Three Pakistani Films would Present in Indian Festival on 10 December 2018!!!
Pakistani Film Industry is doing well and preparing the best films for their viewers. Many new projects are under process and some have been completed. As there are many excellent film in Pakistan industry so there are also many talented and experienced actors in this industry. Fahad Mustafa is one of those Pakistani actors who not only worked in dramas but also worked in Film Industry. He made many film in his career and now his films would be presented in an exhibition. His excellent films will be shown in South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage Exhibition. The films that would be presented are Namaloom Afraad, Namaloom Afraad 2 and Actor In Law. All these films get popularity not in Pakistan but also in other countries of the world.
Pakistani films are getting popularity on international level. Now these Super Hit Films would be presented in South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage Exhibition. This exhibition would start from 10th December 2018 and will be continued till 16th December 2018. Due to the hard work of whole team these films would be shown in Indian Film Festival in this month. It's really a great achievement for the Pakistan Film Industry and Fahad Mustafa as he would be famous not in his country but also in other countries of the world.
These three films will be presented in South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage Exhibition. This exhibition would start from 10th December 2018 to till 16th December 2018.
Fahad Mustafa shared this great news on his Twitter account and he is excited on this happening. The best Asian films would be presented in South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage Exhibition. So, it's a great news on the selection of Fahad's films on this festival.


Four ways to make any meeting more productive, shorter and more fun.
Over 73 million meetings are held around the world every day, according to reliable estimates. While some of us have experienced the positive energy generated in stimulating well-run meetings, most meetings are boring, rambling and unproductive. It happens in staff meetings, board and committee meetings, team training and many others -- energy is low, valuable time is chewed up on unimportant issues and participants are frustrated. No wonder the "M" word is held in such disdain; most meetings live up to their poor reputation. Is there anything you can do to rescue ordinary meetings from disaster? The answer is yes! With a little work, any organization can start conducting meetings that are shorter, more productive and a lot more fun. The road to more effective meetings begins with four "F" words: focus, facilitation, fellowship and feedback. Let's explore each.
It is important to understand why a meeting is held. "We always get together every Tuesday" doesn't cut it. Having a focus means meeting on purpose by: - examining what you expect to accomplish - checking with participants before or at the start of the meeting to identify issues, discussion items and expectations.
The first decision: is a meeting the best way to accomplish the results? If a memo, fax or e-mail would work just as well, then don't waste everyone's time. If a meeting is best, then place each agenda item into one or more of these "purpose" categories: - exchange information - get input - generate ideas - learn something - evaluate - make decisions.
Focus the meeting further by ranking items in order of importance, using a simple dot voting (or other ranking method), and setting time goals. For example, agree that the top three items will get 15 minutes each, with all others targeted for 5 minutes. As the meeting goes along, use a timekeeper to track time spent and signal the group when allocated time is running out. Of course, it is permissible to spend more than the allocated time on an item--just be aware of the tradeoffs. When the meeting's objectives have been reached, the meeting is over.
If you run out of time and all items aren't covered, at least you have focused on the most important ones. Stop about ten minutes before the target end time, and assess what is left. Remaining agenda items may be carried over to another meeting, covered by another way (phone, e-mail, memo) or simply dropped.
One of the best ways to ensure an effective meeting is to have a neutral facilitator who runs the meeting process. The facilitator frees everyone else to focus on the content. Perhaps you have experienced the value of a skilled facilitation in a well-run meeting. Sadly, most "ordinary" meetings do not use a facilitator.
Most often, the person calling the meeting designates him/herself as "leader." Right away, there is a conflict, because it is very difficult to run the meeting process objectively if you have an investment in the content (outcome). For example, a manager calls direct reports together to evaluate several alternatives on a key project. How can she or he possibly be impartial? I strongly advocate a facilitator at every meeting, to work the agenda, keep the group focused and attend to group maintenance (such as encouraging everyone to participate.) The best way is to train several group members in basic facilitation skills, and rotate the assignment.
Meetings that work well share much more than information, ideas and opinions. Participants in effective meetings are able to share themselves, relating to each other on a human level. One way to encourage this is to have members "check in" at the beginning of each meeting, perhaps with a 15-30 second headline of the most exciting (or most frustrating) thing happening in their area. Allowing some unstructured social time before, during or after the meeting is another way to build a cohesive group.
The more participants know about each other, the better they will be able to understand and appreciate how and why their "meeting mates" respond the way they do. Fellowship also means having fun--who said that focused meetings have to be grim? Much of the tone is set by the facilitator. The ability to identify the humor or absurdity of a situation is a wonderful way to maintain energy and build group camaraderie. Sharing funny stories and anecdotes about work-related subjects is a terrific way to build bridges of understanding among meeting participants. Don't be afraid to experiment!
In effective meetings, participants are aware of how the group is doing as well as what is getting accomplished. The facilitator gets on-going feedback from participants on time issues, agenda management and group maintenance. One way to do this is simply ask, "how are we doing?" or "we're out of time on this issue--do you want to con-tinue, or wrap it up and move on?"
Encourage group members to give feedback to content issues in con-structive ways. The balanced response technique is an excellent tool to use when evaluating an issue or idea: - express two to three positives, e.g., "what works...what I like about..." - express any concerns as wishes/problems to be solved, e.g., "I wish we could find a way to...how can we..."
At the end of each meeting, a quick feedback session on the meeting process will give insights into what can be done better the next time. Ask questions such as "what did we do that worked well?" and "how can we make the next meeting better?" instead of seeking negative responses If your group or organization is struggling to make "ordinary" meetings work, try using the "F" words: focus, facilitation, fellowship and feedback.
Charlie Hawkins draws from over 30 years of experience in corporations, small business, teaching and consulting to help organizations and people communicate more effectively. Charlie conducts workshops on effective meetings and presentations, and is in demand as a retreat facilitator and consultant. He is the author of "First Aid for Meetings" and "Turn on the Idea Machine," available at www.charliehawkins.com.


Giant Chemist Harbour Town stocks an extensive range of women's and men's fragrances, including prestige, designer, celebrity and lifestyle fragrances – offering something to cater for all occasions. We pride ourselves on having all the latest fragrance launches from the big time brands as well as a great range of women's and men's gift sets available throughout the year covering all occasions. Our gift set selection is routinely updated with new selections to choose from throughout the year.
In our quest to bring you the best selection of fragrance, our intention is also to offer you the very best price and we are more than happy to price match our local competitors.
With highly qualified and friendly staff on hand to assist you, selecting the right fragrance to suit your taste or to find a gift for someone special is easy and with our expert gift wrapping service available you will be leaving with the perfect gift.
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I love the way when I put earrings in, they don't fall out! The Emily pattern is my favorite!
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Karma Chameleon är en låt från 1983 av den brittiska popgruppen Culture Club. Låten låg bland annat på förstaplatsen på den brittiska singellistan, på Billboard i USA och den svenska singellistan, och medverkade till att Culture Club blev kända över hela världen.

Videon utspelar sig bland annat på en flodbåt i Mississippi år 1870.

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'GEEKS' Comic-Cons are super eggcited to be back by the seaside this Easter with our Geekabilia Cleethorpes eggxtravaganza. This is not a yolk!
All tickets are e-tickets, either print off your email confirmation QR/barcode or display on your phone screen and we will scan it at the door.
Situated on the beautiful east coast seafront, Geekabilia Cleethorpes is one of our flagship events and this Easter we're pulling out all the stops to make it the best yet. We'll be bringing the usual mix of special guests, traders, cosplay and prop displays as well as some eggxtra special Easter treats.
We will be joined by some amazing guests from the worlds of TV & film, with Chris Rankin from Harry Potter, Alan Harris from Empire Strikes Back and Luke Barnes from Game of Thrones with us on both days. On Saturday we have the double Doctor Who magic of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and 80s Davros Terry Molloy with us. Alongside Ross O'Hennessy, Game of Thrones and Claire Gutteridge from Sherlock and Doctor Who..
They can't wait to join in the fun and make this Easter something to remember.
Come and meet the amazing Super Heroes Cosplay team, who will be with us all day as some of your favourite comic book heroes, as well as displaying their full size bat signal. It's all-singing, all-dancing with bells and whistles on to boot. They will also be helping out with our cosplay competition, which will be running both days with some eggxtremely good prizes up for grabs. We're still not yoking! It's completely free to enter, just sign up at the registration desk and you never know, your cosplay talents may well be rewarded with a prize.
We will also be bursting to the seams with specialist traders from across the country, bringing everything from vintage movie & TV related toys, action figures, video games, posters, comic books, gifts, geeky crafts, and much more besides. You'd better grab your goodies before the Easter bunny gets in first!
Don't forget to grab some shots of our props and displays dotted throughout the venue, which will all be adding to the magic that makes our Cleethorpes show such a joy for all members of the family.
Our goal is to bring some fun for all to the seaside this Easter, so please 'share', 'like' and 'tag' your family and friends, and let's make Geekabilia Cleethorpes a great day that the entire family can enjoy.


