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The 20 Best Posthumous Albums of All Time
By Daniella Boik | February 19, 2020 | 2:00pm
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After the late Mac Miller released Circles, a collection of previously unreleased songs, last month, it was difficult hearing the ghost of a voice so many of us grew up with. But I later realized how incredibly genius this album was, maybe even one of his best yet. With his jazzy beats backing his raspy voice on a mix of singing, rapping and sampling from old school rock songs, Circles gave us an idea of just how many more tricks Miller had up his sleeve. He's not the only artist who was taken from us too soon. In fact, some artists have released some of their best work after their deaths. So, here's a list of the 20 best posthumously released records, ranked.
20. John Lennon and Yoko Ono: Milk And Honey
We want to feel bad for Yoko Ono here, because she was unfortunately left to finish Milk And Honey on her own, but here's the thing: She can't really sing. Milk and Honey was in the works while Lennon was still living, but was ultimately released four years after his tragic murder by crazed fan Mark David Chapman. Milk And Honey may have been stronger if it was just a solo album by Lennon, but the couple was so in love, enjoyed making music together and were committed to spreading peace. The album also features hit "Nobody Told Me," which made the U.K. top 10 chart.
19. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Confrontation
Reggae legend Bob Marley, who sadly died from melanoma at the young age of 36, still had music in the vaults even after his passing. Two years after his death, his loved ones compiled a collection of singles and unreleased songs in 1983, which make up the laid-back, smooth album Confrontation. The album blessed us all with "Buffalo Soldier," which remains to this day one of the most essential reggae songs of all time.
18. The Doors: An American Prayer
The Lizard King doing spoken poetry over the magical music of The Doors? I think yes. Seven years after Jim Morrison's death, the remaining members of the band reunited to record background music to accompany Morrison's spoken word. An American Prayer is definitely different from their prior material and received many mixed reviews when it was released in 1978, but even if the spoken word doesn't resonate, An American Prayer features a live version of arguably one of the band's best songs ever, "Roadhouse Blues."
17. Gram Parsons: Grievous Angel
Love hurts, but being cremated with gasoline sounds brutal as hell. Gram Parsons, famed country-rock singer/songwriter, died just days after completing his second studio album Grievous Angels. After the recording, Parsons took off to Joshua Tree, Calif., to celebrate, but maybe went a little too hard. After overdosing on morphine and tequila, Parsons was pronounced dead before reaching the hospital. But that's not even the strangest part of this story: Parsons' road manager stole the body, took it to Joshua Tree and burned it with gasoline, because apparently that's what he wished for. The album didn't spark too much attention when it was initially released, but has become a cult favorite, and who hasn't belted out "Love Hurts" at some point in their life?
16. Joy Division: Closer
Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis unfortunately took his own life after the recording of Joy Division's second and final studio album. The '80s English post-punk band was about to embark on their U.S. tour when Curtis was found hanging in his kitchen at just 23-years-old. The album is dark and twisted, and with tracks titled "Isolation" and "A Means to an End," fans and critics agree the music tapped into the mind of Curtis. Although the band's ending was tragic (at least before the remaining members formed New Order), the album did extremely well, landing spots on several charts for the posthumous release "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
15. Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Legendary singer Ray Charles released a duets album called Genius Loves Company. The album features Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Elton John and Gladys Knight, among others, and was released posthumously in 2004, two months after Charles died from liver failure at 73. The album performed well, winning eight Grammy Awards.
14. Marvin Gaye: Vulnerable
A collection of soulful ballads, Vulnerable is Marvin Gaye at his most emotional for almost a half hour. The album, released in 1997, is Gaye's third posthumous release, but was recorded decades earlier in 1968. It's a complete 180 from the anti-war track "What's Going On" and definitely doesn't include seductive bedroom essentials like "Let's Get It On." Far from "Sexual Healing," Vulnerable is Gaye singing and pleading for a different kind of healing—that of the heart. Gaye was shot and killed by his own father just before his 45th birthday, and was never able to release the album during his lifetime.
13. Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl
Even if you're not too familiar with Roy Orbison, "You Got It," the first track on his album Mystery Girl, is enough to get anybody singing along. It's basically the "7 Rings" anthem of the '80s, but rather than "I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it," Orbison sang "Anything you want, you got it" well before Ariana Grande was even born. Completed a month before his death in November 1988, Mystery Girl has all the elements of a great Orbison album, like his wide range of vocal abilities (that Elvis once called the "most perfect voice") and his talent of creating bouncy guitar riffs but also beautiful ballads. Orbison also had "a little help from his friends," aka Beatles member George Harrison, Tom Petty, members of Fleetwood Mac and U2, who wrote and produced the track "She's a Mystery to Me."
12. Selena: Dreaming Of You
Making history and topping charts, even in death, is the definition of a success. Latin superstar Selena released her last album four months after she was tragically killed by Yolanda Saldívar, who, ironically enough, was the president of her fan club. The album became the first Latin album to ever debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in 1995. A mix of English and Spanish love songs, Dreaming Of You proved to the world that Selena's legacy would live on forever.
11. Elliott Smith: From A Basement On The Hill
Beloved singer/songwriter Elliott Smith was found dead in his home in 2003 with two stab wounds and no firm explanation to this day. Smith died at age 34, and From A Basement On The Hill was released almost a year later. The album is a collection of 15 unreleased songs compiled by former producer Rob Schnapf and Smith's ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme. Although the cause of death isn't fully determined, the dark lyrics from tracks like "Strung Out Again" make fans and critics wonder if these 15 songs were Smith's version of a suicide letter. From A Basement On The Hill was Smith's only album to make the Billboard Top 20 album chart, coming in at number 19.
10. Johnny Cash: American IV: The Man Comes Around
The King of Country's final album revealed many truths about secret aspects of his life. Released three years after his death in 2006, the album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, Cash's first number one album in 37 years. Unfortunately, the singer, who passed away from diabetic complications at 71-years-old, wasn't around to hear the album's many praises. All of the tracks but two are covers, but the songs speak to several aspects of Cash's life, his marriage to June Carter and spiritual struggles.
9. Makavelli: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
Originally intended to be an "underground" record, Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory was released two months after Tupac Shakur's death. Here he used the stage name "Makavelli" and proved to the world again that his legacy would live on. Not necessarily a critic favorite, the album still drew a lot of attention due to the fact that it was recorded in just seven days and featured a controversial album cover depicting Shakur hung on the crucifix resembling Jesus. The album was responsible for big hits like "Hail Mary" and "To Live In Die In L.A," which opens with a radio host discussing the controversial aspects of Tupac's music.
8. Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay
Possessor of one of the best soul voices of all time, Otis Redding unfortunately passed away at the age of 26 in a plane crash. The Georgia-born singer helped define the soul genre in the '60s, and this album showcases his young vocal talents. Leading track "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay" was the first ever U.S. posthumous chart topper in history.
7. 2Pac: R U Still Down?
After being shot in a drive-by shooting at the young age of 25, Shakur still had a bus-load of material—more than 200 unreleased songs. R U Still Down? is the first collection of those songs released after his death by his mother, Afeni Shakur. It's kind of a random collection of songs, but the album has all the aspects of the Tupac we all loved and adored, like street life anthems, West Coast v. East Coast feuds (featured in the song "Thug Life") and the Bobby Caldwell-sample-featuring "Do For Love".
6. J Dilla: The Shining
Busta Rhymes opens this 12-track J Dilla record with an intense emergency evacuation, screaming, "Let's barbecue these motherfuckers." Iconic. J Dilla, the Detroit-born producer, is the epitome of underrated. A man who flew under the radar, J Dilla (Jay Dee) produced beats for some of hip-hop's most beloved groups like The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest. After his death due to sudden cardiac arrest in 2006, close friend Karriem Riggins put the finishing touches on The Shining and released it six months later. With his super sick beats matched to Common's lyricism and D'Angelo's seductive R&B vocals on the album's biggest hit "So Far to Go," it's no wonder this song remains a classic.
