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Last night, I attended the opening night screening at ImagiNATIVE, the indigenous film and new media festival in Toronto. In short, it was awesome. Alanis Obomsawin's first film, Christmas in Moose Factory (1971) and her most recent film, The People of the Kattawapiskak River (2012) were screened. I feel I could write a lot about these two films, about how well they communicate so many things that are often so hard to express, about family life, about challenges and resilience, about colonialism and injustice, but also about optimism and hope. But, these days, most of my writing is targeted toward the dissertation, so instead, I will simply say that they are two wonderful films that I hope people get to see. To read a review, check out Lisa Charleyboy for the CBC.
The festival has also integrated artwork into Toronto's urban landscape. While waiting for the subway after the film, I saw that the public transit's screens were showing artwork dedicated to raising awareness about and paying respect to the many indigenous women who are missing or have been murdered and whose cases remain unsolved. The art project is called the Stolen Sisters Initiative.
"Your Courage Will Not Go Unnoticed" by Angela Sterritt
ImagiNATIVE is on until Sunday. Check it out!
More information on the Stolen Sisters Initiative from the artintransit website:
National Exhibition by Indigenous Artists brings Indigenous Women's Rights to the Forefront
Pattison Onestop, imagineNATIVE and Amnesty International Canada co-present Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative (SSDI), a national project presenting four commissioned works that celebrate and honour Indigenous women and their contributions as strong, successful and valued members of society.
The four one-minute, silent digital works were created by award-winning, Canadian Indigenous artists: Jesse Gouchey and Xstine Cook (LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY), Lisa Jackson (SNARE), Cara Mumford (WHEN IT RAINS) and Angela Sterritt (YOUR COURAGE WILL NOT GO UNNOTICED).
"I'm honoured to be selected to participate in the SSDI. It's through art that we can express the human side of tragic social issues like this, so often lost in news coverage," says Genie award-winning filmmaker, Lisa Jackson. "It's an opportunity to recognize the women at the heart of the issue and to bring an awareness of the violence against them to a broader audience."
SSDI will play on the Pattison Onestop subway screens to over 1 million Toronto's daily commuters and nationally on 254 digital monitors in 33 shopping centres across Canada, at the Calgary International Airport, and TIFF Bell Lightbox leading up to and during the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
The Festival's SSDI webpage (http://imaginenative.org/festival2012/SSDI) includes details on mall and shopping centre locations screening the SSDI, a resource page featuring artists, issues and links to organizations to find out more about the history and movement surrounding Indigenous women's rights.
"The passion of our partners, collaborators and artists to bring attention to such an important issue to potentially over 2.5 million viewers is an unprecedented opportunity," beams Daniel Northway-Frank, Programming + Industry Manager. "To challenge our artists to marry artistic style and social justice is a new and exciting venture. We hope this initiative adds a strong voice and attention to the Indigenous women's rights movement in Canada, and spurs action and awareness through creative outlets in other Indigenous communities and countries around the world, which sadly have similar experiences."
The SSDI project started as a call by imagineNATIVE and its partners to Canada's Aboriginal artistic community to conceive of a video piece creatively reflecting and responding to the Stolen Sisters, a term adopted by the Aboriginal community and larger social justice organizations of the struggle to find answers for the over 500 official (and arguably more) unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada.
Tags: Aboriginal, art, Canada, Cultural Memory, Native, Visual Culture
CFP: Encuentro 2012
Artwork by Pedro Lasch at the 2009 Encuentro in Bogotá
Every few years, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics holds an amazing conference. It's called the "Encuentro," meaning "meeting" or "encounter." I had the pleasure of attending the Encuentro in 2009, held in Bogotá, Colombia. (See my posts on the event: Part I and Part II.) It was absolutely fantastic, an engaging 9 days spent with inspirational people. I highly recommend the conference, and it would be great to see a large Canadian contingent there! See the CFP below:
Cities | Bodies | Action
The Politics of Passion in the Americas
Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana
Centro Histórico, Mexico City
The 8th Encuentro of the Hemispheric Institute seeks to examine the broad intersections between urban space, performance and political/artistic action in the Americas. From the critical poetics of body art to the occupation of public space by social movements, the event invites participants to explore the borders, identities and practices through which subjectivities, hegemonies and counter-hegemonies are constructed in the spaces of the city and beyond. We are particularly interested in the ways in which bodies both interpellate and are interpellated, mobilize and are mobilized, by and around the diverse and complex passions that define our globalized and mediatized present—fear, hatred, disenchantment, hope and faith, among others. We seek to investigate, collectively, the strategies through which bodies (individual, social and political) make themselves present, and intervene aesthetic conventions, social formations and political structures in their search to create new meanings and new modes of sociality. This theme will be the point of departure for a vast array of performances, exhibits, roundtables, workshops, lectures and work groups.
Since 2000, our Encuentros have been a point of contact for artists, scholars, students and activists interested in the relationship between performance and politics in the Americas. Each Encuentro brings together 400-600 participants, and is part academic conference, part performance festival, and always interdisciplinary. The Encuentro is a space focused on experimentation, dialogue and collaboration.
The application deadline for the Encuentro is September 26, 2011. To apply, see the instructions on our website (Propose a Project or Apply to a Work Group) and then fill out the Online Application in English.
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Event Recap: Memory, Art, and Modern
The last couple of weeks have been crammed full with interesting events. Recently, I posted about the Memory Studies conference in New York. The event, which started off with a fascinating opening night screening called A Film Unfinished, brought memory scholars from around together to discuss their research. It was the first time I was able to present some of my research on the IRS TRC's national gathering in Winnipeg, Manitoba last summer, and I think (and hope) it went well.
Still from "Canned Meat". Image from Harbourfront Centre website.
Back in Toronto, I attended two other wonderful events. On Wednesday, March 30th, the Harbourfront Centre hosted Aboriginal Women in the Arts: Using Art to Reclaim Traditional Roles with Terril Calder, Lee Maracle and Cheryl L'hirondelle. Calder's film, Canned Meat, was a jarring and beautiful film that spoke to themes of isolation, memory, and community. Maracle's poetry, as always, was moving. Her responses during the Q and A were insightful and inspiring. And L'hirondelle's songs were heartfelt and beautiful. (One of the songs was written in collaboration with Aboriginal women in prison in Saskatchewan.) My favourite song was "Wishful Heart," written while walking through Vancouver's downtown east side.
Image of the exhibit's book cover from the AGO website.
And last but not least was the Art Galley of Ontario's symposium called Inuit Modern. The symposium, on April 2nd, brought together Inuit artists and curators to discuss the new exhibit at the AGO: Inuit Modern. As one of the moderators noted, it was the first time so many Inuit artists were gathered together in "the south." (I learned that Toronto counts as part of "the south" when the point of comparison is so far north.) The participants discussed the tensions between concepts like traditional and modern, north and south, and art and authority.
Tags: Aboriginal, art, Canada, Conference, Cultural Memory, Identity, Inuit, memory, Native, Reflections, Toronto, Visual Culture
There is an article in the New York Times today about Zimbabwean artist, Owen Maseko, whose recent exhibit at the National Gallery has been censored. Maseko's work focuses on the Gukuranhundi, a massacre of thousands of Ndebele people that occurred between 1983 – 1987 in Zimbabwe. The exhibit remains standing but access has been barred. Instead, patrons can catch glimpses of the work from a balcony above. The windows of the gallery have been covered with newspapers.