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Q: PHP base_convert for shortening URLs I want to make my urls shorter, similar as tinyurl, or any other url shortning service. I have following type of links:
localhost/test/link.php?id=1000001
localhost/test/link.php?id=1000002

etc.
The ID in the above links are auto-incrementing ID's of the rows from db.
The above links are mapped like:
localhost/test/1000001
localhost/test/1000002

Now instead of using the above long IDs, I would like to shorten them. I have found that I can use base_convert() function. For example:
print base_convert(100000000, 10, 36);

//output will be "1njchs"

It looks pretty good, but i want to ask if there is any disadvantage(eg. slow performance or any other) of using this function or is there any better approach to do same thing (eg. make own function to generate random ID strings)?
Thanks.

A: The function base_convert is fast enough, but if you want to do better, just store the encoded string inside the database.

A: With base_convert() you can convert the string to a shorter code
and then with intval() you create a ID to store item in database
My code snippet:-
$code = base_convert("long string", 10, 36);
$ID= intval($code ,36);

A: Unfortunately, I was unsatisfied with the answers here and elsewhere as base_convert() and other floating point based conversion strategies lose an unacceptable amount of precision for cryptographic purposes.  Furthermore, most of these implementations are incapable of dealing with numbers large enough for cryptographic application.  The following provides two methods of base conversion that should be safe for large bases'.  For example, converting a base256 (binary string) to base85 representation and back again.
Using GMP
You can use GMP to accomplish this at the cost of converting bin<->hex two unneeded times as well as being limited to base62.
<?php
// Not bits, bytes.
$data = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(256);

$base62 = gmp_strval( gmp_init( bin2hex($data), 16), 62 );
$decoded = hex2bin( gmp_strval( gmp_init($base62, 62), 16 ));

var_dump( strcmp($decoded, $data) === 0 ); // true

Pure PHP
If you would like to move beyond base62 to base85 or a slight performance improvement, you will need something like the following.
<?php

/**
* Divide a large number represented as a binary string in the specified base
* and return the remainder.
*
* @param string &$binary
* @param int $base
* @param int $start
*/
function divmod(&$binary, $base, $divisor, $start = 0)
{
    /** @var int $size */
    $size = strlen($binary);

    // Do long division from most to least significant byte, keep remainder.
    $remainder = 0;
    for ($i = $start; $i < $size; $i++) {
        // Get the byte value, 0-255 inclusive.
        $digit = ord($binary[$i]);

        // Shift the remainder left by base N bits, append the last byte.
        $temp = ($remainder * $base) + $digit;

        // Calculate the value for the current byte.
        $binary[$i] = chr($temp / $divisor);

        // Carry the remainder to the next byte.
        $remainder = $temp % $divisor;
    }

    return $remainder;
}

/**
* Produce a base62 encoded string from a large binary number.
*
* @param string $binary
* return string
*/
function encodeBase62($binary)
{
    $charMap = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    $base = strlen($charMap);

    $size = strlen($binary);
    $start = $size - strlen(ltrim($binary, "\0"));

    $encoded = "";
    for ($i = $start; $i < $size; ) {
        // Do long division from most to least significant byte, keep remainder.
        $idx = divmod($binary, 256, $base, $i);

        $encoded = $charMap[$idx] . $encoded;

        if (ord($binary[$i]) == 0) {
            $i++; // Skip leading zeros produced by the long division.
        }
    }

    $encoded = str_pad($encoded, $start, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT);

    return $encoded;
}

/**
* Produce a large binary number from a base62 encoded string.
*
* @param string $ascii
* return string
*/
function decodeBase62($ascii)
{
    $charMap = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    $base = strlen($charMap);

    $size = strlen($ascii);
    $start = $size - strlen(ltrim($ascii, "0"));

    // Convert the ascii representation to binary string.
    $binary = "";
    for ($i = $start; $i < $size; $i++) {
        $byte = strpos($charMap, $ascii[$i]);
        if ($byte === false) {
            throw new OutOfBoundsException("Invlaid encoding at offset '{$ascii[$i]}'");
        }

        $binary .= chr($byte);
    }

    $decode = "";
    for ($i = 0; $i < $size; ) {
        // Do long division from most to least significant byte, keep remainder.
        $idx = divmod($binary, $base, 256, $i);

        $decode = chr($idx) . $decode;

        if (ord($binary[$i]) == 0) {
            $i++; // Skip leading zeros produced by the long division.
        }
    }

    $decode = ltrim($decode, "\0");
    $decode = str_pad($decode, $start, "\0", STR_PAD_LEFT);

    return $decode;
}

// Not bits, bytes.
$data = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(256);

$base62 = encodeBase62($data);
$decoded = decodeBase62($base62);

var_dump( strcmp($decoded, $data) === 0 ); // true

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Fire at Russian mental health clinic kills 23
A fire swept through a Russian home for people with mental illnesses, killing 23 patients and injuring another 23, the emergency services said on Sunday.
The child died after struggling for life in a hospital for 8 days. (Representative image)
Moscow: A fire swept through a Russian home for people with mental illnesses, killing 23 patients and injuring another 23, the emergency services said on Sunday.
The remaining 24 patients were safely evacuated, including some who had to be carried out of the building, and the four medical personnel working at the home were unhurt, they said.
Similar fires at two other institutions for psychiatric patients in Russia took the lives of 75 people in 2013, leading to calls for stricter enforcement of fire safety standards. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of this weekend's fire, which broke out late Saturday in Alferovka, a village in the Voronezh region about 600 kilometers south of Moscow. The fire in the one-story brick building was extinguished shortly after 3 am (0000 GMT) on Sunday. The fire started in a section of the home dedicated to patients who were unable to walk, emergency services official Igor Kobzev said on Russian state television. He said 39 of the patients in the home could not walk.
All of the patients at the Novokhopersky Neuropsychiatric Home were men and those who died were aged between 46 and 78, according to a list released by the emergency services. Those who were evacuated were placed in a nearby home for elderly and disabled people. Russia has a poor fire safety record with about 12,000 fire deaths reported in 2012. ap
Novokhopersky Neuropsychiatric Home
Mental illnesses
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The northeastern part of the state. We are northeast of Waterloo and northwest of Dubuque.
Can we shoot additional animals once we start hunting?
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Jay-Z Announces Bitcoin Academy Starting in Marcy Projects
C. Vernon Coleman II Published: June 9, 2022
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Jay-Z is joining forces with Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey to launch The Bitcoin Academy in the rapper's old stomping ground, Marcy Houses, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jay-Z announced the move via his rarely used Twitter account on Thursday (June 9).
"Shout out to @Jack. #Bitcoin Academy, starting in Marcy, a place that taught me so much, is hopefully the first of many," the billionaire rap mogul posted. "The simple goal is to provide people tools to build independence for themselves and then the community around them."
"Thanks to the teams at @Blocks and @ShawnCarterSF and educators @CryptoPlug3 and @BlkBTCBillions for all the work to make this happen!" Jay-Z added in a follow-up tweet.
According to The Bitcoin Academy website, the initiative will provide free online and in-person bitcoin education classes exclusively to Marcy Houses residents from June 22 to Sept. 7.
"This program aims to provide education, empower the community with knowledge, and get rid of some of the barriers so that residents can learn more about Bitcoin specifically and finance in general," a statement on the site explains.
Classes will be taught by Lamar Wilson and Najah J. Roberts of Black Bitcoin Billionaire and Crypto Blockchain Plug, respectively.
"The Shawn Carter Foundation has always been about providing educational access and opening doors of opportunity to underserved communities. No one should be left out or behind," Gloria Carter, Jay-Z's mother, said in a statement. "We truly appreciate the partnership with Block and Jack Dorsey to bring financial, specifically bitcoin education to the Marcy residents, where I spent many years raising my family."
This isn't the first time Jigga and Dorsey have worked together. Last year, Jay-Z sold TIDAL to Dorsey's company Square for $350 million. As part of the deal, Hov was named to the board of directors for the payment technology company.
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Beef roast and whiskey flambe.
Made a beef roast today. Turned out great. Served with brocolli from the grill and whiskey sauce.
Stole a little trick from Boots tri tip post and burned the roast in whiskey at the end. Most for show but also to burn the roast a little on the outside.
The broccoli dish is my favourite way of making broccoli. Cut small "flowers" of broccoli in a pan. Drizzle over sea salt, minced garlic and olive oil. Set the grill to 500 degrees, indirect heat for 12-15 min. Keep and eye on it. The broccoli shall be a little burned on the edges. Much better than steamed or boiled broccoli imo.
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Re: Beef roast and whiskey flambe.
Wow rare just the way i love it!!
The letter that Johnny Walker read?
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California's San Joaquin Valley is one of the highest-value stretches of farmland in the country and is dominated by large growers who preside over a labor force of migrant workers in a way that has not changed much since 1939. Fruit and vegetable picking is a one-generation job—farmworkers I spoke to neither wanted nor would allow their children to follow them into the fields. The heat and physical toll, combined with the feudal power of the growers, make it preferable to work in an air-conditioned hotel or packing houses.
This means that a constant supply of impoverished Mexican immigrants willing to do the work is required. Taylor estimates that the number of potential immigrants from rural Mexico shrinks every year by 150,000. This can be partly explained by improved economic conditions in northern and central Mexico, which have dimmed the allure of minimum-wage labor in the US, and partly by the cost and danger of venturing across the border. If you do make it into the US, payments to a smuggler can keep a minimum-wage laborer in debt for life.


