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Q: How to Make show Save As Dialog box in asp.net web Application using Button click I have worked in Web Application exporting datas in grid and I want to Save them Using Save as dialog box either in C#,Javascript.
function openDialog() {

        var input = $(document.createElement('input'));
        input.attr("type", "file")
        input.trigger('click');
        return false;
    }

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A:     [HttpGet]
    public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Get(string fileHash)
    {
        //read file
        byte[] fileData = await _deviceFileApiService.GetFileData(fileHash);

        HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
        {
            Content = new ByteArrayContent(fileData)
        };
        response.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/pdf");
        response.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment")
        {
            FileName = fileResource.FileName
        };

        return response;
    }

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<a href="<you url to action here>/get">save as

When user click on link, save as dialog will be appeared.

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Creative and content tips to help create a connection with your audience, in the moment they are most receptive.
When Dove encourages us all to #SpeakBeautiful, when REI invites Black Friday shoppers to #OptOutside, and Hamburger Helper drops a mixtape to evangelise its brand love, these major brands turn to Twitter to start movements and create successful campaigns.
What do these successful campaigns have in common? A live connection to culture that sets social movements ablaze, fosters an emotional connection, and drives engagement in the moment of receptivity.
In this two-part series, we're going to break down the essential campaign components, specifically around live events, so you can connect to your audience, create a compelling campaign strategy, and build in a "thunderclap moment" that excites and engages. In this piece, we'll cover tips for planning your campaigns and in the second part, we'll offer tips to break through crowded timelines to foster a true connection with your audience.
Using Twitter's unique creative canvas of Promoted Video, In-Stream Video Ads, and In-Stream Video Sponsorships, brands can capitalise on live moments and conversations to reach an engaged audience with relevant content at the moment when consumers are most receptive.
Every live event is composed of a series of moments before, during, and after the event itself. And the majority of these "live" moments are predictable and can be pre-planned for. Before the event, make a list of all planned, predicted, and anticipated moments.
2. Plan scenarios to win.
Review the list of moments and identify which pre/during/post moments make sense for your brand and what your brand can authentically own. The moments you select should make sense for your brand and allow it to express its personality. Those are your moments of opportunity to join conversations and break through the noise of an event. Look for moments your brand can authentically own.
3. Make content now based on the list of prioritised moments.
You should be creating content for pre/during/post event moments and both for moments you know and think might happen. You can get your content preapproved and be ready to publish and hit the ground running as soon as event conversation begins. This way, content produced in real time should represent a very small minority of your activity.
For both pre-produced and real-time content, create templates to ensure consistent execution and to tie any unexpected content (such as audience reactions) back to your brand, key messages, or your value propositions. Consider recurring hashtags, visual treatments, and consistent overall aesthetic to bring content together.
Based on the moments previously identified, create targeting parameters to ensure that your great content is relevant—it should be seen by the right people, at the right moment, and at scale.
These planning principles go hand in hand with superior creative executions. Adapt these planning principles in a way that is right for your brand and your marketing goals. Then read part two in this series for creative strategies to build and maintain powerful live connections.
Download the Brand Principles for Brand Success one sheet to learn more.


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Medical College, Kolkata Sarkari Vacancy
Medical College, Kolkata
Counsellor "]
Counsellor in Recruitment
Rs.13, 000/- per month consolidated.
Swasthya Bhawan, 1st Floor, Wing–B, GN–29, Sector–V, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 091
· Master Degree in Social Work (preferably specialized in medical & Psychiatric social work / Psychology). OR · Candidates with degree in sociology may be considered. · A qualified graduate nurse can be applied as counsellor. (Qualified and competent PLHIV, if available, should be given preference While appointing counsellors).
01 year working experience in dealing with HIV/AIDS cases. · Working knowledge of computer and internet. · Counselling experience.
The last date of submission of application (attached proforma wise) is 30.01.2017 by a registered / Speed post/ can directly deposit in drop box kept in front of principal's office from 09.01.2017 to 30.01.2017 from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm, along with photo copy of supportive documents and 2 No. of recent color passport size photo duly singed by the applicant. Application should be made separately for each post on good quality, white A4 size paper ONE SIDE ONLY. The envelope containing application should be superscripted clearly "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ______________________ AT_____________________________". One self-addressed envelope of the size of 25 cm X 11cm, with postal stamp of Rs.5/- affixed thereon should be accompanied with the application.Address of submission of application for ART Centre is The Principal, Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata 88, College Street Kolkata 73. Contact : Prof. K Datta - 9836424144 / Dr. P Saha - 9339291252
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Staff Nurse in Recruitment
Rs. 13,000/- p.m. consolidated
B.Sc. Nursing / General Nursing and Midwifery course from any institute Recognized by Indian Nursing Council and must be registered with West Bengal Nursing Council.
· One year working experience in dealing with HIV/AIDS cases. · Working knowledge of computer and internet. · Counselling experience.
ANM with minimum 3 yrs of experience
Date of Interview / written test will be intimated to the eligible candidate later on. No TA / DA Will be borne by the hospital / WBSAP&CS for appearing at the interview / written test.
Medical College, Kolkata recruits Staff Nurse, Counsellor Post. Candidate with Post Graduate, B.Sc, GNM Experience can apply
About Medical College, Kolkata:
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, more commonly referred to as Calcutta Medical College Bengali: কলকাতা মেডিকেল কলেজ is a medical school and hospital in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was established in 1835 as Medical College, Bengal. It was the first medical school to teach European medicine in Asia and India. On 9 May 1822, the government laid down a plan for the instruction of up to twenty young Indians to fill the position of native doctors in the civil and military establishments of the Presidency of Bengal. The outcome was the establishment of "The Native Medical Institution"(NMI) in Calcutta (21 June 1822), which later became Medical College, Bengal. The hospital associated with the college is one of the largest hospitals in Kolkata. The college imparts the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) as well as specialised and post-doctoral degrees. Nursing and para-medical courses are also offered.
Contact Us:88, College Street; Kolkata-700073
Fax No: (033) 2212-3770
Website:http://www.medicalcollegekolkata.org/
For more Government jobs, Please visit www.sarkari-naukri.in
Health & Family Welfare Department WB Sarkari Jobs- Research Fellow (Vacancies) (Kolkata, West Bengal)
WBNUJS Govt Jobs – Research Assistant Vacancy (Kolkata, West Bengal)
University of Calcutta Sarkari Naukri – Research Assistant Vacancy (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Assam Medical College Dibrugarh Sarkari Jobs – Laboratory Assistant Vacancy (Dibrugarh, Assam)
IISER Kolkata Sarkari Jobs – Junior Research Fellow (Kolkata, West Bengal)
IHM Kolkata Sarkari Jobs – Lower Division Clerk & Various (Kolkata, West Bengal)
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The Reiki Healing Sessions is on again on Thursdays at 8 PM GMT... They have been going on for about 4-5 weeks, now!
I am second degree Reiki trained and am very excited about joining this group.
I'm new to this group and have been interested in Reiki for years and to be quite honest, I could use some serious healing. I look forward to meeting everyone.
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Bring at least 1.8 litres (3 pints) water to the boil in a large saucepan. Add the oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the pasta and cook for 6 minutes until nearly tender. Drain well and return to the saucepan with the cream and Parmesan and stir to combine.
Arrange half the tomatoes in a L large ovenproof dish, dot with half the butter or margarine and sprinkle with half the basil. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange the pasta on top, then cover with the remaining basil and tomatoes. Dot with the remaining butter or margarine and season with salt and pepper.
Bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven, 200C (400F) Gas Mark 6, for about 30 minutes. Garnish with basil sprigs. Serve immediately.


