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FILM. TV. GRAPHIC NOVELS. VIRTUAL REALITY.|
Tiger Sea
A headstrong, young Woman sets out to dive a forbidden island but a terrifying ordeal puts her survival skills to the test.
Escapist adventure in an exotic, tropical location. Edge of your seat thrill-ride with a smart, flawed protagonist fighting to survive in impossible circumstances. A 'WOMAN vs NATURE' story, that at it's core explores the complexities of relationships. Lead characters are racially diverse half siblings, a sister and brother, on a deeply emotional, conflicted journey…
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In this reimagining of the classic Dracula story, the world is dominated by vampires, requiring humans to work together to survive.
The series centers on Vanessa Helsing, daughter of famed vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing, who wakes up after a five-year coma to discover a vampire-controlled world. She soon learns that she possesses a unique blood composition that makes her immune to vampires and able to turn the creatures into humans. That power puts humanity's last hope to return the world to how it once was before the vampires took over in Vanessa's hands.
SYFY Channel | PRODUCERS: Mike Frislev & Chad Oakes | SHOW RUNNER: Neil Labute
Orange is The New Black meets The Craft…
HAZEL, a twenty-one-year-old, musician enters a women's detention center on trumped up drug charges. Inside CALLAN HOUSE she meets troubled women of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Some have done hard time, others await trial in higher courts for serious crimes, most of them are skirting incarceration by serving court appointed addictions counseling. They are tough, broken, funny, certifiable, mothers, daughters, sisters, bullies, homeless and looking for refuge from the streets. ALL have been victims of some form of abuse in their lifetimes but few have seen justice – until Hazel discovers a GRIMOIRE (a book of spells) hidden under an inmate's bed, a BOOK that can bring them untold powers… but only a WITCH wold know how to use it.
Collective Virtual Reality.
You want to experience it on the big screen. You want to see it with your friends. It's something new and it's really, really entertaining. Jelly is 2D, 3D, animation and has an audience participation element. When Boz puts on his goggles to enter his workspace – the audience is cued to do the same. There are musical interludes. It's a visual trip. A roller coaster of funny, scary, creeps and giggles and its psychedelic. The 420 Nation is upon us. There needs to be new product, new entertainment. We are a culture of gamers. Games don't come with instructions. You figure it out as you go along because its part of the fun. We identify with Boz's experience when we follow his clues to take on and off our 3D goggles – just like the character in a game.
A street smart, party girl with a Jesus fetish gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out; by masquerading as a nun.
I love badass movies. The hip/cool of Elmore Leonard, the black comedy of vibrant characters that give Actors the room to bring something memorable to a role…
When Libby and Janell first discussed their story idea for Habit the film that instantly came to mind tone-wise was TRUE ROMANCE…
The Leads have a certain sweetness, a genuine belief in Love, a desire to attain something good -despite all the crime and chaos surrounding them, that made that film special in its genre. The early Reese Witherspoon vehicle, FREEWAY, an exploitation film, following a lead character marginalized by society but who's soul has a noble quality, who transcends the lurid squalor of her situation – and elevates everyone around her in the process…
I love Female directors giving a new voice to the genre…
The films are bloody, cool, funny, dark and beautiful to look at…
They're about women finding their power, breaking stereotypes, owning their sexuality…
The French horror film REVENGE by Coralie Fargeat…
Ana Lily Amipour 's SHE WALKS ALONE AT NIGHT…
What is unique and exciting and provocative to me about Habit is this idea of a spiritual love story. With some sex and drugs and dark humour in the mix…
Even the process of breaking story with three women was different; we shared personal experiences of love, addictions, abuse, religion, mysticism, child bearing – it was dark, hard, painful, funny but the collective storytelling brought out character, imagery and symbolism in a way that felt like I was writing something universal, elemental, uniquely female and hopefully… pretty badass:)
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Why is Donald Trump going rural?
KENANSVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he's campaigning Tuesday evening far from cities like Charlotte and Raleigh where many candidates have courted moderate voters in recent years.
Instead, he's zeroing in on this tiny, rural town of about 850 people to make his pitch to the disaffected, working-class white voters who have propelled his campaign. The strategy appears to be less about swaying undecideds and more about making sure supporters don't stay home on Election Day.
Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-1 in Duplin County, but voters here have chosen the GOP presidential candidate in the past two elections by a wide margin. Among those lifelong Democrats is James Teachey, a 78-year-old retired farmer who said this year was the first he donated to a presidential campaign: $40 to Trump.
Trump's business background is a big draw for his supporters here in Kenansville, where beyond the small downtown area's handful of restaurants, gas stations and a couple of grocery stores lie farms that are the area's major economic driver. Pork and poultry growers and processing plants employ thousands in Duplin County and have drawn Latino residents who now account for more than 20 percent of the county's population of 60,000.
Trump's rally is scheduled for the Duplin County Events Center, a building that can hold 4,000 spectators on the outskirts of Kenansville. Earlier in the day, he addressed a crowd in High Point, a hub of the declining furniture industry that was hit hard by the loss of manufacturing jobs but still hosts a world-renowned furniture market and trade show.
Not many high-profile candidates have come through Duplin County over the years. Asked if he could remember any other presidential campaign visits, Teachey laughed and said he thought Eleanor Roosevelt came decades ago.
While Kenansville may seem like an unusual campaign stop, Trump's decision to veer farther away from population centers shows that North Carolina is a state he has to win, said Thomas Eamon, a political science professor at East Carolina University.
"Campaigns do generally go to bigger cities, and going to a rural area, there's a certain psychology in going to a small town like Kenansville. I think that symbolically could be good," Eamon said, adding that the site's location near an interstate highway can funnel in conservative spectators from nearby counties.
While North Carolina is dotted with left-leaning urban areas such as Raleigh and Charlotte, it also has one of the country's largest rural populations. A 2012 analysis by the Census found that North Carolina ranked second only to Texas with 3.2 million rural residents.
Duplin County's Latino farmworkers are upset by Trump's comments about Mexicans and his stance on immigration, but many can't vote because they are either guest workers or immigrants not legally in the U.S., said Justin Flores, a vice president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee.
"The ironic thing is that Donald Trump is coming to talk to a county that owes its entire economy to the work of immigrant workers, some undocumented, almost entirely from Mexico and Central America — the countries that Trump has spoken about with so much disrespect," said Flores, who is based in neighboring Wayne County.
State voter registration figures show that the county has about 1,200 registered Hispanic voters. Approximately 18,000 are white, while 9,000 are black.
Arthur Best, a black voter from Kenansville and U.S. Army veteran, is frustrated like many others by the lack of well-paying jobs, particularly for minorities. But for him, Trump is not the answer.
"I lost my father in Vietnam. He didn't die for the foolishness we're looking at today," said Best, a Democrat who has been offended by Trump's insults toward U.S. Sen. John McCain and the parents of a Muslim soldier killed while serving in Iraq.
Still, more than a quarter of Duplin County's residents live in poverty, and only a fraction have college degrees, according to 2014 Census estimate. For voters like Bill Link, a retired U.S. Marine officer from nearby Beulaville, Trump's promises to improve the economy are what really matter.


Daveswordsofwisdom.com: If Roses Grow In heaven.
If Roses Grow In heaven.
Absolutely beautiful. I lost my little sister and this poem explains exactly how I feel now. Thanks for posting this.
For my Mom, 18 yrs ago today.
For my beautiful loving mother. November 17th will be two years since God took her home with him. I miss her as much today as I did when she left this world. The pain never stops hurting. I love you my beautiful mother my forever angel.
We lost my mom less than a week ago. This is perfect.
For my mom, she was taken by the Lord and brought to heaven to receive eternal grace and salvation. We had difficult struggles during the early years but managed to get through because of your endless sacrifice. Thank you Mommy for giving us the best of everything in your own humble way.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

using Flurl;

namespace Draft.Endpoints
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     Pool of Etcd Endpoints
    /// </summary>
    [Serializable, DataContract]
    public sealed partial class EndpointPool
    {

        internal EndpointPool(IEnumerable<Endpoint> endpoints, EndpointRoutingStrategy routingStrategy)
        {
            AllEndpoints = endpoints.ToList();
            RoutingStrategy = routingStrategy;
        }

        [DataMember(Order = 1)]
        internal List<Endpoint> AllEndpoints { get; private set; }

        [IgnoreDataMember]
        internal Endpoint[] OnlineEndpoints
        {
            get { return AllEndpoints.Where(x => x.IsOnline).ToArray(); }
        }

        [DataMember(Order = 2)]
        internal EndpointRoutingStrategy RoutingStrategy { get; private set; }

        internal Url GetEndpointUrl(params string[] pathParts)
        {
            var pathSegment = new NormalizedPathSegment(pathParts);
            return pathSegment.ToUrl(RoutingStrategy.Select(pathSegment.Value, OnlineEndpoints).Uri);
        }

    }
}

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One of the claims of many 9/11 conspiracy theorists is that the heat generated from the initial crash could not have brought down the twin towers, leading some to claim that there were bombs planted. I thought of them as reading this report from The Detroit Free Press. The heat from a tanker explosion on I-75 led to the collapse of an overpass as the steel beams supporting it lost their strength.
This will not convince 9/11 conspiracy theorists and is not actual proof of anything, but it was interesting to see the effects of such heat on steel supports (as is also seen in this model of the collapse of the World Trade Center).
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Didn't someone see that black helicoptor fly by the overpass a full 90 seconds after the tanker exploded but only 3 seconds before the collapse?


