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This year was one in a long while where I actually failed to get a true sense of the film industry and its trends. Usually even as I miss out on most films and only catch the major releases there is an understanding of where things might be headed in the coming year. This time I struggle to take the pulse.
But who cares, right? I watched some films, now let's talk about them!
Favourite Film of The Year: Piku
This is a tough one, because I fear it may still be lurking among the films I've yet to see from 2015. There is so much I just have not yet gotten to, from the bizarre Shankar flick I to the Randeep Hooda (still! fave!) starrer Main aur Charles.
But as it stands now I think my favourite is Piku, the lively little road trip drama about a fantastic woman and her eccentric father. All performances simply impressed and while not a film I will endlessly rewatch it was nothing if not enjoyable.
Meh of the Year: Shamitabh
There were a lot of disappointments this year, as it seemed like the more hyped up I was for an upcoming the less it delivered the goods. But I think I was most apathetic towards the R. Balki directed Shamitabh, which was (very) partially shot in my beautiful home city of Helsinki. The film started off with promise but seemed to continue as an unbearable slog towards an unknown and quite uninteresting ending. It's a story of stardom, rise and fall, friendship, love, and all of these themes that just don't quite come together. The gimmick surrounding the plot was probably based completely in modern science but I didn't really fully buy into it anyway. Dhanush and Amitabh both do fine, but it just doesn't become as moving a film as it desperately wants to be.
The only bright spot of the film is the new heroine, Akshara Haasan, who was an absolute delight. Which brings us to...
Favourite Maybe Sort of Trend: The Year of The Heroine
Bollywood presses will always highlight supposed arguments and bitchiness between successful women, and this year was no exception, but what I also kept noticing in the press were news items about top actresses refusing roles because they weren't substantial enough, despite them being opposite a very successful male lead. It seemed to be pointing towards a trend, where heroines themselves are such guaranteed box office draws that it matters to them what their own role is, and they get a pick of the best, so they also know their worth and demand more, knowing their own box office power. Actresses like Deepika Padukone and Kangana Raut are leveraging their success for more substantial roles and this is fantastic for everybody.
I may be accused of over-optimism here, and I'm sure things will be slow to change, but it is a very positive change, and I look forward to seeing how the industry develops in this regard.
Best Cathartic Revenge Tale: NH10
Another favourite from this year that I'm unlikely to rewatch, but I still have to give a shoutout to this film for an excellent mood, great leading performances and sense of milieu.
What a Year, If Not For the Movies: Varun Dhawan
On paper, Varun Dhawan was set to blow me away in 2015, what with the ABCD sequel and Sriram Raghavan's Badlapur. Sadly both films ended up being on the films I enjoyed the least, Badlapur for its pointless, sickening violence that rendered a character arc uninteresting to me, and ABCD2 for the sheer hackiness of the script, which was more stupid that it had earned the right to be with the lovely dance numbers. Varun was not bad at all in either film but the fact I disliked both lead to this being a rather underwhelming year for a guy who I still like a lot and hope to see in films I like better next year.
The Embarrassingly Long List of Films I Will Probably Watch: Shaandaar, I, Main aur Charles, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Dum Laga ke Haisha, Bajirao Mastani (maybe?).
You can keep your old man Khan movies, from Phantom to PRDP to Dilwale, I'm sorry to say.
Questions I Have for 2016
Will any of the newer heroes step up to the plate and become a must-see favourite of mine? Do I need to continue to tamper expectations so as to not be as disappointed as I was in many films this year? Is Shahrukh Khan headed for an interesting turn with his two new movies or will it be same old same old? Will somebody bloody put out Tamil movies with English subtitles? And finally, looking at the 2016 line-up, are biopics going to become as omnipresent in Bollywood as superhero/comic book films are in Hollywood these days?
And One Little Promise
Gosh, I love Indian films so much and I have such an annoying habit of abandoning them and this blog every now and then. I should be able to manage one post a month and at least one film a month (new, old, Hindi, Tamil, whatever it may be), even if it's a shorter review. I may never get to the days of 100 posts per year but 12 should be manageable.


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It's been quite a month for budgets – both here and, as it happens, in the U.K. too. In London in March, the coalition government provided another round in its continuing pursuit of economic growth through fiscal austerity[1] – an economic growth which continues to elude it – while here in the U.S. […] read more »
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The last few days saw a group of churchmen sign a preposterous document on climate "change". There is much talk about "social justice", but not one word about the key to all social justice: the right to life - from conception to natural death. No environmental movement can be moral without the protection of the key to the environment, the master of the environment: the human person.
The "most vulnerable of our citizens" are the unborn; then the disabled and the elderly. Bishop Białasik of Boliva at the recent Synod denounced abortion as "a third world war", and a "holocaust on a global scale". But we get silence. No appeals, no campaign to stop the ongoing, daily, by the hour and minute - butchery in the most sadistic manner possible of millions and millions of helpess babies. God will be the Judge.
Needless to say, silent on abortion, pornography, homosexuality and other grave moral evils that do tremendous damage to human ecology, Reinhard "The Rhino" Marx, has eagerly embraced the 10 point document and is rigorously promoting it ahead of the upcoming Paris meeting on climate "change" (you will notice how these manipulators have dropped "global warming", as the lie to that has been exposed). The churchmen now refer to "reliable science" in this foolish Pollyanna "appeal". Looking at some of the signatories, I cannot but believe that some of these men are themselves being lied to and manipulated.
