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A dark creepy forest, a slasher with no regard for human life, and an entire group of campers waiting to be killed off; Cub takes us down a familiar road of modern horror and shows us that cliche isn’t exactly bad. In his directorial debut Jonas Govaerts, presents us with a fresh and fun slasher flick that was not only presented well, but just fun to watch altogether. Govaerts even breaks some of Hollywoods biggest rules, which I will get to later. Oh, and did I mention the synth heavy soundtrack?
Cub follows a group of Belgian scouts going on a camping trip with promises by the scout leaders to find the half-boy half-werewolf named Kai. Sam (Maurice Luijten) is an outcast alone in this group of snotty nosed brats. Peter, his scout leader (along with his attack dog) simply won’t stop bullying the poor kid. Venturing out in the woods to get away, Sam meets a feral boy that he believes to be the creature Kai and runs off to alert his fellow scouts. Predictably, no one believes him. Then things get weird when characters begin falling into traps placed around the forest by a maniac, named the poacher in the credits, who wants anybody and everybody killed (I really do mean everybody.)
I didn’t expect it to be as predictable as it was, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The film uses pretty much every overused trope known to the slasher genre, but employs some nice twists that makes them feel fresh. We’re still not breaking any molds here, though. Govaerts does however break the unofficial rules of killing with an unseen, but brutal, dog killing. Yeah sure, some kids get killed too, but no one likes animal brutality. It was pretty ballsy move, but it added to the rawness of things. That scene will stick with me for a while, not only because of the actual act of it, but the overall meaning of that scene.
The writer does an extremely good job building the characters and making you feel as if none of them are safe (even that dog). Even in scenes with no dialogue, the story progressed successfully and the actors really held their own. Maurice Luijten did a wonderful job playing passive little Sam and his descent into madness from the constant bullying. The story itself was a little cheesy, but that didn’t really matter with everything else that was going on for most of the film.
My only real problem I have is with the last few minutes of it all. The ending was extremely predictable and just kind of fizzled out after an otherwise satisfying build up. There’s really no explanation for why the unnamed madman sets up traps in the in the forest and hangs out with a feral boy that lives in a tree. Although he was pretty crucial to the story, the poacher’s presence was pretty weak as he only shows up occasionally to deal some damage.
Govaerts’ cinematography was excellent and super friggin creepy. The design of Kai’s mask is chilling and will be in my thoughts every time time I go camping. Everything about the movie makes the forest feel alive and worked perfectly. I enjoyed the traps and the fun kills that followed. Be prepared for some good old fashion impalings and heads getting smashed in. In hindsight, I really did have fun watching this one both times. I am excited to see what this writer/director has in store for the future!


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Cariboo Mining Properties
Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.'s wholly-owned Cariboo properties total approximately 392 square kilometres in area and are located approximately 60 to 80 kilometres northeast of 100 Mile House, in the south central Cariboo region of B.C. The properties all have excellent infrastructure in place, and either surround, or are situated in the general vicinity of the former Boss Mountain molybdenum mine. The sites are known as the Silverboss, Fox, Hen, Art-DL and Hawk properties.
About This Project
Happy Creek's Silverboss property surrounds the former Boss Mountain molybdenum mine, and is located within 350 metres of an open pit. The company has outlined a large, positive molybdenum, tungsten and copper anomaly in soil and outcropping rock samples that is approximately 3 kms in length and is thought to be an extension of the adjacent, previously mined deposits. Significant, positive values of gold also occur in this area. In addition, Happy Creek's systematic exploration has identified a new and large scale copper soil geochemical anomaly further north. These are thought to be examples of new bulk tonnage targets that exist in proximity to the former molybdenum producer.
Approximately 25 kms east of the Boss Mountain molybdenum mine, the Fox property is a large scale tungsten molybdenum system that has returned potentially economic grade tungsten in drilling and outcrop trench samples. The size of the mineralized area and positive grades obtained are very encouraging for a significant new tungsten skarn discovery. In November 2012, Happy Creek announced drill results from its Fox property, which clearly established the presence of a new tungsten deposit containing high grades that are well within conceptual open pit mining parameters.
Happy Creek's Hen property has returned a large area containing positive copper, lead, zinc and gold in soil and rock that is a bulk tonnage copper +/- molybdenum target at Anomaly Creek. In addition, several significant gold showings on the property include the Hen, Ledge and Dyke zones that span a distance of approzimately 4 kms.
Adjoining the Hen property to the east is the company's Art-DL property. The geology is very similar to the Spanish Mountain (1.75 million oz gold) and Thunder Ridge gold prospects, located approximately 100 kms to the north and 1.5 kms to the south, respectively. Exploration has identified positive gold and silver values in soil and rock samples, and drilling in 2010 intersected a long interval of positive silver values.
Within the central axis of the Quesnel Trough, the Hawk property contains geology consistent with other alkalic copper-gold deposits that are represented by five mines in B.C., Mount Polley, being the closest. Results from numerous showings contain positive to high copper, gold and silver values in a 3 km by 1.5 km area. In October 2012, Happy Creek announced results from trenching on its Hawk copper-gold property. This machine trenching revealed the source of mineralized surface boulders and poorly exposed subcrop. Results have expanded the mineralized footprint and confirmed the gold-rich nature of the system. Happy Creek's next step is a comprehensive drill program on the Hawk property.
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Exploration is ongoing
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In 2010, the Transportation Investment Act created the opportunity for state residents to vote on a penny sales tax to support local and metro transportation needs.
It is still not decided whether a vote on this tax increase to improve transportation will take place next summer or next fall. In the meantime, the regional Metro group that includes Rockdale County is seeking community input.
On Sept. 27 a forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m at the JP Carr Community Center, 981 Taylor St., Conyers, for the community to offer input.
If you are interested in the transportation needs of our area - especially if you commute - we would recommend that you make plans to attend this forum.
What happens with this vote could affect our community for generations to come.


The rail investment concerns procurement of 95 electric and 43 diesel locomotives worth Rand 3.6bn. During the current financial year, Transnet Freight Rail expects to take delivery of 86 locomotives and 1509 freight wagons.
As a result of the decision to accelerate locomotive orders, 196 locomotives will enter service in 2013 and another 106 in 2014.
Transnet's CEO, Mr Brian Molefe, says that although capital expenditure in the six months to September 30 fell 6.9% to Rand 9.5bn, it plans to meet the Rand 25.8bn annual investment target by March 31 2012.
Transnet says it needs to raise just under Rand 33bn during the next five years to fund the five-year investment plan, with the rest coming from its own resources.


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Maternity Photographer Cleveland Ohio. Pregnancy mini session.
This beautiful new Mama came in the other day for her mini maternity session. In the beginning of her pregnancy she figured she would not want photos of herself because she was a bit camera shy. Last week she contacted me at 35 weeks pregnant and to my delight said she had changed her mind 🙂
She said her baby girl will appreciate them when she gets older. And boys is she right.
I don’t know if it’s a girl thing or maybe guys do it too but I am constantly looking at old photos. Without those photos, you would never know. I personally would never know how beautiful my mom looked when she was pregnant with me if it were not for the few photos that we have. #cherisheveryphoto #photosarelife
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Address toxicity & mould exposure
A common denominator that patients with Lyme disease have is heavy metal toxicity and mould toxicity.
Heavy metals make bacteria far more toxic. Or vice versa. The bacteria which thrive in heavy metal contaminated areas convert these heavy metals into a far more toxic components like dimethyl mercury or arsenic. These toxins are known to be super destructive and in sufficient quantity can lead very severe outcomes.
It is therefore important to detoxify heavy metals via high intensity PEMF combined with binders, sauna, hyperthermia, fibre rich diet, exercise, and so on. You can find more about PEMF and Detoxification here. https://pemftraining.com/detoxify-with-high-intensity-pemf/
PEMF therapy is effective in heavy metal detoxification and also provides cells with the necessary energy to support the elimination.
Mould can result in an impaired detoxification, increased inflammation, damaged DNA/RNA, mitochondrial dysfunction and suppressed immune response. Mould can also reactivate old dormant viruses and flare up autoimmune diseases!
It is very hard to eliminate mould from the body. The only effective therapies are UBI, Ozone, Hyperthermia and good supplementation. Those with an elevated toxic body burden and suppressed immune system are significantly more susceptible to Lyme disease.
There is a mould detox box that is very effective at eliminating mycotoxins, please read the blog on mould here: https://www.trulyheal.com/is-mould-making-you-sick/ Another excellent way to detox is coffee enemas.

