Sermons from 'Matthew 24-25' at WKBC.
Message: Matthew 24:1-14. The sign of his coming.
Date: 04/05/2008 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 24:15-35. The Lord's coming will be obvious.
Date: 11/05/2008 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 24:36-51. Watch! You don't know when he comes.
Date: 18/05/2008 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 25:1-13. Ready for his coming.
Date: 25/05/2008 Am. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 25:14-30. A good and loving master.
Date: 25/05/2008 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 25:31-46. Did you love me?
Date: 01/06/2008 Am. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 25:13-30. The Master's grace.
Date: 06/01/2013 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.
Message: Matthew 25:31-46. Love for Christ in love for his people.
Date: 13/01/2013 Pm. Speaker: Peter Law. Series: Matthew 24-25.


OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health benefits company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is honoring a senior citizen volunteer in the Omaha or Lincoln areas through the third annual Humana Starlight Award. As a way of recognizing their community service, Humana will honor the volunteer with a one-time grant by donating $10,000 to the nonprofit organization of the recipient's choice.
Local nonprofit organizations are invited to nominate their most dedicated senior citizen volunteers for the Starlight Award by the application deadline of October 17, 2008. The Starlight Award is funded by Humana to honor a senior volunteer who gives time and talent to make a difference in his or her community. The award will be presented at a special recognition ceremony Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Omaha Marriott, 10220 Regency Circle, in Omaha.
The Humana Starlight Award began in Nebraska in 2006. The company will also present awards in Des Moines, Grand Rapids and Salt Lake City. Special consideration is given for senior volunteers helping other seniors like Omaha resident Bill Hamilton, the 2007 recipient of the Humana Starlight Award. In recognition of his service, Humana awarded a $10,000 grant last year to Volunteers Assisting Seniors (VAS) in Omaha, the nonprofit organization where Hamilton volunteered for ten years, helping some 400 Nebraska seniors annually.
Starlight Award nominees are evaluated on the dedication and leadership they have demonstrated, as well as the impact their volunteer efforts have had on others in the community. While the program is sponsored by Humana, a panel of local judges – comprised of community leaders, local executives, physicians and healthcare providers - evaluates the applications and chooses the award recipient.
For more information about the Humana Starlight Award visit http://www.humana.com/about/company_information/starlight.asp, or contact the Humana office at 11420 Blondo Street, Suite 102; Omaha, NE 68164, or call 402-496-3388, toll-free at 1-800-941-1182.
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 11.5 million medical members, including more than 74,000 in Nebraska. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplementary benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.


I'm not sure how the advertisers did, but I counted 52 Super Bowl commercials Sunday. At a cost of $5.25 million for 30 seconds – more of course for the 45 sec. and one minutes spots – CBS banked a cool $382 million for an afternoon of broadcasting to the 100 million pairs of Brady-watching eyeballs on Super Bowl 53.
There were a couple of the commercials that communicated with power and class. And I will share my opinion on what those were below. And I don't care to focus on the negative here because if I get started I will turn into a carping shrew. But can someone tell me please how an ad agency can produce, and a CEO can approve spending $7+ million for 45 seconds of this.
Forget the flaccid content of the commercial, whose idea was it to position a Burger King hamburger with Andy Warhol?
There were two commercials that I liked a lot.
One was the commercial that was produced for Google translate, the online translation service Google makes available. They start by saying that 100 billion words are translated every day.
It then shows examples of people all over the world getting in communication by the "simple" use of a smart phone and the Google translate feature.
The commercial shows how one can be in communication virtually anywhere on the planet in an instant.
Fabulous. It helps put the world into communication. Watch.
I use this feature from Google for On Target Research with growing frequency. Prospective clients, mostly from Mexico and South America find us online (www.ontargetresearch.com). They are seeking to have market research and surveys done in order to introduce a product or service to the U.S. market, which they view as the ultimate market place – and they are right.
Calling my Spanish rudimentary is way to kind.
I put the query into Google translate. See what prospect needs or wants and then answer them in English, have Google translate my response to Spanish, copy, paste into an email and send. The entire transaction goes this way.
But the commercial demonstrated the software's use in many ways and in many cultures. It was well produced and got the message across wonderfully.
It wasn't so much the production values of the Washington Post's commercial, it was the message.
I am not a fan of the Post's liberal editorial policy and the slant of their journalism that seems to come from the mind of a Georgetown graduate student.
But if anyone has the right to be called the apostle of the First Amendment, it is the Washington Post.
Their iconic expose of the Watergate scandal including the illegal activities of the Nixon White House was immortalized by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in film (All the President's Men).
And, more recently, it was Stephen Spielberg that called on Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to tell the story of the Post's fight (along with the New York Times) to publish the Pentagon Papers.
So the Washington Post has bragging rights. But they didn't brag. They promoted the use of journalism to tell the important stories.
I fear this mission has gone astray in recent years. But the Post's commercial reminded viewers of what it should be. And for that, their commercial said something important and stood out.
Their message: Democracy Dies in Darkness.
It is worth a look, or even a second look if you saw it Sunday.
I will spare you a long commercial here and simply say that if you are going to give your website a facelift, create a new marketing piece or produce a commercial you should spend a few bucks first and survey your public to see what they think is valuable about what it is that you sell. It will increase response and leads and ultimately sales. Which is, after all, is why most folks are in business.
"In short, and you know I am a believer, without good surveys, marketing dollars are wasted. Way more dollars wasted than are spent with you doing the surveys. Surveys are the aerodynamic engineering of any marketing plan – is that positioning? Without surveys, you can get there. But you are wasting energy/dollars along the way.


We have no bbq contests scheduled until February. We need to occupy our weekends with some food activity. Let's go to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in the 'City'. We are no strangers to this grand gathering of farmers and food purveyors. It seems that every time we go to this market we discover some new and exciting food item. This trip was no different. We happened upon 'Mexican Gherkins'. They are basically small cucumbers that look like tiny watermelons.
The farmer happily offered us samples of the 'Mexican Gherkins'. They were crisp, juicy and tasted like a cucumber with a slight bitter finish. These would be perfect to make into pickles. Of course these pickles would have a Chilebrown twist. This would be the addition of the deadly hot 'Ghost' pepper that I have growing in my yard. A Ghost pepper is one of the hottest exotic pepper in the world. I can personally attest to that.
My Ghost pepper plant is in it second year of growing. The first year I nurtured it from a small seedling. It was protected during the winter from frost and the elements in a pot situated in a covered patio. This spring I took the deadly Ghost pepper and planted it in a warm sunny area. We were rewarded with a healthy nuclear bush bomb of peppers. I have eaten minuscule quantities of this pepper. It is a humbling and daunting experience. To use these in a pickle recipe will be interesting if not deadly hot.
We brought our gherkins home and rinsed them in cool water to remove any surface dust or dirt. We are using a simple brine to create our pickles. You can find the complete recipe by clicking: this link here. We layered gherkins, onions, garlic and several whole ghost peppers in a clean mason jar. We poured hot brine over the mixture and screwed on the lid. It is now time to wait for the brine to do its magic. The do need to pickle for several days, so stay tuned. I am a little apprehensive to sample the finished product. Ghost peppers are no joke.
I look forward to your report on the finished product. I grew some Caribbean Reds one year and found very little use for the loads of peppers I got.
Big Dude, I am looking forward too if not a little scared. Caribbean Reds sound extra hot.
There used to be a guy at work that made pickles with Habanero peppers. They were nice. These will eclipse those. I can't wait to see your review. May I suggest a homemade oreganata sauce with those ghost peppers?
Three Dogs BBQ, I had to look up oreganta sauce. I found recipes for clam and one for pork chops. These peppers are so potent that a very small amount would have to be used. Maybe, but I doubt Ms. Goofy will approve. I added one to a large bowl of purchased salsa yesterday. It lit up the stoplights for sure.
Zoomie, I have not tried them yet. I am a little scared.
Greg, They caught our eye immediately. They are fun looking.
greatwhite hunter, mere mortal indeed. Anytime, Anyplace we can do battle in the Ghost pepper eating arena.
Bye, the bye, do you miss the Salt Mine?


