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Nigerian Universities Not Eligible to offer Law and Accounting
Check Out the Full Lists of Nigerian universities that will no longer offer law and Accounting Courses.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has list the Names of Varsities that are not eligible to offer Law and Accounting courses.
To be honest, the desire of some Nigerian youths is to gain admission, irrespective of courses been offered. They are all interested to be among their peers in school.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has forbid some of the Colleges from offering major courses they are not at liberty to run.
You won't believe this, but it is the truth, some courses have been twisted to suit the need of the Universities and the administrators. Courses like banking engineering have been introduced into the portal of some Nigerian universities.
Majority of the Varsities in Nigeria now offer courses that are not within their mandates. Most of the schools affected are specialised schools that offer law and accounting courses.
Check out the specialized universities that the Federal Government has banned to offer courses like Law and Accounting:
Lists of Nigerian universities that will no longer offer law and accounting
Universities of Agriculture
1. Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
2. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM)
3. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU)
Universities of Technology
1. Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA)
2. Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)
3. Madibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (MAUTECH)
4. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso (LAUTECH)
5. Abubakar Tafawa University of Technology Bauchi (ATBU)
6. Bells University of Technology Ota (BUT)
7. Rivers State University of Science and Technology Portharcourt (RSUST)
8. Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu (ESUT)
9. Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil (KUST)
10. Cross River State University of Tecnology Calabar (CRUTECH)
The FG advised all the effected schools to remove law and accounting from their portals. Universities of medicine was also listed as part of those schools meddling their curriculum with courses they are not authorized to offer.
Some Nigerian varsities offer banking engineering and accounting technology. Candidates are admonished to avoid choosing courses like that as they are illegal and not provided in the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB brochure.
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Who would have ever known that there were so many different styles of Mickey and Minnie Mouse Ears. I saw princess, reindeer, glitter and santa ears. You name it and there were ears to match.
When we arrived at Magic Kingdom we were all so excited. It was great hearing Sydney read the signs and she kept saying "This is amazing!" We had about thirty minutes before the park opened and we were excited to see the opening ceremony. It was crowded but the crowds didn't seem to bother Sydney. Ms. Bridge mapped out our meet and greet with the characters, arranged the fast passes and made dinner reservations. She's the Disney guru.
I couldn't find the autograph book that we packed so I stopped in the gift store to buy another one. Sydney came with me. The store was not crowded at all, so I didn't think she would get over stimulated. I told her she could pick out a pair of Mickey Ears. She went straight to the ears and scanned the section. She saw the mermaid ears first and said she wanted those. I started to look around the shop, since we had time before we could enter the park. As crazy as this sounds I thought our chances of being in a gift shop were better than being in the large crowd.
Boy was I wrong. Syd went into Mickey ear sensory overload. Next she wanted the princess ears, then the Minnie ears. As quick as I could get her to select a pair, she would spot another set of ears out of the corner of her eye. I felt like I was ball in a ping-pong machine bouncing back and forth and still remaining calm.
After several prompts she picked the Mermaid ears. We talked about how she could earn another pair of ears on a different day. While I was paying she went back to look at more ears. She must have changed her mind again because she went to pick up another pair of ears and the entire shelf fell. It was raining Mickey ears.
Sydney became upset. I don't know if she thought she was in trouble because the ears fell or if she wanted another pair. Rachel and I began to calm her down. Ms. Bridge was able to take Harrison out of the store. The cast members in the store were very friendly and offered to help. Before we left the store Sydney helped the worker put the ears back on the shelf. The cast member even gave Sydney a big hug and told her how proud she was of her. She really was concerned about how she could have stepped in to offer help. Just that gesture meant the world to me.
Just give me the old school Mickey Ears!
I am not sure what triggered the meltdown. Was it the waiting? The excitement that she was going inside Magic Kingdom? The beautiful Christmas decorations? I will never know. But that was the only meltdown for the entire day and we didn't leave the park until after 10:00 pm. If you need to borrow Mickey Ears just let me know. We collected a few along the way.


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Home » Music » The Snowman: Walking In The Air started life scrawled on the back of an envelope
The Snowman: Walking In The Air started life scrawled on the back of an envelope
It's one of the most iconic animated films of the 20th century, with a soundtrack that brings many to tears.
However, the story of The Snowman and Walking In The Air, and how the pair were woven together, isn't as straightforward as you might think.
The Snowman's composer, Howard Blake, did not write Walking In The Air specifically for the reimagining of Raymond Briggs' festive story book – it was coincidence after coincidence that brought them together.
In fact, Walking In The Air started life as a fleeting idea, haphazardly scrawled on the back of an envelope.
In an interview with Metro.co.uk, Blake recalls a tumultuous time in his life, where he had been 'too busy and I had a sort of collapse'.
'I had to get away from it all and think things through, I went and sat on a beach in Cornwall, and I lived there for about two months.
'I wanted to write a symphony about perfect innocence, the innocence with which we're born and which we lose.
'I was walking on the beach and this tune came into my head. And I thought – "that's it!".
'It just came to me, and I wrote it on the back of an envelope.'
Blake had just created the very beginnings of what would become one of the world's most beloved songs – but he didn't know what to do with it.
Weeks went by, and the composer tried to bring the song to life in different ways, but nothing seemed quite right.
Until, in 1981, he went to London to meet a friend for lunch.
His friend, an animation director from Canada, had to drop in at a cartoon studio to pick something up, and Blake agreed to go with him before the pair went for a bite to eat.
There he bumped into John Coates, who told him: 'This is a bit of a nerve, but I've made this thing called the Snowman. I have some music done for it but I don't think it's quite right – would it be very rude of me to ask you to have a look at it?'
As soon as Blake saw the hand-drawn images of the little boy and the Snowman, he knew: 'That's where that tune belongs'.
'It was a match made in heaven,' the musician said. 'It was meant to be.'
It was Blake himself who told Coates that the film should have no dialogue at all, and should be led by music alone: 'And John said: "Impossible! You can't do that!"'
In an incredible twist of fate, Channel 4 had just opened its doors the day before, and Blake recorded a demo version of Walking In The Air, with just himself playing the piano, and sent it to Jeremy Isaacs; it was his very first day at Channel 4.
The rest, as they say, was history.
'A lot of things in this world started on the back of an envelope,' Blake, who has written hundreds of compositions, said.
'[Walking In The Air] is a very special piece. I had to wait for the right place, I knew it was very special.
'I knew right from the moment I saw the film, and when we put that music to that film, it just created some kind of magic.'
The Snowman first aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve in 1982 and became an instant phenomenon.
Since then it has been reimagined as a ballet, stage show, countless school plays and musicals, all around the world – and Blake has been there each step of the way.
The stage show, which has run for over 25 years, was first envisioned to be a pantomime, but Blake put his foot down, telling the Royal Shakespeare Company director: 'That is terrible! I will not allow you to do it!'
Instead, Blake lived in an artists' flat right beside the theatre for a full week, extending the 26-minute film into an 80-minute extravaganza, adding new characters, new scenes and new music, incorporating the ballet performance he had worked on in Sweden.
'The director was terrified that I wouldn't finish in time and it would be a failure,' Blake admitted.
'But the day before the first night of the show, he came to my room and told me to look out the window, and the whole of Birmingham Square was packed full of people!
'I asked if it was a political demonstration – but it was people buying tickets to the show.
'It sold out for 93 consecutive performances. And I told him: "It's a good job you didn't do the pantomime."'
Blake is rightfully very protective over his work, particularly the composition for The Snowman, and has in the past refused to give his permission for his work to be used if he doesn't believe it's right.
'Otherwise I wouldn't be the person I am and The Snowman wouldn't be the work it is,' he explained.
'It's like giving birth to a child, you've got to look after the child and make sure it gets what it needs.'
Speaking on the recent controversy over the planned BBC Radio version of The Snowman, which would have seen all music removed and replaced with vocals only, Blake is adamant that axing it was the right decision.
Walking In The Air with only vocals may have worked, Blake says, but asks: 'How do you do the motorbike ride? How do you do the dance with the other snowmen?'
'It looked like I was this ogre' for not being happy with the planned show, Blake said, but he added: 'I would have allowed it to happen – just not like that!'
'There was this big to-do, and then I was told that The Queen was interested in it and the whole Royal family, and I said, "You never told me that!! Why didn't you tell me that!"
Blake did give his permission for his work to be used in the end, '(As long as I don't have to hear it!)' but still warned it was 'a terrible idea'.
When he got the call from Radio 4 that they had decided not to go ahead with the production after all, Blake celebrated.
'I said "Hurrah! Wonderful! Thank you so much!" They were doing exactly what needed to be done in the first place.'
Blake explained that he gives permission for his work to be used multiple times a day, and almost always approves the productions, but will put his foot down if he is unhappy.
'People are [making reboots and remakes of classics all the time], and what happens if they make a horrible version?
'You stand the risk of severely damaging the work – people decide they don't like it and suddenly your audience shrinks.'
The continued love for The Snowman, and Walking In The Air, is likely in equal parts due to the phenomenal story, music, and nostalgia it brings – along with Blake's guarding of his work.
Thirty-nine years after its release, it remains one of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time, and is aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve – the anniversary of its release – each year.
The Snowman airs on Channel 4 on Christmas Eve at 5pm.
If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
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GRISWOLD, Abigail Lee
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Name GRISWOLD, Abigail Lee [1]
Born 22 Apr 1820 Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Prior to October 26, 1835 Eden, Vermont was part of Orleans County [2]
Died 1 Aug 1864 Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Buried Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States [3]
Whitting Hill Cemetery
Person ID I63457 SEQUOIA
Family STONE, Wilbur Fiske, b. 22 Mar 1820, Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 5 Oct 1865, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Married 29 May 1840 Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States [1]
> 01. STONE, Lucetta Almira, b. 18 Apr 1841, Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 27 Mar 1911, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, New York, United States
> 02. STONE, Cleora Jane, b. 18 Nov 1842, Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
> 03. STONE, Seldon Elbridge, b. 3 Sep 1844, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 14 Jul 1915, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, New York, United States
> 04. STONE, Susan Elvira, b. 17 Feb 1846, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 25 Mar 1931, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States
> 05. STONE, Charles Wilbur, b. 11 Aug 1847, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
06. STONE, Gilbert Joseph, b. 5 Mar 1849, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 17 Sep 1865, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
> 07. STONE, Lucius Griswold, b. 8 Sep 1850, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
08. STONE, Adellia Abbie, b. 22 Mar 1852, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. Abt 1876, Parker's Landing, Clarion Co, Pennsylvania, United States
> 09. STONE, Mary Eva, b. 13 Nov 1854, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 1905
10. STONE, James Madison, b. 1856, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 2 May 1862, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
11. STONE, William Folsom, b. 8 Aug 1858, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 22 Jul 1861, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
12. STONE, Jennie Louise, b. 14 Apr 1860, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 12 Aug 1865, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
> 13. STONE, Sarah Dougherty, b. 5 Oct 1861, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 7 Dec 1891, Milton, Chittenden Co, Vermont, United States
> 14. STONE, James Madison, b. 1 Aug 1864, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 12 Jun 1945
15. STONE, William Fiske, b. 1 Aug 1864, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States , d. 23 Oct 1865, Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Family ID F11149 Group Sheet
Born - 22 Apr 1820 - Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Married - 29 May 1840 - Eden, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Died - 1 Aug 1864 - Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
Buried - - Johnson, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States
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Gravestone: GRISWOLD, Abigail Lee, b 22 Apr 1820
Photo by Richard D. Merriam, June 2013
[S684] GENEALOGY: STONE, Gregory , Joseph Gardner Bartlett, (http://books.google.com/books/about/Gregory_Stone_Genealogy.html?id=ZxsVAAAAYAAJ), Page 761 (578) (Reliability: 2).
[S521] HISTORY: Vermont, Morristown Two Times, Anna Mower and Robert Haggerman, (1935 by the Morristown Historical Society;), Pages 14 - 17 (Reliability: 2).
[S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave (Reliability: 2).


