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We are extremely proud of our accomplishments and the teams that contribute to our success. Sifton continues to be recognized for our commitment to the environment, to sustainable living and to the well-being of our customers and communities. In recent years, we have been celebrated by organizations including EnerQuality Canada, the London Home Builders' Association, the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario, Canada's Best Managed companies and more. Click below to read about recents news, events and awards presented to Sifton.
Sifton Properties is Building A Legacy
On May 18th, 2022, Sifton Properties Limited hosted an experiential unveiling of the next phase of Legacy Square in the West 5 neighbourhood, including a glimpse of the final plans for our central park. Guests enjoyed speeches about our upcoming construction plans directly from the Sifton leadership team and city officials while enjoying delicious treats,…
Proud to be Best of London
Cheers are in order! Each year, The London Free Press asks its readers to submit the names of their favourite local businesses and services. This year, Sifton is pleased to be named Best New Home Builder and Best New Retirement Residence – Richmond Woods.
Sifton New Homes Wins 7 LHBA Awards!
On Thursday, November 5th the London Home Builders' Association hosted the annual Awards of Creative Excellence (ACE), recognizing creativity, innovation and design in new home construction and renovation in the London region. The event took place virtually, inviting nominees and members the opportunity to view live on Facebook. Sifton is the proud recipient of the following awards:…
West 5 Chosen For Community Net Metering Pilot Project
The Ontario government is unveiling a new demonstration project in London to explore how a community can work together to generate renewable energy, help protect the environment and lower electricity costs for individuals and businesses in the community. Our West 5 development has been selected as the demonstration site for the new community net metering…
National Day For Truth & Reconciliation
September 30th, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Commemoration of our painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. Orange Shirt Day Wear orange on September 30th. Orange…
Helio Takes Top Award in Property Management
On December 3, 2020 the Federation of Rental Properties of Ontario hosted its annual MAC Awards that honour and celebrate the rental housing industry in Ontario. Through their dedicated teams and innovative spirits, MAC Award winners bring their newest project efforts and ideas to life, through traditional and digital platforms. FRPO members such as Sifton…
Sifton Wins LHBA Awards of Creative Excellence!
On Thursday, November 26th the London Home Builders' Association hosted the annual Awards of Creative Excellence, recognizing creativity, innovation and design in new home construction and renovation in the London region. The event took place virtually, inviting nominees and members the opportunity to view live on Facebook. While certainly different from past celebrations, the live stream…
Sifton Properties Named Best of London
Each year, The London Free Press asks its readers to submit the names of their favourite local businesses and services. Once again, Sifton has come out on top! A special thank you and congratulations to the dedicated employees behind each of these titles. It's the best people that make Sifton the Best of London. Winner…
2019 FRPO Marketing, Achievement & Construction Awards
The Federation of Rental Providers of Ontario (FRPO) hosted their annual Marketing, Achievement & Construction (MAC) awards gala last Saturday, December 7th. Over 1,200 rental industry guests, including representatives from Sifton Properties, attended to celebrate a year of creative and high-quality rental housing promotion. Each year, members continue to raise the bar, and this year…
Sifton Properties Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Rental Tenant
Since the days of the "Berkshire Blazers", Noreen Harris has called Sifton home. Each year, Sifton Properties gathers residents who have rented with the company for 25 years or more, in celebration of what is called the Quarter Century Club. This year, Sifton proudly honours Noreen, the first resident to celebrate a 50th anniversary in…
2019 LHBA Awards of Creative Excellence
On Wednesday, October 9th, Sifton staff members gathered at the London Home Builders' Association 2019 Awards of Creative Excellence to celebrate outstanding achievements in Energy Efficiency, Health & Safety, Marketing, and Design. The competition consists of 40 categories judged by industry professionals from across the country, and recognizes leaders in community and housing development. Sifton…
Celebrating Earth Day 2019
At Sifton Properties, Earth Day takes on a particularly special meaning. It embodies our core values, and represents what our organization is striving towards. Nothing is more important than the health of the planet we live on and the state we leave it in for our children. So how are we celebrating? We are planting…
Sifton Wins EnerQuality Awards
On February 28th, 2019 members of the Sifton New Homes, Construction and Marketing team attended the prestigious EnerQuality Awards, recognizing Ontario builders and industry-leading individuals. Sifton was awarded Special thanks to all of the teams involved in helping us achieve these awards! About EnerQuality As the market leader in residential energy efficiency programs, EnerQuality is…
Sifton Named one of London's Best Places to Work
In December of 2018, London Inc. Magazine launched an online campaign designed to encourage Londoners to celebrate their workplaces and vote them one of London's Best Places to Work. The awards were created to recognize employers in the London area that have gone above and beyond to create outstanding workplace environments, based on a comprehensive…
MP Kate Young Announces Natural Resources Canada Investment in Helio
On January 22nd, 2019 at The Sifton Centre, Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, on behalf of Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, announced an investment of $3.9 million toward the construction of Canada's first mixed-use, multi-unit residential high-rise building to target net-zero energy. Helio will aim to demonstrate the…
Sifton Wins at FRPO MAC Awards
On November 29th, members of the Sifton Residential Rentals team attended the 2018 Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) MAC Awards. The MAC Awards Gala is the most important annual event for members and is attended by over 1,000 rental housing providers ranging from hands-on managers to third party management and holding companies. This…
On Thursday, October 11th, members of the Sifton team gathered at the London Home Builders' Association 2018 Awards of Creative Excellence to celebrate outstanding achievements in the areas of Energy Efficiency, Marketing. Sifton was the proud recipient of five awards including Best New Single Family Home up to $600,000, for a beautiful one-floor home in…
Best of London 2018: Thank You!
Every year, The London Free Press asks it's readers to submit the names of their favourite local businesses and services. For seven consecutive years, Sifton has held two Best of London titles, with another now in its fifth consecutive year. A special thank you and congratulations to the dedicated employees behind each of these titles.…
Sifton Properties Limited is proud to be a 2018 Platinum Club winner of Canada's Best Managed Companies
Sifton Properties Limited was recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada's Best Managed Companies designation, celebrating Platinum Club status. The 2018 Best Managed program award winners are amongst the best-in-class of Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $15 million demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.…
Dedicated to Going Green!
We are proudly ending 2017 with a renewed focus on Going Green! nn Want to know how we made our residential homes a little greener? We replaced 55,000 light bulbs in units in London, Brantford, Guelph with LED bulbs. An average LED bulb uses 50% less electricity than an incandescent bulb, resulting in cost savings…
Sifton Wins 2017 Smart Energy Communities Award
On Tuesday, November 7th, QUEST announced the winners for the 2017 Smart Energy Communities Awards at QUEST's Annual Awards Gala in Ottawa, Ontario. The Smart Energy Communities Awards are presented annually by QUEST – Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow – to recognize leadership and innovation in advancing Smart Energy Communities in Canada. Smart Energy…
Sifton Celebrates Energy Star Day
At Sifton, we believe having an energy-efficient home can play a big role in helping to combat climate change. In celebration of Energy Star Day, we wanted to share a glimpse of Sifton's ongoing commitment to energy conservation. Leading the Way Sifton has always strived to surpass Energy Star requirements in all of our homes.…
It's the best people that make us the Best of London