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It’s 6:30 in the morning in March in Virginia, so the sky is still black and the air still crisp as we drive. We park in the vast, empty lot before the big, dark church, and we walk into the warm, yellow light of the chapel. About 20 or so teenagers are already seated, but everyone is silent and still. A few minutes pass before Father Mark enters with Mrs. Moreau, the petite French woman who wears a black lace veil over her hair and speaks with a thick accent. She holds the golden Book of Gospels high above her head and processes, with the priest, down the center aisle toward the altar. It is 6:30 in the morning in March in Virginia and 15-year-old me is here to worship.
Growing up, my church celebrated these early morning Masses each Wednesday during Lent and Advent. I dreaded it each Tuesday night as I set my alarm. I regretted it each Wednesday morning as I showered while the rest of my family slept. I loved it, however, the second we pulled into the parking lot and saw the light spilling from that one room in the otherwise dark church. Even at age 15, I sensed that something special was happening in that chapel before the sun came up.
The Mass always ran swiftly. Given the hour, my usual anxious thoughts weren’t awake yet, and every word and movement of the liturgy amazed me. Isaiah’s poetry and Paul’s arguments. Mrs. Moreau’s deep bow before the altar. The splash of red wine as the priest filled the golden chalice. The echo of young voices praying to “our Father, who art in heaven.” The feel of my friends’ hands, some soft and some sharp, as we offered peace. Then, finally, the priest’s long arms drawing the sign of the cross over us and his deep voice telling us to “go in peace to love and serve the Lord.”
At the time, I assumed our church leaders were teaching us some legalistic lesson about the importance of Mass attendance.
Now, some 15 years later, I know different.
They were telling us:
This is where you come.
This is to whom you come.
In the middle of the night, when you can’t see the way forward, when you’re anxious for the sun to rise, desperate for the Son to rise.
You come to God.
The youth minister, the priest, and even Mrs. Moreau knew that we would all, with time, experience the darkness and the ugliness of the world. They knew that, in those moments, we would desire the light and beauty of the divine. They knew that we would need God, and we would need to know how to reach Him.
So, they invited us and encouraged us to come together in prayer, even on a weekday, even before 7 in the morning. And, now, I extend the same invitation to you.
I invite you to pray, even when you don’t want to, especially when you don’t want to.
Because, if we practice communing with God on our good days, it is a lot easier to commune with Him on our bad days.
We’ll know where to search for Him. We’ll know by which name to call Him. We’ll know how to recognize the sound of His voice, the signs of His presence.
I have not seen Father Mark or Mrs. Moreau in well over a decade, but I recall and appreciate them each Lent. Since high school, I have had several moments full of pre-dawn darkness and, thanks to them, I knew how to reach for God.
It doesn’t often involve driving to church before 7 in the morning. But it does involve whispering the Lord’s name, opening the Word, taking the Eucharist, sitting in sacred silence, and accepting peace from my neighbor.
To be fair, there was never a Wednesday morning in high school when I leapt out of bed, eager to leave the comfort of my own house to rush to church. There was also never a Wednesday morning that I left the chapel feeling less of the Lord’s joy and peace. And, there has never been a day since that I longed for the Lord and could not locate Him.


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Non-league Sutton’s midfield player, 32, who was once bought by Middlesbrough for £1.4m, will push himself to repay the club that has brought him back from the cold.
Bailey is your typical FA Cup cliche, a former Fulham junior who worked in a bookies and in a fruit and veg market with his dad when released before eventually being picked up by Sutton.
It was the start of a career that led him to Barnet, Southend, Charlton and that big-money move to Middlesbrough under Gordon Strachan.
Now he’s back at the club when it all started, grateful they signed him after a year-long injury and he can’t wait to embrace another tilt at the big time when they face Leeds today on Sutton’s artificial pitch.
Bailey loved him time playing at Boro. He said: “Strachan signed me when all the Scottish lads went there.
“It was my first time away from London but they were good times with some good players.
“I spent three years there and made 100 appearances but I had a couple of injures in the last two years.
“But now it’s lovely being back at Sutton. I signed last year and this club has progressed a lot since my first time here. They’re making a lot more money with the artificial pitch."
“Now playing Leeds with Sutton means quite a bit to me.
“We have nothing to lose. They won’t be used to our artificial pitch and the small crowd. We will try to make it as uncomfortable as we can for them. No team will ever be able to bully us. Many have tried and failed.
“We know we can match Leeds.”

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by Brenée Goforth
Media Manager & Communications Associate, John Locke Foundation
This week, Carolina Journal’s Kari Travis reported on the ongoing search for a UNC system president. Travis explains:
UNC has paved a rocky road when it comes to hiring — and retaining — leadership. In 2016, former UNC President Tom Ross was fired without ceremony. The event created an uproar over lack of transparency in board dealings. Things escalated when the BOG, then led by John Fennebresque, hired former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as Ross’ replacement. Fennebresque resigned amid questions about public accountability, while Spellings faced two years of protests, hurricanes, lawsuits, controversy over a confederate statue, and political baseball inside the BOG.
She resigned just two-and-a-half years into her five year contract.
Dr. Bill Roper, former leader of UNC Health Care, became interim president in January. He’ll stay as long as he’s needed, but hasn’t confirmed whether he’d seek the permanent job.
In August, UNC hired Kim Strach, former head of the N.C. State Board of Elections, to lead the presidential search. Officials are trying to balance confidentiality with transparency, Strach said Thursday, and plans to find a new leader by spring 2020.
The UNC system is looking for someone who can bring stability and strong leadership to the system. Travis explains decision-makers’ comments on the subject:
“Getting some stability in the administration is really critical right now,” said UNC Charlotte Chancellor Phillip Dubois…
“The person may be sitting in this room,” said Randy Ramsey, the committee’s chairman.
Indeed, some in UNC’s pool of chancellors should be considered for the job, member Phil Byers said of the officials around the table.
“I know that scares some of you to death,” he joked. “If you survived me for five years, then you’re probably pretty easy to get along with.”


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How to increase your capital with the help of bank deposits? We publish an overview of the most profitable proposals of domestic banks.
Recently, it has become possible to open a deposit without visiting the bank, through a mobile banking system for individuals. This innovation was introduced by the JSCB Hamkor Bank. The bank is ready to pay 19% per annum, if the client for 9 months will place on deposit more than 1 million soums.To use the online deposit, you need to be the owner of a plastic card of this bank.

