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Summer Game Fest Showcase: The Callisto Protocol
Summer Game Fest is taking a break over the weekend so we're here to showcase a few of the games that were announced or received some juicy new information!
The Callisto Protocol is an upcoming space horror shooter currently slated to release December 2nd this year. The game was first announced with this gorgeous cinematic trailer but now we've finally gotten a peek at some gameplay!
Who's Schofield?
Glen Schofield is the head of Striking Distance Games, the studio working on Callisto Protocol but also the father of Dead Space. When Dead Space 3 undersold back in 2013, EA moved Visceral Games to work on developing Star Wars games with two other studios. In 2017, EA closed the studio based on "listening to player feedback and following marketplace trends", and the hope for a fourth Dead Space waned.
The current Dead Space remake is being developed by Motive Studio and has no connection to Glen Schofield. Schofield joined Krafton as the CEO of the newly created Striking Distance Studios and promptly got to work on The Callisto Protocol.
If you've played Dead Space, you are probably well aware of how similar Callisto is in terms of gameplay, monsters, UI, sound and, well, most everything else. While Callisto was not the only space horror game to be announced on day one of SGF (you could say space horror was one of main themes of the entire stream), it is certainly the most alike to Dead Space and, pending review, could be its spiritual successor in a similar way Path of Exile is to Diablo II.
Let me end this section with a fun fact: The Callisto Protocol was initially supposed to take place in the PUBG universe. At some point during development, this idea was scrapped; Callisto now lives in its own world.
Gross. Awesome.
Breaking Callisto Down
While we've only seen a few minutes of gameplay, it is clear to me that Callisto is a new iteration on Dead Space's overall design and gameplay loop. The UI is fully built into the character, the camera is positioned exactly the same, it's dark and there's monsters.
While Dead Space let you pick up objects and throw them around with your Kinesis module, Callisto takes the concept a step further by introducing The Grip; a gun that lets you pick up enemies and, as we've seen in the trailer, shove them into vents. Take note of how we went from enemies jumping out of vents to throwing them back in.
Gives them the jitters!
A scene later in the presentation shows the player interacting with some kind of terminal, activating the various machinery in the room. This collection of grating, 'brutal' sound effects of machines powering up and whirring blades, followed by monster growls should be no surprise to the Dead Space player.
Sound plays a very important role in horror games and it sure looks to be a big focus for the team behind Callisto. You can probably also expect monsters to show up whenever you turn on heavy machinery. While the clanks and bops add a great deal to the atmosphere, they also serve to "muddy" the soundscape, making monsters harder to hear (and consequently easier to be ambushed).
Don't press that button!
One other aspect I'd like to touch on is the gory deaths. I'll be honest, very few games come to mind when trying to compare what is shown in the trailer to what's already out there: Mortal Kombat (of course), Dead Space (naturally), Until Dawn: JAWS; I could go on.
Callisto seems to have this aspect nailed as well. If you're into nightmarish cutscenes of your character getting disassembled piece by piece or just enjoy hearing what the sound design team achieved with nothing but some bell peppers, a banana and a microphone, you can add this game to your list.
The two gameplay scenes (which take place in the first half of the game) show you wearing two different outfits, so we can expect a suit upgrade system that adds armor/health and perhaps more inventory slots. While not explicitly revealed, I'd also assume there's going to be weapon upgrades as well as a bunch of 'engineering' problems to solve throughout the game.
Dead Space 1&2 had a simple, elegant upgrade system. You can probably expect Callisto to iterate on it and add some depth.
Something the first two installments of Dead Space are known for is being a pretty linear experience. Dead Space 3 added optional "dungeons" (some even co-op exclusive, for whatever reason) which tended to award a bunch of loot and perhaps a little bit of story here and there, centered around the two playable characters. In a recent interview, Glen Schofield confirmed that Callisto Protocol will have a lot more optional story content, seemingly focused on learning more about the characters you find along the way. This will be paired with lots of hidden paths ensuring there's a reason to go back and replay through the whole game.
As we near the launch date, I'm sure the marketing machine will pick up and we'll be getting an increasing amount of information on what Callisto has to offer. We'll keep you posted on any updates!
The Callisto Protocol launches December 2nd this year on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (on Steam).
While I become less resilient to body gore as I age, I'll definitely be picking this one up. Space horror shooters have become their own genre but there's something reassuring about having the man behind Dead Space developing Callisto that makes me believe it'll be an excellent game.
What did you think of The Callisto Protocol? Are you going to play it when it comes out? Let us know in the comments below!
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Summer Game Fest Showcase: Cult of the Lamb
Posted on June 13, 2022 July 15, 2022 by Nirast
Devolver Digital's Marketing Countdown to Marketing happened a few days ago as part of Summer Game fest, and one of the games shown there was Cult of the Lamb. While the game itself isn't new, the event gave us a release date of August 11 and a demo on Steam. We've played through this demo, and are here to give our first impressions of the game. Let's take a look!
From Death…
The game starts with your character, a cute little lamb, tied up and surrounded by what appear to be cultists. Your only option for progress is on the bridge to the north. Once you get on the bridge, two of the cultists will block your way back.
Once on the bridge, the credits for the game start rolling. At the end, you'll reach a new platform, with more cultists, a big executioner, and four very large, very eldritch creatures. The latter start talking about how you're the last one, and how killing you will prevent some sort of prophecy. At that point, the axe comes down, killing you.
That's Cult of the Lamb! Let us know what you think-
Nah, just kidding. After you die, you wake up in a new area, where you seem to be on some sort of cloud with large chains coming out of the "ground". As you head upwards, you meet another creature similar to the previous four, but this one is chained.
The creature, known as The One Who Waits, offers you a deal. You'll be brought back to life, and in return you'll create a cult in their name, as well as kill the other 4 creatures, known as the Bishops of the Old Faith. At this point, you're given two prompts: "Yes" and "Absolutely".
After you make your choice, a small animation plays where the little lamb is given eldritch, otherworldy powers, and we get the title sequence for the game.
Once you're brought back to life, the action starts! You return to the same area where you were killed, and the cultists immediately attack you. The good news is you can fight back (we'll talk about combat in the Gamplay section of the article).
Once you clear out the cultists and move further into the level, you meet Ratau. They're the former vessel of The One Who Waits, and is here to lend you a hand. They instruct you to head towards the ruins of their old temple, where you'll start creating you cult.
On your way out of the woods, you encounter another woodland critter about to be sacrificed to the Bishops. You kill all the cultists and free the critter, teleporting them away. Afterwards, you make your way out of the woodworks and finally arrive at the ruins.
Ratau helps you around a little more. You indoctrinate the critter you saved earlier into your cult, then start building up the base, managing to make a small fireplace before Ratau tells you to go out there to get more materials.
