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"Sometimes you have to show some depth."
"Do you think we should do that? Kill off Adric, roll the credits over silence?"
"It would certainly stop that bastard saying what the next programme is."
"No, it wouldn't. Nothing would stop that bastard. And even if it stopped the bastard on BBC Two, it'd never stop the bastard on Dave. He doesn't give a shit. As soon as he gets to the poppy bit of Blackadder Goes Forth, he's already split the screen and he's showing highlights of Frankie Boyle's nan-pussy set. In Memory of the Fallen(!)"
"Do you think we should do that? Kill off Adric, roll the credits over silence?"
"It would certainly stop that bastard saying what the next programme is."
"No, it wouldn't. Nothing would stop that bastard. And even if it stopped the bastard on BBC Two, it'd never stop the bastard on Dave. He doesn't give a shit. As soon as he gets to the poppy bit of Blackadder Goes Forth, he's already split the screen and he's showing highlights of Frankie Boyle's nan-pussy set. In Memory of the Fallen(!)"
Sometimes, if an episode ends on a sad note or a major character is killed off (especially if the actor also died), the credits will roll without any music. In most cases, this means complete and utter silence, but this trope can extend to credits that use ambient noise as well.
This is ruined whenever a Credits Pushback happens, so as a result tends to be more effective on DVD releases.
Compare to Sudden Soundtrack Stop.
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Anime and Manga
- The 2003 anime version of Fullmetal Alchemist had an episode where a character died, and the closing animation was replaced by credits on cards, with a military funeral march.
- An Eye Catch version of this was done with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: usually a man's voice will say "Fullmetal Alchemist!" in various tones over it. However, when Envy is killed off for good in episode 54, the Eye Catch has no voice over.
- This happens several other times with the Eye Catch as well late in the series; Fuu and Buccaneer are two other examples.
- The 2003 anime had a silent next episode preview for the final episode following Ed's death, up until the very end, when Al yells out "BROTHER!"
- The next episode preview of the eighteenth episode of Code Geass season two, at the end of which the entire Tokyo settlement and presumably Nunnally was nuked by Suzaku, contains no voiceover, which is even further offset by the title of the next episode being "Betrayal."
- The first episode of Ga-Rei -Zero- ended with the entire cast for that episode dying. The credits roll with only the crackling of a fire.
- A variant appears in Naruto, after The Third Hokage's death; the end theme plays just the same as normal, but the preview for the next episode is utterly silent, except for Itachi's narration.
- The last episode of Angel Links, with the silence beginning just beforehand when the feather lands on Meifon. The ending theme, which usually begins playing right before the credits, starts but cuts out completely to indicate Meifon's death.
- A variant appears in episode 24 of Neon Genesis Evangelion: after Kaworu is killed by Shinji, the credits roll with music alright... but this time, the vocals are missing. And this is the only credits sequence in the entire series without vocals.
- One version of The End of Evangelion had the credits song removed from the end of the English voicetrack, resulting in the final credits after Asuka's "how disgusting" line rolling in complete silence. Creepy as hell.
- GUN×SWORD has one of these right after Ray's death, with only the sound of wind chimes playing in the background.
- Variation with the Grand Finale of Soul Eater, where the title sequence is omitted entirely, with the opening credits silently playing over the opening moments of the Final Battle. The end credits are retained however, with a touching Last Episode Theme Reprise added in.
- The 1977 Space Battleship Yamato film: The end credits begin with a card stating that Yamato returned to Earth in 2199 and Earth was restored to its original Beauty. It also states the number of crewmembers who died in action. The only background heard during the credits was Yamato's signature engine sound. This was repeated for Yamato: The New Voyage, although despite the loss of Starsha and Mamoru that wasn't a total downwer ending either as they gained baby Sasha, their daughter. But the spoken narration prior to the end credits stated that the Dark Nebula Empire may have been beaten this time, but the rest of them are still out there and planning their next move, though our heroes don't quite know it yet (They will find out in Be Forever Yamato). Final Yamato also has end credits but if one listens carefully, early into the credits, the Yamato theme song can be heard. But the majority of the credits are silent except for the sounds of waves.
- Trigun had the episode where Vash is forced to kill Legato and the next episode preview omits the usual music, featuring only a voiceover of Vash begging Rem to forgive him for what happened.
- An Eyecatch variant for Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Vento Aureo. After Narancia's death, the typical Golden Wind theme cannot be heard when Silver Chariot's Stand stats are shown. Instead, the slow sounds of dripping water are heard.
Films — Animated
- While Fantasia usually has no opening or closing credits, in the 1990 re-release, end credits were added showing footage of the intermission with altered sound (this was used to make it look like the show was over). After the curtains close (also have no sound effect), the credits continue rolling with no music or sound effects and eventually leads to a black screen (though some versions show the Walt Disney Pictures logo before blacking out).
- A variant of this trope: one of Lionsgate Home Entertainment's predecessors, International Video Entertainment, ended their tapes with this logo, featuring a catchy Synth-Pop ditty. There is a silent variant of the logo, which very fittingly capped off the company's release of When the Wind Blows.
Films — Live-Action
- Originally, the second half of the ending credits of La Bamba were shown in silence. later editions added a cover of "Come on, Let's Go"
- The infamous 1963 Coleman Francis film The Skydivers, right after the Downer Ending has a rather grim end credits sequence with film footage of the various cast members set to complete silence. Is lampshaded by Crow ("Silently, dismally, the credits roll on.") in the show's MST3K episode.
- Path to 9/11 had no music to its credits on either night of its original TV airing.
- Partially done in Cloverfield. The credits roll silently for 30 seconds in, which then gives way to stomping sounds that gradually grow into the beginning of a large orchestrated piece title "Roar (Cloverfield Overture)".
- Evita had no music over the end credits. However, later releases have added music.
- Same with Jesus Christ Superstar, also by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- After the track "Lux Aeterna", which started near the end of the movie, finishes, the credits of Requiem for a Dream have no background music for the rest of their duration. Instead, there is a two-minute track of seaside sound effects. Interestingly enough, said "music" is also on the soundtrack.
- This would have been the case if the original ending of Clerks had been kept. In that ending, which can be seen on the 10th anniversary DVD, Dante is shot and presumably killed by a holdup man just as he is finishing up the day's paperwork. The credits then roll silently with the exception of the beeping sounds of a cash register ... which, with the added context, become surprisingly chilling.
- The 1964 nuclear thriller Fail Safe featured no music. Credits rolled to the blended sounds of the engines of the Vindicator bombers and the crowd at the bullfight in Gen. Black's dream. These are gradually replaced with the sound of Ambassador Lentov's phone melting as New York City is destroyed. .
- Bright Star ends with Ben Whishaw reciting Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" over the end credits, with no music minus the chirping of the birds,the choir and some few notes from a violin.
- Noise has this. It's really a jarring silence as the whole film's always has noise, even the "quiet" bits of the film aren't quiet, yet the credits are cut to black and complete silence.
- Planet of the Apes:
- Planet of the Apes (1968) has one of the most famous silent end credits (except for the sound of waves crashing on the shore) as Taylor realizes he's been on Earth all along.
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes — after Taylor detonates the nuke, Paul Frees narrates as the screen goes white: "In one of the countless billions of galaxies in the universe, lies a medium-sized star, and one of its satellites, a green and insignificant planet, is now dead." The screen then fades to black, and the credits roll in silence.
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — The credits roll in silence, except for the apes screeching fading.
- Michael Haneke likes this trope:
- Caché (AKA Hidden) has no musical score at all. The opening credits are a big block of text over a still scene (it's not until several minutes after they've ended that we get our first clue that this isn't a freeze-frame), and the end credits roll over a silent shot of Pierrot meeting Majid's son.
- The opening and closing credits of Code Unknown run in complete silence. In fact, there is no score in the entire film apart from drumming and flute play in-universe.
