For as long as there have been newspapers, politicians have been trying to corral and control them.
That's why in Canada, the Freedom of the Press has been enshrined within our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canadians recognize that a free and independent press is one of the cornerstones to our democracy. We rely on media to be the public's watch dog by keeping the politicians accountable for their decisions.
Earlier this week, a York Region Taxpayer Coalition member spoke to the Town of Newmarket Council about an issue that threatens Freedom of the Press in our community.
The Town of Newmarket has begun deliberations on its 2016 Operating and Capital Budgets. This member was concerned that Regional Councillor John Taylor was voting and influencing the outcome of budget votes dealing with the Town of Newmarket's Communications Department proposed expenditures without revealing that his spouse, Michelle Digulla, has a financial interest in these decisions. Ms. Digulla is the Vice President of Marketing for the Metroland Media Group. The Town of Newmarket spends well over $100,000 annually advertising within Metroland publications.
Failing to disclose a pecuniary interest and then influencing (by speaking and/or voting on) any related council decision can be seen as a violation of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and a breach of the Town of Newmarket's Code of Conduct. The York Region Taxpayers Coalition is calling on Newmarket Council to initiate an investigation into Mr. Taylor's alleged misuse of influence and immediately order an Integrity Commissioner investigation into this affair.
Members are reminded that at this time, York Region Council does not have either a Council Code of Conduct or an Integrity Commissioner to oversee the behaviour of its members. This is a reform that our organization has been advocating for York Region Council to adopt.
Metroland Media Group delivers newspapers free of charge to almost every household in York Region. While purporting to be a Community Paper, Metroland publications have become increasingly partisan over the years. In the past, Metroland publications have donated to the political campaign of at least one sitting York Region Mayor.
As a free newspaper, Metroland relies extensively on advertising revenues, and in particular, government advertising via taxpayer dollars to support its operations. Like Newmarket, most of the Region's nine municipalities advertise in Metroland publications.
The York Region Taxpayers Coalition is concerned that advertising contracts with the municipality may give undue influence over the paper's editorial comments and bias in reporting. We are asking members to be vigilant against bias and report to us any concerns regarding lapses in professional or ethical standards so that we can advise our members.
We are especially concerned about Ms. Digulla's direct connection to York Region Council, via her husband, to all Mayors and other top politicians and/or bureaucrats.
Our members should also be advised that the Municipality of York Region, as well as related entities (such as York Public Health or York Regional Police and others), spend considerable advertising dollars with Metroland Media Group publications. We will be looking into Mr. Taylor's declarations of pecuniary interest concerning any decisions before York Region Council relating to advertising in Metroland Media Group publications.


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Oscars 2019: Here Are All The Academy Award Winners
By Cole Delbyck
Peter Farrelly, center, and the cast and crew of "Green Book" accept the award for best picture at the Oscars. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
The Oscars have come and gone, but rarely have they been this messy.
The 91st annual Academy Awards kicked off on Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles down a host, without a popular film category ― that's mercifully been shelved until 2020 ― and under stricter time constraints after a chaotic and troubled buildup to awards season's most-esteemed ceremony.
While the show ran without any major hiccups, it was a night of upsets as the polarizing "Green Book" took home the evening's most coveted prize for Best Picture. The Peter Farrelly-directed film also scored Mahershala Ali his second Oscar for portraying real-life pianist Dr. Don Shirley.
Since its release, the film has drawn criticism from for its historical accuracy, as well as eliciting strong concerns from Shirley's own family, who slammed the film as a "symphony of lies."
British actress Olivia Colman also bested frontrunner Glenn Close in the Best Actress category for her star turn in the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed royal comedy "The Favourite."
The Oscars also made a winner out of Netflix's "Roma," which led the nominations with 10 nods. The film took home three awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Original Film.
But the Freddy Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out on top in the end, leading all the films with a total of four awards despite the controversy surrounding its director Bryan Singer, who's been accused of sexual assault for decades. None of the artists honored, including Rami Malek, who walked away with the Best Actor Oscar, addressed the allegations in their acceptance speeches.
Check out the list of nominees and winners below.
WINNER: "Green Book"
Actress In A Leading Role
Glenn Close, "The Wife"
Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"
Yalitza Aparicio, "Roma"
WINNER: Olivia Colman, "The Favourite"
Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
Actor In A Leading Role
Christian Bale, "Vice"
Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"
Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"
Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate"
WINNER: Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Regina King poses with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "If Beale Street Could Talk" in the press room at the Oscars. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Amy Adams, "Vice"
Marina de Tavira, "Roma"
WINNER: Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
Emma Stone, "The Favourite"
Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"
Mahershala Ali poses with his award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for "Green Book" in the press room at the Oscars. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
WINNER: Mahershala Ali, "Green Book"
Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"
Sam Elliott, "A Star Is Born"
Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
Sam Rockwell, "Vice"
Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"
Pawel Pawlikowski, "Cold War"
Yorgos Lanthimos, "The Favourite"
WINNER: Alfonso Cuarón, "Roma"
Adam McKay, "Vice"
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Spike Lee, foreground center, Charlie Wachtel, from left, David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott accept the award for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman" at the Oscars. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
WINNER: "BlacKkKlansman"
"Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
"Never Look Away"
WINNER: "Roma"
WINNER: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
WINNER: "Bao"
"Detainment"
WINNER: "Skin"
Foreign Language Film
"Capernaum"
WINNER: "Free Solo"
"Hale County This Morning, This Evening"
Documentary (Short Subject)
"A Night at the Garden"
WINNER: "Period. End of Sentence."
Jay Hart, left, and Hannah Beachler kiss their awards for best production design for "Black Panther" in the press room at the Oscars. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
WINNER: "Black Panther"
WINNER: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Michael B. Jordan, from left, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Zinzi Evans and Ryan Coogler arrive at the Oscars. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
"All the Stars" ― "Black Panther"
"I'll Fight" ― "RBG"
WINNER: "Shallow" ― "A Star Is Born"
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" ― "Mary Poppins Returns"
"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" ― "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
Ruth E. Carter accepts the award for best costume design for "Black Panther" at the Oscars. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
WINNER: "Vice"
WINNER: "First Man"
Mahershala Ali
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Automating material delivery and removal from the machining process is one key method of taking some of the production cost from manufacturing. Iemca, known for automating machine tools with its line of bar feeders, has introduced a new gantry system for chucked parts.
A part queue enclosure is standard on the gantry and can use a stacker arrangement or palletizer for unsupervised load/unload of lathes and other machine tools. Two trolleys with nine part trays store up to 400 blanks and finished workpieces. One trolley can be prepared with a batch of blanks while the other is feeding the machine tool.
This gantry loader is designed to be installed on a variety of machine tools. Its cantilever design is freestanding, independent of the machine it services, so the two units are not mechanically connected.
With a travel range of 2,500 mm in the X axis by 1,200 mm in the Y axis, the gantry covers the work zone of most turning centers. Twin grippers have a load capacity of 2.5 kg and can be programmed to load/unload main spindles or subspindles.
Throughout metalworking, shops are looking for ways to reduce manufacturing costs through productivity and efficiency gains on the shop floor. Automating material delivery and removal from the machining process is one key method of taking some of the production cost from manufacturing.
Iemca, known for automating machine tools with its line of bar feeders, has introduced a new gantry system for chucked parts. The U.S. debut of Automata 2.5 at the Eastec 2006 show in Springfield, Massachusetts, attracted good traffic and strong interest, according to company representatives working the booth.
Typically, gantry load/unload devices are integral to the machine tool they are designed to automate. The Automata is a generic loader designed to automate parts loading for lathes, grinders and machining centers.
It uses a cantilever design with a free-standing gantry arm that carries the load/unload manipulator. It has an X-axis stroke of 2,500 mm and a Y-axis stroke of 1,200 mm creating a working zone that encompasses most machine tools. Part capacity is 2.5 kg for the workpiece blank. Typical load/unload cycle time is 7 seconds, which varies based on application.
An advantage of the cantilever design, the company says, is that the entire gantry unit is free standing and not mechanically connected to the machine tool it services. Therefore, no operational vibration is transferred from the gantry's motion to the machine when the machine is in cycle.
Installed on the headstock end of a turning center, the Automata loader travels above the top of the machine tool, allowing full access to the front of the machine. A special door, designed for the machine tool being automated, is installed on the machine to allow access for the gantry arm and part manipulator.
In operation, the gantry takes part blanks from either a pallet or stacker within the gantry's superstructure. Depending on the part, nine or more trays can be loaded off-line onto a wheeled cart. Two of these carts come standard with the gantry so one can be prepared while the other is feeding the machine tool. For a 20-mm-diameter blank, capacity is 792 parts for each cart.
Blanks are picked from the processed tray and loaded into the machine tool for machining. The loader has two grippers that remove the finished part and load the new blank in a single trip inside the machine. The gantry can also service a subspindle if the machine has one.
Completed parts are returned to the tray, and when a tray is fully processed, the next tray of blanks is automatically positioned under the gantry. This process goes on until all blanks on the trays are machined. Once a full trolley of parts is processed, it is removed, and the next trolley can be rolled into position.
This automated system creates the opportunity for post-process gaging or other automated inspection/checking devices to be installed. For example, the gantry could be programmed to pass a finished part through a laser gage and use that data for dimensional verification and closed-loop feedback to the machine's CNC for automatic tool compensation.
Programming the Automata is via a simple hand-held control that teaches the loader through a single walk-through. Programs can be captured and reused on subsequent part orders to expedite change-over. Gantry cycles are initiated by M-code from the machine tool CNC, so the loader and machine remain in sync during operation.
Automating material handling on lathes or other machine tools frees operators to supervise a larger number of machines, lowering the direct cost of labor and helping shops become more competitive. The Iemca Automata is a cost-effective way to automate existing or new equipment.


