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Horticulture has been major contributor to the economy of the State and due to diverse climatic condition and topography, Himachal Pradesh is capable of cultivating wide varieties of fruits and vegetables. More than 35 species of different fruits could be successfully grown in the State.
Horticulture Minister Mahender Singh Thakur said that the State Government would prepare a work plan for ensuring development of horticulture in different parts of the State. The specialists will go to the field and prepare specific plans for different regions, keeping in view agro climatic conditions of the area. It will also be ensured that optimum survival of plants was achieved in the areas planned by the horticulture officers. He said that to achieve this goal the Horticulture department would develop nurseries as per demand of the farmers and according to the climatic conditions of the region.
He said that the World Bank aided Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project of Rs. 1134 crores is being implemented in the state. Fruit plants of apple, pear and walnut will be distributed among farmer clusters whereas 14,406 plants of mango, litchi, guava and citrus fruits have been sold amongst 28 subtropical clusters in the state under this project.
Training has been imparted to 58 officers under this project to upgrade their knowledge in the field of horticulture. Besides, international experts from the New Zealand also imparted training to 320 horticulture officers and 501 farmers.
The State Government have also implemented Integrated Horticulture Mission in the State for integrated development of horticulture. Under the Mission, various activities such as plant nurseries, construction of water sources and increase in horticulture area, protective farming under green house, organic farming, post-harvest management and food processing activities would be executed effectively. Several projects are being implemented under National Agriculture Development Scheme for research and development of horticulture.
The State Government, in view to increase in the fruit production in the state, is working to upgrade and establish new cold storage stores and packing houses in the state. The Government has also decided to increase procurement prices of citrus fruits in the State under market invention scheme (MIS). Food processing industries will also be promoted in the State so that optimum utilization could be ensured of the horticulture crop.As many as 54 procurement centres would be opened in different parts of the State, which would remain functional from 21st November, 2019 to 15th February, 2020.
Keeping in view immense scope of floriculture in the state, the State Government was promoting floriculture in a big way. Green houses would be constructed since floriculture could prove an effective source of self-employment. One cannot overrule the possible loss to horticulture crops due to adverse climatic conditions and change in environment. Thus, the horticulturists are being advised to go for new plantation only after ensuring adequate water for irrigation. The state government has also directed the officers of the department to submit a report regarding survival rate of plants planted by the farmers.
The state government has launched new schemes like Pushp Kranti Yojna, Mukhya Mantri Madhu Vikas Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Green House Renovation Scheme and installation of anti-hail nets to give boost up horticulture sector and facilitate the farming community. Beside this, Asian Development Bank aided projects of amounting to Rs. 1688 crores and Rs. 423 crores have also been approved for the state for development of subtropical fruits and mushroom in the state respectively.
The State government has also launched m-kisan programme to facilitate the farming community and farmers have been registered under this scheme to help them in solving their day-to-day farming problems.


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David Fine wasn't anywhere near Hollywood during the 79th Academy Awards, but he still got more Oscar-telecast screen time than most of the celebrities in the audience. Fine's single scene in "The Pursuit of Happyness" - where he scuffles with Will Smith's character in front of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco - was used to highlight Smith's best actor nomination.
"I was watching Animal Planet and didn't find out about it until people called me, and kept calling me," Fine remembers. "It certainly helped PR-wise - but not enough to get (the casting agent) to let me in to read for Clint's new film shooting here in January."
On that February day in 2007, Fine was seen by more than a billion viewers. Other film projects the San Francisco actor has worked on have been appreciated by audiences that charitably number in the low thousands. Some performances end up on the cutting-room floor.
Consider this a tribute to the David Fines - the surprisingly healthy community of Screen Actors Guild members who live in or near San Francisco - taking featured roles in local independent films and cameos in the occasional big-budget movie or television show that shoots in the Bay Area. Spend enough time at the theater or watching cable TV, and some of the faces start to look familiar. One veteran actor we talked to, Stu Klitsner, was in "Bullitt" and two "Dirty Harry" movies and had a memorable scene as a doctor in "The Pursuit of Happyness." Another actress managed to find her way, as various characters, into six "Nash Bridges" episodes.
Michael Sommers jokes about getting "my typical San Francisco two lines." With the exception of a featured role in the pilot for the since-canceled ABC drama "The Evidence," most of his meatier acting has been in smaller independent films, including a lead in the forthcoming drama "Stitch in Time."
"My favorite thing about working (in the Bay Area) is the family atmosphere of the people I get to work with," Sommers says. "I go on set and even though I'm a middle-class actor, I recognize a lot of people. We always wish for more work, but the work has always been really good. ... People are up here because they're passionate about it."
