I warmly welcome the news that Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon is to come to the newly refurbished McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum in August and September. The press release from the National Galleries in Edinburgh and London which highlights the co-operation between the UK and Scottish Government can be found here. The Titian masterpiece Diana and Actaeon is to be exhibited at the McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum between August 6th and September 5th.
This is great news for Dundee. The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is looking really good and I think that this will be the icing on the cake. I know that many Dundonians are looking forward to the re-opening of the McManus and the chance to revisit some well known pieces. Even within the refurbished McManus there will be some new and exciting exhibits and the temporary exhibition of this masterpiece will be a very welcome addition.
I first raised the possibility of hosting a temporary exhibition of the Titian when I was Convener of Leisure, Arts and Communities. I think that it is excellent news that national institutions such as the National Gallery of Scotland and the National Gallery in London recognise that the best in art and culture should not only be found in London, Glasgow or Edinburgh. Dundee has a well deserved and growing reputation for cultural and artistic excellence the re-opening of the McManus will enhance this as will this temporary exhibition of the Titian's Diana and Actaeon.
I would like to thank all those involved in securing this important work's visit to Dundee, which recognises Dundee's position as major cultural centre within the United Kingdom.
Click on the picture to find out more about it.
On Thursday evening City Councillors had the chance to have a tour of the McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum. There is still a wee bit of work to be done but the refurbished gallery is stunning. I was the Convener of Leisure, Arts and Communities for some of the refurbishment, I am delighted by the way this work has turned out. I am sure that Dundonians with fond memories of the museum will be very happy with the work. The opening will be on 28th February and I would urge anyone who can to go along as soon as possible.
The gallery now also has a Facebook site, click on the picture to visit it.
I have met with Dundee City Council officials to raise concerns over the future of recycling points within the West End. A couple of the popular Neighbourhood Recycling Points have been the target of vandals in recent weeks.
I am committed to doing all I can to promote recycling, this is why I am concerned that recycling points have been a target for vandals recently. I met with officers of the council to discuss my concerns. We talked about making the Neighbourhood Recycling Points vandal proof but the bottom line is that they should not be targeted by mindless vandals. I hope that the culprits of these attacks are caught and that they are dealt with appropriately.
Neighbourhood Recycling Points are important in the West End where we have a lot of tenement properties which are unsuited to having a plethora of bins. These are important community facilities and I hope that the community will look after them. I would urge anyone with information about any vandalism to contact the police or Crimestoppers.
I also took the opportunity of meeting officers to ask about plans to promote more recycling in the city and especially in the West End. We all have a duty to do our bit to promote recycling and save some of the earth's scarce resources.
To find your nearest recycling point click on the picture.
Today I visited the headquarters of the Brittle Bone Society, which is located within his West End ward. I heard about the work of the society and about the latest developments in this field.
I was very pleased to visit the Brittle Bone Society Headquarters today. I think that Dundee should be proud to have the headquarters of a national charity based here. I heard about the latest work of the society and the issues which it faces over the next few years. The Brittle Bone Society provides support for people who suffer from terrible debilitating diseases, it also shows that people with this disease can achieve many things.
The Brittle Bone Society can give help and advice on benefits, mobility, education, equipment, medical issues including genetics, and other issues associated with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), the technical name for Brittle Bones.
I was really pleased to hear about a lot of good work which is going on across the country but which is based in Dundee. I would like to wish the Brittle Bone Society all the very best for the future. As a local councillor I think that it is important to hear about what is going on in the ward, I am always happy to hear from organisations who would like to show me their work.
As I have already stated there was a meeting of Tayside Fire and Rescue Board this morning in Perth. I have dealt with the issue of the Towards a Safer Tayside consultation elsewhere, but it was not the only issue which we discussed.
The papers for the board are not yet online but you can visit Tayside Fire and Rescue's website to get an idea of the issues which the board faces.
We discussed next year's revenue budget and I asked why the Fire and Rescue Board is in effect returning over £1million to the three constituent councils and over £500,000 to Dundee City Council alone in light of the severe financial pressures which the board faces. I was told that this was because the budget which we set was based on needs and that there were sufficient resources available for this year.
I drew attention to figures which demonstrate that work around decreasing problems associated with Bonfire Night was working. In 2006 there were 121 incidents while last year this figure had decreased to 65. This is very welcome and I hope that these efforts will continue in future years.
The board received a report on the recent publication Scotland Together - A Study examining fire deaths and injuries in Scotland. I welcome this report I think that it highlights many of the important issues. As a board we must take seriously the rise in fire deaths and our responsibility to protect our staff and the people of Tayside from fire. It is obvious that the Fire and Rescue Board here in Tayside or elsewhere in Scotland cannot find solutions to all the issues which lead to fires. We know that fires come about as a result of many issues but social deprivation is a key problem.
It would be good if there were genuine partnerships which sought to deal with these problems such as drink and drug abuse which often leads to fires.
It is important that we work with the whole of society to recognise the problems that come about as a result of social problems and which often contribute to fires.
This morning at the meeting of the Tayside Fire and Rescue Board meeting there was an attempt to suspend the ongoing consultation on Towards a Safer Tayside. The consultation proposal suggests the downgrading of Balmossie Fire Station. I will discuss the rest of the meeting in another post.
I have a lot of sympathy for the proposals put forward by Councillor Helen Oswald but I could not support her proposal to suspend the consultation today. I have made clear to anyone who has asked me that I am opposed to the proposals which affect Balmossie and Forfar. I do not see what has changed since March of last year to make me change my mind. However, I have also made clear to anyone who has asked me that I will take the time to read and consider every response which is made to the consultation.
I seconded the motion at the last board meeting seeking not to have the Balmossie and Forfar proposals included in this year's consultation. One of my main arguments at that time was that we need to take the responses from consultations seriously. I believe that the yearly consultations on Towards a Safer Tayside are actually a major strength for the board. In my opinion suspending the consultation now would be like changing the rules after the game has started.
I have read media reports which state that record numbers are responding to this consultation. I know that some people will question the worth of some of it but we should reflect that what people signing petitions do takes longer than marking a cross on a ballot paper or even filling in numbers on a STV (Single Transferable Vote) ballot paper at council elections.
I think that it would have been premature to have made a decision on a consultation when we do not have the full facts from the consultation in front of us. We may well end up with the same answer in March, in many respects that is what I want, but we must listen to the people of Tayside by considering all the responses to the consultation.
People need to have faith in public consultations I think it would have been wrong to suspend the consultation on Balmossie today. I note that three Dundee councillors voted to suspend the standing orders today, if they had voted with the motion I seconded in November then the Balmossie and Forfar part of the consultation would have been deleted from the consultation.
Like many people I watched Andy Murray's brave attempt to win the Australian Open yesterday. Well done to Roger Federer who is a worthy champion but in this country we should be proud of Murray's efforts. He put up a brave fight and has played exceptionally well during this tournament. I am sure he will win a grand slam one day - well I hope he will anyway.
The response to Andy Murray over the last couple of weeks and especially when he got to the final has demonstrated how important sport can be. Yesterday as I was walking about the West End I saw a number of young people playing tennis. As a politician I think that this proves that even in these difficult financial times we need to be serious about investing in sport.
You can read about Andy Murray's match with Federer on the BBC website, or you can find out more on Andy Murray's website.


