Bath has a number of Anglican parish-based graveyards, some non-conformist burial grounds and, from the mid-1800s, ward-based cemeteries that catered for both Anglicans and nonconformists. Although hotly debated in 1859, it was not until 1937 that Bath had a single municipal cemetery at Haycombe and, even then, the 'closed' cemeteries continued with burials.
To help family historians locate the place of burial, a Bath Burial Index has been produced. In September 2016 this went online at the Bath Record Office website http://www.batharchives.co.uk/ . It covers over 45 of Bath's cemeteries and has over 240,000 burial entries, over 30,000 images of memorials, maps and documentation of inscriptions for some cemeteries. The descriptions of the cemeteries indicate where documentation can be found.
It includes municipal cemeteries such as Lyncombe & Widcombe and St James (Lower Bristol Road), Locksbrook (Walcot, St Saviour's and Weston sections), Twerton (Bellotts Road), Smallcombe Vale and Haycombe which are not covered by the National Burial Index.
It would seem that Bath is the only English city which has burial records for municipal and church-based graveyards in one place, online and freely-accessible.


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Q: Initializing new object with random values for each elem in 2D javascript array? I am trying to do this basic iteration and object initialization but it seems like every row is being created with the object containing same ids. Am I getting crazy?
function makeGrid (cols, rows) {
  const grid = new Array(cols).fill(new Array(rows))
  for (let i = 0; i < cols; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < rows; j++) {
      grid[i][j] = {id: random()}
    }
  }
  return grid
}

This is the result:

A: Thanks to @Scott Hunter and @ASDFGerte (in the comments):
The problem was new Array(cols).fill(new Array(rows)). This is filling the newly initiated array with references to another new array new Array(rows). What I wanted to do is creating new arrays for every element in the cols array. This solves the issue:
[...new Array(cols)].map(() => new Array(rows))

A: this works but is not recommended.  Id's must be unique and using random doesn't guarantee that they will be.

function makeGrid (cols, rows) {
  var grid = new Array(cols)
  for (let i = 0; i < cols; i++) {
     grid[i] = new Array(rows)
    for (let j = 0; j < rows; j++) {
      grid[i][j]=  {id: Math.floor(Math.random()*1000 )  }  ;
    }
  }
  console.log(grid);
}

makeGrid(3,4)

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Rock Jocks (DVD)
Jobs like this don't just fall out of the sky.
John (Andrew Bowen, MADtv) is having a bad day, and it's about to get worse. He gets called into work when he's supposed to be comet-watching with his son. Upon arriving he learns he'll be spending his shift with Alison (Felicia Day, The Guild), his ultra-perfectionist subordinate.
Also manning the nightshift are cocky gamer Seth (Justin Chon, Detention of the Dead), alcoholic old timer Tom (Gerry Bednob, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), and noob Danny (Kevin Wu). So John knows the night will see the same old routine he's already lived countless times. To top it off, Department of Defense employee Austin (Mark Woolley, Poet Heads) is there to analyze performances for budget cuts.
That's right…the D.o.D. Why? Because these are the "rock jocks," part of a secret government initiative whose nightly job is to save the world by deflecting and/or destroying asteroids from Earth's atmosphere.
Like its title, Rock Jocks gets off to a somewhat rocky start, with some clunky exposition as we establish who these people are. But while another movie would have these characters be ultra-spies and take themselves very seriously Rock Jocks goes another route. What if the people who saved Earth every night treated their job like 99 percent of people do? What if their job caused stress and turmoil in their lives and they bitched to each other about it?
That's the charm of Rock Jocks: Taking a group of people performing the most important job in the world and making them relatable, not only in terms of themselves as characters but also in terms of how they relate to each other. And the relationships are what bind the film. My favorite character is Smoking Jesus (Doug Jones, Hellboy) who has an obsession with Rube Goldberg machines and spends 90% of the film trying to smoke in non-smoking areas of the compound.
You can see the plot unfolding from a few light-years away and the ending won't surprise anyone but it's the characters you're watching so it almost doesn't matter. By the end of Rock Jocks you're laughing out loud. And while there's no doubt it's targeted at geeks, the in-jokes are seamlessly woven in so outsiders will be able to glean the context easily enough.
The 1.78:1 video transfer plays like a current low-budget film with a clean even palette. However the graphics are a step above what you'd expect and a pleasant surprise. The same can be said for the audio which is an impressive Dolby 5.1, definitely a broader range of sound than I anticipated.
There is a three-part behind-the-scenes collection of interviews and a trailer to serve as the special features.
Rock Jocks has a simple story with well-developed characters. It's fun to watch these characters and harmless fun.
Not guilty.
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Here are the top ten things we know: 1) She lives in Ohio 2) She is MWOC unless you count her two dogs 3) Believes Avatar was NOT the greatest movie ever made 4) Operates on a primarily nocturnal basis 5) Wants to write the screenplay for the movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle 6) Watches a variety of shows on television including, but not limited to: Castle, @midnight, Face Off, Sherlock and Whose Line is it Anyway? 7) Does not believe anyone will actually read this besides the editor (hello, Editor!) 8) Has attended more than one N*SYNC concert in her lifetime but only one NKOTB concert 9) Was in a car crash that would have killed her had she not been wearing her seat belt 10) Is in the process of catching up on Supernatural (incidentally would possibly leave her husband for either of the Winchester Brothers depending on the episode in question) and the bonus! 11) Enjoys reading, writing, laying on the beach (long walks tire her out) and assorted snack foods like frozen M&M's.
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Q: How to use Latent Dirichlet Allocation (migrating from spark.mllib package)? I am using Apache Spark 2.1.2 and I want to use Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA).
Previously I was using org.apache.spark.mllib package and I could run this without any problems, but now after starting using spark.ml I am getting an error.
val lda = new LDA().setK(numTopics).setMaxIter(numIterations)
val docs = spark.createDataset(documents)
val ldaModel = lda.fit(docs)

As you may have noticed, I'm converting documents RDD to a dataset object and am not sure if this is the correct way of doing this.
In this last line with .fit I am getting the following error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Field "features" does not exist.

My docs dataset looks like this:
scala> docs.take(2)
res28: Array[(Long, org.apache.spark.ml.linalg.Vector)] = Array((0,(7336,[1,2,4,5,12,13,19,24,26,42,48,49,57,59,63,73,81,89,99,106,113,114,141,151,157,160,177,181,198,261,266,267,272,297,307,314,315,359,383,385,410,416,422,468,471,527,564,629,717,744,763,837,890,928,932,951,961,1042,1134,1174,1305,1604,1653,1850,2119,2159,2418,2634,2836,3002,3132,3594,4103,4316,4852,5065,5107,5632,5945,6378,6597,6658],[1.0,1.0,1.0.......

My previous documents before converting them to a dataset:
documents: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[(Long, org.apache.spark.ml.linalg.Vector)] = MapPartitionsRDD[2520]

How to get rid of the error above?

A: The main difference between spark mllib and spark ml is that spark ml operates on Dataframes (or Datasets) while mllib operates directly on RDDs of very defined structure.
You don't need to do much to make your code work with spark ml, but I'd still suggest to go through their documentation page and understand the differences, because you will come against more and more differences as you shift more and more towards spark ml. A good starting page with all the basics is here https://spark.apache.org/docs/2.1.0/ml-pipeline.html.
But to your code, all that is needed is just to give a correct column name to each column and it should be working just fine. Probably the easiest way to do so would be to utilise the implicit method toDF on the underlying RDD:
import spark.implicits._

val lda = new LDA().setK(numTopics).setMaxIter(numIterations)
val docs = documents.toDF("label", "features")
val ldaModel = lda.fit(docs)


While She Sleeps brought their music video for "Silence Speaks" to life over the weekend as they were joined on stage by Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes.
Check out the amazing video of Sykes performing with While She Sleeps.
While She Sleeps released their third album, You Are We, on April 21 without the support of a label.
Even the band's studio where they recorded the album was converted by the band from a warehouse in the middle of Sheffield, England.
"[We] spent like a year building it," says Mat Welsh, who helped finish the studio's electrical, sound proofing and interior structural work last January. "Now we have a fully working studio, and it's kind of a nice feeling to be recording an album where we're not just making the music, we actually built the rooms that we're making the music in. It casts a very positive shadow on everything that we're doing." The band even added a kitchen and bedrooms so they could live in the warehouse throughout recording sessions.
Sykes is featured on the album on the track, "Silence Speaks," and has also tweeted highly about the band in the past. Check those tweets out below.
So stoked to be a small part of what is going to be @whileshesleeps biggest album no question. If you haven't yet go pre order it now!
Sykes performed with the band in both Sheffield and London, England this weekend. Check out video below!


