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2021 Comic Con Revolution
Posted on December 27, 2021 by nowherecaliforniapodcast
Nicholas Dye (Staff Writer/Podcaster)
On December 19, I ventured down to Ontario, California for the 2021 Comic Con Revolution, held annually at the Ontario Convention Center. I was curious to see how they were going to approach Covid protocols and I was greatly impressed with their forward thinking and planning. For those who were vaccinated, a simple check of your vaccination card was required. For those unvaccinated, they required a negative test within 72 hours of attending. Here was the best part…they had a testing facility on site where you could have a rapid test administered for $40. For those of you who would balk at that price, our local hospital charges $100 for rapid tests so I was quite impressed.
Outside of the venue, you were greeted by some of the most iconic vehicles from film and television including KITT from Knight Rider and the DeLorean from Back to the Future. Inside the venue, the badge pick up was run with impeccable efficiency. I was able to pick up my press pass and my daughter's daily pass in a matter of moments. A QR code was displayed that gave you the entire layout of the convention center as well as autograph alley and the seminar rooms.
Staff was on hand at frequent intervals to direct you and answer any questions you might have. The only comparison I can give this is to that of the Disneyland staff. No convention worker left me without an answer to a question and they seemed as genuinely excited to be back as we were to have them back.
Autograph alley offered several opportunities to meet voice actors from shows like Avatar The Last Airbender and Naruto as well as the original Flash Gordon, Sam J. Jones. Legendary writer Chris Claremont of Uncanny X-Men fame was there and had a massive crowd. The highlight for me was Timothy Zahn. Zahn is the author of The Heir to the Empire saga of Star Wars novels which introduced us the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Thrawn has been featured in the animated Rebels show and will be making a live action appearance in the upcoming Ashoka Tano series on Disney+.
We here at NOWHERE CALIFORNIA will be looking forward to attending next year as well and will leave you with these pictures from this year's Ontario Comic Con Revolution.
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D23, Star Wars, And You!
Posted on August 28, 2019 by nowherecaliforniapodcast
(Douglas Porter.Staff Writer)
This weekend, Anaheim CA was the host to the annual D23 Disney Expo. Sprawled across the Anaheim Convention Center D23 is the Comic Con of Disney Studios. The 3 day event covers many aspects of the ins and outs happening within Disney. It has also become a showcase for many of the Disney properties and has become the host of many award ceremonies that Disney uses to honor what they have termed as "Disney Legends". Much like Hall H in San Diego, Disney uses a large part of the convention halls, to
premier upcoming Disney Films, TV shows, and Documentaries. The main focuses of this year's D23 were the launch of the new Disney streaming service, Disney+. The service will be launching November 12 th and will be the home of the past and future Disney media. New and Past movies, and TV shows will be hosted on the service, and subscribers to the service will also be able to add-on packages, unlocking things like ESPN, and other Disney owned subsidiaries. The other focus of D23 was the ever growing universe that is Star Wars.
Disney purchased the hibernating giant that is Lucasfilm from George Lucas on October 30 th , 2012 for the sum of $4.05 Billion dollars. Since the purchase Disney has begun to put Lucasfilm in hyperdrive.
They have created 4 movies (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars story) with the 5 th movie, The Rise of Skywalker premiering December 20 th . They have produced 2 television shows
(Star Wars: Rebels, and Star Wars: Resistance), as well as countless web shorts. They retconned all current novels and comics to bring the "expanded universe" to a close, so that they could keep a linear story continuity in place to help control the new Disney narrative of Star Wars.
Disney begun their Star Wars announcements on Friday with Kathleen Kennedy (CEO, Lucasfilm) presenting the upcoming projects in a very Steve Job like format to the audience. The first announcement was for the 3 rd television series by Disney titled, The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian is a story set 5 years after the events of The Return of the Jedi. The story will follow the title character, simply dubbed "The Mandalorian", played by veteran actor Pedro Pascal as a bounty hunter traversing the galaxy far from the reaches of the "New Republic". This new show, written and produced by newly
awarded "Disney Legend" Jon Favearu will be more of a "a version of a show that took place after Return of the Jedi, after the revolution, after everybody's done celebrating because the Empire is gone," he said. "And then chaos reigns because there's no central government in the galaxy and so it degrades into a world where, like the old Samurai movies and the old Westerns, where the gunfighters are roaming and people are fighting for their own safety."
Rounding out the cast is former UFC fighter turned action movie starlet Gina Carano, veteran action movie actor Carl Weathers, actor/filmmaker Werner Herzohg, Breaking Bad villain Giancarlo Espisito, and New Zelander actor/filmmaker Taika Waititi who will be providing the voice of fellow bounty hunter, IG-11. Disney/Lucasfilm have been very selective of what they have shared in regards to the
show in the past, but they debuted a poster for Season 1 of the show:
They also premiered the first trailer for season 1:
Following on the tails of The Madalorian, Kennedy brought out actors Alan Tudyk and Diego Luna, 2 of the stars of the Star Wars standalone film Rogue One. Disney had previously announced a series following the adventures of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), and K-2SO (Alan Tudyk) but details have always been very scarce. Sadly, details were not abundant on Friday, as the only pieces of information that were given is that its definitive place in the canon timeline is concurrent with the timeline of other post
Revenge of the Sith stories known as "The age of Rebellion", and that the series will begin shooting in London next year. Alan Tuydk did offer up what he felt was a great title for the show: "Kay-Too Fast, Kay-Too Furious: A Cassian Andor Story."
The biggest news to come out of Friday was the confirmation of a rumor that has been floating around the Star Wars community in one fashion or another since the completion of the prequel trilogy in 2005. News this week reinvigorated the rumors of an Obi-Wan Kenobi story, with such industry papers as The Hollywood Reporter, and Vanity Fair picking up the story as well. Kennedy doing her best to be settle, set up the audience to bring out one more actor, although by the amount of cheers that occurred before
she even mentioned the actors name, the audience was pretty clued into what was happening. That actor of course was young Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor. McGregor asked Kennedy to, infront of all the witnesses in the building, ask him if he is playing Obi-Wan Kenobi again. With resounding applause Kennedy asked this question to McGregor, who followed up with a simple yet Star Wars history defining, YES!
The story is now being touted as a Disney+ series, as compared to the long rumored movie trilogy, and there were no details given at the panel other than the confirmation of McGregor's attachment and that the series which has its entire first season fully written will begin filming next year. The new current timeline was tweeted by Ryan Penagos, Vice President and Creative Executive of Marvel New Media.
Rad Star Wars timeline! #DisneyPlus #D23Expo #AgentMLovesD23Expo pic.twitter.com/8qaNR5n3IR
— Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) August 24, 2019
This new timeline also confirms the official titles for each era of the series. Prequel stories, such as the trilogy films and the Clone Wars TV show, take place during the "Age of Republic" Stories between Solo: A Star Wars Story and Return of the Jedi take place at the "Age of Rebellion" Rounding out the end of the timeline everything from post Return of the Jedi which ends with The Rise of Skywalker exist within the "Age of Resistance".
Disney also teased some episode 9 news with the release of the first "official" poster. There has been a teaser poster released previously but this is one is the first main poster to be made. This will be the poster that begins being placed in prominent locations in theatres nationwide.
Saturday was the big episode 9 day with the main panel stage being taken over for The Rise of Skywalker. Kathleen Kennedy, and J.J. Abrams were joined by cast members: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie. However, much like the Cassian/K-2SO announcement, there was not much in the way of details shared beyond what we already now. J.J. told a very heartwarming story about Carrie Fisher,
which included him discussing her influence on him making the decision to return to helm The Rise of Skywalker. New cast member Keri Rusell the star of the J.J. Abrams tv show Felicity, shared some of her excitement of being part of the Star Wars saga. Hitting the point home with a nice quip about her son now finding her cool. The panel completed with a First-Look "sizzle" reel of footage from The Rise of Skywalker. Many news outlets broke the story of the footage, going into great detail of what was seen,
as Disney did a great job preventing this footage from leaking online. Disney, ever the media buzz generator did upload the footage to the official Star Wars YouTube channel early Monday morning.
The footage does a great job in furthering the point that this film will be the conclusion of the multi-generational story of the Skywalker saga. Disney announced earlier this year that The Rise of Skywalker will be the definitive conclusion to the 9 movie series, as they have no intention of further telling the Skywalker story. But instead intend to move the series outside the Skywalker saga and being to tell new stories occurring in all parts of the timeline. Disney did not include Star Wars media in their Sunday programming, but focused more on the theme park and upcoming hotel's future. A trailer for the 2 nd
ride for Galaxy's Edge, The Rise of the Resistance was shown and subsequently leaked online. At the time of writing this article, Disney has not released the trailer on any official source, and has not made movements to have the leaked footage removed from YouTube.
As the release date approaches, we here at Nowhere California will be sitting down once more to discuss all of what has been released prior to the premier of the movie, and give our opinions, theories, and emotional stories that are tied to the youth defining franchise. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiers in theatres nationwide December 20th,2019 with early bird screenings beginning on December 19th,2019.
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Los Angeles Comic Con 2018
Posted on October 30, 2018 by nowherecaliforniapodcast
(Nicholas Dye/Staff Writer)
This year's LACC has come and gone and once again Nowhere California was there to cover it. We will be bringing you posts over the next few days covering artists and cosplayers as well as coverage of the celebrity appearances throughout the weekend.
Kicking off our artist highlight is, by his own account, a freelance artist, husband, father of three as well as an Imaginary Sheriff. His name is Anthony Wheeler and he was gracious enough to spend some time chatting with me about his pop culture love and his need to get every detail into his pieces.
Now I am a die hard Goonies fan and the piece below caught my eye immediately. It's an adorable representation of Chunk and Sloth at first glance, but it was Wheeler's painstaking attention to detail and his pop culture knowledge that truly sold me on this piece (which I bought by the way!!). "I love having moments like this where I just get have a conversation with people" Wheeler said regarding the Friday night first day lull and converse we did. He drew my attention first to Chunk's raincoat and said "It's not a very common raincoat like the typical yellow ones…". What he was most proud of was actually Chunk's shoes. Not something one really remembers in The Goonies and for good reason…it ONLY appears in one frame of the film! "I took it frame by frame until I found a single frame in the Fratelli's basement where Chunk was jumping to see the ice cream. I found out it was a Nike sneaker and had to research that specific shoe from 1985 to really see how it worked". We spent a solid chunk (no pun intended!) of time discussing his art and shared love of pop culture in which…*ahem*…he ASSURED me he was now motivated and excited to do an print of the ENTIRE Goonies lineup which of course I immediately agreed to buy the first!
Anthony has artwork from DC and Marvel comics as well as the Harry Potter franchise and some of the coolest takes on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (seriously go checkout his Usagi Ujimbo!!). You can find his artwork on his official website https://www.anthonywheelerart.com/ where there is also a link to his Instagram feed. Always open for ideas and conversation, I HIGHLY recommend dropping Mr. Wheeler a line.