5. Amy Winehouse: Lioness: Hidden Treasures
There will never be anyone like Amy Winehouse. Truly in a class by herself, the twentysomething had an inexplicably raspy voice, and dabbled in the sounds of soul, blues and funk. These weren't exactly trending genres in her age group, but her career took the world by storm. Unfortunately, Winehouse left us in 2011 and her posthumous album was released just six months after her death. The record features a treasure trove of tracks, including a cover of "The Girl From Ipanema," and a cover of Billie Holiday's "Body And Soul" with legend Tony Bennett.
4. Jimi Hendrix: The Cry of Love
The first of many posthumous albums from Jimi Hendrix, The Cry of Love reminds us just how much more this guitar wizard could have done if he had the chance. Arguably one of the greatest—if not the greatest—guitarists of all time, Hendrix goes hard on 10 tracks of pure rock 'n' roll electric guitar magic. Tracks like "Angel" and "Ezy Ryder" could have skyrocketed his fame even further.
3. Janis Joplin: Pearl
Janis Joplin, one of the greatest singers of all time, was set to record the vocals for "Buried Alive In the Blues" the day after she died from a heroin overdose. The album just features the instrumental version, but that's part of what makes it such a success. Joplin teamed up with The Full Tilt Boogie Band to create some pretty damn good rock 'n' roll music, and "Me and Bobby McGee" became a posthumous chart topper.
2. Nirvana: MTV Unplugged In New York
Nevermind proved to the world just how hard Nirvana could rock out, but this MTV recording proved they could release an iconic acoustic project, too. MTV Unplugged was released almost a year after Kurt Cobain's suicide and includes intimate versions of songs from all their studio albums as well as a cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World," which could be even better than the original.
1. The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death
The face of East Coast hip-hop, Christopher George Latore Wallace (Biggie), released Life After Death two weeks after he was fatally shot at just 24-years-old. Weirdly enough, it seems like Biggie was preparing for his murder all along. His first album was titled Ready To Die and his second, Life After Death, was released literally weeks after his death. Chart topper "Mo Money Mo Problems" features a Diana Ross sample and P.Diddy and will forever be an influential hip-hop classic. The album was certified platinum 10 times, and even if you're team 2Pac, you must admit Biggie brought life to hip-hop, even in death.
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Athletics is the collective name for a collection of sporting events that involve competitors running, throwing, walking and jumping. The roots of athletic events are prehistoric, with ancient communities competing with each other in various running, jumping and throwing events.
Athletic events were prevalent in the ancient Olympics in Greece, starting originally with just a running race and gratefully expanding over time to include various running, jumping and throwing events. To this day, success at the Olympic Games is still seen as the pinnacle of achievement in the sport of Athletics – although there also World Championships and various national and continental championships both indoors and outdoors.
The objective in all athletics disciplines is to win the event. Depending upon the event, this involves running or walking faster, throwing further, jumping higher or jumping further than your competitors. For decathlon and heptathlon events which feature multiple athletic events, the objective is to collect as many points by performing as well as possible in each separate event.
The only events in athletics that have any sort of scoring (in the traditional sense of the word) are decathlon and heptathlon. Because these are multi activity events, competitors are awarded points for their performance in each event. At the end of the competition, the athlete with the most amount of points is awarded the gold medal.
With all other events, there are no points. Everyone is ranked on how fast they ran/walked, height or length they jumped or how far they threw.
For running and walking events, this involves completing the race in the quickest time possible. For throwing events, it involves throwing the furthest and, in jumping events, it involves jumping further or higher than your competitors (depending upon the particular event). In athletics, winners are given a gold medal, those who are second are given a silver medal and bronze medals are given to those who come third. Those athletes finishing outside of the top three are not awarded.
Each individual discipline has its own specific set of rules and competitors are expected to abide by these to ensure that the competition is fair.


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Asensio and co. face Donnarumma
Athletic, worthy champions of a great tournament
27 de June de 2017 08:04h CEST
Asensio and Ceballos greet optimists from our front cover. There is the air of winners about them, very positive, ahead of the test tonight, at 9pm, against Italy. It's a semi-final. Before this, at 6pm, we have England-Germany. Four national teams that represent World Cup winning countries. This is a good line up for today. It is a pity that Germany has gone to the Confederations Cup without their best 'adults', and have relied on this for the tournament, and that England has been reluctant to put those that have already made the step up to the A team back to the U21s. Neither are in their respective semi-finals with their best potential line-ups but, even so, they have made it here.
Macedonia's defender Darko Velkoski left in the wake of Spain's midfielder Marco Asensio. MACIEJ GILLERT (AFP)
Spain face a newly elaborate Italy
But the game that interests us most is the other, the one that pits Spain up against Italy. So far we have done very well. In my view, and at the risk of being somewhat demanding, Spain have had more goals than controlled play so far. This is not a bad thing to say, but when the games get tighter it is better to have control of the matches. Italy arrive with a new air about them in respect of their historical tendancies. Aritz Gabilondo expressed this yesterday by saying: without 'Gatussos' or 'Ambrosinis'. And he cited the names of Gagliardini, Pellegrini and Locatelli as members of the new wave. Players with good feet and with style. As Germany before them, Italy have started to drink from the fountain of elaborate football.
Gianluigi Donnarumma warming up. Stephen Pond (Getty Images)
Donnarumma vs the Spanish attack
And Italy have a goalkeeper making the headlines, Donnarumma, a precocious talent even more extraordinary than Iker Casillas in his day. He is already being wooed by Madrid, angering those of Milan, his current team that hopes to retain him but does not have confidence in doing so. Today we will see him up against the diverse firepower of Spain, who with their headline acts put five past Macedonia and scored three against Portugal. Asensio, Saúl, Sandro, Williams, Deulofeu, Denis Suárez ... The goal scorer list of La Rojita is impressive. Apart from this, it is a match between two greats of the age group: Spain with four titles, Italy with five. It's time to correct that.
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Just your average Sunday chopping wood!
Got taught from the master lol future father in law, first time chopping wood or even holding an axe...and well got to say I loved it!
A nice #Easter dog walk with the family. Don't think I walked off the chocolate, but I gave it a good go.
A brand new lover might be someone like you"
The first of my Scotland Vlogs 📽 is now live on my YouTube channel, my lovelies! 💙 In this first instalment I take you on a tour of our cosy AirBnB, we explore Edinburgh Old Town and have a brush with the supernatural... 👻😱 Link in bio.
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1 of 3 MasterClasses are offered for VIP ticketed patrons.
Whiskey is made from water, cereals (barley wheat) and yeast.
Sat with Cristian Olave of @jurawhisky Jura Whiskey and showcases 3 of their best sellers.
Middle - Jura Seven Wood $75 great with cigars folks!
My Fave was the 18....sippppped on thatttttt!! #brownliquor .
Just another brick in the wall at Fort William police station.
Not a cloud in the sky! ☀ It's a beautiful day to apartment shop at The Highlands! We'd love to show you around so stop in!
I haven't had much of a chance to be out with my camera this holiday weekend.
Have you been out exploring anywhere new?
Today's dog walk. I did most of it thinking about drilling into someone's skull. For writing purposes, I should stress.
We took another wee day trip today. We headed west, but due to a detour and traffic, we ended up in Callander again! We always manage to end up there! The whole countryside was buzzin today. There were people everywhere - hiking, biking, fishing, camping, and all in various states of undress! 😂 It was so nice to see so many people out enjoying the glorious weather on the Easter bank holiday weekend. Are you doing anything special?
