AMANDA Holden looked sensational in a plunging violet gown as she arrived at ITV's gala bash this evening.
The Britain's Got Talent presenter beamed as she posed for pictures on the hot pink carpet at London's Festival Hall.
She was joined on the night by Susanna Reid and her co-host Piers Morgan.
They were closely followed into the bash by Love Island winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham.
Dani looked stunning in a low cut, tunic style dress which she teamed with a pair of studded heels.
Zara McDermott also put on the wow factor with a plunging red gown.
She kissed her boyfriend Adam Collard for the photographers and giggled as they made their way up the carpet.
Amanda Holden made sure all eyes were on her in an stunning lavender gown.
The dress had a thigh high split running up the left hand side.
While the plunging neckline of the dress had a pretty lace design running down it.
Louise Redknapp showed off a fashion forward look by wearing a tailored suit with matching court shoes.
Rochelle Humes followed Dani's style and opted for a thigh-skimming tunic dress, while Michelle Heaton opted for a glamourous white gown.
Caroline Flack showed off her long legs in an eccentric dress which had cut outs running throughout the material.
And Robbie Williams and Ayda Field looked smitten as they messed around while waiting to have their official pictures taken.
Gemma Collins showed off her candy in a pretty, sequinned gown which she wore with a pair of glitzy heels.
The reality star, who was joined by her boyfriend James Argent, was followed up the pink carpet former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley.
Catherine looked glamorous in a figure hugging, backless gown and beamed as she posed for snaps before heading inside to enjoy the party.
Love Island beauty Georgia Steel wowed in a black, floor length dress which had sheer panels running down the side.
Susanna's Good Morning Britain co-stars Charlotte Hawkins and Kate Garraway also put on a glamorous display.
Mum-of-one Charlotte chose a dazzling gown covered in blue sequins.
She grabbed Kate for a picture before heading off to find Susanna to enjoy the celebrations together.
Holly Willoughby was a mysterious no show at the party and skipped the bash for the first time in three years.
Phillip Schofield looked dapper in a checked suit.
He was joined by his wife Stephanie, who looked glamorous in a dark blue dress.
Towie's Lauren Pope turned heads in an emerald gown which flowed out behind her.
Celebs Go Dating's Eyal Booker was hot on her heels and looked smart in a suit and white shirt.
Loose Women star Saira Khan wowed in a white dress covered with feathers.
She delighted in showing off how it moved and laughed as she twirled the material out in front of her.
Lorraine Kelly looked chic in a little black dress and she was spotted to her starry pals as she made her way into the party.
Former Towie star Sam Faiers was next to arrive on the pink carpet.
Shortly afterwards some of the current stars followed her down the carpet, including Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows.
Love Island stunner Laura Anderson stood out from the crowd in a bright red plunging dress.
And Amber Turner made sure everyone wanted a picture by wearing a sensational lace jumpsuit.
Strictly Come Dancing star Dr Ranj Singh took a break from rehearsals to join his This Morning co-stars.
Pete Wicks and Iain Sterling looked smart as they arrived together.
Comedian Iain's girlfriend Laura Whitmore wasn't far behind and she turned heads in a bright orange suit.


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Bad loan recoveries, bank recap to boost India's GDP growth: Goldman Sachs
A decline in credit costs of Indian banks is likely to boost the capacity of lenders to extend loans and, in turn, boost growth in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said India's measures to improve the recovery of bad loans and a recapitalisation plan equivalent to 1.1 per cent of gross domestic product will lower costs for lenders.
"We estimate that credit costs — how much banks set aside each year to deal with bad loans — could fall from a peak of 230 basis points of banking system assets, or around Rs 3.3 trillion ($48 billion), in FY18 to 120 basis points, or Rs 1.9 trillion, in FY20," the analysts said in a note.
"This decline in credit costs would boost bank profitability, reduce headwinds to bank capital growth and enhance the capacity of the banking system to extend credit," analysts led by Jonathan Sequeira, wrote.
The analysts estimate the decline in costs will raise loan growth by 140 basis points, which in turn should bolster investment growth by 200 basis points. All in all, that should translate into a 60 basis points boost to economic growth in the financial year ending March 2020.
India has the highest stressed-asset ratio among the world's major economies.
While bank loans have been growing at a steady pace of 14 per cent year-on-year, investments in Asia's third-largest economy have lagged. The latest data from the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy show that the total value of new projects in the quarter that ended in March fell to 1.99 trillion rupees from Rs 3.12 trillion in the three months through June.
DBS partners China's Sinosure for Belt and Road project push
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This does not work.But logically,it should work,or is there something I don't know about touch?
If I replace the two events with "else" it works.
What's happening here? "else" and the events were the same.
Logic is the key word here.
Is in touch OR up arrow is down.
up arrow is NOT down.
which triggers a different event than that which you want and expect. ie it goes down.
So your logic says to you that if I touch or press up arrow the player goes up but the computer says that not only do both those conditions need to be met but the conditions at  must NOT be met in order for it to work.
If in touch in 1 then X in touch at  is not met but x up arrow is down IS met and now the code tells it to go UP and Down simultaneously which is why it stalls and goes to "Still" ani. Press the up button and neither condition in  is met so it goes up but you thought that happened because there was a problem with the touch ie the up button was activating as per condition  when really it's de-activating the up button clause in .