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Kicking Ass With Glass..
Posted on July 22, 2018 by nowherecaliforniapodcast
(Joshua Gilmore-Staff Writer)
The 2018 edition of the San Diego Comic Con will be coming to a close in a matter of hours, the upcoming slate of pop culture releases and breaking franchise news will have a ripple effect for weeks to come. The multiple super hero universes are never going to be the same and, as the bad guys team up in one world, we are reminded that not all heroes wear capes. They wear pajamas and, coincidentally, so do the villains.
Those are not delusions of grandeur you are feeling, that is a legitimate feeling of splendor and you have the new trailer for GLASS to thank for that pleasure.
GLASS is the follow-up of the 2016 movie SPLIT, a movie some would say that was a surprise hit and the closing of that movie was one of the multiple reasons for that film's success. A spoiler alert could be in play for the following sentence, but get bent and watch the damn movie. SPLIT closed with writer/director M. Night Shyamalan linking this movie to another movie from his cannon, UNBREAKABLE which I will not drag this out and just say if you haven't seen UNBREAKABLE.. Walk away from your computer now.
Now, the trailer for GLASS has been unleashed and everybody is ready for some group therapy. David Dunn, Mr. Glass, and The Horde are behind the walls of a mental institution, but their journey to this point is quickly brought into question and we have a doctor that will begin to look for the answers. A doctor that will try to inject some reality into this unreal situation, but as their past will show, this group's traits reach far past the pages of the comic book world.
GLASS BREAKS INTO THEATERS JANURARY 19,2019 CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL GLASS WEBSITE
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A Nowhere Detour To The Underworld..
Posted on February 15, 2018 by nowherecaliforniapodcast
The holidays have been drowned away by the New Year's hangovers, so the time has come to return to our coverage of Stan Lee's 2017 Los Angeles Comic Con. The hiatus may have been longer then we hoped, but this spotlight is focused sharply on a talented entry from the world of independent comic books.
In this installment, we continue our adventures into Artist Alley and talk with the creative minds behind "Olive and the Underworld," Emily Felt and Laura West. This conversation delves into the books creation and development of this story of an orphaned goth girl named Olive and the rollercoaster life she lives, trying to fit in and find a home. As the speed bumps seems to grow, her world and her classmate's world change in a tragic twist of fate.
I can continue to describe this story, but a better description will come from the creators and not from me, so
CLICK HERE To Listen To Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With The Minds Behind Olive And The Underworld (16:26)
CLICK HERE For The Official Olive And The Underworld Website
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The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn..
(Joshua Gilmore- Staff Writer)
Forget about Batman versus Superman and Captain America versus Iron Man doesn't hold a candle to a battle that has been fought for centuries. The war of the ages have been fought between the worlds of man versus the brutal beasts we know as ROCKS! During the 2016 Stan Lee's Los Angeles Comic Convention, the guys from Nowhere had the pleasure to talk with the men behind the insanity known as MAN Vs. ROCK.
Kevin Bieber and Victor De Troy are the creator of this comic book madness, the world of MAN Vs. ROCK is something that has to be seen to be believed and the same can be said about talking to these two men. The Nowhere California team didn't have a video camera ready, but the audio will allow you to take fun journey.
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With The Minds Behind MAN Vs. ROCK
If you can't tell from the audio, this was a fun conversation and the entire Nowhere California team would like to thank these guys for their time. Their input and descriptions of the evolution of their creation was awesome. Also, their WTF Movie Moment picks will go into the Nowhere Hall Of Fame.
As I stated above, the world of MAN Vs. ROCK needs to be seen to be believe. Buy the ticket and take the ride.. CLICK HERE For The MAN Vs. ROCK Website
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Taking The Pitch Elevator To The Top..
In recent years the Hollywood system seems to have grown complacent to the fans that help build their bank accounts and credibility. Every year for every popular movie, there are multiple movies that should have seen a lot more red light and lesser green ones. The fan's apathy could cause the next lackluster installment of "Fantastic 4" or the fan's passion could rise up and decide for the original content we deserve. This is where LEGION M comes in and changes the Hollywood machine.
LEGION M is the first fan owned entertainment company, the fans make the decisions and the fans will reap the rewards. At the recent Los Angeles Comic Convention, the co-founder and president of LEGION M., Jeff Annison was in attendance at the convention to introduce the convention goers to the world of LEGION M and their current project the "Pitch Elevator"
I was lucky enough to sit down with Jeff and delve into the creation of this unique concept…
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Jeff Annison
The foundation of LEGION M is why I love independent creativity and why Nowhere California exists. I consider it an honor that I had an opportunity talk with Jeff and learn about this company. The entire Nowhere California team would like to thank Jeff for taking the time to talk with us and we urge all of our listeners to join the legion.
CLICK HERE For The Official LEGION M Website
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@ThatClerksGirl Makes A Return Visit To Nowhere..
The guys from Nowhere are continuing their coverage from the 2016 Stan Lee Los Angeles Comic Con and they are crossing paths with another friend from conventions past who happens to have their roots in the Garden State.
In this installment of our convention's coverage, we talk with the multitalented Marilyn Ghigliotti and this isn't here first visit to Nowhere, as the Nowhere California Team has crossed paths with her two other times in this past year.
The first meeting took place at the 2015 Stan Lee's Comikaze (who would have thought that would be the last year for that moniker)
CLICK HERE For Our First Conversation With Marilyn (14:53)
The second meeting was at the world premiere for the amazing science fiction movie "Rouge Warrior:Robot Fighter" (Seriously, seek this movie out and enjoy it.)
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversations With The Cast Of Rouge Warrior:Robot Fighter (17:40)
Now, with that refresher out of the way, here is our newest interview with Marilyn. In this conversation, we talk about some of her newest projects and convention life. Also, the discussion delves into the continuing legacy of the little movie known as CLERKS.
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Another Conversation With Marilyn Ghigliotti (8:02)
As always, it was an absolute pleasure and highlight of the convention to talk with Marilyn. The entire Nowhere California team would like to send a gratitude for taking the time to talk with us and we can't wait until our next conversation.
We highly recommend our listeners to keep an eye out for all of Marilyn's upcoming projects and check out here official website CLICK HERE For Marilyn's Website
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Blood On The Screen And Atari Dreams
A few weeks ago, Nowhere California was introduced to the independent horror/comedy "CONJOINED" and I was quickly intrigued by this bare bones, but highly creative movie. I wrote a review for this movie and posted my thoughts to this website.
CLICK HERE For The Conjoined Movie Review
Recently, I was able to talk to one of the creative minds behind this movie and talk to Joe Grisaffi. Joe was the director of "CONJOINED" and this interview dives into the evolution of a crazy story idea. Also, our conversation takes a look at Joe's career and his adventures in the 8-bit video game world.
CLICK HERE For Nowhere California Presents Our Conversation With Joe Grisaffi
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Review of "The Avengers"
A Captain America cos-player at Gen Con 2011
I just saw "The Avengers" (the one with superheroes; not the one with Emma Peel and a guy with a sword umbrella). I know, I know, you're now expecting me to gush on for about nine hundred words about how awesomely fantabulously cool it was. Well, I'm not going to do it. Other people have already done that (such as this one that doesn't have any spoilers).
I mean, sure, as soon as I walked out of the theater I wanted to turn around and buy another ticket. Not the point. "Avengers" reviews have been going up for days and days now, most of them gushing (with this one exception that I could find, which actually isn't all that negative but which DOES have several spoilers). No need for me to gush any more than that.
The thing is, I never even really liked the "Avengers" comic books. They seemed more like Raman noodles than beef stroganoff (to make a food metaphor, since I'm hungry). Why put a bunch of superheroes together who are much cooler when they're separate? Or at least, why read that when you could read the X-Men? Also, I was never a big fan of the Silver Surfer. Not that that has much to do with anything.
However, "The Avengers" movie started needling into my brain early on. Oh, sure, when I first saw the after-the-credits teasers with Samuel L (I Plan to be in Every Movie That Ron Perlman Isn't) Jackson about the "Avengers Initiative," I rolled my eyes. "Whatever," I said to myself. "Cheap marketing ploy for an ensemble movie that will have too many heroes and too many villains, which is what always happens to a superhero movie franchise two or three movies in (See "Spiderman 3" and the 90s "Batman" movies for examples).
But then I heard that Joss Whedon was going to be directing. I love Joss Whedon. If I were a woman, I'd have Joss Whedon's robotic love-children. I love the actors Joss Whedon works with, I love his writing, and I love his plots (okay, "Dollhouse" was a little off for me, but that comes to us in a world that spawned "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly," and "Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog").
I also loved Robert Downey Jr's "Iron Man" movies, and I liked "Captain America" quite a bit, even though it seemed like (SPOILER) they had to push awfully hard and fast through the action at the end of the movie to get Cap to the present day so he could join the Avengers Initiative (END SPOILER). I can't say I've been overly fond of "The Hulk" franchise, but they keep changing Bruce Banners on us. Also, the Hulk is one of the few franchises where the main character (the Hulk, not Banner) is CGI most of the time. For that, I can watch "Shrek."
Oh, and "Thor" is good fun.
But I think what may have clinched it for me was Agent Coulson. Other than Samuel L as Nick Fury (stepping into the shoes and the patch — er, not stepping, I guess — of David Hasselhoff's Fury from back in the late 90s), Coulson was the binding glue that held the various movies together. His wit, humor, and general good-nature made me — and nearly everyone else in the geek verse — want to see him get his own comic book series movie. And he sort of did, with a series of web shorts.
I'm glad it all came together to get me to want to see this movie. I'm even more glad that the movie was worthy of the hype: the Hulk stole the show — both human and CGI versions; the snippiness between the characters and their obvious insecurities and hang-ups made them what they needed to be — human — to hook the non-geek movie-watching folk, and their hero-ness that finally shows through leads to awesome ass-kickery that hooks the geekier movie-watching community. Joss Whedon excels at ensemble casts and letting everybody get their chance to shine — in this case, it meant that even the non-super-powered characters have their parts to play.
And Agent Coulson is cool.
But I'm not going to talk about any of that. Already been done. Don't want to be repetitive. No, it's completely irrelevant that I went into a movie hoping for the best (having been promised the best by critics, reviewers, and my friends) and came out filled with joy — not because the movie surpassed my expectations, but rather because "The Avengers" was a fun, joyful ode to filmmaking and heroes being heroic. In that regard, it reminded me of early Spielberg and "Indiana Jones" and the original "Star Wars" movies).
Instead, I'm going to talk about the previews.
Holy crikey, there were a lot of previews!
Go see "The Avengers".
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xamotdb says:
Also enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Good review. Wrote up one of my own, late to the party and all. Here it be: http://fragsandbeer.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/late-to-the-party-reviews-the-avengers/

