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38 veterinary surgeons welcomed as RCVS Fellows ahead of this autumn's Fellowship Week
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Some 38 veterinary surgeons were informed this week that their applications to join the RCVS Fellowship were successful and will formally be welcomed to the learned society later this year.
Of those who were successful, 20 joined the Fellowship for Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice, eight for Meritorious Contributions to Knowledge, and 10 for Meritorious Contributions to the Profession. Particularly significant was the fact that more than half of the successful applicants were women.
Professor John Innes (pictured), Chair of the Fellowship Board which governs the learned society, commented: "It was a great pleasure to personally write to all of my wonderful colleagues whose applications for the Fellowship have been successful. They should be very proud that they have successfully made it through our rigorous but fair application process, and how they've contributed to our profession in various different fields of endeavour.
"At the outset of my time as Chair I said I wanted to broaden the make-up of the Fellowship, particularly in regards to gender as I was acutely aware that the fact we are now a majority-female profession, and that has not been quite reflected by the Fellowship. So, I am delighted that, for the first time, this year we saw a majority of the successful applicants were women and I hope that this trend towards a more diverse range of applicants will continue as we go forward.
"I look forward to welcoming and celebrating the achievement of all our successful applicants in the upcoming Fellowship Week, which promises to be an exciting occasion with talks and presentations on interesting topics and veterinary research from people at all stages of their veterinary careers."
The RCVS Fellowship Week is taking place between 30 September – 7 October 2021 and will include a variety of free to attend online activities across the week, such as the Fellows of the Future student competition, and culminating with the virtual Fellowship Evening at 7.30pm on Thursday 7 October, where the 38 new Fellows will be formally welcomed by Professor Innes.
For further information about the Fellowship Week contact Ceri Chick, Senior Leadership Officer, on [email protected]
The full list of new Fellows has been published.
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Huron High School students send cards to World War II veteran carjacking victim
By Danielle Arndt
Kimi Shah, a junior at Huron High School, started a club called Huron Homefront Hugs. Shah, center, poses for a photograph with fellow club members, sophomore Alicia Johnson, left, and freshman Amy Shah, right, at the Malletts Creek Library Monday.
Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
A group of Ann Arbor high school students is reaching out to support a World War II veteran who was carjacked at a Detroit gas station.
Kimi Shah, a junior at Huron High School, started a youth volunteer club in February called Huron Homefront Hugs, an offshoot of the locally based Homefront Hugs USA.
Ann Arbor resident Alessandra Kellermann launched the national organization one month after Sept. 11, 2001.
Huron High School students made more than 20 cards to mail to 86-year-old World War II veteran Aaron Brantley last month. Brantley was the victim of a carjacking in Detroit on Feb. 22.
While other adult-run groups committed to aiding past and present military families have emerged from the Homefront Hugs organization, the teen group at Huron is just the second youth club in the country. Kellermann's son started the first at Slauson Middle School in Ann Arbor.
According to its website, Homefront Hugs has 10,000 active members and 50,000 total members nationwide.
Shah discovered Homefront Hugs while researching volunteer opportunities on the Internet. She was drawn to the group because of her goal to someday serve as a doctor or psychologist in the United States Air Force.
Additionally, she said the group fills a void at Huron High School, which only has a few community service organizations and none catered specifically to helping veterans.
However, Kellermann said the organization was created to do anything in the community that relates to freedom. And it is not a requirement for volunteer groups affiliated with Homefront Hugs to reach out to the military, she said.
"It's only if they want to because there definitely is a need there," she said. "The biggest thing we are trying to teach is peace and love. And to stop prejudice and fear."
Shah and her friends launched the club at the start of second semester. Shortly thereafter, she heard on the news how Aaron Brantley, an 86-year-old WWII Air Corps veteran, was carjacked while filling his gas tank at a BP station on Detroit's west side.
"When he got carjacked, he was on the ground with a broken leg and people just walked around him," said Alicia Johnson, a sophomore at Huron and the club's vice president.
"It touched and saddened us that no one would help him after this terrible thing," said Shah, president of the group. "We wanted to send him our blessings."
The club decided Brantley would be its first project. A group of about 30 high school students met to craft homemade cards for Brantley, thanking him for his service in WWII.
Members of the newly created Homefront Hugs club at Huron High School cut, glue and color paper into greeting cards for a Detroit World War II veteran last month.
"We wanted to send him personalized messages to make sure he knows we're thinking of him and appreciate his service," said Amy Shah, a freshman.
Kellermann is collecting the cards. They have not been mailed yet because they are still coming in from all across the country, she said. Kellermann reached out to other offshoots to participate in the Brantley project. Slauson Middle School also is working on cards.
"I was really surprised that Huron High School got theirs done already," Kellermann said. "We are lucky to have the leader that we do at Huron. (Kimi Shah) is amazing, takes initiative and is bright and confident."
Huron Homefront Hugs meets on the second Tuesday of each month. However, when members are working on a project they will meet more frequently, Kimi Shah said.
The group's next project will be a jeans and shoe drive for the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Huron club members also will be setting up small gatherings with students and veterans at the VA hospital.
"The volunteer heads told us the veterans really appreciate fresh, new faces," Kimi Shah said.
"It's like when we go to visit our grandparents, they feel really happy to talk to us," Johnson said.
She added the group's goal is to generate enough interest in the Homefront Hugs club and in caring for local veterans that the group will continue on even after its current leaders graduate.
"It gives you a good feeling inside to reach out to people, especially veterans who fought for us," Amy Shah said.
Among the missions and services Homefront Hugs USA provides are: Operation Healing Angel for wounded soldiers and their caregivers; Homefront Hero Hugs, an adopt-a-troop program; Homefront Orphan Hugs, giving troops items to aid orphans in the war zone; and Homefront Welcome Hugs, an airport greeting program.
For more information, visit the organization's website.
Staff reporter Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at daniellearndt@annarbor.com.
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Kudos to the young adults, you are our future.
What a great bunch of kids...my hat's off to them. It is my guess that they didn't learn about WW II as a result of anything taught in their history classes. It's been my experience that when you ask kids about WW II, they don't know very much. Who fought? Who won? Duh...? Now global warming (oops--climate change)...that's another story (take that literally).
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 : 11:58 a.m.
What a nice group of kids, we need more people like this.

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Data included in this version includes all log-files up to the end of March 2019 (game data is included since the beginning, monthly user rankings since June 2016).
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Lose those unwanted pounds and keep them off once and for all with an easy three-week diet.
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Домой necromania 200 megapixel camera: revealed the main chip of the next flagship Xiaomi
200 megapixel camera: revealed the main chip of the next flagship Xiaomi
Just a few days ago, the Chinese company Xaomi announced the abandonment of its legendary Mi brand. This means that this year we will not see Xiaomi Mi 12. However, Xiaomi is not going to completely abandon the release of the new flagship, only it will be released under the name Xiaomi 12. In addition to the base Xiaomi 12, the Chinese company is preparing several more models of its new flagship series, which will come to replace the current Mi 11 family. The lineup will also include the top model called Xiaomi 12 Ultra, which boasts an incredible camera.
Not so long ago, insiders reported that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, formerly known as the Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra, will be based on Qualcomm's yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 895 flagship chipset. And now information about the cameras that will be equipped with the new smartphone of the Chinese brand has appeared on the Web. The popular Chinese informant Digital Chat Station on his page on the social network Weibo (analogous to Twitter) said that the Xiaomi Mi 12 Ultra boasts a main camera with a resolution of at least 200 megapixels. It is interesting that earlier information appeared on the Web that the new flagship will be equipped with a 192-megapixel camera, and therefore it is possible that speaking about the Digital Chat Station camera, it simply "rounded up" the resolution to 200 megapixels.
The insider also said that two other models from the Xiaomi 12 series will be equipped with a 50-megapixel main camera in combination with an ultra-wide-angle module and a camera with a periscope lens for 5x optical zoom. There is no doubt that we are talking about the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro. And if the source turns out to be right, then they will receive exactly the same camera design as the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.
The Xiaomi 12 is expected to launch in December 2021. Whether Xiaomi will present all three models at the same time or start with the launch of the basic version of Xiaomi 12 is anyone's guess.
