in the beginning there was light is a documentary film by austrian director p. a. straubinger on the subject of inedia .

straubinger visits several people who supposedly nourish themselves with " light " and tries to find possible explanations on how inedia might work .

straubinger researched inedia for ten years .

this led to the film 's production , which took five years .

the film premiered on may 13 , 2010 at the marché du film .

in the beginning there was light

3 and god said , “let there be light , ” and there was light .
in the beginning there was light tells about the phenomenon “light nourishment” , the incredible fact that there are individuals who neither eat nor drink .
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in the beginning there was light tells about the phenomenon
light nourishment
, the incredible claim that there are individuals who neither eat nor drink .
4 god saw that the light was good , and he separated the light from the darkness .
8 god called the vault “sky . ” and there was evening , and there was morning —the second day .
5 god called the light “day , ” and the darkness he called “night . ” and there was evening , and there was morning —the first day .
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31 god saw all that he had made , and it was very good . and there was evening , and there was morning —the sixth day .
in my long career as a film journalist for the austrian broadcasting corporation , i hardly came across a film that polarized as much as
in the beginning there was light
( or just
light
for short ) .
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16 god made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night . he also made the stars .
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth . ” and it was so .
in the beginning there was light
is open and interested in the strange phenomenon of
breatharianism
. and the research presents both sides of the story including the tragic cases of people who died during the
21 day process
. the film clearly points out the obvious dangers of renouncing from physical food for prolonged times .
2 now the earth was formless and empty , darkness was over the surface of the deep , and the spirit of god was hovering over the waters .
18 to govern the day and the night , and to separate light from darkness . and god saw that it was good .
nevertheless some so called
skeptics
stated that
in the beginning there was light
would animate people stopping to eat and cause death by starvation . one of these sceptics is hugo stamm , a swiss journalist who has been on an
anti - esoteric
mission most of his life and has already been present at the
light
premiere in zurich , warning that my film would be very dangerous .
besides enthusiastic movie reviews , there was also furious scrutiny and
light
even made a headline in germany´s biggest newspaper , yellow press giant
bild
, indicating it was dangerous and manipulative . but the controversy made the film , especially in the german speaking countries , even more successful .
in the beginning there was light
would be responsible for the death of this woman implicates hugo stamm´s article . the news agency associated press read this article , did not do further research , made a wire copy and spread it to thousands of media outlets around the world from fox news to the new york post , who copy & pasted this story .
on september 17 , 2010 , p . a . straubinger , an austrian film maker , released his new movie in the beginning there was light . this movie teaches us about the human ability to live on light or prana . in recent years , many people around our world have come forward to share with humanity their ability to live without eating food , a practice called inedia , solar nutrition , breatharianism or pranic nourishment . watch the film’s new trailer here at sunlightenment .
the creative alliance light city lantern parade ( starts at rash field and ends at president and pratt streets , monday , march 28 , 7 : 30 p . m . ) the kickoff event for light city couldn’t be more perfect—the creative alliance’s beloved lantern parade winding along the harbor , with an expected 700 participants shining beacons of light along the water . “it will be really special because the lantern parade as one of the things that inspired light city from the beginning , ” says festival co - founder brooke hall .
were there practical issues that arose during the time that paul was in antioch ? can you describe to me the difference in the tension between jerusalem and antioch ? the tensions that arose over time .
luckily we have , at least in our hemisphere , more than enough food and the joy of eating can enrich our lives .  so , in order to guard against another common misunderstanding concerning my film i would like to make very clear , that
in the beginning there was light
does not encourage you to stop eating , but only desires to question the predominating mechanistic materialistic world view - more on that later .
tages - anzeiger says there have been similar cases of self - starvation in germany , britain and australia .
nevertheless a biased article in the newspaper
tagesanzeiger
claimed
light
would be responsible for the death of a swiss woman .
was the most successful feature documentary in austrian cinemas in 2010 ( more than 100 , 000 tickets sold only in austrian theaters ) .
there was a trend towards research into autonomous vehicles that are not dependent on infrastructure such as guide wires . in the 1970s , japan and the usa made great progress in attempting to provide cars with sight .
ancient yoga master pantanjali described
living on light
as one of the siddhi , the supernatural yoga powers .
the apostle paul is , next to jesus , clearly the most intriguing figure of the 1st century of christianity , and far better known than jesus because he wrote all of those letters that we have [ as ] primary sources . . . . there are many astonishing things about him . for example , in modern scholarship , we have tended to divide various categories . there are gentiles , and there are jews . there are greek speaking people and there are hebrew speaking people . there ' s palestinian judaism , which includes apocalypticism . there ' s rabbinic judaism and there ' s hellenistic judaism , which has derived deeply from the greek world . paul seems to fall into several of these categories , therefore confounding our modern divisions . so he ' s an intriguing and puzzling character in some respects .
there’s a clear tiered system of film festivals around the world . when tiff started in 1976 , its goal was to collect the best movies from those festivals and show them to eager torontonians . in fact , back then , it was called the “toronto festival of festivals . ”
honoring the coolest scientific achievement or discovery that before 2017 was only possible in science fiction .
celtic festivals often tied in with the needs of the community . in spring time , at the beginning of the farming calendar , everybody would be hoping for a fruitful year for their families and fields .
) was controlled via radio from an army truck driving 30 m behind . technically speaking this , then , was not an autonomously self - driving vehicle , but rather a remote - controlled one—just that the driver was outside the car . what is noteworthy here is that the history of driverless cars is linked to the military , and was a media story right from the beginning—the press reported on it and published photos of the prototype [
allegations that
light
is responsible for the death of a swiss woman turn out to be a hoax .
download the free light city app—created by local technology innovation agency mindgrub—to get maps and schedules to customize your experience .
there’s another way , though . a way that most dark souls players will never have encountered .
sad lamps are not meant to replace sunlight . however they can be used to supplement daily light exposure .
] . “you got in , punched your destination and let it go its own way” ( ibid . , p . 13 ) . autonomous driving was only difficult to implement in the beginning , then it abolished all accidents and “stopped the killing” ( ibid . ) .
for months , the hype has been building about what will happen when baltimore is aglow from dozens of light installations .
light rail and metro will also run at least an hour after the festival’s 11 p . m . end time .
6 and god said , “let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water . ”
was the most successful feature documentary in austrian cinemas in 2010 ( more than 100 , 000 tickets sold only in austrian theaters ) . see more »
lights , camera , action ! available light is not really good ! inside and outside it makes shadows and hides details . you can get a camera mounted mini - fill light for just a few bucks ! or bounce a big spot off a white foam - core sheet . same for outside , fill - light works and gets rid of bad shadows on the face . even a plywood board with shiny foil glued to it helps bounce sunlight into the scene . hollywood does it , and so should you . keep the light steady though . wiggly light is also very distracting .
of prime significance was the construction of the supra - regional interstate highway system in 1956 . walt disney’s film
the availability of more powerful light bulbs made controlling the light they emitted a necessity . fixture makers combined both art and science in electrical luminaires that provided optical control and fashionable design . a danish immigrant , frode rambusch , started a business in new york in the 1890s designing murals and stained glass windows for public buildings . he soon expanded activities to make special lighting fixtures , incorporating artificial light into the architecture . above is a rambusch fixture designed in 1939 for church illumination .
in the beginning there was light follows the phenomenon which only a few in our western world are aware of , as it has been totally ignored by the media . the picture deals with human beings who can survive without food and fluid , over weeks , years and even decades . most people would spontaneously say that this just cannot be . it ' s impossible ! but based on certified reports of personal experiences , interviews and scientifically documented laboratory experiments the picture follows the phenomenon of
living on light
aka
breatharianism
. as incredible as it may be , fact is that there are people today and some existing thousands of years back too , who do not need food either to live or to sustain their metabolism . they live on light alone . as modern people we experience this phenomenon as an incredible attack on our western , scientifically orientated concept of the world .
