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Jai Courtney Discusses Playing Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad. Aussie actor Jai Courtney will be set to play anti-hero Captain Boomerang in the upcoming Suicide Squad where he will team up with other villains such as himself. Courtney revealed some juicy details on his role.
IGN spoke with the actor during a promotion for his latest film Insurgent, where the outlet discussed with him about fitting into the role as the Aussie villain. "I've had a few fittings, but the costume is in development as we speak," the actor teased. "It's not going to look like anything that's been done before, and I think this whole world will look a lot different than anything else."
We all know that Captain Boomerang has a history with The Flash, so that brings us to whether or not Courtney would also appear in the The Flash with Ezra Miller. Unfortunately, the actor wasn't keen on sharing any more details at the moment. "I'm not withholding anything, but that is a dialogue that hasn't been opened yet," was all he can say. Well it's still early to know whom The Flash will be up against in his first solo film, but Captain Boomerang appearing in the film isn't a farfetched idea.
Perhaps Courtney can get a few pointers from Spartacus co-star Nick Tarabay, who played Captain Boomerang in The CW's The Flash and Arrow. What do you guys think?
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While the auto world is excited about the arrival of the latest edition of its four-door flagship A8, Hofele design has gone ahead and released details of its tuning package for the 2010 model. There is a trimming kit both for the diesel and petrol versions where the 4.2-liter FSI V8 offering kicks the power up to 400PS with 475Nm of torque.
The diesel variant also gets a power hike where its TDi engine can now churn 395hp with up to 880Nm of torque. Extra power brings in better braking courtesy of larger ventilated steel disc brakes. The suspension has also been lowered (40 to 80mm) albeit, it returns to the standard levels when traveling at 80mph. Minor exterior modifications include a new front end that has larger air inlets along with front fender outlets and even the side sills have been redesigned. On the rear, the Hofele Design 2010 Audi A8 gets a remodeled bumper and a quad exhaust.
Although some two months ago, the new Audi A8 has made it's first appearance at a private function held in Miami last November, the official debut of the luxury sedan has been made at this years North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Pretty lightweight but packed with goodies, the new Audi A8 is in direct competitor to the BMW 7 Series, with Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Lexus LS and Jaguar XJ considered as secondary rivals. The new technology advances installed in the car include the new-generation MMI system, the latest quattro AWD system and the regenerative brakes. As for what sends power to the wheels, a wide range of engine is available, out of the which a 184kW (250hp), 550Nm 3.0 TDI engine or the 4.2 petrol V8 that churns 274kW (373hp) and 445Nm of torque.
Looks damn cool, don't you think?
Slated for an early debut next year at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2011 Audi A8 is one of the most thought-after luxury sedans. Caught testing on the Nurburgring circuit, rumors have it that the upcoming model comes with new engines. Apparently there's the new 6.5L V12 which replaces the 6.1L variant for a monsterish output of over 500 horsies, or the supercharged V8 capable of churning 400 hp. Mileage is also on the priority list for Audi which means the new A8 lineage will also include a 2.0L diesel option mated with twin turbos that sport some 200hp. For those who can afford it, sales will begin late 2010. [via Autoblog]


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Note: Any parcels that have been split since 2009 will need to be researched at the Town Office.
We are able to accept payment by Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover & American Express). There is a transaction fee charged to the cardholder during time of transaction. The fee is 2.5% for transactions over $40.00 or a minimum of $1.00 for transactions up to $40.00. To make a payment over the phone, please fill out this form and return it back to us. Once we receive your written authorization we will keep your signature on file for future phone transactions. Call with any questions.
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Caring Connections Helps Women Get Mammograms and Paps.
Caring Connections is a cooperative program of the Bangor YMCA and Eastern Maine Medical Center, providing access to quality breast and cervical health services. The program helps women get mammograms and Pap tests at no cost as well as other diagnostic tests.
The income guidelines for the Caring Connections are higher than that of many other programs. For example, a single woman can have a gross income of $30,150 and still be eligible. A family of four can make up to $61,500. Those who have medical insurance can also enroll in the program if they qualify financially. Currently all insurances are required to cover Pap tests and screening mammograms but diagnostic tests are often not covered until a person's deductible has been reached.
If you would like more information on Caring Connections services call the YMCA at 941-2808 and ask for Caring Connections.


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Tuesday was a huge day for Donnie Wahlberg.
By Dorothy Robinson
Published : April 16, 2014
Yesterday was a huge day for Donnie Wahlberg. Not only did girlfriend Jenny McCarthy announce their engagement on "The View," but he and his brothers (Mark and the poor, forgotten Paul) told the world that they are expanding their Boston casual-dining spot Wahlburgers. (If I were Donnie, I would be more excited about introducing Wahlburgers to casual dining fans throughout North America than being engaged to Jenny McCartney. But that's just little 'ol pro-vaccination me.)
"These are the next steps in building Wahlburgers into a great and enduring worldwide brand. We have built the restaurant and partnerships with quality and care, and my brothers and I look forward to continuing the journey," said Mark Wahlberg in a statement. The expansion plans include Boston, Philadelphia, and Toronto where it will be renamed Wahlburg-ehs (just kidding, Canada!).


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The publishing industry's first salvo on Osama bin Laden since the Sept. 11 attacks sheds more heat than light. "Holy War, Inc.," by Peter Bergen, does an adequate job assembling a profile of Mr. bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network. Details of his life are scattered throughout the book, such as his age (44), his college degree (economics and public administration from King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), and his family's Yemeni origins and wealth. Bergen also traces Al Qaeda's escalation of violence, including the 1992 bombing of a tourist hotel in Yemen, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the 1998 destruction of US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, and other attacks in Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
Bergen, CNN's terrorism analyst, produced the first televised interview of bin Laden in 1997, the year after bin Laden first issued a call to Muslims to attack US military targets. In 1983, the Oxford-educated Bergen made a documentary about the millions of Afghan refugees crossing the border into Pakistan. In 1993, he traveled to Afghanistan to explore the links between the mujahedin, the CIA-funded Afghan rebels who fought the Soviets, and the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
The book's title comes from Bergen's premise that Al Qaeda operates much like a multinational corporation, relying on e-mail, faxes, and a recruitment video available on the Internet.
The most useful part of the book is the afterword, in which Bergen finally gets to some brief analysis: "Bin Laden is not some 'AY-rab' who woke up one morning in a bad mood, his turban all in a twist, only to decide America was THE ENEMY. He has reasons for hating the United States, and if we understand those reasons [which Bergen mentions only in passing], we will have a glimmer of insight into what provoked the terrible events of September 11."
Bergen's concludes that a) bin Laden is planning another attack on US targets, b) Al Qaeda would collapse without bin Laden, and c) the US needs to have a plan.
Bergen's view on the strength of Al Qaeda contradicts that of some journalists and scholars, including others who have also interviewed bin Laden. Those critics argue that terrorism will continue to flourish without the exiled Saudi until inequities between the world's haves and have-nots are addressed.
Although "Holy War, Inc." is the first book on bin Laden published since Sept. 11, a stream of similar books is in the works. In addition, several solid studies of the Middle East, terrorism, and US foreign policy have been written in the past 10 years that provide much-needed context to current events. For a Middle East view, there's "Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban," by Lebanese author As'Ad Abukhalil. For a historical, scholarly perspective, check out "Afghanistan's Endless War," by Larry Goodson. For a global perspective, see "Jihad vs. McWorld," by Benjamin Barber.
Journalism has been called the first draft of history, and Bergen's book is a good example. Still, his sources are disturbing, both for who they are and who they are not. Of the more than 160 personal interviews listed in the endnotes, more than half are with anonymous sources. Many of the interviews are with other journalists or CIA operatives. Bergen's secondary sources, such as USA Today and government press releases, also are an indication of the depth of information in this book.
His acknowledgements, like the endnotes, display a heavy reliance on Western sources. Of his 260 thank yous, slightly more than a dozen of the names are of obvious Middle Eastern origin.
Several issues that Bergen mentions only in passing are worthy of more in-depth treatment. They include the origins of the Taliban, the various meanings of jihad, and the failure of US intelligence to preempt the recent attacks.
Puzzling is Bergen's assertion that the CIA did not fund bin Laden or the opposition fighters in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation of the late 1970s and 1980s, while later admitting that the CIA did fund the Pakistani secret service, which in turn, funded the mujahedin.
In the end, "Holy War, Inc." is a political snack, somewhat satisfying, but only for a brief moment. Bergen might consider a more fulfilling sequel, like "Holy War, Inc. II," an examination of the US government's use of public relations and other corporate-inspired tactics to galvanize public opinion to fight the bad guys.
Char Simons has lived in Turkey and now teaches writing at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.


