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There are a lot of people who help make Couch Guy Sports what it is today. Want to get to know the people who make CGS what it is? Well, take a look below!
Nick Quaglia
Originally from Dighton, MA, Nick Quaglia has been with Couch Guy Sports since day one. Why? Well, that's because he's the owner and started the blog after the Sox decided to pickup Clay Buchholz's option and needed somewhere to let out his frustrations about it. Classic. Like many other CGS personnel, Nick grew up in Massachusetts and has always been a massive fan of all four teams. Growing up in the championship era for this city has been insane. The Red Sox are his number one, but he'll talk and write about it all. Just give him a topic! Hit him up on Twitter @NickQuag and thanks for supporting the site.
Jared Scali
Jared Scali comes to Couch Guy Sports from New Hampshire (Live Free or Die baby!!). Jared is the VP of CGS and manager of the CGS store. He joined Couch Guy after meeting Quags doing work at ESPN NH. You can find Jared co-hosting on the CGS podcast with Nick Quaglia. Jared is a baseball NUT (he watches most of the 162 game season) so naturally he is host of the Into the Triangle podcast with Al Nahigian. Jared is a born and raised NH native and is a diehard Boston sports guy. Hit him up on twitter to talk Red Sox or Ken Griffey Jr. any day of the week @Jared_Scali. When Jared isn't on a mic or working hard on the store, you can find Jared on the volleyball court coaching travel volleyball.
Al Nahigian
Al Nahigian is from Saugus, MA, He writes for CGS on Mondays and Fridays. Besides writing, he is also the Digital Content Director of CGS as well. When he doesn't write, he hosts the Legends Lingo podcast and co-hosts the Into the Triangle podcast with Jared Scali. When he doesn't write or podcast, you can find Al in the classroom or on the baseball field. He has Master's in Elementary Education and coaches travel baseball/basketball along the North Shore of MA.
Diego Galvis
Diego Galvis was born and raised in Colombia. He immigrated to the the US when he was 12 years old with his family. He graduated from Burlington High School in 2010 and from Bay State College with a bachelors in Business in 2015. Diego is a huge Boston sports fan and has huge passion/love for the city of Boston! Diego is also a BIG soccer and WWE fan. Diego is our Assistant content director and writes for CGS on Tuesdays and Saturdays. When he isn't working or writing, Diego is also a local club DJ here in the city of Boston. Check out Diego here on the blog or out in the night life of Boston!
Chris Addorisio
Chris Addorisio comes to us from Westchester, New York. Born and raised a proud New Yorker! Chris's favorite teams are the Giants, Rangers, and Yankees. He also enjoys the Celtics and Duke college basketball! Chris works as an assistant media buyer for a marketing company. When he's not at work, he enjoys watching sports and playing them as well! Currently, Chris writes once a week for CGS on Mondays. He also has a podcast, Burnie and Chris, with his great friend Matt Burnett. We also both went to Curry College together! In his spare time, he watches sports, works out, hangs with family and enjoys the simple things in life! Chris is a proud member of this amazing family that we call Couch Guy Sports!
Josie Averitt
Representing the west coast, Josie Averitt is originally from Las Vegas, NV, but currently lives in Boise, ID. Josie just finished her Masters in Educational Leadership from Boise State University. After graduating, she decided to join CGS as a writer on Sundays. The two sports Josie enjoys most are football (NFL) and hockey (NHL). When she's not watching, tweeting or writing about her favorite teams the Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Cowboys, you can find Josie outdoors. She likes yoga, hiking, being in the sunshine and wine.
Evan Bolliger
Evan Bolliger comes to us from Tolland, CT. He's a blogger for CGS every other Wednesday, giving hard hitting case studies for Red Sox players and other MLB players league wide. He's also a co-host on our baseball podcast, Around the Diamond, that he does with his good friend Sam Edwards. When he isn't writing, podcasting, or working, Evan loves to be playing and watching sports, gaming, and watching movies. Make sure to check out Evan's blogs and podcast on the CGS network weekly! (or bi-weekly for the blogs!)
Brent Buckley
Brent Buckley hails from Reading, MA. His day job is being a talent management analyst for a tech and defense company. In his free time, he dresses like a bat and fights crime! He even calls himself manbat! On the serious side, you can find Brent writing blogs for CGS on Mondays and Thursdays. Brent loves any and all sports he can get, but his heart rests with Boston sports, along with college basketball/football.
Matt Burnett
Matt Burnett brings his spicy takes to us from Mattapoisett MA! Currently, he is a writer, editor and co-host for the Burnie and Chris podcast with Chris Addorisio. He is a diehard New England Patriots fan who is not afraid to speak his opinion about the team. Matt graduated from Curry College in 2019 with a degree in Communications where he focused on sports broadcasting. Since then he has been working non stop and can be found working on a golf course somewhere on Cape Cod!
Pete Chatterton
Pete Chatterton is proudly from Chatham, New Jersey and proudly roots for mediocre New York sports. After living in Massachusetts for the last 6 years (attended Gordon College for 4 years and lived here after), his aversion to Boston sports has only grown stronger. He continually holds out hope for a Mets World Series and a Rangers Stanley Cup championship. He is currently earning his Masters in Education in Special Education at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Pete writes for CGS on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Tom "Powder" Cadmus
Tom "Powder" Cadmus is from Danvers, MA and a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. He writes for CGS on Mondays covering all things MLB. He is a Co-Host of The Legends Lingo Podcast, with Al Nahigian and Tom "Fiesta" Satham-Fisette, which talks about all Boston Sports. When he's not writing or podcasting, he helps run a travel baseball league out of New England called the Elite Baseball League (EBL) and helps coach their national teams that travel to various parts of the country. There are many stories behind how he got his nickname, but the real one is he had too much sunscreen on my face and looked like a movie character.
Zack Connell
Zack Connell is a CGS writer that comes from Ayer, Massachusetts. Zack is a recent graduate from Fitchburg State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Make sure to check out Zack's CGS blogs every Saturday on the website. From basketball to football and miscellaneous things in between, Zack has you covered for a weekend blog.
Matt Desrosiers
Representing New Bedford, MA, Matt Desrosiers is the Fantasy Baseball Expert at Couch Guy Sports. You can find him on the High Heat Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Matt's Fantasy Baseball articles drop on Thursdays. He is also a member of the hit podcast, Legends Lingo. Check him out on Twitter…@MattyKiwoom.
Tom Dirusso
Tom Dirusso writes about the Jets, Yankees, Knicks, and Colorado football/basketball for CGS. He studied at the University of Colorado Boulder where he fell in love with the mountains and cheering on the Buffs sports teams. He currently lives in Jersey City, New Jersey where he works as an accountant. When he isn't watching sports, Tom likes to golf, (legally) gamble, and be an annoying Yankee fan on twitter. Check out Tom's blogs on Wednesdays and Fridays!
Jess Donahue
Jess Donahue is a Plymouth, Massachusetts native who is not afraid to state her opinion. Whether it be a food take or Monday morning quarterbacking, Jess is there to give it to you. She lives and breathes for the New England Patriots. Anyone who stans the McCourty Twins does not stan them half as much as Jess. Along with the twins, Jess is ride or die for Vince Wilfork. All of her football takes can be found on Mondays and Thursdays here on CGS. Jess also is a big helps behind the scenes with CGS social media. When not helping CGS, she also writes with a great group of ladies at PUCKer Up Sports.
Sam Edwards comes to us from Manchester, Connecticut. He is one of the hosts on the Around the Diamond podcast with Evan Bolliger. Sam also is in charge of editing and promotion for the podcast. In his free time, he enjoys playing many different types of sports including Ultimate, Volleyball and Ping Pong. Sam also loves hanging out with my family (fun fact: he has 9 brothers and sisters) and playing MLB the Show or Apex Legends. Check out Sam on the Around the Diamond Podcast every week on the CGS network!
Andrew Fasciano
Andrew Fasciano comes to CGS from Lincoln, Massachusetts. For the site, Andrew writes blogs on Saturdays and Tuesdays, helps out with social media and is a co-host on the Yellow Card Podcast. You can primarily find him writing/speaking about cycling and soccer, but Andrew is also a big fan of the major Boston sports teams. In his free time, Andrew enjoys playing video games, watching movies and exploring nature.
