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Buzz Feitshans
Dennis Aaberg
William Katt
Patti D'Arbanville
Lee Purcell
Bruce Surtees
C. Timothy O'Meara
Robert L. Wolfe
A-Team Productions
May 1978 (1978-05) (United States)
Big Wednesday is a 1978 American coming of age film directed by John Milius. Written by Milius and Dennis Aaberg, it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu. The picture stars Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, and Gary Busey as California surfers facing life and the Vietnam War against the backdrop of their love of surfing.
Raised in Southern California, Milius made Big Wednesday as an homage to the time he spent in Malibu during his youth. Milius and his friends George Lucas and Steven Spielberg famously agreed to exchange a percentage point of Big Wednesday, Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind prior to the release of the three films throughout 1977-1978. Spielberg in particular was certain that Big Wednesday was going to be a box office hit, opining it was like "American Graffiti meets Jaws", two of the decade's most successful films.[2]
3.1 Script
3.2 Financing
3.3 Casting
3.4 Filming locations
4 Bear Surfboard Brand
6.1 Box office
6.2 Critical response
6.3 References in other cultural forms
6.4 Accolades
Plot[edit]
The film tells the story of three young friends whose passion in life is surfing. The friends include: Matt Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent), a self-destructive type who has a devil-may-care attitude; Jack Barlowe (William Katt), the calm and responsible one of the bunch; and Leroy "The Masochist" Smith (Gary Busey), whose nickname tells a lot about his personality.
Their surfing lives are traced from the summer of 1962 to their attempts of dodging the Vietnam War draft in 1965 (including faking insanity, homosexuality, and all manner of medical ailments), and to the end of their innocence in 1968 when one of their friends is killed in Vietnam. The three make the difficult transition to adulthood with parties, surf trips, marriage, and the war.
The friends reunite years later, after Barlowe has served in Vietnam, for the "Great Swell of '74." With this reunion, the transition in their lives becomes the end point of what the 1960s meant to so many as they see that the times have changed, and what was a time of innocence is gone forever.
Cast[edit]
Jan-Michael Vincent as Matt Johnson
William Katt as Jack Barlowe
Gary Busey as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Patti D'Arbanville as Sally
Lee Purcell as Peggy Gordon
Sam Melville as Bear
Celia Kaye as the Bear's bride
Darrell Fetty as Waxer
Gerry Lopez as Himself
Hank Worden as Shopping Cart
Joe Spinell as Psychologist
Steve Kanaly as Sally's Husband
Barbara Hale as Mrs. Barlow
Fran Ryan as Lucy
Dennis Aaberg as Slick
Reb Brown as Enforcer
Arthur Rosenberg as Official
Janet Julian as Party girl
Charlene Tilton as Party girl
Frank McRae as Sergeant
Perry Lang as Tall kid
Michael Talbott as Hog
Robert Englund as Narrator, Fly
Keith Davis as Ostrich
Production[edit]
Script[edit]
Milius wrote the script with his friend and fellow surfer, journalist Denny Aaberg. It was inspired by a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer Magazine entitled "No Pants Mance",[3] and the lives of a group of friends who used to surf with Aaberg and Milius including Lance Carson.[4]
In writing the script Milius and Aaberg interviewed a lot of their friends from the 1960s. "It was a special time," said Aaberg of the 1960s. "Surfing was a brand new sport with its own aristocracy."[5]
Aaberg says "it took about a year to write" the script. "We very much want it to be authentic. That's important to me because I'm a real surfer. So's John."[5]
"A lot of things [in the film] happened to me," said Milius. "A lot of the characters are me and in another sense none of them are me. It took an awful long time to write the script. It is so very personal. It's about growing up and relationships and the surf is the exotic background. We all knew it was special, we knew it wouldn't last. And we knew how good we had it. Surfing is a strange thing. A lot of people never leave it. You always feel you owe it something. It was a central experience in our lives. It's all changed now."[5]
Milius described the film in a 1976 interview:
It's a surfing HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY: the loss of an aristocracy, the end of an era, the passing of a more innocent time to a more corrupt and complex one-all growing up is the passing of innocence. It's based on the lives of three friends ten years ago. It's about their friendship, and the value of friendship. I don't think that kids today have the same kind of values that these people had then; I don't see movies being made about that kind of thing. This movie is about friendship: surfing is just the background. It's about love of a place, love of a time, love of your human contacts, and the loss of those things. It's the most personal film I'll probably ever make, and I figured I ought to do it now, before I get too far away from it. At least half the people who participated are dead now. The attrition rate among surfers is very high. A lot of them died in Vietnam and OD'd on dope.[6]
"Because I surfed, I'm the only director in the world who could have made his picture," said Milius. "And I can tell you, it's so hard, no one will ever make it again."[7]
Financing[edit]
Milius and producer Feitshans had met at American International Pictures, where they worked on Dillinger (1973). They formed their own company, The A Team. This was their first production.[5]
They obtained finance from Warner Bros in June 1976.[8] In August Milius announced Big Wednesday would be postponed because the script was not ready and he would instead make Extreme Prejudice. "I've been working on Big Wednesday a long time," Milius said. "I don't want to put it off any further but I don't want to work on it until its ready either."[9]
However Milius changed his mind again. "John has fallen in love and is getting married and that's opened up this other side of him," said star William Katt in October 1977. "He was going to do another gun and guts macho fight film but he decided to do this; he decided he needed this in his life."[10]
Milius later recalled:
When I did Big Wednesday my first impressions were that I was going to do this coming-of-age story with Arthurian overtones about surfers that nobody took seriously, their troubled lives made larger than life by their experience with the sea. And that's what the movie is. It never strayed from that. There was a lot of pressure to make it more like Animal House, but the movie has a huge following now because it did have loftier ambitions. It wasn't just a story about somebody trying to ride the biggest wave or something. That's not enough.[11]
Casting[edit]
The leads were played by Jan Michael Vincent, Gary Busey and William Katt. "It was the most personal film I'd done," said Katt. "I'd lived that life since I was ten."[12]
Milius at one stage intended to play the role of the Bear himself. "But I couldn't," he said. "The part is simply too big for me to do."[5]
Barbara Hale, mother of William Katt, plays a small role in the film. A 1940s film star but best known as Della Street from the long-running Perry Mason television series, this was Hale's last appearance in a feature film.
