Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies SynopsisA dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. Screenwriters Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen have woven this remarkable experience in Donovan’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything and vividly brings his personal journey to life.
Bridge of Spies Release Date
In Theaters October 16, 2015
Bridge of Spies Credits
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, and Alan Alda
Written by: Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
MPAA Rating: [ PG-13 ]
Distributor: Buena Vista
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This morning's a newsletter day, so that all needs doing first, but then I'll be heading into the game and trying to figure out exactly what style it's going to take.
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produces and provides information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats and other wildlife habitats.
- Web Soil Survey (WSS) -
provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
- USGS Vegetation Characterization Program: National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) - This web resource gives the current status of the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) with a brief explanation of the relationship of the 2008 Revised NVCS and earlier work history documented on this site.
- Maps, Models, and Tools for Bird Conservation Planning - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC, LaCrosse)
— This web resource is a tool for mapping and modeling migratory birds for bird conservation planning. The focus of this study is to develop statistically sound, science-based models to support public land management for high priority bird species within a regional context.
- Long Term Resource Monitoring Program - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC, LaCrosse)
— This web resource provides decision makers with the information needed to maintain the Upper Mississippi River System as a viable multiple-use large river ecosystem.
- Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI)
— The Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative assists Department of Interior (DOI) resource management agencies with information needs related to amphibian conservation. ARMI's work includes research on threats, method development, and monitoring designed to address management needs at multiple spatial scales.

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While world sits in judgement over Israel's response to try and halt Palestinian violence on our border with Gaza, the Israeli army is teaching our soldiers to love your neighbor as yourself.
I am talking about a nationwide project called "Mekinot," the government financed p
academy educating high school graduates to serve in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). This wonderful initiative represents the essence of modern Zionism giving our young people solid ethical and moral foundations with which to serve our nation. "Young adults of all backgrounds, from north and south, Left and Right, religious and non-religious, dedicate one year to repairing the society in which we live, by volunteering, learning about the other and expanding their comfort zone," says Danny Zamir, CEO of Mekinot.
||Prime Minister Netanyahu with Mekinot
The project has great potential for leading social change in
the State of Israel by training our young people to dedicate 3-4 years of their young lives to serving the country with
, dedication and integrity and developing vibrant and valuable future leadership to the State of Israel. I am in awe of the motivation of these young adults who dedicate an additional year to their mandatory military or national service in order to contribute to the place we all call home.
Some of Mekinot's initiatives include: acquainting Arabs and Jews, Judaism and democracy, integrating people from marginalized populations and people with disabilities, social initiatives by volunteering in local communities. Recently, however, the Mekinot began a new initiative: Getting to know Messianic Jews.
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Messianic leaders around the country have been asked to host groups from the Mekinot program to explain to the cadets about our faith as Jews who believe in Yeshua. For me it has been an honor to spend hours with these vibrant young people talking about the Bible, faith in God and how we believe that Yeshua is the promised Messiah to Israel. From all my experiences with both religious and secular cadets, I can tell you that they are extremely respectful, ask intelligent and meaningful questions and show genuine interest in what it means to be a Jewish follower of Yeshua. I am so proud to live in a country that gives our future leaders the opportunity to understand who Yeshua really is, undoing some of the anti-Semitic Christian version of Jesus my people have experienced for too long.
Of course, this was not always the case. When I served in the IDF, I was ridiculed and prevented from serving in certain units because of my faith in Yeshua. In was not long ago that Messianic Jews were prevented from serving as officers in many units and were not allowed to serve in Intelligence units. Today, because of the quality and devotion of a young generation of Messianic Jews serving in the IDF and the citizens of our beloved nation, Yeshua, the greatest Jew who ever lived, and his Jewish followers, are embraced.
At Beit Immanuel...
We hosted around 2000 high school students at Beit Immanuel this week. This is part of a typical field trip for students to visit places of historical interest. On these field trips students are asked to prepare a report on the history of Beit Immanuel dating back over a hundred years including interesting personages from the early days of Zionism. However, this time, in addition to the usual history questions, teachers asked the students to report on, "Who are the Messianic Jews?" It just so happened, that one of the girls in the class is a member of our congregation, so she raised her hand, "I am a Messianic Jewess, I can tell you about our faith," she shouted.
I am a bit lost for words as the willingness of the people of this land help their children gain a
deeper appreciation for Yeshua and New Testament faith comes as somewhat of a surprise. For those of us who grew up in this land and experienced the anger (and sometimes hatred and violence) towards our Messiah, it is not easy to grasp how attitudes have changed so dramatically, so quickly. But then again, Israel are God's chosen people, Yeshua is a wonderful Messiah and this is as it should be.


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Some of the same communities that were forced to evacuate last month for the Apple Fire have been ordered out again for the El Dorado Fire, burning above Yucaipa.
The El Dorado Fire started at 10:23 a.m. Saturday in El Dorado Ranch Park, just east of Yucaipa city limits. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Sunday that investigators found it had been started by “a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device, used during a gender-reveal party.”
By Monday morning, it had burned 7,386 acres. “Due to very dry vegetation, very steep terrain and very hot weather, the fire has been extremely active,” Sunday’s report from the San Bernardino National Forest said.
The red perimeter on the map above, the most recent released, is from Sunday.
Evacuations (in orange on the map) were ordered for Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Oak Glen and part of the city of Yucaipa — east of Bryant Street and north of Yucaipa Boulevard. (An earlier tweet had implied the order had been extended west of Bryant, but the evacuation map released Sunday evening by the Yucaipa police showed only neighborhoods east of Bryant.)
The national forest has also closed many picnic areas, trails and trailheads in the area, including all of the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
The Apple Fire started July 31 near Cherry Valley. The suspected cause is a vehicle emitting burning carbon from its exhaust pipe. It burned about 33,000 acres (51 square miles) and is close to full containment. Its perimeter is in yellow on the map.


