The east coast of the United States has produced some of the greatest magicians and illusionists. I have always been a huge fan of magic and remember watching every David Copperfield special that aired on television when I was a kid.
I met George through his equally daring assistant, and girlfriend, Cat Galioto. She plays roller derby and is a badass.
All of the fire blasts were done at Luv2Cre8 Studio in Hightstown, NJ. Crazy Mike runs things down there and is quite the character himself. This was my first time being close to pyro like this, so I made sure I was close, but not too close.
The remainder of the shots were taken at my home in New Brunswick. I hope you enjoy these photos and appreciate the magic.


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STAGE IS SET
From Frenkie De Jong to Dani Ceballos, meet the seven players who could become household names in Champions League this season
Europe's elite club competition is finally back and come Christmas, these lesser known stars may well be on the lips of every football fan ahead of the January transfer window
By Joshua Jones
Updated: 18:02, 18 Sep 2018
THE Champions League is finally back on our screens tonight - and we can't wait.
Europe's elite club competition gets back underway with one of the tournament favourites Barcelona Everyone excited to see Cristiano Ronaldo in the black-and-white of Juventus and his former side Real Madrid look to make it four successive titles.
Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to play in the Champions League at new club JuventusCredit: Reuters
Real Madrid will attempt to win the Champions League for the fourth season in a row but will do so without Zinedine ZidaneCredit: Reuters
But as we know the Champions League is so often the place where young starlets make the break on to Europe's top stage and truly announce themselves.
Who could forget Gareth Bale's hat-trick at the San Siro?
So, without any further ado, let's meet the seven Champions League players SunSport thinks could become household names this season...
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Frenkie De Jong (Ajax, 21)
Ajax have a reputation for developing some phenomenal young talents.
From the stars of yesteryear, Johan Cruyff, Dennis Bergkamp and Clarence Seedorf to Wesley Sneijder, Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen of the more recent years.
And Frenkie De Jong, 21, looks to be the next on the conveyor belt.
He enjoyed his breakthrough season in the Eredivisie last season after playing a minor role in the Europa League run to the final in 2017, coming on against Manchester United, and has carried on his fine form into this campaign.
Frenkie De Jong has starred for Ajax this season and is ready to shine in the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty - Contributor
He earned himself his first senior Dutch cap this month and the central midfielder has sparked interest from some of Europe's big names.
Barcelona look the front-runners as things stand, helped by De Jong's declaration to play alongside Lionel Messi who won't be moving to Amsterdam anytime soon.
But Tottenham and Mauricio Pochettino are also keen and De Jong would no doubt slot into the side that includes former Ajax stars Vertonghen, Eriksen, Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez.
Ajax did well to hold on to him this summer but if he carries on this form, he will surely be moving next year.
Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid, 22)
Dani Ceballos was very much the forgotten man at Real Madrid after signing last season but this could be his season to impress.
Los Blancos are of course going for a fourth-straight Champions League triumph and questions were raised when the club allowed Matteo Kovacic to join Chelsea on loan.
But Ceballos, 22, could be the player to step into the gap.
Think Sergio Busquets and mix in a little bit more of the creative flair of an Isco or a Marco Asensio and you're on the right lines.
Dani Ceballos was the forgotten man at Real Madrid but could play an important role this yearCredit: Getty - Contributor
He is unlikely to start every game but is expected to play a significant role for Julen Lopetegui this season, anchoring the midfield.
Casemiro will no doubt be the first-choice in the middle of Real's midfield but don't be surprised to see Ceballos heavily involved.
He earned his first senior international cap last week, playing the full 90 minutes of Spain's 6-0 thrashing of World Cup finalists Croatia.
Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
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Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven, 23)
Hirving Lozano is another star to be tearing it up in the Eridivisie, helping PSV Eindhoven to the league title in 2017/18.
He scored a sensational 17 goals in his debut season with the Dutch side, including nine in his first eight games.
The Mexican star did pick up two red cards in the last campaign, though.
But the winger has continued his goalscoring form into the new season and has already found the net four times, including twice this weekend in the 7-0 hammering of Den Haag.
Hirving Lozano may already have announced himself on the world stage but is far from a household name just yetCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Lozano made a name for himself at the World Cup as he scored the only goal in Mexico's 1-0 win over reigning champions Germany in their opening group game.
He then set up Javier Hernandez for the winner in the 2-1 win over South Korea and started all four of his country's matches.
And with PSV starting their group stage campaign with a trip to the Nou Camp, what better way to truly show you belong among the best?
Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV, Inter Milan
Joao Cancelo (Juventus, 24)
It takes a special talent to have played well over 100 times for Benfica, Valencia, Inter Milan and Juventus by the age of 24, but that is exactly what Joao Cancelo has done.
The right-back impressed for Valencia for three seasons before joining Inter on loan for the 2017/18 season.
He notched up 26 Serie A appearances and helped Inter back into the Champions League after a six-year absence.
It was enough to convince Juventus to invest £35.6million to replace the outgoing Stephan Lichtsteiner who joined Arsenal for free.
Joao Cancelo joined Juventus for £35.6million this summer and is an attacking right-backCredit: Getty - Contributor
And now he can add his pace and energy to Juventus' right flank.
He spent one season in the Champions League at Valencia in 2015/16 and scored on his debut in the competition in a 3-2 defeat to Zenit.
But now Cancelo will be determined to prove himself for a club with a genuine chance of going all the way, especially with Ronaldo in attack.
Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
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Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund, 18)
Yes, you've probably heard of Jadon Sancho, we'll admit.
He's the one that left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund and people want him in the Gareth Southgate's England team, right? That's the one.
But Sancho is a special talent.
He risked a lot by leaving the comfort of the academy system at the Etihad and was dragged away from England Under-17s' successful World Cup campaign early to go back to Dortmund.
But since then he has made his mark in the Bundesliga, making 12 appearances and scoring once last season as he stepped into the Ousmane Dembele-shaped boots vacated before he arrived.
Jadon Sancho left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund last year and is ready to make his name in the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty - Contributor
This season he has largely operated after being brought on from the bench, but then again Mario Gotze isn't even getting off the bench and is yet to play in the league this season.
Sancho is quick, a great dribbler and he always looks a threat, constantly trying to create.
And as he links up with Christian Pulisic, Maximilian Philipp and Marco Reus, expect the Englishman to make things happen when he undoubtedly gets his chance.
It won't be easy, especially against Atletico Madrid, but we're sure he will cope just fine.
Oh, and he's still 18...
Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge
Houssem Aouar (Lyon, 20)
"If he works, he can go very far."
Not bad praise from four-time Champions League winner Karim Benzema, himself a former Lyon star.
But that is what he said about Houssem Aouar, who joined Lyon as an 11-year-old in 2009.
After making his first-team debut in February 2017, he cemented his place in the starting XI last season and earned 44 appearances.
Houssem Aouar has received high praise and if given an opportunity could make a name for himself this seasonCredit: AFP or licensors
Aouar, 20, was named on the 2018 Golden Boy shortlist but will no doubt be beaten to the award by his Ligue 1 rival Kylian Mbappe.
The Frenchman has largely been used from the bench this term, with the creative midfielder struggling to break into a side that often features Nabil Fekir, Bertrand Traore, Martin Terrier behind Memphis Depay.
Luckily he is happy as a No10 or in a midfield three.
He may not be a regular in the squad of the World Cup winners just yet but that may all change if he takes his chances in the Champions League, especially against Manchester City.
Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
Lyon arrives at airport to take on Manchester City for Champions League clash
Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax, 19)
We're ending where we began, at Ajax.
De Jong, 19, looks to be a star in midfield this season but the presence of Mattijs De Ligt at the back could prove just as important.
After joining the club aged just nine, he became Ajax's second-youngest goalscorer 25 minutes into his senior debut.
But he had a bit of a mare on his senior Netherlands debut in March 2017, aged just 17.
De Ligt made two mistakes in the first 45 minutes and was cruelly dragged off at the break as his side lost 2-0 to Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifier.
But since then he has gone from strength to strength.
Matthijs De Ligt recovered from a nightmare international debut to become a regular for both Ajax and the Netherlands aged just 19Credit: AP:Associated Press
The centre-back made 33 league appearances last season and scored three, including a brace in the 8-0 hammering of NAC Breda in November.
De Ligt was rewarded with the captaincy at the beginning of this season despite the likes of experienced players Daley Blind and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar being in the squad.
But this has not phased him and he has begun the new season as an ever-present in Ajax's 11 games so far, including six Champions League qualifiers.
De Ligt has two goals to his name already and is forming a strong partnership at the heart of the defence with Daley Blind.
Like Aouar, the Dutch ace was nominated for the Golden Boy award this year.
And just like his club team-mate De Jong, the chances of him being at Ajax next season look slim with Europe's elite set to swoop next year and understandably so.
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2012 - Week 5 v Atlanta Falcons
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Blognosticator - Extreme
The first quarter of the season is in the rearview, and there are many tough tests still to come. We shocked the world against the Saints, but now that doesn't look like the accomplishment it felt like at the time. We've been battle tested on the road, and have the scars for our fighting. What have we proven? Nothing so far, but we're just warming up.
We've fought hard in the red zone. We're averaging point totals we haven't seen in years. We have a rookie quarterback that for once is living up to all the hype that has been heaped upon him. The confidence oozes out of Robert Griffin III and he relishes in the bright lights of the big stage.
Confidence was once an afterthought in the nation's capital. Who would have thought it would be the young guys bringing it out? That drive to never give up and never quit fighting hasn't been this visible with the Redskins since my childhood. For the first time in far too long, I don't look at the schedule and worry about our opponent. Instead, I wonder how badly we will beat them.
We don't have the greatest players at many positions. We don't have the best coaches. Yet we still find a way to get it done and make it work, and exploit the skill set of nearly every player on this team. As a unit, we're improving. We don't always get it right, but we're never out of it, and that's something I've been looking forward to for a long time.
On offense, we have a remarkable young man in Robert Griffin III. He seems to have the keen ability to lead us into and out of every situation imaginable. There's excitement in D.C., and it looks like it will be here for a very long time.
