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import Mapcreator from './Mapcreator';
import DownloadedResource from './resources/base/DownloadedResource';
import ResourceBase from './resources/base/ResourceBase';
import { isParentOf } from './utils/reflection';
import { FormData } from './utils/requests';
import { makeCancelable } from './utils/helpers';

/**
 * Image resource handler
 * @protected
 */
export default class ImageHandler {
  /**
   * @param {Mapcreator} api - Api instance
   * @param {ResourceBase} target - Instance of target item
   */
  constructor (api, target) {
    if (!isParentOf(Mapcreator, api)) {
      throw new TypeError('Expected api to be of type Mapcreator');
    }

    if (!isParentOf(ResourceBase, target)) {
      throw new TypeError('Expected target to be of type ResourceBase');
    }

    this._api = api;
    this._target = target;
  }

  /**
   * Get api instance
   * @returns {Mapcreator} - Api instance
   */
  get api () {
    return this._api;
  }

  /**
   * Resource url, can be used in an image tag
   * @returns {string} - Resource url
   */
  get url () {
    return `${this._target.url}/image`;
  }

  /**
   * Delete image
   * @throws {ApiError} - If the api returns errors
   * @returns {CancelablePromise}
   */
  delete () {
    // use the makeCancelable helper so we don't return the response object
    return makeCancelable(async signal => {
      await this.api.ky.delete(this.url, { signal });
    });
  }

  /**
   * Download the image
   * @returns {CancelablePromise<DownloadedResource>} - image
   * @throws {ApiError} - If the api returns errors
   * @example
   * // Browser
   * layer.imageHandler.download().then(image => {
   *   $('img').src = image.createObjectURL();
   * });
   *
   * // NodeJs
   * layer.imageHandler.download().then({fileName, data} => {
   *   fs.writeFileSync(fileName, data);
   * });
   */
  download () {
    return makeCancelable(async signal => {
      const response = await this.api.ky.get(this.url, { signal });

      return DownloadedResource.fromResponse(response);
    });
  }

  /**
   * Upload new image
   * @param {ArrayBuffer|ArrayBufferView|File|Blob|Buffer} image - Image file
   * @returns {CancelablePromise}
   * @throws {ApiError} - If the api returns errors
   */
  upload (image) {
    const body = new FormData();

    body.append('image', image, 'image');

    const headers = {};

    if (body.getHeaders) {
      Object.assign(headers, body.getHeaders());
    }

    return makeCancelable(async signal => {
      await this.api.ky.post(this.url, { headers, body, signal });
    });
  }
}


The following photographs of Dr. Bowen were take by myself from 1987 until he died in 1990. I began the post graduate program in 1976 and took informal photos when Dr. Bowen published his book, Family Therapy in Clinical Practice in 1978. Then Pat Meyer, a faculty member at The Georgetown University Family Center, asked me if I would like to take photos in exchange for free admission to the Family Center's monthly meetings. In 1980 Dr. Bowen asked me if I wold like to have the job of Audios Visual Coordinator. The job would consist of organizing conferences, and then audio and video taping various meetings .
At the time I realized that the way Dr. Bowen understood the human family had evolved as an emotional system that was regulating or influencing the behavior of the individuals in the system. Clearly most people were still fixed on seeing the individual as the problem and were unable to see the system. I was curious to see how he was trying to communicate his new theory of human behavior and how people would respond.
I believe Dr. Bowen's and his theory will pass the test of time and prove useful to those who are dealing with symptoms, and those who are seeking ideas to enable people to be more mature, thoughtful people and less influenced by reacting to others.
I will archive more photos here as time permits.
Murray Bowen devoted his life to the science of human behavior. During his life time there is only one book that he wrote, Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. He wrote chapters for others and the Epilogue in, An Odyssey Towards Science in the book, Family Evaluation.
Bowen's Family Systems Theory has become an important part of mainstream psychotherapy and influenced thinking in many other fields. No wonder. It has connected human behavior with systems thinking and with evolution and the natural sciences. Understanding these ideas has enabled many people to become more objective and aware, allowing individuals to alter their life course. Bowen's ideas have spread, making a life-giving difference for thousands and thousands of people.
In a world where emotional contagion and reactivity are accelerating via the social media, where our dwindling natural resources and the compression of millions of humans into massive cities, are accelerating the pressure on families, we need more thoughtful ideas about the nature of the problems we face in our increasingly complex world. We continue to see the increasing fears and spikes of panic occurring throughout the world, but Bowen theory still offers a different way to think and act as we deal with these kinds of profound problems. Although Bowen's theory provides a much-needed counterweight to these emotional contagions, many of Dr. Bowen's papers are not easily available.
The world doesn't have many arrows in its quiver to reverse the increasing polarizations and regression. The dissemination of Bowen's ideas, including the process of how the theory was derived, is thus a form of global stewardship to future generations.
Now, The National Library of Medicine has requested that Dr. Bowen's papers and videos – his treasure trove of research—be made available and accessible to researchers. They need money to make this possible. As you know I was responsible for accumulating these years of video and audiotapes, so I want to help raise the funds to make Bowen's work available.
Funds have to be raised to properly organize the Murray Bowen treasure trove, as with budget cuts and scarce resources the National Library of Medicine simply can't take on this project as much as they'd like to. The cost of assigning a professional archivist and making this priceless collection readily available is estimated at $300,000.
Those who are involved, are a group of Bowen students, practitioners and just plain admirers of Bowen's work who have volunteered to raise the money for the National Library of Medicine to not only preserve this work, but to make it readily available. As you know raising money is more than just the "few". The solution is up to you and me and others we know. And that's why I'm writing to those closest to me who will best understand the importance of what needs doing.
I have prepared a memo below detailing what we want to accomplish. I trust you will read it carefully. And then, I hope you will help.
Dr. Bowen did so much in giving his life in service of helping others. So please be as generous as you can. Whatever you can give will not only be appreciated it will in turn preserve Dr. Bowen's body of work and make it accessible to others.


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Penguins and Adventure
Almost by definition, penguins mean adventure. The penguin of our imagination is associated with distant seas, frozen temperatures, and, above all, ice. That is a formula for adventure. Adventure is how we express the urge to be wild. It's a call to borderlands and edges. It's the call of the wildernesses that surrounds our lives and stalks our dreams, of the space between our comfort zone and the contact zone.
Penguins and Antarctica imply each other, as if they could not exist independently. Antarctica itself is the last great continent for exploration and discovery; it was the twentieth century's landscape of adventure. It's the only continent to be imagined before it was discovered. The ancient Greeks believed that a great continent had to exist in the south to counterbalance the continents in the northern hemisphere. For Dante, the lowest circle of Hell is a frozen empty place—Antarctica.
In fact, we think of it as a kind of negative place, a no-place. It was the only continent uninhabited by humans. No humans, no land mammals, no trees, virtually no plants, no heat. A nowhere of the imagination. It is the great global other—the "anti" continent: "Anti-arctic."
Penguin Species Series #18 - The Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Penguin Species Series #17 - The Humboldt Penguin
Penguin Species Series #16 - The Little Penguin

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Cal/OSHA and Federal OSHA regulations require that every employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of industrial health or injury. In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace, which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. This training shall be equal to that of the American Red Cross.
There shall also be adequate first aid materials readily available for employees on every job site. A frequent inspection shall be made of all first aid materials, which shall be replenished as necessary.
Generally, when working on a major motion picture studio, medical services are provided to the production under contract by the facility. It is customary practice on motion picture shooting and construction locations for a medic or first aid provider to be assigned to provide first aid services to the cast and crew. It is important that the current credentials (nursing license, EMT certificate, etc.) and evidence of blood-borne pathogen training for all medics be checked and documented.
services are available to all production employees during the course of employment.
When an emergency occurs, decisions must be made quickly to minimize the degree of injury, suffering, and property damage. The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) deals with a serious accident or emergency including, but not limited to the following: a fatality; member(s) of the public injured as a direct result of production; cast or crew seriously injured; employee heat illness; earthquake; fire; flood; explosions; major releases of hazardous materials; or violent occurrences.
An EAP should be in place for all production locations, including stages and production offices. As every location is different, additional emergency preparedness procedures may be required.
Designate a post evacuation assembly area, where cast and crew should gather by department.
Emergency egress and / or evacuation information should be addressed in the daily safety meeting and noted on the daily production report.
Training and / or periodic drills may be necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the EAP.
A serious incident / set emergency includes but is not limited to the following – a fatality, an amputation, a member(s) of the public injured as a result of production, cast or crew seriously injured, earthquake, flood, fire, etc.
Emergency help will be summoned immediately in the event of a serious incident or set emergency. The 1st AD will notify the production executive and Production Safety Consultant. The incident / set emergency notification information must be posted and made available at all times during preproduction and filming. Phone numbers must be filled in and kept up to date for personnel specific to the Production. If the incident warrants, notification should be made immediately, regardless of the time of day or night. The 1st AD must use his/her own judgment as to the gravity of the situation and must speak personally with each person on the list; messages are not acceptable.


