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Dark PhoenixJune 7, 2019
The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.
UnbreakableNovember 22, 2000
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
Kick-AssApril 16, 2010
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Chasing AmyApril 4, 1997
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
Professor Marston and the Wonder WomenOctober 13, 2017
The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941.
The Lost BoysJuly 31, 1987
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
SuperMarch 31, 2011
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Cool WorldJuly 10, 1992
Jack Deebs is a cartoonist who is due to be released from jail. His comic book "Cool World" describes a zany world populated by "doodles" (cartoon characters) and "noids" (humanoids). What Jack didn't realize is that Cool World really does exist, and a "doodle" scientist has just perfected a machine which links Cool World with our world. Intrigued at seeing his creating come to life, Jack is nonetheless wary as he knows that not everything in Cool World is exactly friendly.
Operation ScorpioSeptember 10, 1992
Budding comic book artist Yu Shu (Chin Kar-Lok) finds himself living out the fantasies of his alternate world when he saves a young girl from an illegal prostitution racket. With the aid of his fecund imagination -- and the help of an aging kung fu expert -- Yu Shu becomes something even he had never dared dream -- a hero in real life.
NarcoDecember 1, 2004
Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Living a simple life with his wife Pam and his best friend Lenny Bar, Gus decides to undergo therapy sessions and finds out that he can make incredible comics from his dreams.
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's HopeSeptember 10, 2011
A behind-the-scenes look at San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention, and the fans who attend every year.
Kleines Arschloch - Der FilmMarch 6, 1997
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CharlieDecember 24, 2015
A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.
Man with the Screaming BrainApril 3, 2005
In 2005 Bruce Campbell directed his first ever feature film. The film stars Bruce Campbell as a wealthy CEO who travels to Bulgaria after the fall of communism. His plan was to do business for his U.S. drug company yet he is shortly caught up in some dirty situations and ends up with a brain transplant after his brain is severely damaged. Slapstick B-Movie science fiction on a low budget.
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic YearsJanuary 19, 2016
A full-length documentary that follows the history of Captain America from 1941 to present and explores how “Cap” has been a reflection of the changing times and the world he has existed in throughout the years. Fans will hear from various Marvel luminaries including Stan Lee, Joe Quesada, Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Jeph Loeb, Louis D’Esposito, Chris Evans and Hayley Attwell, as well as family members of Cap’s creators.
ZoomSeptember 2, 2016
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
TungstênioJune 21, 2018
A retired army sergeant, a police officer and his wife and a drug dealer apparently have nothing in common, but they will unite for a greater good. When people start using explosives to fish on the edge of Salvador, Bahia, this group will do everything to end this environmental crime. But in the search for the paths that seem most correct, each one of them will go through more personal and moral conflicts.
The Amazing Screw-On HeadAugust 20, 2006
Based on the award-winning comic book by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), The Amazing Screw-On Head chronicles the adventures of a Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power who serves under president Abraham Lincoln.
ClownhouseJanuary 15, 1989
Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.
Once Upon a Time: The Super HeroesDecember 23, 2001
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.


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New Members Add to an International Portfolio of Smart Mobility Testbeds for the Standardization and Certification of Advanced Mobility Systems and Services
WARRENDALE, Pa. (January 12, 2021) – The International Alliance for Mobility Testing and Standardization (IAMTS) today announced the addition of two highly experienced institutes – DLR and Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH. DLR will join the alliance as a core member while Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH will be an academic partner.
“IAMTS has again added two highly experienced organizations to our international team with the additions of DLR and Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH,” said Peter Doty, secretariat for IAMTS. “Each organization brings decades of experience, as well as a network of partners of their own. We’re excited to include their input to our ongoing projects on autonomous vehicle testing.”
DLR – the German Aerospace Center
DLR is the Federal Republic of Germany’s research center for aeronautics and space. It conducts research and development activities in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalization. The DLR Space Administration plans and implements the national space program on behalf of the federal government. Two DLR project management agencies oversee funding programs and support knowledge transfer. DLR uses the expertise of its 54 research institutes and facilities to develop solutions to climate, mobility and technology. The organization’s 9,000 employees share a mission: To explore Earth and space and develop technologies for a sustainable future. In doing so, DLR contributes to strengthening Germany’s position as a prime location for research and industry.
“A central aspect of our research is the simulation and testing for connected and automated driving. We operate one of the largest test beds on public roads in Germany. We are convinced that both topics, testing and simulation, need clear and reasonable standards, especially for data exchange and the efficient use of available test capacities,” said Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katharina Seifert, head of institute of transportation systems at DLR. “At the international level, IAMTS offered the best platform to discuss and establish the necessary standards. We are looking forward to contributing to the IAMTS goals with our experience and findings.”
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The free event entitled LGBT History with Voices & Visibility: Uncovering Hidden Stories, held recently, included talks from inspiring speakers - Caroline Paige a retired RAF navigator with a thirty-five-year flying career that includes eighteen operational deployments. In 1999 she became the first transgender officer to serve openly in the British Armed Forces. There was also a presentation from Rob Hurley a Landing Gear Systems Engineer at Airbus in Bristol - the co-chair and founder of Airbus; LGBT+ Network and Finn Mackay, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at UWE Bristol, with a PhD from the Centre for Gender & Violence Research at the University of Bristol.
As part of this month's celebration, there is a ground-breaking exhibition by OutStories Bristol that reveals the hidden histories of Bristol’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities through images, artworks, oral history and memorabilia. Focusing on living memory (c. 1940s to the present) the exhibition tells how people in Bristol fought to shape and control their own lives. It is the story of those who witnessed these changes and helped to make history. Book here https://aerospacebristol.org/whats-on

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Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis in May 2010
Tom Lee Park, FedEx Blues Tent, Memphis, Tennessee
May 2, 2010
April, indeed, may be the cruelest of months, but I doubt that a blue-blood like Thomas Sterns Eliot ever spent the sweaty seasons in Hell that are Spring and Summer in the cultural fault line of the United States: Memphis, Tennessee. The weather there in the Mississippi Valley is as conflicted as the region's psycheserene and as beautiful as Eden one moment, and defying John Milton's description of Hell the next. Typically, it works like this: Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico flows up ahead of a northwestern cold front bearing down through Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, riling the Native American gods into fantods so terrible that the Arkansas River Valley and points east are either leveled or trembling from that special grace.
Such was the case for the 2010 edition of the Beale Street Music Festival, held the weekend of 31 April to 2 May, 2010 in Tom Lee Park on the banks of the Mississippi River. The weather was a constant threat, and flash flooding along Interstate 40 between Nashville and Memphis dramatically affected the festival lineup. However, much great music was performed and the inclement weather did not deter tens of thousands of the dedicated from attending. Tom Lee Park was a muddy mess and rubber knee boots were de rigueurthe women sporting colorful fun ones and the men, the ones they wear to deer camp with a couple of hip waders thrown init is the American south, after all.
The Beale Street Music Festival formally kicks off Memphis in May, a month-long celebration of all things Memphis, focusing on music, food, culture, and education. Now in its 33rd year, the Music Festival has become a draw for both well established bands and up-and-coming talents on their way to the same. The audience attending is also impressive, with people coming from all over the Midwest to witness the three-day event. Almost biblical is the gathering of spirits at this special bend in the mighty Mississippi.
A Brief Digression...
Memphis, not Cleveland, is the rightful home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland seems to claim the Hall because the city was the home base of WJW radio disc jockey Alan Freed, who coined the term "rock and roll" (having lifted it from the African American colloquial pool). Cleveland hosted, with Alan Freed, the first rock and roll concertThe Moondog Coronation Ball, March 21, 1952. And finally, Cleveland was Elvis Presley's first appearance outside of the Cotton Curtain (February 25, 1955 at the Circle Theater...that is if you don't count Presley's Valentine's Day appearance that same year in Roswell, New Mexico, but that fact interferes with the romance of the Cleveland's claim).
