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The publication of this book in 1942 marked a first in South Carolina literary and publishing history: its author, Annie Greene Nelson, became the first black woman in the state to write and publish a novel. After the Storm portrays the lives of the black inhabitants of the Pee Dee section of South Carolina - the customs, experiences, and manners of Southern black people at home, and the struggle for dignity in the midst of deprivation. Mrs. Nelson overcame a childhood of poverty to earn college degrees and has been honored many times for her writing.
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Are you still weary of the drama surrounding Marvel's Ant-Man adaptation? If so, DC has found the perfect distraction. The CW's Arrow just announced a major casting for its third season that includes a very familiar face. The headlining star of Superman Returns will appear on the series as Ray Palmer, better known as the Atom.
Like Ant-Man, the Atom can alter his body's size. He's also a scientist and inventor. The character will be mixing it up with Oliver Queen as the new owner of Queen Consolidated. He's also expected to serve as a possible love interest for Felicity.
We're not sure how good or bad Palmer's intentions will be. His "plans for Queen Consolidated's Applied Sciences Division will be shrouded in mystery." Whatever the case, he'll play a huge part in the season. This isn't a one-stop guest spot. Routh is expected to recur in about 14 episodes.
The Atom is just one of many characters infiltrating Starling City. You can also expect appearances by Katana (Devon Aoki), Katana's husband Maseo Yamashiro (Karl Yune) and Count Vertigo, this time played by Peter Stormare.
Arrow returns to The CW on Oct. 8.
What do you think of Routh becoming the Atom?
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It's been a while since The Curmudgeon has poked fun at Texas; after all, Texas is so terribly, terribly pokable (such as here and here and here). He assures you it has nothing to do with his wife's mother, her brother and his wife, their three daughters, and their son, daughter in-law, and new baby all living in the Lone Star state. The Curmudgeon adores his new family but Mrs. Curmudgeon has never lived there and that's what matters most.
Recently Texas came to The Curmudgeon's attention for doing something very Texas-like: banning books in state prisons.
Actually, there's probably a reasonable case to be made for banning some books in prisons. The kind of judgment Texas authorities exercised in banning books, though, just screams for attention – and belittling.
The Dallas Morning News takes up the story.
More than 10,000 books are banned from Texas prisons, but they might not be the ones you think.
Alice Walker's The Color Purple, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for fiction, is not allowed. Neither is Freakonomics, the 2005 bestseller that explained concepts such as cheating at school and parenting techniques using economic theory.
But Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, as well as his On National Socialism and World Relations, are both on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's list of approved books. Also allowed are two books by former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke as well as James Battersby's The Holy Book of Adolf Hitler, described on Amazon.com as "the Bible of neo-Nazism and of esoteric Hitlerism."
Where's Waldo? Santa Spectacular is banned. So is Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness andMonty Python's Big Red Book. A collection of Shakespearean sonnets is banned. On the approved list? Satan's Sorcery Volume I by Rev. Caesar 999 and 100 Great Poems of Love and Lust.
Say whaaaaat?
The story continues:
According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's policies, a book, magazine or other publication can be banned because it contains:
Information on the manufacture of explosives, weapons and/or drugs.
- "Material that a reasonable person would construe as written solely for the purpose of communicating information designed to achieve the breakdown of prisons through offender disruption," like strikes or riots.
- "Graphic presentations" of illegal sex acts, "such as rape, incest, sex with a minor, bestiality, necrophilia or bondage."
- Sexually explicit images. "Naked or partially covered buttocks" does not constitute reason for automatic disapproval. Staff review medical journals, reference materials, art books and other publications containing nudity on a case-by-case basis.
- Information on criminal schemes or "how to avoid detection of criminal schemes."
Well, this certainly explains why Where's Waldo? is banned, right?
And there's more.
Sexual content often lands a book on the banned list.
Many graphic novels and art books are prohibited for nudity or sexual images, including the Game of Thronescomic books and some titles from The Walking Dead. Monty Python's books were also banned for this reason, as was an illustrated history of the Coen brothers movie The Big Lebowski.
The Big Book of Angels and the book of Shakespearean sonnets were banned for containing nude images of children.
"Sexually explicit image" is defined as a photograph or drawing showing the sex act from any vantage point, full frontal nudity or "the exposed female breast(s) with nipple(s) or areola(s)." This means a calendar of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is OK, but "Penthouse Hottest Girls Since 1969," not so much.
Erotic novels are only banned if the sexual behavior is unlawful. That's why some of E.L. James' Fifty Shadesbooks are OK but Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels, which includes a rape scene, is not (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is also banned for sexually explicit content).
Maps are banned (including one on the Islamic Society of Greater Houston's 2015 calendar) because they "could facilitate an escape," according to Jason Clark, TDCJ deputy chief of staff. Some home improvement guides, like Basic Wiring, contain "instructions which cause security concerns."
The Color Purple is banned because the story describes incest, Clark said. While Walker implies and the reader believes the main character is raped by her father, the reader learns later this is not the case. However, the book could still be banned for depicting rape.
But Freakonomics, which contains sections discussing crime reduction after the advent of legal abortion and the working conditions of crack cocaine dealers, remains on the banned list.
Clark said Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's economic treatise ended up on there because it contains "racial content" that could be construed as being "written solely for the purpose of communicating information designed to achieve the breakdown of prisons through offender disruption."
But what about My Awakening — in which David Duke argues for racial segregation — or his Jewish Supremacism? What about Mein Kampf?
In explanation, Clark said Hitler's Nazi thesis conforms to the state's guidelines: "Mein Kampf is on the approved list because it does not violate our rules."
