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New Movies and TV to Stream, Nov. 28
That's right, it's the weekend, again, and time to review the best new movies and television shows added online this week, to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. And there are some good new adds this week, so let's get started!
The biggest add on Hulu this week has to be Happiest Season, the 2020 rom com starring Kristin Stewart. But this isn't your everyday holiday romcom, but one where Stewart plays Abby, who agrees reluctantly to go home with her girlfriend Harper, played by Mackenzie Davis, who tells her on the way there that she hasn't yet told her conservative parents, wonderfully played by Mary Steenburgen and Victor Garber, she's gay. Oh and her family is conservative, with problems of their own. Alison Brie, Mary Holland, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy(!), Sarayu Blue, Ana Gasteyer and Burl Moseley are also featured players, and Clea DuVall directs. But this movie isn't unusual just because its populated by gay people instead of straight, but how wrong a holiday trip can go, and with such good performers, too. Justin Chang of the L.A. Times says "the average holiday-themed romantic comedy is such a synthetic box of delights… "Happiest Season," a new comedy directed by Clea DuVall, is a clever, affecting, endearingly imperfect example." And it gets an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. I'm watching. Hulu has also added Bombshell, the 2019 drama. This is the retelling of the rampant sexual harassment that went on at Fox News, under Roger Ailes(John LIthgow), with Megan Kelly(Charlize Theron), Gretchen Carlson(Nicole Kidman) and Kayla Pospisil(Margot Robbie) playing some the newscasters harassed. Kate McKinnon, Malcolm McDowell(!), Allison Janney(!), Mark Duplass and Connie Britton also star and Jay Roach(Trumbo) directed. This film won multiple awards last year, like Best International Supporting Actress for Margot Robbie at the AACTA Awards and the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and many more nominations. It gets a 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Kevin Maher of the (UK) Times called it "[a] timely satirical takedown that finds black humour and absurdist comedy in the subject of workplace sexual harassment while never losing sight of its devastating repercussions." It's on my list. Also new on Hulu is Centigrade, a 2020 American thriller. Here, Genesis Rodriguez and Vincent Piazza star as Naomi and Matt, married couple who get stranded in their car, which is covered deep in the snow after sleeping in their car during an ice storm. But their phones get no signal, the windows won't open and they're covered in snow and ice, and as supplies run low, hypothermia threatens and oh, Naomi is very pregnant. And they argue once, in awhile, and the baby threatens to come, but all in all, it's rather boring. Mavis Simpson-Ernst also stars, and Brendan Walsh directs. It only gets a 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Frank Scheck of the Hollywood Reporter writes, "neither tense nor thematically resonant enough to overcome its literally small-scale aspects, Centigrade proves as much an ordeal for its viewers as its characters." Don't bother. But, finally, Hulu also has Black Narcissus, the FX 2020 mini-series. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, this takes place high in the Himalayas, as Sister Clodagh(Gemma Atterton) travels to an outpost there to set up a school and hospital, along with four other nuns. But the isolation and strict rules, especially celibacy, imposed upon the nuns take their toll on their sanity, especially that of Sister Ruth, played by Aisling Franciosi. Alessandro Nivola, Rosie Cavaliero, Gina McKee, Jim Broadbent and Diana Rigg(!) in one of her final appearances, also star, and there are three episodes in all to splurge on. But for all the wonderful actors and beautiful production values(it is BBC), it still isn't up to the standards of the classic 1947 production starring Deborah Kerr. And it gets only a 5.6/10 on IMDb. Better to watch the original, which you can stream on HBO Max, during a free trial period, here.
Netflix has one big add this week, with Hillbilly Elegy, a 2020 drama from director Ron Howard. Based on the award-winning 2016 memoir of the same name by J. D. Vance, this follows the life of his family in Middletown, Ohio and decades before, in a small mountain town in Northern Kentucky, where his mother Bev, played by Amy Adams, deals with drug addiction that she can't quite overcome, so his grandmother Mamaw, played by Glenn Close, cares for him, having overcome abuse in her past as well. Gabriel Basso plays J.D. Vance as an adult, while Owen Asztalos, portrays him as a teenager, and Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins(!), Sunny Mabrey, and Dylan Gage also star, and Vanessa Taylor wrote the script. But this movie, unfortunately, doesn't live up to Vance's original book, and so we get a rathe bland version of working class life in America. Brian Lowry of CNN writes, "these would theoretically be juicy roles for Adams and Close, but even with those stars letting loose, the conversations about broader cultural and economic challenges that the book triggered get obscured by what feels more like a Lifetime movie." And it gets a shocking 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. Luckily, Netflix also offers Don't Listen, a 2020 Spanish horror movie. Rodolfo Sancho and Ana Fernández star as parents whose son, played by Lucas Blas, hears sinister voices(and more) after their move to a new house, and are forced to bring in paranormal investigators after things turn violent. Ramón Barea, Belén Fabra, Rosa Álvarez, Nerea Barros and Beatriz Arjona also star, and Ángel Gómez Hernández(Behind) directs. And it gets an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Irene Crespo of Cinemanía (Spain) saying "in his feature debut, Ángel Gómez Hernández, doesn't shy away from the family drama that balances the cliched terror throughout." But it's way too scary for me. Netflix also has The Christmas Chronicles 2, a 2020 holiday movie. This is a sequel to The Christmas Chronicles(big surprise) that starred Kurt Russell as Santa Claus, and this brings us more his Santa, with Goldie Hawn now appearing as Mrs. Claus. Kate(Darby Camp) comes back to Santa's Village, having trouble at her mom's boyfriend's son, Jack(Jahzir Bruno), who finds his way there, too. And they never want to leave, of course. Julian Dennison, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tyrese Gibson also star, while Chris Columbus(Mrs. Doubtfire!) directs. And, it gets a respectable 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Justin Chang of the L.A. Times saying its "[a]n unremarkable if far from unpleasant sequel arriving just in time to brighten your locked-down holiday festivities." A little too early for me, though. I'd rather watch The Call, a 2020 South Korean sci-fi thriller. Park Shin-hye(#Alive) plays Seo-yeon, a young woman who begins to get phone calls from Young-sook (Jong-seo Jun), who is calling from the same house twenty years in the past, and has sinister motives of her own. And it is all related to Seo-Yeon's father, played by Park Ho-san, who was murdered years ago. Kim Sung-ryung, Lee El, Oh Jung-se and Lee Dong-hwi also star, and Chung-Hyun Lee(Bargain) directs. This is an hard-charging, violent roller coaster ride of murder and revenge, not for the faint-of-heart. Which includes me. But it gets a 7.2/10(!) on IMDb, and ReadySteadyCut writes, "With solid performances, excellent production highlighting the cause and effect relationship between parallel past and present timelines, and a willingness to get lurid where necessary, The Call is a solid effort, and all within two hours." So watch if you dare.
Amazon's has two big adds this week, the first being Uncle Frank, it's in-house 2020 drama. Sophia Lillis plays Beth Bledsoe, an teenager in 70's South Carolina, who visits her favorite Uncle Frank, in New York, an unconventional literature professor. But when they go home for her grandfather's funeral, Daddy Mac(Stephen Root), she learns Uncle Frank's terrible burden, that in being gay, and living with his partner Wahid(Peter Macdissi), he has earned the unrelenting contempt and damnation of his conservative family, including his mother and father. Margo Martindale, Britt Rentschler, Lois Smith(!), Steve Zahn and Judy Greer also star, and Alan Ball(American Beauty!) writes and directs here. Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian says "[it]doesn't have the witty indirectness of American Beauty or Ball's TV classic Six Feet Under, but it has a strong and very convincing performance from Bettany." And it gets an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 7/10 on IMDb. I'm definitely watching. The second big add on Amazon is Steve McQueen's second episode of his 2020 Small Axe series, Lovers Rock. This is a slice of life experience, featuring a house party in 1980's London's West Indian community, with teen-aged Martha(Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn) sneaking out to go and meeting Franklyn (Micheal Ward) on the dance floor. Shaniqua Okwok, Ellis George, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Francis Lovehall and Kadeem Ramsey also star, and there's lots of great music by Sister Sledge, Barry Biggs and even Carl Douglas' Kung Fu Fighting. This if a different London and Notting Hill than usually is portrayed, not surprisingly, where racism and poverty exist arm in arm with tradition and history. And it gets an amazing 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 7.4/10(!) on IMDb. Odie Henderson of RogerEbert.com writes "despite its brief 68-minute runtime, Lovers Rock is loaded with tactile, sensuous storytelling." Don't miss it. I won't. And, finally, Amazon offers Most Wanted, the 2020 action drama staring Josh Hartnett. Here, Hartnett stars as an investigative reporter, Victor Malarek, who looks to expose a heroin ring run by dirty cops in 1989, in order to free an innocent man, played by Antoine-Olivier Pilon. Stephen McHattie(!), Amanda Crew, Jim Gaffigan(!) and Don McKellar, while Daniel Roby directed. Hartnett's performance is less than spectacular, but the rest of the cast is exceptional. It gets a 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Guy Lodge of Variety says that it "does its… job with proficient integrity, but as much inventiveness as you'd guess from that all-purpose placeholder of a title." If you need an action movie. Oh, and don't miss Amazon's Black Friday & Cyber Monday Savings that allows you to pay only $1.99(!) to rent First Cow, or $3.99 to rent Antebellum or more!
So sit back and binge this weekend, on classics, old and new, on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Enjoy!
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Das Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, auch Missouri River Basin Project, war ein großangelegtes Staudammprojekt der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten entlang des Missouri River in den Great Plains ab den 1940er Jahren.