On defense, we have taken some tough blows, no doubt about it. But this is where the great teams are separated from the rest. We need to show that fight, and show that determination to stay in this, and never give up.
The Atlanta Falcons with their perfect record are coming into our house, with the mentality that we're pushovers. By the end of the night, they'll be wishing they had knocked on someone else's door. We're ready to take it to them and set the tone for the remainder of the season. This is our house, and this is our time to shine.
There will be heavy doses of running all day long. We will break them down until they are begging for a breath of air, then we will run it some more. Robert Griffin III will be all over the place through the air and on foot like a military assault. It won't be easy, but it will be beautiful. Alfred Morris will have a breakout game that could have even his biggest doubters singing his praises. We will do what Cam Newton couldn't, and we will send these guys home broken and abused, with nothing but nightmares for their troubles. Nobody is perfect, and their time has come.
We will not fold, we will not falter. It's time to step up and deliver the knockout blow. It's our time to shine, and we won't be sitting in the back seat anymore. Let's take the reins, and stand up and fight to take what's ours. Let's show the world who we really are, and let everybody know that we won't lay down and go quietly into the night.
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Stephanie McGovern can be seen all over the UK, most mornings, on BBC Breakfast. Often wearing a hard hat and hi vis jacket, Steph is BBC's roving business reporter, coming at us from Britain's factories and shop floors with the latest developments and news from the business and finance world.
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Following her appearance, Steph secured work experience on Tomorrow's World and not long after, made it on to the payroll as a part-time researcher in the current affairs department, while studying science at University College London.
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Two years later, within weeks of becoming the producer for the then economics editor, Evan Davis, the financial world was in meltdown. Steph has covered its developments ever since.
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Never shy of putting in the hours, Steph also spent time building up her own on-air profile, which included working as a business presenter on the Chris Evans Drivetime show on Radio 2 - a role that once required presenting the business news in the voice of the Godfather.
In 2010 Steph moved in front of the microphone full-time as a financial reporter for 5Live. Steph was in charge of all things money for the network and regularly stood in as the main presenter for Wake up to Money and On the Money.
As part of a feature called Steph's Sunday Shift, she also spent time in over 50 different workplaces across the UK, including a gas rig in the Irish Sea, an air traffic control centre and a nuclear power plant.
Along with her daily news duties, Steph is also involved in BBC community projects, such as BBC School Report. She is a school governor in Teesside and regularly runs workshops for schoolchildren around the North East.
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Welcome to Drive-On-In. Have you noticed that drive-ins are experiencing a revival. A number of drive-ins are re-opening for business, and new ones are even being built from scratch. Drive-in sub-culture is thriving these days. Because of their nostalgic appeal, drive-ins offer a refreshingly unique alternative to cineplexes and other forms of today's commercialized entertainment. Drive-ins appeal to young and old alike especially families all looking for good value for their entertainment dollar.
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Who is Liable for a School Bus Accident?
Recently, five students were hospitalized after their school bus crashed into another vehicle. Although an investigation into the cause of the crash is still pending, there is some evidence that the bus driver may have been distracted at the time of the accident. Accidents like these are far too common and in some cases, have serious and even deadly consequences. Although it is possible to collect compensation from the parties responsible for these types of crashes, it can be difficult, so if your child was recently injured in a school bus crash, it is important to retain an experienced motor vehicle accident attorney who can help protect your child's interests.
Determining Liability
Deciding who is liable for a school bus accident can be difficult. For instance, many people assume that the school district is automatically liable for any accidents. However, in many cases, schools contract transportation out to private bus companies, which can further confuse the issue. When bus services are provided by a private company, it is critical to examine the contract between the entities, which should contain specific duties. For example, if a bus picks up a student who uses a wheelchair, the driver must have certain training so as to be able to properly load the child safely. However, if a school fails to take the following actions, it can still be held liable for any injuries:
Include a provision requiring specific training in the contract;
Reasonably monitor the contractor's activities, and
Use ordinary care when hiring the contractor.
School Bus Maintenance
Most schools own their own school buses. In these cases, they are liable for hiring qualified drivers and maintaining the vehicles in accordance with state and federal regulations, which include:
Ensuring that buses are kept in safe operating condition through the performance of systematic preventive maintenance;
Inspecting buses semiannually;
Requiring drivers to perform daily pre-trip inspections; and
Requiring drivers to promptly report any problems with the vehicles in writing.
If, after analyzing the accident report, it becomes obvious that a mechanical error contributed to or caused the accident, the driver and the school district can be held liable for their failure to enforce these rules. This also applies in situations where a driver's lack of training caused the accident or a driver was negligently hired.
School buses must also have specific equipment, including:
A non-leaking exhaust system;
A first-aid kit;
A fire extinguisher;
Unbroken safety glass on all of the windows;
An inside rear view mirror that gives the driver a clear view of any cars approaching from the rear; and
Seats that are securely anchored.
Florida law also requires that all school buses be covered by liability insurance to protect students. These policies must be in the following amounts:
$5,000 multiplied by the rated seating capacity of the bus; or
$100,000, or whichever is greater.
These policies ensure that in the event of an accident, injured parties are able to receive some compensation for their losses, although they may need to file a claim against the school district in court if these policies do not cover the entire cost of treating a child's injuries.
Contact an Experienced Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney
Please contact Boone & Davis in Fort Lauderdale to speak with an experienced attorney who can evaluate your case for free. We are eager to assist you with your case.
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USING ELECTRONIC devices in the classroom can be distracting to students and lead to lower grades.
A study published in the journal Educational Psychology found that students who had cellphones or laptops present while a lesson was being taught scored five percent, or half a letter grade, lower on exams than students who didn't use electronics.
Researchers separated 118 college students enrolled in the same course into two groups. Each group was taught the same material by the same professor, but one group was allowed to have cellphones and laptops open for non-academic purposes, while the other group was not. While the students allowed electronics didn't score lower on comprehension tests during lectures, they scored lower on exams at the end of the term.
Are We Recreating Segregated Education Online?
Online courses helped kick off a movement promising that your zipcode no longer had to determine the quality of education you received. People in rural Bhutan could take a computer science class from Harvard. Students at a community college could supplement their math class with lectures from MIT. A single mom in middle America could learn to code from Google instructor.
However, as more online learning companies raise their Series D funding rounds, and players from Duolingo to Coursera try to figure out sustainable business models, we've reached a juncture where we need to think about the issues of equity that come with chasing paying customers. Unless we carefully examine where we put the paywalls and how we cultivate diverse student bodies in our online learning experiences, we risk transposing the same patterns of inequity that have plagued in-person education into our digital classrooms.
Emporia, Kansas is home to rolling prairies, wheat fields, and the world's biggest frisbee golf tournament.
But the reason we went there: the National Teacher Hall of Fame, which gives the place it's most revered title, Teacher Town USA.
That could be set to change, however, with today's developing nations primed to lead the charge.
"It is likely that we could see the transformation of education systems occurring first in developing countries," said William Altman, tech industry analyst at CB Insights.
Speaking with CNBC, Altman explained that incumbent educational institutions in the developed world were better equipped to survive the first waves of change.
For more than a decade, a glitchy and unaccountable algorithm has been making life difficult for America's teachers. The good news is that its reign of terror might finally be drawing to a close.
This was the first sign that something very weird was going on, and that somebody was avoiding scrutiny by invoking the authority and trustworthiness of mathematics. Not cool. The results have actually been terrible, and may be partly to blame for a national teacher shortage.
As a middle school teacher, I'm always looking for ways to get students out of their seats and moving around—to make learning physical. They want this, too. This is why I'm always excited to teach Shakespeare. The language begs to be performed.
Macbeth is one of my favorites, and it doesn't take much to spark the interest of my seventh graders. I just turn out the lights and introduce the idea that this play is cursed: "You cannot say the title of this play in a theater, or else something bad will happen to you." They look at me like I'm crazy when I start to share a few details of the legend. By the end, however, they are all smiling nervously at each other. And once we start reading and performing scenes, they are hooked. There's blood, deception, and witchcraft. I mean, come on.
But here's the thing: I want my students to move beyond a surface-level understanding of the play. I begin this process by asking them to pay attention to repeated imagery. There's a ton, so it's not difficult for them to do. The challenge arrives when I ask them to explain why these patterns exist. They usually have interesting ideas, but it's my job to help them build their ideas into unique yet supportable arguments.
Even though we are halfway through the school year, the start of 2017 is the perfect opportunity for a fresh perspective on my classroom. Just like I did with my home over break, I plan to reorganize my room and purge any resources that I no longer need. If I haven't used it yet at this point in the year, chances are I don't actually need it and it should go. Of course, I don't want to throw out anything that could be useful to someone else, so I will give them away to a teacher, tutor, or student that will put them to good use. After all, one man's trash is another man's treasure. A freshly cleaned classroom is a terrific landscape for exciting new projects.
By January, the routines and activities that we have in place can become dull and redundant to students, so this is a prime time to shake things up and try something different. I have always been interested in the idea of passion projects, and while I worry that third graders might be too young for it, I also remind myself to never underestimate the power of my students. Even if it doesn't turn out the way I envision, I'll never know what can be improved if I don't try it, and there will be many lessons for all of us to learn as we go through the initiatory process. I will start by helping the kids identify problems they are affected by and brainstorming ways to solve them. No limits either, because I want them to aim high and see where it takes us. I plan to integrate technology, encourage kids to blog about their challenges and successes, and incorporate other pieces of our curriculum to model a project-based learning environment, which has been a goal of mine for a long time.