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Book 2 - Chapter 31 - Maelstrom
The Golem was not a difficult mini-boss to beat because it had a myriad of abilities that it relied on. It didn't heal itself when it reached 50% health. It didn't call in reinforcements when it felt like it was going to lose and it didn't have a special ability that it used every other minute to stun the entire party. No, the Golem was difficult to defeat because it was enraged and blind. It was also rather huge and made out of dense rock. All of that made for a deadly combination. The Golem whirled around the room, smashing into walls, swinging it's large rock-chain arms around haphazardly, and generally just trying to smash anything animate and inanimate alike.
James dodged a large foot that descended upon him with a leap to his side. He rolled and got back up to his feet just in time to dodge a falling boulder. James did his best to run to an area that was currently free of the Golem's destructive flailing and gave a quick glance to his party member icons.
James – Level 29 Embrant
Health - 100 of 300
Energy - 39 of 110
Mana - 0 of 340
Patrick - Level 26 Warrior Stoneworker
Alex - Level 17 Metalworker
Health - 40 of 320
Energy - 115 of 220
Damnit, we need a healer, James thought as he realized his party might escape the cavern alive. He couldn't help but feel like a small doomed blueberry inside a giant blender, destined to get smashed and cut up into smaller pieces by the Golem.
Alex appeared next to James suddenly and placed a hand on his shoulder as he caught his breath, "Patrick said he is getting tired and he won't be able to run much longer. We need to finish this."
James nodded, already aware that the redhead's endurance points were approaching zero. So far the party had only managed to take off a third of the Golem's massive pool of hit points and the majority of that damage came from when James stabbed out the creature's eyes. The Golem only seemed to have a small resistance to flame, but James had already used up all of his mana anyway, so the option to stay back and cast spells was out. The problem with getting in close to strike the rock beast was that it was never in the same spot for more than a second. Its blind rage caused it to thrash about everywhere. Whenever the party got close, nine times out of ten they would just be kicked or smashed away. James dodged another giant foot and managed to squeeze a plan out of his brain as he did.
"I have enough energy left for another Jump Strike or two. I will hop on the thing and try and distract it. Blink to Patrick and tell him to take his pickaxes out. I want you guys to detach his legs, and then hopefully his arms," James said as his legs curled beneath him. Alex nodded in acknowledgment and James jumped into the air, propelled by the inhuman strength his ability gave him. The Golem collided into a wall but didn't stay there punching it like James had hoped. Instead, it pushed itself away and barreled into the opposite wall, thrashing at everything and nothing along the way. James crashed into the wall next to where the Golem was just moments before.
Crap, he thought as he watched his health fall another ten points. He dusted himself off and caught a glimpse of Alex and Patrick running after the Golem with their pickaxes held high. Patrick's uncommon pickaxe gave off a soft green glow that reflected off the thin plume of dust that hung to the floor and was never given the chance to fully settle. James hoped that the mining speed increase would give Patrick the edge that they needed. He wasn't entirely sure that the Golem could be taken apart like an actual rock, but it was the only option they had.
James waited patiently, mapping out the erratic movements of the tremendous hulk of boulders and trying to predict where it would go next. He spotted his opportunity and used the last of his endurance points to leap into the air. He smashed into the Golem's chest, digging his short swords into the rock as he went. He fell for a foot or two, but eventually, his Legion Commander's short sword found purchase. James gave out an involuntary sigh of relief as he swung from the rampaging Golem, hanging from one arm. Looking down, James saw his companions still chasing after the creature.
Just got to distract it now buddy, James told himself as he slammed his Martyr Skinning Knife into rock. The action wasn't as easy as it was with his legendary sword, but the trusty skinning knife came through for James as usual. Little by little, James climbed the pile of animated rock until he reached its mouth. James climbed inside the cave. James fell against a jagged mass of mineral that must have served as some sort of molar as the creature headbutted a wall. His health fell another twenty points as his back came alive with pain. Everything was sharp in the mouth of the Golem, but thankfully, James didn't see a tongue or any other device that could push James into the gaping darkness that was the creature's throat. James found a secluded spot in between the serrated teeth and activated Martyr's Rage. He didn't have much health to fuel his ability, but hopefully, he could cause the creature a serious toothache while he was alive. James felt the familiar measured fury course through his body as the skin of his back split. Without wasting a second, James became the worst, and probably first, dentist the Golem had ever been visited by.
A few destruction filled seconds later, the cave James was working in finally stopped swaying and large oblong rocks came to investigate the source of their owner's toothache. Martyr's Rage deactivated as James's health reached one point and he swiped at the Golem's prodding finger, causing it to flee, but only momentarily. Another curious prodding, and another swipe. The Golem's third and final investigation into its own mouth wasn't as deliberate as the first two. Three oblong rocks were shoved in after James, smashing him unceremoniously against the mouth wall, stealing away James's final hit point.
James fizzled into existence and opened his eyes. The stone walls he was surrounded by moments before were replaced with wooden ones, decorated with tribal paint, horns, and various herbs.
James heard Torunn speak, "No, if we deprive the Tok'nua of growing into the Eastern hemisphere it will upset the migration of the Blue Nifrits,"
Another Martyr's voice grumbled its disagreement, "We can migrate the Blue Nifrits the manual way. It will be well worth the time investment in the long run."
"And risk an attack by an Abominar or worse?" Torunn replied harshly, "No, it will cause more trouble than it is worth. We will be turning a floral issue into a beastly one. It is a shortcut and one that is clearly not worth the risk. I forbid it."
If the second Martyr had a logical counter-argument to the Tok'nua issue, James didn't have time to hear it. He hopped out of his respawn point behind Torunn's throne, causing the discussion to halt. Torunn pressed himself into his glowing throne in surprise and showed his teeth with a deep growl.
James waved, "it's only me, just passing through, sorry!"
Torunn composed himself and tried to inquire about something. James figured he was curious as to why James was behind his throne and not inside the dungeon, or how long James was behind the throne for, or how he got there, but he cut his game brother off with another apology and ran out of the hut. The sun was just starting to send scouting tentacles of light over the Great Savanna as James ran up the Tower of Stairs to get back to the portal. James's muscles ached, as did his bones, his skin, his hairs, his brain, and probably his soul as well. He was exhausted but fueled by determination. The effects of Torunn's newest chewy poultice had mostly worn off, and the lack of its effects left James's feeling even more worn out than before. Still, he ran on, pushing through the lactic acid that threatened to seize up his motor function. A notification invited itself into James's vision.
Congratulations! Your Will has increased by 1!
James reluctantly smiled at his accomplishment and waved the intrusive prompt away. He rounded the corner of the Cabin on the Cliff and let his hand brush against it lovingly as he went.
"Soon, I will be inside you," James whispered to the hut as he daydreamt of pouring himself a mug of ale before curling up inside a warm pile of furs.
James entered the cave Patrick had created for the portal to the Lich King's dungeon and ran into the portal without slowing. His momentum was unwillingly slowed though, and quite suddenly at that.
"Whyyy," James complained as he clutched his nose in pain. He looked up to the portal that was unwilling to port anything at the current moment in confusion. The dark purple swirls that once tricked James into thinking Torunn killed Michael seemed to be frozen in time. Against his better judgment, James attempted to send his hand through the portal once again. It wasn't sent to another dimension like James had cautiously hoped, and instead crumpled and curled into itself as it collided with the impenetrable surface.
What the hell, James thought as he tried to recall everything he knew about portals. It turned out to be very little. James couldn't recall Salmaana saying anything about entry requirements or really any pertinent information that would explain why the portal was suddenly shut off. James was left with only the lingering memory of Abaddon's words to rely on. The Lich King either found a way to close the portal completely, or there was some entry requirement that he wasn't aware of. Defeated, James looked around the shallow cave for inspiration. None came, so he sat patiently, waiting for something to happen. He considered going back to Torunn's throne to wait and see if Patrick and Alex would be sent for respawn, but sleep greedily took him instead.
"Get up," A voice intruded into James's fleeting dreamscape. A boot followed the voice, cementing James emergence into reality. "Give me a hand," Patrick said as he handed James a barely conscious, skeleton of a body.
Any traces of James's sleepiness were washed away like a fire hose directed at cobwebs. He spurred into action and grabbed the malnourished prisoner. Patrick went back through the portal. Good, they managed to defeat the Golem and rescue some prisoners. The Lich King didn't shut off the portal. Where the hell is Torunn, James thought frantically before yelling for help. Dreng's Rest was already beginning to come alive with the soft whispers of neighbors greeting each other, builders gathering their tools, and the occasional call of an Ingo mount. James's pleas served as caffeine to increase the speed at which the sleepy village came alive. Martyrs and humans alike started picking up and echoing James calls that spilled over the top of the cliff. Soon enough, James found himself looking at a confused and alarmed Torunn.
James set the prisoner down in front of the Cabin, "Do what you can to heal him, I think there is more coming." Torunn nodded gravely, already pulling out various herbs and potions from the sacks tied to his belt. James ran back to the portal, its dark purple and black swirls swirling once again. He stepped through.
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GameStop may have leaked the release date of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy port for the Switch. Take it as you will, this is merely speculation, but it is pretty credible nonetheless. According to fan-run, Spyro Universe, fellow Spyro fan AngrySpace found a listing on Germany's GameStop website.
While this may count as a "rumor" it has always been hinted at that the game was meant to launch on all major consoles. But, at some point, Toys for Bob or Activision nixed the Switch and PC version before launch. Last year, users noticed Spyro's official website listed both Switch and PC in the list platforms. This didn't last long and the two extra platforms were pulled. But, it wasn't the most carefully done as there is a clickable blank space under the Xbox One.
Of course, by now GameStop has since taken down the page, but the internet never forgets. With the information we have, the Switch port of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy will be launching on August 16, 2019.
If you want to play it on the PS4 or Xbox One, it's out now.