Geschichte
Nach den Dürrekatastrophen der 1930er Jahre in der "Dust Bowl" entwickelten verschiedene Wasserbehörden (water  management  agencies) sowie Colonel Lewis A. Pick für das U.S. Army Corps of Engineers und Glen Sloan für das Bureau of Reclamation konkurrierende Pläne für ein Bewässerungssystem und eine Flutkontrolle des Missouri.

Der sogenannte Pick-Plan des Army Corps enthielt drei Hauptelemente: Flutdämme über eine Länge von 1.500 Kilometern entlang des gesamten Missouri von Sioux City bis zu Mündung in den Mississippi, außerdem fünf große Staudämme und -seen am Missouri sowie 18 Staudämme an Nebenflüssen des Missouri.

Der Sloan-Plan des Bureau war umfangreicher. Er enthielt 90 Staudamm-Projekte zur Regulierung des Missouri (und seiner Nebenflüsse) und zur Stromerzeugung. Rund 19.400 Quadratkilometer (4,8 Millionen Acres) sollten durch die Baumaßnahmen bewässert werden können.

Die Pläne betrafen – aus Kostengründen – überproportional viel indianisches Gebiet. An den Vorbereitungen und Planungen wurden keine indianischen Vertreter beteiligt. Die sieben betroffenen Indianerreservate erfuhren erst nach Genehmigung der Bauprojekte von den Planungen.

Nach der Flutkatastrophe 1943 in Omaha im Bundesstaat Nebraska, wo neben der Stadt auch der kriegswichtige Flughafen überschwemmt worden war, und unter dem Druck eines Vorschlags zur Einrichtung einer neuen zuständigen Aufsichtsbehörde stellten Army Corps und Bureau am 17. Oktober 1944 gemeinsam Picks und Sloans Pläne dem House Flood Control Committee vor. Von 113 ursprünglichen Staudammprojekten aus beiden Entwürfen wurden 107 zum Pick-Sloan-Plan zusammengefasst und vom Komitee befürwortet.

Der US-Kongress verabschiedete am 22. Dezember 1944 ein Flutkontrollgesetz (Flood Control Act), mit dem die Staudammpläne rechtswirksam wurden. Franklin D. Roosevelt genehmigte $200 Millionen für das Projekt, welches nun offiziell Missouri River Basin Development Program genannt wurde. Es umfasste 107 Stauseen, die 1,6 Gigawatt Strom erzeugen und rund 19.400 Quadratkilometer (4,8 Millionen Acres) Land entlang des Missouri in Montana, North Dakota und South Dakota bewässern sollten, sowie 1.500 Kilometer Flussdeiche. Ziel des Programms war außerdem die Bändigung des Flusses zur Kontrolle von Überschwemmungen, zur Schiffbarmachung des Flusses sowie zur Förderung der Fischereiindustrie. Das House Flood Control Committee beauftragte das Army Corps of Engineers mit dem Bau von fünf Staudämmen des Pick-Sloan-Plans. Ein weiteres Bauprojekt wurde vom Bureau of Reclamation geleitet.

Mit dem Reclamation Project Authorization Act wurde 1972 eine weitere Staudamm-Bauphase des Pick-Sloan-Programms genehmigt.

Staudämme und -seen
Zwischen 1946 und 1966 wurden entlang des Missouri sechs neue Staudämme im Rahmen des Pick-Sloan-Projektes gebaut, von denen einige zu den größten der Welt zählen:
 ab 1947 der Canyon Ferry Dam (Stausee: Canyon Ferry Lake) in Montana, in Betrieb seit 1954, Bauleitung: Büro für Landgewinnung (Bureau of Reclamation)
 ab 1946 der Garrison Dam (Stausee Lake Sakakawea) in North Dakota, in Betrieb seit 1955, Bauleitung: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
 ab 1948 der Oahe-Staudamm (Lake Oahe) nahe Pierre in South Dakota, in Betrieb seit 1962, Bauleitung: USACE
 ab 1959 der Big Bend Dam (Stausee Lake Sharpe) bei Lower Brule in South Dakota, in Betrieb seit 1964, Bauleitung: USACE
 ab 1946 die Fort-Randall-Talsperre (Lake Francis Case) in South Dakota, in Betrieb seit 1953, Bauleitung: USACE
 ab 1952 der Gavins Point Dam (Stausee Lewis and Clark Lake) nahe Yankton, in Betrieb seit 1955, Bauleitung: USACE

In einer zweiten Phase des Pick-Sloan-Programms von 1976 bis 1994 baute das Bureau of Reclamation nach Genehmigung durch den Reclamation Project Authorization Act vom 20. Oktober 1972 sechs Staudämme am North Loup und Middle Loup in Nebraska im Einzugsgebiet des Missouri River:
 Davis Creek Dam mit dem Stausee Davis Creek Reservoir
 Virginia Smith Dam mit dem Stausee Calamus Lake (früher: Calamus Dam und Reservoir) am Calamus River
 Kent Diversion Dam
 Sherman Dam mit dem Stausee Sherman Reservoir
 Milburn Diversion Dam
 Arcadia Diversion Dam

Außerhalb des Pick-Sloan-Projektes gebaute Missouri-Staudämme sind (Reihenfolge flussabwärts): der Toston Dam (1940), die Hauser-Talsperre (1907), der Holter Dam (1908), Black Eagle Dam (1927), Rainbow Dam (1912), Cochrane Dam (1958), Ryan Dam (1915), Morony Dam (1930) und der Fort-Peck-Staudamm (1940), alle im Bundesstaat Montana.

