Dumb and Dumber 2 is an upcoming comedy film directed by Farrelly brothers and written by Sean Anders and John Morris. The film is a sequel to the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber.
Plot
Dumb and Dumber 2 follows the characters of Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) twenty years later after the first movie.
Cast
*Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas
*Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne
Production
Film development for Dumb and Dumber 2 began in early 2011 when Peter Farrelly announced at the press conference for Hall Pass that they hired Sean Anders and John Morris to write a script for a movie, with Carrey and Daniels potentially returning to the roles of Lloyd and Harry. Filming is scheduled to begin in September 2012. Farrelly stated that "we've always wanted to do a sequel", making it the first sequel by the Farrellys.
Plot
Dumb and Dumber 2 follows the characters of Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) twenty years later after the first movie.
Cast
*Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas
*Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne
Production
Film development for Dumb and Dumber 2 began in early 2011 when Peter Farrelly announced at the press conference for Hall Pass that they hired Sean Anders and John Morris to write a script for a movie, with Carrey and Daniels potentially returning to the roles of Lloyd and Harry. Filming is scheduled to begin in September 2012. Farrelly stated that "we've always wanted to do a sequel", making it the first sequel by the Farrellys.
AJ Maldonado is an entertainment industry professional and owner of XxX Management.
Biography
Maldonado's career started in 2004 when he joined a band with Cassadee Pope (who later joined Hey Monday) doing showcases and performances for Disney among many other music festivals. With Pope he recorded a music video for the song Used To filmed in Miami.
In 2006 Maldonado joined the American rock band Soulidium who released their first record on the Warner Music label as well as working on the motion picture soundtrack for Saw 4. After leaving the band at the end of 2007 Maldonado started working with Miami based record label Slip N Slide Records who had recording artists Rick Ross, Plies, Trina among many others signed. He was involved with scouting talent in the U.S and Canada as an A&R.
In 2011 Maldonado worked as an A&R with Arsenic Records in Nashville, Tennessee working with the Memphis rock band One Less Reason. Following his departure from Arsenic Records Maldonado opened the boutique entertainment company XxX Management via ICLA-International based in Miami Beach.
AJ Maldonado currently resides in Florida.
Biography
Maldonado's career started in 2004 when he joined a band with Cassadee Pope (who later joined Hey Monday) doing showcases and performances for Disney among many other music festivals. With Pope he recorded a music video for the song Used To filmed in Miami.
In 2006 Maldonado joined the American rock band Soulidium who released their first record on the Warner Music label as well as working on the motion picture soundtrack for Saw 4. After leaving the band at the end of 2007 Maldonado started working with Miami based record label Slip N Slide Records who had recording artists Rick Ross, Plies, Trina among many others signed. He was involved with scouting talent in the U.S and Canada as an A&R.
In 2011 Maldonado worked as an A&R with Arsenic Records in Nashville, Tennessee working with the Memphis rock band One Less Reason. Following his departure from Arsenic Records Maldonado opened the boutique entertainment company XxX Management via ICLA-International based in Miami Beach.
AJ Maldonado currently resides in Florida.
Pilot or policy Mainstreaming is the act of broadening the application of a change or innovation from a small-scale pilot to the whole of a programme or policy domain. It involves recognising that the results of an experiment are positive and the learning deserves to be applied more widely. It thus requires three mechanisms, to:
* finance and conduct experiments
* distinguish success from failure
* scale up the successes
Other related terms include capacity building and embedding.
History and background
The term owes its origins to the battle in schools in the USA over the rights of children with disabilities to be educated in mainstream schools. It came to prominence in Europe in the mid-1990s through Gender mainstreaming - the assumption that gender is always a crucial variable in policy-making and service delivery - which had itself been mainstreamed thanks to the support of institutions such as the UN and EU.
The principle of embedding successful experiences has been generalised by the EU. The definition of the term has however generally been left implicit - the bibliography below includes a sample of scholarly papers - in all of them, a definition of mainstreaming is taken for granted.
Mainstreaming in the European context
In the EU context, the term has now been extended to describe a process whereby the results of pilot projects become integrated into wider practice and programmes such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Structural Fund programmes and into policy both at EU level and Member State level.
Here, it is perceived to have two dimensions:
* vertical where the influence is on policy
* horizontal where the influence is on practice
Within the INTERREG ERDF framework, Mainstreaming has no clear definition. The term is defined briefly within INTERREG IVC (cross regional cooperation) as follows:
"Mainstreaming, also called ‘transfer process’, is the process of integrating new knowledge and good practices into the Convergence, Competitiveness & Employment and European Territorial Cooperation objectives, through interregional cooperation."
