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'Orphan Black' Sequel Series 'Echoes' Gets AMC Greenlight
By Joe Otterson
AMC has officially ordered a followup to " Orphan Black ," Variety has learned.
Titled "Orphan Black: Echoes," the new series is set in the near future and takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other's lives and embark on a journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a story of love and betrayal.
AMC has given the show a 10-episode order. It is expected launch on AMC and AMC Plus in 2023.
"'Orphan Black' had a remarkable run on BBC America, attracting millions of dedicated and highly engaged fans, captivated by a smart and engrossing story and a star-making and Emmy-winning performance by Tatiana Maslany," said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. "We can't wait to dive back in with Anna, John and our partners at Boat Rocker and deliver an all-new version of this rich world that is worthy of the #CloneClub."
Variety exclusively reported that the series was in the works back in 2019. As Variety reported in February 2022, Anna Fishko is onboard to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. John Fawcett, the co-creator of "Orphan Black:" who directed 17 episodes of the series, will executive produce and direct "Echoes." The show is produced and distributed globally by Boat Rocker. David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers from Boat Rocker on the original series, return as executive producers on the new series. Katie O'Connell Marsh, Nick Nantell, and Kerry Appleyard will also executive produce for Boat Rocker.
"We started our journey down the 'Orphan Black' rabbit hole when Sarah Manning watched Beth Childs inexplicably jump in front of an oncoming train. Since then, a passionate fandom has joined us for a wildly entertaining ride," said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, co-executive chairmen of Boat Rocker Media and co-chairmen of Boat Rocker Studios. "We're delighted to be partnering with AMC and Anna Fishko and joining forces again with John Fawcett, to boldly reenter the 'Orphan Black' universe. Once again, we welcome Clone Club along for the ride and look forward to adventuresome new fans taking the leap. Strap yourselves in and hold on!"
"Orphan Black" was co-created by Fawcett and Graeme Manson. The series launched in 2013 and ran for five seasons on BBC America. It starred Tatiana Maslany as a woman who discovers that she is a clone and that someone is plotting to kill her and her clone "sisters." Both the series and Maslany's performance were well-received by critics. She was nominated for three Emmys and a Golden Globe during the show's run, winning the Emmy for best actress in a drama series in 2016.
"I am thrilled to begin this new chapter in the world of 'Orphan Black,'" said Fishko. "Creating a story that embraces the legacy of the original show has been so gratifying, and I'm excited for audiences to embark on a new journey that explores the big questions of what makes us who we are. I'm incredibly lucky to have such supportive partners in Boat Rocker, John Fawcett and AMC, and can't wait to introduce audiences old and new to the next installment of this beloved story."
"Embarking on a new saga of 'Orphan Black' with Anna, our partners at Boat Rocker, and AMC could not be more exciting," Fawcett added. "For all our dedicated OB fans out there, I am thrilled that we can bring this new chapter to them.  Without our fans, this new show certainly wouldn't exist and for that I am deeply grateful.  I can't wait to 'follow the crazy science' for them!"
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'Murder Mystery 2' Trailer: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston Are Back in Action in Netflix Sequel
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for "Murder Mystery 2," bringing back stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for another thrilling adventure. In "Murder Mystery 2," Audrey and Nick Spitz (Aniston and Sandler) now run a struggling private eye agency when their friend, the Maharaja, gets kidnapped at his wedding, leaving the full-time detectives in the middle of an international abduction. The 2019 "Murder Mystery" movie followed the Spitzes on a European vacation to refresh their marriage. However, their plans turned south when the cop and his wife were framed for murdering a billionaire, leading to an epic whodunnit adventure....
Annie Wersching, '24' Actor and Tess in 'The Last of Us' Video Game, Dies at 45
Annie Wersching, an actor best known for her roles in "24" and "Bosch" and for originating the role of Tess in the 2013 video game "The Last of Us," has died following a two-year battle with cancer. She was 45. Wersching's death was confirmed through a GoFundMe campaign, shared to draw financial support for the actor's family. The campaign has been shared by Alexi Hawley, showrunner of "The Rookie," Julie Plec, the showrunner of "The Vampire Diaries," as well as "The Last of Us" creative director Neil Druckmann. Plec tweeted, "I became a fan from '24' and was lucky to be able...
Lisa Loring, Wednesday in Original 'Addams Family' Series, Dies at 64
Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams on "The Addams Family" from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in "As the World Turns," died Saturday of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed. She was 64. "She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands," Foumberg said. A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she "was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams." Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on "The Munsters," also remembered her on Facebook, writing, "Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring's passing. We were very close and worked together...
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Though production on the Shailene Woodley-led drama "Three Women" has already been completed, the series will no longer premiere on Showtime, which has also decided not to renew "Let the Right One In" and "American Gigolo." The three series are the first known casualties as Paramount moves the Showtime brand moves under the purview of Paramount+ and reprioritizes its content. Paramount CEO Bob Bakish announced on Monday that Showtime's cable network would be renamed to "Paramount+ With Showtime" while its streaming service would collapse into Paramount+, noting that the company "will divert investment away from areas that are underperforming and that...
Showtime to Be Renamed 'Paramount+ With Showtime' as Part of Integration Across Linear, Streaming
Showtime is being integrated into Paramount+ across both linear and streaming platforms, resulting in a rebranding of the pay TV channel to "Paramount+ With Showtime." The updated offerings and Showtime name change will launch later in 2023, and only affect the premium tier of Paramount+ and the Showtime linear network in the U.S. Parent company Paramount Global sees the rebrand as a way to integrate streaming and linear content to the fullest extent within the company, at a time of much internal reorganization and macro-economic uncertainty across the industry. "This new combined offering demonstrates how we can leverage our entire collection of...
'To Leslie' Instagram Post Referencing Cate Blanchett Could Factor Into Academy Board Meeting
UPDATE: The Instagram post shared on the "To Leslie" account has been removed. The movie awards industry is buzzing following the news that the Academy is "conducting a review of campaign procedures" after Andrea Riseborough received a surprise best actress Oscar nomination for the independent drama "To Leslie." The "grassroots" campaign enlisted numerous famous names to help spread the word about the small indie, but did that break any rules or just smartly play the awards game? Celebrity influencers aside, an Instagram post on the "To Leslie" page may have violated the Academy's rules and guidelines. In a post dated two weeks ago,...
Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan. He was 73. Verlaine's death was confirmed to the New York Times by Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine's peer and former partner Patti Smith. She shared that the musician had died "after a brief illness." Staking out Hilly Kristal's funky club CBGB on New York's Bowery as its laboratory, Television advanced an expansive, ecstatic style that counterpoised Verlaine's askew, chiming playing against fellow guitarist Richard Lloyd's more conventionally bluesy yet equally lyrical work. Critic Robert Palmer noted in "Rock & Roll:...
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Axed 'Batgirl' Movie Featured 'So Many Action Scenes' of Brendan Fraser and Leslie Grace 'Beating Each Other Up'
While an overhauled DC Universe is on the way from new studio bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran, many comic book movie fans are still mourning the loss of the old regime's "Batgirl." The project, from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, was intended to be an HBO Max original but was axed in post-production in part so that Warner Bros.-Discovery could take a tax write-off on it. "Batgirl" will never see the light of day, but information about the completely-filmed superhero movie continues to trickle out. Leslie Grace, who played the eponymous hero, recently told Collider that she...
Inside the Thrilling and Emotional Third Episode of 'The Last of Us'
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points from Episode 3 of HBO's "The Last of Us," currently streaming on HBO Max — as well as the 2013 video game of the same title. For its first two episodes, HBO's "The Last of Us" remains remarkably true to its source material, the 2013 Playstation 3 video game widely regarded as one of the best ever made. For the show — which was just renewed for Season 2 after debuting to record ratings — co-creators and executive producers Neil Druckmann (who also created the game) and Craig Mazin ("Chernobyl") did introduce a...
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Netflix 'One Piece' Live-Action Series to Premiere in 2023
Netflix's live-action adaption of "One Piece," one of the most popular manga series ever, is coming to the streamer in 2023. The company also released a first-look character teaser art of Monkey D. Luffy (see below). Netflix hasn't yet set a premiere date for "One Piece," which it originally ordered as a 10-episode series in January 2020. The live-action "One Piece" is based on the manga series created by Eiichiro Oda, who also serves as executive producer. As previously announced, the Netflix series stars Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as...
'Dear Edward,' Adapting a Hit Novel, Can't Find Its Way Out of Grief: TV Review
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I commend Rosaline for all you and the members of your association have done for the children and young adult of Edo State. May the LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND MEMBERS OF YOURV ASSOCIATION.
a big thank you to all who have put in a lot.
Kudos to Rosaline and her team for quite a laudable vision!
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Planning to make snowman for Christmas tree? Think about snowman crafts that both kids and adults can make with ease. DIY craft ideas would be much helpful in this season. I thought of giving a pinch of inspiration to all the beginners in this craft. You can make cute and amazing snowman using recycled materials. Just look around yourself to find the raw materials for a creative project. Yes, Christmas is the perfect time to be creative! Enjoy and make creative decorative items for your Christmas tree. 🙂 Here are some of the few snowman craft ideas that I found online. Try it out!
This creative idea was found in the famous craft blog "Dollarstorecrafts". It is made using salt dough. You can give hats and paint it to get the desired look.
Kay Miller makes adorable tiny snowman using polymer clay. Her Etsy store showcases an array of snowman made beautifully out of clay. These handcrafted items are perfect as Christmas tree topper.
Christmas is a great time to gift your loved ones something you made. Crochet snowman are the best choice as a gift in this season.
This is yet another creative project by Amber from "Crazy Little Projects". You can make this one using a waste bottle and acrylic paint.
WeaveNSew is a creative Etsy shop that sells handmade products. This snowman is made using an old light bulb and spray paint. First you need to paint the light bulb with white color. Now stick arms, give eyes and attach a scarf!


