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From Screen Africa: Retain Icasa's independence
Angela van Schalkwyk, Editor, ScreenAfrica, 1 July 2010
While there are many worthwhile changes in the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa) Amendment Bill that has just been gazetted, the Bill also seeks to give the Minister of Communications more power to interfere.
The good parts of the amendments are the clauses which ensure that Icasa operates more efficiently. For instance, a finding in an inquiry must be made within 90 days and not 180 days as stipulated previously. Turnaround times for the Complaints and Compliance Committee are also to be improved. The Committee must commence a hearing within 45 days from the date the complaint is lodged and make a finding within 60 days from the date the complaint is lodged and not 90 days as before.
But also to be found amongst all the legalise of amendments to the Act, is the introduction of new powers for the Minister. These relate to the following: Icasa must implement policy and policy directives as issued by the Minister; the Minister "must when appointing the chairperson and councillors" assign their primary responsibilities; the chairperson and council must "perform such functions as the Minister may determine, subject to prior notification being given to Parliament"; the evaluation of councillors "must be conducted by the Minister, in consultation with the National Assembly" and the Complaints and Compliance Committee members are to be nominated by the Minister in consultation with Parliament.
The Minister is a member the ruling political party and in this capacity cannot be independent of the interests or agendas of the government. Icasa is an important regulatory body with powers to determine how the media should operate. If Icasa is subject to interference by the Minister, then it will bring into question its ability to act independently in matters of public interest. Broadcasters in many African countries are dictated to by their governments and consequently freedom of expression is undermined and new opportunities for establishing media business is stifled.
The danger is not that ICASA is incapable of making the right decisions; the danger is that political interference will compromise its integrity and independence.
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This week at The Bioscope
TUES 29 JUNE: A State of Mind. 6:30pm. R35
A State of Mind is an observational film following two young North Korean gymnasts and their families for over eight months in the lead up to the Mass Games- involving a cast of thousands in a choreographed socialist realism spectacular- the biggest and most elaborate human performance on earth. A MUST SEE. READ MORE / WATCH THE TRAILER / 93% ON ROTTENTOMATOES.COM
WED 30 JUNE: I've Loved You So Long. 8pm. R 35
I've Loved You So Long (French: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 French drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel. The film follows the story of a woman struggling to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. WATCH THE TRAILER / 90% ON ROTTENTOMATOES.COM
THURS 1 JULY: 180 DEGREES. 8pm. R 35
The Bioscope will have an exclusive screening of this new film from accalimed Mexican director Fernando Kalife. All before its international premiere – Do Not Miss This!
FRI 2 JULY: THE BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Bróder. 8pm.
Macu has lived on the outskirts of São Paulo all his life. During a surprise birthday party organized by his mother he reencounters two of his childhood buddies who no longer live in the neighborhood. Even though the two friends had moved away, they still have unresolved business to take care of in the neighborhood, Capão Redondo, a district riddled with gangs and drugs. Filmmaker Jeferson De will be in attendance.
SAT 3 JULY: THE BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Filhos De João. 8pm.
This musical documentary richly describes the scenario of Brazilian Popular Music during the 60 and 70', through the path of the innovative and revolutionary musical group Novos Baianos. It particularly portraits the influence that João Gilberto played upon their musical life and his valuable contribution to the improvement of the songs composed and sang by them. Cast and crew will be in attendance.
SUN 4 JULY: THE BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL: Besouro. 8pm.
Besouro was the most famous capoeirista (player of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira). Besouro tells the story of a boy that defies the laws of physics, like the flying beetle he takes his name from, and becomes a hero that defies prejudice and oppression. A film filled with adventure, passion and mysticism. Cast and crew will be in attendance. WATCH THE TRAILER
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Stephen Mncube the new ICASA chairman
Staff Writer MyBroadband | 30 June, 2010
ICASA Chairperson Paris Mashile's replacement named by Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda
Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda today announced that Stephen Mncube will be the new Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Chairman, taking over from Paris Mashile whose term expired today.
Techcentral reported that Nyanda made the announcement at Mashile's "Chairman Farewell" function held at the Sandton Sun.
According to Bloomberg Dr Stephen Sipho Mncube served as a Manager in the Development Information Business Unit at the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Mncube further served as Chairman of Sentech and as a non executive director of Arivia.Kom.
Mncube also spent some time in the U.S.A. where he took up various senior research and management positions at universities, public schools, corporations and institutes, at UNICEF, and at the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Mncube holds a PhD in Adult Education from Syracuse University.
Article from the Financial Mail: SABC financially unsustainable?
Starting all over again
Carol Paton, Financial Mail, Johannesburg, 24 June 2010
The SABC board has gone back to the drawing board to appoint the corporation's head of news, a decision backed by minister of communications Siphiwe Nyanda.
Board chairman Ben Ngubane — who unilaterally appointed staffer Phil Molefe to the position a month ago, before the board had completed the interviewing procedures — has reluctantly had to accept the decision.
The four candidates who had been short-listed for the job will now be evaluated by the interviewing committee and a recommendation will be made to the board. However, Nyanda, who met the board last week, appealed to it to delay any further discussion on the future of Ngubane or CEO Solly Mokoetle — both of whom had acted in defiance of the board over Molefe's appointment — until "after the World Cup". After the appointment, the board passed a resolution stating there had been a breakdown of trust between it and Ngubane.
"The shareholder [represented by Nyanda] agreed that the process of interviewing, scoring and recommendation for the head of news should [be resumed] ," said a member of the board. "But he also said that to retain the integrity and sustainability of the corporation, we should not take actions that will precipitate another crisis. He suggested that we deal with other things later."
While board members have differing views on what should be done about Ngubane (who is appointed by the president) and Mokoetle (appointed by the previous board) they agreed to hold off discussing it, in the interests of dealing with other pressing issues. Chief among them is the SABC's financial position.
The financial statements for 2009/2010, which were seen by the board last week, show the corporation is still in the red. Losses are believed to be in the region of R400m, though this is significantly less than last year's R900m .
Also, crucial targets were missed by management. These were not set by Mokoetle, who took up his post only in January 2010, board members strongly feel he has not provided leadership.
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan met Ngubane last week. As treasury provided the SABC with a R1bn credit guarantee last November, he has a special interest in the corporation's financial affairs. In terms of the loan guarantee, the SABC is obliged to meet certain targets and conditions.
It must also submit a turnaround plan before a further R473m guarantee will be provided.
Without a strong plan the SABC could be judged financially unsustainable when its audit is finalised in July.
From: http://www.fm.co.za/Article.aspx?id=112740
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SOS Congratulates the Board for beginning to address the serious governance breaches at the SABC but calls for further action
SOS: SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING COALITION, PREVIOUSLY SAVE OUR SABC CAMPAIGN
SOS CONGRATULATES THE BOARD FOR BEGINNING TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BREACHES AT THE SABC BUT CALLS FOR FURTHER ACTION
The SOS Campaign representing a number of trade unions (including Cosatu, Fedusa and Bemawu), a host of NGOs (including Media Monitoring Africa, the Freedom of Expression Institute and Misa-SA), CBOs, industry related bodies, academics and freedom of expression activists congratulate the SABC Board on beginning to remedy the serious corporate governance breaches at the SABC as regards the appointment of the Head of News. SOS is heartened to hear from a number of media reports including the Financial Mail that in line with good corporate governance practices an interview panel will continue its assessment of candidates for the position and make recommendations to the Board.
However, SOS believes strongly that these corporate governance breaches can not be laid to rest here. The Coalition believes that it is still imperative that action is taken against the Chair of the SABC Board. SOS still calls on Dr. Ben Ngubane to resign. This is in light of the fact that he can no longer be trusted to lead the SABC. The Auditor General's Report looking into corruption and mismanagement at the SABC stated clearly that the SABC needs to ensure leadership and impeccable adherence to good corporate governance procedures going forward. But Dr Ngubane unilaterally decided to appoint the Head of News thus circumventing the SABC's own internal processes and contravening good corporate practices and protocols as stipulated in the Broadcasting Act, Public Finance Management Act, the Companies Act and King III.
Further, the corporate governance breaches perpetrated by Dr. Ngubane caused such serious governance crises at the SABC that the Minister of Communications was called on to intervene. But ideally the Minister should not be playing an interventionist role. The SABC is a public not a state broadcaster - the Board should govern the affairs of the Corporation. However, the actions of the Chair have directly encouraged Ministerial intervention.
Further, SOS would like to know what action is being taken against the SABC's GCEO, Solly Mokoetle. We note Mr Mokoetle initially implemented Dr Ngubane's illegal decision to appoint the Head of News as Mr.Phil Molefe. Then after the Board had clearly stated this action was illegal, he then again confirmed Mr. Molefe as Head of News thus further deepening the corporate governance crises at the SABC.
Finally, linked to this sad state of affairs, SOS again notes the very serious allegations of censorship at the SABC related to this latest governance saga. Once again we call on the Board to investigate allegations in this regard - and in particular the role of Dr. Ben Ngubane, Mr. Solly Mokoetle and Mr. Phil Molefe. SOS notes the Deputy Chair of the SABC Board was censored when commenting on the appointment of the Head of News. Further, it appears that certain union (including Cosatu) and NGO (including Media Monitoring Africa) pre-recorded radio interviews were spiked as they critically commented on the appointment. Also, SOS notes the resignation of the Head of Radio News. SOS notes that allegations have been made that she broadcast, as she was obliged to, the Board's press statement clarifying the illegal nature of the Head of News appointment. For taking this editorially sound decision she was then illegally disciplined which allegedly led to her decision to take early retirement.
SOS would like the SABC to communicate clearly to the general public on these issues rather than through the media. It is critical that the SABC foster a culture of transparency and communication. As a public broadcaster the SABC's main stakeholder is the public. Hence the SABC needs to ensure that its decision making and governance processes are transparent to the general public.
Kate Skinner – SOS Coordinator - 082-926-6404
William Bird – Executive Director Media Monitoring Africa – 082-887-1370
Siphiwe Segodi – Freedom of Expression Network – 072-655-4177
Melissa Moore – Head Law Clinic Freedom of Expression Institute – 082-924-8268
Matankana Mothapo – Spokesperson Communications Workers Union – 082-759-0900
Hannes du Buisson – President Broadcasting Electronic and Media Workers Union – 082-920-8669
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Vernon Research Group purchased by The Gazette Co.
Vernon Research Group, a privately-owned market research company in Cedar Rapids, has been purchased by The Gazette Co.
Financial terms of the transaction completed on Monday were not disclosed.
Monica Vernon founded Vernon Research Group in 1987. The company, with five employees, will join The Gazette Co. as a division of Fusionfarm, which focuses on creative services, marketing services and digital commerce.
Vernon, a member of the Cedar Rapids City Council since 2008 and mayor pro tempore, also is running for the Democratic Party nomination in Iowa's First District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
With the sale of her company, Vernon will no longer be employed by Vernon Research Group, but will assist with the transition to new ownership, according to Tim McDougall, vice president of Fusionfarm and digital strategy for The Gazette Co.
"One of the core reasons we created Fusionfarm was to help business navigate an increasingly confusing environment when trying to connect with their audience," McDougall said. "The market insight and analysis that Vernon Research Group brings advances that mission."
Vernon said the purchase of Vernon Research Group will allow her to focus full time on public service.
All employees of Vernon Research Group were retained in the new arrangement and continue to work from the 1962 First Ave. NE. offices.
"There's already a focus group facility built into that location and advantages to staying there," McDougall said.
"While we anticipate that there will be numerous opportunities to combine Vernon Research Group and Fusionfarm marketing services capabilities for greater client impact, there also are times when we'll want to keep those entities separate."