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Q: How to do the below I have a java class called JobModel, it implements the interface IModel.  This model contains one item.
public interface IModel<T> { T Instantiate(JSONObject o); }

The referenced function looks like this in the JobModel Class.
public IModel<JobModel> Instantiate(JSONObject o) {
    JobModel j = new JobModel();

    try {
        j.setID(o.getInt("ID"));
        j.setName(o.getString("Name"));
        j.setDescription(o.getString("Description"));
    }
    catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }

    return j;
}

I have a controller called BaseController which takes a Generic Type.  This controller implements IOnAsyncResult and IController.  Both of these are custom interfaces that I have setup.
What I am trying to do is implement a framework that allows me to hook into a process for calling APIs that I have I have the below implementation.
Here is the function that is called from the API AsyncTask Class
public void onResultSuccess(int resultCode, JSONArray results) {
    ProcessJsonArray(results);

    try { if (this.viewDelegate != null) this.viewDelegate.InterfaceUpdate(list); }
    catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
}

The JSON Array is processed in the ProcessJsonArray function, which is:
public void ProcessJsonArray(JSONArray a) {
    for (int i=0; i < a.length(); i++) {
        try { list.add(this.ProcessJsonObject(a.getJSONObject(i))); }
        catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
    }
}

The individual JSON Objects are processed in ProcessJsonObject, which is:
public IModel<T> ProcessJsonObject(JSONObject o) {
    return model.Instantiate(o);
}

The model field is a class field that is instantiated in the constructor of the Controller, specifical the controller that extends the base controller class.
This all works fine, except, the model, list, and resultsList are setup this way:
public ArrayList<IModel<T>> list;
public ArrayList<IModel<T>> resultsList;
public IModel<T> model;

I find the challenge when I try to work with any of the properties.   For example, when I try to iterate through the list property when it is setup with the Job Controller, I am unable to access the Getter and Setter functions of the job Model.  The iteration is setup as follows:
for (IModel<JobModel> j : list) {
    if (j.getName().contains(Value)) { addToResultsList(j); }
    //Additional else/if statements removed for bravity.
}

How do you access the Getter/Setter functions for the current setup, or what is the proper setup to accomplish a loosely couple framework like this?

A: Since this post didn't spark any discussion, I figured I would post what I did to work around the situation.
The primary problem was accessing the Getters and Setters of the model class.  So, I moved the IModel from the defined properties (both the single objects and list objects).
Also removed the IModel implementation from each model, that allowed me to declare the Instantiation function as static.
Then I implemented this private function in my Base Controller Class.
private Object ReturnPopulatedModelObject(JSONObject o)
{
    if (model instanceof PersonModel) { return PersonModel.Instantiate(o); }
    else if (model instanceof ContactModel) { return ContactModel.Instantiate(o); }
    else if (model instanceof ContactTypeModel) { return ContactTypeModel.Instantiate(o); }
    else if (model instanceof JobModel) { return JobModel.Instantiate(o); }
    else { throw new IllegalStateException("The Model is defined as something other than predefined!  The Model is defined as " + model.getClass().getName() + "."); }
}

This way, allowed me to call the Instantiate function of the specific model types.  The only thing to consider is that you have to cast the returning value in the calling function to the generic type, as such:
public T ProcessJsonObject(JSONObject o) {
    return (T)ReturnPopulatedModelObject(o);
}

Hope this helps for a person who might stumble upon this.