Texas truly remains the gift that keeps on giving.


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Tailored chemotherapy makes the difference for this stage IV rectal cancer patient
When she was diagnosed with a rare form of stage IV rectal cancer, Mary Kay didn't settle for a second opinion. The first four doctors she saw offered grim prognoses, so she saw a fifth, Heinz-Joseph Lenz, MD, at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Lenz suggested a personalized chemotherapy approach based on research ... Read More »


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DEFINITION of Fiscal Capacity
Fiscal capacity In economics, is the ability of government, groups, institutions, etc. to generate revenue. The fiscal capacity of governments depends on a variety of factors including industrial capacity, natural resource wealth and personal incomes.
BREAKING DOWN Fiscal Capacity
When governments develop their fiscal policy, determining fiscal capacity is an important step. Identifying fiscal capacity gives governments a good idea of the different programs and services that they will be able to provide to their citizens. It also helps governments determine the tax rate necessary to provide a certain level of programs. The theory behind fiscal capacity can also be used by other groups, such as school districts, who need to determine what they will be able to provide to their students.
Fiscal Capacity Example
Colorado's school finance initiative, for example, looked at the fiscal capacity of the states school districts in 2016 and found wide disparities in what each could raise through taxes, noting that districts have no control of what one mill can raise. The mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a property. The mill rate is based on "mills." It is a figure that represents the amount per $1,000 of the assessed value of property, which is used to calculate the amount of property tax.
In Colorado, 1 mill raises a low of less than $4,000 to a high of over $13 million. The average dollars raised by 1 mill is about $500,000.
The median is $110,000. One mill per student raises a low of less than $20 to a high of over $3,000. The average dollars per student raised by 1 mill is about $280 and the median is about $130.
The "Amount Raised by 1 Mill" examines how much a district can raise levying 1 mill against assessed value. The average amount raised is $578,590 with a median of $111,054 and a range from $3,842 to $13,221,694. In terms of fiscal capacity, the school district with the highest fiscal capacity can can raise taxes by 1 mill and generate $13.2 million in revenue while the lowest-capacity district can only generate $3,842 from the same move.
Of course, larger districts have more students and taxpayers to cover the larger bills. Note that in Colorado, to help equalize shool funding, the state pays about two-thirds of school district expenses while towns and cities pay the rest.
The point is that fiscal capacity is vitally important to government in terms of providing for their residents.


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The first thing the defense lawyer did when the repair shop Techie was recalled as a witness was to question him about the whole truth and whether or not there was any vow of secrecy to anyone or issues of national security. The answers was of course "no".
While sworn in, the Techie said he used his head to solve the problem. He asserted that the owner had played with the browser settings and all he had to do was reset them and it worked just fine. Well that's really not quite the case. It seems when you get a message that says "Signal out of Range 74 Khz", you cannot reset your browser settings from the user location in normal mode to regain control.
Now follow this carefully especially if you ever see the problem or a related one where the browser opens in a dramatically shifted position where you cant reach the upper right hand corner to browse or print a page.
This is for flat screen monitors using a Compaq or HP system.
If any of the window is open click on an unused section of the wallpaper and adjust the settings back to 800X600 screen size at 16 bit. You should now have control of your monitor and be able to start working on recovery.
The following Procedure is named by me:
(If bored, jump to last few paragraphs.)
If the screen is still blank or if your not satisfied with 600 by 800, then you will have to enter safe mode. This is a lot easier if your not using energy saving mode which I hate because I can't stand the machine shutting down and freezing when I walk away for 10 minutes. Also, I like all those silly messages at start up.
If you can't figure out if the machine is on or off, just unplug it and while you're at it disconnect it from the Internet.
Plug in the machine and turn it on all the while continuously clicking F-8 which is called safe mode and is anything but safe. (A ping will let you know when to quit)
A menu opens up and you will have to move up using the up arrow to "start up in safe mode"
Do not use any of that restore system crap which probably won't work anyway.
Enter the program as administrator and right click on the Black part of the Window. A little window will open with tabs along the top – click on Properties near the bottom click on "advanced properties" and then "adapter" along the top.
You are now given several choices and many will work. The safest is 800X600 with 32 bit color (default). Or go one higher to 1024X768 with 32 bit color (default). It doesn't seem to matter.
Return to the screen and reset the properties to the size you desire.
Restart the machine.
Right click on the background and set the screen size desired.
You should look normal at this point and that is the problem.
OK your, screen looks great but you are still infected with one of the nastiest Trojans (virus) ever invented and you can expect anything from password logging, copied files, downloaded files, strange noises, corrupted history, dial in, dial out capabilities. As long as its on the Internet, the Trojan can do anything the owner does except unplug it. Yes, it can surf kiddie porn and leave a record of it on your machine it can even send an email to everybody on your email lists telling them you're a pervert. Why not notify the authorities at the same time?
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Moses was able to speak to God face to face as he led the Israelites into the promised land. We can speak to God in prayer as we make our journey of faith towards being reunited with God the Father. We have a prophetic role which we received at baptism so that by our life we make others aware of God's presence. We live in the midst of the world so we are subject to contamination by the values of the world. It is necessary to strengthen our relationship with Christ so that the Holy Spirit can guide us in the right direction.


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This week our #WCW is the talented, OKENYO. A songwriter and vocalist who has been on the come up since 2015, this Sydney girl is one to watch. Every year since her debut she has continued to get bigger and better, a pattern that doesn't look like stopping.