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The laborious restoration of this architectural icon, concluded and finally it opened its doors to the public in November 2017. The place returned to show its best face after had been undergone a deep rehabilitation. Now it lives a new stage as a museum where everybody can enjoy its exquisiteness.
Gaudi museum Casa Vicens was constructed between 1883 and 1885. It is considered a prelude phase to Catalan modernism. Visitors find a house that seems to be taken from a fairy tale and even it is half hidden in La Gracia neighborhood it does not go unnoticed. The architect was 31 years old when started and it was the first time he can act as an orchestra director dealing directly with the clients.
The intervention had the premise of recovering the building as projected by Gaudi and as far as possible to give it back the original state. Additionally, the spaces were adapted to the recent cultural uses as a museum. Works on the main floor focused on the entrance porch, the hall and other three highlighted areas.
The performance consisted mainly of cleaning and sanitation activities besides the reproduction of primary sgraffito and polychromies. The dining room is one the zones that required more action because it is the section with extra decorative and ornamental elements.
There is original furniture there and also a collection of about 30 paintings by Francesc Torrescassana (1845-1918), whose labor has counted with the Béns Mobles Center for Restoration of Catalunya collaboration. Another relevant aspect is the gallery was opened to the garden as initially done.
The fountain of which only the first body had been preserved was recovered. This part belonged to the Ignasi Herrero I Jover, former owner, who ceded and the rest was rebuilt thanks to graphic documentation. Many more interesting details are available to be enjoyed by the visitors to the Casa Vicens.
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Having a steady hand while taking photos can mean the difference between a photo that is perfectly sharp and one that is blurred. Since it can be difficult to remain perfectly still all the time, that's where image stabilization tech comes into play. The good news is that if you are planning on buying a Canon EOS R camera, Canon has confirmed that in-body image stabilization (IBIS) will be a feature on future cameras.
This is according to an interview that Amateur Photographer did at CP+ where the publication managed to speak to several Canon executives. When the topic of IBIS was brought up, Canon's execs confirmed that this would be a feature that photographers will be able to expect in future cameras.
Nissan Motor plans to name a new board of directors, and seek shareholders' approval for the move at their meeting in June. Nissan is also evaluating its relationship with Renault.
Nissan and its top shareholder Renault have maintained their partnership for 20 years. They have jointly developed technology and procured parts.
Nissan has unveiled its IMQ Concept in Geneva today, as a design showcase for its next generation of crossovers. It blends Japanese heritage with so called human-centric technology and it is of course, fully-electric.
Like many major organizations that have been around for a while, Nintendo has evolved over the decades from being a company that produced handmade hanafuda (Japanese playing cards) to being a company that creates video game consoles. It seems that this could be the direction that Nintendo will be headed for the forseeable future, but it also appears that the company is also open to the possibility that one day Nintendo could do something else.
In a recent interview with Nikkei (via Nintendo Everything), Nintendo's President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that it is possible that one day Nintendo could actually stop making game consoles and focus on something else. He expressed that as a company, being flexible is just as important as being ingenius.
Is Sony Using A 21:9 Display For Future Xperia Phones?
Sony Mobile adopted a taller skinny display in some of its 2018 Xperia smartphones for the first time. Sony opted for displays with a 2:1 QHD+ resolution in these phones, as opposed to displays with a more traditional 16:9 display ratio as used previously. However, Sony could be looking to go with even skinnier displays in 2019.
Toyota decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the HiLux with a number of special Invincible editions and the latest is this: the new HiLux Invicible 50.
Given that WhatsApp no longer has an annual subscription fee and that the app is free to download, it has left many wondering how on earth does Facebook plan to monetize it, especially given how much they paid for it. Turns out it is pretty simple: ads, except that these ads will come in WhatsApp Statuses.
The PV for Perfume's new song "FUTURE POP" has been unveiled.
The video is a fusion of live filming and animation by Perfume and NTT Docomo's collaboration project 'Perfume × docomo Future Pop Project.' It was directed by Kodama Yuichi.
If there was one developer/publisher that surprised many when the Nintendo Switch was announced, it was Bethesda. Skyrim was the first game that the company released on the Switch and they have since not slowed down. The company has since released DOOM on the Switch, Fallout Shelter, and Wolfenstein II.


The 77-year-old school bus driver from the deadly May 17 highway crash in New Jersey had a lengthy history of license suspensions and moving violations, a spokeswoman for the Motor Vehicle Commission told News 4. Jen Maxfield reports.
The 77-year-old school bus driver from the deadly May 17 highway crash in New Jersey had a lengthy history of license suspensions and moving violations, a spokeswoman for the Motor Vehicle Commission told News 4.
Investigators are still probing the cause of the crash, which killed a 10-year-old student and a teacher after the full-size school bus collided with a dump truck on Route 80 near exit 25 in Mount Olive Township. Video from a Department of Transportation camera shows the school bus filled with fifth-graders making a sudden U-turn in a median, sources have told News 4.
The bus, which was carrying 38 students and seven adults from East Brook Middle School in Paramus, was heading to a class field trip to Waterloo Village, a historic site in Stanhope.
The driver, identified as Hudy Muldrow Sr. first got his license in 1975. He had a total of 14 license suspensions, eight speeding tickets, a careless driving ticket and a ticket for an improper turn in 2010, the MVC spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Muldrow remains in the hospital and was unavailable for comment.
The most recent suspension was from Dec. 20 of last year to Jan. 3 of this year for unpaid parking tickets. It was not clear if Paramus officials knew of that suspension; the district was not immediately available for comment.
The driver had a commercial driver's license issued in 2012 and got the school bus endorsement on his commercial driver's license in 2013, the MVC said.
The lawyer representing the family of 10-year-old Miranda Vargas, who was laid to rest Monday, sent a notice of tort claim to the Borough of Paramus and the Paramus school board Tuesday, indicating the family plans to sue. The lawyer is questioning whether the Paramus Board of Education did proper diligence in hiring a driver with his record.
Funeral services for the teacher killed in the crash, Jennifer Williamson-Kennedy, will be held Thursday morning.


