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The Unread Biographies of Famous Musicians
By Tom Hawking
Late last week, we read with interest in the NME that Nick Cave the musician was exhibiting at Grand Central. How was it, we wondered, that it had escaped our notice that Cave was working on an immersive site-specific sculpture featuring dancing horses? Happily, over the weekend we did some research and brushed up on our Cave biography, along with that of some of our other favorite musicians. Read on, and learn some things that you'll never have imagined could possibly be true!
Born in Australia in 1957, writer and performance artist Nick Cave is a creative colossus loved and revered on both sides of the Pacific. His distinctive appearance comes as a result of a rare skin condition known colloquially in his native Australia as a "reverse Michael Jackson." He moved to Chicago in the mid-'90s to focus on his visual art work, and his first commission for Creative Time can be found at Grand Central Station in NYC, featuring mechanical horses that dance to the sound of his songs "Where the Wild Horses Go," "The Mercy Saddle" and "Red Right Stablehand."
Comic artist and violinist Warren Ellis first came to global attention with his band Dirty Three, whose flamboyant stage presence and evocative instrumental pieces based around Marvel Comics superheroes soon won him a place on the venerable comic house's roster of illustrators. He joined Nick Cave's Bad Seeds in 1995, and the two are said to be collaborating on a comic book about horses.
UK-born singer Brett Anderson shocked the world in the late 1990s when, after the creative decline of his band Suede, he underwent a sex change and reemerged as the singer of US neo-garage punks The Donnas. Anderson's flamboyant style and new blonde hairdo carried the band to new heights, cementing a multi-album deal with Atlantic Records and allowing the band to set out on an extensive world tour. Sadly, the Atlantic partnership foundered, although Anderson has been enjoying something of a critical renaissance with a recently reunited Suede, prompting her erstwhile bandmates in the Donnas to describe her as a "fucking sellout" and a "bitch."
Prior to reinventing himself as a post-millennial pop philosopher and compelling live performer, John Maus was best known as the guitarist for UK-based baroque pop trio The Walker Brothers. Under the pseudonym John Walker, Maus provided a foil for the eccentric talents of singer Scott Walker, and enjoyed a measure of chart success with albums like Introducing the Walker Brothers and Take It Easy With the Walker Brothers. With Scott Walker's critically acclaimed 2012 album Bish Bosch bringing his work to the attention of a whole new generation of fans, there's talk of a Maus/Walker collaboration on the former's new album. Tentative titles include "There Goes My Baby, Or At Least That's What the Empirical Evidence Suggests" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (While the Epistemological Questions of Kant's Categorical Imperative Remain Unresolved)."
Walker's own creative renaissance is all the more unlikely given that he's combined it with a burgeoning political career in Wisconsin. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1993, a period that coincided with the recording of The Drift, his first album in over a decade. The songs on The Drift reflected Walker's experience in the Republican party — they reference subjects like the the party's foreign policy ("What do Seoul and Sudan have in common? Both start with an S") and its stance on gay marriage ("Can't turn from a crotch in the darkness"), proving just why Walker is hotly tipped as a potential presidential candidate in 2016.
Fans of the Monkees were shocked when the career of Davy Jones took a rather unconventional turn in the late 1960s. Formerly known as "the kind of cute one who isn't Peter Tork," Jones stunned fans when he moved to the UK, started wearing dresses, and reinvented himself as an intergalactic rock star by the name of Ziggy Stardust. Jones' new image brought him a huge amount of critical acclaim, much to the chagrin of the rest of the Monkees, whose career nosedived dramatically, so much so that they couldn't even convince Bowie Jones to join them for a reunion tour in the early 1990s — the singer famously chose to remain with his spectacularly successful new project Tin Machine.
Epochal genius and Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson emerged from a long period of seclusion in the mid-2000s when he signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants, shocking many who expected him to instead join his local team (and the Giants' great rivals), the LA Dodgers. Still, Wilson's rookie season vindicated his decision, and he has since become one of the most respected pitchers in the major leagues. His baseball career has coincided with a return to music, with Wilson crediting his awesome orange cleats (and his training as a ninja) for finally being able to finish Smile.
Venerable British actress Jean Simmons had already enjoyed a long and fruitful career on screen when she made the unconventional decision of swapping Hollywood for a career in rock 'n' roll. Her onstage antics and flamboyant makeup, as well as her forceful bass playing, made her an integral part of KISS's success, although she attracted controversy in her later years for her support of Mitt Romney and her continued insistence on spitting blood on stage well into her 80s. She died in 2010.
Beyoncé went on to world domination, but it's arguably Michelle Williams who's had the most respected post-Destiny's Child career. She won critical plaudits and an Oscar nomination for her work in Brokeback Mountain and has since appeared in acclaimed films like Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York and Simon Curtis' My Week With Marilyn. She also found time to appear on Broadway in Chicago and Fela!, and despite the onstage reunion with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland at this year's Super Bowl, has no plans to participate in any Destiny's Child reunion.
And finally, he's not a musician, but we thought we'd take this opportunity to put to rest one of the great myths of US culture. You thought James Dean died in a car crash in 1955? Oh, no. No, no, no. The story of the actor's death has been an enduring legend, but it was proven false in the late 2000s when Dean reemerged, still startlingly youthful, as a star of "adult films." He's best known for his boyish demeanor, his willingness to film pretty much any sort of scene, and also for his massive [OK, that's enough — Ed.].


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The world is her classroom
Victoria Greer's long term plan is to "become President of the United States." This she discloses completely off the cuff and more related to her interest in public relations and how and why people talk to each other than that she has a dream. But it's not a bad idea to get her autograph and tuck it away for safe keeping. She's got game.
"I've always tried my best to put all of my effort into my classes," says Victoria, who made the Madison College Dean's List this year. "I try to make myself proud as well as my family." She's on track for both.
As a student in the queue to be a 4th generation college graduate, and who's travelled to 36 states and four countries as the family's "travel planner, writer and navigator," Victoria is encouraged to learn from the world around her more than the classroom, according to her mother, De'Kendrea Stamps. "These experiences allow her to see that the world is so much larger and diverse than Madison, and that valuable lessons are learned by listening to understand others," she says. "Victoria embodies the willingness to learn from others, but also the strength to let them know that an education found only in a classroom is incomplete at best and in the worst cases fallible."
When Victoria graduates from La Follette High School in 2020, she'll walk off the stage with two sheep skins: a high school diploma and an associates degree. She's one of 26 out of 100 La Follette and East High students who applied and were accepted into this year's Madison College Early College STEM Academy. This program is designed for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math who have a proven aptitude and interest in these areas—with special consideration to underrepresented populations. The students attend Madison College full time to earn transferable college credits while finishing dual-credit, advanced high school level classes. All on campus. Victoria, who is also in Information Technology Academy through UW-Madison, is setting herself up to enter the college of her choice as a junior. And if she finishes ITA, and is accepted into UW-Madison, she enters as a junior with her full tuition on the house.
At this point, however, Victoria claims she is more a creative techie with interests in graphic design and photography than scientist, but her 3.8 GPA should glide her in either direction. Last summer she interned at the UW Botany Lab working on an AstroBotany project to find different ways to grow food and plants in space. She then created a program to illustrate the experiment that will be accessible to elementary school teachers. She also continues to work at the CoSE (The Collaborative Science Environment) at the Starting Block social impact incubator. Her Botany Lab mentor, Dr. Richard Barker, calls her "brilliant" and "friendly, clever and clearly ambitious."
If Victoria decides to leave Madison, it may be to attend an Historically Black College and University with her sights set on Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi or Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. And while she's also looking at colleges like Yale and Brown University, she's heard that an HBCU is a community in which professors will know her and will have her back. Plus, she feels racism is more overt in the south which makes her more comfortable than people who are either out of touch with their bigotry, or hide it.
"I think going away (to the south) would be a very different experience than the one I had growing up in Wisconsin, even here at La Follette where in my classes I was one out of a handful of people who were Black," she says. "I was born there (in the south) and I can tell you that I've been in more situations of racism here than in the south, because in the south, if someone is racist they're going to let you know, it's going to be very apparent. But here that person might pretend to be your friend."
Meanwhile, Victoria is focused on the positive with interests rooted in the types of things to which many young people might gravitate. She's performed with the Wisconsin Children's Choir for seven years and very much likes to access her right brain in the upcoming La Follette High Spring Musical, Suessical. "When you're in school all day learning about numbers, it's fun to exercise the other side of you that's creative," she says.
All in all, an auspicious start for an aspiring Madame President. Very possibly the first.
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The documentary film series The Future Is Now has released its latest segment, showcasing talks from the May BlockShow Europe 2018 event in Berlin.
The film crew attended some of the 7000+ scheduled meetings and spoke with Eddy Travia, CEO of Coinsilium Group, venture capital firm, Marc Bernegger, board member at Crypto Finance AG and Bobby Lee the CEO of BTCC, one of China's leading bitcoin financial platforms, among others.
The film episode also features a segment shot in a Lamborghini Aventador with Vit Andrusevich the CEO of Coinsbank, who lives in Berlin.


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Ферре́-Кенсе́ () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Гранд-Ест, департамент Об. Населення —  осіб (2011).

Муніципалітет розташований на відстані близько 105 км на південний схід від Парижа, 80 км на південний захід від Шалон-ан-Шампань, 39 км на північний захід від Труа.

Історія

До 2015 року муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Шампань-Арденни. Від 1 січня 2016 року належить до нового об'єднаного регіону Гранд-Ест.