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Earlier, we showed that whatever internal conditions exist, there is no alteration in a Muslim's moral character. Those who have no belief or have a sickness in their heart cannot stand difficult times, for their endurance is limited and they have a low boiling point. For this reason, they become very tense when they encounter difficulties and frustrations. Sometimes the slightest thing can trigger this tension, which causes them to become furious, shout, start a fight, fling insults, become aggressive, and resort to violence. People who are usually joyful, smiling, and easy-going under normal circumstances undergo a real character change in times of difficulty. They turn into aggressive, joyless, contrary, and sullen people. While Muslims talk patiently about truth and beauty, unbelievers choose to go on the attack, thereby revealing their real face and character.
Thus, Allah tests also unbelievers by bestowing and then removing blessings according to His will. In such a situation, Muslims retain their trust in Allah and remain thankful to Him, whereas unbelievers react immediately with ingratitude. Unaware that they are being tested, they lose both in this world and in the next.
Unbelievers also react to these tests by becoming depressed or going so far as to commit suicide or resort to alcohol or drugs. None of them consider the reason for their difficulties or care about the good that will come out of them. However, Allah presses unbelievers with difficulties "so that, hopefully, they would turn back" (Surat az-Zukhruf, 48). In other words, He sends hard times to them so that they will turn to the right path, repent, and acquire firm belief. But most of the time, these difficulties and frustrations only harden their hearts and increase their denial of Allah.
The Muslims' understanding of the secret of these trials gives them a happiness and a sense of well-being, while those who are attached to this world live in great frustration, pain, and moral degeneration. While Muslims enjoy the fruits of their patience, those who are attached to what they believe is a world in which they will live forever are unaware that they are being tested and thus experience the frustration and pain of impatience, distrust, selfishness, meanness, and worldly ambition. This pain shows itself in every moment of their lives. For example, there is a barrenness and joylessness in everything they do, as well as an inability to recognize what is good and to know the joy that a fine moral character brings.
As these verses reveal, the beauty of those with high morality increases while immorality covers the unbelievers' faces like the darkness of night. It is a necessity of this world of trials and testing that Allah reward all people according to what they have done. Those who have done good will receive good; those who have done evil will receive evil. Believers are repulsed by all of the unbelievers' behavior and attitudes.
For example, if a visitor goes to an unbelievers' home, the host's every action will make the guest uncomfortable. No matter how good the offered food may look, it does not appear so to a guest who knows his host's moral character and that his whole life is a violation of Allah's injunctions. Injustice done to orphans and the poor lie behind the food and drink offered. Believers will much prefer a stew made with legitimate money to a splendid meal paid for by money earned unlawfully. The guest may be invited to sit in an armchair. But if he knew how the money had been earned to buy that chair, he would never want to sit in it. He would realize that everything in the house was acquired through the unjust exploitation of poverty-stricken women, children, and elderly persons. Even if everything were outwardly clean, there would be a pervasive stench of spiritual corruption in the place that would make the guest uncomfortable. The Qur'an says that those who eat unlawful food and listen to liars will be humiliated in both worlds, and that other people will see their humiliation.
Indeed, these people are unhappy with themselves and others like them, because they see their own cruel and immoral behavior. Since they deliberately do things that Allah has forbidden, they appear shameless. Today, those who are the most obviously shameless are those who engage in prostitution and others who profit from it. Those who work in this amoral profession quickly distance themselves from humanity and eventually reach the point where they have no beauty or dignity left. Prostitution drives both men and women to importune others, and Allah plagues them with sickness, trouble, misfortune, deprivation, humiliation, and contempt. Their spiritual debasement is clear for all to see.


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import argparse
import logging
import sys
from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Set
import warnings

from allennlp import __version__
from allennlp.commands.build_vocab import BuildVocab
from allennlp.commands.cached_path import CachedPath
from allennlp.commands.checklist import CheckList
from allennlp.commands.diff import Diff
from allennlp.commands.evaluate import Evaluate
from allennlp.commands.find_learning_rate import FindLearningRate
from allennlp.commands.predict import Predict
from allennlp.commands.print_results import PrintResults
from allennlp.commands.subcommand import Subcommand
from allennlp.commands.test_install import TestInstall
from allennlp.commands.train import Train
from allennlp.commands.push_to_hf import PushToHf
from allennlp.commands.count_instances import CountInstances
from allennlp.common.plugins import import_plugins
from allennlp.common.util import import_module_and_submodules

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class ArgumentParserWithDefaults(argparse.ArgumentParser):
    """
    Custom argument parser that will display the default value for an argument
    in the help message.
    """

    _action_defaults_to_ignore = {"help", "store_true", "store_false", "store_const"}

    @staticmethod
    def _is_empty_default(default: Any) -> bool:
        if default is None:
            return True
        if isinstance(default, (str, list, tuple, set)):
            return not bool(default)
        return False

    def add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # Add default value to the help message when the default is meaningful.
        default = kwargs.get("default")
        if kwargs.get(
            "action"
        ) not in self._action_defaults_to_ignore and not self._is_empty_default(default):
            description = kwargs.get("help", "")
            kwargs["help"] = f"{description} (default = {default})"
        super().add_argument(*args, **kwargs)

def parse_args(prog: Optional[str] = None) -> Tuple[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace]:
    """
    Creates the argument parser for the main program and uses it to parse the args.
    """
    parser = ArgumentParserWithDefaults(description="Run AllenNLP", prog=prog)
    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}")

    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title="Commands", metavar="")

    subcommands: Set[str] = set()

    def add_subcommands():
        for subcommand_name in sorted(Subcommand.list_available()):
            if subcommand_name in subcommands:
                continue
            subcommands.add(subcommand_name)
            subcommand_class = Subcommand.by_name(subcommand_name)
            subcommand = subcommand_class()
            subparser = subcommand.add_subparser(subparsers)
            if subcommand_class.requires_plugins:
                subparser.add_argument(
                    "--include-package",
                    type=str,
                    action="append",
                    default=[],
                    help="additional packages to include",
                )

    # Add all default registered subcommands first.
    add_subcommands()

    # If we need to print the usage/help, or the subcommand is unknown,
    # we'll call `import_plugins()` to register any plugin subcommands first.
    argv = sys.argv[1:]
    plugins_imported: bool = False
    if not argv or argv == ["--help"] or argv[0] not in subcommands:
        import_plugins()
        plugins_imported = True
        # Add subcommands again in case one of the plugins has a registered subcommand.
        add_subcommands()

    # Now we can parse the arguments.
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if not plugins_imported and Subcommand.by_name(argv[0]).requires_plugins:  # type: ignore
        import_plugins()

    return parser, args

def main(prog: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
    """
    The [`run`](./train.md#run) command only knows about the registered classes in the ``allennlp``
    codebase. In particular, once you start creating your own `Model` s and so forth, it won't
    work for them, unless you use the ``--include-package`` flag or you make your code available
    as a plugin (see [`plugins`](./plugins.md)).
    """
    parser, args = parse_args(prog)

    # If a subparser is triggered, it adds its work as `args.func`.
    # So if no such attribute has been added, no subparser was triggered,
    # so give the user some help.
    if "func" in dir(args):
        # Import any additional modules needed (to register custom classes).
        for package_name in getattr(args, "include_package", []):
            import_module_and_submodules(package_name)
        args.func(args)
    else:
        parser.print_help()


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China Takes On Tesla With Le Supercar
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Nearly a year ago, Leshi Internet Information & Technology founder Jia Yueting announced plans to go after Tesla with an electric car developed in-house. The first drawings of Tesla's Chinese competition have now been released.
Meet Le* Supercar (yes, the asterisk is intentional). Details are scarce at this point, but we do know that "le" means "happy" in Mandarin and that the company has 600 newly hired employees working on the project (some of whom were poached from Tesla itself). The man in charge is Tony Nie, who formerly held senior positions at Lotus Engineering China.
It's ambitious, to say the least, but if all goes according to plan, look for the car at the 2016 Beijing Motor Show and on the market sometime in 2018.
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Friedrich "Fritz" Ebert Jr. (Bremen, 12 de septiembre de 1894 – Berlín Este, 4 de diciembre de 1979) fue un político alemán y dirigente de la Alemania Oriental, hijo del Presidente alemán Friedrich Ebert. Originalmente fue un socialdemócrata, pero tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial se afilió al Partido Socialista Unificado de Alemania (SED).

Biografía

Carrera política
Nacido en Bremen en 1894, era hijo de Friedrich Ebert, destacado líder socialdemócrata y posteriormente primer Presidente de Alemania. tras el nacimiento de la República de Weimar en 1919. Ebert Junior se unió a las juventudes socialdemócratas en 1910, y a la SPD en 1913. Tras el comienzo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, en 1915 se alistó en el Ejército y participó en la guerra. Durante los años 1920 trabajó para varios medios socialdemócratas. Entre 1928 y 1933 fue diputado en el "Reichstag".

En 1920 se casó con Johanna Elisabeth Vollmann, con la que tuvo dos hijos: Friedrich y Georg.

