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What Is an Assistant Lecturer?
Assistant lecturers are usually responsible for teaching all aspects of certain courses within her or his discipline.
Assistant lecturers are career academics.
An assistant lecturer in the U.S. system is usually a temporary faculty member.
Assistant lecturers are often graduate students who want to be professors.
Lecturers prepare lessons and engage with students.
Lecturers are the U.S. equivalent of junior professors in British universities.
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In most cases, an assistant lecturer is a young professor at a British or Irish university. The promotion track in English academia begins with the appointment of assistants, who can be promoted to senior lecturers, professors, and finally readers. Lecturers are the U.S.-equivalent of junior professors. In the United States, the term "assistant lecturer" is also used, but refers to a whole other class of university jobs. A person who is an assistant lecturer in an American university is non-permanent and is usually hired only to deliver lectures in a certain course or set of courses.
This lecturer is a permanent faculty member in a university following the English system. He or she is usually responsible for teaching all aspects of certain courses within his or her discipline. Lecturers prepare lessons and engage with students, but also participate in the wider university community. They often sit on academic panels, participate in university committees, and help shape the departments in which they work.
Assistant lecturers are career academics. They have devoted their lives to the pursuit of knowledge and the installation of that knowledge in younger generations. A typical assistant is a teacher devoted the education of the whole student. He or she also typically does considerable independent research, usually in hopes of publication.
The amount of time that a person must serve as an assistant lecturer before being promoted to senior lecturer depends on the university, but is usually a period of at least five years. Senior lecturers can be promoted to full professors or, in the oldest universities, readers. These lecturers are in many ways viewed as junior professors who can be promoted with time and on a showing of good works. Academics who hold the "professor" title are more senior, exercise greater control over course selection, and often command a higher pay. Promotion to reader status is usually reserved for professors emeritus or those senior-most scholars nearing retirement.
In many ways, the British position mirrors the U.S. assistant professor position. Assistant professors have largely the same junior status and are usually also awaiting promotion to rise through the ranks of an academic department. Some U.S. universities advertise assistant lecturerships, but these positions are very different from assistant professors.
An assistant lecturer in the U.S. system is usually a temporary faculty member, often hired on a course-by-course basis. He or she will come to campus to teach a single course but does not often maintain an office and certainly does not participate in the university community the way a permanent faculty member would. Lecturers in this context are often subject matter experts or tenured professors at nearby colleges. It is hard to become an assistant lecturer in the U.S. without a certain degree of expertise.
Someone who is a successful businessman might accept a lecturer position at a university to teach a single course on business management, for instance. Similarly, a well-respected scholar at one university might be hired by another school on a contract basis to teach one or two classes. The assistant lecturer position in the U.S. is not designed to ripen into a full academic professorship and neither is it meant to be permanent.
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In the United States, isn't that role typically filled by graduate assistants? Some of the better colleges brag about having classes taught by professors rather than graduate students, leaving one with the impression that graduate assistants are very respected in some circles.


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Första svenska Antarktisexpeditionen syftar på den svenska expeditionen till Antarktis, under ledning av Otto Nordenskjöld, mellan 1901 och 1904. Det var en av de första vetenskapliga expeditionerna till Antarktis, en i början på 1900-talet i stort helt outforskad kontinent. Kantad av strapatsrika äventyr och problem avslutades den dock lyckligt och med stor vetenskaplig framgång.

Planeringen

Bakgrund
I början på 1900-talet presenterades Sverige gärna som en modern nation med intresse för vetenskap och tekniska landvinningar. Adolf Erik Nordenskiölds upptäckt av Nordostpassagen och polarforskningen i Arktis hade bidragit till ett gott rykte utomlands. Redan 1889 hade Nordenskiöld även planer på en Antarktisexpedition och 1898 hade internationella forskare under den sjätte Geografiska kongressen i London avhandlat en rad frågor om den okända sydkontinenten. Hittills hade främst säl- och valfångare och militärer rört sig i området.

Förberedelser
Nordenskjöld började sin planering av expeditionen med syfte att utforska den östra och norra delen av den Antarktiska halvön kring 1899. Han framlade sin plan för Sv. Sällskapet för Antropologi och Geografi i januari 1900. Efter en kritisk granskning avslog dock Kungliga svenska vetenskapsakademin ansökan om bidrag och expeditionen kom att bli helt privatfinansierad.

Nordenskjöld deltog under sommaren 1900 som geolog på en dansk expedition till Östra Grönland. Här fick han tillfälle att lära sig danskarnas välutvecklade polarteknik, bland annat att köra hundsläde. Han bekantade sig även med expeditionsfartyget Antarctic, ett gammalt tremastat sälfångstfartyg, som han senare köpte till den egna expeditionen.

Expeditionens medlemmar
Carl Anton Larsen utsågs till expeditionens kapten. Larsen var en erfaren norsk sjöfarare som redan hade genomfört flera resor i området. Vidare ingick norske slädföraren Ole Jonassen och en norsk besättning om 15 man.

Vetenskapsmännen värvades bland de naturvetenskapliga fakulteterna vid Uppsala universitet och var:
 Johan Gunnar Andersson, arkeolog, paleontolog och geolog.
 Karl Andersson, zoolog.
 Gösta Bodman, kemist, mineralog och meteorolog, ansvarade för de meteorologiska och magnetiska observationerna.
 Samuel A. Duse, kartograf.
 Erik Ekelöf, läkare och bakteriolog.
 Axel Ohlin, zoolog.
 Carl Skottsberg, botaniker.
 José Maria Sobral, en argentinsk sjöofficer och vetenskapsman anslöt till expeditionen i Buenos Aires efter att Argentina bidragit med förnödenheter och proviant. Sobral skulle utföra en rad vetenskapliga studier och blev den förste argentinaren att sätta sin fot på Antarktis.
 Frank Wilbert Stokes, amerikansk tecknare anslöt också i Buenos Aires. Stokes, som hade erfarenhet från kalla trakter, målade 4 oljetavlor och en rad teckningar under resan. Han lämnade expeditionen 28 februari 1902 då Antarctic nådde Falklandsöarna.

Expeditionen

Planen var ursprungligen att ett forskarteam under ledning av Nordenskjöld skulle utforska området kring Antarktiska halvön och hitta en lämplig plats för att övervintra samtidigt som Larsen och övriga forskare skulle utforska Weddellhavet. Därefter skulle Antarctic hämta upp Nordenskiöld för att sedan återvända till Sverige våren 1903. I lasten fanns även virke till en lägerstuga där forskarna skulle vistas under vinterperioden.

1901
Den 16 oktober lämnade Antarctic Göteborgs hamn (samma år startade även flera europeiska expeditioner, bland annat Robert Falcon Scott med sin Discoveryexpedition). Expeditionen nådde Buenos Aires den 15 december där man bunkrade förnödenheter. Här förstärktes expeditionen med Sobral och Stokes. Den 21 december fortsatte resan söderut och man nådde Port Stanley på Falklandsöarna på nyårsafton.

1902

Fartyget fortsatte och nådde Sydshetlandsöarna den 11 januari och man utforskade några av öarna innan resan fortsatte söderut genom Antarctic Sound (döpt efter fartyget). Den 15 januari upptäckte man Hope Bay och fortsatte mot Pauletön. Härifrån fortsatte man sedan mot Seymourön (som Larsen redan hade besökt 1892) där man slog läger. Nordenskjöld fortsatte sedan söderut längs den okända kusten och kom så långt söderut som 60° 10' S och 45° 7' V innan man åter vände norrut den 1 februari. Den 9 februari såg man åter land och valde nu Snow Hillön lite söder om Seymourön till vinterläger. Nordenskjöld landsteg med fem andra och man förde iland utrustning, förnödenheter och slädhundar. Antarctic fortsatte därefter att utforska öar kring Sydgeorgien. Här valde Larsen ut platsen för en framtida valfångststation och platsen döptes till Grytviken av Andersson (i sin bok Antarctic noterar han dock att det skulle varit ett namn given av hela gruppen: "Vi gåvo åt denna lilla idealiskt trygga hamn namnet Grytviken"). Slutligen nådde man Falklandsöarna.

Det tog Nordenskiölds grupp drygt två veckor att bygga lägerstugan och ett litet skjul för magnetobservationer. Vädret förbättrades i mars och man gjorde nu flera förrådsdepåer inför kommande turer längs kusten under sommarperioden. Utfärderna avslutades den 31 oktober och Antarctic väntades i början på januari .

Dagböckerna berättar om vardagsrutiner, hemlängtan och tristess. Det dåliga vädret till trots kunde man dock utföra en del turer där man samlade in djur- och växtfossiler och utförde geologiska studier. Dessa studier kom senare delvis ligga till grund för teorierna om kontinentalförskjutningen.

