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By PUBLIC	 Last updated Jul 19, 2019
Editor,
Apropos Jerome's K. Diengdoh's letter "Was CAU a misplaced priority?" (ST July 16, 2019,) my humble reply is No. It certainly is not. Though the respected writer had also gone through "CAU : The missed opportunity", by H. Chikhanthang (Ex Principal Secretary) (ST June 29, 2016) I do like to write on paragraph 4 of the letter since after the publication of which there had been a temporary ceasefire (politicking) between the NPP and the Congress.
Paragraph 4 reads as follows: The views of different departments, such as Personnel, Planning and Finance etc's departments were sought for. They agreed to one point, that the state has no man power of its own to fill up the technical posts particularly at the higher levels. As such setting up of the said university (CAU) would lead to influx of scientists and other staff as well from outside the State. That in my opinion threw a spanner in the works and derailed the whole idea of setting up university in the State.
Let the public also learn that the then government at Delhi had by their love and interest for our state taken pains to approach the state government not once but twice. So it only sums up the fact that the main cause for a golden opportunity missed was the scientists' influx and fear psychosis of the bureaucrats. I have used 'influx' but unwillingly as no such word of scientists influx could be detected in any dictionary. I do not have a smart phone with which to search for the word. The other cause, though small was the government of the day granting too much executive powers to bureaucrats.
Thank goodness we in the late 60's were blessed with professors from Dacca and Calcutta, the seat of learning of people like of Bose whose friend was Fermi with Boson and Fermions statistics. Let us also not neglect the 2015 approach of the NDA to Manipur CAU to amend an Act to club Nagaland with Manipur. Meghalaya with two BJP MLA's is being eyed by the Delhi people as not a green pasture same as our Kerala. So the last nail to the CAU coffin was hit hard.
We in Meghalaya are not so lucky. The Scientists' Influx Fear Psychosis (SIFP) syndrome is not only utterly frustrating but very painful, in which a golden opportunity of 2009 was thrown to the winds. Equally, unlucky were we, when the German Salvatorian priests had already acquired land for Agriculture University and Engineering college in 1912. Unfortunately, World War I broke out and the nervous King George VI of the beleaguered CommonWealth sent back our priests to the Fatherland. So a golden opportunity was lost in our Motherland twice one due to SIFP and one due to World War I. Twice unlucky is Meghalaya!
Yours etc.,
Khyriem,
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on Wednesday in Parliament that the Narendra Modi government will detect 'all illegal infiltrators living on every inch of our country and deport them as per international law' is a welcome decision. It is to be remembered that National Register of Citizens(NRC) is part of the Assam Accord and was also part of the BJP's election manifesto based on which the government has come to power. Therefore all infiltrators living in India presently will have to be deported from the soil of our country. Once the Assam accord is completed and implemented, the government can take up other areas as well to identify the infiltrators and deport them without fail to their concerned countries.
There are countless numbers of infiltrators staying in the country, and they want to become citizens of India. Most of these infiltrators are from Bangladesh and Myanmar and other countries. India has always accepted all those who wanted to live in India and even given asylum to many. But things have changed. We are now overburdened with increasing number of population and managing this burgeoning population is a tough task let alone the task of looking after them. China is the only country having the highest number of population. But geographically speaking, China is almost three times bigger than India. Curiously, China has adopted and implemented strict family planning schemes. Unfortunately, India is growing at an uncontrolled speed. Not only the government, but everyone also must be responsible for this alarming growth. Basically, newlyweds should decide to adhere to the one child norm for the welfare of our country.
Our Home Minister wants all the infiltrators to be deported from India because people in this vast country enjoy more freedom and it is dynamic and divergent as well. So, outsiders especially from other countries wherein individual freedom is limited, want to flee to India, and since our country's security is at risk due to the illegal influx of people from other countries, government must apply a sudden brake to welcoming or giving permanent citizenship to such people. Further, in most cases terrorist organisations are hand in glove with these infiltrators and if the government thoughtlessly wants to give them permanent citizenship, it may spell doom for India. This was how the terrorist organisations carried out their plans to strike Europe through the refugees who were fleeing to Europe from war-torn Syria.
So, nationwide NRC is needed to wipe out all kinds of infiltrators who belong to other countries. Only this type of stern action and decision can bring welfare to the nation. Wherever there is laxity of discipline in government level, then there is definitely a slump in the progress of the nation. So, the government has to ensure that urgent completion and implementation of NRC is done to make India safe and secure.
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In many ways the American colonial project in the Philippines was an experiment in changing performative roles. The advent of new technologies, the closing of the western frontier, the secularising effects of scientific discovery, and other hallmarks of modernity both contorted and problematised bourgeois Americans' self-image at the dawn of the twentieth century. These anxieties and unsettling changes produced intense efforts to redefine the foundational building blocks of both individual and national identities among America's intellectual and ruling elite. (1) No facet of modern American culture received more scrutiny, concern, and renovation than gender.
Recent years have witnessed a substantial increase in scholarly attention to changing notions of American masculinity at the turn of the century and its bearing on subsequent imperial projects. Gail Bederman's work, Manliness and civilization: A cultural history of gender and race in the United States, 1880-1917, for example, traces the trajectory of male gender from 'manliness' to 'masculinity' and examines its profound influence on the 'discourse of civilization'. Bederman concludes that American masculinity ultimately served as the transcendent and defining feature confirming white, middle-class male evolutionary dominance and its status as the bearer of civilisation. (2) Kristin Hoganson, pursuing similar theories of modern gender anxiety, argues that in the late nineteenth century, the 'renegotiation of male and female roles ... helped push the nation into [the Spanish-American War] by fostering a desire for martial challenges,' and ultimately 'affected the rise and fall of the nation's imperial impulse.' (3) Jingoistic images of a feminised Cuba held hostage and abused by an old, aristocratic, and villainous Spain called forth a romantic and chivalrous response from Americans. Such images similarly engrossed Americans in their debate over the annexation of the Philippines. Anti-imperialists were routinely smeared as unmanly and lacking in the chivalrous virtues that defined true manhood. Advocates of imperialism also sought to instil similar masculine virtues among the feminised natives of the Philippines. As an extension of Bederman's and Hoganson's arguments, the imperial project in the Philippines turned into a philosophical battleground in which femininity, masculinity, and civilisation became inexorably linked and mutually contingent.
Publication information: Article title: Masculinity Reborn: Chivalry, Misogyny, Potency and Violence in the Philippines' Muslim South, 1899-1913. Contributors: Hawkins, Michael C. - Author. Journal title: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. Volume: 44. Issue: 2 Publication date: June 2013. Page number: 250+. © Singapore University Press Pte Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2013 Gale Group.


