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Welcome to the home of Dublin Central School of Acting.
Dublin Central School of Acting provides a creative space where people who are new to the Industry can learn the craft of Film and TV acting, working with trained and experienced professionals.
Our next Get into Film & TV Acting all day Saturday course for Newcomers starts on September 14th.We are now taking bookings.
Our Tuesday evening course starting on the 17th of September for Film & TV is now booked out.
We had a terrific group on our Teen Film & TV Summer Workshop for Young Actors and Directors-July 1st-5th. The second Workshop July 15th-19th is now fully booked out.
Scroll down to the end of the page or hit Blog to find out more! You'll also find some Casting notices and Industry related topics under Blog.
Also-congrats to our Resident Casting Director Gillian Reynolds on the recent opening of the Feature Film- Out of Innocence-which she cast-based on the Kerry babies case-it is a heartbreaking film and part of our recent past.You can see the trailer in our Blog section.
Here are some samples of our most recent graduate showreels that were filmed on the final day of the 10 week all day Saturday Film & TV Acting course.
2019:Get into Film & TV Acting for Beginners-10 week all day Saturday course:Next Available course starts in September.
Meet the Crew !
Principal Tutor: for the Part Time "GET INTO FILM and T.V. ACTING" course
MEET GILLIAN
GILLIAN REYNOLDS CASTING
Gillian is the founder and Course Director of the Dublin Central School of Acting.
She has worked as a Professional Casting Director for many years: Here is a sample of her credits:
"Out of Innocence" – Released April 2019-based on the Kerry Babies case which shook Ireland in the 1980ies-based on true events.
Feature Films include:
Shooting for Socrates, Belonging to Laura, A Kiss for Jed Wood, 5 Days of Shelter, The Front Line, Becoming Jane,
Speed Dating, Cowboys and Angels, Sunburn, The Last Bus Home, Hell's Gate, Flick, The Count of Monte Cristo - Irish casting, Reign of
Fire – Irish casting, The Boy From Mercury, Saving Private Ryan – assistant casting, Michael Collins – assistant casting, The
Devil's Own – assistant casting.
TV includes:
Scup, series 2;
Primeval: series 4 & 5; Camelot – 8 episodes; Prince William, Future King, casting consultant, Ireland; Bachelors Walk, series 1 & 2; EastEnders, Irish Specials; Fair City, Specials; The Big Bow Wow, 13 Episodes; Uncle Max, 13 episodes; Blades, 22 episodes; Foreign Exchange, 26 episodes; Incredible Stories, 15 episodes.
Commercials:
Gillian recently cast the viral hit commercial – The Conor McGregor 'BEATS BY DRE' advert.
She discovered the lead boy who had never acted before; he was picked up immediately by a London agent who saw the advert, and he is now starring in the new Shane Meadows TV series in a principal role! So you never know what is around the corner!
Trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC8pI_O3Nbk&t=5s
Other adverts include:
Guinness, Carlsberg, Sky Sports GAA,Eircom, Bachelors Beans, ESB, Bord Failte, HB, Heineken, Meteor, Vodafone, Tipperary Water, Kerrygold, Tullamore Dew, Ulster Bank, Volkswagen etc.
Gillian has also cast numerous short films, drama-documentaries, and Animation projects, plus cast worldwide Voiceover jobs.
http://www.gillianreynoldscasting.com
Tutor: Stanislavski one day Workshop
MEET ELIZABETH MOYNIHAN
Elizabeth Moynihan has worked in Ireland and the U.K as an actor, and
voiceover artist for animated television series as well as major Ad campaigns.
She is an award-winning playwright. She trained in the Stanislavski method at the Focus Theatre, Dublin.
Writing Credits:
Her first play 'Cider Queens' won the Writers Guild Award (Zebbie) for
Best New radio play 2009 and was produced by RTE Radio Drama..
The Abbey Theatre commissioned a short play entitled 'Marvel' which
was then developed into a full length play, where it debuted at The
Hotbed festival in Cambridge to five star reviews and had a run at the
Project Arts Festival, Dublin. Her play 'I Want to Know' was
performed at the Abbey Theatre as part of the Anti-FGM campaign.
'Quicksand' was developed by the Young Vic. Her feature film screenplay A Life Out Loud, co-adapted from her play Tic with director Marion Comer, is in active development.
Elizabeth's film credits include:
"Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" ( Warner Bros),
"Steven," MisoFilms. "How About You" (Ferndale Films). "Veronica Guerin" (Universal)
'The Magnificent Ambersons' (RKO) 'Last Mango in Dublin' (Espresso), 'The
Making of A Prodigy', 'Meeting Che Guevara', 'The Man from Maybury Hill',
'Tilly', 'The Teeth' (Igloo films), 'All Souls Day' (Yellow Asylum) 48 Angels (Fantastic films).
'Little White Lies' ( R.T.E).
TV credits include: Jennifer Stobbs in 'Agatha Raisin', (Sky1), June in
'Modus' Channel 4/ Sweden, Carrie in 'You, me and the Apocalypse' (Sky
1/NBC), Karen in "Il Somnambulo", (Crypt T.V.), 'Black Mirror' for Netflix.
'The Bill' (BBC), 'The Clinic', 'Fair City', 'No Tears', 'Trouble in
Paradise' (RTE), 'The Whistleblower", "Jenny was a Friend of Mine",
and 'Trivia', all for RTE.
Tutor: Advanced Acting for Camera for Film /Episodic TV / Soaps
MEET PETER SHERIDAN
Peter Sheridan was born in Dublin. He is a writer, theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was one of the founder members of Project Arts Centre. He has worked with Charabanc Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, where he directed his own plays, 'The Liberty Suit' and 'Emigrants'. Peter directed 'The Balcony Belles', an award-winning documentary for Temple Films, and wrote and directed 'The Breakfast', a short film which won the Prix Arte Europe Award at the Brest International Film Festival.
He wrote and directed the acclaimed feature film 'Borstal Boy', based on Brendan Behan's memoir.
He is the acclaimed author of '44 – A Dublin Memoir' (Pan Macmillan, and 'Forty-Seven Roses' (Pan Macmillan). His third volume of memoirs, 'Break a Leg', was published and adapted for the stage.
Tutor: Advanced Acting for Camera for Film / Episodic TV / Soaps
MEET HILARY REYNOLDS
Hilary Reynolds is an IFTA nominated senior scriptwriter on 'Fair City'. She recently worked on 'LITTLE ROY' for Jam Media / CBBC. Her radio play MATILDA'S GARDEN was short listed for the PJ O'Connor awards and was produced by RTE. As a freelance journalist she has written for many publications including The Irish Business Post and London Evening Standard. She has worked extensively as an actor for the BBC, RTE, The Abbey, The Gate, The Royal National Theatre, The Royal Court.
Before Hilary turned to writing, she was a highly successful actress: theatre credits include: 'The Weir' – Valerie, 'Lady Windermere's Fan' – Lady Windermere, 'Romeo & Juliet' – Juliet, 'Hay Fever' – Sorel, 'Our Country's Good' – Mary Brennan, all for the Gate Theatre, Dublin.
'Ourselves Alone' – Frieda – Royal Court, London. 'Of Others' – Kim – Royal National Theatre. 'Agnes Of God' – Agnes – Greenwich Theatre, London. 'The Country Girl' – Nancy – Apollo Theatre, London. 'The Plough & The Stars' – Nora – Riverbank, and Glasgow Citizens Theatre.
Television and Film work include:
The Clinic – RTE; Fair City – Shelly – RTE; Back-up – BBC;
Shoot – BBC; Foreign Bodies – BBC series; Crossfire, BBC series;
Invitation to a Party – BBC; Caught In A Free State – Channel 4/RTE;
Take The High Road – STV; The Irish R.M. – Channel 4,
The Daisy Chain; Indian Summer – Channel Four Films;
An Awfully Big Adventure – BBC Films.
MEET CELIA MURPHY
CELIA MURPHY
Clelia played Niamh Brennan for 22 years in RTÉ's long-running drama series and flagship show FAIR CITY. She played the role of Lorraine in Deadpan Picture's new comedy series for RTÉ 2, NOWHERE FAST, created by Alison Spittle.
On stage, Clelia has played the role of Maeve in a touring production of BOOM by Isobel Mahon, directed by Caroline Fitzgerald. Other recent theatre credits include the role of Lulubelle LaVelle in John Murphy's touring musical ELVIS IS MY DADDY, and the role of Frau Gabor in SPRING AWAKENING, directed by the internationally-acclaimed György Vidovszy.
Recent film credits include Vivienne de Courcy's feature DARE TO BE WILD, Jack Conroy's THE GAELIC CURSE, Jason Figgis' URBAN TRAFFIC, JFK – THE BADGEMAN CONSPIRACY directed by John Sheridan and Paul Valentine, and the short film CLEAN SLATE directed by Will Morgan.
Other film work includes GRABBERS for Samson Films, Parallel Pictures' THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, and Stephen Kane's award-winning THE CROOKED
MILE.
In 2015 Clelia co-produced and starred in Jennifer Davidson's award winning short WAITING FOR TOM directed by Ruth O'Looney, which was officially selected to screen at the Galway Film Fleadh, Cork, Foyle, Dingle and Chicago film festivals. It also screened in the Irish Film Festival London where it won for Best Short.
Clelia is also one of Ireland's most experienced V.O. artists, with a career that has seen her lending her voice to some of Ireland's biggest brands and best-loved shows.
Radio work includes working with John Boorman on his radio play THE HIT LIST, Bill Hugh's GRACE, Joe O'Byrne's CRANE, and Catherine Brennan's THE GUILTY HEART. In 2017 she voiced the role of Miss Higgin's in KINSEY ONE THROUGH FIVE by Veronica Coburn, produced by Kevin Reynolds for RTÉ Radio Drama on One.
MEET KITH DIXON
Keith Dixon is a Dublin based photographer. Keith only picked up a camera for the first time in 2010 and quickly became recognised by ballerina Monica Loughman for his ability to shoot dance.
He remains company photographer there since 2012. He also works with Moscow State Opera, Perm Opera and Ballet theatre, Rough Magic theatre company, to name but a few. He is also resident photographer at the Lir Academy.
Keith has had work on display in Dublin art gallery The Doorway Gallery and now has exhibitions with The Gallery Dalkey. He is continually striving to excel at his craft and to bring out the very best in his subjects.
Director for Showreels, 10 week Part Time course
MEET RONAN O'LEARY
Ronan O'Leary
Ronan has directed such films as "RIDERS TO THE SEA" starring Oscar-winner Geraldine Page and Amanda Plummer, "FRAGMENTS OF ISABELLA", "DIARY OF A MADMAN", and "HELLO, STRANGER", based on a screenplay by Truman Capote. Ronan also directed and co-scripted "DRIFTWOOD" starring James Spader.
His screenplay credits include Noel Pearson's "FRANKIE STARLIGHT", starring Matt Dillon and Gabriel Byrne, and the animated Bible series "THE SIGN OF THE FISH" featuring Sir Ben Kingsley. His documentary work includes "HOLD THE PASSION", the history of the Focus Theatre in Dublin, featuring Gabriel Byrne.
As a film editor, Ronan's credits include the war drama "THE SHELTERING DESERT" starring Jason Connery, and "SPEED DATING" starring Hugh O'Connor, plus numerous Irish shorts. He recently worked as Creative Consultant on John Boorman's war drama "QUEEN & COUNTRY."
Ronan has lectured at the UK's National Film School, the London Film School, and the European Film School in Berlin, and served on Festival juries in Berlin, Cork, Bosnia and Croatia.
Cameraman
MEET ALAN DUNNE
Alan is a professional videographer, editor and cinematographer.
He has led crews of up to fifty people in various projects over the
years. He has shot everything from documentaries to ballet
performances.
Alan Dunne is also an award-winning writer/director. His short films have
played in Ireland and abroad, garnering much attention through the
years. His film "Earthly Bonds" which stars Peter Coonan (Love/Hate)
was the winner of the Film In Cork 2017 Award. As a writer he has had
scripts optioned by Grand Pictures (Moone Boy) and Egg Productions
(Cardboard Gangsters).
MEET BRENDAN HARRINGTON
Brendan Harrington – Photographer
Brendan is a well established photographer. A large proportion of his work is in the area of Actors Headshots, working to Industry
Standards / Spotlight requirements.
He is highly credited by Casting Directors, Drama Schools and Agents.
www. brendanharringtonphotography. co.uk
This course runs every Saturday from 10am – 5pm The next available course starts on Saturday September 14th 2019.
The course is ideally suited to Newcomers/people who have been movie extras and want that bit more and those who have been out of the Profession for a long period of time.
It is aimed at those who are particularly interested in Film and TV Acting. The objective is to get you to a level whereby at the end of the course you will have a Professioanl Show Reel and Headshot. Samples of these can be found on the home page.
To this end we have broken the course down as follows:
How to create a character and back-story.
Above and Below the line- who's who in the crew.
Casting for TV Commercials/Short Films
Where to source Auditions
10 weeks course all day Saturday-Starting Saturday 14th September 2019
September: 14th, 21st, 28th,
October 5th, 12th, 19th ,26th
November 2nd, 9th, 16th
Venue:The Lab: 1 Foley St Dublin 1 D01 WA07 Foley St, Dublin 1
(about a 5 minute walk from The Spire in O'Connell Street)
Fee: €650
10 weeks course all day Satuday
"GET INTO FILM AND T.V. ACTING FOR NEWCOMERS" – TUESDAY EVENINGS, MID-WEEK
You are taken on a step by step journey into the world of Film and TV Acting techniques.
It is aimed at those who want a taster into Acting and Performing in front of camera.
Confidence Building
How to create a character and back story
Camera Angles-Eye lines-framing and 180 degree angle
Improvisation-voice and movement
The Art of Self taping
Television commercials and what you need to know
How to get auditions and market yourself within the industry
The CV and Agent
Next Available course:
6.30pm-9.00pm-Tuesday Evenings
Tuesdays: September 17th 24th
Tuesdays: October 8th 15th 22nd 29th
Tuesdays: November 5th 12th 19th 26th
Fee: E300 for 10 weeks
Testimonials for the "Get into Film and TV acting for Newcomers"
"The Dublin Central School of Acting course with Casting Director Gillian Reynolds was absolutely amazing. Best 10 weeks I've had.I'm a newcomer to this.This is the course definitely to go to. Gillian will drive you on to better heights and growth."
James Larkin
"If you're thinking about doing this course I'd seriously advise it .I absolutely enjoyed all 10 weeks.
It's sad it's coming to an end now. I'd really recommend it. Gillian's great.Learnt loads."
Thomas Leggett.
"I loved the course and met some fab people and Gillian is fab."
Eleanor Prendergast
"I loved the course.I recommend it highly. Gillian's a star. Just do it!"
Don Patrick
"I have to say I never did anything like this before but I would do it again in a heartbeat.It was great."
Serena Barnes
"I really enjoyed the course and I would recommend it to anyone who's looking to start getting into Acting. The tuition was great. Gillian was very helpful and practical. I couldn't recommend it highly enough."
Morgan Bolger
Advanced Acting For Film | Episodic T.V. | Soaps
(3 Day Course)
This course is aimed at those who have some training and experience in acting – but need hands-on experience with Film Acting. The course covers Soaps, Episodic TV, and Film Acting, and the techniques required for each format.
It will be an intensive course, employing one to three cameras, and focusing solely on Film and TV scene work.
Framing, eye lines, blocking, continuity for the one camera (Film and Episodic TV) and for the three-camera set-ups (Soaps and Sitcoms).
How to feel comfortable in front of camera and create a circle of "in the moment" security while on set.
Gillian will focus on the technical skills required for working on different formats for Film, TV and Soaps.
Film Director/Writer Peter Sheridan will focus on film and the Art of Acting for Film. His class will be based on practical exercises for camera, with playback analysis.
There will also be a Masterclass with Hilary Reynolds and Clelia Murphy from "Fair City", who will work on Acting techniques and script analysis for TV Soaps and the approaches an actor takes to bring a soap character to life. Having been both an Actress and currently one of the principal writers for FAIR CITY for several years, Hilary Reynolds will analyse the subtle techniques needed to master the development of Soap characterisation. She will use current Soap scripts for practicals.
Clelia will discuss her experiences about working on a Soap and its demands and rewards.
Between Hilary and Clelia, you will better understand how Soaps develop from the story room to acting in studio, plus explore how to prepare as an actor and what to expect on set.
You will work on scenes, dissect character, focus on technique, shoot and view on screen, ending with a discussion on how you might improve your skills with confidence.
Date: Easter 2019 Dates TBC
Fee: E195
Venue: The Central Hotel, 1-5 E Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.
Stanislavski: A One Day Intensive Workshop Run By Elizabeth-Moynihan
(Actress And Writer)
Stanislavski developed the method technique still being used by many actors world wide to help them create believable characters with real emotions and actions in the characters they portray. Stanislavski method acting is basically in seven steps.
We have Elizabeth Moynihan giving a workshop on Stanislavski on Saturday 8th June-for less experienced actors and on Sunday June 9th for EXPERIENCED actors.Venue:The Lab Foley Street.Full details and dates have just been posted under our Blog section as we are currently upgrading our web page.
This is suitable for actors who have some training and who want instant knowledge of the Stanislavski Method without the trouble of having to plough through books – often with quite bad translations.
The Method empowers actors to use their imagination, senses and emotions to create real performances that are founded in the 'truth of the moment'. Lots of actors use this technique, like Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper.
Stanislavski was a Russian actor, director, and teacher, and he co-founded the legendary Moscow Arts Theatre. He created a 'system' for actors to use in rehearsals. This 'system' was to develop an understanding of the motivations, obstacles, and objectives of any character in every moment. All of these elements will be discussed.
Elizabeth will also cover the following:
*The Classic Stanislavski Warm-Up
*Basic Stanislavski exercises.
*Loggerheads and the art of improvisation.
*Justification of an action.
*Room Re-Call.
*Portrait Exercises
*The Moment before …
*Inner monologues.
*Building a character.
*Hot seating.
Venue: The Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.
Fee: €75
Teen Acting For Camera-Film and TV- Is A 5 Day Summer Course
(For 12- 17 year olds.)
This course is specifically designed for young people with little or no experience in film-making or acting for camera – which is very different from stage acting!
The summer camps at Dublin Central School of Acting are an action packed intensive week long workshop for 12-17 year olds.The course is specifically designed for young people with little or no experience in film-making or acting for camera – which is very different from stage acting!
At DCSA, students learn the difference between stage and film acting.
It is suitable for students who want to work as a Blogger on You Tube, like Casper Lee, or act for Screen, or explore the possibility of Film Directing.
Many movie Directors and Actors began making short films as teens before going to film or drama school. Others learnt creatively without ever going to film or drama school!!!! Others may be just curious as how you become a You Tube blogger like Casper Lee – who has become a very, very wealthy young man by just blogging.
It is aimed at students who either want to be Film Directors or for those who want to be Screen Actors.If you want to be a be a director or actor – you need to know how to direct actors, and as an actor you need to know what to expect from a director. You have to learn how to work with each other – to communicate with each other and to understand their respective roles, so that the film is the best it can be – with both parties pulling together.The day is divided between instruction, followed by practicals – so all that is learnt in theory is immediately put into practice. We switch constantly from theory to "on set" demonstrations.
THE CASTING DIRECTOR:
The Casting Director – What exactly do they do, and how do you become a Casting Director for Films/T.V./Commercials?
THE ACTOR:
What every Actor and Film Director needs to know. The Essentials! How to create a character and back-story.
The importance of Improvisation
Acting for camera: Camera angles, eye lines, and framing
What is a You Tube Blogger and how do you set up a Blog? Who is needed on a film set, and who is needed off a film set!
What exactly does everyone do from the "runner" to the "producer".
Artistic Vision-
Auditions and Casting
How to communicate with the Actor and Crew.
THE FILM SCRIPT
How the script is so important to any film.The key ingredients for a successful script – Theme, Character, Story structure, conflict, tension.How to break a script down.
THE CAMERA AND LIGHTING
We learn how to use the camera and how to light a set.
Crew up
Cast the roles
SHOOT THE SCRIPT
Shooting sample scenes using the knowledge learnt about camera angles and eye lines for camera.
Playback on screen
Why editing is so important!
Summer 2019=2 camps to choose from: both in July
WEEK ONE:DURATION ONE WEEK
MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10am- 3pm
July:2019
Monday to Friday 10-3pm
Week one:
July 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
OR week two
July 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
Any questions please just call or Email
dublincentralschoolofacting@gmail.com
Cruise Ship-Entertainers Wanted
Talent Competition!
Production Manager/Office Manager wanted
Actress wanted for play
Last shout out for Short Film Auditions


