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Avalanche Canada: 'We don't want to cry wolf'
In the last few decades, researchers have learned a lot about how weather conditions prime mountain slopes for a slide, and can predict when and where the greatest danger lies — as long as there's data.
Bethany Lindsay
Martina Halik enjoying her job on Avalanche Canada's South Rockies field team. Jennifer Coulter/Avalanche Canada / Submitted
The stage was set for a massive avalanche on Mount Renshaw last Christmas, when the weather in that part of the Rocky Mountains stayed cold and clear for days on end. The frigid temperatures caused ice crystals to form on the snow's surface, creating the base for a slide that would kill five snowmobilers one month later.
In hindsight, the conditions on Jan. 29 were ideal for an avalanche, but unlike in the southeast of B.C., no public warning was issued for the region. The forecasters at Avalanche Canada tend to have comparatively little data on the snowpack in the North Rockies, and in this case they simply thought conditions weren't as dangerous there.
"We don't want to cry wolf," explained James Floyer, the forecast program supervisor for Avalanche Canada. "We're faced with these decisions all the time and it's impossible not to second guess. Obviously, we made that decision in the best of faith there, with some consideration."
The exact cause of the avalanche is still under investigation by the B.C. Coroners Service, but the folks at Avalanche Canada are certain that the snowmobilers triggered it. About 90 per cent of slides that result in deaths are caused by human activity, according to Floyer.
It used to be that avalanches were seen as random events that could occur anywhere, at any time. But in the last few decades, researchers have learned a lot about how weather conditions prime mountain slopes for a slide, and can predict when and where the greatest danger lies.
It's all about layers, according to Floyer.
"The snowpack is kind of like a layered sandwich," Floyer said. "If we have a sandwich with a slippery filling in the middle, then we've got something that is going to slide quite easily."
On Mount Renshaw, the slippery sandwich filling was supplied by the sheet of ice crystals formed during the holidays. That layer was buried when snow began falling early in January. There wasn't much danger of a slide when those crystals were just below the surface, but once 30 to 50 centimetres piled up, the slab reached critical mass and the sandwich was complete.
"At that depth, we find that the snow on top tends to stiffen and solidify a little bit, and we get the top of that crusty sandwich," Floyer said.
There are plenty of natural occurrences that could have set off a slide at this point — a windstorm or rapid temperature change, for example — but the large group of snowmobiles buzzing around the mountain was the most likely culprit.
Throughout the southern and coastal regions of B.C., Avalanche Canada is able to gather enough information to issue daily reports assessing the avalanche risk. Forecasters rely on reports from the transportation ministry, ski hills, avalanche consultants and adventure skiing operations. These reports cover weather, avalanche activity, snow depth and snowpack tests — a simple trial done by digging a pit in the snow and analyzing the different layers.
In the North Rockies, on the other hand, there aren't many highways in the path of slide activity or commercial recreation operators. Until this year, forecasters cobbled together as much information as they could to compile a weekly avalanche risk report that can be difficult for the average person to read.
But the Renshaw area has become increasingly popular with snowmobilers, and so Avalanche Canada has launched a "hot zone" pilot project for the region, calling for local snowmobile clubs and anyone else who is out in the backcountry to submit regular information about conditions that forecasters can build on to produce more regular reports. Renshaw is one of four B.C. regions included in the pilot project.
However, no report can replace training in avalanche safety, and Floyer recommends anyone heading out into the backcountry take a course from Avalanche Canada and always remember to bring an avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel on trips into the wild.
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Posted on December 23, 2020 by R.D Francis
If you know your Quentin Tarantino, and we know you do, you know the career of American novelist Elmore Leonard through the Q's adaptation of Leonard's Rum Punch (1992) as Jackie Brown (1997). Of course, that was preceded by Barry Sonddenfeld's adaptation of Get Shorty (1995) starring John Travolta, which was based on the 1990 novel of the same name, and Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998) starring George Clooney, which was based on the 1996 novel of the same name.
Of course, long before Tarantino exposed Leonard to a new audience, Leonard's novels produced the Burt Lancaster-starring Valdez is Coming (1971), the Charles Bronson-starring Mr. Majestyk (1974), Stick (1985) with Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit), and 52 Pick-Up with Roy Scheider (Sorcerer). And Tarantino hasn't given up on Leonard: back in 2009 he optioned the 1972 novel Forty Lashes Less One. But since the Q has stated he's not making anymore films after Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood, sans his interest in doing a Star Trek film, we'll have to accept that film will never come to fruition.
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In all, twenty-six of Leonard's novels and short stories have been adapted for the screen, with nineteen as motion pictures and another seven as television series and TV movies. And this film co-starring John Doe of X is one of those movies.
And unlike most of his works, which were westerns, mostly crime dramas, and a smattering of suspense thrillers, Leonard broke "format" and came up with Touch (1987), a lesser known, dramatic-black comedy concerning an ex-Monk (Skeet Ulrich of Scream fame) who becomes a substance abuse counselor; when he acquires the divine abilities of faith healing, he's manipulated by a fundamentalist preacher (Tom Arnold) and washed up evangelist (Christopher Walken). Love triangles ensue with Bridget Fonda (Singles) and Gina Gershon (Prey for Rock & Roll). And Anthony Zerbe (Mathias from The Omega Man) shows up as a Father Donahue, a Catholic Priest.
Now, you would think that an Elmore Leonard novel adapted and directed for the big screen by Paul Schrader of Taxi Driver fame (and his rock 'n' roll love letter with Joan Jett's Light of Day) would be a box office winner.
As with the poorly reviewed and, in most cases, rarely seen, and/or poorly distributed Be Cool (2005; with John Travolta), Freaky Deaky (2012; with Christian Slater of Playback), and (the truly awful) Life of Crime (2013; with a woefully miscast Jennifer Aniston), Touch failed in its test screenings and in its limited theatrical release before being dumped into the home video market.
And not even its alternative rock tie-in to the then "hot" grunge-rock wave engulfing America from the Pacific Northwest could save the film.
At the time, I was spinning alt-rock tunes and the Touch soundtrack was an instant add to our station's rotation due to its grungy pedigree. All of the alt-rock rags and radio trades of the day made much ado about the film as one of the post-Nirvana projects by Dave Grohl; the drummer composed the film's soundtrack (and played all of the instruments) for his new Capitol Records imprint, Roswell Records, a concern that found great success with the 1995 freshman and 1997 sophomore releases by Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters and The Colour and the Shape. While the majority of the soundtrack features instrumental tracks to score the film, it also featured the songs "This Loving Thing (Lynn's Song)," a collaboration between John Doe and Dave Grohl (Doe would later rearrange the song with his solo band, John Doe Thing). Grohl also collaborated with Louise Post of Veruca Salt (remember "Seether"?) on the film's title cut theme song, "Touch." (Luckily, the extremely rare soundtrack is uploaded to You Tube to enjoy.)
Now, remember as you watched the quintessential grunge flick, Singles (1992), after Soundgarden released their fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994), you began to recognize snippets of that album's songs — "Spoonman" in particular — appearing as instrumentals in the film? (An uncredited Chris Cornell scored the film for Cameron Crowe.) Well, in the grooves of Touch you'll hear snippets of Dave Grohl's drum rolls and fills — "Stay Away" (aka "Pay to Play" in its demo form) in particular — from Nirvana's breakthrough album, Nevermind.
At the time, Nirvana was hot, John Doe knew a good thing with grunge when he heard it and got X back into the studio — after their 1987 demise — with Hey Zeus! (1993), and Louise Post was the new alt-rock darling with MTV offering their full support to Veruca Salt and their debut, American Thighs (1994; You Tube).
So, with that alt-rock pedigree behind it, darn right alt-rock stations were spinning the soundtrack. My station even used the instrumental tracks for various production vignettes. And, as with the John Doe-starring A Matter of Degrees (1991), the Touch soundtrack was better known and more successful than the actual movie it intended to promote.
Now, if you remember your grunge (soap) operas, you'll recall Dave Grohl wrote "Everlong" from The Colour and the Shape (1997), inspired by his ongoing romance with Louise Post. However, prior to her romance with Grohl, Andy Thompson, the lead vocalist and guitarist with the Dallas, Texas, alt-rock quartet the Buck Pets was a bit more blatant in his love for Louise Post: the Buck Pets' eponymous Island Records debut (1989) closed out with "Song for Louise Post."
Ah, sigh . . . alt-rock love with Punk Rock Girls.
Been there. Done that. And heart broken. Curled up on the couch watching the VHS of Touch with Kim, my little "punk rock girl," aka my "Louise Post," is one of my cherished memories; her apartment wafted with vanilla incents and clove cigarettes. A "Greasy Boys Pizza" on the coffee table. And she never did return my copy of the Touch compact disc.
I hope Kim still has that CD, plays it, and remembers me the way I remember her, as I write this review for B&S About Movies "John Doe Week." And Kim and I really did hang out a place called the Zipperhead (Room). And she liked Mojo Nixon and we went to see the Dead Milkmen live. We went to quite a few club concerts together.
True love. Now I am an adult and life sucks. To touch that alt-rock dream, again. So thanks for the memories, Mr. Doe. I need to buy you beer, my friend.
Touch was previously available as a free-with-ads stream on TubiTV, but has since been pulled. You can, however, stream it for a nominal fee on Vudu.
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Pinellas parents take precautions against non-credible school threat
The racist social media message said there would be a shooting at an unnamed school.
Dozens of parents at Lakewood High and, to a lesser extent, Pinellas Park High, removed their children from those campuses early Monday amid unsubstantiated threats that a shooter planned to kill "at least 30 people," all of whom would be Black.
Although the social media message that circulated late Sunday did not name a school, at least one person who circulated it wrote that the activity was "supposed to be going on at Lakewood or Pinellas Park."
Alerted to the concerns by a student, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office investigated and determined the threat did not originate in Florida and did not appear credible.
"We do not believe, at this time, there is a legitimate threat to area schools," Corporal Travis Sibley said Monday.
To alleviate fears, the department sent extra deputies to campuses for security and an added presence, Sibley said via email.
PCSO is investigating a Snapchat threat of a school shooting. There is no indication at this time that the threat is directed towards a Pinellas County school or that it's credible. Extra deputies are at local schools only as a precaution. If you see something, say something! pic.twitter.com/fhym4lo7tD
— Pinellas SO (@SheriffPinellas) January 11, 2021
District principals also sent phone and written messages to families to alert them to the situation. They stressed that the actions described in the social media post did not appear likely, but added that the extra show of law enforcement was offered out of an abundance of caution.
"We appreciate when anyone comes forward with a safety concern and all reports are investigated fully," the statement read.
District officials said they take all such reports seriously, and encouraged students and others to continue alerting them if they learn of potential threats.