Not only has OKENYO made a splash locally, she's also caught some eyes and ears abroad too. She's been featured in multiple US and UK publications such as Hungry TV who called her "equal parts Frank Ocean, Grace Jones and M.I.A". A recipe for success if we ever saw one.
When looking for empowering women, OKENYO is a great place to start. Her new song 10 Feet Tall comes with a mission statement of "igniting strength and spirit in the women around her". One of the best storytellers in electronic music, her melancholia and 808's are incredibly moving.
It is an exciting time to be a women. This new generation of powerful role models and trail blazers is undeniably inspiring. OKENYO being the multifaceted artist she is, is definitely one of them. If you want to see for yourself, you can catch her playing VIVID's 'Women In Electronic Music Showcase' this month in Sydney!


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SEATTLE - A New Zealand man who traveled to Seattle last year to take possession of export-restricted parts designed for missile and space applications was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
William Ali, 38, has been in federal custody since his arrest April 11, 2016, by HSI special agents. At Thursday's sentencing, U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Zilly said, "You knew that if you did it you could go to jail and you proceeded to do it…you laughed and you were undeterred in your decision to come here."
"Protecting national security is job one for United States Attorneys," said U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. "This defendant tried to evade our export control laws to transfer highly sensitive products to China. We will continue to work closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and our other law enforcement partners to ensure our national assets do not end up in the wrong hands."
According to records in the case and testimony presented at trial, Ali emailed several companies and distributors in April 2015 about purchasing certain accelerometers that are designed for use in spacecraft and missile navigation. These accelerometers cannot be exported from the United States without a license from the U.S. State Department, which Ali did not have. HSI learned of Ali's inquiries and began an investigation.
Over the next year, Ali communicated by phone and email with an HSI undercover special agent, and with a person in China known in his emails as "Michael." Michael was the person seeking the accelerometers, as well as certain gyroscopes that are designed for military use. Ali was working to find a way to purchase the devices and transport them secretly to Michael in China. In multiple emails, Ali made clear he was aware that export of the accelerometers and gyroscopes was illegal. Ali sent the undercover agent nearly $25,000 for the devices – money he got from Michael. Ali traveled to Seattle and met with the undercover HSI special agent April 11, 2016, at a downtown hotel. Shortly after Ali took possession of the devices he was arrested. Ali had with him an airline ticket to Hong Kong and a visa to travel to China.
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How to Restrict YouTube Kids to Approved Channels Only
Inappropriate videos finding their way onto YouTube Kids last year was probably every parent's nightmare. Especially from an app that bills itself as safe for viewing by little ones. YouTube recently announced a few new YouTube Kids features that will help put parents' minds at ease.
The new key features YouTube recently announced will make it easier to trust that your kids won't be stumbling upon something they shouldn't:
- Search: YouTube Kids has always made it possible to turn the search function in the app off. But now, turning search off will also limit the videos seen in YouTube Kids to channels that have been verified by the app team.
- Collections: YouTube is making it possible for parents to choose from curated collections. The collections are created by the YouTube Kids team and their partners, which include PBS Kids and Sesame Street programming.
- Total Parental Control: And most important of all, while it hasn't rolled out yet, later this year parents will be able to personally choose every video and channel their children can watch on the app.
To change the available settings in YouTube Kids app, do the following:
- From any screen in the app, tap the Lock button in the bottom right corner.
- Enter the security passcode, whether's your own custom passcode or the numbers shown on the screen.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap the profile you want to restrict.
- You're going to toggle off Allow Searching and toggle on Approved Content Only.
- When you toggle on Approved Content Only, a window will open prompting you to select the collections you want your kids to watch.
If you're installing the YouTube Kids app for the first time, you'll also be given the choice to turn search off during set up.
YouTube Kids has continued to evolve over the years, adding new features, but it's not the only app offering kid-friendly content. The regular version of YouTube has channels suitable for kids. You can also try these YouTube alternatives for kids.
If you'd rather limit screen time, check out some kid-friendly podcasts or try the Guided Access feature on iPhone and iPad How to Restrict YouTube Kids to Approved Channels Only YouTube recently announced a few new YouTube Kids features that will help put parents' minds at ease. Read More .
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What's one of the hardest symptoms to deal with right now? Dissociating. Trying not to give into the urge to dissociate which feels like a drug in a way and then just disappear. It makes your pleasure centers in your brain feel great and then you don't know where you are.
The severity of symptoms is also a big struggle. One minute it feels like there are small moments of clarity. Then, everyone and everywhere is a threat. As much as possible, don't dissociate. You don't want to attack anyone. Which means when you go out, always have a plan to protect yourself and others.
Intuition is also sharp as well. You feel at times like you're 4 steps ahead of the rest of the world. Am I really the only one who knows everything that's happening? Hang on a minute. It's not my job to save the world. My health comes first.
I have to focus really hard to not dissociate. It feels like you're trying to not slip across a line into not knowing where you are.
I did nothing wrong. I'm telling the truth about being a rape survivor. If others don't want to admit that I exist or say and do horrible stuff, I have no control over that. However, I will protect myself.
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Fantastic Sterling Middle School Families
Can you believe the school year is almost over?!
It's been a wonderful year and we've accomplished so much as a board and as a school. Keep your eye out for important Title 1 information that will be coming out from Principal Martinez.
Eighth grade parents we've got the Picnic coming up on June 9 and it's going to be AMAZING!! We've got a food truck, games, activities, crafts and balloons…what more could a kid want!!?? We're going to be looking for parents to help at the picnic and desserts for the kids to eat. Watch your email for SignupGenius emails!