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iPhone 9 and iPhone SE2 Launch could be Delayed due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Last Updated on January 29, 2020 by Rahul Rawat Leave a Comment
The coronavirus outbreak has startled most countries around the world and China is the one that's been affected the most. The virus outbreak is not only affecting the human but the manufacturing industry too. And because of the virus, authorities decided to close public spaces for a few days. If this happens, you can expect some delay in the launch of the upcoming iPhone 9.
According to the Bloomberg report, virtually all of the world's iPhones are made in China. Apple's top contract manufacturers Wistron and Foxconn manufacturing plants are located near Shanghai and Zhengzhou. These cities are just 500 km from Wuhan, which is the epic center of the outbreak.
Even though the distance sounds faraway, Bloomberg says it's not enough to neutralize the effect of the virus. The Coronavirus causes cold, fever, cough and other ailments. The virus is quite deadly if not treated properly.
Apple's majority of manufacturers happen in China and the virus outbreak could possibly affect the iPhone manufacture. According to a report, Apple has made an order for up to 65 million of its iPhone models and 15 million units of them are the upcoming iPhone 9.
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Apple typically launches its new high-end smartphone around September. Unlikely, the virus will have a meaningful impact on those upcoming iPhones. However, the company is also planning to begin mass production of iPhone SE2 in February, which is more at risk.
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While Apple doesn't have any stores in Wuhan, but it has dozens of retail across the Chinese. However, it has shortened the working hours of several stores until 7 Feb, according to a review of its retail website. The shift could be due to the Chinese government extending the lunar holiday as a means to control the virus.
The Blomberg also reported that Foxconn might have a plan to keep its supplies unaffected. Foxconn said
It is monitoring the situation in China and following all recommended health practices. It declined to comment on production in specific locations but said, we can confirm that we have measures in place to ensure that we can continue to meet all global manufacturing obligations.
For now, neither Apple or any its contract manufacturers have said anything regarding production delay. Taking the current situation if the deadly virus doesn't stop it will definitely affect not only iPhone's production but the other smartphone production also.
Well, we can expect to see the iPhone 9 launch by March. The iPhone 9 is the company's another affordable smartphone to give a tough fight to the flagship killer android smartphones.
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Q: Extract text from pdf using itextsharp returns empty string I have a pdf file. The text can be extracted in Edge browser or in adobe reader after installing some fonts. Please let me know how to extract the text with itextsharp (latest version 5.x). I use this commands. Empty text is returning. But the file has 8 pages with text.
  var reader = new PdfReader(bytes);
  var pages = reader.NumberOfPages;
  for (int i = 1; i <= pages; i++)
  {
    var t = PdfTextExtractor.GetTextFromPage(reader, i, new SimpleTextExtractionStrategy());
    text += t;
  }

A: The PDF
The PDF at first glance appears to be OCR'ed by an OCR program that did not realize that the pages are rotated by 180°.
For example, the OCR program on the second page started in what a PDF viewer displays as bottom left corner:

and here recognized
epnq eoⅢ9時u ez `9P...
押印S '句OP JuP9A...
eA I臥O9叩Od n^Z小no...

This is not that bad, e.g. epnq eoⅢ... is not really unlike the ...mce bude rotated by 180°.
The OCR software appears to have a certain affinity to CJK glyphs; this impression is reinforced by the fact that the it uses fonts with an Adobe-Japan1-2 ROS and a 90ms-RKSJ-H encoding.
Text extraction
All the information above considered, though, I have some doubt that

The text can be extracted in Edge browser or in adobe reader after installing some fonts.

At least I doubt that anything similar to the actual text can be extracted, no matter how many fonts are installed. On the other hand both Adobe Reader and Edge out-of-the-box here extract the weird text recognized from the rotated letters.
iText
My observation with iText differs, while the OP reports that

Empty text is returning

I get a lot of CJK glyphs (I have added the Asian jar, though, which might make a difference). Unfortunately, though, not those found by inspection of the PDF.
As far as I remember, though, text extraction by Encoding + ROS has never been in focus during iText development up to version 5.5.x (inclusive), in particular the mixed single-byte/double-byte encoding of 90ms-RKSJ-H might not be supported.


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New Study Explains Why Dogs Do The Head Tilt, And It's Honestly Too Cute to Handle
AYLIN WOODWARD, BUSINESS INSIDER
Sometimes, when we talk to our canine companions, they tilt their heads adorably to one side.
Although a dog's quizzical head cock might suggest incredulity or confusion, the gesture could actually be a sign of concentration and increased attention, according to a study published last week.
Researchers investigated how well 40 dogs of various breeds could memorize the names for different toys, then recall that information in order to retrieve specific toys in response to their owners' commands. Most of the pups weren't able to learn the toy names, but seven border collies showed remarkable aptitude for the task.
The scientists deemed that group "gifted word learners", and found that the seven collies had something in common: They all tilted their heads far more frequently than their non-gifted counterparts after hearing a command.
The data showed that the gifted learners tilted their heads 43 percent of the time, while the other 33 dogs did the gesture just 2 percent of the time.
"It seems that there is a relationship between success in retrieving a named toy and frequent head tilts upon hearing its name," Shany Dror, an animal cognition researcher at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary who co-authored the study, said in a press release.
"That is why we suggest an association between head-tilting and processing relevant and meaningful stimuli."
This is the first study to examine head-tilting behavior in dogs, according to the study authors.
Dogs may match a sound to an associated image in their heads
In the first of three experiments described in the study, the researchers asked 40 dog owners to test their pets once a month for three months. Each owner taught their dog the names of two toys, then asked the animal to fetch one from an adjacent room. The toys remained the same throughout the three months.
Only the seven collies that were able to learn the toys' names (the gifted learners) were included in the next experiment, though one died before it began. In that second experiment, owners tested the six remaining dogs in the same way over three months, but with up to 13 toys.
One of the collies, Whisky, brought the correct toy back 54 out of 59 times. Two others were successful more than 90 percent of the time. The other three had success rates of between 57 percent and 75 percent.
Then in a third experiment, the six gifted pups showed they could learn 12 new toy names in one week, then remember those names for at least two months.
"We know that dogs can easily learn words that are linked to actions, such as 'sit' or 'down.' But very few dogs can learn names of objects," Dror said.
Only the gifted dogs who performed well at the toy retrieval tasks consistently tilted their heads after hearing a verbal command. That led Dror's team to conclude that the gesture is related to collies' attempts to parse out the meaning of a word. The tilt could indicate that the collies are mentally matching a toy name that they hear to a visual image stored in their memories.
The collies prefer to tilt to one side or the other
Similar to the way humans are right or left handed, the gifted collies, too, tended to cock their heads to just one side or the other. Their favored side stayed the same across the three experiments, and the position of the dogs' owners in front of them did not influence the direction of the tilt.
"If a dog was a left tilter, it would stay a left tilter," Andrea Sommese, Dror's co-author and colleague, told Science.
To the researchers, that consistency may be additional evidence that dogs tilt their heads when paying close attention to a task.
Although the study only looked at gifted border collies, the authors suggested that a talent for learning and remembering object names is not unique to that breed.
Dror said her group has also observed the skill in a German shepherd, a Pekingese, and a mini Australian shepherd. A study from earlier this year also identified a Yorkshire terrier that rivaled Whisky's success.
This article was originally published by Business Insider.
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PRINCESS Charlotte stunned punters after nipping into an unassuming South London pub for a wee with Kate.
The fourth-in-line to the throne is said to have clutched her mum's hand as they headed inside for the brief visit.
Punters couldn't believe their eyes when a member of the Royal Protection Squad checked the toilet before the Duchess of Cambridge and three-year-old were ushered into the Phoenix pub in Stockwell.
Pub local Maggie McKinney told the Mail Online: "The little kiddie just trotted in with her mum, went to the toilet and then trotted out. They could not have been in the pub for more than ten minutes.
"They seem very nice, totally normal. Princess Kate was holding her daughter's hand. Princess Charlotte was just any other little girl."
They said someone had stepped into the pub to ask if someone could ask their toilet before the royal pair headed inside.
Another added: "'It just goes to show that the royals are like any other family. When your kid needs to go to the loo, they got to go!"
The young royal was said to have been wearing a blue skirt and white blouse during the quick trip.
Customers were apparently warned not to take any photos before the mum and daughter headed inside.
But they said the little girl appeared unphased by the unscheduled trip.
Charlotte has captured the heart of the nation after giving cheeky waves at during her few public appearances.
The young girl, who has brothers Princes George and Louis, was most recently seen at uncle Prince Harry's wedding in May.
The little princess even cheekily poked out her tongue at photographers during the big day.
Princess Charlotte made history with the birth of her little brother Louis this year, becoming the first female royal to retain her claim to the throne.
Before the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 a son would leap over an older daughter in the line of succession.
A spokesperson for Kensington Palace declined to comment.