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The Oath of Love (2020)
Other Title: 余生: 请多指教 , Yu Sheng, Qing Duo Zhi Jiao , Dear Doctor , The Luckiest Couple on Earth , I Give The Rest of My Life to You , Entrust My Life to You
Genres: Music, Romance, Youth, Drama, Family
Director: Lu Ying
Writer: Lu Tian (陆天), Zheng Dan (郑丹), Wu Pei Na (吴佩娜)
Network: Hunan TV, Tencent Video, iQiyi
Related Show: Adapted from a hit novel written by Bolin Shi Jiang.
- Yang Zi as Lin Zhixiao
- Xiao Zhan as Gu Wei
- Zhai Zi Lu as Gu Xiao
- Ma Yu Jie as Gao Xi
- Li Mu Chen as San San
- Li Yun Rui as Shao Jiang
- Wang Cheng Yang as Du Wenjun
- Du Shuang Yu as Yan Chengjun
- Yang Xiao Ran as Chen Xiaowei
- Zhao Shi Yi as Yin Xi
- Zhang Yu Qi as Jin Shi
- Xia Zhi Qing as Lin Jianguo
- Hao Wen Ting as Li Huijuan
Lin Zhi Xiao is a budding young cellist looking to start her career as she prepares to graduate from university. She has a handsome, loving boyfriend and even has a promising job lined up for when she completes her studies. Then her world falls apart…
Just before she graduates, her father is suddenly taken ill and needs to be hospitalized. She is forced to attend to his ailing health, and all of a sudden is forced to say goodbye to the job she was hoping to take. To compound the misery, she also splits up with her boyfriend. But when she is really starting to feel sorry for herself, she meets Gu Wei, the doctor charged with treating her father.
Gu Wei has also had a rough time of life of late, but the duo slowly starts to form a mutual understanding. But could love follow for this pair – and might they one day be able to reverse their bad luck?


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Efficacy of the new cephalosporin ceftaroline in the treatment of experimental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acute osteomyelitis.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Jun 8;
Authors: Jacqueline C, Amador G, Caillon J, Le Mabecque V, Batard E, MiÃ¨geville AF, Biek D, Ge Y, Potel G, Hamel A
Objectives To evaluate the activity of a new cephalosporin, ceftaroline, in comparison with other antistaphylococcal drugs (linezolid and vancomycin) at projected human therapeutic doses against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus (GISA) strains. Methods Using a rabbit experimental model of acute osteomyelitis, efficacy was assessed following 4 days of treatment by colony counts of infected bone tissues (joint fluid, femoral bone marrow and bone). Results Although vancomycin remains the standard treatment for MRSA osteomyelitis, it was ineffective against the MRSA strain and poorly active against GISA infections in this model. Ceftaroline and linezolid demonstrated significant activity in bone marrow and bone, and were significantly better than vancomycin treatment. However, ceftaroline was the only drug to exhibit significant activity against MRSA in infected joint fluid. Conclusions The present study supports ceftaroline as a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of severe MRSA infections, including osteomyelitis.
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Renegade Game Studios is going in hard on Axis & Allies, the classic board game of WWII action. They’ve launched a new website specifically for it as well as created their new Officer’s Club as part of it. Head on over and check it out.
From the announcement:
We are incredibly excited to announce the launch of our official Axis & Allies mini-site and community: the Officer’s Club! Be sure to check out the News section for some exciting announcements!
Then join us Feb 3rd & 4th for Renegade Con Virtual, where we’ll be revealing more of our 2023 plans! Learn about new releases, vote on the next new addition to the line, and get the details for the Axis & Allies World Championship at Gen Con 2023!

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Progress in Cancer Genomic Medicine: A Year in Review, 2012
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SummaryDuring the past year, the oncology community has been witness to a number of major reports regarding molecular-based therapeutics, as well as prognostic and predictive approaches based on genomic data, which challenge or simply change the standard paradigms for the management of malignant disease. In this brief commentary, several provocative reports are highlighted.
New Insights Into the Genetic Underpinnings of CancerTwo reports shed some light on the genetic causes of certain cancers, both of which give new insight into how we might approach these diseases in the clinic.
It is well established that germline BRCA mutations are associated with the development of cancers of the breast and ovary. The question that investigators sought to answer was whether BRCA mutations were susceptible to so-called genetic anticipation, leading to the development of cancer at earlier ages because of increasing DNA instability. In a cohort of 132 "second-generation" patients, median age for the development of a BRCA-associated breast cancer was 42 (range, 28-55 years) vs a considerably older median age of 48 (range, 30-72) in the preceding generation in these same families.  For the entire group, it was estimated that the second generation developed cancer 7.9 years earlier than did the preceding generation, and significant differences were noted when looking at subgroups such as BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations only and maternal or paternal inheritance only. These data, if confirmed by other investigators, have important implications for cancer screening schedules and for optimal timing of possible risk-reducing surgery with mastectomy and oophorectomy.
It has long been recognized that nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma has a strong heritable component. In an effort to discover particular genetic polymorphisms that may increase the risk for the development of this disease, investigators conducted genome-wide analysis of 393 patients with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma and 3315 controls and found that several polymorphisms on chromosome 6p21.32 were highly associated with this uncommon cancer, with P values ranging from 10 -8 to 10 -10.  Of note, these impressive results were confirmed in an independent dataset and provide strong support for the importance of specific germline polymorphisms in the development of this malignancy.
Using Genetics to Maximize Cancer Treatment BenefitThree investigations focused on ways to better identify which patients might benefit most from different cancer treatments, and all have clear implications for the way that cytotoxic and targeted therapies might be evaluated and used in the clinic.
Investigators at the MD Anderson Cancer Center reported their experience with treating patients on phase 1 trials upon matching a molecular abnormality in an individual tumor to an investigative agent that is suggested to favorably affect that target.  A total of 460 patients (40% of those tested) had at least 1 well-defined molecular abnormality. A group of 175 patients with a single aberration treated with an investigational antineoplastic agent that was "matched" to the abnormality was compared with 116 patients in the program who were treated without the benefit of matching. The objective response rate of 27% vs 5% ( P < .0001) as well as the median overall survival of 13.4 months vs 9.0 months ( P = .017) were both superior in the matched population. In a multivariate analysis, treatment that matched a drug to a particular molecular abnormality was an independent factor that predicted response and time to treatment failure. These data provide very strong support for employing such strategies in the phase 1 trials arena.
An intriguing report suggested a possible explanation for dramatic responses seen in a small handful of patients with metastatic bladder cancer treated with the mTOR inhibitor everolimus in a phase 2 clinical trial.  Whole genome sequencing of a tumor from a patient managed on this trial who had achieved a complete response and had maintained the response for more than 2 years revealed loss-of-function mutations in TSC1 and NF2. In preclinical models, mutations in these genes have been shown to inhibit mTOR signaling, [5,6] suggesting that tumors with these mutations might be exquisitely sensitive to treatment with mTOR-inhibiting agents. Analysis of sequencing of tumors from 13 additional patients treated on this trial showed that the presence of these mutations was associated with both a longer time to disease recurrence (median, 4.1 months vs 1.8 months; P = .001) and an ability to stay on therapy for a longer period of time (median, 7.7 months vs 2.0 months; P = .004). Although the number of patients examined is very small, the data clearly suggest that identifying mutated TSC1 and NF2 may be a highly relevant method for the selection of patients with bladder cancer (and perhaps other tumor types) who might benefit from an mTOR inhibitor.
Chemotherapy resistance is a major problem in many tumor types, and it has been suggested that epigenetic alterations in DNA that result in changes to methylation status may affect the benefits of anticancer therapy. To study this issue in colon cancer, investigators examined the relationship between sensitivity to chemotherapy and the methylation status of TFAP2E, a gene that encodes proteins known to be important to the development of colon cancer.  A striking increase of almost 6-fold in tumor response was seen in patients whose tumors exhibited hypomethylation of TFAP2E vs the entire treated population, while a significantly lower objective response rates was seen where hypermethylation was observed ( P < .001). These data, if confirmed by others, suggest that obtaining a pretreatment analysis of the methylation status of TFAP2E could be quite useful in determining an optimal management strategy for individual patients with colon cancer.