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Dolly Parton's charity gives away almost 1.5 million children's books a month
It's hard not to love Dolly Parton. Even if her brand of country music doesn't particularly vibe with you, or you think she can be a bit "much" when it comes to her bombastic outfits, Dolly's exuberance and charm are infectious. It's a skill that she's used to not only leverage into a profitable career for herself, but establishing several successful charities, like the Imagination Library.
Dolly founded the organization in 1995 as a head-nod to her father Robert Lee, who was illiterate. I.L. has been actively mailing free books out to children since its inception. The org's consistently worked and grown so much in size and efficacy that they've just officially mailed out their one hundred millionth book.
No, that's not a typo: one hundred million free books have been sent to eager, growing minds, thanks to the Country Music Star.
"I never thought about being 'the book lady.' The painted lady, yes, the overexaggerated lady. That goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover," Dolly said while at a 2018 Library of Congress event. Over the years, the Imagination Library has become increasingly effective and prolific at getting books into the hands of children in the US, Ireland, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
In fact, the number of free titles has increased each and every month. In November, the I.L. shipped 1,464,343 books; that's over 48,811 shipped books a day! And it's not far-fetched to think that the Holidays will more than likely see an uptick in deliveries. As of this writing, her organization has gifted 129,412,491 books in total!
Dolly says that she hopes to be remembered for her charitable endeavors more than anything else she's accomplished in her illustrious career. More than her music, movies, or over-the-top persona, she wants to be known as a woman who helped millions of children all over the world learn to read.
"If I'm remembered 100 years from now, I hope it will be not for looks but for books," Dolly said, according to Southern Living.
The sheer volume of books that Dolly's Imagination Library moves has made the operation one of the most effective literary charities in the world. She writes about the personal importance of her mission on the organization's website:
"Before he passed away, my Daddy told me the Imagination Library was probably the most important thing I had ever done. I can't tell you how much that meant to me because I created the Imagination Library as a tribute to my Daddy. He was the smartest man I have ever known but I know in my heart his inability to read probably kept him from fulfilling all of his dreams."
NOLS joins Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program @nolslibraries https://t.co/NHyXF58Gpy pic.twitter.com/Dg9GMCsPYx
— WA State Library (@WAStateLib) December 9, 2020
She continues in her open letter, "Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission. In the beginning, my hope was simply to inspire the children in my home county but here we are today with a worldwide program that gives a book a month to well over 1 million children. Of course, I have not done this alone. The real heroes of our story are the thousands of local organizations who have embraced my dream and made it their own. They raise millions of dollars each year and wake up every day with a passion to make sure their kids have every opportunity to succeed."
The Imagination Library mails free children's books to a person's house from the time a child is born until they go to school, regardless of their family's income. If you'd like to register for the program, you can visit here to check availability.
The program's success rate is highly contingent on the participation of local organizers and folks are always trying to get the musician to expand to new areas, so if you're looking for a worthwhile cause to donate time/resources to, hit Dolly up.
Dear Dolly Parton,
How do we get your Imagination Library to Solano County in California?@DollyParton @dollyslibrary #ReadBooks 📚 pic.twitter.com/qSQQRwSbwd
— Mychal (@mychal3ts) December 12, 2020
Over 100 MILLION books given away by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to date! 15 MILLION books a year...each one mailed to the child with their name on it...'The Library That Dolly Built' film showing on Facebook right now @dollyslibrary #bookmagic ❤ pic.twitter.com/DfGNxtDALj
— Cressida Cowell (@CressidaCowell) December 10, 2020
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Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 45 of 1999–2000)
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Commonwealth Foreign Exchange Risk Management Practices
The Commonwealth has significant foreign exchange risk exposures including $A8.4 billion of foreign currency transactions with the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1998-99. Under the Financial Management and Accountability Act and its associated Regulations, all agencies are required to assess and, where possible, manage, foreign exchange risk. The audit reviewed four agencies that have substantial foreign currency payment exposures namely:
the Department of Defence;
the Australian Agency for International Development;
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and
the Department of Finance and Administration.
The objective of the audit was to identify and assess the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the management of foreign exchange risk across the selected agencies, also to identify opportunities to improve the management of foreign exchange risk, including any associated potential financial savings that could accrue to the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth Electricity Procurement
The objective of this audit was to form an opinion on the adequacy of, and to identify best practice in, Commonwealth agencies' electricity procurement systems and procedures. In doing so, the ANAO also formed an opinion on the level and results of participation by Commonwealth agencies in the National Electricity Market. The audit concentrated on adherence by agencies to the principles of the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines: Core Policies and Principles (March 1998), emphasising the importance of Commonwealth agencies achieving value-for-money (VFM) in their purchasing. VFM is one of the six principles on which the Guidelines are based.
Australian Greenhouse Office; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Department of Defence; Department of Finance and Administration
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Weather Services in the Bureau of Meteorology
The audit reviewed the operations of the Bureau of Meteorology. The Bureau's functions include the taking and recording of meteorological observations and other observations required for the purposes of meteorology; the forecasting of weather and of the state of the atmosphere; the issue of warnings of weather conditions likely to endanger life or property; the supply, publication and promotion of meteorological information; and cooperation with international meteorological agencies in relation to the functions just listed. The objectives of the audit were to:
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Management of the Australian Development Scholarships Scheme
The audit reviewed Australian Development Scholarships (ADS). ADS's are the principal mechanism by which Australia provides scholarship assistance for individuals from developing countries to undertake studies at Australian education institutions. The scholarships help to meet the human resource development needs of developing countries and contribute to their development across various sectors. Scholarships also have an important role in fostering and sustaining Australia's relations with developing countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective of the audit was to evaluate AusAID's management of the ADS scheme.
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Banning Blackness: Race, Gender-Based Violence, and Classroom Censorship
Amelia Roskin-Frazee
This paper examines how the relationship between race and gender-based violence impacts how schools choose which books to ban. In particular, this paper focuses on Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye (1970) and the novel's place on the American Library Association's compiled lists of the most frequency banned books in the United States. Using an analysis of The Bluest Eye in conversation with the work of academics such as Spillers (1987) and Crenshaw (1991), this paper posits the intersection between race and rape in The Bluest Eye — and how that intersection implicates white supremacy in gendered violence —which leads to schools banning The Bluest Eye more frequently than other books involving rape without a racialized lens.
Roskin-Frazee, Amelia (2018) "Banning Blackness: Race, Gender-Based Violence, and Classroom Censorship," sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies: Vol. 11 , Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/sprinkle/vol11/iss1/6
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Xavier was generous enough to let me guest-blog here for the week. That said, I demanded that if I did it I got to shamelessly promote my own event on the front page. So here we go.
If any of you are celebrating the lovely July 4th weekend here in our nation's capital, please be sure to stop by and check out the Cartoonists WIth Attitude slideshow and signing on Saturday, July 7th at 2:00 P.M. Myself, as well as print and online favorites Ruben Bolling, Ted Rall, Matt Bors, Mikhaela Reid, Brian McFadden, and Jen Sorensen will be showing off cartoons and signing books.
If you think webcartoonists have it bad in terms of range of shows and opportunities to do signings and book sales, imagine what it's like for alternative print cartoonists. And I'm an alternative print cartoonists who appears on the web, so I'm really unpopular. Show up if you can and offer your support. Plus, you know, the cartoons are probably funny. I don't know, maybe mine aren't. I haven't seen them yet. Off to beat the serfs in the production wing.