The document is then topped off with a non-Christian "prayer" that even a Freemason would feel at home with. Needless to say, Our Lord Jesus Christ is not taken into account. That should tell us everything. Read and weep.


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Mobile device infections rose 96 percent in the first half of 2016, reaching an all-time high in April
Smartphones accounted for 78 percent of all mobile network infections
Malware is becoming more sophisticated, utilizing multiple methods to bypass safeguards and take permanent control of devices
01 September 2016
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today issued the Nokia Threat Intelligence Report - H1 2016, revealing a sharp rise in the occurrence of smartphone malware infections in the first half of the year. Issued twice per year, the report examines general trends and statistics for malware infections in devices connected through mobile and fixed networks.
According to the report, smartphone infections nearly doubled between January and July compared to the latter half of 2015, with smartphones accounting for 78 percent of all mobile network infections. The malware infection rate hit an all-time high in April, with infections striking 1.06 percent of all mobile devices tracked. In addition, devices based on the Android(TM) operating system were the most targeted mobile platform by far, representing 74 percent of all mobile malware infections.
The report also highlighted the emergence of new, more sophisticated malware that can be more difficult to detect and remove.
Kevin McNamee, head of the Nokia Threat Intelligence Lab, said :
"Today attackers are targeting a broader range of applications and platforms, including popular mobile games and new IoT devices, and developing more sophisticated and destructive forms of malware. Nokia's network-based security solution is the best approach to address this growing threat to all types of devices. It detects and prevents malware activity that device-based solutions may miss."
Key findings of the latest Nokia Threat Intelligence Report include:
96-percent surge in smartphone infections: The average smartphone infection rate increased 96 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the second half of 2015 (0.49 percent vs 0.25 percent).
New all - time high: In April 2016, mobile infections hit an all-time high, with 1.06 percent of devices infected by a range of malware, including ransomware, spyphone applications, SMS Trojans, personal information theft and aggressive adware.
One out of 120 smartphones infected: In April, one out of every 120 smartphones had some type of malware infection.
Android OS hit hardest: Android smartphones were the most targeted mobile platform, accounting for 74 percent of all malware infections compared to Window/PC systems (22 percent), and other platforms, including iOS devices (4 percent).
75 percent jump in malware samples: The number of infected Android apps in Nokia's malware database soared 75 percent, from 5.1 million in December 2015 to 8.9 million in July 2016.
Mobile game infections detected within hours: Downloaded mobile applications are a key conduit for malware attacks. The Nokia Threat Intelligence Lab detected infected copies of an extremely popular mobile game within hours after they were posted on untrusted third-party download sites.
More sophisticated malware: Malware is becoming increasingly more sophisticated, as new variations attempt to root the phone in order to provide complete control and establish a permanent presence on the device.
Top three mobile threats: The top three mobile malware threats were Uapush.A, Kasandra.B and SMSTracker, together accounting for 47 percent of all infections.
Fixed residential network infections rise: The overall monthly infection rate in residential fixed broadband networks reached an average of 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to 11 percent in late 2015, primarily due to an increase in moderate threat level adware. These infections are mostly due to malware on Windows PCs and laptops in the home, but also include infections on smartphones using home WiFi.
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ADHD Medications Won't Stunt Kids' Growth, Study Finds
"Stimulant medication did not affect children's final height as adults," said study researcher Dr. Slavica Katusic, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Katusic noted that results of earlier studies have been mixed, with some showing these drugs retard growth and others showing they don't. But, most of the previous studies had limitations, such as having too few children or spotty information about adult height, she said.
Katusic said this study is unique because it followed a group of people with ADHD who were taking stimulant medications and compared them with a group with ADHD who were not taking medication and also a group that didn't have ADHD. These individuals were followed from childhood to adulthood, she said.
ADHD is one of the most common disorders of childhood, according to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Symptoms include difficulty paying attention or staying focused on one task, overactivity and impulsive behavior, the NIMH explains.
Stimulant medications are a mainstay of ADHD treatment, and while it may seem odd to use stimulant medication on an overactive child, stimulant drugs have a calming, focusing effect on youngsters with ADHD, according to the NIMH. Katusic said these drugs are important for improving school and social functioning.
Katusic's team studied 340 children with ADHD and 680 without the condition. "We compared the height when they were children and when they were grown up," she said.
The average follow-up time was 26 years for those with ADHD and 23 years for people without ADHD. Approximately 70 percent of those with ADHD who completed the study had taken stimulant medication for more than three months, the researchers noted.
There was no difference in adult height between those who took ADHD drugs and those who didn't, the investigators found.
"Neither childhood ADHD itself nor stimulant medication was associated with shorter stature as adults," Katusic said.
Boys with ADHD who were treated with stimulants for three or more months had a later growth spurt than boys who didn't take these drugs, but there was no difference in the size of the growth spurt, the researchers noted.
In addition, no connection was seen between the amount of time a child took stimulant drugs and adult height, the study authors found.
"But despite our findings, doctors should monitor growth when making medication decisions," she said. "Our study says don't worry at all, but human beings are all different and you always have to be careful."
The report was published online Sept. 1 in the journal Pediatrics.
Dr. Marcel Deray, a pediatric neurologist at Miami Children's Hospital, said, "This is good news, because we discuss this issue with parents of kids with ADHD."
Deray hopes the study will be replicated to prove the point that these stimulants don't affect height. "It would good to have a couple of studies showing the same thing," he said.