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Q: Passing Monster variables to Battle controller I'm building a RPG game in Unity and I have some trouble with my battle system. I have a world scene which is populated by various monsters, if the player collides with the monster it loads the battle Scene. I want to pass the name and ID# of the enemy controller so it can load the correct sprites and prefab (the battle scene is generic). The problem is that my monster object (in this case GrassSlug) is in a different scene (world scene) than my battle controller (battle scene). How can I communicate these values to my battle controller? Do I need to add an extra controller which doesn't get destroyed on load? (I current have a GameManager like that and a SkillManager).
GrassSlug.cs (GameObject in world scene)
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class GrassSlug : Monster {
    private string enemyName = "Grass Slug";
    private int enemyID = 001;
}

Monster.cs (GameObject in world scene)
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class Monster : Character {
    void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D other)
    {
        if (other.collider.tag == "Player") {
            SceneManager.LoadScene("Battle");
        }
    }
}

BattleController.cs (GameObject in Battle scene)
using Random = System.Random;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;

public class BattleController : MonoBehaviour {
    private Stat playerHealth;
    private Stat enemyHealth;
    private static Random random = new Random();
    private int playerDamage;
    private int enemyDamage;
    public Button attackButton;
    public Button escapeButton;
    public Transform victoryText;
    public GameObject canvas;
    public GameObject button;
    public Canvas battleUI;

    void Start () {
        InitHealth();
        InitUI();
    }

    // <summary>
    // Init player and enemy health
    // </summary>
    private void InitHealth()
    {
        playerHealth.Initialize(100, 100);
        enemyHealth.Initialize(100, 100);
    }

    // <summary>
    // Set up main battle UI
    // </summary>
    private void InitUI()
    {
        Button AttackButton = attackButton.GetComponent<Button>();
        AttackButton.onClick.AddListener(PlayerAttack);

        Button EscapeButton = escapeButton.GetComponent<Button>();
        EscapeButton.onClick.AddListener(ReturnScene);
    }

    // <summary>
    // Function for the player attack
    // Calculates player's damage and adds XP to the skills
    // </summary>
    private void PlayerAttack ()
    {
        playerDamage = random.Next(20);
        enemyHealth.CurrentValue -= playerDamage;
        GameController.Instance.attackXP += playerDamage;
        GameController.Instance.hitpointsXP += playerDamage;

        if(enemyHealth.CurrentValue <= 0) {
            Victory();
        } else {
            EnemyAttack();
        }
    }

    // <summary>
    // Function for enemy attack
    // Calculates enemy's damage and adds XP to the  players' skills
    // </summary>
    private void EnemyAttack () {
        enemyDamage = random.Next(10);
        playerHealth.CurrentValue -= enemyDamage;
        GameController.Instance.defenceXP += enemyDamage;
        GameController.Instance.SkillDebug();

        if(playerHealth.CurrentValue <= 0) {
            Debug.Log("You are defeated!");
        }
    }

    // <summary>
    // Change UI when player wins the battle
    // </summary>
    private void Victory() {
        Instantiate(victoryText, new Vector3(0, 1.75f, 0), Quaternion.identity);

        GameObject newCanvas = Instantiate(canvas) as GameObject;
        GameObject newButton = Instantiate(button) as GameObject;
        newButton.transform.SetParent(newCanvas.transform, false);

        Button NewButton = newButton.GetComponent<Button>();
        NewButton.onClick.AddListener(ReturnScene);

        battleUI.gameObject.SetActive(false);
    }

    // <summary>
    // Return to the previous screen
    // Note: Currently only supports going back to the "Hometown" scene
    // </summary>
    private void ReturnScene () {
        SceneManager.LoadScene("Hometown");
    }
}

A: You can either create a new Don't Destroy On Load object that will hold that information for you, or just keep those data in static field. Static fields are not destroyed while changing scenes.
I guess you could also create a ScriptableObject for keeping this data, but this is not the best solution in this case in my opinion.

A: A simple solution is to create a static method and private static fields in your BattleController.
public class BattleController : MonoBehaviour {
    private static string enemyName;
    private static int enemyID;

    public static void SetEnemy(string name, int id)
    {
        enemyName = name;
        enemyID = id;
    }
    //other code
}

Then call the method before loading the scene.
public class Monster : Character {
    void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D other)
    {
        if (other.collider.tag == "Player") {
            BattleController.SetEnemy(enemyName, enemyID)
            SceneManager.LoadScene("Battle");
        }
    }
}

In your example the monster's name and ID are set as private fields in the GrassSlug class, but for this solution you'd need to add them to the Monster class as protected fields, then set them in GrassSlug.
If you need to share more information with the Battle Controller, you might want to just pass the Monster implementation to the Battle Controller instead of just its name and ID.

