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It’s Week 7 of Dancing With the Stars Season 12, which means it’s time for — dun, dun, DUN — double dances. That’s right. You thought Kirstie Alley had stamina problems with one dance? Well, now she has two. Lucky for her, the second dance this week is the Team Cha-Cha-Cha Challenge, where the six remaining dancers split into two teams and compete for extra points from the judges.
The Cha-Cha-Cha was Kirstie’s first dance of the season and it was called her best. So she and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were excited — to put it mildly — when told by On the Red Carpet that they would be doing that style for the team dance.
Kirstie: “It's a Cha-Cha!”
Maks: “Oh, my Jesus baby Christ, thank God!"
Kirstie: "Yes! Oh, I love the Cha-Cha!"
Maks: "Oh, thank God!"
Maks puts his head down between his knees, as if he’s just been told his X-rays are cancer-free. However, the downside of a team dance is that Kirstie now has to work with other people to create something cohesive. "That's going to be difficult for me,” she says. "I want everybody to finally witness what I deal with," Maks says, laughing. "I will be in the back, sitting quietly, enjoying everybody else losing it." That’s so odd to hear from Maks, since he’s the one who has a mini-tantrum every season.
Two people not losing it so far this week are Kendra Wilkinson & Louis van Amstel. Louis revealed that they will be dancing the Tango as well as the Cha-Cha-Cha. @LouisVanAmstel tweeted, “Both @KendraWilkinson and I r very excited about the group dance and our team members!!!lol...” We don’t know who they have yet, but Kirstie & Maks could be part of their team.
Louis told On the Red Carpet that he and Kendra were either going to do Tango or Paso Doble as their main dance — and they were hoping for the Paso because of their song — but they ended up with the Tango. “Just finished the tango w @KendraWilkinson she's doing awesome,” he tweeted on Wednesday. “Even though we have to b in close hold its gonna have some surprising moves!”
And even Louis is feeling the heat of double dances, tweeting, “Wow, the work load of dwts has just gone to another level.Double dances, late nights, long hours, more of everything and yet,its so exciting.”
Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas are also excited for this week — and they actually did get the Paso Doble. They both hated their Quickstep song, “Walkin’ on Sunshine,” but this week they are thrilled with their music (although they won’t reveal the title). "This is going to be my favorite number," Chelsea told On the Red Carpet.
Romeo Miller is doing a lot of traveling this week since his new movie, Jumping the Broom, is opening on May 6. But he will have to find time to rehearse his Samba with Chelsie Hightower. "That could be a lot of fun," he said, but he still thinks their Titanic Waltz was the best dance ever. It did give Chelsie her first-ever 10 on DWTS, but she only gives Romeo’s kiss an 8.
Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff said their plan for this week is not to fall and to make sure their costumes are not in the way. Ralph reiterates that their Paso Doble coat trip was a mishap, not a mistake, so they just need to keep working hard and doing what they were already doing.
Kym Johnson wrote in her OK! magazine blog that she and Hines Ward will be dancing the Tango this week. "I think that’ll be a good one for Hines," she wrote, adding, "We also have a team dance, the first time we all dance together as a team. Which is really good fun, so I’m looking forward to that as well. We’ll have six left after [Tuesday's elimination], so three on each time and we all do a dance together, which is always really good fun. From now on in, we do two dances a week, so the pressure starts to pick up. This is when the competition really starts."
DWTS co-host Brooke Burke has been down the two-dance road and she got through it, winning the Season 7 Mirror Ball trophy with Derek Hough. "It gets really tough from here on out with the double dances and there's no way to prepare for it," Brooke told On the Red Carpet. "And every week you think, 'Oh my gosh, I'm never gonna learn this,' and then somehow your body kicks in and you get through it."
But they never get through it without some quality drama along the way! Expect more tears, fights, and frustrations as we head into the May 24 finale.


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British bassist Nick Stephens has always been a prominent mainstay within Europe's avant-jazz landscape. His affiliation with legendary British free-jazz pioneer and drummer John Stevens looms as one component of the bassist's overall dynamic and legacy. This rendition of Stephen's Calling Signals band was recorded live in 2009 during a brief tour of the U.K., and unites a prominent Scandinavian contingent of reedman Frode Gjerstad and drummer/percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love.
The extended tracks enable the band to stretch, reinvent, and generate a moveable aural feast. Microtonal, asymmetrical and revolving like a jagged loop with fractured incisions and expansive four-way dialogues, the music also contains an abundance of dips and spikes, restarts, pauses and thematic regenerations.
Performing on clarinet, Gjerstad nips and claws his way through the beginning of "Nine Souls," and slashes a path atop Stephens' booming, pliant lines and Nilssen-Love's cymbal textures and frothy drum grooves. Trumpeter Jon Corbett follows suit as the band progressively raises the pitch amid jagged detours and laconic doses of humor and wit.
The quartet subdivides into low-key duet interludes, the improvisational aspects a principle factor, although the musical approach and metrics appear to have been given some upfront thought. It's not about rambling or superfluous instances of entwining workouts, equally noticeable on "Five Souls (plus the barman)," which rotates between a fast-paced burner impetus with undulating rhythmic flows, and medium-tempo exchanges. Simply put, the band effectively takes care of business sans any mysterious agendas or trivialities.
Nine Souls; Five Souls (plus the barman).
Frode Gjerstad: clarinets, alto saxophone; Jon Corbett: trumpet, valve trombone, conch; Nick Stephens: double bass; Paal Nilssen-Love: percussion.