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i was happy that no one was epileptic when i watch it , because the second time , it was quite long . it ' s not explained clearly , but i understand it as a
therapy
for him .
is it possible to live on light alone ? director p . a . straubingers answers this complex and highly controversial question .
the god of war suggested that he should be given the previllage to seek out this thief that placed greece in ruins but zeus told him straight up that he would be wasting his time apperently cause in his mind there was absolutely no way that ares would succeed in pulling it off .
americas independent electric light and power companies , advertising , in : life magazine vol . 40 , n° 5 , 30 . january 1956 , p . 8
and with fire came disparity . heat and cold , life and death , and of course . . . light and dark .
note : due to a defective ocr scan of the time article , the name american wonder was incorrectly recorded as linnrican wonder . this was carried over to numerous articles .
when they got there , thanatos turned his attention to them both , he tought that there was going to be some interference by the god of the seas and the god of the underworld , than again he was mistaken , but his biggest mistake was turning his attention away from zeus and that allowed the king of the gods to retrieve the blade from his hands and drive it into his heart , the same way he did to the goddess athena and that was the end for the god of death , hades took his soul as he promised he would , thanatos became a fallen god at the hands of zeus and now a prisoner in the underworld , trapped for eternaty in the depths of hades , the skies turned blue once again and the clouds of darkness vanished without a trace , the blade was wield by zeus once again and olympus was freed from fear and darkness .
a long time ago , before the world was created , there was a flower floating in darkness . one day , the flower bloomed and out popped lunos the sun and solia the moon . lunos took solia as his wife and the flower became the ground . the stem of the flower became rivers , the petals became animals , and the leaves became mountains and hills .
the bigger the controversy the more people want to see the film .
light
had attracted with over 100 . 000 spectators in austrian cinemas alone more audience than most hollywood movies .
meanwhile , in atlantis , the fight was still on between zeus and thanatos , an unforgetable event in the land of greece and it was all because of thanatos ' s betrayal , hades and poseidon sensed that it was still on , so they left deaths domain to witness the final shodown , zeus vs thanatos .
many
sceptics
claim that
light
would be responsible for the death of a swiss
breatharian
. is that true ?
cronos wasn ' t surprised to see the christmas package that hades delivered in the titans tomb , actually non of the titans was surprised to see an olympian god in tartarus cause it reminded them of the day when zeus betrayed them all , thanatos was unwelcomed in their presence but he cared less wheter they liked it or not even though he was tied in chains just as the titans were .
onam is celebrated in the beginning of the month of chingam , the first month of malayalam calendar ( kollavarsham ) . there are actually four days of onam . the most important day of onam ( known as thiru onam ) is the second day . festivities actually commence 10 days before this day , with the preparation of floral arrangements ( pookalam ) on the ground in front of homes . more information
we ha [ ve ] the story of paul ' s life in a complete narrative fashion given to us in the book of acts , which details his activities from the time that he was in jerusalem to the time that he goes to damascus . there [ he ] has a conversion experience and afterwards comes back to jerusalem . he then moves on to antioch , one of the other important cities of the greek east under roman rule . in fact it ' s the capital of roman syria . we also know that there was a very large jewish community in antioch , and apparently when paul went there it was because he understood it to offer a very important opportunity for him to preach this new message that he had come to understand as a result of his own revelatory experience about jesus .
in the 1930s , various offshoots of these remote - controlled automobiles appeared in public . at the one hand it was to be used as a commercial advertising vehicle , due to its notable qualities in terms of an attention economy . at the other hand it was taking a leading role in the so - called
what was the flip side of the [ agreement with peter and james in jerusalem ] ? did paul agree to do anything in return . . . ?
, p . 171 ] . this technology was developed , amongst others , by the us military , which was experimenting with remote - controlled torpedos , ships and aircraft .
in science fiction films , we see self - driving cars developed in two different ways . first , there is a totalitarian version , exhibiting fully autonomous vehicles without any manual interface .
is it possible that human beings can survive without food and fluid over many years and live on light alone ? are we confronted with quackery or with forgotten knowledge ? based on certified reports of personal experiences , interviews and scientifically documented laboratory experiments , the picture follows the phenomenon of ' living on light ' . as incredible as it may be , there seems to be evidence that there are people living today and some existing thousands of years back too , who do not need food either to live or to sustain their metabolism .
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the birling family are holding a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of sheila to gerald croft , the son and heir of mr birling ' s rival in business . although there are a few signs that not everything is perfect ( mr birling is a bit too anxious to impress gerald , eric seems rather nervous and sheila playfully rebukes gerald for not having come near her the previous summer ) there is a happy , light - hearted atmosphere .
the story of the driverless car begins in the usa in the first half of the twentieth century . at this time , the sharp rise in fatal traffic accidents was becoming a social problem . mass motorization had begun in the usa as early as the 1920s—three decades earlier than in europe . more americans were killed in auto accidents in the first four years after the first world war alone than in total in france up to that point [
the impact of relativity has not been limited to science . special relativity arrived on the scene at the beginning of the 20th century , and general relativity became widely known after world war i—eras when a new sensibility of “modernism” was becoming defined in art and literature . in addition , the confirmation of general relativity provided by the solar eclipse of 1919 received wide publicity . einstein’s 1921 nobel prize for physics ( awarded for his work on the photon nature of light ) , as well as the popular perception that relativity was so complex that few could grasp it , quickly turned einstein and his theories into cultural icons .
lammas , also called lughnasadh ( pronounced loo ' nass ' ah ) , comes at the beginning of august . it is one of the pagan festivals of celtic origin which split the year into four .
in the same year ( 1958 ) , gm introduced the firebird iii prototype , which had no steering wheel . in the central console was a joystick ( unicontrol ) that unified all driving functions—accelerating , braking , steering . the guide - wire vision was adopted unchanged .
eat when you are hungry and eat with joy and consciousness .
light
is about the subtle aspects of food , nature and life in general - not about nutritional ideology .
proclaimed the fair’s motto , promising a technologically improved future while daily life was marked by economic depression and forebodings of imminent war . the most popular show at the world’s fair was gm’s still - legendary
gaia just laughed when she saw thanatos now the fallen god of death and she said
well look who ' s here , the traitor of olympus , the fallen god and now your throne has nobody , you should worry thanatos cause the chief of the gods plans to seek new air to your throne room wich means that a new god of death will be born making you not only the fallen , but the forgotten god of death ) and he translated
oh im sorry gaia have you forgotten that it was we the gods of olympus that defeated you and the rest of your titans in the great war and we gods are actually the reason your in here
and cronos interveened
silence you fool , your in our domain now so you can kiss your precious
deaths domain
goodbye you fallen god cause you no longer weal it
thanatos just smiled and cronos wondered what was there to smile about when your in hell and the fallen god responded back to the leader of all titans
you ' re the fools here cause i still have allies out there and you think this is the end cronos , no this is only the beginning of things far more worse then me out there that awaits the gods and everything they stand for , zeus thinks this is the end , well it ' s only the beginning of the end
so they can enjoy their peace and harmony for now but sooner or later , darkness will need a challange against the light and breathing natures of life and air wich was
the gods of olympus
said thanatos and there it was , rotting for all eternaty , tartarus , the fallen god of death ' s final destination or in other words , his last stop destination , hell .
the one other thing to say , though , is that conversion to judaism was actually much easier for women , and it may actually be the simple fact that more women could easily be attracted to judaism . . . we know that later on when we see paul ' s churches in the greek world . . . in those greek cities there are far more women in them , and it may be that this is where he had an early following precisely because it was already a hurdle that was easier to jump .
the prosecutors ' office in the swiss canton ( state ) of aargau confirmed wednesday that the woman died in january 2011 in the town of wolfhalden in eastern switzerland .
