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January 31 2017
Casting suggestions for the 13th Doctor who aren't straight, white men. Nice to see a couple of Whedonverse alumni on the list.
January 22 2017
Playing dead: my part as a corpse that came back to haunt me. A beautifully written and touching true story from the great Olivia Williams.
October 01 2016
Olivia Williams to star in new drama "Counterpart". The show will air on the Starz Network.
October 14 2014
Olivia Williams' new show "Manhattan" renewed for Season 2. WGN America has renewed the show for a sophomore year to be broadcast in 2015. The first season finale will be on this Sunday at 10/9c.
August 26 2014
Olivia Williams talks about her new show 'Manhattan', Joss Whedon, and Dollhouse fans. "With Joss, you just have to trust to the mind that's greater than yours, so yeah, I just gave myself over to the Whedon crazy brain. I didn't have hopes or fears. I knew it would all be all right, because he was writing it."
July 25 2014
Happy Birthday, Olivia Williams! Absolutely flawless at 46!
April 21 2014
Trailer for Olivia Williams' new show, "Manhattan." The television drama is set during the building of the first atomic bomb in New Mexico. More...
February 18 2014
Dollhouse's Olivia Williams to star in WGN America's 'Manhattan'. The drama is about the development of the first atomic bomb.
November 21 2013
Trailer for "Sabotage" with Olivia Williams. Set for release in theaters in April 2014.
October 02 2013
Olivia Williams is on BBC Radio 3's 'Essential Classics'. She is Rob Cowan's guest of the week. More...
September 13 2013
July 26 2013
Happy Birthday, Olivia Williams! She turns 45 today
May 08 2013
Olivia Williams joins David Cronenberg's new film "Maps to the Stars". She'll play a manipulative mother of a drug addicted child star.
December 13 2012
Olivia Williams will be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight. It will air 12.35 AM/11.35 PM CST. Howie Mandel is also a guest. Here is a yt vid of her segment
August 21 2012
Olivia Williams joins Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Ten'. The movie follows 10 DEA agents who pull off a heist during an enforcement operation, then start dying one by one. More...
July 11 2012
Digital Spy Interview with Olivia Williams about 'Case Sensitive' Series 2. She talks about the latest two-parter series and her ambition to become an iconic TV cop. More...
May 21 2012
Olivia Williams cast in 'The Last Days on Mars'. The film is based on a short story written by Sydney J. Bounds. More...
May 18 2012
'Hyde Park On The Hudson' trailer eaturing Olivia Williams. Looks like it could be really good. Bill Murray playing FDR, what's there not to love?
March 04 2012
Olivia Williams cast in 'The Seventh Son'. No word yet on her role, but she joins Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore in the cast. More...
November 07 2011
First Look at Olivia Williams as Eleanor Roosevelt. From her movie, "Hyde Park on Hudson". More...
October 28 2011
Olivia Williams's Diary. She shares a bit of her diary with ES Magazine.
October 08 2011
What I see in the mirror: Olivia Williams. She talks about... well, what she sees in the mirror.
August 30 2011
A brief interview with Olivia Williams in which she talks about the development of her character in Dollhouse and Sunday afternoon theatre.
August 16 2011
Olivia Williams on being Eleanor Roosevelt. She writes about wearing false teeth, dying her hair grey, and wearing a blonde wig to play Dakota Fanning's mother.
July 26 2011
Case Sensitive to return for Series 2. Olivia Williams will reprise her role as DS Charlie Zailer. More...
July 25 2011
Happy Birthday, Olivia Williams! She turns 43. More...
June 08 2011
Olivia Williams tipped to play Eleanor Roosevelt in 'Hyde Park on the Hudson'. Deadline says "she is in talks to join Bill Murray, who plays Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Laura Linney, who'll play FDR's distant cousin and mistress."
June 03 2011
Olivia Williams cast in Joe Wright's Anna Karenina. She will play Countess Vronskaya. More...
May 31 2011
Guardian interview with Olivia Williams. It's the latest installment in the newspaper's "Portrait of the artist" series.
May 02 2011
(SPOILER) Tonight on ITV1 - watch Olivia Williams in 'Case Sensitive'. The first part kicks off at 9pm BST and the second and final part airs at the same time tomorrow night.
April 28 2011
Olivia Williams interview on CultBox. Ms. Williams talks about her current and future projects, and looks back on Dollhouse and working with Joss. More...
April 27 2011
Olivia Williams on Private Passions this Sunday. It's like Desert Island Discs for posh people, so she's probably not going to pick anything by a Whedon. More...
March 15 2011
Reviews of Olivia Williams star-turn, In a Forest Dark and Deep. Solid reviews for Olivia Williams and Matthew Fox. More...
February 26 2011
Olivia Williams on BBC's Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman. She talks about In A Forest Dark and Deep. More...
February 11 2011
Olivia Williams is London Critics Circle's Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Ghost. More...
January 15 2011
Terriers episode guest-starring Olivia Williams named Best of 2010. Terriers episode 3 "Change Partners" takes the top spot in The Futon Critic's annual list of the 50 best episodes of each year.
December 10 2010
Olivia Williams interviewed on the BBC's Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo film review podcast. Career retrospective including Dollhouse. Lovely woman. [direct download]
November 22 2010
Olivia Williams will star in a new West End play. The play is called 'In a Forest, Dark and Deep', and it's written and directed by Neil LaBute. More...
November 21 2010
Olivia Williams interviewed by Movie Geeks United. Olivia was interviewed by Blog Talk Radio's Movie Geeks United about working with directors Roman Polanski, Wes Anderson, Joe Wright, and of course, Joss Whedon. More...
October 15 2010
At Echo-2 Dollhouse convention in London, Adelle and Ivy are attending. They join Fran Kranz and Amy Acker for the 2nd dedicated Dollhouse convention, April 1-3.
