Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Cut into squares.
Bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil and add the rice and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Return to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed. Transfer the rice to a bowl.
Whisk together the vinegar, sugar, olive oil, remaining teaspoon of salt, and a pinch of pepper. Pour over the rice. Add the tomatoes and basil. Mix well and check the seasonings. Serve at room temperature.
Line eighteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; stir in brown sugar. Stir in apples, carrots, and raisins. In a medium bowl combine undrained pineapple, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Add pineapple mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake in a 375 degree F oven about 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm. Makes 18 muffins.
Heat oven to 425° F. In a 9-by-13-inch (or some other large) baking dish, toss the beans and tomatoes with the thyme and oregano sprigs, garlic, red pepper, 1 tablespoon of the oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
Pat the chicken dry and place on top of the bean mixture, skin-side up. Rub with the remaining tablespoon of oil; season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
Roast until the chicken is golden and cooked through, 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle with the oregano leaves.
In a small bowl, drain juice from 1 can of peaches – discard juice from the other can. Add sugar and cinnamon to the juice. Mix well. Place sliced peaches in a 13x9x2 inch aluminum pan. Pour juice mixture over peaches. Evenly spread box of cake mix over peaches. Cut butter into tablespoons – dot evenly over cake mix. Cover pan loosely with foil. Set on even campfire grate with even heat for about 15 minutes or until steam begins to escape. Once you see steam, remove pan from fire but do not remove foil from top. Let pan rest for ten minutes until cake mix is absorbed and begins to form a crumbly crust.
I love love love breakfast food. Especially on the weekends, I will find myself fantasizing about what I am going to cook for breakfast. However, the downside is that it takes so long to cook. The casserole recipe I found cooks all night in the crockpot, so I can cook it and then get up in the morning and have my hot breakfast waiting for me!
Layer 1/3 each of hash browns, sausage, onion, and cheese in a slow cooker. Dot 1/3 of butter over first layer and repeat two more times. Mix together eggs, milk and spices then pour over layers. Cover and cook on low heat overnight, or 8-9 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. In a large skillet cook chicken, Italian or desired seasoning blend, salt, and pepper in hot oil over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink.* Remove chicken from skillet; set aside.
In a large pot or kettle cook pasta according to package directions until just tender. Drain; return pasta to pot.
Meanwhile, in the same skillet in which chicken was cooked, cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons hot butter over medium heat until tender. Stir in flour until well combined. Stir in tomato paste. Add milk. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly; reduce heat. Add the shredded cheese. Stir until cheese is almost melted. Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add sauce and chicken to cooked pasta in pot; stir to coat. Spoon mixture into a 2-quart square or rectangular baking dish.
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Houston, TX — Houston's Mostyn Moreno Foundation announced that it will once again expand its Christmas Lights holiday giving program to serve special needs students at the Buna ISD and Kirbyville CISD.
The Mostyn Moreno Foundation's Christmas Lights program organizes and funds a unique educational experience for special education students across Texas. This year, over 900 students in 13 public school districts from Galveston, Southeast Texas and East Texas will be taken on a special educational field trip where students will use math, decision-making, social skills and practice important life skills with guidance from their teachers to purchase their own holiday gifts with funds provided by the foundation. Afterwards, the foundation will then treat the students, teachers, and family members to a special lunch.
HOUSTON — The Glenda Jean Mostyn and Joe E. Moreno Foundation recently added seven independent school districts in Texas to its annual holiday program, known as "Christmas Lights".
The additions bring the total number of participating school districts in the "Christmas Lights" program to 19. The program is intended to teach basic life skills, such as shopping and budgeting, to students with special needs. New districts joining the "Christmas Lights" program include Carlisle ISD, Laneville ISD, Leverett's Chapel ISD, Mt. Enterprise ISD, Overton ISD, Tatum ISD, and West Rusk Consolidated County ISD.


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Introduction into bushcraft (what is it really about?), tools, & a demonstration of bushcraft knife work.
Making cordage (string) from Stingy nettles & Willow inner bark.
Fire demo box ways of making fire: natural & man-made tinders. Techniques involving solar, friction, chemical and (hands-on) modern fire steels.
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The launch was the 70th successful launch for SpaceX. The spacecraft's engines were activated for 32 seconds and 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of fuel were consumed.
The Beresheet spacecraft is seen during a presentation by Israeli non-profit SpaceIL on December 17, 2018 in Yehud, east of Tel Aviv.
Israelis are gearing up for an historic event Thursday evening, as the country sets off to become the fourth nation to complete a controlled landing on the moon. Things got off to a bit of a rough start, with the spacecraft experiencing a odd computer glitch that prevented it from completing traveling all the way to lunar orbit on schedule, but it quickly got back on track and is about to perform a Moon landing that we will all get to enjoy.
If successful, Beresheet would also make the first lunar landing by a craft not from a government program. It is part of a joint scientific experiment together with the Weizmann Institute of Science to take measurements of the moon's mysterious magnetic field.
Beresheet, the ambitious project developed by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, has been making history even before the unmanned vessel was launched on February 22, becoming the world's first spacecraft built by a non-governmental organization. After the mission concludes, IAI is looking at the possibility of offering the lander design for commercial lunar missions.
Harper will end her Missouri State career with a 118-79 in six seasons with a 78-30 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. Summitt died at the age of 64 in 2016, five years after announcing she had early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.