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The Vectrix VX-1 maxi scooter first debuted in 2006 as one of the first commercial electric scooters. But though it was eco-friendly, it's fair to say it was the most attractive of things with a bulky Big Foot-like construction. But the classic bike has been revamped into 'Hope' and it looks like it could be from the future.
The reconstructed Vectrix VX-1 features all of its OG features, such as 65Nm of torque, top speed of 75 mph and a maximum range of 173 miles. The motorbike also still features lithium batteries and a rear wheel engine to ensure this green beast is able to perform.
But though the vital organs have been kept, 'Hope' has had some dramatic cosmetic surgery. The design process took four years, beginning with paper sketches to 3D renderings, from which Aguiar used to build the final form with laser-cut steel plates and modelling mastic fiberglass panels.
The original wheels have been replaced with a larger 17″ combo (Suzuki GSF at the front and a custom three-part aluminium design at the rear) and there's also a Brembo braking system. The sleek dashboard was laser-cut from aluminium, and the inside of the steering was moulded from carbon fibre.
Samuel Aguiar's 'Hope' is purely a concept design but it's certainly an interesting take on where we could be heading in the future. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


Idag fyller pappa år, och dom varje år skiner solen och det är varmt och skönt! I eftermiddag är det kalas med god mat och vänner och familj så idag kommer firas ordentligt.
It's My Dads birthday today and as usual the weather is the best Swedish had to offer with sunshine and warmth. Later on today we're having a birthday party with family and friends.
My little brother, aka Wilderbeast, turned 24 today, and we invited him ocer for a birthday dinner. Oce & Lillis were also invited to celebrate.
Starter: Tomato soup with croutons.
Entré: A curry chicken served with rice and sallad.
Desert: Chocolate cake with whipped cream (not pictured) and Saffron buns.


Join Harrison Owen,Originator of Open Space Technology,and colleagues working in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Kashmir, Colombia, U.S. urban communities, and Haiti who are opening space for peace.
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Genuine Peace will never be attained with the elimination of chaos, confusion and conflict. In fact all three are essential to the continuance of life. Without chaos, there is no open space for future possibilities. Without confusion, old ideas and ways of thinking stick around well beyond their time. And without conflict, ideas and approaches fail to reach their full potential, never having been sharpened in the intense conversation of critical assessment. Peace of the sort that brings wholeness, harmony and health to our lives only happens when chaos, confusion and conflict are included and transcended.


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E.T. Actor Henry Thomas Threatened to Get Cop Fired, and Tried to Fake Urine Sample: Police
Alberto LuperonDec 8th, 2019, 11:17 am
More is being learned about the DUI allegation against E.T. actor Henry Jackson Thomas. He threatened to get a cop fired, and also apparently attempted to fudge the urine test, according to a police report obtained by The Oregonian.
"I hope the city has a lot of money," he allegedly said. "I am going to make sure you are fired."
Thomas' arrest in the October 21 incident was previously reported. He pleaded no contest last month in the case. That means he submitted to the state's punishment even though he declined to admit to facts of the case in court. Police spokesman Sgt. Nate Cooper previously told the outlet that Thomas had name dropped his classic film E.T. during the arrest.
"You know I am an actor," Thomas said in the police report. "I played the kid in 'E.T.'"
Cops in Tualatin, Oregon said they responded to a report of an unconscious man in a Toyota Prius. They claim it was Thomas. His eyes were bloodshot and water, and there was an empty marijuana tincture, they said.
A responding officer described his movements as "sloth like," and the smell of pot extract permeated the vehicle, police said. Thomas allegedly said that he drank some hard ciders earlier. The responding officer said that she gave him a breathalyzer test at the police station, but he faked breathing into it.
The officer also suggested that Thomas tried to fake his urine sample because the sample might have been "diluted with toilet water," since it was cool and clear instead of warm and featuring some color, according to the police report.
Thomas recently had a role in the series The Haunting of Hill House, and a well-received Comcast commercial in which he played his now-grown E.T. character reuniting with the alien.
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Billy Price Presents A Tribute To Roy Buchanan at The Birchmere
Renowned Soul-Blues Singer Billy Price Presents:
A Tribute To Roy Buchanan Featuring Special Guests
THE BIRCHMERE - Sunday, September 22 - 7:30PM
(Alexandria, VA) - Renowned soul-blues singer Billy Price, presents a Tribute To Roy Buchanan featuring an array of special guest musicians, at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Sunday, September 22. 7:30pm. Tickets are $25. Info: (703) 549-7500 or visit http://www.birchmere.com.
Price was the vocalist on two of the late Buchanan's albums, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Among the Special Guests for the Roy Buchanan Tribute: Award-winning Blues-rock guitarist Mike Zito, also co-founder of new label Gulf Coast Records, who recently released Price's critically-lauded new album, Dog Eat Dog.
~Billy Price: Some Background And Info. About Dog Eat Dog~
New label Gulf Coast Records releases Dog Eat Dog, the new album from longtime soul-blues vocalist, Billy Price. After the critical acclaim and Blues Music Awards nomination of his last album Reckoning, Price was excited and eager to get back into Greaseland Studio in San Jose, California with Producer, Kid Andersen. Kid and Billy's mutual love for the music and commitment to making an original contribution to the soul- blues genre is evident in this new collection of recordings.
Dog Eat Dog contains twelve songs, eight of which are original compositions. The album opens with "Working On Your Chain Gang," co-written by Price and longtime collaborator, keyboardist Jim Britton. Price and Britton also co-wrote the atmospheric "Lose My Number," "All Night long Cafe," and "Toxicity" (with Executive Producer, Guy Hale), while Britton wrote "Walk Back In." Price teamed with another longtime collaborator, French guitarist Fred Chapellier, to write "Remnants," a great new blues song, and the tuneful sweet soul track, "More Than I Needed." Price worked with Bill Troiani, writer of Reckoning, on another catchy blues tune, "You Gotta Leave." The covers, in addition to "Dog Eat Dog," are Bobby Byrd's "We're In Love," Otis Rush blues classic "My Love Will Never Die," and "Same Old Heartaches," first recorded by The Impressions and written by Price's friends, the songwriting team of Melvin and Mervin Steals, best known for penning "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by The Spinners. The Otis rush song, a staple in Price's live repertoire, was added after Andersen saw a You Tube video of Price performing the song and suggested recording a new version of it.
Price and Andersen assembled a first-class group of musicians on Dog Eat Dog, featuring Price on vocals, Andersen (guitars and assorted instruments), Alex Pettersen (drums), Jerry Jemmott (bass), Jim Pugh (keys), Eric Spaulding (tenor sax), Jack Sanford (baritone sax), and John Halblieb (trumpet). Andersen added congas to most tracks, covered by Jon Otis (son of the great Johnny Otis) and Vicki Randle (Jay Leno Tonight Show Band, Mavis Staples). Randle also provided background vocals with Lisa Leuschner Andersen, Charlie Owen, and the Sons of the Soul Revivers gospel group. Dog Eat Dog also features guest appearances by Rick Estrin, Alabama Mike, and Mike Zito. Estrin plays harmonica on the title track, which he wrote and recorded on one of his albums. A big fan of Alabama Mike, Price was thrilled to share the lead vocals with Mike on "Dog Eat Dog." Gulf Coast Records co-founder Mike Zito also contributed a scorching guitar solo on "All Night Long Cafe."
2016 Blues Music Awards winner Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist, Roy Buchannan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchannan's albums, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorded and released a total of seventeen albums, CDs, and DVDs. In April of 2016, Price was officially recognized and inducted as a Pittsburgh Rock 'N' Roll Legend at an awards ceremony. Price's album This Time For Real, with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 Blues music Award in the "Best Soul Blues Album" category. Billy's last recording, Reckoning, released in June 2018, was nominated for a Blues Music Award for Best Soul Blues Album of the Year.
~Billy Price/Dog Eat Dog: What The Media Is Saying~
"Billy Price made his bones with the legendary Roy Buchanan, singing lead on two albums. Since then he has released seventeen albums, either solo or with various bands, and now lands on one of the hottest new labels – Gulf Coast – with his new album. I've heard some really good albums this year, in many genres and forms, but this is classic soul, played with an awesome sense of the music and way out there ahead of most. Bloody wonderful." (5 stars out of 5).
"There are those who have an incredible voice. There are those who have an ear for great R&B. Then there are those who have a deep soul spirit. Billy Price has all of that and more. Much more. Few can put it all together like he can."
BLUES HIGHWAY US 61
"We are pleased to premiere the song "Working On Your Chain Gang" by the great soul-blues singer Billy Price...a light-hearted and humorous story of love that sure caught our attention with its funky blues groove. Billy Price does it again."
ROCK AND BLUES MUSE
"They have carved out a niche for great soulful music, sweet harmonies, and music that can make you dance or break your heart. Dog Eat Dog is a fantastic album and one that will easily be on my Best of 2019 list at the end of the year."
PROFESSOR JOHNNY P'S JUKE JOINT
The Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band @ The Pearl Street Warehouse 2019
Billy Price 'Dog Eat Dog' Tour 2019 - Live Shows/Special Events Itinerary
Sept. 13 (Fri.) MOONDOGS Blawnox, PA
Sept. 20 (Fri.) HIGHMARK BLUES & HERITAGE FEST Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 21 (Sat.) AN DIE MUSIK Baltimore, MD
Sept. 22 (Sun.) TRIBUTE TO ROY BUCHANAN Alexandria, VA
Sept. 28 (Sat.) THE MAINSTAY Rock Hall, MD
Oct. 4 (Fri.) SELLERSVILLE THEATER Sellersville, PA
Oct. 11 (Fri.) NATALIE'S LIVE MUSIC Columbus, OH
Oct. 19 (Sat.) KNUCKLEHEAD'S SALOON Kansas City, MO
Oct. 26 (Sat.) THE SOUNDRY Columbia, MD
Nov. 2 (Sat.) PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE Washington, DC
Nov. 9 (Sat.) BALTIMORE BOOK & LIGHT FEST Baltimore, MD
Nov 14/17 (Thur/Sun) LUCERNE BLUES FESTIVAL Lucerne, CH
Nov. 21 (Thur.) RHYTHMS LIVE MUSIC HALL Chapel Hill, NC
Nov. 22 (Fri.) THE ROOSTERS WIFE Aberdeen, NC
Nov. 26 (Tues.) ST. GEORGES COUNTRY STORE St. Georges, DE
Dec. 21 (Sat.) 118 NORTH Wayne, PA
Dec. 31 (Wed.) GENETTI HOTEL Williamsport, PA
*CD Release Party
www.billyprice.com www.facebook.com/BillyPriceBand
https://twitter.com/BillyPricePgh
www.gulfcoastrecords.net
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Cover Story/Interview
Labels: Billy Price, Dog Eat Dog, Gulf Coats Records, Mike Zito, Roy Buchanan, Tom Principato