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/*  Detokenizer for MS-DOS PCs
    @(#) $Id$
    2012-10-09, Georg Fischer: copied from M20Detokenizer
*/
/*
 * Copyright 2012 Dr. Georg Fischer <punctum at punctum dot kom>
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.teherba.basdetok;
import  org.teherba.basdetok.LittleEndianDetokenizer;

/** Converts a PC BASIC file
 *  which was stored by GW-BASIC
 *  from compressed (tokenized) format into readable ASCII.
 *  @author Dr. Georg Fischer
 */
public class PCDetokenizer extends LittleEndianDetokenizer {
    public final static String CVSID = "@(#) $Id$";

    /** No-args Constructor, does no heavy work
     */
    public PCDetokenizer() {
        super();
        setDialect("pc");
        setDescription("PC with MS-DOS");
    } // Constructor(0)

    /** Initializes the tokenizer, especially: sets the token list.
     *  The constants here were generated by extract_tokens.pl.
     */
    protected void initialize() {
        // the following assignments were generated by etc/extract_tokens.pl
        tokenStrings[0xaa] = "AUTO";
        tokenStrings[0xee] = "AND";
        tokenStrings[0x06] = "ABS";
        tokenStrings[0x0e] = "ATN";
        tokenStrings[0x15] = "ASC";
        tokenStrings[0xc2] = "BSAVE";
        tokenStrings[0xc3] = "BLOAD";
        tokenStrings[0xc5] = "BEEP";
        tokenStrings[0xbf] = "COLOR";
        tokenStrings[0xbb] = "CLOSE";
        tokenStrings[0x99] = "CONT";
        tokenStrings[0x92] = "CLEAR";
        tokenStrings[0xdb] = "CSRLIN";
        tokenStrings[0x1c] = "CINT";
        tokenStrings[0x1d] = "CSNG";
        tokenStrings[0x1e] = "CDBL";
        tokenStrings[0x0c] = "COS";
        tokenStrings[0x16] = "CHR$";
        tokenStrings[0xb3] = "CALL";
        tokenStrings[0xc0] = "CLS";
        tokenStrings[0xa9] = "DELETE";
        tokenStrings[0x84] = "DATA";
        tokenStrings[0x86] = "DIM";
        tokenStrings[0xac] = "DEFSTR";
        tokenStrings[0xad] = "DEFINT";
        tokenStrings[0xae] = "DEFSNG";
        tokenStrings[0xaf] = "DEFDBL";
        tokenStrings[0x97] = "DEF";
        tokenStrings[0xa1] = "ELSE";
        tokenStrings[0x81] = "END";
        tokenStrings[0xa5] = "ERASE";
        tokenStrings[0xa6] = "EDIT";
        tokenStrings[0xa7] = "ERROR";
        tokenStrings[0xd4] = "ERL";
        tokenStrings[0xd5] = "ERR";
        tokenStrings[0x0b] = "EXP";
        tokenStrings[0x23] = "EOF";
        tokenStrings[0xf1] = "EQV";
        tokenStrings[0x82] = "FOR";
        tokenStrings[0xd1] = "FN";
        tokenStrings[0x0f] = "FRE";
        tokenStrings[0x1f] = "FIX";
        tokenStrings[0x89] = "GOTO";
        tokenStrings[0x89] = "GO TO";
        tokenStrings[0x8d] = "GOSUB";
        tokenStrings[0x1a] = "HEX$";
        tokenStrings[0x85] = "INPUT";
        tokenStrings[0x8b] = "IF";
        tokenStrings[0xd8] = "INSTR";
        tokenStrings[0x05] = "INT";
        tokenStrings[0x10] = "INP";
        tokenStrings[0xf2] = "IMP";
        tokenStrings[0xde] = "INKEY$";
        tokenStrings[0xc9] = "KEY";
        tokenStrings[0xca] = "LOCATE";
        tokenStrings[0x9d] = "LPRINT";
        tokenStrings[0x9e] = "LLIST";
        tokenStrings[0x1b] = "LPOS";
        tokenStrings[0x88] = "LET";
        tokenStrings[0xb0] = "LINE";
        tokenStrings[0xbc] = "LOAD";
        tokenStrings[0x93] = "LIST";
        tokenStrings[0x0a] = "LOG";
        tokenStrings[0x24] = "LOC";
        tokenStrings[0x12] = "LEN";
        tokenStrings[0x01] = "LEFT$";
        tokenStrings[0x25] = "LOF";
        tokenStrings[0xc1] = "MOTOR";
        tokenStrings[0xbd] = "MERGE";
        tokenStrings[0xf3] = "MOD";
        tokenStrings[0x03] = "MID$";
        tokenStrings[0x83] = "NEXT";
        tokenStrings[0x94] = "NEW";
        tokenStrings[0xd3] = "NOT";
        tokenStrings[0xba] = "OPEN";
        tokenStrings[0x9c] = "OUT";
        tokenStrings[0x95] = "ON";
        tokenStrings[0xef] = "OR";
        tokenStrings[0x19] = "OCT$";
        tokenStrings[0xb8] = "OPTION";
        tokenStrings[0xdd] = "OFF";
        tokenStrings[0x91] = "PRINT";
        tokenStrings[0x98] = "POKE";
        tokenStrings[0x11] = "POS";
        tokenStrings[0x17] = "PEEK";
        tokenStrings[0xc6] = "PSET";
        tokenStrings[0xc7] = "PRESET";
        tokenStrings[0xdc] = "POINT";
        tokenStrings[0x20] = "PEN";
        tokenStrings[0x8a] = "RUN";
        tokenStrings[0x8e] = "RETURN";
        tokenStrings[0x87] = "READ";
        tokenStrings[0x8c] = "RESTORE";
        tokenStrings[0x8f] = "REM";