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The jewel in the crown of the Catana yard, the Catana 70 will seduce the sportsmen looking for feel and adrenaline, as much as the connoisseurs looking to embark on a long trip in total refinement.
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The problem of road safety in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is eminent. According road crash data from the Ministry of Interior, from 1999 to 2007 the average percentage of deaths due to road crashes in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was 42 percent of the whole UAE. The high death rate due to road crashes has enormous economic and financial loss to the Emirate. The previous research on road safety in the UAE reported that the aberrant driving behavior is one of the major causes for road crashes in the UAE. The aberrant driving behavior includes careless driving, speeding, tailgating, flashing, and disregarding traffic regulations. To control the aberrant driving behavior, and consequently, improve the road safety, a number of strategies have been implemented in the UAE over the last seven years. One of the strategies has been to increase traffic surveillance by installing speed cameras. Speed cameras have been recognized as an effective measure in improving the road safety in many countries including UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and European countries.
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Nova Noise identified after eight weeks
A listener from Blackrock successfully guessed 'The Nova Noise' on Tuesday morning – after it had been running on Nova for eight weeks.
John Keane won €3,050 after correctly guessing that the sound was that of 'a pen being dropped into a desk tidy'.
John made the winning guess at 7am, during the station's 'Morning Glory' breakfast show, presented by Joan Lea and Marty Miller. The prize had increased by €50 for every day the noise wasn't correctly guessed, with listeners having four daily chances to win the jackpot.
John confessed to having spent the Bank Holiday Weekend trying to guess the 'Nova Noise' and experimenting with various household items in an effort to recreate the sound.
Radio Nova's CEO & Programme Director Kevin Branigan said, ominously, "The Nova Noise will return and, next time, it will be as simple and confounding as ever".
Nova have posted a video of the Nova Noise, as recorded during its creation on its Facebook page – www.facebook.com/radionova100
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This paper proposes a Generalized Traffic Engineering Protocol (GTEP). GTEP is a protocol that permits communication between a Path Computation Element (PCE) and a Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) controller (CNTL). The latter is hosted by each GMPLS node; it handles GMPLS and MPLS protocols such as routing and signaling protocols as well as controlling the GMPLS node host. The PCE provides multi-layer traffic engineering; it calculates Label Switched Path (LSP) routes and judges whether a new lower-layer LSP should be established. GTEP functions are implemented in both the PCE and GMPLS router. We demonstrate a multi-layer traffic engineering experiment conducted with GTEP.


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Sneha makes small screen entry
Nov 8, 2013 NR
Sneha who is known for soft roles in films had a good run in the industry. After her marriage to actor Prasanna last year, she has reduced accepting the number of films, though there are a few more lined up for release. Meanwhile to make the best while people still remember her, Sneha has decided to get into small screen. This not only keeps people from noticing her but also is a good source of income.
Sneha will be hosting a reality show called Pudhuyugam on a newly-launched Tamil satellite channel. To attract the viewers to the new channel, the promoters are coming up with an interesting line up of programmes and one such is the reality show.
Meanwhile it is said that Sneha might also be very soon seen in a daily soap. The actress has said yes to a tele-serial and will be accepting it as her character will stand out in it unlike other serials' heroines. Sneha has decided to take small screen very seriously!
Sneha Pictures
Mani Ratnam to produce 'Navarasa' - a Neflix anthology
Amazon Prime announces anthology of Tamil short films
Legendary singer SP Balasubramanyam passes away
Suriya's next 'Vaadivaasal' announced
Penguin is one of the most interesting projects I've worked on, says Keerthy Suresh
Leading ladies release the teaser of Penguin
Vishnu Vishal, Jwala Gutta to tie the knot
Director calls 'Valimai' next 'Mankatha'
Folk singer, actor Paravai Muniyamma passes away
'Master' enters post-production stage
Actor Sethuraman is no more


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Today is the final installment of the On Writing & Riding Series. These interviews evolved out of a desire to learn about the behind-the-blog thoughts of some of my favorite bloggers. Many thanks to all who took the time to contribute and be part of this series.
We close On Writing & Riding with Iron Rider, who writes primarily about randonneuring (although he coffeeneurs too!).
Iron Rider's posts not only capture a ride well, but he has always seemed to enjoy a sense of freedom with his writing. He is not afraid to experiment and vary the way he expresses himself, and that keeps me coming back to his writing.
1. Can you tell us a little about the general geographic area where you ride?
Most of my rides take place in southeastern Pennsylvania and in New Jersey. The terrain widely varies and includes urban and suburban areas, small towns, and farm country.
Some unique areas are the Amish farms of Lancaster County, Blue Mountain and the Delaware River.
However, I also love to ride in different parts of the country and I've done significant rides in over 14 states so far. I hope to keep adding states and countries to that total.
2. What is one sentence that summarizes your blog?
Writing from a mid-life cyclist.
3. How did you come up with your blog's name, Iron Rider?
The Iron Riders was the name given to the only bicycle corps the U.S. Army ever authorized. In the 1890s, operating from Fort Missoula in Montana, the unit conducted drill and exercises on 100-pound bikes, rode into northern Montana and toured Yellowstone. They also rode 1900 miles from Fort Missoula, across the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, to St. Louis.
Despite their proven capabilities, the unit was were never used in combat and apparently, they came just slightly behind the technology curve. Their story and the things that they accomplished with turn of the century technology continue to inspire me.
4. Much of your blog writing is about the randonneuring preparation as well as stories of the brevets you do. What aspects of randonneuring do you like to blog about?
The brevets are my muse. Each one has a basic similarity but each is a unique experience. I enjoy trying to convey a sense of that uniqueness in my blog posts.
5. In your experience, what elements make for a good ride report?
I like reports that give the reader an idea of the ride beyond mileage and stats. What did it sound like? What did it leave with you? What made it worth writing about? How did it feel to have been there?
Reports that convey a sense of the experience are the ones I enjoy reading.
6. You also have a regular feature called "First Friday Writing for Randos." How did you start that series and how you choose to highlight the writing you do?
I started First Friday Writing For Randos (FWFR) in February 2012. It was cold outside and the rides were few and further between.
As a relatively new randonneur I was (and am) still trying to get my mind around the many facets of the sport. I've always been a reader and I found myself finding relevant passages in non biking sources.
So I decided to start a series of posts that shared writing that I enjoyed and that I somehow linked to randonneuring. Some connections are obvious – others not so much.
The selection process is not at all scientific. I read stuff and if it rings that bell, I blog it. I have showcased published authors, bloggers, poets and whatever struck my fancy. I try to provide links to the source so that the authors can get the credit they richly deserve.
In all honesty, FWFR has been a real labor of love and in my opinion it has some of the best writing on my blog (none of it mine) yet ironically it never gets the high page views that other posts have received.
One day, I hope to collect the posts into a printed format if for no other reason than I know that would be a collection I would enjoy for long time to come.
There are posts in there that I will always carry with me on a ride. They have also been a source of motivation and inspiration.
For example, I remember one long cold ride this past January when the poem "The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens came to mind. And all of a sudden I knew, I really knew – what it meant to have a mind of winter. That poem, and winter riding, will never be the same for me again.
7. Which authors appeal to your randonneuring and endurance sensibilities? Any book recommendations?
Oh this would be a long list. I am a big fan and regular reader of your blog. I also read many blogs from other randonneurs, including Kent Peterson and Vincent Muoneke (Spokesong) to name just a couple. I read technical training articles and books as well as travel literature.
Book recommendations? Hmmm I can give two – Off the Map by Mark Jenkins and Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide by Jill Homer (a kindle book) – but my real book/reading recommendations are in the collection represented by FWFR.
8. Who are you writing for? Do you have a particular audience in mind?
I write for my wife and kids, so I can share this part of my life with them.
I write for my friends who share a passion for living an active, full and adventurous life even if their medium is not randonneuring because my blog is not just about the ride.
I write for other randonneurs and cyclists who, like me, find inspiration and motivation reading about those who dare to go further and lastly, I write for me, so that I remember and relive these fleeting moments.
9. What do you like about blogging in general?
I like that I get to say what I want how I want. It can be poetry, prose or pictures or videos. I enjoy the challenge of trying to get it just right and the feedback when someone connects with something I wrote.