He also said this finding should be reassuring to parents who may be reluctant to allow their children to use these drugs because of the potential risk of stunting their child's growth.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
It's Official: University of Chicago Joins With ENH
For the Northwestern University medical students we currently train, the feelings are mixed. Perhaps this is fear of the unknown. Perhaps the feelings are justified. I spoke with a third-year medical student who felt that the ripple effect has already taken hold and worries that their training will be viewed differently when they apply for jobs. What is clear, is how vulnerable they feel during the upcoming transition period and the uncertainty of their continued training.
For faculty members here at ENH, too, many questions remain: what will be the new name of ENH? (Expect an announcement soon, now that ENH can move on.) What benefits for faculty members will convey from the former Northwestern affilitation agreement to the new affiliation agreement with U of Chicago? Who will keep their academic appointments and who will lose them?
One thing's for sure: there'll be lots of changes. Let's hope they're for the better.
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how about evanston university of chicago hospital?
euch? - Tue Jul 15, 02:16:00 PM CDT
it seems like that is quite a drive for the medical students from hyde park. wonder how they will resolve that?
as for the northwestern medical student worrying about this change impacting the perception of their training, i can't imagine who would possibly care whether a medical school rotation occurred at enh or feinberg/nums or whatever they call it now? - Tue Jul 15, 02:21:00 PM CDT
Anonymous said: it seems like that is quite a drive for the medical students from hyde park. wonder how they will resolve that?
It's also a long drive for the medical students from Streeterville (Northwestern). Hyde Park is only 9 miles (driving distance) south of there.
As for the new name, I propose Evanston Healthcare. My other ideas: Evanston Health Care and Evanston Health System. - Wed Aug 06, 07:05:00 PM CDT
I believe it will be Univerity Health Systems of the North Shore...(I am gagging)
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Using data explorer, I have found several users that match the suspicious criteria:
- User account was created and abandoned the same day.
- User has no posts themselves but edited others posts to gain reputation enough to vote.
- User upvoted at least 10 posts.
The query matched 20 users on SO. I know this doesn't prove that these users did anything wrong. Maybe they just really need to fix when there's something wrong on the internet - however, it does seem suspicious. Especially the 13 of these accounts that were created and abandoned over a 4 day interval.
I am not sure if I should flag all of these users for mod attention, or how to otherwise proceed from here. Is it right to post my findings here on meta? Can mods even see if fraud has happened here or are votes truly anonymous to them as well?


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Amazon has quietly entered the video hosting and monetization game with Your Video Widget.
Your Video Widget allows any registered Amazon Affiliate to upload a video and then select products that can be displayed as the video progresses (demo above). Video content can be anything from a product review through to a holiday video, but there are some restrictions; users can not include a URL in the video, or feature availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information for any product in the video itself, on top of the usual porn and piracy restrictions. Users can pick any products they would like to be displayed, with Amazon suggesting only that they work better if they have some context to the video, and that no two products can appear within 10 seconds of each other.
Like all Amazon Affiliate related advertising, the ads served are paid as a percentage of generated sales, and are not offered on a CPC or CPM basis.
Maximum file size is 100mb, length 10 minutes, and accepted formats are avi, flv, mov, mpg, wmv.
Amazon Video Widgets do not come with a central portal where you are able to view videos YouTube style, so this product wont compete in that space. For those looking at new ways of monetizing their videos, be it either because they are unable to sign up to YouTube's program, or are not getting good results from YouTube, Amazon Video Widgets provide another path to video monetization.
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Gun Violence Prevention
On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. Bullets from the shooter's military-style assault weapon struck 102 people, leaving 49 dead, 53 injured, and hundreds traumatized. The LGBTQ and Latinx communities were targeted in a hate-fueled rampage that is now one of the deadliest modern-day mass shootings and the largest attack on LGBTQ people in America in history.
The Pulse massacre compels us to confront two realities: the systematic dehumanization of LGBTQ people and the far too easy access to weapons of mass slaughter. We must uproot hate and prevent those who seek to do us harm from accessing weapons of mass slaughter. Equality Florida is committed to common sense gun violence prevention measures in combination with our work to move equality forward for LGBTQ people.
We know all too well that discrimination against our community can be lethal - gay rights icon Harvey Milk was assassinated, Matthew Shepard was beaten to death with a pistol, and not a month goes by when we don't hear of the murder of yet another transgender woman of color. Beyond the ways in which LGBTQ people have been specifically targeted by hate violence, gun violence is a civil rights issue that disproportionately impacts all marginalized communities, including people of color and immigrant communities. It is incumbent upon us to join forces with our progressive allies to advocate for policies that will keep our families safe.
Equality Florida is committed to addressing the epidemic of violence fueled by the normalization of hatred of LGBTQ people We demand the following common sense gun policy reforms:
- Expanding universal background checks to include private gun sales
- Access to guns is far too easy – and the Pulse shooting is only the latest in a long list of tragedies. 9 in 10 gun owners support universal background checks on all gun purchases, demonstrating that responsible gun ownership can coincide with preventing dangerous individuals from accessing the tools to kill.
- Restricting access to assault weapons and high capacity magazines
- There is simply no legitimate reason for private citizens to have access to military-style assault weapons like the Sig Sauer MCX firearm used to murder 49 people at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando on June 12, 2016. These weapons of war do not belong in civilian hands.
