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'The Gong Show' Is Getting A Reboot Produced By Will Arnett
"The comedy culture we are living in has finally caught up to 'The Gong Show.'"
"The Gong Show," one of TV's most iconic amateur talent contests, is making a comeback.
ABC has ordered a 10-episode run of the reboot, which will be executive produced by Will Arnett, the network said in a news release. Arnett will not be hosting, Variety reported.
In the 1970s and 1980s, "The Gong Show" featured people with unusual talents ― or, in some cases, a complete lack of talent ― who performed routines, told jokes, sang and danced for a panel of celebrity judges. Any judge could stop an act by hitting a big gong.
Like the original, the new "Gong Show" will have a rotating panel of celebrity judges and amateur talent, but the recruitment process will receive a modern touch: Contestants will be "plucked from the Internet," according to a news release.
"The comedy culture we are living in has finally caught up to 'The Gong Show,' so the timing is perfect," Holly Jacobs, executive vice president of reality and syndication programming for Sony Pictures Television said in a news release. "We've found just the right partners to bring back this iconic original."
The show will be the latest in a series of reboots on ABC, which include new versions of "Match Game," "To Tell The Truth," "Celebrity Family Feud" and "The $100,000 Pyramid" (which was only a "$10,000 Pyramid" when it debuted in 1973).
The original "Gong Show" also featured a recurring cast of strange characters, such as the "Unknown Comic," who performed with a paper bag over his head:
The show also made a star of stagehand Eugene Patton, better known as "Gene Gene, The Dancing Machine," who would get everyone to break out in dance:
Chuck Barris, the show's best-known host, later wrote a book called "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," in which he claimed to be a CIA assassin while working on the show. The book served as the basis for a 2002 film of the same name, starring Sam Rockwell.
The CIA called the book "ridiculous," and said Barris' claims were "not true," Time reported.
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ExxonMobil, Chairman Lamar Smith, and the First Amendment
AG Schneiderman and others are investigating ExxonMobil for fraud given evidence suggesting the company knew about climate risks but withheld them from their investors, decision makers, and the public
Ken Kimmell
UPDATE (July 13, 2016): UCS has denounced a subpoena issued by Chairman Smith.
UPDATE (July 13, 2016): UCS has responded to a third request letter and subpoena threat from Chairman Smith.
UPDATE (June 27, 2016): UCS has responded to the second request letter from Chairman Smith.
UPDATE (June 24, 2016): On June 17, UCS received a second request letter from Chairman Smith seeking the same documents. We will respond in a timely manner. UCS rejected the first request letter on June 1. Meanwhile, House Science Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson just released a letter calling on Chairman Smith to "immediately cease this abuse of authority." The letter details how Chairman Smith has wholly misrepresented the purpose of the attorneys' general investigation and calls into question the constitutionality of the chairman's actions.
On Wednesday, I received a letter signed by thirteen members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. In my thirty years as an attorney, public official, and now UCS President, I have never seen anything quite like it. The letter states that the House Science Committee is "conducting oversight of a coordinated attempt to deprive companies, non-profit organizations and scientists of their First Amendment rights." This sounds like an oversight effort UCS could support—but for what follows.
The representatives are requesting "all documents and communications" between UCS and state attorneys general and between UCS and other NGOs related to our work to hold oil and gas companies accountable for deception. Apparently, these elected representatives believe that UCS and others have infringed on the free speech rights of fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil.
How? By sharing information with these attorneys general about whether ExxonMobil and others misled the public about the dangers of climate change, and by explaining how climate change caused by burning fossil fuels is harming people and places in their states.
You know what else this tells me? The campaign to hold companies accountable is working.
How absurd is this request?
Let's start with the premise of the letter—that the free speech rights of companies such as ExxonMobil are violated by an investigation. This is nonsense. No company has a First Amendment right to knowingly provide misinformation about the harm associated with its product (in this case the emissions of heat trapping gases from the combustion of fossil fuels). And attorneys general have every right to investigate whether the companies' actions amounted to an actionable fraud.
In fact, the letter itself compromises the First Amendment rights of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the other recipients of this letter.
What else does the First Amendment protect?
The First Amendment protects the rights of all citizens to "petition for a governmental redress of grievances." This right is the foundation of our democracy and is exercised daily by millions of Americans when they:
meet with or write to public officials,
attend public hearings, and
associate or share information with other people or organizations.
That is precisely what the Union of Concerned Scientists does, and has done, for its nearly 50-year history. And this is the right of every citizen of the United States. Of course we provided information to state attorneys general and our allies that is relevant to investigations into the deceptive practices of fossil fuel companies in regard to climate science and policy. Members of Congress, of all people, should hold the right to petition government in the highest regard, and not attempt to chill this right through heavy-handed action.
A second irony is that the letter suggests that we are secretly "colluding" with the AGs by meeting with them to provide advice, yet seeks information about activity which is already detailed publicly on our website. We published and posted the "Climate Deception Dossiers," which details how major fossil fuel companies have participated in a campaign to sow doubt about climate change as a way to block sensible reforms. We have spoken publicly about our work at many gatherings in the United States and elsewhere and shared our information with anyone who wants to learn about it.
In contrast, the actions of fossil fuel companies are often hidden in the shadows of dark money, trade associations, and groups with anodyne names that obscure their actual purpose.
Why the focus on UCS?
Perhaps we see momentum today because of the calls for accountability that we and others have made. Since we published the Climate Deception Dossiers, numerous reporters have unearthed important internal documents from leading fossil fuel companies with stunning information that their scientist had linked their products to harmful climate change as early as the 1960s, yet spent decades questioning climate science and delaying action. Now, four attorneys general offices have commenced investigations, and numerous elected representatives have called for a federal investigation. Some fossil fuel companies and their allies are no doubt feeling pressure, and they are pushing back.
I would hate to think that the House Science Committee is using its governmental powers in aid of this effort. But whatever the motive for the letter, UCS will not be intimidated. We will continue to provide assistance to any government official that wants to conduct genuine and meaningful oversight over the actions of fossil fuel companies.
UPDATE, 5/23/2016: For more on ExxonMobil's claims around First Amendment rights and its climate deception, check out my colleague Gretchen Goldman's blog here.
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Crying is the shedding of tears in response to an emotional state. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the ocular structures". A related medical term is lacrimation, which also refers to non-emotional shedding of tears. Crying is also known as sobbing, weeping, wailing, whimpering, bawling, and blubbering.
A neuronal connection between the lacrimal gland (tear duct) and the areas of the human brain involved with emotion has been established. There is debate among scientists over whether or not humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to emotional states. Charles Darwin wrote in The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals that the keepers of Indian elephants in the London Zoo told him that their charges shed tears in sorrow.
Tears produced during emotional crying have a chemical composition which differs from other types of tears. They contain significantly greater quantities of the hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, Leu-enkephalin, and the elements potassium and manganese.
The question of the function or origin of emotional tears remains open. Theories range from the simple, such as response to inflicted pain, to the more complex, including nonverbal communication in order to elicit altruistic behavior from others. Some have also claimed that crying can serve several biochemical purposes, such as relieving stress and releasing toxins from the body. However, this view has recently come into question by psychologists[who?] who feel that the only reason people believe they think more clearly with a "good cry" is due to social influence. Crying is believed to be an outlet or a result of a burst of intense emotional sensations, such as agony, surprise or joy. This theory is more plausible as it explains why people cry during cheerful events, as well as very painful events.
William H. Frey II, a biochemist at the University of Minnesota, proposed that people feel "better" after crying due to the elimination of hormones associated with stress, specifically adrenocorticotropic hormone. This, paired with increased mucosal secretion during crying, could lead to a theory that crying is a mechanism developed in humans to dispose of this stress hormone when levels grow too high.
Emotional tears have also been put into an evolutionary context. One study proposes that crying, by blurring vision, can handicap aggressive or defensive actions, and may function as a reliable signal of appeasement, need, or attachment. Dr. Oren Hasson, an evolutionary psychologist in the zoology department at Tel Aviv University believes that crying shows vulnerability and submission to an attacker, solicits sympathy and aid from bystanders, and signals shared emotional attachments.
A common side effect of crying is feeling a lump in the throat of the crier, otherwise known as a globus sensation. Although many things can cause a globus sensation, the one experienced in crying is a response to the stress experienced by the sympathetic nervous system. When an animal is threatened by some form of danger, the sympathetic nervous system triggers several processes to allow the animal to fight or flee. This includes shutting down unnecessary body functions, such as digestion, and increasing blood flow and oxygen to necessary muscles. When an individual experiences emotions such as sorrow, the sympathetic nervous system still responds in this way. Another function increased by the sympathetic nervous system is breathing, which includes opening the throat in order to increase air flow. This is done by expanding the glottis, which allows more air to pass through. As an individual is undergoing this sympathetic response, eventually the parasympathetic nervous system attempts to undo the response by decreasing high stress activities and increasing recuperative processes, which includes running digestion. This involves swallowing, a process which requires closing the fully expanded glottis to prevent food from entering the larynx. The glottis, however, attempts to remain open as an individual cries. This fight to close the glottis creates a sensation that feels like a lump in the individual's throat.
Although crying is an infant's mode of communication, it is not limited to a monotonous sound. There are three different types of cries apparent in infants. The first of these three is a basic cry, which is a systematic cry with a pattern of crying and silence. The basic cry starts with a cry coupled with a briefer silence, which is followed by a short high-pitched inspiratory whistle. Then, there is a brief silence followed by another cry. Hunger is a main stimulant of the basic cry. An anger cry is much like the basic cry; however, in this cry, more excess air is forced through the vocal cords, making it a louder, more abrupt cry. This type of cries is characterized by the same temporal sequence as the basic pattern but distinguished by differences in the length of the various phase components. The third cry is the pain cry, which, unlike the other two, has no preliminary moaning. The pain cry is one loud cry, followed by a period of breath holding. Most adults can determine whether an infant's cries signify anger or pain. Most parents also have a better ability to distinguish their own infant's cries than those of a different child. A 2009 study found that babies mimic their parents' pitch contour. French infants wail on a rising note while German infants favor a falling melody.
Based on these various findings, Aletha Solter has proposed a general emotional release theory of infant crying. When infants cry for no apparent reason after all other causes (such as hunger or pain) are ruled out, she suggests that the crying may signify a beneficial stress-release mechanism. She recommends the "crying-in-arms" approach as a way to comfort these infants.
In Buddhism, the practice of equanimity excludes crying, as Venerable Ananda is thought to have done upon Buddha's passing. As a monk, crying is considered an exaggerated, unskillful, and selfish emotion. At Buddhist funerals, crying may be less common than in the Western world.
There are three types of tears: basal tears, reflexive tears, and psych tears. Basal tears are produced at a rate of about 1 to 2 microliters a minute, and are made in order to keep the eye lubricated and smooth out irregularities in the cornea. Reflexive tears are tears that are made in response to irritants to the eye, such as when chopping onions or getting poked in the eye. Psych tears are produced by the lacriminal system and are the tears expelled during emotional states.
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Don't miss the best amateur drivers in the United States as they invade The Glen to battle it out for road course supremacy. The SCCA Super Majors Tour visits the most storied race tracks across the country and ends with national championships being awarded in several classes. Be sure to visit this open-paddock, wheel-to-wheel weekend to get your fix of action at WGI! For more info click here.


