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HomenewsNewsEvent NewsNEW-LOOK: Interview with John Mullins, Chairman of the Stadium Business Committee for Páirc Uí Chaoimh
NEW-LOOK: Interview with John Mullins, Chairman of the Stadium Business Committee for Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Categories: Event News, Features, Home News, Industry News, Interviews, News
In this industry interview, Katie McIntyre speaks with John Mullins, Chairman of the Stadium Business Committee for Páirc Uí Chaoimh, which is currently being redeveloped into a world-class 45,000-capacity stadium.
John, as Chairman of the Stadium Business Committee for Páirc Uí Chaoimh, what are you main responsibilities?
The business committee is a sub-committee of the main committee and we are primarily dealing with the marketing and sales of premium tickets for the stadium.
What were the main drivers for the stadium redevelopment?
The main drivers for the redevelopment was the age of the previous stadium and the requirement to upgrade all facets of the stadium to a modern facility.
What can fans expect from the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh?
Fans and event goers can expect comfort, ease of access, highest safety standards, Hawkeye, Wi-Fi, an excellent state-of-the-art pitch, LED floodlights and an unobstructed view from all locations.
Can you tell us which firms have been charged with delivering the Stadium in terms of Design, Delivery & Project Management?
Malachy Walsh & Partners are the owner's engineer and John Sisk & Son Construction are the civil engineer. Scott Tallon Walker are the architects.
How is the project being financed and what kinds of revenue generating initiatives do you plan to employ?
The stadium is being financed from Government grant, GAA funding at national, provincial and county level and fundraising in the form of sales of ten year tickets.
How is the stadium build progressing?
The stadium is expected to be handed over on 18th June 2017.
I understand you are also responsible for the sale of premium tickets for the new South Stand and Corporate area, the Priority Club. What can guests expect from the new Stand and Priority Club? And are sales on target?
We have had a very brisk start to sales in the last two weeks. Priority Club members can expect a premium service and excellent views of our national games and concert events. The Priority Club will also be used as a conference venue on non-match days akin to Croke Park and the AVIVA in Dublin.
How do you keep up-to-date regarding all the latest product, service and solution developments? And also best practices?
Pairc Ui Chaoimh has worked very closely with the stadium team at Croke Park and they have provided invaluable advice to the Stadium Committee.
What do you envision for Páirc Uí Chaoimh going forward? i.e. is it going to be a GAA-specific venue or are you going to be hosting other sporting and non-sporting events to create additional revenue streams?
We expect concerts and other events at the venue. The stadium is also a key part of Ireland's bid for the Rugby World Cup in 2023.
John Mullins, Chairman of the Stadium Business Committee for Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Courtesy: Heneghan PR, HPR staff H/S and Group shot. Pic Shane O'Neill Photography
Project & Design Team: Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment
Malachy Walsh and Partners (MWP) is the Project Manager, Engineering Consultant and PSDP for the client, the Cork County GAA Board for the Stadium Development and Centre of Excellence at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The other members of the team are Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Cunnane Stratton Reynolds Planning Consultants and Michael Barrett Partnership, Quantity Surveyors.
The original 43,500-capacity stadium was constructed in 1973, with the €80m redevelopment having been facilitated by the sale of lands by Cork City Council to Cork County GAA Board within an area previously occupied by Munster Agricultural Society at Cork Showgrounds.
MWP's role is to Project Manage the design of the 45,000-capacity stadium, which incorporates a 4-tier seated stand replacing the South Covered Stand, an all-weather floodlit playing pitch and the provision of facilities serving the County's 14 Adult Teams, Club, Colleges and School Teams. The objective is to create a Centre of Excellence within which facilities compatible with the needs of players and spectators can be provided.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be part of the proposed Marina Park, which is also being delivered by Cork City Council. It is envisaged that both will be a key component of the Cork Docklands Development.
The new-look Páirc Uí Chaoimh is expected to be ready and open for this year's Munster football final and is expected to host 25 match-days a year, as well as concerts, with each major event at the stadium to be worth an estimated €10m to the local economy.
You can watch a video showing the redeveloped stadium online at: https://youtu.be/egiEyhsgz9E and obviously we will make sure to bring you a video of the new venue once it's officially open.
#SportsVenueBusiness
Centre of Excellence Cork County GAA Board Cunnane Stratton Reynolds Planning Consultants Europe Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) John Sisk & Son Construction Malachy Walsh and Partners (MWP) Michael Barrett Partnership Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh Rugby World Cup 2023 bid Scott Tallon Walker stadium redevelopment

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package com.geecat.main;

import java.io.File;

import com.geecat.algorithms.BreadthFirstPaths;
import com.geecat.lib.In;
import com.geecat.pojo.GraphMap;

public class TestGraph {

	public static void main(String args[]){
		In in = new In(new File("E:\\Ravi\\Lecture Video\\Coursera\\Algorithms Part 2\\1. Undirected Graphs\\tineyG.txt"));
		//Graph g = new Graph(in);
		//System.out.println(g.V());
		//System.out.println(g.toString());
		GraphMap gm = new GraphMap(in);
		System.out.println(gm.V());
		System.out.println(gm.toString());

		//DepthFirstSearch dfs = new DepthFirstSearch(gm, 0);
		//System.out.println(dfs.count());

		//DepthFirstPath dfsPath = new DepthFirstPath(gm, 0);
		//System.out.println(dfsPath.pathTo(4));

		BreadthFirstPaths bfs = new BreadthFirstPaths(gm, 0);
		System.out.println(bfs.pathTo(3));
	}
}

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McCaskill's struggle over how to deal with improper treatment is a struggle that so many women are forced to endure. That McCaskill still questions herself only begins to speak to what treacherous terrain this is for women.
"Young women often ask me if they can `have it all.' Absolutely you can, but you can't do it all perfectly." — McCaskill reflecting in the book on another problem common to women who want to work and have families.
"Don't be afraid to offend. Many women have the disease to appease, but you have to be willing to offend in order to make any progress." — more McCaskill.
▪ "You can't afford to underestimate the power of social media and the 24-hour news cycle." — St. Louis Prosecutor Bob McCulloch reflecting on lessons learned in the wake of the Ferguson crisis one year ago.