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I assume you know what a nutritious diet consist of, so I won't talk about healthy nutrition. We are all aware of what's good and what's bad for us in terms of food (at least, I hope so). All we need is to be prepared.
1- Meal Planning: this is the hardest one for people, but it pays off tremendously in the end. My husband and I spend our Sunday evenings cooking for the week (okay I cook, he keeps me company). We drink a glass of wine and have great conversations, our bonding time if you will. For about 2 hours, I cook our weekly meals. I make 3 to 4 different dishes (see below for ideas) and put them in containers. I hard boil eggs. I cook meat and fish which can be paired with a salad as a quick meal. We both bring our food with us to work. We eat real, nutritious food, and also save money!
2- Keep snacks handy: if you're hungry and you're away from home, the easiest thing to do is stop somewhere and grab food. Unfortunately, there aren't many healthy options around. Keep water with you at all times; have nuts or seeds handy (they make a quick, healthy and fulfilling snack, and don't need a fridge); and make your own trail mix, ensuring you keep a bag in your car or purse.
3- Eating out: you need to be mentally prepared for this one. There are healthy choices at most restaurants and coffee places. Not perfect choices, but at least options. Order foods that are wholesome, such as grilled and sautéed meat or fish, with vegetables, and with the least amount of sauce. No bread, no dessert, but enjoy a glass of wine if you wish. Remember, you're there to enjoy the people you're with. At the coffee shop, have a tea, coffee or any natural beverage, no food unless you brought some nuts to munch on. At the convenience store, fresh fruits and unsealed nuts or seeds are probably your only healthy options.
1 omelete made of 2 eggs & 2 egg whites, chopped mushrooms & grilled asparagus, sea salt and pepper & green tea (for those who like some savory food upon waking).
Salad as a meal: arugula, chickpeas, tomato, red & yellow peppers, walnuts, add chopped grilled tofu, meat or fish to it, dressing (olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt and Italian seasonings).
Smoothie: parsley, beets, strawberries, and almond milk.
So when we moved in, I decided to turn his health around. It was tough and I had to make small changes weekly because, let me tell you, I came across a lot of resistance.
He used to say to his friends: "There is no food in our house", while our fridge was full. Because no junk food meant no fun to him. He used to say: "What is that? Bird food? It looks funny" at every meals during the first year.
Today, he has no allergies, his skin is rash free, and has a daily bowel movement. He probably will be embarrassed I'm mentioning his daily bathroom ritual (Dr. oz opened a whole new world to us since he talked about poop). He's never sick with the flu and hasn't miss a day of work in years. He loves healthy foods and actually will request my brown rice stir fry dishes, grilled asparagus, quinoa salads and smoothies. Of course bad habits die hard. He still likes fast foods and will enjoy it once in a while, but at least not every day and keeps telling me, he owes me his health. So it's all worth it!


