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BioShock Movie Casts Hunger Games Director Francis Lawrence in the Lead
August 27, 2022 by Stewart
bioshock has found its new director in Francis Lawrence, who directed most of The Hunger Games The franchise saves the first film. Lawrence is just one of the team members announced to be working on the highly anticipated film.
bioshock, the beloved video game franchise, originally burst onto the scene in 2007. It was published by 2K, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The original game, titled simply bioshock, it reached its 15th anniversary earlier this week. Fans have long been clamoring for a film adaptation, and the project has been on and off since 2011 when it was originally linked to pirates of the Caribbean Director Gore Verbinski. It wasn't until Netflix acquired the rights that work progressed to its highest point yet.
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Netflix has now announced some of the team members who will be working on the bioshock movie. Joining director Lawrence is Michael Green writing the script. Green is known for working on movies like Logan, blade runner 2049, Y death on the nile. Producers on the project include Roy Lee for Vertigo Entertainment, Lawrence (in a dual role, producer and director), and 2K, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Executive producers include Cameron MacConomy and Strauss Zelnick for Take-Two Interactive. Zelnick's involvement likely means that Take-Two Interactive will play a role in the film's creative development, as they are the company behind the video game series. Netflix specifically chose to highlight the action elements of the series and also the horror and science fiction elements.
With bioshock 4 in active development, now is the perfect time to capitalize bioshock'legacy of s. Fans are feeling nostalgic following the 15th anniversary of the original game's release, and the movie was supposedly originally in development for release alongside infinity bioshock. Now that the film is in production, it may be released alongside bioshock 4, ironically, an act of synergy that was destined to happen almost ten years ago.
bioshock It's long been thought of as one of the most cinematic video games out there, so adapting it to the big screen is really a no-brainer. The plot of the game is one of its most important aspects, and removing the gameplay would create a cohesive narrative on its own. Hopefully, Netflix chooses to stay true to the game's plot and world, but some fans doubt Netflix's fidelity to the source materials, given how many changes they've made to various adaptations over the years.
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Heartbeat Bridge
Nakina, North Carolina
28 miles from Butters, NC
Shadowy figures can be seen. Lights in the woods sounds of a heart beat can be heard. (Submitted by Brian)
Sandford House
33.8 miles from Butters, NC
This house boasts a haunted stairway where the ghost of a young woman is often seen. Reports of sightings date back for over a hundred years and continue to this day. People claim to see a young woman descending or ascending the stairs, who then vanishes.
Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Reports say that this hotel may be closed for business, but the building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Charlotte, a young woman who committed suicide here in the early 1900s. It seems that Charlotte was distraught after finding her new husband in bed with a bridesmaid ...
Bingham's Light
Latta, South Carolina
Binghams's Light is believed to be the lantern of the ghost of a man named Bingham who was killed by a train. Some say he appears as a warning or that the ghost is searching for his lost children.
Brentwood Bistro
Little River, South Carolina
This place has been on Haunted America, National Geographic Haunted, and several other media projects. Faces, shadows, orbs and all manner of strange things are seen by staff and visitors alike.
The Winds Resort Beach Club
A ghost named Sam lingers in one of the cabins here. Sam was a guest here when he died of a heart attack, and many claim he never left the buidling. Witnesses, both guests and employees, have reported cold spots and window shades opening on their own, and some have ...
Montrose Cemetery - Lowthers Hill Cemetery
Darlington, South Carolina
Montrose Cemetery, aka Lowthers Hill Cemetery, is very old and spooky, according to witnesses who describe feelings of fear and nausea on the grounds. The cemetery was so old and run down that a mass marker was placed outside naming the known burials inside. Some say a murderer brought children ...
The World War II battleship is believed to be haunted by a blond sailor who shows up in passageways and another sailor who peeks out from portholes. Witnesses say hatch doors slam, cold spots are felt and footsteps are heard.
Colonel Kolb's Tomb
Bennettsville, South Carolina
According to reports, Colonel Kolb, along with his family, was burned alive nearby during the Revolutionary War. According to local lore, those who visit Colonel Kolb's tomb at night will hear the sound of someone walking in the woods and may suddenly find the apparition of a man right next ...
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Tally Johnson
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R.G. Absher
Bellamy Mansion is believed to be haunted by members of the Bellamy family and their servants. Investigators have recorded several EVPs and witnessed slamming doors.
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation house.
Tans Bay Baptist Church
Effingham, South Carolina
Tans Bay Baptist Church is thought to be haunted by the ghost of a baby who died here before the building housed a church. It's said that the baby accidentally fell on its head and died instantly, and now floating lights and the sound of a baby crying can be ...
Live Oak Cafe
Southport, North Carolina
There are alleged to be two resident ghosts here that constantly mess around with the staff and owners. (Submitted by Margo RS)
Lois Jane's Riverview Inn
The 1892 bed and breakfast inn is haunted by the daughter of a sea captain who once owned the place during the twentieth-century. Known as 'Lois Jane', the spirit has been heard laughing and singing on the upper floor of the mansion, and on one occasion shook the bed of ...
Brunswick Inn
A ghost named Tony haunts the Brunswick Inn. He was a riverboat harpist who drowned in 1882 while on a visit here, and he likes to wander through the inn's halls and play tricks on the owners.
Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, North Carolina
At Fort Fisher, Civil War ghosts and Fort Fisher hermit Robert E. Harrill, who died under suspicious circumstances, are believed to reside. Civil War General William Whitting, who was injured in the final battle at Fort Fisher and died as a prisoner in 1865 at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, ...
Theodosia's
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Although reports say it is no longer open, this b&b was said to be haunted by the ghost of Theodosia Burr Alston. Thoedosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr and the wife of South Carolina governor Joseph Alston. Mysteriously, the ship she was on disappeared in 1812. She had been ...
Sansbury Cemetery
Timmonsville, South Carolina
Different from the Sansbury Hill Cemetery, also in Timmonsville, the Sansbury Cemetery is an eerie place where unexplained noises, including a baby crying, have been reported. Folks also have reported feelings of despair and fear here, but giving the surroundings, this is may not be unusual!
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Wealthy Dr. Allard Flagg moved into the Hermitage in 1849 and invited his sister, the beautiful Alice Flagg, to live there with him. Alice fell in love with a young lumberman, but Dr. Flagg didn't approve of the match and sent him away. Angry with her brother, Alice disregarded his ...
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Michael Renegar
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Coker College
Hartsville, South Carolina
At Coker College, a private liberal arts school founded in 1908, a ghostly girl is said to roam in a dorm building. The ghost also is said to cause strange sounds, turn off radios and make alarm clocks ring in the middle of the night. According to campus legend, she ...
Graves near Lincoln Village
According to local tales, an overgrown and haunted graveyard stands adjacent to the abandoned Lincoln Village apartment complex, in the wooded area at the northwest corner of the complex. Caution: The graves are sunken and the ground is soft; graves here may be deep.
Prospect Church
Patrick, South Carolina
According to local legend, on moonlit nights at Prospect Church, those who park in the last parking space on the right side of the church and peer at the last window on the second story will see a ghost who moves the curtains violently as if in a struggle inside.
Old Gunn - Prince Frederick's Episcopal Church
Georgetown, South Carolina
Construction of the church was begun in 1859, but screeched to a halt when the lead architect Mr. Gunn slipped on the steep roof and fell to his death. Folks have seen Mr. Gunn's ghost around the ruins of the church and tower and heard his scream, and locals say ...
Litchfield Plantation
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