Auswirkungen auf Indianerreservate
Für die sieben angrenzenden Indianerreservate waren die fünf vom Army Corps in North und South Dakota gebauten Staudämme der ersten Pick-Sloan-Bauphase eine Katastrophe: Etwa 550 Quadratmeilen Land mit fruchtbarem Boden, Wäldern und angestammten Siedlungen wurden ohne angemessene Entschädigung enteignet und überflutet. Viele Siedlungen der Indianer mussten verlegt werden. Bis heute sind die Auswirkungen des Bauprojekts zu spüren. Die Indianer mussten ihre Friedhöfe verlegen, verloren kulturelle Stätten ebenso wie ihre wirtschaftliche Grundlage. Anstelle ihrer bisherigen Subsistenzwirtschaft waren sie jetzt zu Geldwirtschaft gezwungen und oft von Sozialleistungen der Bundesregierung abhängig. Durch die Zwangsumzüge wurden Dorfstrukturen gestört. Im Gegensatz zu betroffenen weißen Siedlern wurden ihre Verluste nur mit unzureichenden Entschädigungen kompensiert. Kein anderes Bauprojekt in Amerika hat indianischem Land soviel Schaden zugefügt wie das Pick-Sloan-Projekt.

Von Überflutungen ihrer Stammesgebiete betroffen waren:
 die Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota durch den Lake Sakakawea (Garrison Dam),
 in South Dakota die Standing Rock Reservation und die Cheyenne River Reservation durch den Oahe Lake (Oahe Dam),
 die Lower Brule Reservation und die Crow Creek Reservation durch den Lake Sharpe (Big Bend Dam),
 die Yankton Reservation durch den Lake Francis Case (Fort Randall Dam) und
 in Nebraska die Santee Sioux Reservation durch den Lewis and Clark Lake (Gavins Point Dam).

Erst ab Ende der 1990er Jahre beschloss der Kongress weitere Entschädigungen an betroffene Stämme zu zahlen.

Die jüngsten Proteste nahe der Standing Rock Reservation gegen die Dakota Access Pipeline werden in historischem Zusammenhang mit dem Pick-Sloan-Projekt gesehen.

Literatur
 Peter Capossela: Impacts of Army Corps of Engineers Pick Sloan Program on Indian Tribes. (Volltext online) In: Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, Band 30, Nr. 1, Mai 2015
 Michael L. Lawson: Dammed Indians: The Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux, 1944-1980. University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. ISBN 9780806126722
 Michael L. Lawson: Dammed Indians Revisited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux. South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2009
 Robert Kelley Schneiders: Dams across the wide Missouri: Water transportation, the Corps of Engineers, and environmental change along the Missouri Valley, 1803-1993. In:  Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. Nummer 12242, 1997

Weblinks
 MSNBC: No Man's Land. The Last Tribes of the Plains (englisch)
 Bureau of Reclamation: An Overview of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program (pdf /englisch)
 Robert Kelley Schneiders: Flooding The Missouri Valley The Politics Of Dam Site Selection And Design (pdf /englisch)
Gesetze
 www.govtrack.us Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act
 Congressional Record - Senat vom 27. Mai 1999, Seite 11372. In: Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 8, May 24, 1999 to June 8, 1999
 Senate Report 110-505: Providing for compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes Of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the missouri river

Einzelnachweise und Anmerkungen

Bundesgesetz der Vereinigten Staaten
Indianerpolitik (Vereinigte Staaten)
Rechtsquelle (20. Jahrhundert)
1940er

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*Note: This article assumes the reader's familiarity with both the original Resident Evil 2 and the 2019 remake, and thus includes minor spoilers.
So that Resident Evil 2 remake is damn good stuff, huh? Maybe that would come as a bit more of a surprise if RE7 hadn't demonstrated that, after generations of experimentation, Capcom finally remembers what made this series great to begin with. Nevertheless, the updated RE2 is a near-perfect cross-section of old and new. It's fluid, precise and gorgeous, but also confidently boasts the small scale that Resident Evil abandoned after this very entry. Most of the game is set in and around one (very iconic) building, and the claustrophobia is real – the more we try to claw our way out, the deeper into hell we fall.
The remake of RE1 famously consisted of roughly 70% new content, and while that doesn't quite seem to be the case with the new RE2 – the layout is mostly identical, and all of the major plot beats still happen in the same order – Capcom has rearranged enough of the familiar material that even those who have played through the original numerous times, as I have, will be on edge. I trust at this point that I don't need to explain why RE2 is a classic, nor do I need to detail how the remake preserves its legacy – the rest of the internet has you covered at the moment. Instead, I want to focus on one small but crucial way that the new RE2 misses its potential.
The original RE2 featured what was rather eye-rollingly referred to as the "zapping" system, wherein the campaign's full story was gleaned through two back-to-back playthroughs. You could choose to play as either Leon or Claire, and each would offer a slightly different perspective on the same general events. When you finished the game with one character, you had the option to start "Scenario B," a slightly abbreviated version of the same campaign depicting what the other protagonist was doing during all of this. Although Scenario B had you repeating many of the same puzzles and encounters, there were enough new beats to keep things relatively fresh, and the shared continuity between the two playthroughs manifested in surprising ways – say, if Leon doesn't pick up the machine gun, it'll still be around for Claire to retrieve.
On the surface, the remake offers the same feature – Claire and Leon are both playable, and you'll still need to complete what's now called a "2nd Run" in order to see the entirety of the story. Each campaign has a unique subplot, and the revisit is considerably shorter, mainly since getting out of the police station is a much simpler affair the second time. But the replay still felt a bit more arduous to me than it ever did in the original, and there are a couple of reasons for that.
Firstly, to be fair, the zapping system was just an inherently strongly sell to me when there were fewer games to play. There are games from my childhood that I haven't touched for 15 or 20 years that I still remember more vividly than stuff I played months ago. With more time, less money, and a smaller overall market, we had to get the most out of what we owned in the days of the original RE2. So part of my indifference to the remake's 2nd Run system is a bias in how I consume games now versus two decades ago. I'm not looking for excuses to replay games. If anything, I'm looking for excuses to put them down.
But I can't fault RE2 for giving committed players a bit of extra value. Even without the double campaign, we still get multiple difficulties, letter grading, an in-game achievement system used to unlock costumes and bonus weapons, and some additional modes in which you use limited resources to escape the station as either the last surviving soldier or a block of tofu. There's a lot here, enough to keep diehards occupied for ages while still sticking to what should have been a lean base game.
I imagine Capcom feared that a lot of modern gamers are like me, content to play through a game once and shelve it for good after the credits have rolled. That's probably why, this time, they've refused to tuck some of the game's best material into a return visit that many newbies likely won't be aware of.
The idea of Leon's and Claire's stories syncing up was never going to be airtight. Realistically, in Scenario B, all of the doors would be unlocked, all of the puzzles would be solved, and most of the enemies would be the permanent kind of dead. (Not all of them, of course – in the original RE2, you literally didn't have the means to kill every single enemy in the game.) So you already have to suspend your disbelief a bit.
But in the remake, Capcom seems to have altogether abandoned the idea of these two stories even unfolding in the same timeline. Every major threat that the first protagonist deals with returns for round two. Entire rooms get demolished only to be meticulously pieced back together in time for the second character's arrival. Leon and Claire almost never run into each other, despite following almost identical routes and often witnessing the same events from the same angles.
So what are the differences? Well, as with last time, each of them has a midpoint tangent involving a supporting character – Leon teams up with Ada and we get some setup for the broader lore, while Claire helps a girl named Sherry whose parents shed some light on how this disaster happened. That's the bulk of it. They also have unique sets of weapons, and each has a different final boss. That's about it. Disregarding obvious differences in dialog, the two campaigns are at least 90% identical.
Originally, the biggest incentive for playing through Scenario B came with a name: Mr. X. While Nemesis often gets credit as the progenitor for "stalker" enemies in horror games – nigh-unkillable menaces that routinely hunt the player, an idea perfected with the xenomorph in Alien: Isolation – Mr. X actually arrived one game earlier, hidden away as an extra goodie for anyone who braved Scenario B. Having just completed the game, you think you've got the pattern of things, and then every so often, the towering Tyrant smashes onto the scene and turns whatever you were doing into tense chase sequence. It was a genius way of making a familiar environment foreboding again.
Mr. X is currently the talk of the gaming community, and rightly so, as his upgrade in the RE2 remake is spectacular. In their original incarnations, encounters with Mr. X and Nemesis were heavily scripted affairs. You were meant to feel like you were constantly being hunted when the games were very much in control of when that happened. In the remake, the restraints are off, and Mr. X is a persistent threat. Once he enters the picture, he systematically and unrelentingly wanders the station looking for you. You can hear his lumbering footsteps even when he's in another room. And he can hear you, and will make a beeline for your last known location whenever he does. Since he can't be killed, the only response to seeing him is to turn around and run the other way.
It's sustained horror, made all the creepier by his stiff expression, uh, interesting choice of headwear, and total voicelessness, resisting the urge to bellow "STARS!" like a dork every few moments. He's pure, unavoidable death in a leather coat. He's good. He's really good. He's so good, in fact, that Capcom didn't have the stones to save him for the second playthrough this time.
And that leaves the 2nd Run disappointingly bereft of surprises, which is irritating, because the game still ends in such a way where there are clearly pieces missing. If you play through the game with Leon, he achieves what he largely sets out to do. But how come we barely heard from Claire this whole time? Who's this little girl she's shuttling about? Where's that one major villain that we never officially dealt with? And weren't there parts of the station that we never found the key for?
Those questions get answered, but only by chugging through a lot of the same material with only the slightest variations. This would have been a perfect time to introduce Mr. X. We spent the first playthrough fearing what was around every corner – even if we'd already played the original, because Capcom wisely shuffled the most memorable scares around. Once we know the layout, RE2 could have put our knowledge to the test with an unkillable enemy that can only be outmaneuvered by knowing detours. We kinda get that when Mr. X arrives in the first campaign, but by then, we've already almost finished our business in the station, and the game's best feature gets less than an hour in the spotlight.
I love the RE2 remake. It'll likely be one of my favorite games of the year, and anyone with even the slightest interest in Resident Evil or survival horror in general owes it to themselves to check it out. But whereas the remake of RE1 was better on every conceivable level, leaving no reason to ever return to the vanilla game in given a choice between the two, RE2 actually does lose a couple of minor things in the conversion. Mainly the intricacy of the two-character mechanic, but also that fourth wall-breaking scare where you get attacked during a load animation.
Post-script: I wrote this article a couple of weeks ago, originally for my blog. As of this republication, I've now completed the Resident Evil 2 remake seven times. So for all that I've criticized the game's replay value, it demonstrably still has plenty.
Indeed. I wonder how they'll handle the RE 3 remake? That had a ton of different options and events in different orders not only depending on what choices you made, but on also how many times you'd already completed the game.