Allen wrenches and Swedish meatballs hold a special place in my heart that others often reserve for Mickey and Minnie. So, having spent time at both Ikea and Disneyland over the past week, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities between my two happiest places on earth. While I can barely believe I’m writing this coming off a fresh Disney buzz, here are a few reasons you can swap the Magic Kingdom for the world’s most beloved Swedish Adventureland.
Why Ikea is the Swedish Disneyland:
1. If you’re a fan of Disney characters with funny names, such as Goofy or Pluto, you’ll no doubt be astonished by the great selection of characters Ikea has to offer: Arkelstorp, Glivarp, and Raskog, for starters.
2. Long morning of overstimulation at Disneyland? Fight the crowds for a seat that may be covered in melted Dole Whip. Long morning of overstimulation at Ikea? Head to the mattress showroom, aka the designated nap room.
3. At Ikea, for a mere 99 cents, you can get a breakfast inclusive of scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, and hashbrowns. A colossal smoked turkey leg at Disneyland will run you upwards of 10 bucks. Worth it? Every time ☺. Plus, people watching at the Ikea cafeteria could certainly qualify as a “Character Breakfast.”
4. At Ikea you’ll encounter fewer screaming children than you will at Disneyland … for the most part.
5. You don’t have to carry your kids around Ikea on your back when they get tired. Just let them sit on the flatbed cart and sing “It’s a Small World” as you navigate from aisle-to-aisle and bin-to-bin looking for your Hemnes in black-brown.
6. Try and tell me the Ikea map doesn’t look like the Main Street USA parade route. You can’t.
7. Fireworks at the end of the night or iced cinnamon rolls as you exit the store? Interchangeable experiences if you ask me.


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Shelton, WA — The City of Shelton is currently updating the Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails (PROST) Plan in order to provide the City with a “road map” for decision makers to follow and help ensure that the right actions are taken for the right reasons at the right time.
Public participation has been the driving force behind the PROST plan and the ideas, goals, and objectives presented within. This update effort was first announced to the Shelton community at Spotlight Shelton in May 2019.
Since that time, we have fielded hundreds of comments from across the community with ideas ranging in scale from minor facility-specific updates to citywide objectives. Each comment, recommendation, insight, and idea has factored into the 2019 PROST Plan Draft.
The October Spotlight Shelton forum marked the kickoff of a 30-day public draft review, where the community is invited to review the entire draft plan and offer additional comments.
Plan-specific comments can be directed to Community Development Director Mark Ziegler by phone at (360) 432-5194 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.org. Comments can also be submitted in person to the Parks and Recreation Department, located on the second floor of the Shelton Civic Center.
The PROST Plan can be found here. Comments must be submitted before November 29, 2019.
Shelton Parks and Recreation contributes to a high quality of life for the residents of Shelton by providing a full range of recreational opportunities for all, including competitive (sports, games) and passive (walking, bird watching) activities. Our attractive, well-maintained parks contribute to Shelton’s quality of life by providing open space, wildlife habitat, and groundwater recharge areas.


Govt approves Rs 2.11 lakh crore for recapitalisation of PSBs
New Delhi: In a major bid to boost flagging economic growth and increase bank credit flow, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday accorded approval for a massive recapitalisation plan for state-run banks worth Rs 2.11 lakh crore.
Of this amount, a sum of Rs 1.55 lakh crore will be raised through recapitalisation bonds, Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar told reporters here following a meeting of the Cabinet.
Another Rs 76,000 crore would be available from budgetary support and raised through market borrowings, he added.
Apart from the massive budget for recapitalisation plan for PSBs, the Union Cabinet also approved road building programmes of around Rs 7 lakh crore with a target to construct 83,677 km of roads in the next five years.
These programmes, including Bharatmala project of around 35,000 km with an investment of Rs 5.35 lakh crore, are likely to create 14.2 crore Mandays of jobs.
"The Bharatmala project include 9,000 km of economic corridor to smoothen connectivity of manufacturing hubs," the government announced at a media briefing after a meeting of the Union Cabinet.
Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said to ensure holistic connectivity, the government has approved creation of an Inter Corridor and feeder routes.
"Through this 6,000 km of roads will be constructed," he said.
To boost border roads and international connectivity, the government approved construction of 2,000 km of roads along the eastern and western borders of the country.
Boosting all-round connectivity, the government also approved construction of roads of 10,000 km.