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Former Sun Prairie YMCA worker charged with child sexual assault
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SUN PRAIRIE (WKOW) — A former YMCA employee is charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old he was taking care of.
A criminal complaint filed Tuesday states 19-year-old Delmonte Lee had sexual contact with the young girl at the Sun prairie YMCA in June. He had been employed there since March of 2018, but has since been terminated.
Lee appeared in Dane County Circuit Court on Tuesday. According to the criminal complaint, Lee admitted to police he assaulted the girl while he was working in the "Kid Zone" of the daycare center. He told police "at the time, it was just her" when Lee and the girl began "tickling and play fighting."
The criminal complaint describes what happened next, but the details are too graphic and 27 News has chosen not to describe them.
President/CEO of the YMCA of Dane County, Mark Westover, said in a statement they were "dismayed and appalled by these allegations."
"The staff member in question had a thorough, national background check performed before being hired, and no issues were identified for this individual," said Westover. "We are cooperating fully with the authorities as they continue their investigation."
Lee was given a signature bond of $1,500 and court records show he has no criminal history. His next court appearance will be July 17th.
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Tod Machover at the London premiere of Boulez's Répons in November 1981.
PIERRE TOD AND TWO FREDS
Music for 2 Pianos and Electronics Inspired by Pierre Boulez
Performed by Quattro Mani
Presented by Tod Machover
This concert is presented by Le Laboratoire Cambridge in collaboration with MIT Media Lab
Monday, Nov 13
Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) was arguably the most important classical composer of the second half of the 20th century. Coming of age right after WWII, he sought to create a revolutionary new music based on science and mathematics, rejecting all traditional notions of melody, harmony, sonority and narrative. Nowhere was his radical vision more evident than in his seminal works for two pianos, Structures I (1952) and Structures II (1961).
This concert, performed by the award-winning piano duo Quattro Mani (Susan Grace and Steven Beck), will present a section of Boulez's Structures along with pieces inspired – or shocked into being – by that mammoth work. Frederic Rzewski, educated at Harvard and long-time exile in Europe, combines Boulezian complexity with provocatively populist intensity in his Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues. Fred Lerdahl, educated at Princeton and professor at Harvard and Columbia, rejected Boulez's abstract systems to create his own Chomsky-inspired "generative theory of tonal music," the first complete music theory based on neuroscience principles. His anti-Boulez vision – an individualistic reimagining of musical tradition – is beautifully audible in his Quiet Music.
Tod Machover – composer, inventor and professor at the MIT Media Lab – began his career as the first Director of Musical Research at Pierre Boulez's IRCAM institute in Paris. His Re-Structures for 2 Pianos and Electronics was commissioned in 2015 by the Lucerne Festival, and was premiered there to celebrate Boulez's 90th birthday. Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Re-Structures "morphs from hardcore 1950s serialism into fresh, rhythmically driving, all-cylinders-firing, electronically enhanced Machover…Thrilling!" The work – which was recently recorded by Quattro Mani for Bridge Records – will receive its East Coast premiere at this concert, two nights before it is performed by Quattro Mani at Carnegie Hall.
Machover – who, besides his long-time association with Boulez is also a close colleague and friend of Rzewski and Lerdahl – will provide commentary for the evening, showing how two acoustic pianos can still create resplendent musical worlds, and how rigorous scientific explorations can influence artistic expression in profound and often surprising ways.
6:30pm: doors / 7:00pm: concert
(c) Photo credit: Matt Dine
Grammy nominated pianist, SUSAN GRACE has performed solo and chamber recitals, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Korea, India and China. She has also performed in the Aspekte Festival in Salzburg, St Paul Chamber Orchestra's new-music series Engine 408, Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Grand Teton Festival, the Cape Cod Music Festival, Festival Mozaic, Concordia Chamber Players, Music at Oxford, and the Helmsley Festival in England. Grace has recorded for Bridge Records, the Belgium National Radio, WFMT in Chicago, the Society of Composers, Wilson Audio, Klavier International and Klavier Music Productions. Her latest recording on the Bridge label of Stefan Wolpe's violin and piano music was listed in the London Sunday Times as one of the top ten Contemporary recordings of 2015 and was also included on the Fanfare "Critics Want List 2016". Grace was nominated for a Grammy in 2005 in the Best Small Ensemble Performance category.
Grace is associate chair, artist-in-residence and senior lecturer in music at Colorado College. She is also music director of the renowned Colorado College Summer Music Festival, now in its 34th season. She was awarded the Christine S. Johnson professorship of music from 2014-16. In June 2014, Mayor Steve Bach and the city of Colorado Springs presented Ms. Grace with the Spirit of the Springs award for her work with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. She is a Steinway Artist.
Pianist STEVEN BECK continues to gather acclaim for his performances and recordings. Recent career highlights include performances of Beethoven's variations and bagatelles at Bargemusic, where he first performed the Beethoven sonata cycle. In addition, this season he performs with the Orlando Philharmonic and repeats his annual performance of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" on Christmas Eve at the Barge; this has become a New York institution. Steven Beck is an experienced performer of new music, having worked with Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez, Henri Dutilleux, Charles Wuorinen, George Crumb, George Perle, and Fred Lerdahl, and performed with ensembles such as Speculum Musicae and the New York New Music Ensemble. He is a member of the Da Capo Chamber Players, the Knights, and the Talea Ensemble. He is also a member of Quattro Mani, a piano duo specializing in contemporary music. Mr. Beck's discography includes Peter Lieberson's third piano concerto (for Bridge Records) and a recording of Elliott Carter's "Double Concerto" on Albany Records.
More information about Steven Beck can be found at his website, stevenbeckpiano.com.