Bodman var genom sina uppgifter bunden till stationen och först i november fick han tillfälle att se sig om på sydlandet. Tillsammans med Ekelöf och slädföraren Ole Jonassen gjorde de vad som Bodman senare i tidningen Juldagar kallade "En Picnic i Antarctis": "Vår första dag afslutades med chateaubriand på kejsarpingvin jämte en kopp kaffe. Efter kvällsvarden in i våra sovsäckar med rockarne ihoprullade till huvudkuddar. Så togos piporna fram till en liten aftonrök och kommo vi öfverens om att icke allt för länge ligga och gona oss morgonen därpå.".

Efter att ha övervintrat på Falklandsöarna lämnade Antarctic hamnen den 5 november och begav sig mot Ushuaia för att bunkra förnödenheter. Här lämnade man också meddelanden till såväl argentinska som svenska myndigheter om planerade rutter och lägerplatser. Sedan kartlade man först Orléanssundet och Gerlachesundet innan man fortsatte till Antarctic Sound nära Nordenskjölds läger. Man fastnade i ismassor och beslöt den 29 december att landsätta Andersson, Duse och besättningsmannen Toralf Grunden vid Hope Bay. Efter att dessa hade byggd en förrådsdepå begav de sig mot Snow Hill Island .

1903

Antarctic kom sedermera loss och fortsatte mot Pauletön där fartyget fastnade igen den 9 januari. Fartyget kom loss ytterligare en gång den 3 februari men hade nu sprungit läck så Larsen försökte strandsätta fartyget på Pauletön. På väg dit sjönk fartyget den 12 februari cirka 40 km från målet. Man hade dock lyckats rädda en del utrustning och förnödenheter. Till fots fortsatte man den mödosamma vägen till ön som man nådde först den 28 februari och började bygga en lägerstuga.

När tiden för Antarctics planerade återkomst närmade sig skrev Nordenskjöld den 14 januari i sin dagbok att det gått: 11 månader från den dag vi kommo hit. Ja, icke trodde jag då att det skulle bli så länge, och måtte nu ej följa 11 månader till, och kanske ytterligare 11, och framför allt måtte vi blott alla en gång komma härifrån. Havet kring frös till is efter en storm den 18 februari och man insåg nu att man skulle tillbringa ytterligare en vinterperiod i lägret.

Under tiden fortsatte Andersson, Duse och Grunden mot Snow Hillön men hade svårt att orientera sig och avbröt försöket efter några veckor och började den 11 februari att bygga en lägerstuga vid Hope Bay med den lilla utrustningen de hade. Bygget stod klart den 11 mars lagom till vinterperioden. Expeditionen livnärde sig på pingviner, fågelägg och säl. Den 7 juni avled besättningsmannen Ole Christian Wennersgaard på Pauletön.

På våren var sundet till Vegaön fortfarande fruset och männen begav sig den 29 september åter mot Snow Hillön. De nådde Vegaön den 9 oktober. Den 12 oktober råkade de stöta på Nordenskjöld som också var på väg mot Vegaön under en tur. Gruppen från Hope Bay var så ovårdade att Nordenskjöld först inte kände igen dem.

Samtidigt skickade Larsen den 31 oktober en grupp till Hope Bay för att hämta männen där. När de kom fram den 4 november fann man lägret tomt förutom meddelandet att männen hade gått mot Snow Hillön. Nordenskjölds grupp vände nu mot Seymourön dit även Larsen nu var på väg.

I slutet på oktober beslutade den argentinska marinen att skicka ett sökfartyg då man inte hört ifrån expeditionen eller Sobral på länge. Korvetten Uruguay med kapten Julian Irizar anlände den 7 november till Seymourön  och man landsatte en sökpatrull under befäl av löjtnant Yalour som hittade Bodman och besättningsmannen Åkerlund i deras tält och därefter även Nordenskiölds grupp. Den 9 november lämnade Uruguay Snow Hillön och träffade sedan även på Larsens grupp som är på väg mot ön. Den 10 november lämnade sökexpeditionen området. Expeditionen anlände den 2 december åter till Buenos Aires. Den 10 december började hemresan på fartyget Tijuca via Hamburg och expeditionen anlände slutligen till Stockholm den 10 januari 1904.

Även i Sverige planerades i april en sökaktion under kapten Olof Gyldén men denna nådde fram först långt efter Argentinas insats.

Resultat
Expeditionen hade förlorat besättningsmannen Wennersgaard och fartyget men lyckats utföra en lång rad undersökningar och upptäckte ett stort antal nya platser och kan betraktas som en av de största framgångarna inom svensk polarforskning. De geologiska studierna lade grunden för kontinentaldriftsteorin.

Kartläggningar och upptäckter i Antarktis:
Admiralty Sound, Antarctic Sound (döpt efter fartyget), Cape Disappointment, Cape Longing, D'Urville Island, Gerlache Sound, Herbert Sound, Hope Bay, James Ross Island, Jason Peninsula, King Edward Cove, Larsen Channel, Lockyer Island, Nordenskjold Coast, Nordenskjold Glacier, Ohlin Island (döpt efter deltagare), Orléans Sound, Prince Gustav Channel, Sheppard Point, Spert Island, Snow Hillön, Seymourön, Trinity Island och Ula Point.

Kartläggningar och upptäckter i Sydgeorgien: Antarctic Bay, Andersson Island (döpt efter deltagare), Cumberland East Bay, Cumberland West Bay, Dartmouth Point, De Geer Glacier (senare Harker Glacier), Discovery Point, Geikie Glacier, Harpon Bay, Jason Harbor, King Edward Point, Lyell Glacier, Maiviken, Moraine Fjord, Neumayer Glacier, Susa Point, Tabarin Peninsula och Zenker Ridge.

Det skulle dröja ändå till 1949 innan Sverige i den Norsk-brittisk-svenska Antarktisexpeditionen genomförde en ny expedition i dessa trakter.

På frimärken
Sydpolarexpeditionen finns avbildade på svenska frimärken som utkom 2002-01-24.

Referenser

Noter

Källor

Vidare läsning
 Svenska Antarktisexpeditionen 1901 - 1903, artikel av Anders Larsson (AL), Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, Göteborgs universitet.

Externa länkar

 Om expeditionen
 Karta över det utforskade området
 Bild på expeditionens vetenskapsmän
 Häftessamlarna Sydpolarexpeditionen på frimärken