September 23 2010
Olivia Williams' episode of Terriers on iTunes. Episode 3, "Change Partners" aired last night and is available on iTunes today. More...
June 23 2010
The Essay: Olivia Williams segment for BBC Radio 3. On the "Surrendered Actor" methodology, and the actor/director relationship. So many lines I want to pick out of this, but you can just listen for yourself...
April 10 2010
Olivia Williams: 'It can be unnerving working for Polanski'. Interview with Olivia Williams from the Guardian. More...
February 23 2010
Olivia Williams - "I don't think Joss will ever do another TV show". She adds "[Joss] wrote all my scenes because he was the only writer who could do the English thing without me sounding like I had a rod up my arse". Olivia also talks about what it was like working through the cancellation.
November 14 2009
Olivia Williams on some upcoming projects. Another rather broad interview with Ms. Williams. Apparently she had heard of Joss because she used to watch a program that aired after Buffy and would see his name on the credits. :D.
November 10 2009
Olivia Williams on Jane Austen and Dollhouse. A quick little interview for an Aussie publication on playing Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, even a little about Adelle DeWitt.
September 14 2009
(SPOILER) Olivia Williams talks Adelle in Season 2. Multipleverses has all the Fox promo vids up, including the last one missing, the very wonderful Olivia Williams.
August 24 2009
The Whedonverse at the 2009 Portal Awards. Out of a bunch of nominations, the Whedonverse managed to score some nice wins: Alan Tudyk won the Best Guest Star (Television) category for his work on Dollhouse's "Omega", Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog beat out Jane Espenson's Battlestar Galactica: Face of the Enemy in the Best Web Production category, and Summer Glau was voted Best Supporting Actress (Television) for her portrayal of Cameron in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (beating runner-up Olivia Williams). Also, Whedonesque nearly won Best Web Site.
August 18 2009
Olivia Williams talks about her work in Dollhouse. Ign.com interviews Olivia Williams about her work in Dollhouse. More...
July 26 2009
Olivia Williams turns 41 today. Surprised this wasn't posted yet. Happy Birthday Olivia! More...
July 20 2009
Trailer for Olivia Williams' new film, "An Education." Available over at Apple.com for your viewing pleasure. More...
June 25 2009
Portal Awards 2009 are open for voting. Voting is open from June 25 to July 25 and you may vote once per day and email address. You can vote for Eliza Dushku, Olivia Williams, "Omega", Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dollverse and Whedonesque.
May 17 2009
"I'll do cold and British if you let me do morally troubled and lonely". Olivia Williams speaks to Sci Fi UK about her role as Adelle DeWitt in Dollhouse.
May 15 2009
Madam Adelle introduces Dollhouse to the UK. Olivia Williams gives a nice interview in regards to Dollhouse and its UK premiere - 9pm, Tuesdays on Sci-Fi. She also gives her thoughts on the mythical episode 13, renewal, and what she'd like to see in Season Two.
April 16 2009
Olivia Williams on Craig Ferguson Interview. Remember when Olivia was on Craig Ferguson before the Dollhouse premiere, and no one could find a video? Well here it is! More...
January 31 2009
Eliza Dushku and Olivia Williams hit the talk show circuit. According to the Late Night Lineups, Eliza will be appearing on February 11th on Letterman and the day after that on Conan O'Brien and Regis and Kelley. Olivia visits Craig Ferguson on February 10th. More...
October 07 2008
Interviews with the Dollhouse cast. So, FOX Source interviewed some of the Dollhouse cast weeks ago, but forgot to tell anybody. Dichen Lachman, Fran Kranz, Olivia Williams, and Tahmoh Penikett can be seen singing, dancing and/or talking.
June 12 2008
Dollhouse star reveals her favourite cycle route. Olivia Williams tells The Guardian why Cambridge is a cyclist's dream.
May 17 2008
Olivia Williams in Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures. For those in the UK, BBC Four tonight at 8.30 is giving us another chance to see Olivia Williams play the author in this repeat from 2004. More...
April 29 2008
Review of Olivia Williams in 'Miss Austen Regrets'. Quite good, apparently.
April 21 2008
Olivia Williams in Miss Austen Regrets. Olivia (Dollhouse's Adelle) can be seen on Sunday as the lead in this prime time BBC One drama. Many glowing reviews of her performance here. More...
April 03 2008
Olivia Williams to play in "Dollhouse." Televisionary's Jace reports Olivia Williams (Rushmore, Miss Austen Regrets) has been offered the part of Adele on Dollhouse. Jace gets the scoop, and The Hollywood Reporter confirms the news. More...
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Harry Potter theme park adds Hogwarts Express train, Diagon Alley
Visitors to Universal Orlando this summer will be able to retrace the steps of Harry Potter as he crosses over from the Muggle world to the wizarding world, at a new theme park that will include a Hogwarts Express train, Diagon Alley and a recreation of London landmarks - to real-life scale.
The specs are impressive and audacious: shuttling guests between the new Diagon Alley at Universal Studios and the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands of Adventure will be the newly built Hogwarts Express train.
After boarding the train at King's Cross station, located within Universal Studios, guests settle in for a ride that crosses the 'city of London' including - built to scale - replicas of Wyndham Theater and Leicester Square - and a picturesque British countryside.
Their final stop takes them to Universal's Islands of Adventure, where they get off at Hogsmeade Station and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter which has been operating since 2010.
Designed to recreate the bustling wizarding world among Muggles, Diagon Alley features the Weasley brothers' Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes; Scribbulus, the school supply store for feature quills and parchment paper; and Ollivanders, "Makers of Fine Wands since 382 BC."
The new theme park will also bring to life Knockturn Alley, where visitors can dabble in the Dark Arts at Borgin and Burkes, a shop specializing in maleficent objects like Death Eater masks and skulls.