Hyundai has made dual-front airbags as standard in the 2016 model year of Elite i20 and i20 Active . Earlier from last year, Hyundai Motor India Ltd introduced a 7" touchscreen Audio-Video navigation system for its highly sought after Elite i20 and i20 Active models. The new 7" touch screen Audio-Video Navigation system comes with pre-loaded Maps, satellite-based voice guided navigation, rear camera display and complete in-car entertainment and connectivity features.


[GW2],[DAoC] WvW v#1 or v#3?
One mechanic that Dark Age of Camelot worked out for Realm vs. Realm combat that Guild Wars 2 has yet to meaningfully attempt in World vs. World combat is providing a reason for the two #2 and #3 servers to both attack the winning team, rather than having the #1 and #2 servers attack the weakest team. Rarely, out-of-game efforts will lead to two Davids' conspiring against Goliath, but this is rare because the reward structure incentivizes picking on the weak rather than challenging the strong.
Continue reading [GW2],[DAoC] WvW v#1 or v#3?
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Seems Turbine is shedding more employees in a layoff round. I've only been picking at Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) in the past few months, and I'm still on Riders of Rohan. One of my good friends still seems to obligingly log in once a week or so. I asked him about the state of the game a couple weeks ago. Continue reading Brain Dump – GW2, LOTRO, CU et al.
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Yes. No. Even balanced tiers may be beyond possibility given the current server structure due to the spread in weight classes.
I couldn't think of a clever title. Anyway, Mark Jacobs and City State Entertainment need a cool $2 million to jump start a counter-revolutionary MMO. Camelot Unchained hearkens back to those glorious days when Dark Ages of Camelot was the place to be for brutal PvP.
I've already said this, but I have to say it again. This might be the first Chipotle MMO. Every mechanic is made to feed the beast that is Realm vs. Realm combat. This means fighting other players, fighting against (NPC-defended) objectives, and crafting to help the realm's war machine. There will be no fat to appease players that don't want to RvR.
I find it kind of ironic that the possible funding of Camelot Unchained could mean that the MMO genre is more than capable of birthing this niche MMO. The irony lies largely in that Mark Jacobs' blog is "Online Games Are a Niche Market." $2,000,000 for a niche of a niche? I like to think that perhaps online games have outgrown their niche status.
Back to the kickstarter. There are a lot of reward tiers for Camelot Unchained. $5 for people that don't like RvR but want to see more focused MMOs. $25 gets backers the game at the bleached bones reward level, and it goes up from there. The estimated launch for Camelot Unchained seems to be about 2015. If they don't reach $2 million, it looks like there might be no Camelot Unchained.
I am betting that there will be plenty of Camelot Unchained features and interviews this month to keep the kickstarter in the limelight. I hope it succeeds. The more niches in our niche the better.
A Mark Jacobs appears! I have plenty of mixed emotions. He's been a role model for me for reasons I'd rather keep to myself. He also got me and every other blogger riled up for an MMO that ended up not really working in the end. There are a lot of other reasons I want him to make more waves in the MMO business and just as many reasons to see him go away. My hope is that he is now humbled and right-minded…. And hungry to make a damn good MMO.
I want this Chipotle MMO. This mirror world Dark Age of Camelot. With Darkfall floundering around, there is plenty of room for a strong, fantasy-based RvR game to make its mark. Yet that room is beginning to fill. The biggest competitors are going to be Guild Wars 2, which is currently having some WvW growing pains, Pathfinder Online, which seems more EVE corp. v. corp. and could vaporize at any time, and The Elder Scrolls Online, which has another Dark Age of Camelot dev at the helm. In 1-2 years, who is to say what will happen?
I do want a successful MMO to have tiered subscription options. I do want crafting to be a huge fuel for PvP. And, I want one crown jewel to rule. 'Everything owes allegiance to RvR' is exactly the right way to make this game. That's how Camelot Unchained is going to differentiate itself from the pack.
Pathfinder Online kickstarted the process with nearly 110% funding, and I hope Camelot Unchained can turn memories of Dark Age of Camelot in to cash for its own Kickstarter coming next month. Theoretically, many Dark Age fans have grown up and make some decent money now. Of course that also means less time for MMOs, or they are still applying salve to the Warhammer Online burn.
Carbine Studios tells people they are ready to rumble in 2013. Syp is excited too. I get the feeling that WildStar is MMO soda-pop in the best possible way. Since my thoughts are unchained here too, I think it will be lots of fun in a light way. Oh, don't get me wrong, there are deep, deep things… like a competitive 40-man raid that evolves or player housing with PvP. Just the feeling I get is that this is going to be a great game for jumping in, experiencing something fun, and jumping out.
Its primetime competitor, The Elder Scrolls Online, seems more-of-the-same in conventional MMO ways. WildStar feels fresher. Their information release so far feels like Star Wars The Old Republic vs. Guild Wars 2 all over again. Star Wars was cinematics and pretty scenes. Guild Wars 2 was gameplay, gameplay, gameplay. It's the same thing here. The Elder Scrolls Online is talking about lore and history, and WildStar is showing off paths, telegraphing, and UI. Maybe it's a small thing, but I feel like I know more about how WildStar is going to play than The Elder Scrolls Online, even though both have been in development at least 5 years…. And both want to be the MMO of 2013.
And, Kill Ten Rats will know more. Zubon and I are heading for Arkship 2013! We're going to have a lot to tell you, and unfortunately some things that will be bound by NDA. Either way I'm sure between the two of us, you, valiant reader, will get a well-rounded opinion on WildStar. If you have questions you'd like us to ask, feel free to put them below. Either Zubon or I will likely do another question gathering post after all the dust has settled from press demo and interviews have come about this week (and early next?).
There were two feelings I really liked when trying the GW2 beta. The first is the playground between the sandbox and the theme park. The second, and I have not felt this for a long time in an MMO or even most team-based games, is that the players were all on the same team.
If the design is working as intended,* everyone on the same server is on the same team. If someone is fighting, you should help him. There is no kill-stealing. If someone is on the ground, you should rez him. You'll get experience points and achievement progress, and then there's someone else around to help you with the event.