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MNRE Clarifies Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidy Applicability
The benchmark cost for the rooftop solar system, up to 10 kW is ₹54/W for 2019-20
Anjana Parikh
Markets & Policy, Solar
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification regarding the subsidy applicable for rooftop solar installations by individual residential households under phase-II of grid-connected rooftop solar program.
In its official memorandum, the MNRE states that subsidy under Phase-II of the grid-connected rooftop solar program will be available to all eligible households for installation of rooftop solar as per regulations of respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) and provisions of program implementation guidelines.
According to the MNRE statement, rooftop solar installations up to 3 kW will qualify for a subsidy of 40%. For rooftop solar installations above 3 kW, and up to 10kW will get a subsidy of 40% for the first 3 kW and 20% for the remaining capacity, and for installations above 10 kW, it is 40% for the first 3kW and 20% for the remaining 7 kW. However, there's no subsidy beyond 10 kW capacity.
According to the MNRE benchmark cost for the rooftop solar system, up to 10 kW is ₹54 (~$0.75)/W for 2019-20. Considering the cost calculated through tenders is ₹50 (~$70)/W, the subsidy would be calculated on ₹50 (~$70)/W being lower than the benchmark cost.
In July 2019, MNRE notified new benchmark costs for grid-connected rooftop solar power projects for the financial year (FY) 2019-20. For projects with a capacity of above 1 kW and up to 10 kW, the benchmark cost was set at ₹54 (~$0.79)/W.
The applicable subsidy for various capacities of rooftop solar systems installed at individual residential households under phase-II of grid-connected rooftop solar program would be:
For a capacity of 1 kW, the applicable subsidy is at the rate of 40% which amounts to ₹20,000 (~$277). For 2 kW solar installations, the applicable subsidy is ₹40,000 (~$555). For a 3 kW capacity, the subsidy is ₹60,000. For installation capacity of 4 kW, the subsidy is calculated at 40% for 3 kW and 20% for the balance of 1 kW, which totals to ₹70,000 (~$970).
For all systems with a capacity 10 kW, the subsidy provided is 60% (@40% for 3 kW and 20% for the balance of 7 kW), which adds to ₹130,000 (~$1,802).
However, MNRE has not provided any subsides to installations of above 10 kW capacity.
The growth in the residential rooftop solar segment has been slow, and to address this, the MNRE recently issued operational guidelines to implement the second phase of its grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic program. Under the program, 4,000 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects in the residential sector would be set up with Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for which DISCOMs and its local offices will be the nodal points for the implementation of the program.
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Anjana is a news editor at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she held roles of senior editor, district correspondent, and sub-editor for The Times of India, Biospectrum and The Sunday Guardian. Before that, she worked at the Deccan Herald and the Asianlite as chief sub-editor and news editor. She has also contributed to The Quint, Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, Reader's Digest (UK edition), IndiaSe (Singapore-based magazine) and Asiaville. Anjana holds a Master's degree in Geography from North Bengal University, and a diploma in mass communication and journalism from Guru Ghasidas University, Bhopal.
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Schoolboy Q has had a busy Spring. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper appeared on A$AP Ferg's excellent Always Strive And Prosper, dropped the menacing single and video "Groovy Tony," and just yesterday dropped yet another single, "THat Part," with Kanye West.
"THat Part" finds Q and Kanye rapping over a slow, eerie beat. Kanye's verse is especially notable, as he invokes recently retired Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant a number of times and compares his wife to O.J. Simpson. For those who don't know or haven't seen The People v. O.J. Simpson, Kim's late father Robert Kardashian was O.J's defense attorney. You can stream the track below via Spotify.
With the recent release of two singles, it's reasonable to speculate that news on Schoolboy Q's follow-up to 2014's Oxymoron might be coming soon. In the meantime, let us know what you think of Q's most recent effort in the comments.


