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Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been adapted and extended into virtually every media yet conceived by humankind — if more advanced species elsewhere in the galaxy are able to plug the story directly into their brains, they haven't yet shared the technology with us earthlings. Back on Earth, Adams personally wrote the radio series (which many of those involved consider the definitive ur text), novels, a television series, and computer game. Although nowhere near the level of cultural saturation of its rough contemporary Star Wars, it is fair to state that it is something personally beloved by millions, but also a rather valuable franchise that placed quite a burden upon its creator. Like George Lucas, Adams spent the rest of his life shepherding and protecting, and yes, profiting off Hitchhiker's.
If you're just joining our trilogy (in three parts… so far) on Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, don't miss Part One, on its highly improbable leap from radio to TV.
Before and after Adams' untimely death in 2001 — not that there is such a thing as a timely death — Hitchikers enjoyed a complex parallel existence in stage shows, licensed merchandise (including towels and rubber duckies), and additional written works by other authors. The now-superstar author Neil Gaiman's second book Don't Panic — only slightly less humble than his first, a Duran Duran hagiography — was a combination biography of Adams and history of Hitchhiker's as a whole, cleverly written in a reverent pastiche of Adams' own style. DC Comics adapted the original stories into comics form 1993-1997, after which things went relatively quiet until a 2005 feature film failed to catch on with American movie goers. Director Garth Jennings's movie has many flaws, the largest of which may simply have been showing up too late to the fading Hitchhiker's party. But much of the casting is inarguably excellent, particularly Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent and the voices of Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman as The Guide and Marvin the Paranoid Android, respectively. The movie may have failed to reignite fan fervor at its peak, but the neverending trilogy got even longer when the Adams estate posthumously authorized a sixth prose novel by Artemis Fowl creator Eoin Colfer in 2009.
But the vast influence of Adams' original works is incalculable. I can't speak to his influence in his home country, but he was an integral component of the holy trinity for a particular strain of Anglophile geeks growing up in America in the 1970s and 80s: Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the holy Doctor Who, forever and ever amen. Rolling Stone magazine gave away 3,000 free copies of the first novel in 1981, guaranteeing countless young unsuccessful bands called Disaster Area, one successful band called Level 42, and a generation of college kids heeding Ford Prefect's sage advice to enjoy "Six pints of bitter, and quickly please, the world's about to end." The BCC television comedy Red Dwarf is a direct descendant (albeit, if anything, even more bitterly bleak and nihilistic). As a cultural institution, Hitchhiker's was still hip enough in 1997 to inspire the Radiohead song title "Paranoid Android".
Adams, together with fellow imp Tom Baker, forever stamped Doctor Who with its signature blend of hard science, absurdist humor, and barely submerged darkness. The ideal recipe is still debated to this day, perhaps most evident in Christopher Eccleston's particularly bipolar vision of the character as swinging wildly between anguished and giddy — at once grieving his complicity in the death of his entire species, but not so despairing that he couldn't fall in love with a cute young blonde earthling named Rose Tyler (The Doctor! In love! Almost as unthinkable as the romantic misadventures that would befall Arthur after the largely sexless early installments of Hitchhiker's). But in 1979, for those British fans that preferred wit & whimsy over reversing the polarity of the neutron flow, they could switch the telly over to BBC Two to watch The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
As my frequent Doctor Who asides above prove, it's virtually impossible to discuss Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy without a few detours into Whovian matters — not least because Fifth Doctor Peter Davison famously cameos in the television series as the exceptionally rare (and chatty) steak served at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. I first read the novels as a kid, completely unaware of their radio or TV incarnations. I quite literally pictured Ford Prefect as The Doctor (specifically, the highly eccentric Tom Baker's unforgettable performance as the Fourth Doctor). When my local PBS affiliate finally ran the TV series, I was quite disappointed to find that David Dixon is very nearly the physical opposite of Baker; and not nearly as… well, alien.
Trillian, who appears for the first time in episode two, was another huge disappointment. Whether by her own acting choices, contemporary cultural mores, or the whims of a randy costume department, actress Sandra Dickinson pitches the character as even dumber and more sexed up than a typical Doctor Who companion, which is really saying something (thankfully, 21st Century Who Girls generally enjoy much more substantial characterization). She and Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox both sport exaggerated American accents that make me scratch my head as much as our silliest mock British accents must irritate actual Britons (addendum: I have since learned that Dickinson is actually American, so I don't know what it means that her accent sounded fake to me). Dickinson would later marry Davison, and their daughter Georgia Moffett would in turn wed actor David Tennant (making the Fifth Doctor the Tenth Doctor's father-in-law — and this is without any real-life time travel). It's as if Adams is still working beyond the grace as the behind-the-scenes matchmaker keeping it all in the Doctor Who family — and I haven't even gotten around to discussing Lalla Ward and Richard Dawkins yet.
But the single greatest repercussion of Hitchhiker's has nothing to do with Radiohead songs, the relative eccentricity of Doctor Who leading men, or spinoff merchandise. It is, simply, the Apple iPhone. Allow me to be approximately the millionth person to point out that the eponymous guide itself has since become a very real thing, collecting lint in the bathrobe pockets of millions of Earthlings. It took a number of iterations of numerous interlocking components for it to happen, and it's not hard to imagine that Adams was a direct influence on the visionary nerds that invented and assembled them. Computers were networked together in the 1960s, an infinite number of Ford Prefects began to crowd-source Wikipedia in 2001, and then devices small enough to carry all of this around began to appear in the 1990s (I remember really lusting after the magical Palm VII, which was capable of retrieving your email out of thin air). These elements finally came together in 2007 with the first truly usable portable information device, Apple's iPhone — an invention I'm sure Adams would agree is more useful than even the towel. Wikipedia's theoretically infinite hyperlinked database full of persistently and instantly available information proved about as reliable as the Hitchhiker's Guide, loaded as it is with dense entries on fripperies like where to find the finest Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster, while having little comment on an entire lifebearing planet like, say, Earth. To quote the first edition: "Harmless." Second, extensively revised & expanded edition: "Mostly harmless."
So what is it that makes Hitchhiker's so enduringly popular? It's not too difficult to decode its DNA: Adams' involvement in Cambridge University sketch comedy groups, his writing collaborations with Graham Chapman of Monty Python, and his appreciation of classic science fiction (particularly Kurt Vonnegut and the British institution Doctor Who). But Hitchhiker's is not a sequel, parody, adaptation, or pastiche of anything in particular. Although it plays with many tropes of science fiction, it was a genuinely new thing. Adams had the following to say of American TV audiences, but I think it's valid as a universal statement:
"Audiences in the US (through no fault of their own) are treated as complete idiots by the people who make programmes. And when you've been treated as an idiot for so long you tend to respond that way. But when given something with a bit more substance they tend to breathe a deep sigh of relief and say 'Thank God for that!'"–Douglas Adams, quoted in Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman, page 94
Adams gave people something with a bit more substance, and they seized upon it. His ideas were so original that Adams spent most of his latter career patiently explaining where they came from. NPR's Marc Hirsh has a more pessimistic take, equating James Cameron's recent announcement that he would only make films set in the Avatar universe to the trap that Adams found himself in:
[Adams] spent the last 23 years of his life, starting from the original 1978 radio broadcast, continually rewriting the same story over and over for different media. And as much as I love the books and have enjoyed many of the different iterations, I can't help but think that that's an almost tragic waste of talent.Marc Hirsh, NPR
True, he must have been frustrated to not be able to move beyond Hitchhiker's for most of his career, but one need only look at bookstore shelves today to see almost everything he wrote still happily in print, including two novels in a new series starring holistic detective Dirk Gently. Writing and managing the Hitchhiker's empire was evidently a slow and painful task for him, and he wasted a lot of time struggling to bring Hitchhiker's to BBC TV and Hollywood, with mixed results. But outside of his nominal career as a writer, he would seem to have lived a rich life full of close friends (including luminaries as diverse as Richard Dawkins and Dave Gilmour), good deeds (q.v. his book Last Chance to See, on endangered species), and thinking deep thoughts.
Thanks for reading Part Two of our trilogy (in three parts… so far) on Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Don't miss Part One, on its highly improbable leap from radio to TV, and Part Three, on its status as gateway drug for many future atheists.