One of the park's star attractions, meanwhile, is the "multi-dimensional" thrill ride 'Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts,' where riders will pass through marbled halls and passageways before traveling deep into the heart of the Gringotts vaults.
A recreation of Diagon Alley would likewise be incomplete without the Leaky Cauldron, which will serve traditional British fare such as fish and chips and bangers and mash.
For dessert, visitors can also try strawberry and peanut butter ice cream at Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley opens this summer.

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About Tower Pier
Newly refurbished and extended as part of the Millennium Commission's Thames 2000 project, Tower Pier is located on the north side of the River Thames by Tower Bridge. World-famous landmarks nearby include the adjacent Tower of London, HMS Belfast, the City of London financial district and of course the iconic Tower Bridge itself.
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Its instantly recognisable and historic central London surroundings make Tower Pier a hugely popular calling destination for many private boat charters, including party boats and wedding boats.
How can I hire a boat for Tower Pier?
Thames Luxury Charters both own and operate a unique fleet of exquisite private charter vessels in London, presenting a selection of venues for hire that are perfect for both personal and corporate events.
Our beautifully appointed boats Dixie Queen, Elizabethan and Edwardian offer a quiet sanctuary in the heart of the capital, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and are able to call at Tower Pier. As an added attraction, Tower Bridge is raised to allow the Dixie Queen to pass through, providing guests on board with a truly unforgettable moment as you travel underneath.
Your enquiry will be managed by a member of our highly experienced and friendly Events Management Team, who will be with you every step of the way during your time with us, ensuring booking your private hire boat on the Thames is easy and stress-free.
I had such a memorable time on the Edwardian. From the moment I first decided where I wanted to hold my 80th birthday luncheon, I had nothing but great help from the team who looked after me so well. Nothing was too much trouble for her. When on board, the crew and staff were all great - even when one of my guests was unwell, they managed to get a wheelchair for him to take him back to the coach. I could highly recommend you to friends. Thank you.
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We had a fabulous afternoon celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary on board the Edwardian. Everything went like clockwork and the staff were wonderful - particularly the captain and his mate.
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We booked the Elizabethan for a charity event and it was brilliant from start to finish. Great staff, well organised, beautiful venue and great food and drink on board. We raised a significant amount for our charity, which I attribute a great deal to the wonderful experience on board. We'd love to use you again!
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Everything - from the initial planning to the actual day on the Erasmus - was amazing. Our wedding reception was a surprise for many and the cruise certainly made the day very different to standard weddings. All 90 guests have and keep telling us how magical the Thames trip was, so a big thank you from us to TLC and all the staff.
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We booked the Edwardian for an office summer party with 40 guests. From initial enquiry onwards, our experience with Thames Luxury Charters and on board the Edwardian was exceptional. Planning and communication were faultless and the process could not have been easier. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their day, with fine food from the BBQ and entertainment provided by a jazz duo.
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Rothman to Distribute ACX Glasses-Free 3D TV
M. Rothman has reached a deal with ACX to become the exclusive national distributor of that company's new Vibrante 3DX-24 glasses-free 3D TV.
"We are pleased to offer our cutting-edge auto-multiscopic 3D HDTV exclusively through M. Rothman," James Virrilli, CEO and Chief Engineer at Team ACX Inc., said as part of the announcement. "Their history of success and full line of services offered to our authorized resellers made them an ideal partner."
"We are pleased to be selected by ACX as the exclusive national distributor for their line of Vibrante auto-multiscopic 3D HDTVs," Douglas Rothman said in a statement. "We believe the only success 3D will have in the future is when there is no longer the necessity of being tethered to a pair of specialized glasses, we should all be glasses free."


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Does Analogue Serve the Best Cajun Food in Chicago?
Is it possible that the best Cajun food in Chicago is served at a bar in Logan Square? I know this sounds ridiculous. Wouldn't it make much more sense for it to come from some established old-school spot, and not just the latest trendy opening on a block with almost nothing but? What is going on here?
Sorry for the barrage of questions, but Analogue really has me tripped up. It is first and foremost a bar, a place that is dark and moody and doesn't open until 6 p.m. It was also opened by two former bartenders at the Violet Hour, one of Chicago's best cocktail spots. And you can drink well here—I particularly liked the Dandy in the Underworld, a smooth and bitter concoction, with an inviting floral note thanks to dandelion root. But as others have rightly noted, the real reason to visit is for the food, which is finally giving Cajun cuisine its due in Chicago.
Not to get too hyperbolic at the start, but I am absolutely confident that this is the best po' boy around. Most versions around town are sad facsimiles, with soft and spongy bread, and too many toppings. But the cochon de lait po' boy ($12) hits all the right notes: juicy slices of well seasoned pork, acidic pickles, crunchy lettuce, assertive Creole mustard, and just enough mayo to hold the thing together. But the one element Analogue gets right, which no other place in town can quite figure out, is the bread.
Last time I visited New Orleans, I spent more of my time feasting on po' boys than doing anything else (well, maybe drinking). I feasted on juicy fried oysters at Zimmer's Seafood while sitting on the side of the road, stained my shirt trying to eat roast beef with debris at Tracy's, and lost all sense of reality while destroying a soft shell crab special at Parasol's. While the fillings were all unique, each used a similar crusty and flavorful roll, with a crisp and lightly browned interior and a soft and pillowy interior. That's the part the usually gets lost when Chciago restaurants attempt to recreate the sandwich here. Fortunately, Analogue uses the rolls from D'Amato's, the same excellent and extra crunchy rolls used at J.P. Graziano's.