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Smoke rises from the town center in Kessab after days of attacks by extremist militants crossing over from Turkey
LATAKIA, Syria—A delegation of priests from the Catholicosate of Cilicia who had visited Latakia to assess the needs of Kessab Armenians and express solidarity returned to Antelias after the Sunday Badarak, the Armenian Weekly reports.
According to the delegation, the local Armenian community, the International Red Cross, and the Red Crescent are providing assistance to those who have sought refuge in the city. An estimated 2,000 Kessab Armenians are currently in Latakia.
"Many Armenian families are staying with relatives and friends, while others have sought refuge in the Armenian Church and the church's hall," said Syrian Armenian community activist Nerses Sarkissian during a phone interview with Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian.
"The Aleppo Armenian Prelacy as well as the Red Crescent are providing relief and assistance to these families in Latakia," Sarkissian added.
Armenian residences occupied, looted
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) reported on a number of eye-witness accounts of looting and occupation of Armenian homes, stores, and churches left behind in Kessab.
Kessab Armenians who phoned their neighbors' and relatives' homes from Latakia discovered that their houses are already occupied by new residents, namely rebel fighters.
Two men, Minas Soghomonian and Joseph Kilaghbian, who called their own homes were greeted by militants who said, "We are enjoying your food."
Ani Boymushakian called the Armenian Evangelical Church office. Intruders told her, "Now we are in control of this place, we just got here and we will do with it as we please." She hung up as the fighters continued making threats.
Another displaced Kessab resident, Paren Hovsepian, called and was told by the intruders, in Turkish, that he had nice furniture.
Other witnesses have reported abductions and looting.
Dikranoohi Manjikian, an elderly, ill woman, who due to her medical conditions and inability to move was one of the very few not evacuated, said gunmen forcefully entered her apartment and harassed her verbally and physically, demanding gold and other valuables. After pleading with them that she had no such valuables, the gunmen searched the apartment and took whatever they were able to and left. She gave her account through a phone call.
Steve Shekhookian was on his motorcycle fleeing the area of fighting near Duzaghaj (Al-Shajara) in Kessab when he was stopped by gunmen and forced off of his motorcycle. He said the gunman who stopped him was bearded and didn't speak Arabic. When he asked to be let free and told them that he is Armenian, the gunman brandished a large knife and threatened to slit his throat. Shekhookian was then handcuffed to a metal frame on the window of a nearby building. Meanwhile as the fighting intensified, the gunmen fled or hid and left him behind. He was able to break his handcuffs and fled the area into nearby bushes and made his way back off-road to safer areas where others were being evacuated.
Militants entered from Turkey
The armed incursion began on Friday, March 21, with rebels associated with Al-Qaeda's al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham crossing the Turkish border and attacking the Armenian civilian population of Kessab. The attackers immediately seized two guard posts overlooking Kessab, including a strategic hill known as Observatory 45 and later took over the border crossing point with Turkey. Snipers targeted the civilian population and launched mortar attacks on the town and the surrounding villages.
According to eyewitness accounts, the attackers crossed the Turkish border with Syria openly passing through Turkish military barracks. According to Turkish media reports, the attackers carried their injured back to Turkey for treatment in the town of Yayladagi.
Some 670 Armenian families, the majority of the population of Kessab, were evacuated by the local Armenian community leadership to safer areas in neighboring Basit and Latakia. Ten to fifteen families with relations too elderly to move were either unable to leave or chose to stay in their homes.
On Saturday, March 22, Syrian troops launched a counteroffensive in an attempt to regain the border crossing point, eye-witnesses and state media reported. However, on Sunday, March 23, the extremist groups once again entered the town of Kessab, took the remaining Armenian families hostage, desecrated the town's three Armenian churches, pillaging local residences and occupying the town and surrounding villages.
Located in the northwestern corner of Syria, near the border with Turkey, Kessab had, until very recently, evaded major battles in the Syrian conflict. The local Armenian population had increased in recent years with the city serving as safe-haven for those fleeing from the war-torn cities of Yacubiye, Rakka and Aleppo.