It's been said (and proven in many cases) that black people have to work twice as hard to get half as much as our white counterparts. Many of us know we pay the inequitably high black tax invisibly assessed upon us through biased hiring practices, pay disparity, unequal promotion, unfair housing, urban renewal projects, and on and on.
We constantly fight for equality and equity. It has become an innate part of our culture. But, as a culture, we are also adding a shady tax on top of the black tax and now we are being double-taxed.
So, what is the shady tax? Self-sabotage. Greed. Unprofessionalism. You get it. Many black-owned businesses have the reputation that we don't conduct business correctly or professionally, so customers and potential customers either leave or decide not to do business with us. It is easy to avoid having this reputation, however, if you follow these basic principles.
Look at these five areas. Where can you improve?
Follow Through. Do what you say you will do. I have reached out to several black-owned firms in the last couple of months that I would love to give business to. Although every conversation ended with them sending a proposal, not one firm got back to me in the time frame in which they said they would, if at all.
Come Correct. Upon first interaction, in some cases, your skin color is already a caution sign for some. Don't allow your appearance to compete with that. I can't tell you how many people have walked in my door for employment with wrinkled clothes, uncombed hair, and without the skill set needed to fill the position. Remember, dress for the job you want not the one you have. Come correct or don't come at all.
Excellence. Be professional. Grammatical errors on documents make my skin crawl. Make sure that all your paperwork is in order and that your proposals entail what you will do for a prospective client. We are being held to a higher standard whether we should be or not. Mediocrity has never gotten us that next big promotion or that new client. If it has, you won't keep them long.
Own Your BS (bias synapse). We all have BS. Know what your biases are toward others whether its race, sexuality, gender or something else. You have to identify it so that you aren't interacting in a way that could be harmful to your personal or professional goals. Besides, when you treat people badly based on their diverse characteristics, it is BS.
Best Business Practices. This is a big one. Whether you own your own business or are climbing the corporate ladder, your business practices need to be on-point.
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Diversity and inclusion strategies are being undertaken and implemented by many corporations. If you are running your own business, big corporations looking for diverse suppliers are on the rise. Hopefully, we will begin to see the black tax dissipate. In the meantime, do yourself (and the rest of us) a favor: cut out the shady tax immediately.