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Mike Gilligan
Mike Gilligan hails from southern Rhode Island. Gilli is a devout Boston sports fan through and through. Also, Gilli is the sole Rhode Island delegate at CGS, and thus can speak on behalf of the entire Ocean State in his blogs. Listen to his rants and ramblings on the Small State Big Takes podcast, as well as the new Verbally Committed college sports podcast under the CGS platform. Gilli drops blogs on Mondays and Wednesdays. When he isn't blogging or podcasting, you can find Gilli screaming his head off at URI basketball games!
Chris Henrique
Chris Henrique is from southeastern Massachusetts, selling sporting goods by day and blogs by night. He currently contributes to CGS on Tuesdays and Fridays, covering all sports. When he's not tweeting, blogging, or podcasting; you'll find a gin and tonic in his hand while watching sports. He is a diehard Red Sox, Patriots, Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fan. In addition to CGS, you can find more of his work on all New England sports over at Boston Sports Syndicate.
Jeff Hoak
Jeff Hoak is from Bangor Maine, but born and raised in Cambridge, Maine. He is a writer for CGS on Sundays and Wednesdays, mostly writing about all things Boston Sports. When not writing for CGS, you can find Jeff producing and co-hosting for 92.9 the Ticket's, The Morning Line. He also is constantly trying to work on his golf swing on the course. He also works two other jobs, so he has a full plate.
Waleed Jeha
Waleed Jeha comes to us from Saugus, MA. He is a diehard Patriots fan with an admiration for Vince Wilfork and all other things Patriots. You can see Waleed on our Twitch channel playing COD, Fortnite, and whatever else he feels like playing on his streams! When he isn't streaming, Waleed can be seen helping take care of animals at his job at PetSmart, playing football or basketball, or hanging out with friends and family!
Zach Jezioro
Zach Jezioro was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. If there's one thing you should know about Zach, he LOVES
sports just like the rest of the CGS staff. His favorite sports are hockey, football and baseball, in that order. Zach is a Sabres, Bills and Red Sox fan. For Couch Guy Sports, he writes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is a co-host on the "Into the Triangle" podcast. In his free time, Zach likes to play video games, hangout with his friends and go to sporting events.
Chris Jones also comes to us from Saugus MA. Jones is a writer for CGS and honestly…he has a chance to write every single day. He is currently part of three podcasts on the network: The Chasers, Yellow Card Podcast and Suplex Biddies. In his spare time, Jones enjoy watching sports with my friends. He's a huge fan of the NBA, NFL, NHL, Soccer, UFC, MLB, College Basketball and College Football. Check him out on twitter for his picks and overall sports opinions! @cjoneswho1212
Jake Kobierski
Like Powder, Jake Kobierski is a Danvers, MA resident. He writes for CGS on Fridays, specializing in the New England Patriots and other NFL topics. He graduated from Framingham State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. In his free time, you can catch Jake playing in a men's flag football league with some of his closest friends!
Oliver Martel
Oliver Martel comes to us from Rhode Island! He is a software engineer who graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2017. Olly is one of the four big takers for the Small State Big Takes podcast. He is also an avid David Price loyalist until the day he dies. He is an avid fan of the Winston Bishop fan club. You can also catch Oliver streaming on Twitch @Olly1Putt and potentially back on the CGS twitch soon? Stay tuned for that…
John McCormack comes to us from Everett, MA. John is a staff writer for Couch Guy Sports who writes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. His blogs cover all sorts of topics from NBA, to golf, to video games, and just about anything else you can think of! When he's not writing, John thoroughly enjoys playing basketball or dominating search and destroy in Call of Duty.
Liam McDaid
Greetings from Liam McDaid! Liam is the Co-host and editor of our Celtics-based podcast "The Rafters". Check out their episodes every week on all podcast platforms! He comes from the beautiful town of Hingham, Massachusetts where he spends his free time with great friends, surfing, running, paddle-boarding, bridge/cliff jumping, and playing the sports that pertain to his podcasts. When he's lounging, you can find Liam at the beach or in the sauna. Liam's life revolves around sports and keeping himself active so he's able to talk about it with the crew at Couch Guy Sports. CGS has been nothing short of a dream come true for him.
Lydia Murray
Lydia Murray comes to us from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She's a diehard Bruins fan who writes for CGS on Wednesdays. In addition to writing about hockey, she loves playing it, listening to music, going to concerts, and playing with dogs. She's also a huge fly-fisherman and spends her summers at her family's remote fly-fishing lodge 94 miles from the nearest town in the wilderness of Labrador, Canada. In addition to CGS, you can find her work over at PUCKerUp Sports and BlackNGold Hockey.
Fred O'Brien
Fred O'Brien was born and raised in South Boston, MA. Fred currently writes for CGS and publishes every Thursday. He covers all things NFL and likes to put his focus into one sport to give out better content for the followers of CGS. Fred has both his Bachelors and Masters in Business Management and is a Sales Training Specialist at UniFirst Corporate HeadQuarters in Wilmington, MA. In his spare time, Fred likes to stay active with physical fitness and spend time with his family, friends, and his Australian Shepherd, Brock.
Kevin Perdios
Kevin Perdios comes to us from Braintree, MA,. He writes for CGS on Fridays and Saturdays. He also is the co-host of the High Heat Fantasy Baseball Podcast with Matt Desrosiers. When he doesn't write, Kevin is working on getting his Masters online in Athletic Administration at Ohio University. Kevin is also a high school baseball coach for Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, MA. He also is the head coach of the 10u team for the Braintree Bandits AAU Program. Catch Kevin on the field or on the blog every Friday and Saturday!
Connor Ryan
Though his friends call him Jackie Daytona, we have Connor Ryan from Rhode Island #ChargerPride. Connor now is a proud member of the Midwest. You can read what Connor thinks about every Wednesday and Friday on Couch Guy. He also co-hosts our college sports podcast, Verbally Committed. This podcast covers everything in the college sports world. When he isn't writing or podcasting, Connor's day job is being a play-by-play radio broadcaster for a pro minor league independent baseball team called the Sioux City Explorers. Connor has some firm beliefs including; Deflategate was a witch hunt, if Brady is a system QB it's because he is the system, the Celtics would have won in 2010 if it wasn't for Rasheed Wallace, Scott Frost will return Nebraska to glory, there was not a second left on the clock in the 2009 Big 12 Championship game, and he hates Colt McCoy.
Tom "Fiesta" Satham Fisette
Tom '"Fiesta" Satham-Fisette is a die hard Boston Sports fan who is currently residing in Everett, MA. When not being the life of the Fiesta, you can catch him giving hot takes on the Fi n E Podcast with Evan McGinn and handing out picks on The Chasers Podcast. You can also catch him every Thursday with his weekly blogs. Check him out on twitter as well @tsf52.
Pat Shuman
Pat Shuman originally comes from Weymouth, MA. He's a Boston sports fan through and through. He lives in Bedford, MA with his (Philadelphian) wife Alison, where they have to divide their house based on their our sports allegiances. When he's not writing about obscure baseball players, stats, and hot takes, Pat's working on getting his Masters of Arts in Theology degree at Gordon Conwell Seminary in Wenham, MA.
Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan is a contributor for us here at Couch Guy Sports. He's a displaced New Englander living in Orlando at the moment. Even though he normally write about the Patriots, anything New England sports related, he's your guy! His life essentially revolves around watching sports and writing about sports related topics. Check out Mike's blogs on the site on Mondays and Thursdays!
Heidi Thomas
Heidi Thomas is a transplant from Old Saybrook, Connecticut as she currently lives in Dracut, MA. You can find Heidi talking hockey every Saturday here on CGS. She was a hurdler in high school and at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. She's ridden horses in her spare time, for about 14 years! When she isn't writing, hurdling, or writing, Heidi can be seen playing with her Greyhound named Berkeley, who always keeps her laughing.