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On our website we offer an overview of pet care for dogs, cats, birds, and pocket pets. The professionals of West Valley Pet Clinic & Avian Medical Group know that your comfort in caring for your pet depends upon your confidence that you have all the information you need. We are dedicated to providing extensive pet owner education and resources, fostering an atmosphere of support and respect for our clients.
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STOIK Soft Now Enables Mobile Doc Scanner App for Intel® Atom™ Tablets for Android*
By THOMAS C. (Intel), published on September 13, 2014
Users can now scan all their important papers with their mobile devices.
In an exciting announcement, STOIK Soft, the maker of the Mobile Doc Scanner (MDScan) app, revealed that its clever scanning application is now available on Intel® Atom™ tablets for Android*. Users can now scan documents to high quality PDF or JPG format right on their high-resolution tablets.
The MDScan app allows easy transformation of documentation to PDF or JPG files for exporting, sharing, sending or archiving. This app detects borders, corrects distortion and equalizes brightness to produce clear, legible images of all types of documents. This also includes a useful batch capture mode that enables quick scan and transfer of multiple pages. It even has an enhance option to sharpen poor quality originals.
This optimization simplifies the often-frustrating extra step of scanning and sending from a desktop device. Android* users can quickly and easily convert important documents right on their high-definition, portable screens. The Intel® Developer Zone made code, support and business resources available to the developers at STOIK Soft throughout the compatibility process.
"The MDScan app is a great tool for users who need to replicate or share important paperwork," says Mike Kuznetsov, CEO of STOIK Soft. "The versatile, responsive Android* tablets take the hassle out of desktop scanning; the whole process just got simpler."
MDScan is available for immediate download on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stoiktechnology.mdscan.
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Jelly Invasion Mars Mediterranean beaches
A plague of jellyfish has hit the Mediterranean this summer, driving beachgoers and tourists away from the sun-soaked shores. Scientists have proposed a number of reasons for the infestation: overfishing, global warming, or the influx of an invasive species from the Red Sea. Whatever the cause, it means a slow season for this quintessential vacation region.
Some beach officials along the Mediterranean coast are taking steps to control the jellyfish. In Israel, scientists are trying to develop a method to interfere with the jellyfish using sound frequencies. Not all of the jellyfish in the Mediterranean will sting, but they still make for less-than-pleasant swimming companions. Some people are cutting their vacations short in order to avoid the jellyfish. Rather than letting some sea creatures that aren't especially good at sharing your swimming space ruin your vacation, there are other ways to enjoy the water!
Many hotels along the Mediterranean coast have fantastic swimming pools. If you happen to be in a region where the jellyfish are especially numerous that day, head to the pool to relax. On the Italian coast just two hours by train from Rome, Il Pellicano (A FROSCH Preferred Hotel) has a heated saltwater swimming pool. While relaxing in the warm water, smelling the salt water and looking out over the Mediterranean, you may even forget that you're not in the sea. The Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort boasts a sandy-bottom lagoon-style pool, giving you a beach experience without any of those pesky jellies.
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I had heard a lot about Brookmere Winery & Vineyard Inn even before stopping last Friday, thanks to Crystal in our office. And when someone keeps giving a place two thumbs up, you want to stop and see what all the accolades are about.
Ed and Cheryl Glick purchased the business in 2007 and have been making upgrades since. Wine production has more than doubled, and they just started work on the second floor above the tasting room, which they'll convert to a lounge that will include bathrooms and music. Meanwhile, the pavilion on the sprawling grounds, I'm told, books as much as a year and a half in advance.
They also rent a storefront in New Oxford, west of York, and expect to be looking to open a satellite shop in Altoona sometime during the next six months.
While sweet wines have their following here (a blush wine called Frog Hollow and a fruit wine called Bear-ies Gone Wild are their two biggest sellers, they offered enough dry wines to satisfy my palate. Most enjoyed the Carmine, a fruit-forward red with a bit of tannin, and their Cabernet Franc. Considering the fact that 2009 was average for reds, this wine showed quite well.
Enjoyed the conversation and hospitality. Definitely was a fun place, with visitors either popping in just to buy one or others parking for a bit for a full tasting during what was the beginning of another weekend for the Susquehanna Heartland trail's spring event. The winery itself has plenty of its own events, which you can find at this link.


