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In Conversation with White Reaper at The Leadmill in Sheffield
I'm backstage at The Leadmill in Sheffield with White Reaper, who are Tony Esposito (Guitars, Lead vocals), Ryan Hater (Keys), and twin brothers Nick (Drums) and Sam Wilkerson(Bass) to have a chat before tonight's show.
This year you've released your debut album (which people should be buying) 'White Reaper Does It Again', which I bought after hearing a track on NPR's All Songs Considered podcast.
We really appreciate that , and hope you enjoy the show. It blows my mind that people this far away have even heard our music.
I hear on the album some Ramones, early Strokes, New York Dolls, Nirvana, was that the stuff you were listening to growing up in Louisville?
Yeah, basically all those bands you just mentioned. plus some punk shit. Everybody loves Nirvana, Nevermind, is one of the first CD's your friends show you. We didn't consciously try to make album that sounded like that but it's going to happen.
Looking at your logo and the character on your band merchandise (who's the spitting image of Eddie), were you Iron Maiden fans as well?
It's a direct rip off. We liked the Iron Maiden merch, their look and Eddie so much we decided to rip it off. It's a tribute. Nobody does that stuff anymore, everyone wants to get all artsy it's a straight metal ass T-shirt. If I went to a show and saw one of those T-shirts I'd want to buy it.
Does your guy have a name?
We call him Deadie, (laughter in the room) we've never properly called him that but that's our joke.
Tell us something about the music scene in Louisville?
It's cyclical over a decade, you'll look up and there'll be 20 new bands appeared, which is kind of where we are now, but it can also die. We were born out of a lull there wasn't too much going on, there was a really big all ages scene we were part of, basically a punk scene. There was a venue called Skull Alley which was the one all ages venue in town got shut down and we were what are gonna do now? But it's back now and it's pretty good, but a lot of people move away they'll do high school band then leave, most kids want to go to a big city.
East Coast, West Coast?
More like Chicago, it's closer and cheaper than New York. I'm not knocking that, it's kind of how the scene works, everyone wants to go to a big city.
I know My Morning Jacket are from Louisville. Are they still based there?
Yeah, they're the big band from the area. The guy that recorded us Kevin Ratterman, he has parties every now and then and everyone from My Morning Jacket are at his parties, they're just guys who hang out. They played Forecastle (a Louisville festival) with us.
Tony, you're the songwriter in the band. The last track on is album is B.T.K I've read through the lyrics and can't work out a reference to B.T.K.
Have you seen the movie Scream, at the end of the movie it's revealed that Billy's the Killer, so BTK.
And the track Wolf Trap Hotel ?
It's a real hotel. We stayed there in Virginia and it's definitely haunted. It looks like it hasn't been touched since the seventies, its old school. We turned on the TV and it was just fuzz, definitely more than one murder has happened there.
I noticed the tour has a couple of days off. Are you planning to do anything?
We're still trying to work it but. if we have to play a basement show for free we'll do that, we just want to play. We hate having days off, we like to play all the time. Days off are just so slow. I think we're all going to get tattoos this weekend. We love getting tattoos on tour. Ryan - I think I'm going to get 'Free bird' ( the Lynyrd Skynyrd track) across my arm, they're my favourite band .
You played SXSW in Austin this year. Tell us about that.
We only played three shows, which is ridiculously low for a band playing. But it ended up being really fun for us we had a free place to stay; they gave us the keys to their house. There were so many bands we wanted to see that were playing. Not to mention you get to meet a lot of people. We played our label showcase and met a lot of people we've never met before; we met Alvvays (who White Reaper are supporting on this tour).
Are there any US based bands that people should check out?
Broncho who are from Oklahoma they're super poppy, rock and roll kind of like us. Twin Peaks who are probably the most accurate modern interpretation of The Rolling Stones, like if the Stones broke into hardcore punk every once in a while. Jawws, who are from Nashville who are one of the best bands I've seen. They're so young, so cool. We really listen to mainly old stuff. It's really hard for me to like a band until I see them live, I very rarely fall in love with a band until I've seen their live show.
For a young band like yourselves, is the prevalence of downloading and streaming a benefit?
On the one hand I love it that,... I think it's beautiful that so many young and un-noticed people can come up through the internet, but on the other hand I want to hear bands that record and tour a lot, they're really serious about being in a band. So many people come up to us, and tell us on the way to the show we listened to you on Spotify and really got excited about it and that's great , but I'd much rather you just listen to our record, the whole thing.
I think it's a great compliment, somebody told us you could illegally download our album , like wow are you serious . That means far more to me that somebody's made it available for others to listen to. To answer your question the Internet makes it easier to listen to our music, but you should definitely see us live.
Finally. You've got the rest of the UK tour with Alvvays, then what's next for you guys?
We do Canada with Alvvays, then we do the US. We going to try and record a few splits (Split 7" single) with bands we like and try to put out some new music really soon. Ideally we'll be recording some new songs back in Louisville in December or January in the same studio cos he did such a great job on the album.
The UK tour with Alvvays continues until the 11th September. Their debut album White Reaper 'Does it Again' is out now.
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Meriden MP, Dame Caroline Spelman has written to the Civil Aviation Authority to raise local concerns over their decision to remove the Whitegate flight path as part of the redesign of UK airspace.
In her letter to the CAA, Dame Caroline wrote: "Having recently met with the Chief Operating Officer of Birmingham Airport, David Winstanely, I was shocked to learn that the decision to remove Whitegate had not been taken by the Airport and had instead been made by the CAA as part of the UK-wide planned redesign of national airspace. Furthermore that this action is to be taken without any formal consultation being carried out in the affected communities by the CAA.
"As this information was not made clear to residents through the consultation, I am sure you will appreciate that a number of residents will have responded to the consultation to demand that Whitegate is retained; unware that this is not an option as the ground beacons along this route are to be removed and the route discontinued.
"Whilst I appreciate the need to deliver a more efficient airspace, I feel it necessary to advise you as to the level of disappointment and frustration felt by local residents who live on alternate departure routes (Trent/BIMBA and Southbound) who, as a direct result of your decision, are now faced with an increase in the number of aircraft flying over their homes because of the removal of Whitegate".