Every year, The London Free Press asks it's readers to submit the names of their favourite local businesses and services. For six consecutive years, Sifton has held two Best of London titles, with another now in its fourth consecutive year. A special thank you and congratulations to the dedicated employees behind each of these titles.…
Sifton Employees Raise $68,500 for United Way!
Over the last 3.5 months, Sifton employees, led by a dedicated group of Campaign Committee staff members from across the company, gave back to the community during the 2016/2017 United Way Campaign. At the beginning of the Campaign, the Committee announced the goal for the year of $50,000, up from the goal of $45,000 the…
Minister of Energy visits The Sifton Centre at West 5, Ontario's first Net-Zero Community
Minister Glenn Thibeault along with Deputy Premier Deb Matthews is visiting The Sifton Centre at West 5, Ontario's first sustainable, net-zero community on Monday, February 6th. The Sifton Centre, which is now the home of Sifton Properties' Corporate office is London's first net-zero commercial building which means it's designed and constructed to power itself. This…
Sifton Family Foundation: A Year in Review
Committed to the cities in which we serve, Sifton has a long history of community involvement. Sifton supports projects that preserve, as well as enhance, the environment while enriching the lives of people living in those communities. Giving back to our communities is such an important part of who we are that Doris and Mowbray…
4 Awards for Sifton at the LHBA ACE Gala 2016
Last Thursday evening, the Sifton New Homes team had the pleasure of attending the London Home Builders' Association Awards of Creative Excellence recognizing the successes of area builders and renovators over the past year. Sifton was named finalists in a number of categories; a testament to the innovation, creativity and hard work done by the…
Sifton Leads the Way with Canada's First Solar Energy Storage LED Streetlight
Sifton is excited to announce the installation of Canada's first Solar Energy Storage LED streetlight at The Erinview, one of its properties in Mississauga. Installed at the northeast corner of Dundas St. W. and Fifth Line W., it is one of many technologies being considered for use at West 5, Sifton's SMART community in London,…
A New Direction: London Free Press Cover Story
Written by Pat Currie, Special to Postmedia Network When the shovels went into the ground earlier this year at Sifton Properties' new West 5 development in west London, many eyes were watching. "This is an incredibly unique development not only in Ontario but also for Canada and all of North America," says Andrew Oding, a…
5 Years and Counting! Sifton wins Best of London titles!
Five years ago, The London Free Press introduced the Best of London – asking readers to submit the names of their favourite local businesses and services. For five consecutive years, Sifton has held two titles, with another now in its third consecutive year. This year there were a total of 170 categories and over 8,000…
Sifton Has Reached the Top!
Sifton Properties Limited was named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies in 2015 for excellence in business performance, achieving Platinum Club member status which is the highest achievement level available. The Best Managed program recognizes Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth. "Best Managed…
Wow – what a successful campaign! Back in October of 2015, we recruited some wonderful Sifton employees to help make a difference and work toward our Campaign goal this year. We set a target of $45,000 and decided to also work on raising awareness of the needs in our Community. We began with some fun…
Video: See the Excitement of West 5!
A Perfect Score for Sifton Retirement!
Congratulations to all the Team members at The Erinview, The Westhill, Longworth and Richmond Woods Retirement Residences. Each Team successfully completed the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) accreditation process this month with perfect scores = PERFECTION! There are close to 100 standards that reflect best practices of the highest order in all of the operations…
IST Teams Up with Sifton for the First Net-Zero Home in London, ON
Integrated Solar Technology, LLC (IST), an advanced solar product designer, manufacturer, and owner of SunTegra™ Solar Roof Systems based in New York, has teamed up with Sifton Properties, a leading Canadian real estate development and property management company, on its first model green "Home of the Future" in London, Ontario. "Drive by the grey brick…
Sifton named LHBA Builder of the Year – again!
On October 8th, 2015 the London Home Builder's Association held the Annual Awards of Creative Excellence Gala recognizing quality new homes and industry accomplishments. Members are honoured for special achievements in Energy Efficiency, Health & Safety, Marketing, and Design. The competition consists of 38 categories judged by industry professionals from across the country. The Sifton…
Breaking Ground at Dorchester Retirement Residence
Sifton Properties Limited Breaks Ground at Dorchester Retirement Residence From left to right Rusty Walker, Holabird & Root Architects; Richard Sifton, President & CEO, Sifton Properties Limited; Dale Pineau, VP Retirement Living, Sifton Properties Limited; Mayor Jim Maudsley, Municipality of Thames Centre London, Ontario, October 6, 2015, Sifton Properties Limited has laid the cornerstone of…
Bang On!: Homebuilders, such as Sifton, committed to innovation
By Jake Draper, Special to Postmedia NetworkSaturday, September 26, 2015 The new home and renovation industry is made up of hardworking entrepreneurs who care about the future of their industry. They make their living creating, manufacturing and retailing one of the only major manufactured products produced by hand, in front of the customer and in…
The Home of the Future – London's First Net Zero Home
The Home of the Future. It's already here! London, Ontario, September 15, 2015 Sifton Properties Limited has unveiled London's first 'Net Zero' home. The model home, located in Warbler Woods at 1896 Sumac Way, London, Ontario (south side of Oxford between Commissioners and Westdel Bourne), has been built to power itself. Through the use of…
Feature from Lifestyle Magazine (September-October Issue)By Ellen Ashton-Haiste The 21st-century movement to a greener, smarter and healthier environment is one that's being embraced by community developers. "The entire construction industry is trying to go more green," says Rick Gooyers, vice-president of new homes with London's Sifton Properties. "Everyone is going to be focused on doing…
Sifton Properties Delivers London's First Net Zero Home!
This past February marked the start of a very exciting new project for Sifton Properties Limited. It was the commencing of construction on the first Net Zero home located in Warbler Woods, a new neighbourhood in west London. This is not only a first for Sifton; it is also a first for the City of…
Ryerson Students Help Contribute Research for West 5
Lights controlled by a smartphone, electric cars that charge overnight and a rooftop garden that supplies food to the grocery store below — these are all features of a new energy-efficient and environmentally responsible community that Ryerson students are helping to build in London, Ont. The multipurpose, 70-acre neighbourhood is being designed to be the…
Sifton Wins Canada's Best Managed – 7 Years Straight!
After achieving the Gold Standard Status in 2014, Sifton Properties has achieved the Canada's Best Managed Companies – Gold Standard Status again in 2015. This makes it a total of 7 years that Sifton has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Sifton continues to raise the bar for themselves by developing new…
Stepping Up for The United Way
The United Way is a charitable organization near and dear to our hearts, that helps people from all walks of life. Sifton and its employees have been a strong supporter of The United Way over many, many years. Sifton's 2015 cheque presentation this month of $45,634 brings our total employee contributions to the United Way,…
Sifton wins 3 Best of London titles!
A Triple Threat – Sifton wins 3 Best of London titles! The London Free Press once again asked readers to name their favourite local businesses in 160 categories. Over 7,300 readers cast their votes in the annual Best of London online survey. Sifton held its leading position in three categories Best Retirement Living Residence u2010…
Feel the Energy. West 5.
West 5. The most visionary, experiential lifestyle destination. Ever. It will change everything. How you work, shop, live, play and get inspired. West 5 is innovative and sustainable, connected, interconnected and in tune with your lifestyle. Located in West London, West 5 is over 70 acres being developed by Sifton Properties over the next 10…
Net Zero: The Future of Housing
Can you imagine yourself living off the grid in the most modern of suburbs or in the heart of a bustling city? Owning a modern home, with all the comforts, close to conveniences, yet never having to worry about energy consumption? This is the future of housing and it's called Net Zero. By producing as…
