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French Impressionists with Sir Simon Rattle and Pierre-Laurent Aimard – pictures
Fri 24 Aug 2012
Our French Impressionists tour back in June, where we played the music of Debussy, Ravel and Fauré, was a fantastic way to end our season, and culminated in a packed concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Here are a few pictures from the concert.
French Impressionists Pierre-Laurent Aimard Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Southank Centre
French Impressionists with Sir Simon Rattle: Audience Reaction
We caught up with audience members after Sunday's concert with Sir Simon Rattle and Pierre-Laurent Aimard to ask them what they thought – here's what they said. More photos and video from the Rattle tour coming soon.
Audience Reaction Debussy Fauré French Impressionists Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ravel Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Southbank Centre Video Vox Pops
Berlioz's Romeo & Juliet: Curtain call pics
Thu 12 Apr 2012
Still eeking out the pictures from our Romeo & Juliet project! Here's a selection from the performance at the Royal Festival Hall. We don't often photograph our concerts and rehearsals but this was such an unusual and important projct for us we really thought we should. It'll be a long while before we play this piece again!
Pictures by Matt Wreford.
BBC Symphony Chorus Berlioz John Mark Ainsley Matt Wreford Orlin Anastassov Patricia Bardon photographs Romeo & Juliet Royal Festival Hall Schola Cantorum Oxford Sir Mark Elder Southbank Centre
Romeo & Juliet in rehearsal
Taken us a while to put these up…but cast your mind back about 2 months and we were playing Berlioz's huge Romeo & Juliet. Here are some pictures of us in rehearsal with OAE Principal Artist Sir Mark Elder at the Royal Festival Hall, on the morning of our evening performance there ( inbetween the Philharmonia gave a family concert, it was quite a busy day for the Festival Hall!). All pictures are by Joe Plommer and you can view the entire set over on our Flickr profile.
Berlioz gallery Joe Plommer pictures Rehearsal Romeo & Juliet Royal Festival Hall Sir Mark Elder Southbank Centre
Berlioz, Basingstoke and baguettes
I'm sitting writing this blog on a ridiculously warm Sunday February afternoon underneath the Eiffel Tower. Sounds glamorous? Well actually, I do feel quite amazed and lucky to be spending my weekend this way, though the 5.50am start this morning has left me a bit out of it, as has the eight day run of concerts we've been doing this week…still, it's a fairly fantastic thing when you're invited to go to Paris with a supersize OAE and two choruses, totalling about 250 performers altogether, in a massive production of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. We've been touring this mammoth piece in four locations this week: first at the Royal Festival Hall on 18 February (read the reviews from the night here), then to the Anvil in Basingstoke on 23 February, a Night Shift at the Roundhouse as part of the Reverb Festival on 24 February and finally Paris today.
I've been with the OAE for four years now and this is the first time I've been had the chance to go on a tour from start to finish and what a tour to experience! No two performances have been the same- the Southbank Centre night was my first real listen to the piece in full, Basingstoke = Amazingstoke (fabulously rich sound) and I thoroughly enjoyed when Sir Mark had to wait for members of the audience to stop talking before he started Part 2- his withering look was priceless! The Roundhouse gig was totally different – live streaming, a glass of wine and chat with conductor Sir Mark Elder created a unique atmosphere – and the final leg in Paris is sounding awesome, even though I've mainly been backstage, looking after the Orchestra's belongings. Having said that, each time I hear the piece, I still get the same feeling- a huge rush from hearing a beautifully orchestrated piece, played by a fantastic band.
Here's a few pictures from my travels (note the slight difference in scenery!):
It's like Daisy (an OAE cellist I chatted to on the Eurostar journey out) said:
"It's like the difference between a supermarket apple and an organic one from the market: one is perfectly round and shiny but doesn't taste of anything, whilst the other may have a few bumps and bruises but tastes exquisite- just like the OAE." Well said.
Natasha Stehr, Marketing and Press Officer
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Recent reviews: Romeo & Juliet
Mon 27 Feb 2012
Our massive Romeo and Juliet tour with over 250 performers cramming the stages in London, Basingstoke and Paris has finally come to an end, but we're still getting some great feedback from the concerts.
If you were unlucky and missed the concert, you can still listen to it on Radio 3 here (until Sunday 4 March).
Here are the press reviews:
The Times (subscribers only)
theartsdesk.com
Classical Source
Musical Criticism
A small selection from our Twitter feedback:
Echori Music Company  @EchoriMusic
Reflecting on how awesome OAE's performances of Romeo and Juliet are at the moment! Check them out in Paris this Sunday at 1700! @theoae
@theoae @roundhouseldn
"its like having a warm bath" >nice
Ben Gould  @benanial
Heading to @roundhouseLDN for #thenightshift and @theoae! Can't believe its been 2 yrs since their last show there, should be a cracker!!
Shelley vonStrunckel  @vonStrunckel
Here at Roundhouse listing to @theOAE play Berlioz' Romeo & Juliet. Amazing with lights, big screen & fab acoustic. Yummy sound.
Zoe Margolis  @girlonetrack
At the Roundhouse waiting for @theOAE to play extracts from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet for #reverb2012's The Night Shift. *excited*
Steven Berryman  @Steven_Berryman
Nice to see a pupil of mine performing in @roundhouseLDN music collective after a brill @theoae concert!
Camilla M Morris  @CamillaMMorris
Berlioz concert: Extracts from Romeo & Juliet played by @theoae – Extraordinary performance by conductor Sir Mark Elder @roundhouse, Camden
We'd love to know what you thought too- post any comments below.
Romeo & Juliet Royal Festival Hall Sir Mark Elder Southbank Centre The Anvil Theatre des Champs-Elysees
Berlioz's Romeo & Juliet: Programmes
At Saturday's performance of Berlioz's Romeo & Juliet we were slightly victims of our own success. A huge surge in bookings in the last week meant we had a much larger audience than we had bargained for. This is of course wonderful, and it was fantastic to see such a packed hall, but it did mean that we didn't have quite enough programmes to go around. If you didn't manage to get hold of one we do apologise. However PDF's of the main programme and the extra slip with more notes and Orhestra and Choir lists can be found on the links below.
Main Programme
Programme Slip
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Missa Solemnis audience reaction
Back at the start of November we performed Beethoven's epic Missa Solemnis, together with conductor Gianandrea Noseda and the Philharmonia Chorus. In this video we catch up with audience members after the concert to ask what they made of it – and there's also some short extracts from the performance too.
Beethoven Gianandrea Noseda Missa Solemnis Philharmonia Chorus Royal Festival Hall Video Voxpops
Messiah in rehearsal
Here's a clip we posted online on Facebook a little while back but it's only just made it onto our website, we've had such a backlog of things to blog about! Anyway, it's some rather rough and ready footage from the rehearsal of Handel's Messiah, which we performed at the Royal Festival Hall a few weeks ago, which which we recently also took to Utrecht. We hope you'll excuse the rather basic camerawork – oh and yes, the Trumpet player IS allowed to be reading the paper, he's probably not got anything to play for a while!
If you live in Paris there's still a chance to catch our Messiah as we perform it there on Thursday 23 December.
Laurence Cummings Messiah Rehearsal Royal Festival Hall Theatre des Champs-Elysees Utrecht Video
Missa Solemnis: Reviews and reaction
Mon 7 Nov 2011
Friday saw our performance of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis at the Royal Festival Hall. Not only was it the first time we've performed this piece for 15 years, it was also the first time we had worked with conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Here's what the critics and audience made of it.
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Twitter reaction:
johnsandell John Sandell
Missa Solemnis @theoae: loved it (with a couple of small reservations). Friends didn't: "too loud". But it's not meant to be comfortable.
_mattl Matt Lewis
Disappointingly flat Missa Solemnis from @theoae last night. Muddy sound, shouty choir, general balance problems (RFH acoustics to blame?).
gui_arnoldo Guilherme Arnoldo
@theoae Thought Mr. Noseda was going to take flight during the 'Gloria' tonight: talk about energetic! Awesome performance, you guys rock 🙂