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Taking Deep Tech to the World
Singapore's technology sector glitterati turned up in full force on 22 November 2016 for the official launch of SGInnovate at 32 Carpenter Street, a refurbished six-storey building that will be its official headquarters.
The modern, tech-friendly building — fondly called 32CS by its tenants — was packed with researchers, innovators, venture capitalists and industry mentors, who mingled and talked shop.
Wholly owned by the Singapore government, SGInnovate will focus on commercialisation in the deep technology space, in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, digital health, financial services, smart energy, digital manufacturing and transportation.
It will bring together partners from the private sector, institutes of higher learning and research organisations, and provide aspiring entrepreneurs with support for business plan development, sources of funding, and go-to-market efforts.
Technology with Global Impact
"Our basic premise at SGInnovate is simple: We believe that Singapore has all of the resources that it needs to build globally relevant products and globally relevant companies," said Mr Steve Leonard, Founding Chief Executive Officer of SGInnovate, in his opening speech.
"We believe that we have the capabilities; we just need to find ways to work together to better use those capabilities."
The guest-of-honour at the launch event, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, used the analogy of tilling the soil to describe how SGInnovate is helping to develop a deep tech ecosystem in Singapore.
"We cannot ensure success in innovation. We cannot plan it to the last detail, because innovation is an inherently uncertain business," said DPM Tharman.
"But neither is it a purely random process. We know that there are some things that we can do to make the ground fertile, so that seeds have a better chance of sprouting and eventually growing into a dense grove of trees."
DPM Tharman highlighted the success of another small country, Sweden, which has a population of ten million and is home to several companies with billion dollar valuations and global impact—'unicorns' with familiar names such as Spotify, Skype and Minecraft.
Commenting on Singapore's research and development efforts to date, he noted that Singapore has gained traction internationally, but more work was needed to translate the research into commercial outputs, such as patents and value creation for a global audience.
A Deep Tech-Focused Community
Announced earlier this year as part of the Budget 2016, SGInnovate falls under the purview of the National Research Foundation. In its previous iteration, SGInnovate was Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd, the venture investment arm of the former Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).
(Since October 2016, part of IDA has been restructured as the Government Technology Agency, or GovTech for short.)
It will be a melting pot of engineers and research scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), McLaren Applied Technologies, NVIDIA and Ethereum, as well as from varsity partners National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
But the location will do more than just play host to startups, said DPM Tharman.
"32CS is not just a generic co-working space, nor is it a specialised technology lab. It is a curator, selecting and bringing together deep tech-focused players in the same space with the aim of bringing about productive interaction," he said.
Helping Entrepreneurs
Going one step further from being a co-working space, SGInnovate will also develop a local pool of experts to provide mentorship to startup founders. These individuals could be venture capitalists, angel investors, regulatory experts or intellectual property (IP) advisors, and they could even become part of founding teams if there was a right fit
For example, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, which is represented at SGInnovate by its subsidiary, IP Value Lab, will help founders protect their innovations and original ideas. It will also help them identify commercialisation opportunities in their respective industries.
And to help novice entrepreneurs, a proper mentorship programme is already ongoing as a result of a partnership between SGInnovate and UK-based Entrepreneur First, the only pre-seed investment programme in the world to accept pre-team, pre-idea candidates purely on the basis of their technical ability or domain expertise.
The inaugural Singapore EF programme, which began in September 2016, is a full-time, six-month-long programme. Nearly half of the 55-member cohort are PhD students and post-doctoral fellows from local universities.
One member is Mr. Rohit Jha, whose fledgling startup, TransCelestial Technologies, is hoping to disrupt space and satellite communication with the help of laser technology. "The 50 people that I met here are so high tech; it is so difficult to find people like these elsewhere," he quipped.
Young entrepreneurs like Mr. Jha will also benefit from upcoming initiatives such as AI Evenings @ SGInnovate, which will be supported by partners such as NVIDIA and McLaren Applied Technologies, and MIT Hacking Medicine, which will be co-organised with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 10-12 February 2017.
Likening SGInnovate itself to a startup, DPM Tharman urged the budding innovators in the room to fly the Singapore flag globally in the deep technology space.
"I hope the entrepreneurs who pass through these halls, and indeed SGInnovate itself, will learnt to fail fast, learn fast and pivot fast, and in so doing, achieve your ultimate goal—to solve the world's most difficult problems and improve the lives of people around the world," he said.
Main photo: (From left) Dr Beh Swan Gin, Chairman, Economic Development Board, Ms Yong Ying-I, Permanent Secretary (National Research and Development) and Permanent Secretary (Public Service Division), Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mr Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate, Mr Gabriel Lim, 2nd Permanent Secretary ( Ministry of Communications and Information), Chief Executive (Info-comm Media Development Authority of Singapore).
https://www.tech.gov.sg/media/technews/taking-deep-tech-to-the-world


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Yaime Pérez Tellez (někdy "Yaimí", * 29. května 1991) je kubánská atletka, diskařka.

Je zlatou medailistkou na Mistrovství světa juniorů v atletice v roce 2010 a poté získala svůj první hlavní titul na regionálních ALBA hrách 2011. Pérezová reprezentoval Kubu na Mistrovství světa v atletice v roce 2013, ve finále se umístil na jedenáctém místě. Její sezónu 2014 zdůraznila stříbrná medaile na středoamerických a karibských hrách a páté místo v mistrovství IAAF v roce 2014.

Pérezová vyhrál své první setkání IAAF Diamond League v roce 2015, porazila světovou a olympijskou šampionku Sandru Perkovićovou osobním nejlepším hodem 67,13 m. V roce 2019 získala zlatou medaili na 2019 Dauhá .

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Орчик — название географических объектов на Украине:

 Орчик — село в Зачепиловском районе Харьковской области.
 Орчик — река на территории Харьковской и Полтавской областей, приток Орели.

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 Малый Орчик — село в Зачепиловском районе Харьковской области.


On 10 May Peers scrutinised the whiplash reforms set out in Part 1 of the Civil Liability Bill. As was noted here previously, a range of probing amendments had been tabled for debate and, days before, the MoJ had released draft regulations setting out its preferred definition of whiplash injury and its preferred tariff of general damages for whiplash injury. None of the amendments were put to a vote and the Bill proceeds as is on 15 May for a further Committee Stage debate. That will focus on the discount rate clauses in part 2 of the Bill, as well as completing the scrutiny of part 1.
Given that the draft whiplash regulations were published just a few days before the debate, Justice Minister Lord Keen was content to give Peers more time to study them in detail. We can therefore expect that they will be re-examined at the Report Stage of the Bill. Lord Keen said he would not take a final position on whether the definition of whiplash should remain the regulations or appear in the Bill itself, as was recommended by the Delegated Powers Committee and supported by several Peers who spoke in the debate. Former Lord Chancellor Lord MacKay made what seems a reasonable point: since the Bill requires a medical report before settlement of a 'whiplash claim' as defined, then a definition of the injury should appear in the Bill.
One potentially awkward technical point for the Government is that the tariff set out in the draft regulation is actually an earlier, lower version than that in the impact assessment accompanying the Bill. As we pointed out previously, this is very probably simply a mistake. However, it is not immediately clear how quickly it might be rectified, as it might arguably require a new set of draft regulations to be produced to do that.
We will report later this week on the debate on the discount rate provisions which takes place on 15 May. After that, it seems likely that the remaining Lords stages of the Bill (Report and Third Reading) will be scheduled to take place in June.


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Apple trademark filing revives handheld gaming rumors
By Jack Loftus
Macworld FEB 12, 2008 6:15 am PST
Editor's Note: The following article is reprinted from GamePro.com.
Apple, best known for cultural-changing devices like the iPod and iPhone, could be ready to disrupt a new industry: video games.
In a trademark filing date February 5, Apple amended its trademark to include "Toys, games and playthings, namely, hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; LCD game machines; electronic educational game machines; toys, namely battery-powered computer games."
According to trademark watchdog site Trademork, which discovered the Apple filing over the weekend, there is very little evidence that a Cupertino-developed gaming unit is actually being developed. The only morsel that holds any weight is that Apple announced plans with once-rival Intel earlier this year to begin work on a line of ultra-mobile processors for a series of handheld gadgets.
With past gaming failures like the Pippin as well as Apple's inability to secure quality gaming partnerships still fresh in people's minds, is the idea of an "iGame" a case of Steve Jobs biting off more than his company can chew?


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Constructing and financing a building are among the most challenging parts of starting up a new charter school in Idaho, but the Future Public School in Garden City hopes to close on its financing agreement by November 1 so it can be ready to open for the 2018-2019 school year.
"We've got the permits lined up, the contractor waiting on call, so that we can break ground pretty much immediately, and be completed by the end of July so they can be prepared for a late August start date," said Jennifer Barbeau, finance and operations manager of Bluum in Boise.
Bluum is a nonprofit organization funded by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation and other grants that assists the foundation in helping form charter schools in Idaho, said CEO Terry Ryan. Bluum helps with "things like determining what individuals and organizations are most likely to be successful if they're given grant support," he said.
The building itself is slated to comprise 39,000 square feet in a three-story facility with a project cost of approximately $8.5 million, including the furniture, Barbeau said. The contractor is RADIX Construction Inc. out of Nampa, while the architect is erstad ARCHITECTS, located in Boise. The school is scheduled to launch with free full-day kindergarten through fourth grade with 320 students, then add a new grade each year until the sixth year, when it will be built out with eight grades and 576 students.
Project manager and partner in the project is Building Hope, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that helps support the growth of high-quality charter schools through viable facilities, she said. Other Idaho schools the organization has helped with include Sage International School in Boise, Connor Academy Public Charter School in Pocatello, Vision Charter School in Caldwell, and Alturas International Academy in Idaho Falls, Ryan said.
Building charter schools in Idaho can be difficult. While charter schools in Idaho receive the same per-pupil state and federal funding that traditional public schools do, they are not allowed to hold the local bond or levy elections that traditional school districts can, Ryan said. Providing facilities has been a stumbling block for a number of Idaho charter schools.
Because of sharing facilities with the Boys and Girls Club, as well as the nearby Garden City parks, the school can be built on just a one-acre parcel of land. That's also why the school is three stories: "It's cheaper to grow up than grow out," Ryan said.
Funding for the school is not completely nailed down but is close, Barbeau said. "We have a senior lender, we do have final terms, all the parties are in agreement, but we don't have signatures, so the amounts are confidential," she said. The senior lender will provide approximately $6.7 million, while Building Hope will provide $1.8 million subordinated debt, a low-interest loan to cover the school's required 20 to 35 percent down payment. Paying the loan back will all come out of the state and federal general operations funding the school receives. "It's all part of the juggling act that charter schools have," she said.
Due to its location, the school has an urban feel, with the front located close to the streets and with parking along the sides. "It incorporates into the changes and new development of the community," Barbeau said.
The interior will also look different from that of a traditional school, said cofounder Amanda Cox. For example, instead of hallways, there will be nooks for student collaboration. Learning spaces will also be large, 1,100-1,200 square feet, to accommodate greater flexibility for teachers to set up small groups.
"Even within the larger learning space, there's a lot of opportunity for kids to find a solo nook of their own to work in," she said. Flexibility even extends to the furniture, such as tables on wheels that can be easily rearranged, she said.
This story was updated at 1 pm on Sept. 11, 2017 to correct Bluum's expectation of enrollment numbers and grades.


