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In April 2020, when we were first introduced to a new way of living, Hulu and the BBC Normal people was the emotional rollercoaster that brought everyone together to stop crying about the pandemic and cry over two horny Irish teenagers instead. The television phenomenon doubtless deserved all the praise it received, but unfortunately the same cannot be said of its successor, Conversations with friends†
The show is based again on a novel by Sally Rooneywho is considered the voice of a generation, painting poignant stories about sexuality, mental health, intimacy and relationships in a nuanced and primary way. Conversations follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a shy, timid and intellectual literature student, and her best friend Bobbi (Sasha Lane) in present-day Dublin. The pair is chalk and cheese: Bobbi is confident, irreverent and confrontational, while Frances hides on the sidelines as much as possible, yet notices everything. Frances and Bobbi dated at school, but are now just friends, albeit in a highly interdependent and intensely platonic relationship.
We meet the couple just at the beginning of summer before their senior year at Trinity College Dublin. They perform spoken word poetry (only Frances writes it) and at a performance they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), a famous and respected English writer. Bobbi immediately falls in love with Melissa, who invites them over to her house for dinner where she meets Nick (Joe Alwyn), Melissa’s demure Irish actor husband. The married couple are equally beautiful when separated, but Frances and Nick seem to bond based on their position as the quieter in their respective dynamics and so, in classic Rooney fashion, they embark on an affair of intense sex, extreme stares across rooms, and the assurance that no one will be happy. With Bobbi’s crush on Melissa added, it expands the classic love triangle into a love square – and plot wise, it is.
To see what went wrong, it must be said that Conversations with friends was never a book ripe for the TV treatment. Anyone who has read both books can see that the characters, dialogue, and storylines of Normal people are much more tangible and ready for adjustment. In ConversationsRooney leaves many things unsaid on the page that cannot be picked up by a screenwriter. What we get as a result is a stale, uninspired and chilly series, without any of the charm or soul of Normal people† The book is looted for material to work with. It probably could have made for a decent 90-minute movie, but a 12-episode run goes way beyond what the source material could provide.
It’s easy for a show that relies heavily on characters who essentially do nothing but exist to lose themselves in banality. But when done right, the story can resonate with a wider audience and bring out the more universal truths of what it’s like to be human. Conversations lacks such a connection with the public. The characters are supposed to feel isolated from each other, but they should never feel isolated from the audience. They are kept at a distance, which prevents any real immersion in the story, making it difficult to worry about what happens to them. Conventionality, when used properly, can be more poignant than a show that is a grand spectacle, but it can easily get lost and not evoke real emotional commitment, and this is exactly the case with Conversations with friends† It feels like at the end of the show we tried to invest ourselves in this world but with nothing to show for it.
For a story that puts so much emphasis on the characters, the casting always had to be flawless. Roadway as Bobbi seemed like the perfect choice as she has played lost souls and party animals with great success, especially in Andrea Arnold‘s American honey† Lane plays the young experience with all fleeting emotion, yet, a grounded substance, begging you to take her more seriously. She uses this in Bobbi and always reminds Frances (and us) that we don’t really know her because we think we’re on to her. Lane is noticeably stiff and over-acting in the first few episodes, but by the end she seems more comfortable in the role and is one of the better performances on the show. Overall, it’s a decent effort, but with Lane’s previous acting experience, more was expected.
Alwyn, everyone’s favorite boyfriend, is one of those actors you might not notice right away, but who’s definitely seen at least a couple of his movies (The favorite boy erased† He never demands your attention, but always offers a sensitivity, even when playing horrific characters. His performance as Nick is informed, emotional without being overly expressive – which is another way to sum up Rooney’s writing. The scene where he visits Frances while she is sick is a standout, portraying shock, heartbreak, guilt and sympathy in one look. Alwyn excels at being the listener, being able to remain silent without much dialogue yet exude presence much like his small but memorable role in The Souvenir Part II† If it wasn’t all accompanied by a South Dublin accent that sounds like it came from Buckingham Palace, it would be almost perfect. Fellow Irish viewers: prepare your ears.
Frances is a difficult character to decipher or empathize with, so becoming her was by no means an easy task, and newcomer Oliver had a lot of work to do. It pains me to criticize up-and-coming Irish stars, but it must be said that Oliver’s performance is plagued by a lack of understanding of the character. She is numb at times when Frances should melt her looks away. When Frances has to be nervous or dizzy, she’s more like Mr. Then bean on someone who falls in love. It’s a shame, since Frances is the main carrier of the story, and if Oliver could have found her foundation in the character, the show might have been given a little more structure. Oliver will certainly have more opportunities in the future to showcase her acting skills, but Rooney’s characters have to be inhibited rather than acted out because they are so inconspicuous, making them easy to disappear – and sadly Oliver lets Frances slip away from her. There are so many layers in Frances; that’s the whole point of her character. She only shows selected people her core, but the Frances we get in the series is ultimately one-dimensional, and as a result, we lose all sight of the character she’s supposed to be.
The strongest performance comes in the form of Kirke. Among a sea of brooding, wallowing poets, Kirke’s Melissa is the dose of reality the show so desperately needs. It is unexpected, as we all know Kirke best for playing the funny and laconic Jessa in girls† But alongside the gloomy Nick and awkward Frances, Melissa is the character we most empathize with, and that’s because of Kirke’s lively presence. She cuts through the uneasy gray matter to give us moments of anger, joy, generosity and fallibility, giving the show a little bit of a human touch. Her penetrating and intuitive performance lifts the show off the ground and brings her fellow characters to the ground.
Conversations with friends is ultimately a show that puts style over substance. Director Lenny Abrahamson‘s direction is not surprisingly sensitive; doing its best to bring the mediocre dialogue to a certain level of poignancy. It seems somewhat reductive and cliché to refer to these stories as “pretentious” because that’s the whole point, but there’s no irony in these characters or their motivations that makes them completely empathetic. They are ultimately alien to us, and this results in a story without any real heart or soul. I’d say it’s disappointing, but there never seemed to be any potential for a book so empty of a real story to spawn a 12-episode run. With a directionless script, uninspired central execution and frustrating pace, Conversations with friends fails to take the Sally Rooney verse one more win.
Conversations with friends will premiere all 12 episodes on May 15, exclusively on Hulu.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A local family is on the hunt for the owner of a rogue drone after it mysteriously crashed in their South Tampa yard.
Sean Fierro lives off Lois Avenue and discovered the drone Tuesday afternoon.
“My initial thought was the neighbors," said Fierro.
Fierro and his wife, Skyler, decided to investigate after no one claimed ownership for more than 24 hours.
"My husband turned it on and was taking a look at the video just to see if he could see any landmarks, any type of vehicle, anything around the neighborhood that would make sense," said Skyler Fierro.
Video from the drone's mounted GoPro shows sweeping views of South Tampa. After a few minutes, it suddenly nosedives, landing in the front yard.
The Fierro's are thankful no one was outside when the equipment came crashing down.
When reviewing the footage, Fierro discovered pictures and video of a man and a teenager launching the drone from Coleman Middle School's football field.
The family posted on the Nextdoor app and other social media sites, but so far, they have not been able to track down the owner.
"People spend quite a bit of money on these drones and you know, you could tell it had a pretty sophisticated set up so I’m sure whoever is missing it would want it back," said Skyler Fierro.