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I have immersed myself in sex. I am reading it, writing it, listening to it on audio book, not the noises of sex (as one might listen to whale songs or the chirrup of dolphins), but the classic books about it. I have read many books about sex in the past, but always for pleasure and never with a view to becoming an expert in classic sex literature, but this year I have a deadline to deliver a novel that references the great works of the genre. The first task then has been to identify the great works. This is no easy task. The list is quite extensive.
I had the basics down. I had read Nin's "Delta of Venus" and "Little Birds" and some novels by Georges Bataille. I had read Reage's "The Story of O" and Nicholson Baker's "Vox" and a pile of sexual memoirs that I dipped into when I was writing my own. But if you begin to lift the lid of the genre then you realise you have discovered a veritable Pandora's Box of terrors and delights. I hadn't, for example continued my initial struggles with de Sade who I found stuffy in his language and a little pointed in his relentless pursuit of transgression. I had opened Fanny Hill and backed quickly away from the pomp and powder of the age in which it was written. We all have our particular tastes. That is what I have been discovering for myself. Some of the classic sex books capture my imagination immediately and some leave me a little cold, and dare I say it, dry.
I am beginning to discover that for me, use of language is more important than the plot. I am aroused by the placement of words, the flow of sentences, the hint of broader themes lying just beyond the bodily delights. Some of the less physical of the classic texts are actually more sensual. James Salter for instance woos us into submission with his relentless longing in "A Sport and a Pastime". "Young Adam" a book by Alexander Trocchi which has an unsettling sexual undercurrent led me to discover his more traditionally sexual works each equally disturbing and arousing. My favourite discovery so far has been Yusinari Kawabata, a Nobel Prize winning Japanese author whose novella "The House of the Sleeping Beauties" is a mesmerising treatise on sex, death and aging and clearly the cornerstone for Julia Leigh's Australian film "Sleeping Beauty". It is a novella about sex and yet there are no actual descriptions of the act itself. Set in a kind of brothel where old men pay to sleep beside the naked drugged and sleeping bodies of young girls, the protagonist struggles with his nostalgia for lost youth, his own encroaching impotence, the idea of death and his memories of sex. There are hints of sexuality in the book, the text is infused with it, and yet the sparse prose leaves the details of it completely up to the reader. It is our job as reader to describe the details of the sex in the theater of our imaginations. The book is perhaps more potent because of what remains unsaid. It is a book that continues to haunt me even as I move on from the reading of it. I am now discovering the lewdness of Felix Salten's "The Memoirs of Josephine Mutzenbacher" and enjoying the fact that Salten was the author of one of my childhood favourites, "Bambi" which was turned into a very wholesome Disney animated film. It is these simple juxtapositionings that bring me the most pleasure in my strange and varied research.
Sometimes, reading sex book after sex book, I become immune to the descriptions of genitals. What is left is the sensuality of language, the rythm of it, the blowsy beauty of a string of words slipped together by a skilled craftsperson. Kawabata is a master of it. Anais Nin has flashes of brilliance. Salter leaves you breathless. Nicholson Barker manages it with a playful wink and I am facing Nabokov's longest and most complex work, "Ador and Ardor", with trepidation. It is a sex epic that has been likened to Ulysses and hefting it around in my handbag and struggling with the clever but incredibly complex wordplay I can see why. I am just at the beginning of my year of reading and there is still so much to discover, but even at this early stage I feel inspired to put some of these books in your hands, fellow readers. Stick with me and I will hand you some rare gems indeed.