More than 20 percent of hate crimes reported nationally in 2014 targeted people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to the most recent FBI statistics. Hate crimes, in general, are on the decline, and yet hate crimes against LGBTQ people are rising. Here in Florida, the LGBTQ community was horrified when India Clarke, a black transgender woman, was shot and killed in Tampa last year by a man described as a "career criminal." As of this writing, at least 21 transgender people have been killed in 2016 alone, the majority of whom are transgender women of color.
In the same way that Equality Florida has adopted policy positions that promote racial equity and reproductive justice, we now pledge publicly to advocate for common sense gun violence prevention measures to stem the rising tide of violence against our community. LGBTQ people are people of color, we are immigrants, we are women, we are people with disabilities, and the intersections of our identities have always informed our work. Moving forward, Equality Florida -- which will remain focused on uprooting hatred of LGBTQ people and on passing statewide nondiscrimination protections -- will partner with gun safety advocates and other allies in the LGBTQ movement and beyond to combat the epidemic of gun violence.
Following the tragedy at Pulse nightclub, an unprecedented coalition of local, state and national advocates joined forces to form the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Equality Florida is proud to be a founding member of the Coalition, providing support, resources and strategic guidance to the new and growing movement of advocates for statewide change.
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Rashwan: Post-Corona developments double Egypt's responsibility towards Africa
Tuesday، 08 March 2022 12:27 PM
Journalist Diaa Rashwan, Chairman of the State Information Service, confirmed that the developments in recent years have doubled Egypt's responsibilities and role towards the African continent, especially in light of the negative effects of the Corona pandemic on Africa, and the successive security and political changes in many regions of the continent.
Rashwan said in the editorial of the new issue of the African Horizons periodical, issued by the State Information Service, that many African peoples follow Egypt as it has achieved significant levels of political and security stability, and economic growth despite the Corona pandemic, and despite the fluctuations of the global economy. Moreover, Egypt has succeeded in overcoming many internal and regional challenges, which doubles Egypt's responsibility towards the peoples of the African continent because of the strong ties between Egypt and Africa, particularly the historical, strategic, geographical, political, economic and other ties.
The recent period has witnessed an Egyptian response and a great interest in cooperating with the African countries in the health, economic, political and other fields. In this context, President Abd el- Fattah El-Sisi participated in the European-African Summit recently held in Brussels, defending Africa's just right to undergo development and to obtain what is required to confront the Corona pandemic.
Egypt also hosted the COMESA Summit, which Egypt assumed its presidency, entitled "Building Resilience through Strategic Digital Economic Integration". President El-Sisi also announced before the summit a medium-term strategic action plan 2021-2025, which is a COMESA action plan adopted by Egypt with the aim of deepening incorporation, regional integration and cooperation in the field of development among the COMESA countries in coherence with the implementation of the African Free Trade Zone.
At the same time, Egypt hosted the seventeenth meeting of the " Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA), where President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the need to unite to confront terrorism, dry up its sources, and besiege its activities as well as cooperating in confronting other security issues such as illegal immigration, organized crime, cyber security, and political instability in some African countries.


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While in Ohio, she helped establish the state's home schooling association. Upon moving to Virginia in 1982, she helped found the Home Educator's Association of Virginia. Dr. Clark received a B.A. from Ursuline College, a Masters in Library Science from Case Western Reserve University, a Ph.D. in Education from Assumption University, and an M.A. in School Administration from Grace College.
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Bachelor of Arts Education (B.A.B.Ed.)
1.0 Programme and Duration
Equivalence: The course contents related to English Literature/Language Studies/Social Science/History, Political Science, Economics, Geography in B.A.B.Ed. course are equivalent to that of respective subjects offered in B.A. course of University of Mysore. The course contents related to education components in B.A.B.Ed. are equivalent to B.Ed. course of University of Mysore. The degree B.A.B.Ed. is equivalent to B.A. and B.Ed. degrees of the University of Mysore. Students who pass this course are considered eligible to pursue Masters Degree in the respective subjects in the Departments of the University of Mysore.
2.0 Eligibility for admission to B.A.B.Ed
2.1 Candidates seeking admission to the B.A.B.Ed. course should have passed CBSE Senior Secondary examination/ Pre-University examination of Karnataka or an equivalent examination of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,Pondicherryor the UT of Lakshadweep with 45% marks in the aggregate. Relaxation up to 5% of marks shall be given to the SC/ST candidates.
2.2 Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination with the following combinations of subjects – English, Regional Language and any two of the following subjects: History, Geography, Economics, Political Science and Sociology.
2.3 Admission shall be regulated through selection on the basis of marks in the qualifying examination or performance in a specially designed selection test or both as per the admission policies of NCERT from time to time. The selection test shall consist of Multiple Choice Questions with equal weightage to the three content areas of the combination of subjects at CBSE/PUC/+2 level. Admission will be in accordance with administrative policies related to proportionate representation (based on the latest available census report) to different States in the region. It will also be governed by the reservation policies of Govt. of India as prevalent at the time of admission.
2.4 Institutions other than RIE,Mysoreoffering the course follow admission rules of undergraduate courses of the University of Mysore.
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Details of courses and scheme of study, duration etc, are provided in Table 1. Courses of Study are organized into three categories:
a) Hard Core
b) Soft Core
c) Electives
Comprises of courses that are mandatory for all students: a) Regional Language: Any one of the following languages – Kannada/ Hindi / Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam. b) English c) Environmental Studies, Information and Communication Technology in Education (ICT), Indian Constitution and Human Rights, Holistic Education/ Theatre, Arts and Heritage Crafts Tradition.