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Animals As Leaders Announce New Album "Parrhesia", Debut "The Problem Of Other Minds"
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Lucius announces new album, 'Second Nature'
Lucius has announced a new album called Second Nature. The third studio effort from the "Born Again Teen" outfit — and their first all-new record in six years — will be released April 8. It's co-produced by Brandi Carlile, who also guests on a song called "Dance Around It" along with Sheryl Crow.
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Abbath Debuts Fierce New Song 'Dream Cull' + Announces 'Dread Reaver' Album
Black metal icon Abbath, formerly of Immortal, has announced his first album in three years,. , and along with it comes a must-see music video for the first single, "Dream Cull." , which will be released on March 25 through Season of Mist, is Abbath's third full length overall and...
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A Wilhelm Scream announce new album
A Wilhelm Scream have announced that they will be releasing a new album. The album is called Lose Your Delusion and will be out April 14 via Creator-Destructor Records. The band released their first single, "Be One To No One" last week. A Wilhelm Scream will be touring later this year and released Partycrasher in 2013.
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MESHUGGAH Announces New Album Immutable
After a mysterious tease about new Meshuggah music coming soon, we've finally got confirmation – Meshuggah will release their new album Immutable on April 1. The album was mixed by Rickard Bengtsson and Staffan Karlsson, mastered Vlado Meller (Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down), and given fairly creepy artwork by artist Luminokaya.
Yard Act and Hookworms members co-found Holodrum and announce debut album
Holodrum, a new band featuring members of Yard Act, Hookworms and more, have announced their self-titled debut album. The disco-influenced group also includes members of Cowtown, Virginia Wing and Drahla, with the full line-up consisting of Emily Garner (vocals), Matthew Benn (synth/bass/production), Jonathan Nash (drums), Jonathan Wilkinson (guitar), Sam Shjipstone (guitar/vocals), Christopher Duffin (sax/synth) and Steve Nuttall (percussion).
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Soul Glo announce new album, release video
Soul Glo have announced that they will be releasing a new album. The album is called Diaspora Problems and will be out March 25 via Epitaph Records and Secret Voice Records. The band have also released a video for their first single "Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future))". The video was directed by Dan White x $$$NICCA. Soul Glo released their EP DisN***a, Vol. 2 in 2021 and their last LP was The N---- In Me Is Me in 2019. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Destroyer Announces New Album 'LABYRINTHITIS' & Shares Single
Destroyer detailed a new album, LABYRINTHITIS, due out on March 25 via Merge Records. The project led by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar also shared the single, "Tintoretto, It's for You.". Bejar wrote much of the material for the follow up to Destroyer's January 2020 album Have We Met later...
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Logic Announces New Album 'Vinyl Days'
Maryland rapper Logic is officially signifying the end of his rap retirement with the announcement of his new album, Vinyl Days. The mixtape is expected to be the artist's seventh studio album. The rapper and producer took to Instagram to share a clip of himself in his own home...
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Coheed and Cambria announces new album, 'Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind'
Coheed and Cambria has announced a new album called Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind. The 10th studio effort from the prog rockers will arrive May 27. It includes the previously released singles "Shoulders" and "Rise, Naianasha (Cut the Cord).". As its title suggests, Vaxis...
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Stand Atlantic have announced their new album 'F.E.A.R.', which stands for 'Fuck Everything And Run'. The full-length is set for release on 6th May via Hopeless Records, preceded by new single 'pity party', featuring US singer Royal & The Serpent. Bonnie Fraser says of the song: "It seems everyday someone...
Breaka announces debut album, 'We Move'
Breaka will release his debut album next month. Titled 'We Move', the nine-track release will arrive via the UK producer's self-titled label. Made on a laptop and MIDI keyboard during the winter of 2020 into 2021, among COVID-19 lockdowns, the record sees him channel various club music styles such as footwork, baile funk, UK funky, kuduro and trance.
Caliban Readying New Album "Dystopia"
Caliban have teased the upcoming arrival of their thirteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which is expected out this year. While the band have yet to share any exact details regarding their release plans for the record, they did newly unveil the below look at its apparent cover art:
Fly Anakin Announces Debut Album, Shares Madlib-Produced Single
At 27 years old, Richmond, Virginia's own Fly Anakin has become one of the most exciting new rappers alongside his friends and peers such as Pink Siifu, Big Kahuna OG, Nickelus F and more. Today (Jan. 18), Anakin announces his debut album Frank, which arrives March 11 via Lex Records, with the release of "No Dough," produced by none other than Madlib.
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Undeath Debut "Rise From The Grave" Music Video From Newly Announced Album
Undeath's sophomore album "It's Time… To Rise From The Grave" has been announced for an April 22nd release date. Your first taste of the record is also now available online below in the form of the first single "Rise From The Grave". A bloody music video shot by Errick Easterday accompanies that track, which the band's guitarist Kyle Beam had the following to say of:
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Ghost Debut New Song 'Call Me Little Sunshine' + Announce 'Impera' Album
Ghost have just announced their fifth album, Impera. The record bears 12 new songs, including the previously released single "Hunter's Moon" and the latest offering, "Call Me Little Sunshine," for which the ghastly group conjured up another captivating animated music video. The announcement comes nearly two years after the band...
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Melody's Echo Chamber Announces New Album Emotional Eternal For April 2022 Release, Debuts Joyful New Song And Video "Looking Backward"
French musician Melody Prochet has announced the release of a brand new album entitled Emotional Eternal which will be released on April 29. The album will be Melody's Echo Chamber's third studio album, following the likes of 2018's Bon Voyage and her 2012 self-titled debut. Alongside the album announcement, Prochet offers fans a taste of what's to come with the release of her melodic new song titled "Looking Backward." The single is accompanied by a gorgeous animated music video.
ERRA Announce Expanded Edition Of Self-Titled Album, Premiere "Nigh To Silence" Music Video
Modern metalcore outfit ERRA have premiered their brand new single "Nigh To Silence" online. The below music video accompanying it was directed and edited by Kevin Johnson. The song is one of seven lined up to grace a newly announced deluxe version of their current self-titled album. That...
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PLOSIVS is a new punk band created in late 2021 that serves as a collaboration of members from four different bands. The lineup of the new crew includes Rob Crow from Pinback on guitar and vocals, John Reis from Hot Snakes on guitar and vocals, Jordan Clark from Mrs. Magician on bass, and Atom Willard from Against Me! on drums. PLOSIVS released their debut single, "Hit The Breaks," in early September of 2021. On January 20, the crew returned to deliver another single from their upcoming self-titled album, titled "Broken Eyes."
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With silver there is gold: Has marketing missed a trick with the over 60s?
With an ageing population, life expectancy going up and baby boomers benefitting from owning their own homes, marketing professionals now need to learn how to communicate with an older audience in order to fulfil their consumer needs.
Currently, in the UK the over 65s account for 18% of the population; a rise of 3% in the last 20 years. That is set to rise by a further 6% by 2046 as the reality of an ageing population continues. But, most striking of all, ONS figures show that in 1977 only one-fifth (21%) of retired households had a disposable income over £10,000 a year, but by 2016, this had increased to 96%. The mean gross income of retired households was £29,000 in 2016, almost three-times higher in real terms than in 1977 (£10,500). This can be explained through baby boomers enjoying the benefits and security of owning their own homes; harking back to Right to Buy in the 1980s, taking advantage of nationalised industries being floated on the Stock Market in the late 20th Century as well as increased job security and lucrative pension schemes furthering their wealth. In turn, this has led to more than 80% of Britain's wealth being owned by baby boomers.
Yet, brand marketing is heavily driven towards millennials. A recent study by SunLife of 50,000 baby boomers found that 89% believed brands weren't interested in them, 74% thought they were never represented in mainstream advertising and 72% believed that the representation of people over 50 was an outdated stereotype. There is no doubt that this is a big opportunity for brands and marketers but they must learn to understand their audience and what they want from brands.
For advertising to work within this demographic, it needs to be meaningful for the over 50s and it needs to appeal to their lifestyles. Therefore, brands must cater to those looking for new experiences, health ideas, travel and products to make life easier. The reality is: being over 50 can no longer be classified as being old. The over 50s just want to have fun, be adventurous and try new things like any other generation. Therefore, brands need to wake up to the potential in revenue that pitching towards the baby boomers could bring.
One example of a brand that has had success pitching towards an older market is L'Oréal. Noticing the youth obsession amongst marketing professional within the health industry, its Golden Age campaign is a great example of how to engage consumers in their fifties and over. Under the tagline 'gold, not old', L'Oréal has partnered with Helen Mirren to launch a new campaign which challenges attitudes towards older women. The health and beauty brand is aiming to highlight the fact that older women possess wisdom and experience which should be valued and cherished.
With an ageing population, there are great opportunities for brands to market themselves to a loyal audience with huge spending power. However, marketing professionals will need to widen their scope being more inclusive in their material and being more sensitive in their approach to targeting the older generation – no clichés, caricatures or gimmicks! In return, brands will be rewarded by an age group in society whose spending power is only going to increase in the future. With silver, there is gold.
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The man who presided over the State Capture Inquiry is now South Africa's Chief Justice – Image: GCIS/ Flickr
Raymond Zondo: Key things to know about SA's new Chief Justice
The country's new Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo is mostly known for the State Capture Commission…here are other key things about him.
by Nokwanda Ncwane
On Thursday, 10 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Raymond Zondo as the country's next Chief Justice, effective 1 April 2022.
According to the Presidency, in terms of the Constitution, the Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary and exercises responsibility over the establishment and monitoring of norms and standards for the exercise of the judicial functions of all courts.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RAYMOND ZONDO
The current Acting Chief Justice is mostly known for chairing the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture aka Zondo Commission, but there's much more about him than the Commission.
Raymond Mnyamezeli Zondo was born at Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal. He is married and he and his wife have been blessed with four children.
The 61-year-old obtained his secondary and high school education at St Mary's Seminary at Ixopo where he matriculated.
He holds a BJuris degree from the University of Zululand and obtained his LLB from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He also holds an LLM (cum laude) from the University of South Africa and another with a specialisation in commercial law.
Justice Zondo was first appointed as a judge of the Labour Court in 1997 and was Judge President of the Labour and Labour Appeals courts between 2000 and 2010.
He has been a judge of the Constitutional Court since 2012 and was appointed as Deputy Chief Justice in 2017.
In March 2011 Justice Zondo was honoured by the KZN Legal Forum, consisting of many legal bodies, with an award for his contribution to human rights in South Africa.
In January 2018, then president Jacob Zuma appointed Zondo as the chair of the State Capture Commission. Zondo was recommended by then Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, as ordered by previous Public Protector Thuli Madonsela in her report, State of Capture, released in October 2016.
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Q: Error - Procedure has no parameters and arguments were supplied in the dynamic query I am getting the error