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Article by Kent Sullivan, Steve Williams, and John Tun
Newcastle sprung into existence in the years after Federal land surveyors discovered coal just east of Lake Washington in 1862. Seattle, a village of barely 1000 people in 1870, did not generate much demand for coal, but San Francisco, a city 150 times larger, was in great need of it for industrial and residential use, yet its local source (Mt. Diablo) was nearly exhausted. Seattle also greatly desired a “cash crop” to help provide much-needed capital. The timber and lumber businesses, although thriving on the Olympic Peninsula by 1870, were slow to develop in the Seattle area.
Creating a mining operation from scratch, to get coal to the surface, was a substantial challenge—but it was only half the battle, because the coal still had to be transported nearly 20 miles to the nearest ocean-going port, Seattle. The lowlands surrounding Seattle circa 1865 were densely-forested, old-growth wilderness, with absolutely no infrastructure (railroads, roads, settlements, etc.). Small quantities of coal were initially transported by canoe across Lake Washington, switching to small, shallow-draft barges guided south on the lake, to the Black and Duwamish Rivers, to Seattle’s waterfront, but clearly, a viable commercial enterprise could not be sustained with these methods.
Doing something different and more practical required capital—a lot of it—and there was precious little available in the village of Seattle. San Francisco, by comparison, was flush with investment dollars, and its investors were definitely motivated to help the city continue to grow and thrive. Thus, the Seattle Coal & Transportation Company (SC&T) was born in 1870.
The SC&T rapidly got an operation going that would have made Rube Goldberg proud, involving transloading coal 11 times in its journey and the first steam locomotive in the Puget Sound region.
Amazingly, enough money was made this way that the company shut down for an entire year in mid-1873 to build a more-efficient transportation solution involving three rail segments with three separate locomotives, using a 3’ narrow-gauge system, and two lake segments, using two sets of barges propelled by two steam tugs. This system moved 500 tons of coal per day to the company’s wharf and coal bunker at the foot of Pike St., which was built by the first mayor of Seattle, was the largest structure on the Seattle waterfront in the mid-1870’s, and kept a fleet of 9 clipper ships busy transporting coal to San Francisco.
Even this system was deemed too costly and was replaced by an all-rail route in early 1878. (Please refer to Kurt Armbruster’s excellent book, Pacific Coast: Seattle’s Own Railroad for more information on this operation.) The large numbers of men (and their families) required to operate the complex mine and transportation system propelled Newcastle to become the largest settlement in the area outside of Seattle in the years before 1880.
A dedicated group of members of the Newcastle Historical Society (NHS) has been researching all aspects of the SC&T: the route, equipment, production, people, and more. Last year they uncovered the site of an incline used to lower loaded coal cars to the east shore of Lake Washington. Amazingly, part of the incline site survives today (on private property).
An information-packed presentation on many aspects of the SC&T will be given September 26 at the Bellevue Downtown Library at 7:00 PM, in conjunction with NHS and the Eastside Heritage Society. The public is invited and there is no charge. We hope you’re able to attend and learn more about this fascinating, all-but-forgotten chapter of Newcastle’s early industrial history.
Our Mission To steward Eastside history by actively collecting, preserving, and interpreting documents and artifacts, and by promoting public involvement in and appreciation of this heritage through educational programming and community outreach.
Our Vision To be the leading organization that enhances community identity through the preservation and stewardship of the Eastside’s history.

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"We believe that our country has a moral and legal obligation to provide sanctuary for those at risk of persecution"
At the request of the Methodist Conference, the President and Vice-President have written to the Home Secretary with regard to the Nationality and Borders Bill currently before parliament.
The Rt Hon Priti Patel, M.P.
Secretary of State for the Home Department
2 Marsham Street
18 August 2021
Dear Home Secretary,
We are writing on behalf of the Methodist Church in Britain. The Conference of the Methodist Church meeting on 24 June to 1 July 2021 has requested that we write to you with regard to the Nationality and Borders Bill currently before parliament.
We believe that our country has a moral and legal obligation to provide sanctuary for those at risk of persecution. We also believe that people seeking asylum in the UK should be treated with fairness and respect, and that refugees should be welcomed and integrated into our communities. This is work of which our churches are proud to play a part.
We are therefore disappointed that the policies outlined in the Nationality and Borders Bill put these intentions at risk, by altering the way that the UK chooses to welcome those fleeing persecution and conflict. Many of the measures outlined in this proposed legislation risk creating more injustice in the UK’s asylum system, which will only increase the trauma and pain experienced by asylum seekers attempting to reach safety in the UK.
Attempts to streamline the asylum process are clearly necessary due to the backlog in case processing. However, the policies outlined risk creating a process which does not sympathetically handle the often traumatic circumstances and complexities of each person’s case. We must have an asylum system which treats people with dignity and respect, especially when they are vulnerable, and yet these proposals risk creating conditions which do the opposite.
The proposal to create a ‘two-tier’ asylum system, offering a selected few sanctuary and denying it to many others, undermines a principle we hold deeply that all people are created equal and all should be entitled to equal rights and respect under the law. To subject already vulnerable people to rapid removal, temporary protection and limited rights simply on the basis of their route to the UK fails to carry out the duty of care we have over one another. It creates uncertainty for families seeking safety and perpetuates a culture of distrust of those seeking sanctuary.
Furthermore, many experts argue that these policies undermine the UK’s obligations under international law to uphold the rights of refugees and offer sanctuary, under the UN Refugee Convention. With the Convention celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, in the face of current conflict around the world it is increasingly important that we recognise and champion the rights and dignity of people fleeing persecution and conflict.
We urge the government to outline targets for future resettlement of refugees and to set out how the UK will uphold its international and moral obligations. Refugee resettlement is an important part of our response to global crises and conflicts. It is vital that the UK government does more to ensure that we not only meet but exceed previous commitments.
Currently, over half of asylum applications are accepted in the UK on initial application or appeal. Individuals and families seeking asylum are likely to become part of our communities at some stage. Policies which hinder their wellbeing throughout the asylum process could prove detrimental to their future flourishing, and limit potential for healthy integration into our communities.
As Christians, we believe that we are called to treat everyone with the dignity and respect they deserve because of their inherent worth as God-created beings. However, these proposals risk jeopardising this severely. As a Church which seeks to offer sanctuary, witness to God’s love and stand for justice, we must speak up for human dignity and flourishing. We ask you to review these policies, and seek more just and fair alternatives.
Revd Sonia Hicks
President of the Methodist Conference 2021/2022
Mrs Barbara Easton
Vice-President of the Methodist Conference 2021/2022