Back to the questions. Why would a bar with such a killer sandwich on its menu take on the task of also dishing out the best bowl of chicken and andouille gumbo ($8) in the area? For that matter, how is the broth so dark and alluring, and not the least bit heavy and gloopy? Each sip has depth and personality, but it never gets tiring or overbearing, leaving you to appreciate everything else floating around, like the incredible hunks of chicken. But why are they so succulent and distinct, and not a mushy mess? I think it helps that the chicken comes from Gunthorp, a great farm located in Indiana. Other details are just as appealing. The housemade andouille has a loose texture, which is a far cry from the homogenous links most places use. The small scoop of potato salad in the middle is a nice touch, too.
But wouldn't all this incredible food be better at a restaurant and not a bar with limited hours? Perhaps. But you know what? Both Parasol's and Tracy's are real deal bars, which just so happen to serve great food. Perhaps Analogue is just the place to do this right, and the fantastic cocktails are just a bonus.
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The Matthews Appearance and Tree Committee (MATC) is tasked with assisting with the Town's tree program and overall Town beautification. In carrying out this mission, the seven volunteer members advise the Town Board as well as the Landscape Division. It also conducts it own agenda. Activities of the committee include the annual Litter Sweep and Arbor Day programs, the Tree City USA program, Town Tree Planting Initiatives, and the identification of Legacy Trees within the town limits. The Committee works hard to make the Town of Matthews an attractive and livable community.
The Landscape Division works on Town beautification issues. The Division manages the vegetation in the public rights-of-way along public streets, around public buildings, within the Town's park lands, and in any other properties falling under the Town's jurisdiction. The crew mows approximately 21 miles of street medians and roadsides as well as all other town turf. In addition, the Division plants and maintains seasonal color displays such as the downtown hanging baskets and planters along downtown streets and numerous flowerbeds at other locations. The Division also is in charge of all trees on public property, the maintenance of park equipment and structures, and the cleanliness of all public spaces. In the winter time, the Division plants trees (over 100 per year) and assumes responsibility for numerous construction projects.
The MATC meets the third Monday of every month at 7 pm in the Matthews Community Center and the meeting is open to the public. If you are interested in joining this active and important group, please contact us at 704-708-1250.
The Town has two volunteer programs that encourage groups, businesses and individuals to care for and beautify a portion of Town property. The Adopt-A-Spot program encourages the beautification of a highly visible area that can vary in size from 10 to 500 sq. ft. The planting and maintenance of flowers or colorful shrubs are encouraged. In the Adopt-A-Street program, volunteers keep a section of roadway clear of trash. Contact the Landscaping Manager at 704-708-1250 or email for more details.
Litter is an eyesore that affects the whole community. Matthews takes part in an annual statewide initiative to pickup litter on our roadsides. In conjunction with the Town's Earth Day Celebrations every April, volunteers walk Town roads and collect the treasures that others have deposited along the roadsides. See our website's calendar of events in the spring for details.
The MATC organizes two celebrations that highlight the importance of green and sustainability issues in our daily lives. An Arbor Day ceremony that celebrates the tree is held every year in April. A tree planting and related activities are held. Also in April, an annual Earth Day celebration is held, usually in conjunction with Arbor Day. This celebration is an all-day series of demonstrations, events and displays designed to promote the importance of greening our lives. Contact the Public Works email or Parks and Recreation Departments for details.
The MATC offers a tree planting program to further beautify the area and provide a commemorative. The Celebration tree program offers the opportunity to purchase a tree for $225. A planting spot is determined and the Town's Landscaping crews take care of planting the tree. An engraved commemorative stone is also placed where the tree is planted. See brochure for details.
This is available to homeowners associations within Matthews, where a certain amount of trees are requested to be planted in the utility easement strip (the narrow area of grass between the curb and sidewalk). Generally, three to four varieties of trees are planted, with the variety changing every 10 trees. The planting schedule usually runs between October and March. The HOA pays for half the wholesale cost of the trees and the Town pays for the other half. The Town's Public Works staff would also handle the planting of the trees in the easements. For more information e-mail the Landscaping Manager in our Public Works Department.
The Treescape Initiative is one of the primary tree planting initiatives conducted by the Town. It is a collaborative effort between the Town, the MATC and neighborhoods that elect to be involved. The goal of the program is to plant street trees in neighborhoods that are lacking in trees or supplementing ones that have already been planted. Costs of planting and initial maintenance are shared between the neighborhood and Town. The result is a greener town and increased property values for the neighborhood. Contact us for details.
The Town of Matthews has many old, distinctive and very large trees. Many of these trees are located on private property. During periods of intensive economic development, these special Legacy Trees are often endangered. The MATC's Legacy Tree Program is designed to identify and encourage the protection of these special trees. Citizens can nominate a special tree and a MATC representative will visit the site and record the size and historical information. The Town Board can then designate the special tree as a Town of Matthews Legacy Tree. The nomination form may be emailed, mailed or dropped off to Town Hall or Public Works. See the form for details.
Matthews has been designated a Tree City USA for 10 years. The National Arbor Day Foundation gives the designation to those communities in the nation who have met certain criteria set by the organization. The criteria reflect a political, civic, and economic commitment to the care of trees within the community. Only a few other communities within North Carolina have achieved this distinction.
The MATC, Public Works Departments and private citizens have all worked hard to gain this designation and to maintain it for ten years running. This is a source of pride for all of Matthews. Contact us for more information.
One of the many codes that direct activities within the Town is the Matthews Tree Ordinance. This code deals exclusively with the planting, care, removal and preservation of trees. Its primary focus is to provide guidance on how trees are managed on public property; however, it also regulates certain activities on private property. While its applicability to private trees is minimal, it does provide measures for dealing with private trees that offer a nuisance or endangerment to citizens or to public property. In such cases, the Town has the authority to enforce compliance by either removing the tree part or the entire tree as deemed necessary for public safety.