- The White Ribbon has no music or other sounds during the closing credits.
- The credits for No Country for Old Men initially appear to be silent with only ambient noise, but said noise gradually evolves into a superbly chilling piece by Carter Burwell.
- Annie Hall is probably one of the earliest (and best known) films to have silent credits.
- The end of the film adaptation to Cabaret features this.
- The China Syndrome actually had an original score composed for it by Michael Small, but in post-production director James Bridges dropped more and more of it until he finally decided the movie played better with no music at all. Hence no music over the credits.
- Targets has no musical score at all, and so the credits are an example of this, running over a shot of the murderer Thompson's car sitting abandoned in the otherwise empty drive-in theater parking lot.
- La Haine has a Downer Ending and the subsequent credits rolling in silence.
- These Final Hours ends with the end of the world. There is no music playing over the entire length of the end credits.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ends with Matthew revealed to have been converted into a pod and pointing out the still-unconverted Nancy with the shrill pod scream. The camera then zooms into the darkness of Matthew's mouth, and silence plays over the credits.
- Get Carter: This 1970s gangster flick ends with Jack Carter himself getting shot on a remote beach by an assassin after Jack got his revenge on his brother's killer, followed by ending credits with the only sounds being the waves crashing on the shoreline.
- American Sniper: The first half of the credits consists of an epilogue followed by footage of the actual Chris Kyle's 2013 funeral service set to a "Taps"-like trumpet piece by Ennio Morricone. After this, the main portion of the credits play in complete silence.
- "All the Troubles of the World": During most of the closing credits Montage, Multivac is saying "I want to die" while electronic background music creates a creepy sound. When the tapedrives stop, all sound stops with it, implying Mutivac's death as the last credit appears and the screen fades to black. Like most examples of this trope, none of the actors are given nominal credit for their role.
- Black Christmas (1974) ends like this, with no music at all playing over the credits rolling through the screen, save for the sound of wind and the phone still ringing inside the house, making the credits effectively eery.
- This happens in the second half of the end credits of Doctor Sleep a sequel to The Shining where after the song "Midnight, the Stars and You",There remains only silence except a howling wind.
Live-Action TV
- Adam-12: The 1970 episode "Elegy for a Pig," which recounted the life of a police officer killed in action, ended with silent credits in lieu of the usual booming theme song. (The sound effects associated with the "Mark VII Limited" and Universal Studios vanity logos were kept intact.)
- Adric's death in Doctor Who - the traditional starfield sequence of that time was replaced with a picture of his broken Mathematics badge (which was used to kill a Cyberman), with the credits scrolling in silence. One reviewer said that he never noticed the credits were silent - he was too busy laughing at the death of his most hated character. However, many others have commented that it made the episode more moving, and in recent years the closing of the episode has taken on "Rains of Castamere" significance among Whovians.
- Grange Hill:
- The death of Anthony Karamanopolis.
- And that of Judi Jeffreys (well, not quite silent but with the fading sound of the fire alarm instead of the theme music).
- The UK children's magazine programme Blue Peter did this whenever the studio pet cat or dog died, as well as when someone associated with the programme died, such as Percy Thrower in 1988.
- The Downer Ending of Blake's 7 initially concludes this way, although the music fades up halfway through.
- 24 has its silent clock ticks, mostly done when a major character dies. Most of these however have other sounds over them; for example, there is a train whistle on the silent clock for Ryan Chappelle's death. Only one of these however was completely silent (which didn't stop the producers from using the lack of complete silence as a justification for bringing back Tony Almeida after he'd been given a silent clock), the one done during the death of Edgar Stiles. Four of them were accompanied by music, which usually made it a Tear Jerker.
- Farscape, after the apparent deaths of the two lead characters in the Season 4 finale (and, it was believed at the time, the end of the entire series).
- For a non death-related example, one season finale of House had the music cut off just as House downed another pill. Cut to credits.
- Also unrelated to character death, credits roll free of music (with ambient sound effects) in season 2, episode 7 of Queer as Folk after Michael realizes he can't handle Ben's HIV-positive status.
- And again in season 5, episode 10 after Babylon is blown up.
- The final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth concluded with the deaths of the entire main cast, followed by no credits at all, just "BBC" and the year, after the agreement of everyone involved to forgo credit in order to preserve the effect of the ending.
- The Sopranos did this for Adrianna's death and again in the finale, which ended with a cut to black and silence in the middle of a scene.
- Six Feet Under, when David survives the carjacking and after Nate's death.
- Although nobody died, silent credits were used to great effect in Roundhouse. Billy Anykid, when trying to avoid a confrontation calls out "Reprise the theme song and roll the credits" only to have everybody walk away from him in disgust, and the credits role silently as Billy looks around the now empty set.
- This was done on the episode dealing with gang violence. Rather than a happy, dancing and singing finish, probably due to the seriousness of the subject matter, a text crawl silently said this: There were over 3,000 gang-related fatalities in the U.S. in 1992 alone. After auto accidents, guns are the 2nd leading cause of death among teenagers.
- Every episode of Lost ends with the show's title accompanied by a percussive sound. However, for some sad endings, such as Sun crying at Jin's grave in "Ji Yeon", the sound is omitted.
- The Grand Finale omitted the usual percussive sound and ominous end credits music. The network was even smart enough to not play ads or run a voiceover, instead showing images of the plane wreckage and playing the sound of waves lapping at the shore. Which some people interpreted to mean that everyone was dead the whole time, despite repeated Jossings to the contrary.
- Mike Baldwin's death in Coronation Street was meant to be this, except the continuity announcer talked over it. Until a few years ago, any episode of Corrie which ended with a death would have silent credits. This is no longer possible now that the broadcasters insist on shrinking the credit sequence into a corner of the screen and having the continuity announcer prattle on about what's coming next (sometimes averted on CBC broadcasts).
- EastEnders did this after the fittingly tragic deaths of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell on New Years' Day 2017.
- The Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Thaw" has one of the most artfully produced Silent Credits sequences you'll ever see: the surviving members of a civilization are hooked to an adaptive computer life-support system, which manifests their fears in the form of a sadistic and violent Clown. When Janeway finds a way to access the system without actually entering the simulation, the Clown's reality (and the background audio) starts to fade as the hostages are disconnected one by one. The final exchange of words is beautiful in its simplicity, with the Clown uttering two memorable words: 'I'm afraid'. Janeway's sole response is a haunting, softly-whispered 'I know'.
- And then the Clown mutters "Drat." as it fades to black.
- Star Trek: Discovery has this at the end of the episode "Project Daedalus" after the corrupted cyborg Airiam was sacrificed in an attempt to stop the evil AI Control. The credits do not feature music, but instead have the sound of crashing waves, in reference to Airiam's memory of being on a beach with her husband, back when she was fully human. In the episode, Ensign Tilly sends this memory to Airiam in order to break through her corruption by Control.
- On the final episode of the original version of Family Feud, after host Richard Dawson gave a famously touching farewell address, the closing credits, had no music, just the sound of the audience applauding, and announcer Gene Wood ending the show with "Thank you Richard, and Thank you America!"
- A rare documentary example occurs in Jacob Bronowski's series The Ascent of Man. In episode 11, with some visual assistance from a fellow Pole, Bronowski contrasts the scientific assertion that knowledge can never be certain with the chilling certainities of political and religious dogma. At the end he gives a moving piece to camera while standing in the preserved Auschwitz concentration camp. The picture then dissolves to the Polish man, then to an earlier photo of the same man - his Auschwitz ID photo. The credits roll in silence.
- Canada's Worst Driver had Silent Credits when Tom Stagno, brother-in-law to contestant Crystal, was killed in a car crash. Crystal was sent home out of sympathy.
- The All in the Family episode "Archie Is Branded", where a man from the Hebrew Defense League is blown up in his car ends this way.