Teacher Appreciation week is going on and we're thanking the heck out of the men and women who work all day to make our children the best Loudoun County has to offer!
The PTSA Board needs members for next year…if you've ever thought about serving in a board or committee position now is a great time! We've got many members transitioning over to PVHS so we need you now!! Send an email to email@example.com to get involved!
And if you're a Facebook user, go check out our page at https://www.facebook.com/ptsasms/
Or maybe you prefer to tweet! Find us here @ptsa_sms
Thank you for a wonderful year!! Enjoy these last days, as hectic as they may be!!
Dawn Jewell, PTSA President


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Placing a pilot in the cockpit of an F-14 in the middle of a combat mission is about as difficult as it sounds – even when you're just replicating the experience in a training facility. Yet we've had some version of flight simulators for decades, and as the technology behind them has grown increasingly sophisticated and decreasingly cost-prohibitive, the designers working in the virtual reality space continue to break new ground — and deliver to new markets.
As a simulation engineer at Lockheed Martin in the mid-1990s, I had a front-row seat (and, in some cases, had my hands quite literally on the wheel — or flightstick) for some of these advances. And when I later joined Harmonix, where I was technical director of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Central and other games, I was even more deeply involved in creating motion technology and virtual simulations for the entertainment space. In a short time, I've seen the field grow exponentially. With virtual reality now being applied to activities as far-ranging as athletic training, physical rehabilitation, concert performances, and gaming, the lines between fun and function have blurred.
Exercising control
From that booming environment springs a relatively new VR platform: immersive fitness. Now, some of us love nothing more than a sweat-inducing session at the gym. But for others, exercise is only work. By adding elements of virtual reality to a workout (including engaging game play), immersive fitness occupies a participant's attention beyond the usual exercise parameters, diminishing workout drudgery and, in some cases, helping to increase performance.
As the cofounder and CTO of VirZOOM, a virtual reality fitness company launched in 2015, I have a dog in this hunt. But I'm also keenly interested in the direction immersive fitness is steering VR. And let's be clear about that: It's the demand that's now driving design.
Last decade, the development of Guitar Hero inspired my team to build a game controller that not only looked and felt close to the real thing but also was intuitive enough for a novice to pick up and quickly develop some level of mastery. The game play didn't transform you into Jimi Hendrix. But it helped you skip past the thousands of hours of deliberate practice to instantly feel like a rock star, while creating an attainable challenge for a gamer to rise up to meet.
Likewise, fitness enthusiasts also need challenges and immersive distractions. But conventional VR controls for gamers aren't enough. Four years ago, my friend and cofounder brought up the idea of biking in VR. I knew the raw problem would be how to "move through it." In the past, one of the complications of virtual reality headsets had been the incidence of motion sickness. By breaking that down to its core causes, we found a solution that naturally suits pedaling and leaning on a stationary bike. New VR controls enabled us to create a unique fitness challenge and, at the same time, solve a problem through design. Because what good is possessing the technology to transform a tedious gym workout into a trek through spacious Yosemite National Park if it's only going to make the user nauseous?
The development of VR
What we're seeing as a result is a cultural shift in the virtual reality community – like hitting the reset button. New markets are being formed, forcing advances to keep up with consumer expectations. The opportunity to engineer new types of controls is clear: User-friendly, intuitive interfaces are necessary to grow the VR community, and new methods for interacting – voice, sensors, hand movements – will increasingly make their way into the hardware.
It's shortsighted to think about only the ways players can consume the virtual reality technology we're capable of developing. Instead, what's exciting to me is considering how we might bend our VR design to meet the needs – fitness and otherwise – of the general population in order to grow its adoption.
Eric Malafeew is the co-founder and CTO of VirZOOM, and an MIT graduate with 25 years of leadership and development experience in the video games industry.


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Posted on Sep, 13, 2017
Many times, the most important files that you use are lost and this leads you to the File Recovery Tool.
The File Recovery Tool is useful for recovering the files due to the following reasons:
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Hindi Cinema wouldn't have been the same had there been no Rajesh Khanna in it. Sure, there were stars before like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor who are till date called the stalwarts, but the phenomenon called Rajesh Khanna sort of changed the way a fan treated his favourite star.
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The man gave what Indian cinema needed. A superstar. And boy, did the country swoon over him or what? His aura, his style of delivering dialogues, his trademark side tilt while wooing heroines, his hairstyle - everything was lapped by the hungry fans. Everything was copied and worshipped.
Born as Jatin Khanna in Amritsar on 29 December, 1942, the superstar was raised by foster parents who were relatives of his biological parents. The young Jatin was always keen on acting and took part in school and college theatre. He also happened to inspire his childhood friend Ravi Kapoor to take up acting, who later went on to become a star in his own right - actor Jeetendra.
Rajesh Khanna was a talent hunt find. He was one of eight finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare. Offers started pouring in soon enough and he made his debut in 1966 in 'Aakhri Khat' which was directed by Chetan Anand. Several memorable films followed soon - Raaz, Ittefaq, Aurat. But it took Shakti Samanta's 'Aradhana' to catapult Khanna to the superstar status.
A smash hit, the film is still considered a path breaking film in terms of its bold story line, memorable music, and the fresh pairing of Sharmila Tagore-Rajesh Khanna. The duo acted in some more films post the success of 'Aaradhana' and most of them were successful ones.