Solar power will be a key component of Sifton Properties' groundbreaking new development in west London, that also will include harvesting rainwater and salt-free roads. Green, green, it's green they say, On the far side of the hill, Green, green, I'm goin' away To where the grass is greener still." — Green Green, The new…
Announcing The Village at RiverBend in West London
One of the world's most advanced energy-efficient SMART Community planned for London Ontario The 70-acre site in West London will be sustainably developed into approximately 2,000 living units and 400,000 sq. feet of commercial retail space which will be designed to generate as much energy as it will use from renewable sources.Community advancements include solar…
Sifton Wins…. Canada's Best Managed – 6 Years and Counting!
Sifton Wins Best Retirement Residence In London
From December 2011 through January 2012, the London Free Press ran a Best of London survey asking readers to take part in an online survey to vote for their favourite restaurants, businesses and services in London and the surrounding area. This survey did not provide business names for the respondent to choose from, instead they…
Sifton Wins Canada's Best Employer Award 2014!
London, Ontario, November 8, 2013 Sifton Properties Limited is proud to be recognized among the 50 Best Employers in Canada by Aon Hewitt, a research study that publicly recognizes organizations that have created great work environments. The Best Employers study gives participants an up-to-date perspective on performance across more than 20 human resources factors that…
Sifton Properties Limited wins 2nd 2014 Consumer Choice Award
Sifton Properties has been selected as the 2014 Consumer Choice Award winner for top Home Builder in London giving us back to back wins!! Consumer Choice Award (CCA) was established in 1987 with the sole purpose of recognizing business excellence for small-medium size businesses in specific market areas and is considered one of the most…
On October 3, 2013: The London Home Builders' Association held the annual Awards of Creative Excellence Gala, recognizing design and marketing excellence in the homebuilding industry. Sifton Properties was the proud recipient of three distinguished design awards, including Best New Kitchen in a new home under $500,000 The Gardenwood ModelBest New Bathroom in a new…
New Andover Trails Street Names Revealed
A generous bid at the 2009 Country Classic Auction brought the Yoo family two street names in the community of Andover Trails, located in southwest London off Southdale Road. Sifton Properties donated the street naming opportunity to the annual charity auction organized by London Health Sciences Foundation. The win came complete with a celebration event…
Sifton wins…Canada's Best Managed – Gold Standard
After 4 years of being named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies, Sifton has once again raised the bar by achieving Gold Standard status. Canada's Best Managed Companies is the country's leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in Canadian-owned and -managed companies. The program celebrates the best and brightest companies in Canada and selects these…
Sifton Wins Twin Best of London Titles
Great Customer Experiences Earns Twin Wins for Sifton Properties! The London Free Press once again asked readers to name their favourite local businesses in over 150 categories. Over 6,800 readers took part in the 2nd annual online survey. New Homes was chosen as Best Home Builder and Longworth Retirement Residence was voted Best Retirement Residence…
Sifton Supports the United Way
Sifton Properties Limited employees, with matching funds from the Sifton Family Foundation, raised a total of $51.559 for the 2012 campaign! Staff gathered at Head Office to present the cheque. In the past ten years, Sifton and their employees have raised over half a million dollars for the United Way. Sifton Properties employees, with matching…
Mowbray Sifton was a founding father and inaugural President of the London Home Builders' Association. In the video below, Richard Sifton discusses how this shaped both the Sifton family and the company. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Association.
Sifton named 2012 Builder of the Year
Another year of hard work and dedication to our customers has been rewarded, with a total of nine Awards of Creative Excellence including the coveted title, Builder of the Year. The London Home Builders' Association ACE Awards took place on Thursday, October 4th, recognizing outstanding achievement in new home design and marketing. The Sifton team…
Sifton Breaks Ground at HarrisView in Ingersoll
Representatives from the Town of Ingersoll and Sifton Properties Limited broke ground yesterday, marking the official launch of Sifton's newest neighbourhood – HarrisView, located in Ingersoll, Ontario. The closest new residential development site to Highway 401, HarrisView is a natural choice for commuters, just 15 minutes from the edge of London and well under 10…
Sifton Properties named 2012 Tarion Awards of Excellence Finalist
Sifton Properties is very proud to be recognized as a 2012 Tarion Awards of Excellence Finalist by Tarion Warranty Corporation. These awards acknowledge top new home builders based on customer service performance as determined by their own customers. To determine the award recipients, a survey was sent to more than 45,000 new home buyers in…
Pack the Park 2012
Sifton Properties Limited committed to pack Labatt Park in 2012 April 4, 2012, London, ON – SAVE THIS DATE July 15, 2012: Sifton Properties Limited would like you to be part of the action crowd as we pack Labatt Memorial Park to the rafters. Sifton is again teaming up with the London Majors to present…
Sifton welcomes local architects home
March 14, London, ON – The seventh floor of 200 Queens Avenue has a new look and a new tenant the architectural firm that designed the building. Sifton Properties Limited recently welcomed home architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson to the building designed by the firm's predecessor, Peter Tillmann, almost 60 years ago. "Sifton worked with architects…
Canada's 50 Best for the third time
Sifton Properties named one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for a third time Sifton Properties Limited is pleased to announce that we have re-qualified as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies by The National Post and program co-sponsors, Deloitte and CIBC. This marks the third consecutive year that Sifton Properties has been among…
Sifton New Homes voted Best of London
Sifton Properties Limited is pleased to be chosen one of the 2012 Best of London by London Free Press readers. The London Free Press asked readers to name their favourite local businesses in over 150 categories. Over 2,000 readers cast their votes. Sifton Properties Limited was voted Best Home Builder! We are extremely pleased with…
Winners of the One London Place VIP Parking Draw!
Many thanks to everyone who supported the One London Place VIP Parking Draw in support of the United Way. Winners are First Prize – Patrick Ley Second Prize – Carlo Granger Third Prize – Mark Berry Thank you for all your support! Special thanks to our sponsors Sifton Properties LimitedZaras Cafe and CateringAccuwashErmo Hair Salon…
Veterans Association Overwhelmed by Response to Poppy Box Thefts
The senseless actions of one poppy thief in London have unleashed an outpouring of support and donations. AM980 was first to report the theft of 10 poppy donation boxes at the Canadian Corps Veterans Association Building on Dundas St. Less than 24 hours after the story aired, officials with the veterans group say they've received…
Sifton Superheroes raise $18,000 for Easter Seals
Sifton Superheroes participated in the recent London Drop Zone event, dropping 26 floors, 372 ft down the SE glass face of One London Place on September the 29th, to help fundraise for Easter Seals, Ontario Helping kids with physical disabilities succeed. The Easter Seals raise funds to helping children, youth and young adults with physical…
Sifton Properties named 2011 Builder of the Year
On September 28th, 2011 at the London Home Builders' Association Awards of Creative Excellence, Sifton Properties was named 2011 Builder of the Year. Selected by our peers, the prestigious title of Builder of the Year recognizes our dedication to our customers and to the community in which we build. Our goals are simple – to…
Sifton Finds New Queen for London's Only Castle
Historic Woodholme Manor has new owner after nearly five years in waiting London, ON – July 15, 2010 –Sifton Properties Limited has sold the historic Woodholme Manor in the City's north end to London native Sue-Anne Richardson-Siarto after five years of searching for a new owner. She and her husband took possession in May with…
Neighbourhood Developments team receives the 2009 National SAM Award
Congratulations to the Sifton Properties Limited Neighbourhood Developments team for receiving the 2009 National SAM Award for Best Print Ad! Click here to read the full press release.