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ECAC Lacrosse
Scouting Brutus Buckeye
Ohio State's mascot has some skills, but what's his ceiling?
By Hoya Suxa@HoyaSuxa Apr 24, 2014, 1:00pm EDT
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Brutus Buckeye -- Ohio State's mascot -- put on a skills display during halftime of the Michigan-Ohio State game a week or so ago:
@Brutus_Buckeye Our fav pic from spring game! #gobucks pic.twitter.com/WYJOrCIIKb
— Todd Key (@Tri4Jesus) April 23, 2014
This is important, mostly because a college lacrosse team has never actually used a mascot in a live lacrosse game. Ohio State -- based on Brutus' display -- could have an opportunity to change the entire paradigm of college lacrosse and recruiting, identifying mascots as legitimate contributors to a team's ability to score goals. This potential trend is not unlike the impact that Canadians have had on the college game, exploiting an otherwise ignored market and reaping significant rewards.
Scouting Report: Brutus Buckeye
Is a human?: Sort of. Brutus is a genetic experiment gone awry, crossing the DNA of a nut with that of a human. This is apparently the research that Ohio State's Department of Genetic Engineering is engaged in, flipping the bird directly at Ohio State's Department of Religion. This is not normal. In fact, I cannot think of another species on the planet that is half-human, half-nut. This could be a problem when it comes to eligibility as the NCAA tends to only permit humans to play sports in college (somebody call the Supreme Court!).
Awareness?: Clearly. In fact, this no-look, behind-the-back diving goal shows that Brutus may have had strains of the Thompson Trio's DNA included in its genetic makeup. Brutus' gigantic nut for a head may provide unknown levels of sonar detection, allowing Brutus to simply feel where he is and where his opponents are around the goal.
Health?: Somewhat questionable. Brutus may be invincible -- he hasn't aged despite being a half-human, half-nut -- but because his head is a gigantic nut, he does not appear able to wear sufficient head protection. This could lead to long-term issues due to the fact that a hat does not provide appropriate protection from a nut being cracked due to hits taken on the field. Importantly, though, Brutus' head is actually a nut and likely does not have brains stuffed inside, significantly lowering the potential for concussions.
Team player?: Look at this freakin' showboat. Ego issues may exist.
If he his head is smashed and the acid inside his head is extracted and put in the water jugs of your opponents, will those opponents be poisoned and, therefore, less likely to win a lacrosse game?: Yes. There is glory in death.


On the O2 Arena under-card last night, the Welsh IBF world-featherweight title holder, Lee Selby, defended his title.
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?It was a flash knockdown. I?ve got one of the best chins out there. I wasn?t hurt.?
?Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz have mentioned my name and I?m open to offers.?
A fight against Carl ?The Jackal? Frampton would have enormous British interest, let?s hope it can be made.


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This update fixes a high-exposure security vulnerability in PostgreSQL versions 9.0 and later.
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Amer Safir - UK
Four years after the global economic downturn began the world markets continue to falter and struggle. In 2007 we entered into the harrowing financial crisis that is shaping our present and future. Cue the collapse of major institutions, bailout of banks by national governments, severe global economic decline and the longest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s—just before the start of World War II. The crisis that began in the US spread globally. In Europe, 15 nations that signed up to the Euro fell into recession for the first time ever in 2008. Major institutions, banks and multi-national companies around the world were forced to close shop due to bankruptcy.
With the world firmly rooted in economic crisis, governments rushed to organise emergency bailout plans. In 2009 the US injected $700 billion and the UK £500 billion into their banks, effectively taking ownership, or into underwriting debts. From Iceland to France, governments around the world moved to nationalise banks and cut interest rates to next to nothing.
And so it appeared that complete financial collapse had been avoided. Banks appeared to be making profits again and were working towards repaying the bailout money to governments. Politicians hailed their rescue plans as heroic successes. We were told that "the recession is over" by the National Bureau of Economic Research, who determined that the recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009.
But it did not seem as if we had, in practical terms, exited the downturn. Unemployment in countries continued to rise and even in some places, reached the highest levels in a generation. Addressing British politicians during the Peace Symposium held in early 2010 Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community commented:
"It is said that the recession has ended, that we have passed through the worst and that now we are emerging from it to recovery. But the public is still affected; jobs are still being lost; the purchasing power is still as affected as it was before. These are matters for governments and major steps must be taken, rather than making choices based on personal preferences."
The economic crisis was re-ignited in 2010 when huge debts in Greece caused markets in Europe and across the globe to tumble. The IMF pumped $1 trillion dollars to Euro nations in need. It was clear that the steps taken by the US Federal Reserve and other countries had not quite worked. The US Congress had been preparing to phase out their bailout programmes, but growth stagnated, and instead a second bout of 'quantitative easing' was introduced. A similar story unfolded in Ireland and Portugal with the governments turning to the EU for bailout. Finances in Spain, Portugal and Italy were subsequently seriously threatened shattering confidence worldwide in the Euro and raising doubts whether this had actually been a period of recovery, or just a temporary lull amidst a wider period of economic slump. In the UK, household finances are currently declining at a more rapid rate than at the peak of the recession in 2009. In the US the credit rating was downgraded from AAA to AA for the first time. Before, the 'recession' had been the buzzword, now there is talk of a 'double-dip recession'.
Governments around the world have had to make exceptional cuts to national spending with the ordinary citizen being hit the hardest. The economic squeeze has boiled over onto the streets all across globe. People have turned to aggression and violence; some have been unable to control their frustration, filled with anger, hopelessness, jobless and unable to afford the amenities of life, some have resorted to rioting, looting, bloodshed and revolt.
The solution to pump huge quantities of money into the economic system failed to revive the world economy. Yet still, the decision was taken to inject further, extraordinary sums of money to try to once again avert the problem which could not be solved using the same approach. Even now, the banking sector that was a major factor in the downturn still operates in more or less the same way. "The problem is still there" commented Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, "…the search for yield goes on. Imbalances are beginning to grow again. We allowed a [banking] system to build up which contained the seeds of its own destruction".1
It is easy in times of crisis to rise up and take the high moral ground. However, the message imparted in the pages of this magazine is the same at times of crisis, as at times of relative peace. It is a message based on the Holy Qur'an, whose teachings claim to be as relevant today as they were 1500 years ago. The Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw) displayed practically how those teachings were to be implemented in our daily lives, on a local and international level. 1400 years after him, as the Qur'an foretold, his Messiah and Mahdi was sent to revive those teachings and to once again establish the link between man and God. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), 5th successor to the Promised Messiah(as), continues to impart that same message today. Our feature article in this edition features an address by His Holiness in Germany in which he explains that only if we maintain that just and fair system established by God, which covers all relationships and aspects of life, economic, social or otherwise, then not only can we avoid economic injustices, but also inequality at every strata of society. We invite our readers to reflect over this most urgent message that the world stands in dire need of.
1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8362959/Mervyn-King-interview-We-prevented-a-Great-Depression…-but-people-have-the-right-to-be-angry.html
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The Hornbeam Centre on Hoe Street in Walthamstow is a hub in our community. Through its events and projects it supports many disadvantaged groups in our area. Hornbeam nights runs social and environmental change workshops, Pop up supper clubs and Live music events supporting local businesses, aspiring chefs and musicians and workshop facilitators.
They would love to continue providing a space to share skills and help one another and have set up crowd funding campaign to help achieve this goal. They are trying to raise £5000 to be able to provide the equipment these events require. The campaign has under 30 days to go and with only 15% of the target reached they are asking local residents for help to ensure the Hornbeam can continue to be a thriving community base here in Walthamstow. Please visit their crowdfunding page here.