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One may call him a crude poet, a drunken rambler or a melodic voice for slackers but nobody can deny that he's maintained an uncompromising level of intelligence, honesty, melody, dark humor and originality. Touring the planet as a solo act and a member of The Shape Shifters, AWOL has collaborated with everyone from Xzibit and B Real of Cypress Hill to Aesop Rock, KRS-One, Buck 65, Atmosphere and members of Dilated Peoples. AWOL One was praised by Spin Magazine as "one of the premiere voices of emo-rap", with admiration from Vice, URB Magazine, LA Weekly, and other press outlets throughout the 2000's. His first album, the 2001 collaboration with Daddy Kev Souldoubt, quickly became seen as an L.A. underground hip hop worldwide classic.


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Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5 Spoiler
Game of Thrones season eight, episode five may have been leaked after major spoilers have emerged on Reddit. The HBO and Sky Atlantic series leak may reveal who will win between Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). Game of Thrones fans who want to watch season eight, episode five without leaks or spoilers should avoid social media and tune in to HBO tonight (May 12) and Sky Atlantic tomorrow. We will not know how accurate these reported leaks are until the episode airs.
Those wanting to avoid spoilers from the "leak" should stay away from the Game of Thrones and Freefolk subreddits. The latter has a detailed breakdown of all the spoilers that have been revealed from various sources - though again these are unverified. Also on this list are "leaks" detailing exactly how the series will end which fans will be able to verify when the finale airs next week.
Here's a quick breakdown of Cersei-related leaks:
"Cersei is watching the dragon coming in, and the witch doctor is like 'we should leave'." (We're guessing that's Qyburn.)
"There's a sort of 'flashback' where she thinks about how she blew up something in her city (I don't know what the fuck he was talking about here, but I recorded it anyway) and the dragon blowing things up reminds her of that?" (That sounds like the time she blew up the Sept of Baelor and everybody in it.)
"Cersei goes into the chambers where you first see the 'catapult things'." (No idea what this means, but maybe Cersei has one more secret weapon.)
"Jaime shows up and they're all omg and they hold each other and everything crumbles."
"Cersei and Jaime are holding each other when they die."
So it sounds like Cersei will die, but she'll have a pretty good death in the arms of her brother/lover.
What About Dany and Jon?
In two different posts from u/afraidpart, Daenerys and/or Jon Snow either die or survive. It's possible Game of Thrones filmed multiple endings to avoid leaks. So definitely take all of this with a grain of salt.
Here's one leak that seems to suggest Jon will kill Dany:
Danaerys actually DOES die, she's killed (stabbed I think) by Jon Snow. She goes back to the throne room and touches the throne. Has no idea WHY he kills her, there's a missing chunk. But it happens in the throne room. I asked him why and he said he doesn't know and I don't even think they saw the actual death scene, just the fact that she's dead. So he's only assuming she gets murdered, otherwise she commits suicide but that doesn't make much sense. Then the dragon flies away with her body but doesn't kill Snow. Either way, she dies.
Beyond that, they also claim that "the dragon enters the throne room and fucks shit up," which sounds pretty awesome and would fulfill Dany's misunderstood Season 2 vision.
Additionally, the leaker says Tyrion will eventually give up on Dany and quit his position as Hand of the Queen (possibly after she burns down King's Landing). Here's that part of the leak: When Daenerys is making her speech everyone is mad at her. Tyrion makes some comment (he doesn't get sound) and throws his pin (?) on the ground and she sends him to the prison? Idk what was going on here.
Arya Does … Nothing?
Arya Stark may have already peaked back at the Great Battle of Winterfell, at least according to these leaks. They claim that "Arya is useless," which is a bit of a disappointment after she headed off to King's Landing in Episode 4 with some sort of goal…
Additionally, the leaker notes that "Jon Snow finally sees Arya after they get to the throne." This one is a bit harder to parse, but we're guessing it means Jon will see Arya use her Faceless Men training to disguise herself as another person, which she hasn't done since killing Walder Frey.
Iron Throne, RIP
"The Iron Throne gets melted by the dragon."
Good! Down with the Westeros monarchy!!