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Clarksville's First Thursday Art Walk to be held July 5th, 2018
Clarksville's First Thursday Art Walk
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, Clarksville's First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville.
The July Art Walk will be held July 5th, 2018 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the shops and galleries on Public Square, Franklin Street, and Strawberry Alley.
The participating businesses are listed below as well as a description of the work they will be exhibiting and services they will be offering during the event.
Downtown Artists Co-op (96 Franklin Street)
The DAC is an association of talented local artists and interested patrons dedicated to promoting the visual arts in the Clarksville/Montgomery County area. Our objectives are to sponsor art exhibitions of work by Co-op members and regional artists, to provide continuing support for the Co-op and its membership through the sale of art work, to encourage arts education with outreach programs and scholarship fundraisers, and to develop membership services which directly support the arts community.
The Downtown Artists Cooperative will feature its 17th Annual Member's Exhibit during the July First Thursday Art Walk.
This exhibit of original art by DAC's 40 plus artists includes painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, jewelry, woodworking, sculpture, fabric art, installation and more. Opening reception will be Thursday, July 5th, from 5:00pm–8:00pm with appetizers and wine.
For more information go to our website at www.downtownartistsco-op.com or visit us on Facebook: Downtown Artist Cooperative.
The Framemaker (705 North Second Street)
For over two decades, The Framemaker has offered a unique selection of frames and art services to the Middle Tennessee area.
Chronicle – Greg Sand
The Framemaker proudly presents new work by Greg Sand. This exhibit is part of Clarksville's First Thursday Art Walk on July 5th, 2018. An opening reception will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The exhibit will remain on display at the Framemaker throughout the month of July during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm).
Greg Sand writes: "In 'Chronicle' I combine 1/2" and 1" square pieces that I have cut from found photographs to examine the fragmentation of memories. When recalling our childhood, we may remember the shoes our father always wore or the way our mother held her hands: a part represents the whole. Photographs function in a similar manner. They do not show a whole person or an entire life, but instead capture a single moment. These keepsakes help determine some of the pieces of memory that stick with us".
"This series started as an exploration of the overwhelming scope of humanity and human history versus the insignificance of the individual. I wanted to find a visual representation of the 6,393 deaths that occur every hour in the world. I made the piece 'Chronicle: Passing (6,393 Per Hour)' to try to comprehend this staggering figure. I moved on to other subjects that became more about the nature of memory. The themes of death and loss are still present throughout the series – most blatantly in the images of funerary flowers and disembodied shadows – as the source photos I use often have a built-in sense of history and sadness".
The Framemaker is located at the corner of North Second Street and Georgia Avenue, across from the Clarksville Academy.
The Roxy Regional Theatre – (100 Franklin Street)
Peg Harvill Gallery
For those who enjoy the visual arts, the Peg Harvill Gallery, located just beyond the lobby, hosts twelve shows annually featuring locally and nationally known artisans. Shows generally open the first Thursday of each month for our First Thursday Art Walk.
The Roxy Regional Theatre's Peg Harvill Gallery is proud to host an exhibit with works by Miranda Herrick and Nathan Parker, during the July 2018 First Thursday Art Walk.
For tickets to and information about our current production of "Dames At Sea", please visit www.roxyregionaltheatre.org or call the box office at 931.645.7699.
Additional gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am–2:00pm.
DBOgallery (128 N. Second Street)
The artists for the month at the DBO Gallery will include Mike Hooper, Olasubomi Bashorum, the artist behind the Starry Night Clarksville Mural, and Jennifer Lea Bowman.
Born 'with a mustache" in upstate New York 1959, I am self a self-taught artist, referred to by some as painting in folk style. I don't place myself in any category, sometimes my work is folk, impressionism, surreal, but always my interpretation of what's in my head. My work varies in a wide range of mediums. Works on paper, paintings on wood and paper mache sculptures are a few styles that you will find the world of Michael Hooper.
A Kentucky native, Jennifer Lea Bowman is a self-taught contemporary non-objective abstract artist. Finding herself in Nashville, surrounded by a deeply artistic community, gave her the courage and inspiration to pursue a dream that she never thought possible…a lifestyle of creating art.
Her work continues to develop a strong following and has been shown on HGTV, as well as being included in the collections of Taylor York (Paramore), Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus, Holly Williams (musician/daughter of Hank Jr.), other music legends, Universities, various financial institutions, and Professional athletes.
After 12 wonderful years as a Nashvillian, Jennifer made the decision to relocate back to her hometown. Continuing her passion for creativity, currently she is creating works in her studio located in downtown Hopkinsville, KY.
The DBO Gallery is the newest addition to the Clarksville Art Walk and includes live music and new and interesting forms of art. The DBO Gallery, located inside of the Regions Building @ 128 North Second Street, offers a new line-up of artists each month, so be sure to stop by for a one-of-a-kind experience!
Edward's Steakhouse (107 Franklin Street)
Edward's Steakhouse is proud host local photographer, David Smith, during the July 2018 First Thursday Art Walk.
David Smith is a retired U.S. Army Still Photographer, who came to the Clarksville area in 1976 as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. He returned to Clarksville with his family after his retirement from the military. Most of the photographs are of Landscapes and scenery but he also tries to photography the City of Clarksville. "I feel that it's important for a photographer to help preserve the history through photographs."
He is a member of The Friends of Photography here in Clarksville. His photographs have been displayed in Edward's Steakhouse, Tennessee State Museum, Customs House Museum and F&M Bank in Clarksville and Springfield and has been featured on local program, Tennessee Crossroads.
Stop in, see the art, listen to Jackson Miller on the piano and enjoy the Thursday night special, 1/2 priced $7.00 appetizers and 2 for 1 draft drink specials.
The Customs House Museum (200 S. 2nd Street)
The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is Tennessee's second largest general interest museum. It features fine art, history, and children's exhibits.
First Thursday Art Walk
Thursday, July 5th, 5:00pm–7:00pm
The museum is open to the public with free admission as part of Downtown Clarksville's First Thursday Art Walk.
Quintin Owens: Memory Structures
July 3rd – July 31st | Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery
Quintin Owens, Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee chooses to work in clay for its power to breach both high cultural value and domestic functionality; it demands physical labor, validating a sense of play. His work provides the opportunity to integrate his relationship with material into a composition of objects that strive to articulate a wondrous sense of an encountered place in time.
International Reflections: The Art of Women Artists Mentors
July 5th – September 2nd | Kimbrough Gallery
This exhibition represents five women artists who come together in the spirit of friendship and to support each other's art careers. Women Artists Mentors (WAM) members meet once a month in a video chat online. Each has different levels of experience in pursuing a career in the arts. In May 2016, all five members finally met up in Venice, Italy.
Since, they have enjoying spending time together in Montreal, Canada. The bonds formed that week in Venice not only solidified a group that is committed to helping each other in art and business, but resulted in lasting, lifelong friendships. The group consists of Virginia artist Debra Keirce, Helen K. Beacham (South Carolina), Maria Bennett Hock (North Carolina), Kim Minichiello (Florida), and Carrie Waller (Japan).
Tennessee Watercolor Society 2018 Biennial Juried Exhibition
May 19th – July 27th | Crouch & Orgain Galleries
The Tennessee Watercolor Society will open its 36th Juried Exhibition of water media paintings on paper at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday, May 12th. Sixty works have been selected for display by juror and artist Lian Quan Zhen. Following its run at the Customs House, a selection of 30 paintings will continue across Tennessee as a traveling exhibit for the duration of 2018, stopping at three gallery venues including a final show at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga.
World in Wood: The Folk Art of Herbert Baggett
May 15th – July 29th | The Leaf Chronicle Lobby
Wooden figures by Tennessee artist Frank Baggett are on display. These objects are from the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center's permanent collection.
Interpreting the Familiar: The Art of Hattie Marshall Duncan
June 6th – August 19th | Jostens Gallery
African American folk sculptor Hattie Marshall Duncan creates expressive sculpture that offers a loving, humorous portrayal of her hometown community in Jackson, Tennessee. She uses common household items such as wire hangers, plastic bottles and old stockings to build the frames. After molding the figures, she adds texture and detail by applying coffee grounds for hair, pine cones for hats, and broken egg shells for clothing.
Our Town: Stories Within Clarksville's Doorways
February 28th – September 30th | Memory Lane
An exhibition of regional stories featuring photographs and artifacts from our collection, including: the jail, Trinity Episcopal Church, the Court House, the Capitol Theater, and more.
Yada Yada Yada Deli (100 Strawberry Alley)
Yada, Yada, Yada Delis is proud to host artist, Michael Hooper, during the July 2018 First Thursday Art Walk.
Journey's Eye Studio (131 Franklin Street)
Journey's Eye Studio is proud to support the July 2018 First Thursday Art Walk and will be open late!
Journey's Eye Studio will present the work of Alfredo Alvarez Valmaña!
Born in Havana, Cuba, Alfredo studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts, concentrating in painting. He emigrated to the United States in 2016 and is currently living in Clarksville, Tennessee. Alfredo's work is not to be missed, the level of talent is incredible. Each piece is different, detailed, and stunning.
Stop in and find something unique as we get ready to welcome Summer!
101st Airborne Division, Alfredo Alvarez Valmana, Belmont University, Carrie Waller, Clarksville TN, Clarksville-Montgomery County, Customs House Museum, Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Dames at Sea, David Smith, DBOgallery, Debra Keirce, Downtown Artist Co-op, Downtown Clarksville, Downtown Clarksville Association, Edward's Steakhouse, First Thursday Art Walk, Florida, Franklin Street, Georgia Avenue, Greg Sand, Hattie Marshall Duncan, Havana Cuba, Hellen K. Beacham, Herbert Baggett, Hopkinsville KY, Jackson Miller, Jackson TN, Japan, Jennifer Lea Bowman, Journey's Eye, Kentucky, kim Minichiello, Lian Quan Zhen, Maria Bennett Hock, Michael Hooper, Mike Hooper, Miranda Herrick, NashvilleTN, Nathan Parker, North Carolina, North Second Street, Olasubomi Bashorum, Public Square, Quintin Owens, Roxy Regional Theatre, South Carolina, Strawberry Alley, Tennessee, Tennessee Watercolor Society, The FrameMaker, Virginia, Yada Yada Yada Deli