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After a long hiatus, SAFE has returned with an updated sound and a direct path to superstardom. In the time following his critically acclaimed debut project, Stay Down, in 2016, the budding talent has kept an incredibly low profile, although he broke the silence last year dropping 2 singles in 2018, leaving fans questioning when a new feature-length project would arrive. Luckily, this week, SAFE made two exciting appearances, first providing a feature for Khalid's sophomore album, which was followed by a Playboi Carti-assisted single, "Paid In Full," that is sure to be in heavy rotation for old fans and new. In this single, SAFE effortlessly cruises along a bubbly Pluss-produced beat that seems to bring out the best in both artists while Carti delivers in his regular fashion alongside the Toronto native. It's as promising as ever that we'll receive more music from SAFE in the near future and there are serious signs that he has been working a number of talented artists and producers. After last week's releases, I will be anxiously anticipating the follow up to his debut, hopefully dropping sometime before the summer. Stream the new single below!
Making his Lyrical Lemonade debut today, Seattle native Ryan Caraveo delivers an impressive new single titled "Deceived". Remaining independent, Ryan has been consistently growing his fanbase over the years with multiple projects, engaging singles, and touching visuals. After becoming a fan back in 2016 when Ryan released Maybe They Were Wrong, I've had fun watching the young artist captivate his fans and flawlessly execute every move he makes. Today, "Deceived" serves as Caraveo's first single this year as it establishes a solid foundation for Ryan to have one of his biggest years thus far. Between his infectious melodies and his empathetic word choice, it becomes very coherent as to why his fans fall deeply in love with not only his music, but more-so with him as a person. As we can only anticipate more from Ryan and his team later this year, do yourself a favor now and get familiar with "Deceived" by streaming below. Lastly, follow Ryan Caraveo on Instagram and Twitter to see future announcements and upcoming tour dates!