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Home / Newsletter Archives / Hospital, Doctor Deals Up for Review
Hospital, Doctor Deals Up for Review
Sheri Qualters
The National Law Journal
Lawyers say a sweeping overhaul of government rules regulating financial arrangements between doctors and hospitals will likely force many of them to undo or restructure joint ventures, leasing deals and other contracts for medical services.
The changes will bring doctors, doctor-owned entities and hospitals that use such services back to the negotiating table with their lawyers, said Bill Maruca, a Pittsburgh corporate and health law partner at Philadelphia's Fox Rothschild. The changes also raise barriers for doctors who want to invest in ancillary lines of business involving medical services such as testing, Maruca said.
"We're going to have go back and evaluate deals we thought were squeaky clean," said Maruca.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the changes affecting doctors and hospitals last month in a massive 651-page rules package, Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal 2009 Rates, that also included several other categories of regulations.
THREE BIG CHANGES
The physician self-referral rule changes restrict exceptions to a physician self-referral law, the so-called Stark Law. That law, which is part of the Social Security Act, generally bars doctors from making referrals for certain designated Medicare-payable health services to entities with which the doctor, or an immediate family member, has a financial relationship.
Some of the changes kick in on Oct. 1, including the so-called "stand in the shoes" provision for doctors with an ownership interest in their doctor group. The provision holds them to the same compensation arrangement tests as their doctor group when they refer Medicare patients for certain designated health services to facilities in which they have a financial interest. The rule means that more financial arrangements fall under the scope of the physician self-referral law.
Three of the most significant changes take effect in October 2009.
One major change limits so-called "under arrangements," which allow doctor-owned entities to provide services to hospitals and the hospital to bill Medicare for such services.
Another change bars physicians who lease equipment or space for medical services from billing for each unit of service on a so-called "per click" basis if doctors refer Medicare patients for the services. The rules have also narrowed the use of compensation to a physician-owned entity providing medical services to Medicare patients based on a percentage of revenue or billing.
Although the Stark Law was meant to curtail such relationships, exceptions have mushroomed in CMS rule making over the years, lawyers say.
The new rules are a rollback of many exceptions, said Heather Zimmerman, a Reed Smith partner in Falls Church, Va., and a member of the firm's life sciences health industry group.
"These changes are really starting to narrow the Stark exceptions," Zimmerman said. "CMS is realizing that some of the exceptions developed early on might have been broader than they thought."
FIELDING CALLS
Reed Smith's clients on both the doctor and hospital side of deals now have a little more than a year to renegotiate or dissolve complex financial relationships, Zimmerman said. "We are fielding calls from clients to discuss the options, which could include restructuring," she said. "Some clients are considering unwinding arrangements. Those are both options being explored."
The previously allowed under arrangements deals, for example, were often used by physician-owned entities as a way to pay for an investment in expensive equipment, said Linda Baumann, a health care partner at Washington-based Arent Fox.
"This is kind of a big deal," Baumann said. "There are a lot of arrangements the government knows have to be unwound."
The changes were foreshadowed in the surprise inclusion of similar proposed rules embedded in CMS' July 2007 announcement of proposed 2008 doctor reimbursement rates for Medicare Services. Lawyers rushed to help their clients make comments at the time. The changes ultimately weren't included in the final rule on 2008 doctor reimbursement rates.
The changes surfaced again when the current rules were proposed in April and finalized in the current rules.
CMS did not make officials available, but the final rules published in the Federal Register discussed some of the "hundreds" of comments it received about the July 2007 proposals. The agency's explanation of the changes also spells out its intent to address overuse of medical services and billing to Medicare by curbing some financial arrangements.
In its statements about "per click" compensation arrangements, for example, CMS stated that it wanted "to address a burgeoning risk of abuse and increased costs to the Medicare program."
Similarly, CMS noted its continuing concern about the "risk of over utilization" for medical services provided by other entities "under arrangements" to hospitals, a risk it first identified in a 1998 proposed rule.
CMS also said it was restricting the use of compensation based on a percentage of revenue or billing to doctors who lease office space or equipment for medical services because it "poses a heightened risk of program and patient abuse" because it increases the incentive for leasing doctors to make more referrals for medical services.
Even before the July 2007 proposal, "there's always been an understanding that CMS or the office of the inspector general in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could take a position to squash these types of arrangements," or they could be deemed violations of federal anti-kickback statutes, Zimmerman said.
But joint ventures or contracts based on the now-prohibited terms are common because they were often solid business moves for both parties: "At the end of the day, it's about risk tolerance and improving a business," Zimmerman said. "People went forward anyway, as part of a business decision with the thought that when and if it should be restructured, it can be."
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BEYOND ATLANTIS
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BEYOND ATLANTIS (from l-r): Steven "Herbie" Herbert (guitar), Manny Jack(vocals/guitar)
INTERVIEW by ZAK SLOMAN
Beyond Atlantis is a new musical collaboration between Steven "Herbie" Herbert, the drummer from rising rock quartet Anonymous, and singer-songwriter Manny Jack.
The talented duo, hailing from the Midlands, have a gentle acoustic sound, taking influence from late 90's, early 00's alternative rock, coupled with uncomplicated lyrics, and soft, melodic vocals with a slight gritty edge.
Having just released their debut single, 'Songbird', the fledgling two-piece told me more about themselves and their future plans.
How was Beyond Atlantis formed?
STEVEN "HERBIE" HERBERT (guitar): I guess you could say Beyond Atlantis began when Manny & me formed a band called Endeavour in high school around six years ago, as that was the starting point of our writing teamwork.
MANNY JACK (vocals/guitar): About a year or so ago, we jammed and from there on, we decided that we would continue and see where we could go. I have played with many musicians over time, but the musical bond of being able to create a new song off the bat is a normal day in this duo, BA needed to be done.
How did the name come about?
MANNY: It came down to a lot of thought and elimination, but we wanted something to stand out. Herbie originally came up with the name.
HERBIE: Yeah, I was looking at some band names I liked and was trying to figure out what made them so good and memorable. I think I'd just finished playing Bioshock and the underwater city idea kept coming up. So I came up with the name and ran it past Manny.
What would you say was your approach to songwriting?
HERBIE: It varies. Sometimes we bring a skeleton of a song to the table or a simple idea, like a riff or melody, and work off of each other's ideas from there. Other times, we have all the song written and show it to the other, in which they add their parts or change bits here and there.
What inspires you both lyrically?
MANNY: I have always wrote lyrics even before I could sing, but personally, I believe when I write it's what comes from my head and heart. I am inspired by my thoughts mainly but with Herbie, we join ideas.
HERBIE: I write lyrics about what's going on in the world or my life at that given time. A lot of the time, it's getting my opinions across through song. I do try to make them generic sounding as I feel that that's more relatable. As of late, I've tried writing outside of what I'm used to and just experimenting.
Herbie, you're also the drummer in Anonymous. How is it different playing in an acoustic duo to playing in a rock four-piece?
HERBIE: It's more of a challenge for me personally as I can't help but see myself as a 'drummer'. Having said that, I feel like picking up a guitar or bass has really helped me expand as a musician, it's just more nerve-racking getting out in front of people playing guitar as I feel that drums are my comfort zone.
The major difference between the two is that there are less people to clash with. It's very organic with Manny as we meet in the middle with ideas or expand on whatever the other has brought to the table. There are pros and cons to both, but it's a totally different environment and has been refreshing for me.
Having now released your debut single, are you planning on bringing out an EP or album at all in the near future?
MANNY: Yes, we have been working hard on our first full-length album this year, which will feature 'Songbird'. This album has a multi-genre feel that consists of a double-digit play list. All of the songs were written and produced by the both of us with a lot of heart and hard work, we hope you guys will give us a listen.
All updates on the release of our album will be distributed on all of our social media, so stay on board for news and promotions.
Is Beyond Atlantis going to be just a short-term project or is it going to be something more long-term?
HERBIE: It's a long-term thing for sure.
MANNY: We have so many ideas and a lot of material for everyone to enjoy. Long-term is a guarantee.
'SONGBIRD', BEYOND ATLANTIS'S DEBUT SINGLE, IS NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO ON THE BAND'S SOUNDCLOUD PAGE soundcloud.com/beyond-atlantis
YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE SINGLE HERE
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH BEYOND ATLANTIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT:
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BeyondAtlantisOfficial
TWITTER: twitter.com/Beyond_Atlantis
REVERBNATION: www.reverbnation.com/beyondatlantis
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The fourth grade wax museum will take place on Thursday, February 2nd @ 9AM. All parents are invited to attend. Today students will be given a rubric on how they will be graded on their presentation. On Thursday at 9 am, students should be prepared with their costumes and props. Costume and Props should relate to the person they are portraying.
Parents: Raise a Glass for Ray School is coming up on Thursday, February 2! Please consider coming out to support our school!
Congratulations to Sage Dassinger and Andrea Barrera!!!!
Week of January 9th 2017-Welcome Back!!!!
Reading: This week we will begin biographies. Fourth graders will pick a biography of a person that they would like to dress as for the Fourth Grade Wax Museum which will be held on Thursday, February 2nd. This week, the students will be reading the biography in small groups in class. As they are reading the biography, they will be identifying key vocabulary words that are significant to the person's life. They will be using context clues to define each word, identifying why the word is important to the person, and drawing an image that describes the word. The fourth grader will also be identifying supporting details that are important to the person's life.


When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there's no money for building bridges or inspecting meat. Not surprisingly, running up a deficit is a strategy favored by the wrecking crew for its liberal-killing properties.
First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade.


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require 'test_helper'

class ReportsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  include Devise::TestHelpers

  setup do
    @admin = create(:admin)
    sign_in(@admin)

    @not_admin = create(:user, username: 'notadmin')

    @script = create(:script, name: 'Report Script')
    @stage = create(:stage, script: @script, name: 'Report Stage 1')
    @stage2 = create(:stage, script: @script, name: 'Report Stage 2')
    @script_level = create(:script_level, script: @script, stage: @stage)
    @script_level2 = create(:script_level, script: @script, stage: @stage2)
    @script_level.move_to_bottom
    @script_level2.move_to_bottom

    @teacher = create(:teacher)
    @teacher_section = create(:section, :user => @teacher)

    @student = create(:user)
    @follower = Follower.create(:section => @teacher_section, :user => @teacher, :student_user => @student)

    @other_student = create(:user)
  end

  test "should setup properly" do
    assert_equal @script_level.script, @script_level2.script
  end

  test "should have two game groups if two stages" do
    get :header_stats, script_id: @script_level.script.id, user_id: @not_admin.id
    css = css_select "div.game-group"
    assert_equal 2, css.count
  end

  test 'should show lesson plan link if course[1,2,3], not if legacy curriculum' do
    sign_out(@not_admin)
    teacher = create(:teacher)
    sign_in(teacher)

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE1_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link'

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE2_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link'

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE3_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link'

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE4_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link'

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::TWENTY_HOUR_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link', 0
  end

  test 'should show lesson plan link only if teacher' do
    sign_out(@not_admin)

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE1_NAME
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link', 0

    teacher = create(:teacher)
    sign_in(teacher)

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE1_NAME, user_id: teacher.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link'

    # Sign in as a student and make sure we're forbidden.
    sign_out(teacher)
    student = create(:student)
    sign_in(student)