. it is now known that space - time is curved near stars ; no straight lines exist there , and light follows curved geodesics . like newton’s law of gravity , euclid’s geometry correctly describes reality under certain conditions , but its axioms are not absolutely fundamental and universal , for the cosmos includes
from 1931 to 1949 , lynch gave demonstrations of the remote - controlled vehicle in 37 of the 48 us states . in 1934 he even demonstrated it in australia . he manipulated the brakes , steering wheel and horn of the vehicle driving in front of him with the aid of a morse key . a spherical antenna received the code , although there are also reports of a wire between the vehicles . in buffalo and at utica airport in 1933 , the car was even controlled from an airplane .
in the beginning there was light
is very open and interested in the concept of
breatharianism
,
bigu
,
inedia
or however you may call it . but it also shows openly the obvious dangers of renouncing from eating and drinking for prolonged times . we see the tragic cases of people who died during the 21 - day - process and we hear warnings not only by doctors but also by
breatharians
from different traditions who clearly tell us , you should not try this just because you hear or read about the possibilty . if you do it out of
spiritual ambition
it can severly harm the body . the ability to live without food seems to be a side effect of a certain kind of state . this is pointed out in
light
by a lot of protagonists from different angles . so my film clearly is not propaganda for breatharianism .
7 so god made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it . and it was so .
use of the new technology effected building architecture as daylight became only a supplemental source of light . electricity for lights , elevators , and pumps allowed architects to design
skyscrapers
of unprecedented height . the
windowless building
was also an architectural design option by the 1930s .
at first , most of the current from the niagara generators was used locally . the production of aluminum ( such as the ingot and trays shown here ) , and edward acheson ' s newly discovered abrasive
carborundum
both required tremendous amounts of electricity . but some was transmitted to buffalo , where it was used for lighting and for street cars . here was practical proof that long - distance systems were indeed efficient .
smeeton was the mind behind “liquid len and the lensmen , ” and provided light shows for the band hawkwind in the 1970s . his artistic palette was called out over the next five decades for genesis ( and peter gabriel and phil collins ) , frank zappa , black sabbath , rod stewart , paul simon , def leppard , wham , keith urban , taylor swift , and marilyn manson . currently , he’s working with diana ross .
there are sections for short films , classics , tv episodes , documentaries , movies aimed at kids and teenagers , and experimental films as well .
now , we’re days away from the first light city baltimore , the week - long arts and innovation festival that is taking over the inner harbor and branching out into charm city’s neighborhoods .
in the beginning of the world , there was no fire , and therefore no life , except for the immortal dragons who lived amongst the archtrees . but then , suddenly , fire came into the world in a place that would later be known as the kiln of the first flame . with it , four powerful lord souls came into existence and were claimed by four different beings : nito , the witch of izalith , gwyn and the furtive pygmy ( the most mysterious of the four , and the progenitor of humans – we’ll go into that later ) . the souls gave the four of them great power ; they became something close to deities .
driver error was seen as being the prime cause of accidents . that infrastructure and vehicle design are also critical factors in accidents’ form and severity was at first little acknowledged . the idea of substituting error - prone humans with technology thus practically suggested itself .
the major issues in converting to judaism for a gentile , for a non - jew , is that one must , if a male , become circumcised , and of course this was a an obvious distinction if one is working out in a greek gymnasium where everyone was nude to begin with so the physical fact of circumcision was the noticeably distinctive quality to jewish self - identity in the greco - roman world . so the ritual of circumcision as a process of conversion to judaism is one of those major hurdles that people would have thought about from the greek world background in which paul was living .
the transgender day of remembrance was founded in 1998 by gwendolyn ann smith , a transgender graphic designer , columnist , and activist , to memorialize the murder of rita hester in allston , massachusetts .
the lesson is clear : even men of artorias’ exalted stature have reason to fear the dark . but if princess dusk can revive from her slumber after being rescued from manus , maybe there’s a way to retrace one’s steps back to the light . the broken pendant , a modest possession which manus sought to recover with the ardency of tolkien’s gollum clawing about for his misplaced precious , is described in the game as having
a distinct air consisting of both reverence and nostalgia
. maybe the broken pendant represents manus’ nostalgia for the light , a memory of warmth that’s so easy to forget in the nearly pitch - black chasm of the abyss .
the story that
light
would be responsible for the death of the woman is shared several hundred thousand times on the internet until it is a
known fact
from science blogs to wikipedia .
secondly , radio technology was one of the technical requirements needed to be able to create a self - driving car . the new science of radio guidance was engaged with the remote control of moving mechanisms by means of radio waves [
born in rural england , smeeton grew up kingston upon thames , a few miles from hampton court palace , hunting grounds of king henry the xiii . after a stint in the navy , he studied art at kingston college ( eric clapton did the same ) . there he started in sculpture , and moved into graphics before looking for work in london in 1967 .
allegations that
light
is responsible for the death of a swiss woman turn out to be a hoax . nevertheless tragic cases of death related to breatharianism are a fact .
. . . [ i ] n about the year 50 to 55 when paul is traveling back and forth from corinth to ephesus , this is a period when the whole aegean is going through the beginnings of a massive growth under roman expansion . . . roman development . we should think of it as roman urbanization programs . now ephesus up until this time had really not been the major city of asia . only under the emperor nero and a little later on would it really take off and grow to become the most important greek city in the east . paul was there just at the beginning of that process , and so we have to imagine paul coming in to ephesus from the harbor , down the main street to the greek theater and encountering what was at that stage still a smallish city but one that was just about ready to take off . like corinth , ephesus was a cosmopolitan environment . we have to imagine traders there from egypt , from the turkish hinterlands , from greece , from italy . in fact the inscriptions and the statues and the art work and the buildings all tell us that this is really a crossroads of culture and religious life throughout the mediterranean world .
in addition to his impressive body of work , smeeton has been part of rock ‘n’ roll history . on an early 1970s frank zappa tour , while performing at the montreux casino on the shores of switzerland’s lake geneva with flo & eddie of the turtles , zappa had to stop the show . “he points to me , and sure enough , there was a fire on the roof , and i had to jump out a window , ” smeeton said . “thankfully , no one was hurt , though all the equipment was lost . ( and yes , the band deep purple was across the lake recording machine head and witnessing the event . the inspiration lead to the song “smoke on the water . ” )
we also shouldn ' t minimize the level of expectation that was going through their minds at that time because . . . with the passing of this first generation , the expectation that all of those coming events must be closer to hand probably was a concern for a lot of people . at the same time the situation in jerusalem itself was becoming a good bit more tense . . .
, p . 2 ] . at this time , automatic driving moved away from the early attempts at remote control , and was upgraded to a guiding principle of an automated transport system . the concept of the automated street was projected onto real landscapes , though immediate implementation was not planned . it was rather to act as a beacon in rebuilding trust in capitalism . many us citizens had lost their faith in technological progress as a result of the great depression . the planning elite were thus drawn to propaganda boosters that were designed to return the luster to technological promises of salvation .
as smeeton tells it , he and two friends heard a new club called middle earth . one of the friends said he’d do any kind of work for the club , so he was made a janitor . another had run a coffee bar , and got hired to do that . “now i’m thinking , ‘what can be left for me ? ’” smeeton recalls . “the fellow asks what i do , and i replied ‘i’m an art student . ’ he said “oh , so you must know about these psychedelic light shows ? ’ ‘of course . ’ i lied , and that was the beginning of it all , really . ”
30 and to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—i give every green plant for food . ” and it was so .
palm sunday , the final sunday before easter sunday , marks the beginning of holy week . christian churches distribute palms on palm sunday to commemorate christ ' s triumphal entrance into jerusalem , when palm branches were placed in his path , before his arrest and crucifixion on good friday .
