#Eric Maurer

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The Funeral Photographer wins Best Narrative Short at Chicago International Indie Film Festival

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German tv shows with lgbt* characters

I think it can be quite hard to find queer german tv shows, so I thought I‘d compile a list with the ones that I have watched so far.

✪  = queerness is centered in this show

A-Z

1899 (2022) (mlm) | Netflix | international 

Ángel (Miguel Bernardeau) 

Ramiro (José Pimentão)

Krester (Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen)

All you need (2021-) (mlm) | ZDF | ✪

Vince (Benito Bause)

Robbie (Frédéric Brossier)

Levo (Arash Marandi)

Tom (Mads Hjulmand)

Andreas (Tom Keune)

Barbaren (2020-) (mlm) | Netflix

Marbod (Murathan Muslu)

Flavus (Daniel Donsky)

Beat (2018) (mlm) | Prime Video

Beat (Jannis Niewöhner) 

Becoming Charlie (2022-) (trans, mlm, wlw) | ZDF | ✪

Charlie (Lea Drinde)

Ronja (Sira-Anna Faal)

Mirko (Antonije Stankovic)

Blutige Anfänger (2020-) (mlm) | ZDF, YT

Michael Kelting (Werner Daehn)

Dr. Claas Steinebach (Martin Bretschneider)

Bruno Pérez (Martin Peñaloza Cecconi)

Phillip Schneider (Eric Cordes)

Charité (2017-) (wlw, mlm) | Netflix

Schwester Therese (Klara Deutschmann)

Otto Marquardt (Jannik Schümann)

Martin Schelling (Jacob Matschenz)

Dark (2017-2020) (wlw, mlm, trans) | Netflix

Peter Doppler (Stephan Kampwirth)

Bennie Wöller (Anton Rubtsov)

Doris Tiedemann (Tamar Pelzig/Luise Heyer)

Agnes Nielsen (Helena Pieske/Antje Trauer)

Deutschland 83/86/89 (2015-2020) (wlw, mlm) | Prime Video

Alex Edel (Ludwig Trepte)

Prof. Tobias Tischbier (Alexander Beyer)

Lenora Rauch (Maria Schrader)

Rose Seithathi (Florence Kasumba)

Dogs of Berlin (2018) (mlm) | Netflix

Erol Birkan (Fahri Yardim)

Guido Mack (Sebastian Achilles)

Dr. Klein (2014-2019) (mlm) | Netflix

Patrick Keller (Leander Lichti)

Kaan Gül (Karim Günes)

DRUCK (2018-) (wlw, mlm, trans) | YT | ✪

Fatou Jallow (Sira-Anna Faal)

Matteo Florenzi (Michelangelo Fortuzzi)

Zoe Machwitz (Madeleine Wagenitz)

Kieu My Vu (Nhung Hong)

Isi Inci (Eren M. Güvercin)

David Schreibner (Lukas von Horbatschewsky)

Yara Aimsakul (Elena Plyphalin Siepe)

Hans Brecht (Florian Appelius)

Eldorado KaDeWe – Jetzt ist unsere Zeit (2021-) (wlw) | ARD

Heidi Kron (Valerie Stoll)

Fritzi Jandorf (Lia von Blarer)

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019-) (wlw) | Netflix

Fritzi (Leonie Wesselow)

Gerda (Luna Baptiste Schaller)

Kitz (2021) (mlm) | Netflix

Kosh Ziervogel (Zoran Pingel)

Hans Gassner (Ben Felipe)

Ku‘damm 56/59/63 (2016-2021) (mlm) | ZDF

Wolfgang von Boost (August Wittgenstein)

Hans Liebknecht (Andreas Pietschmann)

Der Kroatien Krimi/Split Homicide (2016-) (wlw) | ARD

Stascha Novak (Jasmin Gerat)

Loving Her (2021) (wlw) | ZDF | ✪

Hanna (Banafshe Hourmazdi)

Holly (Bineta Hansen)

Franzi (Lena Klenke)

Lara (Emma Drogunova)

Josephine (Karin Hanczewski)

Anouk (Larissa Sirah Herden)

Sarah (Soma Pysall)

Mord mit Aussicht (2018-2022) (wlw) | Netflix

Bärbel Schmied (Meike Droste)

Neumatt (2021-) (mlm) - Switzerland | Netflix

Michi Wyss (Julian Koechlin)