ANGRY traders have decided to run their own consultation on a £60m town centre redevelopment plan.
Shopkeepers in Letchworth GC say that although an official survey about the proposals for the town showed favourable results, many businesses and residents are against the plan.
Now they want to gauge opinion again.
Terry Cox, who runs Cox's fish and chip shop in Arena Parade with brother Mick, said: "People still believe that everyone's in favour of it and we're not.
"I just want the people of Letchworth GC and surrounding areas to be aware that we're 100 per cent against it."
Mr Cox said that he has talked to the vast majority of the independent retailers in the area affected by the redevelopment and they are opposed to the proposals.
Many of these traders are now joining with Mr Cox to place a full page advert in The Comet in two weeks' time. The advertisement will seek residents' views on the planned redevelopment.
Mr Cox said: "I'd like to see a great response from people."
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation spent £29,000 consulting residents and businesses on its extensive plans to redevelop The Arena and The Wynd.
The Foundation received 438 replies to this and said that these responses showed "a favourable outcome".
When told of the traders' plans, Heritage Foundation director general Stuart Kenny said: "It is entirely up to the traders what they do."
l Shoppers who enjoy browsing outside one of Letchworth GC's longest-established shops are being encouraged to write in to protect its traditional pavement stalls.
Paul Wallace, from David's Bookshop, said that they have "a sneaking suspicion" the Heritage Foundation's plans for 40 degree car parking in Eastcheap would affect their second-hand book stalls.
Mr Wallace said: "We are concerned and if people value the activity which goes on outside we would like them to write in and say so. We will be making our own views known.
"In general we are in favour of wider pavements all down the street."
However, Mr Wallace said they were not against the redevelopment in principle.
"We're generally in favour of regeneration and we think we can't just say still," he added.


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy bewitched future wife Carla Bruni with his "incredible" knowledge of flowers and the pair now enjoy a "very quiet life", the first lady told the BBC World Service.
"He knows all the Latin names for flowers," Bruni told Newshour radio show guest presenter Christine Ockrent in an interview due to be aired on Tuesday.
"I was really impressed ... walking around the garden in the Palais of the Elysee, he was giving me all these details about tulips and roses and I said to myself: 'My God I must marry this man, he's the president, and he knows everything about flowers as well, this is incredible!'."
Bruni, who is expecting a baby in late October, told Belgian journalist Ockrent her reluctance to talk about her pregnancy stemmed for her superstitious nature and because it was "so uninteresting for French people."
The 56-year-old Sarkozy has three sons aged 14, 25 and 26 from two previous marriages.
Singer/songwriter Bruni said marrying the president was "very rock and roll" for both parties but added that the stress of Sarkozy's schedule meant the couple strived for "a quiet relaxing life" during their rare moments alone.
Bruni, 43, has long been a champion of left-wing causes, and raised eyebrows when she entered into a relationship with the more conservative French leader.
However, Bruni argued that by US standards, the president was "almost a left-wing Democrat".


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In fonetica articolatoria, una consonante labiovelare (o velolabiale) è una consonante coarticolata che possiede due luoghi di articolazione:
 bilabiale: le labbra si avvicinano producendo un'occlusione del passaggio d'aria;
 velare, la parte posteriore della lingua opera una costrizione verso il velo del palato.

La doppia articolazione labiovelare si verifica nelle occlusive e nelle nasali per la maggior parte delle lingue dell'Africa occidentale e centrale (per esempio nel nome di Laurent Gbagbo, ex-presidente della Costa d'Avorio; è stata riscontrata anche in molte lingue della famiglia linguistica  niger-kordofaniana ed è relativamente comune nell'estremità orientale della Nuova Guinea.

Caratteristiche
I suoni labiovelari sono: , che si pronunciano, emettendo i suoni  ma chiudendo inizialmente le labbra come se si pronunciasse , quindi riaprendole come nella pronuncia normale di .

La lingua yelî dnye delle isole Rossel, in Papua-Nuova Guinea, possiede sia le labiovelari che le labioalveolari. In lingua vietnamita esistono sia le labiovelari che le nasali, ma solo alla fine della parola.

Questi suoni sono chiaramente singole consonanti piuttosto che insiemi di consonanti.La lingua eggon, si differenzia dalla regola, infatti possiede i suoni  e  nettamente distinti da . Ignorando le tonalità, si ha:

Si noti che, sebbene tali simboli siano facilmente comprensibili, non sono considerati nell'IPA, e non hanno una codifica Unicode. Possono, tuttavia, essere specificati tramite i font OpenType visualizzando i digrafi gb e kp.

