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The MP2905 is a hysteretic voltage-mode control, synchronous PWM buck controller. The output voltage can be regulated from 0.6V to 0.9*VIN. It achieves high output current over a wide input supply range from 3V-28V. MP2905 integrates an internal LDO regulator that makes the controller function at a wide input supply. Hysteretic voltage-mode control provides fast transient response without additional loop compensation. An adjustable soft-start prevents inrush current at turn-on. The device senses high-side switch voltage drop for hiccup current limit and short current protection. The frequency is adjustable from 200kHz to 500kHz. The MP2905 is available in 10-pin MSOP package, provides a very compact system solution with minimal reliance on external components.
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- Wide 3V to 28V Operating Input Range
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The EV2905A-K-01A is the evaluation board for the MP2905AEK, a hysteretic synchronous step-down controller. It offers a very compact solution to achieve 1.2V, 10A continuous output current from a 10.8V to 13.2V input voltage range over a wide operation input voltage. An adjustable soft-start prevents inrush current at turn-on.
Hysteretic voltage control can provide fast transient without any loop compensation. Full protection features include OCP, output OVP, thermal shut down.
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Torrington Police Explorers to host Main Street car show Friday night
TORRINGTON >> The youth development program of the Torrington Police Department is hosting a car show on Friday along Main Street after rain delayed the original scheduled date.
The Torrington Police Explorers are under the supervision of the Torrington Police Department, and on Friday, the group will host a car show to benefit their program. Cars and bikes are welcomed, with a $10 entrance fee for both. The show will run from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Chris Beyus, 17, is the deputy chief of the explorers, and is one of the youth leaders for the program.
"It's a program designed for kids ages 14 to 21 who possibly want a career in law enforcement or just working with the community," Beyus said. "It gives them a chance to work with the community and learn about the law enforcement side of things."
He said he's interested in a career in law enforcement, and serving in one of the highest positions of the program is helping with his leadership experience.
"Being in this position helps the leadership skills," Beyus said. "Being able to lead all these kids, making them become my friends at the same time, teaching them respect and stuff, it definitely helps my leadership skills."
Officer Steven Cloutier serves as one of the program's advisors. The explorers program has open to youth in Torrington since the 1980s, Cloutier said. There are three explorer alums in the Torrington Police Department, including Chief Michael Maniago, Cloutier said.
"We try to give them skills that they can take to any profession," Cloutier said. "As far as being reliable, honest, dedicated, those types of skills were you can take to any job."
The majority of the organizing and planning of Friday's car show will be run by the explorers. In addition to community service, the explorers take classes on various subjects like accident reconstruction, drug enforcement, firearm safety, patrol procedures and report writing. The program runs year-round, and currently has a membership of about 15 teens and adolescents from Torrington. A few members are from Harwinton and Thomaston.
Cloutier said the program also helps program members participate in community service and extracurricular activities, which can be helpful with members with aspirations for attending college. The members regularly help with community events, providing assistance like helping with car parking, assisting with the Special Olympics and other community services, Cloutier said.
Caitlin Cloutier, Steven's daughter, works as an advisor for the explorers, and helps with clerical work for the explorer's. She said she "pretty much makes sure everything's in order," and assists her father with classes.
The money raised during Friday's car show is primarily for the Explorers Academy, a week-long camp for program members that functions as a mock police academy. This year's academy took place at the University of Hartford campus in West Hartford, and more than 400 program members were in attendance from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.
"It's like being a real police officer almost," Cloutier said. "You're learning good people skills. What we're trying to bring to the program is good people skills so they can take that anywhere they go."
Cloutier said he's hoping for 400 cars on Friday. Jimmy's Store and Bogey's Restaurant will be donating food for the event, and Trophy World provided trophies for the cars. Parents of the members will be volunteering during the car show.
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The Razing of Kandanos (Greek: Καταστροφή της Καντάνου) or the Holocaust of Kandanos (Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα της Καντάνου) refers to the complete destruction of the village of Kandanos in Western Crete (Greece) and the killing of about 180 of its inhabitants on 3 June 1941 by German occupying forces during World War II.[1][2] It was ordered by Generaloberst Kurt Student in reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete that had held advancing German soldiers for two days. The destruction constituted one of the most atrocious war crimes committed during the occupation of Crete by Axis forces in World War II.
Local resistanceEdit
The Battle of Crete began on 20 May 1941 with a large-scale airborne invasion planned to capture the island's strategic locations. Kandanos is located on the road from Chania on the north coast to Paleochora in the south, which was a candidate landing point for potential Allied reinforcements from North Africa. The village of Kandanos had been bombed during the first days of the attack and a small motorized German detachment (riding motorcycles with MG 34 machine guns on their sidecars) attempted to move through it on 23 May 1941, aiming to reach and secure Paleochora. Albeit untrained and insufficiently armed, local civilians from Kandanos, Paleochora and nearby smaller villages with the assistance of a few Selino gendarmes, spontaneously confronted and fought the German force in Floria. On the following day, the locals gathered in larger numbers and set an ambush for the advancing German troops of the 5th Gebirgs Division (elements of the 55 motorcycle Battalion and the 95 anti-tank Battalion[3]), at Kandanos' gorge.,[4][5] Despite their strong resistance on 24 and 25 May and their limited casualties, the locals were vastly outnumbered and were thus eventually forced to retreat in the mountains, letting the Germans advance towards Paleochora.[6] [7]
The repercussions of the resistanceEdit
During the Battle of Crete, the invading German forces had suffered heavy losses. Furthermore, the unprecedented resistance from the local population exasperated their Prussian sense of military order according to which no one but professional warriors should be allowed to fight. Even before the end of the Battle, exaggerated stories had started to circulate, attributing the excessively high casualties to torture and mutilation of paratroopers by the Cretans. Such stories proved to be false later on, as more careful investigations could identify only a few cases of mutilation all over Crete, most of which had been inflicted after death.[6] Nevertheless, as a result of the above allegations and seeking to set an example, right after the surrender of Crete on 31 May, temporary commander General Kurt Student issued an order for launching a wave of brutal reprisals against the local population. The reprisals were to be carried out rapidly by the same units who had been confronted by the locals, omitting formalities.[6]
The razingEdit
On June 3, 1941, a day after executing several civilians in Kondomari, German troops from the III Battalion of the 1st Air Landing Assault Regiment (most probably led by Oberleutnant Horst Trebes) reached Kandanos, following Student's order for reprisals. The Germans killed about 180 residents and slaughtered all livestock; all houses were torched and razed.[8] Nearby villages such as Floria and Kakopetro met a similar fate. After its destruction, Kandanos was declared a 'dead zone' and its remaining population was forbidden to return to the village and rebuild it. Finally, inscriptions in German and Greek were erected on each entry of the village. One of them read: Here stood Kandanos, destroyed in retribution for the murder of 25 German soldiers, never to be rebuilt again.