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Розподіл населення за віком та статтю (2006):

Економіка

У 2010 році в муніципалітеті числилось 153 оподатковані домогосподарства, у яких проживали 368,5 особи, медіана доходів виносила  євро на одного особоспоживача

Посилання

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The Conflict of Franken Berry vs. Count Chocula – Simply "Read"
Let me set the stage. in one corner was my older sister Melissa. In the other corner was me, aka "the little brother." The announcement from the referee, aka our mother, was as follows: "We cannot get both cereals. So, whomever can do the most good will win either Franken Berry (me) or the "Count" (sissy).
Needless to say we both won our fair share of cereals (I really grew to love the Count more anyway). Mom was just that …a referee, on many occasions. She sought out what was fair even when I could not see her logic at times (especially when sissy and I were tied at being good and we had to settle for Boo-Berry, yuck!) She was a fair woman.
Yes, I said "was." Mom is no longer with us. Its been 15 months now that we have to live in memory. 15 months to this day, she left this world on the 22nd. She lost her battle of 3 plus years to leukemia. This was not fair! However, what does that word "fair" actually mean really?
in accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate.
As I look at these definitions, I realize that my mother was every bit of everything that has been defined. She was "in accordance with the rules." She was legitimate. She wanted her children to abide by the rules and be legit and not be a fake. Mom's complexion was light and had such beautiful hair unlike this writer now. She did not cheat or play unfair due to her love for all people. Did she have difficulty with loving others at times? Yes. She did. However, despite what my mom thought of you, she would find something to relate to you about.
The last definition about a "place of fun and entertainment" is what I define my mom at her best. Her dancing brought a smile. Her singing brought laughter. Her presence brought love to experience even as she was coming to the end of her life. Was she perfect? No. But, she will be what I ascribe to even if my cereal is not chosen. Of course we will not speak of the Werewolf cereal that came out and got thousands of children sick…that is another story.
On this 22nd, despite whatever cereal is chosen (yours or another), please look at what is fair and ascribe to be that person of legitimacy and playing fair and loving to play. Ok, sissy, I am running to get my cereal now.


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If, you are a MSDN subscriber then, you might be familiar with the Akamai download manager. Akamai download manager is a normal download manager suggested by Microsoft to download items from MSDN and other sites. The Akamai download manager lets you download the items in more reliable way and you can resume the download from where you left hence, you get the resume capability.
But, with the release of Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10, Akamai download manager doesn't seem to work. If, you try to download anything from Microsoft's servers like MSDN/TechNet then, your browser's (Internet Explorer's) download manager will open instead of Akamai.
Although, other download manager especially that of Internet Explorer give you the same download speed but, if, the download breaks somehow, then, you won't have the ability to resume it and you will have to restart the download again from scratch.
Well, I was having the same problem and had to download Windows 8 Pro from MSDN but, was having problems downloading with the Akamai download manager. After searching a lot on internet I couldn't find the possible way to download using Akamai but, then, I decided to download from MSDN using the Internet Explorer 10 in Internet Explorer 9's compatibility settings and was successful.
After spending hours trying to understand, I figured out that the download from MSDN using Internet Explorer was a compatibility problem which was restricting me from downloading using Akamai download manager.
If, you are one of the people trying to download from MSDN/TechNet or/and other platform using Akamai download manager then, you will have to try the following solution to succeed.
You can follow the instructions below to download from MSDN/TechNet using Akamai download manager in Internet Explorer 10 of Windows 8.
First of all, you would need to do a bit of changing in the settings of Internet Explorer 10.
Open up the Internet Explorer 10 on your desktop and then, press the gear icon on the top right corner of window.
A drop down menu will open. Here select 'F12 developer tools'.
The develop tools will open at the bottom of Internet Explorer screen.
You will see the 'Browser Mode: IE10' option. Press it.
Once selected, the web pages open in your browser will reload.
Now, when you have changed the browser mode of Internet Explorer 10 on your Windows 8/RT PC, lets proceed to the download process.
Login to your MSDN/TechNet account and start downloading the item you wish to download using Akamai download manager.
This time you would be showed a small message on the bottom on the screen asking to install an add-on. Press 'Install'.
Internet Explorer will ask for your permission. Press 'Allow'.
Next, you would be asked to select the save location of the file. Select your desired one and press 'Save'.
Now, the download will start in Akamai download manager.
That's all! You would be able to download the item from MSDN/TechNet using the Akamai download manager with resume capability.
Note: If, you decide to resume a stopped download after closing Akamai download manager using the link on desktop, you will have to change the browser mode of Internet Explorer again to Internet Explorer 9 again, to resume download.


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Can Boris survive this outrage over his private party.
Author Topic: Can Boris survive this outrage over his private party. (Read 2970 times)
He really is Teflon don - if he manages to stay put in NO 10.
Let's see how this one plays out - my money would stay in my pocket if I was asked to place a bet on it. Thats might take on it.
I'm just not sure the Tory party is ready to replace him just yet.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10386939/Boris-Johnson-ducks-questions-new-Downing-Street-party-lockdown.html#comments
Itchy_ring
Re: Can Boris survive this outrage over his private party.
Could be in serious trouble this time according to the various experts who get dragged out on the radio, mainly because of what he said the other week about not knowing about any parties at Downing Street
The amount of times he has brought himself or the party into the headlines for the wrong reasons is staggering
If joe public carried on like him at work and had the company we work for hit the headlines like they/he has we'd have been gone many times over.
I shouldn't but I do laugh at them over the road when it comes to him. I don't how many taxis that lot have ordered him since he was elected. They are right but i do chuckle when nothing happens and then it's rinse and repeat.
Quote from: headset on January 11, 2022, 08:20:42 AM
They are always wrong in their predictions. They reckoned Trump wouldn't last six months, Brexit would never happen, coalition would not survive...........wrong on every single thing.
As and when Boris does go, he will be replaced by Rishi or Liz who will then win the next GE, thus causing more wailing over there
What Bernie said
It probably makes sense for the Tories to replace Johnson with someone like Sunak. They could arguably be more popular than when they won a 80 seat majority
The opposition is weak as piss so Johnson probably will ride it out
Bernie, the established middle classes of this country are now physically laughing in your face and you end up with a
You and many others seem to have zero morals or backbone and decency. If this were a Labour PM I would be saying, absolutely, that he should resign immediately. No question about it. The interview this morning showed him laughing about it. Fucking hell. This country is an utter shithole. The notion of British decency is a sham, even amongst the ordinary people of the country.
To consider that these folk were on the piss as others had families buried without them being there is fucking disgusting, and if you don't think he should walk, well I give up.
Wish it was Corbyn who'd done it
The French would have exploded in the streets. Our chattering working classes on FB and places like this could not give a flying fuck and it makes me truly sad. It really indicates that these are the rules and standards that are acceptable in people's own lives, if you are not outraged by this group of people.
I look forward to another Tory government. I'm not going to crow when the 1922 committee do for Boris because I can see the front bench that surrounds him. Jesus, bring Thatcher and her crew back (!!!!!) - at least they had standing and decency.
Quote from: Winston on January 11, 2022, 10:44:02 AM
Yep only a matter of who and when will he be replaced, I reckon it's getting pretty close now as they will want to distance themselves from the fat clown before any election. As long as they get the right person and the economy doesn't tank then it's another big majority for them.
Dawned on me as I made an early coffee. I remember Kunsberg saying Boris was toast, maybe after the drinks and cheese thing just a few weeks ago. She obviously talks to the real people and that was her conclusion; this is that toast being slid into play by the 1922 committee and the real power boys in the Party.
If it can be proved that he lied to Parliament then he will be off. Otherwise I think his MPs will wait until the May local elections. If the results are bad they will start to panic about their futures after the G.E. And trigger a leadership election.
Bob, all I've read on here is people saying Boris probably should go and worked out that means a replacement would be announced and it would likely strengthen the Tories for an election
Quote from: Winston on January 11, 2022, 12:51:45 PM
True. I can't see anyone other than Sunak at all Best of a gross bunch from my position. Current front bench make Hunt look ok FFS
Squarewheelbike
Boris is like that kid we all knew at school. Never contributed anything of any value about anything ever, but claimed all the credit for it when anybody else did. Trouble is, like his fellow New Yorker over the pond he seems to be able, not only to convince the gullible multitudes to drink the snake oil, but that any negative effects are the fault of anybody who warned them not to drink it!
Snoozy
The thing that sticks out more to me on this issue is that this party is an admission that the threat isn't as great as we've been lead to believe otherwise there's no way over 100 top end officials would've put themselves at such risk.
Holgateoldskool
Heard moves are afoot to replace him- from a really good source. Betting odds 4-6 for this to happen
Quote from: Snoozy on January 11, 2022, 07:09:00 PM
Apart from, he allegedly had recently left hospital after contracting covid which nearly killed him. Maybe he's just as thick as he acts.
From his Eton Tutor.
"I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exemption, one who should be free of the network of obligation which binds everyone else."
Most people would've grown out such adolescent phases by his age!
His tutor nailed it. Sooner the bloated Oaf goes the better.
88 of them are dead
The risk is neither here or there. 30 people sat outside in a garden will have presented a negligible risk. Point is they were telling everybody else they were not allowed to do the same under fear of penalty.
Boris is a philandering chancer and much disgraced liar who got to be prime minister because this country lost its marbles for a while and voted in someone who very obviously lacked the capacity to be a leader of a nation. Mad that even his supporters accept that "he has a strained relationship with the truth" but don't seem to think its important for a PM to be sincere.
I think he could be in bother, seems inevitable this enquiry will judge that he misled Parliament and that will likely force him out. God help us if his replacement is Lynn Truss, she would be a joke.
Just seen this on linked in
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It might come as something of a surprise to people who spend all their time looking for ways to cast blame but national leaders do not organise garden parties. If their advisers do it is often well in advance. While Boris Johnson has dealt with floods, brexit, illness, international affairs, threats to NATO, withdrawal from Afghanistan and a world pandemic journalists want to concentrate on a bloody garden party and malign everything else #borisjohnson has done. We have humans as our leaders not gods. Weighed in the balance of a terrible time he has remained at the helm (except when he almost died) and provided help through his Chancellor to all and sundry. History will treat him more kindly than it will treat vindictive, self serving hacks.
At a guess he'll hide behind the current "investigation" and hope it'll blow over!
Let's face it the fullest of apologies from Boris would be "sorry I did it, but I didn't do it"! Remember when he was sent to Liverpool to apologise regarding remarks over Hillsborough, spent the day saying sorry, then tried to squirm off the hook!
Quote from: Squarewheelbike on January 12, 2022, 01:01:11 PM
Wow! I'm psychic! Or is he just predictable?
I'm not Starmers biggest fan but the fat clowns arse has been handed to him
Same I'm not a fan of Starmer but he pushed the resign question well
I thought Boris did pretty well there really, all things considered.
He lives to fight another day
Quote from: MF(c) DOOM on January 11, 2022, 11:51:10 PM
Mad that even his supporters accept that "he has a strained relationship with the truth" but don't seem to think its important for a PM to be sincere.
Indeed, as is demonstrated on here regularly, any sort of political debate usually finds its level with " yeah, but Lefties!"
Quote from: Bernie on January 12, 2022, 02:06:33 PM
Really?? He got mullered and looked crestfallen.
"The garden is an extension of the office, he thought he was at a work event" Fuck me, he has some gall. He must think people are stupid and will believe any old shite he tells them. To be fair to him, some people evidently are.
My socialist dad said' I know this is a bad view, but 95% of the population of this country shouldn't HAVE a vote'
BANG orrn, I say, BANG orrrn
I read a decent comment OTR.
What's coming out now would have more than likely nailed to the wall at the time - why did it not come out then. I can't see him lasting further than the enquire he mentions. whenever that will be.
I'm no expert on matters so I would say it's down to his own party if they are to - to rid him before that.
If the is 'too many at the party' -------- he won't be going anywhere for a while yet ------- you would think
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Boris must have slipped the yank judge a PPE contract, Andy has knocked him off the top news story.
Highly articulate woman on BBC Breakfast, who collected her Father's Death Certificate on the day of the party, asked about the sincerity of Boris' apology. She remarked that he was apologising for getting caught, not for what he'd done!
Heard some journo saying there's a rumour that one of the Sundays has pictures, could finish him off if they come out showing him and Carrie food and drink in hand
Quote from: Itchy_ring on January 13, 2022, 09:56:12 AM
*Convinced* it's the tory grandees who are soing this. This is how it's done - a splash, get him staggering, pull the half apology/deflection/denial out, then BAM with the pictures and sound of a Munich oompah band
Crabamity
If the Tories do want rid of him, which seems extremely likely, then they are doing it the right way. He is popular with a large number of the electorate, and a one off big hit is always something he has the chance to brush under the carpet. These repeat attacks over time, death by a thousand cuts, are far more likely to finish him. He has to fight on every front, and each story/scandal has a cumulative effect, turning more people each time against him.
It's a crying shame the Labour party is as poor as it is right now, because they have a real chance to make inroads into the majority. As it stands the only person who consistently makes the Tories uncomfortable is Rayner, and it's difficult to see her being considered as a viable PM when the next GE comes around. Aside from the puerile name calling she just comes across as the type of person who would photocopy their bare arse, and email it to the HOC distribution list.
Bob is right too, the UK is a filthy place right now, politically, socially and professionally.
Pains me to say too though (as an official, original SFLD) that some of the attitudes on the left are far, far worse than those on the right. The whole "don't deserve a vote" "bigot" "little Englander" etc etc insults are a disgrace. If you don't like what people say or disagree with them then debate them, don't try to shut them up. Much as we may not like it people are entitled to an opinion and the whole reason you get things such as Brexit, Boris, Farage etc is because they listen to people who many on the left now consider beneath them.
Labour need to divert themselves away from identity politics and all that other filth and realise that they have to appeal to a majority, not the fringe they currently seek to represent. The Tories understand this far better than Labour. Do you honestly think the Tory MPs and Leadership want to court the industrial, working class North? Many of them no doubt look down on such people, us, as no better than SERFs. Yet they still make some effort to have these voters on board, Labour are just busy deriding them and calling them names.
One thing I do think is underrated here too is that Boris, for whatever reasons, is seen as "getting things done", and most people find that a lot more attractive than victim politics and mentality. Labour just don't seem to offer anything productive, whether that is poor communication or if they just don't actually have any ideas is unclear to me.
100% agree. Honestly, I'd give Rayner a go, she might appeal to the core labour voters. Sir Kier has no chance. Yesterday was the first time he showed any backbone and that wasn't difficult considering Boris keeps setting him up to score a sitter.
Quote from: calamity on January 13, 2022, 10:58:30 AM
Other than Blair and his new Labour mob, Labour have struggled for years to understand people want to be told how their life is going to be better as individuals, selfish as it is that is what wins votes
You make some good and valid points calamity, so fair play to you
Me personally I don't get too wound up by people having a pop at me ( in real life not online - I leaveonline that to the hotheads to play out ) for voting tory last time out.
And if they get themselves in too much of a heated twist - I just ask them in reality to take a look at this recent interview with the current Labour Boss Sir Kier Starmer.
Let us just say if he can't have a good word for Jermy Corbyn - then how the fuck did anyone with half a brain expect the UK to vote him/Labour in last time out
People really do need to look at the labour party last time out as to why a lot of people turned from red to blue. Its in the interview!
They - the fly me lot should take a look at this video and ask themselves why Boris and the conservatives are in charge. Even poor Kier couldn't say a good word about Jezza
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16785755/sir-keir-starmer-jeremy-corbyn-pm-boris-johnson/
Westlane_rightwinger
Fred West ruined my wife
Difficult to disagree with anything Calamity said.
If only more from the Wailing wall did not hold huge swathes of the electorate in open contempt.
Andy Burnham is the only Labour candidate I can see making a go of it on the Leadership front.
The UK lacks a decent opposition and has done for too long. Not only to hold the incumbents to account but they have a tendency to eventually get voted in.
If Boris goes, don't think there is an argument about whether he should, he will only be replaced by a stronger candidate. That would not necessarily apply if Queer Stammer fucked off. Boris is a buffoon and damaging Queer should wipe the floor with him given his background but he simply lacks basic character.
Boris might not survive but the Tories will because they simply replace him with someone they think will be more competent
I'd also give Raynor a chance. Labour just won't attract back those voters they had under Blair. The working class have largely given up on them.
Not that I'm a cynic
but someone's played a blinder again. 5 day quarantine from Monday. Who'd have thought
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And Sweaty being stripped of his titles. Pure coincidence I'm sure.
I was actually talking to the old fellar about potential labour candidates and it occurred to me that in Blair's times one of the current Conservative "stars" could have been a Labour MP: Ben Houchen. Shows just how close the two parties are in some respects.
I think Rayner might attract a protest vote but I get the feeling she is a bit too "scary" for large parts of the silent majority who seemingly have the swing votes these days.
The was talk at one point of Ben Houchen climbing up the tory ladder. It will be interesting to see where he might end up in years to come - it's gone quiet and, stale from him on the Teesside front.
Rayner likewise if Starmer leaves the scene. He has done nothing or very little yet to dent any tory support - they've done all the damage themselves so far - which as you might have already said says a lot about this current labour party!


