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Joe Jonas reveals what Sophie Turner and Priyanka Chopra call themselves: 'They've gotten really close' (Exclusive)
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Dec 10th 2018 5:13PM
Joe and Nick Jonas have "what [all] brothers want": Their significant others are friends!
On the heels of Nick's wedding to Priyanka Chopra, Joe opened up to AOL's Gibson Johns at the kickoff for JCPenney's Giving Spree about the relationship between Priyanka and his fiancée, Sophie Turner.
"They've gotten really close, and it's really cool to see their friendship grow," he told us. "They were friends before we even met. Sophie shot 'X-Men' on the same lot that [Priyanka] shot 'Quantico' for a while, so they would spend a lot of time together, which made it even more special once Nick and Pri obviously got together. It's cool."
The two actresses get along so well, even, that they've given themselves a nickname since they began dating the famous brothers.
"They're calling themselves the 'J-Sisters,'" Joe revealed. "They have this camaraderie now that they feel is not only friendship, but it's family. That's what every brothers want. You want to have that relationship where everyone looks out for one another."
Just before the event at the JCPenney in New York City, Joe had taken a 15-hour flight direct from India, during which he slept for "13 to 14 hours."
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TODAY -- Pictured: Joe Jonas on Thursday, December 6, 2018 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Joe Jonas kicked off JCPenney's national Giving Spree in New York City. (Credit: JCPenney)
NEW DELHI, INDIA - DECEMBER 4: Nick Janoss brother Joe Jonas with his fiancé Sophie Turner pose for photos during wedding reception of Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas at Taj Palace on December 4, 2018 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Manoj Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 26: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra (L) with her fiancee Nick Jonas (R), his brother Joe Jonas and his fiancee Sophie Turner posed for photographs outside a restaurant at Juhu on November 26, 2018 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Prodip Guha/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Joe Jonas is seen on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 15: American singer and actor Joe Jonas attends Louis Vuitton Volez Voguez Voyagez Exhibition on November 15, 2018 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 07: Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center on November 07, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 16: Joe Jonas attends the FENDI MANIA Capsule Collection Launch Event at Fendi on October 16, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Fendi)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Joe Jonas is seen in NoHo on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 02: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas attend the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2019 on October 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are seen leaving a restaurant on October 1, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Joe Jonas is seen in SoHo on September 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra at 2018 US Open at the 2018 US Open on September 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 4: Sophie Turner and boyfrend Joe Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, wearing her engagement ring and her fiance Nick Jonas attend Serena Williams' quarter-final victory on day 9 of the 2018 tennis US Open on Arthur Ashe stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2018 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 3: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the defeats of Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer on day 8 of the 2018 tennis US Open on Arthur Ashe stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2018 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 03: Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas at Day 8 of the US Open held at the USTA Tennis Center on September 3, 2018 in New York City.
"As you can imagine, I needed it after this week," he laughed. "[The wedding] felt like we were at summer camp. It was all of our closest friends -- including all of the ones we grew up with and toured with, friends of friends, family we haven't seen -- and we're all in this beautiful country together. To all of us, it was just like we were on a vacation. There wasn't much sleep, as you could imagine. You could blame jet lag, but we're just partying every night and celebrating their love, and it was just so fun to see these people again. It [was] just a 24-hour party -- with a nap!"
Nick and Priyanka's wedding represented one of the extremely rare moments that the entire Jonas family was able to get everyone together: Nick, Joe, Kevin, Frankie, their parents and more. It's that quality time that the DNCE frontman looks forward to most about the holidays, too.
"Quality time is what makes us the happiest," he said. "If we can get everybody in a room together, which isn't easy for us because we're always traveling, it's gonna be cool. This year we're doing it all together."
And as their family expands even more, the musician admitted that he's going to have to continue to change how he approaches the holiday season.
"I'm a little selfish where I'm like, 'Well, I have to have Christmas with my family,'" Joe laughed. "It's kind of like, pick and choose holidays and figure it out. Like, for us, I always do Friendsgiving rather than Thanksgiving with the family, only because it's too crazy to see everyone at that time of year. As my family grows and grows, it just gets a little more complicated, but the exciting part for me is that everyone wants to spend it together still."
But before he gets to spend Christmas with the ones he loves, though, Joe made sure that he took the time to give back to those who aren't as fortunate as he is. The "Cake By The Ocean" hitmaker helped to kick off JCPenney's largest-ever national Giving Spree, which will surprise 25 kids in every continental US state and Puerto Rico with $100 gift cards to shop for presents at the chain.
"This is why I came back," Joe said. "I was going to stay a few more days, but I came back [from India] early for this amazing event. It's such a cool thing to be part of. You don't realize the impact until you see these kids' faces light up."
"What's even more rewarding is that they want to spend it on other people," he added. "I always found that you assume young kids want to buy toys for themselves, but they're like, 'I want to buy something for my mom or my sister or older brother.' That was really cool and encouraging."
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Happiest day of my life. @priyankachopra
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and musician Nick Jonas stand for photographs at their wedding reception in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
This was truly magical. @priyankachopra Link in bio @people
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, third right and musician Nick Jonas, second right, stand for family photographs at their wedding reception in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Joe Jonas and his fiancé and Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner pose for photographs during the wedding reception of Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and musician Nick Jonas in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Priyanka and I have been looking forward to the Sangeet (the musical evening and a pre-wedding ritual) to see what each side of the family had put together. We're both so full of gratitude for the effort and the love put forth by both families. What an amazing start to a lifetime!! @priyankachopra
It all began as a fierce song & dance competition between the families but ended, as always, as a huge celebration of love. Nick and I were looking forward to the Sangeet (musical evening), another pre wedding ritual.. and to see what each side had put together. And what a performance it was. Each family telling our stories through song and dance, filled with lots of laughter and love. We were both filled with gratitude for the effort, the love and the laughter and will carry the memories of this special evening for the rest of our lives. It is an amazing start to a lifetime of togetherness for our families and friends...#grateful @nickjonas 📹/📷: @calebjordanlee @josevilla @josephradhik
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and musician Nick Jonas greet media during their wedding reception in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and musician Nick Jonas arrive for their wedding reception in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Friends.. family.. ❤
So much love, tradition and celebration. Happy wedding, PC and NJ. We love you and your love. ❤
First Indian wedding it was pure magic 💛
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Playing politics with West Coast windfall trees
National have announced that they will introduce special legislation to allow the recovery of windfall trees on the West Coast
Government to allow recovery of West Coast windfall timber
Special legislation is to be passed by Parliament to enable the recovery of high value native timber blown over in Cyclone Ita on West Coast public conservation land, Dr Nick Smith announced today.
"We need to take a pragmatic approach and enable the timber to be recovered where it can be done so safely and with minimal environmental impact. This initiative will provide welcome jobs and economic opportunities for the West Coast at a difficult time, and will provide a financial return to DOC that can be reinvested in conservation work," Dr Smith says.
Nick Smith said in Parliament yesterday that National have the support of the Maori Party, United Future and possibly NZ First. Greens appear to strongly oppose it.
A Labour activist signalled opposition via a blog post at The Standard – Smith plans sale of trees to fund DOC.
David Cunliffe put out a media release.
John Key – Stop playing politics with West Coast windfall timber
John Key should stop playing politics with the issue of harvesting windfall timber on the West Coast and give time for a responsible consideration of legislation, Labour Leader David Cunliffe says.
"I have written to John Key to tell him that Labour's support for government legislation to harvest windfall logs on the West Coast is subject to a number of critical amendments, including giving time for the public, particularly those on the West Coast, to have a say on the legislation.
"Given that the storm that caused this windfall was three months ago, the government's use of urgency to pass legislation this week is clearly based on playing politics. Labour is proposing that a Select Committee consider the Bill and report back to Parliament within two weeks, still allowing for the legislation to be considered before the election.
"Further, Labour believes that any legislation must protect the conservation estate and also give West Coasters preferred access to the trees.
"We believe that the legislation should also set a two year time frame for this operation and not the five years currently being suggested. We also believe that the exemptions from the Resource Management Act seem unnecessary and would potentially provide an unfair advantage over private foresters. .
"Labour is also concerned about the economics of the whole operation. Any additional harvest of native timber may collapse timber prices and undermine existing sawmills.
"I believe that this indecent rush over passing this legislation has got a lot more to do with playing politics then finding sustainable jobs for the West Coast. Labour supports job creation but we want to ensure any change to the Conservation Act does not open the door to the logging of our native timber on Conservation land.
"We urge the government to take on board our proposals and amendments to allow the legislation to reflect this important balance.
This seems to be another yeah/nah approach from Cunliffe, and he appears to be the one trying to play politics with it. It would be very awkward for Labour to oppose the plan, but they want to make some political mileage out of it.
Labour's West Coast MP Damien O'Connor tried to seek some concessions in Parliament:
Hon Damien O'Connor : Will the Minister support an amendment to his bill that will ensure that West Coast businesses and West Coast people are the beneficiaries of the jobs that he claims will come from his bill?
Hon Dr NICK SMITH : It would be a nonsense for us to say that the timber can be used only on the West Coast. [Interruption] I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I cannot even hear myself think, and I am attempting to—
Mr SPEAKER : Order! The question has been asked, and an answer is required, and it will be given without this level of barracking coming from my left.
Hon Dr NICK SMITH : I point out that there is a sawmill in Moutere, in the Nelson area, that could well use the timber. I have had letters from furniture makers in Auckland and Christchurch who would want to use the timber. I cannot believe the Labour Party is now going to require that natural products be used only in their local area. It seems like an out for a very embarrassed member for West Coast—Tasman.
There's some doubt whether NZ First will support it as this exchange shows:
Hon Dr NICK SMITH : I have had very strong support, particularly from the West Coast community. I have also had other support, and I thank both the United Future party and the Māori Party for recognising the unique situation on the West Coast. I have also had indications of support from New Zealand First, but my understanding is—
Rt Hon Winston Peters : No, you haven't.
Hon Dr NICK SMITH : Yes I have. Andrew Little told me yesterday.
Hon Member : Andrew Little?
Hon Dr NICK SMITH : Andrew Williams—I apologise.
The Government would have sufficient votes for this without NZ First.
I think this will be introduced to Parliament today.
https://yournz.org/2014/06/26/playing-politics-with-west-coast-windfall-trees/
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. - Monomer Transport Model of Olefin Polymerization
Sixth World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation
Author(s): Xinggao Liu ; Yuan Chen ; Chunhui Zhang
Publication Date: 1 January 2006
Conference Location: Dalian, China
Conference Date: 21 June 2006
ISBN (Paper): 1-4244-0332-4
DOI: 10.1109/WCICA.2006.1713280
A novel comprehensive mathematical model extended from polymeric multigrain model (PMGM) to predict kinetic behavior, molecular weight and explain the higher rate of reaction and polydispersity... View More
A novel comprehensive mathematical model extended from polymeric multigrain model (PMGM) to predict kinetic behavior, molecular weight and explain the higher rate of reaction and polydispersity index (PDI) using heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts for single propylene polymerization has been developed. The corrected polymeric multigrain model, which is also based on the multigrain model and some of the simpler continuum models, gives a more valid mathematical method and higher computational rate than multigrain model (MGM). In the mean time, the interstitial spaces among the microparticle make up the pores through which monomer transport occurs not only by diffusion, but also by convection driven by the pressure gradient caused by the monomer consumption within the particle especially for the newer and faster catalyst. So it is also the purpose of the present paper to use this solution methodology into the two-phase model with a reasonable simulation result
ASTM D3132-84(1996) - Standard Test Method for Solubility Range of Resins and Polymers (Withdrawn 2005)
January 1, 1996 - ASTM International
1.1 This test method covers determination of the solubility of resins and polymers in terms of the region of solubility parameter and hydrogen bonding of solvents in which complete solution occurs. In some cases dipole moment of the solvents may also be required to delineate more exactly the boun...
ASTM D3902-90(1998) - Standard Test Method for Rubber Hose for Gas Diffusion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the volume of liquefied petroleum gas diffusing through the wall of a hose during a specified period of time.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operati...
ASTM F817-83(1990) - Test Method for Characterization of Film Resistor Materials and Processes (Withdrawn 1996)
1.1 This method determines a characteristic equation that describes the overall characteristics of a resistor material and the process used to produce thick or thin film resistors.
1.2 This method provides two linear, statistical models for characterizing film resistors that are simple re...
Parallel simulation of 3-D turbulent flow through hydraulic machinery
Parallel calculational methods were used to analyze incompressible turbulent flow through hydraulic machinery. Two parallel methods were used to simulate mulate the complex flow field. The space decorrposition method divides vides the computational domain into several sub-ranges. Parallel discrete e...
Mathematical model of fluid flow and solidification in mold region of continuous slab casting
To simulate the phenomena in the mold region of continuous casting by coupling fluid flow and solidification, a three-dimensional mathematical model has been developed based on the K-ε turbulence equations and the SIMPLER algorithm. A pseudo source term was introduced into the energy equation...


