Californians polled would have opposed CALEXIT, and fully 33.3% would have been in favor. 23% would not have given an opinion." Red State Secession September 2018
"Sixty-five percent of California adults say the state and local governments should pursue their own policies to protect the rights of undocumented immigrants, while 63 percent of adults support state action to address global warming, according to the poll." POLITICO magazine Feb 2017
"Voters in California tend to be older, white, college educated, affluent, and homeowners. They also tend to identify themselves as "haves" — rather than "have nots" — when asked to choose between these two economic categories. Nonvoters tend to be younger, Latino, renters, less affluent, and less likely to be college educated than likely voters — and they generally identify themselves as have nots. The overall result is that the views of all California adults tend to be more positive than those of the voters who determine our elections. Nonvoters offer the most positive assessments and provide the fewest negative ratings of the way that the California Legislature is handling its job." (page 12) PPIC 2016
"Schwarzenegger, who attempted to rally support among Californians who have not participated in the political process, appeared to gain the most from first-time voters. Nearly half of them supported him, and nearly 3 out of 5 voted for the recall." "Election officials reported long queues and a shortage of parking spaces near polling stations as California's voters turned out in large numbers."
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/2017-03/CA%20Topline%207552.pdf
From: Marcus Ruiz Evans <marcus.ruiz.evans@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: About Reuters/Ipsos poll: 32% of CA — could I see "don't know" %
To: Erin Morris <Erin.Morris@ipsos.com>
Cc: chris.jackson@ipsos.com, chris.kahn@thomsonreuters.com
Thank you for the quick response
It's fascinating to know that the well-publicized poll in the news that 32% of Californians support Independence ALSO shows that 47.5% are at least not directly opposed to Independence..they "don't know" if they are against it.
On Mar 2, 2017 6:46 AM, "Erin Morris" <Erin.Morris@ipsos.com> wrote:
Marcus, Chris Jackson forwarded me your question about the 'don't know' percent from our California data. I've copied that below. Let me know if you need anything else!
Don't know — 15.5%
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http://polling.reuters.com/#!response/TM350Y14/type/oneshot/dates/20161109-20170129/collapsed/false
This Reuters post shows 49.9% of California is willing
Whites are 30% more likely to oppose secession — than Latinos.
An accurate count of Latinos for California's population in January 2017 — shows that the 56% considered
https://www.facebook.com/PeacefulRedStateSecession/photos/a.171848263388166/341835819722742/?type=3&theater
Using word "secession" = 27% "FOR" + 19% "not sure" = 46% + 4% error margin = 50% https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/hoover_gsp_january_2017_results_01112017.pdf
Not saying "secession" = 25% "FOR" + 17 "not sure" = 42% https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/hoover_gsp_january_2017_results_01112017.pdf
Survey for 2017 based on census proportions from 2010. They under-counted Latinos.
Poll: California rallies around Jerry Brown, eager to battle Trump
By David Siders 02/10/17
CALIFORNIANS MORE LIBERAL
THAN AVERAGE VOTE — who is POLLED.
PPIC 2006
"In general, the people who go to the polls in California are very different from those who don't — and they have different political attitudes and preferences. As California's population has burgeoned, its voting rolls have not kept pace. As its population has become more diverse, its voters have become less representative of that population. And the difference between voters and nonvoters is especially stark in attitudes toward government's role; elected officials; and many social issues, policies, and programs."
https://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/atissue/AI_906MBAI.pdf
"The people who go to the polls in California are very different from those who don't; they vary widely across key demographic indicators such as race, age, education, homeownership, and income. They also have very different political attitudes and policy preferences. As California's population continues to expand and change, its voting rolls are not keeping pace and its voters have become unrepresentative of its population. Voters in California tend to be older, white, college educated, affluent, and homeowners. They also tend to identify themselves as "haves" — rather than "have nots" — when asked to choose between these two economic categories. Nonvoters tend to be younger, Latino, renters, less affluent, and less likely to be college educated than likely voters — and they generally identify themselves as have nots.
The overall result is that the views of all California adults tend to be more positive than those of the voters who determine our elections. Nonvoters offer the most positive assessments and provide the fewest negative ratings of the way that the California Legislature is handling its job (page 12)
Why has the California exclusive electorate phenomenon that we identified 10 years ago been so resistant to change? (page 14)"
Latinos 37.6% of population 2010.
Latinos become largest demographic in CA for first time in 2015
Latinos 39.1% of population in 2017 https://www.statista.com/statistics/306026/california-population-ethnicity-race/
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This seminar will focus on the future of Government's tourism strategy following the international exposure created by the major sporting and cultural events of summer 2012. Sessions will bring together key policymakers in government and Whitehall specialising in this area of policy with destination management organisations and other players from across the industry - including accommodation and hospitality providers, visitor attractions, venues, event organisers and tour operators, as well as those working in ticketing, travel agency and the industry's wider supply chain.
Delegates will have the opportunity to consider the future of destination marketing, as well as challenges for creating a more efficient and competitive UK visitor economy - looking at areas such as technology, consumer feedback, taxation and business regulation. Delegates will also discuss Government's recently announced initiatives to create a lasting post-2012 tourism legacy - including proposed investment in domestic, sporting and cultural tourism, as well as strategy for tripling visitor numbers from China.


