A hashtag on Twitter is helping highlight women working in Hollywood and encouraging the industry to take note of them.
When Women and Hollywood unveiled their totally depressing infographic about the lack of women directors hired by major studios recently, most people weren't all that surprised. The information revealed that by and large, the major Hollywood studios (the Big 6 as they are known) are not hiring women to helm major releases. But after a few ragey comments on the Internet and a solemn vow to start renting more films made by women, what else is there to do? After all, we're up against some of the biggest money making corporations in the world—Sony, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros and Universal.
But a few people on Twitter, including Miriam Bale, Mynette Louie and Oscar-nominated director Lexi Alexander, have found something to do about it.
"I was so outraged to read the infographic on Women & Hollywood that under 5% of women are hired for studio projects," Bale told Jezebel. "You hear that number often, and can become desensitized to it. But in this, to see that WB and Universal hired 2.9 and 2.6 percent, respectively, it's so disappointing. As I film critic & programmer I know or have written about so many talented women that would love a studio gig."
Bale said she started the hashtag #hirethesewomen, hoping to see the list grow and so studios would have no excuse to not hire women.
Women directors might hope to be represented to the studios that might hire them by their agents, but it's not always that simple. Firstly, it's a lot harder for women to even find an agent (browse the client list of any agency you like if you don't believe us) and even when they do, agents are predisposed to present their safest bets to potential hirers. In an industry where women are habitually seen as a risk simply because of their gender, it's clear what happens next.
But in the age of Twitter, drawing attention to the women directors who are out there, qualified and available to be hired really can help increase their visibility. There are large numbers of industry insiders on Twitter, and even more who pay attention to what's being said.
"In making the list I noticed that some of these women were not on studios radars most likely, and just needed a chance," said Bale. "And some of them were talented women who had a box office or critical failure that ended their career. But it seems as if many men have failures and then go on to even bigger success."
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm feeling pretty empowered just reading the list of names circulating on that hashtag. Follow #hirethesewomen for more.


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The Five NBA Players Who Officially Recorded Quadruple-doubles in a Game
A quadruple-double is recorded when a player has double figures in 4 out of the following 5 categories in a game: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. To date only five NBA players have officially recorded a quadruple-double in a game.
The NBA did not start counting blocked shots and steals until the 1973-74 season. So a number of other players probably did have quadruple-doubles prior to that season. Jerry West claims he recorded a quadruple-double in game in which he scored 44 points, had 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 blocked shots. In a 1967 playoff game against the Boston Celtics it's believed that Wilt Chamberlain had 32 rebounds, 24 points, 13 assists and 12 blocked shots.
Wilt had 78 triple-doubles during the regular season in his career and the all time leader in the category is Oscar Robertson with 181. So it's not hard to believe that they both probably had either 10 blocks or 10 steals in one or more of those games.
At least 7 players since 1973-74 have missed a quadruple-double by just one assist or one steal. All 7 players had triple-doubles and then recorded a 9 in either assists or steals.
One of the players is Michael Ray Richardson who was playing for my team the New Jersey Nets on October 30, 1985 when he had 38 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 9 steals in a triple OT game vs the Indiana Pacers. I remember the game because Michael Ray set a new career-high with 38 points and he scored 16 of them in the OT's as he willed the Nets to a 147-138 win.
Two more players stand out by just missing quadruple-doubles. On February 18, 1985 Larry Bird had 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals at the end of the 3rd quarter. He refused to go back into the game in the 4th quarter because the Boston Celtics were blowing out the Utah Jazz.
On March 3, 1990 Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets had 29 points, 18 rebounds, 11 blocks and 10 assists officially in a game vs the Golden State Warriors. But after the game the NBA reviewed the tape and determined Olajuwon really only had 9 assists. They never changed the official tally of 10 assists but refused to recognize the quadruple-double.
The Four NBA Players Who Officially Recorded Quadruple-doubles in a Game
On January 26, 2018, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers had a dubious quadruple-double. LeBron had 26 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and 11 turnovers vs the Indiana Pacers in a game the Cavs won, 115-108. It's a dubious quadruple-double but it still counts.
Nate Thurmond
On October 18, 1974 Nate Thurmond (pictured above with Wilt Chamberlain) of the Chicago Bulls had 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks vs the Atlanta Hawks in a OT game the Bulls won 120-115.
Alvin Robertson
On February 18, 1986 Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a 120-114 win over the Phoenix Suns. Robertson is the only player to accomplish a quadruple-double by having double figures in steals instead of blocked shots.
On March 29, 1990 just 26 days after the NBA ruled Olajuwon did not record a quadruple-double in a game he came back and accomplished the feat for real in a 120-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Hakeem had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 11 blocks and 10 assists in the game.
On February 17, 1994 David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocked shots in a 115-96 win over the Detroit Pistons to record the 4th official quadruple-double in NBA history.
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Harvest Home is a 1973 folk horror novel by American writer Thomas Tryon. A New York Times bestseller, the book became an NBC mini-series in 1978 titled The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, which starred Bette Davis (as Mary Fortune) and David Ackroyd (as Nick Constantine). The mini-series was generally quite faithful to the plot of the book. For some reason, the name of the protagonist was changed from Ned Constantine to Nick Constantine.

Plot
Ned Constantine, his wife Bethany ("Beth"), and their daughter Kate relocate from New York City to an isolated Connecticut village, Cornwall Coombe, where the villagers adhere to "the old ways", eschewing modern agricultural methods and having extremely limited contact with the outside world. As one says, "we don't mess with other folks and we expect them not to mess with us." The villagers celebrate a number of festivals that revolve around the cultivation of corn. The most important festival is "Harvest Home", which takes place once every seven years.

Ned befriends Robert Dodd, a former college professor, who is now blind and largely homebound. Like Ned, Robert was once an outsider who moved to Cornwall Coombe at the behest of his wife Maggie, who was born in the village. Ned also meets, among others, Justin Hooke, who serves as the current ceremonial "Harvest Lord"; Justin's wife, Sophie, his chosen "Corn Maiden" in the approaching "Corn Play"; and Worthy Pettinger, a young man whose dream of going to agricultural college are frustrated by his parents, who hold to the old ways. The most important person in the village is Mary Fortune. Known as "Widow", the village herbalist and midwife, she herself is childless and has been a widow since the long ago death of her husband, Clem. When Kate suffers a severe asthma attack, the Widow Fortune performs a tracheotomy and saves her life. She later prescribes home remedies which cure Kate entirely. Beth and Kate grow to adore the Widow, but Ned is suspicious of her herbal medicines and finds her unquestioned influence over the town troubling.

Meanwhile, Worthy is chosen as the next "Harvest Lord" who will replace Justin at the end of his seven years of service. Worthy does not wish to become the Harvest Lord, confusing Ned, who understood the title to be an honor. At church, Worthy shouts out a curse upon the corn before fleeing. The Widow announces that Worthy is henceforth "bane" and will be shunned by the village if he ever returns. Meanwhile, Worthy's parents and their goods are shunned because of their son's departure, although they are blameless, protesting they had "raised him right". Ned secretly provides Worthy with money to escape the village, and Worthy promises to write to him. Ned begins to understand that the villagers, led by their women, practice pagan fertility rites to ensure their harvests. He became suspicious of the upcoming Harvest Home, but the most anyone will tell him is that it is "what no man may see nor woman tell". Meanwhile, Worthy's letter from Hartford to Ned (despite using a pseudonym) had been intercepted by Tamar Penrose, the postmistress, who steamed it open. It revealed Worthy's address. A posse was sent to kidnap and return him; he was later killed in the village. Ned is horrified to see Worthy's corpse being burnt in a massive bonfire on Kindling Night, where it had been callously tossed among the scarecrows.