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Violent Stomach Bug Outbreak Forces 22,000 Students to Miss School
Custodians disinfect classrooms at Grand Mesa Middle School
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An entire school district comprised of more than 40 schools has been closed down due to a violent stomach bug. The outbreak has provided about 22,000 students and 2,785 teachers and workers with an extended Thanksgiving break.
The New York Times reports that the district first closed one high school last week, then shut down a middle school a few days later. On Thursday of this week, administrators decided to close all the schools in the Mesa County Valley School District 51. Superintendent Diana Sirko sent out a statement that said the schools would remain closed through Thanksgiving.
The district's nursing coordinator, Tanya Marvin, thinks the virus may have spawned another disease. "We are taking this highly unusual action because this virus is extremely contagious and spreading quickly across our schools," Marvin said in a statement. "In addition, it appears that there is now a second, related virus that is affecting students, some of whom have already been ill in recent weeks. The combination of the two has created an unprecedented spread of illness."
Jeff Kuhr, executive director of Mesa County Public Health, told the Times health officials haven't identified the disease but he believe it could be a norovirus. The disease, which lasts about 12 to 24 hours, causes diarrhea and vomiting.
According to the superintendent, the second version of the virus has been causing fevers.
"It was pretty out of control," Kuhr told the Times. "If all the stars align, norovirus could really wreak havoc on a community. It just feels like that right now."
Kurh went on to describe a horrific scene in which children were getting nauseous so quick that they were vomiting on floors before they could get to a trash can or bathroom, adding that anything in a 25-foot radius of their vomit was probably contaminated.
The superintendent said that while the schools are closed custodians and health and safety workers will "perform an intense cleaning of the school buildings."
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One of them is for where.
Mesa County.
For those unaware, Mesa County is a small Soviet resistance hamlet nestled in the hills of the former Czech Republic.
Hope those kids in Mesa County get better soon!


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Śmigus-dyngus () is a Roman Catholic celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The tradition is widely associated with Poland and is observed by Polish Diaspora communities, particularly among Polish Americans who call it Dyngus Day.

Traditionally, boys throw water over girls and spank them with pussy willow branches (in some regions) on Easter Monday. This is accompanied by a number of other rituals, such as making verse declarations and holding door-to-door processions, in some regions involving boys dressed as bears or other creatures. The origins of the celebration are uncertain, but it may date to pagan times before 1000 AD; it is described in writing as early as the 15th century. It continues to be observed throughout Central Europe and also in the United States, where certain patriotic American elements have been added to the traditional Polish ones.

Origins and etymology

The celebration has been traced back to the 14th century but may have earlier, pre-Christian origins involving the celebration of the March equinox. The origins of the word dyngus are obscure as it may come from the German Dingeier ("owed eggs", the Easter eggs that are to be given to children) or Dingnis, Dingnus (ransom paid during the war to protect against pillaging).

The occurrence of the celebration across the Western Slavic and Lechitic nations, including Hungary, suggests a common origin in pagan religion, most likely a link with the Slavic goddesses of fertility. It may possibly be related to the tradition of watering the Corn Mother, who made crops grow and was represented in the form of a doll or wreath made from corn. This would be symbolically drenched in water and kept over the winter until its grain was mixed with the seed corn in the spring to ensure a successful harvest. In time, the growing influence of Christianity in Poland incorporated the dyngus celebrations, along with other pagan practices, into Christian festivals like Easter Monday.

Some have suggested that the use of water is an allusion to the baptism of Mieszko I, the Duke of West Polans (c. 935–992) in 966 AD, uniting all of Poland under the banner of Christianity. The New Cambridge Medieval History, however, suggests that it originated far to the west of Poland and was adopted under German influence. Originally śmigus and dyngus were two separate events, with śmigus involving the act of throwing water (oblewanki), and dyngus, bribing people with pisanki to escape from śmigus; later both traditions merged. Attempts have been made to curtail it; in 1410 it was forbidden by the Bishop of Poznań in an edict titled Dingus Prohibetur, which instructed residents not to "pester or plague others in what is universally called Dingus".

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The festival is traditionally celebrated by boys throwing water over girls they like and spanking them with pussy willows. Boys would sneak into girls' homes at daybreak on Easter Monday and throw containers of water over them while they were still in bed.

After all the water had been thrown, the screaming girls would often be dragged to a nearby river or pond for another drenching. Sometimes a girl would be carried out, still in her bed, before both bed and girl were thrown into the water together. Particularly attractive girls could expect to be soaked repeatedly during the day. The use of water is said to evoke the spring rains needed to ensure a successful harvest later in the year. Girls could save themselves from a soaking by giving boys "ransoms" of painted eggs (pisanki), regarded as magical charms that would bring good harvests, successful relationships and healthy childbirths. Although in theory the girls are supposed to wait until the following day to get their revenge by soaking the boys, in practice both sexes throw water over each other on the same day.

Pussy willows appear to have been adopted as an alternative to the palm leaves used elsewhere in Easter celebrations, which were not obtainable in Poland. They were blessed by priests on Palm Sunday, following which parishioners whipped each other with the pussy willow branches, saying Nie ja bije, wierzba bije, za tydzień, wielki dzień, za sześć noc, Wielkanoc ("It's not me who strikes, the willow strikes, in a week, holy day, in six nights, Easter"). The pussy willows were then treated as sacred charms that could prevent lightning strikes, protect animals and encourage honey production. They were believed to bring health and good fortune to people as well, and it was traditional for three pussy willow buds to be swallowed on Palm Sunday to promote good health. As with the water-throwing, boys would whip girls with pussy willows on Easter Monday and girls would do the same to boys on the following Tuesday.

The celebration would traditionally be accompanied by declarations in verse, in which a young man would climb on the roof of a building in the village, beat on a tin pan and announce which girls were to be doused along with how many wagon-loads of sand, how much water and how much soap would be used on each girl. The girls would also respond in verse, announcing that there was someone who would save her. For instance,

A dyngus procession would also be held, either on Easter Monday or Tuesday. A parade of boys would take part in a march known as chodzenie po dyngusie – "going on the dyngus" – or z kogutkiem – "with the cockerel", a reference to the use of a live bird, usually taken without permission and stuffed with grain soaked in vodka to make him crow loudly. (A decorated and carved wooden rooster was sometimes used as an alternative.) The rooster was a symbol of fertility, carried on a small two-wheeled wagon which had been painted red and decorated with ribbons and flowers, to which was often also added small puppets representing a wedding party. This would be pushed from door to door by the boys, who would crow like roosters and sing dyngus songs conveying good wishes and requests for gifts and food. Their objective was to encourage the inhabitants to give them food from their Easter tables, such as Easter eggs, ham and sausages. A typical dyngus song went:

Your duck has told me
That you've baked a cake
Your hen has told me
She's laid you a basket and a half of eggs
Your sow has told me that you've killed her son
If not her son then her little daughter
Give me something if only a bit of her fat
Who will not be generous today
Let him not count on heaven.