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Welcome. This website is shared by the BRG (Bellenden Residents' Group) and SRUG (Southwark Rail Users Group). The topics are linked to those covered on the Peckham Vision website and also on Facebook and twitter - please follow. Join the Peckham Vision mailing list - email@example.com - and give your street name to receive information about Bellenden issues.
The BRG is a community group run by local residents. The aim is to develop a network of people in the neighbourhood who can communicate easily on matters of mutual local interest. The area covered is the Rye Lane West neighbourhood, incorporating the Bellenden neighbourhood: see the map. This is the SE15 area west of Rye Lane, south of Peckham High Street and Peckham Road, and runs up to the SE5 and SE22 borders, and overlaps with the south west part of Peckham town centre. See the map for the streets covered. Click here to see the BRG pages.
The main focus is around Planning and traffic issues:
Click on topic headings in left column to see more.
Other developing topics include local traffic issues, and a collection of pictures, material and comments about the history of this neighbourhood.
SRUG is a group for local rail users of routes and stations in mid-central Southwark, serving Peckham Rye, Nunhead, South Bermondsey, Queens Road, Denmark Hill, East Dulwich, North Dulwich. See these stations on the diagram. The aims are to learn enough about the local rail system to make informed comments and secure improvements to stations and services. Click here to see the SRUG pages.

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How the Atlassian Acquisition of Bitbucket Changes Things
A while back I posted about selecting and implementing a source control system for Project Greenfield. I outlined how I came to the decision to use Mercurial (Hg) and so far I have been very pleased with my decision.
One of the key factors in my decision was Bitbucket, an online repository service that I am using as a central source control server. The original free service came with a single private repository, not exactly ideal for an ISV, so I purchased an account that gave me a handful of private repositories and more storage space. At a few dollars a month the price was more than reasonable.
Yesterday, however, they announced that Bitbucket has been acquired by Atlassian, a development and tooling company. Naturally, I was immediately concerned, but this turns out to be really good news.
What's Changed
The most important change is this: small accounts like mine are now free.
Bitbucket's pricing scheme was based on the number of private repositories and storage space, but under Atlassian the pricing is all about users. An entry level account is for 5 users and includes unlimited public and private repositories with unlimited storage space.
According to the website, a user is defined as "Someone with read or write access to one of your private repositories." This means that most small development shops won't have to pay anything. I think that is just awesome.
What if I'm not so small?
Another great bit (pun intended) of news is that the price for pay accounts is very small. A 10 user account is only $10/month, 25 users is $20/month, 50 users is $40/month, and for $80/month you can have unlimited users. Again, this includes unlimited private repositories and unlimited storage space. In my mind those prices are great regardless of your team size. They also have an introductory offer: if you sign up for a 10user account before Oct. 3rd your first year will be free.
How does this affect Open Source projects?
Since users are only counted for private repositories, you can have unlimited users on public repositories. This means you should be able to manage any open source project on the standard free 5 users account.
What about Github?
This change got me thinking about Github. When I was selecting a DVCS I almost chose Git because of Github even though everything else had me leaning towards Mercurial. In my research it seemed people were more fanatical about Github than Git itself and I really wanted hosted repositories. In the end it was finding Bitbucket that finalized my choice.
The only reason I even bring this up is I wonder if this will be a game changer for Github. When I signed up, Bitbucket and Github prices were practically identical. Will people researching DVCS begin choosing Hg over Git because Bitbucket is now free? Github pricing is still based on the number of private repositories, will it change its pricing model?
Github already has unlimited free public repositories and "collaborators", so I don't see this affecting the open source crowd. And I certainly don't think people will be switching from Git to Hg because of this: it's the new adopters I'm curious about. It just seems to me that Github will have to do something to respond to this: I'll be curious to see how it plays out.


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For those of you still living in the past–as past when Hillsborough Hog Day took place in late June–remember that the event moved to May as of last year… and will be held THIS weekend. The festivities kick off Friday night in suddenly almost-hip historic downtown Hillsborough, and the main shindig is on Saturday. Visit the website for details: http://hillsboroughchamber.com/hog-day/. Sure, the food is a bunch of mediocre, primarily gas-cooked swine, but it's damn fun anyway so check it out. And don't feel too bad if you pass on the BBQ sandwiches in favor of a giant turkey leg, gyro or other carnival food staple… or if you want some real, wood-cooked BBQ then make a short side trip to the Hillsborough BBQ Company just a few blocks west of the festival.
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EPA Signs Agreement with Army Corps, Dept. of Energy to Ensure Cleanup of Middlesex, NJ Site
Release Date: 10/13/2009
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(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Department of Energy (DOE) covering federal facilities, which details responsibilities for the cleanup of a contaminated site in Middlesex, New Jersey. The federal facilities agreement specifies that USACE is responsible for cleaning up the site and DOE is responsible for long-term surveillance after the cleanup. The property was used by the Atomic Energy Commission as part of the nation's early atomic energy program to handle various radioactive ores.
"This agreement will ensure that the contamination resulting from past activities at the site is extensively investigated," said George Pavlou, Acting Regional Administrator. "An agreement like this makes it possible to have a comprehensive and thorough cleanup, so that the surrounding community and the environment are protected."
From 1943 to 1967, the Middlesex site was used by the Atomic Energy Commission to sample, store, test, and transfer ores containing uranium, thorium, and beryllium. The site was placed in the custody of DOE in 1980. Investigations conducted by DOE at the site identified several contaminants, including uranium, radium, arsenic, chromium, lead and volatile organic compounds, in the soil, sediments, ground water beneath the site, and surface water moving through the site.
DOE took a series of actions in the 1980s to clean up portions of the site, including excavating some of the contaminated soil from surrounding properties and the nearby Middlesex Municipal Landfill. This soil was temporarily stored at the site and removed and properly disposed of in the late 1990s. In 1997, responsibility for further investigation and cleanup activities was transferred to USACE, which currently oversees and monitors the site. EPA added the Middlesex Sampling Plant site to the National Priorities List in 1999.
The USACE conducted studies on both the site soil and the ground water. The final cleanup plan for the contaminated soil was chosen in September 2005 and included excavation and off-site disposal of the contaminated soil to levels that would allow for residential use. The soil excavation was completed in the spring of 2008 with a final inspection performed by EPA and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in July 2008. USACE is currently collecting additional water samples for the second phase of the cleanup, which will deal with the ground water contamination. The additional sampling will help to fully develop alternatives for remediation of the ground water.
Interested members of the public are encouraged to comment on the agreement during the 45-day public comment period, which ends on November 23, 2009. Comments should be submitted in writing Helen Shannon, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway New York, New York 10007-1866, (212) 637-4260, email@example.com. Written comments submitted to EPA by the close of the public comment period will be considered.
The agreement is available at: https://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/middlesex/index.html.
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Increasing numbers of UW Bothell students are studying abroad each year. Study abroad is shown to be a high-impact activity that correlates positively with graduation rates and post-graduate success, by helping students develop skills such as adaptability, intercultural communication, and problem-solving.
A recent article published in Inside Higher Ed summarizes broadly reproduced research showing that students who study abroad are more likely to graduate on time. Learn more about the latest education abroad research by visiting the Center for Global Education website.
A number of different study abroad program options are available that vary in location, purpose and duration. All approved programs earn academic credit towards degree completion and are eligible for financial aid and scholarships.
Studying abroad does require some additional costs, like airfare and international travel insurance, but it can be affordable. With advance planning, financial aid and scholarships, most students can afford to incorporate an international experience into their university education.
Here is a sample cost comparison of studying abroad vs. studying at UWB during Winter Quarter 2013. Program costs vary widely depending on duration and location.
Links to foreign travel resources from the US State Department's Consular Information Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The University of Washington has several resources to assist faculty, staff and students overseas on university-related business or study abroad programs in case of an international emergency. The efforts are coordinated across all three campuses by the International Travel & Security Manager in the Global Affairs Office.
Study abroad program search
Study abroad programs offered at all UW campuses are available to UW Bothell students
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Abd al-Latif al-Kanou, Ambassador David Friedman, Bible prophecy, CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE, Day of Independence, Ezekiel 38 war, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Iran nuclear threat, ISLAM, Israel's 70th Anniversary, Jerusalem capital of Israel, last days Bible prophecy, Luciferian globalists, May 14 1948, Nakba, Now Prophecy, Now Prophecy Wordpress, Palestinian Liberation Organization, PLO, President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prophecy, Prophet Zechariah, Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat, Times of Israel, TimesofIsrael.com, US Embassy moves to Jerusalem, Yom Ha'atzmaut, יום העצמאות
Prime Minister Netanyahu's response to President Trump's declaration on December 6, 2017
President Trump's administration announced on Friday that the United States Embassy will move to Jerusalem in May 2018, to coincide with Israel's 70th Anniversary.
The US State Department said to The Times of Israel,
"We are planning to open the new US Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May. The embassy opening will coincide with Israel's 70th Anniversary."
Israel's Day of Independence (יום העצמאות) was May 14, 1948. The opening of the new embassy in Jerusalem will likely be celebrated on that day (Yom Ha'atzmaut [Independence Day] lands on April 19th this year on the Hebrew calendar.)
Initially, US diplomats said the opening of the new embassy in Jerusalem could take at least a year, if not several years. Ambassador David Friedman has advocated for moving the embassy as soon as possible.
Palestinians, true to their nature, have announced that the US Embassy move to Jerusalem is "provocative."
Isn't everything pertaining to Jerusalem "provocative" to Muslims?
The Word of God tells us concerning the last days,
"In that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it" Zechariah 12:3.
Hamas has already warned there will be an "explosion" in the region.
Hay, Hamas, who cares? Give us a reason to blow you off the planet, you maniacal Muslim terrorists!
This is one flaw that our leaders have across the board, way too much tolerance. When a group of people are consistently threatening to blow people up, and when they actually do blow people up, they should be rounded up and sent to a gated compound so they don't hurt or threaten anyone else ever again. This is what rational people would do.
The civilized nations of the world need to herd these Muslim terrorists up together and shut them inside of one nation and let them argue and kill each other all they want, but not the rest of us!
Until President Trump took office, the leaders of the US have participated in a Luciferian globalist move to allow Islam to martyr Christians, even their children, and infiltrate the major nations of the world, partly for monetary gain, and partly for depopulation.
The Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat said that the planned date of the US Embassy move coincides with the Palestinian Nakba anniversary, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, meaning Israel's independence is the PLO catastrophe.
Erekat said,
"This decision affirms that the US administration has removed itself from playing any sponsorship role in the peace process. Because of such decisions, the US has become part of the problem and therefore can't be part of any solution."
Erekat knows full well that nothing in the world, outside of the complete annihilation of Israel, will give them any peace. What a lying sack of gas!
In the Gaza Strip, Hamas spokesman Abd al-Latif al-Kanou said,
"The decision will not give Israel any legitimacy, nor will it change anything in the city. This decision will serve as a trigger for an explosion of the entire region in the face of Israel."
We already know that whatever anyone does to benefit Israel will cause Muslim-men-babies to throw temper tantrums.
Albeit, the following prophecy was pronounced thousands of years ago against the nations that would come against Jerusalem:
"This shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem, their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth" Zechariah 14:12.
Well, Muslim-men-babies, it appears that you are going to throw one temper tantrum too many, and then the Creator of all nuclear power is going to let you have it!
In this hour, the US embassy move to Jerusalem, along with Iran's nuclear threat, will collectively lead to the Ezekiel 38 war of Bible prophecy.
Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth (Revelation 20:12-15)? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.
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World Fantasy Convention 2011
I'm just back from a whistlestop tour of the West Coast of the US, one of the highlights of which was a long and fascinating weekend at the World Fantasy Convention in San Diego. In the way of these things it wasn't an experience that's really amenable to description, but I met a lot of great people, caught a couple of terrific panels (the conversation between Connie Willis and Neil Gaiman was a real highlight) and learned a lot.
As usual it was the conversations that mattered, not least the chance to catch up with old friends like Garth Nix, Sean Williams and (although we don't go back as far) Jonathan Strahan and Liza Trombi (of Locus), but also the opportunity to meet new people such as Sean E. Williams (or Evil Sean as we came to know him) and Damien Walter.
But in an odd way the real highlight was meeting the Australian contingent, which included people like Alison Goodman, Alisa Krasnostein and Deborah Biancotti.
The Convention was also the occasion for the announcement of the 2011 World Fantasy Awards, which saw the prize for Best Novel go to Nnedi Okorafor for Who Fears Death, the prize for Best Short Story Collection go to Karen Joy Fowler's fabulous What I Didn't See and Other Stories (which is still easily one of the best things I've read this year), and the prize for Best Novella go to Elizabeth
Bear's Hand's strange, sad and entirely lovely The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon.
I've not read the Okorafor, but I'm interested to, not least because it edged out both Lauren Beukes' Zoo City (a book I've raved about before) and Guy Gavriel Kay's lapidary Under Heaven.
But in a way the award I was most pleased by was the Special Award Non-Professional, which went to Australia's own Alisa Krasnostein for her work with Twelfth Planet Press. If you'd like to know more about Alisa and her work you might want to check out the profile that ran recently in Locus.
The Awards Banquet was also distinguished by a very, very funny speech by Toastmaster Connie Willis, the video of which is below. The quality's not great, but the good stuff begins around 19:10 (or if you'd like to hear Neil Gaiman and Peter S. Beagle you can play it from the beginning).