You go into the Land of the Old Faith, the same land you just escaped. The area is similar to the one in the first section of the game, except larger. Your objective is to kill Amdusias. After you do that, or if you die along the way, the demo ends.
Gameplay & Controls
The game is split into 2 main sections: the base-building manager and the so-called "crusades". Let's start with the latter.
The crusades are where the majority of the combat happens. They are dungeon-crawls where you fight enemies, collect resources and save potential members for your cult. Finishing crusades gets you closer to defeating the four Bishops.
Each crusade is randomly generated and is split into multiple areas with different purposes. When clearing an area, you'll be brought to a 2D map with multiple branching paths that let you go to the next area. Each area is split into rooms with one or more exits.
The combat areas, which can be identified via the sword icon, are the largest and offer a small dungeon map at the top-right corner of the screen. In the demo we also encountered an area that offered a large number of resources to the players, and there's also the one where you save a potential cult member from the beginning of the game.
At the start of each crusade you're offered a weapon and an eldritch ability, called a Curse, to use. The Curse uses Fervor charges, which can be replenished by killing enemies. The selection is random, and it's likely you'll be able to unlock more options as the game progresses in the full version.
There are characters you can meet during crusades that can alter your run in various ways. The two we came across are Clauneck and Kudaai. Clauneck gives you a choice between two passives to alter how your run goes. Kudaai lets you change your weapon or Curse.
Building Your Cult
Your cult represents the base-building side of the game. What we get in the demo is pretty limited, but should give us a good idea of what the full game will be like.
The first thing you do when you get to the site of your new cult is indoctrinate the critter from the tutorial section. At this point you can change their name and appearance (kinda' messed up when you think about it). Each cultist will also have some positive and negative traits that you have no control over.
From here you can give orders to your new cult member. Your initial options are to make them cut trees or mine rocks. At this point, the game takes the cultist over and they perform the tasks assigned. You can talk to them later to assign new tasks or see how their mood is.
Once the little critter is indoctrinated, Ratau will prompt you to create a fireplace and cook some food for your followers. You'll first need to gather the wood and rocks necessary by chopping down trees and mining the ore.
Once you've gathered the materials, you'll be able to pick where the fireplace will be… placed. You can start building it yourself, or you can wait for one of your followers to come help. From what we can tell, this is true of most activities you can perform in this section.
After the fireplace is built and you make some food, Ratau will tell you go back to the Land of the Old Faith to get more materials and followers. This will likely be the main gameplay loop, where you swap between building your cult and crusading.
The combat in the game is fast and very responsive. The game fully supports Xbox and Dualsense controllers, each with 3 layouts available, and the game also has fully remappable keyboard controls. The on-screen prompts change to fit the layout of your choice. Both of them play great, but we recommend a gamepad.
There is a fairly big issue with the keyboard controls. The keys for changing from one submenu to another are mapped to A and S and can't be changed. This means that, if you want to use WASD to navigate the menu, you'll change submenus instead of going from one item to another. You can assign different keys specifically for menu navigation, but we're hoping the final game lets you reassign the sub-menu keys as well.
Visuals & Audio
As can be seen from the screenshots, the game has a hand-drawn, cartoony art-style that contrasts really well with the more disturbing parts of the game. The characters are very expressive, and the animations are smooth.
The game has a fairly wide range of graphical settings even as a demo, allowing you to toggle shadows, vsync, chromatic aberrations, and more. It's not as in-depth as a AAA 3D game, but it's got quite a few options. It also supports a large variety of resolutions, including ultrawide, for the 10 of us who care.
The music for the game is really good, with upbeat and groovy tunes that fit the situation you're in (combat, being at the cult, etc.). The sound effects when you hit an enemy are crunchy and really sell the impact. There's no voice acting in the game, the characters instead making grunts when they talk, which fits the game well.
What do you think of Cult of the Lamb so far? Download the demo on Steam and let us know in the comments bellow! The game will be available on all major platforms on August 11th for 23 USD or your regional equivalent.
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Pixel Dust Photo Art: Free Texture!!!
This is the texture that almost wasn't. I had my finger on the delete key when I thought, "Oh why not test it?", and I'm so glad I did. It's the best ugly texture ever!
I just love how it performs in several blend modes.
I hope you will give it a try - in spite of how it looks.
Here Grunge Surprise is added to an unprepared photograph and blended in Overlay at 100%. There are many post texture application manipulations that could make this a lovely image - but I wanted you to simply see what the texture will do in Overlay.
Here, Grunge Surprise is blended in Linear Light at 70%. Again, many manipulations in Photoshop will make this a great painterly image, but I wanted you to just see what the texture does in Linear Light.
Another shot of a building with the application of Grunge Surprise processed in Color Burn with the opacity reduced to 55%. This image needs a levels adjustment now - but you get the basic idea.
So have fun experimenting with this ugly texture that produces great effects! Your feedback about the textures (especially in the form of links to your work with them) is always gratefully received.
on sale in my Texture Shoppe, for a nominal fee.
this looks like a good example of ugly beautiful! can't wait to try it. thanks.
You wouldn't think by looking at the texture,that it would have such a nice effect on the buildings.
A wonderful texture, interesting results.
You really think this is ugly Bonnie??
Don't you just love a happy accident?!? Just goes to show you the power of those layer effects. Looks amazing on both the building and the sky. A very versatile texture which is hard to come by. I'm glad you took it for a test drive!
Thanks, Bonnie! I tried it... and it will be in my August Break 25 post. I think I need to try some photos of buildings now!
spontaneously i love the middle one best. great texture, thanks so much!


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JV Eligibility
Tue, 2013-11-12 13:40 - ceda
Bylaw VII. Section 3. Add the following: "Any debater with under 100 rounds of policy debate is eligible for junior varisty. However, any debater who has won an elimination rounds at three tournament in junior varsity, varsity or open at the college level will be required to move to open. The elimination round provision will only apply to those tournaments that clear to at least octos in the division and does not count for partial elimination rounds."
New version would read:
A. A novice is defined as an individual with no more than 24 rounds of team policy debate at the high school or college level, or CEDA non-policy debate, or 50 rounds of Lincoln- Douglas Debate at the high school or college level, or a combination of 50 rounds of team policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate at the high school or college level. If a debater competes in no more than 24 rounds of team policy debate during his/her first year as a novice at the college level, they retain novice eligibility during their second academic year in debate. However, if debaters have more than 24 rounds of team policy debate during their first year at the college level but have not advanced to elimination rounds at two tournaments during that first year of novice eligibility they are entitled to a second year of eligibility until advancing to elimination rounds in two tournaments or upon completion of the second academic year. Any debater with under 100 rounds of policy debate is eligible for junior varisty. However, any debater who has won an elimination rounds at three tournament in junior varsity, varsity or open at the college level will be required to move to open. The elimination round provision will only apply to those tournaments that clear to at least octos in the division and does not count for partial elimination rounds. An exception will be made for Junior Varsity National Tournaments. A waiver process for this section may be established by the Executive Council for extraordinary situations.
