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Lesson Both Fields at Once?!
(can be split into two 50-minute sessions)
Thrown for a Loop
HS-PS2-5
For MRI safety, engineers consider the effects of both magnetic and electric fields!
Pertinent to their ongoing investigation of MRI machines, students learn the consequences of a charge being subject to electric and magnetic fields at the same time. The lesson covers the Hall effect, velocity selector and the charge to mass ratio. Through several example problems, students calculate the Hall voltage, which is dependent upon plate width, drift velocity and magnetic field strength. Then they calculate the velocity selector, represented by the ratio of the magnitude of the fields, assuming the strength of each field is known. Students perform a series of calculations to arrive at the charge to mass ratio, and finally, a homework problem set, serving as an evaluation of student progress.
Engineers must understand the combined effects of electric and magnetic fields in order to design safe MRI machines and recognize safety issues. They also apply their understanding of the properties of electric and magnetic fields in applications such as the mass spectrometer. In the provided homework problem set, students use the velocity selector, charge to mass ratio, and the Hall effect to answer questions relevant to the combined effects of electric and magnetic fields.
Describe the Hall effect.
Calculate a Hall voltage.
Use the charge to mass ratio.
HS-PS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current. (Grades 9 - 12)
Plan and conduct an investigation individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, and in the design: decide on types, how much, and accuracy of data needed to produce reliable measurements and consider limitations on the precision of the data (e.g., number of trials, cost, risk, time), and refine the design accordingly.
Forces at a distance are explained by fields (gravitational, electric, and magnetic) permeating space that can transfer energy through space. Magnets or electric currents cause magnetic fields; electric charges or changing magnetic fields cause electric fields.
…and "electrical energy" may mean energy stored in a battery or energy transmitted by electric currents.
Empirical evidence is required to differentiate between cause and correlation and make claims about specific causes and effects.
Velocity Selector, Charge to Mass Ratio, Hall Effect Homework (pdf)
Velocity Selector, Charge to Mass Ratio, Hall Effect Homework Solutions (pdf)
Visit [www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/van_mri_lesson_4] to print or download.
Students are introduced to the effects of magnetic fields in matter addressing permanent magnets, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism and magnetization.
Students begin to focus on the torque associated with a current carrying loop in a magnetic field. They solve example problems as a class and use diagrams to visualize the vector product. In addition, students learn to calculate the energy of this loop in the magnetic field.
Since this lesson explores the effects of both electric and magnetic fields at once, students should have a basic understanding of electric fields so they can understand how the two relate.
To solve our MRI challenge, we determined that we need to know how magnetic fields relate to electricity. Because MRI machines include electrical components, we need to learn how the magnetic and electric fields will interact. We need to understand what happens when a charge is subject to both magnetic and electric fields. Engineers need to understand how the electrical and magnetic fields interact in order to understand the limitations set on the individual parts of MRI machines.
How do we determine the properties of electrons that carry currents in a wire? Would any of the laws regarding resistors and capacitors be different if positive particles carried charge?
This lesson fits into the Research and Rvise phase of the legacy cycle in which students are provided with additional information enabling them to revise their initial ideas for solving the challenge. The research aspect consists of formal lecture on Hall effect, velocity selector, and charge to mass ratio.
Lesson Information
So far, we have looked at what happens to charged particles when a magnetic field is applied, often resulting in a magnetic force, given by the cross product rule. In this section, we look at a few interesting effects that happen when charge is subject to both electric and magnetic fields.
In studying electric current without looking at magnetism, note that what sort of particle is carrying the charge through a wire has not been important or even observable. The conventional current is defined as the amount of positive charge moving through a cross sectional area, but it could equally well be negative charge moving in the other direction, and it would not affect the calculated current, power or voltage in any part of any circuit. However, in a magnetic field there can be a difference.
Consider a rectangular piece of thin copper foil laid down on a table and connected to a circuit so that current moves through it from left to right. Assume for a moment that the current really does represent particles with a positive charge, and create a uniform magnetic field pointing down into the foil. If you apply the rule shown below, note that the positive charges are pushed up to one end of the foil, as shown in Figure A.
As the positive charges are forced up, charge builds up on the top of the plate, creating a potential difference that one can measure. Assuming that the charge moving through the wire is positive, the upper side will be at a higher potential.
However, what is actually observed in working with metal conductors is the opposite: the upper side is at a lower potential. This can be explained by assuming that the negative charge is actually moving in the opposite direction of the conventional current, which by again applying the same rule (see below) would have negative particles forced up to the top of the plate, as shown in Figure B.
To researchers in the 19th century, this proved that metal conductors contained free charge that was negative.
In this situation, multiple forces are acting on the electrons in the copper plate. As we saw, a magnetic force propels charged particles up to the top of the plate, but as they accumulate on one side of the plate, they generate an electric field pushing them in the other direction. We may assume that this field is uniform and constant in the copper plate, since it is a conductor.
Eventually, so much charge accumulates on the top of the plate that the electric force pushing the electrons down is equal to the magnetic force pushing them up. We call the generated field the hall field, as denoted below. A free body diagram of the electron in the copper plate may be helpful (see Figure C).
While we cannot measure the field directly, we can measure the potential difference across the plate, which is:
where w is the width of the plate.
As the particles are in equilibrium, we can write
So the Hall voltage depends on the plate width, drift velocity, and magnetic field strength. The drift velocity is difficult to measure directly, but it is related to the current by
Where n is the number of free charge carriers per unit volume, A is the area of the wire, and q is the charge on each carrier. Now for the copper plate, A=wt where t is the plate thickness. Substituting this and solving for the drift velocity we have
And so the Hall voltage is
This relationship is extremely useful if we know the properties of a conducting plate; we can measure the voltage across the plate and use this to determine an unknown magnetic field.
Example 1: A rectangle of copper foil with a width of 10 cm and thickness of 0.1 mm is placed in an approximately uniform magnetic field of unknown strength pointing directly through the rectangle. A current of 10 A is run through the rectangle, and a resulting Hall voltage of 325 μV is measured. What is the strength of the field?
Solution: The number of free electrons in copper is
Note that an incredibly strong magnetic field produces a very small Hall voltage in a fairly thin strip of copper with quite a bit of current. This is because copper, as well as other metals, has a large number of free electrons resulting in a very low drift velocity and thus very little magnetic force to be overcome with an electric field.
Example 2: A rectangular strip of germanium with a width of 3 cm thickness of 2 mm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2000 Gauss directed straight through the rectangle, and a current of 250 mA is run through the germanium sample. The resulting Hall voltage is .156 mV in the expected direction. What is the number of free electrons per unit volume in the sample, and what is the drift speed of the electrons?
electrons per cubic meter.
Since germanium has so many fewer free electrons than copper, a small magnetic field can produce a much greater Hall voltage. Since the charge is moving faster for a given current, the magnetic force affects it more. For this reason, a small germanium rectangle is often used as a detection device to determine the strength of a magnetic field. Later on, we will use such a device to measure fields.
The Velocity Selector
When typically slow moving current in a conductor enters into a magnetic field, the result is either that the conductor is pushed to one side if it is free to move, as we saw in a previous activity, or a potential difference is set up across the conductor. However, when a beam of electrons is sent through a magnetic field, it may be deflected as the electrons are free to accelerate as force is applied.
Imagine firing a beam of electrons from left to right through a uniform magnetic field directed into the page. This would deflect the beam down. We could then set up parallel conducting plates above and below the beam (effectively building a parallel plate capacitor) and connect them to a potential difference, thus creating an electric field pointing down. This electric field would produce a force on the beam deflecting the electrons up.
The net force would either be up or down depending on which force is stronger. However, we could change the magnitude of the electric field by either adjusting the potential difference between the plates or changing the plate separation. We could set the strength of the electric field so that the magnetic force and electric force on the electron are the same magnitude, so that no deflection happens. In other words,
Then, if we know the strength of the fields, we can calculate the velocity of the electrons. The ratio of the magnitude of the fields is thus called the velocity selector.
The velocity selector is used in some types of mass spectrometry. In mass spectrometry, particles are ionized and then accelerated. They come out of the accelerator with different speeds, which makes them hard to analyze. One way to solve this is to send the particles through a velocity selector. Only the particles with a speed of v = E/B get through, while all other particles are deflected. This enables the particles to be analyzed at the same high velocity.
The Charge to Mass Ratio
Near the turn of the 20th century, it was not known what sort of particles carried charge in a conductor, or even if different metals had the same charge carriers. The work of Hall enabled people to separate the current into the drift speed of the charge carriers and the density of the charge carriers, but had not provided information about the carriers beyond the fact that they appeared to be negatively charged in conductors.
At this time, an apparatus had been developed for firing a beam of charged particles through a vacuum off of a conductor with an extremely high voltage. The glass tube containing the vacuum and the stream of particles, called a Crooke's tube, was the early predecessor of the CRT used in many older computer screens and televisions.
At the end of the 19th century, J. J. Thompson used a known uniform magnetic field and a uniform electric field to determine the velocity of these negatively charged particles (now known as electrons) by way of the velocity selector, E divided by B. He would adjust the electric field until no deflection occured and then calculate the fields and hence the velocity of the electrons.
Afterwards, he removed the magnetic field and reapplied an electric field, as shown in Figure E.
The electron has an initial horizontal velocity
, and no initial vertical velocity. While it is between the plates, distance
, an upward acceleration can be calculated by the field:
Note that this upward acceleration is proportional to
The total time spent between the plates is found using kinematics
Then the total vertical deflection after it leaves the plates is
Also, once it leaves the plates it has a vertical velocity
Then as it passes through length
to hit the screen, it deflects further, although now with a constant vertical velocity.
Then the total deflection is
Since the total deflection, the horizontal velocity, the distances and the field can be measured, we can use this equation to calculate
, the charge to mass ratio of the electron.
One thing that surprised physicists was that this ratio was the same no matter what metal was used for the cathode, supporting the theory that a single type of particle carried the charge in all conductors. This finding, in combination with Millikan's determination of the fundamental charge of an electron, enabled the calculation of the mass of the electron.
Homework Problems: Assign students the Velocity Selector, Charge to Mass Ratio, Hall Effect Homework problem set, which provides an assessment tool enabling teachers to follow students' progress in understanding the concepts.