Peter Quartaroli, a veteran local actor and film producer, spent several years living in Los Angeles, and still drives there frequently. Like many of his colleagues, Quartaroli is frustrated by the lack of work in the Bay Area, in part because so many studios are sending location work to Canada, where filming costs are cheaper. The third "X-Men" movie managed to take place almost entirely in San Francisco without shooting a single meaningful scene in the city.
"I've always thought it would be great to be the kind of artist who can pick up a paintbrush or a guitar and create something," Quartaroli says. "As an actor, you have to get hired. That's the hardest part - you just want to go to work, and you have to go through the audition process and get hired to practice your craft."
Day jobs are common among Bay Area Screen Actor Guild actors. Klitsner worked as an English teacher and a counselor in three East Bay schools, retiring in 1989. At 83, he still takes the occasional stage or film role, most recently playing an ailing father in a small independent film called "Tenderloin." Quartaroli works off and on as a maitre d' or manager at Sam's Grill in San Francisco - the setting of his current passion project, "Tony's Money." Actress Liisa Cohen has also worked as a stuntwoman, in movies including "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "Spider-Man 2."
But every once in a while the hard work pays off in a big way. Fine's scene with Will Smith wasn't an accident - it was the result of an actor who has been putting in hard work for decades.
Stu Klitsner
The story behind your earliest screen credit: I was an extra on a movie called "Experiment in Terror" (1962), which filmed in San Francisco. Anne Brebner was the agent - she was about the only agent at the time. She came over and said, "Do you want to have a principal part?" I said "I'd love to." ... That led to the very first SAG card I had out here.
The movie or TV role that brought you the most exposure: I was in a pilot for a TV series called "Then Came Bronson" (1969), starring Michael Parks. Parks rides up alongside me on a motorcycle, after quitting his job at a newspaper. I say, "Taking a trip?" and he says, "Yeah," and I say, "Where to?" and he says, "Wherever I end up ..." About two months later, Anne Brebner calls me up and says, "Stu, they sold the pilot, they want to put your little scene in every show, before the titles come up." ... My scene always started that show. I had three little kids, and we would let them stay up and see Daddy on TV.
The hardest part of being an actor in the Bay Area: Going to auditions, although I liked it a lot because you'd see all your friends. Most of the time you didn't get the part, but at least you got to see everybody.
The "Nash Bridges" role: I was the father of a hit man, who was supposed to be a friend of Nash Bridges. We shot the scene at an old delicatessen in Oakland.
Michael Sommers
The little-seen movie you appeared in that deserves more attention: "Haiku Tunnel" with Josh Kornbluth. It did everything right, productionwise. It's one of my all-time favorite movies - it's witty and fun and to the point. Very well constructed.
The story behind your earliest screen credit: It was "Mousehunt" (1997). I drove about four hours for the audition, up to the base of Yosemite. Thank God I got the role, because I would have felt like I really wasted my time. It was a great thing because I got to meet Nathan Lane. Unfortunately I didn't get to meet Christopher Walken, but my scene is with him, so it looks like I'm in a scene with Christopher Walken.
The most unusual role: I played the Boogerman, who is sort of a zombie Edward Scissorshands, teaching kids not to pick their nose. It was a short, and it was scary, but in a fun kind of way.
The "Nash Bridges" role: I got on twice, and I really enjoyed it. I opened up the season where Nash was broke - it was my fault. I'm Nash's accountant, and I'm going to jump off the roof and Nash and Cheech (Marin) see who the jumper is. Cheech turns to Nash and says, "That's your accountant. That's not a good sign."
Peter Quartaroli
The story behind your earliest screen credit: "Angel in Green" was a movie we shot in the Cook Islands and New Zealand. I was an actor who was traveling and I ran out of money. ... It had Bruce Boxleitner and Susan Dey and Dan Lauria. We were on this little island for a month. I learned so much about Hollywood and what it is to be on location. I had a small pig who lived in the hotel room with me. We just had all these wild stories.
The reason you choose to act in the Bay Area: I'm Italian American, and everything sort of revolves around stories when you're growing up. I was raised in San Francisco, and this is where I was to tell stories. You have to live in L.A. to get to learn what the industry is like, and learn not to hate it. But I had to come back home to tell my stories.
The most rewarding part of your acting career: Working with the other actors, and the collaborative nature of film. There are so many moving parts, and when you work with these people who are so creative, when it works, it's just incredible.
The "Nash Bridges" role: It's amazing how many people actually saw that show - and I kept coming back. (In three seasons) I played a different bad guy trying to kill Don Johnson. I don't know how they brought me back so many times, but they did. They'd give me a different accent or a different look, change it up just enough so people didn't notice.
Kathryn Howell
The story behind your earliest screen credit: "Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann" (1991). I was the mother of the kidnapped girl, so it was quite an intense role, with several scenes. I remember being quite thrilled that they would even cast it here. ... The way I found out I got the role is I got a call from wardrobe to get my sizes.