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Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart – Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart
(Secretly Canadian) UK release date: 13 April 2015
published: 13 Apr 2015 in Album Reviews
Although both hail from Montreal, a collaboration between Suuns and Jerusalem In My Heart isn't one that many would have predicted at the start of the year. Since emerging in 2010, Suuns have impressed with their taut, channelled synth-bolstered rock, culminating in second album Images du Futur being nominated for the 2013 Polaris Prize. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh meanwhile, under his Jerusalem In My Heart guise, has pursued a far more abstract and unusual path, mixing traditional Middle Eastern music with esoteric drones and avant-rock.
The music on the self-titled Suuns and Jerusalem In My Heart sees the two converge in the ensuing middle ground, bringing their own distinct qualities to the collaboration, but also pushing themselves in unexpected directions as a result. The origins of the album can be traced back to the end of 2012 when they spent a week together in a Montreal studio. The seven songs that make up the album were debuted at the 2013 Pop Montreal festival and were recorded over the next 12 months.
2amoutu I7tirakan opens the album, irregular pulses being layered over warped electronics before guitar drones take over. By the end it contains hints of some of the motorik guitar sounds featured on Images du Futur but reaches out further and with greater freedom. The flashing barrage of guitars that make up Metal meanwhile are even rawer.
Seif sees the first overt Jerusalem In My Heart feel creep into the album, the first sign of the Arabic vocals that made 2013's Mo7it Al-Mo7it such an engagingly and intriguingly different listen. As it progresses it also slowly begins to exert an Animal Collective feel.
The low key electronics of In Touch show that it's not going to be a one paced outing, while Moumneh's low-lying vocal drifts back into play. Gazelles In Flight offers an immediate contrast as flurries of clicks and flickering percussion emerge suddenly before twin streams of propulsive and fragmented synths take hold.
Leyla signals a return to understatement the deftly outlined guitar melody matching the soft, carefully delivered vocal. It's a quiet oasis of introspection compared to the tracks that sit either side. The buzzing pulsations and driving guitars of 3attam Babey interrupt any sense of reflection, and also prove that, despite the musical swings back and forth, it's still an album that sits together well.
In many ways it offers lessons in collaborative best practice, with individual sonic identities preserved, yet with a willingness to divert from usual methods on both sides proves it's much more than just a stop-gap in between their respective next albums.
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Students support Mental Health Awareness Week by wearing maroon and silver to commemorate the lives lost at Douglas High School.
With the intent of raising awareness for mental illnesses, Mental Health Assembly was held on April 19. This event was held in the auditorium from 2:15pm – 2:45pm. There, student and faculty speakers shared personal experiences, the theatre program performed, and information was given surrounding the topic.
This idea was drawn up by co-coordinators Eric Toalson and Pradanya Subrananyan. While accompanied by a few other students, the two were aiming to make a change in their school's student mindset and provide encouragement for teens to "speak out" and get help if they are struggling with a mental disorder.
Toalson and Subrananyan gained the courage to step up after hearing about the Douglas High School shooting in Florida back in February. Toalson said he felt a connection to the tragedy and decided to call attention to the issue.
Along with his classmates, student Ammao Oatnani wore Douglas High School's colors, maroon and silver, throughout the day in honor of the lives lost. Oatnani reflected on the reason why he came to the event.
"Over the past year I have known someone who has suffered from a mental illness, and I do want to raise awareness for it and for my friend as well," Oatnani said.
Assembly organizer Grace Dunham also felt a personal connection to the cause and said she is grateful to the student leaders who developed the idea.
Student Leila Stewart spoke at the assembly and shared her battle with chronic depression. Stewart said she felt more comfortable and "less pressured" speaking in front of a large group of people she didn't know as opposed to telling a close friend.
Dunham believes this assembly will make a difference in the minds of the people in the ranger community.
"I think it made a difference for [the people who spoke], and I think it made a difference for the people in the crowd because they saw that [the speakers] were willing to share their problems and that they got over them," Dunham said.
Co-coordinator Subrananyan was "surprised" with the great amount of students who participated in the event. After seeing a successful turnout, Subrananyan is hopeful for the future and the upcoming years' assemblies.
"Now that we have the ball rolling it's like we have this momentum now, and we just have to keep up with it," Subrananyan said.
The event organizers hope this assembly is one of many and begins a tradition for the upcoming years. Toalson and Subrananyan both encourage students who are struggling with a mental illness to seek help.
"If even one person goes and gets help, that's a win in my book," Toalson said.


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Overnight, the use of US style Spit-Hoods by UK Police has become the focus of substantial media criticism. This article by Jim O'Dwyer suggests an alternative solution.
The furor about UK police use of Spit-Hoods follows on from an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report published today, 08/06/2016 in which, the IPCC made a series of recommendations to Sussex Police in relation to dealing with the restraint and detention of children and adults in police custody who are vulnerable and have a mental illness.
The recommendations follow an investigation into the force's treatment of a child aged 11, who had a severe developmental disorder, on five occasions between 2 February and 2 March 2012.
The IPCC report revealed that Sussex Police had used Spit-Hoods on the youngster to protect against her spitting at them.
What are Spit Hoods?
Spit-Hoods are mesh fabric bags (hoods) that can be placed over a person's head and secured at the neck with an elastic band, to prevent them spitting at police officers.
Spitting is an act of aggression
Spitting on another person, especially their face, is a universally recognised expression of anger, hatred, disrespect and contempt.
Law enforcement officers are frequent targets
When a person is angry, intensely angry and perhaps physically disempowered or otherwise not yet ready to become physically violent, they may consider that language on its own is inadequate or pointless and, out of sheer exasperation, resort to spitting as a way of communicating their dissatisfaction with the way they are being treated i.e. as an act of retaliation in self-defence against what is happening to them.
Predictably, enforcing the law can sometimes result in these conditions and feelings.
Being spat at carries significant dangers
Spitting at someone is an act of intentional 'contamination' that can carry significant health risks for 'targets', including becoming infected with Viral Meningitis; Hepatitis (B); T.B; Polio; Herpes (EBV); Influenza and even the common cold.
'Spit-Hoods' are not ideal
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that Spit-Hoods can prevent an individual from spitting on officers and by achieving this objective also contribute towards the person calming down.
However, improperly used, Spit-Hoods could impair a person's ability to breath freely* and in protracted restraint situations this could increase the risk of them dying by asphyxiation, aspiration or heart failure, especially if CS Gas or Pepper Spray has been used on them; and/or they are bleeding from the nose or mouth, or vomiting.
* In 2015, experts instructed by lawyers at Budge & Heipt in USA, proved that when a Spit-Hood became saturated with blood/vomit/saliva/mucus, no air could pass through. In such circumstances, a 'Spit-Hood' could became a death trap.
Spit-Hoods are also demeaning
'Spit-Hoods' are not black, 'Guantanamo Bay' style bags, they are see-through. Nevertheless, it would be difficult to argue that if one was applied to you, you wouldn't feel demeaned!
Face Shields are a better alternative
Instead of Spit-Hoods, a better idea would be to equip officers with light weight, disposable Face-Shields, (e.g. as supplied by Crosstex), which can be rolled up tightly to be easily portable on patrol and instantly available when required.
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Amara La Negra, the Latin pop singer and Love and Hip Hop, Miami star, can't wait to return to Jamaica's Carnival.
La Negra was in Jamaica for the first time to attend the launch of One World Rebellion, the band owned by soca star Fay Ann Lyons in collaboration with Jamaican party brand SPF7.
The American celeb, real name Diana de los Santos, was one of the models at the band's launch which took place on Saturday night in Kingston.
In one of her Instagram videos, La Negra described the experience as 'lit' and said she can't wait to return.
In addition to La Negra, the launch drew the likes of former sprint sensation Usain Bolt and Beenie Man who performed.