It's been a long time coming. With millions of broken hearts across the globe, Selena left her fans and family after her life was taken from her. A film with her name on it, Selena was all that was left of her along with her music, which still today reaches new generations. Jennifer Lopez brought Selena back to life with a beautiful performance in the film and continues to honor her in music concerts throughout her career.
Now, Endemol Shine North America and Major TV have optioned the television rights to Chris Perez's To Selena With Love, the best-selling book that tells the late Latin music superstar's love story through the eyes of her husband.
of the most revered Latin music stars, Selena Quintanilla. The TV series will also include details, stories, perspective and insights which were not covered in the book from Perez's perspective.
was tragically murdered by the founder of her fan club. Her last album, Dreaming of You, was released posthumously in 1995 and became a huge hit. Selena's life story was the subject of a 1997 film, Selena, which starred Jennifer Lopez in her career-propelling role as the Tejano superstar and James Edward Olmos as her father.


The name 'seafoam' captures the light and airy movement of this frothy little skirt, or how the lightweight silk 'rises and falls'. The top tier provides opaqueness where needed while the lower two literally float around your legs.
The waist is a pull-on yoke, with narrow elastic inserted for a soft waistline, designed to be worn under an over blouse—this is not for those who prefer tuck-ins! The full front length is 24, dipping to 31 inches in the back. Measurements vary per size. The petite length is shorter. In the video below, our petite model is wearing the average length skirt, with the long length on the side.
Click here for video of the Seafoam skirt.
The fabric is 100% silk chiffon. The white and black are matte. The colors are iridescent. We recommend dry cleaning. To refresh the melted edge hem, pull the stitching while pressing parallel to the edge.
Oh! According to one customer, "When I'm wearing this skirt, men hopelessly trail along after me to get a dance!"


Here's another new one from Kendrick Lamar's upcoming good kid, m.A.A.d. city - "Compton" is an ode to his hometown that features the legendary Dr. Dre. Just Blaze manned the tables here - we're loving the track's old-school, classic vibe, and how it breaks at the end into futuristic autotune - and Dre's verse is great, but the real hero here could be no one but King Kendrick: his lyrics are snappy, whip-smart, hypnotically rhythmic, and utterly relentless. It's another reason why good kid is without a doubt our most anticipated rap album of the year - it drops October 22.
PREVIOUSLY: KENDRICK LAMAR - "THE ART OF PEER PRESSURE"