, p . 8 ] . at the world’s fair , the utopia of driverless cars was given its first big stage .
but last year , the “up” escalator was broken on the first day of the festival , and remained broken till day four , leading to snark and despair among critics and a surprising number of articles about the outage . ( an elevator was made available , but was hardly a viable method of transportation given the number of people who needed to reach the theater . )
over the course of the next half century two especially significant social effects became clear . we gained control over light in homes and offices , independent of the time of day . and the electric light brought networks of wires into homes and offices , making it relatively easy to add appliances and other machines . as reflected by fdr ' s statement , low cost lighting and nationwide electrification became fundamental parts of twentieth century america .
, p . 6 ] . autonomous driving was then popularized in 1956 with the help of the firebird ii concept car as part of the travelling promotional show motorama . the accompanying film
the 100 , 000 tickets
light
sold in austrian cinemas alone are more than most hollywood - movies make and when it was shown prime time in national television ( orf 1 ) , it had a lot more viewers than international blockbusters like
harry potter 6
,
due date
or
ocean´s 12
which aired at the same tv slot the days before .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
concealed in this risk , however , is not only freedom : there is also the threat of fatal accidents . in this sense , the car both runs with and against the grain of “the utopia of modernity , ” as emphasized by cultural scientist käte meyer - drawe [
“i have known jonathan for over 40 years and was delighted when his nomination was unanimously endorsed by the advisory board without reservation or hesitation , ” said marshall bissett , chairman of the parnelli board of advisors . “he has consistently created magic for his clients , when budget and technical problems would have defeated other designers . no two shows look alike and , if there are rule books , he ignores them in the best possible way . ”
tv - discussion after the primetime - premiere of
light
in austrian´s national television orf which attracted more viewers than international blockbusters like
harry potter 6
,
due date
or
ocean´s twelve
.
march is developmental disabilities awareness month thanks to a 1987 presidential proclamation which was the direct result of the advocacy efforts of the arc . a lot has changed since then : more people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( i / dd ) are living and thriving in their communities rather than institutions , there are more opportunities in education and employment , more protections in health care , the legal system and other areas of human rights , there are more positive and accurate portrayals of people with i / dd in the arts , the list goes on . but we must remember that many of those advancements were hard won . self - advocacy and advocacy on behalf of those with i / dd was the impetus for many of the positive changes in our society , such as the proclamation that recognized dd awareness month . more information
in 2016 , nearly 400 films screened at tiff , picked by the festival’s well - respected programming staff . for contrast , sundance screened 181 in 2017 ; the number of movies in the three official programs at cannes was only 46 , though many more played in parallel sections held alongside the official festival .
if you’re concerned about parking , check out urltoken , where you can reserve and pay for a spot . and bopa’s kathy hornig says many of the garages will have light city deals .
the first large observance was held that year at arlington national cemetery , across the potomac river from washington , d . c .
when relativity was first announced , the public was typically awestruck by its complexity , a justified response to the intricate mathematics of general relativity . but the abstract , nonvisceral nature of the theory also generated reactions against its apparent violation of common sense . these reactions included a political undertone ; in some quarters , it was considered undemocratic to present or support a theory that could not be immediately understood by the common person .
in 1932 , but it was the shell job that first had him developing the vision of automatic highways . in may 1938 , he managed to convince gm to further develop the shell model for the 1939 new york world’s fair .
dishonour was brought to the gods and olympus crumbled ever since that night due to the absence of the blade caused by the betrayal of don ' t know yet who ? and eversince that day , the sun departed from it ' s rightful place , the clouds of light vanished as the winds of darkness made it ' s turn in mount olympus reminding every olympian on what yet still to come .
the observation started in 1968 as hispanic heritage week under president lyndon johnson and was expanded by president ronald reagan in 1988 to cover a 30 - day period starting on september 15 and ending on october 15 . it was enacted into law on august 17 , 1988 , on the approval of public law 100 - 402 .
, pp . 6 , 8 ] . clearly , the driver was supposed to stay at the controls , but simultaneously listen to a human instructor , who transmitted his orders via radio . actually , according to james wetmore , there are no indications that bel geddes’ highways were ever developed beyond the model [
in succeeding years , the construction of an interconnected system of large , central generating stations , high - voltage ac transmission lines , and lower voltage ac and dc distribution lines in cities and towns across the country resulted in the creation of a national grid . this was an integrated energy system that could make electricity and deliver it hundreds of miles to wherever it was wanted .
he only does this flashing / loud music training in his house , outside in the world , outside his comfort zone . inside his trailer he can relax , he feels safe there , and he can listen to classical music and let down his guard .
in movies set in modern times , a director’s choice to use black and white might seem trite and artistically showy . in
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i must blame anthony doerr for lost sleep , because once i started reading his new novel , “all the light we cannot see , ” there was no putting it down . told mostly in the present tense , in short and usually pointed chapters , the story moves briskly and efficiently toward its climactic encounter during the allied bombing of st . - malo , france , a couple of months after d - day . although the narrative consists largely of flashbacks , it’s easy to follow because it focuses most sharply on only two characters , the blind child marie - laure leblanc , who takes part in the french resistance , and the very aryan - looking werner pfennig , a technocratic private in the service of the thousand - year reich .
this marks the beginning of lent , a 40 - day period of prayer and fasting preceding easter sunday . it is observed in memory of jesus ' 40 days of fasting in the desert . in the early centuries of christianity , there were strict requirements for fasting during the period of preparation for easter . although these rules have been relaxed in the western church , many roman catholics and protestants choose to give up a favorite food or activity during lent . there are many symbolic meanings to the use of ashes on this holiday . generally , ashes symbolize death . the priest or minister ' s placing of ashes on one ' s forehead in the shape of a cross is part of the preparation for fasting and resistance to temptation by those observing lent that ends in the symbolic renewal of life on easter . the word lent comes from middle english lenten or lente , from the old english lencten or lengten , meaning spring , the time of year when the days begin to lengthen .
paul ' s notion that it was possible for gentiles to enter the congregation of god without some of the rules of judaism interestingly enough seems to be a conviction on his part that comes from his own interpretation of the jewish scriptures . in fact he gets it mostly from the prophet isaiah . paul ' s message of the conversion of gentiles seems to be predicated on the isaiah language of what will happen when the kingdom comes when the messiah has arrived and there will be a light to the nations ,
a light to the gentiles .
and in that sense paul views the messianic age having arrived with jesus as being a window of opportunity for bringing in the gentiles into the elect status alongside the people of israel . so what paul is really doing is creating this apocalyptic message of what the kingdom is about to be , and the arrival of the gentiles , the engrafting or integrating of the gentiles who will come to believe in the true god of israel into the community of israel as the elect nation , then is one of the hallmarks of the messianic age .
that also means that there’s controversy about what distinctly canadian films can and should look like , and what sort of issues they should confront . in january 2017 , tiff’s artistic director cameron bailey wrote an editorial in the globe & mail calling the focus of canadian films into question :
tu b ' shevat marks the beginning of spring in israel . sustaining rains are at the peak of their power and the world responds , brimming with buds of fragrant life . to mark this moment , school children plant trees . often these trees have been provided by the contributions of jewish students abroad through the good offices of the jewish national fund .
makar sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for the hindus , and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms , with great devotion , fervor and gaiety . the festival of makar sankranti traditionally coincides with the beginning of the sun ' s northward journey ( the uttarayan ) when it enters the sign of makr ( the capricorn ) . it falls on the 14th of january every year according to the solar calendar .
certain that there is no good in the world because faith has turned to evil , goodman brown grabs the staff , which pulls him quickly through the forest toward the ceremony . when he reaches the clearing where the ceremony is taking place , the trees around it are on fire , and he can see in the firelight the faces of various respected members of the community , along with more disreputable men and women and indian priests . but he doesn’t see faith , and he starts to hope once again that she might not be there .