This plantation's history dates back to 1740, and its most famous ghost is Dr. Henry Tucker, a member of one of the last families to own the plantation in the late 1800s. His apparition has been seen in the Blue Room, and he is said to be a friendly spirit. ...
All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery
All Saints Episcopal Church has stood here since 1739, and its cemetery, haunted by a ghost named Alice, dates from 1822. Alice is buried beneath an oak tree under a flat gravestone bearing the name ALICE. Local legend says that those who walk around her grave 13 times backwards and ...
All Saints Cemetery
The ghost story in this cemetery centers on beautiful Alice Flagg, the sister of the weatlhy Dr. Allard Flagg who moved into the Hermitage in 1849. Alice fell in love with a young lumberman, but Dr. Flagg didn't approve of the match and sent him away. Angry with her brother, ...
Devil's Tramping Ground
Bennett, North Carolina
According to local lore, this area near Bennett is a 40-foot circle in the middle of a forest in which nothing will grow. Legend has maintained, for over a century, that it is the site where the devil himself rises to the surface to wreak havoc on mankind. Reports say ...
The Grey Man of Pawley's Island
Pawley's Island has its own early warning system for hurricanes. Legend has it that a mysterious man dressed all in grey appears to certain individuals or couples and warns them of approaching hurricanes. These tales are usually told after each hurricane, where one lucky couple or family was ...
Pelican Inn
The two ghosts who haunt this inn are of the canine kind. An elderly caretaker here once owned two Boston terriers, and legend has it that one of them swam out in the surf to save a little boy's life. The dog soon passed away, and the other dog died ...
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Mansfield Plantation
The Mansfield Plantation dates back to the early 18th century, and includes a bed and breakfast. Local ghost hunters claim that they recorded EVPs in the North Guest House that said "don't leave me".
Wedgefield Plantation
The headless ghost of a beheaded British soldier is said to appear here, wandering about holidng a pistol and feeling around for his head. Along with him come the sounds of war, clattering and hoofbeats. The war sounds are often a precursor to the ghost's arrival.
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.
Beth Elohim Cemetery
Tales told about this, the second oldest Jewish cemetery in the state, center around best friends Pauline Moses and Eliza Munnerlyn. The two girls had planned to be married on the same day at the same time, but in different locations. However, both the girls caught yellow fever and died ...
Henning-Miller House
Built around 1760, some say this house has a ghost on its staircase. Rumor has it that when the British took over the home during the American Revolution, one of the officers fell down the stairs when he heard the daughter mention that Patriot hero Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion was ...
Mordecai House
The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis ...
Waterman-Kaminski House
This house from around 1770 has a couple of sad ghost stories attached to it. As one goes, a little boy, age 8, was left in the care of the owners while the rest of his family took a trip. The family was lost at sea, and the little boy ...
1790 House Bed and Breakfast Inn
Although this building no longer operates as a B&B, back in the day it was said that a rocking chair in the "Rice Planter's Room" would often rock back and forth without anyone ever touching it.
DuPre House
Reports say the DuPre house was once a bed-and-breakfast, but currently may be empty and up for sale. The house was built around 1740 and is said to have two ghosts in residence: a woman and her daughter, both from the Civil War era. Their spirits have been seen and ...
Bolem House
Folks here believe the house may originally have been built as a tavern for the sailors. Ghostly sailors have been seen and heard here: On Christmas Day in 1993, a resident came across a ghostly man in old-fashioned sailor attire in the kitchen. The witness said the sailor didn't appear ...
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Morgan-Ginsler House
This building was once used as a Civil War hospital for Union soldiers. Some folks say the strange sounds that come from the dining room are the sounds of Satan forcing the souls of the soldiers who died there to relive their last miserable moments.
Strand Theatre
The 1941 Strand Theatre is home to some odd occurrences. Footsteps have been heard in the empty balcony, and during a production of Ghosts of the Coast, based on local ghost tales, the staff began to witness cold spots and whispers coming from the backstage area. A ghost hunter was ...
Kaminski Building
The Kaminski Building is one of two that house Georgetown's Rice Museum. The 1842 Kaminski Building was a retail store for many years. Witnesses at the museum have heard footsteps, including one set that sounds like it has a peg-leg, in the art gallery. It is also believed that an ...
Heriot-Tarbox House
Built around 1765, this is the house where the legendary Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of United States Vice President Aaron Burr and wife of South Carolina Governor Joseph Alston stayed in 1812 before the ship on which she was traveling disappeared. Her ghost has been seen all along the coastline ...
Cleland House
Built in 1737, the house has a story to go along with its ghost. So it goes, Anne Withers, a possible relation of the John Withers listed on the historical marker in front of the house as one of the owners, fell in love with a sea captain. He once ...
Salem Black River Church
Mayesville, South Carolina
Salem Black River Church, built in 1846, is believed to be haunted by a ghostly Southern Belle and a sad little boy. Cold spots have been noted by visitors as well.
Carolina Inn
As many as 20 ghosts are said to haunt this 1924 hotel building. The most well-known is that of Dr. William Jacocks, a frequent guest who made the hotel his home after he retired -- and still resides here, folks say. He lived in Room 256, and he makes himself ...
Albemarle Opera House
The early-1900s opera house is rumored to be haunted by ghosts whose footsteps are heard around the theater. Shadow figures also have been seen, and a band has been playing ragtime and other music every fall for more than 80 years.
Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Ghimghoul Castle near the University of North Carolina campus is a ruin with many legends attached. One says that 18-year-old Peter Dromgoole was buried here in 1833 after he lost a duel for the hand of his beloved Miss Fanny. Another tale says that Fanny loved Peter and didn't know ...
Georgetown Light
The 72-foot tall lighthouse, built around 1812, is said to be haunted by Annie, the daughter of a former lightkeeper who was a widower who was raising the 7- or 8-year-old on his own. One day as the two were returning to the lighthouse with supplies, a violent storm hit. ...
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Marketing is a technique used for more than a decade. It is a technique to hype a roll out product and inflate sales. To promote a product you should focus on the prominent ways present around. Nowadays social media networking sites are prevailing which also provide marketing options that are like an icing on the cake. What is social media marketing is best defined when marketing is merged with social media.
Before creating a campaign, consider all the business goals. Initiating a campaign without a social strategy is similar to swimming in the ocean and ending up nowhere. Create a plan and decide your goals. What do you want to notch? Who is the target audience? Where would you find them? What message do you want to convey to them?
Website traffic: It is determined by the number of people visiting the number of pages. This is monitored by the site and the prevailing trend can be known easily according to the pages visited. As the vogue is known, more content can be posted on the website to tempt the flocks of people.
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Let images talk: Social networking sites provide a lot of options and one among them is posting images. A picture is worth a thousand words. Who wants to read all the boring lines? Instead of posting tons of words, post a picture describing it; it would look much attractive.
Communication plays main role in brand promotion: Sharing enticing content is not more than enough. You must interact with the audience to gain their credibility and make them aware about the products. Finding out the requirement of a majority of people would help foster your business.
Choose your platform: There are a numerous social networking sites. Not all of them can serve you in the same way. To find out the most lucrative sites, focus on the target audience. Though social networking sites are prevalent in the society, they also provide low-priced platform for organizations to communicate and build relationships with the population worldwide.
Business is all about cut-throat competition. To succeed in this competition, you should know the latest techniques involved and to make the most out of it.
When a lot of options are present, it becomes difficult to hold position in the market. At this particular time it becomes really vital to find out the loopholes and fill them. Marketing, if used in a right manner, can bring wonders to a business. The main part is to focus on the plans and implementing them. Those who understand it, reign.