On the day of Harvest Home, Justin's wife, Sophie, unexpectedly commits suicide. She is denied burial in consecrated ground on the orders of the Widow, whom Ned denounces for this cruelty. Dropping the cat and mouse game she had been playing with Ned, she declares him an outcast and has him imprisoned in the village jail to keep him from interfering with Harvest Home. All the women then depart to choose another Corn Maiden. Ned does not eat any food, fearing it is drugged. He manages to escape and returns home to find his car missing and his phone dead. Ned goes to Robert Dodd for help, only to be told that on the night of Harvest Home, all the phones are disabled and all the cars confiscated until morning, while all the men are confined to their homes. Robert reveals that he himself was blinded for attempting to discover the secret of Harvest Home and begs Ned not to go out again. Fearing for his wife and daughter, Ned fatefully ignores the warning and returns to the village.

Ned arrives in time to see the heavily-veiled new Corn Maiden (whom he thinks is Tamar Penrose, who had been Corn Maiden two cycles [14 years] earlier), Justin, and the village women depart for Harvest Home. Ned races ahead of them. The Corn Maiden removes her veil, revealing herself to actually be Beth. When Ned cries out in horror, the women capture him and are on the verge of killing him before they are stopped by the Widow, who forces him to watch as Beth and Justin (both drugged) copulate, symbolically uniting the Harvest Lord and the Corn Maiden to ensure a bountiful harvest. At the moment of Justin's climax, Tamar cuts his throat with a sickle. The women then collect and sprinkle his blood through the fields. Ned tries to escape but the women surround him and blind him, as they had done to Robert Dodd years earlier. Months later, Ned learns that Beth is pregnant and that Kate is to be the next Corn Maiden. Ned's family had been allowed to move to Cornwall Coombe because the village needed new blood, so to speak.

Reception
A 1973 book review by Kirkus Reviews called the book "not only tethered to considerable earlier Americana but sometimes garroted by it—there's too much corn to husk before the last loaded third of the book." Writing in 1976 for The New York Times (a year after he published 'Salem's Lot, which was not a NYT best-seller), Stephen King critiqued his competitor's novel:"It isn't a great book, not a great horror novel, not even a great suspense novel ... Never mind the best seller list. Mind this, instead: Sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, it is a true book; it is an honest book in the sense that it says exactly what Tryon wanted to say. And if what he wanted to say wasn't exactly Miltonian, it does have this going for it: in forty years, when most of us are underground, there will still be a routine rebinding once a year for the library copies of Harvest Home".

See also

The White Goddess
Eleusinian Mysteries

References

External links
The Golden Bough

1973 American novels
Alfred A. Knopf books
American horror novels
Books with cover art by Paul Bacon
Fiction about human sacrifice
Modern paganism in popular culture
American novels adapted into television shows
Novels set in Connecticut

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I am always looking for creative ways to prepare leftover homemade seitan since one package feeds our family for four days! Although it's super economical and convenient, it can get a bit monotonous so this weekend I used seitan in a few recipes where I would normally use another vegan meat. For this delicious, easy pizza I used seitan as my meat instead of using veggie ham or sausage.
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Every January 1st we get up and watch the Rose Parade on TV (except for the rare occasions when we get up much earlier and watch it in person). And this year we watched as a B2 stealth bomber, accompanied by a couple of other jets, did a flyover of the parade route.
And then, about ten minutes later, we watched as the B2 and its companions did another flyover in the other direction.
And then, having a shrewd knowledge of local geography, we went out to our driveway hoping to catch sight of them.
We heard them before we saw them--and then watched in awe as they flew, low and slow, right over our house.
Brian made sure to tell me that the other planes in the flyover were an F-22 Raptor and F-117 Nighthawk. First time the three of them have flown in formation, according to Bob & Stephanie. Very cool, even on TV.
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Wireless break buzzer systems are quite comparable to count down (or count up) timers in the sense of delimiting an amount of time for some task. However timers are constantly noticeable throughout that stretch of time to ensure that individuals can inspect exactly how close they are to the end, whereas the gadget we're talking about is simply an alarm on a schedule.