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Crime Report (4/13/07)
Occurred at 1:04 a.m. (4/12/07)- Beacon Street
Saed Hussain of Brookline was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor, operating to endanger, and speeding. Hussain had been operating his motor vehicle and lost control on Beacon Street. Hussain crashed his vehicle into the embankment near the MBTA tracks.
Occurred at 7:15 a.m. (4/12/07)- Atherton Street
An arrest warrant was executed at the above time and location, and Juan Vazquez of Boston was apprehended. When Vazquez initially observed the police presence, he attempted to flee. After he left his residence he was seen on top of a garage. In order to get away, Vazquez jumped from the garage (approx 8'). Police were able to detain him in the backyard where he landed.
Occurred at 6:20 a.m. (4/12/07)- Harvard Street
Robert Smith of Georgetown was arrested for Operating after Suspension.
Between 11:00 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. (3/5/07)- Beacon Street
At the above time and location, a terminated employee of Cingular had taken a cell phone (model 8525, valued at $650) from the manager's officer. The suspect had committed the act shortly after his termination. Detectives contacted the suspect, but the cell phone has not been returned as of yet. A summons will be requested for the suspect to appear in court for Larceny over $200.
Between 9:00 a.m. (4/9/07) and 12:00 p.m. (4/10/07)- Wallis Road
At the above time and location, the victim's wallet went missing. The wallet had been inside of the victim's purse and there are numerous locations the wallet could have been lost or stolen. The locations include Bonard Road, Goddard Avenue, or Macy's and the Container Store located in Chestnut Hill.
B&E&L OF MOTOR VEHICLE
Between 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (4/12/07)- Walnut Street
The front passenger side window of the victim's vehicle had been smashed and her IPod was stolen from under the passenger seat.
Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (4/12/07)- Wolcott Road
At the above time and location, the victim's home was broken into while one of the victim's was present. The victim did not realize that a burglary had occurred until her husband came home and discovered that two particular doors had been opened. The kitchen door was determined to be the point of entry. The victims reported that a pillowcase pulled out from a bookshelf was the only thing disturbed, and nothing appears to be missing at this time.
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Occurred at 2:10 p.m. (4/11/07)- Clyde Street/Lee Street
Dean Aragones of Roslindale was arrested for Operating After Suspension and speeding.
Between 9:00 p.m. (4/10/07) and 9:58 a.m. (4/11/07)- 1680 Beacon Street
At the above time and location, the front door of Bebe Spa had been pried open and the business broken into. A 42" flat screen plasma television and the remote were stolen. A speaker was also dropped and two oak stair treads were damaged.
Between 12:45 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. (4/11/07)- 111 Harvard Street
The victim had left her cell phone on the counter at Hollywood Video for approximately five minutes. The phone was gone when she returned. There were no witnesses.
Between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (4/11/07)- 301 Harvard Street
At the above time and location, a cell phone ($499.99) was stolen from the Sprint Store.
Between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (4/11/07)- 93 Marion Street
The front passenger side window of the victim's vehicle was smashed and a portable Garmin GPS system was stolen.
Occurred at 10:15 p.m. (4/10/07)- 673 Washington Street
A Brookline man reported an attempted armed robbery. While he was walking home, a white SUV with red trim had pulled up beside him. The vehicle was occupied by 6 individuals; one white female, the driver, and the rest black males. The black male in the passenger seat had started yelling at the victim and then got out of the vehicle in a threatening manner. He then got back inside of the vehicle and it drove off. The victim continued to walk to his residence. The same black male later appeared in front of the victim with his right hand in his pocket saying "give me your money". He then pulled a black handgun from his pocket and pointed it at the victim. The victim kicked at the suspect causing him to lose his balance and to fall into a parked car. The victim then ran across the street to get away. The suspect was described as a black male, 6'2", medium build, 27 years of age, dark complexion, short hair, wearing jeans and a black long sleeve shirt.
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Between 11:58 p.m. (4/10/07) and 12:24 a.m. (4/11/07)- Harvard St/Russell St
Irving Parry of Arlington was arrested for a Default Warrant for failure to appear out of Brighton District Court. Parry also received a citation for a defective headlight.
Between 12:00 p.m. and 12:35 p.m. (4/10/07)- Washington Street
At the above time and location, there had been an attempted shoplifting at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington Street. An employee had observed the suspect put items into a bag he had picked up in the store. When confronted about whether or not he was going to purchase the items, the suspect responded "no", dropped the bag and left the store. Video footage showed that the suspect was a white male, 6'0", short brown hair, heavy/strong build, wearing a red Red Sox hat, a grey hooded sweatshirt that had "Harvard" on the front, black pants and white sneakers.
Between 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (4/9/07)- Pierce Playground
At the above time and location, $260 was taken from the victim's purse which is kept in another large shoulder bag. A witness informed the victim that she had seen a Brookline woman looking through the bag approximately three times while the victim was at Pierce Playground with her daughter. The bag had been left with a number of other bags on a small rounded stone.
Between 8:00 p.m. (4/7/07) and 8:00 a.m. (4/10/07)- Abbottsford Road
At the above time and location, the victim reported that her locked bicycle was taken from the open garage located in the back of her Brookline residence. The cable style lock had been cut. The bike was described as a blue framed women's twelve speed with a basket on the front handlebars.
Between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (4/10/07)- Linden Street
A Brighton man reported that his vehicle had received extensive damage and that certain parts of the vehicle had been stolen. Two fog light covers were taken from the front bumper, as well as the "Audi" logo from the front grille. It appeared that someone had attempted to remove the entire front grille and the front center area of the hood was damaged.
Between 1:15 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. (4/10/07)- Cleveland Road
The passenger side window of the victim's vehicle had been smashed. A Hewlett Packard digital camera in a brown case was taken from the passenger side seat.
Between 6:00 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. (4/10/07)- Beacon Street
The front passenger side window of the victim's vehicle was smashed and a portable GPS was stolen off the front windshield. The GPS system was described as a silver Magellan brand 500 series valued at approx. $600.
Between 12:00 p.m. (4/6/07) and 4:20 p.m. (4/10/07)- Harvard Street
Victim reported the fraudulent use of a business credit card. The card was used to purchase a Dell laptop and other computers accessories for approximate $2600. The victim has reason to believe the charge was made by a terminated employee.
The following are three similar indecent assault and battery cases believed to have been committed by the same suspect. A similar description would be Asian male, early twenties, medium build, 5'5"-8", 150 lbs, and typically wears a black hoodie:
INDECENT ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Occurred at 8:48 p.m. (4/10/07)- Wellman Street/Winchester St
At the above time and location, a Brighton woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted while jogging on Winchester Street. The victim stated that while she was running she felt someone place their hand on her left hip, slowing her down. As the victim turned to see who it was, the suspect indecently assaulted her. When she started to yell, the suspect ran down Wellman Street. The suspect was described as a light skinned Asian, Hispanic, or Black male, 5'5" medium build, clean shaven, dark hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and black sneakers.
Occurred at 7:25 p.m. (2/25/07)- 19 Winchester Street
The victim reported an indecent assault and battery by a male that had been hiding in the bushes. The victim had been walking down Winchester Street wearing an IPod when the suspect grabbed her from behind indecently. The suspect knocked the victim to the ground and continued to assault her indecently. As the victim started to scream, the suspect got off her and ran toward Kelton Street. The victim was described as light skinned Black or Hispanic male, 5'8", average build, 20s, wearing a black winter jacket, dark sweat pants with white strips running down the sides, and possibly some type of hat.
Occurred at 7:50 p.m. (2/25/07)- 201 Winchester Street
At the above time and location, the victim reported that an indecent exposure made by Asian male. The victim stated that she had been walking in the area of 201 Winchester Street when she noticed a male standing next to some bushes. As the victim approached the suspect he exposed himself to her. The suspect was described as an Asian male, early 20s, 5'5", 150 lbs, possibly stubble on his face, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt (hood up) and dark colored basketball shorts with white stripes down the sides.
Occurred at 2:30 a.m. (4/9/07)- 599 Brookline Avenue
Eli Cragin of Boston was arrested for Operating After Suspension. He also received citations for a red light violation and speeding.
Between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (4/9/07)- 115 Greenough Street, BHS
At the above time and location, the victim's green North Face jacket was stolen. The victim had left the jacket on the floor with his backpack outside of the restaurant room, 208. The jacket had the victim's prescription medicine inside the pocket. There had been two Adderall RX capsules, and two Clonadine capsules.
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Crime Report (4/9/07)
Between 3:44 a.m. and 4:20 a.m. (4/8/07)- Chestnut Hill Ave/Boylston Street
Scott Sperling of Dover was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor.
Between 6:00 p.m. (4/5/07) and 7:20 a.m. (4/6/07)- Walnut Street
At the above time and location, the victim's vehicle had been jacked up and the tires and rims were stolen. Security tape revealed a suspicious vehicle with several suspects pull up to the victim's vehicle.
Between 2:40 p.m. and 2:47 p.m. (4/6/07)- Harvard Street
At the above time and location, a shoplifting was reported at CVS Pharmacy. According to the shift supervisor, the suspect had been in the store the previous day and had sounded the front door alarms when she had left. When the suspect returned the following day, the shift supervisor expected the suspect was attempting to shoplift again and called the police. Through investigation, it was eventually determined that the suspect had shoplifted from CVS and also from The Children's Place. The suspect received a verbal No-Trespass warning to both CVS and The Children's Place. A complaint was also filed against the suspect to appear in court for shoplifting.
Between 2:28 p.m. and 2:35 p.m. (4/6/07)- Beacon Street
At the above time and location, the Mint Julip reported a shoplifting. The suspects were described as two Asian females, both approx. 5'1", 20-24 years of age. One had a long ponytail, and the other had an abnormally large black handbag.
At the above time and location, a Trader Joe's Supermarket employee had chased an alleged shoplifter on foot, but lost him. The employee reported that the suspect had stolen a bottle of wine. He had purchased $2-3 worth of merchandise, but ran when approached about the unpaid bottle of wine. The suspect was able to be identified due to the use of an EBT Welfare card at the time of his purchase, and a request was made to issue a hearing for shoplifting.
Between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. (4/6/07)- Willard Road
At the above time and location, the victim's pocketbooks had been taken from their home and left in the backyard at another location. They are unaware of how the culprit entered the home, but stated that their alarm had not been armed at the time. Multiple people had been going in and out of the house, and the victims believe that the door could have been left ajar. One victim believes nothing was taken from her purse, but the other reported that an unknown amount of cash (under $100) was missing.
Occurred at 5:13 a.m. (4/4/07)- Heath Street
At the above time and location, the two victims' home had been broken into and multiple items were stolen. One of the victims reported that his bedroom door, which had been locked, was forced open using what appeared to be body pressure or a kick. Car keys were the only thing missing from the bedroom. The other victim reported that a play station, various medications, and a Motorola phone charger were taken from his room. A report at the same address had been taken earlier that day concerning two suspects attempting to break into motor vehicles, including the one of the victim's. (See B&E&L of Motor Vehicle, C#1772 for description of suspects.)
Between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (4/7/07)- Harvard Avenue
The driver side window of the victim's vehicle had been smashed and a portable GPS system was stolen.
Between 2:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. (4/8/07)- Davis Avenue
The passenger side window of the victim's vehicle had been smashed. A Garmin Street Pilot C340 GPS unit was taken.
Between 2:00 p.m. (3/25/07) and 6:45 a.m. (3/26/07)- Chestnut Hill Ave
The back window of a work trailer had been smashed and a brand new hand held Panasonic radio was taken (valued at approx $100).
Between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. (4/4/07)- Heath Street
At the above time and location, there was a report of two males attempting to gain entry into a motor vehicle using a remote and a key. A witness had observed the suspects attempting to break into the vehicle, and had heard the car alarm of her neighbors' vehicle go off as well. One of the suspects was described as a Hispanic male, 5'8", heavyset with a goatee, wearing dark jacket and cap. The second was described as a Hispanic male, approx 5'6", thin, with short curly hair, wearing a light blue jacket.
Between 10:00 p.m. (4/6/07) and 12:30 a.m. (4/7/07)- Pleasant Street
At the above time and location, someone had spray painted a white stripe on the passenger side of the victim's vehicle. The stripe was the length of the vehicle.
Occurred at 6:49 p.m. (3/30/07)- Pleasant Street
At the above time and location, there was an attempted armed robbery. The suspect had entered the store and demanded that the cashier "get a bad and put all the money in the bag". He was brandishing what appeared to be a butter knife. When the cashier refused and stated that she had mace, the suspect fled the store. The suspect was described as a white male, mid-thirties, 5'8"-5'10", overweight with a large "gut", wearing a hooded blue jacket, beige baseball cap, and grey sweatpants.