The windows of the National Gallery, covered in newspaper. Source: NY Times
The New York Times article touches on the troubled past (and present) of Zimbabwe under President Mugabe's rule, and discusses the fear of a public who cannot criticize its rulers or play a hand in shaping their country's future. It also highlights the complicated relationship between art, politics and reconciliation. The article notes that Owen Maseko "created the Gukurahundi exhibit to contribute to reconciliation." I wonder what reconciliation means in this context, especially given that Mugabe is still in power.
As my research on the Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission (IRS TRC) moves forward, the role of artwork in the negotiation of a troubled past and particularly within the context of reconciliation continues to arise as an area of interest. The IRS TRC has put out a call for artwork, recognizing that images/artwork/film etc. can play a powerful role in processes of reconciliation. It is the first TRC that has prioritized artist engagements with the past in this way.
I recently came across this image on one of my favorite blogs, No Caption Needed. The blog post is entitled "Seeing the Past in the Present," and showcases the work of artist Sergey Larenkov. Larenkov uses archival images of Europe during World War II and current photographs to make the past legible in the present. Because I find these images so striking, and because sometimes images do speak louder than words, I end this post with one of Larenkov's images.
By Sergey Larenkov. Source: No Caption Needed
Tags: Archives, art, Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Cultural Memory, Indian Residential School, IRS TRC, Media, Memorials, memory, Photography, Reconciliation, Reflections, TRC, Visual Culture, witnessing
New York and Toronto: Two Upcoming Events
I wish I could attend this event in New York:
October 18 2010, 6 – 8pm: The University Seminars on Cultural Memory and on Redress invite you to join in a discussion of the new publication, MEMORY: HISTORIES, THEORIES, DEBATES (Fordham), which explores the future of memory studies. Its editors, Susannah Radstone and Bill Schwarz, will present their project. Respondents Daniel Levy, Jenny James and Marita Sturken will join them in a discussion of the state of the field and its future.
Location: Room 1 on the 2nd Floor of Faculty House
(http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/faculty_house.html)
But at least I'll be able to attend this event in Toronto:
imagineNATIVE is a media festival in Toronto running from October 20th until October 24th. See the program here. I'm particularly interested in seeing A Windego Tale, the closing night film.
A Windego Tale:
Against an idyllic autumn backdrop, Harold (Gary Farmer) embarks on a road trip north with his troubled grandson and recounts a story of their family's harrowing past that began a generation earlier. In a remote northern community, Lily (Andrea Menard) returns home after a 15-year absence and reunites with her estranged mother, Doris (Jani Lauzon). When she begins to uncover the terrifying legacy of the community's residential school and its ties to her own family, the weight of the past threatens to awaken the sinister spirit of the Windigo. With an all-star cast that includes the screen debut of acclaimed writer Lee Maracle, this gripping and potent psychological drama depicts the intergenerational scars left by residential schools in this dark chapter of Canada's history, and the power of reconciliation and hope for the future.
Armand Garnet Ruffo (Ojibway) is a poet and professor at Carleton University, specializing in Indigenous literature. He is the author of two volumes of poetry, Opening In the Sky and At Geronimo's Grave, winner of the 2002 Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry, as well as the acclaimed creative biography, Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney. A Windigo Tale is his directorial debut.
Tags: Aboriginal, art, Canada, Indian Residential School, Media, New York
A few reflections on the TRC's first national gathering
Stephen Harper's larger-than-life apology at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
It's been one month since the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission held its first national gathering, and I feel as though I am still processing the event. Over the course of four days, I heard stories of both devastation and strength, of both anger and hope.
Several moments stand out in my memory:
Patrick Etherington Sr., his son Patrick Etherington Jr., Frances Whiskeychan, Christopher Paulmartin and Jorge Hookimaw'llillerre all walked for 31 days to reach the event. Beginning in Cochrane, Ontario, they walked to promote awareness for the reconciliation process. When they arrived at the national gathering in Winnipeg, Patrick Jr. spoke of the lines of communication opened between his father and himself during the walk.
In many ways, they did what I believe the commission hopes people will do: take the process of reconciliation beyond the confines of the commission, and make it personally meaningful. Because, for the most part, the IRS TRC can only be part of this process.
We also heard from those who worked at the schools. In the sharing circle held on the first day, I heard the experiences of a pilot who had taken children from up north to bring them to schools. He told of separating one young girl in particular who was crying because he had just taken her from her Inuit family. He had thought he was doing what was right. A teacher told of her experiences and the difficult conditions at the Indian Residential School where she taught. She read the names of her students in their honor.
One issue that I continue to wonder about since (and during) the event is the place of religion during this process. The churches played an instrumental role in running the Indian Residential School system, and they will play an important role in reconciliation. I noticed some visible discomfort from some people when church representatives addressed the crowds. At the same time, I also heard former students express their connections to Christian faiths. Before the event, I read a short article in the Globe and Mail where Peter Yellowquill, a survivor of the schools said: "The churches committed spiritual genocide. But I am still a Christian man. It's complicated."
At the event, the role that religious leaders played was indeed complicated. At times, they offered apologies, at others, I heard denials. At the opening ceremony, the crowd heard native blessings and ceremonies. At the end of his closing remarks during that first ceremony on that first day, I was surprised to hear the Chair of the Commission, Justice Sinclair, offer the Lords Prayer.
After the event, I visited the the Winnipeg Art Gallery. In the foyer of the gallery, they had erected two large art pieces that contained portions of the official apologies given by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for the histories involving the taking of Aboriginal children. In some ways, the larger-than-life signs conveyed a sense of power. At the same time, they drew attention to the fact that apologies were simply words. Important words, yes, but they remain meaningless without action.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's official apology in 2008
Tags: Aboriginal, art, Canada, Controversy, Cultural Memory, Indian Boarding School, Indian Residential School, IRS TRC, national gathering, Native, News, Reconciliation, Reflections, TRC, Truth, Winnipeg
Art Through Reconciliation/Reconciliation Through Art – William Kentridge at MOMA
"I believe that in the indeterminacy of drawing – the contingent way that images arrive in the work – lies some kind of model of how we live out lives. The activity of drawing is a way of trying to understand who we are and how we operate in the world."
– William Kentridge
An exhibit of William Kentridge's work is currently on display at MOMA in New York until May 17, 2010. I went to see it the other day with my friend Lauren and am now completely enamored with his work. Before visiting the exhibit, I knew a bit about the artist, mostly through his work on an amazing play called Ubu and the Truth Commission, but didn't have a sense of his range and diversity. For the most part, Kentridge, a South African artist, deals with the realities of living in an apartheid and post-apartheid state. He engages issues of oppression, resistance, hatred, love and desire through several mediums including drawing, film, printmaking, collage, and theatrical performance. Go see it!
The image above: William Kentridge. Drawing from Stereoscope 1998-99. Charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil on paper. For more on Kentridge at MOMA click here or for a review, click here.
Tags: art, New York, Performance, Reconciliation, Reflections, South Africa, Visual Culture