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Devastated and brokenhearted, the famous Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds, aged 84, has died. Her death is just a day after her famous daughter Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, passed away.
Debbie Reynold’s son Todd called for an ambulance at about 1 pm on Wednesday, December 29th. Initially, he suspected she had suffered a stroke. She had been making plans for her daughter’s funeral at the time. When asked why did Debbie Reynolds die, her son responded that the stress of her daughter’s death was just “too much” for her.
The mother and daughter had had their ups and downs throughout the years. Fisher even penned a semi-autobiographical novel called “Postcards from The Edge” about their relationship. It eventually became adapted into a movie, with the heroine, played by Meryl Streep, struggling with drugs and alcohol, and experiencing a strained relationship with her mother, portrayed by Shirley MacLaine. In the end, Fisher and Reynolds were a deeply bonded mother and daughter pair, and Reynolds son Todd claimed that her last wish before dying was to be with her daughter again.
Reynolds was born as Mary Frances in 1932 but later changed to the stage name of Debbie. She was considered Hollywood royalty and became famous at 19 after starring in the cinematic musical classic “Singin’ in the Rain” with Gene Kelly, in 1952. A Multi-talented and versatile entertainer, she was not only an actress, she was an exquisite singer and brilliant dancer. Her Hollywood résumé was overflowing from a career that saw her working in countless films, TV shows and on Broadway, winning her numerous prestigious awards. It was just last year that she received the lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild. Her daughter Carrie presented it to her at the ceremony.
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If you are a lover of poetry and words, you will have a fabulous weekend at Newark and Southwell from 14 to 16 July. It is literary festival time and there are workshops, talks and hands-on events at a range of venues. Read on to find out more.
The Inspire Poetry Festival is at Southwell Library from 13 to 16 July, and there is something for everyone – workshops, family events, readings and talks, and drop-in activities. There will be readings from poet Paul Farley and Jackie Kay, the poet, novelist and playwright. Award winning poet Matthew Welton is running a workshop and Afternoon Tea will be hosted by Candlestick Press and poet Mahendra Solanki.
Poetry at The Workhouse is an exhibition of thought-provoking poetry. It is open daily, 11am to 4pm, from 10 to 16 July, to coincide with the Inspire Festival at the nearby Southwell Library. This austere Victorian building will make a wonderful exhibition space.
Newark Book Festival’s theme this year is Adventures and Heroes and it is as exciting as it sounds. Newark’s pretty market square will become a Literature Quarter for the weekend and will be a hive of rhyme, theatre, books and authors, while on Sunday Newark Castle will celebrate 75 years of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five with a family picnic. There are many other events – some for families, some involving tea and some with wine, all with words.
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While you are feeling the literary love, why not make your way to our competition page and enter our Inspired by Newark and Sherwood poetry competition. There is a fab prize of a culture night in Newark up for grabs.

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The headlines about presidential candidate Joe Biden’s new health care plan called it “a nod to the past” and “Affordable Care Act 2.0.” That mostly refers to the fact that the former vice president has specifically repudiated many of his Democratic rivals’ calls for a “Medicare for All” system, and instead sought to build his plan on the ACA’s framework.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of Biden’s opponents in the primary race and the key proponent of the Medicare for All option, has criticized Biden’s proposal, complaining that it is just “tinkering around the edges” of a broken health care system.
Still, the proposal put forward by Biden earlier this week is much more ambitious than Obamacare – and despite its incremental label, would make some very controversial changes.
“I would call it radically incremental,” says Chris Jennings, a political health strategist who worked for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and who has consulted with several of the current Democratic candidates.
Republicans who object to other candidates’ Medicare for All plans find Biden’s alternative just as displeasing.
“No matter how much Biden wants to draw distinctions between his proposals and single-payer, his plan looks suspiciously like “SandersCare Lite,” writes former congressional aide and conservative commentator Chris Jacobs in a column for The Federalist.
Biden’s plan is built on the idea of expanding the ACA to reduce costs for patients and consumers — similar to what Hillary Clinton campaigned on in 2016. It would do things Democrats have called for repeatedly since the ACA was passed. Among Biden’s proposals is a provision that would “uncap” federal help to pay for health insurance premiums — assistance now available only to those with incomes that are 400% of the poverty level, or about $50,000 for an individual.
Under Biden’s plan, no one would be required to pay more than 8.5 percent of their income toward health insurance premiums.
But it includes several proposals that Congress has failed repeatedly to enact, including some that were part of the original debate over the ACA. Plus, Biden’s plan has some initiatives that are so expansive, it is hard to imagine them passing Congress — even if Democrats sweep the presidency and both houses of Congress in 2020.
Here are some of the more controversial pieces of the Biden health plan:
Although many of the Democratic presidential candidates have expressed varying degrees of support for a Medicare for All plan, nearly all have also endorsed creating a government-sponsored health plan, known colloquially as a “public option,” that would be available to people who buy their own health insurance. That eligible group would include anyone who doesn’t get insurance through their job or who doesn’t qualify for other government programs, like Medicare or Medicaid.
A public option was included in the version of the ACA that passed the House in 2009. But its proponents could not muster the 60 votes needed to pass that option in the Senate over GOP objections — even though the Democrats had 60 votes at the time.
Biden’s public option, however, would be available to many more people than the 20 million or so who are now in the individual insurance market. According to the document put out by the campaign, this public option also would be available to those who don’t like or can’t afford their employer insurance, and to small businesses.
Most controversial, though, is that the 2.5 million people currently ineligible for either Medicaid or private insurance subsidies because their states have chosen not to expand Medicaid would be automatically enrolled in Biden’s public option, at no cost to them or the states where they live. Also included automatically in the public option would be another 2 million people with low incomes who currently are eligible for ACA coverage subsidies – and who would also be eligible for expanded Medicaid.
That part of Biden’s proposal has prompted charges that the 14 states that have so far chosen not to expand Medicaid would save money, compared with those that have already expanded the program, because expansion states have to pay 10% of the cost of that new population.
Jennings, the Democratic health strategist, argues that extra charge to states that previously expanded Medicaid would be unavoidable under Biden’s plan, because people with low incomes in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid need coverage most. “If you’re not going to have everyone get a plan right away, you need to make sure those who are most vulnerable do,” Jennings says.
The Biden plan calls for eliminating the “Hyde Amendment,” an annual rider to the spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services that forbids the use of federal funds to pay for most abortions. Biden recently ran into some difficulty when his position on the Hyde ammendment was unclear.
Beyond that, Biden’s plan also directly calls for the federal government to fund some abortions. “[T]he public option will cover contraception and a woman’s constitutional right to choose,” his plan says.
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act very nearly failed to become law after an intraparty fight between Democrats who supported and opposed federal funding for abortions. Abortion opponents wanted firm guarantees in permanent law that no federal funds would ever be used for abortion; abortion-rights supporters called that a deal breaker. Eventually a shaky compromise was reached.
And while it is true that there are now far fewer Democrats in Congress who oppose abortion than there were in 2010, the idea of even a Democratic-controlled Congress voting for federal abortion funding seems far-fetched. The current Democratic-led House has declined even to include a repeal of the Hyde Amendment in this year’s HHS spending bill, because it could not get through the GOP-controlled Senate or get signed by President Trump.
When Obama said in a speech to Congress in September 2009 that people not in the U.S. legally would be ineligible for federal help with their purchase of health insurance under the ACA, it prompted the infamous “You lie!” shout from Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C..
Today, all the Democratic candidates say they would provide coverage to undocumented residents. There is no mention of them specifically in the plan posted on Biden’s website, although a Biden campaign official told Politico this week that people in the U.S. who are undocumented would be able to purchase plans on the health insurance exchanges, but would not qualify for subsidies.
Still, in his speech unveiling the plan at an AARP-sponsored candidate forum in Iowa, Biden did not address this issue of immigrants’ health care. He said only that his plan would expand funding for community health centers, which serve patients regardless of their ability to pay or their immigration status, and that people in the U.S. without legal authority would be able to obtain coverage in emergencies. That is already law.

