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- 1 Which dance form is best for beginners?
- 2 What are the 5 basic dance actions?
- 3 What type of dance is most popular?
- 4 Is dancing a talent?
- 5 Can you be a self taught dancer?
- 6 What is the hardest dance move?
- 7 Can I learn dance in 2 months?
- 8 How do you get good at dancing?
- 9 What are the 7 dance actions?
- 10 What are the 6 main dance actions?
- 11 What is the basics of dance?
Which dance form is best for beginners?
We’ve put a list of five dances that we think are the easiest to learn for beginners.
- Waltz. The Waltz is one of the easiest ballroom dances to learn because it is a slow, smooth dance and only uses four steps.
- Cha Cha.
- Get Started Learning Easy Dances at our Studio in Raleigh!
What are the 5 basic dance actions?
The 5 actions of dance – jump, turn, travel, gesture and stillness.
What type of dance is most popular?
Jazz. Jazz is the most popular style of dance among dancers. Jazz combines all dance styles in a high energetic dance that is without conventional boundaries. It has been influenced by ballet, modern, tap, hip-hop, African dance and many more styles.
Is dancing a talent?
Most children and adults can learn how to dance and acquire the skill. However, achieving a world-class status may require something beyond skills and practice. A bit of talent and lots of luck may play a huge role in making a certain dancer achieve fame and massive success.
Can you be a self taught dancer?
Dancing is something you can definitely learn on your own! You don’t need to go to a studio or have a dance teacher. There are plenty of credible resources online that can give you all the tools you need. All you need to do is stick to practicing consistently.
What is the hardest dance move?
Pirouettes. Pirouettes are notoriously one of the most difficult ballet moves and it can take years for a dancer to learn how to properly execute a pirouette. One of the most common and widely known dance moves, however, it requires an insane amount of balance and technique.
Can I learn dance in 2 months?
Some people will go from newbie to proficient dancer in two to six months.
How do you get good at dancing?
Here are 5 important tips that will help you improve as a dancer fast:
- Take Lessons Consistently (You’re not special) Some people think that they can get good without ever taking any dance lessons…
- Practice Daily At Home/Studio.
- Have A Goal.
- Feel your body.
- Keep yourself inspired.
What are the 7 dance actions?
Also Know, what are the 7 movements of dance? Emphasizes seven basic movements in dance: Plier (to bend), Étendre (to stretch), Relever (to rise), Glisser (to slide or glide), Sauter (to jump), Élancer (to dart), Tourner (to turn). The 5 actions of dance – jump, turn, travel, gesture and stillness.
What are the 6 main dance actions?
rotate, revolve, cartwheel, pivot, half/full turn, twirl and pirouettes.
What is the basics of dance?
The basic step, basic figure, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. It sets the rhythm of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other moves.


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WILMINGTON — The Bruins and other NHL  players contributed their semi-formal practices Thursday at Ristuccia Arena. Milan Lucic  skated on his own for the second straight day, and he joined the other skaters for the first 15 minutes of the session before leaving the ice.
Lucic, who is recovering from wrist surgery, was sporting a new look. The 26-year-old, who has long worn a helmet without a visor, was wearing a visor on Thursday.
New look for Lucic. Rocking the visor. pic.twitter.com/pRNZnXorDA
— DJ Bean (@DJ_Bean) September 4, 2014
Not present among players previously in attendance were Zdeno Chara , Patrice Bergeron , Loui Eriksson and Daniel Paille . Bergeron, Eriksson and Paille were all scheduled to be at a Ray Bourque ‘s golf tournament. Shawn Thornton , who skated with the group Tuesday and Wednesday, was not present, though Devils goaltender Cory Schneider  took his place as non-Bruins skating with the team.

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Mortgage rates are on a declining trend, but don’t be fooled – the industry’s efforts to rightsize from a pandemic boom will continue through 2023. Up to 30% of the 1,000 largest independent mortgage banks will disappear by the end of this year, either through sales, mergers, or failures amid still-high inflation and rising interest rates, according to projections by the M&A advisory firm Sterling Point Advisors.
But American Pacific Mortgage (APM), a California-based retail lender of about 3,600 employees and 1,500 mortgage loan originators, is undeterred by the depressing outlook. Rather, APM sees it as an opportunity to expand geographically beyond its major California market to the Midwest and the Southeast.
In 2022 alone, APM acquired 11 branches from Arizona-based Sunstreet Lending and Sunstreet, 25 branches from the Minnesota retail lender Lend Smart Mortgage and 51 branches from AmeriFirst Financial Inc.
The lender also brought over 45 former retail branches from Finance of America Companies Inc. (FoA) months after it shut down its forward mortgage segment. However, Bill Lowman, CEO of APM, said the number of branches may have gone up from when it was first reported, as it includes secondary branches or additional license locations.
All in all, 900 employees joined the company, from the four deals APM completed last year, including 540 LOs, Lowman said in an interview with HousingWire.
That doesn’t mean APM survived 2022 unscathed, however.
“We did have a few layoffs throughout the year,” Lowman said, declining to mention specific numbers.
The lender saw production drop about 42% in 2022 to $13.8 billion due to the interest rate environment and the refi business going away, much like every other lender, the executive said.
“The industry volume, I think, is going to end up being down about 50%. So from that regard, we feel like we outperformed the market,” Lowman said.
When asked how the firm gets leads on potential deals, Lowman said it helps that other lenders know that APM is aggregating volume and interested in acquisition.
Getting leads for potential deals
“They all come from different methods – whether it’s presented to us by a consulting firm like Stratmor [Group], whether someone reaches out to us because they know us, or whether it is through industry contacts,” Lowan noted.
Not every deal proposal goes through, however.
APM passed on about six to eight M&A proposals in 2022 that didn’t pass the initial consideration phase — which compares the origination volume the deal would bring to APM against the cost of onboarding a large number of employees.
The lender is currently deeply rooted in California, which accounted for about 45% of its total origination volume in 2022. The goal for 2023 is to have that figure go below 40% in California while spreading out to other regions of the country instead.
When branches are acquired, APM brings over the LOs and processors to the extent that they could remain profitable.
“We do a pro forma, we work with their branch manager and say, ‘Okay, you’re fine, come on over’ or ‘You may need to reduce your staff a little bit because you’re not profitable.’ We want all of our branches to be profitable,” Lowman said.
After APM acquires the branches, it either takes over the leases of the physical office space or finds a smaller office space – which was the case for Finance of America and some of Amerifirst Financial branches.
Branch managers and LOs from Sunstreet Mortgage were able to keep their existing 11 branches. APM also plans on taking over many of the retail leases that span over 24 branches, though it is still under negotiation.
Branding as American Pacific Mortgage
Acquired branches can still brand themselves as their existing names but become a division of APM. While Lend Smart, Sunstreet and AmeriFirst Financial continue to brand themselves under existing names, former Finance of America branches now present themselves as APM.
“They are a part of our company policies, procedures and culture. We are an ESOP. Our company is 49% owned by its employees as an employee stock ownership program, so they are a part of that. They are a part of everything that American Pacific Mortgage is,” Lowman said.
Boosted by the M&A activity that took place in the second half of 2022, Lowman projects a 25% volume increase for APM’s production in 2023 — at a time when origination for the industry is expected to decline about 10 to 15% from 2022.
The California lender is in conversations with “a lot of lenders,” Lowman said. He declined to mention further details.
“The more the disruption, the more the opportunity. When it’s too tough for them, it’s just right for us. We went into this declining market prepared to take advantage of it,” Lowman said.