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Bill and I tried this last night, it was sweet. You have the ability to 'hand over' the controller and let the other person take charge. Or the ability to 'add a controller' and play local multiplayer.
I handed him the controller and he played my GTA5 streaming from my console to his at his house. He said the quality was great and barely any lag at all.
Then we played Madden and I added a controller so he became player 2 and played that way too.
At the end of the hour, it unplugs their controller, pauses the game, and you can immediately reshare again and pick up where you left off. I'm sure the hour time limit is just to keep me form sharing a game then leaving the house.
That's pretty cool. It lets you do voice chat concurrently I imagine?
Zathu wrote: That's pretty cool. It lets you do voice chat concurrently I imagine?
Yes, because you're in a party.
And I think that PS3/4 let's you use any bluetooth device for comms. Sounds neat, again. I think the idea in the near future is to be able to use any device as the client (phone, PC, PS3, Vita).


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More than a fourth novel
Walt Loves the Bearcat is much more than just a fourth novel for me.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is my breakthrough, my masterpiece, the culmination of my literary talents, endeavors, breath and growth. To date.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is my greatest achievement, during which I went to hell and back, poured out my heart and soul, examined my life like never before, wrote well over 1,500 pages of text and notes, came to terms with the events of my youth, hibernated from the world for months on end, lost my mind, got it back, finished a 700-page novel I had been dreaming of for 21 years, then died a little death.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is the novel where I felt like a master of storytelling and the words that create them, where I exercised the rules, then broke the rules whenever it suited me, like a good and confident master of his craft. I was in the zone like never before.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is a story I conceived of while deliriously ill and on sick-leave from college in 1984.
Walt Loves the Bearcat was inspired by the writers I read during my illness, John Irving, James Kirkwood, Anton Myrer, and by the kinds of stories that have always fascinated my creative soul: what if; parallel universes; time bending, reality shifting, dreamscapes.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is my ode to football and cheerleading, and the fantasy romance between the quarterback and the cheerleader. With a twist.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is a love story about a white quarterback and black male cheerleader. That's the twist.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is the epic sports novel that dares to dream of the first pro athlete to come out while in the prime of his career.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is the adventure-filled odyssey where serious issues like homophobia, racism and AIDS exist right alongside fantastical characters like Hail Larry, Evil Announcer Guy and the Emergency Wife.
Walt Loves the Bearcat believes anything is possible, even flying football stadiums!
A lot of Walt Loves the Bearcat was written by the kid in me.
I first imagined creating Walt Loves the Bearcat in 1984.
Walt Loves the Bearcat became a dream come true in 2005.
Walt Loves the Bearcat became a Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best Romance in 2006.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is much more than just a fourth novel.
Walt Loves the Bearcat is available wherever books are sold, like here at amazon.
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The world should believe anything is possible.
The world should believe in flying football stadiums …
… something tugged at the shoulder of the author, waking him from his blurry dreams.
He lifted his head off the plane's window and sat upright, realizing the tug had come from the flight attendant.
Landing soon, mouthed the flight attendant before disappearing.
The author righted himself and tried to wake up. The dream had been intoxicating. He wanted more of it. He tried to fall asleep again and re-dream the dream …
"Those are the very words of author Randy Boyd," said a fresh-faced kid standing in front of the class. "After all these hundreds of years, that's one of the few pieces of writing about Walt Loves the Bearcat by the author that has actually been verified as his actual words."
The rest of the class listened with slight indifference, as if skeptical of this latest claim about one of the titans of literary history.
"Everybody's got a Randy Boyd story," chirped a dark-hair girl in the front row, followed by laughter from the rest of the class (Lit Theory 403: Elements of Randy Boyd's Writings).
"This one happens to be true," insisted Pete, the student at the podium. "These are the author's actual words he wrote on something called a 'blog,' whatever that was, a couple of hundred years ago. He titled it, More than a Fourth Novel."
"And these were his personal feeling about Walt Loves the Bearcat?" asked the professor from his desk. "Before the book ever took off and became part of our culture? So much so that, hundreds of years later, it's part of our world here in the present, like Wizards of Ozzie and Shakeyspear. And Hairy Potter?"
"Amazing, I know," said Pete at the podium. "I have to pee."
"I have to pee, to pee, have to pee," said a little boy in the exit row, bringing the author back to the plane, mind, body and soul. Fully awake now, he rose from the right passenger seat and joined the other passengers.
For now, he'd had enough of these spontaneous dream sequences.
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Postcards from France - is petanque the most beautiful game created?
Marcel Pagnol, the famous writer and film director once called pétanque the most beautiful game ever created by (hu)man (my parentheses). What do you think? Is pétanque a beautiful game? I know many football (soccer) fans who would be shaking their heads right now. I'm inclined to agree with Pagnol and whether I catch a glimpse of a casual game played in a village square, or by players in Paris, Marseille or Rennes, it's always such a delight.
It may not yet be summer in France but there is always pétanque to remind us of those hot, bright sunny days. The clink and clunk of the metal boules, the animated chatter and gamesmanship is just an unmistakeable sound of summer. The boulodromes exist all over the world, but the history of the game is deeply provençal.
Today's postcard is a little love letter to this sport I love. I recently picked up my pétanque balls and played a game on a gravel boulodrome for the first time in years and you know what? It was such fun! I'm very much still learning though and still have lots to figure out. Let's find out more about this fun game...
Did you know that it was created out of frustration? In the early twentieth century, many people loved playing la longue in Provence, which was a little like boules or bowls where you stride or run up to pitch the ball along the ground, trying to get it close to the jack.
But Jules "Le Noir" Hugues was no longer able to play so well due to his rheumatism and health issues. Frustrated that he couldn't play along with his friends as usual, it is said that he and the Pitiot brothers at the local cafe decided to play differently, with their feet planted firmly on the ground and that is how pétanque began. The name comes from the words pieds tanqués (standing with feet together) and so in 1907 a new game was born.
By 1910 the first official pétanque competition was played and became a widespread success. You can play on almost any surface and most people are able to play, which naturally helped to make the game the popular past time it still is today.
Played competitively by over 6,000 clubs in France and with thousands of keen players worldwide, pétanque is hugely popular. It's probably the game most associated with France - after all, it's a game most people can play or have seen when on holiday in France. Campsite matches with apéro, town and village squares or a patch of garden at home, it doesn't matter where you play but you'll not be far away from a (usually) friendly match!
The rules in a nutshell
Two teams compete to place all their pétanque balls nearest to the cochonnet (jack, in English; also know as a bouchon, a cric), which is thrown six to ten metres away along the pitch (terrain or boulodrome) from the circle where each player stands to throw from. The distance of the balls to the cochonnet is often measured and the points awarded. The first team to reach 13 points is the winner.
If your team scores nothing and loses 0-13, you may have to "faire le Fanny" and kiss the bottom of a Fanny sculpture or statuette (from a tradition to kiss the sculpture or wall tile depicting provençal legend Fanny's bottom in the local bar.) In defeat, you could always have a pastis and just seethe in disappointment instead. 😁
Renowned ball maker Obut has a handy summary of the rules and goals of the game here. Obut still makes their pétanque balls in France and have done so since 1955. As they say,
"Sunshine, nature, family, good friends, a good-humoured spirit and healthy competition: these are the values of petanque on which Obut has built... to last."
You can find out more about their history and what they produce at their site as well as which ball would most suit you.
This reminds me very much of the story of moving to Provence by Canadian IT worker and writer Paul Shore who became slightly obsessed with pétanque while living in France. Living in gorgeous Saint Paul de Vence and wanting to get involved in this sport that takes place every day in the square, how could you not want to learn to play pétanque? His book is a wonderfully enjoyable journey through small town life in Provence and exploring the traditions, culture and life in the south of France. A really enjoyable read which has plenty to interest every Francophile wondering what life would be like at a slower pace. Find the book here.
For more on official rules and rule changes, competitions and more (in English) check out this thorough website.
French Your Way also has a handy guide with pictures so you can play like a pro!
For more about pétanque (in French and English) watch this video summary with an insight into some real clubs in the home of pétanque, Marseille.
Is pétanque a sound of summer for you too? Do you play or have you played the game? Being such a popular game worldwide its possible you have club nearby. Let me know if you give it a try!
These postcards from France remind me of the happy times I've travelled through France and yet there's still more to discover. There's always another region, another town or beautiful village (officially a Plus Beaux Villages or not). There are customs and regional food and wine to discover as well as accents and words you might have never heard before.
Tell me, what book are you reading about France or French culture/language at the moment? Let me know by contacting me or on Instagram. I'd love to hear from you. 🥰
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Bryant bounces back to lead Missouri over Mississippi
Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant runs the ball during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
By JOE WALLJASPERAssociated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. —
One week after an injury scare, Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant looked like his old self in a 38-27 victory over Mississippi on Saturday.
Bryant, who was knocked out of last week's win over Troy with a sprained knee, completed 25 of 35 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown.
The Tigers (5-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) got great production from running backs Larry Rountree III, Dawson Downing and Tyler Badie. Rountree rushed 21 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Downing, a former walk-on, carried six times for 70 yards and a touchdown. Badie caught three passes for 69 yards and a score.
Mississippi freshman quarterback John Rhys Plumlee rushed 23 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns and completed 8 of 17 passes for 103 yards and two scores — all that despite splitting snaps with Matt Corral. Elijah Moore caught eight passes for 102 yards and a touchdown for Ole Miss (3-4, 2-2).
The Rebels left points on the field in the first half. Plumlee's 57-yard touchdown run was called back on an unneeded downfield hold by wide receiver Miles Battle. Just before halftime, coach Matt Luke elected to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1. Snoop Conner was stuffed for no gain, and Missouri hung on to a 12-7 halftime lead.
The Tigers broke off six plays of 20 yards or more in the second half. On Missouri's first drive of the third quarter, Rountree burst through the left side of the line, stepped out of a diving tackle attempt by cornerback Jaylon Jones and raced 41 yards for a touchdown. Later in the third period, Downing plowed through the right side, broke into the clear and dragged Jones for the last 4 yards of a 58-yard touchdown run that gave the Tigers a 28-7 lead.
Missouri: The SEC East race opened up with third-ranked Georgia's upset loss to South Carolina on Saturday, and the Tigers could be sleeper contenders. Missouri, which doesn't have to face any SEC West heavyweights, will be favored in its next two games at Vanderbilt and Kentucky before visiting Georgia on Nov. 9.
Mississippi: The Rebels struggled on defense and will be shorthanded in the first half of next week's game. Linebackers Jacquez Jones and Sam Williams were ejected for targeting for hits to Bryant's head in the second half.
Missouri: The Tigers visit Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Mississippi: The Rebels return home to face Texas A&M on Saturday.
Padres roster review: Ha-Seong Kim
Sizing up the Padres' 40-man roster heading into the 2021 season: Ha-Seong Kim saved his best year in the KBO for last and the Padres ponied up to add him via a four-year, $28 million deal
Padres roster review: Jake Cronenworth
Sizing up the Padres' 40-man roster heading into the 2021 season: Jake Cronenworth's breakout season provided immediate value in the Tommy Pham trade, but Cronenworth slowed in the second half of the season
Marshall's Board of Governors has approved a four-year contract for new football coach Charles Huff that will pay him $755,000 annually, plus incentives
The Kansas City Chiefs built a defense and signed a backup quarterback that were good enough to preserve a win
Monday's game in Miami between the Heat and the Detroit Pistons was pushed back five hours, with the league and teams making that decision so additional COVID-19 testing could be processed
A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers are moving on from troubled and talented forward Kevin Porter Jr. The Cavs will either trade or release Porter, who has not played for them this season