Two or three months ago if I'm not mistaken, my cousin owned a 4x4 vehicle bought by his dad for their on-going business. Guess what's their business behind?-… buying of precious metals. Hmmm interesting and exciting though!
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Texas Gov.Rick Perry each had the support of 4 percent of registered voters who identified themselves as Republicans in a newWashington Post/ABC News poll.
At first blush, 4 percent appears to be an insignificant number. But both men will make the cut if Fox News takes this poll into account when deciding which 10 Republican presidential candidates appear in the upcoming Aug. 6 presidential debate.
Cruz had a slight leg up over Perry in the survey when all self-identified Republican respondents were polled — not just registered voters. In that group, Cruz got 4 percent while Perry got 3 percent.
The numbers in this latest poll showed a decline for Cruz since his late-March announcement. Meanwhile, the survey reflected a sharp rise for billionaire Donald Trump, who appeared to be taking support away from Texas' junior senator. Perry, conversely, showed slight growth. He registered at 1 and 2 percent in Washington Post/ABC News surveys earlier this year.
The Washington Post and ABC News conducted the poll from July 16 to July 19.
The full survey showed Trump with a commanding lead, but a sharp day-to-day drop off after his controversial comments about Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
The total poll had a sample size of 1,002 respondents, 351 interviewed over landline phones and 651 interviewed by cellphone. The full survey had a 3.5-point margin of error.
The Republican portion of the poll had 341 respondents, with a 6.5-point margin of error.


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Home/News/Carnivorous plants tasted the dung of mammals
Carnivorous plants tasted the dung of mammals
(ORDO NEWS) — Although carnivorous Nepenthes plants are primarily known as "hunters" of insects, luring them into their deadly pitchers, some species have found that mammalian droppings are much more nutritious than beetles and flies.
Nepenthes are one of the most recognizable carnivorous plants on the planet, with their modified pitcher-shaped leaves exuding a sweet scent that lures insects and makes them fall right into the mixture of digestive enzymes.
Caught animals provide the plant with nitrogen and other valuable microelements, which are poor in mountain soils, where Nepenthes mainly grow.
However, not only insects can provide nutrients to Nepenthes: some species of these plants are now "repurposed" to collect mammalian feces, which turned out to be much more nutritious than "traditional food".
To do this, the plant has to go to some physiological excess (for example, to produce more nectar containing a natural laxative), but the benefit from the resulting litter more than covers them.
An international team of researchers from the UK, Malaysia, Germany and Australia studied the isotopic enrichment of Nepenthes tissue samples to determine how much nitrogen and carbon the plant receives from the environment and from what sources.
They compared species that collect mammalian droppings with species that still specialize in insects and non-carnivorous plants.
It turned out that the tissues of all carnivorous plants contained more of the heavy isotope nitrogen-15, obtained from animal food, than the tissues of ordinary plants.
Among the Nepenthes, those who diversified their "menu" with feces received the greatest benefit: their tissues contained almost twice as much nitrogen as the tissues of the insectivorous Nepenthes.
Thus, coprophagy has proven to be highly beneficial to the Nepenthes, although it is hardly to be expected that all carnivorous plants will begin to grow wide-mouthed jugs filled with purgative nectar, or shape the jugs suitable for bats to rest on.
After all, there are far fewer mammals in the rainforest than invertebrates, and while some non-Penthes will bet on "less but more satisfying," others will be content with "tit in hand" and continue to attract butterflies and ants.
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using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

namespace Moserware.AesIllustrated.Transforms
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Performs Output Feedback Mode (OFB)
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_modes_of_operation#Output_feedback_.28OFB.29
    /// or page 205 of Applied Cryptography 2nd edition for more info.
    /// </remarks>
    internal class RijndaelOfbTransform : RijndaelTransform
    {
        private readonly byte[] _LastVector;

        public RijndaelOfbTransform(Rijndael rijndael, byte[] initializationVector, PaddingMode paddingMode)
            : base(rijndael, paddingMode)
        {
            _LastVector = ByteUtilities.Clone(initializationVector);
        }

        protected override byte[] InternalTransformBlock(byte[] input)
        {
            // Not allowing the user to specify a feedback register size other than the block
            // length for security reasons. See Applied Cryptography 2nd edition, p. 205

            byte[] output = _Rijndael.Encrypt(_LastVector);