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#pragma once

#include <chrono>
#include <cstdint>
#include <functional>
#include <list>
#include <memory>
#include <optional>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "envoy/access_log/access_log.h"
#include "envoy/common/optref.h"
#include "envoy/common/random_generator.h"
#include "envoy/common/scope_tracker.h"
#include "envoy/common/time.h"
#include "envoy/event/deferred_deletable.h"
#include "envoy/http/api_listener.h"
#include "envoy/http/codec.h"
#include "envoy/http/codes.h"
#include "envoy/http/context.h"
#include "envoy/http/filter.h"
#include "envoy/http/header_map.h"
#include "envoy/network/connection.h"
#include "envoy/network/drain_decision.h"
#include "envoy/network/filter.h"
#include "envoy/router/rds.h"
#include "envoy/router/scopes.h"
#include "envoy/runtime/runtime.h"
#include "envoy/server/overload/overload_manager.h"
#include "envoy/ssl/connection.h"
#include "envoy/stats/scope.h"
#include "envoy/stats/stats_macros.h"
#include "envoy/stream_info/filter_state.h"
#include "envoy/tracing/http_tracer.h"
#include "envoy/upstream/upstream.h"

#include "source/common/buffer/watermark_buffer.h"
#include "source/common/common/dump_state_utils.h"
#include "source/common/common/linked_object.h"
#include "source/common/grpc/common.h"
#include "source/common/http/conn_manager_config.h"
#include "source/common/http/filter_manager.h"
#include "source/common/http/user_agent.h"
#include "source/common/http/utility.h"
#include "source/common/local_reply/local_reply.h"
#include "source/common/network/proxy_protocol_filter_state.h"
#include "source/common/router/scoped_rds.h"
#include "source/common/stream_info/stream_info_impl.h"
#include "source/common/tracing/http_tracer_impl.h"

namespace Envoy {
namespace Http {

/**
 * Implementation of both ConnectionManager and ServerConnectionCallbacks. This is a
 * Network::Filter that can be installed on a connection that will perform HTTP protocol agnostic
 * handling of a connection and all requests/pushes that occur on a connection.
 */
class ConnectionManagerImpl : Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::http>,
                              public Network::ReadFilter,
                              public ServerConnectionCallbacks,
                              public Network::ConnectionCallbacks,
                              public Http::ApiListener {
public:
  ConnectionManagerImpl(ConnectionManagerConfig& config, const Network::DrainDecision& drain_close,
                        Random::RandomGenerator& random_generator, Http::Context& http_context,
                        Runtime::Loader& runtime, const LocalInfo::LocalInfo& local_info,
                        Upstream::ClusterManager& cluster_manager,
                        Server::OverloadManager& overload_manager, TimeSource& time_system);
  ~ConnectionManagerImpl() override;

  static ConnectionManagerStats generateStats(const std::string& prefix, Stats::Scope& scope);
  static ConnectionManagerTracingStats generateTracingStats(const std::string& prefix,
                                                            Stats::Scope& scope);
  static void chargeTracingStats(const Tracing::Reason& tracing_reason,
                                 ConnectionManagerTracingStats& tracing_stats);
  static ConnectionManagerListenerStats generateListenerStats(const std::string& prefix,
                                                              Stats::Scope& scope);
  static const ResponseHeaderMap& continueHeader();

  // Currently the ConnectionManager creates a codec lazily when either:
  //   a) onConnection for H3.
  //   b) onData for H1 and H2.
  // With the introduction of ApiListeners, neither event occurs. This function allows consumer code
  // to manually create a codec.
  // TODO(junr03): consider passing a synthetic codec instead of creating once. The codec in the
  // ApiListener case is solely used to determine the protocol version.
  void createCodec(Buffer::Instance& data);

  // Network::ReadFilter
  Network::FilterStatus onData(Buffer::Instance& data, bool end_stream) override;
  Network::FilterStatus onNewConnection() override;
  void initializeReadFilterCallbacks(Network::ReadFilterCallbacks& callbacks) override;

  // Http::ConnectionCallbacks
  void onGoAway(GoAwayErrorCode error_code) override;

  // Http::ServerConnectionCallbacks
  RequestDecoder& newStream(ResponseEncoder& response_encoder,
                            bool is_internally_created = false) override;