ryan_e_hill Ryan Hill
@NosedaG @theoae @Philchorus Thank you for a really moving performance of Beethoven's 'Missa solemnis' tonight. My eyes did moisten. 🙂
Gianandrea Noseda Missa Solemnis Philharmonia Chorus Reviews Royal Festival Hall
Zen. The man who cam. (AKA yet more on the Rattle tour)
Yes we're still eking out news from our Simon Rattle tour…
It was the first trip with the Orchestra for our Digital Content Officer, Zen, and here's his account of the tour:
Often described as the 'intrepid' cameraman, I have to say I embarked on this trip, my first OAE tour experience, with a fair dose of trepidation. How would I fair in this close-knit orchestral group for almost 4 days – or more importantly how would they react to having a camera almost constantly in their faces?
The brief was to capture as much footage of the tour as possible and edit it down to a video of duration no greater than 2'59" (a length that was agreeable to the various venues and agents) and to get to know the players better. A familiarity with the players is very useful when harassing them for a voxpop. Many have already been subjected to on the spot interviews and know how I usually pounce in rehearsal breaks, but Kings Place where we often rehearse allows plenty of hiding places, not so a packed Eurostar carriage…
Getting to know the players better was something I got stuck into straight away. The brass/percussion section took me under their wing on the first night in Brussels (a rare night off for the orchestra) confirming the stereotype with a comprehensive tour of the local bars. I survived, but barely. The next morning I emerged from the hotel in a daze only to see both coaches departing on their way to Luxembourg… were they trying to get rid of me already? My surname 'Grisdale' had been crossed off accidently along with 'Griffiths', Kevin our young conductor. Nevertheless they saw me waving in a panic and let me on board.
So I made it to the Philharmonie Luxembourg, which is a beautiful concert hall in a rather bleak part of town which is largely a building site, a lot of construction going on. The hall inside is impressive with boxes that look like mini blocks of flats. After filming the rehearsal I sought to approach Sir Simon Rattle for a few quick words. In a previous OAE video about CPE Bach I managed to get Sir Roger Norrington in front of the camera as he sipped his tea during rehearsal break and he happily divulged all things CPE. This technique I wished to apply to Sir Simon Rattle. Unfortunately it was not to be, so we agreed to postpone it to the final London date at the Royal Festival Hall.
The Labèque sisters were up for it and Katia insisted that I film them as much as possible in rehearsals etc. However an interview was not on the cards as they were both not feeling well (really they weren't) but they gave me their word that they would also do it at the Royal Festival Hall…
beer chocolate Katia & Marielle Labèque Philharmonie Luxembourg Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Theatre des Champs-Elysees Zen Grisdale
Madonna and the OAE. Not often you see that written…
Fri 1 Jul 2011
Last Tuesday's concert at the Royal Festival Hall with Sir Simon Rattle was always going to be a busy night. Not only was it Sir Simon, which always brings a frisson of excitement, but we had a sold-out Royal Festival Hall, which while fantastic, is always a little stressful. We also had a plethora of different receptions going on around the venue for the various people who had supported our Silver Appeal and for our sponsors, Commerzbank. At the last moment though, an additional complication was thrown into the mix.
As you might have read previously on the blog we knew that Madonna liked the Labèque sisters, so we really did send an invite to her. Of course we didn't think for a minute she would actually come. The day before the concert our Intern, Georgina, received a mysterious call from someone needing to make special arrangements for a VIP. They had previously been in contact with our Projects Director, Ceri, but she was now in the air en route to Dublin. So Georgina took down all the details and requests of the mysterious VIP without actually knowing who it was. Ceri was uncontactable for the next 2 hours – cue feverish speculation in the OAE office.
As soon as Ceri landed Georgina called her. It was indeed the Queen of Pop Madonna. To use teen speak, everyone was a bit OMG.
Katia & Marielle Labèque Madonna pacing Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Southbank Centre
Rattle. Reviewed.
Well, the reviews are in from our Rattle concert on Tuesday at the Royal Festival Hall, plus a couple from the tour too. You can read them via the links below, but here are three of our favourite quotes:
"That continuing rapport was immediately and sustainedly obvious in this delightful Haydn and Mozart concert, and all without any of the publicity overload that surrounded his Berliner Philharmoniker dates earlier in the year.
There was some Haydn in those Berlin programmes, too, but this time, working with a much smaller and more specialist band, the treatment was more authentic and enjoyable." THE GUARDIAN (4 stars)
"It was in the two Haydn symphonies that Rattle and the OAE best showed what a triumphant partnership the two have honed in some 25 years working together" THE TIMES (5 stars)
"When this music is played by the OAE light doesn't just dawn, it dazzles; and even more so when Sir Simon Rattle is on the podium" THE TELEGRAPH (5 stars)
BBC Music Magazine
Bach Track
Irish Times (Dublin concert)
Petite Classique (Luxembourg concert, in French)
Picture by Joe Plommer
Katia & Marielle Labèque Madonna Papa Haydn and Sister Act Reviews Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Southbank Centre
Rattle: the morning after the night / tour before
Wed 22 Jun 2011
Well, after five cities, four concerts, three trains, two planes and one coach our tour with Sir Simon Rattle is over. Everything culminated in a sold-out concert at the Royal Festival Hall last night (a concert that marked 25 years of the OAE!) , and not only was it sold out but we had a few added complications, not least of which being a last-minute special guest – none other than Madonna!
Today we have a slightly tired team in the office (and most probably a slightly tired Orchestra too!) but we've not long to catch our breath – the Orchestra is rehearsing today and tomorrow for the Glyndebourne production of Rinaldo and Friday sees our Night Shift at Village Underground.
In the coming days look out for special reports, pictures and footage from the tour, plus a full report on last night's action-packed evening at the Royal Festival Hall.
Oh and if you want to get in early next year's concert with Sir Simon is already on sale…
William Norris, Communications Director
La finta giardiniera Madonna Rinaldo Royal Festival Hall Sir Simon Rattle Southbank Centre The Night Shift Village Undergound
Symphonic Enlightenment – Vox Pops
Tue 1 Mar 2011
We've had a bit of a backlog of videos here, so these audience vox pops have been somewhat delayed. But they're here now. After our Symphonic Enlightenment programme of Wagner, Mahler and Liszt at the Royal Festival Hall back on 21 January we asked audience members what they had made of the performance (with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and soloist Sarah Connolly). Here's what they said:
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Launching the new season
Mon 31 Jan 2011
If you had dropped a bomb on the Royal Festival Hall last Friday, at around 11am, then you would have wiped out a very large section of London's classical music life. Why? Well last Friday was the press launch of the 2011-2012 classical season at Southbank Centre. I'm sure to the assembled ranks of journalists that this all seemed very normal and routine, but the fact is a huge amount of work goes into not just the organisation of an event like this, but in getting the seasons of four Resident Orchestras ready in time, so they can all be launched at exactly the same time, and go on sale all together three days later. For the OAE launching this early in the year is something of a novelty, as until recently we'd do it in a much more leisurely fashion. Maybe in April…May…just whenever we got it all together really.
But obviously we make a lot more impact if we launch our new season together with the other Residents: LPO, Philharmonia and London Sinfonietta and also together with the various series that the Southbank Centre puts on too.
Pictured below (thanks to Sam Dub for the pics) are the various speakers for the event – including Marshall Marcus, who not very long ago was the OAE's Chief Executive. We, as you know, don't have a Principal Conductor, so we asserted our difference and had a player representing us – a huge thank you to OAE Leader Matthew Truscott for volunteering – he did a great job, though he did remark he was far more nervous than he ever gets when playing his violin!