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How many people does it take to build an effective website?
I frequently find myself having a conversation with potential customers about how many people it takes to develop an effective online marketing solution. Many seem to have the impression if you know how to repair or network computers, then you must know how to design a website and promote it online. The training required to be an IT professional is very different from the training for web design. There are dozens of certifications one can obtain in the IT field and none of them are related to web design or internet marketing.
Since I worked in the healthcare industry and I think more people can relate to that industry, let's think about it in these terms: When you go to a hospital to receive care, how many people does it take to care for you during your stay? Is there one person assigned to you who draws your blood, performs surgery, and takes a CAT scan? No, individuals from various disciplines perform those separate tasks. Why? Partly because they were each trained in their specific areas to insure the best outcomes for each aspect of your care.
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Sarah, way to go girl!!!
Happy Holidays and New Year to everyone at thebluntbeancounter!
I have already heard grumblings surrounding "reasonable" cause. It is too subjective and you are at the mercy of the particular person that would handle the taxpayer's file. That does not make for good tax policy.
Whatever happened to simplicity and common sense?
Have a great and safe holiday season and looking forward for your new writings.
Thanks Anon. I agree with the subjectivity issue. Why is the IRS so stubborn on this issue?
Have a true clemency for taxpayers who owe no taxes and allow for the catch-up of information form filing with none of the absurb penalties. Publicize it well and then from then on, the IRS can penalize as much as they want.
I would even go further and say that those who owe taxes just pay the tax owing within a strict time limit with no penalties. The objective here should be bringing people back within the "system" and having everything current.
I agree with your last statement that from then on "go Rambo". Ignorance after all this is no excuse.
Again, have a safe holiday.
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Yes, Sony is working on the PlayStation 5 — or whatever it's called
By Gabe Gurwin	 October 9, 2018 8:34AM PST
A few months back, Microsoft's Phil Spencer revealed that his team was hard at work on designing the next generation of Xbox consoles. It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that Sony is doing the same thing with PlayStation, but we now have confirmation from its CEO.
Speaking to the Financial Times (via IGN), Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida confirmed that Sony was working on "next-generation hardware," though he didn't clarify if it would be called the PlayStation 5 or would take some other form.
The Financial Times also reported that the console wouldn't be drastically different in its architecture than the PlayStation 4. Aside from the big performance increase, the system will likely function relatively similar to Sony's past machines. Given the success of the PlayStation 4 this generation, that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.
Sony didn't give any specifics regarding when the next PlayStation will arrive but Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO John Kodera previously hinted that it could arrive around 2021, while industry analyst Michael Pachter said he thought it would arrive a year earlier. The PlayStation 4 isn't slowing down, though, with huge games like God of War and Spider-Man receiving glowing reviews this year. Other upcoming games confirmed for PlayStation 4 include The Last of Us: Part II, Death Stranding, and Ghost of Tsushima, though it's possible that these could eventually release on newer hardware, as well. We'd also be shocked if Cyberpunk 2077 didn't release on the next PlayStation, as it's one of the most visually impressive games we've ever seen.
Microsoft could be offering some hefty competition, if rumors we've heard about the next Xbox system are true. Microsoft could be offering two separate consoles, with one being a traditional system while the other is a streaming-only device sold at a lower price. On Monday, October 8, Microsoft announced Project xCloud, a streaming service that allows players on numerous devices to play games without buying expensive extra hardware. It also supports touch controls on phones and tablets, even for games originally designed for traditional controllers like Sea of Thieves. Google's Project stream just launched in a test form this week, as well, and lets users play Assassin's Creed Odyssey right in their Chrome browser.
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Every relationship we have with our friends, family or outer environment has been put in place for us to learn something more about our selves. When we choose to become conscious of the SELF, and we begin to accept responsibility for the creations in our lives, we will rise above the victim consciousness of our egos. This will put us in a place of power to redirect our energy so we can apply it towards what we truly want.
As we go through this process we will go through a transitional period where the old things that are not in alignment with the new vibrations of our hearts will need to be released. As we release these things, we will free up new energy in our energy fields to bring something new and more divinely aligned with our higher frequency to manifest in our lives.