The Quality Assurance team at CStudioss has immense domain expertise in automated software testing. By providing a suite of tests using an automated test tool, we boost client satisfaction and help minimize time to market. With reliable tools we carry out the test case suite repeatedly when the software is changed or it is being developed. Our Automation testers try various input scenarios and compare test results with expected behaviors. We ensure that our managed processes facilitate the client to work seamlessly with new products and services. Test Automation helped us massively to meet customer demands.
We have executed complex projects by quickly adapting to the test setups and functional knowledge. We provide comprehensive testing services for embedded software across a host of target devices, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), development platforms and programming languages. Our embedded software testing services include code-level testing, as well as coverage analysis, functional testing, stress testing, code review, debugging and code maintenance.
CStudioss is well aware of this fact and have in place Quality Assurance procedures, and software testing tools and techniques that help us to surpass the quality standards expected from us by our clients. Maintaining the product quality is a step by step procedure wherein the process of verification and validation begins at a very initial stage of product development at CStudioss. A properly implemented quality plan looks after the desired product qualities and defines how these are to be judged. At CStudioss comprehensive quality plans are developed, which affirms the quality features that needs to be implemented in the software which is being developed. These quality plans also chart the development plans for optimal quality product development.


Seven British-based players included in Super Eagles party for Brazil 2014.
Three Chelsea players have been named in Nigeria's provisional squad for this summer's World Cup.
Midfielder John Obi Mikel is joined in Stephen Keshi's 30-man party by club teammates Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo, who are currently on loan at Liverpool and Middlesbrough respectively.
Stoke City striker Peter Odemwingie, on-loan Norwich City centre-back Joseph Yobo and Newcastle United super sub Shola Ameobi are the other English-based players to be called up.
Celtic defender Efe Ambrose also makes the first draft, but Hull City's Sone Aluko misses out.
Seattle Sounders frontman Obafemi Martins, who has scored 18 goals in 39 senior international appearances, is another high-profile absentee.
Nigeria will believe that they have a realistic chance of progressing to the knockout stages of Brazil 2014, having been drawn in Group F, alongside Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran and Argentina.
The Super Eagles have only gone beyond the group phase at a World Cup twice, reaching the last 16 in 1994 and 1998.
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be'er Sheva), Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland), Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United).
Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco), Efe Ambrose (Glasgow Celtic), Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough), Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC), Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars).
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Ramon Azeez (Almeria), Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), Joel Obi (Parma), Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese), Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers), Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis), Sunday Mba (Bastia), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren), Michael Babatunde (Volyn Lutsk).
Strikers: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United), Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Obinna Nsofor (Chievo), Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge), Victor Moses (Liverpool), Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen).


Right before rushing out to buy lottery tickets and money tree seeds, repeat this phrase over and over: "I will not rule out any college or university because of the cost."
This cautious optimism is based on available financial aid and the concept of net cost, not sticker price. Quite possibly, the out-of-pocket costs to you and your family will be less at a high-price college than at a lower cost state-supported university. It's all about the availability of need-based aid, your family's financial strength, and whether or not the college uses merit-based aid (scholarships and grants) to lure you to that school.
The foundation of all student financial aid programs are the concepts of access and choice. They usually go hand-in-hand and essentially say that no students will be denied the opportunity to go to their college of choice based on their inability to pay. Here's how the financial aid system works.
Our society has put aside a great deal of money to help students who otherwise would not be able to attend the college of their choice - more than $122 billion dollars in one year. That extraordinary amount comes from several sources, including the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities themselves, foundations, and private agencies.
Most of that money is based on the family's need, which is tied into the cost of attendance. For example, say you want to attend your local state college because you feel it would be the right match for you, and the college costs $11,354, but you can afford to pay only $8,000, your need is the difference, or $3,354. It will be up to the college to use its funds, money from the federal and state governments, and money from other sources to fill that need; otherwise you won't attend. The good news is that for the most part, the college will, in fact, come up with a way for you to get the needed funds.
Wouldn't it be nice if all we had to do was say, "Hey, I need $25,000 to attend College 3 this year. Can I have it?" Obviously it doesn't work quite so easily. And here's where the financial aid application process comes in. There are complex formulas used to determine your family's ability to pay. When you apply for aid, you are, in effect, providing the information needed.
You complete the information requested on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and, if appropriate, the PROFILE (used by many private colleges), submit it (this can be done on the Web), and out comes a figure called the Expected Family Contribution (EFC). That is the figure used in the preceding table.
Then your demonstrated need is simply the difference between the total cost of attendance at that particular college and your EFC.
These costs are what a student will need to attend that college for one year (actually, for the 9-month period). Summer programs are not usually included, although students who choose to attend can receive additional financial aid to help pay for them, and costs that are unique to particular students (those with disabilities, for example, or those who live farther away and, therefore, need more money to get home for vacations), can have their budgets increased by the financial aid office (sorry, parking tickets and the high cost of pizza delivery are not included). Room and board expenses for those living off campus in private houses or apartments usually have a maximum budget set, which is based on the average in that community. Financial aid offices usually do surveys to make those determinations.
You can receive financial aid in three ways: it can be given to you as "free money" (in the form of grants or scholarships); you can borrow it (loans); or you can earn it (through working).
The fact is, not all the aid given to students is free. But of the total amount of aid awarded to undergraduate students, just under half (44 percent) was given in the form of grants and scholarships. And just over 5 percent was given to students in the form of tax breaks (which amounts to free money since taxes were lowered). One percent was earned through the Federal College Work Study program, and the rest, (just under 50 percent) was loaned to students for them to pay back after they graduate — usually at lower interest rates than other loans. Loans, of course, only help you to defray the costs since you will ultimately be paying them back. But the bottom line is that half of the total cost of education was paid for through grants, scholarships, and lower taxes, leaving you with more money in your pocket. So although the costs to attend college appear to be close to $30,000 annually for private colleges, on average, and $11,000 annually for state colleges, that's not really what some 70 percent of the student population are paying. That's where net cost comes in.
If your college charges you the average private four-year cost of $27,500, and you qualify for $20,000 in financial aid, about half of that will be in the form of loans, and then you're really only paying $7,500 out of pocket. And if you qualify for even more aid because your family's resources are less, or if you win a merit-based scholarship or grant from an outside agency, you would wind up paying much less.


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La Comédie politique est un journal hebdomadaire politique et satirique français, illustré de caricatures à partir de 1880. Il a paru à Lyon entre 1871 et 1904, avec toutefois plusieurs années d'interruption.

Histoire

La Comédie politique est fondée en  par un ancien journaliste du Courrier de Lyon, le polémiste bonapartiste Adolphe Ponet. Elle gagne immédiatement une grande notoriété locale dans le contexte troublé de la Commune de Lyon.

Bonapartiste « jérômiste », le journal attaque aussi bien le pouvoir républicain en place que les prétendants orléanistes et même d'autres bonapartistes. Ses polémiques anti-républicaines et ses violentes attaques ad hominem lui valent de nombreuses poursuites et condamnations. Celles-ci provoquent de longues interruptions de publication, notamment entre 1873 et 1878 et, surtout, entre 1887 et 1894. Ce dernier hiatus résulte d'une condamnation pour chantage, Ponet ayant été reconnu coupable d'avoir extorqué de fortes sommes à des notables lyonnais en échange de la neutralité de son hebdomadaire.

Depuis le , la une du journal comporte une grande caricature. Tout d'abord réalisée par un dessinateur signant « Zède », elle a eu par la suite plusieurs autres auteurs. Parmi eux, on trouve des caricaturistes assez obscurs, tels que G. Basch, Jehan Ry, Josué, Talp et Toc (Georges Tocqueville ?), mais également quelques artistes beaucoup plus connus, comme Charles Froment (Fertom), Valère Morland (Kab) et J. Blass (Pouf).

Alors qu'elle avait publié auparavant plusieurs textes et dessins antisémites, la Comédie politique remet en cause la condamnation de Dreyfus dès  avant de devenir nettement dreyfusarde l'année suivante.

Après la mort d'Adolphe Ponet, survenue en 1900, la publication est poursuivie par son fils pendant encore quelques années.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du XIX siècle, t. 17, 2 supplément, Paris, 1890, .
 Adolphe Ponet, Mes Démêlés avec le journal Le Pays et mes relations avec le comité de comptabilité, Lyon, 1877 (consultable en ligne sur Gallica).
 A.B. de Sallecrup, Deux mois à la Comédie politique, Lyon, 1887 (consultable en ligne sur Gallica).

Liens externes

 Guillaume Doizy, « La Comédie politique, un journal satirique lyonnais », Caricatures & caricature, 2011 (consulté le ).
 Numéros disponibles sur Gallica.
 Numéros disponibles sur Numelyo.