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The Digital Revolution at the Department of Geography
In "The Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara: History, Curriculum, and Pedagogy," Keith Clarke and Susanna Baumgart describe the advent of computing at the UCSB Department of Geography (photo from
The Jeffrey Dozier and Alan Strahler team taught the first department computer course in spring 1975: Geography 170, "Univariate Statistics." The course used an IBM mainframe, a PDP-11 minicomputer, and remote terminals. A group of students, including undergraduate Jim Frew, cleared out some space acquired by Simonett, an unused laboratory in the Engineering building that happened to be next to a computer running UNIX. Dozier and Frew taught themselves how to use this early machine. Frew recalls that "this is where the computerized aspect of the department [research] took off."
Beyond the statistics group, early computing support was weak at best. Tobler described the UCSB computing environment when he arrived in 1977:
When I arrived here, the computing facilities were abominable. [Chancellor] Cheadle had turned computing over to an administrator who promised to curb the rapid growth in costs that were occurring. This he did, with disastrous results. One of the professors in engineering had established an Internet-like arrangement, with interactive graphics and computing, far in advance of most other places. This was not supported by the university. It was actually squelched, and the professor in charge left. The computer administrator at UCSB let IBM dictate the type of computing available to faculty with rather awful rituals and clumsy software. I did most of my computing via telephone back to Ann Arbor on a teletype machine, using their Amdahl machine and the interactive MAD language.
Golledge, while chair, acquired two VAX 11/750 machines, one for research, one for teaching. This was, in effect, a declaration of independence from central university computing, a philosophy that has stood the test of time. The two VAXs added to the larger VAX in the Remote Sensing Research Unit, which had been in use since 1978. Faculty networked to the hulking, early UNIX machines through workstations, including some of the very first Sun workstations ever shipped, with serial numbers around "100." The instructional machine was used for statistics courses and also for document preparation with UNIX troff, because a laser printer was hooked up to it. In addition to Geography's VAXs, in 1980 the university made available to faculty and students a computer center with IBM 360 Model 65 clones. At this time, only a few faculty had garnered their own computers through grants.
By 1988 the department was completely weaned from the university computing system, and faculty all had either their own PC or a workstation hooked to Geography's UNIX system. Computerization of the department changed the teaching of cartography. In 1984, student labs had been set up with drafting tables, pens, compasses, protractors, and lettering sets. By 1988, paper and pens were gone. The labs were set up with workstations and ESRI's ArcInfo. After many years of change, the department has settled on a strategy of two large teaching laboratories, one based on Intel and Windows, and one based on UNIX workstations. Most graduate students are assigned offices and their own computers of choice, usually purchased on research projects and grants. The UNIX laboratory, called the Descartes Laboratory, was funded with assistance from the NSF's Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement program. The department continues to support extensive suites of software, including ESRI's ArcInfo, ENVI, ERDAS, MATLAB, and many others.
From Clarke, K. C., & Baumgart, S. (2004). The Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara: History, curriculum, and pedagogy. In Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (pp. 95-113): University of Hawai'i Press. The complete article is available at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/yearbook_of_the_association_of_pacific_coast_geographers/v066/66.1clarke.html
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Terapia é uma série de televisão portuguesa  do género drama, sobre um psicólogo, Mário Magalhães, e as suas sessões com pacientes ao longo da semana. Protagonizada pelos atores Virgílio Castelo e Leonor Silveira, este programa foi produzido pela SP Televisão, para ser exibido na RTP1. A série estreou a 4 de janeiro de 2016 enquanto uma série de cinco dias por semana. O formato e guião de Terapia são baseados, e frequentemente traduções literais, da série israelita original BeTipul, criada por Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan e Nir Bergman.

Produção
Terapia é adaptada de BeTipul, uma série israelita criada por Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan e Nir Bergman. BeTipul teve inúmeras adaptações para outros países como Argentina (En terapia), Brasil (Sessão de terapia), Canadá (En thérapie), Croácia (Na terapiji), Eslovénia (Na terapiji), Estados Unidos da América (In treatment), Holanda (In therapie), Itália (In treatment), Japão (Shinryouchuu), Rússia (Без свидетелей) e Sérvia (Na terapiji).

Em novembro de 2015, é noticiado que Ana Zanatti se despede do elenco da novela Coração d'Ouro e inicia as gravações de Terapia. No mesmo mês, é também noticiado que Filipe Duarte integraria o elenco da série e que Soraia Chaves conciliaria as gravações da novela Poderosas, da SIC, com as da série da RTP.

A antestreia da série decorreu a 16 de dezembro de 2015, no Teatro Tivoli, em Lisboa.

A 4 de janeiro de 2016, é transmitido o episódio especial Making of da série e o primeiro episódio de estreia é exibido logo de seguida, a partir das 23h20m. A transmissão da série ficou concluída com o episódio "Semana nove: Graça", exibido a 4 de março de 2016, às 23h15m.

Durante a transmissão da série, os episódios foram disponibilizados no website da RTP, via RTP Play, em antestreia 10 horas antes da sua exibição no canal. O serviço gratuito foi descontinuado após a transmissão completa da série.

Sinopse geral
Na sinopse oficial divulgada pela RTP lê-se: «"Terapia", uma série com um formato inovador e diferenciador, leva-nos numa viagem pelo intrigante e fascinante mundo da psicoterapia. Este projeto conta-nos a história de cinco pacientes diferentes e acompanha os tratamentos psicoterapêuticos que decorrem no consultório do terapeuta.

«Ao longo dos 45 episódios vamos assistir a um diálogo contínuo entre o terapeuta e os seus pacientes.»

Formato
Cada episódio de Terapia foca-se numa sessão de terapia com um paciente, incluindo Mário Magalhães que procura a ajuda de Graça, a sua supervisora clínica e psicoterapeuta, interpretada por Ana Zanatti. A primeira e única temporada foi composta por 45 episódios, cada um sendo transmitido a cada dia da semana, de segunda a sexta-feira. A temporada acompanha nove semanas de sessões com a maioria dos personagens.

Elenco e personagens

Personagens principais
 Virgílio Castelo, como Mário Magalhães.
Tem 52 anos e é o psicoterapeuta, que além de tentar ajudar os seus pacientes tem também que lidar com os seus limites e com as suas fragilidades. Mário encontra-se à sexta-feira com a sua supervisora/conselheira Graça Ribeiro (65). Durante estas sessões Mário desabafa sobre os seus pacientes e sobre a sua vida pessoal, que se está a desmoronar. Mário tem três filhos com os quais tem uma relação complicada, especialmente com a sua filha adolescente, Joaninha.