10 god called the dry ground “land , ” and the gathered waters he called “seas . ” and god saw that it was good .
this entry was posted on thursday , october 19th , 2017 at 7 : 00 pm and is filed under videos .
get a script… “a good story , well told – is the true beginning of any movie . tricks and techniques will not make a bad story better . hollywood manages to prove that every day . your story needs the basics ; a beginning , a middle , and an end – with an intro , a conflict / crisis , and a resolution . these are the very basic elements . need a good story ? pick your favorite short story or one by o . henry . a story that is simple , short and to the point .
director p . a . straubinger did ten years of research on the controversial topic of inedia aka breatharianism . he writes in his extensive director´s statement about the scientific and philosophical background of
light
, about its message , possible misunderstandings and unpublished research material .
the gods rejected him for what he had done and the fact was when they look at the god of death , the only image they saw was athena covered in her own blood , thanatos never considered the consiquences of his actions cause conspiring against the mighty zeus means conspiring against all gods as well and thanatos knows it better then anybody else .
the artistic advantage of black and white is that it heightens the impact of the film’s violence and highlights the duality of good and evil . the lighting and contrast in the film noir style enhance the brutality of each violent scene . for instance , when the one - armed man is shot in the head in the snowy streets of kraków , his seemingly black blood spreads through the pure white snow , and the stark contrast in colors emphasizes the split between life and death , good and evil . in some terrifying scenes , such as the evacuation of the kraków ghetto , the lighting is kept dark , conveying a sense of panic and confusion . the white faces of the dead in the streets contrast starkly against the murky background . the same contrast marks the pile of burning bodies in the plaszów work camp : the white skulls stand out in the pile of ashes . the women’s faces in the shower scene at auschwitz are bathed in white light as they stare up in terror at the showerheads . the contrast of light and dark also marks schindler’s face , which is often half in shadow , reflecting his selfish dark side . his face becomes more fully lighted as he makes the transformation from war profiteer to savior . schindler’s list might not have had the same visual and emotional impact had spielberg made the film in color .


break-through is an 11-minute 1944 canadian documentary film , made by the national film board of canada ( nfb ) as part of the wartime canada carries on series .

the film documents the attack on fortress europe during the second world war and the advance of allied forces to the borders of nazi germany .

break-through was produced by james beveridge .

the film 's french version title is l'assaut .

break - through

1918 , in a military sense , from break ( v . ) + through ( adv . ) . the verbal phrase is attested from c . 1400 . meaning
abrupt solution or progress
is from 1930s , on the notion of a successful attack .
a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy ' s front - line defense .
not all breakthrough reception comes from our techs . some others are coming through without being fragmentative , but are also not capable of extended communication past a couple of words . you can usually tell who these voices are by the way the br comes through . there are three types of br that come through in addition to the clear , human sounding voices .
in chicago’s east garfield park , where disinvestment has left the neighborhood devoid of opportunity and full of broken dreams , breakthrough is restoring the broken networks of youth and families and empowering adults in the community to achieve self - sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty .
the late afternoon sun rested well below the thick canopy of african trees , producing a rich pink - orange hue through the cloud - covered sky .
an unlikely alliance of an elderly english countess , a defrocked drug czar and ambitious young doctors in the us and uk is reviving long - suppressed research into the therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs . brain scans reveal medically - supervised trips may reboot the brains of addicts ? but are they powerful enough to break an opiate addiction ?
instead of receiving a bag of canned goods , guests are paired with a personal shopper and are guided through the shopping area to find the ingredients needed to create meals for their families .
the foundation commissioned breakthrough to produce content for a multi - channel campaign that delivered the compelling testimonies of former extremists to potentially vulnerable individuals through digital content , workshops , school interventions and engagement .
effects through an unfathomably complex minefield of social and political consequences . ending with what could only be described as unexpected and unpredictable results . only to be recorded later , by thoughtful but biased individuals , as “history” .
samara grace chadwick ' s first documentary , 1999 , is an ambitious , intimate , and nuanced look at a community that is still shaken by the wave of suicides that swept through a high school in the late 1990s .
set during the pacific war against the japanese , this ww2 drama discerns between achieving one ' s mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one ' s command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect .
today , margherita leads breakthrough’s global creative and digital teams across a broad range of specialisms , from developing award - winning designs , and creating compelling communications through film and photography , to driving sector - leading digital marketing strategies .
now i am not a technical person , but i know more than a few basics of how ghost boxes physically work , and it all starts with the sweep . when sweeping through the radio band , communications are received on our end in one of two ways . since this is the first in - depth paper written on the different forms of possible communication through a ghost box reception , i will introduce these forms as fragmentative reception ( fr ) , and breakthrough reception ( br ) respectively to describe the types of communication received .
breakthrough seeks to end cycles of poverty in the community by providing a network of support to local residents through the breakthrough fresh market , a client - choice food pantry that provides groceries and various supplies to families . residents in zip codes 60624 and 60612 are eligible to shop .
scott previously project managed major communications campaigns at m & c saatchi , bell pottinger and the uk conservative party . today , scott retains a hands on role in the agency , primarily guiding us through the setting up of projects in new territories and delivering on our growth plan .
breakthrough’s men ' s and women ' s transitional housing shelters first aim to meet immediate needs of food and shelter through our kitchens , on - site laundry and showers . guests then receive on - site primary and mental health care , employment training , and housing search assistance and placement .
breakthrough developed an online advertisement featuring a child patient describing how his health is deteriorating as if he were a doctor . the film was nominated for ‘best commissioned film’ in the 2015 haelo awards and was shared through the social media channels of the nhs and played in over 200 gp surgeries across the uk .
an interdisciplinary team of scientists from cambridge as well as imperial college london , aalto university , beihang university , and zhejiang university , carefully optimised the chemical composition of bp to achieve a stable ink through the balance of complex and competing fluidic effects . this enabled the production of new functional laser and optoelectronic devices using high - speed printing .
of all cell types , grumley couldn’t have made a poorer choice as far as growth studies go , as erythrocytes do not have a nucleus and are incapable of going through cell division . our red blood cells originate through a process known as erythropoiesis . erythropoiesis occurs in the bone marrow where adult stem cells known as hematopoietic cells differentiate or change into red blood cells . immature red blood cells will have a nucleus , but soon loses it before it is released from the bone marrow . this gives the cell more room to carry large quantities of hemoglobin . the red blood cells will live for about 120 days before they die , but during that time they will never divide .
i believe that breakthrough reception is achieved solely through stochastic resonance not deriving from radio sweep , but through the process of noise building . there is inherent white noise within the radio frequency spectrum that cannot be heard because it is beyond the capacities of human hearing ( which at its best is only 20hz to 20khz ) . i believe that the others can use this noise both within our hearing range and outside , and the white noise produced internally ghost boxes , to achieve stochastic resonance ultimately yielding breakthrough reception on this side of the veil . this is how consistent voices can be received all over this country by researchers , at all hours of the day no matter the location .