Joel Bachmann (Benito Bause)

Polizeiruf 110 (1971-) (queer/gnc) | ARD

Frankfurt/Świecko

Vincent Ross (Andre Kaczmarczyk)

SOKO Leipzig (2001-) (mlm) | ZDF

Moritz Brenner ( Johannes Hendrik Langer )

Tatort (1970-) (mlm, wlw) | ARD

Berlin

Robert Karow (Mark Waschke)

Hamburg

Julia Grosz (Franziska Weisz)

Saarbrücken

Esther Baumann (Brigitte Urhausen)

Wien

Meret Schande (Christina Scherrer)

Vorstadtweiber (2015-) (mlm) – Austria

Georg Schneider (Jürgen Maurer)

Joachim Schnitzler (Phillip Hochmair)

WIR (2021-) (wlw) | ZDF

Annika Baer (Eva Maria Jost)

Helena Kwiatkowski (Katharina Nesytowa)

Wendland (2023-) (wlw) | ZDF

Kira Engelmann (Paula Kalenberg)

Birthe (?)

Queer Eye Germany (2022) (mlm, nblm, trans) | Netflix

Avi Jakobs

Leni Bolt

Ayan Yuruk

Jan-Henrik Scheper-Stutke

Aljosha Muttardi

Notes: I may have forgotten to add some characters, because for most of the shows it has been some time since I last watched them. Please let me know if you want me to add a character or even show:)

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A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Luther Whitney: Clint Eastwood President Richmond: Gene Hackman Seth Frank: Ed Harris Kate Whitney: Laura Linney Gloria Russell: Judy Davis Bill Burton: Scott Glenn Tim Collin: Dennis Haysbert Walter Sullivan: E.G. Marshall Christy Sullivan: Melora Hardin Sandy Lord: Kenneth Welsh Laura Simon: Penny Johnson Jerald Michael McCarty: Richard Jenkins Red: Mark Margolis Valerie: Elaine Kagan Art Student: Alison Eastwood Waiter: Yau-Gene Chan Airport Bartender: George Orrison Medical Examiner: Charles McDaniel Repairman: John Lyle Campbell White House Tour Guide: Kimber Eastwood Oval Office Agent: Eric Dahlquist Jr. Watergate Doorman: Jack Stewart Taylor Reporter: Joy Ehrlich Cop: Robert Harvey Film Crew: Producer: Clint Eastwood Screenplay: William Goldman Novel: David Baldacci Director of Photography: Jack N. Green Production Design: Henry Bumstead Art Direction: Jack G. Taylor Jr. Sound Effects Editor: Doug Jackson Music Editor: Donald Harris Editor: Joel Cox Original Music Composer: Lennie Niehaus Casting: Phyllis Huffman Producer: Karen S. Spiegel Second Assistant Director: Tom Rooker First Assistant Camera: Bill Coe Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff Stunt Coordinator: Buddy Van Horn Stunts: Jennifer Watson-Johnston Production Manager: Michael Maurer Second Assistant Director: Robert Lorenz First Assistant Director: Bill Bannerman Second Assistant Director: Dodi Lee Rubenstein Set Decoration: Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration: Anne D. McCulley Assistant Editor: Michael Cipriano Assistant Editor: Anthony Bozanich Assistant Editor: Gary D. Roach Script Supervisor: Cate Hardman Supervising Sound Editor: Alan Robert Murray Supervising Sound Editor: Bub Asman Supervising Dialogue Editor: Lucy Coldsnow-Smith ADR Supervisor: Jessica Gallavan Sound Mixer: C. Darin Knight Sound Re-Recording Mixer: John T. Reitz Sound Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Campbell Camera Operator: Stephen S. Campanelli Costume Supervisor: Deborah Hopper Key Costumer: Cheryl Scarano Set Costumer: Darryl M. Athons Set Costumer: Peggy A. Schnitzer Makeup Artist: Francisco X. Pérez Makeup Artist: Tania McComas Key Hair Stylist: Carol A. O’Connell Hairstylist: Vivian McAteer Special Effects Coordinator: Steve Riley Special Effects: Jeff Denes Special Effects: Joe Pancake Special Effects: Francis Pennington Second Second Assistant Director: Alison C. Rosa Second Second Assistant Director: Maura T. McKeown Sound Effects Editor: Gary Krivacek Sound Effects Editor: Jayme S. Parker Sound Effects Editor: Adam Johnston Camera Operator: Anastas N. Michos Choreographer: Shirley Kirkes Stunt Double: Jill Brown Movie Reviews:

[kicksaddictny]

Tiger Woods and Nike are done!