  // Network::ConnectionCallbacks
  void onEvent(Network::ConnectionEvent event) override;
  // Pass connection watermark events on to all the streams associated with that connection.
  void onAboveWriteBufferHighWatermark() override {
    codec_->onUnderlyingConnectionAboveWriteBufferHighWatermark();
  }
  void onBelowWriteBufferLowWatermark() override {
    codec_->onUnderlyingConnectionBelowWriteBufferLowWatermark();
  }

  TimeSource& timeSource() { return time_source_; }

  void setClearHopByHopResponseHeaders(bool value) { clear_hop_by_hop_response_headers_ = value; }
  bool clearHopByHopResponseHeaders() const { return clear_hop_by_hop_response_headers_; }

private:
  struct ActiveStream;
  class MobileConnectionManagerImpl;

  class RdsRouteConfigUpdateRequester {
  public:
    RdsRouteConfigUpdateRequester(Router::RouteConfigProvider* route_config_provider,
                                  ActiveStream& parent)
        : route_config_provider_(route_config_provider), parent_(parent) {}

    RdsRouteConfigUpdateRequester(Config::ConfigProvider* scoped_route_config_provider,
                                  ActiveStream& parent)
        // Expect the dynamic cast to succeed because only ScopedRdsConfigProvider is fully
        // implemented. Inline provider will be cast to nullptr here but it is not full implemented
        // and can't not be used at this point. Should change this implementation if we have a
        // functional inline scope route provider in the future.
        : scoped_route_config_provider_(
              dynamic_cast<Router::ScopedRdsConfigProvider*>(scoped_route_config_provider)),
          parent_(parent) {}

    void
    requestRouteConfigUpdate(Http::RouteConfigUpdatedCallbackSharedPtr route_config_updated_cb);
    void requestVhdsUpdate(const std::string& host_header,
                           Event::Dispatcher& thread_local_dispatcher,
                           Http::RouteConfigUpdatedCallbackSharedPtr route_config_updated_cb);
    void requestSrdsUpdate(Router::ScopeKeyPtr scope_key,
                           Event::Dispatcher& thread_local_dispatcher,
                           Http::RouteConfigUpdatedCallbackSharedPtr route_config_updated_cb);

  private:
    Router::RouteConfigProvider* route_config_provider_;
    Router::ScopedRdsConfigProvider* scoped_route_config_provider_;
    ActiveStream& parent_;
  };

  /**
   * Wraps a single active stream on the connection. These are either full request/response pairs
   * or pushes.
   */
  struct ActiveStream final : LinkedObject<ActiveStream>,
                              public Event::DeferredDeletable,
                              public StreamCallbacks,
                              public RequestDecoder,
                              public Tracing::Config,
                              public ScopeTrackedObject,
                              public FilterManagerCallbacks {
    ActiveStream(ConnectionManagerImpl& connection_manager, uint32_t buffer_limit,
                 Buffer::BufferMemoryAccountSharedPtr account);
    void completeRequest();

    const Network::Connection* connection();
    uint64_t streamId() { return stream_id_; }

    // This is a helper function for encodeHeaders and responseDataTooLarge which allows for
    // shared code for the two headers encoding paths. It does header munging, updates timing
    // stats, and sends the headers to the encoder.
    void encodeHeadersInternal(ResponseHeaderMap& headers, bool end_stream);
    // This is a helper function for encodeData and responseDataTooLarge which allows for shared
    // code for the two data encoding paths. It does stats updates and tracks potential end of
    // stream.
    void encodeDataInternal(Buffer::Instance& data, bool end_stream);

    // Http::StreamCallbacks
    void onResetStream(StreamResetReason reason,
                       absl::string_view transport_failure_reason) override;
    void onAboveWriteBufferHighWatermark() override;
    void onBelowWriteBufferLowWatermark() override;

    // Http::StreamDecoder
    void decodeData(Buffer::Instance& data, bool end_stream) override;
    void decodeMetadata(MetadataMapPtr&&) override;

    // Http::RequestDecoder
    void decodeHeaders(RequestHeaderMapPtr&& headers, bool end_stream) override;
    void decodeTrailers(RequestTrailerMapPtr&& trailers) override;
    StreamInfo::StreamInfo& streamInfo() override { return filter_manager_.streamInfo(); }
    void sendLocalReply(Code code, absl::string_view body,
                        const std::function<void(ResponseHeaderMap& headers)>& modify_headers,
                        const absl::optional<Grpc::Status::GrpcStatus> grpc_status,
                        absl::string_view details) override {
      return filter_manager_.sendLocalReply(code, body, modify_headers, grpc_status, details);
    }

    // Tracing::TracingConfig
    Tracing::OperationName operationName() const override;
    const Tracing::CustomTagMap* customTags() const override;
    bool verbose() const override;
    uint32_t maxPathTagLength() const override;

    // ScopeTrackedObject
    void dumpState(std::ostream& os, int indent_level = 0) const override {
      const char* spaces = spacesForLevel(indent_level);
      os << spaces << "ActiveStream " << this << DUMP_MEMBER(stream_id_);

      DUMP_DETAILS(&filter_manager_);
    }

    // FilterManagerCallbacks
    void encodeHeaders(ResponseHeaderMap& response_headers, bool end_stream) override;
    void encode1xxHeaders(ResponseHeaderMap& response_headers) override;
    void encodeData(Buffer::Instance& data, bool end_stream) override;
    void encodeTrailers(ResponseTrailerMap& trailers) override;
    void encodeMetadata(MetadataMapVector& metadata) override;
    void setRequestTrailers(Http::RequestTrailerMapPtr&& request_trailers) override {
      ASSERT(!request_trailers_);
      request_trailers_ = std::move(request_trailers);
    }
    void setInformationalHeaders(Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr&& informational_headers) override {
      ASSERT(!informational_headers_);
      informational_headers_ = std::move(informational_headers);
    }
    void setResponseHeaders(Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr&& response_headers) override {
      // We'll overwrite the headers in the case where we fail the stream after upstream headers
      // have begun filter processing but before they have been sent downstream.
      response_headers_ = std::move(response_headers);
    }
    void setResponseTrailers(Http::ResponseTrailerMapPtr&& response_trailers) override {
      response_trailers_ = std::move(response_trailers);
    }
    void chargeStats(const ResponseHeaderMap& headers) override;

    Http::RequestHeaderMapOptRef requestHeaders() override {
      return makeOptRefFromPtr(request_headers_.get());
    }
    Http::RequestTrailerMapOptRef requestTrailers() override {
      return makeOptRefFromPtr(request_trailers_.get());
    }
    Http::ResponseHeaderMapOptRef informationalHeaders() override {
      return makeOptRefFromPtr(informational_headers_.get());
    }
    Http::ResponseHeaderMapOptRef responseHeaders() override {
      return makeOptRefFromPtr(response_headers_.get());
    }
    Http::ResponseTrailerMapOptRef responseTrailers() override {
      return makeOptRefFromPtr(response_trailers_.get());
    }

    void endStream() override {
      ASSERT(!state_.codec_saw_local_complete_);
      state_.codec_saw_local_complete_ = true;
      filter_manager_.streamInfo().downstreamTiming().onLastDownstreamTxByteSent(
          connection_manager_.time_source_);
      request_response_timespan_->complete();
      connection_manager_.doEndStream(*this);
    }
    void onDecoderFilterBelowWriteBufferLowWatermark() override;
    void onDecoderFilterAboveWriteBufferHighWatermark() override;
    void upgradeFilterChainCreated() override {
      connection_manager_.stats_.named_.downstream_cx_upgrades_total_.inc();
      connection_manager_.stats_.named_.downstream_cx_upgrades_active_.inc();
      state_.successful_upgrade_ = true;
    }
    void disarmRequestTimeout() override;
    void resetIdleTimer() override;
    void recreateStream(StreamInfo::FilterStateSharedPtr filter_state) override;
    void resetStream() override;
    const Router::RouteEntry::UpgradeMap* upgradeMap() override;
    Upstream::ClusterInfoConstSharedPtr clusterInfo() override;
    Router::RouteConstSharedPtr route(const Router::RouteCallback& cb) override;
    void setRoute(Router::RouteConstSharedPtr route) override;
    void clearRouteCache() override;
    absl::optional<Router::ConfigConstSharedPtr> routeConfig() override;
    Tracing::Span& activeSpan() override;
    void onResponseDataTooLarge() override;
    void onRequestDataTooLarge() override;
    Http1StreamEncoderOptionsOptRef http1StreamEncoderOptions() override;
    void onLocalReply(Code code) override;
    Tracing::Config& tracingConfig() override;
    const ScopeTrackedObject& scope() override;

    bool enableInternalRedirectsWithBody() const override {
      return connection_manager_.enable_internal_redirects_with_body_;
    }

    void traceRequest();

    // Updates the snapped_route_config_ (by reselecting scoped route configuration), if a scope is
    // not found, snapped_route_config_ is set to Router::NullConfigImpl.
    void snapScopedRouteConfig();

    void refreshCachedRoute();
    void refreshCachedRoute(const Router::RouteCallback& cb);
    void requestRouteConfigUpdate(
        Http::RouteConfigUpdatedCallbackSharedPtr route_config_updated_cb) override;

    void refreshCachedTracingCustomTags();
    void refreshDurationTimeout();

    // All state for the stream. Put here for readability.
    struct State {
      State()
          : codec_saw_local_complete_(false), saw_connection_close_(false),
            successful_upgrade_(false), is_internally_created_(false), decorated_propagate_(true) {}

      bool codec_saw_local_complete_ : 1; // This indicates that local is complete as written all
                                          // the way through to the codec.
      bool saw_connection_close_ : 1;
      bool successful_upgrade_ : 1;

      // True if this stream is internally created. Currently only used for
      // internal redirects or other streams created via recreateStream().
      bool is_internally_created_ : 1;

      bool decorated_propagate_ : 1;
    };

    // Per-stream idle timeout callback.
    void onIdleTimeout();
    // Per-stream request timeout callback.
    void onRequestTimeout();
    // Per-stream request header timeout callback.
    void onRequestHeaderTimeout();
    // Per-stream alive duration reached.
    void onStreamMaxDurationReached();
    bool hasCachedRoute() { return cached_route_.has_value() && cached_route_.value(); }

    // Return local port of the connection.
    uint32_t localPort();