        tokenStrings[0xa8] = "RESUME";
        tokenStrings[0x02] = "RIGHT$";
        tokenStrings[0x08] = "RND";
        tokenStrings[0xab] = "RENUM";
        tokenStrings[0xb9] = "RANDOMIZE";
        tokenStrings[0xc8] = "SCREEN";
        tokenStrings[0x90] = "STOP";
        tokenStrings[0xa4] = "SWAP";
        tokenStrings[0xbe] = "SAVE";
        tokenStrings[0xd2] = "SPC(";
        tokenStrings[0xcf] = "STEP";
        tokenStrings[0x04] = "SGN";
        tokenStrings[0x07] = "SQR";
        tokenStrings[0x09] = "SIN";
        tokenStrings[0x13] = "STR$";
        tokenStrings[0xd6] = "STRING$";
        tokenStrings[0x18] = "SPACE$";
        tokenStrings[0xc4] = "SOUND";
        tokenStrings[0x21] = "STICK";
        tokenStrings[0x22] = "STRIG";
        tokenStrings[0xcd] = "THEN";
        tokenStrings[0xa2] = "TRON";
        tokenStrings[0xa3] = "TROFF";
        tokenStrings[0xce] = "TAB(";
        tokenStrings[0xcc] = "TO";
        tokenStrings[0x0d] = "TAN";
        tokenStrings[0xd7] = "USING";
        tokenStrings[0xd0] = "USR";
        tokenStrings[0x14] = "VAL";
        tokenStrings[0xda] = "VARPTR";
        tokenStrings[0xa0] = "WIDTH";
        tokenStrings[0x96] = "WAIT";
        tokenStrings[0xb1] = "WHILE";
        tokenStrings[0xb2] = "WEND";
        tokenStrings[0xb7] = "WRITE";
        tokenStrings[0xf0] = "XOR";
        tokenStrings[0xe9] = "+";
        tokenStrings[0xea] = "-";
        tokenStrings[0xeb] = "*";
        tokenStrings[0xec] = "/";
        tokenStrings[0xed] = "^";
        tokenStrings[0xf4] = "\\";
        tokenStrings[0xd9] = "'";
        tokenStrings[0xe6] = ">";
        tokenStrings[0xe7] = "=";
        tokenStrings[0xe8] = "<";
    } // initialize

    /** Shifts the bytes from big endian to litte endian order (the byte order is reversed),
     *  and the floating point exponent is adjusted for IEEE 754.
     *  The method works in place.
     *  @param floatn 4 or 8 bytes
     *  @param len number of bytes in array floatn
     *  GW-BASIC has a floating point representation which differs
     *  to some extent from IEEE 754, www.chebucto.ns.ca.
     *  Let the reversed (big-endian) bytes be aa bb cc dd ... Then:
     *

     *
The value is 0 iff a == 0, otherwise:

     *
aa = exponent to base 2, plus 128 added (IEEE 754 adds 127).

     *
The highest bit of bb is the sign (1 = negative; IEEE 754 has the sign in the highest bit of aa.
     *  The rest of bb is the most significant part of the mantissa, with an imaginary 1 bit prefixed
     *  behind the dot (IEEE prefixes imagines that 1 before the dot).
     *
cc, dd ... are the remaining bits of the mantissa.

     *

     *  For example:
     *

     *  native GW-BASIC   00 00 70 83
     *  bytes swapped     83 70 00 00 positive, exponent = 3 + 128, mantissa .(1)111 (base 2)
     *  binary value      111.1
     *  decimal value     7.5
     *

     */
    protected void prepareFloat(byte[] floatn, int len) {
        super.prepareFloat(floatn, len); // reverse the byte order
        if (floatn[0] == 0) { // zero is simple
            int isrc = 1;
            while (isrc < len) { // clear all bytes
                floatn[isrc] = 0;
                isrc ++;
            } // while isrc
        } else { // non-zero first byte
            byte signBit = (byte) (floatn[1] & 0x80);
            int exponent = (floatn[0] & 0xff) - 2;
            byte carry   = (byte) ((exponent & 1) > 0 ? 0x80 : 0);
            floatn[0]    = (byte) ((exponent    >> 1) | signBit );
            floatn[1]    = (byte) ((floatn[1] & 0x7f) | carry   );
        } // non-zero
    } // prepareFloat

} // PCDetokenizer

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Tamils reach home from Lebanon
By nandhu
July 22nd, 2006 @ 1:02 AM Uncategorized
341 Tamils arrived at Chennai airport on Friday night from conflict-hit Lebanon, many of them after years away from home. Arrangements have been made to take those who arrived Friday night to their respective hometowns. Apart from their travel and stay arrangements all those who arrived were given Rs.500 as pocket money.
Other 4 persons who reached Chennai were Keralites. The stranded Indians were airlifted from Larcana, Cyprus in Air India flights. Another flight carrying a total of 262 Indians from Lebanon scheduled to land in Mumbai Vayalar Ravi, union minister of state for External Affairs told reporters at Chennai airport. As many as 119 Tamils in Mumbai bound flight are expected to reach Chennai on early Saturday morning by a special flight.