- The final episode of the second revival of Crossroads was intended to have Silent Credits, and like the Coronation Street example above, would have had it not been for the continuity announcer.
- Game of Thrones has these in the episode "The Rains of Castamere," after the deaths of Robb, Talisa and Cat Stark at the Red Wedding. Other episodes occasionally have silence for the first several seconds of the credits, in order to emphasize the ending, most notably following the White Walker attack in "Hardhome".
- The Newsroom did this in the second season episode "News Night with Will McAvoy", after Will tells Mac that his father has died before airing the Trayvon Martin correction.
- Like the 1964 film version, the 2000 Made-for-TV Movie of Fail Safe has no music at all from beginning to end.
- The BBC docudrama Threads, which ends with nearly all the main characters dead from the immediate or long-term effects of nuclear war. More than this, the show features teletype-style captions, accompanied by a characteristic sound. After the bombs fall, knocking out virtually all electronics, the teletype captions are silent.
- Although the Made-for-TV Movie The UFO Incident does have music, it doesn't play over the end credits.
- Some episodes of The Walking Dead use either silent credits, or a slower and more emotional piece of music instead of the usual theme, for episodes that feature major deaths and/or emotional developments. Examples include season 2, episode 11 "Judge, Jury, Executioner", following Dale's death; season 3, episode 4 "Killer Within", after the death of Lori, and to an extent, T-Dog; season 4, episode 8 "Too Far Gone", after the deaths of Hershel, The Governor, and seemingly baby Judith, and the fall of the prison; and season 5, episode 9 "What Happened And What's Going On" after Tyrese's death, with the sound of him being buried playing over the credits.
- Glee's "Shooting Star," in which William McKinley High is disrupted by a gun going off, features silent end credits (following a montage of cellphone recordings of the tearful and scared students) rather than the usual perky glee singing. However, no one gets killed in the episode.
- "The Quarterback" does this as well, since Cory Monteith's death had an overbearing on the plot and his character was formally retired in the episode.
- Since it has no credits per se, an episode of Entertainment Tonight that aired on May 16, 1990 had the Paramount logo at the end run without its music out of respect for Sammy Davis Jr. and Jim Henson, who both died that day.
- Top Gear's final episode featuring Clarkson, Hammond and May ended with the credits lacking any music at all.
- This specific example was then parodied in Mock the Week, with Dara Ó Briain remarking that if he'd known this trope existed, he would have insisted on it being used when he was fired from Celebrity Apprentice. Dara then invoked the trope at the end of the episode, solemnly declaring that "we won't be back until next week". The credits weren't entirely silent: there was a few seconds of laughter at the start, when the audience realized what was happening.
- Several Access Hollywood episodes end with a silent version of the NBC Universal logo, usually when they announce the death of a celebrity. The episode concerning Billy Bush's retirement from the show also ended with silence. On certain other death announcements, such as those of Rene Angelil (Céline Dion's husband) and later Muhammad Ali, the episode will end on a Lonely Piano Piece.
- The Leftovers's "The Garveys At Their Best," which relates the events leading up to the Departure, ends with Laurie staring at the sonogram machine which was showing her unborn child... until the child vanished in front of her eyes. Not only do the credits run in complete silence, but so does the Warner Bros. Television logo, with sound only returning for the "screen switching off" version of the HBO Entertainment logo.
- The November 14, 1965 episode of What's My Line? was the first one following long-time panelist Dorothy Kilgallen's death. After John Daly's sign-off, the usual credits roll was skipped in favor of just showing a title card in silence, followed by the network's "the preceding program was pre-recorded" disclaimer (intended for CBS affiliates that broadcast delayed the program).
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the least likely scripted TV series not called Glee to ever have Silent Credits, has these at the end of "I Never Want To See Josh Again," when Rebecca is flying to Los Angeles after visiting her mother - and overdoses. But she manages to alert a flight attendant while slipping in and out of consciousness... cut to the credits, minus the instrumental reprise of the Season 3 opening theme. It is even followed by a message for suicidal prevention lines.
- Used in the series finale of The Man in the High Castle where it also acts as a Finale Credits.
- For All Mankind always has a contemporary song playing during the credits, except in "Rupture" when astronaut Ed Baldwin is told his son has been rendered brain-dead in a road accident while he is on the Moon.
- The Expanse. A variation in "Remember the Cant" after Havelock is murdered; there's just the murmur of the crowd and a voice announcing over and over: "This is a Star Helix security directive. Curfew is now in effect on Medina Level. Unauthorised personnel be detained or arrested on sight."
- The Mentalist - not the ending credits, but the opening teaser of "Brown Eyed Girls" has Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon discover a badly injured woman. Patrick Jane tells her to stay with him, but she passes away just before the brief opening logo sequence that displays that the show the was "created by Bruno Heller."
Lisbon: Jane, she's gone.Jane: Yeah, I know, I know. (intro, sans the normal jazzy music)
- Mr. Robot did this after Elliot was forced to find out that his dad raped him.
- Some shows, such as A Chorus Line, end without a final bow, which is very much a theatrical end credit
Video Games
- In Drakengard's final ending, after defeating the Cosmic Horror, the camera shows a shot of Caim and Red, when a missile suddenly appears from the left side of the screen and obliterates them both. Cue Silent Credits on grey sky.
- Persona 4 pulls a different version. During the Bad Ending, instead of the full credits set to Never More, with a showcase of various game cutscenes, the game shows a sparse white-on-black partial credits roll, set to Corridor, a far quieter, more somber tune.
- Done in BIT.TRIP FLUX, the final game of the series.
- Conker's Bad Fur Day ends on a really bad note, after Conker comes to terms that he's now king of a country he doesn't want, surrounded by people he despises, and his girlfriend Berri is dead. The credits are silent save for a few melodramatic keys.
- Partially done at the end of Red Dead Redemption: after Jack fulfilled his pointless vengeance, the credits roll normally with a melancholic song. After the song ends, they just go on, completely silently.
- Doom Game Mod Project Kate by Jimmy has a silent title screen and intermission, the mapset was a tribute to a fallen member of the Doom modding community who was a personal friend of the author.
- Done in the SNES version of Toy Story. Averted in the Genesis version, however.
- Done in Undertale after completing a Neutral route (of the other two routes, one does play music over the credits and the other has no credits at all), with only the noise being the sound that plays when the game's title appears. Although the Neutral endings aren't necessarily sad as is common for this trope, they are bittersweet at best.
- The credits to Gamer 2 play while Hailey is released from the virtual reality machine she was trapped in. The soft ambiance noise of the real world laboratory provides stark contrast to the music-filled game world she escaped.
Web Animation
- The first season finale of Wacky Game Jokez, 4 Kidz! ends with this.
Web Original
- Classic Alice Well trained Classic Alice fans know that when the credits go quiet, bad things are happening. When the end cards have no characteristically peppy music, it's because there is trouble afoot.
- In Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the credits start with utter silence, which is followed by a quiet rendition of Penny's theme... which is then drowned out under a rising Dr. Horrible's theme.
- Marble Hornets did have a credits sequence after the first season had ended. And fittingly for such series, it's safe to assume that the series doesn't have a proper ending theme.
- Molotov Mitchel's "For The Record" did this on the August 3 episode.
- The Nostalgia Critic tribute video to Roger Ebert, which was uploaded on the day of his passing, has silent credits for the first time in any NC video. This was also done in the tribute to former TGWTG contributor Justin Carmical. Considering the more somber tone, this is very much justified.
- Used in Episode 87 of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, because the usual upbeat theme music would have seemed utterly inappropriate coming right on the heels of an extremely emotional moment.
- Red Panda Adventures:
- The season six finale, "There Will Be Rain Tonight", is a Wham Episode which features the Red Panda's plane being shot down en route to Europe and all but two members of the Home Team of superheroes working on the Canadian home front being assassinated. The normally bombastic "This concludes another adventure of the Red Panda" ending monologue by Steven Burley is delivered in a much more serious and somber tone.
