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1. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
R | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Votes: 104,242 | Gross: $66.66M
2. Blazing Saddles (1974)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Western
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Votes: 119,301 | Gross: $119.50M
3. Looper (2012)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones arrives in India, still part of the British Empire, and is asked to find a mystical stone. He then stumbles upon a secret cult committing enslavement and human sacrifices in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
5. V for Vendetta (2005)
R | 132 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea
6. Showgirls (1995)
NC-17 | 128 min | Drama
Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer
Votes: 58,854 | Gross: $20.30M
7. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
100 Metascore
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 375,355 | Gross: $1.59M
8. Das Boot (1981)
R | 149 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
9. Major League (1989)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Sport
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton
10. The Women (1939)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland
Votes: 11,886 | Gross: $2.27M
11. Ocean's 11 (1960)
Approved | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
12. 8½ (1963)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo
13. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate
Votes: 6,963 | Gross: $44.43M
14. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live television performance.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
15. Next (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann
16. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Not Rated | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A landlady suspects her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: June Tripp, Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney
17. Hoffa (1992)
R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh
18. Nine (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sandro Dori
19. My Week with Marilyn (2011)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama
Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond
20. Man on the Moon (1999)
The life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Gerry Becker, Greyson Erik Pendry
21. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
In this live-action prequel to The Flintstones (1994), the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma Slaghoople (Kristen Johnston) is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller (Thomas Gibson).
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane Krakowski
22. The Zero Theorem (2013)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis
23. Bunheads (2012–2013)
Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at her dance school.
Stars: Sutton Foster, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey De Young
24. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
25. Funny Girl (1968)
G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
26. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song
27. The Misfits (1961)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter
28. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
29. Maigret Sets a Trap (2016 TV Movie)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Jules Maigret hunts for a serial killer.
Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Leo Staar, Shaun Dingwall, Alexander Campbell
30. King Ralph (1991)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt, Camille Coduri
31. Think Like a Man Too (2014)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Wendi McLendon-Covey, La La Anthony
32. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, Romance
A fragile Kansas girl's love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie
33. Home on the Range (2004)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To save their farm, the resident animals go bounty hunting for a notorious outlaw.
Directors: Will Finn, John Sanford | Stars: Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Tilly, Randy Quaid
34. Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Musical
Race car driver Lucky Jackson goes to Las Vegas to earn money to pay for a new engine for his motor car. Working as a waiter, he still finds the time to court young Rusty Martin.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest
Votes: 6,248 | Gross: $5.13M
35. Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
'Rainbow Girls' has just opened and closed on Broadway when Dixie, a actress in it, runs into smooth talking Hollywood Director Frank Buelow. He tells her she would be a natural, promises ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Alice White, Jack Mulhall, Blanche Sweet, Ford Sterling
36. Destry Rides Again (1939)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Western
When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger
37. Is My Face Red? (1932)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his gal, Peggy who is a ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong
38. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
PG | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis, David Horne
39. Mobsters (1991)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama
From start to finish, it's a story of friendship between four street-wise males who don't mind using violence to achieve the lives that they want. They trust no one but each other, which is vital to their success as mobsters.
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff | Stars: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Rodney Eastman, Costas Mandylor
40. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
Set in the 1930s, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton
41. Out to Sea (1997)
A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon, Gloria DeHaven
42. Mafia! (1998)
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke
43. I Am Cuba (1964)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, History, War
Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García
44. The Man Who Cried (2000)
R | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young refugee traveling from Russia to America in search of her lost father falls for a gypsy horseman.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Oleg Yankovskiy, Claudia Lander-Duke
45. The Look of Love (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Matt Lucas, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots
46. The Spoilers (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Western
In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay
47. Il Bidone (1955)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A trio of con-men lead by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi
48. Crazy in Alabama (1999)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Director: Antonio Banderas | Stars: Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty
49. Mogambo (1953)
Approved | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Donald Sinden
50. Stray Dog (1949)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi


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1. Islamic Finance Information Service (IFIS)
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IFIS is the only database which contains information on Islamic economics and finance. It is a very unique resource for researchers who is dealing with Islamic Finance and Management and it is accessible from the Library and MIHE only.
2. Oxford Islamic Studies Online (OISO) Available on campus only
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OISO is a comprehensive online resource on Islamic studies. It covers Qur'an, Islamic law, History, Muslim women and contemporary issues in Muslim world and offers full text articles. "Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information on Islam."
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The journal article index is an online resource accessible to all. The library receives around 85 current scholarly journals. The printed copies are held in the library. The online Journal Article Index assists in locating articles in the Journal Section by using a keyword search.
4. Index Islamicus CD-ROM 1906-2005: A bibliography of Publications on Islam and the Muslim World since 1906.
Index Islamicus is an internationally known bibliography compiled and edited by C.H. Bleaney at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies). It is one of the most comprehensive reference tools on Islam and the Muslim world. The Index covers materials on Muslim World and Muslims written by Muslim scholars, Western orientalists and social scientists in European languages.
The library holds the 7th edition of Index Islamicus on a CD-ROM format from 1906 to 2005 as well as the printed copies.This latest edition includes more than 305.000 records on Islamic Studies.
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RESEARCH: Key takeaways from the latest Steel market tracker
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.
By Amy Bennett
• US domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have moved down in line with our expectations, averaging $508 per tonne in July compared with our forecast price of $519 per tonne. While we are forecasting coil price increases in August, we have revised our expectations downward. Although steelmakers are reporting improving demand from the automotive sector in particular, the rapid return of previously idled capacity in recent weeks, together with a lack of support from several major mills, will prevent a widespread acceptance of recently announced mill price rises of $44 per tonne.
• As we expected, European flat steel prices hit a floor in June and started to rise again in July. European producers raised their coil offers by €30-40 ($35-47) per tonne in late June and, although they did not manage to push through these increases in full, HRC prices in Northern and Southern Europe rose by 2.6% and 4.8% month on month respectively. HRC prices came slightly below our forecasts in July, and we believe that the pace of increases will remain moderate in the second half of 2020. With a traditional slowdown of activity in August, prices are likely to remain stable, rising when buyers return to place new orders in late August-September. But with sufficient inventory levels in the distribution chain, and a still-fragile recovery in end-user demand, we expect to see a steady uptrend without any significant spikes that will continue into 2021.
• HRC prices in Eastern China surged by 5.4% month on month in July, with a similar rise in export price levels. Industrial activity in China continued to improve, with motor vehicle production rising by nearly 20% year-on-year in May and June, and a rise in white goods output. A booming construction sector has been driving demand for heavy machinery and production of excavators, and supporting demand for coil and plate products.
• Rebar prices in Eastern China slipped by 0.3% month on month in July. Heavy rains caused floods along the Yangtze River, reducing demand from the construction sector and leading to a rise in stock levels at warehouses and mills. But the demand outlook for rebar remains strong, and new construction starts rose year-on-year in May and June. The focus of the Chinese authorities on infrastructure projects will extend the demand for rebar and other long steel products this year, which had been on course to fall further than we predicted because of the effects of Covid-19.
• Turkish export rebar prices rose in the second half of the month, following increases in import scrap prices. Demand from the main export markets was subdued through the month, but producers introduced higher asking prices in order to avoid a further decline in their already-squeezed margins. The upward trend in seaborne steel and raw material prices should help Turkish mills to push prices higher in the next few months. A change in EU safeguard import rules and a fall in US rebar prices, however, are limiting export opportunities for Turkish producers, forcing them to look for new markets and to compete with low-cost suppliers.
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Ron A. Charles (born January 23, 1959) is a retired American basketball player.  He was a member of Michigan State's 1979 national championship team and played professionally in many leagues, including Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.