Suggest you look at the tutorial on detecting input type and work from there with two sets of controls dependent upon selected input type it's easier in the long run.
You'll find the same applies in reverse ie if up button is down it stalls until you apply an is in touch action once again it's not activating the condition  it's deactivating the is not in touch condition in  which is trying to send it downwards.
Set yourself up a splash page with the following code in it (ignore the go to options).
Put the desktop controls in a group called "DesktopControls" and the mobile controls in a group called.... you guessed it.
Use the global variable ControlMethod to activate/deactivate the appropriate group of controls at the start of the game then if the user clicks a mouse or presses a key they get mouse/keyboard input, if the user touches the screen on a mob device they get touch controls and no interference between the two sets.
But isn't that TWO events.So one event should not be bothered about others.
Edit: aah Now I get it.So the set of two inputs give 2 sets of probabilities for the same event.I will surely read the tutorial.
While in the meantime,Can you please check whether this game of mine, Soul Flyer is shown in full screen mode?Sometimes it's shown like that and sometimes not.Also Can you hear the music?
You need to have a little look through the tuts just to gain an understanding of how some basic events work or you'll run into lots of problems.
The "Else" worked in your example because if neither condition in  was met then it ran .
Works for a one type movement but you will run into problems if you need anything other than a flappy bird up button unless you sort your input types out or do some seriously unnecesary logic.


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William G. Mays (1945-2014)
Posted on July 30, 2015 January 29, 2019 by contributed by: Karen L. Dace
William "Bill" G. Mays, entrepreneur, philanthropist and civic leader, was born in Evansville, Indiana to Joy and Theodore C. Mays, Sr. on December 4, 1945. The youngest of three sons, his older brothers, Theodore Jr. and Robert, were twins. Both parents were educators who encouraged their children to excel in their studies.
Mays graduated from Evansville's Lincoln High School, an institution that was segregated until his senior year. When he graduated in 1963, Mays' academic accomplishments led to his recognition as the number one graduating male student from Evansville Lincoln High School.
His father's academic training inspired Mays to study chemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1970. In 1973, he earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from Indiana University.
Mays' early professional career included work as a test chemist, sales professional, and an account manager. He worked for Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), Eli Lilly Company, and Cummins Engine Company. His academic training and work in chemistry, finance, marketing and manufacturing prepared him to take on the presidency of a small chemical distributorship, Specialty Chemicals, a division of Chemical Investors, in 1977. Sales of the company grew from $300,000 to $5 million during his three-year tenure as president. However, when the racial composition of Specialty's Board of Directors changed, Mays resigned the presidency in 1980 rather than participate in the inaccurate representation of Specialty Chemicals as a minority-run business.
In March 1980, Mays launched the Mays Chemical Company, Inc. In the early years, the company was a one-man operation with Mays handling all responsibilities. By the end of its first year, Mays Chemical boasted $2 million in sales, twice its goal. In 1985, Mays purchased the remnants of Specialty Chemicals and absorbed it into Mays Chemical. In the first five years of Mays Chemical, company sales reached $50 million and in ten years they topped $100 million. At the time of his death, Mays Chemical Company employed more than 180 people in Indianapolis, Chicago (Illinois), Detroit (Michigan), New Jersey, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and reported more than $180 million in sales.
Recognized as Indiana's most successful Black businessman, Mays purchased the nation's fourth oldest surviving black newspaper, The Indianapolis Recorder, in 1990. Under his ownership, the newspaper earned multiple awards and recognition from the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He entered the electronic media industry in 1993 by becoming the majority owner of IBL, LLC; minority owner of Shirk, Inc.; and a member of the Board of Directors of Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation. In June 2000, Radio One, the nation's largest minority-owned media organization purchased these businesses for $40 million.
Additionally, Mays' interests included property management and leasing companies, golf courses, boat and construction companies.
A mentor and advisor for numerous aspiring business professionals, Mays celebrated many "firsts" including being the first black person to serve as Chairman of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce (1993-1994), and the first black person appointed to the Indiana Hoosier Lottery Commission (1991).
Mays was married to Rose (Cole) Mays, Ph.D., professor emerita and former Associate Dean for Community and International affairs in the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis.
William "Bill" Mays died on December 4, 2014, his 69th birthday, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Buddies is a 1985 American drama film. It is the first film to deal with the AIDS pandemic, preceding the television movie An Early Frost (also released in 1985). Directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr., who would die of complications from AIDS two years after the film was released, the film follows a New York City gay man in a monogamous relationship becoming a "buddy" or a volunteer friend to another gay man dying of AIDS and the friendship that develops. The film stars Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Billy Lux, and David Rose.
The first widely released Hollywood film to deal with the HIV/AIDS pandemic within the United States would be Longtime Companion in 1990. While news reports about the pandemic began to appear in the New York Times as early as 1981, the fact that many of the initial victims were gay or bisexual men, contributed to how Hollywood and society responded. The long standing taboo within Hollywood about depicting homosexuality played a large role in the refusal of the industry to cinematically deal with the pandemic when it was initially treated as a "gay disease." See also The Celluloid Closet book and documentary film.