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In 20 patients, less than 1 liter of "water" per day, serum total cholesterol decreased after 10 weeks, and apolipoprotein was significantly reduced. In general, it is expected to treat or prevent metabolic syndrome such as type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension by drinking "water". This is the research result published by Professor Qin Shucun of the Institute of Atherosclerosis of Taishan Medical College at the China Healthcare International Exchange Promotion Association and the China Medical Journal sponsored by the 2013 Hydrogen Molecular Medicine Application Research Forum.
The "water" mentioned above refers to saturated hydrogen water (also called hydrogen-rich water). This has achieved a breakthrough in the lack of clinical research by Chinese scholars in the field of hydrogen molecular medicine. It not only proves that hydrogen-rich water has therapeutic effects on metabolic syndrome, but also analyzes the mechanism of this therapeutic effect from various angles.
According to Sun Xuejun, author of Hydrogen Molecular Biology and professor of the Second Military Medical University, the medical application research of hydrogen is a hot spot in international medical biology research. Hydrogen is a new type of selective antioxidant and ideal anti-inflammatory substance. It is supposed to play a role in delaying aging and relieving inflammation. Hydrogen is expected to become a new means of clinical treatment and health care. Among them, drinking saturated hydrogen water (hydrogen-rich water) is one of the most commonly used methods, and it is also an ideal means at present.
Saturated hydrogen water, as the name implies, is water that is nearly saturated with hydrogen. Due to the complicated production process and technology of saturated hydrogen water, China has not been involved in the field of hydrogen water production. The reporter of the 2013 Hydrogen Molecular Medicine Application Research Forum learned that the production standard of the first hydrogen-rich water enterprise in China has been approved by the government for filing, which means that China has the ability to produce hydrogen-rich water by itself. According to Shi Yang, chief engineer of Beijing Vitality Hydrogen Biotechnology Co., Ltd., the production technology has already applied for patents to the state, and the products developed are leading in key indicators such as hydrogen content and stability.
At the meeting, Professor Sun Xuejun from the Second Military Medical University, Vice President Qin Shucun from the Taishan Medical College, Dr. Chen Feng from the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, and Dr. Xie Keliang from the General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University made a research report on the subject of hydrogen molecular medicine. Chinese scholars are important scientific research achievements in the field of hydrogen molecular medicine.
Among them, Professor Sun Xuejun on "Research and Prospects of Hydrogen Medicine Research at Home and Abroad", Vice President Qin Shucun on "Clinical Application and Mechanism of Hydrogen Water in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease", Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Dr. Xie Keliang's research progress and application prospects of hydrogen in clinical critical illness, Director Xia Chunxiang of Huai'an Fourth People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province on "Clinical Application of Hydrogen Water in Chronic Hepatitis B" and Dr. Chen Feng of PLA General Hospital on "Hydrogen" Experimental study on the inhibition of abdominal aortic aneurysm formation and mechanical risk assessment" Four research reports were unanimously recognized and praised by the participating experts.
The China Medical Association, relevant leaders of the Chinese Medical Journal, and many medical experts from all over the country attended the conference. More than 60 well-known media such as Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, CCTV, Beijing TV, Guangming Daily and Ta Kung Pao participated in the conference and made the theme tracking report in the first time.
At the "Chinese Hydrogen Molecular Biology Effect and Medical Transformation Application Symposium" held in Shanghai not long ago, experts from medical and scientific research institutions confirmed the role of hydrogen in the treatment of various diseases. Experts say that hydrogen treatment will lead to new ideas in the medical field.
At the academic meeting, Dr. Yu Pan from the General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region demonstrated the results of the "Therapeutic effect of hydrogen on diabetic skin lesions": Rats with severe diabetes, large-scale ulceration and shedding, after several weeks of hydrogen water injection Rehabilitated, the fur is intact. It is reported that scholars including China, the United States, Germany and other countries are conducting scientific explorations using hydrogen to treat diseases.
According to reports, the Institute of Geriatrics of Japan Medical University is the first scientific research institution to carry out hydrogen biology research in the world. In 2007, the research group led by Professor Sun Xuejun of the Second Military Medical University took the lead in the field. Sun Xuejun said that many human diseases are related to oxidative damage caused by excessive reactive oxygen species. Hydrogen has the advantage of selectively neutralizing toxic reactive oxygen species such as hydroxyl radicals. This is the internationally recognized treatment of diseases against hydrogen peroxide damage. Theoretical basis.
Sun Xuejun said that preliminary clinical studies have shown that hydrogen has therapeutic effects on brainstem ischemia, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, quality of life of chemoradiotherapy, and gout. A large number of animal studies have shown that hydrogen is on the brain, A variety of tissue and organ damage such as the spinal cord and 70 important diseases such as diabetes, arteriosclerosis, malignant tumors, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can play a role in treatment and improvement.


Rory Donnelly's first-half strike was sufficient to book Cliftonville's place in the League Cup Semi Finals at the expense of Carrick Rangers.
A match that will not live long in the memory was lit up by Donnelly's well-taken 31st minute strike, which made it four wins in a row without a single goal conceded.
That particular statistic was preserved thanks in no small part to a superb late save from Brian Neeson, whose one-handed stop to turn the ball onto the crossbar denied his former employers and ensured the Reds made progress to the next round.
The hosts carved out the first-half chance of the contest, but former Cliftonville striker Andrew Mooney couldn't get a telling connection on Eamonn McAllister's wicked delivery while, at the other end, Ross Lavery was unable to apply the finish to Jaimie McGovern's cross.
Joe Gormley came close to making the breakthrough on 24 minutes when his fierce strike was turned onto the post by goalkeeper Harry Doherty, who reacted quickly to claim the loose ball before the Reds' frontman could pounce on the rebound.
It wasn't long after that, however, that Cliftonville pulled in front. Chris Curran did well to find a bit of space for himself on the right and, when he pulled the ball back, Donnelly was on hand to steer it into the bottom corner.
Donnelly threatened with a header before the interval and, after the turnaround, brother Jay dragged an effort wide after being teed up by Gormley.
Liam Hassin blazed over for Carrick and Rory Donnelly sent another header wide but, as the hosts gained more and more of a foothold in proceedings, it was the Reds' defence that was forced to stand up in the face of pressure and, on the one occasion an opening did present itself, Mark Surgenor saw his blistering strike turned onto the woodwork by Neeson.
That proved to be the last chance of note as Cliftonville held on to reach the last four of a competition they enjoyed a spell of dominance in between 2013 and 2016.
Cliftonville: Neeson, McGovern, Ives, Breen, Harney, Curran, Winchester, Gormley, J Donnelly, Lavery, R Donnelly. Subs: Dunne, Hughes (for Gormley), Garrett (for Lavery), M Donnelly, A Donnelly.