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There are no hard and fast rules as to how a film had to be set in the past for it to be called a period piece; technically, something set in the early 2000s might qualify. But thanks in part to all the Jane Austen adaptations and films about long-dead monarchs, the phrase period piece often evokes pompous gowns and elaborate estates—or at least a story set before many viewers were born. Here are 10 top-notch options to consider the next time you want to watch a period drama that may or may not involve fancy hats.
Merchant Ivory Productions’ Room with a viewThe film, based on E.M. Forster’s 1908 coming-of-age novel, became a star vehicle for two now household names: Helena Bonham Carter and Daniel Day-Lewis. The film also contains a Forster Easter egg: the gossip that Eleanor Lavish (Dame Judi Dench) shares with Charlotte Bartlett (Dame Maggie Smith) during their picnic echoes the plot of Forster’s novel. Where angels fear to tread. Bonham Carter also starred in the 1991 film adaptation of the book.
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1920 novel depicts 1870s New York in all its Gilded Age glory. But one advertising image printed in Us The magazine looked a little more modern, with Michelle Pfeiffer passionately hugging Daniel Day-Lewis while casually clutching a roll of Certs mints. “Oops!” said then-Columbia Pictures executive Sidney Ganis.
Elizabeth, director Shekhar Kapur’s first English-language feature film, chronicles the early years of Queen Elizabeth I on the throne. Cate Blanchett received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as the Ruler, but lost to Gwyneth Paltrow for her role as the Ruler. Shakespeare in Love. Ironically, Judi Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress that year for her portrayal of the much older Elizabeth I in… Shakespeare in Love.
Robert Altman was toying with the idea of making an Agatha Christie-style mystery film when his friend Bob Balaban suggested a screenwriter: Julian Fellowes, a real-life British lord who was still years away from making the film. Downton Abbey. Fellows accepted the offer, and Balaban co-produced (and starred in) what became one of the most entertaining depictions of 1930s British high society in film history. Despite the film’s huge cast, Altman did not allow the actors to come in for a few days to film only their scenes—everyone had to sign up for the entire 10 weeks.
Translate Ian McEwan’s romantic drama about World War II. Redemption On the screen, director Joe Wright broke the rules by casting Saoirse Ronan as the youngest version of Briony Tallis before casting two actors to play the character at an older age (Romola Garai and Vanessa Redgrave). During joint rehearsals, Garay and Redgrave tried to match Ronan’s mannerisms, and not vice versa.
Sir Steve McQueen was already thinking about making a film about a free black man sold into slavery when his wife suggested he read 12 years of slavery, Solomon Northup’s 1850s memoir, which does just that. Despite the gritty nature of the film – and McQueen’s desire not to “glamorize” the era – Lupita Nyong’o (who plays Patsy) described the set as “a very safe and sacred place.”
Beautiful based on the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the daughter of a British naval officer and an enslaved African woman who grew up as a British aristocrat in the 18th century. The portrait that features Dido (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and her white half-sister Elizabeth Murray (Sarah Gadon) in the film is a recreation of the real-life portrait that inspired Misan Sagai to write and direct Amma. Asante to join the project.
Because director Pablo Larraín believes that Chilean poet Pablo Neruda “cannot be put into a box,” he instead developed an “anti-biography” that depicts Neruda’s (Luis Gnecco) escape from Chile in 1948, adding a fictional inspector who pursues him (played by Gael Garcia Bernal). To give the film a distinctly vintage feel, Larraín, who also directed Oscar-nominated biopics, Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021) combines red and blue to create a faint violet filter.
Favorite tells (with artistic license) the historical rivalry between the two closest companions of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), who ruled Great Britain from 1702 to 1714. To help the actors internalize the story’s comedy, director Yorgos Lanthimos peppered rehearsals with quirky tasks, such as trying to avoid collisions by walking backwards, and clasping their hands together to create what Rachel Weisz called a “human pretzel.”
Céline Sciamma’s gripping novel follows the illicit relationship between an 18th-century French artist (played by Noémie Merlant) and a young noblewoman (Adèle Haenel) whom she is commissioned to paint. Oil painter Hélène Delmer created almost all of the art in the film, working approximately three months of 16-hour days.

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Thompson High School in Birmingham swept CHHS in a doubleheader Saturday by scores of 5-1 and 5-0. In the opener Houston Mabray went 6 innings and struck out five while taking the loss. Jalin Lawson was 2-3 while stealing a base and scoring a run. Chase Connell was 1-1 with two walks and an RBI while Joey Denison added a hit. In game two Blake Hutchinson worked 3 1/3 and struck out two. Harrison Reeves allowed only one hit in relief and did not give up an earned run.
The Trojans begin play in the Southeast Alabama Invitational Tournament Monday at G.W. Long against Slocomb at 5:00.


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House Dems include pay raise for feds in funding bill
- By FEND Staff
- Jan 07, 2019
House Democrats plan to open the new session of Congress by passing legislation to fund the federal government and end the partial shutdown.
The package includes full-year appropriations bill for most of the agencies shuttered during the lapse in funding that took effect Dec. 22. But under the Democrats' plan, the Department of Homeland Security will be funded under a separate continuing resolution through Feb. 8, to give time for more negotiation over border security funding.
The House package includes a 1.9 percent pay raise for federal employees, overriding a recent decision by President Donald Trump. The Senate has already agreed to the pay raise in its appropriations bills.
"It would be the height of irresponsibility and political cynicism for Senate Republicans to now reject the same legislation they have already supported," said Democratic leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a joint statement.
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has indicated he doesn't plan to act on any legislation without an advance commitment of support from the White House.
Most feds were last paid on Dec. 28 for work completed before the shutdown. About 380,000 feds are furloughed with 420,000 working without pay. The latter group is guaranteed back pay once the shutdown ends. However, an act of Congress is required to pay those feds on furlough. The Senate already passed such a measure before breaking for the holidays and it is likely that House Democrats will follow suit.
Feds are at risk of missing a full paycheck if the shutdown drags on much longer, however. The next pay date for most feds is Jan. 11.


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Chapter I - Audit Of Revenues And Accounts Payable From State Funds And Funds Under Its Control
Part 16 - Field Audit
Section 16.5 - Exchange of surplus farm products
Current through Register Vol. 44, No. 38, September 21, 2022
(a) Surplus farm products and farm animals, produced on any of the institutional farms, or at any agricultural school or agricultural experiment station, which are not required by the institution that produced them, may be transferred in the manner prescribed by section 177 of the State Finance Law.
(b) Each institution and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets shall keep a complete record of such transfers which shall state the products, prices, amounts and such other data as may be required.


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“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them and dominate them.” -Oscar Wilde
I rummaged through the kitchen cabinet, but there wasn’t a single coffee bean to be found. “My morning is ruined, now I have to go to the store,” I thought. Moments later I found coffee. I use this petty illustration to illuminate a larger truth: Because everything did not go according to my plan, I almost let this steal my joy. Perhaps today a snarky person smarts off to you, or you have to sit in traffic an hour longer than expected. As Sir Winston Churchill said, “Stay calm and carry on.” Ask Christ to help you keep your cool, deciding nothing will steal your joy.
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city (Proverbs 16:32, ESV).