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Luis Javier Rodríguez Moroy (Logronyo, 1944) és un advocat i polític riojà. Treballà com advocat i durant la transició democràtica espanyola fou un dels caps del Partit Social Demòcrata a la Rioja, fins que es va integrar en la UCD el 1976. Fou elegit diputat per la UCD per Logronyo a les eleccions generals espanyoles de 1979. Durant aquesta legislatura participà en la negociació de l'Estatut d'Autonomia de La Rioja, i fou escollit president del govern preautonòmic. A les eleccions generals espanyoles de 1982 no fou escollit, i quan l'UCD es va enfonsar, fou un dels promotors del Partido Riojano Progresista, després Partido Riojano, amb el qual fou elegit diputat al Parlament de La Rioja el 1983.

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Hey lady, what's your name?
Yesterday, City Pages brought you the story of the oldest black bear ever known, a 37-year-old gal who lives in northern Minnesota.
She's a sweet lady, and her story is in some ways tragic: Hunters shot at least 14 of her 18 female cubs, and she's been totally alone for at least the last 10 years.
As of right now, she goes by "Number 56," a reference to the first tag number she got from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
We don't think that's good enough. Let's name this bear, and claim her as our own.
If this old lady is going to go down in the record books, we can't let her do it as "Number 56."
Number 56, hangin' out at home.
For some background before you make your choice: She's lived up north her whole life, and is currently near Clubhouse Lake. She's recently gone grey around the face and paws, and is beginning to lose her teeth to age. She's decent sized, weighing 192 pounds last time she was on the scales, but comes in with a trim 19 percent body fat.
Dave Garshelis, a DNR researcher who's known Number 56 for nearly three decades now, says she's pretty peaceful, and doesn't fuss when researchers visit her den and poke her with a tranquilizer needle. But he also said she's averse to human contact, and is almost always trying to get away from people, which probably explains why she's still alive.
Also, she's a bit of a loner. Since she had her last cubs at age 27, Number 56 has never been seen with another bear.
So, any ideas? We'll take submissions in the comments, and the City Pages staff will choose the best one and announce Number 56's new name on Monday.
Here's a nice profile picture, taken while she was tranquilized, to inspire you.


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Steve Jones is a professor of history at Southwestern Adventist University specializing in teaching and writing about American foreign policy and military history.
On June 3, 2011, Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) attempted to invoke the War Powers Act of 1973 and force President Barack Obama to withdraw American forces from NATO intervention efforts in Libya. An alternative resolution floated by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) scuttled Kucinich's plan and required the president to give further details about U.S. goals and interests in Libya. The congressional wrangling once again highlighted nearly four decades of political controversy over the law.
What Is the War Powers Act?
The War Powers Act is a reaction to the Vietnam War. Congress passed it in 1973 when the United States withdrew from combat operations in Vietnam after more than a decade.
The War Powers Act attempted to correct what Congress and the American public saw as excessive war-making powers in the hands of the president.
Congress was also attempting to correct a mistake of its own. In August 1964, after a confrontation between U.S. and North Vietnamese ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving President Lyndon B. Johnson free rein to conduct the Vietnam War as he saw fit. The rest of the war, under the administrations of Johnson and his successor, Richard Nixon, proceeded under the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Congress had virtually no oversight of the war.
How the War Powers Act Is Designed to Work
The War Powers Act says that a President has the latitude to commit troops to combat zones, but, within 48 hours of doing so he must formally notify Congress and provide his explanation for doing so.
If Congress does not agree with the troop commitment, the president must remove them from combat within 60 to 90 days.
Controversy Over the War Powers Act
President Nixon vetoed the War Powers Act, calling it unconstitutional. He claimed it severely curtailed a president's duties as commander-in-chief. However, Congress overrode the veto.
The United States has been involved in at least 20 actions -- from wars to rescue missions -- that have put American forces in harm's way. Still, no president has officially cited the War Powers Act when notifying Congress and the public about their decision.
That hesitation comes both from Executive Office dislike of the law and from the assumption that, once they cite the Act, they start a timeframe during which Congress must evaluate the president's decision.
However, both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush sought Congressional approval before going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thus they were complying with the spirit of the law.
Congressional Hesitation
Congress has traditionally hesitated to invoke the War Powers Act. Congressmen typically fear putting American troops in greater danger during a withdrawal; the implications of abandoning allies; or outright labels of "un-Americanism" if they invoke the Act.
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Now in its fourth year, over the past year the firm extended this programme to clients to offer opportunities to carry out end to end case work. This has enabled volunteers from the firm's clients to utilise their skills and provide a valuable service to those in the community who would otherwise be left unable to access justice.
Of primary importance is the strategic impact the Programme continues to have by assisting vulnerable individuals in a post LASP era. The focus on assisting with appeals for vulnerable people means that the assistance is delivered where most needed. Many of the people the Programme assists would not challenge an adverse decision if they did not receive help.
The Programme has taken on 166 cases and achieved backdated payments of over £385,000. When taking into consideration advance awards, the total achieved for vulnerable clients is over £1m. Many volunteers from the firm's clients have contributed to this figure.
The Award was presented at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, and was presented by Christina Blacklaws, President of the Law Society, and collected by Access to Justice programme leader, Diane Sechi, International Pro Bono Manager Olga Hancock, and Pro Bono lawyer Chloe O'Brien. Representatives of the clients, and partner and associates involved in the programme also attended.
This award follows a highly impactful year of pro bono work at Simmons & Simmons, who have been involved in a number of significant projects. Among these projects includes the launch of a Human Rights Defenders Toolbox - the first centralised online resource for rural communities and lawyers. The firm also worked with Child Soldiers International to create the first online database for child soldiers. So far in 2018, the firm has worked over 16,000 pro bono hours, worth a total of £5m.
Commenting on the award win and pro bono at Simmons & Simmons, partner, Richard Dyton said: "We are delighted to have been recognised in this way. We feel it is a long overdue reflection of the importance of the work this team does (both here within Simmons & Simmons and with our partner clients). This award will enable us to step up the advice given to one of the most vulnerable groups within our society. We are pleased that so many lawyers want to take on the appeals, achieving (as they do) such spectacular results."


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In first grade your child will get extra special treatment for one week while he/she is the "Star of the Week." Your child will bring home a special folder containing instructions on what to do the Friday before the week begins. The folder should be returned with the information sheets completed on the following Monday (the first day of his/her special week). The activities will encourage family togetherness, build one's self-esteem and reinforce a sense of belonging. Located below is a photo of each child that has been our "Star of the Week" so far this school year!