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Ira Glass, producer and host of This American Life brings his storytelling prowess to The Theatre at Ace Hotel for one night only on Saturday, November 7, with Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host: Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass.
Ira joined forces with Monica Bill Barnes & Company, to combine two art forms that – as Ira puts it – "have no business being together – dance and radio." The result is a funny, lively and heartfelt evening of dance and stories that has brought down the house wherever it's been performed.
"People who like This American Life will probably like this," says Glass "because it's just like the radio show, um, if you picture dancing during all the stories."
Best Radio host in America."
Mr. Glass is a journalist but also a storyteller who filters his interviews and impressions through a distinctive literary imagination, an eccentric intelligence, and a sympathetic heart."
This was one of the funniest evenings of dance I've ever seen, and one of the most affecting."
Out of this unexpected union of dance and radio comes a show that, like the work of its collaborators, blends moments of delight and hilarity with glimpses of the soft underbelly of human experience. It's magic."
Valet Services are available at Ace Hotel.
There are many parking lots around the venue, not associated with The Theatre. They're cash only, with rates ranging from $10 to $30 depending on the event. No validation accepted for event parking.
Take public transportation if you are able.
How much are tickets for these shows?
The Theatre at Ace Hotel charges a $5.50 facility fee on each ticket and ticketfly charges $2.50 per ticket + 3% on total credit card order.
There are 2 shows, 7pm and 10pm, with lobby doors opening one hour in advance of each show. Each show runs about 1 hour and 40 minutes with no intermission.
NOTE: The 7pm show will begin promptly at 7pm. Please plan to arrive early and be seated no later than five minutes prior to the start of the performance. Late comers will be seated at the first suitable break.
How do I get to the Theatre at Ace Hotel?
841 S. Spring St., 839 S. Spring St., 817 S. Spring St., 826 S. Broadway, 953 S. Broadway, 916 S. Hill St., 230 W. 9th St,, 919 S. Broadway, 854 S. Main St., 1002 S. Hill St., 1031 S. Broadway.
Can I only purchase tickets online?
Yes, you will not be able to purchase tickets to 3 Acts, 2 Dancers and 1 Radio Show at the Theatre's box office.
Is there food and drink available at the Theatre at Ace Hotel?
Yes. Arrive early and enjoy dining and drinks before the performance.
Ace Hotel DTLA is right next door to the theatre and offers the following dining options; LA Chapter, Coffee Counter, Upstairs, Moon Juice.
The Theatre also runs a fully-stocked concession stand during each show with a full bar and snacks available for purchase.
Will-call is located at the front of the Theatre of Ace Hotel. Your valid I.D. is required to pick-up will-call tickets.
What can I do if I am having trouble placing my order online?
Is there any listening assistance available?
The Theatre at Ace Hotel is equipped with an assistive listening system for individuals with hearing loss. Please let the house staff know if you need a headset.
What if I need ADA seating?
The Theatre at Ace Hotel offers ADA-accessible seats and restrooms. After you purchase your tickets, please contact events@kcrw.org if you require accessible seating.
May I take photographs or video the event?
No. Cameras and recording equipment are not permitted in the theatre and cell phones must be silenced before the start of the performance.
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There is a 10 ticket limit per transaction. For group tickets, please contact events@kcrw.org.
No. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
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Tickets are partially tax-deductible. The portion of your ticket purchase price that exceeds the fair market value of the event is tax-deductible. For more information please contact KCRW Membership between 10am and 5pm, Monday – Friday at 310-314-4635.