While the director and the actress were appreciated by critics and awarded the Best Director and Best Actress award respectively at the Filmfare Awards that year, it was Kaka (he was fondly called Kaka by fans, friends and family) who got the most adulation from his fans. Girls, especially, swooned over the charming hero. They kissed his car, got married to his photographs and mobbed him wherever he went. He was in fact one the first few stars to get police protection during public outings. The film industry had never seen such craze over any actor before. They were shocked to witness such frenzy. Rajesh Khanna evoked such sentiments amongst fans. No other star before him had made such an impact on people. They were not worshipped the way he was. And the adulation was unparalleled.
When he got married to actress Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, many girls cried to sleep for several nights and nursed heartbreaks for several months. Such was his aura.
But unlike the current crop of stars, his superstar status never preceded or overshadowed his acting abilities. Some of Khanna's best performances came in early in his career, some at the peak of his career, but he, the actor, remained consistent with his performance. From a jealous husband in 'Aap Ki Kasam' to the multi talented chef in 'Bawarchi' to the recluse alcoholic of 'Amar Prem'- Rajesh Khanna essayed a wide range of characters which are still distinct in our memory. Who can forget that last scene of 'Anand' where Amitabh Bachchan cajoles a dead Rajesh Khanna to say something, anything and suddenly 'Babumoshai' booms out of the gramophone?
And today, when the stalwart is no more, perhaps this scene can be played on and on in our mind while we, just like Amitabh, hope against hope that the legendary star says something just to reassure us that he is there.
But, just like he had said to Pushpa how he 'hates tears', let's not shed any tears for the great actor. Let us celebrate him, the actor and his films because that's what made him an ultimate superstar. As he had himself said in 'Anand', "Zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi."
Rest in peace Kaka.
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Written by Guest Reviewer – Michael Guigliano
I have the honor of reviewing The Networks, with game design by Gil Hova, graphics by Heiko Gunther, and art by Travis Kinchy. These are my thoughts and opinions. Enjoy!
The Networks, designed by Gil Hova, is a card drafting and placement game for 1-5 players. Each player takes their turn running their own TV network for 5 seasons, attempting to attract the hottest shows, and the brightest actors, while making the most money in advertisements and getting the most viewers per season. Each season, players will spend their actions recruiting actors, signing advertisement contracts, and placing TV shows into 3 time slots. The actors enhance the viewership of the shows, which are the points needed to win. The ads enhance the income you receive per round. At the end of each season, your selected TV shows will age, and potentially gain or lose viewers, creating an interesting choice to make: ride the show one more season, or cancel it, sending it to reruns, and slotting a brand new show for your network. Once both players pass for the season, each player calculates their income and viewership, shows age, new cards become available for next season, and the game moves on. At the end of 5 seasons, points are added up to see who ran their network the best!
"Ok. Sounds interesting. How is the game set up?"
Each player picks a color and receives the following components in that color: 1 Player Board, 1 Scoring Square, 1 Turn Order Disc, 5 Starting Cards (1 Actor, 1 Ad, 3 Shows), and 4 Black Cubes. The starting Actor and Ad are placed in the Green Room (left side of the Player Board). This is where Actors and Ad cards go when they are waiting to be attached to a show. The Actor cards (with the STAR symbol) show how many viewers they will add to a show, once attached. Some Actor cards have a condition on the bottom, giving the player a requirement that must be met, or extra choices on how to use that actor. The Ad cards show how much money it will generate for the show during the Income phase. Some Ad cards also have a condition on the bottom of the card. The 3 Show cards are placed to the right of the Player Board, in the 3 time slots, each one with a Black Cube marker on the top right Viewer row (next to the 0). As mentioned in the rule book, "It doesn't matter which shows go on which time slots; all Starting Shows are equally bad." This is very true. Each starting show generates 0 (yes, that's a zero) viewers. You will want to cancel these shows, sending them to the rerun slot (on the left side of the Player Board) as quickly as possible. Not only will the new show be better for your Network, generating viewers, the Starting Shows will generate 1 viewer in the rerun slot. Once this is setup, each player is ready to begin Season 1!
The play area, where players are spending their actions, consists of the Scoring Track, Star Cards, Ad Cards, Season Show Cards, and Network Cards. There are different setup rules depending on the number of players in the game, so make sure you check the rule book for specific setup instructions. Here's an overview of the different components in the play area.
Scoring Track – Yes, this keeps the score. However, it serves a much greater purpose. This track is made up of 3 parts. The Left Track, in addition to having the scoring track around the outside, helps keep track of the Season. The Middle Track, also having the scoring track around the outside, has the turn order track and houses each 100/200 Viewer Tokens in each players color. They are used when the players cross the 100 and 200 Viewer mark. The Right Track is the one that is very important. On the bottom of the track, there is a red bar indicating in which player count it is used. It also lets you know what the income of each player is at the start of the game. For example, in a 4 player game, Player 1 would start with $5m (money is represented in millions), Player 2 would start with $7m, Player 3 with $9m, and Player 4 with $11m. The Right Track also helps with setup, as it dictates how many Actor, Ad, Shows, and Network Cards are drawn and placed face-up at the start of each season, available for selection. The different cards are not replenished as they are selected, so it's important to have the correct number of cards available for each round.
Star Cards – These add Actors to your Shows. Each card has a signing cost, which you pay to select the card. Selected cards are placed in the Green Room. Star Cards also have an upkeep cost. This cost is paid by the Network at the end of each Season during the Income/Expenses phase (explained later). Each Star Card has a Viewer track, on the right of the card (in color), representing how many viewers they will bring to the show each season. On the opposite side (left, in gray), there is a "bad" Viewer track. This is used if the Star Card has to be rotated, due to a card condition. The condition is listed at the bottom of the card, and they vary, but will typically have you rotating the card 180 degrees if said condition is or isn't met.