After the surrender of Germany, General Kurt Student was captured by the British. In May 1947, he came before a military tribunal to answer charges of mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war by his forces in Crete. Greece's demand to have Student extradited was declined. Student was found guilty of three out of eight charges and sentenced to five years in prison. However, he was given a medical discharge and was released in 1948. Student was never tried for crimes against civilians.
Today, Kandanos has been rebuilt and is the seat of the eponymous municipality. Reproductions of the sombre Wehrmacht signposts commemorating the destruction of the village are displayed on a local war memorial.
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
- Kandanos from historic.de (in German -- translate)
- German occupation of Crete: Kandanos (in German -- translate)
- ↑ MacDonald, Callum. The Lost Battle: Crete 1941, The Free Press, 1993, ISBN 0029196256.
- ↑ Mosier, John. Cross of Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German War Machine, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 2006, ISBN 0805083219.
- ↑ Official History of New Zealand in the 2nd World War 1939–45. Crete - The fifth day: 24 May
- ↑ Hill, Maria. Diggers and Greeks: The Australian Campaigns in Greece and Crete, UNSW Press, 2010, ISBN 1742230148.
- ↑ Η μάχη στο φαράγγι της Καντάνου, Χανιώτικα Νέα onLine, 11 Ιουνίου 2008
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Beevor, Antony. Crete: The Battle and the Resistance, John Murray Ltd, 1991. Penguin Books, 1992.
- ↑ Kiriakopoulos, G.C. The Nazi Occupation of Crete: 1941-1945, Praeger Publishers 1995, ISBN 0-275-95277-0.
- ↑ Willingham, Matthew. Perilous Commitments: The Battle for Greece and Crete 1940-1941, Spellmount, 2005. ISBN 1-86227-236-0.
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- Being a likable leader takes time, effort, and a quality most forget about, emotional intelligence. Adapt your own style with these 10 vital behaviors -- Habits of Ultra-likable Leaders (Entrepreneur)
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Timeline Update: Why TCP/IP Is Inherently Political, According to Vint Cerf, One of Its Inventors
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Since yesterday afternoon, when we launched the "Politics and the Internet" timeline here at techPresident, we've been getting emails and tweets suggesting additions and corrections. So, I'm going to start blogging the changes as we make them, starting with this one, and we're going to compile those changes on this page, as the timeline grows. Read More
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Gordon Crovitz has argued that the government really played no role in the creation of the Internet, and others are looking to renegotiate the role of government in its future. To properly understand where the Internet is going, and maybe where it should, techPresident asked Steve Crocker to give his account of the global network's true origins.
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The chief of the United Nations' special telecom agency on Wednesday called recent characterizations of its negotiation process as an attempt by the agency to "take over" the Internet "frankly ridiculous." The U.N.'s International Telecommunications Union's Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré delivered a speech to his staff in Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday in an apparent attempt to reframe the basis of the long-running international conversation about how best to expand and build upon the broadband Internet infrastructure as it grows up. Read More
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This morning somewhere between two and four million people got an email in their inbox from Vint Cerf, Google's official "Internet evangelist," asking them to complete the following sentence: "The Internet is the power to …" and to share their answers with the tag #ourweb. The effort is a direct outgrowth of the seven million-plus petition drive Google ran last January 18th against the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), with the people being emailed the ones who opted in to getting more information on the issue. With this move, the other shoe that hadn't dropped since January's legislative battle is now in motion. Read More
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Practicing sustainable healthcare
Recent data indicates that the health sector is a major contributor to climate change. In the European Union, for example, the health system produces 5 per cent of the EU's CO2 emissions. It also produces vast amounts of waste, much of it toxic.
The two videos below show how reducing carbon emissions in the health sector can reduce the severity of climate change. They also describe how a 'de-carbonising' society can reduce non-communicable lifestyle-related diseases.
Watch the videos and note the following: 1. Which examples could be implemented in your own setting? 2. How easy or difficult would these changes be to implement?
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 87th Academy Awards® at their most recent Board meeting. For the complete rules for the 87th Academy Awards, visit oscars.org/rules.
In the Acting categories, studios and production companies must now limit eligibility to a maximum of 10 actors and 10 actresses for each film, and must submit those names on the Official Screen Credits (OSC) form. The Academy's annual Reminder List of Eligible Releases will now list actors and actresses separately for each film. Actors Branch voters would still make their own determinations about whether a performance should be considered under the Leading Role or Supporting Role category on their nominations ballots.
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Check out this support article on software updates for the Samsung Galaxy S9. This support article will help you install the update and even contains some troubleshooting tips. If that does not help we recommend contacting Samsung support as they will have more information regarding the update.
Makaela, AT&T Community Specialist.
Hello, @shicks301,
Let's get your S9 updated. Are you downloading the update through your wireless data or WiFi? If you can, connect your device up to your WiFi and see if that makes a difference. If it doesn't, use our Troubleshoot & Resolve Tool. Sign into your account for more personalized assistance. You may need to pick your device type, too. Under Select your issue and Device/software issues, click on Software update and follow the steps provided.
If this doesn't help, please let us know so that we can continue to investigate this for you.
James, AT&T Community Specialist
Thanks for the quick reply. I followed all steps in the troubleshooter and it still errors out at 30% every time .I have 22gb storgage and 1.4gb ram free .
This should not be flagged as an accepted solution. My next step is to take my phone to an att store to see what they can do. My assumption is that they'll have to replace the phone .
Same problem here . Please let me know how you corrected it.
Re : Software Update interrupted at 30% (I have this exact problem and my phone is 6 months old)
Here's my experience today: After all the usual troubleshooting steps, I called an AT&T support number. They connected me to samsung. The first time, I was immediately disconnected. The second time I got a person who said "with the new phone coming out, there are no solutions for this issue." (I didn't bother to argue how these two things weren't remotely related.) However they put me on hold to "look for a solution" Told me to download "smartSwitch" to my phone and call a certain number for further instructions. The person at THAT number said he knew nothing about it and gave me the number for the "Android" department.
The guy at this number answered without hesitation: Download SmartSwitch on phone and Computer and get the update that way.
The result of this action is that when the phone is connected and SmartSwitch recognizes it, it tells you if there is an update and give an option to download it. I did this and it said my software is current.
Who knows. Maybe people are up to date and that is why the updates stop at 30%. I do know this: no one I talked to today would begin to acknowledge this as an issue affecting lots of people. Nearly all of them seemed surprised about the problem. I doubt anyone at Samsung is working on any "patch or "fix" and will wait until they can just say "upgrade your device."
I had the reoccurring update problem. To fix it, I had my phone halfway charged. Completed the update. Turned off the phone completely. Finished charging the phone to 100%. Turned phone back on and no update problem.


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The Awakening Essay, Research Paper
The Awakening
The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin, tells the story of a woman, Edna Pontellier, who undergoes a transformation from an obedient housewife to a person who is alive with strength, character and emotions which she no longer has to repress. This metamorphosis is shaped by her surroundings. Just as her behavior is more shocking and horrifying because of her position in Grand Isle society, it is that very position which causes her to feel restrained and makes her yearn to rebel.