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Bellway have a message for 57 apprentices: You're hired!
Posted on February 9, 2022 by insidecroydon
It is National Apprenticeship Week and Bellway Homes is offering roles for 57 youngsters to step into the building business.
Building a career: Bellway is recruiting two apprentices in Redhill
Bellway's South London division will take on two apprentices at its office in Redhill.
One vacancy is for a Level2 (GCSE equivalent) apprentice accounts assistant in the finance team.
The other is for a trainee assistant site manager, who will study for a Level 4 apprenticeship, equivalent to a foundation degree.
The initiative takes the total of entry-level roles created by Bellway this year to almost 100, following the launch of a recruitment programme offering 41 graduate positions last month.
"This will be Bellway's largest-ever single intake of apprentices and it could not have come at a more important time," Dan Bradbury, the managing director for Bellway South London, said.
"As we strive to help meet the need for more high-quality homes, it is vital that we continue to attract more people to the industry, and that we offer them the support and training they need to succeed.
"By offering roles where people can earn while they learn, we hope to open up the possibility of a career in construction to those who may not have previously considered working in the industry. This will include school and college leavers, but could also open doors to people looking to change career."
Raik Beyoglu joined Bellway London as a construction apprentice. In 2021 he was named as one of the company's top five apprentices nationwide in recognition of his commitment to his work on site.
Top job: Raik Beyoglu
"After finishing my A-Levels, I started working for Bellway indirectly, through labouring with an agency," Beyoglu said.
"This is how I met my future colleagues at Bellway, who took me under their wing and helped me get employed through the apprenticeship scheme.
"Every day on site is different, as there is always that little bit of extra progress. I leave work feeling accomplished at the end of each day, which is what I love the most about what I do."
Bellway is now one of the top five house-builders and a FTSE250 company.
"Our new apprentices will be well supported by colleagues and progression through the business can certainly follow," Bradbury said.
"Many of our long-serving and senior members of staff joined Bellway, or the industry, through an apprenticeship, and they are passionate about the opportunities these roles can bring."
Anyone who is looking to start an apprentice role can find out more, including how to apply, at Bellway.co.uk/careers.
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1 Response to Bellway have a message for 57 apprentices: You're hired!
Lewis White says:
Congratulations to Bellway — offering the step on to a career in construction, a world with a fantastic range of opportunities in different areas of work and progression over time –interesting and well-paid too!


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Q: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo changing folder permissions I have an application that creates a database using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo. The database gets created in a directory alongside the debug folder. Unfortunately, by creating the database there, folder permissions on the folder it's created and the directory above it are changed in a way that breaks the program.
Is there a way to change this behavior within the Database object or is this a SQL property that needs to be changed?
I'm running sql server 2008 r2.

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Top Russian hypersonic missile scientist arrested on treason charge
Dr Alexander Shiplyuk, director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Siberian Branch, is the third Russian scientist this summer to be arrested on suspicion of treason.
The institute's scientific director Vasily Fomin told the Russian news agency TASS that Shiplyuk was sent to the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center in Moscow.
His detention comes after the arrest on June 27 of the chief researcher of the institute, Anatoly Maslov, who is suspected of transferring state secret data related to hypersonic missiles.
According to the institute's website, Shiplyuk heads a technology lab with unique wind tunnels purpose-built for simulating hypersonic conditions.
On June 30, the Sovetsky District Court of Novosibirsk arrested another scientist, Dmitry Kolker, a researcher at the Institute of Laser Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Kolker was detained on state treason charges for allegedly collaborating with China's security services, Reuters reported.
Kolker, who was diagnosed with stage four cancer, died while being transferred from the pre-trial detention center.
Military powers in Russia, China, and the United States are working to develop hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) weapons.
These are highly maneuverable weapons that can theoretically fly at hypersonic speeds while adjusting course and altitude to fly under radar detection and around missile defenses.
Experts say such weapons are incredibly hard to defend against.
Russia is thought to have an HGV in its arsenal, the Avangard system, which Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018 claimed was "practically invulnerable" to Western air defenses.
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Volume 36(2) 2018


Amazon has revealed its latest autonomous delivery project -- a six-wheeled boxy robot named Amazon Scout. The e-commerce giant said the all-electric devices were created in-house at Amazon's research and development lab in Seattle, and are about the size of a small cooler. The bots are meant to travel on sidewalks at an average walking pace, delivering packages "in daylight hours" between Monday and Friday. Only six Scout delivery robots are currently being tested in a single neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington. According to Amazon, human supervisors will accompany the robots during the early stages of the trial to ensure that the devices can properly navigate around obstacles like people and pets.
Earlier this year six Amazon Scout delivery robots rolled out in a pilot program in Snohomish County, Wash. The boxy bots, which resemble six-wheeled ice chests, carry meals, groceries and packages to homes and offices in this region just north of Seattle. They join a small-but-growing number of automated couriers trundling down the sidewalks of London, Beijing and other cities and communities worldwide. These machines must run a gauntlet of pedestrian legs, nosy dogs and cracked pavement. Which raises the question: Why are companies investing in delivery bots at all?
Amazon is working on delivery robots, and it's already bringing the self-driving machines to the streets. Starting today, six Amazon Scout devices are delivering packages in a neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington, north of Amazon's Seattle home base. While the robots can navigate by themselves, an Amazon employee will accompany them, at least for now. Scout is about the size of a small cooler and it trundles along at walking pace. Amazon claims the battery-powered robot can safely deal with obstacles such as pedestrians and pets.
The latest gee-whiz project from Amazon is the Scout robot, a cooler-sized automated delivery device that rolls along sidewalks to transport shipments to your home. Amazon's planes, drones, delivery trucks and relationship with the U.S. Postal Service apparently are not all-inclusive enough to handle the online retailing giant's logistical challenges. Enter Scout, an electric-powered delivery robot. Amazon has begun testing six of the cooler-sized, six-wheeled robots in a neighborhood in Snohomish County, Washington, about 60 miles northeast of Amazon's Seattle headquarters. Initially, the Scout robots will operate Monday through Friday during the daytime.