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SIMRAN SETHI
journalist, educator & speaker focused on food, culture & sustainability
Email: admin@simransethi.com
Simran is a fellow at the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) in Oakland, USA, and visiting faculty at the University of Gastronomic Sciences (Pollenzo, Italy) and John Cabot University (Rome, Italy). She has spoken on five continents at events including the Global Landscapes Forum, WOMAD, Terra Madre, the Clinton Global Initiative, the World Cocoa Conference and the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.
She has lectured on writing, chocolate, agricultural biodiversity, environmentalism and sustainability at institutions including Cornell University, the Commonwealth Club, the Sydney Opera House, the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Smith College (which awarded her the 2009 Smith College Medal). A full list of presentations can be found here. All praise, here.
"In our current socio-political environment—cluttered with too much information, tainted by fake news, and compromised by faulty values—Simran Sethi cuts through the noise with her clear, smart, passionate and engaging voice. Drawing on her personal experience, uncompromising journalism, sharp analysis, and gifted storytelling, Sethi brings a rare and welcome combination of interests and skills to the world of food."
—Mitchell Davis, Executive Vice President, the James Beard Foundation
SPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE:
Endangered Foods: The Loss of Biodiversity in Food and Agriculture
The Green Brain: Psychological Barriers to Social and Environmental Engagement
Women's Role in Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
Sensory Exploration in Eating: Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight, Sound
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Presenter, TEDx Plaza Cibeles (Madrid, Spain, June 2012)
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Speaker, UniSA Planet Talks, University of South Australia (Melbourne, Australia, March 2015)
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John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture, National Council for Science and the Environment Conference (Washington, D.C., March 2016)
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Happy middle of the week to you guys. As ever let me start by saying a big thanks to Angelica Dawson for organising the tease every week.
and he pulled back and licked that tiny drop of blood away. Her life's essence exploded on his taste buds, made him hungry for more.
That was INSANELY hot, Doris. I can't wait to read it. Happy release day tomorrow!!
Phew - super hot stuff, Doris. Another one I need to check out!
That's hot - well done!
Hoo boy! That is absolutely smouldering, Doris -- fantastic tease!


London-based post-production house LipSync — which for the past four years has been boarding independent films as an equity producer — is ramping up its efforts to become one of the major players on the post scene.
Since 2006, LipSync, headed by Peter Hampden and Norman Merry, has invested £9.2 million ($14.3 million) in 42 films, in which the company joins the production as an equity producer and, in exchange, gets work funneled through its post-production business.
It has two services — LipSync Creative, which invests in films, and LipSync Post.
Recent pics boarded at the equity stage include Stephen Frears' "Lay the Favorite," Simon Curtis' "My Week With Marilyn," Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin," Steve McQueen's "Shame," Terence Davies' "The Deep Blue Sea" and an upcoming adaptation of "Great Expectations," helmed by Mike Newell.
It's latest investment is Neil Jordan's vampire thriller "Byzantium" — LipSync will also complete the post work for the pic, which is a co-production between Stephen Woolley's Number 9 Films and Parallel Films.
For a company that started some 25 years ago making trailers and TV commercials (a part of the biz it is still involved in), its business certainly has come a long way.
Within a market where prices are falling and volume is increasing, the company has seen its revenues by one third in the past 18 months, bringing in approximately $15.6 million over the past year .
He says that the decision to invest in films came not just from a desire to generate business for their own company.
Merry and Hampden own the business and, as a result, can react quickly to a producer in need of an equity injection. There are no boards or committees to go through, and the fact that LipSync has reinvested its profits back into the company for the past four years coupled with its access to cash for loan purposes, makes it an appealing door for a producer to knock on.
For instance, "Lay the Favorite," toplining Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn and Catherine Zeta-Jones, hit various hurdles in piecing together its $12 million budget. When producer Paul Trijbits at Ruby Films approached LipSync, there was a week to arrange the financing to make sure it didn't collapse.
Within a day, LipSync, which already had a good relationship with Ruby, put up $450,000 of equity into the pic.
Number 9 Films' Stephen Woolley, who had already worked with LipSync on pics such as "Made in Dagenham" and "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," approached the company after one of the elements of U.S. money fell out of upcoming adaptation "Great Expectations" during pre-production.
Woolley came back to LipSync for "Byzantium," which is shooting in Ireland and stars Gemma Arterton and Jonny Lee Miller. Post is scheduled to start in June; Studio Canal will release the film this year in the U.K. with West End selling world rights.
But it's not just at the critical last minute moments that LipSync boards its projects. For instance producer Iain Canning brought "Shame" to the company at the early stages.
Hampden adds that investing in pics has, as a result, caused them to forge closer bonds with producers throughout the years, facilitating future business.
And while the two work mainly in indie circles, they still have relationships with the Hollywood majors, making foreign-language trailers and re-versions of features tailored for overseas markets.
The company plans to build up its vfx business — it has worked on pics like "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" and Madonna's "W.E." — and plans to continue to take advantage of structured finance options, which Merry says are beneficial to producers because the costs are less aggressive.
"We can help maximize, and we're happy to take a small piece of the bigger pie," he says.