This concerns the removal, damage to, or excavation around public trees.The root system of a tree extends well beyond its central trunk. Damage done to the root system during excavation or other activities can kill the tree.
A tree located with the public right-of-way of a street, within a park or on any other parcel of public property is public property. Any activity that damages this property is a violation of the Matthews Tree Ordinance and is subject to a fine. As a result, work that impacts a public tree, whether taking place on public or private property, requires a permit from the Town before proceeding.


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When I was starting in Photography, I had no clue as to how shutter-speed, aperture & ISO affect the exposure. I had no idea as to why or when to one open up aperture or to raise or lower the ISO. Gradually with trial & errors along-with some reading up, I got grasp over these three elements of the exposure triangle. As the adage goes, when your basics are strong you can make better progress. I often feel most amateur photographers just blindly shoot without learning these basics as they feel them to be boring. Its partly true but that does not mean one should ignore them as every great photographer has these three elements deep sculpted in his mind. With "Right Click", one can now no longer make any excuses for learning the ABC's of Photography.
Right Click is an Android application which teaches you the basics of photography. It has two modes – View Mode & Read Mode. Under View mode, one can see the effects of change in aperture, ISO & shutter-speed. All illustrated by amazing visualizations. Under read mode, you can read in brief about them. The best thing about this app is the camera interface which mimics the Canon & Nikon DSLR's screens so beginners will feel right at home. Apart from the basics, the app also briefs you on various genres of photography which I recommend reading. If you're a beginner chances are that you've not yet found the genre of your liking in photography. Even if you're not, each genre lists some handy tips which will help you shoot the particular genre with ease.
With the popularity of Android smart-phones, this application will find many takers. However there are a few typos within the read mode which need to be resurrected by the developers. Further I would like the application to provide some challenges to users like throwing up a scene & letting users set the ISO, exposure, aperture for the same. Furthermore expanding on the read mode will be a great addition. Also when user goes into read mode, the orientation changes from landscape to portrait which can be irritating. Else nothing much to complain. This tiny application will come very handy for someone starting with manual photography. And did I say, it offers all this for Free? If you're beginner in photography & have an Android smart-phone, Right Click is an app you should definitely install.


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In my SharePoint web.config, the SafeMode section has a MaxControls attribute that's set to 200 by default. I would like to increase this number but am concerned about possible Production performance issues and other negative side effects or unintended consequences.
Should I not be concerned? If there are negative side effects or unintended consequences that could arise, what are they? How high can I raise MaxControls and increase the number of controls in my pages without potentially causing a problem?
In our case, it's the asp:menu control's menu items in our master page that's pushing us over the limit of controls allowed. Why has Microsoft placed the default limit at 200? Has Microsoft or anyone published any useful information on this subject, like best practices?


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SmackDown! Vs. Raw 2009 also has very deep online modes. There are basically two components to the online functionality: community and matches. The community-based feature consists of created and shared highlight reels that can be uploaded and ranked. While perusing through the different videos isn't exactly the most exciting feature of the game, I have to say that the creativity of WWE fans really shines here, and high-ranking videos generally don't disappoint.
The match component of the online functionality, however, did feel a little more shallow than I had initially expected. Given the huge match list available in Exhibition mode, I had naturally assumed that the online exhibitions would have many of the same features. However, the online matches are still very limited and only consist of two, three, and four person matches with some generic-feeling customization options.
Control in this title is pretty much the same as it has been in past SmackDown! Vs. Raw titles, which is definitely not a bad thing. You will be able to use the face buttons for simple grappling and hand-to-hand combat moves and the right thumbstick for more advanced grapples. You can also use the shoulder buttons to initiate special and signature attacks or to add more power to a grappling move. Several of the moves are interactive, and you will be able to control the frequency and intensity of the attack by jostling the thumbsticks or pressing certain buttons. The control here is very easy to learn, but I must say that it does lack a little bit of depth. The move list is on the limited side, and even when you customize your move set, it is hard to keep from doing the same moves over and over.
The visuals in SmackDown! Vs. Raw 2009 are quite good and are definitely an upgrade from last year. The wrestlers this time around sport a lot more detail, and the cutscene animations are a lot more fluid than they have been in the past. However, even though the wrestlers themselves look great, the ring and environment visuals still have a very bland look to them. Even backstage arenas and staging areas are painfully nondescript and resemble empty rooms more than actual backstage areas.
The sound in this title is pretty much on par with previous titles. The music is a nice mix of WWE-licensed tunes as well as individual wrestler themes. The voiceover in the game is of excellent quality, and the different wrestlers really come to life through the sound, and, thankfully, it is free of all those annoying stock phrases that have marred past titles.
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SJ8993 : Denton Flyer approaching Reddish South
taken 7 years ago, near to Reddish, Stockport, Great Britain
Denton railway station together with Reddish South on the Stockport to Stalybridge line are famous for having one train a week (the "Denton flyer") in one direction only. This means they are technically still open.
North of Denton the line divides, with the single track branch to Guide Bridge diverging from the "main line" to Ashton Moss at Denton Junction. The latter route is normally used only by freight and empty stock transfer workings, but is used for diversions if the main line between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly is closed for engineering work. A further direct line to Droylsden also diverged at Denton Jcn, which at one time was used by direct trains from the East Lancashire Line to London Euston as well as local trains from Manchester Victoria to Stockport. This line was however closed in 1969 and subsequently lifted.
Originally Reddish South station consisted of two island platforms with four tracks. One of these track beds has been sold off, while another has been filled in. The second island is now inaccessible as there are no longer steps down to it. According to the 2007/8 National rail figures, Reddish South had only 47 entries and exits in a 12 month period, making it the UK's least used railway station
Network Rail, in their Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) for the North West, were proposing closure of Reddish South and Denton stations and withdrawal of the remaining passenger service. The line itself would remain open for freight and diverted passenger workings. However, a new open-access operator called Grand Union had proposed using the line for services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop. This proposal has since been dropped.