Active Motif » CDX1 antibody for Western Blot, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and Immunohistochemistry.
This antibody was raised against an N-terminal peptide (a.a. 30-47) of human CDX1 (NP_001795).
PBS containing 30% glycerol and 0.035% sodium azide.
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Leaders of Mali
(Republic of Mali)
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Parties: US-RDA: Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally; UDPM: Democratic Union of the Malian People; ADEMA-PASJ: Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice; RDM: Rally for Development in Mali; RPM: Rally for Mali; Yelema: Change ASMA-CFP: Alliance for Solidarity in Mali–Convergence of Patriotic Forces n/p: non-party
President of the Republic
Modibo Keita           20 Jun 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 (†1977) US-RDA (1)
Chairman of the Military Committee for the National Liberation
Moussa Traoré          19 Nov 1968 - 19 Sep 1969         military
Moussa Traoré          19 Sep 1969 - 19 Jun 1979         military
Moussa Traoré          19 Jun 1979 - 26 Mar 1991         UDPM
Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People
Amadou Toumani Touré   26 Mar 1991 -  8 Jun 1992         military (2)
Presidents of the Republic
Alpha Oumar Konaré      8 Jun 1992 -  8 Jun 2002         ADEMA-PASJ
Amadou Toumani Touré    8 Jun 2002 - 22 Mar 2012         n/p (3)
Chairman of the National Committee for the Recovery of Democracy and the Restoration of the State
Amadou Haya Sanogo     22 Mar 2012 - 12 Apr 2012         military
Dioncounda Traoré      12 Apr 2012 -  4 Sep 2013         ADEMA-PASJ (interim)
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita  4 Sep 2013 -                     RPM
(1) Modibo Keita was president of the Council of Government of the Sudanese Republic and also president of the Mali Federation, comprising the Sudanese Republic and Senegal, to 22 Sep 1960. Through 1965 the style was head of the Malian State.
(2) Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council to 31 Mar 1991.
(3) Amadou Toumani Touré officially resigned as part of an ECOWAS-mediated deal with the military junta that toppled him.
Modibo Keita                22 Sep 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 (†1977) US-RDA (provisional to 1965)
Yoro Diakité                19 Nov 1968 - 18 Sep 1969 (†1973) military
Mamadou Dembelé              6 Jun 1986 -  6 Jun 1988 (†2016) UDPM
Soumana Sacko                2 Apr 1991 -  9 Jun 1992         n/p (interim)
Younoussí Touré              9 Jun 1992 - 12 Apr 1993         n/p
Abdoulaye Sékou Sow         12 Apr 1993 -  4 Feb 1994 (†2013) n/p
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita       4 Feb 1994 - 15 Feb 2000         ADEMA-PASJ
Mandé Sidibé                15 Feb 2000 - 18 Mar 2002 (†2009) ADEMA-PASJ
Modibo Keita                18 Mar 2002 -  9 Jun 2002         n/p
Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani      9 Jun 2002 - 29 Apr 2004         n/p
Ousmane Issoufi Maïga       29 Apr 2004 - 28 Sep 2007         n/p
Modibo Sidibé               28 Sep 2007 -  3 Apr 2011         n/p
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé  3 Apr 2011 - 22 Mar 2012         n/p
Cheick Modibo Diarra        17 Apr 2012 - 11 Dec 2012         RDM (interim)
Diango Cissoko              11 Dec 2012 -  5 Sep 2013         n/p (interim)
Oumar Tatam Ly               5 Sep 2013 -  9 Apr 2014         n/p
Moussa Mara                  9 Apr 2014 -  9 Jan 2015         Yelema
Modibo Keita                 9 Jan 2015 - 10 Apr 2017         ADEMA-PASJ
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga     10 Apr 2017 - 30 Dec 2017         RPM
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga     30 Dec 2017 - 23 Apr 2019         ASMA-CFP
Boubou Cissé                23 Apr 2019 -                     n/p
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Will N.H. have a say in developing a regional low-carbon fuel standard?
Over the past few years, New Hampshire and 10 other states have been looking to develop a low-carbon standard for transportation fuels. The program would be market based – similar to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and the same states would be involved, with the addition of Pennsylvania.The plan, proponents say, would create an independent energy infrastructure, slow global warming and would have benefits for New Hampshire's wood industry. Opponents, however, see it as based on faulty assumptions that would raise prices at the pump and slow the economy down.Not surprisingly, the question under debate is whether New Hampshire should participate and have a say in trying to shape the standard or not have anything to do with it at all. New Hampshire isn't the only state raising questions about the program. California, the first state to pass a standard, can't enforce it due to a December court order under appeal. The Midwestern Governors Association dropped it like a hot potato after the 2010 elections. And several of the 11 Northeast states that originally agreed to explore the clean fuel standard have pulled back."A number of states feel the political climate is not conducive to new regulations," said Mike Fitzgerald, the state's point man on this issue in the Department of Environmental Services' Air Resources Division.The low-carbon fuel standard, or clean fuel standard as it is referred to around the 11-state region, requires that oil providers cut the "carbon intensity" of their fuel by a certain percentage by a certain date. If they don't, they would have to pay into a fund that would develop alternative ways to power vehicles — electricity, natural gas and biofuel.Developed first in California by an executive order in 2007 of then-Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was seized upon by a then-longshot Democratic presidential contender from Illinois — Barack Obama — who unveiled his national clean fuel standard bill later that year at the University of New Hampshire."Let me tell you why this is so important," the freshman senator told the crowd. "Transportation is responsible for one-third of carbon dioxide emissions, the greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming."Barriers seenObama's bill didn't pass — no national standard has — but in the wake of the Democratic sweep of the country in 2008, 11 governors signed a September 2009 memorandum of understanding "to evaluate a regional low carbon fuel program that would reduce the average carbon intensity of transportation."Even before the compact was signed, New Hampshire environmental officials were already in favor of the concept. The DES produced a Climate Action Plan, released in December 2009, that recommended the state adopt a low-carbon fuel standard."New Hampshire would meet, on average, a set standard for [greenhouse gas] emissions … measured on a lifecycle basis to account for all emissions from fuel consumption and production," says the action plan, which can be found on the agency's website.Resources would include staff to "participate in regional planning and develop rule language, then a program … to monitor and enforce compliance."The plan conceded that barriers would have to be addressed, including the "political will to pass legislation" as well as the development of various technologies.According to the action plan, fuel companies and consumers would pay for it, but implemental costs would be low, less than $2.5 million, while the potential economic benefit would be $25 million to $125 million.The plan says that development of a regional standard "needs to begin now so that a standard would be available for adoption by the region in the next 3 to 5 years. Phase 1 of the standard would occur over the next 10 to 15 years, achieving a 10 percent reduction in about 2025. … The working group considered this an essential action to undertake in the early mid-term (2012)."Despite the strong language, Fitzgerald said the action plan was only saying that the standard was "something to evaluate. We could not implement this without the legalization."Over the next few years New Hampshire environmental officials worked with their counterparts in other states, through the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), an organization headquartered in Boston, which refused to answer NHBR questions about the program.So far, all NESCAUM has produced publicly is an economic analysis, released last September, that cites economic benefits over the next decade if 10 percent of the region's fuel use is through low-carbon fuels, depending on the fuel used and the price of oil. According to NESCAUM, the benefits would include: an additional 9,000 to 50,000 jobs and an increase in the gross regional product of $7 billion to $29 billion.But critics called these estimates unrealistic."To meet the NESCAUM volume of 3 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol, land area equal to that of the entire state of New Jersey (low end estimate) or Massachusetts, Connecticut plus Rhode Island combined (high end estimate) would be needed," wrote Robert L. Greco III, a director of the American Petroleum Institute."The batteries simply are not powerful enough to propel an 18-wheeler loaded with freight for an entire workday," complained Richard Moskowitz, vice president of the American Trucking Association. Fitzgerald defended the report."It examined what would happen if we achieved that standard, not what it would take to get there. Could it have a positive effect? The answer is yes — a small one. It would have a tremendous positive impact if gas went to $5 a gallon."Likewise, Nancy Seidman, Massachusetts' deputy assistant commissioner for climate strategy, said the NESCAUM report "assured us that it was worth continuing."Defining 'clean'Even among those who want to pursue a standard, "there is a lot of caution" because "thorny issues remain," Fitzgerald said. The issues will have to hammered out by various officials in the coming months, as they try to put together a "framework" on how to proceed.Among the issues: How much credit do you give to different fuels for being "clean"? Do you just count emissions reductions or the whole cycle use, including production and distribution?Under the California standard, there is a difference between ethanol made from Iowa corn or from New Hampshire wood. Corn ethanol cuts down on carbon emissions, but it means making room for more farmlands, which contribute to global warming. And cellular biomass fuel — made from trees, among other sources — won't divert food into the tank of a car, but it has not been commercially developed yet.California's decision to rate such fuels differently led to the lawsuit by corn ethanol producers that has held up the program.Such a differential would help companies like Mascoma Corp., Lebanon-based cellulosic biofuel company that currently employs 110 people.A low-carbon standard would "accelerate commercialization of indigenously produced, sustainable fuels" CEO William Brady wrote to DES in November, urging the state to move toward one.Such issues haunt the other alternatives as well. Fracking — pumping a liquid into the ground to squeeze out natural gas — is why natural gas prices are so low. While fracking doesn't cause global warming, critics maintain that it pollutes groundwater and can even cause earthquakes.So does that mean you should measure gas differently, depending on the source? The natural gas option is one reason states like Pennsylvania signed on to the multi-state compact, but it might not stay if gas produced by fracking is not deemed clean enough.Similarly, electricity — the cleanest fuel, emissions-wise — is generated from natural gas and coal, both contributors to global warming. Not to mention nuclear power, not a contributor but certainly controversial.And do you count all the trees and vegetation removed to make way for bigger power lines to carry renewable energy?Another state that is making noises about pulling back from any deal is New Jersey, with its large concentration of oil refineries."Given the current economy, the current technology for alternative transportation, we are now urging new direction that takes into account economic considerations," said Lawrence Hajna, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.Legislator concernsThen there's the question of infrastructure.If there is no place to plug in your plug-in, a purely electric car is not viable and a hybrid would be using more gasoline, so its carbon footprint might be larger."We have very serious questions about the infrastructure," said Samantha DePoy-Warren, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The infrastructure concern is one of the reasons Maine has pulled back its support for developing a standard.The plan also envisions setting up a fund for fuel that isn't clean. But who would pay? The refiner (the target in California) or the distributor, which won't make the trucking industry happy.In any event, the corner gas station won't be taxed."We are not going to do it at the gas retail level," said Seidman. "We are all agreed on that."Other questions include: How many years would be required to reach targets? Which rules would be left up to individual states and which would be drawn up collectively?All this will be discussed in coming months, with or without New Hampshire.The DES currently uses federal funds that came through a multi-state settlement to pay the cost of New Hampshire's participation. But on Jan. 19, the House Science Technology and Energy Committee held hearings on House Bill 1487, which would prohibit "any funds from any source, without prior legislative approval, for the purpose … planning, evaluating, implementing, or participating in any state, regional, or national" low-carbon fuel standard.Corey Lewandowski, state director of Americans for Prosperity and a supporter of the bill, testified it would prevent "state bureaucrats" from "entering a program that will cost the state money."However, some of the state's bureaucrats are pretty good, said the committee chair, Rep. James Garrity R-Atkinson.Garrity said he was not crazy about what he called a "liquid RGGI," which he thinks might be an "economic disaster."But New Hampshire is a small state without any refineries,Garrity said. "Do we say forget it about or let our people be in the discussion to try to put a brake on the runaway train?"Fitzgerald makes the same point. "If it happens around us, we might as well take advantage of it," Fitzgerald saidOn the Senate side, DES officials have thus far briefed Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, a key member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee."I'm sort of skeptical. I'll listen to both sides," he said.Fitzgerald is hoping that other lawmakers will also keep an open mind."There is nothing to object to yet. First we need to get a handle on what this is and how it will work," he said.