The very lovely people at R+S have finally seen fit to reissue this seminal collection Detroit techno/electro auteur Juan Atkins, and in fully buffed and polished remastered form too! 'Classics' was originally released in 1993 via the legendary R+S imprint and was the first record to compile the early solo work of Juan Atkins post Cybotron, including the legendary cuts from 'No UFO's', 'Off to Battle', 'Night drive' and 'Electronic' through to 'Ocean to Ocean' in instrumental form and 'techno music', basically exactly the same as the original CD issue in case you were wondering. There's not a lot more we need to tell you about this record, it's just Detroit Gold, emotive, dance rocking and over all, amazing. Well recommended.


A heavy sell-off on Wall Street sent all US sectors tumbling down on Monday, as US technology stocks ETFs registered the largest daily outflows over the month with $949.5 million. Moreover, the segment fell by 2% bringing the performance over the month to a new low of -6%. As revelation of a report prepared for the senate Intelligence Committee's probe into Russia's implication in the US election accused US technology Giants of impeding the investigation, their stocks price seen a sharp decline. The US technology segment whose assets exceed $100 Bn, counts 42 ETFs and 22 indices.
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Q: How do I search using Powershell for specifc word but exclude names with word embedded in name I know this is probably simple or maybe not even possible, but my Powershell knowledge is novice and I've been tasked to create a search our file servers for filenames with "NDA" in them.  However, the script I created returns all filenames with NDA and NDA embedded (ie. it returns filenames like monday, calendar, fundamental, etc).  The persons wanting these results would like those embedded word results filtered out if possible.
Get-ChildItem -path u:\ -include *nda* -exclude *.tmp,*.lnk,*.xls,*.url,*.gif,*.bmp,*.msg,*.xlsx,*.kfg,*.sol,*.ics,*.srs,*.rtf,*.asd,*.dotx,*.xml -file -recurse

I've also tried this but it also returns all results.
Get-ChildItem u:\ -recurse -include *nda | Where-Object {$_.Name -match "nda"}

I've tried adding wildcards [ ] to try to eliminate the excess results but I'm not having luck.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

A: Not shure if the exclude list will suffice I added an or-RegEx selecting nda at the begin/end/seperated with a non alphabet-char. The exlude list may be read in from a file.
$Exclude = @"
monday
calendar
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Get-ChildItem -Path u:\ -recurse -include *nda* |
  Where-Object {$_.BaseName -match "(^nda|[^a-z]nda[^a-z]|nda$)"}|
    Where-Object {$Exclude -notcontains $_.BaseName }

A: Just do it :
Get-ChildItem "u:\" -recurse -file | Where BaseName -eq 'nda'

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"Decomposing Composers" is a Monty Python comedic song released on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album and the Monty Python Sings album. It was written and composed by Michael Palin and arranged by John Du Prez.

The song

Palin sings the song in what appears to be the persona of Luigi Vercotti, a seedy character who appeared in some sketches in the TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus, notably "Ethel the Frog" and "Ron Obvious".

The backing to the song is based on Pachelbel's Canon, and in the final spoken coda, there is a medley of classical favourites in the background. An interlude in the middle of the song consists of an attempt to play Beethoven's 5th Symphony, which keeps starting up and winding down, possibly to add to the death humour of the song.