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Top cities between Saint Augustine Beach and Niagara Falls
Best stops along Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls drive
40 Best Stops Between Saint Augustine Beach and Niagara Falls
How long is the drive from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls?
The direct drive from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls is 1108 mi (1782 km), and should have a drive time of 17 hrs 31 mins in normal traffic.
If you're going on a road trip from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls, we did the research for you and compiled some great stops along the way — with Savannah, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Erie, Columbia, Hamilton, Beaufort, and Blowing Rock and top places to visit like Fort Clinch State Park and Driftwood Beach, or the ever-popular Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
Cities / Attractions
The top cities between Saint Augustine Beach and Niagara Falls are Savannah, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Erie, Columbia, Hamilton, Beaufort, and Blowing Rock. Savannah is the most popular city on the route — it's 3 hours from Saint Augustine Beach and 15 hours from Niagara Falls.
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Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968.
18% as popular as Savannah
2 minutes off the main route, 5% of way to Niagara Falls
Savannah, a coastal Georgia city, is separated from South Carolina by the Savannah River. It's known for manicured parks, horse-drawn carriages and antebellum architecture. Its historic district is filled with cobblestoned squares and parks such as Forsyth Park shaded by oak trees covered with Spanish moss. At the center of this picturesque district is the landmark, Gothic-Revival Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
Most popular city on this route
6 minutes off the main route, 17% of way to Niagara Falls
Beaufort is a city on Port Royal Island, one of South Carolina's coastal Sea Islands. It's known for its antebellum mansions, especially in the downtown historic district. A notable example is the John Mark Verdier House Museum, an early-1800s Federal-style mansion, with period furniture and exhibits on area history. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park overlooks the Beaufort River and the Woods Memorial Bridge.
7% as popular as Savannah
20 minutes off the main route, 20% of way to Niagara Falls
On 2 lists
Charleston, the South Carolina port city founded in 1670, is defined by its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and pastel antebellum houses, particularly in the elegant French Quarter and Battery districts. The Battery promenade and Waterfront Park both overlook Charleston Harbor, while Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold where the first shots of the Civil War rang out, lies across the water.
Columbia is the capital city of South Carolina. It's home to the South Carolina State House, a Greek Revival building set in gardens dotted with monuments. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden is a huge park with animal enclosures and botanical gardens. A diverse collection spanning centuries is on display at the Columbia Museum of Art. Dating to 1823, the Robert Mills House is a mansion and museum surrounded by ornate gardens.
1 minute off the main route, 30% of way to Niagara Falls
Charlotte is a major city and commercial hub in North Carolina. Its modern city center (Uptown) is home to the Levine Museum of the New South, which explores post–Civil War history in the South, and hands-on science displays at Discovery Place. Uptown is also known for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which celebrates the sport of auto racing through interactive exhibits and films.
Blowing Rock is a village in western North Carolina on scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. It's named after The Blowing Rock, a formation with sweeping views of peaks, forests and the Johns River Gorge. Blowing Rock Art & History Museum has regional artwork. The vast Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a preserved country estate with a 1901 mansion. A trail from Annie Cannon Gardens leads to Glen Burney and Glen Marie waterfalls.
Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania at the junction of 3 rivers. Its Gilded Age sites, including the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, speak to its history as an early-20th-century industrial capital. In the North Shore neighborhood are the modern Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz Field football stadium and PNC Park baseball stadium.
Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. Presque Isle State Park, a peninsula with beaches and trails, curves around Presque Isle Bay. Nearby, Waldameer Park & Water World has roller coasters and waterslides. The Erie Maritime Museum traces the history of Lake Erie and is the home port of the US Brig Niagara, an updated 19th-century ship. The Erie Art Museum's art collection features 20th-century works.
Hamilton is a Canadian port city on the western tip of Lake Ontario. The Niagara Escarpment, a huge, forested ridge known locally as "the mountain" and dotted with conservation areas and waterfalls, divides the city. The long-distance Bruce Trail runs along the escarpment. HMCS Haida, a naval warship on the city's lakefront, and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in the south, trace Canada's military past.
The top stops along the way from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls (with short detours) are Historic Charleston City Market, PNC Park, and Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Other popular stops include The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Middleton Place, and Coligny Beach Park.
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
On 32 lists
Vast zoo highlighting local as well as African wildlife with gardens, a train & a kids' zone.
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370 Zoo Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32218, USA
http://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/
Fort Clinch State Park
Beachfront park at a circa-1864 fort with guided tours, wildlife viewing, camping & nature trails.
2601 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, USA
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Fort-Clinch
Driftwood Beach
This picturesque beach on Jekyll Island's north end features numerous driftwood trees.
Jekyll Island, GA 31527, USA
http://www.goldenisles.com/listing/driftwood-beach
Tybee Island is a barrier island and small city near Savannah, Georgia. It's known for its wide, sandy beaches, including South Beach, with a pier and pavilion. In the island's north, Fort Screven has 19th-century concrete gun batteries and the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum. The still-functioning 18th-century lighthouse has been rebuilt many times. The museum, in Battery Garland, focuses on local history.
Georgia 31328, USA
http://www.cityoftybee.org/
On +52 other lists
30-acre park with basketball & tennis courts, paths, a historic fountain & a Confederate memorial.
2 W Gaston St, Savannah, GA 31401, USA
http://www.savannahga.gov/351/Parks-Playgrounds
The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Catholic cathedral
19th-century Roman Catholic church with neo-gothic architecture, stained glass & music recitals.
222 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401, USA
http://savannahcathedral.org/
Coligny Beach Park
Oceanside park with landscaped walking & biking paths, plus WiFi, swings & beach-equipment rentals.
1N Forest Beach, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, USA
Shelter Cove Community Park
City gathering spot with frequent shows & festivals, plus a green space for sports & fitness.
39 Shelter Cove Ln, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, USA
http://www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov/ourisland/Parks/parksandfacdetails.cfm?FacilityID=32
Hunting Island
State park with sandy beaches, marshes, a maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon, lighthouse & camping.
South Carolina 29920, USA
Charleston Tea Garden
Tea manufacturer
Trolley & factory tours are offered at this picturesque site with acres of tea plants & a gift shop.
6617 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island, SC 29487
Fort Sumter National Monument
Accessed by boat, this fort with ruins, gun emplacements & a museum saw the Civil War's first shots.
http://www.nps.gov/fosu/contacts.htm
Ravenel Waterfront Park
Well-known park with water views plus a large lawn, walkways & 2 fountains.
Vendue Range, Concord St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
http://www.charlestonparksconservancy.org/our_parks/view_park/waterfront_park/
Historic Charleston City Market
4-block city market over 200 years old, with vendors of food, art & crafts like sweetgrass baskets.
188 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
http://www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com/
Middleton Place
Sprawling Ashley River rice plantation dating to the 1730s, with gardens and refined lodging.
4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414, USA
http://www.middletonplace.org/
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Zoo with African & Australian animals, reptile galleries, a bird house, a farm & botanical gardens.
500 Wildlife Pkwy, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
http://www.riverbanks.org/
Water & Amusement Parks
Seasonal, family-friendly amusement park featuring towering roller coasters, waterslides & more.
14523 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273, USA
http://www.carowinds.com/
500-acre zoo with 1,600 animals from Africa & North America in facsimiles of their natural habitats.
4401 Zoo Pkwy, Asheboro, NC 27205, USA
http://www.nczoo.org/
Grandfather Mountain
Tall peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains with a mile-high swinging bridge, museum & picnic areas.
Linville, NC 28646, USA
Old Salem Museums & Gardens Administrative Offices
Gardens, museums & shops in a restored 18th-century town with costumed staff & hands-on activities.
600 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
http://www.oldsalem.org/
International Civil Rights Center & Museum
Archives & exhibits on the Civil Rights Movement at the site of the historic Greensboro sit-ins.
134 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
http://www.sitinmovement.org/
Mill Mountain Star
Cultural landmark
100 ft. neon-lit star & regional landmark overlooking Roanoke from the top of Mill Mountain.
2000 J B Fishburn Pkwy, Roanoke, VA 24014, USA
https://www.playroanoke.com/parks-facilities/mill-mountain-park/
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
50 S River Ave, Weston, WV 26452, USA
http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/
Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is now a designated landmark offering tours, gardens & a cafe.
1491 Mill Run Rd, Mill Run, PA 15464, USA
https://fallingwater.org/
Flight 93 National Memorial
Site of United Airlines Flight 93's September 11, 2001 crash is now a memorial with a Wall of Names.
6424 Lincoln Hwy #30, Stoystown, PA 15563, USA
The Duquesne Incline
Transport interchange
Pittsburgh, PA 15211, USA
Riverside baseball stadium with classic architecture hosts Pirates games, restaurants & retail.
115 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
https://www.mlb.com/pirates/ballpark
Venue showcasing standout players & football history, with permanent & traveling exhibits.
2121 George Halas Dr NW, Canton, OH 44708, USA
https://www.profootballhof.com/
Splash Lagoon
Indoor water park has slides, a lazy river, a ropes course, tropical pool areas, arcade & laser tag.
8091 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509, USA
http://www.splashlagoon.com/
Presque Isle State Park
Park offers 11 miles of beaches, concert spaces, a lighthouse, lagoons & an environmental center.
301 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA 16505, USA
http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PresqueIsleStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
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Yes! You can drive from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls.
How far is Niagara Falls from Saint Augustine Beach by car?
The drive from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls is 1108 miles (1782 km).
How long does it take to drive from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls?
Driving from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls should take you 17 hrs 31 mins in normal traffic. Check out How far is Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls by car for more details.
How much would gas cost from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls?
Gas from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls would cost around $91 to $213 USD, depending on your vehicle's fuel efficiency.
Where should I stop on the way from Saint Augustine Beach to Niagara Falls?
You could check out Fort Clinch State Park and Driftwood Beach, or the always popular Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens!
What are the best cities to visit between Saint Augustine Beach and Niagara Falls?
People love visiting Savannah, Charleston, and Pittsburgh, among others.
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It depends on when you visit! We've compiled data from NASA for each month of the year: see the links below for more information.
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JIZZY PEARL / LOVE/HATE: live review
Posted on April 5, 2017 by kevinsmusicblog
JIZZY PEARL / LOVE/HATE @THE BULLINGDON, OXFORD, 01/04/2017
"It's the last night of the tour, we're celebrating 25 years of Wasted in America and yes, I have just stepped out of a fucking time machine…"
Jizzy Pearl, a trim and very-much-alive star from LA's post-glam pre-grunge early 90s, owns a voice that, along with bassist Skid's artwork and drugs-booze-blackout lyrics, marked Love/Hate out as one of the bands of the time, and those first two albums are scuffed gems to this day. Much like our very own Wildhearts, Love/Hate were too colourful, shambolic and decadent to compete with the rising Seattle star, and that meant they were doomed to be botched by bad timing (and in-band fuck ups, of course). 1992 was Nevermindasupernova. Love/Hate looked like they were having fun. And they were from LA. It could never really last, and it didn't, but the records really do.
LA '92: Wasted
Now it's April Fools' Day 2017, the Budweiser cross of cans has graced the stage and we're straight in to Wasted in America (the album) with Wasted in America (the track). Spit and Miss America follow, and it's shaping up to be a straight runthrough of the record – 'tis an anniversary after all. Cream to Yucca Man to Happy Hour next?
Not quite. Somewhere during side 1, we get spun off the wasted trail with a couple of blackouts – Tumbleweed and Fuel to Run – before skidding back to the main deal for Cream and Yucca Man. Good move, mixing it like that. Makes the in-its-entirety album thing feel more alive, gig-like and less predictable, and it means that we get aces like Mary Jane, Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? and Let's Rumble's sleaze-o Spinning Wheel cut in to the Wasted plot. Serve up a little Blackout in the Red Room after WiA's closing Evil Twin and we've been privy to the full album topped up by Love/Hate's best others. Jizzy's voice is, somehow, still a forceful top-ender at 59 years (59!!!) and he seems genuinely moved by tonight's word-perfect crowd. Well, we love the record, simple as that.
For the encore, JP gives us a choice: either the first side of Rush's 2112 OR Straightjacket…
(clue: Canada lose)
You never really know with these anniversary/whole album gigs whether they're gonna work or not, but this one came from the right place – a real feelgood celebration of a rekkid of youth, the stuff that's burned waaaaay down inside…you can't undo that. It's in there for life. And when a band decides to uncork that genie, they gotta do it with a record that's got the tunes, and Wasted in America has no wobbles in that department. If the title track is all you can salvage from a hazy quarter-century recall, dig out the deeper cuts and you'll see that the album rocks harder than its lead track. Need pointers? Yucca Man, the disorienting Happy Hour and Jizzy-showcase Tranquilizer are a three-way sure shot.
Blackout, Wasted and Rumble albums on replay since the gig. Love/Hate earworms non-stop buzzing
buzzin' like a bumble bee, TRANQUI-LI-ZER
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RYLEY WALKER: live review
Posted on February 21, 2016 by kevinsmusicblog
THE BULLINGDON, OXFORD, 18/2/2016
"You know what's underrated?" asks a cheery but thinner, more boyish-looking Ryley Walker than the one on the promo flyers.
"THURSDAYS."
Crowd agrees. We are in prodigious company at the Bullingdon on this eve-of-Friday so yeah, Thursday DOES feel a bit spesh.
"I could be at home, watching Flog It."
Enter Quipmaster General, Danny Thompson – THE Danny Thompson, upright of bass, Pentangle of fame, bass player of legend and muso partner to the likes of John Martyn, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley. Thompson's not just a name but a name who's played with the names that matter, and that's probably why it first feels like half the Bully are here just for Mr T, but even if that is true then surely they'll be won over by the jazz-sharp folk-out of Walker's last album, Primrose Green. What. A. Record. I mean, the influences are subtle as hammers – see above – and some reviewers (hello Pitchfork) mark down the period-piece devotion of the thing, but I don't see why … the Chicago-based jazz players that Walker's got behind him are something else, a firesome bunch who could break (on) through those folkier fetters at a second's notice and go Full Freak. The fact they don't, even though they come close, adds a taut energy to a beautiful album.
Then there's Walker himself, bringing midtwentysomething abandon to his intricate playing – check the sublime near-derailment of Sweet Satisfaction and feel the freedom. Turns out he served time in punk/noise bands (big Zep fan too), so you get the sense that Primrose Green is a place for Walker to be, but not to stay – not long term. Wouldn't surprise me if he took a hike up Ben Chasny Peak or somesuch and roughed up his rootsy picking with noise, drone n mantra.
Back in the Bullingdon on this underrated Thursday, we have no band, no percussion, no electric guitar – basically, none of the non-Ryley star turns from Primrose Green. We've got two people: Walker and Thompson, new blood and seasoned master, from opposite ends of the folkpsyche time spectrum. Together, they turn in a blinder.
Walker is the kind of player who loses himself in his songs. He goes for it, hits it hard, throws in barks and shouts, even a Buckley shriek – no doubt these are the tics that critics question – but, affected or not, it's impossible not to be drawn in. New tracks are aired: I Will Ask You Twice is one, as is a wind-it-up-faster instrumental where Thompson plays bow and Walker goes east, and a track about "people who put Donald Trump signs in their lawn, bitchin' about everything." Primrose Green, Hide in the Roses and a set-closing On the Banks of the Old Kishwaukee – which, lacking the soft-shuffle percussion of the recorded version, is less bucolic than we're used to – are the picks from the last album.
So no, we don't get Sweet Satisfaction – but in another way, we do. Top gig, and no doubt the precocious but raggedly unprecious Walker will revel in this tour with a giant of the genre. Stories for life, eh?
Posted in GIG REVIEWS	| Tagged 2016, Bullingdon, DANNY THOMPSON, FEBRUARY, gig, Oxford, PRIMROSE GREEN, review, RYLEY WALKER	| Leave a reply