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Pima County prosecutors will have a new grand jury consider whether five former county corrections officers should face charges in a fight involving four other people outside a Tucson bar last September.
Defense attorneys accused the prosecution of unfairly presenting the case to the grand jury that indicted the former officers.
The Arizona Daily Star reports that the County Attorney's Office responded in court Monday.
Deputy County Attorney Rona Kreamer told a judge that the original charges have been dismissed and that another grand jury will consider the case.
The five former officers lost their jobs and were charged with aggravated assault.
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Recently, Meghan Markle and her husband Harry revealed what they thought was the most difficult part of being part of the Royal Family.
They both agreed that incessantly being in the public eye is the most stressful and emotionally draining part of being a Royal.
Although Harry was raised a Royal, this is a relatively new life for Meghan Markle.
It's only been a few months since the wedding, and therefore only a short time since Meghan has officially been part of the Royal Family, yet it seems that she has already begun to experience the negative side-effects constant media attention.
With good reason, Meghan Markle's father confessed to colluding with paparazzi and staging photos in order to make a quick buck; he took advantage of his daughter's royal status to swindle a few dollars.
In other words, her own father betrayed her trust.
Although - her relationships with her father is not in the best condition, I can imagine that having a parent betray you like that must make you lose hope and trust for the rest of your family and friends as well.
Because of that, Meghan's feelings are totally justified.


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Cornell University's incoming freshmen are lucky: their summer reading assignment for this year is Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Cornell's Carl A. Kroch Library invited me to curate an exhibit on the novel's bibliographic history and broad influence (including its slightly more famous stepchild, Blade Runner). The exhibit is now open and runs through October 8th, but don't worry if you're not planning a trip to Ithaca in the next few weeks-- an online version of the exhibit is available on Cornell's website. I had always enjoyed Androids, but I gained a new level of appreciation for it in researching this exhibit (which is my first official curatorial credit, hurrah).
From my introductory essay:
Dick once described himself as “a fictionalizing philosopher, not a novelist.” He saw his works as explorations of two primary questions: “What is reality?” and “What is human?” Androids enthusiastically tackles the second question, skillfully fusing its ideas about cruelty and empathy into a compelling detective story. Other works in his oeuvre explore the question as thoroughly--for instance, the novel We Can Build You and the speech “The Android and the Human.” But none do so in so entertaining a fashion as Androids.
This is turning out to be a very busy PKD year for me: in addition to this exhibition, I've read (and will shortly be reviewing, for the SFRA Review) the long-awaited final volume of the Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick. And, most importantly and excitingly, I've joined the team of scholars that is assembling a new, two-volume selection of previously-unpublished theological material from Dick's Exegesis (previously mentioned, prior to my involvement, here). They've got a great group working on this project, and they're doing the job exactly how it should be done. There is absolutely brilliant stuff in there that will soon see the light of day for the first time... and needless to say, I'm pretty thoroughly thrilled. More on that as publicity and propriety allow. In the meantime, check out the exhibit!

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, NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 16 – Kenya has said it will not fight with Uganda over the ownership of the controversial Migingo Island.
Defense Assistant Minister David Musila said on Thursday that the government was not about to deploy the military to the small Island, but instead will still continue engaging in diplomacy.
“We are talking of a neighbouring country, a big trading partner; deploying the military is not an option. I don’t even think we can consider sending the military there,” he said.
He further said that there was need to maintain good relations that have existed between the two countries to build on peace and trade.
Mr Musila added that sending Kenyan forces to Uganda would trigger unnecessary fights which would most likely cause dire consequences that could have been avoided.
“It is very easy for people to say we want our forces to go and attack Uganda, there are many other consequences which could be detrimental to our security, peace and economy,” he said.
The Assistant Minister maintained that no matter how difficult it would be, Kenya would hold on to diplomacy.
He said there were many other diplomatic means such as involving the East African Community or other international countries to resolve the Migingo controversy, should the talks between Kenya and Uganda fail.
“So far we have only held talks between two countries, we have many other options, we can involve East African countries or countries from other regions,” he said.
Meanwhile, Internal Security Permanent Secretary Francis Kimemia on Thursday told politicians to keep off the ownership controversy as they were causing ‘unnecessary tension and panic among Kenyans’.
Fielding questions from reporters, Mr Kimemia called for calm over the issue saying the two respective governments were in constant contact to find an amicable end to the issue.
“The politicians need to leave the issue now to the technocrats to manage the second phase of the agreement that was reached in Uganda,” he said.
MPs from Western and Luo Nyanza on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction in the manner in which the government has been handling the Migingo dispute and called for the immediate withdrawal of Ugandan troops and lowering of the Ugandan flag on the Island.
Mr Kimemia revealed that a technical team from Uganda is expected in the country on Monday to finalise the work plan for the border demarcation survey.
The exercise, which will review the boundaries of Migingo as well as other islands on Lake Victoria, will be concluded in two months.
During inter-ministerial talks recently the two governments had agreed to conduct a joint survey of the boundaries
He said: “We agreed to fast track the survey to be funded on a 50-50 basis, which is estimated to be about Sh130 – 140 million. Our surveys are already working on the plans they have, to do those cadastral and technical preparations.”
Mr Kimemia further dismissed reports that the Ugandan military had imposed a Sh500 resident levy on Kenyan fishermen visiting the island.
“These stories you have heard that there is a curfew or there are more men who have been deployed by Uganda are not true. Of course you know when the Ugandan boat came to pick their askaris from Uganda it sank so they have had to retrieve their boat forces,” the PS told reporters.
“There are no illegal charges that are being levied,” Mr Kimemia insisted.
The Internal Security PS reiterated that the government was keen on exploring other options other than going to war; saying there are more Kenyans living on Ugandan Islands than Ugandans.
“After one and half months it will be clear where the island falls but after that Uganda will still be our neighbour and we have the whole question of a resource sharing arrangement that has to be set in place. So the issue of peaceful and positive cooperation is very important,” the Internal Security PS said.


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The theatre production “Passage Project: A Musical Showcase,” directed and performed by teenagers and young adults, plays Andrews Hall on June 10 and 11. The show, from the Experiential Theatre Company, features songs from the musicals “American Idiot” and “Spring Awakening.”
Cat Austin, the founder of ETC!, has stepped out of the director’s chair for this project and is letting young adults take the lead.
Berkeley Rousseau, a 20-year-old college student, leads the group as director with the help of Tessa Hope Morgan, 15, as assistant director. The cast includes college students LA Bates, Alexander Belmont and Alexis Pierce. Joining the ensemble are high school students Lucy Bunter, Nica Love, Annie Morgan and Hannah Wakefield.
Many of young performers appeared in ETC’s recent production of “Rent: The Next Generation.”
“This is not only a showcase of talent, but of who we are,” Morgan said. “When something is made by people giving all of their heart and soul, it is really something amazing to witness.”
Beyond a show with great sets, lights and blocking, Morgan said, “it takes a group of people willing to get very vulnerable and real to really make something extraordinary.”
This showcase is part of the Sonoma Nights Showcase Series. Shows are on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10 and 11, 7 p.m. Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center. $10-$15. Svbo.org.