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Q: fitted probabilities in logistic regression Is the only reason why fitted probabilities of 0 or 1  occur is that some of your predicting variables(x) are perfect linear combinations of the target(y) variable? Is there any other reason?

A: For the reasons, in addition to the situation that the predictor x is a perfect linear combination of the response y, quasi-complete separation will also induce the same error.
Theoretically, this occurs when the maximum likelihood estimate of your regression coefficient does not exist. Simply put, for example, imagine we have an 2*2 contingency table formed by the "problematic" predictor x and the response y, it is possible that there is an 0 in the table, which obstructs the calculation of MLE. This situation (quasi-complete separation) induce the "fitted probabilities numerically 0 or 1 occurred" error. Hope it helps.

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Kaafir web series deserves an 8 out of 10 for its wonderful story-line based on the universally accepted themes of Humanity, Motherhood, and Patriotism. Director Sonam Nair managed to make a web series that connected with fans and critics alike, as Kaafir currently holds a very solid 8.4 rating on IMDB, to go with many positive reviews by renowned Indian TV critics.
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Kaafir is about a young Pakistani woman (Kainaaz Akhtar), who accidentally crosses border and is held as a prisoner in the conflict prone disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. She gives birth to a baby girl in the prison and spends 8 years on the charges of militancy and cross border terrorism. One day, things take u-turn for her when an Indian lawyer-turned journalist (Vedant Rathod) decides to take up her case and secure justice for her and her daughter.
Kaafir steers clear of the unabating hyper-nationalism and ever-controversial Indo-Pak relations, rather it focuses on the concept of humanity beyond borders, which is something we must applaud.
Captivating Moments In Kaafir Web Series
The most captivating moment of the web series is when Sehar (Kainaaz's daughter) proclaims that, "I am not a Pakistani; I am an Indian". These words really pierces through your hearts and you immediately feel the torture, taunts, and trauma that the mother and daughter are constantly going through in the prison.
Weak Moments In Kaafir Web Series
Only one for me! Despite its hot-button subject, "Kaafir" doesn't get into the origins and politics of the Kashmir conflict. The web series also fails to make us understand the social fabric of the region.
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According to some sources, the story is inspired by a real life story of a woman named Shainaz. In short, the story goes like: Kainaaz tries to commit suicide by drowning herslef in a river. But life has other plans for her as she ends up flowing into the Indian territory, here the Indian Army arrests her for being a terrorist and sent her to prison. While imprisoned, she gives birth to a baby girl (played by Dishita Jain). On the other hand, Vedant (played by Uri famed Mohit Rana), who has left law for journalism is demanded by his boss to find a 'human interest' story that appeals to people's emotional side. Vedant discovers about Kainaaz and after a series of meetings decides to go back to court for securing justice for her.
The narrative keeps the viewers engaged long enough to be invested in Kainaaz Akhtar's story. It is a tremendous sensuous experience and an emotional journey that you will thoroughly love to undertake. Entertaining as it may be, Kaafir is a damn fine, memorable, sensitive, and stellar piece of web content.
The web series dares to tell a story not many directors might want to be a part of; especially in the current sociopolitical scenario of our beloved country. The winner in Kaafir is the story itself, which is based on the themes of #HumanityIsMyreligion, #HumanityIsMyFaith, #LoveAgainstHatred and is worthy of watching.
Performances/Acting
Kaafir marks the digital debut of beauty queen-turned actor Dia Mirza. She alongside Mohit gives a deliciously oversized performance. Dia's character is more internal, harder to embrace until a couple of moving scenes in which we learn a few of her pains. Mohit has the flamboyance in his character and makes the most of it, turning Vedant into a savior for Kainaaz, with a big heart and an open mind bereft of usual hatred for Pakistanis.
Direction, Technical Aspects, & Music/Background Score
Right from the start, the setting, the tense atmosphere takes audience right into the mesmerizing topography of Kashmir. Sonam Nair, is integral to the series' evolution, as she deftly highlights very small visual details that show how the time is precious for both Kaninaaz and Sehar to get out of prison and live a normal, happy life. The background score is riveting as is the cinematography.
Kaafir deserves an 8 out of 10 for its wonderful story-line based on the universally accepted themes of Humanity, Motherhood, and Patriotism. Director Sonam Nair managed to make a web series that connected with fans and critics alike, as Kaafir currently holds a very solid 8.4 rating on IMDB, to go with many positive reviews by renowned Indian TV critics.
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Reviewed by: Absar Ahmad
Title: Kaafir
Director: Sonam Nair
Writers: Bhavani Iyer
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Web Series
Number of Seasons: 01
Number of Episodes: 18
Episode Length: 32-55 minutes each; about 8 hours in total
Original Network: ZEE5
Production Companies: Alchemy Films
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Adolph Deutsch  (Londen, 20 oktober 1897 – Palm Desert, 1 januari 1980) was een Brits-Amerikaans componist, arrangeur en dirigent.

Deutsch won Oscars voor zijn achtergrondmuziek voor Oklahoma! (1955), en voor zijn werk als dirigent van de muziek voor Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) en Annie Get Your Gun (1950). Hij werd ook genomineerd voor The Band Wagon (1953) en voor de filmversie van Show Boat uit 1951, waarvoor hij het orkest dirigeerde. Voor Broadway en Hollywood dirigeerde, componeerde en arrangeerde hij muziek, maar schreef hij geen liedjes, ook niet voor de Broadway-shows waaraan hij werkte. Naast zijn muziek voor westerns en musicals, componeerde Deutsch ook voor films noirs, waaronder The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941) en Nobody Lives Forever (1946), en voor Billy Wilders comedy's The Apartment (1960) en Some Like It Hot (1959). Een andere bekende film waarvoor Deutsch de muziek schreef, was Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride (1950).