I was surprised and continue to be surprised by the number of page views I have received. I was even more surprised that the posts that get the highest number of hits, by far, are the occasional product reviews.
It is appropriately humbling to know that a heartfelt piece I wrote about a significant ride pales in popularity when compared to a review of a battery-powered headlight. Oh well.
Actually I don't have a favorite one. While I have a few posts that are less significant to me, most of the ride accounts reminds me of a different experience and each one is its own special memory.
12. What did I forget to ask you?
I hope to encourage someone to step out of their comfort zone to take on a challenge that is meaningful to them, whether that is a physical challenge or a creative challenge.
Dare to go farther, dare to do more.
Hello Iron Rider, Very glad to see you here, and so also thanks MG. I have to say, though I appreciate that your every Friday posts were a challenge to maintain, and didn't ge a lot of hits, they were a bright spot in the blogosphere and one of my favorite things to read. I'm glad they continue as First Fridays. So, thanks.


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An FHA loan is a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Borrowers with FHA loans pay for monthly mortgage insurance, which protects the lender from a loss if the borrower defaults on the loan.
As of 2018, these loans allow the borrower to borrow up to 96.5% of the value of the home; the 3.5% down payment requirement can come from a gift or a grant, which makes FHA loans popular with first-time homebuyers.
The FHA recently announced that the new FHA single family loan limit for Michigan will be $294,515. That brings the purchase price with the minimum down payment to $305,197.
First, a borrower must have a steady history of employment or at least a 2 year history with the same employer. This is important because the FHA requires a borrower's front-end ratio – which is the summation of the monthly mortgage payment, HOA fees, property taxes, mortgage insurance, and homeowner's insurance – be less than 31% of total gross income. However, it is possible to be approved with a 40% ratio.
Additionally, a borrower's back-end ratio – which is the summation of the monthly mortgage payment and all other monthly consumer debts – is required to be less than 43% of total gross income. However, it is possible to be approved with a ratio as high as 50%.
Income and Debt – Your income and your monthly expenses are important. FHA allows you to use 31% of your income towards housing costs and 43% towards housing expenses and long-term debt.
Credit History – Your credit history is important. The minimum credit score for FHA loan programs is 620 or above.
Mortgage Limits – The FHA single family loan limit for Michigan is $294,515. FHA loan limits may vary based on location and property type (such as a single-family home or duplex).
Borrowers – must have a valid Social Security number, valid ID, lawful residency in the U.S. and be of legal age to sign a mortgage in your state.
Loan-to-Value Limits – There are value-based limits on FHA loan financing. Current FHA programs permit up to 96.5% loan-to-value.
Bankruptcy – borrowers must be two years out of bankruptcy and have re-established good credit.
Foreclosure – Typically borrowers must be three years out of foreclosure and have re-established good credit.


Your perfect 12/12 match means you share a common male ancestor with a person who shares your surname (or variant). These two facts demonstrate your relatedness; however, if your name is one of the most common surnames, i.e. Smith, Tailor, Miller, etc, (trades or towns) then we always suggest you utilize additional markers to eliminate the possibility of a coincidental surname and genetic match.
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one 'point' on only one marker. For most closely related or same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2. To ensure that the match is authentic you should utilize additional markers.
You share the same surname (or a variant) but are off by 2 'points' or 2 locations on just 12 markers. It is only possible that you and another related family member's line each have had a mutation. There are two ways with DNA testing to confirm or deny. One is to test additional family members to search for a line that shows a mutation that is 1 point closer to your sample. The other is to test additional markers. Refining greatly enhances science's ability to determine relatedness -- geared towards the most accurate assessment of the number of generations to a shared ancestor. Only by further testing can you find the person in between each of you...this in 'betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and in their absence we feel you are not related.
9/12 - is too far off to be considered related. Unlikely but vaguely possible that the rule for Probably Not Related applies.
Your perfect 25/25 match means you share a common male ancestor with a person who shares your surname (or variant). These two facts demonstrate your relatedness.
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one 'point' on only one marker. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is very high.
You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by two 'points' among the 25 markers we tested. For most closely related and same surnamed individuals, the mismatch markers are usually either DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, and on the following from the second panel: DYS #'s 458 459 a 459b 449, 464 a-d, which have shown themselves to move most rapidly. The probability of a close relationship is good, however your results show mutations, and therefore more time between you and the other same surnamed person.
You share the same surname (or a variant) but are off by 3 'points' or 3 locations on the 25 markers tested. If enough time has passed it is possible that you and another distantly related family members' line each have had a mutation, or perhaps 2. The only way to prove that is to test additional family lines and find where the mutation took place. Only by further testing can you find the person in between each of you... this in 'betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and in their absence the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence should be pursued.
21/25 is too far off to be considered related. Unlikely but vaguely possible that the rule for ONLY "Probably Not Related" applies. It is important to determine what set of results (or haplotype) most typifies 'most' members of the group you are close to matching. You may be 21/25 with an individual, but 23/25 with the center (most common) of the group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center of the group.
20/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 2,000 years.
Y19/25 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person in excess of 5,000 years.
You are totally unrelated to this person.
37/37 Your perfect match means you share a common male ancestor with a person who shares your surname (or variant). Your relatedness is extremely close with the common ancestor predicted, 50% of the time, in 5 generations or less and over a 90% probability within 8 generations. Very few people achieve this close level of a match. All confidence levels are well within the time frame that surnames were adopted in Western Europe.
36/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one 'point' at only one marker--a 36/37 match. It's most likely that you matched 24/25 or 25/25 on a previous Y-DNA test and your mismatch will be found within DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb. Very few people achieve this close level of a match. Your mismatch is within the range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
35/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only two 'points' --a 35/37 match. It's most likely that you matched 24/25 or 25/25 on previous Y-DNA tests and your mismatch will be found within DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2, from our first panel of 12 markers, or from within the second panel at DYS #'s 458, 459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d. If you matched exactly on previous tests you probably have a mismatch at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our newest panel of markers. Your mismatch is likely within the range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
34/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by three 'points' --a 34/37 match. Because of the volatility within some of the markers this is slightly tighter then being 11/12 or 23/25 and it's most likely that you matched 24/25 or 25/25 on previous Y-DNA tests. Your mismatch will most often be found within DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our first panel of 12 markers, or within the second panel: DYS #'s 458, 459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d. If you matched exactly on previous tests you probably have a mismatch at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our newest panel of markers. Your mismatch is likely within the range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
33/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by four 'points' --a 33/37 match. Because of the volatility within some of the markers this is about the same as being 11/12 and it's most likely that you matched 23/25 or 24/25 on previous Y-DNA tests. If you matched exactly on previous tests you probably have a mismatch at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our newest panel of markers. If several or many generations have passed it is likely that these two lines are related through other family members. That would require that each line had passed a mutation and one person would have experienced at least 2 mutations. The only way to confirm is to test additional family lines and find where the mutations took place. Only by testing additional family members can you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and without him the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence must be pursued. If you test additional individuals you will most likely find that their DNA falls in-between the persons who are 4 apart demonstrating relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
32/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by five 'points' --a 32/37 match. It is most likely that you did not 12/12 or 24/25 or 25/25 in previous Y-DNA tests. If several or many generations have passed it is possible that these two group members are related through other family members. That would require that each line had experienced separate mutations and one person would have experienced at least 2 mutations. The only way to confirm or deny is to test additional family lines and find where the mutation took place. Only by testing additional family members can you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and without him only the possibility of a match exists, further evidence should be pursued. If you test additional individuals you must find the person whose DNA results falls in-between the persons that are 5 apart demonstrating relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
31/37 is too far off to be considered related, unless you can find an "in-betweener' as for determining 'Only Possibly Related,' above. It is important to determine what set of results most typifies the largest number members of the group you are 'close' to matching. You may be 31/37 with an individual, but 34/37 with the center of the group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center of the group.
30/37 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person within thousands of years. You are probably even in different Haplogroups on the Phylogenetic tree of Homo Sapiens.
65-66/67 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only one or two 'points' at only one marker. It's most likely that you matched 36/37 or 37/37 on a previous Y-DNA test. Very few people achieve this close level of a match. All confidence levels are well within the time frame that surnames were adopted in Western Europe.