Procedure  has no parameters and arguments were supplied.

while executing the stored procedure shown below. If I am doing anything wrong, please help on this. I am spending more time on this now so just want to speed up. Thank you.
I would like to know if I am comparing the correct data type for the string data type variable 'CMFNUMBER' as ''0'' in the dynamic query below. I know if it is not dynamic then I will  compare like CMFNumber <> '0'. Just one quotation but for dynamic queries, is it CMFNumber <> ''0'', double quotation?
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SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

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     @origin VARCHAR(10) = NULL,
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     @contractId VARCHAR(12) = NULL,
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Participants in this program will review developments over the past year in the areas of special education and education law. Both lecture and question and answer formats are utilized.
Attorney Tate will review court decisions and administrative agency decisions dealing with appropriate services and implementation of Massachusetts General Laws chapter 71B and Section 504, as well as regular education developments, including decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that are relevant to education.
The afternoon session will complete the morning round-up of key decisions and then deal with highly specialized questions and concerns in special education. The law and decisions around the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization, and the issuance of the final federal regulations enforcing and implementing IDEA '04 has been evolving and will be addressed throughout the day.
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Stjepan, Ban of Bosnia was the third ruler of the banate of Bosnia recorded by name in written sources. He was in power sometime between 1204 and 1232.
His rule was not popular, due to his Catholicism and allegiance to the Kingdom of Hungary. He was the last ruler of the House of Kulinić.

He is often called  in local sources (Stephen son of Kulin), and sometimes Stephen Kulinić in English There are no contemporary sources calling him by this patronimic, however.

Reign

Lack of sources

It is not clear from the sources when exactly did Stjepan reign, between April 1203 and May 1233, when Matej Ninoslav became ban of Bosnia.

Stjepan is often considered the son of Ban Kulin and his wife, the banica Vojslava, and it is staid that he actively participated in the events related to the papal investigation of the religion of Kulin and Vojslava.
This cannot be proven with written sources, nor can it be completely rejected.
There is no source that says that Kulin was succeeded by his son Stepan I, or by someone who usurped power from Kulin's son.

It is not even clear whether there was only one ruler between ban Kulin, who was alive in April 1203,  and the "great ban" Ninoslav who ruled around 1232. From the papal correspondence, we learn a little that in 1236 Sebislav was the prince of Usora, and that he was the son of the deceased Stjepan ban of Bosnia ("Zibisclao, Kenesio de Woscura (Vsora) nato quondam Stephani Bani de Bosna").