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Hello all!
Our beloved TCM film festival starts tomorrow but I thought that I would give you a heads' up on a few points of interest!
One question that is asked every year is: How many of these films are being shown ON FILM?
To a film archivist and preservationist such as myself, this is a critical question and very important thing to ask. While it is absolutely true that each time a print is shown we lose a generation and the ability to locate prints of many films is not a piece of cake (if it was, you wouldn't need archivists! TOTAL SHAMELESS PLUG FOR MY PROFESSION), there are so many beautiful prints out there and one of the things that I love the most about TCMFF is how much film, ACTUAL FILM, they project every year.
I really believe that the fabulous programmers and hardworking folks at TCM really make it a point to put as much 35mm and 70mm into the festival as possible and this year is no exception. In fact, if anything, this year is even more exceptioNAL in that sense. There is one session that discusses the birth of Technicolor (something all classic film fans are familiar with but not too many know enough about) and one session where films will be HAND-CRANKED, the way films used ta be, back in the beginning!
And yes- the theme this year is his/her-story according to Hollywood. But they didn't *have to* include these panels/screenings as part of the festival. Film history didn't have to be there. There are certainly enough historically-based classic films to have 3 TCM Film Festivals. Trust me, as someone who has programmed before, I can tell you THAT. And anyone who has any familiarity with classic cinema would rightly agree.
In my role as TCM social producer this year, I want to celebrate what they do for film preservation and restoration. By continuing to show 35mm and 70mm prints for features, by showcasing 16mm, 8mm and other small-gauge in the "Home Movies Panel" with Lynne Kirste and Randy Haberkamp, TCMFF supports the fact that this is a format that is worth seeing and loving. In fact, some of the films shown (Too Late for Tears for example) may be projected on brand-new prints! You never know!
In this post, I am going to let you know what films are going to be showing this year at the TCM Film Festival on film. Feel free to tweet at me (@sinaphile) or comment if I have left any titles out. I think this should be pretty full. I feel that, in favor of projectionists everywhere, as audience-folk, always be appreciative of those awesome ladies & gentlemen in the booth. They're working hard for ya and caring for those reels. Many of these prints come with VERY strict guidelines on how they are to be handled so that they remain in as good of condition as they are and will remain playable for years to come and the folks who are playing them are gonna do their best to make sure that they get shown beautifully. And entirely for our pleasure. HOW SPOILED ARE WE???
So let's get on with the show!! Also- please note- I would say…screening location is subject to change. So these are based on the schedule as it is today, 3/25/2015. Please rely on the TCMFF schedule routing information as it is given to you and as you are directed by the lovely TCM humans. And be nice to them. They are awesome. And work super hard to make this run smoothly!
DAWN OF TECHNICOLOR panel/screening – 9:00 am, The Egyptian Theater
Hollywood Home Movies – 6:00 – Club TCM at The Hollywood Roosevelt
>>Highly recommend attending this due to the exciting "behind the scenes" coolness factor! Various formats, various movie folks, various amazing things to see! If you can "Home Movie" it, do it!
RETURN OF THE DREAM MACHINE: HAND CRANKED PROJECTOR SHOW (1902-1913) – hand cranked films from the early part of film history!!! You are cheating yourself if you miss out on this one!! Click on the link above for more information. – (d. various, 105m, 35mm) – 9:30 PM, Chinese Multiplex House 6
I hope that this list helps all of you who are looking for the "what's on film" films. As someone who loves handling film and adores film as a format and a way to watch stories being told, I am beyond excited to see so many wonderful narratives being projected this year.
It is absolutely and unquestionably a part of the history of Hollywood therefore it is only right that it should be such a beautiful and magnificent presence at the TCM Film Festival, 2015, as it has been each year.
Please stay tuned for another post that will celebrate the fantastic digital restorations being screened and discuss the importance that they have to our cinematic culture and to the TCM Film Festival as well.