Filming locations[edit]
The surfing scenes used in the finale to Big Wednesday were not filmed in California, where the film is set, but at Sunset Beach in Pupukea, Hawaii.
Other filming locations included El Paso, Texas; Hollister Ranch near Santa Barbara; Surfrider Beach (in Malibu); Ventura, California; and La Libertad, El Salvador.
"What I've got to watch out for is getting lost in the surf again," said Milius during filming. "It's so alluring, so easy to get lost in. I worry I might lose sight of the characters. Unlike any other film that has been made about surfing, in this one the characters and not the waves are the most important."[5]
Anthea Sylbert was an executive at Warners at the time. She later called the film "a classic example of an egomaniacal insane man going over budget and not listening to anyone. I mean, they were all just waiting for the Big Wave. Give me a break!"[13]
Bear Surfboard Brand[edit]
Milius invented the Bear brand of surfboard as a fictional brand to be used in the movie, [14] and even had surfboards made and arranged for a Californian designer to create a logo. The logo, a red diamond with a bear in it, features prominently throughout the movie, on shop windows, T-shirts, car windows and on surfboards. The first boards were shaped in 1977, by famous board shaper, Bill Hamilton. The international distribution of the movie promoted the Bear Label worldwide, with people wanting boards with the bear logo. The brand morphed into an actual successful company after the release of the movie, producing hundreds of boards, and is still active today, with various people producing bear branded boards in different countries. [15] [16] [17]
Release[edit]
The film premiered in wide release in the United States on May 26, 1978.[18]
The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Davao City Film Festival, Philippines; the Turin Film Festival, Italy; and others.
A 20th Anniversary screening (which included cast and crewmembers) took place at the Newport Film Festival in 1998.[1]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Big Wednesday was a box office flop upon its release, and was quickly pulled from theatres after taking in only $4.5 million.[1] William Katt explained in a 1979 interview with Roger Ebert a year after the film's release that he believed the movie's failure was due to the marketing focusing only on the fight scenes and surfing angle.[19]
Critical response[edit]
Janet Maslin, film critic for The New York Times, did not like the performances of the actors and wrote, "The surprise is not that Mr. Milius has made such a resoundingly awful film, but rather that he's made a bland one...the movie often seems even more uneventful than material like this need make it, and Mr. Milius's attention to his actors focuses more closely on their pectorals than on their performances. He encourages such stiffness in his players that Barbara Hale, for instance, is quite unconvincing as Mr. Katt's mother. This is a faux pas of no mean eminence; after all, Miss Hale actually is Mr. Katt's mother."[20]
Dave Kehr, writing for the Chicago Reader, was not as dismissive of the film, writing, "John Milius's paean to the art and discipline of hot dog surfing is marred by pushy philosophizing and a fair number of overripe lines, but its sincerity is deep and seductive...Milius can be faulted for reviving a number of ostensibly dead macho myths, but in the context of the subculture his film deftly re-creates, they take on the aura of eternal values. The breathtaking surfing footage, rather than the slightly stunted characters, makes his most eloquent argument."[21]
The staff at Variety wrote, "A rubber stamp wouldn't do for John Milius. So he took a sledgehammer and pounded Important all over Big Wednesday. This film about three Malibu surfers in the 1960s has been branded major statement and it's got Big Ideas about adolescence, friendship and the 1960s."[22]
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% approval rating based on 10 reviews, with a weighted averageof 6.5/10.[23]
Milius later said the film was "sort of a numb spot in my life. It was a very personal film and it really tore me up when it was attacked in such a way that no one saw it."[13]
References in other cultural forms[edit]
Dialogue of the film was used in Anderson Paaks "The Season | Carry me" on the album Malibu.
Accolades[edit]
Awards of the Japanese Academy: Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film; 1980.
^ a b c Warshaw, Matt (2005). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Orlando, Florida, US: Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-15-603251-3.
^ Deadline.com (May 12, 2010). Accessed: August 7, 2013.
^ New York Surf Film Festival. Press release, August 6, 2008. Last accessed: December 1, 2009.
^ Simross, Lynn (26 September 1976). "Hanging Ten on a New Surfing Life: SURFRIDER". Los Angeles Times. p. g1.
^ a b c d e f Milius Waxes Up 'Big Wednesday' Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times 21 August 1977: n7.
^ Thompson, Richard (July–August 1976). "STOKED". Film Comment 12.4. pp. 10–21.
^ Lindsey, Robert (28 May 1978). "THE NEW NEW WAVE OF FILM MAKERS: A young group of writer-directors has moved into positions of power in Hollywood. All friends they trade ideas, help one another to get jobs, and even share in profits from one another's films". New York Times. p. SM3.
^ Kilday, Gregg (12 June 1976). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Knievel to Star as Himself". Los Angeles Times. p. c7.
^ Kilday, Gregg (30 August 1976). "FILM CLIPS: 'Telefon' to Link Bronson, Siegel". Los Angeles Times. p. f7.
^ Turan, Kenneth (26 October 1977). "William Katt: New Golden Boy of Tile Romantic Lead Katt as the Golden Boy". The Washington Post. p. B1.
^ http://creativescreenwriting.com/i-was-never-conscious-of-my-screenplays-having-any-acts-its-all-bullshit-john-milius/
^ Lee, Grant (23 April 1978). "'Sundance': Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch...". Los Angeles Times. p. m40.
^ a b "Anthea Sylbert doesn't just drop director John Milius' name ...". Boston Globe. 30 August 1981. p. 1.