After an initial spoken section where Luigi talks to his wife on the phone, he summarizes various classical composers who are all dead. He mentions (in order of mentioning): Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, Elgar, Schubert, Chopin, Handel, Haydn, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Wagner and Debussy. The final, spoken coda to the song includes another list of composers, complete with their death date. He mentions:

Claude Achille Debussy, "died 1918".
Christoph Willibald Gluck, "died 1787".
Carl Maria von Weber, "not at all well 1825, died 1826".
Giacomo Meyerbeer, "still alive 1863, not still alive 1864".
Modest Mussorgsky, "1880: going to parties. No fun anymore 1881".
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, "chatting away nineteen to the dozen with his mates down the pub every evening 1836. 1837: nothing".

During this final coda various short snippets of famous classical pieces can be heard, namely the 1st movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's "3rd Brandenburg Concerto", Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's finale from the Swan Lake and the rondo from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 4th Horn Concerto.

References

Monty Python sketches
Monty Python songs
1980 songs
Songs written by Michael Palin
Cultural depictions of Frédéric Chopin
Songs about classical music
Black comedy music
List songs

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Home Issue 5 From Little Pricks Big Pricks Grow exhibition
From Little Pricks Big Pricks Grow exhibition
Erwin Chlanda
It has been a hectic nine months since the inaugural LittlePricks exhibition – a change of government and some of the worst political infighting the Territory has ever seen. The CLP government is keen to move on and have us forget their antics.
But people won't forget thanks to the keen, and perhaps cynical, eye caste over proceedings by Territory artists. While the pollies have been slugging it out our local artists have also let rip. Like many Territorians they haven't been impressed and have put it all down in posters of photomontage, cartoons and incisive text.
Their work really makes a truth of be careful of what you say and do because, like a wily blue dog, it could come back and bite you.
The LittlePrick Editions Vol Two exhibition – From Little Pricks Big Pricks Grow – opens at Gallery Two Six, in Winnellie on April 5 and runs for 14 days.
The exhibition takes the form of magazine covers or posters, imitating the wave of lifestyle magazines that have washed over Darwin in recent years, only with headlines and images you are never likely to see.
The LittlePrick magazine derives its name from comments by a former Territory government minister on Darwin radio when he described Aboriginal children who burned an Australian flag.
Unlike Darwin's other lifestyle magazines, the LittlePrick doesn't buy into political, business and lifestyle "spin"; it challenges our sensibilities and asks … what are we getting ourselves into?
Curator and artist: Therese Ritchie 0419 802879
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Bungalow history fobbed off by Feds, NT Government
"Horrific, terrifying" assault on woman
Nature, markets kind to cattlemen. Crime, officialdom are not.
Leigh Childs 2 April 2013 At 3:52 pm
Is this exhibition coming to Alice?
[ED – The curator is Therese Ritchie at 0419 802879.]
Russell Guy 5 April 2013 At 10:09 am
The Country Liberals are finalising a substantial blueprint that will reduce the number of problem drunks on the street and cut alcohol abuse across the Territory.
Alcohol Rehabilitation Minister and ex-social worker, Robyn Lambley, intimated that the final stages of the scheme are currently being locked in and that is exactly what will happen to all those shocking drunks who have the temerity to walk around in public, with no dress sense, smelling like the bush and behaving as if they've just escaped from Taronga Park Zoo.
"This will be a significant policy initiative that will target problem drinkers and assist them in rehabilitating and getting off the grog," Mrs Lambley said, but a leaked document suggests that the CLP have no intention of releasing anyone who can't prove that they ever voted Labor.
"Unlike the Labor Party, the Country Liberals have a plan to reduce problem drinking that:
1. Will work
2. Doesn't impact on the broader community."
A spokesperson said that the broader community is fed up with having to explain themselves.
"It's not fair," said one broad community member.
"We don't know what to say about it. We should be allowed to do what we like and not have to get a complex on whenever we leave the house to visit the grog shop.
Says the leaked document: "The Labor Opposition is trying to whip up a fear campaign against alcohol treatment centres because they are concerned our policy will succeed where theirs were a dismal failure.
"The Labor Party had 11 years to rehabilitate drunks and get problem drinkers off our streets – and were unsuccessful in both endeavours.
"The proposed mandatory alcohol rehabilitation facilities will be secure and residents in our towns and cities will have less contact with problem drunks – not more.
"This is in stark contrast with Labor's Banned Drinker Register which saw problem drunks continue getting alcohol and resulted in an increase in violent crime."
Furthermore, the leaked document warns that any drunk who has to be rehabilitated more than once will be dealt with.
"We haven't worked out the details yet, but they will not be nice, but we do know that charges will have to go up some more so that we can pay for it. And don't you worry about the Feds. We'll take care of them like we will take care of the drunks and everybody else who votes for us. This is how it works."

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Asteriscus es un género de plantas fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia de las asteráceas. Comprende 38 especies descritas y de estas, solo 11  aceptadas.

Taxonomía
El género fue descrito por Tourn. ex Mill. y publicado en The Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition 1754.

Especies
 Asteriscus aquaticus (L.) Less.
 Asteriscus daltonii (Webb) Walp.
 Asteriscus graveolens (Forssk.) Less.
 Asteriscus hierochunticus (Michon) Wiklund
 Asteriscus imbricatus (Cav.) DC.
 Asteriscus intermedius (DC.) Pit. & Proust
 Asteriscus maritimus (L.) Less.
 Asteriscus schultzii (Bolle) Pit. & Proust
 Asteriscus sericeus (Canary Island Daisy)
 Asteriscus smithii (Webb) Walp.
 Asteriscus spinosus (L.) Sch. Bip.
 Asteriscus vogelii (Webb) Walp.

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Iowa City, IA – It hasn't been the season Jordan Bohannon wanted. From a team perspective it has been full of ups and downs. Individually speaking however, he is currently on pace to break a number of records held by some of the greatest basketball players in Iowa history. He is already in the top 10 in three pointers made. He's on the verge of entering the top 10 in total assists, and after this evening he now joins Chris Street atop the record books for consecutive free throws made at 34..
On social media, Hawkeye fans and followers have been questioning whether Jordan may intentionally miss the free throw to keep Street's record alive. Street set the record in 1993 with 34 consecutive free throws made. He went 2/2 in a loss to Duke and would never shoot another free throw again after being tragically killed in a car accident on January 19th.
Intentionally missing the free throw to allow Street to remain atop the record books with him was certainly a class move. It was a show of respect from one great Hawkeye to another. This has been a season with a lot of lows, but what we saw tonight out of Jordan Bohannon will be a memory that Hawkeye fans will hold onto forever. A tip of the cap is owed to that young man.
Big Ten Tournament: Can Iowa Do the Unthinkable?