Ed Sheeran does not look like your typical rock star. He doesn't wear flashy clothes, ripped jeans or styles his hair to perfection. All he wears are normal t-shirts and jeans along with run of the mill sneakers. With his general appearance, it would be easier to mistake him for a farmhand rather than one of the most popular music stars on the planet.
But Sheeran isn't just any ordinary artist. He seems to have been blessed with a unique talent to churn out songs which become instant hits. With the release of his latest album <em>÷</em> (Divide), Sheeran has dominated charts worldwide and is undoubtedly the most popular music acts in his native UK.
Let us take a look at some of the reasons for why Ed Sheeran, as he likes to say so himself, is a top lad?
This humbleness adds a lot to the overall product that is Ed Sheeran. It proves to the fans that he is only interested in making music and is not concerned with living the high life.
Which brings us to point number two; Ed Sheeran is so relatable.
Ed Sheeran is perhaps the only multimillionaire who people can somehow relate to. Still only 25, Sheeran is worth fifty million dollars already. Maybe it's his aversion to the flashy lifestyle or the way he celebrates his own ordinariness, Sheeran looks like someone you might meet at a bar down the road.
Even his songs are so relatable; in his recent album, he wrote a song about going back to see his old mates in the little Suffolk town in which he grew up. Songs like these are almost autobiographical, but at the same time it could be about everyone one of us, as we step into the future, with one eye looking back over our shoulders.
In recent years, the pop industry has been producing stars that seem to be tailor made for the industry. Acts like One Direction and Justin Bieber were constructed from the ground up like stars, with everything from their image to their music manufactured in someone else's brain. There are very few exceptions to this rule; Adele and Ed Sheeran are two that spring to mind.
Ed Sheeran's emergence is all the more spectacular considering the fact that he hails from a small town and had no musical figure in his life to set him in the right direction. His parents are a lecturer and a jewellery designer; he learnt music on his own and achieved his goals on his own.
Sheeran started writing songs when he was still at school. By the time he was thirteen, he had already written his first album. While most of the boys at school were busy playing games and sports, Sheeran was designing album covers and burning CDs of his own material. By age seventeen he had quit school; armed with just a guitar, he set out to make his voice heard. He certainly managed to achieve that.
Being an artist is tricky business. People tend to forget you very quickly, so it's important to keep reminding them of your presence. However, Ed Sheeran took a year long hiatus in 2016. He vanished from social media, stopped touring and just took a year to recharge his batteries.
Numerous artists take hiatuses, but usually towards the tail end of their careers, when they have a loyal established fan base. Sheeran took his at a time when he was one of the most sought after performers around. That takes some guts – another reason why Ed Sheeran is a top lad.
We don't really have to say anything here. We could simply list down all the hit songs and number ones he's accumulated over his career. "The A Team", "Thinking Out Loud", "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You" are already modern day classics and have millions of downloads and hits around the world. The scary part is, the above mentioned songs have come from three different albums, so Sheeran certainly isn't a one or two hit wonder. His music is heartfelt, emotional and has a "feel" that connects with the audience.
Despite not having the greatest voice in the world, or a standout persona, Sheeran's music does the talking for him and it has elevated him into one of the premier singer/songwriters currently active.
He's appearing in Game of Thrones!
We're just adding this one for a bit of fun really. I mean Game of Thrones is undoubtedly the most popular television show on the planet and starring in it automatically makes you the coolest person around. Well recently it was announced that Ed Sheeran has been cast in a small role on the show. Details are still not clear but Sheeran's cameo in the show will certainly add more oomph to his persona.
There's no substitute for talent. Ed Sheeran is living proof of that. As the reigning king of pop music, he enjoys a very comfortable position at the top of the industry. The Grammy winning star is now setting out on the Tour, which will take him to major venues across the world. To catch him live in concert, and to listen to his greatest hits, get Ed Sheeran tickets today.


Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a common condition that affects many people over age 50. Through a comprehensive evaluation, Sierra Nevada Eye Center can diagnose whether ARMD is present, and what treatments may be available to help.
What is Macular Degeneration (ARMD)?
ARMD is a deterioration of the tissue behind the retina, in the back of the eye. It affects the macula, which is the central part of the retina that is responsible for detailed central vision, both distance and near. Though the exact cause and mechanism of the disease is not completely clear, there is damage to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tissue layer that is directly behind the retina; this damage results in deterioration of retinal function and loss of vision.
There are two general types of ARMD, what are commonly known as dry ARMD and wet ARMD. Dry ARMD is more common, and tends to progress more slowly. Though less common, wet ARMD involves growth of abnormal blood vessels behind the retina that can result in bleeding and swelling with rapid loss of vision.
Anyone over age 50 can get ARMD. In some cases there can be a hereditary component, and in other cases there may be more of an environmental component (such as sun exposure, nutrition, smoking, and other factors).
There are no proven medical treatments for dry ARMD thus far; however, it is thought that the process of ARMD may be slowed by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including sun protection (sunglasses), healthy diet (especially with leafy green vegetables), and vitamin supplementation.
Wet ARMD can often be treated with medication injections and/or retinal laser treatments. However, these treatments tend to be much more effective if applied early in the course of wet ARMD. That is why it is extremely important to come in immediately for an eye exam if any vision changes are noted.
At Sierra Nevada Eye Center, a comprehensive eye examination along with advanced technological testing can help determine whether you have dry or wet ARMD.


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Q: Physics of implosions - Lost submarine in South Atlantic waters Days ago, an argentine submarine dissapeared in waters of South Atlantic Ocean: the "ARA SAN JUAN".
There is an article from Mr. Bruce Rule which can be seen here:
https://thenewstalkers.com/community/discussion/36424/death-of-a-submarine
In it, we can read the following:
"The frequency of the collapse event signal (bubble-pulse) was about 4.4 Hz."
Can somebody from the community explain what this bubble-pulse is and how it works, how this value of 4.4 Hz is obtained. And in general, how implosions work.
Regards.

A: when a submarine with an intact hull sinks, it eventually reaches a depth where the surrounding water pressure is sufficient to collapse or "implode" its hull. when this happens, the surrounding water rushes inwards as the hull crumples in upon itself. when the hull is completely crushed, the surrounding water keeps rushing inwards because of its inertia and it then bounces back and reverses its direction briefly. In so doing it leaves a zone of negative pressure behind in which a cloud of cavitation bubbles bursts into existence. the water flow then reverses itself and flows inwards again to neutralize the negative pressure and the cavitation bubbles vanish. this process generates an acoustic signal called a bubble pulse.
If a submarine has its hull torn open while at the surface, it fills with water and sinks- and does not undergo catastrophic collapse at its so-called "crush depth", and generates no bubble pulse signal. analysis of the acoustic signature of a sinking submarine hence allows investigators to determine probable cause.