 Leonor Silveira, como Catarina Magalhães (16 episódios).
Casada com Mário, Catarina Magalhães é uma mulher de 48 anos que dedicou toda a sua vida à família, pondo-se sempre em segundo lugar em detrimento dos filhos (Pedro- 19 anos, Joaninha- 16 anos e Fred- 9 anos) e da harmonia familiar. Durante muitos anos, Catarina não trabalhou fora de casa para poder acompanhar os três filhos do casal na escola e nas atividades desportivas e extracurriculares. Só mais recentemente Catarina voltou a trabalhar e, no presente, gere um centro de apoio a jovens em risco. Catarina está casada com Mário há 25 anos, mas o casamento deles já perdeu a paixão e o entusiasmo de outrora, e Catarina sente-se abandonada e completamente invisível aos olhos do marido. Além disso, sente uma enorme mágoa ao achar que não é só ela que está a ser esquecida, mas também os filhos que sofrem com um "pai ausente". Carente, Catarina envolve-se com um outro homem, Eduardo, a um nível meramente sexual e com o único intuito de se sentir desejada, mas isso não lhe traz alegria, muito pelo contrário, é mais uma fonte de angústia e de infelicidade. Catarina sente inveja do consultório de Mário, onde ele passa grande parte do tempo, e da energia que o marido despende com os pacientes, sentindo que para ela e para os filhos pouco sobra, além de um homem velho e cansado. Catarina vai com Mário a algumas sessões de terapia, na casa de Graça, mas as discussões entre eles tornaram-se demasiado frequentes e o fim do casamento deles parece inevitável.

Pacientes
Segunda-feira
Soraia Chaves, como Laura Dias (10 episódios).
Aos 33 anos Laura Dias é uma mulher muito bonita e atraente. É médica anestesista e é paciente de Mário há um ano. Laura é uma mulher frágil com uma relação complicada com o sexo oposto e que está prestes a ficar noiva quando revela ao terapeuta que ama outra pessoa.

Terça-feira
Nuno Lopes, como Alexandre Gomes (10 episódios).
É um atirador de elite do Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE). Aos 37 anos, e pela primeira vez na sua carreira, Alexandre foi afastado do seu trabalho e obrigado a ficar de baixa médica após ter sofrido um ataque cardíaco pouco tempo depois de ter morto acidentalmente uma criança no cerco policial ao assalto a um banco. Em relação a este incidente, Alexandre nega o seu sentimento de culpa, argumentando que "apenas executou a sua missão". Durante as sessões, Mário tenta perceber a fonte dos profundos recalcamentos de Alexandre e analisar a relação ambivalente que ele tem com o seu pai.

Quarta-feira
 Catarina Rebelo, como Sofia Cruz (9 episódios).
É uma adolescente de 16 anos que chega até Mário a fim de ter um parecer do terapeuta acerca do acidente em que esteve envolvida, ao atravessar-se de bicicleta à frente de um carro. Sofia chega com os dois braços engessados, mas Mário rapidamente percebe que há muito mais feridas nesta jovem do que aquelas que foram causadas por este acidente. Com alguma relutância, Mário consegue que Sofia comece a confiar nele. Mário, tal como a seguradora, que lhe exigiu o parecer clínico, suspeitam de tentativa de suicídio. Mas Mário quer perceber melhor o que atormenta esta jovem, filha de pais divorciados, e emocionalmente instável. Ao longo das sessões Sofia revela-lhe a complexa ligação que tem com o seu treinador, os sentimentos ambíguos que a ligam ao pai ausente e a difícil relação que tem com a sua mãe, uma mulher deprimida e muito protectora. Aos poucos, Mário fica a conhecer a enorme pressão física e psicológica a que Sofia tem estado sujeita e tenta ajudá-la a resolver o passado para conseguir viver o futuro, sem o desejo da morte estar presente.

Quinta-feira
 Maria João Pinho, como Ana Velez (8 episódios).
 Filipe Duarte (†), como Jorge Velez (8 episódios).
Jorge e Ana Velez estão casados há 10 anos e são pais de Nuno, de 9 anos. Jorge tem 37 anos e não compreende por que é que a sua mulher, agora com 35, insiste em abortar o filho que finalmente espera, depois de andarem há vários anos a fazer tratamentos de fertilidade mal sucedidos. Depois de tanta pressão e frustração Ana finalmente engravidou, mas quando sabe que está grávida põe em causa a vontade de ter outro filho. Jorge vai tentar por tudo fazê-la desistir da ideia de abortar. Jorge e Ana recorreram a Mário para tentarem salvar o casamento, mas a terapia não surte o efeito desejado. E à medida que as sessões avançam torna-se claro que Jorge e Ana vivem uma relação obsessiva, violenta, muito sexual, e onde o conflito está sempre presente. Mário trabalha com eles as emoções e a dinâmica do casal, ao mesmo tempo que o seu próprio casamento está a ruir.

Sexta-feira
 Ana Zanatti, como Graça Ribeiro (9 episódios).
Muito direta e amigável, Graça Ribeiro tem 65 anos e é uma psicóloga sensata e respeitada pelos seus pares. Foi também a mentora de Mário nos seus primeiros anos como terapeuta, mas um problema entre eles fez que estivessem afastados quase uma década. É notório que há muita mágoa, de ambas as partes, e que a complexa relação destes dois psicoterapeutas está pautada por muitos ressentimentos. Mário procura a ajuda de Graça porque se sente a perder tudo o que tem: a sua mulher, Catarina, revelou-lhe que tem um amante; Mário não consegue comunicar nem compreender a sua filha, que vive a adolescência com rebeldia e, para tornar ainda tudo mais difícil, a sua vida profissional também o está a angustiar, uma vez que Mário já se sentiu a perder o controlo durante as sessões de terapia e, além disso. Durante as difíceis sessões com Graça, Mário é forçado a testar todas as suas crenças, enfrentando a decisão mais crucial da sua vida.

Personagens recorrentes
 Marta Peneda, como Joana Magalhães (6 episódios).
 Carlos Santos (†), como Armando Gomes (1 episódio)
 Duarte Ferreira, como filho de Alexandre (1 episódio)
 Nádia Santos, como esposa de Alexandre (1 episódio)

Lista de episódios

Primeira temporada (2016)
A temporada acompanha o Dr. Mário Magalhães (Virgílio Castelo) e as suas sessões semanais com os seus pacientes. Cada episódio foca-se em um paciente específico. Abaixo, estão listados os episódios exibidos a partir de 4 de janeiro de 2016:

Legenda:
 (‡) Episódio mais visto;
 (†) Episódio menos visto.