- The season nine finale, "The Gadget", ends on the Red Ensign taking recurring foe Friedrich von Schlitz to his final doom at the A-Bomb testing site in Trinity, New Mexico. In this case, the "this concludes" monologue is omitted entirely, going straight to the reading of the cast list while an explosion is heard in the background.
- "The Final Problem" is the Red Panda Adventures chronological Grand Finale. It trades the "This concludes" monologue in favor of an announcement by series creator and voice of the Red Panda Gregg Taylor announcing that, while this is the final episode chronologically, they will still be releasing new episodes that simply take place at varying points in the Red Panda's and Flying Squirrel's careers.
- Musical Hell: On the "Know the Score" episode for Cabaret, Diva closes out on the Wham Shot of the Emcee bowing to the Nazis from the film and transitions to Silent Credits which slowly fades into and closes out on a drum roll from the musical's finale.
- The credits for the series finale of Star Trek Continues features no music, using the classic ambient bridge noises of the Enterprise instead.
- Due to the suicide of the game's namesake, Caddicarus ended his review of Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX without his usual subscribe jingle, and with no music playing over the Patreon shout-outs, only his narration giving plugs to suicide hotlines, and his thanks to the top-tier supporters.
- The Cry of Mann: There's usually at least some noise being made during the credits, often a scene that runs straight to the end, often where viewers can still call and talk until the last second. At the end of episode 4, however, the scene is notably silent, just featuring Ghost Lady silently eating popcorn, emphasizing the drama that was Jack's disastrous art show.
Western Animation
- South Park:
- The episode "Free Willzyx" ended with the credits rolling over a shot of the eponymous dead orca whale on the moon and no music at all.
- The episode "201" also features credits with no music at all. The scene is the same as above, except a dead Tom Cruise can also be seen lying next to the same orca whale.
- The DVD release oddly adds the regular credits music and cuts back to the regular black background after a while.
- In the episode "You're Getting Old", the credits are played briefly with silence.
- In the episode "'The Hobbit", after Wendy tearfully photoshops a photo of her and sends it in a mass e-mail, the credits roll in the empty computer lab without any music.
- The PJs lacked an ending theme, meaning this happened at the end of every episode (you wouldn't know it from the original network airings). This also carried over the logos, even that of Touchstone Television's (which has music on other shows). Some syndicated airings seemed to notice the eeriness of this and pasted the opening theme onto the credits (it ironically fits the usual credits timeframe perfectly).
- The Family Guy episode "Brian and Stewie" is a two-hander episode with no music at all. This extended to the credits, though it was cut out when originally aired on FOX. When it re-aired on [adult swim] a week later, it was left intact.
- The Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Sharrock" had the credits (even the Williams Street logo) play in silence to honor the deceased musician Sonny Sharrock.
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! had the episode "Michael Korvac", which is dedicated to writer/director Boyd Kirkland who died of a lung infection.
- As Told by Ginger has silent credits on "No Hope for Courtney" in honor of Kathleen Freeman, the late voice of Mrs. Gordon (this was Freeman's final episode before her death from cancer, and her character was killed off).
- Played with on Gravity Falls—most episodes play with a short scene containing a gag, but two Wham Episodes are decidedly more sedate:
- "Not What He Seems" ends with The Reveal of the Author, and simply shows two young boys on a swing-set, staring off over the ocean. The Whole Episode Flashback in the next episode confirms them to be Stan and his twin brother, Ford.
- "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" just shows the twins' birthday flyer lying on the ground, ruffled by the wind. However, the lighting and background noises make it clear that something unsettling is happening off-screen.
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil's second season finale "Starcrushed" replaces the regular closing credits song/sequence with ambient noise over a scene of the Diaz house at night because Star has returned to Mewni in the wake of Toffee's return.
- Star Wars Rebels - "Jedi Night" has this to mark Kanan Jarrus's Heroic Sacrifice.
- This happened in the Grand Finale of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, which is also the Finale Credits showing an exit door in an empty animation department room, likely where the show is made, except that the only noise you can hear is some faint sounds of an air conditioner with people speaking and laughing, probably from a wrap party.


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A 20-year-old woman was arrested in connection with San Jose's 38th homicide this year: police on Monday said she allegedly shot her boyfriend with a handgun Saturday night during some type of fight.
Anna Khoun was taken into custody in connection with the death of 26-year-old Sovannara Liv, who was shot just before 11 p.m. Saturday at a house party in the 10300 block of Beeman Drive in the eastern part of the city. Both are from Stockton.
According to police, Khoun and Liv were romantically involved and got into a fight at the party that ended with Khoun allegedly shooting and killing Liv. Khoun was arrested at the scene, shortly after the shooting. Liv was pronounced dead at the scene.
Until last week, the 2011 homicide tally was 39, but a suspicious death was recently reclassified as a homicide and that number was bumped up to 40.
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Thermaltake Allways Control Notebook Cooler Review (Page 1)
A sleek, yet inventive solution to laptop cooling hits the market as we have our look at the Allways Control from Thermaltake.
Just when you think you have seen every notebook cooler design conceivable short of using Dyson to manufacture them, there is always someone who will come along and prove to you that there are still some tricks in that magic bag to help improve on something that has been burning laps around the globe for quite a few years. I mean, we have seen large fan versions, versions with fans that could be placed anywhere you needed them, ones with fancy lights, and even a sad attempt from one company to add audio to a model to try to gain some of that market share of people who are seeking better active cooling for their notebook PCs.
One thing I have yet to see from any company is a way to address the air flow after it leaves the fan. Now I could get into a whole discussion of how most fans that are sold today work, but let me compare things simply for you. Think about it like this - most fans sold will put out a good amount of air flow, but without direction, it sort of makes a mushroom cloud of that air flow once it leaves the fan. This means that most of the air provided, even in a limited space, will waste most of that air as it escapes around what you are intending to cool. There are special fans being made now to help direct that air flow, but those usually come with a pretty hefty cost, and no one wants to spend more than $30 to $40 for a notebook cooler, since most of them don't perform so well anyways.
So, without breaking the bank to put in some high dollar version of fans, what other way could this have been addressed? Well, Thermaltake has delivered the Allways Control notebook cooler that offers a unique, but painfully obvious solution to addressing the air flow out of a normal fan, and to do so they are incorporating louvers. Indeed, something that simple and obvious is one way of addressing this issue, and I am really shocked it took this long for someone to try it out.
Now that isn't all Thermaltake brings to the table is directional air flow, but to learn about the rest of what the Always Control notebook cooler has to offer, you will just have to continue reading to find out the added features.
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Supreme Court of Vermont
October 14, 2016
In re Mark Jankowski
Appeal from Superior Court, Rutland Unit, Civil Division
William D. Cohen, J. (motion for summary judgment); Cortland
Corsones, J. (final judgment)
Allison N. Fulcher of Martin & Associates, Barre, for
Rosemary M. Kennedy, Rutland County State's Attorney, and
Ian C. Sullivan, Deputy State's Attorney, Rutland, for
PRESENT: Dooley, Skoglund, Robinson and Eaton, JJ., and Bent,
Supr. J., Specially Assigned.
1. Petitioner appeals from a denial of his petition for
post-conviction relief (PCR). We hold that petitioner is
entitled to PCR to overturn his probation revocation. We
remand for a new determination regarding whether his
probation should be revoked and a new sentencing hearing if
it is revoked.