Currently novice eligibility rules are governed by the number of rounds that the student has competed in. This is a good standard as it measures actual experience and not years in debate which are extremely variable both in terms of number of debates and experience.
Allowing debaters who have not yet won an elim in junior varsity allows debaters with significant rounds for open, but lacking the skill set to remain in junior varsity until they achieve a level of success/aptitude.
The elim rule is written to exclude very small novice divisions and byes through partials. This ensures that the tournament is large enough to represent a significant sample size.

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And we're talking about pruning in order to make room for Light and Warmth. What's crowding your spirit and obscuring God's access to your soul?
"Sometimes, it's a slow process. Sometimes, we wake up one morning and find the whole bush covered with blackened, holey leaves. If we allow it, God begins to prune. Often, the pruning is painful, very painful. The only way to bear the pain of the pruning is to keep our eyes on the face of the Gardener. He has a plan. It's a plan to save us, a plan to allow us to bloom abundantly. But first, He must strip us bare. And there we stand in the summer sun, naked in our seemingly barren state. Very little green remains, no blooms can be seen. We need to begin again, confident that the Gardener will provide all we need to grow and flourish." Please read the rest here.
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CHICAGO (Jan. 16, 2019) – U.S. Soccer announced the newest appointments to the U.S. Men's National Team technical staff, fulfilling the goals of finding coaches who bring a wealth and variety of experience both domestically and abroad.
Former U.S. international Josh Wolff joins as an assistant coach, B.J. Callaghan as Strategy Analyst and Assistant Coach, Steve Tashjian as Head Performance Expert and Darcy Norman as Movement and Conditioning Coach.
Wolff and Tashjian previously worked under MNT head coach Gregg Berhalter in the same roles with Columbus Crew SC. Callaghan joins the MNT staff after serving as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Union, while Norman most recently worked as the Performance Data Analyst and Fitness Rehab Coach with the German Men's National Team.
In addition, Nico Estevez, who worked closely with Berhalter at Columbus Crew SC, will join the MNT staff as an assistant coach pending approval of his U.S. work permit. A native of Spain, he holds a UEFA Pro License and has more than 15 years of experience coaching at the highest professional levels in Spain and the United States, including stints at Columbus and La Liga's Valencia.
Oregon State University Men's head coach Terry Boss is currently serving as goalkeeper coach for Berhalter during the January Camp.
A teammate of Berhalter's with the U.S. Men's National Team and German club 1860 Munich, Wolff returns to the MNT after working seven seasons as an assistant coach in Major League Soccer the past five of which came under Berhalter at Columbus Crew SC. There, Wolff helped the club to an appearance in the 2015 MLS Cup Final and playoff berths in four out of five seasons. Prior to joining Columbus, Wolff served as an assistant coach from 2012-2013 with D.C. United. He is a holder of U.S. Soccer's "PRO" and "A" coaching licenses.
The Stone Mountain, Ga., product scored nine goals in 52 caps for the MNT from 1999-2008, an international career which saw the striker take part in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, help the USA to the 2002 and 2005 Concacaf Gold Cup and a fourth-place finish at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. During 15-year professional career, Wolff featured for Chicago Fire, Kansas City Wizards and D.C. United, as well as German side 1860 Munich. During that time, Wolff won three trophies with Chicago – the 1998 MLS Cup and 1998 and 2000 U.S. Open Cups – as well as the 2004 U.S. Open Cup title with Kansas City.
Callaghan comes to the U.S. Men's National Team after spending the last seven years with the Philadelphia Union. For the past five seasons, Callaghan worked as an assistant coach under Jim Curtin, focusing on team defending, opponent analysis, set-piece design, player development and scouting. During this time, he helped the Union to appearances in the 2014, 2015 and 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Finals as well as postseason berths in 2016 and 2018. Prior to his involvement with the first team, he spent the previous two years working with the Philadelphia Union/YSC Academy.
Callaghan spent six years with Villanova University, rising to the level of Associate Head Coach and previously held many coaching positions with Philadelphia-area clubs FC Delco, Montgomery Soccer Club and the EPYSA/Region I ODP program. He holds the U.S. Soccer "PRO" and "A" coaching licenses.
Steve Tashjian joins the U.S. Men's National Team staff after spending the past five years with Columbus Crew SC, where he worked alongside Gregg Berhalter as the club's High Performance Director. A licensed physical therapist and respected performance specialist, Tashjian is renowned for being the lone American in the same role in the English Premier League for half a decade. With Columbus, Tashjian was tasked with continuing to develop data driven performance platforms in the areas of health and wellness, sports medicine, sport science, strength and conditioning and recovery.
Tashjian joined Crew SC from English Premier League side Everton, where he served for five years as the Head of Sports Science and Conditioning and Director of End Stage Rehabilitation. During his time at Everton, Tashjian became well known for his innovative approach to player monitoring and performance development.
From 2007 to 2009, Tashjian served as Assistant Coach and Head of Fitness, Director of End Stage Rehabilitation and Reconditioning with Columbus. He was a part of the late Sigi Schmid's staff that led the Black & Gold to the 2008 MLS Cup, and was a part of back-to-back Supporters' Shield wins in 2008 and 2009. As an Assistant Coach, Head of Fitness and later a consultant for Azusa Pacific University from 2006-2008, he helped the university to a 2007 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship as well as runner-up honors with the women in 2007 and the men in 2006.
Darcy Norman brings 20 years of experience in the human performance industry to the U.S. Men's National Team. For the past 10 years, his work has primarily focused on creating and implementing methodologies, applied data and building strategic relations, as well as managing medical, rehab, fitness, nutrition, psychology and sport science staff at the highest level. Norman's soccer-specific experience includes time as Performance Data Analyst and Fitness Rehab Coach with the German Men's National Team from 2012-2018, helping Die Mannschaft to the 2014 FIFA World Cup title and third-place finish at Euro 2016. From 2015-2018, Norman also worked as the Director of Performance with Italian club AS Roma, helping the side to a semifinal appearance in 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Prior to those positions, he worked as the Strength Coach and Rehab Specialist for Bayern Munich, helping the German club to the 2009-10 Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal Championship and the Final of that season's UEFA Champions League.
A licensed therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Norman also served as the Director of Performance Innovation at EXOS and as a Physical Therapist and Performance Coach at Athletes' Performance.


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Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
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Read this poem written by Mr. Graves and dedicated to the Class of 2010 on May 21. This was recited to them for the first time during our last night of devotions in Sandusky, Ohio during our senior trip before leaving the next day back to Minnesota.