            Buffer.BlockCopy(output, 0, _LastVector, 0, output.Length);

            for (int i = 0; i < input.Length; i++)
            {
                output[i] = (byte) (output[i] ^ input[i]);
            }

            return output;
        }
    }
}

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Deutsche Bank to cut 1000 jobs, total is now 4,000
Staff Writer | October 6, 2016
Deutsche Bank has reached an agreement with its Group and General Works Councils and signed all remaining balance of interests agreements planned for 2016 on role reductions in Germany.
After announcing the agreements on the reduction of 3,000 jobs roles in June 2016, another 1,000 jobs will now be reduced. This brings the total number of role reductions in Germany to around 4,000.
These are part of 9,000 jobs being reduced worldwide to make the Group more competitive as part of Strategy 2020.
"We consistently implement our strategy to make the bank more efficient," said Karl von Rohr, member of Deutsche Bank's Management Board with responsibility for the Bank's labour relations in Germany.
"We are fully aware that today's decision is a difficult change with significant personal impact for many employees. We will ensure that any staff reductions are carried out in a socially responsible manner," von Rohr added. That commitment by the bank is part of the agreements.
The first round of negotiated agreements in June relating mainly to the private and commercial banking business in Germany are already being implemented.
Negotiations during the second and third rounds covered around 450 jobs in the bank's Chief Operating Office, an infrastructure function.
The remaining job reductions will be spread across the Human Resources (HR) Department, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility (Communications & CSR), Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM), Global Markets and Corporate Finance and DB Research, the macroeconomic research unit. ■
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My Mother-in-Law's Visit to Tybee Island!
Oh my! I have always wanted to visit NZ and now I do more than ever! thanks so much for sharing!
Erin it does not look that small at all!! The views are amazing!
What an incredibly beautiful view! I love the turquoise with the deep green colors from out the windows.
I'd live in 430 sq ft of living space for that view, too. And it looks like it's right on the water. Nice. It's a cheerful, bright, fun place.
WHAT A VIEW!!!!!! I love the pops of red!
The wall color is beautiful and the views are gorgeous!
A bit much pale blue green for me, but the view and the location is to die for. Charming little house!
I love the mini tile by the sink. It's so unique and flattering.
So beautiful! I long for a house with such a view, and the wall colour is lovely.
Love the color scheme – and what a view!
Your blog is really cute, and definetely that last rule works for me too haha!
That light fixture is GORG! LOVE! So pretty.
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Now I'm not talking about the compress 4k files you get from a DSLR or GoPro. I'm speaking about the big, chunky files you get when shooting 4k ProRes or RAW on a RED Camera, Blackmagic URSA Mini or Arri ALEXA.
An issue I see come up again, and again is indie filmmakers shooting a format that they can't handle in production, post-production or in delivery (like 4k, 5k, 6k or 8k). Currently, the big buzzword is UHD (Ultra High Definition).
Technically, "Ultra High Definition" is actually a derivation of the 4K digital cinema standard. However while your local multiplex shows images in native 4096 x 2160 4K resolution, the new Ultra HD consumer format has a slightly lower resolution of 3840 X 2160.
Now while having a larger image to play with is better it does bring a ton of baggage along with it. RED Cameras started popularizing 4K cameras with its first camera the RED ONE. It was so far beyond anything else on the market at the time that it ignited the imagination of indie filmmakers everywhere.
Now shooting 4K in today's world is a bit different. It cost much more than you'd expect once you factor in all the things you'll be dealing with down the pipeline.
Your budget will be stretched since you'll need more hard drive space to house and back up the larger files. Also, transfer times will take longer because of the larger 4K file sizes. Your onset DIT (Digital Imagining Technician) will need to have large and fast hard drives to push the extra gigs of info.
On those films with really small budgets, every minute you have on set is precious. If you only have two solid-state capture cards and two back up hard drives to transfer them too, then you might be waiting to shoot. You might shoot through a card faster than a DIT can download, check it and transfer it to your back up drive.
I've seen this situation play out a ton of times on set and trust me it's not fun to be that poor DIT when the entire set is waiting for him.
4K Post Production
I did a podcast a few weeks ago on Post Production Workflow (Post Production Workflow: Understand it or Die!). The episode breaks down the craziness of not understand the entire workflow from camera to deliverables.
Distribution is not there…yet
As of now, 4K is not a mandatory deliverable for distributors. Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Amazon Prime are not ready to stream 4K. The internet pipe is just not there…yet. Yes, Netflix has a 4K option but the need for 4k as the standard is not there yet.
I just sold my film, This is Meg, to Hulu who only asked for 1080p. I handled all the deliverables for a $10 million+ Hulu series and they only wanted 1080p.
Mastering in 4K is really expensive and time-consuming. If you are doing visual effects than you VFX guys are going to hate you and it will cost you more money. Dealing with 4K plates is what $150 million films deal with and they have the budget to do so. A smaller budget indie film doesn't have the resources to deal with any issues that might come up working at 4K instead of HD or 2K.
Also, when you color grade 4K footage it will cost you more money. Again processing, pushing and rendering that larger format kills your budget. Would you rather have more time to color your film at 2k or rush it to master in 4K?
But I need 4K for my theatrical DCP
Again another myth. Mostly ALL theatrical releases are in 2K DCP. Why you may ask because movie theater chains do not want to upgrade to pricey 4K projectors when the 2K looks fine.
I mastered my film on at 1080p, then did a small blow up on to 2K for my DCP. When I saw it projected I was blown away how good it looked. Check out the trailer for This is Meg below.
On the Corner of Ego and Desire
I shot my second film On the Corner of Ego and Desire on the BMPCC 1080p. I screened it at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and it looked amazing. It world premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in the UK. Watch the film here: On the Corner of Ego and Desire on IFHTV
I love 4K…really!
Listen I'm not a 4K hater by any means. Hell, I'd shot all my films in 20K if that was possible. I've always shoot 4K on my projects. You can recompose shots in post-production, more color space, etc. It's great but I also have the budgets and hardware to deal with that workflow. This is sound advice for all aspects of the filmmaking process, do what you can within your means and do it well.
Don't try to make Avatar right out of the gate. James Cameron started on Piranha 2: The Spawning and built his way up over time. He made the best movies he could with what he had access to at the time.
The new RED Weapon camera has been a problem to deal with for many indie filmmakers. The RED Weapon shoots 4K, 5K, and 6K and has extremely large files to deal with. If you don't have a RED Rocket X card (cost: $6750 + Warranty $395) that helps you process the footage, you are out of luck in post-production.
It will take you weeks, depending on your system, to attempt to transcode all that footage. Editing in RED RAW will be out of the question.
I'm just saying shoot a format that is within your capabilities. Don't make your filmmaking process more difficult than it has to be. In this episode, I go over a ton of info on why you shouldn't shoot 4K if you're an indie filmmaker.
Now guys, this episode is something I've been wanting to bring to you guys for a while, the whole concept of the camera porn as they call it, people being so caught up with like, I'm shooting 4k, I'm shooting 6k I'm shooting, I'm shooting with the area Lexa this conveyed this range and this aspect ratio and this size of file and it's kind of like you know, I'm going to shoot with the red weapon and because I shoot with the red weapon or shoot 6k it's gonna make my movie better, you know? And No, it doesn't. It's about story. And it's always about story. So I wanted to kind of go over a few things. What are some reasons why you shouldn't if you're an indie filmmaker, you have to understand there's a lot of things like whenever I shoot anything, I always shoot at a high resolution as high as I can get that I can handle. So, but I also have a post house. So there's a big difference, it is within my capabilities to shoot 4k or shoot 6k I have the hard drives, I have the horsepower to push that kind of stuff. where people get caught up, or filmmakers get kind of in trouble is when they they get that they get that they get that red epic or red weapon or God knows whatever the camera has 15k or whatever that is at the moment. And then they have no understanding of how to work through it. And I did this episode a little bit ago on post production workflow, which is, is B actually the most popular episode of the entire series of indie film hustle. So that told me a lot that people are really, really interested in understanding this kind of stuff that I guess nobody's really talking about. So I wanted to bring to you guys the reasons why you should not shoot 4k. If you're an indie filmmaker. First and foremost, nobody can really tell the difference. Even if you shoot 4k, no one's going to be able to see the 4k, unless you're at a very specific distance that you can actually appreciate 4k. But most people are not, you're not going to see the difference. Honestly, and I deal with this kind of stuff all the time. And my post production company, and a lot of things are being eventually going to end up on an iPhone or an iPad or a computer screen. So really, it's almost a waste shooting at 4k. Now, with that said, there is advantages of shooting at a higher resolution or higher aspect ratio like a 4k or 6k, your ability to be able to zoom in recompose shots, things like that, again, all wonderful things as long as you have the capabilities of handling it. Now it will second thing it will stretch your budget and take a ton more time to deal with these bigger files, these raw files these 4k or 6k files. It's like shooting on the Blackmagic and your shooting progress. Are you going to shoot RAW? Well, raw is a beast to deal with, especially the Blackmagic raw codec is not that great read is actually the best codec I've ever seen. Meaning that the size of the frame, let's say the size of the image. And the size of file is like it's very manageable in that in that ratio, but still shooting at 4k shooting at 6k or higher, it's going to stretch your budget because you're going to need more hard drives, you're going to have to copy it and you know back it up more and more. So it's going to need it's going to also take a lot more time to transfer these larger files. And again, for what that's the question you have to ask yourself, what is this doing for my film? Is it just ego? Am I just wanting to to say hey, I shot this at 4k, you know, 2k is a phenomenal