According to CNN

Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration with the world’s largest sportwear company, the golf legend announced on Monday.

“Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,” Woods wrote on X.

Woods went on to write that “there will certainly be another chapter.”

Nike bid adieu to Woods on Instagram, saying “it was a hell of a round, Tiger.”

“Tiger, you challenged your competition, stereotypes, conventions, the old school way of thinking. You challenged the entire institution of golf. You challenged us. And most of all, yourself. And for that challenge we’re grateful,” the company added.

Popular Swiss sneaker brand ON Running’s CEO Marc Maurer, addressing speculation following Woods departure at Nike, told an audience at the ICR retailing Conference on Monday that Woods was not signing with the brand.

“We hope he finds a great new partner. It’s not going to be us,” Maurer told the gathering.

Nike has almost been synonymous with Woods, from when he first went pro in 1996 to his Masters win in 2019, his first major tournament win in 11 years. Even though a sex scandal drove sponsors such as Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture away from Woods – losing him an estimated $20 million – his relationship with Nike stayed intact.

In 1996, Nike launched the iconic “Hello World” commercial, based on Woods’ professional debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open, where he began the press conference with, “I guess, hello world, huh?”

Woods signed a five-year endorsement contract with Nike in 2000. It was worth an estimated $85 million, making it the richest endorsement contract in sports history at the time.

At one point, Woods’ Nike deal was reported to be worth as much as $20 million a year, CNN previously reported. Woods signed multiple deals with the company over a span of nearly three decades, including a 10-year deal signed in 2013 that’s worth about $200 million. But in 2019, his deal was worth about half of that amount annually, Bob Dorfman, an endorsement expert and executive creative director at Baker Street Advertising, said at the time.

Woods is still one of the best known athletes in the country, three times better known by the general public than the average athlete, according to surveys by Q Score.

And while positive opinions of him are down from his heyday among the general public, sports fans still have a more positive view of him than the average athlete, according to the Q Score surveys.

“Why is Nike separating from Woods who has been a long-time brand ambassador for the brand? It could be that Nike is looking to get out of the golf business,” said Eric Smallwood, president of Apex Marketing Group, a sports and entertainment firm that evaluates sponsorships and advertising campaigns.

“Nike used to sell golf balls and clubs with its logo and that ended. It still sells golf clothing and footwear,” he said.

Smallwood said he would be surprised if the breakup was due to any concern that Woods was nearing the end of his career.

“Woods is synonymous with golf. Nike has stuck with him through his life trials and his comebacks,” he said. “Woods can play as long as he wants to in the PGA and then the Senior PGA. Look how long Nike has held on to Michael Jordan. He hasn’t played in over 20 years.”

In August, Woods was named the sixth player director on the powerful PGA Tour policy board, giving players a one seat advantage on the board after the controversial merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV golf. Woods had reportedly turned down nearly $1 billion to play in LIV golf.

Joshua Butler, founder of online golf clothing brand J. Butler Golf, called Woods a savvy business person “who understands that the landscape of golf is changing.”

“Nike has been pulling away from golf products. Tiger has vast opportunity to land somewhere else,” said Butler. “Golf clothing companies are coming into the market with other options, better options and varied price points.”

“It’s not that Nike has done anything wrong, it’s not that Tiger Woods may not necessarily be happy with his relationship with Nike for the last 27 years, but this is a golden opportunity to go after a younger crowd, to go after individuals who aren’t rich that want to play the game,” he said. “Tiger understands that, the importance of what he’s meant to the golf industry as well as to people of color. That’s why I think this is such as monumental shift right now.”