Compare that pedigree with that of Memphis: Memphis has Sun Records, 706 Union Avenue, where the first rock and roll recording was made. Which one, you ask? Both of them: Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats "Rocket 88" (recorded 3 March or 5 March 1951) and Elvis Presley's "That's Alright (Mama)" (recorded July 1955, released 19 July 1955) were waxed in the Sun Studios on Union. Memphis was also the home of the Stax/Volt labels, whose house band, Booker T. and the MGs provided session services to Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Albert King, The Staples Singers, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, and Delaney and Bonnie. That's R&B and Soul music, you say? Where did rock and roll come from, then, Nimrod, Led Zeppelin?
Another prominent record label from Memphis was former Sun Records producers Joe Cuoghi, Bill Cantrell and Quinton Claunch's Hi Records who hosted Al Green's 1970s material, including Let's Stay Together (Hi Records, 1972) and I'm Still Loving You (Hi Records, 1972) and Call Me (Hi Records, 1973). In addition to Presley and Green, Memphis has played home base for many musicians like Isaac Hayes, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Sleepy John Estes, Johnny Ace, Aretha Franklin, and we never even got to Elvis Presley.
Memphis also hosted another recording studio in addition to Sun, Stax and Hi. The American Sound Studio, 827 Thomas Street, was where Elvis recorded his comeback From Elvis in Memphis (RCA, 1969) and his last number one single, "Suspicious Minds" (RCA, 1969). American Sound also hosted B.J. Thomas' recording the David/Bacharach "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," (Sceptre, 1969), Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" (Universal, 1969), Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" (Atlantic, 1967) and the late Alex Chilton and the Box Tops' version of "The Letter" (Mala, 1967). Almost equal with From Elvis in Memphis was Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis (Atlantic, 1969), recorded there in September 1968.
Geographically, Memphis has more bona fides than Cleveland if only from Southern author David L. Cohen's divining of the region from Where I was Born And Raised (Houghton Mifflin, 1948): "[The Mississippi Delta] begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg." A separate sage description more accurately defines the Mississippi Delta as a triangle whose base extends from East Monroe, Louisiana (..."then she must be in East Monroe, I Know" Robert Johnson) to Yazoo City, Mississippi ("I'm goin' where the Southern cross the 'Dog'" Charlie Patton) and where each side meet at the apex in the bar at the Peabody Hotel. All American Music was born in this cradle of American Civilization. Beat that, Cleveland.
Memphis In The Meantime
Friday night saw performances by Limp Bizkit, Blues Traveler, Jeff Beck (who is enjoying a late career resurgence) and Wide Spread Panic. Saturday had Jerry Lee Lewis, Drive By Truckers, Colbie Caillat, North Mississippi Allstars, Gov't Mule, Derek Trucks Band and Susan Tedeschi, and Savoy Brown. Cancellations included Alice in Chains, Hall & Oates (after two songs, due to the threat of tornado), and the Flaming Lips. Sunday dawned with the threat of inclement weather, but none occurred. Instead, the sun came out and a sticky Southern humidity descended on Memphis like and Old Testament plague, making it necessary for the crowd of 90 thousand to consume bottled water and Tall Boy Budweisers in alternating fashion, one after another.
With Three Doors Down, Alison Krauss, and John Hiatt stranded four hours away in Nashville (no Dixie Moses here to part the waters covering Interstate 40), the musical pickings circled sharply into focus. Earth, Wind & Fire, led by Memphian Maurice White, delivered a spirit trip down memory lane for an hour-and-a-half. But the real music took place in the friendly confines of the FedEx Blues Tent, the only covered venue in the festival. On folding chairs, approximately 1,000 fans were treated to the rural blues of 70-year old Robert Wolfman Belfour. Belfour was a young contemporary of Othar Turner, R.L. Burnside, and Junior Kimbroughall leading components of the North Mississippi Hill Country blues tradition, one characterized by percussive music with rolling momentum and the use of alternated guitar tunings outside the realm of slide guitar.
Belfour performed originals and blues standards, while seated, playing a electric guitar. His repertoire was heavy on Howlin' Wolf as was Wolf's longtime guitarist Hubert Sumlin who, following Belfour, was backed by Memphis native Eric Gales, whose opening numbers included Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" and "Red House" and Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," which he concluded with a blazing ride through Beethoven's "Fur Elise." Sumlin opened with the Wolf classic "Sitting On Top of the World," treating the crowd to the guitar playing that made him and Howlin' Wolf famous. "Spoonful" and "Little Red Rooster" (with Blind Mississippi Morris) round out the set.
Next in the Blues Tent was uber-slide guitarist Sonny Landreth. Landreth came to fame playing guitar in John Hiatt's band The Goners. Playing with a simple power trio, Landreth displayed amply why he should be considered the greatest living slide guitarist. Landreth revolutionized slide guitar playing the same way Eddie Van Halen did for standard guitar playing. A master in multiple tunings including minor keys and cross tunings, Landreth displayed a technique that is only approached by Derek Trucks. While Landreth's vocals are weak, his song writing and execution are beyond compare. His hour-and-one-half show was divided into one-third instrumentals and the remainder his wispy vocals on humid, swampy themes.
Following Landreth was blues vocalist Janiva Magness, the 2009 National Blues Foundation B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year. With her band, Magness burned the tent up, accelerating her acetylene with "Burn Your Playhouse Down," "Wang Dang Doodle," and "Home Wrecker." Maybe a bit too much Koko Taylor hero worship, but, then again, can there be too much of that?
The evening concluded with the draw of the day, Leon Russell, the consummate session man and musical fixer. A musical polymath like Ray Charles and Willie Nelson, Russell has touched all atoms of Rock music from playing keyboards on Jan and Dean's Surf City (K-Tel, 1963) to his upcoming collaboration with Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin and T-Bone Burnett. Like Charles and Nelson, Russell possesses a voice so unique that it could be identified light years away from a single note. It is a voice full of the Oklahoma dust of his Lawton home. The Midwest permeates Russell's art from his singing voice, to his guitar and piano playing, and to his composing.
Just a few of the notable places Russell's finger prints may be found are on the Beach Boy's Pet Sounds (Captiol, 1966), Glen Campbell's Gentle on My Mind (Capitol, 1967), Joe Cocker's Joe Cocker! (A&M, 1969) and Mad Dogs and Englishmen (A&M, 1970), the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed (London, 1969), B.B.King's Indianola Mississippi Seeds (MCA, 1970), The Flying Burrito Brothers' Burrito Deluxe (Edsel, 1970), The Concert for Bangledesh (Capitol, 1971), are you beginning to get the idea? Russell, more or less quietly shaped music during the 1970's with his Midwestern soulful vision.
This much experience has left Russell with a lot of important friends and a repertoire that cuts a mile-wide swath across American music. Not only is his songbook packed with his own compositions now considered rock standards, his covers represent a body of interpreted music surpassed only by his associate Joe Cocker. Russell took the Blues Tent stage with his quintet, guitarists Chris Simmons and Beau Charron, bassist Jack Wessel, and drummer Brandon Holder and launched into an abbreviate "Jumpin' Jack Flash" coupled with "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." As far as openers go, it was most exciting, if a bit scripted. Russell, dressed in light pants and floral shirt, signature cowboy hat and sunglasses, came out and took control from the get go.
Russell's physical appearance is as dramatic today as it was at the Concert for Bangledesh, if not more so. His long mane and beard have long since gone white, giving him a sepia-toned aura of substantialness. At the end of his life, Johnny Cash was often cast as an Old Testament Prophet who has seen all and been alllikewise for Russell. If John Cash is the firey, wild-haired Elijah, warning all of certain due, then Russell is the mystical, windblown Ezekiel divining dreams and explicating harbingersThe Master of Space and Time.
Russell and his band swiftly (but with no haste) gave definition to American Popular Music since 1930. After the opener, Russell navigated the introduction of "Paint It Black" directly into "Kansas City." "Sweet Little Angel," "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Wild Horses," and "I've Just Seen A Face,"all covers that have been part of his concerts for years. But it was not all covers. Russell peppered the performance with many of his own compositions. "Back To The Island," "Hummingbird," "Lady Blue," "Delta Lady," all made appearances. But it was not all Russell, either. Guitarist Chris Simmons gave a bracing solo spin on Robert Johnson's "Walking Blues" that blew like a quiet hurricane through the hot Memphis Night. Russell then took a solo"A Song For You."