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Lebanon, OH – Restoration Parts Unlimited, Inc. (RPUI), an automotive aftermarket restoration parts company, announced today that its subsidiary, Trim Parts, sold assets associated with its automotive carpet and floor mat product line to Automotive Custom Carpets (ACC), an industry-leading manufacturer of automotive replacement carpets. RPUI will leverage the sale of this non-core product line to invest in and strengthen its core, branded product lines that hold a clear and strong market position.
“We are excited to announce the sale of our Carpet product line to ACC, with whom we’ve had a longstanding relationship as a supplier to Corvette America. We believe ACC will be a good steward of the product line for the industry and the market. In addition, we believe this transaction represents an important strategic decision for our enterprise because the sale of this non-core carpet product line aligns with our goal to focus on our core capabilities and brands as the key supplier of classic car parts to the automotive restoration market,” said John C. Quinn, Chief Executive Officer of RPUI.
RPUI’s strategy is to lead the product segments in which we compete. To that end, we will use the proceeds from the sale of this business to diligently focus on our core competencies which include providing the automotive industry with a continuous flow of new products, rapid fulfillment and excellent customer service. Product development and exceptional customer service are the basic tenets that contribute to the historical success of our primary brands: Trim Parts—Emblems, Interior and Exterior Trim Components; PUI—Interior Upholstery and Trim; SoffSeal—Weatherstrip and Rubber Products; Corvette America—Corvette Interiors and all things Corvette; Mustang America—Mustang Interiors, Parts and Accessories; First Place Auto Parts—Front and Rear Mopar Spoilers, Hood Scoops, and Hood Pin Kits; The Right Stuff Detailing—Disc Brake Conversion Kits, Pre-Bent Lines, and Under-Car/Under-Hood Components.
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East 1st Street & Roycroft Avenue has a Walk Score of 85 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
This location is in the Belmont Shore neighborhood in Long Beach. Nearby parks include Rosie's Dog Beach, Bayshore Aquatic Playground Park and Marine Stadium Park.
Nearby schools include Lowell Elementary School, Rogers Middle School and Naples Elementary School.
The closest grocery stores are Olives Gourmet Grocer, Vons and Angelos Italian Deli.
Nearby coffee shops include Aroma Di Roma, Polly's Gourmet Coffee and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. There are 61 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Japanese Language School, Books, Classes and Tutoring, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill and zpizza.
East 1st Street & Roycroft Avenue is near California State University - Long Beach.
There are good bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. East 1st Street & Roycroft Avenue is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure.


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The chief executive, Asia-Pacific, for Project Worldwide, lists three key trends that will define the return to live events.
The experiential agency has appointed a native Kiwi, Tomaz Kljakovic, as NZ country manager.
New hire Emma Gill has 10 years of global brand experience including seven years in London-based experiential agency TRO.
A virtual character served as host of a 10th anniversary concert through live-motion capture hologram.
George P. Johnson took on the challenging task of producing a 3D hologram concert.
What goes up but never comes down? Venue costs and overheads that are eating into event budgets, apparently.
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The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder pricing has been released, and all models will see a bump of $150. The Pathfinder S model will start at $29,710.
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Stirring its fan base, Nissan asked fans to help create the ultimate Nissan 370Z track car.
A couple weeks ago, the folks over at AMS Performance set a quarter-mile record in their AMS Alpha Omega Nissan GT-R, recording an absurd time of 8.63 seconds and topping out at 172 mph.
If you've ever wanted to drive a Chinese electric vehicle, now's your big chance!


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FALMOUTH – Judy Titus of Falmouth was running on Old Silver Beach with her grandaughter, Cataleya, when she stopped quickly to comment on the weather.
“It’s fabulous. It’s the upside of global warming,” said Titus. “Can you imagine, it’s February and over 60 degrees?”
No need to imagine. Just before two ran off with joy on this a spring-like day, Titus said, “This is my all-time favorite beach.”
Meanwhile, Jack Donelly, 18, in his bathing suit, was lounging in the sun with his mother, Amy Donnelly, who was wearing a big jacket but was also barefoot.
The two came all the way from New Jersey to go to Old Silver Beach. Actually, they came to visit Jack’s grandmother who lives in Falmouth. But, Jack said, he had to go to the beach to go swimming.
“We have a competition in our family to see who can swim in the coldest temperature water,” said Jack.
It’s true, said his mother. When Jack told her that he wanted to go swimming, Amy said she thought, “All right, let’s see if he does this. But he ran right in, which I guess is the only way to do it,” she said.
“Don’t think about it,” said Jack of how he got himself into the water.
Amy said that while the rest of her family likes cold water, she does not. She described herself as “Caribbean,” adding, “I like it to be bathwater warm.”
Also at the beach was a gathering of six from two different families from Bellingham and Milford. Cindy Heilweil of Bellingham said, “The kids are on vacation. It’s 65 degrees. It’s a gorgeous day. This is a day trip.”
The families were spread out on a blanket, having a picnic. Two boys played catch with a ball. Heilweil said, “We walked along the canal and now we’re having a picnic lunch on the beach.”
As for the weather, she smiled and said, “Two weeks ago, we were in a foot of snow. This week, we’re eating at the beach.”
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This year is set to be filled with plenty of K-Pop debuts, but there’s something unique about upcoming boy group KINGDOM—they’re debuting with a medieval concept.
KINGDOM will debut under GF Entertainment, which previously managed actors like Kim Hye Soo and Han Chae Ah. The group has seven members, all of whom are budding visuals, but the thing that’s really catching fans’ eyes is their medieval concept.
In their first teasers, the members appear to be dressed as characters from the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the round table. One of the members even shares his name with the famous mythical King. The medieval era is still relatively untapped in K-Pop, making KINGDOM’s concept particularly unique. Soloist Jo Kwon is one of the few artists who alluded to medieval fantasy in his “I’m Da One” music video from 2012.
According to the agency, KINGDOM will debut on February 18 with their first single, “Excalibur”—a reference to the Excalibur sword from the King Arthur stories. Despite their debut being a month away, GF Entertainment has already released a music video teaser for the song.
Want to know more about the KINGDOM members before they debut next month? Look no further!
23-year-old Dann is the leader of KINGDOM and one of the group’s vocalists.
You may recognize him as Seungbo, a member of since-disbanded Korean-Chinese group VARSITY. He also participated in MIXNINE, where he ranked 71st. After growing up in Dubai for nine years, Dann speaks four languages (Korean, Arabic, English, and French). His other specialties include swimming and playing the drums.
20-year-old Arthur is the main dancer in KINGDOM and one of the group’s vocalists.
Like Dann, Arthur was also part of VARSITY, where he performed under the name Yunho. He’s been dancing for seven years, and his specialties include street dancing, urban choreography, and girl group covers. Arthur is a fan of BTS‘s Jungkook, and some of his favorite things including gaming, emotional ballads, and cake.
20-year-old Mujin is part of the vocal and rap lines in KINGDOM.
Mujin’s MBTI type is ENFP (the “Campaigner” type), which means he has vibrant energy, embraces big ideas, and is driven a sense of goodwill towards others. He enjoys soccer, swimming, cooking, and composing music. Mujin is also on the “Like” side when it comes to the mint chocolate debate.
19-year-old Louis is one of the vocalists in KINGDOM.
Dancing is also one of Louis’s specialties. Since he’s also a keen soccer player, fans can probably expect some fancy footwork from him. In his spare time, he likes to listen to music, go out driving alone, and eat fast food. He’s also a big puppy enthusiast.
19-year-old Ivan is one of the vocalists in KINGDOM, and he’s also presumed to be the group’s visual.
Like Mujin, Ivan also has the ENFP “Campaigner” personality type. He’s a black belt in taekwondo, and he also considers bowling one of his specialties. Ivan’s hobbies include gaming and listening to music, and he loves spicy foods.
18-year-old Jahan is part of the vocal and rap lines in KINGDOM.
Not much is known about Jahan yet, but it has been revealed that he’s skilled at the popping dance style as well as beatboxing. In his spare time, he likes listening to music and shopping.
18-year-old Chiwoo is the maknae of KINGDOM and one of the group’s rappers.
Like Jahan, Chiwoo is still something of a mystery. All we know right now is that his hobbies are gaming and listening to music, and his specialties are dancing and soccer.