In response to the pandemic, and Hollywood hypocrisy, Bressan wrote and directed the film Buddies in 1985, and it was shown in a handful of urban, art house movie theaters.


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In the June 12 Republican Party primary, he faces Fort Mill school board Chairman Patrick White, 45, who some say has a better shot than Chappell's past challengers of winning now that redistricting has pushed Chappell's territory north into Fort Mill and away from some of his base.
Chappell has always been a feisty character with colorful opinions often delivered in folksy adages or controversial rants. It's not unusual for Chappell to bring up historic dictators at council meetings when taking a stance against the government, or to compare fellow council members to those dictators.
White and his supporters have criticized Chappell's style, calling it at times more emotional than factual – and an obstacle to the county's progress.
But to John Hunter of York, a longtime Chappell friend and prominent member of the York County Republican Party, that aspect of Chappell's character is "a plus" and an indicator of where he comes from.
"You know where Curwood expresses himself," Hunter said. "He does it a little bit more forceful than some people, but he grew up plowing fields and taking care of animals.
Chappell's list of accomplishments consist largely of the battles he's waged to keep out of District 5 the things his neighbors find undesirable – including sewage, landfills, mobile homes and some road projects and businesses.
"I've known him for 30 years, and he's taken the side of the people every time," Hunter said.
That dedication to his neighbors plays a large role in why his supporters are committed to him – but his opposition to some projects has critics wondering whether he has the best interest of the county in mind.
Chappell's opposition to allowing CSX to build a truck and rail terminal in the Catawba community years ago has emerged as an issue in the District 5 campaign. Chappell opposed it, arguing that truck traffic would destroy roads, impose on the residents in the area, and bring in no tax revenues for the county.
A bitter fight ensued over the terminal, ending with a tie vote on a request to rezone the property to allow for the terminal. That led to the effort's failure.
Perry Johnston, a York County Councilman at the time, supported the terminal, which he said would have brought tax benefits to the county through warehousing operations and other businesses the terminal would attract.
"It would have been a good deal for York County," Johnston said Friday, adding that not all projects can please everyone.
White has said he would have supported the project based on his understanding of the project and wondered publicly whether Chappell allowed "special interests" to guide his vote.
Hunter said Chappell and his allies on council received flak for blocking CSX, but made the right choice.
"That was not a very popular decision, but it was the best thing for the people in the neighborhood," Hunter said.
White has criticized Chappell for claiming to serve the taxpayer while having supported budgets that have raised taxes on residents.
But Chappell didn't accept all the blame for government growth.
Asked about his plans for improving economic development, Chappell said "we have to go after small business" by working on what types of incentives the county can offer them.
He then went on to say how there was a time when families took care of one another, people more disciplined and less dependent on government, and the American economy was stronger – a popular refrain for the councilman.
Chappell said he'd continue serving as long as the voters elect him, but White has criticized Chappell for staying too long in the seat and, at the same time, not seeing himself as the establishment.
How long Chappell has been in the seat has little impact on how he defines his own leadership, which doesn't include being a "politician" – a word he used derisively in an editorial he wrote in 2005, more than a decade after he was first elected to office.
After accusing his fellow council members of corruption, Chappell wrote, "Accountability, responsibility and credibility are essential to great leadership, and when you violate these principles, you have become a politician.


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1986 in Movies
The XKCD New Years cartoon was one of those "make you feel old" entries that pointed out a few things that were turning 10 or 20 years old in 2016. Pokemon, for example, will turn 20 this February.
For no particular reason I was sitting in bed this morning thinking about this and decided to look up on Wikipedia the movies that were released in 1986. What titles would I remember from way back then? What is turning 30 this year?
Before we were resisting capitalism
Then I started looking down the list and found what a prodigious year it was for the cinema. Films I remember from that year, and sort of what I remember off the top of my head, include:
9½ Weeks – Probably the last Mickey Rourke looked good. Had a girlfriend who really, really liked this movie.
52 Pick-Up – About a sex tape and named after a childhood card game/trick/prank
About Last Night… – Rob Lowe BEFORE the sex tape!
The Adventures of Milo and Otis – I am surprised that this is from 1986. I think I found this when looking for a movie my daughter could watch when she was about 4. (From this list.)
Aliens – The action sequel to the suspense/horror original. Saw this with Skronk and some friends at a theater in Fairfield. Literally ashamed I do not own this on DVD or BluRay.
An American Tail – Animated immigrant mice.
At Close Range – I don't think I ever saw this, but I remember Roger Ebert's review of it, which is pretty much the same thing 30 years down the road I suppose.
Back to School – Rodney Dangerfield at the peak of his movie career.
Behind Enemy Lines – A knock-off of Rambo II.
Big Trouble in Little China – Kurt Russel cult classic. You probably either love it or hate it.
Blue Velvet – The beginning of the Pabst Blue Ribbon revival thanks to the well dressed man.
Brighton Beach Memoirs – Neil Simon on being young Neil Simon.
Captain EO – Became a ride at Disneyland.
Children of a Lesser God – Film Adaptation of the Broadway play. Trailer voice over was that guy who does all the art house films.
The Clan of the Cave Bear – Film adaptation of the book with Daryl Hannah in animal skins.
Clockwise – Not very popular, but pretty much a primer on the John Cleese writing style. (Came from this list.)