Obviously we were excited about our own season, but its also fun to hear whatevery one else is putting on – and we were especially excited to see that Eduardo Portal, our Melgaard Young Conductor last season, is featuring in the LPO's season – congratulations to him! There will definitely be an OAE crowd there cheering him on on 25 November.
Some boring small print: Friends of the OAE have priority booking till 21 Feb – we'll be posting full details of everything then. If you want to sign up to the Friends give us a buzz! 020 7239 9382. There's also a cheaper Priority Bookers option for £15.
Already there has been some coverage:
2011-2012 Season Eduardo Portal London Sinfonietta LPO Marshall Marcus Melgaard OAE Young Conductor Melgaard Young Conductor Scheme Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
Symphonic Enlightenment: First reviews
We're back from Paris and a second performance of our Symphonic Enlightenment programme of Wagner, Mahler and Liszt. First reviews from Friday's performance are now in too – mainly from bloggers and online. Hopefully the Nationals will follow tomorrow. Thanks so much for the comments posted on our blog, You Tube video and also for the many Tweets we're had as well. It's always great to get such instant feedback!
Radio 3 recorded Friday's concert at the Royal Festival Hall and you can listen to it at 7pm tonight, or online here for 7 days after.
Also coming up on the blog – a video interview with conductor Vladimir Jurowski, a round up of Night Shift news, pictures from Paris and a Parisien tour diary. Plus a parting shot from our intern Ingrid.
Liszt Mahler Reviews Royal Festival Hall Symphonic Enlightenment Vladimir Jurowski Wagner
Sarah Connolly on Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer /Journeyman/ Traveller
Tonight we play our Symphonic Enlightenment programme at the Royal Festival Hall – a late romantic programme of Wagner, Mahler and Liszt with 90 players on stage. For us, a huge undertaking. Parts of the programme had their first airing on Wednesday at our (Sold out) Night Shift, but tonight will be the first time that Sarah Connolly joins us to sing Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (well, not quite first, we have obviously rehearsed it!). We caught up with her earlier this week to ask her about the piece:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Liszt Mahler Royal Festival Hall Sarah Connolly Symphonic Enlightenment The Night Shift Wagner
Sarah Connolly on Mahler, turbo-thrust breaths and Wagnerian hysteria…
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly who sings with us in London and Paris next week, talks to journalist Andrew Mellor about her work with later romantic repertoire such as Mahler and Wagner:
You seem to be moving in a new direction with all this Wagner and Mahler…
Yes – thank goodness I had a lot of superb training at Glyndebourne, which prepared me very well. I didn't realise I had that dramatic sound in my voice until Vladimir Jurowski offered me a concert performance of Tristan a while ago. He seemed to think I could do it and I appreciated that leap of faith. I had sung Das Lied von der Erde with the Concertgebouw and many other orchestral lieder by Mahler so despite performing Handel's Giulio Cesare at the same time, Brangäne's music felt very natural. I will confess though that her extreme outbursts initially made me want to apologize to the rest of the room! I felt slightly uncomfortable with Wagnerian hysteria.
You seemed very suited to the character at your Prom performance with Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment this summer…
Actually Simon came to that rehearsal of Tristan with the LPO and Vladimir and that's how the Prom came about. Simon was offering different ways of doing things, giving me more space than I'd been used to. He's a wonderful accompanist; he invites the orchestra to accompany and never dominates, but at the same time he is also able to take the lead.
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Crooks, Valves and the 'God of Horns'
Next week at our Symphonic Enlightenment concert at the Royal Festival Hall, the horns of the OAE take centre stage. Martin Lawrence, from our Horn Section, here explains the difference between Natural and Valve horns, talks about how they are used in the music of Liszt and Wagner and how Mahler wants the best of both worlds…
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Program Title The Emperor's New School
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/8-8:30 AM CT (through Saturday, August 27, 2011)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Kuzco, a youth who is heir to the throne of a mythical Andean country, must graduate from Kuzco Academy before he can become Emperor of his land. He lives with a peasant foster family and faces the intellectual, physical and social challenges that all teens face, while also preparing to rule justly and well. Sometimes Kuzco wonders whether being Emperor for the rest of his days will be a pleasure or a trap. Kuzco thwarts attempts by the nefarious Yzma and her henchman, Kronk, to stop him from doing well in school. If Kuzco were to fail at his class work, Yzma would become Empress. Kuzco struggles to complete his assignments and stay on track. Only if he remains steadfast, studies hard, learns from his mistakes, and can relate to citizens at all levels of society, will he ascend the throne. His best friend Malina, an excellent student, attempts to help Kuzco stay out of trouble and achieve his goals. Series episodes explore issues such as coping with peer pressure, respecting authority, taking responsibility, adhering to family and school rules, accepting differences, building self-esteem and trust.
Program Title That's So Raven
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/9:00-9:30 AM CT (through Saturday, August 27, 2011)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Raven Baxter, who has inherited her grandmother's gift of clairvoyance, is a normal, happy young woman. Nonetheless, Raven sometimes worries that she is a freak because of her clairvoyant abilities. She has a ten-year old brother, Cory. They are typical siblings, with the tension and rivalry that most siblings experience. Raven and Cory's mother is in law school, and their father owns a small restaurant. Raven attends an ethnically diverse San Francisco public high school. She is responsible for the after-school safety and activities of Cory. Her closest friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are fiercely committed to environmental issues and sports, respectively. Raven dreams of a career in fashion design, and the new season's episodes revolve around her internship with an eccentric fashion designer. Raven's parents and close friends know about her "visions". These premonitions often prompt her to intervene before trouble occurs. Sometimes her interventions backfire, and at other times the foreseen events occur, bringing embarrassment or sadness. She learns valuable lessons from her transgressions. "Visions" set up issues that the Core episodes of this series explore, among which are sibling rivalry, popularity, loyalty, self-acceptance, jealousy, dealing with authority, and consequences of lying or cheating.
Program Title Everyday Health
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday's/10:00-10:30 AM CT (Began 9/3/11)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Our hosts scan the country finding those who 'pay it forward' to promote health and wellness. The remarkable people that viewers meet are referred to as 'agents of change,' special individuals who are making big changes in people's lives, one small step at a time. Everyday Health is a series that uniquely raises awareness to help fight obesity, raise self-esteem, establish physical fitness habits and prevent negative health choices. An inspirational program about people who confront challenges by taking control, Everyday Health, through captivating storytelling, reports on amazing teens and other selfless Americans who are 'paying it forward, 'with good will and new ideas that will inspire other teens to take action.
Program Title The Replacements
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Riley and Todd, siblings who were raised in an orphanage after the death of their parents, long to be adopted. They find a comic book advertisement for Fleemco, an agency that will provide "Replacement" parents or adults to substitute for certain individuals. Brother and sister decide to send in the $1.98 fee in hopes of obtaining parents to replace their lost ones. They acquire an unorthodox pair of Replacement parents, Dick Daring and Agent K. Dick is a former daredevil stuntman and Agent K is a British super-spy. Neither seems to know much about parenting, although their intentions are good. Agent K's highly intelligent automobile, C.A.R., her former spy partner, also joins the household. Their attempts to forge a family and adjust to a new school are both touching and comedic. Riley and Todd discover that they can call Fleemco to request replacement of any adult whom they dislike, who is overly strict, or who is merely uninteresting. The temporary Replacements for teachers, neighbors or other community figures never prove to be as exciting or fun as the siblings had hoped, and are often immature and obnoxious. As things go awry, Riley and Todd learn that they need adult leadership, discipline, role models, order and structure. By the end of each story they are eager to return the Replacement and reinstate the original adult. Stories revolve around issues such as cooperating with household/family rules, taking responsibility, fairness, building self-esteem, and trust.