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE1_NAME, user_id: student.id
    assert_response :forbidden
  end

  test "should not show lesson plan link if student" do
    sign_out(@not_admin)
    student = create(:student)
    sign_in(student)

    get :header_stats, script_id: Script::COURSE1_NAME, user_id: student.id
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link', 0
  end

  test "should have valid lesson plan link if shown" do
    sign_out(@not_admin)
    teacher = create(:teacher)
    sign_in(teacher)

    course1 = Script.get_from_cache(Script::COURSE1_NAME)

    get :header_stats, script_id: course1.id, user_id: teacher.id

    unplugged_curriculum_path_start = "curriculum/#{course1.name}/"
    assert_select '.stage-lesson-plan-link a' do
      assert_select ":match('href', ?)", /.*#{unplugged_curriculum_path_start}\d.*/
    end
  end

  test "should get header_stats" do
    sign_out @admin

    get :header_stats
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get header_stats with user_id" do
    follower = create :follower

    sign_in follower.user

    get :header_stats, user_id: follower.student_user
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should not get header_stats with unauthorized user_id" do
    sign_in @not_admin

    get :header_stats, user_id: @admin.id
    assert_response :forbidden
  end

  test "should not get header_stats with user_id when not signed in" do
    sign_out @admin

    get :header_stats, user_id: @admin.id
    assert_redirected_to_sign_in
  end

  test "should get header_stats with empty user_id" do
    get :header_stats, user_id: ''
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get header_stats if not signed in" do
    sign_out @admin
    get :header_stats
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get prizes" do
    get :prizes
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get prizes if not admin" do
    sign_in @not_admin
    get :prizes
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should not get prizes if not signed in" do
    sign_out @admin
    get :prizes

    assert_redirected_to_sign_in
  end

  # 'report-stage-1' instead of 'report-stage-1: Report Stage 1'
  test "should render single stage name for custom script" do
    # first script has 1 stage, second script has 2 stages
    create(:script_level, script: @script, stage: @stage2)
    get :header_stats, script_id: @script.id
    # render string from test translation data
    assert_select 'div.stage', 2
    assert_select 'div.stage', 'Stage 1: report-stage-1'
  end

end


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package org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.v2.jdbc

import java.util

import scala.collection.JavaConverters._

import org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSession
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog._
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.TableCapability._
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.index.{SupportsIndex, TableIndex}
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions.NamedReference
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.write.{LogicalWriteInfo, WriteBuilder}
import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.{JDBCOptions, JdbcOptionsInWrite, JdbcUtils}
import org.apache.spark.sql.jdbc.JdbcDialects
import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
import org.apache.spark.sql.util.CaseInsensitiveStringMap

case class JDBCTable(ident: Identifier, schema: StructType, jdbcOptions: JDBCOptions)
  extends Table with SupportsRead with SupportsWrite with SupportsIndex {

  override def name(): String = ident.toString

  override def capabilities(): util.Set[TableCapability] = {
    util.EnumSet.of(BATCH_READ, V1_BATCH_WRITE, TRUNCATE)
  }

  override def newScanBuilder(options: CaseInsensitiveStringMap): JDBCScanBuilder = {
    val mergedOptions = new JDBCOptions(
      jdbcOptions.parameters.originalMap ++ options.asCaseSensitiveMap().asScala)
    JDBCScanBuilder(SparkSession.active, schema, mergedOptions)
  }

  override def newWriteBuilder(info: LogicalWriteInfo): WriteBuilder = {
    val mergedOptions = new JdbcOptionsInWrite(
      jdbcOptions.parameters.originalMap ++ info.options.asCaseSensitiveMap().asScala)
    JDBCWriteBuilder(schema, mergedOptions)
  }

  override def createIndex(
      indexName: String,
      columns: Array[NamedReference],
      columnsProperties: util.Map[NamedReference, util.Map[String, String]],
      properties: util.Map[String, String]): Unit = {
    JdbcUtils.withConnection(jdbcOptions) { conn =>
      JdbcUtils.classifyException(s"Failed to create index $indexName in $name",
        JdbcDialects.get(jdbcOptions.url)) {
        JdbcUtils.createIndex(
          conn, indexName, name, columns, columnsProperties, properties, jdbcOptions)
      }
    }
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Lance Henriksen is consistently one of the busiest actors of them all, and thankfully for us, it's frequently horror films that he lends his talents to. He's got yet another one in the works, so read on for all the details!
From the Press Release:
Production has begun on the suspense thriller MONDAY AT 11:01 A.M., which stars Charles Agron (Dark House), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2 the Streets), Lance Henriksen (Aliens) and Lauren Shaw (Zero Dark Thirty). Harvey Lowry (Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage) directs from a script by Agron, who also produces through Charles Agron Productions. Guthrie, Oklahoma hosts the production, which is due for release in 2015.
Agron and Shaw are Michael and Jenny, a happy couple out for a blissful weekend in a picturesque resort town. While Jenny shops in a local boutique, Michael stops off at the local watering hole, where he meets a friendly bartender (Lance Henriksen) and a sexy temptress (Briana Evigan). Michael declines her overtures, but even stranger events take place in a local hotel – such as ghostly happenings in Suite 327, the sounds of violent lovemaking that only Michael can hear; and a cult of druid worshipers who suddenly emerge from the local forest and chase after Michael. Doing the smart thing, Michael and Jenny head out of town – only to discover that their only escape route – a mountain tunnel is blocked by the highway patrol.
A prolific producer and special effects makeup expert, Lowry recently directed the Civil War drama, Union Bound, which is due for release in 2015. In 2014, he produced Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage. Agron works on both sides of the camera. Prior to Monday at 11:01 A.M., he wrote and produced the horror thriller Dark House, again through Charles Agron Productions. He also co-starred as "Lucky."
Lance Henriksen recently starred in the horror thriller Dark Awakening. Briana Evigan appears in the upcoming horror film Paranormal Island, which also stars Henriksen. Lauren Shaw stars opposite Elpidia Carrillo (Predator) in the thriller Relentless for 2015 release.
In the meantime…. eye candy, of the Evigan variety!
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As we watch the news about the BP oil spill we are reminded of Katrina's impact and damage. These two events with their catastrophic power to disrupt people's lives and the environment came upon us with little or no warning.
Katrina had the usual hurricane weather warning, but the damage from the broken levies still has people displaced. BP gave no warning whatsoever and the horror stories have just begun. Both disasters have rendered obsolete the policies and procedures currently in place.
There is another disaster looming out there and the warnings have been out there as well, although largely unheeded or played down by lobbyists and proponents, for quite some time. That threat is industrial agriculture.
In addition to displacing local farmers, cruelty to animals, hurting local economies, overusing antibiotics to promote animal growth, it pollutes air and water. Presently, manure-based emissions of methane and other CO2-containing gases put 2 million tons annually into the atmosphere. Right now, we are opposed to the megadairy in Jo Daviess County, which would leak 40,000 gallons/day over our aquifer and into the Apple River.
At the same time, Quad Cities Waterkeeper is calling upon all Illinois citizens to take action against Triumph Foods pork-processing plant from being built on the Rock River in East Moline. The plant would have the capacity to process more than 1,000 hogs per hour — more than 4 million per year. Where the processing plants are, more hog CAFOs move in.
Recent news announced that methane is also coming from the BP spill. How much are we willing to tolerate before we demand that industrial agriculture regulations need to be revised — before the pollution and its toll on us is as disastrous as Katrina or BP.
Thank you for circulating Associated Press reporter Chris Wills' story about the attempt of out-of-state "debt brokers" to loan money at obscene rates to nonprofit Illinois human service providers awaiting delayed state payments.
Your calling attention to this "payday loan" approach to nonprofit agencies has resulted in a state investigation into the legality of such offers.
We received word recently from the Illinois Department of Human Services that the process is indeed illegal and could result in loss of state and federal funding for any agencies that agree to such a loan. Thank you for spreading the word.
I write today in response to Kirk Boyenga's Thursday letter "Put OK of medical marijuana off for now"). Boyenga is troubled by the fact that our legislators are working to allow certain types of medical patients access to medical cannabis.
First, he would have us wait for the FDA to complete studies of cannabis, and, secondly, we should hold off until the budget is fixed.
I would be very pleased if Boyenga could provide me with a rough idea of exactly when the FDA is going to begin these studies, let alone come to a conclusion. We have been asking for this testing for 40 years and absolutely nothing has been done. To use this as an excuse to withhold needed medicine from people who are suffering every hour of the day is a rather cruel blow.
As for the budget, if there has ever been a time when our state budget was under control, I've never heard of it. Asking suffering people to live in pain until that mythical day is nonsense.
I believe it was Mark Twain who once said something to the effect that he could be a real Spartan when it came to suffering someone else's pain; it was only his own that caused him grief. I would ask Boyenga to put himself in the place of someone suffering constant pain to the degree that the doctors prescribe drugs like morphine, Oxycontin and other opiates that leave the patient a zombie, sitting and staring at the walls for hours and days at a time.
I have a very hard time accepting the fact that I can obtain morphine, a deadly drug that has killed many, but cannot use cannabis, a drug that has never caused an overdose and can relieve my pain without leaving me a vegetable.
Thursday evening found my wife and I leaving White Oaks Mall only to pause by an extraordinary sight sitting along the inner road near Iles Avenue. It was a group of students from Germany that is one of the 17 teams participating in the American Solar Challenge.
In speaking with one of the team members, he said that they've been traveling along old Route 66 and stopped in Springfield on their way to Normal.
It's pretty exciting to see this level of competition and innovation among university students. According to the ASC website, the ASC is a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars in a cross-country time/distance rally event. Teams compete in an 1,100-mile drive from Broken Arrow, Okla., to Naperville. The route has been chosen to combine pieces of old routes used in previous events, giving a bit of an historical tribute for the 20 years of organized events in North America.
The teams are composed of university students from the United States (14), Canada (1), Germany (1) and Taiwan (1). The American Solar Challenge is hosted by the Innovators Educational Foundation, a 501(c3) organization devoted to applied learning in the areas of science, engineering and technology. We wish them all success and safe travel.
While I support separation of church and state — the concept of our educational and political systems not imposing specific religious beliefs as right or wrong — I do believe that our society could benefit greatly from requiring the teaching of theology in the public schools. Not as a means for the promotion of religion, but solely for the purpose of learning more about the people of the world in which we live.
Maybe it could help alleviate some of the bias and hatred that has become such a large part of our human experience and ultimately lead to the restoration of kindness and compassion.
Hunter Lake — to build or not to build, that is the question. Perhaps if the leaders today would have been adults in 1955 they would hasten to build Hunter Lake.
I remember just west of the Route 66 bridge, now Interstate 55, the only water there was a small stream you could jump over.
I got a call from the Ironworkers Hall to report to Sangamon Construction Co. on West Grand, now MacArthur, by Douglas Park. We took a welder crane and equipment and put up the iron structure for the vertical pumps on East Lake Drive.
They dug a channel to Horse Creek, where we put the levees or dammed up Horse Creek to divert the water to the pumping stations to help Springfield with its water supply and keep the power plant running.
It helped in a small way; Springfield was about out of water. Then the rains came.
Building Lake II would put the construction industry in central Illinois back in business building dams, bridges, moving dirt and hiring ironworkers, carpenters, operating engineers, labor engineers — all craftsmen. That's just my humble opinion.
Democrats define democracy as everybody gets a piece of the pie.
Not so, says the Republican Party. Only the rich can eat from the pie.
What's wrong with new Arizona law?
Someone needs to explain to me what is wrong with the new Arizona immigration law.
Illinois, along with many other states and local governing bodies, has already raised our income and sales taxes. If not, there are proposals to do so.
Property taxes, license plates, title and driver license fees have already been increased. For most of these increases, they claim that we need more money for education, entitlement programs and all other giveaway programs.
We can reduce the size of our classrooms by educating all legal citizens (only) and deporting the illegal aliens, who take up our time, products and money by providing them free medical, education and all other services that our esteemed courts have deemed they are entitled to.
When they get home, Mexico can then figure out how to pay for their housing, food stamps, education and incarceration.
If I break the law, I'm punished. Why should they not be? The welfare of Americans should be top priority for our president, so why does he feel he should apologize for us? I don't believe my tax money should be spent on any care for any illegal alien. I'm not sorry I feel that way, so no apology is tendered!
Our first revolution was caused by taxation without representation.
Our next one will be because of poor representation.