Social events can contribute towards improving working relationships, motivation and engagement, with this in mind we want to remind you of the social events which took place last year and share with you what we have planned for this year.
You will notice that there is space for an extra event, we want you to choose what this is going to be. So get your thinking caps on, take part in the workplace poll and let us know your thoughts.
In addition, we are still encouraging you to identify which social events you want to participate in within your service and take responsibility to actually make it happen. It may be that you have a charity close to your heart and would like to raise money to support them, or it may be that you would like to improve your health and wellbeing and have set a goal of running a 5k as a team. It is up to you to! So get thinking about how your service can get involved, ask your manager for support and start planning your event!


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The Basement Guy Won
If perception is often reality, there's no arguing with what we saw of Joe Biden. Here he was comfortably at home in his basement while running for one of the world's most demanding jobs. It shows he is temperamentally, maybe mentally unfit for commander in chief, charged the critics. He didn't move much more in response. Why give up what turned out to be a winning hand?
He seemed to reflect a changing mood in the electorate. a growing weariness with U.S. interventions everywhere for every kind of reason, wars started but never won and never ended, threats of future violence from all over the globe when in fact, the U.S. has never been quite so safe. No overriding ideological menace like Stalin's Communism is pushing us to the brink.
Joe Biden in his basement
But where does Biden with his long Senate record fit into this? Not too badly with grounds for optimism. He joined the stampede for the ill conceived '03 war with Iraq but afterwards exercised more caution. In fact, during his years as Vice President, he almost alone among advisers to President Obama argued against the militarization of U.S. policy, opposing more troops to Afghanistan and the disastrous war in Libya. As usual, there were the scoffs and eye rolling of other advisers, but was it his sometimes halting delivery to blame or his message?
Like President Trump before him, Biden faces the formidable opposition of the so-called deep state, a combination of elements of the intelligence agencies, the unelected bureaucracy and billionaire moneyed interests who are quite content to keep all U.S. wars going. Hated for so many reasons, Trump is not given credit for calming the perceived threat from nuclear armed North Korea. Not a real lasting solution, claim the critics. But in foreign policy half a loaf is better than none. Similarly, Biden says he wants to rejoin the nuclear agreement with Iran that was abandoned by Trump. It has flaws ino doubt, but they can be dealt with. The point is to lessen unnecessary tensions in a world that is all too trigger happy.
Biden is not without baggage: a U.S. investigation of his family's financial dealings, a large part of the electorate, including a growing populist movement currently allied with the Republican party, who are outraged by what they consider a rigged election. He must also deal with a clamorous, influential left led by Senator Bernie Sanders who will increasingly object to his centrist domestic policies. Yet this same group appears to share his foreign policy views
Then there is chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, who recently commented on the Defense Department budget: "We must take a hard look at what we do, how we do it. There's a considerable amount that the U.S. spends on overseas deployments, on overseas bases and locations, etc. Is everyone of these absolutely, positively necessary for the defense of the United States?"
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Hi Christine, glad that you are doing better, you look great and by the way the bump is great too.
You're so close! And I feel like you've had such a healthy attitude towards exercise. Good for you for totally listening to your body.


Castelseprio and its Territory of pertinence formed one of the most important bulwarks for the control and the defence of the area which allowed access to Pavia, capital of the Longobard kingdom, from the northern alpine passes, that is to say from the territories of the Franks and their allies.
The Castelseprio castrum, a civitas flavia during the Longobard era and seat of a Gastaldo (a King's Steward), is an important example of the creation of groups of power of urban character and prerogatives in the rural territory. A role which is also reflected in the promotion of architectures and works of value, as in the case of the Church of Santa Maria foris portas and its frescos, of the Monastery of Torba and of the other monuments of the castrum.
The mighty baileys define the precincts of the settlement which develops until Torba, in the valley floor of the Olona Torrent's plane. The area demarked by the fortifications and by the church of Santa Maria foris portas are included in the site for which the registration to the WHL is requested.
In the forest that develops around the castrum's western limit, near its entrance and that's included in the proposed buffer zone's perimeter, there are traces of the Castelseprio borough's settlement structures, a built-up area attested by medieval documental sources, inside of which a square (platea) is also remembered.
It is an area that is currently very striking as far as the landscape is concerned, with banked areas, occupied by the complexes of the ancient settlement, furrowed by deep incisions in the soil where the ancient routes which conduced to Carnago, Gornate Olona and, at the south, towards Vico Seprio, the area of the current Castelseprio settlement, developed.
The forest, which encloses the Archaeological Park and also occupies the borough's area, is of great naturalistic value, added to the context.