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Q: Crash on [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:self.data] I have this method with a crash on [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:self.data]:
- (void) synchronize
{
    @synchronized (self.data)
    {
        NSData *encryptedData = [[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:self.data] NL_AES256EncryptWithKey:userKey]; //La ça crash
        BOOL success = [NSKeyedArchiver archiveRootObject:encryptedData toFile:[self filename]];

        if (!success)
        {
            // we lost some data :(
            NSLog(@"Failed to synchronize to file %@", [self filename]);
        }
    }
}

The problem is that all access to the object method (getter/setter) are protected with @synchronized(self.data) and this property is private.
Any idea?
EDIT: The crash log is explicit:
*** Collection <__NSArrayM: 0x1756a800> was mutated while being enumerated.

0   CoreFoundation  0x2e95becb __exceptionPreprocess + 131
1   libobjc.A.dylib 0x390f2ce7 objc_exception_throw + 39
2   CoreFoundation  0x2e95b9b9 -[NSException name] + 1
3   Foundation  0x2f2dd647 -[NSKeyedArchiver _encodeArrayOfObjects:forKey:] + 383
4   Foundation  0x2f2ddc2d -[NSArray(NSArray) encodeWithCoder:] + 189
5   Foundation  0x2f2dc479 _encodeObject + 1061
6   Foundation  0x2f2dd657 -[NSKeyedArchiver _encodeArrayOfObjects:forKey:] + 399
7   Foundation  0x2f2dd329 -[NSDictionary(NSDictionary) encodeWithCoder:] + 921
8   Foundation  0x2f2dc479 _encodeObject + 1061
9   Foundation  0x2f2e2899 +[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:] + 157

But I don't know how to proceed to prevent the crash.

A: The problem was due to enter a resource (self.data) for several different thread.
My solution (which works) was this:
@property (nonatomic, assign) dispatch_queue_t persistanceQueue;

On the init:
self.persistanceQueue = dispatch_queue_create("com.myApp.savingQueue", NULL);

For the sync method:
- (void) synchronize
{
    dispatch_sync(self.persistanceQueue, ^(void) {
        NSData *encryptedData = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:self.data];
        BOOL success = [NSKeyedArchiver archiveRootObject:encryptedData toFile:[self filename]];

        if (!success)
        {
            // we lost some data :(
            NSLog(@"Failed to synchronize to file %@", [self filename]);
        }
    });
}

For getters:
- (id)objectForKey:(NSString *)defaultName {
    __block id returnValue = nil;
    dispatch_sync(self.persistanceQueue, ^{
        returnValue = self.data[defaultName];
    });

    return returnValue;
}

And for Setters:
- (void)setObject:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName
{
    dispatch_sync(self.persistanceQueue, ^{
        if (value != nil)
            self.data[defaultName] = value;
        else
            NSLog(@"Failed to save %@", defaultName);
    });
}

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'FIFA Is Disrespecting African Football'
10 Dec 1, 2021 - 07:30 pm
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Former Premier League star Mido has hit out at FIFA for scheduling the Club World Cup at the same time as the Africa Cup of Nations.
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The Africa Cup of Nations ends on 6 February, while the world football governing body confirmed don Monday that the Club World Cup will begin on 3 February.
Al Ahly, who will compete at the Club World Cup, have already launched a complaint as they have a number players who are set to be called up for the Egypt national side for Afcon.
Former Egypt and Tottenham Hotspur striker Mido has lashed out at FIFA re-scheduling the Club World Cup to February next year.
"Holding the FIFA Club World Cup to coincide with the African Nations Cup is disrespectful from the International Confederation of African Football..
"Can the International Federation hold the tournament at the same time as the European Nations Cup or at the same time as Copa America? of course not!!'
Pitso Mosimane's charges will enter the Club World Cup at the second round and will take on Al Jazira or Auckland City.
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Shannon Taggart joins us to talk about Seance – Spiritualist Research and the Search for Ectoplasm. This book is fruition of her decades long venture. We chat about spending time in dark rooms with Seances, the history of Spiritualism in the west, and the photography ectoplasm and orbs.
We also get into shamanism, playing with examples of synchronicity, famous scientists, the new age of physical mediumship, table tipping, quija boards, and dramatic readings.
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I wanted to give this image an impressionistic feel, I used contrasty light, added grain and blurred the image.
Look at this image as an accumulation of triangles.
I wanted to show muscle and bone. I accomplished this with the pose and the lighting. I also added a considerable amount of grain to help exaggerate the different features of the model.
I wanted to emphasize the model's long lines. This usually would be done vertically however I chose to do it with a horizontal pose.
I wanted to use contours and texture in this image to make it more interesting.
I created a high contrast image by using lighting to show drama.
I used harsh lighting to create drama.
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…has come a long way since her birth, vocally, that is.
At birth, the doctors told me that she was a very quiet baby, choosing only to cry like twice or thrice before choosing to focus on her new surroundings. She was an alert baby, taking in all manner of sights and sounds, thrilling even the surgeons with her big (brown) stare.
Fast forward to a couple of days later and my girl is demanding for attention in one way – through crying. She cries when she's hungry, cold, wet (diaper time), lonely, insecure or just scared. But she doesn't scream-cry. She just…cries quietly.
Then a month later, she scream-cries and this is hurtful to hear and see. Her face puckers up, grimaces, turns red and she just cries & cries. But only when it's in a place that she's not familiar with. It's like she's trying to get through to us but the connection is kind of fuzzy so she ups the volume thinking that it'll do the job.
Small short bursts of cries which signal frustration – she hates hiccups!