Making of (2016)
Abaixo, está listado o episódio Making of, exibido a 4 de janeiro de 2016:

Receção

Audiências
Nas audiências, e com 2,1% de rating e 6,5% de share, o primeiro episódio foi acompanhado, em média, por 208 mil telespectadores.Terapia foi o 30º programa mais visto dessa segunda-feira.

No dia 20 de janeiro de 2016, a série registou a sua pior audiência. Foi apenas 38º programa mais visto de quarta-feira, com 0,8% de rating e 2,5% de share, em média 81 mil telespectadores. Longe ficou da concorrência direta: na TVI, Santa Bárbara e Poderosas, da SIC. O episódio de 11 de fevereiro viria a registr o mesmo rating, mas pior percentagem de share.

Dois meses depois da estreia, o último episódio registou apenas 1,6% de audiência média e 4,4% de quota de mercado.

Crítica
No seio da crítica portuguesa, as opiniões relativamente a Terapia foram consistentemente positivas. Gabriel Leite Mota, cronista do suplemento do Público P3, valoriza a inteligência da série e aplaude as interpretações de Virgílio Castelo, Ana Zanatti, Maria João Pinho e Catarina Rebelo. Em particular, elogia Nuno Lopes, «que faz um Alex [nome do personagem Alexandre na versão americana] que não deve nada ao da versão americana». Por outro lado, apesar de reconhecer mérito nos atores, considera um erro de casting Filipe Duarte e Soraia Chaves. Henrique Mota Lourenço, redator de cultura do Shifter também tece elogios à série: «Usa diálogos fora do cânone tradicional e faz a ponte com a realidade do Portugal na entrada do século — aqui os argumentistas levam a melhor, não só por terem respeitado as preciosidades do texto base, mas também por trazerem alguma da sua bagagem consigo». Destaca a interpreção de Virgílio Castelo como sendo «nota cinco, o actor deixa-nos indiferentes a jogos de poder; as mais de quatro décadas de experiência tornam-no eficaz, familiar e virtuoso». André Pereira, colaborador na área TV & Media do Espalha Factos comenta como a série é merecedora dos «nossos aplausos pela qualidade técnica acima da média». Valoriza o trabalho de «André Szankowski, responsável pela fotografia da série, contribui (e muito) para a qualidade visual do produto». Comparando com as produções estrangeiras, acrescenta que «ficamos com a sensação que estamos a assistir a uma daquelas séries de excelência, que normalmente só se fazem "lá fora"».

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When owning a blog, it is important to have blog readers. Finding and attracting the right readers to your blog requires certain tactics. You might think it is hard to grow your blog readership but, no need to worry, it is very attainable.
Here are informational and useful blog posts that I have gathered so that you will know how to grow your blog readers.
Thanks for the list Andrew. Much appreciated as it is such an important topic especially for us newbies to grasp. Wow plenty to catch up on now.
you do have a solid readership. If you could give out only one advice to your readers about how to build solid readership – could you share what would it be?
For a quick reply now, it would have to be build a relationship with them by providing the best advice you can.
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To grow my readership…go mad with guest posting on higher profile blogs that mine!
Aim for one a week.
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providing great content is a great start and crucial.
Thank you for sharing this useful list. I guess many visitors will go to your site if you would give them good information they like.
very true – something I strive for!
You are welcome, Mavis. I hope they make a difference.
Some of these posts were familiar to me; classics if you will, but those by Annita Patrick and Justin Premick were new. Thanks for pointing those out as essential adds to my repertoire!
Glad you found 1 or 2 helpful.
Wow! Great list! I'm much interested with the 13 tutorials of Problogger. I personally admire Darren Rowse because of his blogging strategies. Hopefully to learn more about these tutorials. I've check the link and found out the these tutorials are considered as a part of his "Best of Problogger 2009 series".
These are very useful articles in increasing blog readers Andrew! I'd also like to add that guest posting can also increase your blog readers especially when you post interesting articles during your guest posting gig. Another tip is having a user-friendly site that would enable blog readers to easily navigate through your page and lastly, having quality content.


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package net.coding.program;

import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.PopupWindow;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.loopj.android.http.RequestParams;

import net.coding.program.common.DialogUtil;
import net.coding.program.common.ImageLoadTool;
import net.coding.program.common.UnreadNotify;
import net.coding.program.common.network.NetworkCallback;
import net.coding.program.common.network.NetworkImpl;
import net.coding.program.common.umeng.UmengFragmentActivity;
import net.coding.program.user.UserDetailActivity_;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import java.io.File;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Created by cc191954 on 14-8-16.
 * 封装了图片下载并缓存
 */
public class BaseFragmentActivity extends UmengFragmentActivity implements NetworkCallback {

    protected LayoutInflater mInflater;
    private ImageLoadTool imageLoadTool = new ImageLoadTool();

    private ProgressDialog mProgressDialog;

    private NetworkImpl networkImpl;

    protected FootUpdate mFootUpdate = new FootUpdate();

    protected boolean progressBarIsShowing() {
        return mProgressDialog.isShowing();
    }

    protected View.OnClickListener mOnClickUser = new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            String globalKey = (String) v.getTag();

            Intent intent = new Intent(BaseFragmentActivity.this, UserDetailActivity_.class);
            intent.putExtra("globalKey", globalKey);
            startActivity(intent);
        }
    };

    protected void showErrorMsg(int code, JSONObject json) {
        if (code == NetworkImpl.NETWORK_ERROR) {
            showButtomToast("连接服务器失败,请检查网络或稍后重试");
        } else {
            String msg = Global.getErrorMsg(json);
            if (!msg.isEmpty()) {
                showButtomToast(msg);
            }
        }
    }

    protected ImageLoadTool getImageLoad() {
        return imageLoadTool;
    }

    protected boolean isLoadingLastPage(String tag) {
        return networkImpl.isLoadingLastPage(tag);
    }

    protected boolean isLoadingFirstPage(String tag) {
        return networkImpl.isLoadingFirstPage(tag);
    }

    protected void showProgressBar(boolean show) {
        if (show) {
            mProgressDialog.show();
        } else {
            mProgressDialog.hide();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        networkImpl = new NetworkImpl(this, this);

        mProgressDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
        mProgressDialog.setIndeterminate(true);
        mProgressDialog.setCancelable(false);

        mInflater = getLayoutInflater();
        initSetting();