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June 9, 2020
Israeli music fans get unique live experience with KLANG
“I’ve had the pleasure and the honour of working with KLANG’s immersive mixing system in the last few months, as an in-ear monitor system for me and my band, and for two online shows as a PA for a broadcast,” says top Israeli artist Danny Robas, who experienced KLANG’s full potential at The Show Must Go On, a series of ground-breaking live streamed concerts. “It is a marvellous aid and it allows me to be focused on every note and each instrument separately, and to enjoy the show in a new and exciting way.”
The Show Must Go On is organised and hosted by Zappa, Israel’s largest live music club, and the Keshet Media Group, Israel’s leading media company specialising in reaching audiences through existing and emerging media platforms, in response to the current global crisis. Dozens of Israel’s top artists take part with their music, and an injection of fun, delivered straight to the homes of hundreds of thousands of Israeli music fans.
Robas’ was invited to take part in the first show. His set was so successful, he was invited to perform again on the second. For both concerts, KLANG’s immersive mixing systems were deployed; a KLANG:fabrik for the band and a DMI-KLANG for the broadcast feed. The result was an outstanding audio experience,not only for the artists, but also for the online audience, allowing the live shows to have a much bigger impact than has previously been possible.
“Eighteen months ago the whole band moved from wedges to in-ears and the KLANG:fabrik system,” explains Robas’ sound engineer, Soul Sebag, who has worked with the artist for over a decade. “From the first test we did, Danny was in love with KLANG. The system gives him width, depth and high separation, so he can hear even the smallest detail. In fact, the entire band just loves the space and the separation in the mix.”
For The Show Must Go On, Sebag used a Yamaha CL5 as the monitor console, deploying two ambient mics that each musician could adjust for himself to give them the feel of the room.
“In-ears often make you feel like you’re boxed in,” says Sebag. “When you’re also performing in front of empty seats, as Danny and the band were here, it’s even more important, to make artists feel safe and comfortable during their performance. KLANG really helps and they found it incredibly useful.”
“For the broadcast feed, we sent all the outputs from a DiGiCo SD10 to the DMI-KLANG, connected via an Orange Box format converter, and then brought everything back into the console in several groups,” says Alon Eitan, CEO of AEM Audio, KLANG’s Israeli distributor, who provided the DMI-KLANG, as well as on-site support alongside monitor engineer Shahar Ben Hamo.
As this was new territory for everyone, the first show was used as a test without fully immersive content for the audience. The second show was built to immerse, with a binaural mix for broadcast, placing the home audience inside the club, just next to the artist.
“As an artist, with the help of my wonderful sound engineer Soul Sebag and Alon Eitan, the representative of KLANG in Israel, the system allows me to reach new peaks of innovation and creativity,” says Robas. “I can feel the stage and that helps me to sing and play better, closer and more enjoyably than ever”
“As an engineer, I was just fascinated with these two short experiences to do an immersive mix,” adds Sebag. “My setup was no different to any normal monitor set up, I just had more options to put instruments in the space, which was very exciting. We also tried to give the listeners the feeling that they were actually on stage with the band during the show.”
Praise from the director and the production team was unequivocal, and audience figures of around 300,000 for the two shows speak for themselves.
“Alon gave me the same great support during the shows as he has since I started working with the KLANG system 18 months ago,” concludes Sebag. “From helping with the configuration to providing a DMI-KLANG, setting up the file for the broadcast and giving me insights for immersive sound, his help has been invaluable and the results were truly outstanding.”

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Khartoum - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will convene the FAO Regional Conference for Africa from 19 to 23 Feb.2018 in Khartoum.
The Conference will bring the 54 Ministers of Agriculture across the continent and senior government Officials to discuss and agree on strategies for advancing Agriculture production and productivity in Africa. The Director General of FAO, Deputy Director General and Assistant Directors general together with Africa Regional Coordinators of FAO Programmes are also expected to be in Khartoum for the Conference. Ministerial Panel discussion on Attainment of Zero hunger in Africa is also scheduled to take place during the conference. A briefing session for Diplomats resident in Khartoum is being planned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today 30 January 2018.
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Ronchi built a much smaller pub the following year, which was a popular pub throughout the 1920s and 1930s, according to some documents, providing wine to patrons during the Prohibition period, but the days of the grand hotel living in Tocaloma went down in history. Lamar Jackson found another path into NFL history books with the Black History Month 2021 Spray Paint Graffiti Nineties Fun hot Shirt second-longest touchdown in NFL playoff history with a quarterback, 48 yards late in the second quarter that put the Baltimore Ravens in a draw with the Tennessee Titans.
Colin Kaepernick, the longest touchdown pass to a quarterback in NFL playoff history, ran 56 yards against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional division in 2013 when Kaepernick was playing for the San Francisco 49ers. Jackson was the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons in NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles moved from Doug Pederson as head coach after five seasons in power. Pederson, the only head coach to win a Super Bowl in franchise history, has left after the Eagles went down in form after winning the NFL championship three years ago.
The Eagles have dug into coaching staff Andy Reid once before with Pederson – and won the first Super Bowl in franchise history. Reid is the most successful head coach in franchise history, having made five NFC Championship Games in eight seasons and hit a .583 winning percentage in 14 seasons as Eagles head coach. Bieniemy may be the Black History Month 2021 Spray Paint Graffiti Nineties Fun hot Shirt best assistant coach Reid has ever had as the offensive coordinator of one of the biggest offenses in NFL history.
A dead pope resented to preside over state work may sound creepy, but a rotting corpse was put on trial in the compelling story of “Synodus Horrenda” in 897. A pope has put on trial another dead pope in the Cadaver General Assembly. Indira Naidoo on this remarkable history of the Catholic Church and the era of the pope that it identified together with Paul Collins, author of the book ‘The Birth of the West’.