format for an independent filmmaker. It's wonderful like that is what was being you know all the movies from five years ago and back probably were all being mastered at 2k most movies are still being mastered a to k. But if you're going to transfer to film or do a DCP every instrument to K is perfectly fine. It is wonderful and affordable. And you can do something with it. You know, I've actually had a theatrical movie that I worked on that we shot that was measured in 1080 P and then we went and blew it up to 2k for 400 screen release by a major studio. And it looked great. And we shot and we and we did it on DCP and we upload and we put it onto film and believe it or not I was editing I was coloring this going back a little bit I was coloring in apples color. So it wasn't even like the highest end coloring system at the time. Believe it or not Something something collared a shot on a red and they shot it a 4k, we were able to handle the workflow. But we edited and mastered everything at 1080 p because they could not afford the mastering process to go to 4k, there was just no, there was so many zoom ins and things like that, that it just didn't make any sense to do it. So they mastered a 2k. And then we colored in color, and then I'll put it to film, and to DCP digital cinema package for people who don't understand that is the digital package that movie theaters want or need in order to project digitally, at any standard movie theater or throughout the country. So all of that was being all of that was done with a 2k master. Don't underestimate the power of 2k. Please and it's just it's something I see so many filmmakers like I just got a film guy shot a little while ago, we had a film coming through the doors that was shot on the the weapon, reds weapon that was shot 6k. And they could barely even do anything with it. Like they could barely move it they were able to like the editor who was editing it was like, What do we do? This is too much and and again, it goes back to workflow. And they were like we were thinking of mastering at six can like are you absolutely mad, you can't master at 6k. Now you can't even master at 4k. Now the other reason why you wouldn't want to master at 4k and mastering at 4k is in my opinion, at this point in 2015 is ludicrous. It's you don't need to, you can great, fantastic. But you don't need to. And I know a lot of people are going to talk about future proofing. Oh, you know, 4k monitors and 6k monitors coming out in the future. Great. That's wonderful. Do you know how much how much material movies media that is in the marketplace right now from the past 100 years, that is not at 2k or 4k levels. You know, seriously, there is tons and tons of stuff. So the whole excuse of future proofing again, if you can't afford it. And if you have the horsepower to do it, by all means knock yourself out. But most independent filmmakers are not made of money. And most independent filmmakers don't have the resources to be able to push 4k in a mastering format or even in an editing, editing up editing process. So the other reason that you shouldn't be mastering at 4k is that distributions not ready for 4k yet. You know right now streaming companies like Netflix, Hulu or Amazon can only deliver between 60 and 60 megabytes per second, while 4k delivery is 6000 megabytes per second, just so you understand. So would you rather Would you rather master at 2k or 1080 P and it'd be really tight and look good and not be super super compressed? To be able to make it work within Netflix or Hulu or your VOD format or would you rather master at 4k where they're going to jam so much compression on the movie is going to look like crap when you do get it finally out into a Netflix environment or Hulu or Amazon or so forth. So think about it think about 4k right now is not a requirement for for movie distribution deals. But the good news is believe it or not the 35 millimeter is becoming a discussion now. Now I come from a world where I used to work in 35 millimeter all the time. Now people like oh film is dead film is dead film is it might be dead is a shooting format I don't think it will be I hope it's always around I hope it's an option for filmmakers. It's a wonderful option. But right now film is still the only sure way to ensure that your film will survive. The new type of film will ensure that your movie will survive at least 150 years in a salt ball vault somewhere as opposed to hard drives which is five years old five years tops for hard drive so you're constantly have to change your hard drive. You're also going to as new Codex come out new compressions come out new everything comes out you're going to be constantly re compressing it real putting it read this read that all all of it. But if you master it on a film or you archive it on film, and you put it in a salt mine somewhere in in Utah, where all the studios have there, they're all they're all the backlog of studios like Warner Brothers Disney all that they all have their stuff on film, and they put it in the salt vaults and they sit there for hundreds you know for decades and it protects them you know that's how they were able to go back and you know they dug up Star Wars you know they dug up the original prints from Star Wars when they were doing the re releases of it and jaws and all these other movies. That's how they did it. They didn't put it on hard drives. So right now there is a discussion going on with a lot of distributors that they want 35 millimeter prints, Master prints so they can archive I have it now this is obviously much bigger studios much bigger distributors. But it is a discussion as things are, people are starting to, to talk about again, because it is what works. You know, digital is wonderful. But film is what works as far as a archiving format. So if you don't believe me that you won't see the difference between 2k and 4k, go do a test. Go to the lab, if you have a lab and master, you know, have them output, you know, for, you know, like, five, four minutes, three minutes of some scenes. And, and don't tell them tell them not to tell you what's what, have them do a 1080 have them do a 2k and haven't do a 4k, you know, and just and see how it works. And see what what it looks like see what progress looks like, see what uncompressed looks like so let's take a look at it on the screen, or wherever your final outputs going to be. And that's the other question guys, you got to figure out what you're going to out. Where's your endgame on this, you know if it's theatrical, which is great. And that's a wonderful thing. You focus on theatrical, but remember theatrical is a very small window of how people are going to consume your media or consume your movie, it's a very small window, it's mostly going to be consumed on on streaming formats, specifically now more and more than ever on the streaming formats. And on a lesser, lesser note, DVD and blu ray for as long as they'll they'll be around with us. But it's going to be a digital streaming format. So that means it's going to be either on TV, on your monitors on your iPhone, on your iPads, or on your computer monitor. And more and more people are watching movies on their iPhones, iPads and computer monitors, and then also on their TVs as well. But the mobile devices are coming up so you work all this hard. And I do this, I do this, I'm going to do a little quick side note, I have a buddy of mine who's a master he does a mastering of audio audio mastering and he actually has a full blown Atmos you know rig so you can do the utmost like the the most amazing surround sound, state of the art surround sound that you can get. And he has all that at for a feature for feature release the IEEE and for five one mix for your you know, for your home stereo system or for your home entertainment system. And then I was there listening to the mix. And then I saw these two little crappy speakers on the top of the on the top of the council and he's like, well, What's that for? He goes, Oh, that's for what I mix this for, for VOD, or for digital, or for an iPad or for YouTube or online. I'm like really, because Yeah, because I could do all this work on this five, one mix. But if you've crunched down that five, one mix or the Atmos mix, down to a stereo that's going to be playing outside of an iPod or iPad, or iPhone, it's gonna sound like shyt. So So what he says he's like, I have to remix it for the worst case scenario. So he had to go back and remix it for the worst case scenario. So even audios are already dealing with this, with the whole new technology, how fast is changing. So do that test guys, and let me know what you know, figure it out, if you can actually see a huge difference between the 4k and the 2k. You know, apples to apples, then my god go to 4k. But again, it's all about your money. It's how much money you have, how many resources you have, and what kind of horsepower you have to push it, you know, so my advice for indie filmmakers on a budget, you know, that have small budgets anywhere from and I'm not going to say what budget it is because I've worked on million dollar movies, I didn't have the horsepower after everything was said and done, because they didn't have enough money in their post budget. So it's all relative to what how much money you have, if I were you, like I've always said bring in a post production supervisor during pre production, or at least consult with a post production supervisor before you start production. It's so valuable, you have no idea if you really want to go to 4k and you really want to shoot 4k and master to 4k, or shoot 6k and mash it up whatever you want to master to 4k, 2k whatever, at least you really should have an understanding of what it's actually going to take financially between hard drives and backup hard drives and di T's on set and how fast it's gonna go and all this kind of stuff. And at the end of the day, guys, it's really not about about what the camera is or how what kind of case you have on your mini case, different case you have on your format that you're shooting on. It's always about story. You know, we don't have a lack of cameras with four 6k or high resolution cameras in the world. We have a lack of good storytellers. We have a lack of good filmmakers out there, because they're so concentrated on getting the latest gear and they're not learning their craft of storytelling. So my advice is always look at the story first, and then look at the gear that's going to help you tell that story. And the resources are going to help you tell that story and the best way. So I hope you guys got a lot out of this episode. It's something that's been dear to my heart for a while I really wanted people to kind of understand There's a lot of confusion between all the damn K's all over the place in the world and how far how big the files and all that stuff is concerned but I hope this is some practical advice to hopefully get you guys movie movies off the ground and actually get made in finished. So of course if anyone has any questions I do offer consulting post production supervision, and post production consulting on indie films. Just head over to indie film hustle comm forward slash consulting and let me know. Also don't forget to head over to film festival tips.com that's Film Festival tips calm, so you can download my free ebook on how to get into film festivals for cheap or free. As always, keep that hustle going. Keep following those dreams. Keep making it happen. Talk to you soon.
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The American Football Federation of the Philippines (AFFP) is a non-profit organization in the Philippines founded in October 2011. Its first team, the Philippine Punishers, was composed of Filipinos, Fil-Americans, and expatriates.