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AG Healey: "DOJ Failed" In Settlement Deal With Purdue Pharma
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — After the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement deal with Purdue Pharma for its role in the nation's opioid crisis, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said she is "not done" with the pharmaceutical giant or the family that owns it.
The DOJ said Wednesday that Purdue Pharma, the maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges in connection with its role in creating the national opioid epidemic, which has been linked to more than 470,000 deaths since 2000.
"DOJ failed. Justice in this case requires exposing the truth and holding the perpetrators accountable, not rushing a settlement to beat an election," Healey said. "I am not done with Purdue and the Sacklers, and I will never sell out the families who have been calling for justice for so long."
According to a copy of the plea agreement obtained by the AP, Purdue will admit that it "knowingly and intentionally conspired and agreed with others to aid and abet" the dispensing of the medication from doctors "without a legitimate medical purpose, and outside the usual course of professional practice."
Purdue will also admit to paying doctors through a speaking program, in order to induce them to write more prescriptions for OxyContin, in violation of federal anti-kickback laws.
The company will admit to using electronic health records software to influence the prescription of pain medication, and it will admit that it falsely represented to the Drug Enforcement Administration that it had maintained an effective drug diversion program between 2007 and 2017. It will also admit to reporting misleading information to the DEA in order to boost the company's manufacturing quotas.
According to the terms of the settlement, Purdue will pay $8.3 billion, and close the company. It will be required to reorganize itself into a public benefit company, and the fines will go to funding various overdose rescue drugs and treatments to help communities hit hardest by the opioid crisis.
The Sackler family, which owns Purdue, will also pay $225 million in civil penalties. While the family is not being criminally charged, the DOJ's agreement does not shield them from potential criminal charges in the future.
Before the settlement was announced, dozens of Democratic members of Congress had written to Attorney General Bill Barr, urging him not to make the deal with Purdue and the Sacklers, because they said the bargain would not hold them properly accountable. The lawmakers also raised concerns about some of the details of the deal.
"Millions of American families impacted by the opioid epidemic are looking to you and your Department for justice," the 38 Democratic members of Congress wrote. "Justice for the sleepless nights spent worrying about sons and daughters trapped in the grip of substance use disorder, justice for the jobs lost and the lives ruined, and justice for the lives of loved ones lost to overdoses. If the only practical consequence of your Department's investigation is that a handful of billionaires are made slightly less rich, we fear that the American people will lose faith in the ability of the Department to provide accountability and equal justice under the law."
In all, the company is still facing some 2,600 lawsuits, mostly from local governments, in connection to its role in creating the national opioid crisis.
As CBS reports, half of all U.S. state governments have opposed the DOJ's settlement, and they are pushing in bankruptcy court for documents that would make clear exactly how much the members of the Sackler family made from the sales of the painkiller over the years. The DOJ's settlement agreement must still be approved by a federal bankruptcy court.