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Women Against Racism Cherrie Moraga will be the keynote speaker at the "Women Against Racism" Conference scheduled for May 1 at the University of Iowa Memorial Union. Cherrie and Gloria Anzaldua recently edited an anthology entitled [[bold]]This Bridge Called My Back: Writings By Radical Women of Color.[[end bold]] The conference is being planned by a committee of Anglo, Black, Chicana and Latina women representing many university and community organizations interested in the issues of racism and feminism. The steering committee has established the following goals for this conference: - How to function in a feminist environment and still maintain cultural identity. - How to confront our own and other people's racism on a day-to-day basis. - How and why racism continues to work and its effects. - How to build alliances with each other (Anglo Women and Women of Color). Everyone--women and men--are encouraged to participate in this conference. Child care will be provided. Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Cherrie's preface to [[underline]]This Bridge Called My Back: Writings By Radical Women of Color.[[end bold]] On page 7 you'll find a poem by another contributor to the anthology, Chrystos, entitled [[bold]]Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading.[[end bold]] ____________________________ [[bold]]A Place of Breakthrough: Coming Home[[end bold]] (San Francisco, California -- September, 20, 1980) When Audre Lorde, speaking of racism, states: "I urge each one of us to reach down into that deep place of knowledge inside herself and touch that terror and loathing of any difference that lives there." I am driven to do so because of the passion for women that lives in my body. I know now that the major obstacle for me, personally, in completing this book has occurred when I stopped writing it for myself, when I looked away from my own source of knowledge. Audre is right. It is also the source of terror--how deeply separation between women hurts me. How discovering difference, profound differences between myself and women I love has sometimes rendered me helpless and immobilized. I think of my sister here. How I still haven't gotten over the shock that she would marry this white man, rather than enter onto the journey I knew I was taking. (This is the model we have from my mother, nurturing/waiting on my father and brother all the days of her life. Always how if a man walked into the room, he was paid attention to [indulged] in a particular Latin-woman-to-man way.) For years, and to this day, I am still recovering from the disappointment that this girl/this sister who had been with me every day of my life growing up--who slept, ate, talked, cried, worked, fought with me--was--was talked, cried, worked, fought with me--was suddenly lost to me through this man and marriage. I still struggle with believing I have a right to my feelings, that it is not "immature" or "queer" to refuse such separations, to still mourn over this early abandonment, "this homesickness for a woman." so few people really understand how deep the bond between sisters can run. I was raised to rely on my sister, to believe sisters could be counted on "to go the long hard way with you." Sometimes for me "that deep place of knowledge" Audre refers to seems like an endless reservoir of pain, where I must continually unravel the damage done to me. It is a calculated system of damage, intended to ensure our separation from other women, but particularly those we learned to see as most different from ourselves and therefore most fearful. The women whose pain we do not want to see as our own. Call it racism, class oppression, men or dyke-baiting, the system thrives. I mourn the friends and lovers I have lost to this damage. I mourn the women whom I have betrayed with my own ignorance, my own fear. The year has been one of such deep damage. I have felt between my hands the failure to bring a love I believed in back to life. Yes, the failure between lovers, sisters, mother and daughter--the betrayal. How have we turned our backs on each other--the bridge collapsing--whether it be for public power, personal gain, private validation, or more closely, to save face, to save our children to save our skins. "See whose face it wears," Audre says. And I know I must open my eyes and mouth and hands to name the color and texture of my fear. I had nearly forgotten why I was so driven to work on this anthology. I had nearly forgotten that I wanted/needed to deal with racism because I couldn't stand being separated from other women. Because I took my lesbianism that seriously. I first felt this was most acutely with Black women--Black dykes--who I felt ignored me, wrote me off because I looked white. And yet, the truth was that I didn't know Black women intimately (Barbara says "it's about who you can sit down to a meal with, who you can cry with, whose face you can touch.") I had such strong "colored hunches" about our potential connection, but was basically removed from the lives of most Black women. The ignorance. The painful, painful ignorance. I had even ignored my own bloodline connection with Chicanas and other Latinas. Maybe it was too close to look at, too close to home. Months ago in a journal entry , I wrote: "I am afraid to get near to how deeply I want the love of other Latin women in my life." In a real visceral way I hadn't felt the absence (only assumed the fivers of alienation I so often felt with anglo women as normative). Then for the first time, speaking on a panel about racism here in San Francisco, I could physically touch what I had been missing. There in the front row, nodding encouragement and identification, sat five Latina sisters. Count them! Five avowed Latina feminists: Gloria, Jo, Aurora, Chabela y Mirtha. For once in my life every part of me was allowed to be visible and spoken for in one room at one time. After the forum, the six of us walk down Valencia Street singing songs in Spanish. We buy burritos y cerveza from "La Cumbre" and talk our heads off into the night, crying from the impact of such a reunion. 5