        UnreadNotify.update(this);
    }

    protected void initSetting() {
        networkImpl.initSetting();
    }

    protected void showDialog(String msg, DialogInterface.OnClickListener clickOk) {
        Dialog dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this).
                setTitle(msg)
                .setPositiveButton("确定", clickOk)
                .setNegativeButton("取消", null)
                .show();

        dialogTitleLineColor(dialog);
    }

    @Override
    public void parseJson(int code, JSONObject respanse, String tag, int pos, Object data) throws JSONException {
    }

    protected void getNextPageNetwork(String url, final String tag) {
        networkImpl.getNextPageNetwork(url, tag);
//        mFootUpdate.showLoading();
    }

    protected void postNetwork(String url, RequestParams params, final String tag) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, params, tag, -1, null, NetworkImpl.Request.Post);
    }

    protected void postNetwork(String url, RequestParams params, final String tag, int dataPos, Object data) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, params, tag, dataPos, data, NetworkImpl.Request.Post);
    }

    protected void deleteNetwork(String url, final String tag) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, null, tag, -1, null, NetworkImpl.Request.Delete);
    }

    protected void deleteNetwork(String url, final String tag, String id) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, null, tag, -1, id, NetworkImpl.Request.Delete);
    }

    @Override
    public void getNetwork(String url, final String tag) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, null, tag, -1, null, NetworkImpl.Request.Get);
    }

    protected void getNetwork(String url, final String tag, int dataPos, Object data) {
        networkImpl.loadData(url, null, tag, dataPos, data, NetworkImpl.Request.Get);
    }

    protected void showButtomToast(String msg) {
        Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, msg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        toast.show();
    }

    protected void showMiddleToast(String msg) {
        Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, msg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
        toast.show();
    }

    protected void iconfromNetwork(ImageView view, String url) {
        imageLoadTool.loadImage(view, Global.makeSmallUrl(view, url));
    }

    public void camera() {
        Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
        fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri();
        intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
        startActivityForResult(intent, RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO);
    }

    protected Uri getOutputMediaFileUri() {
        File mediaStorageDir = new File(
                Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
                "MyCameraApp");
        if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
            if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
                Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
                return null;
            }
        }

        String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
        File mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp
                + ".jpg");

        return Uri.fromFile(mediaFile);
    }

    public void photo() {
        Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
        startActivityForResult(i, RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO);

//        if (Global.isKK()) {
//            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
//            intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
//            intent.setType("image/*");
//            startActivityForResult(intent, RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO);
//
//        } else {
//            Intent choosePictureIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
//                    android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
//            startActivityForResult(choosePictureIntent, RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO);
//        }
    }

    protected final int RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO = 1005;
    protected final int RESULT_REQUEST_PHOTO_CROP = 1006;

    protected Uri fileUri;
    protected Uri fileCropUri;

    protected void cropImageUri(Uri uri, Uri outputUri, int outputX, int outputY, int requestCode) {
        Intent intent = new Intent("com.android.camera.action.CROP");
        intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/*");
        intent.putExtra("crop", "true");
        intent.putExtra("aspectX", 1);
        intent.putExtra("aspectY", 1);
        intent.putExtra("outputX", outputX);
        intent.putExtra("outputY", outputY);
        intent.putExtra("scale", true);
        intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputUri);
        intent.putExtra("return-data", false);
        intent.putExtra("outputFormat", Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG.toString());
        intent.putExtra("noFaceDetection", true); // no face detection
        startActivityForResult(intent, requestCode);
    }

    public final void dialogTitleLineColor(Dialog dialog, int color) {
        Context context = BaseFragmentActivity.this;
        int divierId = context.getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/titleDivider", null, null);
        View divider = dialog.findViewById(divierId);
        if (divider != null)
            divider.setBackgroundColor(color);
    }

    public final void dialogTitleLineColor(Dialog dialog) {
        if (dialog != null)
            dialogTitleLineColor(dialog, getResources().getColor(R.color.green));
    }

    /**
     * 载入动画
     */
    private DialogUtil.LoadingPopupWindow mDialogProgressPopWindow = null;

    private void initDialogLoading() {
        if (mDialogProgressPopWindow == null) {
            PopupWindow.OnDismissListener onDismissListener = new PopupWindow.OnDismissListener() {
                public void onDismiss() {
                    hideProgressDialog();
                }
            };

            mDialogProgressPopWindow = DialogUtil.initProgressDialog(this, onDismissListener);
        }
    }

    public void showDialogLoading(String title) {
        initDialogLoading();
        DialogUtil.showProgressDialog(this, mDialogProgressPopWindow, title);
    }

    public void showDialogLoading() {
        showDialogLoading("");
    }

    public void hideProgressDialog() {
        if (mDialogProgressPopWindow != null) {
            DialogUtil.hideDialog(mDialogProgressPopWindow);
        }
    }

}

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We have adapted our own safari and tour vehicles to over-come the transport needs of many individuals and groups with reduced mobility. Our tented mobile safaris have been developed to make the best accessible options available to unlock this unique African experience to those for whom this might never have been a considered holiday choice.
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A lot of help on hand - if required!
That being said, please note, this is Africa and areas we travel to are very remote and accessible features continue to vary across the region. At various times, depending on which country and which place you are travelling, complete independence might be difficult to accomplish. There is such a varied field within disability together with the fact that much of the accommodation has not been designed from the start with disability in mind.
To all our future guests with disabilities, the most important factor for us is that you arrive with a positive attitude that is ready to overcome the challenges that may present themselves and that you focus on the beauty and wild experience our destinations offer you. We will always try our best to make your trip into an incredible experience, but remember it may not always be perfect.
So that we can advise you on the best options available do contact us to discuss your particular access needs.


The opening date for the new Cameron County Events Center has been pushed back to the month of September.
The project has been under construction since February 2018 at Isla Blanca Park, which is the flagship of the county's parks system.
The multi-million-dollar center will provide a place for multiple activities such as concerts, receptions, school programs as well as viewing for fireworks and rocket launches for Space X which has been building a facility to the south on Boca Chica Beach.
A groundbreaking was held last February 2018 and was to be completed later in the year.
However, county and officials in charge of the project decided to postpone the opening because additional space and a more seating areas had to be added to the existing facility.
Sofia Benavides, commissioner with the county's Precinct 1 which covers the Island, said a completion date of September of this year is being proposed.
Besides the events center, there is the amphitheater that can accommodate several thousand spectators.
The park's project is being funded from money collected from the Island's hotel-motel and from rental motor vehicle taxes.


Power up Pilates ProWorks style with a vigorous flow between yoga and Pilates in this athletic combo class. Through a mix of familiar yoga postures and Pilates core strengthening moves, you will sculpt, tone, and flow your way to a strong body and calm mind, while improving balance, flexibility and stamina. Many modifications make this 55 minute full-body workout accessible to all levels. For your comfort and flow of class, please bring your own mat. Socks are required for class if you do not bring a mat.
There are no upcoming "Tone & Flow" classes on this day.
advanced yoga postures included for full body workout. great playlist and emphasis on the breath. highly recommend if you like yoga.