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Scanner Cop (Pierre David, 1994)
Just as I was about to start questioning the logic behind casting Brion James as "Dr. Hampton," a doctor who works at a poorly run mental institution, he goes ahead and describes Zena, the character played by one of my favourite actresses, Hilary Shepard, as an "odd yet attractive brunette." I must say, I haven't agreed with something said in a movie this much in a long time. Oh, the reason I was about to question the logic of casting Brion James is because his role is so small. But that doesn't matter now, for I have seen Scanner Cop, the movie that boasts Hilary Shepard's finest performance. I know, a lot of you will say that Hilary's role as Divatox in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie is her finest performance, but since I haven't seen that movie... (You call Hilary Shepard one of your favourite actresses, yet you haven't seen Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie? What's wrong with you?) The reason I haven't seen Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie is complicated and sad. In other words, I don't feel like getting into it at this juncture. Speaking of sad, a quick show of hands: Anyone think it's kinda sad that I've seen Scanner Cop but I haven't seen Scanners? Wow, that's a lot of hands (don't worry, though, I'm working on fixing that).
Loosely based on the David Cronenberg film–which, according to some, is considered a classic (I'm sure it's nowhere near as awesome as Rabid, but I've heard nothing but good things)–about a small segment of the population (called "scanners") who can blow up people's heads with their minds, Scanner Cop is about a cop, who is also happens to be a scanner... You could call him a "scanner cop," but let's not state the obvi... You know what, since I'm feeling a tad impish today, let's call him that. After all, the film's called "Scanner Cop," not "Policeman Psychic," or... well, you get the idea.
Anyway, for a film that looks pretty stupid on paper, Scanner Cop is actually quite good. What am I saying? It's more than quite good, it's phenomenal.
Sure, a lot of this has to do with Hilary Shepard's manic performance as a goth-tinged psychic psycho-hosebeast who wantonly wields a spray bottle filled with what I'm assuming is chloroform, but the rest of the film is just as compelling.
A quick side note: After watching the film a second time, I have since learned that the stuff Hilary Shepard sprays is a "harmless neuro-blocker."
The explanation as to why the rest of the film is so darned compelling can be summed up with these six simple words... (Wait, let me guess: Darlanne Fluegel in a pleated skirt.) Hmmm, I was going to going to say: Help! Deformed baby heads are protruding from my Dad's forehead. But since that's not even close to being six words, I'm going to have to say, yes, the reason this film is so darned compelling is because To Live and Die in L.A.'s Darlanne Fluegel wears a pleated skirt in one scene.
Just kidding. Oh, don't get me wrong, I love pleated skirts (especially when paired with a matching blazer). That being said, the opening scene that features three miniature baby heads protruding from a scanner's forehead is pretty fucking compelling. In fact, it's so compelling, in some markets, the protruding baby head forehead guy is on the poster (and by "poster" I mean the VHS box).
In reality, however, the protruding baby head forehead guy doesn't really have baby heads protruding from his forehead. You see, this is what happens when scanners fail to take their meds. Designed to dampen their power, scanners who wish to lead normal lives take a special pill that will keep the noise that sounds like the music of Zoviet France at bay (the decision to not go see Zoviet France at The Rivoli back in the early '90s still haunts me to this day).
I think I should explain myself a little bit. Um, how should I put this? Okay, whenever a scanner goes into scanning mode, this monotonous droning noise erupts on the soundtrack. Designed to replicate the atmospheric conditions that are taking place inside a scanner's brain while scanning, the so-called "scanner noise" can be added to the list of things that I loved about this movie.
After the protruding baby head forehead guy is shot and killed by a slumlord during an altercation with police, the protruding baby head forehead guy's son, Samuel Staziak (Daniel Quinn), is adopted by Officer Peter Harrigan (Richard Grove), one of the very cops at the scene. Realizing that Samuel will probably spend the rest of his life being experimented by mad scientists, the cop decides the raise the kid, who, like his father, is a scanner, as his own.
Flash-forward fifteen years, and Officer Peter Harrigan, who is now Commander Peter Harrigan, is congratulating his son for graduating from the police academy.
Meanwhile, a war on cops has just gotten underway, as average L.A. residents are murdering police officers all across the city.
Okay, it's not a "war" and it's not exactly happening "all across the city," but the fact that two police officers were murdered by seemingly random people on a single night is somewhat troubling to authorities. Putting Lieutenant Harry Brown (Mark Rolston) in charge of the case, Commander Harrigan hopes to catch the person responsible for these crimes because... well, it's his job. But don't forget, his son just graduated from the police academy and is about to hit the streets as a patrolman.
While the authorities are at a loss, we, the audience, are clued in as to who is responsible for these murders when we see Hilary Shepard's Zena appear onscreen for the very first time. Now, I'm not saying just because Zena is dressed like a Goth, with fortune teller overtones (think Sioxsie Sioux crossed with Stevie Nicks), that she's the one responsible. But let's get real people. Prejudice towards Goths and fortune tellers runs deep in Hollywood.
Take the scene where Zena sneaks up on Cyndi Pass (who's wearing a leotard, yet she's carrying a tennis racket*). For a minute there I thought I was watching a public service ad about the dangers of Goths, especially Goths who do the bidding of mentally unstable individuals who look like Richard Lynch; by the way, if your horror or action movie doesn't star Richard Lynch, then you're doing something seriously wrong.
Nevertheless, I dig Gothic fashion and think fortune tellers are rad.
Giving the film a much needed splash of campiness, Hilary Shepard injects (literally at times) Scanner Cop with an off-kilter playfulness that Daniel Quinn, Richard Grove, Mark Rolstone, et al were unable to bring to the table.
Despite the fact I haven't seen the original, even I know it's not a scanner movie unless someone's head explodes. I won't spoil it for you by identifying the person whose head goes all kablooey, but everything that leads up to the head ruining scenes is... What was the word I used earlier? Oh yeah, phenomenal. I was particularly impressed with the Clive Barker-esque sequence that takes place in Hell, as some of the imagery is quite disturbing.
* It's called multitasking, look into it.
Labels: Brion James, Cyndi Pass, Daniel Quinn, Darlanne Fluegel, Hilary Shepard, Luca Bercovici, Mark Rolston, Pierre David, Richard Grove, Richard Lynch


When looking for a new phone, what would you recommend as the best version of Android installed by the OEM?
Assuming latest Android features, security, etc. And not worrying too much about hardware specs. What versions have the least bloatware? The coolest launcher? Smoothest, quickest, most adaptable, etc.?
Thoughts about going all in with Google. Or all in with Microsoft launcher, Cortana, and apps?
This might seem obvious, but the Pixel phones will be constantly up-to-date and have the least bloatware. You can always install a 3rd party launcher if you don't like the Pixel Launcher -- I customarily install Nova Launcher for its versatility, customizability, and performance.
As for other manufacturers, I would say OnePlus and Moto are pretty good about minimal bloat. Moto's not very good with updates, though.