^ Alfio Leotta "Big Wednesday: four decades between surfing and myth making" The Conversation, 16 May 2018
^ Board Riders Stickers "Bear Surf" http://www.boardriderstickers.com/surfing/bear-surf
^ "Bear Surfboards" Official site history-brand http://www.bearsurfboards.com/history-brand/
^ "Roger Hinds surfboards - Official site - Bear Surfboards" https://www.rogerhindssurfboards.com/bear-surfboards/
^ "Battling Waves -- and Reputation". Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ Ebert, Roger (June 3, 1979). "Interview with William Katt". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^ Maslin, Janet. The New York Times, film review, "Big Wednesday Gets Caught in Some Rough Surf: Buddyhood of Surfing", July 28, 1978. Accessed: August 7, 2013.
^ Kehr, Dave. Chicago Reader, film review, 1996-2007. Accessed: August 7, 2013.
^ Variety. Staff film review, December 31, 1977. Accessed: January 30, 2011.
^ Big Wednesday at Rotten Tomatoes. Last accessed: July 8, 2019.
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Films by John Milius
Writer and Director
Marcello, I'm So Bored (1966)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Big Wednesday (1978)
Farewell to the King (1989)
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Motorcycle Gang (1994)
Rough Riders (1997)
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The Emperor (1967)
The Devil's 8 (1969)
Evel Knievel (1971)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
Texas Rangers (2001)
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1970s comedy-drama films
1970s coming-of-age films
1970s sports films
American coming-of-age films
American comedy-drama films
Films directed by John Milius
Films set in California
Films shot in California
Films shot in Hawaii
Films shot in El Paso, Texas
American sports comedy films
Surfing films
Vietnam War films
Warner Bros. films
Films set on beaches
Screenplays by John Milius
Films scored by Basil Poledouris


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The 130,000th Honda Civic delivered to customer
The 130,000th Honda Civic has been delivered to a customer, according to a latest Honda Malaysia's release. This momentous record dates back to the 7th-generation Civic, introduced in 2001. Honda Malaysia takes pride with the Civic, as it is one of the leaders in the C-segment. The 130,000th Civic was delivered to a Fatihah Abdul Kadir, who bought a Civic 1.5L VTEC Turbocharged Premium in Dark Ruby Red hue from Honda dealership Botanic Auto Mall.
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Sister Simone Campbell, âÂ?Â?Nun from the Bus,âÂ?Â? calls GOP budget âÂ?Â?immoralâÂ?Â?
by David Gibson
(RNS) Sister Simone Campbell, who led the "Nuns on the Bus" tour for social justice this summer, called the GOP budget plan "immoral" in a spirited speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday (Sept. 5).
Sr. Simone Campbell talks to the press right after the nuns meeting with a representative of Rep. Paul Ryan in Janesville, WI.
"Paul Ryan claims this budget reflects the principles of our shared faith," Campbell said, as she took direct aim at Mitt Romney's running mate, who has often cited his Catholic faith as the underpinning of his fiscal policies. "But the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that the Ryan budget failed a basic moral test, because it would harm families living in poverty," she said.
The Romney campaign did not respond to requests for a response on Thursday.
Ryan has argued that his budget plan is informed by Catholic social teaching, and that reducing the federal deficit through budget cuts would help the poor and all Americans by allowing the economy to grow.
The bishops, with some notable exceptions, have countered that Ryan's budget in fact violates Catholic social teaching by emphasizing cuts in programs for the needy while reducing taxes for the wealthy. Ryan's plan has also been criticized as likely to expand rather than reduce the national debt.
By framing her critique in the context of her Christian faith, Campbell was using the kind of religious language that has been a hallmark of the GOP's campaign to rally believers behind Romney and Ryan.
But she also sought to identify the sisters and the Democratic agenda with Catholic tradition at a time when Catholic voters – who comprise close to one-quarter of the electorate – are considered key to the November election.
Just as important, Campbell neatly folded her remarks in with statements from the Catholic hierarchy, which has had more than its share of disagreements with President Obama and the Democratic Party over issues like gay marriage and abortion.
"We agree with our bishops, and that's why we went on the road: to stand with struggling families and to lift up our Catholic sisters who serve them," said Campbell, who heads a Washington-based Catholic social justice lobby called Network. "Their work to alleviate suffering would be seriously harmed by the Romney-Ryan budget."
In her seven-minute speech Campbell did not address hot-button issues like abortion directly, but she earned the loudest ovation when she defended Obama's health care reform law as a cause she considers "part of my pro-life stance and the right thing to do."
Like many other speakers at the convention in Charlotte, N.C., Campbell framed the election as a choice between a philosophy of individualism championed by Republicans and a more communitarian approach to society building emphasized by Democrats.
She also underscored the plight of poor and working class Americans in the recession, and pointed to Democratic policies as both the most effective answer, and the most moral one.
"During our journey, I rediscovered a few truths," Campbell said. "First, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are correct when they say that each individual should be responsible. But their budget goes astray in not acknowledging that we are responsible not only for ourselves and our immediate families. Rather, our faith strongly affirms that we are all responsible for one another."
"I am my sister's keeper. I am my brother's keeper," she said to applause.
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza listed Campbell as the second biggest "winner" of Wednesday night's events, after former President Bill Clinton's tour de force address, noting that she "got a raucously positive reception from the crowd and turned into one of the more unlikely stars of the night."
Campbell has become well-known both for her advocacy of liberal issues but also as one of the targets of a Vatican crackdown on American nuns who Rome believes are too eager to disagree with church teachings on sexuality and gender while overemphasizing church teachings on social justice.
In June, Campbell did a star turn on "The Colbert Report" to rebut those charges, and the Democrats clearly wanted to take advantage of her appeal.
But the nun also told convention organizers that she would only speak if she could cite her opposition to abortion as well as her other views, according to CNN. She also rejected efforts to include language that sounded too "political" and told party operatives that she would rather give her prime time speaking slot to someone else. Her concerns were heeded.
Here is the text of Campbell's speech as delivered:
Good evening, I'm Sister Simone Campbell, and I'm one of the "nuns on the bus." So, yes, we have nuns on the bus. And a nun on the podium!
Let me explain why I'm here tonight. In June, I joined other Catholic sisters on a 2,700-mile bus journey through nine states to tell Americans about the budget that Congressman Paul Ryan wrote and Governor Romney endorsed.