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How Does The 25th Amendment Work? (And Why Everyone's Asking for It)
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Donald Trump has less than two weeks left as the President of the United States. However, the Capitol Hill riot he had been instigating for weeks convinced many Democrats (and even some Republicans) to demand the invoking of the 25th Amendment.
We've all heard that this law can remove the President's rights and powers, but how does it actually work? Why are so many politicians asking for it, while others are very much against it?
Today, we'll explain what the 25th Amendment means, who can invoke it and why President Trump might be eligible for this action.
In simple terms, the 25th Amendment can remove a President's powers if he's no longer able to perform his duties. Section 4 of this Amendment says the removal of a President is permitted when, and I quote:
'A president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.'
The vice-president has the authority to confirm this decision and he will become acting president until the U.S. President is able to perform his duties again, or a new president is elected.
For the 25th Amendment to be invoked, the following officials have to vote in its favor:
The vice-president
Two-thirds of Congress members
A majority of the Cabinet
Many members of the Democratic party have been asking to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump's presidency rights especially after the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill (more on that here). Senator Chuck Schumer has even declared that the President 'should not hold office one day longer.'
Could it be invoked?
In spite of the large number of requests, it's still unlikely that the 25th Amendment would be invoked on Donald Trump.
First of all, vice-president Mike Pence would have to agree on it.
According to recent reports issued by the CNN, Pence hasn't ruled out the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment on Trump if he will become truly unstable. So far, Trump and Pence still haven't exchanged a single word following the Capitol Hill riot, when the vice-president was evacuated from the building.
Two sources also claim that Trump is furious with Pence for his lack of support during the joint meeting of Congress, while Pence is disappointed by Trump's behavior which has led to 5 fatalities during the Capitol Hill riot.
Even so, it's still unlikely that Pence would ask to invoke the 25th Amendment – especially when it takes so many other officials' vote to make it valid.
In this case, there's one alternative left: impeachment.
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What about impeachment?
You've probably heard this word many times during Trump's tenure as president. In short, it's another way to remove the president from his position of power.
As I'm writing this article, the House Democrats are preparing their impeachment resolution for today's House Rules Committee meeting. One of the reasons mentioned in their draft is 'incitement of insurrection.'
Most of the politicians supporting this initiative are Democrats, but the tragedy of the Capitol Hill riot has also opened some Republicans' eyes to who their leader really is.
One of them, for example, is Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania, who declared that Trump 'committed impeachable offenses.' However, he's unlikely to sign up for removing Trump from presidency since there are only a few days left until Inauguration Day, on January 20th.
This is perhaps exactly what makes this process so fascinating: truth be told, Donald Trump is literally days away from having his presidential powers taken away as Biden becomes the next U.S. President.
Still, there's an overwhelming number of politicians fighting day and night for impeachment, invoking the 25th Amendment, or any measure just to see him taken down immediately.
This just goes to show how much frustration, anger, sadness and disappointment Trump's decisions and remarks have caused.
This desperate need to see him gone from the White House right away isn't caused by the Capitol Hill riot alone. This is the result of four years of deceive and ignorance packed in one of the most depressing political shows in our history.
His immediate removal will also serve as a stark warning for future politicians who sit behind the Resolute desk, letting them know in no uncertain terms that no President is above the law and free from prosecution.
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Photos: Snoop Dogg Gets A Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
By Alvina On Nov 20, 2018 0
American Rapper Snoop Dogg, a 16-time Grammy nominee, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday.
After thanking friends and family, the 'Bible of Love' crooner ended his acceptance speech by quipping, "I want to thank me."
"I want to thank me for believing in me," he said. "I want to thank me for doing all this hard work. I want to thank me for having no days off. I want to thank me for never quitting. I want to thank me for always being a giver, and trying to give more than I receive. I want to thank me for trying to do more right than wrong. I want to thank me for just being me at all times."
His star is the 2,651st on the famed walk.
Born Calvin Broadus on Oct. 20, 1971 in Long Beach, he got his stage name from his mother Beverly who joked he looked like the Peanuts character Snoopy.
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Last week, I sent the first draft of my first book to my publisher. And it's a good thing I did, because no one is publishing books anymore. You can barely find one on Amazon these days. Authors are dying out, like an endangered species. Thank God I'm writing this book—a single light shining in the twilight of a dying craft.
Though the publishing industry is contracting, the truth is, due to technology and the awesome courage to self-publish, there are more books out there than ever, and anyone can become an author. So, the real question these days isn't, are you writing a book? The real question is, why are you writing a book?
Though our light gets buried deep, it never gets dim.
I'm writing this book because the runaway train that is the human project looks like it's about ready to leap the tracks. We are moving faster than ever and racing headlong toward a mysterious destination about which few of us can agree, and we just keep throwing more and more coal into the boiler. I'm writing this book because the secret to staying on the tracks isn't to work more furiously for more progress but to sink more deeply into the slow, steady rhythm of our souls.
Slowing down is what opens us up, to the wild possibilities within us.
The search for our most coveted answers is a lot simpler than we make it.
I'm writing this book because words like redemption and resurrection and awakening stir something deep within us; something like hope emerging from a long, long slumber; something that knows without having to be told that mess is where we find meaning, pain is where we find purpose, and brokenness is where we find beauty. I'm writing this book because I believe the hope that has been hibernating within humanity is stirring—rolling over in in its dank, dark cave.
Hope is getting ready to go roaming once again.