63-64/67 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by only three or four 'points'. It's most likely that you matched 24/25, 36/37 or 37/37 on previous Y-DNA tests and your mismatch will be found within the second panel at DYS #'s 458, 459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d, or at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our third panel of markers. Your common ancestor is probably not extremely recent, but your mismatch is likely within the range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
61-62/67 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by five or six 'points'. Because of the volatility within some of the markers this is slightly tighter than being 11/12, 23/25, or 33/37, and it's most likely that you matched closely on previous Y-DNA tests. It's most likely that you matched 24/25, 36/37 or 37/37 on previous Y-DNA tests and your mismatch will be found within the second panel at DYS #'s 458, 459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d, or at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our third panel of markers. Your common ancestor is not very recent, but your mismatch is likely within the range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
60/67 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by seven 'points'. Because of the volatility within some of the markers this is about the same as being 11/12 and it's most likely that you matched 23/25 or 24/25 or 33-34/37 on previous Y-DNA tests. If several or many generations have passed it is likely that these two lines are related through other family members. The only way to confirm is to test additional family lines and find where the mutations took place. Only by testing additional family members can you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and without him the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence must be pursued. If you test additional individuals you will most likely find that their DNA falls in-between the persons who are 7 apart demonstrating relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
58-59/67 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male and you mismatch by eight or nine 'points'. It is most likely that you did not match 24-25/25 or 35-37/37 in previous Y-DNA tests. If several or many generations have passed it is possible that you are related through other family members. The only way to confirm or deny is to test additional family lines and find where the mutation took place. Only by testing additional family members can you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' becomes essential for you to find, and without him only the possibility of a match exists, but further evidence should be pursued. If you test additional individuals you must find the person whose DNA results falls in-between the persons that are 8 or 9 apart demonstrating relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
56-57/67 is too far off to be considered related, unless you can find an "in-betweener' as for determining 'Only Possibly Related,' above. It is important to determine what set of results most typifies the largest number members of the group you are 'close' to matching. You may be 57/67 with an individual, but 61/67 with the center of the group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center of the group.
55/67 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have not shared a common male ancestor with this person within thousands of years.


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Q: Only show order when all the order detail are received I have two tables an OrderHeader and OrderDetail Table. What I need to do is Check the StatusFK in the Detail table for each record that relate to the OrderHeader Table.
So if all related records in the StatusFK = 2 in the Detail table then I want this to show in the query as I will run an update on the OrderHeader Record to change its Status to received.
But say there are 6 records in the detail table that relate to the OrderHeader table, but only 5 out of 6 have StatusFK = 2, then I do not want this to show as it is not ready to be classed as fully received?
I hope somebody can make sense of what I'm saying and hopefully help me achieve this!

A: If I understand you correctly you only want OrderHeaders where the count of order detail records equals the count of the OrderDetails that have the statusFK of 2.
You can do that by using a SUM/IIF and compare it to the detail record count in the HAVING clause
SELECT OrderHeader.OrderID, OrderHeader.Name
FROM OrderHeader
     INNER JOIN OrderDetail
     ON OrderHeader.OrderId = OrderDetail.OrderId
GROUP BY OrderHeader.OrderID, OrderHeader.Name
HAVING
      Count(OrderDetail.OrderId )   = SUM(IiF (OrderDetail.StatusFK = 2 ,1,0) )

A: In SQL, the trick would be to query in LEFT JOIN against the order detail where the status is not received, and test that no row exists for a unwanted status.
Not knowing your version of MS Access, I can't garantee the exact syntax, but a query similar to the following should do the trick.
SELECT OrderHeader.*, OrderDetail.* FROM OrderDetail
JOIN OrderHeader ON HeaderFK = HeaderID
LEFT JOIN OrderDetail AS OrderDetailNotReceived ON OrderDetailNotReceived.HeaderFK = HeaderID AND OrderDetailNotReceived.StatusFK < 2
WHERE OrderDetailNotReceived.DetailID IS NULL;

A: Thank you for your help this is my completed query and looks like it is doing the trick, i just need to incorporate it into my Update query
SELECT tblOrder.OrderPK
  FROM tblOrder
   INNER JOIN tblOrderDetail
    ON tblOrder.OrderPK = tblOrderDetail.OrderFK
GROUP BY tblOrder.OrderPK
  HAVING
   Count(tblOrderDetail.OrderFK )   = SUM(IiF (tblOrderDetail.StatusFK = 2 ,1,0) )

A: I have just realized that my above query, is readonly as it contains Totals, i need to be able to link it into an update able query?
is there an easy way to get around this?
thanks

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Black Sunday – 4 stars
4 stars, 70s, Action/Disaster
John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin) handles this thriller with crisp professionalism. Proof? My wife, who loathes 70s films, came in for the last 25 minutes and was riveted. I even had to pause to get her up to speed on who was who and what was going on.
Granted, Frankenheimer has some pretty ingenious material to work with – Palestinian terrorists intend to fly the Goodyear blimp into the Super Bowl where they will detonate a massive bomb that will disperse shards of metal for maximum carnage (the film is adapted from Thomas Harris' only non-Hannibal Lecter book).
The driven mastermind is Martha Keller (so driven because the Israelis have destroyed her entire family) and the psychologically impaired stooge is Bruce Dern (a former POW flyer in Vietnam, stripped of rank for "breaking", now working for Goodyear flying the blimp). Robert Shaw is the relentless Mossad agent hot on their heels, guilt-ridden because he had a shot at Keller but let emotions engender mercy.
There is a little too much Dern and Keller relationship stuff, and in particular, Dern and his mental breakdowns/quirks, and the film could've been cut easily by 20 minutes. But there is much to like here, and in particular, Frankenheimer does the madness of public violence great justice. His insistence in showing just how many innocent people actually get killed if criminals and cops decide they're gonna' shoot it out in the streets is welcome, as evidenced by a thrilling Miami Beach sequence.
But the coolest facet is the fact that the NFL let them film the movie at the actual 1977 Super Bowl between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Goodyear people let them use the actual blimps, almost otherworldly in these days of image consciousness, risk-aversion, and fear of offense. Frankenheimer may have had Goodyear over a barrell. In one of his biographies, Frankenheimer recounted that he helped persuade Goodyear to let him use its blimps because if not, the production would rent a large blimp, paint it silver-and-black, and people would think it was the Goodyear blimp anyway.
The impact truly heightens the tension when we see Shaw and FBI Man Fritz Weaver running around the Orange Bowl past Tom Landry, Franco Harris and even this guy…
Okay, not the real Jimmy Carter, but this is the only shot of him in the film, and though it's very quick, it is a testament to Frankenheimer's desire for verisimilitude.
Solid. On a subset of Prime, MGM+.
Cruising – 1 star
1 star, 80s, Crime/Mystery
There is no rhyme or reason to William Friedken's (The French Connection, The Exorcist) serial killer flick, which plays clumsily with both timeline and identity. While the killings are unique, in that gay men in New York City's S&M scene are the prey, Friedken's execution is non-existent and the picture is a tiresome. muddled mess.
The year is 1980. Foot patrolman Al Pacino, who we know absolutely nothing about, is brought in by Police Captain Edelson (Paul Sorvino) to go undercover and smoke out a serial killer plaguing the BDSM community in the Meatpacking District. Pacino is chosen solely because he bears a physical resemblance to other victims. That's it, and when he's told where he'll be working, he shows little reticence. You see, he's bucking for detective.
Pacino is clearly too long in the tooth for the role. In 1980, he was 40, not a very convincing ambitious beat cop. Hell, Pacino was pushing it a bit in 1973, when he was a 33-year-old rookie in Serpico. Friedken would have done better with Richard Gere, his first choice and 10 years younger.
After his perfunctory selection and acceptance, Pacino just goes from club to club, bar to bar, pick up spot to pick up spot, cruising. Pacino is less acting the role of a man than being a worm on a hook. Not a lot of heavy lifting and given no motivation or backstory, Pacino seems particularly disinterested. It is clear the actor has no idea how to convey whatever is happening to him internally.