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The 40th Mill Valley Film Festival, October 5-15, 2017, will honor Sean Penn with a special tribute
Actor, director, screenwriter, and political activist Sean Penn will be honored on Saturday, October 7, with a tribute and the MVFF award at the 40th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 4-14, 2017). The afternoon will feature an onstage conversation with Penn, who won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008), and has been nominated three more times in the same category for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001). As a director, Penn has crafted powerful dramas such as The Indian Runner (1991), The Pledge (2001), and Into the Wild (2007). Penn's most recent MVFF appearance was in 2014 to support The Human Experiment (2014), a film that he executive produced and narrated. Image courtesy: MVFF
The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF 40), October 4-15, 2107, a favorite among film lovers, hasn't released its full schedule to the public yet but has just announced that Sean Penn will be honored with a festival tribute on Saturday, 3 p.m., October 7, 2017 at the Smith Rafael Film Center. The two-hour program will feature an onstage conversation with Penn, a clip reel of his work, and the presentation of the MVFF award. There will be time for an audience Q&A afterwards too, which is always fascinating as savvy audience members ask direct and often difficult questions–familiar territory for Penn. The complete MVFF schedule will be available online Monday, September 12, 2017. For this milestone, plan on a star-studded extravaganza, a roll-out in the neighborhood of 150 films and several special musical offerings, all selected with the progressive, knowledgeable and fun-loving spirit of our Bay Area audience in mind.
MVFF founder and executive director Mark Fishkin said that Sean Penn was essential for their 40th: "Not only is Sean one of the greatest actors of this generation; he may be one of the greatest actors of many generations. The integrity of his performances in unparalleled. Very few actors can be as absorbed in a role as he can and that comes right from his core. He has history with this festival."
Sean Penn, whose film career spans three decades, lived in Ross for several years and has a long association with MVFF. In fact, over the years, it was a treat to see him catching a movie at the Rafael. In 2002, he presented and spoke about Jessie Nelson's I Am Sam (2001), which he starred in with Michelle Pfeiffer and Dakota Fanning. Penn, nominated for Best Actor Academy Award, played a mentally challenged single father struggling to raise a daughter who ends up with Michelle Pfeiffer as his attorney.
Sean Penn was a lead actor in Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003) which had its world premiere at the 2003 Venice International Film Festival, where Penn won his second Volpi Cup (Best Actor Award). At that time, he had been nominated for three Academy Awards but hadn't yet won any. The film later screened at MVFF and Penn and Iñárritu captivated the audience with a revealing post-screening Q&A.
In 2003, Penn came to MVFF as the lead actor in Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's tormenting 21 Grams. Inarritu presented the film and Penn appeared on stage with him in an intense Q&A with festival founder and executive director, Mark Fishkin. Reception guests included the unbeatable Tom Waits and Peter Coyote; the evening was unforgettable.
At a very special pre-festival event in 2007, Penn presented Into the Wild (2007), which he both directed and wrote the screenplay for. The film, based on Jon Krakauer's nonfiction bestseller, was nominated for two Academy® Awards. Penn also presented the Mill Valley Award to Emile Hirsch for his breakout performance as the impulsive young adventurer, Christopher Johnson McCandless who lived thrillingly in the natural world for two years and then died tragically of starvation in the Alaskan wilderness.
In 2009, as part of the Smith Rafael's 10th anniversary celebration Film of My Life series, Penn presented Elem Klimov's film Come and See (1985), which unfolds in the Soviet republic of Byelorussia in 1943 and depicts the brutality of war. Penn explained that the film, which he considers a masterpiece of film-making, affected him deeply.
In November of 2009, Penn was also in attendance at the Smith Rafael for a special screening of Oren Moverman's lauded debut film, The Messenger (2009), which included an on stage conversation with Woody Harrelson, who starred in the film.
Who can forget Sean Penn's Academy Award winning performance as Jimmy, an ex-con whose 19-year-old daughter is brutally murdered, in Clint Eastwood's 24th film, the crime drama, Mystic River.
Penn's most recent MVFF appearance was in 2014 to support The Human Experiment (2013), a documentary that he executive produced and narrated which explored the astonishing numbers of toxic chemicals found in everyday household products and the need for tighter regulation.
Penns' fifth film as a director, the drama The Last Face (2016), with Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as African aid workers who become romantically involved in Liberian and Sudanese conflict zones, garnered a string of one star reviews and was was promptly relegated to a VOD release. You can expect some discussion at MVFF of what prompted Penn to cast two gorgeous white actors in the lead as compassionate savior/healers and ensconce them in a bloody black war.
Penn's latest film, The Professor and the Madman (2017), directed by Farhad Safinia and produced by Mel Gibson, is based on the Simon Winchester book about the true story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary. Set in 1857, Gibson plays the obsessive professor, James Murray, who oversaw the dictionary's creation, while Sean Penn plays the equally obsessive madman — Dr. William Chester Minor — who contributed 10,000 entries from an asylum for the criminally insane. This is the first time Penn and Gibson have appeared together on screen but audiences may have to wait until a legal matter is resolved. In late July, Gibson filed a lawsuit alleging that the producing company, Voltage Pictures (the company behind The Hurt Locker) was in breach of contract because one it did not allow him to select a final cut of the film.
MVFF 40 Details:
MVFF 40 runs October 4-15, 2017. Main venues this year include: CinéArts@Sequoia (Mill Valley), Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (San Rafael), Lark Theatre (Larkspur), and Cinema Corte Madera.
Full schedule online Monday, September 11, 2017.
Tickets before the festival: CFI (California Film Institute) Passholders get first dibs in order of their pass status. Premier Patron, Director's Circle, Gold Star, and non-pass holding CFI members can begin to purchase tickets September 12-16.
General Public tickets available September 17-October 4, 2017 online (with convenience fees of $3.75 per order) or in person (no fee) at Smith Rafael Film Center Box Office (1114 Fourth Street, San Rafael, 4 to 8 pm) or Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, 85 Throckmorton Ave., 4 to 8 pm)
Tickets during the festival: October 5-15, 2017 tickets will be available 1 hour before the first screening of the day to 15 minutes after the last show starts. Rush tickets: rush line forms outside each venue roughly 1 hour before show time. Rush tickets are sold on a first come, first sold basis roughly 15 minutes before show time. Patrons have a 90% chance of getting into a show by using the rush line.
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The 34th Mill Valley Film Festival starts Thursday, October, 6, 2011—ARThound looks at the lineup
Glenn Close opens the acclaimed Mill Valley Film Festival this Thursday in "Albert Nobbs," where she tackles the role of a woman who has skirted poverty in mid-19th Century Dublin by dressing and working as a man. Close is also the subject of a festival Tribute event on Saturday night. Photo: Patrick Redmond
In the world of film and film festivals, each season has its delights. While there may be as many as a dozen mini-fests set to launch in the Bay Area, October always belongs to the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF). Now 34 and considered in the top lists of festivals worldwide, its organizers and programmers —Mark Fishkin, Zoë Elton, Janis Plotkin (to name a few)—have hit on a winning formula. The 11 day festival will present some 120 films that include Academy Award hopefuls, tributes, emerging talents, documentaries, children's programming, and world cinema. MVFF34 all takes place north of the Golden Gate at CinéArts@Sequoia, Mill Valley, and Christopher B, Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, and other convenient Marin locales.
Singing the Praises of WOMEN—actresses, directors, thematically
"When we looked at what seemed strong, it became quite apparent at Cannes that there was an incredible wealth of excellent performances by women," said Zoë Elton at the festival's September press conference. "We have a lot of these Oscar worthy women in the festival." The lineup includes films featuring Glenn Close, Michelle Yeoh, Tilda Swinton, Susan Sarandon, Ellen Barkin, Michelle Williams and emerging actresses like Elizabeth Olsen and Antonia Campbell-Hughes. Ironically, one of the two opening night films, Albert Nobbs, is a gender-bender drama starring Glenn Close as a woman who has skirted poverty in mid-19th Century Dublin by dressing and working as a man—a shy butler. Close, well-known for her performances in films such as Fatal Attractions (1987) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is attending the festival and is the subject of a special Tribute event on festival's second night.
The programming also reflects a strong interest in the portrayal of women in various cultures. A number of films weave mythology and ritual with the complex contemporary reality of women's lives. Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir won the Golden Stallion (top prize) at this year's FESPACO (2011) for Pegasus, the story of a young Moroccan woman (Sadia Ladib) who is found on the streets, wounded and with no memories of her past–but with visions, flashbacks, evidence of trauma, and the belief that she has been impregnated by "The Lord of the Horse." The fragmented plotline which echoes David Lynch and Iranian director Mohammad Rasolof (The White Meadows, 2009), weaves her journey to self with the experiences of her therapist, Dr. Zineb, who is treating her and on her own psychic quest. (Screens Friday and Sunday)
SEPCIAL DAYS: OPENING NIGHT
The festival opens Thursday evening with two films that are sure bets to be included among the top independent releases of 2011. Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close, who will attend, will be screened at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center at 7 p.m. Jeff Who Lives at Home will have its U.S. premiere at CinéArts@Sequoia in Mill Valley at 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. This film, which won't hit the theatres until March 2012, stars Jason Segal and Ed Helms with Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer. It is the story of Jeff, a sympathetic 30-year old unemployed pot head who lives in his mother's (Susan Sarandon) basement and rewatches Signs while nurturing anxiety about clues the universe is dropping about his destiny. The story all transpires over an afternoon of misadventures culminating in a fate-directed universe rattling ah-hah moment. Directors Jay and Mark Duplass will also be in attendance. After the screenings, the Opening Night Gala kicks off at the Mill Valley Community Center at 9 p.m. and goes until midnight.