Adele Ratignolle is Edna?s close friend and confidante. However the two women are nothing alike. Adele is the perfect housewife and mother, and the epitome of what a Creole woman should be. Adele lives her life for her children, always being sure that they are properly cared for, clothed, and educated. Unlike Adele, whose life is fulfilled through loving and caring for her children, Edna is ?fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way.? Nevertheless, her children are not enough to justify her life. Adele can not understand how Edna could say that she ?[will] never sacrifice herself to her children, or for anyone.? Edna?s being is taking on a new importance in her life. She is starting to realize just how important it is to be true to herself. She goes along with the way things are supposed to be, holds her socials, and tends to her house until she becomes aware that she needs more from her life. Also, Edna?s marriage to Leonce is safe, but there is no passion or excitement. She simply ?[grows] fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable satisfaction that no trace of passion or excessive and fictitious warmth color her affection.? While this lack of emotion is enough to satisfy Edna for the majority of her marriage, after she begins to allow her true self to come forth, she feels trapped and seeks a way to escape. She realizes that she need not fit the mold of the typical Creole woman. Her lifestyle suffocates her.
In addition to her lifestyle, Edna's behavior is more shocking and horrifying because of her position in society as a woman. Similar to Edna?s relationship with her children is her relationship with her husband, Leonce. The Grand Isle society defines the role of wife to be full devotion towards their husband and to self-sacrifice for your husband. Edna never adheres to the society's definition, even at the beginning of the novel. For example, the other ladies at Grand Isle ?all [declare] that Mr. Pontellier is the best husband in the world.? Edna is ?forced to admit she knew of none better.? By using words like ?forced? and ?admit? Chopin illustrates Edna?s true feelings towards Leonce. Moreover, Edna?s open relationship with Robert, a single man is outrageous. For instance, Robert and Edna share the summer warmth of the Gulf as they lightly talk. Robert ?talks a great deal about himself.? Nevertheless, they talk about the breeze, the pleasure they have while swimming?all the things that disgruntle Mr. Pontellier. The scene Chopin describes is a scene for lovers. Also, Edna has no interest in watching her children. In fact, Leonce provides a ?quadroon nurse? to look after their children.
Edna yearns to rebel by doing all the things that are not expected of her. She swims at any given hour of the day. According to her husband it is ?folly: to go swimming in such heat. In addition to her swimming, Edna breaks the social code, which measures a woman?s respectability by the cut of her dress, the length of her gloves and the color of her complexion. Leonce tells Edna she is ?burnt beyond recognition.? Lastly, Edna?s quest to rebel is fascinated by Mademoiselle Reiz, who is a brilliant pianist. Mademoiselle Reiz?s talent is somewhat lost on the other people on the island. They cannot appreciate her artistry, as does Edna because Reiz does not fit their idea of what a proper woman should be; she is eccentric and bold. Her music touches Edna to the very core of her being. Something inside her is stirred, and she feels alive like never before in her life. Edna respects Reiz because she has the courage to be different. It is Mademoiselle?s music that starts to ?awaken? Edna and allows her to see the beauty and passion in life.
An amazing transformation takes place in Edna throughout the course of a few months. The people with whom she interacts and the culture in which she is submersed play a significant role in her ?awakening.? Edna is able to break away from the restraining world of Adele and Leonce in which she never finds her place. Stirred by the magic and intrigue of Mademoiselle Reiz?s world, she finds the strength to reach for that which is real for her, and allows her true being to shine.


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How Do They Work?
Foot orthotics allow the muscles, tendons and bones of the feet and lower legs to function at their highest potential. Orthotics can decrease pain, not only in the foot, but in other parts of the body such as the knee, hip and lower back. They can also increase stability in an unstable joint, prevent a deformed foot from developing additional problems, and improve overall quality of life.
What Are Orthotics?
Orthotics are temporary or customised orthopaedic insoles that fit easily and securely within your footwear. They are designed to fit your feet more efficiently than over-the-counter arch supports and balance the biomechanical inadequacies of your feet and legs, which allows you to get on with daily living pain free and improve your sporting achievements.
Temporary Insoles
Temporary Insoles enable the patient to experience the benefit of an insole instantly, while a permanent orthotic is being designed. They can also be beneficial for anyone who just requires some short-term relief.
Customised Orthopaedic Insoles
A full biomechanical and gait analysis will be carried out. History and physical exam of your feet. From this information we will have a clear picture of what orthotic will be needed. A cast of your feet will be taken, which is pain free. We will then in return after a period of approximately a week have the new device, which is generally the length of your foot and of a plastic material. You will be asked to come back in to be fitted with your new orthotic.
Conditions Helped By Orthotics
- Plantar fasciitis causes pain under your heel. A unique combination of heal cup and metatarsal arch support the foot muscles, immediately eliminating the pain.
- Hallux valgus (bunion) (hammer toe) a bunion is a deformity of the base joint of the big toe. Our inner longitudinal arch support reaches under the 1st metatarsal, raising it to distribute bodyweight evenly.
- Ankle sprains are some of the most common sports injuries. In most cases the ankle is rolled outwards, resulting in damage to the lateral ligaments. This is known as an eversion sprain. We have effective treatments for both prevention and pain relief.
- Achillies Tendinitis – Controlling biomechanics allows all joints and muscles to function normally, thus eliminating the stress.
- Arch/heel pain (heel Spur) Our supporting heel cup "holds" the heel bone in a stable position where the spur cannot be agitated while walking.
- Leg/knee pain, excessive pronation or supination, inner and outer longitudunal arch and metatatarsal arch will correctly stabilize the foot into a neutral position.
- Hip or back pain – Planter Sciatic Nerve(Lower Back) A pronated heel entraps the sciatic nerve. Back pain can be lessened by stabilising the subtalar joint.


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All About Baseball Signs &Amp; Signals
Signs have been a characteristic feature of a baseball game. Catchers and pitchers have always used baseball signs & signals to communicate. A network of signs and signals is created between coaches, catchers, and pitchers. Thus, catchers have been described as the game strategists responsible for incorporating into the game the tactical pitching signs from their coaches.
What Are Baseball Signs & Signals
Catchers use various movements of their fingers and hands to suggest tactical pitches. The team generally defines and practices signs just before the game. Thus, the pitcher will easily understand the message. Yet, catchers, pitchers, and fielders know very well that visibility may be a problem that can prevent them from getting the right message.
Relaying Signs with Discretion
The whole point of relaying baseball signs & signals is to convey the strategy that can help the team win the game. If the signs could be easily decoded by the rival team there would be no point to signing and signaling.
Therefore, catchers use sequences and codes to convey their strategic messages. The sequence of the signs becomes their best ally that prevents sign stealing by the opposite team.
Crossed Up
The worst thing that can happen in a game is sign stealing but getting crossed up. When signs are stolen, the strategy can be changed almost immediately as the coaches, catchers and pitchers are prepared for such a situation. On the other hand, getting crossed up can lead to a disaster.