Russell has been at this a long time as evidenced by the sleek, streamlined, no-frills show. He is the complete professional and business man, still touring long after he no longer needed to and still acting as a vibrant muse in music. Russell closed his show with "Stranger in a Strange Land"Do you recognize the bells of truth / When you hear them ring / Won't you stop and listen / To the children sing...

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It’s a year of transition. That’s how one should see Season 6 of Arrow, the long-running DC superhero series on The CW. It’s been a year since the all-important Season 5, in which former playboy billionaire turned Star City mayor Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was confronted with demons left festering since he first became a bow-wielding vigilante.
Now in Season 6, Oliver and company are experiencing the fallout of all those exorcisms, as leftover plot threads from last year have exploded into something bigger than just an afterthought.
Now that Arrow has begun its winter hiatus, here’s a look back at all the most WTF-worthy moments from the season season. Between the return of old faces like Anatoly and Slade Wilson, to the most casual confirmation that Batman exists, here are all the big things to remember from this season of Arrow as the new year approaches.
8. The Return of Anatoli
Right from the first episode of the season, Arrow saw the return of Oliver’s old Russian mob buddy Anatoli, who is still ways away from becoming the super-villain KGBeast. Season 5 went deep into Oliver’s history with the Bratva, which seemed, without killing him off completely, finished off Anatoli for good. But as soon as Season 6 began, Anatoli came right back, and in the mid-season finale it seems he’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
7. That Batman Reference
Justice League was right around the corner when Arrow returned, so the specter of the DC Universe loomed even bigger over the Arrowverse than ever. So it was pure lightning when Oliver Queen made the most clear reference to Batman in the show’s history, mentioning “Bruce Wayne” by name during an emergency press conference. It was all Stephen Amell’s idea, too.
6. Billy Joel
Totally inconsequential to the actual plot, Billy Joel’s “cameo” in Arrow was quite bizarre, but also fun. Though the Bronx crooner didn’t actually make a guest appearance, stock footage from one of his live concerts were inserted, purely because they had the rights to use Billy Joel at all.
5. The Return of Olicity
Season 6 has been packed with returns, but the most divisive “return” is easily Oliver and Felicity’s relationship. Sure, it’s what fans wanted to see in early Arrow, but by Season 4 when it was a thing, few could tolerate the two being together. Their emotional distance in Season 5 was a palette cleanser from what seemed like a horrible mistake, but now Season 6 looks like a committed do-over. Maybe I’m just exhausted of the pairing, but this is truly one of the most baffling aspects of the season.
4. The Reveal of Vigilante
Perhaps the folks behind Arrow didn’t think this one through. Or they did, and the execution just wasn’t there. Either way, the reveal of Vigilante being Dinah’s ex felt was a vastly underwhelming beat that didn’t live up. to something a whole year in the making. Thankfully, there’s some gas in that tank, as Dinah’s secret fueled her exit from the team with Curtis and Rene.
3. Slade Wilson and Oliver’s “Friendship”
For two episodes this season, Oliver helped Slade Wilson rescue his son (who turned out to be an even bigger jerk than his father).
Here’s the thing: Does Oliver not remember Slade Wilson killed his mother and left his family in ruins? Like, Deathstroke was his biggest enemy. Why all of a sudden are they acting like old war buddies? Oliver’s reasoning to Felicity barely made sense too. We all love Deathstroke and we all love Manu Bennett, but this buried hatchet made no sense.
2. Overgirl and Dark Arrow
How about that crossover? As awesome as “Crisis on Earth-X” was, the marriage between “Nazi Supergirl” Overgirl (Melissa Benoist) and “Dark Arrow” shocked and grossed out Twitter. Somehow, a kiss between two insanely attractive TV actors has never been more gross. Is it because Kara and Oliver are such a wrong fit? Is it because they’re Nazis? I say: why not both?
1. The End of the Team?
It might only be temporary, but the mid-season finale left the integrity of “Team” Arrow in doubt. There’s hardly a team anymore. Rene, Curtis, and Dinah have all left, and in the teaser for the return episde, they’re forming their own squad. Between Team Arrow and Team Canary/Dog/Terrific, Arrow is pretty much doing the premise of South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Hopefully, unlike South Park, Arrow won’t finish this storyline with a gigantic fart.
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Jo Faith, Newtown
Thanks to The Echo for sharing the views of ex-Magistrate David Heilpern on domestic violence (DV), policing budgets, and social priorities. Over the years submissions have been made to Byron Council to seriously consider refuges for women and children fleeing DV.
Byron Shire is not exempt from this social curse and as recent events such as COVID-19 reveal, there has been a rise in DV. This not only affects women but also shatters the lives of children. They get little support in communities, or serious funding.
Consequently, the courts are filled with DV victims. Imagine if Byron Council could equalise its policy focus to embrace all of society? Significant time seems to be spent in supporting developers and ‘the high end’, promoting the shite ‘Byron Brand’, while little effort is made to fund the social consequences of rising inequalities.
When working in a refuge I saw the face of a young child who had just entered the facility and was encouraged to come outside and play. His little face was locked in terror. He was inarticulate. His body rigid with fear and his eyes lifeless. This image has never left me. Time to rise up Council and address and remedy social inequality. House women, children and First Nations elders.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Voter Fraud: 670 Ballots Cast in Georgia Precinct with 276 Voters
A northeastern Georgia precinct located in Habersham County had 276 registered voters before the state’s primary elections at the end of May, but 670 votes were recorded—indicating that 276 percent of voters turned out in Georgia’s primary election, McClatchy reported.
The recently publicized voting irregularities come as the state investigated other instances of voter fraud—including one where an Atlanta City Hall staffer claimed she had to “print and deliver 500 blank absentee ballots” to an advocacy group staffer and pick up additional ballots from the Atlanta mayor’s campaign office to drop them off at an office in Fulton County.
Part of the reason for the increase in voter fraud claims stems from concerns about the security of Georgia’s electronic voting systems, as Georgia is one of a handful of states, including New Jersey, South Carolina, Delaware, and Louisiana, that uses electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper trail for voters to verify their ballots.
Elections experts say the lack of a paper trail makes the ballots difficult to audit.
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The response of the USA to OPEC and its partner’s plan to reduce output by two million barrels per day was strong enough to suggest an uptick in hostilities with oil producers, particularly Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that the decision was well anticipated, Washington saw it as a strong indication from its Gulf allies that they are not likely to comply with USA’s requests to continue oil production. In fact, it has started a war between the two major oil powers to make a serious impact on the energy regime. Hence the tug of war has an impact on the global energy domain since these two are the principal role player in the energy regime.
However, prior to the 2020 election, current US President Joe Biden urged to charge Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman for the Jamal Khashoggi issue. The Trump era was quite friendly with the Saudi government. So, to confront Donald Trump Biden used the anti – Saudi stance in the 2020 election. Even the US government published a report on the issue after Biden was elected as the president. But the Ukraine war changed the landscape of global politics by introducing the energy crisis. To maintain a balanced price inside the USA, the Biden administration requested the KSA to put a bridle on the price. But despite having kept the USA’s urge the OPEC plus decided to hold the production of 2-million-barrel oil per day. It will help to move the price upward since the downward price of oil was alarming for the OPEC members. The rising oil price can determine the interim election in the USA. Hence the US responded strongly. But the KSA maintained its position. However, here the action of the two big powers in terms of energy will facilitate another round of energy crisis in the global market. The following portions will discuss the issue and what ramifications it will bring.
– Syed Raiyan Amir is a Research Associate at the KRF Center for Bangladesh and Global Affairs (CBGA). Previously, he served as a Research Assistant at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and International Republican Institute (IRI).
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Some music instructors might feel disappointed if their students were to stop playing after a few years. But Migmar Tsering doesn't feel that way.
Just over a year ago, the Tibetan man started a music school, Rolyang Lobling, at King Street Center in Burlington to teach local Tibetan youth how to play the dramyin — a traditional Himalayan lute. Through music, he hopes to inculcate a sense of Tibetan identity and camaraderie among his students.
Even if his students eventually stop attending Rolyang Lobling — which translates to "class of music" in English — or playing the dramyin, Tsering is confident that his efforts haven't gone to waste.
"Now, they know they are Tibetan kids," said Tsering, whose two daughters also attend his school.