"We encourage students and parents to contact authorities immediately and to always remember, if you see something, say something," Sibley added.
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The accident during the Japanese Grand Prix http://www.footballcowboysprostore.com/Nick-Hayden-Jersey that left Marussia driver Jules Bianchi in hospital with severe head injuries is an illustration of the unsolvable and sometimes terrible paradox at the heart of motor racing. No-one wants to see racing drivers hurt, and yet it is an inescapable reality that the very possibility of it is a part of what makes Formula 1 such an intoxicating draw for its participants and the millions who watch it around the world. It has been 20 years since the last driver fatality at a grand prix, when the loss of Ayrton Senna kick-started a renewed drive for greater safety that continues to this day. Yet all the drivers know that they are risking their lives every time they zip up their fireproof overalls, strap on their helmets and head out on to the race track to do what they love. It's an adrenalin fix that those who have experienced it tell you is like nothing else on earth. Risk is part of the challenge, inherent in why drivers are revered, in the same way people admire the astronauts who went to the moon. They are doing something ordinary mortals could not - and would not - do. What they do out there is beyond the bounds of comprehension of ordinary people: a combination of balance, feel, dexterity, skill, judgement and extreme levels of both bravery and physical fitness. The sense of taking man and machine to the limits of the laws of physics and human capability is at the heart of the appeal of F1. Top drivers are the best in the world with the most advanced, challenging and fastest cars science can produce within the limits imposed on them by the rule makers. Those limits are there because the people who run F1 are fully aware of the dangers, and want to limit them as much as possible while maintaining the essence of the sport. How to strike that balance is a debate played out, in rather less sombre circumstances, at virtually every race during a grand prix season. Just two races ago, in Italy, there was a discussion about whether safety changes to the famous Parabolica corner - turning a gravel run-off into an asphalt one - had removed its challenge. And the contradiction organisers are battling with was there again on Sunday. There were the usual complaints about the race starting under the safety car after heavy rain, only for conditions to have improved so much that drivers were in for the lightly treaded 'intermediate' tyres within a couple of laps. Yet later, after Bianchi's accident, there were criticisms that the race had not been stopped sooner when Cowboys Anthony Spencer Youth Jersey the rain came down more heavily. At Suzuka, where Bianchi crashed on Sunday, this contradiction is inherent in the track itself. The drivers love the place because it is what they call an "old-school" circuit, an extreme driving challenge where the risk of an accident is much higher than at more modern circuits, which are often criticised as being sanitised and soulless. Suzuka is often likened to a roller-coaster, but this is a roller-coaster where it is all too easy to come off the rails. Run-offs are small, and mistakes are often punished by impact with a barrier and a damaged car, rather than a second or two lost running wide into a vast expanse of asphalt. For the drivers, the jeopardy inherent in Suzuka is not a bad thing, and for all the greater risk of a crash, very few drivers have been injured there. The run-offs may generally be smaller than those elsewhere, but they tend to do their job. In any case, that is not why Bianchi, a popular and promising talent whose career is only just beginning, is in intensive care in the Mie Prefectural General Medical Center in Yokkaichi. The inquest into what went wrong, and how such an incident can be avoided in the future, has already started, and it will be long and detailed. Although there was a lot of debate over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend about the timing of the race, with typhoon Phanfone approaching the mainland, the fact it was wet was only a circumstantial factor. And debates about the timing of the race are http://www.footballcowboysprostore.com/Ben-Gardner-Jersey essentially irrelevant. Whenever it was held on Sunday, it would have been wet; bands of rain of varying degrees of intensity passed across the track throughout the day. Fundamentally, Bianchi's accident - and, more importantly, the fact that he suffered his awful injuries - was a combination of what world champion Sebastian Vettel called "a very unlucky place and unlucky timing". Bianchi went off at the Dunlop corner, a fast uphill left-hander, which essentially forms the very last part of Suzuka's Esses, regarded by many drivers as the most demanding section of track in the world. The run-off at Dunlop was extended a few years ago, but it remains relatively small in modern F1 terms - the tight confines of the land around Suzuka and the layout of the track mean it would be hard to make it any bigger than it is. So if a driver spins off at Dunlop, he is going to hit the impact-absorbing barrier, as Sauber's Adrian Sutil did the lap before Bianchi's crash.
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MLB Game Recap - Houston at Tampa Bay
Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:10 PM EDT
Tampa Bay 4, Houston 2
Houston (1-1)
Tampa Bay (1-1)
W: Morton (1-0)
L: Cole (0-1)
S: Alvarado (1)
HOU - HR: none
TB - HR: Diaz (1)
Morton wins Rays debut, beats former Astros teammates 4-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) No one has tell the Houston Astros how good Charlie Morton can be.
The 35-year-old right-hander was solid in his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, pitching five innings and striking out eight against his former team in a 4-2 victory.
"It was an awesome experience," Morton said, noting it was every bit as "weird" as he envisioned facing the club he helped win a World Series two seasons ago.
"It was the fact I was out there against my former team. I was a little emotional, and it was the first start of the season," he added. "To get it out of the way and come out with a great team win, it was a big deal."
Morton (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits in his first outing since signing a $30 million, two-year contract as a free agent. In 2017, he won Game 7 of the World Series and Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
Yandy Diaz lined an impressive solo homer off Astros starter Gerrit Cole (0-1), who also yielded three unearned runs in the third, when shortstop Aledmys Diaz's throwing error paved the way for Tampa Bay. Diaz has two errors in two games filling in for injured regular Carlos Correa.
Tommy Pham's RBI single trimmed Houston's lead to 2-1, and Ji-Man Choi followed with a two-run single to put the Rays ahead 3-2.
Morton, who gave up a two-run double to Michael Brantley in the third, walked three and also hit a batter during an 85-pitch outing.
"The same stuff we've seen for a couple years," Astros manager AJ Hinch. "He had a really good breaking ball, a pretty good fastball. Mixed in some splits late, swing and miss breaking balls. He's tough."
Cole was impressed, too.
"He was sharp. He looks good. About right where we expected him to be," the Houston pitcher said. "Worth every dollar of that 30-million contract."
Four relievers combined to pitch four scoreless innings for the Rays, with Jose Alvarado striking out Tony Kemp with two runners on in the ninth for his first save.
It's not the first time Morton faced a former team in his first outing with a new one. He also did it in 2009 after being traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The right-hander went 29-10 with a 3.36 ERA in 55 starts for Houston over the past two seasons. He was a first-time All-Star a year ago, when he won 15 games and posted a career-best 3.13 ERA.
Cole allowed five hits and four runs - one earned - while striking out 10 over six innings.
According to StatCast, the 420-foot, sixth-inning homer he yielded to Yandy Diaz on a 2-0 count left the bat at 112 mph. The low liner to straightaway center field rose just enough to hit the top of the wall and skipped over.
"I challenged Diaz with a fastball and lost that one," Cole said. "It was out of a cannon, man."
BREGMAN'S STREAK
When Houston's Alex Bregman went 0 for 4 in Thursday's season opener, it ended his 56-game road on-base streak. It was a franchise best and the longest of any player since Derek Jeter's 59-game run in 2006-07. Bregman also had a 17-game hitting streak against the Rays stopped. The third baseman was 0 for 4 again Friday.
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Plate umpire Dan Iassogna recovered quickly to a call a strike after getting hit by a pitch on the knee in the third inning. Iassogna briefly went down when Rays catcher Mike Zunino was crossed up and failed to catch a pitch from Morton to Jose Altuve. After taking a moment to collect himself, Iassogna got back to work and called the pitch a strike.
Astros: Correa missed his second straight game with neck stiffness and is not expected to play Saturday, either. "I think we're getting to the point where he's going to have to do a full workout before he's ready to play," Hinch said. "Hopefully that's tomorrow, which makes Sunday more likely. I will wait a day too long rather than a day too short."
Rays: Alvarado rolled an ankle while running but was able to walk back to the clubhouse after sitting on the warning track in right field for several minutes.
Astros: RHP Collin McHugh (6-2, 1.99 ERA in 2018) will start the third game of the four-game series Saturday night. He's 1-4 with a 2.12 in seven career appearances against Tampa Bay, including five starts.
Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-7, 4.27 ERA last season) faces Houston for the first time in his career. He made 11 starts for the Rays after being acquired from Pittsburgh last July, allowing one run or fewer in five of those outings.
Pitchers of Record
G. Cole (L, 0-1) 6 5 1 0 10 1.50 0.833
C. Morton (W, 1-0) 5 3 2 2 8 3.60 1.000
J. Alvarado (S, 1) 1 1 0 1 1 0.00 2.000
Batting Leaders
M. Brantley 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1.5
T. White 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0
Y. Diaz 4 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 2.5
T. Pham 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.8
Slugging Percentage 0.226 0.290
Runners Left On Base 7 4
Hits / At Bats with Runners In Scoring Position 1/7 3/6
Double Plays Fielded 0 3
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2019 Regular Season - Series Tied 1-1
Thu Mar 28 HOU 5 @ TB 1 J. Verlander B. Snell
Fri Mar 29 HOU 2 @ TB 4 C. Morton G. Cole
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Real Equality in Education Remains Elusive
Most black and Latino students continue to attend schools that provide little access to advanced and rigorous courses.
Libia S. GilNational Journal
Libia S. Gil the assistant deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition.National Journal
This year the nation will commemorate two historic actions taken to protect equal rights: the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education — the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that abolished state-sponsored segregation in public education — and the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
We are left with an important question: Has the promise of Brown and the Civil Rights Act been fulfilled?
Most people agree that despite progress made, educational equity and opportunity remains out of reach for many students from diverse language and cultural backgrounds. For example, of all students enrolled in low-performing schools, 42 percent are black and 33 percent are Latino. Furthermore, these students are much more likely to be taught by teachers with less experience than those leading classrooms in more affluent, mostly white school districts.
There is some good news. Communities that recognize the value of language and cultural diversity have contributed to the proliferation of dual-language programs in schools across the country. California, Illinois, and New York all offer students what's known as the Seal of Bi-literacy, a distinction that appears on the diplomas and transcripts of students who have become proficient in two or more languages by high school graduation. Legislation that would create a similar student recognition is either pending or under consideration in 10 other states.
Boosting the number of students able to speak, read, and write in more than one language — what President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan sometimes refer to as "bi-literacy skills" — has become essential to America's future economic prosperity and national security.