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Listen to landowners' views in parking regulation debate
The importance of landowners should not be forgotten when discussing parking on private land, says Philip Boynes, chief executive of ParkingEye
Philip Boynes
Anyone working in the private parking sector will have kept a keen eye on the progress of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act over the last 18 months. In March, this process to pass fresh legislation for the sector was concluded. Yet the real work is set to begin over the summer as the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) drafts the new code and runs a public consultation on the output.
Critical to the implementation of the new code, and its ability to provide certainty...
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Momentum, Thy Name Is Healthcare?
When I say the word "momentum," what's the first sector that comes to mind?
I'm guessing it wasn't Healthcare. Looking at today's market, though, there is no question about it – healthcare has become a momentum sector.
We can see this clearly in looking at the largest momentum ETF from ishares (MTUM), which now has almost a third of its portfolio in Healthcare names.
This is significantly larger than Healthcare's weighting in the S&P 500 of 14%.
Using this methodology, it should come as no surprise that Healthcare is the top weighting as it has been the best performing sector in the market this year (see chart below). It also should come as no surprise that there is only a 1% weighting to Energy as it is the only sector with negative performance in 2014. What is surprising is the relatively low weighting (1.79%) to Utilities, which is the second best performing sector this year.
Of the top twenty names in the momentum ETF, eight are in the health care sector, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Gilead (GILD), Amgen (AMGN), Celgene (CELG) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Technology is also a big portion of the index, mostly from large cap holdings in Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC), and Facebook (FB).
The top performing health care names in the ETF include Intuitive Surgical (ISRG, +149%), Allergan (AGN, +103%), Actavis (ACT, +99%), Illumina (ILMN, +79%), Edwards Lifesciences (EW, +68%), and Amgen (+60%). Biotechs are highly represented in this list.
Healthcare is now an important part of the equity momentum factor given its outsized performance relative to the broad market over the past year. As momentum is an objective process, it will remain a large factor as long as it remains a top performer. Should we see a reversal in health care strength, it will have more sizable negative impact to momentum-leaning portfolios today than in prior periods given its larger weighting.
Disclaimer: This writing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation regarding any securities transaction, or as an offer to provide advisory or other services by Pension Partners, LLC in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The information contained in this writing should not be construed as financial or investment advice on any subject matter. Pension Partners, LLC expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken based on any or all of the information on this writing.
I couldn't say it any better than Moon Kil Woong did. I agree completely.
Yay another market sector artificially manipulated by the government and lots and lots of pork. Market is a term used loosely because healthcare is increasingly divorcing its way from resembling anything capitalistic like a market.
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (also referred to as  Scooby-Doo 2) is a 2004 American horror comedy film based on the animated franchise Scooby-Doo. It is the second installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series and the sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo, and was directed by Raja Gosnell, written by James Gunn, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Boyle and Alicia Silverstone, with Neil Fanning reprising his role as the voice of Scooby-Doo.