Getting crossed up is a situation where there is confusion between what the catcher calls for and what the pitcher throws. If the catcher calls for a curveball and the pitcher throws a fastball, the game is catastrophically affected.
The main reason why this confusion occurs is lack of visibility: the pitcher can not see properly what the catchers are signaling. That is a problem that occurs because of the long distances, the fact that catchers try to hide what they are signaling from the opposite team, or because of the weather.
Strategic Baseball Signs and Signals
The need for signal enhancement solutions has always been obvious. If not so long ago, catchers used all sorts of improvised ways such as athletic tape, chalk or painted nails to resolve the situation. Today, catchers use signal enhancement signals to enhance signs to their pitcher.
Game signs are in fact stickers made in bright and visible colors that can be applied on catcher's fingernails. Thus, catchers can easily relay baseball games throughout the entire came. Their fluorescent colors are easily visible to pitchers.
The stickers are durable and can be used until the end of the game. Available colors include white, yellow, and orange. More importantly, baseball signal enhancement stickers are easy to apply and also easy to remove.
To ensure the success of the game, baseball signs & signals need to convey a clear and visible message to pitchers and thus incorporate the strategy of the coach into the game. Today, the best solution resides in signal enhancement stickers that are bright enough to be seen and last throughout the entire game.
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The 18th International Medical, Hospital & Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo) slated to take place in HCM City from August 2 to 4 promises to showcase new products and technologies.
This year the expo has attracted 350 companies from 20 countries and territories, 20 per cent more than last year.
The major exhibitors will be from India, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, China, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, the US, Italy, Germany, and Singapore.
They will display consumables; equipment for laboratories, dentistry, ophthalmology measurement and testing, endoscopy, operating rooms, and homes; pharmaceutical machinery; and drugs and food supplements.
At the event, the Private Medical Practice Group of HCM City, the Family Physicians Association of HCM City and the Diabetes and Endocrinology Association of HCM City will organise seminars on diabetes.
The expo, to be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition & Convention Centre in District 7 by the Viet Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising JSC (Vinexad) and the HCM City Medical Equipment Association.— VNS
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TVGuide.com: Talking to you is intimidating. I read that you take two weeks to prepare for your interviews. I think I had about 20 minutes. Have you ever been interviewed as vigorously and as thoroughly as you interview your guests?
James Lipton: No. Remember that my guests are with me for four or five hours. I've never been asked to be interviewed for that long. Because there is no pre-interview, I must take the time to prepare.
TVGuide.com: How do you choose your guests?
Lipton: I do it in the loneliness of my study late at night. The choices are all mine. From the beginning, I have always thought of this as a class for the Actors Studio Drama School, a three-year MFA program for actors, writers and directors at Pace University. My only criterion for inviting a guest is whether the person has something to teach these students. We're not looking for people who are out there publicizing their appearance next Friday night in Las Vegas. Nor are they coming to us for that reason. It's a different dynamic than they're accustomed to. They're taking a big chance. They're going out on that high wire with me, and so far nobody's ever let me down.
TVGuide.com: You attract a diverse array of guests, both highbrow and lowbrow.
Lipton: It's not a question of that. Remember that the students' average age is about 25 or 26. They love it when people from their own generation come on. The purpose of the show is for them to look ahead as if through a telescope, to see what lies ahead for them. They meet these artists and discover what lies ahead for them: the triumphs, the tribulations, the trials, the disappointments and the glories.
TVGuide.com: Is there anyone you've desperately wanted on the show who you couldn't get?
Lipton: Brando never agreed to come on.
TVGuide.com: But he did do Larry King.
Lipton: Yes, but I don't think that was a very satisfying experience, not for him, or Larry, or the audience. He was being silly. A silly Brando is not the one I would have liked to have interviewed. We talked about it on the phone. The phone would ring, it would be Marlon and he'd say, "I'm never going to do your show." Then we would end up talking for 45 minutes.
TVGuide.com: You've accomplished so much in your life. Is there anything you didn't get to?
Lipton: My ambition as an equestrian was to ride in the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden. I never made it. But I got up there, I got close. I did ride once for the United States equestrian team, and that was a big thrill. You have to be awfully good to do that. I was good, I was good!
TVGuide.com: You're very cute when you're proud of yourself.
Lipton: I know the things I don't do well. I'm very bad at math. I can't tell you what 7 times 6 is if you put a gun to my head.
TVGuide.com: Because of your unique style, many comedians have imitated you. What did you think of Will Ferrell's impression?
Lipton: Will Ferrell is my hero. Will makes me laugh. I think he is hilarious, and he had me cold. And we've become great friends. Ultimately he asked me to be in his movie Bewitched. I played a crucial scene in which I interviewed his character. I have been imitated so many times by so many people. Some of them get it wrong.
TVGuide.com: Was David Cross one of the comedians who got it wrong? I know he parodied you on Mr. Show and also goofed on you in a stand-up act. Then you ended up working with him on Arrested Development.
Lipton: [David Cross' impression] was much less good-natured than Will's. I've never seen it, I was only told about it. You want to hear a story about working with him on [Arrested Development]? I was sitting in my trailer and my agents from ICM came in and said, "Everyone's terrified out there. They're afraid you might blow up at David Cross." And I said," You know I'm not going to do anything, but don't say a word. Let them worry." About half an hour later there was a timid knock at the door and it was David Cross. He came in and he said, "I just want you to know what an honor it is for us to have you here. We are so thrilled." I said, "Good" and then he was silent, waiting for me to say something. I said nothing. Anyway, we had this inane conversation in which he kept repeating how happy they were that I would do this thing and finally he said, "Well, I'll see you on the set." Of course, nothing nasty transpired and he was marvelous to work with. When we were setting up for the final scene, one of the stagehands said [to Cross], "I hear you've got a new album." He said, "Yes" and I said, "Am I in it?" There was this terrible moment when everything turned to ice on the set. And he said, "No! No! That was only once." We ended up good friends.
TVGuide.com: You were also a guest on Da Ali G Show. How did you feel about that?
Lipton: After reading the extensive waiver, I knew something was afoot. But I was fascinated by it and decided to go ahead with it. I was so thrilled with what he was doing that I went along with it all the way. Even when the cameras stopped rolling I didn't try to make him come out of character. The only thing I did say was, "Look, you guys will be in the edit room and there are two things I would like you to promise me. Ali G's homophobia and his misogyny are repellent to me. And during the show we had debated it very vigorously and it was very amusing. If you make it look like I went along with it then I'll test that no lawsuit clause of yours." They kept my side of the debate so I was content. Each of us was nominated for an Emmy that year and when I saw him at the dinner after the ceremony, we greeted each other like old comrades in arms.
TVGuide.com: Have you ever thought of inviting Sacha Baron Cohen on your show?
Lipton: I'd have him on in a heartbeat. I suggested it; I sent a letter to his people and I said, "Look, why doesn't he come on and I'll interview each one of his characters in succession and then finally I'll interview Sacha?" But he won't do that. He never comes out of character. That's his thing, and he's brilliant.