It's a book about the journey we're all on, from secretly believing we aren't good enough to knowing, without a doubt, that we matter. It's a book about how, along the way, our relationships can thrive, our sense of purpose can blossom, and our peacefulness can flourish. It's a book about feeling at home in our being, in our loving, and in our living.
And it's a book about how grace can show us the way home.
But, most importantly, if there's one thing I've learned as a therapist, it's this: ideas change nothing, but experience has the power to transform everything. So, I don't think any of us need a new book; I think we all need a new experience.
The experience of writing it has been grace and hope and joy.
I hope reading it will be, too.
P.S. I can tell you two more things about the book. It's scheduled to be released in February 2017, and, as this summer approaches, I'll be able to share a lot more with you. In the meantime, we'll be talking about topics related to the book in our next Courtyard Conversation on November 29 at 2pm CST. To find out more about joining, click here.
So bummed I didn't get to beta-read! 🙁 Exciting news that it's all going ahead. Congratulations Kelly.
Sorry we didn't get to continue our tradition, Jen! The truth is, I didn't even get to beta-read! 🙂 My wife had time to scan it and give me broad feedback, but that's about it. Thanks for your encouragement, though!
I will definitely be pre-ordering when it comes out. Blessings.
Ha! I hadn't thought of it that way. : ) Thanks for the support, Jen.
Yay for you! I love reading these blog posts, excited for the book. But 2017?! Really, it takes that long?!
Right?! It's been a steep learning curve for me and the duration of the process has been one of the big surprises. Looking forward to sharing more as summer rolls around, when most of the details are firmed up!
Thanks for your encouraging words and your prayers, John, I'm grateful for both!
Thank you for this! As always, your articles are a savory meal that lingers on my tongue long after it's been read. I'm salivating for your book!
Thank you, your enthusiasm is energizing!
I am looking forward to reading your book!
Thanks, I'm looking forward to getting it to you!
I wrote my first novel about my experiences of raising a daughter who was diagnosed with epilepsy. It was a great experience to create a family as they navigate through the trenches of managing a chronic illness. It's called AND WE ALL FALL DOWN: ONE FAMILY STRUGGLE WITH EPILEPSY and it will be released next spring. We all have a story to tell. And when my bravery matched my opportunity, I knew it was my time to become the author that was waiting patiently and quietly all these years. I told my story not to show how much we all suffered and triumphed throughout our journey of drugs and seizures, but that we simply overcame. Writing heals our brokenness, and our stories connect us as we walk together. Thanks for your post, that told me that stories matter. Our lives matter.
Monica, thanks for this beautiful reflection on writing and sharing our stories. I spent time with a friend today whose daughter was just diagnosed with epilepsy. Please feel free to put me on a mailing list for the spring release and when I get the notice, I'll forward it to him. Thanks again!
Good morning! Back in fall you asked that I let you know when my book would be released. Well as of yesterday it was released for purchase. It's titled, "And We All Fall Down: One Families Struggle With Epilepsy". The response I've received so far has been amazing. I'm very proud of this story and that I listened to the nagging voice that told me I had an experience that needed to be shared. Writing is excellent therapy that offers healing in parts of your wounded heart you forget needed tending to.
The book/Ebook can be purchased at friesenpress.com.
(No relation by the way! Just coincidence!). Thanks again!
Thank you so much, Monica, for having the bravery to right the book, and for remembering to come back here to share it with me/us. I will pass it along and look forward to checking it out myself. Best of luck in this next leg of the journey!
Amazing post! As a young professional writer who one days hopes to publish a book, your words were inspiring while also serving as a reminder of why I love to write in the first. I especially loved your analysis of the positivity that is uncovered in the darkest places when you said, "Mess is where we find meaning, pain is where we find purpose and brokenness is where we find beauty." Thank you for writing, sharing and inspiring. I greatly look forward to reading your book.
That is the most wonderful, unexpected side effect of this post! I'm so glad it encouraged your passion for writing. You're welcome, and thank YOU for the way that inspires me!
Good Morning! I shared your piece on GRACE yesterday, then several others did as well. Two conversations lead to questions about your counseling group. Now our youngest little one just asked what I'm writing and wonders if she can hear your thoughts too, since Mommy thinks they're good! The weighing and measuring of words brings to light the power of the pen and tongue. Writing to me is exhilarating and crushing to my spirit, depending on how well the wrestling match over each sentence goes. Yet, the transforming miracle of getting the words right and healing a wounded soul…each of ours, is the gift you and writers throughout the ages have been given starting with One Word! :). This is exciting! Can't wait to read it!
This comment is a gift. All of it. Thank you, Grace.
GOOD for you Kelly!!! I myself have started writing a book, but I had to put the book down to heal some parts of my story I wasn't quite ready to write about yet, so in a way, starting the process really helped me to see / tend to some un-cared for wounds.
I commend you on this journey, I can't wait to hear what its about and better yet, can't wait to read it.
Karen, thank you! Your comment reminds me of an interview I was recently listening to about meditation. The interviewee said a student had lamented that she doesn't formally meditate enough. He pointed out that she's a professional writer, so she spends all of her days meditating. I have no doubt that the awareness that arises from writing is healing in this way. Good for you for paying attention in your writing and then pursuing the healing!
to deal with the many issues that need to be dealt with.
is true that 'less is more' in this case.
Thanks for this reflection, Beverley; I celebrate your journey into the light with you!
Thank you Dr. Kelly, and just wanted to add several words to my claim to now know that I am a Son of God, "and this is open to all of us, in our essence, we are all Sons of God, no separation between us". I realised I may have appeared being separatist in leaving that out. And I also look forward to your new book when it appears.
Somehow, Beverley, I knew you were saying that in the most inclusive possible sense!
Thank you. I feel we are on the same journey.
May God bless you greatly as you move forward in your calling. It's a pleasure to read the words you share. Psalms 45:1-2 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. I look forward to your book. I prefer holding physical pages in my hand much more than viewing an image on a lighted screen.
As much as I love your blog, I cannot wait to read your book!
(and presently really tough) journey.
the depths of my heart, thank you.