📷 This pic is from Falls of Foyers in the Scottish Highlands. One of the most beautiful places I've been to in the UK!
I usually escape to Europe for weekend getaways- when I feel like I need some me-time with the nature.
Spending a weekend in the Scottish Highlands last year made me realise how little of the UK I have explored - even though I've lived here for nearly 10 years now.
Looking for recommendations on trails and in general. Send me your tips!
💕 Wouldn't you love to wake up in this 🛏 bedroom?
Updated & Move-In Ready in Louisville!
#Hosted - Feeling blissfully happy and very lucky to be waking up at the gorgeous Grandtully Hotel by @ballintaggart this morning. Having visited for lunch and staying again at Christmas up at the farm & cookery school, the wonderful co-owner Rachel invited us back as their guests to stay at the newly opened hotel. Aside from having a sleep filled night away from toddlers and babies, we had hands down the best meal I think I've EVER had in my life last night. Genuinely so good that it's converted me from disliking venison to not only liking it, but probably putting it as my favourite food.
Every so often you find a business that you love and Ballintaggart & The Grandtully really is that for me. Not only is it luxuriously beautiful (but not with a matching luxurious price!) in the stunning Perthshire countryside but the staff are something else. I've got to the point where I consider not only the two co-owners and head chef friends, but the staff that work for them as friends too. It's always hard to believe a post that's gifted or an ad to be genuine, so I'll always struggle singing their praises enough. But if you're ever in the Highlands or thinking of somewhere to go, please make it here because it's truly something very very special... To top it off, the hotel currently has an offer for £80 bed & breakfast mid week stays so get in quick!
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Is this what Scotland would look like if wolves were reintegrated into the wild?
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Walking amongst the giants of Glen Coe.
The stacks of Duncansby Head caught on a very windy day. The sea looking fierce but magnificent!
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The 2017 edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives received a very positive welcome of the public with the visit of almost 16,000 people.
The FAV is organized by Elodie Nourrigat and Jacques Brion, two Montpellier-based architects.
The teams who created the ephemeral works were selected after a call for submissions launched in September. They came from France and from abroad.
composed by Kazuya Katagiri, Luis Lopez Rensendez and Marco Budéus for "Paper Cloud"
and Raquel Duran Puente for "Immersion"
- And a special mention was given to l'Atelier MicroMega composed by Justine Guyard, Alexandre Lahaye, Charlie Granjon, Thomas Pourteyroux et Gauthier Martinez for the installation "La madeleine"


After a critically successful run with pirates and magical boys in Neverland last October, Pangdemonium is dialing back the fantasy for the first show of their 2019 season. Stripping things down to the foundation of pure dialogue and acting, the local theatre company will present Late Company from Feb 22-Mar 10—a simple but searing look at cyberbullying and society today.
Written by young Canadian playwright Jordan Tannahill, Late Company was inspired by a real-life tragedy that took place in his hometown of Ottawa in 2011. As media attention skyrocketed and the nation burst into a conversation on bullying and homophobia, Tannahill set pen to paper and crafted his own response. His play keeps things no-frills. Set around a dinner table, the story takes place over the course of the night. Debora and Michael apprehensively await the arrival of their guests—Tamara, Bill and their teenage son Curtis, the bully responsible for the suicide of their own son Joel a year earlier. On the menu is a mixed bag of blame, shame, redemption and retribution, as each guest has their moment to reflect on the tragedy. You thought your family dinners were tense? You ain't seen nothing yet.
Directed by Tracie Pang, the play stars a tight cast of Edward Choy, Janice Koh, Karen Tan, Adrian Pang and Xander Pang. Settle in for an uncomfortable reality check on teenage suicide, social media, cyberbullying, and the fragility of family relationships. Late Company marks the first of three Pangdemonium productions this year centered on the theme of Present Tense / Future Perfect; and clearly they're not easing us in slow.
Late Company runs Feb 22-Mar 10 at Victoria Theatre. Tickets start from $30 and are available here.


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Cullari Vineyards and Winery is a small boutique bottler and producer that specializes in hand picked grapes and small fermentation lots. Our total production is between 2000 and 5000 gallons a year, but some of our lots are less than 100 gallons. We are located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the beautiful rolling hills of the Susquehanna Valley between Lancaster and Harrisburg. Our first vineyard was planted in the year 2000, and additional plantings in 2007 will double its size. Our grape varieties include both vinifera type grapes such as Merlot and Chardonnay, and hybrid varieties such as Chambourcin, Chancellor and Vidal Blanc. We are also one of the few vineyards in Pennsylvania to grow Zinfandel. Cullari Vineyards and Winery is the first and only winery in Hershey and combines old world style with modern technology. Owner and wine maker Salvatore Cullari, who was born in Caroniti, Italy, first started making home made wine with his father when he was 12 years old. Although our wine making techniques have been modified to make use of newer equipment and state of the art knowledge, we still retain the same high standards of quality and would never sell a wine that we ourselves would not drink.
A medium bodied dry wine that's full of fruit. Goes well with meat, hearty soups or aged cheeses.
Dry with just a hint of oak. A nice smooth finish that you will love with pasta, pizza or red meat. It's also great with cheddar or blue cheese.
A dry fruity distinctive wine. One of the most popular hybrid grape wines in Pennsylvania. It's wonderful with meat and aged cheeses.
A dry white wine that is crisp, cool and delicious! Aged in stainless steel tanks (no oak). Citrus in a bottle. Try it with your favorite fish or chicken dish. It's a great sipping wine for parties.
A sweet wine that is wonderful as an after dinner drink, either alone or with desserts. You'll think your drinking grapes! One of our most popular wines.
This is a blackberry Port style wine that's simply delicious! Don't go home without it.
Sweet and fruity! Drink it after dinner with your favorite dessert or aged cheese. A great sipping wine that you can drink every day.
A old family secret blend of various vinifera grapes. Very dry with a peppery taste. I've been making this wine for over 40 years! It's great with any Southern Italian dish, meats and aged cheeses.
Tired of Chardonnay? Try our tangy and light Pinot with slight lemon-citrus and apple flavors. It goes well with fish, chicken, pork or veal.
A German style summer wine with a hint of sweetness. It's a very versatle wine and can be paired with numerous foods including pork, sweet and sour dishes and even Mexican!
A delightful blend of Chambourcin and Chancellor grapes with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. Dry and spicy with a unique finish. At these prices, you can drink it very day!
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese grapes. This is one of my personal favorites (limited supplies).
A blend of equal amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and a hint of hybrid grapes. Nice and dry with a smooth finish. Great with meat and strong cheeses.
A wonderful Port-style dessert wine that you can drink after dinner alone or with your favorite fruits, cheese or pastries. One taste and you'll fall in love!
A white grape that is an offspring of Gewurztraminer and Seyval Blanc. The wine develops a wonderful floral aroma and has a slight citrus, honey and apricot flavor. It goes great with spicy food or drink it alone chilled.
A medium bodied dry wine with a hint of fruit. Goes well with fresh Pecorino cheese, fish, chicken, soups, or a light lunch.


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Cockfighter, Thumbsucker, Kinky Boots
Vernon Mortensen
Filmmaker and board member, San Diego Filmmakers
Looking for something different? Try the long-lost '70s gem Cockfighter, based on Charles Willeford's novel. Roger Corman produces, Monte Hellman directs, and world-class cameraman Néstor Almendros provides the beautifully disturbing images. Professional cockfighters Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton are locked in a bitter rivalry that leaves a wake of pain and ruin for all those who have the misfortune to know them. It's strange to have two Corman films included but he only made a handful of art-house films, and for the most part, they're gems. In what has to be the performance of a lifetime, The Intruder features William Shatner (that's right, Captain Kirk) as a racist Northern carpetbagger who comes to a sleepy Southern town to stir up bigotry and hatred. The real treasure on this DVD is an interview where Corman recounts the amazing and harrowing story of how this film was made.