In some regional variants of po dyngusie, the boys would march through the village with one of their number dressed as a bear with a bell on his head – either wearing a real bearskin or a stand-in made of pea vines. The group would go from door to door collecting "gifts for the bear" before "drowning" the bear in a nearby stream or pond. This was probably an adaptation of a traditional ceremony to drown a straw figure of Marzanna, the spirit of winter. The "bears" were often invited in as they were believed to ensure that there would be a good harvest, reflecting a very ancient belief in the power of the bear to prevent evil, encourage crop growth and cure diseases. In the historical regions of Mazovia and Lesser Poland, boys wearing bearskins would also chase girls. A similar custom is seen in the Siwki Easter tradition.

Girls had their own version of po dyngusie in which they would go from door to door carrying a freshly cut green branch or gaj, seeking food and singing songs welcoming the "new year" that followed Easter:

Our green little tree, beautifully decked
Goes everywhere
For it is proper that it should
We go with it to the manor house
Wishing good fortune, good health
For this new year
Which God has given us.

Families would also visit each other on the same day to deliver presents of Easter eggs or rolls, receiving in return gifts of food from the Easter table.

Hungary

In Hungary, the custom is most commonly known as "locsolkodás" (sprinkling). Traditionally, young men splashed young women with water, though today, young women and girls are more likely to be sprayed with perfume. In return, women are expected to provide men with either painted eggs or a drink of palinka.

United States

Buffalo, New York
Dyngus Day is observed in many Polish American communities, including Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo dyngus celebrations started in the 1960s as an effort by the Polish-American community in the city to find a new focus for its identity. It proved hugely successful, to the point that a local newspaper claimed that "everybody is Polish on Dyngus Day." It has become a fusion of Polish and American traditions, with polka bands, a parade, consumption of krupnik, and Polish food accompanying American patriotic songs sung in English. Party-goers dress up in the white-and-red colors of the Polish flag and carry balloons saying "Happy Dyngus Day" in English.

Cleveland, Ohio
Dyngus Day in Cleveland is celebrated with a parade, polka, and the crowning of Miss Dyngus.  Large celebrations are centered on several West Side neighborhoods, including Ohio City, Tremont, and Detroit-Shoreway.  The epicenter of the celebration is held at Gordon Square.  A notable local leader of the celebration is DJ Kishka, playing mostly polka and Cleveland-style Polka.  Relatedly, Cleveland is home to the Polka Hall of Fame.  Cleveland contains a strong Polish American community, including five churches in the city limits who continue to say Mass in the Polish language-St. Stanislaus, St. Casimir, St. Barbara, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and St. John Cantus.

Macedon, New York

Dyngus Day in Macedon, New York, and its sister village Hoosick Falls, is celebrated with a town festival and folk dressed along Appian Way. Local celebrations are often held as well as festivals where local residents wear bright, green colors.

South Bend, Indiana
Dyngus Day is also celebrated annually in South Bend, Indiana and the surrounding region, including in LaPorte, Indiana.  In South Bend, the day marks the official beginning to launch the year's political primary campaign season (particularly among Democrats)- often from within the West Side Democratic Club, the M.R. Falcons Club, Z.B. Falcons, the South Bend Firefighters' Association and local pubs and fraternal halls. Notable politicos who have celebrated Dyngus Day in South Bend include Robert F. Kennedy; former Governor Joe Kernan; Senator Evan Bayh; former Congressman and New York University President John Brademas; former Maryland Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; former Congressman, 9/11 Commission member and former Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer; former President Bill Clinton; the famous philanthropist Thomas A. White; and the late Aloysius J. Kromkowski, a long time elected St. Joseph County public servant, for whom the "Al Kromkowski polka" is named. Visitors in 2008 included then–senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 appearance was marked by his downtown rally attended by a crowd of over 6,000, his participation in the Dyngus Day parade, and his leading of the crowds at the West Side Democratic Club in the traditional Polish well-wishing song Sto Lat (phonetic: 'sto laht') which means [may you live] "100 years". Indiana was RFK's first primary and first primary victory, which set in motion momentum and victories that may have led to his nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for president had he not been assassinated.

Pasadena, California

At the California Institute of Technology, the Blacker House celebrates Dyngus Day. As they already have a long-standing tradition of waiters at dinners "dumping" attendees who act out of order, Dyngus Day provides an additional excuse for the waiters to dump attendees of the opposite sex. Dumps are accompanied by light slaps by a twig from the courtyard tree, and a volunteering Senior reads a Dyngus Day poem (as songs are banned during dinner).

Pine Creek, Wisconsin
In the Polish-American community of Pine Creek, Wisconsin, when throwing water over the girls, the boys would chant Dyngus, dyngus, po dwa jaja; nie chcę chleba tylko jaja ("Dyngus, dyngus, for two eggs; I don't want bread, only eggs").

See also
Easter whip
Water Festival Southeast Asian celebration with some similarities but a different religious and cultural background.

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References

External links

 Śmigus-Dyngus: Poland's National Water Fight Day on Culture.pl

Czech traditions
Slovak traditions
Hungarian traditions
Easter traditions in Poland
Ukrainian traditions
Serbian traditions
Slavic holidays
Holidays based on the date of Easter
Polish-American culture in Buffalo, New York

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Terique Owens, Son of NFL Legend Terrell Owens, Has Announced His Next College Football Stop
by Jake Elman twitter linkedin instagram on May 16, 2021
Terique Owens, the son of football legend Terrell Owens, is looking for a fresh start.
Like his father, the younger Owens is a wide receiver hoping to revive his college football career. After two years on the bench at Florida Atlantic, Terique has found a new home, and he's joining a controversial ex-NFL coach in the process.
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Terique Owens is leaving Florida for Missouri.
Owens, who turns 22 on September 25, tweeted that he is transferring to Missouri State, an FCS program. He is eligible to play immediately and has up to three years of eligibility remaining.
After beginning his college football career at Contra Costa College in California, he transferred to Florida Atlantic University in 2019. He played in four games that year and two games in 2020 without ever recording a catch.
Owens, who stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 180 pounds, will play for a former NFL head coach for the second time in college. Ex-Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin coached him at FAU in 2019. Bobby Petrino, the former Falcons coach, is entering his second season at Missouri State.
His father, Terrell, is a legendary NFL receiver
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Perhaps the change of scenery will benefit Terique Owens and prepare him for an eventual career in the NFL.
The Owens family knows all about the next level. His father, Terrell, is one of the greatest receivers ever to take the field.
A third-round pick in 1996, Owens totaled 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns in 15 NFL seasons. He played for five teams from 1996 through 2010 and had 54 catches for 751 yards and five touchdowns in 12 career postseason outings.
The six-time Pro Bowl wideout entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018, his third year of eligibility. Surprisingly, he was not included on the NFL's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team despite his prolific numbers and bronze bust.
Owens is coming to Missouri State at the right time
Bobby Petrino is your MVFC Coach of the Year after turning around the Bears program and earning their first playoff birth since 1990 https://t.co/LaZijvCVkd
— Matt Vereen (@MattVereen) April 22, 2021
RELATED: The Falcon's $24 Million Gamble on Bobby Petrino Doomed the Team for Years
Barring any unexpected decisions, Owens will play for his third team in four years when the 2021 season begins.
He is joining Petrino's program at the right time. Missouri State is coming off its best season since going 6-5 in 2009.
The Bears lost three games in the fall of 2020, then returned to the field on February 27 of this year. Missouri State ended the year by winning five of their final six regular-season games and played a postseason game for the first time since 1990. However, their season ended with a loss to North Dakota in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
Football fans may have more incentive to watch FCS football next fall. Owens and Petrino are teaming up at Missouri State. Deion Sanders, another ex-NFL player, is making noise at Jackson State. And don't forget about former Titans running back Eddie George, who recently took over the Tennessee State football program.
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SSE Airtricity, Northern Ireland's largest provider of renewable energy, has now handed out over £1.1 million to community groups close to its Slieve Kirk Wind Park in Co. Derry~Londonderry, following the company's latest Community Fund contribution.
This year's presentation took place at the Beechill Country House in Ardmore on Wednesday 9August, with 42 community groups benefiting from a total fund of over £178,000.
Through its Community Fund programme, SSE Airtricity makes annual contributions to community groups in the vicinity of its wind farms. The company has been donating to local projects around Slieve Kirk Wind Park since 2012, and this latest presentation takes its overall contribution in the region to over £1.1m.
Limavady Cricket and Rugby Football Club will be using this year's funding to upgrade the lights at the clubhouse and install a new lighting control system, boosting the club's overall energy efficiency. Harold Faulkner, executive committee member at the club, said: "With the support from SSE Airtricity, we are planning to carry out extensive work to enhance the energy efficiency of our lights at the club, and we're hoping to make further improvements with the installation of a new lighting control system."
Churchill United Football Club will be putting the money towards making improvements to its changing room facilities, including insulating the roof space and replacing the hot water tank. David Pentland, treasurer at the club, said: "As well as making the changing rooms more comfortable for the players, the improvement works will help us decrease our carbon footprint and reduce our running costs. The savings made will allows us to redirect money into other important areas for the club."
The majority of the recipient groups are putting this year's funding towards improving their energy efficiency measures, which SSE Airtricity strongly supports.Other projects being supported range from replacing the windows at Foreglen Community Association, to installing energy efficient lighting at City of Derry Rugby Club and Clann na nGael GAC in Dunamanagh.
Anne Reynolds, SSE Airtricity Community Development Officer, said: "We're really proud to be making a difference for the communities close to Slieve Kirk Wind Park, and this latest funding brings our overall contribution in the area to more than £1.1 million since 2012. This year, there are 42 fantastic groups receiving funding, and we're delighted to once again see so much of the money going towards projects to improve energy efficiency."
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Next week we're digging up a piece from Crimethinc circa 2012 on consent and the terror of the unknown. If that description has you making other plans for Tuesday, give it a read first — To Change Everything this ain't.
For next week, Lewis Call's Structures of desire: Postanarchist kink in the speculative fiction of Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany.
If you prefer an audio version of this essay, Mike was kind enough to record it for us. Thanks Mike!
In two, we're checking out Masters without slaves: Raoul Vaneigem's détournement of Nietzsche.