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One-of-a-kind gifts, wearable art, and home decor!
Every year, the KIA is transformed into a bustling marketplace for its annual Holiday Art Sale.
On view is the work of more than 150 artists who teach or take classes at the Kirk Newman Art School. All of the work is created by art school students and faculty and fills the museum lobby and art school studios with hand-crafted ceramics; jewelry; fused glass wearables and decor; hand-woven scarves and accessories; paintings; functional and decorative ceramics; framed photographs, prints, and paintings; and metal sculpture.
You can also shop Friday, December 1, 5-8 pm
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DANISH JAZZ PASTRY KITCHEN: A funny familiarity might come over Santa Barbarans paying a first visit to Copenhagen. Anyone, after all, hip to the Danish-themed burg of Solvang knows something, even if second-handed, about Danish ways. You might also find yourself with Danny Kaye's voice dogging your brain, to the tune of "Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen :" Beyond such superficial preconditioning, though, nothing prepares you for Copenhagen like being there.
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Cubo Commercial, 49-65 Coppin Street, Richmond VIC
MELBOURNE, 12 APRIL 2013 - Relocating from their premises in Kew, Brennan IT have signed a five year lease for 600 sqm of office space within the brand new mixed use development at Cubo Commercial, 49-65 Coppin Street, Richmond in Melbourne's inner east.
The deal was negotiated by Michael Simonds of Jones Lang LaSalle on behalf of a local private developer for over $400/sqm.
Designed by JAM Architects, Cubo Commercial is located near the corner of Bridge Road and its renowned shopping precinct. The residential component is 100% sold out and the commercial component is now 98% leased or under offer. In total there is 3,000 sqm of high quality, brand new office and retail accommodation.
Reflective of Richmond's eclectic mix of retail strip shopping, international cuisine, cafes, pubs, cocktail bars and live music venues, Cubo Commercial has a diverse tenancy mix within the complex.
"The mix of smaller and larger spaces Cubo offers is rare, allowing the project to create its own amenity and vibrancy, enhanced by the common and outdoor areas that JAM designed" Mr Simonds said.
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Bomb-laden bike seized in Karachi
On a tip-off regarding some suspicious house in the area, police and Rangers raided a house and found a motorbike in which explosives weighing 10 kilograms were planted.
They immediately called the Bomb Disposal Squad to the site and the BDS team successfully defused the improvised explosives device.
SSP Baldia Shaukat Shahani confirmed that the explosives weighing 10-kg were found planted in a bike. He said search operation had begun in the area to catch suspects, involved in planning a terror plot.


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Ticket booking fees 'too expensive'
A majority of audiences say booking fees for concert and theatre tickets are too expensive and any extra charges should be revealed up front.
Half of consumers questioned by Which? said additional charges on tickets had put them off booking altogether.
Their research uncovered a £25 ticket to see comic Jimmy Carr incurred extra fees of £9.50.
The organisation is launching a Play Fair On Ticket Fees campaign to end hidden charges.
It is also calling for any fees to be justified, clearly explained and set at a fair level.
'Ripped off'
Which? found that, out of 20 ticketing companies and venues surveyed, seven did not openly reveal the cost of extra fees, making shopping around for tickets more difficult.
Other complaints included being charged to print tickets at home or collect them from venue box offices, with more than 90% of people objecting to the added cost.
Researchers for Which? found out of 78 individual bookings, only two were made without incurring any additional charges.
"Consumers tell us they are feeling ripped off by the level of ticketing charges, and the lack of transparency means it is almost impossible for people to compare prices when booking online," said Which? executive director Richard Lloyd.
"We want to see the ticketing industry Play Fair On Ticket Fees, so that all charges are displayed upfront and with a clear explanation of what they're for," he added.
Ticketmaster, which is the world's biggest ticketing company, explains how fees are calculated on its website, saying the costs are "agreed in consultation with our client" - usually the concert promoter.
Fees contribute to "retail and distribution costs" and the technology that underpins its systems.
The company says print-at-home tickets incur a fee as the company has to provide "access control systems to check the tickets" at venues.
See Tickets adds most event organisers "don't pay us anything to sell their tickets, so in order to make money, See has to charge a little bit on top".
Which? said companies which fail to display compulsory charges were in breach of Advertising Standards Authority regulations and unfair trading regulations.


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Cryptic Studios' "Star Trek Online" is available on the Windows and Mac operating system platforms, as of 2015. Windows users must have at least a Windows XP version with service pack 2 to run the game, while MAC users require at least an OS X 10.7.5 operating system.
Players need a broadband connection to play. Each of the platforms running the game must have at least 10 gigabytes of free disk space. Also, Windows users must have a DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card for audio to play.
"Star Trek Online" became available for Windows in 2010 and MAC platforms in 2014. This free multi-player game allows players to experience different worlds based on the "Star Trek" fictional series. It is also the first large-scale, role-player "Star Trek" franchise multi-player game.


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We live in a world of narrow thinking. How often do you hear comments like:
"I vote Republican (Democrat) because that is the way my parents have always voted"
"I know that mine is the one true religion?"
Or been in one way conversations where you (are forced to) listen to somebody telling you every small detail of their life. Their career, promotion etc.
How do we grow as people, as GIS professionals, if we spend our time staring at our own navels?
Widen your GIS thinking
Its time to widen your thinking.
How useful is somebody who keeps a narrow focus? Their boss wants (expects) them to be continually valuable to the company. That takes more than just doing the "right things" for promotion. Its taking an active interest in the (GIS) activities of the company; the industry, watching what others are doing, talking, reading, making suggestions, having ideas. Its too easy to sit back and go through the motions. Follow behind others. Focusing on how to get promoted directly, instead of what value you can bring to make the company more successful. You more successful. Its a subtle but big difference.
GIS is exploding. As a GIS professional opportunity knocks. Don't sit and stare at your navel, or worry about all those new "GIS graduates" making you less valuable. You are incredibly valuable. Grab your career by the horns. Read, ask questions, contribute directly to your companies future (not just your immediate tasks).
Take your great ideas and start a company of your own!
Don't miss out on the GIS wave. Join of us. Before it has passed.


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Terhk Fourwinds
Expeditions Master
Terhk Fourwinds is now available as a follower to Darius Lonewolf. Here are his Follower stats:
Terhk Fourwinds, Expeditions Master
Rank 1 – Merchant
Stamina: 6
Combat: 0
Social: 1
Speed: 4
Trait: Mover of Goods: Certain items are best sold through Terhk, because he has the proper adventuring clientele! When Terhk is sent on a vendor mission, he receives a 6% gold value bonus on all items that are considered adventuring gear or alchemical items. He gains half of this bonus (rounded down) on Arms and Armor. Each time he gains a rank, this bonus increases by 1%, to a maximum of 10% at Rank 5.
Alternate Talents
- R1 – Guild Master: Terhk doesn't always do the dirty work for himself, as he has an extensive network of his own adventurers at his disposal. He can spend 2 stamina to temporarily increase either his Combat or Social skill by 1 for the duration of a book.
- R2 – A Bit Rusty: Terhk recalls his days as an adventurer, brushing off his trusty scimitar. He gains an additional +1 Combat.
- R3 – Business as Usual: Business transactions are a daily exercise for Terhk. Treat Terhk's Speed as one less than his normal value for Social encounters.
- R4 – Slip of the Tongue: Terhk's rough demeanor is endearing, and he (usually) knows how to recover when misspeaking. If he would fail a social check by a number equal to or less than his rank, he may reroll that check. He must take the new result, even if it is worse.
- R5 – Once More, with Gusto: Terhk hates having to try again, and puts in the extra effort to ensure things get done right. When Terhk rerolls a die for any reason, he adds his rank to the new result.
Part caravan company, part hunter's lodge, and part adventurer's guild, Terhk's Fine Expeditions tries to be all things at once for anyone traveling the deserts of southern Osirion.
Terhk himself is the towering, scar-riddled proprietor, a broad sandkin half-orc who has clearly seen much battle, and he is always eager to bring on new guards or wildnerness guides. Rumors get the better of him, and some say he eats those who fail him once too often. Long-time residents know that Terhk's fierce exterior is nothing more than an act, however, cultivated to sell his company's services and intimidate challengers before they become violent. Around those he trusts, Terhk happily slips on his glasses and whiles away evenings with a book or senet board.
Terhk has exchanged both goods and services with Darius Lonewolf in the past, and the two are long-time friends and adventuring buddies. The guild leader his more than happy to claim he taught Darius everything he knows, much to the warrior's chagrin. Still, Terhk is no slouch in combat, despite his many years of business wearing him down in a softer direction.