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SCOTUS Hears Challenge to Roe v. Wade
U.S. Supreme Court "Contemplation of Justice" Sculpture
By The Right-Wing Teen
On December 1, 2021, oral arguments began in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the fate of abortion-on-demand in America. Dobbs v. Jackson is widely seen as an opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case used to legalize abortion nationwide almost 49 years ago.
Dobbs v. Jackson concerns the constitutionality of Mississippi's HB 1510 law banning abortions from being committed past 15 weeks for any reason other than physical medical emergencies or severe fetal abnormalities. After HB 1510 was enacted in 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals deemed it unconstitutional because of an "unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling which imposed on all fifty states a "right" to pre-viability abortion on demand.
However, Roe's "viability" precedent is arbitrary and inaccurate. Medical science has come a long way since 1973. Even pro-Roe former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor acknowledged that "viability" is a wavering, contingent line: "As medical science becomes better able to provide for the separate existence of the fetus, the point of viability is moved further back toward conception."
Roe v. Wade and Racist Eugenics
Leftists are fiercely anti-racist. They are intent on removing all racist symbolism, forcing name changes, and tearing down Confederate statues to remove any reference to racism from the past. They're all about Black Lives Matter. So then why are they pro-abortion? They should be first in line demanding that Roe v. Wade be overturned!
Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a diverse group of organizations, churches, religious leaders, and individuals including the Frederick Douglass Foundation; Rev. Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 70,000 African American and Hispanic churches; and millions of African Americans and Hispanic Americans across the United States. They are asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade because legalized abortion is unconstitutional, violates the right to life, and supports a racist eugenic ideology.
That's right, Liberty Counsel's powerful brief reveals the truth about the abortion movement and its deeply racist founders and adherents—in their own words.
Starting with Charles Darwin, sterilization, contraception and abortion were used to accomplish his racist and white supremacist ideology and eugenic vision. In The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (emphasis added), the full title of his landmark book clearly sets forth Darwin's goal to eliminate certain races and populations.
In his second book, The Descent of Man, Darwin wrote that as white Europeans "exterminate and replace" the world's "savage races," and as great apes go extinct, the gap between civilized man and his closest evolutionary ancestor will widen. Darwin believed the gap will eventually be between civilized man "and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as at present between the negro or Australian and the gorilla."
Margaret Sanger, KKK speaker and Nazi Party of Germany advisor, wrote prolifically about her eugenics solutions, calling for "the gradual suppression, elimination and eventual extirpation of defective stocks—those human weeds which threaten the blooming of the finest flowers of American civilization." However, in a 1939 letter she admitted, "We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population." BLM supporters should be furious!
Sanger went on to found Planned Parenthood, which specializes in killing babies. To this day, over 86% of all Planned Parenthood centers are in black and Hispanic neighborhoods. The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute shows that Sanger's twisted plan is working, as 53% of all abortions in the U.S. are performed on black and Hispanic women.
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, "the U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to finally overturn its tragic racist eugenic abortion decision of Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood continues Margaret Sanger's legacy of eliminating unborn children based on their race, and this must end. The Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade and stop this genocide."
Several commentators, both pro-life and pro-abortion, have observed that the Supreme Court proceedings indicate Roe v. Wade could be overturned.
However, can we trust Chief Justice Roberts to do the right thing?
Can we trust ANY of the newest so-called "conservative" justices?
Given their recent track record, we can't count on any of them to do what's right except for Clarence Thomas.
Fox analysts said that both Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett were aggressive in challenging the pro-abortion attorneys. But I've been deeply disappointed in Kavanaugh and ACB so far and I have no faith in them now.
The Supreme Court decision may come as late as the end of June 2022. Before then, many friend-of-the-court briefs will be filed. Countless commentators will publish op-eds predicting doomsday scenarios for women's access to abortion.
Dobbs is going to be the most anticipated Supreme Court abortion decision since 1992, when Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirmed Roe v. Wade.
But will the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade? I won't hold my breath.
And if Roe v. Wade is ever overturned, then what?
Without a change in people's hearts and minds, mothers will still want to kill their unborn babies, fathers still won't take any responsibility, and unethical doctors will still want to aid and abet them.
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node-pakkit
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Node.JS module to read/write objects to/from buffers using concise packet definitions.

# Example

First you define your attribute types and packets...

```javascript

var types = {
  'payloadWithLength': {
    write: function(builder, data) {
      builder.uint16le(data.length).buffer(data);
    },
    read: function(parser, attribute) {
      parser
        .uint16le(attribute.name + 'Length')
        .buffer(attribute.name, attribute.name + 'Length')
        .tap(function() {
          delete(this.vars[attribute.name + 'Length']);
        });
    }
  }
};

var packets = pakkit.export({
  MESSAGE : {
    FromAddress: 'uint16le',
    ToAddress: 'uint16le',
    Attachment: 'payloadWithLength',
    Options: {
      mask: ['urgent', 'secret', 'replyRequested'],
      type: 'uint8'
    }
  }
}, types);

```

Then you can use them!
```javascript
// Object -> Buffer
var buffer = packets.MESSAGE.write({
  ToAddress: 12345,
  FromAddress: 54321,
  Options: {
    replyRequested: true,
    urgent: true
  },
  Attachment: new Buffer([1,2,3,4,5])
});

// Buffer -> Object
var parsed = packets.MESSAGE.read(buffer);
```

More docs coming "soon", for now... see how it is used in [node-zigbee](https://github.com/ninjablocks/node-zigbee)

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The Spence School
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The mission of the Spence School is to educate girls and young women to the highest academic and personal standards necessary for responsible, effective citizenship and for the successful pursuit of higher education.
The school is committed to the rigorous study of the liberal arts and sciences appropriate to Grades K through 12.
The development of high standards and character is considered as important as achievement in academic areas.
The school integrates visual and performing arts, and athletics, both within its academic program and as extracurricular activities.
The school creates an environment that fosters the growth of self-confidence, instills the joy of learning, develops the skills of leadership in every student and prepares its graduates intellectually and emotionally for the future.
The school is committed to preparing its students for full participation in a diverse and changing world.
Believing in the importance of strong traditions, the school also looks to the future and adapts its educational programs to meet the needs of its students, while remaining centered on a curriculum that provides preparation for college as well as "for life.".
Students: 733 students
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19 Jan 2021: New cover added: IP Man (UHD) (2008)
Action-Adventure, 106 minutes, directed by Wilson Yip, with Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan.
More info at: IMDB and Moviemeter
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Action-Adventure, 109 minutes, directed by Cathy Yan, with Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor .
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Thriller-Horror, 146 minutes, directed by Ron Howard, with Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.
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Science Fiction, 132 minutes, directed by Steven Spielberg, with Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr.
27 Dec 2020: New cover added: Tesla (2020)
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Music-Musical, 180 minutes, with Helene Fischer.
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Comedy, 74 minutes, directed by Monty Banks, with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan.
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Last night Helene Fischer won her eighth German award "Goldene Henne". It was her first public appearance in 10 months, so we, her fans, were very exited to see her again, showing very beautiful as always but also very happy and relaxed. I put the video of her appearance on Dailymotion.
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Music-Musical, 148 minutes, directed by Sean Evans, Roger Waters, with Roger Waters.
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Music-Musical, 180 minutes, with Peter Maffay, Katie Melua, Ilse DeLange.
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War, 119 minutes, directed by Sam Mendes, with George McKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong.
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Today I added some pictures of our holidays in Austria.
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Crime, 113 minutes, directed by Guy Ritchie, with Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding.