Music is in Tsering's blood. When he was a student in Dharamsala, India, in the 1990s, he was in his school band, where he played the flute, trumpet and bagpipe. He later taught himself how to play the dramyin. He and his classmates often performed at cultural events, which were important in the preservation of Tibetan culture.
In 1959, the Chinese government cracked down on a Tibetan uprising, which forced thousands into exile into countries such as India. Among them was the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of about six million Tibetans.
Since then, the Tibetans in Tibet have experienced a "cultural genocide," said Tsering. Hence, the onus is on overseas Tibetans to practice and preserve their traditions, he continued. Tsering described his music school as a "small attempt" in that collective effort.
Fifteen middle and high schoolers are currently enrolled in the school. With financial support from Vermont Folklife Center, Tsering was able to purchase instruments for his students, who are divided into two age groups.
Tsering spent the first year helping his students achieve small milestones. These included holding the dramyin in a comfortable position, identifying musical notes, playing the instrument without having to look at their fingers. He also instructed them to listen to Tibetan folk music, as well as to play familiar tunes such as "Happy Birthday" and "Are You Sleeping, Brother John?"
Tsering admits that he finds teaching Tibetan youth in the U.S more challenging than when he taught in India. The environment isn't quite as conducive, he continued. Here, the younger generation speaks English, listens to English-language songs and watches English-language movies.
But the key to keeping them interested, Tsering said, is to "keep them busy" and have a systematic lesson plan. And his efforts seem to have paid off.
Last Friday, one of his students, Tenzin Kunsang Geygong, asked if Tsering could teach them how to dance.
"What dance?" Tsering asked.
"Peacock," the teen answered.
"If you want," said Tsering.
Geygong later shared with Seven Days that she has played the dramyin during Tibetan gatherings. Her friend, Tenzin Chozin Mentsang, added that they are likely to perform again during the upcoming Losar, the Tibetan New Year festival.
Senghe Dhondup said he's been with the class since the start because he wants to learn how to play the dramyin. Another student, Ogyen Anak, said he tries to attend the class as often as he can, but that's difficult because he has basketball practice. While his dramyin skills might be "a little rusty," he's still able to keep up with his peers.
Now that Rolyang Lobling is in its second year, Tsering has set bigger goals. For instance, he plans to teach his students more Tibetan folk songs. He also wants to start a new class for younger children.
"Sooner or later, every Tibetan kid in this community has to get a chance to learn and try Tibetan music and Tibetan dance," Tsering said.


Dec 10, 2019 - Politics & Policy
Houston police chief slams McConnell and Texas senators on gun violence
Houston Police chief Art Acevedo slammed Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, during a news conference Monday for inaction on gun violence.
The big picture: Acevedo criticized the senators two days after a Houston police sergeant was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence report. Acevedo criticized the Republicans over the long-stalled Violence Against Women Act.
I don't want to see their little smug faces about how much they care about law enforcement when I'm burying a sergeant because they don't want to piss off the NRA. Make up your minds, whose side are you on?"— Art Acevedo criticizes Republicans during a news conference
What he's saying: "I don't want to hear about how much they support law enforcement," Acevedo said.
"I don't want to hear about how much they care about lives and the sanctity of lives yet, we all know in law enforcement that one of the biggest reasons that the Senate and Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and others are not getting into a room and having a conference committee with the House and getting the [legislation passed] is because the NRA doesn't like the fact that we want to take firearms out of the hands of boyfriends that abuse their girlfriends.
And who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend. So you're either here for women and children and our daughters and our sisters and our aunts, or you're here for the [NRA]."
The other side: The NRA has stated previously that the new provision for the act is "too broad."
- Sen. Cornyn's office tweeted, "Unfortunately, important legislation like this has fallen casualty to impeachment mania. We will keep trying to pass a bipartisan bill but it takes two (parties) to tango."
- A spokesperson for Cruz said the senator is reviewing the legislation and that he'd worked for years in law enforcement, "helping lead the fight to ensure that violent criminals — and especially sexual predators who target women and children — face the very strictest punishment," per CNN.
Go deeper: 145 CEOs urge Senate to pass gun control legislation


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Victoria Rare Bird Alert Transcript
The Victoria Natural History is no longer operating an independent Rare Bird Alert.
The majority of the information on the RBA in recent years was obtained from the
Yahoo Group BCVIBIRDS and from E-bird. However, the Bird Records Committee is
still requesting reports of rare birds.
To summon birders to confirm the sighting of a rare bird, please call Barbara Begg at 250-656-5296, Rick Schortinghuis at 250-885-2454, or Ann Nightingale at 250-514-6450.
If you have seen a rare or unusual bird in the Victoria Checklist area, or a bird outside of its normal date range, please submit a report online or by using this printable form (both at http://vicnhs.bc.ca/rarebird.html) to have your sighting reviewed for inclusion in the Annual Bird Report and the Checklist of Birds for Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island.
For immediate access to rare bird reports, birders may want to consider joining the online community at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCVIBIRDS. This group has several hundred members and is used by many local birders to report rarities.
Birders are also encouraged to post their common and uncommon sightings to eBird.
Recent rare birds in the Capital Regional District reported on eBird
Recent rare birds in the Cowichan Valley Regional District reported on eBird
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WASHINGTON ø Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry has
signaled a departure in U.S. policy regarding Iran's nuclear weapons
Kerry aides said that, if elected, his administration, in cooperation
with the European Union, would offer a deal to Iran
that would allow the Islamic republic to retain its nuclear facilities. In
return, Teheran would have to pledge to return all imported nuclear fuel
acquired for its reactor at Bushehr.
The Kerry position has long been recommended by State Department
circles. Current and former U.S. diplomats have warned against a U.S.
confrontation with Iran, instead proposing a so-called "grand bargain" with
Teheran that would include a removal of sanctions imposed on Iran.
Earlier this year, the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace issued a report that called on the United States, Europe
and Russia to devise "a combination of costs and incentives" to change
Iran's course. The report recommended that Iran "be guaranteed a
commercially viable supply of low-enriched uranium for its nuclear reactors
and for the removal and disposal of spent fuel," Middle East Newsline reported.
"If we are engaging with Iranians in an effort to reach this great
bargain and if in fact this is a bluff that they are trying to develop
nuclear weapons capability, then we know that our European friends will
stand with us," Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards said.
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would not ease U.S. opposition to an Iranian nuclear bomb.
"A nuclear Iran is unacceptable for so many reasons, including the
possibility that it creates a gateway and the need for other countries in
the region to develop nuclear capability ø Saudi Arabia, Egypt, potentially
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Kerry first discussed Iran policy in a speech in June. During that
speech, he said his administration would attempt to reach an agreement
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Sundance Institute today announced a series of initiatives designed to support independent producers in feature film and documentary. Activities include the Creative Producing Labs, Fellowships and the annual Creative Producing Summit all combining to help emerging independent filmmakers navigate the newest trends in the business of creating and distributing independent film.
Nine projects have been selected to participate in the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Labs and Fellowships (August 16-20). The Fellows represent five films from the Feature Film Program and four films from the Documentary Film Program. The Creative Producing initiatives are designed to nurture independent producers with project-specific support through Labs, grants, and long-term advisor relationships, as well as reinvigorating dialogue within the independent producing community. The Fellows receive ongoing creative and strategic support throughout the year from industry mentors and the Feature Film and Documentary Program staffs, as well as direct granting designed to further development and production of film projects.
Immediately following the Creative Producing Labs, a wider group of Sundance Institute-supported projects are invited to join the Creative Producing Lab Fellows for the Creative Producing Summit (August 20-22). This group will also include four Stories of Change Fellows working on films about leading social entrepreneurs as part of the ‘Stories of Change’ partnership with the Skoll Foundation.
The Creative Producing Summit is a three-day invitation-only gathering that connects 40 independent filmmakers with 20 top film industry professionals, producers, distributors and directors. This year, Netflix Founder and CEO Reed Hastings will give the keynote address. Other panelists include Michael Barker (Sony Pictures Classics), Arianna Bocco (IFC), Meredith Blake (Cause & Affect); Peter Broderick (Paradigm Consulting), Craig Emanuel (Loeb & Loeb LLP), Marian Koltai-Levine (PMK/BNC), Charlotte Mickie (E1 Entertainment), Ted Mundorff (Landmark Theaters), Josh Radnor (on behalf of SAGIndie), filmmakers Jennifer Arnold and Heather Rae, John Sloss (Cinetic Media), and Graham Taylor (William Morris Endeavor). For a full list of panelists visit www.sundance.org.