Antarktis under 1900-talet (decennium)
Antarktisexpeditioner
Vetenskap i Sverige


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Elysium Tops We're The Millers & Planes At The US Box Office
August 12, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
After a couple of quiet weeks, there was a bit of a crush of new movies at the US box office this weekend, and heading into the weekend nobody was entirely certain which would end up on top. In the end it was the Matt Damon sci-fi Elysium, which took $30 million to top the chart. That's a passable start, although not as much as the $35 million plus Sony had been hoping for.
We're The Millers came in second with $26 million over the weekend and $38 million since it hit cinemas last Wednesday. Going into the weekend some thought the movie had a chance to come out on top, but it eased off on Saturday, although the Ed Helm and Jennifer Aniston movie still did pretty well.
After a very strong Friday, Disney's Planes didn't quite capitalise on that on Saturday and Sunday, ending up in third place with $22.5 million. Although it's not a massive start compared to some other animated offerings, it only cost $50 million to make – significantly less than the $100 million plus most major CGI movies cost – so it's still likely to turn a handsome profit.
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters had less reason the cheer with a fourth place finish and a $14.6 million weekend, with the film taking $23 million since it opened last Wednesday. That's significantly less than the $37 million the first movie opened with, and at the time even that was seen as a mediocre start. However the earlier movie did strong business outside the US, so Fox will be hoping for the same with the sequel.
Here's the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 9th-11th.
Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Elysium $30.4 $30.4
2 We're The Millers $26.5 $38.0
3 Planes $22.5 $22.5
4 Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters $14.6 $23.4
5 2 Guns $11.1 $48.5
6 The Smurfs 2 $9.5 $46.6
7 The Wolverine $8.0 $111.9
8 The Conjuring $6.7 $120.7
9 Despicable Me 2 $5.7 $338.3
10 Grown Ups 2 $3.7 $123.8
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2 Guns Beats The Smurfs 2 To The Top Of The US Box Office
August 5, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Early last week many had expected The Smurfs 2 to take the top spot this weekend at the US box office, but in the end it had to settle for the number three spot. Topping the list was 2 Guns, with the Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington action flick taking a solid but unspectacular $27.3 million. Many have suggested that the fact the marketing concentrated on the stars and said little about the story may have held the film back.
The second weekend of The Wolverine took second spot with $21.7 million, which is a pretty steep drop of 60% from its first weekend, but it was still enough to beat Smurfs 2. The little blue men took $18.7 of the weekend and $27.7 million since if opened last Wednesday. That's behind the $35 million of the first film and the lowest start of any of this summer's family film. Even Turbo, which most considered a flop, started better.
It's now going to have to hope that like the first movie its gross will hold up over the coming weeks and turn it into a true hit (and also that it makes a lot of cash internationally).
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of August 2nd-4th.
2 The Wolverine $21.7 $95.0
3 The Smurfs 2 $18.2 $27.7
4 The Conjuring $13.6 $108.5
5 Despicable Me 2 $10.3 $326.6
6 Grown Ups 2 $8.1 $116.4
7 Turbo $6.4 $69.4
8 Red 2 $5.6 $45.1
9 The Heat $4.7 $149.5
10 Pacific Rim $4.5 $92.9
FILMS: 2 Guns, The Wolverine, The Smurfs 2, The Conjuring, Despicable Me 2, Grown Ups 2, Turbo, Red 2, The Heat, Pacific Rim
The Wolverine Tops The US Box Office With $55 Million
July 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
The Wolverine has taken the US box office crown with a $55 million opening. While that's not a bad take, and certainly better than recent disappointments such as The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim, it's still being seen as rather soft, as most had expected it to take $60 million plus.
There was more to cheer globally though as the mutant movie took an impressive $141 million, suggesting that even if it doesn't become a huge hit in North America, it'll still be a massive success around the globe. With the film costing $120 million – versus the $200 million plus of other recent failures – it may suggest Hollywood needs to rethink how much it spends on some of its movies.
The only other film making its first appearance in the top 10 is Fruitvale Station, which added 1,000 screens (up from 34 screen last weekend), allowing it to take $4.6 million, placing it in 10th spot on the chart. The film, based on the true story of Oscar Grant, has got massive amounts of attention in the US following the aquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed African-American Trayvon Martin, helping Fruitvale Station to find a larger audience than it might have otherwise.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 26th-28th.
2 The Conjuring $22.1 $83.8
4 Turbo $13.3 $55.7
5 Grown Ups 2 $11.5 $101.6
7 Pacific Rim $7.5 $84.0
9 R.I.P.D. $5.8 $24.3
10 Fruitvale Station $4.6 $6.3
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The Conjuring Tops The US Box Office, With Turbo & RIPD Faltering
Last week a sequel to The Conjuring was announced, which suggested Warner Bros had an inkling it would do well. They were right, as the James Wan directed horror movie, which cost just $20 million to make, grossed $41 million in its first three days in cinemas to top the US box office.
It's the top opening ever for an original R-rated horror movie, and more than the far pricier Pacific Rim took in its first weekend last week.
All the other new openers cost a lot more to make, but none of them made much of a dent in the box office. DreamWorks Animation's Turbo took the number three spot with $21.5 million and $31.2 million since it opened last Wednesday. The company will be hoping that good word of mouth will help keep the gross up over the coming weeks, but it's not an amazing start, especially as it opened behind the third weekend of Despicable Me 3.
Indeed it was a bad weekend for Ryan Reynolds all round, as not only does he voice the title character in Turbo, but he also stars in R.I.P.D., which became the summer's latest big budget bomb, grossing a paltry $12 million in its first weekend. As it cost $130 million to make, it's going to end up losing an awful lot of cash.
R.I.P.D. placed seventh on the chart, and while Red 2 did a little better than that, with a fifth place finish and an $18.5 million gross it still didn't have a lot to cheer. That's lower than the $21 million the first film opened to. That earlier film became a word of mouth hit, which should have ensured a good opening gross for a sequel, but it seem audiences simply aren't interested.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 19th-21st.
4 Grown Ups 2 $20.0 $79.5
5 Red 2 $18.5 $18.5
6 Pacific Rim $15.9 $68.2
7 R.I.P.D. $12.7 $12.7
9 World War Z $5.2 $186.9
10 Monsters University $5.0 $248.9
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Despicable Me 2 Beats Grown Up 2 & Pacific Rim At The US Box Office
Despite two new big releases this week, Despicable Me managed to hold onto the top spot at the US box office for a second week, taking another $44 million for an excellent total of $229 million so far.
However what analysts were really watching was whether Pacific Rim could beat Grown Ups 2. In the end it couldn't, as Grown Ups 2 took $42.5 million, despite being reviled by the critics. That's slightly ahead of the first Grown Ups film, and the second biggest start even for Adam Sandler (after The Longest Yard), which is good news for him after a series of disappointments.
Pacific Rim placed third with $38.3 million, which may be the highest opening ever for director Guillermo Del Toro, but certainly isn't great for a movie that cost $200 million to produce. Thankfully though, it's slightly more than some had expected after soft tracking for the robots vs. monsters movie. While it may eventually reach $100 million in the US, its only real hope of turning a profit is with a stellar international performance.
4 The Heat $14.0 $112.3
5 The Lone Ranger $11.1 $71.1
6 Monsters University $10.6 $237.7
8 White House Down $6.1 $62.9
9 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain $5.0 $26.3
10 Man Of Steel $4.8 $280.9
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Despicable Me 2 Massively Beats The Lone Ranger At The US Box Office
July 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
With Independence Day on a Thursday, Hollywood was hoping for a busy four-day holiday weekend, and they got one, even if it was a far better time for Universal than Disney.
Despicable Me 2 grossed a massive $142 million since it opened last Wednesday, marking one of the best starts ever for an animated movie. It's particularly impressive for a non Pixar or DreamWorks Animation (or indeed Ice Age) movie, and far more than the $56 million the first film took in its first three days in 2010.
However while Universal will be all smiles today, there are likely to be a lot more frowns over at Disney. After spending $250 million on The Lone Ranger, the film grossed just $48.9 million in its first five days. That may not sound too horrific, but on the actual weekend it took just $29.4 million. Analysts are already suggesting it may struggle to hit $100 million in the US, and would therefore need a gargantuan overseas haul to make back its money. Some feel Disney could lose as much as $150 million on the film, once marketing and other costs are taken into account.
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3 The Heat $25.0 $86.3
5 World War Z $18.2 $158.7
6 White House Down $13.5 $50.4
7 Man Of Steel $11.4 $271.2
8 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain $10.1 $17.4
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New Despicable Me 2 Trailer – Gru and the minions are back
March 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Gru may have stopped trying to be a supervillain, but that doesn't mean his problems are over, as revealed in this fun, zippy new trailer, where he essentially gets kidnapped by The Anti Villain League, who want his help.
Here's the synopsis: 'Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's worldwide blockbuster, Despicable Me, delighted audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becoming the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history. In Summer 2013, get ready for more minion madness in Despicable Me 2. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an all-new comedy animated adventure featuring the return of Gru (Steve Carell), the girls, the unpredictably hilarious minions…and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.'
It's out in the UK on June 28th and in the US on July 3rd. Take a look at the new poster below and the trailer above.
ACTORS: Al Pacino, Steve Carell DIRECTORS: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud FILMS: Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 Trailer – Gru is back and the minions are in trouble
November 1, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
Despicable Me was an unexpected treat when it arrived in cinemas in 2012, so the idea of a sequel in more than welcome. It's due in cinemas June 2013, and now a new trailer for the movie has arrived, suggesting there's plenty more drama for Gru and his minions to deal with. Something seems keen to steal the minions, which just isn't right! Unsurprisingly the trailer concentrates on the little yellow creatures, who've proved so popular they're also getting their own spin-off film.
DIRECTORS: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud FILMS: Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 Teaser Trailer
March 2, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment
If you've been missing the minions you can now get a little fix with this first trailer for Despicable Me 2, which sees the little lozenges return, along with Gru and his adopted family. The film is out summer 2013, but for now enjoy the minions take on the classic tune, 'Barbara Anne'.
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Shown is Chet Aikens, assistant to councilwoman Joyce Morgan speaking at the dedication.
Recently city officials and community partners gathered at Arlington's' Warrington Park to dedicate two new murals created by the Arlington 20/20 initiative.
"These works of public are to represent the time and effort of dozens of children and adults in this neighborhood, who are passionate about seeing this park brought back to life as a safe and thriving part of the community," said Dr. Joy Hervey, CEO of Revitalized Arlington and Arlington 20/20 Steering Committee Chair.
A wall mural entitled "Dream Big" painted on the community center, captured the ideas of children who attend a summer art program in partnership with the Arts Corner Kidz Network. The "Fly High," basketball court mural is a stylized portrait of Bessie Coleman, the first African American and Native American female to obtain a pilots license. Coleman has ties to Jacksonville, where she took her final fatal flight, and is widely believed to be the inspiration for Norman Studios film, "The Flying Ace."
The murals are part of Arlington 20/20 initiative revitalization of the parks two unused buildings at the Woodland acres I.M.P.A.C.T. Dream Center that will provide family strengthening and economic mobility services, including literary, health and wellness support and after school and summer programming. Professional artist Nicole Holderbaum signed the mural in collaboration with community members, who also participate in the painting. The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida and the City of Jacksonville Neighborhoods Department provided financial support for the project. Additional support for the mural project was provided by various sponsors and community organizations, led by Arlington councilwoman Joyce Morgan. For more on Revitalization Arlington, Inc. and Arlington 20/20 visit www.arlington2020jax.org. Shown is Chet Aikens, assistant to councilwoman Joyce Morgan speaking at the dedication.
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Bottom line: We are all going to die.