    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const ActiveStream& s) {
      s.dumpState(os);
      return os;
    }

    Tracing::CustomTagMap& getOrMakeTracingCustomTagMap() {
      if (tracing_custom_tags_ == nullptr) {
        tracing_custom_tags_ = std::make_unique<Tracing::CustomTagMap>();
      }
      return *tracing_custom_tags_;
    }

    ConnectionManagerImpl& connection_manager_;
    // TODO(snowp): It might make sense to move this to the FilterManager to avoid storing it in
    // both locations, then refer to the FM when doing stream logs.
    const uint64_t stream_id_;

    RequestHeaderMapPtr request_headers_;
    RequestTrailerMapPtr request_trailers_;

    ResponseHeaderMapPtr informational_headers_;
    ResponseHeaderMapPtr response_headers_;
    ResponseTrailerMapPtr response_trailers_;

    // Note: The FM must outlive the above headers, as they are possibly accessed during filter
    // destruction.
    FilterManager filter_manager_;

    Router::ConfigConstSharedPtr snapped_route_config_;
    Router::ScopedConfigConstSharedPtr snapped_scoped_routes_config_;
    Tracing::SpanPtr active_span_;
    ResponseEncoder* response_encoder_{};
    Stats::TimespanPtr request_response_timespan_;
    // Per-stream idle timeout. This timer gets reset whenever activity occurs on the stream, and,
    // when triggered, will close the stream.
    Event::TimerPtr stream_idle_timer_;
    // Per-stream request timeout. This timer is enabled when the stream is created and disabled
    // when the stream ends. If triggered, it will close the stream.
    Event::TimerPtr request_timer_;
    // Per-stream request header timeout. This timer is enabled when the stream is created and
    // disabled when the downstream finishes sending headers. If triggered, it will close the
    // stream.
    Event::TimerPtr request_header_timer_;
    // Per-stream alive duration. This timer is enabled once when the stream is created and, if
    // triggered, will close the stream.
    Event::TimerPtr max_stream_duration_timer_;
    std::chrono::milliseconds idle_timeout_ms_{};
    State state_;
    absl::optional<Router::RouteConstSharedPtr> cached_route_;
    absl::optional<Upstream::ClusterInfoConstSharedPtr> cached_cluster_info_;
    const std::string* decorated_operation_{nullptr};
    std::unique_ptr<RdsRouteConfigUpdateRequester> route_config_update_requester_;
    std::unique_ptr<Tracing::CustomTagMap> tracing_custom_tags_{nullptr};

    friend FilterManager;
  };

  using ActiveStreamPtr = std::unique_ptr<ActiveStream>;

  /**
   * Check to see if the connection can be closed after gracefully waiting to send pending codec
   * data.
   */
  void checkForDeferredClose();

  /**
   * Do a delayed destruction of a stream to allow for stack unwind. Also calls onDestroy() for
   * each filter.
   */
  void doDeferredStreamDestroy(ActiveStream& stream);

  /**
   * Process a stream that is ending due to upstream response or reset.
   */
  void doEndStream(ActiveStream& stream);

  void resetAllStreams(absl::optional<StreamInfo::ResponseFlag> response_flag,
                       absl::string_view details);
  void onIdleTimeout();
  void onConnectionDurationTimeout();
  void onDrainTimeout();
  void startDrainSequence();
  Tracing::HttpTracer& tracer() { return *config_.tracer(); }
  void handleCodecError(absl::string_view error);
  void doConnectionClose(absl::optional<Network::ConnectionCloseType> close_type,
                         absl::optional<StreamInfo::ResponseFlag> response_flag,
                         absl::string_view details);

  enum class DrainState { NotDraining, Draining, Closing };

  ConnectionManagerConfig& config_;
  ConnectionManagerStats& stats_; // We store a reference here to avoid an extra stats() call on
                                  // the config in the hot path.
  ServerConnectionPtr codec_;
  std::list<ActiveStreamPtr> streams_;
  Stats::TimespanPtr conn_length_;
  const Network::DrainDecision& drain_close_;
  DrainState drain_state_{DrainState::NotDraining};
  UserAgent user_agent_;
  // An idle timer for the connection. This is only armed when there are no streams on the
  // connection. When there are active streams it is disarmed in favor of each stream's
  // stream_idle_timer_.
  Event::TimerPtr connection_idle_timer_;
  // A connection duration timer. Armed during handling new connection if enabled in config.
  Event::TimerPtr connection_duration_timer_;
  Event::TimerPtr drain_timer_;
  Random::RandomGenerator& random_generator_;
  Http::Context& http_context_;
  Runtime::Loader& runtime_;
  const LocalInfo::LocalInfo& local_info_;
  Upstream::ClusterManager& cluster_manager_;
  Network::ReadFilterCallbacks* read_callbacks_{};
  ConnectionManagerListenerStats& listener_stats_;
  Server::ThreadLocalOverloadState& overload_state_;
  // References into the overload manager thread local state map. Using these lets us avoid a
  // map lookup in the hot path of processing each request.
  const Server::OverloadActionState& overload_stop_accepting_requests_ref_;
  const Server::OverloadActionState& overload_disable_keepalive_ref_;
  TimeSource& time_source_;
  bool remote_close_{};
  bool enable_internal_redirects_with_body_{};
  // Hop by hop headers should always be cleared for Envoy-as-a-proxy but will
  // not be for Envoy-mobile.
  bool clear_hop_by_hop_response_headers_{true};
  // The number of requests accumulated on the current connection.
  uint64_t accumulated_requests_{};
};