College career
Charles, a 6'7" forward/center from the United States Virgin Islands played collegiate basketball at Michigan State University from 1976 to 1980.  In his sophomore and junior seasons, Charles was a key contributor for the Spartans' back-to-back Big Ten championship teams – led by future Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.  In the 1978–79 season, Charles was sixth man for the Spartans squad as they won the 1979 NCAA Tournament.  Charles stepped into the starting lineup after Spartans sophomore Jay Vincent injured his foot and started for most of the NCAA tournament.  He led the Spartans in field goal percentage that season, shooting .665 from the floor, establishing a school record for a season in the process.

As a senior, Charles was named a co-captain of the 1979–80 Spartans and entered the starting line-up full-time.  While the team had a letdown after losing Johnson and Greg Kelser, Charles had a successful individual season.  He broke his own record for season field goal percentage, shooting .676 from the floor, including a 12 for 12 shooting night against rival Michigan to tie the school record for single-game FG percentage as well.  For the season, Charles averaged 8.9 rebounds per game.  He ended his career holding all school records for field goal percentage – for a game, season and career (.639).

Professional career
Following his college career, Charles was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1980 NBA Draft (4th round, 74th pick).  He played professionally for several years, including stints in the Continental Basketball Association, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France.  He returned to the U. S. in 1989, settling in Atlanta.

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External links
 Italian Lega Serie A stats
 CB Málaga official website

1959 births
Living people
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Centers (basketball)
Chicago Bulls draft picks
Detroit Spirits players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
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United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players

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Audiolab re-wrote the rulebook with the introduction of the 8200 series. The 8200CD was a stand out product and won numerous awards. One of the first CD Players to give you digital inputs and access to the DAC inside. Later on, the CDQ was added, a CD player/Pre Amp with Digital and Analogue inputs made this a very versatile player.
Now the 8300CDQ takes that ethos even further.
With the introduction of the 8300 series Audiolab needed to step up the range again, and they have. Keeping with the iconic Audiolab styling, they have created a fresh look that would not seem out of place with legacy Audiolab products. A more mature sound is present throughout the 8300 range but with a familiar feel.
Without a doubt, one of the best evolutions of an already great product.
Based on the 8300CD, the 8300CDQ Utilises the existing technology and of its predecessor offering all the same level of detail, transparency and dynamic range. It is both an exceptional CD player and a top-class external DAC/digital preamp, able to make the most of your CD collection. While delivering an enormous sonic boost to external digital audio sources, and the same as the 8300CD, it extends its resolution to 32-bit/384-kHz and DSD compatibility via USB.
Taking it to the next level the 8300CDQ now includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download.


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We regret to have to record that this curiously poised stone has been thoughtlessly overthrown; and though H.M. Commissioners of Woods and Forests propose to replace it in position, it will never be a rocking stone again.
"Two cranes will be placed on the hill above where the stone originally stood, and two cranes on the lower level. The chief mass weighs about forty tons, and lies from 20 to 30 ft. down the hill. The top slab (strata) has slipped off, and fallen just beyond the stone, right side up, while the stone is upside down. The projecting corner has been broken off, and is of a triangular shape, about 10ft. wide, and lies but a short distance from its original position. The pivot upon which it rocked is still on the foundation, having slipped only about 2 ft. 10 ins. down the table-rock.
"Chains for the four cranes will be first attached to the chief mass, which will then be 'skidded' up baulks of timber to a position near where the broken corner lies. The corner will be affixed by means of a special kind of concrete, in which glue and wax are used, the ordinary concrete being liable to burst in frosty weather. The stone and corner will then be bound with iron, which will, however, be removed when the concrete has set. While the latter process is going on, a key-stone will be let into the original base, which will then be placed in its original position.
"In order to supply the place of pieces carried away by visitors, and sent to all parts of the kingdom, some rocks lying near, of exactly the same nature, will be ground up and mixed with concrete; and this will be put into the vacancies, in accordance with photographs taken from different points, when the stone stood in its original form."