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Porting the ownCloud iOS App to the Mac – how Catalyst Changes the Game
The ownCloud team ported the new iOS app to the Mac, using the new Catalyst technology. What did they learn? Michael Neuwert talked about it at the ownCloud Conference.
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In the last 10 years, iOS developers spent quite some effort on developing frameworks and tools allowing faster porting of their applications to macOS – but those have their limitations and struggled with Apple's iOS fast development pace.
At WWDC 2018 Apple announced that they are working on an official toolset – project Marzipan. They showcased the technology in macOS Mojave.
Building the iOS App for MacOS With Catalyst
We were eager to play with the new technology and as soon as it became available in Xcode 11 beta, we used it to build a native Mac app from our iOS client code-base.
We presented it running on macOS Catalina beta at the ownCloud Conference and shared our learnings from this experiment.
Watch the talk on YouTube!
You can find the code of the project on GitHub, in the occon/catalyst branch of the new iOS app.
The slides of the talk: https://cloud.owncloud.com/index.php/s/0i1Wkt3Z4HafI2A
https://appventure.me/guides/catalyst/complete_book.html
https://fleetingpixels.com/blog/2019/6/7/customising-nstoolbar-in-uikit-for-mac-marzipancatalyst
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/06/04/catalyst/
https://appspector.com/blog/how-to-convert-you
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/catalyst-deep-dive-the-future-of-mac-software-according-to-apple-and-devs/
https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/overview/ipad-apps-for-mac/
https://www.highcaffeinecontent.com/blog/20190607-Beyond-the-Checkbox-with-Catalyst-and-AppKit
WWDC 2019 Talks about the topic
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2019/205/
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Any crocheter will have a range of varying size hooks in their possession. And chances are that those hooks are neatly and safely stored away until you are ready to put them to good use…right? (You are nodding your head yes, right?) Confession: I've never owned a true-blue crochet hook case like the one from Susan Bates or Boye.
Instead I've used supply cases that could have had a different purpose in a past life. At first, I had a pencil carrying pouch. It was too big and eventually, I was able to include yarn scraps, a measuring tape, weaving needle, stitch markers, and scissors. I ended up moving to a travel tooth brush case. This has worked for me for many years.
Then this afternoon as I was taking out my hooks, I found that the lid was broken! I have no idea how it happened, but I knew I had to find a new case for my hooks – stat! With the size of the gash, I knew my hooks would make an escape sooner rather than later. And that's when my repurposing/upcycling skills were put to the test.
I liked that that the tube had a lid at the top that secured well. It'll make sure to keep all of my hooks contained. To re-purpose the gum tube, all I did was take off the plastic label – and voila, a new crochet hook carrying case. I could have gotten really fancy and slipped in some scrapbooking paper to make it look really nice. However, I liked being able to see through and see all of my hooks.
Until I'm able to get a needle nook from Slipped Stitch Studios, my plastic upcycled container will do.
Do you have a favorite crochet hook carrying case? What other supplies have you repurposed for your crochet needs?
Working in an office setting, it's not uncommon for me to periodically come across the term ergonomics. I'm reminded to mind my posture, not look at a computer screen for too long, and adjust my computer monitor and chair height. A lot of these recommendations can also apply to yarn crafting, whether it be knitting or crochet. Here are some tips so that crochet can be a pain-free experience.
My ideal crochet spot is right next to a window to get a good amount of natural light. The best times I actually get to crochet? On gloomy days or at night once my son is asleep. Since I can't always count on great natural light (or, rather, take advantage of it), I make sure to crochet in a well-lit area. I have a regular floor lamp that works just fine but you could also invest in a craft lamp that gives off light similar to daylight.
Our eyes will strain and tire anytime we demand that they focus on one area for too long — crocheting is definitely one of those times. So along with using proper lighting, your eyes will also appreciate a break from time to time. You can do something as simple as looking up at the opposite wall for a few seconds every few minutes. I also recommend doing eye exercises at least once an hour or more often if you notice your eyes hurting sooner.
Even though crochet is a gentle hobby (I'm thinking: in comparison to jet skiing or tackle football), our hands can really take a beating. The very repetitive motion that is calming to many, can become painful if we crochet for too long without taking a break. I will admit: I often get carried away and tell myself "one more row" until my wrists start yelling in pain. To prevent strain to your hands, wrists, and even your elbows, be sure to do hand/arm stretches often. Here's an excellent hand, wrist, and finger stretching routine video from SmartStretch.
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Look at the picture on the right. If you replace the laptop for a crochet project, does it resemble you? If so, you're sitting wrong! Ideally, you should crochet in a seat/sofa/chair that allows you to have both of your feet flat on the floor, gives you great back support, and is comfy. If your choice of seating doesn't support your back, you can always place a pillow on your lower for back support. I, personally, don't like sitting with my feet on the floor but I do sit in a recliner with the foot rest up; this still allows me to keep my back and legs and straight.
– Don't sit for too long. Get up, move around, get some good circulation going to your legs.
– Shake it out! Set your work down, get up, and shake from your head down to your feet. It's fun, and funny for anyone watching you. You reserve the right to do this only in the comfort of your own home.
– Show your shoulders and back some love. Every half hour alternate between shoulder/neck/back stretches and hand/wrist/arm stretches.
– Know when to stop. Sometimes there is no amount of stretches or breaks that will feel better than just leaving your project until the next day. If going to bed is the alternative – always choose sleep…you know who you are, Up-All-Night Crocheters.
– Above all: be kind to yourself.
What other things do you do to avoid pains and aches of crochet? Let me know in the comments section below.
It's easy to get carried away by a picture. A project looks so perfect it may even take our breath away (ok, maybe that only happens just to me). What we want to make sure is that the pattern is within our level of experience. Typically, a pattern will include an icon to indicate how difficult the pattern is and can range from Beginner to Experienced. Also, reading through part of the instructions can help us determine if the pattern is one we want to venture into. Make sure that you can understand the instructions as they are written. This particular pattern, has written instructions as well as a diagram which I personally prefer over written instructions (I will cover diagram patterns in a future post so stay tuned).
Hand in hand with tip #1, most patterns will have a list of stitches used. You can determine if the pattern is one you want to venture into by identifying those stitches. Patterns will also list if there are any special stitches that will be used throughout the pattern and how to complete them (ie, cluster stitch, bobble). In this example, the pattern gives me a list of abbreviations used, and not just a list of stitches. Because I am comfortable with all of the abbreviations and stitches listed, I might give this pattern a go.
You want to know how much yarn the project is going to take. If a skein of yarn is about $6 each and it calls for 6 of them, are you comfortable will shelling over $36 (or even $42 if you want to play it safe and get 7 instead of 6). Also, the project will state what size you'll need – is it a needle you have or will you need to go out and get it? For this pattern, I have a size G hook and because the pattern only calls for 2 balls of yarn – it will fall within my budget of what I'm willing to spend on a project.
Since this pattern meets my three criteria (within my level of experience, uses terms I know, materials needed are within my budget), I will go ahead and use it. So ends my search for a pattern for a summer shawl.
As a final word of advice: if you find a pattern online that you love, print it as a PDF document onto your computer. You don't want to run the risk of the pattern designer no longer hosting the pattern online if you try to access it again in the future. I have CutePDF Writer installed as one of my printers – I "print" the pattern, select CutePDF Writer as the printer, and then I get a PDF "print-out" that I am able to save on my computer.
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Family of Mark Duggan settle civil claim against Met Police
The family of Mark Duggan – whose killing sparked civil unrest across England in 2011 – have settled a High Court claim against the Metropolitan Police over his shooting.
Mr Duggan, 29, was shot dead in Tottenham, north London, after armed officers intercepted a minicab he was travelling in on the basis of intelligence that he was carrying a gun.
A pistol was later found around seven metres away from the minicab.
Mr Duggan's shooting in August 2011, by an officer known only as V53, sparked riots in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and other English cities for nearly a week.
His family have now settled their damages claim against the Met, which has made no admission of liability for Mr Duggan's death, the High Court heard on Thursday.
There were riots in Tottenham after Mark Duggan was shot dead by police (Lewis Whyld/PA)
At a hearing in London, Mr Justice Stewart approved the terms of the settlement, which is confidential at the request of the Duggan family.
The judge said the family's case concerned the "legality" of the shooting.
He said, had the case gone to trial, the court would have examined whether Mr Duggan was holding a gun when he was fatally shot, adding that there was "disputed expert evidence" about whether the pistol found nearby could have been thrown there by Mr Duggan during the shooting.
The court would also have had to examine whether V53 had a "reasonable belief that Mr Duggan was holding a gun when he was shot", Mr Justice Stewart said.
In a statement after the hearing, the Duggan family said: "As a result of a formal mediation process in September 2019, the parties were able to agree a mutually satisfactory settlement of the claims.
"The terms of the settlement are confidential at the request of the Duggan family.
"The settlement was made after both parties engaged in mediation and reached an agreed position without acceptance of liability on the part of the MPS or its officers.
"Both sides have agreed to bring all proceedings concerning the death of Mr Duggan to a conclusion and move forward in the best interests of all those involved."
Mr Duggan was shot twice by V53 on August 4 2011 – one of the shots, which hit him in the chest, was fatal.
In 2014, an inquest jury concluded Mr Duggan, who jumped from the taxi, had dropped the firearm on to grass as soon as the car came to a stop – but that, as the officer "honestly believed" Mr Duggan still had a gun at the time he was shot, he had been "lawfully killed".
His family were outraged at the inquest verdict and took legal action, but their bid to overturn the inquest's verdict was dismissed by the High Court and the Court of Appeal.