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While the 198-year banknote maker could be the next business to fall victim to a lack of adaptability, it isn't the first long-established brand that has failed to move with the times
De La Rue has previously designed notes for the Bank of England
A warning from banknote maker De La Rue PLC (LON:DLAR) that it faces "material uncertainty" over its future sent the shares tumbling 21% on Tuesday to 138p.
The company's £170mln debt pile and the loss of a crucial contract to manufacture UK passports has put it on the edge of collapse, according to analysts, with its market cap currently at £182mln, 70% lower than a year ago.
READ: De La Rue warns of "material uncertainty" over future
Some market watchers said lack of foresight by a generation of managers for the company's current woes. In other words, they all failed to spot the world was going cashless.
"In an increasingly cashless world one has to wonder just how long De La Rue can survive without a radical change to its business model", said AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould, adding that while the firm has attempted to diversify its business into other services such as goods authentication, it was still doubtful whether these could ensure its ability to operate in the long-term.
However, while 198-year old De La Rue could be the next business to fall victim to this lack of adaptability, it isn't the first long-established brand that has failed to move with the times.
Failing to pivot
Of course, some of the worst hit players have been department stores, which with their large estates and hefty rents have been at the sharp end of the transition to online shopping as websites continually provide more variety and convenience for customers. And of course, the internet, Amazon, Boohoo et al happened.
The collapse of House of Fraser in the summer of 2018 was one such case as despite plans to shutter over 50% of its outlets the company fell into administration amid mounting costs and a decline in foot traffic. It was later bought out for £90mln by Mike Ashley's Sports Direct International Plc (LON:SPD).
It was followed less than 12 months later by its rival, Debenhams, which in May was put under the control of its lenders after collapsing under the weight of a £720mln debt pile.
More recently, the world's first travel agent, Thomas Cook, went bust in September as it failed to adapt quickly enough to the rise of online travel bookings, instead continuing to weigh itself down with a large network of high street travel agents that very quickly became redundant in the face of online competitors.
By the time the group realised it needed to change its business model, it found itself lacking any cash to mount any kind of turnaround, and instead was continually siphoning off funds to repay its debts.
Successful pivots
While advances in technology, mostly the rise of the internet, have claimed the likes of Debenhams and Thomas Cook, other companies have seen the writing on the wall and have managed to successfully pivot their business models or are in the process of doing so.
One example is broadcasting giant ITV PLC (LON:ITV), which is currently undertaking an effort to wean itself off traditional TV advertising and towards the burgeoning market of content streaming.
The FTSE 100 group has launched BritBox, a Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX)-style platform set up in partnership with the BBC that provides subscribers with access to an archive of British TV, as well as its own dedicated offering, ITV Hub.
Meanwhile, the firm is also aiming to increase income from its content production arm, ITV Studios, which is responsible for multiple successful series such as Love Island and Queer Eye, which is made for Netflix.
The shift already seems to be paying off, with ITV predicting that revenues for its Studios business will grow by at least 5% in its current year while advertising is expected to decline by 2%.
READ: Future raises expectations as it reports runaway growth from media acquisitions
Similarly, FTSE 250 magazine group Future PLC (LON:FUTR) has moved away from its traditional print-based business into digital, acquiring tech website Mobile Nations and business news site SmartBrief earlier this year.
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Looking further back, some of the world's most successful corporations have arisen from well-timed business pivots.
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However, due to competition from iTunes and a lack of popularity for podcasts, the founders quickly pivoted to micro-blogging, a move that has seen the site grow to around 126mln daily users and a market cap of US$23.3bn.
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News // Bay Area & StateChip Johnson
Chip Johnson
March 28, 2005 Updated: Jan. 25, 2012 11:30 a.m.
Jason Reeder quietly rocked back and forth while pounding out visceral licks on his guitar during a solo at a band practice at Shark Bite Recording Studios in Oakland's waterfront warehouse district.
Fine-tuning the acoustic version of Eric Clapton's rock standard "Layla, " Jason jammed with fellow students Mike Ruby on drums, Alyssa Diamond on bass guitar, Austin Zumbro on keyboards and vocals, and teacher Matt Hulett, who filled in for guitarist Andrew Harris, who was home sick.
No member of the band, save for their teacher, is older than 17.
They are students at BandWorks, which could more accurately be described as the Bay Area's School of Rock.
For the past 12 years, the program has offered aspiring musicians with little formal training a chance to do something that just about everyone has dreamed of at one time or another -- to be a part of the band, man.
Jason, 15, has been in the program since he was 10 years old. He's taken private guitar lessons since age 6 and is also learning to play the drums. Outside the program, he plays in four bands.
His handwork on the chords is a blur, and the band is tight, making seamless breaks from one musical section to another, a skill that professionals struggle to smooth out. The thing is, Jason is just as good -- or even a little better -- on the drums.
"When I play with these guys, it's like practicing with the guys I play with," said Hulett, the teacher. That's high praise considering that he will play in the band that opens for Carlos Santana in an East Coast tour planned for this summer.
The program's creators, Jeremy Steinkoler and Steve Gibson, are also professional musicians, each with a long list of impressive credentials.
Steinkoler, a drummer, has performed all over the country, including a performance at Lincoln Center. Gibson, a guitarist, has performed at the popular High Sierra Music Festival, served as a music director in London and contributed to Guitar Player magazine. Both men also teach music privately.
"This isn't a music factory turning out clones of popular recording artists," Steinkoler said. "It's a chance to have fun with other people who want to play music."
The group Jason plays with is one of just 16 bands formed during the current eight-week session whose final exam will be performances at Ashkenaz in Berkeley on April 3 and April 5. And while the youngsters' band is considered the tightest in this session, everyone comes away with a little more knowledge about their own talents and what it takes to play with a group.
"Sometimes, the end result of the music is greater than the sum of the parts, and they're able to exceed their individual talents," Steinkoler said. There are no age limits in the program, and students range in age from 10 to 60 years old. Instructors estimate their student body is about 70 percent kids and 30 percent adults.
Teens often play with adults, but Steinkoler and Gibson make a point to keep the youngsters in the same group. Bands usually have five or six members and include two guitars, a bass guitar, drums, keyboards -- and sometimes a vocalist.
"We don't put folkies in the same band with a metalhead," he added.
When the bands are formed, the instructors ask students to pick a few songs they'd like to play. They take the responses and come up with a song from a library of 450 songs the instructors have transcribed to music for the students.
Once a song is elected, the band spends the next eight weeks honing its skills in preparation for the final concert. Sessions cost $300, plus $30 for equipment. Everything is provided -- drums, guitars, amps and the sound studio.
Wednesday, the last practice before their performance, Jason, Mike, Alyssa and Austin ran through the six-song set they would be performing at Ashkenaz in about two weeks. The list includes songs by Led Zeppelin, the Clash, Jimmy Cliff and, of course, Clapton.
The band is solid and plays as a unit. They don't sweat the small stuff and can communicate with a nod or a look that conveys their feelings.
"At our last performance, we totally screwed up and left out an entire section of a song, but we all knew it instantly and looked at each other because you can't hear on stage," Jason said. "Then someone yelled chorus, and we went to the chorus and the crowd never knew it. Someone who hasn't played in a band -- or in BandWorks -- wouldn't know how to do that."
Jason has been working on playing the guitar behind his head -- a la Jimi Hendrix -- and will unveil his new skill at the Ashkenaz concert.
In the coming year, Steinkoler and Gibson want to take the program to Contra Costa County, San Francisco and the South Bay.
For Fran Wickner and her son Andrew Harris, the program transcends the boundaries of age, creating a common bond with her teenage son, something any parent knows can be tough to accomplish.
"We like the same music, '60s rock," said Wickner, as she picked up a guitar and placed the strap across her shoulders.
"He thinks the teachers are the coolest guys in the world, and playing music has given him self-esteem," the mother said. "If these kids want to spend time playing music, it focuses their attention and keeps them from getting into trouble."
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A graduate of San Francisco State University, Chip has worked as a staff writer for the Albuquerque Tribune, the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
With family and friends spread across the city, he is a proud Oakland resident.


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Updated: Aug. 13, 2018
Public comment period begins on Hanford tunnel cleanup
Ecology denies federal request to start grouting PUREX Tunnel 2 before comment period ends
RICHLAND – Beginning today, members of the public can add their voices to the decision on the best way to deal with a deteriorating Hanford tunnel filled with highly radioactive waste.
A 45-day public comment period sponsored by the Washington State Department of Ecology begins today and ends Sept. 27. The comment period relates to a permit change that would allow the U.S. Department of Energy to fill PUREX Tunnel 2 with grout — a form of concrete.
Ecology denied Energy's request to begin the grouting before the public comment period ends, but the state agency did issue an order today allowing Energy to begin setting up the equipment it would need for the grouting process.
"We're striking a balance between the public's right to comment on this important cleanup decision and the need to secure the waste in the tunnel," said Alex Smith, manager of Ecology's Nuclear Waste Program, the state regulator overseeing cleanup at the Hanford site.
Energy says grout is the best way to guard against a potential collapse of the tunnel. Grouting opponents are concerned that the grout would become a permanent solution and argue that, instead, the waste should be removed.
"Our highest priority always is safety of Hanford workers and the public, and protection of the environment," Smith said. "But we also strongly support the public comment process. Once grout starts flowing, the public would no longer have any meaningful chance to affect the decision."
The tunnel is a legacy of the plutonium processing process carried out for decades at the PUREX – Plutonium-Uranium Extraction – facility. As the highly radioactive equipment failed or became obsolete, it was loaded onto rail cars and stored in this tunnel and its companion, Tunnel 1.
The public comment period will include two public hearings:
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Aspen sells global nutritional business
By: Tasneem Bulbulia
Creamer Media Reporter
Pharmaceutical manufacturer and supplier Aspen has concluded an agreement to sell its global nutritional business to France-based multinational dairy corporation Lactalis Group for a fully funded cash consideration of €739.8-million, or about R12.9-billion.
The company disclosed this during a presentation of its strong results for the financial year ended June 30.
The nutritional business sells infant milk products in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia-Pacific.
The disposal will enable Aspen's business units in these regions to focus on the group's core pharmaceuticals portfolio, which is expected to drive increased business efficiency and performance.
The nutritional business contributed R3.09-billion to the group's revenue and R512-million to the group's profit for the year.
"While the nutritional business has been a very valuable contributor to Aspen, its disposal is an important step for us, moving to creating absolute focus around our pharmaceuticals business, and creating returns value to the company which we can deploy in other investments," Aspen deputy CE Gus Attridge told Engineering News Online.
The balance of the proceeds from the transaction, after costs and taxes, will be used to reduce Aspen's gearing, creating greater headroom and capacity.
The transaction is conditional on the fulfilment of a number of conditions; and is anticipated to be completed within the next six months.
Aspen CE Stephen Saad said the group received significant global and regional responses for the nutritional business, of which the Lactalis offer was accepted owing to the value it presented for shareholders of Aspen and Lactalis, and the best opportunity for transferring Aspen employees.
Lactalis boasts extensive experience in dairy with a 5% stake in the global dairy market; and is a family-owned, entrepreneurial company, he noted.
Aspen's revenue for the financial year increased by 3% to R42.6-billion. The group declared a 10% higher dividend of 315c, payable on October 8.
"We have demonstrated in the past year underlying organic growth of the commercial pharmaceutical business, especially in emerging markets, and we hope to continue to grow this in a 3% to 5% range, with this as our key driver," said Attridge.
He also highlighted strong growth in China, which he notes is now the third-biggest contributor to the group's sales, behind South African and Australia.
This was also the first year the group enjoyed the full benefits of anaesthetics portfolio acquisitions acquired in the prior year; which showed "very good growth".
Aspen celebrates 20 years on the JSE this year, over which time the company has evolved from a domestic generics entity to a global multinational targeting niche products that are difficult to manufacture and replicate. This has been evidenced by acquisitions of anaesthetics and thrombosis portfolios in recent years.
South Africa's integrated rapid public transport networks (IRPTNs) are still largely underdeveloped and officials are still learning lessons along the way. During city-specific sessions at the Southern Africa Transport Conference, last week, Tshwane bus service A Re Yeng acting director Ruth Motasa said the success of any bus rapid transit (BRT) system, such as A Re Yeng, would only be realised if there was an understanding that it should service the people that impact the economy. →