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Please be sure to confirm that the rally listed near you has he date Nov 8 listed.
If there is no rally scheduled near you, you can organize a rally – details here. If you do organize a rally let us know (CapeCodWomenforChange@gmail.com) and we will add it here.
This is a red line, and Trump just crossed it. Now it's time to act. Here's what you need to know.
The Mueller investigation has already yielded a string of high-profile indictments and plea deals. General Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to Trump, has reached a plea deal with the Special Counsel in which Flynn agreed to cooperate with the investigation after admitting to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort also agreed to cooperate with Mueller pleaded guilty to several charges, including conspiracy against the United States. (Let that sink in: the person who managed Trump's presidential campaign has now been charged with conspiracy against the United States.) Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws at Trump's direction. Manafort's associate Rick Gates has pleaded guilty on two counts, and Trump campaign foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with Russia. Special Counsel Mueller has also indicted thirteen Russians on allegations of interfering in the U.S. elections.
These developments are the latest evidence that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation continues to get closer to the truth.
Where: At this point we are aware of the following organized rallies on Cape Cod (More in MA below) Please sign-up for each rally using the links next to each event.
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Congress must launch investigations into Trump's obstruction of justice—and Democrats should be publicly committing to do so when they take control of the House in January.
There is no longer "nothing we can do" about Trump's antics. The Democrats will take over the House of Representatives in January and we will demand that they prioritize using their new powers to hold Trump accountable.
Indivisible will soon be launching a new Guide: Indivisible on Offense. This Guide will break down the new powers we have in the new Congress, and strategies and tactics for urging the new Congress to actually take steps to hold Trump accountable.
Caller: Hi! I'm a constituent from [part of state] I'm calling to urge [MoC] to act immediately because Trump just crossed a red line. The Acting Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker, has talked openly about shuttering the Mueller investigation and how he'd do it. Trump is obviously trying to interfere in the investigation and called it a "hoax." I want to urge [MoC] to publicly call for Whitaker to recuse himself and for a congressional investigation into Trump's obstruction of justice.
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Join Brian Oldham for a poetry-punctuated walk. Meet at the car park by Minions Heritage Centre at 11 am for a 2 mile walk taking in the remains of South Phoenix copper mine, Cheesewring Quarry and the only group of Neolithic stone circles in Cornwall.
Along the walk members of Liskeard Poetry Group will read their poems on the theme of 'Cornish Landmarks' inspired by Jack Clemo's Poetry.
Part of the Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival.


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Statuette of Bastet
by Néstor F. Marqués
Figurilla egipcia Bastis by Néstor F. Marqués on Sketchfab
Egyptian bronze statuette of Bastet. Dating from the third intermediate period to the late period (1070 - 332 BCE). Carries a sistrum in tight hand.
RABASF col. Faure 22
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Q: How to normalize extremely large number for logistic regression? I am trying to implement the logistic regression learning algorithm in Python.
The hypothesis function I implemented is:
   def hypothesis(params, features):
       z = sum(p * f for p, f in zip(params, features))
       return 1 / (1 + math.e ** -z)

The dataset I use for testing is from UCI Machine Learning Repository, it contains data like these (The first column is the target, the other columns are selected features):
1,14.23,1.71,2.43,15.6,127,2.8,3.06,.28,2.29,5.64,1.04,3.92,1065
3,13.2,1.78,2.14,11.2,100,2.65,2.76,.26,1.28,4.38,1.05,3.4,1050
2,13.16,2.36,2.67,18.6,101,2.8,3.24,.3,2.81,5.68,1.03,3.17,1185
1,14.37,1.95,2.5,16.8,113,3.85,3.49,.24,2.18,7.8,.86,3.45,1480

As you can see, some features are very large compared to the others.
So the z in my hypothesis function is too large as a power of e.
In fact, for larger values, the zs are all 0.0.
And if I change numerator to 3, OverflowError is raised.
Maybe I should have normalized the data before I feed them to my program, any idea how can I do this?

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*Source code

*Dataset

A: Not really a StackOverflow question =/
This question seems to me like it should be asked somewhere else - it seems like you're looking for an algorithm rather than an implementation of an algorithm.
That aside - you would normalize this data set by column. Calculate the SD and mean of each column, and normalize that to an SD of 2 and a mean of 10. This just means that once you've calculated the SD of a column and its mean, you calculate the new value of each entry in the column by first figuring out how many SD away from the column's mean it is, then getting the number 10 and adding or subtracting that many 2's from 10 (depending on whether data is some SD's above or some SD's below mean for that column).
For example, say we have a column that contains some numbers, and we've calculated the SD to be 3, and the mean to be 50. We now come across a member of this column - the number 56. 56 is two SD above 50 (the mean), and so it would be normalized to 14 (10(new mean)+2(new SD)*2(number of column SD's above column's mean)).
The numbers 10 and 2 can be replaced with other numbers, but I think 10 and 2 seem about right.
For help on calculating a running SD (standard deviation) and mean, see this other StackOverflow question -
How to efficiently calculate a running standard deviation?