Tras la toma del poder por los nazis en 1933, las nuevas autoridades lo arrestaron por actividades ilegales y durante ocho meses estuvo detenido en varios campos de concentración, como el de Oranienburg o Börgermoor. Posteriormente fue liberado, aunque estuvo siempre vigilado por la policía. En 1939, con el comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fue reclutado por el Ejército, y a partir de 1940 pasó a trabajar para la Reichsverlagsamt (Oficina del "Reich" de Editores).

Alemania oriental
Después de la desaparición del régimen nazi fue elegido presidente del SPD en la provincia prusiana de Brandenburgo. El hecho de ser el hijo de un expresidente hizo de Ebert uno de los líderes políticos más importantes de la Alemania oriental. Su papel en este período se puede comparar con la de Jan Masaryk en la Checoslovaquia de posguerra. Ebert fue cortejado por los dirigentes del Partido Comunista de Alemania (KPD), que eran más partidarios de la unificación del SPD con el KPD. La unificación de ambos partidos se acabó produciendo en 1946, con el nacimiento del Partido Socialista Unificado de Alemania (SED). Ebert fue elegido miembro del Comité Central del SED y desde 1949 fue miembro del Politburó.

Entre 1946 y 1949 ejerció como presidente del Parlamento Regional de Brandeburgo.

Tras el final de la cooperación aliada en la administración de Berlín, Ebert se convirtió en alcalde del Berlín Este. Estuvo en este puesto hasta 1967. Desde 1949, año en que fue fundada la República Democrática Alemana (RDA), también fue miembro de la Volkskammer o "Cámara popular", ejerciendo asimismo como Vicepresidente de la Volkskammer entre 1949 y 1971. Desde 1960 fue miembro del Consejo de Estado, y tras el fallecimiento de Walter Ulbricht en 1973 se convirtió en Jefe de Estado en funciones de la RDA por breve tiempo.

Condecoraciones

  Orden de Karl Marx
  Orden Patriótica al Mérito
  Estrella de la Amistad de los Pueblos
  Bandera del Trabajo

Véase también
 Gobierno y política de la República Democrática Alemana
 Historia de la República Democrática Alemana
 Zona de ocupación soviética (SBZ)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Políticos de la Guerra Fría
Miembros del Partido Comunista de Alemania
Políticos del Partido Socialista Unificado de Alemania
Orden de Karl Marx
Presidentes del Consejo de Estado de la República Democrática Alemana
Nacidos en Bremen

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Pretty clear teaching here. There is not too much left open to "interpretation." Yet we as church leaders take little heed of the very explicit caution in the scriptures and plow ahead thinking that this is not a temptation to which we, or the churches we lead, will succumb. In fact, the love of wealth is much more than a temptation as is made clear in Matthew – it is a force of evil.
I have a saying when it comes to the construction of new churches, "when you build the beast, you have to feed the beast." This is not an inherent criticism of large churches or what we call Mega Churches; it is simple fact. Whether a congregation is throwing $50 million into a 200,000 square foot stadium style, or 2.5 million into a 25,000 square foot "traditional," that building is going to have to be fed water, sewer, electricity, insurance, maintenance and people to serve it – yes, I said serve it. The building must remain open and it is not long until the pressures of serving the building invade the preaching, programs, and marketing of the church. People MUST come; money MUST be made. Serving people will attract people; and people bring money and money is power in this culture. People, money and power – the unholy triumvirate of churchianity.
How true is this, however, in our personal lives? Its easy to look outside of ourselves – to churches (in which the Gospel is compromised) to schools (in which healthy, comprehensive education is compromised) and to government (in which the principles of our constitution are compromised) – but what about you? Which master do you serve? What constructs have you created that must be "fed?" House? Car? Hobby? Work? Your people? Your money? Your status? Your time? Now, what is it that you compromise in order to serve those masters? Next question… why won't you submit and trust your Savior?


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UBS veteran Mark Lewisohn departs after 33 years at the Swiss bank
Apollo poaches new chief pensions strategist from state government
UK government removes ban on 'legal but harmful' content in new Online Safety Bill – JURIST
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The UK government Monday opted against a ban on "legal but harmful" content in its Online Safety Bill in response to backlash over free speech on social media, especially Twitter. Social media companies will now be under no obligation to remove legal content that may cause harm, such as content that promotes eating disorders and self-harm. In a press release, the government stated that the removal of these provisions will allow for "new duties to boost free speech and increase accountability of tech firms."The provisions will reportedly be replaced by the "consumer friendly" new approach of a "triple shield," forcing internet companies such as Facebook and Twitter to give adults greater control over the content they see and interact with. Examples included systems of human content moderation and warning screens in front of sensitive content.This move was an attempt by the government to refocus the bill on its original aims, described as:[T]he pressing need to protect children and tackle criminal activity online while preserving free speech, ensuring tech firms are accountable to their users, and empowering adults to make more informed choices about the platforms they use.The new version of the bill places a greater focus on the protection of children especially, as new polling from Ipsos shows that 83 percent of people think that social media companies should have a duty to protect children who are using their platforms. The bill would make large social media companies publish a "summary of their risk assessments" concerning the dangers their platform poses to children. It also gives Ofcom the power to require these companies to "publish details of enforcement action it takes" against dangers.


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namespace Google.Cloud.BigQuery.Connection.V1.Snippets
{
    // [START bigqueryconnection_v1_generated_ConnectionService_UpdateConnection_sync_flattened_resourceNames]
    using Google.Cloud.BigQuery.Connection.V1;
    using Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes;

    public sealed partial class GeneratedConnectionServiceClientSnippets
    {
        /// <summary>Snippet for UpdateConnection</summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
        /// It will require modifications to work:
        /// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
        /// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in
        ///   https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/help/client-configuration#endpoint.
        /// </remarks>
        public void UpdateConnectionResourceNames()
        {
            // Create client
            ConnectionServiceClient connectionServiceClient = ConnectionServiceClient.Create();
            // Initialize request argument(s)
            ConnectionName name = ConnectionName.FromProjectLocationConnection("[PROJECT]", "[LOCATION]", "[CONNECTION]");
            Connection connection = new Connection();
            FieldMask updateMask = new FieldMask();
            // Make the request
            Connection response = connectionServiceClient.UpdateConnection(name, connection, updateMask);
        }
    }
    // [END bigqueryconnection_v1_generated_ConnectionService_UpdateConnection_sync_flattened_resourceNames]
}