(USA) 1974, Anchor Bay
The Intruder (Special Edition)
(USA) 1962, New Concorde
Gerald "W" Varney
Board member, San Diego Filmmakers, www.sdfilmmakers.org
Thumbsucker: Both Tilda Swinton and Lou Taylor Pucci turn in excellent performances in this story of an adolescent's struggle to communicate in an adult world. Kinky Boots: A great set-up as a reluctant young British man inherits his father's conservative shoe factory only to find that it's losing money. Much to the chagrin of the old-time factory workers, he employs a transsexual (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to design a new line of boots.
Last Year at Marienbad: A surreal French classic. Filmed in black and white by Alain Resnais, I remember this film from the '60s as being about elegant people gathering in a luxurious mansion. A beautiful married women is told by a stranger that he met her there a year before and she promised to meet him again. She has no recollection of such a declaration and the conflict ensues.
(USA) 2005, Sony Pictures
(England/USA) 2005, Miramax
(France/Italy) 1961, Fox Lorber
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Nationalism fades, empires crumble, battles are forgotten, but a boy's dreams will live forever. The greatest war film ever made? Andrei Tarkovsky's first feature, Ivan's Childhood, is essential viewing everywhere. Tales of Hoffmann is Powell and Pressburger's adaptation of the Offenbach opera based on three E.T.A. Hoffmann fairy tales. Allergic to opera? Mute the sound for stunning, poetic fantasy. Includes George Romero's interview and Martin Scorsese's commentary. Zombies may want to gut themselves: this one started it all for Romero.
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara includes Woman in the Dunes, Pitfall, and The Face of Another, all Japanese classics. Stunning monochrome transfers. See the full 148-minute cut of Woman in the Dunes for the first time! Criterion's organized a superior edition for those less familiar with Teshigahara's artistry by including four of the director's shorts. Save the existential terrors of The Face of Another and Pitfall for a more thoughtful Halloween treat!
Ivan's Childhood - Criterion Collection
(Russia) 1962, Criterion
Tales of Hoffmann (England) 1951, Criterion
Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara (Japan) 1962-66, Criterion
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School Daze, Zodiac, and Stardust — Jan. 16, 2008
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Robotic-assisted myomectomy is a type of surgery. It's done to remove growths in a women's uterus called fibroid tumors. The tumors are not cancer. The surgery is done with special tools and a robotic controller.
The uterus is the organ where a baby grows during pregnancy. It's in the lower belly (abdomen). Fibroid tumors are a very common type of growth in the uterus. They are also called leiomyomas or myomas. They are not cancer. They vary in size and number. A woman may have one or more fibroid tumors. They may be very small or as large as a grapefruit. A woman's risk of having fibroid tumors increases as she gets older, until she no longer has menstrual periods (menopause).
Why is robotic-assisted myomectomy done?
Your healthcare provider can help you decide which surgery will work best for you.
How is robotic-assisted myomectomy done?
The surgery will be done by an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) surgeon. It can be done in several ways. The surgeon will make a few small cuts (incisions) in your abdomen. He or she will pass tools through the small incisions. These include a tiny camera with a light, and several robotic tools. The surgeon will use a robotic controller to move the tools and remove the fibroids.
What are the risks of robotic-assisted myomectomy?
Your risks may vary depending on your age and overall health. They also depend on the number and location of the fibroids. Talk with your healthcare provider about which risks apply most to you.


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The Different Manifestations of the Divine Shakthi during Sharad Navaratri
Sharad Navaratri is an important festival of the Hindus that is celebrated all over India during the Sharad or autumn season. The celebrations take place over a period of ten days in the Ashwini lunar month and starts on bright fortnight on the very first day. It is believed that the divine shakti assumes a different form on each of these nights. The tenth day after the nine nights is known as Dussera.
The celebration marks the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura who could assume any shape he wished to after a duel of nine days. The nine-day celebration marks the triumph of good over evil. The festival concludes on the tenth day known as Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami.
The first three nights focus on various forms of Durga or Parvathi while the next three nights emphasise on different aspects of Lakshmi. The last three nights signify the manifestations of Saraswathi. Each of the nine days is associated with a specific colour.
Read on to know the various forms in which the divine shakthi is represented during the Sharad Navaratri festival.
Day 1 – Maa Shailputri (Paratipada - White)
On this day, Goddess Parvathi is represented as the daughter of the Himalayas and is hence known as Shailaputri. The term shail denotes mountain in Sanskrit. She is believed to have a lotus in one hand and a trishul in the other.
Her devotees pour pure ghee on her feet as they pray to her to bestowed with a healthy life free of any form of sickness and diseases.
Mantra: Om Devi Shaliaputryai Namah
Day 2 – Maa Brahmacharini (Dwitiya – Red)
On this day, the goddess is bare footed and in meditative form. She has a holy kamandalu or water pot in one hand and a rudraksha in the other. It is said that she is trying to win over lord Shiva with her deep meditation.
On this day, her worshippers offer fruits and sugar as prasad and pray for their beloved ones to be blessed with long life. It is also said that the worshipper is blessed with nobility and virtue.
Mantra: Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah
Day 3 – Maa Chandraghanta (Triitiya – Royal Blue)
The deity takes the form of an angry goddess with ten arms and three eyes. She has a weapon in each hand and adorns a crescent moon on her forhead. She rides a tiger and is ready to combat any evil. The booming sound from her bell is said to have killed various demons in a fight between the gods and the demons.
The deity is offered kheer, sweets and milk. Her worshippers are said to be relived of pain if they pray to her with full devotion.
Mantra: Om Devi Chandraghantayai Namah
Day 4 – Maa Kushmanda (Chaturthi – Yellow)
The name Kushmanda denotes creator of the universe and originates from three words ku, ushma and amnda that mean little, energy or warmth and egg respectively. It is believed that the universe was totally dark and she lit it with her smile.
Devotees observe fast and offer malpua as bhog to the goddess. They pray to her to bless them with the ability to make wise decisions and improve their intellect.
Mantra: Om Devi Kushmandayai Namah
Day 5 – Maa Skandamata (Panchami – Green)
On day 5, the goddess is manifested as the mother of Skanda or Kartikeya. She has four hands and has a lotus in each of her upper hands. She has bell in one of the lower hands and a kamandalu in the other hand. The deity also carries infant Skanda in her lap and is seated on a lotus.
She is offered bananas as prasad on this day and her followers pray to be blessed with good health.
Mantra: Om Devi Skandamatayi Namah
Day 6 – Maa Katyayani (Shasthi – Grey)
The goddess is worshipped as Katyayani on this day. The deity is said to be the most violent in this form and is said to be the daughter of rishi Katyayan. She has four arms and a sword in one hand. Her followers believe that she can be pleased easily with true devotion.
Her followers offer honey as prasad and pray for bitterness to be removed from their lives. The devi is also said to bless her devotees with inner peace and a sense of calmness.
Mantra: Om Devi Katyayanyai Namah
Day 7 – Maa Kaalratri (Saptami – Orange)
The goddess is said to have given up her fair complexion for a dark skin in order to kill several demons. She takes the form of fearsome Durga on this day with four arms and three eyes. She rides a donkey and has a noose, trident and a sword in her hands.
Devotees offer her jaggery or sweets made of jaggery and pray to be relieved of their fears, obstacles and pains. The goddess also protects them from evil spirits and powers.
Mantra: Om Devi Kaalaratryai Namah
Day 8 – Maa Mahagauri (Ashtami – Peacock Green)
The eighth day or ashtami is dedicated to goddess Mahagauri. She is four-armed with a damru and a trishul in her hands. It is said that the goddess went into deep meditation to win lord Shiva as her better half. The lord was impressed with her and showered her with the gangajal that helped her regain her beauty and earned her the name Mahagauri. She rides a white elephant or a bull.