–CNN’s Chris Isidore, Robert Ilich and Wayne Sterling contributed to this story

[jeopardangelo]

Today, we have Andy Tirrell, whose cash winnings yesterday total $15,399, Tammy Groner, and Ron Cheung. Nancy Zerg, Victoria Groce, Diana Peloquin, Brian Loughnane, Michael Baker, Margie E. Ott, Scarlett Sims, Emma Boettcher, Gabe Brison-Trezise, Jonathan Fisher, Nancy Donehower, Rhone Talsma, Danielle Maurer, Eric Ahasic, and now Andy Tirrell are the giant killers (streak-enders) on Jeopardy! Tammy made it difficult for Andy and Ron to catch up in the Jeopardy! round. In GINGER ZEE TALKS METEOROLOGY, Tammy found the 1st Daily Double, she bet $3,400 out of her $8,400 and came up with the correct question. There were 3.33% of triple stumpers and 6.67% of rebounds in the round. Going into Double Jeopardy!, Tammy had $12,200, Andy had $5,600, and Ron had $1,400. In Double Jeopardy!, Ron made a comeback and stopped Tammy from making today’s game into a runaway. In ANGLES AMONG US, Ron found the 2nd Daily Double, he bet $2,000 out of his $3,800 and came up with the correct question. In SEQUELS, he found the 3rd Daily Double, he bet $9,000 out of his $13,000 and came up with the correct question. There were 13.33% of triple stumpers and 0% of rebounds in the round. Tammy came up with 100% of correct questions, Andy came up with 94.44% of correct questions, and Ron came up with 87.5% of correct questions. Going into Final Jeopardy!, Tammy had $22,200, Ron had $22,000, and Andy had $11,200. The category was U.S. PRESIDENTS, and the clue was, “He was sworn in twice as president within 2 years, first by his father & then later by a former U.S. President”. Andy came up with, “Who was Theodore Roosevelt?”, which is incorrect and bet $10,001, which dropped him down to $1,199. Ron came up with, “Who was John Quincy Adams?”, which is incorrect and bet $2,401, which dropped him down to $19,599. Tammy came up with, “Who was Franklin Roosevelt?”, which was incorrect and bet $21,801, which dropped her down to $399, SHE LOSES BY $19,200! The correct question was, “Who was Calvin Coolidge?” Ron Cheung is the new Jeopardy! champion. He’ll be back tomorrow. @jeopardy #kenjennings #andytirrell #tammygroner #roncheung #recap #2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5IWa1uu26/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Hot Guys Charecters from Mr. Bruckheimer's Hits Crime TV Series of CBS (US) vs The Hot Guys Actors from Ch.3 (TH)

Prin Suparat (Mark) & Eric Close (aka Martin Fitzgerald - Without a Trace)

Eddie Cahill (aka Don Flack - CSI: NY) & Thanavat Vatthanaputi (Pope)

Jirayu Tangsrisuk (James) & Eric Szmanda (aka Greg Sanders - CSI)

Jonathan Togo (aka Ryan Wolfe - CSI: Miami) & Mario Maurer

Tanin Manoonsilp (Bomb) & James Van Der Beek (aka Elijah Mundo - CSI: Cyber)

Danny Pino (aka Scotty Valens - Cold Case) & Warintorn Panhakarn (Great)

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Schiaparelli RTW 2021

Daniel Roseberry-Creative Director  |  Christophe Tiphaine-Film Director  |  Ben Brunnemer-Music & Sound  |  Eric Christison-Choreographer  |  Marie Chaix-Fashion Editor/Stylist  |  Nicolas Jurnjack-Hair Stylist  |  Fara Homidi-Makeup Artist  |  Huberte Cesarion-Manicurist  |  Models: Maggie Maurer, Rouguy Faye, Yilan Hua

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A Christmas Love Story (2019)

Hallmark Channel/Hallmark Hall of Fame

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Impression: Finally they get it right!! Hallmark outdoes themselves and gives us an amazing Christmas story! This will fill you with hope, love, and help you to believe in the miracle that is Christmas. The plot twist will stun you, then it will fill your heart!

Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Storytelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ish

Only because they made me cry!!!

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Casting: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Visually: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Want to find that song!

Entertainment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best: the song and ... well, can’t say, would be a spoiler alert. Trust me, you’ll know!

Worst: not going to nitpick. This is for my permanent Christmas collection.