The film was released on March 26, 2004. Like the first film, it received generally negative reviews from critics and although financially successful it wound up grossing considerably less at the box office than its predecessor. The reception resulted in a third film, set to be written and directed by Gunn, being cancelled. A telefilm reboot featuring a new cast, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, aired on Cartoon Network in 2009.

Plot
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo attend the opening of an exhibition at the Coolsonian Criminology Museum commemorating their past solved cases with monster costumes on display. However, the celebrations are interrupted by a masked man known as the Evil Masked Figure who steals two costumes using the reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost. The gang are ridiculed by journalist Heather Jasper Howe, who starts a smear campaign against them. Shaggy and Scooby, after overhearing the rest of the gang criticizing their tendency to bumble every operation, and especially their most recent offense in failing to secure the Pterodactyl Ghost at the museum, resolve to better themselves and become real detectives. Concluding an old enemy is the mastermind, the gang revisit old cases. They dismiss the former Pterodactyl Ghost, Jonathan Jacobo, as the culprit due to his apparent death during a failed prison escape. They guess that Jeremiah Wickles, the Black Knight Ghost's portrayer and Jacobo's cell mate in prison, is the culprit.

Going to Wickles' manor, the group find a book that serves as an instruction manual on how to create monsters. Shaggy and Scooby-Doo find a note inviting Wickles to visit the Faux Ghost nightclub. They are attacked by the Black Knight Ghost, but escape when Daphne fights him off while Velma discovers its weak spot and disables it. Before fleeing, the rest of the gang discover through the book that the key ingredient to creating the monsters is "randomonium", a substance that can be found at the old silver mining town. Daphne, Velma and Fred go to the museum accompanied by the curator Patrick Wisely, but discover that the rest of the costumes have been stolen. Heather Jasper Howe turns the city against them.

Following the lead from Wickles' note, their first clue ever, they sneak into the Faux Ghost, where the criminals whom the gang had unmasked hang out. Wearing disguises to try and solve the mystery, they speak to Wickles and hear how he has mended his evil ways. Scooby causes a scene and his disguise falls off, and the two escape through a trash chute. On their way out, they spot Patrick uncharacteristically assaulting someone who appears to be a member of his staff, ordering him to find answers to who vandalized his museum. Shaggy and Scooby then spot Wickles leaving the club and follow him. Fred, Velma, and Daphne go to the mines, finding Wickles' plans to turn it into an amusement park. They confront Wickles, who states that he and Jacobo were cell mates that hated each other and denies having any connection to the museum robberies.

The gang then find the Monster Hive where the costumes are brought to life as real monsters. Shaggy and Scooby play around with the machine's control panel, accidentally bringing several costumes to life, and the gang flees with the panel as the Evil Masked Figure terrorizes the city. Escaping to their old high school clubhouse, the gang realizes they can reverse the control panel's power by altering its wiring. Captain Cutler's Ghost emerges from the bayou, forcing the gang to head back to the mines, encountering the various monsters along the way. In the mines, Velma finds a shrine dedicated to Jacobo built by Patrick. However, Patrick proves his innocence by helping Velma after a catwalk unexpectedly gives way under her.