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This text analyses nationalism in Europe from the French Revolution to the Second World War. Drawing on a wide range of examples, Timothy Baycroft explains what characterises modern nations, what the theoretical roots of nationalism are, and what interaction there has been with other significant theories. The book alsot presents reasons for the overwhelming importance of nationalism in the development of modern European history. The result is a concise description of the ways in which nationalism spread through Europe and its consequences for European civilisation. Nationalism in Europe contains a selection of primary and secondary sources.


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Friday's rainfall brings both positive and negative effects to the Panhandle
Today's rainfall has both positive and negative effects in the Panhandle. (SOURCE: KFDA)
By Melissa Gaglione | March 22, 2019 at 6:17 PM CDT - Updated March 23 at 8:38 PM
AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - Although Friday's rainfall will be a blessing to some, the moisture also brings some negative effects to homeowners in the Panhandle.
The rain will help the abnormally dry counties in the southern Panhandle and according to the drought monitor, southern counties could use the additional moisture.
"We might recall that a couple of years ago the whole Panhandle area was in severe, extreme or exceptional drought," said NewsChannel 10′s Chief Meteorologist "Doppler" Dave Oliver. "And this year with the rains that have been coming a little more frequently, we really only have a small area kind of in a dry situation but boy, compared to years past we are in really, really good shape."
Friday's rainfall could set a firm foundation for agriculture in the Panhandle.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Agronomist Dr. Jourdan Bell explained why the rain is crucial at this moment.
"Right now across much of the region, our wheat is anywhere from a late vegetation stage to an early reproduction stage and what that is is actually where the developing wheat plant is developing that head where the grain is produced" said Dr. Bell.
Dr. Bell explained as we transition into this phase, producers can determine how many seeds per head.
"Rainfall at this time will help enhance the number of seeds per head and consequently the yield potential," said Dr. Bell.
Although the rain is good news for producers, the rain comes at an inconvenient time for those repairing their homes from last weeks historic wind storm.
Because of the storms, homeowners are using temporary relief to avoid leakage or further damages to their homes.
"Right now it is kind of putting everyone in a tough situation because of the rain being with all the temporary repairs we are having to do," said Vice President of Andrus Brothers Roofing Jud Hightower. "What we are doing is, we aren't doing any roofs right now, we are sending our guys out to try to help people, get them watertight. We are expecting more rain. Just trying to help out as many people as we can right now."
NewsChannel10′s Weather Tracker App is available to download for Apple iOS and Android devices. You can find the links to download our app right here.
You can also tune into NewsChannel10 and follow our Facebook page for updates on first alert weather.
Melissa Gaglione
KFDA Reporter


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ESSENTIAL-NONESSENTIAL: PART 42 - Andrew Lorhenz: The Horrors of Movies
Andrew Lorhenz wrote and directed a film about murder, deception, crime, and revenge... but he was the nicest guy! He shared with me what it was like to go from film crew on big-budgets to director of an indie!


Beeyoouuuuuteeeefulll!! It HAS changed a whole bunch, even since I started fooling around with it in 2001. Who needs Microsoft or Apple?
Wow! If remember those days… Redhat 5 (the original version 5) was one of my first distros. Things are definitely moving forward!
Wow, Qt 1.32 and 1.40 rpm's, but no kafka rpm? Was that screenshot prior to your KDE developer days?
So when was the first screenshot taken?
I silently miss these old days.. Way more geeky stuff.
And the window buttons to the right.
In many ways, Patrikas, I'm with you. I was running Slackware when I had a desktop like that, and could fit most of the workings of the distro inside my head. I have less free time to tinker now.
Wow… The old desktop is way better than the new one.
The window buttons make sense, at least, other than the current "up" and "down" that don't mean it.
Hmmm… the date on that first picture is Oct. 29, and it is Red Hat. That would probably be too early for 1992, and 2009 would be way too late for that look. So that picture must be circa 1998.
Yep, long way in 12 years.
Ah, that first screenshot certainly takes me back. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Naturally I'll switch back to Epiphany or Midori from Chrome once they get them.. ..up to speed.
the first one looks like windows 98, the second one looks like what windows will never be able to be.
Windows could look like that tomorrow. Vista comes with a dock.
Hey what's that nice dock app? Is it docky? Awn? Thanks.
When I think back to what Linux offered and optimized for in terms of workflow back then and now, I think there has been a huge improvement.
If you use another DE than gnome and toolkit other than gtk+, your desktop won't be any different than the first screenshot.
Um…so instead of copying Windows 95, now we copy Mac OSX?
Flame away, but as someone who cut his teeth on early Slackware when a functional X desktop was a fantasy and the Linux kernel was at .99pl13, I have watched this all unfold, and I have the right to call it as I see it.
I suppose you could make the argument that everything that can be done with the desktop paradigm has been done, and Ubuntu/Gnome is just pulling in the best of both worlds…but at least call it what it is.
expanding on good ideas, and making them free (as in whatever you want it to be). Sure the community has taken those ideas and made them better, no one can seriously debate that.
The evolution is that the current software really does compete with the big alternatives. Lucid's desktop environment is the most fluid and useful (out of the box) setup I've ever seen or used.
Look at the home directory for an example of this since of 'we get it!'. When I first started using linux you had your home directory, and it was empty (maybe a few hidden folders and files for things like bashrc and such). Now it's a user space that show people how to work with its structure. This may seem like a small thing, but for the users who aren't 5-10 year veterans of the software this effort towards 'guidance' goes miles.
To circle back, sure we've absorbed/ripped/stolen/improved ideas from other products… my point is, "what's your point"?
I think you are reading too much into what I am saying: I am merely saying that things have changed for the better.
Definitely a copy of OSX…the dock, the scrollbar in the gtk+ theme, close/minimize buttons on the left, everything. I'm not complaining though because it does look good.
Yeah, keep censoring the comments. As if what I wrote was a lie.
The first screen-shot has decent buttons.
Protip: I can place the panel in either Left/Right/Up/Down. What happens if I click the minimize/"Down" button and my panel is on the top? That's right, it doesn't make any sense. Where are the Ubuntu usability experts now?
Sorry, didn't refreshed the browser tab. Jono Bacon DOES NOT censor the comments, unlike his boss (Mark).
Truly awesome! My linux adventure started with Redhat Linux 5.3. Not only that the look got better, but the ease of use and "desktop comfort" is a lot higher.
Love it! 🙂 Considering the community involvement is a lot bigger now, it really makes you think where we'll be in another 10 years right?
I was wondering. Is that Docky oder AWN you use? Are there plans to add a Dock to ubuntu by default?
From Windows to Mac OS X.
First it looked like a Windows clone, and now it looks like an OS X clone? Yeah, that could be called progress, i guess..
An improvement certainly, it has come along way. Still much work to do yet.
I might give awn a try, looks good.
I would like more work done on the Software Centre so it would be easier to install/update (downgrade if required) the latest releases of applications/packages and also to make it easy for developers to make available commercial applications.
Censoring? Comments that are personal, nasty and contributes nothing to the discussion helps no one and doesn't make the world a better place. I don't need or want to come across comments like those. Censoring has its place.
so what will be after 10 years ?
Red Hat is open source. Red Hat just isn't free. Cent OS is using the source code based on Red Hat however Cent OS is free.
Basically if you want enterprise Linux from the RPM side of the spectrum WITH support, Red Hat is where you want to go. If you just want a solid RPM distro to use as your own server or whatever, Cent OS is perfect.
hey, maybe in 10 more years, linux\ubuntu will be as functional and easy to use as Windows or OS X!
The windows to mac description sounds fair, but only for the screenshots. I believe the mac os similarities are Ubuntu's own customizations. If you look at KDE SC 4.4 (which is being shipped with Kubuntu lucid), you will see something similar to Windows. But even with those similarities, its also something completely different.
You also can't forget about the other window managers/desktops like enlightenment and xfce.
It is my feeling that Free Software remains very innovative and unique while at the same time being similar for new users.
Even if you look at the progress Free Software has made since 3 years ago, it still is a huge improvement. I wonder what it will be like in 5 years from now.
You are right, a lot has changed. But the impression I'm getting from looking at these two screens is that the former looks a lot simpler and cleaner, and the latter looks quite complicated and confusing. Is the modern desktop really that much better? In many ways, yes, but I'm not convinced that every change has been for the better.
looks like it changed from a cheap copy of windows 95, to a cheap copy of osx. go open source!
At the risk of sounding like flamebait… your desktop went from a Windows 95 clone to an OSX clone. Where is the innovation in the Linux desktop community?
Not to be a bummer though, I love how far F/OSS has come.
That's really not just a Windows 95 clone then, or an OSX clone now. Ubuntu has an applications menu, for example.
I started my open source adventure recently with Fedora 12. I am not a geek, just a person who uses a computer to do stuff. I love, love, love my Linux. I would not go back to Windows nor spend the money, if I had it, on Apple. I am so thankful to all the people who work, and have worked, on Linux.
I know this a also late but Red Hat was open source 10 years ago when I used it.
I started my opensource adventure when i was in highschool, I installed Fedora Core 2 along side my windows 2000 install. Now I've got an Archlinux/Windows7 machine.
Luv it! Considering the community is getting bigger and bigger and they are really helpful.