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Conan Doyle, Whitty's Hill and the Fairies
Hi, it is the boy from Barrystown, charming, charismatic, ebullient, scholarly, erudite, and –wily. The word wily means given to clever ploys, tricky, devious and very clever—a right boyo, a historian supreme and it has always been gold and silver for all the childre of Barrystown. I forgot to put the wily in the last blog.
I take the liberty of quoting from the most useful and accurate book by Bernard Browne on Co. Wexford writers—re Arthur Conan Doyle he states:–
"According to his biographers his family originally came from Ballytrent, near Carne and, also, had connections with Whitty's Hill, Bannow Co. Wexford. His grandfather came from Kiltra, Bannow, Co. Wexford. The family grave is in Bannow." This is not necessarily correct in terms of exact detail and then again it could be exactly correct. My caveat is that an article in The (Wexford) People on the 27th of December 1919 stated that the grandfather of Arthur Conan Doyle had lived near Whitty's Hill, Wellingtonbridge and later at Ballinglee. He may have come from the Midlands and was of well to do Catholic landowners in a previous era. There are biographies on Arthur Conan Doyle but it will be a couple of weeks, at least, before I may read one.
Mr Browne's book has an exhaustive list of people from and connected with the Co. Wexford who wrote on a greater or lesser scale. I am acquainted with a vast number of the historical persons described by Mr Browne and was surprised by the accuracy shown in these accounts as it must have involved an enormous amount of research. Doyle wrote detective novels, the creator of Sherlock Holmes—he was also fixated on proving the existence of fairies and two young girls with the aid of photography played a practical joke on him in a phoney proof via a fake photograph that fairies existed. My mother told me of a cousin of my father's who was obsessed with and totally afraid of ghosts: he was certain to believe any account of ghosts without the slightest reservation. My mother although a deeply religious person, attached no credence to ghosts. The impression that I have of my father's cousin is that he was only too willing to believe any story of ghosts as it afforded him some bit of tenuous proof of their existence; his desperate need for proof disposed to believe the awful accounts told to him plus the practical jokes played on him. Arthur Conan Doyle –like my father's cousin—would believe any story about fairies as proof of any kind (even the most phoney and comical kind) was better that no proof to him. In the time of my childhood very few people attached any credence to ghost stories but regarded them as comedy. People are not always strictly rational. Is it the Doyles (the cousins of Arthur Conan Doyle) that are buried in Bannow? I will check all this out in a biography of Doyle. I have never had a ghostly experience but if my readers have had any such experiences I would be delighted to hear from them. Only true stories, please!
From the Forth and Bargy notes in The Free Press on May 12th 1934:–
"The Carrig Invincibles—The new Carrig-on-Bannow football team is getting into form for the proposed novice tourney for non-championship players. Mr John Cousins is taking a leading part in the organisation and with a few more of the boys, Messrs J. Holmes, W. Purcell, R. Dake, M. Walsh, W. Neville, etc, to help, the future of the "Invincibles" looks bright." There were numerous attempts at setting up clubs in the 1930s in the parish of Carrig-on-Bannow; a subject worthy of a book in itself.
On May 10th 1863 the wife of William Kane of Blackhall, Bannow gave birth to three daughters "who together with their mama are going on well, under the kind treatment of Dr Boyd."
Tom Boyse bought the Graigue estate of the deceased George Carr in 1833. In May the heirs at Law of the late Simon Osborne in the county of Kilkenny and George Carr of Graigue in County Wexford put on sale a number of estates, lands and houses; I quote the part of the notice pertinent to the Graigue estate:–
"Also that capital dwelling house and domain of Graigue in the parish of Bannow, in the county of Wexford, with all the offices, gardens, pleasure-grounds, lawn, plantations, etc; containing about 120 acres, with that part of the lands of Blackhall, containing about 60 acres and part of which is now let to respectable tenants, at the yearly rent of about…..£389.
Also the valuable town and lands of Coolhull, in the said parish, now on a lease for lives, to respectable tenants, at the yearly rent of about….£360.
Also the lands of Little Graigue, in the said parish—also the lands of Coolhull—Also the lands of Coolseskin—Also the lands of Ballyfrory, all in the Barony of Bargy, in the county of Wexford and together let at the yearly sum of about….£600"
There was an advertisement for the ALLAN LINE the Royal Mail Steamer to United States and Canada. Aidan Ennis, Springwood, Ballymitty was an agent for them.
Mrs Frances Barry the wife of James Barry, Bannow died on June 3rd 1890 at her residence. "Her remains were followed by a most respectable funeral cortege to the family burial place in the old Church of Bannow. American papers please copy."
According to an otherwise incomprehensible court case in June 1890 Anne Sinnott, The Island, Bannow had land at Kilcavan, Ballymitty. A Mrs Mary Morgan claimed that she was caretaker of the land in Kilcavan and that she had a garden on it given to her for her own use. Another man in Kilcavan was nominally sued by Mrs Anne Sinnott but when told by the defendant of the summons Mrs Sinnott said that she didn't know anything about it. Mr Frances King, the sole Magistrate at the Duncormack Petty Session, abruptly dismisses the case. The trespass was by goats.
There was a second prosecution (related in a kind of way to the first) at the same sessions. The complainant—the son of Mrs Mary Morgan—spoke of attending the pattern at Kilcavan on Sunday June 15th 1890. He referred to a "Kate Swords, a gingerbread woman from Wexford" as at the pattern and said that it was usual for people to have stands at the pattern. There was a row or to put it more strongly, a fight or attempted fight and James Neville, Harristown caught the defendant by the arm and brought him away. Mr Neville was asked by the complainant if he caught the defendant and held him by the arm "when he was jumping around with his coat off?"
My suspicion from reading countless similar cases in the nineteenth century is that men postured as seeking violent confrontation but, in reality, assumed that other people present would intervene to prevent them actually fighting—let me at him but hold me back as well!
The Carrig-on-Bannow branch of the Land League resolved at their September 1885 meeting among other items:–
"That we find parties from the coastguards of Bannow who when going for apples get very thirsty passing by the grabbed house at Wellington Bridge.
That we thank John Roche of Tullicanna, for refusing to see any commodity or accommodate in any way the evicting landlady of Tullicanna, who flung old Mary Kinsella out on the roadside.
That we recommend all members of our branch, under pain of expulsion, to employ no steam-threshing machine but one owned by a Nationalist who can show his card of membership and let those in opposition to us take their own side. To those who employ horse threshing machines we recommend Mr James Harpur of Barrystown and Mr John Gallagher of Kilkevan as Nationalists….
Proposed by Mr Nicholas O'Hanlon-Walsh, seconded by Mr Nicholas Walsh—
"That no member of our branch work in one forge with —of Knocktarton, the aider and abettor of the Duncormack emergency man who cares the evicted farm of the Widow Walsh and any member of our branch who patronises any person who assists –, after this resolution appears in the press, will be expelled from membership and published for doing so. The farm at Knocktarton should be held sacred by every nationalist as a battle ground against landlordism and anyone meddling with it should be discountenanced by every person worthy of the name of Irishman."
From the Free Press "Along the New Line" notes on Friday March 1st 1957:–
"Juvenile Football—Tullicanna defeated Ballymitty on Sunday in the tournament to select a parish juvenile team for Bannow to enter the Nicky Rackard Cup competition. Bannow and Carrig are, also, in the tournament.
Darts—In Tullicanna on Saturday night Messrs Michael Keegan and William Harper won the weekly tournament.
Foxes and Rabbits—Rabbit trapping who have been making good money from rabbits in recent months are finding their profits reduced at present owing to the number of rabbits being killed by foxes."
The notes on January 11th 1957 on "Along the New Line" read:–
Darts—The game has become very popular in Tullicanna district, tournaments being held every week, for which substantial prizes are offered.
Drama—A dramatic class is being organised in Tullicanna. Ballymitty classes rehearsals for production in the class rehearses for production in the near future.
Mumming Competition—The competition to be held in Carrig-on-Bannow promises to attract a record entry and local sets are practising hard for it."
The "Along The New Line" notes in The Free Press on January 25th 1957:–
"Hay Knife Accident—When Mr John Doyle, Kilcavan, was climbing down from a hayrick, with a hay knife on his shoulder, the knife slipped and he sustained a deep cut on his wrist.
A Record—The sowing of early potatoes in local gardens at present is a month ahead of the usual time but the mild weather last week made the conditions specially favourable for the crop.
A Ringed Widgeon—Mr Dick Cleary, Lacken, Duncormack, shot a widgeon last week that bore a ring marked "Tooloz Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 481426. Rebour."
Dr Staunton, the bishop of Ferns, visited Carrig-on-Bannow to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on the 9th of March 1957.
It was reported in February 1857 that the bulldozers, steam ploughs and other machinery engaged on the extensive drainage of Rochestown bog had completed their work "and planting is going ahead."
When they made the address and presentation to Fr Davey O'Hanlon-Walsh at the Land League Cottage, Ballymitty he had some baffling and (I think) unfair things to say to the men of Ballymitty:–
"Many of you attended at the eviction; I saw the tears flowing down your cheeks; cowardly time-serving slaves that you are; the spilling of a few gallons of buttermilk was too much for you. We had you here in great force the harvesting day; then things looked bright; we were to won the land we till, etc. As time rolled on and as the clouds darkened, when it was not permitted to me to take part in the affairs occupying the mind of every honest man; Nick O'Hanlon-Walsh lodged in Kilkenny Jail; where were you then, men of Ballymitty? Where were our next door neighbours and cousins to boot? Herding the cattle for Tom Boyd, on our farm; entertaining Burrel; assisting the Emergencymen. Tom Boyd being anxious to build a cottage or two on the Knocktarton farm, you dried your tears, forgot the spilling of the milk and returned by your votes, aided by the exterminators, Adam as the fittest man to assist his friend Tom. This very day I have seen the geese keeping a sort of possession. The sacrifices we have made are nothing. The blood of Myles Joyce was a sacrifice. The blood of Francis Hynes was a sacrifice; the sufferings of Bryan Kilmartin, Arran Islands, who was afterwards liberated through the exertion of Mr Sexton in going to America and finding out the real culprit. We know the apple of discord was thrown into our ranks and like mange in sheep, it took root in the flock and went from Bannow to Tintern, thence to Ramsgrange; and the poor Hook fellows, although they bravely stood the storm, had, also, the apple of discord thrown in amongst them; but I hope this will only tend to purify them. If you allow these men back again, be very careful to keep them down low in the ranks and not give them the opportunity of selling you (loud applause). I hear that the League in Carrig-on-Bannow have appointed the men to represent them and I believe there are current whispers, "Will Adam go on this time?" and a great many wiseacres say it is better not. For the sake of unity, let it go forth from this meeting that we challenge Adam to come forward; we have no milk and water compromise. John M'Cormack must be returned by your honest support or the Leighs, Boyds and O'Neills must win their spurs." Fr Walsh exhorted them to support Irish manufacture and shun alcohol:–
"Speaking on the subject of Irish manufacture he said they should put themselves to inconvenience to get things Irish; they should not put into comparison the foreign-made stuff; they should bear in mind that every gallon of whiskey they drank they gave 12 shillings to the Government and yet they thought hard to pay out of the rates the cost of the labourers' cottages, although the cost of three gallons would clear them off entirely for a year. In the name of God, he would ask that Leaguers should not be drinking." Fr Walsh told them not to allow either coursing or hunting. His objection to these sports was probably not based on considerations of kindness to animals but as a means to inconvenience the landlord class.
The above is of limited comprehensibility to modern readers but I shall try to elucidate matters in it! The emergency-men were those employed to maintain an evicted farm for the landlord—they lived on the farm in a hastily constructed hut and I am at a loss to know how they coped with the cold. They were detested by the ordinary people. Myles Joyce was executed for a murder in the west of Ireland that he did not commit and to make matters worse the hangman made a cruel mess of the execution. There were huge controversies in the Tintern and Shelburne branches of the Land League—the latter branch was a splinter branch of the Tintern one. There was sharp conflict between the Tintern and Carrig-on-Bannow branches but then there was always a hostility between the men of Clonmines and Bannow.
Adam O'Neill was elected, or sought election, to, the Board of Guardians of the Wexford Poor Law union. John M'Cormack of Arnestown was father of the famous footballers Paddy and Jack M'Cormack and grandfather of Aidan and Jim Mc Cormack of the famous Ballymitty team of 1947 and the Corah Ramblers of 1956.
From The People August 20th 1864:–
"On Monday evening last, a young man named Kelly, whilst bathing in the Scar, convenient to Ballylannon church-yard, suddenly lost his footing by getting into one of the holes in which the place abounds and was instantly lost. His remains were found shortly afterwards."
In 1886 Nick Dake had a forge at Grange and Nick Brennan had a house at Kiltra.
From The People July 1, 1885:–
"Dr Boyd wrote that some parties object to the site of the pump at Carrig, owing to the proximity to the graveyard. It was ten feet to the west and fifty feet to the south of the wall. The graveyard is formed of shingly stuff but he is informed that at a distance of six feet there is rock. He wrote that the guardians might refer the matter to their consulting sanitary officer.
The matter was referred to the committee appointed to select a site.
Grazing, meadows and turnips were offered to be let by public auction on Wednesday January 10th 1917 at Ballyknock, Ballymitty for Mr John Hore.
From The Wexford Independent January 2nd 1864:–
"To Be Let, The Farm of Halsyrath
Containing about 120 acres, Irish, convenient to the village of Tullicanna, about 10 miles from Wexford.
Also part of the lands of Coolsallagh, containing about 18 acres, 2 roods, near Murrintown, in the parish of Kilmannon.
Also the Cottage with enclosed yard and pump, near Wellingtonbridge, late in the occupation of the Constabulary."
Did the Constabulary move at that time to Carrig-on-Bannow village?
I leave it with this letter written in 1863 to the editor of the People:–
"Sir—Having read in your very popular journal some time since, a letter headed "Tenant Right, Moor, Bannow" in which the writer gives a rather ludicrous description of how the Moor tenantry were gulled by Mr Boyse, etc, I think that the "Ex-Bannow Man's" well told tale does not altogether deserve credence as I can clearly vouch being an inhabitant of my present residence nearly 60 years. Trusting you will give insertion to this note, I am sir, yours truly,
Keerow Isle, 20th January 1863."