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Mumbai: Fire in Andheri building, no injuries reported
A week after the blaze at Kalbadevi killed three officials of the fire brigade department, another fire erupted at an Andheri bungalow on Saturday morning.Updated: May 16, 2015 22:31 IST
A week after the blaze at Kalbadevi killed three officials of the fire brigade department, another fire erupted at an Andheri bungalow on Saturday morning.
The fire at the recording studio at Veera Desai Road, Andheri (West), which was reported around 11.30am, was brought under control after three hours.
The structure was a ground plus one structure with an additional mezzanine floor. The fire started in the electrical duct of the studio on the top mezzanine floor and spread through all the electrical wires and recording equipment, said fire officials.
The officials used four fire engines, four water tankers and nine breathing apparatus to douse the blaze.
“The smoke was not detected initially. As the studio was vacant at the time of the incident, no one was injured,” said one of the fire department officials present at the spot.
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Tuition refunds offered to students
Allan Benner/Standard file photo Niagara College students return to class Tuesday. Some may be tempted to accept the province’s offer of a full tuition refund following the strike, but a college spokesman suggests they have all the facts before making a decision.
Completing the semester before Jan. 10 won’t be ideal for Niagara College students who have been away from the classroom since mid-October.
But for many of them, said student administrative council president Ryan Huckla, the new timeline is feasible.
“Is this timeline ideal for students? No. But neither was the strike,” he said in an interview Monday as Ontario’s more than 12,000 college professors returned to their jobs after the province passed back-to-work legislation Sunday.
Despite resuming classes today, Huckla said many students he’s spoken with are concerned that they “have forgotten everything they learned in that first five weeks of school, because it has been five weeks since their last class.”
Niagara College communications manager Mike Wales said college faculty returned to class Monday to develop plans to allow their students to complete the semester within the revised timeline.
While plans being developed for the weeks to come will have “common guiding principles,” Wales said they will also vary to meet the demands of individual programs.
At the same time, he said the focus of educators will be on “ensuring all key learning outcomes are met” for students within various programs.
Full-time and international students facing unexpected costs as a result of the strike may be eligible for up to $500 in financial assistance, the provincial government announced Monday.
The funding is meant to cover expenses such as child-care fees, re-booked train or bus tickets and January rent. The province is expecting students will be able to apply to their college for financial assistance starting this week.
“I have heard from students about hardships they have experienced as a result of this strike. It is clear that they have borne the brunt of this situation,” Advanced Education Minister Deb Matthews said in a statement Monday.
“That’s why we are taking these measures to ensure students have the support they need to complete their studies.”
The provincial New Democratic Party said Monday that the $500 reimbursement cap is not enough support for strike-weary students.
“Students were forced to put their lives on hold for five weeks,” NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said in a statement.
“Students have paid the price for the premier’s inaction — they paid academically, emotionally and financially — $500 will simply not be enough for many students to recover.”
Regardless, Huckla said that money will help.
“It will assist a lot of students,” he said. “More details are coming down the line on some of the key points and the details of how everything is going to work.”
The province also announced that students who drop out of college because of the strike will receive a full tuition refund.
Apprenticeship students can also apply for a full refund, if they can’t complete their in-school training because of the strike.
In the NDP statement, education critic Peggy Sattler criticized the province’s promised tuition refund.
“Many students don’t want a compressed semester, they want a fresh start in the new year. They are demanding a full tuition refund so they can get the complete semester they paid for,” she said.
“The Wynne Liberals announcement this morning suggests that only students who drop out will get a refund. It’s done nothing but create more chaos and confusion for these people who have already been through so much.”
Huckla said some students are anxious about completing the semester after being away from class for more than a month, and might be considering withdrawing from class and resuming their studies next fall.
He said the offer of a full refund gives students a choice.
But that’s not a decision to take lightly, Wales said.
“If students do take this route (withdraw), we’re asking them to make an informed decision,” Wales said. “We’re asking them to wait to see the semester completion plan that’s being posted for their program (Tuesday), and to speak to an academic adviser.”
Wales said there are additional costs to be considered by students thinking about dropping out.
“We’re asking them to make an informed decision and weigh any additional costs, whether it’s monetary or opportunity costs that would be associated with postponing their education and career plans.”
Under the back-to-work legislation Bill 178, approved Sunday, all outstanding issues between Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the College Employer Council will be referred to binding mediation-arbitration — a process that could take months, said union bargaining team member Darryl Bedford.
“It’s not ideal, we would have preferred a negotiated settlement. But we’re back,” he said, adding both sides have five days to mutually select an arbitrator.
“We now have to go to binding arbitration and make our case. Bargaining continues, it’s just a very different phase … Hearings are to start, I think, within 30 days. It’s a long road from here still.”
NDP representatives are also calling on colleges to extend more mental health and academic supports to students dealing with strike-related anxiety and depression now that they’re facing a condensed semester.
Huckla said students will still get their week off in February — which is vital to help students deal with stress.
“It’s nice to see the college looking out for students’ mental health,” he said.
Students are also hoping teachers and college administrators will be able to resolve their differences in the months to come, Huckla added.
Despite unresolved contract issues between the colleges and teachers, Wales said the focus for both parties in days to come is “on ensuring that we have the information and the supports and resources available for students.”
“There are obviously some issues and concerns that the college will be engaging in as we move forward, but in the short term we’re really going to rally around our students.”
More than 12,000 college professors, instructors, librarians and counsellors walked off the job Oct. 16 after negotiations between OPSEU and the colleges stalled.
The five-week job action — which cast some half-million students out of class — in Niagara College’s case for four weeks of learning — has lasted longer than any other faculty strike in the five-decade history of Ontario’s public college system.
Niagara College president Dan Patterson was involved in planning meetings Monday and not available for comment.
— with files by Jennifer Bieman, The London Free Press
Oct. 16 – 12,000 faculty hit the picket line at 12:01 a.m. after negotiations with the College Employer Council stall
Oct. 20 – student leaders pen open letter to province urging it to step in to end the strike
Nov. 1 – students rally at Queen’s Park
Nov. 2 – both sides return to the bargaining table; OPSEU hosts Queen’s Park rally
Nov. 6 – talks break down, colleges approach Ontario Labour Relations Board to bring final offer to a vote with OPSEU rank-and-file members
Nov. 7 – Ontario Labour Relations Board sets a date for final offer vote
Nov. 14 – two-day final offer vote begins; students launch potential class-action lawsuit against colleges
Nov. 16 – OPSEU overwhelmingly votes to reject council’s offer, both sides meet with Premier Kathleen Wynne, back to work legislation announced
Nov. 17 – first reading of Bill 178, New Democrats decline to push through second and third readings, forcing a rare weekend sitting of the legislature
Nov. 18 – Bill 178 passes second reading, New Democrats reject immediately, proceeding to third and final vote.
Nov. 19 – back-to-work legislation passes third reading, receives royal assent
Nov. 20 – striking faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges return to class
Nov. 21 – after 25 days of missed class, students set to return to school
Dec. 15 – fall semester at Niagara College would have normally ended
Dec. 22 – start of Christmas break, ending Jan. 2.
Jan. 10 – fall semester now set to end at Niagara College
Jan. 15 – winter semester begins


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Producers warn Oz could become a ‘dumping ground’ if quotas are removed
Without government intervention Australia would become a dumping ground for content from bigger English-speaking markets, according to Screen Producers Australia.
Market forces alone can’t supply audiences with a diversity of quality Australian content, SPA contends, pointing to mini-series, which had an average budget of $1.36 million an hour in 2016, and telemovies which cost $1.53 million.
Against that, networks can buy an international drama for as little as $5,000 an hour.
In its submission to the Australian and Children’s Screen Content Review SPA warned: “Without government intervention, the market is likely to deliver sport, news and current affairs, reality television and infomercials.”
The body contrasted the growth in spending by the commercial networks on light entertainment and foreign drama since 2009-10 with a commensurate decrease in spending on local drama.
SPA restated its call to retain the local content requirements on the broadcasters and to apply the quotas to the ABS and SBS, while noting SBS’s proposal for a fully-funded Australian content quota.
In common with Free TV Australia, the producers group advocated harmonising the film and TV producer offsets at 40 per cent and removing the 65-episode cap on drama series eligible for the offset.
However it opposed Free TV’s push to enable production companies owned by broadcasters to qualify for the offset.
“Adopting a 40 per cent rate for Australian productions would greatly contribute to the growth and sustainability of the industry,” it said. “It would also remove the antiquated requirement for a theatrical release for films, which is a barrier to growth in the new streaming market.”
SPA also reiterated its long-standing plea for the government to close the loophole which allows commercial broadcasters to buy second-run, cheap New Zealand programs which qualify as Australian content.
In 2015, the networks screened 135 hours of Kiwi programming. Hypothetically, that would represent a loss to the Australian production industry of $184.6 million if that content were replaced by Australian miniseries.
In its submission SPA expressed concern about the idea of a flat 30 per cent for the producer, location and PDV offsets, which was raised in discussions with the review taskforce.
To try to quantify the potential impact, it looked at the 22 films produced in the 2015-16 financial year which each had an average budget of $9.4 million, of which the producer tax rebate contributed 31 per cent.
Lowering the Producer Offset to 30 per cent would result in a total contribution to budgets of 21 per cent and a drop in aggregate budgets to $186.3 million (from $206.8 million).
The result would be a reduction of three films, from 22 to 19, it forecasted, observing: “At current figures, 22 films a year is barely able to sustain the creative workforce on an ongoing basis.”
SPA also recommended:
- The government ensure fair contracting in the market, potentially through UK-style legislated terms of trade.
- The PDV Offset, which is limited to productions for a television commission or a cinema release, should be platform agnostic, which would thus include streaming content.
- Lifting the minimum expenditure requirement on subscription broadcasters’’ predominantly drama channels to 20 per cent and extending the obligation from broadcast channels to associated video on demand services, as well as imposing specific obligations to documentary, children’s and arts content.
- Ensuring Australians have greater access to Australian-produced drama, documentary and children’s content through an expenditure and promotion requirement on new market entrants calculated on the basis of revenue generated in Australia.
- Concerned about the impact of Brexit on Australian-UK co-productions, SPA urges government to negotiate a co-production agreement with the European Union, potentially as part of the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement.