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The relationship between football and fashion has arguably never been stronger. Brands and designers are being welcomed into the sport, creating special-edition releases and fourth kits, while players are now chosen to front campaigns.
At the heart of this relationship is the players themselves, who have moved on from the typical stereotypes of footballers’ fashion sense. Instead, we’ve got Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Tom Davies embrace of boundary-pushing designs, Hector Bellerin’s love for sustainable streetwear or Tyler Adam’s Jordan collection.
With the new season almost underway, this is the Premier League’s best dressed XI. While the players’ dress sense may be progressive, this team is playing a Mike Bassett-esque 4-4-2.


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A Florida man was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun after a 25-minute standoff at a local hotel, police said.
Police were called to Value Place Hotel, 135 Pinnacle Drive, in response to Aaron Michael Bever, 29, 228 Palmwood Drive, Apt. B, Dnuedin, Fla., threatening himself with a gun, court documents said.
A witness saw and described a gun that Bever was holding to his head, police said. The door to Bever’s room was slightly ajar, and when police knocked on the door, they heard the distinct sound of a holster unsnapping. Bever then slammed the door on the officers, police said.
He then barricaded himself in the room and wouldn’t come out for 25 minutes until he was talked into coming out by phone, police said. A search of the room found a pistol holster in plain view on top of a garbage can. A search of the room was done, and officers found a loaded .25-caliber pistol hidden in the air conditioning unit.
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"In many aspects our education system can be improved, but it is important to note all the positive changes during the last years - more male teachers in primary and secondary education, more young and ambitious teachers who are dedicated to the students and their generation in genera. The teachers participate more in variety of education projects and initiatives inside and outside the school and also the previous generation of teachers are much more adaptive to the new education requirements."
According to Assoc. Prof. Ilieva, the main problem is the clash between the generations: "Many teachers and lecturers lag behind their digitalized students."
As a lecturer more than 13 years, Assoc. Prof. Ilieva believes that "lifelong learning is not just a concept but a requirement nowadays."
You can read the full interview of Assoc. Prof. Ilieva here.

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DETROIT – A 63-year-old Detroit man was killed when the Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving crashed Wednesday morning along eastbound I-96.
Michigan State Police said at about 3:30 a.m. the driver lost control of the Tahoe on a ramp from the Southfield Freeway (M-39) to eastbound I-96. The SUV left the roadway, went down the embankment through the local lanes of eastbound I-96 and into the right embankment wall.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No one else was in the Tahoe and no other vehicles were involved.
The local lanes of eastbound I-96 were shut down for part of the morning.


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THE NCIS: LA TEAM IS STUNNED WHEN ALL EVIDENCE LEADS TO SPECIAL AGENT KENSI BLYE FOR THE MURDER OF HER DECEASED FATHER'S FORMER COLLEAGUE, ON "NCIS: LOS ANGELES," TUESDAY, FEB. 21
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"Blye, K." -- The NCIS: LA team searches for new evidence to prove Kensi Blye's innocence after she is taken into custody as the lead suspect in a murder investigation involving her deceased father's sniper unit.
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It was quite the start to the week for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, as each team swept their rivals (San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs, respectively). For the Dodgers, it puts them in first place in the National League West by a game over the San Diego Padres. For the White Sox, it was a much-needed three-game boost, as the defending AL Central champions still sit at 11-13 on the season, 3.5 games behind Minnesota in the division.
Both the Dodgers and the White Sox get a break with the typical abbreviated Thursday slate upon us, as there are 10 games, most of which are starting new four-game weekend series, but some teams are finishing up series that began earlier this week.
So read our MLB best bets, place your wagers, then grab your chips, guacamole, and “cervesa,” to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some “beisbol!”
Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers
The Bet: Milwaukee -1.5, -103 (UniBet)
The Reds have not only been losing, but they’ve been doing so in spectacular fashion. Cincinnati is off to a 3-21 start, which is the worst in baseball in 34 years. After somehow going 2-2 to start the season at Atlanta, the Reds have lost 19 of their next 20 games. And in all but one of those defeats, they have lost by more than one run. Last night, Cincy was staked to a 2-0 lead after the top of the first inning, but Milwaukee surged ahead and never looked back, winning 18-4. In the victory, Rowdy Tellez set a Brewers franchise record with 8 RBI.
Today, Milwaukee goes for the sweep with Adrian Houser on the mound. Houser has a couple of tough-luck losses, going 2-2 with a 2.53 ERA. He’s not a strikeout machine, putting away 16 hitters in over 21 innings pitched, but he’s coming off a win at home over the Cubs last week where he went six innings, allowing just two hits and no runs, striking out six while walking three.
The Reds respond with Hunter Greene (1-3, 6.00 ERA). Greene had two decent outings to start the year, but he allowed three runs in 3.1 innings against St. Louis two weeks ago and then got battered in Colorado, allowing four runs (two home runs) in 4 and a third innings pitched.
Milwaukee, the defending NL Central champs, are starting to cook, winning eight of their last 10. They’ve also beat the Reds in seven of their last eight meetings, and Cincy has dropped 10-straight on the road. While anything can happen over the course of a 162-game season, all of the trends are screaming Milwaukee here.
Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres
The Bet: San Diego -110 (FanDuel)
After reaching the playoffs in 2020, the Miami Marlins took a step back in 2021. This season, however, got off to a promising 12-9 start before the Marlins suffered a home sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks this week. Now, the Marlins cross the country to visit a San Diego (16-9) team that’s won seven of their last 10.
Miami has allowed at least five runs in each of their last four games (all losses), so they’re hoping that Jesus Luzardo (2-1, 3.10 ERA) can stop the skid. He’s allowed one run in three of his four starts, but he hasn’t gone deep into games this year, and the Marlins bullpen has struggled.
The Padres counter with Nick Martinez (1-2, 4.12 ERA). He’s coming off a win at Cincinnati last week where he allowed two runs in five innings pitched. San Diego has had trouble late in games, as their last two losses were in extra innings after blowing leads.
The odds here are closer than you would think due to the pitching matchup and the Marlins being 6-5 on the road, but San Diego is second in the National League with 119 runs scored, while Miami is one of four NL teams yet to score 100 runs (98), so we see San Diego prevailing here at Petco Park.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants
The Bet: Under 7.5 (Bet MGM)
St. Louis comes into San Francisco having won three of its last four games, including two of three against cross-state rival Kansas City. The Giants, as we mentioned, were swept by the Dodgers and have lost four of their last five.
Oracle Park is one of the most pitcher-friendly stadiums in MLB, and tonight features a good pitching matchup. The Cardinals send Miles Mikolas to the mound, who is just 1-1 on the year but has a 1.52 ERA and has struck out 25 batters against just four walks in 29 innings pitched. In his last two starts–against Arizona and the New York Mets–Mikolas went seven innings in each, allowing a total of eight hits, two runs, 12 strikeouts, and just one walk.
San Francisco goes with Logan Webb, who is 3-1 with a 3.26 ERA. He’s gone at least six innings in four of his five starts this season and has allowed one walk or fewer in those four quality starts. He has allowed three runs in each of his last three outings, but prior to that, he threw a gem at home against San Diego, going eight innings and giving up one run on four hits, seven strikeouts, and no walks.
The Giants have allowed at least nine runs in three of their last five games, but returning home and facing a pitcher like Mikolas, expect San Francisco to reset its focus, and runs should be at a premium tonight, leading us to favor the under.