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Grasso to run for Anne Arundel county executive
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Anne Arundel County Councilman John Grasso (By Matthew Cole / Baltimore Sun Media Group)
Anne Arundel County Councilman John Grasso plans to run for county executive in 2018 — setting up the first announced challenge to sitting County Executive Steve Schuh.
Grasso, R-Glen Burnie, told The Capital on Wednesday that he will campaign for the county's top post, reversing an earlier decision to run for state Senate when his second term on the council ends next year.
The council chairman, who is term limited, has in recent weeks teased the possibility of running for several different seats. Late last month, he said he was considering a campaign for county executive or for governor after he was spotted electioneering outside of his district, waving a red-and-white sign that simply said, "Vote John Grasso."
The announcement represents a culmination of Grasso's rising frustration with Schuh and Gov. Larry Hogan, both fellow Republicans, over the reappointment of Anne Arundel County Liquor Board Commissioner John G. Warner.
Hogan reappointed Warner this spring, ignoring a unanimous council resolution that asked him to replace incumbent liquor board commissioners when their terms were up in May. Warner, a Republican, was first appointed to the board more than a decade ago and now serves as its chairman.
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In response, Grasso — who has been vocal in alleging corruption and favoritism on the liquor board — banned the board from meeting in the council's chambers and conference room in Annapolis.
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Alderman Kenny Kirby, D-Ward 6, won't be running for re-election.
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Unless Schuh and Hogan agreed to remove Warner, he warned last month, "one of them's going to have me as an opponent in the primary, it's just that simple."
Schuh does not have an official role to play in appointing liquor board members. The county executive, who has not yet formally announced his intentions for 2018, said he welcomed Grasso to the race.
"I think competitive primaries are an indispensable part of our democracy," Schuh said. He called Grasso a "great ally on the council."
Recently that alliance has waned, with Grasso and Schuh clashing over a bill that proposed to shift oversight of the Anne Arundel police department's licensed towing program.
After hearing from local towing companies who had complaints about enforcement of the program's regulations, Grasso introduced a bill that would have put the council in charge of those rules — a proposal Schuh's administration vehemently fought, arguing it would represent a deregulation of the police-sponsored program. Council members voted the bill down last month after police promised to include towers in discussions about the program's future.
Grasso, who was scheduled to make his campaign announcement on conservative talk show Red Maryland Radio on Wednesday night, said in a statement that he was tired of seeing Schuh "put politics before people over and over again despite crafty campaign slogans."
He said he wanted to focus on "promoting growth through revitalization" rather than "strictly new development, putting communities in the driving seat before special interest groups, taking a same day treatment approach to the opioid epidemic we are facing, strengthening our first responders' efforts for public safety, and giving everyone a voice."
Grasso also pledged to "work across party lines to accomplish goals."
During his time on the council, he has sided with Democrats on issues such as greater government transparency and the environment. In 2015, he broke with Schuh and other Republicans to support keeping the county's stormwater fee — derided as a "rain tax" by critics — to pay for water quality improvements.
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On other topics, such as immigration and taxes, he has embraced traditional conservative values. During the presidential election, he was a supporter of Donald Trump and has likened his brash political style to that of the president.
Schuh defended his 2014 "people before politics" promise as more than a slogan.
"I try my best each and every day to put people before politics... it's something I've tried to live by in my public life," he said. "I won't and I have not and will not make any disparaging remarks about Councilman Grasso."
The county executive said his administration has made "real progress" on his five-point plan, which focuses on reducing taxes, building schools, combating heroin, reforming county government and improving quality of life.
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But, he added, "we still have a long way to go — the job is not finished."
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Schuh's campaign committee has a significant financial advantage over Grasso, who has done minimal fundraising for past council races. The councilman has instead opted to loan himself money, saying he prefers to limit campaign donations because he does not want to feel beholden to special interests.
For the past two years, Grasso filed affidavits of limited contributions and expenditures asserting that his campaign has cumulatively raised and spent less than $1,000. In 2015, his campaign committee reported just under $5,000 in the bank.
Schuh's campaign had $663,463.68 as of January, according to his most recent finance report.
This isn't the first time Grasso has launched a campaign for county executive. He ran for the seat in 1986, losing in the primary, and in 2014 announced his intention to run for executive before deciding to seek a second term on the council instead.
The primary election will be held June 26, 2018.
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Order Regarding Disputed Land.
Stephen Rivette and Claude Broussard have appeared before Governor-in-council; in regard to a piece of land purchased by Broussard from Cécile, Rivette's half-sister. Suit too weighty to decide at once; but Broussard is to retain possession this year, and a committee of four "ancient" inhabitants, two being chosen by each party are to examine and report on their claims.
Annapolis, Aug. 17, 1736.
Otho Hamilton Secr.y L. Armstrong.
Translation of foregoing into French. [145]
Order for Election of Deputies for 1737.
In French: form and contents similar to those of the orders for 1736 [138 f.] q. v.
Annapolis, Oct. 4, 1736.
Otho Hamilton Sec.1
Proclamation for Settling the Province. [147
Preamble refers to H. M. desire to have the province populated. To further this end, all discoverers of mines or minerals are to be entitled to an equal share with those who own and work them.
Annapolis, Oct. 20, 1737
Otho Hamilton Secr.y L : Armstrong.
Order for Arrest. [148
To the Deputies of Grand Pré, Piziquid, River Canard, and Cobequid. To Arrest Pierre Subise and Guillaume Norman
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We go to the store so often. We're planning on get a deep freezer in order to stock up better. haha!
Lyla got a new smoothie sippy cup! I put baby food pouches in there so she can drink them without squeezing them out all over the place like she normally does!


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Long Beach, CA: Amad Rashad Arrested on Murder Charges For Beating Elderly Hispanic Woman to Death With a Scooter
By Pamela Geller - on May 14, 2019
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) – A man has been arrested on murder charges, suspected of brutally beating a 63-year-old woman to death using a scooter in Long Beach Monday afternoon.
Amad Rashad Redding, 27, was captured a little over four hours after the killing of Rosa Elena Hernandez, Long Beach police reported Tuesday.
Surveillance video of the suspect.
At about 12:30 p.m. Monday, Hernandez was walking home from visiting a relative when a man ran up and began assaulting her in the 3100 block of East 64th Street. When a bystander tried to intervene, the suspect grabbed a Bird electrical rental scooter and used it to continue beating Hernandez, police said.
Officers responded to find Hernandez with significant injuries to her upper torso. She died at the scene.
A neighbor told CBS2 that the attack was captured on securityvideo.
"They (police) saw him socking on her, pushed her down, kicking on her, and then she fell down," neighbor Robin Fagan said Monday. "And then he went and got the scooter and started beating her on the head with the scooter."
The suspect, described by witnesses as a black man with facial hair, was last seen running west on 64th Street. At about 5 p.m., Redding was arrested at a nearby convenience store in the area of Downey Avenue and Artesia Boulevard, about a half-mile from the killing.
An undated photo of Rosa Hernandez.
There is no word on a motive in the attack, or whether the suspect knew Hernandez prior to assaulting her. One woman told CBS2 that she's seen the suspect in the area before.
"I've seen him, he walks around, I've seen him walk around a few times by our house actually," Misty Velasco said.
Hernandez had lived in the neighborhood for about 40 years.
"She knew everybody in the community, she would walk around, talk to all the Latinas and Latinos who lived in the neighborhood," neighbor Dennis Fitzgerald told CBS2 Tuesday. "She was very friendly with everybody, everybody knew her. She did not drive, so she just walked every place."
Redding is being held in the Long Beach City Jail on $2 million bail.