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Shahrukh Khan slams Pakistan, says he is safe in India
Shahrukh Khan termed the entire reporting of feeling insecure in India and Pakistan government reaction to a statement he made to an interview a mere ‘nonsense’. He clarified that he never felt insecure in India."To address this whole issue with regards to my article that has taken an unwarranted twist, I do not even understand the basis of this controversy. This is what can only be called nonsense. It is deja vu again," he told reporters at an event in Mumbai.
Speaking about the article that was at the centre of the
controversy, Khan said: "The article I wrote was actually meant to
reiterate that on some occasions my being an Indian Muslim film star is misused
by bigots and narrow minded people who have misplaced religious ideologies for
small gains. And ironically, the same has happened through this article, once
again," said a dejected Khan.
Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, he said the article "Inside My Khanate" written by him recently for Outlook Turning Points, was being misquoted.
"I never said I feel unsafe in India..I tell my children, they are
Indians first." To those offering unsolicited advice, let me say: we in
India feel safe. They should read my article first," Khan said.
"It is irksome to have to have to clarify these issues...maybe I should stick to writing only on issues you expect me to know about, " he said.
After Shahrukh Khan’s interview of being a Muslim, Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed remarked that the actor is welcome in Pakistan and if he feels insure in India, he is most welcome in Pakistan. Saeed invited Shahrukh to move to Pakistan if he desires so.
Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik also expressed his concern about Shahrukh Khan on Monday and commented that Indian Government should provide security to Shahrukh if he wants so.
This incident has triggered the animosity between India and Pakistan.
Khan said that the primary reason why people are making a hue and cry out of nothing is because they did not read his interview clearly.
"I think some of the people have not even read it and are reacting to comments of people, who in turn have also not read it," he said.
"I implore everyone here to read the article and convey through your respective mediums of communications all the good things that it expresses to youngsters and my fellow Indians," he added.
Khan said that the feelings expressed in the article are heartfelt and are extremely important aspect of his life.
"The article is an appreciation of love that all of you have bestowed upon me and also a point of view from my being a father of two young children," he said.
In the piece in Outlook Turning Point, Khan had written, "I
sometimes become the inadvertent object of political leaders who choose to make
me a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in
India." He added, "There have been occasions when I have been accused
of bearing allegiance to our neighbouring nation rather than my own country -
this even though I am an Indian, whose father fought for the freedom of India.
Rallies have been held where leaders have exhorted me to leave and return what
they refer to my original homeland."


The HTC Butterfly S packs better specifications compared with the HTC One, but it doesn't have the great industrial build. If you're the type who prefers the fastest hardware, then the Butterfly S is the one for you. Otherwise, stick to the better-looking flagship One.
Announced in Taipei and targeted at the Asian market, the updated 5-inch smartphone features a faster 1.9GHz quad-core processor, the Ultrapixel camera found on the HTC One, and a much larger 3,200mAh battery. While it looks somewhat similar to its predecessor, the original HTC Butterfly, HTC has breathed new life into this handset with front-facing speakers and a fresh helping of Android Jelly Bean and the Sense UI.
The HTC Butterfly S doesn't deviate much from the original Butterfly handset. The design of the Butterfly S remains pretty much unchanged, except for the additional front-facing BoomSound speakers like on the HTC One. This is a good design effort by HTC, as it makes sense for the audio to be directed straight toward the user rather than from the rear or the sides where it can sound muffled.
If you like bigger screens, the HTC Butterfly S, like the Samsung Galaxy S4, sports a 5-inch full-HD panel. Like the original Butterfly, the screen delivers a good color reproduction as well as wide viewing angles.
Another thing I liked about the Butterfly S is that it comes with the standard three buttons. It did take me a while to get back to hitting the Home button located in the center (I was using the HTC One before this), but I feel that having three buttons is better than the HTC One's two, as it's less confusing to have a dedicated app switcher button.
The micro-SIM and microSD card slots are located at the top of the unit beneath a cover. I was originally worried that the microSD card would be hard to access, but the slot is spring-loaded, so there was no issue with removing the card. The power button is located next to the port, and like on the One, the button also doubles as an IR blaster to remotely control your TV.
The handset is curved gently to fit into your palms, but unlike the flagship One, the Butterfly S is made with glossy plastic. Not surprisingly, the handset feels oily with unsightly smudges after prolonged usage.
The Butterfly S is the first HTC handset to launch with Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean, though it still runs the new Sense 5 UI over it. There are some slight compromises that HTC has made to the operating system for its skin, including a limited customizable lock screen. Sense 5, by default, has a very featured range of lock screens to suit different user preferences, making the 4.2.2. lock screen features redundant.
You do get access to Quick Settings, Daydream, as well as the long-awaited battery percentage in the status bar. BlinkFeed has also been improved with the ability to pull feeds from WeChat and Instagram. WeChat feeds seem exclusive to the Butterfly S -- it's not available in the HTC One.
If you want to find out more about the HTC's Sense UI features, be sure to head over to our review of the HTC One for more detail.
The Butterfly S packs 16GB of onboard storage, which may not be enough if you have tons of multimedia files. Fortunately, it has a microSD card slot for added storage.
Connectivity-wise, the handset gets the full treatment in the form of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA, HDMI, and LTE, as well as NFC (which the first Butterfly did not have). Sadly, the smartphone loses the water-resistant capabilities found on the original Butterfly, which is a pity, as we're seeing more water-resistant handsets coming out from manufacturers these days.
Instead of the 8-megapixel camera found on the Butterfly, the S gets the 4-megapixel Ultrapixel camera with a f2.0 aperture and BSI sensor. It's the same shooter that the One has, and you'll find that performance is similar. You'll get better low-light shots, but the aggressive noise compression algorithm tends to smear details. You'll also be losing out on details that you can get on images taken with a higher-megapixel sensor in bright conditions.
Packing a quad-core 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, the Butterfly S is slightly faster compared with the HTC One, which uses the same chip, but clocked at 1.7GHz. The 3DMark benchmark tests showed that the Butterfly S is slightly faster than the Samsung Galaxy S4, which uses the same 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600.
The Butterfly S' 3,200mAh battery chugged along for about a day and half of moderate use. The smartphone was tested with our normal test settings of having two e-mail accounts, Facebook, and Twitter set to push notifications.
Voice quality was great, and if you like using the speakerphone feature, you'll appreciate the BoomSound front-facing speakers.
There's no doubt that the HTC Butterfly S is a great phone. While the design isn't new or interesting, it does sport better hardware specs compared with the flagship HTC One, though at a slightly higher price.
However, I still feel that the design needs to play an important part in smartphones -- with pretty much the same UI, these handsets need to distinguish themselves with the use of premium materials such as aluminum and glass.
While the Butterfly S does come in three striking colors, I'm of the opinion that with smartphones becoming lifestyle products, its design needs to stand out more. That's why despite the great hardware and features, I won't be awarding the Butterfly S with our Editors' Choice Award.
That said, if you're keen on picking one up, be sure to check with your local retailers for country-specific pricing and availability.


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Located in Sairee Beach district, Thalassa Hotel is rated 3 stars and features a rooftop terrace, a diving centre and an outdoor swimming pool.
This hotel is about 3.7 km away from Diving On Koh Tao. Guests will find Koh Tao city center within a 20-minute walk from the property.
The business hotel provides guests with 20 rooms including standard king room, superior king room and standard twin room that offer individual climate control, a laptop safe, television, a fridge and a sitting area. They also feature en suite bathrooms fitted with a shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries.
Servring a selection of food White Elephant and Barracuda Restaurant & Bar are placed a 5-minute walk away.
The hotel lies within 90 km of Chumphon airport.
Guests can take advantage of a meeting room and a photocopier along with 24-hour front desk, dry cleaning and housekeeping provided on-site.
Sport facilities include snorkeling, hiking and mini golf.