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Ford teases Mustang-inspired electric crossover, this time in a tweet
Troll or not, the tweet follows last fall's tease about a new kind of Mustang-flavored EV.
Andrew Krok
March 14, 2019 9:32 p.m. PT
Andrew Krok Reviews Editor / Cars
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
Did Ford just troll Tesla during its Model Y unveiling? The Blue Oval tweeted out a cryptic image of its legendary galloping horse logo in an electric blue shade. Ford previously confirmed that it plans to produce a Mustang-inspired all-electric crossover SUV, one that ostensibly could be a Model Y competitor in 2020.
Hold your horses pic.twitter.com/EYNqZLv3ER
— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) March 15, 2019
Maybe it means nothing, maybe it's a precursor to an upcoming near-term announcement. In any case, it must be fun to steal some of Tesla's thunder on its announcement night.
The ride height remains hidden, probably because enthusiasts need the idea of a Mustang-inspired SUV to be distributed in small, easy-to-process doses.
The original story about Ford's Mustang teaser follows.
Ford hasn't been shy about its intent to build a Mustang-inspired electric crossover, and now the company has seen fit to give us an idea of what it might look like.
As part of a Medium post discussing Ford's shift to electric-vehicle development, the automaker put out a design sketch that hints at what we could expect from a Mustang-inspired "fully electric performance utility."
The sketch doesn't give away all that much, showing some very obviously Mustang-derived taillights on a body that looks closer to a hatchback than a crossover. In a caption for the image, Ford says it's targeting a 2020 release date for the still unnamed vehicle, and that it should pack a 300-mile range. We don't have any information beyond that, though, so we'll have to wait until Ford sees fit to divulge more info.
It appears that Ford has chosen to gloss over one major Mustang-related tie-in for its forthcoming sporty electric ute. At the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, Ford made public its plans to use the Mach 1 name for its EV SUV. Backlash arrived swiftly and with gusto, and it appears that was all it took to take Ford back to the drawing board. It could still be used, but here's hoping that it won't be.
Electrification will eventually make its way to the Mustang proper, too. In Jan. 2017, Ford first announced its plans to offer hybrid versions of both the F-150 and the Mustang. The public still knows very little about those cars, except that the hybrid Mustang is also due out in 2020, but release dates are always subject to change.
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is back
Originally published Sept. 6, 2018.
Updated, March 14, 2019: Adds new Ford teaser tweet.
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Submitter: Not only is the cover very out of date, but I am not sure that people who are interested in baton twirling today would learn it through books, and more importantly, would learn it through this book. Also the dedication, which I also sent a picture of, is really quite terrible, and I quote, "Dedicated to all of you who have a love for and an interest in spinning the silver shaft." I am not sure if that is normal baton twirler lingo, but seemed very out-of-date and slightly inappropriate. (Maybe it is a great baton twirler inside joke?). This book came from a public library.
Holly: The spinning silver shaft! <wink!> I agree with submitter – YouTube is a better option for baton twirling lessons than this black-and-white book from 1964. My mom graduated high school in 1964 and she's…old. Don't tell her I said that.
I hate to say this, but I DISTINCTLY remember you having previously featured this book on your website.
I thought it looked familiar too. I wonder if it got lost in many migrations, because I couldn't find it.


A new collection of mail, quilted and scale armors of Indo-Persian inspiration. Most of these are meant for the southern Indian kingdoms in Battle for Hindustan, but feel free to use them in your own mods! Just include me in the credits, and let me see some screenshots so I can enjoy your work too.
Once again thanks for the response. I went ahead and used the insert as the copy and i did as you said with the instructions of adding the brf file and dropping all the meshes in the texture file and the changing of the id and meshes so that they would work, but when i started up a new game it keep saying that it couldnt find the new meshes. I made sure that all the id's was original and that the meshes was spelled correctly, but it still didnt work so I have no idea what im doing wrong. I figured this would be easier than when i was modding nwn, but I guess not. /shrug Thanks in advance if you decide to respond and tell me what im doing wrong.
I'm working my way through various shaders with mixed results.
nospecular_shader_noskin_bump_high is the best atm.


Starting with version 2.8.6 CMake supports what is known as automoc, i.e. automatic handling of moc when using Qt4.
As you know, when adding signals and slots to a class using Qt, this source code (typically the header) has to be processed by the moc preprocessor. This invocation of moc during the build is what we are talking about.
Several years ago, actually I can't remember when it was, I guess it must have been at KDE 2.x times, we wanted to make life easier for our KDE developers and added automoc to our (back then) autotools-based KDE buildsystem.
This means all source files for a target and also the corresponding header files are scanned automatically for code which requires moc, i.e. code which contains the Q_OBJECT macro.
If such files were found, rules for running moc on these files were added to the Makefiles (or Makefile.am or .in ? I don't know).
This behaviour was later on adopted by qmake, so you didn't have to care anymore about running moc when using qmake.
When we switched for KDE4 to CMake, this functionality was kept, but it had to be done in a different way. For CMake we, well Matthias Kretz mainly, created a tool called automoc4, which lived in kdesupport (and internally used QtCore).
This automoc4 tool is used in the current KDE macros kde4_add_executable(), kde4_add_library(), kde4_add_plugin() etc., so when using these macros to create executables etc., you automatically got automoc and didn't have to list the files to be moc'ed explicitely.
Although automoc4 is completely independent from KDE, many developers told me that they would really like to have automoc-functionality directly in CMake, because automoc4 still is an additional dependency for a Qt-only program.
So, now with CMake 2.8.6, automoc is supported directly by CMake.
automoc4 away from QtCore to plain STL, which is a required for integration into CMake, during the Platform 11 sprint in Randa, and I then finally integrated it into CMake during this years Desktop Summit in Berlin.
So, how do you use it ?
and then CMake will automoc all targets.
if a source file contains an #include "foo.moc", the Q_OBJECT is expected in the source file itself and moc is executed accordingly.
additionally all header files are parsed, and if a Q_OBJECT is found, and there is not yet a rule for running moc on this file, a rule for running moc is added and the resulting moc file is included in a _automoc.cpp file, which is then compiled as part of the target.
to that file, somewhere after the class declaration.
> So, this way you don't have to care abotu moc anymore.
It is good that no moc generated files has to be included in the source, developers should not have to take care of qt's internal signal/slot implementation.
This is SO nice! I was able to simply CMakeLists.txt files in my huge projects that use Qt considerably!