Closing Night will feature a special screening of The Artist starring Jean Dujardin (Cannes Best Actor), Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller and Missi Pyle. Directed by Michael Hazanavicius, who is expected to be in attendance, The Artist is an endearing black and white homage to the world of silent film that tells the story of a silent-film star resisting the transition to sound set in 1927 Hollywood. Just as his star wanes, another's starlet's rises who represents Hollywood's new direction. After the film, the Closing Night Party will take place at Albert Park/San Rafael Community Center from 7-10 p.m.
Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis in "The Lady," which screens this Saturday at the 34th Mill Valley Film Festival. Yeoh plays Myanmar prodemocracy activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and will be the focus of a special Spotlight program. Photo: Magali Bragard © 2011 EuropaCorp – Left Bank Pictures – France 2 Cinéma
TRIBUTE AND SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
In addition to honoring Glenn Close's career, MVFF34 is celebrating actress Michelle Yeoh and West African director Gaston Kaboré. On Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. a Spotlight honoring Michelle Yeoh, one of Asia's best known actresses, will take place at the Smith Rafael Film Center with a Q&A and screening of her new film, The Lady, already generating quite an Oscar buzz. The Lady is an intimate chronicle of the life of Myanmar prodemocracy activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi who spent 15 years under house arrest before her release last year. The Lady follows Suu Kyi starting in 1988 when she returned to Myanmar, formerly Burma, to care for her ailing mother and soon became iconic in the battle against the military dictatorship. The story focuses on her family life–her marriage to British academic Michael Aris and their two sons. Aris, an Oxford professor, strongly supported Suu Kyi's decision to stay in Myanmar, raising their children and playing a pivotal role behind the scenes in campaigning for her Nobel Peace Prize. This decision, for the greater good, entailed years of separation and was a tremendous burden yet it was mutually agreed upon and seemed to cement their courageous love. Yeoh attends MVFF with Luc Besson, the film's internationally acclaimed director and producer. (click here to watch trailer) After the program, the evening will continue with dinner at Frantoio Ristorante & Olive Oil Company in Mill Valley.
The first weekend of the Festival culminates on Sunday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m., with an MVFF Tribute to West African director Gaston Kaboré, honoring his remarkable career and contribution to African film including an onstage conversation and rare screening of his 1982 classic Wend Kuuni (God's Gift), the endearing story of a mute boy found in the bush and adopted by Mossi villagers whose love and tenderness help restore his voice. Afterwards, the evening continues with dinner at Acqua Mill Valley, catered by Delicious! Catering.
ARThound's top five:
Coriolanus: Actor Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's war tragedy "Coriolanus" set in war-torn Bosnia with chilling urban battle scenes. Fiennes also stars as Caius Martius, or Coriolanus, a powerful general at odds with the City of Rome, a role that Fiennes played on the London stage. Coriolanus is a riveting drama about the relationship of authority, power, and the emotions that drive them and should play well reconfigured in the hotbed of the Balkans. Martius meets his old enemy Tullus Aufidius (a very macho Gerard Butler) on the battlefield and returns to Rome as a hero. Reveling in his triumph, he is elected to the governing consul but is soon opposed by the citizenry. His anger at the public's disfavor leads to his expulsion, and in desperation he turns to his sworn enemy Tullus, with whom he takes revenge on the city. Vanessa Redgrave is Coriolanus's iron-willed mother and Jessica Chastain is his trophy wife. Directed by Ralph Fiennes (UK, 2011) (122 minutes). Screens: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9 p.m. at Sequoia Theatre, 25 Throckmorton Street, Mill Valley and Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA. Tickets: $13.50. www.mvff.org
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator: Documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates has passionately been involved in investigating genocide and war crimes for over 25 years. Her 1984 film, When the Mountains Tremble, made when she was just out of college, is one of the only documentary records of the brutal Guatemalan civil war between the U.S.-backed military junta and the indigenous peasant revolutionaries who were systematically killed in a scorched earth campaign. A few top generals, notably Efraín Ríos Montt and Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, were behind that slaughter of an estimated 200,000 Mayan and the disappearance of another 40,000 indigenous persons and Ms. Yates interviewed these leaders in 1982. Granito tells the story of how some 25 years later, Yates was asked to join a team of forensic experts and lawyers and Mayan survivors in a human rights case against Guatemala's former juntas and how her first film footage became the evidence that led to the indictment of Montt in Spain's national courts for his attacks on Maya. The powerful and idealistic film uses the connected stories of five people─they are the "granito," or tiny pieces of sand─whose destinies all collide around that distant Guatemalan war, to weave an epic tale of justice. Though somewhat narrowly focused, the film is monumental. It is also an inspirational look at the career of a brave filmmaker who has dedicated every ounce of her being to seeing that justice is served. (US, 2011, 104 min) Screens: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA and Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 5:45 p.m. at the Sequoia Theatre, 25 Throckmorton Street, Mill Valley. Directors Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis will be present at both screening and will conduct a post-film discussion and Q & A. Tickets: $13.50. www.mvff.org
In Gao Xiongjie's "The Butcher's Wife," which has its North American premiere at the MVFF34, the struggle between a new-married Chinese couple about what they should expect from life is a tragic critique of China's rapid modernization and the tremendous pressures it creates on those not living in urban areas. Image courtesy: MVFF
The Butcher's Wife: North American Premiere (China, 2011, 119 min)(Mandarin with English subtitles) Epic in scale, this new drama tells the intimate story of a newly-married young couple in rural China facing big life decisions against the gripping backdrop of modernization that threatens to leave all but urban dwellers behind. Months have passed and Liang, a kind and simple butcher, and his wife Qiao have not consummated their marriage because she fears pregnancy will squash her dream of entering college and starting a new life in the city. She's already failed the exam three times and feels intense pressure to start the life she imagines she will have. Lang can't bear the situation and wants intimacy and, humiliated, sends his wife to stay with her mother. Qiao leaves for the big city to get her dream underway and it quickly turns into a nightmare. The fictional film, a parable for any rapidly modernizing society, draws us into the hard and fractured lives of a young couple, both unfulfilled and both with reasonable expectations, for which there seems to be no easy answer. Through its intimate portrayal of the aspirations and anguish of two individuals, the film asks us to consider what really matters most in this life and what it means when achieving that is not possible. (contains graphic images of pig slaughter) Directed by Gao Xiongjie. (China, 2011, 119 min)(Mandarin with English subtitles) Screens: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA and Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 3:45 p.m. at the Sequoia Theatre, 25 Throckmorton Street, Mill Valley. Tickets: $13.50. www.mvff.org
Argentinean Director Paula Markovitch's "The Prize" coaxes an emotionally rich performance from Paula Galinelli Hertzog, as Ceci, a 7 year-old girl on the run with her mother from Argentina's repressive military regime. The film won the prestigious Silver Bear award for outstanding artistic achievement at the 61st Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival). Image courtesy: MVFF
The Prize: Argentinean Paula Markovitch's impressive autobiographical feature debut is about vivacious 7 year-old Cecilia, (Paula Galinelli Hertzog) who is asked to keep a big secret about her family but can't possibly understand the implications of that secret. It's the 1970's and Ceci and her mom are living out of suitcases at a desolate and ramshackle abandoned beach town, hiding from Argentina's repressive military and what will come to be called its "dirty war." If asked, Ceci is instructed to tell people only that her mom is a housekeeper and her dad sells curtains. Ceci soons befriends her schoolmate, Lucia, but it becomes very difficult for her to particpate in activities like writing a school essay about her family and, when she does, she comes close to jeopardizing everything. Paula Galinelli Hertzog delivers an astounding performance as a young girl trying to understand what she can believe in the adult world and struggling to feel secure in the certitude of her mother's love when everything else seems to be shifting. (Mexico/Germany/France/Poland, 2011) (103 minutes) In Spanish with English subtitles. Screens: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA and Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 5:45 p.m. at the Sequoia Theatre, 25 Throckmorton Street, Mill Valley. Tickets: $13.50. www.mvff.org
Old laws clash with the modern world in Joshua's Marston's "The Forgiveness of Blood" staring Albanian actor Tristan Halilaj as 17 year-old Nic who is trapped inside his home in rural Albanian because his family is embroiled in a blood feud. Beautifully photographed on location by cinematographer Rob Hardy. Image courtesy MVFF.
The Forgiveness of Blood: A mesmerizing drama from Justin Marston, the producer of Maria Full of Grace (2004) shot entirely on location in rural Albania that explores that small Balkan country's insular clan culture through the story of a teenage boy and his sister. When Mark (Refet Abazi) gets embroiled in a land rights squabble that escalates to his killing his neighbor, legal justice takes a backseat to Balkan oral code of the Kanun. This traditional Albanian law, pre-dating the 15th century, states that when a murder is committed, the family of the deceased are warranted to get retribution by taking the life of a male in the offending clan's family. Mark goes into hiding but his 17 year-old son, Nik (Tristan Halilaj), is essentially doomed to indefinite confinement at home, the only place considered safe ground. Nic leaves his high school life of video games and flirting and becomes a volatile and stir-crazy prisoner at home while his resourceful 15-year-old sister, Rudina (Sindi Lacej), takes over her family's bread delivery business but is soon knee deep in threats herself. As Nic feels increasing pressure to find a solution to this blood feud, his actions escalate such that his entire family is jeopardized. In Albanian with English subtitles, the film boldly contrasts the resurgence of antiquated traditions with the lives of young people in the country's first post-totalitarian generation, whose bright future is put at risk by these practices. Directed by Joshua Marston (2011) (109 minutes) Screens: Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 4 p.m. and Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 12:15 p.m. at Sequoia Theatre, 25 Throckmorton Street, Mill Valley. Tickets: $13.50. www.mvff.org
