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One man sells organic eggs and green coffee beans. Another hawks clothing his niece made and wood figurines carved by his nephew. A woman offers knitted caps, black beans and rice, and sweet potato pie. Another woman sells gluten-free peanut butter-cup brownies alongside a woman trading in incense and $3 rings.
It may not be bartering with the blacksmith and cobbler, but the new Boise-Eliot Outdoor Markets hopes an old business model will bring extra income to modern-day folks suffering in a dire economy.
"We want to create a place where community and commerce come together," said market founder Spencer Burton. "Local people, local products. That's our line."
The idea came from Burton and another resident, business partner Rahsaan Muhammad, who saw the community's need -- as well as a vacant lot that once housed a tire company and was set for condo construction until the economy tanked. They initially planned to operate a nonprofit market but established it as a business to get it off the ground quickly, Burton said.Muhammad runs the Ancient World Crafts studio in Northeast Portland. Burton, who ran for Portland City Council last year but wasn't elected, is a stonemason.
On a recent Tuesday, business was slow. A city bus roared by as vendors stared at the ground, waiting for customers.
Merchants can sell whatever they want as long as they pay a $20-a-day booth fee, though Burton said he's been flexible as they build the market. Burton and Muhammad lease the lot, though the owner has waived the payment until the market grows.
Some other elements are donated, which makes it a community effort. The Life Change Christian Church a few doors down on Williams opens its lot for parking. The Albina Youth Opportunity School loans folding chairs to vendors. The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods offered guidance on city codes and county food vendor regulations.
"With this economy, so many people are working out of their homes," Muhammad said. "So we wanted to help people in the mind-set of producing things to get back to the basics of building an economy."
If the model works, it could be duplicated across the city, said Paige Coleman, director of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods.
"What I'm hearing is that there will be more and more art-and-yard sales and little markets popping up, not only in Northeast, but throughout the city," Coleman said. "It's one way people are seeing that they can buy or sell or trade the items and services they have. People are struggling right now."
But in a city that promotes its markets to locals and tourists -- from its abundant produce markets to its arts-and-craft Portland Saturday Market -- could more be a tipping point?
"As a marketing person, I do see it as competition," said Reid Decker, promotions coordinator for Portland Saturday Market, which has seen an increase in the number of people who want to sell handmade goods during this recession. "But personally, I love those kinds of things. Anything to strengthen a community, whether it's a street fair or redevelopment, is good because you get more flavor and diversity."
The Boise-Eliot market faces some daunting challenges, Decker said. One is getting enough publicity and marketing. Another is building consistency among vendors and shoppers. Not to mention competition: The Dreamers Marketplace on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard already offers arts, crafts and food on summer weekends. A flea market in the Piedmont community comes and goes.
At the Boise-Eliot market, vendors have their fingers crossed."This helps with the bills," said Jeff Rey Ward, 47, an unemployed musician who sells African-inspired clothing, figurines and jewelry. Relatives of his wife, Patience Ward, made many of the items.
Kenneth Doswell, 48, a fashion designer who owns Betty Jean Couture next door on Williams, was selling organic eggs raised by an elderly couple in Sherwood until his backyard hens start laying. Doswell, who has been in business since 1999, sees the market as one more step forward in the neighborhood's transition.
"It's good for the neighborhood because it gets people talking to each other, and it gets people out and about," said Ellen Cusick, co-chair of the Boise Neighborhood Association. "Instead of spending money at restaurants and bars or big-box stores that might not be owned by local people, this is all about the local."
Bathsheba Israel, 52, lives in Vancouver but brings her home-cooked vegetarian meals, knitted caps and bath oils to the market. "I like the atmosphere of the neighborhood," she said.
Though business so far has been slow, she has faith it will grow. "I can see this is going to take off. I see the vision."
The future is up to all the people idling behind her. Dozens of cars and bicycles sit at the busy crossroads, waiting for the light to change.
-- Larry Bingham

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In Hendersonville, North Carolina, a McDonald’s employee is facing murder charges following a fatal shooting incident at the fast-food restaurant, according to local law enforcement. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Sam Antwan Ivey, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Monday morning shooting.
The incident reportedly began with a dispute between two women at a nearby bus stop. One of the women sought refuge in the McDonald’s, with the other following her inside. The restaurant’s manager intervened, separating the two women. One of the women left the premises but returned shortly after.
Upon her return, the woman, later identified as 30-year-old Jacklyn Marie Reed of Johnson City, Tennessee, reportedly made contact with Ivey. Authorities allege that Ivey responded by shooting Reed with a concealed handgun before fleeing the scene.
Ivey was later apprehended at a local elementary school, where a school resource officer recognized him as a parent. Law enforcement officials have stated that they do not believe Ivey intended to harm anyone at the school, and the shooting at the McDonald’s is considered an isolated incident.
In addition to the murder charge, Ivey is also facing charges for possession of a firearm by a felon. He is currently being held without bond at the Henderson County Detention Center. It remains unclear whether Ivey has secured legal representation or entered a plea.
The McDonald’s franchise owner, Teresa Edwards, expressed shock and sadness over the incident, extending condolences to the victim’s family. Edwards also stated that the employee’s actions were in direct violation of the company’s conduct policy, which prohibits firearms on company property. She added that all employees undergo conflict-management training, and the company is considering expanding this training in light of the tragic event.

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Fraley named dean of ECU Honors College
The ECU Honors College is a diverse community of innovative, curious and creative students who take part in a high-impact curriculum that includes living together as freshmen in the Honors College Living Learning Community, participating in unique coursework and seminars, and completing a signature honors project. Fraley’s time in the Honors College began with his work as a faculty fellow for honors and EC Scholars, ECU’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship program, before becoming director of the EC Scholars program in 2014 and associate dean of the college in 2017.
The importance of the Honors College lies in the positive impact of its students on the campus, the community and the state, Fraley said. “Through their successes, these young people truly embody ECU’s commitment to regional transformation and public service. The Honors College has also been pivotal in establishing partnerships across campus that assist all students and ensure they feel supported as they pursue their goals.”
Fraley joined ECU’s faculty in 2004 as an assistant professor in the School of Communication and became an associate professor and coordinator for undergraduate studies in 2010. In the Honors College, he helped develop the college and EC Scholars program’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from curriculum and programming to admissions and recruitment. He also expanded access to study abroad opportunities and funding for students and built partnerships with units across campus to offer a diverse slate of honors seminars.
At the university level, he has worked to promote prestigious scholarship and fellowships for students across campus, resulting in multiple Goldwater, Fulbright and Boren recipients at ECU. In 2019, he received the James R. Talton Jr. Leadership Award honoring his outstanding servant leadership. He also represented the EC Scholars program nationally by serving on the board of directors for the Undergraduate Scholars Program Administrators Association.
Provost Robin Coger said Fraley’s experience at ECU has prepared him well to lead the Honors College.
“The Honors College at ECU works with faculty from across the university to provide a rigorous curriculum and experiences designed to prepare its students to be leaders in their future professions,” she said. “This is a high profile university program whose continued success and progression requires a dean who prioritizes students and their development, and who demonstrates expertise in being a good partner. I am confident that Dr. Todd Fraley will do well in this leadership role.”
As dean of the Honors College, Fraley will also hold the Bill and Emily Furr Honors College Distinguished Professorship. The professorship was established through a donation from the Furrs along with matching funds from the UNC System Board of Governors’ Distinguished Professorship Endowment Trust Fund to provide support for the dean of the Honors College.
Bill Furr graduated from ECU in 1965, and the Furrs are long-time financial supporters of the university. Furr has served on the ECU Board of Trustees, the ECU Foundation Board of Directors, the ECU Real Estate Foundation, the Business Advisory Council, the steering committee for the School of Business’ Golden Anniversary campaign, and the steering committee for the Shared Visions campaign. He is a member of the Order of the Cupola and founding member of the Chancellor’s Society. His son, Tom Furr ’89, is a member of the ECU Board of Trustees.
“Emily and I are excited to see how the Honors College has grown in stature and increased its enrollment over the past 12 years,” Furr said. “The college has, since its inception, developed significantly, and with the Honors College Distinguished Professorship, we will continue to support and encourage this growth. It will only add to the university’s prestige.”
Fraley said he and the Honors College team are grateful for the Furrs’ support and commitment to student success.
“Their endowment creating the Furr distinguished professorship enables us to continue to provide a truly unique educational experience for our students,” he said.
“I look forward to working with the amazing Honors College team and our tremendously supportive partners as we design the next chapter,” Fraley said. “We will continue to provide a welcoming, supportive and challenging educational environment for all students, while devising and implementing programming and curriculum initiatives offering unique, valuable and innovative experiential learning opportunities. It is a great time to be at ECU and to work with the staff and students who create an encouraging and energizing Honors College community.”
Fraley’s appointment was approved by the ECU Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Friday.


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Oil Minister Dharamendra Pradhan said on Wednesday that petrol prices will be cut by Rs 1.89 to Rs 2.39 per litre as the international rates are coming down. Oil companies have last time reduced prices on August 1st by Rs 1.09 which is the first in the NDA government. Retailers revise prices every 15 days based on the average international price and Rupee value against Dollar.
However, earlier the UPA government also did similar announcement but did not cut down the prices much to benefit the oil companies which are running in losses on Diesel and Kerosene. There won't be any change in the Diesel prices as they will be reviewed every month.