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"From the Archives"
Dr. King's Legacy Lives
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Select Quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"I'm tired of shootings! I'm tired of clubs! I'm tired of war! I'm not going to use violence, no matter who says so!"
Excerpts from "I Have a Dream" Speech
"In a sense we have come to our nation's capitol to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead, of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.' But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check – a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice…"
"We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, 'When will you be satisfied. ' We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream."
"And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom right from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!…When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, Black men and White men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, 'Free at Last! Free at Last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!' "
Before a cheering crowd in Memphis, Tenn., the night before his death
"It really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. I've seen the promise land. I might not get there with you, but we, as a people, will get to the promise land."
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
"I accept this award in behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice."
Letter from Birmingham Jail
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
In "Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos Or Community"
"A so-called limited war will leave little more than a calamitious legacy of human suffering, political turmoil and spiritual disillusionment. A World War will leave only smoldering ashes as mute testimony of a human race whose folly led inexorably to ultimate death. If modern man continues to flirt unhesitatingly with war, he will transform his earthly habitat into an inferno such as even the mind of Dante could not imagine. Therefore, Isuggest that the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence become immediately a subject for study and for serious experimentation in every field of human conflict, by no means excluding the relations between nations. It is, after all, nation-states which make war, which have produced the weapons that threaten the survival of mankind and which are both genocidal and suicidal in character…"Â
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Film Review - Special issue #11 (UK), Summer 1995
Much Ado About Keanu Reeves
As Speed king Keanu Reeves settles into Hollywood A-list, Anwar Brett examines his brilliant career so far....
Having single-handedly made bus travel exciting again in Speed, Keanu Reeves has matured in the last few years from geeky kid to teen heart-throb and bonafide action star. Forthcoming movies give him a chance to display both those qualities in equal degrees, first portraying the title role in the film version of William Gibson's cult cyberpunk novel Johnny Mnemonic. As a bio-enhanced, silicone chip-implanted courier carrying vital data in his memory bank he faces danger on all sides, in the film that is already being touted as the Blade Runner for the 1990s.
Then he gets a chance to show a more tender side, in Alfonso Arau's A Walk in the Clouds, a slow burning, passionate film which tells of an American GI who falls for the beautiful daughter of a vineyard owner in California shortly after the War. Their sensuous attraction occurs in spite of his own empty marriage and her disapproving family. Both roles mark the return of Keanu Reeves to the very top of his profession.
Born 30 years ago in Beirut, the son of a Hawaiian-Chinese father and an English mother, the young Keanu - his name means cool breeze over the mountains - relocated from these unlikely beginnings to Canada via Australia and New York. At the age of sixteen he had already made his professional debut in a Canadian sitcom, but he began his acting studies in earnest at Toronto's High School for the Performing Arts.
But not earnestly enough as it turned out for he was kicked out after a year for unruly behaviour. Undeterred Keanu went into summers stock in Pennsylvania, and bounced back with roles in a variety of TV movies, before making his feature film début in the ice hockey drama Youngblood. His major breakthrough came in 1987 with the bleak and chilling River's Edge, playing the character of Matt who had difficulty in coming to terms with the senseless murder of a friend, an event that defines the whole shocking story.
For his efforts Keanu earned good notices and a similarly emotionally charged role in the little seen Permanent Record. From sullen outsider to High School nerd, The Night Before was an ignominious follow up to that early success. He had an important role in Dangerous Liaisons, and performed with vigour and some charm in the first of a surprising number of classical costume dramas.
At around the same time he was appearing in comedies like The Prince of Pennsylvania and Parenthood, but the early part of his career was most closely identified with the role of Theodore Logan - 'Ted' to Alex Winter's Bill - in both an Excellent Adventure and a Bogus Journey.
The most successful evocation of Valley kid mentality yet to hit the big screen, Reeves and Winter introduced non-American audiences to a new language of the most bodacious, non-heinous kind. It also created the expression "full on robot chubby" and is to be applauded for that if nothing else. But in portraying this more extreme example of the kind of empty headed teenager he had played while romancing Martha Plimpton in Parenthood, Keanu was also playing a dangerous game with typecasting, so indelible was the impression he made.
Post-Ted
Perhaps for that reason above all the roles he selected thereafter seemed more rounded and fuller in character. Following an amusing cameo - playing an incompetent hit man - in Lawrence Kasdan's patchy I Love You to Death, British director Jon Amiel cast him as the lead in his evocative and nostalgic fantasy Aunt Julia & the Scriptwriter.
Suddenly transformed from gangly youth into an impressive figure of manhood equipped with collar, tie and conservative '50s haircut, Keanu was totally convincing as the idealistic young journalist who falls in love with his 36-year-old aunt (Barbara Hershey), but finds his romance threatened by the disruptive influence of the eccentric and brilliant Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk). Although the film was ultimately dismissed by critics Keanu won great acclaim, and was described in Variety as 'outstanding'.
1991 can be considered, in retrospect, a key year for the actor. He obviously felt enough at ease in his career to return to the role of Ted in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - a most excellent decision as it was far funnier than the original film - but he also appeared in two other films which were to enhance his subsequent career.
Point Break, in which he played Johnny Utah an FBI agent memorably described as being "young, dumb and full of cum" was a macho thriller with a heady mix of inventive action and black humour that proved to be box office gold. When not falling under the spell of the charismatic Patrick Swayze, the leader of a team of Zen surfing bank robbers, he looked suitably muscular and brooding in the lead, apparently unruffled at a scene in which a naked woman kicks the living Zen out of him - can you imagine Stallone doing that scene?
The film also enabled Keanu to indulge his passion for wild and dangerous sport, learning how to surf and skydive especially for the role. Described by his Aunt Julia director Jon Amiel as a Speed freak, Keanu has borne the scars of his various motorcycle skids and crashes with a commendable lack of concern - "my body's a wreck, man," he admits.
Yet this was also the year of his greatest acting triumph, in Gus Van Sant's peculiar but absorbing modern-day spin on Shakespeare's Henry V, My Own Private Idaho. As a poor little rich boy, earning a few bucks as a male prostitute to spite his parents before returning to the bosom of his family, he was a compelling Prince Hal figure. Starring alongside River Phoenix, a young man forced into his sordid trade by a desperate search for love and out of a crippling need for money, the two young actors and a quite splendid script elevated an offbeat art house flick into a cult film into a surprise box office hit. It even played the multiplex circuit in Britain and has enjoyed a healthy life on video and in one-off screenings ever since.
As a result or these eclectic choices Keanu had arrived with style, suggesting a populist sensibility but with an eye for offbeat and cultish material. And most importantly - in Hollywood terms - he was a young, handsome and talented actor who appealed to men and women alike.
OUT OF DEPTH
In stark contrast to that success, the following years began to expose some chinks in his armour. As Jonathan Harker in Coppola's beautifully expressionist realization of Bram Stoker's Dracula his character was underwritten and he seemed out of his league. The English accent never rang true and the role left him floundering against the more exaggerated roles of his co-stars and some head turning special effects.
He appeared briefly in a cameo in Hideous Mutant Freaks, which Alex Winter wrote and directed, and followed that up with a Tuscan adventure in Kenneth Branagh's rendition of Much Ado About Nothing. Yet while he was given the meaty role of Don John, bastard brother of Don Pedro, whose treachery threatens the joyous wedding that the characters had gathered to celebrate, he suffered once again in illustrious company.
WEAK LINK
Keanu was reduced to posturing and mumbling his way through his role, and proved a weak link in the ensemble which Branagh had cast so imaginatively. At least it showed an ambition to stretch himself even if that ambition was, for the time being, beyond him. Subsequently he has played Hamlet on stage in Canada, a low key affair for so big a Hollywood star, and by all accounts he was quite excellent in that role - perhaps chastened by his experience and taught a few lessons along the way.
But you could have forgiven him for thinking that things were on a downward spiral during 1993, after a cameo in Gus Van Sant's disappointing Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - shelved and re-cut before getting a UK release - and the major setback posed by the failure of Little Buddha at the box office.
Even though it was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, who had drawn critical acclaim, Oscars and financial success for the similarly unlikely Last Emperor, this project seemed even more incredible. Casting a teen heart throb like Reeves in the role of the Buddhist prophet was audacious, and was probably calculated to draw in audiences curious to see how he tackled so important a role, as well as his own young following that he had built up in his previous roles.
But if that was the thinking behind it, the reality was different. Telling the story of Prince Siddhartha concurrently with a modern search for the reincarnation of a Buddhist monk, the structure was all over the place while the film was overlong. Out of the wreckage, Keanu emerged with some credit however, offering a visually striking figure and delivering a surprisingly effective performance in a very difficult role.
HITTING TOP SPEED
So, if that was to be his biggest failure, the signs were already looking up. The following year saw the release of Speed, a sleeper hit for which no-one had any high expectations. After all, it marked the directorial début of respected Dutch cinematographer Jan De Bont, Keanu was just another handsome leading actor whose star seemed to be waning, Sandra Bullock was unknown, and Dennis Hopper was cast in the kind of sneering bad guy role that he could play in his sleep.
Yet all the ingredients came together wonderfully, the film surprised critics, entertained audiences and delighted the studio that made it so much that they immediately began discussing a sequel. The film smashed through the $100 million barrier, proving a huge hit all over the world. Keanu was back.
For Dennis Hopper, stalwart bad guy and enthusiastic supporting player in scores of films since the mid '50s, the filming of Speed marked a welcome reunion with an actor he had seen come a long way since they had first worked together on River's Edge.
"He's a good guy. I respect him a lot. But," he smiled ominously, "I can't say I had any problems hitting him in our final fight scene. It was really rough, and they decided we should do it on top of a real train. There were ridge lines on top of the train, every four inches there was a three inch rise that was about an inch and a half thick.
"We had to be on our hands and knees, and even though we were wearing knee pads and elbow pads, by the second day I was so sore that I could barely crawl. I had bruises on every part of my body. Just holding up my arm and blocking the punch, over and over and over was agony. That was a tough one, hard on both of us but Keanu was wonderful."
Co-star Sandra Bullock, who shared a dangerous embrace with our hero during one of the film's more improbable stunts managed to pinpoint just one of the factors behind the films success.
"It was kind of insane," she recalled, "but Keanu did do a lot of his own stunts. That made it much more believable than seeing this bus hurtling down the street with a stuntman's body and Keanu's face inserted in close-ups. I loved what he did with that part though, the character had just as many faults as Attributes. And in the end I think he has redefined the superhero."
True enough, for Speed emerged as one of the hits of the year, and even featured on many critic's top ten lists - a real rarity for such a shameless action movie. The effect on the genre has yet to be calculated, but its effect on Keanu Reeves's career has been to re-invigorate it after a blip in what had otherwise been a steady rise to the top of the Hollywood tree. And, with a pair of impressively contrasting films scheduled for release within a week of each other, the Summer of 1995 looks like being Keanu season once again.
Speed , Johnny Mnemonic , A Walk in the Clouds , Youngblood , River's Edge , Permanent Record , Night Before, The , Dangerous Liaisons , Prince of Pennsylvania, The , Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure , Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey , Parenthood , I Love You to Death , Tune in Tomorrow... , Point Break , My Own Private Idaho , Bram Stoker's Dracula , Freaked , Even Cowgirls Get the Blues , Little Buddha