The most unusual role: My sister and I played (conjoined) twins on "Tales From the Crypt." We had to be literally hooked together. ... That was a very funny experience. I had a director's chair with my name in the back, but I couldn't sit in it because I was connected to my sister. Trying to eat was hard. One of us would hold the plate and the other one would put the food on it.
The reason you choose to act in the Bay Area: I came for the summer because I had a scholarship to study at ACT, and I just fell in love with the area and I never left. I stay because it's home, and I feel like there are opportunities here when you're starting out that you don't get in the bigger markets.
The "Nash Bridges" role: I had a very tiny role on "Nash Bridges." It was called "Woman at Bakery." When you get called for an audition and the role has a first name, that's a good thing. If there's a first and last name, that's a great role. The smaller roles all have names like "Woman at Bakery," or "Nurse" or "Surgeon."
David Fine
The little-seen movie you appeared in that deserves more attention: There are two. "Sensored" is coming out on DVD in February, and it's probably one of the more intelligent scripts I've been a part of. It stars Robert Picardo. Another one is a featurette called "The Red Door," which won a lot of awards, and I'm going to do a full-length sequel on it called "The Black Door." Also, look out for a (horror film) called "Stricken."
The story behind your earliest screen credit: "The Banker" (1989) was a very small role in a film that one of my ex-business partners produced. Jeff Conaway, I think, was in it and Robert Forster. In that one I was a paramedic who was tending to one of the heroes who got shot with a crossbow. My only line was "We gotta go." ... I ran into Forster again in this film I did with Ed Harris. I told him, "I got my SAG card on one of your films."
The hardest part of being an actor in the Bay Area: People think you're crazy when you're walking down the street practicing your lines.
The "Nash Bridges" role: I was on it one time, I auditioned for it several times. ... I played a smarmy desk clerk in a hotel in an episode with Jeff Fahey.
Liisa Cohen
The story behind your earliest screen credit: "Grand Avenue" (1996). "Gang Girl #1." It was the first time I felt a part of something that was bigger than anything I'd known before. I remember being truly grateful and scared.
The little-seen movie you appeared in that deserves more attention: "Freedom Writers" (2007). It is a great story. I played Brandy's mom, a victim of domestic abuse. I spent time at a women's shelter absorbing and preparing for the role. Very intense. Very rewarding.
The "Nash Bridges" role: (I was in) six episodes. My largest role was on "Hard Cell" as Tina Trease, an escaped prisoner. I loved working on the show.
The most rewarding part of your acting career: All of it. Creative people, together with their energy, regardless of their task, working (often) in unison toward a common goal. From beginning to end ... there is a hum, a constant reminder of the creative process. A complex circuitry of it all, the electricity it generates. I love being a part of the process, being plugged into it.
The most unusual role: "My Name Is Earl." I played a hooker dressed as Santa riding a bike in 6-inch heels.


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Exports of rice last year declined slightly, according to a report issued yesterday by the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF).
Cambodia exported 626,225 tonnes of rice to international markets in 2018, a drop of 1.5 percent compared to 2017.
Local firms exported mainly three types of rice: fragrant rice (493,597 tonnes shipped, or 78.82 percent of total rice exports), long-grain white rice (105,990 tonnes, or 16.93 percent), and long-grain parboiled rice (26,638 tonnes, or 4.25 percent).
The largest market for Cambodian rice continues to be the European Union, which imported almost 270,000 tonnes, equivalent to 42.98 percent of total exports.
By individual country, the largest buyer was China (170,000 tonnes), followed by France (90,000 tonnes), Malaysia (40,000 tonnes), Gabon (30,000 tonnes), and the Netherlands (26,000 tonnes).
Hun Lak, vice president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said throughout the year exports were significantly lower than in 2017, but that a high volume of shipments in December helped close the gap.
"We thought that the fall in rice exports would be bigger than 1.5 percent because this year we had only one harvest for our first-grade rice," he said, noting, however, that total export value was unchanged compared to 2017 because fragrant rice fetched a high price in the international market.
High-quality fragrant rice now sells for $885 per ton, while the lower quality one fetches $750, according to Mr Lak.
In 2018, producers complained of high production costs that limited their ability to purchase seeds. This, in turn, meant rice millers did not have enough rice to process and export.
"For 2019, the government has agreed to lower electricity costs which will be a good thing for the sector. This year we will also have more storage facilities. The big issue now remains transportation costs," Mr Lak said.
Players in the local rice sector are still awaiting the EU's final say on whether it imposes tariffs on Cambodian rice. A final decision is due on Jan 15.
Mr Lak said the safeguard investigation into whether Cambodian rice imports affect European farmers was launched by Italy and Spain, who wanted to protect their own rice sectors.
"The tariffs will make our rice in the European market very uncompetitive.