A volte, per trascrivere questi suoni, si usano i seguenti segni:

Luoghi di articolazione

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 28: In this handout image provided by the UFC, Anthony Smith (L) attempts to submit Devin Clark in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night at UFC APEX on November 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Handout /Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
It was a weird night in the combat sports world.
While the UFC was putting on one of its weekly shows in Las Vegas on Saturday, it felt as if most of the attention that would normally go to that card was focused on two men in their 50s doing an exhibition boxing match.
When Mike Tyson is one of those men, that's just the way it goes.
Tyson's eight-round exhibition match with Roy Jones Jr. actually proved to be a bit of fun and helped fill a night where the UFC's offering was a little short on star power.
Here are five observations from Saturday night:
1.NOT DONE
Rightly or wrongly, there was a sense heading into Saturday night's main event that Anthony Smith was at something of a crossroads.
It wasn't all that long ago — last year, in fact — that he was fighting Jon Jones for the light-heavyweight title, but brutal losses to Glover Teixeira and Alexsandar Rakic had a lot of people questioning whether Smith could truly be considered among the 205 lbs. elite. A loss to Devin Clark and you have no choice but to dismiss the guy as a contender.
Smith changed the narrative on Saturday night with a hugely impressive first-round submission of Clark. Smith took Clark to the canvas and went to work, securing a triangle choke at the 2:34 mark of Round 1.
The win doesn't put him in line for any sort of title shot or anything like that, but it gives him a little room to breathe in a weight class where fortunes can change quickly.
The fact that he was also willing to step in on short notice when Saturday's main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis was cancelled will get him some points with the bosses, too.
2. ACTUALLY NOT BAD
Nobody should fool themselves into thinking that Tyson or Jones should be taking on actual, in-their-prime boxers or anything, but if you were looking for a little entertainment on Saturday night you could have done worse than their exhibition match.
It was all a little silly and if you care about it being scored a draw, well, there are bigger things to worry about in the world right now.
For the most part, their little exhibition was a bit of fun in a dark time, and if they're going to raise money for charity, it's hard to see who the whole thing hurts.
Neither guy should actually be fighting competitively. They've put their bodies through enough.
Roy Jones Jr. throws a punch in the second round against Mike Tyson during Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. presented by Triller at Staples Center on November 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Joe Scarnici /Getty Images for Triller
3.IS WHAT IT IS
We probably don't have to spend too much time talking about Jake Paul knocking out former NBA guard Nate Robinson in the co-main event of the Tyson-Jones card, but there wasn't all that much of interest to anyone but the most hardcore of MMA fans on Saturday's UFC card.
Boxing purists are never going to warm to Paul's bizarre boxing career, and whatever commission allows him to fight has a responsibility to make sure this is being done safely.
You can't hate the attention he brings to boxing, though.
4. UP NEXT
Next weekend's UFC card has already suffered through its fair share of disruption
The main event was initially supposed to feature Jack Hermansson taking on Darren Till, but that fight was cancelled because of an injury Till suffered. He was replaced by Kevin Holland, but this weekend that fight was scrapped because Holland tested positive for COVID-19.
Ultimately, the UFC was able to slot in Martin Vettori to take on Hermansson. It's not going to be a blockbuster, but at least they managed to come up with something.
The UFC has done a remarkable job finding fighters to fill out cards week after week throughout the pandemic, but it does feel as if there have been a few events over the past month where you could really feel the toll of such a grinding schedule.
Having main events cancelled because fighters caught COVID-19 on back-to-back weekends just sort of reinforces how difficult this whole thing really is.
Hakeem Dawodu punches Zubaira Tukhugov of Russia in their featherweight bout during UFC 253 inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on September 27, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo by Handout /Zuffa/LLC via Getty Images
5. BACK IN ACTION
Multiple reports this week have Hakeem Dawodu returning to the octagon at UFC 257 against Shane Burgos on Jan 23.
Dawodu is arguably the top Canadian fighter in the world right now and will be carrying a five-fight win streak into the matchup with Burgos, who is ranked No. 12 in the UFC's featherweight division.
This is great matchmaking. At this point, Dawodu is fully deserving of a fight against a ranked fighter and Burgos should present an interesting style-matchup for the highly-skilled Calgarian.
It's a big test, to be sure, but if Dawodu passes then it's going to be time for the UFC to fully give him a big push. Beat Burgos, and nobody should be surprised if we're seeing Dawodu matched up with some of the big stars at 145 lbs. in the near future.
It's been a couple of years since we've had a Canadian in a position where it feels like they might really be able to go on a sustained run towards a UFC title, and right now it sure feels like Dawodu could be that guy.
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Caithness ferry idea backed by isles businessman
0 comments, 10/02/2018 , by Andrew McQuarrie, in Fishing & Sea, News, ST Online
The Pentland Ferries vessel Pentalina arrives in St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay. Photo: Tom O'Brien/courtesy of the Orcadian
A ferry route between Shetland and the north of Scotland would be "a great thing", according to an isles businessman.
A seven-hour link to Caithness is being considered by Pentland Ferries boss Andrew Banks.
One of the earliest backers of the idea, which emerged late last year, was Andrew Nicolson, joint owner of haulage firm JA and GD Nicolson.
He said: "I think they should have a good look at it because there's a lot of businesses in the north of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland that would benefit greatly."
The service would be operated by Pentland Ferries' catamaran the Pentalina, which up to now has sailed the Gills Bay to Orkney route.
However, with the Pentalina due to be replaced by a newer model, she will soon be available for other purposes.
Andrew Nicolson: "I think they should have a good look at it because there's a lot of businesses in the north of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland that would benefit greatly."
Mr Nicolson is a long-time friend of Gordon Shearer, vice-chairman of Gills Harbour Ltd. He told Mr Shearer he would like to see the Pentalina used for crossings from Gills Bay to Shetland.
The suggestion was then relayed to a meeting of Gills Harbour Ltd, triggering animated discussions and, later, an approach to Mr Banks.
Mr Banks indicated he was open to the proposal last year – but said it would probably only go ahead if funding were received from Transport Scotland. Mr Nicolson, meanwhile, believes the link to Caithness is a "much-needed route".
Part of the reason for that, he says, is because of the pressure put on the NorthLink vessels during the tourist season.
"I think to open up another part of Scotland to Orkney and Shetland would be a great thing. In this day and age, if you're looking to encourage things to happen you have to look at every available avenue," he said.
From a business point of view, Mr Nicolson feels the service would give isles companies access to more suppliers and customers.
"It would be a shame for this opportunity to be missed. If they miss this opportunity and the ship [the Pentalina] is sold then that's that – it's no longer
an option," he said, adding that he would favour a pilot period of up to two years or so to see if the service is viable.
Mr Banks of Pentland Ferries said there has been no progress on the idea since he last spoke to The Shetland Times last year.
"Nobody from the government has contacted us about it," he said. "It's up to them to decide if there's a future [for the idea]. That's something they should be looking at now through the STAG [Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance]."
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Richard D. Zanuck, who rose from out of his famous father's shadow to become one of the most successful film producers in history, died yesterday in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack. He was 77.
Born of Hollywood royalty (his father was legendary studio head Darryl F. Zanuck, his mother actress Virginia Fox), Mr. Zanuck began working for his father, then head of 20th Century Fox, as a producer, finally elevated to President of the studio. It was while at Fox that he met fellow producer David Brown. In 1967, after the failure of such films as "Dr. Doolittle," Zanuck was fired by his father. In 1972 he teamed up with Brown, forming the Zanuck/Brown company. Their 16 year partnership produced such films as "The Sting," "The Sugarland Express," "Jaws," "The Verdict" and "Cocoon." In 1989, with his new wife, Lili Fini Zanuck producing alongside him, he produced "Driving Miss Daisy." The film would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Later films include: "Rules of Engagement," "Road to Perdition" and six films with director Tim Burton, including this years' "Dark Shadows."
In the 1960s Zanuck married actress Linda Harrison. They raised two sons, Harrison and Dean, both now producers in their own right. One of my favorite stories of Mr. Zanuck concerns the production of "Jaws." He had assured his wife, Linda, that she would play Mrs. Brody in the film. Unbeknownst to Zanuck, the head of Universal Studios, Sid Sheinberg, had promised the role to HIS wife, actress Lorraine Gary. To keep peace in the Universal family, Sheinberg called producer William Frye, who was currently making "Airport '75." "Bill," he said to Frye, "you've got another passenger on your airplane!"
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In an age submerged by torrents of evanescent information, the poems in James Brasfield's second book, Infinite Altars, extend invitations to linger that prove a pleasure to accept. The collection has at its heart an instinctive patience, asking of its readers a corresponding willingness not just to witness or overhear, but to engage in the construction and accumulation of meditative insight. That responsive participation constitutes the most valuable (and these days, somewhat unusual) pleasure of lyric poetry, which Brasfield's book offers generously throughout.
These lines from "Homage to Piero Della Francesca" in the book's vividly pictorial opening section could be understood as a motto for the entire collection's acts of attention, which consistently draw what Hopkins called inscapes out of their hiding places in ordinary experience. The volume's opening poem, "Northern Bay," gently turns its detailed landscape vision indoors and inward: "Diamond glints coming in, wind-driven, / a rhythm like rows of woodgrain / through a plank table…," deftly evoking the life lived in "a room / arrayed with what's been salvaged from a tide: / what a hand reached for, what remains." The lyric strategies Brasfield explores are various: painterly meditations on the act of perception ("Window Frame"), delightful symbolist impersonations, as of a snail in "The Night of Daydream," the gently mythic and allusive "Map," and a lovely homage ("The Magic Gardener") to Stanley Kunitz, one of Brasfield's teachers and a presiding, one might say permission-giving spirit for the collection as a whole. The sensibility informing these poems thus establishes itself as trustworthily ambitious, refusing merely performative gestures, while premising a range of subject and approach that's amply fulfilled by the book's succeeding two sections.
Screams of Children Come from Seagulls.
Seeing it, I heard them again.
silence has sung light into song.
Robert Farnsworth's poetry has appeared in magazines all over the US, and in Canada and the UK. His collections are Three or Four Hills and A Cloud (1982) and Honest Water (1989), both with Wesleyan University Press, and most recently, Rumored Islands (2010) with Harbor Mountain Press. He was poetry editor at The American Scholar for seven years (1998-2005), and serves on the board of trustees for The Frost Place. He teaches Creative Writing at Bates College.