Ad Cards – Ad Cards also function in different ways. Each Ad Card has a landing bonus, which immediately gets you money once it's selected (Remember, selected cards go to the Green Room). Ads also give you money during the Income/Expenses phase at the end of each Season. As with Star Cards, some Ad Cards also have conditions listed at the bottom of the card, as well as a "bad" side, if rotated.
Show Cards – Show Cards generate the most viewers, which translates into points, so they are very important in the game. Shows are broken down into different Genres, which help generate the Genre bonus actions (located on the Player Boards). Show Cards, as with Star Cards, have a cost. This cost is paid in order to select the show for your Network. They also have an upkeep cost, which is paid at the end of every Season. The Viewer track, on the right side of the card, functions in the same manner as the Star Card, with 2 extra details. The top-most viewer slot (which is where the black cube is always placed) has a couple extra bits of information. It tells you in which of the 3 available time slots it would prefer to be slotted. If you can, or chose to, place the show in that slot, it will generate more viewers for your Network. The top-most viewer slot will have 2 numbers. The left number is used if the Show is placed in its preferred time slot, with the right number being used if the Show is placed in the other 2 time slots. Show Cards may also have prerequisites listed at the bottom off the card. If the icons listed at the bottom are in gray, it is optional. However, if the icon is in color, it is required. A Show Card may not be placed if the prerequisites cannot be met. These icons consist of a purple star, indicating a Star Card must be placed along with the show, and a green dollar sign, indicating that an Ad Card must be placed along with the show. Sometimes one of each symbol is in color, and sometimes the player has the choice of one or the other. If either symbol is in color, that symbol is required in order to place that Show Card into a time slot. If the symbols are gray, you may place either a Star and/or an Ad Card along with the Show Card. If the symbols are gray, you do not have to place a Star or an Ad Card along with the Show Card at that time. Doing this at this time does not count as an action. You can choose to use the Attach action later on.
Network Cards – These cards give players special powers during the game. Once selected, each card triggers in 4 different ways, depending on the icon in the upper right of the card. Either they are used immediately and discarded, kept face-up until used and then discarded after use, kept face-up and used during final scoring, or has a lasting effect and a discard ability (used in the advanced game). Each Network Card also has symbols across the bottom of the card. Some of these symbols are in color, while others are in gray. This track is only used in the 1 or 2 player game (see rulebook).
"Ok. I got the cards down. How do the turns work?"
In turn order, players will use an available action to grow their Network. Once a player takes an action, it is the next player's turn, and so on. Play continues until all players have passed, using the Drop & Budget action, which triggers the end of the Season. Player actions are conveniently listed on the Player Board. Available cards are not replaced as cards are selected by the players. Cards are only refilled at the start of each new Season. The available actions are as follows:
Develop a Show – Following each show's prerequisite, players may select an available Show Card, paying its development cost, and placing it in a time slot on the right side of the Player Board. A player may choose to cancel an existing Show in order to make room for the newly selected Show. They may even cancel a show that was acquired that round. Canceled Shows are placed in the Rerun slot (on the left of the Player Board) and will stay there for the rest of the round, generating Viewers at the end of the Season before being moved into the Archives (bottom left of the Player Board). Once placed in a time slot, the player will place a black cube on the first Viewer row on the card. This black cube will progress down the Viewer rows as the Seasons change and the Show ages. Outside of any requirements, if the player has any Star or Ad Cards in their Green Room, they may attach them to a newly acquired Show Card at this time, obeying the Show Card's prerequisites and limits. During a Season, a player may achieve a Genre Bonus, which is done by collecting a certain number of matching Genre Shows (color coordinated). The bonus actions available to that player are listed on their Player Board. Collecting 3 similar Genres will give you 1 of the following action choices: draw 3 Star Cards and keep 1; draw 3 Ad Cards, keeping 1 and collecting the income from the other 2. Collection 5 similar Genres will also give you the option of Drawing 3 Network cards, keeping 1. In addition, if you managed to collect 5 similar Genres, you may exchange Money for Viewers, at a rate of $4m for 3 viewers.
Sign a Star – Players may select and pay for an available Star Card. Newly acquired Star Cards are placed in the Green Room (top left side of the Player Board) until they are attached to a Show Card. Star Cards may also have a condition listed at the bottom that the players must attend to, as well.
Land Ad – As an action, players may select an available Ad Card. This Ad Card is place in their Green Room, and will generate money for the player immediately. As with Star Cards, Ad Cards may also have a condition listed at the bottom of the card.
Take Network Card – Of the available Network Cards, a player may use an action to select one of the cards. They cost no money, and there is no limit to the amount of Network cards a player may have. If there are no face-up Network Cards available, then a player may not take a Network Card. NOTE: Network Cards will take precedence over any rule contradictions.
Attach Star or Ad – If a player has any Star or Ad Cards in their Green Room, they may select this action to attach one of those cards to an existing Show Card, if the Show Card has the room. The attached card is simply slid under the Show Card from the right side. A player may discard an existing Star or Ad Card to make room for the new one. If the new Star or Ad Card has any conditions, those are taken care of before the new card is slid under the Show Card. If that condition changes AFTER the card has been slid under the Show Card, that condition will no longer force the card's condition to trigger.