"Nationals Season" has just ended and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for taking part in WCQ: National Championships this year!
Here is a list of National Champions from Europe and Oceania, and the Decks they used to win. Congratulations to all of them on their achievements!
The next major event is the 2017 WCQ: European Championship at the end of June. The National Champions will be competing, so if you want to prove yourself against the best you know where to go!


Canadian startup X-Matik has introduced a system that turns any truck into a second-level drone of autonomy according to the SAE classification. The package was named LaneCruise, it will be available for purchase in 2019 at a price of $ 2,000.
LaneCruise is a system with a computing platform, a video camera with an integrated display, a steering wheel controller, and also includes accelerator and brake pedals. The system is able to identify other road users such as cars, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, as well as marking and traffic light signals.
During the movement of the vehicle, the autonomous driving system from Canadian developers allows the driver to remove his hands from the steering wheel. In the city, LaneCruise will operate in traditional cruise control mode with full braking and resume function.
X-Matik has already started accepting applications for the supply of LaneCruise on pre-order. To do this, it is enough to make a deposit in the amount of 199-999 dollars. Depending on the amount paid, the buyer will be given a discount, exclusive offers and the possibility of testing the system of autonomous driving.
As previously reported, the unmanned shuttle Navya got into the accident in the first hour of its testing.


Prison Break, the early entrant for the new season, is a tale of two schemes. One is a conspiracy that put an apparently innocent man on death row for the murder of the vice president's brother. The other is the convict's brother's scheme to get him out of prison by getting into prison and then breaking them both out.
The motivation for the viewer to watch is to see the details of both schemes exposed. The big secret of the conspiracy is "why?"; for the escape, the question is "how?", and we see the many odd things that the brother does which help build a picture of a very ornate escape scheme. These things have to drive the interest, because in order to keep the surprises surprising, the central characer needs to remain an enigma. As such, despite time spent with various side stories looking at how other people are involved in these schemes, there is no real human concern and no one to root for.
It is fairly common these days to bring a successful movie director in for the pilot, and this is no exception. Alas, they brought in someone successful but not good. Brett Ratner has a track record of films that are less than the some of their parts. They have good core concepts and good casts, but in the Rush Hour films and elsewhere, he shows a lack of concern for plot and storytelling. That same inability to add the pieces together strikes here. Watching this, I ended up with a mild curiousity of how the storytellers would tell the story. This is quite different from actually being emotionally involved in a story, reacting to it as the truth. Everything about this pilot made at least this viewer feel fistanced from all that is going on.
Still, within its problems, smoothly made. Certaily, there is an audience for this, and I will probably continue to watch it until I no longer care what the escape plan is and why it seems so complicated.
To the degree that one can accurately call anything the beginning of a season in this year-round TV world of ours, the first series of the new season starts tonight (Prison Break, which I do have hopes for.) And thus, it is time to discuss my plans for this season.
I'm gonna try to watch new shows. A lot of them. But I'm not going to be religious about it.
Ever since the baby was born, time has been less flexible. Watching anything live is hard, as the baby interrupts. Waching things casually during the day while doing light work on the computer is hard because the baby is there, and we're trying to avoid turning her into a TV-watching creature. (Yes, we expect her to watch TV in the fullness of time, but we do not want that to be What She Is About.) What time I have needs to be focused on other things. So expect fewer reviews, and often briefer reviews. These days, I often only get around to blogging something a week after it's in the brain, since there are so many things that want t0 be done when I have uninterrupted computer time.
Life, with television in it. Not a bad idea, eh?
I hope that folks in the ad game take to believing this study (or, more correctly, this overly-simplified description of a study). It's not that I assume it's correct that product placement. It's just that if it gets believed, then we'll see less product placement, and fewer cases of movies and TV shows being warped into ads.
My Kind of Town is an odd kind of show. There are some game show trappings, but largely it involves bringing in 200 people from a small town somewhere, taking them to New York (I think it's New York), then showing them footage of odd things going on at home. Their favorite pickup truck being attacked by a fire-breathing robot dinosaur. Someone's double-wide missing from its original spot and heading down the highway. Somebody's dryer being catapulted.
They make some interesting choices. The host is British; I don't know if he was the host of some British edition of this, but in any case it makes it clear that he is not one of the people he's interacting with, he's an outside observer, and that's to their benefit.
There is some fun silliness in it, and some misfires (largely, when the crazy antics aren't met with surprise from the relevant audience member), and one central problem: most of the big gags are given away in the ads.
I probably shouldn't watch this. In some ways, it comes close to the realm of reality show I wish to avoid. But it does have a relentlessly upbeat spirit.
My bud Mark Evanier has a nice piece on the disappointing incompleteness of some "complete" DVD sets. Of particular sadness to me are the ones that use the syndication edits, rather than the several-minutes-longer versions that originally aired; that's not due to any real problem but sloppiness or laziness.
ABC Family launched their new hour-long Beautiful People, about a not-so-wealthy teen faced with the wealthy world (not unlike their other Monday drama, Wildfire.) In this case, it's a three woman family who just left Mexico (New) to move to York (New). Daphne Zuniga (of The Sure Thing and Spaceballs, and more recently American Dreams) is the only recognizable actress in the batch. She plays the mom, who finds herself taking a job less than what she's qualified for, to keep ends together now that her husband has left her (ah, but who is that rich old college interest who is reemerging?) She's got an elder daughter who worked as a model back home, but is finding that modeling success in the big city may require living the uglier parts of the would-be model lifestyle.
But the real lead of the piece is the younger daughter, who finds herself at a new school where she is torn between two groups, the ultrarich, snobbish "beautiful people" clique and the more awkward youth who despise them. Its a conflict that, if you're over 25, you've seen repeated endlessly in school-oriented drama and comedy. And so far, the players aren't any more interesting than in the typical earlier take. All in all, if you're clearly a grown-up, this series probably won't have much for you.
But it is smoothly made. It doesn't look particlarly cheap. And that just leaves me reflecting in amazement on how much more effective the TV business has become at making money. There can be reasonable expectations of profit for live action fiction series (and not cheap, cheesy-looking things) not only on the three old-time networks and the three johnny-come-last-couple-decades networks, and on HBO and Showtime, but also on myriad basic cable nets. FX is doing some amazing stuff, USANetwork has quite respectable attempts, TNT makes some real stabs, SciFi channel has done some programming that I'm told is riveting (I still have the problem of not wanting to support a network that chose to air a dangerous, twisted con man claiming to speak to the dead, but will have to decide whether to catch things like Farscape and Battlestar Galactica via DVD), and there's scattered shows on places you wouldn't expect them, like ESPN. Truly, an age of opportunity; I'd still like to see a little more breadth out of it all. There's still little that I can't conceive of being (although often not succeeding) on a network… but there's much to be said for this state of affairs. And at this point, it's balancing out the rerun-and-reality slates of the networks.
With my life so full these days, often a lot of time goes by between when I mean to post something to the blog and when I do.
For example, there's last week's Air France incident. While my pal Mark was wisely reflecting on the way reporters were assuming a large death toll, and while The Daily Show was going after the incessant reference to the event as a "miracle", those weren't the things that most got in my craw. No, what got to me was all the news shows doing interviews with "survivors" of the crash. As opposed to? Really, one should reserve the term "survivor" for situations that have killed some significant portion of the people involved. And even then… if you're interviewing someone, we can assume they survived. Few shows are daring enough to interview the fatalities.
Thursday saw the launch of a new hour-long sitcom block on FX. Actually, it was a 66-minute-long block for some reason, with the first show running long and throwing off those of us who had hoped our hard disk recorders would capture everything. Luckily, I noticed the problem and arranged quickly to record the missing six minutes on a rerun.
Uncomfortable moments can be funny. Carried well, they can be a great source of humor. However, 36 minutes is not a moment.
Desperation can augment humor, but it is not in itself funny. Edginess can augment humor, but again, not funny. The new series Starving is desperate, edgy, uncomfortable, and not at all funny. Taking a look at four friends (three guys and a girl) in an eating disorders group, all of whom are starved for some form of affection, we end up with four people whom we do not want to spend time with. Sure, one could argue that having such a problem makes them "interesting", but I really don't think seeing the desperation of Sam digging food out of the trash or his cop pal exhibiting the edginess of on-screen purging makes spending time with the worthwhile.
The second show has the ungainly title of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which accurately reflects its location (and at the moment, I can't think of another Philly-set sitcom since Angie, which ran in the 1979-1980 season). Again, it's about four friends, three guys and one gal. This set of friends runs a bar together. If they vomit, they do it off-screen. They are not perfect people, and thus far I have not figured out what they all really want, but they chat in a friendly, humanly flawed way. The supposedly goofy predicaments that they got into (accidentally turning their too-quiet Irish pub into a hot gay bar) weren't as goofy as the writers seem to have believed, but this is watchable. I will give it a few episodes to show just what it's trying to be.
At least, I will if they start beginning it at the time they say they will, rather than six minutes later.
Stray thought I was having today: with the Fox-linked FX network airing the Iraq war series Over There, I realized that the only two shows that I know of to send characters into the Iraq war were both Fox network shows: Malcolm in the Middle and Arrested Development. Seemed like a conspiracy. Then I remembered that the lead character in Las Vegas also went oer. Ah well. So much for my freak theories.
Any war is a serious topic, and a current and particularly problematic war (not that war isn't inherently a problem) is a minefield, emotionally. And the show is not designed to make us feel any more comfortable. While the first episode made the conflict between the US and the insurgent forces stark and made no real attempt to question the conflict on that basis, it did show American soldiers at times being badly used by the American defense system. Butmore to the point, the vast majority of it was a battle scene, with American soldiers in the trenches faced with an insurgent stronghold. Every soldier has a nickname and a back story.,.. and they may not all have a forward story. They're not all going to make it out of Iraq whole.
The series, which airs on FX, comes from Stephen Bochco, who brought a sense of verisimilitude to the cop showwith Hill Street Blues. If anything, this new series feels a bit more like his later series NYPD Blue; tough and dark and not afraid of brief periods of people talking cleverly to keep the viewer alert. Production value is high, and they're putting style into it. The extended battle period inclueds night scenes shot in green as if through a nightscope, and daytime shots with the heavy orange tinge of a sandstorm.
This show is not for the squeamish,and not for the adamant or the radical on either side of the Iraq war quetion. It is, however, well put together, at least the pilot (I do already have the second episode on the hard disk machine, but have not yet had a chance to watch it, as my wife is among the squeamish.) I do hope its need for drama won't keep it always on the battlefield, rather than dealing with some of the more mundane activities and even pleasant encounters that are indeed part of being a soldier in this conflict. Worth checking out, if you can.