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Home Celebrity News Josh Cooley directed prequel animated "Transformers"
Josh Cooley directed prequel animated "Transformers"
"Transformers"one of the sagas with more action blockbuster of the story, expand your story with a prequel animated direct Josh Cooleythe filmmaker behind "Toy Story 4" (2019).
The specialized medium Deadline he assured that this new film will focus on the planet "Cybertron" and the origins of the struggle between the hero "Optimus Prime" and the villainous "Megatron".
Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, two of the screenwriters of the film Marvel "Ant-Man and the Wasp"(2018), will be in charge of writing this new installment of the "Transformers".
Cooley triumphed with its debut as director of a feature film in "Toy Story 4" gave the Oscar to the Best Animated Filmthat got all the high the famous saga of toy Pixarand that raised all over the world thousand us $ 73 million.
The saga of "Transformers", driven by the always spectacular director Michael Bay and that already has six films to his credit, has raised in all over the world almost five billion dollars.
"Transformers" (2007) gave the starting signal for these films in 2018 they had their last proposal to date, "Bumblebee".
Presented as a "spin-off" (tape-derived), "Bumblebee" was a refreshing novelty to a saga that slumbered beneath the earth in the cinema, but which received negative reviews by the press.
The young Hailee Steinfeld led the distribution of that tape that spoke to fans and the press with an inspired mix of adventures the eighties, humor, juvenile, and action movie in the style of "Transformers".
On the other hand, in January of this year, it emerged that there are two other projects of "Transformers" in the margin of this new film is animated.
In the first place, the study Paramount has hired screenwriter James Vanderbilt to type one of these two continuations.
The career of Vanderbilt includes tapes such as "Zodiac" (2007), the two films of "The Amazing Spider-Man" premiered in 2012 and 2014) and "Murder Mystery" (2019).
The second project-up to "Transformers" will have the signature of the screenwriter Joby Harold, who wrote "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" (2017), and that this year it plans to release the tape "Army of the Dead" that has been directed by Zack Snyder.
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Westgate Attack: Ignore The Looting, the Operation Was Illegal, President Was Misled!
By Dr Oduwo Noah Akala (M. B. Ch. B, UoN)
Journalist Mohammed Ali's Jicho Pevu expose, citing exclusive images of the Westgate Attack, aired on Friday 18th October revealing to Kenyans the true extent of the rot in our Defence Forces. Closed circuit camera footage from inside the building showed soldiers systematically and methodically looting Kenyan businesses under the guise of fighting off terrorists. I had written in an earlier article that it was a mistake of monumental proportions to deploy the Military to handle the Westgate situation and Ali's report confirms this.
Most modern democracies that have standing armies ensure that they have their soldiers subservient to civilian authority by combining the Head of State office with that of the Head of Government. This, in addition to making the elected President Chief Executive of Government, makes the office bearer Commander In Chief of the armed forces as well.
The United States of America requires her Presidents to seek formal congressional approval prior to the declaration of war. Their Constitution goes further expressly forbidding the deployment of armed forces within their borders. This is with good reason, as I argued in my previous article, military forces are not trained to deal with domestic criminal threats. That's the job of the police. Armies are trained to subjugate and neutralize not arrest and arraign.
Furthermore, the Military across the world has time and again displayed an easily acquired penchant for political influence and power. A recent, and very apt example, is the Egyptian scenario. The final nail in President Mubarak's regime's coffin was when he chose to deploy the army to quell the popular revolt. The military got their taste of power and next thing you know, they are pushing for Mubarak to "voluntarily step down." After deposing Mubarak, the Military came under increasing pressure to restore Egypt to civilian rule and subsequently called for elections in which the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi emerged President. However, a year after elections, Egypt's Military found life in the political cold too subdued to bear and yet again deposed another President.
This is exactly why I say the Military belongs either in the barracks or on the war front. There's no place for soldiers in cities. According to the Kenya Defence Forces Act of 2012, the functions of our armed forces are spelt out under Article 8 below:
8.(1) Pursuant to Article 241(3) of the Constitution, the Defence Forces
(a) shall be responsible for the defence and protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic;
(b) shall assist and co-operate with other authorities in situations of emergency or disaster and report to the National Assembly whenever deployed in such circumstances; and
(c) may be deployed to restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability only with the approval of the National Assembly.
I call the reader's attention to Section 8 b and 8 c. It is my interpretation (I may be wrong) that the drafters envisioned earthquakes, fires, tsunamis and such Acts of God as the "situations of emergency or disaster" mentioned in Section 8 b that only requires that the Military leadership report to Parliament. On the other hand, a terrorist attack such as the Westgate affair (an attack on the nation's capital) would be classified as "instability" which requires the express approval of the National Assembly prior to Military deployment. What does this mean? This means that the deployment of the Military to deal with the Westgate Attack was illegal!
This poses an even more complicated conundrum for the Commander in Chief. How does he ensure our soldiers stand down in the face of public discontent following the Westgate Fiasco. Military spokespeople have repeatedly denied the allegations of impropriety on the part of our troops with the Cabinet Secretary for Defence going as far as offering a reward for anybody with evidence of looting. I am concerned that we may be painting our generals into a political corner, unfamiliar ground for career soldiers. It will be interesting to see how the soldiers respond to calls for accountability. Cue Egypt?