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My nautical mystery tour: Gambia, Gibraltar, Iceland? Our destination - anyone’s guessBy Wendy Gomersall
My fellow 500 passengers and I had booked a 16-night winter cruise aboard Saga Ruby – and not one of us had any idea where we were going.
All we knew for certain was that Captain McLundie's Mystery Cruise would leave, and arrive back at, Southampton.
At least four countries would be visited and eight ports of call made, three of them maiden calls – good news for the Saga veterans, the majority of the guests, as they could look forward to visiting some new destinations.
Revealed: Casablanca - home to the Hassan II Mosque, the third-largest in the world ¿ was the first port the Saga Ruby visited. It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993
Only the captain, chief purser, watch keepers and shore excursion staff knew exactly where we were before the ship berthed and a general announcement was made.
All passenger electronic charts were turned off and any guests caught using gadgets to work out our position would have them confiscated, we were warned.
Come on, I thought, you've only got to look up at the sun – it rises in the East, sets in the West – to figure out our direction, then it'll be easy to take an educated guess where we'll stop. We won't get too far (and back) in two weeks, so it's going to be cold, I calculated, and threw thermals, fleeces and fluffy hats into my suitcase.
Guess list: The Saga Ruby visited eight ports... but which ones?
Day one, and the weather was in cahoots with the captain. We couldn't see the sky for murky wetness, and had no chance of working out which direction we were headed. Nothing for it but to relax and go with the flow...
Saga Ruby is a homely kind of ship, big enough to have all you need – lounges, bars, two restaurants, including The View for more intimate (and much better) dining, a spa with Decleor treatments and an indoor pool, internet room, shop, library and cinema.
But with room for 661 passengers, it's not so big you can't easily find your cabin.
Which was excellent news as house wine, beer and spirits were all included in the cost – no wonder some passengers had booked a year in advance.
Activities were non-scary – beanbag boules, watercolour classes, quizzes, bridge, bingo – though some of the lectures gave us food for thought: ‘What Happens If All The Engines Stop?’ by an air safety (aka crash) investigator, and an enlightening talk by a former coroner.
Other distractions included excellent jazz from Kenny Martyn, entertaining song and dance shows from the Gail Davies Production cast and a bizarre but popular adult puppet show, Stars On Strings.
But guests were also spending an awful lot of time and energy trying to work out where we were going. We spent the first three days at sea, but we discovered Saga are sneaky lot – we had not necessarily sailed in a straight line, so there was no point trying to calculate how far we'd gone.
It got a little rough at one point – it has to be the North Sea then, said one guest authoritatively. We'd have seen oil rigs, contradicted another, it must be Iceland. Not cold enough, I think it's Madeira, claimed another.
Gaelic coffee was one of the special drinks of the day – it must be Ireland, and so it went on. Entries for the 'Guess the first port' competition were piling up, as were applications to join the tour of the bridge.
Guests who'd hoped to sneak a peek at the ship's instruments were disappointed – screens were covered up and dummy charts were left lying around.
Revealed: The snakes were not the only ones to be charmed in Casablanca, Morocco, which was the first port of call
Many attempts at wrong-footing passengers were made, too, to keep the fun going. Dinner menus gave 'clues', claiming we were en route to the Philippines, home of many of our excellent waiting staff. Daily programmes did not show the port of call to be visited – at least, not the real one.
There were reports of attempted bribery – here's a big bar of chocolate if you tell me where we're going – but it seemed none of the crew knew either. 'Best' guesses so far had also included Gibraltar, the Canaries and Gambia.
But then we remembered – we'd no idea where we were going next – and the guessing game began all over again...
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Can’t Understand Donny!
USA Network rolls out the new Donny Deutsch comedy Donny! on November 10th. Fervor Records is included in the laugh fest with Johnny Amoroso’s 1968 recording of Can’t Understand appearing in the inaugural episode. Listen to Johnny Amoroso on iTunes and/or Spotify and don’t miss the premiere of Donny! on USA Network.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2016--The 58th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) has an outstanding schedule of events set for each night of competition throughout its six-day run at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., October 25-30, 2016. Thursday, October 27, is WIHS Barn Night; Friday, October 28, is WIHS Military Night; and Saturday, October 30, is WIHS President's Cup Night. Check out the featured competition and highlights for each night and enjoy this preview in pictures!
WIHS Barn Night, presented by Dover Saddlery with the support of The Peterson Family Foundation and National Harbor, draws a fantastic crowd of equestrian enthusiasts who attend in groups and have a chance to enter contests, win great prizes, and enjoy a fun, horse-filled evening. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
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Tickets are available at the Verizon Center Box Office, online at www.Ticketmaster.com
or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Daytime tickets (general admission only) are $15 (plus applicable service charge) with children 12 and under admitted free. For evening performances, VIP, reserved and general admission tickets are available starting as low as $20. For group discounts, contact Verizon Center Group Sales at 202-661-5061. For more information on tickets and discounts for military, seniors and students, please visit http://www.wihs.org/tickets/
Thursday Night at WIHS has Something for Everyone!
World-class show jumpers will be decked out in their favorite costumes for the unique and fun $35,000 International Jumper Accumulator Costume Class. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
Some of the riders stay after the costume class for an autograph signing so that fans can meet their favorite competitors. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
Young jockeys color the night with their rainbow racing silks competing over tiny hurdles in the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Race, presented by Charles Owen. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
Internet sensations Dally and Spanky will make their first appearance of the week on Thursday and will also dazzle crowds on Friday and Saturday nights. Dally is a Jack Russell terrier and Spanky - her best friend - is a rescue miniature horse.
Friday Is Military Night, Presented by The Boeing Company
WIHS will welcome and honor current and former members of the United States Armed Forces to Verizon Center on Friday during its sixth annual WIHS Military Night, presented by The Boeing Company. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
Friday's competition highlights the $25,000 International Jumper Puissance, presented by The Boeing Company. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography.
The $50,000 GE International Jumper Speed Final features the "Jump for TAPS" Challenge to raise funds for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the WIHS Official Military Charity. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
The Army vs. Navy Barrel Racing Exhibition, presented by Washington Area Chevy Dealers, features teams of professional barrel racers, top show jumpers, plus Army and Navy representatives competing together on Friday night. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
Renowned Australian horse master Guy McLean will perform his one-of-a-kind liberty horse demonstrations on Friday evening. The power of McLean's performances hinge on the deeply personal and loving relationships he forms with his horses. Photo by Diana DeRosa.
Saturday Night at WIHS Will Be One to Remember
Saturday night will offer a memorable experience at WIHS with a full schedule packed with exciting competition and entertaining exhibitions. There is something for everyone on the biggest night of the show!
The $130,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington, presented by Events DC, is the featured event on Saturday night awarding the coveted President of the United States Perpetual Cup. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
The 2016 WIHS Equitation Finals conclude with a final work-off on Saturday evening,where the nation's top junior competitors will contest one of the country's most coveted championships. Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
The adorable ponies will run their final race of the season on Saturday night in the WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase Championship Series, presented by Charles Owen.
Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
Back by popular demand on Saturday, the Jack Russell Terrier Races, presented by Nutro, will thrill the WIHS crowd, soaring through the air in pursuit of that elusive foxtail while putting a smile on everyone's face.Photo by Alden Corrigan Media
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About Washington International Horse Show,
Established in 1958, the Washington International Horse Show is one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America. More than 26,000 spectators attend the six-day show, which includes Olympic-level competition along with community and charity events. More than 500 top horses and riders come to D.C. from all over the globe to jump for more than a half a million dollars in prize money. Highlights include the $130,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington, presented by Events DC (Saturday night), the Puissance high jump presented by The Boeing Company on Military Night (Friday) and Kids' Day (Saturday), a free, fun and educational community event. The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. WIHS is an official USEF Heritage Competition and is currently ranked #7 in the Top 25 Horse Shows by the North American Riders Group. WIHS is rated CSI4*-W by the Fédération Equestre Internationale, the world governing body for horse sports