I attended Aimee's wedding today. And because I didn't want to depress my parents, I told them I was going to a wake because someone's dad had passed away. It's not a complete lie, as someone I know's father really passed away. But it's still a lie, because I was at a wedding. I felt bad having to lie, but I had no choice because I wanted to spare their feelings. Why do I care so much? I hate it sometimes. Arriving there, the mass had already started. I guess it can be so overwhelming, seeing Aimee and Joseph so happy with the finality of their wedding. At last, they can now refer to each other as "my wife/husband", and no longer will Aimee be in the hot seat when the topic of marriage arises. She is now part of that group that can no longer be picked on because she is at last, normal. God, you know how much I hate that word. But behind the smiles and the glamour of this day, which obviously will be special forever to them, what is really in store for them? Love that is happy and pure need not a certification stating you are one, you can be one if you so choose to. But yes, the legality, the blessing, the benefits, and the glaring spotlight that is so annoying if you are single at this age finally shifting to someone else… This is the "next step". And people keep wanting to have a next step to feel like they're making progress in life. My problem is that it never ends. Single? Get a boyfriend. Got a boyfriend? Get married. Got married? Have babies. Got babies? Send them to the best schools and work like slaves for them for decades. Kids off to college? Quit your job and get a hobby. Quit your job? Get another one to avoid getting senile. Got a hobby? What are you gonna do about it? I mean people just don't know where to stop!p, it seems. If not for the desperation to fit in and be normal to society, what do we really want? Is everyone destined to walk the same path? I got emotional at the wedding ceremony, with the music and Aimee's smile that seemed so… Happy. And I truly felt happy for my dear friend, I was bursting with happiness and I was thrilled for her. But that is all that there is, the spotlight on her for the day, where everything is perfect. Even just for a day. I'm not the type who's had dreams of walking down the aisle since I was a little girl. In fact, that never even crossed my mind. Am I abnormal? Does it make me less of a person because I don't want what most people want? My mom says that's what human beings do, it's the normal thing to do. How come I don't feel the urge for it? There are other things that are of higher priority, I feel like, and I am not in any way belittling the effort it takes to maintain a marriage, I feel like there is so much to be done in this life time. To help make the world a better place, to fight for a cause you believe in, travel wherever you can go, look at the world and simply, be happy, according to your own terms. Some might ask, and what do you get from traveling and all those things? In the end, you just die, and all those trips won't matter to anyone. But that's exactly the point, if you do all those things just to fit in to the norms, someday we are all going to die. And that's the bottom line of it all. Someday, we will all die and the world will go on as if you never existed. Whitening products will still keep coming out, people will still be fussing over 7-eleven's slurpee. Those who love you will mourn, and they will remember you, but nothing you did or didn't do will matter anymore. So while we're here, we might as well do what we really fancy. There will be no time to regret because we are all going to die. Well this is a depressing post.
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David J. Wagner
DAVID J. WAGNER, PH.D.
ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND MUSEUM STUDIES
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In 1975, my career was re-directed from the world of concerts to museums. After earning a bachelors degree in applied piano with a minor in voice, and being accepted into the Indiana University Music School as a Graduate Student, I took an elective course in Museum Studies as part of the curriculum for a Masters degree in Arts Administration from the Graduate School of Business, which I intended at the time, to lead to a career in concert management. At the time, I served on the Program Committee of the IU Auditorium Concert Series; I played piano on Saturday evenings at the Tudor Room of the IU Student Union; and I was a pianist on the IU Music Attractions series which farmed out student performers for concerts and other performances. (I already had considerable experience in concert management as a undergraduate having worked as a student assistant for Jack Cohan who was Concert Manager at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Campus; and I had earned my way through school by performing as a soloist and accompanist each full summer and during the school year as an undergrad.) Teaching the Museum Studies course I took as an elective at IU was Dr. Wesley Hurt. In addition to being a Professor of Anthropology, he held a joint appointment as Director of The Indiana University Museum. I enjoyed his course tremendously, throwing myself into assignments and projects, and Dr. Hurt obviously picked up on that. Toward the end of the semester, he asked me if I would be interested in serving as a Graduate Assistant responsible for historical collection at the museum. I jumped at the opportunity, which, among other things, afforded me the chance to assist the Curator of Ethno-Musicology in the implementation of a Gamelan band exhibition, and to team up with the museum's Registrar to co-author its Collections Manual. This led to an Internship the next Summer at the Indianapolis Children's Museum as it was moving into a new facility that would make it the largest of its kind in the world, and in 1977, after graduation, an appointment at age 24, as Director of a fledgling art museum, which had been open to the public only four months in Wisconsin where I had grown up. Further information about Dr. Hurt can be found here: Wesley R. Hurt (1917-1997). Were it not for him, my career path would have never led me to work in museums. ~ David J. Wagner
Carroll University, Lecturer, Arts Administration
Lawrence University, Björklunden Campus, Lecturer, Museum Studies
New York University Graduate School, Lecturer, Local Museums, Historic Houses, and Sites
Colorado College, Lecturer, Museum Studies
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Scholar in Residence
University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, Lecturer, Museum Studies
University of Minnesota, Teaching Assistant, American Studies
Indiana University, Auditorium Concert Series Program Committee
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Student Assistant, Arts and Lectures Concert Series
2012 Carroll University Arts Administration Course
Dr. David J. Wagner's Arts Administration student, Shane Ebert, honored with Internship at Florentine Opera
Fine Arts 120, 2012 Fall Semester Tuesdays 6:00 - 9:30 pm, MacAllister Hall 108
Interested in learning about visual or performing arts administration . . . or contemporary issues and challenges facing galleries, museums, arts centers, festivals, performing arts companies or symphonies? Interested in learning about arts funding . . . or budgeting, planning, programming, or marketing? Interested in a seminar featuring guest lecturers who are themselves nationally recognized arts administrators? Interested in a boost to give your arts career a one-up advantage?
Carroll University, founded in 1846, Old Main Hall
In this seminar, students will explore theories, applications, and processes of arts administration practiced today. The course will focus on management objectives, strategies, and plans for a range of arts and cultural organizations including but not limited to museums, galleries, theaters, symphonies and other performing arts companies or ensembles, as well as related educational organizations. Though primarily focused on non-profit organizations, principles of arts administration taught in this course will carry over to management of for-profit art organizations such as performing artist management companies and commercial art galleries. The course will be led by David J. Wagner, a former director of non-profit visual and performing arts organizations and president of his own for-profit museum exhibition production company. Nationally recognized guest speakers who have held positions as leaders in their respective fields will add diverse perspectives and expertise to class discussions of major topics.
Topics will include business planning and budgeting, stewardship by trustees and other stakeholders, fund-raising, legal aspects of arts administration (e.g. contracts), personnel, facilities management, program development, marketing, long-range and strategic planning, evaluation, and other aspects of arts administration that inform and instruct decision-making in arts and cultural organizations today. Emphasis will be on case-study issues and challenges confronting arts administrators today, many of which will tie-in to presentations by guest speakers. Readings will be available on Electronic Reserve through the Carroll University Library. Students will also have the opportunity to focus on specifics types of arts/cultural organizations and related administrative issues.
FAR 120 A Intro to Arts Admin Syllabus, Wagner, click here. (PDF 29KB)
For information about Carroll University, and enrollment, click here.
FAR 120 A: Introduction to Fine Arts Administration
Guest Speaker Schedule
David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Instructor
September 18: Tom Strini, Managing Partner & Senior Editor of thirdcoastdigest.com; previously Music and Dance Critic at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
September 25: Jay Williams, President and CEO, Milwaukee Public Museum
October 2: Jeff Schroedl, Vice President of Pop & Standard Publications, Hal Leonard Music Publishing
October 9: Sara M. Krajewski, Director, INOVA, UW-M
October 16: Jonathan Winkle, Executive Director, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
October 23: Bob Babisch, Vice President Entertainment, Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival
October 23: Dawn Helsing Wolters, Managing Director, Milwaukee Repertory Theater
October 30: Daniel T. Keegan, Executive Director, Milwaukee Art Museum
November 6: Jonathan Winkle, Executive Director, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
November 15: Peter Jest, Owner/Manager, Shank Hall
November 20: Mark Niehaus, President, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
November 20: Janet Riordan, Director of Community Programs, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
December 4: William Florescu, General Director, Florentine Opera Center
New York University Graduate School Museum Studies Department Course
"Local Museums, Historic Houses and Sites"
19 University Place, Suite 540, NYU Graduate School Museum Studies Department
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Summer 1998
"Local Museums, Historic Houses and Sites" offers students an inside-out view of topics, issues, and challenges facing professionals working in local museums, historic houses and sites today. In this course, students will learn about the history, diversity and functions of local museums, historic houses, and sites. They will examine theory behind the study of material culture and best practice trends. Historical interpretation will figure prominently in discussion and assignments. Students will be introduced to the missions and definitions of local museums, historic houses, and sites, and the practical challenges of planning, programming, management of change. Practical knowledge and insights will be gained from the study of programming, facilities management, maintenance, preservation, and security. Also treated will be philosophical issues and pragmatic approaches to preservation, restoration and adaptive re-use of historic buildings. Cultural tourism and related topics including branding, public/private partnerships, and advertising and publicity will be discussed. Living history interpretation through re-enactments, festivals, special events and special programming will also be explored. In addition, struggling and failed case study local museums, historic houses and sites, root causes and symptoms of struggle or failure, and remedies will be examined and discussed.
New York University, Founded in 1831
Books on the Required Reading List will be available at the NYU Bookstore. Excerpted materials on the Required Reading List will be available for purchase as a packet at the Advance Copy Center. Additional Recommended Readings will be available on reserve in the Museum Studies Program Reference Center.
Mid-Session Assignment: You have been retained as a consultant at a historic site, house or museum of your choice. The Board of Directors has retained you to advise on the desirability and feasibility of accreditation by the AAM (American Association of Museums). Write a three-page recommendation to the Board about your site.
Final Assignment Option #1: You have just been hired as Executive Director of the You-Name-It Historical Society. One of the oldest in the country, with colonial buildings and collections, and grounds, the UNIHS has experienced an annual decline in attendance of 5% for each of the past 5 years. The Board of Directors has given you three months to recommend a plan to turn this trend around. Your assignment is to frame the parameters of the UNIHS as you envision it, i.e. define its collections, personnel, exhibits, educational programs, facilities, budget, board, etc., and describe your approach in a 4-8 page, double-spaced typed paper.
Or Option #2: 4-8 page, double-spaced typed report describing your experience with The Lower East Side Tenement Museum exhibition, "Sitting Shiva: Lower East Side Immigrants Confront Death and Dying." (See separate Research Project handout for further details.)
Guest Speaker / Field Trip Schedule
May 21: Field Trip to The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Behind-the-Scenes Tour
followed by discussion with Steve Long, Director of Resource and Student Center
May 26: Sally Yerkovich, Executive Director, New Jersey Historical Society
May 28: Field Trip to Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, followed by discussion with Barnett Shepherd, Executive Director
June 4: Scott O. Heyl, Executive Director, Historical House Trust of New York City
June 9: John Hillberry, Certified Historical Architect and Museum Consultant
June 11: Field Trip to Top of the World, World Trade Center Building #2, followed by discussion with Regine Flimline, Director of Marketing
June 16: Stephen Briganti, President, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Foundation
June 18: Chris Fox, Curator, Fort Ticonderoga
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Davidjwagnerllc.com is the official website of David J. Wagner.
All documents, images and general contents of this website are © David J. Wagner, LLC.
Member A.A.M., American Alliance of Museums
I.C.O.M., International Council of Museums