We also have more work to do. According to the Education Department's latest Civil Rights Data Collection, information compiled from all 97,000 of the nation's public schools, black students (57 percent), Latino students (67 percent), and English learners (65 percent) have less access than their white, English-speaking peers (71 percent) to the kinds of rigorous math and science courses needed for college and many careers.
The CRDC also provides other evidence of unequal opportunity. Students in the process of learning English represent 5 percent of the nation's high school students but only 2 percent of those enrolled in advanced-placement courses. Among students already proficient in English, about 7 percent participate in gifted and talented programs at their schools. That figure is three and a half times larger than the paltry 2 percent of students in the process of learning English who participate in similar programs.
In a country where the share of students who come from households where languages other than English are spoken at home is expanding, one has to wonder how much untapped potential is being squandered. How many exceptional minds are insufficiently challenged each day?
A number of recent incidents have also served to remind us that we have much more to do to ensure supportive, inclusionary, and egalitarian environments for all our children. Recently a school principal in Texas made headlines when she described the act of speaking Spanish as "disruptive" and prohibited it at school. Although the principal's contract was not renewed and the ban on speaking Spanish lifted, this incident had a chilling effect on students and the community. It opened old wounds left from a time when this kind of language oppression was common.
Sadly, in the past year alone Education Department staff has heard similar stories during visits to schools in California, Colorado, Illinois, and Nevada. Students, parents, and even Hispanic teachers have reported being prohibited from speaking Spanish in all settings, including parent-teacher conferences. The agency's Office for Civil Rights has also investigated several complaints alleging that school districts discriminate on the basis of national origin by prohibiting, and sometimes punishing, students for speaking in their native language. In 2013, the division received almost 80 official complaints containing allegations of discrimination on the basis of national origin involving services for English-learner students and/or communication with parents of limited English proficiency.
In many of these cases, districts have not been able to show valid educational justifications for these actions. Ironically, the reason given by many school administrators and districts for prohibiting Spanish is what I see as the misguided notion that this promotes more rapid learning of the English language.
As a former bilingual-education teacher, principal, and district superintendent, I have a hard time conceptualizing any valid educational justification for barring languages other than English from schools, making it more difficult for parents and teachers to communicate or sending the message to students that speaking a second language is a bad thing. Instead, it seems clear that these sorts of actions leave students and parents feeling excluded. Devaluing other languages and cultures is not only harmful to student identity and self-confidence, but can also be disruptive to the learning process.
In this country, we have a civic duty and moral obligation to be vigilant and courageous in taking appropriate action when we witness cases of mistreatment and exclusion of any student. We must embrace the richness and diversity that is our cultural and linguistic heritage. And, as we collectively face increasing global economic and political interdependency, equipping more students with the skills to read, speak, and write in multiple languages represents not only an advantage but an essential part of our country's security.
Only when schools consistently do both will we realize the promise of Brown and the broader civil-rights movement.
Libia S. Gil is the assistant deputy secretary in the Education Department's Office of English Language Acquisition.
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Comparing App Usage in Red Versus Blue Cities
Matt Kaplan
As we've noted in our earlier post, people who live in Red states (areas more likely to vote for Republican politicians) use their mobile devices a little differently than people who live in Blue states (areas more likely to vote for Democratic politicians).
We wanted to dig in on this a little further to see if we could identify similar trends on a city-by-city level. Especially in key swing states, how certain counties and cities vote could very well determine whether a state is Red or Blue come election day this year.
Here's what we found.
Overview of Our Mobile Analysis
First, a note on the data we used. All insights stemmed from InMobi's various first-party, mobile-first data sources, which stem from our wide SDK footprint from InMobi Exchange along with data from our own mobile properties. We specifically looked at both app ownership and mobile engagement (as measures through mobile website sessions).
We looked at cities in Red states (specifically Texas), Blue states (California and Colorado) and swing states (Arizona, Florida and Virginia). In each state, we analyzed one city that has historically supported Republican candidates in the last few years and one that tends to vote more for Democrats.
To further confirm just how each of these cities are leaning politically, we looked at three key categories: news consumption, religion/Bible consumption and NASCAR fandom. On the news side, cities that consume Fox News over NPR or CNN we consider to be more Republican-leaning, while the opposite is true for Democratic cities. In addition, the more likely a city's residents are to consume Bible and NASCAR content, the more Republican we would consider them to be for our analysis.
Does App Usage Align With Political Preferences?
Based on our mobile analysis criteria, most of the cities aligned with our initial expectations. Flagstaff, Colorado Springs, Jacksonville and Virgina Beach do indeed exhibit Republican mobile usage patterns, while all the Democratic cities do have Blue state mobile usage behavior.
But there were two interesting outliers in Anaheim and Arlington. In particular, NASCAR and Bible content is not very popular in either place, although in each city there is a slight preference for Fox News over the other news sources we used for our analysis.
Most Popular Apps in Metros
One thing that really stuck out to us was the extent to which app usage and ownership differed drastically by state. Overall, the two cities in each state were more likely to have similar app ownership trends, while cities in different states that may vote for the same political party were unlikely to have the same apps.
Colorado Springs and Denver are a good example of this paradigm. While each location is firmly on the opposite end of the current political spectrum, there is a lot of overlap in app ownership trends. For example, a person in Colorado Springs is more likely to have same apps as a person in Denver as compared to a person in Flagstaff or Viriginia Beach.
How to Use This Data
For political advertisers, there are a few key takeaways from this city-by-city analysis. For one, it really hammers home the necessity of local targeting. Especially in swing states like Florida, it's key to reach intended audiences with customized messaging that resonates with them and the issues relevant to that particular part of the country.
It also helps to highlight how even though each side can count on millions of supporters across the country, there are a lot of nuances in different locations. As our analysis shows, interests can vary dramatically by location.
For political advertisers, it's imperative to understand which apps are used in specific locations and why. After all it's possible to target likely voters through many of these properties.
This data further goes to show the lack of homogeneity even in solid Blue states or solid Red states. For example, Colorado may go for Democratic candidates these days, but that doesn't mean that Republican donors and supporters can't be found in the state.
Even for non-political advertisers, this is a useful exercise. This analysis further underscores the benefits of geotargeting, highlighting the necessity of understanding consumer trends and preferences on the ground and how they can vary even within the same state.
Interested in learning more about our data sources? Reach out today to see for yourself how InMobi's data and audiences expertise can help your ad campaigns win big.
Matthew Kaplan has over a decade of digital marketing experience, working to support the content goals of the world's biggest B2B and B2C brands. He is a passionate app user and evangelist, working to support diverse marketing campaigns across devices. He also previously covered politics and government for the Daily News Tribune.
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Trick or treat, trick or treat, give me something good to eat! We all remember that saying when we were kids. Americans will spend a spooktakular $2.1 billion on Halloween candy this year, according to the National Retail Federation. That is a frightening number, especially when tallying the amount of sugar in all of that candy.
Halloween is supposed to be fun and exciting for both children and adults, and it DOES NOT have to be a scary and overwhelming time for people with diabetes and their family members. Below are some tips on enjoying a diabetes-friendly Halloween for adults and children.
Instead of giving out candy and having that tempting bowl by your front door, purchase Halloween erasers, pencils, stickers, plastic jewelry, mini toys and glow sticks to hand out to trick-or-treaters. Mini pretzel and popcorn bags or granola bars are healthier choices as well.
Shift the focus, and don't make Halloween all about candy. Incorporate decorating the home, Halloween crafts, pumpkin painting and carving and activities such as haunted hay rides, haunted houses, bobbing for apples and Halloween walks into your family's celebration.
Spend time in the kitchen instead of the candy aisle. Make festive treats, such as toasted pumpkin seeds (rich in protein and potassium), popcorn balls or a Chex mix, fresh-cut fruit or sugar free jello/pudding.
If you do purchase candy, select types that you and/or your family members do not like so you won't be tempted.
When your trick-or-treaters comes home candy-laden, have them spread their loot on a table or floor, then have them select only their favorite treats to keep. Donate un-wanted/excess candy to a local children's hospital, food pantry or senior center.
Store some of the candy to use as treatment for hypoglycemia. Jelly beans, hard candy and Smarties are candies that are fast acting carbohydrates and great for addressing blood sugar lows. Portion these in snack size baggies in 15g carbohydrate portions so they are readily available. Avoid using chocolate candy to treat low blood sugar (fat content can make it less fast-acting).
Choose fun-size candy instead of full-size candy bars when having a treat, as these are lower in carbohydrates. Build the treat into you or your child's meal plan so fiber, protein and fat will help slow the digestion and breakdown of the candy. Try to choose candy that incorporates nuts as these will often be lower in carbohydrates and contain some healthy fats. Avoid making Halloween an ongoing candy meal, and avoid candy as a between-meal snack.
Trick-or-treating typically involves walking for longer periods of time. This increase in physical activity could result in low blood sugar, especially for small children. Pack a nutritious snack to bring along to prevent hypoglycemia (such as apple slices and peanut butter) and always bring a fast-acting 15-gram carbohydrate source such as glucose tablets or 4 ounces of juice.
If you consume sugar-free products, there are plenty of sugar-free candies on the market to substitute for regular candy. If you are not in favor of sugar free products, having a mini, fun size, portion of the real thing as a treat is perfectly fine.
Don't forget about the benefits of dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains flavonols which have antioxidant properties. Foods rich in antioxidants can help protect bodily cells from damage.
For a comprehensive list of carbohydrate counts in common candy items, view the American Diabetes Association's "Carbohydrate Content of Popular Halloween Treats".
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Hartmut Zelinsky  (* 21. April 1941 in Heiligenbeil/Ostpreußen) ist ein deutscher Kulturwissenschaftler.