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EB-5 Bill? Lawmakers May Not Spend the Political Capital
The chances of a stand-alone EB-5 bill gaining consensus with lawmakers on Capitol Hill are low. With the GOP failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers may be spending time readjusting priorities in unexpected ways for the remainder of 2017. The EB-5 Program is unlikely to be a priority. Also, stand-alone EB-5 legislation has not proven to be a successful way for lawmakers to achieve reforming the Program. As we approach 2018, odds are that lawmakers won't spend political capital on an EB-5 bill. Check out our recent Advisory.


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Samaritan elders lead Passover festivities on the West Bank's Mount Gerizim in early May. Closely related to the Jews, the 670 remaining Samaritans trace their lineage to ancient Israel. Religion News Service | Osher Sassoni photo.
Samaritans in the New Testament
"When the Samaritan saw the beaten man, he had compassion on him, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ÔTake care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'"
ÑJesus, to a young man, teaching about loving one's neighbor (Luke 10:33-35)
"How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans."
Ña Samaritan woman at a well, speaking to Jesus (John 4:9)
"Then one of the 10, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. And he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan."
Ñfrom Luke's story of the 10 lepers cleansed by Jesus (17:15-17)
"Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans."
ÑActs of the Apostles (8:25)
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"The Arabs see us as Jews and the Jews see us as Arabs, but we're not Jews and we're not Arabs. We're Samaritans."
Ñ Elezar HaCohen, Samaritan elder
By Michele Chabin
Religion News Service
July-August 2004
MOUNT GERIZIM, WEST BANK—Dressed in flowing robes of the type their ancestors wore thousands of years ago, the 670 people in the world who call themselves "Samaritans" gathered on this lonely mountain one evening in early May and celebrated the holiday of Passover.
At sunset in the small mountaintop village they call Kiryat Luza, the male heads of the various clans prayed and then cut the throats of 30 lambs as part of the Pascal sacrifice in accordance with the Book of Exodus.
For the remainder of the week, while the world below their mountain carried on its own routine, Samaritan children stayed home from school and their parents from their jobs. They ate special foods, including home-made "matzah," or unleavened bread.
Despite the Samaritans' marking of Passover, the Sabbath and other rituals and observances similar to Judaism, Samaritans are not Jews but a distinct people. They are best known from the New Testament parable Jesus told of the Good Samaritan who came to the aid of a mugged and wounded traveler.
In contrast to Jews, who follow both the written law of the Torah as well as the oral law, the Samaritans adhere only to the five books of Moses, known as the Pentateuch. Like Orthodox Jews, the Samaritans strictly observe the laws of circumcision, family purity and kosher dietary laws. They write in ancient Hebrew script, the language of their Torah, and pray in the ancient Hebrew dialect spoken by Jews through the first millennium AD.
"Jews and Samaritans are both sons of the Israelites," says Israel Tzedaka, one of the Samaritans' much-honored elders, during the Samaritan Passover feast, which occurred a month after Jews celebrated the holiday.
Tzedaka lives in the Israeli town of Holon, as do roughly half the world's Samaritans. During holidays and family occasions, the Israel-based Samaritans travel to Kiryat Luza, where the community's other half resides on Mount Gerizim, in Palestinian territory just southwest of Nablus, the biblical Shechem.
"We trace our roots to the 12 tribes of the Kingdom of Israel," Tzedaka says. While there have been centuries of animosity between Samaritans and Jews, it was Christians and Muslims who almost succeeded in wiping out the Samaritans.
"Once we lived throughout the land of Israel and there are 1.2 million of us," Tzedaka says of the Samaritan's Golden Age, in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. "When the Christians and Muslims came they persecuted us. They killed many of us and the rest were converted by force."
By the early 1900s, the community consisted of just 146 people, according to a local census. It grew a bit during the 1930s, under British colonialism and has continued to grow, very slowly, ever since.
Today's Samaritans are an eclectic mix of ancient and modern. While the older members dress as if they had just stepped out of the Bible, the younger generation sports jeans and T-shirts. They attend college and surf the Internet, while practicing their faith to the letter.
Arguably the most challenging precept the community maintains is the one related to marriage: Under Samaritan law, single women Ñ who are outnumbered by single men by a 3-to- 1 ratio Ñ must marry another Samaritan. Usually, that's a first or second cousin. Samaritan men are permitted to find a wife outside the group, but only on the condition the bride adhere strictly to the community's laws and traditions.
The Mount Gerizim Samaritans identify with their Palestinian neighbors. They speak Arabic among themselves and attend local Palestinian schools. Yet unlike other Palestinians, the Samaritans have Israeli identity papers that enable them to travel freely to and from Israel even when other Palestinians cannot.
Israel-based Samaritan men serve in the Israeli military, "though we're posted close to home so that we can maintain our traditions," says Osher Sassoni, a 25-year-old Holon resident who served in the armed forces before becoming a computer expert. "We can't eat the meat served in the army, so we eat like vegetarians."
Zahara Yehoshua, the mother of three grown children, credits the close-knit community's education system and its day-to-day practices with instilling a love of tradition in the younger generation.
"From the time they're born we raise our children in a Torah atmosphere. By the time they're 2 or 3, they start learning our language and religion, and how to pray," Yehoshua says.
Despite living in two such different cultures, the Israeli and Palestinian community members get along well, according to Sassoni. "Of course, we're not the same. We act differently and even our jokes are different. We dress more like Israelis, who dress like Americans. The others dress like Europeans."
Since the start of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000, "the Holon people have traveled more to Mount Gerizim than vice-versa. We speak better Arabic than they speak Hebrew, but we communicate and get along," Sassoni says of his Palestinian Samaritan brethren.
Following such an unusual path, which skirts both Palestinian and Israeli society, is fraught with minefields, says Elezar HaCohen, a Samaritan elder.
"The Arabs see us as Jews and the Jews see us as Arabs, but we're not Jews and we're not Arabs. We're Samaritans. We keep the Torah like they did in the beginning," he says. "What is permitted is permitted. What is not permitted is not permitted."
HaCohen says the community's leaders go to great lengths to remain apolitical, but adds the group's biculturalism makes the transition between the two warring societies less harrowing than one would expect.
"Personally, I was born in Shechem but have lived in Holon for 35 years. When I go to Shechem and I meet people there we hug each other."
Yaffet Ben Asher Cohen, the self-appointed guardian of the community's priceless ancient texts and family trees that span 3,700 years, says, "Our hope is that we will be able to preserve our language, religion, traditions and unity of the people until Judgment Day. We also hope that the Palestinians and Israelis will learn from us.
"We Samaritans have survived countless wars," he says. "In every generation they have conquered us, killed us, imprisoned us. War brings only destruction."
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A big thank you to Helen and Victoria from City SUP for taking us through an exciting Stand Up Paddleboarding session. We learned a lot and had a great time!
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Family First Prevention Services Act Overview
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), first drafted by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) became law as part of the congressional budget deal on February 9, 2018. This legislation could drastically change the funding paradigm for the child welfare system. A summary of the act is outlined in greater detail below.