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Q: Chrome extension, focus on the page instead of omnibox after selected tab is updated? I created an extension called quickmarks which will open bookmark by keyword at currently selected tab. I am
using omnibox to select the bookmark (chrome.omnibox.onInputEntered),
and chrome.tabs.update API to open bookmark's url in current tab, by
providing the url in updateProperties. However after the tab is
updated, focus still remains in omnibox, which make the user-
experience not as good as I desired. So is there a way to set the
focus to the page, instead of the omnibox.
Btw, I have tried to open a new tab by using chrome.tabs.create. The
page will be focused instead of omnibox, which is my desired
behaviour.
Thanks.

A: Using chrome.tabs.update(tab.id, {url: url, selected: true}); does the trick for me.

A: The accepted answer no longer works in Chrome 31. I had hoped it was a simple matter of the selected property being deprecated but the replacement highlighted property did not assign focus to the tab's content either.
I was only able to steal focus from the Omnibox by closing the current tab and then creating a new tab in its place. Here's the code that works in Chrome 31:
chrome.tabs.getSelected(null, function(tab) {
    chrome.tabs.remove(tab.id, function() {
        chrome.tabs.create({url:url, active:true});
    });
});

While this is certainly not ideal, the current tab is closed and a new one opened so fast you barely notice any difference.

A: Dave Teare is right that this no longer works in current version of Chrome, however his method did not work for me. It seemed like the chrome.tabs.create did not get called after the tab was removed.
I use the Chrome extension iChrome and I wanted it to be selected when I created a new tab, so I installed another extension that redirects new tabs to iChrome. It unfortunately used the same deprecated "selected:true" method.
From what I can tell there is currently no way to do this cleanly, you cannot have Chrome make the updated tab's input focused nor can you have it select the text in onmibar so you cant just start searching after creating a new tab. So this is what I came up with:
chrome.tabs.create({url:url, active:true}, function(){
    chrome.tabs.remove(tab.id);
});

Definitely still not ideal, and you can see a flash when it closes old tab, but it works. The input is focused.


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Video Captures Huntington Beach Toddler Who Was Born Deaf Hearing Mother's Voice for First Time
by: Tracy Bloom, Kimberly Cheng
Posted: Dec 17, 2014 / 11:31 AM PST / Updated: Dec 18, 2014 / 11:25 PM PST
Ryan Aprea was captured on video recently hearing his mother's voice for the first time. (Credit: The Aprea Family/Spray Pal)
A 2-year-old Huntington Beach boy who was born deaf got to hear his mother's voice for the first time recently after receiving a cochlear implant.
Ryan Aprea was captured on video recently hearing his mother's voice for the first time. (Credit: The Aprea Family/Spray Pal)
When Ryan Aprea was born more than two months premature in March 2012, he weighed in at less than two pounds, according to a page on Spray Pal, a company run by his parents that makes a spray for cloth diapers. He spent seven months in the hospital's NICU.
Last month, Ryan received a cochlear implant that, upon activation, would allow him to hear. Although he's had it since November, the implant was only recently activated.
Cameras were there when it was turned on earlier this month at a low level and he was able to hear the voice of his mother, Jennifer Closson Aprea, for the first time.
The video, which was posted to YouTube last Friday, showed the tender, heartwarming moment. As Aprea spoke, little Ryan broke into a fit of giggles, clearly delighted at hearing her speak.
"We were prepared going into this that he might not respond at all, so hearing his giggle brought a relief to my heart that is hard to describe, but I'm sure many of you can imagine the joy," she wrote on the company's Facebook page. "Then when he did it time and time again... we really couldn't stop smiling along with him."
The family's story has received nationwide media attention, and as of Wednesday morning, the video had been viewed more than 97,000 times on YouTube.
Three days after the implant was activated, Aprea wrote on Facebook that Ryan was doing "phenomenally." She reported that he made more eye contact and had a greater interest in people, toys and exploration.
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Canadian model Winnie Harlow, born Chantelle Brown-Young, did not have an easy childhood. At the age of four she was diagnosed with vitiligo, an incurable skin pigmentation disease that causes colorless patches to develop on a person's body.
Bullied for the way she looked, her peers at school taunted her with cruel nicknames such as "cow" and "zebra". "The bullying was so bad that I was forced to drop out and be home schooled," Harlow recalls.
Fast-forward to 2016 and Harlow has over one million followers on Instagram, she's the face of Spanish fashion label Desigual and she's been shot by fashion photographer and director of online platform SHOWstudio Nick Knight, whose portfolio includes Kate Moss, Lady Gaga and Kanye.
From social pariah to global "it" girl, Harlow sits down with CNN to discuss her remarkable ascendance to fashion's top table.
After Tyra gave me that opportunity it was my time.
When "America's Next Top Model" (ANTM) was casting for the new season I asked all my fans online to tag Tyra Banks so she could see my photos -- and they did! My little sister started a Facebook page for me and one of the producers from the show sent a message showing interest. Initially I didn't believe it but I followed through and ended up being on the show for season 21. After Tyra gave me that opportunity it was my time.
Nick Knight was my first big gig as a 'real' model. Prior to, and during "ANTM" I never actually called myself a model because I always viewed it as a hobby. Then I received an email directly from Nick and we made arrangements to work together in London. That shoot gave me the confidence to continue modeling as a career.
I think the industry is opening up but still needs to accept various forms of beauty as a standard, as opposed to an occurrence now and then. I want to see different faces on the covers of magazines, the stars of movies, featured on billboards... It's time we open the market up and embrace people from all walks of life.
How important is social media in changing and developing concepts of beauty?
Your look has become a fashion statement in and of itself. What do you think of the backlash against some of the people trying to imitate your condition?
I did share my ideas on my Instagram but to reiterate I think that people are not imitating me in a negative form. They were showing their version of me and I appreciated it.
Can you predict what the fashion industry's desired 'look' will be in the future?
Not 100%, but whatever it is, I plan to be at the forefront.