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WASHINGTON, Pa. — Officials with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that no charges would be filed in a shooting in Washington on Sept. 1, citing self-defense.
The incident occurred in the 100 block of West Walnut Street, Washington, at about 12:10 p.m. Sept. 1.
Officials said Tuesday that the shooter was the landlord of the home, and had gone to the location to post an eviction notice. That is when an argument occurred with Williams, and witnesses reported that Williams followed the man to his car and threatened him while opening and slamming the door of the vehicle.
That is when the man fired a single shot, officials said, in fear for his life. All evidence suggests and shows Williams was the aggressor and pursued the man into his vehicle and the man fired in self defense, officials said.
Williams’ family previously disputed that claim, saying Williams, who was an Air Force veteran and single father, was shot in front of his children after the man went to his car to retrieve his gun and came back to shoot Williams who had his hands in the air.
His family was shocked and angered by the decision made in court.
“How are you saying its self defense? If this man had time to get in his vehicle and get his gun he had time to start his vehicle and drive away. There’s no need to pull a gun and shoot a man 10 feet way cause you’re scared for your life. Start your engine and drive off,” Williams’ sister-in-law, Nicole Grayson explained.
Williams did not have a weapon, officials said.
“Now the kids have to live knowing they’re not getting justice for their dad. And that’s the only parent they had. And he raised them kids,” his niece Kiona Campbell said.
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Laura Lee Smith’s first novel, Heart of Palm, will be released by Grove/Atlantic in 2013. Her short fiction was selected by guest editor Amy Hempel for inclusion in New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best, 2010. Her work has also appeared in The Florida Review, Natural Bridge, Bayou and other journals. She has taught creative writing at Flagler College and works as an advertising copywriter.
Heart of Palm, Grove Atlantic (2013). The small town of Utina, Florida is on the brink of change. But first, its oldest and most notorious family, the Bravos, must reckon with new developments and atone for past sins.
“Miracle,” The Florida Review #31.1
“Yulee Blues,” Snake Nation Review #23
“You Are a Temporary” Main Street Rag, Fall 2009
“Da Nang Hummingbirds,” Bayou #53
“This Trembling Earth” Natural Bridge #22 and New Stories from the South: The Year’s Best, 2010
“On Rejection,” Bridle Path Press, February 2012
Natural Writer: A Story about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Carolrhoda Books, 2001. (With Judy Cook)

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Howdy, Late last night in an attempt to begin a movie marathon, I plugged my computer into a friends hi-fi system via a HDMI cable. However, when my computer flashed a couple of times, I figured something was up, and sure enough I had plugged it into the output rather than the input. Rookie Mistake.
I'm figuring I now have a blown graphics card in my laptop (ASUS A55D) but not sure if that's the extent of the damage. Are there any tests to figure out the exact problem before taking it apart and fitting a new Graphics Card?


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365 WODs features a new workout for each day of the year that's perfect for any exercise lover.
The Little Book of Home Remedies, Aches and Ailments is a giftable and handy mini guidebook with authoritative family references for quick, efficient relief of common ailments.
100 Family Adventures provides parents with a valuable resource bank of tried and tested outdoor activities to enjoy with their children, wherever they live.
Noodle Kids provides parents and children the opportunity to learn to make noodles from around the world including Japanese ramen, Italian spaghetti, Southeast Asian stir-fries, and classic American mac and cheese.
Perfect for the bondage beginner or enthusiasts who want more practice or new ideas; Bondage Basics showcases bondage ties for many purposes and effects.

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According to Noah Wilson-Rich, author of The Bee: A Natural History, bees exert an overwhelmingly positive influence, despite their bad rap as stinging pests. In his recent op ed in the Los Angeles Times, bees are efficient entities that produce “tangible benefits.” Wilson-Rich draws attention to the peculiar and outmoded 1879 ban on urban beekeeping in L.A.– a ban that has now been reversed– declaring that urban beekeeping in single-family residential zones is legal, and for good reason. He argues:
Bees contribute more than $15 billion to the U.S. economy annually in their role as pollinators of more than 100 fruit and vegetable crops. That number balloons to $100 billion globally. I won’t pretend that bees will put a dent in L.A.’s unemployment rate or add significantly to the state’s gross domestic product. But legal beekeeping would spur job creation, allowing skilled professionals to make a living by installing and maintaining beehives for residences, companies and schools.
According to Wilson-Rich, urban beehives are actually more productive than their rural counterpart. Urban beekeeping is already legal in numerous cities, including Washington D.C., Paris and New York, and he questions why Los Angeles, a city where allegedly ten bee colonies exist every square mile, fails to keep up with the valuable and safe practice or urban beekeeping.
Read the full piece in the Los Angeles Times here.
Noah Wilson-Rich is the founder and chief scientific officer of The Best Bees Company, a Boston-based beekeeping service and research organization. He is the author of The Bee: A Natural History.


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Is Oxo beef gluten-free?
OXO Stock Pots
Choose from delicious flavours which include Rich Beef with onion & rosemary, Succulent Chicken with garlic and thyme, Red Wine, Garden Vegetables with parsley & bay and Original Beef. All of our tasty stock pots are gluten free.
What beef bouillon is gluten-free?
While Better Than Bouillon used to be labeled gluten-free, they have since changed their stance. They no longer make gluten-free claims upon any Better Than Bouillon Food Bases. Are BOU Bouillon cubes gluten-free? Yes, BOU chicken, vegetable, and beef bouillon cubes are gluten-free.
Is Oxo powder gluten-free?
You’ll find the kitchen staple, Oxo cubes, are sadly out of the question (cheers for that, gluten). … And some of Bisto’s gravies also have a ‘may contain wheat’ warning on them, despite no gluten in the ingredients list.
Which stock cubes are gluten-free?
Your family and friends are sure to love the flavour of your dishes. In addition to the mouth-watering taste, Knorr Beef Stock Cubes are gluten-free, as well as quick and easy to prepare.
Is Better Than Bouillon gluten-free 2020?
Is Better Than Bouillon gluten free? No, Better Than Bouillon is made in a facility where wheat ingredients are housed. We do not test our Better Than Bouillon products or ingredients contained therein for gluten, so we cannot certify that any ingredient is gluten free.
Is Worcestershire sauce gluten-free?
Yes, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce is gluten-free (see below), but Heinz 57 steak sauce is not. It contains barley in the form of malt vinegar.
Are sausages gluten-free?
While there are plenty of gluten-free versions available, your regular sausages often contain rusk made from wheat.
Is there gluten in beef stock?
Broth ~ The unsafe gluten ingredient that can be present in commercially prepared chicken broth, beef broth, or stock is usually wheat. Therefore, wheat will be shown on the ingredients label. Similarly, some chicken bouillon can contain gluten.
Are Knorr veg stock cubes gluten free?
Knorr Vegetable Stock Cubes, from the nation’s favourite stocks brand, are gluten-free, suitable for vegans, and made with sustainably grown vegetables that give you the rich flavour foundation that’s at the heart of any dish, whether a vegetable risotto, delicious sauce, tasty soup or any other exciting food you want …
Is Aldi chefs cupboard chicken broth gluten free?
Gluten Free Chicken Broth – Chef’s Cupboard.

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Boeing X-45A Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrates Autonomous Capability
June 25, 2005 The Boeing X-45A unmanned aircraft continues to impress in trials as it showcases its ability to adapt to a realistic and changing wartime operational environment. During a recent test flight, its 52nd to date, an X-45A departed from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, climbed to 29,000 ft. and entered the base’s test range. While flying the mission, several simulated Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) emitters were activated and the unmanned aircraft autonomously created its own flight plan to remain out of lethal range of the simulated SAM sites. Always managed by the pilot-operator, the X-45A then attacked its simulated priority ground target and showcased the ability to suppress enemy air defenses. Once the aircraft had conducted a simulated battle damage assessment, the X-45A safely returned to Edwards.
“The X-45A proved it could autonomously react to a dynamic threat environment while engaging a priority target,” said David Koopersmith, Boeing J-UCAS X-45 vice president and program manager. “Onboard planning and decision capabilities like these will make our next unmanned system, the X-45C, a highly survivable platform for the warfighter.”
The first X-45C will be completed in 2006, with flight-testing scheduled to begin in 2007. It will be 39 feet long with a 49-foot wingspan, cruise at 0.80 Mach at an altitude of 40,000 feet, carry a 4,500 pound weapon payload, and be able to fly a combat radius of more than 1,200 nautical miles. The software used and tested on the X-45A may be offered as a candidate for functionality in the development of the J-UCAS Common Operating System.
Boeing began its unmanned combat aircraft program in 1998. The following year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force chose Boeing to build two X-45A air vehicles and a mission control station under the J-UCAS Advanced Technology Demonstration Program.
Winner of a 2005 Flight International Aerospace Industry Award, the J-UCAS X-45 program is a Boeing/DARPA/Air Force/Navy effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, military utility and operational value of an unmanned air combat system for the Air Force and the Navy. Operational missions for the services may include persistent strike; penetrating electronic attack; suppression of enemy air defenses; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.


I just opened up a bakery in town. I got a sweet deal on a new building and got all my equipment put in. Because the building was so cheap, I was able to get more expensive equipment, tables and chairs. After everything was all inside and I went to work, I realized why the price was low. The building had no HVAC equipment at all. Whoever set up the place forgot about climate control. The floors are all brick and so are the walls. The windows are quite tiny and the space is set up oddly. No form of heating and air could feasibly be installed. I can’t have heated floors since the brick is there. I can’t have ductwork due to the brick walls. The ductless HVAC options can’t even mount on the walls. I tried looking into window air conditioning but the windows are too narrow to fit an AC device. So now I don’t know what to do about temperature control. I can’t reasonably expect people to stop in my bakery when there is no HVAC. Also, making the baked goods with no cooling will be rough. I don’t even really have the money for a HVAC device either unfortunately. I spent so much on the equipment and things for my building that there is none leftover. It looks like I might need to pay rent on a space that I don’t use for awhile. I need to save money and see if there is any HVAC options that might work that I overlooked.