After initially moving to the upside, stocks have come under pressure over the course of morning trading on Friday. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session and into negative territory.
Currently, the major averages are all in the red, although the tech-heavy Nasdaq is underperforming its counterparts. While the Nasdaq is down 85.34 points or 1.2 percent at 7,348.72, the Dow is down 63.73 points or 0.3 percent at 25,317.01 and the S&P 500 is down 15.11 points or 0.6 percent at 2,725.26.
The downturn on Wall Street is partly due to a sharp drop by shares of Apple (AAPL), with the tech giant plunging by 6.5 percent on the day.
The steep drop by Apple comes after the iPhone and iPad maker reported fiscal fourth quarter results that exceeded estimates but forecast weaker than expected revenues for the current quarter.
Early in the session, buying interest was generated in reaction to a report from the Labor Department showing stronger than expected job growth in the month of October.
The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment surged up by 250,000 jobs in October after rising by a downwardly revised 118,000 jobs in September.
Economists had expected an increase of about 190,000 jobs compared to the addition of 134,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.
Meanwhile, the report said the unemployment rate in October was unchanged from the previous month at 3.7 percent, its lowest level since hitting 3.5 percent in December of 1969.
Average hourly employee earnings rose by $0.05 to $27.30 in October, reflecting a 3.1 percent increase compared to the same month a year ago.
The annual rate of hourly earnings growth accelerated from 2.8 percent in September, reaching the fastest pace since April of 2009.
"The U.S. jobs market remains incredibly strong and with wages starting to accelerate, domestic price pressures will increase," said ING Chief International Economist James Knightley.
Traders also reacted positively to a report from Bloomberg indicating President Donald Trump has asked key U.S. officials to begin drafting potential terms of a trade deal with China.
People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg the push for a possible trade deal was prompted by Trump's phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
The people told Bloomberg that Trump asked key cabinet secretaries to have their staff draw up a potential deal to signal a ceasefire in an escalating trade conflict.
Trump and Xi are expected to meet on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, beginning November 30th.
Semiconductor stocks have shown a significant move to the downside on the day, giving back ground after moving notably higher over the past few sessions.
Reflecting the pullback by semiconductor stocks, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is slumping by 1.7 percent.
Natural gas and commercial real estate stocks have also moved notably lower, while considerable strength remains visible among telecom stocks.
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region moved sharply higher during trading on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index shot up by 2.6 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index spiked by 4.2 percent.
The major European markets have also moved to the upside on the day. While the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index is up by 0.4 percent, the French CAC 40 Index is up by 0.9 percent and the German DAX Index is up by 1.1 percent.
In the bond market, treasuries are pulling back following the upbeat employment data. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, is up by 2.8 basis points at 3.172 percent.