The concept was used extensively in the EQUAL Community Initiative where
EQUAL institutionalised the mainstreaming process by structuring its programme into three phases:
# Action 1 was intended to last six months and was dedicated to programme design and transnational partnership building
# Action 2 was normally for two years and was the main implementation phase
# Action 3 for mainstreaming and dissemination
The three-phase structure of EQUAL along with its development partnerships structure were major drivers of innovation in the programme and appear to have produced good results despite early criticisms that the programme had a slow start.
In the wake of EQUAL, the idea is being incorporated into that of social experimentation, according to which mainstreaming will be greatly facilitated if:
* the experiment is conducted with some scientific rigour, for instance having a control group
* implementing authorities 'buy in' beforehand, and undertake to mainstream the innovation if the experiment proves to be a success.
Bibliography
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Examples of papers that use the term Mainstreaming without clearly defining it:
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* finance and conduct experiments
* distinguish success from failure
* scale up the successes
Other related terms include capacity building and embedding.
History and background
The term owes its origins to the battle in schools in the USA over the rights of children with disabilities to be educated in mainstream schools. It came to prominence in Europe in the mid-1990s through Gender mainstreaming - the assumption that gender is always a crucial variable in policy-making and service delivery - which had itself been mainstreamed thanks to the support of institutions such as the UN and EU.
The principle of embedding successful experiences has been generalised by the EU. The definition of the term has however generally been left implicit - the bibliography below includes a sample of scholarly papers - in all of them, a definition of mainstreaming is taken for granted.
Mainstreaming in the European context
In the EU context, the term has now been extended to describe a process whereby the results of pilot projects become integrated into wider practice and programmes such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Structural Fund programmes and into policy both at EU level and Member State level.
Here, it is perceived to have two dimensions:
* vertical where the influence is on policy
* horizontal where the influence is on practice
Within the INTERREG ERDF framework, Mainstreaming has no clear definition. The term is defined briefly within INTERREG IVC (cross regional cooperation) as follows:
"Mainstreaming, also called ‘transfer process’, is the process of integrating new knowledge and good practices into the Convergence, Competitiveness & Employment and European Territorial Cooperation objectives, through interregional cooperation."
The concept was used extensively in the EQUAL Community Initiative where
EQUAL institutionalised the mainstreaming process by structuring its programme into three phases:
# Action 1 was intended to last six months and was dedicated to programme design and transnational partnership building
# Action 2 was normally for two years and was the main implementation phase
# Action 3 for mainstreaming and dissemination
The three-phase structure of EQUAL along with its development partnerships structure were major drivers of innovation in the programme and appear to have produced good results despite early criticisms that the programme had a slow start.
In the wake of EQUAL, the idea is being incorporated into that of social experimentation, according to which mainstreaming will be greatly facilitated if:
* the experiment is conducted with some scientific rigour, for instance having a control group
* implementing authorities 'buy in' beforehand, and undertake to mainstream the innovation if the experiment proves to be a success.
Bibliography
<references />
Examples of papers that use the term Mainstreaming without clearly defining it:
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*
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Loughborough Top Shed is a project associated with the Great Central Heritage Railway, which is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. It was set up in 2004 to recover and restore an ex-LMS steam shed from Workington, Cumbria to provide undercover accommodation for the growing fleet of locomotives preserved at the railway.
History
The shed was built in 1876 by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) with six-roads for locomotives, but doubled in size by 1890 to a twelve-road shed. From 1923 to 1947 the London Midland and Scottish Railway was custodian of the building, The shed code was changed to 12D from the original 32, but no other known changes were made during this period.
After nationalisation of the four railway companies to form British Railways, the shed became a part of the London Midland Region and was rebuilt into a ten-road shed for housing diesel multiple units. The roof was shortened slightly, creating a pair of characteristic stone "wing walls" at the sides. The shed closed officially to steam in 1968 and remained in its condition as a wagon repair shop until 1995.
Preservation
In 2004, 5305LA spokesman Tom Tighe was on holiday in the Lake District when he discovered the overgrown remains of the shed. The entire building was relatively complete and most of the track had not even been torn up when first feasibility studies went through. What was left of the walls and roof beams were measured, removed and transported brick-by-brick 200 miles south to Swithland Sidings for reconstruction at the old, abandoned Loughborough refuse tip northeast of the station and current shed. The project is supported by several groups, companies and individuals, including Network Rail and monthly rail enthusiast magazines Steam Railway and The Railway Magazine, who have pledged several thousand pounds to the cause since its inception.