There is a problem in our culture where people don't just want to be successful, they need EVERYONE to know about it too. When your focus shifts from the work to the notoriety, you've lost. Also on this episode, Cory spent the past weekend yelling at cab drivers in the streets of Chicago, Maurice is on the "recommitment program" and John covers the importance of having a singular goal and focus.


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Caught on tape: Shocking moment police 'throw disabled man out of wheelchair and slam him to the ground'
By Daniel Bates
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Two cops have sparked outrage after allegedly throwing a disabled man out of his wheelchair so he slammed face first into the sidewalk.
The Washington D.C. officers allegedly picked up Dwight Harris and forced him to fall forwards onto the concrete with no chance to break his fall.
A video of the incident posted on YouTube shows the newspaper vendor's head covered in blood and badly bruised as he lies on the ground screaming.
Shocking: A YouTube video shows two police officers allegedly throwing Dwight Harris out of his wheelchair and forcing him to fall forwards onto the sidewalk
Police in Washington D.C. have claimed he was refusing to be moved on but Mr Harris, who says he has been wheelchair-bound for ten years, has now contacted a lawyer and could sue.
Central to his lawsuit will be the shocking YouTube video, filmed on a bystander's phone, which shows how the incident unfolded near the U Street-Cardozo Metro station.
The clip, which has been viewed more than 25,000 times, shows the two cops grab Mr Harris by both arms as he sits in his electric wheelchair, then lift him up and force him to collapse forward.
Injured: Dwight Harris required stitches after two police officers allegedly pushed him to the ground from his motorised wheelchair in Washington
With blood gushing out of his bruised face, Mr Harris says: 'What did you do that for? For what?' The cop replies: 'You've got to move on'.
As more officers appear a passer-by shouts out: 'He's in a wheelchair! What is going on? This is stupid!'
The video sparked a torrent of support for Mr Harris on YouTube, with one commenter posting: 'This is a new level of low'.
Glendon007 wrote: 'Wow, an old handicap man was too awesome for two able bodied cops to handle. What next night sticking babies? Damn disgusting!'
Build-up: The two Washington D.C. police officers approach Mr Harris, who they say was drinking an alcoholic beverage, and seize him by the shoulders
Shocking moment: Then the two officers apparently force Mr Harris to fall onto the concrete sidewalk, where he hits his head and lays screaming
Police claim that they were doing a routine patrol when they saw Mr Harris drinking an alcoholic drink and that he refused to be moved on.
But in an interview with NBC4 he said: 'I didn't do anything for them to do this to me.
What they did was unnecessary. It was completely unnecessary'.
He was arrested for assault and drinking in public after the incident on Thursday, before being taken to hospital, where he required stitches.
He later appeared on Fox News with a large bandage on the side of his face, and told reporters he felt 'violated.'
Violent: The two officers urge passers-by to move on as Mr Harris lies bleeding on the floor at their feet. He later required hospital treatment
A female witness backed up his story and told NBC4: 'His face was badly injured because of the fall and he lay on the ground with a pool of blood forming underneath him.
'The crowd were saying put something under his face to stop the bleeding but the cops were doing nothing.'
A statement for Washington D.C. Metro Transit Police said Mr Harris 'resisted arrest which resulted in him falling out of his wheelchair'.
But it said officers were 'following up on the report'.
WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND PROFANITY
Shocking moment police 'throw disabled man out of wheelchair and slam him to the ground'


The newest residents of Temple Towers had more than renovations to anticipate. Some will live with more people than expected.
Last week, students moved into the newly renovated Temple Towers dormitories.
When sophomore Ashley Pro walked into her living unit, she said she and her roommate noticed the bedroom was very small and said the way it was arranged gave them little space.
Space is the overarching concern from students in the aftermath of the Temple Towers overhaul. Students moving into one of Temple Towers' reconfigured six- or eight-person apartments must adjust to living in crowded quarters.
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Scales said students were informed of the room configurations via e-mail and in person during special sessions.
This is not the case, however, with students like sophomore economics major Colin Saltry.
Saltry, who is also a Temple Student Government senate clerk, said he was so upset about the situation that he backed out. He now lives in an off-campus apartment.
"Living with three people is certainly difficult enough, and having to live with [up to] seven changes the whole game," Saltry said.
Saltry was not the only person to decline Temple Towers after the changes were announced. Sophomore political science major Prince Schultz backed out of his Towers living arrangement as well, electing to instead move into the Elmira Jeffries housing development on 15th and Jefferson streets.
"A spot opened up, so I took it. Now I don't have to live with seven roommates," Schultz said.
Other students chose to adapt to the situation and stay at Towers.
Pro found roommates for her unit immediately after University Housing notified students. All seven of her roommates were already friends before moving together.
Seven roommates also greeted Kristie Hartz, an undeclared sophomore, when she moved into Temple Towers Sunday. Unlike Pro, she only previously knew three of her roommates.
Hartz said she thinks students in this living arrangement are being overcharged.
"I could have found off-campus housing for less if I had had more time to look," she said.
Scales said the Temple Towers building needed major renovations.
It took 13 weeks to complete renovations, which also included the removal of balconies for more square footage. New furniture and appliances, granite counter tops, laminate and carpet flooring, renovated lounges and new sprinkler systems are also among the renovation features.
Two-, four- and six-person apartments cost $3,670 a semester. To accommodate disgruntled students, University Housing adjusted the rate for eight-person apartments by $200 per semester, decreasing it to $3,470.
Many students, including Saltry and Hartz, said they still feel the accommodations were not enough, especially given the short notice. They said they plan to continue bringing up the issue with TSG, which supported students displeased with the Towers situation.
Saltry, who has had multiple meetings with University Housing officials, said TSG will monitor the situation.