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Q: iPhone - How to dynamically load/unload buttons onto view I'm writing an app that dynamically loads buttons and then, based on the changes in app settings, previous buttons will be unloaded and new ones will be loaded. Is there a best practice for doing that? I'm running into several issues.. I posted on another forum but I didn't get a resolution. I research the documentation but the key problem is that it's not unloading the old buttons and loading the new ones.
The algorithm that I follow is:

*

*In my viewDidLoad --> call reloadButtons (this positions all buttons on the view)

*When user makes changes in application settings (within the application), I call:
[self unloadButtons];
[self reloadButtons];

The code:
- (void)reloadButtons
{

  //some code

  xIncrement = 50; //for positioning buttons
  yIncrement = 50;

  x = 25;
  y = 25;

  for (int i = 1; i <= numOfButtons; i++) {
    tmpButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(x, y, 50, 50)];

    x += xIncrement;
    if (i % 5 == 0) { //if this is the 6th button on the line then go to the next line (increment y)
       x = 25;
       y += yIncrement;
    }

    [tmpButton setTitle:@"title" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [tmpButton setTitleColor:[UIColor blackColor] forState: UIControlStateNormal];

    [tmpButton setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:24.0]];

    UIImage * bgImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"image.png"];
    [tmpButton setBackgroundImage:bgImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];

    [tmpButton addTarget:self action:@selector(tapButton forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
tmpButton.tag = i + 50;

    [self.view addSubview:tmpButton];

    [tmpButton release];

  } //for loop

  prevNumOfbuttons = numOfButtons; //saves the number of previous buttons since this may change depending on the user's choice in the application settings.

} //reloadButtons

Upon exit from the settings page, I run this unloadButtons function then follow it with the reloadButtons again.. this is where I'm running into the issues.. see my comments within the code below:

- (void)unloadButtons {

   NSLog(@"unloadButtons");

   NSArray *arrSubViews = [self.view subviews];
   int count = [arrSubViews count];

   for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
     UIView *vv = [arrSubViews objectAtIndex:i];

     if ([vv isMemberOfClass:[UIButton class]]) {
        NSInteger buttonTag = [vv tag];
        if (buttonTag < 200) { //all buttons that were added in reloadButtons have a tag < 200 - this is to distinguish them from the info button, which was assigned a tag of 203

           NSLog(@"Button Caption: %@", [vv currentTitle]);
           [vv removeFromSuperview];

        }

     }
   } //for loop

[arrSubViews release];

[self.view setNeedsDisplay]; //I added this to see if the reason that the old buttons are not going away is because the view is not refreshing

} //unloadButtons

I appreciate any help!!
-Al

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Oelsner, Herman 1871-, Wicksteed, Philip Henry 1844-1927, ed. and tr.
London, J. M. Dent and Co., 1908.
"The present edition of the 'Paradiso' has been specially prepared ... by the Rev. Philip H. Wicksteed, M.A. (who is responsible for the English version and for the arguments) and Mr. H. Oelsner ... (who is responsible for the Italian text, based on the editions of Witte, Moore and Casini) Mr. Wicksteed and Mr. Oelsner are jointly responsible for the notes at the end of each canto": p. 415.
418 p. incl. maps, geneal. tables, diagrs. front. 16 cm.