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Pedro de Ardanaz Valencia (Tafalla, 21 de septiembre de 1638 - † Toledo, 11 de octubre de 1706). Fue un compositor de música barroca y maestro de capilla.

Biografía
Es probable que iniciara sus estudios musicales en su ciudad natal con maestros locales, como Agustín Berges y Bernardino de Olóriz, ambos organistas. También fueron responsables de su formación los maestros Miguel de Boneta y Juan de Isaba. A los 8 años Ardanaz ingresó como seise en la Catedral de Toledo el 17 de septiembre de 1647, donde continuó su formación musical. Fue alumno de Tomás Micieces, el mayor, y condiscípulo de Miguel de Irízar y Matías Durango.

En 1658 obtuvo por oposición el magisterio de la Catedral de Pamplona, plaza que ejerció durante 15 años.

De la capital de Navarra pasó nuevamente a la Catedral de Toledo como maestro de capilla, cuya función era la enseñanza del repertorio musical de las capillas musicales en las catedrales y templos similares y la dirección de los instrumentistas al igual que de las voces de los cantores y su entonación. La llegada a la dirección de la capilla musical de Toledo se realizaba mediante una exigente oposición, lo cual supondría después una indudable fama. Ardanaz fue maestro de capilla en la Catedral de Toledo hasta el día de su muerte, lo cual era lo normal, ya que esta catedral era la más prestigiosa a la que se podía optar.

Tomó posesión de su nuevo cargo el 3 de agosto de 1674, sucediendo a Juan de Padilla. Durante varios años el Cabildo de Toledo le encargó la impresión de los villancicos de Nochebuena, pues una de las obligaciones de los maestros de capilla era la composición de villancicos para Navidad y Epifanía.

El 11 de abril de 1713, a los 7 años de su muerte, el Cabildo pagó a su hermana 40 800 maravedíes por el trabajo que el maestro había dejado en la catedral, el cual fue inventariado y guardado. En el cargo le sucedió Juan Bonet de Paredes.

Obra

Probablemente haya desaparecido parte de su legado musical, pero gracias al inventario de Rubio Piqueras (1928) se da una relación de 9 títulos de Ardanaz en el archivo de la Catedral de Toledo, aunque en algunos de ellos se especifique falta.

El prestigio de Ardanaz como compositor debió ser más que notable en su época y el famoso Francisco Valls —compositor y teórico musical barroco— en su trabajo manuscrito Mapa Armónico Universal propone a Ardanaz como ejemplo del buen hacer, incluyendo un fragmento de su villancico Aguas suspended.

Todas estas composiciones también entraban dentro de las obligaciones del maestro de capilla, pues eran obras musicales destinadas a las grandes solemnidades litúrgicas y acontecimientos extraordinarios en la Catedral.

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Diccionario de la música Española e Hispanoamericana: Emilio Casares Rodicio, SGAE 1999
 En torno al Barroco Musical Español: el Oficio y la Misa de difuntos de Juan García de Salazar: Alejandro Luis Iglesias, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca y Colegio Universitario de Zamora, 1989
 Archivo de la Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada de Toledo http://www.catedralprimada.es/mapa_web/

Nacidos en Tafalla
Fallecidos en Toledo
Compositores del Barroco de España
Compositores de España del siglo XVII
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TORRANCE, CA – May 3, 2010 — Pelican Products has introduced the rugged 9410 LED Lantern as their most powerful hand held lighting tool ever.
Engineered with an array of four next-generation LEDs, the 9410 LED Lantern shines a smoke-cutting 710 lumens/43,200 candela peak beam intensity.
The 9410 LED Lantern offers three illumination modes (high, low and flashing) with a water-resistant electronic switch that toggles between modes at the push of a button. The switch also features an integrated battery level indicator that illuminates when the light is on - green (more than 75%) - amber (Between 75% and 25%) - red (25% and lower). Powered by the latest in Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery technology, it boasts nearly two hours of run time (4 hours and 45 minutes on low mode).
Designed to stand on end, the lantern array can be rotated 120 degrees transforming it into an area work light. The 9410 LED Lantern also features a sure-grip, all-weather handle and an extra large space to accommodate gloved hands.
Rated IPX4 water-resistant, the lantern has an incredibly tough polymer construction that will stand up to just about any abuse that comes along. It weighs in at a mere 3 pounds (with batteries) and features a quick-release nylon safety strap that prevents entanglement. In order to ensure a secure attachment, the 9410 LED Lantern and charger base are rated NFPA 1901 for use on fire apparatuses. With an MSRP of $399.95, the lantern is available in black and safety yellow. Like all Pelican hand held lighting, the 9410 LED Lantern is backed by the company's Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence.