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Backgammon: Gaming or gambling?
Jean loves playing games for money. In university, he and his friends made thousands of dollars playing poker and backgammon. Now in his 60's, Jean says backgammon still means a lot to him. In fact, for a while his retirement dream was to travel the world participating in backgammon tournaments.
These days Jean plays twice a week as part of a local backgammon group and travels regularly to Vegas to participate in tournaments.
"I've won three times," he says. "It's not big money. Only about $5,000. But it's fun and mentally stimulating."
According to Jean, playing backgammon for money isn't gambling.
"It's a game of skill, like tennis. I've been playing for decades and I'm still learning new things about the game. But I wouldn't play if there was no money involved. It wouldn't be worth it. It wouldn't be fun."
Gambling, he says, is different. "Gambling is hanging out in casinos, trying to get lucky with slot machines. I wouldn't want to do that. And I wouldn't want my wife to be into that."
Jean admits that playing games for money does carry risk, especially if you try to make a career of out it like a few of his university friends did.
"It didn't work out very well for any of them," he says. "It's sad because they lost everything."
Jean says career gaming is okay when you're young, but when you're older you lose your sharpness.
"I'm the only one in my group who kept it together. Because I kept my day job."
And because he maintained self-awareness.
"I remember going through a dark period in my life where I started taking long lunches to gamble. I knew it wasn't right to be missing work, so I sought help from a counsellor through my work."
Jean says talking about his sadness made him feel better. A single one-hour session helped him get his head on straight.
According to Jean, his self-awareness—and self discipline—developed at an early age.
"One time in university I lost $1,400 to a friend. I played through a whole night chasing my losses but couldn't recover my money. I didn't like losing that much money. I vowed to quit smoking and not gamble for a year to recover the cash."
Over the years, Jean tried a range of games, including betting on football games, but found that he was terrible at that type of activity. Plus it was costly because you needed a bookie. Online games didn't work for him either.
"I found myself staying up late playing with some guys in China. I didn't like the distant feeling."
But that's not to say he snubs online practice altogether. In fact, Jean says online gaming has changed the gaming scene completely.
"Backgammon used to be 'the game' until poker took over due to online gaming. People were playing poker online and training with computers in ways they never could before. New guys could challenge experienced players and do quite well for themselves. In other words, online practice raised the game. And the same thing has happened with online backgammon. That's how I'm able to still learn things about backgammon, even though I've been playing for so long."
While there's no question playing backgammon for money has been a meaningful and rewarding lifelong pursuit, Jean admits it has affected his life in less than pleasant ways.
"It affected my marriages in the past," he says. "But these days it's my family relationships that interfere with gambling not gambling interfering with my relationships."
To think about – or discuss with a friend
Is there a difference between gaming and gambling? If so, what?
Where is the line between gambling for fun and problem gambling?
In your mind, what are the best ways to reduce the risks of gambling?
From "no way" to knowing a way
Gambling through time
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The Big Business of Being Brittany Broski
Story by Katherine Gillespie / Photography by Julian Buchan / Styling by Britton Litow / Hair by Sami Knight / Makeup by David Velasquez
Like any big star, Brittany Broski lives in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old Texan moved to California a year ago, and while you won't necessarily find her chilling with the D'Amelios at BOA Steakhouse, she's definitely been moving and shaking in her own way. "What I've gotten the most out of so far from living here is just the sheer amount of connections," she tells me over the phone. "A lot of my favorite YouTubers, I'm now friends with, we're going to each other's houses. It's nice having people that do what you do all in a central location — it's validating."
So what is it that Broski does? You probably already know. So does she. Like any successful creator, she's hyper aware of her audience. Especially because they recognize her on the street all the time. "'Cause I live in West Hollywood. It's the girls, the gays and the baes. And they can spot me from a mile away — I usually have pretty big hair."
To get it out of the way, Broski is the TikTok artist formerly known as Kombucha Girl, a reaction meme that got some good laughs in 2019 but should hardly define the genre of deftly casual stoner comedy videos that have propelled her to fame and fortune in the two years since. When I ask Broski about whether or not she still feels a connection to Kombucha Girl, her heavily accented, off-the-cuff tone provides its own answer. "Absolutely fucking not. Leave her in the grave. She has been dead and buried, but y'all keep wanting to dig her up. Y'all are some grave diggers. She's resting in peace. Don't disturb her."
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At this point, bringing up the meme feels like a roast. Whenever light internet cancellations come her way, she notes, the headlines frame her as a milkshake duck. The Kombucha Girl said what? "It's not really all that I am," she says. "Just a couple of Jim Carrey faces."
Broski's best videos are confessional. Despite a clear talent for character work, she is most beloved for simply being herself. While she did once aspire towards a conventional comedy career, one where she'd "do stand-up and SNL and this and that and the other," she has come to prefer making content without a brick wall backdrop or contrived sketch format.
"I'm throwing the humanity back into it, instead of being, just, dance monkey dance," she says. "I'm a funny person. And I'm allowed to exist outside of just a funny character." We then proceed to say some cruel things about watching stand-up comics awkwardly adapt to TikTok during the pandemic. Strike those from the record.
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If it's not "comedian," then there isn't yet a good word to describe Broski's job, which also includes host for TikTok's official podcast, For You. Influencer? "I hate that word. I hate that word so much." The next best term would be "content creator," but there's something so generic and icky about that one, too. "What am I, shitting in my hand and rubbing it on a canvas? Like what do you mean content? Anything is content."
Broski settles on a descriptor that's a little more apt, cutting to the chase of her appeal. "More like an online personality is what I would describe myself as, because I am what I do and the videos I make."
Taking cues from the first generation of YouTube stars, Broski's going all in on relatability, filming her TikToks from a trademark unflattering below-the-chin angle, goofily riffing about mental illness or the cuteness of dogs eating chicken nuggets while lying in bed. Check her comments section for dubious compliments about the "bravery" of daring to show her real, unfiltered face. "Kind of offensive," she laughs.
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Broski's everywoman persona extends beyond occasionally going makeup-free. When vlogging, she'll go off on pretty much any topic that comes to mind, creating a sense of intimacy that isn't as false as it seems: she reads all of her DMs and happily responds to comments, even the kind-of-rude ones. She admits to going too far sometimes, and having to pull back: "Relatability is rewarded, but at what cost? Because now I'm sharing so many personal details about myself with six million people, who can in turn, weaponize that and use it against me."
Which is where we arrive at the dilemma. A series of dilemmas, actually, that are coming together to cause a mass existential crisis within the still-fledgling content creation industry. The funniest accounts on TikTok, Broski knows, are the smaller and weirder ones that were once the platform's bread and butter. That's the culture she came from. But if you want to actually make money as a creator — or online personality, shall we say — you've got to keep accumulating followers until you reach a certain peak. There is no influencer middle class. And pandering to that new wider audience means your content changes, often for the worse.
"When any individual is given that much attention online and given the opportunity to make money off of that attention, you are creating a monster," she says. "It's just human nature." It's possible, especially right now, to make a shitload of money off of what's effectively pretty watered-down content. If you want to. If the compromises feel worth it.
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"The reality of it is, you're a walking billboard," Broski says. "What we do as influencers is advertise for companies, in-between all of your other content. And that's how you make a living. So if you're comfortable whoring yourself out like that, anything's monetizable, because companies always are paying for advertising and they're slowly realizing that influencers are the way to do it successfully."
Then there's the temptation to cross over into mainstream, mass-media fame. Attempt a movie star crossover, like Addison Rae, or sign up for a Netflix reality show, like the Hype House kids. For her part, Broski is a little wary of taking calls from desperate networks hoping to reach a Gen-Z audience.
"It has been attempted in the past," she notes. "YouTubers try to be movie stars, Viners try to be singers. A lot of the time it crashes and burns and that's the end of their career, because they tried to dip their toes in something that they were not prepared for or talented in — they didn't have the support moving into that medium."
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The trick, Broski thinks, is to keep it online. "You can do whatever you want to do. Just keep it within your audience. You know, they love you. They want to see you succeed." She counts Good Mythical Morning hosts Rhett and Link as two of her biggest inspirations and influences, citing the duo's ability to remain loyal to their original medium while occasionally crossing over to late show guest slots that still have an unmistakably internet-y edge. "I really, really look up to them," she says. "I think they've done it perfectly."