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The Albegna is a river in southern Tuscany, the sources of which are located in province of Grosseto on the southern side of Monte Buceto, the southwestern part of the volcanic cone of Mount Amiata, along with the northern side of Monte Aquilaia, and the Riserva Poggio all'Olmo.

The river goes downstream initially heading south, passing first from the town of Roccalbegna and moving later into the western part of the municipality of Semproniano, downstream to Rocchette di Fazio, and crossing the Bosco dei Rocconi Natural Reserve. Soon after, it enters the town of Manciano and, near the village of Saturnia, it turns right towards the south-west. Once it reaches the town of Marsiliana, it forms the dell'Albegna plain.

The river flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the town of Albinia, bordered on the north by the tombolo of Giannella which combines Monte Argentario to the mainland.

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Live From The Divide presents
Rob Baird
Friday May 31, 2019 Show Ended All ages are welcome.
Live From The Divide Bozeman, Montana
A gambler of wit, Rob Baird spins lyrical luck in his fourth record, After All to find out what happens when you go looking for yourself in someone else. In the 2019 follow-up to his third 2015 record, Wrong Side of the River, Memphis-bred Baird smashes right into heartache, chasing losses just to end up winning back the love he never knew he was looking for.
"For me, until you get your heart broken as an adult, you don't really know how to write anything meaningful. You can make it up…that works for a little while. I'm not saying you have to be completely unhinged to make music, but I think you do have to know what it feels like to be completely vulnerable," explained Baird of the record. "Every emotion you feel in a breakup — anger, anguish, disappointment, lust — you'll feel it as you listen."
Recorded straight to tape, at Battletapes, an East Nashville studio under the direction of Jeremy Ferguson (Cage The Elephant, Andrew Combs, Lucie Silvas) — After All combines the known with the unknown applying new processes with familiar relationships. Produced by long time friend and collaborator, Rick Brantley who did time on Music Row as well as in the trenches with the likes of John Hiatt and Brandi Clark; Texas-based musicians' Austin 'Woodrow' Morgan and Z Lynch, After All brings together a depth of sound only musicians playing together for a decade can make. According to Woodrow: "We've gone from hating each other to living together to playing together so much that we hated each other all over again. Somewhere along the way we figured out how to grow up and now after so much time spent talking about it, we have finally made a record together."
Drawing inspiration from Lucinda Williams' tender melodies to the raw chords of James McMurtry, Rob surrounded himself with the sounds and souls that have known him best to make his latest album. Shaped serendipitously and with the help of friends Burleson Smith, David Beck and Brian Douglas Phillips, the songs were crafted over a couple years at a kitchen table in Austin.
The material gnaws on the hard truths that heartbreak surfaces. The title track, "After All," an ironically light-hearted start for the relationship roadtrip it confesses. Rob sings of the road less travelled in "Losing Hands," admitting you can't be made whole when your down this low. With the song, "Devil Woman Blues," Rob illustrates a series of seductive vignettes that tackle faded dreams of innocence. "Greedy Eyes" alludes to the infallible realities that come with making promises no man can keep. In "I Tried," Baird takes you on a haunting journey of the self-realization that comes when you've risked everything and put too much of you into us. To wrap up the record, "Best That I Was" intentionally drags out closure to the relationship rollercoaster you've been on. The entire record is like a handshake with heartache that ends in a hopeful goodbye bringing warmth to a cold shoulder lover.
"It's my fourth record and after ten years of recording I have — through luck and shear persistence, surrounded myself with the right people. It's these people, living these songs with me one-by-one, note-by-note. These people living this album with me that have brought an honesty I wouldn't have found on my own."
The more you listen to After All, the more you hear the depth of gray that lies between the black and white lines of love, "thank god I got out of my own way and back to my roots," shares Baird.
Throughout the last decade playing and writing songs, Rob's mastered the art of skating as close to the truth as you can without sinking the ship. It's hard to make an album come alive with each listen and Rob's done just that with After All — and not by mistake.
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Mercury-Atlas 1 byl bezpilotní testovací let rakety Atlas s připojenou kosmickou lodí programu Mercury. Let měl být suborbitální a mělo při něm být provedeno několik měření a po následném vylovení kabiny měla být provedena její analýza. Pozornost NASA byla zaměřena na tyto oblasti: určení strukturální integrity konstrukce kapsle, studium obkladu tepelného štítu zádi při startu a tepelného působení při návratu do atmosféry (k tomu sloužilo 51 termočlánků), určení charakteristiky letové dynamiky při průletu atmosférou, ověřit dostatečnost systému pro vyzvednutí a seznámit obsluhu se startovními procedurami.

Testovací let skončil nezdarem, když v čase 58 sekund došlo k porušení integrity konstrukce rakety. K porušení došlo poblíž spoje rakety Atlas s kapslí Mercury. Raketa i s kapslí dopadly do Atlantského oceánu a potopily se. Kapsle a zbytky rakety byly následně vyloveny pro rekonstrukci příčin havárie. Soustava rakety s lodí dosáhla apogea 13 km a uletěla vzdálenost 9,6 km. Loď Mercury byla vyrobena společností McDonnell měla pořadové číslo 4 a měla hmotnost 1154 kg. Dnes jsou zbytky kapsle vystaveny v Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center v Hutchinsonu v Kansasu.