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A County Down teenager who has just been crowned the Topper World Champion has been awarded an esteemed Rainbow Communications Sports Award in partnership with the Mary Peters Trust.
15-year-old Liam Glynn from Bangor, who fought off fierce competition to win against 101 other sailors at the international regatta in Brittany in France, becomes the latest young sports star to receive the funding.
Accepting the accolade from Dame Mary Peters, Liam, who is ranked number one in Topper sailing in Ireland, said:
“I have been sailing at Ballyholme Yacht Club in Bangor for over five years and it was such an unbelievable achievement to be crowned world champion at the end of July.
“I will move out of Toppers into a Laser Radial in October, and have just taken part in my first event in this class at the 2013 Laser Nationals in Crosshaven in Cork.
“Receiving the Rainbow Communications bursary has been invaluable as I have been able to buy a sail and Bottom Mast section for a Laser Radial with the financial support.
“I love the sport because it requires great skill and stamina as well as intelligence and concentration to read the wind and tidal conditions. I’m very grateful that this dedication has been recognised by the Mary Peters Trust.”
Stuart Carson, Sales and Marketing Director at Rainbow Communications, said:
“I know Liam has been training exceptionally hard which paid dividends at the Topper World Championships and we are delighted the Award has gone to such a talented sailor.
“Liam has done Bangor and Ireland proud, and we are extremely pleased the Award has allowed him to prepare for his move into the Laser Radial class, which I’m sure will bring him more success.”
A monthly candidate from all recognised sports will be chosen for the Rainbow Communications grant.
Liam, who is currently studying at Regent House Grammar School in Bangor, has been tipped for future Olympic success by Dame Mary Peters, who said:
“Last summer we watched as Bangor man Ryan Seaton sailed in the Olympics and he too was once a star within the Topper class.
“Topper sailing is one of the most competitive youth classes in the world so to be crowned world champion is an incredible feat.
“To date, the Mary Peters Trust has provided bursaries worth over one million pounds to young people in Northern Ireland and it’s fantastic to see the Rainbow Communications bursary going to individuals such as Liam who will undoubtedly become a top senior sailor.”
To find about how you can apply for the award, visit www.marypeterstrust.org.
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CHICAGO – Different isn’t bad and might be great, but you’d better have an irrefutable reason to change what was never broken. Campy being the only word to accurately convey this alternate-reality version of Sherlock Holmes with an original script, writer Greg Kramer and director Andrew Shaver try too hard to be different without ever figuring out why.
CHICAGO – It’s the movie poster that says it all. The familiar red-headed talk show host, now bearded, resting his head against an ever-present microphone. The show must go on for “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop.”
DVD Rating: 5.0/5.0
CHICAGO – The first “60 Minutes”-branded DVD from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment is the surprisingly comprehensive account of the last two years of President Barack Obama’s life, “Obama: All Access - Barack Obama’s Road to the White House,” a great DVD for political junkies, historians, news fans, and everyone in between.

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Tennis star Maria Sharapova has a long way to fall.
For a decade the world's highest paid female athlete, her admission that she was first prescribed a now-banned substance in 2006 raises questions whether she has been taking the drug all that time, and whether she disclosed its use.
She was under no obligation to list the drug, meldonium - or mildronate as she knew it - on forms when she provided samples for testing but it could have paved the way for what sports professionals know as a therapeutic use exemption.
Athletes are encouraged to disclose medication for obvious reasons. If she did not reveal her use of meldonium, which she says she was prescribed for health reasons, it seems a remarkable oversight in light of the intense scrutiny of drugs in sport. It would seem too late now for Sharapova to raise the therapeutic option, but it is astonishing that such an elite performer, surrounded by a battery of advisers and lawyers, would be left so exposed.
Clearly the reaction of her major sponsors suggests they want to be some distance from the 28-year-old should things go from bad to worse.
Nike announced it would suspend their relationship with Sharapova until the outcome of the case was known. Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer put contract renewal talks on hold. Endorsement income is estimated to be worth US$20 million ($30 million) a year to the Russian-born tennis player, who over her career has earned in the order of US$200 million.
A worst-case outcome - a four-year ban - would spell the end of her professional days and a spectacular fall from grace.
The five-times grand slam champion has explained she had been using mildronate and was unaware of the different name and the fact it was on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list until she was advised of the positive test from the Australian Open. If she didn't know then someone was asleep at the wheel.
Sharapova says her doctor prescribed the drug 10 years ago after irregular heart tests. The drug makers though say a typical course lasts four to six weeks.
She also maintained she failed to click an email link in a letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency which would have alerted her to the change in the drug's status.
The fact the drug was banned did not come out of the blue. It had been on Wada's 'watch-list' all of last year, which should have rung bells with her retinue. How they missed as many as five warnings about the drug beggars belief.
The athlete faces awkward problems with the drug itself. It is not licensed for sale in the United States, where she lives, and though she says it was not performance-enhancing for her, Wada banned it for that very reason.
Latvian researchers developed the drug for patients with heart conditions brought on by a lack of oxygen in their blood. It has become popular with athletes who use the oxygen-enhancer to improve endurance.
Sharapova is provisionally suspended from tennis as of today. For a superstar and a super-earner, she faces an endurance test of a very different nature as she waits for the game's administrators to deal with the question whether the most bankable player in tennis is a drug cheat.