Swazzy, I think you give them too much credit. Too much. But interesting line of thought.
Sigh. I give up on Star Wars as of right now, and hope for the love of good that Benioff and Weiss can do miracles with their upcoming film.
J.J. Abrams re-did A New Hope to critical acclaim because we got fanservice from high and low and kept to a safe formula. Rian Johnson tried to be too bald and ruined storylines and mysteries presented in TFA. And now, these asshats are trying to win back the fanbase by re-introducing Palpatine - completely undermining ROTJ's ending and even the new trilogy itself, making it clear it can not (and never have) stood on its own legs. Just failure from left to right. We're all just taught and expected to like these movies now to the point that we fool ourselfs that we still want them. I think, after this one, it will be clear in a year or two how weak this trilogy really was and is ("but man, you haven't even seen Rise of Palpatine yet" - one film doesn't make a good trilogy).
Working at a cinema, I don't have to spend a dime. TFA was cool. TLJ was… weird, but refreshing - but overall a disappointment as you let it sink in. Rise of Disappointment will fly by me, and I'm happy to watch it all end for free. Maybe they can pull of a decent movie at best.
Thank you so, so much, kind man! Greatly appreciated! You're all too nice!
Thank you for those kind words, brother. Thank you!
Film III is hopefully due for a release at the time of release for SEASON 8 EPISODE 3.
Game of Thrones - A Storm of Swords (Film II) is now finished.
Link can be obtained through PM.
Well, wow, thank you so much for the kind words, moviemike! This is why I do this fanediting thing-y, so thank you again. The experiences is what it is all about.
I suggest we use the Special Edition version.
How big is the file size, and how long does the film run?
16 GB. 3 hours with credits. 32 minutes of original screentime cut, and 19 minutes added (from deleted scenes and new scenes).
Sorry for the looong delay, guys. I've had so much trouble rendering this edit, alongside all the work on other edits and work irl.
But put all that aside! It is released, and I accept PMs from now on!
It is time for me to watch my very first SW Fanedit! xD Haven't seen TFA since cinema, and yours and DigiModification's are a must.
I'd be honored to have a link, Hal, if you can bother to PM me.
Thank you, my friend! Appreciated!
I won't do soundtracks from other places as of right now (for film II at least), but I might consider it in the future. But It would of course have to match the same musical structure as Howard Shore's.
But I have re-incorporated a couple of GoT soundtracks in there, for good meassure. It was highly requested.
A lot of people has asked me about V2 and Star Wars, and I've thought a lot about the Star Wars community as a whole. This video, from Ahmed Best - the actor of Jar Jar Binks, has completely changed my mind about a lot. And especially the Star Wars community.
I did not know or ever choose to think about what love, passion and care there has to be, both involved but also shared, among a lot of certain individuals to create a character like Jar-Jar Binks. How much emotion and love you put into something you expect to be loved back only to get crushed in the most emotional and heartfelt of ways.
I have never been a monster towards anything Star Wars related. I've criticized - maybe even been a little rude at times, but I've never attacked the actor or the director or anyone who has ever poured their soul into the making of a film, or a project, or a "thing". Seeing now, as an adult nonetheless, how the SW community is acting towards the creative people involved in the making of Star Wars - just like back in 1999 and onwards, and how much the monster backslash might hurt the actors, the costume designers, the lightning technicians, and the smaller people involved is a terrifying thought. Some research into the topic and you will find horrifying articles. And I'm not speaking about criticism. I'm speaking about personal attacks, death threats - hell, even stalking and harsh, verbal language (and/or mocking) both in private as well as in public.
Fanediting for me has always been about either improving or altering something to what I consider to be a better, more interesting and perhaps more emotional product. The Ancient Lore adopts this exact philosophy.
I have for many days thought about discontinuing The Ancient Lore and Star Wars overall. I do not feel passion for the universe going forward (faults of both the community as well as Disney). I do not support the fanbase at all as most of them have turned into a mob - and I do not support how I am a continuing force of negative critique of the Prequel era, and importantly The Phantom Menace, be it inside the fanediting community or beyond.
I choose to leave Star Wars behind, proudly doing so, keeping what fond memories I have from EP I - VII. I also applaude every Star Wars fan that both love and care for the universe with decency and respect, regardless of how you feel about the movies from the past, present or maybe even future. Having our voices heard is crucial, but the manner of how you speak can sometimes be even more important than your message.
I simply choose to distance myself from the toxic community it has become.
The Ancient Lore will still be be obtainable out of respect for the work done, and V2 will come to finish it down the line - but I hope that with this post I at least make my intentions clear. I have loads of respect for Ahmed Best and everyone ever involved with TPM and so should you all. This edit was only ever intended as a love letter to a movie I always felt had much more in it. Thank you, to George Lucas and LucasFilm and all the brilliant people involved!
Please view this work as a sign of respect and love for the universe, and not as a hate speech (which so many unfortunately seem to think it is).
TRAILER: Watch it on YouTube here!
is the second film entry in my Game of Thrones film series, a high-paced and intensely structured 3 hour epic of the second season, featuring the musical and stylistic structure of the Lord of the Rings movies to create a wholly epic experience. After the immensely positive feedback and encouraging words from fellow faneditors and viewers from both Fanedit.org and OriginalTrilogy.com upon the release of the first entry; A Tale of Kings and Honor, I have now settled on seeing this project through, and it is my wish to create something really unique, inspiring and fresh to the world of fanediting. I hope this future saga can bring just that to the table!
Runtime: (CurrentlySmile 3 hours and 6 minutes.
The project is meant to have the same structural pace and tone as the Lord of the Rings, while maintaining the story and characters of Game of Thrones, to create a suspenseful, truthful-to-material, one-time adventure in which - instead of watching 10 hours of episodes, you watch one condensed 3-hour long movie with the story fundament of Game of Thrones and the pure adventure and tone of the Lord of the Rings. It will be much easier to watch this with a nay-sayer friend than to ask him to watch 10 hours of episodes with you, as well as to do a Game of Thrones-marathon.
The series' soundtrack is completely removed and replaced with that of Lord of the Rings, using different themes for the different houses (Rohan for the Starks, Gondor for King's Landing, Arwen theme (and later when dragons; DoS Dragon theme) for Daenerys), as well as the entirety of the score of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies where suited.
Unlike A Tale of Kings and Honor, which settled on a flattering 2 hours and 38 minutes, I soon realized well through the heavy and struggeling parts of editing the first rough cut that this endavour would be well towards a proper, long epic. The amount of traveling and growth for each of the key players is immense, not to mention the inclusion of new characters that has to get a small, but growing voice of their own, and an end-battle that very much resembles Helm's Deep - all earning their spot in the spotlight.
CHARACTERS WE FOLLOW: Robb Stark, Catelyn Stark, Arya Stark, Jamie Lannister, Theon Greyjoy, Tyrion Lannister, Lannisters, Stannis Baratheon and Jon Snow.
Other main or side characters in season 2 are visited through the presence of our key players that we follow for Film II, such as Sansa Stark, Joffrey Baratheon/Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Renley Baratheon, Gendry, Littlefinger, Varys, Brianne of Tarth etcetc.
The story for Film II does revolve around escaping the claws that the characters found themselfs in at the end of the last film, often failing to do so, and trying to get to a better and more just place. It's also about the war of the five kings, and how the kingdom is slowly growing more and more violent and shredded. The film ends with all the characters finding themselfs in even worse places than when they first started, leaving a small victory - once again - to the family of the Lannisters, and a growing tension among all the key players.
her storyline is rather boring and uninventful for S2, with little character growth or narrative expansion.
an already filled up narrative, with little to no room for more.
the ability to see her in Film III having grown past her previous struggles, and having created friends and oppurtunities for herself during this time period.
I would LOVE for ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism from my fellow friends here at the fanediting community. This edit is not completely finished, and there is still some room for exploration and/or major alterations or additions. I am thrilled to hear from you guys, be it what i just mentioned or just well-wishes. Thank you!
You keep comparing your take to LotR, but I don't recall any scene in those films looking like sepiatone the way your second clip here does. Look at the color of the Shire! And even in the darkest time, on Mount Doom, there's still a thousand times color than in anything Yates ever directed.
I've never compared my edits to LOTR or their color grade with the sole exception of how those films feel grounded in reality. But that is taking many things into account; such as musical continuity and tone and pace. That is a red thread that goes all the way from Fellowship of the Ring and til the end of Return of the King. They feel like one and a whole, rather than single pieces in a puzzle. That is what I'm going for with the musical continuity, tone and to an extent the color grading.
When Alfonso Quaron took over the helmet in the Prisoner of Azkaban he gave the series what they so desperately needed: a gritty, realistic atmosphere in an elsewhere magical fantasyworld. He grounded the series, much like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy grounded Tolkien's fantasy books for the big screen; in what could have been an ancient, forgotten world.
I only compared Cuaron's work, not his color grade (?), to what Peter Jackson did for the Lord of the Rings. PJ made the Lord of the Rings feel real, and so did Alfonso Cuaron for Harry Potter. Harry Potter 1 & 2 were brilliant in their own right, but they felt more like childish adventure stories (which the first two books were) sprinkled with some menacing cherries on top. But as additions to the movie franchise they felt completely misplaced due to the massive changes in both tone, cinematography, themes and even - unfortunately - actor replacements. Therefore, when you also take into account how much color there is to Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets compared to, say, Fellowship of the Ring - since you thought I compared them - Harry Potter 1 & 2 still feel and look like a disney fairytale compared to LOTR, PoA and the HP entries onward.
Therefore, the best way to make the franchise fit as a whole - which is and has always been my goal with these edits - I made the musical continuity, tonal approach, themes and pacing the sole focus of every one of the eight film entries to make them feel and flow like one, complete whole.
What is the second clip you refer to? The Half-Blood Prince Great Hall sequence?
And here I thought you'd leave them untouched, since they already have the dark lighting and dull color palette.
Haha, please care to elaborate!
Oh man, absolutely. As much as Gambon's Dumbledore is brilliant, serious, confident and caring, Harris's warmth and comfortable presence would have been a sight to behold going forward. I have a hard time imagine Harris agreeing to Dumbledore's yelling and maddening demeanor.
Thank you, brother! I feel the same as you about Gambon and the recast, and although they were left with no choice it still reminds you that what you're watching is a movie with a continuity issue.
However, including him in the ending arc of the franchise helps in completeing the full circle of the series and properly setup the last stand against Lord Voldemort and what has been lost since the beginning and what is left to salvage.
Hello, my dear friends. The Revisited Franchise sees the continuation of the same work and premise as all of my other entries; which is to produce a strict, engaging and tonally consistant film entry with a lot of focus on musical franchise continuity.
You can see the added color in this clip, as well as some subtle old and welcome musical scores.
The first part in the forest, for some reason, has rendered out wrong. Too dark. The rest is as intended. Here you can watch the original color grade.
A musical preview from DH Revisited. Also showcases a tad of more color added to the picture.
When I started out with my Harry Potter Revisited franchise it was all about acknowledging that Harry Potter 1 & 2 were respectively out of date and non-consistent with the rest of the series. When Alfonso Quaron took over the helmet in the Prisoner of Azkaban he gave the series what they so desperately needed: a gritty, realistic atmosphere in an elsewhere magical fantasyworld. He grounded the series, much like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy grounded Tolkien's fantasy books for the big screen; in what could have been an ancient, forgotten world. I took Alfonson's approach to Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, as well as touching upon the two movies with new sfx, music, effects and colors, and alteration of the two movie's pacing. Then, after a break, I started to commence work on a much more dreaded task - editing the Goblet of Fire (which I undoubtedbly think is the weakest link in the entire franchise) - and put Prisoner of Azkaban on hold (finding it to be a less complicated task at the time, therefore awaiting that project for another time).
Now, having finished Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix, I think it is time to complete the franchise once and for all. Work has commenced on Prisoner of Azkaban, Half-Blood Prince and Hallows - all siminoutanesly.
Prisoner of Azkaban Revisited, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows are my last entries in this longstanding series of edits, and so I hope and wish for you guys to participate in what is to be the three final outings in said project.
The thread will be updated with more, including preview clips, so bare with me. What I want from you guys is to tell me whatever you think can improve any of the three entries to the better and any other ideas in general.
has more color added to it during its first 20 minutes (everything up til train sequence) to better resemble the warmth and comfort of every HP opening thus far. Faces are no longer silvery blue and have a warm glow instead. The rest of the movie (from Dementor attack and onwards) has its original color grade true to the original.
Prisoner of Azkaban Revisited has undone the ill-favored move of erasing all previous Harry Potter scores (from SS/PS and CoS) and put some in where they fit and should belong. This includes "Feels Like Home", Hogwarts Theme ("Entering the Castle"), iterations of Hedwig's Theme, Voldemort's Theme and others, including two upcoming GoF scores (for continuity with the next and upcoming entry).
I have also included two short flashbacks (as brief as half a second) and erased all fade outs and fade ins to keep continuity with the previous and upcoming saga entries, in where fades are hardly ever used.
I also removed 10 seconds from the Snowball Fight; removing Harry dragging Malfoy by his boots. This seems implausible as Harry and his hands are all underneath the Invisibility Cloak.
has completely removed and altered the cloudy and desaturated color grade of the original film, and almost all - if not all - scenes have been manually and personally touched upon due to the insane saturation and gamma differences between all the different scenes and angles. What a nightmare I tell you, and certainly one that isn't completely finished as of yet.
Half-Blood Prince Revisited also sees the removal of some of the very obnoxious romance subplot, as well as two re-arrangements of scenes (Quidditch Trials occur after the Great Hall speech/Dumbledore's Speech to lighten the mood and make the movie feel more Harry Potter-y before it all becomes dark and somber, and a re-arrangement of Tom Riddle flashbacks and when it occurs).
HBP Revisited keeps the continuing continuity (say that six times fast) of the Harry Potter OST, almost now more than ever. HBP has a very silent and dark and - dare I say - non-magical soundtrack, and although many of the new scores for HBP are extremely good or brilliant, they have more of a dark thriller-y feel than anything Harry Potter. Therefore, whenever fitting to the story or the emotions of the scene or the character(s) - with the exception of the good HBP scores that certainly do fit (and there are quite a few), a lot has been replaced to keep the HP flame, feel and tone going and flowing.
has been completed for almost four months, and has a final running time of about 3 hours and 18 minutes (before credits). I've showed it to my entire family three days ago for our third Harry Potter night and I feel confident it is what I always wanted DH to be. Part I and II are of course interegrated into one single piece, and one single final. I can't wait to show some clips.
Hey, brother. I love your ideas and your execution of them.
But I think, for the common viewing pleasure, you should only keep the narration voice in the intro segment and leave it at that. I think it would easily be the best way to sink into your presentation of Middle-Earth and forget we're watching a movie.
Order of the Phoenix Revisited follows in the same shoes as Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire Revisited in that I overhaul and alter the movies with new SFX, music and effects with the sole focus on better franchise continuity and a better viewing experience.
Order of the Phoenix Revisited is finished, and uploaded. You can obtain it through PM.
I am sorry I didn't have the time to start a thread over here this time around - simply due to a lot of work and focus on The Ancient Lore (Star Wars edit) and a lack of focus and time to my other projects. Full thread can be found over at fanedit.org .