Zelinsky studierte Germanistik, Sinologie und politische Wissenschaften in Erlangen, Frankfurt a. M. und München (u. a. bei Hans-Joachim Schoeps, Hans Steininger, Hans Schwerte, Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Carlo Schmid, Otto Vossler, Heinz Otto Burger, Roger Bauer, Herbert Franke, Wolfgang Bauer, Eric Voegelin). 1971 wurde er mit einer Arbeit über Hugo von Hofmannsthal promoviert. 1972–1988 lehrte er an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Er lebt als Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftler in München.

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Monographien

 Brahman und Basilisk. Hugo von Hofmannsthals poetisches System und sein lyrisches Drama »Der Kaiser und die Hexe«. Münchner Germanistische Beiträge, Bd. 13. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, München 1974
 Richard Wagner – ein deutsches Thema. Eine Dokumentation zur Wirkungsgeschichte Richard Wagners 1876 – 1976.  (Mit jeweiligen Kommentaren zu den aufgeführten Bild- und Textdokumenten und dem Rahmenessay Richard Wagner und die Folgen). Zweitausendeins, Frankfurt a. M. 1976, Medusa Verlag, Berlin, Wien 1983, 3. Aufl.
 Sieg oder Untergang: Sieg und Untergang.  Kaiser Wilhelm II., die Werk-Idee Richard Wagners und der »Welt-Kampf«. Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 1990