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Chuck Berry was not only the true king of rock 'n' roll, the architect and originator -- he was also an astute anthropologist of American culture.
Christopher John Stephens
The Music in Brian Wilson's Mind
Brian Wilson proves himself to be just that in the appropriately titled, I Am Brian Wilson.
John Paul
The Personal Accounts of The Beach Boys Make This Documentary Worthwhile
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Danilo Castro
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Fifty years on, Pet Sounds is still celebrated.
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Fifty years on, Brian Wilson's emotive musings on love, loss, and loneliness have proven to be truly timeless.
'Love & Mercy' and the Dualities of Brian Wilson
Operating through a series of simple juxtapositions, Love & Mercy is kept riveting due to the stellar and nuanced performances by Paul Dano and John Cusack.
Brice Ezell
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Melodic, dark, contemporary music with delightful twists and turns, Mini Mansions's The Great Pretenders offers fans a bit of psychedelic swirl amalgamated with sensible, fairly sophisticated, fun pop rock.
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Brian Wilson's life has all the makings of a modern day epic poem, a promise that Love & Mercy delivers on.
Bill Gibron
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The latest installment of Pop Unmuted talks about pop artists who are far into their careers, starting with the latest Brian Wilson album. No Pier Pressure.
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I know that you'll feel better when you send us in your letter and tell us the name of your favorite vegetable. In the meantime, this week's Counterbalance looks at a 1967 classic, lost and found.
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Almost half a century later, The SMiLE Sessions fully vindicate Brian Wilson's obsessive efforts: the material is complex but accessible, intense but assured, the fully realized vision of a unique talent.
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The Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Metallica and other rock groups have been around for decades. What are the keys to their longevity?
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John Bergstrom
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Musical Auteurism: Recognizing Genius
An album is not an insulated document, but rather something that breathes and grows within an artist's discography. I challenge music fans to not simply find songs or albums that they like (though certainly that has a completely worthwhile place), but to find entire discographies (from acknowledged classics to forgotten albums) to grow with over time.
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The Year In Music: June 2010
June 2010, the subject of our latest look at the year's biggest events in music, was a month of successful releases and summer concerts.
My Top Ten Beach Boys Albums
The Beach Boys are my favorite band, and all following pop composers are compared to the incomparable standard of Brian Wilson, the true pop genius
Dreamer: Dennis Wilson's 'Pacific Ocean Blue'
Stephen Rowland kicks off a series of retrospectives to showcase Beach Boys and Beach Boys-related material that is not very popular, rare, or has been forgotten completely.
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The Beach Boys: Summer Love Songs
Don't break out the flip-flops quite yet: This fine and servicable Beach Boys compilation hits only a couple of highlights (along with some excellent album cuts), but isn't much in terms of a cohesive listening experience.
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A Day in the Life of Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys - "Busy Doin' Nothin'"


Be my compassion, my love of the poor.
Break my distraction, so I can't ignore.
The least of your children, the ones you adore.
For by them, Jesus, I worship you Lord.
Lord make us healers, of body and mind.
Filling hearts with the joy of your name.
This entry was posted in Voices on Monday, January 28, 2019, by John Collins.


The passion we share for celebrating each holiday with grand style and enthusiasm and our love of thoughtful gifting and the timeless memories it creates led us to open the Fancy That! boutique in 2007. After a successful career in the Entertainment Industry that spanned 35 years for Jim, and 20+ years at home raising our four daughters for Paula (with 10 years in Marketing and Special Events before that) we approached this new adventure with high hopes, lots of grit and a well thought-out business plan outlining our mission, goals and objectives. In pretty short order Fancy That! established itself as the go-to store for holiday decor by providing creative ideas and unique products that empowered customers to define their own personal style for decorating their homes for every holiday. Paula's knowledge of design and visual display and Jim's ability to design, build and repair just about anything made Fancy That! a magical place to shop all year long. After shopping to-the-trade-only showrooms in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas and Los Angeles Paula and Jim discovered a special talent for finding spot-on gifts for all those hard-to-buy-for people who seem to be on everybody's list. From special occasion celebrations like Birthdays and Graduations to Weddings, Hosted Events and Holidays, you could always find the perfect gift at Fancy That! Life was good except for a sputtering economy and the one business plan objective we still had to meet: build a website to reach a larger audience. Seven years later the economy remains virtually flat, we never found the time to build a website and the business of retailing made a huge shift from brick and mortar stores to on-line shopping. We took a long, hard look at our business at the end of 2012 and, after much soul-searching, concluded if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. We decided to move our business to the on-line shopping arena in 2013. We closed Fancy That! on July 31st and together we worked on building the website virtually every day until its launch on December 12th 2013 — so much for building a website while running the store! Welcome to Something Very Special … We are very excited about FancyThatStore.com – now, in its humble beginnings and where we intend to take it over the next twelve months. Count on us for a unique and fanciful shopping experience where you will continue to have access to "the best of the best" in specialty gifts and magical decor, but this time around it will be from the comfort of your home.


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Q: How to create sink writer from buffer? my implementation of encoder gets as input .wav file bytes and gives as output .mp3 bytes written in out file.
Like this
void co_AudioEncoderMF::start_encoding()
{
...
    IMFSinkWriter * sink_writer = nullptr;

    //Create sink writer
    HRESULT hr = MFCreateSinkWriterFromURL(
        L"D:\\buffer\\del\\out\\test_out.mp3",
        NULL,
        NULL,
        &sink_writer
    );
...