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I tried to stay up late last night to catch the happenings in Texas at NECC but by 1.00am my eyes were not cooperating. Urgently needed sleep so listened to my body and obeyed. Always wise!
Managed to catch a keynote live this morning Melbourne time. Wasn't even aware they had scheduled a keynote for what would have been evening in the US. Derral Garrison had set up a ustream of James Surowiecki delivering his presentation based on his book, 'The Wisdom of Crowds'. I discovered the link late so started watching halfway through the presentation. This is his understanding of what makes a wise crowd (from Wikipedia)
Four elements required to form a wise crowd
Not all crowds (groups) are wise. Consider, for example, mobs or crazed investors in a stock market bubble. Refer to Failures of crowd intelligence (below) for more examples of unwise crowds. According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:
- Diversity of opinion
- Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.
- Independence
- People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them.
- Decentralization
- People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.
- Aggregation
Some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision.
When I came in he was discussing the problems of existing in an echo chamber – the idea that we function in conversations with like minded people and as a result we reinforce each other's beliefs. He stated the importance of having people who act as devil's advocates -people who challenge ideas and get us evaluating our ideas and thinking through concepts with an open mind. When he started talking about the echo chamber my ears pricked up. When I started blogging John Connell wrote a comment welcoming me as a new voice to the conversations – he said something to the effect that it is always nice to have a new blogger enter the fray as it brings new ideas to the table and helps broaden the echo chamber that is the edublogger world. While I was watching from the fringes (hate the word lurking- horrible connatations and not a fair description in my opinion) I had assumed the edublogger world was huge and that I would never gain a voice. I don't think my voice is terribly significant, but I've found I do have one and the edublogger world is not as huge as I imagined.
One of the things I'm noticing in blog posts I've read about the conference is the number of 'names' (read influential bloggers) who are bemoaning the fact that there are more parties in the discussion now and it's getting harder to have the kind of in depth discussions like they had at edubloggercon last year. Isn't this just an indication of exactly what they have been expousing about the adoption of technology for connective purposes. As people switch on to the transformative power of making connections we are going to see more people enter the conversations. We need to embrace the ideas coming from these new entrants and welcome them, not make them feel like newcomers on the block- it may well be that they can serve as devil's advocates, challenge the thinking and lead us in new directions.
Vicki Davis was using Cover it live to feed observations out from the keynote -worth reading as a reply on her blog . You can catch the keynote in replay (I think) by visiting the NECC site.
I'd recommend you all having a read of Silvia Tolisano's recent post, 'Who would listen'. She talks a bit about the types of things that are synonomous with the idea of an echo chamber. It was a thought provoking post. I should have left a comment because it's been in my mind for awhile now. Another one to have a read of would be Steve Dembo's post 'When does average Joe become Joe expert?' Both of these posts reflect on names in the blogosphere and our tendancy to listen to what they have to say because they have established a name for themselves.
I saw a comment after the keynote from someone who said it wasn't relevant to education. I think it is really relevant. We have to be aware that when we immerse ourselves with like minded people we can lose perspective. My comment in the ustream chat was that many of us work in schools where we are the one of the few voices suggesting change and the only place we find like minded people in in our PLNs. If we spend a lot of time online we run some risk? of seeing things through the rose coloured glasses we don.
Food for thought anyway.


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Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's advantage in the race for the White House and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Tuesday.
With the November 6 election four weeks away, Romney and Obama each command 45 percent, the daily tracking poll found.
The Democrat held a steady lead in the poll for most of September, but Romney narrowed the gap following a strong debate performance last week. Obama had been leading by 2 percentage points in the last poll on Sunday.
The poll reflects a closely divided electorate and a sluggish economy, Ipsos pollster Cliff Young said.
"It's a much tighter race and Romney became much more presidential in people's eyes," Young said. "Things are probably back to where they should be."
Romney's improved prospects have shown up in other polls, after the former Massachusetts governor launched aggressive criticism of his rival's economic record during the debate in Denver.
Obama's advantage had already started to fade before the debate as Romney recovered from a series of campaign missteps.
The online survey of 1,157 likely voters was conducted between October 5 and October 9. The precision of Reuters/Ipsos polls is measured using a credibility interval, which in this case was plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
Among a larger sample of 1,370 registered voters, Obama led by 3 percentage points, 45 percent to 42 percent.
Voters' personal views of Romney improved across a wide range of attributes following the debate, the poll found.
By a margin of 38 percent to 34 percent, registered voters now say that Romney is more likely than Obama to be effective in Washington.
The two candidates are now essentially tied when voters are asked whether they are tough enough and smart enough for the job, whether they have the right values, and whether they will protect American jobs. Obama had previously led Romney on these questions.
Obama is still viewed as more likeable, more eloquent and more empathetic than Romney by wide margins.
An earlier round of Reuters/Ipsos polling found that Romney gained the most ground on the economic questions that were the focus of last Wednesday's debate.
In the week ended September 30, Obama held a lead of 4.3 percentage points when voters were asked which candidate has a better plan for the economy. As of Sunday, Romney held a lead of 4.6 percentage points on that question.
On job creation, Romney led by 2.4 percentage points, erasing Obama's earlier 5.8 percentage point lead on that issue. The bad numbers for Obama come despite a monthly jobs report last Friday that showed unemployment fell to a nearly four-year low in September.
Romney led by 7.7 percentage points when voters were asked which candidate would better handle the federal budget deficit.
Obama's lead on taxes fell from 10.5 percentage points to 4.9 percentage points. His lead on Social Security fell from 12.4 percentage points to 6.7 percentage points.
This earlier poll relied on a sample of 1,689 likely voters, conducted over a seven-day span that ended on Sunday. It has a credibility interval of 5.1 percentage points.


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Washington–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012.
In a letter sent to President Obama today, House Republican leaders made a new offer to avert the fiscal cliff centered around a middle ground approach first presented to Congress last year by President Clinton's former White House chief of staff, Erskine Bowles. The Bowles plan, presented in 2011 to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, is consistent with the framework House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) proposed the day after the election: a balanced approach of significant spending cuts and new revenues from tax reform with fewer loopholes and lower tax rates. This is another attempt to jumpstart substantive, good faith negotiations toward a bipartisan solution that can be enacted soon, a stark contrast to the unserious proposal the White House put forward last week.
The letter to President Obama was signed by Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Republican Conference Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI).
A signed copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The full text follows:
December 3, 2012
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
After a status quo election in which both you and the Republican majority in the House were re-elected, the American people rightly expect both parties to come together on a fair middle ground and address the nation's most pressing challenges.
To that end, shortly after the election, we presented you with a balanced framework for averting the fiscal cliff by coupling spending cuts and reforms with new tax revenue. We then welcomed Secretary Geithner to the Capitol on November 29 with every expectation that he would lay out a similarly reasonable path.
Regrettably, the proposal he outlined on behalf of your Administration contains very little in the way of common ground. The proposal calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue, twice the amount you supported during the campaign. The proposal also includes four times as much tax revenue as spending cuts, in stark contrast to the "balanced approach" on which you campaigned. While administration officials are claiming that this proposal contains 2.5 dollars of spending cuts for each dollar in new revenue, counting as part of this ratio previously enacted savings – as if these were new spending reductions – only confuses the public debate. What's worse, the modest spending cuts in this offer are cancelled out by the additional 'stimulus' measures the Administration is requesting. And, this proposal would remove any and all limits on federal borrowing.
We cannot in good conscience agree to this approach, which is neither balanced nor realistic. If we were to take your Administration's proposal at face value, then we would counter with the House-passed Budget Resolution. It assumes an overhaul of our tax code with revenue remaining at historically normal levels and proposes structural reforms to preserve and protect the Nation's entitlement programs, ensuring they are sustainable for the long-term rather than continuing to grow out of control. Some of its key reforms include:
- The House-passed Budget Resolution assumes enactment of structural Medicare reform that offers future beneficiaries guaranteed coverage options, including a traditional fee-for-service Medicare plan. This proposal is based on recent bipartisan efforts and would provide greater support for the poor and the sick and less support for the wealthy. We achieve these reforms in Medicare without affecting current seniors or those nearing retirement. This would slow the projected explosive spending growth in this program and eventually maintain Medicare spending as a share of the economy at 4.75 percent, thus saving the program for future generations.
- The House-passed Budget Resolution reforms Medicaid and provides states with greater flexibility to better deliver health security to beneficiaries, saving the federal government nearly $800 billion over 10 years.
- Separate from savings in our proposal for the 2010 health care law, the House-passed Budget Resolution envisions hundreds of billions in savings in other mandatory spending, including reforms to Federal employee compensation and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
These reforms are, in our view, absolutely essential to addressing the true drivers of our debt, and we will continue to support and advance them. At the same time, mindful of the status quo election and past exchanges on these questions, we recognize it would be counterproductive to publicly or privately propose entitlement reforms that you and the leaders of your party appear unwilling to support in the near-term.
With the fiscal cliff nearing, our priority remains finding a reasonable solution that can pass both the House and the Senate, and be signed into law in the next couple of weeks. The best way to do this is by learning from and building on the bipartisan discussions that have occurred during this Congress, including the Biden Group, the Joint Select Committee, and our negotiations leading up to the Budget Control Act.
For instance, on November 1 of last year, Erskine Bowles, the co-chair of your debt commission, presented the Joint Select Committee with a middle ground approach that garnered praise from many fiscal watchdogs and nonpartisan experts. He recommended that both parties agree to a balanced package that includes significant spending cuts as well as $800 billion in new revenue.
Notably, the new revenue in the Bowles plan would not be achieved through higher tax rates, which we continue to oppose and will not agree to in order to protect small businesses and our economy. Instead, new revenue would be generated through pro-growth tax reform that closes special-interest loopholes and deductions while lowering rates. On the spending side, the Bowles recommendation would cut more than $900 billion in mandatory spending and another $300 billion in discretionary spending. These cuts would be over and above the spending reductions enacted in the Budget Control Act.
This is by no means an adequate long-term solution, as resolving our long-term fiscal crisis will require fundamental entitlement reform. Indeed, the Bowles plan is exactly the kind of imperfect, but fair middle ground that allows us to avert the fiscal cliff without hurting our economy and destroying jobs. We believe it warrants immediate consideration.
If you are agreeable to this framework, we are ready and eager to begin discussions about how to structure these reforms so that the American people can be confident that these targets will be reached.
Again, the American people expect their leaders to find fair middle ground to address the nation's most pressing challenges. To achieve that outcome, we respectfully request that you respond to this letter in a timely fashion and hope that you will refrain from any further action that would undermine good-faith efforts to reach a reasonable and equitable agreement in this critical matter.
John Boehner, Speaker
Eric Cantor, Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican Conference Chairman
Dave Camp, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means
Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget
Fred Upton, Committee on Energy & Commerce
Source: boehner.house.gov