"Kingdom Expansion" is the term we use to describe the way in which we live out our purpose and vision at Star Hill. It is through Kingdom Expansion that we are organized and actively using our God-given resources to transform our communities in God pleasing ways.
Organized – occurs as we come together in small groups and have conversations among ourselves and with neighbors to identify and focus on issues impacting neighborhoods around us.
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Entertainment Hollywood 06 Feb 2016 Matt Damon thinks bu ...
Entertainment, Hollywood
Matt Damon thinks buddy Leonardo Dicaprio deserves Oscar win
Published Feb 6, 2016, 8:31 pm IST
Updated Feb 6, 2016, 8:31 pm IST
Academy Award winner Matt Damon has been nominated for the Best Actor award along with Leonardo Dicaprio.
Leonardo Dicaprio has been nominated for 'The Revenant' while Matt Damon has earned a nomination for 'The Martian' in the Best Male Actor category.
Hollywood star Matt Damon does not think he deserves the best actor Oscar.
In just a few weeks' time, Hollywood's elite will be honoured at the Academy Awards, with Oscar-winner Damon once again in the running for a statue.
He went home a winner at this year's Golden Globes, but his nomination in the comedy category for sci-fi drama 'The Martian' didn't sit well with some, reported Independent online.
At the Oscars, he's up against Leonardo Dicaprio, Bryan Cranston, Michael Fassbender, and Eddie Redmayne, who all portray real life people.
"Oh, I think there are other performances that might deserve it more. Maybe it will finally be the turn of five-time nominee Leonardo? Leo's my buddy," he said.
As well as Oscars aspirations and acting, DiCaprio and Damon are both big on charity work.
Damon has invested a lot of his time into helping the poorest parts of the world have access to clean water with his charity water.org, starting the campaign #buyaladyadrink.
"I don't want to speak for Leo, but I imagine that he's like me," he started.
"We woke up one day and saw that we had a huge sphere of influence – a megaphone to society – and we decided that we had to do something with it. It's a pleasure rather than a duty, but I do see it as an act of responsibility, giving back for my own good fortune."
Tags: leonardo dicaprio, matt damon, the revenant, 2016 oscars nominations
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Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Monday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., 190 S. Cascade Ave., $39.50-$79.50, pikespeakcenter.com, 520-7469.
This isn't the first time Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt have been booked to play Colorado Springs' best-sounding venue, and it's easy to see why. The two venerable singer-songwriters earned their devoted followings the hard way, releasing three dozen albums between them and delivering consistently satisfying live performances, whether fronting their own respective bands or trading songs back and forth as an acoustic duo. Of the two, Lovett has more name recognition, with his handful of Grammys, appearances in numerous Robert Altman films, and one of the most unusual hairstyles in alt-country history. Hiatt, meanwhile, is the more prolific (and possibly better) songwriter of the two; he's released twice as many albums, while his songs have been recorded by dozens of well-known artists, from Bonnie Raitt's chart-topping cover of "Thing Called Love" to Eric Clapton and B.B. King's rendition of "Riding With the King." But Hiatt's own signature song, "Perfectly Good Guitar," is arguably his crowning achievement, a perfectly aimed potshot at privileged rock stars who abuse expensive instruments. ("There oughtta be a law, with no bail / Smash a guitar, and you go to jail / With no chance for early parole / You don't get out until you get some soul.") The fact that Hiatt wrote the song after watching Nirvana's Krist Novoselic throw his bass guitar up in the air, only to have it come down and smash him in the face, makes it that much better.


I was very pleasantly surprised by Peruvian food. I had a wide variety of meals and sometimes had my camera with me when I ate. One of the best Peruvian meals that I had was the first time I had ceviche: raw fish and seafood marinated in lemon juice. Yes, it sounds horrible but was actually amazingly good. There is a recipe for Peruvian ceviche at an interesting website. You don't have to use tuna, any white fish is fine too. Click ceviche for the link.
A wonderful Peruvian breakfast in a village on the edge of the Colca Canyon. Note the coca leaf tea. There is a big debate whether it should be legalised. I have noticed no apparent side effects of drinking it – at least not yet.
Another breakfast: fresh mango juice, papaya and melon – not a bad start to the day.
Some very tasty dips from a restaurant in Arequipa.
BBQ beef hearts and yams. This was just a starter.
Tasty pizza served on a slice of log.
My birthday meal in a restaurant in Arequipa. This was the main course.
The delightfully named 'sweaty fish' which was very tasty.
Maize, beef strips and crisps.
The wonderful shack in which the food was served.
Chicamorada. A maize drink – I'm not sure why it is black.
More ceviche – this time on the Pacific coast.
There's a lobster under there somewhere.
Ah yes, there it is – and it was delicious.
Pisco Sour – the national drink of Peru made with a strong spirit and egg white.
Yams and meat – though I'm not sure what kind.
Deep fried cheesy snacks with an avocado dip.
Burger and chips – Peruvian style.
A Peruvian school dinner. Meat, rice and white beans. Delicious and healthy.
Some cute little guinea pigs. What are they doing on a website about Peruvian food?
You've probably guessed. Guinea pigs are an important part of Peruvian food. They are called cuy, pronounced 'cwee', which is an approximation of the noise that guinea pigs make. The taste is not bad but there's very little meat on it – not surprising really. They would probably be much better stewed rather than roasted as the meat would come away from the bones far more easily.
A regular steak and chips.
High in the hills behind Cajamarca were these two ladies selling lunch. For some reason, Peruvian potatoes taste a lot better than potatoes elsewhere.
A closer look inside their pots. Chunks of pork, potatoes and boiled eggs. Delicious food – and very locally sourced.
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The chicha morada is purple, dark purple, because it is simply made by boiling purple corn! Then you add lemon and sugar and serve it very cold, delicious!


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What Can the Agriculture Sector Expect from Rep. Andy Harris on Agriculture and BioTech Appropriations
The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives has named Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1) chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration. As its name suggests, the Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the US Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Farm Credit Administration.
Harris is serving his seventh term in the House, representing the 1st Congressional District of Harford County and Maryland's Eastern Shore. First named to the Appropriations Committee in 2013, Harris was appointed to the Agriculture Subcommittee in 2015 and is a member of the Congressional Chicken Caucus. A practicing physician, Harris has made few public statements about agriculture policy.
After the announcement of his appointment as chair, Harris said, "Agriculture is both a critical sector in our country's economy, and the economic backbone of Maryland's First Congressional District." Harris' website adds, "Farmers must be protected from unnecessary and harmful federal regulations that could hurt their ability to grow and create jobs. The estate tax must be eliminated because families should be able to pass farms down to the next generation without penalty. Private property rights have to be upheld — farmers should not be subjected to harmful land use laws that devalue their property and make it more difficult to do business."
Harris and four other members of Maryland's congressional delegation were recognized as "Friends of Farm Bureau" for their work in the 117th Congress. According to Maryland Farm Bureau President Wayne Stafford, Harris and the other recipients helped "to preserve the future of family farms in Maryland, maintain our ability to produce safe and affordable food, and provide resources to assist farmers in implementing environmentally friendly practices."
In 2017, during a visit to a Maryland pork farm, Harris reassured farmers who were concerned about cuts in the Trump Administration's proposed budget that would adversely affect both state and local agricultural programs.
"It's totally preliminary," Harris said. "It's the president's budget ... but it's Congress' job to appropriate. I don't want to see any entity hurt in the poultry and agricultural industries. ... Don't worry about the possibility of huge budget cuts." After the visit, Harris said his office would do what it could to help local farmers and their operations.
In the 117th Congress, Harris did not sponsor any agriculture or biotech-related bills. He did, however, co-sponsor two bills aimed at reducing or ending sugar subsidies and the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers, though neither was enacted.
In the last Congress, Harris voted against both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Acts, which provided additional federal funding for rural broadband, agriculture, forestry, and rural development. He also voted against the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending legislation, criticizing the legislation for increasing federal discretionary spending.
Based on his voting record and public statements, it is reasonable to anticipate that for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Harris will again oppose funding increases and may support funding cuts. After the House markup of the FY 2023 agriculture appropriations bill, Harris said, "More government spending only ends in higher prices for the American people and adds to the inflation problem created by the Biden Administration's reckless spending. Increases across the board are included in this bill, most notably for the Food and Drug Administration, which would receive an overwhelming and unnecessary 10% increase. Based on how the FDA has handled the infant formula crisis, it's clear that strong leadership is needed at FDA, not a significant increase in funding. While there are many things to like about this bill, the total discretionary spending level of $27.2 billion – or an 8% increase over the previous year's funding - does not acknowledge the economic reality our nation faces."
"We have to make sure we protect our farmers and protect our poultry producers," Harris also said, and he expressed support for funding rural broadband, rural electrification and telecommunication loans, and critical research programs. "But most importantly," concluded Harris, "we have to cut back federal spending so that we control inflation."
Harris's name has been in the news recently as one of the twenty House members who initially refused to vote for California's Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Harris eventually voted for McCarthy on the 13th round of voting. Referring to the rules changes McCarthy accepted in order to persuade Harris and others to change their votes, Harris said, "Our federal government is alive and well . . . I think Congress is going to work better."
Dan H. Renberg also contributed to this article.
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Talk about "mind=blown." Imagine a world where you can manipulate objects solely with your mind. It's here, it's now, and it's incredible. Consider every industry. Consider every skill. Consider every human action. What are the uses for this technology? Then take it to the next logical level - that this technology will be implanted in our heads. How can it... will it... change your life?