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Six-string guitar arrangement by Aleksandr Sorochinskiy for Igor Kornelyuk's "A City That Doesn't Exist" from "Bandit Petersburg".
What you get:
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As long as you play for yourself only, remember about the self-reflection. Be your own justice, the one who sees it all and understands, but remains honest and uncompromising.


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A skerry is a small, flat and often rugged rock island typically found along the Baltic coast. And, the 8,000 m² roof garden of the Tivoli Hotels & Congress Center in Copenhagen actually does resemble these rocky reefs. This is due to the fact that the many plant beds with their irregular contours are located like islands in the middle of the extensive pathways. A unique lighting concept means that the elaborate roof garden is an attraction for hotel and congress guests and tourists to Copenhagen even at night-time. Thanks to ZinCo green roof technology yet another part of this pedestrian pathway has been completed. The pathway can now be used without interruption along a stretch of 440 m and will be extended at its lofty height in the future.
Koe-Bogen, the luxury shopping and office mile in the heart of Duesseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is shaping the cityscape. It is not only the innovative design of this six-storey complex created by Daniel Libeskind that is extraordinary but also the fact that it has been awarded LEED Platinum Certification for sustainable building. The green design plan includes about 4000 m² of extensive green roof at a height of 26 m, about 1500 m² of roof garden for each of the green courtyards on the third and fourth storeys and 1200 m² of paving for the forecourt at ground level, above the underground garage.