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Broadcast Station Deals Totaled Only $4.72B in 2021
In total, 77 full power stations were sold in 2021, which is only half of the 145 full power stations sold in 2020, according to a new report from Kagan
NEW YORK—While broadcast station advertising revenue has rebounded from its lows in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns, a new analysis from Kagan, the media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, shows that deal making for broadcast stations remains at near historical lows.
However, year-end numbers for 2021 are higher than in 2020 giving reason for some cautious optimism for 2022, noted Volker Moerbitz, the lead analyst for the Kagan report.
The Kagan analysis showed that the total deal volume for 2021 amounted to $4.72 billion, with 92.6% ($4.20 billion) of the total came from the two top-deals of the year, Gray Television, Inc.’s acquisitions of Meredith Corporation and Quincy Media, Inc. and the spin-offs following those purchases.
During 2021, Kagan reported that there were seven more full power TV station deals with price tags between $11.4 million and $31.2 million and nine full power station sales in the $1.0 million to $10.0 million range. “In total, 77 full power stations were sold in 2021, which is only half of the number of full power stations sold in 2020 (145),” Moerbitz wrote.
On the upside, Kagan said, the average price for full power stations ($58.2 million) was the highest since 2014 and the average cash flow multiple rose from 8.5 in 2019 and 2020 to 8.7 in 2021.
The radio deal volume accounted for only four percent of the total, making up $190.2 million in 2021. Kagan said that represents the lowest radio deal volume in their records, dating back 40 years to 1982.
For the third year in a row, the average cash flow multiple for radio transactions remained stable at 6.6x forward buyers BCF. “In our estimates, only 25 full power radio stations were sold based on their cash flow,” Moerbitz wrote. “That is, however, five stations more than in 2020.”
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Undaunted by 'hey nonny noes,' Barenaked Ladies compose music for StratfordBy HELEN BRANSWELL, Canadian Press, April 7th, 2005.
Antoni Cimolino (left), director for As You Like It at this year's Festival Theatre in Stratford, and Barenaked Ladies band member Steven Page at a recent recording north of Oshawa, Ont. (Photo: Patti Gower)
STRATFORD, Ont. — The Barenaked Ladies are masters of word play, their deftly crafted lyrics dotted with terms rarely otherwise heard on the Top 40. After all, who else weaves words like wasabe, ottoman and constipation into their songs?
But even the Barenaked Ladies experienced a moment of trepidation when faced with the challenge of working some of William Shakespeare's verse into musical numbers for the Stratford Festival's As You Like It, part of the 2005 repertoire.
"I thought... how do you put 'hey nonny' into a contemporary sounding song?" admits lead singer Steven Page, who nonetheless was eager to try when director Antoni Cimolino asked if the band would consider scoring music for the play.
While Bard and Barenaked Ladies might seem on first blush not the most natural of fits, Page understands why Cimolino felt the band was the right choice.
"I think one of the things he liked about the idea of working with us is that sometimes what's being said and what's meant (in the play) are often different. And that kind of irony is kind of our stock in trade," Page says during a recent interview.
This new production of the popular pastoral comedy is set in 1969, the summer of love. Cimolino was looking for a band that could write music with a '60s feel but a today appeal. CBC host Jian Ghomeshi—the former lead singer of Moxy Fruvous and a Stratford board member—suggested BNL. Cimolino called Page.
"I knew within minutes of speaking to him that it was right," says Cimolino, who is also executive director of the festival.
"They always have such a stress on the lyrics of their own songs. You think about their songs and they're beautiful, intelligent, fun, lyrics... And so I thought, yeah, that makes a lot of sense."
The prospect excited the band, which after a decade and a half together has been seeking ways to stretch creatively—including recently filming a pilot for a TV show.
"The more we do different things, even acting on this pilot, I find that there's just music and there's rhythm in all performance arts. And I found I like applying musical sensibilities to other areas," bass player Jim Creeggan explains. "I'd love to just (try)... the acting thing. Or interpretative dance. Or just plain tap dancing," he deadpans.
Still, Page had some initial worries, beyond the hey nonnies. He thought it would be tricky to compose tunes for existing, untouchable lyrics. It's the mirror opposite of the way he normally writes.
Typically Page will come up with a snippet of a song—melody and lyric—then will write the tune's music. Once that's complete he fleshes out the rest of the words.
"The most time is spent trying to fill in those lyrical blanks and perfect them, with the constraints being imposed by the already written music. Where here, I wrote these songs with the constraints being imposed by the text.
"I thought that was going to make this more daunting, and it actually made this easier," says Page, who found himself inspired by the playfulness and richness of the language—and the built-in musicality of the verse.
"So for instance just to be able to say a phrase like 'Under the green wood tree, who loves to lie with me?' the melody kind of sings itself," he says, then demonstrates. "I don't even notice the hey and a ho and a hey nonny no."
"Maybe we could use that in our next record," Creeggan quips.
Page says they set out to write tunes infused with the influences of '60s giants—the Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Nick Drake—without being derivative.
"We all grew up listening to '60s music and it's just part of being a music fan and a musician. And I think what we've tried to do is use what we've learned from the '60s without trying to imitate specific (songs)," he explains.
The resulting songs sound like they could have been performed in a '60s coffee house or folk festival - but could also earn airplay now. In addition to the five songs in the play's text, the band has composed and recorded incidental music that will be heard at various points in the performance.
They also recorded backing vocals to support the actors who will do the actual singing. But at this point Cimolino is leaning towards using only the voices on stage. There will be one exception, however. Page also composed music for If Music Be the Food of Love from Twelfth Night. A recording of him singing the number will be heard during the play.
Cimolino is delighted with the end product.
"They have really come up roses in every way."
And the band is looking forward to their Shakespearean debut. Previews begin April 27, and the show runs till Oct. 30.
"I can't wait to sit down and see it all happen in the end. I'm looking forward to that," Creeggan says.