Paul Ryan claims this budget reflects the principles of our shared faith. But the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that the Ryan budget failed a basic moral test, because it would harm families living in poverty.
We agree with our bishops, and that's why we went on the road: to stand with struggling families and to lift up our Catholic sisters who serve them. Their work to alleviate suffering would be seriously harmed by the Romney-Ryan budget, and that is wrong.
During our journey, I rediscovered a few truths. First, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are correct when they say that each individual should be responsible. But their budget goes astray in not acknowledging that we are responsible not only for ourselves and our immediate families. Rather, our faith strongly affirms that we are all responsible for one another.
I am my sister's keeper. I am my brother's keeper. While we were in Toledo, I met 10-year-old twins Matt and Mark, who had gotten into trouble at school for fighting. Sister Virginia and the staff at the Padua Center took them in when they were suspended and discovered on a home visit that these 10-year-olds were trying to care for their bedridden mother who has MS and diabetes.
They were her only caregivers. The sisters got her medical help and are giving the boys some stability. Now the boys are free to claim much of the childhood that they were losing. Clearly, we all share responsibility for the Matts and Marks in our nation.
In Milwaukee, I met Billy and his wife and two boys at St. Benedict's dining room. Billy's work hours were cut back in the recession and Billy is taking responsibility for himself and his family. But right now without food stamps, he and his wife could not put food on their family table.
We share responsibility for creating an economy where parents with jobs earn enough to care for their families. In order to cut taxes for the very wealthy, the Romney-Ryan budget would make it even tougher on hard-working Americans like Billy to feed their families. Paul Ryan says this budget is in keeping with the moral values of our shared faith. I disagree.
In Cincinnati, I met Jini, who had just come from her sister's memorial service. When Jini's sister Margaret lost her job, she lost her health insurance. She developed cancer and had no access to diagnosis or treatment. She died unnecessarily. And that is tragic. And it is wrong.
The Affordable Care Act will cover people like Margaret. We all share responsibility to ensure that this vital health care reform law is properly implemented and that all governors, all governors, expand Medicaid coverage so no more Margarets die from lack of care. This is part of my pro-life stance and the right thing to do.
I have so many other stories but I'll only tell you one more. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, a woman in her late thirties approached us. She asked for the names of some people she could talk to, because she felt alone and isolated. Her neighbors have been polarized by politics masquerading as values. She cares about the well-being of the people in her community.
She wishes the rest of the nation, would listen to one another with kindness and compassion. Listen to one another rather than yell at each other. I told her then, and I tell her now, that she is not alone.
Looking out at you tonight, I feel your presence combined with that of the thousands of caring people we met on our journey. Together, we understand an immoral budget that hurts already struggling families does not reflect our nation's values. We are better than that.
So I urge you, I urge you, join us on the bus. Join us together as we stand with Matt and Mark, Billy and his family, the woman in Hershey and the Margarets of our nation.
This is what nuns on the bus are all about: We care for the 100 percent, and that will secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our nation. So join us as we nuns on the bus, all of us, drive for faith, family and fairness.
DSB/AMB END GIBSON


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The Grammy nominated singer/songwriter was prompted to pen the song after hearing the story of young Dax Locke, who was not expected to make it. No one ever wants to think about spending one last holiday with their child. The Heart of Christmas is a story of one families journey to give their son, Dax one last Christmas after he was diagnosed with AML M7 leukemia. The movie was inspired by the singer / song writer Matthew West's song One. This little boy's name is Dax Locke he died of Leukemia, but before he died many people showed their support by decorating for his favorite holiday (Christmas) on Halloween.
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Nov 30, 2010 · Today, a new Christmas song is available on iTunes. The song is called "One Last Christmas" and it actually came from my time at the cabin. " One Last Christmas" is the Christmas extension to this touching album. It not only reaches us emotionally but it also manifests the need for action and miracles this year. The song is based on the true story of Dax Locke, who passed away from Leukemia at the age of two just last year. Watch this music video One Last Christmas by Matthew West.
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Julie decided to celebrate one last Christmas with her son. Dax especially loved the Christmas lights on the tree and on the house and soon. Dec 04, 2011 · Watch video ·. Matthew West (inspired by: One Last Christmas) Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Jeanne Neilson. A heartwarming family story of love, loss and. Dax Locke. The Heart of Christmas and Dax Locke A movie based on the true story of Dax Locke was released a short time ago. "One Last Christmas, " released. Nov 13, 2012 · This is the touching story of little Dax Locke, who inspired millions around the world.
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Does Word Bakery Really Pay? Word Bakery Review
The word bakery game is becoming incredibly famous in the year 2022. This mobile game is focused on offering cash rewards and other prizes such as an iPhone.
People often ask if the word bakery app pays since it's no different from other word games online. The majority of similar word games on the app store do not offer you a chance at earning rewards in cash, etc like the word bakery app.
The game looks easy, and a lot of people find themselves addicted to playing it while on the quest of winning cash prizes, and other rewards. But you've got to ask yourself if this is worth your time. This is why this publication will examine what the word bakery game is, how it works, and if it does pay.
Overview Of The Word Bakery App
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The word bakery game was designed for people who love the idea of testing their intelligence with puzzles. The game is addictive if you are a fan of puzzle games, you get to unlock more words which can be used to make the game experience soothing. All you have to do is connect the letters to create a word in the game.
You stand a chance at participating in a lucky spin when you successfully connect the letters and guessed the available words. The lucky spin thus gives you a chance at winning cash prizes, and you can always redeem your reward via PayPal or an Amazon gift card. The app makes it easy to generate $500+ in a month.
You are allowed to withdraw your earnings to your PayPal account, or convert it to an Amazon gift card when you are considered eligible.
The first step is to download and install the app on your favourite app store. Thereafter, you can enjoy the gaming experience and play for a chance at winning cash prizes and Amazon gift cards. The app however gets to invade your privacy without your permission such as viewing your files and media.
An app like that is capable of spying on your personal life, and it's capable of deleting some of your files. However, you may still choose to play the game.