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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Delaware State Police say they are investigating after an altercation on a bus led to a stabbing along a roadway in Wilmington.
Police said in a statement that the investigation began late Friday night when troopers responded to a reported stabbing. They found a 51-year-old Wilmington man with stab wounds to the body. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Police say a preliminary investigation revealed the victim was a passenger on a public transit bus. The suspect got on board, and the two began arguing.
According to the statement, the victim exited the bus, the suspect followed him and stabbed him. The suspect then fled.
He is described as a heavyset white male, approximately 5 feet nine inches and 60 years old, with a full grey beard and mustache, wearing a red sweatshirt and jeans.
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Malcolm Turnbull and his leadership credentials
April 11, 2016 April 16, 2016 Aussie Nationalist
Hardly in the existence of this blog, have I spent much time praising Malcolm Turnbull. For any supporters of the Australian Liberal party, the past 9 months have been difficult times, particularly for those on the Conservative side. But an election is approaching, and the time had come; to decide between Bill Shorten and his union hacks, or Malcolm Turnbull and a conservative, yet pragmatic political party. My own anger has dimmed, and now provides a time for more rational and measured assessment of Turnbull's viability in serving as Australian leader.
Turnbull is no staunch conservative, but aspects of his record have shown enough, in my view, that he possesses a willingness to compromise with the right of Liberal party, combining with his own moderate ideology. This compromise, while not as appealing to me as Tony Abbott, is enough to compel me to vow my support to the Liberal party, and Turnbull as our Prime Minister for the next three years.
Turnbull has promised to the conservative wings of the Liberal party a number of things; the maintenance of the strong naval protection of Australian borders, and the non- reintroduction of either the Mining or Carbon taxes. The issue of gay marriage has not been hastened under his Prime Ministership, as Turnbull has remained committed in the Abbott government's promise to a plebisicite after the election.
Beyond these promises, our Prime Minister has injected common sense and decency into the political debate, on certain occasions. On Friday, the Turnbull government's economic plan appeared to resonate with past financial austerity commitments; primarily established by Tony Abbott, when Turnbull proclaimed; "This budget will not be about a fistful of dollars, it will be about prudence, fairness and responsibility to our future generations".
Turnbull also won much of my respect in his response to the Brussels terror attacks. In contrast to the feeble reactions from Europe, the Malcolm Turnbull used the attacks as an opportunity to reinforce the need for strong borders, and for strict and intensive vetting over immigrants, to further safeguard Australia's security. This showcased a clear point of difference to the disastrous trajectory that Europe is headed in, and while our leader knows very little about Islam, these statements displayed a sense of responsibility, and a genuine care and concern for the Australian people.
Malcolm Turnbull is far from my preferred leader of our country, and this is unlikely to ever change. Nonetheless, he has demonstrated a degree of sensibility, and combined with his more moderate stances, Turnbull presents a strong case to be re- elected by the Australian people in the upcoming Federal election. Australia has had Labor governments before, and witnessed the economic and security disasters it has historically wreaked, and this should be avoided at all costs. Thus, for lack of a better option, and combined with his own strengths, Malcolm Turnbull is the right person to lead Australia after the next election.
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Gauchos Travel to Berkeley for Cal Fall Invitational to Kick Off Season
Stephanie Yamada (Photo by Eric Isaacs)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team, featuring a new look roster, opens the 2018-19 season at the Cal Fall invitational in Berkeley, Calif. this weekend.
Following a first-place performance from Santa Barbara during Big West conference play last season, the Gauchos look to get off to a hot start as they look to defend their Big West regular season title.
After defeating Hawai'i in the Big West Tournament championship final the previous two years, the experienced Gauchos squad was determined to come away with a fourth straight Big West Tournament trophy and, more importantly, a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
While the Gauchos pulled off an incredible cluster of wins during Big West regular season play, the team ultimately came up short in the Big West Tournament, losing to the eventual champions University of Hawai'i 4-3 in the Semifinal.
After the disappointing finish to the season, Coach Simon Thibodeau immediately shifted his focus to integrating new recruits to replace the trio of departing star seniors Paulina Dubavets, Natalie Da Silveira, and Amanda Atanasson.
With his sixth season in the books at UCSB, Thibodeau continues to expand his recruiting vision as he adds talented and tenacious newcomers with international and professional experience alike.
"We want to dominate...we have goals to rank nationally," expressed Coach Thibodeau while preparing for his seventh season in Santa Barbara. "We feel like we can compete with anyone in the country, we try to recruit good players that have that kind of mentality."
Thibodeau did just that as he added four internationally-born athletes to this already daunting Gauchos roster. Czech junior transfer Dominika Paterova spearheads the group of incoming transfers, swapping the University of Miami for sunny Santa Barbara over the summer.
"If you look at the Top-20 in the world, maybe 2 or 3 (are) Americans and the rest is international," said Thibodeau when discussing the programs expansion to international recruiting. "We needed to boost up with more elite international (talent), and hopefully in the future get back more balance between American and international players."
Thibodeau also added two exceedingly promising freshmen in Anastasia Goncharova, originally out of Moscow, Russia, and Tiffany Lagarde, a native of Quebec, Canada.
Goncharova thrived while playing at Evanston Township High School in Chicago, Ill. as she championed her squad to consecutive Central Suburban League triumphs on her way to back-to-back MVP seasons. The freshman standout ranked as high as No. 3 in Chicago and peaked at No. 5 in the Midwest. Her name also landed on the Top-30 United States recruiting list for the Class of 2018.
On the other hand, Lagarde blossomed in the junior stage of her career as a U14 Canadian Singles champion while also taking home the U16 and U18 Canadian Doubles titles. Ranking at No. 5 in Canada and No. 1 in Quebec, Tiffany peaked at No. 133 on the ITF rankings as she racked up victories in the grade ITF 3, 4, and 5 for singles play and grade ITF 4 and 5 for doubles competition.
"I think they're both really ready for college...two experienced freshman that are going to add a lot of talent," Thibodeau emphasized as he reviewed his new roster. "The two freshmen, I think they will be battling, maybe, for Freshman of the Year in the conference...I'm really happy that they have decided to come with me, build as ambassadors, and make history with this team."
The newcomers enter into a historically successful program as they piggyback on a plethora of antecedently successful players led by senior captain Stephanie Yamada. In Yamada's previous three seasons with the program, the team has either won the Big West Tournament or the Big West regular season title as her success has helped to foster a winning culture in Santa Barbara.
"I kind of love the diversity," said Yamada when discussing her role in integrating the new recruits. "The two transfers, we can also use their experiences. This helps us incorporate and assimilate to their needs...it's more about influencing the encouragement and support of a team environment."
Not only does Yamada inspire her teammates to get the best out of them, but she wants to build a culture that animates a positive sense of camaraderie for all of the new freshman and transfer additions.
"I'm more so the welcoming type," beamed the veteran Yamada with a grin. "When I came in, I (thought) 'tennis is an individual sport,' yet college tennis is all about the team. You want to win because of the team."
You can follow the Gauchos as they compete over the weekend here on Instagram @ucsbwtennis. You can also follow their Twitter page for updates @UCSBWTennis. Other teams competing at the Cal Fall Invitational include BYU, Cal Poly, UC Davis, Fresno State, Nevada, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, Saint Mary's, and San Francisco.