I've been trying not to overthink my choices for those first few minutes of class because, if I overthink them, I'll worry too much about whether or not students are "getting" it when I really just want them to have a transitional moment. Worse, rather than simply listening with, perhaps, some moment of insight, they'll feel as if they have to perform.
For the final Frankenstein discussion I kept thinking about Gloria Gaynor's classic "I Will Survive" and how Cake's cover of the song gives it a different hue, especially with the guitar riffs and the male vocalist. One assignment for the class asks students to either recite a poem of their choosing or adapt the structure of one of the poems to their own topic. I hoped the Gaynor-Cake versions of the song might inspire them. The only problem is that Gaynor's disco tune is really only good for two things—dancing around in one's apartment (usually while singing at the top of one's lungs) or dancing in a club (preferably with a group of friendly gay men). If the point is to settle in, Gaynor's not going to do it. But in order to get to Cake, I had to go through Gaynor. We ended up listening to just the first few minutes of Gaynor (and it was a bit jarring), but the Cake cover seemed to pull most of the students into the work for the day. Of course, Frankenstein's creature promises to do the exact opposite of survive (a funeral pyre seems to be in his immediate future), but I'm not necessarily going for a specific correlation with these moments.
It's not so easy to experiment with music in the classroom, and I have to remind myself not to seek a specific reaction from anyone. It was affirming to see students tapping their fingers and feet to Cake, but music is such a personal medium (so often we listen to it in private spaces) that it's difficult to share in the clinical space of a classroom.
I don't particularly have the, the vocabulary to discuss music. This is not necessarily a bad thing as it reminds me, again, how much of critical writing is knowing what language to use to describe what a reader feels about a text. For all that I keep a list of terms that my students need in order to discuss literature, I sometimes forget just how much of that vocabulary is new to many of them. At this point, it's not even second nature to me. It's just how I talk, but that wasn't always the case. This uneasiness with musical vocabulary keeps me mindful.
It's difficult to decide how much needs to be done by way of introduction or discussion afterwards. In my "Art of Poetry" class last week we read canonical Donne, "The Flea" and "A Valediction: Forbidding Morning." The second poem had me thinking of Wynton Marsalis playing Hayden and Mozart with the National Philharmonic. Symphonic music with Donne felt like a cliché, but for the second class, when we discussed "The Flea," Nat King's Cole "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes…" felt more in keeping with the spirit of whatever Afro-pedagogy might be. But the song needed a bit of glossing. I wanted students to note the line "squeeze me a squoze" and felt I needed to explain what "men are scarce as nylons" alluded to. And that brings me back to my main concern. How much do students really need to know about these songs? I run the risk of overthinking, of being that nerd who ruins the moment with overbearing explanations. Students don't need to "get" everything anyway.
NB: As I was jotting down a few notes, I realized that the other, perhaps more present, inspiration for this experiment comes from my favorite blogger Ta-Nehisi Coates and his occasional Morning Coffee posts.


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X Action/Adventure
X Graphic Novel
X Galaxy Press
Mature (ages 16+)
Teen/Young Adults (ages 13+)
A Matter of Matter
Publisher: Galaxy Press
Written by: L. Ron Hubbard
Art By: N/A
Rated Mature (ages 16+)
Meet Chuck Lambert, who, though not exactly a fool, is guilty of letting his imagination get the best of his wits. That's because our young, naive Lambert wants his own planet. But rather than purchase one legally from the Interior Department of the Outer Galactic Control, he soon succumbs to the flashy advertising of an unsavory galactic swindler named Madman Murphy--the purpoted King of Planetary Realtors. What Madman is the king of, is selling the unwary a planet that isn't quite right, a planet where one can't sit down because there's something the matter with its matter. And that's exactly what becomes the matter for our unlucky voyager, after Chuck toils for eleven grueling years to scrape together enough money to finally buy a planet of his own.
All Frontiers Are Jealous
American engineer Dan Courtney is surveying the route of the Sudan Railway in Africa, linking the Uganda Railway with the Anglo-Egyptian Railroad--a project that seems doomed to fail. When he finds that a young American woman has been kidnapped by the most feared tribe on the continent, the Dinkas, it lands him in an action-swept, life-or-death confrontation to save the girl. The battle with the Dinkas will determine not only the fate of the railway system, but reveal the identity of a killer stalking the girl.
Branded Outlaw
Take the law into your own hands, and you risk losing your grip on everything else-including your life. Lee Weston-a young Paul Newman with a Colt revolver at his hip-is as good-looking as he is quick tempered, and he's got a lot to be angry about. His father murdered, his family ranch torched, he goes gunning for Harvey Dodge-the man who he's convinced is the killer-and it's Lee who ends up on the wrong side of the law. Shot in a gunfight, on the run and running out of time, he holes up in a mountain hideout and waits for death to come find him. But he wakes up in the arms of a beautiful woman who has beat death to his door and nursed him back to life. She's the first and only woman he has ever fallen for, and her name is Ellen Dodge-Harvey's daughter. Can a great loss lead to a great love? Can the search for revenge lead to redemption? The answers lie in the wild heart of the Wild West-in Branded Outlaw. L. Ron Hubbard was so prolific, and his stories so much in demand, he occasionally had to publish under a pseudonym to ensure that his name wouldn't appear twice in a single issue of a magazine. Thus did Branded Outlaw originally appear as being written by a writer named Barry Randolph. But as is clear from the action and authenticity of the story, it was Hubbard behind the curtain pulling the levers. This is one of sixteen westerns Hubbard wrote in 1938-all influenced by a foray into New Mexico to round out his research. His unsurpassed knowledge of the West originated in his years growing up-and riding on-the range.
Cattle King for a Day
After receiving word of his grandfather's premature death, Chinook Shannon rides long and hard from Arizona to reach Bull Butte, Montana. When three local road agents fail to stop him from entering town, he arrives only to be told by the local banker that the family's Slash S cattle ranch-the largest in the territory-will be foreclosed in just twenty-four hours. Chinook soon discovers that it may be far tougher than he thought to discover who killed his grandfather and who is trying to take his ranch away, as he faces forgery, sabotage and murder!
Danger in the Dark
After Billy Newman strikes gold while mining in the Philippines, he believes Lady Luck favors him so much that he buys his own South Seas island for a bargain price...or so he thinks. But when the natives fall ill from plague and crops start failing, the tribal chiefs blame Billy for angering the local god Tadamona. Their solution: sacrifice a beautiful young girl before the 75-foot god. Appalled, Billy argues to stop the ritual, but the chiefs demand he cure their ills in just one day or allow the killing to go forward. Desperate, he denies that the deity even exists and dares Tadamona to show himself. Not only does Billy get his wish, he draws a beastly wrath upon the entire island.