Broski has clearly thought all this through, which isn't the impression you always get when chatting with young TikTokers who've recently moved to LA. She's preparing herself for the long haul, and her odds of survival, even as she stakes her income on a trend-based algorithm, feel pretty good. Especially when she frames them within a larger context of where the entertainment industry is headed.
"We're entering this age where social media stars are going to be the new A-list celebrities," Broski says with flat confidence. "We're already seeing it. People don't really care anymore about the Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolies of the world. They care about the [D'Amelios]. Especially teenagers — they're like, who's Julia Roberts? There's going to be a generation of kids that have grown up with an iPad in their hands, and they are tuned in to personalities online, and that's going to be their realm now, that they care about."
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Broski isn't alone in making these kinds of predictions. All of Los Angeles is buzzing with speculation about what will happen to Hollywood in the next decade — what the next slate of young stars will even be famous for. The actual creators fueling the boom are under enormous pressure to perform, and Broski easily anticipates my next line of questioning, which tragically involves such buzzwords as "burnout." She has no illusions about the position she and her fellow TikTok stars are in, and the potentially dark place where this is all headed.
"It's absolutely not sustainable," she says. "And I can't imagine a universe where it would be." In the olden days of five years ago, a creator could simply make their living on one platform, like YouTube. That era is long gone. "When you're an online personality, you have to be active on every single imaginable social platform where people can find you and interact with you. Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube. Then Reddit, Facebook, all these outliers that people also want to hear from you on."
Before I even get the chance to ask, Broski assures me that she has no solutions. Unfortunately, when she admits to mental health breakdowns on the feed, it's not just for laughs. "You can talk about self care all you want, but the reality is, it's not possible. I have no structure in place to preserve my mental health. When I have my spirals online, bitch, those are real spirals."
It's not all bad. For the most part, Broski is having fun, and she repeatedly expresses how grateful she is to be on the For You Page in the first place. For all the stresses of becoming one of the platform's biggest brands, she's a diehard fan of TikTok, and a connoisseur of its content. "TikTok has forever changed culture," she says. "It has defined a generation. It is probably the best thing that's ever happened. Every day I see something that blows my mind — it keeps outdoing itself."
And if we could just keep that unique spirit alive, Broski, the corpse of Kombucha Girl and the rest of us might just be okay. "If I could give any message, it would be to treat people with kindness," she says. "Spread love, because the internet is very dark and very toxic at times. And I think it needs more people that are just being themselves." Especially if those selves happen to be quite this smart.
Brittany Broski will be going live on PAPER's TikTok this Monday, June 14th at 5 PM EST. We'll see you there.
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Happy Days the musical signs a Sugababe, a Bucks Fizz star, a former Emmerdale actor – and The Fonz
Cheryl Baker, Ben Freeman and Heidi Range will appear in a stage version of the hit 50s-set US sitcom, with Henry Winkler as a consultant
Wednesday, 23rd October 2013 at 2:39 pm
Happy Days are here again for fans of both musicals and one of the most influential TV comedies of all time…
Yes, the show that made "The Fonz" a household name, and starred the now Academy Award winning director Ron Howard, has been reincarnated as a musical for British audiences.
The stage show will embark on a 24-week UK-wide tour next January, with the maiden performance taking place at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. Confirmed stars include Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker, ex-Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman and former Sugababes singer Heidi Range.
Happy Days devotees will be pleased to know that the production is written by Garry Marshall, creator of the original US TV series, and that Henry Winkler, aka Fonzie, is on board as creative consultant.
The project has been made possible by harnessing the show's popularity through the increasingly common option of crowd-funding. This method of finance has certainly worked for Zach Braff, who used it to secure $2 million for his film Wish I Was Here, and helped get a movie version of American detective drama Veronica Mars off the ground.
The usual incentives for investing in a crowd-fund project tend to be non-fiscal rewards such as copies of scripts or bundles of merchandise, but the Happy Days musical has decided to break away from the norm by allowing donating fans a share of the profits.
With its idealised 1950s-style small town setting, Happy Days ran for a decade between 1974 and 1984, following the expoits of mechanic, chick magnet and all-round cool guy Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli and his high school friends, including Ron Howard's Richie Cunningham.
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I adore Ronald Colman. Not only is his voice swoon worthy so is his face and his acting. I get the whole Shangra La deal... but they were kidnapped. They hijack a plane killing the pilot. There are five passengers aboard the plane to take them away from war torn China. There is Ronald, some big deal diplomat, his younger brother George played by John Howard (he played another put upon George in Philadelphia Story), Isabel Jewell (one of my favorite character actresses) plays a very sick woman of ill repute, Thomas Mitchell plays Barnard a once wealthy man that was charged with embezzlement or some sort of rich person crime, hence that is why he fled US, then to flee China and end up in Shangra La and Edward Everett Horton as Lovett a teacher round out the gang. They are taken to this portal escaping the brutal weather, snow, strong winds and as they get to the other side there is another world, beautiful weather, magnificent skies, a peaceful environment. They are taken to this magnificent palace made of the finest materials. The art is by the the most acclaimed artists. They are given very swank pajama style frocks. They each have amazing rooms. At dinnertime they have fine wine and tons of delicious food. They are met by Chang played by H.B. Warner who is in charge of making them comfortable and is definitely a big wig. All are confused. Ronald gets pretty comfy but his brother and others have doubts and do not trust H.B.. The next morning Ronald goes out to do some exploring. He goes by horseback. Soon he sees this lovely woman that is also on horseback and he follows her. The woman is Sondra played by Jane Wyatt. He thinks he lost her but stops when he comes to a pristine body of water where he catches a glimpse of the pristine naked bod of Jane Wyatt taking a swim. Jane knew he was there all along, the little impette. He was smitten.
Sondra has been in Shangra La since she was a child. Sondra was actually the reason they were kidnapped. She had read Ronalds books and thought he would be perfect to take over the job of Grand Poobah Father Perrault. Father Perrault was thought dead a long time ago but he found Shangra La. One thing about Shangra La is that you live a long time. You also look young for a very long time. Father Perrault played by Sam Jaffe looks like he's a zillion years old (I think he's about 180) There is always a perfect climate, everyone is happy. The children are taught by Sondra and they sing with joy every day. It is supposed to be Utopia, but there is not equality. There are the hunters that do not wear fine silk pajamas. They dress like natives you see on Gilligans Island, the other natives do some kind of work in Shangra la. They don't live in a palace, they live in huts. There are people that serve the food and take care of the needs of Chan, Sondra and Father Perrault. There is a love interest for Ronalds brother played by Margo. She lives in the palace too. These palaces are humongous. Now the white people will live in the palace while the other worker bees sing zip a dee dooda going about their daily chores. Isabel Jewell washes off the horrific smeared makeup and suddenly is not ill. Lovett is a teacher and a priss but soon sees himself looking and feeling younger, Thomas Mitchell is happy there is no crime in Shangra La, no extradition. He is happy to stay there and out of the big house. He also starts feeling pangs of love for the now heathy and lovely Isabel. All are content but George. He wants out. He hates it there and adding fuel to the fire Margo tells him the alleged cruelty of Chang and Father Perrault. George believes Margo when she tells him she is 18, but Chang warns him that she is 80. If she or anyone leaves Shangra La pretty soon after they will look and feel their true age. George does not believe them. He tells his brother he is going to leave and take Margo. Ronald is torn. He loves Shangra La and Sondra and the idea of being Big Man On Campus. He also loves his brother and feels a duty to him. There are men that bring supplies to S La but come not so frequently. Finally they come and George is going to leave with Margo. The bells start chiming like crazy because Father Perrault had just died. Ronald being a stand up guy decides he must help his brother, leaving Sondra heartbroken. The other castaways want to stay. It does not end well for the three travelers. The brutal weather is devastating. The Sherpas get lost in an avalanche. Margo feeling her age can't go on so they find a cave to take respite in. While in the cave someone is able to light a match and to Georges horror he sees Margo as the old lady she is. He backs away in horror and falls down a mountain. At least he made it out of Shangra La. Ronalds gets back to England and tells his story. People don't believe him. He runs away to try to find his way back to Shangra La. I think you can figure out the ending.
My very verbose post in fewer words means there was a class system in Shangra La just like everywhere else. The elites in the palaces and the worker bees in their huts. I can't blame George. That kind of life is not for everyone. Is it truly Utopia when they kill an innocent man then kidnap the passengers just to get Ronald there? Equality for all never seems to work, not even in Shangra La. That said its worth a watch. I like the movie. The acting is great. I'd go now, no botox ,no illness. But only if I get to wear the very chic p.j.s and live in the palace.