"If these tariffs are approved, we will have to shift our focus from the EU market to other countries. We are trying to diversify into markets like China," Mr Lak said, adding that Cambodia needs to continue lowering production and transportation costs while improving the quality of its products.
Earlier this week, Khmer Times reported that uncertainty in the tariff issue was causing the delay of rice shipments abroad, with overseas buyers reluctant to go ahead with exchanges.
Chan Sokheang, chairman and CEO of local rice exporter Signatures of Asia, said "Due to this uncertainty, buyers are delaying shipments. They are waiting for EC's decision.
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PUBLISHED: 06:34 19 January 2010 | UPDATED: 15:59 06 July 2010
In an age of elections increasingly dominated by the media it was perhaps fitting that the Tories' opening salvo in one of the region's most hotly contested constituencies could fairly be described as The Eric and Brandon Show.
In an age of elections increasingly dominated by the media it was perhaps fitting that the Tories' opening salvo in one of the region's most hotly contested constituencies could fairly be described as The Eric and Brandon Show.
For party chairman Eric Pickles and Great Yarmouth's prospective Tory candidate Brandon Lewis were, until the latter's move up to Norfolk, the unlikely hosts of a show of that name on Phoenix FM in Brentwood, Essex.
The pair, sitting Brentwood and Ongar MP and former Brentwood council leader, once entertained listeners with a monthly mix of interviews of local personalities and music.
But on yesterday's mission to Yarmouth at the invitation of his former fellow presenter, Mr Pickles faced an altogether more rigorous challenge of convincing voters why they should elect a Tory MP for the first time since the advent of New Labour.
After fielding questions from students at Gorleston's East Norfolk Sixth Form College on everything from student loans to inheritance tax, he sat down to expound the Tories' new action plan for coastal towns entitled "No longer the end of the line".
Mr Pickles, who earlier on his whistle-stop tour had visited coastal erosion campaigners in Winterton and businesses in the north Norfolk constituency village of Catfield, acknowledged that millions of pounds of regeneration money had flooded into Yarmouth under Labour's tenure.
But he said the Tories' intention was to target resources more beneficially at district and county council level rather than decisions being taken remotely by such bodies as the East of England Development Agency.
And he said councils such as Yarmouth's would be encouraged to woo new enterprises and homes through the incentive of keeping more taxes generated locally.
Other elements of its policy would see the cancelling of Labour's council tax revaluation which would incur higher tax for having sea views, allowing privately owned historic seaside attractions, such as piers, to apply for Lottery funding, and giving councils and the police powers to restrict the number of late licences and tackle alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour.
Acknowledging the critical importance of the Yarmouth constituency, he said: "If Brandon does not win, David Cameron does not walk through the door of 10 Downing Street. I told the students at East Norfolk Sixth Form College that they are fortunate to live here because they will determine who wins the election."
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CELTIC striker Leigh Griffiths has admitted he is on leave from the champions because of "mental health" reasons.
The Hoops star came clean about the situation following allegations of gambling and a report in a national newspaper today that he had been at Newcastle Races yesterday.
The 28-year-old forward has been given time off by his club to deal with "ongoing issues" and his last appearance came as a 66th-minute substitute for Odsonne Edouard in the 1-0 Europa League win over Rosenborg in Trondheim on November 29.
Griffiths, in a statement on Twitter, insisted: "I am off work due to my mental health state. NOT GAMBLING, DRUGS, or any other issue that has been written about me since December."
STRIKING POSE…Leigh Griffiths thumps in a free-kick during his comeback from injury against Hamilton Accies.
The Scotland international, who has scored more than 100 goals for the Parkhead men, described stories, comments and social media posts about him as "laughable".
He added: "If anyone would like to come forward with real evidence that suggests I'm off with the above mentioned either from my employers, or anyone else, let's see it.
"I'm putting this out there now because family and friends are being asked questions and they've been told to say nothing."
Griffiths scored his last goal for the club with a free-kick shortly after coming on as a late substitute in the 3-0 victory over Hamilton Accies on November 24.
The frontman, who cost £1million when he joined from Wolves in January 2014, signed a four-year contract with the champions in September.


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Incoming: At least 5 space rocks headed towards Earth this week, as Japan extends its Hayabusa2 asteroid-hunter mission
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:56 UTC
To kick things off, on September 21 the 10-meter and 16-meter 2020 RQ6 and 2020 SJ2 will shoot past the Earth at distances of 1.2 and 1.4 million kilometers respectively.
Before anyone can breathe a sigh of relief, however, three more Near-Earth Objects are expected to fly past on September 22.
At 50m in diameter, or as tall as the Arc de Triomphe, the largest of the three, named 2020 RD5, will pass the Earth at 61,000 kph at a mercifully safe distance of four million kilometers.
Not long after, the paltry-by-comparison 2020 SM2, measuring just 5.8m in diameter, or four Danny DeVitos stacked on top of one another, will zoom past Earth, just 1.2 million km away.