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As the weather gets warmer, my mind turns from soups to salad – and on Sunday, at the first BBQ of the season, this salad seemed perfect. In fact, it's also a great winter salad as most of the ingredients are staples that are available all year round.
What I have outlined below is the core structure of the salad, but you could easily add other ingredients depending on the season and what you have available. I have previously added extras such as finely sliced capsicum, snow peas, red cabbage, radish, bean shoots, cucumber, apple and basil. I've also sometimes added noodles to make a more substantial meal. This is similar to a classic Vietnamese salad, but the dressing makes it more of a Asian cultural mish-mash, with soy sauce and sesame oil added to the fish sauce and lime.
I see this as a very flexible template – Let me know what variations you come up with!
Asian Cabbage Salad
- ½ green cabbage
- 4 smallish carrots (I used 2 orange and 2 white, but purple would be great for an extra colour)
- 3 spring onions
- ½ bunch coriander
- large handful mint
- 2 Tbs fish sauce
- 2 Tbs lime juice
- 1 Tbs wheat-free soy sauce
- 1 Tbs sesame oil
- 1 Tbs brown sugar
- 1 Tbs rice wine vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 cm piece ginger finely chopped
Finely shred the cabbage by cutting cabbage in quarters, removing the core, and slicing thinly across each quarter. Peel, and shred or grate the carrots, using a mandolin slicer if you have one. Finely slice the spring onions and roughly chop the coriander and mint.
Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss gently together. These can be prepared early in the day, but don't dress the salad until you're about to eat.
Combine all dressing ingredients in a small jar. Adjust seasoning to taste – you may prefer more sugar, lime or fish sauce to adjust the sweet/sour/salty balance.
When about to serve, toss dressing through salad. You may not need all the dressing, but don't worry, it keeps well in the fridge.


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The crew of AJ-S. Left to right: Lewis Burpee (pilot), Guy Pegler (flight engineer), Thomas Jaye (navigator), Leonard Weller (wireless operator), James Arthur (bomb aimer), William Long (front gunner), Gordon Brady (rear gunner).
At 0011 on 17 May 1943, the night of the Dams Raid, Plt Off Lewis Burpee and his crew left RAF Scampton at 0011, but never made it as far as the German border. While still over Holland, and approaching the gap between the heavily defended airfields at Gilze Rijen and Eindhoven, the aircraft strayed off course. It climbed slightly, probably in an effort to determine its exact position, but was then caught in searchlights and hit by flak. At 0200, it crashed on the edge of Gilze Rijen airfield, six miles south west of Tilburg. Its mine exploded on impact, demolishing a large number of buildings and doing damage estimated at 1.5 million guilders.
The demise of the Burpee crew was seen by both Stefan Oancia, bomb aimer in AJ-F, a minute or so behind, and Douglas Webb, still further back in the front turret of AJ-O. Their last minutes were also seen by a German witness, a Luftwaffe airman based at Gilze Rijen called Herbert Scholl, interviewed after the war by the author Helmuth Euler. He was of the opinion that AJ-S was in fact not hit by flak at all, but was dazzled by a searchlight beam hitting it horizontally. The pilot tried to fly even lower, and then hit some trees.
The next morning, Scholl went to the crash site and saw that it was a total wreck. Only the rear turret and tail unit were intact, and he saw rear gunner Gordon Brady's body, which didn't appear to have any sign of injury. He noticed that Brady was scantily dressed, wearing thin uniform trousers and lace up shoes with holes in the soles. (Helmuth Euler, The Dams Raid through the Lens, After the Battle, 2001, p.106.)
After the crash, only the bodies of Burpee, Brady and Weller were positively identified. The other four were buried in a communal grave. They were interred by the Germans at Zuylen Cemetery, Prinsenhage. After the war, all seven bodies were transferred to the War Cemetery at Bergen-op-Zoom.
For many years, the crash site has been barred to the public, as Gilze Rijen airfield is still in active use by the Royal Netherlands Air Force. However, a local group, headed by local campaigner Sander van der Hall, has now secured permission to build a memorial, and are seeking crowd-funding to help with the project.
The memorial will be unveiled on 4 May, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster, PA474, will perform a flypast.
Please help the campaign group by making a donation at its crowd-funding page. (Please note that the organisers are changing the picture on this page, which shows another crew!) Further information on this page (mainly in Dutch).


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Over the weekend, the Kardashian family celebrated North West's first birthday with a kid-themed Coachella called "Kidchella." Khloé wore a Native American war bonnet for the occasion—no doy—and immediately—no doy—received negative feedback. Today, Cliff Matias, cultural director of the Redhawk Native American Arts Council, spoke about the images.
Speaking to Page Six, he called the images "insensitive," especially considering the unmissable controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Redskins' trademark. "It's terrible. It's absolutely terrible that they have no conscience to discontinue to do such things." He continued:
"But it's also sad. It's really sad that people who are celebrities don't take the responsibility and the understanding that they are trendsetters and they influence people, especially young people. It's a responsibility that I don't think a lot of them acknowledge that they have.
I just can't believe she would be that insensitive to think it was OK to wear that war bonnet at a kids' party … Now you have a celebrity at a kids' party creating a whole new generation of insensitive thinking."
Khloé Kardashian was reached for a statement by Page Six and had no comment, but did post this apology to Instagram:


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Hi! I'm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some poetry?
HERE'S THE CATCH: You can't use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY!
I hope you will support the other poets with visits to blogs and by leaving comments. Sharing each other's work on social media is always nice too.
Opportunities for Poets
Wergle Flomp Humorous Poetry Contest NO FEE. The First prize is $1,000 and there's a second prize of $250. Also, 10 Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each. The top 12 entries get published online. Judge: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer. Length limit: 250 lines. And there are no restrictions on age or country. DEADLINE APRIL 1st
Dime Show Review publishes fiction, flash fiction, ten-word stories, poetry, and essays, both online and in print. They are looking for literature that suspends doubt, writing that appears of its own accord and tells secrets we never suspected but always knew.
Dime Show Review is published three times a year in print, and online on a rolling basis. They accept submissions from February 1 through November 1 each year, and they respond to most submissions within two to twelve weeks. Authors who don't receive a response within three months are welcome to query.
Authors of fiction may submit one complete story, 3,000 words or fewer. Authors of flash fiction may submit one story, 1,000 words or fewer. Dime Show Review also publishes ten-word stories. Authors may submit up to two of these, and they should be complete stories, exactly ten words each. Poets may submit up to two poems in any form, no longer than two pages each. Authors of nonfiction may submit one essay, 3,000 words or fewer. Submitting authors can read selections from Dime Show Review online to get a sense of their style.
Launched in 2005, Mookychick—an online publisher of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews—has evolved into a community forum for just about everything. Eclectic and inclusive, they aim to connect like minds of all varieties. From fashion to faith and everything beyond, upside-down, and in-between—Mookychick wants to know about it. The best way to get a sense of what they like is to read the magazine online.
Mookychick is published frequently, and since 2005 they've showcased over 600 regular contributors. Although they don't pay authors, they promote poets and writers by publishing author profiles and sharing their work with a broad readership.
Authors of fiction may submit short stories up to 2,000 words in length. Mookychick also likes to publish flash fiction up to 500 words, and 50-word stories that are exactly 50 words (not including the title). Poets are also welcome to submit.
Mookychick publishes a wide variety of nonfiction. They like articles on personal matters of all types, articles on self-care, opinion pieces, and interviews. They also publish reviews of books, comics, games, music, and events. They usually prefer pieces that are at least 350 words in length, but they also publish photo essays with fewer words. They don't impose a maximum word count because they want authors to write until they're finished.
All submissions should include a third-person bio, and authors can choose to include a personal link and photo if they want. Mookychick likes to build each author an individual profile page.
They accept submissions from all types of people and aim to promote marginalized voices as often as they can. They prefer pieces on marginalized perspectives to be written by people who embody those perspectives.
Mookychick accepts submissions via email, not online or by post. They don't accept previously published work, even if it only appeared on a personal blog or social media.
If you would like to learn more or submit to Mookychick, please visit their website at mookychick.co.uk.
Please note: We are all students of poetry. I have given you the instructions on how to write the different forms. Try your best to be as exact as you can. There are no tests, and I don't grade your work. LOL!
The most meaningful change you will learn about is in writing a Haiku vs. a Senryu. Also, remember, pronunciation in various parts of the world will affect your syllable count. Go with your gut on deciding the syllable count. You are the poet and the creator of your work.
The main reason why I sponsor this challenge is to help budding poets learn how to write various forms of poetry. Remember, if you are sending your poetry for publication in literary journals, contests, or self-publishing, you should know the correct forms and use them.
For Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:
HAIKU IN ENGLISH 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Haiku is written about seasonal changes, nature, and change in general.
TANKA IN ENGLISH 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure. Your Tanka will consist of five lines written in the first-person point of view. This is important because the poem should be written from the perspective of the poet.
HAIBUN IN ENGLISH Every Haibun must begin with a title. Haibun prose is composed of short, descriptive paragraphs, written in the first-person singular.
The text unfolds in the present moment, as though the experience is occurring now rather than yesterday or some time ago. In keeping with the simplicity of the accompanying haiku or tanka poem, all unnecessary words should be pared down or removed. Nothing must ever be overstated.
The poetry never tries to repeat, quote, or explain the prose. Instead, the poetry reflects some aspect of the prose by introducing a different step in the narrative through a microburst of detail. Thus, the poetry is a sort of juxtaposition – different yet somehow connected.
Cinquain ALSO: Check out the Cinquain variations listed here: Cinquain-Wikipedia These are acceptable methods to use. Please list the form you use so we can learn from you.
Senryu in English 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Senryu is written about love, a personal event, and have IRONY present. Click the link to learn the meaning of irony.
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(Currently, free-verse prose poems are NOT part of this challenge)
Here are some great sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables
For Synonyms and Antonyms. When your word has too many syllables, find one that works.
Find out how many syllables each word has. I use this site for all my Haiku and Tanka poems. Click on the "Workshop" tab to create your Haiku or Tanka.
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Denver Time). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world.
WRITE YOUR POEM ON YOUR BLOG as a post.
How Long Do You Have and Your Deadline: You have a week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Monday at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Denver time, U. S. A. This will give me a chance to add the links from everyone's poem post from the previous week, on the new prompt I send out on Tuesday. I urge everyone to visit the blogs and comment on everyone's poem.
The rules are simple.
I will give you two words. Choose synonyms from those words for your poetry. You, the poet, now have more control over the direction of your writing. Follow the rules carefully. Don't use the prompt words.
LINK YOUR BLOG POST TO MINE WITH A PINGBACK. To do a Pingback: Copy the URL (the HTTPS:// address of my post) for the current week's Challenge and paste it into your post. You may also place a copy of your URL of your post in the comments of the current week's Challenge post.
Because of the time difference between where you are, and I am, you might not think your link is there. I manually approve all links. People taking part in the challenge may visit you and comment or "like" your post. I also need at least a Pingback or a link in the comments section to know you took part and to include you in the Weekly Review section of the new prompt on Tuesday.
BE CREATIVE. Use your photos and create "Visual POETRY" if you wish, although it is not necessary. Use whatever program you want to make your images.
As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY
If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often:
#Haiku, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose #Senryu, #CinquainPoetry
You may copy the badge I have created to go with the Weekly Poetry Challenge Post and place it in your post. It's not mandatory:
HERE'S WHO JOINED US LAST WEEK FOR OUR 73rd POETRY CHALLENGE USING SYNONYMS FOR THE WORDS: "ENERGY & KNOWLEDGE"
Haiku: Energy and Knowledge | Does writing excuse watching?
COLLEEN'S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE #Tanka #Cinquain #73: Energy & Knowledge | But I Smile Anyway…
Cold morning – ….Bilocalalia….
#Tanka Tuesday: Haiku – Jane Dougherty Writes
Colleens Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Energy & Knowledge | Annette Rochelle Aben
With Zest and Intelligence – #tanka | Trent's World (the Blog)
#Tanka Tuesday – Senryu | Hosking's Blog
AltReality Woes | like mercury colliding…
Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge- Exercise – The Bag Lady
If Only – thehouseofbailey & If Only – Scott Andrew Bailey
Frozen #midnighthaiku | Sue Vincent's Daily Echo
COLLEEN'S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE, NO. 73 | willowdot21
Collen's Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge, No. 73: Energy & Knowledge, #SynonymsOnly | The Shower of Blessings
TANKA TUESDAY 73 – ENERGY AND KNOWLEDGE – The Kettle Clicks…
Dog on a Mission: Tuesday is for Poetry/Mucky Boots & Flawless Paws
Icey Hot – Colleen's Weekly Challenge – No-Madder Nomadder
blue space 2 | method two madness
Engagement with Today | Stuff and what if…
Arise Again: a #tankaprose – Frank J. Tassone
Tanka Tuesday: Cinquain – elysianandcynosure
"Rebirth," A Butterfly Cinquain | colleenchesebro.com
Letter to My Ancestors: Haibun | Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings
#Tanka: Wisdom Unfolds | Charmed Chaos
Colleen Cheseboro's Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge no. 73 | M J Mallon Author
#Poetrychallenge – Knowledge and energy – Robbie's inspiration
Our POET OF THE WEEK is Scott Bailey from his blog, Scott Andrew Bailey. I enjoy reading what I call, "poetic truths." We all write them from time to time as if something profound erupts from deep within. Do you feel the truth in his words?
This is a particularly good Tanka, in my opinion. It's written in the first person, as required. The third line pivot links the first two lines with the last two lines. I love the title, If Only…
If Only
If only I knew
What I know now years ago
My time would have been
In a much better way
Less effort on silly things
By Scott Bailey © 2018
Here are the two prompt words for this week's challenge: "Renew & Fresh"


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In recent years, desktop monitors with cheap TN panels have been the bane of our computing lives. But what about desktop monitors with expensive TN panels? Enter the new Samsung PX2370. It's a paradox in a flat panel.
Without doubt, TN screen technology has improved dramatically in the last 18 months. But can this 23-inch TN panel really justify its hefty price tag in the context of BenQ's new EW2420, a monitor that's not only an inch larger, but also packs a gorgeous VA panel?
If any company can pull it off, it's Samsung. For starters, it's one of the few companies that cranks out its own LCD panels. Most monitor makers buy their panels in, but Samsung is, quite simply, the master of TN technology.
The PX2370 also packs an LED backlight, which will help its cause. What's more, Samsung does a nice line in industrial design. Whatever the image quality is like, this monitor certainly looks sleek.
Power consumption
Watts: maximum / approx 170cd/m2 – lower is better
Samsung PX2370: 28W / 19W
BenQ EW2420: 32W / 18W


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world of technology and digital content the enthusiasm for the cars from Maranello, with avant-garde technology and the passion from those who build them, is enormous.
For Ferrari the USA is the most important market in the world. Luca di Montezemolo met Apple CEO Tim Cook and the Heads of Google, talking in front of more than 600 students from Standford University. ''I'm not here to sell cars, but to communicate a dream," he said under the applause of the guests at the conference 'View from the top'. The Ferrari Chairman encouraged the young students to follow their dreams - ''Be creative, follow your goals, use technology, dominate innovation, but don't become dependent on machines, you have to be in the driver's seat of your lives. Never lose the curiosity for what is around you."
"Intelligence and innovative ideas can contribute to change and shape the future," Montezemolo concluded. "Passion and attention for the smallest details are what makes our cars, those who create them and those who drive them so special, living continuous excitement."
Passion was also the golden thread at the friendly meeting with Tim Cook, ''I was impressed by his availability and openness," Montezemolo said leaving the headquarters after a 2-hour face-to-face meeting. "We're building cars, they build computers. But Apple and Ferrari are connected by the same passion, the same love for the product, maniacal attention to technology, but also to design."
Tom Cook wanted to see the FF, Montezemolo had used to drive to Cupertino from close up, admiring the shapes and the interior of the 4-door 4x4 from the Prancing Horse, excited about the sound of the 12-cylinder engine. Ferrari has always been stimulating all over the world and also here in Silicon Valley.