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Talking the (Plant) Talk
October 25, 2017 Dee Shore
One day soon, tiny electronic sensors will take precision farming to the next level. They will translate the language of plants and send waves of data to growers, giving a heads-up at their crops' first talk of trouble.
Our cross-college partnership is leading the way.
Plants have a lot to say, if you know their language and listen. At NC State, scientists and engineers are collaborating across colleges to learn that language and devise electronic devices sensitive enough to detect pests, pathogens and other stressors before the plants show visible signs of trouble.
Principal investigator and CALS professor Ralph Dean says the project's goal is to show that it's possible to develop an early-warning system using electronic sensors that reliably and accurately translate a plant's messages in real time — fast enough, he hopes, for farmers to intervene to prevent crop loss.
Sophia Kathariou
It's an early example of what's possible through the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, investigator and food science microbiologist Sophia Kathariou said.
"To me, this is science at its best, bringing together people who may not speak the same language but who can share insights and understand ones offered from other perspectives," Kathariou said.
Smell fresh-cut grass? You're eavesdropping.
Ralph Dean
Of course, plants can't talk out loud, but their cells do have ways to communicate with each other and with other nearby plants. One way is by emitting aromatic chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, explains Dean, a William Neal Reynolds professor of plant pathology.
If you've ever smelled freshly mowed grass, then you've encountered the VOCs it emits when it's been wounded. Those VOCs are noticeably different than compounds emitted when, say, a greenhouse plant has been infected by powdery mildew or attacked by disease-carrying thrips.
"Plants produce specific volatile signatures in response to different types of attacks, whether they be from biotic agents such as pathogens or from abiotic stresses such as drought and mechanical damage. So we can use these signatures to diagnose what's causing that stress," Dean says.
Oftentimes the VOCs' aroma is subtler than that of cut grass — too subtle for people to smell. Fortunately, though, scientists know how to get around that limitation: Using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, they've been detecting plant VOCs and determining what's in the chemical cocktails that make them up.
"Affordable, quick, reliable and small"
While that technology is fine for scientists working in a lab, it's not yet practical for farmers to use in the field. That's because it relies on equipment that's too big, bulky and expensive.
[pullquote color='red' align='right']This is science at its best, bringing together people who…can share insights from different perspectives.[/pullquote]What farmers need, Dean says, are sensors that are affordable, quick, reliable and small: Think of lollipop-shaped sensors placed next to each plant in a farmer's field. Coin-sized metallic chips embedded in plants. Or maybe sensors incorporated into drones or irrigation equipment that continuously pass over the field, relaying data to farmers about real-time conditions.
Sound far-fetched? Not to the researchers running the project.
Here's how it works…
Earlier this year, Dean pitched his ideas at a meeting designed to kickstart collaboration among researchers from CALS and the College of Engineering.
Each attendee could present a single slide conveying their ideas for research to propel the NC PSI toward its science goals. The initiative, which will be headquartered in a state-of-the-art building planned for NC State's Centennial Campus, aims to make the state the world's best place for plant sciences innovation.
Dean's ideas for VOC-detecting sensors resonated with others at the meeting. Some professors had expertise and experience that they could contribute immediately.
Omer Oralkan
A small research team quickly took shape. Dean brought his biochemistry expertise, and electrical engineer Omer Oralkan brought experience with making super-small, self-powered sensors that measure specific levels of different VOCs.
Meanwhile, chemical engineer Greg Parsons offered to use his knowledge of advanced materials to find polymers capable of responding to low levels of key chemicals in VOCs. Food microbiologist Kathariou rounded out the team with her knowledge of the molecular-level relationships between plants and troublesome human pathogens — such as listeria, E. coli and salmonella — that can live on produce and result in foodborne disease outbreaks.
Greg Parsons
Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, plus matching funds from departments, in July they started a pilot project to demonstrate that a small array of sensors — perhaps eight to 10 — could rapidly detect chemical signatures of stressors affecting wheat and tomatoes. They are looking not only at pathogens that can kill plants but also ones that sicken people who've eaten contaminated produce.
The researchers have hired a post-doctoral researcher, Nasie Constantino, with experience in plant VOCs. They also are reaching out to the ag biotech industry to seek further ideas and expertise. A planned symposium next year will bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the potential for using electronics to promote better yields and safer food.
Steve Lommel, CALS' associate dean for research, is excited about the project's potential to advance precision farming to deliver on its full promise: higher yields, with less need for chemicals like pesticides that can affect the health of both people and the environment.
"One day in the not-so-distant future," Lommel says, "every plant in every field in every county in every state in this country will be sending waves of big data to our growers, letting them know with intricate precision the best way to farm."
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Tag: d.b. cooper
Ted Cruz Jokes That He's the Notorious Skyjacker D.B. Cooper. But Why?
FBI sketches of D.B. Cooper.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz jokingly confessed that he is the notorious skyjacker D.B. Cooper.
"I did it," Cruz said, retweeting a post from the FBI on Sunday that read, "#OTD in 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper parachuted from a plane he had just hijacked, clutching a bag filled with stolen cash. Who was Cooper? Did he survive the jump? What happened to the stolen money? Read about this unsolved mystery."
I did it. https://t.co/xNA9CGCmxT
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 24, 2019
But why would the conservative Texas senator crack the joke?
For at least a year, people on Twitter have suggested Cruz bears a striking resemblance to FBI sketches of D.B. Cooper. Around the same time, Twitter users jokingly suggested Cruz was the Zodiac Killer.
In case you don't know about Cooper, he boarded a plane in Portland, Ore., and claimed to have a bomb and had the plane fly to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where he got the ransom money. He subsequently parachuted from the plane and was never found.
Here's what Cruz looks like. You be the judge.
Sen. Ted Cruz
Posted: November 25th, 2019 under News Story.
Tags: d.b. cooper, FBI, Funny, history, Ted Cruz, Texas
Ralph Himmelsbach, FBI's Lead Investigator in D.B. Cooper Case, Has Died
FBI sketch of D.B. Cooper
Ralph Himmelsbach, the lead FBI agent in the mysterious 1971 skyjacker case of D.B. Cooper, has died.
The retired agent died Tuesday in Woodburn, Oregon, at the age of 94, The Oregonian reports.
Himmelsbach was best known for the decade he spent investigating the hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305. Cooper boarded the plane in Portland, Ore. He claimed to have a bomb and had the plane fly to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where he got the ransom money. He subsequently parachuted from the plane and was never found.
After his retirement, Himmelsbach wrote the book "Norjak: The Investigation of D.B. Cooper" and "The Secrets of the FBI."
"Special Agent Himmelsbach retired from the FBI almost 40 years ago, but he never left the FBI family," Renn Cannon, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, said. "Through the later years of his long career and into retirement, he was seen as an expert on the mysteries of the D.B. Cooper disappearance. He will be missed by all who had the chance to come to know him."
Born on Sept. 28, 1985, in Oakland, Calif., Himmelsbach graduated from the University of Oregon and later served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Himmelsbach joined the FBI in 1951 and became a reputable, dogged investigator.
Later in his life, Himmelsbach said D.B. Cooper likely did during his jump from the plane.
FBI Agents Say Hijacker D.B. Cooper Probably Died During His Jump
Posted: October 4th, 2019 under News Story.
Tags: Cold Case, d.b. cooper, FBI, FBI agent, obit, ralph himmelsbach
FBI Releases Mysterious Letter Reportedly from Notorious Hijacker D.B. Cooper
The mystery man known as D.B. Cooper sent a letter to newspapers after he parachuted from a plane in 1971 with $200,000 in ransom money.
The letter was among newly released documents about the hijacking case, which marks the 46th anniversary this week, Fox News reports.
"I knew from the start that I wouldn't be caught," the typewritten letter reads.
"I didn't rob Northwest Orient because I thought it would be romantic, heroic or any of the other euphemisms that seem to attach themselves to situations of high risk," he continued.
He added: "I'm no modern-day Robin Hood. Unfortunately (I) do have only 14 months to live."
Tom Colbert, a Los Angeles TV film producer, said he believes the letter is legitimate.
"We have no doubt it's from Cooper and the reason is that he cites he left no fingerprints on the plane," he said. "The reason that's critical is because it's absolutely true."
Cooper, who is not the real name of the suspect, released passengers and crew members and then ordered the pilots to fly to Mexico. While in the sky, Cooper parachuted out the back door over Washington state.
The FBI ended its investigation last year without identifying the hijacker, acknowledging that suspect may have died during the treacherous jump.
Tags: d.b. cooper, FBI, hijacking, history
FBI Accepts New Evidence in Cold Case of Hijacker D.B. Cooper
A day before Thanksgiving in 1971, a man only known to authorities as D.B. Cooper jumped out of a hijacked airplane with $200,000 and parachuted into the night.
After spending 45 years searching for the suspect, the FBI last year announced it had stopped actively pursuing the case.
That may change after a team of private investigators coordinated by a filmmaker found "an odd piece of buried foam" that they believe may be material from Cooper's parachute backpack, the New York Daily News reports. Just weeks earlier, the team found what they think are remnants of Cooper's parachute strap.
The FBI said it received three other "unknown" fabric samples.
The discoveries were made by a team assembled by Thomas Colbert, a former media executive and police trainer. Former FBI supervisor Hadley McCann is overseeing the cold case team.
Colbert runs a website, DBCooper.com, that is dedicated to the cold case.
Posted: August 21st, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: airplane, Cold Case, d.b. cooper, FBI, hijack
Did Niece Provide Key Evidence to FBI on D.B. Cooper?
Posted: August 3rd, 2011 under FBI, News Story.
Tags: d.b. cooper, FBI