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Johnny Cash and Luther Dickinson: Ain't no Grave
Posted by gwburn1 on June 25, 2013
Posted in: Blind Willie Johnson, Faith, Gospel, Rev Gary Davis. Tagged: Ain't No Grave, Blind WIllie Johnson, blues, faith, Johnny Cash, Luther Dickinson, Resurrection. Leave a comment
Songs about death and dying are common in the blues. Not surprising, given the toughness of life for African Americans in the southern states under Jim Crow during the early decades of the twentieth century when the blues grew up. Infant mortality was high, life expectancy low, disease common and healthcare practically non-existent for many. So death was an ever-present reality – families losing children, children losing a mother or father, neighbors aware of the pain of bereavement suffered by their friends. Today we expect our full three-score years and ten and then some, and until we start heading towards that point, most of us don't have to attend too many funerals. But, sooner or later, we all have to face it – "I gotta walk that lonesome valley, I gotta walk there by myself, Ain't no one can walk there for me, I gotta walk there for myself."
The reality of death in the early days of the blues is highlighted by the traditional song, sung by Rev Gary Davis and many others since, Death Don't Have No Mercy. It's a particularly mournful blues, as befits its subject matter:
Death don't have no mercy in this land,
He'll come to your house, he won't stay long
Look in the bed and find your mother is gone – Death don't have no mercy in this land.
The song covers all the family members – mother, father, sister and brother and says starkly: "Death will leave you standin' and cryin' in this land." Those of us who have lost those near and dear to us know the numbness that comes when we're left "standin' and cryin."
Here's a version of the song done by Jorma Kaukonen and Hot Tuna:
The Roman Empire of first couple of centuries in which Christianity grew up was one where the great mass of people in the urban centers lived generally impoverished, uncertain lives, where disease claimed the lives of many, and where, again, infant mortality was high and life expectancy low. In a situation where the old pagan gods offered no comfort beyond this life, Christianity emerged with news of a God who had become human and had risen from the dead, and who now offered the same prospect of resurrection to believers. Not only that, but that this resurrection-life-to-come could begin to be experienced in the here and now. This is part of the explanation of the growth of the Christian church over these early centuries. Christianity offered hope – in the midst of harsh, difficult lives, there was hope – hope that things could be better within the new community of faith, sharing and love, hope for beyond the grave and hope for the world to be transformed.
One of the songs that gives expression to this hope is Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down, originally written and recorded by "Brother" Claude Ely, who was a singer-songwriter and Pentecostal holiness preacher, born in 1922. The song, strictly speaking, isn't a blues song, but to my mind, it fits right in with the gospel blues we see from Blind Willie Johnson right up until the present.
Ain't No Grave has been recorded by Odetta, recently by Charlie Parr and Crooked Still (featuring in the vampire TV series True Blood) and, of course, famously by Johnny Cash on his American VI album, released not long after he died. The album is a record of Cash's faith during the last months of his life.
Claude Ely's original version of the song is bright and jaunty, whereas Cash's is sombre, sung by a man who knows he's approaching the moment of truth – and yet it still manages to capture the essence of defiant hope that infuses the song.
Rick Rubin, who produced the album recollects a conversation in May 2003 with Johnny Cash soon after his wife June had died:
I'd never heard him so distraught. And he said, 'You know, I've been through tremendous pain in my life, and I've never felt anything like this.'…
…He sounded so weak, so beaten, and I'd never really heard him like that before. I'm not sure where the question came from, but I said, 'Do you feel like somewhere you can find faith?' And when he heard that word, a switch went off in his head, and he answered in a strong voice, 'My faith is UNSHAKABLE.' And the conversation changed after that. So he had tremendous faith, he didn't really have fear and he already was dealing with pain; I think he had acceptance. When he knew he was going to die, he was calm and matter of fact about it, and…that was it."
Johnny Cash died in September of that year, sustained by the faith expressed in Ely's song:
There ain't no grave can hold my body down.
When I hear that trumpet sound
I'm gonna rise right outta the ground
Ain't no grave that can hold my body down.
Well look way down the river and what do you think I see?
I see a band of angels and they're coming after me.
There ain't no grave that can hold my body down.
Cash's voice is that of an old man, and yet is clear and convincing over the sparse instrumentation. The recording is both sobering and powerful.
The CD was released in May 2004, three days before what would have been Cash's 78th birthday. A video to accompany the song was created with the help of professional and amateur artists, and fans of Johnny Cash. Within four months a quarter of a million people had contributed illustrations:
In some ways, the video attests to the enduring power of art and the fact that Johnny Cash lives on through the legacy of music he has left. That wasn't what the song meant to Cash, however. An integral part of Cash's Christian faith was the hope of resurrection. This has been the case since the very earliest days of Christianity. Within twenty years or so of the first Easter, Paul the apostle told the Jesus-followers in Corinth – "if the Messiah has not been resurrected, then your faith is useless." Paul didn't think there was much point in following someone who had simply brought a new philosophy to the world – such people were ten a penny in Paul's day – one more dead philosopher or would-be Messiah was neither here nor there. The point was, though, Paul, along with a load of people he actually knew, had seen the risen Jesus – and he goes on to explain that the Messiah's resurrection was the "firstfruits" – the first and the guarantee – for believers who "fall asleep," in other words who die. The Messiah's death and resurrection brought a "new creation" which Christians could share in – the new life of the Messiah infusing Jesus followers right now and then raising them to life at the last. This is the Christian hope, this was the essence of Cash's faith, this is what Ely's song expresses.
Finally, here's a terrific updated version of Ely's song, written by Luther Dickinson after the death of his father – Ain't No Grave.
When that day comes, when death comes my way
I would hope to be as brave
As he was on judgement day.