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Today, Governor Brown signed SB 400, a bill authored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to provide employment protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The new law will take effect January 1, 2014.
SB 400 makes it unlawful for an employer to terminate or otherwise discriminate against an employee based on his or her known status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. The law also entitles victims to reasonable safety accommodations at the workplace.
Domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking can have a harmful effect on the ability of victims to maintain employment, jeopardizing a victim's safety and stable source of income. According to a recent study conducted by Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC), nearly 40% of survivors were fired or feared termination due to domestic violence.
"On behalf of California's domestic violence advocates we want to thank Governor Brown for signing SB 400," said Kathy Moore, interim executive director of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. "Both he and Senator Jackson should be commended for their leadership on this issue. The new law will ensure that domestic violence victims won't have to worry about job security as they struggle to rebuild their lives."
Rachael Langston, Staff Attorney at Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, said, "We applaud Governor Brown and Senator Jackson for protecting the economic security and safety of survivors of violence." Langston added, "Without the means to support themselves and their children, survivors often feel they have no choice but to remain in a violent relationship." "SB 400 will ensure that survivors can maintain their employment while keeping themselves and their families safe."
"I commend the Governor for signing this bill, which protects victims from job loss and discrimination at a time when they most need support and a steady paycheck," said State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara). "Victims will no longer fear losing their livelihoods and being re-victimized in the workplace because of the actions of their abusers. They will no longer fear retribution if they talk about these issues with an employer. And we will no longer send the mistaken message to employees that silence about these issues in the workplace is the same as safety."
Jackson added, "I strongly believe that an unknown threat to a workplace is much more dangerous than a known threat. With information, employees and employers can work together to make a victim safer, their co-workers safer, and the entire workplace safer."
As the bill made its way through the Legislature, Carie Charlesworth, a former San Diego area teacher who made national news headlines when she was let go from her teaching job after her abusive ex-husband visited her school campus, became a proponent of the bill, traveling to Sacramento and testifying in support of it.
"It's incredibly gratifying to know that because SB 400 has been signed into law, thousands of domestic violence victims won't have to experience what I did – the devastation and financial uncertainty of losing a job and their professional identity just because they are victims of domestic violence," said Charlesworth. "I am thankful to Senator Jackson for all the time and effort she put into this legislation. And I am grateful to her for allowing me to make a difference and be a vocal proponent of this bill. I am also thankful that the Governor signed this important legislation. Domestic violence is an important issue that needs to be addressed. By signing SB 400, the Governor is helping victims better their lives without the fear of losing their financial security. "
LAS-ELC hears from many survivors who, like Ms. Charlesworth, are fired upon revealing their status as domestic violence victims. A recent caller was terminated from her job of 14 years after disclosing to her boss that she was a victim of domestic violence. Another caller's manager fired her because she had explained that she was legally changing her name as part of her effort to escape her abuser.
California law already allows survivors to take job-protected time off work to obtain court relief or other assistance related to abuse. SB 400 adds to these protections by expressly barring employers from firing employees just for being victims. The new law also specifically requires employers to provide safety accommodations to those experiencing abuse.
California joins six other states – Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Hawaii, Oregon, and Rhode Island, as well as Puerto Rico – which have laws that protect victims from discrimination. Several of these laws also provide for safety-related accommodations.