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A Lasting Tribute
Mar 28, 2021 · By Aliesha Walz
Nicholas Cumer
Compassionate, loyal, and brave, Nicholas Cumer had the heart of a hero.
He was born August 21, 1993, and spent his formative years in Washington, PA.
His charismatic personality made him popular among his classmates, and his talents allowed him to shine. Among his diverse extracurricular activities, he was a member of the marching band for all four years of high school, rising to the position of Drum Major as a senior. He was also a skilled athlete who not only played on the tennis and basketball teams but who also holds the distinction of being the first male student to play on the girls' volleyball team. Outside of school, Nicholas attended Washington Alliance Church and performed volunteer work in the physical therapy department of Washington Hospital.
After graduating from Washington High School in 2012, Nicholas continued his education at Saint Francis University, where he played sousaphone in the marching band. Concentrating his studies in the medical field, he earned a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology and later a master's degree in cancer care. During the last ten weeks of his final year at Saint Francis, Nicholas was an intern with Maple Tree Cancer Center in Ohio.
With a true passion for helping others, Nicholas loved working with his clients at the Maple Tree Cancer Center. In turn, he was adored by his patients, his coworkers, and the administrators of the facility, so much so, he was offered a job to operate one of Maple Tree's new offices in the Pittsburgh region.
Just a few days prior to the conclusion of his internship, Nicholas and a few friends wanted to enjoy an evening out together. An occasion that was supposed to be a celebration of their friendship ended in unthinkable tragedy when a mass shooter attacked. Nicholas courageously gave his life by shielding two of his coworkers from open fire. They both survived as a powerful testament to how Nicholas was always willing to put others first.
Nicholas' parents take great pride in the man he became calling him "a blessing to us and everyone he met."
A life such as this deserves a lasting tribute.
Graduation season will soon be underway, and it is a joy to see bright, accomplished students from our all corners of our community prepare to make their mark on the world.
For the parents, loved ones, and mentors of these young adults, these days can be bittersweet. And at the Washington County Community Foundation, we know these overwhelming feelings can sometimes be shared by our donors who annually treat this as a time of remembrance.
Many of the funds at the WCCF, and most especially scholarships, have been created as lasting, heartfelt legacies to lives that were lost: beloved children, dedicated parents, and even inspirational educators.
The Nicholas Cumer Scholarship Fund at the WCCF was created earlier this year by his family and friends in hopes of helping other students from Washington School District who want to pursue a career in the medical field, as Nicholas did.
Helen And Ralph Loughman
Also new this year is the Loughman Scholarship Fund, which was created to honor Ralph E. and Helen G. Loughman, who were prominent members of the Fort Cherry community for more than 65 years.
Ralph spent his career at Fort Cherry School District, where he not only taught, but also worked as a guidance counselor, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Athletic Director, baseball coach, and bus driver. After retiring from Fort Cherry, he had a second career with H&R Block Tax Services.
Helen worked as a Registered Nurse for many years in several different fields of nursing. She particularly enjoyed helping persons with disabilities, especially children.
The couple's children and grandchildren hope that the scholarship will not only assist Fort Cherry graduates in attaining their educational goals but also serve to perpetuate the legacy of Ralph and Helen which encompasses education, faith, family, community, and service to others.
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I have begun to experiment with beer videos, an exploration into whether beer can be made interesting enough to merit its capture on film. You may be the judge by viewing the first installment here (or clicking the photo).
A subsidiary exploration involves looking at the two online sites (Youtube, Google) for form and function. Youtube allows you to paste the clip directly into the post; Google apparently not. However, Youtube only allows you to load 100 MB vids, which is bupkis (my 62-second short went 225).
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EXPRESS INFORMER > News & Politics > Rita Ora 'PAYS £10,000 Covid fine' after Notting Hill birthday party
Rita Ora 'PAYS £10,000 Covid fine' after Notting Hill birthday party
November 30, 2020 Express Informer
Rita Ora this morning apologised for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules for her lavish 30th birthday restaurant party as it was today investigated by police.
In a message to fans she said sorry for the 'serious and inexcusable error of judgement' as a source confirmed she voluntarily paid a £10,000 fine over the event.
The singer, whose mother is a nurse, was initially reported to have invited 30 friends to the restaurant in Notting Hill, West London, to mark the occasion.
But the group, said to have partied 'until the early hours', was said by sources close to her to have been just seven.
Metropolitan Police officers had been called to Casa Cruz in West London on Saturday night at 9pm but at the time found no evidence.
But following further information today the force continued their investigation, but without success.
Staff inside the restaurant seemed oblivious to officers' efforts to get in this morning.
The breach was a far cry from Rita's actions earlier this year, when she launched coronavirus safety merchandise, emblazoned with the logo 'Stop the spread'.
But in her apology this morning she admitted: 'Hello all, I attended a small gathering with some friends to celebrate my 30th birthday.
'It was a spur of the moment decision made with the misguided view that we were coming out of lockdown and this would be OK. I'm deeply sorry for breaking the rules and in turn understand that this puts people at risk.
'This was a serious and inexcusable error of judgement. Given the restrictions, I realise how irresponsible these actions were and I take full responsibility.
Claims: Rita Ora has been accused of flouting lockdown rules at a 30th birthday on Saturday
Rita Ora this morning apologised for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules
A police woman investigates near Rita Ora's house in West London today
Police knocked at the door today but were not let in by staff who were inside the restaurant
Officers are still investigating the potential Covid regulations breach today after the weekend
Police attempts to get an answer at the restaurant today were might by silence at the door
'I feel particularly embarrassed knowing first-hand how hard people have worked to combat this terrible illness and being fully aware of the sacrifices that people and businesses have made to help keep us all safe. Even though this won't make it right, I want to sincerely apologise.'
A source close to Ora told MailOnline: 'Rita knows her actions were wrong which is why she has voluntarily paid the £10,000 fine to the council. She hopes this will go some way to making up for her error of judgement.'
It came as Kensington and Chelsea Council confirmed it too was investigating the party.
A spokesman said: 'We are aware of the reports and will be investigating them with the premises.'
Meanwhile residents living near the restaurant today told of their anger at the 'selfish' singer who apparently ignored the government restrictions to celebrate her birthday.
A man in his fifties whose home overlooks the restaurant said: 'I hoped they are fined the maximum amount by the council. What is the point of having rules if they are going to be broken just because someone wants to hold a party.'
Another near neighbour, who lives on a council estate, adjacent to the restaurant added:' It is one rule for the rich and the rest of us can stay in line. I didn't hear anything on Saturday but they should not have held the party.
Casa Cruz's majority stakeholder is Francois Perrodo, who had no idea about the party
Big day: The singer has been celebrating her 30th in style over the weekend, with a source claiming that the event on Saturday night 'went on until the early hours' (pictured on Thursday)
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2
People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home.
In general, you must not meet with another person socially or undertake any activities with another person. You must not meet socially indoors with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble.
Non-essential shops will be told to shut
Restaurants and bars will be told to close unless they can operate a takeaway service.
Travel abroad is only permitted for 'essential' reasons such as work, people can still return to the UK from abroad.
Leisure centres, gyms, sporting venues, hairdressers and beauty parlours will have to close, although professional sport will continue.
Key businesses that cannot operate remotely – such as construction – should carry on as before.
Places of worship can stay open for private prayer. Funerals are limited to close family only.
Exercise is permitted with no limits on frequency, but organised sports – including outdoor activities such as golf – will not be permitted.
'Everyone is tired of this lockdown, but it is there because it can save lives. Ora and the others were just being selfish.'
It came as it was confirmed the billionaire owner of the restaurant where the star allegedly had the party had no idea the event was taking place.
Francois Perrodo, 43, who with mother Carrie are among Britain's richest business bosses with their £5.8billion fortune, is the majority shareholder in Casa Cruz.
Mr Perrodo is a businessman and racing car driver and has competed in a number of races in his birth country of France.
His fortune comes from the oil and gas industry and he is the chairman of the Anglo-French company Perenco, which was founded by his late father Hubert.
A source told MailOnline this morning: 'He had absolutely no idea this was being held there.'
The director of the restaurant also said they were in the dark on who had approved the party, deepening the mystery over who gave it the go-ahead.
Thirty people allegedly attended the secret bash on Saturday, which is named after Chile-born Juan Santa Cruz, who was the restaurateur originally behind the eatery.
Casa Cruz's director Nicholas Fallows insisted on Sunday he too had not been aware of any plans for an event and the restaurant was 'owned by shareholders'.
MailOnline can disclose it is owned by a firm called Casa Cruz London Limited.
At least 75 per cent of that belongs to Casa Cruz Holdings Limited, which Francois Perrodo is the majority shareholder with three-quarters of the stake.
His brother Bertrand and wine tycoon sister Nathalie are the only other people listed as having significant control of the firm.
It comes as the government again stressed the importance of abiding by restrictions on Sunday, ahead of the UK's second national lockdown ending on December 2.
In pictures obtained by The Sun, Cara and Poppy Delevingne as well as TOWIE star Vas Morgan, 31, and Rita's sister Elena, 32, are seen at the venue.
During the night, police officers were pictured outside at the eatery as they peered into windows and tried to open one metal door.
Rita was also spotted leaving the building while wearing a slinky wrap skirt and black face mask.
A source told the publication: 'Rita and her sister came to the restaurant first, all dolled up and clearly looking forward to a good night.
'There were a number of guests, all dressed up very glamorously, and everyone entered the building through the back, with security watching the front to make sure no one else went in. It went on until the early hours.'
MailOnline has contacted Rita Ora, Cara and Poppy Delevingne, Vas J Morgan and Casa Cruz's representatives for a comment.
The restaurant's director Nicholas Fallows also told The Sun that he hadn't been aware of any plans for an event and the restaurant was 'owned by shareholders'.
Earlier the Met Police confirmed they had been called out on Saturday night to reports of a potential COVID-19 regulations breach in the area.
Guestlist? It is thought that Cara Delevingne was one of the people who attended the bash (pictured February 2020)
They told MailOnline: Police were called at 21:10hrs on Saturday, 28 November to reports of a potential breach of Covid regulations at a commercial premises in Clarendon Road, W11.
Officers attended and carried out enquiries at the scene. They found no record of any offence being committed.'
Current government guidelines say that people 'minimise the time spent outside their home' and avoid meeting others who they do not live with.
People should also avoid physical contact; being close and face-to-face; and shouting or singing close to others who do not share a home with you or who are not in the same support bubble.
Guidelines brought in with the national lockdown on November 5 also state that people must 'not meet socially indoors with family or friends unless they are part of your household, meaning the people you live with, or your support bubble'.
Friends: Another said to have received an invite is actress Poppy Delevingne (pictured on This Morning)
In attendance: Vas J Morgan was also seen leaving the venue in the snaps from Saturday
Restaurants are also currently closed except for takeaway meals, with any breaking of these guidelines possibly ending up with a fine.
The rules are set to change on December 2, with many restrictions being dependent on which Tier the location ends up being in.
In London restaurants and cafes will be able to open from Wednesday. Pubs and bars can also open, but only if they are operating as restaurants with table service.
All hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals and must stop taking orders at 10pm and close by 11pm, according to the government.
Rita has been celebrating her 30th birthday in style this week after marking the actual big day during lockdown on Thursday.
British legends: (L-R) Sirs Mick Jagger and Michael Caine also made appearances in a clip to celebrate her big day
On Sunday she used the occasion as an opportunity to look back on decades past, when she took to Instagram to share a slew of snaps of herself as a child.
While on Saturday, the star was gifted quite the impressive keepsake – a video featuring an exhaustive list of stars wishing her a happy birthday.
The singer took to Instagram to share the impressive clip, which included appearances by Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell, Mick Jagger, Michael Caine, Lionel Richie, and Vjosa Osmani, the acting president of Kosovo – to name a few.
She was also surprised by her parents, Besnik and Vera, who started off the proceedings by sharing snapshots of the star as a young girl as she celebrated various past birthdays.
With Stevie Wonder's timeless classic Happy Birthday playing in the background, such celebrities as Cameron Diaz, Chelsea Handler, Idris Elba, Paris Hilton, Davina McCall, Liam Payne, Sam Smith, and Jonathan Ross also greeted the star.
After watching the clip with her parents, the birthday girl said: 'That is a wicked video! Wow. Thank you so much to everyone who did that video. You guys have made me the happiest girl in the world. Thank you so much.'
Glamour: A glamorous Mariah Carey was one of the first stars to pop up onscreen in the video
Rita also took the opportunity to look back on decades past on Sunday, when she took to Instagram to share a slew of snaps of herself as a child.
The Girls singer looked adorable in the images, which showed her at various ages as a youngster as she posed with her dad Besnik and 32-year-old sister Elena.
Captioning the shots, Rita wrote: 'Guess I've always sort of been addicted to clothes even as a kid. So grateful to be able to share these with you guys.
'Life goes by so fast so live your BEST LIVES even in these times try and find joy even from something like a photograph ❤.'
Celebrating last Thursday, Rita was seen tucking into a creamy two-tier cake with the words 'happy birthday Rita' iced onto the front of the cake in pink lettering.
The media personality also appeared to have been gifted some flowers from Dior, judging by a bow which decorated the bouquet.
So adorable: Rita also took the opportunity to look back on decades past on Sunday, when she took to Instagram to share a slew of snaps of herself as a child.
Rita captioned the gallery of snaps: 'Me and cake and some trousers I couldn't breathe in. Thank you for all the love it felt weird not doing anything for my bday so being me I dressed up and ate cake…
'Also clock the hairspray on the table lol anyway thank you for everyone who showed me endless love on my born day I'm forever grateful you all know who you are.
;Today I'm going to finish the rest of my cake for breakfast lunch and dinner. Byeeeeeeeeee.'
Rita later shared a video of herself from the same day chatting to the camera, with the sound switched off so that what she was saying was inaudible.
She captioned the clip: 'I wanna post this, I can't tell you what I'm saying but I look cute.'
Pure joy: The Girls singer looked happy in the images, which showed her at various ages as a youngster as she posed with her dad Besnik and 32-year-old sister Elena
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk
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Development of light-weight, integrated and multifunctional acoustic metamaterials/metasurfaces to reduce noise from next generation aero-engines: modelling and data
IMRAN Bashir, Charles Courtney, Michael Carley
SCEDT Engineering
Increased air transport has resulted in greater annoyance from aviation noise. The WHO identifies noise as the second biggest environmental public health risk in the EU. Conventional barriers cannot mitigate civil aviation noise. The aim of this work is to attenuate noise at source, designing innovative configurations which are able to absorb, dissipate, and redirect acoustic waves. To achieve this, new light-weight multi-functional acoustic metamaterials and metasurfaces are being investigated to be used inside, at the inlet and at the exhaust of nacelles without adding weight to the aircraft.
Periodicity-enhanced metamaterials and metasurfaces are artificial structures with acoustic properties not found in natural materials. They have already been proven in room acoustics and in traffic noise but they have not been explored for aeronautical applications [1]. This study focusses on designing new metamaterials and metasurfaces, and also on tackling the new challenges of modelling sound propagation and diffraction involving moving sources in moving media [1]. This provides a significant challenge in predicting sound propagation through aero-engines as conventional methods are not applicable. The work presented here considers the development and re-formulation of existing techniques to incorporate the aeroacoustic environment and to validate results with experimental data.
SAM: Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials - xativa, Spain
Duration: 7 Nov 2018 → 10 Nov 2018
https://sam-2018.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/1
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Bashir, IMRAN., Courtney, C., & Carley, M. (2018). Development of light-weight, integrated and multifunctional acoustic metamaterials/metasurfaces to reduce noise from next generation aero-engines: modelling and data. Paper presented at SAM: Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials, xativa, Spain.
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Harry Styles To Perform On Saturday Night Live
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A few weeks ago, Saturday Night Live announced they would air the show live in all time zones for the first time ever. Over the weekend we told you about Harry Styles releasing new music on April 7th.
Today NBC announced Harry will be making his solo debut on SNL on April 15th. We're guessing he will be singing a few new songs that night.
Harry previously appeared on the show when One Direction was the musical guest in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Jimmy Fallon will be hosting that night. He seemed thrilled with the announcement, tweeting, "So excited!!! A young heartthrob and Harry Styles will be on SNL together April 15th!"
So excited!!! A young heartthrob and Harry Styles will be on SNL together April 15th! #WhenHarryMetJimmy #FallonStylesSNL
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ZAS grew out of the Central Institute for Linguistics (ZISW), which belonged to the Academy of Sciences (AdW) of the GDR. In 1992, after Germany's reunification, parts of this internationally renowned institute were incorporated in the Förderungsgesellschaft Wissenschaftliche Neuvorhaben, run by the Max-Planck-Society, and continued its work under the name Specialist Research Centre for General Linguistics, Typology and Universals Research (FAS). Following a recommendation of the German Wissenschaftsrat and with funding from the federal state of Berlin and from the German Science Foundation (DFG), the Centers for Advanced Study in the Humanities (GWZ) was founded in 1996. This is a larger organisation hosting not only ZAS but also the Centre for Literary and Cultural Research and the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies.
Professor Dr. Ewald Lang from Humboldt University in Berlin was the temporary director of FAS and became the founding director of ZAS. In 2001 Professor Dr. Manfred Krifka, also from Humboldt University, took over the position as the director of ZAS. The basic infrastructure is financed by the state of Berlin. Till the end of 2007, most funding of the research activities came from the German Science Foundation (DFG), granted in successive funding periods.
The German Wissenschaftsrat has recommended further funding for the GWZ and ZAS after 2007. Since January 2008, ZAS is funded by the state of Berlin and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) till the end of 2019. The research program, which comprises five project areas, is called Embedding, linkage and constituent boundaries in speech, grammar and discourse. The core research program is supplemented by further projects (funded, among others, by the German Science Foundation (DFG), the European Science Foundation and the Investitionsbank Berlin).
The scientific activites of ZAS are evaluated by an international advisory board, which gives an annual report to the state of Berlin and the BMBF.