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James Macartney (1692 – 24 March 1770) was an Irish politician.

He was the only son of James Macartney (died 1727), judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland), and his second wife Alice Cuffe, daughter of Sir James Cuffe (died 1678). Through his maternal grandmother Alice Aungier he was coheir to the Earl of Longford.

Family

He married Catherine, the third daughter of the eminent judge Thomas Coote and his third wife Anne Lovett, and niece of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont. They had six children, two sons and four daughters, including :

Francis Macartney MP, who died in 1759, before his father, without issue
Coote, who died in 1748, without issue
Martha, who married William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton and had issue, including George Lyttelton, 2nd Baron Lyttelton

Frances Greville ( c.1724-1789), the poet and author of the "Prayer for Indifference"; she married the politician Fulke Greville and was the mother of four children, including the celebrated political hostess, Frances Anne Crewe and the theatre-manager Henry Francis Greville.

Catherine died in 1731. Since both their sons had died before their father without issue, on James's death in 1770  his estates passed to his daughters and their children.

Political  career

He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1713 to 1760, as a Member of Parliament for Longford Borough from 1713 to 1727, and then for Granard from 1727 to 1760.

References

1692 births
1770 deaths
Irish MPs 1713–1714
Irish MPs 1715–1727
Irish MPs 1727–1760
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Longford constituencies

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#include "ubuntu_light_10pt_bin.h"
#include "ubuntu_light_10pt_red_bin.h"

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#include <deque>

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namespace hbb = homebrew_browser;

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hbb::Font const hbb::author_font{ubuntu_light_10pt_desc, ubuntu_light_10pt_red_bin};