Bringing up the rear will be the 27-meter 2020 RB6, traveling at a staggering 71,000 kph, set to pass our planet at a 'close approach' distance of 2.5 million km.
Meanwhile, Japan's Hayabusa 2 asteroid hunter, which successfully landed on and 'shot' the asteroid Ryugu with a specialized bullet in order to obtain samples for analysis back on Earth, is set to extend its mission and touch down on another space rock.
The initial sample is due to return to Earth this December, with a planned landing in Australia.
However, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed at a press briefing late last week that the mission would be extended and that, after a flying visit to drop off the sample, the probe would be headed for the tennis-court-sized 1998 KY26 asteroid, located between Venus and Mars.
Despite the apparent proximity to Earth, the spacecraft will spend five years cruising around the solar system before observing yet another asteroid en route to 1998 KY26, at which point mission control will decide whether a landing is feasible or not.
Comment: Seems like not a week goes by that we don't hear about another asteroid or near earth object that is discovered hurtling towards our end of the Milky Way system. It really just seems a matter of time before one or more of these finds its way to Terra.
And by now, its clear, many of the world's governments know it:
Asteroid threat: ESA's ambitious Hera Planetary Defense Mission awards $153 million contract
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On Christmas Day, a nice red bump appeared on the second knuckle of my right thumb. Yesterday it swelled some more and today, it's bigger, the skin is splitting and I'm headed to the VA doctor tomorrow. Hopefully, there will be a rheumatology clinic or I'm going to have myself a nice wait in the ER.
Could this infection be a result of doing Krav Maga? What kind of nut with scleroderma takes a self defense class? A smart one. I can't stop moving because I'm afraid of being hurt. I've tried that, and it backfired.
I have been getting infections in my hands for 18 years. The cause of these infections were cause by my knuckle(s) hitting an object. These injuries were bigger ones in the beginning. Tripping or misjudging distance and knocking my hand into something: There are too many to list and to be quite honest, I can't remember all of them.
I would experience open and unhealed wound pain for months. It used to be when one knuckle bursted open, the other on the opposite hand would do the same, then another knuckle and so on probably resulting in a thousand or more wounds on my hands that have opened and healed. At first, I thought a thousand or more sound high, but this has been ongoing for 18 years now. Scleroderma is under control, but Raynaud's will always be something I need to prevent and treat when it occurs. Raynuad's isn't the only gift scleroderma keeps on giving; there's calcinosis, the"C" in CREST Syndrome.
Calcinosis is not a result of too much calcium, Calcinosis are calcium deposits. For me, these calcium deposits work their way up to my skin and break through causing an open wound. If I am not taking Viagra as prescribed, my wound heals slowly and is more susceptible to infection, delaying healing even longer and causing more complications.
So, why don't protect my hands by not doing things that may injure them? The truth is; the more I sit still, the weaker I get. I tried sitting still and I still got injured. I got injured because I was not moving other parts of my body that could prevent injuries from minor incidents. Scleroderma is a progressive disease. I have slowed down the freight train, but it's still moving. That means if tissue goes unused, I loose it.
One day, I couldn't bend my wrists and I haven't since. It probably happened over time, but how could I know if I was not moving them. I was so busy "protecting" my fingers from injury, my wrists fused. And, because I couldn't bend my elbows, when I wanted to use my hands I injured my knuckles even more. My brain would signal my wrist to bend to react to small spaces, but because my wrists were fused, BAM! – Open knuckle. Good times. So, yes, I am going to get wounds and infections in my fingers and these are going to happen if I do Krav Maga or not. When these injuries happen, I will be sitting out on classes because I need to take time to heal, but stopping activity is not an option. I've got lung tissue to keep moving, my digestion is better when I exercise, so while sitting out my classes I will be doing Yoga or some walking.
Today, I sat on my couch and rested. My house is a disaster and I hate sitting in it, but cleaning may cause the wound I have to open. One good thing about this wound is the skin has not broken, yet. I want it to be drained tomorrow at the VA so that it can be swabbed for MRSA. Usually, MRSA is assumed because I have a history of it and that's a whole other post. I declined to post the wound because it's a bit gross and I am very desensitized to the look of it and I know it's doing better than it looks.
I took the time to write this so that when the healing begins, which is when the pain is most intense, I can read this post and remind myself why complications of scleroderma, like ugly, painful wounds, will not keep me down. Scleroderma, even when stable requires life long maintenance to watch for symptoms and keeping my body heathy to fight the complications- not to mention the fun of normal aging. Yoga, Krav Maga, and a good diet are my ways of fighting for my life. My life is not perfect, it did not turn out the way I thought it should. Does that happen for everyone? You bet. Scleroderma or not. As Amy Farrah Fowler so eloquently said when asked about her life, "Just like everyone else's. Subject to entropy, decay, and eventual death. Thank you for asking."