Pacific Air Forces completed an Accident Investigation Board following a December 2016 aircraft mishap involving an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
The board concluded that the primary cause of the mishap was the left main landing gear of the F-16CM striking debris on the inside Runway 09R (RWY 09R) after landing at Osan AB, causing the collapse of the left main landing gear. The AIB president also found that the poor condition of the runway and an increase in aircraft sorties contributed to the mishap. The training and quick thinking of the pilot prevented the mishap from becoming a tragedy.
On Dec. 4, 2016, around 5:57 p.m. local time the aircraft pilot approached the runway and successfully lowered the landing gear. The pilot landed on the left side of RWY 09R in accordance with normal procedures. A few seconds later, he felt a "bump" from under the aircraft and noticed the left wing of the aircraft was lower than the right. From the Osan AB control tower, the Supervisor of Flying noticed a bright "flash" from the left side of the aircraft followed by sparks from under the left side of the aircraft. The pilot attempted to use a right roll command to keep the aircraft level but was unable to do so. He determined he was going to depart the prepared runway surface at an unsafe speed and elected to eject from the aircraft in accordance with flight manual procedures.
The F-16CM and pilot were assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Since 1990, their primary mission is to train and participate in a series of exercises to maintain combat readiness for the air defense of South Korea. Osan is a critical base positioned in a strategic position on the Korean peninsula, which warrants a high operation tempo to be ready to respond at a moment's notice.
The Accident Investigation Board, comprised of subject matter experts from aviation backgrounds, conducted a thorough review of all available evidence to determine the facts surrounding the mishap to discover the cause and any substantially contributing factors. There is a commitment to a thorough and accurate investigation to ensure that Pacific Air Forces is equipped with the knowledge and procedures to prevent an accident like this to happen again.
A southern New Mexico missile testing range has logged nearly 5,500 missions this year.
Those missions include firing missiles and rockets, laser tests and training in F-16 fighter jets on 3,200 square miles of the White Sands Missile Range.
Test center commander Col. Eric Rannow says the missions allow the U.S. military to be prepared at all times with cutting-edge technology.
The U.S. Air Force sponsored almost 1,615 training missions this year, with 458 of those involving the fighter jets.
One of the biggest jobs at the missile range is ensuring that weapons work in the conditions where the military needs them. That means testing in nuclear environments and in varying temperatures.
The U.S. military says it has killed 13 members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a new airstrike in southern Somalia.
The statement from the U.S. Africa Command says the strike was carried out the morning of Dec. 24. A spokeswoman says it occurred about 31 miles northwest of Kismayo and that no civilians were killed.
The United States has carried out 34 drone strikes in Somalia this year after the Trump administration expanded military efforts against Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group.
Work on a supersonic business airplane could likely be headed to Wichita, Kansas' aircraft suppliers.
Aerion Corp. Executive Chairman Brian Barents said this week that it's probable some of the parts on the company's $120 million AS2 supersonic business jet will be made by Wichita suppliers.
Barents says he fully expects Wichita's aviation industry to play a role in the development of the 12-passenger jet.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the AS2 likely will be manufactured by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, which last week announced its agreement with Aerion to work together on a plan to engineer, certify and produce the jet. But Barents says there will be ample opportunity for Wichita suppliers to manufacture parts for the airplane.
Spaceport America in southern New Mexico had one of its busiest years with more than a dozen vertical launches, a pair of balloon flights pulled off by Boeing and flight tests of Virgin Galactic's mother ship.
All the activity this year demonstrated the spaceport's potentially magnetic appeal for the commercial space industry, said officials that manage the futuristic facility.
As competition among spaceports is increasing nationally and internationally, the state may need to take more aggressive marketing actions in order to attract more business, the Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday.
Spaceport CEO Dan Hicks said the country has 10 other licensed spaceports with applications pending for nine more. The spaceports are competing in a market that spent some $339 billion in 2016.
The space industry continues to change, so Spaceport America needs to stay ahead of that change, Hicks said.
"We have a great customer base and revenue stream now, but we have to grow that foundation," Hicks said.
The New Mexico facility does have some advantages over others. Spaceport America offers unlimited access from the ground to space because the facility is away from population centers and is located in restricted government airspace. With air traffic congestion becoming a problem in location across the globe, the restricted airspace may become a critical need as the space industry grows.
Spaceport America is located about 30 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences.
The state Spaceport Authority is looking to increase its state funding next year from about $375,000 to $1 million. Some state lawmakers have opposed the idea, pushing for the facility to become self-sustaining.
The spaceport expects to have more income next year without the state's help as Virgin Galactic's lease payments for its hangar will increase from $1.8 million to $3 million.


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* _Currently, the [EcomDev PHPUnit](https://github.com/EcomDev/EcomDev_PHPUnit) package is not compatible with [PHPUnit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit) 4.0 (see [#188](https://github.com/EcomDev/EcomDev_PHPUnit/pull/188))_

## Installation

To install the QA tools for your Magento project, just add the following to your ```composer.json``` file:

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        "frozenminds/php-qatools-magento": "*"
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        {
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            "url":  "git@github.com:EcomDev/EcomDev_PHPUnit.git"
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If you include the package in the ```require-dev``` node, then use ```composer install/update``` with the ```--dev``` option on your local/testing machines but use ```---no-dev``` in production because you don't need them there.

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Do you know why improving communication should be your single most important software testing goal? Here are four reasons why communication is so critical.
Effective and efficient communication equips you and your team to spend less time sending email, sitting in meetings, taking phone calls, and providing status updates and spend more time doing the activities you really want to do. Great communication is the foundation of great software testing. Until you have great communication throughout your team and its associated stakeholders, you can try to implement all the improvements you want, but you will continue to get the same results.
More efficient communication leads to more efficient testing. When your team gets better information more quickly, they can start testing sooner, and as they find defects, they can communicate and resolve those defects more quickly, which helps accelerate software testing.
Better communication provides a better shared understanding across the entire team and stakeholders of the risks, issues, and impediments to your projects.
More effective communication leads to more effective testing, which results in delivering higher-quality code.
Developers and testers act more like adversaries than teammates.
Testers have a hard time determining what test data to use and where it can be found.
Different people seem to raise the same questions repeatedly.
Testers are testing code and features before they are ready.
The same defects are being reported repeatedly.
I hope this article has inspired you to take a closer look at how your team communicates. Communication is the springboard for improving enterprise software testing, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out this webinar to learn how to improve software testing.
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Prinz Friedrich Christian Karl August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (* 22. Januar 1831 auf Schloss Augustenburg; † 28. Oktober 1917 in Schomberg House, London) war ein deutsch-dänischer Prinz aus dem Hause Oldenburg und durch Heirat Mitglied des britischen Königshauses (His Royal Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg).

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Christian war der dritte Sohn von Herzog Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798–1869) und dessen Frau (sowie Cousine zweiten Grades), Gräfin Louise-Sophie Danneskjold-Samsøe (1797–1867). sowie Enkel väterlicherseits von Herzog Friedrich Christian II. und Prinzessin Louise Auguste von Dänemark.