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How to Live Your Life with Purpose with Mastin Kipp
Mastin Kipp is an author, a coach, an international speaker, and successful entrepreneur. He founded TheDailyLove.com, an inspirational website, daily email and Twitter account in 2005 and was recognised by Oprah Winfrey as an "up and coming thought leader of the next generation of spiritual thinkers."
In this episode we spoke about:
How he started the work that he does.
Tackling mental illness and how to look at it holistically.
His journey in discovering his purpose and how you can take that and transform it and use it to help people.
Taking care of your body as a whole and avoiding stresses and overwhelming yourself.
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One of our team's New Year's resolutions is to help up-and-coming operatives navigate the early ups and downs of a career in the political industry, sharing our team's 125+ years of collective experience as Republican political consultants and strategists.
Enter Majority Hunter, a free service for GOP operatives to place the best and brightest talent on the campaign trail each cycle. In 2018, Majority Hunter helped hundreds of operatives secure spots on campaigns and within numerous political and advocacy organizations across the nation.
In this #StrategySession, our team of strategists offers up their accountings of their early campaign experience: the good, the not so good, and the lasting lessons they took away.
"My first paid job in politics was working as the political director for the Missouri Republican Party. I had previously volunteered on a few campaigns, but I was hired for the MRP job mostly because I was one of the few operatives in the state who had not already been hired by three GOP statewide elected officials running in a primary for governor.
"My primary mission in the job was to help recruit legislative candidates and serve as a free consultant to get them elected. Over a four-year period, I had a very good track record and won a lot more races than I lost.
"However, working for a state party I had a lot of different duties and a lot of different GOP grassroots leaders who rightfully expected my attention. Unfortunately, I used my busy schedule, long 'to do' list and winning record as excuses for sometimes not returning phone calls to lower level leaders. As a result, I created unnecessary enemies and a lot of problems for myself.
"My first campaign job was doing opposition research for the Ohio House Republican Campaign Committee. Sounds glamorous, being a spy, right? Like an American/GOP version of James Bond!
"Boy, was I wrong. Instead of sipping martinis, chasing bad guys, and getting the beautiful girl after saving the world, my days and nights were spent lurking in newspaper morgues, searching for facts and figures, and getting a headache after reading thousands and thousands of microfiche files.
"I volunteered for a congressional campaign in 1996, and they gave me a list of 25 addresses and 25 yard signs.
"He was surprised I actually did it and 'promoted' me to calling volunteers to march in the parade that coming weekend. We had over 50 people show up. Before that, the most they had was 10.
"I was 'promoted' again to using a rotary phone and calling $100 donors to ask them to double their contributions. I raised over $1,000 in 5 hours of calls.
"Our industry is not rocket science. Show up on time, do whatever job needs to be done and do it well. Use good judgment and initiative and people will remember you.
"I was introduced to politics my senior year at Michigan State University, and I've never looked back.
"I needed an internship in order to graduate, and a fraternity brother of mine worked with his local state senator who was up for re-election. He offered me $600 for three months work and he'd sign whatever I needed for my internship requirement.
"Off we went. I went door to door, spent hundreds of hours putting up yard signs, managed volunteers – all the 'grunt' stuff you do on a state leg race. I became an expert at using a hole-digging auger that required two people to put up all the 4x8 signs.
"It was a pretty safe seat, we just had to not mess things up. So safe, in fact, that the campaign manager pretty much loaned us out to go to work for two other campaigns. One was a congressional primary (our candidate lost) and one was the Spence Abraham for U.S. Senate race (he won). For a kid who had never seen a campaign up close before, I was now crisscrossing the state doing bus tours with a U.S. Senate candidate, helping organize rallies with hundreds of people, and meeting elected officials, donors, and consultants. I was hooked, all because I started out putting up yard signs and going door to door.
"Post election that campaign manager (who was also the State Senator's chief of staff) hired me for an office job in the State Senate, which directly led to the next job, which led to the next job, etc. It led to friendships, relocations, work on dozens of campaigns and even my wife (we worked together when she hit on me!) I've met Presidents, business leaders and hundreds of grassroots volunteers who truly make a difference on campaigns.
"My advice to people getting into politics is to go work on a campaign, at any level, for any race. Volunteer for the hard jobs, and work the extra hours. Learn from people who've done it before. Ask questions. If they want your ideas and opinions, they'll ask, but if not, listen more than you talk. Don't be afraid to take a risk or even a step back for the next job because it could be the one that leads to the dream job. You want to be a policy expert, lobbyist, consultant, vendor, or elected official? You can't go wrong working on a campaign early in your career. You never know who you'll meet.
"The first campaign I ever managed was in Ft Worth, Texas, for a guy who was running for state rep. I really had no clue what I was doing but was ready to work and learn.
"In the interview, the GC asked me what my management style was, and I said, 'Whatever you tell me it needs to be.' Although I had the title of manager, it was a ton of what's commonly referred to as grunt work but, frankly, the kind of work that wins campaigns, not the glamorous type.
"I was also the only employee so literally the job was from setting up interviews for the candidate to cleaning the bathrooms at the campaign office. Just doing whatever needed to be done to win.
"I won and got my first win bonus, which was an incredible feeling. The candidate worked so hard doing whatever needed to be done – on primary night, he sent a picture to the Speaker of the House of his shoe that had a hole worn in it from block walking. I learned so much on things like what to do during 'business' hours and what do to late at night to prioritize my time.
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Can we improve the art of start?
This story is one of many that reveal the extraordinary legacy of Boundless: the Campaign for the University of Toronto, which ended on December 31, 2018. Read more inspiring stories of impact and discover why more than 100,000 people came together to make the Boundless campaign an historic success.
A good start can make a race. MSc student Lindsay Musalem analyzes the forces elite runners produce as they burst out of the starting blocks. Her findings could help give Canadian athletes a leg up in future competitions.
"Your start sets up your entire race," says Olympian hurdler Sarah Wells. "When you have a great start, you've already done the work early and can carry that momentum forward."
How to measure what happens on the starting block
To help sprinters make the most of their starts, researcher Lindsay Musalem from the Department of Exercise Sciences uses starting blocks fitted with special plates to measure and analyze forces generated by athletes as they launch themselves into action.
"I get the outputs of the forces on the plates, run them through a couple of scripts, and then I'm able to provide the magnitude, direction and speed of force development," says Musalem. This way, she measures how quickly athletes can optimize their force output when taking off. Armed with data, an athletics coach can help runners improve and track their performance.
Harnessing data to "Own the Podium"
Own the Podium, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering excellence among Canada's athletes, created the force plates and asked Musalem, who is supervised by Professor Tyson Beach, if she could devise a way to use them to enhance training. Musalem agreed and has incorporated the project into her research.
"What I'm really looking at for my thesis is how much force variability exhibited by athletes when they're training," she says. "I don't want to be the one to give the athletes feedback because I'm not a track coach. My role is to provide coaches and athletes with data from the daily training environment."
The force plates also provide directional measures, telling Musalem how much force an athlete applies left, right, up or down. "If you were to talk strictly mechanics and ignore the fact that there's a human in the blocks, ideally you would want to be producing solely horizontal forces," says Musalem. "But that's impossible because then you'd fall over. So you find that balance between the vertical and horizontal forces that allows you to come into the acceleration phase successfully."
An extra edge for Varsity Blues athletes
Research aside, Musalem's work is proving a valuable tool for Varsity Blues sprinting coach Bob Westman. "It's great because we get real-time results that we can take back to our offices to analyze and apply to training."
One of the benefits to training at U of T is research like Lindsay's
Sarah Wells agrees. "One of the benefits to training at U of T is the research like Lindsay's. It helps me find that extra edge."
For U of T, Musalem's research and its benefit for athletes is part of a broader push to make the university an internationally recognized force in sports, kinesiology and physical education. In 2014, U of T opened the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, which houses sports such as basketball and volleyball and several amenities, including a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning centre, a sport medicine clinic and research and teaching laboratories. Varsity Centre has also been recently rejuvenated with generous support from donors and government partners.
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Molly Yard (ur. 6 lipca 1912 w Chengdu w Chinach, zm. 21 września 2005 w Pittsburghu w USA) – amerykańska feministka, działaczka praw kobiet, w latach 1987-1991 sprawowała funkcję prezydenta Międzynarodowej Organizacji Kobiet (National Organization for Women (NOW)).