Caricature en France
Presse bonapartiste
Presse satirique en France
Presse sous la Troisième République
Titre de presse créé en 1871
Presse hebdomadaire disparue en France
Média à Lyon

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PHMC's Brian Valdez Named VISTA "Champions of Change" by the White House
Contact: Veronica Mikitka Reed, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 215-434-7194
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities, is proud to announce that Brian Valdez, Policy and Development Specialist at PHMC affiliate National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC), was named an AmeriCorps VISTA "Champions of Change" honoree at an awards event on May 1 at the White House.
The "Champions of Change" program honors individuals from across the nation who are doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities in all areas of community service. The May 1 event provided special recognition to community leaders who served in the AmeriCorps VISTA program and supporters of the Employers of National Service initiative. Each of the 10 honorees was recognized for his/her work in demonstrating how service creates pathways to economic and employment opportunities.
"We are thrilled that Brian has been recognized for his incredible commitment to helping underserved communities, though this fantastic honor comes as no surprise," said Tine Hansen-Turton, Chief Strategy Officer at PHMC and CEO of NNCC. "Brian is a tireless advocate for public health and nurse-managed care in our region and across the nation."
Brian Valdez served as an AmeriCorps VISTA from 2001-2003. After a physical disability prevented him from joining the military, Brian saw VISTA as an opportunity to serve his country and the people of Philadelphia.
During his first VISTA term, Brian worked with administrators at various Philadelphia schools to address asthma triggers and other indoor environmental hazards that could negatively affect the health of students.
Brian then joined PHMC through NNCC where he served a second VISTA term. At NNCC, he helped develop a plan to promote the growth and development of nurse practitioner-run health clinics serving medically underserved and uninsured patients around the country. He was also part of the NNCC policy team that contributed language to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which became law in 2010. The team's contribution to the Act resulted in the creation of a $15 million grant program for the nation's nurse-managed health clinics.
Today, Brian is an attorney, licensed in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2014, Brian and a colleague founded Comunidades Philadelphia to increase funding for programs serving Latinos through community-driven philanthropy. He continues to work with NNCC and its parent organization, Public Health Management Corporation.
Brian has a B.A. from DeSales University and a J.D. from Temple University.
About PHMC
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) is a nonprofit public health institute that creates and sustains healthier communities. PHMC uses best practices to improve community health through direct service, partnership, innovation, policy, research, technical assistance and a prepared workforce. PHMC has served the region since 1972. For more information on PHMC, visit www.phmc.org.
About NNCC
A critical supporter of nurse-managed health clinics in the United States, National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC) works to advance nurse-led health care through policy, consultation, programs and applied research to reduce health disparities and meet people's primary care and wellness needs. The nation's 500 nurse-managed health clinics reduce health disparities by providing high quality comprehensive primary health care, health promotion and disease prevention services to uninsured, underinsured and vulnerable patients in rural, urban and suburban communities. NNCC is an affiliate of Public Health Management Corporation. For more information on NNCC, visit www.nncc.us.
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Eagles get through tough week, now brace for App State
Georgia Southern running back J.D. King splashes his way into the end zone during the Eagles' 41-7 victory over New Mexico State. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT
Georgia Southern won its fourth game of the season - and its third straight - with a 41-7 victory over New Mexico State Saturday at Paulson Stadium.
The win was easily the Eagles' most comfortable coast to the finish line so far this season, but there was nothing comfortable or easy about the week, even after the win had been secured.
There were plenty of individual performances for the Eagles to be proud of, but everyone had a teammate in mind, even as they reflected on the win. Freshman offensive lineman Jordan Wiggins was found in his room - and later pronounced dead - of an apparent suicide on Monday. The Eagles grieved and altered all of their normal game week plans, but ultimately played and got a much-needed win.
But as GS head coach Chad Lunsford was quick to point out following Saturday's win, simply playing a game and getting a victory isn't going to make the hurting stop.
In fact, the pain was enough to where a player who played a huge part in Saturday's win nearly sat out entirely.
Senior linebacker Rashad Byrd is putting together an All-Conference caliber season. He's been a menace to opposing running and passing games alike, but he wasn't with the team just a few hours before Saturday's game.
"He told me he didn't think he could play," GS coach Chad Lunsford said. "I told him not to play if it wasn't in his heart, and that everyone would understand.
"He went home. I don't know exactly what he did or if he prayed on it, but he came back. He was the only one that had that conversation with us, but I know he's not the only one of our guys who has struggled."
When Lunsford held his weekly press conference Monday afternoon, it was clear that the team's mood was still walking the tightrope between coping with tragedy while still trying to move forward.
"It was an emotional game and an emotional victory," Lunsford said. "You use the term 'family' in college football and Georgia Southern is that. We've built a strong brotherhood and it's a great thing to be around. You come to work, but it's not coming to work. It's your home."
The healing will take a while, but the season continues to move on. And now the Eagles face their biggest test to date.
A short week precedes a midweek trip to arch-rival Appalachian State on Halloween night. The Mountaineers received their first ever national ranking as an FBS team ahead of last year's game in Statesboro, only to have it immediately stripped away when the Eagles rolled to a 34-14 victory. Appalachian State broke into the national top-25 again two weeks ago and will enter Thursday's game as the No. 20 team in the nation.
On top of that, App will also enjoy the home field advantage in the latest edition of the rivalry game. And the Mountaineers haven't dropped a contest to Georgia Southern at Kidd-Brewer Stadium since 2007.
"Well, I've been a part of a lot of these," said Lunsford, who has coached on both sides of the rivalry. "It's definitely fun. But it's a hard task. We try to always make it about us - fixing our weaknesses and making our strengths better - but this one is always a little different."
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Helton expounds on plans to fill out coaching staff
Tippins family provides largest ever gift for GS Athletics
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Q: problems sourcing in an .R file into python using rpy2 In rpy 1.x, to source in a .R file, all one had to do was this:

import rpy
rpy.r.source("filename.R")

In rpy2, what needs to happen in order to source in a .R file from Python?
I have tried several avenues, such as this:

import rpy2.robjects as ro
ro.source("filename.R")

Returns an error like this (sorry if this doesn't format correctly):
File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\rpy2\robjects\functions.py", line 166, in __call__
return super(SignatureTranslatedFunction, self).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\rpy2\robjects\functions.py", line 99, in __call__
res = super(Function, self).__call__(*new_args, **new_kwargs)
RRuntimeError: Error in file(filename, "r", encoding = encoding) :
cannot open the connection

Thanks in advance...

A: You should be able to run arbitrary R code with rpy2.robjects.r() (or .R(), don't think there's a difference):
import rpy2.robjects as ro

ro.r("""source('filename.R')""")

I'd test filename.R first in RStudio (or your preferred alternative) first, just to make sure it's a valid file and can be sourced without issues.

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Solisco are thrilled to have been named as one of the Top 10 UK Electric Vehicle Blogs and Websites to Follow in 2018.
Compiled by Feedspot, the list celebrates companies dedicated to Electric Vehicles, the EV industry and the emergence of the Electric Revolution.
As a company, Solisco is focused on educating the masses and encouraging EV and clean energy uptake. Blogging seems to be one off the most effective ways of doing so and we've had great responses from our readers. So, thanks Feedspot for recognising us for our efforts and we hope to continue in this way!


The Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) is currently accepting applications for a number of PhD Scholarships. Those scholarships are exclusively open to students from developing countries who have been admitted to one of the PhD program at the university. Fully – funded award will be given to the winner. The deadline is March 31, 2017.
Those are selected will receive a UCL PhD grant, paid out in no more than 36 monthly instalments. If necessary, UCL will also cover the cost of one or more return flights between the international airport nearest to their place of residence and Brussels airport.
PhD program in any field.
At Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Belgium.
Only the citizens of developing countries are welcome to apply.