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Select Player Aaron, Hank Adcock, Joe Bruton, Bill Buhl, Bob Burdette, Lew Burris, Paul Robert Calderone, Samuel F. Conley, Gene Cooney, John Walter Crandall, Del Crone, Ray H. Dittmer, John D. Gorin, Charles Grimm, Charlie Jay, Joe Johnson, Benjamin F. Johnson, Ernest T. Jolly, Dave Keely, Robert William Lacks, Charles K. Logan, Johnny Mathews, Eddie Metkovich, George Nichols, Chet O'Connell, Daniel F. Pafko, Andrew Paine, Phil Pendleton, Jim Sisti, Sibby Spahn, Warren E. Taylor, Joseph F. Thomson, Bobby Walters, William H. White, Charles Wilson, Jim A.
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The cards in this 35-card set measure approximately 2" by 3 7/8". The 1954 Johnston's Cookies set of color cards of Milwaukee Braves are numbered according to the player's uniform number, except for the non-players, Lacks and Taylor, who are found at the end of the set. The Bobby Thomson card was withdrawn early in the year after his injury and is scarce. The catalog number for this set is D356-2. The Hank Aaron card shows him with uniform number 5, r… [Read More]
The cards in this 35-card set measure approximately 2" by 3 7/8". The 1954 Johnston's Cookies set of color cards of Milwaukee Braves are numbered according to the player's uniform number, except for the non-players, Lacks and Taylor, who are found at the end of the set. The Bobby Thomson card was withdrawn early in the year after his injury and is scarce. The catalog number for this set is D356-2. The Hank Aaron card shows him with uniform number 5, rather than the more familiar 44, that he switched to shortly thereafter. [Collapse]