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The man who said never…
This story was first published in New Zealand Winegrower magazine, August 2016.
How times change. The man who once said he would never ever grow grapes in Marlborough is now making wine from the grapes he was never going to plant.
That man is Murray Bishell and the wine is Caythorpe Sauvignon Blanc.
The first vintage was 2015 and it marked a sea change in the way the family grows grapes, says Bishell's son, Simon, who manages the vineyard today.
The vineyard land had been in the family for six generations but it was given over to traditional farming, until the 1980s.
"Grapes were not dad's natural passion so I respect his ability to innovate and recognize that we had to change," says Simon, of his parents' decision to plant grapes.
And so, in 1987, Murray and his late wife, Diana, planted the grapes that saw them become one of the earliest contract grape growers in Marlborough – right next door to the original Montana Fairhall Estate on the Wairau Plains.
"I've always had a desire to take the raw material to the finished product and be involved all the way along the value chain; I think that with all farming it's important to look at adding as much value as possible to all products," says Simon.
While Murray is now retired, Simon and his brother, Scott, head up the viticulture – and it has changed significantly since they produced their first wine.
The biggest change was in terms of yield. It was a realization that came only after they began picking for their own wine.
"We began to realize that we want to try and bring out the best in our grapes; to accentuate the highs. It is really difficult to judge what you need to do to make grapes taste a certain way, until tasting what the wine's like from your property. When our grapes go to other wineries, they all get tipped on top of a big pile from other wineries too, and it's not until we make a single vineyard estate wine that we can identify the particular characteristics of our specific vineyard. From here we can think how we can intensify the flavours and get more of a thiol base or more mineral notes, as potential flavours we may want to accentuate," he says.
"In terms of changes that we have made, it's as much about being site specific as it is about reducing yield. On some loam soils, restricting yield can help to develop more complexity and intensity of flavour but on lighter soils, the work we have had to do is about reduction of yield."
Instead of putting a blanket number on how the whole vineyard should operate, Bishell says that he and Scott are learning about the importance of isolating particular areas within the vineyard to work out what factors they need to work on.
"We've only had to work with Sauvignon Blanc so far but we can see it enjoys nitrogen and potassium. It's still very early days for Pinot Noir," says Bishell.
The Caythorpe Family Estate vineyard consists of 115 hectares; 90% of which is devoted to Sauvignon Blanc with the remainder split three ways; 5% Chardonnay, 2.5% Riesling and 2.5% Pinot Noir.
The first wine from the property was last year's 2015 Caythorpe Family Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, made by Jeremy McKenzie at Isabel Estate.
This year the Bishells have added a Pinot Noir from their property but quantities are miniscule compared to the Sauvignon Blanc. This means that it is difficult to pinpoint changes that may need to occur in the growing of Pinot Noir.
The first Pinot Noir will be released later this year and Chardonnay will join the Caythorpe stable of wines in 2018, all going according to plan.
Riesling is trickier to predict – "It seems to be a grape that everyone loves but not many people seem to like paying money for it, so I'm not in too much of a hurry to delve down that path. I think there's an appetite for Riesling but it's not high up on my priority list at this stage," Bishell says.
The ultimate aim is to use 20 per cent of the Caythorpe Estate's grapes to produce their own wine while retaining relationships with wine companies to turn the other 80% into cash flow.
Bishell says that the family's change in focus on growing is a win-win for both the Caythorpe family and for the companies they grow for.
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The physiotherapy methods used will vary according to each individual patient, as well as the condition being treated. With the help of various modern technologies, up to standard equipment, state of the art facilities, and hands-on skills of the therapists, we can provide your pet with the best possible path to recovery.
Post-operative rehabilitation: e.g. joint surgery such as hip, stifle, elbow, etc., amputation, ligament/tendon repair.
Involves the use of specific passive and active movement techniques in a therapeutic and healing manner. Consists of soft tissue release, myofascial release, stretching, and specific joint mobilisations. These techniques help to reduce pain, improve muscle length, improve joint range of motion, promote awareness of an area, as well as relaxation.
Includes electronic devices such as laser therapy, electro-muscular and nerve stimulation, and therapeutic ultrasound.
LASER (Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a form of electromagnetic radiation. It is the absorption of light in irradiated tissues by specific biomolecules. The light energy is transformed into biochemical energy which ultimately results in the alteration of cellular functions such as cell metabolism, as well as stimulation of tissue healing. Laser therapy also helps to decrease pain by desensitization of the pain receptors.
EMS is the application of low-or medium frequency electrical currents to stimulate sensory and motor nerves to facilitate muscle contraction or pain relief. It helps to strengthen muscles and prevent/slow down muscle atrophy, re-educate muscle control, improve sensory awareness, reduce muscle spasm, and reduce swelling.
TENS works on the same principles as EMS, however, it is mainly used to reduce pain. It works by increasing blood flow (thereby removing waste products), causes localised blocking of peripheral nerve fibres, and inhibits nerve conduction of pain through pain-gating mechanisms as well as descending inhibitory mechanisms.
Ultrasound therapy makes use of the application of longitudinal sound waves to the body. The penetration of the sound waves causes the tissues being treated to oscillate in the same direction as the sound waves. This stimulates tissue healing, pain relief, as well as fracture healing. Ultrasound therapy has also been proven to be effective on tissues with a high collagen content such as ligaments, tendons, fascia, joint capsule, and scar tissue.
Cold therapy (cryotherapy) can be used in the acute stage of inflammation (first 2-3 days following injury/surgery) as well as in certain cases of chronic inflammation (e.g. arthritis). The benefits of cold therapy include reducing pain, reducing blood flow, inflammation, swelling, and reducing muscle spasticity.
Heat therapy (thermotherapy) is used after the initial acute period of inflammation (days 4-5 onwards after injury/surgery). The benefits of heat therapy include reducing pain, reducing muscle spasm and promoting muscle relaxation, increasing circulation in the area, improving soft tissue elasticity, and increasing nerve conduction velocity.
Therapeutic exercise is the systematic execution of planned physical movements and activities. It is used to prevent long-term physical dysfunction, help return to normal/optimal function, reduce the risk of injury, enhance overall health, improve fitness, and aid weight loss. Therapeutic exercise helps to increase overall strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and proprioception.
Hydrotherapy involves the use of the physical properties of water to facilitate the rehabilitation process and enable a quicker return to function of the patient. Buoyancy is when the body, when placed in water, experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the water it has displaced. It allows the patient to exercise with reduced pressure on the joints. Hydrostatic pressure is when the water exerts a certain amount of pressure on the body, which may help to reduce oedema and increase lymph drainage. Water viscosity and turbulence provides resistance which can help to improve muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, as well as potentially improve sensory awareness.
Kinesiotaping is the application of a specialised adhesive tape to a specific area of the body. Its mechanism of action is that it physically lifts the skin in the area of application, helping to increase circulation (improve blood flow and lymph drainage). It also stimulates the mechanoreceptors in the area, increasing awareness and promoting correct usage of muscles, as well as providing stability to the joints. Different taping techniques will determine its function.
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Fotografias é o nono álbum de estúdio do cantor, compositor e instrumentista brasileiro Taiguara, lançado no Brasil em 1973. Antes da total censura que impediu os lançamentos dos álbuns Let The Children Hear The Music (gravado na Inglaterra) e Imyra, Tayra, Ipy - Taiguara (este que chegou a ser gravado e lançado em território brasileiro, mas foi proibido e recolhido horas depois pela polícia), Fotografias torna-se o último álbum de Taiguara a ser gravado e lançado completamente a nível nacional, até Canções de Amor e Liberdade, de 1983.

Fotografias foi relançado na versão CD pela gravadora EMI (atual Universal Music) em 2014.