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Any parent with children at secondary school will be aware of the daily battle to get their teenage offspring out of the house and on their way to school in the morning.
But not so for Garibaldi College student Neve Cotton, who has gone a total of seven years without ever missing a day at school.
Year 9 student Neve appeared in the Chad in 2011 after finishing her studies at the Samuel Barlow Primary School, in Clipstone, with 100 per cent attendance.
And now the 14-year-old has completed her lower school education at Garibaldi without missing a day or even being late - giving her 100 per cent attendance for the past seven years at school.
Speaking about her achievement Neve, who hopes to become a midwife when she leaves school, told Chad that she does find it difficult sometimes but would not dream of missing a day of education.
She said: "If I get up feeling in a mood I know that once I'm in school the day usually turns out better than I thought it would."
"I like most of my lessons and I always get to school on time even if I get up a bit late. It's important to start the day well."
Neve has now been presented with £50 in vouchers as a reward for her efforts by headteacher Chris James.
He said: "I'm really impressed by Neve's dedication.
"She makes sure that she comes in to college even when she is not feeling very well.
"Not only does she have perfect attendance over the last three years, but she has also never been late. Neve is making great progress at Garibaldi and sets a great example to all."
PICTURED: Garibaldi College student Neve Cotton (14), who has not missed a day of school in the past seven years, pictured with headteacher Chris James.


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Peace, which is a serious need in Islamic world mainly in Afghanistan, is in need of the political evolution in educational system in elementary and higher levels. The dictation of peace-making mentality and peaceful life will promote peace-loving mindsets in all aspects of social life and ensure serenity of collective life. The higher level of education is supposed to create mentalities and ideas for organizing social orders and it is the most effective element that provides the sequence of fire-ceasefire theory and provides the ground for it.
Fire and ceasefire in Afghanistan have taken place mainly on the basis of religious tenets and theoretical preferences of sharia. In fact, there are irreligious tendencies behind the practical facts and these inclinations fan the flame and play a critical role in this regard. However, justifying the fire and ceasefire and persuading the warring parties will be possible only through religious doctrines and sharia.
Explaining the status of peace and peaceful life in sharia's theoretical doctrines and jurisprudence (Fiqah) bears strategic significance. In higher and academic levels, the exact approach of sharia and jurisprudence should be considered deeply and reviewed again to determine the border between war and peace. This fact is necessary for finding out educational and religious supports for peace and institutionalizing it in different social fabric of society. The formal knowledge of jurisprudence (Fiqah – a field of study in Islamic sharia) has adopted an otherworldly approach towards war and peace and passes judgement over the human societies based on the same view. In other words, the theological propositions, which determine man's position in the hereafter, is deeply imbedded in jurisprudence and deem the issues of hereafter as obligations for this world. The issues of polytheists, infidels and pagans will be judged in the hereafter. But this is a hot issue in jurisprudence and has stoked sectarian, tribal, racial, religious and political discriminations and tendencies through discriminatory interpretations, which originate from biased minds. This fact has led to violence in social relations.
The theological and otherworldly approach to jurisprudence might be one of the most serious and complicated issues throughout the Islamic history. Currently, it is believed that under the theoretical aegis of jurisprudence, thousands of thousands of people have lost their lives. The violence ushered in by fundamental groups around the globe, mainly in Islamic world, stems from the words and concepts of infidelity and polytheism and supported by theory of jurisprudence, which has resulted in deadly and bloody incidents. That is to say, the fundamental rights of mankind such as peace, the right to life and liberty and human's dignity have been considered alienable based on the mentioned views and approaches. Death, violence and dishonor are carried out as jurisprudent task-orientation. Moreover, the implementation of the jurisprudent tenets are carried out for the fear of hereafter.
Based on such approach, jurisprudence and the Islamic tenets are not approved for organizing social relations and peaceful life but for finding out an immunity from divine punishment and analyzing it from fatwa and legal tenets. The formal knowledge of jurisprudence has failed to reconcile the legal propositions of sharia with men's natural rights. It also failed to recognize mankind on the basis of being human and entitled them with peace, freedom, life and dignity regardless of theological categorization such as Moslem and infidel, monotheism and polytheism, Shiite and Sunni and so on.
The tendency of jurisprudence towards hereafter is the main reason that the otherworldly menace of sharia should be taken seriously. As a result of this approach, the natural and divine rights of mankind, which are supposed to organize social life, have been neglected. The legal principles and the principle of men's natural dignity are approved for peace and peaceful life regardless of theological categorization. Therefore, concealing this fact will lead to large-scale catastrophes and terror in Islamic world and peace will be a strange issue in the history of Moslems.
Considering the aforementioned issues, a deep and fundamental change needs to be done in educational systems and jurisprudence for supporting and prioritizing peace. All educational institutions in the field of religious knowledge should be equipped on the policy of "the principle of peace". Moreover, the worldly and otherworldly issues must be distinguished, the principle of peace and peaceful life in Islamic and non-Islamic societies should be prioritized. To put it another way, these issues must be debated logically and supported by strong theological reasons and right-centered life in all social fabric of society so as to ensure a promising life. The Afghan government will have to smooth the path in this regard and spend part of the budget in providing sustainable peace.
There are noteworthy resources and capacities in religious texts that one can gain peaceful legal and social system in case of changing the jurisprudent presumption and approaches. To sum up, a peaceful life is possible far from theological and ideological presumptions. So, a fundamental change is needed in higher level of education and knowledge of jurisprudence. The government should pay more serious attention to this fact.
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| Mohammad Eshaq Arifi
Peace, which is a serious need in Islamic world mainly in Afghanistan, is in need of the political evolution in educational system in elementary and higher levels. The dictation of peace-making mentality and peaceful life will promote peace-loving mindsets in all aspects of social life and ensure serenity of collective life. The higher level of education is supposed to create mentalities and ideas for organizing social orders and it is the most effective element that provides the sequence of fire-ceasefire theory and provides the ground for it.