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IO DONNA SCHEMA LIBERO EFFETTI SPECIALI
Special effects. "Susy Benner decided to improve her ballet level in the most famous dance school in Europe, the Friburg Academy. She arrived in Germany from New York at 22:45…". This is how the nightmare of Susy/Jessica Harper starts. Suspiria (1977), 2nd only to Deep Red (1977), is one of Dario Argento's best movies and represents his passage from thrillers to horrors. Creepy soundtrack and special effects (with the limits of that years) that set new standards. The photography by Luciano Tovoli is a very strong connotative element: bright colours, invasions of shades of red and blue. The academy's wallpapers with surreal patterns were inspired by the drawings of Maurits Cornelis Escher. A pop and at the same time claustrophobic opera. A must-see.
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IO DONNA SCHEMA LIBERO COLOR DI FOGLIA
Leaves' colour. In his case, that kind of photography defined as still-life couldn't have a most suitable name. For 35 years Karl Blossfeldt (Schielo 1865 – Berlin 1932) photographed leaves, seeds and flowers. Images that the german sculptor and photographer used to show his students how nature's shapes, adapting to environment and weather, acquire different and fascinating morphologies. Blossfeldt, indeed, said: "Plants don't have to be evaluated with an insensitive and mere functionalism, but their shapes develop on the basis of logic and adaptation and with their primordial strenght push every part to obtain the highest artistic expression". His first photographic volume, Unformen der Kunst, was published in 1928 and today it's still considered so much modern, that it suggests the hazard of a new form of modern art linked to the idea of "back to the roots". The New Futurism? By now content ourselves with wearing the colour of nature. In this season's collections there are garments for every taste and complexion. The opera omnia of Karl Blossfeldt
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IO DONNA SCHEMA LIBERO BELLO E DANNATO
Beautiful and damned. He's the "Joe" mentioned by Lou Reed in Walk on the Wild Side. That recites: "Little Joe never once gave it away/ Everybody had to pay and pay/ A hustle here and a hustle there/ New York city is the place where/ They said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side". We're talking about Joe Dallesandro, american model and actor, beautiful and damned: around fifty movies to his name, from 1967 to 2002, that didn't achieve success. But he's popular. Made famous by Andy Warhol and Paul Morissey, that hired him for his cult-shorts (Flesh and Trash), between the end of the '60 and the early '70. And by that Je t'aime moi non plus, that celebrates its 40th anniversary, shot with Jane Birkin. Marked by a borderline way of life, between clubs and the street, today Dallesandro is 67 years old, he has two sons and has been married three times. He's still beautiful. And his style is still iconic. Joe Dallesandro in the poster of the movie Trash by Paul Morissey (1970).
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ROLLING PAISLEY
in FASHION VICTIMS
Skateboard Etro s/s 2015
Associare Etro al paisley è automatico: la casa milanese ha rivisto e rielaborato il classico pattern in tutte le salse e su una vasta gamma di capi e accessori. Ha lanciato, tra gli altri, il concetto di Easy Paisley, declinato in classici per il tempo libero; e cosa può simboleggiare la "easiness" meglio di uno skateboard, oggetto peraltro tornato grandemente in auge negli ultimi anni? A cura di Angelica Pianarosa, Foto Michele Gastl.
The match Etro and paisley is inevitable: the Milanese brand has revised and reworked the classic pattern in every possible way and on a wide range of garments and accessories. It has created the idea of Easy Paisley, in the form of classics for the spare time; and what can symbolize easiness better than a skateboard, object that, furthermore, has been brought back to fashion in the last years? Edited by Angelica Pianarosa, ph. Michele Gastl.
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SCHEMA LIBERO NEW VINTAGE
New Vintage. On the right you can see Lew Ayres. The movie that made him a star, All Quiet on the Western Front, is of 1930, the same year of this picture. Ayres, pacifist, during the Second World War tried to enlist in the Red Cross: the military authorities refused. He declared himself to be conscientious objector and he was sent in the Pacific as a paramedic. He almost won the Oscar with Johnny Belinda (1948) but his career was already signed by the "shame". Man of refined manners, he was refined in dressing as well. In the art of photography, the black and white gives back an unbeatable class. It's easy to guess that Ayres' look was in the shades of beige and khaki. His shoes, probably, were black. The modernity of this look is amazing. Despite 30s' fashion is not a trend of this year's s/s collections, that timeless style emerges in some shapes, volumes and shades. It won't be difficult to find a similar jacket. It's perfect, worn like this, with a pair of dark brogues and the shirt opened at the second button. It might be worth copying this outfit, which is wonderful. The american actor Lew Ayres in a picture of 1930.
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It's cozy. It feels homemade. Just hearing it evokes so many memories and emotion, that sometimes I can actually smell certain smells. It's what the holidays are composed of, it's what makes them special. We all have them–sometimes whether we know it or not.
There are some traditions we've have always done, always wanted to do, and I have planned to every detail. There are others that we have stumbled upon, and my children will remind me of them, saying things like, "Are we going to make cookies again this year while we decorate the tree? We always do that." I'm reminded that they hold onto those things–they are remembering not only what we did, but how it made them feel.
Traditions don't have to be "fancy", or "time intensive," although sometimes they might be. Often times it's the most simple thing that kids love the most—it really comes down to the time you're spending together. The dictionary defines tradition as "something that's handed down," and anything that your family loves to do together falls in that category. My children's memories will be founded in the traditions we have–it will be what they remember of their time at home, and my wish is that the word tradition will conjure up all the wonderful times that we've had, and that they will think of home, and how much we love them.
With Thanksgiving coming up next week, I think it's the perfect time to be thinking about the traditions in your home, and new ones you'd like to start. This week I decided to make a list of our favorite holiday traditions, and when I actually wrote them all out, it amazed me how many we have…and love.
*Making donuts and hot chocolate on the day of the first big snowfall.
*Cutting down our Christmas tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and going out for ice cream or hot chocolate afterward. When we moved to Texas from Michigan last year, I was worried that this tradition might not be able to continue, but I was THRILLED to find that there are wonderful tree farms here too! We went to the Old Time Christmas Tree Farm in Spring, and had a delightful experience. We want to try a couple different places, so this year we're heading to Dewberry Farm!
*Decorating our tree on Sunday, while making and decorating sugar cookies.
*Being involved in an annual Nativity Exhibit and Concert the first week in December, then attending the concert and walking around to see all the amazing nativities.
*A girls' day to see the Nutcracker and have lunch.
*Reading aloud Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a family.
*Opening a box from our advent calendar each morning–the weekdays hold candy, and the weekends include enjoying family activities…driving around to see lights, singing Christmas carols, watching our favorite Christmas movies while eating popcorn, and more.
*Deciding with Rick the gift we will make for our kids, then working together to get them done in time!
*Making yummy Christmas treats, then driving around together to deliver them to friends and neighbors.
*Visiting the Santa House, so the kids can sit on Santa's lap and see the reindeer.
*Checking out the stockings first thing Christmas morning, then eating breakfast, followed by opening presents. We open them one-by-one, starting with the youngest and working our way up.
This week, sit down and make a list of your own traditions, and perhaps even decide on some new ones you'd like to start! I'd also love to know what some of your favorite traditions are…I might even add them to our list!
My family's a little particular about routines. Mom and Dad eat at the same restaurant every Sunday morning. They take a long walk along the same Hanover path. When it comes to holidays, our routines are even more defined.


Many farmers have begun planting dicamba-resistant seeds, particularly farmers in the Midwest. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, 1.5 million of the roughly 3 million acres of soybeans planted in the state are Monsanto's dicamba-resistant soybeans.
While nearly half of soybean farms in Arkansas are full of dicamba-resistant seeds, more than half of them are full of seeds that are not resistant to the pesticide. This is where the problem begins. Dicamba began drifting into fields planted with non-resistant seeds, killing off many plants that were not genetically modified to withstand the pesticide. When this started happening many farmers took their complaints to the Arkansas State Plant Board.
Many other instances of exposure of non-target crops being exposed to dicamba have been reported and this situation poses a grave threat to the farm economy of Arkansas and therefore the public interest requires taking action to prevent unintentional exposure of non-target crops to dicamba. Therefore, the Board finds that there is imminent peril to the public health, safety and welfare that requires adoption of emergency regulations and that the regulation should take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Missouri released a similar statement that stopped the sale or use of dicamba. Missouri's ban, which includes any product with dicamba in it, will last longer than Arkansas', lasting until December 1.
This federal action follows a years-long struggle between farmers and weeds, pesticides and plants–and even farmer and farmer.
Dicamba is not a new pesticide. In fact, it was devised in 1958, cooked up by the chemical company BASF. And it is not the only pesticide that farmers use. Roundup, an incredibly toxic weed killer, was once a favorite of farmers. Seed companies manufactured genetically modified seeds that were "Roundup-ready," and could withstand the toxic pesticides.
Roundup seemed like a good solution for a while. Rather than losing crops to weeds or having to go out and eliminate every weed by hand, Roundup would do the work for you. It was an easy solution, but it did not last long. Weeds began evolving, and developed resistance to Roundup. Thus, farmers began looking for new pesticides that paired with new genetically modified seeds.
Pesticides are valuable to the State's agricultural production and to the protection of man and the environment from insects, rodents, weeds and other forms of life which may be pests; but it is essential to the public health and welfare that they be regulated to prevent adverse effects on human life and the environment.
It all began with a weed called pigweed, a group of weeds which became resistant to most pesticides. Pigweed also spreads like wildfire. "You get one plant in your field, and that one plant can produce more than a million seeds. Many of the seeds become new plants that can choke your fields," said Steve Inskeep of NPR. Some farmers would rip it from the ground when they saw it. Others resorted to spraying dicamba.
For the 2016 growing season, Monsanto released a new dicamba spray that was less prone to drifting. Old dicamba sprays would vaporize and spread to other farmers' land. If it drifted to a farm full of non-resistant seeds, the farmer's plants would wither and die.
The new drift-averse dicamba spray has not been approved by the EPA and Monsanto told farmers not to use other drift-prone sprays, due to the problems that arose from its use.
Drift is nothing new to farmers. Other pesticides have had these problems before. But in the past, farmers would just talk it out to settle the problem. With the onset of dicamba, farmers have taken their complaints to the state.
Some farmers purchased dicamba-resistant seeds, but many others did not. Their crops are starting to die off at alarming rates, and it is believed that dicamba is largely to blame.
Many crops, including soybeans, cotton, and corn, die when they are exposed to dicamba. The leaves of the plants curl and pucker, leaving farmers with a loss on their investment.
As of noon Wednesday, the Plant Board, a division of the state Department of Agriculture, had received 551 complaints of damage to soybeans, cotton, vegetables and fruit, up from 25 complaints four weeks ago. The increasing numbers led [Governor Asa] Hutchinson to sign on to a 120-day emergency ban on the sale and use of dicamba.
Terry Walker, the Plant Board's director, said in an interview with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the government had a right to protect the farmers who had not bought dicamba-resistant seeds and who were experiencing adverse effects because of other farmers who were using an illegal pesticide.
The Plant Board also requested an increase in fines. Their request was approved. Beginning on August 1, fines for farmers caught using dicamba will rise from $1,000 to $25,000.
A Pesticide Worth Killing For?
The main controversy surrounding dicamba has been the effect the pesticide has on crops. But one case escalated to the point of murder.
In 2016, farmers began noticing an increase in damages to crops that were not dicamba-resistant. More than 200,000 acres of fruits and vegetables, including soybeans, tomatoes, watermelon, and peaches, took a hit. In a year that was already one of the leanest since 2002, this extra damage was not a welcome sight.
Wallace grabbed Jones by the arm during the argument, Jones pulled out a gun and shot the older man, who was unarmed. Jones' cousin called 911 and deputies found Wallace dead by the side of the road when they arrived.
Jones was arraigned last November and was released on a $150,000 bail.
Is Dicamba Legal in Other States?
Dicamba is very toxic and thus highly regulated.
The EPA has approved a list of 34 states (including Arkansas and Missouri) where dicamba can be registered to be used on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans. The EPA has also approved a special strain of dicamba, Xtendimax, that can be used on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans.
Xtendimax "is designed to be the industry's lowest volatility dicamba," according to its manufacturer, meaning it is less likely to evaporate. The problem with other dicamba formulas was they would evaporate once sprayed, and float to nearby fields, some of which were not planted with dicamba-resistant seeds. This new formula, which still requires farmers to follow a list of precautions in order to ensure they are adhering to safe practices, was designed to combat the drifting problems many farmers were seeing.
Scott said that some farms that were following the rules were still being investigated because their neighbors reported what looked like dicamba-related damage. That could mean a variety of things. Perhaps the dicamba is drifting farther than farmers previously thought it could. Maybe the approved methods of dicamba use are not as safe as was once thought. Whatever the answer ends up being, a thorough investigation will likely be conducted in the coming months.
Dicamba has led to a lose-lose situation for farmers in Arkansas and Missouri. The farmers who did not buy genetically modified seeds saw losses because their crops could not withstand the illegal use of dicamba. The farmers who did buy dicamba-resistant seeds are now barred from using the powerful pesticide because of the new Emergency Rule. Their options are limited. Some plausible options are they can either pull weeds by hand, try other pesticides, or hope that the weeds do not kill too many of their crops. For now, farmers in Arkansas and Missouri must resist using dicamba, unless they accept the hefty fine–or worse.