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Home Bollywood
Following the footsteps of Hollywood, Bollywood has also tried its hand in Spy genre but to be honest they have failed to explore this genre. There are very few and rare Bollywood movies that can be counted in a good spy-thriller film and movie like 'James Bond' is still a far sight. The history of Bollywood Spy Movies goes back to 50's when the Dev Anand starer C.I.D (1956) was released and since then Bollywood has made many movies in this genre. So, for those who love to watch these action-thriller movies here, we bring you guys the list of Top 15 Bollywood spy movies that you guys will love to watch.
List of Top 15 Bollywood Spy movies
1Raazi
One of the best movies of the year 2018, Raazi is is an adaption of Harinder Sikka's novel 'Calling Shehmat'. It is inspired by the real story of an Indian spy Sehmat Khan. Directed by Meghna Gulzar this movie features Alia Bhatt in the lead role. The story of this film revolves around a female Indian spy who risks her life in Pakistan to inform India about the attacks planned by the enemy country.
Baby is clearly the best spy movie in Bollywood. Neeraj Pandey directed this movie features actors like Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon in lead roles. It is the story of a mission lead by Akshay Kumar with his team in which they have to bring the Pakistani terrorist Maulana to India.
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3Madras Cafe
Soojit Sircar directed this movie is also counted among one of the finest Bollywood Spy movies. Featuring John Abraham in the lead role this movie is a political thriller based on the war situation emerged on the India-Srilanka border which is also rumored to be the prime reason behind Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
4Vishwaroopam
Vishwaroopam is a masterpiece by Kamal Hassan that came of-late in his career. The movie revolves around the topic of global terrorism and you may find some Hollywood essence in it. Kamal Hassan gave one of the best performance of his life. Though the movie failed to perform big on box-office due to various controversies around it but it managed to woo the audience and film critics and went on to win many awards as well.
5D-day
D-day is an action-spy movie in which a group of agents are sent to Pakistan to bring back Indias's most Wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim. Though his name was never directly used in the film but the similarities in the storyline can't deny this fact.
6Ek Tha Tiger
This Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starer film is based on a love story between two top spies of enemy nations India and Pakistan. They fight together against all odds and rise above the hate.
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7Phantom
Phantom was one of the most thrilling fictional spy movies ever made in Bollywood. Though neither it performed well on Box-office nor got any critical acclaim but it surely raised respect for our Indian spies and RAW. Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer this movie is a fictional story of India's revenge of Mumbai's 26/11 attacks.
816th December
16th December is the date when Pakistan surrendered in front of Indian Army after losing 1971 Indo-Pak war. This film is a fictional take on this event in which a group of Pakistani terrorists plans to avenge the defeat by plotting a nuclear attack on national capital Delhi. Many critics compared this film with Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible.
9Kahani
Many of you will question why we added 'Kahani' in this list but the way Vidya Balan plans her mission to avenge the death of her unborn child and husband is really commendable. Sujoy Gosh directed this movie is full of thrills but it is the narrative of this movie that makes it a must watch for all.
10Naam Shabana
Naam Shabana is a spin-off movie from Neeraj Pandey's Baby. It takes us in the early life of one of the lead character of that movie 'Shabana'. How this simple girl becomes a spy? What's her mission? Watch this movie now to get all these answers.
11Agent Vinod
Starring Bollywood's power couple Kareena Kapoor and Sai Ali Khan in lead roles this 2012 released movie was the remake of a 1977's movie of the same name. The storyline of this film is based on a spy who is on a mission to discover why his friend was murdered and in that order, he comes to know about many international terror groups.
12Mukhbiir
The term Mukhbiir means a Secret informer or a Spy. The movie showcases the life of these secret informers and the double life that they have to live to keep the secrecy of their real identity. And despite giving it all to their work they never get the kind of respect and recognition that they really deserve.
13The Hero: Love story of a spy
Sunny Deol starer this movie is one of the biggest hits of his career. It is the story of an Indian RAW agent who trains a girl for a mission and soon falls in love with her. But the girl gets killed in a terror attack and this agent moves on in his life. Later on, he comes to know that the girl is actually alive.
14Dus
One of the biggest hits of its time, Dus was a multi-starer movie that featured Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan and Sunil Shetty in lead roles. This film was actually a tribute to the director Mukul S. Anand who died in 1997 while directing the film of the same name. The story of this film revolves around a group of Anti-Terrorist-Cell officers who are on the mission to prevent an attack from an international terrorist organization.
15Mission Istaanbul
Loosely based on a Qatar based news Channel, Al-Jazeera this film features Vivek Oberoi, Sunil Shetty and Zayed Khan in lead roles. It is the story of few Indian Raw agents and how they expose a news channel Al Johara and its relations with the terrorist organizations.
So, guys, that's all for this list of Top 15 Bollywood Spy movies.
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Q: web application testing framework suggestions Anyone have good experience with a web application testing framework? We are in process of selecting one for our application written in C#, ASP.NET etc., but the framework can be anything (unless, of course, choosing one written in C# helps somehow).
The application is distributed. What we would like (ideally) is:

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*Something that will scale from testing individual components (~unit tests), to incrementally larger parts, to the whole system.

*Something that will collect time stamped logs, measurements etc. and help zoom in on problems as they occur.

*Easily scriptable by developers of varying skill levels.

A: Have you tried using the web testing framework in Visual Studio itself. That does a lot of what you need and sits right in your development environment. You also have the addition of load testing as well.
While web tests do not test javascript, they will make sure that each page works correctly.


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Poke, pronounced po-kay for those of you who are wondering, has quickly emerged as a popular food trend. And despite the fact that we live in a landlocked state here in Arizona, poke has made its way here from the Hawaiian Islands and by way of beach towns. And it's easy to see why. It's a simple dish, light, and refreshing; three factors that make it perfectly-suited for Phoenix's hot temps and warm seasons. And with summer on the way, we thought that we'd share our recipe for tuna poke with you, enjoy!
We like to begin with the agave ponzu. It's simple, to make the agave ponzu, whisk all ingredients listed above together, then set aside.
Next, combine your ahi tuna cubes, green onions, cilantro and your jalapeños in a mixing bowl. Dress the ingredients with the agave ponzu and stir using a spatula until it's thoroughly mixed. Add avocado in and stir gently to avoid bruising; because nobody likes mushy brown avocados.
When you're ready to serve, serve your ahi tuna poke in a chilled bowl and garnish it with sesame seeds and a little something citrusy such as lime wedges. We suggest serving your ahi tuna poke with wonton chips, but tortilla chips or sliced vegetables are just as tasty.
Happening on Saturday April 14 through Sunday April 15, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival will bring together all of the good things in life, like local food, libations, and live music. The multi-day festival will take place at Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and our own Chef Chris Collins is teaming up with the folks from Phoenix Magazine for a special showcase featuring wines, beer, and spirits from across Arizona at the festival. Here are a few reasons to come out and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Scottsdale Culinary Festival with us this April.
Taste what local restaurants across the Arizona culinary scene are offering up, from barbecue and classic American-style noshes to European fare and Latin-inspired eats, a variety of cuisines will be available to sample.
Making its grand debut this year, Liquid Arizona, presented by Hensley Beverage Co., will showcase local wines, craft beer, and spirits from across the state of Arizona. Liquid Arizona will feature multiple beverage booths as well as tastings that will be focused exclusively on spirits from our state. There will even be a cocktail class called "Outside the Box" that will feature cocktail recipes from our restaurant. And don't miss the seminar on shandies. The beer cocktails are a specialty at our sister-restaurant Twisted Grove Parlor + Bar.
A sort of throwback the 90s, the two day festival will see megahit headliners EVE 6 and Everclear on Saturday. Additionally, over 25 bands will perform across four stages throughout the weekend. All entertainment is included with a $12-$15 general admission ticket.
The weather is heating up and if you are looking for a good way to wet your whistle on a sunny Arizona day, look no further. We have got you covered with our top drink picks for a warm weather day.
At Grassroots, you can find a variety of Southern-influenced dishes on our menu. The same goes for our drink menu, where you can spot our Georgia Iced Tea. This spiked iced tea is constructed with 360 Peach Vodka, Bacardi, peach puree, lemonade and finished with iced tea.
Our take on the signature Moscow Mule, the Grassroots Moscow Bull combines Deep Eddy small batch vodka, ginger beer, lime and Red Bull.
From Arizona's own Graham County, Provisioner Wine's white blend is dominated by peaches and white flowers at the nose, and is complemented with more palate-pleasing peaches and apricots. The wine really shines when paired with simple seafood dishes. Enjoy it by the glass, or bottle.
This pretty little cocktail is made with Deep Eddy Vodka, a splash of bubbles, chamomile-lemongrass syrup and is garnished to perfection with a sweet, pink-hued candy wedge.
Sangria of any color is practically synonymous with springtime and summer. The warm weather-friendly spirit can be served up in a glass, or you can order a pitcher to share for $21. Our White Sangria is good, too good to give out the recipe. But we will give you a hint: we use lots of fruit.
Support Arizona's beer scene and drink local with SanTan HefeWeizen. This Bavarian Wheat beer is a satisfying thirst quencher on a warm day.
Enjoy discounts on your favorite drinks during Social Hour, our take on happy hour, happening daily from 3pm to 7pm.
Check out our entire wine, beer and cocktail list here.
At Grassroots we have over two dozen different wines by the bottle or glass to choose from. Ranging from premier wine growing regions the country-across, from Napa and Washington State's Columbia Valley to right here in Arizona. Fill your glass with one of these three wines on your next visit.
Find some southern comfort at Grassroots on January 22, on what might be one of our most favorite foodie holidays to date, National Southern Food Day. Southern food lovers can always get their fill of down-south eats at our restaurants, but we thought that we'd share five of our personal favorites to enjoy.
Dressed all the way and tucked in a French baguette, this po' boy doesn't lack rich flavor. Chef's Shrimp Po' Boy is served with his iconic Nola remoulade and is an obvious pick for National Southern Food Day.
A true southern classic, Chef Collins combines Gulf white shrimp, Tasso ham, which is a specialty of Louisiana cuisine, jalapeno cheddar grits and hearty slices of focaccia to complete this full-flavored shrimp and grits dish.
Bring your appetites, southern food lovers, you might need a to-go box for this one. Slow-smoked with a thin bbq sauce and grilled to finish, Chef Collins' Carolina Baby Backs are worthy of writing back home to Carolina about.
Our soup of the day menu perfectly coincides with National Southern Food Day, which is happening on a Monday this year. Each Monday diners can savor Chef Collins' Louisiana Red Beans and Rice soup, available in a bowl or a cup.
Salmon gets a southern makeover with this sharing plate. Chef Collins smokes his salmon with cherry and applewood flavors to make this tastebud-pleasing appetizer. The shareable app is finished with Collins' signature Nola remoulade and toast points.
AZCentral is taking over Salt River Fields again. The Food & Wine Experience is back, and this year it's bringing together an impressive amount local culinary talent, and internationally-known culinary superstars. Our own Chris Collins will be heading out to join in on the food-centric spectacle. Here's six things to know before you go.
This year, festival attendees have the chance to meet Martha Stewart. That's right, the Emmy award-winning television show host and best-selling author is coming to Scottsdale.
Martha will be sharing her culinary knowledge live at the Martha Stewart Experience, where guests can have a rare "up-close" experience with the lifestyle leader. Although the experience will require a special ticket, it's well worth it, as it includes wine tasting, a Martha-curated gift package, book signing, two complimentary bottles of wine, access to the VIP Grand Tasting and much more.
AZCentral Insiders can get $15 off tickets for the festival. Admission ranges from $85 to $325.
Fancy fine wines? We sure do. If you're like us, this event is for you. There will be a hefty selection of spirits, including over 200 fine wines, craft beer and spirits.
Come hungry! The Food & Wine Experience will offer an unlimited sampling from more than 35 participating restaurants.