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Buckingham Palace was forced to report that the queen and her husband had already received the Covid-19 vaccine.
Buckingham Palace released a rare statement confirming that the 94-year-old head of state and her 99-year-old husband received the Covid-19 vaccine last week.
It is understood that the Queen decided that the information should be made public to avoid inaccuracies and more speculation, according to the newspaper Express.
A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received Covid-19 vaccines today." A royal source also confirmed that the injections were administered by a home doctor at Windsor Castle.
Daily Express royal reporter Richard Palmer added that the royal family "likely came under pressure" to share the news to help persuade more Britons to do the same.
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The Prince of Wales, Charles and the Duke of Cambridge, William contracted coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic.
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Removing FB plug-in until the size issue can be corrected.
As they're tremendous resources - and as they're easily accessible anyway with a basic search or if you know the link - access to the Golden Gallery and FAQ have been restored to the Guest menu.
The blue background is hideous.
The new features? Nice. I appreciate.
However...remember that moment where Phoebe saw Chandler and Monica start to do the nasty on Friends, and she screamed and went "My eyes!"? That's how I feel about this color scheme. I would post the YouTube video but it doesn't want to work.
It's just...so much brightness going on, and things that I feel like don't even go well together. I apologize for my bluntness, but I HATE it.
Blue and green are not a bad combination IMO but I would say the colors could be a little more subtle.
I don't mind the new color scheme. I think we were due for a new one anyway, since we had the green background for quite a while, so I like this update. I agree with Unique on the brightness, though. Perhaps the white overlay on top of the blue background could be toned down a little.
I like the new Facebook and Instagram embed features, but I will third what UniquePerspective said, maybe one color should be toned down so that it doesn't stand out from the others.
I'm actually OK with the new Facebook and Instagram features. The color scheme doesn't matter too much with me...I can take it or leave it. Although, one was needed.
I've adjusted the theme changes into a much more conservative set of modifications from the original (blue background, but darker, minor font changes).
I actually didn't mind the color scheme before. Looked really nice. Don't care for the fonts now, though...the kerning is wonky causing them to be really hard to read.
I like the revisions, but please revert back to the old font. Do that, and I think we will have achieved perfection.
It's not just you. The plugins are indeed a bit large, and I'm viewing on a 1920x1080 display.
I too like the new colors, but not the new font. If the old font could come back, that would be perfect.
The new colors do look great. I've loved the look of the site for the past three years, but this gives it a nice modern touch.
The new font...is what it is. I don't hate it, but when compared to what it was, the old was better. Just like Clock Game's redesign, it'll take some adjusting.
The colours though are great. I'm kind of surprised they weren't changed sooner than now.