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New resorts on track for opening as outlook improves
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The Hann Casino Resort in Clark City held a soft opening in mid-December, while the NUSTAR Resort on Cebu is on track for a March debut as the Philippines emerges from lockdown.
After another tough year in 2020, the Philippines' gambling industry is hoping for brighter times as vaccination rates increase and locals resume travelling.
The Hann Casino Resort is an expanded and rebranded version of the Widus Resort & Casino in the Clark Freeport Zone. The $1 billion, 19-story property, is located next to the Clark Marriott Hotel. The property was set to open with 380 rooms and five-star facilities, including event venues, retail and F&B.
"Despite the disruption the pandemic caused, our vision of creating the ultimate millionaire's playground in Clark remains the same."
Daesik Han
"We are set to open the first fully integrated resort in phases, and guests can expect only the finest in hospitality and entertainment," Daesik Han, president and CEO of Hann Philippines, said in a statement.
Universal Hotels & Resorts also intends to move ahead with the opening of its NUSTAR Resort, which will be the first upscale IR on Cebu in a sign of confidence about the prospects for the industry.
NUSTAR will be opened in phases with about 101 tables and 800 slots when it debuts. The second phase will be rolled out from December 2022 with more tables, slots and the introduction of junkets.
The government has delayed plans to reopen international borders, due to the spread of the Omicron variant, but national lockdowns are easing and vaccination rates are rising.
The government is aiming for a 70 percent vaccination rate by the end of the year, though that level is already much higher in the Metro Manila area.
"Referring to the last 18 months as challenging would be a gross understatement to say the least, with the closing of borders, repeated lockdowns and local restrictions causing significant disruption to all businesses, especially hospitality," said David Lawrence, casino general manager at Thunderbird Resorts. "The Philippine casino industry has been severely affected, the same as all other licenced jurisdictions across Asia. The only saving grace is that the Philippines has a very strong local market, which has managed to help operations just about keep their heads above water."
In Q3, the Philippines gaming industry generated PHP26.9 billion ($533 million) in gross gambling revenue, taking the total for the year so far to PHP77.8 billion. That's a significant improvement from the PHP17 billion reported for the same period of the prior year.
Nearly all segments performed better, though the biggest recovery was in casinos in Manila's Entertainment City, which posted revenue of PHP19.3 billion, up from PHP12.9 billion a year earlier.
Angel Sueiro, chief operating officer of PH Resorts Group, also said he expects a strong rebound of the domestic market in December and sees this as being sustainable.
"Unfortunately, it's becoming impossible to predict what will happen next year for the foreign, but based on the actual vaccination rates and the government's efforts to establish "travel bubbles" we hope that some of the strategic markets will reopen again, for example, South Korea."
The South Korean traveller is seen as being in hot demand around Asia, with many jurisdictions around the region seen as targeting the nation to help plug the gap from the absence of the Chinese.
Beijing is not expected to reopen its borders in the near future and even when it does, it remains to be seen whether the Chinese will travel to gambling jurisdictions given an ongoing crackdown on capital outflows for gambling purposes.
Beijing has a blacklist of jurisdictions it sees as enticing its citizens to gamble and although the list isn't public, the Philippines is widely expected to be on it.
"The impact of the China traveller restrictions will be significant and will force the operators to look for new players in other countries, with increased efforts on Korea, Japan, Indonesia and expat Chinese living in Malaysia and Singapore," Sueiro said.
"There will also be an increased focus to maximise revenue coming from mass and premium mass and to translate the land-based experience to the online space."
South Korea was already the largest source market for the Philippines, although China was the fastest growing.
Suntrust says Chau arrest has no impact on Westside project
Suntrust Home Developers said the arrest of Suncity CEO Alvin Chau is not expected to have a direct impact on its business and will not affect the timeline for construction of its Westside City Project in Entertainment City, Manila.
In a statement to the Philippines Stock Exchange, Suntrust said as of Sept. 30, it had cash and cash equivalents of about PHP7.7 billion ($152.2 million), which is enough to support the immediate construction and working capital requirements.
Suntrust is the Philippines unit of Hong Kong-listed Suncity Group Holdings. Chau, who was CEO of the group and head of the Macau junket of the same name, was arrested at the weekend on accusations of money laundering and organizing illegal gambling.
AMLC revokes POGO license of Smarc Group
The Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) added Smarc Group International, a POGO operator, to its list of uncooperative covered persons, which will see the company have its registration revoked.
As of November 16, 2021, there are three Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) that have had their licenses revoked for failing or refusing to cooperate with the AMLC. Last year in March, the AMLC called for a review of all existing POGO licensees and service providers, amid an increasing threat to money laundering and other fraudulent activities.
According to a study titled "Understanding the Internet-Based Casino Sector in the Philippines: A Risk Assessment" there are a high number of unregulated or unsupervised service providers in the POGO sector. The study also found that much of the information given by POGOs to PAGCOR such as their office address and the details of their compliance officer has been incorrect.
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International Entertainment says Chan Chun Lam replaces Lee Chi Wai as CFO
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Philippines appeals court drop embezzlement charge against Kazuo Okada
Philippines heightens alert level in 14 more cities and provinces
POGO Imperial Choice shut down for tax registration failure
Philippine election candidates unlikely to upset the gaming applecart


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Q: Use capacitor to store energy during regenerative braking I have a BLDC motor and I want to store the regenerative power when it is braking.
For doing so, I was thinking to use a capacitor bank between the driver and the power supply (48V DC). The peak current is about 2A in positive and -1A when braking.
My question is: is it possible to use a polarized capacitor that charges when the current is negative and discharges when the load requires a positive current?
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The circuit is the following:

The idea is to disconnect the power supply when the current is negative and re-connect it when positive. Does it make sense?

A: In a brushless motor, the motor's speed is proportional to the voltage, and the torque is proportional to the current.  When braking, the motor is acting as a generator but these principles remain.  So, it's not a simple as recifying the phase outputs and dumping them into a capacitor.
It will work at first:  An uncharged capacitor will short out the motor, hard-braking.  The capacitor will begin to charge, and the motor speed will drop, but the motor speed will eventually drop below the capacitor voltage.  The braking will cease, because no more current means no more braking torque.  So you will have a sudden "grab" followed by a loss of braking, and very high instantaneous currents.
Instead, regenerative braking circuits use pulse-width-modulated switching to control braking rates and to allow for braking to occur throughout the motor speed range.  In effect you will be using the phase outputs' power to run a switching power supply that can charge your battery or capacitor.  These types of circuits can recover 50% or more of the braking energy under the right conditions, but much is lost to heat.
So the answer to your question is yes;  this approach is used in battery-powered electric cars.  Batteries are preferred to capacitors because of their ability to store more energy, but a large capacitor bank is basically a battery.

A: Yes you can use electrolytic capacitors to store charge but the problem is is how are you going to get that charge out of the motor while braking, and then source current from the capacitors to drive the motor while charging. It requires more circuitry than just the h bridge and you would have to somehow disconnect the power supply during breaking to charge the capacitor, then connect it and the capacitor or capacitors would only supply power for a very short time. To give you an idea of the energy stored if you had a few 100 microfarad caps, at 10 volts, you would be storing milliJoules of energy wick probably isn't enough to run the motor for very long
$$ E=\frac{1}{2}CV^2$$


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Cambridge United FC
Donations boost for Shaun and Joey's big charity day
Cambridge United's family fun day in aid of hit-and-run victims Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs kicks off at the Cambs Glass Stadium on Sunday
Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs at Cambridge United vs Carlisle United. (Image: David Johnson)
Thousands of people are set to flock to Cambridge United's stadium on Sunday – to kick off a day of activities in aid of hit-and-run victims Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs.
The two young men, both keen footballers themselves, suffered devastating leg injuries after being hit by driver Jan Adamec, who has since been jailed.
On Sunday, the U's will host a special Football Family Day from midday, featuring a football tournament, children's events and an auction/raffle.
Bosses at United have been buoyed by "a fantastic gesture" from local firm Mundipharma, for whom Joey works. The company has pledged a donation of £3 for every seat sold in the Mundipharma Community Stand. The Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company already sponsors the stand, which is a focal point for Cambridge United Community Trust fundraising activities.
Online bidding has also opened for the auction, which includes a Barcelona football shirt signed by Lionel Messi.
Bids can be registered by email, at auction@cambridge-united.co.uk, with details of the lots at www.cambridge-united.co.uk.
United's chief executive Jez George said: ""The capacity of the stand is 2,833, so this amazing offer by Mundipharma provides us with the chance to raise an additional £8,500 for Shaun and Joey on Sunday.
"Our job is now simple. We need to maximise their potential donation by filling the stand. Every single person attending the event now knows that they are contributing even more to the fundraising than just their price of admission."
The football tournament involves four teams, Newmarket Town, Soham Town Rangers, Cambridge City and Fulbourn Institute, and on the day their teams will include current players and club legends. The first game kicks off at 1pm, with the final at 3pm.
A Children's Fun Zone will include inflatable football pitches, inflatable goals, and Mick George's Chip in the Skip.
Mr George said: "The local media have been fantastic in promoting the day. Then, with the help of Manchester United, Chelsea, Lionel Messi and others we could not have received any more coverage on social media.
"Now we urge as many people locally, within and outside the football community, to come along to the event to support these two brilliant young men and help us raise a huge amount of money for them."
Tickets are available now at www.cufcdirect.com, and will also be available on the day. Alternatively, donations can be made at a Just Giving page, http://po.st/DonateShaunJoey.