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Listed Company Update - March 2017
2016 Annual Reports and 2017 AGM season
The secretariats of listed companies with a December year end will currently be busy finalising their 2016 Annual Reports and 2017 AGM documents. We signposted a number of items for consideration in our December 2016 update but the main reporting issue for companies to deal with this year is in relation to the remuneration policy. Most companies will be putting a new remuneration policy to a binding shareholder vote in 2017, assuming the policy was first approved in 2014 when the regulations were first introduced. Listed companies should review their remuneration policies to take account of investor feedback since 2014 and consider whether the remuneration policy put in place in 2014 is still fit for purpose, given the changing business landscape. In particular, various institutional bodies have indicated that they would like to see maximum remuneration caps and improved disclosures around bonus targets.
Other changes for 2017 Annual Reports include the disclosure of related undertakings. In practical terms this means that all related undertaking information must now be disclosed in the annual report and cannot be appended to confirmation statements. Companies House will reject accounts that don't include a full list of related undertakings. This should also include registered office addresses for subsidiaries, even when these are in the UK.
Turning to institutional investor expectations, the last couple of months have seen a number of bodies publish their updated voting guidelines, including:
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) updated Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines.
Listed companies should also refer to the Investment Association (IA) updated principles of remuneration when drafting the remuneration report and policy.
The IA has also issued guidelines setting out institutional investors' expectations around the viability statement, now in its second year of reporting.
Turning our attention to audit tendering, FTSE 350 companies are for the first year required to make statements under the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) Order regarding tendering for external auditors and include within the Audit Committee section of the Annual Report a statement that the company has complied with the provisions of the Order. Audit Committees should also note that the Order requires specific functions to be carried out by the Audit Committee, which should not only be reflected in the Audit Committee section of the Annual Report, but also incorporated into the committee's terms of reference and rolling meeting agendas.
Preparers of accounts should also bear in mind disclosures around the use of Alternative Performance Measures (APMs). As a reminder, an APM is a financial measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows other than a financial measure defined or specified in the applicable financial reporting framework. Examples of APMs most commonly used include EBIT (Earnings Before Interest & Tax), EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation), free cash flow, and underlying profit or net-debt. In January 2017, ESMA published Q&A to support its guidance on the disclosure of APMs.
2017 AGM resolutions
Companies should ensure that a separate resolution is included in the 2017 AGM Notice seeking approval of the remuneration policy, as referred to above. Companies are also reminded that they should ensure that they use the template resolutions provided by the Pre-Emption Group if seeking a disapplication of pre-emption rights for up to 5 per cent in connection with a specified capital investment (up to 10% in total). The template resolutions can be found here.
Don't forget that companies with controlling shareholders (controlling 30% or more of the voting rights of the company) need to comply with rules relating to the election and re-election of independent directors (see our February 2015 update for further information).
Company Secretaries are also reminded that where a significant proportion of votes (widely felt to be 20% or more, but this depends on an individual company's shareholder base) has been cast against a resolution at any general meeting, the company should explain, when announcing the results of voting, what actions it intends to take to understand the reasons behind the voting result. Indeed, one of the first FTSE100 companies to seek approval of its new remuneration policy was Thomas Cook – this received a 21.7% vote against (along with a 22.5% vote against the remuneration report and 32.7% vote against a new share incentive plan). The company ensured that the announcement of its AGM results included an explanation of what it considered to be investor concerns.
Companies may also wish to review their articles to afford them flexibility to adopt alternative dividend payment methods, such as mobile phone payments, as and when they become available. Companies wishing to hold fully electronic AGMs will also need to amend their articles to permit electronic AGMs. Jimmy Choo plc held the first electronic AGM in the UK in 2016.
Web-based corporate reporting requirements
In addition to the disclosures that must be included within a company's Annual Report as noted above, there are also several website disclosures that companies need to build into their reporting timetables, as noted below:
It is almost a year since the Modern Slavery Act was passed into law in the UK. As a reminder, a commercial organisation is required to produce a "slavery and human trafficking statement" (the Statement) under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act if it: is a body corporate or a partnership; carries on business, or part of a business, in the UK; supplies goods and services; and has a global annual turnover of £36m or more. All four of these criteria must be met. The Statement must be approved by the board of directors and signed by a director on behalf of the board. Once approved and signed, the statement must be published on the organisation's website, on a prominent page with a link on the homepage. There is no need to include the statement in the company's annual report and accounts as this is a web based disclosure.
One year on, how much interest have the press and consumer groups shown in companies' Statements? In short, plenty. The press has been critical of how some businesses have approached the reporting requirement, with some Statements described as "lacklustre". The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre maintains a public registry of Statements published to date and they are busily analysing statements and publicly stating where companies are lacking in their disclosure. Some companies have failed to comply with basic elements of reporting, such as obtaining director approval and putting a link to the Statement on a company's homepage.
Other feedback suggests that companies are failing to include details of key performance indicators used to assess effectiveness and there have also been gaps in Statements on contractor relationships. This risks adverse stakeholder and media feedback and potential damage to the organisations reputation and credibility. Companies are citing lack of resources in their defence, and clearly it is early days, but companies can learn from the above feedback and must ensure that the coordination of the Statement is sufficiently resourced, either internally or by using external resource.
Another web disclosure introduced recently is the publication of a company's tax strategy, if in a previous tax year, the company had either a turnover above £200m or a balance sheet total of over £2bn. The disclosure should include details about a company's tax strategy, how the company manages tax risks and its attitude to tax planning, but does not need to include amounts of tax paid or commercially sensitive information. This should be made available on a company's website as either a separate document or self-contained part of a wider document and should be published each year, and within 15 months of the last one being published. Penalties are payable to HMRC if companies have not published their tax strategy correctly or in time.
Preparations by listed companies should be well underway in advance of the implementation of gender pay reporting legislation under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, which is due to commence on 6 April 2017. The legislation will require employers with 250 or more employees in both the private and the voluntary sectors to publish specific calculations on an annual basis that are designed to show the extent of any pay gap between male and female employees. The calculation must begin from the 'snapshot date' of 5 April 2017 and be published on the employer's website and on a dedicated government website no later than 12 months after this date. The employer is also required to make and sign a written statement to confirm that the information published in accordance with the regulations is accurate.
Following publication of the results, pay gaps of all relevant companies will be ranked by sector in a league table that will allow the public to identify companies where a disparity in gender pay is an issue, and which is intended to help drive improvements in this area.
Payment practices reporting
Following the introduction of protective provisions under S3 of SBEEA, as a means of reducing the administrative and financial burdens caused by late payments on businesses. The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance) Regulations 2017, are due to come into force on 6 April 2017.
The regulations introduce a duty on large companies (whether private, public or quoted) and LLPs incorporated in the UK to publish certain information regarding their payment practices on a publicly accessible government website. The report will need to include such matters as the organisation's standard payment terms, the average time taken to pay, the proportion of invoices paid beyond agreed terms and the amount of late payment interest owed and paid by the organisation. In January 2017, BEIS published guidance to help both companies and LLP's determine whether or not they fall within the scope of the regulations and how to comply with these.
No company or LLP will be required to report on their first financial year. However, reports will need to be published on a twice-yearly basis within 30 days of the end of each reporting period, if a company or LLP meets the specific criteria listed below. UK Companies and LLPs will fall within the scope of the reporting requirements for the financial year if, on their last two balance sheet dates, they have exceeded two or all of the thresholds for qualifying as a medium sized company under the Companies Act 2006 (section 465 (3)).