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NI Home Company Investor Relations LEGO Group and National Instruments Collaborate on Development of Next Generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robotics
LEGO Group and National Instruments Collaborate on Development of Next Generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robotics
NEWS RELEASE – Jan. 5, 2006 – National Instruments and the LEGO Group today announced their collaborative development of the software component to the next generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ robotics. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT includes an all-new programming environment, which is based on the NI LabVIEW graphical development software, and is PC- and Mac-compatible. The new product, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Tradeshow in Las Vegas, will be available in August 2006.
Furthering the global success of the original LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System, introduced in 1998, the LEGO Group is taking advantage of new technologies such as a 32-bit processor, new motors and sensors, Bluetooth® wireless communication and enhanced software development tools. The new software, powered by LabVIEW, provides an intuitive yet feature-rich programming environment allowing for click-and-drag icon-based programming. Younger users will find it much easier to create their own programs, while older users will appreciate the ability to create sophisticated programs for their robots. The new software will be used in both the retail and educational versions of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with National Instruments on development of the NXT software environment," says Søren Lund, director of LEGO MINDSTORMS. "To broaden the base of MINDSTORMS users among younger children and more advanced robotics designers, it is important to get the product design right, but also to provide unlimited potential through the software tool. Using the sophisticated NI LabVIEW engine allows us to maintain everything users appreciate about the current MINDSTORMS experience, but then go the extra mile to provide a tool that is easy enough for a 10-year-old to master on a surface level and technical enough for an adult user to be challenged and inspired to create. NI shares our commitment to inspiring creativity and innovation in children, and, working together, we are making the next-generation product experience smarter, stronger and more intuitive than ever."
The LEGO Group and National Instruments have a long-standing relationship that began in 1998 with the development of RoboLab, the programming software used in the LEGO MINDSTORMS for Schools product. RoboLab software, which was co-developed with the Tufts Center for Engineering Education Outreach and is also based on LabVIEW, is available in 17 languages and has helped make LEGO MINDSTORMS for Schools the leading robotics learning and invention system for educators worldwide.
"Developing a version of LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS presents a unique opportunity for National Instruments to run LabVIEW on a high-volume embedded platform and create a development environment that works equally well for young children, scientists and engineers," said Ray Almgren, vice president of product marketing and academic relations at NI. "Our initial collaboration with the LEGO Group to develop RoboLab resulted in a very successful product for LEGO Education and also drove enhancements to LabVIEW that our customers benefit from today. This new collaboration will make a version of the LabVIEW graphical environment available to hundreds of thousands of children worldwide on the most popular robotics invention system. We are fortunate to work with a company whose products are inspiring children to be innovative and creative and possibly pursue careers in science and engineering."
About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group (www.lego.com) is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children, employing approximately 5,600 people globally. The LEGO Group is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities. LEGO products can be purchased in more than 130 countries.
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, PCI Express, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,800 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. In 2004, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past six years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.