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Tour of Duty (1987) - intro and outro

The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

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مترجم Aftermath 2017 مشاهدة فيلم

مترجم Aftermath 2017 مشاهدة فيلم

Director:   Elliott Lester Writers:   Javier Gullón Stars:   Aaron Crutchfield | Adam Hicks | Ahmaad Aspen | Alexa Glaser | Allison Rowe | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Becky Meister | Bill Bower | Bill Kelly | Bob Kendrick | Brad Sherman | Brian Bowman | Brian Gallagher | Bryan Kruse | Carl G. Herrick | Charles Poole | Chase Dunnette | Chloe Stearns | Chris Storck | Christina Lambert | Christina Sparks | Christine Dye | Christopher Darga | Cory McKinney | Dani Sherrick | Danny Mooney | David M. Raine | David Pittinger | Debbie Scaletta | Debra Herzog | Donnie Dunn | Doug Meacham | Dylan Keith Adams | Ellen Pepper | Eric Watson | Erik Sternberger | Garey Faulkner | Gary Chinn | Gary Warden | Glenn Morshower | Hannah Ware | Harry McCane | Jack Norman | Jami Cullen | Jason McCune | Jazz Securo | Jeff Panzarella | Jerry Gallagher | Jill Coughlin | Jim Gloyd | Jim Waldfogle | Joe Camoriano | Joe Maurer | John E. Brownlee | John Moon | Josh Heileman | Joy Corrigan | Judah Nelson | Kasey Daley | Keith Flippen | Kelly Saunders Childs | Kenneth Meyer | Kevin Murray | evin Slone | Kevin W. Shiveley II | Kevin Zegers | Kim Evans | Kittson O'Neill | Kristie Galloway | Kyle Merryman | Larry Sullivan | Laura Allen | Lewis Pullman | Logan Fry | Lon Nease | Lynn Downey | Maggie Grace | Mariana Klaveno | Mark Angel | Mark Salas | Martin Donovan | Matt Ridley | Matthew W. Allen | McKenna Kerrigan | Megan Leonard | Michael B. Coleman | Michael Bynes | Michael Lowry | Michelle Poole | Ming Wang | Mo McRae | Myrom Kingery | Nagy Jay | Nathan Hollabaugh | Neal Ghant | Nicholas Palacio | Olivia Wallace | Peggy Warner | Philip Winters | Reid Carpenter | Rex Alba | Rich Lewis | Robert Alan Walker | Ronnie Webb | Ryan White | Samantha Russell | Scoot McNairy | Scott A. Martin | Shawn Pruchnicki | Shuo Chen | Tammy Tsai | Ted Williams | Teri Clark | Tim Downey | Todd C. Adelman | Trisha Simmons | Tyler Beaty | Victoria Watkins | Walter von Huene | William Willet | Yolanda Harris | Zoya Naumchik

Storyline Two strangers' lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. Inspired by actual events, AFTERMATH tells a story of guilt and revenge after an air traffic controller's (Scoot McNairy) error causes the death of a construction foreman's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wife and daughter.

Genres:   Drama | Thriller

Details Official Sites: Country: UK | USA Language: English | Thai Release Date: 7 April 2017 (USA) Also Known As: Aftermath Filming Locations: Columbus, Ohio, USA

مشاهدة الفيلم مترجم

أهم الاعمال لبطل الفيلم

مشاركة الموضوع

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Virginia: Trump admin sues Stafford County over zoning law blocking Islamic cemetery - shady dealings overlooked

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 19, 2020

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Stafford County, Virginia, Over Blocking of Islamic Cemetery

The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Stafford County, Virginia, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by enacting overly restrictive zoning regulations prohibiting an Islamic organization from developing a religious cemetery on land it had purchased for that purpose.  

“The United States of America must and will remain a nation committed to the right of all people to practice their faith free from unjustified governmental restrictions. Indeed, this nation exists to provide sanctuary to people seeking the religious freedom that is too often denied in other parts of the world, and the Department of Justice is committed to protecting the fundamental right of people of all faiths to practice their religion free from illegal governmental interference,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. “That right protects the freedom of faith communities to use their land for religious purposes, including for cemeteries, houses of worship, and religious schools.”

“Honoring and burying the dead is a sacred religious act for many faith traditions,” said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “The complaint that was filed in this case demonstrates this office’s commitment to ensuring that those of all faiths are not substantially burdened by improper local government actions in practicing their religious rituals.”