W 1933 roku ukończyła koedukacyjny Swarthmore Colleg. Pod koniec lat 40. i na początku 50. XX wieku, była zaangażowana w amerykańską politykę, została aktywistką Partii Demokratycznej. Pracowała na rzecz kampanii do Senatu kandydatki Helen Gahaghan Douglas. W 1953 roku przeniosła się do Pittsburgha i rozpoczęła pracę w sztabie Davida Lawrence'a in 1958, który kandydował na urząd gubernatora. Była przewodniczącą sztabu Johna F. Kennedy'ego w Zachodniej Pensylwanii w 1960.

W 1971 roku zainteresowała się NOW, a w 1978 roku dołączyła do jej międzynarodowej organizacji. Została wybrana prezydentem tej organizacji w 1987 roku. Funkcję sprawowała do 1991.

Amerykańscy działacze społeczni
Urodzeni w 1912
Zmarli w 2005

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Nigerian artist Brymo Olawale is one musician who knows how to make good melodious songs that are rich with content as well as rhythm. The singer, composer, songwriter and recording artist formerly signed to the Chocolate City music label released his third studio album, "Merchants, Dealers & Slaves" in 2013 but the album was not allowed to circulate as a result of a court injunction gotten by his former label.
The album was however on iTunes for a while and die-hard Brymo fans like us got it early. The injunction has since been lifted and you can cop the album on the streets. In a bid to celebrate this victory with Brymo, we are doing a review of his third studio album.
One thing that is impressive about Brymo and his art of music is his fusion of Yoruba adages, current Nigerian situations and passion. A few of the songs touch on love, a few touch on society and more. It is an album that has the right mix of all elements, and most importantly it is not noise.
Brymo is quoted as saying, about the album, "MDS was written and recorded at a time when my aspirations were at cross roads in a battle against societal limitations and prejudice. My journey into self-realization." All 11 songs of the album are a much appreciated breath of fresh air from a Nigerian artist.
The album starts off with a slow tempo with Truthfully. It is a love song and Brymo seems to be pinning for a lost love. His voice is amazing on this track as he bares his soul, truthfully, on how he can't bear to go on.
Money is a faster paced song falls more in line with the title of the album "Merchants, Dealers & Slaves". We hear how Money can be a slave driver and controller. He shares that with money comes good things and you can afford to push your problems away and "…we'll worry in the money". The beat of this song had me hooked, and the Saxophone played by a man simply referred to as David.
This is a short snippet of a song dedicated to Titilope, a girl we hear about fully in Eko. We can only assume that Titilope is the girl Brymo sings for through the album.
This song is portrayed as a chronicle of Brymo's arrival in Lagos. The hustle, the challenges and the need to survive in a hard city that one cannot help but love. He fuses his love for Eko (Lagos) with his love for Titilope.
Grand Pa is a reflection of Brymo's background. From his second album we already know that he is the Son of a Kapenta, but this song introduces us to another important part of Brymo's life – his grand father.
Down was on of the first released songs off this album and immediately met positive response. Down is a song for Nigeria, intertwined in a fable. It touches on the lack of transparency in the system and reflects corruption and a lack of morals.
Another personal favourite from this album. Brymo talks of drowning pain with "Cheap Wine", something common to everybody. This is a song that any one can relate to and again, Brymo's vocals on this track is amazing.
This is my personal best song off this album. The song is too poetic and speaks of hurt. I think the title is a play on "Purple Heart", referring to wounded or fallen soldiers. With his heart in a Purple Jar, Brymo is a soldier of love.
This is one of the darkest songs of the MDS album, but it rings true. Brymo sends a clear message across that the world and life is generally fickle.
Se Bo' Timo is a purely Yoruba song but anyone who understands the language will love this song. It simply states that even when you know who your friends are (and their family), you can get deceived so cut your coat accordingly.
He later released a longer version of this track but the original that came with the album is a snippet. The message of this song is clear and seems to be aimed at his former record label. The music industry is filled with Merchants, Dealers and Slaves.
This album is not one that you listen to and skip tracks. It gets a solid 5 out of 5 vote from me!