Drop and Budget – This action is used when a player passes for their rest of the Season. If selected, a player will remove their player disc from the turn order track and place it on the left-most available location on the "Drop & Budget" track. That player will receive income (Season 1) or income or viewers (Season 2 and later), based on the symbol located under their player disc. The order in which players pass and use this action determines the player order for the upcoming Season.
"What happens after all the players have used the Drop & Budget action?"
They have now reached the end of a Season, and there are a few steps they must take before a new Season begins. End of Season scoring has 4 parts. Players will generate income and pay for expenses. The Show and Star Cards require upkeep, and the Ad Cards generate Income. Once combined, either the player's Network will be positive and generate Income, gaining money, or the Network will owe money and have to pay money from their supply of cash. If a player doesn't not have enough money to cover their expenses, they keep their money and pay their expenses by using their Viewer total from the scoring track. They will then tally up their viewership for the season, using the extremely convenient Scoring Calculator, located on their player board. Viewers from each Show Card in their lineup generate Viewers, as well as each Show Card that has been placed in their Rerun slot. Each Show in the lineup will age (move down one viewer row). Shows that are in their Rerun slot will move down to eh Archive slot. Then, they will populate the available cards for the next Season. If this is the end of the first Season, the right-most scoring track will be flipped over for the rest of the game. If this is the end of the fifth season, players will calculate their viewership from their active lineup one more time (ignoring income, expenses, and reruns), as well as score one viewer for each Star they still have in their Green Room, and all end-game scoring from Network Cards. The player with the most Viewers will be the winner. Ties are broken by the player with the most remaining money.
The components are good. The wood tokens work well. Included in the expansion, The Networks: On the Air, there is a sticker sheet to use with the wooden components. They add a bit to the otherwise plain markers, but are unnecessary. The cards are a little thin, but are of good quality. Sleeves for the cards will prolong their life, and won't be a problem, but the back of each card has a convenient icon and colored backs matching the type of card, so unless the sleeves are clear, these would be covered. Each of the thick cardboard Tracks and Player Boards are great. They function perfectly, keeping things in order, and are very well laid out. The addition of the calculator on the Player Board is wonderful. When you're adding up the viewership for the Season, this makes it very easy to keep track of your 8pm slot, then your 9pm slot, and so on. Very smart. The Player boards include the player actions that are available each turn, as well as the Genre Bonuses that players could achieve, as well. Both the Tracks and the Player Boards are very well organized. The cardboard money would really be my only gripe. When punching them out, and I'm very careful with my games, some of the money bits started separating. This only happened to a handful, and really only to a corner, but I would have liked them to be of better quality. Honestly, they are easily replaceable with some $1 and $5 coins, if you happen to have some handy, or in another game.
Rating: 8 of 10
The rulebook is very deliberate, and informative. It explains things simply and in a very understandable way. The examples given in the rulebook further explain how the cards work, with very useful breakdowns of each part of each card. The back of the book explains the 1 player and the 2 player rules. And during the setup pages, there are info boxes on the right side of the page that help with the 2-3 player setup, as certain cards are removed from play before shuffling and displaying the cards for Season 1. The illustrations are very helpful, and the rulebook is easy to navigate.
Rating: 8 of 10
The Networks is an easy to learn game, with easy to understand icons and turn order. The available actions included on the Player Boards are clear. The gameplay could be described as a multiplayer solitaire, but part of the game is knowing what your rival Networks are trying to go after. You may want to recruit that certain Star before they do, or attempt to develop a certain show first, knowing that a rival Network will get a bonus for having a certain number of a certain Genre. However, you could very well just stay within your own game, and not pay attention to the other players. I feel this is a viable strategy as well, but will cause some of the choices to be easier than others. For me, I will always keep an eye on my competitors to see what they are possibly going after, but my focus will be making my Network the strongest Network possible. The "advanced" cards, and the expansion will add replay to the game, changing it up even more from game to game.
Rating: 8 of 10
The Networks is a solid, card-drafting game. It presents the players with interesting, and sometimes tough, choices throughout the game. The option to include the "advanced" cards will change the game, once you feel like you understand how to play. The expansion "On the Air" adds even more cards to the decks, increasing replayability, as well. The show titles on the Show Cards are a spoof on existing, or once existing, TV shows. For example, one Show Card is titled, "Criminal Mindfulness", a spoof on "Criminal Minds" (great show, by the way…). Others are titled "Monday Night Foosball" (why don't we have this?), "Broken Worse", and "Doctor What", and the art helps you in figuring out of what TV shows they are spoofs. The art is great, by the way. Way to go, Travis Kinchy!
Rating: 8 of 10
To find out more about The Networks, visit: www.networksgame.tv
Copyright 2016 Formal Ferret Games. All Rights Reserved.


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Thavani Murai Vazhki is a Tamil language daily soap opera telecasted by Vikatan TV channel of the Sun TV Network. The TV show came on air on the 7th of March, 2016. The TV daily soap is a Prime Time serial and airs from Monday to Friday at 10.30 PM. Before its release, Vikatan TV and Sun TV telecasted several good promos of the EMI TV serial. Vikatan Televisions Private Limited has produced the TV show. The cast of Thavani Murai Vazhki TV serial includes; Vikram playing Mahesh, Hari Priya playing Lekha, Vijay playing Subash, Shyam Sunder playing Madan, Naresh Eswar playing Santhosh, Pavani Reddy playing Thara, Naren Ram playing Rajesh, Priya Prince playing Sujatha, Sowmya playing Janaki, Subbulakshmi, Thanuja, Raviraj and, Sudha.