Club Paradise – Proof that Robin Williams alone cannot carry a film… or was that Popeye? Michael Caine was in there too, but I think he was in half of these films somewhere.
Cobra – Stallone as unshaven bad boy cop in a cool car. You're the disease, I'm the cure… I think that was the Roger Ebert review.
The Color of Money – Trying to remake The Hustler and nearly succeeding.
Crocodile Dundee – 'stralia! Made my daughter watch this decades later. That's not a knife and all that. (From this list.)
The Decline of the American Empire – Went to see this with some friends based solely on the title. Turns out it was a metaphor. Not at all what we were expecting. French-Canadian relationship angst. (From this list.)
The Delta Force – Chuck Norris; sand rails and dirt bikes taking out tanks by jumping over them. Became the basis, along with Top Secret, for a Goon propaganda film about Ev0ke.
Down and Out in Beverly Hills – Nick Nolte, but no Eddie Murphy and not a cop.
Down by Law – I have no memory of this other than my friend Bill started saying, "Down by law!" a lot.
F/X – Special effects were getting so big that there was a movie about a special effect guy.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off – Holy crap, is this really going to be 30 this year?
The Fly – Jeff Goldblum's face comes off! Also, Eeeeewwwwww!!!
The Golden Child – Eddie Murphy bomb (at least in the reviews), he should have gone to Beverly Hills with Nick Nolte.
The Great Mouse Detective – A big year for animated mice.
Gung Ho – Japanese and Americans teaming up to build cars. Only real draw was to see if Gedde Watanabe would reprise his "Automobeeeeeeel!" quote from Sixteen Candles.
Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen during the Mia Farrow years, with Micheal Caine. Angst.
Heartbreak Ridge – Clint Eastwood takes Grenada. Basically a vehicle to retell that story of the guy who used a pay phone to call in an airstrike.
Highlander – The film that sold a million duster coats and spawned as many bad Sean Connery imitations . I remember laughing at it then.
The Hitcher – Best hitchhiker film ever! Scared the crap out of every woman I knew, a couple of whom literally angry at me for recommending it. Scared the crap out of me too.
Hoosiers – About basketball players… in Indiana… yeah… Gene Hackman.
Howard the Duck – A Marvel film so bad they they didn't even reference it until Guardians of the Galaxy.
Labyrinth – David Bowie teenage angst metaphor fantasy adventure thing.
Little Shop of Horrors – The remake. In color. Steve Martin. There was a Mac OS extension that would play the line "Feed me!" whenever you inserted a floppy disk. That sound sample came from this.
Luxo, Jr. – The first Pixar short. Pretty sure I don't remember it from 1986, but I remember it.
Manhunter – A of the stories from the Hannibal Leckor series, before Silence of the Lambs introduced us to fava beans. Remade as Red Dragon, which was the name of the book. Once tried to rent it, but picked up THE Manhunter instead, a bad dubbed horror film from Brazil.
Maximum Overdrive – Emilio Estevez being chased by angry animated vehicles. From the mind of Stephen King.
The Money Pit – Tom Hanks film about a house that costs a lot of money. Can't recall if he has one of his trademark pisses in this or not.
The Mosquito Coast – Harrison Ford as the anti-Indiana Jones. Makes ice in the topics, which you would think people would appreciate.
Off Beat – Judge Rheinhold gets mistaken for a cop and doesn't just say, "Sorry, no, it was just dress up." Also, something about roller skates.
One Crazy Summer – Bobcat Golthwaite is hilarious, we should put him in a movie!
Peggy Sue Got Married – Kathleen Turner goes back in time to make a mint by inventing pantyhose. Or maybe it was just a metaphor.
Pirates – I would say "worst pirate movie ever," but then Yellowbeard springs to mind.
Platoon – Because Charlie Sheen got first choice. Go to war, get stoned, feel bad about all we did. Catharsis or something.
Poltergeist II: The Other Side – The real curse from the original was being damned into making a seuqel. Never saw it.
Pretty in Pink – Molly Ringwald vehicle because Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club rocked. Wasn't quite the same.
Running Scared – Undercover cop car joke, Cubs jersey… oh, and Billy Crystal as a cop.
Ruthless People – We could not get enough Danny DeVito and Judge Rheinhold back then. Also, Bette Midler.
Salvador – We're very concerned about press freedoms in Central America.
Stand by Me – Lord, is this 30 years old too?
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Even number, so decent film… for the series. The Enterprise goes to 20th century SF to talk to whales because some space probe demands it. Scotty talks to a Mac mouse because those are so new and crazy!
¡Three Amigos! – Proof that just putting three comedians in a film won't make it a hit, if we allow that Chevy Chase might be a comedian.
Top Gun – Most homoerotic film about Navy fighter pilots ever. A film so pro-Navy that they felt buying an ad to run before the movie on VHS rentals would be redundant. Would watch again.
Wise Guys – What we had to put up with between The Godfather and Goodfellas.
That is what, more than 50 movies from 1986 of which I have some recollection? That seems like a lot of movies from a given year to remember something about. Yes, looking at the titles did help spark some memory, and yes that happened to be a year when I was probably in the prime of my movie going days, though I will say that I don't remember them all because I saw them in 1986 in the theater. The advent of the VCR and video rentals put a lot of them in front of me after they left the big screen.