OK, now both cores are at 2290 MHz, i can run it while i'm at school, and probably overnight too.
I don't think we can have that many on a team... can we?
you can have as many comps as u want, just no members, i was thinkin the same thing, i was hopin maybe around 50 in my high school.


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+1	부먹 찍먹 싸울 거 없다.
what the 영화번역이라니... 이 형님 배우가 취미생활이었어...?
몇 발사기 중 일부는 GO 런처 등의 마스킹 아이콘을 지원하지 않습니다, 실행 프로그램 자체가 마스크 그래서 우리 1 평가 중지하십시오 포함하지 않는 우리의 아이콘 체인저 또는 아이콘 팩이 할 수있는 일은 없습니다.
의 이 아이콘 팩 / 아이콘 체인저 을 적용하는 방법?
3. 응용 프로그램은 같은 지원되는 실행 프로그램의 목록을 보여줍니다에서 노바 실행기 , 이비 런처 등이 아이콘 팩에서 아이콘을 적용하기 위해 휴대 전화에 설치되어있는 노바 런처를 선택 .
4. 자동 노바 실행기에 대한이의 아이콘 팩에서 아이콘을 적용 할 응용 프로그램.
을 참고 : 아이콘 팩에서 적용하는 동안 실행이되지 않는 경우. 런처 자체에서 적용 보시기 바랍니다.
당신은 아이콘 팩을 적용 할 제 3의 실행이 필요할 수 있습니다. 당신의 주식 런처 아이콘 팩을 지원하지 않는 경우, 당신은 제 3 자 런처를 사용하지 않고 아이콘을 변경하는 최고 아이콘 또는 유니콘과 같은 응용 프로그램을 사용할 수 있습니다.
Some of the few launchers doesn't support icon masking such as GO LAUNCHER, there is nothing our icon changer or icon pack can do unless the launcher itself includes the masking so please stop rating us 1.
How to apply this Icon Pack/Icon Changer ?
3. The app shows a list of launcher that are supported such as nova launcher, evie launcher etc. Select the nova launcher installed on your phone to apply icons from this icon pack.
4. The app will automatically applies the icons from this icon pack for nova launcher.
Note: If launcher doesn't show while applying from the icon pack. Please try applying from the launcher itself.
You may need a 3rd party launcher to apply the icon pack. If your stock launcher doesn't support icon pack, you can use apps like Awesome Icons or Unicon to change your icons without using a 3rd party launcher.
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Argentina' Defence Ministry announced on Monday that two top Navy officers had been disciplined for their responsibility in plotting the course of the training frigate ARA Libertad currently retained in Ghana on an injunction from a US based hedge fund and following a failed plea last Thursday.
Condemned by recession, almost a million persons have left Spain since January last year according to a report from the country's National Statistics Institute, INE, which also points out that the trend has intensified in the first nine months of this year.
Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice have started another campaign over Antarctica. Now in its fourth year, IceBridge's return to the Antarctic comes almost a year after the discovery of a large rift in the continent's Pine Island Glacier.
Brazil's poor infrastructure was again confirmed over the weekend at one of Sao Paulo international airports, Viracopos, when a damaged cargo aircraft blocked activities forcing 450 flight cancellations and overloading the already saturated capacity of other air terminals.
In an anticipation of Tuesday's qualifier between Argentina and Chile for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, UK ambassador in Chile Jon Benjamin got muddled in a "twitter incident" involving the Falklands/Malvinas for which later he had to apologize.
An Argentine video game allows players to compare the prices used by the National Statistics and Census Institute, Indec, to measure inflation with those consumers say they pay, a pastime that has caused angry reactions among players when they see the gap.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has defended the central bank's measures to bolster the US economy. Brazil has said US monetary easing to keep interest rates low and weaken the dollar has hurt emerging economies. And IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned on Sunday of consequent asset bubbles developing in emerging nations.
China's policymakers have been given more room to boost stimulus measures after the country's inflation rate dipped in September. Consumer prices rose 1.9% from a year earlier which is down from a rate of 2% in August.
Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley have won the 2012 Nobel Prize in economics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the US academics for their work on the "theory of stable allocations and practice of market design".
A referendum on Scottish independence will take place before the end of 2014 following an agreement signed on Monday by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish leader Alex Salmond.


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Youth Baseball Coach Uses Time in the U.S. Army As Motivation to Impact Players
By Madeline Adams, KLFY, 05/30/19, 12:00PM CDT
"I think it's important to have coaches like him because he just cares about the kids," Diamondback parents Ginny and Adam Hoover say.
"Yes sir" is an expression that echoes throughout every game and practice of the Broussard Diamondbacks. There are high expectations from head coach Hamilton Ledet. He expects high class and humility from every one of his 14-U baseball players. "I don't care if we're up 14-5 or 14-0," Ledet says. "I don't let my kids get up there and start hollering and throwing their gloves and getting complacent."
It's a coaching style Ledet mimics after his time in the Army and his childhood as a coach's son. "You have to remain humble at all times and show class. That's the way I construct my team and I will never change that," Ledet says. "I'm no longer in the service, but I am a veteran for life. I'm not around many of my buddies and family from the military. I can't reach out to every veteran. The ones that I do see, I speak with. This is my way of saying hey I'm doing my part."
Read the rest at KLFY
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Q: How to implement "Edit" method for complex model in asp.net MVC 3 In my mvc 3 web store app I have this model: Items, Products, Shipping, Users tables, where 1 Item contains 1 Product, 1 User, and 1 Shipping.  I need to somehow create and edit items. With creating there are not many problems cause I can pass the "fields to fill" as parameters to Crete(Post) method. With editing there is one problem - Null Reference Exception occures. This is my code:
(controller):
I pass model (of type Item) to Edit Post method as a parameter and get product and shipping, that, I hope), I filled with values.
    [HttpGet]
    public ViewResult Edit(int itemId)
    {
        Item target = _itemsRepository.GetItem(itemId);

        return View(target);
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Edit(Item model)
    {
        Product p = model.Product;
        Shipping s = model.Shipping;

        // here goes some validation stuff

        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            _productRepository.UpdateProduct(p);
            _shippingRepository.UpdateShipping(s);
            return RedirectToAction("Content");
        }
        return View();
    }

Strongly typed view (where I fill the form):
@model WebStore.WebStoreModels.Item

@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
@Html.ValidationSummary(true)

<fieldset>
    <legend>Product</legend>
    @Html.HiddenFor(i => i.ItemId)

Name:

        @Html.EditorFor(i => i.Product.Name)
        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(i => i.Product.Name)

   // and so on
</fieldset>

<fieldset>
    <legend>Shipping</legend>

Cost:

        @Html.EditorFor(i => i.Shipping.Cost)
        @Html.ValidationMessageFor(i => i.Shipping.Cost)

    // so on
</fieldset>

    <input type="submit" value="Save"/>

}
And when I fill the form and click "safe" button the NullReferenceException occures in the ProductRepository class in UpdateProduct() method:
public class ProductRepository : IProductRepository
{
    private WebStoreDataContext _dataContext;

    public ProductRepository(WebStoreDataContext dataContext)
    {
        _dataContext = dataContext;
    }

    public Product GetProduct(int productId)
    {
        return _dataContext.Products.SingleOrDefault(p => p.ProductId == productId);
    }
    public void UpdateProduct(Product p)
    {
        var dbProduct = GetProduct(p.ProductId);
        dbProduct.Name = p.Name;   // here the exception occures
        dbProduct.Description = p.Description;
        dbProduct.Price = p.Price;
        dbProduct.Category = p.Category;
        dbProduct.SubCategory = p.SubCategory;
        _dataContext.SubmitChanges();
    }

Seems like I can't use this assignment:
Product p = model.Product;

I also tried: (in view and then assign it to Product in Edit(Post) method)
TempData["product"] = @Model.Product;