2. In November 2010, petitioner pled guilty to sexual assault
on a child, and was sentenced to a term of five to twenty
years, all suspended except for three years to serve, and
probation. He was charged with violation of probation (VOP)
in August 2011. A VOP merits hearing was held in December
2011. Following a contested evidentiary hearing, the court
issued a written decision finding that petitioner had
violated a condition of his probation. At the conclusion of
its decision, the court indicated that the matter would be
"set for a sentencing hearing." At the sentencing
hearing on March 13, 2012, the court asked if it would be a
contested sentencing hearing, prompting counsel for the State
and for petitioner to ask for time to confer. Their request
was granted. Upon their return to court with petitioner,
counsel informed the court that the parties had reached an
agreement. Petitioner's sentence would be amended from a
five-to-twenty-year split sentence with three years to serve
to a four-to-twenty-years straight sentence to serve. His
probation would be revoked. He would also be given credit for
all time served. Defense counsel indicated that he had spoken
with petitioner and stated that petitioner had agreed with
the resolution. The court accepted the agreement.
3. In March 2013, petitioner filed a pro se PCR petition, and
later an amended petition through counsel, alleging that the
VOP sentencing process violated his constitutional rights. He
asserted that no sentencing hearing was held, he did not
waive such hearing, and he was never personally addressed by
the court. The PCR court granted summary judgment to the
State. It concluded that petitioner's rights were
satisfied when he was afforded a full evidentiary hearing on
the merits portion of the revocation hearing. This appeal
4. Petitioner reiterates his argument that he was deprived of
due process by the court's failure to hold a hearing on
the sentencing portion of the VOP proceeding without a valid
waiver. Petitioner contends that Vermont Rule of Criminal
Procedure 32.1 codifies due process requirements established
by the U.S. Supreme Court, and that the Court established
that a probation revocation hearing includes not only a
hearing on the merits of the violation, but also a hearing on
whether revocation is warranted.
5. We review the court's decision de novo, using the same
standard as the trial court. In re Carter, 2004 VT
21, ¶ 6, 176 Vt. 322, 848 A.2d 281. Summary judgment is
appropriate if there are no disputes of material fact and any
party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
6. We note at the outset the procedure by which a court may
revoke a defendant's probation and impose the
consequences of revocation. Following the summons or arrest
of a probationer who has allegedly violated a condition or
conditions of probation, a court must hold an evidentiary
hearing that includes notice to the probationer, legal
counsel if requested, and a record that establishes the
alleged violation by a preponderance of the evidence. 28
V.S.A. § 301; id. § 302(a). This is the
violation stage of the proceeding. If a violation is
established, the court may elect to continue probation,
modify conditions of probation, conference with the
probationer, issue a warning, or require the probationer to
remain on probation but serve a portion of her sentence.
Id. § 304(b). The court may also, "in its
discretion, " revoke probation and order a probationer
to serve the balance of her sentence in prison or in the
community. Id. § 304(a). Probation shall be
revoked only if the court finds, "on the basis of the
original offense and the intervening conduct of the
probationer, " that confinement is necessary for public
safety, the probationer needs treatment that can be best
provided in a correctional facility, or a failure to revoke
probation would "unduly depreciate the seriousness of
the violation." Id. § 303(b). This is the
disposition phase of the proceeding.
7. Defendant has not challenged the court's determination
that he violated one of the conditions of his probation or
the process by which the court reached that conclusion. The
sole question is whether the court erred in accepting an
alleged agreement under which defendant waived his right to
contest whether his probation should be revoked, waived his
right to address the proper sentence after revocation of
probation, and waived his right to appeal, all without the
written or on-the-record-agreement of defendant. The PCR
court appeared to hold that once the court finds defendant
violated a condition of probation, defendant no longer has
any due process or rule-based procedural rights such that his
right to personal agreement with a knowing and intelligent
waiver of the right to contest probation revocation is
unnecessary. We disagree for three reasons.
8. Firstly, the PCR court appeared to believe that
defendant's due process rights vanished following the
evidentiary hearing on the alleged violation of a probation
condition; in other words, because the VOP court afforded
defendant notice, an opportunity to confront adverse
witnesses, and a chance to present evidence during the
violation stage of the probation revocation proceeding, there
was no corollary obligation to provide any procedural rights
thereafter. However, the procedural rights afforded to a
probationer to permit her to contest allegations of a
violation of probation extend from the initial charge through
revocation; a delineation between adjudication and probation
revocation has no basis in the law of probation-be it our
criminal rules, our precedent, federal cases, or the law of
our sister states. Rather, the procedural rights afforded to
a probationer are available until the court rules that
probation will be revoked.
9. Albeit in the context of parole revocation, the due
process procedural requirements for revocation were first set
forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Morrissey v.
Brewer. 408 U.S. 471 (1972). In that case, the federal
high court held that, following a preliminary hearing, a
parolee may request a revocation hearing during which he
"must have an opportunity to be heard and to show, if he
can, that he did not violate the conditions, or, if he
did, that circumstances in mitigation suggest that the
violation does not warrant revocation."
Id. at 488 (emphasis added); see also Gagnon v.
Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778, 782 (1973) (concluding
Morrissey also applies to probation revocation
proceedings). The Morrissey Court recognized that
the decision to revoke parole typically involves two steps:
the factual question, wherein a court determines whether a
parolee has "in fact acted in violation of one or more
conditions of his parole, " and the discretionary
question, which seeks to answer whether the parolee should be
recommitted to an institution or punished in some other
fashion. Morrissey, 408 U.S. at 479-80. The U.S.
Supreme Court emphasized that the second component was not so
wholly a discretionary matter that procedural guarantees were
"administratively intolerable." Id. at
483. In particular, the Court noted that society has an
interest in rehabilitating parolees, and therefore an
interest in preventing the erroneous revocation of parole and
in treating parolees with "basic fairness" which
supports the recognition of due process rights throughout the
proceedings. Id. at 484. To that end, the Court
concluded that at a hearing to determine whether "the
facts as determined warrant revocation, " a court must,
at a minimum, provide written notice of the claimed
violations, disclose all evidence against the defendant,
provide an opportunity to be "heard in person" as
well as present witnesses and evidence, allow the defendant
to confront adverse witnesses, preside over the case through
a neutral and detached hearing body, and finally, provide a
written statement articulating the evidence relied on and
reasons for revoking parole. Id. at 488-89.
10. In Black v. Romano, the U.S. Supreme Court
further elaborated on Morrissey with respect to the
coverage and extent of the due process right. 471 U.S. 606
(1985). In Black, the trial court revoked probation
without expressly stating that it considered alternatives to
revocation. The Court rejected the claim that due process
required consideration of an alternative, but reiterated the
due process procedural protections of Morrissey and
their applicability at the revocation stage:
Where such discretion [with respect to revocation] exists,
however, the parolee or probationer is entitled to an
opportunity to show not only that he did not violate the
conditions, but also that there was a justifiable excuse for
any violation or that revocation is not the appropriate
Id. at 612. The Court went on to hold that
probationer received the process that was due because he
received "the necessary written statement explaining the
evidence relied upon and the reason for the decision to
revoke probation" and "he had a full opportunity to
present mitigating factors to the sentencing judge and to
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ABSTRACT:Current leadership-class machines suffer from a significant imbalance between their computational power and their I/O bandwidth. I/O forwarding is a paradigm that attempts to bridge the increasing performance and scalability gap between the compute and I/O components of leadership-class machines to meet the requirements of data intensive applications by shipping I/O calls from compute nodes to dedicated I/O nodes. I/O forwarding is a critical component of the I/O subsystem of the IBM Blue Gene P supercomputer currently deployed at several leadership computing facilities. We evaluate the performance of the existing I/O forwarding mechanisms for BG / P and identify the performance bottlenecks in the current design. We augment the I/O forwarding with two approaches: I/O scheduling using a work-queue model and asynchronous data staging. We evaluate the efficacy of our approaches using micro-benchmarks and application-level benchmarks on leadership-class systems.