Er nahm am ersten Schleswig-Holsteinischen Krieg teil und studierte darauf an der Universität Bonn Staats- und Rechtswissenschaften. Hier lernte er den Kronprinzen und späteren Schwager, Friedrich von Preußen, kennen. Im September 1865 traf er auf einem Familienfest seine spätere Frau Helena "Lenchen" von Großbritannien und Irland. Königin Victoria favorisierte ihn, einen engen Freund ihrer ältesten Tochter Victoria und des preußischen Kronprinzen, als Ehemann für ihre Tochter Lenchen. Christian war der jüngere Bruder Friedrichs VIII. von Schleswig-Holstein (1829–1880), des Anwärters auf die beiden Herzogtümer, der von den kleineren deutschen Staaten gestützt wurde. Am Ende des dänischen Krieges nahm Bismarck (1815–1898) aus Wut darüber, dass die beiden Brüder ihre Rechte nicht aufgegeben wollten, ihnen sowohl ihre militärischen Ämter als auch ihren Besitz. Im Vertrag von Gastein im August 1865 sorgte er dafür, dass Holstein von Österreich und Schleswig von Preußen verwaltet wurde. Die Ansprüche der Augustenburger wurden ignoriert. Bismarck empfand die Wahl von Prinz Christian als Ehemann für Königin Victorias dritte Tochter wie eine Ohrfeige und als Mahnung, dass die britische Königin erwarte, Preußen würde nicht die kleineren deutschen Staaten schlucken und ihre rechtmäßigen Herrscher verdrängen. Dass auch Kronprinz Friedrich und seine Frau Victoria für Prinz Christian als Helenas Mann stimmten und ihn "den besten Menschen der Welt" nannten, erboste Bismarck sehr. Dass der Kronprinz zuvor einer der führenden Verfechter für den Frieden mit Österreich und für Gerechtigkeit in Sachen Schleswig-Holstein gewesen war und sich damit offen gegen die Bismarck'sche Politik stellte, erschwerte die Situation zusätzlich. Er hatte den Verdacht, das Paar würde sich ein Vergnügen daraus machen, ihn zu ärgern.

Als Prinz Christian und Prinzessin Helena planten, einen Teil ihrer Flitterwochen im Familienschloss der Augustenburger in Gravenstein zu verleben, wurde ihnen dies auf Bismarcks Rat hin vom preußischen König verboten. Königin Victoria empfand das Verhalten des preußischen Königs als grobe Beleidigung und forderte, dass der Kronprinz seinem Vater einen entrüsteten Brief von ihr zeige – das wiederum erweckte den Anschein, der Kronprinz würde unter der Knute seiner Schwiegermutter stehen.

Am 5. Juli 1866 heiratete Prinz Christian auf Schloss Windsor Prinzessin Helena "Lenchen" von Großbritannien und Irland (1846–1923), dritte Tochter von Königin Victoria von Großbritannien und Irland und Prinzgemahl Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha. Aus der Ehe gingen sechs Kinder hervor:
 Christian Victor Albert Ludwig Ernst Anton (1867–1900), unverheiratet
 Albert John Charles Frederick Arthur George (1869–1931), unverheiratet und seit 1921 Titularherzog von Schleswig-Holstein
 Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena "Helena Victoria" (1870–1948), unverheiratet
 Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena "Marie Louise" (1872–1956) ⚭ 1891–1900 (Ehe annulliert) Prinz Aribert von Anhalt (1864–1933)
 Harald (*/† 1876)
 Unbenannter Sohn († 1877)

Als Georg V. im Juli 1917, als Großbritannien bereits seit 3 Jahren mit dem Deutschen Reich im Krieg stand, den Namen des britischen Königshauses von Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha in Haus Windsor umänderte, wurden im Zuge dessen auch alle deutschen Titel von in Großbritannien lebenden Adeligen abgeschafft, weshalb Prinz Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg zu Prinz Christian wurde, ohne territoriale Bestimmung. Seine Frau, eine geborene Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland, nahm ihren Geburtsnamen Prinzessin Helena wieder an, die Töchter nannten sich von nun an Prinzessin Helena Victoria und Prinzessin Marie Louise, ebenfalls ohne territoriale Bestimmung. Der einzige überlebende Sohn hatte schon im Ersten Weltkrieg auf der Seite Deutschlands gekämpft, behielt daher seinen Namen und wurde 1921 zum Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein.

Titel
 1831–1917: Seine Durchlaucht Prinz Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 1866–1917 (nur in Großbritannien): Seine königliche Hoheit Prinz Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 1917: Seine königliche Hoheit Prinz Christian

Auszeichnungen
 Schwarzer Adlerorden mit Kette
 Großkomturkreuz des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern
 Großkreuz des Hausordens Albrechts des Bären
 Hausorden der Treue
 Orden Berthold des Ersten
 Ritterorden vom Heiligen Hubertus
 Großkreuz des Hessischen Ludwigsorden
 Hausorden der Rautenkrone
 Großkreuz des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens
 Großkreuz des Leopoldsorden
 Träger des Hosenbandordens
 Order of Saint John
 Großkreuz des Ordens vom Niederländischen Löwen
 Großkreuz des Ordens vom Stern von Rumänien
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Looking for that unique party experience? Well here at Party Monsters Entertainer we are very lucky to have an amazing team who also have a professional acting career along with being full time entertainers and DJs.
This page is a little insight into what our team member's have been in which maybe you might have seen on the BIG screen or your TV!
Matty is a professional Actor and has been since the age of 18 performing on both TV, Film & Stage with some heavy titles under his belt.
Matty has been also lucky to work some BIG hollywood names such as Rami Malek, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ezra Miller and many more!
Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Studios)
Starting Off Strong Matty was very lucky to star in the amazing film 'Bohemian Rhapsody' starring Rami Malek!
Matty was playing Freddie Mercury's past boyfriend with an amazingly emotional scene.
Unfortunately at the time the production was up in the air with director Bryan Singer and the scene got put on the production room scrap room with no sign of a deleted scene as of yet but luckily there was a few pictures the production allowed us to take on the day which you can see below.
It was amazing filming with the team and it was a long 4 days filming with the crew and one of the memorable productions Matty had ever worked with.
To find out more about the show – 20thcenturystudios.com/movies/bohemian-rhapsody
Call The Midwife (BBC TV Series)
This next title you might of seen or heard of, Matty was lucky to play a character on this amazing BBC series.
Matty played bad boy character 'Petey' along with some of the key members of the series & the scene even required a stunt double which was crazy!
Although the Petey's appearance was brief you never know if Petey might make a return!
To find out more about the show – bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0118t80
Summer Of Rockets (BBC TV Series)
Matty stared in an amazing brand new series called 'Summer Of Rockets' which aired on BBC 2 in May 2019. Summer Of Rockets was a six-episode British Cold War television miniseries in which Matty played the office worker to actor Benidorm actor 'Tony Maudsley'.
To find out more about the show –bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078h648
Holby City (BBC TV Series)
Matty has been very lucky to be cast in many BBC TV shows that you might of seen at home such as Holby City! Here is a small section that our team featured in for you to have a look.
To find out more about the show – www.bbc.co.uk/programs/b006mhd6/