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Description: Using the plastic cubes in the blackboard optics set, you can show how light refracts
off objects with different indexes of refraction.
- BlackBoard Optics Kit
- Show how the laser travels straight in air
- Place a cube in front of the laser and note how the light bends as it enters and exits the cube
- Combine two different cubes and show how the angle of refraction changes


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Tue, 13 August 2013
In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin, whose credits include: "The Good Wife," "Swingers," "Bones," "CSI," "NCIS," "Gossip Girl," "Foo Fighters, Back And Forth," "Babylon 5," just to name a few. If you're looking for a sound guru, Larry's your man. We talk about everything from creating a cable Bingo show as a kid to working for Dick Clark to mixing a documentary for the Foo Fighters.
LARRY BENJAMIN'S BIO
My name is Larry Benjamin, I come from a suburb of Boston. I've always had an interest in sound and used to bounce sounds between two cassette recorders when I was a kid. We did radio shows with sound effects and music. I've always played keyboards and was in various bands in high school. My interest in sound and picture grew went off to Emerson College in Boston. I worked at the campus radio stations and cut together audio for the clips used in our school's local comedy troops. After college I moved to LA and started in the biz as a runner delivering tapes to a post house that I later ended up working for in the tape vault. These entry level jobs were good training in learning about the entire post production process. I then became a recordist (audio assistant) and later a sweetening mixer where I mixed trailers, promos and variety shows such as the American Music Awards, music specials and pre-produced packages for the Oscars. After a few years of this, I moved into dub stage mixing where I started mixing music and foley and then later moved into the dialog chair where I am today mixing dialog and music. I mostly mix long form and episodic television shows but have mixed a variety of documentaries, indie films and other passion projects. I really love what I do and am currently a partner and employee of Smart Post Sound in Burbank. I'm grateful to work with so many talented people and am working on "The Good Wife" and "Bones" as well as a variety of TV movies.

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Posted by Shirley Brady on February 23, 2012 04:05 PM
Comedian Danny McBride as Kenny Powers is back as the MFCEO of K-Swiss sneakers, with a teaser (above) that promotes K-Swiss Blades and the return of his HBO series, Eastbound and Down — and a longer video which you can "find on the Internets," or watch below. No surprise, it's seriously NSFW.Continue reading...
brand vs. brand
Posted by Shirley Brady on February 22, 2012 10:44 AM
Microsoft takes a swipe at Google (personified as a fast-talking salesman; check out the sly tie with Google's colors) with the viral video above that's being promoted on Twitter with a #Googlighting hashtag.
The spot's description: "What happens when the world's largest advertising business tries to sell productivity software on the side? Beware the Googlighting Stranger. Learn more at WhyMicrosoftProductivity.com"
Posted by Abe Sauer on February 6, 2012 06:18 PM
Chronicle — the new #1 movie in North America, taking in over $22 million over Super Bowl weekend — is a thriller in the tradition of The Blair Witch Project, in which the film is presented as a collection of real footage found after the event. But Chronicle's innovation goes well beyond the "found footage" gambit.
Where the film was truly innovative was in a promotion that won the film boatloads of attention and earned media. The week before its release, 20th Century Fox flew "people" above New York City in a stunt that generated viral buzz.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on January 23, 2012 06:05 PM
One of the most predictable things about Super Bowl advertising over the last few years is that GoDaddy.com runs a sexy spot and then everyone debates whether it was effective, while agreeing that at least it was provocative.
This very predictability explains why Go Daddy tries to get the buzz going early, and has leaked the first of its two Super Bowl XLVI commercial, above. Called "Body Paint," it features returnees Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels and a "nude" model and promotes its .CO domain, which was announced during last year's Super Bowl. The second spot, titled "Cloud," features Danica Patrick and the Pussycat Dolls.
But some other brands, notably autos, are still playing things closer to the vest about their Super Bowl plans.Continue reading...
Posted by Mark J. Miller on December 2, 2011 05:02 PM
Air New Zealand isn’t above doing something a little scandalous to bring in customers and publicity. Two years ago, it painted uniforms onto the skin of supposed members of a ANZ flight crew for an ad campaign, raising more than a few eyebrows.
Then a year ago, the airline introduced a brand mascot: a raunchy puppet named Rico, who starred in an online-only ad campaign in which he used “sexual innuendo and chats with B-grade celebrities,” such as David Hasselhoff, Richard Simmons, Snoop Dogg and Lindsay Lohan, to help sell the airline, according to New Zealand’s Stuff.
Rico found some success, collecting 4.5 million YouTube viewers and more than 48,000 Facebook fans along the way. ANZ is likely the only major airline that had a series of online ads starring a puppet that all opened with the text, “The following video contains language and themes of a sensitive nature. Viewer discretion is advised.”Continue reading...
out and about
Posted by Michael Waltzer on November 29, 2011 04:01 PM
When it comes to advertising, or anything really, you can never go wrong with being a "first." And what better first for a beer than to be the first beer in space?
On November 18th, sometime between 11:01 am (launch time) and 1:45pm (landing time), Natural Light (aka Natty Light) became the first beer to enter space, or that particular edge of space that Natty Light calls the "Nattmosphere."
So how did Natty Light make it up there? two Facebook fans of the brand, Danny B. and Rich T., came up with the idea for the beer company and pitched it on FB. Naturally, Natty gave them the green light and their blessing.Continue reading...
Posted by Abe Sauer on November 2, 2011 10:58 AM
Tebowing! Is it a web meme? Is it trademarkable? Is it an affront to God and country? Will the all-powerful smite those who mock Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow? And can Tebow really be an underdog if, as he believes, God is on his side?
The only clear thing is that NFL fans, players and sports wonks are getting completely bent out of shape about something that won't matter in two weeks.Continue reading...
Posted by Michael Waltzer on October 27, 2011 05:30 PM
Trending on YouTube with over 66,000 views and counting is a tribute to Michael Jackson. But it's not just any tribute - if you're going to perform Michael Jackson, you better make sure you can take it on and have it be as spectacular as if Jackson himself was performing. Who better than the Cirque du Soleil employees?
The video features the employees performing Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us," lead by choreographer Travis Payne. Taking place in Montréal, on a cold October evening, they turned this performance into a street performance, with the employees and artists from their various shows.Continue reading...


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Dmitry Selipanov is an award winning composer based in Moscow, Russia.
Credits include box office hits, multi-award winning indie films, trailer music, theatrical plays, video game soundtracks and other projects.
Dmitry has worked as an arranger, orchestrator and music producer for various artists and bands including Therr Maitz, Nina Shatskaya, Maria Tchaikovskaya and more.
Dmitry's music has been performed and recorded by ensembles such as the Abbey Road Studio Session Orchestra, Prague Metropolitan Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Cinema Orchestra, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Studio for New Music Ensemble, Messiaen quartet and many more.
2019 Golden Eagle Award for "Best Original Score"
1993 - 2005 Moscow Gnessin School of Music (majors in piano and percussion)
2005 - 2013 Moscow P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory (majors in percussion, piano and composition)
2017 - Berlinale Talents Alumni


text: This summer is slowly coming to an end and it’s time to get back into clubs, even though with some limitations this time. Timing of this release “Stormtamer” was indented for this transitional period as it contains lots of warmth but at the same time we can feel a bit of cold clubby atmosphere here as well. Creator of this powerful pack is a German born American composer and producer calling himself Stephen K Cal. His talent and sensitive approach to the music is perfectly reflected in all these three musical works. He delivered an eclectic EP combining well-picked and placed percussion elements and mesmerizing sharp melodies.