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Frankly I'm tired of the ubiquitous pumpkin pie recipe that calls for evaporated milk and a 1-pound can of pumpkin. Is it really necessary to use evaporated milk–or would regular milk work? And, of course, I then made the short leap to: How did they make pumpkin pies a hundred years ago?
I found an awesome pumpkin pie recipe in the Lycoming Valley Cook Book. It was compiled by "the Ladies of the Trout Run M.E. Church, Trout Run Pa". in 1907. The pie is similar enough to modern recipes that it won't alarm your Thanksgiving guests. They'll just think you used your usual recipe–but that it turned out better than it does in a typical year.
The resulting pie has a nice blend of spices that don't overwhelm the pumpkin. The recipe calls for just two spices (cinnamon and ginger) rather than the three or four typically used in modern recipes.
It also uses more eggs than are generally used in recipes that call for evaporated milk. Since the milk used in the old recipe contains more liquid, additional eggs are needed to set the custard. This pie also requires more baking time than modern pumpkin pies, but the result is a rich and creamy custard filling.
Here's my adaptation of the old recipe for modern cooks:
Pumpkin Pie
1 cup pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 8-inch (small) pie shell
Preheat oven to 425° F. Combine all ingredients (except pie shell) in a mixing bowl; beat until smooth. Pour into pie crust. Bake 15 minutes; then reduce heat to 350°. Continue baking (about 50-60 minutes) until a knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean.
Notes: This recipe filled the 8-inch pie shell to the very rim, and it was a little difficult to get it into the oven without spilling. (Don't overfill pie shell. If there is too much filling put the extra in a small casserole dish and cook separately.)
I used fresh pumpkin, but 1/2 of a can of pumpkin (14-16 oz. can) could be used. This recipe makes a small 8-inch pie. If I used canned pumpkin I'd probably double it, and instead make a large 10-inch pie.
To prepare the fresh pumpkin for the pie, I peeled part of a pumpkin and cut it into one-inch cubes. About 1 3/4 cups of cubed pumpkin will make a cup of cooked pumpkin. I put the cubed pumpkin into a saucepan and covered it with water. I turned the heat to high and brought to a boil; I then reduced the heat to medium and cooked until tender (about 20 minutes). I drained the pumpkin and used my mixer to blend it until smooth. I then proceeded with the pie recipe.
Fresh pumpkin can also be roasted. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove seeds and membranes, then put it in the oven at 400° F. Bake for about an hour or until the pumpkin is tender. Remove from oven. When the pumpkin has cooled, remove the pulp from the pumpkin shell. Use mixer, blender, or food processor to blend the chunks of pulp until smooth. Proceed with the pie recipe.
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Despite the undeniable surge in adoption of smartphones and tablets over the past five years, until recently any talk of the impending tidal wave of mobile commerce (m-commerce) has mostly been overstated. As we often see with forecasts about emerging technologies, a sense of irrational exuberance can cause predictions to get out ahead of the realities of consumer behavior.
But this past year appears to be an inflection point, with many consumers now expanding use of their mobile devices for more advanced functions – including digital commerce transactions. With m-commerce now accounting for about one out of every ten e-commerce dollars, it's finally time for retailers and marketers to start paying close attention to this platform shift so they can develop strategies to meet the evolving needs of their customers.
Developing the right strategies must first begin with having the right context for how consumers are shopping and buying on their mobile devices today. With that in mind, here are 5 things that every marketer should know about the current state of m-commerce:
1 Out of Every 3 Monthly Visitors to the Average Digital Retailer Website Comes Exclusively on Mobile PlatformsNot only is Retail one of the highest penetration activities across all digital media platforms today, but in June it actually had a higher penetration within smartphones (90%) and tablets (91%) than on desktop computers (78%). Given its relative importance on mobile platforms, retailers should not be surprised then to see an increasingly meaningful percentage of their digital visitors being sourced from smartphones and tablets.
What may be surprising to retailers, however, is that for many consumers mobile is the only channel through which they engage with a retail brand during the course of a typical month. A recent Comscore analysis reveals that an average of 35 percent of the average Top 50 retailers' monthly audience comes exclusively from mobile platforms. What this means is that retailers who do not (at a minimum) optimize their mobile browsing experience or introduce mobile apps are effectively turning away a third of their potential customers.
Mobile Apps Drive Smartphone Retail Engagement, While Mobile Browsing Wins on TabletsEffectively optimizing to the mobile experience requires not only an understanding of which platform consumers prefer, but also their preferred access method by platform. As it turns out, the extent to which digital consumers rely on apps vs. mobile browsing in the retail category varies a great deal between smartphones and tablets. While apps drive the vast majority (78% of time spent) of Retail category engagement on smartphones, mobile web browsing is actually the preferred touchpoint for tablet users in the category (56% of time spent).
Not every retailer has the time or resources to develop a fully optimized experience for every platform. Knowing how consumers engage with Retail on their phones and tablets can help brands better prioritize their efforts.
Smartphones Drive a Higher Share of M-Commerce Dollars than Tablets, But Less on a Per Device BasisDuring the first half of 2013, smartphone dollars accounted for $6.7 billion, or 63% of the $10.6 billion in m-commerce spending. This finding seems to defy the conventional wisdom that tablets are much stronger drivers of mobile buying, until factoring in that smartphone adoption (142 million U.S. users in June) far surpasses than of tablets (69 million U.S. users in June). On a per user basis, tablets do drive about 20% more spending on average ($57 spending per tablet owner vs. $47 per smartphone owner).
If retailers are trying to optimize for dollars today, then the smarter bet is to focus their development and user experience efforts on smartphones. But if they want to keep an eye on the future, they'd be wise not to lose sight of the tablet experience. With adoption increasing so rapidly and the higher spending per device user, it might not be very long before we see tablets surpass smartphones in total e-commerce dollars.
Retail Category Browsing Can Vary Considerably by PlatformRetailers and marketers should be careful not assume that all mobile touchpoints are the same in how consumers experience a product category, because smartphones and tablets have very different characteristics that sometimes yield significant behavioral disparities. A recent Comscore analysis of several online retail sub-categories sought to understand how likely consumers were to browse these categories on smartphones and tablets relative to their behavior on desktop computers. The results showed that some categories such as movies and books significantly over-indexed for both mobile platforms, while others such as comparison shopping significantly under-indexed.
Mobile Browsing Index = Retail Category Penetration via Mobile/Retail Category Penetration via Desktop x 100. Index of 100 indicates average representation.
A few other categories, however, showed disparities in their relative usage on the different mobile platforms. Specifically, Apparel and Home Furnishings both significantly over-indexed for browsing behavior on tablets, while they both under-indexed on smartphones. It would seem that these categories, which attract a higher degree of virtual window-shopping given their visual appeal, are more suited to the larger-screened tablet environment. So marketers should take heed that one size does not necessarily fit all in the world of mobile.
M-Commerce Spending Seasonality Shows Wider Variance than Traditional E-CommerceWith consumers still at the early phase of the m-commerce adoption curve, certain related behaviors can tend to lag during periods of low engagement and become more pronounced during periods of high engagement. The last two years in particular have shown m-commerce buying jump during the holiday season (Q4) and then subside over the next two quarters with the low point for the year occurring in Q2.
Retailers and marketers should therefore not be lulled to sleep with the modest pullback in m-commerce spending last quarter, as Q3 spending should begin to climb back to around $6 billion while Q4 spending could surpass that total by 50% or more.
M-Commerce Success May Separate Winners from Losers in the 2013 Holiday SeasonThe 2013 holiday season is fast-approaching, and it just may be shaping up as a watershed moment for m-commerce. Savvy marketers will be focused on capitalizing on this emerging sales channel and will understand that as much as $10 billion in m-commerce sales could be up for grabs during the 4th quarter.
Consumers not only have smartphones and tablets, but they are also increasingly comfortable using them to transact. Retailers with an advanced understanding of m-commerce will be able to most effectively deploy their assets and marketing resources during the year's most crucial spending period. Doing so just may be the difference between the winners and the losers this holiday season.
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WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
***PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKING THIS COURSE IS FRIDAY 2nd JUNE 2023***
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Wine (formerly known as the Foundation Certificate) is an ideal introduction to wine.
This wonderful course lays the foundation for understanding wine, giving you confidence for food and wine pairing and an introduction to different styles of wine.
The course is designed for people who prefer to learn in a fun, but structured and concentrated way, finishing with a short multiple choice exam.
Level 1 is very suitable for:
those interested in learning the basics out of personal interest
anyone considering embarking on a professional career in the drinks industry.
You do not need any previous experience in wine tasting. The course is completed in a single day (including the multiple choice exam) making it easy to fit in with busy schedules.
WSET Level 1 Award in Wines has full accreditation from OfQual as a Level 1 Vocational Qualification.
Wine Tasting : Taste and describe wines using the WSET® Systematic Approach to Tasting
Food and Wine Matching : A practical guide to the key considerations when matching food and wine successfully
Wine Service and Storage : Learn the correct way to store and serve wine and recognise common faults found in wine
Types and Styles of Wine : Learn about what makes wines taste different
Grape Varieties : Learn about the characteristics and styles of wines produced from the main grape varieties
Main white grape varieties: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
Main black grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz
Named Wines : White: Pinot Grigio, Muscadet, Sancerre, Chablis, Sauternes
Red: Claret, Beaujolais, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rioja, Chianti
Number of Wines Tasted : 9 wines will be tasted as part of the course
Study Materials : Students will receive the Foundation Certificate Study Guide
Course Specification: review the course specification in preparation for the course by clicking here
Duration of course : 1 day inclusive of examination
Examination : 30 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 45 minutes. A mark of 70% required to pass
Certification : All students who pass will be issued with a certificate suitable for framing and a lapel pin.
Fee: £145.00
The fee includes:
study book
9 wines
food & wine matching activities
professional WSET tuition by WSET-Certified Tutor
examination fees
internationally-recognised WSET qualification certificate and pin for those who pass
Please Note: you must book the course in advance in order to allow time to register you with WSET to sit the exam.
After booking please email us with your date of birth and name as you would like it to appear on the certificate so that we can complete the registration process which will allow students to take the exam on the day of the course. Also remember to bring some photo ID with you on the day (WSET requirement for the exam).
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By reducing our conceptions of the church to an institution or organization to be managed, there often follows a decreased expectation of the supernatural in the affairs and activities of the church and, by extension, the individual Christian. Rather than seeking results beyond our human schemes and expectations, we find ourselves managing the church as an enterprise in which results can be forecast and progress measured using metrics common to modern business. The watchword becomes "measurable results," without which an activity is deemed unworthy of pursuit or, if implemented, unsuccessful. Lost is the concept of faithfulness to our Lord and the principles of his kingdom, which may not always yield success in terms visible to us.
This, I think, is why "making disciples" is often exchanged for proselytism-because conversions are more easily measured than spiritual growth. The result can be evangelistic efforts and campaigns that are aimed at obtaining professions of faith, which as we now know are often nothing more than assent to a set of ideological propositions. This might explain why seventy-seven percent of American adults claim to be Christian and yet a mere four percent agree with the most basic tenets of the Christian faith. In the absence of true spiritual growth-in which our conceptions of reality are informed by Scripture-we can remain immature in our understanding and practice of the Christian faith.
Additionally, conversion through mere intellectual assent may remain devoid of real spiritual transformation. In the absence of an incarnational experience, one is left with an understanding of being Christian as merely following a set of do's and don'ts-a life of self-reliant sin management. The unhealthy institutionalization of the church only reinforces this false notion, thus perpetuating a false understanding of what it truly means to follow Jesus.
Lastly, institutionalization has a dramatic impact on our expectations of the office of pastor. Instead of shepherd, the pastor is expected to function as the CEO-the person primarily responsible for the so-called success of the organization. As a shepherd, the pastor is devoted to the spiritual well-being and maturity of the flock. This is an activity beyond the scope of measurable metrics. In contrast to task-oriented church leaders, the pastor who shepherds a faith community through the competent exposition of the Scripture in a spirit of self-sacrificial service to those entrusted to his care leads a flock that thrives.
Sadly, the institutional mind-set has little patience for such pastors who invest more in the spiritual growth of their people rather than the numerical growth of the congregation. This might explain why only one out of ten men who enter the pastorate today will survive until retirement. This is an appalling statistic that reveals unhealthy expectations, which when unmet result in the pastor being kicked to the curb. I can't imagine Jesus treating people the way we frequently treat those who have been called to preach the gospel!


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- AMC has canceled "The Killing" after two seasons
- Fox Television Studios plans to shop the series to other networks
- The drama's audience has continued to ebb; the finale garnered 1.4 million viewers
(EW.com) -- AMC has canceled "The Killing" after two seasons, but the rainy murder mystery could live on at another network.
A statement from the network read: "After much deliberation, we've come to the difficult decision not to renew 'The Killing' for a third season. AMC is incredibly proud of the show and is fortunate to have worked with such a talented team on this project, from showrunner Veena Sud and our terrific partners at Fox Television Studios to the talented, dedicated crew and exceptional cast."
Fox Television Studios quickly sent out a statement saying the studio plans to shop the drama series to other networks: "Fox Television Studios is extremely proud of 'The Killing,' the extraordinary writing staff and crew, and what we believe is one of the best casts on television. We will proceed to try to find another home for the show."
"The Killing" has been one of AMC's few missteps in an otherwise remarkable plunge into scripted television during the last several years. The show premiered last year to 2.7 million viewers and plenty of fan and critic excitement. But in a move that will likely be used as a real-time lesson in serialized series management for years to come, AMC and Sud managed to infuriate fans by declining to solve a mystery that viewers felt they had been led to believe would be cleared up by the end of the first season.
When season 2 debuted in April, ratings dropped 33% to 1.8 million viewers. The audience continued to ebb until the finale, which garnered 1.4 million viewers and finally revealed who killed teen murder victim Rosie Larsen. With the ratings showing a clear downward trajectory, and having established across two seasons that the Larsen murder is the driving force of the show, cancellation seemed very likely. The lesson? Don't take viewers for granted.
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Britain's departure from Europe is a geopolitically significant event. But did you know Bible prophecy said it would happen?
Millions of people decided whether Britain would remain a member of the European Union on June 23. The British people have made their opinion clear.
Did you know that God had an opinion on this subject as well?
In choosing to leave the European Union, the Brits actually brought about an event Bible prophecy foretold was going to happen! Continue reading


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This Sound Pack features a man working out with a punching bag, there are series of hits and sounds of effort. The sound of the chains and the gear that holds the punching bag in place can also be heard, as well as the ending breath of the boxer.
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