8. Delete the existing alfresco and share directories.
I believe this no longer applies. If I do delete this directories I end up breaking my alfresco. Also I suggest you to add the step startup.sh do you have any comments on this ?


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properties {
  $framework = "v4.5"
  $solution_name = "VML.WebPurify"
  $base_dir  = resolve-path ..\
  $build_base_dir = "$base_dir\build"
  $output_dir = "$build_base_dir\output"
  $packageinfo_dir = "$base_dir"
  $debug_build_dir = "$output_dir\bin\debug"
  $release_build_dir = "$output_dir\bin\release"
  $release_dir = "$build_base_dir\Release"
  $sln_file = "$base_dir\src\$solution_name.sln"
  $tools_dir = "$build_base_dir\Tools"
  $run_tests = $true
  $xunit_console = "$tools_dir\xunit.console.clr4.exe"
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Framework "4.0"

task default -depends Package

task Clean {
  if (Test-Path $output_dir) { remove-item -force -recurse $output_dir }
  if (Test-Path $release_dir) { remove-item -force -recurse $release_dir }
}

task Init -depends Clean {
	mkdir @($release_dir, $output_dir) | out-null

    #UpdateVersion
}

task Compile -depends Init {
  Exec { msbuild $sln_file /p:"OutDir=$debug_build_dir\;Configuration=Debug;TargetFrameworkVersion=$framework" } "msbuild (debug) failed."
  Exec { msbuild $sln_file /p:"OutDir=$release_build_dir\;Configuration=Release;TargetFrameworkVersion=$framework" } "msbuild (release) failed."
}

task Test -depends Compile -precondition { return $run_tests }{
  cd $debug_build_dir
  Exec { & $xunit_console "$solution_name.Tests.dll" } "xunit failed."
}

task Package -depends Compile, Test {
  $spec_files = @(Get-ChildItem $packageinfo_dir "*.nuspec" -Recurse)

  foreach ($spec in @($spec_files))
  {
	$dir =  $($spec.Directory)
	cd $dir
    Exec { nuget pack -o $release_dir -Properties Configuration=Release`;OutDir=$release_build_dir\ -Symbols } "nuget pack failed."
  }
}