} // namespace Http
} // namespace Envoy

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How Celebrities Manage a Cancer Diagnosis
These celebs share their most intimate moments and thoughts about surviving cancer with support from their families.
Celebs You Want on Your Cancer Support Team
Cancer affects the whole family and can change the trajectory of not just one life, but many — even when loved ones see cancer go into remission. There are new priorities. New lifestyles. Relationships are tested — and, with luck, come out stronger in the end.
Here, celebrities share how a cancer diagnosis transformed the families they were born into and the families they chose to have. And their wise words might be exactly what you need when facing a similar situation.
Christina Applegate was no stranger to cancer, as a daughter of a cancer survivor — her mother, the actress Nancy Priddy, was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38. But Applegate still didn't believe the same thing would happen to her at age 36.
After being diagnosed early in one breast via MRI in spring 2008, Applegate was tested for the BRCA genes that greatly increase a woman's risk of breast and ovarian cancer. It was positive. She quickly underwent a preventative double mastectomy. In 2017, after the birth of her daughter, Sadie, Applegate also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
As part of her battle with cancer, Applegate transformed her lifestyle, eating clean and doing her best to manage stress. She also founded Right Action for Women, to help at-risk women pay for life-saving MRI screenings and testing.
Her Experience
On howholding her newborn daughter on her chest helped her heal emotionally from losing her breasts to cancer: "It was such a liberating and beautiful moment. I didn't care. It didn't matter anymore. Not only was she the most beautiful thing that's ever happened to me — but she saved me, too. I got to abandon resentments that I've held on to in that vicinity for years because [my chest] is where she feels the most comfortable and where she's the happiest."
On the pain ofknowing her daughter may have the same fate: "The chances that my daughter is BRCA positive are very high. I look at her and feed her the cleanest foods. I try to keep her stress levels down. I'm doing everything I can on my end, knowing that in 20 years, she'll have to start getting tested. Hopefully, by then, there will be advancements. It breaks my heart to think that's a possibility."
They call it the Angelina Jolie Effect — the spike in genetic tests for BRCA genes after Angelina Jolie went public in 2013 with her preventative double mastectomy. Jolie knew of her cancer risk — and the pain of a child losing a parent to the disease. "My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56," she wrote in a now-famous op-ed in The New York Times.
Her aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother also died of breast and ovarian cancers. In the op-ed, Jolie detailed her procedures and the decision-making process. Two years later, after a routine check showed elevated inflammatory markers that could indicate early ovarian cancer, Jolie had her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed as well — and again wrote about it in The Times.
Onwhy she chose to have preventative surgery: "I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer."
Onthe importance of having supportfrom a partner: "To anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition."
Olivia Newton-John
At age 70, actress Olivia Newton-John is in her third battle against breast cancer, now at stage IV (the cancer has since metastasized to her sacrum — and is incurable). Newton-John was first diagnosed in 1992. At the time, she underwent a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and breast reconstruction, and embraced alternative therapies like herbs and meditation. She went on to found the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia, where cancer research and treatment are coupled with wellness programs.
In 2013, the cancer returned and again four years later. Newton-John credits alternative therapies, positive thinking — and cannabis — for her ability to persevere. John Easterling, founder of the Amazon Herb Company and Newton-John's husband since 2009, grows cannabis on their Santa Barbara, California, ranch and makes tinctures to help Newton-John's cancer symptoms, including pain, trouble sleeping and anxiety.
Onher daughter from a previous marriage, Chloe Lattanzi, who moved home to take care of her: "She's always been wonderful and there for me, and it's been wonderful because the roles have reversed, and she's helping me."
Onthe homegrown care she receives from her husband: "My husband hands me all these herbs every morning and makes me a green algae drink ... He grows [medicinal cannabis plants] and makes them into liquid for me. I take drops maybe four to five times a day."
Actor Robert De Niro, known for his tough-guy roles in movies like "Goodfellas," is also a 15-plus-year cancer survivor. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003 at the age of 60, De Niro was treated in New York and kept his diagnosis fairly private.
He credited routine check-ups — specifically the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening test that's recommended for men starting at age 55 — for early detection and his ability to make a full recovery.
Unfortunately, a few years after receiving treatment, he was sued by an insurance company due to the fact that his work on the movie, "Hide and Seek," was delayed four months and that the actor "misrepresented his health status," costing the production company and therefore the insurance company a significant amount of money. But the judge dismissed the lawsuit, and the claims were dropped.
His Experience
DeNiro's lawyer, Robyn Crowther, defending him on the realities of a cancer diagnosis timeline: "One day you don't have cancer, and the next day, you get diagnosed and you do, and [the date he signed his health certificate] happened to be in the middle of those couple of days."
Early detection was a gift for comedian Wanda Sykes. While going in for a breast reduction, doctors discovered Sykes had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in her left breast. "I was very, very lucky, because DCIS is basically stage 0 cancer," Sykes later told Ellen DeGeneres on her daytime show.
Sykes made the choice to undergo the most aggressive treatment — a double mastectomy — because of the cancer history in her family. (Some DCIS cases do become invasive breast cancer, and some do not; the medical community is split on Sykes' choice.)
On notchoosing Tamoxifen as treatment, which puts you in early menopause: "I didn't want to be the 'crazy, sweaty mommy.'"
Onher twins, Olivia and Lucas, being a major part of her decision to have drastic surgery: "I made my decision because I love life, and I know I'm blessed. The kids are also a huge part because you want to be around for them."
Giuliana Rancic of "E! News" was preparing for a third round of IVF when, after a routine mammogram, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was 36 and had no family history. Ultimately, she chose to have a double mastectomy and to change her plans to grow a family via surrogate.
Two years later in 2012, she and husband Bill Rancic welcomed their son, Duke. In the end, the timing of her diagnosis was somewhat of a blessing. Had Giuliana become pregnant, the particular type of cancer she had would have advanced even faster.
Giuliana on how shegot through tough treatment: "I found myself in this position a lot — in a robe in the hospital, with Bill by my side. I just can't imagine what I would have done without Bill by my side. It was very, very important to still appreciate the good things in my life."
Bill on his role: "It was a very emotional time. But the most important role is to be the one who can help make decisions based on knowledge rather than emotion."
Giuliana on the lack of resources for caregivers: "There isn't a lot for the people helping the woman with breast cancer. The husband, the partner, the parents, the friends, whoever is going to be the caregiver is really on their own and has no idea what they are about to do. Thank God that, with Bill, whether I have a sore throat or I'm going through a double mastectomy, he is just nurturing."
Singer Sheryl Crow was 44 when she was diagnosed with DCIS during a routine mammogram. The disease was caught early, and after a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation, in 2006, she was declared cancer-free. Still, the cancer was a shock. Crow had no family history or major risk factors, was healthy and ate well. The experience turned her into an advocate for early detection.
"So, I'm constantly out on this [campaign] about making sure women are diligent about getting their yearly mammograms because that's the way my cancer was detected, and luckily so, at stage I," she told the Los Angeles Times.
It also encouraged her to become an adoptive single mother to sons Wyatt, adopted in 2007, and Levi, adopted in 2010.
On how her cancer diagnosis helped her realize what was important: "I very quickly learned who was really there in my life and who was just kind of on the outskirts of it when it was good for them or convenient for them. And it cut right through to the people that are most important in my life … it really shows you who your true blue friends are that are around you."
On how battling cancer helped her decide to adopt: "It made me want to start a family. I had a picture in my head of what family was supposed to look like, but I didn't take into account that I've had a nice life — I've been all over the world. I've played music for people who don't even speak my language. So, after I completed my treatment, I decided to quit limiting my life to the story of 'you fall in love, you get married, you have kids' and start the adoption process."
Sharon Osbourne
So much of the Osbournes' lives played out on the MTV reality show, "The Osbournes" — including Sharon Osbourne's battle with stage III colon cancer at age 49. She was diagnosed in 2002 and underwent two surgeries and chemotherapy.
After testing positive for the BRCA1 gene, Sharon had a preventive double mastectomy in 2012. At Sharon's urging, Kelly Osbourne was also tested and, as of February 2020, is planning to eventually have her ovaries removed to prevent ovarian cancer.
Onhow Ozzy Osbourne stayed with her during treatment: "He slept in a chair by the side of my bed for 18 months. He was scared that if he closed his eyes for a moment, I would be dead when he opened them. He would carry me to the bathroom when I wet myself because of the medication, then shower me and put me back to bed. When my hair was falling out, he would pick it out of my food. There was no disgust there because he loves me unconditionally, just as I do him."
Kelly Osbourne on how Ozzyhelped inspire Sharon's recovery with laughter: "Mom was lying in this bedroom that she had curtained off. It was pitch black. She hadn't gotten out of bed for like a week ... And we couldn't get her to go back to finish the chemo. Dad said laughter is the best medicine. And organized for Robin [Williams] to come over and make Mom laugh. And he just dropped everything. Came over to the house. Got in bed with Mom. I just remember sitting at the bottom of the stairs, and we went from crying, not knowing what to do, to peeing ourselves laughing because we could hear Mom upstairs in her room laughing with Robin. The next day it changed everything, and Mom went back to chemo."
Hugh Jackman was first diagnosed with skin cancer in 2013 and has since had at least six procedures. After one of those procedures, back in 2017, he told Kelly Ripa, "It's a basal cell carcinoma. Everything's fine. It is skin cancer but the least dangerous form of it."
Jackman credits his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, for urging him to get a mark on his nose checked by a doctor.
On what to look for: " "Most people want to know what a skin cancer looks like. And I always say, 'If you get a growth, a lump or a bump or something that looks a little odd to you, get it checked. See a dermatologist. Get a biopsy when warranted."
Robin Roberts
"Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts beat breast cancer in 2007. Five years later, it was cancer again — but this time, a rare and often fatal blood disease called myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS. "Breast cancer, you kinda know what that is, and you know people who've gone through it,'' she told WebMD. ''I didn't know anyone who had MDS."
In need of a bone marrow transplant, each of her three siblings was tested. One — Sally-Ann — was a match, and Roberts has been cancer free since the transplant.
On howcancer changed her partner, Amber Laign, as well: "One day at dinner, I had two hairs on my head, and she said, 'I quit my job. I want to be a massage therapist. I want to heal people.' She said watching me go through my health battle inspired her."
Onher sister, who gave her a bone marrow transplant: "My sister saved my life, so I've got to be nice to her — your sibling saves your life, that's a big one!"
Rita Wilson is perhaps better known as an actress, or the actress married to Tom Hanks, but she is also a singer. And her latest album release, "Halfway to Home," was inspired by her battle with breast cancer — specifically, invasive lobular carcinoma.
Wilson was diagnosed in April 2015 and underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. By December of that year, she declared herself "100 percent healthy." She credits getting a second opinion with saving her life.
Onhow cancer can strengthen a marriage: "Who knew it would make you even closer? You never know how your spouse is going to react in a situation like this. I was so amazed, so blown away by the care my husband gave me. It was such a normal, intimate time."
Tom Hanks' down-to-earth approach totaking care of his wife: "You just clear the decks and you circle the wagons and you hunker down. It's not that hard to do. It's like when there's a big rainstorm outside, you bust out the hot cocoa and make sure everyone is comfortable."
Tom Hankson caring for the caregivers: "No one should go through this alone. That not only goes for the person who is carrying it and in bed for a very long time, but there's also the people who love them."
"I had my biopsy at 8 in the morning," the actress Edie Falco told Parade. "Within two hours, I knew I had [breast] cancer. Then, at 1 p.m., I had to be on the set of 'The Sopranos.'"
It was 2004, and Falco had recently turned 40. During her eight months of treatment, which she kept mostly private, she never missed a day of work. "Surviving cancer has a way of making you reprioritize," she wrote in Health — and shortly after, she adopted son, Anderson, in 2005 and daughter, Macy, in 2008.
Oncancer giving her the clarity she needed to start a family: "In the spring of 2004, when I was given a clean bill of health, I had one of those moments of clarity where all questions and debates just fall away. The direction was clear: I didn't have to wait for the right man or to be more ready or to have more money or a bigger apartment. It was time for me to start a family on my own."
Actress Fran Drescher has been cancer-free for 20 years as of June 2020, and she celebrated by hosting an hour-long virtual cabaret to raise money for her nonprofit, Cancer Schmancer — you have to love that name! — which helps save lives through prevention and early detection.
At age 42 in 2000, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer and had to undergo a radical hysterectomy. She tributes her organic diet to maintaining good health throughout the years.
On her healthy lifestyle: "I treat myself as well and lovingly as possible. I don't abuse myself. I honor my body all the time. I honor, I listen to it. I make sure that I appreciate what's going on around me."
In "Sex and the City," the character, Samantha, battles breast cancer, but it's actress Cynthia Nixon who had this experience play out in real life.
She was diagnosed in 2002 and kept her diagnosis very much under wraps while she sought treatment with a lumpectomy and radiation. Since then, she became an ambassador for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to inspire women to get routine checkups and mammograms with their doctors.
On both her and her mother's breast cancer diagnoses: "As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, knowing my personal risk made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own diagnosis."
Like fellow "Meet the Fockers" actor Robert De Niro (pictured here with actress Jessica Alba), Ben Stiller was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014 after taking a standard PSA test. The tumor was removed, and he's been cancer-free ever since.
He wrote about his experience very publically in a post on Medium in an effort to raise awareness about getting screened.
On taking the PSA test: "Taking the PSA test saved my life. Literally. That's why I am writing this now. There has been a lot of controversy over the test in the last few years. Articles and op-eds on whether it is safe, studies that seem to be interpreted in many different ways, and debates about whether men should take it all. I am not offering a scientific point of view here, just a personal one, based on my experience. The bottom line for me: I was lucky enough to have a doctor who gave me what they call a 'baseline' PSA test when I was about 46."
Doctors diagnosed actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus with stage II breast cancer in 2017, and she underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy to get rid of the disease.
She chose to share her cancer diagnosis with her nearly 1 million Twitter followers and received an overwhelmingly positive response.
On her outlook on life since battling cancer: "I'm still working it out, to be honest with you. I'm glad I got through it, but there's a part of me that's still a little frightened, you know?"
On returning to work: "It was wonderful to go back because frankly, it was a distraction from the prior year, which had been so harrowing. To put blinders on and just focus on making the funniest show possible was a great relief."
Actress Shannen Doherty's battle with cancer has played out quite publicly. She was first diagnosed in March 2015, and she spent two years in aggressive treatment that included chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, before announcing that she was in remission.
A year later, in May 2018, she announced she was undergoing another surgery. And in February 2020, she went public with the fact that her cancer is now at stage IV.
On how herhusband, the photographer Kurt Iswarienko, helped her find strength at one of her lowest points: "A pivotal moment for me was when I was deathly ill from the chemo. They were worried about my organs shutting down because I couldn't keep anything in. One time, I couldn't lift my head, I couldn't suck on an ice cube, I was done. And Kurt was crying, saying, 'Please don't leave me.' I looked at him and thought, 'I can't do this to him.' So, I dug deep, gathered everything up and charged forward again. Kurt and I got through one of the worst things a couple can go through, and we came out stronger."
On why she didn't want to go public with her latest diagnosis: "I was scared that meant that I was never going to work again. I thought that people were going to be terrified to hire me. I've said that before, and I'll say it again; it's people like us that actually need the work the most. Because it fuels us. And just because you have cancer doesn't mean that you're done."