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The Reddit IPO was the final big name on our list to watch this week, and the launch of NYSE:RDDT did not disappoint. It was a day that started very strongly, with some of the initial excitement tapering off through the day and in to after hours and pre-markets sessions.
After reaching a high on the day of $57.80 first thing, RDDT share price currently stands at a mark of $49. Still healthily above the offering price of $34, but some 15% off the highs. From the open through to end of the normal session, Reddit shares were 6.2% in the red.
This IPO week has been a resounding success for the big names taking to Wall Street. Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) offering took place at $36 and currently sits up at $66.2 in the premarket, and RDDT holders will be very happy with the start they have seen.
Reddit's public offering has certainly been a bright spot, with shares priced at $34 and giving the company a valuation of $6.4 billion. The IPO was a success, with shares soaring as much as 70% following its debut at the top of its projected range.
Cathie Wood's ARK fund was noted as having added 10,000 RDDT shares to the portfolio. As one of the pre-eminent tech stock holders, it is not exactly a surprise to see this, but it will be interesting to see if this develops into one of her more significant holdings over time, or merely a footnote. The level of entry taken is small, but worth watching.
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It will be interesting to see how the stock continues to develop, but we can't finish this one off without taking a quick look at one of the rumblings at Reddit regarding CEO compensation below.
What is going on at Reddit?
CEO Steve Huffman's substantial $193 million salary package has come under scrutiny in recent days and has caused quite a bit of unwanted publicity as far as contrasting fortunes of those involved at Reddit. It is worth noting that the vast proportion (read almost all) of this package is in shares, which as we know from above have done rather well in recent times.
Nevertheless, the revelation is controversial given the platform's reliance on unpaid moderators who manage much of the site's content and community interactions.
The discontent has been palpable among Reddit's community. Conflicts have emerged due to contentious changes to the platform's API and Huffman's remarks towards moderators, who have traditionally been the backbone of Reddit's operations. These tensions reached a peak when nearly 3,500 subreddits temporarily went offline for 48 hours to protest changes earlier in the year, signalling a growing disconnect between the company's administration and its user base.
Adding to the company's challenges, the decision to supply content to Google for AI training is now being scrutinized by the US Federal Trade Commission. This deal, potentially impacting user privacy and the overall perception of the platform, has contributed to the current atmosphere of skepticism.
Reddit's finances are as complex as its community dynamics. While offering users and moderators a chance to participate in the IPO was a gesture toward inclusivity, many declined due to disenchantment with the direction in which Reddit was heading.
The spotlight on Huffman's considerable salary, juxtaposed with Reddit's reliance on unpaid moderators, has stirred a broad discussion about the value of community-led content moderation and the distribution of wealth within tech companies.
Next on the horizon we will be watching to see analysts calls and price targets as RDDT beds in to the NYSE.
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The Provincial Court of Palencia confirmed the opening of the investigations carried out on the April 14, 1992 disappearance of Manuela Torres and Virginia Guerrero, in the well-known case of the Aguilar girls. The Chamber, in a 12-page ruling to which Diario Palentino has access, rejected the appeal filed by the collegial representation of the families against the order of the Court of First Instance and instruction number 2 of Cervera de Pisuerga, issued last June 8.
The judge in the case, who ordered the reopening of investigations into the disappearances of Virginia Guerrero and Manuela Torres, aged 14 and 13, agreed to a stay of proceedings “because there is no known perpetrator in the conduct of the events that are the subject of the complaint.”
Now the high court of the province has just ratified the decision taken in the first instance by the instructor, although there may be some procedural tool to get to the Supreme Court.
The order of the Superior Court of the province emphasized that the investigations initiated by the court in Cerverano, which began in 2021, focused on three possible suspects, which generated so many lines of inquiry. The Chamber maintained that after that time the new investigations, “although intensive and described by the prosecutor as commendable, did not lead to solid and relevant incriminating data to direct any attribution to a specific person, nor procedurally imputation nor prosecution’ and disentangled and rejected one by one the eleven pieces of evidence sought by appellants.
The Court of Palencia claimed that within the eleven requested tests, it was requested to search Fontoria’s cave, which had already been explored without finding any biological remains. “Although there is more advanced technology today, the truth is that almost 30 years have passed and the aforementioned cave is actually a magnesium mine with a great depth of mud and expansion. This would be a test that is not very conducive to getting some results. As for the search in another cave, that of Servatos, the Chamber understands that no “solid justification” has been provided for its current inspection, except that it is on the Reynosa-Aguilar route.
With regard to one of the suspects, the reporter of the District Court order claimed that “he has already been investigated for a year”, and with regard to the second suspect, the main one in the investigation, the Chamber maintained that he was also investigated in a comprehensive manner, including and the interception of his phone, “without being able to justify even his police detention, nor his imputation in court.” Likewise, after analyzing the alleged inconsistency between statements made by the suspect and his mother in connection with a trip to the United States in August 1992 due to lack of a passport, the panel found it irrelevant. In relation to an enforcement complaints report involving a white vehicle 127 in the 1990s, it was also, in the chamber’s view, “irrelevant” because the aforementioned car “was not occupied nor was ruled as a suspect, but for three girls for whom no investigation matches”.
“Given the media prominence of the disappearance and its initial investigation from 1992 to 2001, they could have declared and intervened on those dates rather than waiting almost 30 years to act as witnesses,” it said. says in the order of the Provincial Court regarding some intervened in a television program in which one woman even told how years before the disappearance of the girls, when she was 13 years old, she climbed into seat 127 of a neighbor from Aguilar de Campo who pounced on her and tried to rape her, although So, out of fear he did not report it.
It should be remembered that the Magistrate of Court Number 2 of Cervera de Pisuerga requested in June 2021 that the Civil Guard of Palencia investigate a new line discovered as a result of the testimony of a woman who, as a child, experienced a case similar to that of Virginia Guerrero and Manuela Torres, who have been missing since April 14, 1992, after spending an afternoon in Reynosa (Cantabria), although they never returned home.
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Welcome to Legends of Equestria, a free-to-play MMORPG, available to play right now in Open Access!
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Many of you will remember last year's stress test, during which Legends of Equestria was temporarily available for public play during the weekend of Canterlot Gardens, where we allowed the fans to play the game alongside the development team, and even a few community celebrities. Some of you even had the opportunity to attend Canterlot Gardens for yourselves in Strongsville, Ohio, to see the panels, meet the guests, buy the merchandise, hear the musical performances, and take part in all of the other activities that made Canterlot Gardens such a fun and rewarding experience.
Right now, Canterlot Gardens would like to provide all of us with another opportunity to have such an experience, but they need our help to do it. Last year's Canterlot Gardens was Legends of Equestria's most successful weekend since we first began, and we recieved thousands of new forum members during the time we spent at the convention. That is why Legends of Equestria is asking our fans to help fund a second year of Canterlot Gardens, so that we can all enjoy it together, and grow even more as a result.
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If you're a talented artist seeking an outlet for your creative potential, you'll be pleased to know that Legends of Equestria, the single largest and most comprehensive project for artists within the brony community, is currently looking for individuals just like you to help make the world of Legends of Equestria even bigger and better than ever! Right now, we're taking applications for all of the following departments: Concept Artists, 3D Modelers, 3D Animators, 2D Artists, and Public Relations. All applicants must be at least 16 years of age. Here's what you'll need to apply!
Concept Artists. Applicants must be comfortable drawing characters, creatures, and architecture in the style of the show, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In order to apply for a concept artist position, please email [email protected] with a link to your online portfolio. This portfolio should include something other than My Little Pony fan art. The email should also contain your Skype username, the amount of time you're able to devote to Legends of Equestria, your reason for wanting to join the project, and any strengths and weaknesses which are relevant to the position.
3D Modelers and Animators. Applicants must have working knowledge of 3D modeling and/or animating and a reasonable amount of time available to devote to Legends of Equestria, as well as a willingness to follow directions from their team leaders. It is preferred that applicants have a specialty in architectural modeling, organic modeling, 3D animation/rigging/skinning, or any combination thereof. In order to apply for a 3D modeling or animating position, please email [email protected] with links to examples of your previous work. Please list the programs you use within the email.