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}

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Over the past fifty years, certainly since the 1960's, un-married and married Bermudian couples have chosen to have fewer and fewer children. This pattern is replicated throughout all the developed western economies, which includes Bermuda. This creates a huge problem for Bermuda.
Before the 1960's, in the developed western economies women had limited control over their bodies and their ability to avoid pregnancies. Since the 1960's, women have gained almost complete control of their bodies. Today's child-bearing age woman is far freer and far more in control of her body and her quality of life than her mother and grandmother.
The 2015 Registrar General's Report on births and deaths confirms that Bermudian couples and Bermudian single women have been making decisions about their quality of life. Most couples and single women realize the high and full cost of raising a child, so most have chosen to have fewer children.
For the first time, in 2014, the Registrar reported that more Bermudians died than were born. Happened again 2015. The numbers reported are 478 deaths in 2014 versus 441 births. For 2015, 457 deaths versus 437 births. In those two years, 57 more deaths than births.
Between 2014 and 2015, 878 Bermudians were born while 935 Bermudians died. Absolutely, this is a negative birth rate. Absolutely, Bermudians are now dying faster than they are being born.
Decisions about creating life are not made by statisticians, politicians, or economists. Instead, these decisions are made by the ordinary Bermudian women and Bermudian couples who you see every day.
Only 437 Bermudians were born in Bermuda in 2015. Assuming that 50% are female, then eighteen years from now, there will be – there can only be – 219 Bermudian women entering the child-bearing stage of life.
Statisticians, economists, and demographers tell us that – without immigration – in order to prevent a population decline in any national population, every woman in each new age cohort of women of child-bearing age must give birth to two children. If some women do not, then other women must have more than two children in order to compensate.
Thus those 219 Bermudian women born in 2015 must later have two babies each, thereby giving a birth cohort of 438 Bermudians; or some women must have more in order to compensate for their 'sisters' who choose to have none or one.
Clearly, absolutely, 'en masse', Bermudian couples and single women have chosen to have fewer babies than that minimum replacement two. These collective decisions by hundreds of unconnected couples and women results in today's entirely predictable situation – a negative birth rate. This is what the Registrar General reports for Bermuda for 2014 and 2015.
This means that as the years pass, without immigration, Bermudians – us lot – will disappear off our own coral atoll at 32n64w, North Atlantic Ocean. It may take a while, but without immigration, it is mathematically certain. It is also a problem that is affecting all of us now.
Until now, Bermudian policy-makers have dealt with this problem by granting Bermuda Status. Between Censuses 2000 and 2010, there were 1,818 grants of Bermuda Status. As far as I can learn, between 2010 and 2015, there have been just over 1,200 additional grants of Bermuda Status.
But even with this rate of granting Bermuda Status [the vast majority to spouses], the number of Bermudians is still dropping. Why? Because of un-measured Bermudian emigration and un-measured Bermudian student non-return.
Five months from now, the mini-Census now underway will tell us that in 2016, there were only about 50,000 [or fewer] Bermudians in Bermuda. If I am right, and I believe that I am, then we have a massive – but virtually invisible – national problem. The unfolding of this hard-to-see problem will help create a steep rise in social tensions that will be stoked and fired up by all the spooks and spectres from Bermuda's bad racial legacy.
In 2016, us Bermudians are – literally – a dying breed.
To show you exactly what the Registrar General is reporting, here is a chart showing Bermudian birth and death facts from 2006 to 2015.
Note when the 'death' line crosses the 'life' line. Note the downward trend of that birth or 'life' line. The 'life' line is the outcome from hundreds of personal decisions by hundreds of individual Bermudian women and Bermudian couples. Note also how steeply downward it trended once the 2009 recession hit.
So what do we do to fix this, Larry? We know you're against immigration reform… so are you simply doing a Dame Lois and encouraging people to go multiply?
Make it easier for people to have children. Stop shaming people for having kids and help them afford them. It's not just kids of the wealthy who can, and do, contribute to society. Stop running this country like it's a business with a board of directors filtering everything through the bottom line. Better yet…let women completely run the country for a while. Bring humanity back to the decision making.
They are not running this country like a business… IT IS A BUSINESS!! Until the people realize that we are the chattel of the aforementioned company, we will always have the same problems. Do some research… the word PERSON and CORPORATION are synonymous. Every person is a corporation and is owned by the government!!
"Stop shaming people for having kids and help them afford them." HELP THEM AFFORD THEM??? Whaaaat? You expect society to PAY FOR YOUR KIDS? I don't think so ma'am!!! If you CAN'T AFFORD THEM, DON'T HAVE THEM!!!
Are you deaf of daft? The community needs human beings. Look around the world at other societies that are kinder to parents. A negative balance of humans is a problem. What gives you the impression that money prequalifies a person or family for raising children? Bermuda is in the top 3 most expensive countries. There are perfectly intelligent, capable persons who can't afford to raise children in this country.
Oh darlin', it is you that is deaf AND daft. Yes, there are MANY perfectly intelligent, capable people in this country that can't afford to have children so THEY DON'T HAVE CHILDREN! Why would someone have a child knowing they would need their neighbour to pay for it?? Duh. We may have a negative balance of humans, as you say, but it shouldn't be rectified by a bunch of people that can't afford the extra mouth to feed. C'mon, you act like these people are having babies as a civic duty. You and I know that isn't true. Convenient excuse, but pathetic and untrue. Stop arguing, you are wrong.
Mr. Burchall what has to be noted as well is that a large,as yet unknown, proportion of Bermudian women of child bearing age have emigrated out of the island.
Many due to high costs of living in Bermuda for Bermudians.
Hence children who would have been born in BDA are now born outside of BDA.Thus further contributing to lower number of births.
What are we doing or planning to do to retain Bermudians in Bermuda versus persons advocating for non Bermudians to reside her permanently?
The term for that sort of thing is called gentrification.
Many have left to take advantage of education and other opportunities in UK and Europe. How is that gentrification…It is not…stop lying to people chris.
ps how does granting status to someone who has worked as a gardener for 25+ years in Bermuda = gentrification?
@hmmm – agreed on the lies part!!
The 25 year residency part of there proposal is obviously a starting point which would almost certainly be changed once the bill is passed! Its a gateway if you will. I'm not opposed to the granting of status by any means. Actually quite the opposite. But I'm looking at the opposition's argument for a change and trying to understand were they are coming from. Far too many people are quick to shoot down there concerns and ideas, which inevitably leads us nowhere.
and what say you about the accidental gentrification by those of us who have children by foreign parents and/or marry foreigners thereby opening a pathway for others to claim Bermuda status by certain clauses (written and suggested for writing).
and LB has already put the numbers up over what he believes to be the number fo Bermudians who have emigrated by the statistics alone.
he is spot on with the assessment of the population decline and has spoken time and time again about the solution which is immigration (reform if you will) based and amounts to importing persons to these shores to increase the population which, by the way, does not mean MORE Bermudians will be out of work automatically.
we have a problem in this country with unscrupulous business men and women who take advantage of the same "immigrants" we fear and pay them paltry salaries and then blame the same "immigrants" for taking "OUR" jobs.
Hear hear Chris Famous. There aren't to many things we can agree on but this happens to be one of them. Dislike all you want…the man has a point!
How many are truly willing to see things from both sides of the coin on this argument? Instead of immediately getting defensive….
Bermuda is an expensive place to live because of Bermuda laws and taxes which kill competition and raise prices.
- Bermuda has some of the highest import duties in the world.
Bermudians could change these laws by next week and make the island a more affordable place to live.
Bermudian women who left to live off the social net in the UK did so because they were raised (by a large majority) in single parent households by ill equipped or absent parents, they therefore did not prioritize education, made stupid decisions to sleep with men who never intended to be fathers and thus were left with a child, young, no employment opportunities in a very expensive country.
The root cause is not the cost of living on this island, the root cause is the institutional family disfunction, one caused by generations of family disfunction that draws back to slavery in the western world.
Don't look at me. Daycare is, minimally, $800 per month. Healthy food is too expensive for me to grow anymore children. The best I can do is try to not pack the kids up and leave the island…again.
No one is "looking at you" to procreate!! Please DON'T as you expect society to pay for it according to your comment up above. Again, if you can't afford to have kids, DON'T HAVE THEM!
In a related note, the other day there was an MP in Barbados who suggested paying married couples to reproduce.
It was met, predictably, with the call of "with whose money".
Hi typical ignoramous. Look how ridiculously expensive this island is. "Can't afford" is relative. And NOTHING compares to the expenses found on this island! NOTHING!!!! There are perfectly capable people who would not be very smart to bring more children into this environment with toxic idiots who don't understand that money does not equal intelligence.
Sounds like you need to move away….again. Cheaper places to live. Maybe somewhere that you won't need your neighbours to pay for your children.
You seem to be barking up the wrong tree and arguing a point that isn't arguable. You are correct, BDA is expensive. No argument there. Why are you still arguing? Intelligent people don't take on finical responsibilities (no matter where they live) if they don't have the money to cover them. I don't own a Rolls Royce at the moment because I cannot afford the upkeep. End of story, stop arguing.
I don't have children that I can't afford. The fact that I can afford my kids does not blind me to the fact that there are people with reasonable amounts of education and reasonable careers who just can not afford this place. Yet…we ACT as if we care about the people who leave because they know that they can't afford to stay. We ACT as if we're in favour of doing what needs to be done to retain our population.
Meanwhile…you think it's appropriate to advise me to leave.
p.s. A child does not compare to a Rolls Royce. You having a Rolls Royce will not positively impact anyone but yourself.
Larry is correct, except that my conclusions would be that decline in population would be the death of partisan politics, overweight government, top heavy health care, no pension plan, which would encourage folks to manage their own retirement, less traffic, cleaner air, no grease balls on south shore, little crime, plenty of organically grown food for those of us left , around 3k, and no international business and banking corruption, just friendly tourist coming here to Relax……..
I can't help but feel this is a "The world is ending" piece that isn't really based in reality. It feels to me like the same thing when people say "Well if we allow gay marriage every one will be gay".
Yes we are having less children and more deaths but what seems to be missing is that people had more children in the past as well. My father is the youngest of 13 and is in his seventies,so at a point there will be more people dieing the being born but it should even out eventually. The question is how do we encourage this to happen soon rather then later?
another is working with companies to encourage bermudians to work for them but with that bermuda has reshape itself cause lets face it bermuda is great if your a kid and good for raising families but for the single and young couples (age range 18 – 30something) there is nothing here and is part of the reason people leave the island to live abroad.
Something else that I think would help but have no real clue how to do it is lower the cost of living on this island.
Only the wealthy get to pass on their genes.
And if you think that wealth is equal to intelligence…that would exempt you from passing on your genes.
I'm sorry but the point of being a fully developed country is that we will have an ageing population. You will see similar population models to ours around the world. The UK is nearing this, and Germany has already got there. This can't be avoided without rampant birthing, which would cause the population to explode beyond what we can afford. We just have to learn how to deal with this, and what it will mean for Bermudians.
We were all taught this in our IGCSE geography lessons. Get with the program Larry.
Actually, Bermuda could easily avoid all of the problems of population decline simply by allowing the expats already on the island and contributing to its economy to stay with their families.
But Bermudians made it very clear last spring that such an idea disgusts them. Bermudians would rather shut down the island than treat expats as equals.
So yes, you are right: you will just have to learn to deal with it: skyrocketing health care costs, jobs being outsourced, abandoned properties, government unable to pay its debt.
You: Go have children. We need you to have more children.
Me: I can't afford it, but ok.
You: The birth rate is rising!
Me: I have two children I can't afford to school or feed because I lost my job in this crazy economy.
Not going to happen sir.
Let people in and give those been here 20+ yrs status.