The Movie "Bushi Matsumora" was released in 1956. It is about the heroic tale of famed martial artist Matsumora Kōsaku (portrayed by actor Matsumora Kō'eī).
Following this movie, Matsumora's story was performed on theater stages and it seems it was also performed in the form of the so-called rensageki 連鎖劇, i.e. theater performances with film screenings mixed with acting on stage, which was popular since the Taishō era (1912–1926).
In Japanese historical drama so-called tateshi 殺陣師 acted as fencing instructors for martial arts fighting scene. They were mostly instructors skilled in at least one classical style of Japanese Bujutsu. For this reason one often find classical techniques shown in historical theater or movie performances.
Similar to this, in this historical drama about Matsumora Kōsaku we see classical Kata of the Ryūkyū kingdom era performed, namely Passai, as well as choreographed fight scenes (Yakusoku kumite) unarmed as well as armed with a Nunchaku. Without doubt the actors were skilled in all of it.
It also seems that in this movie Nunchaku have been featured for the first time on screen.
We see scenes like Matsumora learning Passai from an elder (portrayed by Tamaki Seigi).
Another scene shows Henzan Jirā (portrayed by Gibo Tetsuya) as well as his wife (potrayed by Senaha Takako), and later Henzan fights against an armed villager.
And finally Henzan Jirā with a Nunchaku fights against Bushi Matsumora Kōsaku as some villagers look on.
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Alberton to gmina (ang. township) w Kanadzie, w prowincji Ontario, w dystrykcie Rainy River.

Powierzchnia Alberton to 115,3 km². Według danych spisu powszechnego z roku 2001 Alberton liczy 956 mieszkańców (8,29 os./km²).

Linki zewnętrzne
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Snake Rattle and Roll @ Wikipedia
Snake Rattle and Roll
| Genre: Platform | 1-2 Players | Licensed
Published by: Nintendo, 1990 | Developed by: Rare, Ltd.
The game stars two snakes, Rattle and Roll, who must eat small, spherical creatures called Nibbley-Pibbleys as they climb a mountain in a "race to the moon". As the two snakes eat the Nibbley-Pibbleys, they grow in length and weight, allowing them to tip a scale, opening the door to the next level. The game is considered one of the most challenging to have been released for the NES. This unusual difficulty sets in during the game's early stages, likely hampering its appeal for casual and novice players. It is notable for being one of the earliest platform games to use a 3D isometric playing field. Despite it's innovation, the game sold poorly and remains relatively obscure, possibly a result of its high difficulty level and unintuitive controls.


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Q: Why the font and color of the toolbar title does not change in CollapsingToolbarLayout? I have troubles with making it work.
It only works with default fonts like sans-seriff. Any imported fonts work with all textviews, however not with the collapsing toolbar. Please help.
Styles.xml
<style name="AppBarTitleStyle" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">
    <item name="android:fontFamily">@font/amatica_sc_reg</item>
    <item name="android:titleTextColor">@android:color/white</item>
</style>

CollapsingToolbar.xml
   <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="308dp"
        android:background="@color/color_secondary"
        app:expanded="false">

        <com.google.android.material.appbar.CollapsingToolbarLayout
            android:id="@+id/collapsingtoolbarid"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/colliding"
            app:contentScrim="?attr/colorPrimary"
            app:expandedTitleMarginEnd="64dp"
            app:expandedTitleMarginStart="48dp"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="exitUntilCollapsed|scroll|snap"
            app:title="Learn Miwok"
            app:expandedTitleTextAppearance="@style/AppBarTitleStyle"
            app:collapsedTitleTextAppearance="@style/AppBarTitleStyle">
 <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
                android:id="@+id/toolbarid"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
                app:layout_collapseMode="pin">

            </androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar>

        </com.google.android.material.appbar.CollapsingToolbarLayout>

    </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>

A: you can add font with java by using this below code
final Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/amatica_sc_reg");
collapsingToolbar.setCollapsedTitleTypeface(tf);
collapsingToolbar.setExpandedTitleTypeface(tf);