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Home Agency News No rest after Gujarat elections: BJP gets ready for its 2024 big...
No rest after Gujarat elections: BJP gets ready for its 2024 big push
With the end of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set its next target, and without wasting any time the party has lined up a series of high-level meetings with ministers and office bearers to discuss the preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi: With the end of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set its next target, and without wasting any time the party has lined up a series of high-level meetings with ministers and office bearers to discuss the preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
BJP National President J.P. Nadda has called a "massive" meeting of all national and state level office bearers of the party in the national capital on December 5 and 6 to discuss the strategy and preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the 2023 assembly elections in several states.
In the meeting, the party will also be discussing ways to take its policies and achievements to every city and village.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the concluding session of the meeting virtually on December 6.
It is also being said that the party, while campaigning for Gujarat polls, has already started readying its ground for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during Gujarat poll campaigning had even mentioned that "the 2024 elections are beginning from here (Gujarat assembly elections) itself". Sawant, while addressing a gathering in Gujarat, has said that in 2024, the BJP is going to get more seats than before and Narendra Modi will become Prime Minister once again.
On social media as well, the party is sharing the achievements of Modi government – be it EWS flats for Jhuggi dwellers of Delhi, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Yojna, or the GST collection, the BJP is sharing all its achievements from the party's social media handles. "This is a regular exercise by the BJP to keep posting about the developments and achievements of the government," a party insider said.
The BJP is also keeping a close watch on Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra and has even dubbed it 'Bharat Todo Yatra'. instead.
Days before the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi enters Rajasthan, the BJP has kickstarted its 'Jan Aakrosh Yatra', a mass contact programme that will cover 200 constituencies in the state ahead of next year's assembly election.
Nadda also flagged off 51 'Jan Aakrosh Raths' from Jaipur, which will travel across various assembly constituencies in the state.
BJP is also trying to consolidate its position among communities beyond its traditional vote bank.
On the road to the crucial elections in 2024, the BJP, which utilised new technologies and the country's progress in the digital sector to emerge as the world's largest political party with more than 18 crore members, has launched various programmes to expand its base to compensate for possible erosions.
Right after it came into power, it announced a series of initiatives to make the Scheduled Castes (SCs) — splintered by their loyalty to different parties — its loyal support base.
Prime Minister Modi personally steered a drive to signal the BJP's commitment to Dalit icons, and paved way for Dalit leaders' appointment on key posts, including the President of India, while the party started organising Dalit home visits and conducted several outreach programmes.
Similarly, to woo the OBC (Other Backward Classes) voters, the BJP inducted several OBC leaders in the Union Cabinet. The party also used Prime Minister Modi's 'backward' status to garner support of the OBC voters.
According to a Lokniti-CSDS survey, the party's OBC vote share has went up from 33 per cent in the 1996 Lok Sabha elections to 44 per cent in 2019.
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class Window;
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namespace ash {
class WorkspaceController;
class WorkspaceEventHandler;

class ASH_EXPORT WorkspaceControllerTestApi {
 public:
  explicit WorkspaceControllerTestApi(WorkspaceController* controller);
  WorkspaceControllerTestApi(const WorkspaceControllerTestApi&) = delete;
  WorkspaceControllerTestApi& operator=(const WorkspaceControllerTestApi&) =
      delete;
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  WorkspaceEventHandler* GetEventHandler();
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}  // namespace ash

#endif  // ASH_WM_WORKSPACE_CONTROLLER_TEST_API_H_


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Former accountant facing criminal law charges involving millions
On Behalf of Flesch & Beck Law | Sep 15, 2016 | Criminal Law
Facing dozens of criminal charges for alleged fraudulent activity, a former accountant was recently released from custody. Federal authorities in Colorado claim that he misused clients' money by using funds earmarked for certain taxes for his own personal use. His criminal law charges include various counts of wire and mail fraud as well as 18 counts for filing false tax returns.
According to a federal indictment that was unsealed in early Sept. 2016, authorities claim that the owner of an accounting firm began to withdraw money from the firm in Jan. 2011. This continued until 2015, and at that point it is believed that he used $3.5 million of his clients' money. His clients were apparently under the impression that their money was being used to pay withholding taxes. Instead, the indictment alleges that he used it to pay his credit card bills and mortgage.
Clients who were allegedly affected by the mishandling of funds somehow managed to force the accountant and his business into filing for bankruptcy. He was also directly sued by some of his former clients, while others complained to Colorado's accounting board. His CPA — or Certified Public Accountant — license was subsequently revoked in Feb. 2016.
In total, he is accused of two counts for mail fraud, 12 counts for wire fraud and another 18 counts for allegedly filing false tax returns, all of which could impose a $250,000 fine if convicted. These types of criminal law matters are not to be handled lightly, as possible prison sentences associated with these charges are especially lengthy. Minimizing the impact of criminal charges is usually the goal of most defendants, which can typically be accomplished through careful and timely planning alongside respective counsels.
Source: businessden.com, "Bankrupt accountant faces criminal charges for fraud", Amy Dipierro, Sept. 9, 2016


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Q: FastAPI: How to know if a parameter is really null? i have a ressource and want to have a post api endpoint to modify it. My problem is if i set all propertys Optional[...] how did i know if i want to "delete" one property or set it to null? If i set it in the request to null: I get NoneType. But if i don't set it in the request i also get NoneType. Is there a solution to differ between this cases?
Here is an example program:
from typing import Optional
from fastapi import FastAPI
import uvicorn
from pydantic import BaseModel

class TestEntity(BaseModel):
    first: Optional[str]
    second: Optional[str]
    third: Optional[str]

app = FastAPI()

@app.post("/test")
    def test(entity: TestEntity):
    return entity

if __name__ == "__main__":
    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=5000)

I want to set first to null and don't do anything with the other propertys, I do:
{
  "first":null
}

via POST request. As response I get:
{
  "first": null,
  "second": null,
  "third": null
}

As you can see you cannot know which property is set null and which propertys should remain the same.

A: You can find your answer here : Pydantic: Detect if a field value is missing or given as null
@app.post("/test")
def test(entity: TestEntity):
    return entity.dict(exclude_unset=True)


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Audio-Technica Serves as the Exclusive Microphone and Headphone Sponsor for High School Nation's 2017 Tour
— Audio-Technica has supplied the tour with an extensive collection of headphones and microphones, which include components to help outfit new permanent recording studios at each school on the tour —
Photo 1: San Jose-based vocalist Azra performs at a High School Nation event with the Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Digital Wireless System.
Photo 2: A member of Philadelphia-based group Epoch Failure performs at a High School Nation event with the Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Digital Wireless System.
Photos 3-6: High school students get an up-close-and-personal experience with Audio-Technica products at High School Nation events.
(These photos are the property of High School Nation and may be used by the press only for the purpose of one-time reproduction. Unauthorized use, alteration or reproduction of these photographs is strictly prohibited.)
Stow, OH 05-11-2017 – Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, announces that it is now the exclusive microphone and headphone sponsor for the 2017 tour of High School Nation, the country's largest secondary school touring music festival, with the goal of promoting the arts and music programs in high schools around the country. For the 2017 tour, they will be traveling to 60 schools to help set up permanent recording facilities in each school, as well as hosting presentations designed to encourage students to pursue a career in the arts while having a fun, immersive experience (events are usually set up on the school's football field).
As the tour's official microphone/headphone sponsor, Audio-Technica will be supplying products for student giveaways at each school, as well as mic/headphone components to help outfit the schools' new recording studios. Student giveaways include AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphones, and either ATH-M20x Professional Monitor Headphones or ATH-M30x Professional Monitor Headphones at each school. For the schools' new recording studios, A-T is supplying AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphones and either ATH-M20x or ATH-M30x headphones.
Additionally, A-T is outfitting the mic complement for the High School Nation tour presentations themselves, featuring live music and Q&A sessions where students can ask the HSN crew questions and learn more about careers in the arts. For these events, A-T is providing three System 10 PRO Rack-Mount Digital Wireless Systems (ATW-1322 Dual-Channel configuration), along with numerous ATM230PK, ATM650 and ATM250 Hypercardioid Dynamic Instrument Microphones, ATM510 Cardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphones and ATH-M50x Professional Monitoring Headphones. Additional AT2020 mics will be used in High School Nation's educational studios and podcasts.
Gary Boss, Audio-Technica Marketing Director, Professional Markets, remarked, "High School Nation is a great opportunity for Audio-Technica to make a positive impact on the next generation of music creators and music lovers. It really helps remind me why I got into this business in the first place. It's a great hands-on experience for the student body and boost to the school's music programs."
About High School Nation:
High School Nation keeps music and arts programs alive for students across the country with donations, equipment and facilities. Their Festival and Concert Tours are the largest events in the nation donating recording studios, musical equipment and funding for schools through on-campus sponsored live music concerts, and hands-on activities. To date they have provided nearly $2 million to more than 200 schools and 600,000 students across the country. Their culture is built around the development of innovative activities with significant and lifelong impact on teens. Through HSN, teens gain the chance to make music and the arts a significant part of their personal and, in some cases, future professional lives. Schools receive much-needed funding to continue their educational programs, recording artists gain exposure to their biggest fans and brands make favorable and trusted impressions on a huge, underserved group of young consumers.
Celebrating over 50 years of audio excellence worldwide, Audio-Technica is a leading innovator in transducer technology, renowned for the design and manufacture of microphones, wireless microphones, headphones, mixers, and electronics for the audio industry.
—For more information on the complete range of Audio-Technica products, contact Karen Emerson, Audio-Technica U.S., Inc., 1221 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224. Tel: (330) 686-2600; Fax: (330) 688-3752; Web: www.audio-technica.com