first , the existing cassandra spark connector allows one to easily load data from cassandra to spark . we’ll cover how to accelerate queries through different caching options in spark , and the tradeoffs and limitations around performance , memory , and updating data in real time . we then dive into the use of columnar storage layout and efficient coding techniques that dramatically speed up i / o for
now an image - processing technology developed by briefcam , an israeli company , makes looking through cctv footage a breeze . in some cases , 24 hours of video from a security camera can be searched in under a minute . the process works by showing only the bits that move . it essentially creates a summary of all moving events and plays that back as a synopsis superimposed over the static background image .
we encompass various forms of art . this gives us the advantage of working with a holistic approach . from borrowing concepts used in photography to approach a design , to producing a music video from an artist ' s perspective , or producing a cd through a marketing lens , we are able to integrate ideas from one art form to another . this allows us to understand art and express creativity in a unique way .
i believe that vocal , conscious communication is received by us through ghost boxes by what i will call radio spectrum stochastic resonance ( rssr ) . in fragmentative reception , i believe that the entire radio frequency is at the others’ discretion to utilize because the spectrum is energy , just like they are . if manipulation of light and objects is possible , then does it not stand that manipulation of radio frequencies is also possible ? it is my opinion that when a spirit wishes to speak , it needs to focus its intent ( be it thought or vocal ) and the communication it is trying to express will be presented to the ghost box researcher in the form of audible words , phonemes , and morphemes that are available on the radio spectrum at the moment of its speech . while the other “speaks , ” stochastic resonance pairs like syllables from the intended communication with like frequencies found in white noise and the radio spectrum ; the stochastic resonance causes these like frequencies to resonate with the intended communication and hence we have ghost box communication . this also explains how we get words that are spoken through a ghost box in much higher pitches than the human vocal range is capable of producing . the intended communication , whether they be in infrasound or ultrasound , we cannot be sure , and the voices that are produced physically through a ghost box are a results of resonating with matching frequencies in the form of octaves ( or other intervals ) within the human range of hearing .
the aim of the resource is to take young people through a journey of understanding and learning about the causes , effects , and legacies of violent extremism . by drawing on the experiences of people who have already gone down that path , my former life is a unique project that allows participants to engage with first hand accounts of radicalisation , extremism and the consequences . this works to develop skills such as critical thinking at a time when schools and colleges are looking to fulfil their obligations under the prevent duty .
when a laboratory does dna testing on our blood , it is the leukocytes or white blood cells that provide the nuclear dna , as white blood cells do have a nucleus . even though they do have a nucleus , most white blood cells also do not go through cell division except in specialized cases , and like red blood cells they also originate in the bone marrow . red blood cells contain no dna since they do not have a nucleus or mitochondria ( another source of dna ) , which makes them useless for dna studies as well as growth studies .
the friends that we have on the other side are practiced at giving breakthrough communications to us here in the physical plane . i have numerous recordings of these voices , and of these voices help others to speak . most researchers have started calling these friends “technicians , ” “guides , ” or even “angels . ” when they have mastered the ability to communicate with us through ghost boxes , they help other others do the same thing . it never ceases to amaze me when i hear one of my techs say to another other to just “speak” to be heard .
reception and waiting should never be an empty , anonymous room . there needs to be a warm , friendly , knowledgeable person on hand at all times to personally greet anyone who walks through the door . this person should not be just some minimum wage person hired without a thought . in many ways , this is the point person for your company , the public face . as such , this is actually an important pr position , and should be treated as such . if you need to have an operator to route calls , don’t do it here . pr is too important to be distracted by call routing .
the other difficulty is searching through a mass of recorded images to see if anything has happened or to find a snatch of video of an incident known to have taken place . some of the cctv cameras watching a bank’s cash machines now make that job easier by linking video footage to transaction data . other systems use analytical techniques , much like the real - time ones , to try to identify specific incidents . error rates , though , can be high . often there is no alternative to watching the playback manually , although if the footage is speeded up to make that process a little more bearable things can be missed .
as a real world example , if you are familiar with the song “ show me the way , ” by peter frampton , you have heard a human voice resonating with guitar frequencies by use of a talk box ( vocoder ) . the amplified output of a guitar is fed through a hose into frampton’s mouth and he controls the sound with his mouth movements . or , and even simpler example is talking into the back of a fan which every child has done to sound like a robot . speaking into the back of a fan allows your voice to resonate with the frequencies of the fan ( created by physical sound and white noise ) to manipulate your voice . either example show’s how stochastic resonance manipulates a vocal sound source into another audible form .
fragmentative reception is by far the dominant form of communication received by ghost box communicators and this is directly correlated to the quality of the ghost box being used . because phrases and words are manifested through many smaller sound parts , fr is easily dismissed by skeptics and critics alike as auditory pareidolia . if you have ever joined a ghost box forum or read some of the scathing articles online published by paranormal detractors , auditory pareidolia is the crutch that skeptics lean upon to dismiss ghost box communication ( and evp ) as a whole . pareidolia defines a vague sensory stimulus being interpreted by an individual as something meaningful . man is prewired to perceive the world in recognizable forms . so while one person whose life is prioritized by religion may see jesus in a cinnamon roll , others who do not share religious affinity just see a tasty treat .
the most desirable form of communication to receive from the other side is breakthrough reception . there are times when a voice is quite capable of breaking through the radio sweep to communicate a message unadulterated . this message may be very clear and stands alone ; or you may find one word said , in the same voice , separated by increments of time over a radio sweep . this voice will stand out above the sweep will typically formulate a comprehensible phrase that may or may not be in context with the ghost box researcher’s session . i have therefore named this type of communication breakthrough reception in honor of konstantin raudive , who analyzed his 72 , 000 voice recordings and catalogued them in his book “breakthrough , ” was the founder of modern evp techniques , and most importantly he has remained active long after his death ( 1974 ) by communicating to itc researchers like myself from the other side .
it is my belief , which is shared by most paranormal investigators , that all entities on the other side are in an energy form without solid body . we know from positive science that all that you perceive , all that you know in your entire life , is represented to you through electrical stimuli . everything that you are : your emotions , memories , thoughts and stored knowledge , are nothing more than the firing of direct current ( dc ) electrical impulses in your brain . there has long been a philosophical dialogue about the difference between “brain” and “mind . ” these electrical stimuli originate in your brain , but i believe these electrical firings are dictated by the mind which is separate from the human body . the “mind , ” as separate from the “brain , ” is what you are . it is the soul . it is the energy that our body plays host to . it is consciousness that persists in its energy form long after the host body dies .
i am not that much in favour of documentaries that have to with sensitive scientific topics like brain - computer interfaces , genetics , biology , energy etc . the reason for that is that usually these topics require extensive knowledge and in - depth analysis in order to fully understand the topic addressed ; something that is really difficult to achieve through a documentary . nevertheless , these documentaries are really well - structured , exploring state - of - the - art technologies with top scientists and not only they present complex notions in simple terms but also they are really up - to - date . although some episodes are far more interesting than others , all of them are well - directed , well - narrated and in general well - presented . being a scientist myself , i found all of them interesting and i would definitely recommend watching them even if you lack basic scientific knowledge . as aforementioned , the complex notions and difficult theories behind the science presented are given in an way that anyone can understand .