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Grand Theft Auto is the first installment in the famous open-world game series that mixes action and adventure with ease.
Originally released in 1997, it caused a great stir due to the main character's freedom of action. In the game, you play a criminal who carries out different missions for criminal organizations. What sets this game apart is that it was one of the first to let players ignore the objectives and explore on their own if they wanted to. While you play, you'll explore three different cities based on actual cities in the U.S. They include Liberty City (based on New York City), Vice City (based on Miami), and San Andreas (based on San Francisco).
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
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Friday, July 14, 2017
Single tickets will go on sale tomorrow for Colorado Ballet's 57th season, which will include Dracula, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and Ballet Director's Choice at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts.
Colorado Ballet opens its 57th season with the crowd-favorite Dracula, October 6-15, 2017 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Dracula features choreography by Michael Pink and music by Philip Feeney, performed live by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra. Based on Bram Stoker's Gothic horror, Dracula features seductive vampires, frightening mental patients and the king of the undead himself, Count Dracula.
The season continues with the holiday classic The Nutcracker, November 25 through December 24, 2017 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The 57th annual production features timeless choreography paired with Tchaikovsky's extraordinary arrangement performed live by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra. In addition to being the largest production of The Nutcracker in the state, Colorado Ballet's 2016 production was named the best-loved Nutcracker in the U.S. in the 10th Annual Goldstar National Nutcracker Award contest.
In the spring, Colorado Ballet will present the Shakespearean love story Romeo and Juliet, February 16-25, 2018 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The romantic ballet features choreography by Derek Deane and music by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by the Colorado Ballet Orchestra. Prokofiev's music serves as a melodic substitute for Shakespeare's poetry and Deane's staging of the ballet focuses on the characters' relationships.
Colorado Ballet will close out its season with a collection of ballets in Ballet Director's Choice, March 30-April 1, 2018 at the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Ballet Director's Choiceincludes Pillar of Fire by choreographer Antony Tudor and music by Arnold Schoenberg, Brief Fling by choreographer Twyla Tharp with music by Michel Colombier and Percy Grainger, and a third work to be announced. Colorado Ballet received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to perform Pillar of Fire.
Tickets range from $30 to $155. Visit www.coloradoballet.org or call 303-837-8888 ext. 2. To continue reducing the number of ticket resellers who buy Colorado Ballet tickets and resell them at much higher prices, the print-at-home option for tickets will not be available until approximately one month before each production opens. Until then, Colorado Ballet will send paper copies of tickets in the mail at no additional charge to ticket buyers. Colorado Ballet used this strategy for the first time last season and it significantly cut down on the number of ticket resellers.
In addition to the season performances, Colorado Ballet will perform at the Vail Dance Festival on July 31 and August 1. For more information, visit www.vaildance.org. Colorado Ballet will also perform An Evening under the Stars at the Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheater on August 26. For more information, visit www.arvadacenter.org.
For the second season in a row, Colorado Ballet will also have two Attitude on Santa Fe productions in its Black Box Theater during the season. Attitude on Santa Fe features three original works choreographed and performed by Colorado Ballet dancers. The Company will present two Attitude on Santa Fe performances in September 2017 and two performances with different works in February 2018. Information about these performances will be available soon on Colorado Ballet's website...
Friday, June 30, 2017
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
By Sharon Wehner, Colorado Ballet Principal Dancer
Yoga has been a great adjunct to my training as a dancer in so many ways... It is a great form of cross-training not only for the body, but mind and spirit as well.