The complaint, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, alleges that the county passed an ordinance in 2016 that blocked the All Muslim Association of America from developing an Islamic cemetery on a 29-acre parcel of land that it owns. When the association bought the property, it complied with all of the state and local requirements for use as a cemetery. But after learning of the association’s plans, the county amended its ordinance to require that cemeteries be no closer than 900 feet from private wells and certain types of streams, thus preventing the association from using its property as a cemetery. The United States’ complaint alleges that this requirement is far more restrictive than the Virginia Department of Health’s 100-foot distancing standard, has no legitimate health justification, imposes a substantial burden on the association’s religious exercise, and is not narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest. 

The complaint seeks injunctive relief, including a court order that the county allow the association to build its cemetery in conformity with the prior ordinance.

Attachment(s):   Download Complaint

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More on the shady Islamic dealings via: Stafford's dispute with Muslim organization heats up amid DOJ investigation

The Muslim nonprofit lobbed accusations of religious discrimination, leading to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation that could turn into a lawsuit against the county. But Stafford once enjoyed a good relationship with the AMAA—maybe too good, according to Supervisor Wendy Maurer.

At a public meeting Tuesday, Maurer said she thinks the AMAA benefited from political favoritism when the county bought a large swath of land from the nonprofit for more than $600,000 in 2017. That 76-acre property on Brooke Road abuts the organization's existing cemetery—which the county approved in 1995—but Planning Director Jeff Harvey said the AMAA determined it would be “cost prohibitive” to expand the cemetery there because of slopes and wetlands.

The county bought the land and an adjacent tract owned by someone else with the stated goals of saving forests and wetlands near Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve and providing a buffer for a nearby 70-acre heron rookery.

Maurer, whose Rock Hill District includes the proposed cemetery on Garrisonville Road that caused the dispute, said in an interview that she highlighted the purchase to show that Stafford's history with the organization is not one of discrimination.

“The moment you don’t get your way, now all of sudden we're discriminatory," she said, calling the accusation disingenuous. "Honestly, I took great offense to it.”

The county's past dealings with the AMAA will likely have no bearing on the DOJ's investigation of a nearly 2-year-old ordinance that critics say was designed solely to block the proposed Muslim cemetery on 1508 Garrisonville Road. In fact, supervisors' divided vote Tuesday to maintain the ordinance rather than relax it could add fuel to the fire.

Still, Maurer's explosive remarks offered a different perspective on the county's dealings with the AMAA. 

She took particular aim at former Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Milde, suggesting that he orchestrated the sale of AMAA's land as a political favor to the nonprofit's members who donated to or supported his campaign. The organization unsuccessfully tried to market the property to private buyers, Maurer said. 

Milde, who voluntarily stepped down at the end of 2017, strongly denied the allegation, writing in an email that Maurer’s “lame attempt to smear me is intended to distract from her pursuit of a discriminatory policy that is placing the county in legal peril.”  Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of the ordinance in December 2016, but Milde said he was unaware of its effect on the cemetery at the time.

Attorney Clark Leming, who represents the AMAA, said county employees, not Milde, approached the organization about buying the land. AMAA could have expanded its cemetery on a portion of that land had the county not made the offer, he said.

The organization bought its proposed cemetery site on Garrisonville Road for $800,000 in 2015, about 18 months before the county passed its disputed ordinance prohibiting new cemeteries within 900 feet of private wells, reservoirs and streams that drain into reservoirs. The Virginia Department of Health's more relaxed standards say new wells should not be within 100 feet of cemeteries, though the state does require a distance of 900 feet between cemeteries and public water supplies.

Emails show that concerns the Muslim cemetery would contaminate nearby wells influenced the setback, but that issue never came up during public meetings at the time.

Those discussions occurred around the same time the county negotiated the purchase of the AMAA's land.

Supervisors voted unanimously in October 2016 to buy the site for $650,000, about $41,800 more than its assessed value.  In the same vote, they also agreed to pay $175,000 to another landowner for a 46-acre tract near Crow's Nest with a taxable value of $377,000.

[So they overpaid the Muslim group and underpaid the non-Muslim landowner by more than half]

A county spokesman said the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, which owns the nearby heron rookery, took an interest in the property first and negotiated the sale prices before the county got involved. Milde also said the NVCT pitched the idea to the county and that he was not initially part of the discussions.