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Valley Doctors Represented on Jersey's Best Top Cancer Doctors List
Thursday, July 21 2022 @ 06:51 pm
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, July 22, 2022 – Jersey's Best Magazine has named 25 physicians from The Valley Hospital Medical Staff to its July 2022 list of "Top Cancer Doctors."
Each year, Jersey's Best releases a list of the state's top physicians in conjunction with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., which publishes America's Top Doctors. Based on peer nominations, attributes such as board certification, clinical skills, training, years in practice, achievements, and other criteria are reviewed and assessed by a physician-led research team. This intensive research methodology is designed to identify doctors that will achieve the best possible health outcomes.
The 25 Valley Medical Staff members come from multiple specialties, including colon and rectal cancer, gynecologic cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, esophageal cancer, solid tumors, brain tumors, breast reconstruction, body imaging, and more.
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Extended coronavirus testing in Erie County pinned to private labs, hospitals
During a daily county coronavirus briefing, Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein said 'opportunities to be tested are really limited.'
Author: Steve Brown, Joseph O'Rourke
AMHERST, N.Y. — The Erie County Health Department gave its clearest indication of how it sees the future of COVID-19 testing here. In a word, limited.
During a daily county coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein said, "Opportunities to be tested are really limited."
Samples for health department ordered tests were collected at the Amherst Parks Department garage on Maple Road on Thursday. It has served for the last two days as a drive-thru testing site.
Dr. Burstein said again Thursday that the criterion for a test through her department were four categories only: pregnant women near or after birth, people and staff living in group settings, law enforcement, and health-care workers.
That's how Jessica Campbell-Lewis qualified for her test. The registered nurse from Grand Island was directed to the drive-thru site Wednesday.
It was the first time she had left her home in 14 days after coming down with the classic coronavirus symptoms: fever, dry cough and shortness of breath.
Campbell-Lewis notes she's been fever-free for the last eight days.
"Still a little bit short of breath. I'm hoping that has more to do with the fact that I've been cooped up in my bedroom the entire time," she said.
She's been told it will be five to seven days before she could expect test results.
"God forbid that I am positive," Campbell-Lewis said.
But in a phone call from the health department late this afternoon, there was good news. Test results were negative.
There was a different outcome for Kevin Thomson. He's been told he is has COVID-19. His test came through source outside county government.
He received a coronavirus exam Monday night at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. The hospital's parent company, Kaleida, says it does "extraordinarily limited" testing of employees and critical care patients.
There was hope COVID-19 testing co the expansion of testing appears in doubt.uld be expanded with the newly approved, so-called "45-minute test." Catholic Health Systems (CHS) announced its hospitals have equipment capable of running this new test.
But on Thursday CHS put out a statement, which included this: "Catholic Health is still waiting for supplies to begin onsite rapid COVID-19 testing. We are working directly with the Governor's office and local government officials to secure testing supplies for WNY given the global demand."
But minus private sector players the expansion of testing appears in doubt.
In a statement, the Erie County Health Department says, "The number of people who can be tested locally will depend on the overall supply and capacity of private/hospital labs and commercial labs."
RELATED: Erie County positive COVID-19 cases remain at 166
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Jennifer Lopez on the set of the movie "Second Act"
Jennifer Lopez was seen shooting the movie "Second Act" in a store!
Jennifer Lopez is a talented singer, but not only! The star has also tried the cinemaduring his career, and it is a medium that seems to like him a lot because it does not get tired! The singer was indeed seen by chance while filming in a store in New York, United States, this Monday.
An unexpected surprise that guests of the establishment certainly did not miss to immortalize! In addition, it is not in his usual alluring clothes that the singer was dressed but in cashier dress …
On the set of "Second Act" in NY | Oct 23 2017 @JLo #JenniferLopez #Jlo #Movie ?? pic.twitter.com/teZuaeTbdg
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLoOfficialClub) October 24, 2017
Jennifer Lopez, her new film
In reality, Jennifer Lopez was shooting a scene for her new movie called "Second Act". And she was not alone since she was in the company of the actress Leah Remini, she also in the movie! But that's not all. Another actress joined the project recently and JLO had even announced it directly on her Instagram account, this is Vanessa Hudgens!
If it has not been seen on the set, it will not be long! In any case, she will reply to JLO in this romantic comedy that tells the fight of a cashier to change jobs despite his lack of diplomas …
Katy Perry unveils behind-the-scenes of her "Witness: The Tour" tour
Dora the Explorer at the Movies: Michael Bay (Transformers) is preparing a live action movie


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I'd LOVE to have a Irish bar within walking distance!
Excuse my stupidity.....are you saying that a "Dolan's Lounge" is opening at 199 Blue Ravine (near Lotus 8)? (I guess I don't understand what "T" means in Ducky's post)??
On a related topic Doyle's Pub and Taproom just opened at 312 E. Bidwell. I haven't been there, but I will check it out soon.
It did. I was in the middle of re-writing it and got interrupted. Sorry, everyone.
Leenda has the correct address in her post.
I just thought it was interesting because it was being called a bar, which I assume means they don't serve food?
Which would be in contrast to Doyle's (thanks knittychick) that just opened.
Just curious, what's the difference between an Irish bar and a regular bar?
Repost please? (what did it say)?
Wow, and here I didn't think anyone read my posts or found them that interesting.
I don't remember exactly, but it was just that there is a planning commission meeting on September 2 at 6:30 for some sort of variance for Suites 160 and 170 because I don't think it's zoned for a bar.
Oh, come on, Ducky, of course I read your posts....and I'd love to see a pub open up in that vicinity. But, I have a feeling that if it's going before the Planning Commission (which I didn't realize), it's probably going to face a lot of opposition from the NS folks (my skepticism comes from the opposition that came from the proposed liquor store that was being considered a while back next to Taco Loco). But, notwithstanding that, I personally would like to see something like that go in down there.
I don't have feelings one way or the other. I wish anyone well that is brave enough to start a business.
Hmmm. How to quantify the difference.... IMHO, Irish pubs are for locals. It's social, not a party scene. You go to talk/socialize, not to dance and/or be seen. The bartender is more than just the person serving you drinks. You play games. You drink, but it's not just about slamming as many shots as you can and thinking that the drunkest person there is the coolest. They are usually small, too.
And St Patrick's Day is a blast.
At least that's what I think of when I think of Irish bars (in the US) from my experiences in Chicago.
I get the convenience of walkability. What makes it different from Sam Horne's or Churchill Arms?
If they don't serve food, then they will technically be the second bar in Folsom. If my memory is correct, the only other place that holds that distinction is Sutter Club.
Before that, there was The Bank Club and the other place that was opened in the KFC (El Pollo Loco) center when someone won some lottery money. I forget now what it was called.
Sam Horne's is Irish Bar-esque. Churchill Arms is way too big to personable enough and more about getting hammered. Neither are actual Irish pubs. Can't quite tell you the difference. You have to live it to get it.
I beg to differ. I go to Churchill Arms for an occasional fish & chips and manage to not get hammered. I see a lot of others doing the same.
Whatever. I wish the best to Doyle's and Dolan's and whoever else is brave enough to take on fickle Folsom.
And on this we agree.
I'll buy you a pint at Dolan's one night, should it come to fruition.