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text: Nothing lasts forever. Not even, it seems, Bernie Ecclestone's reign over Formula One. Even seasoned F1 observers who know better than to write off the sport's indefatigable CEO figured the game might finally be up when US entertainment giant Liberty Media announced its takeover plans last September. With the remaining financial and regulatory obstacles cleared, the £6.4bn deal is now complete, and Liberty's battle plan for a new F1 is swiftly taking shape. Chase Carey, who spent the last few Grands Prix schmoozing team bosses and FIA grandees, has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, to go with Chairman. Bernie Ecclestone now rejoices in the job title chairman emeritus and will also act as an adviser to the board. In reality, this is the equivalent of a gold carriage clock. Speaking unofficially to German magazine AMS, the man himself declared: "I was dismissed. This is official. I no longer run the company. My position has been taken by Chase Carey." Officially, he had this to say: "I'm very pleased that the business has been acquired by Liberty and that it intends to invest in the future of F1. I am sure that Chase will execute his role in a way that will benefit the sport." Read between the lines and you'll find a gap the size of the Grand Canyon. As part of a series of official statements from Liberty, the new boss commented: "I am excited to be taking on the additional role of CEO. F1 has huge multiple untapped opportunities. I have enjoyed hearing from the fans, teams, FIA, promoters and sponsors on their ideas and hopes for the sport. I would like to thank Bernie for his leadership over the decades. The sport is what it is today because of him and the talented team of executives he has led, and he will always be part of the F1 family." That last point is moot, to say the least. At 86, and after almost four decades of, ahem, unique control, it's difficult to see why Bernie would want to continue. Already wealthy from his time as a car dealer in London's Warren Street area in the 1950s, Ecclestone's entry into motor racing began as a competitor, then driver manager. By the late 1970s, he owned and ran the Brabham team, but as an inveterate wheeler-dealer he quickly realised that the golden path lay in parlaying F1 into a global television spectacle. This entailed the sort of deal-making he thrived on, but that the other, more racing-focused team owners found to be a distraction. By the mid-1990s, Bernie had secured the commercial rights to a sport that was riding high on sponsorship dollars, promoter interest, and worldwide TV audiences eclipsed only by the Olympics and football. He became astoundingly wealthy as a result, but was also careful to enrich other key figures in the paddock. As the good times rolled, who among them would complain at the more eccentric aspects of his leadership? For his part, Bernie never hid his admiration for some of history's most profoundly unsavoury characters: dictators were people who got things done. He delighted in starting fires simply so he could put them out. He also found a willing partner in former FIA President Max Mosley, concocting a legal framework that both suited and perpetuated the deliberately engineered dysfunction of F1. This, most would argue, reached its zenith in 2000 when Mosley agreed to grant Ecclestone's FOM organisation the commercial rights to F1 for 110 years for just £287m (an absurd period of time for a fraction of what it should have been). He also began to alienate fans by playing hardball with treasured F1 venues such as Silverstone, Spa and Monza, preferring to take the sport into well-known motor racing territories like South Korea, India, and Russia in return for huge stipends from central government. TG.com has also spoken to leading F1 figures who bemoaned the inequitable division of prize money: the big teams have thrived, but the days of an F1 'minnow' winning or graduating to the top table are a distant memory. This, not to mention the bribery scandal that led to a trial in Germany in 2014, is not the sort of thing that will have played well with F1's new owners. Liberty Media is in the entertainment business, and the new CEO Carey has talked of improving the sport's reach in the digital era, issued emollient statements about the importance of its European heartland, and is of course keen to do the one thing Bernie never truly managed: break F1 in the US. We'll see. Be under no illusion, though, this a big day for F1 fans. The return of Ross Brawn, who will oversee the racing side and knows better than anyone where F1's problems lie – and how to fix them – demonstrates shrewd judgment on Liberty's part. A former ESPN vice president, Sean Bratches, will handle the commercial aspects. It's a new dawn. However, for those of us who met or did business with Bernie Ecclestone, it's impossible not to feel at least a twinge of regret. There has never been a man like him, and we'll certainly never see his like again. The modern media and business world wouldn't allow it, and with his departure F1 bids farewell to one of the biggest personalities in global sport. "I'm no teacher," he told Top Gear in an interview last year. "And I think, you know, the way I do things would be difficult to teach somebody to do. They need to get another good used car dealer. That's what they need. Find a good car dealer." http://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/bernie-ecclestone-replaced-f1-boss


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Black proves to be the consumate performer
Houston Astrodome, Houston, Feb. 21, 1998
By Brian Wahlert
HOUSTON - Hometown hero Clint Black lived up to the expectations of the 49,437 fans who came to see him.
In true George Strait Rodeo tradition, Black rode out onto the Astrodome floor on a brown horse, waving a Texas flag, to the roars of the audience. After doing a lap around the floor, his black coat flying up in the air behind him, he dismounted and climbed up to the stage, where he waved the flag a few times and then set it in its mount. The mostly Texan crowd loved every minute of it.
Then Black pulled out his harmonica and started playing the introduction to "Good Run of Bad Luck." Unfortunately, the sound was far too quiet and muffled during this song and its follow-up, "Summer's Comin'."
As soon as the guitar solo began on "Killin' Time," the crowd roared its approval of one of Black's first number-one hits. Frustratingly, the sound mix still wasn't quite right, but Black did the best he could.
Next came Black's first number-one hit song, "Better Man," and he followed that with "Tuckered Out," which, he said, includes the names of 38 country artists. It's a silly wordplay song, but it's fun to try to pick out all of the names cleverly inserted by Black and his guitarist and frequent songwriting collaborator Hayden Nicholas.
Black proved on the next song, the recent hit "Like the Rain," that he's not just living off his old hits, some of which have become country classics. Black picked a gorgeous acoustic guitar introduction to the song, a perfect fit for a night when Houston got one of its worst rainstorms of the winter.