There are still many unanswered questions on how the Act will be implemented in Massachusetts and across the country. CLM is working with our federal and state partners to fully understand its implications.
Here is a summary of what we know so far:
- 2/9/2018 FFPSA was signed into law
- 04/12/2018 The Administration on Children and Families released it's first notice around the law, outlining deadlines and rollout of the new law. The document can be viewed here on the ACF website.
- 07/09/2018 ACF released that Title IV-E Plan Amendments and a delay in effective date. The document can be viewed here on the ACF website.
- 11/30/2018 The Administration on Children and Families released its first preliminary list of services and programs for funding under the FFPSA, guidance on interpretation and implementation of the Family First Act, and a number of forms for state decision making. The document can be viewed here on the ACF website.
- The bureau will be holding informational calls on this guidance list twice this month, December 17 from 2:30-4:00pm ET or December 18 from 12-1:30pm ET.
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Family First Prevention Services Act
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) redirects the federal child welfare funds from Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act to be used for mental health services, substance abuse treatment and in-home parenting skills in hopes that these services will reduce the number of children entering foster care. Previously, Title IV-E funds were only allowable for spending on foster care placements and for assistance to adoptive families. The Act also seeks to encourage states to reduce the placement of children in congregate care.
Below is a brief summary of each section of the Act.
Part I. – Prevention Activities under Title IV-E (Section. 50711)
What types of services are we talking about?
There are three-time limited (up to 12 months/one year) areas of services where states can spend Title IV -E funds:
- Services to address mental health challenges.
- Substance abuse treatment.
- In-home parent skill-based programs
Who is eligible for these new services?
- Qualified candidates for foster care. Children identified as safe to remain safely at home or in kinship placement with receipt of services
- Children in foster care who are parenting
- Parents or caregivers where services are needed to prevent entry into care.
To obtain funds, the State needs to maintain a prevention plan for each candidate:
- States must maintain a prevention plan for the child to remain safely at home or live with a kin caregiver that lists the services or programs to be provided.
A State must ensure that all services are evidence-based in order to qualify for funding:
- Services must be trauma-informed and should be promising, supported, well-supported practices as modeled by the California Evidence Based Clearinghouse for child welfare
- United States Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on practice criteria and pre-approved services no later than October 1, 2018
Part II. Enhanced Support Under Title IV-B: (Sections 50721, 50722, 50723)
What about Title IV-B funds?
- The Act eliminates time limit for family reunification services (to allow 15 months of family reunification services for children who return home from foster care, and to remove the 15-) that month limitation for a child in foster care to receive reunification services)
- It requires states to implement electronic interstate case processing system to help expedite placement of children in foster care by FY 2027
- Reauthorizes Regional Partnership Grants through FY 2021
Part III. Miscellaneous (Sections. 50731, 50732, 50733)
How does the Act affect model licensing standards for foster family homes?
- The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish model licensing standards for placement in a relative foster family home by 10/1/2019.
- Title IV-E agencies must provide HHS, by 4/1/2019, specific and detailed information about foster family home licensing standards and whether they meet model licensing standards identified by HHS.
- Limit on number of children in a foster family home: Revises the definition of foster family home to limit a home to six children. Allows title IV-E agencies to make exceptions to the numeric limitation for parenting youth to remain with their child, to allow siblings to stay together, to allow a child with a meaningful relationship with a family to stay with that family, and to allow a family with special training or skills to care for a child with severe disabilities
- States have to develop a statewide plan to prevent child abuse and neglect fatalities
Part IV. Ensuring the Necessity of a Placement that is not in a Foster Family Home (Sections 50741, 50742, 50743, 50744, 50745, 50746)
How does the Act affect congregate care?
- Title IV-E reimbursement for group homes (or "child care institutions") will only be available for two weeks unless the child is in a qualified residential treatment program (QRTP), a setting that specializes in prenatal or parenting support, or supervised independent living for youth over 18.
- A "qualified residential treatment program" (QRTP). This means a program that has a trauma-informed treatment model designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as appropriate, of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances and, with respect to a child, can implement the treatment identified for the child by the assessment of the child required. In addition, has registered or licensed nursing staff and other licensed clinical staff who provide care within the scope of their practice as defined by state law, are on-site according to the treatment trauma informed model outlined here; and are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The requirements do not require a QRTP to acquire nursing and behavioral health staff solely through means of a direct employer to employee relationship.
- States may delay the congregate care provisions for up to two years while forfeiting reimbursement for prevention services.
Part V. Continuing Support for Child and Family Services (Sections 50751, 50752, 50753)
Does the Act help to improve foster care services?
- The Act provides $8 million to be appropriated for competitive grants to support recruitment and retention of high quality foster families
- Reauthorizes and revises the Stephanie Tubbs Jones child welfare services program, the Court Improvement program, and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
- Expands until age 23 Chaffee Foster Care Independent Programs supports for states that elected to extend eligibility for foster care to age 21 and expands the use of education and training vouchers for youth until 26.
Part VI. Continuing Incentives to States to Promote Adoption and Legal Guardianship (Section 50761)
How does it encourage permanency through adoption and legal guardianship?
- Reauthorizes the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payment Program -a program which recognizes improved performance in helping children and youth in foster care find permanent homes through adoption and legal guardianship.
Part VII. Technical Corrections (Section 50771, 50772)
How does it encourage permanency for children under the age of 5 who receive IV-E or IV-B services?
- The Act amends the state plan requirement under Title IV-B to describe ways to reduce length of time to permanency for children under the age of 5 and to address developmental needs of all vulnerable children under the age of 5.
Part VIII. Ensuring States Reinvest Savings Resulting from Increases in Adoption Assistance. (Section 50781, 50782)
- Delays Fostering Connections implementation of federal assistance for adoption of special needs children
- Children with special needs under 2 years old will be eligible for assistance if they meet existing requirements
- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must study and report to Congress and to HHS on the extent to which states are reinvesting savings resulting from the increases in adoption assistance.
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse is responsible for reviewing research on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families in accordance with the Family First Prevention Services Act. The Clearinghouse will rate programs and services as promising, supported, and well-supported practices. Click here to learn more!


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Guess what! Another scam is using the Shark Tank brand (and the ubiquitous "cake" photo) to sell a weightloss "miracle." This time, it's Flawless Turmeric Diet. Imagery appropriation and testiphonials including Sandra Bullock, Meghan Mullally, and Eva Longoria support the scam.
Also, we at CelebriCHECK would like to point out that this scam is based on turmeric. Skip the scam BS and buy it in the grocery store like everyone else.
Flawless Turmeric Diet is just another run of the mill scam using the Shark Tank brand and celebrity testimonials to sell their crappy weightloss miracle. We see the image to the right every single week. The story never changes. We always see Anna and Samantha. They always cry when every Shark backs their product. After the show, they always celebrate with the Sharks in the studio with a massive cake and champange.