Anyway, that was my trip down memory lane this morning. And I didn't even go into Stellar Emperor or Stellar Warrior, online video games I was playing in 1986.
This entry was posted in entertainment and tagged 1986, Being Old, I could make a little list, Movies on January 10, 2016 by Wilhelm Arcturus.


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I came across some more auditions, but this time they're for The Flash. They reveal that DC Comics' Patty Spivot will be joining the show.
In the auditions, we learn that Patty is going to become Detective Joe West's (Jesse L. Martin) new partner in season 2. You know, because his old partner Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett) sacrificed his life to prevent Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne from existing.
In the first video, Patty shares a scene with West, telling him that she can be trusted even though she is still getting used to the meta-humans. In the second clip, Patty gushes to Barry about the detail in his forensic reports.
In the comics, Patty was a forensic blood analyst in the Central City Police Department Crime Lab. More importantly, she was Barry Allen's assistant and even his girlfriend. Maybe sparks will fly between them on the television series as well.
The Flash returns for its second season this fall on The CW.


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Our traps uses attractants that are produced naturally by our bodies. Octenol is contained in human breath and sweat and is produced by many plants and mushrooms. Lactic acid is produced by our muscles and is often used in skin care and food. The amount of attractants that will be exposed to the air is meant to mimic what our bodies emit.
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Legong Dance [1928, Bali]
Part Of: SERIES I: Motion Picture Film of Performances, Rehearsals & Home Movies
Legong is a form of Balinese dance, usually telling a story, performed by prepubescent girls. This film records a performance by a group of Legong dancers, intercut with a few scenes from nearby life in Bali.
The film begins with a shot of many Legong dancers sitting in a square formation with some young male dancers. A few dancers perform at the center of the square, and the rest perform small movements while sitting.
The film then cuts to a shot of a row of Balinese people sitting beside a ditch (perhaps a canal in wetter months?). It is unclear if they are watching a performance off-camera or waiting for something. The film then cuts again to a group of women with baskets on their heads, apparently pausing in the middle of their errands.
Next, the film cuts back to the square of legong dancers, but this time the camera shoots from a different side of the square. Again, two dancers are moving around the center while one (perhaps the central storyteller) is seated right at center; the rest are seated in the surrounding square and performing simpler choreography. The men seated on two of the sides in white wrapped hats (much like turbans) then begin bowing their heads in a circular motion. The film cuts several more times to capture different segments of the dance, always with the two main dancers moving in the middle. An audience is visible in the background.
Eventually, the film cuts to a MCU of a single dancer adorned in a complex and extravagant costume--the intricacies of her hand movements and facial expressions are visible, and she is also speaking, perhaps telling the story as she dances it. She is soon sitting and flanked by two other dancers.
The film then cuts to a dancer disguised as a large bird--this is a large dancer, perhaps an adult male. This dancer hops around in a deep crouch to imitate a bird's hops. It is then seen interacting with the dancers in the center of the square, clearly performing the plot of a story. It eventually stops moving, remaining in a stationary crouch, but the camera remains trained on this dancer, suggesting he or she is still speaking or otherwise performing. Finally, the group of men seated on one side of the square stand up--perhaps signalling the end of the story? The film ends here.
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*** Résumé en anglais seulement ***The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation will be releasing an anniversary edition CD titled ''Iconic Performances From The Monterey International Pop Festival'' on June 9 to celebrate Monterey International Pop Festival's 50th anniversary. It features previously unreleased performances by the Grateful Dead and Laura Nyro, as well as iconic performances of the festival by Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Big Brother & The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield, The Electric Flag, The Mamas & The Papas, and others. The album includes a new essay by NME journalist Keith Altham, who attended the festival in 1967, in addition to a reproduction of the original festival Artist pass, 16-page booklet, and a gold-foil package to mark the 50th anniversary of the festival. Monterey International Pop Festival has been called one of the most important events in the history of Rock & Roll music. It was the first major rock festival and rock charity, a forerunner and blueprint for charity concerts such as Live Aid, Farm Aid, as well as the commercial festivals, Coachella and Outside Lands. The festival was a historic musical and cultural explosion, introducing to the world Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding and The Who, to name a few. With its motto, ''Music, Love and Flowers,'' Monterey International Pop Festival drew hundreds of thousands of people to Northern California in 1967. It was a celebration of benevolence and cultural change, the key event of the Summer of Love, and presented rock music as a movement, not just in California, but globally.
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The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation will be releasing an anniversary edition CD titled ''Iconic Performances From The Monterey International Pop Festival'' on June 9 to celebrate Monterey International Pop Festival's 50th anniversary. It features previously unreleased performances by the Grateful Dead and Laura Nyro, as well as iconic performances of the festival by Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Big Brother & The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield, The Electric Flag, The Mamas & The Papas, and others. The album includes a new essay by NME journalist Keith Altham, who attended the festival in 1967, in addition to a reproduction of the original festival Artist pass, 16-page booklet, and a gold-foil package to mark the 50th anniversary of the festival. Monterey International Pop Festival has been called one of the most important events in the history of Rock & Roll music. It was the first major rock festival and rock charity, a forerunner and blueprint for charity concerts such as Live Aid, Farm Aid, as well as the commercial festivals, Coachella and Outside Lands. The festival was a historic musical and cultural explosion, introducing to the world Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding and The Who, to name a few. With its motto, ''Music, Love and Flowers,'' Monterey International Pop Festival drew hundreds of thousands of people to Northern California in 1967. It was a celebration of benevolence and cultural change, the key event of the Summer of Love, and presented rock music as a movement, not just in California, but globally.