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To set the scene since joining a club in April my handicap has dropped to a nice 12, and my irons that were the worst part of my game are now the envy of people that play with me, I changed my setup, and various things to achieve this. HOWEVER, the fundamental changes i made in this area of the game have crept into my Driver and are causing me serious issues, pop-ups/pulls/low hooks/high power fades, you name it!
He said the only way to stop hitting down so much with my driver was to get the weight right behind everything, stack it over the right leg to get a better AoA. i tried it, still hit it high, the fade turned into a straight slice, i jsut wasnt happy with the change. it took me 60 balls post lesson to get it out of my system and stop shanking my irons!!
1) Am i being over picky about the change and how i felt about him in my opinion not listening to what i was after?
2) If i am not being picky, has anyone got any ideas how i can keep my current swing but sort the driver out without hitting it off the deck?
A lot of times people think they're doing one thing while actually doing another, that's why video helps figure things out.
Swing changes also take a long time to ingrain, and furthermore, it helps to do a lot of slow steady swings in front of a mirror.
I am very picky about instructors. Did you ask him why it was a no-no? There are other adjustments you could make in you driver swing that won't affect your irons. Sometimes ball position or set up is all that is needed.
A video in a My Swing thread would help. There are a couple of driver threads here too.
I moved the ball up to left toe but seemed to make it slightly worse or hit alot of low pulls.
Check this thread out. Putting it too far forward can also cause problems because you may be on the other side of you swing arc at that point and coming OTT. Whereas you irons, you are swinging in-to-out at impact. You want to be hitting it while still swinging out.
Post the video. We will be able to help you make adjustments. We've all worked on this type of issue.
The way I read this, you went to the pro, and told him what you were doing wrong. Essentially you diagnosed your swing faults on your own, and expected him to agree with you, even though he has a bit more experience in evaluating and diagnosing swing faults.
Then, he suggested changes based on HIS diagnosis, not on yours. You tried those changes for a few balls, didn't improve immediately, so gave up and went back to what you were doing (poorly) before.
You're unhappy because the change he suggested felt like too big a change for you.
I imagine that by now you can anticipate where I'm headed. If you're only going to accept the diagnosis and advice that you want to get, I'm not sure I see the point of paying for a lesson. I have no idea if the pro was doing a good job or not, I'm not competent to evaluate your swing, even if you DO post a video. But you don't know either, you refused to give his suggested changes a fair try, because it felt wrong, and didn't produce immediate success. In my experience, even small changes feel huge, and may take a little while to install effectively.
I agree somewhat with what Dave is saying and a lot with what Scott is saying.
The issue is @carpediem4300, likes his swing for irons, but not for driver.
It could very well be just a simple setup using his swing as is, or it could be something else?
He sounded really frustrated so I refrained from my usual joke-ish comments like why not use a 3W? Or play up with just irons?
I may of not worded it very well then because I disagree with the majority of your post, not to be negative or argumentative over it though.
The bit that got me riled was i explicited said I dont want two swings if i can help it. I want to change as little as possible between irons/driver. but he wouldnt listen, he didnt suggest a single way to keep the same swing but only slightly adapt for the driver, nothin, nada. he just went straight into what i feel is a big change.
BTW - I love your avatar.
I think you raise what I have and still believe is one of the biggest questions in golf and one of the reasons why golf is so hard. "Is my teaching pro the right teaching pro for me?" I'll be anxious to hear the comments from some of the teaching pros who are on this forum. I have worked with 4 teaching pros in my golf life. 2 of them I thought were phenomenal. 2 of them I believe were really trying to help, I also think they would have been great pros for somebody else, but they just didn't work out as well for me. I know it sounds corny but your relationship with your teaching pro is a little like a marriage.
My advice, take it for what its worth, is go back to the guy and sit down with him. Ask him some questions. Also explain your goals. Are you looking for a long term relationship with a teaching pro? Do you want just a quick fix (call it a one night stand)? What's his philosophy on swing mechanics? Does that make sense to you? Is he a tweaker, or a rebuilder? While you are listening to him, think about his communication style, does that work for you? Does he understand that you may have physical limitations that may mean you are unable to have a perfect golf swing? Or, perhaps you don't, I don't know. I also like teaching pros that will allow you to book "On course" lessons with them. Where they play 9 holes with you and help you with your skills under actual golf conditions. But all of these things are up to you.
I can tell you from experience the RIGHT teaching pro will help you improve dramatically, I believe much faster than without a teaching pro. If you find the right guy or gal, I suggest thinking of a long term relationship. (I truly believe that's the best way to improve.) If you don't think this is the right guy, move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Anyhoo, I don't know if this helps you or not. Good luck. Let us know how it all shakes out.
Id love to have a long term relationship with a pro, indeed i realise it will make me way better. instead of looking at millions of youtube fixes and trying by myself. thats exactly why i went to him.
Eh, this guy just might not be your guy. … Plenty of fish in the sea.


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Master of Fine Arts in TV + Screenwriting
One little program with so much impact: that's the Stephens Master of Fine Arts in TV and Screenwriting. Since its founding in 2016, the program has been proving its value to graduates, who have been earning prizes, joining writing and production staffs, and landing teaching jobs around the country.
Our students and graduates have already accomplished great things ... and we're just getting started.
Chelsea Andes '17 is the associate producer for Foundry360, a video production advertising agency at Meredith in New York City. She has worked and volunteered at numerous film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, The New York Film Festival and DocNYC. Her screenplay "Daughter of Mab" made it to the semifinals of The Athena List, an annual slate of three to five screenplays with female leaders or strong female protagonists that have yet to be made into films. "Daughter of Mab" also is a quarterfinalist in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. With fellow MFA alumnae Betsy Leighton and Misty Brawner, Andes participated in a writers' room to break an entire 12-episode web series as part of a partnership between Unreal Media and SeriesFest.
Amy Banks '17 is an adjunct professor in the English department at Central Methodist University and at State Fair Community College. Banks also works as a creative consultant for Sesame Studios.
Julie Berkobien '17 is research assistant to Cari Beauchamp and the Mary Pickford Foundation. Her pilot "Blythe Park" was a selected project at Stowe Story Lab 2018 and a quarterfinalist in the 2019 BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
Christine Clayburg (MFA candidate) won best screenplay in the military genre at the Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition, was named a semifinalist at the Women in Cinema International Screenwriting competition, quarterfinalist at Scriptapalooza, and received an honorable mention at Willifest.
Mikayla Daniels '17 made it to the semifinals of The Athena List with her screenplay "Wingman Lost." The list is an annual slate of three to five screenplays with female leaders or strong female protagonists that have yet to be made into films. Daniels has been a regular contributor to netflixlife.com, covering series and film reviews and entertainment news. She was a judge for the "Best Screenplay" category for Happenstance Horror Festival, is screening films for Destiny City Film Festival in Tacoma, and judging films for Watersprite International Student Film Festival and Northwest Horror Festival. She also is a post-production video editor for the NBC affiliate KHQ and a writer and on-camera host for KSPS Saturday Night Cinema.