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Film Screening: "Straight Outta Compton" Mon., Jan. 25; film at center of #oscarsowhite controversy
Best Video Film & Cultural Center's seven-movie, Oscar-oriented film series continues on Monday, Jan. 25 with a screening of "Straight Outta Compton." Each screening starts at 7 PM and admission is $7.
"Straight Outta Compton" tells the story of the rise of Los Angles rap group N.W.A., which broke through in the late 1980s by delivering hard-hitting rhymes offering a street-level view of Black life in the L.A. Compton neighborhood. It's a tale of violent drug dealing, oppressive policing, ambitious and creative musicians, and shady managers and record label honchos.
New York Times reviewer Manohla Dargis writes:
[The opening scene]— a churn of menacing theater and darting action — seduces you with its noirish vibe while laying down a few recurring themes, including the urgent refrain that black lives are at stake. That melody wends through the movie, which shares its title with the group's 1988 record and tracks a fistful of upstarts who — with beats, smarts, corrosive poetry and powerful rhetoric — helped introduce gangster rap to an alternately freaked-out and receptive world. It's a story driven by classic tensions: struggle and triumph, division and conquest, group and individual. In some meaningful ways, it is as familiar a bootstraps account as "The Social Network," David Fincher's dramatization of Mark Zuckerberg's ascendancy, even if "Straight Outta Compton" is also about black art and autonomy as means of resistance.
But, unlike "The Social Network," "Straight Outta Compton" was mostly—more on that in a moment—shut out of Oscar nominations. And the lack of attention by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to "Straight Outta Compton"—as well as other films by Black filmmakers such as Ryan Coogler or featuring prominent performances by Black actors like Idris Elba—has engendered a controversy trending under the hastag #oscarsowhite.
A New York Times roundtable discussion of the controversy between critics A.O. Scott, Manohla Dargis and Wesley Morris was prefaced thusly:
Are these the whitest Oscar nominations ever? Or just the most recent Academy Award whiteout? For the second year in a row, the nominations failed to recognize any minority actors. Movies about black lives like "Creed" and "Straight Outta Compton" did receive recognition, but their nominations were for either white writers ("Compton") or a white performer (Sylvester Stallone in "Creed"). The black directors of each movie along with their nonwhite actors were shut out.
Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith—wife of Will Smith, not nominated for his role in "Concussion"—announced that they would boycott the Oscar ceremony in protest.
Come to Best Video Film & Cultural Center on Monday, Jan. 25, to watch "Straight Outta Compton" and consider these questions.
Watch a trailer for "Straight Outta Compton":
Remaining schedule:
Jan. 25: "Straight Outta Compton"
Feb. 1: "The Martian"
Feb. 8: "Sicario"
Feb. 15: "Suffragette"
Feb. 22: "99 Homes"
Filed Under: BVFCC News, Performance Space Events Tagged With: diversity, film screening, Film series, Hank Paper, Oscar, racism, Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton (drama/music, Dr. Dre. Rotten Tomatoes: 88%. Metacritic: 72. From Manohla Dargis' New York Times review: "The director, F. Gary Gray, has a modern commercial filmmaker's sense of space and rhythm that's announced in [the opening] scene's mobile camerawork, loose compositions and functional editing. Yet Eazy's peewee pugnaciousness [he's a shrimp who towers over villainy with his defiance] suggests that Mr. Gray has a fondness for old James Cagney movies, too. Like an original Hollywood gangster, Eazy leads with his charisma [he's a beautiful bluffer], motor mouth and quick feet, which he puts to nimble use when chaos erupts in the house, shattering it into a cacophony of sights and sounds: shrieking sirens, screaming bullets, snarling dog. The scene defines Eazy as a great escape artist and gestures toward the breakouts soon to come, including the one that takes N.W.A. out of Compton." Read more…)
The Intern (comedy, Robert De Niro. Rotten Tomatoes: 60%. Metacritic: 51. From Manohla Dargis' New York Times review: "The director Nancy Meyers doesn't just make movies, she makes the kind of lifestyle fantasies you sink into like eiderdown. Her movies are frothy, playful, homogeneous, routinely maddening and generally pretty irresistible even when they're not all that good. Her most notable visual signature is the immaculate, luxuriously appointed interiors she's known to fuss over personally — they inevitably feature throw pillows that look as if they've been arranged with a measuring tape." Read more…)
Everest (true life adventure, Jason Clarke. Rotten Tomatoes: 72%. Metacritic: 64. From A.O. Scott's New York Times review: "'Because it's there' is a perfectly valid justification for climbing an enormous mountain — a famous one, at any rate — but maybe not a good enough reason to see a movie. Or to make a movie, for that matter. Technically, of course, a film isn't really 'there' until someone makes it, and 'Everest,' a breathless, large-scale 3-D action spectacle [directed by Baltasar Kormakur] about an ill-starred attempt to scale the planet's highest peak, was called into being with impressive star power and technical bravura. It definitely exists. But it never seems to get anywhere, taking up space and time without managing to be especially memorable or imposing." Read more…)
The Look of Silence (history, Indonesia, human rights, genocide. Rotten Tomatoes: 96%. Metacritic: 92. From A.O. Scott's New York Times review: "'The Look of Silence,' a documentary directed by the American filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer and an anonymous Indonesian collaborator, is a painful, profoundly empathetic work of moral reckoning. Like its companion film, 'The Act of Killing,' released in 2013, it examines the mass killings that began in Indonesia in 1965, when at least a million people were slaughtered in the aftermath of a military coup. In the earlier movie, perpetrators of the massacres eagerly re-enact their crimes, borrowing costumes and attitudes from American genre movies, as if they were western or film noir heroes. In 'The Look of Silence,' it is clear that many of the killers, whose political sponsors are still in power, feel little or no regret for their actions. On the contrary, they bask in a glow of righteous vindication." Read more…)
Learning to Drive (comedy/drama/romance, Patricia Clarkson. Rotten Tomatoes: 65%. Metacritic: 59. A New York Times Critic's Pick. From Stephen Holden's Times review: "Among the charms of 'Learning to Drive,' a small, observant dual portrait of a New York book critic and her Indian-American driving instructor, are the detailed, lived-in performances of its stars, Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. The film belongs to a school of grown-up, low-drama two-handers, of which the most famous example is 'Driving Miss Daisy,' but 'Learning to Drive' isn't half as sentimental. As this movie, directed by Isabel Coixet, tracks the deepening friendship between people from different cultures and backgrounds, it acquires an unforced metaphorical resonance." Read more…)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (drama/romance, Bel Powley. Rotten Tomatoes: 94%. Metacritic: 87. A New York Times Critic's Pick. From Manohla Dargis' Times review: "Minnie Goetze, the 15-year-old heroine of 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl,' is a would-be cartoonist who, despite her first name, is closer in lusty spirit and scratchy pen to Robert Crumb than to Walt Disney. When, partway through this gutsy, exhilarating movie, she draws her first cartoon, it's of a bodacious female colossus striding across San Francisco. As this inky giant keeps on trucking, she evokes the 50-foot-woman of cult film fame, if one that has received a Crumb makeover, with thighs as mighty as giant sequoias and a bottom that rolls like a ship in a storm. The terrific actress Bel Powley was in her early 20s when 'Diary' was shot, but looks more like a teenager than most of the generically buffed and prettified adolescents who populate American screens." Read more…)
Woodlawn: The True Story (sports/drama, Sean Astin. Rotten Tomatoes: 83%. Metacritic: 57.)
New Blu-Ray
New Classics DVDs (pre-1960)