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Great big corporate giants like Walmart can be notoriously bad at dealing with change. Yet when Walmart came under attack for its environmental credentials a few years back it proved itself surprisingly adaptive. Since then the company promised to make sustainability a priority and, for all its many detractors, it has in large part managed to keep its word.
Just this month, for example, it announced that it has finished work on six new solar installations in Colorado, bringing its U.S. solar count to 100. The company's goals include reducing its greenhouse gases at its facilities around the world by 20 percent by the end of this year, while in the long-termer it wants to see all its energy needs supplied by renewables.
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ET: The company has a long term goal of 100 per cent renewable energy use. What percentage do renewables currently make up? Do you have a time frame for the 100 per cent switch over?
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Part 6: The Hidden Church
by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., Th.D., Director, NiceneCouncil.com
As you may discern from my cleverly repeating the descriptor "Part 6" in both the title and sub-title of this blog, this is Part 6 of a series. I carefully numbered these for the benefit of you the reader. I never even contemplated inserting a mysterious gap in the series, thereby leaping from Part 5 to Part 7. Nor after the last installment will I again revert to an early number (as when dispensationalists re-institute old covenant-like features). For those of you who may have suspected that I am a closet dispensationalist this is strong evidence against such a notion: No dispensational enthusiast can resist imposing gaps in their theology. In fact, gaps are necessary in their exegesis of the biblical record to make their system look like it is working properly.
But of what is this Part 6? By parity of reasoning, one should surmise that Part 6 implies preceding parts that lead step-by-step to this one. Perhaps you are one of the people who have not been reading this blog (there are 6.7 billion of you). If so, read the next paragraph. If not, read it anyway: you do not want to impose a gap in your reading.
So then, of what is this a part? I have been presenting a series that provides a one-stop-shopping refutation of dispensationalism by focusing on Ephesians. Like the evangelistic tool known as "The Romans Road to Salvation" (which presents the gospel wholly from within Romans), I have been presenting "The Ephesians Road Out of Dispensationalism" which shows from this one letter of Paul several debilitating, crippling, incapacitating, enervating, disabling, and down-right fatal errors within dispensationalism. After carefully reading Ephesians you may adopt dispensationalism for fun and profit, to be sure. But you can never adopt it as a result of biblical exegesis: it is flatly mistaken and fundamentally confused. Dispensationalism is truly a non-prophet organization.
This will be our final presentation from Ephesians. Paul's practice is generally to lay down doctrinal statements first, then apply those to the lives of his audience. Thus, in Ephesians he lays down his doctrine in chapters 1–3. Then at Ephesians 4:1 he begins by an important "therefore" statement to make practical application of those doctrines: "I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called."
Dispensationalism's Mysterious Position
As we saw in a previous blog, in dispensationalism the Church of Jesus Christ is a secondary, temporary plan of God, a Plan B. God's first (Old Testament era), final (millennial era), and most important plan regards Israel, not the Church. What is more, not only is the Church secondary in dispensationalism, but it is deemed wholly unknown and unrevealed in the Old Testament. Dispensationalism does not stop at simply making errors: they make errors and then exaggerate them.
Interestingly, one of the key passages that dispensationalism uses to prove that the Church was not prophesied in the Old Testament is Ephesians 3:3–6. Let us see how this is so, then respond.
Dispensationalism's color-coded and multi-charted presentation with its Jehovah's Witness-like graphics study Bible is known as the Prophecy Study Bible (2001; hereinafter PSB). At Ephesians 3:3–6 it defines Paul's mystery:
"A mystery or hidden secret in the biblical sense was something in the mind and plan of God but unknown to mankind until it was revealed in the New Testament. Here the mystery is not merely that Gentiles would be blessed . . , which was predicted and well known. The mystery, not known in Old Testament times, was that believing Jews and believing Gentiles would be united as fellow heirs within the same body, to be sharers of God's promise in Christ through the gospel" (PSB 1388).
Indeed, PSB (1338) explains that "the word 'mystery' is often used to describe a New Testament truth not revealed in the Old Testament (Eph. 3:3–5, 9; Col. 1:26–27)." The "prophecy of Christ's Church is carefully defined by the apostle Paul as a 'mystery, which from the beginning of the of the ages [i.e., eternity past] has been hidden in God' (Eph. 3:9). . . . The Church itself was a mystery hidden in God until the revelation in the New Testament" (PSB 1286). In fact, of this mystery in Ephesians 3:3–4, 9 the PSB (1402) explains: "Unknown to Israel before Christ, the revelation of this truth was given to Paul and is being fulfilled in the Church Age."
And it is not just this populist, cartoonish "study" Bible that argues thus. In the Popular Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy (2004:54) we read: "The New Testament teaches that the church was an unrevealed mystery in the Old Testament (Romans 16:25–26; Ephesians 3:2–10; Colossians 1:25–27)."
Even the famed Charles Ryrie in his Dispensationalism (1995:124) agrees: "The Old Testament does predict Gentile blessing for the millennial period . . , but the specific blessings do not include equality with the Jews as is true today in the Body of Christ."
Elsewhere Paul Benware in his Understanding End Times Prophecy (1995:86) writes:
"The church and Israel are not the same because the Body of Christ is said to be a 'mystery' by the apostle Paul in Ephesians 3:3–6 and Colossians 1:26. In the New Testament a 'mystery' is a truth that was not revealed previously in the Old Testament. . . . This mystery was known only to God until He chose to reveal it to the apostles."
But does Ephesians present the Church as a mystery "unknown until it was revealed in the New Testament"? Was it "not known in Old Testament times"? Was it really "unknown to Israel before Christ"? Did the Old Testament revelation not "include equality with the Jews" in its prophecies? Was this truth "not revealed previously in the Old Testament"?
Dispensationalism's Manifest Error
Paul will have nothing of this. His words in Ephesians 3 are being distorted so greatly that they are made to state the very opposite of what he intended. Let us see how this is so. Let us see how this Ephesians road leads t he thinking Christian out of dispensationalism.
Paul's full statement in Ephesians 3:1–10 reads as follows:
"For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles — if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. And by referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power. To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things; in order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places."
Paul certainly states that "by revelation there was made known to me the mystery." We are clearly dealing with a biblical mystery, and one that was especially revealed to Paul. But notice what he actually says:
1. The "sons of men." Paul states that "in other generations [it] was not made known to the sons of men" (Eph 3:5a). By "sons of men [Gk.: huiois ton anthropon]" Paul is referring broadly to all men, especially those outside of Israel, the Gentiles. He uses the phrase that often appears in the Old Testament to refer to men generically, the wider human race.
David uses this phrase in Psalm 14:2 in speaking of the fool who says there is no God and who works wickedness in order to "eat up my people" (Psa 14:4). We see this generic usage also in Psalm 21:10; 31:19; etc. Indeed, the psalmist declares that "the Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men" (Psa 33:19; cp. 53:2; Jer 32:19). Even when he uses the term inclusively as including Israel, it is because Israel is a part of the whole human race. Ecclesiastes frequently employs the phrase generically (Eccl 1:13; 2:3; 3:10, 18–19; 8:11; 9:3, 12). Daniel 2:38 agrees.
Thus, Paul is teaching that the human race outside of Israel as such did not know the blessings God had in store for them. Paul has been commissioned to take this news to them: "of which I was made a minister' according to the gift of God's grace" (Eph 3:7). We must remember that he was appointed as the Apostle to the Gentiles (Rom 1:5; 11:13; Gal 2:8; Eph 3:5–6; 1 Tim 2:7).
2. "As it has now been revealed." Paul continues by adding: "as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" (Eph 3:5b). The word "as" (hos) is a comparative. That is, this revelation was not revealed during the Old Testament era to the greater degree as it is now revealed in the New Testament. He is comparing the revelation of the mystery in the Old Testament to its fuller revelation in the New Testament. Thus, the earlier revelation was not to the same degree as that which "has now been revealed to his Holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit." We must not overlook the comparative.
3. Paul's statement elsewhere. In fact, we know he is speaking comparatively, not only because of he uses the word hos, but because of what he states at the end of Romans. In Romans 16:25–27 we read:
"Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen."
Note that in this passage he clearly declares that this mystery "now is manifested," but then immediately adds: "and by the Scriptures of the prophets." Here he speaks of the Old Testament Scripture for he opens Romans by a similar expression. At Romans 1:2 he speaks of the promise "beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures" (Rom 1:2), which definitely refers to the Old Testament Scriptures. Indeed, all through Romans he refers to the Old Testament as "the Scripture[s]" (Rom 4:3; 9:17; 10:11; 11:2; 15:4), just as he does elsewhere (1 Cor 15:3–4; Gal 3:8, 22; 4:30; 1 Tim 5:18).
Thus, this "mystery" is a revelation of God that cannot be accessed by man's unaided wisdom. But it appeared before in the Old Testament Scriptures, though it is now made more central and clear in the New Testament. In fact, Paul even adds in Romans 16:26b that this "has been made known to all the nations." So then, this mystery is no longer confined to Israel in her covenantal Scriptures, but is now being proclaimed to all the nations.
I am now concluding this brief series. Though in my next blog I will bring together all of these thoughts into a brief tract that you might useful for giving to your dispensational friends. I will leave out the tongue-in-cheek humor so as to make the study more useful in your theological evangelism.
As a master builder Paul lays down several nice pavement stones for his Ephesians Road Out of Dispensationalism. In Ephesians we do not discover a stray, unclear statement that might conflict with dispensationalism. We find one statement after another in the doctrinal portion of Ephesians that clearly and overtly contradicts several of dispensationalism's main tenants. We have in Ephesians Paul's six-fold witness against this wide-spread, confusing doctrinal construct.
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I stared the C25K full of enthusiasm back in April.
But dropped off the treadmill, so to speak, after a couple of attempts.
I had asked the forum about running with asthma and was really encouraged by all the positive replies I received, but still felt off. I would be gasping through w1r1 and had what I describe as 'jelly leg' afterwards.
Feeling under the weather anyway put a stop to the routine but I went to the doctor, a new surgery where they do a health check on registration. The nurse asked about any health conditions and then helped me with the treatment for asthma in a really thorough and informative way, telling me to take my peak flow each day and record it, and telling me where it currently stood (290) and where it should be for my age etc (480). She then offered me a choice of inhalers and discussed the mechanics of how they worked and the drug they administered, also saying we could try different ones if I didn't feel the one I took away that day was working well enough.
It has been a revelation. I just completed week 1...the whole of it, on schedule, as it should have been done. I still go red (I'm overweight and unfit, so I expect it) but I can BREATH & RUN AT THE SAME TIME!!!! I can't overstate how amazing I'm finding this. I feel like I've had a wish granted, by my lovely fairy godmother of an asthma nurse.
I don't want to get ahead of myself as it's early days, but just to be able to complete week 1 is an amazing feeling. I felt like I could do more, so am not daunted by the 90 second runs coming next week.
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I believe in the power of cookie jars and candy bowls. Some might say that I simply believe in nurturing, but my belief is that we each have the ability to nurture in big and small ways and that there are things we can do to make our lives more open to others.
Since my early teens, I have seen what can happen when a cookie jar is filled with homemade cookies, chocolate chips or ginger crackles are preferred in my home now…but, really, any kind will do. As a teenager, I would make those chocolate chip cookies and would find people congregating in the kitchen eating warm cookies while sharing events of the day. It brought my large and busy family together.
Now, as a mother of teens, everyone who visits my house knows that the cookie jar will always be filled with goodies. Adult friends, people doing work in my house, my son's band members, my daughter's hipster pals all check the jar and have a sample or two. In doing so, they share their thoughts with me. I have listened to new songs and new dreams, shared travel tips and learned much about how to be an even better parent.
When I started working after completing my degrees, a new boss advised me to keep a candy bowl on my desk filled with sweets. He said that it would help me to know the pulse of the organization. He was right. I have had that bowl filled now for 20 some years. My employees, colleagues, office cleaners and others know where to find a hard candy or piece of chocolate and I know that they will come in and share themselves when they do. I have listened to tales of love and loss, I have been praised and taken to task and I have learned better ways to run my businesses and better ways to be as a person.
I believe that we all need someone to listen to the small things that come to mind each day. We can learn so much about ourselves through the experiences of others at the same time that we provide a shoulder to cry on, a straight man for a joke or a sounding board for an idea. The cookie jar and the candy bowl show that the door is open, the heart and mind are open …come on in and have a chat.
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Considering including "affectional preference" as a basis of discrimination in an Allentown ordinance may be an exercise in futility.
The solicitor's office contends it would be illegal for the city to legislate protection against discrimination because of sexual preference.
The Allentown Human Relations Commission listed affectional preference in a series of amendment proposals to the local human relations ordinance at its May meeting for review.