Rashaan Dozier-Escalante '19 is on the writing staff of CBS drama "Seal Team" after having been selected for the CBS Writers Mentoring Program and the Producer Guild of America's Power of Diversity Master Workshop during her time in the Stephens MFA.
Elizabeth Dwyer '17 was hired to write the pilot script for "Scarlett," a new mob series, and was invited to attend the 2019 Stowe Story Lab and 2019 Sidewalk Narrative Lab. Her thesis project, the pilot script for "North Amerikay" has placed in the following contests: second rounder, Austin Film Festival, 2018; finalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship, 2018; finalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices, 2018; semifinalist, Diverse Voices Fellowship to the Stow Story Lab, 2019.
Krista Dyson '18 teaches digital media and TV production in the Palm Beach County School District and is co-producer of the independent documentary feature "When All That's Left is Love." The film has been accepted to 20 film festivals so far and has won several awards on the festival circuit. Most notably, it was the opening night film at the inaugural Desertscape Film Festival, won Best Overall Feature at Longleaf Film Festival, and screened at the American Psychological Association Film Festival.
Cara Epstein '18 won an Athena Writers Lab Sloan Foundation Fellowship for her screenplay "Activated," which also was a Sundance lab semifinalist. Epstein is a SeriesFest writers' room writer for the web series "Dropshot Divas" and "Growing Up Old." She recently was commissioned to write an original screenplay by a producer in L.A.
Alexandra Fernandez '19 is a first generation Mexican-American writer born and raised in East Los Angeles. After graduating from Stephens College MFA program in 2019, she landed a job as a writer's PA on the Shondaland firefighter network drama, Station 19. As she was moving up the Station 19 assistant ranks, Alex was writing animated shorts on the side for DreamWorks Spirit & Friends with her former Stephens mentor, Ligiah Villalobos. During Station 19's season 5, Alex started her second year as a Research assistant for the show, but this time, slated to write and produce a full freelance episode herself. Alex wrote episode 5x13 "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire," which was directed by Paris Barclay. Alex has since been staffed as a writer on Station 19 season 6.
researcher on the ABC show "Station 19." Her pilot "Happyland" won the DTLA Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and was a quarterfinalist in both the BlueCat and Slamdance Screenplay Competitions.
Khanisha Foster '17 signed with Brad Rosenfeld and Nicholas Bogner and has written for two major video games, one for the company Probably Monsters and the second in the game Episodes. She also received the Fox Resident Actors Fellowship.
Kenneth Grimble '18 co-directed and acted in "Desert Trilogy," a trilogy of short films by Pamela Winfrey and Terry Selucky, and is acting in John Lewis's upcoming film. He also wrote, directed, and produced a short film.
Sydney Haven '17 reached the second round of the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition with her comedy "Drawing Dead."
Sahar Jahani '18 worked as creative coordinator for YouTube Originals while a student in Stephens' MFA program. After graduating, she served as writers' assistant, script coordinator and writer for episode 105 of Hulu's "Ramy," and staff writer for "Undressed" on MTV Mini Room. She currently is a staff writer for "13 Reasons Why" and a screenwriter for the book adaptation of "Ayesha At Last" with Columbia Pictures. Her original pilot, "Uncovered," was named a Sundance Episodic Lab Finalist in 2018 and was the first MACRO Episodic Lab winner. The series is being developed with Eva Longoria's company. In addition, Jahani was selected for the 2018 Warner Brothers TV Workshop.
Laura Kirk '17 was promoted to assistant teaching professor at the University of Kansas, where she serves as faculty advisor for the KU screenwriting club. Her reviews have been published in the Journal of Screenwriting and she was awarded the Missouri Stories Fellowship for her screenplay "Seekers," written in the Stephens College M.F.A. program.
Betsy Leighton '18 is board chair of SeriesFest and runs mini writers' rooms through her production company, Unreal Media.
John Lewis '18 shot the pilot episode of his web series Lost in Moldova after graduation. It was selected by three web fests, including the IndieFest Film Awards, Stareable Fest in New York and the Berlin Webfest.
LeeAnne Lowry '19 has had their scripts place in a number of competitions. Their script "Thirst" made it into the Athena Film Festival TV Lab, was a finalist at the Twister Alley Film Festival, a semifinalist at the Screenplay Festival, and selection at the Action of Film Megafest. Their script "Hard Work" scored in the 99th percentile in WeScreenplay Full Coverage. Their spec "Timeless: Electra" was a finalist in the Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival. Their script "Hick, Darling" was a finalist for the Stowe Story Labs 2021 Fellowship.
Ghizlane Morlot '22 received an MFA in Television and Screenwriting from Stephens College. She was granted a fellowship by the Alliance of Women Directors in Los Angeles and participated in a six-month directing workshop with USC School of Cinematics Arts Associate Professor Jennifer Warren, as part of a diversity initiative supporting women in film. In fall 2019, Ghizlane shadowed producer/director Randy Zisk (pre-production and production) on the set of Almost Family (Fox Television). During the 2021 pandemic, Ghizlane directed Snow on The Farm, a comedy webseries featuring women, chickens (mostly female) and goats (YouTube/IGTV). In the fall 2021, Morlot joined Gallico Productions as a producer working on several projects in development. She is attached to direct her debut feature Meet Me in the Kitchen at Midnight, a dark comedy about yet another woman on the edge, written by fellow Stephens MFA alum Mary Robbins.
W.A.W. Parker '19 cowrote "The Wasteland," a novel about T.S. Eliot coming into his own as a writer while figuring out if he can come out to himself, which was published by Level 4 Press. His debut novel, "The Divine Proportions of Luca Pacioli," was published by The Mentoris Project. His screenplay "Leo" was a Nicholl and Final Draft quarterfinalist, and his screenplay "The Baby" was a semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival. He also wrote the "Bringing Baby Dragon" episode of the animated series "Clash-A-Rama!"
Jackie Perez '17 is a semifinalist in the 2019 ScreenCraft Public Domain screenplay contest for "Amazing Grace," a STEM-centric screenplay based on the life of Grace Hopper. She works remotely as a part-time grant writer for Stowe Story Labs.
Amelia Phillips '17 wrote a screenplay for an independent producer about the true story of an Armenian Genocide survivor who risks his life to hide Jews while Nazis live on his land. "The Seventh Brother" was named a quarterfinalist for the 2019 Nicholl Fellowship. Phillips also is working freelance on a murder mystery podcast. She attended the Athena lab was accepted into the Stowe lab with a scholarship. Phillips also wrote and directed her first short film.
Sarah Phillips '17 wrote, directed and produced "Supplements," which was named a top 20 film for the Louisiana Film Prize. The film was created by Phileon Productions, a woman-led production company Phillips created in Los Angeles. Laetitia Alix Leon co-produced and starred in the film. Phillips also won the Nashville Screenplay Competition with her screenplay for the short film "Smile."