If Le'Veon Bell is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers later this month, he hasn't let his teammates and coaches know.
The former Michigan State standout is in the midst of an extended absence as an act of self-preservation when he and the Steelers could not reach a long-term agreement after Pittsburgh placed the franchise tag on him in the spring.
Several teammates expressed frustration in early September when Bell opted not to rejoin the team in time for the opener.
Patrick Mahomes was hitting all the right notes, even when he had to throw with his left hand .
Is there anything the Kansas City quarterback can't do these days?
Mahomes made one of the most memorable plays of the game on a left-handed heave late in the fourth quarter that helped the Chiefs to a 27-23 comeback victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night.
Mahomes' left-handed toss occurred with about 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter and was all the buzz on social media. As he scrambled to his left on third-and-5 at the Kansas City 45, Mahomes switched the ball to his other hand so pass rusher Von Miller couldn't strip it from him. Then, Mahomes lofted a perfect strike to receiver Tyreek Hill for a 6-yard gain and the first down.
Mahomes said he sometimes throws left-handed when the QBs engage in competitions during practice.
But that's about the extent of his ambidextrous ways.
The Dolphins released defensive tackle Jordan Phillips on Tuesday in the wake of his angry outburst on the sideline after he came out of a lopsided loss at New England.
The Dolphins had the day off and didn't discuss the reason for the move. On Monday, coach Adam Gase defended defensive line coach Kris Kocurek's substitution pattern.
Phillips and the rest of Miami's front four were dominated in Sunday's 38-7 loss to the Patriots, who rushed for 175 yards. The defeat dropped Miami to 3-1.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a Missouri appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that allows a lawsuit to proceed.
The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority, St. Louis city and St. Louis County filed suit in 2017, alleging that the Rams' departure violated a 1984 league guideline that was established after the Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles.
... The Los Angeles Chargers signed punter Donnie Jones on Tuesday and waived Drew Kaser, who had been the team's punter and holder the past three seasons.


Imo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) led by a factional Chairman, Daniel Nwafor, has sued its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole for contempt.
Nwafor, who said this during a media briefing at the state party secretariat, Owerri, yesterday also accused Oshiomhole of thriving on illegality, adding that if his activities were not checked, he would lead the party to defeat in next month's elections in Imo State and the Southeast.
"Oshiomhole has a habit of disregarding court judgments and rule of law. We have called the attention of the world to the fact that Oshiomhole, in total disregard for court judgments, has continued to thrive on illegality.
"We have commenced contempt proceedings against Oshiomhole, when he disregarded the valid judgment of an FCT High Court. We have no other option but to resort to help from the judiciary.
"In all these, we call on President Muhammadu Buhari to checkmate Oshiomhole because we have always insisted that his activities will bring defeat to APC in Imo State and the Southeast," Nwafor stated.
However, the Imo APC also in a letter addressed to Oshiomhole, dated January 14, 2019, signed by Nwafor and factional secretary of the party, Obioma Ireagwu, also disclosed that the party has suspended the newly inaugurated acting factional chairman, Prince Marcellenus Nlemigbo, over anti-party activities.
"This is to inform you that the Ward Executive Committee of APC in Ezinihhitte Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area has suspended Nlemigbo for anti-party activities. This was also ratified by the Mbaitoli Council exco, where he comes from.
"Therefore, the State Working Committee (SWC), having examined the procedures of suspension, consequently affirms the suspension order made by his Ward on January 2, 2019, as affirmed by the Mbaitoli Executive Committee.
"This is in accordance with the provisions of Article 21, B.C and D of the party's constitution," the letter reads.