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Few things are as enjoyable and adrenalizing as martial arts films, whatever their make and model. Sometimes, plot is a necessity for stringing together cool fights. Sometimes, it’s as much of a pleasure as the cool fights. There’s nothing wrong with coasting along in anticipation of the next round of beatings, but the best martial arts movies each fall under the second category, where story and suspense meet sterling choreography. Need an idea of what that looks like? Here are our picks for the 20 best martial arts movies every guy should see.
The fight scenes in Ip Man are so devastatingly awesome, you’ll want to start training in Wing Chun as soon as the credits roll. Bruce Lee’s mentor, as played by martial arts great Donnie Yen, is kind and soft-spoken. He’s also fully capable of dismantling a man with his bare hands if he’s given a reason. What makes Ip Man especially interesting as a martial arts movie is the combination of top-tier fight scenes and an historical lens that shows us what life was like in 1930’s Southern China. Plus, you figure the dude who trained Bruce Lee must be decent, right?
The first thing you’ll notice about the martial arts movie Hero is the sheer beauty of Zhang Yimou’s direction – not just in the fight scenes, choreographed by Cai Li, Wei Tung, and Jack Wai-Leung, but the painterly aesthetic. It’s a stunning movie. In fact, it’s the only time we can recall watching a hailstorm of arrows loosed at someone’s cranium and thinking, “Gosh, that sure is pretty!” instead of “Welp, that guy’s a goner.” Yimou is a master as demonstrated through his whole career, but Hero is a standout among even classics like Raise the Red Lantern.
Enter the Dragon
Apart from Game of Death, technically completed but only through the use of actual cardboard cutouts and footage of Bruce Lee’s actual funeral, there’s no movie in his filmography that couldn’t be justified for inclusion here. But Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee’s last complete martial arts movie movie prior to his death in 1973, is easily argued as the best chapter in a life cut too short. The film embodies Lee’s life philosophy better than the rest, and the fight sequences remain the stuff of legend coming up on 50 years after its release.
Some of the kicks in Ong-Bak land so hard that you’ll check your own jaw to make sure it’s still intact. Tony Jaa has a way of using his whole body like a fulcrum and striking with enough force to shatter his audience’s jaws. The film, which on release gave Muay Thai a showcase on an international stage, remains one of Jaa’s standout projects, and in 2003 marked him as a bright new star in martial arts movies.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
“French film” tends to conjure thoughts of passionate romance and avant garde pictures that fiddle with our expectations of what “film” can be. (Also: Baguettes.) “Martial arts” likely doesn’t come immediately to mind. Brotherhood of the Wolf isn’t a straight-up martial arts movie, but it isn’t a straight-up any kind of movie, so who cares? If you’ve yet to see it, trust us: It’s like nothing you’ve seen before, combining weird French history, cool practical FX, Mark Dacascos’ finest hour, and the one-two punch of Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, a pair of unreasonably attractive actors anchoring Christophe Gans’ genre elements with their hotness.
The scheming and strategy, the David versus Goliath theme, and the kickass battles make 13 Assassins a treat for samurai fans, for Takashi Miike fans, and hell, for movie fans in general. There’s a grand scope here buttressing the film’s action scenes, plus enough of Miike’s personality as a provocateur to distinguish his take on the material from Eiichi Kudo’s original 1963 interpretation of Japanese history. 13 Assassins is loosely – very, very loosely – based on real events, but this isn’t all that important given the extraordinary payoff to Miike’s buildup in what has to be considered one of the best martial arts movies around.
The Man From Nowhere
At times, it’s challenging to determine what is and what isn’t a “real” martial arts movie. What do you do when most of the action involves gun fights, but complements them with martial arts? The Man from Nowhere walks that fine line, but we put it on this list for two good reasons: 1) It’s ridiculously awesome, and 2) The fight scene with the eyeball in a jar. That’s all we’ll say.
Kung Fu Hustle
The best martial arts movies don’t always have to be dead serious. Frankly, they don’t have to be serious at all. (See: Jackie Chan. More later.) Rather than a Bruce Lee biopic, Kung Fu Hustle is Stephen Chow’s personal wish fulfillment project, an opportunity to play his version of a Lee character through his own filmmaking lens. It’s absurd. It’s hilarious. At times its violence is shocking. Ultimately, though, it’s touching. Kung Fu Hustle’s combination of emotion, sharp action, and love of martial arts cinema is irresistible, to say nothing of Chow’s charms as a star.
Once Upon a Time in China
The first entry in Tsui Hark’s Once Upon a Time in China series served, in 1991, as Jet Li’s introduction to the world, and still serves that purpose today. There’s a reason the martial arts movie and Li endure. Clocking in at about 134 minutes, Once Upon a Time in China requires not only exemplary skill from its star, but dramatic chops to hold the story together between bouts. Li more than manages. He shines.
Kill Bill Vol. 1
How much you like Kill Bill Vol. 1 versus other films on this list depends on whether you like fatty steaks more than cheeseburgers. If you prefer your beef on a bun, Kill Bill Vol. 1 is your movie. Quentin Tarantino’s filmmaking and granular attention to details is always impressive, even when he isn’t at his best, and his knack for casting rivals his skills as a screenwriter. The film may be more memorable for Uma Thurman than for Tarantino, or even David Carradine as the charismatic, smooth-talking, avuncular Bill. Either way, it goes down as one of the best martial arts movies.
Think of Iron Monkey as Robin Hood without the tights. An unknown hero steals from the rich, except when thugs get in his way, he beats their asses with his fists instead of his bow and arrows. This is a bit reductive, but that basic dynamic supplies Iron Monkey with its narrative framework. Iron Monkey is directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, the man who’s responsible for the fights in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well as The Matrix, and once again stars Donnie Yen, who frankly appears in so many of the best martial arts movies that you could probably knock out a whole list made up entirely of Yen movies.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Speaking of Yuen and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Here’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a martial arts movie who’s prestige is well-warranted. Ang Lee doesn’t bother making movies that are anything less than visually stunning, and the fairy tale element here lets him reach peaks most of his other movies can’t by virtue of their genre. Case in point: Tree fighting.
The Legend of Drunken Master
Like Bruce Lee, virtually anything Jackie Chan has done in his life qualifies for inclusion on this list (assuming you add a proscription against a swath of the movies he’s made in the U.S.). The Police Story films work; they show him in peak form as the combination of martial artist and silent film comedian that he strives to be. But The Legend of Drunken Master houses some of the most audacious and entertaining fights known to martial arts movies, and watching Chan act blotto is always a good time.
Among the Lees and Chans and Yens, it’s easy to overlook the Yeohs, the Cheungs, and the Rothrocks. So here’s Corey Yuen’s Yes, Madam, where Michelle Yeoh (pre-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Cynthia Rothrock team up to track down a microfilm loaded with evidence of a criminal outfit’s many ill deeds. The final fight scene here should be considered the same stuff of legend as any of the best martial arts movies featuring the Lees, or the Chains, or the Yens.
The Raid: Redemption
From the country that brought us Matthew Rhys, rarebit, and an orthography written in too many digraphs comes Gareth Evans, an unfailingly gentlemanly type whose latent bloodlust inspired a niche of ultra-violent martial artistry through the 2010s. It is, and we don’t say this lightly, a miracle that no one’s died shooting an Evans picture. (Yet.) This applies more so to The Raid: Redemption’s sequel, but the sheer savagery of the fights in this movie still pack shock value almost 10 years since the worst distributor on Earth, Sony Pictures Classic unceremoniously dumped it in theaters in late March.
Come Drink With Me
Well, hey, why not drink with King Hu, Cheng Pei-pei, and Yueh Hua, if the invitation’s on the table? There’s an argument to be made for Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen, two of the great big-screen wuxia epics, but for our money Come Drink With Me doesn’t get enough love and rips just as hard. (It also measures out to half the latter’s running time and 20 minutes of the former’s. This isn’t a good approach to ranking or prioritizing movies, but not everyone can instantly carve out 3 hours even for a film as good as A Touch of Zen.) Come Drink With Me is the movie where Hu solidified his fight scene aesthetic as similar to that of dance. Each move hits hard, but there’s a grace and anti-realism to them that’s stuck around as a martial art standard for decades.
Another movie where we must ask: Does this count as a martial arts movie, or is it something else? Whatever it is, it really is something else. You know The Matrix. If you grew up in the 1990s, it’s one of the most significant pop cultural moments of its era, a watershed moment for blockbuster tentpoles that’s been copied and never replicated since hitting theaters and changing the movies as we know them.
Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword
If you happen to like Apple TV+’s post-apocalyptic series See, where the blind fight the blind, then do yourself a favor and check out the many Zatoichi movies streaming on the Criterion Channel. You won’t be disappointed. You especially won’t be disappointed if you start off with this one, which not only shows off Japanese icon Shintaro Katsu’s star power (the man’s comic timing is impeccable), but also features a chambara all-timer: A martial arts fight scene shot in the dark and lit by a candle balanced on Katsu’s shikomizue.
Don’t come between a mother and her kid. Especially don’t come between a mother and her kid if the mother was, at one point in her life, a merciless gangster, and if she can, at this point in her life, still turn your bones to powder with a flick of her wrist. Vietnamese director Lê Văn Kiệt’s Furie dropped in 2019 and was immediately overlooked by all but its core audience; this is a “shame,” but also a “crime,” because movies like Furie (read: martial arts movies starring women) don’t come along often even today, and Kiệt’s lead, Veronica Ngo, is genuinely tougher than many of her contemporaries to boot. Not only is a modern classic in the genre, it might just be one of the best martial arts movies around.
The Night Comes For Us
Remember Gareth Evans? The Night Comes For Us isn’t his movie; it’s the work of Timo Tjahjanto, an Indonesian filmmaker and utter madman who has collaborated with Evans here and there throughout his career (most famously on “Safe Haven,” their contribution to the 2013 horror omnibus V/H/S/2). But The Night Comes For Us belongs to the same family as the Raid films, and even features two of that film’s stars – Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim, whose Mortal Kombat ‘21 co-stars uniformly cited as “too fast” for the camera – in lead roles. Tjahjanto ups the ante on Evans in terms of brutality; the martial arts fights are stellar, but they’re gory on a grindhouse slasher level, too. This is a feature, not a bug.