Current thresholds require companies and LLP's to exceed a £36m annual turnover, an £18m balance sheet total and more than 250 employees to qualify as a large company. It is worth noting that these thresholds will be periodically updated. Whilst considering whether they fall within the scope for that financial year, the updated thresholds should be applied retrospectively to preceding years for the purpose of the reporting requirement size test.
A company or LLP that has one or more subsidiaries will need to evaluate whether they fall under the reporting requirements using a two-stage test. Firstly, the parent itself will need to consider whether it is classified as a large company or LLP (using the individual company/LLP thresholds listed above). Subsequently, if the parent is classified as a large company, consideration will need to be given as to whether the group it heads is large. The current group thresholds require a £36m net (or £43.2m gross) aggregate turnover, £18m net (or £21.6m gross) aggregate balance sheet total and over 250 aggregate employees to be exceeded on both of its last two balance sheet dates. Interestingly, the parent company will only fall under the reporting obligations if both the parent itself and the group pass the respective size tests.
Failure to publish the report, within the specified filing period (30 days) will be considered as a criminal offence by both the business and every director of the company or designated member of an LLP. With these offences being punishable on a summary conviction by a fine.
BEIS Corporate Governance Review
The consultation period for the BEIS Green Paper on corporate governance, covering executive pay, strengthening the voice of employees, customers and suppliers and corporate governance in larger private companies, has now closed. A number of representative bodies have published their responses to the consultation, including the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the banking industry.
One of the areas being explored in the BEIS review, is how to strengthen the employee, customer and supplier voice at boardroom level. Accordingly, the ICSA: The Governance Institute and the Investment Association are launching a joint project looking at how UK PLC boards can ensure that they understand the views of their employees and other stakeholders. The project will be looking at existing best practice in this area with intention of producing practical guidance in accordance with board duties under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006.
In response to the consultation, and the greater focus around Corporate Governance, the ICSA: The Governance Institute has issued a discussion paper called "The Future of Governance: Untangling corporate governance". It is intended to be a series of papers to encourage discussion and new thinking around governance.
Audit tendering - guidance
Both the FRC and the Investment Association have published guidance on audit tendering. This replaces the previous version published in 2013. The FRC's note follows a number of roundtable discussions with Audit Committee Chairs and representatives from audit firms. The key recommendations of the FRC include being clear on the timetable for the tender (ideally some years in advance of the requirement to tender or rotate); balancing the use of audit firms for non-audit advice; ensuring all members of the Audit Committee understand the legal requirements and the mechanics of the tender process; and engaging with investors at an early stage. The Investment Association's guidelines on audit tenders sets out the expectations of the investor community.
FRC activity during the quarter
The FRC have recently announced that they will be undertaking a fundamental review of the UK Corporate Governance Code. The review will take into account the FRC's recent work on corporate culture and succession planning, the issues raised in the Government's Corporate Governance green paper and the BEIS Select Committee Corporate Governance inquiry. The FRC have indicated that they will consult on proposals later this year. Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman of the FRC has confirmed that "any changes to the regulatory frameworks and the Code will be done carefully and through full consideration with a wide range of stakeholders."
In January, the FRC issued a report, "Developments in Corporate Governance and Stewardship 2016", which looked at four main areas: providing an assessment of corporate governance and stewardship in the UK; reporting on the quality of compliance with, and reporting against, both the UK Corporate Governance Code and the UK Stewardship Code; providing findings on the quality of engagement between companies and shareholders; and indicating where the FRC would like to see changes in corporate governance behaviour or reporting.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
As referred to in previous updates, MAR took effect across the EU on 3 July 2016 and replaced in its entirety the Market Abuse Directive. MAR implemented new requirements for the disclosure of inside information, insider lists and disclosure of dealings by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
As a reminder, MAR expanded the scope of the Market Abuse Directive to include new disclosure requirements on issuers of any debt securities that are admitted to trading on either a regulated market or an EU multi-lateral trading facility (MTF). MAR covers any financial instrument admitted to trading on an MTF, whereas previously debt instruments traded on markets other than regulated markets in the EEA were outside the scope of the Market Abuse Directive. Debt issuers therefore need to ensure that they are aware of, and compliant with, the new requirements.
Following the implementation of MAR, there was some confusion in the market as to whether issuers that announce preliminary results should impose closed periods either before the preliminary results, the year-end report, or both. The FCA clarified that in its view when an issuer announces preliminary results which contain all inside information expected to be included in the annual report, the closed period, where dealing is prohibited, is immediately before the preliminary results announcement. The FCA refers to Section 2 of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Q&A on MAR for the definitive clarification.
Changes to the Listing Rules
The FCA has issued a consultation paper CP17/4 setting out proposed changes to the Listing Rules. The proposed changes include eligibility for premium listing, class transactions/calculation of class tests and reverse takeovers. This is part of the FCA's wider review into the structure of the UK's primary markets.
Legal Entity Identifiers and new rules for announcements
Changes expected to be introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority will require listed companies to include additional information in London Stock Exchange announcements. The new rules, to be added to DTR 6.2, have recently been consulted on by the FCA and are expected to come into force later in the year. Under the proposed rules, listed companies must include the following information when announcing regulated information:
The announcement includes the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for the listed company. An LEI is a 20-character reference code issued by the Stock Exchange to identify legally distinct entities.
The announcement text classifies the information according to the legal obligations under which it is disclosed e.g. article 17 of MAR, Listing Rule 9.6.2R. etc.
If a listed company does not already have an LEI, it should obtain one now via the London Stock Exchange website.
AIM company focus
Turning to key developments concerning the AIM sector, an AIM company (unnamed) has been privately censured and fined £75,000 by the London Stock Exchange for failing to seek advice from its Nomad on compliance with the AIM rules and failing to liaise with its Nomad, in breach of AIM Rule 31. The disciplinary notice states that AIM companies should not decide in isolation whether developments in its business are disclosable to the market without prior reference to its nomad.
The London Stock Exchange has also issued guidance for AIM companies on their use of social media and interaction with their disclosure obligations under the AIM rules. The Stock Exchange acknowledged that whilst social media and other forms of electronic communication are powerful tools used by AIM issuers, they need to ensure that they comply with the AIM rules regarding the disclosure of regulatory information and that social media is no substitute for an AIM notification to an RIS.
Listed and unlisted companies are reminded that under section 838 of the Companies Act 2006, public companies must file interim accounts at Companies House before paying an interim dividend. Next plc had to convene an EGM to rectify a procedural oversight which resulted in a technical infringement of this requirement. It is also worth checking that Companies House file these interim accounts in the correct way on the public file – we have seen examples where the public file has been incorrectly updated with a new Accounting Reference Date upon the filing of interim accounts for the purposes of declaring a dividend.
As regards dividend disclosures, the FRC's financial reporting lab has outlined ways in which companies can improve this.
On the horizon – non-financial reporting regulations
We reported in our December 2016 update on the implementation of the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive, which requires certain large companies to disclose information in their narrative report on policies, risks and outcomes regarding environmental matters, social and employee aspects, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and bribery issues and board diversity. The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016 have now come into force and amend part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The Regulations set out the requirement for companies meeting a certain threshold to prepare a non-financial information statement as part of their strategic report. The Regulations came into force on 26 December 2016 and apply to reports covering financial years starting on or after 1 January 2017.
2017 brings in the final year for companies to complete their preparations for the implementation of the GDPR, which is scheduled for enforcement in May 2018. The government has confirmed that the UK's decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of the GDPR.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has recently published its guidance for GDPR 2017 on its website and the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (the body that currently brings together the data protection authorities across Europe) has produced a number of guidelines, including the role of the Data Protection Officer, which are also available via the ICO website. Full details of the new regulation can be found at www.eugdpr.org.
This article was written by Jordans Corporate Law Limited. For more information, please contact Jayne Meacham, Head of Listed Corporate Governance at Jordans.