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Mirage Pool on Las Vegas Boulevard is a tropical garden of sorts. Much more than just your average hotel pool, the two pool complex features two Jacuzzi tubs in addition to its two main pools, all surrounded by waterfalls, vibrant colors, and lush landscaping. The venue also has an outdoor café and private cabanas where guests can get VIP service as they lounge in pure luxury. From state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems to the elegant lounge chairs and crystal blue waters, you'll love your day at the pool.
This exclusive Las Vegas Dayclub is designed exclusively for hotel guests. To gain entry, your hotel registration must be verified. Fortunately for non-hotel guests, Bare Pool Lounge, a European-style pool lounge, is open to the public. Only opened during the warmer months, Bare offers a popular party spot with live DJ entertainment, along with two dipping pools, cabanas, and plush daybeds.
When arriving to the Mirage Pool, you may notice the retail store that stocks swimsuits, goggles, lotions, and more. For a mere $20, you can rent a raft for the day. For a little more, you can claim reserved seating on one of the lounges, daybeds, or cabanas. The private patios come with a wealth of amenities, including 32" flat screen TVs, MP3 docking stations, safes, Bose Wave radios, pool rafts, mini refrigerators, ceiling fans, artwork, planters, area rugs, misting systems, and more. Guests are also provided with beverages and light refreshments, including fruits, nuts, and pretzels.
For the masses, food and drink can be found at the Paradise Café and Dolphin Bar. The eatery serves summer drinks and fare. Grab your grub and head to the pool to enjoy your snack. The pool is heated at a comfortable 78 to 80 degrees year-round. Towel service is provided by the hotel, and chairs and chaises are offered on a first come, first serve basis. With more than two acres of property, the Mirage Pool is the perfect place to spend the summer. Lifeguards are on duty every day and the pool attendants are friendly and accommodating. Complimentary life jackets are also available for children.
With waterfalls and lagoons, this Las Vegas venue has quickly become one of the most popular day clubs on The Strip. The private oasis gives you all of the luxuries of a VIP venue, from the reserved seating to the flavorful tastings of fruit, juice and sorbet. There are a total of 16 private luxury cabanas available for rent. Spend a few hours and unwind in the tropical water environment, savoring tasty dishes and refreshing cocktails. The Mirage Pool can be conveniently accessed through Retail Promenade.
The Mirage has one of the most beautiful pools on The Strip, bar none. Enjoy European-style sunbathing, private day beds and cabanas, Jacuzzi tubs, and VIP pampering. While staying in the massive hotel with more than 3,000 rooms, take advantage of the amazing amenities, including the incredible pool complex. The main pool features extended hours during the warmer months of the year, and the small pool and Jacuzzi tubs remain open from 10 AM to 4 PM daily. When the main pool is open, guests are welcome to rent inner tubes, rafts, and other pool toys.
A trip to the Mirage Pool means a day of relaxation, comfort, and pampering. Besides from the amazing poolside landscaping, lagoons and waterfalls, and expansive atmosphere, guests are able to socialize and just unwind in the exclusive poolside environment. If you're in the Las Vegas area, take the time to visit the Mirage Pool, located at 3400 S Las Vegas Boulevard, adjacent to Caesar's Palace and across the Strip from Madam Tussauds.


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His Girl Friday (1940) is Howard Hawks' speedy and hysterically funny, modern-style screwball comedy, and one of the best examples of its kind in film history. Although it has an 92-minute running time, the breath-taking, fast-paced film has more than enough dialogue for a 3-hour movie. The film marked the beginning of a number of screwball comedies in the 1940s that emphasized the conflict for women in deciding between love/marriage and professional careers.
The original film version of His Girl Friday was director Lewis Milestone's big hit The Front Page (1931), produced by Howard Hughes and released by United Artists. [Milestone had won the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for the previous year's All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).] This second screen version's screenplay, again by Charles Lederer, brilliantly transformed Ben Hecht's and Charles MacArthur's newspaper classic - the George S. Kaufman-directed 1928 Broadway smash-hit play The Front Page, with a major script change.
One of the main male characters in the earlier film, Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson (played by Pat O'Brien), became female - renamed Hildegard Johnson (played by Rosalind Russell), to star opposite the major actor, Cary Grant. [Grant was the leading man from Hawks' two previous films: the male-dominated action film Only Angels Have Wings (1939), and the screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938), and had appeared in other romantic comedies at the time (i.e., The Awful Truth (1937), The Philadelphia Story (1940), and My Favorite Wife (1940)).] Other changes in the script involved removing topical references to the 1920s, and jokes about Prohibition.
The gender swap brought an entirely new angle to the film, making it more than a satirical view and social commentary on the operation of a newsroom under the management of a hard-boiled, smart-alec managing editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant in this version, Adolphe Menjou in the earlier film), and providing an additional feminine-romance angle.