History
The Philippine Punishers started with about 15 players, headed by Coach Tim Beasley.

When the team was founded, the Punishers played two home games against the Guam All-Stars in April 2012 and defeating the Hong Kong Cobras, finishing a score of 42–14 on 5 May of the same year in Clark, Pampanga. After winning the game against the Cobras, the Punishers won with their rematch in July 2012, by a score of 32-12. The team also traveled to Beijing in August 2012 to beat the Beijing Guardians 14–0. The following months, the Punishers did a 13-6 victory over the Sharks Saipan in Manila.

In 2013, the AFFP produced the Philippine Valkyries, its first Philippine women's tackle football, started by five players. The team is now composed of 30 members.

Philippine Punishers

Philippine Punishers is composed of Filipinos, Americans, Australians, Chinese and Canadians whose age ranges from 18 to 43. The players vary from 4'11" up to 6'7".

The Philippine Punishers came into the international scene in Asia by playing against established organizations such as the Beijing Guardians, Hong Kong Cobras (twice), Guam All-Stars and Saipan Sharks. They had a very successful year by posting a 4–1 win/loss record even though 85% of the Filipino players have less than 1 year of playing experience.

Philippine Valkyries

The Philippine Valkyries were the first Women's American Football Team established in the Philippines. It is a full-contact American Football team member of American Football Federation of the Philippines, also known as AFFP.

Founded in 2013, Coach Tim Beasley, AFFP Director, started an American Football clinic held in ASCOM and exclusive for females ranging from 19 years old and above.  In January 2014, the Philippine Valkyries competed against Guam Gridiron Divas in Quezon City.

References

American football in the Philippines
2011 establishments in the Philippines
Sports organizations established in 2011

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I find my favorite garden bench in the shade, sit back, open a book and get lost in its pages.
Summertime, the living is easy. The gardens are all weeded, the plants well tended, and spent flowers are deadheaded. It is time to relax and enjoy the garden. I find my favorite garden bench in the shade, sit back, open a book and get lost in its pages.
Time for a reality check! I go to sit down on my favorite garden bench and plan on reading a book, but then I spy the watering can that whispers to me, "Psst, those newly planted shrubs need watering." I look around and notice the seed heads of plants that need to be deadheaded. On further inspection I notice some prickly weeds that escaped my attention until now, growing in between the plants. The weed flowers are ready to burst open, and if I wait another hour, it will be sending its seeds parachuting into the wind and into the rest of the garden.
So I put away my book, change my clothes, get out my garden tools and proceed to snip, pull, prune and rake everything in sight of my perch. I know I am not going to enjoy relaxing on that bench until the garden surrounding it is looking pristine.
At last the work is done. I take a shower, put on clean clothes, grab my book and head out into the garden. Once again I sit down on my favorite bench ready to open my book to read, when suddenly two hummingbirds dart quickly by my head. Both birds are ignoring me; one is intent on protecting its territory, the other one invading it. As one gives up and flies away with a buzz, I watch the victorious one land on the bird feeder, taking a victory drink. Then just as quickly he darts over and lands on a thin branch. The small bird perches and watches, waiting for the next interloper that dares invade this little one's space. When the invader arrives on the scene, it's back to the two of them darting and buzzing and chasing each other until one gives up and flies away. The victorious one flies in front of me, hovers for a moment to check me out and see if I am something to be concerned about. Then just as quickly he flies back to his perch, probably deciding I am nothing it needs to be spending precious energy chasing away.
I settle into watching the bees fly from flower to flower in search of sweet nectar. They are so intent on their tasks they ignore me, as I stare into their world, watching and observing what it is like to be a bee. Suddenly, a white spider jumps out between the petals of a flower and grabs a bee, quickly giving it a bite. The spider's venom works fast and the bee stops struggling. The spider holds its meal motionless for awhile, and then begins to consume its freshly caught meat.
From my bench, I watch the endless stories going on in the garden. A bee murdered before my very eyes, the war of the hummingbirds, the tenderness of a papa swallowtail feeding his brood, all in a day's adventure in the garden. I put down my book, knowing it is not going to be as fascinating as what is going on right in front of me. Tragedy, mayhem, even love stories are all part of the ongoing saga. When all my chores are finished all I need to do is take a seat, relax and observe the drama unfolding in the kingdom of the garden.


Just terrible. The beloved radio and TV personality died suddenly at the age of 53. Kidd clearly touched the lives of so many stars, as celebrities rushed to Twitter in droves after learning the sad news to tweet their memories and best wishes.
As an entertainment radio DJ, David "Kidd" Kraddick came into contact with countless stars, from musicians like One Direction to celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Victoria Justice. So when news of his sudden death broke on July 26, a ton of grieving celebs took to Twitter to express their shock, sorrow, and fond memories.
Wow, what an outpouring of emotion. David meant so much to the world, and he will truly be missed. We can't put it any better than all of these celebrities already have.
Our thoughts and prayers are with David's friends and family during this difficult time.


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Q: nginx not serving django static files I'm running my django project on amazon AMI machine and have problem with nginx serving static files. Project static folder path is /home/user/projectname/app/static and nginx.conf is
server {
listen       80;

location /static {
    alias /home/user/projectname/app/static;
}

location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:8000;
}

I tried to make collectstatic and change static location to alias /home/user/static; but it didn't help. What am i doing wrong?

A: Make sure that you chown the home directory. This makes the static files accessible to nginx.
chown -R user:user /home
chmod -R ug+r /home

Also, try running python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
Hope this solves the problem.

A: please change the static directory into staticstorage
server {
    listen       80;

    location /static {
        alias /home/user/projectname/app/staticstorage;
    }

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:8000;
    }

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Vasile Lovinescu (n. 30 decembrie 1905, Fălticeni – d. 14 iulie 1984) a fost  un critic literar și filosof ezoteric român, ucenic al filosofului francez René Guénon.

Biografie
S-a născut pe data de 17/30 decembrie 1905 în orașul Fălticeni, ca fiu mai mare al lui Octav Lovinescu, avocat, și al Anei Cetățianu. Tatăl, frate cu criticul literar Eugen Lovinescu, se trăgea din comuna Rădășeni, Suceava, iar mama din localitatea Subcetate, având în ascendență pe Ion Budai-Deleanu.

Scriitorul a mai avut doi frați : Octav (1913-1945), avocat și Horia (1917-1983), dramaturg. Familia sa a dat literelor noastre mai mulți scriitori, între care Anton Holban (văr), Monica Lovinescu (verișoară) și Alexandrina Lovinescu (verișoară).

Copilăria în Fălticeni, pe atunci un târg patriarhal, i-a fost normală, adică fabuloasă, cum va spune scriitorul însuși. Școala primară și gimnaziul le-a urmat în urbea natală, la gimnaziul Alexandru Donici, unde bunicul său, Vasile, era profesor și director. Familia s-a mutat în 1920 la București, unde tatăl său era avocat la diverse firme. Vasile Lovinescu a urmat liceul la Colegiul Sfântul Sava. După revenirea familiei în Fălticeni, a rămas în capitală, unde a fost student la Facultatea de Drept, nu pentru că ar fi avut vreo înclinație pentru această disciplină, ci pentru a rămâne în profesia tatălui său.

După terminarea facultății, Vasile Lovinescu a lucrat ca jurisconsult la diverse firme, la primăria municipiului și apoi, cu unele întreruperi, la Creditul Minier, până în 1947 când instalarea dictaturii l-a obligat să renunțe. În tot acest timp însă, principala preocupare a tânărului a rămas spiritualitatea. În acest domeniu, el a publicat în anii '30 numeroase articole și eseuri în reviste ca: Viața Literară, Viața Românească, Adevărul Literar și Artistic, Credința, Familia, Azi, Vremea, dar și câteva traduceri din limbile germană, franceză și engleză.

Figura care l-a atras în aceste începuturi de studii tradiționale a fost cea a misticului Bo Yin Ra (Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken), german de origine, care a avut, se pare, o afiliere inițiatică  la o organizație cosmologică din Asia centrală, ca și cea a scriitorului german Gustav Meyrink. Din cărțile lui Bo Yin Ra a aflat Vasile Lovinescu de cartea lui René Guénon Le Roi du Monde (Regele Lumii), apărută în anul 1927, pe care a și tradus-o (fără să o poată însă publica). Din acest moment, gânditorul tradițional francez René Guénon a devenit mentorul său spiritual.

A început în 1934 o corespondență cu René Guénon, retras la Cairo, care a durat neîntrerupt până în 1940, în paralel cu o meditație susținută asupra cărților lui și a marilor texte ale esoterismului universal. Chiar dacă a continuat să scrie în reviste și să aibă relații cu unii scriitori români ca Dan Botta, Dan Petrașincu, Anton Dumitriu, Mircea Eliade și mai ales Sandu Tudor, atenția lui principală s-a îndreptat spre obținerea unei inițieri. A reușit, într-un final, să se inițieze într-o confrerie musulmană.

În perioada statului național-legionar, Vasile Lovinescu a fost primar al orașului Fălticeni.