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"SAYING GOODBYE" AND "HELLO, HEART" WILL PREMIERE THIS DECEMBER
Posted on Saturday November 27th, 2021 by TVMAS
PREMIERES / SERIES / PRODUCTION
Kobie, Andi, Andrea and Seth
Exclusive and free on the iQiyi and ABS-CBN. Starring this Generation's Brightest and Most-Sought Talents Andrea Brillantes, Seth Fedelin, Gigi De Lana, Gerald Anderson. Free across 191 Territories.
Global streaming service iQiyi, leading provider of beloved pan-Asian content worldwide seals a multi-title content deal with ABS-CBN, a leading Philippine media and entertainment company to produce four Filipino original romantic series for its international subscribers worldwide.
The partnership fortifies the commitments of both companies in bringing high-quality, relatable, and inspiring Philippine content with universal themes while championing the Filipino talents and stories onto the global stage. Coupled with ABS-CBN's unrivaled creative capability on content production and with its seasoned pool of talents, the exclusive partnership enhances iQiyi's extensive and growing library of Asian content from Japan, South Korea, Greater China, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia available across 191 territories.
"We are thrilled to partner with iQiyi for its first Filipino local original series as we continue to tell meaningful stories and champion Filipino talent. Through their technology and our expertise in content creation and production, we strive to bring excellent Filipino content to local and international audiences and subscribers of iQiyi," said ABS-CBN Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast, Cory Vidanes.
"This partnership reflects both iQiyi and ABS-CBN's shared vision in showcasing Filipino talent and bringing it to the global stage. What the C- and K-dramas have taught us is that there is a global hunger to see more of that Asian talent, beauty, and culture. And with this world class, multi-title partnership with ABS-CBN, iQiyi is proud to present amazing productions from the Philippines to audiences across iQiyi's 191 territories worldwide" says iQiyi country manager, Sherwin dela Cruz.
Gerald and Gigi with the leaders of ABS-CBN and iQiyi
Debuting on December 4, 8 PM is "Saying Goodbye," starring Andrea Brillantes and Seth Fedelin, also known to millions of fans around the world as #SethDrea. They will take on the roles of Elise and Ricky, whose paths fatefully cross at an old record store fighting over the same album of their beloved artist. Their first meeting turns into an enduring friendship that will take them to an adventure like no other as they try to fulfill the bucket list of Ricky, who has a heart disease since childhood. The series also features the newly formed loveteam of Andi Abaya and Kobie Brown.
Meanwhile, K-drama fans should watch out for "Hello, Heart," which premieres on December 15, 8PM. Starring YouTube's phenomenal star Gigi De Lana alongside Gerald Anderson, one of the nation's busiest leading man to-date, the romantic comedy follows Heart, a beautiful, perky and hardworking woman but is very unlucky in life. Her life starts to turn around upon meeting Saul, an emotionless, business-as-usual guy who hires her to pretend to be his wife to please his grandmother with dementia. Gigi performs the series' official theme song, Roselle Nava's "Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita," which she covered in a video that went viral online.
Also revealed during the media conference is the teaser trailer of "Lyric and Beat" coming soon in 2022. This romantic musical series starring Andrea Brillantes, Seth Fedelin, Darren Espanto and AC Bonifacio is set at the backdrop of Philippine National Conservatory of Music where the best and misfit students are pitted against each other for the right to represent the school in the prestigious National Music Competition. The series will also star Nyoy Volante, Agot Isidro, Joanna Ampil, Sheena Belarmino, Jeremy Glinoga, and Angela Ken.
At the heels of iQiyi's Original and Exclusive recent hit titles such as "Danger Zone," "Ferryman: The Legends of Nanyang," "Unforgettable Love," "My Roommate is a Gumiho" and "Jirisan", the latest Filipino series "Saying Goodbye" and "Hello, Heart" that will soon be available on iQiyi and www.iQ.com heralds a major milestone for Filipino content and talents to be easily accessible globally.
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Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers -6/28/19- MLB Over Under Picks, Prediction.
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Washington Nationals versus Detroit Tigers (June 28)
The Washington Nationals, currently third in the NL East take on the Detroit Tigers, fourth in the AL Central.
Anibal Sanchez is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Nationals and Daniel Norris is set to take the mound for the Tigers.
The Nationals have been a solid offensive team, having hit 109 home runs with a .253 average and five runs per game.
Anthony Rendon is pacing the team in home runs (17), RBI (55) and has a .313 batting average.
Howie Kendrick and Juan Soto are each hitting over .300 with 12 home runs.
Victor Robles and Matt Adams add to the power attack with 11 home runs each.
Detroit has had issues scoring runs all season.
They are hitting only .229 as a team with 66 home runs and 3.3 runs per game.
Miguel Cabrera is first on the team with a .292 batting average but his power production is way down, having hit only four home runs.
Brandon Dixon leads the team with 10 home runs, followed by Jacoby Jones with nine and Nicholas Castellanos and Ronny Rodriguez with seven.
On the mound, Anibal Sanchez has been solid, but far from spectacular.
He's 3-6 with a 4.02 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings.
He's allowed a relatively high 10 home runs.
Closer Sean Doolittle has an ERA just above three with 17 saves, but the majority of the bullpen for the Nationals have struggled.
Wander Suero, Matt Grace and Kyle Barraclough have a combined ERA of 6.07 in 89 innings.
As a team, the Nationals have allowed 4.8 runs per game.
The Tigers have struggled on the mound as well.
Daniel Norris has pitched to a 4.69 ERA over 80 2/3 innings and has been prone to the long ball, allowing 14 home runs.
If the Tigers can get the ball to closer Shane Greene, they in good shape.
He's saved 21 and allowed only three earned runs in 30 innings. The problem is getting it to him with the lead.
Joe Jimenez, Victor Alcantara and Blane Hardy have a 4.50 ERA over 94 innings.
As a team, the Tigers have given up an average of 5.4 runs per game.
Washington doesn't have the most potent lineup, but should be able to take Norris deep at least once and get a lead, avoiding having to face Shane Greene late in the game.
The Tigers haven't been able to hit their way out of a paper bag. Look for the overall score to be below the league average.
Ill go for the "under" and for a road win for the Nationals by a 5-2 score.
Seattle Mariners vs Milwaukee Brewers-6/27/19-MLB Over Under Picks.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants-6/29/19- MLB Over Under Picks,Predictions.