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Tech Is a Double-Edged Lifeline for Domestic Violence Victims
Photograph: Emily Keegin/Getty Images
Emma Grey Ellis
As Covid-19 forces some to shelter in place with their abusers, dedicated hotlines, apps, and text messages can provide support. But using them is also risk.
She had already left him once, with the kids, in the car. He sought therapy and worked on his anger management, so she went back. Things were better for a time, and then they got worse. When he lost his job as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, his treatment of her became violently, unbearably abusive. But, as she told WIRED under the condition of anonymity, she has nowhere to go. He trashed the car she had left him in. Shelters are full. "I am in a situation where I have to decide if I want to sleep on the street, with my kids, or if I want to stay until I have the funds to get a car that I can sleep in," she says. "I am hoping that the stimulus [check] will come through soon, so I can get a cheap car and a couple of nights in a motel. I do fear that I will be stuck here for a while."
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Her only link to the outside world is technology. She spoke with WIRED via email, deleting messages as soon as she'd read them. She posts about her struggles on r/domesticviolence, where victims, survivors, and their friends and family can commiserate, educate, and support each other as they battle to free themselves and loved ones from abusive relationships. Over the last few months, it's become a terrifying chronicle of the unexpected ramifications of Covid-19. "It's definitely ramping up," one moderator told WIRED. "I have a number of folks that have had their stimulus check snatched by the abusive noncustodial parents. Abusers threaten to punish the victim and the children by 'bringing home Covid.' And the ramp up of purchasing guns and using them to terrify the victims."
As people continue to quarantine themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic, incidents of domestic violence continue to rise. Sheltering in place may protect people from the virus, but, for those facing threats at home, it also bottles them up with an extremely dangerous person. "We are seeing big spikes," says Deborah Vagins, president and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. "It is a similar trajectory to what happens after natural disasters, but happening to the whole world at once." With victims in such close proximity to their abusers, victims and advocates must always work discreetly to work safely, and technology has become a huge part of that effort. During quarantine, it's only become more important.
That being said, technology can also pose a real threat to people trying to extricate themselves from a violent situation. "Abusers take power away from victims," says Brandy Dieterle, a lecturer at the University of Central Florida who studies digital rhetoric and domestic violence. "Because we're so connected technologically, controlling their technology has become another way to do that." Using spyware—sometimes called stalkerware in this context—is common among technologically savvy abusers, but technological abuse doesn't have to be that sophisticated to be dangerous.
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Many abusers know all of their victim's passwords, and monitor their text messages, emails, and direct messages. "Realistically, it falls upon the victim to educate herself about technology," says Brenda Baddam, an associate at the law firm Barclay Damon and former Albany assistant district attorney. "As a prosecutor, I saw firsthand how certain applications put victims at higher risk." If the abuser is inside all of their accounts, finding a victim who is attempting to escape can be as easy as opening the Find My app. With many abusers now quarantined alongside the people they're abusing, technological privacy is even more difficult to find, and many of the tech-based resources for victims and survivors are still relatively new. "When I first started doing this research in 2013, the response was, 'People just shouldn't use smartphones,'" says Dieterle. "We've moved beyond that. People need access to technology." So advocates are working to out-innovate abusers and turn smartphones and laptops from risk to resource.
In the view of many activists, the best and most reliable resource for victims is the National Domestic Violence Hotline, which connects people to advocates who can help them develop a safety plan and direct them toward local resources. For victims who can't safely make a phone call, there is also a chat line that automatically deletes conversations as soon as the victim ends them. If opened in an incognito browser, it's nigh on untraceable. "These hotlines, as well as local domestic violence programs, can help you plan to stay safe in a changing environment," says Vagins. "They can help you protect yourself in your own home, find new ways to connect with friends and neighbors, and adjust your safety plan."
The App and Google Play stores are home to additional resources that, according to Laura Brignone, a doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley who studies technological interventions for domestic violence, fall into three major categories. First, there are secure text message replacements like Circle of 6, an app that with two taps allows you to seek help from a select group of people by sending a preprogrammed text, sharing your location, or asking someone to call you at a moment that needs to be interrupted. Other apps, like Dr. Phil's Aspire News, provide hidden panels of information and emergency contacts disguised as something unsuspicious, like a news site. The last category are apps created by domestic violence advocacy organizations, like the One Love apps. "They have just so much educational material, like a tool called the Danger Assessment that assesses your risk of being killed," Brignone says. "It's been validated by loads of academic research and is very frequently used in advocacy settings, but the app lets you use it for yourself and makes tailored safety recommendations."
For those who can't risk downloading a new app (or spend time sifting through an app store), Vagins recommends creatively using the apps you already have. "You may be able to use an unassuming app that the abusive partner may not monitor, like a game that has a chat feature, to message a friend," she says. If an abuser knows the password to someone's email account, they should make a new one. It's also important that they establish codewords with their support network so they know when, how, and where to help.
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It's important to remember that, even during quarantine, all of the resources that were available to victims and survivors of domestic violence before the pandemic are still available now. Some hotlines, bolstered by stimulus packages, have even managed to expand their staff to meet the rising demand, though working remotely has presented challenges. Governments haven't forgotten about domestic violence victims either. "New York has extended temporary orders of protection, and that's great," says Baddam. "Courts are also working remotely, and people are able to obtain an order of protection even if they don't have the ability to go to the court directly."
Domestic violence is an incredibly isolating experience at any time, let alone during a pandemic, and Vagins suspects that the surge in cases may actually be larger than anyone knows. The National Network to End Domestic Violence expects reports to rise further once shelter-in-place orders are lifted and survivors are able to get more space from their abusers.
Those who may know someone who is experiencing domestic violence should make themselves a resource. Hotlines, advocates, online communities like r/domesticviolence all welcome those attempting to support a victim and can provide advice for how to best offer it. Really, even doing that research legwork is an enormous help. "You don't just have 30 minutes while the abuser is asleep to access resources," says Brignone. "Look around at the services that are in your area and have that information ready for the survivor in your life." Reaching out to let someone know that you believe them, and care for them, and are there to help could be lifesaving. A Covid-19 check-in is a perfect cover story.
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I disagree I think he does look intimidating, his look is that of a rough pub brawler. His small size doesn't matter as WWE is packed with smaller wrestlers these days, so much so it's now the norm to only be around the 200lb mark.
Must admit while he's a great fit for NXT it's difficult to see where he would slot in on the main roster aside from maybe 205 Live.
I could imagine him becoming a mid-card workhorse, like you say similar to The Miz as in a guy who can be relied upon to always deliver entertainment and bring prestige to a second tier title.
I wonder if NXT might see a feud between Dunne and whoever wins the newly created North American title, UK vs USA, perhaps they will even unify the belts as it's not like they've done much of note with the UK title and the plans for a UK brand of WWE seem to have been shelved.
TBH I really do wish WWE would go all in on 205, because weight classes add a lot of intrigue. Imagine if Brock Lesnar were only 205 lbs and could compete against "X-cruiserweight champion" who do you think would win? That's a good theme to build on. If Adam Cole was 6 foot 4 and 240 lbs would he have been better or worse than CM Punk? Oh sure, Chris Jericho is WWE Champion, but if he were to cut weight he could fit back into the Cruiserweights were he began and have a whole new slough of competitors to take on, and maybe while he out-weighs them by 50+ lbs. he could beat them, maybe at a trimmer weight, their speed WOULD be enough to counter Jericho's experience and skill.
These kinds of discussions are good for wrestling.
Dunne is just the kind of guy where if he were 6 foot 4 inches tall, I think he COULD take Brock Lesnar, but being just real little guy Lesnar would squash him like a bug. IE pound for pound Dunne, and Neville is another one are one of the best WWE has seen in recent years, but because they're dinky little snausages Lesnar, at his size would just chew them up and spit them out.
If WWE went all in on 205 live and threw everyone below 6ft tall into the cruiserweight division, IE Styles, Bryan, & Balor just to name a few and give that division real exposure and discussion, and even the semi-regular main event spot on the PPV when it was warranted, then people would take it seriously and be completely fine with things. Then suddenly, guys like Dunne, Neville, Kalisto, Hideo Itami, Adam Cole, Rodrick Strong, Gargano and others would be just that much more important to making a show good because there's that possibility that if they get the fans attention even if they are competing for the cruiserweight title, they might still get the main event spot at a PPV, maybe even WrestleMania.
I know I would buy into a wrestlemania that had a main event of AJ Styles vs Daniel Bryan for the Cruiserweight Championship, and a semi-main of Asuka vs Rousey for the women's championship, and then in the UNDERCARD had Lesnar vs Reigns, & Orton vs Cena for the Universal and WWE championships.
Dunne is on fire right now and it looks like he will be facing Adam Cole Bay Bay at TakeOver Chicago.
I'm hoping Dunne gets the win because he needs a few more high profile victories.
For me, Dunne should be one of the call ups during the next wave. He is fantastic and is super over with the crowd, his gimmick is good enough to stand him in good stead on the main roster.