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But who probably should have mowed the lawn today. And got food prep done for the week ahead. Someone who slept an hour on the couch this afternoon and who watched Money Ball for the second time in 24 hours. This is someone who went to bed at two and woke up at eight to go to the markets with her camera. And then forgot to take the camera into the markets. That same person wandered through the aisles of what is a substantially larger markets having a mental argument over whether or not to go back and get the camera from the car. This someone, didn't go back. This someones husband just got home after working 14 hours again today.
So this is someone who is signing out. Hope you had a fab Sunday.
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This would allow Breivik to be sentenced to confinement in a psychiatric ward instead of a prison at the end of his trial.
"The way the case appears at the time the charges are being brought, there is no basis to request a regular prison penalty," state prosecutor Tor-Aksel Busch wrote in instructions to the prosecutors handling the case.
"But it must be clear in the charge sheet that the prosecution reserves the right, during the trial, to request a prison punishment or containment lasting 21 years (the maximum prison sentence for people deemed criminally responsible in Norway), based on the complete evidence shown to the court," he added.
Mr Busch said that the way it looks now, Breivik will be tried as someone considered criminally insane, while stressing however that this position could change if new information about the 33-year-old right-wing extremist's mental state emerges.
Breivik is currently undergoing a second court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, after the initial one late last year found him criminally insane, sparking objections in some quarters, especially among families of his victims.
But regardless of the findings of the second expert assessment of his criminal accountability, he will go on trial starting April 16 and it will in the end be up to the judge to determine whether he can be sentenced to prison.
On July 22, the man who has claimed to be on a crusade against multiculturalism and the "Muslim invasion" of Europe set off a car bomb outside government buildings in Oslo, killing eight people.
He then went to Utoya island northwest of Oslo, and, dressed as a police officer, spent more than an hour methodically shooting and killing another 69 people, mainly teens, attending a summer camp hosted by the ruling Labour Party's youth wing.