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What Time Is The Third 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate? Schedule, Lineup & More
The third-round Democratic 2020 presidential debate will be held Thursday night in Houston, and here is everything you need to know.
Unlike the first two debate rounds held this summer, there is only one night of discussions this time around, as just 10 candidates met the Democratic National Committee’s polling and fundraising requirements: at least 2% support in four different approved polls and a minimum of 130,000 distinct individual contributions from at least 400 unique donors in 20 or more states.
Thursday night’s event will also mark the first time former Vice President Joe Biden, the frontrunner among 2020 Democratic candidates, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) share the stage. Warren has been gaining increasing support in many early primary polls to attain second place in the race ahead of fellow progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), with whom she has been neck-and-neck in recent weeks.
Any exchange between traditionalist Biden and far-left Warren will likely be exciting to watch, especially any discussion that revolves around issues like healthcare and the economy.
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Here are more details about the third debate:
Who Qualified: Here are the 10 candidates who will be sparring on Thursday night.
- Joe Biden
- Elizabeth Warren
- Bernie Sanders
- Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California)
- Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey)
- Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
- Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro
- South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas)
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota)
ABC News announced last month how candidates will be placed on the stage:
Who’s out: These 2020 Democratic contenders failed to make the cut for the third debate
- Miramar, Florida, Mayor Wayne Messam
- Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
- Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pennsylvania)
- Hedge fund manager Tom Steyer
- Author Marianne Williamson
- Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado)
- Montana Gov. Steve Bullock
- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Former Rep. John Delaney (D-Maryland)
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii)
Start time: 8 p.m. EST. The debate is scheduled to last three hours, unlike the first two rounds, where each debate was approximately two hours long.
How to watch: The event will be aired on ABC and Univision (with Spanish translation), and can also be viewed on those channels’ streaming platforms.
Who’s moderating: ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Univision’s Jorge Ramos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir and correspondent Linsey Davis will serve as the moderators for the third debate.
Debate rules and format: ABC News reported that candidates will have one minute and 15 seconds to answer direct questions and 45 seconds for rebuttals. Each contender will still get to make an opening statement, although there will be no closing remarks.
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When your fans are asking more about the match report than they are about a 4-1 loss, then you might consider that a win for the social media team.
With QPR getting a pasting from London rivals West Ham in a behind-closed-doors friendly (as per several social media postings and the Claret and Hugh website), Rangers’ Twitter account updated their fans with a match report of the game, but there was no revelation of the score within the headline or tweet, amusing many supporters.
Within the match report itself, it has no mention at all of the scores, instead stating that it was just a training match and that Mark Warburton was able to give game time to 23 of his players.
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Interestingly, West Ham’s website also has no mention of the overall score, so perhaps the sole focus was on training and match fitness rather than the actual result of the game.
After the club tweeted out the report to its followers, plenty of supporters responded by asking for the score of the match. Thankfully, there were plenty of fans – many of them being West Ham supporters – who claimed that the game had finished 4-1 and duly tipped them off about scores.
One fan even joked that the club has no need to hide about the results as the fans wouldn’t be angry. Others just wanted to know what the score was.
Here are some of the replies below…
We won't be angry if we lost, we promise x
— Will Pound (@will_pound) June 10, 2020
Seems a bit odd to not mention the score even though it’s only a behind doors training friendly.
— Nick (@numbers912) June 10, 2020
What was the score
— Rob Keytes (@RobKeytes) June 10, 2020
Fake news. Trump TV said we won 4-1 and China was to blame along with Obama
— NYC PAUL (@paulQPR67) June 10, 2020
Whys the score a secret?
— Chris E (@thechriselkins) June 10, 2020
What was the score?
— meg-10 (@MeganPa83740353) June 10, 2020
With the reports from the game being so limited, there is very limited information about the match other than from reports on Twitter. One West Ham supporter claimed within the responses that Ilias Chair had grabbed a goal for the club, but that is not confirmed by any official source.
On the whole, the main thing about these matches is getting everyone’s fitness back on track rather the result, though fans are bound to be hoping for improvements to scorelines when their season gets underway once more on June 20 against Barnsley.

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What is your opinion on self-portraiture? It might be a form of art you're unfamiliar with, a genre you admire from a distance, or even something you'd like to experiment with one day. It might put you off because you're afraid of appearing vain or because you simply don't consider yourself good enough for it. Believe me, you are certainly good enough for it.
(If you're interested in finding out how to actually take self-portraits, check out this article.)
Chances are that some of the striking portraits you deeply admire are of the photographer themselves. Given how unbelievably talented people are, it can be a real challenge to find the difference between portraits of other people and self-portraits. Photographers like Cristina Otero transform themselves into different characters that look nothing like each other, while others – like Gina Vasquez – recreate dreams with the help of editing programs and their incredible imagination. Bailey Elizabeth's self-portraits possess a haunting atmosphere one can't get enough of, while Cassoday Harder's nostalgic film shots are reminiscent of warm childhood days. Though all of these creators take self-portraits, they shape their experiences and dreams into unique photographs that are difficult to forget.
Since there are multiple ways to create self-portraits, you can invent a sub genre for yourself that will fit what you're most comfortable with. In this article, I'll focus on 5 interesting ways you can take self-portraits. I kept all kinds of individuals in mind whilst coming up with this list, from confident artists to ones that are a little more shy. Whoever you are, I hope at least one of these points sparks an idea in your creative mind. 🙂


Chase Marinell led the Flames during the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Golf Championship, carding an even par round of 71 on Tuesday.
Despite dropping several shots during its closing run of holes on Tuesday, No. 14 seed Liberty remains in the hunt following the first round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Golf National Championship.
Liberty shares 15th place with four other programs after carding an 11-over par 295. The Flames share the middle spot in the 30-team field with Georgia, California, Illinois and East Carolina.
Alabama was able to circle the par-71, 7,292-yard Riviera Country Club with a one-over par 285 and leads Florida and Auburn by three strokes. The Gators and the Tigers, who finished the first day with a four-over par 288, were two programs Liberty bested at the NCAA Greensboro Regional, May 17-19.
UCLA and Oklahoma are tied for fourth place with a five-over par 289, while five programs share sixth place with a six-over par 290. Texas, the nation's top ranked team, along with Iowa, Florida State, North Florida and UCF each share the coveted position.
Following the completion of 54 holes of play on Thursday, the top eight programs will advance to three rounds of match play that will eventually determine this year's NCAA Men's Golf National Champion.
The Flames will enter the middle round of the stroke play portion of the national championship five shots shy of the match play cut line.
Competing in the final five groups to be sent off the No. 10 tee on Tuesday, Liberty finished its closing holes after the sun had gone down behind the historic Riviera clubhouse. During its final holes, played with shadows on the green and fading sunlight, Liberty's counting four golfers dropped a combined four shots on their last two holes.
Chase Marinell led the Flames during the first round, carding an even par 71 to share 13th place with 14 other golfers, who finished the first 18 holes of this year's national championship at level par.
Ian McConnell posted a three-over par 74 and is tied for 62nd place, while Robert Karlsson and Mathieu Fenasse are one shot behind McConnell after a four-over par 75, sharing 81st place. Niklas Lindstrom posted an 11-over par 83 on Monday to round out Liberty's five golfers in the field.
A dozen players were able to finish in red figures on Tuesday, with UCLA's Anton Arboleda leading the pack with a four-under par 67. Kent State's Corey Conners and Florida's Tyler McCumber share second place with a three-under par 68, while six golfers finished with a two-under par 69.
Marinell, Liberty's leading golfer after the opening round, got behind quickly, as he bogeyed holes No. 13 and 14, his fourth and fifth holes of the day. However, the sophomore quickly got the shots back with consecutive birdies on No. 16 and 17, including a near hole-in-one on the par 3, 166-yard hole.
Marinell managed to find red figures twice during his second set of nine holes with birdies on No. 1 and 4. But Marinell followed with bogeys on No. 2 and 6 before closing with three straight pars to round out his even par day.
McConnell was the first Flame to post a score below par on the day. Following three consecutive up-and-down pars to open his day, McConnell hit his first green of the afternoon at No. 13 where he drained a 20-foot downhill putt to get to one-under par.
However, McConnell quickly gave the shot back on the following hole, the par 3 No. 14, as he was not able to find the cup in two from just off the back of the green.
Two holes later, McConnell dropped his second shot of the day on his second par 3, after missing the green right that is completely surrounded by bunker.
After missing the green left on the home No. 18 hole, McConnell looked like he might make the turn over par. But the sophomore was able to chip in from the fringe to close his opening nine holes at even par.
McConnell had chances to drop shots at No. 1 and 2, but he missed short birdie putts that left his score at even par. He looked like he would give another stroke back after finding the front right bunker at No. 3, but McConnell was able to sink an 18-foot putt to maintain his position.
McConnell was able to hit the next two greens in regulation, but left himself with lengthy cross-green putts that he would three-putt to drop two shots in succession.
McConnell looked like he might get one of the shots back after getting within 15 feet on the par 4, No. 8 hole, but the sophomore would three-putt after shadows on the green caused him to misread the break in two consecutive putts.
McConnell finished the day hitting 12-of-14 fairways, 9-of-18 greens in regulation and 29 total putts. Karlsson found his first nine holes at Riviera to be challenging, where he carded three bogeys, a double bogey on No. 18 and a birdie on No. 17.
The two-time Big South Golfer of the Year quickly shaved three strokes off his score during his first two holes on the front nine after an eagle on No. 1 and a birdie on No. 2.
His score remained the same until Karlsson's last two holes. He posted a bogey on No. 8 and plugged a ball on the lip on the front bunker at No. 9 and would finish out his day with a double bogey on his last hole.
Fenasse was one of Liberty's most stable golfers throughout the day, making the turn at two-over par after bogeys on No. 13 and No. 18.
Following a par at the par-5, No. 1 opening hole, the freshman followed with three straight bogeys on holes No. 2, 3 and 4 before posting his first birdie of the day on the 199-yard par 3 No. 6 hole.
Lindstrom opened with four straight pars before recording a bogey on No. 14. A double bogey on No. 16, his first of three double bogeys on the day, set the tone for his final 13 holes of play, leading to his highest 18-hole score in two years with the Flames.
The Flames will have a different look at the Riviera Country Club during their second round, as they will be one of the first teams off the tee during the morning flight.
Starting once again with Fenasse at 8:40 a.m., Liberty's golfers will return to the No. 10 tee in 10-minute intervals until Karlsson closes Liberty's golfers with a 9:20 a.m. tee time.
Live scoring will be provided throughout the NCAA Men's Golf Championship by Golfstat.com, while Liberty will continue its social media coverage of the golf team through its Twitter feed.
@LibertyFlames will be providing detailed coverage for one of Liberty's golfers each day throughout the NCAA Championship. Due to NCAA policies on live blogging, @LibertyFlames will be more limited on how many updates it can provide throughout the round.