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1. Intro - (featuring Cedric The Entertainer)
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Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews
[4K Ultra HD Review] 'A Christmas Story'; Now Available From Warner Bros
A Christmas Story (1983) [4K Ultra HD]
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley
A Review By: Kevin Lovell
Disc Rating: 8/10
Set in a 1940s-era Midwestern town and told from the viewpoints of a seven-year-old boy, who only wants one thing for Christmas — a Red Ryder BB gun — the episodic tale chronicles not only his schemes to convince his mother and father to buy him one, but also offers a warmly nostalgic look into 1940s middle-class American life. From the stories of, and narrated by, Jean Shepherd. Continue reading "[4K Ultra HD Review] 'A Christmas Story'; Now Available From Warner Bros"
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[4K Ultra HD Review] 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'; Now Available From Warner Bros
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [4K Ultra HD]
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid
As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark's employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs. Continue reading "[4K Ultra HD Review] 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'; Now Available From Warner Bros"
'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', 'A Christmas Story', 'Elf' & 'The Polar Express'; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD & Digital From Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced their 4K Ultra HD releases of 4 Holiday Film Favorites. 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', 'A Christmas Story', 'Elf' and 'The Polar Express' are each now available to own separately on 4K Ultra HD and Digital. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the releases with more information, plus front and rear artwork for all four physical releases. Continue reading "'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', 'A Christmas Story', 'Elf' & 'The Polar Express'; Now Available On 4K Ultra HD & Digital From Warner Bros"
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'8-Bit Christmas'; The First Trailer & Poster For The Holiday Film Take Us Back To The Eighties
Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema have unveiled the Official Trailer and Poster for the upcoming Holiday film '8-Bit Christmas' which will debut on HBO Max later this month. Continue below to check out the trailer and poster! Continue reading "'8-Bit Christmas'; The First Trailer & Poster For The Holiday Film Take Us Back To The Eighties"
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=UPDATED= 'Toys Of Terror'; Arrives On DVD January 19, 2021 From Warner Bros; Blu-ray Release Scrapped!
=UPDATED= We've updated the post with the new press release after learning that the originally announced Blu-ray release of the film will no longer be released, the film will ONLY be available on Digital and DVD! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Blue Ribbon Content have officially announced and detailed their releases of the upcoming Christmas horror film 'Toys of Terror'. The film will be available early on Digital beginning October 27, 2020, followed by the Blu-ray and DVD releases on January 19, 2021. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the release, along with the official trailer and more. Continue reading "=UPDATED= 'Toys Of Terror'; Arrives On DVD January 19, 2021 From Warner Bros; Blu-ray Release Scrapped!"
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[Blu-Ray Review] 'Tom And Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale' Special Edition; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros
Tom And Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
Directors: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
Cast: Chantal Strand, Ian James Corlett, Kathleen Barr (VOICES)
Disc Rating: 6.5/10
After watching the season's final performance of "The Nutcracker" ballet on Christmas Eve, Jerry dreams of dancing with the beautiful prima ballerina, who captivates him with her graceful performance. After the theater patrons leave, Jerry climbs onto the stage and begins to dance on his own, as Tuffy Mouse cheers him on. Through the magic of Christmas Eve, Jerry is suddenly transformed into one of the dancers. Costumed to look like regal prince, he takes center stage, which turns into a winter wonderland, as all the toy props around him come to life, and music from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" begins to play. A petite music box ballerina springs to life and joins Jerry as the two of them dance their way into the Nutcracker's magical realm. It seems as though Jerry's "The Nutcracker" fantasy has finally become a reality. That's until Tom and his band of alley cats enter through the theater's stage door, capture all the toys and lock the beautiful ballerina in a cage. Continue reading "[Blu-Ray Review] 'Tom And Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale' Special Edition; Now Available On Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Warner Bros"
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[Blu-Ray Review] Dr. Seuss' 'The Grinch' 3D: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Illumination & Universal
The Grinch (3D) [Blu-ray]
Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones (VOICES)
Film Rating: 9/10
Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss' beloved classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous spirit. Funny, heartwarming and visually stunning, The Grinch is fun for the whole family! Continue reading "[Blu-Ray Review] Dr. Seuss' 'The Grinch' 3D: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital From Illumination & Universal"
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'A Bad Moms Christmas'; Arrives On Digital January 23 & On Blu-ray & DVD February 6, 2018 From Universal
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their home entertainment releases of the comedy sequel 'A Bad Moms Christmas' which will arrive home early on Digital January 23, followed by the Blu-ray combo pack and DVD releases on February 6, 2018. Hit the jump to read the full announcement for the release including bonus content listings, disc specs and more, plus artwork for both physical releases. Continue reading "'A Bad Moms Christmas'; Arrives On Digital January 23 & On Blu-ray & DVD February 6, 2018 From Universal"
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[Blu-Ray Review] 'Bad Santa 2' Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Miramax & Broad Green
Bad Santa 2 (Unrated) [Blu-Ray]
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox
Fueled by cheap whiskey and greed, Willie Soke (Academy Award®-winner Billy Bob Thornton), teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus (Tony Cox), to knock off a Chicago charity run by curvaceous Diane (Christina Hendricks). But the arrival of Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny (Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates), and "the kid" – Thurman Merman – may upset their plan. You better watch out, Bad Santa 2 is coming to town! Continue reading "[Blu-Ray Review] 'Bad Santa 2' Unrated: Now Available On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD From Miramax & Broad Green"
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MP Recommends Change of Bus Service Schedule for Diglipur
Last Updated on 17 February 2013
Port Blair, Nov. 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray in a letter to the Ho'nble Lt. Governor had said that the State Transport Services bus for Diglipur now start from Port Blair at 04.00 AM, and 04.15 AM. The common people particularly children/senior citizens are facing lot of problems in for journey from midnight onwards i.e. very odd timing.
In order to fulfil the basic requirements of the commuters the MP suggested that (a.) Schedule of departure time from Port Blair may be change at 07.00 AM instead of 04.00 AM and 04.15 AM. That the bus will reach Diglipur at 05.00 PM and common people can connect local transport facilities from Diglipur comfortably. (b.) Subsequently departure time from Diglipur be unchanged i.e. 07.00 AM so as to enable the Bus to reach at port Blair at 05.00 PM.