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Hip creative agency is looking for a full-time Mid-Level Motion Designer to start ASAP. You must be able to animate graphics and edit short-form pieces of content for their entertainment clients.
Must include a digital reel that includes strong samples of creative animation, typography, video editing and other motion related work.
Take calculated risks and own projects, able to troubleshoot issues, and work with the team to find creative solutions.
Push (creative) boundaries.
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After months of planning hampered by shifting risk assessments and zigzagging state rules, today will see the first return of students to classrooms for many pubic schools in San Antonio.
With the community spread of the coronavirus on the decline but still a threat, classes will start on a small scale for individual campuses in several local school districts, including the three largest. All are requiring face coverings and social distancing.
“Opening schools is the easy part. Keeping them open is more complex,” North East Independent School District Superintendent Sean Maika said in a letter to parents Friday, noting that schools inevitably will see coronavirus cases and must quickly isolate them.
“Wearing a facemask is essential,” he wrote. “When a case of COVID-19 is confirmed, contact tracing is essential.”
Some districts are limiting this week’s arrivals to younger grades or students with special needs, or those for whom at-home learning poses particular difficulties. Other school districts will start later — and some have not yet set a date.
Starting now is premature and risky, a local coalition that includes parents, representatives of teachers unions and health professionals declared Monday at a press conference.
“Protocols have not been shared with staff or are not being followed with fidelity,” the group said in a news release. “Safety concerns and questions have been ignored, and educators have been given a simple choice: return to work, even under dangerous conditions for you and your students, or lose your job.”
Most local districts began remote instruction in the past two weeks. They expect to teach a substantial percentage of their students online throughout the fall.
The students at Castle Hills Elementary School, the only traditional public school in Bexar County with a year-round academic calendar, have been learning remotely since July. The campus reopened last week for 115 of them, almost a quarter of the student body.
Class sizes there and in all reopened North East ISD schools are limited to five students, said district spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor. Approximately 14,400 students, about 22 percent of total enrollment, are set to return to classrooms today.
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Some schools were able to accommodate every family that requested in-person learning but others had to give priority to special-needs students and families with child care difficulties, Chancellor said.
Northside ISD, the largest school district in Bexar County, will have a small number of students on each campus this week and will phase in others later, officials said. A survey showed parents of only about 30 percent of its enrollmente wanted to start in-person learning right away, district spokesman Barry Perez said.
A July survey of San Antonio ISD parents showed a similar level of reluctance to return to school buildings. The district began contacting families last week to invite up to 10 percent of students back to schools, giving priority to those who need special education, are at risk and struggling academically and those in pre-kindergarten through second grade.
Class sizes will be limited to four to six students, the district said.
The district will watch the local positivity rate for coronavirus tests, the time it takes for the case count to double and the two-week trend in daily new cases. If those indicators are moving in the right direction, SAISD will increase in-person enrollment Sept. 21 by another 10 percent. Continued improvement will allow schools to phase in up to 50 percent of students.
But SAISD does not predict opening schools to all students until some point during the spring semester, at the earliest.
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD will welcome back all students who want to return to its campuses today, and give families the option of choosing their children’s method of learning for every nine-week grading period, said Damon Edwards, the district’s deputy superintendent.
The latest parent survey showed that about half of the district’s approximately 16,000 students planned to return today, but the number of students coming back and the district’s procedures could always change with revisions to Texas Education Agency or Centers for Disease Control guidelines, Edwards said.
“It’s a totally new environment for anyone — it’s much different than what we faced in the spring,” he said. “It’s all about learning and growing, and if we have to make adjustments we’ll make adjustments.”
The Alamo Heights ISD has been teaching 34 students with disabilities in person on its five campuses since Aug. 17. Other students will have the option of returning in phases today through Sept. 21, starting with younger grades.
About 3,200 students — about 67 percent of the student body — have plans to begin in-person learning by the end of September, said Frank Alfaro, assistant superintendent for administrative services. All will have to wear a mask when they enter, leave, or walk through school buildings.
Those in the fourth grade or higher must wear masks at all times on campus, while younger students will be given transparent face shields to wear during instruction time, which schools will keep and sanitize overnight, said Jimmie Walker, executive director for curriculum and instruction.
Teachers will work six periods a day, as opposed to the usual five, to reduce the number of students per classroom. The goal is to have 24 or 25 students in each secondary education classroom, some of which will have plexiglass dividers between students, Alfaro said.
Every campus already has an outdoor learning space and will get 10 tents to expand it, Walker said.
Two of San Antonio’s largest charter school networks, IDEA and KIPP, will wait to the end of the month to start in-person learning, also with a phased approach.
At KIPP schools, where more than 70 percent of families have indicated that they would prefer to continue remote learning, students in the ninth grade will be allowed to return first, on Sept. 21, followed by all others on Oct. 12, said Allen Smith, KIPP’s San Antonio region superintendent.
IDEA schools will allow students in grades three, four, five, 11 and 12 to return to campuses Sept. 28. A week later, the rest of the students will have the option of returning, according to a letter sent to parents at the end of August.
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Harlandale ISD won’t welcome students back until Sept. 21 at the earliest. School building capacity will be kept under 10 percent and teachers will be expected to return to their classrooms whether they’re teaching students in person or virtually. The school board on Sept. 21 will hear a committee recommend what percentage of students should be invited back in the next phases.
About 35 percent of 4,000 families who responded to a district survey in August said they wanted their kids to return as soon as possible. The district is seeking a TEA waiver allowing it an extra four weeks before it must provide classroom learning for every student who wants it.
“There is nothing set in stone,” board president Norma Cavazos said at a meeting Aug. 31, urging families to complete the district survey on its website.
Trustee Elizabeth Limon expressed hesitation, saying she didn’t want to be responsible for students, teachers and their families contracting COVID-19 in schools.
“I just know that death is still there and there are still new cases,” Limon said.
East Central ISD began teaching a small number of its most needy students in the last week of August. Today it will start to welcome back others in phases, with no more than 25 percent of its enrollment in school buildings on any given day. It hopes public health data will justify gradual increases in the next four weeks.
“According to our survey, close to 50 percent want to return, but we will return carefully while continuously improving our risk mitigation protocols along the way,” district spokesman Brandon Oliver said.
Edgewood and South San Antonio ISDs were the first to apply for TEA waivers that allow them to stay in virtual learning the first eight weeks of the school year. They will not open their doors until October, or earlier if public health data justify it.
Staff writer John MacCormack contributed to this report. Alia Malik covers several school districts and the Alamo Colleges District in the San Antonio and Bexar County area. To read more from Alia, become a subscriber. email@example.com | Twitter: @AliaAtSAEN