Aufsätze und Vorträge

 Nachwort zu einer bibliophilen Ausgabe – 100 nummerierte Exemplare – des Chandos-Briefes von Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Herbert Post Presse, München 1966.
 Thomas Bernhards »Amras« und Novalis, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung von dessen Krankheitsphilosophie. In: Literatur und Kritik, September 1966, und: Über Thomas Bernhard, Frankfurt a. M. 1970 (edition suhrkamp 401).
 Artikel zu Villa und Vereinigung durch den Feind hindurch von Rudolf Borchardt. In: Kindlers Literatur-Lexikon, München 1973.
 Die »Konservative Revolution« bei Thomas Mann und Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Vortrag, Deutsch-Österreichische Gesellschaft, Wien 1975.
 Hugo von Hofmannsthal und Asien. In: Roger Bauer u. a. (Hrsg.): Fin de Siècle. Zur Literatur und Kunst der Jahrhundertwende. Frankfurt a. M. 1977, S. 508–566.
 Blick auf Richard Wagner und seine Erben. In: Dietrich Mack (Hrsg.): Theaterarbeit an Wagners Ring. München 1978, S. 226–239.
 Die »feuerkur« des Richard Wagner oder die »neue Religion« der Erlösung durch »Vernichtung«. In: Richard Wagner – Wie antisemitisch darf ein Künstler sein?  Musik-Konzepte 5. München 1978, S. 79–112.
 Der »Weg« der »Blauen Reiter«. Zu Schönbergs Widmung an Kandinsky in die »Harmonielehre«. In: Jelena Hahl-Koch (Hrsg.): Briefwechsel Schönberg – Kandinsky. Salzburg 1980, S. 222 – 270; s. a. dtv 2883, München 1983.
 Richard Wagners »Kunst- und Weltanschauung« und ihre Kritik in zeitgenössischen Karikaturen. In: Klaus Herding, Gunter Otto (Hrsg.): »Nervöse Auffangsorgane des inneren und äußeren Lebens« - Karikaturen. (Symposion anläßlich des 50. Todestages von Aby Warburg in Hamburg 1979.) Gießen 1980, S. 206–233.
 Der »Plenipotentarius des Untergangs« oder der Herrschaftsanspruch der antisemitischen Kunstreligion des selbsternannten Bayreuther Erlösers Richard Wagner. Anmerkungen zu Cosima Wagners Tagebüchern 1869-1883. (Geschrieben 1979) In: Neohelicon IX, 1, Budapest, Amsterdam 1982, S. 145–176.
 Rettung ins Ungenaue. Zu Martin Gregor-Dellins Wagner-Biographie. In: Richard Wagner – Parsifal. Musik-Konzepte 25. München 1982, S. 74–115.
 Richard Wagners letzte Karte. Anmerkungen zum Bühnenweihfestspiel »Parsifal«. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24./25. Juli 1982. Wieder In: Attila Csampai, Dietmar Holland (Hrsg.): Richard Wagner: Parsifal. Texte, Materialien, Kommentare. Reinbek 1984 (rororo 7809).
 »Spiegel«-Gespräch: »Zu schönen Klängen eine brutale Ideologie«. Wagner-Forscher Hartmut Zelinsky über Parsifal und dessen Auswirkungen auf Hitler und Holocaust. In: Der Spiegel, 19. Juli 1982. Wieder In: Klaus Umbach (Hrsg.): Richard Wagner – Ein deutsches Ärgernis. (Spiegel-Buch). Reinbek 1982, S. 38–52.
 Richard Wagners »Kunstwerk der Zukunft« und seine Idee der Vernichtung. Als Vortrag Europäisches Forum Alpbach 1984. In: Joachim H. Knoll, Julius H. Schoeps (Hrsg.): Geschichtsprophetien im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Stuttgart, Bonn 1984, S. 84–106.
 Das erschreckende »Erwachen«, und wie man Wagner von Hitler befreit.  In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, September 1983, S. 9–16
 Artikel über Siegfried Lipiner. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie 14, 1985.
 Hermann Levi und Bayreuth oder Der Tod als Gralsgebiet. In: Walter Grab (Hrsg.): Beiheft 6 zum Jahrbuch des Instituts für Deutsche Geschichte der Universität Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv 1984, S. 309–353. Wieder In: Fono Forum, Heft 7–11, München 1985.
 Briefe Rudolf Borchardts an eine junge Pianistin aus der Zeit des Pisa-Buches (1932/38). Vortrag beim Rudolf-Borchardt-Colloquium in Grosseto. 2.–6. April 1985.
 AUGEN WELT AUGEN. Anmerkungen zur Geschichte und Bildgeschichte des Blickes (mit 66 Bildbeispielen). Vortrag an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in München, Juni 1985.
  »Aber unten liegt ein Land...«. Das Italienerlebnis deutscher Dichter im 19. Jahrhundert. Vortrag bei der 28. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Geistesgeschichte e. V. »Reisen und Reisende im 19. Jahrhundert«, Oktober 1985.
 Arnold Schönberg – der Wagner Gottes. Anmerkung zum Lebensweg eines deutschen Juden aus Wien. In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, April 1986
 Die deutsche Losung Siegfried oder die »innere Notwendigkeit« des Judenfluches im Werk Richard Wagners. In: Udo Bermbach (Hrsg.): In den Trümmern der eigenen Welt. Hamburger Vorlesungen zu Richard Wagners »Der Ring des Nibelungen«. Berlin, Hamburg 1989, S. 187–236. Auch in (gek. u. d. T.: Die deutsche Losung Siegfried): Wolfgang Storch (Hrsg.): Katalog »Die Nibelungen«. Haus der Kunst, München 1987.
 Der Dirigent Hermann Levi. Anmerkungen zur verdrängten Geschichte des jüdischen Wagnerianers. In: Manfred Treml, Josef Kirmeier (Hrsg. u. M. von Evamaria Brockhoff): Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in Bayern. Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte, München 1988, S. 411–430.
 Einleitung zu: Briefwechsel Gabriele von Koenig-Warthausen – Ernst Norlind 1931 – 1952. Herausgegeben von Hartmut Zelinsky. Privatdruck Warthausen 1982.
 Kaiser Wilhelm II., die Werk-Idee Richard Wagners und der »Weltkampf«. In: John C. G. Röhl (Hrsg.): Wilhelm II. und das System des »Persönlichen Regiments«: Strukturen, Grenzen, Konsequenzen. (Schriften des Historischen Kollegs, Kolloquien 17). München 1991.
 Die Auseinandersetzung mit China in der deutschen Literatur seit der Jahrhundertwende, insbesondere die Taoismus-Rezeption. Vortrag Schanghai, April 1989,  Peking, Mai 1989, Bonn, Mai 1990. Gek. u. d. T.: Kultur statt Macht. China und Taoismus-Rezeption in der deutschen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 18./19. Mai 1991.
 Hartmut Zelinsky und Stephan Reimertz diskutieren über Richard Wagner. Gesprächsleitung: Wolfgang Müller (Dramaturgie Komische Oper). Deutschlandradio Kultur, Mai 1992.
 Kritische Tänze. Zum 90. Geburtstag der Tänzerin Claire Eckstein. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 8. Juli 1994.
 »Der größte Gegner des Führers«. Carl Wentzel-Teutschenthal, ein vergessener Widerstandskämpfer. (Anläßlich seines 50. Todestages am 20. Dezember 1944). In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 30. Dezember 1994
 Rudolf Borchardt und Wilhelm II.  Vortrag beim Symposion der Rudolf-Borchardt-Gesellschaft in Verbindung mit dem Literarischen Colloquium Berlin »Rudolf Borchardt und seine Zeitgenossen«, 6.–8. Juli 1995. Erweiterte Fassung: Das Reich, der Posteritätsblick und die Erzwingung des Feindes. Rudolf Borchardts Aufsatz Der Kaiser aus dem Jahre 1908 und seine Wende zur Politik. In: Ernst Osterkamp (Hrsg.): Rudolf Borchardt und seine Zeitgenossen (= Quellen und Forschungen zur Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte. Band 10 [244]). De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1997, ISBN 978-3-11-015603-4, S. 281–333.
 Erinnerungen an Werner Kraft in München und Jerusalem. In: Werner Kraft 1896–1991.  Bearbeitet von Jörg Drews. Marbacher Magazin 75/1996.
 Zeitlupe der Seele. Arnold Schönbergs Kurzoper »Erwartung« im zeitlichen Kontext. Vortrag am 23. Mai 1996 im Rahmen des Projektes: Wiener Schule von Giuseppe Sinopoli an der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden. In: Arnold Schönberg – Erwartung.  Mit Beiträgen von Wolfgang Willaschek, Hartmut Zelinsky und Siegfried Maurer, 1996.
 Anmerkungen zu Guido und Michael Grandts »Schwarzbuch Anthroposophie. Rudolf Steiners okkult-rassistische Weltanschauung«. Unveröffentlichter Aufsatz, 1996.
 Leichte Schwere. Zu Richard Kings Holz und Marmorskulpturen. Vortrag, Paros, 20. September 1997.
 Die Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Aby Warburgs als Laboratorium des Geistes.  Vortrag am 20. Juni 1997 im Warburg Haus in Hamburg
 Ideenskizze für einen Film über Fritz von Unruh (1885–1970). Juni 1998.
 Der Mythos fällt aus dem Rahmen. Rezension des Buches Wagner Theater von Nike Wagner. In: Die Weltwoche, 30. Juli 1998.
 Bilderwelten. Winfried Tonner und die Künstlertradition der Familie Roller. In: Winfried Tonner und die Künstlertradition der Familie Roller.  Katalog der Ausstellung des Adalbert Stifter Vereins e. V., München, Museum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg 18. 4.–16. 5. 1999 und Galerie Luzánky CVC, Brno/Brünn 1. 7.–15. 8. 1999, S. 10–26.
 Richard Wagners »Bühnenweihfestspiel« »Parsifal« und seine Blutideologie. Schloß Elmau, 2. April 1999.
 Verfall, Vernichtung, Weltentrückung. Richard Wagners antisemitische Werk-Idee als Kunstreligion und Zivilisationskritik und ihre Verbreitung bis 1933.  In: Saul Friedländer, Jörn Rüsen (Hrsg.): Richard Wagner im Dritten Reich. Ein Schloß Elmau-Symposion.  München 2000, S. 309–341.
 Aufsatz über Volkmar (von) Zühlsdorff. Geschrieben für: John M. Spalek, Joseph Strelka (Hrsg.): Projekt Deutschsprachige Exilliteratur seit 1933, Teilband New York 1995.
 »Ich bin ein dröhnen nur der heiligen stimme«. Zum ideologischen Hintergrund des von Arnold Schönberg 1918 begründeten und beherrschten Vereins für musikalische Privataufführungen in Wien. Oleg Kagan Musikfest, 12. Juli 2001.
 Von Levi bis Levine. Zur Spur des jüdischen Wagnerianers in der Wirkungsgeschichte Richard Wagners. Symposion Wagner im Kontext –  Kunst, Ideologie, Politik. Universität Tel Aviv Institut für deutsche Geschichte, 13. November 2001.
 Zur »Konservativen Revolution« in der Literatur und bei den Künstlern R. Wagner, S. George, A. Schönberg, R. Borchardt, H. v. Hofmannsthal. Tagung »Revolution von Rechts?« Faschistische und nationalsozialistische Tendenzen in Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur. Theodor-Heuss-Akademie, Bildungsstätte der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Gumnmersbach 15.–17. Dezember 2002.
 Richard Wagners Blutideologie und Vernichtungs-Antisemitismus und ihre deutsche Breitenwirkung von der Wilhelminische Zeit bis zum »Dritte Reich« Tagung »Revolution von Rechts?« Faschistische und nationalsozialistische Tendenzen in Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur. Theodor-Heuss-Akademie, Bildungsstätte der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Gumnmersbach 15.–17. Dezember 2002.
 Theodor Sappers »Kettenreaktion Kontra«: Ein Roman als »Wortrequiem«. Nachwort zum Roman »Kettenreaktion Kontra« von Theodor Sapper, herausgegeben von Hartmut Zelinsky.  Salzburg 2006.
 Ferne Welten. Nachwort zu: Peter Spiro: Nur uns gibt es nicht wieder. Erinnerungen. Hürth 2010, S. 111–124.
 Wien und Wagner.  In: Österreichische Musikzeitschrift Nr. 6, Dezember 2012 (Online).
 Richard Strauss 2014. In: Schweiget doch, ihr Stimmen! Ich hab' es nicht getan! Zur Auseinandersetzung mit Richard Strauss. Max Joseph. Münchner Opernfestspiele 2014, S. 114–120 (Vollständige Fassung).

Auszeichnungen
 Kulturförderpreis Regensburg 1981

Kulturwissenschaftler
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How can I rearrange retweet and facebook share buttons in a blog post?
How can I move it to the right side? I only want to add Google buzz on the left side.
i use Addthis with the Addthis Widget. This widget adds the feed subscription and/or social bookmarking buttons from AddThis to your sidebar.
Also, any idea why the Tweet button I'm using always says 4? It seems to be counting inaccurately and not showing the individual number for each post, but instead the same number for all.
I see that you have not mentioned which platform you are using. As there are many plugins for wordpress that do this, I assume that you are facing this problem in blogger. (This will also answer your question Tipload).
I am assuming that you already have the script for retweet button and facebook share button with you. In case you don't have the script, get it from http://help.tweetmeme.com/2009/04/06/tweetmeme-button/ for retweet button and http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/share.php for facebook share button.
Let's call these scripts as FB SCRIPT and RT SCRIPT for ease of understanding.
1)	Go to Dashboard>>Layout>>Edit HTML, check 'Expand Widget Templates'.
2)	Find If it occurs more than once in your code, then look for its first occurance.
This will show Retweet button and FB share button at the starting of the post, towards the right.
You can modify this piece of code to suit your requirements. I'll tell you a few customizations.
If you don't find , then look for and just after this put the code mentioned in point 3 above.
I have tried and tested it on my blogs and it is working fine for me. In my blog http://www.KnowledgeHub.co.in I have displayed the buttons next to each other, while in the second blog http://www.blogspotknol.com, one button is displayed below the other.
In case you want to see this working on my blog, you'll have to click on a post, since I am not displaying the buttons on the home page.
thank it´s great ur answer, but i want it side by side, and when i do it the buttoms are to close, i want to be an espace between each other. how cai i do it ??
I have the same problem on my blogger blog.any one can help?
I recommend that you post your own question. Please give a good description of your problem and provide a link to your blog, so that people can look at the source code.
I use a WordPress plugin called AddToAny it will also give you all the social network buttons you could want or need.
How are you adding the buttons?
I use a WordPress plugin called Digg Digg. It has all the buttons you'll need like Digg, Retweet, Stumbleupon, etc. and you can customize what icons you want to use, where they will appear on your blog, and what order they're in.
Many people use plugins to help manage share buttons. I assume you're using WordPress? I currently use sexybookmarks (don't like the name but I like the look).