    // Add the stream
    hr = sink_writer->AddStream(
        ouput_media_type,
        &dwWriterStreamIndex
    );

    // Set input media type
    hr = sink_writer->SetInputMediaType(
        dwWriterStreamIndex,
        input_type,
        NULL
    );

    // Tell the sink writer to accept data
    hr = sink_writer->BeginWriting();

...

    hr = sink_writer->WriteSample(
            dwWriterStreamIndex,
            pSample
        );
...
}

So, I create a IMFSinkWriter then add it to the straem + set mediatype and then I can write encoded bytes to out file L"D:\\buffer\\del\\out\\test_out.mp3".
Problem here is that I don't want to write encoded data to out file I need to get it as a buffer.
I see there is another possible method
STDAPI MFCreateSinkWriterFromMediaSink(
    _In_ IMFMediaSink *pMediaSink,
    _In_opt_ IMFAttributes *pAttributes,
    _Out_ IMFSinkWriter **ppSinkWriter );

So, as far as I understood it takes pointer on IMFMediaSink and out on IMFSinkWriter from this point I got that I can make an implementation of IMFMediaSink interface which would create IMFSinkWriter and set it up when MFCreateSinkWriterFromMediaSink method would be called. (but I am not sure about that this is a right way to write encoded data in buffer).
So, I made an implementation of IMFMediaSink
#include "co_MediaSink.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include "co_SinkWriter.h"

co_MediaSink::co_MediaSink()
{
}

co_MediaSink::~co_MediaSink()
{
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void ** ppvObject)
{
    printf("HERE");
    *ppvObject = new co_SinkWriter();
    return S_OK;
}

ULONG co_MediaSink::AddRef(void)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return 1;
}

ULONG co_MediaSink::Release(void)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return 1;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::GetCharacteristics(DWORD * pdwCharacteristics)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::AddStreamSink(DWORD dwStreamSinkIdentifier, IMFMediaType * pMediaType, IMFStreamSink ** ppStreamSink)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::RemoveStreamSink(DWORD dwStreamSinkIdentifier)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::GetStreamSinkCount(DWORD * pcStreamSinkCount)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::GetStreamSinkByIndex(DWORD dwIndex, IMFStreamSink ** ppStreamSink)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::GetStreamSinkById(DWORD dwStreamSinkIdentifier, IMFStreamSink ** ppStreamSink)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::SetPresentationClock(IMFPresentationClock * pPresentationClock)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::GetPresentationClock(IMFPresentationClock ** ppPresentationClock)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

HRESULT co_MediaSink::Shutdown(void)
{
    printf("HERE");
    return S_OK;
}

Usage ::
    IMFSinkWriter * sink_writer = nullptr;
    co_MediaSink media_sink;
    HRESULT hr = MFCreateSinkWriterFromMediaSink(&media_sink, nullptr, &sink_writer);

So, here with a debug I see that after this MFCreateSinkWriterFromMediaSink method was called, next debug break point a get in co_MediaSink::QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void ** ppvObject) method where I need to set (I think) my IMFSinkWriter implementation to this out pointer ppvObject like this *ppvObject = new co_SinkWriter();, but then I get an error
Exception thrown at 0x00007FF95B4F8317 (mfreadwrite.dll) in co_Convert.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x0000000000000000.

So, there are actually two questions, first is a right way was chosen in order to write in buffer and second - if yes, what is a problem with Access violation?

A: *

*Have byte stream implemented to accept the data (you are already familiar with IMFByteStream concept from your development on the source end)

*Have MFCreateMP3MediaSink (this is the key API for the mentioned task) create an implementation of IMFMediaSink for MP3 stream

*MFCreateSinkWriterFromMediaSink will create an IMFsinkWriter on top of this media sink, and you are already aware how to work with sink writers

This way you could write to sink writer and accept parts of MP3 byte stream on the other end.