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Target Raising Starting Wage to $24 for Select Positions
Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter March 1st, 2022
Target is making big headlines with the announcement they will be raising their starting wage from $15/hour to $24/hour for select positions.
In a press release from the retailer, "The company is now taking its next meaningful step by setting a new starting wage range from $15 to $24. The new approach will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations, positioning Target as a wage leader in every market where it operates. The exact starting wage within the range will depend on the job and the local market, with market-level wages set by the retailer based on industry benchmarking, local wage data and more."
Additionally, Target is opening up access to its health care benefits announcing, "Hourly store team members who work a minimum average of 25 hours a week will be eligible to enroll in a Target medical plan, down from the previous requirement of 30 hours per week."
The wage increase and health care improvements is part of a broader plan by Target in investing up to $300 million into its team member in the coming year.
5 Ways to Beat Stress Without Alcohol
Read a book/Schedule daily reading time
You'd be surprised how relaxing reading a book is. Plus, when you take even just a 30-minute break with a book to unwind, it usually helps bring a little clarity to whatever problem you're facing. There's also the added bonus of being able to brag you've read a certain book so you can make that one snooty cousin of yours feel dumb in comparison. (Let's face it...we all have that one cousin that's just the worst.)
Binge your favorite show (again)
If reading isn't your thing, revisit one of your favorite TV shows again. There have been numerous studies/articles that have emerged since the pandemic that touch on how binging a show you've seen many times is a form of self-care and acts as a soothing force. So, never feel guilty for rewatching a series for the 12th time! You're just looking out for your well-being.
Yeah, yeah...I know this one gets thrown around a lot, but hear me out. Have you ever regretted a workout after you've completed it? Most likely the answer is no. Plus, you don't have to go to a fancy gym to elevate your heart rate. There are plenty of free workouts on YouTube to check out. If all else fails, put on your favorite tunes and dance around your home. It sounds insane, but as someone who does this multiple times a week, it's quite fun, so don't knock it until you try it.
Fold your laundry
Sure, no one likes folding laundry, but if you're reading this, there's a good chance you have a pile of clothes that you have just been avoiding for way longer than you'd care to admit. Fold it! Not only will you accomplish something, which always feels great, but if you're like me, then you'll find a top in that laundry pile you've completely forgotten about, and it'll feel like you've magically gone shopping without dropping any cash.
Clean something
Seriously, just clean something. It doesn't matter what it is either. It could be your kitchen or straightening up your living room. My personal favorite when dealing with stress that may also pack some anger with it is scrubbing grout. Not only does grout usually always need a good scrubbing, but it's an activity where you can really use some force to release your pent-up rage all while getting a positive result. It's a win-win.


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Surgeon Offered to Pierce a Girl's Ears. Then Came the Bill
It was for $1,877, and it's emblematic of our health care spending mess
By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff
Pro tip: Don't let a surgeon pierce your ears. (Getty Images)
"Overuse" may seem like a benign word, and that's kind of the problem. In its latest piece on health care waste, ProPublica defines overuse as an umbrella term for a type of waste that includes things like unnecessary tests or surgeries. And it kicks things off with an extreme example: that of Margaret O'Neill, whose 5-year-old was scheduled for an outpatient procedure at Children's Hospital Colorado that involved snipping a band of tissue under her tongue. The surgeon suggested that, as a treat, the girl's ears be pierced while she was under. O'Neill agreed, expecting it to be a sweet freebie. Then came the bill: $1,877.86 for "operating room services" tied to the piercing. She fought the bill, which insurance wouldn't cover, and ultimately prevailed. (The kicker: One hole was askew, so it was repierced at the mall for $30.)
ProPublica dishes up a bigger number: About $210 billion is spent annually on unneeded procedures or ones that are expensive when a cheaper one could do. It gives a long example involving a 34-year-old with a history of noncancerous breast cysts who needed to rule out cancer; doing so involved a mammogram and three ultrasounds, as well as draining her cysts and sending the clear fluid to pathology. Her bill was $2,361. She viewed a lot of it as unnecessary, but her efforts to fight it failed. Experts ProPublica spoke with had varying opinions, but in general they agreed fewer procedures would have sufficed. There are often multiple options for care, patients can't really shop by price, and it's often unclear what's discretionary. Says one doctor, "It's sort of this perfect storm where no one is really evil but the net effect is predatory." Read the full piece here. (Read more health care costs stories.)
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The comments section under Emma Sulkowicz's new film, 'This Is Not A Rape,' is (predictably) awful
PublishedJune 5, 2015
Emma Sulkowicz—the performance artist and recent Columbia University grad who carried her dorm-room mattress around campus as part of a piece protesting the way in which the school handled her reported rape—has posted a new short film online.
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The Cut reports that the Ted Lawson-directed piece "shows Sulkowicz with an anonymous man in a dorm room, engaging in what appears to consensual sex that turns violent." But the artist insists that the video is "not a reenactment" of the "night in August, 2012," that inspired Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight).
In a statement preceding the video embed, Sulkowicz says that Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol (French for "this is not a rape," a reference to surrealist painter René Magritte's The Treachery of Images) is about the viewer and their decision to watch (or not watch) the video without her permission, which she likens to "participating in [her] rape." She adds: "Do not watch this video if your motives would upset me, my desires are unclear to you, or my nuances are indecipherable."
But it looks like most of the people in the (predictably awful) comments section under the video didn't get the memo.
Some commenters took time out of their day to doubt whether or not Sulkowicz was actually raped. Others call her a "skank," an "attention whore," and a "bitch." Others question the validity of Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol as a work of art. Many did all of the above.
None of the commenters who claim to have watched the video appear to have obtained the artist's permission before viewing.
I was only able to find one commenter who even alluded to having read Sulkowicz's statement. "I didn't watch it, because I don't think you want me to watch it," the commenter writes. "I think this is a good idea and really makes you think about what consent actually is."
Full disclosure: I've decided not to watch Ceci N'est Pas Un Viol without obtaining Sulkowicz's permission first. I've reached out to her, and I'll update if I hear back.
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Samosir Island is definitely popular. It is the part of Toba Lake. If you come to North Sumatra, you must never miss it. It is also the biggest island in the midst of the lake. Not to mention it features many tourist spots. Maria Raja Beach is one of them. The beach is stunning. It is located on the edge of Toba Lake. That means the waves aren't strong. The sand is white and the water is clear. The locals often come here for swimming. You can also come here for relaxing.
Maria Raja is not a coastal beach. Still, it features beautiful and smooth sand. It offers a unique atmosphere. Why? It is cooler than regular beaches. Your family members can play the water freely. In holidays, many people come here for a vacation. The beach is as popular as Parbaba Beach and nearby tourist spots. Is that all? Since it is located in Maria Raja Village, you should try some local foods. The most famous food is Gomak Noodle.
Eating Gomak Noodle near to Maria Raja Beach will be an outstanding experience. What is about such dish? Actually, it is a famous culinary in North Tapanuli. You can get it in Maria Raja Village, as well. The locals apply some spices and use a secret recipe to make a delicious dish. The noodle has a chewy texture. You can either get it from local eateries or villagers' house. Some locals are quite friendly as they will invite tourists to enjoy Gomak. It will be helpful if you are fluent in the Indonesian Language.
Next, it is time to take good pictures of Maria Raja Beach. Some spots can be perfect backgrounds for photography. The landscape is definitely tempting. Next, there are some souvenir stores. Maria Raja belongs to Batak Tribe. That means you can buy some Batak items. The most popular one is Ulos Fabric. The other items are key chains, carving, etc. There is even a local market. You should be able to bargain, though. Sometimes, the prices are unreasonable. It is because some sellers want to make lots of money from tourists, especially foreigners.
Overall, a vacation to Maria Raja Beach is worth your time. You can do many things like water sports, eat local foods, and shop at the local market. Do you want more? Once you have explored the beach, you can visit nearby attractions. There are other villages near to Toba Lake. All of them are worth to visit. In fact, each village has unique attractions. When it comes to accommodations, you can choose various types of hotels. There are also some motels nearby.
From Medan, you can use Parapat-Tomok lane. Once you arrive at Parapat, you should ride a ferry to Samosir. Actually, you can rent a speedboat in Ajibata Port. If you come from Jakarta, you can use a plane. Your destination is Silangit Airport. From here, you can use any types of vehicles to Parapat. If necessary, you need to hire a tour guide to reach Maria Raja Village.