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Parts are for the Hic Tech 3DP11 aluminum Aurora 3D printer
These parts add support to the lower ends of the solid Z axis rods, where there is very little support provided in the original design.
Part size to fit the printer should be X=1.780 inch, Y=872.031 inch, Z=227.855 inch
Part has a added rim to add hold around the motor metal support. Z measurement is to that rim.
Video of how this part is used on the Hic tech 3DP11 can be seen on youtube from this link: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=HM0MMAzK6vo
No need for longer bolts:
Holes are made with a slope, so the original bolts ment for holding the support to the motor can still be used.


Container handling: Fully automated and digital
The Port of Singapore relies on automation and digitalization to achieve peak values in productivity, safety, and efficiency. At PSA International’s Pasir Panjang Terminal, one of the world’s busiest transshipment hubs, 56 stacking cranes are handling containers without human intervention.
The container port is a hive of activity: An ever-increasing number of cranes are loading and unloading larger and larger ships. Cranes dimensions have to keep up, which is why the yard is fully automated and digitalized to be capable of handling huge amounts of peak cargo loads. The highest productivity per berth, reduced costs per move, and smooth operations ensure the competitiveness of the Port of Singapore.
In Singapore, the container port operated by PSA International is a pioneer. In operation since early 2018, Pasir Panjang Terminal will have an impressive total container handling capacity of around 30 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year once all expansion phases have been completed.
Robust crane system in demand
Fifty-six fully automated stacking cranes with Simocrane automation are a part of the terminal’s automation and digitalization concept. Working with crane manufacturer ZPMC from Shanghai, Siemens has engineered and commissioned the electrical and automation systems.
Cranes are powerful without compromising safety. “In a non-ideal world of container terminal operations, there are many small deviations to given standards,” explains Christian Koegl, Senior Vice President Crane Segment at Siemens. “That’s why an automated crane system needs to be safe and robust, deliver consistent performance, and also have the flexibility to adapt to deviations.”
Costs play an important role: “With Siemens’ automation on the cranes, operations are safe, reliable, and flexible,” says Koegl. “Plus, customers also achieve the lowest cost per move throughout the entire lifecycle of the crane.”
The cranes have the flexibility to adapt to deviations, because there will always be deviations in a container terminal.Christian Koegl, Senior Vice President Crane Segment at Siemens
Significant increase in productivity
The new crane systems offer a number of other benefits in productivity, safety, and cost per move. The yard cranes automatically move more than 30 containers per hour. The human intervention rate is less than 5 percent.
“Fully automated cranes enable operations to run at the maximum possible speed in a safe environment – 24 hours a day, every day,” says Koegl. “Only one crane operator is required to be in charge of several cranes and the person only has to intervene in the case of exceptional situations.”
Clever data use
“At Siemens, we monitor thousands of data points on each crane and convert this big data into smart data,” says Koegl. “The data can be used for predictive maintenance or to simulate the cranes to make them safer, more flexible, and more efficient,” he explains. In addition, transmission speeds and lifecycles can be optimized and extended to the physical limits of the equipment. This approach maximizes throughput and crane availability, and minimizes lifecycle costs.
Smart data make cranes safer, more flexible, and more efficient.Christian Koegl, Senior Vice President Crane Segment at Siemens
Cranes for ports and industry
Thanks to its scalability, the Simocrane platform used by PSA supports the customer in implementing large, complex cranes with high automation requirements, as well as cranes with up to several thousand kWs, also with sophisticated automation requirements.
Basic crane types with less sophisticated automation requirements are supported with Simocrane drive-based technology. Here, all basic automation functions are integrated into the drive itself, so no separate controller is needed.
The modularity and scalability of the system mean that support is provided for all crane types. All shapes – such as portal cranes, EOT cranes, and offshore cranes – and all applications – like bulk handling, coil handling, ladle, tambour, and goliath – are supported. The Simocrane platform is used offshore, in ports, and in a whole range of industries, among them steel, paper, shipbuilding, and power.
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Grundlagen und Entwicklung der Architektur. Vier Vorträge gehalten in Kunstgewerbemuseum zu Zürich.
Berlin, Verlag von Julius Bard 1908.
8vo. 121 + (1)pp, (29) text ills., some photo. Publisher’s cloth.
First edition. The text of four lectures delivered by Berlage at the Kunstgewerbe-Museum in Zürich, Switzerland, discussing the geometric and other principles underlying architectural design. Although the text is in German, and the present copy carries the imprint of the Berlin publisher Julius Bard, the book was in fact printed in Amsterdam in an edition of 1500 copies, 800 with Bard’s imprint as here, and the remainder with the imprint of Berlage’s regular publishers, W.L. & J.Brusse, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Ah, spring, the sun shines again, the birds sing and - ach-hoo! Airborne grass pollens trigger bouts of hay fever and episodes of asthma in people with pollen allergies.
But there is a way we could mitigate the impact of the season - pollen counts. These work in the same way as summer UV alerts, by telling us when there’s enough of something around to cause health harms.
And this helps manage the impact of UV or pollen by giving us time to prepare, by wearing UV protection, for instance, or taking antihistamines. But while this sounds like a good idea, most places in Australia don’t have a pollen count, so those of us with allergies are left to our own devices.
Pollen and health
Let’s talk first about how pollen affects health. Hay fever is the most obvious example.
According to the 2007–08 National Health Survey, hay fever affects one in six Australians, severely impairing their quality of life by making sleep difficult and causing them to under-perform at work or school.
Hay fever is strongly associated with asthma; more than 80% of allergic asthmatics also have hay fever. Asthma costs the Australian community over $700 million annually and this impact has made it one of the country’s national health priorities.
Asthma and hay fever are caused by our immune systems responding inappropriately to substances in the environment that are not harmful. These are known as triggers.
Hay fever triggers cause the lining of the eyes, nose and throat to become inflamed, producing the typical symptoms of sneezing, itchy eyes and a runny nose. Asthma triggers cause the lining of the small airways of the lung to swell, making it harder to breath.
Free like the wind
Pollen from certain wind-pollinated plants is the main asthma and hay fever trigger in the outdoor environment. The plants in question use wind to transport their pollen between plants, rather than relying on insects and birds.
Because they don’t need to attract animals, the flowers of wind-pollinated plants are rather dull in comparison to the bright, showy flowers of animal-pollinated plants.
But what they lack in colour, wind-pollinated plants more than make up for with prodigious pollen production. A single plant can release untold millions of pollen grains into the air.
While Australia’s native plants are generally not wind-pollinated, many introduced plants are. These include trees from the northern hemisphere commonly found in gardens and along suburban roads, such as birch, elm, and ash.
But the worst plants by far for pollen allergies are grasses. Perennial ryegrass is a valuable pasture grass planted across vast areas of southern Australia. By sheer weight of numbers perennial ryegrass pollen is Australia’s number one outdoor allergy trigger.
Flowering of perennial ryegrass across much of southern Australia peaks in November. And it’s no coincidence this is also the peak time for sales of the oral antihistamines.
Pollen counting can tell us how much grass pollen is in the air on a particular day. By combining this information with the weather forecast, we can predict grass pollen levels for the next few days.
Knowing the grass pollen forecast can help people allergic to grass pollen plan ahead. But before you can forecast pollen levels for a particular place, you need to have a few seasons’ worth of counts under your belt so you know how weather patterns affect pollen levels locally.
Unfortunately, Australia has very few pollen counting stations and most operate only sporadically. The lonely exception is Melbourne’s pollen count, which has been running consistently for over 20 years.
This makes a stark contrast with Europe, where a network of more than 600 pollen counting stations operates throughout the northern allergy season. That’s from early spring, when the trees flower, through to early autumn when weeds, such as dock and mugwort, flower.
The network operates efficiently across several countries and languages. And a similarly large network of stations operates across North America.
Australia’s lack of a pollen count network is surprising and means we often guess at things we really should know. For instance, we suspect Australia’s allergy season will be relatively simple to track compared to Europe’s, as we mainly have to contend with grass pollen.
But subtropical grasses that flower in summer are abundant in northern parts of Australia adding to the burden of hay fever. Right now, we don’t have a way of quantifying their role in the hay fever and asthma experienced by the population.
Knowledge and the power to help
Melbourne’s pollen data has been vital for understanding how grass pollen in the air influences hospital admissions for asthma. It seems ridiculous that we don’t know this for all Australian cities.
Not only do we need a network to monitor pollen, we need to be able to link it with weather forecasts for it to become a predictive tool.
On November 25, 2010, Melbourne’s ambulance service was overwhelmed with a massive number of calls from people with acute respiratory problems because of thunderstorm asthma.
Thunderstorm asthma occurs when there’s a thunderstorm during a high pollen count period. Prediction of pollen-induced epidemics of thunderstorm asthma could help hospital emergency departments prepare for such events.
This is only one of the many ways a national pollen count network could help improve public health throughout Australia. We just need to join the rest of the developed world and start gathering data that can inform us about what to do.