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Home Educational The Positive Impact of Playing with Tech Toys
The Positive Impact of Playing with Tech Toys
New Parliamentary Report on 'Play' celebrates the positive impact playing with tech toys can have on a child's development
LeapFrog Toys back official report which asks the Government to make playing with technology an integral part of initial teacher training.
A new report from a Parliamentary Group has called for play to be at the centre of a 'whole child' approach to health and wellbeing. Whilst there is broad consensus about the importance of physical activity in the battle against obesity, play has lost political momentum in recent years and the report, sponsored by LeapFrog, calls for a fresh approach.
What constitutes play in today's society is questioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on a Fit and Healthy Childhood. The report spotlights the positive role of modern technology in child's play in both home and school settings, affirming that tech toys can be of great value if they are used to support and enhance other learning activities and goals.
The report lands as LeapFrog launch the new Android based tablet for children, LeapFrog Epic, their first device made for sale in the consumer electronics section. Dr Jody Le Vos, director of the LeapFrog Learning Team – a PHD qualified team that sits at the heart of the brand's educational product development – comments: "We know that children learn best when they are having fun, so tech in the early years setting, be it at home or school, should reflect this – it should be playful".
Dr. Jody continues: "Dedicated learning tablets designed for kids, for example, hold great play appeal to children and when coupled with the right educational content, it can fully engage a child and help supplement other home or classroom learning techniques."
The APPG report identifies a need for improved education and guidance for parents and professionals. It calls for initial teacher training to include a focus on playful learning through technology to identify best practises and encourage a varied and balanced classroom diet of learning opportunities through play. It also asks the Government to take responsibility for assisting parents on understanding the criteria for selecting 'tech toys' and educating them on how to incorporate them constructively in to child's play at home.
"There is still a big job out there to support parents" continues Dr. Jody, "for example, we know the amount of screen time parents should give their child is an ongoing concern. As a brand offering a range of educational tech toys for children age 3-9, we take our responsibility to guide parents very seriously. We regularly produce guides and host social Q&A's for parents on this subject, helping them to understand the positive effects of tech play, the importance of screen quality and often how to develop a screen time 'plan' that they are comfortable with at home."
The launch of the LeapFrog Epic tablet this month illustrates how LeapFrog is trying to further support parents in making tech part of their child's play diet. Knowing kids are drawn to adult devices and increasingly expecting technology that looks and feels more like their parents, the LeapFrog Epic boasts a sleek 'grown up' look. The perfect introduction to tablet play for children, it includes a wealth of parent-pleasing features including parental controls which allows them to set limits on what, when and how long children can use the device.
LeapFrog Epic Tablet
It also provides children a kid-safe browsing experience through its proprietary LeapSearch browser only allowing access to pre-selected, kid-safe web content from over 5,000 videos, images, websites and games all reviewed and approved by the LeapFrog learning team. As their child's interests change and grow, parents can simply add new websites to the LeapSearch browser.
Sally Plumridge, VP Marketing EMEAAA at LeapFrog comments: "We welcome this report as we launch LeapFrog Epic. We believe that a child's development is a continuous journey and there is a positive place for technology within this. Epic is a shining example of a tech toy that can add value to a child's learning journey through play. Technology is very much part of the world we now live in and there is a need to refresh our current understanding of play and reshape perceptions around 'tech toys'.
A child's knowledge and imagination is infinite and technology can help encourage, engage and excite children to reach their full potential".
The wider report on play analyses indoor and outdoor play, the importance of 'risky play' in sharpening decision-making, leadership and team collaboration, play as an essential part of the learning process both inside and outside the classroom and home and the role of the planning process in making streets and outdoor space playable for children. It calls upon the play industry, advertising, the media and national and local government to recognise the contribution that play can make to children's lives.
Former 'Playschool' TV presenter, Baroness Floella Benjamin chairs the APPG and in speaking of the full report adds: "This is the most comprehensive recent study of play in all its forms and proves the truth of the old saying 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.' I am delighted to commend it to my parliamentary colleagues."
For more information on LeapFrog's Epic Tablet and LeapFrog learning toys visit www.leapfrog.co.uk.
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"Hamilton" star does not throw away his shot, but his empathy needs work
DG, age 16, as Beatrice Schachter in "Up the down Staircase" ~ "Whatever the waste, stupidity, ineptitude, whatever the problems and frustrations...education is going on—young people exposed to education. That's how I manage to stand up."
From the age of 16, I belonged to the theater. I dipped in a toe in high school and ended up majoring in theater in college. I ran a theater program for 13 years. I mentored young theater artists, many of whom went on to professional careers. I know theater in my bones.
I know it takes artistry for "techies" to create a world out of paint and canvas, light and sound. I know it takes roughly two hours of rehearsal for every minute onstage, because an actor has to BE somebody else, convincingly, night after night, staying true to the playwright's intention and the director's vision while at the same time adjusting on the fly to the vagaries of live performance: A baby crying. A bat flittering in the lights. A famous person in the house.
Nowadays, a live theater experience usually is arranged so audience members sit in a dark space and watch the action onstage through a window (the "fourth wall"). Sometimes the audience participates, although interactive theater can be problematic. Sometimes, even in movies (Ferris Bueller's Day Off comes to mind), the characters acknowledge they're being watched.
Bottom line, though, performers and audiences in the modern theater usually share the same time and place on different planes of existence. At my theater, in fact, actors were required to get out of makeup and costume before they could go into the house. Why? Because we wanted the magic to last beyond the performance. We wanted people to keep on feeling what we'd worked so hard to help them feel. We wanted the characters to go on singing in the audiences' minds, to go on teaching them how to be human beings, without reminding them that we were making it all up.
What's my point? Something happened in New York City on November 18 when vice president-elect, Mike Pence, attended a performance of Hamilton, a musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The show, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow.
Alexander Hamilton was a big deal. He convinced New Yorkers to ratify the U.S Constitution. He was the nation's first secretary of the treasury, and his policies strengthened the economic position of the federal government, which bolstered the economy of the fledgling nation. His work as an attorney led to the creation of the judicial review system. He co-founded the Bank of New York.
Hamilton, the musical, is a big deal, too. Hamilton won a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11. Snippets of Hamilton were performed at the White House. In May, the show was sold out eight months in advance. Tickets to Hamilton are supposed to start at $139 with premium seats starting at $549, but Hamilton is such a hot ticket that some secondary-market tickets are selling for $2,500 each (although matinee tickets are available for less).
Something else that's a big deal is being second-in-command of the United States. Mike Pence will take on that job on January 20, 2017—but I'd like to set aside the new job and focus on what happened to theatergoer Mike Pence last Friday at Hamilton.
The show was over. The audience was still clapping, but Mr. Pence was on his feet ready to go, no doubt being urged along by the Secret Service. As Pence was leaving, however, Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr, called out to him. Pence stopped. Dixon launched into a statement that asked Pence to make sure the new administration supported diversity. Pence was periodically booed—or perhaps Dixon was being booed—during the interlude.