The "Denton flyer" is what is known as a "Parliamentary ghost", a train that operates a Parliamentary service - that is to say a token service to a given station, thus maintaining a legal fiction that either the station in question is in fact open, whereas in reality the train operating company in question has almost completely abandoned the station. These services run at all only because rail transport is heavily regulated in the United Kingdom and it is therefore considerably cheaper for a train operating company to run a parliamentary service than it is to go through the full legal process of applying for a station or line to be permanently closed.
For old photographs and a history of Denton station see Link
Friends of Reddish South Station Link have been running a campaign to bring more passenger trains onto this line since 2008. The object of the campaign is to secure a frequent service running between Stockport and Manchester Victoria.
In May 2018 a new timetable was introduced with one train each way on Saturday mornings from Stalybridge to Stockport and back again.
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September 2007
Closing the Achievement Gap
No Child Left Behind challenges us to close the achievement gap by assuring that all America's children can do grade-level schoolwork by the year 2014. The "achievement gap" is the difference in performance between groups of students, especially groups defined by race/ethnicity and family income.
—Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
No Child Left Behind is helping the country learn about what works in our schools. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, from 1999 to 2004, U.S. 9-year-olds made more progress in reading than in the previous 28 years combined, and math scores have reached record highs across the board. Test scores are at all-time highs for African-American and Hispanic students. Under No Child Left Behind, students in grades 3–8 are tested each year with one additional test in high school to confirm how students are doing. Progress has been made in many school districts, but more needs to be done to continue improving our educational system. The requirements of No Child Left Behind will help schools close the achievement gap and prepare all students for success. Bringing about comprehensive change in our educational system is difficult; here are some examples of schools that have made great strides in closing the achievement gap.
Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School in Mount Vernon, N.Y., has increasingly attracted both local and national attention for its rigorous, yet innovative, approach to elementary education. The largest elementary school in the Mount Vernon City School District, with nearly 800 children, Lincoln has reached capacity due largely to the out-of-boundary enrollment of students by parents who have heard of its remarkable reputation. Lincoln is seated in a racially and economically diverse suburb of New York City and faces challenges similar to its city counterparts. Fifty percent of the students are African-American with 25 percent Hispanic, 23 percent white and 2 percent Asian. Of those attending, 54 percent are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. When fourth-graders were assessed in 2006 using the state exam, 100 percent were proficient in reading and 99 percent in math. Since 2002, nearly every fourth-grader at Lincoln has met or exceeded state standards in reading and math.
Lincoln's educational accomplishments are attributed to:
Parents hearing of its remarkable success and enrolling their children;
Community involvement through generous donations from science institutes, other organizations and private donors;
Interdisciplinary classes where different subjects are taught together—
for example, math using art;
Collaboration among faculty members across disciplines and grade levels to prepare lesson plans; and
Strong instructional leadership, which brings out the best in the faculty and school personnel.
Note: This information is reliable as of May 2007. [The Achiever, U.S. Department of Education, Volume 6, No. 5, Washington D.C., 2007.]
Peabody eMints Academy
Peabody eMints Academy, a predominantly African-American school in St. Louis, Mo., struggled for more than five years to succeed. In 2001, only 7 percent of third-graders could read, and not one fourth-grader passed the state's math exam. According to 2005 data, 87 percent of the students exceed state standards in both subjects and nearly 96 percent in science.
Peabody eMints Academy turned its performance around by:
Defining expectations for students and teachers;
Providing greater professional development for teachers;
Requiring every child in grades 2–7 to attend an after-school program in reading, math and science, Monday through Thursday;
Having students take regular online tests to gauge their progress;
Allowing teachers to customize instruction according to the results of these tests; and
Working with the local business community, which provided volunteer tutors, helped build improvement projects and provided funding for the school's eMints* program.
*eMints stands for "enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies," a state initiative that supports online testing and customized instruction.
Note: This information is reliable as of September 2006. [The Achiever, U.S. Department of Education, Volume 5, No. 7, Washington D.C., 2006.]
Norview High School
Norview High School, located in Norfolk, Va., is a high poverty, urban high school of over 1,800 students. In 1998, when Norview's students first took Virginia's standardized exams, about 70 percent passed the reading exam and only 60 percent passed the one in writing. Results were worse for other subjects: roughly 30 percent passed algebra and geometry. Moreover, on every subject test, African-American students' scores were lower than those of their white peers.
In 2005–06, the difference between African-American and white students' scores in reading was only 1 percent, with 95 percent of white students and 94 percent of African-American students passing the reading exam. On the writing test, 95 percent of white students passed, and 91 percent of African-American students passed. In math, 90 percent of all students passed, with 89 percent of those identified as disadvantaged passing, and 78 percent of students with disabilities passing.
What has Norview done to make these advances in closing the achievement gap?
The school developed an academic focus and became the "Leadership Center for Sciences and Engineering;"
Teachers came together to improve academic achievement;
Test data were reviewed regularly and analyzed;
More effective teaching strategies were created;
Education was customized to each student;
Specialized academic programs were introduced, such as the Dodson Scholars Program;*
During the 2005–06 school year, Norview introduced dual enrollment courses so that students could begin earning college credit while still in high school;
Students were offered after-school remediation sessions, as well as
"learning portals" during the school day for additional help in academic areas; and
The school's primary objective has been "Continuous Growth of Student Achievement for All."
*Anna Dodson of Norfolk Public Schools received a $10,000 Richard R. Green Award to present to a deserving high school senior of her choice from the Norfolk school system or from her alma mater, Norview High School. Dodson chose to give the $10,000 to four students over four years, giving each a $2,500 scholarship.