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Undercard is an album by indie-rock band The Extra Lens, a band made up John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno. The album was released on October 19, 2010.

Production
Darnielle recorded his parts, after which Bruno added more instrumentation.

Reception
Reception to Undercard was generally positive, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

PopMatters wrote that "not all of the compositions here reach their potential, but Bruno almost consistently nails his efforts to create the right mood for Darnielle's storytelling."

Track listing
 "Adultery"
 "Cruiserweights"
 "Only Existing Footage"
 "Communicating Doors"
 "Programmed Cell Death"
 "How I Left the Ministry"
 "Some Other Way"
 "Ambivalent Landscape Z"
 "In Germany Before the War" (Randy Newman cover)
 "Tug on the Line"
 "Rockin' Rockin' Twilight of the Gods"
 "Dogs of Clinic 17"

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2010 albums
Merge Records albums


The end is approaching. War is coming. The greatest battles lie ahead in the seventh season of George RR Martin's fantasy epic as winter finally arrives. And the dead with it.
Jon organises the defence of the North, Cersei tries to even the odds, and Daenerys comes home.
Daenerys holds court, Cersei returns a gift, and Jaime learns from his mistakes.
Jon Snow and his team go beyond the wall to capture a white walker. Meanwhile, Daenerys has to make a tough decision, and Arya confronts Sansa.
The seventh season of Game of Thrones reaches its epic finale.


CSU Arad and RCM Timisoara are two Romanian rugby teams, although you wouldn't know it from this video of the two teams having a nice little brawl. They appear to be better suited for tag-team wrestling competitions or gang warfare.
Boca Juniors and River Plate are heated rivals in Argentina, so it's only natural that one of their matches might feature a brawl. What makes this particular fight noteworthy is that it occurred between their U-14 teams.