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The Charles Coates family, The Quebec branch1740's-1800's
Charles Coats III married Thankful Tute/Tate in Deerfield Mass. in 1750. They had the following children:
Miriam Coats born 2/14/1749 - Died 1830. Miriam never married.
Charles Coats IV born 4/20/1751 in Deer Field Mass. Died in Bernardston Mass 12/12/1823. Charles married Elizabeth Symes born 1755-died 1855. I have only been able to locate one child, though I believe there are others.
Electa Coats born 1779 in Vermont while charles was serving in the revolutionary war. Electa married David Smalley of Vermont. They settled in Rockingham county New hampshire and had the following children; David Harrison Smalley born 1807-died 1889, Horace Smalley, Erastus Smalley born 1800. Electa Coats died in Rockingham New hampshire on 4/10/1855. Her son Erastus Smaley married Sally ? . Erastus was a farmer and remained in Grafton, Rockingham New hampshire where he lived next door to his parents and ran his farm. Erastus and Sally had at least three children; Philesse Smalley born 1828, Franklin Smalley born 1832 and Gus Smalley born 1822. Gus was also a farmer and owned a farm next to his parents and Grandparents. He married Mary E. ?.
Esther Coats born 3/26/1753 died 1791. She never married.
Simeon Coats was born 2/11/1759. He served several terms during the revolutionary war, mostly in Ticonderoga NY. He died shortly after the war in Bernardston Mass.
John Coats born 1756 died 1823. John served as a minute man during the revolutionary war. John Married Abigail Goodrich of Webster Mass. John moved his family to Quebec Canada after 1800. He died in Eaton Quebec Cananda in 1823. John and Abigail had the following children, all born in Massachusetts;
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Goodrich Coates born 1777
Reuben Coates born 1779- died 1849- Reuben married Mehitable Hodgeman . Reuben and Mehitible had the following children, all born in Quebec; Olive 1808, David 1806, Benjamin 1809-1869, Abigail 1811-1879, John 1811-1885, Reuben 1817 married Caroline Kingsley, Lucinda 1819-1885
John Coates Jr. born 1782-1838 married Elizabeth Foster Wilson in Hartland Windsor Vermont on 12/12/1813. John and Elizabeth had the following children;Damon Coates 1814- born in Windsor Vermont( all other children born in Quebec), Solomon Coates 1815, Tyler Coates 1823-1914, Oliver Coates 1826-1861, Joseph Coates 1829, Thomas Coates 1831, Tyler Coates 1833, Lorenzo Coates 1835.
Reuben Coates born 1750 died 10/27/18? died in New Haven Conn. Reuben served several terms during the revolutionary war mainly in Ticonderoga NY. Following the war he settled in Bernardston Mass. Reuben drew a pension from his military service.
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Chris Stapleton, and the Effort to Save Country Music
Shortly after the 2018 CMA Awards on November 14th, well-respected journalist Jon Caramanica of The New York Times conducted a podcast focused on the awards with fellow writers Nick Murray and Natalie Weiner. Nick Murray is a freelance country music journalist, and Natalie Weiner is a sports writer for The Bleacher Report who also covers country music upon occasion. Weiner has been mentioned on Saving Country Music before when in the context of Kacey Musgraves' new album Golden Hour, she called the music of Chris Stapleton "rootsy traditionalism."
During The New York Times "Popcast" episode, the subject of Saving Country Music came up, and in the context of Chris Stapleton and the CMA Awards.
"I feel like I sometimes sound unkind about Chris Stapleton on podcast," Caramanica said. "But I quite like Chris Stapleton. What I dislike is the virtue signaling of CMA voters to sort of be like, 'We are supporting 'real' quote unquote, true roots-oriented singer songwriter country music,' especially two or three years ago when that stuff was not getting played on the radio. You hear Chris Stapleton on the radio now."
This elicited Natalie Weiner to say, "Jon, are you suggesting that Chris Stapleton saved country music?"
"Let me check a website," Jon Caramanica responds, as laughter fills the mics. "I hear there's a website devoted to just that question. If you know what I'm talking about, you know what I'm talking about."
But if you had checked that website, you would find that Saving Country Music's opinion pretty much mirrors the opinion of Jon Caramanica when it comes to Chris Stapleton, and especially at the CMA Awards.
During Saving Country Music's CMA Awards LIVE blog, after Chris Stapleton won his second out of three awards for Single of the Year, this was the comment left at the 7:47 mark:
"Ya'll know I love Chris Stapleton. But giving Chris Stapleton both 'Single of the Year' and 'Song of the Year' feels like such a default by the voting community. Good song, but doesn't deserve a ton of hardware. So many impactful songs out there."
As Jon Caramanica explained, it's nothing against Chris Stapleton. He's better than most, and a better selection than some of the other nominees who could have won. I'm not sure it's "virtue signaling" to pick Chris Stapleton necessarily. I think his luck at award shows has to do with the universal appreciation he receives throughout the country music industry, not just because he's an artist of substance, but because he made many allegiances and friendships as a songwriter early in his career. People see his name on a ballot, and they can't help but vote for him, regardless of the competition or context.
But the sameness and predictability of Chris Stapleton has worn thin, whether it's his music or his chances at award shows. There was almost as much universal "meh" reaction to Stapleton's wins as there was universal shock at Keith Urban being named Entertainer of the Year. If Stapleton was still turning the mainstream upside down like he was in 2015 and 2016, maybe this wouldn't be the case. Traveller shook the country music world. But the From A Room Vol. 1 & 2 efforts felt too easy—9 songs, many of which had been heard by the world before, like addendums to Traveller as opposed to albums of growth.
It continues to be remarkable how some in the outside media consider Chris Stapleton as "traditionalism." Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell are stamped with that label as well, simply because they're non radio stars who've found mainstream-level success. Though this has been respectfully debunked to members of the media, some just seem to hold fast to that opinion and refuse to be swayed, even though Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, and Jason Isbell themselves have weighed in, and verified that they don't consider themselves traditional country either. It's a rather shallow observance of a complex genre. Making SavingCountryMusic.com synonymous with traditionalism is just as shallow.
Country music is just big enough to gain attention from big, national media outlets, but often these outlets refuse to devote resources to dedicated journalists who understand the history, breadth, or nuance of the genre. This results in misnomers being printed in major periodicals which can be disrespectful to the artists and the music, beyond the opinions shared about a specific songs or someone's awards show performance. This is one of the reasons NPR opened up a Nashville office (though country is much bigger than just the Nashville scene), and why NPR is one of the few national outlets that does a reasonable job covering country, roots, and Americana, while understanding the important differences between them all.
Has Chris Stapleton helped save country music? Yes, I would say he probably has. But a band like Midland is probably more "traditionalist" than Chris Stapleton at this point. Chris Stapleton is a songwriter, and he is country. But it was his soulful voice that hit right at the time when R&B was becoming all the rage in country that made him the right artist at the right moment, to the point where he's still riding the momentum that first was set off at the 2015 CMA Awards.
There's a good chance that next year Chris Stapleton doesn't win anything at the CMAs. At the pace he's going, it may be years before he writes a new song. Stapleton has talked about his difficulty composing new material himself. Things are good right now, and the fire to write new songs isn't as easy to find as it was when nobody knew his name outside of Music Row and little blogs like Saving Country Music.
What Chris Stapleton will mean to country music in the grand scheme will be determined in the years to come, not just as history comes to a broad-minded conclusion upon his contributions, but what his next move will be. As Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said, it's almost like the country music community is voting for the man instead of the music. It's now up to Chris Stapleton to prove that he deserved all of those awards, and may deserve more in the future. Because country music won't be saved at some magical moment you can then circle on a calendar. It is a ever-present effort that has always been necessary, and always will be. And those who understand this are those who truly understand country music.
Chris Stapleton, CMA Awards, Jon Caramanica, The New York Times
John R Baker
November 27, 2018	@ 10:40 am
Though I also like Stapleton the notion that he's a real departure from the scene is rather at odds with the number of hits he's written for the big names. A lot of that stuff is full of the same lame bro cliches and drivel. He's just got real stuff as well.
November 28, 2018	@ 9:09 am
Of course it is, he made a living writing songs for the machine prior to his breakout. Why in Sam hill would he give his good songs out? Makes no sense…
Benny Bagwell
Check out a band called "The Steel Drivers" (the band Chris Stapleton was in and wrote for) and see if you change your mind.
November 27, 2018	@ 12:01 pm
A quick search of the site returns 24 articles where The SteelDrivers have been at least mentioned. I think they've been checked out pretty well here.
-Josh-
November 27, 2018	@ 1:23 pm
He was also in a rock band called Jompson Brothers before the SteelDrivers.
Jompson was after Steeldrivers
They were actually around at the same time but Jompson Brothers released their album first.
Cool Lester Smooth
"The SteelDrivers" came out in 2008.
"The Jompson Brothers" came out in 2010.
You are correct, my apologies.
Bigdog
Trigger, I concur.
Honestly, I think people are just lazy.
Chris Stapleton is good. He's on all of my playlists in varying quantities.
But, instead of taking time to discover MORE quality music, the NEXT radio-friendly-but-also-traditional artist, the NEXT Chris Stapleton, people just keep continuing to recycle his name when it comes to "real country". He's great! To those people, I am still glad that they listen to him and give him th awards, if that's over Keith Urban, Kane Brown, etc. But come on people! Put in a little bit more effort and find MORE good music! There's plenty out there!
Yes. Stapleton is the lazy, token traditional pick. Plus, he comes from deep within the songwriting establishment and all of these people know him. If Shane McAnally released a new album, he'd be plastered all over the awards shows.
Brian B
Before Stapleton there were breakout traditionalists such as Randy Travis, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam and Alan Jackson. They arrived on the scene around the same time when the last traditionalist revival took place. And lest not forget that Reba was a solid traditionalist female voice when she was starting out, as was LeeAnn Womack. Both of them sort of "sold out" to the more bland sound which has dominated radio airplay for the past two to three decades.
Does anyone know if Shane McAnally is the son of Mac McAnally who had some chart success two to three decades ago?
No, they're unrelated.
Travis Widick
He's above average for sure, but I put my money on the likes of Cody Jinks, Whitey Morgan, Tyler Childers, and The Turnpike Troubadours every time when it comes to modern country heroes.
The sales and streaming numbers for artists like Cody Jinks, the Turnpike Troubadours, and Tyler Childers are incredible, and rival or surpass some of the numbers even for some mainstream country artists with radio play. If you're looking for names to make synonymous with "real" country in 2018, these would be it. These are not obscure artists, unless you only know country music from the outside looking in. These are major touring names with huge followings. Just as much as the CMA Awards use Chris Stapleton as a default, the media tends to use Chris Stapleton as a default when they want to define "real" or "traditional" country, and it's a reduction of what Stapleton does, and the reality of things when you take a broader picture of what's happening in country music. Independent and traditional artists continue to gain in market share. The mainstream, awards shows, and country radio no longer solely define what country music is.
Phil Oxford
It's a shame that whenever I hear scm.com mentioned, it's always in a broad-brushed, patronizing sort of way. I think that for these folks, scm.com is used (wrongly and lazily, obviously) to conjure the idea of a certain type of country fan, rather than being something that is actually engaged with. The dismissive, "oh yeah, the fuddy-duddies of scm haha haha" is not only disrespectful, but also indicative of bad journalism on their part. Not to mention the frequent mis-construals of your positions.
I for one really appreciate what you do. I read these other publications to stay abreast of the happenings, and sometimes they have good things to say. But scm.com's engagement with country music is second to no one. Rather than being the backward, "weird corner of the internet" it is sometimes made out to be, scm.com puts the larger outlets to shame re: country music. Thank you for your thoughtful insights and nuance.
Sometimes I wonder if the website were giving a less-aggressive but still assertive name, if it would be given more respect.
"Preserving Country Music" or something. Don't mean to be cliche, but it's a thought.