Unemployment is typically described in newspaper or television reports as a percentage or a rate. A report might say, for example, from January 2013 to December 2013, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 8.0% to 6.7%, and by the close of 2015, it had fallen to 5.0%. At a glance, the changes between the percentages may seem small. But remember that the U.S. economy has over 160 million adults who either have jobs or are looking for them. A rise or fall of just 0.1% in the unemployment rate of 160 million potential workers translates into 160,000 people, which is roughly the total population of a city like Syracuse, New York, Brownsville, Texas, or Pasadena, California. Large rises in the unemployment rate mean large numbers of job losses. The decrease in unemployment from 8% in 6.7% 2013 meant an additional 2.02 million people were employed who had previously been looking for work.
The point is that the adult population is not just divided into employed and unemployed. A third group exists: people who do not have a job, and for some reason—retirement, looking after children, taking a voluntary break before a new job—are not interested in having a job, either. It also includes those who do want a job but have quit looking, often due to being discouraged by their inability to find suitable employment. Economists refer to this third group of those who are not working and not looking for work as out of the labor force.


RUSD is lucky enough to have a staff of creative and knowledgeable teachers who employ a variety of different interventions to support struggling students, as well as a learning center model which provides students in the regular education program with access to extra academic support when necessary. When students fail to progress adequately despite these extra interventions, the school will convene a Student Study Team made up of the the school principal, the student's teachers, the student's parents, and the school support staff, such as the psychologist and the Learning Center teacher. The purpose of this meeting is to brainstorm further interventions that might support the student. As part of this meeting, the team will consider whether the student needs additional support, and possibly modified educational standards, as part of the Special Education program.
In order to qualify for Special Education, students must undergo a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment which examines the possible causes for their academic difficulties. Students are not generally assessed until general education support services and interventions have been shown not to result in academic improvement. The assessments, conducted by the school psychologist, the school's resource specialist, and possibly by the district Speech and Language Pathologist, aim to profile the student's cognitive strengths and weaknesses, consider social or emotional reasons for academic difficulties, and provide a standardized measure of the student's current level of academic achievement. This information will be used to develop interventions that will support their continued academic growth, and also to determine whether they meet the (link to article) eligibility requirements for Special Education under state and federal law. Assessments typically require 4 to 10 hours of one-on-one work with the psychologist and learning center teacher. At the end of the assessment process, a meeting is held with the student's parents and all relevant school staff to discuss the findings.