Scriitorul s-a retras în 1980 definitiv la Fălticeni, în casa părintească de pe strada Sucevei, devenită între timp Galeria Oamenilor de Seamă (1972), prin donația și grija soției sale.

S-a stins din viață pe data de 14 iulie 1984.

După decembrie 1989 apar în periodice numeroase fragmente din opera lui Vasile Lovinescu și diferite prezentări ale omului și operei (Caiete Critice, România Literară, Steaua, Cotidianul LAI, Timpul, Manuscriptum, Cronica, Echidistanțe, etc.).

Realizarea spirituală
În anul 1935, a făcut un pelerinaj la Muntele Athos, căutând o binecuvântare isihastă, pe care ar fi putut-o obține, cu condiția să rămână într-o mănăstire; nefiind cetățean grec, lucrul nu era posibil pe vremea aceea.

În 1936, la sfatul lui René Guénon, Lovinescu pleacă în Franța, la Amiens, și în Elveția, la Basel, unde îl întâlnește pe Frithjof Schuon cu ajutorul căruia trece printr-o inițiere în confreria sufistă a lui Shaykh Ahmad Al-Alawi (1869-1934), după care se întoarce în țară. De aici încolo, principala preocupare a lui Vasile Lovinescu va fi realizarea spirituală raportată la islam. A mai publicat, între 1936-1937, în revista "Études traditionnelles", sub pseudonimul Geticus, un studiu în limba franceză, de istorie și geografie mitică, intitulat La Dacie hyperboréenne.

În 1939 a făcut o călătorie în Franța, pentru a relua legătura cu filosoful musulman Frithjof  Schuon, maestrul său spiritual. Aici l-a reîntâlnit și pe Mihai Vâlsan, rămas la Paris ca diplomat, convertit și el la islam, care primise și o inițiere din aceeași sursă și care a întemeiat în curând, la Paris, o confrerie sufi condusă de el.

În timpul războiului, în 1940 reformat din cauza unei vederi slabe, Vasile Lovinescu și-a împărțit timpul între ritualul inițiatic și meditația asupra textelor sacre, între Fălticeni și București, unde s-a stabilit definitiv, cu un scurt intermezzo administrativ la primăria orașului Fălticeni.

S-a căsătorit în 1945 cu Steliana-Victoria Păunescu. În timpul refugiului de la sfârșitul războiului, casa și biblioteca de la Fălticeni i-au fost devastate, ceea ce nu l-a rupt de locul natal, deși a continuat să trăiască, într-o demnă sărăcie, în București.

În anul 1948 a întemeiat în București, cu ajutorul lui Mihai Vâlsan, un grup inițiatic pe care l-a condus până prin 1958 când, din cauza izolării și a ambianței ostile, grupul s-a dizolvat. În toată această perioadă, Vasile Lovinescu a renunțat la scris, consacrându-se ritualului și realizării spirituale, împreună cu grupul respectiv, totul rămânând ascuns lumii profane. A întreținut legături prin scrisori cu Frithjof Schuon, Titus Burckhardt și Mihai Vâlsan.

Fraternitatea lui Hyperion
În 1958 a întâlnit la Fălticeni pe subtila, dar puțin cunoscuta poetă Lucreția Andriu (1913-1964), în casa din București a căreia a întemeiat un cerc de studii și meditație tradițională, pe care l-a numit mai târziu, în unele scrisori, fraternitatea lui Hyperion.

Din acest grup au făcut parte poetul Radu Vasiliu (1923-1990), Florin Mihăescu (1923-2014), Roxana Cristian, Viorica Mosinschi (1913-1980), Mariana Veleanu (1922-1975), Raluca Vasiliu, Margareta Vasiliu (1942-1996), Teodoru Ghiondea, Dan Stanca. Activitatea acestui grup a continuat aproape săptămânal, cu excepția lunilor de vară, când Vasile Lovinescu se retrăgea la Fălticeni, menținând legătura prin scrisori.

Aceasta insulă de libertate spirituală a continuat astfel să existe în anonimat și să "activeze", în ciuda ambianței ostile și amenințătoare, puternic polarizată de prezența intelectuală a lui Lovinescu. Baza studiilor și meditațiilor a constituit-o opera lui René Guénon, dar și textele sacre ale marilor tradiții exo și esoterice universale.

După moartea prematură a Lucreției Andriu, grupul s-a reunit cu aceeași regularitate, în alte locuri, până în anul 1980, când Vasile Lovinescu s-a retras la Fălticeni.

Două studii
Încă din 1964, Vasile Lovinescu și-a reluat scrisul, resimțind nevoia de a fixa adevărurile tradiționale care, transmise numai oral, riscau să se dilueze sau chiar să se piardă.

Așa s-au închegat între 1964-1972 cele două studii, Al patrulea hagialîc (despre universul romanului lui Mateiu Caragiale, Craii de Curtea-Veche, și Creangă și Creanga de Aur, o interpretare ezoterică a basmelor lui Ion Creangă, publicate mai târziu, care, pe masura elaborării, erau citite în grup, ca, de altfel, aproape toate celelalte scrieri ale sale, fiind apoi difuzate în copii dactilografiate.

În 1972, după terminarea acestor studii, în anii '70, V. Lovinescu a continuat să scrie eseuri și studii, de mai mică întindere, pe teme tradiționale, comentarii de folclor și opere spirituale, studii de istorie și geografie sacră. El a putut fi văzut aproape zilnic la Biblioteca Academiei, studiind texte sacre și lucrări rare. Un timp, scriitorul a ținut un jurnal conținând meditații de o mare pătrundere spirituală, mergând de la doctrină și simbol la tehnica inițiatică. Florin Mihăescu și Roxana Cristian au publicat jurnalul sub numele de Jurnal Alchimic.

Operă
 Al patrulea hagialâc (Ed. Cartea Românească, București, 1981; ediția a II-a, Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1996)
 Creangă și Creanga de Aur (Ed. Cartea Românească, 1989; ediția a II-a integrală, Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1996)
 Monarhul ascuns (Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1992; ediția a II-a, Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1999
 Incantația sîngelui (Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1993; ediția a II-a, Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1999
 Mitul sfîșiat (Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1993; ediția a II-a, Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1999
 Interpretarea esoterică a unor basme și balade populare românești (Ed. Cartea Românească, București, 1994; ediția a II-a, Ed. Cartea Românească, București, 2000)
 Jurnal Alchimic (Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1994; ediția a II-a, Ed. Institutul European, Iași, 1999)
 Steaua fără nume (Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1994)
 Dacia hiperboreană (Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1994; ediția a II-a, Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1996)
 Scrisori crepusculare (Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1995)
 O icoană creștină pe Columna Traiana (Ed. Cartea Românească, București, 1996)
 Însemnări inițiatice (Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1997)
 Meditații, simboluri, rituri (Ed. Rosmarin, București, 1997)

Note

Legături externe
 Site-ul oficial al familiei Lovinescu
 Projet René Guénon - Pe acest blog dedicat gândirii tradiționale se găsesc numeroase fragmente din opera lui Vasile Lovinescu, precum și note de lectură
 Ingerul de la fereastra dinspre Falticeni , 21 februarie 2008, Marius Vasileanu, România liberă

Articole biografice
 Vă mai amintiți de... Vasile Lovinescu, 19 octombrie 2010, Eliza Zdru, Adevărul
 Portrete în lumină: Un cărturar și o pioasă doamnă, 6 iunie 2007, Arhim. Timotei Aioanei, Ziarul Lumina

Vezi și
 Galeria Oamenilor de Seamă din Fălticeni

Nașteri în 1905
Decese în 1984
Scriitori români din secolul al XX-lea
Familia Lovinescu
Absolvenți ai Facultății de Drept a Universității din București