Somebody lost no time in telling president-elect Trump what had happened, and Trump lost no time castigating the cast on Twitter: "Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen!"
It was like somebody threw a grenade into social media. Everybody had an opinion. Theater people whooped it up about free speech. Memes appeared:
Detractors used words like "rude," "arrogant," and "cowardly." People said Pence had been ambushed, because who goes to a play expecting to be singled out and lectured from the stage? (I certainly don't.)
Granted, it's no surprise that LGBT, POC, non-Christians, differently-abled people, women, and non-Christians in the United States were horrified at best and terrified at worst at the outcome of this month's election. A couple of my gay friends, for example, were accosted by Trump supporters who viewed the election as permission to unleash their inner crazy person. I am certain Mr. Dixon felt righteous delivering the people's demands to the king, as it were, from a safe place, surrounded onstage by his peeps. Mr. Dixon said his piece in front of an audience that had just seen musical theater history. His words hit Pence, who stood like a deer in the headlights.
Let me be clear: politically, Mr. Pence and I diverge at "go." Pence was a Conservative radio host (he called himself "Rush Limbaugh on decaf"). He's a supporter of the Tea Party. He supports education but not public schools or teachers' unions. He supports gun rights and the coal industry but not the Environmental Protection Agency. He favors low taxes and low wages. He wanted to keep Syrian refugees out of Indiana. He opposes abortion. He opposes any expansion of rights for LGBT people. He's not a fan of science either—in 2001, Pence said, "smoking does not kill." I abhor every single one of these positions.
So why was Mike Pence the player in this five-minute drama who moved the needle on my Empathy-o-Meter? Because Pence didn't attend Hamilton as the vice president-elect. He attended as a dad taking his daughter to a show. Unfortunately, instead of being allowed to sit in the dark like everybody else and leave the theater humming show tunes like everybody else, maybe pick up a T-shirt, Pence was sucker-punched.
Some say Pence isn't like everybody else because he's the future vice-president. By that reasoning, we can all expect to be accosted wherever we go. A teacher will have to explain a math problem in the produce aisle. A physician at a cocktail party will have to diagnose somebody's symptoms. A plumber out for a fish fry will have to take a look at a busted coupling. Do these kinds of interactions already occur? Sure, but I'd bet money the teacher, the doctor, and the plumber don't like being off-duty and then having somebody bust into their personal space. And I bet the event doesn't get shared with the known universe.
Did Pence have it coming, being a person who's thrust himself into the public eye? After all, movie stars are stalked and mobbed and so forth—it's the price you pay for fame, right?
How about if we try a little empathy exercise from the theater? How about if we put ourselves in Pence's shoes?
You're Mike Pence. You endure months of a brutal political campaign. Sleep becomes an option. Your family and home become Kansas while you're flying all over Oz; like Dorothy, all you want to do is go home. But you made a commitment, so you roll with it.
You're a Midwestern guy. You haven't spent a lot of time in big cities. You haven't gone to many Broadway shows—why would you?
Then you are elected vice president of the United States. Your daughter wants to see Hamilton. You can afford the tickets now. You know you're going to be pretty busy for the next four years starting in January, so you figure you'll take a night off and spend it with your daughter and her cousin.
Hamilton blows you away. You never thought of the Founding Fathers as being…cool. The lyrics make history come alive, which you dig despite the cussing. You get to the end of the show and you're feeling pretty fly. Maybe you have a tear in your eye. You're proud to be an American. You get why everybody has been talking about this show.
Toward the end of the curtain call, your Secret Service detail lets you know it's time to go. You get up.
Then you hear your name. It's one of the actors. Is he going to thank you for coming? You mentally gear up to be gracious—should you wave?—while at the same time conveying to the actor that you've got to bail.
But then somebody in the audience boos. More than one somebody. The secret service guys move in, ready for anything, The actor says something about your administration representing everybody. And you think, Really? NOW? It feels like this actor, this Dixon guy, is talking forever, even though it's only a couple of minutes. When he's done, the Secret Service hustles you out to the car. You wouldn't repeat the words they're muttering.
As you're being driven home, your daughter says, "Dad, I'm sorry that happened." Your body flushes. Unbelievable. You were having a great time, but in the back of your mind you also were thinking maybe you'd take a closer look at the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Maybe you could talk to a couple of people in Congress to make sure the NEH and NEA funding doesn't dry up, since the president-elect is kind of "meh" about theater.
But now? No way. Theater people are unpredictable. They don't know how things work. They bust a guy's chops in front of his daughter. And how dare they suggest you and Donald Trump won't be their leaders! The two of you got elected, didn't you? You text Donald. He tweets in your defense.
You slam shut the door in your mind that Hamilton opened up, and you vow never to open it up again.
Could this be how it felt? Mr. Pence said on Fox Sunday morning that he would leave it to others to decide whether a Broadway theater was the appropriate venue for Dixon's message.
I'd like to weigh in: No. It wasn't.
There are many ways to convey ideas, to persuade. Maybe Mr. Dixon figured this was his shot, and he didn't want to throw it away.
But turning the theater into a bully pulpit from which you demand that somebody in the audience treat everybody fairly is an ironic move: Mr. Dixon demanded equal treatment but did not extend that courtesy to Mr. Pence, who, on Friday night, deserved to be treated like everybody else in that house who bought a ticket. Nobody else in that theater was called out—and despite the noble words, Pence most assuredly was called out.
Alexander Hamilton, who did exactly the same thing to his detractors, knows exactly what I'm talking about.
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TVR with Rebellion Racing took an amazing 1st/2nd placing at the 86th running of the Le Mans 24hr endurance race last weekend in France, finishing 3rd / 4th overall and leading the other non-hybrid cars by a margin of 8 laps.
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This year and in association with Motul we were honoured to be invited to head the parade with the new Griffith and to also display a fantastic lineup of heritage models that had made the pilgrimage to what was the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 hours race.
The Rebellion Racing - TVR LMP1 cars excelled, with a podium finish, 3rd and 4th overall and excluding the Toyota Hybrids, finished 1st and 2nd ahead of the rest of the 60 strong field by some 8 laps at the finish.
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Crumb "Stay Hard"
Like 3 The Hard Way's video for "Nothing's Changed", Crumb's video for "Stay Hard" is also set in an Asian restaurant with a karaoke machine. This time it's a quiet night, with few customers and bored restaurant staff, played by other band members. This lack of audience doesn't mean lead singer Carter Crumb is going to give a subdued performance. In a very un-New-Zealand manner, he rocks hard.
The karaoke video features the band's drummer as a rugged outdoorsy bloke, getting back to nature as he slices up a log with a chainsaw, and later frolics with a dog. And that makes about as much sense as any karaoke video.
Back in the restaurant things get a little surreal, with a giant bank of televisions displaying more rock action. The song is a full-on rock song about the subject of rocking hard. The video kicks off with that rock energy and never relents.
As the video progresses, the performance seems less rooted in the reality of restaurant karaoke, and more like a surreal red room where Carter is alone with a microphone, free to rock out as mightily as he wants.
Now here's the thing – when I think back to that 3 The Hard Way video, it's not really a song that would work as a karaoke selection. Everyone would go off to get more drinks and/or use the toilet and you'd be left just singing to the one remaining person in your group, too polite to walk away. Whereas "Stay Hard" would actually be quite a fun song to do for karaoke, one of those early-evening numbers that gets everyone all revved up.
Best bit: The random cheerleaders – they appear, do a routine, and are never seen from again.
Note: The YouTube URL for this video contains "Porn" – Porn-QKrRLg, to be precise. This will probably see 5000 Ways get blacklisted by some overzealous corporate keyword blocker.
Director: Jonny Kofoed
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Next… sitting around.
Posted on February 28, 2014 January 11, 2017 Categories October 2003Tags Crumb, Jonny KofoedLeave a comment on Crumb "Stay Hard"