Megan Poepsel '18 is working on a web series through SeriesFest and Unreal Media.
Ilona Rossman Ho '19 made it to the second round at Austin Film Festival with her web series "Indivisible Mom," which also won laurels at the Big Apple Film Festival and Sherman Oaks Film Festival. Her review of "The Heroine's Journey: Women's Quest for Wholeness" by Maureen Murdock was published in the 2019 fall issue of the Journal of Screenwriting. Ilona also is a reader for the Austin Film Festival and participates in the MFA writers group.
Terry Selucky '18 co-produced, wrote and directed a short film trilogy, "Desert Trilogy," with Pamela Winfrey, and currently is producing an independent pilot that is supported in part by Sundance Podcast writing and paid by Cutler Media, LLC. Selucky also is a reader for Austin Film Festival.
Yasser Shahin '17 is currently a lecturer at San Jose State University. Before that he worked as a lecturer at Eastern Washington University, where he taught writing courses such as writing for the short, writing for T.V., feature writing, and adaptation. Shahin mentors many young writers who live in different countries in the Middle East. Shahin spoke at festivals and events virtually and in person such as Citizen Jane Film Festival 2018. He is a coauthor of "When Women Wrote Hollywood" edited by Dr. Rosanne Welch. Shahin writes in both English and Arabic and worked with Aljazeera Network and many different international channels for documentaries and T.V. programs as an assistant producer before teaching.
Lauren Smith '17 is a development assistant at a TV and talent management company at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The company represents Ann Curry, who is the host of the medical mystery show "Chasing the Cure," and Daymond John, one of the sharks on "Shark Tank." Smith also has written articles for BlueCan Screenplay Competition. Her screen play "Sunny's Funnys" made it to the Scriptapalooza quarterfinals.
Amanda Stockwell '17 is adapting a television pilot into children's book series.
Dan Sturman '17 is teaching screenwriting at Colorado College and has been working on several documentary film projects since graduation.
Chase Thompson '17 is an associate professor of digital filmmaking at Stephens College. He wrote and directed "Tampsen Air," an episodic film project that was nominated for Best TV Pilot by the New York City Independent Film Festival. The pilot, which was produced with the help of undergraduate students in Stephens' digital filmmaking program, also screened at Denver Pop Culture Con, Kansas City Film Festival International and Toronto Lift-Off.
Pamela Winfrey '18 co-produced "Desert Trilogy" with Terry Selucky, and is producing a web series called Singularity in Love. Her screenplay "No Coffee?" was selected for the Portland Comedy Film Festival in spring 2019. Winfrey also was a runner-up in Roadmap's Wise Words screenwriting contest for her pilot "It's a Boy!" and a finalist for "Women Will Have Their Dogs."
Sarah Whorton '17 was selected to participate in Jaquira Díaz's weeklong Advanced Nonfiction Workshop at Lit Fest 2021. She published two chapters in "When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry" and several reviews in The Journal of Screenwriting. Her screenplay "Sight" placed in the Dramatic Feature category of the Austin Film Festival, the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenplay contest, and among the Top 20 of The Film Empire FEMPIRE screenwriting contest. Whorton has presented at a variety of regional and national conferences and won the GOLD at the 2018 UPCEA Marketing and Enrollment Awards for her news release video "Master of public health with an emphasis in veterinary public health."
Kelley Zinge '17 wrote 11 episodes of "Kids' Planet," an educational TV show by CIC Media, and had her children's story "Lullaby for Ella Vi" produced and recorded as an audiobook with words and music in collaboration with UCLA Extension. It will be available to children in residence at Ronald McDonald Houses all over the country. Zinge is working with a New York literary agent on a few children's books and putting the finishing touches on her musical "Carnival Noir."
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Oxbridge Re Holdings, a fledgling reinsurer for property/casualty insurers in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, reported its first financial results as a public company. The numbers reflect both potential for growth, and promising results so far.
The Cayman Islands company said it produced $393,000 in net income and booked $648,000 in net earned premiums in its 2014 first quarter. Its combined ratio landed at an astounding 39.4. As Oxbridge Re noted, underwriting is not profitable when that number lands at 100 or higher.
"We believe we are well positioned to build on the momentum established to-date," CEO Jay Madhu said in a statement.
Oxbridge is very much a new kid on the block. It launched in April 2013 with a focus on reinsurance for U.S. Gulf Coast property/casualty insurers.
The company raised nearly $27 million from an initial public offering on March 26, 2014. At the end of the first quarter, Oxbridge said it had $37.3 million in cash, equivalents, and restricted cash and equivalents on hand.
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Sol Campbell: New Southend manager could retire with his £40m wealth – but he's desperate to be a trailblazing manager
22.10.2019 SamfordCrimson Football
SOL CAMPBELL is a man on a mission.
The England legend is the new Southend United boss after an impressive stint at Macclesfield Town last season.
10 Sol Campbell is desperate to prove he can succeed as a football managerCredit: Mark Robinson – The Sun
10 England legend Campbell has taken over as the new boss of the Shrimpers
He could be forgiven for enjoying his riches earned from the game – a fortune said to stand at £40million.
But the former Spurs and Arsenal defender doesn't want to rest on his laurels and is keen to become a trailblazing manager, like former Three Lions team-mate Frank Lampard at Chelsea.
And it hasn't been easy for the 45-year-old who once called himself "one of the greatest minds in football".
REJECTED BY OXFORD
Desperate to make his mark on the game, Campbell threw his fedora hat into the ring for the vacant Oxford United post last year.
The U's had disposed of Pep Clotet, who was sacked after just six months in charge, and were looking at exciting alternatives.
6ft 2in Campbell was one, as was Wales hell-raiser Craig Bellamy.
I can't believe some people, I'm one of the greatest minds in football and I'm being wasted because of a lack of experience or 'maybe he talks his mind too much'
Sol Campbell
It was Bellamy that got the gig, albeit only to withdraw his application after the club was taken over during negotiations. The ex-Gunner was aghast.
"I did go (for the Oxford job) and they didn't accept me," he told the Arsenal podcast Highbury & Heels.
"Maybe it was a lack of experience, things like that, but it's a full circle. Experience? How do I get experience? Well I need a job to get experience.
"I don't want to go too low that it's a struggle, and I don't want to go too low that I'm under someone and thinking 'what am I doing here?' I would rather be managing a club myself."
10 Premier League-winner Campbell was rejected by Oxford UnitedCredit: Getty – Contributor
10 Campbell wondered if it was his intellect that meant he was overlooked for jobsCredit: Getty – Contributor
Campbell also quizzed if it was his intellect that was holding him back.
"I'm confident and it's not like it's rocket science to run a football club, especially when you get to that level," he added.