2D Artists. Applicants must be able to produce textures and graphics in the style of the show, have experience with color and design theory, an adequate amount of time they are willing to devote to Legends of Equestria, and a willingness to follow directions from their team leaders. In order to apply for a 2D artist position, please email [email protected] or [email protected] with examples of your work, and a description of your skills and experience in digital art. Please also list the programs you use within the email, as well as the reason you are interested in joining Legends of Equestria.
Notice from Kit: It's NOT all about ponies! We paint buildings, trees, other animals, props, clothing and so on. It is to your advantage to show artwork that focus on these things. Think castles, mountainous landscapes, detailed illustrations of machines and such. Showing textured UV maps is also very important. And while nearly everything we do is vectored and so you must show this skill, we love to see other styles and mediums. I'm adding this notice on the 11th of March so if you already submitted an application, you may update it with additional artwork and resend it.
Public Relations. Applicants must be able to provide evidence that they are qualified to fill a position on the Legends of Equestria public relations team, speak in fluent and grammatically correct English, and have an adequate amount of time they are willing to devote to the project. In order to apply for a public relations position, please email [email protected] with a list of your qualifications and experience, as well as the reason you are interested in joining.
Should you be accepted, you will receive access to a large network of individuals from around the world with various talents who are willing to work toward the common goal of creating a large-scale project, plenty of practice and feedback within your specific area of interest, and work experience which could prove invaluable to any future employers. If you're interested in game development, passionate about ponies, or simply need a hobby which will put your talents to use, please do not let this opportunity pass by! Apply at Legends of Equestria today!
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the February edition of the Legends of Equestria Artist Showcase! This month, we'll be focusing on some of the game's NPCs. For those of you not familiar with the terminology, an NPC, or Non-Playable Character, is any character in a game that isn't controlled by a player. In this case, we'll be talking specifically about two of Legends of Equestria's finished NPCs, Grassy Fields and Cocoa St. Lauren.
Now, the first step, as you could probably guess, is to write the character into a google document. Almost every finished concept in the game does, of course, start in a document of some sort, and we have a fairly large and extremely talented team of writers dedicated to creating the quests and NPCs that will go in the game. While it is possible to have a quest without any NPC involvement, most or all of the quests you'll find in Legends of Equestria will heavily involve one or more of our NPCs.
As you can see from this image, the very first step involved in creating a character is creating a physical description, as well as giving some important information about the character. In this case, Aurethius, the writer responsible for writing the character Grassy Fields, filled in the biography by listing the relationships and occupation of the character, as well as leaving a note about the character's voice. Any special information about the character needs to be placed near the top of the page so that the voice actors, concept artists, and possibly the animators, will know whatever they need to about the character's voice, mannerisms, and appearance.
A description can be as long or as short as the original author feels it should be, and in contrast to the two lines of text written for Grassy Fields, author Saddlesoap Opera decided that this particular character, Cocoa St. Lauren, would need a more in-depth background and description in order to properly convey every detail he had in mind for the character. There is no right or wrong length for a character, and the depth given to the description relies heavily on how prominently the NPC in question will be featured in the game, as well as how complicated their personality and appearance are and several other factors. When questioned about the conceptualization of this particular character, Saddlesoap had this to say:
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Cocoa was written as a somewhat snooty 'Artiste' type, who sees herself as extremely cultured and important, looks down her nose at nearly everypony, and dotes on her ill-behaved little dog. She's a chocolate-maker, but she'd call herself a Chocolatier. In keeping with her high-society style, her name was based on Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.
This is Cocoa's cutie mark story and general dialogues. The cutie mark stories are something that our writing team does a bit differently from what you might find in a typical game. We feel that it is important for each character to have a distinct personality and reasoning behind their every action, rather than just existing to dispense quests to the players. In keeping with this, any character that has a cutie mark must logically have attained it at one point, and this is a very important detail in the lives of the citizens of Equestria who have undergone this rite of passage. Therefore, it's required that every cutie mark has a backstory told by the pony who has it, in their own words. By giving each character a unique story to tell and having them describe an important event in their lives in such a way, we are forced to put a large amount of thought into each character and get inside their heads a little bit while creating them. The only exceptions are characters that don't have a cutie mark, are incapable of telling the player about their cutie mark, or refuse to tell the player about their cutie mark. Since the game is set in a land of happy magical ponies, the latter two categories are typically few and far between.
Under the cutie mark story in each of these, you'll see the character's general dialogues. The general dialogues are triggered whenever you try to talk to an NPC, but they don't have anything important to say to you at the time. Instead of having a box full of text pop up like you would if the NPC were talking to you about a particular quest or event, you'll hear them say one of these phrases. To avoid tedium, each writer is required to come up with at least ten general dialogues for each character, and they're almost always completely unique to that character.
Since Grassy Fields does give you the option to purchase pies, it's also necessary for her to have a few dialogues for this on her character sheet. Any set of dialogues like this, which aren't unique to any particular quest, but are unique to a particular NPC, are placed here.
Finally, there are the related quests. This is just an easy way for us to access the quests in which the character is featured without having to hunt them down. If any significant change is made to a character, it would be highly inefficient for us to go through every single quest in our database and search for the character's name in order to make sure the character stays consistent. It's also nice to have as a reference, in case someone is writing a character into another quest but isn't quite sure on the characterization just from reading the sheet.
After the character has been written, edited, and personally approved by everyone's favorite talking tree, it's sent to the concept artists' pile. Now, the characters as they appear in the final game are going to use the same model as the players, with their own color schemes, cutie marks, and accessories attached, so this concept art is never sent to the 3D modelers like it typically is for buildings or other objects. Instead, it's used as a visual reference to further determine certain aspects of the characterization for the voice actors, as well as the writers for any future uses of the character, as well as for implementing it in the game when it's finished. Many of our fans will be able to tell this just by looking, but the concept art for both of these characters was drawn by Sugarcup, one of Legends of Equestria's extremely talented concept artists. The above image of Grassy Fields was the first NPC concept art Sugarcup ever created for Legends of Equestria.
After the concept art has been finished and approved, the NPCs are sent to the voice acting team. Our audio lead, Hirosashii, personally reads through each character sheet and places them with whichever voice actor or actress will best match the character's personality. I've created a video for you all to watch below, which goes through each of the characters' general dialogues being read by their respective voice actress, as well as a few extras in the case of Grassy Fields. Grassy Fields is voiced by Emichwan88, and Cocoa St. Lauren is voiced by Flootershai.
After the voice acting has been approved, it's sent back to the writers where we have one of our team members build the model using the character creator, and put it in the game! The actual implementation process for NPCs consists of several different steps, and has yet to be entirely completed. But between the animations, models, and scripting beyond this point, we've got enough content to fill another artist showcase as soon as it is, so be sure to check back! We might just see these two again in a later edition!
You need to post a video of you winning the Japanese version. You don't have to film the whole game, just the last level. In the end of the video, after you win, open up a Notepad window and type in "Legends of Equestria - <your forum user name>" to prove it's you.
Only one person can win the prize! First person who wins will be the first Alpha tester for our game when we enter Alpha.
You must reply in this thread with your entry, do not PM me or any other staff members.
Legends of Equestria staff members are not eligible for this prize - get back to work. Legends of Equestria is not affiliated with Winnie the Pooh or Yahoo! or Disney.
We welcome you all to participate in Leg ends of Equestria's 24 Hour Event.
Here is the schedule detailing the times that different teams will host their sections of the livestream. The section called "HATS!" is an event where we will listen to you, the community, as you suggest hats that we could create for the game. Of course, the hat suggestions will be moderated by our team, so not all hats will be made.
The event begins Friday, the 4th of January, at 8PM EST.