One-on-one with the legend who leaves an unmistakable sonic imprint, yet also captures the unique gifts of every artist he produces.
Discussing his process, Daniel Lanois describes pieces of music in physiological terms: Songs have spines and limbs; they glitter or glow when they wear jewels. He has, for decades, found his way into new projects by first identifying that spine, or core, of the music, and then arranging parts around that center. In some cases—such his production of momentous albums for U2, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, etc.—the singer's voice becomes that core. All else serves and relies on that center.
On Flesh and Machine, Lanois has fashioned moving atmospheres from human voice, processed sounds, and traditional instruments, such as frequent collaborator Brian Blade's drums. Each song creates a scene and a mood; most are quite rhythmic, but they surround rather than ground the listener.
Lanois shared details about his latest album, as well as his unforgettable work with other artists as a producer, engineer, musician, and inspiration.
Tell us about the process of making Flesh and Machine. Where, and how, did you create the material for this album?
There's a track on this album called "Sioux Lookout," and that's Brian Blade on the drums—one of the great drummers. When we started that song, I really liked what Brian played but I didn't like a lot of what else I had on there, so I removed what I didn't like, and then I thought: Well, the drums sound terrific, but they're maybe a little bit too simple in that presentation. They sound like a regular jazz kit. I thought, What can I do with this to bring it into the future?
Lanois in his studio with drummer Brian Blade (seated) and engineer Alex Krispin So we sent his bass drum performance to this computer program [Drumagog] that replicates his bass drum performance in an isolated sound, including preserving the dynamics of his performance. That gave me a more hip-hop-sounding rendition of his bass drum. We then sent that to a massive [Axys] P.A. that I have in my studio, so the room was just shaking with this hip-hop bass drum sound. Then we put that through a fuzz wah pedal, and the fuzz wah provided a tone, a note, to the bass drum.
Then I recorded the bass note onto the track, and fed that bass note to an [AMS] Harmonizer and created seven other pitches. I printed all of those onto the multitrack, and then I created a bass line from Brian's bass drum by playing the faders and choosing the notes that I wanted for the bass journey of the song. This now meant that I was perfectly locked to Brian's bass drum because he was the source of it all, and it sounds like the most amazing, sticky bass player is following every kick drum beat that's being played by Brian.
It's a very long process, and I wouldn't recommend it necessarily, but that's how we did it and it gives an idea of how we made the album.
That process that I just described was done in Los Angeles. I also have a studio in Jamaica and one in Toronto, and sometimes we just do things on the road.
What recording platform do you use?
I use a Canadian machine called a RADAR. Otherwise, I use equipment I've collected over the years, from old instruments to favorite microphones and processing boxes. I don't put all of my eggs in the plug-in basket. I still use some pieces of gear that I like; I still use my AMS Harmonizer, which I've been using since the late '70s. It has a great voltage control oscillator that's very musical, and I'm very good at working it. By performing the VCO with my hand, I can put a very processed electronic sound into it, but have it sound like a human voice. That's part of my technique, too.
Is that all synthetic voice on the new album? Do you use your own voice at all?
Yes, I use human voice. My voice appears on the track called "Opera." I sampled my voice and created a palette of notes to perform, similar to the bass technique I just described. But there's another track on there, "Rocco," the opening track on the record—that's my friend Rocco De- Luca. He has the most beautiful voice. Of all the tracks on the record, that one has the most straight-up vocal performance. It's based on Bach. We have the chord sequence and bass line from a Bach piece, and Rocco jammed a bunch of performances over the top. After he left the studio, I meticulously went through them and created a nice melodic and harmonic journey to the piece.
Some years ago, I discovered these singers from Bulgaria: the Bulgarian Women's Choir. They sing harmony, and occasionally it gets very dissonant and the hair comes up on the arm and then settles back down to a comfortable place. I wanted to visit what I remember of the Bulgarian Women's Choir on this piece with Rocco.
Do you have favorite mics or vocal chains, for you or for Rocco?
I usually use just a Shure Beta 58. I generally don't like to wear headphones, and I like to get right on the microphone. The Shure is a very high-quality mic at a very affordable price; I can get more isolation and better signal-to-noise ratio. But I still have my favorite tube mics. I like to use my Sony C37A that I've talked about in other interviews, but consequently, I've driven the price of those up to where I can't afford them any more!
It sounds like the processes of writing and recording were fluid—that there weren't necessarily separate phases for creating the material, and tracking.
That's correct. And it's because I'm very quick to abandon what I thought was my best plan, and chase the thing that seems to be more exciting to me. The plan is constantly changing, and if I happen to hit on a sound that's inspiring, I just go with it and trust that it will lead me to a fascinating place.
Did you bring in an engineer, other than yourself, on this album?
Could you talk about the importance of Brian Blade's drumming to your music?
What a great, bright light he's been in my life, first and foremost. He's just one of the greats, and has everything in his playing that I love about acoustic drumming. We also play in a gospel band together. His father is a gospel singer, and a pastor in Shreveport, Louisiana. We play in his group, which is called the Hallelujah Train. So, no matter what happens out there with technology, and whatever dreams we have about what our music should be, we keep our feet on the ground when we play in his father's church.
Are certain instruments or pieces of audio equipment shared across all of your studios?
I'm loyal to the RADAR, and I've collected nice instruments and microphones over the years, and processing boxes that I really love. I think we can safely say that at any given time through any given era of recordmaking, there have been stand-up pieces that should be cherished and kept alive.
I have a nice collection of Steinway pianos, for example. I handpicked them and restored them, because I understand how important that is. Bob Dylan is a great piano player, and we started and finished his Time out of Mind record on one of those pianos. I thought Bob never sounded better on a piano than he did on that one.
I have my collection of guitar amps and Les Pauls from the '50s, and that enabled me to chum up with Neil Young. He enjoyed the fact that I feel a devotion to these pieces that he also has a devotion to.
I also have some great consoles: I use a Neve 8068 in my L.A. studio, and I have BCM-10s—those little sidecar Neves. In Toronto I have a massive Midas Heritage 4000 [analog live sound console]. I still really like my AMS Harmonizer, so I keep one in each studio.
How do you begin producing another artist? How does the process you developed with Eno work with roots artists—Emmylou Harris for example?
Emmylou Harris is one of the great singers, as Aaron Neville is, and for that matter, Bob Dylan— one of my favorite singers—and Bono. I've been lucky to work with some of the great vocalists, and if you're lucky enough to be in that arena, then you're smart to try to capture those singers at their best. I've found that those early takes are really important to record making.
With Emmylou, specifically, I made sure we treated her as the center and that she would dominate the picture, and I surrounded that beautiful center with other musicians and other instruments. The vocals you hear on Emmylou's Wrecking Ball album are all live vocals. There are a few repairs, but not many.
So the technique was [to say], "Okay, Emmylou sit down. I'll sit real close to you, and let's play the song and bring in other players around us." We performed the songs, treating her as the center, and the ebb and flow that happens around her is pretty important. It's kind of a self-mixing system, because people are not going to obliterate her singing while she's singing. There's a built-in respect for such a person. Musicians obviously serve her phrasing at the time.
That takes care of an awful lot of mixing concerns, and then, once I think we have a take, I'd ask Emmy to sing it a second time, and then another, so I have three vocals, done minutes apart from the original, so the spirit of the song is still in the air. Her phrasing, everything about her singing, is still in her. That might not be there two weeks later in overdubs; it has a lot to do with emotions and the spirit of the moment.
With live vocals you have instruments spilling into the vocal mic, which is a big part of the sound, so for the safety overdubs, I have to pipe the sound of the band back to her through speakers to replicate the presence of musicians in the room. She's wearing headphones on overdubs, so if I don't give her the sound of the musicians, it's not going to make any sense.
Do you use the same method with other singers?
With Bob Dylan, same thing. With Bono, same thing, but we always use wedges for his singing. If you're dropping in a lyric change a week later, you have to pay attention to what you're feeding back into the speakers.
It gets quite complex, though, because not everything works out with the technique I just described. If I try to do it acoustically and it's not happening, then I have to have another card up my sleeve. So, I tend to have another technological angle. I made a record with Bob Dylan called Oh Mercy, and on that record, for a lot of the songs I used a bass drum figure on a Roland 808 beatbox. I fed that 808 bass drum figure to Bob in a big Electro-Voice monitor right in front of him, so that became the point of reference for tempo and groove. Then I overdubbed drums and bass on afterward; I played most of the bass on that record myself. Willie Green, who lives down the street, came and overdubbed the drums.
I might have a good idea in my head about an approach, but I have to be humble enough to abandon that should it not be working, and have another approach on reserve.
Do you ever bring other artists whom you produce into your own studios?
I've usually gone to them. All the U2 records I did were made in fascinating locations around Dublin, or we went to Germany. We've always enjoyed building a studio around a project. It establishes a nice level of commitment to the project. You might not get quite that same feeling walking into a commercial studio. I've done that, too, and it's worked out fine, but there's something nice about saying, "We're going to build a place for the artist." That's what I did for the Neville Brothers on Yellow Moon. That's what we did for The Joshua Tree with U2, and for a Willie Nelson record called Teatro.
When I asked Willie how he got started, he said, "Well we were only ever a dance band." So, I decided I would replicate the dance club that he played in as a kid. I had an old Mexican cinema in California at the time; that was my shop. I put some risers in there and had some dancers in, so he didn't feel like he was in a recording studio. We got a very nice performance from him. We were able to make a beautiful record in four days.
YEARALBUM TITLEBANDCREDITS* 2012 Battle Born The Killers Composer, Producer 2010 Le Noise Neil Young Producer, Production Assistant 2003 Shine Daniel Lanois Artist, Composer 1998 Teatro Willie Nelson Composer, Mandolin, Omnichord, Photography, Producer 1997 Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan Guitars, Photography, Producer 1995 Wrecking Ball Emmylou Harris Bass, Composer, Dulcimer, Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion, Producer, Vocals 1989 Yellow Moon Neville Brothers Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Vocals 1987 The Joshua Tree U2 Bass, Guitar, Omnichord, Percussion, Producer, Vocals 1986 So Peter Gabriel Engineer, Guitars, Horn Arrangements, Percussion, Producer * Note: Other producers and engineers also contributed to some of these albums.
"A really important part of the bass sound on 'Opera' and 'Sioux Lookout,' [which Lanois describes in our interview] is the Axys P.A. speaker stack. We would print a kick drum, tune the kick drum, and then run the kick drum through his Axys P.A. and mike that, really pushing it hard. That's one of the main stations.
"For another, we had a [Roland] 808 with a little dub setup on it. We were doing a lot of work through that for drumbeats. There was also a microKorg as well as a [Maestro] Rhythm King drum machine, and they were all going into a Mackie mixer that had access to a few different delay boxes that were on aux synths. The dub station signal was taken direct.
"At our guitar station, most of the sounds came from his Fender Tweed amps from the '50s—between '53 and '58. 'Aquatic,' for example, which is a beautiful steel piece, came out of two Fenders: one Pro-Amp and one Bandmaster. One is a 310 speaker cabinet and the other is a 15, so they're bigger than the standard Deluxe Tweeds. We were hitting them through his Korg SDD-3000 delay [rack unit], which he's been using for years. The SDD-3000 is his preamp, so to speak, and we hit the amplifiers with line-level from that. That was all set up in the foyer of his house.