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For my Eagle Scout project back in 2005 I complied a history of the residents of this cemetery. My mom, Darlene, had been collecting clippings and histories for years. I decided to help her put them in a book.
I've had many requests for this book and for updates. So I've decided to put them on here in an easy to peruse format to save on time and money. If you have any additional information on any of these people, I'd love to add it. My book ended in 2005, so the more recent move-ins are coming soon. I'm still working on getting these up to snuff, but the basics are here. Please check back often for more additions.
A couple housekeeping notes… I know that a lot of the pictures are not the greatest quality. I only needed little tiny ones for the printed book. I'll be taking more headstone photos this next summer. If you'd like to submit any pictures, stories, biographies, correction or anything, please contact us with whatever you have!


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Dusty Springfield's new single is an arrangement of a Charles Aznavour song, Yesterday When I Was Young. Dusty has always been a fine pop singer, and this song is perfect material for her. With a large string section busily and hurriedly soaring in accompaniment Dusty soulfully steers her way through the song. It at times reminds me of those heavy romantic sadies that were always in the singles chart a few years ago. Many of Dusty's singles are classics of that period, along with Dionne Warwick's first single hits and even Cilla Black's successes on a few occasions.
Dusty's interpretation of this weepy retains much of the feel of that period but along with greater technical know-how arrngers and the more mature soulfullness of her voice is very much a part of the small group of people who produce good, popular soft-rock. It might even encourage me to watch dreary Top of the Pops if I know Dusty is going to sing her new record.


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Smörkullen är en kulle och ett naturreservat vid kusten söder om Falkenberg. Det är beläget i Skrea distrikt (Skrea socken) i Falkenbergs kommun, Hallands län (Halland). Reservatet har en yta på 14 hektar. Området är privatägt och är skyddat sedan 1926. Kullens topp ligger 52 meter över havet. På kullen har en del fynd från bronsåldern gjorts, bland annat en guldskål och ett svärd i brons.

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Externa länkar

Smörkullen, Länsstyrelsen i Hallands län
Lundberg, Oskar.

Berg i Halland
Naturreservat i Falkenbergs kommun


Khloe Kardashian tells fans to stop comparing themselves to others because "nobody is as pretty without filters"
After years of blessing us with Oscar-worthy performances, actress Cicely Tyson will finally be getting the recognition and honour she rightfully deserves from the Academy, her own golden statuette.
The 93-year-old actress, who has only been nominated once for an Oscar in the 70's, for her role in the sharecropper drama Sounder, will be recognised this year by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Cicely will be the only actor to receive an honorary award this year but while Cicely has been sadly denied recognition by the Academy in the past, throughout her legendary career, she has had her fair share of awards. Cicely has received a Tony award and several Emmy awards.
Cicely has also been the recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom for the breathtaking performances she gave in film masterpieces like Roots and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
Some of Cicely's most notable cinematic credits include The Niger River, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Help and Last Flag Flying.
Aaaahhh!!!! THIS gives me LIFE!!! Beyond deserved!!! Love, love you beauty???
The decision to finally put a spotlight on the remarkable work of Cicely can be indicative of the Academy's attempts to change. Earlier this year, the Academy invited quite a large number of new members after they pledged to diversify their voting pool.
Kendrick Lamar, Jada Pinkett Smith and Dave Chappelle were among those invited to join this year, undoubtedly an effort to avoid another #OscarsSoWhite catastrophe.
We are ecstatic that one of our favourite and most stylish talents of all time is finally getting the recognition she deserves. We hope that the next legend will not have to wait as long as Cicely has.
Disney lightens Princess Tiana's skin and gives her a nose job - are they guilty of colourism?


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import org.apache.shardingsphere.elasticjob.infra.listener.ShardingContexts;
import org.apache.shardingsphere.elasticjob.lite.api.listener.AbstractDistributeOnceElasticJobListener;
import org.apache.shardingsphere.elasticjob.lite.spring.namespace.fixture.service.FooService;

import javax.annotation.Resource;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

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    private final long completedTimeoutMilliseconds;

    public SimpleOnceListener() {
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    @Override
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Home - NGOs want environmental impact report access
NGOs want environmental impact report access
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Civil society organisations dealing with environmental issues yesterday urged the Environment Ministry to disclose environmental impact assessment reports due to a lack of public information on whether or not companies comply with their reports after development projects have been approved.
In a workshop on "Promoting Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Development in Cambodia" yesterday, Thy Try, executive director of Open Development Cambodia, said the information will enable the public, especially locals, to monitor ministry-approved development projects to see if these projects are impacting the environment.
He said that environmental impact assessment reports are not widely disseminated to the public, adding that some projects affect the environment and can lead to conflict with the local communities.
"ODC collects limited information related to economic land concessions and other development projects such as hydropower plants and coal mines," Mr Try said. "But we do not have any information showing that companies are complying with their EIA reports."
He noted that ODC has created a way for the public to access information regarding environmental impacts.
"ODC has created a platform for the public to know about the EIA of companies which we have received information about," he added. "The ministry should get the help of stakeholders, such as local communities, so that the work is more effective and can reduce environmental impacts and social conflict."
Sey Pov, a NGO Forum of Cambodia representative, yesterday said they had previously participated in more than 400 EIA consultations on projects which were approved.
He noted that these were very few because the government has approved EIA reports for thousands of investment and development projects.
"It is very important that stakeholders, especially communities, participate in monitoring whether companies are complying with what was listed in their EIA reports," Mr Pov said.
Hang Monika, a university student in Phnom Penh who attended the workshop, agreed that the ministry should widely disseminate the EIA reports of all development projects to the public.
"I want the ministry to publicly disseminate the EIA reports in order for people to understand the projects and refrain from saying that the constructions of roads, hydropower dams or any development are being carried out without consulting them," she said.
Environment Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra yesterday said the ministry has always invited civil society groups to participate in EIA discussions with companies involved in projects.
He noted that the ministry also provides a brief summary of the EIA reports to the public.
"The ministry has been developing procedures to disseminate some information to the public," Mr Pheaktra said. "But it is not possible to publish the full report because some information, such as a company's work plan, are confidential."
He added that the ministry always considers the positive and negative impacts on social and environmental issues when studying EIA reports.
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By Michael M AbramsJanuary 1, 1997 6:00 AM
The use of tools was once thought to be a uniquely human skill. Over the past few decades, however, chimpanzees, sea otters, and even some birds have been seen using simple tools such as twigs or rocks. But perhaps the most sophisticated non-human tool user is found on the island of New Caledonia in the southwestern Pacific. This past year, Gavin Hunt of Massey University in New Zealand reported that crows on New Caledonia make and use two kinds of tools.
Unlike the simple, mostly unmodified sticks or rocks favored by other animals, the crows' tools are carefully selected and shaped. They make one--a hook-shaped stick--by first pulling a small branch off a plant. Next they strip the leaves and nibble at the stick's end to form a hook, which they insert into knotholes in trees or beneath debris to fish for millipedes, insects, and other prey. The crows make another tool by shearing off leaves from the sawtooth-edged Pandanus plant (inset), tearing the leaves in such a way as to create a sturdy, wedge-shaped strip, which is also used to probe for prey. The wide end is held in the mouth with the barbs running away, says Hunt. It all seems very logical. These guys know what they're doing.


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AUS vs SL: Match Preview, Playing XI and Pitch Report
The statement and match preview from Australia's first Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka is here.
By Jeremy Caroll Last updated Feb 11, 2022
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Australia is poised to face Sri Lanka in Sydney for the first T20I of the series which starts at 7:10 p.m. local time at the SCG in Sydney ( 1:40 pm IST). Aaron Finch previews his starting lineup, while Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has something to say about Hasaranga's expertise.
At the outset of the day, light showers are forecast, as well as throughout the planned fixtures of this ongoing series between Australia and Sri Lanka. The batsman at Sydney Cricket Ground may aim to put the ball in play, as the first innings score is expected to be around 160-170 runs.
Aaron Finch, Australia's captain, stated that debutant Josh Inglis will play his maiden game, as well as confirming that Ben McDermott will open in the absence of David Warner, who has been rested for the series. For the hosts, Mathew Wade will be the wicketkeeper, limiting Inglis' role to that of a batsman.
Dasun Shanaka believes Hasaranga's experience will help them in today's game, and the skipper as well as teammates believe he is good enough to play against Australia at the SCG in the first T20I.
Aaron Finch (c), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood are the likely playing XI for today's match.
Sri Lanka's probable playing XI for today's game: Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana.
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Floris Michael Neusüss (* 3. März 1937 in Remscheid-Lennep; † 1. April 2020 in Kassel) war ein deutscher Fotograf, Fotokünstler und Hochschullehrer.

Ausbildung
Neusüss studierte ab 1953 an der Werkkunstschule Wuppertal bei Ernst Oberhoff Malerei, Grafik, Fotografie. Von 1958 bis 1960 studierte er an der Bayerischen Staatslehranstalt in München und anschließend von 1960 bis 1962 an der Universität der Künste Berlin bei Heinz Hajek-Halke. Er lebte danach als freier Fotograf  in Berlin, Wien und München.  In den 1960er Jahren entstanden die ersten Nudogramme aus der Weiterentwicklung der Körperfotogramme.