a typical ghost box enables communication by sweeping up , or down , the radio band in rapid increments . depending upon the box , the frequencies that are swept over can be in step formation ( ex , 91 . 5 , 91 . 7 , 91 ) or random sequence based upon a random voltage generator . every shack hack and p - sb model has predetermined time increments and the more developed boxes allow for a user sweep that can change increments based upon a control knob . the time that a ghost box remains on a singular frequency is known as the sweep rate . as the radio passes over the frequency steps during a sweep , a sound fragment comes through ; the box will remain on that frequency for a time determined by the box itself . based upon the sweep rate of the box , that fragment can be a whole word ( s ) , or it may just be a phoneme ( s ) or morpheme ( s ) ( a phoneme is the smallest singular sound that is recognizable by the human ear , such as the “r” in rat ; a morpheme is the smallest grouping of sounds that convey meaning , such as the “ - ed” in “talked” ) . as the frequencies continue to scan at a rapid rate , these words , phonemes and morphemes can combine to form words and phrases that are direct communications . i call this type of frequency manipulation fragmentative reception ( i have used the word fragmentative for this paper because the “–ative” suffix is an active suffix meaning “a tendency for” whereas the suffix “–ed” is passive and past tense , so the term fragmented does not have the same meaning as fragmentative ) .
cropped screenshot of lorne greene from the television series bonanza . ( 1960 ) . ( photo credit : wikipedia )
on january 16 , 1973 , bonanza airs its last episode on nbc . canadian lorne greene played the patriarch of the clan , ben cartwright , in the show .
born lyon hyman green on february 12 , 1915 in ottawa , ontario , he became a canadian icon . in his biography , the author , his daughter linda green bennett , stated that it was not known when he began using “lorne” , nor when he added an “e” to green .
he began acting while he was attending queen university , in kingston , ontario , where he acquired a knack for broadcasting with the radio workshop of the university’s drama guild on the campus radio station . his voice quickly propelled him to prominence as one of canada’s top newscasters .
before his role on bonanza , green was best known as a reporter ; he was the cbc’s main announcer during world war ii . because of his voice , he was nicknamed the voice of doom , especially when reporting the war’s gloomy events . he also appropriated the nickname the voice of canada by cbc .
an on - air mistake during one of his broadcast was , “western farmers are expecting their biggest crap in years . ” funny .
during his radio days , greene invented a stopwatch that ran backwards . its purpose was to help radio announcers gauge how much time they had available while speaking . his patent was the source of some wealth in the pre - computer era of filming .
he also narrated documentary films , such as the national film board of canada ‘s fighting norway ( 1943 ) . in 1957 greene played the role of the prosecutor in the movie peyton place .
in 1959 he starred in the infamous tv show bonanza , until the show’s cancellation in 1973 , after a 14 - year successful run .
post - bonanza , greene became known for his role as commander adama , another patriarchal figure , in the science fiction feature film and television series battlestar galactica ( 1978–1979 ) and galactica 1980 ( 1980 ) .
in the 1960s , greene recorded several albums of country - western / folk songs , which he performed in a mixture of spoken word and singing . in 1964 , greene had a # 1 single on the music charts with his spoken - word ballad , “ ringo “ .
in the 1980s , greene devoted his energies to wildlife and environmental issues . he was the host and narrator of the nature series , lorne greene’s new wilderness , a show which promoted environmental awareness . he also appeared in the hbo mockumentary the canadian conspiracy , about the supposed subversion of the united states by canadian - born media personalities . for nearly a decade , greene co - hosted the macy’s thanksgiving day parade on nbc , with co - star betty white . he is also fondly remembered as the founder of toronto’s academy of radio arts ( originally called the lorne greene school of broadcasting ) .
he was made an officer of the order of canada on october 28 , 1969 , “for services to the performing arts and to the community . ” he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by his alma mater , queen’s university , in 1971 . greene wa the 1987 recipient of the earle grey award for lifetime achievement at the canadian gemini awards . he has a star on the hollywood walk of fame at 1559 n . vine street .
in may 2006 , greene became one of the first four entertainers to ever be honoured by canada post by being featured on a 51 - cent postage stamp . it was part of its honouring of ” canadians in hollywood” series ; others honoured were john candy , fay wray and mary pickford .
he became best friends with canadian john colicos ( december 10 , 1928 – march 6 , 2000 ) . together they did a 1952 canadian radio performance of joseph conrad’s novel , “ heart of darkness “ . in addition , colicos played the evil character count baltar in the original incarnation of battlestar gallactica ( 1978 ) .
to learn more about this great canadian icon , start where i did : wikipedia ( urltoken ) , bonanza : scenery of the ponderosa ( urltoken ) , the internet movie database ( urltoken ) , and tv and media trivia tribute ( urltoken ) .
nice post . i have fond memories of watching bonanza , when i was a child .
i was just thinking of lorne green this morning because once a upon a time , i used to work for an advertising agency . met him at work . and you have read my mind .
wow , that must have been exciting ! i expect he must have been charismatic , was he ? i really liked bonanza and battlestar gallactica , and he really did portray the “comforting , yet stern - when - he - had - to - be dad” . : >
ehem… i don’t really pay too much attention on actors / actresses . he was personable with beautiful smile as far as i can remember . i’m proud because he is a canadian . 😀
on july 9 , 1825 , fort douglas on the red river was sold to robert logan for £400 . you can read more at the manitoba… urltoken sent 8 minutes ago
on july 9 , 1811 , david thompson claimed the area at the junction of the snake and columbia rivers for britain . sent 1 hour ago
on july 9 , 1793 , upper canada prohibited the importation of slaves . historica canada has a very good account of the… urltoken sent 4 hours ago
on july 9 , 1792 , john graves simcoe swore in members of upper canada’s first executive council . sent 5 hours ago
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just six months after its creation , the national film board was faced with a major challenge . with the start of the second world war , production would have to be altered . not only would the nfb’s mandate be to show canada to canadians and the rest of the world but it would now also serve as an important cog in the war information machine .
to understand the context in which propaganda films were made , we must look back to what communications were like back then . in 1940 there was no television or internet . people got their news from newspapers , radio and newsreels at their local cinema . newsreels were usually 10 - 20 minutes long and shown just before the feature film . it was the only way people could see images of what was going on in the world .
time inc . ’s american march of time series produced out of new york was one of the best known in the world . they would issue one film a month to be shown throughout north america and in the english - speaking world . with an obvious american slant , these films were very popular but did not address canadian issues or concerns , especially about the new war in europe .
nfb film commissioner , john grierson , working with the wartime information board , decided that a new theatrical series would be created to provide canadians with a uniquely canadian view of the war as well as to inspire and encourage canadians to be part of the war effort – a not too subtle attempt at fostering national unity .
the series was designed to show canada’s achievements in a wide variety of fields , including those in the war at home and on the fighting fronts . the series was produced at the rate of one issue a month , starting with atlantic patrol , released in april 1940 .
while it was originally planned as a series for the duration of the war , it was decided to keep producing it afterwards with the focus on canada at peace , describing canadian contributions in science and welfare ; industry and crafts ; and music and art . a total of 199 issues were produced before the series was canceled in 1959 .
during wartime the series was produced in co - operation with the public information division of the department of national war services ( later to become the wartime information board ) . footage was obtained from a variety of sources : film libraries in the usa , allied forces cameramen and the enemy . captured footage from the latter was obtained when allied ships intercepted enemy ships and confiscated propaganda films produced by the nazis .
the series was produced in 35 mm specifically for the theatrical market . each issue would be shown in around 800 theatres throughout canada over six months . distribution was handled by columbia pictures of canada . the nfb had made a deal with famous players cinemas of canada to ensure that canadians from coast to coast had access to these films .
after the six months were up and the theatrical tour was finished , the films were made available on 16 mm for showing in schools , libraries , church basements and factories . this non - theatrical distribution extended the life of these films for another year or two . the films would also be made available to various film libraries , throughout nine provinces , operated by university and provincial authorities .