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/9:30-10:00 AM CT (through Saturday, August 27, 2011)
Program Title Food for Thought with Claire Thomas
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Young, enthusiastic and passionate about food, Claire Thomas is the 22 year old host who opens viewers' eyes to how everyday life can inspire culinary creations in Food for Thought. Each week she informs and educates teens about the power of food as a tool for exploring new places, meeting new people and learning about different cultures. Claire serves as a role model by showing her passion for her family, life, and healthy living by sharing stories in the kitchen. Creative inspiration can come from any place at any time - sometimes from family, sometimes from friends, or even from bloggers needing her help. No matter how exotic or local the location, she's always in search of new tastes and places to explore. Based on her unique perspective gathered throughout each episode, Claire will teach the audience how to prepare the "inspired" dish while promoting a healthy attitude towards food and life.
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday's/8:00-8:30 AM CT (Began 9/3/11)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Wildlife expert and animal ambassador, Jack Hanna, brings the viewer face-to face with the best of the beasts. Jack highlights his favorite animals and adventures from around the world. Presented in countdown style, Jack offers up a different 'top ten' each week in a variety of categories. What are the top ten 'fastest animals in Africa,' 'tallest insects,' 'biggest eaters,' smartest birds'...Jack will answer all of these questions and more. As Jack reveals the categories, he gives further insights and interesting facts about the animals allowing viewers of all ages the opportunity to be entertained as well as learn more about the fascinating animal kingdom in Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown.
Program Title Culture Click
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturday's/9:30-10:00 AM CT (Began 9/3/11)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Culture Click is a series that explores the genesis of - and reasons behind- cultural events that permeate our everyday lives. Host Nzinga Blake opens each episode from her virtual reality set with a list of what's trending on search engines that week. Each week Nzinga will analyze and answer the questions that shape our society - using the power and speed of the internet and user-generated questions and content. Experts in pop culture will join her to add insight and historical perspective. And most importantly, viewers will come away with a week's work of "aha" moments to share with their friends and family. Six degrees of separation takes on a whole new meaning, and there's no limit to what viewers will learn when they experience Culture Click.
Program Title Born To Explore
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. The world's cultures and its geographical wonders come alive as the youngest president in Explorers Club history, Richard Wiese, takes viewers on a globetrotting adventure. Richard uncovers amazing facts of nature and man made treasures. In Born to Explore, Richard Wiese takes the role of the ultimate Social Studies teacher to a new level, bringing the viewing audience to the places and people of our world who form our cultures. Whether he climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, explores why people live a the base of an active volcano, or travels down the Nile River, viewers will travels the world without leaving their homes.
Program Title Hannah Montana
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/10-10:30 AM CT (through Saturday, August 27, 2011)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Thirteen-year-old Miley Stewart, recently moved from Tennessee to Malibu, CA, leads a double life. By day she attends public high school, along with her older brother Jackson, but by night she is emerging pop star "Hannah Montana". Except for her family, only her two best friends, Oliver and Lilly, and her bodyguard know about Miley's career as a singer, and she strives to maintain privacy, fearing that her new classmates would treat her very differently if they knew of her stage identity. Miley wears blonde wigs while performing, and manages to escape being recognized. Miley's mother died three years before the story begins, so her dad is now a single parent. He has just begun dating again. Miley misses her mother very much. One of the songs that she writes and performs is about the pain of growing up without her mother. Unlike her brother, Miley is a dedicated student. At school, her enemies are Amber and Ashley, two girls who constantly bully Miley. Oliver and Lilly are fiercely protective of their friend. Miley has ordinary teenage insecurities, but remains true to herself, despite the allure of concert life, the limos, parties, and glamorous clothes. This is in no small part due to the solid values that her father, Miley's manager (Billy Rae Cyrus), has imparted. Tension and sibling rivalry do occur, especially when Jackson feels that his talented sister is getting all the attention. Stories examine social issues such as peer pressure, integrity, family rules, jealousy, friendship, loyalty, and issues related to bereavement.
Program Title The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Saturdays/10:30-11:00 AM CT (through Saturday, August 27, 2011)
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Those episodes of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" that air on ABC as Core Programming deliver life lessons tailored for the older child and "tween" audience. Stories take place in a luxury hotel in Boston, where twelve-year-old identical twins Zack and Cody live with their divorced mom, a lounge singer for the Tipton Hotel. The boys attend a local public middle school. One of the twins is polite and shy and excels in academics, while the other, athletic and extroverted, barely scrapes by in school, due to lack of effort. He often instigates wacky plans for outwitting hotel authorities, caregivers, and their mother. The boy's mother dates and would like to remarry. Their father is a professional rock musician who is on the road much of the year, but stays in touch with his sons. This sets up occasional parental conflicts about discipline and expectations. Parallel stories involve two teenage girls: heiress London Tipton, whose father owns the hotel, and Maddie, a girl who works after school at the hotel snack bar. Unlike London, Maddie attends a parochial girls' school and comes from a working class Boston family. Series episodes explore sibling rivalry, conflicts with parents, divorce, household and hotel rules, family budget limitations, responsibility, self-esteem, and peer pressure.
Program Title Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. The half-hour weekly series, Ocean Mysteries, offers a fresh approach to the quest for aquatic understanding by blending stories of fascinating sea creatures, comparisons to popular land animals, and analogies to human experience. Hosted by Jeff Corwin, Ocean Mysteries shows how animals share the same behaviors, challenges and triumphs that humans do. From exciting rescues of abandoned animals to unexpected conflicts in the 'family dynamics' of the mingling species, viewers will get to know - and care- about these heroes, and all of the fascinating life teeming in our oceans.
Name of children's programming liaison Windy Carpenter
Address P.O. Box 6237
City Dothan
Email Address wcarpenter@wdhn.com
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He has written on politics, history, the law and the arts for The Idler magazine, the Literary Review of Canada, the Ottawa Citizen, the Times Literary Supplement and others.
He contributed a chapter to Rethinking the Constitution published by the Oxford University Press in 1996 and his Against Reform was published last year by the University of Toronto Press.
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Q: How to Decrease Image Brightness in CSS I want to decrease image brightness in CSS. I searched a lot but all I've got is about how to change the opacity, but that makes the image more bright.
can anyone help me ?