“As with all the artists we support, independent producers are in critical need of resources, mentoring and an environment to brainstorm creatively in order to navigate the changing currents of the film industry,” said Keri Putnam, Executive Director, Sundance Institute. “We are grateful to the veteran leaders and trailblazers alike who are lending their time and expertise to the next group of talented independent producers.”
Details of the initiatives include:
The Feature Film Creative Producing Lab, a five-day Lab for narrative feature film producers, which takes place at Sundance Resort, Utah. The Lab is designed to develop a producer’s creative instincts in all stages of film production and to evolve his/her communication and problem-solving skills.
The Fellows and projects selected for the Feature Film Creative Producing Fellowship are:
· AMERICANO/Amy Lo
· BLUEBIRD/Kyle Martin
· ELLA WALKS THE BEACH/Adele Romanski
· NOBODY WALKS/Alicia Van Couvering
· THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE/Jennifer Cochis
AMERICANO (Producing Fellow: Amy Lo; Writer/Director: Jesus Beltran) — When a rebellious ‘wetback’ gets involved with an older white woman, his new life begins to fall short of the American dream he’s been chasing for more than a decade.
Amy Lo produced the critically acclaimed Planet B-boy, which was one of the top-grossing documentaries of 2008 and broke ground as an independent film securing innovative sponsorship deals with Samsung and Southpole, and engaging audiences across different platforms including mobile phone content, live contests, and a 24-hour takeover of the YouTube.com homepage. In addition, she associate produced the UK film On a Clear Day, which had its world premiere at Sundance in the international competition and was acquired by Focus Features for distribution. She was the sole U.S. producer selected to take part in the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2009 and previously worked in development and production on a range of films including Inside Man, Munich, and El Cantante.
BLUEBIRD (Producing Fellow: Kyle Martin; Writer/Director Lance Edmands) — In the frozen woods of an isolated Maine logging town, one woman’s tragic mistake shatters the balance of the community, resulting in profound and unexpected consequences. Told through fragmented and intersecting story lines, Bluebird examines the struggles of regret and redemption at the frontier of modern America.
Kyle Martin is a Brooklyn based independent film producer. His previous works include the SXSW 2010 Jury Prize winner Tiny Furniture, the Rose D’or nominated NY Export: Opus Jazz, Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be The Same, and Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. (Mark Silverman Honoree)
ELLA WALKS THE BEACH (Producing Fellow: Adele Romanski; Writer/Director David Robert Mitchell) — A young woman breaks up with her boyfriend and runs away, spending a night and a day traveling along an iconic California beach, meeting interesting people, playing music, having adventures, and testing the waters of ‘being single’.
Adele Romanski’s producing credits include David Robert Mitchell’s first feature, The Myth of the American Sleepover, which premiered at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival and subsequently played at Cannes’ Critics’ Week. Adele also produced Katie Aselton’s debut feature, The Freebie, which premiered in the inaugural NEXT category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will be released theatrically this fall. Originally from Florida, Adele now lives in Los Angeles.
NOBODY WALKS (Producing Fellow: Alicia Van Couvering; Co-Writers Lena Dunham and Ry Russo-Young; Director Ry Russo-Young) — A driven young artist is a guest at the home of a Hollywood sound designer and his family as he helps her finish her first film. Their professional connection triggers a sexual and emotional entanglement that lays bare the needs, narcissism and questionable morality of everyone involved.
Alicia Van Couvering is a New York City native who began working in independent film at age 16, as an associate producer on Barbara Kopple’s My Generation. Her production credits include Todd Solondz’s Palindromes andLife During Wartime, Junebug, Choke, Precious, Twelve, Sleep Dealer, as well as numerous art installations and music videos. Her first film as a producer, Tiny Furniture, won the Narrative Jury Prize at SXSW 2010 and will be released by IFC Films in the Fall. She is a contributing editor to Filmmaker Magazine. (Steve Bing Fellow)
THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE (Producing Fellow: Jennifer Cochis; Writer/Director Lee Toland Krieger) — In 1993, the tragic murders of three 8-year old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas launched a modern day witch hunt that led to the arrests and convictions of three local teenagers. Based on a true story.
Jennifer Cochis is a film and music video producer; in 2009 she co-produced the feature film Douchebag. Douchebag had its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and will be theatrically released in October of this year. In addition to film, she has produced numerous music videos working with some of the most exciting directors and musicians in Los Angeles. Currently, Jennifer is collaborating with other producers in developing several multi-genre feature film projects. (Shelia C. Johnson Fellow)
During the Lab, the Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors, including producers Mary Jane Skalski (The Visitor, The Station Agent), Lynette Howell (Blue Valentine, Phoebe in Wonderland), Tim Perell (World’s Greatest Dad, The Myth of Fingerprints) and Jay Van Hoy (Treeless Mountain, Old Joy); and filmmakers Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, The Doom Generation) and Bart Freundlich (The Myth of Fingerprints).
The Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab, a four-day Lab for documentary feature film producers, takes place at Sundance Resort, Utah. Invited producers are chosen from a pool of Sundance Documentary Film Program grantees and will participate in one-on-one consultations, and presentations aimed at honing the craft of creative documentary producing. The Lab is designed to develop a producer’s creative instincts in all stages of documentary film production and to evolve his/her communication and problem-solving skills. Producers Jennifer Arnold (Director, A Small Act), Meredith Blake (Cause & Affect) and sales agent Josh Braun (Submarine Entertainment), will serve as Creative Advisors to the Documentary Creative Producing Lab.
The Fellows and projects selected for the Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab are:
· 25 to LIFE/Michael L. Brown (U.S.)
· DEAR MANDELA/Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza (U.S./South Africa)
· GREEN SHALL OVERCOME/Megan Gelstein (U.S.)
· SEMPER FI: ALWAYS FAITHFUL/Rachel Libert and Tony Hardmon (U.S.)
25 to LIFE (Director/Producer: Michael L. Brown) — William Brawner was infected with HIV before he turned two and kept it a secret for over twenty years. Now he confronts his promiscuous past and embarks on a new phase of life with his pregnant wife, who is HIV-negative.
Michael L. Brown is a graduate of NYU’s Graduate Film School. He has directed a several short films including A Riot in the Dark, and Heart Swallowed Whole, his NYU thesis stars Julito McCullum (The Wire). For the past three years, Brown has also worked as the personal videographer to Sean “Diddy” Combs where he helped shoot Combs’ fashion documentary, If I Were King.
DEAR MANDELA (Co-Directors/Producers: Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza) — As South Africa hosts the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the government aims to ‘eradicate the slums’ by evicting families from their homes at gunpoint. Dear Mandela chronicles the rise of three young leaders from the chaos on the streets to the highest court in the land as a new generation puts Nelson Mandela’s promise of a ‘better life for all’ to the test.
Dara Kell is a South African filmmaker and editor, and is the recipient of Participant Media’s ‘Outstanding Filmmaker’ award, representing Africa. Her editing credits include The Reckoning, Jesus Camp, Courting Justice and Mercurial Son: The Blues of Lurrie Bell. She facilitates filmmaking workshops with grassroots organizations both in the U.S. and South Africa to empower communities to tell their own stories. Dear Mandela is her first feature-length documentary.
Christopher Nizza is a New York City born, bred and based filmmaker and editor. His Emmy Award-winning work includes documentaries and television shows (‘Hollywood DC’, ‘Ironman Triathlon’, ‘Dakar Rally’, ‘Iditarod’) as well as video game commercials and music videos. A former high school basketball player-turned-journalist, he has edited programming for most of the major networks and cable channels. Dear Mandela is his first feature-length documentary.
GREEN SHALL OVERCOME (Director/Producer: Megan Gelstein) — Van Jones’ dream for America is social justice through green jobs. Handpicked by the Obama Administration to help create the nation’s “green” energy policy, this controversial environmentalist gets more than he bargained for when partisan politics collide. Can his revolution of black and green ultimately succeed?