Details: Presented by the California Film Institute, the 34th Mill Valley Film Festival runs October 6-16, 2011 at the CinéArts@Sequoia (25 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley), Chrisopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael) and other venues. Tickets are $13.50 (CFI Members, $11), unless otherwise noted, and may be purchased online at mvff.com. Additional information: www.mvff.com or call 877.874.6833
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33rd Mill Valley Film Festival, October 7-17, 2010–a stellar weekend of cinema ahead, virtually at our doorstep
In "The Debt" which closes the Mill Valley Film Festival on Sunday, Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Martin Csokas are Israeli Mossad agents searching for a Nazi war criminal they failed to capture 30 years earlier. Image courtesy Miramax.
There's still time to catch the 33rd annual Mill Valley Film Festival which runs through Sunday night with a flurry of screenings and closing events. For those of us in Sonoma County, still reeling from the recent closure of our beloved Rialto Lakeside Cinemas, this is a fantastic opportunity to see the launch of new films that are bound to become significant and other quieter gems than will leave us basking in their glow. Like Mill Valley itself, the 11-day festival has a laid-back vibe but is ranked among the top 10 nationally–selling over 40,000 tickets and welcoming more than 200 top filmmakers from around the world. This past week's guests have included Alejandro Gonzalez Inartitu, Julian Schnabel, Edward Norton and Annette Benning. The closing weekend promises a superb mix of dramas, comedies, compelling documentaries, programming for children, and on stage Spotlight interviews.
Last week, I spoke with co-founder Zoe Elton, who has been director of programming since the festival began 33 years ago. Elton worked with a team who viewed film submissions from over 4o countries and whittled it down to the 143 films that are presented. What does she look for? "I call it 'informed intuition,' said Eltman. "I have trained myself to really look at films, not in a film criticism kind of way, but I try more to see what the filmmaker's intention is and how successful they are in fulfilling that, at getting to the core truth of what they are exploring. When a film starts, you get an idea, a jolt, right out of the gate, whether it's working on its own terms or not. In terms of topics, we look at what the consensus is that is coming out of films themselves about what is important and we let that speak. It's fascinating how in looking at films from over 40 countries, you can actually see these connective threads of important issues."
Co-founder and Executive Director Mark Fishkin confirmed "We've been very lucky that we've shown really important films that date way back to (1987) "Walking on Water," the pre-release title for title for "Stand and Deliver," which went on to become the highest grossing independent film of its time and, more recently, "Precious "—films that really established themselves in the genre. Over the years, we have built real trust with our audience and with filmmakers. And, in this box office return-oriented environment, the festival becomes very significant because it allows you to see films that you might not see anywhere else."
Friday night kicks off of with Swedish filmmaker Stefan Jarl's much-awaited documentary "Submission," inspired by the results of a blood test that Jarl took that revealed an alarming number of industrial chemical toxins in his blood. Years ago, Jarl began fascinated with shooting a documentary about how humans manipulated nature and how nature strikes back. In "Submission," Jarl interviews prominent scientists to find out just what problems this build-up of chemicals in the human body can cause. He brings in his pregnant friend, the Swedish actress Eva Rose, who is also tested, to explore the lingering unknown impacts on unborn children. American musician Adam Wiltzie from the band Stars of the Lid made the music and calls the film "a horror movie for the 21st century." (Friday, October 15, 6:30 PM and Saturday October 16, 4:45 PM Rafael Theatre, San Rafael)
Helen Mirren stars as the sorcerer "Prospera" in Julie Taymor's adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Image Melina Sue Gordon, 2010 Tempet Production LLC.
Are middle-aged women invisible? A loaded question if ever there was one. With such a concentration of accomplished and vibrant older women in the Bay Area, we sometimes seem to forget—or do we?– that, for women, aging also means negotiating many transitions related to society's norms about sexuality, vitality and relevance.
"Julia's Disappearance" (Giulias Verschwinden) is a German coming of age comedy starring actress German actress Corrina Harfouch. One the very day Julia turns 50, she suddenly realizes that things have shifted, not so much in her but in the way she is perceived and that in turn, impacts the way she acts (out). The film has its North American premiere at Mill Valley. Subplots revolve around age– smitten teens and Julia's rebellious 80 year old mother. (Friday October 15, 9 PM, Rafael Theatre, San Rafael)
On Saturday's must-see list is Director Julie Taymor's interpretation of Shakespeare's last play "The Tempest" starring Helen Mirren as a gender-switched sorcerer Prospera, the exiled ruler of Milan, who has been banished to an island with her daughter, Miranda. Prospera schemes and plots revenge by conjuring up a storm that traps those who wronged her onto the island where she presides and hatches a scheme to steal back the throne for her daughter. (Saturday, October 16, 8:45 PM, Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley)
Ineke Houtman's film "The Indian" (De Indiaan), has its North American premiere on Sunday and is part of the Children's FilmFest. It tells a (fictionalized) story close to hearts of many international adoptees and adoptive parents—how to handle the inevitable situation that emerges when your child understands that he is from another culture, is different from his adoptive parents and wants to know more about who he really is. Eight year old Koos Steggerda desperately wants to look like his adoptive Dutch father but that's going to be a tall order for the small dark-haired boy Peruvian boy who is Indigenous. One day, by accident, Koos meets another Peruvian boy in the market and at that moment he meets and sees his own face, a life-changing moment for any adoptee. (Sunday 12:15 PM, Rafael Theatre, San Rafael)
Sunday also includes two important documentaries.
In Julia's Schulberg's restoration of her father Stuart Schulberg's film "Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today," courtroom cameras capture the very first trial of Nazis. Nuremberg introduced an explosive and controversial principle into international law: the idea that political, military and business leaders could be held personally liable for waging aggressive warfare, for murdering civilians or captured enemies, and for "crimes against humanity." Film still courtesy of Julia Schulberg.
One of the greatest real courtroom dramas in history "Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today," shows how the international prosecutors built their case in the early 1940's against the top Nazi war criminals using the Nazis' own films and records. The trial established the "Nuremberg principles," laying the foundation for all subsequent trials for crimes against the peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
The back story behind this film's 2009 restoration is fascinating. In 2006, producer Sandra Schulberg, granddaughter of former Paramount studio chief B.P. Schulberg, got a grant to write The Celluloid Noose, a forthcoming book about her father Stuart Schulberg and uncle Budd Schulberg's hunt for Nazi film and photo evidence that was integral to the Nuremberg trial (which convened in 1945). In 2009, she completed (with Josh Waletzky) the restoration of her father's filmthe restoration of her father's film and why it never released in the U.S. remains a mystery. The Mill Valley screening will be the West Coast premiere of this critically important documentary. (Sunday, October 17, 2 PM, Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley)
Ever wonder how effective Peace Corps missions are over the long run? Niger 66, A Peace Corps Diary by award-winning filmmaker Judy Irola has its world premiere at Mill Valley and looks back on a critical Peace Corps mission in Niger that Irola participated in. In the summer of 1966, a group of 65 idealistic Peace Corps volunteers headed for Africa and landed in the dusty, heat-scorched desert of Niger. They stayed for two years working in agriculture, digging wells and starting health clinics for women and their babies. In 2008, five of them returned to Niger for three weeks to revisit the country and witness how their work had improved the lives of the people there. Irola captured the poignant experience from village to village. (Sunday, October 16, 2:30 PM, Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley)
The festival concludes on Sunday night with two screenings that will be hard to choose between.
In "The Debt," a group of Israeli Mossad agents– Ciaran Hinds and Tom Wilkinson and Helen Mirren–search for a Nazi war criminal
In "127 Hours," Bay Area actor James Franco plays hiker Aron Ralston who becomes pinned under a bolder while hiking solo in Southern Utah and is forced to cut off his arm. Franco, who has also been in Pineapple Express, Milk and Spider Man , will be honored in a "Spotlight presentation at the Rafael Film Center on Sunday, October 17.
they failed to capture 30 years earlier. Mirren's character lied about killing him so when he surfaces, she has to cover her tracks. The unbearable weight of this secret she has carried has unforeseen consequences. The film is directed by John Madden, who achieved great success with "Shakespeare in Love." (Sunday, October 17, 5 PM and 5:15 PM, Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley)
In "127 Hours," Bay Area native James Franco, plays Aron Ralston, a hiker whose solo trip in remote Southern Utah goes tragic when he is pinned under a bolder that falls on him and he decides to cut off his arm. The film was directed by Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") and based on Ralston's harrowing story Between a Rock and a Hard Place. After the screening, Franco will take the stage for an onstage Spotlight interview with Danny Boyle.
("127 Hours" screens Sunday, October 16, 5 PM, Rafael Theatre, San Rafael) Franco will be at a reception at Frantoio Restaurant & Olive Oil Company at 1:30 PM. (152 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley) ($85 for the reception and Spotlight interview following "127 Hours"; $30 screening and Spotlight interview) Franco also stars in "William Vincent" about a Manhattan-dwelling outsider who slips into the shady New York crime world. ("William Vincent" screens Saturday, October 16, 9:30 PM, Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley and Sunday, October 1617, 4:30 PM, Rafael Theatre, San Rafael)
Tickets: Prices vary for screenings and closing events. Check for availability and additional screenings at http://www.cafilm.org
October 14, 2010 Posted by genevaanderson | Film | Adam Wiltzie, Alejandro Gonzalez Inartitu, Annette Benning, Aron Ralston, B.P. Schulberg, Budd Schulberg, Corrina Harfouch, crimes against humanity, Danny Boyle, De Indiaan, Edward Norton, Frantoio Restaurant, Geneva Anderson, Giulias Verschwinden, Ineke Houtman's, James Franco, Josh Waletzky, Julia's Disappearance, Julian Schnabel, Julie Taymor, Mark Fishkin, Mill Valley Film Festival, Mossad, Nuremberg, Nuremberg principles, Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today, Prospero, Rialto Lakeside Cinemas, Sandra Schulberg, Shakespeare, Slumdog Millionaire, Stars of the Lid, Stefan Jarl, Stuart Schulberg, Submission, The Celluloid Noose, The Indian, The Tempest, war crimes, Zoe Elton | Leave a comment