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Q: Required Number of white balls so that 1 white ball is chosen after x picks Lets say that we have a bag of balls (N=100).
We pick 15 balls from the bag (without replacement).
How many white balls (X) should there be in the bag so that we pick at least one white ball with a probability of p>0.5?
How can we calculate this?
What i have done so far is started calculated the probabilities:
First Pick: There is a probability of a1=X/N to find a white ball.
Second Pick: There is a probability of a2=(1-a1)*(X/N-1) to find the ball
Last Pick: There is a probability of a15=(1-a1)(1-a2)...(X/N-14)
Then the total probability to find the ball is the sum of all the above, and for the total probability to be >0.5 we just say sum>0.5 and then solve for X.
I am having problems however implementing this in the actual solution.

A: With a bag of 100 balls where you pick 15 balls, to always pick at least one white ball, you need at least 86 balls. This means, at the very worse, you will pick up all the non-white balls and still be able to pick up a white ball.
86 was calculated by N - (N white balls) + 1 = 100 - 15 + 1.
Very likely you'd get many more than 1 white balls, but 86 is the only way to guarantee you'd get at least 1 white ball.

A: Assume that you grab $15$ balls with a shovel. In this way you obtain a random $15$ element subset of $[N]$. There are ${N\choose 15}$ such subsets, all of them equiprobable. If you have bad luck your subset consists only of black balls. There are ${N-X\choose 15}$ such bad subsets. From these facts you can compute the probability that your subset is bad. You want that this probability is $<{1\over2}$. This gives you a condition on $X$.
Unfortunately this condition is not a "simple inequality". You have to use trial and error in order to determine the minimal admissible $X$.

A: As Christian pointed out, try to find the solution.  Search for the smallest $x$ such that
$$\frac{\binom{100-x}{15}}{\binom{100}{15}}\leq\frac12.$$
Surprisingly that $x$ equals $5$, so there's no much trial and error.

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Q: ASP.NET MVC : Good Replacement for User Control? I found user controls to be incredibly useful when working with ASP.NET webforms. By encapsulating the code required for displaying a control with the markup, creation of reusable components was very straightforward and very, very useful.
While MVC provides convenient separation of concerns, this seems to break encapsulation (ie, you can add a control without adding or using its supporting code, leading to runtime errors). Having to modify a controller every time I add a control to a view seems to me to integrate concerns, not separate them. I'd rather break the purist MVC ideology than give up the benefits of reusable, packaged controls.
I need to be able to include components similar to webforms user controls throughout a site, but not for the entire site, and not at a level that belongs in a master page. These components should have their own code not just markup (to interact with the business layer), and it would be great if the page controller didn't need to know about the control. Since MVC user controls don't have codebehind, I can't see a good way to do this.
Update
FINALLY, a good (and, in retrospect, obvious) way to accomplish this.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace K.ObjectModel.Controls
{
    public class TestControl : ViewUserControl
    {
        protected override void Render(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer)
        {
            writer.Write("Hello World");
            base.Render(writer);
        }
    }
}

Create a new class which inherits ViewUserControl
Override the .Render() method as shown above.
Register the control via its associated ASCX as you would in a webForm:
<%@ Register TagName="tn" TagPrefix="k" Src="~/Views/Navigation/LeftBar.ascx"%>
Use the corresponding tag in whatever view or master page that you need:
<k:tn runat="server"/>
Make sure your .ascx inherits your new control:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="K.ObjectModel.Controls.TestControl" %>
Voila, you're up and running. This is tested with ASP.NET MVC 2, VS 2010 and .NET 4.0.
Your custom tag references the ascx partial view, which inherits from the TestControl class. The control then overrides the Render() method, which is called to render the view, giving you complete control over the process from tag to output.
The difference between using this approach and calling Html.RenderPartial() or `Html.RenderAction()' is adding the control to a view is done with a webforms-like tag, which is not only more comfortable for designers, but keeps them from having to be aware of controller names and methods. The name of the control class is isolated to the ASCX, also making it easier to drop these in an assembly and reuse them across separate projects.
Some may say that this violates SoC, but I believe that this approach is functionally equivalent to tying a partial view and a controller together while maintaining clean markup. It should be clear, however, that it is still up to the developer to keep only presentation-related logic in the control Business and data access logic still belong in their respective layers.

A: I'm a little confused here.
First of all, the .NET MVC equivalent to User Controls is Partial Views. Partial Views are a convenient way of encapsulating common View functionality in a single location. You can then call a Partial View from inside another View.
Second of all, modifying a View shouldn't mean also modifying a controller. If you are required to make a change to both just because your View changed (and not the underlying data), then there's a code issue somewhere along the line.

A: At first glance its easy to dismiss MVC as not having the capabilities for reusable components.
Once you get the know ASP.NET MVC you'll find there are several techniques for creating rich controls and components and encapsulating aspects of MVC follow  along the same pathways  as encapsulating a WebForms application.
I think what you're doing is only looking at the View aspects of MVC and not how all the underlying M and C can be encapsulated and tied together.    Partial Views, Render Action/Partial are just small pieces of the underlying component capabilities of MVC.  There is much more richness under the covers.

A: a user control is just some stuff that renders html, in mvc you have html helpers and partial views and normal views (you can render them with renderaction )
Html.Helper("someStuff")
Html.RenderPartial("viewname")
Html.RenderAction<Controller>(o => o.Action());

so basically it's just the helpers
you can actually easily substitute a call to
Html.TextBoxFor(o => o.Name);

with
Html.RenderPartial("textbox", Model.Name);

A: Consider the following example:

*

*My view (CustomerDetail.ascx)  binds to ICustomerDetail view-model which looks like:
interface ICustomerDetail
{
    string Name { get; }
    Address CurrentAddress { get; }
}

*I can create a partial view Address.ascx which binds to IAddress view-model

*When I am creating the CustomerDetail.ascx, I can place the Address.ascx on the same surface & bind it to the oCustomerDetail.Address field

*IMO - we should be composing views from multiple such smaller partial views in MVC & this is where you will see the re-usability & the power of user controls (partial views)

*Now if my controller returns ICustomerDetail, I will be able to re-use the Address.ascx without any problems
HTH.

A: Let's take a registration page for an e-commerce site, as an example. You prompt the user for their name, password, postal information, favorite dog breed, etc. Somewhere else in the application, you also need to collect a billing address and a shipping address. To enforce DRY, you create a user control that manages the entry of the address information.
So, to further illustrate, your address class looks something like this:
public class Address
{
    public string StreetAddress { get; set; }
    public string City { get; set; }
    ...
}

Your registration class:
public class UserReg
{
    public string UserName { get; set; }
    public Address MailingAddress { get; set; }
    ...
}

Your billing and shipping addresses may descend from the Address class:
public class BillingAddress : Address
{
    ...
}

public class ShippingAddress : Address
{
    ...
}

For the following examples, I am assuming that you have added System.Web.Mvc to the namespaces section of web.config.  Based on this class hierarchy, your user control will have a control tag that refers only to the Address class:
<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="ViewUserControl<Address>" %>

Since you've done this, you simply need to pass the appropriate model reference from the page. In the User Registration page:
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" Inherits="ViewPage<UserReg>" %>
    ...
    <% Html.RenderPartial("AddressControl", Model.MailingAddress); %>

In the billing address page:
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" Inherits="ViewPage<BillingAddress>" %>
    ...
    <% Html.RenderPartial("AddressControl", Model); %>

In the shipping address page:
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" Inherits="ViewPage<ShippingAddress>" %>
    ...
    <% Html.RenderPartial("AddressControl", Model); %>

I can pass the model directly from the billing and shipping page, because the class directly descends from Address.  As long as the logic is in place to process the addresses correctly, you're not going to have to make many changes to the controller, if any.