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GE Global Research and Sandia National Laboratories have research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades.
Using high-performance computing to perform complex calculations, engineers have overcome previous design constraints, allowing them to begin exploring ways to design re-engineered wind blades that are low-noise and are more prolific power-producers.
According to GE, its scope of work focused on advancing wind turbine blade noise prediction methods. Aerodynamic blade noise is the dominant noise source on modern, utility-scale wind turbines and represents a key constraint in wind turbine design. Efforts to reduce blade noise can help reduce the cost of wind energy and increase power output.
GE predicts that a 1-decibel quieter rotor design would result in a 2% increase in annual energy yield per turbine. With approximately 240 GW of new wind installations forecast globally over the next five years, a 2% increase would create more than 5 GW of additional wind power capacity.
‘There's no question; aerodynamic noise is a key constraint in wind turbine blade design today,’ explains Mark Jonkhof, wind technology platform leader at GE Global Research. ‘By using high-performance computing to advance current engineering models that are used to predict blade noise, we can build quieter rotors with greater blade tip velocity that produce more power. This not only means lower energy costs for consumers, but also a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.’
To ensure that GE's wind blades do not pose noise issues, airfoil level acoustic measurements are performed in wind tunnels, field measurements are done to validate acceptable noise levels and noise-reducing operating modes are implemented in the control system. Better modeling will help maintain the current low noise levels while boosting output.
GE's testing involved Sandia's Red Mesa supercomputer's running a high-fidelity Large Eddy Simulation (LES) code, developed at Stanford University, to predict the detailed fluid dynamic phenomena and resulting wind blade noise.
For a period of three months, this LES simulation of the turbulent air flow past a wind blade section was continuously performed on the Red Mesa HPC. The resulting flow-field predictions yielded valuable insights that were used to assess current engineering design models, the assumptions they make that most impact noise predictions, and the accuracy and reliability of model choices.
‘We found that high fidelity models can play a key role in accurately predicting trailing edge noise,’ adds Jonkhof. "We believe that the results achieved from our simulations would, at the very least, lay the groundwork for improved noise design models.’


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Tenors, When the Music Stops
Presently I am in the process of attempting to finish my third novel, You Are My Song. At this point I am aiming for an early January release, but there’s “no opening night,” a time constraint I’ve grown accustomed to after some thirty years of directing musical theater productions. One of my very astute readers pointed that fact out to me with my first novel, How I Grew Up, when I seemed to be at the computer day and night and finished the book in less than five months, which I have learned is – at least for me – breakneck speed. My second novel, Eli’s Heart, took about nine months. There is also “no closing night” with a book. It’s there for any person who chooses to read it and become a member of the audience for each story I tell.
Back to the nineteen-fifties, the era I continue to “live” and write in: My character Jamie Logan is a young, good-looking singer from East Tennessee who decides to pursue an opera career when in his early twenties. He’d been the star of the music department in high school, but when he married his high school sweetheart the music stopped. Sarah wasn’t supportive of Jamie the singer, and he wanted to please her. However, nothing he did satisfied her, and the marriage failed.
Jamie is a tenor. There is something about the intensity of the tenor sound which many people respond to differently; something visceral, a sense that the human voice isn’t intended to soar in this manner and with this intensity. A good tenor, a really good tenor who can provide that ringing high note at the end of an aria performed with passion and skill, gives the listener more than the satisfaction of hearing something extraordinarily beautiful. It becomes an experience; an “ah” moment.
There’s a bit of a sense of danger having been circumvented, similar to watching a high wire artist take the final step to safety, or the circus flier working without a net catching the trapeze cleanly.
While writing this book I’ve listened to a lot of opera. I’ve listened to a lot of tenors. I’ve read about a lot of tenors whose lives were touched by tragedy … the potentially great Mario Lanza, who died at thirty-eight. Lanza had so much promise and such a huge gift, and seemed to be destined for a long career as an opera singer. Instead, Hollywood beckoned, and who knows what his accepting that lure may have cost him.
Jerry Hadley was another fine American tenor who also died far too young. Hadley had an immensely successful career for many years and seemed to have the world of opera at his feet … and yet when his marriage ended, his singing stopped. He was overwhelmed by severe depression for years. It appeared he was ready to begin a comeback when he ended his own life.
During the Metropolitan Opera’s 2002-2003 season I heard yet another outstanding American tenor make his first Met appearance in the title role in Gounod’s Faust. Marcus Haddock had a beautiful voice and he was already an established international artist. It was a thrill to be a member of the audience for this auspicious debut.
Some six years later, this very successful tenor suffered two massive strokes in the course of twenty-four hours. He survived but was left severely debilitated. The trauma included damage to his vocal mechanism. He’s begun to do some modest performing but his website does not show any engagements beyond March of 2014.
From what I’ve read, Haddock is spending a lot of time these days teaching in his home in upstate New York. To have the kind of career he had and have it taken from him so abruptly is difficult to imagine, but he seems to be a man of great courage.
My character Jamie Logan has other challenges to deal with. While I was writing my first draft I was not aware of Marcus Haddock’s struggle, and learned of it through Internet searches when I recalled hearing that Faust performance which had so impressed me over ten years ago. Ironically, Jamie does have some vocal difficulty and is unable to sing for a period of time.
Singing again was what Jamie had needed. It was hard to explain to anyone, but he felt a sense of joy when he sang, a sense of being connected to everything good and beautiful in the world … no, in the universe. He knew he was able to produce sounds people liked to hear, and those sounds made him aware he could share the joy that sometimes was almost overwhelming to him, the joy that had to find this expression, this love, this beauty.
Meredith had been concerned when Jamie seemed depressed, and it made her wonder what he would do if for some reason he could not sing at all … if some terrible illness or accident took his voice from him. Life is so fragile, she thought. We like to think we have control over our lives, but we don’t.
Jamie doesn’t have to face what Marcus Haddock has heroically been dealing with for some five years at this point. He has other trials to face, and in Jamie’s case, his music … his singing … is what provides him with the means to deal with those events. And while there is no way I can know this, I have to think Mr. Haddock’s music has been his source of sustenance as well. He is still connected to everything good and beautiful in the universe; music is in his soul. It will never leave him.
I salute you, Marcus Haddock. You are a courageous man and an inspiration.

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sorry, i was looking at the roof motor not the pump underneath. it was very wet and quite corroded on the small connecter. the circuit board was also corroted in one area. i cleaned it up pretty good but to no avail. still have the same symptoms. is there a way to test the pump, could there be a blown fuse or fuses . thank you or your help!
You can't really test the pump with the connector that wet but the fuse for it is located in the rear fuse box behind the passenger seat in the storage compartment. You have to pop the floor off of the compartment to access the fuses. There should be a yellow 20 amp fuse #71. There should also be a fuse chart in your spare tire took kit that will have a nice diagram. You could try resetting the pump by disconnecting the battery for a minute and see if that brings back your central locking too. If you hear the pump running, you know the fuse is ok and there will be no need to check it.