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'Marriage Boot Camp' Recap: Phaedra Parks Admits She's 'Never Had Sex' With BF Medina
Chris Rogers
Deputy Editor of Los Angeles
Phaedra Parks claims that her 'lower half' is so 'powerful' that if a man gets a taste of it, he might lose his mind — it's like 'the holy grail', she said during the July 2 season premiere of 'Marriage Boot Camp'.
Phaedra Parks, 46, was openly intimate with ex-husband Apollo Nida when they both starred on The Real Housewives of Atlanta together (remember those tongue kisses?), but now, she's being more cautious in her relationship with her boyfriend, Medina Islam. In fact, during the July 2 season premiere of Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition, the RHOA alum admitted that she and Medina have "never had sex".
Immediately after she made the confession during a heated debate exercise, Phaedra's cast mates — Tahiry Jose, Joe Budden, Willie Taylor, Shanda Denyce, Kurupt, Toni Calvert, Hazel E., and De'Von Walker — all gasped. And Medina shook his head in embarrassment, but when Dr. Ish and Judge Lynn Toler asked Phaedra to reveal why they haven't slept together, we started to understand where she was coming from.
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"The reason I really have not had any type of intimate relationships is because I know what I got in my lower half is so powerful. It's like the holy grail — if you get a taste of it, you might lose your mind," she said, and everyone laughed. Then, Judge Lynn Toler asked Medina, "How long is long enough?", and he said, "Now!"
It was funny, but Dr. Ish pushed Phaedra to dig deeper. So she told Medina, "I mean, you're great to me, and all that, but the last love was so hurtful, I don't want to make the same mistake."
Dr. Ish acknowledged that Phaedra has a hard time being "vulnerable" because of what she went through, and now, her "fences are sky high". But Judge Lynn Toler reminded Phaedra that sometimes it's okay to do things that scare you. She said, "[If you do] get hurt, it's not the end of the world, because you're that kind of boss."
Phaedra seemed interested in what they were telling her, but only time will tell if she allows herself to become completely vulnerable with Medina.
Want more drama? New episodes of Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition air Thursdays at 9pm on WE tv.
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More than half of all complaints to water companies are about bills and suppliers must work harder to convince customers they provide value for money, according to a watchdog.
Billing and charges accounted for almost 60% of the 106,000 customer complaints to water suppliers in England and Wales over the last year, the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater said).
However, the total number of complaints fell by 13.4% on the year before - a seventh successive annual decrease.
Telephone calls made by customers to water companies to resolve problems also fell broadly in line with written complaints.
But CCWater said the gap between the industry's best and worst performers remained unacceptable.
Southern Water remained the worst performing company for the third successive year, receiving more than twice the industry average number of complaints, despite an almost 13% reduction.
Four companies - Anglian Water, Affinity Water, Portsmouth Water and Hartlepool Water - bucked the overall industry trend by reporting an increase in complaints.
Wessex Water and Cambridge Water both reported further reductions in complaints to cement their place as the industry's best performers.
Late last year most water companies committed to reducing bills before inflation by 2020.
But CCWater said they still needed to work hard to convince more of their customers they are delivering value for money.
CCWater chief executive Tony Smith said: "We expect the water industry to continually try and improve its services to customers and many water companies deserve credit for rising to that challenge year after year.
"However the gulf between the best and worst performers remains unacceptable."
Southern Water director Simon Oates said: "We are disappointed not to have made more progress on reducing complaints. Southern Water has seen a reduction of 13% over the past year, building on a 28% reduction the previous year, but we clearly have more to do.
"At the same time it's important to remember that in a recent survey, more than 90% of our customers said that they were satisfied with their water supply service from Southern Water and more than 80% felt their water and sewage bills were affordable.
"Nevertheless, we are determined to achieve better for our customers and as part of an ongoing drive to increase customer satisfaction, Southern Water has spent £13 million to upgrade its billing system which will help customers to manage their accounts online. Once this system has bedded in we expect that we will see complaint numbers start to fall."