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AuditoryARMory, live for the underground!
Above Pic: AuditoryARMory Vocalist/Guitarist April Rose!
Metal heads and purveyors of mayhem, Get ready for the auditory explosion that is AuditoryARMory. The Orlando based band is an amalgamation of talents and diverse styles. Blast their official FACEBOOK @ https://www.facebook.com/auditoryarmory?ref=ts&fref=ts
Hometown: Altamonte Springs, FL
Genres: Other / Singer Songwriter / Progressive
Members: APRIL ROSE -- Guitar, Vocals; OSCAR -- Drums; DENNIS -- Guitar; JUSTICE -- Bass
It is hard to label the music of AuditoryARMory, as members April Rose, Oscar Garcia, Dennis Burns, and Justice Maynard have a wide variety of influences. Both April and Oscar started studying music at a young age and earned their Bachelor's degrees in Music. April and Oscar started making music together in October 2010. In 2011, they started to get recognized in the Orlando music scene for their raw and energetic live performances. Late 2011, Dennis Burns and Justice joined AuditoryARMory to give the duo a fuller, richer sound.
For AuditoryARMory, it's all about the music. They seek to reach their audience with their music and hope that each person can establish personal meaning with each song in his or her own unique way. AuditoryARMory draws from many genres of music, including progressive, jazz, metal, rock, blues, funk, and classical. Some of AuditoryARMory's influences include: Porcupine Tree, Tool, The Dresden Dolls, Kate Bush, Fever Ray, Dream Theater, A Perfect Circle, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Megadeth, and Jeff Buckley.
Oscar is also known for his past work in well-known rock acts in the area, such as Over the Radar and Running Blind. April is also currently the cellist in the heavy gothic metal 8-piece band Fields of Glass with Dennis and Justice.
AuditoryARMory released their debut album, Anomaly, on March 2nd, 2012, which was recorded with original drummer MJ Mike Owens late 2010. You can purchase the album and other merch at a live show or on auditoryarmory.bandcamp.com
In 2013, AuditoryARMory is still playing live gigs and working on recording a new album.
Check out their Music and Merch on Band Camp @ http://auditoryarmory.bandcamp.com/album/anomaly
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Next show is Thursday May 2nd at Backbooth in Orlando Show is a mere $5 21+
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Assassins Run Movie Review (A.K.A. White Swan)
I first saw lead actress in Sofya Skya portraying Ligeia in the 2009 film "The Tomb", not a great film, but her portrayal of the tragic character is artful, she radiates with grace and beauty. Fast forward to 2013, Sofya portrays Maya, ballerina wife of billionaire business Michael, portrayed with smarmy seediness by Christan Slater. Although American, Michael, unbeknownst to him, is intertwined in the Russian Mafia, as the companies he owns have ties to the mob.
The main plot is revealed when 1/2 billion in bearer bonds are siphoned from several companies owned by Michael to an offshore account. Maya is left to take care of her daughter Nina. The second half of Assassins Run becomes like a bit like Taken, as Maya uses her ballerina flexibility and skills to fight through and get her kidnapped daughter back.
Above Pic: Sofya in a prison brawl in Assassins Run (C) 2013 Lions Gate films
Actually due the flexibility and strength of a being a real professional ballerina Sofya has a natural ability for kicks and spins, and gives rise to a type of ballerina-fu haha. Sofya has an expressive face, and her English is steadily improving.
Assassins Run is far from a perfect film, but showcases Sofya's emerging ability and is a solid independent effort. Having further developed secondary characters would have been preferable. --Spoiler--- Christian Slater's character is killed 25 minutes into the film, usually I do not like to point out plot devices, however keeping him alive until at least the final portion of the film, would add a bit of balance, and more tension in Assassins Run. Especially due to the fact his character was well established in the first few moments of the film --End Spoiler--
Making the transition to acting from dancing, and learning English is a daunting task, I respect Sofya, and hope to see more of her. Lions Gate's Assassins Run is a developmental step for Sofya's young talent. Lions Gate, often takes the lead in developing young talent, and presents independent films with relative unknown leads, for that I respect them.
Esthetically, the film is a work or art, melding music, art, crime drama etc...The actual filming process, art direction, and cinematography of Assassin's Run has the feel of a bigger budget film. Filmed in Russia, allowed for a big scope.
With regards to the plot development of the film, would have liked more of Slater, and additional character development in Assassins Run. The ending however, leaves open the possibility for a sequel and further development of Cole Houser's Borris character. Overall I rate Assassins Run a 6 out of 10, worthy of a watch if action crime drama's make your blood boil.
The film is available for pre-order on Amazon, Link Below
For Sofya Skya, check her official site @ http://www.sofyaskya.com/
An interesting 30 minute preview on the film is on Youtube @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W64fjfF3xk
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Tara Macken Interview (Exclusive!!) Dan's Movie Report 500,000 View Special! (C) 2013 Danny Templegod
Above Pic: (C) 2013 Aaron Paul Rogers Photography, a Dan's Movie Report Exclusive, click to make wallpaper sized!
First of all, I would like to thank all of my readers, Dan's Movie Report has reached the 500,000 view plateau! What better way to celebrate it with a cool interview from Actress/Stuntwoman Tara Macken! Tara is a dynamic performer, full of energy, putting forth maximum effort into whatever she sets out to achieve. Although she has gained international fame from "The Hunger Games", rarely have I witnessed a detailed interview for her. Time to blind side my readers with the smiling, peace loving, calm aggression that is Tara. Keep reading, because Tara opens up some textual ass kicking and chats about "Raze", "G. I. Joe", and several other projects!
Opening with a two part question, with your dance background stunt-work was a natural progression? What do you consider was your first big break in film?
TARA: Absolutely! I've been a dancer for many years and also a gymnast, which is fantastic for movement and for fight choreography. Working on film and television, each fight scene is like a dance with your fight partner, with beats, rhythm and timing. Knowing how to move with people is crucial to making the action look and feel believable. Plus, being a dancer, I have been exposed to so many different styles of movement (ballet, modern, hip hop), that learning martial arts was easy for me. I already had a strong core and flexibility for martial arts due to my dance background.
Photo Credit: IMDB Tara is easy to spot, haha she wearing yellow.
Part 2: I guess my big break was my reoccurring role on "Sons Of Anarchy", season 3, where I played "Luisa". I came in to the audition to read for one episode, and they were so impressed and happy with my character that they wrote me into seven more episodes!
"S.O.A." is a gritty, dangerous show, right up your alley, in addition I noticed you have worked on a wide variety of productions budget wise and M.P.A.A. ratings wise ha, do you enjoy the indie stuff, like Girl From The Naked Eye as much as Hunger games, or a whole different scenario?
Tara: I love it all! I know that might sound like a safe answer, but being a part of the process is always rewarding. Working on smaller budget features I get to work on projects that have taken more risks in terms of the story (RAZE). Whereas on huge blockbusters,I get to be apart of movie history (The Hunger Games, Iron Man). I am blessed to have the opportunity to work on both spectrum.
Above Pic Credit: Danny Shamon (C) 2012
With regards to stunts, chat about your particular training regimen? If you are going to be doing a film with sword-work vs falling and jumping do you vary your routine.
TARA: I have a typical regiment that I do to keep my skill set in check, which mostly comprises of martial arts, boxing, park our, trampoline work and general activities to keep my cardio up (running, dance, yoga). And yes, if I know I have a movie or an episode coming up that needs a specific skill set I train for that particular job. For example, I worked on G.I Joe 2, which for me was heavy into double sword work, so to prep for that movie I worked with weapons day in and day out and did less boxing.
I know you respect Aoni Ma, who are some of the other female martial artists you look up too? How about other stuntwomen you enjoy? I know you like Mo Ganderton, she is very cool and talented.
TARA: Monique Ganderton and Aoni Ma are my girls!! I love them dearly, and their fierceness definitely inspires me and keeps me going. It's always great when I get to work with my friends, I got to work with Mo on "Iron Man 3" and on "The Hunted". Some other women, who I know you know, are Ming Qiu, Zoë Bell, Janene Carlton, Shauna Duggins, Luci Romberg and the Moneymaker sisters. There are so many talented girls out there that I know I'm blanking out on right now, I'm just stoked that I am in the same industry as them!
You worked on GI Joe Retaliation as a double for Elodie Yung, maybe share a cool story from the set of that film. Ming Qiu told me was a very enjoyable to work on.
TARA: What a fantastic, action filled movie to work on! Both Elodie and Ming are so good and so lovely, it was great to work with them. We all trained so hard and ate doughnuts lol!
Who would have known doughnuts are the key to action girls, haha. Your hectic filming schedule had you going right from a Disney production into a hyper-violent horror action film Raze, how did you get the part? Must be great fun to work with Z Bell. Share a crazy Raze set story that hasn't been told yet.
TARA: Yeah, when I take a step back at my schedule I just laugh at the diversity of violence and types of shows I'm on. From working on "Kick'n it", for Disney XD, where you are not allowed to hit anyone in the face, to working on RAZE, where its all really intense violence, I can't tell you what happens to me on that show! You just have to watch it and find out!! Zoë, is AWESOME. I've known of Zoë Bell before even getting into stunts, from her Kill Bill days. So working for her was great and inspiring. The world needs more tough, real female action stars out there. Zoë for me, really bridged the gap between stunts and acting, and that is what me and Mo Mo (Monique Ganderton)are doing!
Above Pic Credit: (C) 2013 Quincy Pictures Tara Macken in Raze!
I agree, Raze is a very exciting project for me as a writer, finally female fighting is not comical, but brutal. Why do you think filmmakers feel that when women fight in a movie it tends not to be serious?
TARA: I don't know if filmmakers think that women fighting is less serious, I think that people in general, are use to seeing males perform action or strong characters. From comic book heroes, to watching pro fighters on TV, barely ever do you see that many females. Not trying to be sexist or a feminist or anything, but maybe it's a cultural perspective of action, males are the heroes and females are the damsels in distress. The great thing about RAZE, I can't tell too much obviously, but being apart of it, its no longer about chicks fighting each-other, its about survival. About humanity, RAZE could have been done with a whole male cast, it does not make a difference, so its cool that RAZE does not pretend to be something that its not.
On Raze your character is Dee and you were last seen leaving Lucky's Bar. Any more light you can shed or your role in Raze.
TARA: Nope, lol, you will have to watch to find out!
Will you be kicking some ass? A fight with Rachel or Z Bell?
TARA: No spoilers, Danny!
Ok, Ok, had to ask! If you had to fight for real Raze style, what would be your technique, would it change if the person is larger than you?
TARA: Good question. I guess when fighting for survival, it's no longer about particular styles or techniques, all that gets thrown out the door. It is just about taking the other person out, being the craziest one in the room.
Feel free to demonstrate your craziest one in the room technique on me. I have to give the Raze producers something to look forward to, haha!
TARA: I don't know about that Danny! I might get thrown into jail!
Ok haha, I do outweigh you by about 100 pounds, however I am slow and about 20 years older, haha, but seriously Tara, did you ever have to use your martial arts skills or athleticism in a real fight?
TARA: Remember that saying "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility", yes I'm quoting Stan Lee in Spiderman. I always think about this whenever I'm confronted with situations. I guess its the martial arts philosophy, that just diffusing a fight through your words, you've already won. That being said, I have thankfully never gotten into a real fight out of anger. I know I can do A LOT of damage to another person, and I don't want to have to go there to end an argument.
Now I know I want you on my side if things go South. Shifting gears slightly, do you have a particular film style preference to work on, action, horror etc?
TARA: Love me some action movie!!!! That's pretty obvious :)
Above Pic: Danny Shamon (C) 2012 Tara having some fun at a South Florida Comic Book Convention.
Yeah, I figured, but I had to ask, for diversity sake. How about the soft side of Tara, what are some hobbies you like to do to relax?
TARA: When I'm not fighting, stunting or acting, I enjoy being creative. I love photography, exploring, traveling to new cities and drinking a glass of sangria!
Continuing the chat about acting, Dream role, what character would you like to play in a movie?
TARA: Hmmm... that's a hard one, something action packed, yet with a great sense of character development. Maybe if black swan had an assault rifle and a samurai sword! Lol.
Above Pic: Tara Autograph, threatening violence against this docile reviewer! Oh My!
I can just see Mila Kunis, with those weapons, haha! How about actors, actresses, and directors you haven't worked with and would like to?
TARA: Baz Luhrman, Michael Mann, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Chan, man... the list goes on!!
Chatting about behind the scenes work, ever would like to write, produce, or direct a film or TV project?
TARA: YES! I don't know if I'm there yet, but that's down the road. I recently got into photography so I can learn about the camera, once I've gotten that mastered, I will go on to scenes and film cameras! I still have a lot to do before I get to this stage in my life yet.
I respect your fastidious learning process, and look forward seeing you developing into that stage. What are some of your long term goals, do you want to transition from stunt work to acting or do a bit of both?
TARA: I am an actress and a stuntwoman, I will do both for as long as I can do them! Eventually I just want to do projects where I get to do my own stunts, which so far this year, has been happening!
Speaking of stunts, any exciting news, new projects in the works Chat about Iron Man 3 etc....
Tara: I have allot of projects coming up! I'm so stoked about. I worked on "VIDEO GAME HIGH SCHOOL", a few months ago playing the character "Ronin", you would love it! Lots of video game, action, its insane! I am also about to start working on an indie movie "Ninja Apocalypse", playing the character "Mar". I am in talks for "The Devils Ink", with Zoe Bell, and I just did an episode on NTSF:SD:SUV for adult swim with Ming Qiu. This is all in addition to some fun stuff coming out like, Raze, Iron Man 3, After Earth, Hunger Games 2, and G.I Joe just came out! I think its going to be a good year. Just have to keep up the good fight!
Thanks Tara, even though the interview took some time to complete, like fine wine, it is worth the wait to uncork it! Any final thoughts?
Tara: Danny, thank you sooooo much for being such a fan and for supporting ACTION! You rock and there is more awesome stuff to come.
Watch for much more from Tara and the cast from Raze Later in 2013!
For now, check out her official web, and other various sites.
Official Site: www.taramacken.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tara-Macken/222980867718422?ref=ts&fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/taramacken
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2706388/?ref_=sr_1
You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/taramacken
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Q: How Do I Connect to Active Directory Server Behind a Firewall I'm having trouble getting LDAP queries to reach my Active Directory running on Windows Server 2012 R2 behind a Cisco PIX 506E firewall.  My goal is to create a SSO environment for some applications that are hosted in the cloud (on Digital Ocean).  I have full control of the entire network path to the server, and I have opened ports 389 (LDAP) and 636 (LDAPS) on the PIX and added a static statement to forward the LDAP traffic to the AD server.  As I will show below, I'm getting a hit count on the firewall access-list each time I attempt to make a connection, but I am unsuccessful.
Here's what I have done so far:
1.  Opened LDAP and LDAPS ports on Firewall
fw1(config)# show access-list
access-list cached ACL log flows: total 0, denied 0 (deny-flow-max 1024)
            alert-interval 300
access-list inbound; 4 elements
access-list inbound line 1 permit icmp any any (hitcnt=383)
access-list inbound line 2 permit udp any interface outside eq 1194 (hitcnt=3)
access-list inbound line 3 permit tcp any any eq ldap (hitcnt=6)
access-list inbound line 4 permit tcp any any eq ldaps (hitcnt=1)