A: With CSS3 we can easily adjust an image. But remember this does not change the image. It only displays the adjusted image.
See the following code for more details.
To make an image gray:
img {
 -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);
 -moz-filter: grayscale(100%);
}

To give a sepia look:
    img {
     -webkit-filter: sepia(100%);
    -moz-filter: sepia(100%);
}

To adjust brightness:
 img {
     -webkit-filter: brightness(50%);
     -moz-filter: brightness(50%);
  }

To adjust contrast:
 img {
     -webkit-filter: contrast(200%);
     -moz-filter: contrast(200%);
}

To Blur an image:
    img {
     -webkit-filter: blur(10px);
    -moz-filter: blur(10px);
  }

A: OP wants to decrease brightness, not increase it. Opacity makes the image look brighter, not darker.
You can do this by overlaying a black div over the image and setting the opacity of that div.

Normal:

Decreased brightness:

DEMO

A: I found this today. It really helped me. http://www.propra.nl/playground/css_filters/
All you need is to add this to your css style.:
div {-webkit-filter: brightness(57%)}

A: The feature you're looking for is filter. It is capable of doing a range of image effects, including brightness:
#myimage {
    filter: brightness(50%);
}

You can find a helpful article about it here: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/filters/understanding-css/
An another: http://davidwalsh.name/css-filters
And most importantly, the W3C specs: https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/filters/index.html
Note this is something that's only very recently coming into CSS as a feature. It is available, but a large number of browsers out there won't support it yet, and those that do support it will require a vendor prefix (ie -webkit-filter:, -moz-filter, etc).
It is also possible to do filter effects like this using SVG. SVG support for these effects is well established and widely supported (the CSS filter specs have been taken from the existing SVG specs)
Also note that this is not to be confused with the proprietary filter style available in old versions of IE (although I can predict a problem with the namespace clash when the new style drops its vendor prefix).
If none of that works for you, you could still use the existing opacity feature, but not the way you're thinking: simply create a new element with a solid dark colour, place it on top of your image, and fade it out using opacity. The effect will be of the image behind being darkened.
Finally you can check the browser support of filter here.

A: If you have a background-image, you can do this : Set a rgba() gradient on the background-image.

.img_container {
  float: left;
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  border : 1px solid #fff;
}

.image_original {
  background: url(https://i.ibb.co/GkDXWYW/demo-img.jpg);
}

.image_brighness {
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), /* the gradient on top, adjust color and opacity to your taste */
  url(https://i.ibb.co/GkDXWYW/demo-img.jpg);
}

.img_container p {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 28px;
}

normal

less brightness

A: It's obvious that all you need to do is this

CSS follows
/*if you go lower than 100% the lighting goes dark and above 100% your lighting is brighter*/

.IMG {
  filter: brightness(20%);
}

A: In short, place black behind the image, and lower the opactiy. You can do this by wrapping the image within a div, and then lowering the opacity of the image.
For example:
<!DOCTYPE html>

Here is a JSFiddle.

A: You could use:
filter: brightness(50%);
-webkit-filter: brightness(50%);
-moz-filter: brightness(50%);
-o-filter: brightness(50%);
-ms-filter: brightness(50%);

A: You can use css filters, below and example for web-kit. please look at this example:     http://jsfiddle.net/m9sjdbx6/4/
    img { -webkit-filter: brightness(0.2);}

A: -webkit-filter: brightness(0.50);

I've got this cool solution:
https://jsfiddle.net/yLcd5z0h/

A: try this if you need to convert black image into white:
.classname{
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}

A: Like
.classname
{
 opacity: 0.5;
}

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her entreaties to see a physician.
and went without hope into the yard.
and shivered in a white robe.
I imagined glory beyond all measure.
and my wife's reading lamp, still burning.
….it's the last three lines I read over and over, the reminder of the mundane wonder that burns every night, at least until it's extinguished.
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I'm grateful once again for the opportunity to see, even in the dark, the manifestation of glory and love just beyond our vision, praying that one day we will see and know it clearly.


The tutorial runs through the basic functionality of the MongoDB package. This is a good starting point if you have never used MongoDB before.
The tutorial assumes that you are running a standalone MongoDB database server (i.e. not a replica set) locally on the default port. You can download MongoDB from http://www.mongodb.org.
To get started, we have to connect to the database server. Because it's running locally on the default port, we need not pass any parameters to the connect method.
Now we we have a client connected to the MongoDB server. Next we need a database to work with, we'll call it "tutorial". You need not do anything special to create the database, MongoDB will create it on the fly.
The last part of the preliminary setup is to choose a collection. We'll be using the "users" collection to start out.
Again, there is no need to create the collection in advance, it will be created as needed.
The ns method is a short cut to get a MongoDB::Collection object direct from the client.
To add a document to the collection, we use the insert_one function. It takes a hash reference which is saved to the collection.
Now there is a user in the collection.
When a document is inserted, it is given a _id field if one does not already exist. By default, this field is a BSON::OID, 12 bytes that are guaranteed to be unique. The _id field of the inserted document is returned in a MongoDB::InsertOneResult object by the insert_one method.
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See "Regular Expressions" in MongoDB::DataTypes for more information.
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update_one and update_many do nothing if no document matches the query.
If the pageview counter for www.example.com did not exist yet, it would be created and the "views" field would be set to 1. If it did exist, the "views" field would be incremented.
There is a large number of useful database commands that can be called directly on $db with the run_command method.
This will create a capped collection called "posts" in the current database. It has a maximum size of 10240 bytes and can contain up to 100 documents. The boolean module must be used whenever the database expects an actual boolean argument (i.e. not "1" or "0").
MongoDB expects commands to have key/value pairs in a certain order, so you must give arguments in an array reference (or Tie::IxHash object).
Check out MongoDB::Examples for more examples.


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Pecans add heart healthy monounsaturated fats, fibre and protein. You can swap the pecans for walnuts in this recipe if you prefer. We buy the giant bags of pecans, walnuts and almonds from Costco, which are much cheaper than buying pecans from the grocery store. I ground the pecans up in the food processor, so some were ground finely like almond flour, but left some in small chunks to add some texture. I measured 1 cup of pecans whole, then ground them, so it was probably a little less than 1 cup after that.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan with canola oil spray.
In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix together. Add pecans to bowl and mix again.
In a second bowl, add vanilla extract, maple syrup and coconut oil and mash together with a fork. Add eggs and mix together. Pour zucchini into the bowl and mix again.
Pour wet ingredients into dry and fold together. Transfer batter to loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the centre of the loaf, if the toothpick comes out clean, the loaf is done. Set on a cooling rack and run a paring knife around the sides of the loaf to loosen it.


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The 15-year-old Zeinab now wonders about the fate of an embryo in her womb; yet, no one, including the U.S. occupation forces in charge of the occupied Iraq, has the answer.


Now, without further ado, on to me!
I also remember when I first started hearing about this new kind of graphics format called "vectors". The makers of the graphic novel "Iron Man: Crash" were some of the first to use vectors in comics, and vector-based software was being developed as they were making the novel.
I had one job for a year overseeing a team of programmers to transition from an outdated PDP mainframe to a Microsoft Access database for a small university's Registrar office. It was very successful there, and so 5 related universities in India wanted it for their registrars, so I took it over there, modified it for them and trained them to use it.
These days, I am just taking my time doing things I enjoy when I can find them and currently, I'm really enjoying adding Blender to my graphics suite -- I'm very impressed with it!
119 How can I quickly generate / create a large city without modeling it all by hand?
97 How would you cut a shape out of an object using another object?
73 How do I put an image texture on a material in Cycles?
45 Can anyone give me some tips on Lighting in Cycles?
36 Why does part of my model disappear when I zoom in on it in the 3D Viewport?
35 How Do You Use An Image As The World Background?