Devotees offer coconut as prasad to this deity. It is said that childless couples who offer coconuts to brahmans on this day will be blessed with an offspring.
Mantra: Om Devi Mahagauryai Namah
Day 9 – Maa Siddhidatri (Maha Navami – Pink)
This is the final or ninth day known as Navaratri. She signifies perfection and the ushering of wisdom and knowledge over ignorance. The goddess is manifested as a calm deity with four arms. She sits on a lotus and has a book, lotus, mace and discus in her hands.
Worshippers observe a fast and offer her sesame seeds to be blessed with safety and security as well as to be protected from mishaps.
Mantra: Om Devi Siddhidatryai Namah
Maa Shakti's followers firmly believe that the simplest and best way to be blessed by the goddess is to recite the Durga chalisa with full devotion on all the nine days. In some states like West Bengal, Karnataka and Gujarat, the Sharad Navaratri festival is celebrated with more fervour than other parts of the country.
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Assistant Professor of Archeology Christopher Barton poses with a skull and action figure.
Christopher Barton, assistant professor of archeology, is bringing new opportunities to FMU for students to learn using hands-on experiences.
Barton received his doctorate in anthropology from Temple University, which resulted in a teaching position at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. Barton took the job at FMU after leaving the University of Memphis.
When Barton approached FMU about the position, he was told about the big plans for advancements in the archaeology field research he would be expected to implement.
Barton said the choice to join the FMU faculty was an easy decision because of FMU's sense of community and how that would contribute to its potential for an archaeology program to grow. He also said he liked FMU because of its size and strong community spirit.
According to Barton, the initial plan was to have a field research course that could be inclusive to students within the major and also students from all disciplines to learn not only about history but also about the social and cultural background that students are still being affected by today.
Barton said the goal for starting a dig at Friend Field Village at Hobcaw Barony is to create a collaborative, interactive learning environment between the students.
Barton said another goal he has for the work being done at Hobcaw and with the archaeology program on campus is to connect the students, the Florence community and the history in the area all together through archaeology. Barton said he is trying to combat the idea that archaeology is only for academics and professors by engaging the history in the community and sharing it with others.
Barton said his first full year at FMU has been very positive both professionally and personally.
Barton also said he is grateful that he is able to use his own experiences to help students and let them know that it's possible to overcome learning disabilities.
Barton said he has enjoyed his first year at FMU and looks forward to the years to come.


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A new steampunk challenge blog has popped up.
The August challenge involved using a matchbox in your steampunk art.
thought I'd try my hand at some steampunk.
This little Valise used to be an itty bitty matchbox.
I removed the matches, painted inside and out with black acrylic paint, and then applied some metallic rubs that I own (they're just like gilder's paste).
I added some side straps made of paperboard and a jewelry clasp for a handle.
Watch gears and even more springs.
On the inside I added a Tim Holz box corner in brass, a watch dial, a spring with some gears attatched, and a miniature vial of metal shavings. I dyed the outside of the clear bottle with butterscotch alcohol ink and then I embellished the lid with a random eyeball I had lying around and yet another watch dial.
I'm not sure what any of these parts do in my made-up little valise, but they seemed to fit.
This was incredibly fun, but I have a lot of respect for people who work with miniatures now!
It's hard to do--the glue alone will make you scream.
Miniatures require lots of patience, tweezers, pins and sanity!


We've finally hit 300 ink reviews! #300 is Krishna Jungle Volcano. Thank you to Ink Journal for sending over a sample for review. I tried some of the early versions of Krishna inks, and noticed some issues so I'm hoping this new Krishna ink performs better.
Jungle Volcano is a dark orange with bright green sheen.
In large swabs there is some bright green sheen.
Other properties: no shading, high sheen, and no shimmer. If there is any shading, it is hidden under all of the bright sheen. There is a lot of sheen, it's not quite monster sheen territory, but it's close.
On 20 pound copy paper the ink was prone to smearing.
Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Montblanc Lucky Orange, Krishna Jungle Volcano, and Robert Oster Orange Zest. Click here to see the Krishna inks together.
Diamine Blood Orange, Papier Plume Heart of Gold, and Diamine Pumpkin. Click here to see the orange inks together.
I used a broad Pelikan M805 Vibrant Blue on Tomoe River paper. The ink had a slightly sticky flow. There was a little bit of nib creep.
Overall, I like this ink more than the other Krishna inks I've tried in the past, and will be adding more of the new colors to my wish list. It is slightly sticky due to the high saturation of the ink, and it is a bit hard to clean out. This is the first high sheening orange ink I've seen, so it's a unique color.
Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Ink Journal for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.


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Investment Letter
Magnus Pirovino
Magnus Pirovino started his investment career in 1993, at LGT Bank in Liechtenstein, as quantitative analyst. In 1997 he was appointed head of fixed income and quantitative research of LGT bank and in 1998 managing director fixed income of the then newly founded asset management unit LGT Capital Management. He was CEO of LGT Capital Management from 2001 to 2007 and responsible for up to CHF 22 billion of clients' assets under management. From 1998 to 2011 he was chairman of the Investment Committee GIM, overseeing all investments of LGT's princely strategy GIM, with its outstanding track record. From 2011 to 2017 he was founding partner of OPIRO Finance Partners Ltd, and since 2017 founder and owner of the successor company OPIRO Consulting Ltd, Triesen.
Mr Pirovino holds a PhD in Mathematics (ETH Zurich). He is a member of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research and of the advisory board of the degree program "Master of Science in Quantitative Finance" at the University and ETH Zurich.


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Населення
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Середня річна температура становить 10,52 °C, середня максимальна – 24,52 °C, а середня мінімальна – -5,69 °C. Середня річна кількість опадів – 801 мм.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion but decided to compete at the If Stockholm Open instead.
Juan Martín del Potro won the title, defeating Grega Žemlja 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

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The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

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Mueller Has Already Interfered in the Election—and Obstructed Justice
By Bob Calco| 2018-10-22T21:56:35+00:00 October 23rd, 2018|
https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/23/mueller-has-already-interfered-in-the-election-and-obstructed-justice/
As November 6 approaches, news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is waiting until after the election to reveal the conclusions from his investigation belie a deeper, more disturbing point. Although Mueller's decision is allegedly predicated on a desire to avoid even the appearance of impacting the vote, according to Justice Department policy and tradition the truth is Mueller already has interfered in the election.
Every shaky indictment, every illegal leak, and every sensational "breaking news!" bit of media speculation continues his interference in the election. All of these affect the media's daily coverage of the story, which is overwhelmingly biased against the president and Republicans generally.
The Nakedly Partisan Nature of Mueller's Remit
Casting aside all pretense of journalistic objectivity, the ethically conflicted "newsrooms" of the major legacy networks are hoping that Mueller will intervene in the election by dropping some kind of legal bombshell on the Trump family, inner circle, or administration in the run up to the vote.
Citing the Mueller probe, the only platform most Democrats are running on is one of investigation and impeachment of Trump, and several openly state—as fact—that Trump has committed treason by "colluding" with Putin. The lack of evidence or even a believable motive on the part of either Trump or Putin does not bother them. This is just spun as "all the more reason to keep investigating." Being against Trump and convinced he is guilty is all they've got.
So to argue that his investigation hasn't yet affected the election is pure jabberwocky; its mere continuation in itself is interference in our political process. Moreover, it has demonstrably affected the polls. It's the only reason the Democrats can claim to have a "blue wave" building in their favor.