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Blood Related Entertainment was founded by Marlon Marshall, Sr. and Lisa Diane Marshall Spring of 2014. Blood Related Entertainment was birthed from Marlon's strong love for all types of music. As he matured, his desire was to combine both music and ministry, thus Blood Related Entertainment was formed. Blood Related Entertainment's mission is providing inspiration through the three M's, music, movies, and media. Its vision is building up artist creativity and consistently supplying motivation worldwide. As a musician and media entrepreneur himself, Marlon realised the desire to develop an entertainment company that would embrace music, movies, and media that provides a positive and inspirational aspect.
Marlon Marshall is a native of Washington, DC, his family relocated to the Alexandria, VA area; later graduating from the Fairfax County Public School system. With a passion for film, in September 2011, Marlon enrolled in the University of Boston majoring in Film/Digital Programming, and graduated June 2013 with a degree in his major. In his spare time, he enjoys mentoring the youth by giving back in volunteering/coaching for Fairfax County Basketball Youth Leagues, as well as, High School Basketball for both Varsity and Junior Varsity Boys teams, in both Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Marlon has over 16 years in Telecommunications. Marlon is now employed with Prince William County School system. Marlon is also a co-founder of a community outreach organization BRAVE458, which focuses on bringing global awareness to "homelessness", assisting single parents, and building up today's "youth" to be equipped spiritually and physically in life. He currently resides in Woodbridge, VA with his wife Lisa and their children – Brierra, Marlon, Jr, McKenzye.
Woodbridge, VA – Blood Related Entertainment has been hard at work bringing the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those willing to hear since 2014. With the label's discography available for free via their Bandcamp page, it is easy to see the heart and the mission God has given to not only the artists, but Blood Related's CEO – Mr. Marshall.
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But why won't you sponsor at my event?
Being a vendor/exhibitor at a few conferences has been an eye-opening experience for sure. Sadly exhibitors can't sponsor at all the events that are available. It used to be the case that vendors could sponsor at them all, but back then there were just a few conferences that would be related to the vendor so it was "affordable". Today with SQL Saturday events. Code Camps, User Group meetings as well as the large conferences like Build, Ignite, etc. fighting for those marketing dollars is a lot harder than it used to be.
Vendors, both small and big, have to get someone out of the event. With most of these events, the name of the game is email addresses to add to their mailing lists (you didn't think booth swag was free did you?) and if the vendor already has sponsored an event in the past, especially over a couple of years, then that vendor probably has the contact information for most of the attendees at the event. If there's a large percentage of attendees that are new to the event each year, I'd recommend highlighting that on your sponsor prospectus that you send out to vendors to get them to sponsor.
The other major thing that events have going against them is treating speakers like sponsors. Now I've been a speaker at events for a decade, and I've always drawn a clear line between being a speaker and making myself an exhibitor for free (or getting paid for being an exhibitor when I have a precon). Some speakers haven't always done this, and some have gotten rather blatant about it, with the events that they are presenting at doing nothing to curb those speakers from getting the benefits of being an exhibitor without paying for the privilege. Recently a speaker was collecting contact information from attendees during their precon to give those attendees a recording or the session. Those attendees that gave over their information were leads to the speaker, the same kind of leads that an exhibitor would be paying a large amount of money for on the exhibit hall floor.
People are going to say that events are welcome to allow speakers to act like exhibitors. And they absolutely are, those events should also not be shocked when sponsor money dries up. As a vendor, there's nothing that says that I must sponsor some events and if as a sponsor I don't like how myself and the other sponsors are being treated then I'm free to take my sponsor dollars elsewhere. This is one of those things that events only get to do once. Once an event has a reputation with the various sponsors and exhibitors that reputation is going to stay for a while, even once the speakers are no longer being treated like sponsors.
Sometimes speakers need to draw that line between speaker and sponsor themselves. That line is swag and selling/giving away goodies to attendees. Now I know that people love getting SWAG, and I know that people love giving SWAG, but people who aren't paying the event to give away SWAG, and yes that's basically what vendors are doing, shouldn't be. Events cost money to run, usually a lot of money. How events get that money is from their sponsors. If sponsors don't feel like they are getting their money's worth from the event, then the money will go away along with the sponsor and the event may not have the cash on hand to run the event again. Suddenly that's a lose, lose proposition for everyone.
"Events cost money to run, usually a lot of money. How events get that money is from their sponsors."
Not even close - check the PASS annual budget. The vast majority of the revenue comes from the attendees themselves to pay registration fees to be there.