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8 Types of Real-Time Marketing, and the Brands That Got It Right
Like Mother Goose's girl with the curl on her forehead, real-time marketing can be very, very good—but when it is bad, it is horrid.
"Just because you can doesn't mean you should," Bryan Specht, president of Olson Engage, says of brands that join trending consumer conversations while having little or nothing to do with the topic at hand.
Case in point: the birth of England's royal baby. Every marketer and its Anglophile mother jumped on that bandwagon, many embarrassingly so, leading to something of a diem horribilem for RTM.
And yet, the promise of the practice remains potent. Brands are building up giant audiences in social channels, and those beasts must be fed. Engaging fans with shareable content around the things they love is becoming a practical as well as a strategic necessity. Doing so skillfully and quickly (you can look dated in a news feed faster than almost anywhere else) is worth its weight in Oreos.
"What you have to do, as a brand and an organization, is be able to produce content on a regular basis and make it timely and relevant," says David Armano, managing director of Edelman Digital, Chicago, which has done RTM for clients including Adobe, Volkswagen and ConAgra's Slim Jim. "If you have millions of followers across social networks and at any given moment you put up the right content and promote it the right way, you can get in front of a lot of them. And that becomes a mass channel that's direct to your brand."
Clearly, RTM isn't going anywhere. In fact, despite its relative youth as a marketing tactic, a set of standard RTM genres has emerged, along with a suite of best practices. How do you do it well? You need sophisticated monitoring tools, inspired creative ideas and speedy yet polished execution. But perhaps most of all, you need "a culture where people are wired to recognize these opportunities when they arise and empowered to act on them," says Specht.
Also, you know it when you see it. Here's a look at recent real-time efforts tied to eight types of events—everything from holidays to TV broadcasts—and the brands that handled each of these opportunities with skill, grace and dexterity.
Real-Time Marketing: Holidays (1 of 2)
—Advertiser: Lowe's
It's become standard procedure for large brands to celebrate major holidays in social. To stand out requires a clever or surprising execution, which Lowe's and BBDO New York delivered this Fourth of July with a stop-motion Vine showing tools exploding into fireworks—a nice companion to their ongoing Vine series of DIY demos.
Happy 4th of July! #Vine #loop https://t.co/1UllbqpjVk
— Lowe's (@Lowes) July 3, 2013
—Advertiser: General Electric
Lesser known holidays can also be good for RTM, if your brand aligns. Another BBDO client, General Electric, celebrated National Inventors' Day on Feb. 11 (Thomas Edison's birthday) by asking its Twitter followers for offbeat invention ideas—then whipping up illustrations of the best ones.
Real-Time Marketing: TV Events (1 of 2)
—Advertiser: Nintendo of America
Oreo's Super Bowl blackout tweet pumped up brands to put on a realtime show at the Oscars three weeks later. Unfortunately—but perhaps predictably—most of their efforts were B-list or worst.
The best offered a wry, sardonic take that contrasted nicely with the high gloss of the evening. That's why Nintendo's tweets—including a diss of Pixar's Brave by Super Mario Bros. bad guy Bowser, who had a cameo in rival nominee Wreck-It Ralph—got more love than classier executions from American Express and Stella Artois.
And now, a special message from Bowser... #Oscars pic.twitter.com/aY9jdIVFLL
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 25, 2013
—Advertiser: Beats by Dre
This year's MTV Video Music Awards was a much trashier affair, and few brands reacted with as much amused indignation as Beats by Dre, which nicely animated its Beats Pill speakers for real-time photo and video reactions—one of which earned a "lmao" shout-out from Miley Cyrus to her 13 million Twitter followers.
Lady Gaga just showed up on the #VMAs red carpet! Can Tina be one of her Little Monsters? pic.twitter.com/29GNcjNuad
— Beats By Dre (@beatsbydre) August 26, 2013
Real-Time Marketing: Celebrities
—Advertiser: The Sun
Congratulatory messaging around the birth of Prince George was a royal mess, particularly disappointing since it didn't exactly come as a surprise. Amid a pile of weak Photoshop jokes, Britain's Sun newspaper stood out with a fun, flashy ad from Grey London showing the infant partying with other celebrity babies.
"When it's good, [RTM] represents our industry at its powerful, populist best," says Grey London CCO Nils Leonard. "Doing it well is about being prepared and tooled up for fame. It's a way of looking at the brands you work with and colliding them ahead of time with the cultural calendar. Political campaigns get this. It's about media, genius, craft and energy all being together, all the time."
Real-Time Marketing: Milestones (1 of 2)
—Advertiser: Chobani
Posting inspirational or amusing quotes from famous people might seem like social bottom-feeding, but it can be surprisingly well received, particularly from brands that are themselves inspirational or amusing. Timing them to the birthdays of the quotees gives the posts at least a hint of real-time relevance—as Chobani showed with a Julia Child tribute.
—Advertiser: AT&T
Anniversaries can also be propitious moments for messaging, whether celebrating key dates in a brand's history or general historical milestones. A particularly delicate example of the latter is Sept. 11—a day that many brands feel obliged to solemnly recognize, though few do so imaginatively. Among the better efforts last year was AT&T's quietly patriotic Facebook photo showing an image of the new One World Trade Center on a smartphone, held up in front of the rising tower.
Real-Time Marketing: Politics
—Advertiser: Grey Poupon
It's certainly not for everyone, but taking a stand on political issues— when they're newsworthy—can help cement brand loyalty, at least among those who agree with you on the issue. In June, dozens of brands came out in support of gay marriage when the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. Several purchased Promoted Tweets around the #gaymarriage hashtag, but Grey Poupon did the most creative job, riffing on its classic "Pardon me" ad from the '80s with a Facebook photo showing two men holding hands from adjacent Rolls Royces. "Spread good taste," read the headline.
Real-Time Marketing: Times of Crisis
—Advertiser: American Red Cross
RTM isn't just about responding to opportunities but also crises. The most celebrated example is the American Red Cross, which responds to humanitarian disasters in real time through its Digital Operations Center, offering information to victims and marshalling public support via social media. (A tweet after the 2010 Haiti earthquake raised some $33 million.)
You can support #Moore response & other disasters by txting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10, or online at http://t.co/vPTDHzGzOI
— American Red Cross (@RedCross) May 21, 2013
The Red Cross is also quick, even witty, to respond to its own crises. In 2011, after a staffer accidentally posted a message about getting drunk to the official @RedCross account, the organization followed up with this note: "We've deleted the rogue tweet but rest assured the Red Cross is sober and we've confiscated the keys."
We've deleted the rogue tweet but rest assured the Red Cross is sober and we've confiscated the keys.
— American Red Cross (@RedCross) February 16, 2011
Real-Time Marketing: Newsmakers (1 of 2)
—Advertiser: NASA
What if you're not just reacting to the news but making it? Brands are hit-and-miss at promoting their own newsworthy content, though a few have become masters of it. NASA's @MarsCuriosity Twitter account, written from the point of view of the rover itself, is a trove of witty, personable content—much of it translating, in real time, scientific data from the rover for a mass audience. (Last month, the rover made the most of its own anniversary, too, with a series of #1YearOnMars tweets.)
I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012
—Advertiser: Seattle Police Department
Another impressive news feed is the Seattle Police Department's @SeattlePD, which is rewriting the social rules of engagement for law enforcement. The Twitter feed and accompanying blog, much of it written by former police reporter Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, is conversational, transparent, funny, serious when it has to be, responsive to readers—and as real time as it gets when reporting crimes in progress. The department has even learned some brand-like marketing techniques. Last month, it handed out bags of Doritos—with stickers outlining the do's and don'ts of marijuana use—to attendees of the Hempfest gathering, following the legalization of pot in Washington state.
"For us, the big idea isn't that we want to entertain people—we want to engage people," says Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, SPD public affairs director. "There are going to be situations where it's crucial to get public-safety information out quickly, and we believe we've built an audience where we can do that effectively. People come to us because they find us engaging. But when it starts to get real, they know that we're going to be on it."
@ThinkBT pic.twitter.com/E8kWD8L0aZ
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 15, 2013
Real-Time Marketing: Comebacks (1 of 4)
—Advertiser: AMC Theatres
Perhaps more than anything else, social media values the witty riposte. Brands with a quick sense of humor are welcome in the conversation, as they add value instead of noise. Consider AMC Theatres (210,000 Twitter followers), which posts plenty of promotional content but mixes in comedy, too—once notably tweeting "NOT COOL, COOKIE" after @Oreo wondered aloud whether its followers sneak cookies into the movies.
NOT COOL, COOKIE. RT @Oreo: Ever bring your own Oreo cookies to the movie theater? #slicksnacker
— AMC Theatres (@AMCTheatres) September 25, 2012
—Advertisers: Taco Bell, Old Spice
Indeed, people find rapid-fire, brand-on-brand insults irresistible, as when Taco Bell and Old Spice mixed it up over their products' respective ingredients. "Why is it that 'fire sauce' isn't made with any real fire? Seems like false advertising," @OldSpice asked—to which @TacoBell replied: "@OldSpice Is your deodorant made with really old spices?" OldSpice had the last word: "@TacoBell Depends. Do you consider volcanos, tanks and freedom to be spices?"
@OldSpice Is your deodorant made with really old spices?
— Taco Bell (@TacoBell) July 9, 2012
—Advertisers: Smart Car
Comical responses to consumers can work, too, if handled expertly. @SmartCarUSA impressively replied to the snarky tweet "Saw a bird had crapped on a Smart Car. Totaled it" by amusingly debunking the science of the claim with a snarky infographic of its own, diagramming the "weight of bird crap required to damage smart's tridion safety cell."
Couldn't have been one bird, @adtothebone. Sounds more like 4.5 million. (Seriously, we did the math.) pic.twitter.com/aLYScFR3
— Official smart USA (@smartcarusa) June 19, 2012
—Advertiser: Belize Tourism Board
Brands can even have fun with random unflattering mentions outside social media. The Belize Tourism Board reacted admirably last month to Breaking Bad's use of "a trip to Belize" as a euphemism for murder by offering free vacations to the Central American nation for show runner Vince Gilligan and eight members of the AMC drama's cast. "We all recognized immediately that there was an opportunity for Belize to seize a large platform here, though it didn't need to happen within minutes," says Specht from Olson Engage, which handled the effort. "We all agreed that this was a great opportunity to show off Belize's laid-back vibe and great sense of humor, which is also one of Belize's great assets."
Specht believes RTM has a bright future—for those who understand what's valuable about it. "If it's smart, timely, creative and relevant, it'll continue to work. If it's not, it'll continue to fail," he says. "It's not about forcing something that's timely and someone thinks is funny. Humor is dangerous and can be difficult. Timely, creative and, most importantly, being relevant to your audience are the key criteria. It can't be forced, just like anything else marketers do. If it's forced, and feels forced, it will fail."
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import logging