A: Partial views are certainly not close to WebUserControls.
In WebUserControls, you can write the HTML, and its own event handlers and is also connected to the parent page. For e.g. I can create a Sign In Web user control and use it anywhere in the web application.  As an independent control, it can handle all the verifications and signing and allows redirections.
You don't get that in Partial views.


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Superman has three adventures. In the first, he deals with smuggling ship disguised as a salvage ship with a mad captain. In the second, he gets caught up in a private detective's investigation of a blackmailer. In the third, he must contend with a gangster who has hired a scientist who discovers Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite.
Those of you who have been following this series for some time know what I'm going to say next, but it must be said. Like the other feature films culled from the second season of "Adventures of Superman", I have not, in fact, seen this film, as none of them are available. I have, however, seen the three episodes used for the film, since the TV series itself is available. There's a nice variety this time out. The first story is taken from the episode "The Golden Vulture", and it's a fairly straightforward action piece. The second ("The Semi-Private Eye") is one of the more overtly comic episodes, and it gives Jack Larson (as Jimmy Olsen) a chance to have fun as he takes on a private detective persona as he sets out on his own to rescue Lois Lane and a detective named Homer Garrity (played by Elisha Cook Jr.) from kidnappers. The third ("The Defeat of Superman") delves into the mythology of Superman by bringing kryptonite onto the scene; the scientist who develops artificial kryptonite is played by Maurice Cass, who I mostly remember for having played Professor Newton in the Rocky Jones series. All the episodes are enjoyable, and my favorite moments include the discovery that Superman can reassemble torn up messages with his mind alone, and a scene where Lois Lane tries to trap Clark Kent into revealing his identity as Superman by using a heavily weighted phone book.
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To date, he has served three congregations of the Churches of Christ in his ministry. For twelve years he served as minister to the Boulevard Church of Christ in Memphis, Tennessee, where the Church grew from 125 active members to 750 active members in eight years. As minister to the Eastside Church of Christ (where he served for six years), the congregation grew from 80 active members to 230 active members in five years.
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Q: pandas adding data from index table to dataframe I have a pandas dataframe monthlyTempDiff with contents as:
monthlyAdder.ix[1:3]
         City1     City2    City3
monthID
1        0.01      0.1      0.02
2        0.04      0.2      0.03
8        0.17      0.3      0.05

Column monthID is also the index.
I have another table fwdTempTable
fwdTempTable.ix[1:3]
             City1     City2    City3      City4        monthID
DateTime
2017-1-01    22        24       26         16           1
2017-8-01    23        25       27         17           8
2017-2-01    13        15       17         27           2

I want to add to fwdTempTable, data from monthlyAdder based on combination of monthID and City1, City2, City3 to obtain the following:
fwdTempTable.ix[1:3]
             City1     City2    City3      City4        monthID
DateTime
2017-1-01    22.01     24.1     26.02      16           1
2017-8-01    23.17     25.3     27.05      17           8
2017-2-01    13.04     15.2     17.03      27           2

i.e. for each row of dataframe fwdTempTable, I extract the City1, City2 or City3 category and map it along with monthID to dataframe monthlyAdder. After mapping to monthlyAdder, I will get the right adder for a city and a month. I adjust the city data in fwdTempTable with this adder for that month.
These dataframes are large and I can't think beyond for loop on each column of fwdTempTable.

A: Let's try set_index and add:
fwdTempTable.set_index('monthID', append=True).add(monthlyAdder, fill_value=0).reset_index('monthID')

Output:
           monthID  City1  City2  City3  City4
DateTime
2017-1-01        1  22.01   24.1  26.02   16.0
2017-8-01        8  23.17   25.3  27.05   17.0
2017-2-01        2  13.04   15.2  17.03   27.0

A: df1.reset_index().set_index('monthID')
cdx=df1.columns.isin(df.columns)
df1.loc[:,cdx]=df1.loc[:,cdx].apply(lambda x:df.loc[x.index,x.name]+x )
df1.reset_index().set_index('DateTime')

Out[215]:
           monthID  City1  City2  City3  City4
DateTime
2017-1-01        1  22.01   24.1  26.02     16
2017-8-01        8  23.17   25.3  27.05     17
2017-2-01        2  13.04   15.2  17.03     27

A: fwdTempTable.add(
    fwdTempTable[['monthID']].join(monthlyAdder, on='monthID'), fill_value=0)

           City1  City2  City3  City4  monthID
DateTime
2017-1-01  22.01   24.1  26.02   16.0        2
2017-8-01  23.17   25.3  27.05   17.0       16
2017-2-01  13.04   15.2  17.03   27.0        4


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class ShaderManager;
class Editor;

class Shader
{
public:
	// Set the type to GL_VERTEX_SHADER or GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER or...
	Shader(GLenum type);
	~Shader(void);

public: // functions
	// Returns 0 if successful, -1 otherwise
	// The errorString is filled with the error message if anything fails,
	// it must have a length of at least MAX_ERROR_LENGTH
	// Additional space characters are removed.
	int changeShader(const char *newText, char *errorString);

	// Returns 0 if successful, -1 otherwise
	// The errorString is filled with the error message if anything fails,
	// it must have a length of at least MAX_ERROR_LENGTH
	// Filename is relative to the shader directory.
	int loadShader(const char *name, char *errorString);

	GLuint getID(void) {return shaderID;}
	boolean isShader(const char *name) {return strcmp(shaderName, name) == 0;}

	// Save the progress of the shader text to a file
	// The current date and time are encoded in the filename
	void saveProgress(void);

	char *getShaderText(void) {return shaderText;}

private: // functions
	int compileShader(char *errorString);

private: // data
	char shaderName[SM_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH+1];
	char shaderText[SM_MAX_SHADER_LENGTH+1];
	// The shaderID will stay the same all the time
	GLuint shaderID;
	GLenum type;
	const static char *jlslHeader;
};