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Q: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: uri I get the following error when I am trying to invoke my Adobe Livecyle Soap service:
Value cannot be null. Parameter name: uri
The strange thing is that I don't have any parameter named "uri". I can't debug this error since the service can't even start. The error message is all I've got.
Here is the code, that I pass the parameter:
BasicHttpBinding binding =
    new BasicHttpBinding(BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport);
binding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Basic;

LetterService.LETTER_APPLICATIONS_Client client =
    new LetterService.LETTER_APPLICATIONS_Client(
          binding,
          new EndpointAddress(
                System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["URL"]));

A: The parameter to EndpointAddress() is named URI (You can place your cursor just after the (, and press Ctrl + Shift + Space to see the parameter list).
You could verify that this is the problem by replacing:
new EndpointAddress(
            System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["URL"]));

..With something like the following:
new EndpointAddress("http://your.service.uri/");

If that works, you know your error is config-related.

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Crystals, X-rays, and a cure for leukemia
A glimpse into the research of Dr. Jean-François Couture, a warm, relatable scientist with a passion for cold, hard science.
By Catherine Gnyra
Special Guest Writer
Catherine Gnyra is a 4th year Faculty of Medicine student in the Honours Bachelor of Science Program in Translational and Molecular Medicine. She wrote this story originally for her Science Communications course as part of a series profiling systems biology researchers. MedPoint will be publishing profiles from this series throughout 2018.
For most people, the word "scientist" may conjure up the image of a stone-faced, austere individual labouring in the lonely depths of a laboratory. Although this stereotype may hold true for some scientists, Dr. Jean-François Couture, or simply JF as most people call him, completely breaks the mold with his caring nature and infectious enthusiasm. With passion in his heart and a bounce in his step, Dr. Couture seeks to find a cure for infant leukemia through structural biology, a promising approach for battling this aggressive form of cancer.
Structural biology, which lies at the interface between biology, chemistry, and physics, is the study of molecular structures and their interactions. In Dr. Couture's lab, the interactions between proteins and DNA are studied using X-rays. Shining X-rays onto a crystallized protein and analyzing the way in which these X-rays are deflected gives scientists insight into that protein's molecular structure. "A protein is a universe inside which there are millions of interactions," says Dr. Couture with a twinkle in his eye, explaining that the protein's individual components are "scattered across space, with links connecting them to one another," much like a network of stars form a constellation in the night sky. The details of the protein's structure can then be used to predict the ways in which the protein will interact with other molecules, such as DNA, on an atomic scale. Thus, exactly where and how the constellation fits into the broader galaxy can be uncovered.
Proteins interact with DNA to turn genes on or off. If a protein malfunctions due to a mutation and begins switching genes on or off at random, disease can ensue. The research in Dr. Couture's lab largely focuses on the mixed-lineage leukemia protein, or MLL, as 70% of infant leukemias are in fact caused by a mutation in this protein. The mutated form of MLL activates genes in blood cells that should only be turned on during fetal development, leading to the production of cancerous blood cells, or leukemia. Dr. Couture sometimes visits hospitals, meeting parents and their children who suffer from leukemia caused by an MLL mutation. "You meet parents and their 3-month-old child [who] has a month left to live because the leukemia is so aggressive," shares a grave Dr. Couture, who has two young children of his own. By studying the way in which MLL interacts with DNA and with other proteins in leukemia, he hopes to pave the way for the development of a drug that could block the abnormal interactions and cure the devastating disease.
While Dr. Couture is very passionate about his research, he cares just as much about the people with whom he conducts it. When asked about which aspects of his work he enjoys the most, he answers that witnessing his students learn and make their own discoveries is one of his greatest joys. "Seeing the accomplishment in their eyes…nothing compares to that," he explains. Dr. Couture also loves to teach, saying that the moment he sets foot in a classroom and begins interacting with his students, his mood lifts. "It's really fun, it's really cool!"
Dr. Couture also breaks the scientist stereotype by successfully balancing the stressful and demanding business of running a productive lab with spending time with his loved ones. He thanks his own mentors, who led him to develop this philosophy of balance: "Researchers can be a little disconnected from reality," he jokes, "but my supervisors were always extraordinary gentlemen," in that they considered their employees as people and not solely as projects.
But even with a balanced approach and all the passion in the world, there are bound to be hurdles along the way. Although a drug that could block the leukemia-inducing MLL-DNA interaction is currently in third-phase clinical trials, it would only be effective against a very specific subtype of infant leukemias. However, work is ongoing in Dr. Couture's lab to determine the best way to block the problematic interaction and eradicate this form of cancer once and for all. Explaining the significance of his work, Dr. Couture concludes by stating that, "the most important thing is, will you heal people with this? Yes, absolutely."
Dr. Jean-François Couture
(1) X-rays irradiate a crystal composed of an orderly array of proteins (as illustrated beneath the crystal). (2) The X-rays are deflected by the proteins in the crystal and create a pattern on a screen. (3) The pattern is analyzed to generate a detailed, 3D model of the individual protein.
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Showing from Tue 3 — Sat 7 May 2022
Vale Musical Society presents:
Music by RICHARD RODGERS, Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp
When postulant Maria Rainer proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is sent to serve as governess for the seven children of widowed naval Captain, Georg Von Trapp. Her generosity of spirit, love of music and growing rapport with the children gradually capture the heart of the stern Captain. They fall in love and marry. Returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate service in their navy. Refusing to capitulate, the Captain and his family must somehow escape to Switzerland.
The show contains all the well-known songs from both stage and film, including 'Edelweiss', 'My Favourite Things', 'Do-Re-Mi' and 'The Sound of Music'.
By arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
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Keywords = Sovereignty of faqih
Concept and function of the theory of public interest and its situation in the system of Islamic Republic of Iran
Seyed mojtaba Vaezi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 March 2023