The beginning of the serial revolves around the environment of an IT Industry. Later on, the serial increases its horizon to new characters, new parts, and forming up of a family. The plot of the story shows the hardships and the struggles of EMI. The serials blends the different aspects of IT industry, comedy, love, drama and romance. The story of EMI Thavani Murai Vazhkai revolved around Sivakumar. He plans to settle his daughter's life and get her married. Therefore, he is looking for a groom. He finds a businessman for his daughter but she has already found a man for him, who is a software engineer. Then starts the whole story, which revolves around the IT industry including - romance and family. Jyothishna and Albinraj have written this prime time TV serial.
The opening theme song of the show is "Valiba Vayadhu", sung by Harsha Iyer and written by Ashok Iyer. The TV show ran for 30 minutes on the TV screens. The show has 2 seasons. M Iniyan Dinesh has directed the TV show. The TV show has been a massive hit. This serial completely changed the concept that serials are just made for women, or just made on family issues, or are just made for the typical "saas-bahu" drama. The TV show had crossed over 100 successful episodes. With all the twists and turns, especially bringing out the realities of the life of a farmer, life of an engineer, the industry issues, the pay back issues, and many such things the show took no time to leave an impact on its audience.


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By SharperIron
Apr 17 2013
Morality in Media: "Given that the FCC has for years totally ignored the American public, as well as the will of Congress, on TV indecency, I am not optimistic"
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"Morality in media" is oxymoronic (not a word, but it should be).
The bottom line is, parents cannot turn on a tv and walk out of the room. If the shows aren't awful, then the commercials are.
I don't know why we think that an industry built on objectification and sexual immorality, and that is tolerant and even supportive of child sexual predators (think Roman Polanski, and the two Coreys), would somehow be able to produce moral content. That's like asking a pig to sew a designer wedding dress. Ain't gonna' happen.


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2000-2011 Ford Focus Fuel Inertia Switch Reset Location
2000-2011 Ford Focus Fuel Inertia Switch Reset Location – The Ford Focus is a car segment C produced by US carmaker Ford since 1998, replacing the Ford Escort. In 2011 it is now in its third series, is always produced in hatchback and family. Launched in Europe in 1998 and in North America in 2000, the Ford Focus has followed two different lines of development.
The second series was introduced in Europe in 2004 and was a completely new model. In the United States, however, the first series was heavily updated in 2007 until it was replaced by a new model, the Focus third series, the same for all markets. In 1999 he was considered Car of the Year in Europe. With over, a million-seller has been the best selling car in 2012.
2000-2011 Ford Focus Fuel Inertia Switch Reset Location:
Time needed: 7 minutes.
Fuel pump shut-off (inertia) switch is a device that stops the fuel pump of the fuel delivery to the engine. If your engine cranks but does not start, this switch may have been activated. Here's how to find and reset the switch:
- On the 2000-2011 Ford Focus, the fuel pump shut-off switch is located in the front passenger's footwell, behind the kick panel access cover.
- Make sure to turn off your vehicle
- Pushing in the Fuel pump shut-off (inertia) switch
- Turn the ignition to the on position and wait a few seconds and return the key to off position.
For more details, please watch the following video:
This tutorial is based on the Ford owner's manual. This procedure works on a Ford Focus 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 model years. Hopefully, the article of 2000-2011 Ford Focus Fuel Inertia Switch Reset Location useful for you.


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This Monday the 2016 Albuquerque Creative Startups Accelerator Cohort will come together for a week long intensive Deep Dive in Albuquerque. They will be joined by our awesome mentors and guest faculty from around the country to make connections, build their networks, focus on next steps and pitch investors.
Meet some of the most exciting new businesses in the creative industries!
On Wednesday, October 26th, we invite Albuquerque's creative community to join us as we celebrate entrepreneurship and design together with the vision and hard work of the 10 participating Creative Startups teams, in one jam-packed evening. The Creative Startups teams from Albuquerque, the US and around the world will present their creative startups in a fast-paced showcase. After the showcase there will be food trucks, drinks, and networking with the entrepreneurs and the Creative Startup Mentors.
This year we also welcome special guest speaker Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Co. and the creator of Field Notes notebooks.
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2016 has been an exciting year for Creative Startups as we:
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These accomplishments would not have been possible without tremendous support from all of our participants. The startups as well as the mentors, guest faculty, and investors who support the startups throughout the 8-week accelerator and in many cases, throughout the year, make this work successful.
Several people have been especially helpful as we endeavor to expand Creative Startups to new regions in the USA and internationally. Margaret Collins, Founder of the Center for Creative Economy in Winston-Salem, NC, believed in our model and adopted it before others stepped forward to do the same. Mayor Berry and his visionary team, including Gary Oppedahl, have provided funding and support from our inception. Bill Michener and NM EPSCoR have been champions of the New Mexico creative economy and our work since 2011! Our Board of Directors has been a stalwart source of support and guidance. Finally, the guest faculty who help teach our classes bring world-class knowledge and experience to our startups and their time and energy is much appreciated!
Together we are building a new generation of startups, centered on creativity, innovation, and shared prosperity.
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Faceted Vase is a hand sculpted geometric vessel with subtle asymmetry, suitable for smaller arrangements.
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Designed and produced from a modest boatshed atelier and basement studios, Gidon Bing Ceramics are sold and collected worldwide. New York, LA, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Paris, Copenhagen and have featured in Selfridges of London and Milan's Salone del Mobile among others. The latest collection draws inspiration from the power and presence of reductive forms – a natural extension of Gidon's sculptural practice, where a fascination with the relationship between biological asymmetry and the artefact is explored.