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Class of 2002
A native of Rock Island and a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Larry Kanke received his Master’s Degree from the University of Illinois. As a wrestler at Eastern, he placed fourth in the NAIA at 177 pounds. He was a two-time IIAC Conference Champion and was the NAIA District 20 Outstanding Wrestler. He had a record of 28-2 his senior year and won the team’s Most Fall Award.
After serving two years in the U.S. Army, Larry began coaching and teaching at
J.D. Darnell High School in Geneseo. His teams have had a dual record of 393-201-4 and have won eleven NCIC Conference Champions. They have also won five Regional Titles. He has had sixty-six state qualifiers and twelve state place winners. His two sons, Tim and Mike, both placed twice at the state tournament.
Larry has been an I.HS.A wrestling official for twenty-seven years. He has also been an official for USA Wrestling in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman.
At the end of the 2001-2002 school years, Larry Kanke will retire from teaching.

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One Musicfest prepares for it’s sixth annual festival and they’re going all out.
The festival, which will take place September 12th in Atlanta, will feature a wide range of performers including the fabulous Lauryn Hill, A$AP Rocky, SZA, Janelle Monae, the Internet, the Roots, Scarface, Raekwon, and more. The event is said to have its musical acts spread out over several stages, 20 DJ’s on board, and everyone’s favorite: food. An art expo and a variety of shops will also be available
The festival will be held at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, located on 2002 Lakewood Ave, on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at noon. Tickets range from $35-80. Interested in going? Buy your tickets here.

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A bit of a random story from Croation news site Index.hr about one of Mirko Crocop’s fighting proteges gone bad:
A former sparring partner of Mirko Cro Cop, Mirko Borkovic was arrested yesterday for 25 armed robberies of Zagreb betting agencies. Borkovic was at one time a multiple Croatian amateur kickboxing champion and one of Mirko Cro Cop’s most promising kick boxing protégés. The former rising star was desperate for cash in order repay loans that he had borrowed to finance his cocaine addiction police reports indicate.
Unfortunately for Cro Cop this comes only one month after Croatian media erroneously reported that he had spared with Croatian crime figure and murder suspect Robert Matanic. Cro Cop denied the allegations soon after, stating in an exclusive interivew with Nova TV never have have met Matanic.
Add on top of this Alistair Overeem continuing to dog Mirko in the MMA press and you gotta wonder when the poor dude is gonna get a break. What’s the last positive thing anyone has said about the once-mighty Mirko? “You did a great job destroying that can“? That was back in fucking March! And everyone was being sarcastic!

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Ghanaian-UK based artist, HE3B who merges the sound of Afro-bash and rnb comes through with the remix of “Wakhra.”
The remix of “Wakhra” features Nigerian artist, Skiibii and it was produced by Morgan.
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Throughout history Bee Propolis has been known to be one of nature’s most unique & exciting substances.
Propolis comes from resins collected from trees and plants by bees. The resin collected is then combined with wax to make bee propolis.
The bees use the sticky propolis to fill crevices and to seal and varnish honeycombs to create a sterile environment, free from microbes and other invaders. It is said that a bee hive is one of the most sanitary and sterile environments on earth.
Propolis consists of a combination of resinous substances with a pleasant aroma. Propolis is processed by worker bees after collection of organic products from at least 20 species of trees that produce resinous secretions, including the buds of alder, ash, beech, birch, chestnut, pine, and poplar trees – and also the young stems, branches, petiole (leafstalks), leaves and bark of the willow and plum tree. The worker bees then add secretions from their salivary gland (containing enzymes), wax and other biochemical compounds. Colour, aroma, and also chemical composition of bee propolis will vary depending on the foliage from where the raw materials were collected.