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'Translate rare manuscripts in order to preserve them'
Ancient scripts give us a record of the beginnings of our country — Punya Prasad Parajuli, Professor, Lumbini Bouddha University
Kathmandu, March 13
"Manuscripts and archives should be made accessible and translated to different languages so that they can be preserved for generations to come," said Bhesh Narayan Dahal, director general of Department of Archaeology, referring to the ancient Tibetan script of Pema Kathang, a biography of the second Buddha Guru Padma Sambhava.
Speaking at interaction in the city today, Dahal emphasised that translation and printing copies of ancient archives was necessary for preservation of those documents.
"The manuscript of Pema Kathang and the micro film are there only in the Archaeology Department," Prof Punya Prasad Parajuli, culture expert, Lumbini Bouddha University said. "There are 1,152 catalogues, which are written in Bhote, in the DoA. Among those, script number 659 has only one copy and cannot be found anywhere in the world. Many such documents need attention and preservation because they are rare," said Parajuli.
With the focus back on translation of rare scripts, Parajuli said, "We must step forward and promote our ancient scripts as they talk about the beginnings of our country."
#Department of Archaeology #Manuscripts #Lumbini Buddhist University #Ancient scripts #Padma Sambhava #Pema Kathang


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Q: File based storage system Anyone know of a commercially available file based storage system that meets the following requirements:
Should not require installation
Should provide APIs to read and write onto the storage system, preferably .net APIs
Paid/Free (either way it should be supported)
Should be fast and efficient
Basically I am looking for something with database like functionality with the least footprint.

A: Take a look at Sqlite. It has become the standard solution for a file based database solution - it's even built in to the iPhone, Firefox and many other high profile software/devices.
My Google-fu gave me this simple tutorial of using Sqlite with .net: sqlite-on-dotnet-in-3-mins

A: Try MongoDB it's a file based document database. Installing it is done by copying it's files and it has a C# driver to read/write data from it.

A: Here are some thoughts about your question.

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*The "file based storage system" means "data base" in this context.

*Some comments by requirements.
2.1. The first requirement "Should not require installation" means "Embedded database".
2.2. The second requirement "Should provide APIs to read and write ..." is natural for all databases. They all have such API.
2.3. The third requirement "Should be fast and efficient" is a really interesting thing. Here is one of the links by this issue with a lot of useful information Comparison of relational database management systems.

*And, finally if you are looking for "something with database like functionality with the least footprint" the basic choice will be SQLite.

It is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. There is no set up procedure to initialize it before using it. Databases need minimal or no administration. There is no need to maintain a separate server process dedicated to SQLite. It stores an entire database in a single, ordinary native file that can reside anywhere in a directory of the native file system. Any user who has a permission to read the file can read anything from the database.

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Q: check if the key is exist, after that insert or update I have a fifteen-column table in my database.
and I have a key which has a quality of auto-increment.
What I want to do is.. check if the table has a column with the key and insert if exist, else update.
I applied SQL syntax which I found here to my code.. but it never works.
here's the sample code below.
    insert into report (col1, col2, col3.......col14) values ('value1','value2', ....'value14')
ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE col1=values('changedValue1'), col2=values('changedValue2')....col14=values('changedValue14');

I excuted this code in Mybatis, but it returns MySQLSyntaxErrorException..

A: you have syntax error in your query.the query should be like,

insert into report (col1, col2, col3.......col14) values ('value1','value2', ....'value14')
ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE col1='changedValue1', col2='changedValue2'....col14='changedValue14';

for more info visit the following link :
Insert into a MySQL table or update if exists


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ANNOYED GRUNTS November 15, 2011
Positive Reviews Are Virtually Indistinguishable From Negative Reviews
Alan Sepinwall is a big-time TV critic whose opinions are highly revered by the industry (TV producers Dan Harmon and Michael Schur both mention him in their respective AV Club walkthroughs, for example). When he talks, people listen.
Well, recently he set his sights on The Simpsons and wrote a DEVASTATING TAKEDOWN of the latest episode. Just peep these biting excerpts…
"The Food Wife" felt in many ways like a mirror of the A-story from "Co-Dependent's Day." …[T]he overall structure was fairly similar… I'm sure there are other episodes in the previous 490 you could also compare it to – Marge's initial fear, then love, of the Ethiopian food was pretty similar to Homer's experience at the sushi restaurant waaaaaay back in season 2's "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," for instance…
But at this stage, every episode of "The Simpsons" feels like it's recycling a story the show has told before – usually several times, in fact.
Hello, burn ward?
After all this time, it's incredibly rare for the show to present a new idea,
Hold that thought. I just want to point out how much this barrage of ownage sounds like a typical Dead Homer Society rant. OK, carry on.
After all this time, it's incredibly rare for the show to present a new idea, but "The Food Wife" was a good reminder of how well it can still repackage the old ones.
Wait, wait, wait… upon closer inspection, this is actually a positive review. And now that I actually read it instead of just skimming it, I see that Sepinwall is apparently friendly enough with the Simpsons staff to be invited to do audio commentary for the Season 15 DVD. Whoops.
Everyone can agree that The Simpsons nowadays is undoubtedly just a mishmash of recycled and rehashed plotlines from yesteryear. But apparently the only major difference between reviewers praising the show and reviewers trashing the show is whether or not they thought the "repackaging" was done well.
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package eu.jangos.realm.network.packet.server.auth;

import eu.jangos.realm.network.opcode.Opcodes;
import eu.jangos.realm.network.opcode.result.AuthEnum;
import eu.jangos.realm.network.packet.AbstractRealmServerPacket;
import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;

/**
 * SMSG_AUTH_RESPONSE represents a message sent by the server whenever a CMSG_AUTH_SESSION message is sent.
 * @author Warkdev
 * @version v0.1 BETA.
 */
public class SMSG_AUTH_RESPONSE extends AbstractRealmServerPacket {

    /**
     * Result command from the server.
     */
    private AuthEnum result;

    public SMSG_AUTH_RESPONSE(Opcodes code) {
        super(code, 0);
    }

    public AuthEnum getResult() {
        return result;
    }

    public void setResult(AuthEnum result) {
        this.result = result;
        this.size = (this.result != AuthEnum.AUTH_SUCCESS ? 5 : 12);
    }

    public String toString(){
        String toString = "[SMSG_AUTH_RESPONSE [Result: "+this.result+"]]";
        return toString;
    }

    @Override
    public void encode(ByteBuf buf) throws Exception {
        // SMSG_AUTH_RESPONSE happens after a client requested to login.
        // Packet structure: (Failed case)
        // 2b - 2b - 1b
        // Size (Little Endian) - Opcode (Big Endian) - result

        if(this.result != AuthEnum.AUTH_SUCCESS){
            buf.writeShort(this.size);
            buf.writeShort(this.code.getValue());
            buf.writeByte(this.result.getValue());
        } else {

        // Packet structure: (Success case)
        // 2b - 1b - 1b - 4b - 1b - 1b
        // Size - Opcode - Result - BillingTimeRemaining - BillingPlanFlags - BillingTimeRested

            buf.writeShort(this.size); // Size
            buf.writeShort(this.code.getValue());
            buf.writeByte((byte) this.result.getValue());
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            buf.writeByte(0);
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}

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I'm stock at a problem here. I have a Rikomagic MK802III.
After that i still got the issue, it cannot enable the wifi. Then i asked my colleague who is a former radio mechanic if he could see anything on the print. He couldn't but tried anyway to re solder the wifi connection on the print/board. Then we tried to turn it on and pling! wifi was enabled. I could see the wifi routers SSID and i could connect and put in the password, but i will not connect. After that i tried to reboot. Now I'm back at the old problem with no possibility to enable the wifi.
So I'm kind a stuck here. Anyone have the same problem and maybe know how to solve it?
Have a nice day! Thanks in advance!
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Had exact problem. Tried a lot firmware, no luck. Then tried the recovery image from http://www.rikomagic.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2725, Wifi come back. But still cannot upgrade, have to stick with this version.