As to Russia, it had far more kompromat on Hillary Clinton, and the Russians have a proven track record of benefiting from her brazen pay-to-play schemes, exposed by WikiLeaks. Why would Russia use WikiLeaks to expose that bribe-worthy fact before she could be safely installed as president? Russia has a national self-interest in seeing the United States become a geopolitically weaker player. Clearly, if Moscow invested in Trump over Clinton to achieve this, Putin must not be as clever as they say. No: It's all nonsense.
The legacy media's shameful lack of coverage of the Clinton campaign's paper trail of collusion with foreign spies, media plants, and rogue Obama Justice Department political operatives, mirrors Mueller's curious lack of interest in the same. This lack of curiosity about the Democrats also affects the polls. Half the voting public is completely unaware of the facts surrounding the Obama Administration's efforts to run interference for the Clinton campaign and then to frame Trump.
The indictment of James A. Wolfe, former longtime Senate Intelligence Panel security director, illustrates better than anything the degree to which opposition to Trump was literally in bed with the media to leak classified information selectively and impact the news cycles for the last two years.
A deluge of classified leaks led to the inglorious downfalls of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and former Director James Comey. Comey's firing by Trump then spawned Rod Rosenstein's appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel—a curious choice, given Mueller's longtime mentorship of Comey, and Rosenstein's own role in firing him.
In the least charitable interpretation of Mueller's decision to withhold information from his team's investigation, he is hiding behind the pretense of not wanting to be perceived as interfering with the election according to Justice Department tradition, precisely in order to maximize that interference to advantage the president's political opponents unfairly in the election.
Why? Because he's got nothing. To act before the election would mean shutting down and effectively exonerating the president before the voters head to the polls. Instead he's indicting Russian ghosts, just to keep the partisan Democrat-driven media narrative in the news.
In the most charitable interpretation, Mueller is cynically awaiting the election results to determine whether he writes a scathing report full of unproven innuendo so the Democrats have their grist for endless impeachment investigations—or, should the GOP hold onto Congress, a quiet wrap up.
If the Democrats win, the myth of his saintly integrity will be magnified and his abusive prosecutorial tactics will go down the memory hole, as they always have done in his "distinguished" career as a serial inquisitor of innocent suspects.
But for the dynamic of Mueller's investigation, does anyone in his right mind believe the vaunted "blue wave" would have had any force (real or imagined) behind it?
Not with an economy cranking on all cylinders, unemployment across all demographic groups down to historic lows, and transformative geopolitical progress in Asia and the Middle East.
Mueller's investigation in fact may be nothing more than an elaborate distraction operation to protect the real "colluders" with British and Russian agents in 2016 in the Clinton campaign and the Obama Justice Department.
We've seen this with the hyperpartisan composition of Mueller's legal team, its grotesquely one-sided, helplessly single-sighted inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, solely and specifically to benefit Trump (as if there could be only one strategic Russian play), and the handful of barely related and mostly PR stunt indictments of Russian and Trump officials on made-up, process-induced, or completely unrelated prior crimes.
It's the most audacious, hypocritical, and frankly criminal case of projection in American political history.
You might even say Mueller along with his Democrat and Republican #NeverTrumper apologists are still interfering in the 2016 election, still obstructing justice where Hillary's server investigation and foreign spy-fed agitprop campaign is concerned, and still colluding with the media and foreign powers to obscure what happened between 2015 and 2017.
All this, so that the evidence of their own treacherous conspiracy with foreign interests, dangerous violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and abuse of the fearsome surveillance powers of the federal government never sees the light of day.
In other words, this investigation is giving the co-conspirators of 2016's only provable election meddling another chance to interfere in the 2018 election, for the purpose of obtaining the result they wanted the first time.
On cue, Hillary Clinton is already, incredibly but quite predictably, telegraphing her intent to run again in 2020, and planning "speaking tours" to gin up interest in such a run.
So it's come to this: November 6, 2018, may be our last chance to end the tragic 2016 injustice and subsequent two-year media-manufactured soap opera, once and for all.
If we miss this opportunity, we may very well lose the republic, too, because the multinational forces at work to keep the Trump-Russia collusion hoax afloat through the midterms, investing all their hope in Mueller, care only about the power of the D.C. elite.
They give not one fig, and cry only crocodile tears, for "our democracy."
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The Stealth F-35 Uses a "Threat Library" To Wage War. Here's What That Means.
The Stealth F-35 Uses a "Threat Library" To Wage War. Here's What That Means.
"It is part of a tech refresh effort for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that improves memory, storage, processing speed, display video and aircraft parametric data, industry developers said."
by Kris Osborn
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/stealth-f-35-uses-threat-library-wage-war-heres-what-means-34132
The Pentagon's F-35 is conducting attacks, surveillance operations and combat missions with an updated on-board "threat library" of Mission Data Files engineered to identify enemy threats in key regions around the globe."The AORs (Areas of Responsibility) for current operations where our forces are — currently have adequate Mission Data Files," Vice Adm. Mat Winter, Program Executive Officer for the F-35 program, told a group of reporters.
Described as the brains of the airplane, the "mission data files" are extensive on-board data systems compiling information on geography, air space and potential threats– such as enemy fighter jets — in areas where the F-35 might be expected to perform combat operations, Air Force officials explained.
Despite some delays with development, involving software engineering and technical development at Eglin AFB, Fla., the process is now fully on track to finish by 2019, Winter said.
Naturally, Air Force senior weapons developers do not comment on specific threats in specific areas around the globe, developers do acknowledge the threat library will include all known and future threat aircraft — which of course includes advanced Chinese and Russian 5th-generation fighters. For security reasons, Air Force officials do not wish to confirm this or specify any kind of time frame for their inclusion.
Overall, there are 12 geographical regions being identified to comprise the library, service developers say.
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"We have not fully verified all Mission Data Files for all of the regions where we will operate, but we are slated to be ready by 2019," Winter said.
The mission data files are designed to work with the aircraft's Radar Warning Receiver engineered to find and identify approaching enemy threats and incoming hostile fire. The concept is to use the F-35s long range sensors to detect threats – and then compare the information against the existing library of enemy threats in real time while in flight. If this can happen at a favorable standoff range for the F-35, it will be able to identify and destroy enemy air-to-air targets before being vulnerable itself to enemy fire. For example, the mission data system may be able to quickly identify a Russian MiG-29 if it were detected by the F-35's sensors.
"There is continued collaboration between intelligence and acquisition teams," Winter said.
The Mission Data Files are intended to support the F-35's sensor fusion so that information from disparate sensor systems can be combined on a single screen for pilots to lower the cognitive burden and quicken the decision-making process. New modules for mission systems will integrate into the F-35s Distributed Aperture System sensors and Electro-optical Targeting System.
The threat warnings generated by the F-35s Mission Data Files are designed to integrate with other on-board electronics such as targeting sensors, Much of this draws upon computer algorithms increasingly supported by AI, Winter said.
"Our fusion engine gets advanced sensors technology to rapidly identify and track targets without the pilot having to do all the work. This fusion is enabled by Mission Data Files," Winter explained.
This concept regarding integrated threat warnings and the Missile Data Files is further reinforced in a Lockheed Martin engineering paper from early this year called "F-35 Mission Systems Design, Development and Verification."
The paper provides technical detail on a number of F-35 technologies, including analysis of a system called AN/ASQ-242 Communications, Navigation and Identification system, or CNI. CNI provides beyond-visual-range target identification, anti-jam technology, radio navigation and, of great significance to Mission Data Files — "warning messaging" and "pilot audio alerts." Part of its function includes "connectivity with off-board sources of information," a function which bears great relevance to identifying specific enemy aircraft at great distances.