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Each week we’ll feature one of the developers from the team and tell you a bit about who they are and what they are working on.
What is your gamertag in Heroes & Generals?
Reto.Chrestangen and it is properly the longest username we’ve got.
What is your position at Reto-Moto?
My title is “Programmer”, more specific I handle the frontend of the strategy part of the game. So ActionScript programming is my middle name.
For how long have you been working here?
I joined in May this year, so it has only been two months. I have just scratched the surface and I’m now digging deeper into the code and concepts.
What games have you worked on?
I come from the casual game industry and web development. This is my first AAA title. But for casual games, I can mention “DR’s store pakkeleg” – DR, “Diego dino rescue” – NickJr, “Max and Ruby – Ice Scating” – NickJr, “Jungledyret Hugo games” – A-film, and a bunch of other small casual games.
Which tools do you use for making Heroes & Generals?
I primarily create Flash in Flex 4.5 and AS3, so most of my time is used in Flex Builder, and internet browsers. But it is still early.
What are your hobbies?
I use most of my time with my daughter and wife. Other recreational activities include volleyball, the indoor season is over at the moment, so right now it is beach volley. I have a love for board games, so I am at the moment ¾ through a campaign in Descent – Road to Legend, with four friends, and it has only taken us half a year to get here. :) Other favorite board games include, Twilight Imperium, Space Hulk, Tide of Iron, Zombies, Warhammer (FB/40K), Arkham Horror, and I could go on. Guess I’m a big board gaming geek. I also have a thing for zombies and co-op social gaming, so when it come time to do some gaming on the old comp I break out Left 4 Dead 2 and Alien Swarm.
What’s the best thing about Heroes & Generals?
The very simplified strategy campaign part of the game. I like to make a plan with other people and see it being executed in war games, but I’m not big on micro management and speed clicking which is so important in most RTS. It is also super cool that I can take the game with me on a mobile device in some form.
What’s the best thing about working at Reto-Moto?
I get to do stuff I love (creating games, using browser tech, WWII stuff), with super talented people. And we are creating a game we want to play ourselves, so the whole team is fully involved and dedicated.
What are you working on right now?
I’m working on getting the strategy campaign part more snappy. That involves getting the data, for the strategy part, into the flash with push from the server instead of pulling it. In other words using socket and protocol buffers.
What are your favorite games of all time?
My favorite computer game is at the time Left 4 Dead 2, I love how those guys constantly makes new campaigns, I love the co-op against the PC, and the AI for both the players and the zombies is really good. The hectic fighting, bowing and cutting of zombie-heads just never get boring. My favorite board game is Twilight Imperium, a space strategy game somewhere in between Risk, Axis and Allies and Junta.
What are your favorite movies?
Dawn of the dead, Army of darkness, Aliens, Zombie Land, Book of Eli, and Resident Evil series (except Apocalypse). There is kind of a pattern here. Slimy gooey monsters trying to kill everybody, some heroes come blasting with guns blazing, leaving a gory mess for the cleaners. :P

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms has been one of the main critics of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who announced on Monday that certain businesses will be able to reopen despite the continued uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Now people are retaliating against the mayor with racist language.
Not too long after Kemp said that he was allowing certain businesses — like barbershops, hair salons, fitness centers, bowling alleys, and body art studios — to open, Bottoms responded by warning folks about the devastating impact of the coronavirus. She told MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, “Our numbers are not going down. And simply because we have hospital beds available, doesn’t mean that we should work to fill them up. I am asking people to please stay home. Avail yourself of the services that we have through the city, whether it’s through our food program, or our small business loan program.”
Although many Black businesses and other supporters are taking heed to Bottoms’ suggestion, many citizens of Georgia clearly disapprove.
On Wednesday night, Bottoms shared a message she allegedly received from a racist calling her the N-word. “Ni**er just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA!” the text read. Bottoms commented on the incident on Twitter, writing, “With my daughter looking over my shoulder, I received this message on my phone. I pray for you.” Bottoms then went on to cite the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a quote: “Conscientious stupidity or sincere ignorance.”
Many folks across the country have been adamant about reopening businesses in their states because of the devastating effect closures are having on their livelihood. Protests have erupted all over the country in places like Maryland, Michigan, Colorado and Indiana, demanding local governments loosen or do away with stay-at-home orders so that businesses can reopen. Many of the protestors have clearly defied the current social distancing and face protection mandates of their states with little consequence, causing people to point out the privilege of the mostly white protestors.
Meanwhile, Black people continue to be disproportionately dying from COVID-19 all across the country and while some state governments have taken action, national action on the issue is still moving slow.
Health experts have warned that additional waves of the coronavirus pandemic are pretty much inevitable, but “it’s up to us how big those other waves will be,” explained epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant. He cautioned repeating mistakes from the 1918 flu pandemic that left 675,000 Americans dead. In that period, epidemiologists say, people gave up social distancing too early, causing a second wave of infections that was deadlier than the first. Considering Black people are already getting the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic with no assistance, future waves of the virus will continue to devastate Black communities if crucial action isn’t taken.
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This Week: The New England Patriots (3-0) will try to close out the month of September as only the fifth team in franchise history to begin a campaign with a four-game winning streak when they trek cross-country to face the San Diego Chargers (3-0). The New England passing attack, which is averaging an NFL-best 316 yards per game, will be challenged by the Chargers top rated pass defense. San Diego's defense leads the NFL, allowing only 132 passing yards per game and posting 16 sacks. The Patriots currently hold a 10-game winning streak in the series, their longest against any opponent. The last time the Chargers defeated the Patriots was on Nov. 15, 1970.
Television: This week's game will be broadcasted nationally on CBS (locally on WBZ Channel 4). The play-by-play duties will be handled by Greg Gumbel, who will be joined in the booth by Phil Simms. Armen Keteyian will provide sideline reports throughout the game.
Radio: Every Patriots game can be heard in stereo on the Patriots official flagship station WBCN 104.1 FM. Gil Santos, now in his 26th season as the voice of the Patriots, will call the game along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti, who will provide indepth analysis for his 22nd season. A complete list of the Patriots WBCN Rock Radio Network can be found on pages 462-463 of the 2002 Patriots media guide or at www.patriots.com.
Troy Brown: The Patriots wide receiver currently leads the NFL with 31 receptions following his 16-catch day against the Chiefs. His prolific day tied the fourth-highest total in NFL history and established a Patriots franchise record. He also set a personal high with 176 yards receiving and currently ranks third in the AFC with 292 yards receiving. Winning Ways: The Patriots 41-38 overtime victory over the Chiefs was their ninth consecutive regular season victory, setting a franchise record. They eclipsed the previous mark of eight set from Nov. 3, 1994 – Sept. 3, 1995. Including postseason contests, the Patriots have now won 12 consecutive games. The steak started with a 34-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 25, 2001. Their last loss came against the St. Louis Rams on Nov. 18, 2001.
Turnovers: The Patriots lead the AFC and are second in the NFL with 10 takeaways this season. They have converted seven of those into scores (six touchdowns and one field goal). New England owns a 6 turnover ratio through three games this season and during their current nine-game regular season winning streak the Patriots have a takeaway ratio of 17.
Scoring is Soaring: The New England Patriots are 3-0 for just the fifth time in franchise history and have scored 115 points (38.3 ppg.) in those three games. The 115 points scored ranks second among the most prolific offensive performances by a defending Super Bowl Champion in NFL history. The 2000 St. Louis Rams were the most prolific offense of all the NFL defending champions, scoring 119 points in their first three games that year. But, the Rams allowed 94 points in those three games, while the Patriots have surrendered just 59 points.