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Seven courses in education, 2 courses one in Pedagogy of English Languge and another in Pedagogy of Social Science.
Following two streams are offered
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b) English Literature, Social Science, History/ Geography / Economics /Political Science. The progrmme also includes a comprehensive school attachment programme; the internship in teaching.
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4.0 Attendance
Every student has to attend a minimum of 75% of the classes conducted in each course. If a candidate has failed to put in a minimum of 75% attendance in a course, she/he is deemed to have dropped the course and is not allowed to write the semester end examination of that course. She/He has to attend the classes of that course in the subsequent years whenever it is offered after registering for the same course.
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Tue, 26 Sept
Circus Thinkers 2023
Attention all thinkers and creators! Are you looking for a community of like-minded individuals to collaborate and share your thoughts and creative ideas with? Look no further!
Tid & Plats
26 Sept 2023, 17:00 – 18:00
Om Evenemanget
Attention all thinkers and creators! Are you looking for a community of like-minded individuals to collaborate and share your thoughts and creative ideas with? Look no further! Our group of artistic thinkers looks for new members to join our book club and engage in discussions about the past, present, and future of circus.
As a member of Circus Thinkers, you'll have the opportunity to participate in (we think) thought-provoking discussions about circus and its evolving role in society. We believe that by studying the history and development of circus, we can gain a deeper understanding of its cultural significance and impact on the arts.
Our group also seeks to inspire and facilitate artistic collaborations among its members. Whether you're a visual artist, performer, writer, or simply someone with a passion for creativity, we welcome you to bring your ideas and work with others to bring them to life. Our exploration of sound & circus called Circosonic and two collaborative books published are just the beginning…
If you're ready to connect with a community of artists and thinkers who share your interests, come join us! We can't wait to see what kind of magic we can create together.
To register fill in the RSVP form and choose 3 of the following questions to answer.:
- What part does circus play in your life?
- What inspired you to pursue the arts or academia? What are some of your favourite artistic mediums or subject matter and why?
- How familiar are you with the history and culture of the circus? What are your thoughts on the evolution of circus and its role in society?
- Have you ever collaborated with other artists on a project? If so, can you describe the project and your role in it?
- How do you see your artistic practice developing in the future? Are there any particular areas you are interested in exploring?
- Are you comfortable sharing your artistic work and ideas with others, and working in a collaborative environment?
- Have you participated in a book club before? If so, what are some of your favourite books that you have discussed?
- How often would you be able to attend meetings or events? Are you able to commit to regular participation in the group?
- What do you hope to gain from joining a group of artistic thinkers who are interested in exploring the past, present, and future of circus through collaboration and discussion?
It's completely up to you which you answer. It's a chance for us to get to know you better before we meet. Make sure to specify which questions you chose.
To be part of the Circus Thinkers you need to be a Cirkus Syd member. Once you are a member you can join any of the Cirkus Syd events. If you are not sure if you want to join the group, you can attend your first time without becoming a member.
We have two types of membership:
Monthly Rolling Subscription 100 sek / month
4 Week subscription 120 sek
Where: Zoom, online
When: Every Tuesday 17:00 - 18:00


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After a poll taken in Ireland this week showed that 66% of adults would support same sex marriage if it came to a referendum, the Irish Voice undertook their own random survey to ascertain whether Irish people living in New York would support same sex marriages.
We found that close to 50 of 65 the adults surveyed would indeed support the movement.
Support for same sex marriages has grown considerably in both the US and Ireland in recent years, with US President Barack Obama and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmoreboth declaring their support in recent months.
Maria Reilly, living in Manhattan, is in complete support of same sex marriages, stating that gay people can be just as devoted to each other and so should be allowed express that.
'If two people are in love and they want to be there for each other forever then it should be the same as any marriage. What does it have to do with anyone anyway? The only difference is their sex life.'
Kerri B, undocumented and living in the Bronx, concurs with this and states that the sooner it is accepted and out in the open, the sooner people will shed their reservations.
'I am so for it. I think if everyone just shut up about it, it won't even be an issue anymore. They will just get used to it like everything else.'
Stephen L, also undocumented and working in Manhattan, states that his opinion has changed after living in New York.
'If you asked me a few years ago I would have said no, but my eyes have been opened living here, I suppose. I'm friends with gay people, some are couples, and they seem as devoted to each other as straight couples.'
Orlagh Reilly, living in Queens and working in Manhattan, also supports same sex marriage and also cites her encounters with gay people as the main reason for this.
Read more: Two-thirds of Irish support gay marriage new poll shows
'I had mixed views about it and have been thinking alot about it recently as I've had a few encounters with gay people over here and to be honest if they love each other, why not commit fully to each other and get married?'
Jarlath Moloney, living in Harlem and working in media design, feels that a civil partnership should suffice for gay people as they basically have the same rights, surmising that a same sex marriage would not be recognised by the church anyway.
'Obviously they cannot get married in the Catholic sense. A priest or Christian will never see them as truly married in that sense but if they want to align themselves to each other in the eyes of the state then that's their right. But I don't think it's necessary given the existence of a civil partnership. They have all the same rights.'
Jessica T, undocumented and living in Brooklyn, agrees with this stance and claims that the 2010 civil partnership act should be as far as gay people can go in the eyes of the state.