from zope.interface import implementer

from scrapy.interfaces import ISpiderLoader

from mydm.exceptions import SpiderFactoryException
from mydm.spiderfactory import SpiderFactory
from mydm.model import get_spider_settings
from mydm.util import cache_property

__all__ = ['MongoSpiderLoader']

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@implementer(ISpiderLoader)
class MongoSpiderLoader:

    @cache_property
    def spiders(self):
        spiders = {}
        for setting in get_spider_settings():
            spid = setting['_id']
            try:
                cls = SpiderFactory.mkspider(setting)
            except SpiderFactoryException as e:
                logger.error('spider loader error[%s]', e)
            else:
                spiders[spid] = cls
        return spiders

    @classmethod
    def from_settings(cls, settings):
        return cls()

    def load(self, spid):
        return self.spiders[spid]

    def find_by_request(self, request):
        return [
            spid
            for spid, cls in self.spiders.items()
            if cls.handles_request(request)
        ]

    def list(self):
        return list(self.spiders.keys())


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Tigers kick off 2011 season against defending MAC champion
On Saturday, the Missouri Tigers kick off the 2011 season, their 86th at Faurot Field, with a home game against Miami University of Ohio (11 a.m. on Fox Sports Network).
The game serves as a tune-up; one of two games on Missouri's schedule against teams not from one of the major six conferences. But even with Missouri as a heavy favorite, Miami at least provides legitimate competition.
Miami, located in Oxford, Ohio, won the Mid-American Conference last year, capping a dramatic turnaround from a 1-11 mark in 2009 to 10-4 last year. It was the first time in NCAA history a team has gone from double-digit losses to double-digit wins in the following season.
Miami also features a talented, experienced quarterback in junior Zac Dysert as well as a solid group of receivers. The Redhawks also have arguably the best defense in the MAC.
Of course, the level of play in Mizzou's Big 12 Conference is significantly higher than the MAC. Miami has a team that has a chance to defend its MAC crown, but Missouri probably isn't ripe for an upset or anything like that. Last year, the Tigers defeated Miami 51-13 last year in Columbia. Missouri took all of eight seconds to score its first touchdown. That's a long time if you're riding a bull; not so much in a football game.
Even more, Missouri has won seven straight home games and 21 straight nonconference games.
Still, Miami provides enough of a test for Tiger fans to get some very early returns on the key questions facing the team. Here are a few key things to watch as the Tigers get their 2011 season started:
James Franklin's accuracy Franklin takes over as Missouri's new starting quarterback, and he'll need to take to the position quickly as the Tigers' second game is at Arizona State, who could be ranked in the top 25 for that game. Missouri's system and its talent advantages against Miami should make for some very open receivers, but look to see if Franklin hits his receivers in stride and still puts his throws on the money. Times will come in future games when he'll need to thread the needle. Of course, if Franklin makes mistakes against Miami, Redhawk cornerbacks Dayonne Nunley and D.J. Brown could make him pay.
Missouri's secondary Missouri has relatively young players at cornerback and free safety. That Miami quarterback, Dysert, and his backup, Austin Boucher, can both be dangerous passers, so the secondary's youth will have an early test to prepare them for that Sept. 24 date with Oklahoma and the prolific Landry Jones.
The first quarter Last year Missouri jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead against Miami en route to a big win. But the week before that, Missouri let San Diego State hang around and nearly lost. All the hours of preparation have finally gave way to real games, so it would be encouraging to see Missouri rise to the occasion and look good in their tune-up before the schedule gets more difficult.
Posted by Benjamin Herrold at 8:02 PM
Labels: college football, Faurot Field, James Franklin, Missouri Tigers
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