Note: This information is reliable as of August 2007. [Source: Virginia Department of Education, 2005–06 and 2005–06 Norview High School Performance Report. See also Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy, Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington D.C., 2004.]


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Saturday, October 24, 2020
War on Gaza: Debunking the myths
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It is time to clarify the facts on the aggression the Israelis started on the Palestinians. Unfortunately, the Israeli narrative has dominated the global media. It's very important to uncover the Israeli narrative and bring facts to the public's attention. The world needs to differentiate between myths and truth.
The first and very important point is that it was Israel that initiated this war and not the Palestinians.
This is very different from what is presented in most of the media. Israelis claim that Israel was subject to rocket fire from Gaza to which Israel responded by airstrikes. This is not true. The reality is that Israel initiated airstrikes on Gaza, several times, and assassinated people in Gaza, trying to provoke a reaction until they got rockets being shot at Israel. It was then spun in the media as Israel defending itself.
The second point is that this war started not in Gaza but in the West Bank, when the Israeli army, without providing any proof that Palestinians were responsible for the disappearance and subsequent death of three settlers, started a collective punishment campaign all over the West Bank. One of the results of that campaign was the arrest of more than 1,000 Palestinians, including a number of Palestinian members of parliament, bringing the number of Palestinian parliamentarians in Israeli jails to 34.
During that campaign, moreover, Israel invaded more than 3,000 houses, destroyed many of them, stole money from people and destroyed furniture. Israeli forces initiated wide-ranging violence against Palestinians and started using high-velocity bullets and gunshot against peaceful demonstrators who were protesting against the kidnapping of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, who was tortured and burned alive by Israeli settlers. This led to a very serious escalation all over the West Bank.
The third point is that this war in not on Hamas only: it is a war on all Palestinians. It is a war on Palestinians in Gaza, it is a war on Palestinians in the West Bank, in East Jerusalem and on the Palestinian people in general. It is very important to mention that most of the people who suffer from the Israeli aggressions are civilians. At the time of writing this article, on 30 July, at least 1,370 Palestinians have been killed, 90 per cent of whom were civilians. Among them are more than 308 children. Over 7,700 people have been injured, 31 per cent of whom were children.
Whole families have been eliminated. Just this morning, 20 members from the same family, including 11 children, were killed in their sleep as the building they had found refuge in only the day before was levelled. We are talking about more than 30 families that have been scratched out of the civil record because the whole extended family was eliminated, the father, the mother, the grandparents, the grandchildren — everybody. This kind of extermination of people, this level of attack, is nothing less than a massacre, a genocide that is being conducted by Israel.
To add insult to injury, Israel has forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, forcing them to leave by bombarding them. No less than 13,000 homes were completely or partially destroyed, thousands of people have lost everything, their clothes, a lifetime of belongings and memories and now, hundreds of thousands of people are refugees once more, many living in schools, with nothing. If the war ends, when they come back they will come back to nothing, only rubble.
Entire neighbourhoods like Shujaeya were completely eliminated within 24 hours. Even hospitals were attacked. So far, the Israeli army has attacked seven hospitals, 13 ambulances and two medical relief centres, among other clinics. In several cases, they have injured and killed medical workers and/or patients. They also attacked a care facility for disabled people, killing two disabled women. In another shelling, a disabled young man, deaf and unable to speak, did not understand what was going on until he was directly hit and left paralysed from the waist down, adding yet another disability to his life. The most touching and heart-wrenching words I have heard were those of a man who was speaking to two of his children in the hospital, killed by an Israeli airstrike: "Forgive me my children, I could not protect you."
This feeling of helplessness is overwhelming because thousands and thousands of people today in Gaza, thousands of mothers and fathers, are unable to protect their children. Many have seen their children killed; some have seen their children decapitated by Israeli shrapnel.
The next point I want to make is related to the claim that Israel has the right to defend itself. The most insulting thing here is that many of the world's leaders, like Angela Merkel of Germany and Barack Obama of the United States, are speaking of Israel's right to defend itself while not a single word is said of the Palestinians' right to defend themselves, although the Palestinians are the oppressed ones, the underdogs in this struggle. The Palestinians are the ones whose land has been occupied for 47 years, who have been forced into displacement and refugee status since 1948, who are suffering from a system of apartheid, discrimination and segregation created by the Israeli occupation. Yet not a single word has been uttered about our right to defend ourselves.
In reality, what we see from the Israeli narrative is nothing but a consistent effort to dehumanise Palestinians, as if Palestinians are not equal human beings, as if Palestinian life is not important, as if Palestinian life is worth nothing, as if it is okay that over 1,370 Palestinians are killed and 7,700 are injured. Meanwhile, all anybody is talking about is the psychological impact on the Israeli population, although so far projectiles fired out of Gaza have killed just two civilians. Up until now, 58 Israelis have been killed, all but two of them soldiers. These are soldiers who were killed inside Gaza while they were invading Gaza and attacking people in an act of aggression. We don't want anybody to die, whether Israeli or Palestinian. But to say that Palestinians are the aggressors in this situation is very wrong and totally unacceptable.
The asymmetry in the current situation is also a very important point to clarify. We are talking here about the Israeli army, which is probably the fourth most powerful army in the world, attacking civilians in one of the most crowded areas of the world, with 1.8 million people living in less than 140 square miles, about 12,000 people per square mile on "normal" days, but nearly double that number these days, as Israel has declared 44 percent of Gaza unsafe and hammered in the message by bombing homes. These 1.8 million people have been attacked by a powerful air force, very powerful ships, and artillery. Those on the ground have only very primitive means to defend themselves.