Faixas

Equipe

Músicos
 Taiguara - Voz, piano, teclado, órgão e efeitos de órgão e flauta na faixa 3
 Francis Hime, piano na faixa 5
 Jorginho da Flauta - flautas na faixa 3
 Eduardo Souto Neto - efeitos de piano na faixa 13
 Marlui Miranda - Violão, surdo, queixada, sinos, guizos e guitarra nas faixas 1 e 3
 Chiquito Braga - Guitarra na faixa 2
 Neco - Violão solo e cavaquinho
 Dino 7 Cordas - Violão 7 cordas
 Tibério César - gongo e baixo nas faixas 1,3,4,6-9,12 e 13
 Novelli - baixo na faixa 2
 Sergio Barrozo - baixo nas faixas 5 e 10
 Jorginho Campos - bateria e percussão nas faixas 1,3,4-9 e 12
 Lula Nascimento - bateria na faixa 2
 Wilson das Neves - bateria na faixa 10
 Ubirajara Silva - Bandoneon
 Nivaldo Ornelas - Saxofone soprano
 Paulo Moura - Clarinete
 Mauricio Einhorn - Gaita

Produção de Estúdio
 Lindolfo Gaya - direção musical
 Nivaldo Duarte - técnico de mixagem
 Antonio Guerrero - fotografia da capa
 David Drew Zingg - fotografia da contracapa, pôster e layout
 Eduardo S. Neto - assistente de produção
 Milton Miranda - produtor
 Z. J. Merky - diretor técnico

Ligações externas
 Fotografias no sítio Discogs.
 Fotografias no sítio Immub.

Álbuns de Taiguara
Álbuns de 1973
Álbuns de música popular brasileira
Álbuns em língua portuguesa
Álbuns lançados pela EMI
Álbuns lançados pela Universal Music Brasil
Obras censuradas na ditadura militar no Brasil (1964–1985)