'Marriage is marriage. It's a man and a woman and I think it should be respected. I think the laws were stretched and very flexible to include a law that would allow same sex couples to have a lot of similar rights to married couples and that's fine, that's great but marriage is a different thing altogether.'
Geraldine Munnelly, living in Brooklyn, disagrees with this however, and feels that the only way to have a completely tolerant society in the future is to give same sex couples the exact same rights as heterosexual couples, including marriage.
'It needs to be made normal so that it is accepted sooner rather than later I think. Like, leaving it taboo and having them fight for reform could impact on any children that a gay couple may adopt. They could be the best parents in the world but have a child that is bullied in school because their parents are so 'different.'
But if it becomes more accepted and normal now there shouldn't be as many problems in the future as there is nothing left to fight and argue for. Gay people are allowed marry and that's that.'


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On April 28, 1788, the Maryland Legislature, by a vote of 63 to 11, became the seventh state to ratify the new proposed national Constitution.
With the creation of Allegany on December 25, 1789, the number of counties in Maryland increased to nineteen, a number that stayed constant until 1837. In addition, Baltimore and Annapolis were classified as cities.
Maryland had three Legislative bodies. The House of Delegates, which was elected annually in October, had eighty members; four were chosen at large from each county and two from both Baltimore City and Annapolis.
A State Senate of fifteen members was chosen every five years in early September and by an unusual method. An Electoral College of forty members was chosen, consisting of two members from the counties and one each from Baltimore City and Annapolis. The Electoral College then voted to elect nine Senators to represent the Western Counties and six for what was termed the Eastern Shore. There was not much interest in these elections until 1801, when for the first time; they became a political contest between the Federalist and Republican parties.
In addition to the above, a Governor's Council of five members was elected annually by a joint session of the House of Delegates and State Senate. They assisted the Governor who was also chosen yearly by the Legislature.
Since the House of Delegates and State Senate voted together in electing the Governor, United States Senators and Governor's Council, a potentially difficult situation could arise, if control of these two bodies was split between both parties. This played out in the election of 1800, when for the first time, Republicans won control of the House of Delegates, but Federalists still controlled the State Senate. As a result, the Federalists were able to elect their Governor, United States Senator and the entire Governor's Council, even though Republicans had clearly won the state election.
Popular elections were held in Maryland for Congress, Presidential Electors, House of Delegates, State Senator Electors and County Sheriff. After the elections of 1788 and 1792, all Congressmen and Presidential Electors were chosen by districts. In addition, popular elections for city officers were held in Baltimore and Annapolis.
Except for the overwhelming Republican vote from Baltimore City, the parties were over all fairly evenly matched. After losing control of the state in 1801, the Federalists stayed relatively competitive and were able to rebound and capture the House of Delegates in 1808, and again from 1812–1817. Their greatest victory came in 1816 when they elected five out of nine congressmen, all fifteen State Senators, and had a 56 to 24 edge in the House of Delegates.
With their large majorities in the House of Delegates after 1812 and then by winning the State Senate in 1816, the Federalists were able to elect their Governors and Council members from 1812–1818 along with two United States Senators, one in 1813 and another in 1816. For several years they were in complete control of the Maryland Government.
By 1819 the Federalists lost their majority in the House of Delegates and two years later the entire State Senate. Only fourteen Federalists were elected to the House of Delegates in 1823. However, the following year in an unexpected turn of events, Federalists ran candidates in seven of the eight congressional contests, electing three members and losing another by running two candidates, splitting their votes, thus allowing a Republican to win. Voter turnout for this election was the highest ever cast in Maryland. It was perhaps a precursor to the changing political scene that was about to engulf the nation.
- "State History", Maryland, Things to do.com, (2006)Software Solutions
- Archives of Maryland Historical List Maryland Government
Republican splinter parties
New Jersey 1820: Several newspapers, including the Elizabeth-Town Gazette and the True American (Philadelphia) listed a separate ticket of dissident Republicans for the U.S. House of Representatives race in New Jersey in 1820, referred to as the "Anti-Caucus" ticket. Nominations for At Large candidates on a state wide level could often cause problems. Rotation of candidates, or lack thereof, from different regions/counties would sometimes cause dissension, and occasionally regional candidates, often an incumbent who had been dropped from the list, would be set up in opposition. As the Federalist Party declined, the process of country meetings, conventions and the Legislative caucus to nominate candidates came under increased criticism and with less party competition the idea of a more open and balanced method of selecting candidates was becoming a political issue.
Adamite / Crawford:
While many tickets would grow up around support for one person (such as Clintonians in New York or Snyderites in Pennsylvania), the affiliations of many candidates in various elections in 1823 and 1824 were based around which candidate for President in 1824 the individual candidate was supporting. While those supporters of Andrew Jackson would become the mainstream part of the Republican Party as it transitioned into the Democratic Party, there were also the followers of John Quincy Adams, many of whom would soon form the basis for, first the National Republican Party, then its successor, the Whig Party. The followers of William H. Crawford were also identified, though they never coalesced into any sort of larger organization and mostly existed in Georgia, Crawford's home state, though they found support among the
Friends of Reform:
In 1820, these were Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, mostly in Bucks County, opposed to the present administration.
New School / New School Republican / Old School / Old School Democrat / Old School Republican:
Used in Pennsylvania throughout the 1810's. They were often in opposition to the Constitutionalists. (See also: Crucible of American Democracy: The Struggle to Fuse Egalitarianism and Capitalism in Jeffersonian Pennsylvania. Andrew Shankman. University Press of Kansas. 2004.)