2.  Port Forwarded the LDAP Traffic
fw1(config)# show static
static (inside,outside) udp interface 1194 172.23.6.148 1194 netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0
static (inside,outside) tcp interface ldap 172.23.6.127 ldap netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0
static (inside,outside) tcp interface ldaps 172.23.6.127 ldaps netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0

3.  Turned off firewall on the AD Server

4.  Used Microsoft's PortQuery Tool to test if the LDAP ports are really open

5.  Used netstat to verify that the AD server is actually listening on port 389

At this point I feel like I'm not doing something right on the firewall.  Although I have a similar setup for an OpenVPN server and that's working fine (i.e., the ACL and Static statements are getting traffic through the firewall to the OpenVPN server successfully).
I'm willing to provide any additional information needed to help me solve this, thanks.
PS.  Below is the config of my PIX firewall.
fw1(config)# sho conf
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PIX Version 6.3(5)
interface ethernet0 auto
interface ethernet1 auto
nameif ethernet0 outside security0
nameif ethernet1 inside security100
enable password ***** encrypted
passwd ***** encrypted
hostname fw1
domain-name ctc.local
clock timezone EST -5
fixup protocol dns maximum-length 512
fixup protocol ftp 21
fixup protocol h323 h225 1720
fixup protocol h323 ras 1718-1719
fixup protocol http 80
fixup protocol rsh 514
fixup protocol rtsp 554
fixup protocol sip 5060
fixup protocol sip udp 5060
no fixup protocol skinny 2000
fixup protocol smtp 25
fixup protocol sqlnet 1521
fixup protocol tftp 69
names
access-list inbound permit icmp any any
access-list inbound permit udp any interface outside eq 1194
access-list inbound permit tcp any interface outside eq 1194
access-list inbound permit tcp any any eq ldap
access-list inbound permit udp any any eq 389
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logging monitor notifications
logging buffered debugging
icmp permit any outside
icmp permit any inside
mtu outside 1500
mtu inside 1500
ip address outside MY_PUBLIC_IP 255.255.255.248
ip address inside 172.23.6.120 255.255.255.0
ip audit info action alarm
ip audit attack action alarm
pdm location 172.23.6.0 255.255.255.0 inside
pdm logging informational 100
pdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
global (outside) 1 interface
nat (inside) 1 172.23.6.0 255.255.255.0 0 0
static (inside,outside) udp interface 1194 172.23.6.148 1194 netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0
static (inside,outside) tcp interface ldap 172.23.6.127 ldap netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0
access-group inbound in interface outside
route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ISP_ROUTER_IP 1
timeout xlate 0:05:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 rpc 0:10:00 h225 1:00:00
timeout h323 0:05:00 mgcp 0:05:00 sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00
timeout sip-disconnect 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00
timeout uauth 0:05:00 absolute
aaa-server TACACS+ protocol tacacs+
aaa-server TACACS+ max-failed-attempts 3
aaa-server TACACS+ deadtime 10
aaa-server RADIUS protocol radius
aaa-server RADIUS max-failed-attempts 3
aaa-server RADIUS deadtime 10
aaa-server LOCAL protocol local
http server enable
http 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 inside
http 172.23.6.0 255.255.255.0 inside
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server community public
snmp-server enable traps
floodguard enable
telnet timeout 5
ssh 172.23.6.0 255.255.255.0 inside
ssh 172.23.7.0 255.255.255.0 inside
ssh timeout 60
console timeout 0
dhcpd lease 3600
dhcpd ping_timeout 750
dhcpd auto_config outside
terminal width 80
Cryptochecksum:****

A: Don't open services on your domain controllers to the Internet. Configure a VPN between your digital ocean footprint and your on-prem Active Directory and query AD over the VPN.

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text:
from tornado.web import authenticated

from platemap.handlers.base import BaseHandler
import platemap as pm

class CreateProjectHandler(BaseHandler):
    @authenticated
    def get(self):
        self.render('add_project.html', msg='')

    @authenticated
    def post(self):
        name = self.get_argument('name')
        description = self.get_argument('description')
        pi = self.get_argument('pi')
        contact = self.get_argument('contact')
        sample_set = self.get_argument('sample_set')
        num_barcodes = self.get_argument('barcodes', None)

        try:
            num_barcodes = int(num_barcodes) if num_barcodes else None
            pm.project.Project.create(
                name, description, self.current_user.person, pi,
                contact, sample_set, num_barcodes)
        except Exception as e:
            msg = str(e)
        else:
            msg = 'Successfully created project "%s"' % name
        self.render('add_project.html', msg=msg)

class ViewProjectHandler(BaseHandler):
    @authenticated
    def get(self):
        projects = pm.project.Project.projects()
        self.render('view_project.html', projects=projects)

    @authenticated
    def post(self):
        pid = int(self.get_argument('project-id'))
        try:
            project = pm.project.Project(pid)
        except pm.exceptions.UnknownIDError:
            self.write('')
            return
        self.render('render_project.html', samples=project.samples,
                    project=project.name)