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COAKLEY JUST CONCEDED BY TELEPHONE TO BROWN
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY...
SCOTT BROWN (R) 0,843,516 53%
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Good Bye Democratic Super majority!!!!!
Omega133 Aus der Dunkelheit Valued Senior Member
yeah! no Universal Healthcare!
Omega133, Jan 20, 2010
Halleluljah!
Finally a smart guy in office. Hopefully the dems will enter the 21st century.
What countries have universal health care?
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In Syria we have universal health care and it is over crowded and needs alot of improvement. So I'd rather have privately provided health care. There's really no objection to it beyond "what about the poor", and even this: help them!
Russia when they became the USSR. But that was a while ago.
Russia and Syria have universal health care?
Hopefully this will be a wake-up call for the dems. Electing a GOP as replacement of Ted Kennedy, to try to kill Ted Kennedy's bill
And the margin of victory, thats a landslide. If this isn't a smackdown, I don't know what is.
No no no, sorry about the confusion, they had it when they were Communist. I was merely saying it is a Communist thing.
Syria has extremely left-wing socialist policies in many things; recently we've seen privatization in banks and such and, no surprise, we've experienced some growth.
Syria is still an extremely left-wing country, unfortunately.
Quite a few countries have different variations of universal health care. A single payer system as well as one that is implemented by the government, but funding is not limited to just taxes, are types of universal health care.
Yes, but hopefully we'll enter the 21st century soon, and have a system based on reason.
Many countries, Canada and Norway for example, are seeing private health care providers on the rise. The demand in these countries is continuing to grow, while doctors look for better oppurtunities elsewhere and improvements become stagnant. People with money will get a second opinion and not just lay there and die when the doctor doesn't have the heart to tell you the truth, instead lie that there is nothing more they can do.
So what are you saying?
Although in the US doctors are paid four times more than doctors in the UK.
pjdude1219 The biscuit has risen Valued Senior Member
Omega133 said: ↑
You won't have to wait long, Universal(Federalized) Healthcare is one of the steps to Communism.
Right That would explain why no country that directly fought the USSR has universal healthcare because they would avoid communism oh wait Finland
pjdude1219, Jan 20, 2010
Wow now we have people attacking the medical profession whole sale to support their non factual beliefs and cheering that they were upheld to the detriment to the country.
pjdude1219 said: ↑
Government babysitting is to the detriment of the country, don't you think?
How does that relate to Universal Healthcare being a step to Communism. Is it a step towards Communism? Yes. Does that mean everyone who had it went Communist? No.


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Cinecittà On the Rise: investments in sustainability and digital strategies
Incoming investments in sustainability and digital strategies for Cinecittà allocated by Pnrr with the aim of reinvigorating Italian cinema and encouraging foreign productions to shoot in Italy.
Cinecittà, the sacred temple of Italian cinema, a place much loved by the famous Fellini, is preparing to welcome the 300 million allocated by the Pnrr to revitalize and expand the famous studios. These resources will be used to kick-start Culture Minister Dario Franceschini's plan to revitalise the creative industry. Franceschini intends to increase the studios' space by bringing in an industrial partner such as Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, an Italian financial institution that owns a land bordering Cinecittà. In addition, Minister Franceschini plans to redesign Cinecittà's outlook through the valorization of traditional workers, so that it becomes, in the words of the minister, "European Hollywood".
In order to strengthen Cinecittà, 35 million euros have already been allocated, to which other 300 of the Pnrr will be added. These funds will also be used to give a new impetus to the Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia through the development of new technological infrastructures and to strengthen the Cineteca Nazionale.
Thanks to the pioneering role played by Hollywood studios, the ecological sustainability of the film industry began to be discussed in Italy in 2011. The issue of environmental sustainability of production processes is therefore also an urgent one for the film sector, which is why there is a strong need for investment in sustainability and innovation in the cinematographic field. So 155 million has been made available by the Pnrr for the digital and green transition of the sector.
The focus on technology is also foreseen in another set of initiatives in the cultural sphere in the plan. Half a billion is dedicated to digital platforms and strategies to broaden access to cultural heritage. Through the combination of virtual and face-to-face tours, the Pnrr aims to create a digital infrastructure to bring together digitalized heritage and to systemize existing experiences.
In addition to this, work will also have to be done on creating new content to be offered through high added value digital services. This requires innovative start-ups and creative companies to get involved. Improved technology is also required with regard to energy consumption in spaces where culture is experienced: museums, theatres and cinemas. High maintenance costs are often linked to old and unsustainable systems, which is why the Pnrr has planned 300 million to modernize energy systems in a green perspective.
Again with a view to making places of art more liveable, 300 million euros have been planned for the removal of architectural, sense-perceptive, cultural and cognitive barriers in museums, monuments, archaeological sites, parks, libraries and archives. This intervention is necessary for the many realities in which access by people with disabilities is still complicated.
Italian cinemas: number of screens increasing 26 August 2021
Digital Services Act against the online piracy 6 September 2021
Archives, Cinecittà, cultural spaces, Culture, ecology, film sector, funds, libraries, low energy consumption, Minister Franceschini, museums, Pnrr, sustainability, technological innovation, theatres
Box Office – Daily
3. King Richard € 32.305
TV Ratings – Prime Time
3. Italia1 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 6.7%
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Emilia-Romagna: 1.65 million to support national and international audiovisual companies
The new deadlines of the Trentino Film Fund have been published


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Dec. 21, 2010, 10 a.m.
Secrecy and Journalism
Tracking documents, numbers, and military social media: New tools for reporting in an age of swarming data
By Joshua Benton @jbenton Dec. 21, 2010, 10 a.m.
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To conclude our series of videos from the Nieman Foundation's secrecy and journalism conference, here's a video of the day's final session — the Labbiest of the bunch. Our own Megan Garber moderates a set of presentations on new digital approaches to dealing with new data and new sources.
The presenters: John Bohannon, contributing correspondent for Science Magazine; Teru Kuwayama, Knight News Challenge winner for Basetrack; Aron Pilhofer, editor of interactive news at The New York Times and Knight News Challenge winner for DocumentCloud; and Bill Allison, editorial director of the Sunlight Foundation. Below is an embed of the session's liveblog.
Panel III: Future of Transparency
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Fuel prices can fluctuate a lot - and when the pump prices sitting at $1.50 and higher it can feel like fuel costs are eating into your car's income.
But when you do the sums, you might be surprised at how little these fuel price increases actually affect your earnings.
How much does fuel cost per kilometre?
When the fuel price rises from $1.30 to $1.60, the cost per kilometre for the average medium-sized car goes up by about 2 cents - from 12 cents/km to 14 cents/km.
You get either 13, 25 or 33 cents for each kilometre that borrowers drive. You should choose a distance rate that is enough to fuel at an average rate over a year, and also cover tyres and servicing.
Read more about how to choose your car's distance rate.
Small or fuel-efficient cars will use less fuel, and large cars or vans will use more. To work out how much fuel your car takes, check out the fuel cost explainer.
How can I get more income to cover higher fuel costs?
Most trips with Car Next Door are under 100 kilometres per day, so the overall impact on your earnings of fuel price fluctuations is likely to be small. However, if you're concerned about fuel prices, you could raise your car's daily rate by a few dollars to cover higher costs.
For example, if you wanted to cover the extra cost of fuel for the average day trip of 100 km, you would need to earn an extra $2 per day ($0.02 x 100).
Why doesn't Car Next Door increase the distance price to keep up with fuel price rises?
One of the most common reasons that borrowers give for not using Car Next Door more is that the distance cost makes it too expensive. If we raise the price per kilometre, it's likely that there would be fewer bookings across the board.
Why can't I set my own distance price?
We may introduce differential pricing for cars with different fuel consumption in the future. However, to make it easy for Borrowers to understand and predict the total cost of their trip, we have always had a consistent distance price across the fleet.
Won't putting up my rates make my car less attractive?
It varies depending on how many similar cars are available near you, but in most cases, increasing your rates by just a few dollars won't have a huge impact on how many bookings your car gets. Factors like location, good weekend availability, and keeping the car in good mechanical order and clean have a larger effect on bookings than rates.
This has been an issue for a year.
Increasing daily rates only reduces individual's income while CNDs income is unnafected overall.
The argument that variable distance cost is confusing also applies to rental rates which is why the platform produces an estimated cost. Same could apply with variable km rates.
Small cars could offer lower rates, large cars higher, no surprises for anyone.
Hi Jim, we're working towards introducing variable distance pricing but it will require some software development and user testing before we can launch it. Increasing the daily rates is an interim measure that may be useful for large car owners to get some additional income before this feature is built.