Shabba me whiskers! It's one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They're only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. This is book five. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Good evening. Do you like bears called Padlock? Course you do. Do you like hot-air balloons? Course you do. Do you like tall sailing ships with mad sea captains, and horrifying old villains and words like `wab!', `tungler' and `kelp'? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, you lucky little nibbleheads? Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and David Walliams. Have you collected all the well brilliant Mr Gum series? You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire Mr Gum and the Goblins Mr Gum and the Power Crystals Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear What's for Dinner, Mr Gum? Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout Praise for Mr Gum: `Smooky palooki! This book is well brilliant!' - Jeremy Strong `Worryingly splendid' - Guardian NOT FOR BORERS! You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title. Andy Stanton studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. Before becoming a children's writer he was a film script reader, a market researcher, an NHS lackey, a part-time sparrow and a grape. Today he is best-known for the hilarious and much-loved Mr Gum books, which are published in 34 countries worldwide in over 30 languages. The series has won numerous awards, including the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red House Children's Book Award and two Blue Peter Book Awards.


Silicon Valley's diversity problem goes beyond the dearth of underrepresented minorities in the ranks of the industry's workforce. Part of it has to do with the white-male dominated makeup of the startup scene, where women and minorities have fewer opportunities to grow their ideas into businesses.
Now Latinas Think Big is taking a crack at that problem by launching startup communities, designed for Latinas, across the country.
"Today, more than ever, an entrepreneurial mindset is critical to achieve professional and business success," said Dr. Angelica Perez-Litwin, Founder and CEO of Latinas Think Big, in the organization's announcement.
To help promote that entrepreneurial mindset and support Latina entrepreneurs, Perez-Litwin launched a Latinas Think Big startup community in San Francisco in early October, with a New York City community launching Nov. 13 at the New York Institute of Technology. Further down the road, in 2016, Latinas Think Big plans on launching five new communities in locations including Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.
The Latina startup communities take the form of bimonthly gatherings where local entrepreneurs can present their startups or ideas and receive feedback from peers, as well as mentoring and support from advisors and professionals, as well as the chance to impress investors.
In addition, the gatherings will feature conversations with successful entrepreneurs and professionals, giving aspiring Latinas starting up their own businesses the chance to explore possibilities and ideas through the experiences of those who have been through it all before -- as well as the chance to network with those influencers.
Access to the Latinas Think Big online social platform and virtual accelerator accompanies the in-person community gatherings. It offers the flexibility of resources and networking opportunities anywhere and at any time of the day -- designed for busy Latinas with jobs and families who are building a startup in their off-hours.
As previously noted in Latin Post's interview-profile of Perez-Litwin -- in which she exclusively previewed this year's expansion of Latinas Think Big back in April -- time-flexibility and locality are the key issues for any organization hoping to foster startups led by Latinas.
The standard "one size fits all" startup accelerators, she told Latin Post, can often "mean a three-month relocation to another city, not to mention the costs associated with this temporary relocation." It's a barrier for Latina entrepreneurs, many of whom have full-time jobs and can't afford more than two weeks off of work.
And it's one of the reasons why, as Perez-Litwin noted, "the percent of women, especially Latinas, that get into these programs is absolutely dismal." Instead, she suggested the answer to debugging the startup scene's diversity problem was to "bring the incubator/accelerator to her."
And that's exactly what Latinas Think Big ended up doing with its new startup communities.
Latinas Think Big dubs itself a "society of progressive Latinas" that helps women launch and grow their careers and businesses, and the new startup communities are definitely to meet Latinas' needs. But as diversity is all about inclusion, they're open to men and women -- professionals, entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs -- of all backgrounds.