Even the rockets that are launched at Israel — and we don't want these rockets to be launched — are almost invariably nothing but a psychological instrument. This has been frightening for Israelis, it is true, but these projectiles rarely cause any harm. The harm is happening almost entirely on one side, the Palestinian side. There is no way anyone can compare the two, this sophisticated Israeli army and the Palestinian people. While the asymmetry is clear, Israeli forces continue to use indiscriminate and disproportional force against the Palestinian population.
One element that is almost always ignored is the issue of the siege of Gaza. The siege on Gaza has been ongoing for eight years. It has caused the most dramatic humanitarian crisis, not only in this region but also probably worldwide. We are talking about 1.8 million people besieged by sea, by air and by land. Israel is controlling all passages, it is controlling the sky and it is controlling the sea. Fishermen are not allowed to fish further than three miles out to the sea; they haven't been allowed to sail at all for the past three weeks.
Almost nobody can get in or out, even to go to the hospital or receive medical treatment. The one entrance to Egypt is also closed from the Egyptian side. This siege has caused very serious problems. Gaza lacks construction materials. Gaza does not have access to clean water; 90 per cent of the water in Gaza is not fit for drinking because it is either saline or polluted. More than 300,000 people have lost access to water because the water pipes were destroyed by Israeli shelling. When workers tried to repair them they were shot at by the Israeli military.
Electricity is an enormous problem in Gaza too. Most of the time, most people do not have electricity for more than six to eight hours a day. Today, more than one third of the population does not have any electricity at all because Israel bombarded the only electricity plant in Gaza. Because of the siege, 90 per cent of educated young people are unemployed. Because of the siege, the level of poverty is very high in Gaza, a fact compounded by the high prices of basic products that have to come from Israel. This is an unacceptable situation. A siege like this is considered an act of aggression.
It is very important to remind world politicians of the fact that Israel declared in 1967 that it had the right to attack Egypt, Syria, Jordan and the Palestinian people and occupy all of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the whole of Sinai just because the Egyptian army closed the passage to Eilat, a small port in the southern part of Israel. Israel still had full access to the Mediterranean Sea, yet they considered this an act of aggression that gave them the right to conduct one of the worst wars in the Middle East. That is why we say that a ceasefire is not enough; it is very important to also lift the siege on Gaza, because the siege itself is an act of aggression.
Today, the Palestinians have been demanding to have a ceasefire. But Israel is refusing. Three or four efforts were made to have at least a humanitarian ceasefire, so that the Palestinians could take out all the bodies of those who were killed and who are buried under the rubble in Shujaeya and other places like Khuzaa. It is heartbreaking to know that there are probably many injured people who have no access to medical care and who will die, slowly bleeding to death, or from their wounds, because no full ceasefire has been allowed and no medical teams were allowed to reach them. Israel has attacked not only hospitals, schools, mosques and houses, but also first aid teams and ambulances. They burned two ambulances trying to reach injured people in Shujaeya. They destroyed many clinics and many first aid providers were shot and injured, and some killed. This is an act of ethnic cleansing, an act of genocide and a massive act of terror against the Palestinian population.
Dehumanising Palestinians will never negate the facts. And it is important to clarify all of them. This war was started by Israel. It is even debatable whether it can be called a war, as a war suggests a fight between two equal sides. In reality it is not a war, it is an act of aggression from an occupying power that is trying to solve the problem of occupation by increasing the occupation. In this attack, Israel was the initiator and the victims are mainly the Palestinians.
Now the killing has spread again to the West Bank, where Israel has resumed shooting peaceful demonstrators with high-velocity bullets. For years the world has been urging us to organise big peaceful marches with thousands of people. This is exactly what we did in Ramallah on 24 July, when more than 25,000 marched peacefully to Jerusalem protesting the massacre in Gaza, demanding the end of aggression and demanding access to Jerusalem to pray in Al-Aqsa on the holiest of all nights for Muslim Palestinians.
Before we reached the checkpoint, which was heavily manned, the Israeli army started to shoot people. Snipers shot demonstrators with high-velocity bullets in a scene reminiscent of what South Africa's apartheid police did to the peaceful protestors in Soweto in the 1970s. During the night, 211 Palestinians were shot with high-velocity bullets. Over the course of four hours, six people lost an eye, six others were injured critically and one lost his life. The very next day the Israeli army, using live fire, killed nine Palestinians who were peacefully demonstrating in Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem and Jenin. As many as 60 people were injured. The list goes on.
The people who are being killed in the West Bank are not Hamas and are not in Gaza. They are not shooting rockets at Israel; they do not have any weapons to defend themselves. Yet they are being killed by an Israeli army that considers itself above international law thanks to the silence and complicity of many western leaders. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon does not have the courage to hold Israel accountable, even when the UN school serving as a shelter in Beit Hanoun was attacked by the Israeli army, killing 16 women and children and injuring 200 others.
Finally, one has to remember that this kind of terrible violence has happened many times over the last 66 years. The root of the problem is Israel's occupation of Palestinian land, settlement building and the forcing of hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes. This has been the case for 47 years, the longest occupation in modern history. This is an occupation that has transformed into a system of apartheid and discrimination. Without solving this, without ending the occupation and the apartheid system, there will be no peace, let alone stability or normal life.
When we struggle as Palestinians for our freedom, it is not only about our future, but also about the future of Israelis. Israelis will never be free as long as we are not free. It is time to see that extremists in Israel, who have benefited from all these wars, are using Palestinian lives and neighbourhoods as a testing area for their weapons, so that Israel can still continue selling weapons worldwide, becoming the third largest military exporter in the world. This has to stop.
Occupation must stop and this asymmetry must be addressed; impunity and reality must be exposed. It is time to tell Israel "Enough is enough"; it is time to say to the world "Please see the reality, look at the facts." Citizens from all the countries in the world, be it the United States, Germany, or France, are entitled to know the truth and your media are not telling you the truth. Your media, for the most part, have been overwhelmed by the Israeli narrative. This has to be corrected.
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