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Ashley Everett began dancing at the age of three years, originating in ballet, but also training in tap and jazz. At the age of sixteen, Everett moved to New York City to train at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During a training session here, Everett met Beyoncé's choreographer at the time, Frank Gatson, Jr. Around two months later, Everett attended an open audition for Beyoncé. Gatson remembered Everett and ultimately ended up landing her a job with Beyonce.
At seventeen Everett started working with Beyoncé by dancing in music videos. Beyoncé was working on a video anthology album for B'Day (2006) and was filming multiple videos. Everett danced in "Green Light" and "Get Me Bodied". Following this, Everett began her first worldwide concert tour with The Beyoncé Experience (2007). Everett performed as a backup dancer for 96 shows. Prior to The Beyoncé Experience, Everett was accepted and enrolled into the Juilliard School, but ultimately decided against going, due to touring with Beyoncé and wanting to pursue her dance career this way.[9]
Everett (second from left) performing "Crazy in Love" with Beyoncé during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.
In 2008, Everett started by performing with one of her idols, Tina Turner, at the 2008 50th Annual Grammy Awards with Beyoncé. She featured in the video for "Love in This Club" by Usher and began a working relationship with him. In October of the same year, the video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was released, which featured a J-Setting choreography and contained only Beyoncé, Everett and dancer Ebony Williams. It has since gone viral, amassing over 580 million views and has been recreated thousands of times. It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. Everett featured in videos for both "Ego" and "Sweet Dreams" from I Am... Sasha Fierce (2018), and began her second worldwide tour with Beyoncé, on the I Am... World Tour (2009–10). Here, Everett performed as the female Dance Captain for the entire tour. In 2010, Everett began a working relationship with Ne-Yo and featured in three of his music videos from his album Libra Scale (2010); "One in a Million", "Champagne Life" and "Beautiful Monster". In 2011, Everett featured in three videos from Beyoncé's 4 (2011).
In 2012, Ashley was also one of the dancers on Glee in season 4, episode 16 during Naya Rivera's performance of Cold Hearted Snake.
On February 3, 2013, Everett served as a lead backup dancer to the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show with Beyoncé. The performance was watched by 110.8 million Americans. Following the performance, Beyoncé announced The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–14), in which Everett would act as head Dance Captain for 132 shows. In the buildup to the tour, Everett featured in Life Is But a Dream,[16] and television commercials airing worldwide for H&M and in the United Kingdom for O2. Everett appeared in six videos from Beyoncé's self-titled visual album, including a lead acting role in "Heaven". Two months after The Mrs. Carter Show concluded, Everett was announced as the lead Dance Captain for Jay-Z and Beyoncé's all stadium On the Run Tour (2014). Everett performed as a backup dancer for the majority of Usher's The UR Experience Tour (2014–15), however, missed some shows due to filming Hit the Floor. In February 2016, Everett joined Beyoncé at the Super Bowl for a second time during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, with Beyoncé and Bruno Mars acting as special guests for Coldplay's headlining performance. The performance was watched by 115.5 million people in America. Following the performance, The Formation World Tour was announced, a 49 date all-stadium tour with Everett again serving as dance captain for Beyonce.
Everett has also danced and worked with Robin Thicke, Ciara, La Toya Jackson, and Jennifer Lopez.
Chonique
Chonique began her entertainment career at the young age of 8. A Los Angeles native, born in the center of Hollywood, she started her performance journey as a child actress with a background in musical theater. She began working early, on commercials, kid variety specials, and TV shows, while having a natural ability and skill in dance.
Chonique went on to dance in movies, world tours, and music videos and has been a contributing choreographer for artists such as Missy Elliott, Christina Milian, Rickey Martin, Britney Spears, Pink, and J.Lo, to name a few. She also worked as a supervising choreographer and casting consultation for "America's best dance crew" for season 5, 6, and 7. She has traveled around the world teaching master classes and workshops, including Tokyo, Sweden, Toronto, and London.
Chonique is also no stranger to the music scene: releasing singles on all digital platforms around the world, with her first hit song "Pop, Drop& Roll" featured and named audience favorite on the hit show, "So You Think You Can Dance." Her most popular single to date is "Let it Go." Which became a dance smash hit licensed in over six television shows, films, a Spotify favorite and a choreography staple all around the world.
Chonique is also the co-founder of the artist/dance mentorship program, "Creating Opportunities," known as "Creating Opps." With her business partner Lisette Bustamante. Chonique's is a creator and perform who leaves her audience and community with inspiration, confidence and new ways to develop themselves as artists, and empowered individuals.
Jonté
Jonte' was born on October 9, 1982, in Portland, Oregon. He began his dance career at the age of 13, enrolling in the Oregon Ballet Theatre. After graduating from high school in 2001, Jonte' moved to New York City to train with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2004, he performed as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson in the controversial Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. He is perhaps best known for his work with Beyoncé Knowles as a choreographer on her 2007 world tour, The Beyoncé Experience. He also choreographed a number of Beyoncé music videos, most notably "Freakum Dress."
Jonte' is also active in the Japanese entertainment industry. He first visited Japan when he was invited to teach dance workshops in Hiroshima in 2004, and since then has worked as a choreographer for major Asian pop artists and groups including Namie Amuro, DOUBLE, Wonder Girls, 2pm, miss A, and T-
ara. In addition to choreography and modeling work,
Jonte' has also made frequent appearances in Japanese television programming and advertising campaigns, most notably for Lotte brand Ice Breakers and Tokyo Mode Gakuen, an academy of fashion and design. He was also featured in the promotional video for the J-Pop group GReeeeN's 2013 single "A-I-U-E- Ongaku," which was used as the opening theme for the anime Line Offline: Salaryman and Linetown, though he is perhaps most recognized for his appearance in the end credits to the long-running
NHK children's program Tensai Terebi-kun. Jonte' released his first solo single, "Bitch You Betta" in 2008. He has stated that he was inspired to become a solo artist while working with performing artists and feeling that he "could do it better."
As a performer, Jonte' is known for his androgynous look and trademark high heels. He is openly gay, and although sometimes referred to as a drag queen, does not identify as such. In an interview with Out magazine, he describes his own gender identity as follows: "I'm just an androgynous male. That's it. I look good in women's clothes so I might as well wear them, you know? That's what it is. I'm really not a drag queen. Although I love drag queens, that's really not me."
J.R. Taylor
J.R. Taylor grew up knowing that the arts were his calling. While other kids played in the sandbox, J.R. watched classic movies ranging from "Stormy Weather," and "Daddy Long Legs," to his all-time favorite, "The Wiz."
The Los Angeles, CA native began appearing in countless videos during his college years and shared the stage with the hottest artists in the music industry: Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, Missy Elliot, Chris Brown, and others. J.R. also made appearances in popular movies such as "Dreamgirls," "SoulMan," and "Beauty Shop." J.R. became a highly sought dancer and a socialite. He formed relationships with accomplished artists and became well-known on the scene.
J.R.'s transition into the world of choreography was seamless after his immense experience as a dancer. He began teaching at the world-famous Millennium Dance Complex and Debbie Reynolds Legacy Studios in 2006 where he still teaches regularly. Taylor's classes were large and often sold out; not only did he naturally attract students, but his unique and fresh style gained him even broader recognition through multiple spaces of the industry. He earned the opportunity to start choreographing for some of the world's biggest artists. From Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Queen Latifah, to Trey Songz, and Nelly, J.R. continued his influence in the entertainment world. In 2009, he added Artistic/Creative Director to his title by working with Jamie Foxx on his "Blame It Tour."