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Katedra w Schwerinie (niem. Schweriner Dom St. Maria und St. Johannes – Katedra Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Jana w Schwerinie) – kościół ewangelicko-luterański, położony w centrum Schwerinu. Jest katedrą i siedzibą biskupa okręgu Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Mecklenburgs – jednego z okręgów Kościoła Ewangelickiego Niemiec.

Historia
Budowę katedry rozpoczęto w 1172. W 1248 stała się ona siedzibą biskupstwa Schwerin. Otrzymała wezwanie Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Jana Ewangelisty. W 1222 w trakcie budowy katedry hrabia Schwerinu Henryk przywiózł z wyprawy krzyżowej relikwie Krwi Pańskiej – krople krwi Chrystusa oprawione w kamień szlachetny. Z tego powodu nowo wznoszona świątynia stała się kościołem pielgrzymkowym.

W XIV wieku miała miejsce rozbudowa katedry na wzór katedr francuskich – w 1327 poświęcono prezbiterium i otaczający go wieniec kaplic, a w 1374 ukończono korpus główny. Wybudowano też transept. Wzorcami budowlanymi były: kościół Mariacki w Lubece, kościół św. Mikołaja w Stralsundzie i katedra w Ratzeburgu.

W XV w. wybudowano krużganki.

W latach 1889–1892 wybudowano neogotycką wieżę o wysokości 117,50 m.

Wyposażenie
Do najcenniejszych elementów wyposażenia katedry należą: ołtarz główny z 1495, chrzcielnica z brązu z końca XIV w., epitafium księżnej Heleny meklemburskiej, dzieło norymberskiego warsztatu Vischerów z lat 1525–1527 oraz grobowce: księcia Krzysztofa Meklemburskiego i jego małżonki Elżbiety szwedzkiej z 1595, dzieło Roberta Coppensa z Antwerpii oraz wielkiego księcia Meklemburgii-Schwerin Pawła Fryderyka z małżonką Aleksandrą pruską.

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Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona katedry (jęz. niem.)
 Historia katedry (jęz. niem.)

Kościoły w Meklemburgii-Pomorzu Przednim
Luterańskie katedry w Niemczech
Świątynie pod wezwaniem Najświętszej Marii Panny
Świątynie pod wezwaniem św. Jana Ewangelisty (Apostoła)
Katedra w Schwerinie
Architektura gotyku w Niemczech


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El Torneig de Dubai 2022, conegut oficialment com a Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2022 és un esdeveniment tennístic sobre pista dura inclòs dins les sèries 500 del circuit ATP en categoria masculina i a les sèries 500 del circuit WTA femení. La 30a edició del torneig es va celebrar entre el 14 i el 19 de febrer de 2022 per la categoria femenina i entre el 20 i el 26 de febrer en la masculina, ambdós en el Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium de Dubai, Emirats Àrabs Units.

La letona Jeļena Ostapenko i la russa Veronika Kudermetova es van enfrontar en ambdues finals femenines i es van repartir les victòries. El rus Andrei Rubliov va guanyar el segon títol de la temporada en dues setmanes consecutives.

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My primary attraction to this photo is the bokeh and soft pastel blur.
Taken with a Sigma 105mm macro on Olympus E-3, handheld.
This pink is such a stunning back drop to the purple and yellow. A color palette that I would never think of using. Great find and framing of these beautiful blooms.
The background was created from light reflecting off of other flowers near by. I really focused for the bokeh here. I think next time I'll take two exposures, the background and then a better detail of the flowers and layer them together … hind-sight's 20-20.


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The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity is the Anglican Chaplaincy's chapel on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter. It is located at the heart of the campus, beneath Queen's Building and adjacent to the Old Library and the Roborough Building.

The chapel is served by the Lazenby Chaplain who is assisted in the chapel's worship life by a team of servers and the University Chapel Choir.

History

The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the University of Exeter which was designed and presented to the university by Dr E. Vincent Harris, OBE, in memory of his mother, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Exeter on 26 June 1958. It was declared a Grade II Listed Building on 29 March 1988. The mural on the ceiling was painted by Sir Walter Thomas Monnington.

Organ
The pipe organ in the gallery was built in 1958, with modifications in the 1970s by Eustace and Alldridge and, later, by Percy Daniel & Co; it ceased being used in 2010 and an electronic organ has been in use since.

Address
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter EX4 4PX.

See also
 Diocese of Exeter

Footnotes

External links
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feel there's a problem with matchmaking.
I am new to Over-watch (only level 15) and I've noticed that the matchmaking system is kinda unfair, my team is almost always similar levels and the enemy team are hundreds levels higher.I know from other games that level does not always reflect skill, but it does translate to experience, game knowledge and number of matches played .
If the ranked system is the same then I am not really looking forward to it, maybe remove the penalty for leaving matches because I would rather not play vs someone 200 levels higher than me.
Any help much be appreciated.!


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Each month, Historic Tanks Calendar features a momentous machine from the critical years of 1939 to 1950, World War II through the start of the Cold War. From the Soviet Union's T-34/76, with its 76.2 mm high-velocity gun, to the German Panther, renowned for its intimidating firepower and durable armor. From the British Cromwell, famous for its high-speed Rolls-Royce Meteor engine, to the American M26 Pershing, a heavy tank with a 90 mm gun that saw battle in both World War II and the Korean War. Detailed callouts and annotations explore the mechanics of each tank while also providing historical context, dimensions, and design specifications. With full-color art from the noted military experts at Osprey Publishing, it's a terrific-looking calendar for historians, World of Tanks enthusiasts, and collectors of combat relics.
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Us Lovely Monsters
Published on May 26, 2016 by paulmiller74
For each generation of children, there are fears of destruction hurtling at them from the outside world. Growing up in the 80s, we had many to choose from, but nukes, kidnappers, and serial killers topped the list.
The first of these was optimistically if grimly tempered with the conventional wisdom that Russia wouldn't bomb us because they knew we'd bomb them back. However sound this logic may or may not have been, it was a comfort and whenever it rose anew, we kids all nodded sagely and hoped that it was right.
If my Uncle Eddie, who should have been moldy from carrying so many wet blankets around, were present, he'd say something like, "It's Korea you have to worry about. Chinks. They've got nothing to lose." I'll leave that there.
Kidnappers seemed the more likely threat. Mom was always cautioning us against getting away from her in stores. "I just think of that made for TV movie I saw… That poor woman never forgave herself." There's a cold comfort in knowing only ABC ratings bait stood between us and a life of captivity in a backyard compound made of rusty car parts. Were a haggard JoBeth Williams in a ruffled working mom blouse even a skosh less haunted about leaving her son alone in the McDonald's fun house to take a shit, one of us kids would have been decorating milk cartons. Thank you, JoBeth, thank you.
Serial killers still creep me out, as they darn well should. As a kid in the post-70s, the nation had come through so many hardships with Vietnam and Watergate and Sonny and Cher, that when the anchor people turned to the latest case of a missing woman in the greater metropolitan area, you could tell this was the new lighter fare. The gravity of their eyes lessened almost as much as if they were about to take us to footage of a family petting zoo getting a reprieve from a tax audit.
Stories about serial killers was such standard issue in the 80s, that when I started a kid detective agency with my sister and cousin, we wrote out detailed MOs about our made up killers. It was pretty professional grade stuff. Our sick sons of bitches tended to go after look alike nurses who drove similar cars. Case file notes included phrases like 'pert nose' and 'strawberry blond' and 'dark green Pontiac'. We cajoled my mom, who worked from home as a medical transcriptionist, to type our reports up on her hospital-issue forms, but we had to draw our crime scene photos ourselves. No matter how grim the carnage, each shot wound up with a Crayola sun and flying bird in it somewhere. It wouldn't have taken Judge Wapner to point out these were inadmissible in court.
The end result of all these fears was that it taught me the notion that people were possibly more apt to be monsters than heroes. Time has revealed a more nuanced truth: people can be disappointing and disheartening, but most of them aren't planning to drop bombs, steal your kids, or toss your body parts into the Green River. But before I learned that, I saw the world as grimmer than statistically possible.
One night my folks drove us home from my grandmother's house, the car wending through forests to left and right, and I passed out of childhood. Until then, I had thought of the woods as threatening, just as they were in fairy tales. Then we passed a small house with a sparse lawn glinting in the moonlight. There was only a single window lit and I imagined that someone was doing something horrible to someone else inside. The threshold was passed through in that instant and goblins and bears and wolves faded into fancy, leaving behind the big fear of adulthood: each other.
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