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My parents have been vacationing in the Clearwater Beach area of Florida for about 10 years. The beautiful beaches, the nice people, and the quaint neighborhoods up the coast kept them coming back over time. They knew that they would eventually want to plant some of their roots down here, and they were finally able to do so. My parents closed on a house in Dunedin, Florida on November 2016, and besides for Christmas, they have been down here ever since.
My brother and I booked tickets for the long MLK weekend a while back and it's been something we all have been looking forward to since we clicked 'purchase'. We flew in Thursday night and were able to get in roughly about the same time. Let's dive in, shall we?
Friday morning, along with every other morning, was a slow and relaxing one that consisted of blog/business work and coffee, because duh.
On Friday, my dad had to work, so my mom, brother, and I drove down to Clearwater Beach to check it out. It was sunny with tons of clouds in the sky, but I still managed to get a little color.
We ended up getting a little antsy, so we decided to walk around downtown and down the boardwalk.
On our way back home, we stopped in downtown Dunedin (which is ADORABLE by the way) for some ice cream. We had gone to the very same ice cream shop about 8-9 years ago during our first family trip to the area. It was still just as good as I remembered.
That night, we went to 7venth Sun Brewery in Dunedin. This brewery has been on my parents' list, so it was fun to try a place that was new to everyone. The brewery is small but comfortable and filled with friendly people.
Next, we went to dinner at Sea Sea Rider's in downtown Dunedin. Again, my parents had not been there yet, so it was fun to try something new to them with them. The food was delicious so I have no doubt my parents (and me and Will!) will be back again. I had coconut crusted Mahi Mahi with a mango salsa and curry over brown rice.
Saturday was our main beach day. It started out like Friday, with work and coffee over breakfast. Shortly after, we got dressed, packed up the car and headed to Honeymoon Island State Park.
In my opinion, Honeymoon Island is filled with more local residents rather than tourists. It's also more beautiful than the other beaches I've been to in the area but that probably due to it being a state park, less populated and built up, and well-kept.
My mom and I wanted to check out the island, so we managed to go on a 45-minute walk down and back, totaling to over 7,000 steps! The views were just magical.
After our day at the beach, we headed home to relax before heading out to Safety Harbor to check out a brewery and have dinner. Our first stop was the brewery: Crooked Thumb.
Crooked Thumb reminded me a lot of the breweries in Charlotte: super laid-back vibe, every door and entryway open, dogs everywhere, corn hole set up, and lots of people enjoying themselves.
We chatted over a few beers and narrowed down all of our international and U.S. top 5 bucket list cities. We even decided on our next trip (Europe!) which I hope will happen.
We had dinner reservations at Southern Fresh, a restaurant my parents had been raving about. You would have thought they were giving the food away for free by how many people were there. The restaurant is small with only 4 serves (including shared hostess duties) so they were overwhelmed to say the least. The food definitely lives up to the hype. My mom and brother got their well-known friend chicken, my dad got the rotisserie chicken, and I went with the meatloaf special. Meatloaf is not something I ever order. It just sounded good, and boy, it was.
We finished up the night with their banana pudding. We scarfed it down too quickly to take a photo, but if you go, you must try it!
My mom made us a delicious breakfast of eggs, hash browns, and melon. Perfect beachy breakfast if you ask me!
After breakfast, we rallied up the dogs to take them to the dog park at Honeymoon Island. My parents had taken one of our dogs, Cody, there but not our other dog, Maggie. This was Maggie's first time and we were excited to see how she would do.
It's safe to say they had a blast.
They don't travel with us much, so it was so fun to see them in a new place having such a great time. They couldn't stop smiling! I cannot wait to take Winston here.
After the dog park, we explored the shops in downtown Dunedin. There are so many antique stores and gift shops that look like they are straight out of Southern Living magazine.
On the way to meet up with Will and my dad, my mom and I ran into a Frenchie that looked just like Winston, sooo obviously I had to chase him down and take a picture!
We met up with the guys at Cueni Brewing, a fairly new brewery to Dunedin. It opened in November 2016 by a couple from Columbus, OH. It has a prime location in Dunedin, right on the Pinellas Trail, so it frequents runners, bikers, and walkers.
Like most breweries, all the doors are open, dogs are welcome, and the beer is delicious. This brewery and Crooked Thumb were my favorites from this trip.
The rest of the day was low-key: an early dinner of Grouper at Frenchy's Outpost followed by an ice cream run at Publix.
Monday morning started bright and semi-early for me with a 7:30am Orangetheory class. Since we only have one car down here, my dad drove me and took work calls in the car while I took class. What a guy!
After class, we went by the nearest Whole Foods for coffee and a few other items. Side note- in Clearwater, the Whole Foods is connected to the mall. How AMAZING is that??
Once we ran some more errands on the way home, we all had breakfast and I immediately went back to sleep. My dad woke me up around 2pm so we could all head into downtown Tampa to check it out.
We walked around downtown for a little before making our way back to the Dunedin Causeway, the road that basically connects Tampa to Clearwater, to watch the sunset.
Monday night ended with dinner at home and downtime with the family. This getaway was much needed and I am so glad I got to check out my parents' new place! I hope to come down here as much as possible.
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5 ways to sell more wedding albums
It's probably safe to say that no one decides to become a professional photographer because they love to sell, but the hard truth is that in order to continue shooting you need to make money from your services. If you're a wedding photographer, selling albums may seem scary, sleazy, or too much like hard work, but it can also be a highly profitable revenue stream, so why not make the most of it?! Below are five tips that have helped me to become highly successful at selling albums that my clients love.
This is a key marketing strategy that many wedding photographers miss. When albums become a discussion after the wedding day, or the notion of buying extra pages isn't brought up until the design session, that's where things can get uncomfortable. So lay the groundwork up front by promoting your albums on your website, in your brochure, and on social media with photos and descriptive words. That way your clients are discovering what you love to create and getting excited about your albums before they've even contacted you. When they meet you, they'll be more likely to want to see your samples and buy one.
The consultation is also a great time to mention that they can expect to add extra pages to the album when it comes to design time. Finally, think about how you structure your packages. Are albums included, or an option? The easiest way to make money from albums is to sell more albums, so I include them in all my packages – and it works!
Offering one style of album is good, but I've found that offering several styles is better. In any situation where money is involved, people like choice because it gives them control and empowers them to decide where they invest their hard-earned money, rather than being restricted or shoe-horned into just one option. And when people feel involved in decision making they become more open to the prospect of investing in extra pages or parent albums.
It's similar to buying your dream new car where you're excited and decide to add a few upgrades and optional accessories. Would you have bought those extras if you couldn't choose the car? It's important not to go overboard with options though, as that can lead to confusion. I offer four distinct styles, but just two or three, for example, a magazine, a lay-flat, and a matted, will provide enough variety for couples to confidently identify the one they prefer.
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If you use a local supplier you should also arrange a visit to meet with the team and have a tour of their production facilities. If you've never seen an album being produced, it will be a real eye opener. Over time you'll build a knowledge base that will enable you to speak to your couples with confidence and authority about everything from paper types and fabrics to production techniques and quality control.
The secret of many successful salespeople is that they don't sell – they provide advice and excellent customer service. This builds trust which helps their customers feel comfortable spending money with them. So if you ever feel nervous about selling, just take the approach that your couples are coming to you for advice and all you're doing is simply using your knowledge and experience to make recommendations on what you think might work well for them. Guaranteed they'll appreciate your honesty and attentive service!
When it comes to designing albums, some photographers prefer to use the images they like while others ask their clients to choose all their favourite photos. I like combining both methods and making the design a collaboration. The result is a design that's led by my recommendations, but has final approval by the couple and that's a good thing because, after all, they're the ones who will be looking at it for the rest of their lives. I've found that by educating my couples on the album design process and involving them throughout, they feel truly invested and committed to the final design, and are more than happy to cover the cost of any additional pages.