Hochschullehrer in Kassel
Ab 1966 lehrte er als freier Dozent an der Kunsthochschule Kassel. 1972 wurde er zum Professor für Fotografie an die Kunsthochschule Kassel berufen. Er lehrte experimentelle Fotografie. 1972 gründete er an der Kunsthochschule Kassel die Hochschulgalerie Fotoforum Kassel, die sich vertieft mit Konzeptfotografie auseinandersetzt. 2002 wurde Neusüss emeritiert. 2012 ging Neusüss Vorlass an das documenta Archiv in Kassel. Neusüss war ordentliches Mitglied im Deutschen Künstlerbund.

Neusüss lebte und arbeitete in Kassel.

Werk

Neusüss galt als einer der Hauptvertreter der experimentellen Fotografie in Deutschland. Er fokussierte dabei die Reflexion über das Medium Fotografie selbst.

Im Zentrum seines Schaffens stand das Fotogramm, dessen Grenzen er immer wieder auslotete und neu definierte und das er zu einer singulären Vielfalt verdichtet hat. Neusüss sah sich nicht als Pionier, sondern in einer langen Tradition einer Technik und eines Mediums, das seiner künstlerischen Ausdrucksform entspricht. Bereits Christian Schad, Man Ray und László Moholy-Nagy haben sich mit Fotogrammen auseinandergesetzt.

In den 1960er Jahren entwickelte Neusüss als kameraloser Fotograf das Nudogramm, eine Weiterentwicklung des Fotogramms, das Schattenrisse von meist weiblichen Fotomodellen auf Fotopapier bannt. Seit 1964 experimentierte er zudem mit chemischer Malerei auf Fotogrammen. Neusüss' Ziel war es, das Fotogramm aus dem Labor, aus dem Studio heraus zu den Objekten zu bringen. So hatte Neusüss als Flaneur nicht die Kamera bei sich, um Motive zu fotografieren, sondern eine Mappe mit Fotopapier, das er unter Hinzunahme von Tageslicht belichtet und so seine Motive erarbeitet wie beispielsweise Pflanzen oder Fenster, wie in der Fotoserie Traumbilder. Das fotografische Medium war bei Neusüss kein Abdrucks-, sondern ein Berührungsbild. Das Objekt hatte seiner Auslegung nach im Original das Bild berührt.

Über einen dokumentarischen Aspekt hinaus machte Neusüss nicht vom Gegenstand, sondern über den Gegenstand ein Bild. Neusüss Œuvre zeigte mehr als ein Abbild der Wirklichkeit, es zeichnete sich vielmehr durch eine surreale Anmutung aus, die sich von realen Objekten und Motiven ableitete.

Seine Porträtserie VIPs der documenta 5 von 1972 zeigte lebensgroße Fotogramme. Es handelte sich hierbei um Porträtsilhouetten von Besuchern und Künstlern. Er reihte sich in Fotoaktionen dieser Zeit ein wie in seinen Werken Flugtraum von 1976 und Körperauflösungen von 1977. Neusüss Kamera-Fotografie und konzeptuelle Fotoarbeiten, wie seine Arbeit Schaufenster von 1971 bis 1978 entstanden auf Reisen durch Europa. Er hat im Vorbeigehen flüchtig die Warenwelt eingefangen. Diese Fotogramme sind gekennzeichnet durch eine Reminiszenz an die surrealistische Fotografie der 1920er Jahre aus.

In den 1980er Jahren experimentierte Neusüss zudem mit farbigen Fotogrammen und Collagen. Insbesondere durch seine Lehrtätigkeit und durch sein Kasseler Forum wirkte er auf mehrere Fotografen-Generationen stilbildend. Zudem veröffentlichte er zahlreiche Lehrbücher und sammelte Fotogramme.

Museale Rezeption

 Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
 Art Institute of Chicago
 Kunsthalle Hamburg
 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
 Neue Galerie Kassel, Kassel
 Victoria and Albert Museum
 J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
 Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus
 Museum of Modern Art, New York
 Maison Europique de la Photographie, Paris
 George Eastman House, Rochester /N.Y

Schüler

 Jutta Winkelmann
 Gisela Getty
 Wolfgang Pietrzok
 Brigitte Maria Mayer
Hermann Stamm
 Natalie Ital

Ausstellungen
 2018: Ferner Zeiten Schatten-Fotogramme. Kunst im Bundestag, Berlin
 2017: Intent and Gesture: Photograms - Color (1966–2007), Einzelausstellung, Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
 2016: Leibniz' Lager, Einzelausstellung, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
 2015: Dreams + Photograms, Einzelausstellung Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
 2012: Traumbilder – Bilderträumer, Frühe Kamerafotografien und Fotoaktionen von Floris Neusüss, Münchner Stadtmuseum
 2005: Vor Troja – Antikenfotogramme, Winckelmann-Museum, Stendal
 1997: Teilnahme an der 45. Jahresausstellung des Deutschen Künstlerbundes in Wismar und Rostock
 1977: Kunstverein Kassel, Kassel

Literatur
 Das Fotogramm in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, DuMont, Köln 1990, ISBN 3-7701-1767-0.
 mit T. O. Immisch (Hrsg.): Die zweite Avantgarde. Das Fotoforum Kassel 1972–1982, Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2008, ISBN 978-3-89812-490-4.
 Fotografie als Kunst, Kunst als Fotografie, DuMont, Köln 1979, ISBN 3-7701-1129-X
 Photo recycling Photo, Ein Bermuda-Dreieck für die Fotografie, 1982, Ausstellungskatalog

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Einzelnachweise

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Fotograf (21. Jahrhundert)
Fotograf (Kassel)
Fotograf (Berlin)
Fotograf (Wien)
Fotograf (München)
Mitglied im Deutschen Künstlerbund
Hochschullehrer (Kunsthochschule Kassel)
Person (Remscheid)
Deutscher
Geboren 1937
Gestorben 2020
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Arabic Dictionaries 3
Themed dictionaries 3
Explanations of selected Hadith 3
Hadith Collections Explanations 3
Jarh wa Ta'dil 1
Mustalah / Uloom al-Hadith 3
Between 25% and 50% harakat 3
Majd ad-Din Abu As-Sa'adat Al-Mubarak Ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari (540-606H)
Al-Qadi, al-'Allamah, al-Bari', al-Awhad, al-Baligh. Ibn Athir has written several important books (Jami 'al-Oussoul, Gharib al-Hadith ...).
An-Nihayatu fi Gharib al-Hadith wa al-Athar - Ibn Athir - Edition 1
النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر ـ الإمام ابن الأثير
As-Suyootee said : "This is the best books of rare terms (ghareeb), the most complete, best known and most widely used." (A-tadriib raayoui - 2/185). This exceptional book is arranged alphabetically for easy searching.
Jami' al-Usul fi Ahadeth ar-Rasul - Ibn Athir (Tahqiq al-Arnaout)
جامع الأصول في أحاديث الرسول - ابن الأثير
Ibn al-Atheer (606H) compiled in his book the following six books of Hadith: al-Muwatta, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan al-Tirmidhi and Sunan al-Nassai. The Hadiths are organized into themes,...
Al-Qawl al-Jamil fi 'Ilm al-Jarh wa at-Ta'dil - Ibn Athir (606H)
القول الجميل في علم الجرح والتعديل - الإمام ابن الأثير
Epistle of the great Muhaddith Ibn al-Athir (606H) on the science of Jarh wa Ta'deel, his judgment, his permission, and the various Tabaqaat Majrooheen. Edition verified and annotated.