You play by dragging your fingers around the letters in the game in other to form a word in the game. The game looks extremely easy, and a baby can complete up to the first 5 levels of the game. The more you make progress with the game, the more the difficulty increases.
In other words, if you are a beginner do not expect the game to be easy until the very end while playing. This is usually done to reduce the player's earning process and to give a sense of adventure to its players. People tend to lose interest in a game whenever it's too easy.
Players get to receive a couple of bucks when they successfully unlock a word. In addition, you stand a chance of winning more money when you try out the Lucky spins where you'll get to spin a wheel for cash prizes and more chances of winning.
You can unlock the lucky spin after completing a level and watching a video ad. The downside about this is that the ad may be unavailable to watch, which means that your chances of earning with the lucky spin are not guaranteed.
You stand a chance of receiving other incentives when you play the word bakery game. Incentives such as winning a smartphone, cool gadgets, etc. The more video ads you watch, the more your chances of playing the game and winning more money.
The game helps to improve your IQ level and enables you to think fast.
The game helps improve your vocabulary since you learn new words with it.
The game helps to keep you busy when you're feeling bored.
There are no restrictions on who can play since the game is available on all Google Play and iOS stores.
The game is rated 3.5+ on Google play store which implies that the Word bakery game is legit.
You are allowed to choose diverse payment options to claim your reward.
You can play the word bakery game at your office, home, or outdoors.
The game has amazing graphics which will help to soothe your gaming experience.
The game is available for all age groups. This means your child can help you with playing, and it's also recommendable for the elderly.
The game allows you to play for a chance at winning cash and gift cards.
The game can help you relax, and keep you happy.
You are most likely to experience app glitches while playing the game which may have you feeling frustrated.
The app invades your privacy such as accessing your files and media library without your permission.
The ads can be frustrating, and you have to watch the ads for more chances of earning.
The word bakery app pays you after you successfully meet the minimum withdrawal limit. You may choose to withdraw your earnings via the PayPal platform or the Amazon gift card option.
It's easier to withdraw your earnings to a PayPal account because the minimum amount you can withdraw is $200. However, PayPal is not available in all parts of the world, and you may not be able to have access to a PayPal account.
If you have issues with owning a PayPal account, you can try out the Amazon gift card option and exchange it for cash. The downside is that you are expected to have a thousand dollars before you can try this withdrawal option.
You may choose the best convenient withdrawal method for you. But do note that your earnings are usually separated. One of the game demerits is that you cannot convert your PayPal and Amazon earnings and withdraw wholly.
For example, Curt has been playing the Word bakery game, and he is shocked to find out about two earnings programs on his reward menu.
There were two different balances in his reward account, and he was seeing a different balance in each. His Amazon reward program reads $150 and his PayPal reward program reads $70. Curt feels he should be able to convert both reward earnings and withdraw via the PayPal platform since he has over $200 in total.
People often wonder if the word bakery game pays, and are often curious to know their chances of getting paid in 2022. The truth is that you will not receive all of your cash rewards, and Amazon gift card earnings. In addition, do not expect to receive other prizes such as a smartphone, iPad, and other prizes mentioned in the game.
The fact remains that the word bakery game is not different from most games on the app store which offer you cash rewards and other prizes. In most cases, it's usually easy to accumulate lots of cash at the earliest stage of playing but you may record slow speed as you make progress with the game.
I tried playing the game for a chance at winning cash prizes and other rewards. But I chose not to play till the end and see how it plays out because I feel the app is fake. However, I did not experience any freeze of my rewards earnings.
I feel the game is one of those games that don't send you your rewards after trying to withdraw or may come up with lots of tasks for you to perform in other for you to withdraw your earnings.
I know a few people who chose to play the game until the very end, and one of them is named Pedro. Pedro ensured he played the word bakery game until the very end and has since withdrawn over a thousand dollars since he started playing.
The crazy thing is that none of his payments had been able to reflect in either his PayPal account or via the Amazon gift card option. What pushes Pedro to keep playing is his passion for the game.
You may however choose to keep playing the game for a chance at earning cash rewards and other prizes. Alternatively, you may decide to try out other puzzle games on the app store which pay. Examples of similar apps include the words to win, the Crypto word game, and many others.
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In conclusion, the word bakery game is a great game that can help you relax and give you that sense of adventure while aiming to win some cash. However, there are no proofs that you will be able to withdraw your earnings.
The game makes it look easy to earn over a thousand dollars monthly, but the earning process may be really slow. Everybody who plays the game usually hopes to receive their cash rewards but there has never been a record of anyone who got paid while using the word bakery app.
In addition, do note that the app generates its income when people watch ad videos, and there's no way they'll be able to generate enough money to pay more than 500 people $200 monthly.
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The Third Chakra is called the Manipura Chakra. Manipura can be translated as 'filled with jewels'. It is located at the Solar Plexus, above the Second Chakra, just below the first lumber vertebra. It is coloured golden yellow, the third colour of the rainbow. It relates to the digestive system, liver, spleen, stomach and small intestines.
SIGNS THAT YOUR THIRD CHAKRA NEEDS CLEARING.
If you experience any kind of digestive problem, this could point to trouble with this chakra. Eating disorders are related to it, because when we eat we 'transform' the food into energy for our bodies. We've all heard the expression 'gut feeling', and it is here that many emotions are stored – it's as if we have a second 'mind' in the gut, sensing many basic things that the conscious mind overlooks. If you feel constantly anxious or fearful, edgy, nauseous, with a knot in your stomach, then this chakra can't function well. Possibly you are afraid to be yourself, afraid to use your power and express your individuality. Or you may be the other extreme – very wilful and unable to cope with being denied. Something is not being 'processed', certain emotions are being stifled and you may be looking at life from a distorted perspective.
Our attitudes to food can damage this chakra. Most people these days have very little knowledge of where their food comes from, how it has been contaminated with countless additives, and how animals have been treated. We have lost awareness of our position and responsibility in the natural world, forgetting that our digestion is an intimate exchange with the rest of creation. This is linked with a feeling of powerlessness – like babies we are 'fed' by the food industry, trusting that what ends up on the plate is ok. Eating disorders are common, for these are a subconscious rebellion against control and authority. Obesity is also rife – another sign that the balance is wrong.