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Owner Wants Dog To Be Euthanized...Because The Dog Is "Gay"
Elton has been saved by Stephanie Fryns
So, this guy is is both a homophobe and an idiot. Dogs "hump" or "mount" to show dominance over other dogs.
A Tennessee dog owner sent his pet to be euthanized because he suspected the dog was "gay." Fortunately, the pup was later adopted.
A Jackson, Tenn., resident surrendered his "gay" dog for euthanization to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter on Jan. 29 because he saw his male pitbull/American bulldog mix "humping" another male dog, the Examiner reports.
The Huffington Post confirmed with Jackson Rabies Control, a high-kill shelter, that the dog had been surrendered because his owner believed he was "gay."
Don't be gay, Sparky!!
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Chick-Fil-A's Dan Cathy Is Either A Reformed Homophobe...Or Not
Campus Pride executive director Shane L. Windmeyer (left) and Chick-Fil-A's Dan Cathy
Huffington Post is all gaga (not her) about Dan Cathy and the supposed softening of his anti-gay beliefs and actions. Activist and Campus Pride executive director Shane L. Windmeyer blogged that he was invited to meet with Dan for a conversation and better understanding of each other's viewpoint.
Yes, after months of personal phone calls, text messages and in-person meetings, I am coming out in a new way, as a friend of Chick-fil-A's president and COO, Dan Cathy, and I am nervous about it......Never once did Dan or anyone from Chick-fil-A ask for Campus Pride to stop protesting Chick-fil-A. On the contrary, Dan listened intently to our concerns and the real-life accounts from youth about the negative impact that Chick-fil-A was having on campus climate and safety at colleges across the country. He was concerned about an incident last fall where a fraternity was tabling next to the Chick-fil-A restaurant on campus. Whenever an out gay student on campus would walk past the table, the fraternity would chant, "We love Chick-fil-A," and then shout anti-gay slurs at the student. Dan sought first to understand, not to be understood. He confessed that he had been naïve to the issues at hand and the unintended impact of his company's actions. .....Even as Campus Pride and so many in the community protested Chick-fil-A and its funding of groups like Family Research Council, Eagle Forum and Exodus International, the funding of these groups had already stopped. Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A could have noted this publicly earlier. Instead, they chose to be patient, to engage in private dialogue, to reach understanding, and to share proof with me when it was official. There was no "caving"; there were no "concessions." There was, in my view, conscience.
What does ThinkProgress think about this?
But Windmeyer fails to actually explain any concrete changes taking place at the company. The company's donations to FRC and Exodus were piddling — no more than $1,000 in any given year — compared to the millions of dollars it apparently will continue to give to anti-gay organizations like the Marriage & Family Foundation and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Windmeyer's arbitrary decision that this constitutes an improvement for the company cannot be substantiated until the 990 forms are publicly released. Even still, they represent the company's giving in 2011 and bear no reflection on the public backlash it received this summer for Cathy's anti-gay comments.
So, I understand that opening a dialogue with your enemies can actually be a valuable thing. We will need to welcome them into the fold when they see the "error of their ways". What we also really need to understand is that we can forgive but we should really never forget! And we should except, if not demand, an apology from the Dan Cathy's of the world.
Labels: boycotts, chick fil a, chick-fil-a, dan cathy, huffington post, Shane L. Windmeyer, think progress
125,000 March For Marriage Equality In France
Sign reads "Jesus had two fathers and a surrogate mother". Love it!!
The pro-gay marriage demonstration was far smaller than anti-gay marriage demonstration, but the latest polls favor gay marriage by a wide margin.
Via ABC News:
Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris Sunday in support of a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples. Demonstrators waved banners emblazoned with phrases such as "Equality of rights is not a threat" as they began marching Sunday from Denfert-Rochereau square in the southern part of the city. The march drew 125,000 demonstrators into the streets, according to police. That was well above the number counted by police at a similar march in December, but far less than the estimated 340,000 that turned out for a demonstration by those opposed to the proposal two weeks ago. About 63 percent of French people favor legalizing gay marriage, according to a survey released Saturday, up from 60 percent in December. The French parliament is due to begin debate on the bill Tuesday and the bill is essentially guaranteed to pass the Socialist-dominated parliament. If it is approved, France would become the 12th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
Labels: france, gay marriage, gay marriage poll, paris, rally
Fort Bragg Military Spouses Club Reverses Denial Of Membership To Lesbian Wife
Ashley Broadway (left) with her wife, Lt.Col Heather Mack (right) and their son Carson
It looks like the homophobic military spouses club at Fort Bragg was shamed into offering Ashly a full, permanent membership, after she was named "Military Spouse of the Year" by Military Spouse magazine. Congratulations to Ashley for standing up for her rights!
Via Newsday:
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A woman married to a female Army officer at Fort Bragg and who was recently denied membership in its officers' spouses club said that she has been invited to become a full member.
Ashley Broadway said late Friday that she received the invitation from the club's board in an email.
The invitation came on the same day that Broadway also learned she'd been named Fort Bragg's 2013 "Military Spouse of the Year" by Military Spouse magazine. She is married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack, who gave birth this week to a baby girl, the couple's second child.
"I'm pleased, I'm happy," Broadway said Friday. "As soon as things calm down with the baby, I want to get involved. I hate that it took so long for them to come to this conclusion . . . I think if anything it's brought up a larger issue: We have two classes of service members and how they're . . . not treated equally."
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Labels: ashley broadway, DODT, don't ask don't tell, fort bragg, gays in the military, lt. col Heather Mack, military families, military spouse
The Right Wing Lie About Obama Spending
One more right wing lie exposed
Obviously, not a gay story. But, it's just another example of how the right wing lies in the face of reality. They always do it to the gay community and, in this case, Obama's spending. They so desperately need to hold on to their "big-spending liberal" lie because, if they don't, their reality crumbles.
Via Market Watch:
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Of all the falsehoods told about President Barack Obama, the biggest whopper is the one about his reckless spending spree.
As would-be president Mitt Romney tells it: "I will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno."
Almost everyone believes that Obama has presided over a massive increase in federal spending, an "inferno" of spending that threatens our jobs, our businesses and our children's future. Even Democrats seem to think it's true.
But it didn't happen. Although there was a big stimulus bill under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower brought the Korean War to an end in the 1950s.
Labels: barack obama, federal spending, government spending, liberal, right wing lies
Openly Gay And Welcomed Into The U.S. Congress
Speaker Boehner (left) posing with Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (right) and his family
The New York Times covers the new openly gay, lesbian and bi members of congress:
WASHINGTON — When Mark Takano ran unsuccessfully for Congress twice in the early 1990s, his opponents tried to smear him as a "homosexual liberal" and a "nutzoid." One of them even had pink fliers printed that asked, "A Congressman for Riverside ... Or San Francisco?"
When he ran again last year, he won by almost 20 points. "Flash forward 18 years," Mr. Takano said recently, "and the very macho building tradesmen are behind me. I'm getting pictures with them in their hard hats."
For decades, the words "gay" and "Congress" were usually seen together only in stories of scandal and shame: an arrest after an illicit proposition in an airport bathroom, accusations of trawling for sex on a phone service. When Gerry E. Studds came out 30 years ago, the first congressman to do so, it was only after an affair with a 17-year-old Congressional page was revealed.
But in the 113th Congress there are six openly gay or bisexual members in the House — a small but tangible sign that their presence at the highest levels of government is no longer something only whispered about. The Senate has its first lesbian, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. The lawmakers' partners, no longer relegated to the shadows or introduced generically as "friends," stood beside them on the House floor when they were sworn in this month. Their adopted children are attending Congressional retreats.
Labels: congress, openly gay, out congress, politics, sean patrick maloney
Rhode Island House Passes Gay Marriage Bill
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee
It still needs to pass the Senate. Gov. Lincoln Chafee will sign it into law if it does.
Via Gay Star News:
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a marriage equality bill on Thursday (24 January) bringing the tiny New England state one step closer to legalizing gay marriage.
The House easily passed the legislation by a vote of 51-19 but it now faces what is expected to be a much tougher battle in the State Senate.
It will next face a Senate committee which must vote in favor of the bill being sent before the full Senate for a vote.
Labels: gay marriage, gay rights, lincoln chafee, marriage equality, rhode Island
The Amazing Randi Comes Out...At Age 81
The Amazing Randi
I love this!! He has been out to his friends and family for years! Here is a video of him talking about this.
Via BigThink.com:
Magician and scientific skeptic James Randi has been performing magic tricks since he was a kid—though he prefers to call what he does "conjuring," he explains, "because 'magic' would be controlling nature by way of spells and incantations ... They don't work." In his Big Think interview, Randi chronicles his decades-long career as a "conjurer," and his beginnings as an escape artist. He has broken out of 22 jails, and by his early 20s, he had broken Houdini's record for the longest submersion underwater in a coffin. Perhaps not surprisingly, he says he has had some close calls, nearly losing his life at least twice...
...Randi also speaks about why he finally came out publicly as gay at the age of 81, saying that the public reaction has been "wonderful," and noting that he could have never come out as a young man. "I would have gotten stoned," he said. "I would have gotten beaten up every day, I'm sure, by the kids at school. But not anymore. That day, I hope, is passed."