// Currently only support for two shaders
class ShaderProgram
{
public:
	ShaderProgram(void);
	~ShaderProgram(void);

public: // functions
	// Loads a shader program from a .gprg file.
	// The program is linked
	// The program must be in the shader directory
	// Returns 0 on success
	int loadProgram(const char *name, ShaderManager *manager, char *errorString);

	// Checks whether this program uses the shader and if so, relinks the
	// program. If shader is set to NULL, the program is always linked
	// Returns 0 on success
	int update(Shader *shader, char *errorText);

	GLuint getID(void) {return programID;}

	boolean isProgram(const char *name) {return strcmp(programName, name) == 0;}

	void release(void);

private: // data
	int numShaders;
	Shader *usedShader[SM_MAX_PROGRAM_SHADERS];
	char programName[SM_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH+1];
	GLuint programID;
};

// Loads all the shaders in the ./shader directory
class ShaderManager
{
public:
	ShaderManager(void);
	~ShaderManager(void);

public: // functions
	// Load all shaders from the ./shader directory.
	// Returns 0 if successful, -1 otherwise
	// The error string must hold space for at least MAX_ERROR_LENGTH
	// characters. It contains errors from compilation/loading
	int init(char *errorString);

	// Get the ID of a shader program.
	// Returns 0 if successful.
	int getProgramID(const char *programName, GLuint *id, char *errorText);

	// Get the ID of a shader.
	// Returns 0 if successful.
	int getShader(const char *shaderName, Shader **result, char *errorText);

	// Update a shader and compile it into programs if neccessary.
	int updateShader(const char *shaderName, const char *shaderText, char *errorText);

	// Save the progress of the shader text to a file
	// The current date and time are encoded in the filename
	int saveProgress(const char *shaderName, char *errorText, Editor *editor = NULL);

private: // functions
	void releaseAll();

private: // data
	Shader *shader[SM_MAX_NUM_SHADERS];
	int numShaders;
	ShaderProgram *program[SM_MAX_NUM_PROGRAMS];
	int numPrograms;
};

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The attractive climate and numerous beaches of Mauritius have been among the features that have attracted record numbers of tourists each year since 1984. Some 300,000 tourists visited in 1991, earning the country MauR3.9 million in foreign exchange; in 1993 the number rose to 375,000 tourists, bringing in MauR5.3 million in foreign exchange. In 1993 Mauritius had eighty-five hotels with 10,980 beds and an occupancy rate for the larger hotels of 68.5 percent; tourism employs more than 11,000 people.
The three principal sources of tourists in 1993 were Reunion (26 percent), France (21 percent), and South Africa (11 percent). Tourism increased by 10 percent in 1993 over 1992--Mauritius has concentrated on developing a quality tourist industry rather than on appealing to the mass market. Most investors in tourism are Mauritian; South Africans, French, British, and Germans also invest in tourism.
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How to combat "creative policing"? With "creative lawyering" of course!
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
The Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in July, 2016 that reversed a trial court's ruling to suppress evidence, when an officer admitted that it would have taken him "5 seconds" to verify that a driver's paper license plate was valid. Instead, the Flint Township Police Officer's Act of stopping a vehicle, on grounds that it lacked the proper metal plate attached to the back or a temporary paper substitute, will not be deterred through the harsh sanction of a suppression ruling. Mike Nichols, a Michigan Criminal/DUI attorney raised concerns about the timing of the opinion. Nichols says "we live in a time right now where there is so much friction between law enforcement and citizens, that allowing police conduct like this with a published opinion, that is bound to generate talk amongst the defense bar and most likely citizens is just a bad thing and will only enhance our suspicion of law enforcement."
In the Simmons case, the Court held that the officer acted reasonably when he pulled over Mr. Simmons and continued to detain him, despite the fact that he only needed about 5 seconds to attempt to read the paper plate that was affixed in the rear window of Mr. Simmons car. The Court held that a traffic stop is the equivalent of a seizure, citing to People v Williams, 236 Mich App 610, 612 n 1 (1999). The Court also held: For a traffic stop to be reasonably related in scope to the circumstances justifying the stop, the driver should be "detained only for the purpose of allowing an officer to ask reasonable questions concerning the violation of law and its context for a reasonable period." Williams, 472 Mich at 315. The Court also cited to MCL 257.225(2) and held that a license plate must be "clearly visible" and the officer testified that the writing on the plate was "very dim." Therefore, because the writing on the paper plate was not "clearly visible" the officer's conduct was reasonable even if the plate was valid otherwise.
The critical fact was the testimony from the officer that he could not read the plate "clearly." The Court said: "Officer Cavett could not read the plate from his car, nor could he make out the plate from 3 or 4 feet away in the dark." (Slip Op. at p 3) . The frustrating aspect of the case is that it seems to be in contrast to the prior holdings of the Supreme Court in a case called Hein v North Carolina in which the Court held that a mistake by a law enforcement officer about the facts or the law must be reasonable in order for any violation of a driver or an individual's right to be free of an unreasonable seizure. It is critical to note 2 things: the ability to present the positive facts that would refute any claim by the officer that his mistake was reasonable and limiting the holding of the Simmons case to the unique circumstances – a plate that was written with very dim and hard-to-read ink. The plate may have been illegal because it was not "clearly" visible – but the appellate record lacks any display or photo of what the plate looked like. In other words, the temporary plate that you have on your car may be perfectly visible even if the ink is not much darker than that on the car of Mr. Simmons. For the lawyers who stay on the cutting edge, are creative in asserting your rights and are committed to results, call the Nichols Law Firm at 517.432.9000 or email Mike Nichols at mnichols@nicholslaw.net