Drawing Parallels, a two-person exhibition, features large-scale drawings by Amie T. Rangel and hand printed lithographs by Matthew Rangel at the Corridor Gallery in downtown Fresno. The opening reception, part of Fresno Art Hop, is on Thursday, April 4, from 5 – 8 p.m.
The Rangel's create artwork using similar formal sensibilities although they explore different, yet parallel, subject matter that is relevant to the Central Valley.
Matthew's work, which is primarily multi-layered original lithographs, aims to link the natural to the human and embody the physical aspects of landscape through land-based research and personal narrative. His images consist of observation-based drawings, photographs, topographic and historic maps, along with personal narratives that are generated from his walks and explorations from the valley floor to the high Sierra. Among his pieces in the exhibition, is a 16-foot scroll-like cross section of southern Sierra Nevada.
Amie's large-scale charcoal and mixed media drawings observe and investigate the industrial scope of a dairy – milk production facility located in Tulare County. The combination of large drawings along with several small lithographs conveys structural observations of spatial constructs within modern human society.
Matthew and Amie T. Rangel both have a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from CSU Long Beach. They are currently Adjunct Professors of Fine Art at College of the Sequoias, where they are alumnus.
Since returning to the region, the Rangel's have become an integral part of cultivating a sense of purpose for the fine arts in the community at large by contributing to numerous projects, events, and committees. Please visit rangelstudio.com to view images of Amie and Matthew's work.
Drawing Parallels will be on display from April 4 – April 21. The Corridor Gallery is located at 2122 Mono St. in Fresno. The gallery has limited hours, Saturday and Sunday from 12 – 4 p.m. For further information call (559) 441-0012 or Email info@corridor2122[dot]com.


Radford was named for Dr. John B. Radford. Dr. Radford's home Arnheim was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Radford was originally a small village of people that gathered near the New River, which was a major draw to travelers for fresh water and food while traveling west. The town had a major population increase in 1854 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad was installed. A large depot was placed at Lovely Mount because of its strategic positioning between the eastern and western parts of the state. The actual station was not on Lovely Mountain, located on the southwestern side of town, but Lovely Mount was a known mountain and naming the station this would help people to remember the location of the depot. The Railroad Depot caused the population of Radford to boom. It also caused a major increase in the amount of trade and business in the area. Radford became a railroad town. The original name for Radford was Lovely Mount because of the location of the depot; the name was changed in 1891 to Radford. Radford, or at least the train station area, was called Central Depot because of its central location halfway between Lynchburg and Bristol, Virginia of the original railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (later the Norfolk and Western Railway).
From 1900 to 1930, many companies came to Radford, including an ice company, a creamery, milling companies, piping, and preserving plants. In 1913, Radford was selected to become home to State Normal School, a women's college. The school would later, in 1924, become Radford College and then in 1979 would be renamed Radford University. The presence of a college brought even more attention to Radford, causing even more population growth. In 1940–1941 the US Military decided to build a manufacturing plant for gunpowder and other ammunition needed by the military. Thus the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, or the "Arsenal" as it would come to be called, joined the railroad and Lynchburg Foundry as major employers creating a huge influx in population. Many families moved to the area. Housing for the Arsenal was built in specific areas of town and these neighborhoods still exist today; Monroe Terrace, Radford Village, and Sunset Village. Today these are Radford's main residential neighborhoods. The railroad ceased passenger service through Radford 1971 as personal transportation moved to the fairly new interstate highway system and the airways. However, the railroad route through Radford is still a major component of Norfolk Southern Railway's Roanoke to Bristol route. But, Radford no longer needed the railroad passenger service to survive.