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Akshay Kumar's New 'Gold' Teaser Is Giving Us Goosebumps & Making Our Hearts Swell With Pride
Drenched in patriotism, the new teaser of Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' is finally here, and it is giving everyone goosebumps and a surge of patriotism as well. Saying that we are impressed would be an understatement because by far, this is the best movie teaser we have seen this year.
(c) Excel Entertainment
With every movie, Akshay Kumar keeps setting the benchmark higher and this teaser only proves that he can give any actor a run for their money. If you haven't seen the teaser yet, get ready to feel a rush of emotions.
200-300cr bhokne wale aaj apne star k liye praise dhoondh rahe hai
Akal aa hi gayi
Nothing is more important & bigger than good work & respect.
Proud to be @akshaykumar his fan
Consistently giving good cinema�� #StandUpForGold
— AkshayKumar Da FAN💗 (@GurmeetSingh42) June 15, 2018
The teaser begins with a statement which says, "Please stand up for the national anthem". While most of us wait to hear the familiar strains of our National Anthem, it begins with the British anthem 'God Save The Queen' instead. First few seconds and we are already unsettled.
The 54-second clip clearly sets the fact straight showing how for 200 years, Indians were being forced to stand for the British national anthem, taking us back to colonial India and the British oppression.
Soon we get a glimpse of Akshay Kumar and we just can't help but whistle. With a burning passion in his eyes, he is seen taking out the Indian national flag and that gives us an idea of his goal. The teaser then focuses on 'one man's dream' that 'made the British stand up for our anthem'.
Despite us already knowing the basic theme of the story, which is freedom from British oppression, there still is a sense of mystery as to how this one man will get the gold for India.. The teaser ends with "Vande Mataram" leaving us with millions of thoughts and unsaid emotions.
For those of you who don't know what 'Gold' is all about, it is the story of a Bengali hockey player, who wants to win a gold medal for India, during the British rule.
Taking to Twitter Akshay Kumar shared the new teaser on the public's demand.
Thank you everyone for all the love and support pouring in for the special unit of #Gold…sharing it here, on popular demand 🙂 It's time to #StandUpForGold https://t.co/4rdAoS8Q7y@excelmovies @FarOutAkhtar @ritesh_sid @Roymouni @kagtireema
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) June 15, 2018
Since then, the clip has taken the internet by storm and people can't stop raving about it.
Only actor who is breaking barriors with his each n every next film…🔥#Baby#GabbarIsBack#Airlift#Rustom#JollyLLB2#ToiletEkPremKatha#PadMan
Nd now #Gold…
Matlab hadd hai yr…Khikhi😅
But Im very proud to be your fan paji…@akshaykumar ðŸ™?#StandUpForGold #GoldTeaser pic.twitter.com/ncOwvKi5ku
— ♧♢Bhagchand♢♧ (@Bhagchand_Ak) June 15, 2018
That sure made me want to #StandUpForGold! Super stuff, @FarOutAkhtar, @akshaykumar, @kagtireema @ritesh_sid @excelmovies 🙌� https://t.co/4t7fFNTRCq
— Diana Penty (@DianaPenty) June 15, 2018
Just saw the UNUSUAL & MIND-BLOWING teaser of #AkshayKumar 's #Gold #GoldTeaser! makes your heart swell with PRIDE! A perfect PATRIOTIC film releasing on perfect weekend of #IndependenceDay ! @akshaykumar @FarOutAkhtar @ritesh_sid @excelmovies @kagtireema @kapoorkkunal @Roymouni
— Atul Mohan (@atulmohanhere) June 15, 2018
So patriotic
It's teaser of the year or decade #StandUpForGold
— अभय ðŸ?…⬅ï¸? (@iAbhayAwasthi) June 15, 2018
Its too emotional sir😭😭#GoldTeaser
— Mumin (@ImMumin) June 15, 2018
Aag lagayegi ye movie
— Roshu AK ☔ (@RoshanSinghAK) June 15, 2018
Teaser Dekhkar Scheme Gooosebumbs Aa Gya �
— ROMEOᴳᴼᴸᴰ (@imsamkhiladi) June 15, 2018
The teaser of #Gold is pure https://t.co/fpLFTynUQ4's all in the writing. Anything that u want 2 say has 2 b written well at the level of screenplay.Even a teaser can follow a graph that surprises…in a few montages u get to see the British n Nazi flags n our own Tiranga.Wah!!
— Faridoon Shahryar (@iFaridoon) June 15, 2018
Just watched the trailer and I must say it's goosebumps experience for me.I would like to appreciate makers to come up with the innovative idea.
Looking forward for the gold to hit silver screen. #GOLDTEASER
— Vinay Prabhakar (@akkivinaya) June 15, 2018
If the teaser alone has managed to shake us to our very core, we can only wonder what the trailer has in store for us.
Directed by Reema Kagti, the film traces the journey of a hockey player and talks about what it meant to be patriotic during the pre-independence era. This will also be TV actor Mouni Roy's Bollywood debut.
Earlier, it was being said that 'Gold' is a biopic on former hockey player Balbir Singh Sr. However, clearing the air, Producer Ritesh Sidhwani stated in an interview that, "It is not a biopic. It is a completely fictional story but it is set against a real backdrop between 1933-48 India about what the country was, the sports…about hockey. It is not based on any character."
Check out the teaser here and let us know what you think:
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Here's what Reema Kagti has to say about Akshay Kumar starrer Gold
Gold, even though was rumoured to have deviated from its release date, seem to be on schedule. The film has retained its release date, August 15, marking the occasion of India's Independence Day. Well, owing to the patriotic theme of the film, it is an apt date chosen by the makers for the release of the Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy starrer.
Readers may be aware that Gold is a sports drama revolving around the real life incident of India's first hockey win post-Independence. Not surprisingly, there is an emotional value attached to the film and it is not special only to the makers but also every Indian. Explaining the reason behind it, Reema Kagti stated in reports about how India had won a gold medal even in the past. The director of Gold revealed that India had won a gold medal way back in 1936 during the Berlin Olympics. However, the then India was under the British Rule.
But, the win of 1948 in London was after India became an independent nation. Speaking one of those special moments from her film in recent reports, Reema Kagti reminisced about a sequence where Akshay Kumar pulls out the Indian National Flag in the locker room to boost the spirits of his teammates. Apparently, the flag was then banned in Germany and yet the moment is iconic because it inspired the players as they saluted it.
The emotions of patriotism, according to Reema, is one of the driving forces in Gold. The film also will have both the iconic matches as a part of the film – the 1936 and the 1948 matches. Reema maintained that even though the characters in the film are not completely based on real life individuals, they have been inspired by the memorable ones. Like, the filmmaker mentioned that the role of Akshay Kumar is partly inspired by the assistant manager of the Indian hockey squad during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He had actually risen up the rank by the time India won its first match in 1948 in London.
On the other hand, elaborating on the prep for Gold, Reema Kagti maintained that she wanted a professional for her and the cast to understand the game. So she got Michael Nobbs on board, who has not only played in the 1948 Olympics, but has also coached the Indian hockey team for two years since 2011. She further added that her team too underwent prep beyond just learning the game. They had to understand the sport when it was played in a different era, that is the 40s and the rules, even the sticks used then were different.
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John Abraham backs Akshay Kumar in uniform auction row
John Abraham, who will be seen donning army uniform in his upcoming film "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran", says he stands by his actor friend Akshay Kumar's decision to auction the naval costume he had worn in "Rustom"
Akshay Kumar and John Abraham
John Abraham, who will be seen donning army uniform in his upcoming film "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran", says he stands by his actor friend Akshay Kumar's decision to auction the naval costume he had worn in "Rustom". Akshay and his wife Twinkle have been served legal notice and are accused of "playing with the sentiments" of the armed forces by putting up for auction a naval costume from his film "Rustom".
"I am not going to be politically correct but I stand by him," John told reporters here. The director of "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran" Abhishek Sharma said Col Brijmohan Sharma helped the team with the research for the film. "Col Brijmohan Sharma was on board, he is retired now. He was in charge of the orientation test. He made sure everything from the army camp to the uniform and behaviour was taken care of," Abhishek said.
"He did not care if someone was actor or not, he would just pull us up, saying, what is this? He was clear he wanted things to look clear," John added. The 45-year-old actor-producer decided to go solo with "Parmanu…" after his production house John Abraham Entertainment terminated partnership with Kriarj Entertainment over material breaches and bad reputation.
Kriarj Entertainment, accused JA Entertainment for not fulfilling their commitment to finish the project. "At one point I called up Abhishek saying this is too much happening and he would tell me, look at the positive side, there is publicity. We would motivate each other as we have not done anything wrong, we are honest and it will happen right way. "It is difficult when someone points finger at you, at your company, you don't like it. This film is like my child, you feel like turning around and tearing apart. I am not being violent. It has all ended well. My producers, cast and team is here and it is important to me."
"Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran" was earlier scheduled to release in December 2017 but reportedly got delayed to avoid a clash at the box office with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat". The release was later postponed thrice owing to the dispute. And now it is set to arrive in theatres on May 25. "It is a fantastic film and I want audience to see the film. It is about your credibility and what you stand for. So we fought our way. Abhishek is a legal person and he stood by me. Everyone forgets controversies and everyone is going to talk about the film and its quality that will speak for itself. "If its good people will talk about it and if they don't like they would not talk about it. We think we have made a good film. Thank you media for support. We don't have the luxury of time but we have the luxury of fantastic subject," John said.
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Akshay Kumar's Naval Uniform In Rustom To Be Auctioned
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently announced on social media that the naval uniform that he wore in his 2016 film Rustom will be auctioned and the proceeds will be donated for the welfare and protection of animals. Akshay received the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 64th National Film Awards for his performance in the film, which also starred Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta and Arjan Bajwa. It was a period thriller based on the real life incident of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati and businessman Prem Ahuja.
Last week, Akshay Kumar and Union Minister Rajnath Singh launched the app and website 'BharatKeVeer' where he lauded the Government of India for making his dream come true and providing a platform for everyone to help the next of the kin of slain soldiers financially. The portal is an IT based platform, with an objective to enable willing donors to contribute towards the family of a braveheart who sacrificed his/her life in line of duty. The amount so donated will be credited to the account of 'Next of Kin' of those Central Armed Police Force/Central Para Military Force soldiers. Kumar was the Guest of Honour during the function.
In addition to this Akshay Kumar is affliated with several good causes. He is currently filming for Kesari, a historical film based on the Battle of Saragarhi. There was a fire on the sets of the film in Satara last week. Akshay has spoken out in support of self defence for women on numerous occasions. He stated that women must be able to protect themselves against incidents of harassment and sexual misconduct based on a recent spate of crimes against them.
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What exactly happened on the sets of Akshay Kumar's Kesari?
Blast on location in Wai as elaborate war sequence goes horribly wrong, cast and crew of period drama escape unhurt
Akshay Kumar has been shooting for Kesari, which is based on the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi, in Wai over the past four months. The unit of the period drama was in for a shock yesterday when a massive fire broke out on the location in the early evening.
A source says, "Anurag Singh [director] was filming a war sequence on location when one of the bombs, being used for the scene, exploded. Within a matter of seconds, the entire set was gutted. Most of the lighting equipment and cameras were lost in the fire. Fortunately, not a single person of the 100-member-strong unit was hurt."
Kesari set gutted in Wai
Kumar, who usually shoots through the day in Wai and flies back to Mumbai on his chartered chopper in the evenings, had left for the day around 3.30 pm. "None of the primary actors were required for the shoot. Akshay filmed his portions by late afternoon and then the director proceeded to can the war sequence with the additional artistes," adds the source.
With the set now destroyed in the fire, the team has the challenge of recreating the Gulistan Fort — one of the key sites of the battle. "Since a 10-day shoot is yet to be covered, a new set will need to be recreated. Though it's too early to say, the makers are now considering building the set in Film City in Mumbai."
Confirming the news, the police officials of Satara said, "The fire department of Bhuinj and those of surrounding areas were alerted [about the incident]. By evening, the fire was brought under control."
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Akshay Kumar injures and refuses to leave the sets of Kesari
Akshay Kumar is one actor who has been constantly starring in socially relevant films for quite a while now. Be it 'Jolly LLB 2' or 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha', he went on to make the audiences rethink on a lot of social issues. And with his latest release 'PadMan' focussing on menstrual hygiene, he went on to garner a positive response from all over. The actor is always ready to go that extra mile for his role. The latest news reports cite that Akshay, who was shooting for his upcoming film 'Kesari' in Wai in Maharashtra's Satara district, went onto injure his ribs while he was shooting the action-heavy climax sequence of the film.
Needless to say, he was reportedly advised complete rest but the actor refused to take rest and apparently retired to an accommodation in Wai despite the chopper being available at standby. According to reports, the actor will rest for a while and will then decide on the further schedule of shooting.
On the work front, the actor is awaiting the release of 'Gold' and Rajnikanth starrer '2.0'.
Manikarnika to set up a box-office clash with Akshay Kumar's Gold?
Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika may lock horns with Kumar's Gold on I-Day weekend
Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika
Akshay Kumar may have slim chances of banking on holiday weekends in 2018. After pushing the release of Pad Man from the Republic Day weekend to make way for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat, Kumar may not be able to entirely cash in on an Independence Day release for his next, Gold, either. The development stems from buzz that Kangana Ranaut is also eyeing the August weekend for her Rani Laxmibai biopic.
Pointing out that a take on the warrior makes for a fitting Independence Day release, a source says, "Principal shooting for Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi will wrap up by March. However, an elaborate post-production schedule will follow. There are opulent war sequences and fight scenes, hence, abundant VFX work will be done on the film. The makers estimate a minimum of three to four months to complete it."
While Ranaut too would have preferred a solo release, the source says that the holiday weekend will permit sufficient room for both the films to flourish. Given that Gold is also a patriotic tale, inspired from India's historic Olympic hockey win in 1948, it also makes for an appropriate I-Day release. While a trade analyst had alluded to the change in the release date, producer Kamal Jain had said that an official announcement hadn't been made.
ALSO READ: Teaser Of Akshay Kumar's Gold Creates History
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'Padman' off to a decent start at BO
One of the most anticipated movies of 2018, 'Padman' is off to a decent start at the box office with an opening day collection of Rs. 10 cr. at the domestic market
Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar in Padman
One of the most anticipated movies of 2018, 'Padman' is off to a decent start at the box office with an opening day collection of Rs. 10 cr. at the domestic market. Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the figures as he wrote, '#PadMan has a DECENT start… Fri Rs 10.26 cr… The biz, expectedly, picked up towards evening/night shows… The journey ahead is crucial… Sat + Sun should witness strong growth for a good weekend total… India biz.'
#PadMan makes RAPID STRIDES on Sat… Picks up SPEED… Biz should be STRONG on Sun too… HEALTHY weekend is on the cards… Fri 10.26 cr, Sat 13.68 cr. Total: âÂÂ?¹ 23.94 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh)
In the R Balki-directorial, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has stepped into the shoes of national hero Arunachalam Muruganantham; the inventor of low-cost sanitary napkins for women in rural areas. Produced by Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones Productions, 'PadMan' also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles.
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Akshay Kumar's Gold teaser will make your heart swell with pride
Staying true to the genre of the film, Gold is set to release on Independence Day, 2018.
Gold marks to be the first association between Akshay Kumar and Excel Entertainment led by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.
Gold is inspired by true events and is about India's first Olympic medal win as a free nation in the year 1948 at Games of the XIV Olympiad, London. The teaser opens with the monologue, "hum ek pagal Bangali hain'. This Reema Kagti directorial will leave you gasping for more and intrigued as well. The movie talks about Indian hockey team's first gold medal win at the Olympics.
Akshay Kumar in 'Gold'. /Excel Movie's YouTube account
The film is touted to be a sports biopic based on the life of hockey player Balbir Singh who was on the team that won the first Olympic medal for India post Independence in 1948. However, in the trailer, you will not see the sports legend but Akshay, who plays a 'crazy Bengali who loves hockey and undying love for his motherland India' All he wants is to bring together players to form a team which can guarantee gold at the Olympics. The movie will also see rushes of India's independence and Akshay Kumar's look fits to the T.
A still from the film Gold'. Pic/Excel Movie's YouTube account
Akki plays the coach of the hockey team that goes for gold. Also starring in the film are Mouni Roy, Amit Sadh, Vineet Singh, Kunal Kapoor and Sunny Kaushal.
Staying true to the genre of the film, the newly announced film is to release on Independence Day, 2018. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner name Excel Entertainment, the film is directed by Reema Kagti and will hit the theatres on 15th August 2018.
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Akshay Kumar to pull off sword fighting sequences in 'Kesari'
Kumar to pull off high-octane sequences involving sword fighting, Gatka and artillery for Kesari's elaborate two-month Wai schedule
With his recent outings edging towards social issues, fans of Akshay Kumar have missed watching him pack in a punch on screen. Fortunately, they will be treated to his bravado yet again in Kesari, which will see the actor slip into the role of Havildar Ishar Singh, the leader of the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi. The Khiladi has often put his martial arts skill on display for cinephiles, but he will now be seen pulling off fight sequences involving traditional artillery, sword fighting and Gatka.
The unit of the Kumar and Karan Johar co-production has already set base in the picturesque Wai, Satara, where the large forts of Saragarhi and Gulistan can be recreated. A source reveals that the schedule is crucial, given that filming the action sequences before summer arrives is essential. Talking about the Lawrence Woodward-choreographed stunts, the source adds, "The war sequences are currently being designed. Most of them will feature Akshay, so the action is being created while keeping his physicality in mind. The fight sequences primarily involve the use of traditional artillery. Although the hand-to-hand combat scenes are few, the team is contemplating roping in pehelwans from the akharas of Punjab to lend authenticity. Their presence on set will also ensure that Akshay's demeanour is aligned with his character."
Professional Gatka trainers, says the source, are also being appointed to train Kumar in the form. "Since it is the oldest form of self-defence that Sikhs resorted to, it is fitting that the makers showcase it in the film. Akshay has allotted 15 days for training. It involves the use of wooden sticks. It will be mixed with sword fighting," says the source, adding that a unique pressure point striking technique is also being included in the film. "The team is also sourcing Indian weaponry like gandasas and bhujs for the elaborate scenes."
While the actor can pull off stunts with panache, the source suggests that replicating ease in traditional action methods is difficult. "Further, the scenes also involve the use of heavy costumes, which can make them difficult to pull off. Wai offers the space that a shoot of this nature requires. The set is currently being created."
Kumar will join the unit after wrapping up promotional work for his upcoming film, Pad Man, in mid-February. He will be stationed in the mountainous region for two months to wrap up shooting in a start-to-finish schedule.