Labels: 81, coming out, james randi, the amazing randi
Gay Man Alleges Anti Gay Attack And Cover Up By NYPD
NYPD officers moving security camera before alleged gaybashing
Why would the police officers move the security camera? Why would they not want what happened recorded?
Via Crooks And Liars:
A Brooklyn man has filed papers to sue the city over an alleged hate crime committed by the NYPD. The Daily News reports that on Sunday night around 2:50 a.m., two officers came to Jabbar Campbell's Crown Heights apartment following a noise complaint. Campbell was hosting a gay pride party for about 80 people and some of the party-goers were dressed in drag. Those officers left after telling guests outside the apartment to keep it down, but about ten minutes later another group of officers arrived and rang the buzzer. Campbell saw an officer turn a security camera in his vestibule, and when he went downstairs, they were banging on his door with flashlights. "There was a sergeant, he yelled 'get him!' and that's when I got attacked," Campbell told the Post. "They kept saying, 'stop resisting' but I wasn't resisting. I didn't have any time to respond."
Campbell claims that two officers held his arms back while one pushed his head down, and another officer repeatedly punched him in the face. "They were yelling 'you f---ing fag!' and 'homo!'" he said. "I couldn't block the blows. I was fighting to stay conscious but I was blacking out because of the hits I was taking." Campbell was left with a concussion, a black eye, a split lip, and a bloody mouth, and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Labels: crown heights, gay bashing, gay pride, jabbar campbell, new york, nypd, police corruption
Words Of Peace From The Bible - Three
As we continue the new year, let's reflect on the book our right wing Christian opponents use to justify denying us our rights. Some of the verses are directly related to homosexuality and some are not. All show that taking the bible literally is kind of silly because, hopefully, we have evolved beyond these words.
This verse involves mediums and fortune tellers:
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Labels: christian hate, death penalty, fortune tellers, hate speech, mediums, psychics, the bible
Russia Moving Backwards On Gay Rights
AP PHOTO/MISHA JAPARIDZE
Its seems that Russia is moving in the wrong direction with gay rights. Despite Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's claim that he is against this law, it looks like the proposed law is moving forward in the Russian Parliament.
Via AP:
MOSCOW — Kissing his boyfriend during a protest in front of Russia's parliament earned Pavel Samburov 30 hours of detention and the equivalent of a $16 fine on a charge of "hooliganism." But if a bill that comes up for a first vote later this month becomes law, such a public kiss could be defined as illegal "homosexual propaganda" and bring a fine of up to $16,000. The legislation being pushed by the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church would make it illegal nationwide to provide minors with information that is defined as "propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism." It includes a ban on holding public events that promote gay rights. St. Petersburg and a number of other Russian cities already have similar laws on their books. Read more:
Labels: anti gay legislation, dmitry medvedev, gay rights, russia, russia gay propaganda law, russian
Obama The First President To Mention Gay Rights In Inauguration Speech
Barack and Michelle Obama
Another milestone for our country. 2013 is starting off as a great year for gay rights...after a great 2012!
Via Advocate.com:
President Obama's speech for his second inauguration broke new ground in inclusiveness, with the first use of the word "gay" in reference to sexual orientation and a call for LGBT equality.
"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law — for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," Obama said.
He also invoked the Stonewall riots of 1969, which marked the beginning of the modern gay rights movement, as a milestone in civil rights history. "We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall," the president said.
Gay CNN reporter Anderson Cooper commented on the historic nature of the speech. "For a president who only recently, to use his word, evolved on the issue of same-sex marriage, he made very forceful statements in this inaugural address, actually, historic statements on equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans," Cooper said.
Labels: 2013, barack obama, gay rights, inauguration, inauguration speech, michelle obama
From DODT Discharge To Inaguration Committee: David Hall Honored
Michelle Obama with David Hall
This is wonderful! Another gesture from the White House in support of the gay community!
David Hall, an Airman and ROTC cadet who was discharged when his commanding officers confirmed his sexual orientation, is one of eight "citizen co-chairs" for President Barack Obama's Inauguration committee.
Labels: barak obama, david hall, DODT, don't ask don't tell, inauguration, inauguration co-chair, michelle obama
Randy Rainbow Sings Evolution of Gay In Two Minutes
If you haven't already seen his Chick fil A video, it is a must! Here he is singing the evolution of the word gay, sung to the melody of "Be our guest" from Disney's "Beauty And The Beast".
Labels: be our guest, beauty and the beast, disney, evolution of gay, history of gay, randy rainbow
American's Attitude About Gays Being Sinners Is Changing Quickly
The Evangelicals are right. There is a culture war...and we are winning.
Via USA Today:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Americans who believe being gay is a sin are now a minority — a shift that a Southern Baptist-affiliated research group links to President Barack Obama's changed opinion of gay marriage. A November survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 37 percent of Americans polled said "yes" when asked if homosexual behavior is a sin. Forty-five percent said it was not. Seventeen percent didn't know. That's a major change from LifeWay's September 2011 survey, when 44 percent said homosexuality was a sin, 43 percent said it wasn't and 13 percent didn't know. The survey results, released late Thursday, didn't surprise the Rev. Cindy Andrews-Looper of Holy Trinity Community Church in Nashville, a congregation with a large number of gay members. When her church opened in the mid-1990s, most gay and lesbian members were in the closet, she said. Today, they've found more acceptance in the religious community and in the community at large.
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Labels: american attitudes, culture war, gay rights, opinion research
Words Of Peace From The Bible - Two
This verse involves adultery:
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Labels: adultery, christian hate, death penalty, hate speech, the bible
Dept. Of Defense Blocking LGBT And Progressive Websites
TowleRoad.com being blocked by the defense department
The DOD is not blocking anti-gay and right wing websites. The policy of banning gays may have changed but the culture still needs to catch up. The DOD just needs to own up to their bias and remove the anti-gay censoring of the internet.
Via AmericaBlog:
Possibly the most incredible thing in the entire Pentagon statement is the following:
Personal pages and blogs are blocked in accordance with DoD policy allowing military commanders the option to restrict access to personal pages for operational security reasons.
Really? That's the excuse – you banned us for national security reasons. But Red State is fine, it doesn't jeopardize US national security.
How exactly does it compromise operational security to let US service members read AMERICAblog and Pam's House Blend and Towleroad, but it doesn't jeopardize operational security for them to read Red State? You can only add content to my blog by commenting. And you can comment on Red State as well. So why is the Pentagon now claiming that reading AMERICAblog and other gay blogs (and some straight ones as well, such as Daily Kos) is now a threat to national security?
Labels: blogs, censorship, department of defense, don't ask don't tell, lgbt, progressive, websites
Kelly Clarkson Shows The Correct Way To Respond To Gay Rumors
Kelly Clarkson shows how a straight person can respond to rumors about being gay. Don't act insulted. Say something nice about the gay community. End with "I'm just not into that" type of quote. It's really not that hard.
Kelly Clarkson is unfazed by the gay rumors that have followed her for years. In fact, the rumors have lead to her getting hit on by some of "the hottest girls ever," she said.
While speaking with Cosmopolitan magazine for the February 2012 "Love Issue,"Clarkson addressed the gay rumors, saying she thinks speculation grew because she hadn't been dating anyone for a while.
"People think, 'Oh, she's been single for too long,'" she said. "That's kind of an insult to the gay community. Being single doesn't mean you're gay. But I'm never insulted by it, obviously. I mean, I get hit on by the hottest girls ever. Oh, my god, if I were a lesbian, I would be so in luck. But it's just not my thing."
Labels: gay rumors, good pr, Kelly Clarkson
Billy Graham's Son Franklin Graham Demonizes Gays To Raise Money
Doesn't it always come down to money with these guys?
Via The Advocate:
Forget the fiscal cliff; televangelist Billy Graham's son Franklin Graham says marriage equality sends us teetering on the edge of the "spiritual cliff." In ablog post last Thursday,Graham wrote that our country's financial problems "are nothing compared to the spiritual and moral cliff that is far more destructive to our nation than any economic concerns. Since the recent election, we've seen same-sex couples lining up at courthouses in several states to receive their marriage licenses, and hundreds of people gathering in public places to light up marijuana cigarettes in the states where it has just been decriminalized."
He says that these marriages are only the "tip of the iceberg," as "media-friendly gay and lesbian behavior" on TV is just a reflection of "the moral corruption that has infected our entire nation."
What does the prodigal son want you to do to fight these "dark days"? Pray, read the Old Testament, and send him money, apparently.
See Graham's original money raising blog post here.
Labels: fiscal cliff, franklin graham, fundraising, gay marriage
My Heartfelt Gratitude To The Westboro Baptist Church...Really
Why would I be grateful for the Westboro Baptist Church, you ask?
1- They are known to most Americans as the anti-American, anti-soldier church for picketing soldiers' funerals, making them hated by most of the country...and the world.
2- They are known to hate gays and are now picketing Maryland for making gay marriage legal in the state.
They have now successfully linked being anti-american with being anti-gay! The gay community could not have done a better job linking the two ideas.
Let's help them spread the word...being anti-gay is very un-American!!
The Westboro Baptist Church is anti-american
The Westboro Baptist Church is anti-gay
Labels: anti american, anti gay, religious hatred, westboro baptist church
Anderson Cooper And Kathy Griffin Video Highlights From Last Night
Happy New Year to you from GayMenToThat! I hope you enjoy this highlight video of Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin from their New Years Eve coverage. Kathy is at her best and Anderson does what he can to contain her.
Labels: anderson cooper, cnn, comedy, kathy griffin, new years eve