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Prosecutors are people, too, but when the concept of not-in-my-back-yard is taken to the extreme these elected officials can overstep their bounds.
Grand Rapids is in Kent County, Michigan, and the city residents voted in 2012 to decriminalize marijuana possession and use. Although city officials were not in favor of allowing the petition drive, once the people had spoken the city responded.
Grand Rapids adopted the policy of citing citizens who carry up to two and one-half ounces with a civil infraction ticket. That amount mirrors the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act's possession limit for patients. Citypolice were instructed to follow the charter amendment and issue tickets for pot possession instead of making misdemeanor arrests. The policy began on May 1, 2013, and enjoyed a smooth transition into standard operating procedure.
During the new law's first 83 days, a total of 244 tickets were issued for possession or use. During the same period in 2012, before the new policy, 259 people were arrested and charged for misdemeanor marijuana possession. The city's court system reported a reduction of four case PER DAY as a result of the new policy.
It's a system that works for all parties concerned, and one that was modeled after the example set by Ann Arbor. Voters there modified the city charter in the 1970-s to decriminalize marijuana, and that law is still in place and keeping the city safe to this day.
Enter Kent County Prosecutor Bill Forsyth.
Forsyth and Kent County has sued Grand Rapids to halt the decriminalization policy, claiming that the city can't vary from state law regarding marijuana. The case was defeated in a lower court but was appealed;arguments were heard in the Court of Appeals in November. A decision is expected in the first half of 2015.
Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan, behind only Detroit in population. As such it is a very urban island amid the conservative waters of greater Kent County and the majority of the state's Lake Michigan shoreline.
"I don't think this case is about voters' rights," Kent County Assistant Prosecutor Tim McMorrow told the MLive Media Group. Then he said: "The voters do not have a right to adopt anything they want… something doesn't become valid because the voters voted for it." The doublespeak is heavy here- the voters don't have the right to do something but it's not about voter's rights. Clear as mud.
Forsyth's intent is clear- stop cities under his jurisdiction from creating policies the County doesn't agree with. In reality, if Grand Rapids were violating the state constitution it would be the Attorney General suing to halt the policy. Ann Arbor's Washtenaw County has had more than a dozen prosecutors come and go during the era of their decriminalized marijuana policy and none of them felt it was their job to try and sink the city's policy- or perhaps they all realized that they had no standing or cause to do such a thing.
Ann Arbor isn't the only example Forsyth can rely upon for guidance in this case. 22 times within the last decade, ballot proposals liberalizing marijuana laws have been passed by voters in Michigan cities (see graphic above). Most of those ordinances were created despite the objections of the Governor and Attorney General; both offices openly admit they have no authority to interfere with elections law.
Apparently Prosecutor Forsyth thinks his authority exceeds that of the Governor. Both sides agree that the issue will not end with the Court of Appeals decision- it will be taken to the state Supreme Court. Since both the County and the City are litigants that derive their resources from tax revenue, the voters will be picking up the tab for Forsyth's Folly at both ends of the argument and at every step of the way.
Source: TheCompassionChronicles.Com


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What is The Main Event?
The Main Event brings the St. Matthew School families and community together for the premier fundraiser of the year. The evening begins with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres during a silent auction, a hosted bar throughout the evening, and a delectable sit-down dinner. The event is held at the St. Matthew Noble Center (PAC), 795 Havens Corners Road, Gahanna.
When is this year's Main Event?
The 2018 Main Event Silent Auction and Dinner will be held on October 27, 2018 from 6-10:30 p.m.
Why an auction? Why not try other ways of raising funds?
There are number of ways for a school to raise money. The majority of methods involve door-to-door sales of magazines or popcorn as well as bake sales and yard sales. While each of these methods does create income, no combination of these type of fundraisers can make as much money for our school as the annual gala auctions does.
The auction is a highly focused fundraising event. Our Catholic community and the community-at-large have become familiar with St. Matthew School and our annual Main Event auction. Because we have focused our fundraising to a few very selective events, we are not unrelentingly asking our families to donate or spend money on items they may not really want or need. The Main Event alleviates the need to have these smaller fundraisers – something you will find yourself thankful for each time you answer the door or a co-worker's plea to purchase a candy bar!
The Main Event has been the school's primary fundraiser since 1997 and through the years has raised over $1 million dollars. Thankfully, this has been reached through company sponsorships, business or family advertisements, and many donations from our school families and area businesses.
What are the goals for the auction?
The current design of the auction serves three goals.
•Raise Money. Clearly the funds made are considerable and have great benefit to our school community. Raising money must always be the auction's first goal.
•Promote the Community. The auction serves as an opportunity for the St. Matthew School community to come together for an elegant evening out to celebrate our school, our community, and the common interest in the Catholic education of our children.
•Public Relations. Celebrating our school at the auction with the area's greater Catholic community, keeps a strong connection with our non-school family supporters. Many local parishioners support Catholic education, and we invite them all to join us in celebration of St. Matthew School.
Where does the money go?
All of the proceeds go right back to the school and are truly an investment directly in all our students. In light of the recent state funding cuts this is more important than ever if we want to continue in our commitment to excellence.
Who coordinates and organizes the auction?
St. Matthew parent volunteers have historically volunteered to chair the auction each year. Along with the Event Chairs, we receive help with the Co-Chair positions. The Co-Chairs are the "understudies" to our Chairs, helping as needed during the current year so that they can make The Main Event a huge success the following year. These Chairs and Co-Chairs are supported by a team of leads and volunteers, who are behind the scenes to make your evening fun! Everything is planned and perfected – from decorations and displays to food and beverages to class projects and security. We can't begin to tell you how important each and every volunteer is in making The Main Event a success!
What is the dress?
The Main Event is a cocktail affair. For men, cocktail attire means a dark suit. For women, an elegant knee length dress or skirt is recommended. Tailored pants and a fancy blouse would also work well. No jeans, please.
How many people attend each year?
Each year, an average of 400 people attend The Main Event. We encourage everyone to make his or her reservation early so you don't miss out on all of the fun. Current and past parents, grandparents, and friends of St. Matthew are welcome.
How do I RSVP?
Once registration open, please click the 'Registration' link and follow the instructions. Complete the information requested on that page. You will be asked for your cell phone information for each person registered to access the mobile bidding that evening. You can also make your payment directly online and click to save your credit card information for the big night.
How is dinner seating decided?
Tables are comprised of eight (8) people. During the registration process, you will have the option to list the names of the guests with whom you wish to be seated. Unsure? Just fill in your child's grade and we'll make every effort to seat you with other parents from that class. Please keep in mind that we may not be able to accommodate everyone's wishes, but will do as much as we can to make your evening perfect.
How can I help, make a donation, or purchase advertising in the auction catalog?
All contributions are most welcome and even the smallest donation is of great importance in making the auction a success.
•Make a donation – Many items are needed for the auction. Of course, donated items or gift certificates from businesses are very important, but that is only the beginning!
•Do you have a vacation home that you can offer for a week?
•Can you perform a service: cook a gourmet meal, paint a room, babysit, or teach someone how to understand their computer? The possibilities are endless!
•Can you build or make something? Handmade items like quilts, clothes, furniture, and toys make our auction unique and special.
•Become a Corporate Sponsor – Sponsors receive a variety of benefits including tickets to the auction, advertising on social media, and a link to your website from our website.
•Donate your time- many hands are needed to make the auction a success! We need a representative from most families in the school to help in some way. Find out how you can help by contacting one of this year's Auction Chairs.
Is there an auction catalog I can review?
Approximately one week prior to The Main Event, we will have the auction items available for review on our website. Please look for the links on the left-hand side. Items are usually listed by category.