A favorite pastime of mine, which really began about a year ago, is to consider what I will do once I retire from my current job. Yet, is the word 'retire' really reflective and in line with my current train of thought? After all, the word retire indicates giving up work, leaving work, taking leave, or an abundance of other equally synonymic expressions. Is leaving the work force really what I desire? I don't think so.
If I am honest with myself, leaving the work force is not yet something I'm eager to do. Despite the question of economic feasibility, I feel that I have too much of myself left to give and far too much life left to live. So, what is it that I really desire? The answer is simple; I would like to be, as my dad is fond of saying, occupationally redirected.
Having spent almost thirty years in an occupation dealing with emergency services, my desire, once I leave my current position, is to seek a position with a company or a business that I deem as "fun." This is not to say that I have not enjoyed my current job, because I have. However, it is not a job that I really consider as fun.
Just what do I consider as a 'fun' job? In my opinion, it is one in which I am able to work hard in a field that is closely related to the things I do to relieve stress. For example, I love working in the yard and working with pigs and chickens. A fun job for me would be one where I am surrounded by the things that bring me comfort, such as a garden store, feed store, or one dealing with farm implements.
To some, I just described work. If that is your way of thinking, then that is fine. Chances are your enjoyment might be my work. It all comes down to personal preference. However, this one thing I do know…I will wait upon the Lord and let Him direct my path. Be blessed.
30 chickens are enough…I wrote down your email but deleted it from the comments just in case there are some spammers out there.
Eh…I don't worry about the spammers. I might just preach to them LOL. But, thanks my friend for the consideration.
Thanks Pam… If ya ain't dirty, ya ain't having fun!
I hope you get to enjoy your next "occupational redirection" in life.


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The scoreline of Knockananna 5-2, Bray Emmets 0-0, did not reflect the effort and the skill of a brave Bray Emmets side in this Quarter Final of the County Championship . Knockananna's strong midfield ensured early scores for their team but despite being constantly under pressure the Bray girls never gave up. There were some great saves from goalkeeper Caoimhe Lohan and Aoife Connaughton, and great defending from the backs Emma Groves, Sophie Mooney and Amy Barry.
Great play in midfield from Seana O Carroll and Lauren Sweeney and Lauren Barry, the girls played their hearts out but the Knockananna midfield girls strong skills at pucking the ball in the air proved too strong and kept any Bray attacks at bay. As always the girls gave their all and their commitment to their training showed on the night.
Bray Emmets Panel; Aoife Connaughton, Caoimhe Lohan, Sophie Mooney, Sarah-Kate Hayd, Emma Groves, Lauren Sweeney(capt), Shauna Douglas, Aifric Murphy, Lauren Barry, Emer Curtin, Seana O Carroll, Fiona Faherty, Ciara Nolan, Amy Barry.


President Donald Trump deflected criticisms of the constitutional validity of the appointment of new acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker on Friday by claiming special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment was unconstitutional because he was not confirmed by Senate — but legal experts say that claim is baseless.
"Mueller was not Senate confirmed," Trump claimed. "Whitaker was Senate confirmed when he was the U.S. attorney from Iowa. Mueller...should've been Senate confirmed. But because of all the conflicts, they didn't want to bring him before the Senate...so don't talk to me about Whitaker."
California-based attorney Alexander Stern explained in a Friday email to INSIDER that because Mueller is what the Supreme Court has designated an "inferior officer" — and not a "principal officer" who reports directly to the President — he does not need to be confirmed by the Senate.
"Trump is simply flat out wrong that Mueller's appointment is unconstitutional given he reports to someone above him and below Trump," Stern said.
"He previously reported to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Setting aside the likely invalidity of the Whitaker appointment, Mueller would now report to Whitaker," Stern added. "Either way, Mueller does not report directly to the President."
Stern — as well as former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal and lawyer George Conway— argue that Whitaker's appointment is unconstitutional because as a principal officer who reports directly to Trump, Whitaker is required to receive the advice and consent of the US Senate, as stipulated by the US Constitution's Appointments Clause and upheld by the Supreme Court.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a 2017 opinion that the authors of the Constitution included provisions for Senate advice & consent because they "recognized the serious risk for abuse and corruption posed by permitting one person to fill every office in the government."
Until Wednesday, Whitaker held the position as former Attorney general Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, which did not require Senate confirmation.
Stern added that while Mueller's appointment is not unconstitutional, "it does add weight to the argument that Whitaker's appointment is unconstitutional."
"Specifically, the chain of command before looked like Jeff Sessions (a Senate-confirmed principal officer who recused himself in the Mueller probe), then Rosenstein (also Senate-confirmed), then Mueller," Stern said. "Now, because Trump unconstitutionally bypassed the Senate to install Whitaker, Mueller is being supervised by someone that did not receive Senate approval."
"Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, past confirmation doesn't count (both Mueller and Whitaker were confirmed in previous positions)," he said. "They would have to be serving PRESENTLY in a Senate-confirmed position to be eligible for appointment to a 'principal officer' position."


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Nikki Bella Says That She Wants People To Stop Talking About Her Relationship With John Cena
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Nikki Bella is ready to keep her relationship with John Cena a thing of the past.
In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, the WWE star revealed a lot about the end of her and John Cena's relationship. As fans of the couple will recall, the pair dated for six years before Cena got down on one knee and proposed at WrestleMania in 2017. The following year, the pair called off the wedding only to try and rekindle their romance before calling it quits for good in July.
Many of the couple's relationship problems played out on Nikki and her twin sister Brie's reality show Total Bellas. And while the show was airing, some fans even believed that John and Nikki faked their relationship problems for ratings, something that Bella said really, really hurt her.
"When everyone was saying what I was going through was fake for ratings and all that, and when you're really going through it, it's like, you're just, in my heartache you're literally just knifing it and just churning it."
"We're both at the point that we just don't want to be talked about at all together anymore. We don't want our breakup to define us or interfere with our work. And that was happening for a while," she dished.
"Nikki is not even thinking about dating right now. She's been so busy working and spending time with her friends and family, it's not a priority. That being said, if the right guy were to come around, she's not opposed to it."
Total Bellas airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on E!


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Tennessee Titans TE Chigoziem Okonkwo caught three of his four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown in a 20-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18.
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Taye Diggs originated the role of the nasty landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, which also starred his future wife, Idina Menzel. After Rent, he appeared as Mr. Black opposite Idina Menzel's character of Kate in the hit The Wild Party. Diggs also played The Bandleader in the 2002 film version of the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago and filled in as Billy Flynn on Broadway. He is a prolific actor and he has been doing a great job as an actor in TV shows as well with one hit show after another.
The forearm tattoo that he has in his hand is a message tattoo from his son which says "I love you daddy" in his child's handwriting. The tattoo has been made with his child's handwriting and he loves showing it off whenever he can. The tattoo symbolizes how much he loves his child and it is a perfect way to show off the bond between him, his wife Idina and their beautiful kid.


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Joseph Loubens Paul, President
Mr. Paul is the founder of Home Roots Foundation. He has been active in groups such as Empower DC, City Year and involved in various campaigns for social justice in Washington, DC and Boston where he started his social activism as a teenager.
He was born in Haiti but grew up outside of Boston. Mr. Paul travelled to Haiti four times in 2018 to better learn the country and meet with people from all walks of life. His experience in Haiti, he believes, will allow the organization to better serve the Haitian people. He earned a BS in biology from Howard University, an MS in cancer biology from the University of the District of Columbia and is currently finishing his PhD in Biochemistry at Howard University.
Shari Rastegar, Secretary
Ms. Rastegar has championed various not-for-profit efforts in support of youth empowerment and affordable housing. Working alongside the Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP), she worked annually with Ward 8-based nonprofit, Helping Inner City Kids Succeed to provide structured, meaningful, summer job opportunities and mentoring for Ward 8 youth.
Additionally, Ms. Rastegar previously served as Secretary of the board of trustees for Organizing Neighborhood Equity "ONE DC" where she backed organizational campaigns in support of citywide preservation of affordable housing while working with legal advocates and District tenants to exercise their Right of First Refusal under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). She currently serves on the board of trustees of New York-based nonprofit, Respect the Art, an organization dedicated to art education for underserved communities, children, and families.She holds a B.A. in Urban Studies, minor in Economics and Spanish from The University of the District of Columbia.
Olusayo louise Oluwasami, Treasurer
"Sayo" takes inspiration for nonprofit work from her mother who founded a nonprofit in Nigeria. She plans to continue her mom's legacy of activism in Nigeria by establishing a medical practice and nonprofit organization there in the future. She is a medical doctor who is interested in women's health and other issues related to women with a focus in the developing world. Sayo received her medical degree from Ambrose Ali University in Nigeria and a master's degree in cancer biology from the University of the District of Columbia. She currently is finishing up a PhD in genetics at Howard University.
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Ms. Julien is a lawyer living in Haiti. She works with ESES (Espace Socio Culturel Pour Enfant De Siloe), an organization for children. She is passionate about children's issues and women's rights.
Jean Fenel Mirtil
Mr. Mirtil is the principal of Institution Mixte Source Divine. He has 22 years of experience in education as a teacher and principal. He is a respected community leader in Titanyen who was active in helping to establish a new community there following the earthquake of 2010.
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