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Home / Toronto / News / Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport reopens for Porter Airlines and Air Canada flights
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport reopens for Porter Airlines and Air Canada flights
TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2021 – Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is now fully operational again. Today they celebrate a return to the skies with the restart of commercial airline service by Porter Airlines and Air Canada after temporarily suspending operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Billy Bishop Airport's staff, stakeholders and government partners marked the day and recognized the conclusion of a difficult period for the aviation industry by welcoming back passengers and getting back to the business of making connections and supporting Toronto's economy. The commercial restart coincidentally takes place on the 82nd anniversary of the island airport's very first commercial flight in 1939.
Geoffrey Wilson, CEO of PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Airport, was joined by His Worship John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, and Michael Deluce, President and CEO of Porter Airlines in offering remarks to celebrate the occasion.
Passengers and staff were treated to giveaways and prizes, and a commemorative first flight to Ottawa attended by key stakeholders and partners was "readied for takeoff" with a special water canon salute performed by the airport's onsite Airport Rescue and Firefighting team.
Ready for takeoff. Porter Airlines is flying again out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport after being shut down since March 2020 due to COVID restrictions. photo by PortsToronto
"This is a day that we have all been looking forward to and planning for since March 2020, when the pandemic emerged and our world changed overnight. Today we mark a return to commercial service at Billy Bishop Airport and a return to the business, passengers and experiences that make our airport truly unique and inspire our love of travel," said Geoffrey Wilson, CEO, PortsToronto. "The restart of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is also an important component of the City of Toronto's recovery strategy as our restart means a return of jobs, a return of trade and tourism, and a return of a valuable gateway to one of the best cities in the world," said Wilson.
It is great to be flying again! Porter is officially back in the skies and today we're welcoming passengers back to airports and onboard flights to Ottawa, Montreal, Thunder Bay and Toronto.
Learn more about our schedule https://t.co/KUriXr6vB8. . #FlyPorter #PorterIsBack pic.twitter.com/0CR2cp2KJ5— Porter Airlines (@porterairlines) September 8, 2021
On September 8 Air Canada will restart its service to Montreal, while Porter Airlines will phase in its scheduled offering with the initial group of Canadian destinations being Montreal, Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Toronto. Halifax, Moncton, Quebec City and St. John's, NL, return over the next 10 days, while U.S. destinations in Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington are planned to follow on September 17. Remaining year-round markets served by Porter begin on October 6.
Great to mark the restart of commercial service by @porterairlines and @AirCanada at @BBishopAirport this morning – serving as a major milestone in Toronto's pandemic recovery. pic.twitter.com/Cnov7iepE7— John Tory (@JohnTory) September 8, 2021
"The restart of commercial service at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is an important sign of the progress we have made combatting the pandemic and getting residents vaccinated. We are safely reopening our city and I'm so confident that our economic recovery will be a success," said Mayor John Tory. "Toronto will come back stronger than ever thanks to all of our collective efforts across the city. I want to thank everyone who has worked on the airport restart effort. Today we are welcoming back commercial service and all that it brings with it – more jobs, more business, and more tourism," said Mayor Tory.
Air Canada Express readies for takeoff once again is flying again out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. photo by PortsToronto
In July 2021, Billy Bishop Airport achieved certification from the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation program, which assesses and validates new health measures and procedures required as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Task Force recommendations.
Billy Bishop Airport is proud of its Safe Travels Program which was introduced to ensure that all necessary precautions and public health protocols associated with air travel are in place. This program is complemented by programs in place with each of its carriers – Porter Airlines' Healthy Flights program and Air Canada's CleanCare+ program, and is inclusive of all airport partners including Nieuport Aviation (terminal owners/operators); Stolport (parking) as well as government agencies including CATSA (screening and security) and CBSA (border protection).
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport – then called Port George VI Island Airport – welcomed its first commercial flight on September 8, 1939. The famed musician Tommy Dorsey and his swing band were aboard that first flight as the band had been invited to play at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). This was also the first airliner from the US to arrive at the island airport.
lead photo Geoffrey Wilson, CEO of PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Airport, was joined by His Worship John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, and Michael Deluce, President and CEO of Porter Airlines in offering remarks to celebrate the occasion. photo by PortsToronto
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SAG Foundation lines up first Patron Of The Artists Awards
Screendaily.com | By Jeremy Kay
Screen Actors Guild Foundation
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation announced on Tuesday that the inaugural honour will go to Lee Daniels, Megan Ellison and Rob Marshall.
The trio of filmmakers will collect the Patron of The Artists Awards at SAG's 30th anniversary celebration on November 5.
The award honours "champions of the arts… whose history of fostering creativity and creating opportunities for actors has made a positive impact on the acting profession and the performing arts."
"This year, the SAG Foundation celebrates 30 years of giving back to the community, and our three Patron Of The Artists Award recipients are class acts known for generously contributing to a worldwide community of artists," said SAG Foundation president JoBeth Williams.
"Each has discovered, nurtured, and propelled creative talent both in front and behind the camera – Lee for diversity in storytelling and casting, Megan as a next generation patron for auteur filmmakers, and Rob for reviving the musical genre and giving actors opportunities to showcase different talents. Their legacy and future work are inspirations for fans and filmmakers alike and the SAG Foundation is thrilled to honor them."


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Land Rover Discovery: driving the original 30 years on
Land Rover celebrated the Disco's 30th anniversary at Goodwood. We revisit the first one to see why it was such a hit
by Richard Bremner
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Developing new cars on the kind of budget that a German company would spend on a new dashboard has long been a speciality of the British motor industry. Many of these machines bomb, usually brought down by underfunded development programmes guaranteed to produce roulette wheel reliability, but some succeed despite such saddlings.
One of the more famous is the Land Rover Discovery, which began life in 1989 as a reclothed, cost-reduced Range Rover designed to sit between the ageing Defender and a Range Rover enjoying ever more success as it was pushed upmarket.
You didn't need to look underneath the Discovery to see the similarities with the Range Rover. It shared the same windscreen and distinctively slim A-pillars, the same front door glass and much of its inner structure. But to avoid producing a vehicle of almost identical silhouette, the Discovery's designers added a stepped roof – the raised rear section carrying slender lengths of glazing angled towards the sky.
The tailgate was one piece and side-hinged rather than being split like the Range Rover's, and most striking of all once you'd climbed inside was an unusual interior finished entirely in shades of pale blue.
This was the work of Conran Design, which was asked to develop an interior suitable for a vehicle bought as a lifestyle accessory. Slender storage racks were mounted above the windscreen, stretchable overhead nets provided carriers for pith helmets and water bottles, and a massive panic handle confronted the front seat passenger.
Even before you'd turned the key, it felt like you were having an adventure. There was even a small lifestyle accessory stowed within this big, four-wheeled lifestyle accessory – a detachable carry-bag made from the seat upholstery clipping to the Discovery's centre console.
The Sonar Blue interior and an impractical three-door body only lightly limited the 1989 Discovery's success, Land Rover's latest being decidedly more glamorous than the Shogun and Trooper offered by Mitsubishi and Isuzu. It was better off road than either of these nevertheless accomplished Japanese competitors too. The engine choice was either Land Rover's new direct-injection 200Tdi diesel or the 3.5-litre Rover V8 that had started life 28 years earlier as a General Motors Buick engine in the US.
Most buyers chose the diesel: its modest 111bhp was buttressed by a more promising 195lb ft of torque, all of this appearing at a helpfully low 1800rpm. And once you get over the mild shock of hearing what sounds like a truck engine setting Land Rover's very first production Discovery all aquiver, it's this stout pulling power that draws you along in pleasingly languid style. You have to work at it – the 200Tdi's torque peak being more pointy than flat – but once momentum is gathered, the Discovery bowls and rolls along with comfortable authority.
The roll comes when you shuffle the wheel of a low-geared steering system that's remarkably cumbersome at manoeuvring speeds, but quickens at speed, when big movements produce big roll. But it doesn't take long to compensate for this, nor the fact that you must stir the clunkily glutinous gearlever repeatedly to maintain a pace in cut-and-thrust conditions. None of which matters after a while: the airiness of this Disco, the way you look down from it towards the road below, its lightly heaving gait and the light snortings of its 2.5 four-pot diesel prove strangely restful. And no other car, now or then, provides the same in-cabin ambience of an original Discovery.
It's not just the Sonar Blue hues either – it's the airiness of the vast cabin, the feeling that you're viewing the proceedings from a gallery and the robustly wrought details (that grab handle and the low-range gearlever knob among them), all contriving to make it feel adventurously different.
Such impressions are as keenly felt in the rear. The sheer height of the rear compartment, the surface area of glass and the comfortable commodious rear bench make this a great machine for the long distances that it conjures in your mind's eye.
This was a cost-compromised car – any 1980s Rover nerd (who, me?) is able to expose the origins of its door handles, instruments, switchgear and tail-lights (Maestro van for the last, if you must know) – but it was one capable of taking its buyers, and makers, towards excitingly fresh terrain.
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These were great looking 4x4s
These were great looking 4x4s far better looking than the new SUVs called discovery, I like the styling of all the discovery models pictured but the original is great. Amazing that it shares so much with the range rover but looks totally different something the new models could learn from as they look very range rovery to me, especially the front.
Thekrankis
I owned an early 3 door.
I loved it even though it was unreliable and smoky, even from nearly new.
I still have fond memories and the interior is still an all time great design and a fantastic space to travel in.
JLR missed a trick with the current Disco styling.
all this internal space....
....in a car narrower and considerably shorter than a 3 series BMW.Just shows how wasteful manufacturers are now in modern designs.
Fantastic all round vision too....no need for parking sensors/cameras (A/B post a bit weak in the event of a roll-over), but otherwise a sound design.
Shame that like all LR products they rotted away - poor chassis finish the issue.
Not that great really
I remember borrowing one when they first came out. It was hilariously roly-poly and pretty ghastly overall. I was particularly disappointed how wheezy and limp the V8 was, despite consuming vast quantities of fuel. Terribly unreliable too - and then it just rotted away. I think it was basically done by its seventh birthday. Owner hated it pretty much from the start.
pothole99
my uncle had a 300 TDi that he bought new, within two weeks the rear window motor had failed. Within five years he had to replace the engine at an equivalent of £5009 from the local agent. I borrowed it for a week before he sold it and remember the engine being hilariously underpowered which perhaps was a good thing as the body roll in even mild cornering was alarming. The steering was flaming away so whenever I drive it I had some sort of black residue on my hands. The syncro in the gearbox seemed to have gone so every time is shifted from first to second there was some horrible grinding noise.
my cousin bought a disco 3 TDV6 HSE, the windscreen and alpine roof leaks water and no one seems to have been able to sort it out for him.
ive had several land cruisers and aside from the usual services I've never ever had an issue. Would never change to land rover
jason_recliner
Not nearly as good as a Pajero
And as for a Land Cruiser or Patrol...
Doom mongers of the world unite.
Decent article about a point in British automotive history when some cunning engineers in Solihull turned a company around preserved the jobs of thousands.
Then the "I have a half cousin who had a Land Rover that.........." doom mongers storm in.
Get over yourselves and accept the article for what it is.
Plus - I'd say someone has either preserved or restored the car in the photos, regardless of the brands failings people think they are worth saving. Try finding a Shogun or a Trooper from the same era.
Pye wrote:
More Pajeros than Discoverys from the 90s Down Under.
What a shame they've
What a shame they've developed it into such a munter.....