Be aware of how you are affected by a sunny day – do you feel energised, uplifted, cheered?
Develop a sense of your direction in life. Where are you going? What do you want to do? Who do you want to become?
Opening your chakras is a significant step on your spiritual path. However, doing this takes time, so start with simply becoming aware of your third chakra. Lie down and relax. Concentrate on this chakra, imagining its golden colour and then feeling it drawing energy up through your root chakra and second chakra. Imagine the chakra glowing and vibrant behind your navel – your own personal 'Sun'. You will probably experience a tingling – feel this flow of energy establishing itself. Just continue to relax, and when you're ready affirm that all three chakras are closing by visualising this strongly. Take a drink of water and touch your palms to the earth, to ensure the chakras are closed and you are properly grounded.
As you start to work with your chakras you may well need some expert insight and direction. You may also want someone wise to talk to about your feelings and experiences. Don't worry – at TheCircle we have all that you could wish for in Psychic Readings and Clairvoyant Readings. Why not call us today, to be connected to a Medium, or Psychic and to feel supported and guided.


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Huawei saga: What we know and don't about the highly secretive firm, low-profile family
The daughter of Huawei's founder and its top executive was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, stirring up fears of reigniting US-China trade war.
The son of schoolteachers in rural Guizhou, Mr Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei in 1987, after the People's Liberation Army disbanded its engineering corps. It was not until 2003 that the company started making mobile phones for the consumer electronics market. PHOTO: EPA/EFE
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What is Rhythmic Writing?
By Sue Coletta
Rhythm is one of the most underrated aspects of writing, but readers sense the rhythm in our words, whether they realize it or not. Rhythm attracts readers to certain authors.
Life itself has a rhythm.
Whether it's our heartbeat or the motion of the sun, moon, and planets, we're embedded within a rhythmic world. Hence why rhythm has such enormous power. It's built into who we are.
Have you ever lounged on a blanket outside at night, stargazing? Nature is never silent. Even a quiet evening has a melodic undercurrent — a pulse, if you will.
The same holds true in writing.
Rhythm Defines a Mood
Rhythm forces the reader to either rush through the pages, flipping one after another, or nestle in the comfy chair to quietly enjoy the story. Words dance. The writer who pays attention to story rhythm creates sentences that waltz, jerk, tango, stutter, tap dance, float, and sing.
Good writing ebbs and flows by varying sentences, paragraphs, and chapter length and structure.
Notice the atmosphere Hemingway creates in Farewell to Arms.
In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. In the bed of the river there were pebbles and boulders, dry and white in the sun, and the water was clear and swiftly moving and blue in the channels. Troops went by the house and down the road and the dust they raised powdered the leaves of the trees. The trunks of the trees too were dusty and the leaves fell early that year and we saw the troops marching along the road and the dust rising and leaves, stirred by the breeze, falling and the soldiers marching and afterward the road bare and white except for the leaves.
Rhythm Defines Pace
In music, tone length and dramatic pauses define rhythm. When long notes blend without pauses, the music flows like a swan across still water. On the flipside, short notes with clear pauses draw your attention. The music amps you up.
The same principles apply to writing. Rhythmic writing is defined by punctuation and the stress patterns of words. As a general rule, long sentences are more relaxing, while staccato sentences startle the reader. They draw attention. They force the reader to pay attention.
Run. Now.
Tension builds and releases. When a movie reaches its climax, the rhythm increases in pace only to subside as the story resolves. Within the larger rhythmic structure of a story, micro-structures also generate rhythm. Scenes change and plots twist. An interruption in the rhythmic flow transports the reader in a new direction. It knocks them off balance — a gentle slap to ensure they'll keep flipping pages.
If each sentence follows the same structure and rhythm, the writing becomes boring and predictable. Writers who play with rhythm can create tension in many ways, depending on punctuation and word choice.
In the following example, notice how the intentional repetition of hard -ed verbs create tension in The Killing Song by PJ Parrish
He watched her for the next hour. Watched her playing with the plastic snow globe she had picked up in the souvenir shop. Watched her finish her peach tart, tuck her Fodor's in her purse and wind the red scarf around her slender white neck.
In the next sentence, the authors slow the pace by varying the sentence structure, adding gerunds, and visceral detail, yet maintain the creepy atmosphere.
In the crowded elevator traveling down from the restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, he stood behind her, closing his eyes as he breathed in the grassy scent of her hair.
In White Fang by Jack London, note where he forces the reader to pause.
A vast silence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of sadness.
London also uses repetition but not with a hard -ed verb.
There was a hint in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness — a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the Sphinx, a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness of infallibility. It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life. It was the Wild, the savage, frozen-hearted Northland Wild.
Does Point-of-View Matter?
Not at all. Using rhythm as a literary device isn't limited to 1st or 3rd POV, or even past or present tense. Check out the melodic rhythm in Try Darkness by James Scott Bell. The novel is written in 1st POV, but the following excerpt is in 2nd POV to show the protagonist talking to himself.
And then you wonder what makes you go on, what makes you care, because it's in there somewhere, the caring, even if you don't know why, even if you don't know any reason for it. It's just there and that's why you don't sleep.
You look out at the dark, you walk around in it, you think maybe there'll be a big insight, a sudden realization. And then everything will add up. That's the hope part, the part the absurdists call a fool's game.
Are you just a fool like everybody else?
You think of the girl and you think of her being scared and you can't stand it, and caring becomes torture.
If God was in the room right now you'd scream at him.
That's what you think about when you can't sleep.
Next time you read a novel, pay attention to its story rhythm. Where does the author let you pause? How does the author vary long and short sentences? How does the writing ebb and flow? Do you notice a similar rhythm in the writing of your favorite authors?
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Hey, we're still here! My spiritual advisor and brother-in-law (and pastor) says that people have been calling him on the phone to make sure he's still here too, so they'll know they haven't been Left Behind™. They're just joking, but still, it's got to be flattering to know that you're the canary in the coal mine for some people to tell when the rapture happens.