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(born July 21, 1920, Kremenets, Ukraine, Russian Empiredied Sept. 22, 2001, New York, N.Y., U.S.) Ukrainian-born U.S. violinist. His family came to the U.S. when he was an infant. He first performed with the San Francisco Symphony in 1936, and he made his New York City debut at age 17. After World War II, he began to tour extensively (including the Soviet Union in 1956). In 1960 he formed a famous trio with pianist Eugene Istomin (1925–2003) and cellist Leonard Rose (1918–84). He was instrumental in saving Carnegie Hall from demolition, helped establish the National Endowment for the Arts, and was a key presence in the musical life of Israel.
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President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2024 in Haryana. A vibrant celebration of global artistry, the event promises a spectacular showcase of traditional crafts.
New Delhi, February 01, 2024 – In a celebration of artistry and cultural diversity, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, is set to grace the grand inauguration of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2024. The vibrant event, taking place in Surajkund, Haryana, promises to showcase a spectacular array of traditional crafts from around the world.
Scheduled for tomorrow, February 2, 2024, the inauguration ceremony will mark the commencement of this prestigious international gathering. With an emphasis on preserving and promoting traditional craftsmanship, the Surajkund International Crafts Mela is a testament to India’s rich cultural heritage and its commitment to global artistic exchange.
The President’s presence adds a distinguished touch to the event, underscoring the significance of fostering cultural connections and celebrating the skilled artisans who contribute to the world of crafts. As the inaugural ribbon is cut, visitors can expect to be immersed in a world of exquisite handcrafted creations, reflecting the mastery and creativity of artisans from diverse corners of the globe.
The Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2024 is poised to be a melting pot of cultures, where attendees can explore and appreciate the beauty of traditional art forms. This annual extravaganza not only provides a platform for artists to showcase their talents but also offers a unique opportunity for visitors to engage with and learn about the cultural richness embedded in every craft.
As the President inaugurates this cultural extravaganza, it is anticipated that the Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2024 will continue to be a beacon of artistic expression, fostering cross-cultural understanding and appreciation. Art enthusiasts, locals, and tourists alike are invited to witness the grand inauguration and immerse themselves in the enchanting world of craftsmanship that awaits at Surajkund.


Ms. Yariv’s very first word was “flowie” (which translates to flower). Who would have known that this first utterance would have marked the beginning of a lifetime devoted to gardens? Ms. Yariv was raised a few blocks away from the famous Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California and volunteered extensively throughout high school in the Shakespeare Herb garden, Australian garden and Cactus garden. At this time, Ms. Yariv was also exposed to many of the worlds’ great gardens and architectural monuments during her extensive travels to Europe, Scandinavia, Egypt, Africa and Russia.
Gabriela Yariv is a graduate of Cornell University’s program in Landscape Architecture. Summers were spent back home in San Marino, where she interned at the Descanso Botanical Garden in La Canada, California. Her main duty there was to rehabilitate the “California Garden” which was originally designed by the famed native plantsman and horticulturist, Theodore Payne. This Xeriscape garden was conceived to showcase native California flora, while demonstrating to the public the beauty of inherently low water, indigenous plants.
In 1996, Ms. Yariv began work at Walt Disney Imagineering, where she worked on Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park in Florida. Her duties there were as junior designer where she was charged with researching and compiling images of Rajasthani gardens and ruins, which served as direct inspiration for parts of this park. Other duties were AutoCAD drafting and production of illustrative sketches and design development packages.
In 1999, Ms. Yariv decided to broaden her range of experience and accepted a position with Mia Lehrer and Associates. At the then fledgling firm, she received much exposure to a wide variety of exciting projects, such as the Avalon Hotel, Union Station Master Plan, Silverlake Reservoir Master Plan, and the EPA headquarters. Ms. Yariv was in charge of producing much of the illustrative presentation drawings for these projects, in addition to attending community meetings and handling much of the drafting. The years at MLA provided Ms. Yariv with invaluable exposure to some of California’s greatest residential and corporate projects.
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We strive to create environmentally sensitive landscapes, while meeting the challenges of each site’s unique characteristics and architectural style. In Southern California, gardens are used year-round, and therefore must not only be beautiful, but serve as functional outdoor living spaces. GYLD views gardens as natural extensions of the home, and we sculpt each space around the clients personalized wish-list. Clients are encouraged to share their own inspirational imagery and this type of collaborative process has fostered the long-lasting client relationships that Ms. Yariv has sustained over the years.
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Mining veteran Todd Hennis has been warning of an environmental disaster occurring in Bonita Peak for more than a decade. What he didn’t expect, was that it would be one of his mine sites where it would occur.
On 5 August 2015, a number of contractors working on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency were working on the Gold King mine to investigate pollutants and caused a spill that would send 3 million gallons of water down the mountain and into the Animas river basin.
In the aftermath of the spill, the river, which locals fish and kayak on, turned mustard yellow for miles. Having failed to inform state authorities that it had occurred until days later, the EPA publicly admitted that it had caused it, apologised, and vowed to take responsibility for the clean up.
Mr Hennis, who was in upstate New York visiting family having decided to keep out of the EPA’s way while it worked, learnt what had happened when he opened an e-mail from his lawyer with photos showing the full extent of the accident. "I felt like my life as I know it was over. I knew that the EPA was working up there and that they had somehow triggered this," he explains.
While the full details of just what contributed to the spill are to be determined – the U.S. Department of Interior has announced that will carry out a full and independent review of the incident and any contributing factors – it has been confirmed that both the amount of water and the pressure it was under in the Gold King mine were far higher than expected.
Warnings went unheeded for more than a decade
For Hennis, this came as no surprise. For years, he has warned that the practice of bulk heading abandoned sites – where a barrier is installed to stop wastewater flooding – has resulted in water from one mine being transferred to others. In a site such as Bonita Peak, host to mining operations on multiple sites for more than a hundred years, the risk is particularly heavy, he claims.
"Bonita Peak, where the Sunnyside, Gold King, Mogul and other assorted mines are located, is so fissured, faulted and fractured that bulkheading had zero possibility of working without discharging out of the adjacent properties."
In particular, Hennis identifies the Sunnyside mine as having strong connections through the mountain to Gold King. He explains that analysis of the water in Gold King shows that the minerals present reflect those extracted at Sunnyside rather than Gold King. "It’s very high in zinc, cadmium, manganese, copper and lead, whereas the Gold King mine has almost no base metal mineralisation."
In a statement, Sunnyside owner Kinross has denied that it is responsible in any way for what occurred at Gold King. "Sunnyside Mine workings have no physical connection to the Gold King, and such a connection never existed. Sunnyside is not the cause of the water buildup at Gold King," said company reclamation manager Larry Perino.
Coal company Frasure Creek Mining stands accused of manipulating water pollution reports.
However, in one of many follow ups to its initial statement about the incident, the EPA has stated that it is not possible to rule out that it was caused by the accumulation of wastewater from other mines into another.
Instead of bulk heading, Hennis argues that the only responsible way to treat the polluted water in the mines is through a process of dewatering – a route proven successful in the past by Newmont Mining in the reclamation of the Idorado mine. It is this approach that Hennis believes must be taken to resolve the situation at Gold King in the long term: "At this point in time, the only solution is to carefully de-water the Sunnyside mine pool and treat the water over time."
So soon after the spill itself, efforts and attention are still rightly tuned to securing Gold King and ensuring there are no long term impacts of the spill on the water quality in the area as a result of the spill. However, in the longer term, Hennis argues that unless bulk heading is stopped and replaced with a solution that tackles the various mines, faults and drill tunnels that thread throughout the area, then there may be bigger problems around the corner.
"I believe that from everything that I have seen, with the bulkheads under so much more pressure than anyone could have anticipated and that if they fail in a seismic event or just from hydrostatic pressure, we’ll have billions and billions of gallons of water go down the Animas."