Work began in early 2007 to clear Bridge 331 over the Grand Union Canal, which is required to be removed and then replaced and/or overhauled for this and another long-term concept, "Bridging The Gap", which aims to turn the two sections of preserved Great Central into a single 18 Mile heritage attraction. If this happens then the current shed would need to be demolished as it intercepts the northern line to Ruddington. An embankment spurring off the mainline would also need construction to support a single sharp-curving track. There is no road access to the site at present so much of the material may need to be transferred by the new spur line. Noise and safety concerns over the lighting and preparation of steam locomotives is another reason behind the new location.
The amount of work going into the project is huge. As well as the old shed several new buildings are also in the design stages, including a three-road carriage works built in the style of the GCR and some stock storage sidings. These would be out of the way of the Workington shed, to ensure it remains the centre of attention. The original ten-road configuration is to be turned into eight, five for the operational steam and three for those undergoing maintenance. Though the size will remain the same the three roads are to allow more workspace around the locos to be provided. At the back is a completely new block, which will become an education centre for school groups and footplate members, and alternative storage facilities for locomotive spares. A DMU platform to allow transport between the station and the shed for open days is possible as well.
Ecology park
Part of the site will be given over to an ecology park which will contain trees and plant life, a campsite and an adventure playground to screen nearby houses from the noise that is likely to be given off from the site.
Funding
Part of the funding is coming from the Railway Heritage Trust, which originally pledged £100,000 to the project, but this has since been increased to £130,000. This funding, however, can only be used for the "bricks and mortar" part of the project.
History
The shed was built in 1876 by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) with six-roads for locomotives, but doubled in size by 1890 to a twelve-road shed. From 1923 to 1947 the London Midland and Scottish Railway was custodian of the building, The shed code was changed to 12D from the original 32, but no other known changes were made during this period.
After nationalisation of the four railway companies to form British Railways, the shed became a part of the London Midland Region and was rebuilt into a ten-road shed for housing diesel multiple units. The roof was shortened slightly, creating a pair of characteristic stone "wing walls" at the sides. The shed closed officially to steam in 1968 and remained in its condition as a wagon repair shop until 1995.
Preservation
In 2004, 5305LA spokesman Tom Tighe was on holiday in the Lake District when he discovered the overgrown remains of the shed. The entire building was relatively complete and most of the track had not even been torn up when first feasibility studies went through. What was left of the walls and roof beams were measured, removed and transported brick-by-brick 200 miles south to Swithland Sidings for reconstruction at the old, abandoned Loughborough refuse tip northeast of the station and current shed. The project is supported by several groups, companies and individuals, including Network Rail and monthly rail enthusiast magazines Steam Railway and The Railway Magazine, who have pledged several thousand pounds to the cause since its inception.
Work began in early 2007 to clear Bridge 331 over the Grand Union Canal, which is required to be removed and then replaced and/or overhauled for this and another long-term concept, "Bridging The Gap", which aims to turn the two sections of preserved Great Central into a single 18 Mile heritage attraction. If this happens then the current shed would need to be demolished as it intercepts the northern line to Ruddington. An embankment spurring off the mainline would also need construction to support a single sharp-curving track. There is no road access to the site at present so much of the material may need to be transferred by the new spur line. Noise and safety concerns over the lighting and preparation of steam locomotives is another reason behind the new location.
The amount of work going into the project is huge. As well as the old shed several new buildings are also in the design stages, including a three-road carriage works built in the style of the GCR and some stock storage sidings. These would be out of the way of the Workington shed, to ensure it remains the centre of attention. The original ten-road configuration is to be turned into eight, five for the operational steam and three for those undergoing maintenance. Though the size will remain the same the three roads are to allow more workspace around the locos to be provided. At the back is a completely new block, which will become an education centre for school groups and footplate members, and alternative storage facilities for locomotive spares. A DMU platform to allow transport between the station and the shed for open days is possible as well.
Ecology park
Part of the site will be given over to an ecology park which will contain trees and plant life, a campsite and an adventure playground to screen nearby houses from the noise that is likely to be given off from the site.
Funding
Part of the funding is coming from the Railway Heritage Trust, which originally pledged £100,000 to the project, but this has since been increased to £130,000. This funding, however, can only be used for the "bricks and mortar" part of the project.