Obviously there is no changing now, both from a marketing perspective and because I'm sure Trigger is pretty steadfast about his way. But it's a thought.
I like the name. It grabs one's attention, and that matters a lot when you're writing on your own, no team, and don't have the benefit of a marketing budget. And when I tell people about SCM, they are intrigued by the name and are more likely to remember it.
OMFS88
"Let's talk country music.com"
Wait – "saving" is too aggressive a word?
Too benevolent, perhaps.
It should be kickingcountryradiosass.com
Brent Hirth
I think the website name should be changed to http://www.kickingmainstreamcountrymusicintheballsack.com. That's not aggressive, has a ring to it, easy to remember, quite catchy, has some flair to it…
H.P. @ Hillbilly Highways
"scm.com puts the larger outlets to shame re: country music."
Which is exactly why they avoid saying anything nice or fair about Saving Country Music…
Dirt Road Derek
If Stapleton can't deliver an album of new material at the moment, I'd welcome a cover album from him. I'd enjoy hearing his take on some classic tracks, besides the couple he's already done and perhaps some that force him to stretch beyond his comfort zone a bit. It would beat hearing Broken Halos on heavy rotation, which is definitely better than being subjected to the latest from Kane Brown or Kelsie Ballerinnie, but it's not his best by far.
Jason R Kirby
Same thing I've been saying about Jamey Johnson. Give me a covers album.
I loved hearing him do a couple of Randy Travis songs with Cody Jinks a while ago.
If he doesn't, can't, won't write new stuff…fine. just give us some fresh material!
A Pigpen cover album would be killer. I've thought this since 2015.
Jamey Johnson went that route as well. Just check on YouTube there are a number of videos of him doing his take on many of the old country classics. But I don't believe he has had any chart success following his classic "In Color".
Jamey Johnson went that route as well. Over YouTube you will find many posts of him doing his take on many of the old classics. However he hasn't had any real chart successes following his classic "In Color".
ScottG
"If you know what I'm talking about, you know what I'm talking about."
How do you take that Trigger?
IMO Chris Stapleton is good but he's now becoming overrated because of the weakness of the rest of the mainstream. He's the antithesis of where it's been going with electronic beats, auto tune, etc. Can't really blame the guy for doing his thing and getting recognized.
Also, this is not unique to country music. The truly best artists usually don't win the awards in most genres. Does the Grammy usually go to the best album of the year?
Look, if I couldn't take criticism or snark, I'd be a pretty big hypocrite.
Generally speaking, I'm glad my efforts were recognized in a discussion on a podcast posted on 'The New York Times.' I just wish they were a little more informed. If they wanted to know my opinion about Chris Stapleton and the CMA Awards, I shared them and they could have included that as opposed to reducing it to a punch line. I showed a similar concern for Stapleton's wins as Jon Caramanica did, who I have a tremendous amount of respect for.
The context of the comments about Saving Country Music on the 'New York Times" podcast were: 1) Chris Stapleton is a traditional country artist. 2) SavingCountryMusic.com loves traditional country artists and gives them favorable coverage. 3) SavingCountryMusic.com must think that country music has been saved with Chris Stapleton winning 3 CMA Awards.
None of those statements are really true.
Yeah I know you have thick skin and handle criticism really well. I'm just curious to know exactly what they mean by that smug and wanna be hip nudge nudge comment.
My daughter went to hear Chris Stapleton ( I turned her on to him after I found him here) and was introduced to Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives who were the opening act.
She was so excited hearing Marty she phoned from the concert lol.
She was "blown away" by Marty Stuart.
So Chris is saving country music that way at least, introducing people to some authentic country music stars.
That is so awesome! Marty and the boys put on a helluva show. When I saw they were coming to Atlanta (I couldn't go) I said, wrong act is headlining. I was being facetious of course, I understand how these things work, but that band is, as the saying goes on this site, criminally underrated.
And I love Stapleton, so this is not a shot.
Corncaster
"Traditional" isn't boring, and it isn't a pejorative. Tradition means that something is real, and that it's alive. Long after pop confections like Kane Brown go the way of Timbuk 3 and Kajagoogoo, traditional music will still be kicking.
Country music by definition is traditional. If it's not traditional, then it's not country. Because the whole point of country music from the very beginning has been to pay forward the traditions of the past. How we pay those traditions forward can change and evolve, as can the traditions themselves as time moves on. But if you're not paying homage to the past in some capacity, you're not country. That is why the Hall of Fame rotunda is etched with the saying, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken."
altaltcountry
Which begs the question "What is country music being saved from?" and I think the answer is "rootlessness." Unfortunately, some journalists and listeners think the lower branches are the roots just because they're below other branches. And many folks aren't even aware of the lowest branches, just what's beneath the very top (i.e. what they grew up with).
The roots of country music aren't a set of stylistic flourishes, like a steel guitar or twangy voice–Kane Brown would be country in that case. The roots are something you feel but don't see. They're not easy to define; unfortunately modern journalism and mass marketing are based on what's easy to define, for an audience too lazy to use a dictionary. A site like SCM takes up the challenge of describing what's at the heart of country music without getting stuck in the past. The roots need the branches (what you call paying it forward) in order to survive just as much as the branches need the roots.
Erik North
This is how I, a fan of classic 1960s/1970s rock, have always felt, that country music CAN evolve while maintaining ALL of the traditions it began with. I would also say, however, that it isn't only the media that fails to get this point (nobody seems to do much in the way of research or reading on the subject these days). Those in control of the purse strings on Music Row seem to be willfully out of touch as well.
Trigger, I can't help but notice the folks who comment on the SCM Facebook posts and the folks who comment here seem to live in very different musical worlds, with very different ideas of what it means to save country music.
It's also different on Twitter where much of the media dwells. There, I am the biggest threat to women in country music, a racist bigoted Nazi right wing extremist who wants to exclude all women and minorities from country and only have country music sound like Hank Williams until Kingdom Come.
Meanwhile in these comments sections I'm a left-wing social justice warrior who can't let the "women in music" thing go, and hates America for giving artists like Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson a pass for their politics.
As in most parts of life these days, if you don't choose a side, you run the risk of being misunderstood and vilified by both.
Also, the difference between here and Facebook is most commenters actually read the articles, while on Facebook most people are just reacting to the image and title.
If you say "lightning bug" on Facebook or Twitter, most people think you're talking about the weather.
King Honky Of Crackershire
Nazis weren't right-wing.
That's actually a fair point.
They were amoral power-hungry pricks who manipulated the grievances of right-wing morons who felt left behind by modern Germany by giving them a racial "other" to blame for their mediocrity.
They're Stalin, not Lenin.
Those morons weren't right-wing. You could say they were traditionalists or nationalists, but anyone who wants a larger government is left-wing.
They weren't Stalin or Lenin; they were Hitler, who was more like Mussolini, if we need a comparison.
In America, there are left-wing Conservatives, and right-wing Conservatives. There are left-wing Liberals, and right-wing Liberals.
That's…not how it works.
The term "Left Wing" comes from the French Revolution, when the pro-free market, anti-monarchy party, the Girondins, sat on the left side of the council chamber.
Left/Right wing is defined by a party's relation to the status quo. The right wing wishes to maintain it, or return to a past state. The left wing wants to change it to something different.
Authoritarian assholes can be right wing (Mussolini) or left wing (Lenin), depending on how they aim to use their power.
Populist assholes like Hitler, Stalin and others don't fall on the left/right spectrum, because they have no real ideology: their only goal is power in and of itself.
It's the "choose a side" thing that bothers me most. I just want to hear a good song or read a well-written article. To me, a contrasting point of view is a good thing. As long as it isn't blatantly nasty, I'm happy to hear it if it's in G-C-D.
Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing I run into more often than not anymore when conversing with people who say they like country music. Just last week I had somebody mention Johnny Cash and Brantley Gilbert (???) in the same sentence, with a straight face.
Had to connect with my spirit animal to keep from losing it.
LOL- spirit animal? Gotta try to remember that one.
Yeah I've yet to find another website that has the kind of nuanced country music/industry discussions that this website has.
Most of the other country review/news websites play it safe and are so stripped of personality that that it feels pointless to read. And then the actual country music opinion pieces I find seem to mostly come from New York/LA based writers who don't know what they're talking about.
I disagree with a lot of Trig's hot takes and honestly don't care that much about "saving" country music but it's disappointing to see this website reduced to the "Old man screams at cloud" kind of thing. It only takes a few minutes of poking around a few articles to see that it's much more than that.
When you have journalists covering country music who are also tasked to cover ALL music, or all entertainment, or whose primary beat is sports or hip-hop or movies, everything is going to be reduced to a stereotype and that coverage is going to be littered with misnomers because they haven't put in the time to really delve deep into subjects before commenting on them. I'm glad "The New York Times" puts the effort out to cover country music, but get some experts there who know the music more than the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It would have taken a matter of minutes to find out my opinions on the Chris Stapleton wins at the 2018 CMAs. It's become fashion in the Twitterverse to shit on Saving Country Music and oversimplify my opinions, partly because I've held journalists accountable for spreading misnomers.
There is so much bad mainstream country music right now, I just don't know how anyone can look at the radio scene and decide what song releases the least amount of stench. It seems like it's been years and years that radio has played only solo men singing about teenage highs and lows which take place in a truck parked in a field. It's all the same. And if I'm a longtime fan of country music and I'm voting for the CMAs or ACMs or whatever else, I'm just not going to listen to it all. I'm just not. I'm going to just pick the incumbent, so I can still go to the ceremony or keep my voting rights until country radio rebounds. There's a reason that the same people win over and over and I think it's because true country fans aren't listening to the radio for logical reasons.
They look at the ballot, see Chris Stapleton and vote for him again. They see Keith Urban and think "It's his turn."
Country Radio is way beyond broken and mainstream country isn't bad. It's worse than bad. It's bland and boring.
Last year, a three-year-old Chris Stapleton song was nominated for song of the year, so anyone who believes Stapleton will stop winning awards because he's stopped putting out music, you're wrong.
I bet Mr Stapleton had a three album deal with his label. From A Room 1 and 2 were phoned in to get better leverage for the next go round, given the success of Traveller. I'm sure he will deliver.
I am a fan of Chris Stapleton, but I have the same problem in a way with him winning all of the time. There are all of these people in Nashville who have the ability to support true country music at any time. The industry could shift tends immediately, but they are only worried about milking the money cow for more and more, so they allow R&B music to pass off as country. Then every year they are voting for Chris Stapleton to show us how much they are real traditionalists. It is almost like that bone they keep throwing out to real country music fans, trying to make us think country has not lost its way. They are actually a bunch of frauds.
When fruit is rotten, you throw it out.
Dan Kyle
Everyone here should Youtube 'Rick Beato The Four Chords That Killed POP Music! you'll see what's really going on with the song mills that mass produce the same song over and over and over again
That's really interesting. Especially the country call out. Unlike Rick though, I don't think the blame lies solely with the A&R people. I think consumers share at least SOME of the blame.
Interesting that the Beattles and even Max Martin barely used them…
For sure if the public stopped being duped by it but your average music fan doesn't know the difference, it's just data that shows what people buy, what demographic that falls for this lame shit and they ramp it up. It's just about money not art.