Our King Cakes start at $9. here at the bakery. Prices on this website include shipping to the 48 continuous United States.
What online payment methods does Party Palace accept?
We accept both Visa and Mastercard, as well as other popular formats.
Our base prices include the cost of 2nd Day Air shipping. For Saturday 2nd Day Air, Next Day Air, and other delivery methods, an additional fee will apply.
What sizes are available for online purchase?
We ship small and medium king cakes. Mini, larger, and extra-large options are available for pick-up at the bakery. To order, please contact us directly at 504-466-2378.
Where are you available for grocery purchase?
You can find our king cakes at Langenstein's, Zuppardo's, Zara's Market, and other fine local retailers. Of course, you can also pick up at our bakery (51 23rd Street, Kenner, LA).


Butterflies represent a metamorphosis of soul and body, moving from a blind groping and eternally hungry worm into a beautiful, joyous creature that floats on the wind and dances in the light.
Isn't it so much like our spiritual transformations? We start out groping in the dark, ruled by negative emotions and fears, but one day find our path and begin the journey toward enlightenment.
The key lesson for us is that in each of us is this seed of divine light. The biggest part of unlocking this is simply trusting that it has always been there, letting it grow instead of forcing it. Nurture it along in an environment free of negative emotion and one day you will look back and realize you yourself have grown into the butterfly.
We are offering beautiful Butterfly Transformation pendants, size 1.75 x 1.75 inches. Hand made with loving care. Chakra balanced and energy enhanced by the artist. Fired resinated glass on stainless. Argentium silver bale. Pendant only. Item is not sold with a chain.
Click the button below to add the Butterfly Transformation Pendant - Release your inner beauty to your wish list.


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About Chef DK
Kebab, Chutney & Bread by Chef Davinder Kumar
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This Book gives the reader an in-depth knowledge of the intricacies and finesse that is the basic of a wide variety of mouth-watering kebabs of Indian cuisine. Includes many color photographs of the dishes.
Publisher  :  UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd (15 November 2003)
Item Weight  :  1 kg 160 g
Dimensions  :  19.3 x 1.9 x 25.3 cm
Other books by Chef
Chef Davinder Kumar – Chef DK for close friends, colleagues & associates – has played a key role in bringing the chef's profession and the artists behind it recognition and rewards. He has played a vital role in promoting Indian cuisine globally.
A national tourism award winner himself, Chef DK has written four books which are used as reference books by many aspiring chefs in the trade. He has authored 'Kebab, Chutney & Bread'; "Just Kebabs: Celebration of 365 Kebabs & one for a Leap Year', 'Soups', and 'Four Seasonal Salads'. "I always believed in giving my best to my friends and the fraternity," he said.
Chef's latest book — "Second Meals" is now available for purchase.


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Robert George "Bob" Bedell (Los Ángeles, California, -Louisville, Kentucky, ) fue un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que disputó cuatro temporadas en la ABA. Con 2,01 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de ala-pívot.

Trayectoria deportiva

Universidad
Jugó tres temporadas con los Cardinal de la Universidad de Stanford, en las que promedió 14,8 puntos y 8,0 rebotes por partido. En 1965 fue incluido en el mejor quinteto de la Athletic Association of Western Universities, mientras que al año siguiente apareció en el segundo mejor quinteto.