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This pattern includes both the individual ornament charts as well as a large chart of the 12 days combined into a sampler. This 8.5" x 11" leaflet and two 11 x 17" inserts feature full-color charts, DMC floss codes, fabric suggestion, and backstitch details.
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This Week’s Travel Photo Gallery
Here are some of the most compelling travel photos submitted by our listeners this week.
Submitted by: Lorenza R.
Destination: Oahu, HI
About this photo: This pic was taken during our weeklong HI vacation at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Oahu. This is a flooded volcano crater that is home to reefs (seen in the shallows) and tons of tropical fish making it an easily accessable and amazing snorkeling site.
Best deal found: Renting a VW camper for $100 a day that slept 4. Car and hotel all in one!
Submitted by: Sterling E.
About this photo: Hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park
Best deal found: Parry Motel, Kanab, Utah
Submitted by: Sylvia K.
About this photo: This picture was taken in Magic Kingdom at the end of the fire works show. It was a chance shot. I was aiming and had just push the button when the castle went dark and the fire works shot off. There is a delay on my shutter, in this case it work out. LOL.
Best deal found: My husband is retired military and Disney offers a special to active and retired military persons and their families. We paid $0 for my husband’s ticket and $99 each for me and our three kids, which was for five days. We also purchased park hoppers for $24.99 each. For a little over $500, we had a wonderful time at Disney. Also, we have a nice time share so we really didn’t spend much for accommodation.
Submitted by: Phil L.
About this photo: This is a photo of one of the Monasteries of Meteora, Greece. The dominant monastery was built by monks on this rock tower in the mid 14 century AD. From my vantage point when taking this photo, I felt like I was in a movie set from a scene in “Lord Of The Rings.” It was difficult for my mind to grasp that it is real. I think this photo captures some of that feeling.
Best deal found: My wife June and I were on a 38 day trip through Turkey, Greece and Italy. Although Italy and Greece were somewhat pricy, the best deals bay far were in Turkey (tours arranged by hotel staff) to Cappadocia and Ephesus… our own excellent personal guides at amazing prices. We would urge anyone interested in ancient sites to travel Turkey soon, before the prices get high like the rest of Europe. One deal in Italy worth noting is a bus ride we took along the amazing Amalphi coast from Sorrento to Amalphi… one jaw dropping view after another (for less that $5.00 each).
Submitted by: Nora W.
Destination: Fang Shan Restaurant, Beijing, China
About this photo: We ate at the Fang Shang Restaurant in Bejing- and I was learning chopsticks… I am wearing the white and navy shirt.
Best deal found: Jade chopsticks for 2.50
Submitted by: Dana F.
About this photo: This is a building in Madrid, Spain where one side is painted and on side is real. Can you tell which is which?
Best deal found: Our best deal was tickets to a soccer game between Athletic Madrid and Asosuna. Not the cost but the experience. Asosuna won 4-2.
Submitted by: Mark P.
Submitted by: Susan K.
Destination: Grand Cayman
About this photo: This was the view from our free room. We used hotel points for our five night stay and airline points for our airfare. So food and local transportation were our only expense. Grand Cayman was beautiful and relaxing.
Best deal found: Because less people were traveling, extra rooms available for points were made available less than a month before our trip. Additionally to avoid paying the “late fees” for booking an airline award ticket less than 21 days prior to the trip, I used the pay with miles feature available to Delta Credit Card holders. This avoided the fee, plus used less points.
Submitted by: Leslie K.
Destination: Provence, France
About this photo: Palais des Papes in Avignon, Provence France
Best deal found: Cheap airfare $580, from Clark’s travel tips, $750/week 300 year old 4 story house in historic Arles through VRBO.com (another Clark recommendation), Cheap rental car $350/week (low season), and as always, Rick Steves restaurant recommendations and eating in our own kitchen.
Submitted by: Rebecca F.
About this photo: We are looking across the Mediterranean Sea at Campella, Spain.
Best deal found: Our best deal was the inexpensive stay at the Rio Vida Mission and the great staff.
Submitted by: Lisa W.
Destination: Colorado & Utah
About this photo: During a road trip from Colorado to Utah we stopped by the Bonneville Salt Flats. It was dusk, but the view was amazing. Here’s Jon digging up some of the salt for a souvenir to take home and use!
Best deal found: On the way back to Colorado, we stayed in a small town named Heber, where we found the cutest Swiss Hotel. It was only $60 bucks! It was spic and span, had a flat screen TV with cable and HUGE soft bed- what a deal!
Submitted by: Rick G.
About this photo: A Kirk’s Colobus Monkey which is found only on the island of Zanzibar.
Best deal found: Our driver/guide Thomas who could spot game with his naked eye that we had a difficult time finding with binoculars! He made sure that we got our money’s worth on safari.
Submitted by: Dana F(2)
Destination: Grand Targhee Wydaho
About this photo: 8am and five below zero
Best deal found: The dividend of free lodging at my daughters employee housing.
Submitted by: Holly N.
Destination: Oriental, NC
About this photo: This photo was taken at my Coastal home in Oriental NC and includes my parents sailboat. Sunset of course…..and all around a beautiful picture. Hope you love it as much as me!!!!
Best deal found: Best deal on this trip is the rental of my parents’ beach homes…. Great for duck hunters…..deer hunters…and Sailors…..Oriental is the Sailing capitol of the East Coast.
Submitted by: Ivy W.
Destination: Washington D.C.
About this photo: Sunrise at the Jefferson Memorial during the 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.
Best deal found: Basically everything is free in D.C. Admissions to all museums, etc…
Submitted by: Paul B.
Destination: Tokyo, Japan
About this photo: Great Shabu Shabu restaurant near Ueno in Tokyo. I go there every trip to Tokyo.
Best deal found: ALL!!!! you can eat Shabu Shabu.
Submitted by: Dianne M.
About this photo: Castle ruin in County Kerry Island.
Best deal found: No real deals, but recommend pub food. It is wonderful, fresh and less expensive than the fancier restaurants
Submitted by: Chris M.
Destination: Dominican Republic
About this photo: I was down there caddying a champions tour golf event. What a place to work.
Best deal found: The best deal was an all inclusive resort.
Submitted by: Debra K.
Destination: Front yard
About this photo: There was enough wet snow to make a snowman in the back of my truck when I got up one morning.


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Police: Glenburn Girl’s Name in National Missing Persons Database [NEW PHOTOS]
Scarborough police say they have confirmation from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department that the name of a missing girl from Glenburn is on a national missing persons list. Nichole Cable was last seen in her driveway on Sunday evening, when she told her mother she was meeting up with someone she knows.
The southern Maine department put out a bulletin on Facebook earlier today saying that Cable "may be with a male who had used a fake name on facebook to lure her in and gain her trust."
Nichole has been listed as missing and her name has been added to the National Crime Information Center database, or NCIC. It's a computerized database, so if her name is entered into any law enforcement computer, it will let them know that she's missing.
Details are sketchy at this time, but Nichole's mom, Kristine, talked with Susan Patten earlier today. She said that her 15-year-old daughter left some personal things behind, like her cell phone charger and make-up.
Police initially looked into another teen, but he was cleared when it was determined that he was with family when Nichole disappeared. He had also previously reported to police that his Facebook account had been hacked and someone was using his information and image to contact others on the social media site.
The Sheriff's Department says when Nichole was last seen, she was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, light-colored jeans, and black sneakers. Anyone with any information about Nichole is asked to call the Penobscot County Sheriff's Department at (207) 945-4636 or 911.