Gilda (1946, film noir classic, Criterion edition, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford. Rotten Tomatoes: 96%. "Gilda" is now recognized as a film noir classic. But New York Times critic Bosley Crowther was not enamored with it when it as released in 1946. He wrote [log-in required]: "Despite close and earnest attention to this nigh-onto-two-hour film, this reviewer was utterly baffled by what happened on the screen. To our average register of reasoning, it simply did not make sense. It seems that a fantastic female, the pivotal character in this film, turns up in a Buenos Aires casino as the wife of the dour proprietor. But it also seems that she was previously the sweetie of a caustic young man who is quite a hand at gambling and is employed by this same proprietor. For reasons which are guardedly suggested, she taunts and torments this tough lad until, by a twist of circumstances, her husband is suddenly removed. Then she marries the laddie but continues to fight with him because of some curious disposition which is never properly explained. In the end, after certain vagrant incidents, they are reconciled—but don't ask us why." Read more…)
Let There Be Light: John Huston's Wartime Documentaries (1942, wartime documentaries by John Huston. Includes "Let There Be Light," "Winning Your Wings," "Report from the Aleutians" and "San Pietro." "Let There Be Light," which dealt with postwar treatment of veterans with "psychoneurotic" disorders (now known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), was suppressed by the Army shortly after it was made as potentially harmful to future recruiting efforts. New York Times critic Vincent Canby reviewed it upon its release in 1981 [log-in required]: "With its voice-over narration [provided by Walter Huston], its use of wipes and dissolves and its full-orchestra soundtrack music, 'Let There Be Light' is an amazingly elegant movie, far different from the kind of documentaries we're now used to and pioneered by such post-World War II film makers as Morris Engel, Robert Drew, D.A. Pennebaker, Richard Leacock and Albert and David Maysles. Its studied look may have the effect of softening the movie's impact on today's audiences, who've grown up seeing riots, wars and assassinations live-and-in-color on their home television screens. Yet it's not difficult to understand the force of the film. Among the patients we see from their arrival at Mason General through their treatments, cures and releases are men suffering from amnesia, hysterical paralysis, stuttering and acute melancholia." Read more…)
New British
Vera: Season 2 (police procedural, Brenda Blethyn)
New Documentaries
Meet the Patels (romance, comedy, ethnicity. Rotten Tomatoes: 84%. Metacritic: 70. From Andy Webster's New York Times review: "'Meet the Patels' is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. That would be Ravi Patel, a successful actor ['Transformers'; the coming TV series 'Grandfathered'] in Los Angeles who has separated from his redheaded girlfriend, Audrey, lacking the nerve to tell his Indian-born parents about their relationship." Read more…)
Inside Assad's Syria (war, current events, human rights, foreign policy)
A Bear's Story (nature/family)
New Children's DVDs
Filed Under: New Releases Tagged With: 1/19/16, A Bear's Story, Everest, Gilda, Inside Assad's Syria, Learning to Drive, Let There Be Light, Meet the Patels, New Releases, Straight Outta Compton, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The Intern, The Look of Silence, Vera: Seasons 2 & 3, Woodlawn
New Oscar-related movie series starts Mon., Jan. 11, at 7 PM with "The Walk"
Best Video Film & Cultural Center launches a new seven-movie, Oscar-oriented film series on Monday, Jan. 11. Each screening starts at 7 PM and admission is $7. (Note below: the schedule has been revised since last week.)
Yes, there's the Political Election but first, there's the Oscar Race: Seven Oscar contenders—for one award or another—straight outta the theater to Best Video Film & Cultural Center's Performance Space. The series runs consecutive Mondays from Jan. 11 through Feb. 22. (The televised Oscar ceremony is on Sunday, Feb. 28.)
Official Oscar nominations are unveiled on Jan. 18.
See the films, receive your ballot, and become a winner yourself — with a BVFCC prize for the most correct choices!
Schedule and info:
Monday, Jan. 11 • THE WALK: A visual tour de force on our 100" screen in Blu ray, this is director Robert Zemeckis' (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) best shot at his first Best Picture Oscar. Soaring suspense and tense drama accompany high wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
Monday, Jan. 18 • PAWN SACRIFICE: Chess prodigy Bobbie Fischer (Tobey Maguire) challenges the Soviet Empire during the Cold War while battling his own notorious demons (not to mention the CIA). With Liev Shreiber and Peter Sarsgaard.
Monday, Jan. 25 • STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: This highly entertaining and illuminating film dominated the box office with strong reviews. Offering depth in culture rather than simple glorification, this true-life story of the emergence of rap against L.A. police brutality in the '80s, is as relevant today as it was then.
Monday, Feb. 1 • THE MARTIAN: On a manned mission to Mars, an astronaut (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and abandoned by his crew. Alone on a hostile planet, he must use his ingenuity, wit, and spirit to survive and find a way to signal earth that he is alive. Directed by Ridley Scott – smart, thrilling, and surprisingly funny.
Monday, Feb. 8 • SICARIO: In this highly acclaimed thriller, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) negotiates the lawless border between the USA and Mexico, and the porous loyalties of the elite agency (Benito del Torio, Josh Brolin) that hired her, causing her to question her beliefs.
Monday, Feb. 15 • SUFFRAGETTE: Carrie Mulligan, Meryl Streep and Helena Bonham Carter portray early-century radicalized foot soldiers willing to sacrifice their jobs, homes, children, and lives for the right of all women to control their lives. Still a relevant issue for 2016.
Monday, Feb. 22 • 99 HOMES: Taking place in Orlando, a young father (Andrew Garfield) struggles to get his home back (and keep his integrity) by working for the ambitious real estate broker (Michael Shannon) who foreclosed him. My favorite film of 2015.
Filed Under: BVFCC News, Performance Space Events Tagged With: 2016, 99 Homes, film screening, Film series, Hank Paper, Oscar, Pawn Sacrifice, Sicario, Straight Outta Compton, Suffragette, The Martian, The Walk
Oscar-oriented film series starts Mon., Jan. 11, with "The Walk" (UPDATED 12/30/15)
Best Video Film & Cultural Center launches a new seven-movie, Oscar-oriented film series on Monday, Jan. 11. Each screening starts at 7 PM and admission is $7. (Note: The schedule has been updated from the original post.)
MON., JAN. 11 • THE WALK – A visual tour de force on our 100" screen in Blu ray, this is director Robert Zemickis' (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) best shot for his first Best PIcture Oscar. High suspense and tense drama accompany high wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
MON., JAN. 18 • STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON PAWN SACRIFICE – Chess prodigy Bobbie Fischer (Tobey Maguire) challenges the Soviet Empire during the Cold War while battling his own notorious demons (not to mention the CIA). With Liev Shreiber and Peter Saarsgaard.
MON., JAN. 25 • STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – This highly entertaining and illuminating film dominated the box office with strong reviews. Offering depth in culture rather than simple glorification, this true-life story of the emergence of rap against L.A. police brutality in the '80s, is as relevant today as it was then.
MON., FEB. 1 • EVEREST THE MARTIAN – On a manned mission to Mars, an astronaut (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and abandoned by his crew. Alone on a hostile planet, he must use his ingenuity, wit, and spirit to survive and find a way to signal earth that he is alive. Directed any Ridley Scott – smart, thrilling, and surprisingly funny.
MON., FEB. 8 • SICARIO – In this highly acclaimed thriller, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) negotiates the lawless border between the USA and Mexico, and the porous loyalties of the elite agency (Benito del Torio, Josh Brolin) that hired her.
MON., FEB. 15 • SUFFRAGETTE – Carrie Mulligan, Meryl Streep and Helena Bonham Carter portray early-century radicalized foot soldiers willing to sacrifice their jobs, homes, children, and lives for the right of all women to control their lives. Still a relevant issue for 2016.
MON., FEB. 22 • 99 HOMES – Taking place in Orlando, a young father (Andrew Garfield) struggles to get his home back (and keep his integrity) by working for the ambitious real estate broker (Michael Shannon) who foreclosed him. My favorite film of 2015.
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 99 Homes, Everest, film screening, Film series, Hank Paper, Oscar, Pawn Sacrifice, Sicario, Straight Outta Compton, Suffragette, The Martian, The Walk