This tree taunts me. During the winter, he spews an OBSCENE amount of leaves on my shivering yard. I call the tree people who call my people and we make appointments for timber. I make plans, we plot space, and I anticipate being reintroduced to Vitamin D.
And then something happens. He becomes something more. He's green and lush and showboatin' a canopy of lovely.
I call the tree people who call my people and we agree to wait.
You better not cut down that tree! I love it!
Also I am pretty sure cutting down this tree will increase your carbon footprint. Al Gore would not approve.
K: You're right. Remind me of that when I'm screaming at critters who've built a condo development out of its leaves.
J: Then I shan't do it. Thank you for keeping me on the enviro straight and narrow!
I must agree - it is a very lovely tree. I do understand about the leaves in the winter (though I have none in my tiny yard - I see how much of a pain they are for my sister and brother in their yard). Just remember his beauty in the summer when you're raking his dead leaves in the winter!
Its hard to say goodbye to a tree! I hate to cut the cord this spring with one of my mine and I miss its lovely shade! Target has Vitamin D gummy vitamins you can get - I'm a fan!
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Incredible Story Finds A 'Placed Called Home' on the Big Screen
By Pink Banana Media - August 28, 2013
ONE homeless LGBTQ (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning) teen dies every FOUR hours on the street. SIX will die today!
"A Place Called Home" by Burning Daylight Productions, Los Angeles, California is a hard hitting drama which is bound to 'set the world on fire'.
"A Place Called Home" is a riveting film inspired by the over 600,000 currently homeless LGBTQ teens and former homeless LGBTQ teens who are part of the more than 9 million 'LGBTQ' adults in America alone and the struggles they endure - sometimes to the point of death -- because of their sexuality. "Each story is as heartbreaking as the next" explained Sherry Kelly, the film's producer. "Six homeless LGBTQ teens die on the street every day while politicians and religious groups debate their points of view and justify their appalling decisions. This is the story of anyone who has been discriminated against and hated because of who they are".
Set in present day New York City, it realistically tells the story of Ally, an All-American teen, whose life is turned upside down as she struggles to accept her sexuality and the collateral damage she experiences. "As you accompany Ally on her journey you will laugh, cry and, at times, become enraged sparking an open and honest debate - helping to bring about the much needed change LGBTQ teens deserve after being abandoned by their families, churches and society " stated Sherry.
When asked about Pope Francis' recent statement "They should not be marginalized because of this but that they must be integrated into society" Sherry stated "That is why we are here, to help each other, not tear each other down, not throw each other out of our homes and definitely not our churches in the name of religion and most certainly not to bully each other to death."
Sherry went on to discuss the Holy Father's "Who am I to judge?" question: "That statement confirms what we knew all along - judging is best left to God. That is what Scripture teaches us. And Scripture is what the conservatives and evangelicals base their argument on. I always wonder why they don't attack other sins with the same level of hatred and condemnation."
Carlos Ramos Jr is attached to direct "A Place Called Home". His latest film, "Kill Katie Malone", starred Dean Cain ("Lois and Clark"), Masiela Lusha ("George Lopez Show"), Stephen Colletti ("One Tree Hill") and Jonathan McDaniel's ("That's So Raven"). "Kill Katie Malone" was selected to be screened as part of the 'Director's Guild of America's®' Director's Finder Series' and was acquired by Showtime®.
Marketing Specialist Craig Griffin of GRIFFIN ROYAL MARKETING™ will be an Executive Producer of this inspiring independent film. "It is a great honor and an incredible privilege to be a part of something that is as rewarding and purposeful as this" stated Craig whose company will provide marketing consulting for "A Place Called Home".
Sherry is using the innovative Crowdfunding platform 'GoFundMe' to raise the projects capital stating it is a "modern and exciting" way to fund people's dreams as well as support LGBTQ teens. "The funds we raise will all go towards pre-production and production -- casting, crew, equipment, wardrobe and production design" says Sherry.
Supporters are invited to make contributions ranging from $5.00 to $1,000, and they won't walk away empty handed. They will receive thank you gifts ranging from a Tweet-out for a $5 contribution to an unforgettable dinner with the Producer, Director & a cast member plus a whole day on set for a $1000 contribution. As a special incentive, the first five donors at the $1000 level will have small speaking parts and become an Actor for a day in a real Hollywood movie.
Most importantly, not only will donors receive wonderful gifts, they will be an integral part of something that couldn't have been done without them as well as be a catalyst for great social change!
To become a part of one of the most incredible stories told in recent times, please visit http://www.gofundme.com/aplacecalledhome2013 which is easy, safe, and secure.
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<?php
/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: inge
 * Date: 11/1/16
 * Time: 8:37 AM
 */
namespace NpsSDK;

class Utils
{
	public function __call( $name, $arguments )
	{
		return call_user_func_array( __CLASS__.'::'.$name, $arguments );
	}

    public static function getMerchDetNotAddServices(){
        return [Constants::QUERY_TXS,
            Constants::REFUND,
            Constants::SIMPLE_QUERY_TX,
            Constants::CAPTURE,
            Constants::CHANGE_SECRET_KEY,
            Constants::NOTIFY_FRAUD_SCREENING_REVIEW,
            Constants::GET_IIN_DETAILS,
            Constants::QUERY_CARD_NUMBER,
            Constants::CREATE_PAYMENT_METHOD,
            Constants::CREATE_PAYMENT_METHOD_FROM_PAYMENT,
            Constants::RETRIEVE_PAYMENT_METHOD,
            Constants::UPDATE_PAYMENT_METHOD,
            Constants::DELETE_PAYMENT_METHOD,
            Constants::CREATE_CUSTOMER,
            Constants::RETRIEVE_CUSTOMER,
            Constants::UPDATE_CUSTOMER,
            Constants::DELETE_CUSTOMER,
            Constants::RECACHE_PAYMENT_METHOD_TOKEN,
            Constants::CREATE_PAYMENT_METHOD_TOKEN,
            Constants::RETRIEVE_PAYMENT_METHOD_TOKEN,
            Constants::CREATE_CLIENT_SESSION,
            Constants::GET_INSTALLMENTS_OPTIONS,
            Constants::QUERY_CARD_DETAILS];
    }

    public static function addExtraInf($params)
    {
        $params["psp_MerchantAdditionalDetails"] = array("SdkInfo" => Constants::SDK_NAME . Constants::SDK_VERSION);
        return $params;
    }

    public static function addSecureHash($params, $key)
    {
      ksort($params);
      $concatenated_data = self::concatValues($params);
      $concat_data_w_key = $concatenated_data . $key;
      $s_hash = md5($concat_data_w_key);
      $params["psp_SecureHash"] = $s_hash;
      return $params;
    }

    public static function concatValues($params)
    {
      $concated_data = "";
      foreach ($params as $k => $v){
        if (gettype($v) == 'array') { continue; }
        $concated_data = $concated_data . $v;
      }
      return $concated_data;
    }

    public static function validate_size($value, $k="", $nodo="", $sanitizeStruc){
        if ($nodo != False){
            $key_name = $nodo . "." . $k . ".max_length";
        }else{
            $key_name = $k . ".max_length";
        }
        $size = isset($sanitizeStruc[$key_name]) ? $sanitizeStruc[$key_name] : null;
        if ($size != null){
            $value = substr($value, 0, intval($size));
        }
        return $value;
    }

    public static function sanitize($params, $is_root=True, $nodo = False, $sanitizeStruc = null){
        if ($is_root){
            $sanitizeStruc = parse_ini_file(dirname(__FILE__) . '/conf/' . 'sanitize_struc.ini');
        }
        if ($is_root == True){
            $result_params = array();
        }
        else{
            $result_params = $params;
        }
        foreach ($params as $key => $value) {

            if (is_array($value)){
                if (self::is_assoc($value)){
                    $result_params[$key] = self::sanitize($value, False, $key, $sanitizeStruc);
                }
                elseif (is_array($value)){
                    $result_params[$key] = self::check_sanitize_array($value, $key, $sanitizeStruc);
                }
            }
            else{