And also: (in view)
@Html.Hidden("product", @Model.Product)

And pass it as parameters to Edit(Post) method:
[HttpGet]
public ViewResult Edit(Product p, Shipping s)

I think the problem is associated with model.
Any help would be great, Sorry for so much code)

A: You need to add hidden ProductId input inside of the form in your View:
@using (Html.BeginForm())
{
    @Html.HiddenFor(i => i.Product.ProductId)
    ...
}

The reason you need to have this line is that when you submit your form model binder looks at every input (including hidden inputs) and binds them to the properties of your Item model that you pass on [HttpPost] action. Before, when you didn't have this line, only the following properties were populated:

*

*Item.ItemId

*Item.Product.Name

*Item.Shipping.Cost

Your model didn't have information for the value of Item.Product.ProductId. This property is int, which means that it was turning to be equal 0 when form was submitted. Inside your _productRepository.UpdateProduct(p); method you are trying to get a product by Id and obviously it cannot find a product with id = 0, which is why this call was returning null resulting in a null reference exception on the next line.

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Sneakers are one of the fashion world's most zeitgeist-y trends, and the styles and brands to covet can change in the blink of an eye.
2018 managed to generate plenty of unexpected footwear trends, from Veja's sustainable sneakers to Balenciaga's delightfully meta offerings. Brands like Versace and Prada leaped on the 'dad sneaker' bandwagon, while plenty of high-profile brand collaborations were afoot (no pun intended).
Fashion search platform Lyst has announced their breakdown of the most popular products of 2018, and a handful of fashion-forward sneakers made the cut—with possibly the most unexpected of them all taking the number one spot. Scroll down for the five most popular sneakers of the past year.
Nike's Air Force 1 sneakers have always been a staple, and are often called the most comfortable sneakers on the market. The completely neon version became an It-piece in 2018, and in 2019, they're still sold out almost everywhere.
Ice-white 'dad sneakers' were everywhere in 2018—but for those who weren't willing to shell out over $1,000 on a designer pair, Fila's 'Ray' sneakers were an equally buzzy alternative. Fila also reached a new level of popularity in 2018, thanks to its famous logo being reincarnated by Fendi at their autumn/winter '18 show.
Whether or not you're a fan, you can't deny Balenciaga's cult classic 'Speed' sneakers were everywhere in 2018. As one of the brand's more affordable styles, they're also much more agile than the much chunkier 'Triple S' sneakers.
Versace's venture into the world of maximalist 'dad sneakers' was unsurprisingly a hole-in-one. Everyone from rappers to editors sported the 'Chain Reaction' sneakers, which can be purchased in either monochrome colourways or Versace's famous baroque print.
Lyst cites Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, as one of the reasons Veja's sneaker range has spiked in popularity (the Duchess of Sussex wore a pair on her tour of Australia in October 2018). Coupled with their affordable price, we're hardly surprised about their surge in popularity over the past year.


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Q: How to add a configuration file to a AWS application load balancer? I've been looking into how to route HTTP traffic to https for my Elastic Beanstalk environment. AWS has documentation on this that recommends using configuration files. I'm just not sure where I should paste this configuration? I'm quite now to AWS, so I'm love some newbie friendly advice.
I'm using an Application Load Balancer.
Thanks

A: The files in the docs cited,  alb-http-to-https-redirection-full.config and alb-http-to-https-redirection.config are to be placed (after your modifications if needed; HTTPs requires SSL certificate) in your .ebextensions folder.
So in your zip package  would have files .ebextensions/alb-http-to-https-redirection-full.config and/or alb-http-to-https-redirection.config along side your application.


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Pekin may refer to:

Places
A historic spelling of a name of Beijing, China
Pekin (hotel), a four star hotel in Moscow, Russia

United States
Pekin, Illinois
Pekin Township, Tazewell County, Illinois
Pekin, Indiana
Old Pekin, Indiana
New Pekin, Indiana
Pekin, Iowa
Paducah, Kentucky, originally settled as Pekin
Pekin, Maryland
Pekin Township, Michigan
Pekin, New York, hamlet in town of Cambria, New York
Pekin, North Dakota
Pekin, Carroll County, Ohio
Pekin, Warren County, Ohio

Animals
Red-billed leiothrix, or Pekin robin
American Pekin, an American breed of duck
German Pekin, a European breed of duck
Pekin (chicken), a breed of chicken

People
Tim Pekin (born 1965), former Australian rules footballer
Vladimir Pekin (born 1986), Bulgarian footballer

Other uses
 HMS Mohawk, a 1856 British gunvessel renamed Pekin in 1863
Salix babylonica, or Pekin willow

See also

 Pekin duck (disambiguation)
 Peking (disambiguation)
 Pekingese
 Peqin, a town in Albania
 Beijing (disambiguation)
 Beijingese (disambiguation)

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Loretta Lynn and Kid Rock got 'married' over the weekend: 'Sorry girls, he's taken now'
Gary Dinges USA TODAY
Kid Rock tied the knot this weekend.
Kinda.
The lucky lady? Country music icon Loretta Lynn.
Now, here's the rest of the story. Lynn, 88, watched her son Ernest, 69, renew his vows with wife Crystal over the weekend.
"It was beautiful and everything it should be," Lynn wrote on Instagram. "Marriage isn't always easy — heck it's not even always pretty, but love holds you together and you push through the bad days to enjoy the good ones. I'm so proud of them and wish them years of happiness."
The trio bumped into Kid Rock and, well, one thing led to another.
"Things got crazy," Lynn wrote. "We've always teased about getting ourselves married. Well, the preacher was already there so we had some fun with it. Sorry girls, he's taken now!"
Lynn, who was named CMT's Artist of a Lifetime in 2018, added a number of hilarious tags to her post, including #gottahavesomefun, #88andfeelinggreat, #tabloidfodder and #cougar. Oliver Lynn, her husband, died in 1998. They'd been married for nearly 50 years.
Granddaughter Tayla Lynn also posted about the "wedding" on Instagram, joking it was a "hillbilly soirée."
"Now you must understand how close Kid and Memaw have gotten," she wrote. "Like they adore each other. They joke around all the time about getting married and saying to heck with the rest of em.
"Memaw and Kid both become giddy. Like school kids. They were so caught off guard but both so happy."
Kid Rock was briefly married to actress Pamela Anderson. The two tied the knot in 2006 and split a year later.


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