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Q: Are all Irrotational Flows Frictionless and Laminar? A I understand, Irrotational flows are also inviscid (have zero viscosity). This would lead me to assume that these kind of (purely fictional) flows would be well ordered (Laminar) and be frictionless.
That said. I have a feeling that inviscid flows do not have to be frictionless. Can anyone clarify whether Irrotational Flows have frictionless, laminar or both properties?

A: Irrotational flows, also called potential flows, are such that their velocity field $\mathbf{u}$ can be written as gradient of a scalar function $\phi$  (called "potential"): $\mathbf{u}=\nabla\phi$. For incompressible flow for which $\nabla\cdot\mathbf{u}=0$ the potential obeys the equation $\nabla^2\phi=0$.
The viscous term in Navier-Stokes equation is $\mu\nabla^2\mathbf{u}$ in which $\mu$ is viscosity. Now if $\mathbf{u}=\nabla\phi$ then $\nabla^2\mathbf{u}=\nabla^2(\nabla\phi)=\nabla(\nabla^2\phi)=0$. Therefore viscous term vanishes even if $\mu$ were non-zero and Navier-Stokes equation reduces to that for inviscid flow.
So to answer your questions: Yes, irrotational flows do not have to be frictionless ($\mu=0$ case). You may find article1 and article2 by D.D. Joseph helpful. However an irrotational flow cannot be called turbulent no matter how complicated the flow because a prime feature of turbulence is that it is intensely vortical (part of the "definition" of turbulence) and that vorticity fluctuations in a turbulent flow occur in all three space-dimensions. A complicated flow but which is two-dimensional and in which therefore vorticity exists only along one direction (normal to flow plane) is not considered a turbulent flow by purists for the latter reason (however the field of 2d-turbulence is picking up; after all it is a matter of definition!). So irrotational flows are "by definition" laminar.


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Gray CM, Engel AK, Kong P, Singer W (1991) Temporal properties of synchronous oscillatory neuronal interactions in cat striate cortex. Nonlinear dynamics and neural networks, Schuster HG:Singer W, ed.
Hille B (1984) Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes.


On the heels of Lady Gaga in Mugler for the CFDA awards, an unlikely vintage fan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, wore vintage Theirry Mugler to a state dinner in Germany yesterday.
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Cop Car is a Nailbiting Thrill Ride
A small-town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride.
Edgar Chaput
Cop Car Review
Their first drive could be their last.
For children, the world is their oyster. The sense of discovery and the thrill of adventure is found around every corner. Their imaginations run wild, making the experience of growing up exciting in a way that is long lost on jaded, cynical grownups. It goes without saying that the thrill ride that is human life from infancy to about 12 years old is also paved with risk. For every sense of wonderment that comes with the recklessness of youth, there is the potential of pain suffered by making mistakes. That is, after all, what the process of growing up is all about, learning through doing the right and wrong things. In Jon Watts' Cop Car, both protagonists are incredibly young boys that let their excitement get the better of them and learn all too quickly about the price to pay for one's mistakes.
The kids in question are Harrison (Hays Wellford) and Travis (James Freedson-Jackson), revealed in the opening scene of the film as they walk slowly in a tall grass field. Travis, evidently the more rambunctious and rebellious of the two, boldly utters a series of cuss words that Harrison, a bit embarrassed, cautiously repeats. Little information is provided as to what their plan is although it is suggested that they are perhaps fleeing from their homes or skipping school. Regardless, fate has it that they stumble on a lone police car, much to their surprise and amusement. After some initial trepidation, curiosity, and desire for adventure get the better of them as they enter the vehicle, turn on the motor, and actually drive off! Little do they realize that they have not stolen just any cop car, but that belonging to Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon), a corrupt man that will do just about anything to retrieve what's his.
Cop Car is an ode to both the joys and perils of growing up as kids…
Cop Car is the type of movie that knows exactly what it is as well as how to press the right buttons to excite the audience. At first glance, the concept sounds rather far-fetched. Then again, kids, because of their nature, do incredibly stupid things. If some chap is foolish enough to leave his or her car unattended and a couple of bored 10 or 11-year olds creep up, who knows what preposterous ideas their imaginations will conjure up. The magic that director Jon Watts and fellow screenwriter Christopher D. Ford whip up in Cop Car is in keeping the silliness grounded in a sense of reality, which in turn makes the film all the funnier and more exciting. The adventure is simultaneously wild and believable enough to retain the viewer's attention. 'Compromise' is often viewed as a negative thing in filmmaking (a writer or director's vision being compromised by forces beyond his or her control and wishes), yet with Cop Car it makes the film all the more engaging than it might otherwise have been.
The sense of reality begins and ends with the terrific writing that goes into creating the characters of Harrison and Travis. Both are fine representations of regular kids engaging in activities any adult would fret about. That said, they never come across as know-it-all characters, as being smarter and more experienced than people their age have any right to be. Instead, Harrison and Travis are clearly embarking on an adventure that both thrills them and lands them in over their heads. They do not know how to drive, nor do they know how to operate firearms, but through trial and error, they begin to get the hang of things. Happenstance sees that the dangers implicated in their misadventure become reality, to say nothing of the fact that said dangers grow exponentially with every new reveal. Jon Watts and his team have thus created a delightfully entertaining film about growing up way too fast. Adults often wish they could stay young whilst children often relish the lives of adults. Harrison and Travis, by completely giving in to the inhibitions that so often dictate young boys and girls, learn about real-life dangers in a frighteningly short period of time.
The intelligent writing would amount to nothing without the casting of two fine young actors in Hays Wellford and James Freedson-Jackson. Together they inhabit two sides of the same coin: the gun-ho, ready for action child (Travis) and the more shy, careful but no less curious child (Harrison). The performances feel so authentic arguably because the actors are actually playing their age rather than being given roles that require them to play the parts with unrealistic maturity. Kevin Bacon visibly enjoys the role of Sheriff Kretzer in every scene, dialing the performance with a delicious amount of charm and villainy. The man is passably witty, capable of suggesting a recognizable southern charisma, yet behind those eyes plans are percolating to find the children and the contents of the vehicle at any cost.
Special mention should go to the work of cinematographers Matthew J. Lloyd and Larkin Seiple. Cop Car brilliantly captures the rustic beauty of autumnal rural United States, regardless of whether the scene is happening out in the fields or within the confines of the decrepit town. The film's general colour palette, while not terribly varied throughout the majority of the running length, excellently conveys a strange, attractive aura of reverie. The eventual climax, occurring at night with nothing else but the headlights of the police car to illuminate the action, is probably one of the most beautifully shot scenes of that year.
At the time that the film played at the Fantasia Film Festival, it is widely known that Jon Watts' next project will be the new Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man film. Good for him. It is an opportunity for a young talent to tackle a behemoth of a project and showcase what he can do within the studio system. Maybe in the years to come the name Jon Watts will be synonymous with blockbuster filmmaking. Only time will tell. For those curious enough to see a more idiosyncratic project of his, Cop Car is a stellar example.
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Written By Edgar Chaput
A native of Montréal, Québec, Edgar Chaput has written and podcasted about pop culture since 2011. At first a blogger, then a contributor to Tilt's previous iteration (Sound on Sight), he now helps cover tv and film on a weekly basis. In addition to enjoying the Hollywood of yesteryear and martial arts movies, he is a devoted James Bond fan. English, French, and decent at faking Spanish, don't hesitate to poke him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/double_oh_Pop), Facebook or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/edchap14/).