The gang confront the Evil Masked Figure as the Tar Monster captures all of them but Scooby, who uses a fire extinguisher to freeze the Tar Monster's body. He reactivates the control panel, turning the costumes back to normal. The gang takes the Evil Masked Figure to the authorities, unmasking him as Heather. Velma then peels Heather's face off, revealing she is actually Jacobo in disguise. He had survived the fall from the prison wall, sought to get revenge on the sleuths by discrediting them and turn the press against them, and also framed Wickles by putting the instruction manual and the Black Knight Ghost in his mansion. His cameraman Ned is also arrested as an accomplice.

The sleuths are praised as heroes in Coolsville. In the Faux Ghost, they celebrate their victory with the reformed criminals.

Cast

Live action
 Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred Jones
 Ryan Vrba as Young Fred
 Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne Blake
 Emily Tennant as Young Daphne
 Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
 Cascy Beddow as Young Shaggy
 Nazanin Afshin-Jam as Shaggy Chick
 Linda Cardellini as Velma Dinkley
 Lauren Kennedy as Young Velma
 Seth Green as Patrick Wisely
 Peter Boyle as Jeremiah Wickles
 Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Jonathan Jacobo
 Alicia Silverstone as Heather Jasper Howe
 Karin Konoval as Aggie Wilkins
 Joe MacLeod as Skater Dude No. 1
 Brandon Jay McLaren as Skater Dude No. 2
 Rasmus Nøhr as Skater Dude No. 3
 Calum Worthy as Kid on Bike
 Stephen E. Miller as C.L. Magnus
 Zahf Paroo as Ned
 Christopher R. Sumpton as Zombie
 C. Ernst Harth as Miner 49er
 Kevin Durand as Black Knight Ghost

Voice cast
 Neil Fanning as Scooby-Doo and Tasmanian Devil
 J. P. Manoux as Scooby Brainiac
 Scott McNeil as Evil Masked Figure
 Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Pterodactyl Ghost, Zombie, and Red-Eyed Skeleton
 Bob Papenbrook as the voice of Black Knight Ghost
 Michael Sorich as the voice of Tar Monster and Cotton Candy Glob
 Terrence Stone/Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of 10,000 Volt Ghost
 Wally Wingert as the voice of Green-Eyed Skeleton

Cameos
 Pat O'Brien
 Neil Fanning
 Tasmanian Devil
 Ruben Studdard
 Kester Moorhouse
 Big Brovaz

Production
In June 2002, at the time of the release of Scooby-Doo, Dan Fellman, the president of Warner Bros., confirmed that a sequel was in the works, and was slated for a 2004 release. In March 2003, it was announced that Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Neil Fanning, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini would reprise their roles in the sequel. Filming for the sequel began on April 14, 2003 in Vancouver, with Seth Green and Alicia Silverstone joining the cast.

Reception

Box office
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed opened March 26, 2004, and grossed $29.4 million (over 3,312 theaters, $8,888 average) during its opening weekend, ranking No. 1. It grossed a total of $84.2 million in North America, and went on to earn $181.5 million worldwide, more than $90 million less than the $275.7 million worldwide Scooby-Doo grossed two years earlier. It was the twenty-ninth highest-grossing film of 2004, and ranks as the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time featuring a dog (animated or otherwise) as a major character.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2004, topping the country's box office for three straight weekends before being dethroned by Kill Bill: Volume 2.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed holds a rating of 22% based on 119 reviews and an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Only the very young will get the most out of this silly trifle." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the previous film's "B+".

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Times gave the film two stars out of four, stating, "This is a silly machine to whirl goofy antics before the eyes of easily distracted audiences, and it is made with undeniable skill." Dave Kehr of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, saying, "In the strictly secular-humanist world of Scooby-Doo, there are no real ghosts, but only humans desperate for attention who disguise themselves as supernatural figures."

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a two out of five stars, stating, "it's straight down the line family fare, nothing inspired, nothing objectionable: a few funny lines." Nick DeSemlyn of Empire Magazine also gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This sequel is a step up from the first. Scooby's animation is improved, there are some fun action sequences and a smattering of amusing moments. But the same manic mugging that spoiled the original mars this movie, and the result is a film only a six year-old on a sugar rush could love." Common Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "Sequel is milder than original; potty humor, peril, violence."

The film won the Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel.

Home media
Warner Home Video released the film on DVD and VHS on September 14, 2004, in both full-screen and widescreen editions. The DVD included deleted scenes from the film's production and other special features, such as two music videos, a "making of" and trailers. On November 9, 2010, Warner Bros. released both the film and its predecessor as a double feature Blu-ray.

Video games
Two video games loosely following the plot of the film were released in 2004 to coincide with the film's release; a 3D point and click adventure on the PC and a 2D beat 'em up platformer on the Game Boy Advance. In both games, one ending could only be seen by entering a code displayed at the end of the film after the credits.

Soundtrack
A soundtrack was released on March 23, 2004, on compact disc and cassette tape.

 "Don't Wanna Think About You" by Simple Plan (Simple Plan had also performed the titular theme song)
 "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals
 "Boom Shack-A-Lak" by Apache Indian
 "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Big Brovaz
 "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
 "Wooly Bully" by Bad Manners
 "Shining Star" by Ruben Studdard
 "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
 "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited
 "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
 "Here We Go" by Bowling for Soup
 "Love Shack" by The B-52's
 "Friends Forever" by Puffy AmiYumi
 "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" by MxPx

Cancelled sequel film
In October 2002, during the filming of Scooby-Doo 2, Warner Bros. approved production of a third film. Dan Forman and Paul Foley were hired to write the script for Scooby-Doo 3. In August 2004, Matthew Lillard said in an interview that the third Scooby-Doo film was canceled because the second had not done as well as expected, which he attributed to Warner Bros. releasing it at an inappropriate time. In a 2019 interview, James Gunn revealed that he was set to write and direct but the film did not happen due to the financial disappointment of the previous film, stating, "although it did well, it didn't do well enough to warrant a third, so the movie was never made." Gunn tweeted the plot for the canceled film was that "The Mystery Inc. gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they are being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims. Scooby and Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices and narrow belief systems."

References

External links

2004 films
2000s adventure comedy films
2004 comedy horror films
2000s buddy comedy films
2000s fantasy comedy films
2000s ghost films
2000s monster movies
2000s comedy mystery films
American buddy comedy films
American adventure comedy films
American children's adventure films
American children's comedy films
American comedy horror films
American detective films
American fantasy adventure films
American fantasy comedy films
American films with live action and animation
American monster movies
American sequel films
Children's horror films
Films about dogs
American films about revenge
Looney Tunes films
Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) films
Films directed by Raja Gosnell
Films produced by Charles Roven
Films produced by Richard Suckle
Films scored by David Newman
Films set in mining communities
Films set in museums
Films set in Ohio
Films shot in Vancouver
Films shot in Winnipeg
Films with screenplays by James Gunn
Hanna-Barbera animated films
Scooby-Doo live-action films
Scooby-Doo (film series)
Warner Bros. films
American children's animated comedy films
2004 comedy films
Films shot at Village Roadshow Studios
Golden Raspberry Award winning films
Cross-dressing in American films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films


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Q: Missing Template PDFkit I dropped the gem into the gem file, bundle installed it.
Have this in my application.rb:
require 'pdfkit'
config.middleware.use PDFKit::Middleware, :print_media_type => true

Doing rake middleware, I see 'use PDFKit::Middleware' in there.
I have this in my routes
match "/option_invoice/view_invoice/(/:id)" => "option_invoice#view_invoice"

Now when I go to http://0.0.0.0:3000/option_invoice/view_invoice/2.pdf, I got the missing template error. The page without the .pdf displays perfectly fine.