"If you're intelligent enough and a quick learner you will learn pretty soon, within two or three games, what the team needs, training-wise, to survive in that league, get better in that league, to get in the play-offs or even win the league.
"I'm intelligent enough, it's not like I played on a fox and dog pitch all my life.
"I can't believe some people, I'm one of the greatest minds in football and I'm being wasted because of a lack of experience or 'maybe he talks his mind too much'.
"Go to Germany, they love people who speak their minds. They got the jobs.
"I'm sorry that I've got a mind, but don't be scared of that. That should be something you want at your club, but obviously not."
BUT THE SILKMEN DID
In November, 2018 Campbell got his first opportunity to impress in a management role. But it wasn't ideal.
He was handed the keys to the manager's office at Macclesfield Town, a job that no one wanted with the Silkmen sitting bottom of League Two – seven points from safety and facing relegation from the football league.
However, the calming Campbell soon steadied the ship.
On the final day of the season, Campbell achieved the unthinkable, guiding Macclesfield to safety.
10 Last year, Macclesfield Town offered Campbell is first role in football managementCredit: PA:Empics Sport
10 Despite amassing a wealth believed to be worth £40m, Campbell was happy to prove himself in League TwoCredit: Getty Images – Getty
10 Campbell became a fan favourite after guiding Macclesfield Town to safetyCredit: Rex Features
A run of just two defeats from the last ten games helped his side finish three points above second-bottom Notts County.
"The early days in particular were very, very difficult. Coming into this environment I had to deal with a lot of things," he told talkSPORT two months prior to leaving the cash-strapped club mutually.
"There was no structure and cohesion and absolutely no foundations in place.
"When I rocked up I was fighting so many fires – behind the scenes it was non-stop drama."
The emotional ride even got the better of Campbell, who admitted he was overcome by the success he achieved.
He revealed: "I started crying after we stayed up. This job has taken so much out of me, emotionally and physically. I was crying with relief, really.
"I've almost been like a psychologist, as well as a football manager. I've had to guide these players and inspire them, but get inside their brains as well. It was my responsibility – I had to do all that by myself.
"Almost every single player at the club needed to be rebuilt – mentally, emotionally and football-wise.
"I had to give these lads the belief that they could be somebody. And then you have the fans, they don't really know me so draw their own conclusions – I'm new in management after all.
"We had to be well prepared, because if we hadn't have done that we wouldn't be in the league now – it's as simple as that."
10 Campbell has a Uefa Pro Licence, which is the highest coaching qualification availableCredit: Getty Images – Getty
10 Campbell looks destined to continue his managerial career at Southend UnitedCredit: Getty – Contributor
10 Should Campbell land the Southend United job he will be one of just six BAME managers in the Football LeagueCredit: Rex Features
Campbell holds a Uefa Pro Licence, which is the highest coaching qualification available and is mandatory for all first-team managers wishing to work in the Premier League.
But he can't think of managing a top club just yet.
The Southend United job is his best option open to him and he joins five other black and minority ethnic (BAME) managers making their living in the Football League.
Simply, that's not enough and in the past Campbell has been very vocal about black coaches getting the same opportunities as others.
"Everyone has to ask themselves why there are not more black managers in this country," he told The Guardian in 2013.
"I've spoken to other black players who want to coach and they feel the same, that attitudes here are archaic."
Campbell would've seen former England team-mates Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville walk into top jobs at Rangers and Valencia respectively.
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However, he's willing to roll his sleeves up and do it the hard way by proving himself in the lower leagues.
After a successful spell at Macclesfield, you wouldn't bet against him leading Southend to glory, if he gets the chance.
And maybe, there's a shot at becoming a future England manager too.
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From the huge sweep of Breaking Bad to the heart wrenching Robin Williams tribute, the Emmys were full of beautiful moments. While the show is great for TV aficionados, it is also perfect for fashion spotting. If you haven't already, be sure to scan all the fabulous photos of the stars and their stunning couture.
Of course with bridal fashion on the mind, I was taken by how many dresses were perfect for the Mother of the Bride. Depending on the bride's length of leash, there are a number of beautiful outfits to fit the day that can exemplify your style as well. Where better than to find inspiration for your MOB or MOG dress than on a red carpet?
Shall we fast-forward 8 years as I walk into Kosibah to meet with the owner Yemi Osunkoya. Yemi is an impressive man, tall and charming yet eloquent in his approach. As he guides me through his journey, his labor of love shines through when he describes to me his journey of how he came to be one of the foremost British black haute couture bridal designers, still standing for 23 years. I ask if there is any significance with the name Kosibah. It turns out to be a derivation of his mother's name. She was born on a Sunday and named Cosiba; he changed the spelling to make it a little more user friendly yet different and Kosibah was born.
Ladies, finally a designer that cares about women with curves! Yemi goes on to explain, "they obviously come to me because they've seen something I've done. I sit down with them, I look at them physically to see what would fit because that's my basic ethos. I ask myself what can I do for this person in front of me to flatter them and make them look their best? Sometimes we minimize certain body areas and sometimes we enhance other body parts." As a woman with curves, I begin to smile and Yemi smiles back in acknowledgment that I like his style!
Dressing his bride is a service he offers because after working for months on a dress, he wants to see the dress in the right setting and wants to ensure it looks exactly the way he designed the piece. A client who he met through Instagram flew him to Abuja to the wedding to dress her. Ladies, you can bring the designer to you! Yemi is not only a 21st century designer but he is engaged with social media and recognizes how powerful a marketing tool it is for his product. He understands the power of Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook, "learning the etiquette of the social platforms he uses" he now has clients he would not have met under normal circumstances.
I asked Yemi whom would he consider as his ideal client. He explains, "she is a full-figured woman because anybody that is a size 14 or under, people might just assume she's got great body." A full-figured woman that wears one of his dresses should expect a significant amount of body sculpting in order to make more of an impact. If you're not sample sized, it might be more difficult to just get something off the peg which is where getting something bespoke might be your priority. Because of "the quality of the fabric, embellishments that I use in my dresses and the line and the silhouette of the finished gown, I want it to always scream class and grace." I ask him if he could dress any bride, or create a bespoke dress, who or what would that be? Yemi immediately responds, "if Oprah ever decides that she wants to marry Stedman, she should come and knock on my door, and I will create the most amazing dress for her because she has the perfect figure I'd like to get my hands … 'cause she has an hourglass figure." I smile and tell him we'll have to get that message across the pond to Oprah.
Michelle Lowe is the travel editor for World Bride Magazine and is based in London, UK.
There are many debates over the appropriate dresses for the mothers of the bride and groom.
Tradition states that they should match the bridal party in hue or cut, wear black, navy or cream. While it's generally agreed upon that the dress should be age-conscious and not overly glitzy, there's nothing to say about it being boring. The rules are being broken every day—with the bride's permission.