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class ReportsController < ApplicationController

  before_filter :authenticate_user!
  before_filter :not_submitter!

  def index
  end

  def show_events
    authorize! :manage, CallForPapers

    @report_type = params[:id]
    @events = []
    @search_count = 0

    conference_events = @conference.events
    if params[:term]
        conference_events = @conference.events.with_query(params[:term])
    end

    case @report_type
    when 'lectures_with_speaker'
      r = conference_events.with_speaker.where(event_type: :lecture)
    when 'lectures_not_confirmed'
      r = conference_events.with_speaker.where(event_type: :lecture, state: [:new,:review] )
      when 'events_not_public'
      r = conference_events.where(public: false)
    when 'events_that_are_workshops'
      r = conference_events.where(Event.arel_table[:event_type].eq(:workshop))
    when 'event_timeslot_deviation'
      r = conference_events.where(event_type: :lecture).where('time_slots != ?', @conference.default_timeslots)
    when 'events_that_are_no_lectures'
      r = conference_events.where(Event.arel_table[:event_type].not_eq(:lecture).and(Event.arel_table[:event_type].not_eq(:workshop)))
    when 'events_without_speaker'
      r = conference_events.without_speaker
    when 'unconfirmed_events'
      r = conference_events.where(event_type: :lecture, state: :unconfirmed)
    when 'events_with_a_note'
      r = conference_events.where(Event.arel_table[:note].not_eq("").or(Event.arel_table[:submission_note].not_eq("")))
    when 'events_with_unusual_state_speakers'
      r = conference_events.joins(:event_people).where(event_people: { role_state: [:canceled, :declined, :idea, :offer, :unclear], event_role: [:moderator, :speaker] } )
    when 'do_not_record_events'
      r = conference_events.where(:do_not_record => true)
    end

    unless r.nil? or r.empty?
      @search = r.search(params[:q])
      @search_count = r.count
      @events = @search.result.paginate page: page_param
    end
    render :show
  end

  def show_people
    authorize! :manage, CallForPapers

    @report_type = params[:id]
    @people = []
    @search_count = 0

    conference_people = Person
    if params[:term]
        conference_people = Person.with_query(params[:term])
    end

    case @report_type
    when 'expected_speakers'
      r = Person.joins(events: :conference).
        where(:'conferences.id' => @conference.id).
        where(:'event_people.event_role' => ['speaker', 'moderator']).
        where(:'event_people.role_state' => 'confirmed').
        where(:'events.public' => true).
        where('events.start_time > ?', Time.now).
        where('events.start_time < ?', Time.now.since(4.hours)).
        where(:'events.state' => ['unconfirmed', 'confirmed']).order('events.start_time ASC').group(:'people.id')
    when 'people_speaking_at'
      r = conference_people.speaking_at(@conference)
    when 'people_with_a_note'
      r = conference_people.involved_in(@conference).where(Person.arel_table[:note].not_eq(""))
    when 'people_with_more_than_one'
      r = conference_people.involved_in(@conference).where("event_people.event_role" => ["submitter"]).group('event_people.person_id').having('count(*) > 1')
    end

    unless r.nil? or r.empty?
      @search = r.search(params[:q])
      @search_count = r.length
      @people = @search.result.paginate page: page_param
    end
    render :show
  end

  def show_statistics
    authorize! :manage, CallForPapers

    @report_type = params[:id]
    @search_count = 0

    case @report_type
    when 'confirmed_events_by_track'
      @data = []
      row = []
      @labels = @conference.tracks.collect { |t| t.name }
      @labels.each { |track|
        row << @conference.events.confirmed.joins(:track).where(tracks: { name: track}).count
      }
      @data << row
      @search_count = row.inject(:+)

    when 'events_by_track'
      @data = []
      row = []
      @labels = @conference.tracks.collect { |t| t.name }
      @labels.each { |track|
        row << @conference.events.candidates.joins(:track).where(tracks: { name: track}).count
      }
      @data << row
      @search_count = row.inject(:+)

    when 'event_timeslot_sum'
      @data = []
      row = []
      @labels = %w{LecturesCommited LecturesConfirmed LecturesUnconfirmed Lectures Workshops}
      events = @conference.events.where(event_type: :lecture, state: [:confirmed, :unconfirmed])
      row << @conference.event_duration_sum(events)
      events = @conference.events.where(event_type: :lecture, state: :confirmed)
      row << @conference.event_duration_sum(events)
      events = @conference.events.where(event_type: :lecture, state: :unconfirmed)
      row << @conference.event_duration_sum(events)
      events = @conference.events.where(event_type: :lecture)
      row << @conference.event_duration_sum(events)
      events = @conference.events.where(event_type: :workshops)
      row << @conference.event_duration_sum(events)
      @data << row
      @search_count = nil

    when 'people_speaking_by_day'
      @data = []
      row = []
      @labels = %w{Day FullName PublicName Email Event Role State} # TODO translate

      @conference.days.each do |day|
        @conference.events.confirmed.no_conflicts.public.scheduled_on(day).order(:start_time).each do |event|
          event.event_people.presenter.each do |event_person|
            person = event_person.person
            row = [ l(day.date), person.full_name, person.public_name, person.email, event.title, event_person.event_role, event_person.role_state ]
            @data << row
          end
        end
      end

      @search_count = nil
    end

    render :show
  end

end

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Hewlett-Packard Co. is on a storage mission to convince customers its products and services are a better option than those of main rival EMC Corp.
To do it, HP, with its fresh stable of storage products culled from its acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., is pushing one-stop shopping and readying enhancements to its storage systems.
Unlike pure storage providers, HP can offer customers storage plus other crucial parts of their infrastructure, said Howard Elias, vice president and general manager of Network Storage Solutions for HP, in an interview last week from his Houston office.
"Its becoming a more strategic decision for customers," Elias said of enterprise storage issues. "Were not just out there hawking disk arrays or just saying, Please buy more software because hardwares becoming lower margins."
On the product front, HP will focus on software improvements, off-platform sales and converged technology after fully absorbing Compaq, he said.
The majority of HPs new storage products come from Compaq—as did Elias—where the companys products led in Windows-attached storage, modular storage as well as midsize business storage market share.
On the other hand, EMC, of Hopkinton, Mass., is the high-end leader in SANs (storage area networks), enterprise network-attached storage and high-end arrays.
On the software side, HP, of Palo Alto, Calif., is planning improvements to its recently released OpenView SAM (Storage Area Manager) product, Elias said, declining to elaborate. The product already has features for resource management and data replication.
HP plans to begin selling off- platform storage more aggressively, Elias added. The company plans to sell storage for IBMs AIX platforms, as well as Sun Microsystems Inc.s Solaris platforms, he said.


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Beast Within: Review
Joel Fisher
August (Steve Morana) is a game developer of Werewolves Within, a mobile game based on the popular party game of Werewolf. At the launch party for the app there are a variety of guests including August's best friend, Stan (Marco Timpano), his boss, Brian (Art Hindle), and Cheyenne (Holly Deveaux) a beautiful and mysterious woman he's been talking to online who he invited to the party.
However, as the guests all settle in and get to know each other better it seems that one of them is hiding a secret and that one of them may really be a werewolf.
Beast Within is a horror movie that takes the premise for the original party game and opens it up into a real-life game within a movie with plenty of potential to show its audience how fun the game can be to those who've never played it. Unfortunately, Beast Within takes itself far too seriously and although set up in a self-referential scenario, the movie tries too hard to be a serious horror and forgets to have fun.
Also, for a relatively short film, Beast Within does like to take its time to set up its players. In fact, it ends up taking a good amount of time into the movie before anybody realises that somebody has died and that there may even be a werewolf which is quite frustrating to watch.
There are also a lot of missed opportunities in the dialogue and the connections between the characters is all but lost as they all only really come together once they're in danger.
A better script could have made their interactions much more realistic and perhaps even humorous as the characters start to turn on each other. It might have even helped to add moments to the script that reflected real games of Werewolf that could have made players of the game laugh.
The best part is really the reveal of the werewolf in all its glory because there has been a real effort in the effects, it's just a shame that the execution of the movie wasn't as involved.
Joel found out that he had a talent for absorbing film trivia at a young age. Ever since then he has probably watched more films than the average human being, not because he has no filter but because it's one of the most enjoyable, fulfilling and enriching experiences that a person can have. He also has a weak spot for bad sci-fi/horror movies because he is a huge geek and doesn't care who knows it.
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