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When it comes to medical professionals, board certification is not a requirement for practice, but it is a great way to determine a doctor's experience. All doctors must be licensed in the state in which they plan to practice, which requires graduating from medical school and passing a national exam. In some cases, it is possible to get a doctor's license without completing a residency after an internship. For more information, contact your state's medical board. A fully trained surgeon is a doctor who has completed medical school and has gone through years of training in an accredited residency program to learn the specialized skills of a surgery.
A good indication of a surgeon's competence is the certification from a national surgical board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). All board-certified surgeons have successfully completed an approved residency program and have passed a rigorous specialty exam. Each specialty has its own certification body, most of which are under the ABMS. To learn more about certified doctors and specialists, as well as specialties and subspecialties, check out the ABMS Board Certification Report and the Medical Specialty Guide. The ABPS also maintains a database for members of the public who want to confirm that a particular physician has obtained and maintains board certification in one or more specialties.

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In Reply to: Re: Oil, Conventional or Synthetic posted by Charles Krammin on December 13, 2017 at 21:00:42:
The Honda website is quite clear and unambiguous and in multiple places - synthetics are suitable for use in their engines as long as you follow the guide lines in the engine specific manual - no exceptions listed.
The Honda GC-190 manual is also quite clear:
Use 4-stroke motor oil that meets or exceeds the requirements for API service category SJ or later (or equivalent). Always check the API service label on the oil container to be sure it includes the letters SJ or later (or equivalent). SAE 10W-30 is recommended for general use. Other viscosities shown in the chart may be used when the average temperature in your area is within the indicated range.
The other viscosities shown in the chart are SAE 5W-30, also for year round use, or SAE 30 for use only when temperatures are above 50F. There isn't a synthetic oil sold that does not exceed to the API SJ service category so that is not the problem. I would suggest the cause of this failure lies somewhere else. Like maybe the owner didn't change the oil as often as he said he did....


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For the most part, we’re accustomed to, and accepting of, outlandish contracts in sports. Iroquois senior Trey Kleitz took to Twitter to announce his dedication to Roberts Wesleyan College for basketball, a Division II program in the East Coast Conference. Cleveland Hill and Medina battle on the baseball diamond on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
- UFC star Jorge Masvidal is suspected of felony battery in connection with an altercation exterior a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida, on Monday night, based on a Miami Beach police report obtained by Fox News Digital.
- For probably the most half, we are accustomed to, and accepting of, outlandish contracts in sports.
- Roughly 2 1/2 minutes later, Jones took a reasonably across-the-goal feed from Williams and tapped it previous Manny Legace to put the Kings ahead to stay.
- Sometimes rules will not be instantly related to a sport or exercise but must be followed anyway.

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Mobile safari game viewing is best during the dry season which is from June to December. One truly gets to experience the diverse wildlife and wonderful scenery offering an amazing contrast. Here you can see the Black Maned lions lying around the waterholes during the dry seasons waiting for an opportunity for an easy meal as antelopes come down to drink.
Other predators include leopard, cheetah, black-backed jackals and bat- eared foxes to name a few. The elusive honey badger, brown hyena, striped polecat, aardwolf and cape fox can also be sighted in the beautiful desert region. The largest flying bird in the world, the Kori bustard, can be seen throughout the region as well as the African Red–eyed Bulbul, Namaqua and Burchell Sandgrouse, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Rock Kestrel and Tawny Eagle are regular sightings.
Antelope such as the Springbok, Gemsbuck (Oryx) and Red hartebeest frequent the area. The Nxai Pans are home to the famous Baines Baobabs who exposed their beauty with the painting by Thomas Baines in 1862. The annual migration of the wildebeest and zebra in the area, similar to the great migrations in Kenya and Tanzania but on a smaller scale, takes place during the wetter seasons around February and March depending on the annual rainfall. Here the predators, such as lion, cheetah and leopard are waiting for an easy meal.

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Justice looks like; “being held accountable” for all those who make another human feel helpless, small and incapable of saying no.
Justice looks like ; that even when it is family member, (father, son, brother, sister, grandparent, stranger), that they all suffer the consequences of their actions. Yes, this means even your own child…who no longer is your child.
It may hurt to walk away, but when there is no remorse, even after incarceration, you have to make a stand and just say NO MORE. Loudly.