Profesional
Fue elegido en la nonagésima posición del Draft de la NBA de 1966 por Philadelphia 76ers, pero no fue hasta el año siguiente cuando fichó por los Anaheim Amigos de la ABA. Jugó una temporada en la que promedió 10,4 puntos y 6,7 rebotes por partido, a la postre la mejor de su carrera.

En 1968 fichó por los Dallas Chaparrals, con los que disputó tres temporadas más, siendo la más destacada la segunda de ellas, al promediar 9,7 puntos y 5,7 rebotes por partido.

Estadísticas de su carrera en la ABA

Temporada regular

Playoffs

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 American Basketball Association Players

Baloncestistas de California
Baloncestistas de la ABA
Baloncestistas de los Stanford Cardinal
Baloncestistas de los Anaheim Amigos
Baloncestistas de los Dallas Chaparrals
Baloncestistas de los Texas Chaparrals


Morgan reveals to Taste of Country that the jackpot present was ... a car! Cars are to his wife what diamonds are to lots of women -- the pinnacle of all gifts. "My wife is a car nut -- she's like a dude when it comes to cars, knowing the Chevrolets and the motors," the singer shares.
Well, except for the actual maintenance part. Karen doesn't generally get greasy with the gears and whatnot. Adds Morgan with a laugh, "I don't even know if she can put air in a tire, but she knows cars."
As far as what type of car he got her, it's a nice one -- a really nice one. It was the type of car she had coveted her whole life, so when he unveiled the brand spankin' new vehicle, Morgan received lots of brownie points. Or, as he says, "Made up for the many years that I had given her nothing."
Watch the video to see what type of car Morgan put under the tree (or, at least in the driveway) for his wife!


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I negotiate with providers on behalf of clients in a real estate transaction to reduce client stress, resulting in a smoother, more enjoyable process.
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Members of the public are invited to attend the decision-making committee of Healthier Lancashire & South Cumbria which is set to hold its first formal meeting in public at Blackburn Cathedral on 2nd February 2017 at 1pm and will be independently chaired by Phil Watson CBE.
The Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups is responsible for making decisions about any future proposals which will be developed over the next four years as part of the Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria programme. The programme joins together 33 NHS and local council organisations, along with third sector partners, to deliver the NHS Five Year Forward View vision of better health, better patient care and improved NHS efficiency.
The Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups is made up of GPs and Chairs from each of the nine Clinical Commissioning Groups in the region, along with leaders of Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackpool Council. The committee also includes representatives from district Councils along with local Healthwatch.
Members of the public are invited to attend the committee and 15 minutes will be allocated at the end of the meeting for an informal discussion and to respond to any questions.


Silver Beach is a stretch of beach on the Kurnell peninsula fronting Botany Bay. The public baths are netted in Summer months.
Silver Beach is off leash 24 hours a day between the third and fourth groynes (jetties) from the western end. Dogs are prohibited on Silver Beach at all other locations.
Access is off Prince Charles Parade and it's very easy to find parking.


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Resources › For Educators
An Overview of Early Childhood Education
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An Introduction to Teaching
Policies & Discipline
Teaching Adult Learners
Issues In Education
Assessments & Tests
Beth Lewis
Education Expert
B.A., Sociology, University of California Los Angeles
Beth Lewis has a B.A. in sociology and has taught school for more than a decade in public and private settings.
Early Childhood Education is a term that refers to educational programs and strategies geared toward children from birth to the age of eight. This time period is widely considered the most vulnerable and crucial stage of a person's life. Early childhood education often focuses on guiding children to learn through play. The term commonly refers to preschool or infant/child care programs.
Early Childhood Education Philosophies
Learning through play is a common teaching philosophy for young children. Jean Piaget developed the PILES theme to meet the physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social needs of children. Piaget's constructivist theory emphasizes hands-on educational experiences, giving children the chance to explore and manipulate objects.
Children in preschool learn both academic and social-based lessons. They prepare for school by learning letters, numbers, and how to write. They also learn sharing, cooperation, taking turns, and operating within a structured environment.
Scaffolding in Early Childhood Education
The scaffolding method of teaching is to offer more structure and support when a child is learning a new concept. The child may be taught something new by employing things they already know how to do. As in a scaffold that supports a building project, these supports can then be removed as the child learns the skill. This method is meant to build confidence while learning.
Early Childhood Education Careers
Careers in early childhood and education include:
Preschool Teacher: These teachers work with children ages three to five who are not yet in kindergarten. The educational requirements vary by state. Some require only a high school diploma and a certification, while others require a four-year degree.
Kindergarten Teacher: This position may be with a public or private school and may require a degree and certification, depending on the state.
Teacher for First, Second, and Third Grades: These elementary school positions are considered to be part of early childhood education. They teach a full range basic academic subjects to a class rather than specializing. A bachelor's degree is required and a certification may be needed, depending on the state.
Teacher Assistant or Paraeducator: The assistant works in the classroom under the direction of the lead teacher. Often they work with one or more students at a time. This position often does not require a degree.
Childcare Worker: Nannies, babysitters, and workers at childcare centers usually perform basic duties such as feeding and bathing in addition to play and activities that may be mentally stimulating. An associate's degree in early childhood development or a credential may result in a higher salary.
Childcare Center Administrator: The director of a childcare facility may be required by a state to have a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or a certification in Child Development. This position trains and supervises the staff as well as performing the administrative duties of the facility.
Special Education Teacher: This position often requires additional certification beyond that for a teacher. The special education teacher would work with children who have special needs, including mental, physical, and emotional challenges.
Parent Role in Education is Critical for Academic Success
The 8 Best Online Teaching Jobs of 2021
The 5 Best Online Tutoring Jobs for Teens in 2021
The 7 Best Online Tutoring Jobs of 2021
Kindergarten Ed Tech Explorations
Special Education Jobs Without College Degrees
Why Pre-K and Early Education Are So Important
The 6 Most Important Theories of Teaching
9 Things to Know About Becoming a Teacher
Top Choices for Preschool Homeschool Curriculum
The Best Jobs for Former Teachers
Special Education: Are You Well Suited?
What Requirements Are Needed to Be an Elementary School Teacher?
TSS -- Therapeutic Support Staff Supporting Individual Students
Public Vs. Private School Teaching


The old hard drive from my Mac is destined to find a new role in my low-power server (hopefully dropping the power consumption even further by switching from a 3.5″ disk to a 2.5″ disk). Before that can happen though, I needed to wipe it and clone my Windows Server installation.
After hooking the drive up, I found that it had two partitions: one large non-Windows partition that was easily removed in Server Manager's Disk Management snap-in; and one EFI partition that Disk Management didn't want to delete.
The answer, it seems, is to dive into the command line and use diskpart.exe.
After selecting the appropriate disk, the clean command quickly removed the offending partition. I then initialised it in Disk Management, electing to make it an MBR disk (it was GPT).