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David Knuckey studied at the Haute école d’art et de design Genève and at Zurich University of the Arts. His work consists mainly of paintings and sculptures, which he conceives as series. He uses diverse materials, including acrylic paints, wax, resin, PU foam, wood and plaster. His artistic work strives to blur the boundary between abstraction and representation. Knuckey makes use of images and everyday objects, which he then transforms. Reduced to their essence, the resulting objects and images often seem to have lost their original purpose.
His Cahier d’Artiste, entitled “SOUP/SUP”, presents a diverse collection of photos from his exhibits and his studio as well as sketches and notes. The images from his personal archive enter into dialogue with one other in the publication, flowing from one page into the next and reappearing surprisingly later. The content, compact and dense, is counterbalanced by blank pages. The format and design lend the book a magazine-like quality that conveys a certain ease, lightness and spontaneity. The content focuses on Knuckey’s artistic practice, his work process (with sketches and notes) and his work in the studio.
The text for David Knuckey’s Cahier d’Artiste was written by curator Judith Welter (Zurich). Welter studied art history, Spanish literature and religious studies at the University of Bern. She completed her doctoral dissertation in 2014 on the role of rumours and anecdotes in contemporary art. From 2015 to 2021, she was the Director of the Kunsthaus Glarus. From 2004 to 2015, she worked for the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art in Zurich, where she was the Collections Curator from 2012 on. Since 2016, she teaches at various universities and is the Director of Studies in the Master of Fine Arts programme at Zurich University of the Arts.
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Liquid Calcium Magnesium provides a 1:1 ratio of calcium citrate to magnesium with a light berry flavor. Each tablespoon provides 500 mg of calcium and magnesium in absorbable citrate form. Liquid Calcium Magnesium also contains cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and boron for additional support. This formula is xylitol-free and does not contain vitamin K. A 1:1 ratio of calcium to magnesium allows proper absorption of both minerals. The form of calcium allows it to be taken with or without food.
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Abortion: A Woman's Right or Right for Women?
"Throughout the years, grief has consumed me at different times in my life, and because I have never dealt with this, I have made some very bad relationship choices. I was in two very bad marriages, and most of the men that I have chosen are no good. I know it stems from abortion, and from me not feeling worthy of love because I did a horrible thing… I had my abortion 17 years ago and I still feel the pain. I can’t forgive myself. I’m the mother of 2 beautiful well-adjusted children. But I am always thinking about it. I don’t take care of myself and I weigh 300 pounds. I feel like I am destroying myself because of the terrible thing that I did…"


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Rektorhaugen Hoppbakke was built in the early 1950's by enthusiasts of Ski og Fotbollklubb Lyn. Until the early 1960's, it remained a snow-only ski jump, but then Jens Salvesen jr. built a take-off made of stone. Following that, only the inrun had to be leveled, but otherwise it was a natural ski jump. Thanks to its central location, many people used to jump there. Even nowadays, only enough snow is necessary to reactivate it.


WATCH: 'Tell ‘em I weren’t miming, they might think I was miming!' - Adele's show suffers a bit of a glitch
Adele's Birmingham gig suffered a bit of a glitch earlier this week when the PA system failed during her performance.
The singer was in the middle of belting out 'All I Ask' from her album 25 whyen the sound suddenly failed and fans could not hear her sing.
Adele was oblivious, however, as she could everything perfectly well in her earpiece.
Her fans began singing along to fill the void and Adele was a little thrown.
“Why did you all start cheering midway through? I thought there was a streaker on stage, what was that?” she asked once she had finished.
“The sound went off?! The PA f**king cut off?! Oh f**king ‘ell. Well I didn’t cut off in me ears, I could hear myself!” she said.
“Tell ‘em I weren’t miming, they might think I was miming! Every f**king show I sing live, never mimed in me life.”
The Oscar-winner has been playing a blinder on her tour so far, helping fans get engaged, singing along with an autistic fan, inviting two Irish guys to perform on stage at the 3Arena in Dublin, and engaging in hilarious banter at each and every show.
She will complete her European tour in June and will then headline Glastonbury with Coldplay and Muse.
- 'You're more f**king boring for moaning about me headlining' - Adele responds to Glastonbury criticism
- Irish guys invited to sing on stage with Adele will appear on Ellen DeGeneres Show
- WATCH: Adele brings 12-year-old autistic girl on stage to sing and Emily blows audience away
- WATCH: Adele invites Irish duo on stage at 3Arena after wowing her with viral video
- Adele 'furious' after hacker shares baby scan photo
- 'That was the most beautiful thing I've witnessed' - Adele celebrates fan engagement at London gig


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Amid wedding rumours, Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha were spotted together at the Delhi airport on Wednesday evening.
Avoiding the media, they were seen hurriedly getting into a car.
The couple recently sparked dating rumors when they were spotted in Mumbai.
Parineeti was recently spotted at designer Manish Malhotra’s house and this sparked speculations about her marriage to Raghav.
While the couple remains tight-lipped about their relationship status, AAP leader Sanjeev Arora took to his Twitter account to congratulate Raghav and Parineeti on their ‘union’ on Tuesday.
Sanjeev tweeted, “Heartiest congratulations to @raghav_chadha and @ParineetiChopra. May their union be blessed with an abundance of love, joy and friendship. My best wishes!!!’
Parineeti was asked by Mumbai paparazzi to comment on her wedding rumours. Even though she didn’t answer, she couldn’t stop blushing.
Recently, VP Jagdeep Dhankar also teased Raghav after his photos with actor Uunchai went viral on social media and said, ‘You have taken enough space on #socialmedia, this can be a day of silence for you.’
If reports are to be believed, Parineeti and Raghav studied together at the London School of Economics and have been friends for a long time.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Parineeti will be seen sharing screen space with Diljit Dosanjh in Chamkila. The Imtiaz Ali helmed film revolves around popular Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkil and his wife Amarjot Kaur. The couple was murdered on March 8, 1988, along with members of their musical group.