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Jan Antoon (Jan) Fortuijn (ook Fortuyn) (Amsterdam, 3 september 1855 – Castricum, 9 oktober 1940) was een Nederlandse socialist en vrijdenker. Hij was een van de oprichters van de SDAP.

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Fortuijn werd in 1855 geboren als zoon van de metselaar Jan Fortuijn en Antoinetta Frederica Petronella van der Huur. Doordat zijn vader actief was binnen de arbeidersbeweging, kwam Fortuijn van huis uit in aanraking met het socialisme. Hij sloot zich aan bij de Sociaal Democratische Vereniging en bij de Sociaal-Democratische Bond van Domela Nieuwenhuis. Ook raakte hij betrokken bij De Dageraad, de vereniging van vrijdenkers. Tijdens het Palingoproer werd hij als activist gearresteerd en veroordeeld tot vier maanden gevangenisstraf, een vonnis dat uiteindelijk werd vernietigd door de Hoge Raad.

Hij raakte verwijderd van de opvattingen van Domela Nieuwenhuis. In 1894 was hij een van de twaalf apostelen, die beschouwd worden als de oprichters van de SDAP. Hij speelde daarna geen vooraanstaande rol op landelijk niveau binnen de SDAP, maar bleef wel actief in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Hij was korte tijd directeur van Het Volk. Daarnaast was hij jarenlang uitgever en boekhandelaar. Hij gaf het tijdschrift De Nieuwe Tijd uit (met als redacteuren onder meer Herman Gorter en Henriette Roland Holst) en tevens dreef hij vanaf 1900 een praktijk als zaakwaarnemer.

Fortuijn is twee maal getrouwd geweest. Uit zijn eerste huwelijk met Trijntje Tolk in 1885 werden drie kinderen geboren. Na haar overlijden in 1920 hertrouwde hij enkele maanden later met Maria Johanna Elisabeth Mater, die hij kende vanuit de vakbeweging. Van 1923 tot 1935 werd hij verpleegd in het provinciaal ziekenhuis Duin en Bosch in Castricum. Hij overleed in oktober 1940 op 85-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Castricum.

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Dhingana Radio, as it is called, will be first available only on the web and will be launched on other platforms in the coming month, an official announcement said.
"Most of the music consumption in India today happens via traditional radio, which is programmed by music experts. We wanted to recreate this radio experience on the internet. This launch will enable us to leverage our strengths as an online player in the domain of curated radios," said Dhingana CEO Rohit Bhatia.
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Dhingana was set up in February 2007 by the twin brothers, Snehal and Swapnil Shinde. It currently features a collection of over 5 lakh free songs in 35 genres, available across different platforms (iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Symbian) and devices. It claims to be the largest on-demand Bollywood and Indian music streaming service across the globe with 15 million active visitors a month. Headquartered in California, the company also has an office in Pune.
The company raised its Series B round worth $7 million in October last year, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Existing investors Inventus Capital Partners and Helion Venture Partners also took part in that round. Earlier in 2011, Dhingana raised an undisclosed amount from Inventus and Helion.
We couldn't find the link to radio channels on the Dhingana portal.


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Q: Prove that the following equation isn't satisfied for any natural number Prove that for every $n\in \mathbb{N+}$ the following equation is not satisfied:
${{n}\choose {1}}-2\cdot{{n}\choose {3}}+4\cdot {{n}\choose {5}}-8\cdot {{n}\choose {7}}+...\pm2^{\frac{k-1}{2}}\cdot{{n}\choose {k}} = 0$,
where $k$ is the largest odd number not greater than $n$.
I think it's we need to consider 4 cases ($n$ modulo $4$), but I don't know how to finish the proof.


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