Megan Gelstein is a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker who produced and directed They Made America for the acclaimed history series America Experience. She is an Emmy-award winning producer whose work has been broadcast nationally on The History Channel, ITV Network of London, and The Discovery Channel. Megan is originally from Brooklyn, NY, and is a graduate of Oberlin College. Gelstein is also a Stories of Change Fellow.
SEMPER FI: ALWAYS FAITHFUL (Co-Directors/Producers: Rachel Libert and Tony Hardmon) —
A retired Marine fights for justice on behalf of U.S. soldiers and their families exposed to toxic drinking water.
Rachel Libert is the co-founder of Tied to the Tracks Films, a production company dedicated to the creation of films that raise awareness and effect social change. Her most recent film, Beyond Conviction, premiered at LA Film Festival, was broadcast as a special on MSNBC and was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the TODAY Show.
Tony Hardmon is a veteran documentary cinematographer who has worked with numerous acclaimed directors such as Michael Moore, Stacey Peralta, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Liz Garbus, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Semper Fi: Always Faithful is his directorial debut.
Stories of Change Projects and Fellows:
- BAREFOOT COLLEGE (working title)/Jehane Noujaim
- GREEN SHALL OVERCOME/Megan Gelstein (also a Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab Fellow)
- CONNECTED/Jonathan Stack and Mara-Michelle Batlin
- UNTITLED PARTNERS IN HEALTH DOCUMENTARY/Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
BAREFOOT COLLEGE (working title) (Director: Jehane Noujaim) — An intimate observational documentary that follows five women/grandmothers with limited formal education as they take a life-changing journey to India from their home villages in Africa, the Middle East and South America to become educated in solar engineering, and then return home to provide their villages with electricity.
Jehane Noujaim is a filmmaker (Control Room, Startup.com) and the founder of Pangea Day. Noujaim was raised in Cairo, Egypt where she began her career as a photographer. Following a BA in Film and Philosophy at Harvard, she was awarded the Gardiner fellowship under which she directed Mokattam (1998). Noujaim went on to produce and direct Startup.com in association with Pennebaker Hegedus Films. She has since worked in both the Middle East and the U.S. as a co-director: Egypt: We See You, Storm from the South; cinematographer: Born Rich, Only the Strong Survive, and Down from the Mountain; and Executive Producer: Encounter Point, Budrus.
CONNECTED (Director: Jonathan Stack; Producer: Mara-Michelle Batlin) — What happens when highly-skilled professionals leave the world’s leading technology companies in Silicon Valley, returning home to Africa to revolutionize business and governments there? Connected follows the challenges and triumphs of tomorrow’s “DotCom Billionaires” who are bringing technology solutions that radically improve the lives of Africans.
Mara-Michelle Batlin is a co-founder and producer at Highest Common Denominator Media Group. She worked for over 2 decades as an executive, consultant and trainer in communications and advocacy for think tanks and NGOs in developing countries, helping to frame issues, develop communications strategies, and interface with critical constituencies for policy reform initiatives. She has a B.A. in economics from Mills College, and studied at the London School of Economics and the Naval Postgraduate School. She received an MA in International Policy and Economic Development from the Monterey Institute for International Studies.
Jonathan Stack is a multiple Emmy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker. During his career Jonathan has written, produced and directed over 25 films and 50 television programs including The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison, which was honored with the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize. His films have been distributed through HBO, BBC, A&E, Channel Four, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, and many others in 20 countries. With HCD Media Group Jonathan directed The Farm: Ten Down a story about a decade behind bars in Angola Prison.
UNTITLED PARTNERS IN HEALTH DOCUMENTARY (Director: Kief Davidson; Producer: Cori Shepherd Stern) — This is the story of Partners In Health, a remarkable public health charity organization operating in thirteen of the poorest countries around the world and the controversial man who founded it, Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Farmer and his colleagues are larger-than-life heroes to millions, fighting to change the way the world cares for its poorest citizens, by insisting on quality health care as a basic inalienable human right.
Kief Davidson is an award-winning feature film and documentary director, whose latest film Kassim the Dream, about a former child soldier turned boxing champion, premiered at the 2008 Tribeca film festival and won over 10 international film festivals including. Additionally, Kassim was nominated by the IDA for Best Feature and was released theatrically by IFC Films. His prior film, The Devil’s Miner, won over 15 awards at festivals including Tribeca, Hot Docs, and Chicago.
Cori Shepherd Stern divides her time between international NGO work and producing film. Her credits include The Arizona Project for Miramax, script by Sheldon Turner, Ben Affleck directing. The film is based on true events in 1970s Arizona, which lead to 19 indictments of major crime figures and shut down mob activity in Goldwater’s Arizona. Cori is also executive producing Warm Bodies for Summit, written and directed by Jonathan Levine. Additionally, Cori is known for her work as a social entrepreneur and innovative strategist for poverty alleviation. Her projects have been featured on BBC, NPR, and Oprah.
Sundance Institute receives major support for its Creative Producing Initiatives from: the Ford Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, B.Co., The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Cinereach Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Microsoft, the Open Society Institute, SAGindie, Sheila C. Johnson, and the Skoll Foundation.
About Sundance Institute
Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is a not-for-profit organization that fosters the development of original storytelling in film and theatre, and presents the annual Sundance Film Festival. Internationally recognized for its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, film composers, playwrights and theatre artists, Sundance Institute has nurtured such projects as Angels in America, Spring Awakening, Boys Don’t Cry, Sin Nombre, Born into Brothels and Trouble the Water.


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Best Dog Beds for Saint Bernard:- After a long and tiring day when your body is fully exhausted, what you need is a good sleep and for that, you require a good bed to give you a comforting experience during your period of rest. So, when you consider sleep as an important aspect of your day-to-day life, then why compromise this with your little furry friend. Every dog deserves to get a place to cuddle around and take a nap and when it comes to a dog’s own choice, he finds the best place to take a nap is in their owner’s lap.
The owner also doesn’t mind this cute little action but when the dog is about the size of a Saint Bernard, it becomes quite difficult to handle. Moreover, the Saint Bernard breed is known for its possession of hip and joint dysplasia, which becomes a point of concern for the owners, and hence they start looking for a big and cozy saint bernard bed. However, finding the best dog bed for your saint bernard dog could be quite time-consuming and complex.
So to maximize your effort in finding an st bernard bed, our experts have shortlisted some exclusive items just for you.
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Best Dog Beds for Saint Bernard in the USA – Dog Rug for all Occasions
PUPPBUDD is considered to be a qualified saint bernard dog bed manufacturer, and it takes care of what exactly a dog needs and tries to fulfill its requirement. PUPPBUDD dog beds provide a cozy place for your cute little dog to take a nap.
It is designed in a simple but not out-of-league trend, with good quality, well custom-fitted, and fully packed. The bed is simple to wash in the machine at a go, fast frying, and also keeps its size and shape as it is. It is up to his mark to provide you one of the high-quality saint bernard dog beds for your furry friend.
- Convenience And Safety
- Premium Quality Bed
- Simple Care
- 24×7 service (online)
- Sealed Backing
- Anti-Slip Designed
- Long-Lasting Fabric
Products such as Super Value Pet st bernard Bed is considered to be flawless based on the budget of the pet owner. This cozy, long-lasting, cotton dog bed is packed with highly Lofted Polyester Fiberfill and it has a variety of colors to choose from.
If you think that washing a bed is a headache for you, no need to worry anymore. In order to wash this pet bed, just place the whole bed into unclosed drum washing machines and set the machine on cold cycle mode. However, it is recommended to not use machines with instigators. For drying purposes, place the whole bed into a dryer machine and set the mode on low heat.
- Suitable for Pet Owners who are tight on budget
- Super High Loft Polyester Fiberfill
- Soft, convenient construction of the bed for a maximum comforting experience
- Provided with washing Instruction
- Washable In Machine
The BRINDLE Shredded Memory Foam Pet Bed is manufactured to provide durability, coziness, and simple care. Premium quality orthopedic memory foam rejects points of pressure, while a crushable but long-lasting fabric cover provides your saint bernard a sense of comfort.