With barely a story and zero character development, Friedken focuses on the grimy, fetishistic world of leather and sweat, so much so that when word of the picture got around, many in the gay community were outraged to the point of protest against what they thought was a demeaning and offensive portrait of their community. Indeed, the picture had to have its audio almost totally redubbed due to protestors on scene screaming to screw up the sound production.
They need not have worried so much. The movie is a bore and rather than being misled, most audiences likely shrugged.
Not that the bones of a good flick aren't there. There's a promising subplot of two police officers who are forcing hustlers to dole out sexual favors. Unexplored. There's a nice friendship that a develops between Pacino and his gay neighbor. Dropped. And there is little done with the pressure on Pacino and girlfriend Karen Allen (the whole of it is that the more he becomes immersed in the lifestyle, if only as a voyeur, the less he wants to be intimate with her).
Is he gay? Is he curious? Shockingly, you don't care, and neither does the director. Friedken just wants to get to the next dank cellar where the testosterone-soaked steam is rising.
Sure, there is some obligatory, "I'm in too deep" dialogue. But nothing more. Fleshing out the relationship between Pacino and the gay neighbor would have been the smart way to explore whatever was happening internally, allowing Pacino to search and inquire, maybe even to test.
No dice.
The film is also hobbled by a pretty elemental impediment. Pacino is, seemingly, straight. So, it seems less and less possible that he's ever gonna' get close to the killer, who murders all of his victims in the process of or after sex.
The whole thing is draggy and confused and more than a little gutless.
If you sally forth, look for a very a young James Remar, Ed O'Neill, and Powers Boothe.
On HBOMax.
Armageddon Time – 5 stars
2022, 5 stars, Drama
The least sentimental coming of age film I've ever seen, James Gray's (Ad Astra) autobiographical reflection of a middle-class Queens family at the advent of Reagan is evocative, unstinting and spare. Paul (Repeta Banks) is an artistic, unfocused, silly, and obnoxious sixth grader, doted on by his mother Esther (Anne Hathaway), cherished by his wise grandfather Aaron (Anthony Hopkins) and in terror of his father Irving (Jeremy Strong), who can be silly too, but who also sports a volcanic temper.
Paul is a dreamer. He falls in with rebellious black kid Johnny (Jaylin Webb) at the public-school they attend and soon, he is in with this wrong crowd of one. Paul's rebellion runs smack dab into the instincts and hopes of his extended family, which include elderly immigrant grandparents and an uncle and an aunt.
This is a film about many things, but family is paramount. When Irving beats Paul for getting in trouble at school, the scene is disturbing, but when Paul mutters, "I hate you… [I] hate this family…", Irving returns and in Strong's face, registers that there is no greater calumny (I thought for a split second an already brutal strapping was going to escalate). The family is the vehicle for all success and support. They changed their distinct name of "Greizerstein" to "Graff," and they want Paul out of public school, Esther being the last resistance. Per the aunt, "The class sizes are out of control, and the kids that they have coming in from the neighborhoods from all over. The Blacks, coming in…" eliciting a gasp and rebuke from Esther. These are, after all, traditional liberals (early on, Irving watches Reagan being interviewed, and comments "Sounds like a Class-A schmuck" and the film near-closes with the glum family watching Reagan's victory and predicting nuclear war). But the facial response to Esther's objection is a weary capitulation, an "it is what it is."
They reminisce about their familial, generational struggles and focus on their shared goal of success. Sure, art is great, but an "artist"?
Paul's behavior lands him in the private school attended by his older brother. The school's most influential patron is none other than Fred Trump, and soon, Paul is in a new world. When Johnny visits, he is on the other side of the playground fence, as we see Paul awkwardly shying away from his former partner in crime.
Went I went to private Catholic school in '78, I came with a crew of over a dozen boys from grade school, every one of them white, into a feeder for Catholic parishes all over D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Until that time, the black kids I knew were the children of diplomats, literally and figuratively, from another country. All of a sudden, there were a lot of black compatriots, kids probably just as scared as I was, but seemingly, not. And in those years, there was casual racism where I (and many others, I am sure) was Paul, keeping my head low, negotiating the moment with assuredly too much regard for my own skin, smirking an endorsement or pretending I didn't hear. For every decent moment or objection, there were three of cowardice.
Gray does a wonderful job of depicting just how mundane and routinized these negotiations really are. As Irving tells Paul, "When you get older you can change the world. Right now, you just need to get past this and become a mensch. Your friend got the shaft, you feel bad. I understand that." Modern dramatizations take such vignettes and make them seminal, even momentous. As Gray shows, they are more often than not pedestrian and disposable ("You just need to get past this") or, in Gray's most optimistic declaration, per Aaron:
GRANDPA AARON RABINOWITZ
It's hard to fight. Isn't it.
PAUL GRAFF (beat)
I tried.
How do you think you did?
TEARS FORM in PAUL'S EYES. He starts to shake his head.
GRANDPA AARON RABINOWITZ (CONT'D)
You'll have a lot more chances. And it will happen, again and again. It won't be easy.
It's hard to overstate Gray's deftness and restraint (another reviewer nailed it with, "At its most muted, it leaves a respectful distance for the audience to think"). An example. In the hands of a lesser writer, Paul's matriculation at the Trump school would have been an ordeal through and through. And it is not without its blots. The casually racist kid, the strictures, the cliques. But there is also attention to Paul, the kind that money brings, that every parent wants for their child, the kind where a troublesome kid isn't immediately discarded as "slow" (the determination of Paul's public-school principal). At public school, Paul's "art" is doodling, dummy stuff. At his new private school, it is encouraged, even celebrated.
And the Trumps, in the form of Fred (John Diehl) and Maryanne (cameo by Jessica Chastain), could have been lampooned. In Gray's hands, they are utilized. Both characters, in talks to the students, revere America in the vein of a zealot. As Fred Trump tells the kids, "Because we have a new president, a new beginning, a return to America's rightful place in the world. I know speaking for myself personally I couldn't have more hope than I do at this very moment in our future. So. When I look out, and I see all these beautiful, handsome kids, clean-cut… You're ready to face the world–you're being taught all the right things. And you'll be the leaders. Leaders in business, finance, politics, all aiming to keep our country good and strong."
Take the reference to "Class-A schmuck" Reagan out, and you can see Paul's family nodding in reverential assent.
Similarly, Hopkins, as Paul's soulmate, exhibits the lessons of his past, lovingly supporting Paul's artistic ambitions while shocking Paul by admitting he was the key vote for the school change ("Because the game is rigged. And we have to do everything we can for you and your brother").
The rigging of the game and the fate of Johnny coalesce to end the picture, and like everything that came before, there's no easy lesson or dawning.
The performances are pitch perfect. As Irving, Strong is noteworthy, a man who doesn't really have control of his house or the respect he thinks he should be afforded, alternating between explosion and understanding. The child actors are natural and Webb in particular evinces an affecting blend of the cynical, the world-weary, and the aspirational.
One of the best of the year.
The Northman – 2 stars
2022, Action/Disaster, Drama, Historical
All the visual gifts in the world, and those of director Robert Eggars (The Witch) are prodigious, can't make this Viking tale of filial vengeance any less stupid. There are a few joys - massive overacting (well played, Ethan Hawke, but Nicole Kidman wins by a nose), a few impressive scenes of sackings, the beautiful Northern Ireland topography standing in for Iceland - but boredom wins out, and by the end, it isn't much of a fight.
High and mindless, the picture could have used Game of Thrones' intelligence or the John Boorman Excalibur's fun. Instead, we get gory drug trips and silly moments when the film feels closer to RenFest than Valhalla. More hamburger than Hamlet.
I do like how many of the actors try to do Norse and come off Transylvanian.
The Banshees of Inisherin – 5 stars
2022, 5 stars, Comedy, Drama
"Well, that was quite a thing" – my wife, at the end of the movie. Spoiler. Animals die.
About my wife. When that occurs, consider all your slack given.
It is indeed, however, quite a film, one that works as a fable, a meditation, and a beautiful, conflicted, messy tale of the shackles, joys and miseries of isolation, friendship and love.
I have a deep frustration with people who have the kind of depression that blots out the sun and cripples those who love them so much that they become collateral damage. The narcissism. The "I don't take drugs because they change the essence of meeeeeeeeeeee!" The voracious appetite for the steadfastness of the simpletons who take the kicks and keep coming back for more. Blech. I'm not always proud of it but it is genuine and fixed in my marrow.