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$15 million in Coliban Water works for Echuca
By Riverine Herald
Coliban Water Echuca Treatment Plant performance manager Tim Giffin, Coliban Water chairperson Lucy Roffey and acting managing director Neville Pearce.
COLIBAN Water has announced a $15 million investment in water and wastewater upgrades in the Echuca region over the next four years.
The investment will be spent on a range of projects to meet the growing needs of residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Echuca region.
"I am delighted to announce this funding for Echuca which we understand is a rapidly growing part of our region," Coliban Water chairperson Lucy Roffey said.
"These improvements will help us continue to provide services to our customers, who are front and centre of everything we do. We are excited to deliver these projects to benefit them.
"The highlight of this funding will be a $9 million upgrade to Echuca's Water Treatment Plant to improve capacity, storage and disinfection."
The project will increase the town's security of supply and ability to meet growing demands through the construction of two additional 3.3 megalitre treated water storage tanks.
"Combined, this is the equivalent volume of 2.6 Olympic-size swimming pools," Ms Roffey said.
"It will also see construction of a new treated water pump station and a UV disinfection system at the plant."
Site works are expected to start in the first half of 2020 and be completed in 2022.
Approximately $3.7 million of the funding will be spent on new water storage tanks for Echuca West on Wilkinson Dve and network booster pumps.
"This project will help us address the significant growth that has occurred in Echuca West and ensure that we can continue to supply adequate water pressure to these households," Ms Roffey said.
"The extra pumps will help to accommodate this growth and provide additional security of supply for our customers."
In regards to wastewater improvements, new sewer odour mitigation systems will be installed at Anstruther St and Terricks Rd at existing sewer pump stations in those locations.
The remainder of the funding will be spent on a number of smaller projects which include valve replacements at the Echuca Water Treatment Plant which will occur prior to the plant's upgrade project, pump refurbishment for the transfer of Echuca's raw water, annual water main renewals, planned maintenance works on the Echuca Water Tower at the corner of High and Pakenham St and the replacement of sewer pumps at two locations.
"The replacement of these sewer pumps is part of an ongoing renewals program to help ensure future reliability and efficiency for our customers," Ms Roffey said.
Acting managing director Neville Pearce said he was looking forward to the delivery of these key projects for the Echuca region and the subsequent security of supply for the area.
"This funding is great news for Echuca and reflects the significant growth the area has seen in recent times," he said.
"This aligns with our Strategy 2030 vision – which includes appropriate infrastructure services now and into the future and supporting the liveability of our region."
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