One of my favorite story arcs as I get to insert some very artsy-fartsy moments in the Force Six comic. I loved playing with classic art and twisting some of the overall themes. It's a double-sized episode and reads like a complete adventure release.
Here's an action sequence from further along in the book…..
They were a team of specialists assembled to bring order to a chaotic universe. Something went wrong when right became their final choice. See the transformation from Renegade outcasts to Legends. They are Force Six, The Annihilators. Drew Spence writes and illustrates a graphic comic, mixing science fiction with science fantasy. It's a superhero space saga as a group of renegades, gifted with special abilities and artificial enhancements, charge and change the fate of all those they come across. They are the Force Six, The Annihilators and this is the story of their rise, fall and ultimate redemption.


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English Major (B.A.)
Center for Creation Studies
English & Writing Major (B.S.)
English (B.A.) - Resident
English (B.A.), Teacher Licensure - Resident
English Minors
Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
Department of General Math & Science
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Karen Kingsbury Center for Creative Writing
Liberty University's English program provides instruction in the theory and practice of writing and in the analysis and criticism of literature in order to prepare students for careers and for graduate study in language arts and language arts education, and for a life of growing appreciation for the language arts. Toward this end, the program seeks:
to develop the necessary curricular offerings and practical opportunities for student achievement in the areas of literary criticism; syntactical, rhetorical, critical and creative features of writing; and a well-developed understanding of the Christian worldview;
to develop strategies for providing students with both curricular and practical opportunities which make the most efficient and effective use of the department's academic, physical, and budgetary resources; and
to provide graduates with the highest quality of professional preparation and, for teacher candidates, to meet licensure requirements.
The student will be able to:
Interpret and evaluate literary and critical texts in the context of a Christian worldview.
Formulate and express original ideas based on critical analysis of texts.
Analyze relationships between texts and literary and cultural history.
Write according to the complex demands of grammar and mechanics, purpose, audience, and discursive style.
Research and write in the style appropriate to the field of English.
Delivery Format: Residential Only
English (B.A.) - Resident
English (B.A.), Teacher Licensure - Resident
Editing and Journalism
ENGL 000 English Assessment 0 Credit Hour(s)
Offered: Resident and Online
ENGL 100 Basic Composition 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course focuses on proficiency in grammar, paragraph development, writing basic essays, and the writing process in general. A minimum of three paragraphs and two essays will be required. ENGL 100 does not meet the general education requirements in English but does offer three elective credits.
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric 3 Credit Hour(s)
Resident Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or ESOL 100 or Placement Score-English with a score of 070
Online Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or ESOL 100 or Placement Score-English with a score of 070 or Assessment - English with a score of 32
Through the critical engagement of a variety of texts, including written, oral, and visual, this course prepares students to become careful readers, critical thinkers, and skilled writers. Drawing upon rhetorical theory, it emphasizes the practices of analytical reading, informed reasoning, effective writing, and sound argumentation. The course requires 4,000 words of writing in no fewer than five writing projects, three of which are argumentative essays incorporating external sources.
ENGL 102 Composition and Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Composition and Literature continues the emphasis on writing. Two analytical papers - based upon studies of the short story, poetry, and drama - and a research paper, sequentially developed, are required.
ENGL 103 Technical Communication for the Professions 3 Credit Hour(s)
Online Prerequisite: ENGL 101
Technical communication refers to all communication done on the job, and this course has been designed for those individuals who seek an associate's degree and wish to communicate effectively in their chosen professional field. The instructor will focus on on-the-job communication, including written documents such as resumes and cover letters to get job interviews.
Offered: Online
ENGL 111 Introduction to Documentation 1 Credit Hour(s)
A documentation course on the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully format a research paper and document primary and secondary sources as required in a discipline.
ENGL 201 American Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey from the early Colonial period through the American Renaissance. Two critical papers are required.
ENGL 202 American Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of American literature following the American Renaissance. Two critical papers are required.
ENGL 215 English Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of English literature from its beginning to 1660. Two critical papers are required.
ENGL 216 English Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of English Literature from 1660 to the present. Two critical papers are required.
ENGL 221 World Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of literary works from around the world beginning with the earliest civilizations through about A.D. 1550. Two critical papers are required.
ENGL 222 World Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of literary works from around the world starting about A.D. 1550 to the present. Two critical papers are required.
Offered: Resident
ENGL 299 Internship 0 Credit Hour(s)
Professional-supervised experience in first-hand internship opportunities. Application procedures processed through the Career Center. Must apply semester prior to internship.
Registration Restrictions: Sophomore status, 2.00 GPA, two courses in major, declared major, not more than one CSER behind
ENGL 300 Survey of Literary History 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of selected world masterpieces from ancient times to the present.
ENGL 301 Literary History: Ancient 3 Credit Hour(s)
Prerequisite: (RSCH 201 or Inquiry Research with a score of 80 or Research with a score of 80 or Research (prior to 2017-2018) with a score of 80)
A study of selected masterpieces from ancient times to the Renaissance. Research Paper is required.
ENGL 302 Literary History: Modern 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of selected masterpieces from the Renaissance to the present. Research Paper is required.
ENGL 304 Period 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the works of a major period of British or American Literature. Reading intensive.
ENGL 305 Genre 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of one of the major literary genres - novel, epic, poetry, drama, or essay -investigating its characteristic features and tracing its development over time. Reading intensive.
ENGL 306 Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the literature of a minority culture - Jewish, African American, Latino, for example. Reading intensive.
ENGL 307 Expository Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
An introduction to Expository writing, with particular attention paid to structure, form, audience, and tone. Reading intensive.
ENGL 308 Author 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the works and contexts of a major Author. Reading intensive.
ENGL 310 Children's Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
A critical interpretation of literature for children and young adults. Research paper required.
ENGL 320 Adolescent Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course examines a broad range of young adult literature, both classical and contemporary, with an appeal to a diverse audience, including most adolescents and many adults. The focus is on analyzing works of adolescent literature and acquainting students with critical resources important to the scholar. Research paper required.
ENGL 322 Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the principal plays of Shakespeare read in the light of the dramatic and literary background of his time. Research paper required.
ENGL 333 Modern Grammar 3 Credit Hour(s)
A course emphasizing the nature, structure and modifications of the English language with emphasis upon traditional, structural and generative-transformational grammars.
ENGL 341 American Realism and Naturalism 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the major writers of American Realism and Naturalism (1865-1930): Twain, James, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser and others. Research paper required.
ENGL 350 Advanced Expository Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
Instruction in the principles of expository and persuasive writing with emphasis on logic and style. Research paper required.
ENGL 360 Christian Fantasy Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course provides a critical interpretation of Christian fantasy literature. Students will read selected texts by Christian writers from the 19th through the 21st Centuries, making application to the struggle between good and evil. Research paper required.
ENGL 364 History of the English Language 3 Credit Hour(s)
The pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary of the English language in terms of its historical development are emphasized.
ENGL 400 Seminar in Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of selected works or authors, providing the student an opportunity to enrich his knowledge and appreciation of literature and to study its relationship to the ideas and problems of life. Research paper required.
ENGL 405 Literature of the Bible 3 Credit Hour(s)
An examination of the literature and literary theory of the English Bible, based upon analysis and explication of selected passages. Special consideration is given to such topics as literal meaning, metaphor as meaning, and the rhetorical dimensions of various modes of discourse as they occur in Scripture. Research paper required.
A Seminar in the works and contexts of a major author. Writing Intensive.
A Seminar in the works of a major period of British or American literature. Writing Intensive.
A seminar in one of the major literary genres- novel, epic, poetry, drama, essay, and so on- investigating its characteristic features and tracing its development over time. Writing Intensive.
A Seminar in the literature of a minority culture- Jewish, African American, Latino or Women, for example. Writing Intensive.
ENGL 416 Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
Practice in a variety of literary forms- fiction, poetry, creative, non-fiction, expository- with an emphasis on the development of tone and style. Writing Intensive.
ENGL 417 Writing as Cultural Engagement 3 Credit Hour(s)
Instruction and practice in writing for publication in various mediums (blogs, op-eds, popular journals, online news sites, etc.) with an emphasis on diverse audiences, rhetorical strategies, and cultural context. Writing intensive.
ENGL 419 Methods and Materials in the Teaching of English 2 Credit Hour(s)
A study of methods, theories, and activities for teaching language, composition and literature in middle and secondary school English. Must be taken before student teaching. May not be counted toward the English major.
ENGL 420 Secondary Methods Teaching Practicum 1 Credit Hour(s)
At least 20 hours of reflective classroom observation at the middle or secondary school level and the teaching of two to three consecutive lessons.
ENGL 433 Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the major philosophies and theories, both historical and contemporary, with attention also given to understanding the various views of literary theory and to the student's development of his own defensible literary theory. Research paper required.
ENGL 442 Musical Theatre 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course is a survey of the history of musical theatre, beginning with Vaudeville and continuing through to the contemporary stage, with special emphasis given not only to the text but to the performance aspect of the libretto as well.
ENGL 460 Christian Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
This is a survey of literary works representing 2,000 years of Christian history. The course covers a broadly defined range of literature that either serves or is shaped by the Christian worldview. The survey begins with the patristic writers of the early church, then turns to the medieval mystics, the reformers, neoclassicists, romantics and moderns, and ends with the dawn of the postmodern period. In addition, the course will include supplemental reading that will assist students in developing a distinctly Christian poetic and aesthetic: a biblical approach to reading, writing, and appreciating literature and all forms of art. Research paper required.
ENGL 462 Religious Issues in Dramatic Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course examines dramatic literature from the classical Greek plays to contemporary dramas, with special attention given to religious criticism. Research paper required.
ENGL 491 Senior Capstone 3 Credit Hour(s)
Prerequisite: (ENGL 301 or ENGL 302) and ENGL 101
This course is a senior level capstone seminar results in a project that integrates three of the five course types of the English major: Genre, Author, Period, Diversity and Writing. Additionally, this course will focus on Christian worldview approaches, vocational opportunities, and assessment.
Registration Restrictions: Senior Status and English Major
ENGL 495 Directed Research 1-3 Credit Hour(s)
Students who qualify will pursue studies of a particular interest as approved and supervised by the instructor.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or Senior status
ENGL 497 Special Topics in English 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 497 - Special Topics in English (1 to 3 hours)
ENGL 499 English Internship 1-6 Credit Hour(s)
Professorial-supervised experience in first-hand internship opportunities: writing, editing, researching and comparable duties. Applications are processed through the department Faculty Intern Advisor. Applicants must apply the semester prior to starting the internship.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or Senior status and English Major