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Tag: women's work
At three months of age, Maria Lopez Ruiz's eyes turned blue. Not just any ordinary blue, but turquoise, the color of the sea near Porto San Sebastian, where Sophia Lopez Vargas, Maria's maternal grandmother, lived. She, too, had turquoise eyes.
It was a sign; Maria's brown-eyed mother told the rest of the family that her child, the fifth daughter of a fifth daughter, would be a woman of great importance.
Maria's father worked at a grand resort in Las Almandas, which was over three hundred miles from Porto San Sebastian. Because of the distance, he only came home twice a year: the month of August and the week of his birthday.
It was in January of Maria's sixth year that her mother died with the fever, leaving the family adrift. Maria moved in with her grandmother, Sophia, in the small house that overlooked the sea.
"Being successful, Maria," her grandmother always began her stories, "requires being in the right place at the right time." As she continued to braid her granddaughter's hair, she repeated the adventures that led her to Porto San Sebastian.
"My first marriage was arranged, or that is what my husband believed. He was from Madrid and I was from Las Rozas. He had seen me…" Her grandmother went on to describe how, at the age of fifteen, she had used her turquoise eyes for the first time. "I have not always lived in this quiet village," she said, ending the story the way, she ended all of her stories. "And you will not, either," she added.
"When you are fourteen, you will leave here. You will go and live with your oldest sister in a faraway place. You will become independent and a woman of great importance."
Maria leaned against a pillar on the platform of the Christopher Street Subway station and rubbed her belly. She was in her fifth month with her first child and the heat was the one thing that felt familiar. Taking a deep breath, she considered how far in ten years she had come to be in this place so removed from San Sebastian.
That evening she told her husband: "If I close my eyes for a moment, I am transported home: the thick air covers me, and I can almost hear the sound of the waves."
"Why is that funny?" she said.
"That's not why I laughed it's just…"
Maria sighed as he kneaded his fingers deep into the arch of her right foot.
"I'm proud of you. Remember when I introduced you to my aunt? We agreed to make her think I was seeking her approval," he said.
Maria smiled and looked toward a window where the air conditioner hummed relentlessly. A sound so familiar and yet so far away, a steady summer wind rattling her grandmother's house in Porto San Sebastian before a storm.
"Your aunt took me into her lavender bedroom, she pulled the shades and read my cards by candlelight. I know she whispered the readings to you, mi amor. It was a good thing that you had already proposed marriage, or you might have changed your mind."
He furrowed his brow.
"You are a beautiful woman," he said. "When we walk down the street, people stare at you. I don't think you even notice."
It was at the age of twelve that her grandmother told Maria about men who were only interested in the superficial.
"We are like this," she gestured toward the sea with one hand, as they sat in old wicker chairs on the stone patio sipping cold tea. "Men see what they want to. It is useful."
Maria's boss, Xavier Batista, was one such man, expecting to get his way with anything and everyone he touched. Xavier moved in all the right circles at Telemundo.
"Brilliant!" He clapped his hands. "But, why just New York, Maria? Think bigger. This country is changing. You have a story to tell, use your biography. Remember my mantra: demographics. Women are our audience; this show will speak to them.
"You have been so generous to me, Xavier." She turned her eyes toward him and could see the heat rising into his face. "If the network buys my show, how will I repay you for your advice?"
He looked at her, smiled and reached out to touch her arm. "Tell your husband who the father is." When he began to repeat his dream of how they would move to the city of angels together, Maria moved away. "We are meant to be together—a team."
"It is too soon to talk of these things. My husband thinks…"
He pulled her toward him. "We will work this out." His face was now flush with color.
For several months Maria let Xavier think what she needed him to.
A scent of bitter fruit infused the air as Maria felt the rumble of the Number 1 train before its lights turned from the tunnel and flooded the tracks ahead. When she entered the crowded subway car, Maria stood in front of a young woman.
"Oh! Sorry," the woman said jumping up, offering her seat. Maria sat, closed her eyes, and started to review the presentation of her show Háblame: Talk to Me.
Thirty minutes later, when she walked off the elevator onto the twenty-first floor of an office building in mid-town Manhattan, she spotted her secretary, Julia, leave her cubicle and run toward her.
"The presentation has been postponed; something happened this morning."
Maria let Julia take her briefcase and watched as the woman put her finger to her lips.
"I'll explain in your office." Julia twitched like a small sand bird, weaving her way through the maze of gray cubicles.
As she followed Julia, the young employees, heads focused on screens, sat quietly typing. They didn't look up. It was not their usual morning buzz over prefabricated walls where they stopped to welcome her.
"Xavier has resigned," Julia said breathlessly as she closed the office door. "I mean he has been fired—resigned is what his memo to the company said."
Maria took out her phone and saw for the first time the messages, starting twenty minutes earlier from her staff, multiply with every second.
Julia went over to a table where a carafe of coffee waited to be poured. She turned and looked at her boss.
"Are you surprised?" Maria said looking up from her phone. They had never discussed the rumors about Xavier.
"Some of the interns had problems with him," Julia said. The cup rattled on the saucer as she walked across the office.
Maria flinched. A few years earlier one of the production assistants told her something suggestive Xavier said to her. She remembered laughing. Now the child inside of her rolled and pulled tight against her.
"Talk to me, while I get up to speed." Maria sat adjusting a pillow on her back and logged into her computer.
"There's an executive committee meeting in fifteen minutes." Julia handed Maria a printout of Xavier's letter to the company. "I told them you would be there," she said.
"How are you feeling?" her secretary asked.
"About this…or just in general?"
"You work…worked really closely with Xavier. Did he ever…?" Julia's voice was trembling.
"Of course not, a total professional since the first day I met him. I'm shocked." She rested her hand over the kicking inside of her. "Give me a few moments."
"Can we meet?" read the text from Xavier.
Maria waited and when a second text appeared on her phone she read: "Are you there?"
"Can't. It's crazy here," she responded. She was walking toward the Board Room.
"I need to talk to you," he wrote.
They all will have stories, Maria thought. Even now, on the other side of the building, the President of Telemundo was finishing telling his to the media.
"None of it is true," Xavier added.
Maria knew he couldn't possibly know everything everyone was going to say.
This story was published in Adelaide February 2020
Categories #amwritng, family saga, Fiction, Mothers and Daughters, Short Story•Tags family, family matters, metoo, women's issues, women's work


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Mayor Bowser Awards Coffy Cafe the 2019 Great Streets Small Business Grant
Recipient of Mayor Bowser's $2.1 million grant program for the 2019 fiscal year Coffy Cafe introduces new products and services to better serve the unique needs of the 14th street corridor community
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2019) - Mayor Muriel Bowser and Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner awards Coffy Cafe with the 2019 Great Streets Small Business Grant.
The cozy, two-level cafe nestled in the Tivoli Center of Columbia Heights was one of 17 small businesses in Ward 1 to receive this year's grant. For many, the cafe is warm and inviting bringing together native Washingtonians, college students, entrepreneurs, and new residents for crepes and coffee. However, owner Yahya Sardari believes there is more that can be done to support the community and its rich history of music and culture.
"We're truly honored to receive this grant from Mayor Bowser's office and look forward to fulfilling our commitment to creating a thriving community within the 14th Street Corridor," says Sardari.
Since Sardari took ownership in 2015, there has been minimal changes to the menu that serves more than a dozen original style of crepes or its Mod and 60's aesthetics. In fact, it's original style and premier location is unlike any other coffee shop in the city. Today it remains a needed minority-owned locale serving its growing and diverse clientele. Sardari now plans to add more of his own inspiration to the existing offerings, invest in structural upgrades, and forge more community partnerships that support local issues such as hunger and homelessness.
To learn more about Coffy Cafe and for press inquiries, please email LaWanda White at lawanda@independentlypr.com.
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