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Ball Winners : Terry Pearse, Stu Looney, Mal Smith and Eric McGuire.
Winner Terry Pearse 80/68 net.
Runner up Mal Smith 80/68 net.
Third Simon Dunn 78/69 net.
Ball winners: Ian Dodd, Greg Jordan, Pluto Phyland, Ray Henshall, Rob Forster.
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Cash Pin winners: 7th/16th Terry Pearse 5th/14th Matt Loats.
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Third Darrell Fishpool 36 points.
Ball winners: Stu Looney, Geoff Atkins, B Hinton, Matt Loats, Tony McDonald, Dik Holmes.
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Ball winners: Stu Looney ,Geoff Atkins, B Hinton, Matt Loats, Tony McDonald, Dik Holmes.
Winner Own "OJ" Johnson Plus 4, Runner Up Ron Lampard Plus 2 on countback.
Andrew Peace Wines NTPs: Matt Loats and Simon Dunn.


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require "rails"
require "action_cable"
require "action_cable/helpers/action_cable_helper"
require "active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access"

module ActionCable
  class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
    config.action_cable = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
    config.action_cable.mount_path = ActionCable::INTERNAL[:default_mount_path]

    config.eager_load_namespaces << ActionCable

    initializer "action_cable.helpers" do
      ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do
        include ActionCable::Helpers::ActionCableHelper
      end
    end

    initializer "action_cable.logger" do
      ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_cable) { self.logger ||= ::Rails.logger }
    end

    initializer "action_cable.set_configs" do |app|
      options = app.config.action_cable
      options.allowed_request_origins ||= /https?:\/\/localhost:\d+/ if ::Rails.env.development?

      app.paths.add "config/cable", with: "config/cable.yml"

      ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_cable) do
        if (config_path = Pathname.new(app.config.paths["config/cable"].first)).exist?
          self.cable = Rails.application.config_for(config_path).with_indifferent_access
        end

        previous_connection_class = connection_class
        self.connection_class = -> { "ApplicationCable::Connection".safe_constantize || previous_connection_class.call }

        options.each { |k, v| send("#{k}=", v) }
      end
    end

    initializer "action_cable.routes" do
      config.after_initialize do |app|
        config = app.config
        unless config.action_cable.mount_path.nil?
          app.routes.prepend do
            mount ActionCable.server => config.action_cable.mount_path, internal: true
          end
        end
      end
    end

    initializer "action_cable.set_work_hooks" do |app|
      ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_cable) do
        ActionCable::Server::Worker.set_callback :work, :around, prepend: true do |_, inner|
          app.executor.wrap do
            # If we took a while to get the lock, we may have been halted
            # in the meantime. As we haven't started doing any real work
            # yet, we should pretend that we never made it off the queue.
            unless stopping?
              inner.call
            end
          end
        end

        wrap = lambda do |_, inner|
          app.executor.wrap(&inner)
        end
        ActionCable::Channel::Base.set_callback :subscribe, :around, prepend: true, &wrap
        ActionCable::Channel::Base.set_callback :unsubscribe, :around, prepend: true, &wrap

        app.reloader.before_class_unload do
          ActionCable.server.restart
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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State police at Bethlehem received eleven complaints that windows on vehicles and buildings had been damaged by a pellet gun between 5 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday.
They said the incidents occurred in North Whitehall and Washington townships. Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at 861-2026.


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Radio-communication (Amendment) Regulations 1997
on 01 Apr 1997
2 Amendment of regulation 2
3 New Part IIIA
4 New Fourth Schedule
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement on 01 Apr 1997
Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Act
(Chapter 323)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 131 of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Act, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Radio-communication (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.
Amendment of regulation 2
2. Regulation 2 of the Radio-communication Regulations (Rg 3) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended —
(a) by inserting, immediately after the definition of "authorised officer", the following definitions:
" "class licence" means a class licence granted under regulation 53A;
"class licensee" means a person who is deemed to have been granted a class licence;".
(b) by inserting, immediately after the word "network" at the end of the definition of "licence", the words ", but does not, except in relation to regulations 3, 4 (1), (2) and (6), 6, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 60, include a class licence"; and
(c) by inserting, immediately after the word "employees" at the end of the definition of "licensee", the words ", but does not, except in relation to regulations 6, 14 and 19, include a class licensee".
New Part IIIA
3. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after Part III, the following Part:
"PART IIIA
CLASS LICENCE
53A.—(1) A person who possesses or uses a relevant radio-communication station shall be deemed to have been granted a class licence by the Authority for that purpose.
(2) A class licence shall be subject to the conditions set out in the Fourth Schedule.
(3) Where a person has an existing licence for the possession or use of a relevant radio-communication station, that licence shall be revoked as from 1st April 1997 and he shall be deemed to have been granted a class licence.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation and the Fourth Schedule, "relevant radio-communication station" means a radio-communication station that is connected with any of the following telecommunication systems licensed under section 26 of the Act:
(a) a public cellular mobile telephone system;
(b) a public radio paging system;
(c) a public data system;
(d) a public trunked radio system,
and includes a radio-communication station that is capable of being used in connection with any of the telecommunication systems referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) but which is not in use and not so connected.".
New Fourth Schedule
4. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after the Third Schedule, the following Schedule:
"FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 53A
Conditions of Class Licence
1. No fee is payable for a class licence.
2. A class licensee shall comply with the technical specifications laid down from time to time by the Authority in relation to the relevant radio-communication station.
3. A class licensee shall ensure that the relevant radio-communication station is approved by the Authority before it is used for connection to any telecommunication system or equipment belonging to a public telecommunication licensee, and that the relevant radio-communication station is not tampered with or modified in any manner after the approval of the Authority has been obtained.
4. A class licensee shall ensure that the relevant radio-communication station is not used for any unlawful purpose.
5. The Authority may cancel or suspend a class licence if it is satisfied that the class licensee is contravening, or has contravened and is likely again to contravene, any of these conditions or the provisions of the Act or any regulations made thereunder.".
[G.N. No. S 144/96]
Made this 24th day of March 1997.
TEO MING KIAN
Telecommunication Authority of Singapore.
[ZLG/L1/04/03; AG/LEG/SL/323/1997/1 Vol. 1]