Auction Rules
Bid Number
Each guest or couple will be assigned a bid number. This number will appear in the top left screen of your phone when you launch the website texted to you. You can place bids on items through your phone while the auction is open (while logged in the site). If you don't have a phone or if you have questions about your bid number or how to place a bid, you can look for the "Bid Buddies" stationed throughout the venue for assistance.
Silent Auction
Every package in the auction has a corresponding package number. Use this package number to enter on the website (again the site that you launch from the text on your phone) when you want to either place a bid or learn more information about the package. On the bidding site home screen, you can search by package number, by categories of packages, by your current activity and by packages with no bids. "Bid Buddies" are positioned throughout the venue to assist with any bidding questions or to place bids for you. You will simply need to let them know your bid number and what you want to bid on.
How will I know if I "won" an item?
Throughout the Main Event, you will receive messages if you have been outbid and if you would like to bid again. At the end of the evening when the bidding is closed, if you had the highest bid on any items, you will be alerted to which items you have won.
Payment & Check-Out
Checkout is located at the concession area in the Noble Center. If you saved your credit card at the time of ticket purchase or if you pre-swiped your card upon check-in, you need only to pick up your winning merchandise. If you are paying by cash, check or an unregistered credit card you will need to stop by the checkout area. Receipts will be mailed to the email address on file. All sales are FINAL. There will not be refunds or exchanges provided.
Item Pick Up
Upon auction close your winning bids are visible on your phone. Please use this tool for retrieving items. If you do not have a phone, please go to checkout for a printed receipt to use as your guide for item pick-up. Please check to be sure that the package numbers you are picking up matches that listed in your winning profile. Keep in mind that large value gift cards and certificates are not on display and will need to be claimed at the checkout area. Large items may be picked up after checkout or Sunday morning between 9 AM–Noon at the Noble Center.
What if I do not win the items I bid on, but I still want to help the school on auction night?
We have other opportunities where you can donate to The Main Event. In addition to the silent auction items, you can make donations to the Cash for a Cause: a specifically designated fund that will be announced each year. This is available through mobile bidding. The donation will appear in your auction total when you check out at the end of the auction.
Is the cost of my auction purchase tax deductible?
You will receive a statement from the school itemizing each winning bid. Keep in mind that items and services are not always tax deductible! If you bid over the fair-market value of an item, the excess payment may be tax-deductible. (Please consult your tax adviser for details.) Please pay attention to all conditions, restrictions, and expiration dates on items and services. In general, all services, tickets, gift certificates, etc. must be used within one year of the auction and take place at a mutually agreeable time between donor and purchaser, except where noted.
Volunteering & Miscellaneous
I'd like to volunteer to help with The Main Event. Is it too late?
It's never too late to volunteer! Just contact this year's Chair:
Megan Polk: email@example.com or (614) 578-9529
How do I add a name to the mailing list?
If you would like The Main Event invitation sent to a friend or to add them to our permanent mailing list, please contact this year's Chair:
Megan Polk: email@example.com or (614) 578-9529
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About loud men and a rebellious woman
October 2017, in Uzbekistan.
We all have that uncle in the family,
or that colleague at work.
That man who knows everything.
With a loud voice he sweeps aside all disagreements and doubts,
He speaks with conviction and doesn't leave any space for others to talk.
For him,
listening is tough.
Global issues are considered from a national point of view
and declared to be unimportant.
Gay rights? What are we talking about?
Refugees? Not our problem.
Not to mention the position of the woman.
Too many men in Uzbekistan were that Uncle.
And where in real life this man is surrounded by a family with many different opinions and sounds,
In Uzbekistan, it's this man who is given the designated position to speak out loud.
In no other country were men so loud,
but yet, they had so little to say.
'Married?' Followed, by, 'Why don't you have children then?'
A normative judgment was concealed in every question.
Their eyes were filled with disapproval,
time after time.
day after day.
And do not misunderstand me, Mister,
I have all respect for different views and cultures.
I have been asked about the absence of my own children for two years now,
not to mention all those worries in the past about that missing man.
But no other country had managed to push me into a box so forcefully,
day in day out.
As a tourist.
As a woman.
And most of the time:
as both at once.
You were definitely in charge mister man,
there was no question about that.
But dear Mister Uzbekistan,
let me tell you.
In simplifications – and boxes –
the world is easier to understand.
In blind faith and strict traditions,
the whole world might seem to make sense.
But yet,
it won't lead you to the truth.
But Janneke, tell me honestly, was there nothing good happening in Uzbekistan? Was it all so bad?
No of course not. Not everything…
They have donkeys in Uzbekistan.
And donkeys are super cool. We all know that.
And there was this one lady, wiping the streets with her wooden broom,
who touched us with her very sincere and welcoming smile.
And there was this grandmother who filled my water bottles,
in the middle of the desert.
There was this one driver that passed us and asked us if we needed help.
There was this little fairy tale encounter in the middle of nowhere with this magical man on his beautiful horse.
There was this time that we were invited for tea.
And there was this one family, that took us into their home.
and for this one night, all our feelings of doubt and despair were gone.
There was, without a question, some stunning historical architecture to be found, occasionally.
There was the desert that revealed its true beauty on exceptional moments, from time to time.
There was the changing of the seasons, and the beauty of the autumn that slowly came to pass.
There were the nights of camping and cooking,
surrounded by nature, outside in the early night.
But it was those miserable registrations,
that were imposed to us, as tourists in your land.
Every three days you need a little notification of an official tourist hotel,
as that was your demand.
But as we were crossing this big desert, covering big distances with very little happening on our way,
you might understand the pressure and impossibilities of finding a place to stay.
It was the refusals by hotel owners,
for fear of government regulations.
It was the many times that we were scammed,
or that the local police only begrudgingly helped us when we were stranded in a city without a place to stay,
and it was only after demanding lots of money,
that we received their help that day.
It was all those times that we were fooled and deceived,
it was those two times that we were robbed.
It's waking up,
with the receptionist of the hotel next to your bed,
realizing he took 100 dollar out of your wallet.
Just like that.
It's being taken into the house of this friendly man for the night,
just to wake up, realizing he had been searching through your belongings all night,
and decided to take some stuff out.
Oh yes, Mister Uzbekistan,
all this was happening,
and all that happened was caused by:
'your men'.
But yet Mister Uzbekistan,
I hope you don't mind, I have another question on my mind.
Whether it is all these men in particular, that I should be annoyed with?
Or is it possibly caused by the system behind it?
And so I wonder,
whether the government might be the key,
to all this ignorance that I've seen?
As, if you ask me,
there are only a few other countries in the world,
with a government,
so closed and authoritarian,
so dogmatic and conservative.
But something tells me,
you might disagree.
And so it came that the emptiness of that desert,
got filled with that loud voice of those men.
And the longer I cycled through Uzbekistan,
the stronger the desire became,
to be somewhere,
away from them.
And now, here's the thing…
I can write you all of this – as a woman –
just like my uncle can speak with his loud voice at home.
Because I was born in Europe,
where the truth can always be questioned,
and such a restricting society is no longer known.
Janneke Verhagen
For all of you that I can hear thinking: 'Ahaa! Now I know what Uzbekistan is like!' Be careful. My stories are based on my very personal experiences. In no way do I claim to have written an absolute statement.
What if we had crossed the northern border? (The one that was currently closed by the government). And what if we had cycled a different route? Would this story still be what Uzbekistan was like?
And more important, what if we weren't robbed twice in our very first days in the country by those men? And our feeling of safety and trust didn't get slightly damaged from the start? Would we have had a different impression of Uzbekistan? I bet so. Maybe. But we will never know.
What I do know, is that there was no other place on earth for us where there was so much bad luck on our way, and I guess that's what this story is all about. What I also know is that in all cases I would prefer you to go out and find out for yourself. In ALL cases that's much better than relying on the opinion of someone else.
Yes, that also counts for that guy who writes your newspaper or that woman who tells you on the television what the world is all about.
**** Until next time! ****


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