If you only read the story once, it's probably touching. Now "Anna" and "Samantha" scammers are just pushing our buttons and stealing from people using the recycled materials.
In reality, "Anna and Samantha" are Rachelle Hyde and Kara Haught. We've told their story in our articles before, but the gist is that they were backed for their swim line – Raising Wild. If you want to learn more about them, read their About Us page.
Celebrity Personas:
With this scam and every scam using the same copy-and-paste story, celebrity testiphonials are the spine of the sales pitch. The celebrities pictured vary with the product, but are all misusing brands. In this case, Meghan Mullally, Sandra Bullock, and Eva Longoria.
If you're paying attention, you'll see that the image of Meghan Mullally (left) references "Turmeric Forskolin." Throughout the scam the product is labelled as Flawless Turmeric Diet or turmeric forskolin or tumeric + forskolin. They're all referencing the same product. Typically, this approach gives scammers a variety of names to play with for marketing and makes their scam brand more likely to appear in search engine searches.
Before & After:
Flawless Turmeric Diet uses the exact same before and after images that appeared in our CLA Slim Quick scam from January. As expected, the scam also uses the same "Anna and Samantha" story and Shark Tank imagery. Two of the stolen before and after success stories are Lacey Johnson and Andrea Spender.
"Lacey Johnson" (far right) is one such example. Her real name is Ginny, and she achieved her weight loss with a change of diet, lifestyle, and surgery. Click here to see Ginny's real page and read her story.
"Andrea Spender" (near right) is really Kate Writer. Kate, like Ginny, has nothing to do with Flawless Turmeric. She earned her weight change through careful diet changes and an exercise regimen that helped her lose over 115 pounds in under a year. You can learn more about Kate and her REAL weight loss story by clicking here.
Another Subscription Scam
Flawless Turmeric Diet is a subscription scam. The scammers have hidden predatory terms within the Terms & Conditions. This scam, like many others, relies on the victim buying a product expecting it to be a one-time purchase. In reality, the victim is opting into a monthly subscription that will change a credit card every month until cancellation. Cancelling is a problematic experience as it is only possible by phone; representatives are NOT standing by to respond to your complaints.
If you keep your "free" trial bottle, you opt into the subscription and will be retroactively charged for the bottle. Cancelling your trial is only possible if you leave the bottle sealed and return it — which still costs a restocking fee. In all, this scam costs about $50 per month…
…unless a victim forgets to opt out of the additional "Ozone Upsell."
2.4 OZONE UPSELL – once you purchase Flawless Turmeric Diet, you will be given the oppertunity to purchase a membership to theOnline Fitness Pro Trainer Online Bootcamp and Weight Loss System! This is an instant access pass, your benefits start today! Your membership will continue until you cancel.
Ozone costs an additional $30 per month, and is sure to be equally difficult to cancel. Also – oppertunity. Scammers are unbelievable.


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Non c'è scritto il nome Disney, ma è giusto ciò che gli manca guardando alle maestranze che vi sono coinvolte. Mi viene da dire, peccato...Sviluppato per la Casa del Topo sarebbe stato davvero bello. Ciononostante da tenere d'occhio e seguire sicuramente.
Da https://deadline.com/2020/05/alan-menken-disney-compose-music-skydance-animations-spellbound-1202939958/
Alan Menken To Compose Music & Score For Skydance Animation's 'Spellbound'
Eight-time Oscar winning composer and lyricist Alan Menken is set to pen the music and score to Skydance Animation's upcoming musical fantasy Spellbound.
Menken will team with lyricist and frequent collaborator Glenn Slater and music producer Chris Montan.
Directed by Vicky Jenson (Shrek, Shark Tale) and written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin (Mulan) and Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), Spellbound follows a young girl who must break the spell that has split her kingdom in two.
Menken is known for his award-winning work on Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors, Pocahontas, Newsies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted and Tangled. His work also includes the onstage musicals Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol, A Bronx Tale and Sister Act as well as adaptations of his film work including Newsies.
"Alan Menken's music defines a generation and is loved by audiences around the world," said Jenson. "From day one, we knew this magical world would be full of music, and we knew only Alan could bring it to life. With Glenn and Chris onboard, their combined creativity adds so much depth and complexity to the emotions of our characters and this very unique story. It is a true honor to collaborate with this team."
"I'm thrilled to be united with so many talented collaborators and very much look forward to working with Vicky Jenson, Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin," said Menken. "Spellbound promises to be quite unique and inspiring."
Slater is a Grammy-winning lyricist who has partnered with Menken on a number of projects including the animated films Tangled and Home on the Range; Broadway's Sister Act, The Little Mermaid and A Bronx Tale; as well as songs for the television series Galavant. He has previously teamed with Andrew Lloyd Webber on Love Never Dies and School of Rock. In addition to his Grammy, Slater has also been nominated for three Tony Awards, two Emmys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
A 30-year vet, Montan is a Grammy-winning music producer and former President of Walt Disney Music where he was responsible for all Disney and Pixar animated features, all Disney Theatrical stage productions and music for the Walt Disney Theme Parks and Resorts worldwide. During his tenure, soundtracks for ten of the studio's theatrical releases were certified multi-platinum and he garnered the studio 42 Oscar nominations for music with 16 wins.
Alessio, è lo stesso film di cui avevamo parlato qua:
Qui si ricompone la squadra Disneyana dei tempi passati.
E a scriverlo c'è Linda Woolverton (che è assolutamente bravissima nelle sue sceneggiature... adoriamo come scrive Linda)...
La storia, musical e di stampo fiabesco, sembra ricordare i film passati della disney... che Lasseter (ora alla Skydance) voglia rendere questa casa di produzione la "nuova" Disney, così come ha cercato di rendere la Disney la "nuova" Pixar? Chissà...
comunque è una buona cosa.
Speriamo che il film sia bello e all'altezza delle premesse...
Sta nascendo un nuovo avversario nel settore animazione...? Comunque sono Anni che si formano studi nuovi, è diventato difficile stare dietro a tutte le produzioni animate odierne, negli anni 90 erano in 3/4 a produrre film animati, prima di quegli anni anche meno! Ora fa gola come business, ci investono più volentieri...
Scusate veu, c'è un modo per unire i due topic? Non ero a conoscenza dell'altra conversazione.
Purtroppo, non essendo moderatori di sezione, non possiamo farlo.
Vediamo se qualcuno può, al massimo chiediamo a Pan che comunque ci legge sempre
Da https://deadline.com/2020/07/paramount-skydance-animation-spellbound-luck-2022-scheduled-1202990193/
Paramount Dates Skydance's 'Spellbound' & 'Luck' For 2022
Skydance and Paramount Pictures announced the release dates for two animated features today: Spellbound which will open worldwide on Nov. 11, 2022 and Luck on Feb. 18, 2022.
Spellbound and Luck will be co-financed by Paramount. Luck reps the first title from Skydance Animation.