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"I would love to see Eddie here," Cutler said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "But like I said, price and how he fits, and there are a lot of factors that go into it.
"It's not fantasy football where you plug people in and hope it works. If we get him, that would be great. I know he would fit in. He's a great teammate. It would be like old times."
Cutler said he talked to Royal on Tuesday, knowing Royal remained a free agent despite a report that he had agreed to terms with the Washington Redskins. According to a Washington Post report, the Redskins thought they had a deal with Royal but other teams showed late interest.
"I don't think we're done at that position," Cutler said. "I think we definitely want to get another (receiver).
"But it's going to come down to whether someone is available and whether (new GM Phil Emery) and the rest of the crew feel that the value is there at whatever pick we're at or whether we can get the right price.
"I don't think we'll be foolish with what we're trying to do. If we can get someone to help us out on offense, I think we'll grab him."


President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday gave a shout-out to his former aide now Senator Bong Go over the passage of the Malasakit Center Law — the brainchild of the legislator.
"The Malasakit Center Act has proven to be a great help to our less fortunate citizen needing medical services through one-stop platform in government officials," Duterte said during his fifth State of the Nation Address.
"We commend the initiative and work of Senator Bong Go in this regard as well as the other significant pieces of legislation as of today," he added.
According to Duterte, a total of 75 Malasakit Centers have been established in government hospitals in the country.
"These centers will be of great help in ensuring that our people remain healthy and resilient during these challenging times," he added.


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Renzo Piano’s curvaceous new headquarters for the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation are completed in Paris
Passers-by on the Avenue des Gobelins in Paris’ 13th arrondissement may notice an organic-shaped ’creature’ peeking above Auguste Rodin’s sculptures on the façade of No 73. Snuggled within an old city block, its rounded body is covered in aluminium scales, reflecting the grey colour of Parisian rooftops. A grey roof was one thing that Sophie Seydoux, president of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, insisted upon when discussing the design of the Foundation’s new headquarters with its architect, Renzo Piano.
Impressed by Piano’s 2006 Morgan Library extension - an elegant addition to the dense fabric of Midtown Manhattan - Jérôme and Sophie Seydoux went directly to the Italian architect for the Foundation’s new home. Piano had worked with Pathé before; his firm converted the 1920 Lingotto Factory building in Turin, home to one of its multiplexes.
Built in 1869 as a theatre and transformed into one of Paris’ very first cinemas in the early 1900s, ’Le Rodin’ - the existing building on No 73, which was gutted and rebuilt internally - was the perfect match for the Foundation. Pathé is not only a major player in the film industry today, but its history developed in parallel with the history of the movie industry.
A cinematographic empire born in 1896 from Charles Pathé’s interest in the technical innovations of his time (notably Edison’s phonograph and kinetoscope), Pathé had released over 9000 films by 1927. Its US branch reportedly produced a movie a day. All of them have been catalogued (although not all survived) in Pathé’s vast archives, which comprise everything from business correspondence to photos from movie sets, a first-hand account of the beginnings of cinema as an art and an industry.
The new building - a highly anticipated new project by one of the most iconic contemporary architects - was an ideal choice of setting for our 2014 Architects Directory photo shoot. While it was in the late stages of completion earlier this year, we brought together 12 practices from the Directory’s 20 emerging firms for a group portrait under its soaring glass roof.
When the Foundation’s new headquarters are officially inaugurated in September, the building will host two key functions: a screening room for silent movies and a resource centre. ’Showing and explaining are the two things I’d like to do here,’ says Sophie Seydoux, who plans to organise workshops for children to discover the materiality of movie making. Screening and exhibition rooms are housed in the lower floors, while staff and researchers will occupy the two upper levels, generously lit through the glass dome and clad in a warm, all-wood interior. The archives are sandwiched in the two floors in-between, at the building’s heart.
Having the entire demolition and construction process pass through the existing building’s 5m-wide listed front façade gate was among the project’s major challenges. Architect Thorsten Sahlmann, who worked on both the Morgan Library and the Foundation, explains that the building’s new glass entrance facilitates the transition between the historic frontage and ’the creature’.
The project’s reduced footprint (the theatre previously on site covered a larger volume) offers additional breathing space for the neighbours and even secures a courtyard garden, while the glass dome improves natural lighting in the adjacent apartment blocks. At Piano’s firm, they are convinced that a project should not only react to the client brief, but also contribute to the city that surrounds it, and the new Pathé Foundation is a thoughtful response to both.


Could more cameras in New York City help prevent attacks like the one at the Boston Marathon? That's what Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the NYPD is looking into.
The department already uses so-called smart cameras that hone in on unattended bags, and set off alarms.
Kelly dismisses critics who argue that increased cameras threaten privacy rights, giving governments the ability to monitor people in public spaces.
“The people who complain about it, I would say, are a relatively small number of folks, because the genie is out of the bottle,” Kelly said. “People realize that everywhere you go now, your picture is taken.”
Listen to WNYC's Amy Edding's full interview with Commissioner Kelly above.
So-Called Smart Cameras Haven't Always Made the Grade
Surveillance cameras helped authorities find the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing — giving more fuel to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly’s argument that the more cameras exist, the better.
The NYPD is touting its use of the so-called smart cameras that have been used for nearly a decade in Lower Manhattan to identify potential threats such as unattended bags left for too long.
“I'm a major proponent of cameras,” Kelly said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “I think the privacy issue has really been taken off the table.”
The technology also has industrial applications, such as quality control at bottling plants and on car assembly lines.
But it hasn’t been so effective in the past. The MTA proposed using similar cameras after the London Bombing in 2005. The project was abandoned a few years later when the software reportedly had difficulty differentiating stationary objects from moving ones.
Donna Lieberman, the executive director of NYCLU, says that, although high-tech cameras offer tremendous potential, they've been unable to stop attacks.
“There's no question but surveillance is here and it's here to stay,” she said. “The question is how we reduce the risk that we turn into a society where the government knows everything there is about you.”


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Off his soon yet to be released album “Yxng Dxnzl“, here’s “+-” by M.I. Abaga featuring Odunsi The Engine Lady Donli.
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“+-” is the Seventh song of the album.