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Call for Trustees
The Nursery Theatre Ltd (Registered Charity, No. 1150812) is seeking to appoint new members to its Board of Trustees.
Click the button below for the application form.
The Nursery is an improvisational theatre company based in London, United Kingdom with students, performers and audiences across the globe. It is an arts organisation committed to promoting improvisation as an artistic form and a way of thinking. The Nursery offers improvisation training through regular courses, hosts a wide variety of shows and performances and contributes to the global improvisation movement through improv-related blogs, panel discussions and other initiatives.
Continuing its growth and embracing the new developments and opportunities facing the arts community in today's world, The Nursery is reorganising its leadership structure, which now consists of a Senior Management Team and a Board of Trustees, to better serve its global community of students, performers, teachers and audiences. At this moment, The Nursery is seeking new trustees to diversify the current Board and steer the organisation through the next stages of its development and evolution as a leading creative force in improvisational theatre in the world.
The Ideal Candidate
The Nursery is particularly keen to recruit members to the board who have one or more of the following skills:
Leadership (Executive/Board) Experience
Promoting and Safeguarding Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Outreach & Widening Participation
Legal, HR and/or Charity Governance
The Nursery particularly encourages expressions of interest from applicants from backgrounds and with protected characteristics that are currently underrepresented in the arts and by extension in improvisation. Applicants do not require prior knowledge of improvisational theatre or trustee experience. A general interest in the workings of arts-based organisations and initiatives would be of value.
The Commitment
Trustees are appointed for a period of 2 years, subject to an initial probationary 6 month period. Board meetings are held every two months (the Board may decide to temporarily increase the frequency if necessary). The Board is responsible for advising the leadership team of The Nursery on strategy and policies and ensuring that the charitable aims of The Nursery are being carried out. Please note this is an unpaid, voluntary position. The Board is open to reimbursement of travel expenses and other relevant access requirements. The time commitment for this role is estimated at 5 hours per month, this may vary. When authorised and appropriate following the Coronavirus pandemic, meetings will take place in person in London and at pre-agreed address TBC.
You can submit an Expression of Interest via this Google Form – bit.ly/tnt-trustee-apply
(The above form requires you to submit a CV and a cover letter outlining relevant experience and reasons for interest in the role.)
There is a rolling deadline to send in your expression of interest. If you have any questions about the role or the application process please contact Mark Johnson (mark@thenurserytheatre.com).
What to expect after you submit your application:
You will receive an automated confirmation once you fill the Google Form successfully. We will get back to all applicants at the earliest.
Following the initial stage of Expression of Interest there will be an informal interview. The Nursery may require references and a criminal record check as part of this process.
In line with GDPR regulations, any information you share with us as part of this application will be deleted. In case you consent to being contacted about future opportunities at The Nursery, your contact information will be stored.
Volunteer To Host Shows & Jams
We're looking for a handful of volunteers to help co-host our weekly Online Community Jam and Live streaming show 'The Garden Party'.
If you're an improv obsessive who not only loves to perform and takes classes online but is excited to share their passion with a wider audience, we'd love to work with you!
Here's what it entails:
You'll help to develop new fun scene ideas for the Jam.
Your availability can be as much or as little as you'd like, and dates are shared across the team.
You'll receive training/shadowing from the Nursery team on best practice when hosting and you don't have to be a technical expert- just have a solid internet connection and a computer.
The usual 'call time' to meet is 30 minutes before a show to run through plans.
You absolutely don't have to be a teacher to apply for this, but it'll great experience if one day you decide to train as an improv instructor (Many of our improv teachers started their teaching career this way!)
When do our jams and shows run:
Online Jam runs from 6pm-8pm GMT on Tuesdays
The Garden Party runs 2pm-3pm GMT on Sundays
If the idea of getting more involved in the global improv community excites you, get in touch. Email steeringcommittee-mail@thenurserytheatre.com and feel free to tell us what excites and inspires you about online improv or what you would like to see more of in the community, as well as your general availability.
If you would like to be notified when jobs at The Nursery become available, please let us know on mail@thenurserytheatre.com or sign up for our newsletter.
We also have a volunteering opportunities, with administrative, marketing, and other roles available. Email mail@thenurserytheatre.com or visit our volunteer page for more information.


"We should pay NCAA college football and basketball players because it is totally unfair that their coaches get millions in compensation while athlete compensation is capped at the value of a full athletic scholarship!" This statement summarizes media and public sentiments currently in vogue. If Division I men's basketball and football programs move in that direction, they will also have to leave their "motherships" (their non-profit educational institutions) because they can't afford the Title IX obligation of having to equally compensate female athletes.
The time for action on intercollegiate athletics reform is upon us and it will take lots of folks, each doing one very small thing to make change happen. Few people maintain that the NCAA is capable of reforming itself because its Division I Football Bowl Subdivision members hold voting control over the organization. Even the so-called Big Five conferences, who successfully sought legislative autonomy and received it in 2015, can exercise their power to get the NCAA to do whatever it wishes.