It helps to get a good airflow between foam clusters in order to provide a comfortable, passable surface for sleep. If you have a closer look at the bed, you will notice a stitched inner baffles which are holding the foam pieces in their place, to make sure that they don’t move around while your pet is asleep.
To achieve the aim of easy-care, the cover of the bed is removable in nature, can be washed in machines, and is safe in a dryer. First, remove the cover by unzipping it and then simply wash it.
- Shredded Memory Foam
- Soft and Long-Lasting cover
- Wide Variety of Sizes and Styles
- Helps in Relieving Achy Joints
- Increase Breathability
Let us introduce you to the most famous BIG BARKER, considered one of the most scientifically designed and proven to have the better quality of experience for your mighty saint bernard. Our team of experts has pointed out four things that a dog owner should keep in mind while purchasing a Saint Bernard dog bed.
- Easily washable
- Match with the superiority of a house
- Comes with a scientifically designed product
Fortunately, all these qualities are present in this bed and when we say BIG BARKER BED, you should understand that it is not like any other Normal Bed
When you see a normal Bed, it might look elegant, and the beds also consider themselves as soft foam, especially for orthopedic dogs but it is quite the opposite of your expectation. However, that is not the case with BIG BARKER BEDS; It is uniquely manufactured to be a therapeutic mattress for your saint bernard dog to keep its youthfulness alive.
- Improves the life quality of your dog
- It is quite Long-Lasting
- Easy to wash
- Experience of a high-end couch
- Therapeutic Mattress
- Will Give your a Comfortable Nap.
Are you worried about choosing a perfect bed for your Saint bernard dog who is suffering from hip and joint dysplasia? Keep calm! we have a solution for this. Laifug Bed is considered one of the best orthopedic dog beds out there in the market.
It provides splendid support and opportunities for toddlers. The bed helps in relaxing the achy joints, eliminates pain, and acts as a support system in recovering from surgery or other conditions such as arthritis, joint dysplasia, etc.
This Bed is known for its durability, Waterproof protection, and most importantly a comforting resting place for your dog. The Bed can easily manage to take loads of breeds of around 190-200 lbs which is quite decent.
- Provides support for Head and Neck
- Orthopedic Memory Super Soft Foam
- Waterproof Cover Design
- Premium Quality Zippers
- Double Pillow Smart Design
1. Which Dog Bed is Best for Saint Bernard?
Ans. There are varied kinds of beds for a Saint Bernard dog, but to be precise, you should definitely go for the above-mentioned Beds as it is shortlisted by our group of experts.
2. What Should be the size of the Bed for a Saint Bernard Dog?
Ans. Since Saint Bernard is a large breed Dog, You should go for a medium or large size bed. The bed should not be smaller than 35×50″.
3. Do Saint Bernards Really Need a Bed?
Ans. Like every other dog, Saint bernard also likes to take a nap in their owner’s lap, but due to their size, it becomes quite difficult for their owners to do so.
4. Why does Saint Bernards need an Orthopedic soft bed?
Ans. Saint Bernard Breed is known for having joint and hip dysplasia, so it is recommended by the vets as well as our experts to get an orthopedic bed for them.
5. What are the aspects to keep in mind while purchasing a Saint Bernards Bed?
Ans. The Bed should provide support to the dog, be easily washable, Durable in nature, and Pocket friendly.
Every dog owner wants to give a good life to their dog, and the most important aspect of a peaceful life is sleep. Being a Saint Bernard parent is not always easy because, in order to give your dog a good sounding sleep, you cant always use your Lap.
Ultimately you have to go by the option of buying an orthopedic bed. That is why we hope that our shortlisted beds will do the wonder for you and your dog. Once you are confident enough about the dog bed of your choice, you can give your pet his sweet little den.
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A smile makeover is everything that you may need to boost your self-confidence. Some people often feel conscious about their chipped, cracked, broken teeth or gaps between the teeth. Smile makeover procedures are dedicated to solving these problems and restoring your smile to perfection.
We combine one or more dental procedures and help you reach your goal of attaining a perfect smile. Before some procedures, we may also conduct your dental examination to check the condition of your teeth. Some smile procedures are dedicated to improving your appearance, while others also focus on enhancing your tooth functionality.
Why Do I Need a Smile Makeover?
- You may need a smile makeover if you are suffering from yellow or brownish teeth.
- Smile makeover restores your chipped, cracked, broken, and misshapen teeth.
- Various procedures under smile makeover also help with lessening the gaps and spaces around your teeth.
- If anything makes you constantly hide your smile from people, get a smile makeover and solve the concern.
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It is the most popular smile makeover procedure suitable for all people. Teeth whitening helps to remove the accumulation of plaque and tartar from the surface of your teeth, thus whitening them and improving your smile. Visit us twice a year to maintain your pearly whites.
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We use tooth-colored fillings to restore your teeth from cavities or tooth decay. The procedure involves taking a tooth-colored material such as porcelain or composite resin and filling your teeth with it. Tooth-colored fillings also restore your tooth functionality.
- Dental Veneers
Dental veneers are touted as the gold standard in cosmetic dentistry. We use them to address various problems – discolored teeth, cracked, chipped, or misshapen teeth, gaps between teeth, etc. The procedure is minimally-invasive and provides lasting results. If you maintain your veneers properly, they last for 12-15 years.
- Dental Crowns
Similar to veneers, dental crowns are used to address various dental concerns such as chipped, cracked, or decayed teeth, gaps between the teeth, etc. We also use them to hide imperfections in your smile. They are custom-made to fit seamlessly on your teeth.
- Gum Contouring
Smile makeover procedures also include gum contouring, and if you have a gummy smile, this procedure will solve your issue. Gum contouring involves removing some gum tissues from your gum line and making your teeth look longer.
- Dental Implants
Dental implants primarily restore your tooth functionality. We use them to replace your missing teeth. The procedure involves the insertion of a titanium stud into your jawbone and then placing a dental crown to match your remaining teeth.
To find out more about the dental services we offer at Montpelier Family Dentistry, Laurel, MD, call (301) 812-4599 or schedule an online consultation. You can also visit Dentist Laurel MD at 14502 Greenview Dr #100, Laurel, MD, 20708.


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In the latest episode of Vloggie Williams Pete recites another poem about Berlin before Robbie closes his second show there and jets off to Sweden. He also relives an on-stage slip-up and has a special message for Deutschland... Vloggie Williams has been filmed to coincide with the release of Under The Radar Volume 2, which comes out in November this year. Pre-order your copy now and you’ll receive two tracks immediately: the beautiful Eyes On The Highway and the brass-heavy banger Go Mental (ft. Big Narstie & Atlantic Horns).PRE-ORDER UNDER THE RADAR VOL 2
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Independence Day 2009
We started out the day with a birthday party at the rock wall park. There were many water games including a relay race carrying a water balloon under one's chin. Emma played too and did a great job.
After spending the early afternoon at the park, we headed back home to get chili on the stove for dinner at our house. Emma took the camera and went about capturing everyone.
We were happy to have Nicole and Neela join us for the nights festivities. Nicole brought fancy fruit and vegetable skewers for the kids and a wonderful Greek salad for the big people.
After dinner conversation, hanging over the back fence. Neela announced there was a beautiful sunset and we all had to come look.
Through with stimulating dialog, we moved on to the good stuff; dessert. Nathan caught Neela's delight at receiving her blue star cookie, I love the shot! Yes, our kids were actually at the party but in all our photos they were very grumpy...
We walked over the hill to watch the fireworks over the bay, with the city as a back drop. It was quite awesome. All the kids loved the happy face fireworks.


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What’s On My Mind by Lark
Fear, Fear, Fear…
Fear is in charge of the market right now. This is a very rare time in markets. Rarely do we see so many events happening at the same time that can have such a big impact and cause so much uncertainty.
Oil markets are soaring as both the UK and USA ban Russian oil imports and Russia threatens to turn off the tap to Europe. Russia is one of the biggest producers of oil and gas in the world. This could have a big impact as prices soar for basically anything that needs to be moved since transportation costs will soar.
Wheat and other commodities including metals are pumping. Russia and Ukraine are massive agricultural power houses and top global producers of wheat among other food products. Russia is also a mining giant with huge reserves of many key metals. Again, we look at many downstream unintended consequences.