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The Eastern Cape department of agriculture is on a mission to level up in deciduous fruit farming. To do this, the province is looking to the Western Cape to explore collaboration and research-sharing opportunities.
South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry consists mainly of pome fruit (apples and pears), stone fruit (apricots, peaches & nectarines and plums) as well as table grapes. According to the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), the total area planted for deciduous fruit in South Africa amounts to 74 246 hectares.
Most of these fruits are produced in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
In an interview with Food For Mzansi, Siphokazi Ndudane, the head of the department for the Eastern Cape department of rural development and agrarian reform, said they were exploring ways in which their province could increase its deciduous fruit footprint. She unpacks how they intend to do this.
Tiisetso Manoko: The Eastern Cape is partnering with the Western Cape to up its game in deciduous fruit farming. Why is this so important?
Siphokazi Ndudane: The are several similarities between the Western Cape and Eastern Cape in those commodities, so we are looking at how best we can foster collaboration between the two provinces at a provincial government and institutional level.
Our aim is to come together, share expertise and research work done by two provinces. The commodities in our province are doing well, however, we think there is space for growth and development, especially for farmers.
I do not want to shy away from the fact that there are so many success stories that we [Eastern Cape] can learn from our counterparts in the Western Cape and vice versa.
How will government grow this sub-sector when infrastructure remains a concern for farmers?
Indeed, we are looking at infrastructure development that can be shared by both provinces and by farmers as well.
If we are to advance these commodities and assist our farmers, we need to work together and have mutual collaboration and benefit. All of us must be around the table.
For instance, the citrus sector is prevalent in two provinces. There is better infrastructure in the Western Cape and we do know that the bulk of fruits and citrus that is produced from the Eastern Cape, find their way to the Western Cape either in the pack house or exported to the world through the ports of Cape Town.
So, it is two provinces that are offering each other different things. It is important that we all collaborate and make a conducive environment for our farmers from all angles.
Did your trip to the Western Cape achieve the desired goals for your department?
From the similarities we spoke about, the goal is to [explore] how we as a government put together a programme, not only in terms of logistics but also looking at the funding and financial support for our farmers, and assisting them in breaking into the market.
It is important to have those partnerships going. We know that the government purse does not run deep, so it is important that institutions that are able to come in and invest, do so with the key intention of growing and developing the sector.
Our interest is to assist the farmers, it does not matter whether that farmer is from the Eastern or Western Cape, we want to see farmers growing while creating jobs and stimulating the economy.
Are there practical steps in place to ensure access to funding for deciduous fruit farming?
We have had an engagement with Hortfin to look at their programme on how they best fund small-scale farmers and how best to assist farmers to be commercial. So that is the step we are looking at.
Our interest is assisting the farmer to make it in the market and we are also responsible to produce food for the nation, so we must roll up our sleeves and see what is possible.
And what about access to markets?
Access to markets can be looked at from a logistical point of view. For example, the Port of East London is the only port in South Africa that can export live animals.
So, we have trade agreements with countries in the Arab region for livestock such as goats and sheep. So, we are saying let us look at each other’s strengths and explore opportunities.
For farmers who are in the Western Cape and looking to export their live animals to the world, that port of trade is available for them to explore such opportunities.
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It’s one of the most explosive Missions yet, with a level of excitement and spectacle that simply blows you away. Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a stunning affair that hooks you from the opening shot and takes you on a whirlwind adventure that utterly captivates, delivering breathless stunts and big scale adventure that puts you in a permanent state of awe and euphoria.
Yes, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is that good.
Reuniting writer/director Christopher McQuarrie with the world’s biggest movie star Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a staggering blend of entertainment that delivers on every count. This, the sixth chapter in the Mission franchise could be forgiven for falling a little flat, but that’s simply not the case here. It’s an outstanding ode to blockbuster cinema and proves yet again that Tom Cruise is box-office gold.
I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it yet again. Tom Cruise is simply the very best at what he does. No-one delivers blockbuster entertainment like he has done over the years and his consistency over such a long period of time should be lauded much more than it is. Tom Cruise is sensational in Mission: Impossible – Fallout and somehow manages to up the stakes yet again to deliver a film that contains incredible stunts and sheer white-knuckle entertainment that will leave you shaking in your cinema seat.
Mission Impossible is known for its bold stunts and Tom Cruise has taken this to whole new levels of authenticity and audacity in Fallout. I won’t go into too much detail for spoilers but there’s a big halo jump that just leaves your jaw firmly on the ground, numerous metal-twisting car chases, a helicopter sequence that gives you altitude sickness (in the best possible way) and city sequences in Paris and London that gets the heart racing.
But it’s not all about the stunts. Many films would have rested on those laurels but not Mission Impossible and not Tom Cruise. He, along with writer/director Christopher McQuarrie has seen to it that every aspect of Fallout is meticulously crafted. The story constantly keeps you glued to the edge of your seat; there are plenty of wow moments, some awesome surprises and characterisation that engages the audience fully. Humour is also expertly placed throughout and frequently provides a nice balance between the chaos and the calm.
The plot finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his crew Benji (Simon Pegg) and Luther (Ving Rhames) trying to recover some plutonium that will be used to create nuclear bombs for a anarchist terrorist organisation named The Apostles. Their leader (Sean Harris) is already in custody thanks to Hunt, but he still has a role to play in this game, as does Ethan’s old friend Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson).
To divulge more would be to rob you of one of the best action experiences you’ll ever get in a cinema. Henry Cavill takes a break from his duties as Superman to play August Walker, a government agent tasked with keeping an eye on Ethan’s mission. He does exceptionally well here, bouncing off Cruise’s performance to deliver one of his career-best performances to date – including a fight sequence in a restroom that is equal parts hilarious and bone-crunching.
The rest of the cast are as great as you’d expect too, with Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Angela Basset and the scene-stealing Alec Baldwin all excellent in their roles. Michelle Monaghan returns to keep the bigger story arc going nicely and Sean Harris can play a good bad guy in his sleep. Vanessa Kirby is spritely as the White Widow, a criminal broker who works with Ethan and Rebecca Ferguson is once again mesmerizing as Ilsa. She also has a fight scene alongside Simon Pegg and a motorcycle chase sequence with Tom Cruise that are both sensational.
I often speak about the wonders of IMAX and quite frankly, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the perfect example of why this format is the future of cinema. The clarity and scale of this film in IMAX is staggering. From a breathtaking halo jump to a helicopter dogfight, the experience of watching Mission Impossible in IMAX is unparalleled and one that has to be experienced. If you are going to see Fallout and you can stretch to it, you certainly won’t be disappointed.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is still the benchmark, but Mission: Impossible – Fallout runs a close second or third best in the Mission Impossible franchise. This is simply what big budget cinema should be all about – a willingness to deliver something truly breathtaking and exciting, whilst giving the characters and story just as much consideration. Roll on Mission Impossible 7 – I hope this franchise never ends if it can stay as fresh and exhilarating as chapter 6.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Kristoffer Joner Director: Christopher McQuarrie Writer: Christopher McQuarrie Released By: Paramount Pictures Certificate: 12A Duration: 147 mins Release Date: 25th July 2018