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What's on TV Saturday, plus Sunday talk shows: 'Smallfoot'
Channing Tatum and James Corden provide voices for the 2018 animated feature "Smallfoot" on Cartoon Network.
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By Ed Stockly
Dec. 25, 2020 3 PM PT
During the coronavirus crisis, the Los Angeles Times is making some temporary changes to our print sections. The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print but an expanded version is available in your daily Times eNewspaper. You can find a printable PDF online at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv.
Guy's Ranch Kitchen Not a fan of eggs, Guy Fieri's mood lifts as his friends make an almost-eggless breakfast in the season premiere of the cooking show. Aarti Sequeira makes Halloumi Cheese Bites with Beetroot Chutney, Michael Voltaggio mixes Grapefruit Daiquiris and Justin Warner bakes Cherry Almond Granola. Noon Food Network
Escape to the Chateau (N) 8 p.m. HGTV
History's Greatest Mysteries "Roswell: The First Witness" (N) 9 p.m. History
Most Terrifying With Jason Hawes (N) 9 p.m. Travel
College Football SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: Louisiana versus Texas-San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. ABC; LendingTree Bowl: Western Kentucky versus Georgia State, 12:30 p.m. ESPN; FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl: Liberty versus Coastal Carolina, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
College Basketball Kentucky visits Louisville, 10 a.m. ESPN; Houston visits UCF, 11 a.m. ESPN2; Ohio State visits Northwestern, 11 a.m. FS1; Gonzaga versus Virginia, 1 p.m. CBS; Indiana visits Illinois, 1 p.m. FS1
NFL Football The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Detroit Lions, 10 a.m. NFL; the Miami Dolphins visit the Las Vegas Raiders, 5:15 p.m. NFL
SATURDAY TALK SHOWS
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 6 a.m. KCBS
State of the Union With Jake Tapper Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Governors Larry Hogan (R-Md.) and Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.). Newly elected House members Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Brett Giroir. Panel: Jason Riley; Kristen Soltis Anderson; Donna Brazile. Guest host Mike Emanuel. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. FNC
Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo (N) 7 a.m. and noon FNC
Face the Nation Mayor John Cooper (D-Nashville). Author Frank Figliuzzi ("The FBI Way"). Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio). Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.). RFormer FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. Books: co-authors Susan Glasser and Peter Baker ("The Man Who Ran Washington"); author Jon Meacham ("His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope"); author Isabel Wilkerson ("Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents"). 2021 predictions: Major Garrett; Nancy Cordes; Jeff Pegues; David Martin; Ed O'Keefe; Paula Reid; Kris Van Cleave. (N) 7:30 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press (N) 8 and 1:30 a.m. KNBC;1 a.m. MSNBC
This Week With George Stephanopoulos Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.). Jerome M. Adams, Coronavirus Task Force. Panel: Chris Christie; Heidi Heitkamp; Leah Wright Rigueur, Brandeis University; Frank Luntz. (N) 8 a.m. KABC, 2 a.m. KABC
Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter Covering President Trump for the past four years: Jim Acosta; Kaitlan Collins; Jeremy Diamond; Abby Phillip. Expectations for covering the Biden administration: Jake Tapper. Fact-checking: Daniel Dale. (N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz Will Cain; Jessica Tarlov; Griff Jenkins; Frank Luntz; Charlie Gasparino. (N) 8 a.m. FNC
Fareed Zakaria GPS 10 a.m. CNN
60 Minutes A profile of Shakira. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
Casablanca An exiled and bitter American (Humphrey Bogart) running a popular nightclub in Casablanca can't help but fall in love again with his erstwhile sweetheart (Ingrid Bergman) in this 1942 classic. Peter Lorre also stars. 5 p.m. TCM
The Way We Were Sydney Pollack directed the 1973 romantic drama about a political activist (Barbra Streisand) and a clean-cut military man (Robert Redford). Their opposing views push them apart but their attraction never wanes. The classic love story is enhanced by the title song, written by Marvin Hamlisch. 7 p.m. TCM
Smallfoot Based on an unpublished children's book by Sergio Pablos, this charming 2018 computer-animated musical comedy from director Karey Kirkpatrick follows a band of Yeti whose peaceful life in the Himalayas is disrupted when they encounter a human pilot (voiced by Jack Quaid) whose plane has crashed. They're stunned because they had always thought humans were mythical creatures. The voice cast includes Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James and Gina Rodriguez. 7 p.m. TOON
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009) 8 a.m. KLCS; 9 a.m. KPBS
Blazing Saddles (1974) 8:30 a.m. Ovation
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) 8:39 a.m. HBO
Little Women (2019) 8:48 a.m. Starz
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 9 a.m. TCM
Taken (2008) 9:24 a.m. and 10:49 p.m. Encore
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 9:30 a.m. AMC
The Help (2011) 9:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. POP
The Green Mile (1999) 10 a.m. History
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 10 a.m. VH1
Clear and Present Danger (1994) 10:30 a.m. Ovation
Rosemary's Baby (1968) 11 a.m. TMC
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) 11:05 a.m. and 9:28 p.m. Starz
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 11:10 a.m. USA
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 11:15 a.m. Showtime
Wedding Daze (2006) 11:28 a.m. Cinemax
Groundhog Day (1993) 11:30 a.m. AMC
The Italian Job (2003) Noon CMT
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Noon FX
Galaxy Quest (1999) Noon TRU
Ben-Hur (1959) 1 p.m. TCM
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) 1:30 p.m. Freeform
Braveheart (1995) 2 p.m. Sundance
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 2 p.m. Syfy
Thunderball (1965) 2:10 p.m. Epix
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 2:10 p.m. USA
Wedding Crashers (2005) 2:30 p.m. Comedy Central
Ad Astra (2019) 2:30 p.m. HBO
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) 2:50 p.m. Starz
Airplane! (1980) 3 p.m. KCOP
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 3 p.m. FXX
Paddington 2 (2017) 3 p.m. TOON
Matilda (1996) 3:30 p.m. Freeform
Tootsie (1982) 3:47 p.m. Encore
The Usual Suspects (1995) 4 p.m. Ovation
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Letter Containing Deadly Poison Ricin Addressed To US President Donald Trump
US Secret service are investigating a letter that contained deadly poison ricin which was addressed to the White House. Law enforcement officials said that the letter was detected at an off-site facility that screens mail addressed to the White House. The letter tested positive for the poison both in field test and a laboratory test.
"The FBI and our U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service partners are investigating a suspicious letter received at a U.S. government mail facility," the FBI said in a statement on Twitter. "At this time, there is no known threat to public safety."
However, the letter was not sent to the White House as it was intercepted at the screening facility. According to a media report, the letter was sent from Canada.
According to a media report, there were other letters too that tested positive for ricin that were discovered elsewhere, but this one was addressed to the US President Donald Trump.
Ricin is a highly potent toxin derived from castor beans, and is extremely lethal if inhaled or injected, but less so if ingested. Inhaling a dose the size of a few grains of salt can be lethal to adults.
It may be recalled that actress Shannon Richardson, who appeared on The Walking Dead, was convicted in 2014 of sending envelopes containing ricin addressed to then President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. She was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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THE FLAMING LIPS are pleased to announce the release of their long-awaited brand-new studio album, entitled OCZY MLODY, on January 13th, 2017 via Warner Bros. Records. Produced by the band and their long-time producer Dave Fridmann, the highly anticipated album is the follow-up to THE LIPS' globally acclaimed 2013 album, THE TERROR.
In anticipation of the release of OCZY MLODY, new song and video, "The Castle," and the upcoming tour, Wayne Coyne will host a live chat on THE LIPS Facebook Page today, Oct 21st, at 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST. Log in to www.Facebook.com/FlamingLips and let Wayne explain..
OCZY MLODY is available for pre-order beginning today. Fans who pre-order the digital format of the album or the cd or vinyl format from the band's official website, will receive an instant download of "The Castle" immediately and three more tracks in advance of the January 13th album release date. The album will be released in several configurations: a 12-song CD, a 12-song digital version as well as a 12-song double-LP vinyl edition – pressed on colored vinyl and an 11-song single-LP vinyl edition (both of which include a digital download card of all 12 songs on OCZY MLODY), There is also a 7″ red vinyl single of the band's cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" b/w "Jest (There Is…)" and numerous other special offers available through http://www.flaminglips.com/.
THE LIPS have also shot a video for the album track "The Castle" which launches today. Filmed in Oklahoma City, the seemingly simple image is as emotionally affecting as the song itself. Click here to view "The Castle".
Since releasing THE TERROR, THE LIPS have released WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FWENDS, a star-studded track-for-track tribute to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that featured special guests My Morning Jacket, Miley Cyrus, Moby, Phantogram, Tegan and Sara, and many others. They also collaborated with Cyrus on her 23-track experimental album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus returns the favor by adding vocals to "We A Famly", the final track from OCZY MLODY.