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Chapter 521: Rumours
Xu Tingsheng returned to his school for a visit. Knowing that he had been in Yanzhou over this period of time, Vice-Principal Niu had asked that he come over to chat. Yet, upon his arrival, he was instead dragged off by Old Niu right away to participate in Yanzhou's opening ceremony for this year's National University Football Competition.
Yanzhou University presently took its football team very seriously.
Thanks to Xu Tingsheng's killer sure-hit goals back in his first year of university, Yanzhou University had solidly suppressed Jianhai Technological University for the first time in the qualifiers for the Yanzhou district. While they had lost to Jianan University in the following match and unfortunately failed to make it to the main round, it had still been a historic breakthrough for them.
Last year, Yanzhou University had easily defeated Jianhai University whose entire midfield had collectively graduated in the preliminaries and managed to draw a weak seed in the next match. For the first time in the university's history, they had carved out a path to the main round of the National University Football Competition.
Xu Tingsheng had been one of the team members back then. Still, after that game, he had ceased to participate in the school team's training and competition because he was busy.
While not expressly stated, he had already effectively withdrawn from the school team.
Their first appearance in the main competition had not been all that outstanding as they had been eliminated in the group stage with two draws and one defeat. Still, like China gaining a place in the World Cup for the first time, this was already consolation enough for their elders back in Yanzhou.
The spirited higher-ups of Yanzhou University had made a pretty unexpected decision this year. They had applied to host the main competition for Jianhai Province in the National University Football Competition. Then, they had actually succeeded.
Xu Tingsheng had learnt about this way back. The school had approached him straightaway after their successful application, expressing their hope that he would return to the school team and represent Yanzhou University in participating in the competition this time.
In the words of Vice-Principal Niu, if Yanzhou University could not even make it out of the group stage as the host, they would have no face so to speak of.
Having been relatively busy back then, Xu Tingsheng had made the excuse that the competition schedule clashed with his internship and declined to participate.
The hot-tempered Vice-Principal Niu had adamantly refused to budge.
Vice-Principal Niu had said that he would exempt him from the internship. Xu Tingsheng had replied that this was no good as he had to accumulate experience. Vice-Principal Niu had said 'hah, I don't believe you'll really go to a school for an internship'. Xu Tingsheng had said that he had to right to choose where to go for his internship. Vice-Principal Niu had said that he had the right to judge if he had passed or failed his internship. As for entering a student in a competition, that was also well within his rights.
And so, the young dude and the old dude had engaged in a lengthy discourse, all till...Xingchen Technologies and Hucheng Tongcheng had joined hands to sponsor the matches for this year's National University Football Competition in Jianhai Province.
This was effectively killing two birds with one stone.
Firstly, what was presently most noteworthy as a source of pride for Yanzhou University were two of their current students, Lu Zhixin and Xu Tingsheng. Due to Lu Zhixin's actions in the gutter oil affair, her reputation and recognition in society even surpassed Xu Tingsheng's somewhat right now.
A huge wave of public discussion resulted as the enterprises of these two students who had yet to graduate sponsored the competition for Yanzhou University together. It was akin to an epic tale as bureaucrats from the country's Education Ministry even expressly praised Yanzhou University in calling it the cradle of youth with aspirations and promoted it as a model for university entrepreneurship.
In other words, not only had Yanzhou University tangibly benefited, it had gained face too.
Next, Xu Tingsheng finally found an excuse not to participate-it was still okay if the sponsor came, personally participated and then lost. But what if he won? How much contention and speculation might arise as a result?
The honest, upright Old Niu was most averse to happenings like that. He was truthfully much more afraid than Xu Tingsheng himself with regard to possible support by the committee and the contention and speculation that might arise afterwards as a result.
It was because of this that Comrade Old Niu had let Xu Tingsheng off the hook.
Having believed that he had completely circumvented this, never would Xu Tingsheng have thought that he might be fooled by Old Niu into attending the opening ceremony. Yanzhou University's higher-ups were truly meticulous when it came to showing off their students.
Even the matches themselves would be a pretty major event for Yanzhou University as many turned up at the opening ceremony. As the fourth years were off looking for jobs and those in the third years were doing their internships, with most of them also not being very enthusiastic about such things, most of the attendees were juniors in their first or second year of university.
The absolute meritorious general of two years ago, the mainstay and assist king of a year ago and the sponsor of this current competition...most importantly, he was actually still a third year student here, having yet to graduate.
What an inconceivable university life indeed.
Be it students from their university or school teams or cheerleading squads from the various other universities, whether they had seen him before, the most gazes and most enthusiastic discussion were all directed towards Xu Tingsheng who was hiding in a corner, an awkward expression on his face.
"Hmm, I wonder if Senior Xu Tingsheng has a girlfriend yet."
While most of the female freshmen present had heard of Xu Tingsheng before, this was nevertheless their first time seeing him in person. Also, girls were often more prone to romanticism at this age.
One of them had just wondered this aloud.
Someone beside her who knew a bit more said, "Wasn't he together with Senior Lu? Confession on the football field, starting a company together…"
Someone else said, "That ended long ago, alright? Didn't you hear? To make up for the breakup and him breaking her heart, Senior gave her Hucheng…"
"How I wish I could be in a relationship with Senior, and then break up! How rich would I be!" Another female freshman's eyes shone with dollar signs as she mused yearningly aloud.
"Hah, dream on. Senior has already had a girlfriend since way back. Otherwise, how would it even fall to you bunch of little vixens to dream about this?" A second year female senior joked, mercilessly dealing her juniors a mental blow.
"Huh, he does? Who?" The other party did not mind as she inquisitively enquired at once.
"A young lady, around sixteen or seventeen of age."
"Apple."
"A young lady. Senior brought her to our school to attend an event before."
"Apple. People were already talking about it on the internet before, alright?!"
Hence commenced an argument.
Actually, whether Xu Tingsheng's girlfriend was an unknown younger girl or Apple, both were hot topics for discussion. One was difficult to understand, which often came when things felt kind of inconceivable. The other was obvious, Apple being a superstar in the music industry.
More and more people joined in the discussion which was continually expanding in scale…
Till finally the emcee on stage announced: this year's image spokesperson for the National University Football Competition, Apple Cen Xiyu...will now come to the stage and sing a song.
"Apple, Apple actually came?!!!"
"Those who didn't come today are probably going to regret it to death."
"They probably didn't inform us beforehand because there'd be chaos."
"I've got to hurry up and call my roommate. She's Apple's diehard fan."
"Outside...seems to have been cordoned off by security. They're not letting anyone else in."
Being extremely popular amongst university students, Apple was actually still one herself. Besides that, she also loved sports and was hailed a marathon goddess by many. It was appropriate indeed that she was their spokesperson for the National University Football Competition.
Still, shouldn't she only appear in the final stage of the national competition? Was she, somehow or other, going to every single district where it was held...was she that free?
Really, that was out of the question and much too far-fetched. In truth, only Jianhai Province was blessed with this fortune. It was because the school running this year's competition here was Yanzhou University, and Yanzhou University had a student by the name of Xu Tingsheng.
Everyone knew that Apple had a special affinity with Yanzhou University. She had even deigned to perform at their freshman welcoming ceremony before.
Apple had been continually embroiled in a fierce inner conflict over whether she wanted to see Xu Tingsheng or not. Therefore, she had decided to just take a gamble and leave it to the heavens to decide this time. She would go to his school, and whether or not she would see him there would be left to the will of the heavens to dictate.