Missing template option_invoice/view_invoice, application/view_invoice with {:formats=>> >[:pdf], :locale=>[:en], :handlers=>[:coffee, :erb, :builder, :arb]}.

I'm on rails 3.2.2 if that helps.
Any help?

A: Basically you're just missing a template in given paths that corresponds to view_invoice.pdf.erb or view_invoice.pdf.haml or whatever you are using.
Either you create that and render whichever view you want in the PDF or you override the default template pulled by PDFKit.
I would recommend the first variant, this makes the rendered PDF independent of your views (kind of).
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Rajinikanth, the actor who has amassed a huge following all over the globe with his signature style and simplicity, is now all over social media. There was news all over the industry about Rajinikanth signing his next big project. Sources stated, Rajinikanth's next project, Darbar, is with one of the most talented and highly in demand directors of South Indian cinema. Turns out, it is true. The first look of Rajinikanth's Darbar was out today.
Darbar will feature Rajinikanth as a cop, after a very long time. The actor looks every bit of a superstar with his stylish makeover and hip glasses. With a number of hints on the poster suggesting this will be a typical cop drama, the makers of the movie successfully created great hustle all over social media. A.R. Murugadoss is the director of this upcoming drama. Nayanthara, the Lady Superstar, who is known for her energetic performance, will feature in the lead role of this Rajinikanth starrer. The regular shoot of this project will commence very soon in Mumbai.
Anirudh Ravichander, the musical sensation who worked on the tunes of Petta, is working on Darbar songs, while Santosh Sivan is handling the cinematography. Darbar is tentatively slated for a grand release during Pongal 2020.


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On September 25, five American religious organizations plan to host a Ramadan dinner for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his upcoming visit to the United States. These include the Mennonite Central Committee, the Quakers, the World Council of Churches, and Religions for Peace. How is it that these Christian "peace" organizations are willing to break bread with a declared warmonger and Holocaust denier? An answer lies in the troubling history of these organizations – a history that includes a shameful alliance with Nazi Germany during World War II.
Even more supportive of Hitler were the Mennonites. In a letter dated September 10, 1933, the Conference of East and West Prussian Mennonites from the German city-state of Danzig wrote to the Fuhrer to express its "deep gratitude for the powerful revival that God has given our nation through your energy" and wished Hitler a "joyful cooperation in the up building of our Fatherland through the power of the Gospel." If its enthusiasm for hosting Ahmadinejad is any guide, the Mennonite Church has learned little from this dark chapter in its past. On the contrary, the church's alliance with the Iranian leader is an extension of its hard-line anti-Israel politics, which find expression in its funding of books advocating the so-called "right-of-return" for Palestinian Arabs – a policy that, if implemented, would mean the destruction of Israel.
One finds a similar antagonism for the Jewish State in the activism of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the "peace" arm of the Quakers. As an example of what it calls "Quaker values in action," the AFSC includes its campaigns to "challenge" American support for Israel. A supporter of the PLO, the AFSC not only backs radical anti-Israel groups like Zochrot but opposes Israel's attempts to defend itself against Palestinian terrorism. That the Quakers are now willing to sit down to dinner with the man who has openly called for Israel to be wiped off the global map should not be entirely surprising.
By any reasonable standard, self-styled peace activists might be expected to condemn leaders who support terrorism and who unashamedly seek the destruction of other nations. But just as advocates of non-violence found a way to accommodate the genocidal designs of Adolph Hitler, so they have been willing to make peace with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And just as Gandhi never expressed remorse for his "dear friend" letters to Hitler, its unlikely that these supposed believers in non-violence will break a dinner date with his Iranian heir.


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Privacy settings in the age of Facebook
By Michelle Williams
Over the last decade, people have opened Myspace, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and have become increasingly more conscious about what is available online to the public.
And according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, "social network users are becoming more active in pruning and managing their accounts." The study found that two-thirds of internet users that are on social networking sites, and of those users, the majority have increased security settings since 2009.
More than 90 percent of social network users have a Facebook profile, which increased from 73 percent in 2009. Meanwhile, the number of social network users with Twitter accounts has grown from 6 percent in 2009 to 11 percent now, according to the report.
"As social media use has become a mainstream activity, there has been an increasingly polarized public debate about whether or not 'privacy' can be dismissed as a relic in the information age," said Mary Madden, the lead researcher of the report.
More than half of the people on Facebook reported that their main profile wall and photos can only be viewed by "friends."
Women and younger users between the ages of 18 and 29 are more likely to unfriend other users and limit access to photos and wall posts. Sixty-seven percent of women reported that they have deleted people from their "friends" list, while 58 percent of men reported unfriending other users.
Clyde Sheppard, a sophomore at University of Massachusetts, said he often doesn't accept friend requests from other Facebook users.
"I feel kind of bad, but I don't always accept everyone. If they're someone I haven't seen since high school and don't talk to, I won't accept," said Sheppard.
UMass freshman Kelsey Baumgarten said she is rethinking her current privacy settings on Facebook.
"I have my profile set to public, though I need to change that. I need to figure out how to do that." Baumgarten added that she plans on changing the settings because "anyone can search you online, including employers."
The study showed that 48 percent of users, like Baumgarten, reported having "some level of difficultly in managing the privacy controls on their profile." The study also showed that users who are college educated are much more likely to experience difficulty with privacy settings than those with less education.
"Many users are learning and refining their approach as they go, changing privacy settings on profiles, customizing who can see certain updates and deleting unwanted information about them that appears online," Madden wrote in the report.
She added, "Search engines and social media sites now play a central role in building one's identity online."
Online, one can edit their identity by deleting photos and comments made by others on their wall. The results showed that 44 percent of users have deleted comments and photos posted by others on their profile.
"A notable portion of those who already restrict access to their [social networking sites] take further steps to limit what certain friends can see. [Twenty-six] percent of those whose profile is at least partially private say they use additional privacy settings to limit what certain friends can and cannot see," Madden wrote in the report. This finding is consistent throughout all age groups.
Baumgarten said she is likely to delete or "untag" photos she deemed inappropriate. "Not that I have anything bad on my profile, I just don't want everything to be online."
Sheppard, who has his profile visible only to "friends," said he occasionally deletes comments or photos from his wall.
Whether or not privacy can be dismissed as a relic in the information age, with a click of a button, people can become "friends" and cultivate their online persona through their posts and photos.
Michelle Williams can be reached at [email protected] Keri Ann O'Riordan can be reached at [email protected]
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