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Dog injuries could be quite disturbing and unsightly. A good remedy for minor topical wounds would be raw honey. Manuka honey is a top choice for natural wound dressing. In fact, Manuka honey has been medically approved for use on human burn patients. However, any raw honey will help keep the wound area clean and moist, which promotes healing in a dog. Honey’s natural antibacterial properties reduce the chance of infection and protect the injured area.
Ensure to clean the wound, spread on a thick coat of honey and then apply a light bandage, if necessary. Of course, you may have to also use a protective device to stop your dog from licking the area!
Note: Deep, wide or puncture wounds should always be examined by a veterinarian before applying any medicine.

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What is it
ASTS Alternate Source Transfer Switch and the L86 ECX Transfer Cabinet ETC Part # 1092A100x (The X indicates the # of transfer circuits)
Transfers the hot and neutral from 1 to 4 circuits from the dimmer rack to an alternative power source when it senses loss of normal power. It is a simple circuit of time delay relays and contactors.
CB1 10 Amp Normal Power feed (sense lines)
CB2 10 Amp Control feed off the Emergency Power feed.
CB3-6 20 Amp Individual circuits Emergency Power feed.
DifferenceThe ASTS and the L86 ECX are identical except the early version of the L86 ECX ETC The L86 EC had three control relays. Later the ETC ASTS only has two control relays. The function of L86 ECX relays RL10 and RL11 have been changed to RL9 and RL 10
L86 ECX Control Relays
RL9 Control transfer relay, makes sure the timing relays always have power and starts the clock for transfer timer.
RL10 Delay timing relay from loss of normal power to time of transfer of the loads to emergency.
RL11 Delay timing relay from return of normal power to the transferring of the loads back from emergency. This insures that normal power is stable before transferring the loads back to the dimmer system.
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ETC ASTS Control Relays
RL 9 Delay timing relay from loss of normal power to time of transfer of the loads to emergency.
RL10 Delay timing relay from return of normal power to the transferring of the loads back from emergency. This insures that normal power is stable before transferring the loads back to the dimmer system.
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The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved Friday a suite of labor reforms designed to solve Japan’s demographic challenges while creating conditions to promote job growth, particularly for those struggling to find stable work.
A new research shows that an unprecedented exodus of foreign workers is hurting the Saudi economy and this has already become a source of criticisms against a controversial domestic labor empowering initiative devised by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Aging populations in advanced economies drain the labor force and could slow economic growth, but allowing an influx of immigrant workers could counteract that decline, the International Monetary Fund says.
Australia’s Labor has backed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s urgings to the Donald Trump administration not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as both sides of Australian politics agree it could imperil negotiations with North Korea.
The 28 European Union states failed to agree in a first round of talks on Monday on reforming the bloc’s labor rules that poorer countries value but French President Emmanuel Macron dismisses as undercutting his workers.

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Maybe my views have changed since I was younger, but for as long as I can remember (five years?), I have hated theme parks. Well, “hate” is a strong word; they make me uneasy. They are bright and happy to such a manufactured extent that it’s almost sinister, with an intonation that to be unhappy is to disrupt a perfect world. In a way, theme parks remind me of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” wherein several aristocrats hide in Prince Prospero’s abbey to escape a disease that has ravaged their country so that they can continue to live their luxurious lifestyles; to them, only positive feelings may exist, such that any reminder of the outside world is disruptive and ominous. Similarly, theme parks, in particular Disney World, sell themselves as Prospero’s abbey, a place of perfection that exists outside of our world. I find that eerie, more than anything. As a kid that was prone to being emotional (or a brat, depending on whose viewpoint, e.g. everyone’s in my vicinity), I found the “perfect” atmosphere of theme parks nearly traumatic, as if I were committing some terrible act by being upset. If you want another viewpoint, treat yourself to this interview with David Lynch about the song “It’s a Small World.”
Therefore, I sympathize greatly with the impulse behind Escape from Tomorrow, Randy Moore‘s surrealist, black and white horror/drama/comedy that was covertly filmed in Disney World. The basic premise is that Jim (Roy Abramsohn)—who is on vacation with his wife, Emily (Elena Schuber); daughter, Sarah (Katelynn Rodriguez); and son, Elliot (Jack Dalton)—is fired from his job, and wants to make the most of his family’s last day at “The Happiest Place on Earth.” He cannot shake the feeling, though, that something is off—nor the feeling of his tingling loins that stems from eyeing underage French girls.
That’s the basic premise, and the execution utilizes the uncanny effect of Disney World’s fabricated perfection—and some clever, minor special effects—exceptionally. As Jim’s issues come forward, so too does the downright terror of the enclosing atmosphere of theme parks, and it made me incredibly anxious to see the qualities I always found lurking on the edges of these places brought to the forefront. All of the surrealism, to me, points to one major idea: there is no such place in which all of the world’s ills are escapable. One character even says as much. Escape from Tomorrow often reaffirms itself as a twisted, modern “Masque of the Red Death.”
The technical side of the film manages to capture this idea astoundingly well despite the inherent limitations on the production. The direction in particular surprised me; although shots had to be planned at certain times of the day and in avoidance of Disney personnel, director Moore and cinematographer Lucas Lee Graham manage to construct the shots with exceptional care. The style dips in and out of genre homages to great effect thanks to phenomenal lighting, such as one scene in a pool where Jim, practically in a gaze, floats toward one of the underage Parisian girls. The lighting and shot structure mimic old Hollywood romances and Disney classics, instilling unease in the viewer. Later, during a subversion of the femme fatale monologue, the lighting switches to noir. It’s all quite well done, and almost always enhancing rather than distracting.
That being said, the editing and pacing leave a lot to be desired. While the build up to a completely eerie idea followed by a quick transition to harmless family life works occasionally, the frequent switches between them undermine the movie’s power. As weird as this sounds, I wish the movie had gone for weirder. More subtle surrealism throughout, less stylistic whiplash. The constantly subversive qualities of the theme park would not be lost, and the overall aims of the movie would be enhanced. As a result of the current editing, though, the movie feels overlong by about forty minutes.
Flawed though it may be, Escape from Tomorrow generally succeeds, often far beyond the initial impression of, “Woah, they filmed this at Disney World?!” Thanks to careful direction, naturalistic acting, and great music by Abel Korzeniowski, this film is a delicious bit of surrealist horror mixed with dark comedy. The story’s attempt to deconstruct “The Happiest Place on Earth” is ambitious and successful; the actual characterization of the family helps to move it beyond a simple political piece. Escape from Tomorrow is far from perfect, but I think it is worth seeing, whether you love Disney World or not.


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Road conditions throughout the County have improved throughout the day. However, temperatures will drop to freezing at 6 p.m. tonight and will not get above freezing until 11 a.m. tomorrow, Dec. 11. Roads that are currently wet will most likely become icy as the temperature drops to 24 degrees at 3 a.m.Closings and DelaysAll parks remain closed except for Warhill, Chickahominy Riverfront Park and the James City County Marina.The Toano Convenience Center is closed due to a power outage.Curbside recycling collection for the week is pushed back one day.Power OutagesAs of 5 p.m. Dec. 10, approximately 2,158 Dominion Energy customers in the County are without power. Crews are continuing to work to restore power as soon as possible. Be sure to report outages by calling 866-366-4357 or going to https://www.dominionenergy.com/out…/report-and-check-outages.Need Heat?Anyone needing heat or showers can go to the Recreation Center (5301 Longhill Road) tonight until 9 p.m. The Recreation Center is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m., Dec. 11.Heat is also available at the libraries (7770 Croaker Road and 515 Scotland Street) tonight until 9 p.m. The libraries are scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m., Dec. 11.Stay at least 30 feet away from downed lines - consider them energized and dangerous. Report downed power lines to Dominion at 866-366-4357.Use a flashlight; candles can cause a fire.Check on neighbors.Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Only use generators and grills outdoors and away from windows. Never heat your home with a gas stovetop or oven.Additional information will be posted on the County’s website, Facebook and Twitter as it becomes available.Media Contact:Renee Dallman, Public Information Officer757-272-3337; firstname.lastname@example.org


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Visit Rainier, which promotes tourism in the Mount Rainier area of Washington, has created a geocaching tour, inviting tourists to find hidden geocaches at locations throughout the area. The first 25 containers in a series of 100 were placed in June; 25 more will be added in October and the remainder will be placed in 2016. Details can be found at VisitRainier.com/go-geocaching-at-mt-rainier/.
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