the series was produced in french too , under the title en avant canada , and distributed in quebec and new brunswick by france film distribution in 60 theatres . in french , 8 to 12 issues were produced each year – some were versions of the english titles , others original material . this series was canceled in 1959 after 173 issues .
internationally some of the films were also distributed in australia , the uk and usa ( by telenews ) , in india ( by fox ) and the west indies ( by inter - continental ) . these were usually the titles that dealt more with international than canadian issues . among these was warclouds in the pacific , released just one week before the japanese bombing at pearl harbour . the film eerily warned of an imminent japanese attack . it was not long before every american wanted to see this film to better understand the menace from the far east .
one of the most famous films from this series was churchill’s island , released in canada in june 1941 . it was later released in the usa and won canada’s ( and the nfb’s ) first oscar© for best documentary short subject . ( warclouds in the pacific was also nominated in the same category that year ) .
zero hour was released two days after the d - day landings . it used footage of the d - day preparations and a dozen different endings covering every possible invasion point from norway to the mediterranean .
the final world war ii issue was headline hunters ( released at the end of june 1945 ) , an account of the various journalists and broadcasters reporting on the war from europe and the pacific . seventy years on , it still offers a compelling look at these brave people . i include this film for you to see . please note that although it was released at the end of june 1945 , it refers to the allied victory over japan in august of that year . this is because the film was edited after its commercial run to include the information on the pacific victory for its non - theatrical run .
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with clear skies and scorching weather , breakthrough’s home court series held its first outdoor installment of the summer on friday , june 29 . food , games , competition and scholastic achievement were seminal in bringing the east garfield park community together in the sweltering sun .
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together , breakthrough offers academic , athletic , art , science , technology , faith development and life - skill programs for more than 700 children ages 3 - 19 .
the breakthrough youth network aims to overcome the forces of poverty and see our students become caring and responsible community members who transform east garfield park into a place where success becomes the norm and families prosper .
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residents also receive access to legal aid , food stamps , housing and employment information , financial management , ged certification and family workshops . we welcome volunteers as well as food and supply donations .
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circling one star among hundreds of billions , in one galaxy among a hundred billion more , in a universe that is vast and expanding ever faster – perhaps toward infinity . in the granular details of daily life , it’s easy to forget that we live in a place of astonishing grandeur and mystery .
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when humans put their imaginations to work , anything is possible . aiming to inspire and entertain viewers , breakthrough delves into the social , ethical and economic questions raised by the potentially world - changing innovations at the heart of each episode .
bucking the medical system , maverick doctors have pioneered breakthrough cancer therapies . by supercharging t - cells and coupling them with deactivated hiv , doctors in philadelphia save the lives of stage four patients thought beyond hope . in france , genetic engineers create
universal donor
t - cells that could revolutionize cancer therapy .
an exclusive look inside the world of hackers , where good battles evil with the security of the world at stake . cyber terror follows white hat hackers on a high - risk mission to sneak inside and compromise bank computers , and a black - hat isis hacker trying to recruit suicide bombers to attack a beloved tourist destination .
nate silver may be the modern - day nostradamus ? but tomorrow ' s prophet is a computer . by finding hidden patterns in data , a new form of artificial intelligence predicts the future with incredible accuracy . but if we peer into the crystal ball , will we see a world where machines shape the future , leaving their creators far behind ?
every year , worldwide consumption of electricity grows , taxing our aging and vulnerable electric grids , leading to blackouts around the world , often with devastating results . now , a small band of fearless engineers are making a dangerous trek across the high himalaya to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people .
small , cheap commercial drones are everywhere , and they ' re being used for anything you can imagine . most people use them for good ? but in the wrong hands , they could be weapons of mass destruction . the military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against this new threat ? and it all comes to a head in the week - long game of drones .
humankind has searched for the fountain of youth since the beginning of recorded history . scientific advancements have increased life expectancy , but now that living into the 80s is commonplace , we have a new problem . we need to extend not just lifespan , but healthspan . a pioneering band of scientists now believe they have the knowledge to target and slow the mechanisms of aging .
chances are you either know , or you are , a cyborg : a person who is aided or enhanced by embedded technology , such as artificial limbs or pacemakers . but advances in science are taking us beyond replacement parts and into a new realm . they are expanding the range of our senses and changing the nature of the human body and mind .
the human brain is the most complex object in the known universe . after millennia of speculation about what goes on inside our heads , we now have the tools to explore its deepest reaches . these tools are leading to significant discoveries : breakthroughs that may shed light on the mystery of consciousness , free thousands from comas and afflictions such as epilepsy , and offer relief to people haunted by severe trauma .
much as technology leaps forward during times of war , the ebola outbreak that began in 2014 is forcing medical science to evolve as quickly as the virus it ' s fighting . this horror is provoking a revolution that may give birth to a world virtually free of pathogens . scientists and medical practitioners working at the front lines of disease prevention and control are finding breakthrough ways to fight pandemic viruses .
everything that we do to move , live , work , play , create , and survive , is sustained by spinning a wheel . we ' ve long relied on fossil fuels , but the supply is finite and the environmental costs of burning them are growing . enter a new generation of inventors , innovators , and entrepreneurs who are looking to the edge of discovery for new ways to keep these wheels in motion .
planet earth is often called
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. it ' s not until you take a closer look that you discover that despite its surface being covered with water , there is very little water to drink . our population of 7 billion people and millions of animal species share just 1 % of the water available on our planet . with climate change savaging weather systems and our population steadily rising , scientists and engineers all over the world are struggling to create local solutions for the growing global water problem .
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video cameras are popping up everywhere . on a typical day out in a big city a person could be filmed by hundreds of closed - circuit television ( cctv ) cameras . the combined output of all these systems is far greater than there are security staff to watch all the images . hence there are various ways being used to automate the process .
some systems work in “real time” to alert security staff to a potential incident being filmed by a camera . such systems can read number plates on cars and identify certain faces . a number use powerful algorithms to detect suspicious behavior , such as a group loitering near a door where entry is barred or an item of luggage that seems to have been left unattended .
so , a camera watching over a gate though which only a dozen people a day pass would appear like a much busier gate , with a dozen people using it in only a few seconds . the synopsis video can also be filtered by parameters such as color , direction , speed and area of interest so that , for example , all people wearing red and walking from right to left are presented first . as the video is not speeded up , each person moves at the speed they were filmed at . and at any time during the review an operator can switch to see the original video footage .
the process begins as the video is recorded . using motion detection algorithms , the briefcam software separates the background ( static or non - moving objects ) from the moving objects , tracking and analyzing any motion within the frame . it uses this information to create a database of backgrounds and events ( also called objects or activities ) . when the video summary is needed , all moving events from the period of interest are collected and “shifted in time” to create the shorter synopsis video .
as the video summary displays all moving events it is less likely than analytical software to miss something , and it still relies on the instinct and experience of human operators—only making their time more valuable by editing out all the boring bits .
image of the hst goods - south field , one of the deepest images of the sky but covering just one millionth of its total area . image credit : nasa / esa / the goods team / m . giavalisco ( umass . , amherst ) .
“our posturings , our imagined self - importance , the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe , are challenged by this point of pale light . our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark . in our obscurity , in all this vastness , there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves . ” - carl sagan
how many galaxies are there in the observable universe ? if you had asked this question a century ago , the answer could have been anywhere from one to infinity . if you asked fifty years ago , we’d know the number was finite , since we knew about the big bang , but we wouldn’t know whether it was in the millions , billions or much a greater number . and if you had asked just earlier this decade , you would have gotten an answer between 100 and 200 billion .