Digital is predicted to account for almost half of Asia Pacific's US$220 billion ad spend share in 2019 and the region will also lead digital growth globally, says Dentsu Aegis Network.
The prediction comes from Dentsu Aegis Network's latest Advertising Spend Forecast, which is on based on data from 59 markets. Global ad spend growth is forecast to reach 3.8% in 2019 (compared to 4.1% in 2018) taking total investment to US$625 billion.
Growth continues to be dominated by digital channels, with digital dominating close to half of Asia Pacific's share of total ad-spend. Digital will be the leading channel in 26 of 59 markets analyzed, with Malaysia and Singapore joining this list for the first time.
APAC is expected to be a major growth region for digital in 2019, contributing 42% of the global increase with growth of 4.5% (4.6% in 2018) for a total investment of US$220 billion. Digital advertising is projected to grow 12.7% to reach 49% share of total Asia Pacific ad spend.
Expect strong growth on mobile to continue with particularly strong demand for video, the company said. This is driven by viewing on mobile devices and the growing popularity of catch up content. And despite safety and privacy concerns, social media growth forecast is expected to remain strong in 2019 with growth of 18.4%.
In addition, programmatic is expected to grow by 19.2% in 2019 as the model starts to be adopted across other media such as television and digital out-of-home (DOOH). With the focus shifting to digital, traditional print will continue to decline, with newspaper projected to shrink by 7.2% and magazines by 7%.
"Asia Pacific continues to see growth through digital connectivity – driven not only by advances in technology, but the increasing speed of consumer adoption," said Nick Waters, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network Asia Pacific.
"This region has been leading the way in the uptake of new technology for quite some years, and the world leading growth in digital seen in this forecast continues to show Asia Pacific at the forefront of new developments in this area. In China where digital penetration is highest, the trend shows little sign of slowing down," he said.


The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has become aware of child support withholding difficulties that arise when employees are paid weekly or biweekly. The problem: According to the OCSE, despite years of warnings to the contrary, some state child support agencies are still adding an amount due to account for anomalies created by pay periods other than monthly, in addition to the monthly amount due that's ordered by a court.
1. You're not required to vary your weekly or biweekly pay period to accommodate a state's child support system, which typically sets child support payments as a monthly obligation.
2. You can't withhold more than the limits allowed in the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
3. States are not authorized to issue income withholding orders that exceed the employee's monthly child support obligation.
Allowable withholding methods. You can determine the amount to be withheld by multiplying the monthly amount due by 12 and then dividing that result by the number of pay periods.
$6,336 ÷ 24 = $264.
PAYROLL PRACTICE TIP: States are stubborn about child support obligations. If you receive an income withholding order that requires you to vary your pay period or that instructs you to withhold more than employees' monthly obligations, contact the state agency that sent the order to hash out the correction. Not recommended: Withholding the correct weekly or biweekly amount without informing the state. Reason: In all likelihood, the state will put employees in arrears, which isn't good for you or them.
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Apr 9, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
The state heritage listed Railway precinct is a must visit destination. Explore the commercial, social and engineering significance of this intact historical treasure, arguably the most important piece of transport infrastructure ever built in the state of Queensland. Uncover some of the sites fascinating buildings (air-raid shelters) and unique stories, from the antics of the young ladies working in the refreshment rooms to the ghost that is said to haunt the tracks.
Sat 9 Apr 2022 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (UTC+10)
Meet at the north end, Toowoomba Railway Goods Shed, 3 Victoria Street, finish at the Station
The Goods Shed , Toowoomba Qld 4350
3 Victoria Street 4350
toowoombatrails@gmail.com
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A chase involving deputies in three counties ends with a woman killed in one crash and a state trooper injured in a separate accident.
Tae'ona Edmondson's bond was set at $1 million for second-degree murder.
Tanairy Portal's bond was set at $500,000 for accessory to second-degree murder.
Two women are behind bars following a high-speed chase on Interstate 22, killing one and injuring a state trooper.
Tae'ona Edmondson and Tanairy Portal are at the Union County jail, according to Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards.
MHP says criminal charges by multiple agencies are pending against Edmondson, who has been identified as the driver in both wrecks.
The state trooper has been released from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County after being treated for his injuries, according to MHP.
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - A chase involving deputies in three counties ends with a woman killed in one crash and a state trooper injured in a separate accident.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says the chase started on Interstate 22 in DeSoto County Thursday when deputies tried stopping a stolen vehicle around 1 p.m.
According to Cpl. Jason Roe with MHP, the driver of that vehicle kept going east into Marshall County where it crashed into another eastbound vehicle near Byhalia, killing Lisa Gay of Batesville.
Roe says the driver of the stolen vehicle, Tae'ona Edmondson of Cape Coral, Florida, then got into another vehicle that was traveling with her and took off.
The chase entered Union County where the vehicle got off the interstate at the Glenfield exit and headed toward Highway 178 on Munsford Drive.
Roe says the vehicle turned around after encountering sheriff's deputies and crashed head-on into a trooper on Munsford Drive.
That trooper, whose name has not been released, was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County with moderate injuries.
MHP says criminal charges by multiple agencies are pending against Edmondson.


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Q: how to make walls in actionscript 3.0? i've been making a twist on the labyrinth game and i've got my ball to move with physics but im struggling with getting it to hit the walls around it. its currently a movie clip with black walls, and ive used this code to try and stop it:
if (character.hitTestObject(walls)){
        character.x = //something
        character.y = //something
    }

all this does is when it hits any part of the movie clip, (even the blank spaces) it moves my character,
is there any sort of code i can use to maybe detect hitting a certain colour?

A: One way you could do this, is to use hitTestPoint() method to test if any of the corners have hit your wall.
hitTestPoint() tests only a single location to see if that point collides with an object. This is how you could test the top left corner of your character to see if it's touching the wall :
// I am assuming that x,y is the top left corner of your character

if (wall.hitPointTest(character.x, character.y, true))
{
   // top left collided with wall
{

So you could do the same for all corners, or if you want, you can determine any collision points you want to check for the character.
Depending on your level of precision, this method might work just fine for your needs. But if you want pixel perfect collision, you can check out this link :
http://www.freeactionscript.com/2011/08/as3-pixel-perfect-collision-detection/