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The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), a union of 7 police force areas across England. recently commissioned some independent research into the experience of domestic abuse in rural settings. This research has led to the publication of the NRCN's Captive and Controlled report, published with the aim of stimulating debate in rural areas around this often neglected or silent problem. Its findings are stark, disturbing and lead to an urgent call for action from government, the police, society and us all.
We've summarised a few of the key findings of the report below - you can find out more and read the full report here.
1. Abuse lasts, on average, 25% longer in the most rural areas
Exiting abuse is harder, takes longer and is more complex for rural victims as there are significant additional barriers in rural communities compared to urban areas. Whereas an urban victim may be able to move within a local authority area, keep their children in school and retain their job, all of these are more challenging for rural victims. There may also be animals to care for, they might have skills that are difficult to employ in a new life. Services are also much harder to access and societal structures make escape less likely, resulting in rural victims being half as likely to report their abuse.
2. The policing response is largely inadequate
Whilst the service provided by the police is improving, feedback from victims shows the response in rural areas is not as good as that in urban areas. Some of this is due to a lack of female police officers being available in rural areas, as well as fewer officers with appropriate domestic abuse training. And the further the victim from a visible police presence (i.e. building) the less likely they are to call the police. Additionally, as in urban areas, policing can increase immediate risk, but the visibility of a policing intervention in a rural community can be all the greater.
3. The more rural the setting, the higher the risk of harm
Given a rural victim of domestic abuse will live with their abuse for almost 25% longer than their urban counterparts, and that the pattern and escalation of abuse seems to be replicated, it is inevitable rural victims suffer more harm, be it emotional or physical. The more rurally you live, the harder it is to get support, the less effective that support is, and therefore the greater risk and harm sits in the most isolated settings.
4. Rurality and isolation are deliberately used as weapons by abusers
Financial control, removal from friends, isolation from family are all well understood tools of abuse. However, we now have clear evidence that abusers specifically move victims to rural settings to further isolate them, or systematically use the isolation to their advantage should they already be there. The more rural the greater the impact of this isolation, which is now geographic and tangible, sitting alongside financial and social isolation. It not only facilitates abusers controlling their victims whilst in the relationship, but makes it harder for victims to escape that abuse. Physical isolation is the arguably the best weapon an abuser has; and has a profound impact on making the victim feel quite literally captive.
5. Close-knit rural communities facilitate abuse
Strong community spirit is one of the joys of rural life, but it can be equally powerful in keeping domestic abuse hidden and in facilitating abuse – not knowingly, not willingly, but by virtue of the way communities are in rural Britain. It is almost impossible for a victim to seek help without it being known to others, call the police without further community questioning or even share their fears with others in confidence. Without knowing it, the community is facilitating the abuse, allowing the abuser to act almost with impunity. There is also evidence that abusers deliberately ‘recruit’ the community to their cause, which unwittingly becomes a mechanism for controlling and isolating the victim yet further. This can have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the response provided to victims.
6. Traditional, patriarchal communities control and subjugate women
In-depth interviews with victims and survivors revealed a consistent and telling reality – that rural communities are still dominated by men and follow a set of age-old, protected and unwritten principles. Men tend to hold the rural positions of power: head of the household, landowner, landlord, policeman, farmer. This patriarchal society makes women more vulnerable to coercion and control, prevented from speaking out and accessing support. Whilst there is evidence that this is changing slowly, it needs to be understood, confronted and challenged.
7. Support services are scarce – less available, less visible and less effective
Victims were clear that domestic abuse support services are much harder to find and much harder to engage with than in an urban setting. These services are also less effective in supporting rural victims and survivors once they manage to make contact, specifically because there is less understanding of abuse as it manifests in rural areas compared to urban (for example, the significantly more complex needs around starting a new life). Refuges are not always the safety net they can be in urban settings, as the nature of rural domestic abuse results in victims not needing crisis support in the same way, as their abuse is longer, slower and has a less ‘urgent’ profile. Their needs are very different and should be distinctly understood by commissioners and others.
8. Retreating rural resources make help and escape harder
The availability of public services in rural areas more generally is on the decline, limiting the support networks and escape routes available to victims. A recently evidenced reduction in rural GP practices and challenges of effective broadband are good examples. This equally extends to services like buses and trains, whereby it remains very difficult (and getting worse) to travel within rural areas without a private vehicle. Abusers use this to limit victims’ movements, rendering already inaccessible services all but impossible to contact. This decline in services has built up over time and reflects evidence already in the public domain around less public pound spent per person in rural areas compared to urban, the consequences of which may not have been fully understood.
9. The short-term, often hand-to-mouth funding model has created competing and fragmented service provision
Clearly commissioners, policing and support services set out to do their best for victims, but this sometimes isn’t enough. Some of this stems from a lack of understanding of the abuse and the scale of it, but in most places, we saw a fragmented landscape of service provision, which meant service providers are spending a disproportionate amount of time chasing funding, rather than supporting victims, or developing their services. In some areas, commissioners were not working effectively together, with overlapping services and inefficient use of precious resources.
10. An endemic data bias against rural communities leads to serious gaps in response and support
Rural victims are half as likely as urban victims to report their abuse. This under-reporting means much less is known about the needs of rural victims, of what good interventions are, or how to effectively prevent rural domestic abuse. It also means demand-led services, like policing and domestic abuse support, are gearing their service towards urban areas and urban victims. This in turn leads to fewer services in place to support rural victims, and those victims therefore further subjugated and less likely to report. So the cycle continues. In the modern world data is everything, and there is simply less data on rural victims, resulting in less being done to address the problem effectively. The same is true for rural communities in the most general sense, with vast swathes of data and decision-making being based on an urban clientele.
If you or someone you know is being affected by the issues raised in this article, please contact us here.


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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequelby chand-suhas | created - 05 Jun 2012 | updated - 05 Jun 2012 | Public
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1. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)
PG | 91 min | Comedy
Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
Votes: 66,386 | Gross: $74.16M
remake/rip-off of Glen or Glenda
2. Sex and the City 2 (2010)
R | 146 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), where Samantha's ex is filming a new movie.
Votes: 64,992 | Gross: $95.35M
3. Land of the Lost (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
On his latest expedition, Dr. Rick Marshall is sucked into a space-time vortex alongside his research assistant and a redneck survivalist. In this alternate universe, the trio make friends with a primate named Chaka, their only ally in a world full of dinosaurs and other fantastic creatures.
Votes: 55,752 | Gross: $49.44M
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Famed archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action, when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Votes: 366,229 | Gross: $317.10M
5. I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
R | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman who was missing reappears, but she claims to be someone else entirely.
Votes: 24,014 | Gross: $7.50M
rip-off of Hostel, Saw and The Patty Duke Show
6. Daddy Day Camp (2007)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
Votes: 13,269 | Gross: $13.24M
7. Littleman (2006)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime
A wannabe dad mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam as his newly adopted son.
Votes: 43,252 | Gross: $58.65M
rip-off of the 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon Baby Buggy Bunny
8. Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
R | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Votes: 33,423 | Gross: $5.97M
9. Son of the Mask (2005)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.
Votes: 45,456 | Gross: $17.02M
10. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Mystery Inc. gang must save Coolsville from an attack of past unmasked monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to "unmask" the gang.
Votes: 37,992 | Gross: $84.22M
11. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.
Votes: 107,558 | Gross: $100.83M
13. Planet of the Apes (2001)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
Votes: 193,522 | Gross: $180.01M
14. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
A group of tourists arrive in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project (1999) to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.
Votes: 32,088 | Gross: $26.44M
16. Godzilla (I) (1998)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake. To stop the monster (and its babies), an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.
Votes: 162,562 | Gross: $136.31M
17. The Avengers (1998)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two British agents team up to stop Sir August de Wynter from destroying the world with a weather-changing machine.
Votes: 37,177 | Gross: $23.32M
18. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
Votes: 65,283 | Gross: $48.61M


The arguments for and against taking military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians were laid out Monday on Morning Edition.
Making the case for a "legitimate, necessary and proportional response" was Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
It's 8 a.m. on a recent day at Forward Operating Base Nolay, a small Marine outpost in Taliban-infested Sangin District of southern Afghanistan's Helmand province. The Marines are in the process of caffeinating and preparing for the day.
Suddenly, explosions and gunfire ring out. The Marines don't run for their weapons or bunkers for that matter. They don't even flinch.
"We can sit here and we can have a cup of coffee when there's booms going on, we're not concerned about it," says Lt. Col. Jonathan Loney.
From 'Morning Edition': White House adviser Tony Blinken talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep
"The president of course has the authority to act" even if Congress does not support his plan for a military strike on Syria, White House deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken told Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep earlier today.
But Blinken also said of the president that it is "neither his desire nor his intention to use that authority absent Congress backing him."
"We are not asking America to go to war," Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee early Wednesday afternoon, as he and other top administration officials continued to push Congress to support President Obama's call for military strikes aimed at the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Texas and Mississippi National Guards are refusing to process benefits claims for same-sex couples, despite a Department of Defense directive to the contrary.
Maj. Gen. John Nichols, commander of the Texas forces, made the announcement Tuesday, saying the state's Family Code conflicts with the Defense directive that was issued last month in response to a Supreme Court decision striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA.


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Human Nature Relations (Theme Lead: Chris Loynes)
The engagement of people with nature produces a landscape. Personal, social, economic and political actions interact with natural processes, habitats and species in dynamic relations. This theme will take as its subject these relations. Using a critical view, the political processes and their consequences, the natural processes and their consequences, will be examined with the intention of understanding and informing the informal and formal processes of engagement in ways that contribute to social justice and sustainable human nature relations.