Cassette "Don't Let Anyone"
"Don't Let Anyone" is a laid-back alt-country number, but the video takes the trio on a much wilder adventure. We meet the group as they're each driving in identical brown cars. A handy map identifies that they're travelling from separate parts of town, all headed for the centrally located Paydirt Studios.
The video uses a lot of animated backgrounds, and there's plenty of CGI trickery, like when the band pulls up in their three identical cars (all played by the same car). The lads head into the pink palatial studio complex and each goes into an area with a different theme, involving costume, props and appropriate backgrounds. There's a hunting lodge, a tropical beach and a winter wonderland. Hunting Lodge Tom gets to sing the song as part of his area.
It seems that Paydirt Studios are kindly making a music video for Cassette, but the Paydirt's surreal production line is making a rather off video. Feeling somewhat uncomfortable in this strange "presentacion de los Cassettes", the trio escape, sprinting through the sets as they flee the studios and pile into one of the brown cars as they made their getaway.
The video was directed by Jonny Kofoed, who's since made a career out of doing delightful animations for the world of advertising. I like his dark take on the world of video production.
Best bit: Tom's very long look in the rearview mirror.
Next… wet, wet, wet.
Posted on May 2, 2013 January 11, 2017 Categories April 2001Tags Cassette, Jonny KofoedLeave a comment on Cassette "Don't Let Anyone"
Missing videos from 2001
Augustino "Overblown"
According to an Augustino fan forum from 2001, "Overblown" was a radio-only release for Augustino. The forum is amazing. It's so full of energy and enthusiasm for this cool band everyone loves, there's bonding and hugs when September 11 happens, then the forum regulars suddenly peter out just as the band release their debut album. And if a band's fan base can't stick around, there's not much hope for the band.
BJ White "Uptown"
The only thing I can find out about "Uptown" by BJ White is that it was included on a sampler CD from Festival Mushroom Records, in between tracks from Lash and Kylie.
Canvas "Tina"
Canvas were an enthusiastic trio of young men from Wellington by way of Christchurch. "Tina" was a good pop track and the video got decent airplay on music video shows.
Flipside "Movin'"
So, an artist called Flipside received funding for a track called "Movin'". It's almost impossible to google (and it doesn't help that there are two other artists called Flipside with tracks that involve "Movin'" in the title) so I can't find anything on this track.
Nurture "Beautiful"
Nurture was a poptastic collaboration between Deep Obsession producer Christopher Banks and singer Phil Madsen. "Beautiful" was their first single and it reached #13 in the charts.
Sumix "Jump House"
Sumix was a hip hip duo consisting of friends Craig Mckenzie and Aidan Richards. Their single "Jump House" is an upbeat number with a insanely cheerful chorus that instantly reveals Craig's roots in Christian pop. (Seriously, it has such a Christian chorus). The video was involved the duo going down the slides at Wairewa hot pools. The video evidently made so little impact that director Joe Lonie could safely later recycle the video concept Falter's "Falling to Pieces" video in 2003.
Director: Joe Lonie
Dam Native "Terminal Illness"
Last seen in 1997, Dam Native returned with the boisterous "Terminal Illness" (which eventually showed up on their 2010 album "Aotearoa Nobody Does It Better"). Here's the band playing the song live in Wellington.
Jester "Eyes For Xmas"
It sounds like the name of a yuletide horror film, but Jester's "Eyes 4 Xmas" is actually a sweet guitar-pop tune. The video seems to have taken inspiration from Popstars. Nga Taonga describes it as "An amusing take on a reality TV talent show. We are privy to auditions for the band ("day 12″), recording the single, shooting the video, creating an image and – Jester's first show."
Pierced "Painted Angels"
All I've been able to find out about Pierced is that they toured with Loki in 2003. "Painted Angels" was their only NZ On Air funding.
Pine "Speeding"
Pine are a three-piece pop band who specialise in melodic charm. Nga Taonga describe it as "Pine play with a Scaletrix slot-car racing set." "Speeding" isn't online, but here's an in-studio performance from the late night music programme "Space".
Sheelahroc "If I Gave U Th' Mic"
Sheelahroc were an all-girl hip hop trio from Christchurch, comprising of Ladi6, Voodoo Child and Tyra Hammond, a powerhouse of talent. The cool and cautionary "If I Gave You Th' Mic" was their only NZ On Air funded video. My vague memory of it was an overhead shot of Ladi6 in a space like the train station foyer. The video needs to be online! In this documentary, the group talk about the video shoot being a bit of a mess, and the end video not really making much sense.
Canvas "Sunday"
Canvas had their second funded video "Sunday". From memory, it was the band playing the song in a house, going for a lazy-Sunday vibe.
Carmen Steele "Believe In Me"
Kiwihits noted that Carmen Steele's song "Believe In Me" was a "reaction to media coverage of the tragic incidence of child abuse in New Zealand" and that the production make it "one of the year's most evocative songs". It was Carmen's only NZOA funding.
Garageland "Highway"
Garageland's "Highway" is a cheerful ode to road-tripping, and other pleasures. Nga Taonga describe the video as, "Footage from the road – including the Capitol Records – and on stage on a US tour by Garageland."
GST "Put Up A Fight"
GST, the early incarnation of Opshop, have the song "Put Up A Fight". Most significantly, it was the making of this video that inspired Jason Kerrison to build his apocalypse shelter. As Jason told Salient, the video was filmed at his landlord's "monolithic dome structure", which inspired him to build his own.
PA Styles "Summer Breeze"
PA Styles were twins Naomi and Sharlene Sadlier. "Crowds are drawn to P.A Styles like moths to a flame," claimed a Southgate Entertainment press release, creating an image of crowds of people madly running around PA Styles. "Summer Breeze" was their only funded video.
Director: Rongotai Lomas
Purrr "Oxygen"
Purrr's final funded video was "Oxygen", but I'm not entirely sure if a video was actually made. Oh well, it was nice knowing you, three-piece girlband.
D-Super "The Moths"
D-Super go for a janglier, poppier sound for "The Moths". It was their third and final NZ On Air-funded music video.
Meno Panteboy "Any Kinda Weather"
Meno Panteboy were an Auckland group made up of musicians who'd previously worked with artists such as Che Fu, Greg Johnson, Nathan Haines and John Rowles. "Any Kinda Weather" was a bFM hit. (In case you're wondering, panteboy is the Greek transliteration of rendezvous and is another name for a coffee house.)
Slim "Crumbling"
Slim have their final NZOA-funded video "Crumbling", an upbeat song about someone who is struggling with drink and drugs.
Aaria "Cry No More"
I'm disappointed that Aaria's "Cry No More" video isn't online. The slick bilingual pop vocal group had a top 10 hit with this single, but it was to be their last. From memory, the video had a similar vibe to the Spice Girls' "2 Become 1" – all city-at-night cool.
The Relaxomatic Project "At The Onset"
There's no sign of the final video "At the Onset" from Auckland groovsters the Relaxomatic Project.
Garageland "Crazy"
I'm not sure if Garageland actually made a video for "Crazy", but it's worth celebrating as it was their last lot of video funding. They had a total of 15 videos funded over seven years, which is an impressive rate. From the low-budget fun of the early years to the more sophisticated vids of later years, Garageland made good use of the medium of music video.
Lavina Williams "So I Cry"
The "V" in Ma-V-Elle, Lavina Williams went solo with "So I Cry". In 2006 Lavina made it to the final 12 of Australian Idol, following younger sister Emily who placed second in the 2005 series.
Michelle Kazor "In This Life"
According to the bio on Amplifier, Michelle Kazor's debut single "In This Life" was the "highest charting song from an unsigned act ever on radio" – but that's referring to a radio plays chart, not the singles chart. I'm not totally sure if this video ended up having NZ On Air funding, but it's in the Nga Taonga archive, nonetheless.
Nga Taonga Sound & Vision
There were two non-funded videos that made a significant impact in 2001. One was the Deceptikonz's "Fallen Angels", the other was Blindspott's debut "Nil By Mouth". It was self-funded and made with a budget of a mere $800. With a solid song behind it and a great scream-along chorus, it proved a popular hit and won Breakthrough Video Artist at the Juice TV awards and launched Blindspott as alternative metal heroes. (There's a slightly-higher-budget alternative version, but it's not as much fun as the original.)
Posted on April 25, 2013 July 23, 2020 Categories 2001, April 2001, August 2001, December 2001, February 2001, June 2001, Missing, October 2001Tags Aaria, Augustino, BJ White, Canvas, Carmen Steele, D-Super, Dam Native, Flipside, Garageland, GST, Jester, Joe Lonie, Jonny Kofoed, Lavina Williams, Meno Panteboy, Michelle Kazor, Nurture, PA Styles, Pierced, Pine, Purrr, Rongotai Lomas, Sheelahroc, Slim, Sumix, The Relaxomatic Project4 Comments on Missing videos from 2001