Of course, always has been for the mainstream industry…. though some art does survive even in that environment. I'm not saying there isn't a formula but a lot of people (including this video) like to solely place the blame on "the man" or in this case A&R. If it were ONLY up to A&R ppl or radio programmers, you wouldn't be able to explain the sudden and unexpected hits that nobody predicted, or the changing tastes that nobody predicted, or the emergence of SoundCloud rap, etc etc. Yes there's a small group of people that can shape taste to SOME degree, but saying some of the blame / responsibility doesn't also rest with the consumer is short sighted. Anyway, it an interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Ulysses McCaskill
I'd like to see him release a bluegrass record. His voice with a banjo and fiddle in the background is sublime, as evidenced by his time with the Steeldrivers.
I couldn't agree more about the novelty of Chris Stapleton winning every award is starting to wear thin. I think he is an amazing vocalist, has had some good, if not great songs, but three years in a row winning Male Vocalist of the Year seems anti-climatic. When he also won Single and Song of the Year, it again felt like a "been there, done that" moment. The most disappointing moment of the CMAs is that Chris Janson was not given a solo performance slot to sing "Drunk Girl." It was disappointing that he did not win Song of the Year , but it was even more of a head-scratcher that if the CMAs did not allow him to have what could have been a career-making performance.
MICHAEL HOBGOOD
I went to see Chris Stapleton at Rupp Arena back in October. He had Marty Stuart opening for him and it was awesome. Marty definitely still has it. It was a great show and honestly I enjoyed what Marty Stuart and the fabulous superlatives did as much as Stapleton.
Killen Thyme
I was at the same show. Brent Cobb and Marty lit the place up, simply incredible. Although I was happy to see Chris do a "full band" approach unlike the past times I have seen him, I wasn't impressed. And off the stage there were big muscle dummies fighting everywhere.
I think we're just at the point where we are so many decades removed from actual "traditionalism" that anything sounding remotely like mid-2000's Chesney is revered as an instant classic. It's a shame. I agree that change can't happen overnight. But it seems right now that nobody in Nashville is willing to take that first baby step. Perhaps the future epicenter of country music lies elsewhere.
Fuzzy TwoShirts
The way I see it, "Country Music" isn't coming back the way it was a few decades ago.
That was a type of music, made from a type of lifestyle that was widespread and simply gave way to technology.
To act like "Country Music" is just being buried is sort of like saying that the Federalist Party is going to come back.
Country Music, at least as it was in the 50s and 60s, (the Golden Era) won't just "come back" when it comes back into style.
Because, at least content-wise, there aren't people experiencing those things anymore.
There's always going to to throwback and heavily influenced stuff, but Country Music is changing.
It's GOING to have modern influences.
The difference is whether we let the right or the wrong people represent that going forward.
So, yeah, Country Music WAS kind of a unique cultural hiccup that spanned a few decades but even the 90s Country was far removed from its roots, at least content wise.
Lee Ann Womack says something like this on the title track from "The Lonely the Lonesome and the Gone":
"Nobody writes goodbye notes
And takes off to God-only-knows
On trains any more…..
He [Hank Williams] never sang
About a Camry pulling out of a crowded parking lot.
But I guess that in some way every heartache
Is like an old Hank Williams song:
There's the lonely, the lonesome, and the gone."
The methods of transportation change, but the pain is still the same.
I'm preaching to the choir to tell you this, Fuzzy–you know the material better than I do–but even though the style of country music (method of transportation) changes, there's still something eternal about good country music (represented here by Hank Williams).
We can find something relevant in old songs about trains, if we take the trouble to listen to them, to understand why they're talking about trains (and since trains mean something different in different songs, then understanding traditional country music takes some effort and some patience). But the work is always rewarded.
There are some traditional country musicians who were way ahead of their time. I recently mentioned the Carolina Chocolate Drops' cover of J. E. Mainer's "Run Mountain." But the other side of Mainer's 78 (the 1949 version, not the later Rural Rhythms take), "Shoot the Turkey Buzzard" is so uncontrolled that it rivals the wildest of The Velvet Underground or Sonic Youth.
And there are some artists that we still haven't caught up with yet–to my mind, nobody's come close to duplicating–let alone improving on–Steve Young.
So if "modern" country music ever completely loses its soul (but I don't think there's much danger of that, thanks to advocates like the founder and followers of SCM), well I've got lots of Rose Maddox to catch up on.
LoganD
Hey Trig, you should check out Morgan Wallen's cover of Jason Isbell's "Cover me up" on Taste of Country. The dude did a damn good job. Wasn't expecting that performance and that song especially out of him
Let me know when he releases it as a single and makes Mercy some mailbox money.
Fair enough haha. Though I will say I didn't expect him to be listening to Isbell
TxMusic
Let me preface by saying I like a lot of Chris's music and I find him to be be unproblematic. I do wonder though how much mainstream interest in him was influenced by the make over he and Morgane got right before things kicked off. Also how people's perception of him as traditional country comes from said make over, the goofy hat, duster coat, turquoise jewelry.
He looks the part so he must be it.
Chris Stapleton has made it to the Top. Traveller is an epic album that will stand the test of time. The two follow ups were both good, just not great. They made him a lot of money and kept him on tour selling out arenas and picking up awards. Now comes the hard part. Making another great album. I'm betting he can do it. Time will tell. Its probably going to take a "minute".
You are right the two follow ups are not great but keep winning awards. It's ridiculous but it won't end. Pop country is here to stay and will keep being played on country radio and crappy ones will still be number ones. The Pistol Annie's new album is so good and done really great songs vocally and lyrically but yet country radio will not play them or add songs to their rotation. It has become quite sad and I'm appealing to listen to any country station. I know Bobby Bones does all female on the weekends but why not do it on your weekday show. His show is terrible as well
He plays the same people and songs every single morning and lord all he talks about is Garth Brooks. Give it a rest…
I don't dislike Chris but to me his songs sound alike and does nothing for me, I actually did not care for Broken Halos but that's just me.
I am not close to being a Blake Shelton fan at all but there is a serious problem when a song like I lived it that sounds descent with some substance to it does not make it to the top but this ridiculous song turning me on with no substance at all and a God awful song is moving into the top 10 on the charts. So sad for real music…
If I don't get the new Pistol Annies record for Christmas (like I've requested), I'll buy it on December 26th.
I think, as with any kind of art, the artist isn't able to appreciate/realize what he's created until it is placed before the beholders.
Da Vinci hated the Mona Lisa, Venus De Milo was outside, probably accompanied by quite a few similar statues and therefore not much to behold/respect.
I'm pretty sure Debussy didn't ever imagine people would be flocking to Music Halls in 2018 still excited to hear someone play "Claire De Lune."
Richard Wright probably didn't know "Dark Side of the Moon" would have a 15 year chart run.
So it's not as easy as "making another great album."
Look at Avatar, either the blue people movie OR the great cartoon, either is a great example.
The blue people movie is the highest grossing film ever, and left almost no cultural impact.
By comparison, this goofy nicktoons show is a beloved classic.
Lots of great movies are ruined by bad sequels that didn't understand why we liked the original.
Chris Stapleton is in part, sticking to his formula because it worked, and because I bet he's a bit scared to try something new.
Art is subjective.
Pretty sure Sturgill Simpson didn't expect Metamodern Sounds to go so wild like it did.
I'm sure Brian Jacques didn't expect "Redwall" to be a smash.
Alan Parsons (The Beatles/Pink Floyd producer) put "Redwall" on the map.
Meanwhile millions of great pieces of music and literature go unnoticed.
I'm pretty sure Bazzini's "Dance of the Goblins" is every bit as deserving as "Claire de Lune"
"Desolation Row" is probably far more abstract and complex than "American Pie."
Pretty sure most people can't quote a line from Desolation Row.
So "masterpiece" is such a bad term when it comes to art, especially for artists who may or may not be as proud of this or that creation.
Frankly, I think Hank Thompson's "Three little swigs from a bottle of gin, a big bad heartache can't get in, I lifted it up to my chinny chin chin and took three little swigs from a bottle of gin" is one of the greatest lyrics ever written.
Pretty sure nobody recognizes it
But I bet everybody can quote "I'm a believer" by the Monkees
Hank Thompson's drinking albums are masterpieces. But I think "Songs for Rounders" is up there with "Sgt. Pepper" or "Face to Face." And it got there 8 years earlier.
matthew rutledge
They are just throwing shade Trigg. I stream music and read blogs…they are just upset they are a dying breed.
Really like Stapleton but the mainstream country artist that has been consistently waving the country flag for more than a decade is Miranda! Her 6 albums have many influences but are ALWAYS country, add in her 3 albums w/ Pistol Annies & it no contest. The fact that only male names are listed above (Stapleton, Simpson & Isbell) as saviors is another example of the sexism in country. Especially since it's the female artists really releasing the best music in the genre currently.
I completely agree that the way the media has exclusively focused on Stapleton, Simpson, and Isbell as "country saviors" is not only lazy, inaccurate when it comes to the style of their music, and exclusionary to important artists, I have specifically made that case when it comes to Miranda Lambert being left out of that discussion. That's why I wrote an article titled, "Miranda Lambert Is That 4th Mt. Rushmore Name We've Been Looking For"
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/why-miranda-lambert-is-that-4th-mt-rushmore-name-weve-been-looking-for/
This is no knock of Stapleton whatsoever…But, he's the guy all the fans of the mainstream like to trot out to prove that they are 'into' traditional country. They have their token and they'll ignore all the others until they use Stapleton up.
The 90s was a great time for country – Mark Chesnutt, Doug Stone, Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw etc. I wish we could have more music like that.
TXMUSICJIM
Chris Stapleton is a good artist and deserves accolades but so do lots of great artists who keep country music going. I simply won't watch the CMA'S or listen to mainstream country radio. I have great local stations like the range and the ranch in DFW that play Texas/ Red Dirt and Americana with lots of classics thrown in. I can go to numerous live music venues and hear original material but in the DFW market we are blessed with a culture that supports independent music as is our Hill Country brothers and sisters with KNBT in New Braunfels and Lucenbach and Greune hall. That's what will "save country music" not any one artist.
Stapleton sounds the same on everything. He's the only singer out there who sings in ALL CAPS.
One or two songs is the most I can take.
Blockman
Kacey Musgraves is saving country music right now.
But, she's a woman, so of course some people will undermine her.
Flash in the pan. I remember when y'all were upset that Stapleton was opening for Hank Jr thinking it should be the other way around but Jr is someone with arguably at least 20 years of solid records under his belt while Stapleton was riding high on ONE. It's gonna take a little more than that.
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Here are some favourites from a recent family portrait photography shoot in London (in a heatwave)!
The way I approach family photoshoots is not to pose people in a way I think would look pretty; its about capturing genuine moments of emotion that are sometimes blatantly there in front of me, as with this shoot, or sometimes a little bit hidden, and need to be found…as if searching for treasure . On this occasion the baby was very happy all the time, but often that's not the case. Toddlers with new baby siblings especially are often not very happy about the new changes and the last thing they want is a photographer coming round to shower yet more attention on the new baby and force them into uncomfortable smiley poses. Well, this is where taking a more natural child focused approach to portrait photography comes in, and where its a bit more work, but still entirely possible, to capture moments of pure emotion and love that are so tangibly visible in this shoot.
No family is perfect, and that's not what I'm there to seek out or force in my photography. Every family has days and things happen to them they'd rather forget. But in among all the chaos, pain and the roller coaster of emotions most of us experience, there is always a deep down love that every family shares with each other. This is what I want to seek out and take photos of….just you guys being you, taking a moment to slow down, take a breath and look at one another and truly appreciate what you are and how it feels when you are together.
This family were beautiful together and the love they share was pure joy to photograph.