Here, a depressed, artistic man in despair (Brendan Gleeson) cuts off his simple, dull pal (Colin Farrell) even though they are lifelong friends on a barren Irish Island. The disassociation is brutal and final and nothing less than an assault from the intellectually superior and more sophisticated of the union. Every instinct I had was to decry Gleeson and champion Farrell, even as I grudgingly respected Gleeson's stand, cruel and self-abasing as it was. I'm more gravitated to the simple and the banal, the loyal, Particularly when the artist's excesses, in all their Van Gogh glory, start taking hostages. Taken at face value, it was no contest.
But as the picture progressed, my sympathies for both men equalized. Somewhat. Against all of my internal instincts. And in the struggle, the picture opens up and draws you into a much deeper analysis.
Fecking hell.
Interspersed in this tug-of-war is Martin McDonagh's (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards) alternatively hilarious and mournful dialogue, deeply rooted in the Irish experience, with its strange and compelling fixation on conflict, routine, simplicity, and the Church.
A gem I wanted to hate.
All Quiet on the Western Front – 3.75 stars
2022, 3 stars, War
Visually arresting, wonderfully acted, and almost unbearably bleak (as only a World War I trench drama can be), director Edward Berger has created the filmic equivalent of Erich Maria Lemarque's language ("We are not youth any longer. We don't want to take the world by storm. We are fleeing from ourselves, from our life. We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces"). The miserable existence of the characters is interspersed with moments of such great humanity – the joy at the theft and cooking of a shared goose and the circulated kerchief of a French girl for sniffing come to mind – the pointlessness of it all is underscored.
But there are problems.
First, the dramatization of a last-ditch attack before the official armistice is over-the-top. In the book, Paul, our protagonist, dies on a peaceful day, which is in many ways more poignant. Here, he and his comrades are felled after a foolhardy and hubristic final charge ordered by a madman. The plot change feels insecure. Similarly, the injection of peace negotiations allows for some clunky foreshadowing along the lines of, "If you dictate such harsh terms, Pierre, there's gonna' be schnitzel to pay!"
Second, Saving Private Ryan has placed such a premium on verisimilitude in war pictures that they seem to one-up each other in conveying both the horror and the disorientation. Which is normally to the good, save for an overuse of technical wizardry that can often border on the distracting (I am wondering if the drone is the new CGI). At some point, you feel a little dirty for being exposed to so many new and awful ways to depict death.
On Netflix.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three – 5 stars
5 stars, 70s, Crime/Mystery, Drama
Gritty New York City 70s films hold a special place in my heart because my father took me to the theater to see them when I was very, maybe too, young. He had a great way of asking what movie you wanted to see, and then when you picked something age-appropriate like Herbie The Love Bug, he would just say, "No. We're going to see this." And off to The Seven Ups or The Laughing Policeman you went. I suspect he just went through the motions of giving you a choice hoping he could get a twofer, seeing a movie he wanted to see and having you actually hit upon the same thing.
If nothing good was out, we watched a lot of these pictures at his apartment, sharing a bowl of candy corn.
I was never very disappointed to have a Disney film vetoed by my Dad. I was nine or ten years old and I was drinking in the likes of Serpico, Death Wish, and The French Connection, which introduced me to the hellscape of New York City, so different from my own suburban enclave. Throw in some other New York City pictures that offered more complicated themes, like Klute, and the Big Apple seemed even more foreign and forbidding.
The experience could be disorienting. After all, I was watching Jane Fonda fake an orgasm but didn't know what a call girl was or what exactly she was faking. But it was such a rush and a privilege, something we shared that really wasn't transferable to anybody else. I mean, I couldn't really tell kids in my fifth grade class about Dog Day Afternoon.
For me, the best and most accessible of these pictures was The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. I think my father agreed. From the beginning notes, a frenetic, jazzy David Shire score, the city translates musically as a haphazard mess of a place where anything can happen. In the space of 15 minutes, you're introduced to four hijackers of, of all things, a New York City subway train, their hostages, and every sort of New York City bureaucrat, from the mayor all the way down to the weathered Transit Authority Inspector Garber (Walter Matthau). To a person, every politician, cop, administrator, dispatcher, and train driver is cynical, a little bit "Not my department" lazy, obnoxious, and yet, grudgingly heroic in their ability to work in such a fucked up place. They constantly deride, yell at, and ride each other, but there is a fundamental professionalism in their banter, and when they are put to the test by an exacting master criminal with a plan (Robert Shaw), there is something noble about their efforts. Unlike the feeble and mincing bureaucrats of Dirty Harry's San Francisco, these folks are simply too harried and put-upon to bother with any kind of agenda, be it liberal, conservative, or something in between. They're just working stiffs doing the best they can and to a character, they are shockingly well fleshed out even with little dialogue. Add an entire subway car filled with all the denizens of New York City – the pimp, the prostitute, an old Jewish man, non-English speaking immigrants, a mother and her two bratty boys, early feminists, a drunk, a hippie – and the picture becomes a model in drawing characters both strongly and economically.
An example: Shaw has asked for $1 million to be assembled in 60 minutes. He tells Matthau that for every minute he is late with the dough, he'll kill a hostage. You watch the entire city machinery lurch into action to meet the deadline, including two cops who are tasked with driving the money from the bank to the subway station. They are given a few lines as they wait for the payoff funds, and yet, I became so interested in them, when they crashed their police car trying to make time, I fretted about their fate even though the story couldn't allow for any resolution.
And as a caper film, you're not gonna get much better than this. I remember gripping my seat, but I can't remember whether we were in the theater or at home on the couch. Joseph Sargent, a workmanlike director who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, keeps everything moving while the picture remains funny yet taut, and then dizzying, almost as if patterned on the runaway subway train that closes the film. When you get comfortable, he snaps you back to attention with shocking violence and the expressed terror of the hostages.
Opening credits here, featuring Shire's unforgettable, commanding soundtrack.
Currently on Showtime. And if you're seeing Denzel Washington and John Travolta, you're watching the godawful remake. Bail out.
Everybody Wants Some! – 5 stars
2016, 5 stars, Comedy
You know you are getting old when you see a movie that you have reviewed but you forget you reviewed it and review it again. In 2016, I gave the picture 4 stars and wrote: Richard Linklater's astute command of time and place is forever proven by his masterpiece, Dazed and Confused, which captured a Texas town's high school circa 1976 in all its bell-bottomed, long-haired, keg-in-the-woods glory. Everybody Wants Some! ain't Dazed and Confused. Focusing on a young college baseball player's matriculation at a Texas college, Linklater appears to be satisfying an 80s-era checklist. Mud wrestling. Check. Disco. Check. Mechanical bull. Check. "Get the Knack!" Check. And while Dazed and Confused gave you insight into the jocks, the stoners, the geeks, the parents, the coaches, the teachers and the townies, Everybody Wants Some! is limited to the hyper-male competitive environment of the baseball team, a group that parties hard, jumps on your Achilles at every opportunity, and challenges each other in all respects, when not dime-store philosophizing about winning, commitment, pot and "pussy." Yet, with all its flaws and limitations, I dug the movie. Linklater lovingly recreates the art of male bullshitting, which, granted, is not for everyone; the wonder of all the possibility of college; and the camaraderie of sports, all to an unabashedly "classic rock" soundtrack. it's an acquired taste, and this is a very light film that at its best is merely charming, but I was smiling throughout.
I have apparently become more besotted. My review today:
The party band from Houston, Old 97s, have a couple of tunes off of Fight Songs – "19" and "Oppenheimer" – that are clean, crisp pop paeans to young love and the wonder that goes with it. Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some! is the filmic equivalent of those songs, where a college freshman baseball player (Jake, played by Blake Jenner) arrives at school in Texas (where else? This is Linklater) and is immediately immersed in the camaraderie of his carefree team, a welcoming party culture, and the early throes of young love with someone who is outside of his normal ambit, a theater major. There is nothing cynical or particularly challenging in the film. In fact, it is so conflict-averse and hellbent on nostalgic tomfoolery, it makes Linklater's classic forerunner Dazed and Confused seem almost dour. And I loved every minute of it. All the silly machismo, the pranks, and the primal dance of young college kids. All the 80s music. All of the doggedly upbeat fun and the sweetness of the jocks.