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It’s been a weird couple of days in Wisconsin.
People in Milwaukee, and throughout baseball, have known all along that first baseman Prince Fielder wouldn’t be returning to the Brewers after this season. Fielder, though, picked a strange time to confirm that, what with the Brewers trying to wrap up the NL Central and move onto the postseason.
In an interview set to air today on TBS, Fielder says, “It is probably the last year (in Milwaukee),” then goes on to talk about outfielder Ryan Braun, stating, “It’s been great. Unfortunately, this is probably the last year of the one-two punch. Hopefully, we can go out with a blast.”
Fielder uses the word “probably,” but there’s no doubt he’s a goner. The Brewers knew that a year ago, but rather than trying to trade him, general manager Doug Melvin instead acquired pitchers Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum in order to make one last run for glory. That gambit has worked as Milwaukee will advance to the playoffs for just the second time since 1982 and will win its first division title in 30 seasons.
The irony, though, is that staying in Milwaukee and with the Brewers might just be the best move for Fielder. He doesn’t bring much to the table other than his ability to hit; he doesn’t run well and is below-average defensively. Other teams may look at Fielder and see those deficiencies, and also take into account a body type that historically doesn’t age well.
The Brewers could overlook those things because of what Fielder means to the team and his popularity with the fan base. Where other clubs may see a player who soon will be a DH, Milwaukee may be willing to accommodate Fielder for a couple of more years before allowing him to make his inevitable move to the American League.
Nevertheless, it appears that Fielder has mentally decided to move on. Deciding to go on a national network and announce it is a little bit odd. But probably not as odd as knuckleheaded reliever Francisco Rodriguez deciding to blast the organization that is giving him a chance to return to October glory.
Rodriguez, as you know, began the season closing for the Mets, a team that in all reality had no chance of winning anything in 2011. He was dealt to Milwaukee in July, and it was pretty much a given that he would be a set-up man for closer John Axford in the Brewers’ bullpen. Rodriguez played the good soldier, saying that he didn’t mind being the No. 2 relief arm as long as it was for a contender.
Apparently, that is no longer the case.
“I’m not happy,” Rodriguez said. “That’s the bottom line for me. They told me one thing. They haven’t done it. And I stand by what I said. I’m not lying. I’m not creating something out of nowhere. I’m just saying the facts.”
Rodriguez, though, left out one important fact. The Brewers already worked out a way to amend a $500,000 payout in his contract that depended on how many games he finished even though they knew he was leaving at season’s end and wouldn’t come close to reaching the stated number. They may be regretting that decision now.
Fielder and Rodriguez have caused quite a bit of consternation in Milwaukee with their remarks, but the fans – and front office – are likely the only offended parties. Their Brewers teammates are likely unaffected, if they know of the comments at all. Clubhouses are insular, and it’s not very often that outside influences permeate the walls of the locker room. Unless Fielder and Rodriguez are popping off in the middle of the room, it will have no bearing on how the Brewers perform the remainder of the regular season and beyond.
SHAKY DECISION: During Tuesday night’s Arizona-Dodgers game in Los Angeles, Gerardo Parra of the Diamondbacks took offense to a pitch that he deemed too close, then homered and showboated his way around the bases. The Dodgers took offense, most notably Clayton Kershaw, who was scheduled to pitch the next night.
In his first at-bat in the next day’s game, Parra singled off Kershaw. It was the only hit allowed by the L.A. lefty through the first five innings. Kershaw had five strikeouts and a 2-0 lead when Parra led off the sixth. Kershaw’s first pitch of the inning grazed Parra’s elbow, and umpire Bill Welke immediately ejected Kershaw from the game. There had been no previous warnings from the umpires prior to that moment, but for some reason Welke decided to eject a pitcher who was hurling a shutout in a game that had pennant-race implications. Manager Don Mattingly came out to argue the decision and was thrown out of the game as well.
Why Welke would react the way he did is a bit confusing. The Diamondbacks and Dodgers have no history of animosity, and even if they did, the umpiring crew saw no reason to take any action the night before after Parra’s home run. Kershaw’s pitch to Parra certainly didn’t seem to be intentional – it didn’t hit him in the ribs or back, it grazed his elbow. But let’s say it was intentional. Why not issue the warning at that moment rather than ejecting the pitcher?
ANDREW, WE HARDLY KNEW YE: The Pirates this week clinched their 19th consecutive losing season, extending a record for futility unmatched in North American professional sports.
This year was going to be different as Pittsburgh hit the All-Star break four games over .500 and just one game out of first place in the NL Central. Things changed in the second half as the Bucs entered the weekend 18 games below .500 since the break and are 19 games behind Milwaukee.
One of the prime culprits of the collapse is All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutcheon, who reached the break with a slash line of .291/.390./505 (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage) with 14 homers, 54 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. As the Pirates’ ship ran aground in the second half, McCutcheon has hit just five homers, with 34 RBIs, five steals and a line of .223/.324/.405.
THE BUCK STOPS HERE?: It isn’t yet official, but one of the worst-kept secrets in the game is that Andy MacPhail will step down from his position as president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles at season’s end. And while many baseball people are salivating at the possibility of being considered for the Cubs’ vacant GM post, there is no such eagerness to work for Orioles owner Peter Angelos.
“Why would anyone want to do that?” a scout from an AL East club told us last week.
The Orioles haven’t had a winning season since 1997, a precipitous fall for a proud franchise, and many point to the micro-managing, hands-on ways of Angelos as the primary reason.
“You would think that Angelos, with Andy’s track record, would let him run the show,” the scout said. “Didn’t happen. Didn’t happen with Pat Gillick, either, which is why Pat left (after the 1998 season). Of course, now he’s in the Hall of Fame.”
Any thoughts that Cal Ripken would return to put the Orioles back on the path to glory seem far-fetched. Angelos is said to be so totally enamored with current manager Buck Showalter that he will make him the team’s next general manager. Whether or not Showalter stays in the dugout as well has yet to be determined.
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Lockdown Blues: Try These Dishes To Tingle Your Taste Buds
Amid the lockdown, cooking has emerged as a hidden talent for many. For the emerging chefs, the day starts with planning the special dish. And once it’s ready, the social media handles get to work, collecting hearts and likes on the posts.
So, if you feel that your next destination is Masterchef India, try out these lip-smacking dishes in your style of cooking and bring yourself more fame.
Matar Paneer Pulao
Though this dish looks simple, but every ingredient in justified quantity contributes to make it a perfect Paneer Pulao.
Let’s see how it can be cooked.
Take 100 gm paneer, one onion, one tomato, and mint leaves. Now, cook up the spices blended with oil, cumin seeds, black pepper pods, cardamom and mace in a pot.
Add chopped onions and 1 tablespoon of ginger and garlic paste in the oil. Stir them well on high flame with chopped tomatoes. Add some salt, turmeric, coriander and red chilli powder to the mixture followed by cooking it with boiled peas, paneer, and curd. Finally, add rice and water.
Your Matar Paneer Pulao will be ready in 10-15 minutes. Add coriander leaves and mint leaves for the seasoning on top.
Turmeric has various health benefits. But wait, did you try mixing it with pasta?
The process is simple. Just boil the pasta in a bowl. Make sure you reserve the cooking water for later.
Now with the help of butter, cook the chopped onions and garlic in a pan. Add some salt, pepper, and turmeric to the mixture.
Now, add cream and cheese slices to make the mixture creamy saucy. Stir well. You are now only a step behind to get your Turmeric Pasta. Add the pasta boiled earlier with the reserved cooking water to the pan and mix it well.
Have you ever tried Sambar with Rice? The tangy turmeric and the spicy tadka of ingredients are what make it a perfect dish to satisfy your appetite during the lockdown.
To cook Sambar Sadam, heat oil in a small pan, in a pressure cooker. Now, add hing, curry leaves, mustard seeds and dried chilli powder. After cooking it for a minute, add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, sambar powder, ghee, chopped onions, potato and bottle gourd.
Leave the mixture for about three to four whistles, after adding toor dal, rice and water. Add tarmarind pulp after this. Now, mix the sambar and rice gently.
It’s one whistle dish and has various health benefits too.
Heat some oil in a pressure cooker and then add cumin seeds, bay leaf and black cardamom. Then, add chopped onions and chilli and fry until they get a golden look. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir the mixture for a minute.
Now, add various chopped vegetables like potato, tomato, peas, etc. and fry it for two to three minutes with coriander powder, garam masala, cumin, turmeric and salt.
Close the lid of the cooker after adding rice. The dish will be ready in few minutes.
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Canada’s new Foreign Minister Melanie Joly was in Ukraine, where she knelt in front of photos of AFU fighters during her visit, and her official resources posted a post calling them “fallen in the war with Russia”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the post.
“If the Minister was involved in her country’s heritage, she probably should know what civil confrontation is. For example, in the Civil War in the neighbouring United States some 50,000 people from British North America, the forerunner of Canada, fought on both sides. Whose graves will Canadian officials go to when visiting ‘big brother’? Will Madam Minister honour the thousands of civilians in eastern Ukraine killed by the Kiev regime and at the hands of Ukrainian Nazi battalions?”, – she wrote on her Telegram channel.
Zakharova also gave a few analogies: Ms. Minister in two positions supervised multilingualism in Canada and francophonie itself – the language of the non-majority. She is a member of the country’s government, which has set up a special agency to protect, preserve and respect the rights of those who want to speak French, not English. And she has arrived in a country where Russian, the mother tongue of an overwhelming number of citizens, is being persecuted – roughly like Jewish identity in the Third Reich. Where, if language agencies are set up, it is only to control restrictive quotas of, how dare I say it, “minorities”. Not only that. Apparently, in time for the visit of the Canadian minister, the Kiev regime had coincided with the entry into force of a law banning the distribution of printed media in all languages except Ukrainian, English, the official languages of the European Union, Crimean Tatar and the languages of other indigenous peoples of Ukraine (Karaites and Krymchaks), leaving Russian out of the equation.
The authorities in Kiev have, however, generously allowed periodicals to be published in Russian on condition that they are dubbed into Ukrainian, down to the comma. If you want to preserve the native language, you have to pay double price.