As the mothers, you are representing the families and are part of the stylish glue that elevates the wedding's ambiance. In this role, you've most likely helped prepare for the wedding; you've chatted and collaborated with relatives, supported the efforts. But being one of the mothers of the day also allows you a certain amount of pride; the wedding day is certainly a time to show it off and choose a dress that reflects your personal style.
This is perhaps no more true than for past ladies of state: they know how to dress within reason for the more conservative, public affair while still looking fabulous. From classic dress suits to elaborate gowns, I encourage you to take cue from their past style successes.
SAVE THE DATE! April 11 2014 the mother of wedding gowns Carolina Herrera will release her 2014 ready to wear spring collection. If you simple cannot wait until the release date don't fret because we have the marvelous pieces below.
Why wait until your wedding day to look fabulous? The spring collection is designed to supply the bride with every ensemble she will need leading to her big day. Spring 2014 include a elegant ivory suede wrap dress for the rehearsal dinner and a modern chic suit for a meeting with caterers and the wedding planner.
Last but not lease the line includes a silk ivory crepe gown for your big day of "I dos" The entire line is ready to wear, you will be confident and timeless in any of these pieces from the 2014 Carolina Herrera collection.
Visit carolinaherrera.com for additional details.


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Q: Datatables.js: How to read in JSON So I've been messing around with Datatables.js but I can't seem to populate it with results. So I have a Java servlet that returns the following JSON:
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When I just call AJAX and log what it returns, I'm getting the exact same JSON response from the servlet. But the Datatables don't seem to populate anything. What am I doing wrong?

A: You need to let dataTables knows the columns - Json mapping.

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John Legend Responds to Backlash After Appearing in R. Kelly Doc
Kat Armstrong · Jan 8, 2019
After being the only major musician willing to be interviewed for the six-part Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, singer and EGOT winner John Legend told fans that his decision to speak out against Kelly wasn't anything other than the right thing to do.
But, as the internet is wont to ensure, Legend has now found himself on the receiving end of backlash. A photo of Legend with his wife, Chrissy Teigen, and now-disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has circulated online, prompting critics to accuse the musician of hypocrisy for not taking a public stand against Weinstein first.
After a Twitter user asked the singer, "please explain?? I don't remember you publicly denouncing this man!!", Legend replied with some context about the photo and his relationship with Weinstein (albeit, without directly addressing whether or not he'd ever denounced the producer).
"I took a photo with and worked with Harvey on several occasions before his abuse was known to me and the rest of the world," Legend wrote. "Since his being exposed, his company and career have rightfully been destroyed and he's been indicted. Sounds like something that should happen to R. Kelly."
In another Tweet, Legend expanded upon his comment, writing, "If y'all wanna cape for R and discount all these women's stories, just say it. Don't bring up some old pics of me and somebody else."
Weinstein has been exposed. His career is destroyed, he's ostracized from the business and will never make a movie again. He's charged with sexual assault and is awaiting trial. If you want the same for R, then great! Me too.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 8, 2019
Some online detractors have echoed statements from Hollywood heavyweights purporting that Weinstein's alleged misbehavior was an open secret in the entertainment industry, implying that Legend knew what might have been happening and looked the other way. Legend maintains that he was unaware of Weinstein's alleged infractions, and that he is glad the fallen producer has faced consequences.
"Weinstein has been exposed," he wrote. "His career is destroyed, he's ostracized from the business and will never make a movie again. He's charged with sexual assault and is awaiting trial. If you want the same for R, then great! Me too."
Kelly has yet to officially comment on the docuseries since its broadcast, though his lawyers reportedly threatened Lifetime with a lawsuit because prior to the series premiere. TMZ reports that Kelly's team is in the process of setting up a website, Surviving Lies, to address the accusations against Kelly by women in the series and that Facebook has taken down the site's corresponding page.
Kelly continues to deny all allegations of abuse and sexual relationships with minors.
(Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Kat Armstrong
Kat has been a writer, social media maven and mom for longer than she's willing to admit. She's also spent time in front of and behind the camera, interviewing celebs, politicians and acting as a producer for fashion and artistic photography shoots. When she isn't writing for various orgs and publications, she's hanging with her kids, husband and French Bulldog, Peter, in Toronto, Canada.
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HomeReturning Home to the Nineveh Plains
Returning Home to the Nineveh Plains
"These are your Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq who are in extreme need – so help them to stay and build a future again in this region…" Iraqi Archbishop Amel Nona
With your support, we have done everything possible to help our brothers and sisters in Iraq survive – food, water, shelter, medicine and pastoral help. They would not have made it through the last three years without the help of our wonderful donors. We now urgently need your help to enable them to go back home and rebuild new lives from the rubble of the old. For the first six families who returned to Bartella, it is clear to see how deeply moved they are: "We thank Aid to the Church in Need for the help in restoring our house. It is really wonderful to be able to live here again…"
A humanitarian and pastoral partnership between Aid to the Church in Need, the local Church in Nineveh and The Knights of Columbus, is responding to this critical and urgent need of rebuilding the Christian communities on the Nineveh Plains. The return of Christian faithful has deep spiritual meaning to all of us — it is a witness of faith in a region devastated by evil, war and terror.
Per our recent assessment on the ground, the need to rebuild and restore is great; 12,970 private houses and 363 Church properties were severely damaged by ISIS. In 2017, ACN aid given generously by our donors helped 6,330 families return home to the Nineveh Plains.
Parish Resources:
If you wish to receive a special Nineveh Plains prayer card to distribute
to your parish, please call us at 800.628.6333, or
click here to order online.
If you would like to be sent a special Middle East Update that
you can distribute to your parishioners, please call
us at the number above, or click here. It is a valuable source of
information on the support given by the donors of
Aid to the Church in Need.
It costs approximately $2,000 to resettle one family and extensive work will involve the clearing of homes of explosives, repairing damaged infrastructures, restoring electricity and water systems, and much more. If you wish, your donation can also be used to help repair one of the many damaged churches.
The fresh smell of paint now replaces the stench of burning which once consumed the area. People are now trying to reclaim their lives and are hoping to do so with your help. More than 80 percent of displaced families are willing to return home to the Nineveh Plains – but to do so additional aid is needed from all our friends and benefactors.
Below are photos showing the destruction caused by ISIS — but also the hope and resilience of God's faithful as they continue their way back home.
A Home for a Displaced Family
Aid to the Church in Need's Stand Up For Our Faith Fund will allocate 100% of our donors' gifts to help our brothers and sisters in the Middle East rebuild their lives — one home at a time.
Thank you for whatever you can give today. And God bless you for witnessing this revival of faith.
"It is because of your help that we still have Christians in Iraq." Archbishop Bashar Warda, Erbil, Iraq
With your help,
our brothers and sisters displaced by terror can return home!
your gift makes a difference. Thank you.