When Jake goes over to the dorm room of the girl who has flirted with him on his first day (Zoey Deutch), and they introduce themselves, I was transported.
Some might find the picture maudlin, or pollyannish, or even retrograde. As one stinker predictably opined, "It's as if Linklater is bound by a bro code that obliges him to present these guys in a basically uncritical light."
But as they say, I laughed, and while I did not cry, I laughed some more and became a little wistful. Great time of a movie.
Elvis – 1 star
1 star, 2022, Drama
I don't know a lot about Elvis Presley, but I've read enough to know that most of Baz Luhrmann's film is distorted, if not outright fictional. It doesn't matter, because Elvis is a near-inconsequential figure, perhaps proven by the fact that this movie is more about Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks in a fat suit) than poor, boring Elvis. Maybe Luhrmann got bored as well. I can't say I blame him.
Watching this picture, strangely, I was reminded of Ronald Reagan. He too was a mythic, iconic figure with worshipping acolytes. And as his career wound down and he lapsed into senility, a writer, Edmund Morris, sought to pen the definitive Reagan biography. Morris, however, was stymied by what he perceived as Reagan's banality, his simplicity, and so, for the book, was forced to invent an American-born Edmund Morris, who as Reagan's contemporary followed "Dutch" from his near-poverty childhood to Hollywood to the presidency. Here, it feels like Luhrmann realized that Elvis is a dud, so he re-created Parker as Elvis' dark half, the grotesque sidekick who can provide insight into a wisp. It's a game effort, but it fails.
While the picture is admittedly visually arresting, you soon realize several things.
It's not so much a movie as a series of trailers stitched together. Eye-popping vignettes that, for a time, divert you from the tropes and the utter lack of any character development.
The picture is about 45 minutes too long and repeats the same scene, over and over again. Elvis is an impossibly beautiful, mesmerizing near-wax doll with swiveling hips. He is wooed by wily carnival barker Parker. Elvis gets famous. Then Parker reminds Elvis that it's all about the money. Elvis occasionally strays out of his lane. Parker reminds him, again, that it's all about the money. Elvis quickly gets back in line to keep the money flowing in. Then he strays again, modestly. Parker reminds him that it's all about the money. And then Elvis does the financially sound thing, but soon, he's bucking just a bit. Parker reels his boy back in, time after time, and when things are at their most dicey, the Colonel says, "we are the same, Elvis, you and I" (an actual awful line). And Elvis gets back to doing what he does best, making and spending fat stacks of cash.
Luhrmann tries to sell Elvis as a tragic figure who was killed by his overwhelming love for his fans, rather than his affinity for the cash to keep him in deep fried hollowed out loaves of Italian bread stuffed with bananas, bacon and peanut butter.
Just as Austin Powers buried the super-campy version of James Bond, I thought Dewey Cox buried this kind of hackneyed testament. Not so.
Biopics often fall into the same traps. Hagiography, over-dramatization of mundane events, ridiculous suggestion of significant social impact.
But rarely do they present dullards as their subjects. Here, when you strip away all the glitz, all the quick cuts, all the visual tricks in Luhrmann's bag, you're left with the inescapable conclusion that Elvis Presley was a dummy, and that he was manipulated by no Svengali, but rather, someone just a little bit smarter than The King.
The Killer Elite – 1 star
Pretty much terrible through and through. The best part of the film is the first 20 to 25 minutes, which focus on a macho friendship between professional contract killers Robert Duvall and James Caan. Caan is double-crossed, and then goes through an arduous rehabilitation after he is shot. After dogged sexual harassment of his nurse, he does garner a girlfriend/caretaker in the bargain, but soon, he is drawn back in by his corporate sponsor. Caan assembles a small team (Burt Young, Bo Hopkins) and takes on a contract to protect a would-be revolutionary (Mako) from an unknown Asian country. What follows is a blocky, ridiculous shoot 'em up, marred by laughable cynical intrigue, schizophrenic tone, and mystical Eastern mumbo-jumbo.
Both Duvall and Caan were a few years off The Godfather, so perhaps the studio thought that would be enough, With Sam Peckinpah at the the helm, what could go wrong?
A lot. Peckinpah melds ninja warriors attacking men with guns, and ala' The Wild Bunch, much of it is in slow motion. The result is a comic slaughter, one that seems only to be missing the Benny Hill soundtrack. At one point during one of these turkey shoots, Caan and Young are actually cracking up.
And as noted, there are Asians, so there is the obligatory honorable fight to the death with samurai swords.
The script is a mess, a mix of tough guy patter, platitudinous observations on "the Man" and the virtue of a cause, and verbal slapstick. Caan seems to be laughing through the entire endeavor, and it's hard to blame him.
In the plus column, 70s San Francisco is a kick, and the final shootout is filmed in the Suisun Bay US Navy graveyard with hundreds of mothballed ships. The feel is spooky and the visual awe-inspiring.


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VOLUME 31, ISSUE 27, JULY 24, 2022
FAIRVIEW COLUMNS
FAIRVIEW FAMILY
Thank you to all of you who have been volunteering and praying your way through this week for our Vacation Bible School! We have had a great time studying God's Word, discussing it, and learning scripture - not to mention the fun with recreation, crafts, singing, and skits! I've have more photos to share soon, but for now let me share with you a brief story from a mother I met yesterday.
This interaction didn't take place at VBS but rather at Hazel and Eliza's swim lesson. In between watching belly flops from our girls off of the diving board Britni and I spoke with this mother about Vacation Bible School. She spoke highly of her experience with VBS, and here's why:
"I came to believe in Jesus through Vacation Bible School when I was in the fourth grade," she said.
Let that sink in. We believe God ordains the ends as well as the means, and He may use Vacation Bible School and the ministry of the Word therein as the means to draw children (and perhaps their families!) in faith to Himself. Let this be encouragement for you on our last evening together.
Thanks again for your ministry this week. I sure am looking forward to worship with you on Sunday. The Fairview Columns will be on hiatus for two weeks, but I hope to write to you again soon.
-Kenny
Our nursery continues to grow, and we need your help to care for our youngest members and point them to Jesus! Tammy Teal is helping with signups, and she'd love to hear from you and schedule you for nursery. Click here to send her an email or give her a call at 541.274.1158. Thank you for serving in the nursery.
Worship Nursery volunteers
July 24: Jill Webb, One Needed
July 31: Bobby and Katie Benninger
Aug. 7: Beth Wickliffe, One Needed
Children's Church for July
Sarah Wickliffe
Sunday School volunteers
Nursery: Sarah Wickliffe
Preschool (3.5-6): Lynn McCarter
Elementary (6-9): Lisa Miller
Preteen (10-13): Ann Spaar
Teenagers: Thomas Tripp
July 23: Church Member Directory Photographs
July 24: Combined Sunday School Class
July 27: Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 5:45-6:15 p.m.
Aug. 14: Combined Sunday School Class
Aug. 14: Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Aug. 17: Book Discussion Party, 6:15 p.m.
Sept. 7: Table Talk Returns, 5:30 p.m.
Mission to the World (MTW) is providing for the needs of Ukrainians through an effort called Crates for Ukraine. It's a way to help with basic care, meds, and wound supplies. Churches or individuals pack crates and then transport them to Krakow, Poland where they will be taken to Lviv, Ukraine and other locations. Click here to learn more. We have already finished the wound care crate. Here is what should go in the other two:
Basic Care Crate:
Toothbrush, floss, toothpaste, Mylar Emergency Thermal Blankets, tampons, maxi pads, water filters (handheld/ filtration straws), baby powder, Gold Bond powder, socks, Chapstick, Vaseline, full body wipes (not baby wipes), Kleenex, batteries (AA, AAA), LED flashlight with batteries, Swiss Army knife or multi-tools, hair ties, thermometer, water purification tablets, electrolyte purification tablets, adult diapers (sizes regular, large, x-large)
Basic Meds Crate:
Anti-fungal/ anti-itch cream, Aspirin, Acetaminophen/ Tylenol/ Paracetamanol, Ibuprofen, Iodine tablets, A and D ointment, allergy medication (Benadryl, Claritin, Zyrtec, Allegra), cough syrup, children's chewable multivitamins, men's and women's multivitamins, Vitamin A/B/C/D/E, Bandaids and bandages, Elastic bandages, manual blood pressure cuff with stethoscope, nasal airway kit, Sterile syringes with needles sizes 3,5,10, 20, 30 ml
You can find links to these materials in this document provided by MTW. Members from another church will be taking our crates to Poland.
ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Published in 2004, Gilead is a bittersweet account of a dying Congregationalist minister, John Ames. The story, which is set in Gilead, Iowa, in 1956, unfolds in the form of a letter that he is writing to his young son to tell him all the things he will not be able to tell him when he gets older. With a slow and thoughtful pace, John shares past family memories and resolves an old personal grievance with the son of his best friend, Robert Boughton, who is a Presbyterian minister. As John explores the bonds and breakdowns in relationships between fathers and sons, he moves back and forth between his memories and the present. John's heartfelt, joyous love of life and his profound religious faith weave throughout the narrative.
Gilead "is so serenely beautiful, wrote one reviewer, "that one feels touched by grace just to read it."
Pick up a copy from Dan Nowell this Sunday and write August 17, 6:15 p.m. on your calendar for a book discussion party led by Dan.
If you currently teach Sunday school for adults or high schoolers, or if you would like to teach, please come to this training on Wednesday, July 27 at 6:15 p.m.
Fairview Family Worship Guide
Book of the Month | A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin
For the last year or so, I've used this space to suggest a book to you, and this month's book is one that you can read again and again. In fact the contents of this book are lifted from Book 3 of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. It's a great way to begin reading Calvin. Pick up a copy wherever good books are sold. What are you reading these days? Let me know!
Pastor | Rev. Jonathan Williams
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Assistant Pastor | Rev. Kenny Maple
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Session | Preston Garrett, John Martzin, Jim McClimon, Tom Miller, Tom Sevcik, Dan Shirley
Deacons | Stutts Armstrong, Cephas DiLella, Wes McCarter, Jimmy Sprouse, James Wickliffe
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Brisbane history is a totally new topic for our family.
Until we started researching for this website, none of our family knew much about the history of Brisbane.
For example why Brisbane was established where it is on the river?
And how did it evolve into the large and thriving city it is today?
Here is a take on the different versions of the history of Brisbane that we have read and heard from various sources.
Before 1824 the area now known as Brisbane was inhabited by tribes of indigenous peoples including the Jagera and Turrbal. They had chosen this area because of the large river which flowed through the area with many twists and turns.
Back then the river was not the brown colour it is today, it would have been clear running and full of fish and other foods as well as a source of clean drinking water. Hard to imagine that now!
In late 1823, at the height of Australia's role as a penal colony, the area was surveyed by General Surveyor John Oxley and the crew of the Mermaid from Sydney. Their mission was to scout for new, isolated locations to send the more difficult convicts from Sydney.
They anchored off Bribie Island (to the north of Brisbane) and selected the area around what is now Redcliffe on the shores of Moreton Bay.
There is a story that they spotted a fellow European lighter skinned man living with the indigenous tribes (also from Sydney, who had been shipwrecked during a trip to seek out more timber). He told the surveyors of a large river further to the south that was a popular location of camping sites amongst the local nomadic tribes because of its plentiful clean water supplies and fishing.
He led a party from the Mermaid, including Oxley to the river which flowed into Moreton Bay. Oxley surveyed the river as far as Goodna and Ipswich and named a few places along the way. The one I like is Breakfast Creek because they stopped for breakfast there! There is also an Oxley Creek – nothing like making sure you are remembered!
The newly discovered large river was named the Brisbane River by the explorers in honour of the then Governor of New South Wales (NSW), Sir Thomas Brisbane. At that time Queensland did not exist and the entire area was NSW.
After about a year of having the penal colony in Redcliffe, that site was abandoned in favour of a spot upstream on the Brisbane River. They chose an indigenous camping site where there was a large natural loop in the river which virtually surrounded the area and made it harder for the convicts to escape.
The new settlement was originally called Edinglassie, a combination of Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland. Thankfully, it was renamed after the river and became known as Brisbane!
The gaol (jail) in Brisbane was walled and only the worst convicts from Sydney were sent to what amounted to a high security prison. No free settlers were permitted within a 50 mile radius of this jail. Many of the convicts who were re-offenders or who offended whilst serving their original sentence in Sydney gaols escaped but perished in the surrounding harsh bushland.
It wasn't until there was a change in the rules allowing free settlers to the Brisbane and Moreton Bay areas in 1842 that the city was able to grow and flourish.
The local area had an abundance of timber. The trees were cut down and used for buildings and fences and the land was cleared and used for agriculture.
Later gold was discovered around Maryborough and Gympie areas further north in Queensland, however most of the wealth associated with these finds ended up in the coffers of Sydney and Melbourne, leaving Brisbane to be quite under-developed.
With the restrictions gone, settlers moved into the area and built homes and businesses. Grand old style homes were built by the wealthy Brisbanites, the oldest surviving example being Newstead House.
Overtime other more lavish buildings such as Old Government House and Customs House were built where the gaol buildings had been, all but removing the evidence of the roots of the settlement.
In 1859 area now known as Queensland was ceded from NSW. Originally, Ipswich further up the Brisbane River was going to be the capital, but Brisbane became the capital city of the new Australian state of Queensland (Qld) because it was more accessible to boats.
Despite the natural harshness of the area including droughts and floods, the city thrived with booming trade, industry and maritime activities.
Brisbane has endured five major floods during its recent history, the most recent one was in January 2011. Brisbane and its residents have shown an enormous resilience and ability to bounce back after major adversity. During the depression of the 1930s the Story Bridge was the largest local construction of the time.
Brisbane, being the largest city in the northern part of Australia was quite important during World War II and the activities in the South Pacific Ocean.
General Douglas Macarthur headquartered the US Army's Pacific Forces in Brisbane and many buildings were used to house military personnel. Today, Macarthur Central is on the site of the building General Macarthur used as his headquarters and Victoria Park was home to many US troops.
Luckily, Brisbane never saw any live action during World War II, although some bunkers and gun turrets can still be seen in the northern suburbs, Moreton Island and Sunshine Coast areas.
After WW2, Brisbane continued to grow and spread out with low density housing after a law was passed to encourage lower density development than in other Australian capital cities. However, certain parts of Brisbane's developments were rather slow including the sewerage system which was not city-wide until the 1970s.
In 1982, Brisbane hosted the Commonwealth Games which required the building and upgrading of areas, infrastructure and sporting facilities including the Sleeman Centre at Chandler, which is still a major sporting facility in Queensland. The 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane were the biggest showcase of an Australian city on the world stage at the time.
Later in the 80's the World's Fair or World Expo 1988 put Brisbane back in the world's focus. Expo 88 was based around South Bank and South Brisbane areas and led to further development of these areas.
Brisbane has continued to grow and thrive with a population reaching over 2 million during 2010 it is still a growing and thriving city. Many families move to the city for the climate and lifestyle.
Brisbane's CBD is a vibrant mix of private and public businesses as well as government offices. The main types of business are agricultural groups and resource companies with mining, gas and oil operations in northern Queensland and other countries such as Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Brisbane has significantly upgraded its infrastructure and transport during the early 2000's and the city has been renewed and refreshed.
In early 2011, the flooding of Brisbane caused significant damage to some of the more recent initiatives and it was heart breaking to see present day icons such as the floating riverside walkway being damaged and towed away into Moreton Bay, as well as seeing the CityCat and River Ferry terminals washed away.
Brisbane has endured 5 major floods during its history and rebuilt and survived this set back. The city itself has bounced back quickly and many flood damaged buildings and businesses were back trading again with weeks of the flood. City ferries started back limited operations within a couple of months and rebuilding work has occured at an incredible pace.
This Brisbane history is very brief and paraphrased significant. The historic events included give an insight to this city and how it has developed.


With so many things to do in Leba, it's important to choose a good Hotel.
Chelstówka is located in Leba, by the shore of Leba River and 1 km from the beach on the Baltic Sea. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with cable TV, a microwave, a refrigerator and kitchenware.