President of Skydance Animation Holly Edwards said, "Luck and Spellbound create rich worlds and compelling characters that we know will resonate with audiences everywhere. It's incredibly exciting to see our team of legendary creatives working around the clock and across the globe to bring these pictures to life."
"Luck and Spellbound mark the next phase of Skydance and Paramount's commitment to feature animation for the theatrical experience," said Paramount's President of Domestic Distribution, Chris Aronson. "These films not only continue our longstanding relationship with Skydance, but, along with Paramount Animation's own upcoming films, mean we will be releasing event-level animated films for years to come."
Spellbound, set in a world of magic where a young girl must break the spell that has split her kingdom in two, reunites director Vicky Jenson (Shrek, winner of the first-ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature and the Academy Award-nominated Shark Tale) with her Shrek producer David Lipman, who has recently joined the project.
Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin (Mulan) and Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King), whose work has earned her an Olivier Award, a Tony Nomination and the designation of Writers Guild of America West's Animation Writers Caucus lifetime achievement honoree.
As previously announced, eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas) is writing the original score and songs. Menken has won more competitive Academy Awards than any living person and is also the recipient of numerous other awards including Golden Globes, Grammys, Drama Desk Awards and a Tony.
Grammy Award-winner Glenn Slater (Tangled) has been tapped to pen the lyrics. In addition to his Grammy, Slater has also been nominated for three Tony Awards, two Emmys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Grammy Award-winner Chris Montan (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen) serves as executive music producer.
Luck, directed by Peggy Holmes (Secret of the Wings, The Pirate Fairy), features the unluckiest girl alive who stumbles upon the never-before-seen world of good and bad luck and must join with magical creatures to uncover a force more powerful than even luck itself.
Led by John Lasseter and Edwards, Skydance Animation features full production capabilities across two continents, with more than 350 creatives based in Los Angeles and Madrid. In addition to its roster of feature films, Skydance Animation has a slate of soon-to-be-announced high-end television series in various stages of development.
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UpdateVel all the dynamic collision objects (effectively all rigid bodies); includes something like vel += gravity * timestep;UpdateVel all the RayCollidersRayTestPrivate all the RayCollidersDo collision detection --> populate a list of ContactPointsDoUpdateAction all the persistent PhysicsConstraints (e.g. JointConstraint) and collect them in a list of PhysicsConstraintsDoUpdateAction all the ContactPoints and add them to the list as well magic anti-penetration displacement directly modifies pos hereSolve the constraint graph (i.e. repeatedly DoConstraintAction all the PhysicsConstraints in the list we just built) modifies vel to keep objects from going through each other, etc.UpdatePos all the dynamic collision objects includes something like pos += vel * timestepUpdatePos all the RayColliders
Vec3 dv = GetRelativeLocalVelocity(); // i.e. the difference between the local velocities of each object at the pointfloat nvdot = Vec3::Dot(normal, dv);if nvdot < adhesion_threshold: Vec3 normal_nvdot = normal * nvdot; // normal force aka restitution float use_restitution_coeff = nvdot < bounce_threshold ? restitution_coeff : 1.0f; Vec3 restitution_impulse = rlv_to_impulse * normal_nvdot * -use_restitution_coeff; // friction Vec3 full_friction_impulse = rlv_to_impulse * (normal_nvdot - dv); float fric_fraction = min(1.0f, fric_coeff * restitution_impulse.ComputeMagnitude() / full_friction_impulse.ComputeMagnitude()); // apply computed impulses Vec3 apply_impulse = restitution_impulse + full_friction_impulse * fric_fraction; ApplyImpulse(apply_impulse); if apply_impulse.ComputeMagnitude() > impulse_threshold: wake up adjacent constraint edges in the constraint graph
a.vel += impulse / a.mass;b.vel -= impulse / b.mass;a.angular_vel += Mat3::Inverse(a.moi) * Vec3::Cross(impulse, pos - a.com);b.angular_vel -= Mat3::Inverse(b.moi) * Vec3::Cross(impulse, pos - b.com);
no sinking into each other
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if fabs(nvdot) < adhesion_threshold
float use_restitution_coeff = nvdot < bounce_threshold ? restitution_coeff: 1.0f
Vec3 restitution_impulse = rlv_to_impulse * normal_vector * (-1)*use_restitution_coeff)
float fric_fraction = min(1.0f, fric_coeff*|restitution_impulse|/|full_friction_impulse|)
float fric_fraction = min(1.0f, fric_coeff * sqrtf(restitution_impulse.ComputeMagnitudeSquared() / full_friction_impulse.ComputeMagnitudeSquared()));
Re: absolute value: nope; a negative nvdot indicates the objects are moving toward each other, and therefore I should do something to keep them from going through each other. The small positive "adhesion threshold" is just a hack I came up with to eliminate jitter. More on that at the end of this post.
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Americans are still getting fatter, according to a new report issued by two public health groups.
In the past year, obesity rates rose in 16 states and fell in none, according to the eighth annual "F As In Fat" report, prepared jointly by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Twelve states now have obesity rates of 30% or more, led by Mississippi at 34.4%, the report says. That's up from a single state over 30% four years ago.
On the other hand, only 11 states and the District of Columbia had rates under 25%, down from 19 three years ago.
Only one state remains below 20%, the report says -- Colorado is at 19.8%.
"There was a clear tipping point in our national weight gain over the last twenty years," according to Jeff Levi, PhD, executive director of the Trust for America's Health.
The swollen numbers are having an effect on the health of Americans, with marked increases in diabetes and hypertension, the report says.
"We can't afford to ignore the impact obesity has on our health and corresponding health care spending," Levi said in a statement.
The report is issued yearly by the two groups, but this is the first time it has looked at trends in obesity, according to a news release accompanying the report.
Among the findings:
- In 1991, no state had more than 15% of its people classed as obese, with a body mass index of 30 or more.
- In 2011, 38 states have obesity rates higher than 25% percent – more than one out of three.
- Since 1995, obesity rates have doubled in seven states and increased by at least 90% in another 10.
- Nine of the top 10 states in obesity rates are in the South – in order after Mississippi, they are Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Arkansas. Michigan is number 10 on the obesity scale.
It's a "debilitating and costly epidemic," said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The information in the report "should spur us all" to develop ways to reverse the growing problem, Lavizzo-Mourey said in a statement.
Aside from the state-by-state data, the report also found ethnic, racial and socioeconomic variations in obesity:
- Among adult blacks, obesity rates were higher than 40% in 15 states, higher than 35% in 35, and higher than 30% in 42 states and the District of Columbia.
- Among Latinos, rates were above 35% in four states and 30% or more in 23.
- At the same time, adult obesity rates among whites were higher than 30% in only four states and nowhere higher than 32.1%.
- Nearly 33% of those who didn't finish high school are obese, but only 21.5% of those who graduated from college or technical college.
- Among those who earned less than $15,000 a year, more than 33% were obese, compared with 24.6% of those who earned at least $50,000 annually.
Among other things, the report urges more money for obesity prevention, tough standards for school lunches and other foods sold to children outside of school meal programs, and implementation of strategies to increase physical activity.