In 2011, J.R. was responsible for all things Jennifer Lopez. As JLo's head choreographer, J.R. created the vision for her stage shows, commercials, music videos, and choreographed Lopez's first record-breaking world tour, "Dance Again." Taylor has been nominated for two MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography; once in 2012 for Jennifer's "Dance Again" and again in 2013 for "Live It Up." Working with JLo afforded Taylor the opportunity to produce and write a song for her most recent "AKA" album.
J.R. has gone on to Creative Direct & Choreograph more tours for artist such as Monica, Nelly, Natalie Larose, Tamar Braxton and most recently, the legendary girl group XSCAPE.
Kara Jenelle
Kara Jenelle Wade "KJ" is a professional dancer and teaching artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Born in North Carolina and bred by Washington DC, she has worked from coast to coast and internationally as an instructor, choreographer, and performer. KJ received her BA in Dance and Minor in African American Studies from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (which included a study abroad term at The University of Cape Town, South Africa).
Since 2010 KJ has worked with a variety of artists and companies such as Janet Jackson, Daddy Yankee, Lauryn Hill, Will Smith, Wiz Kid, Jidenna, Pharrell Williams, Step Afrika! Off-Broadway and more! She is currently a faculty member of Ladies of Hip Hop Festival NYC & LA, Afreeka Best Dance Camp (international), as well as The Movement Lifestyle and Danceline LA Studios.
Off the stage, you can catch her in the classroom as a resident teaching artist for PS Arts and now a Graduate & Fellowship Student at UCLA! KJ has a passion for collegiate students of dance which also led her to create her non-profit, Delta Chi Xi Honorary Dance Fraternity, Inc. for Dance Majors & Minors with academic achievements. www.KaraJenelle.com & www.DeltaChiXi.org
Tasha B
Tasha has traveled all over the world dancing on many stages with major artists, and training whenever she could from numerous well-respected instructors and choreographers. With recently touring with Ciara on the Bruno Mars 24k Magic tour, making history with Beyonce for 2018 Coachella's mind-blowing performance, dancing on the Formation World Tour with Beyonce, and dancing on the hottest new show "STAR", Tasha is ready to keep the fire burning.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tasha B was always inspired by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, JLo, Britney Spears, Usher and many more. She was always ready to entertain her family at every family function as a little kid. In college, Tasha danced and eventually become the coordinator/choreographer of a major talent organization on campus, Couture Productions, where she led her team through numerous performances, created choreography, and structured ideas into a beautiful work of art. Tasha also took up multiple classes that taught the history of modern, ballet, hip hop, African, as well as other cultural traditions of dance.
After making it to the Top 20 finalists of reality tv show, "Born To Dance", Tasha knew what she wanted to do and moved to Atlanta in 2011 where the opportunity to train was greater. She has now been teaching her very own heels classes in Atlanta, GA to encourage women to embrace their femininity and be fierce and confident in who they are. Tasha is booked on private sessions with artists and people of all ages and teaches masterclasses for everyone.
With signing with the biggest agency in the south, X-cel Talent Agency, Tasha has been able to book major jobs and projects. From this she has been more than grateful to have worked with choreographers such as Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Rich & Tone, Jamaica Craft, Rio Henderson, HiHat, Kiki Ely, Bubba Carr, Sakinah Lestage, Kennis Marquis, Cici Kelley, Galen Hooks, Marc Marvelous, Victor Jackson, Sean Bankhead, Joshua Smith and many others. Jobs such as Empire Season 2, The Originals, Alvin & the Chipmunks: Roadtrip, Soul Train Awards all have given Tasha B. the opportunity to use her talent in many different styles and ways.
Booking the hit show "STAR" and the Teen Choice Awards, Tasha B. was able to perform an outstanding rendition of "Sweet Charity" by legendary Bob Fosse. The highlight of Tasha B's dance career had to be when she reached her ultimate dream job of working with Beyonce Knowles. From the Formation music video to the Lemonade movie, to Super Bowl 50, the Formation World Tour, BET Awards, 2017 Grammy's, and 2018 Coachella. The experience, the knowledge shared, the growth accomplished is exactly what Tasha B wants to share with the world through instructing and teaching. Presently she is building her brand to uplift, empower, inspire, motivate, and connect women in all communities through women empowerment events, dance classes, and a night out of fun while also working on other things to take her vision to the next level.www.officialtashab.com
Jarrett Weathers
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dancing since I was 4 years old. Have dance background in Hip Hop, African, Afrobeat, Dancehall, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, and Praise/Mime. Have credits such as BET's 106 & Park, BET's LA Experience, BET Awards, Jordan Fisher, B2K, Tink, NIKE, Immabeast, Indiana Fever Inferno, Indiana Pacers, Asante Children's Theatre.
Tamara Ammons-Jones
Tamara Ammons-Jones is a retired professional dancer for the Indiana Pacemates, the official NBA dance team of the Indiana Pacers. She danced for the Indiana Pacers for 7 seasons, 2008-2015. She began her dancing career at the age of five. Being part of a military family, she has had the opportunity to travel the world and explore the different dance styles in different states and countries. At the age of 12, Tamara moved to Indianapolis where she began training with Dance Magic. She attended Broad Ripple High School, a performing arts school, where she began her extensive study of ballet, jazz, and modern. During the summers of her college years, Tamara was a member of the WNBA Fever Inferno Hip Hop Squad, the official dance team of the Indiana Fever. She graduated from Purdue University in 2008 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Dance. While at Purdue she was part of many dance organizations on campus such as Jahari Dance Troupe, Purdue Repertory Dance Company, and the nationally ranked Purdue Dance Team where she was captain her senior year. After graduating from Purdue, she attended a summer intensive in Chicago with Deeply Rooted Dance Production on a full scholarship. Shortly after, she began dancing with Kenyetta Dance Company, a local modern dance company in Indianapolis, IN.
Tamara currently assists for the Fever Inferno Hip Hop squad and assist when needed for the Indiana Pacemates. She is in her 10th year as head coach for Marian University Dance Team, located on the west side of Indianapolis. She also choreographs competition and game day routines in hip hop, jazz, and pom for teams and studios around Indiana. Some have included: The Indiana Pacemates, Indiana Fever Inferno Hip HopSquad, Butler University, Trine University, Noblesville High School, Pike High School, Westfield High School and more.
Outside of choreographing, Tamara also teaches workshops in hip hop, heels, and jazz. In conjunctions with her friend Kayla Vickers, captain of the Indiana Pacemates, they founded IndyThrive which is a monthly workshop that caters to adults in all styles and levels of dance.
TJ Monroe
Born and raised in Indianapolis, TAWJ has choreographed and performed with Krash Krew Dance Ministry, Iibada Dance Company, Kenyetté Dance Company, choreographed for Charles A. Tindley's,"The Collective" who where featured at the 2017 Circle of Lights Tree Lighting celebration, and Epiphany Dance Collective.
TAWJ currently serves as the Dance teacher at Ignite Achievement Academy in Indianapolis and he is a featured XtremeBoy with Xtreme Hip Hop founded by Phil Weeden. Drawing from his background in performance paired with his desire to create an immersive cardio class, TAWJ founded Hit Your Peak Fitness, a.k.a. H.Y.P. Fitness.
TAWJ received his Group Fitness certification from the American Sport & Fitness Association and his Personal Training certification from FiTour. H.Y.P. Fitness was branded and launched in March of 2017; has been a premier class at Brickhouse Fitness, Studio G, and the Strength Factory. H.Y.P. Fitness has hosted programming for events such as Indianapolis Women's Expo, Indianapolis Black Expo, Circle City Classic, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and many more. H.Y.P. Fitness is for all ages, sizes, genders, and backgrounds. It is the bridge between fun and fitness; together lives are changed for the better.