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Almost two decades, that's how long experts say on average it takes us to pay off our students loans. A new bill is designed to offer higher education debt relief to hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites.
Bill 376, also known as Higher Ed Lower Debt for Wisconsin is designed to help close to 750-thousand Wisconsinites with federal student loan debt. If approved, it would allow you to deduct your student loan payment from your state income tax, and give you an option of refinancing the interest rates
Experts say college tuition costs have doubled over the last 12 years.
The UW Eau Claire Financial Aid Office says the average loan debt for the 2011-12 graduating class was just shy of 24-thousand dollars.
Financial Aid Director Kathy Sahlhoff says 70 percent of UW Eau Claire students have a loan of some sort.
“That's high. We want to be aware of that. We want to do everything we can to reduce that,” she said. 40-million Americans hold over 1.2-trillion dollars in student loan debt nationally.
The bill's author, senator Dave Hansen, says student debt hurts the economy hampering car and home sales. The bill would help current borrowers by giving them an option to refinance their student loans to get lower interest rates, just like homeowners can refinance their mortgages.
“Combining that with being able to deduct some of those loans from their state income tax would be two positive things that would help people through school and in the repayment process,” said Sahlhoff.
UW Eau Claire junior Kaleigh Meek says she owes around 15-thousand dollar right now.
“It’s a high concern of mine, just because I already work full time now as a college students, just to cover some of the costs of living,” she said.
But critics of the bill say making it easier to pay off student debt will only encourage students to borrow more money.
Sahlhoff says it will give students confidence to borrow money to receive a degree.
“That's how it is our days; everybody needs an education, you have to have a degree for most jobs,” said UW Eau Claire Senior Tanner Herkert, who borrowed a sum of money for school.
“The state will come out ahead by having this educated populace,” added Sahlhoff.
The first hearing for the bill was held on Wednesday. The bill's author says if it passes Wisconsin will become the first state in the country to offer student loan refinancing, that could make the badger-state a warm climate for business in industries that require a bachelor’s or advanced degrees for employment.
To find more information on the bill visit the link on the side of this story.

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Meet the new .45 ACP Winchester Silvertip Jacketed Hollow Point cartridge. Oddly, it’s the same as the old .45ACP Winchester Silvertip Jacketed Hollow Point cartridge. For decades it’s been a performance ammunition worthy of the most discerning tactician’s praise. It proves that ammunition engineering has come a long way since lead castings, but maybe it’s not so much about innovations that change the landscape anymore, and instead it’s about optimizing time tested and proven designs like the venerable Winchester Silvertip.
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FragPELE: dynamic ligand growing within a binding site. A novel tool for hit-to-lead drug design
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The early stages of drug discovery rely on hit-to-lead programs, where initial hits undergo partial optimization to improve binding affinities for their biological target. This is an expensive and time-consuming process, requiring multiple iterations of trial and error designs, an ideal scenario for applying computer simulation. However, most state-of-the-art modeling techniques fail to provide a fast and reliable answer to the Induced-Fit protein–ligand problem. To aid in this matter, we present FragPELE, a new tool for in silico hit-to-lead drug design, capable of growing a fragment from a bound core while exploring the protein–ligand conformational space. We tested the ability of FragPELE to predict crystallographic data, even in cases where cryptic sub-pockets open because of the presence of particular R-groups. Additionally, we evaluated the potential of the software on growing and scoring five congeneric series from the 2015 FEP+ dataset, comparing them to FEP+, SP and Induced-Fit Glide, and MMGBSA simulations. Results show that FragPELE could be useful not only for finding new cavities and novel binding modes in cases where standard docking tools cannot but also to rank ligand activities in a reasonable amount of time and with acceptable precision.
CitationPérez, C. [et al.]. FragPELE: dynamic ligand growing within a binding site. A novel tool for hit-to-lead drug design. "Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling", 2020, vol. 60, núm. 3, p. 1728-1736.

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Head of Department – Music & Performance – Johnathon Goulter
Hello and welcome to 2021 St Patrick’s College Music Program. We have seen spectacular growth in the instrumental department, and our Ensembles are preparing for their first performances at Twilight Open Evening. We welcome our new Irish Ensemble, Gaelic Dreaming, to the College. This Ensemble is run by Ms Megan Donnelly. The College has acquired an orchestral Marimba and this will be put to good use in Percussion Ensemble and Concert Band!
In the Music Classroom:
- Our year 7s are starting to work on basic piano and guitar skills while learning music literacy skills such as sight reading, functional solfège and ensemble work.
- Year 8 Music students are making their own sea shanties and playing a range of popular music on instruments of their choice.
- The Year 9s are currently arranging selected Beethoven and Debussy pieces, but they are also developing their contemporary music skills.
- Year 10 are learning about recording techniques to create an album of song books for our neighbours at St Joseph’s School. Performing these arrangements later in the term is something we are all excited about.
- Year 11 students are developing their understanding on how music is designed to communicate meaning.
- The Year 12s have returned to school with a real determination to excel and are enjoying exploring the varied musical styles of Musical Theatre, Country, Jazz, Film Music and Classical Music. They are busy preparing their first performances and composition for summative assessment.
“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.”
Visual Art Teacher – Mr Michael Pope
The Year 10 and 12 Visual Art in Practice students visited Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts this week. The students loved spending time experiencing the space and artworks. They later toured the exhibitions before finding their favourite work to analyse and draw.
Students are seen here admiring one of the artworks in the exhibitions – Disquiet: Ecological Anxieties & Transformations. The work is made from found objects including squid lures, a fan cover, fishing line and lights.
We warmly welcome Mr Michael Pope to St Patrick’s College Townsville. A well known and respected local artist, Mr Pope is also the founder of “Urban Sketchers”. Mr Pope’s latest exhibition, Marker, features two years of drawings. The exhibition launches on Friday, 12 February and can be viewed at Murky Waters Studio.