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What Audiences Love About Beetlejuice, with Showstopper Dana Steingold
Felicia Fitzpatrick | September 20, 2022
The similarities between the 1988 Tim Burton–directed film Beetlejuice and its stage musical adaptation don't stop at the comedy-horror plot and eerie ambience. Both developed cult followings that sustained their impact years after their debut. For the Broadway musical, its fans (called the Netherlings) were a big reason it was reincarnated postpandemic. Nearly three years after its original April 25, 2019, opening at the Winter Garden Theatre, Beetlejuice reopened April 8, 2022, at the Marquis Theatre with hundreds of Netherlings present to summon back the Ghost With the Most.
The fans' enthusiasm of the show has spilled from the theatre to social media, where they express their devotion through vibrant fan art, impressively detailed cosplay, and spectacle-filled TikToks. As the Tony-nominated musical gears up for the title ghoul's favorite holiday with a spooktacular celebration, Broadway Direct sat down with Dana Steingold — whose character, Girl Scout, has become a showstopping fan favorite — to chat about Beetlejuice's beloved fans.
The film has such a strong cult following. How do you think the Broadway show pleases those movie fans as well as theatergoers who are being introduced to the story for the first time?
The show satisfies the itch of the huge Beetlejuice movie fan because it is packed with Easter eggs. But also, for any newbies, the musical smartly refocuses the journey on Lydia. In order to make a new musical, there has to be something at the center of it. I think [the creative team] decided that Lydia has an interesting journey, with the loss of her mother and the Maitlands dying, and that friction between parental figures. There's something for everybody.
The show also strikes a balance between some intensely dark humor and more tender, heartfelt moments, which isn't easy. What makes those different layers work together?
I think what's always drawn people to our show is that we have a young woman at the center of it, who is not a princess, she's not trying to be loved, she's not even seeking friendship. She just wants to be seen and understood. She's moving through very real emotions: grief, depression, attempted suicide — these very real things that we're approaching through humor, but I think that feeling strange and unusual and misunderstood is a very common theme for most teenagers and, frankly, most adults.
There are definitely layers within it all.
It takes you by surprise, right? It's Beetlejuice. You're going on this journey that's humorous and hilarious, with this huge, crazy set and it is a big, splashy spectacle, but then it has a heartfelt impact. At the center, it's a very small, emotional family drama.
Have you gotten messages from the fans about its impact?
It's been really incredible to see how many people write in and say, "I've never felt myself on stage before," or "The show means so much to me, it got me through such a hard time in my life," or "I was bullied." This show means so much to people, and being in a show like this that connects with the fans has really been the biggest gift.
The fans have been such a significant engine in powering the show.
From the very get-go, it's been a fan-based show. [When we first opened] we weren't sure we were going to make it past May or June — we really had no idea. Then the Tonys happened and the cast recording came out, and that was sort of a huge turning point. Slowly, the stage door sort of started with five people, then 25 people, then all of a sudden there were 100 or 200 people waiting after every performance. The most incredible part has been seeing the friendships that have developed because of Beetlejuice. Sometimes they've met each other online because they were fans of the show and the first time they met in real life was at Beetlejuice. People say theater is silly, but honestly, it proves that all you need is one person who gets you; you need one good friend in your life and you feel understood by this one person — that was enough to get them through the school year. Those have been the most beautiful stories.
Beetlejuice fans are so creative — the cosplay, the fan art, the TikToks.
We've had the greatest cosplay ever. The costumes that I see are so accurate. I get messages asking, "Can you send close-up shots of your Girl Scout sash?" or "What's the detail of Lydia's lace like?"
Which characters get cosplayed the most?
Beetlejuice, and definitely just a black-and-white-striped theme. Lydia's red wedding dress is a big one because that's iconic from the movie too. There are a lot of Lydia's black dresses with the safety pins. I do see Girl Scouts too.
Have there been any cosplays you've been surprised or impressed by?
One time for a costume contest, someone did half Beetlejuice, half Lydia! Like, fully split down the middle. That took quite a bit of effort. There's one person who has an incredible Juno costume that is truly out-of-this-world accurate. There are people who dress up as the people in the Netherworld, who are on stage for, like, three seconds. It's amazing what people latch on to.
Beetlejuice was ahead of the trend with TikTok. You were taking off before the pandemic and shutdown. What have you loved seeing on that platform?
I'm always impressed by the people who play all the roles and they have cosplay for each one of them. During the pandemic, a group of kids — who are so talented — did an online virtual Beetlejuice and they re-created the entire show. It was called Beetlejuice: The Online Musical — The Unauthorized Musical Parody. They gave us DVDs of it for opening night. The talent is unbelievable. They were all amazing. We all dropped into the Zoom when they performed it. Book writers Scott Brown and Anthony King came in, and [Alex] Brightman [who plays Beetlejuice] and I dropped in and watched pieces of it and surprised them. Scott and Brightman were both so moved by what they were doing.
You've really all embraced being digital ambassadors for the show. What has that been like?
In the beginning, we actively all started engaging with the people who were hashtagging Beetlejuice, and basically anything we were tagged in. Kerry [Butler, who plays Barbara] started doing it, and then Rob [McClure, who plays Adam] and Alex, and everybody followed suit. We've got so many amazing messages, and I think we all sort of banded together and thought, "There's no harm in responding and saying thank you." Especially now, since we don't have a stage door, I think our social media has become a huge part of the community.
October is a big month for the show. Are there any exciting activities you can share?
October is like Beetlejuice Christmas. We have amplified our cosplay with weekly costume contests. On special nights in October we will be giving audience members "Strange and Unusual" swag, we will be releasing new Spooky Digital Content, and we are making some fun cosmetics content with MAC. We are even working with Headcount to help get out the vote this November. Come see the show for the first time this October, or come see it for the 20th time. It's always fun. There's something for everybody. I think it's a perfect gateway drug into musical theater.
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Professional Dota 2 says that lol is "the worst game in the world"
By DryvBy
In League of Legends
By the nature of both games, League of Legends and Dota 2 have always been victims of comparisons. In fact, many players of LOL started at Dota 2 and vice versa, but at the end, it seems that the Riot Games has always been the most popular. Although for Yatoro , professional player of Dota 2 for Team Spirit, LOL ** "is the worst game in the world."
Recently, members of Team Spirit were forced to play a game of lol , this as part of an experiment carried out by the organization. After having finished the game, the members of this professional team had different opinions about it, however, that of yatoro highlighted above the others due to the strong that they were their criticisms towards moba Riot Games.
"It's the worst game in the world. One can get sick just looking at it. If you enter LOL and then A DOTA 2, you understand how much it has evolved by 2 as a game. "
Surely these criticisms will not go unnoticed by the competitive scene of both games, and there is no doubt that the discussion about which of these two games is best to light on social networks and forums.


Having gained notoriety in 2012 for their free release 'Somnium', Congi have gone on to become a leading light in the underground scene. Alongside Geode they manage the Chord Marauders imprint, releasing their debut album Tidal Fragments to critical acclaim in 2014. Having performed across the U.K and Europe, they were chosen by Gilles Peterson's Future Bubblers programme in 2015 to help take their craft to the next level. Having gained DJ support from a wide range of acts such as dubstep dj's Joe Nice, V.I.V.E.K and Distance as well as Boiler Room originator Thris Tian and Soulection's Joe Kay, they are becoming widely recognised for their authentic beat making skills.


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The Beverly Dinghy is an American sailing dinghy or rowboat, that was designed by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff and first built in 1953. The boat can be employed as a yacht tender.

Production
The design was built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, starting in 1953. A total of 500 boats have been completed, but it is now out of production. The company has indicated that the molds are still available and that production could be restarted in response to a fleet order.

Design
The Beverly Dinghy is a recreational sailboat or rowing dinghy, originally built from wood, but later from fiberglass, with wooden spars and trim. It has a catboat rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The sailing version displaces , while the rowboat model displaces .

The sailing version has a draft of  with the centerboard extended and  with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

The design has two seats mounted across the beam.