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North 2021 Collection
It Calls
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The all new North 2021 Collections are here. We've spent the last twelve months designing a line-up that celebrates the categories of our sport with the release of collections for Big Air, Surf and Freeride. The collections have everything you've come to expect from North – designs that are refined, engineered and intuitive. Every detail comes together to give our riders all the feelings we chase - feeling at one, feeling lost, feeling everything and nothing all at once and most of all feeling that you just have to grab your board, your kite and go.
2020 has been a year that has awakened us all on a new level, reminding us to be grateful for what we have, for our freedoms and for the simplicity and beauty of nature. More than ever, we have learned the value of staying in the present moment and feeling connection.
To launch our 2021 Collection, North Kiteboarding captures the magnetic sensation of being at one with the elements and fully immersed in the moment in one simple expression - "It Calls."
Brand Director Mike Raper explains: "It Calls is all about the indescribable feeling that our sport gives us, the magic we chase. If you've ever not just seen the perfect conditions stirring – but you've heard them and felt them – then you too get this feeling. It's that seductive pull that happens when the water and wind call to us, and we can't help ourselves, we must drop everything and go."
North Kiteboarding has a strong point of view on our sport and a passion for everything it gives us physically, emotionally and spiritually. In 2021, we look forward to sharing and celebrating this passion with fellow kiters through the different categories in our sport.
All new Big Air, Surf and Freeride collections are in store and available to demo at your local North Kiteboarding retailer now.
Even more Engineered. Refined. Intuitive.
Over the past twelve months, North's designers have focused on improving the durability and refining the ride of each product.
"We are excited about these small but essential refinements, as they make great even better," says Mike.
The Navigator Control System is packed full of technology and is one of the key products to have undergone significant changes, many of which are not even visible. For 2021 Designer Hugh Pinfold has made over twenty improvements to this easy-to-use, top quality, control system.
Hugh, North's Director of Design and Engineering, works remotely two hours down the west coast from Auckland in Raglan, New Zealand's surfing capital. Hugh's design is inspired heavily by the time he spends in the elements and he has found Raglan an ideal place to focus on refining the Navigator Control System, while also putting it to the test at every available opportunity.
Two of the more apparent changes Hugh has incorporated for 2021 are the new omnidirectional grip pattern and the introduction of a smaller 38-43cm bar size. But perhaps less obvious are the myriad of smaller changes: for example new internal geometry on the bar centrepiece giving less resistance and wear; the cleat base has been modified to make kite loop bar spins easier, and we've added a swivel to the newly elongated leash pin ring on the, making connection quicker and easier. See the Navigator Control System
Lighter, more responsive kites.
Chief Kite Designer Pat Goodman has focused on improving the performance and feel of both the Orbit and Carve, introducing new lighter materials and new bridles. The Orbit continues to lead North's aspirational Big Air category and with the refinements from Pat, is expected to continue dominating the podium. Meet the Orbit
For the Reach, North has introduced a range of new sizes for 2021, including a 17m kite ideal for riding twintips in light wind. View Reach Kite
Pat's home spot in Taiwan is the windiest place on planet earth and gets about 250 days a year of wind over 20 knots. It's very strong in winter and moderately strong in summer, so he has ideal conditions for testing. "I'm fortunate to have such a great team of riders to work with, especially Nick, Jesse, Marc Jacobs, and now Camille. You know what, I'm a competent rider, but I'm not a trickster, I don't do all the crazy stuff these guys do. The teamriders really put a kite to the test, so the kites must be stable and do as they are expected to in extreme manoeuvres," says Pat.
Stronger, more responsive surfboards.
Board Designer Jaimie Scott commutes regularly to Auckland to collaborate with the North Product Development team. Based three hours north in Whananaki, home to some of the best east coast white sand beach breaks in New Zealand, Scott is constantly looking for ways to push himself whilst out in the ocean. He strongly believes that the more he's challenged out on the water, the more his shaping evolves. For 2021 Scott has made considerable changes to the shape of the surfboards, and is continuing to progress the strapless freestyle boards, improving the durability and performance characteristics of each board so they can edge harder and give you an even more direct connection to the power of the wave. View the 2021 Surf Collection
ASTRA. An all new TwinTip board for lighter riders.
Often lighter-weight riders find it harder to control large, stiff boards designed for heavyweights. With this in mind, Uli Sommerlatt, Product Manager set out to craft a board with more responsive flex for riders with a smaller build - one that would deliver increased control in a range of conditions, greater comfort and softer landings - without sacrificing performance. The all new Astra's smaller board length, narrower stance and basalt technology construction provides riders of all levels just the right amount of flex for controlled edging, boosts and loops. Discover the Astra Light Rider
Mike is incredibly proud of the team behind the 2021 Collection.
"If you'd asked me back in March, I would never have guessed we'd be in such a strong position going into our new season. We've just had some record-breaking months, and we've sold out of 2020 stock. Honestly, I'm so proud of the team who brought it all together."
"When we talk about "We are North" it's not an empty hashtag. It's a collective WE. Our teamriders, ambassadors, designers and the great team of employees we have both here in New Zealand and Holland. We are all working together to grow this brand, in keeping with its spirit. As we deliver our second season, the reality is, North has proven itself on and off the podium. We are starting to lead the industry for performance in most major categories.
"For 2020 North concentrated on developing the highest performing products – and smashed the ball out of the park. We won multiple categories at the Red Bull King of the Air. Then we launched the Reach - which I can say with confidence is the best all-round freeride kite Pat Goodman has ever designed," says Mike.
A Quick Recovery.
The big curveball/challenge no-one saw coming in 2020 was COVID-19, which happened as North was in the middle of the testing, development, moulding, prototyping stage in February. Fortunately, the brand had uninterrupted access to manufacturing partners, and thanks to hard and fast action from the NZ Government, was out of lockdown and back to business before much of the world.
North also leveraged on the strength of belonging to a larger parent company. The North Technology and the North Actionsports team, from our CEO Sam Watson, all the way along our entire business chain to our sales force, was incredibly flexible, adaptive and well-supported throughout the pandemic. This flexibility meant that it was easy for everyone to transfer to a work from home environment.
"From day one North was set up to work collaboratively online through different time zones - a major strength. The online systems in place because we were already working as an international team meant that being tied to an office didn't slow things down," says Mike.
"Some people thought we were a little bit crazy launching the Reach during the pandemic. But we believed in the product, and we believed people wanted a kite like this - a kite that can do everything.
"If we could turn the clock back on 2020, I don't think there's much we would have done differently. Everyone's been so passionate about what we're trying to achieve; they've wanted to give it their all. I'm excited to see where we keep going with this incredible team moving forward and excited about introducing the 2021 range to the world."
View the North Kiteboarding 2021 Collection at northkb.com or contact your local retailer or school to arrange a free demo today.
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