Vaughn Gittin Jr. unveiled his new 2013 Mustang RTR earlier this week, and we definitely like what we see! The 2013 edition of the “Ready To Rock” pony car features an updated look, custom tuned sound courtesy of Magnaflow, and Ford Racing suspension parts. At first glance, there’s not much in the new RTR performance package that has been radically changed from the previous model. It does, however, come in two factory-prepared options, Spec 1 and Spec 2.
The Spec 1 kit mainly features the base appearance package, front and rear spoilers, Magnaflow axleback mufflers for a “robotic” tuned sound and extra 9 hp, and rolls on 19″x9.5″ RTR wheels wrapped in Falken tires. The ride sits on Ford Racing 1″ lowering springs for a comfortable, yet aggressive stance. Topping off this Spec 1 kit are all the finishing touches including: RTR exterior badging, a custom shifter, numbered and signed dash plate, and special floor mats.
The Spec 2 kit goes one step further and adds a whole list of performance and function upgrades to the already potent Spec 1 package. This includes a Ford Racing tuned computer that yields an additional 16hp and 60lb-ft of torque, and a Ford Racing full suspension package. Fully customize and tune your Mustang RTR handling performance with adjustable shocks and 1″ or 1.5″ lowering springs, four way adjustable sway bars, adjustable Panhard bar, and a custom rear chassis brace. The RTR also comes with a setup guide to get new owners acquainted with all the different configurations and adjustments that can be made on the Spec 2 suspension package.
While the original RTR was a great package in its own right, the 2013 RTR has definitely gone above and beyond. The race inspired exterior styling paired with an abundance of new suspension and performance upgrades lends plenty of options for any Mustang enthusiast. We’re sure this new RTR ‘Stang from Vaughn Gittin Jr. is bound to be a hit!


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Sony has released the full line-up for next month’s PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection.
As with each passing window, May’s offerings differ slightly across North America and Europe. However, the commonalities across both regions include Puppeteer and the quirky puzzle title Stick It To The Man for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, respectively.
Here’s a breakdown of the new additions across the three platforms:
Stick It To The Man (US & EU)
Puppeteer (US & EU)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (US)
Skullgirl Encore (US)
Payday 2 (EU)
Surge Deluxe (US)
Murasama Rebirth (EU)
Everybody’s Golf (EU)
At this time, Sony hasn’t revealed the exact dates as to when gamers can expect these titles to hit the PlayStation Store, though it’s understood that the company plans to offer more information each Monday in May.
In terms of the content itself, it seems as though those in the EU will gain access to the more enviable content next month — after all, North American users had access to Arkham City throughout April. In fact, we reviewed Payday 2 and Puppeteer favourably upon release last year, while also praising Stick It To The Man for its humorous take on the platforming genre.
Looking to Sony’s handheld, however, Vita owners will find a balance between the energy-driven puzzler, Surge Deluxe and Limbo, Playdead’s haunting and indeed touching journey into the unknown. Elsewhere, European gamers can also pick up Murasama Rebirth, the beautifully rendered port of Vanillaware’s Wii-exclusive RPG, Muramasa: The Demon Blade.
Come April 30th, though, it’s worth keeping in mind that a horde of existing content will exit the PlayStation Plus IGC to make space for these new additions, and those titles include Mercenary Kings, BioShock Infinite, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (EU) and MotoGP13.
Source: PlayStation Blog

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