The internet was slow this week. Highlights: Yanny v. Laurel was a thing, computers are taking over, Becky needs to mind her own business, Candance Owens used to hate Trump, prisoners are caring for each other in hospice, we need to stop dehumanizing each other, Palestinians have no choice but to continue their struggle, we need gun control now, and the Royal Wedding happened.
The Laurel v. Yanny debate broke the internet for literally no reason. Basically, there is an audio clip that to some people sounds like "laurel" and to others sounds like "yanny," and people are fighting over it. It is 2018's dress debate, which I just learned has its own Wikipedia page.
Lol… I think memes are the best part of the internet. After a white woman called police on a black family having a barbeque in a park in Oakland, the black people of Oakland and Twitter clapped back. A huge cookout was thrown in the same spot of the original barbeque. Twitter did what Twitter does and made many memes of Becky calling the police on black people.
When reading this I could not help but draw parallels to Rikki Carter, Tessa Thompson's character in season 2 of Dear White People. Carter is black conservative that goes to the fictional Winchester University to give a lecture. We find out that Carter holds many of her views just for the fame and attention. I wonder if Owens is doing the same.
It is well known that the prison industrial complex in the US is a tragedy. Many tough-on-crime policies are now reaching 30 years in effect, and "prisoners older than 55 serving time in federal and state prisons make up the fastest-growing age group behind bars, increasing more than 500 percent since the 1990s." Prisons are facing a new issue: what to do with dying inmates.
I actually don't like this article. I find the way it is written condescending and way too simplified. I know it is an adaptation of a larger body, so maybe some of my issues are dealt with later, but I am analyzing what I read here.
In order for Infinite Justice to occur, there must also be an infinite evil to commit an infinite crime and an absolute victim. Dehumanization must occur to see people in these ways. When all of this infinites and absolutes coalesce, almost anything can seem ethic in the quest for what is good and just.
The past week was a particularly deadly one in Gaza. "Over the past month and a half, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have taken part in a series of weekly protests called the Great Return March, culminating Tuesday with Nakba Day, when Palestinians mark their mass expulsion during Israel's establishment in 1948." As Noura Erakat, Palestinian American human rights attorney and author of the article, points out, the amount of violence Israel inflicts on Palestinian civilians can only happen with their radical dehumanization.
There was another school shooting, this time in Santa Fe. I don't really have anything to say about except gun control. There is not much else to say, except this: 2018 has been deadlier for schoolchildren than service members.
I didn't know if I should add this article this week. It is very specific, and posting it feels a bit selfish. Birgit Nilsson was the dominate dramatic soprano of her generation, and her performances garnered headlines around the world. This article did not have a big impact on the internet, although I did see it a few times on my admittedly classical music/musician heavy Facebook feed.
I had not listened to Nilsson in a while and clicked on one of the recordings in the article. The size and clarity of Nilsson's voice is inescapable. Everything seemed to slow down when she began to sing, then stop altogether.
People always ask me why I am so into opera, and I can never fully articulate my reasoning, but maybe that is why I love it so much. It is nice to take a break every now and again.
So I am in Europe right now and no one is really talking about the royal wedding. Personally, I do not find it that interesting because it is not my life but Meghan Markle is now a princess. I did like looking at all of the hats at the wedding. A lot of people are saying Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, stole the show with his sermon on love. It was a pretty good sermon, and definitely very American, but interestingly, he preached the same thing that Kanye has been condemned for saying. Yes, they informed, or misinformed, from very different perspectives but I still think it is interesting.


A Twenty-First-Century Bible, Part 1: Abraham to Joshua. A new translation, in historical order, divided into Narrative and Laws, with additional comments to enhance readability and understanding.
A Twenty-First-Century Bible, Part 2: Judges to Solomon. A new translation, in historical order, divided into Narrative and Psalms and Proverbs, with additional comments to enhance readability and understanding.
A Twenty-First-Century Bible, Part 3: Rehoboam to Zedekiah. A new translation, in historical order, divided into Narrative and Psalms, with additional comments to enhance readability and understanding.
48 stories using simple, colourful, and enchanting language to tell memorable tales that bring key biblical themes and texts to life, particularly for children who are unfamiliar with Christian practices.


Huge capacities have been planned by Indian power companies. However, coal supply to fuel these huge expansions still remains a concern with years spent only on clearances. In yet another example of delayed decisions, mining activities have not started in the block allotted to GMR Energy along with the other power companies in 2008.
"The joint venture company has been formed. Pre-development activities take around two to three years' time. Forest clearances, exploration clearances and environmental clearances are required. The process is going on," said Raaj Kumar, chief executive for energy sector, GMR Energy Ltd. The coal block was allotted to GMR Energy by the Indian government in January 2008.
GMR has a planned capacity of 4,200 mega watts (MW) to be completed by 2012. However, the company does not expect coal supply to be a problem in achieving these targets.
The Rampia and dip Rampia block in the IB Valley of Orissa was allotted to GMR Energy along with Sterlite Energy Ltd, Arcelor Mittal India Ltd, Lanco Group Ltd, Navbharat Power Ltd and Reliance Energy Ltd.
The Indian government had decided to allot 15 coal blocks reserved for the power sector in mid-2007. The coal blocks where then allotted in January 2008. GMR Energy was among the 31 power companies shortlisted for allotment of coal blocks for captive use.
Eight of the 15 coal blocks were allotted on a sharing basis, the Orissa block being one of these 15 blocks. These coal blocks were allotted with a view to accelerate coal production in the country to meet the huge demand from the power sector. However, the Orissa block, one of the 15 blocks allotted in this phase, is an example of how domestic coal supply in India suffers due to time lost in various clearances.
While this Orissa block awaits clearance, last year Adani Power was denied environmental clearance for two Lohara coal blocks in Maharashtra. The coal block was expected to fuel Adani's power project at Gondia to start by 2011.


We have to admit that this Friday isn't as exciting as the last because we're not enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers and a day off. But we are still feeling excited about the weekend! We'll probably be making our favorite waffle recipe, doing some winter styling in our spaces, and hopefully some organization for the kitchen. We're definitely looking forward to scrolling through Pinterest.
Exposed trusses are on the brain, and Shea has been talking about them for her new house! We're definitely digging these ones.
We love seeing subtle patterns and details in tile that make it stand out. An easy way to up the design level and make your space feel more luxurious.
From the natural beams to the upholstered Gabriel Chairs, this natural space is warm, bright, and so inviting.
Did your jaw just drop? Ours too. We love how the brass head contrasts and makes the shower feel luxe.
Because we all live for a dreamy exterior, right?


Christopher Columbus was a Portuguese explorer.Happy Columbus Day Wishes Messages & SMS, Quotes, Sayings & Slogans. In 1942 he landed on an Island near Cuba. As we know that he was a great explorer he also explored this destination which is named as Cuba these days, he named it as San Salvador.
His main intentions was to make contact between Europe and american continent. Before this great explorer the Europeans had not idea about this land. After the great discovery the people of Europe started to settle down America. Columbus day is a national holiday . Some people think that it should not be a national holiday but to pay tribute to his all great efforts they consider it as a national holiday. Christopher Columbus was a great man and a great discoverer.
He spend all his life to make communities for the people of earth. He is important in American history because he made some efforts for the Indian peoples to colonize them. He was very eager about it but unfortunately he failed in this mission. Although his efforts were not useless at all. It helped the American people a lot.