Despite the lively diplomatic activity of Pope Gregory IX after 1227 against those that he deemed as heretics in Bosnia, there is no mention of ban Stjepan in contemporary documents of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hungarian crusades

Despite the Bilino Polje abjuration of 1203, the Catholic Church remained suspicious of the orthodoxy of the Bosnian Christians. A mission was sent to convert Bosnia in 1216 but failed.
The Crown of Hungary, of which Bosnia was formally a vassalage, and which followed Roman Catholicism, was equally wary of the Church of Bosnia because of its political influence in the country. Stjepan's Bosnia was thus characterized as being half-Barbaric.

At the height of the Albigensian Crusade against French Cathars in the 1220s, a rumour broke out that a "Cathar antipope", called Nicetas, was residing in Bosnia. It has never been clear whether Nicetas existed, but the neighboring Hungarians took advantage of the spreading rumour to reclaim suzerainty over Bosnia, which had been growing increasingly independent. Bosnians were accused of being sympathetic to Bogomilism, a Christian sect closely related to Catharism and likewise dualist.

In 1221, Pope Honorius III dispatched his legate, Aconcius, to Bosnia, to determinate the status of the Bosnian heresy. Aconcius claimed that the Bogumils spread Bogumilism over there just as younglings are being breast-fed. The Pope complained to King Andrew II of Hungary and the Hungarian Bishoprics to destroy the Bosnian Bogomils, calling for a crusade against Bosnia.
King Andrew was fighting inner conflicts, so he could not heed the Papacy's callings. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kalocsa wanted to lead the Crusade against Bosnia if the Pope promised that Bosnia would be ecclesiastically subjected to him; and so the Pope asked him to keep his promise in 1225. That year, by Pope's edict, Bosnia, Soli and Usora were transferred from the coastal Dalmatian bishoprics to the suzerainty of Ugrin Csák, Archbishop of Kalocsa. The Archbishop negotiated with the ruler of Srem to launch a joint operation in Bosnia. The Archbishop dispatched John Angelos of Syrmia, a Byzantine prince and nephew of the Hungarian King, to lead a military attempt into Bosnia.

On 15 May 1225, Pope Honorius III spurred the Hungarians to undertake the Bosnian Crusade. That expedition, like the previous ones, turned into a defeat, and the Hungarians had to retreat when the Mongols invaded their territories.

During the reign of Stjepan, the grasp of the Bosnian Church had grown further. Pope Gregory IX, elected in 1227, decided to launch a Crusade against the Bosnian Church in order to finally eradicate it. As part of that plan, he launched a very lively diplomatic activity. During all that time, there is no mention of ban Stjepan in local documents, and the Vatican does not mention him either.

Deposition

Because of his ardent Roman Catholicism and his allegiance to the Hungarian Kingdom, Stjepan was not popular among his Bosnian subjects. Towards the end of his reign, the Inquisition came to Bosnia and burned several dozen heretics in Vitez for ten years.. In 1232, when a disorder caught Hungary, the Bosnians revolted and deposed ban Stjepan. His throne was seized by Matija Ninoslav.

Ban Stjepan and his wife, banica Ancila, had a son, Sibislav.

See also
 List of Bosnian rulers
 History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