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If you've followed my social media this week, it will come as no surprise that my topic today is Patronage. My Patreon campaign launched on Friday. Click here.
Asking is hard. At least for me it is, and I think for most of you as well. Here is the rugged land of rags-to-riches fables and Protestant work ethic, we tend to exalt self-reliance. Asking suggests vulnerability, or imperfection, and no one wants that. Writers in particular want to be independent. Sure, we want a zillion people to read our books, but we also want the freedom to do the work that matters to us.
I recently read Amanda Palmer's book, The Art of Asking, and it had a big impact on me. You can get the short version in her terrific TED talk (Click here). (She also has an excellent Patreon campaign.) The book discusses how hard it was for her to ask for support from her fans and admirers. She didn't want to be perceived as a loser, or as taking advantage. She's married to Neil Gaiman, but she didn't want to be dependent on a husband's fans. She much preferred a community that admired her work and wanted to support it.
Once upon a time, of course, virtually all artists depended upon patronage. Before copyright laws existed, that was about the only way for writers–and painters and musicians–to survive. We have intellectual property protection today–sort of. The internet and bit torrents have made it possible to distribute other people's work without paying them, and sadly, millions download pirated material. The publishing industry has changed dramatically and eBooks are not terribly profitable for most. Which is why you are seeing a rise in patronage, a new relationship between artists and their fans, through sites like Patreon and Kickstarter and Indiegogo and such. You like what artists are doing? Here's how you let them know.
I've been running this Red Sneaker Center for Writers for many years, but I've always made a point of keeping the books and audios and stuff dirt cheap. I didn't want anyone to have to agonize over whether they could afford to buy them. You want to be a writer? Here's help–take it. But of course, writing those books takes time, newsletters must be distributed, developing apps is expensive…you get the idea. Like Amanda Palmer, I would rather sell the work at cost and be supported by people who appreciate what I'm doing.
So I launched the Pastreon campaign. If you'd like to help keep this Red Sneaker school going, please check it out. While you're there, look at the other artist Patreon pages. Many people are doing fantastic work, and they could you use your help, too. A tiny contribution makes a big difference–if many people pitch in.
Let me share what one of the first contributors to my campaign wrote. This truly touched my heart, because I thought, HE GETS IT! He said:
"I'm thrilled that this tool exists to help support artists. In your case I have literally stopped many times from listening to the Red Sneaker books (which I listen to again and again in audiobook format) to think how unfair it is that I paid such a small price for such amazing and valuable learning. I have wanted to do something to say thank you for that and make things more balanced in paying for what I've gained.
This gives me a chance to show my support for your work with Red Sneaker Writers. Consider my pledge a nudge in that direction 😉 I can't believe you manage the output of high quality work and help you do without it being full time. Just wow!"
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The rights to Michael Frayn's 1982 play Noises Off were released late last year, with every theater company and their brother in a hurry to get their hands on it. The third in a marathon round of productions in the area, The Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College's version is surely one of the best you'll see, with a masterfully built two-story revolving set and brilliant comic performances by the entire ensemble of nine.
The material is strong to start with, including all the necessary elements of a classic British sex farce — clandestine lovers sneaking around an old country house, slamming doors, mysterious figures, and a beautiful young woman in lingerie — all done as a clever play-within-a-play, where the actors are involved in as much personal drama as their characters.
Act 2 is brilliant, where we see everyone backstage silently carrying on great dramatic confrontations while the actors speak their lines onstage.
Under veteran director Rick Mokler's expert leadership, the cast magnificently conveys the quirks and foibles of a group of amateur actors, which become magnified to horrific proportions as the chaos of their production swirls out of control.
Ed Lee does a nice job portraying put-upon Stage Manager Tim as mainly exhausted, though occasionally edging into hysteria.
As harried Assistant Stage Manager, Poppy, Jenna Scanlon is hilarious with her wide-eyed looks of confusion and desperate efforts to hold it all together.
Jon Koons is wonderful as the doddering Selsdon, who drinks and drives his fellow cast members to distraction as they try to keep bottles away from him.
Polly Firestone Walker is Belinda, the polished and pulled-together actress who does her best to take care of everyone as they fall apart. One of the best moments in the play is her desperately pantomimed dialogue with herself backstage in Act 2.
As Frederick, the fussy yet insecure actor, Raymond Wallenthin plays it with just the right blend of humor and pathos. As silly as he is, you can't help but feel for him.
Janina Mason is Brooke, the airheaded ingénue who spends the majority of the show in pink lingerie. If you happened to see Avenue Q at the Garvin last year, you will remember her in shapeless overalls as Gary Coleman and marvel at her versatility. Her genius here is portraying her character's absolute inability, or unwillingness, to improvise, staunchly sticking to her lines and pacing no matter how the show is unraveling around her and the other actors are scrambling to cover misplaced props and dropped lines.
As Dotty, the celebrated TV actress playing the housekeeper, Ann Dusenberry is delightfully broad and brash, coping with an endless array of business to do with plates of sardines.
Sean Jackson excels as Garry, the actor who is often at a loss for words, filling in with extravagant hand gestures and facial expressions to get his point across. He also does some spectacular physical comedy involving a flight of stairs.
As Lloyd, the director who in turn wheedles, bullies, and placates them, Jay Carlander is impressive. He manages to depict a man who starts out believing he's in control but slowly has to give up that illusion, eventually conceding to utter ineptitude.
The spectacular set was designed by Patricia Frank, who oversaw its creation by SBCC theater students. All are to be commended for this incredible accomplishment.
A suggestion: Before the play, read the glossary of British terms in your program. Many lines will be all the funnier for understanding the slang.
Noises Off runs one more weekend at SBCC's Garvin Theatre, through this Saturday. Be sure to catch this while it's still on. For tickets, call 805.965.5935 or click here.
— Justine Sutton is a Santa Barbara freelance writer and frequent Noozhawk reviewer. The opinions expressed are her own.