The chance of this had originally been low, what with Xu Tingsheng technically currently being in the internship stage and all. Still, coincidentally, this had truly come to pass. Thanks to Old Niu's craftiness, at this exact timing...he had returned, and appeared on the main stage too.
And so, beneath the gazes of thousands, both concerned parties of the rumours were on the same stage.
Xu Tingsheng had not expected Apple to be here.
It had already been a very long time since the two last met.
Was this not the will of the heavens? This was fate.
Apple was over the mood as she took to the stage with a radiant smile on her face and sang a theme song which was more sports-oriented. The cheers from the audience never ceased throughout.
Then, unavoidably, the two exchanged greetings as the opening ceremony finally drew to a close.
Apple attended the dinner party that night. Xu Tingsheng, however, did not attend.
After returning to her hotel room, Apple was a bit drunk and also felt a bit bitter and pained inside.
Was this the will of the heavens? It was like nothing had changed, and nothing could be done.
Sitting alone in the room, she turned on her laptop and searched for news about him. This was a daily habit of hers, a drug that she could not be weaned from-first a search on Baidu, and then one more on Weibo.
Today was somewhat more special. Apple was in a hurry to see if there were any pictures online of earlier that day. She wanted to look at those photos that had captured the both of them...to see where his gaze was directed within.
Her mind in a bit of a daze, her vision a little foggy, Apple typed 'Xu Tingsheng' in that empty space and pressed enter.
Ring, ring...Bang, bang, bang, bang!
The doorbell rang, and soon frantic knocking ensued.
Apple clambered up in a bit of a daze. She rubbed her eyes and went to open the door.
Seeing her agent Li Juan outside with a frantic expression on her face, she inquired, "What's wrong, Sis Juan?"
Li Juan angrily shoved her back into the room, closed the door and replied, "What's wrong? You still dare ask me what's wrong?! Do you know what you just did?!"
"I, I was sleeping."
"And before you fell asleep?"
"I...searched his name," Apple did not conceal the facts as Li Juan knew all of this, being virtually the only person whom Apple could confide in and pour out her troubles to regarding Xu Tingsheng.
Raising her head to look at her, Li Juan sighed, feeling exasperated yet also sympathetic, "Did you get drunk?"
"Yes, a little," Apple admittedly quite awkwardly before she asked, "What exactly did I do wrong, Sis Juan? You look so worked up."
"You posted on Weibo just now. There were only three words you typed…" Looking at Apple, Li Juan revealed exasperatedly, "Xu Tingsheng."
The newly ascended celebrity queen Apple had posted on Weibo in the middle of the night just three mere puzzling characters: Xu Tingsheng. Xishan Tower's Xu Tingsheng, young, handsome business magnate Xu Tingsheng...what exactly did this mean? It seemed everything was gonna blow?!
"Huh?! I…" Apple dashed frantically towards the laptop that she had not shut down or closed.
An hour ago, the bleary Apple had booted it up and erroneously taken the Weibo posting block for the search bar before entering the same three characters as always: Xu Tingsheng.
She had pressed enter.
And fallen asleep.
"I already helped you to delete it," Li Juan said from behind her.
As Apple's agent and most trusted confidante, she knew the password to Apple's Weibo account.
Apple stopped and sighed in relief, "That's good then, that's good then.
Li Juan shot her an exasperated look before walking to the screen and starting up Weibo, saying, "Still, it was already too late by then."
She pointed at the Weibo bar for most trending searches. Ranked first were two names: Apple Cen Xiyu and Xu Tingsheng.
"When I learnt of this, more than twenty minutes had already gone by. Then, I contacted our company and liaised with Xingchen too before coming over to look for you," Li Juan said.
She immediately clicked on the topic and the page refreshed. The entire screen was filled with various threads on the topic…
Some, thinking that they were going public with their relationship, congratulated them.
Some speculated that Apple was hinting at something.
Some consolidated this with Apple's earlier programme and thereby attached numerous photographs of when they had been on stage together.
Gossip was dug up…
Some exposed scoops…
Some broke out in rebuke…
Apple sat lethargically on the bed.
"What should I do now, Sis Juan?"
As she looked at her, a hint of slyness could be seen at the corners of Li Juan's mouth, "Whose opinion do you want to hear?"
"Huh?" Apple was a bit bewildered.
"Xingchen is preparing to forcefully suppress the matter, deleting posts on a large scale to diminish the effects of the matter...they're probably reporting it to Xu Tingsheng right now, making the final decision regarding the actual implementation."
"Our company's stance is that if you and Xu Tingsheng don't mind, we can completely treat things as using rumours to drive up knowledge on you. Xu Tingsheng's image is very good, and the two of you go way back and are very suited to each other. So, even the rumours can still be positive, not being harmful to you in any way."
"The company is probably communicating regarding this issue with Xu Tingsheng now."
Apple hesitated for a while, "He's definitely very angry."
"Well then, you can release a clarification post on Weibo recounting your relationship as ex-classmates and friends, highlighting that you know his girlfriend with whom you are on good terms. Finally, give a plausible enough explanation for what happened tonight. In coordinating with the PR of Tianyi and Xingchen, redirecting and suppressing public opinion on the internet, this affair should die down very quickly," Li Juan said.
Apple hurriedly nodded after hearing this, "That's good then, that's good then. In that case, I'll post on Weibo right away...no, Sis Juan, you should help me to do it. You're more meticulous with words."
Li Juan looked at her like she was a wastrel, "No rush. Before you post on Weibo, I'd like to ask: What if you don't take him into consideration? What I mean is to not be concerned about him and just be concerned about yourself. How do you wish for things to develop?"
"Me?" Apple thought about this and shook her head, answering in a low tone, "I don't know."
Her eyes were filled with bewilderment and helplessness.
"Would you like to hear my opinion then?" Li Juan's rather crafty smile reappeared.
Apple nodded and replied, "Okay."
She had already lost her own initiative at this point. Li Juan was her initiative.
"If it was me, knowing that I would never be able to give up on a man no matter what, rather than being hesitant and conflicted everyday," Li Juan paused and looked at Apple, finding that the latter's gaze was fixated beseechingly at her, "In that case, I would make a gamble in forcing his hand…"
Li Juan didn't want to pay Xu Tingsheng's little girlfriend, or even Xu Tingsheng himself any concern. She was concerned merely about Apple, who was even closer than a sister to her. Having already witnessed too much of her pain, she hoped that she could find happiness.
Apple hesitated for a moment before asking, "What do you mean by that, Sis?"
Li Juan got a bit vehement, "Prick at his heart a little, and force him to express his stance. See if his heart aches or not...we'll both do nothing, turn off our phones and vanish somewhere to play for a few days. Let's see how he deals with it."
"But won't that…"
"Won't what what? Could the relationship between you and him be any worse than it is now? Don't you want to know if he still has a soft spot for you? If he truly doesn't, we can put this behind us...on the contrary, so long as he wavers for the least bit, you should just go for it."
"Alright, stop you-ing. I already know your answer, you want to," Li Juan walked over to Apple, took her phone and turned it off, "Come, have a good sleep. I'll accompany you tonight. I'll get someone to buy plane tickets for tomorrow and turn off my phone too. From tomorrow onwards, the two of us are on vacation."
Li Juan flung their phones to one side and climbed onto the bed, hugging the still uneasy Apple as she comforted her, "Relax, don't overthink things. Who cares if the heavens overturn and the earth flips over? We're women! What need is there to be so rational?!"


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CYCLISTS MOURN FALLEN HERO KANGANGI IN ELDORET
The cycling community is in grief After The Cyclist died in America last month during a cycling competition, 'Vermo Overland' in a high speed crash and his will be on Thursday at Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County where he has been training.
Members of the cycling community across the country were all gathered at the Eldoret Hospital to pay their last honour to Thomas Waitueka Kangangi who was popularly known as Sule ahead of his burial that will be held on Thursday.
Kangangi, who passed on last week in the United States during a cycling competition, 'Vermo Overland' in speed crash, was one of the sports lover whose passion for cycling attracted many youths to the sport.
His body was transported to Kenya on Tuesday before a memorial service that was held at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi where the Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed was in attendance among other dignitaries.
Cyclists drawn from different towns escorted the body as the caravan meandered through the streets of Eldoret town before stopping briefly at Uasin Gishu County headquarters. They then went to Kimumu Bahati Market where a funeral service is being held.
BY:LYDIA MASITSA