The first Russian satellite flights were riveting to me. Seeing come true what I'd read about in futuristic articles in Collier's magazine and pictured in the space paintings of Chesley Bonestell made me realize that the space age had dawned and I could actually be part of it. The hints of this new age had been everywhere when I was younger. Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury were popularizing science fiction. Werner von Braun was often quoted in the papers and seen on television talking about the coming age of space travel. "Destination Moon" fascinated me as a teen. Later, "2001" left me awestruck. I'd have gone to the Moon in a second if someone had offered me the ride.
My route into the space business was circuitous. I had intended to be a broadcast engineer and began my career in 1960 with ABC Television in New York. Working behind the scenes in the last days of the Golden Age of live television was exciting stuff for a 20-year-old guy, but eventually the desire to leave New York City overcame my desire to remain in broadcasting. After a brief stint with Autonetics in LA, I moved to the Boston area, worked for a short time at Sylvania on the Minuteman weapons system, then moved to M.I.T. when the opportunity arose to work on satellite hardware there. At M.I.T. I worked on mission studies and two x-ray astronomy satellites. I still remember both launches vividly and look forward today to the SIRTF launch with the same kind of anticipation I felt then.
Awe visited me often on my travels while I was at M.I.T. The vast, football-field-sized machine shops at Marshall Space Flight Center made my jaw drop. Who knew you could build a lathe three stories high? Taking part in a meeting in von Braun's office (he was on travel) was another big event. His office was lined with memorabilia and I had a hard time focusing on the topic at hand. The fact that one of the engineers in the meeting had come over from Peenemunde with von Braun just added to the sense I had of being part of history in the making and to my own distraction.
I moved to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in 1974 as a Project Manager. At SAO, I handled management assignments at the Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory in Tucson, on the early development of the Tethered Satellite System (which ultimately flew on a Shuttle mission in 1988) and on the Spacelab 2 Infrared Telescope. I then joined the team that wrote the proposal for the SIRTF Infrared Array Camera in 1983 and have been with SIRTF ever since.
Twenty years is an unusually long time to work on a single project. Most of the early years were devoted to optimizing the design of the instrument and developing its infrared array detectors. This was time well spent. Today's IRAC is but a distant cousin of the one proposed. It's much smaller and simpler and uses detectors at least 100 times more sensitive than those available in 1983.
In building astronomical instrumentation we are always trying to do what's barely possible. Otherwise, why do it? This is both the challenge of the work and the source of the satisfaction when we are done. I'm pleased to be part of it all.


Acceleration Clause A provision in a loan agreement that allows a lender the right to declare the unpaid balance of a loan due if a borrower misses a payment or commits some other contractual breach.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM) A mortgage loan with an interest rate that is tied to a economic index and fluctuates with the market.
Adjustment Period The timeframe between changes in the interest rate on an ARM (see above). For example, an ARM that changes its rate once per year has a one-year adjustment.
Agreement of Sale A written signed agreement in which a buyer agrees to buy a specific property and a seller agrees to sell based on certain conditions, including the price and terms of the transaction.
Amortization The process of paying the principal and interest on a loan through regularly scheduled installments, instead of interest only payments.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) The sum of all finance charges on a loan (interest, loan fees, points) expressed as a yearly rate on the balance of the loan.
Application A document required by lenders prior to loan approval that details a potential borrower's personal financial situation, including income, debt and other financial obligations.
Application Fee A fee charged by lenders to process a loan application.
Appreciation An increase in the value of a home or other asset due to changes in market conditions or other causes.
Assessment A determination of a property's value for the purpose of taxation.
Assignment The written transfer of an asset or mortgage from one person to another.
Balloon Loan A mortgage in which the monthly payment is not large enough to repay the loan by the end of the term. The final payment is a large lump sum of the remaining balance.
Balloon Payment The final lump sum payment due at the maturity date of a balloon mortgage.
Basis Point One one-hundredth of a percentage point, or .01%. For example, if the bank rate decreased from 5.45% to 5.35%, it went down 10 basis points.
Bidding War Multiple offers to purchase a piece of property.
Bill of Sale A written document that transfers ownership of personal property.
Bridge Loan A type of mortgage loan that is collateralized by the borrower's present home and that allows the homeowner to use the funds to make a down payment and pay closing costs on a new home before the present home is sold.
Buy-Down Mortgage A mortgage loan in which the lender receives a premium as an incentive to reduce the interest rate during the early years of the mortgage.
Call Option A provision in a loan agreement that allows a lender to call the mortgage due and payable in full at the end of a specified period.
Cap A provision in an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) agreement that limits the amount the interest rate or monthly payment can increase.
Cash-Out Refinance A refinance transaction in which the money received from the new loan is greater than the amount due on the old loan. The borrower can use the additional funds in any manner.
Certificate of Occupancy A document issued by a local government which states that the building is legally ready to be occupied.
Chain of Title A history of all documents that transfer title to a piece of property, starting with the original existing document and ending with the most recent.
Closing The final procedure in a real estate transaction in which a sale of a property is finalized by the buyer signing the mortgage documents and paying closing costs. At this event, the property is transferred from the seller to the buyer.
Closing Costs Expenses (beyond the price of the property) incurred by buyers and sellers when transferring ownership of a property. Closing costs may include an origination fee, attorney's fees, taxes, an amount placed in escrow, and charges for obtaining title insurance and a survey.
Closing Statement A written statement which details the amounts of debits and credits to which each party in a real estate transaction is entitled to upon closing.
CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) An estimated current market price of a property based on an analysis of prices paid for similar properties.
Condominium A form of property ownership in which owners hold title to their individual units and share ownership of common areas such as the grounds, the parking facilities and the tennis courts.
Cooperative Corporation (co-op) A form of property ownership in which an apartment building or a group of dwellings are owned by a corporation, the stockholders of which are the residents of the dwellings. In a co-op, the corporation or association owns the title to the real estate and the residents purchases stock which entitles them to occupy a unit in the building.
Deed A legal document that conveys title to a property.
Deed of Trust The document used in some states instead of a mortgage; title is conveyed to a trustee (lender) who has the right to foreclose on a piece of property if the borrower defaults on the loan.
Deposit A sum of money paid in advance to ensure completion of a real estate transaction; or an advance of funds in the processing of a loan.
Depreciation The decline in the value of a property.
Disclosure A statement to a potential buyer of a property, including all of the relevant information about such property, such as the presence of radon or lead paint.
Down Payment A portion of the purchase price of a property that the buyer pays in cash and does not finance with a mortgage loan.
Easement Access rights given to a third party to use a portion of the property for a specific purpose (such as a power line easement to a utility company).
Equity The difference between the value of a property and the amount of mortgage owed.
Escrow A transaction in which an impartial third party holds the documents and money involved in a real estate transaction and ensures that all conditions of a sale are met.
Examination of Title A report on the title of a property from public records or an abstract of the title which details the chain of ownership of a property.
Fee Simple The maximum form of property ownership, giving the owner the right to use the property in any manner they see fit, in accordance with state and local laws.
Firm Commitment A lenderís agreement to loan money to a specific borrower for a specific property.
First Mortgage A mortgage that is the primary lien against a property and which has priority over all other voluntary liens.
Fixed Installment The monthly payment due on home mortgage loan.
Fixed-Rate Mortgage A mortgage loan in which the interest rate does not change during the entire term of the loan.
Forbearance An action a lender may take of refraining from pursuing legal action against a delinquent borrower of a mortgage loan.
Foreclosure The legal process by which a borrower in default under a mortgage loses his or her interest in the mortgaged property. Usually, a forced sale of the property at public auction occurs and proceeds of the sale are applied to the mortgage debt.
Hazard Insurance A type of insurance coverage that covers physical damage to a property from fire, wind, vandalism, or other disasters.
Home Equity Loan A mortgage loan that allows owners to borrow against the equity in their homes, usually for the purpose of making home improvements or debt consolidation.
Home Inspection A thorough examination that evaluates the structural and mechanical condition of a property by an inspector or contractor prior to purchase.
Guarantee Mortgage A mortgage that is guaranteed by a third party, such as a government institution.
Interest The fee for borrowing money; usually based a percentage of the amount borrowed.
Interest Accrual Rate The rate at which interest accrues on a mortgage, usually also used to also calculate the monthly payments.
Interest Rate Caps A written promise by a borrower to pay a sum of money, at a specified interest rate, at a stated time to a named payee.
Investment Property Real estate owned with the intent of generating income, such as an apartment building or a rental house.
Joint Liability Two or more people sharing the responsibility of fulfilling the terms of a home loan or debt.
Jumbo Mortgage A mortgage loan larger than the maximum eligible for purchase by the two Federal agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Junior Mortgage A mortgage loan subordinate to the primary mortgage. In the case of a foreclosure the primary mortgage will be paid prior to a junior mortgage.
Letter of Intent A formal statement that a buyer intends to purchase property for a certain price and on a specific date.
Liability Insurance A type of insurance that covers owners against claims alleging that a property owner's negligence or inappropriate action resulted in bodily injury or property damage to another party.
Loan Application A document that details personal and financial information required to apply for a loan.
Loan Application Fee A fee charged by lenders to make a loan application.
Lock-In A written agreement guaranteeing a buyer a specified interest rate provided the loan is closed within a set period of time.
Maintenance Fee Monthly assessment by homeowner's association on owners for maintenance and repair of common areas.
Market Conditions Factors that affect the sale and purchase of a home at a specific point in time.
Market Value The highest price that a buyer would pay and the lowest price a seller would accept on a property, at a specific point in time.
Mortgage Life Insurance A type of term life insurance where the amount of coverage decreases as the mortgage balance declines. In the event that the borrower dies while the policy is in effect, the insurance policy automatically pays off the debt.
No Cash-Out Refinance A refinance transaction in which the mortgage amount is limited to the sum of the unpaid principal balance of any existing mortgages plus closing costs.
No-Documentation Loan A loan application that does not require verification of income but typically is granted when a borrower puts down a large down payment.
Note A written promise by a borrower to pay a sum of money, at a specified interest rate, at a stated time to a named payee.
Original Principal Balance The total amount of principal owed on a mortgage loan before any payments are made.
Owner Financing A property purchase transaction in which the seller of a property agrees to finance all or part of the purchase.
Payment Cap A limit on the amount that can be charged to the monthly payment of an adjustable-rate mortgage during a specific time period.
Per-Diem Interest Interest that accrues daily.
Pre-Approval Letter A letter from a lender detailing the amount of money that a potential borrower may obtain, subject to conditions.
Pre-Qualification The process of determining how much money a prospective home buyer will be eligible to borrow before a mortgage loan is applied for.
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) A type of insurance policy written by a private company protecting the mortgage lender against loss resulting from a mortgage default; typically used if the borrower's down payment is less than 20 percent of the home's purchase price.
Purchase Agreement A written contract signed by the buyer and seller detailing the purchase price and conditions of the transaction.
Quit-Claim Deed A document releasing a person from any ownership interest in a piece of real estate.
Rate-Improvement Mortgage A type of loan that entitles a borrower to a one-time cut in the interest rate without going through refinancing.
Restructured Loan A mortgage with newly negotiated terms.
Sales Contract A written contract signed by the buyer and seller detailing the purchase price and conditions of the transaction.
Special Assessment A special tax imposed on property, individual lots or all property to pay for improvements.
Subordinate Loan A second or third mortgage.
Title Insurance A type of insurance policy that protects a policyholder from any losses because of a dispute over the ownership of a piece of property.
Third-Party Origination A process by which a lender uses another party to completely or partially originate, process, underwrite, close, fund, or package a mortgage.
Title Search An examination of public title records to ensure that a seller is the legal owner and that there are no claims or liens against the property.
Transfer of Ownership Any means by which the ownership of a real estate property changes hands.
Transfer Tax Tax paid when ownership of a property passes from one person to another.
Trust Account A separate bank account used by brokers and escrow agents to safeguard funds for a buyer or a seller.
Underwriting The process of evaluating a loan application to evaluate the risk involved for the lender.
Unsecured Loan A loan that is not backed by collateral.
Variable Interest Rate An interest rate that fluctuates based on certain economic factors. In mortgages, there are usually maximums as to the frequency and amount of fluctuation. Also called, Flexible Interest Rate.
Variable Rate Mortgage A loan with an interest rate that adjusts based on certain economic factors.
Verification of Deposit A document signed by the borrower's financial institution verifying the status and balance of specified financial accounts.
Wraparound Mortgage A second mortgage which leaves the original mortgage in place. The wraparound mortgage is held by the lending institution as security for the total mortgage debt. The borrower makes payments on both loans to the wraparound lender, who in turn makes payments on the original primary mortgage.