While many developers cite significant challenges when it comes to software development and integration for the F-35, the fighter is widely regarded as a "flying computer." The "fusion" or technical integration on board the aircraft is engineered to access and leverage a wide range of data points and condense them for the pilot. In essence, surveillance, computer processing and targeting data are fused, as opposed to being stovepiped or separate sources. As a result, the technology also incorporates Identification Friend Foe (IFF) surveillance systems designed to quickly distinguish friendly from enemy aircraft.
The Pentagon is improving Mission Data File technology, in part, through an ongoing mission systems avionics upgrade, industry and military developers said.
Lockheed Martin has been working with Harris Corporation to provide the computing infrastructure for new panoramic cockpit displays, advanced memory systems and navigation technology, senior Harris officials said in written statements.
The new hardware and software technology, to be operational on the F-35 by 2021, includes seven racks per aircraft consisting of 1,500 module components, including new antennas and weapons release systems.
Some of the components include an Advanced Memory System (AMS) engineered to improve data storage and generate higher resolution imagery to help pilots with navigational and targeting information.
Faster processors will also improve F-35 delivery of weapons enabled by the latest 3F software drop, such as the AIM-9X air-to-air missile. Improved radar warning receiver technology will more quickly identify enemy aircraft and integrate with the aircraft's mission data files, or threat library.
The data processing increase is exponential, developers explain, as it enable measurements to take place in terabytes instead of megabits or megabytes.
The upgrades include a portable memory device which can quickly be transferred from a ground station to the F-35 cockpit.
While Air Force officials said that Mission Data File information on particular enemy platforms and specific global threat areas was naturally not available for security reasons, she did say the technology is now supporting the latest F-35 software configuration – called 3f.
"Mission data has been fielded in support of version 2B, 3i, and 3f," Air Force spokeswoman Emily Grabowski told Warrior earlier this year.
As the most recently implemented software upgrade, Block 3f increases the weapons delivery capacity of the JSF, giving it the ability to drop a Small Diameter Bomb, 500-pound JDAM and AIM 9X short-range air-to-air missile, service officials explained.
The Air Force is already working on a 4th drop to be ready by 2020 or 2021. Following this initial drop, the aircraft will incorporate new software drops in two year increments in order to stay ahead of the threat. The service is also working to massively quicken the pace of software upgrades as a way to respond quickly to new threats.
Block IV will include some unique partner weapons including British weapons, Turkish weapons and some of the other European country weapons that they want to get on their own plane, service officials explained.
Block IV will also increase the weapons envelope for the U.S. variant of the fighter jet. A big part of the developmental calculus for Block 4 is to work on the kinds of enemy air defense systems and weaponry the aircraft may face from the 2020's through the 2040's and beyond.
In terms of weapons, Block IV will eventually enable the F-35 to fire cutting edge weapons systems such as the Small Diameter Bomb II and GBU-54 – both air dropped bombs able to destroy targets on the move.
The Small Diameter Bomb II uses a technology called a "tri-mode" seeker, drawing from infrared, millimeter wave and laser-guidance. The combination of these sensors allows the weapon to track and eliminate moving targets in all kinds of weather conditions.
The emerging 4th software drop will build upon prior iterations of the software for the aircraft.
Block 2B builds upon the enhanced simulated weapons, data link capabilities and early fused sensor integration of the earlier Block 2A software drop. Block 2B will enable the JSF to provide basic close air support and fire an AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile), JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) or GBU-12 (laser-guided aerial bomb) JSF program officials said.
Following Block 2B, Block 3i increases the combat capability even further and the now operational 3F brings a vastly increased ability to suppress enemy air defenses.
Kris Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army – Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at CNN and CNN Headline News.
This first appeared in Warrior Maven here.
Khashoggimania and Our Islamist Colluding Media
After Egypt, Libya and Syria, will we stop falling for the same lies?
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271682/khashoggimania-and-our-islamist-colluding-media-daniel-greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
In 2014, Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post's Tehran Bureau Chief, was arrested and spent two years in prison. Iran kept him in one of its worst prisons, he slept on a damp concrete floor, was denied medical treatment, experienced hallucinations due to sleep deprivation and was abused by his captors. His wife was told that her legs would be cut off and her husband would be thrown off a cliff if she didn't confess.
While Jamal Khashoggi has often been misidentified as a Washington Post journalist, all he did for the radical leftist paper owned by Amazon's CEO is write editorials promoting the Muslim Brotherhood agenda. The Muslim Brotherhood leader and former Bin Laden pal was never a journalist. The closest he came to it was acting as a terrorist propagandist in Afghanistan, glamorizing Osama bin Laden, on behalf of a man listed by the Treasury Department as one of "the world's foremost terrorist financiers."
And yet the arrest and abuse of Jason Rezaian didn't touch off a fraction of the outrage from his own paper as the possible death of Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of the Saudis. The media went through the usual formal protests, but the outrage was muted and there was no talk of sanctions. Instead, Rezaian, along with some other hostages, was illegally ransomed after two years by Obama for $400 million.
The media did not vigorously campaign to break off relations with Iran, as it now is with Saudi Arabia.
It didn't push too hard out of fear of spoiling Obama's dirty nuclear deal with Iran's terrorist regime. And even the arrest may have taken place, according to some sources, because of Rezaian's closeness with some regime figures.
The New York Times showily announced that it was suspending its pricey Saudi tours over Khashoggi, but it never stopped its Iranian tours, not over Rezaian's imprisonment, or the killing, torture and rapes of Iranian protesters.
The Washington Post rolled out a special Jamal Khashoggi edition, but there was no special Jason Rezaian edition. There were fewer news stories about Rezaian's imprisonment after two years than there have been after a week of Khashoggimania. The Post and the rest of the media did far less for Rezaian, one of their own, than they were willing to do for Khashoggi, a shady Islamist activist.
The answer has everything to do with the media's political agendas. It is not concerned with human rights. And it's even less interested in freedom of the press. It has no principles, only allegiances.
The media will always favor Islamist movements over non-Islamists.
The media underreacted to Rezaian's arrest because it supported Iran's Islamist government. It overreacted to Khashoggi's disappearance because he is an Islamist leader. And under Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudis, once the hub of regional Sunni Islamism, turned against the Muslim Brotherhood.
The media is raving against Mohammad bin Salman because he opposes Iran and the Brotherhood. It repeats every piece of propaganda from Turkey and Qatar because they back the Muslim Brotherhood.
If the Saudis turn around and support the Muslim Brotherhood, the media will happily let them kill as many reporters, journalists, hacks and pundits as they like. The media does not care about human rights. It cares only about the triumph of Islamist political movements and it will tell any lie on their behalf.
The scandal of the Khashoggi case is not whatever the Saudis or anyone else did to Osama's old friend. It's that the Washington Post provided space for a Muslim Brotherhood leader to push the agenda of America's enemies, and is colluding in a political campaign to overthrow the Saudi government.
The Washington Post is not "investigating" Khashoggi's death, it's spreading smears from the Turkish regime's pet media while pressuring American lobbyists to drop the Saudis. Khashoggi's death is just another tool for implementing regime change in Saudi Arabia and replacing its king with another ruler who will return the oil power to its usual stance of supporting Islamic terrorists and fighting Israel.
That's what Khashoggi wanted. It's what the Washington Post and the rest of the media want.
The truly disturbing thing is not Khashoggi's death. It's his life. Khashoggimania exposes an alliance between the media and the Islamists. Human rights is the cover for this red-green alliance, just as it was in the Iranian Revolution and the Arab Spring. The differing media reactions to Khashoggi and Rezaian, parallel the differing reactions to the Green Revolution and the Arab Spring, to human rights abuses in Egypt under Morsi and under Sisi, and in Turkey under military rule and under Erdogan.
There is a consistent pattern, not of human rights principles, but of Islamic expediency.
The media will occasionally report on human rights abuses by Islamists. But it will do so in a cursory fashion, without incendiary outrage or calls to action. It's only when reporting on Islamist protests against non-Islamist regimes that the media will shift from being bystanders to becoming activists.