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Абдул Халим Шарар () — индийский писатель, поэт, драматург, историк. Сочинял произведения на языке урду.

Биография
Происходил из мусульманской религиозной семьи из Лакхнау. Сын Хакима Таффазула Хусейна, мавлави, который был при дворе Ваджида Али Шаха, набоба Ауда. В 1869 году семья перебирается в Калькутты. Здесь Шарар выучил английский, арабский и персидский языки, логику, знакомился с достижениями западной и персидской литературы. Впоследствии пытался получить профессию медика, впрочем неудачно. Начинает сотрудничать с газетой «Авад Пундж». В 1877 году Шарар вместе с родителями возвращается в Лакхнау.

В 1879 году, через год после женитьбы на дочери дяди по матери отправился в Дели, где получил должность мавлави. Также продолжал совершенствовать английский язык. В 1880 году приглашается для работы в газете «Авад Лакхану», где работал до 1884 года. С середины 1880-х годов начинает профессионально заниматься литературной деятельностью. В 1890-1891 годах видава литературный журнал «Дилгудаз», который был закрыт из-за финансовых трудностей.

После этого переезжает в Хайдарабада на службу к низаму (местному властителю), где находился до 1899 года. В 1900-1901 годах на некоторое время возвращается в родной город, где плодотворно работает. В 1901 году Шарар снова на службе у правителя хайдарабада, с которой увольняется в 1903 году и возвращается в Лакхнау. Впрочем, уже в 1907 году поступает в Департамент советы Хайдарабада. В 1910 году некоторое время снова живет в Лакхнау, впрочем, в следующем году возвращается к Хайдарабада. В 1926 году переехал в Лахнау, где вскоре умер.

Творчество
В активе Шара есть романы, 1 драма, 1 большая поэма «Мара», которые составлены на языке урду. Наиболее известен как автор исторических романов (всего их 14). Они отличают идеализацией прошлого мусульман, противопоставление их европейским завоевателям, верой в просвещенного властелина, в победу разума и современной научной мысли.

Самые известные романы: «Малик уль-Азиз и Варджана» (1888 год), «Хасан и Анджелика» (1889 год), «Мансур и Мохан» (1890 год), «Флора Флоринда» (1897 год), «Рай на земле» («Фирдаус-е пан», 1899 год), «Падение Багдада» («Завал-е Багдад», 1912 год). Единственным значительным романом является «Ага Садик Барак» 1907 года.

Кроме того он автором значительного исторического сочинения «Гузишта Лакхнау», в котором содержится многочисленные материалы по развитию города и его культуры. В активе также «История Синду».

Автор биографий известных суфиев прошлого Хазрата Абу Бакра Шибли и Хазраьа Джунайда Багдади.

Примечания

Литература
 M. Sadiq, A history of Urdu literature, L., 1964.
 Sheldon I. Pollock (2003). Literary Culture in History: Reconstructions from South Asia. University of California Press. pp. 881–. ISBN 978-0-520-22821-4. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

Писатели Индии
Поэты Индии
Поэты на урду
Драматурги Индии
Журналисты Индии
Историки Индии

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« How Do Online Casinos Make Their Money?
One of the most popular sports to bet on in this day and age is soccer. There are so many matches taking place every day across the world that there is always something to bet on. There are also countless markets out there that you can utilize, so you are never going to be short of choices when it comes to deciding what you should bet on.
There are many different strategies that are involved when it comes to online soccer betting. There is no one size fits all approach, many different tactics and strategies can prove fruitful if they are employed into the long run.
In this article you will learn about a few key strategies that are being used by experienced punters to make nice profits from online soccer betting.
One of the aspects that is often forgotten when it comes to online soccer betting is that you can bet on a team not to lose as well as on a team to win or draw. Most people focus on match winner bets, but don't think about the alternative all that much.
This bet is often called Double Chance. This is where you don't even have to have your team to win in order to get a pay-out from the bookies. This is because you can bet on two outcomes of the same bet for your selection to win or draw the game.
If you figure that a team is very unlikely to lose a game, this might be the best approach that you will take.
The odds of course will be lower than if you were simply betting on them outright to win, but this form of insurance is a great way to protect against a potential downside.
In some circumstances a team might be just playing for a draw, whether it is because they only need a certain amount of points to qualify from a group stage etc. If you do your research well, you can correctly identify these types of teams.
Another circumstance in which this bet could be the right option is when the leading goal scorer of a team is out missing, whether it is through injury, suspension etc. Some clubs are overly reliant on one or two goal scorers, so if they are missing they may struggle to score but their solid defense helps them to not concede.
As there are such a sheer number of soccer markets to to set each and every hour of the day, it can become a process that becomes tiresome for the sport trader making the price, which can often lead to price mismatches and value opportunities for you the bettor. Many times when it comes to the win/draw markets, the bookmaker will not tweak the odds enough to reflect the change in the real odds on display. If you spot a price mismatch, you can taker advantage of it by betting on one side or the other, or even laying a team if the bookmaker allows it.
By using your superior information and spotting these price mismatches in the long run you will be creating more and more opportunities for you to dominate the house and get an edge over them in terms of profits.
While this may sound like common sense to a lot of people, it still needs to be said. If you are planning on risking your money on a certain selection, you need to go with a team that you know will score goals.
Team that have a poor average scoring record should be largely avoided as they can never be entirely dependable for your bets. There is nothing worse than backing a team heavily only for them to fail to score a single goal. Their matches will be unpredictable and lucky goals scored against them will ruin your bet, as well as boring scoreless draws.
Certain weak teams give up amazing amounts of goals, so you want to identify a situation whereby an average team, at least is playing at home against a team that is terrible away.
Usually the home side will have odds of less than Evens. If you can spot a situation whereby the visiting team has a very good away record, you may be able to make some decent profit off the bet.
Playing at home is usually a large advantage in most matches, no matter what sport it is. This is thanks to the familiarity of the surroundings as well as the thousands of fans screaming in your favour. Even the top teams tend to struggle somewhat away for home. Bookies obviously know this, but there are certain exceptions to this rule.
Certain teams are not it in the pattern and will not perform well at home. Certain teams for some reasons play better when they are away. They might feel excess pressure from fans or they may try different tactics or playing styles which can often be more fruitful.
Some teams even score more goals at home but win more on the road. This is down to employing a more defensive strategy and hitting teams for a goal on the counterattack. As bookmakers set the odds with the home team in advantage, there is an opportunity for you there. Value is often available and you need to take advantage of it.
In terms of popularity, the draw is not near the top of the list. It is a lot more enjoyable when you are shouting for one or the other team to win. However the draw pays out nicely, so it is an option that needs to be considered when it comes to online soccer betting.
Identify a match where two evenly matched teams are going to have a tough time breaking through each other's defenses. Decent mid-level teams at home against top tier visitors are a good filter to have.
The visitors will have the equality to avoid losing, but will also struggle to score against a decent home team. Both teams will usually be happy to settle for a draw where the money is there to be won by yours truly.


We've been thinking about fall and holiday menus lately, and our friend Kate suggested a cranberry and pear crumble from her book she co-authored with Chicago Chef Paul Virant, The Preservation Kitchen: The Craft of Making and Cooking with Pickles, Preserves, and Aigre-doux. This is by far one of the easiest and most delicious desserts we've made in a long time! Even if you don't really cook, you can make this, and you'll impress anyone. This crumble could honestly be made any time of the year with seasonal fruit, but it's fantastic in the fall or winter with the cranberries and pears (also an easy Thanksgiving dessert) .
All you have to do is toss the fruit with sugar and spices, and after you make the topping in a food processor or stand mixer, press it into the top. We used this gratin pan to make ours. As Chef Virant's family says, the more topping, the better. Stuff it in, and smoosh it down. We agree with him, the fruit is amazing, but the topping is the best part and it will balance the tartness of the filling. You'll want to save some for yourself, because this will be gone in no time! Serve by itself or with vanilla bean ice cream. See more books from Kate (we love them all) here.
Place a rack on the middle rung of the oven and preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Peel, quarter, and core the pears. Halve each wedge and slice crosswise into small chunks. Spread the pear pieces and cranberries evenly in a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle ½ cup sugar over the fruit and gently mix to combine.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix the remaining 1½ cups sugar with the flours and salt on low speed. While the mixer is running, gradually add the butter and continue to mix until a coarse crumble forms. Spread the crumble evenly over the fruit, gently pressing it into the fruit (expect a thick layer covering the fruit).
Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes or until the cranberry juices are bubbling and the topping is golden brown.