Black performed "Something That We Do," backed only by his own acoustic guitar. Normally, if a performer plays two slow, spare-sounding songs in a row at the less-than-intimate Astrodome, people in the audience start talking to each other or get up to buy popcorn, but Black did an outstanding job of holding the crowd's interest with this beautiful love song.
Black's best song, both lyrically and melodically, is "State of Mind," and helped along by his fiddle and electric guitar players, Black gave a great performance. The song gives such a wonderful explanation for why we all love music in the first place: "Ain't it funny how a melody/Can bring back a memory/Take you to another place and time/Completely change your state of mind."
Black later talked about the terrible Houston traffic and to the crowd's delight named about a half dozen local roads that he hates to drive before playing the bluesy number "Damn This Traffic Jam." After another driving song, "Nothin' But the Taillights," Black got back on his horse and took a lap around the stadium, slapping some front-row fans' hands, before riding away.
Black is the consummate entertainer - an outstanding country singer-songwriter who also plays great guitar and harmonica and tells interesting stories, too. His Rodeo performance was yet another resounding success.
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Bet you didn't know a studio exec took all those 'Hunger Games' photos
LOS ANGELES — The name Tim Palen doesn't have the same Panem-esque ring to it as, say, Katniss Everdeen or Peeta Mellark, but to fans of The Hunger Games film franchise, he's no less important a figure.
Palen is chief brand officer and president of worldwide marketing at Hunger Games studio Lionsgate — but that's just his day job. When he's not busy crafting some of Hollywood's most innovative and digitally integrated film marketing strategies, he's moonlighting as a professional photographer ... for himself.
SEE ALSO: Is the first 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' trailer inside this mystery box?
The award-winning shutterbug has been shooting the studio's campaigns for a long time, including The Hunger Games. If you've seen any of those iconic character images over the past few years — gorgeous, saturated reds and golds, often with stark, monochromatic backgrounds — it was probably Palen (pictured below, second from left; with Liam Hemsworth, left, and Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence, second from right; and star Evan Ross) behind the camera.
With the series set to conclude on Nov. 20, Palen has collected his works in "Photographs from The Hunger Games," a high-end version of which will be available the day of the film's release.
A reception was held Tuesday night to kick off the exhibition, with Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth and many Lionsgate luminaries in attendance, including Palen himself.
Dozens of the photographs are on exhibit at The Leica Gallery in Los Angeles starting Wednesday, including many images that have not been publicly released. One set on display (second image down, below) was supposed to be the first film's original character posters, but Palen told Mashable that they were rejected because with closed eyes, they looked dead — and this is a movie about kids killing kids, after all.
Palen told Mashable it was cool to tweet some photos of his photos — despite that we clearly couldn't do them justice. If you want the full effect, you'll have to visit Leica this week (or buy the book).
Here's a look at what we saw:
I'm @ Leica Gallery for Tim Palen's Photos from THE HUNGER GAMES exhibit. (Tim told me photos OK to tweet.) pic.twitter.com/z3MO2GBlfa
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
These were supposed to be THE HUNGER GAMES character posters. Rejected for looking ... dead. pic.twitter.com/HpJZsIgJHs
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
Tim, worldwide marketing president at Lionsgate, started taking pics during THE HUNGER GAMES and never stopped. pic.twitter.com/fEEAtIVMj4
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
There is a Hemsworth here. Can you spot him? pic.twitter.com/GdkpABf3jM
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
Don't shoot, Katniss! pic.twitter.com/Vya2x844Xg
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
It's the truth! It's actual! Everything is satis-factual. pic.twitter.com/SSBwdXN5wg
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
KNEEL BEFORE TIM PALEN! I SAID KNEEEEEL pic.twitter.com/MXa9zZCMqZ
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
Two bitter enemies showed up at Tim Palen's THE HUNGER GAMES photo exhibit and it's AWKWARD pic.twitter.com/38FKE9jKaa
— Sexy Josh Dickey (@JLDlite) October 28, 2015
Leather pants not pictured. pic.twitter.com/7MM1pWaFNe
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Each year, The Northern Alaska Environmental Center chooses an artist whose work embodies the spirit of Northern Alaska, and features an original work on publicity materials. In 2019, we tried out something different, and featured one image, Apay'uq Moore's "Splendors of Family," (above) at multiple events throughout the year.
Like last year, we're looking for an original piece by an Alaska artist to be featured on our event publicity and fundraising materials throughout 2020, with the original being auctioned in the fall/winter. The featured artist will be compensated and a contract will be negotiated individually with the selected artist.
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Brodie Evans spends every waking moment shredding pow on his sled in Revelstoke. In his days, it nukes snow all night and rolls bluebird skies every day. His sled never breaks, his beer is always cold and his fule guage always read "Full."
This was the craziest season of my career, so many highs and lows, new people, new friends, new challenges, new opportunities and much more! Make sure if you want something go out and get it because nobody is just going to hand it to you. – Brodie