Russian economic collapse is happening in real time. Russian equity markets have erased hundreds of billions in value. The Ruble has dropped from 70 to the dollar to over 140 to the dollar in just two weeks. Russian banks like Sberbank (bigger than Lehman Brothers BTW), are on the verge of collapse. Russian airlines will likely collapse. Western companies from Starbucks, to Volkswagon, to McDonald’s, to Coca Cola, to Netflix are pulling out of Russia leaving tens to hundreds of thousands of people unemployed overnight. The Russian central bank has also banned foreign funds from being able to sell their Russian equities, meaning hundreds of billions of depository receipts trading in the UK and USA are now effectively worth 0. How all of this plays out is a real wild card, and it could have far ranging impacts.
The Federal Reserve is meeting next week to decide on rate rises. Inflation is continuing to rise, and the price of most goods are likely to increase further due to the war in Ukraine. How the FED reacts will be a major factor for markets.
We are very possibly looking at a global recession. Now is a time for caution, let’s hope we either see some sort of major shift in the geopolitical situation or that crypto stops correlating and breaks away.
Silver Lining this week is that the Biden executive order on crypto has been released. In general it was a positive order saying that more effort should be made by regulatory bodies to work together, a focus on consumer protection, financial stability, and a digital dollar. Read more HERE
Tai Lopez NFT Fail
Tai is a well known entrepreneur, investor, and online personality. He has often been criticized for his cringey marketing tactics and for selling get rich quick dreams. Well, he decided to make an NFT, because everyone is. And it was a pretty big fail. Only 2,000 of the 18,000 NFTs sold. Why was this the case? Well, they were WAY too expensive. And even though the starting prices were absurdly high, it was also a reverse Dutch Auction, meaning that the price kept going up. Obviously this was meant to induce a feeling of FOMO, but with an end price of 67.2 ETH you need to ask yourself “who in their right mind would buy that crap?” The NFT community absolutely wanted nothing to do with it. Tai’s NFTs were generally reviled as a cash grab by the NFT community. The NFTs were supposed to give some kind of exclusive access to Tai, but it seems that no one really wants that. This is a major contrast to the NFTs launched by Gary Vee called Vee Friends. They have loads of Gary Vee focused utility, and Gary unlike Tai, was a very early believer in and promoter of NFTs. The community accepted him and people wanted what he had to sell.
Fantom Gets Ghosted
Andre Cronje is leaving the crypto space and along with him a huge list of projects that people now fear will be abandoned. So where does that leave us? Well, Andre was involved with around 2 dozen projects, but really just a few of those rose to massive prominence. Let’s look at a few.
Fantom has more than 40 devs and a big ecosystem, it never was a one man show. It has always been much bigger than Andre, although he was a big part of it and a great promoter of it. Fantom is powerful and will live on.
Yearn Finance is a major yield aggregator on Ethereum. Andre has almost not been involved in it at all for like a year or so. There are something like 50 full time team members now. YFI buybacks are ongoing and they have an incubator coming along with a vote lock system. Hardly dead now is it? I am leaving my Ethereum in Yearn Finance.
Fixed Forex is a forex protocol which has often seen very high rates of return for more exotic currency pairs like the Korean Won. This will now be managed by the developers over at Defi Wonderland, not to be confused with the Avalanche’s Wonderland project.
Keep3r is a job matching network. It appears as though Defi Wonderland is also taking over administration of this protocol.
Solidly was just released a couple of weeks ago. Maybe this was the one that burnt him out? Who knows for sure. Anyway, Solidly has announced it will be shutting down from April 3rd. Which is pretty shocking for a brand new protocol. That is unless someone can come in to take it over. The team from Solidex has expressed interest in doing just that. At the time of writing, the future is uncertain for this new protocol.
While his contributions have had a big impact on crypto, defi is not over. Far from it, there are many many teams working hard on developing new and innovative protocols. Perhaps Andre just figured it was time to relax on his fortune? The burn out in crypto is real. I have been feeling it myself recently. The bull runs are hard but fun, the bear dumps are hard and not fun. It almost makes you understand why the stock markets only trade Monday to Friday. There is time to rest.
Fashion NFTs by Sam
As NFTs gain mainstream adoption they crossover into areas not usually associated with crypto. That includes not only things that were already digital before crypto came along (such as gaming), but ‘real-life’ physical items too.
The fashion industry is now incorporating NFTs, and the two worlds seem like a good match for each other.
Sports and streetwear companies in particular appear to have a good understanding of what NFTs are all about, respectfully slotting their brands into the crypto world without appearing too much like they’re jumping on a bandwagon.
The sports/fashion megabrand Adidas dropped its initial NFTs, Into the Metaverse, back last December, selling out rapidly but attracting criticism due to one buyer cleverly manipulating the minting system in their favor.
These are utility NFTs. There are 30,000 identical tokens, and if you own one, you get access to various benefits throughout 2022, including both physical merchandise and, according to the roadmap, virtual experiences (which is a little vague).
Adidas is partnered with BAYC, gmoney, and PUNKS Comic, so you’re getting some big NFT names for your money. Everyone’s always looking to get in on mints, but there’s a lot of value to be had on secondary markets if you time it right. Currently, the Adidas collection has dipped to around 1.1 ETH from a high of over 1.8 ETH a couple of weeks ago.
Something else to look out for in the future is Nike’s CryptoKicks project. Not much is known for sure about it at the moment, but it seems that it will tie sneaker releases in with an accompanying NFT asset.
Also currently making itself web3 friendly is Puma, which has purchased an ENS domain, is now known as PUMA.eth on Twitter, and is flexing a Cool Cats PFP.
It’s not clear exactly what’s being built, but collaborations with Gutter Cat Gang, Lazy Lions, and CatBlox appear to be in the making. And just to show how easily movers in the NFT space all link up together, Puma is working with world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, who is also working with Lympo, a sports NFT platform, to bring chess to the metaverse through The Sandbox.
Karafuru with Hypebeast and Atmos
Picking up a lot of fans, Karafuru is a beautifully garish project that packages up two key current trends: candy-coloured characters, and a manga/anime atmosphere.
And in recent news, Karafuru is now linking up with the fashion world, announcing collaborations with Hypebeast and Atmos coming up in April.
Hypebeast is a very influential fashion and lifestyle site (which has authenticity credentials through having started as a one-man sneaker and streetwear blog), and Atmos is one of the best sneaker shop chains in Japan, originating in Harajuku, at the heart of Tokyo sneaker culture.
The mint price, date and supply are all yet to be announced, but Sneaker Heads is shaping up to be a big project, and the images coming out so far are unique.
Not many details are known at the moment, but the project artist is Ali Dawood, and his existing work is outstanding. There are already a lot of people following Sneaker Heads, which, according to one tweet, aims to integrate sneakers with the NFT space.
Even besides those intentions though, attention and community are important commodities in the NFT space, and this project already has those factors.
The SEC and NFTs
It pays to be aware of possible complications coming down the line, so keep an eye on the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), who are taking an interest in NFTs. Not in the sense that they’re stacking Doodles or anything fun like that, but rather that they think some NFTs could qualify as securities, which would lead to regulation.
Of particular interest to the SEC are fractionalized NFTs (where ownership of an underlying NFT asset is subdivided into multiple tokens, creating liquidity), but it’s worth reading up on the Howey Test to get an idea of what the SEC is looking for.
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So once the baby quilt was thrown excitedly into the washing machine yesterday it was announced we were going for a walk down to the beach before our Sunday lunch (It wasn't me that announced it!)
It was that lovely mix of sunny and cold, but not too cold.
The waves were rocking, I love the sound of crashing waves!
And as anyone that has kids knows we came home with a mountain of beach combed shells pebbles and rocks :)
Once we got home I hauled the quilt out of the wash and got it hung out to dry (Katy I'm seriously thinking on a tumble dryer again!) and now it's all dry and squishy soft I thought I'd better share :D
it's finished at approximately 32"x32"
The backing and quilting
This one is in my shop
I'm now having a play making some Blythe doll bonnets and capes so should have some to show and tell soon!
Hope you all have a great week :)