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By Joseph Ax
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberating at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial on Monday after a weeklong proceeding in Pennsylvania that saw prosecutors and defense lawyers paint starkly different portraits of the once-beloved comedian.
The jury discussed the case for about four hours before adjourning at 9:30 p.m. (0130 GMT), after both sides delivered their closing arguments earlier in the day.
Montgomery District Attorney Kevin Steele told jurors Cosby's own words, given to police and in a deposition more than a decade ago, show he ensnared Andrea Constand by posing as a trusted mentor before drugging and sexually assaulting her in his home in 2004.
"Ladies and gentlemen, he has told you what he has done," he said. "It is about as straightforward as you are ever going to see in a sex crimes case."
But defense lawyer Brian McMonagle said Constand's inconsistent accounts, including her shifting estimate of when the incident occurred, revealed her to be a liar out for financial gain.
"She'd remember it for the next 365 days and all the days of her life if there were a sexual assault in this case," he said in his own summation, as Cosby's wife, Camille, sat in the courtroom for the first time since trial began.
Cosby, star of the 1980s hit family sitcom "The Cosby Show" and once a popular figure in television commercials, faces charges that he assaulted Constand, now 44, at his home in 2004. At the time, she was director of operations for the women's basketball team at Cosby's alma mater, Temple University.
Dozens of women have made similar accusations against Cosby, 79, although only Constand has accused him of a crime that allegedly took place recently enough to allow for prosecution.
Cosby, who did not testify, has denied all allegations.
Steele's closing argument focused on Cosby's statements in an interview with police and sworn depositions he gave as part of Constand's civil lawsuit more than a decade ago.
Cosby acknowledged that he obtained Quaaludes, a prescription sedative, in the 1970s to give to young women.
Steele argued that admission showed Cosby was knowingly trying to incapacitate Constand when he gave her 1-1/2 pills, which Cosby said were Benadryl. Constand testified the pills left her disoriented and unable to resist him.
In his argument, McMonagle emphasized that Cosby consistently portrayed the encounter as consensual.
The defense lawyer also walked the jury through several discrepancies in Constand's story. He noted she first told police that she cut off contact with Cosby after the incident but actually called him more than 50 times over two months.
"That's a lie," McMonagle told jurors. "It's not a fib, it's not a mistake. It's a stone-cold lie."
Constand testified last week that she made the calls because of her job at Temple, where Cosby was a trustee and a famous alumnus, and Steele noted the calls stopped as soon as she left the school.
McMonagle also questioned why Constand would continue spending time privately with Cosby even after he made sexual advances that she said she rebuffed.
Steele reminded jurors that a psychologist had testified that victims of sexual trauma often have trouble recalling every detail.
He said Constand was always clear on the key facts: Cosby gave her unidentified pills he suggested were herbal, and then sexually abused her.
Prosecutors also called a second accuser, Kelly Johnson, who told jurors that Cosby sexually assaulted her in a similar manner in 1996.
(Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Bill Trott)
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Translated from Dutch by David Colmer
Gerbrand Bakker's novels have taken the Anglophone word by storm. The Twin (original Dutch publication 2006) won the IMPAC award in 2010; The Detour (original Dutch publication 2010) the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2013. What will the world make of the recently translated June (original Dutch publication 2009)?
Firstly, it is typically Bakker – understated, detailed, focused on the everyday. A quiet novel then? With a dysfunctional family at its core – not really.
The main narrative is framed between the story of Queen Juliana's visit to the northern provinces of Holland in 1969. The point-of-view is special, and possibly controversial,in that it is told from a very human and, at times, very irritated queen's point-of-view. She is a momarch who is not afraid to deviate from her civil servant's script and take a couple of extra minutes to talk to her subjects and stroke the cheek of a young child.
As the prologue ends, we discover that this event does not become a family highlight. An unbearable tragedy unfolds later that same day. We catch up with the family 35 years later and discover family members becoming progressively more eccentric as time passes, even as the burden of grief does not.
This does not make for an unremittingly bleak narrative. Personalities provide light relief. Well, at least, until it becomes obvious that the woman seeking me-time, lying in the straw swigging a bottle of advocaat, isn't simply throwing an egocentric strop. She is a soul incapacitated by bitterness and grief; her husband and sons entirely incapable of dealing with her problems. Adult pressures and general unhappiness are counterpointed by the lightness of Dieke, the 5-year old grandchild, who skips around the ramshackle farm in the obliviousness and innocence of childhood.
In front of her is the shadow cast by the farmhouse, stretching almost to the sheep shed. One of the two doors is hanging crooked on its hinges. On one side of the sheep shed is the old dungheap , on the other a salt-stained, concrete silo. The dung left on the slab is as black as ink and teeming with fishing worms. There are elderberry bushes growing in the silo.
The physical state of the farm reflects the anguish of the family within.
The descriptive passages are as fine as any Bakker has written and his characters as real. Yet I didn't connect with this novel as I did with the two previous. Perhaps the angles were too oblique? More likely, The Detour, being one of my favourites of all time, is too tough an act to follow.


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Peter De Mendelssohn's novel was the source for this mystical romantic drama. Marianne (Marianne Hold) is the Bavarian sweetheart of wealthy young Argentinian finishing-school student Vincent (Pierre Vaneck). Hero meets heroine when his schoolmates lock him in a crumbling mansion as part of a fraternity initation. The ethereal Marianne insist that she's the prisoner of the ogre of the castle--her ageing, debauched lover. An idyllic romance follows. . .but is Marianne all that she claims to be? Can it be...more
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Man in court over music copyright case
An Australian song-sharing website which offered a "smorgasbord" of free music downloads was one of the biggest copyright infringers in the world, a court has heard.
A number of Australian and international record companies have brought a $500 million lawsuit against a Brisbane man whose website offered links to downloadable songs.
The companies hope the landmark copyright case, being heard this week in the Federal Court, will toughen download laws and help end music piracy.
But website owner Stephen Cooper has maintained his site, mp3s4free.net, shut down last year, did not breach copyright as it was only a third-party site used to find downloads elsewhere.
The lawyer acting for the record companies, John Nicholas, SC, yesterday told the court the website was essentially a shop for the supply of unauthorised recordings.
"The scale of copyright infringement on the website is unprecedented in Australia," Nicholas said.
"It was accessible worldwide and represented one of the major sources of infringing copies of sound recordings on the internet."
The website offered a "smorgasbord of sound recordings" to the seven million individual users who visited the site each year, he said.
There were 191 million hits and more than 136 million files requested between November 2002 and October 2003.
The lawyer said an argument the website was only a search engine was flawed because it provided a "seamless transaction" to download using hyperlinks.
"There was a catalogue of MP3 sound recordings which users could download by simply clicking on a button," Nicholas said.
The companies also allege Cooper "baited" music surfers to make money from online advertising.
But Cooper has said he did not have a vast income and does not have the money to defend the case.
"There are no millions of dollars stashed away anywhere, no secret garages full of Porsches and Ferraris," Cooper, of Bellbowrie in Brisbane, told The Courier-Mail last week.
His lawyer, Tony Morris, QC, labelled the legal action "absurd" and said his client had done nothing to contravene copyright law.
"All he has done is put in a set of pointers which link to websites around the world," Morris said.
"That works the same way as a Yahoo search engine."
He said the legal case was similar to an Australian art website breaching artistic copyright by providing links to overseas art sites.
"It is a nonsense proposition," Morris said.
Cooper's website, set up in 1998, was shut down late last year following raids on his Brisbane home and the offices of his internet providers.
The action, launched in October 2003, is being brought by six Australian companies, including Sony and Universal, and 25 international companies.
Cooper's internet providers, E-Talk and Com-Cen, and two provider employees also will be liable as hosts, but their lawyers said the providers offered "mere provision of services".
The case is expected to continue until Friday.


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To support the bond between pets and people, the shelter maintains a lost pet directory that helps reunite owners with missing pets. The friendly staff are proud of their work on behalf of the community's homeless animals, including the immaculate shelter environment and excellent care they provide to the pets in their charge.
The Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center welcomes monetary donations through the Friends of Norfolk Animal Care Center, as well as contributions of pet food, toys, leashes and collars, laundry and office supplies; see their complete wish list for details. For a more hands on experience, become one of their valued volunteers or pet fosters.
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