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This week’s knitting pattern is based on a knitted doily edging from 1884. The reason it took me two weeks to get this one online, rather than giving it to you last week is because I had to rework the way the diamonds transition from one to the next, and kept changing my mind about how to do it, which meant a LOT of knitting.
I hope you enjoy the new pattern for the Knitted Diamond and Flag Border.
If you enjoy knitted lace edgings, don’t forget to check out the whole collection! My collection of knitted collars (because they’re usually just big edgings), insertions and edgings.
Today’s knitting pattern is a very unusual lace edging rescued from the advice column of the Melbourne Leader from 1884. I’m a sucker for any 19th century lace edging that doesn’t have a picture of the finished lace, because they’re usually ignored or missed by modern knitters and are sometimes very special, like this one.
Check out the knitting pattern for “Uncommon Lace”. I’ve updated, charted and test knit it so you don’t have to.
Today’s new knitting pattern is a special request from a reader. Martine’s Point Lace is a classic wave style pointed edging with a zig-zag edging and open lace header. I have written the pattern out in words and charted it for knitters like me who prefer a chart.
I hope you enjoy the knitting pattern for Martine’s Point Lace.
I’m still sewing the suffolk puff/yoyo coverlet together, enjoying my Farscape marathon and taking breaks with a little hairpin lace experimentation 🙂
After seeing pictures of hairpin lace fringe forks in The Young Ladies Journal (downloadable from Google.com) I thought I’d have a go and see if I could find the best way to make fringe and I think I came up with a nice technique. Here’s what a traditional fringe and fork would have looked like (from the Young Ladies Journal):
so I set my Clover loom up like this to imitate the traditional fork:
Here are the fringes I came up with.
Top: 1 double crochet (US single crochet) worked in the regular way (through the stitch) and then the short loops were chained together as a cable edge. I tied some loops in a knot, then snipped the ends and fluffed out the fringe for another look. I don’t like this fringe as I find the header to be all floppy and unattractive.
Middle: This is the technique I like for a plain fringe. I worked one double crochet per row again, but instead of working through the middle of the loop, I worked under both threads, trapping the whole loop within the stitch. You do have to put a thread through the small loops when you take it off the loom or they will threaten to undo. I threaded the small loops like a cable edge on this sample again. This made a nice tidy and firm header.
Bottom: The same as the middle sample but worked with two novelty yarns held together and a larger crochet hook. The purple yarn shrank when I soaked it overnight. I would have preferred if they had remained the same length. Now I guess I should try some fancier fringes like the ones in the Victorian needlework books! I will be documenting these techniques properly by adding a new section on hairpin lace to the website. Eventually…
I’ve also decided on a motif for my next tatting project!
It’s from the Priscilla Tatting Book #1 and I think I’ll make it in size 20, blue thread. I don’t have much blue size 20 thread left so I’m going to see what they have at the needlework store on Thursday. Now, back to sewing all those suffolk puffs together!


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A "nine-to-fiver" slams her keyboard and shouts profanity when her computer freezes up. A construction worker notices the oil is low in the forklift but continues to drive it until it overheats and can't be used. A manager chews out an employee, then has to duck to avoid the guy's left hook.
A regular day in working America?
For many workers, in a range of jobs, income and education levels, the workplace is a hotbed of stress and hostility. According to a recent phone survey of 1,305 American employees performed by Integra Realty Resources, stress leads to physical violence in one in 10 work environments. And almost half of those surveyed said yelling and verbal abuse is common in their workplaces.
Dubbed "desk rage" by the popular media--and known to psychologists as counterproductive or deviant workplace behavior--this behavior includes acts of aggression, hostility, rudeness and physical violence. A report in Compensation and Working Conditions by George Gray and Phyllis Myers of Virginia Commonwealth University documents the problem: In 1996, more than 18,500 nonfatal assaults occurred at work. In 1998, more than 700 homicides occurred at work. According to Lynn Jenkins of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, between 5 percent and 10 percent of these homicides are committed by a co-worker and between 8 percent and 10 percent of assaults are by co-workers.
Meanwhile, rudeness, hostility and theft have also become a common occurrence in America's work environments. Researchers at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina found that more than half of 1,500 workers interviewed said they had lost time at work worrying about rude behavior directed toward them. A third admitted to intentionally lowering their commitment to their work because of this rudeness.
The cost of workplace violence to employers is estimated to be between $6.4 billion and $36 billion in lost productivity, diminished image, insurance payments and increased security.
Growing attention to the problem
Counterproductive behavior is not just work stress--it's caused by stress, says Paul Spector, PhD, professor of industrial/organizational psychology at the University of South Florida.
"Anything that leads to negative emotions like boredom or anxiety can be a trigger," he says. Lack of control can also lead to counterproductive behavior, he notes.
Indeed, in the Integra survey, one out of every 10 workers said workplace stress is a major problem for them. And nearly a quarter reported being driven to tears by workplace stress. Half said they skip lunch routinely to get their work done. One in eight workers noted that overcrowded working conditions contribute to their stress.
Some literature shows that employees who work in cubicles, for example, are subject to more noise and may be more stressed. But Spector notes that sometimes cubicle environments can be helpful because people talk to each other and that might alleviate boredom. Meanwhile, factories tend to be noisy, yet those types of environments don't seem to increase employee anxiety, he adds.
The phenomenon of counterproductive behavior isn't new, but has been getting increased attention in the last five years. "The media influence can be good," says Spector. "It might make companies pay attention to it."
Recognizing the need to decrease employee stress, some companies are offering flexible work hours and increased benefits, which can certainly alleviate some problems. Others are tapping psychologists' expertise to set up wellness programs, social support and workshops teaching anger management and positive assertiveness to help employees learn to reduce the expression of negative emotion, according to Susan Burroughs, PhD, of Roosevelt University, Chicago/Schaumburg, Ill.
Burroughs also says that companies could be well served by "cyber-venting pages" on Intranet pages that allow employees to anonymously vent their frustrations and management to get a feel for the mood of the workplace.
But what counterproductive workplace behavior comes down to, she says, is individual differences in personality and coping styles. "Stress is one of many potential triggers for aggressive responses in the workplace."
Two industrial psychologists at the University of Tennessee--Michael McIntyre, PhD, and Lawrence James, PhD--conduct research on the personality that underlies counterproductive workplace behavior. They contend that people with a particular personality type--hostile, paranoid, prone to feeling victimized--are more predisposed to engage in counterproductive behavior than others.
McIntyre admits that most employees engage in indirect behaviors, such as not showing up for work, being late for meetings, talking about people behind their backs, trying to undermine supervisors' authority or yelling at co-workers.
McIntyre and James think that prescreening potential employees before they are hired is the best way to avoid aggressive or counterproductive situations in the workplace.
"You can wait for a pattern of behaviors on the job," says McIntyre. "But then you're somewhat stuck with the person."
The difficulty in identifying aggressive people in the hiring process is getting people to describe themselves honestly or admit problems, says McIntyre. He and James have developed a new tool, the Conditional Reasoning Test of Aggression, that uses multiple choice, inductive reasoning problems to assess personality. The test-taker answers reasoning questions, rather than questions about her or himself.
"The answers are built so that one appears logical to aggressive people and one appears logical to nonaggressive people," he says. For example, a sample question:
"American cars have gotten better in the last 15 years. American car makers started to build better cars when they began to lose business to the Japanese. Many American buyers thought that foreign cars were better made. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion based on the above?
A. America was the world's largest producer of airplanes 15 years ago.
B. Swedish car makers lost business in America 15 years ago.
C. The Japanese knew more than Americans about building good cars 15 years ago.
D. American car makers built cars to wear out 15 years ago, so they could make a lot of money selling parts."
Answer "D" reveals a person's proclivity toward retaliation over reconciliation, as well as a person's tendency to be cynical or suspicious of other people's motives and actions, the researchers say. Aggressive people see the world in different ways, explains McIntyre. "They see mistreatment where others don't. There's a fixation on power and respect," he notes.
Whether caused by person or environment, counterproductive workplace behavior is widespread.
"When we do studies, I'm always amazed at how many things people say they do," says Spector.
More research is needed on these types of behaviors because they might lead to serious aggression and violence, says Burroughs.
"Psychologists play a large role in research and treatment in this area."
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Yes Zoe! I'm so pleased this is still on this year and I love that it's being promoted in a gentle way. I'm very much up for a distraction, exspecially one to bring me back to sewing. So many things get in the way of this much loved hobby.
And as such, I don't have that much of a me made wardrobe any more but enough to help me stick to my pledge...
'I, Zoe, of Zoe Made This blog, pledge to wear my handmade garments every weekend in May.'
I can't give up my homebound weekdays to dressing up, it's leggings all day every day over here but I'm hoping giving a bit of thought to my weekend outfits will life the lockdown spirits :)