Lovers of Eventide plug-ins there's some good news. On August 30th Dan Gillespie of Eventide confirmed AAX support for all Eventide plug-ins with the possibility of DSP after Native porting is complete.
Hi Guys, We're currently working on bringing all Eventide plug-ins, including Anthology II to AAX64 Native. After that, we will consider AAX DSP, but we plan to release the Native versions first.


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Q: Can Elevation Layers in WCS be Combined? Some weeks ago, I began an effort at my company that required me to delve into the world of GIS. I've learned a lot since then, but there is one thing I'm not entirely clear on: is there is a way to combine elevation data served over WCS; more specifically, is there a way to do so in GeoServer?
Here is a little background on the use case:
We have piece of software we created that civil engineers use for work sites that allows them to carry out various calculations. We also have a web app that has a 3D Globe (ArcGIS), and another desktop app (Terra Explorer). The idea is that we extract imagery and elevation data from our software, create WMS and WCS layers from it in GeoServer, then load said layers up in those other globe apps. If there is a work site at some address in Colorado, for instance, and they zoom into that spot, they should just see the elevation and imagery there without having to search for any records or take any action.
I have figured out a way to do this with imagery in a way that isn't too taxing with regards to performance. When I extract imagery data, I create a WMS layer, add that layer to a layer group in GeoServer; then, I use GeoWebCache to serve up that layer group over WMTS.
Here is my assumption about WCS as it relates to this:
Given that GeoServer cannot create layer groups from WCS layers, and that each WCS layer is created from one input data source, and therefore one extract of our software, these WCS layers cannot be combined directly. Instead, we'd have to call GetCapabilites at the beginning of time, then call DescribeCoverage on every layer we found in the capabilites documents, populate some data structure with the extents of these layers, then use some algorithm to know that for the current map extent we have existing coverages for which we need to call GetCoverage. Absent of this, we would be loading elevation data for Africa, even though we're looking at China, for instance; which would be taxing.
My general assumption about how WCS is normally consumed for elevation:
It seems to me that the WCS services you find in the wild cover large areas: entire states, countries, continents. Whereas we might have several sites in one relatively small area like a single city. Given this, it makes our need for WCS a little more complicated.
My questions:
One: are my assumptions even correct in the first place?
Two: is there another way to go about this? I'm not asking for "better"  way of course, since that's subjective; but rather some alternative approaches.
Note: Terra Explorer only seems to understand elevation from WCS, which at least partially why I'm going down this road; and, there could be hundreds of these extracts, with a dozen or two happening in a given day.
Source Data:
Just so you know, the extracted elevation data is in GeoTiff format, and I'm not modifying it in any way with GDAL at this time. I'm trying to get a dynamic approach to loading elevation working first, then I'll start looking into optimization, overviews etc.

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