Bibliography

Bans of Bosnia
1236 deaths
13th-century Hungarian people
13th-century Bosnian people
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Album: Believe in Nothing (Remixed & Remastered)
Paradise Lost continue their series of album reissues from their experimental Gothic synth rock era, as last year's 2-disc version of One Second (1997) and this year's Host (1999) remaster have now been followed by a full remix (with new cover art) of the oft-maligned Believe in Nothing (2001), which even the band members themselves were never fully happy with. Is the second time the charm?
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"Can you polish a turd?" goes the lifelong question. According to the MythBusters, it is possible, but I've found that in the field of music, the affirmative answer seldom rings true. Now, calling Believe in Nothing a piece of junk is a little too harsh, but it's undoubtedly one of Paradise Lost's least flattering moments. After the electronic experimentation of Host, the band wanted to make a more guitar-driven and rocking album, but the interference of their label, EMI, into the creative process and the personal issues the band members were going through at the time resulted in a slightly halfhearted effort with not that many classics. My main problem has always been the songwriting, which feels rather unfocused and lethargic compared to the masterful Host, and not so much the production. Nevertheless, I wanted to keep an open mind and see if the group's current in-house producer, Jaime Gomez Arellano, had breathed new life into the mostly forgettable record.
Unfortunately the opening track "I Am Nothing", one of the few truly great songs on the album with a chorus to die for, already manages to start off the album on the wrong foot in terms of mixing: the guitars sound trebly and thin compared to the original, and the drums lack punch. However, maybe it's just my ears getting used to the sound after the initial shock, but on the following track, the album's most enduring live song "Mouth", the mix doesn't bother me. "Something Real" and "Sell It to the World" actually sound great, and the heavier sound is more in line with the albums that came out after it – the latter even includes a Gothic choir in the intro that wasn't there before. On the fifth standout track, the semi-doomy closer "World Pretending", however, the mix is again a bit of a letdown, because Nick Holmes's vocals have been pushed so far back that it feels like they're no longer leading the song like they should.
"Illumination" and the strings-driven "Divided" are mid-tier songs, as they're alright, but I barely ever feel the need to revisit them. Luckily the latter track sounds a little more energetic now, thanks to the higher vocal harmony in the chorus being more upfront. "Look at Me Now" has promising verses, but the chorus is a huge anticlimax, and in the new mix the clean guitars in the verses have been turned up so loud that the contrast when the distorted guitars kick in doesn't feel as impactful. "Fader" has a short but annoying prechorus and a chorus that doesn't really go anywhere, while "Never Again", "Control", (perhaps the line "We are determined to control" was a subtle dig at the label?) and "No Reason" form one of the most tedious 3-song runs in the PL discography, and the tweaking of the sound doesn't manage to sway my opinion on any of them.
Believe in Nothing is a frustrating listen even in its remixed form: 4 of the songs sound better now, 3 sound worse, and the remaining ones – mainly the weak links – sound about as good as the originals. I suppose the intention was to make the record rawer in vein of the band's latest couple of albums, but that only works for some of the material, because Believe in Nothing for the most part represents dark alternative rock, as opposed to the death/doom of The Plague Within (2015) and Medusa (2017), and the whole musical climate is different now than 17 years ago, so some of the mix choices feel misguided. I would only recommend the remix to diehard fans and completists, but as a nice little extra, the digipak reissue includes 2 B-sides ("Gone" and "Leave This Alone") from the album sessions as bonus tracks. They're both actually quite good and could've easily replaced some of the filler tracks on the final record. Anyway, despite the average songs dragging Believe in Nothing down and the lack of essentialness of this remix, revisiting the album made me realize that the ratio between the good and the not-so-good stuff is slightly more favorable than on Medusa, which I gave a 5, so 6 is a fair grade in this case.
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The Master of Science in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership program course design includes 37.5 hours of core instructional time for each three-unit course. Additional homework, research, and study time will be required. Students are advised to spend 15-18 hours per week in each course in order to be successful.
The 31-unit MS-CSOL program consists of eleven courses – ten 3-unit courses and a 1-unit integrative capstone course. This 31-unit program can be completed in five semesters (20 months). You can start this program in any semester (fall, spring, or summer). Each semester is 14-weeks long and there are two 7-week courses offered. Students should ensure that their personal computers meet the following system requirements.
The Master of Science in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership (MS-CSOL) focuses on three key aspects of leadership, in addition to the graduate learning outcomes shared across all of USD's Master's level programs.
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Prince Charles with the Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess Meghan at The Prince of Wales' 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration at Buckingham Palace.
Duchess Meghan is not only very popular with the British, the former actress has also conquered the hearts of the royal family. But what about Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles?
It's no secret that Duchess Meghan (37) gets along well with Duchess Catherine (37) and even Queen Elizabeth II (92). However, she is said to be even closer friends with another member of the royal family. We are talking about Prince Harry's (34) father, Prince Charles (70).
The friendship of the heir to the throne and of Duchess Meghan already had a promising start: When it became known that Meghan's father would not come to her wedding, Prince Charles volunteered to walk her down the aisle at her dream wedding.
Duchess Meghan, Duchess Camilla and Prince Charles on the first Day at Royal Ascot in 2018.
And not only that, Meghan is said to have brought Prince Charles and Prince Harry closer together again and is absolutely thrilled about becoming a grandfather for the fourth time! And it doesn't stop there: According to Angela Levin of the "Daily Mail", Charles and Meghan "have bonded over art, history and culture. Meghan is particularly keen to learn about earlier Royals and the artists who have painted them".