                $result_params[$key] = self::validate_size($value, $key, $nodo, $sanitizeStruc);
            }
        }

        return $result_params;
    }

    public static function is_assoc($array){
        $keys = array_keys($array);
        return array_keys($keys) !== $keys;
    }

    public static function check_sanitize_array($params, $nodo, $sanitizeStruc){
        $result_params = array();
        foreach ($params as $x){
            array_push($result_params, self::sanitize($x, False, $nodo, $sanitizeStruc));
        }
        return $result_params;
    }

    public static function mask_data($data){
        $data = self::_mask_c_number($data);
        $data = self::_mask_exp_date($data);
        $data = self::_mask_cvc($data);
        return $data;
    }

    public static function _mask_cvc($data){
        $cvc_key = "</psp_CardSecurityCode>";
        $cvcs = self::_find_cvc($data);
        foreach ($cvcs as $cvc){
            $repeat = strlen($cvc) - strlen($cvc_key);
            $data = str_replace($cvcs, str_repeat("*", $repeat). $cvc_key, $data);
        }
        return $data;
    }

    public static function _find_cvc($data){
        $var = '';
        $cvcs = preg_match_all('/\d{3,4}<\/psp_CardSecurityCode>/', $data, $var);
        return $var[0];
    }

    public static function _mask_exp_date($data){
        $exp_date_key = "</psp_CardExpDate>";
        $exp_dates = self::_find_exp_date($data);
        foreach ($exp_dates as $exp_date){
            $data = str_replace($exp_date, "****" . $exp_date_key, $data);
        }
        return $data;
    }

    public static function _find_exp_date($data){
        $var = '';
        $exp_dates = preg_match_all('/\d{4}<\/psp_CardExpDate>/', $data, $var);
        return $var[0];
    }

    public static function _mask_c_number($data){
        $c_number_key = "</psp_CardNumber>";

        $c_numbers = self::_find_c_numbers($data);
        foreach ($c_numbers as $c_number){
            $c_number_len = strlen(substr($c_number,0, strlen($c_number) - strlen($c_number_key)));
            $masked_chars = $c_number_len - 10;
            $replacer = substr($c_number, 0, 6) . str_repeat("*", $masked_chars) . substr($c_number, strlen($c_number) - 4 - strlen($c_number_key), strlen($c_number));
            $data = str_replace($c_number, $replacer, $data);
        }
        return $data;
    }

    public static function _find_c_numbers($data){
        $var = '';
        $c_numbers = preg_match_all('/\d{13,19}<\/psp_CardNumber>/', $data, $var);
        return $var[0];
    }

}


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Georgy Grigorievich Nathanson (; 23 May 1921 – 17 December 2017) was a Soviet and Russian theater and cinema director, screenwriter and playwright. Worked as director at Mosfilm. People's Artist of Russia (1994), winner of the USSR State Prize (1977).

Biography
Georgy Natanson was born on May 23, 1921 in Kazan. His mother was a singer, his father, Grigory Nathanson, was an economist and was killed in the army in 1941 at Yelnya.

Since 1941 to 1943 he worked as an assistant director of the Central United Film Studio (CUFS) in Alma-Ata, which was also evacuated in a film studio Mosfilm the Great Patriotic War. In 1944 he graduated from the VGIK in the studio of Lev Kuleshov and Anna Khokhlova.  Diploma work -  The Storm  for the film's story by O. Henry. His career began at the studio  Mosfilm  in 1941 as an assistant director and later the second director of such classics of Russian cinema as Ivan Pyryev (Secretary of the Raikom   and  Six P.M.), Alexander Dovzhenko (Michurin), Aleksandr Ptushko (Sadko), Boris Barnet (Annushka), Andrey Tarkovsky (Ivan's Childhood).

In 1956, seeing the spectacle An Unusual Concert, Georgy Natanson already as auteur-director puts together with the  Sergey Obraztsov satirical film  Heavenly Creatures, marked by the Grand Prix at the International Film Festival in Venice. The following year, appears the film White Acacia  based on the eponymous operetta of Isaak Dunayevsky. In 1960, screens out a shot with Anatoly Efros film  Noisy Day  on the play by Viktor  Rozov,  Finding Joy.

In subsequent years, one after another out films All Remains to People (1962), The Chamber (1964). Screening Older Sister based on the play by Alexander Volodin won universal acceptance (22.5 million viewers). This picture enjoyed the greatest success, and in the USSR Tatyana Doronina has been recognized as the best actress, of the year for a decade of Soviet films in Rome and Milan.

Next Natanson removes  Once More About Love  (1968), prize at the International Film Festival in Cartagena (Colombia), The Ambassador of the Soviet Union  (1969),  For All Responsible  (1972),  Re-Wedding  (1975),  They Were the Actors  (1981),  Elena Obraztsova Sings  (1982),  Valentin and Valentina  (1985) the play by Mikhail Roshchin,  Aelita, Do Not Pester Men!  (1988)  based on the play by Edvard Radzinsky, Frenzied Bus (1990). In the 1970s, he often worked as a theater director.

Natanson was also often invited to participate in the work of the juries of many domestic festivals and creative meetings.

Death
Natanson died in Moscow on 17 December 2017, aged 96.

Awards
People's Artist of Russia (1994)
 Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1981)
Order For Merit to the Fatherland (2007) 4th class - For outstanding contribution to the development of national cinema and many years of creative work
 Order of Honour (2002) for many years of fruitful work in the field of culture and art, a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples
Order of the Badge of Honour (1971)
 Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
 USSR State Prize (1977)
 Golden Eagle Award (2004)
 Honorary Diploma of the VIII International Film Festival for Children and Youth Film in Venice (1956)
 Moscow Prize in literature and art (2003)

References

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1921 births
2017 deaths
Mass media people from Kazan
Soviet film directors
Russian film directors
20th-century Russian screenwriters
Male screenwriters
20th-century Russian male writers
Soviet screenwriters
Soviet dramatists and playwrights
Russian dramatists and playwrights
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
People's Artists of Russia
Recipients of the USSR State Prize
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Russian Jews
Soviet Jews


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