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Horror's Most Underrated Final Girls
October 7, 2020 October 7, 2020 by Mickey Keating
Images via New World Pictures, 20th Century Fox, & Filmax Magnet Releasing
Throughout The Years, Audiences Have Overlooked These Incredibly Ruthless Horror Heroines As The Ultimate Final Girls
In the vein of the spooky season we're in – Halloween not the pandemic – it's likely a lot of us are going to be watching a ton of horror movies. While we're cuddled up and warm inside, chances are you're going to rewatch classics you've seen an endless amount of times and sing along to every lyric of I Put A Spell On You during Hocus Pocus. It's easy to focus on our favorite horror movie stereotypical characters, the ultimate baddies like Freddy Krueger and Dracula, and root for those special Final Girls like it's our first time watching. Nostalgia and pumpkin spice does a lot of good for any Fall-obsessed person.
Speaking of those Final Girls, we all know who are the forever favorites. Anyone can fan out over Jamie Lee Curtis as arguably horror's best Final Girl, Halloween's Laurie Strode. We all were in pain when Nightmare on Elm Street's Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) lost her battle to Krueger. And everyone is on the edge of their seat with anticipation that Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is going to get axed in the first act of the upcoming Scream 5. While we have our Final Girl Hall of Fame always in our hearts, don't you feel that we're under-representing some bad ass chicks who have fought hard to be cemented as goddesses in the genre? Come on, what gay guy doesn't love a Final Girl!? Let's highlight some of horror's greatest, most underrated final girls.
Image via Galaxy International Releasing
Jamie Lloyd |The Halloween Franchise
In the original Halloween franchise, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) is Laurie's daughter and Michael Myers' niece, so she's hunted by the epic serial killer by proxy. Jamie battles alongside her adopted-sister and her sister's kooky, best girlfriend in her first two appearances and is chased throughout the fictional Haddonfield, Illinois. While she's the youngest character on this list, she's maybe one of the most fearless. After being possessed by the evil that inhabits her uncle and becoming a mute, she eventually breaks his hold over her and outsmarts him time and time again. Despite her youth, she's cunning, gives an outstanding performance, and unfortunately gets overlooked by the original franchise heroine, Laurie, and has subsequently been ignored/doesn't exist by the film's writers in the many complicated timelines the franchise has implemented. Although Jamie meets her gruesome end in the sixth Halloween installment, little Jamie still is in the hearts of any fan of the series as a fantastic successor to Laurie. Harris absolutely should've been awarded a cameo in the 2018 Halloween reboot, but at least we got to see her take the mantle of original horror bad-girl, Annie Brackett, in Rob Zombie's Halloween – and she even survived…the first film. Superfans still have to stomach we'll likely never see Harris back on screen in the franchise, but somehow Kyle Richards snuck herself into the 2021 sequel, Halloween Kills. You be the judge.
Image via Dark Sky Films
Mary Beth Dunston | The Hatchet Franchise
This isn't a Danielle Harris fan article, although it should be. She continues to be overlooked as a legendary Scream Queen after appearing in an endless amount of horror films and this is the second franchise she carried on her back. A criminally underrated horror franchise are the Hatchet films which spawned four decent, although gory and campy, films. Wrestler Kane Hodder, more commonly known as the actor behind Jason Voorhees' hockey mask, takes his talent to be the hell-billy serial killer, Victor Crowley. Harris stars as country bumpkin Mary Beth Dunston who seeks to avenge the death of her family by finally ending the chaos of the supernatural Crowley. This series is for anyone who isn't squeamish and Harris' Mary Beth participates in a handful of the blood and guts. She's ruthless, reckless, and makes every smart decision. After the series' latest installment, it appears Mary Beth is still ready to continue her fight and the only thing stopping her is a much needed fifth sequel.
Image via Universal Pictures
Tiffany Valentine-Ray | The Child's Play Franchise
Openly gay writer and Child's Play creator, Don Mancini, made cinema magic when he crafted Tiffany Valentine, portrayed devilishly by Jennifer Tilly. Without question, Tilly is beloved by (gay and horror) audiences far and wide, but her reign as Charles Lee Ray's lover-foil hybrid, Tiffany, has proven her to be the smartest villain in the franchise. After her first appearance in Bride of Chucky, Tiffany has completed what Chucky failed to do again and again – transferred her tortured soul into a human… ironically that human would be an exaggerated version of Jennifer Tilly. It's confusing on paper, but fans of the series have kept up with the camp and know Tiffany is a force to be reckoned with. Buxom, brains, boobs, and all- Tiffany was an adrenaline shot the series needed. Despite being killed occasionally, she remains an evil force of a Final Girl because she is still in the series canon and we can be damn sure she isn't going anywhere anytime soon, including the television series which is continuing the films' timeline.
Image via After Dark Films
Amber | Kill Theory
It's likely you haven't seen Kill Theory and it should be at the top of your list to watch for the best horror films you've never seen. An Indie film with a simple premise: Eight friends at a cabin in the woods with a serial killer observing their every move. There's a diabolical twist, of course. The unseen man will allow only one of the friends to live and they all must decide who that person should be. Clearly, we're instantly set for a disaster and the drama and dialogue is almost as great as the bloodbath. Ryanne Duzich's Amber is immediately set as the stereotypical bimbo who we predict as the first to die based on horror movie tradition. However, as the story progresses, we see that she's more than a pretty face in skimpy clothing who wants the attention from her male counterparts: She's a survivor and carefully makes moves by knowing exactly who are friends are and plays on their weaknesses while being a forgiving and empathic, damaged character who know she's more than just the party girl. Eventually, she walks out of the cabin alive, refusing to become a sociopath afterwards – which is you know, the theory of the film. On your first watch, you're meant to hate her – and brilliantly halfway through, you're truly rooting for her to survive.
Image via Filmax Magnet Releasing
Angela Vidal | The REC Franchise
Maybe the American version of REC, Quarantine with Jennifer Carpenter, is more popular in the United States, but no one should take away the passion actress, Manuela Velasco, gave to the original Angela Vidal. Angela is a curious anchorwoman who wants to explore a fire station's latest call and catapults herself and her cameraman into a nightmare that spawns over four different Spanish films. Angela becomes possessed, then unpossessed, and has to fight off herds of demon-zombies like she's leading the charge in World War Z. Seriously, this girl ducks and dives through four sequels, beginning as a horrified, unknowing casualty to rising into an incredible Final Girl who we should bow down too. If you need a partner, nay – a leader – it's Angela Vidal.
Image via Blumhouse Productions Intrepid Pictures
Maddie Young | Hush
The Haunting of Hill House superstar, Kate Siegel, first portrayed an uninspired, deaf writer in Blumhouse's agonizing thriller, Hush. Although mostly silent, Hush is a horrifying home invasion film where a random man gleefully tortures Maddie in and outside of her home with anticipation of killing her. What makes the film special is Maddie's ability to overcome her disability. As an audience, we sometimes hear what she is thinking in her head and it puts us into her shoes that she knows she has a disadvantage and tries her best to overcome it with various survival tactics. In the end, her disability winds up becoming exactly what saves her and it's such an overwhelming moment you cannot help but to tear up along with her. And let's get real – she saves her cat… so Maddie definitely has space in the Final Girl Hall of Fame.
Image via Dimension Films
Gale Weathers | The Scream Franchise
Everyone in the world cheers for Scream's angelic Sidney Prescott above most, but why do we keep crapping on Courteney Cox's character of Gale Weathers? Maybe it comes with some underlying opinions on Cox as a celebrity or her FRIENDS persona, but she's done the fiery and obnoxious Weathers a great deal of gratitude. Weathers has been the second-in-line of the franchise as a manipulative and fame-seeking journalist who would do anything for a story, but also to prove the truth. She genuinely risked her life to prove the innocence of a man because she knew something was amuck the entire time. She eventually would gain the life of a best-selling author that she desired, but that's not even good enough for her. She's relatable! Weathers has been put through the ringer in each film, almost meeting her end, and we can almost guarantee she won't be long for the Scream universe with the upcoming sequel as she was the cast member least interested in returning. Of course Sidney has fought the long fight, but Gale has been right alongside her and is just as worthy of having the title of Final Girl next to her name…but we do need to talk about that horrible Scream 3 haircut.
Image via Entertainment Film Distributors
Kirsty Cotton | The Hellraiser Series
Saving the best for last… and the title of most underrated, barely looked-over Final Girl goes to Clive Barker's sensational Final Girl, Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) from the Hellraiser series. Kirsty literally went through hell and back again in three films to save her father, herself, an innocent teenage girl, and got revenge on her scheming husband. What is not to love about Kirsty?! She was always more aware of her surroundings than she let on. She knew her stepmother (Clare Higgins) was a devil in disguise and grossly put on someone else's skin to save a life. If the people in Kirsty's life would've listened to her originally, they wouldn't have became victims. Kirsty dealt with more horror than any Final Girl in history, yet somehow gets pushed aside for suburban girls who escaped a maniac. Kirsty battled sadistic demons, had to relive the death of her father repeatedly, and somehow managed to go on with her life to become a functioning member of society. The classic Final Girls don't hold a candle to Kirsty, but something tells us that she appreciates being a bit under the radar – she is trying to avoid Cenobites after all.
While the ladies of this list stand out – who is your take on notable, underrated Final Girls? Gay men have forever been indebt to the horror genre, even being the creators behind many iconic figures that we know and love. Soon enough, we can certainly expect to see a Final Gays list sometime soon, especially with upcoming films like Christopher Landon's Freaky which is providing us with a gay, main character in a horror film set to be released this year. Fingers are crossed and spells have been cast!
Writer's Note: This is the opinion of one Instinct Magazine contributor and does not reflect the views of Instinct Magazine itself or fellow contributors.
H/T: Screenrant
Tags #DanielleHarris, #FinalGirls, #horror, #horrormovies, Halloween
1 thought on "Horror's Most Underrated Final Girls"
gregory scott garner
Rachel Carruthers is more of a true 'Final Girl', in the conventional sense, than Jamie. It is her strength and courage that enable the two of them to survive Halloween 4. And by the time you get to 5, Jamie has blood on her own hands, so it's kind of hard to even acknowledge her as Final Girl material by that point. In addition, if you've ever listened to the commentary track they did for Halloween 4, you would know that Ellie Cornell is a person of FAR greater class and maturity. Harris began mocking the film and putting it down right from the start…and Cornell simply refused to have any part of it. Cornell has always displayed respect for the Halloween films she was in, and for the fans, which is disappointingly rare in the realm of horror.
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Since 2015, published Author Mickey Keating has consistently progressed in the Entertainment industry. When he isn't happily assisting Executive Producers in film and television in Hollywood, he's busy writing horror film scripts, LGBTQ focused novels, and blogging on whateve...