Opposition Republican:
Used in several states over the course of over 20 years.
"Prior to the election of 1802 there had been minor divisions based largely upon personal jealousies and the quest for offices; and a vague dissatisfaction with the Governor had developed. A new cause of dissension became prominent in 1803 and 1804 as the legislature began to attempt modifications in the judicial system and to use its powers of impeachment against the judges of the State courts. McKean's opposition to most of these measures alienated many Republicans; and some of his supporters sought Federalist aid to redress the political balance." (The Keystone in the Democratic Arch: Pennsylvania Politics, 1800-1816. Sanford W. Higginbotham. 1952. p 49)
"The election of 1803 found the Republican splits becoming deeper and more widespread. The quarrel over Federal patronage in Philadelphia nearly reached the point of an open breach, while the Rising Sun movement against Leib gained added strength in Philadelphia County. In Lancaster some of the State officeholders made an unsuccessful attempt to organize a third party movement in support of McKean. The Federalists for the most part abandoned active politics, although the dissident Republican factions courted their aid." (Higginbotham, p 58)
Used in several states over the course of over 20 years.
In Rhode Island in 1807 and 1808 this was a splinter party formed by a combination of those republicans who were supporters of Governor James Fenner, combined with Federalists.
In New Jersey, for several years, from 1807 through 1822, this was a quasi-merged group between Federalists and Republicans, similar to the Quids in Pennsylvania.


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[Sunday June 16] Israeli soldiers kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man, after a group of extremist Israeli settlers attacked shepherds in a Palestinian village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.Local sources have reported that a number of settlers of Karmiel settlement, assaulted several Palestinian shepherds from Um Al-Kheir village, before the army invaded it.
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I'm thrilled to announce that after an exhaustive national search, I have been chosen to become the new Director of the Piano Department at Kennesaw State University, with the rank of Assistant Professor!
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When asked about his own cultural environment while growing up, Henry says, "I was extremely fortunate to have parents and family who encouraged my music-making every step of the way. Looking back, it was really concert attendance and a few wonderful recordings that kept me inspired. I loved when great artists would come to play with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and my parents always found a way to get me backstage to speak with them."
Friends and Fans,
I'm pleased to announce my second CD/Album is now available on iTunes and Amazon Mp3!
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Given the choice of a single instrument and a single 19th century composer on a Sunday afternoon, an all-Chopin recital would be hard to resist. That's what Marietta, Ga.-based pianist Robert Henry offered to close the 2013-14 UAB Piano Series at the Alys Stephens Center's Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall.
Aside from bookending his program with a movement from Schumann's "Carnaval," Op. 9 (appropriately, the "Chopin" movement), and encores of a Schubert Impromptu and an arrangement of a lovely Chet Atkins tune, this was a singular Chopin experience. Henry played unpretentiously, preferring to let Chopin do all the talking, and his well-rounded menu of etudes, nocturnes, ballades, the "Heroic" Polonaise and the Barcarolle, was by turns joyful, dreamy and uplifting.
Henry, whose engagements have ranged from solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Wigmore Hall to collaborations with the Atlanta Symphony and the Pacifica Quartet, set the pace early. The Schumann "Chopin" movement and three etudes that followed are all in the key of A flat, and he played them without pause. The seamless segues brought cohesiveness to the varying moods, as though they were composed as a single piece.
Two nocturnes, the D flat, Op. 27, No. 2, and B major, Op. 62, No. 1, revealed Henry's softer and more lyrical side, while foreshadowing the well-proportioned, multi-voiced layering that would come to full fruition in the Barcarolle, Op. 60.
Though composed in the ungainly key of F sharp major, the Barcarolle is one of Chopin's most exquisite creations. Henry's focus on its shapely arc, progressing from the rocking, undulating opening minutes through carefully calculated up-and-down dynamic shifts and a inspired crescendo, was the concert's highlight.
The four ballades followed, each combining poetry and power. Henry, a meticulous technician, has a knack for bringing out exactly what Chopin wanted listeners to hear. Each emerging voice was given the right amount of emphasis on both macro and micro levels. The gentle repose of the Ballade in F major was startlingly interrupted by its middle section, the pianist's strength and agility more in the spotlight in the Ballades in G minor and A flat Major.
The Polonaise in A flat major, always a crowd pleaser, brought the program to a rousing close, though two encores followed. Schubert's Impromptu in E flat, Op 90, No. 2, was a good choice for the first, with its suggestion of a Chopin etude. The second, Chet Atkins' "Waltz for the Lonely," was wistful and melancholy, Henry's arrangement mixing a bit of Broadway with jazzy harmonies and perhaps a touch of Chopin.
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Friends, I'm performing tonight at Kennesaw State University at 8:00. A live stream of the concert is below.
The stream will begin just before 8:00 pm, EST on October 28, 2013.
An All-Chopin Recital
"Chopin" from Carnaval, Op. 9 (composed by Robert Schumann)
Etude in A-flat Major, from Trois Nouvelles études
Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"
Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 10
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
Barcarolle Op. 60
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
I've been teaching in Atlanta for over 10 years, both privately at my home in Marietta, GA (East Cobb area), and at Kennesaw State University.
All ages and all levels are welcome in my private studio or via Skype lessons. Schedule a complimentary lesson today.