This madcap, giddy film - originally titled The Bigger They Are, is best remembered for its overlapping dialogue and simultaneous conversations, rapid-fire delivery, breakneck speed, word gags, sexual innuendo, plot twists, "in" jokes, mugging, jousting, sarcastic insults, frantic pace and farcical script. With its plot about a ruthless editor, a marriage renewed by divorce and the threat of re-marriage, a politically corrupt city, and a questionable judicial system, the romantic comedy is both a love story and a sophisticated battle of the sexes (and duel of wits).
This screwball masterpiece lacked even a single Academy Award nomination. Cary Grant's un-nominated performance as the suave, calculating and exploitative managing editor, who attempts to lure and maneuver his ex-wife (and star reporter) back with the opportunity to write a breaking, front page news-story, is a tour de force of comedy - combining cartoonish faces, silent-film pantomime, slapstick, witty word-play, and irony into one remarkable characterization. Likewise, Rosalind Russell's role as the ace news-reporter to her ex-husband and ex-managing editor, who is wooed back from marrying a staid, dull, but devoted insurance salesman named Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy), is her greatest comedic portrayal, following her similar role in The Women (1939).
"SHE LEARNED ABOUT MEN FROM HIM."
Director Billy Wilder attempted a remake with a third film version: The Front Page (1974) with Jack Lemmon (as Hildy Johnson) and Walter Matthau (as Walter Burns). It was again remade (with the same gender twist, but newspapers were updated to a TV news environment) as Switching Channels (1988) by director Ted Kotcheff, with Burt Reynolds and Kathleen Turner in the lead roles, and a frosted-haired Christopher Reeve as the third individual in the love triangle, a New York millionaire.
In the film's opening scene, a long traveling shot tracks from right to left within the newspaper offices of Chicago's Morning Post to display the working world of journalism. It moves past reporters typing, speaking on phones or writing at their desks. One editor calls out to a "copyboy," as the scene dissolves to a shot of female telephone operators at a switchboard in the outer office. As the camera moves further to the left, it rests on the elevators in the lobby.
Hildy: (She pauses and walks backwards to him.) What did you say?
Hildy: Go on. (He laughs sheepishly) Well, go ahead.
Hildy turns and strides through the working offices from left to right. The camera tracks her movement as she extends hellos, a pat on the back, exchanges of information, and smiles to her co-workers. She enters the inner office of her ex-boss (and ex-husband), big-city newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant). In Walter's office are two of his buddies: gangster-type Diamond Louis (Abner Biberman) and managing city editor Duffy (Frank Orth). The latest news story, delivered by Duffy, is that the governor has refused to sign a reprieve for the execution of a mentally-disturbed murderer named Earl Williams (John Qualen). Burns has an idea that he wants Duffy to send to the governor: "Tell him if he'll reprieve Earl Williams, we'll support him for senator. Tell him the Morning Post will be behind him hook, line, and sinker."
I'd know you anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
A big fat lummox like you - hiring an airplane to write: 'Hildy, don't be hasty, remember my dimple.' Walter. It delayed our divorce twenty minutes while the judge went out to watch it.
Walter: Look, Hildy, I only acted like any husband who didn't want to see his home broken up.
Walter: What home? Don't you remember the home I promised you?
Hildy: Sure I do. That was the one we were to have right after the honeymoon. Ha, ha, that honeymoon.
Hildy: (shouting) Well, suppose we did. That isn't what I got married for!
Oh Walter, you're wonderful - in a loathsome sort of way.
Hildy (overlapping with his words, she pretends she is an auctioneer for Lucky Strike cigarettes): Sold American! Listen, Walter, the paper's gonna have to get along without me. So are you. It just didn't work out, Walter.
You're losing your eye. You used to be able to pitch better than that.
Walter: This is bigger than anything that ever happened to us. Don't do it for me, do it for the paper.
Hildy: Walter, I want to show you something. It's here. It's a ring. Take a good look at it. Do you know what it is? It's an engagement ring. (He stops short for the first time.) I tried to tell you right away, but you would start reminiscing. I'm getting married, Walter, and I'm also getting as far away from the newspaper business as I can get.
Walter: You're now talking about the man I'm marrying tomorrow.
At last, Hildy is able to tell Walter what she originally came to say. She staunchly insists that she wants to be married - as soon as the following day - to a caring husband. When a flustered Walter learns that she plans to get married almost immediately ("Tomorrow? As soon as that?"), he rubs his hands together, fingers the phone, picks up a carnation from a vase, slips it into his buttonhole, and then rubs his lapel.
During their farewell, Walter - who acts impassively - wishes her all the best, and then asks to meet Baldwin who is waiting outside - obviously, his mischievous mind is working overtime to find a way to dislodge Hildy from her imminent marriage: "Oh, now you're not afraid, are ya?...Come on, let's see this paragon. Is he as good as you say?" Walter bursts out of his office in front of Hildy (without holding the door for her as a "woman" but as a fellow "newspaperman") and firmly marches ahead of her through the paper's work area to confront Bruce. [The camera tracks their progress as they actually stride in step together from right to left across the screen.] In a comical case of mistaken identities, Walter greets an elderly gentleman in the waiting area ("I can see right away my wife picked out the right husband for herself"). Then after discovering his error, Walter shakes hands with Bruce's wooden umbrella handle instead of his hand. He cleverly humiliates Baldwin by suggesting he is a stuffy, older man, telling Hildy: "You led me to expect you were marrying a much older man...I realize you didn't mean old in years." Bruce is prepared for bad weather (with umbrella, raincoat, and rubbers): "A man ought to be prepared for any emergency," notes Walter. As Walter invites them both to lunch to find further ways to keep Hildy from marrying Bruce, Hildy warns him - from the side of her mouth: "You're wasting your time, Walter, it won't do you a bit of good."