When human rights abuses occur in Islamist countries, such as Iran, the media will emphasize the importance of liberalizing them by maintaining ties with them. But when Islamists claim human rights abuses at the hands of our allies, such as Egypt, the media will urge us to break ties with them.
Saudi Arabia is only the latest to fall afoul of this ubiquitous double standard.
When the Saudis were sponsoring Islamist terrorists, including Al Qaeda, we were repeatedly lectured on the importance of maintaining relations with them in order to liberalize them. But once the Saudis actually began making some small steps toward liberalization, the media wants to break ties with them.
Like Khashoggi, the media does not want actual liberalization. When Khashoggi talked about democracy, human rights and freedom of speech, he meant those as political tools for a Muslim Brotherhood takeover. And then, just as in Erdogan's Turkey or Morsi's Egypt, they would end.
Khashoggimania has proven beyond the faintest shadow of a doubt that the media thinks the same way.
When the media wanted Saudi Arabia to liberalize, it didn't mean women driving cars. It meant just enough political liberalization to enable Khashoggi and the Muslim Brotherhood to take over.
The media wants to do to Saudi Arabia what it did to Iran, and what it did to Egypt. When the media talks about, "liberalization" in the Middle East, read it as, "Islamization."
The media did not form an alliance with Islamists of its own accord. Its pro-Islamist agenda is not the work of mere lobbyists, as some have claimed in the past, otherwise the Saudis would be riding high. Khashoggimania casts light on a deeper alliance between the red elites of America and the green elites of the Middle East, between Qatar, Turkey and Iran, and between a radical establishment in America.
Both the red and the green elites fuse revolutionary ideological movements with state power. Our red media echoes the conspiracy theories and talking points of the green media of Turkey and Qatar. Neither are a free or independent press in any truly meaningful sense of the term. The Washington Post and Al Jazeera are just two sides of the same coin. Khashoggimania is a shared regime change operation.
Every Islamist regime change operation has been advanced under the guise of human rights. It's time that we stopped being fooled by the same lies, and started asking some hard questions. After the Iranian Revolution and the Arab Spring, those questions are more urgent than ever.
The media has spent the better part of a year regaling us with conspiracy theories about foreign collusion. Why is it colluding with the Muslim Brotherhood on regime change operations by lying to Americans, just as it did in Egypt, Libya and Syria, and how will it be held accountable?
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All following is solely my personal opinion. Exercise your own judgment.
However this is not a drill. we the People have had enough. this is the crisis point. It was inevitable. President trump needs to act quickly before it is too late.
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However it is primarily under International Humanitarian Law (sometimes called the Laws of Armed Conflict) that the legal opinion challenges the UK's use of drones. The opinion makes compelling arguments under each of the four principle elements: necessity, humanity, proportionality and distinction and I will attempt to summarise their points in this post, but I emphasise that the original opinion should be read in full for a complete picture.
"This policy does not appear to be enough to satisfy the above concerns, as it is reliant on the reporting of a possible civilian casualty. If an assumption of 'combatant' has already been made pre-strike, then it is unlikely that this assumption will change post-strike, save in the most obvious cases of collateral damage. Close scrutiny of the UK's definition of 'direct participation in hostilities' is required.
The final principle, that of proportionality, means balancing the effects of any attack against that of any supposed military advantage. In other words, the ends must justify the means and the means must not be excessive.
"proportionality in the context of UAV strikes is being, or could soon be, reconfigured, that we are seeing a recalibration of the relationship between military advantage and civilian casualties – away from 'excessive' and towards 'none'.
Again, I must emphasise that this is only a brief summary and the whole opinion needs to read in full.
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Google makes it easier to summon Assistant in Allo, adds in-app GIF searching
A new update rolling out to the Android Allo app also upgrades some popular emojis.
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While all Marshmallow and Nougat phones will soon be able to summon Google Assistant just like Pixel users are able to do, Google hasn't forgotten about Assistant's other home: Allo. A new update rolling out brings a new way to incorporate Google's AI aide into your chats, as well as a few other features.
Until now, calling on Google Assistant in Allo wasn't the easiest thing in the world: You had to manually type "@google" in the window before sending your query (as well as remember that you could do that). With the latest update, Google has added a new Google Assistant icon between the emoji picker and microphone. Tap it and it'll automatically insert "@google" and bring it into your conversation.
Here's a GIF of Allo's new GIF searching feature.
And since no conversation is complete without a GIF or two, you can now search for them right inside the app. All you need to do is tap the emoji button, scroll past your suggestions and pull until the blue "Pull for GIFs" bar fills the screen. Then you can search and send GIFs, or throw caution to the wind with the Lucky bot. When searching for a GIF, type @lucky followed by whatever you want to search for and it'll pick what it thinks is the best one for the occasion.
Finally, you can also add a little more life to your emojis. When you select one of the supported icons, you'll be able to increase the size and animate it using a new slider built into the send button. Just tap and hold the paper airplane icon and you'll be able to change the size of the icon or (at the biggest size) animate it. However, it only works with 10 common emoji, including smile, heart eyes, grimacing, kissing heart, tears of joy/laughter, and unamused.
The update is currently rolling out to Android phones and will come to the iOS app soon, Google says.
Something to talk about: Google's latest messaging app hasn't exactly set the Android community on fire, but there are definitely some good things about Allo, chief among them the Google Assistant integration. By adding a dedicated icon, it doesn't just make it easier to use, it lets people know that it's there, which will help expand its use. While we'd certainly rather Google introduce true SMS support than any of the features here, we'll take what we can get. But mainly, it's just good to see that Google hasn't abandoned support for Allo.
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Teacher and mentor Louise Palanker is back, and this week, she is here to discuss a very important and serious topic we in Hong Kong are all too familiar with: suicide prevention. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention estimates that the suicide rate for people between the ages of 15 and 24 was 8.9 per 100,000 last year. That's an increase of 8.4 per 100,000 from the previous year. Because we believe every life is important, we've listed resources to help you or anyone you know who is in emotional distress. Please share them with the ones you love.
Suicide.Org – lists hotlines and information for all communities (including LGBTQ, military and Spanish-speaking) and features other specific categories for suicide prevention.
The Samaritans This 24-hour hotline is for anyone who needs to talk to someone right away. Call operators speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and all calls are confidential. Telephone: 2896 0000.
You do need to talk to someone immediately. You are too precious to risk feeling this despondent for another moment. You also do not yet know what is meant for you. Now is not forever. Your adult life has barely begun. So many people need you and are out there waiting to know you. So, you must continue on your path.
It sounds like you do not have a healthy home life but I am going to advise you to stick it out and finish your schooling. The more you learn, the more you earn, and the more free you will be to determine your ultimate destiny. I know this is hard but keep going.
Keep your eye on the prize of your future freedom. Do not engage negatively with your sister or your mother even when it feels like they are poking at you. There is no victory to be won on that front. Your goal is to get your degree and get out on your own so that you can create a home that is warm and loving.
Please call a helpline right now (see the list of resources above) and start journaling. You have a lot to say. Say it to yourself until you find that person who wants to listen. You WILL find them. They also have a lot to say to you.
Look around you. Who else seems lost? Who needs you to listen?
It's not sad that you have big dreams. It is excellent. Be your own support and incentive. Provide the same for others who are really trying. Keep walking. Every step brings you closer to your dreams.
How can I positively add my voice to the conversation of life?
How can I make somebody else feel more valued today?
Now go out into the world and answer those questions.


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He has a lot of expensive recording equipment.
Having curtains professionally made can be costly.
The prices these places charge are absolutely outrageous.
I was just a kid and full of wild ideas.
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The couple wed in extravagant style.
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He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything.


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