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NATHAN JONES ON THE DEFEAT TO ACCRINGTON STANLEY
Town boss Nathan Jones was annoyed about the result but felt his side put in a good performance in the narrow defeat to Accrington Stanley at Kenilworth Road this afternoon.
After Sean McConville's brilliant strike just before the break to give John Coleman's side the lead, Elliot Lee equalised with his tenth of the season on the hour mark. However, Sky Bet League Two's top scorer Billy Kee netted late on as he saw his effort from outside the box nestle in the bottom left corner.
The result sees the Town move off top spot for the first time since November, with Jones' side six points clear of fourth.
He said: "Look it's disappointing in the context of everything. We couldn't do too much about the first, it's a wonderful strike.
"But I thought we dominated for 80, 90 per cent of the game and I thought we had enough chances to have put the game to bed, but when you don't defend properly at the end – it's cost us.
"In terms of performance levels I couldn't really moan too much, we had enough chances. We had a few cleared off the line, we had a penalty shout, the keeper has made an unbelievable save from Jack Stacey and look, I felt we were the better side. They scored two, we scored one. That's the facts.
"Others have slipped up today and it's going to be tense until the end of the season. What we have got to do is try and win games. We tried to win this game today, we made positive changes to try and win the game and then he's shot from 25 yards and it's trickled in the corner.
"We will have a look at it and see if we can do anything better, they've had two opportunities today and their goal lived a far more charmed life than ours, so I can't be too down with the performance, but it's the result I have got to swallow.
"We had that sickening feeling at the end of last year, of losing the game really late. Now we have a little bit more opportunity with ten games to go, so we can use that feeling to motivate us and to move forward. We are a good side, we have been in good form, we've been on top for a majority of the season.
"We have lost it today and credit to Accrington, but there are still ten games to go. We have got a good side and we have just got to make sure we prove that."
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Q: How merge two querysets from same model without ordering them I have create two queryset from same model and merge them as a single queryset. But don't want doing any ordering on new created queryset. I want that my queryset elements listed as how i merged them.
queryset1  = modelA.objects.filter(id=modelB.rel_id)
queryset2  = modelA.objects.exclude(id=modelB.rel_id)
queryset = queryset1 | queryset2

I expect the output of should be
queryset = <QuerySet [<modelA: YY>, <modelA: XX>, <modelA: ZZ>]>

Because modelA: YY is a queryset1 and i merge it as a first element
But result was :
queryset = <QuerySet [<modelA: XX>, <modelA: YY>, <modelA: ZZ>]>

It ordering by modelA id again. Even i don't set any ordering in modelA and new queryset.

A: You should use the union(…) [Django-doc] function here, like:
queryset = modelA.objects.filter(id=modelB.rel_id).union(
    modelA.objects.exclude(id=modelB.rel_id),
    all=True
)
The or | [Django-doc] on the other hand will, as the documentation says:

Combines two QuerySets using the SQL OR operator.
The following are equivalent:
Model.objects.filter(x=1) | Model.objects.filter(y=2)
from django.db.models import Q
Model.objects.filter(Q(x=1) | Q(y=2))

That being said, if you want to specify the modelB.rel_id as last, you can do that as follows:
from django.db.models import BooleanField, ExpressionWrapper, Q

modelA.objects.annotate(
    rel_to_b=ExpressionWrapper(
        Q(id=modelB.rel_id),
        output_field=BooleanField()
    )
).order_by('rel_to_b')
Here we thus annotate the ModelAs with an extra attribute rel_to_b, in case the objects are related to B, that attribute will be True, and since True is ordered later than False, that will be the last row.
This will produce a query that looks like:
SELECT model_a.*,
       model_a.id = modelB.rel_id AS rel_to_b
FROM model_a
ORDER BY rel_to_b ASC

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Barkhamsted Town, Litchfield County, CT
Riverton Map
Post Office: Riverton
The original name of this historic village was Hitchcocksville, named for Lambert Hitchcock who came from Cheshire in 1818. Hitchcock started a turning lathe and saw mill here. He made chair parts which he took to Charleston, S.C. where they were assembled and sold. He returned a year later and expanded his business which, by 1829, employed about 100 people. The village was renamed Riverton in 1866. [1]
History of Litchfield County, Connecticut, J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1881.
Main Street • River Road East • Riverton Road • Robertsville Road • Route 20 • School Street