Does anyone actually believe in this Rapture Saturday thing? I keep seeing references to Christians believing it, but I am a Christian, and I know a whole lot of Christians, and yet, I have not encountered a single person who believes this. I'm guessing there's a small, nutty group somewhere that came up with this, and now it's being used as a cudgel against regular Christians.
Yep, the only reason this was newsworthy is because people in the media saw it as a way to make one of their least favorite groups look bad.
Well brother it is a tool of the Devil to make people not believe in the real thing and ONLY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER knows the DAY or HOUR….so rest assured its coming but in HIS TIME!!!!! Praise the Lord, Keep looking up.


American actress, best known for playing Samantha Thomas on TV series Baywatch. On her website she listed herself as "HT: 5'6 ½, WT: 125"
This is a buyable listing!
Seems about right from what I remember, seeing her with Yasmin Bleeth, maybe Yasmin was tad shorter than 5'4.75/ Both gorgeous women and boyhood crushes!


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by Sharon Austin | Dec 1, 2020 | AMR, Top Stories
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has again expressed concern with the European Union's blacklisting of Barbados. And, she said she is prepared to travel to Europe and meet with high-level officials to deal with the matter.
Ms. Mottley made the comments recently when the new Ambassador of the European Union, Malgorzata Wasilewska, paid her a courtesy call, at the Wildey Gymnasium.
She remarked that the blacklisting issue was one of her biggest headaches, as she highlighted how hard Barbados has worked to bring the economy back on track, and improve its various systems.
"This situation is wrong and is now having consequences for day-to-day living," she stated, as she outlined how the blacklisting has affected the country.
The Prime Minister said it was necessary to settle this matter, so the EU and Barbados could work together on other critical issues, such as the climate crisis, data privacy, and human rights.
During the wide-ranging discussion, the Prime Minister, who is co-chairing the One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), spoke extensively on AMR, including what it means for Barbados and the Caribbean to be a part of the leadership grouping.
She also discussed how the EU could help to continue the far-reaching body of research that has started in this area.
Ambassador Wasilewska said it was important for Barbados and the EU to map out what needs to be done, as she emphasised the critical nature of partnership.
Those attending the courtesy call included Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, and the acting Permanent Secretary in that Ministry, Donna Forde; Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, Alies Jordan; and Head of Section – Political, Press and Information, Ovidiu-Viorel Naftanaila.
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If there is one PMOI Live event that represents what I believe in perfectly, it's this. Growing up I couldn't begin to fathom the idea of going in to music (had I some talent in that area, which I don't), because it seemed so... artistically limited... for women of colour in the UK. It's in that context that I watched Tanya Auclair and ESKA - both singers, songwriters, composers, and producers who represent the exact opposite of the two dimensional women I grew up watching. These women are not just unafraid, but are opposed, to walking the monotone and conventional paths some might assume are laid out for them at a cursory glance. Whilst they are very different musically, they both excited the audience with their originality and the creativity of their work - I don't recall hearing a single "ooh baby" all evening, by the end of which most of us had our eyes closed or were in tears.
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The AGLN Impact Report: Understanding 20 Years of Impact
April 23, 2020 • Aspen Global Leadership Network
We ask our Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellows to look inward, to understand themselves, to challenge their thinking. We ask them to be authentic, vulnerable, and courageous with one another, in community.
It only seems consistent, then, that we would want to hold ourselves to the same standard of awareness, self-learning, and growth.
So in 2019, we started a journey to look into the mirror, and to ask ourselves: How are we doing? How do we understand our story? Are we producing the results we seek? How do we know this to be true? What difference are we making?
These questions – complex yet critical – started us off on a year-long mission to design and build our first-ever impact framework and evaluation. We wanted to systematically understand, capture, and measure what difference we were having on Fellows and in turn, what difference they were having on the world.
Today, we're proud to release the results of our first ever AGLN Impact Study. The study was conducted in the summer of 2019 as a retrospective exploration of the change that occurred as a result of the Fellowships over the last 20 years.
In the end, the results were both validating and yet stunning – confirming many of our assumptions and yet surpassing our hopes.
What We Learned from Our Fellows
More than 480 Fellows across 11 Fellowships provided insight and perspective through the study. This was complemented by over 4,580 survey responses, 15,200 close-ended measures, and 17,000 open-ended data fields over 10 years of data collection.
Three key themes emerged throughout the study:
Personal Transformation: AGLN Fellowships are deeply transformative for Fellows, catalyzing them to become more values-based and purpose-driven.
Societal Change: Fellows are influential levers of change, taking action in new, significant ways to create positive change in their organizations, communities, industries, and regions.
The Power of the Network: The network is a critical platform for Fellows to mobilize support and collaboration for impact.
What the Evidence Tells Us
The report captures 10 key findings – the foundational outcomes that occur as a result of the Fellowship. Some of the top-level data that support these findings include:
98% of Fellows reported increasing their desire and/or confidence to have a positive impact
96% of Fellows reported becoming more intentional or mindful in the way they live and lead
95% of Fellows reported modeling high-integrity, purpose-driven leadership
92% of Fellows reported leading their companies or organizations differently
92% of Fellows reported feeling that other Fellows had become important advisors and/or confidants in their leadership journey
87% of Fellows reported stretching in new ways and taking on risks they would not have taken if not for the Fellowship
87% of Fellows reported mobilizing their resources (money, time, platform, and networks) to create positive change and/or confront societal wrongs in their communities
69% of Fellows reported influencing leaders, policies, practices, or reforms in their communities
While the results were overwhelmingly positive, there is more work to do.
First, the report highlights opportunities for increased impact, specifically in how we activate the power of the network for even greater good. We are excited to now imagine what is possible to catalyze more action, together.