Goodnight Mrs. Calabash … wherever you are
For many years comedian Jimmy Durante signed off from his radio and television shows with the statement “Goodnight Mrs. Calabash … wherever you are.” I am sometimes reminded of that Jimmy Durante quote at the end of something. And there are a few “somethings” that have brought that goodbye-statement to mind.
One thing obviously coming to an end is the year 2012, with many people hoping that 2013 will offer more opportunities for happiness, success and economic security. That leads to another thing that will end Dec. 31; any immediate hope for economic certainty. Members of Congress are now home for the holidays without a “fiscal cliff” resolution. The final factor that reminded me of Jimmy Durante? I’ll get to that shortly.
Earlier this fall I listed the major elements of the fiscal cliff and how they would collectively produce a downward influence on the nation’s economy amounting to approximately $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts that automatically take place as the New Year begins. As the past couple of months have unfolded, people and businesses have become increasingly aware of the economic cataclysm that is nearly upon us. And I don’t use the words “economic cataclysm” lightly; with the Congressional Budget Office forecasting a recession and millions of lost jobs if the country totally falls off the cliff.
So what does all of this suggest about the (in)security of people’s lives as 2013 begins? Clearly, that will depend upon what specific political compromises will be made over the next several weeks. Even a cynic such as me does not believe politicians are so repulsive as to allow this disastrous scenario to unfold in all of its excruciatingly painful glory. So, what are the immediate elements that could impact people’s lives?
First, there is the issue of tax rates. Without a doubt, millionaires and billionaires are going to see federal marginal income tax rates go up in 2013; it’s just a matter of whether the thresholds begin at $200,00/$250,000 (for single/joint filers) — rather odd definitions of millionaires and billionaires — or some other starting point. Regardless, the tax rate tables used by employers for withholding are not likely to change immediately, so this factor probably will not have a quick impact on take-home pay. What will change January 1st is the payroll tax rate for Social Security, rising from 4.2 percent to 6.2 percent. So, for those workers who pay into Social Security, after tax income will drop two percentage points, with the payroll rate likely to remain at this higher (normal) level.
Also taking place will be an end to monies received by unemployed people via extended (federal) unemployment benefits. So, for any person who started drawing unemployment benefits before the second half of 2012, such funds will cease. And for those who became unemployed in the year’s second half, only twenty-six weeks of benefits will be available, specifically, those provided by the state one resides within.
Also having an impact will be something many people know little about, the Alternative Minimum Tax. It was originally conceived back in the late 1960s to keep the rich from being able to dodge tax obligations. Sadly, it was not well-structured, and as time progressed, more and more middle-income filers were potentially impacted. To keep this from occurring, Congress usually passes a “patch” to alleviate the unwanted consequences. Well, no patch has been crafted for 2012; so some 20-plus million additional families may be gouged by the federal government. While a patch will likely occur eventually, it will hamper the ability of the IRS to process tax returns and refunds may be delayed by months for huge numbers of tax filers.
The few factors listed above do not represent everything that may impact people’s lives adversely. But space limitations for this column do not permit me to discuss everything.
And speaking of this column, that brings me to the final issue reminding me of Jimmy Durante’s farewell to Mrs. Calabash. With this column, I will be signing off as a weekly columnist for The Delaware Gazette. Perhaps I will be back from time to time if the paper and its readers permit. But after nearly seven years, this seems like a good time to depart from my weekly writing ritual. In so doing, I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their willingness to let me bend their ears (and eyes) for the past several years. It has truly been an honor and a pleasure.
Dr. James Newton serves as Chief Economic Advisor to Commerce National Bank and is an auxiliary faculty member in economics and statistics at OSU-Marion and OSU-Newark. Dr. Newton’s views do not necessarily reflect those of Commerce National Bank or OSU-Marion/Newark.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Adjacent to other issues and candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot, voters in the state will be asked whether to legalize the sale, purchase and possession of marijuana for all Ohioans 21 and older.
Close to 59% percent of likely Ohio voters, responding to a July poll administered by Suffolk University, said they would vote in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana. Only 6.6% were undecided, with 34.8% against the issue.
But unlike Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights, Issue 2 will appear as an initiated statute — giving state lawmakers the final word.
The governor does not have the authority to veto a proposal made law via the ballot, according to the Ohio Constitution, but legislators can still propose and pass modifications to the new law after the election. With about two-and-a-half months until Election Day, some lawmakers are already thinking loosely about what moves the General Assembly might make.
Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania) said he feels somewhat neutral about the recreational marijuana proposal that will go before voters. Some of the legislative text, he said, “could be fixed or could have been drafted better.”
“There’s portions of it that I don’t like, there’s portions of it that I could tolerate,” Williams said.
Williams cited general concerns about adult-use legalization making cannabis more accessible to minors and causing more people to drive under the influence. One of his big sticking points within the proposed law itself, he said, is the home-growing provisions.
Under the law’s text, Ohioans could grow six or fewer cannabis plants from their homes. That limit goes to 12 or fewer for households with two or more adults over the age of 21.
“The idea is that we definitely don’t just want to make it readily available to minors inside of the home,” Williams said.
Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) said he views allowing home growing in a different light — protecting Ohioans’ personal freedoms.
“I view it as a personal liberty and a privacy issue, to be able to have home grow,” Weinstein said. “And plus, for a lot of folks who can’t afford access to the market, this provides a pathway to do this.”
Weinstein has introduced legislation at the Statehouse before to legalize recreational cannabis, with similar clauses. If voters pass Issue 2, he said he believes his colleagues across the aisle should leave it as is.
“Sadly, no, I don’t have confidence that some kind of lame-duck session here, or a holiday session at the end of the year or next year, that some changes would be forced through,” he said.
The legislature wouldn’t preempt the election outcome, Williams said. “It’s not our role,” he said. “We let their voices be heard.”
But if the proposal passes, he certainly sees possibilities for adjustments.


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Meteorite hunters find several fragments on a frozen lake near Hamburg Township
After Michigan's meteor show Tuesday night, the hunt was on to find fragments.
Meteorite hunters Larry Atkins and Robert Ward flew here from Arizona in hopes of finding a piece, and today they were successful. They located several meteorites on a frozen lake near Hamburg, Michigan.
Mike Hankey with the American Meteor Society joined Stateside today to explain what they found, and what to look for if you’re searching for meteorites in that area.
“They’re looking for something that looks black like charcoal,” he said.
The meteorites might be buried in the snow, he said but it depends on the wind.
“It might just stick out,” he said. “So like, if a meteorite was on top of the snow, you could see it from 100 feet away.”
Hankey cautioned anyone hunting meteorites to be careful – especially if they're looking on frozen lakes or in freezing temperatures.
He also warned against trespassing. He said the general rule is that whoever owns the land that a meteorite fell on also owns the meteorite.
“And sometimes people can get crazy with meteorite hunts,” he said, “so most important thing is to not break any laws and to be careful.”
The American Meteor Society predicts all meteorites fell in an area that's about ten to 20 miles long and about two miles wide, Hankey said.
See the map above.
“You know, if something fell on my land,” he said, “I would want to get it myself, so [landowners] should look in their yards and fields... in Hamburg and Lakeland, Michigan.”
He said there are probably thousands of meteorites out there still.


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THE NEW FRONTIERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS OF CONSUMERS
In 1990, when the passion for organic farming was still uncommon, our processes were already part of a common sicilian project controlled by Nature et Progrès, and the idea to save traditional organic food was pursued by an élite, driven by a passion for healthy eating and respect for nature.
Today organic identity of food has become a fashion index and a commercial strategy carried out also by some industrial manufacturers which consider organic just a marketing tool. But the actual popularity of organic food, if not supported by other others pillars, could crumble with the same speed.
Organic, identified as the only identity that supports different values of a special food, soon will be considered a standard. In fact the organic certification is just one of different pieces that represent the legitimate expectations of consumers to aspire to a healthier diet and more environmentally friendly agricolture.
Those pioneers who 30 years ago were working passionately to make organic products, today consider organic certification only an obvious premise, and want to discover other complementary qualities about the origin, processing methods, and the environmental impact that makes the difference against massive productions.
Only a manifacturer historically linked to the world of agriculture where organic farming is practiced from thousands of years, that still use traditional techniques, has all the prerequisites to attend to a next phase of bio 2.0., where the organic certificate becomes just one of the essential ingredients for our consciousness of consumers.


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Little Miss, Big Sis
By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, this is the perfect book for children expecting a new sibling.
The big news is this: Little Miss becomes a big sis! Little Miss learns the wonders of becoming a big sister as she and her family celebrate the momentous arrival of a new baby.
From Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds, the creators of Plant a Kiss, comes a charming story about Little Miss, who is about to become a big sis. A perfect gift for any child becoming a big brother or sister and any expecting families!