See also
List of sailing boat types

References

External links
Official website
Photo of a Beverly Dinghy

Dinghies
1950s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
Sailboat types built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding

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Trump and the Azolla Event
Azolla filiculoides
About 50 million years ago, at a time known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were much higher than today, probably mostly because there had been a lot of volcanoes erupting over periods of many thousands of years. Consequently, average global temperatures were much higher; there was no ice at either pole and tropical vegetation spread over what is now the Arctic.
Then the CO2 levels dropped and temperatures declined.
Where did the carbon go?
The Arctic Ocean was all but cut off from the rest of the world's oceans as the gap between Norway and Greenland had not opened up. With large rivers and a much higher rainfall adding fresh water to the Arctic Ocean it seems likely that the water became stratified, the denser salt-water below and a layer of fresh water floating above. Over an area of perhaps four million square kilometers, a tiny little floating fern called Azolla could grow and spread across the surface.
Azolla can grow very fast, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As the plants died their remains sank to the bottom into an anoxic environment where the carbon remained and was buried. Over a period of almost a million years countless trillions of Azolla plants sequestered enough carbon to reduce the atmospheric CO2 content by perhaps 80%, ending the intense greenhouse effect and allowing a cooler climate to return.
Azolla forms a symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae, which fixes atmospheric nitrogen, giving the plant access to this essential nutrient. Given sufficient phosphates, it romps away, doubling its mass every few days. In south-east Asia it has been traditionally cultivated in rice paddies, leaving a nitrogen-rich mulch when the fields are drained.
In Britain it is regarded as a non-native invasive species but the adverse effects, if any, are not very serious. See Non Native Species Secretariat. Of course in these days of xenophobia and distrust of all things foreign, there is a prejudice against all non-native species that goes way beyond the rational, and anyway, Azolla grew in the British Isles before the last Ice Age cleared it out. It just didn't make it back till Victorian plant collectors and gardeners re-introduced it.
But really we should regard Azolla as the plant that, more than any other species, saved planet Earth from a Venusian fate of runaway greenhouse heating, returning the global climates to a state in which the human species could evolve. Perhaps we owe it one.
And what of Trump? The President's recent action to allow drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic is particularly crass. The Azolla beds form part of the source rock for the hydrocarbons that he thinks should be extracted and burnt, undoing all the good work that this little fern did for us 49 million years ago.
The Azolla Foundation provides much more information and links to the literature.
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The UK is not a Democracy


The 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition took place on February 23rd, 2019. This year we welcomed a total of 565 Student Competitors from 147 universities to 11 host sites around the globe.
Over 70 nationalities were represented among the competitors, who formed 116 teams as they vied for the top prize of $5,000. The competition, a joint venture between NASPAA and UVA's Batten School, centered around the Host Nations simulation, developed specially for the competition by the Center for Leadership Simulation & Gaming.
This simulation placed participants in government leadership roles (such as Prime Minister or Minister of Labor) while their country experienced a massive influx of migrants. Teams were presented with a wide range of policy options to manage the crisis–they could close their borders, for example, or they could opt to offer vocational training to the new arrivals. Each game world contained four teams, and the decisions of each team affected not only their own country but their neighbors.
After a short introductory video, participants played a short "Practice Game" to gain some familiarity with the simulation interface before competitive play. They then played through one four-round game and one five-round game, a total of over five hours of simulation experience. Participants then created policy memos and presentations for the site judges. The teams with the best sim scores at each site were chosen to present before a panel of experts, who selected a regional winner from each site.
The CLSG began development on Host Nations in June of 2018. Utilizing systems dynamics modeling and extensive background data, CLSG built this Participatory Simulation in Public Policy to help educate our students in timely and sensitive issue. We incorporated data and concepts from real-world countries and events, read through piles of academic studies, and talked with over a dozen experts in migration and refugee policy. This year's sim also incorporated an emphasis on international cooperation, requiring new, more complicated elements to be incorporated into the game.
After extensive testing, we were ready for game day.
CLSG personnel were dispatched to assist competition sites at the University of Michigan, UT Austin, Georgetown University, and Rutgers University. Back at UVA, the CLSG provided nearly 36 hours of technical support.
We wish to thank the 30 site and simulation leaders and 45 expert site judges who ran the competition at our six US and five international sites. It was a huge effort.!
The CLSG expects to release a classroom-ready version of Host Nations classroom-ready by June 30th.
Congratulations to the regional winners below! And special congratulations to our winners, the team from Villanova University!


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Mukta A2 Cinemas Opens The First Of Its Kind Luxury Signature Cinema In Ahmedabad With The Launch Of Its New 6 Screens On The Auspicious Occasion Of Dussehra
October 7: Mukta A2 Cinemas, one of India's fastest-growing cinema chains, has announced the opening of its six new screens, with a crème de la crème Experience in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from the 5th October 2022 onwards to welcome the people of Ahmedabad to your most loved movie-watching destination at Mukta A2 Cinemas, TRP, BOPAL (Ahmedabad)
The newly launched signature property in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, features 6screens and can accommodate 547guests. The property is further aided with Harkness 3D screens, 2K-Lazer projector & surround sound, which will ensure the best & immersive movie experience for every member of the audience. The new property focuses on a blissful experience owing to the seating arrangements comprising lounger beds, recliners & sofas only. The focus is to enhance the taste buds of the audiences through specially curated food and beverage options. The aim is to deliver an unforgettable culinary experience with a fresh & live kitchen & food options, which will be prepared in-house by our chefs.
Commenting on the soon-to-open property
Rahul Puri, Managing Director, Mukta Arts Ltd., said, "We are excited to welcome the people of Ahmebdad at the Retail Park in Ahmedabad from 5th October onwards. Our 6-screen property, which has 547 luxurious seating with recliners and sofas, a Dolby Atmos Sound System, a 2K projection& laser projector, and Hardness screens, is designed to enhance the movie-watching experience. Adding to the charm of movie watching are facilities that include a live kitchen offering a variety of food. We firmly believe that films were made for the big screen and will continue to expand and diversify our footprint so that guests can enjoy the shared and unrivalled experience of seeing a movie at the cinema.
Satwik Lele, COO of Mukta A2 Cinemas, said,'' The city of Ahmedabad & the people have showered us with so much love & opportunities for future growth & expansion of our cinema business. With the opening of this 6-screen property at TRP, Bopal, Mukta A2 cinemas will stand at 16 operational screens in Ahmedabad, with six more to be added in the pipeline.
The cinema will be open for commercial operations from 5th OCTOBER. With this launch; Mukta A2 Cinemas has now expanded its presence to 24 properties and 62 screens.- (please note have not included Chittorgarh 3 screens in this count)
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Promote eating fruits and vegetables of all different colors and forms with the Eat a Rainbow Stickers. Use these stickers as part of a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, school, gardening programs, farmers markets, farm to table programs, and more! These stickers are perfect Nutrition Education Reinforcement Items (NERI) to encourage eating more fruits and vegetables.
Promote eating fruits and vegetables of all different colors and forms with the Eat a Rainbow Stickers. These colorful stickers are perfect for encouraging people of all ages to eat and enjoy more fruits and veggies.
Use these stickers as part of a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, school, gardening programs, farmers markets, farm to table programs, and more! These stickers are perfect Nutrition Education Reinforcement Items (NERI) to encourage eating more fruits and vegetables.
These stickers are cute…real fruits/veggie pictures plus a rainbow! They will work nicely for events and one of our lessons promoting fruits/veggies plus the stickers are colorful which kids will love.