Do you use Chrome as your primary PC browser?
Do you use Google Chrome as your primary browser when using your desktop or laptop?
Until earlier this year Firefox used to be my favourite, but I've entirely moved over to Chrome now.
Chrome is my go to browser.
Chrome is the standard and daily driver but I have the others (firefox, brave, opera) for one reason or the other.
Not a fan of the new Chrome... esp on iOS - it looks like it was designed by a 5 year old for a 5 year old.
The cross platform functionality improvement is good tho.
No, it uses to much resources in my opinion.
You should try the Vivaldi browser. Feels like old school Opera and support chrome extensions.
I use Chrome as my 'daily driver', but when I need to log into Microsoft related internet of things then I use Edge. At times Chrome cache me outside if you know what I mean. It has been yonks since I used Firefox or any other browser for that matter.
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Neville Longbottom as Horatius Cocles
Last week, I joined the ranks of those who have marked the end of the Harry Potter era by watching The Deathly Hallows Part 2. I enjoyed seeing the characters I've known for so long, grown to full maturity and able to defeat Voldemort at last; loved the cinematic realisation of the Battle of Hogwarts; and shed a quiet tear when Harry described Snape as one of the bravest men he'd ever known in the final scene. But what caught my attention most of all was a short little scene featuring Neville Longbottom which had powerful Classical resonances.
It comes during the Battle of Hogwarts, just before and after the shield of protection around the school breaks down. The rickety wooden covered bridge has already been primed with explosives, ready to be set off by the right spell, and Neville is stationed at the end, waiting for Voldemort's hordes to attack:
As the clip shows, he stands taunting them for as long as the shield holds, knowing that once it gives way, they won't lose a moment in rushing forward to attack him. As soon as that happens, he turns and flees – but this was all part of the plan. Neville then chucks a spell over his shoulder to ignite the explosives, bringing the entire thing tumbling down behind him, and plunging the pursuing Snatchers to some unspecified fate:
For a horrible moment, it looks as though Neville himself has fallen with them. But somehow he manages to cling on, and emerges over the broken edge of the bridge – much to the relief of his friends.
And that, in a nutshell, is the Roman legend of Horatius on the Bridge. It is told most famously by Livy, whose version (along with some contextual explanation) can be read here. Neville is Horatius Cocles, the Hogwarts bridge is the Pons Sublicius, and the Snatchers charging down the hill are the Etruscans, trying to capture Rome on behalf of the cruel king Tarquinius the Proud, whom the Romans had kicked out. Why, even Neville's rather implausible escape matches neatly with Horatius' swim across the Tiber to safety while the Etruscans hurl missiles at him. In fact, I must say that my reaction to this scene in the film was rather like Livy's reaction to Horatius' miraculous escape. Clearly, there was no way Neville could possibly have survived as the bridge collapsed beneath him – and yet somehow, he did. Similarly, Livy describes Horatius' swim to safety as "an act of daring more famous than credible with posterity" (rem ausus plus famae habituram ad posteros quam fidei) – his polite way of saying that he doesn't personally believe a word of it.
Neville's personal brand of heroism isn't quite identical to Horatius'. Neville is a hero, and he showed the early signs of this right back in the first book / film, when he was brave enough to try to stop Harry, Ron and Hermione sneaking illegally out of the Gryffindor common room. But it's hard to read Horatius' story without imagining him standing there with his chest puffed out, supremely self-confident as he booms out orders to his men and taunts towards the enemy. Horatius is a full-blown traditional hero-figure with quasi-supernatural powers of swordsmanship, resourcefulness and daring – but the whole point about Neville Longbottom is that he is brave and good, but also scared and ordinary at the same time. So it is appropriate that even Neville's taunts are quite tentative, and that he lures the Snatchers to their doom by running away in apparent terror, rather than holding them bravely off in hand-to-hand combat.
All of the Harry Potter films are ripe with Classical resonances, many of which Juliette Harrison has chronicled. For the most part, these originate in the books, where they can of course be attributed directly to J.K. Rowling's background in Classics. But this one doesn't – perhaps partly for the very good reason that the wooden bridge isn't in the books! (It appeared for the first time in the film of Prisoner of Azkaban). This means that I can't be sure whether or not Steve Kloves, the script-writer for the later films, deliberately wrote Neville's bridge scene as a version of the Horatius legend or not. But the match is very close, and the story is certainly pretty firmly embedded in western culture – see e.g. Macaulay's poem, a whole bunch of works of art, or nice accessible kids' versions like this one. So it would be surprising if Kloves didn't know it, and that means I feel reasonably confident that Neville's scene in The Deathly Hallows Part 2 is consciously Classically-inspired.
The final climax of Neville's development into a real (though still ordinary) hero comes when Voldemort enters the castle with Harry's (apparently) dead body – and now that I've seen the film, I find that Neville's behaviour at this point in the book as well is more Horatian than I'd previously realised. Neville may not be standing on a bridge at this point, but he is the only person who dares to come forward and challenge Voldemort, while everyone else cowers in fear. The essential motif of a lone hero standing firm is in place – so perhaps JKR did have Horatius in mind when she wrote this scene, after all? In that case, Kloves' contribution would have been to recognise the basic elements of the Horatius legend in JKR's account of the stand-off between Neville and Voldemort, and then to expand on this by adding an extra scene a little bit earlier featuring Neville on an actual bridge.
Certainly, in Kloves' hands, Neville gets an incredible rising trio of heroic moments in quick succession, each of which takes him closer and closer to the full-blown hero model which Horatius represents. From his tentative taunts on the bridge he progresses quickly to very real defiance of Voldemort in the courtyard – this time without the protection of a magical shield. And from there, it is but a short step to his magnificent beheading of Nagini:
By that stage, he has become a proper traditional hero-figure – steadfast, proud and entirely uncompromising as he swings the fatal blow (though still, of course, wearing a cardigan clearly knitted by his gran). It's very much the heroic climax to his story that Neville has always deserved, and I'm not surprised that so many people have raved about his role in the film. I am thrilled, though, to see a Classical story playing a small part in that. :-)
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Everything You Need To Know About The Pirate Update
Posted on October 30, 2014 July 6, 2018 by fseonline
Introducing you to Google's latest Pirate update (yes, another one!)
Google have been busy bees…
It seems that the techies at Google's headquarters are keeping extremely busy recently – it's been update galore! First we had the big Panda update sprung upon us in September, then the long-awaited (but certainly not missed) Penguin 3.0 made an appearance at the beginning of October. Now it's the turn of the new and improved Pirate update to shake up the SERPs.
The Original Pirate
Originally introduced in August 2012, Pirate was designed to prevent websites from ranking well if Google's DMCA system had filed copyright infringement reports against them. This update came as a result of criticism that Google didn't play a big enough part in the fight against piracy. Since then, Google seems to have neglected the Pirate update, leaving offenders that were caught in the first line of pirate fire penalized and letting new offenders off scot-free!
The latest Pirate re-run will catch all the new piracy sites that have been running around freely in the last two years and hopefully release sites that were previously badly hit by the update (but only if they took it upon themselves to clean up their act).
Changing the Ad Layout
Google has implemented a new ad layout when a search term is detected to be related to someone that may be attempting to watch or download movies illegally. When searching using keywords such as 'Watch Breaking Bad', the first organic listing will most often be the site where the content originated from, like AMC, in place of torrent site.
Related: Introducing The World Cup (With A Dash Of SEO News!)
Fewer Search Suggestions
Google's final bid to prove that its takes piracy extremely seriously and are committed to fighting it involves the search box. Google has revealed that there will be fewer autocomplete suggestions when users type something in the search box. If a certain search term produces many sites that have had reports filed against them for copyright infringement, then Google will not offer as many search options at all.
The Pirate update is nothing for the average webmaster to worry about, as it's designed to specifically target sites that allow users to illegally download and stream content. This may be a slight inconvenience for users who want to quickly access the latest episode of their favourite show, but nothing more than that. The truth is that because Google has left it so long to rerun Pirate, most users have already discovered the best sites that offer this service and are more than happy to visit them directly.
Still, the main reason behind Google's rerun of Pirate is to shutdown anyone who believes that Google isn't doing enough to prevent users from downloaded and watching illegal content. So, Pirate has had the desired effect in Google's eyes, and has just created a mild inconvenience from the user's perspective.
Read more: Introduction To Google's Latest Update Penguin 3.0 »