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Mycotaxon 51: 170 (1994)

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Urocystis camassiae Vánky, 1994

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An idea is highly contagious; plant the smallest seed of one and it can grow and multiply into reality. I have always been fascinated with the idea of combining the purest and most elementary architectural knowledge with an unorthodox approach to design. The idea of exploring the transition between these two realms excites me tremendously. The Twist and Shout house was designed with this particular mindset; A single and specific design approach that unites various psychological elements allowing us to dream of realities that were once nothing but a simple idea. Just as my father once said; to be an architect is one extraordinary journey about a dream that becomes a reality.
The geometric exploration of the home's morphology aimed to maximize the site's potential, a series of well defined and calculated geometric and sculpture like interventions on the facade exploits the tension between conflicting elements. In contracts to the internal areas, which are designed to have greater fluidity in transition between the spaces in both the horizontal as well as the vertical; allowing for uninterrupted continuity and harmony between adjacent spaces. Examining the city as a living, breathing organism is a school of thought that has become increasingly grounded. With rapid changes in the demographic and environmental condition of Semarang, the city has been forced to adapt to these changes, similar to the way a living organism adapts to changes in environment. It is only through a successful adaptation does the city ensure its longevity. More importantly however, this transformation in the city fabric must take place at every scale, and not only the global one. The Twist and Shout house addresses this issue at a local scale. One of the first residential units in the City of Semarang to address the challenge in construction and design. The Twist and Shout house takes a completely Avant Guard, progressive and unique approach to lifting the urban fabric of Semarang at a local scale to compete with other urban tissues at an international level. The interplay between function, form, light, environmental performance, social response and local assimilation has transformed what is usually considered to be a mundane residential dwelling, to one that has pushed the boundaries of construction and design evolving into an architectural landmark that has become unique to the fabric of the city. Above all, the city fabric is defined by its components, and so, the Twist and Shout house aims to play an important role in opening the dialogue between the significance of these components and their influence to transform the city of Semarang on both a local and global scales.
One of the significant features that defines the design of the project is the application of a parametric-based system for the primary facade of the structure that expresses fluidity in motion. The approach was driven through a detailed solar analysis on the structure, with great attentiveness given to the eastern and western facades. This axis is the cause for the majority of the thermal transfer from the external environment; as such, the geometry's formal attributes were adaoted to limit and control the thermal conductivity into the structure. The distribution of the facade's openings were heavily contingent on three factors - view axes, occupant height, and the uniform distribution of natural light throughout the entirety of the internal spaces. In addition to their distribution, the geometry of the openings themselves were designed to also signify movement and flow. The result is a dynamic interplay of light and shadow that generates a sufficient amount of natural luminance yet retains a comfortable ambient temperature throughout the home's interior. The project itself is realized after a long study and construction phases that took more than 4 years to complete.
The Twist and Shout house addresses issue at a local scale. One of the first residential units in the City of Semarang to address the challenge in construction and design. The Twist and Shout house takes a completely Avant Guard, progressive and unique approach to lifting the urban fabric of Semarang at a local scale to compete with other urban tissues at an international level. The interplay between function, form, light, environmental performance, social response and local assimilation has transformed what is usually considered to be a mundane residential dwelling, to one that has pushed the boundaries of construction and design evolving into an architectural landmark that has become unique to the fabric of the city.
From the project's onset, the design has been a great challenge as the client's requirements and requisits were very specific and detailed; the primary difficulty was to address the client's request to live in a home that is visually stunning and unique, yet simultaneously maintain the conventional cultural requirements of a 'Semarangian' home. This request stem's from the client's traditional background of having a strong belief in Fengshui and a demand to stand out from the environment. Although essential to address, this was one of the greatest challenges when attempting to develop a free-form plan and structural solution for the home. The second challenge arose from the complicated yet very specific flow of activities required within the entire project; where the house serves as a base for the client's proffesion without 1st floor Ground floor Basement floor hindering in the slightest the day to day residential activities of the home's occupants.
Established in 2010, MSSM Associates is an internationally progressive interdisciplinary design office with branches located in Cyprus, Indonesia, Kuwait and Lebanon.  Founded by four post-graduate students at the Architectural Association in London, MSSM Associates manifested into an innovative, multinational collaboration. The founders, Michel Moukarzel, Mohammed Makki, Revano Satria and Pavlos Schizas pride themselves in applying the most dynamic and innovative emergent technologies in all aspects of their designs, a modus operandi that has secured the team multiple international awards, and whose work and research has been published and presented in numerous international journals and conferences across a multitude of different platforms and institutions.  The team has been founded on the belief that nature is the ultimate inspiration for design; regardless of scale, the application of the laws that govern natural systems has proven instrumental in MSSM Associate's unique and innovative multidisciplinary design solutions. An aspiration that the team endeavors to achieve without fail.  Working in constant unison with professionals of multiple disciplines allows MSSM Associates to comprehensively and efficiently transcribe concept to reality, providing solutions to a spectrum of challenges that range in form, application, function and scale.
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Biografia
Nato in California, Heller crebbe in Nevada e dopo gli studi trovò lavoro come agente di borsa. In seguito si dedicò alla politica con il Partito Repubblicano e venne eletto all'interno della legislatura statale del Nevada nel 1990.

Dopo quattro mandati Heller riuscì a farsi eleggere Segretario di stato del Nevada e fu riconfermato due volte. Nel 2006 si candidò alla Camera dei Rappresentanti e venne eletto deputato. Fu riconfermato nel 2008 e nel 2010.

Nel 2011 il senatore repubblicano John Ensign rassegnò le dimissioni in seguito ad uno scandalo sessuale e così il governatore del Nevada Brian Sandoval si trovò a dover scegliere un sostituto. Sandoval nominò Heller per il seggio e questi, dopo aver portato a termine il mandato di Ensign, decise di candidarsi per un mandato completo nel 2012. Nelle elezioni affrontò la deputata democratica Shelley Berkley e la sconfisse di misura, con un margine di scarto di appena un punto percentuale.

Sei anni dopo, ricandidatosi per un secondo mandato, Heller venne sconfitto con ampio margine dall'avversaria democratica Jacky Rosen e lasciò così il Congresso.

Ideologicamente Heller si configura come un fervente conservatore. Sposato con Lynne, Heller è padre di quattro figli.

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