Walter: Certainly, why I wouldn't let her stay. She deserves all this happiness, Bruce. All the things I couldn't give her. Yeah, all she ever wanted was a home.


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Couldn't the stories of the Orisha be written in a Thor-like manner?
Eshu is comparable to Loki and I'm sure there are numerous thunder gods.


As longtime residents of the area, Cate Davis and Sally Mason met in high school and became fast friends. After years of friendship and experiences in the retail world, they jumped at the opportunity to open their own shop in Skaneateles, New York.
That was May 2003, and they have never looked back.
As Graduates of Syracuse University (Cate) and Cornell University (Sally), they have combined experience and talents in retailing, fashion, finance and management, which offers their customers a unique and personal shopping experience.
In order to bring the "best of the best" to their customers, they travel all across the U.S. to create and present a unique collection of clothing and accessory designers. "Made in the U.S.A" is very important to the business and Cate and Sally are constantly searching for new local labels.
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From Amby to Nano
(Reproduced is an article written by me & published a couple of years ago, but very appropriate even today)
The long years and the journey from Amby to Nano have been very eventful for the nation. It also provides a glimpse of the economic, sporting and technological progress of emerging India from the earlier years of foreign dependence for food, machinery and defence.
Two recent powerful images of India came through from Sydney Cricket Ground and the Auto Expo at New Delhi in the last few days. The first was a visibly upset Harbhajan Singh in a verbal duel with Andrew Symonds, along with a very composed and confident but hurt Anil Kumble giving it back at the Australians: "There are two teams out there; only one is playing cricket." The second was the Tata Motors unveiling its car in a blaze of glory and publicity with Ratan Tata driving the one- lakh car, thereby pulling off a one in a billion coup. And Ratan Tata modestly said. "This is the biggest thing I 've done." The world took notice. When did this last happen? And Nano, in this new-year, a symbol of modern and vibrant India, heading on to become an economic power.
Cricket for India and Indians is a way of life. The players are their heroes. It has become associated with the national character. In the days of the Ambassador car, socialism and a weak economy, it is unlikely any Indian player would have reacted to Australia sledging the way Harbhajan did. And it would have been unthinkable, the captain of the Indian team would have the guts to call the rival captain and team a bunch of cheats – which is what Kumble did without mincing words.
Indians of the earlier generation, say from 40's to 80's would have been horrified by Sreeshant's war dance against the South African's and earlier by Sourav Ganguly's shirt-waving act at Lord's. The so-called Amby days, India was defensive because it was just irrelevant and economically weak. Invoking high ideals of Gandhism and respect was just a cover for our inability to deliver a timely blow – tit for tat. This is what happened in the 1962 war with China and 1965 war with Pakistan. Now in cricket we also have good fast blowers to give back as good as we can get.
In the Amby days or before the mid-1990's, India was minor player in the world of sports, economics or politics. There were individual Indians who counted for some of their achievements and brilliance. Today, Kumble's straight-bat comments and the outrage of India's cricket fans are heard with respect because India dominates the cricket economy. Many thinkers and economists admit openly that the period between the India of the Nano and the India of the Ambassador is the period of many wasted years, so very valuable for a developing India. And the entire blame lays with the politicians, their planning and policy decisions. They were immune to the happenings around the progressive world.
If one looks at the nation closely, there are two India's – one, an economic and emerging India, which dominates and demands to be heard. And the other political India, which still lives in a time wrap. It is tragic the importance of assertion and self-esteem by India's cricket isn't understood by our politicians, who are still comfortable to live in the Amby days and dusty roads.
Recently at the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan, it was amusing to see the politicians making policy statements, little realizing the changed equation between India and its diaspora. Earlier India looked to the Non-residents to remit money and invest some spare foreign currency in the country. However today it is the NRI and PIO cardholders who are basking in the reflected glory of an emerging India because of which they are now looked at with respect in the countries they reside.
Whatever may have happened in Australia between Symonds and Harbhajan, right or wrong, but in today's world; it pays to be brash; it's a sign of arrival. Has India arrived?
The old generation with the then economic and political environment exhibited a body language of a pronounced inferiority complex that marked the dealings of Indians with foreigners, especially whites. Many still carry the burden of servitude and the 'yes sir' attitude. Unfortunately, most politicians, including those professing Hindu nationalism suffer from this thinking. Witness the comments and the body language during overseas visits. Can you imagine an Indian politician bluntly telling a Chinese Premier or a Pakistan ruler, 'stay away' from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir.
The day the two India's – economic India and political India merge, and believes in the dictum strong shall prevail, India will be a super power in the true sense.
Posted by Aneela Nike at 23:42
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