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The first chapter was so sweet! I loved the way you described grown-up Ahsoka.
I liked the image I got of young Ahsoka in my head when when I was reading the first chapter. Good story!
She may not read it though because I don't think she ever comes to the fanfiction section of this forum. Maybe you should send her a PM so she knows to come read it next time she's on.
"How are you little Soka?" Plo Koon asked as he picked up a four-year-old Togruta Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka laughed as she was picked up and held in Plo Koon's arms with the large seeker blindfold helmet on her head. It was too big for the small girl; it tilted on her head and wobbled. Ahsoka had always been a small little girl, small for her age, yet to Plo Koon she had grown up so fast. "I'm good," Ahsoka said in her small adorable sweet voice. "I cut the seeker today!" Plo smiled under his face mask, he was very proud of Ahsoka. "Good job Soka!" Plo tossed Ahsoka in the air and caught her, he did so three times just to hear Ahsoka laugh.
"She's such an angel," Plo thought. she'll be a wonderful Jedi. Plo still held Ahsoka, he started to tickle her. Ahsoka laughed and wrapped her tiny hand around Plo's finger. She had such a small tiny hand, and an adorable little girl. It seemed like yesterday to Plo that Ahsoka was only months old all alone in a half destroyed home, parents dead. Ahsoka in a weak condition, the Jedi brought Ahsoka to full health and took her in to become a Jedi. Ahsoka was four, but still Plo's sweet little Youngling.
Eight years Ahsoka was twelve, almost thirteen, she had learned so much since then, she was older, she still was close to Plo, but distant. She had grown so much, too much. Ahsoka first discovered her lightsaber combat form the day before, it took awhile for anyone to know Ahsoka's combat style, little did anyone know the Jedi robes were limiting her skills with the lightsaber. Ahsoka's Jedi robes were discarded and changed to a dark red mini skirt with white leggings along with a dark red tube top. She even had her utility belt. But Ahsoka still embraced Plo whenever she saw him.
But Ahsoka wasn't the sweet angel anymore, she was more sharp, aggressive, ambitious, and a little snappy. Ahsoka was turning into a woman, ready to be a padawan. Plo wanted to take Ahsoka as his padawan, but he couldn't. He had to let go of Ahsoka. Plo still saw the small little girl Ahsoka inside the preteen Ahsoka. Her blue eyes still sparkled the same way. Ahsoka's voice matured, she was taller, but still shorter than everyone her age. Ahsoka still wasn't the old her, she was different. Plo missed the little girl Ahsoka; it seemed like yesterday when he found her, and when she was only four.
Two years later, Plo watched Anakin Skywalker showing Ahsoka some sort of hologram, Ahsoka was now Skywalker's padawan. Ahsoka was now out in battles, in her full Jedi training, Ahsoka had changed even more. Being taught by Skywalker, and the battles, Ahsoka had grown so much. But still, Ahsoka was still close to Plo Koon. Still.
I wish you would have told us that you didn't write this chapter. I was reading it on fanpop, and I thought it was awfully familar. GalindaGirl wrote it on fanpop. I'm not upset or anything, but next time, Fives, let us know that you weren't the one that wrote it. The second part is yours though. At least I think it is. CLICK HERE No one ever use my story without my permission. I can't stop you, but you could at least ask.
Oh yea I never said the first chapter was mine I just wanted to have a starting base and give ppl the idea of what the story was about. I'm sorry u thought it was mine I should of said so. But I wanted you guys to read so then it could open up to the other story. Sorry guys should have told u the first one wasn't mine.
Oh, it's okay! I just wish you would have told us first! That's all. It's okay if you really didn't realize. It's just that the girl who posted it is a friend of mine on Her Universe forums and on fanpop and I also watch her youtube channel videos, so I just felt like I needed to point it out.
Are you going to post more of it anytime soon?
An idea will probably come to you.
Ahsoka Finds out about Order 66 and it is a struggle to get away from the clones and tell the concil but order 66 has begun.
Wow, this could be a very interesting story Doma!
Yeah, definetly something I look foward to reading.


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Is 'Hannibal' Cancelled?
When you ask any psychological thriller addict about a movie that managed to strike a chord in their brains, almost everyone will say, 'Hannibal'. Featuring forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (also a secret cannibalistic serial killer), Thomas Harris' novels, 'The Silence of the Lambs', 'Red Dragon', 'Hannibal' and 'Hannibal Rising' have been adapted into some of the best, widely acclaimed, and fan-favorite films ever.
And based on the very characters appearing in these books is the tv series, 'Hannibal', which revolves around two characters — FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen).
When Graham investigates the twisted case of a gifted serial killer, he is advised by his boss Jack Crawford to seek the help of Lecter. Although Lecter initially uses this collaboration to manipulate the FBI, later, he develops a relationship with Graham since the latter harbors a kind of empathy for psychopathic murderers. Hannibal starts using his mind-tricking abilities to coerce Graham into becoming a killer himself.
The series was lauded by critics for its visual style and the performance of the lead actors. As a result, it soon became a cult hit and was renewed three times, with the third season, ending in August 2015. Although it has been several years now, we have not heard about another season but that has not stopped fans from speculating about a potential fourth installment. In short, the question that still remains is: will there be a 'Hannibal' season 4? Well, let's find out.
Hannibal Season 4 Release Date: Canceled or Renewed?
'Hannibal' season 3 premiered on June 4, 2015, on NBC. After airing for 13 episodes, it wrapped up on August 29, 2015.
Since its premiere in 2013 and its run for three years, 'Hannibal' might have developed a loyal, small fan-base but its ratings were never impressive. On June 22, 2015, NBC released an official statement, saying:
"We have been tremendously proud of 'Hannibal' over its three seasons. Bryan and his team of writers and producers, as well as our incredible actors, have brought a visual palette of storytelling that has been second to none in all of television — broadcast or cable. We thank Gaumont and everyone involved in the show for their tireless efforts that have made 'Hannibal' an incredible experience for audiences around the world."
To summarize, NBC will not be ordering a fourth season of the show. The announcement came when the series had just started its third season. And the only reason behind this decision was its consistently low ratings. So, yes, 'Hannibal' season 4 officially stands canceled on NBC.
However, fans cannot still help but expect that their favorite characters will make a comeback, somehow. Even creator Bryan Fuller and the cast have been dropping hints about a return across the years. And with the conclusion of season 3, there is plenty of scope for the series to go on.
Fuller even discussed with Amazon Prime Video and Netflix about a possible renewal, but the team's exclusive deal with Amazon and the platform not giving enough time to Fuller to develop a full-fledged story made this an unsuccessful attempt. Later, Fuller said that he was planning on making a movie based on 'The Silence of the Lambs' plot. In 2016, he stated that he would develop a miniseries instead but would have to wait for two years after Hannibal's last episode due to legal reasons.
In January 2019, Mads Mikkelsen confirmed that Fuller was working on securing the rights for 'Silence of the Lambs', which was followed by Fuller's confirmation, who stated that he was finalizing a network to launch the miniseries. Although this would not be a continuation of the original show, it would still feature all the lead cast members and will most probably take inspiration from the 'Silence of the Lambs' storyline. And according to us, this is a good decision, considering the fact that considerable time has passed since the finale last aired on tv screens.
We have already seen the positive responses from fans for revivals like 'Twin Peaks' and 'The X-Files'. Hence, there's indeed a good chance for 'Hannibal' to make its way to a streaming platform in the next couple of years. Until then, stay tuned for more updates.