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Friends, I'm pleased to announce my newest recording — in fact, another world premiere recording!
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Thanks to EFF and the ACLU, the government has finally admitted it secretly used a Stingray to locate a defendant in a Wisconsin criminal case, United States v. Damian Patrick. Amazingly, the government didn't disclose this fact to the defendant—or the court—until we raised it in an amicus brief we filed in the case. In the government's brief, filed late last week, it not only fails to acknowledge the impact of hiding this fact from the defendant but also claims its warrantless real-time location tracking didn't violate the Fourth Amendment.
We first learned about this case when it was already on appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and filed an amicus brief arguing the Fourth Amendment protects all of us from warrantless, real-time location tracking. The government suggested to both Patrick and the trial court that it had relied on location information obtained directly from Sprint. However, we suspected they had instead used a Stingray.
Stingrays Allow Indiscriminate Dragnet Searches of All Cell Phones in an Area
Stingrays, otherwise known as cell-site simulators, act as a fake cell-phone tower. They can be small enough to fit in a car and allow the government to direct all cell phones in the area to connect to it instead of the real tower. In doing so, the government can get a very precise picture of exactly where those phones are located—much more precise than many other types of location tracking technologies.
Stingrays are especially pernicious surveillance tools because they collect information on every single phone in a given area—not just the suspect's phone—this means they allow the police to conduct indiscriminate, dragnet searches—in some cases on up to 10,000 phones at one time. They are also able to locate people inside traditionally-protected private spaces like homes, doctors' offices, or places of worship and can be configured to capture the content of communications.
The Milwaukee Police Department Tried to Hide its Use of a Stingray
In this case, the police first told Patrick they'd relied on "information obtained from an anonymous source" to find him sitting in the passenger seat of a car parked in an alley in Milwaukee. It wasn't until six months after his arrest that they revealed they'd tracked him through his cell phone, and even then they implied they'd gotten location information directly from the cell phone service provider. The government never got a search warrant to use any kind of technology to find Patrick in real time.
As we've seen in other cases involving Stingrays, the government did everything it could in this case to hide the fact that it used a Stingray—from the court that issued the pen register/trap and trace order, the court that heard Patrick's motion to suppress the evidence, and even from Patrick, himself. In police reports, the officers said only that they "'obtained information' of Patrick's location; . . . had 'prior knowledge' that Patrick was occupying the vehicle; . . . [and] 'obtained information from an unknown source' that Patrick was inside the vehicle at that location." And even at an evidentiary hearing where officers admitted to cellphone tracking, they would only acknowledge, cryptically, that they'd received "electronic information" confirming Patrick was in the vehicle. When Patrick's attorney asked what "electronic information" meant, the officer on the stand would say only that it involved "tracking [a] cell phone." The judge cut off any further questioning at that point.
Luckily, in our amicus brief we were able to point the court to Milwaukee Police Department logs showing the police had used a Stingray on the very same day Patrick was arrested, under strikingly similar circumstances.1 We also directed the court to a non-disclosure agreement, which the Milwaukee police signed just months before Patrick was arrested. In this standard FBI-issued NDA, signed by many other state and local agencies across the country, the police department agreed not to tell anyone (even the judge) in any civil or criminal proceeding that it had used a Stingray. It also agreed to dismiss any case—at the FBI's request—if the court tried to force it to reveal anything about the device.
Once we presented these facts to the appellate court, the government finally admitted it used a Stingray but would not concede this should have any impact on the legal analysis in this case. In a footnote to the brief the government filed last week, it even appeared to blame Patrick for failing to raise this at the trial court.
The Government Admits it Needs a Probable Cause Warrant to Conduct Real-Time Location Tracking
Interestingly, even though the government doesn't think it's secret use of a Stingray impacts this case, it admits that using technology to track someone's location in real time (whether through location information obtained from the phone company or by using a Stingray) is a "search" for Fourth Amendment purposes. It also admits it needs probable cause and a search warrant to legally execute such a search. This appears to be the first time the government has admitted these things in an appellate case.
But the government also argues it didn't violate the Fourth Amendment in this case because it actually got a warrant—or maybe, in the alternative, the equivalent of a warrant (the police had a warrant to arrest (not search) Patrick and a court order (not a search warrant) to track Patrick's phone). In a confusing and somewhat circular argument, the government asserts that because it submitted a "sworn affidavit" in support of its request for the pen/trap order, the order must have actually been a search warrant—if it hadn't been a warrant, then it "wouldn't have needed a finding of probable cause, which it contained."
The Seventh Circuit Should Follow Maryland and Find Secret, Warrantless Stingray Use Unconstitutional
It's now up to the Seventh Circuit to try to make sense of this argument (or maybe just to send the case back to the trial court for a new trial). If the appellate court decides to take this issue on, we hope it follows a recent Maryland appellate decision, State of Maryland v. Andrews (another case where we were amicus), where the court held unanimously that the Baltimore Police Department's very similar secretive behavior and failure to get a search warrant before using a Stingray violated the defendant's constitutional rights. Andrews is the first appellate decision that we know of where a court has ever looked at police use of a Stingray. We hope it sets a very persuasive precedent to all courts that secret, warrantless Stingray use violates the Fourth Amendment.
- 1. Huge thanks to privacy advocate and EFF friend Mike Katz-Lacabe for obtaining this information under Wisconsin's public records statutes and sharing it with EFF and ACLU!


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