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Students exploring inequality in Canada
Our most recent crop
Aboriginal education in Canada
Education in Nunatsiavut
Thorncliffe Park and St. James Town, Toronto
Government funding and equitable access to university.
Inequality and university tuition.
Barriers to immigrants in the job market
Inequalities faced by international students
The 2011 vintage
Access to Media in Canada
Nature of Unpaid Labour
St. John's Public Housing
Women and immigration
First takes
Aboriginal issues
Aboriginal vs non-Aboriginal spousal abuse
A cemetery or a pinegrove?
Inequalities of Status and the Indian Act
Innu facing deep-seated problems
Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights
The Donald Marshall Case.
Missing and murdered women
Métis path to equality
Legal mistreatment
Parks Canada vs Aboriginal Peoples
Regaining Status
Residential Schools
Violence against Aboriginal women
The targeted audience: Aboriginal women and children
Disabilities and Families
Disabilities and Harassment
Living on next to nothing
Disabilities and schooling
Gender at home and in society
Child abuse: A gendered inequality
Effect of family violence on children
Honour is no excuse
Male victims of domestic violence
Rape: Where the blame lies.
Violence: Is enough being done?
Married Women in Post-War Canada
Married women's double lives
Female Offenders
Paid less for being better educated?
Sexual Assault on Campuses
Slutwalk: Challenging myths
Unpaid household chores
Why so few women in politics?
Immigration in Canada
Canada's immigration laws and rates
Sharia Law in Ontario
Underemployed immigrants in Canada
Inequality of Class in Canada
Anti-scab legislation – is it time?
Canso: A historic fishing village's struggle for workers' rights
Conflicting interests: a Newfoundland case study
Decline of middle income earners
Drugs of choice?
Family background and post-secondary education
Hockey: A level playing field?
Inequality in Canadian Schools
Is education still the great leveller?
Low-income's effects on children
Middle Income Canadians and the Court System
Polishing the Ivory Tower
The Truth About Homelessness
Racism in Canada
Head Tax Redress Campaign
Prejudice against Blacks in Ontario
Racism in Canadian Universities
Racial discrimination and the job market
Racism in the Justice System
Where the pavement ended, Africville began.
Child care costs a social barrier
Gender discrimination in the work force
Gender inequality in the boardroom
Gender wage gap in Canada
Making sense of cents
In Combat
In skilled trades
Risk factors for falling below the poverty line
Wage inequality
Wartime work and demobilisation
Women's wages in post-war Canada
Women and the managerial hierarchy
Churchill Park
Socio-economic inequality
Race, nation and multiculturalism
Graphic evidence
The wage-gap
No more give-aways?
Useful web-based sources
Community accounts
Missing and murdered Aboriginal women
Photo courtesy of the Toronto Star
When Robert Pickton was charged with the first and second degree murders of 26 women from Vancouver's Downtown East Side in 2002 and 2003, not only did it open the eyes of Canadians to the horrendous crime that had taken place over the course of several years, it allowed the public to see an epidemic that had been sweeping the country for decades. Women began going missing from that area beginning in the early 1990's, but it wasn't until 1999 that the police began to become involved. Not all of the 60 women who have gone missing since then have been Aboriginal, but a large percentage are. This is just one case in many where Aboriginal women have fallen victim to violent crimes.
Aboriginal women make up 3% of the female population in Canada, but in a report by the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action; one in ten murdered women in Canada is Aboriginal. The disappeared and murdered women are typically young, living in Western Canadian cities. It is also important that Aboriginal women are more likely to be murdered by a stranger than non-Aboriginal woman, and finally that police intervene less frequently and later in missing persons and murder cases involving Aboriginal women. Even more disturbing is that nearly half of the cases which involve the murder of Aboriginal women are unsolved.
Statistics Canada notes that for a number of reasons a definitive number cannot be given to the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. But, a report by Amnesty International cites the police's failure to protect Aboriginal women and lack of investigation into violent crimes as a major reason why this inequality continues.
Missing and murdered along the Highway of Tears
Highway 16, a stretch of pavement which runs from Manitoba through to Northern British Columbia linking numerous First Nation communities, is a road known for a high number of disappearances of Aboriginal women. There is no definitive number, but according to The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action, forty Aboriginal women have gone missing from the area. More publicized is the Highway of Tears, a section of the road within BC where the RCMP have documented the disappearances and murders of 18 Aboriginal women from 1969-2006. Sadly, it was not until 2005 that a special task force was assembled within the RCMP to investigate these cases. In May, 2012 – a break through. DNA evidence shows that deceased Bobby Jack Fowler, from the United States murdered 16 year old, Highway of Tears victim, Colleen Macmillen. Police believe Fowler was responsible for several other murders in the area, and they continue their investigation. The remainder of the case are unsolved.
High profile murder cases involving Aboriginal women, such as the the case involving serial killer, Robert Pickton and The Highway of Tears, shines the light on violent crimes against Aboriginal women in Canada. Within the past two decades, a national cry has been heard by organizations such as Amnesty International and other feminist and Aboriginal groups who condemn the lack of investigation by police, and the lack of intervention by the government to help save vulnerable First Nations females. Recommendations brought forth from these organizations attempt to show to government why violent crimes are aimed at First Nations women and ways in which we, as a society can help. But they cannot go back in history and rewrite the hundreds and hundreds of unsolved cases involving murdered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada.
– Ariana Kelland
Internet resources to learn more:
(1) Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action report.
This report investigates cases of murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children and seeks a solution to violent crimes against them. The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action exhibits statistics to show that Aboriginal women are far more at risk than white women in Canada. The report also shows the inequality between Aboriginal women and white women in regards to police investigations.
(2) Highway of Tears site.
This website acts as a memorial and missing persons page. The highway of tears website was created by the friends and family of women assumed murdered or have gone missing while on Highway 16 in British Columbia between 1969-2005.
(3) Adriana Rolston's article in the Ryerson Review of Journalism
This article delves into the reasons why media coverage of the victims of the Highway of Tears is diminishing. The author tells of the story of journalists who have covered the story and how many are trying to keep the story alive to help solve the crimes.
(4) Amnesty International Canada report.
This article assesses the amount of violence Aboriginal women face in Canada. Amnesty International argues that both government and society has failed Aboriginal women and that without adequate programs and new laws, violence will continue and those who prey on Aboriginal women will never be brought to justice.
(5) Statistics Canada report.
This Canadian government website provides statistic data collected on violence involving Aboriginal women. More specially, the website provides key information on murdered and disappeared Aboriginal women in Canada, including the region in which violent crimes occur most and other important information such as age.


Just because something is marketed as healthy, does not always mean it it. In the case of sugars, you could be drinking way more sugar than you think. So, to help educate, I created a sugar comparison chart using some popular "healthy" perceived drinks. I say "perceived" because certain drinks are assumed to be healthy like Green Tea or anything with fruit. In their natural states they are good for you, but once these items get into a bottled mass produced drink, the story can change dramatically.
A common mistake that people make as well is that a bottle of a drink does not always mean it is just one serving. For example, your typical Odwalla bottle is actually 2 servings, and a bottle of Vitamin Water is 2-1/2 servings, so when you read the nutrition label be sure to calculate for the full bottle serving amounts.
As a benchmark, we all know that a Coca-Cola has a significant amount of sugar. To be exact, this is exactly how much sugar a 20oz bottle of Classic Coke contains.
To make the sugar message even more impactful, I converted the amount of grams of sugar in each drink into the equivalent number of shots like shots of booze in your favorite cocktail. One shot glass is 1.5 oz. So, for each drink in the comparison, you can see basically how many shots of sugar you are taking in. When you start looking at your sugar consumption that way, it gives you a whole new perspective.
First, for this comparison, I used drinks that use regular type sugars including sugars from fruit. I did not include any of the "diet", "light" or "slender" versions of the drinks that contain an artificial sweetener.
I also picked a representative group of drinks like Vitamin Water for fruit/electrolyte drinks, Fuze for fruit drinks, Jamba for fresh made To-Go drinks, Odwalla and Naked for Protein and Green shakes, and Snapple for a green tea. Yes, there will be healthier choices for each group, but for a simple comparison I picked drinks that would be most popular and readily available to most people in the US.
In the case of Jamba Juice, since they have a large choice of drink offerings, I chose one representative drink that was in the middle range. I also stuck to the 16oz (small size) because once you get into the bigger sizes, the sugar content goes through the roof. For example, in the chart below I chose the Mango-a-go-go which at 16oz has 64g of sugar which is basically the same amount of sugar as a 20oz Coke. When you go the next size up to the Original size the sugar amount is 100g which is 2-1/3 shots of sugar. Yikes!
Just from this small sample of "healthy" drinks, you start to get an eye opener to the real sugar picture. Now some will argue that natural sugar from fruit is better for you than processed sugar like high fructose sugar in Coke which to a degree is true. However, when it comes to your overall health, too much sugar whether is be natural or processed is not optimal for ideal health or for maintaining a healthy weight. Too much sugar consumption is a large contributor to our nation's rising obesity problems.
So now, when you go buy your drinks, you are armed with more awareness. Be sure to check the nutrition labels and see how many grams of sugars are in that drink. You don't necessarily have to cut out some of your favorite drinks completely, but it is wise to cut the amount way down, so you get your sugar intake down. Also, as to not be totally depriving, you could just limit certain drinks to the "on a rare ocassion" category.
Hope this chart helps with learning more about your sugar consumption from "healthy" drinks.


Noble Financial Capital Markets (Noble) announced today that it will add five panel presentations / workshops to its 2016 conference agenda.
NobleCon12, Noble's 12th Annual Investor Conference, will be held at Club Med, Sandpiper Bay (45 minutes north of Florida's Palm Beach International Airport) and open on Sunday, January 17 through to Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
The addition of panels and workshops is due to the experience gained from Noble Financial's Media, Finance & Investor Conference (MFIC) produced in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 17-19, 2016). "The format of the MFIC for the last two years has been a series of panel presentations and individual corporate presentations, without the help of presentation materials," said Mark Pinvidic, Noble's Managing Partner. According to Pinvidic, this format encourages more interactivity and dialogue. "The investor response to this approach has been so strong, we felt compelled to expand the number of panels offered at NobleCon12," Pinvidic said.
Noble has selected topics that have been suggested by investors including: Advances In Immunotherapy, The State of The Newspaper Industry, Emerging Trends In Cyber Security, and workshops on Uplisting / Capital Markets Preparation and Advantages of Being Florida-Based -- which is sponsored and presented by Enterprise Florida, the economic development organization for the State of Florida with the Governor, Rick Scott, as its chairman.
Panelists will include industry-related corporate executives, analysts, industry experts and members of Noble's Scientific Advisory Board and its Technology Advisory Board. Panels are open to full attendance and not scheduled to conflict with any corporate presentations or scheduled one-on-one meetings. Workshops are designed exclusively for attending executives.
NobleCon12 will feature 150 corporate executive teams and 350 investment professionals, with overall attendance topping 700. In addition to formal presentations and one-on-one meetings, NobleCon offers assigned seating lunches and dinners, panel presentations and workshops, and numerous networking functions. The all-inclusive Club Med will be closed to all other guests for the four days and three nights of the Conference.