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Join Little Critter® as he learns why its important to be thankful for what he hasnot to be upset about what he doesn't.
Since 1975, Mercer Mayer has been writing and illustrating stories about Little Critter® and the antics he stumbles into while growing up. Tommy Nelson is thrilled to bring this beloved brand to the Christian market with the Inspired Kids line of faith-based books featuring Little Critter.
In Being Thankful, Little Critter isn't gettinganything he wants. Gator gets cool brand-new sneakers, while Little Critter is stuck with his boring blue ones. Tigers dad has a boatbut not Little Critters dad. And even at the ice cream shop, Little Critter cant enjoy his chocolate ice cream cone because he would rather have a huge ice cream sundae instead. But on a trip to the farm, Grandma shows Little Critter why thankfulness is so important and helps make any situation seem so much happier.
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Monday- Rocket Power Yoga Advanced Series by methodyoga
This workout is advanced. The exercises go by so fast I suspect the instructor might be using teleportation! If you are not comfortable with Handstand or need a wall for Handstand then you really don’t have time for Handstand in this workout (there are quite a lot of them so be ready with your substitutes). I am petrified of Handstand so I subbed with alternate shoulder strengthening exercises. To me this workout felt long and the “relaxing” section at the end was filled with Plow and Shoulder Stands which I don’t find particularly relaxing. This workout is available on Youtube
Tuesday-P90X 3 Total Synergistics. A good one for coordination. I also found it is hard to balance on your toes and squat.
Wednesday- Day #18 Real Time 30 Day Challenge + Ab Shred
I attempted to do sandbag swings (well with a kettlebell) and managed to strain my back a bit on this one. If like me you just cannot coordinate the sandbag swings I’d say go with the alternatives she offers you for the cardio section. I actually herniated a disk doing a sandbag swing with an actual bag a few years ago so I moved to using a lower more controllable weight but my back still complains. As I said she gives alternatives I just chose to be stubborn. I enjoyed the workout =)
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Thursday- P90X3 Isometrix I found this workout to be a lot of fun. There are a lot of one armed planks so be warned. I was not able to do the Plank Superman I had to do it on my knees. A challenging balance routine, be prepared to hold everything for 45seconds.
Friday- Fitness Blender’s 1000 Calorie Workout at Home HIIT Cardio Total Body Strength Training + Stretch. This one is very long but I killed it. I performed everything as it was shown, hung in there for the full routine, and sweated like hell. A good calorie burn!
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Saturday- P90X 3 The Warrior (I am not really able to jump into a lunge but other than that is went well!)
Sunday- Insanity Asylum Power Legs (I had to do some sub moves with the bands aka no jumps just bands as I am not that used to them yet and they are hard to keep in place. This one had kettlebell swings which I subbed with a pulsing move, wish I hadn’t chosen a pulsing move though because right after there was a huge pulsing squat section! My legs are toast. Because of stress I was nausea the whole first half of this workout, it didn’t seem related to the workout (I was nausea in knots before I even started!) so much as my emotional state.

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French television culture: has it outgrown the exception culturelle?
Ask any Francophile what they love most about French culture and they might say the food or the films. Perhaps they’ll mention French philosophy or Parisian fashion. One thing that you probably won’t find on their list of passions is French television culture. This might be all about to change.
A look back over the landscape of French television culture reveals that despite being pioneers of early cinema, the French were late starters to the small screen. The first broadcasts of national events only appeared in 1948, eleven years after the UK’s BBC aired the coronation of George IV. More recently, France’s television network only made the switch to digital in 2005.
French television culture: the exception culturelle française and US encroachment
Unlike it’s cinematic tradition, French television culture is not renowned for its quality. Stereotypical characters, less than challenging plot-lines and low production values have meant French audiences typically look to American shows for fresh, relevant and gripping series.
Despite the popularity of US shows, French television has still maintained a 40% slice of broadcasting in France due to a national particularity called the exception culturelle française.
The exception began in the infamous Uruguay round of trade talks in the early nineties. It excludes French television culture – audiovisual products including television, film and music – from free trade agreements. This means that the French state can enforce quotas of French and European television, thus limiting US dominance. Despite huge opposition. France even managed to secure this exception in the recently rejected EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The most favourable interpretation of the French government’s intentions is that the policy is designed to protect the emerging creative industry, allowing culturally important French programming a platform. However, with the exception of a few high points like ‘Bref’ – an inventive series of short monologue style shows – by the 1990s and early 2000s France had yet to produce the promised dearth of cultural gems. Instead, the exception seemed to slow progress and reduce quality of broadcasting.
The current state of French television
Anyone who has flicked through French TV might have noticed how long many of the programmes are. It’s not uncommon for shows to be 90 minutes each, with frequent repeats. The quotas demand more French produced shows, but if the industry can’t keep up then there is a scrabble to fill up space.
The need for more French content also allows lesser quality shows to get more airtime than they merit. Marc Fumandi, a member of the prestigious Academie Française writes in his book ‘L’Etat Culturel’:
one of the failings of our exception culturelle is that it protects our mediocre products just as well as it does our best ones.
Authors Donald Morrison and Antoine Compagnon argue in their controversial book ‘The Death of French Culture’ that government involvement in television also encourages what they call ‘cultural bureaucrats’. These are Paris-centric circles of media elites connected to government power who hold a monopoly over broadcasting.
The issue, as professor of Economics at Sciences Po Patrick Messerlin points out, is that funding new television relies on a growth of new actors and directors. This resource takes time to expand, whereas subsidies need to be spent quickly. The lion’s share of subsidies and quotas benefits therefore go to big production companies and top actors, while up and coming talent only pick up the scraps.
A changing tide for French television culture?
This insular picture is at odds with the current global popularity of French television. Cut to 2016 and television represents a €67.5 million export industry for France. French shows like ‘Spiral’, ‘Spin’, ‘Braquo’ and ‘Mafiosa’ along with French-UK collaborated ‘The Tunnel’ have all become popular TV fixtures in Europe and the US. French television culture has even embraced Netflix, with Marseille – starring Gerard Depardieu – becoming the first French-produced show on the streaming service.
What happened to produce this change? It’s possible that the exception culturelle has finally started working for French television culture. However, another explanation seems more likely, and it owes more to global influence than national protectionism. The rise of quality dramas within French television culture is evidence that France has caught on to the US–UK lead trend of treating series like mini movies, with the accompanying budget and structure.
Alex Berger, a co-producer on The Bureau – another hit French export – explained the inspiration to Variety:
We were influenced by stuff coming from the states such as The Wire, The Sopranos, The West Wing and House of Cards. We imported a new production technique into France for the series, based on a showrunner structure and a writing room.
The new wave distinguish themselves from previous French shows with their slick production, big budgets and gritty themes. As the production model reached France, it played to national strengths and allowed producers to think about TV in cinematic terms. Bringing in top film directors put an end to the idea that television is just for entertainment that should shy away from difficult topics.
The exception culturelle Française: time to let go?
So is it time to say goodbye to the exception? French television shows have proven they can compete on equal terms with the best US programmes. The success of an American production model in France shows that creative industries, in particular French television culture, should be looking outwards for inspiration rather than sheltering under the protection of the state.
In any case, despite France’s attempts to the contrary, a democratic government simply can’t control what people watch. If audiences are unimpressed by what they find on TV, they’ll go online to find something better. Leaving the exception behind would mean that when the global trend in television changes to something new, French television culture won’t be left in the dark.
What are your thoughts on the exception culturelle Française? Share your opinions on French television culture in the comments below.
1. ‘Gerard Depardieu in Marseille’,Television Streaming via Flickr
2. ‘Cameron, Obama, Merkel, Hollande, Renzi in 2016’, The White House -WhiteHouse.gov via Wikimedia
3. ‘Affiche Braquo 3’ , Geoffroy Thiebaut via Flickr