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I just wanted to share a quick video of Kyle "reading". He does this several times throughout the day with different books. Although this book is a favorite right now because at the end there is a mirror. I hope this bodes well for his future with books!


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Timothy A. Taylor
The Process: The Rough Draft
"I want to write a book, someday."
This is something I hear from a lot of people when I tell them I'm a writer.
I usually observe a familiar sense of uncertainty from these would-be authors. I say 'familiar' because I was once there myself. I was eager to write something worthwhile, to be published and see all of my dreams come true, but also unsure of myself, my work, and even where to begin.
As a kid, and into my young adult years, I harbored fantasies of sitting down with a beautiful ledger and putting pen to paper as the greats had done before me. In these fantasies brilliant words flowed onto the page with virtually no effort on my part.
I have scores of journals with half-finished stories, and plenty of Word documents cluttering up my hard drive.
The pattern with each of these potential masterpieces was the same: idea, excitement, fizzle-out.
I would get what I thought was a great idea, and sit down to work on it, sure this was going to go somewhere. Invariably I would become disappointed with what I had written, or I would run into a day where the muse was elusive, and I would give up.
To be honest, none of this was truly profound work so I didn't deprive humanity of anything. I digress..
In college I received a profound piece of advice: do not be afraid of the crummy first draft. The actual phrasing was somewhat more colorful, but the essence is the same. I wish I could say I went home and wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning magnum opus, but alas, I had some growing up to do.
Years passed, where I barely wrote anything.
But, soon the time came to sit down and write my first novel. That single piece of advice from college came back to me. So, I began to write, heedless of whether it would be good enough to be published. That attempt ran out of plot after after a few chapters, but it was a start.
A few years later I actually wrote a complete manuscript, and then another.
The key in each of those instances was that I didn't try to produce a masterpiece right off the bat.
I began to understand that writing was a process, at times beautiful and at times hideous, but a process nonetheless.
Writing, for me, was a lot like drawing. I would begin with a basic sketch, and then refine as the process continued.
My rough drafts are something no one will ever, EVER see. Why? Because they're embarrassing. There are enough grammatical errors to give an English teacher a stroke. There's bad dialogue and awkward scenes and weird transitions.
And that's okay; I'm just getting the story onto the page.
Once I reach the end, I walk away for a bit. This clears my mind, and allows me to come back to the story with fresh eyes. When I do go back to the manuscript, I usually spend a fair amount of time talking myself down off of the ledge of self-doubt and criticism where I've perched, convinced no one has every written so poorly as I.
I revise, and revise, and revise again. And then I show it to someone, and let them comment on it.
And somewhere, in the midst of all of that, this rough, hideous draft takes on a life of its own and becomes something beautiful. Don't get me wrong, people may hate what I did, but I have the satisfaction of knowing I made something that I think is worthwhile, and that I enjoyed creating.
Along the way I discovered what it truly means to be a writer and whether people love my work or hate it, I love to write. Some of this is that silly romanticism leftover from my youth, but I honestly enjoy the process. I enjoy creating a world and losing myself in it, discovering the tale and where it's going to go. Whether I make a fortune as a bestselling novelist or not, I will probably always be writing.
If you're thinking of taking up this whole writing thing, take this to heart: write, and don't be afraid of what you write. Too many people get so bogged down worrying about whether or not it's perfect, that they neglect to start at all.
My third novel ended up being published, the crowning achievement of my years of hard work.
Even now, though, with the book in print, I still pick it up and wonder if this or that phrase was the right choice.
I quickly realized that this is one step on the journey, and that it's okay if it's not my crowning achievement.
If you just want to be published, this life is probably not for you. But if you love the simple joy of watching words appear on your computer screen, words that breathe life into people, places, and scenarios that came out of the stew of your imagination, then you will find reward in your work regardless of others' opinions.
Let yourself enjoy the process. Enjoy the successes and failures and worry about the Pulitzer later.
Write, get it out.
But don't leave it there. What you write may be brilliant, it may be terrible, but at least you have produced work, and you will learn from it regardless of its quality. The next step is to make something of it, to polish that bit of metal and see if it truly is gold.
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Andrew Robb, Australian Politics, Levy, Queensland Floods, Victorian Floods
Andrew Robb's Peter to pay Paul.
"The tax is unnecessary," Mr Robb told The Australian. "It is an opportunistic attempt to fill the coffers."
Mr Robb is upset. Last year, prior to the election, he warned that the Australian dollar may collapse under the ALP. The dollar decided to show Australian's what a moron Andrew Robb really is. He also mentioned that interest rates are going to go through the roof! He mentioned that on each occasion the Reserve Bank met last year as it does every 6 weeks. Of the 10 or so dire warnings of interest rates rises, the rates rose a whole 2 times out of 10. Coincidently, it is the score I would give Mr Robb for his performance last year.
Mr Robb does not seem to learn. A levy he claims would be nothing more than a way to make money for the government. Why would Mr Robb say something like this? Well it is not only because he is a moron, but because he is really big moron.
While working as an advisor for John Howard, I believe he played a critical role to introduce a gun levy. The Howard government learned to love levies. We had one for East Timor although as it worked out it was never needed. We had one for milk. We had one for sugar. We had one for a gun buyback.
But according to Mr Robb, the flood damage in Queensland and Victoria are not worthy of a levy. Mr Robb reckons the government has the money without a levy. All you have to do is cut the fat.
I love that term. When a coalition member says cut fat, they mean fire people.
I am all for that! This is how I would do it. I would suspend all superannuation payments for all politicians and in fact direct them to a fund to aid those affected. I think the politicians would love this idea as they love the country so much! I don't think John Howard needs a pension. Or Bob Hawke for that matter. All politicians talk about how they get paid a lot, so what do they need super for?
Is that the kind of fat you mean Mr Robb? Or do you mean when you say cut the fat, reduce staffing in departments that will then be understaffed and incapable of handling the requests made of them?
Will Mr Robb order a cut in spending on the troops in Afghanistan opting to not buy rifles and guns and instead ordering sling shots for all.
But as I usually do, I digress.
The point of a levy in this regard is this, and I have made it before. We are a commonwealth nation. When 2/6ths of our country are affected by a disaster, then that has an affect on things like GDP.
Mr Robb says there is plenty in the budget, but refuses to mention just how much an affect on the GDP these floods would have. The idea of course if to make sure that this effect is minimal. And that requires investment. And that requires money.
Now having berated Andrew Robb, I will attempt to talk him up. A large levy can be bad. It means people will spend less money they don't have and public debt would be reduced. We can't have that now can we.
Yes it is possible that a reduction in spending means we get to see more of Harvey Norman talking about how poor he is, but that is a risk I am prepared to take. Yes it is possible that people will start growing their own vegetables in their gardens. They may order food in bulk as opposed to smaller cuts on foam and wrapped in plastics. They may go out less and spend more time with their families. They may consume less and enjoy life more.
No Mr Robb. We definitely can not have that.
I would love to talk to the coalition MP's of electorates affected by these floods. No they will say! We don't need a levy at all!
Australia is a country made up of multiple parts. If a part of the country is limping, then the whole country limps.
If it is fine to consider a levy for East Timor, why is it not fine to consider a levy for the country?
A. Ghebranious 2011 (All Rights Reserved)
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Jennifer Baratta permalink
what a jerk and oh he might mean long term. UGH!
Maree Curio permalink
Gee, the number of comments you have attracted suggests you are a real influential heavy hitter.
Andrew Robb must be shaking in his boots.
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