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Q: Unable to display image after loading it in a Bitmap First I save the image using FileOutPutStream etc..
This should be working since I am able to see the image in the SDCard using 'Astro File Manager'. (The path is also correct according to AFM)
However when I try to load this image as a Bitmap and display it in an ImageViewer I get nothing.
    ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.IMAGE);

    Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(requestList.get(0).getImage());

    image.setImageBitmap(bitmap);

I've checked the byteCount() on the bitmap and it returns a large number so I'm guessing that's fine.
So as I am able to load the file in AFM my guess is that it should be loadable by me as well, but maybe in another way that I'm currently attempting?
The Image is taken from another phones camera, uploaded to a server and then downloaded and stored by my phone. (I believe all of this works though)

A: Try this :
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(photoPath, options);
selected_photo.setImageBitmap(bitmap);


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Written by: Andrew Brikin
Directed by: Graham Baker
Reviewed by: Brett G.
"You have won nothing..."
The Omen series almost seems to be forgotten in the annals of horror, as the original film is massively popular and still gets tons of well-deserved praise. However, it seems as if the sequels are often ignored. In the case of many horror series, the sequels are either notoriously bad (The Exorcist II) or infamous in their interminability (pretty much every major slasher series). With The Omen, it seems as if the two sequels are just solid enough to warrant being forgotten. The second film, Damien: The Omen II, is a very well done sequel that essentially mimics the winning formula of its predecessor. The third film, The Final Conflict: Omen III, changes things up a bit by presenting an adult Damien who is fully aware of his destiny and is bent on world domination.
The basic setup of this film is excellent, if not epic: Damien has maneuvered his way through the political ladder and has found himself appointed as Ambassador to the Court of St. James, the same position his adopted father held in the original film. However, all is not well for the Anti-Christ, as a second Star of Bethlehem has appeared in the sky, signaling the second coming of Christ. Sensing this, Damien sets out to kill every male child born in England on the morning of the star's appearance. All the while, a priest named Father DeCarlo has discovered Damien's unholy lineage and, armed with the daggers of Meggido, sets out to destroy him. Meanwhile, Damien has also become involved with a journalist, Kate Reynolds; furthermore, he has taken her son, Peter, under his wing.
The basic plot as outlined here sounds pretty much foolproof and represents a logical conclusion to The Omen cycle. Damien's plan to hunt down the babies while fending off DeCarlo's priests is tightly conceived, as the two narratives merge together quite seamlessly and lead to some fairly memorable death sequences. However, I can't help but feel that something is missing from the film, as it ultimately fails to live up to its epic setup. Perhaps it was due to my expectations the first time I saw the film, but I've always been left a little disappointed by The Omen III. This is not to say that the film is bad by any means, but it just comes up feeling mediocre when it had the potential to be so much more. This is probably due to a bit of bait and switch that occurs at the end of the film. Without spoiling too much, the film seems to be building to an epic conflict that never truly occurs; thus, the film doesn't feel complete.
Like its predecessors, this installment is well done from a technical standpoint. Graham Baker's direction is nothing to write home about, but it is competent enough. Composer Jerry Goldsmith also returns with another epic score that's worthy of the series. All in all, it looks and sounds like an Omen film should. The effects and death scenes have always been a major component of these films, and this film follows suit with some fairly memorable scenes, including a booby trap sequence that anticipates the Saw films that would be released two decades later. Most of the film's more brutal deaths are kept off-screen, as the film won't go so far as to actually show the newborn babies' deaths. Just the very idea of it, however, manages to give the film a creepy vibe. The same can also be said for an absolutely brutal sex scene between Damien and Kate. All told, the film certainly has its moments; however, it's not able to fully sustain the momentum of these scenes. From a narrative perspective, the film is full of peaks and valleys.
Any review of this film would be remiss to ignore Sam Neil's performance as an adult Damien. Indeed, this is one of the brighter spots of the film, as Neil comes across as diabolical, cunning, conniving, sincere, and stunningly fragile over the course of the film. His monologue when he speaks to his father in the presence of the Christ statue is one of the best moments in the entire series, let alone the film itself. Ultimately, Neil's performance renders Damien a bit human, which is a surprising turn for a series that has presented the Anti-Christ as a somewhat remorseless entity. Without Neil, I fear that the film would have lost its center, as he without a doubt holds the narrative together with a charismatic performance that deserves recognition.
In the end, The Omen III isn't a terrible film by any means; instead, it just seems to have trouble maintaining an intensity and interest throughout the entire narrative. It has an excellent (and even unnerving) setup that should have been absolutely epic. Unfortunately, the film falls short because it ends up feeling too intimate. Perhaps this was the intent, but when we're dealing with apocalyptic subject matter, I would like to see a climax more befitting of the setup. Still, if you've seen the first two Omen films, you have to see this one out of obligation. If there is any solace to be taken in this film, it's the fact that it doesn't represent a monumental drop in quality that many horror series inevitably experience. While it's a bit disappointing, it has just enough to hold it together. Also, I should also note that there was a made-for-television sequel to this, Omen IV: The Awakening. That film is a spin-off of the original series, but manages to maintain a semblance of continuity, so to complete the story, you'll need to track it down as well.
Omen III can now be found again on DVD in most places for a cheap price. The original edition is supposedly out of print, but I've seen it around lately for less than $5 at some local stores. The quality is well done for the most part: the film is presented in its original aspect ratio, and the image is fairly pristine. The film shows its age at times, but it's more than adequate. The 2.0 Dolby Digital soundtrack is also clear and undistorted. It's also available as part of the various Omen collections out there as well (the latest set features all five films—even the 2006 remake). If you want them all in one shot, you'll end up owning part three anyway; however, if you're just out to watch the series for completion's sake, I recommend that you simply Rent it!