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What to do when Albert Einstein wants to be your friend
by Danielle Doll on March 4th, 2014
Albert Einstein with David Rothman of Southold. (Credit: Ron Rothman, courtesy)
Spring, 1939.
The air in Southold has been electric with gossip for weeks, and Main Street store owner David Rothman can't help but pay attention. Is he really coming? Is it just a rumor? Where will he stay? How long will he be here? And for God's sakes, how do we meet him?
And then one summer morning, he walks in.
A Mozart symphony is playing on the store phonograph when the front doorbell jingles and suddenly there he is. The rumors were true after all.
By the end of the summer, Mr. Rothman will have forged a remarkable and everlasting friendship with his brilliant, witty, wild-haired customer. A man you all know as Albert Einstein.
Here now, with a healthy dose of artistic license, we use the story of Rothman and Einstein to present you with a foolproof plan for becoming fast friends with a world-famous physicist spending a summer in your hometown.
Albert Einstein wearing sandals he purchased at Rothman's Department Store. (Credit: Ron Rothman, courtesy)
1. Let his accent fool you. (He'll laugh when you misunderstand him.)
When Einstein walked into Rothman's Department Store on that fateful morning, he was shopping for something very specific.
"Haff you any sundahls?" he said through his thick German-accent.
Confused, nervous, excited, utterly determined to play it cool, Rothman led his customer outside to the backyard. He didn't dare ask what scientific experiment Einstein could possibly be working on that required a sundial.
He pointed to his own personal sundial – there were none for sale in the store – and told Einstein he could borrow it and bring it back when finished.
Einstein laughed. Rothman blushed. The scientist playfully pointed to his feet and repeated, "Sundahls!"
He went home that day with a $1.35 pair of white size 9 women's sandals, the only ones Rothman had left in the store. He wore them all summer long.
Albert Einstein playing the violin in Southold. (Credit: Ron Rothman, courtesy)
2. Make music together. (Even if he plays a little better.)
To impress your Einstein, share his interest in music. To become his friend, share his love for playing the an instrument. If you're like the real Einstein and Rothman the music will be classical. The instrument? Well, the violin, of course.
When he invites you over, show up at his rented cottage in Nassau Point with stacks of sheet music in your arms and let him choose your first piece to play together. (He'll choose Bach's Double Concerto).
If you stumble, never mind. He'll understand. If you nervously grip your bow a little too tightly, he'll respond graciously. If you have to stop playing altogether because you feel completely out of your league, he'll simply invite you to the front porch so the two of you can chat. At midnight, his secretary will ask you to leave; you've kept "the doctor" up too late.
If all else fails, it helps to have some musical friends up your sleeve. Invite Dr. Einstein to join the twice-weekly quartet at your house, and he'll happily arrive each time, violin in hand, to play alongside his new orchestra of friends.
Einstein treasured these nights at David Rothman's house so much, in fact, that he wrote in a 1940 letter: "I am very sorry that I have to miss the beautiful quartet evenings you arranged last year. I send my greetings to the quartet brothers and to you and your family. Cordially, A. Einstein."
Google created this logo of Einstein.3.
3. Always be ready to Google. (He's very smart.)
You'll need to brush up on your knowledge of physics, astronomy, philosophy, literature, international politics, religion (and let's face it, much, much more) if our plan is to work properly. No one said this friendship thing would be easy – remember, you've got a genius on your hands.
Despite his profound humility and total lack of pretension, Einstein was never satisfied with small talk. He enjoyed nothing more than conversations that allowed him to explore the depth and mystery of the universe – and luckily for David Rothman, years of devouring books paid off in a big way. Though only possessing an eighth grade education, Rothman was brilliant (fascinating?) in his own right: a self-taught business owner who could discuss intellectual subjects with the ease and sophistication of a college professor. His only limitation, in fact, was mathematics, which made a one-on- one lesson in relativity nearly impossible for Einstein to accomplish:
Einstein's famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
4. Play it cool. (Even when you deliver him letters from the President of the United States.)
When meeting your Einstein, the less you're impressed (outwardly, at least) the better. Both David Rothman and Albert Richmond, the postman who delivered Einstein's mail and groceries every day that summer, appear to have had a similar approach to their friendship with the famous scientist: complete nonchalance.
"You let Einstein come to you," Richmond was quoted as saying many years later. "People who pushed their nose into his business, snapping pictures, you lost. You let him come to you, and you were in."
In between long chats and long walks, sailing trips and string quartets, Einstein found time that leisurely summer to draft one of the most important letters in American history.
Two of his fellow physicists, Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner, visited the cottage on Nassau Point in July 1939 to discuss Germany's atomic bomb-making abilities. By the end of their stay, Einstein had drafted and signed that famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to develop the bomb with the intent of beating Germany to it.
When FDR wrote back, Albert Richmond was the postman who delivered the letter straight to Einstein's house. The Manhattan Project and eventual atomic bomb strikes in Japan were not far off — all set in motion by a letter Einstein later deeply regretted signing. (It's best to play it cool with this topic, as well.)
Einstein aboard his sailing boat.
5. Never join him on a sailing trip. (But always be prepared to rescue him from one.)
Einstein loved to sail, but he was frighteningly bad at it. He bought a sailboat, named it Tiniff – German for "junk" – and took it out on the Peconic Bay at every opportunity.
At nearly every one of those opportunities, someone on the beach nearby was called to save him.
"Hey, Dave, this is Captain Meyer," came a call to David Rothman's house one evening, some 12 hours after Einstein and his sister had left Nassau Point to sail to Rothman's house in Southold. "There's a wild-looking couple with white hair who need haircuts, asking how to sail a boat to your house. I can hardly understand them. They're down here at Founder's Landing."
Frantic, yet relieved that his wild-looking friend with white hair was still alive, Rothman hurried to Founder's Landing to collect the failed sailors and bring them back to his house for dinner.
When in doubt about any of these five strategies, just remember this: treat him as you would any other Nobel Prize-winning genius in the neighborhood, and you've got yourself a friend for life.
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10 New Netflix Shows You Should Be Watching
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We have access to so many unique services with so much great content that it's difficult to filter through it all. How many times do you go to start a new TV show but don't know whether it's worth the time? Every night? Same. When you do settle on one and it's three seasons long, it throws you - do you really want to spend all that time on a show that might not even be good?
Lucky for you, we've plucked 10 of Netflix's best new shows - and they're all still in their first season.
End Of The F***ing World
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Synopsis: James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a road trip in search of her real father.
Why You Should Watch It: A highly unusual coming-of-age story that is hilarious, concerning and awkward. Based on the novel of the same name, when it dropped a few months ago, I binged it in an evening. Moving, but in a really weird way.
Synopsis: Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.
Why You Should Watch It: One of the most endearing TV shows you'll find on the service. It features a diverse cast both in hosting and in competing and is just genuinely a riot. Watching people bake poorly is the best kind of culinary schadenfreude. Doesn't take itself too seriously and isn't cruel - just great, easy viewing.
Synopsis: When the world's most controversial guru builds a utopian city deep in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal. A true story.
Why You Should Watch It: Love a true story and this one is exceptionally told. A visceral insight into the way a cult can operate and how it can establish itself. Really an incredible story.
Synopsis: A young mother tries to find out what's causing her to have violent tendencies.
Why You Should Watch It: I am still not a thousand percent sure that I *like* this, but The Sinner certainly made me feel something. I constantly wanted to watch the next episode and there's this weird feeling of dread that hangs over the first half of the short series that made me feel uneasy. Strong performances by the leads, especially Biel.
Everything Sucks
Synopsis: In 1990s Oregon, members of a high school A/V club clash with the drama club.
Why You Should Watch It: Because you either A) Are a teenager right now or B) Were once a teenager in your life. Thus, you will find something to relate to in this. It's not revelatory in any way, but it is just really digestible and fun to watch. You can also sate that 90s nostalgia that you no doubt fiend for.
Synopsis: Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to live in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Why You Should Watch It: It's sci-fi, murder mystery and some sort of cyberpunk all melted together with good lead performances. If you're a fan of films like The Matrix or had even a passing interest in Ghost In The Shell, you'll find something you like here.
Synopsis: In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters.
Why You Should Watch It: This is good, cerebral TV that moves at a deliberately cautious pace. A standout from the last year that has been renewed for a second season, so get involved now.
Synopsis: A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
Why You Should Watch It: It's like the anti-Stranger Things but not in the sense that it's bad, in the sense that it's really good.
Synopsis: Ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
Why You Should Watch It: Well, there isn't a new Star Wars series on Netflix yet. Also, Star Trek fans seemed to like it.
Synopsis: Frank Griffin, an outlaw terrorizing the 1880s American West, hunts down Roy Goode, his partner turned enemy. Roy hides out at a ranch as Frank's chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico - a town mysteriously made up almost entirely of women.
Why You Should Watch It: Godless takes what you know about Westerns and uses that to its advantages, layering over the top of them an entirely fresh coat of paint. Sometimes it does stick too closely to those tropes and early on it suffers from some pacing issues but it doesn't feel slow and great performances keep it moving forward at a decent clip.
Originally posted in February, 2018. We've removed Black Lightning and The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale, replacing them with Nailed It! and Wild Wild Country.
Weresmurf @weresmurf
There won't be a Star Wars show on Netflix either. Disneys new streaming service will get it :\
kolreth @kolreth
Apr 11, 2018, 12:54pm
That depends on how fast Disney get their streaming service up and running, and whether it's going to be available to people outside the US.
Apr 11, 2018, 1:06pm
They're planning on their service being released worldwide. As for when, no idea. I wouldn't expect pre-2020 myself.
Jagji The PC Gamer Guest
>Looks at Nextflix Article
>Gets ads for STAN
gags @gags
Worth mentioning, Everything Sucks has not been renewed for a second season. Still worth a look but some people might not want to bother with it, however you can easily watch the whole season in one sitting.
stargrinder @stargrinder
For real?! Totally gutted ;-;
We watched it in a night.
What!? That blows! That show was awesome, however you bet your ass Fuller House will insipidly go on and on and on...
It does not need a second season, and I am EXTREMELY thankful that it has not ended up with one. It would have recked the ending. Like, the show was perfect. I watched it in one sitting, and it's amazing.
Also, suggesting a show should not be watched because it only has one season is a really shitty excuse for not watching it...
pokedad @pokedad
End of the Fucking World, Altered Carbon, Dark, and (even though i have never likes Star Trek) Discovery are all really worth watching.
The Good Place is also so, SO much better than its awful trailer makes it seem. How a sassy American sitcom with ethical philosophy as a central theme ever got made is a fucking mystery to me.
grimbles @grimbles
The Good Place's creator also created Parks and Rec and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Pretty sure people just let him do what he wants at this point.
mogwai @mogwai
+1 for The Good Place. Great cast, clever writing, easy to watch.
zak @zak
Michael Shur having "The Office", "Parks and Recreation" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" on his CV probably helped him get it over the line.
End of the f-ing world and everything sucks were just fantastic. Mindhunters was very good too. Would love to watch Dark but can't deal with dubs and better half does cross-stitch while we watch so can't read the subs. Will definitely give Wild Wild Country a go!
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I'm totally confused, Star Trek Discovery is not available on Netflix. It's on CBS All Access. Or am I completely missing something? I refuse to pay for CBS all access just for one show that I have never seen before. HBO's a different story because Larry David. Oh, and Westworld. Yes, I know, everybody talks about Game of Thrones but really not interested in that. I mean, I know it's supposed to be really great and all, but I just can't get interested in it. I know, just hate me now.
In Australia, Discovery should be exclusive to Netflix as far as i know.
nightcabbage @nightcabbage
I'd love it if Kotaku captioned their title image with a description of what the image was, instead of just credit.
I figure it's Altered Carbon, but often you just have no idea (when articles are about more than one title).
pablopepper @pablopepper
Dark is goddamn superb. My favourite show of last year. Watch it in it's native language (german) with subtitles though, as the english dub is bland to the point of boredom.
badge @badge
It will be interesting to see how/if they progress Altered Carbon in a second season.
Logically it would be based on the second book - Broken Angels - but you wouldn't be able to carry any of the existing cast over to the season 2.
Loved the book, loved the show.
The show adapted a hell of a lot of the story into something completely different, but I enjoyed it a lot.
Still haven't read the second and third books. I like Kovac as a character.
milkweg @milkweg
The beauty is that they could continue the same characters and use completely different actors
Just one character, if they follow the books - other than the occasional flashback
The other books are excellent. I highly recommend them.
In fact, anything by Richard Morgan is worth a look. Well written, great stories, thought provoking.
kylecraig @kylecraig
I started watching the Joel McHale show and while I generally like Joel McHale, the first episode alone was so bad that I couldn't watch anymore.