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Q: How do I remove the background from image in Java using OpenCV with only single Image? It is possible to use the BackgroundSubtractorMOG (OpenCV library) in still images?
I want to get only the foreground image from one single still image (captured from camera) using OpenCV library.
The still image look like this:
The original still image
I want to remove the background to get only the cars.
The similar question have been asked such as
here, but in my case, the background is not uniform.
Thank you for answering my question.

A: Since you are not allowed to use photo editing software, I highly recommend not to bother yourself with background subtraction, combined with following counting of cars. Even if you were 100% successfull in the subtraction, which is highly unlikely, you will then have problems counting the cars. Or you could fail to correctly count them at all, because some of them can overlap each other etc.
Instead, use the haar classifier, that will give you the detection (regardless of lighting situation), and the count in one step. There are pretrained classifiers available on the internet as well.
See these links:
http://mark-kay.net/2014/06/24/detecting-vehicles-cctv-image/
https://abhishek4273.com/2014/03/16/traincascade-and-car-detection-using-opencv/
https://github.com/andrewssobral/vehicle_detection_haarcascades

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Q: Bijection from permutations to restricted n-tuples
Let $A_n$ be the set of permutations of $1,\dots,n$. Let $B_n$ be the
  set of $n$-tuples $(b_1,\dots,b_n)$ such that $1\le b_i\le i$ for each
  $i\in 1,\dots, n$. Construct a bijection from $A_n$ to $B_n$. (Hint:
  Use induction on $n$, employing a bijection from $A_{n-1}$ to
  $B_{n-1}$ to construct a bijection from $A_n$ to $B_n$. Below we
  illustrate this process for $n=3$.)
$\begin{matrix} A_3 & 321 & 231 & 213 & 312 & 132 & 123 \\ B_3 & 111 & 112 & 113 & 121 & 122 & 123 \end{matrix}$

Since the size of $B_n$ is $n!$ a bijection from $A_n$ to $B_n$ trivially exists. But presumably the example given is an illustration of some kind of canonical bijection that is meaningful. However, I don't see what the meaningful idea is.


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The classic 2014 film Effie Gray, the true story of a scandal that shocked Victorian England, is re-released in Virtual Cinemas and on VOD today, and out 31st May as a special collector's edition DVD and Blu-ray, thanks to Sovereign Films. Watch the trailer...
Nineteen-year-old Effie Gray marries esteemed art critic John Ruskin, a cold and distant man who, seemingly repelled by his young bride, refuses to consummate their marriage. Neglected and shunned, and her health suffering from the strain of the crumbling relationship, Effie defies Victorian society by striking up a friendship with one of Ruskin's acolytes, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painter John Everett Millais. It's friendship that blossoms into something else, that sends shockwaves through polite society.
When Effie Gray was first released in 2014, Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian said it was 'the film to watch'. Directed by BAFTA winner Richard Laxton (Him & Her), and written by and co-starring Oscar-winning script writer and actress Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Howard's End), the film also stars Dakota Fanning (Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood) as the titular character caught in a scandalous love triangle.
The film features a truly sterling ensemble cast including Greg Wise (Cranford) as Ruskin, and Tom Sturridge (Vanity Fair) as Millais, with supporting roles from BAFTA winners James Fox (The Servant), Robbie Coltrane (Cracker), Julie Walters (Educating Rita), and David Suchet (Poirot).
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