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A Quick Guide to Supernatural Season 11
October 12, 2016 by HeadOverFeels 5 Comments
Supernatural Season 11: In which a whole lot of shit happens, we get some nice fan service moments and a few really important ones, and we spin from laughter to tears so fast this season that we often wonder if we are secretly watching Doctor Who
Posted by Dawn and introducing her new SPN partner-in-crime, Jaymee
Caveat: Not caught up? Please don't read. There will be spoilers.
So the Darkness is born. Err, reborn. Reincarnated? Can immortals be reincarnated? The point is, she's back, thanks to Sam and Dean releasing that shit when they killed Death, blasted the Mark of Cain off Dean's arm, and all the blackness of the entire universe apparently came spilling out of the crust of the earth just in time for some random lady in some town to pop out a kid at the exact same moment and BOOM – Amara.
Little baby Amara, who not only has a birthmark of Cain on her chubby little shoulder, but also enjoys nom-nom-nomming on those infant favorites, those happy little human batteries: souls. Kids grow up pretty fast on a healthy diet of human (and demon) souls, as we soon see. Also there was a deadly and super duper scary white fog that turned people into monsters of the 28 Days Later kind, and Sam got infected but managed to save himself at the last moment thanks to that huge throbbing brain of his, because if he hadn't, we'd have no show.
And Crowley knows all about the wee Darkness. So before long, he shows up to get little 7 (ish) year old Amara off the streets by pulling up in a white windowless van and literally asking, "Want some candy, little girl?" Except by "candy" he means the souls of the helpless family he has tied up in there. Oh, and now he's Uncle Crowley.
Episode 4 takes place entirely in the car is and called "Baby." Do not miss this episode. It is one of the all-time best.
OK, we are going to sum-up like crazy for the first half of the season because things get good and complex after the mid-season break. Castiel is still trying to shake off Rowena's attack dog spell and he surrenders himself over to "heaven's mercy" because that always worked so well in the past-tiel. He's tortured by angels. Again. We lose Hannah to a hero's death. We meet a new Reaper, Billie the BAMF, and boy oh boy, does she have it out for our boys. No more trips to the underworld and free rides back any more. Billie wants to toss their silvery souls right into the abyss. We also meet three new hunters this season, and none of them die! Girl hunter Eileen catches Sammy's eye in a terrific ep that also includes the luminous Dee Wallace hitting on Dean like a champ, to the point where this happens. Claire Novak pops up again, trying so hard to be a hunter and honestly? She may just make it there. We get the adorable gay hunters Jessy and Cesar, and we wish they had their own show. There are some new monsters that Dean tries get everyone to call them were-pires. Stop trying to make were-pire happen, Dean; it's not going to happen.
Rowena's spell sends Cas into actual seizures, so the boys need to find that wicked ginger minx in a hurry. Surprisingly, when they capture her and are all "Hey, witch, please fix our angel," she does, then promptly escapes because witch got skills, yo, and damn, her eyeshadow game is still on point. The boys bench Cas while he recovers, so he's stuck on desk duty, i.e. research. He has panic attacks and starts binge watching Netflix, which is an excellent coping mechanism as we all know.
Sam dies. Ish. Dean commits temporary suicide (again) in order to talk to Reaper Billie and offer his life in place of his brother's (again). Billie is like PSYCH SAM'S ALIVE and we briefly think she is going to add, "But you're screwed, so welcome to oblivion," but a doctor brings Dean back and they are both safe and alive again (again).
Episode 16 had Bobby and Rufus in it. And Dean and Bobby seeing each other, oh so briefly. Christ, there weren't enough tissues in the world.
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Amara and Uncle Crowley are hitting some bumps along the road to a happy demonic family, such as Amara eating her way through most of the demons in hell. This displeases Uncle Crowley and he basically grounds her, so she runs off into the human world to snack on more souls. Our boys find Crowley's "villa" a.k.a. an abandoned insane asylum (horror trope alert, yet somehow it works) and track Amara, now a teenager, there. But oh shit — Dean realizes he can't hurt her. Not like "she's invincible" but like "I am incapable of hurting her." Problematic, no?
Sam is having visions (again) and he thinks they are from God (like you do). We also meet Sam's imaginary friend Sully and work through some of Sam's daddy issues (ep directed by our own beloved Gabriel, Richard Speight Jr.).
Not actually in S11 but since he is the primary author's fave, he gets a guest appearance.
Amara grows up, is super hot except for the fact that her dress is not doing her boobs any favors, leaves Hell, and starts wreaking major havoc. Heaven tries to smite her; it doesn't work. So Heaven sends in an "expendable" angel to see what's up. She dies. The Winchesters send in Cas who, as if he wasn't already having enough of an identity crisis, is told by Heaven and Amara that he's expendable. And Amara sends him back to our boys with a message burned into his beautiful chest: I AM COMING.
Sam, Crowley, and Rowena get together so Sam can have a little pow-wow with Lucifer behind Dean's back, because that always works out so well. Cue massive backfire of plan, with Sam back in the cage and Lucifer taking him down memory lane because it turns out Luci is still all about jumping that hot Winchester vessel's bones. We feel you, Devil. And it only took 3.5 fucking seasons to happen, but someone FINALLY tells Sam that not going after Dean in season 9 was a shitty thing to do. SPEAK IT, LUCIFER. "After the Leviathans, when your brother was trapped in Purgatory, you were here… with a girl and a dog. You didn't even bother trying to find him."
See? Even the Devil knew that storyline was a hot mess.
So now they all have to save Sam's stupid (hot) ass again, and now Cas and Dean are in the cage while Crowley works on his Oedipus complex by putting Rowena in a Witch's Collar to force her into creating a spell to get Lucifer back where he belongs and save our boys. It doesn't work. Why? Because Cas. Wonderful, idiot, identity crisis, self-loathing, self-sacrificing Cas, unbeknownst to all, said yes to Lucifer. Welcome, Casifer (or Lustiel, if you prefer). And lo, there was a mighty trembling in the walls of fan fiction caused by the seismic burst of millions of panties dropping simultaneously.
My panties, your panties, definitely Rowena's panties, and probably even Dean's frilly, pink, lace, boyshort panties that his ex-girlfriend made him wear once. All the panties.
So now what? Time to hunt for "hands of God" — powerful objects that were left on earth after being touched by the big man himself– and also killing the Darkness. Along the way, Dean gets sent back in time because he looks hot as fuck in period costumes, and this time he is a sexy sailor, and frankly I don't know why we all bothered to put our panties back on because BOOM, they're gone again. Sam figures out Cas is actually Casifer, which means that Dean's new mission in life is to save him by expelling Lucifer, because that was so easy last time.
They try a bunch of stuff. Nothing works. They find some hands of God. Nothing works.
Casfier rules hell like a boss, which includes putting Crowley in a collar and a dog crate and calling him "puppy" and we'd be lying if we said it wasn't kind of hot. BUT THEN!!! Eleven seasons in and Daddy finally comes home, and yes, it's motherfucking CHUCK.
Note the mug.
WE CALLED THAT SHIT YEARS AGO! THANK YOU, WRITERS! Unsurprisingly, it turns out that ChuckGod is trying to write a book and Metatron is his editor, which is not a great job to have, quite frankly, because God does not take concrit well.
Oh, wait, we forgot. Casifer kills Rowena. Ish. Except the wily witch had already protected herself against just such an eventuality and double-crosses (triple-crosses? Quadruple-crosses? Rowena has like infinity-crosses, at this point) her way straight to Amara.
Back to the boys. Dean is all gimme back my angel, so he, Sam, Crowley, and Rowena corner Casifer, which fails. Amara shows up and Casifer decides, fuck it, why not, and tries to take her down with the Horn of Joshua, which fails. So she kidnaps him and tortures him, and Sam and Metatron and some prophet who isn't Kevin save Casifer and bring him back to the bunker for some one-on-one time with Daddy. (Basically this entire show is about daddy issues, have you noticed?) But not before Amara implodes Metatron. Pour one out, fandom. Curtis Armstrong nailed that role and he will be missed.
But now, hot damn, we got the mothafuckin' band back together. It's all-in time–demons, and witches (even Rowena), and angels, and the Winchesters are all down with G.O.D. so they can take down his sister.
It goes badly. Amara basically smites ChuckGod and now the sun is dying and fuckballs, so is ChuckGod. But hey, at least Amara rips Lucifer out of Castiel before she pretty much deals the death blow to God and starts the end of, like, EVERYTHING. Time to drink heavily!
But it's weird now, because Amara's kind of depressed about it all of a sudden, like "oh, boo, destroying my brother and everything he created isn't nearly as fun as I thought it would be," or something. But remember that bond that Dean has with Amara, where he's the only one who can get really, really close to her? Yeah, that. So they turn Dean into a bomb by infusing him with a ton of souls (even Billie the Reaper helps) because the only thing that can kill Amara is the light of 10 ka-billion suns, and you can only get that from God, who is in shit shape, or a gazillion souls. Why didn't they do this in the first place, we all ask? Because God didn't want to kill his sister. But given that they're all fucked now, including God, it's gotta happen because He is dying so she has to as well because ying and yang, light and dark, etcetera.
Essentially, Dean has to commit suicide in order to save the world, and goodbyes are said and it's gut-wrenching and Sam just…won't.
Cas isn't in great shape either, especially not after…
And even though we all knew there was going to be a season 12, it was still really tense and awful.
But then, it wasn't. Everyone leaves, and Dean goes off to explode himself and Amara, but instead he gives her a very Bobby-like "family is family, even when they drive you nuts" kind of talk, and I'll be Chuck-damned because it works. It fucking works. A Winchester did something that worked, and in a season finale no less, and a sibling admitted they were wrong. OK, not a Winchester sibling, but still. We take progress where we can get it. So there we are, with God and his sister floating off into the sky holding freaking hands. The sun comes back on and Amara heals Chuck and Chuck takes the bomb out of Dean, and then Amara says, "Dean, you gave me what I needed most. I want to do the same for you." Huh?
Before we get to find out, Sam and Cas, who still believe Dean is dead, mind you, go back to the bunker and wtf – some British chick named Toni (with a goddamn "i") is there, who banishes Cas and then shoots Sam. Presumably, anyway, because there is a shot and then suddenly it's…
Back to Dean! On a dirt road and looking about as confused as we are. Then he hears a woman's voice saying, "Help me… help me." Dean being Dean, he follows the voice, straight to Amara's gift. It's Mom.
MARY FREAKING WINCHESTER IS BACK, Y'ALL. TONI-WITH-A-GODDAMN-I BETTER WATCH HER ASS, BECAUSE MOMMA IS HOME, BITCHES. MOMMA IS HOME.
Supernatural Season 12 kicks off October 13th at 9/8C. Let us know your hopes for the new season in the comments.
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Rebecca Kovar says
A very nice and humorous recap of the season! Thanks for this. I had forgotten a few details, and these reminders are going to make the new season make sense (I hope…).
Constantine Mountrakis says
YAY MOMMA WINCHESTER! I really dig this direction that we're seeing: more Men (People/Persons/Individuals) of Letters, more hunters, more Winchesters.
Dawn Ferchak says
We want Jessy and Cesar to come back, and I actually like what Claire is doing. The only thing that bothered me about that particular episode was that no one commented on Castiel being absent. Quite unlike the character, particularly when it comes to Claire.
Also, Sheriff Donna FTW. She has become a fave "new" hunter.
Great summary, I can't wait for next season.
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