The county received a $433,000 grant toward the land purchases from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, an organization Milde belonged to. A $400,000 donation to Stafford's conservation program also helped cover the cost. A stipulation of that donation, made by a developer in exchange for the county's approval of a 75-home subdivision, was that the money be used to preserve land in the Aquia District. A county report said Stafford employees worked with Milde, who represented the Aquia District, to "identify viable properties for land conservation." 

Milde, who has been a proponent of protecting Crow's Nest for years, said at a meeting two years ago that the purchases "didn't cost us anything, really, on a county level."  

Stafford did end up paying half of the $11,259 cost to clean up a dump site on the Muslim nonprofit's property, subtracting the balance from the purchase price. Maurer said the county is supposed to cite landowners for dump sites, not pay to clear them, under an ordinance. And she noted that municipal employees typically avoid working on private property for liability reasons.

“So we didn’t cite them; we didn’t discriminate against them religiously,” Maurer said at the meeting. “Actually, they were given special consideration because we didn’t apply our Stafford County ordinance.”

She implied that Milde played a role in the cleanup, which was coordinated by employees of the Rappahannock Regional Landfill. Milde was a member last year of the Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board, but he said in an email that neither he nor his colleagues on the R-Board authorized or discussed the trash cleanup.

Maurer also claimed that AMAA reps offered to raise money for her campaign in a meeting last year to discuss the proposed cemetery. She said the organization did not explicitly make the offer in exchange for her support of its cemetery, but that the inference concerned her.

In addition, she alleged that AMAA officials told her "Milde got Stafford County to buy our land.” That statement, Maurer said, caused her to look into what she now considers a questionable deal. She said she voted in favor of the purchase because "I was under the assumption that all was well and good—that this wasn’t a special deal."

In a May 2017 email before Maurer's meetup with the Muslim group, Milde offered to join her and described AMAA board member Rafi Ahmed—who requested the meeting—as a "good citizen and supporter of mine."  Online records show no donations from Ahmed to Milde, though Ahmed has attended an annual fundraiser put on by the former supervisor.  Ahmed did not immediately respond to a call from The Free Lance–Star for comment.

Milde did receive a $1,000 donation in 2012 from a Mossadaq Chughtai, who listed his employer as the Pakistani American Leadership Center. He is also the AMAA's president, according to the organization's website. He got another $250 donation that year from Muhammad Tarar, who listed the AMAA as his employer. 

Milde, who will seek the Republican nomination next year for the 28th District House of Delegates seat, said in an email that he's never received a donation from an organization called the AMAA and that he does not ask his donors about their religious affiliations. He called Maurer's claims "false and baseless."

"For the sake of Stafford taxpayers, she needs to reacquaint herself with the U.S. Constitution and current protections for religious institutions in federal law," Milde wrote in an email. 

The AMAA made a conflict-of-interest complaint of its own last year against Planning Commissioner Crystal Vanuch, who lives across the street from the organization's proposed cemetery. Commonwealth's Attorney Eric Olsen found that Vanuch did not have a conflict under state law, though she did recuse herself from the Planning Commission's vote several months ago to recommend keeping the cemetery ordinance.

Vanuch took an active role in proposing the changes and even made a presentation on the topic to the Board of Supervisors nearly two years ago.  During that presentation, she did not mention the proposed Muslim cemetery as being one of the reasons for the new ordinance.

Supervisor Jack Cavalier, who voted Tuesday against retaining the ordinance, said Vanuch's briefing was "totally out of normal order."

"That has rarely, if ever, been done, and I don't think that we were given the briefing that we probably deserved at that time," Cavalier said, "and I don't think we were afforded the opportunity to make a really informed decision."

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RLUPA renders local zoning laws irrelevant.

If cities are “obligated to treat religious assemblies and institutions on equal terms with nonreligious assemblies and institutions,” then it is time for cities to start taxing religious assemblies and institutions on equal terms with nonreligious assemblies and institutions.

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Tennessee: 2020 Gator Bowl Champions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Tennessee football season filled with drama ended with plenty of it.

The Vols erased a two-score fourth-quarter deficit and rallied to a 23-22 victory over Indiana in the Gator Bowl on Thursday night in front of a crowd of 61,789 at TIAA Bank Field.

Tennessee (8-5) will take a six-game winning streak into the offseason, while Indiana (8-5) came heartbreakingly close to its first nine-win season since 1967.

Trailing 22-9, the Vols used an 82-yard touchdown drive to move within one possession.

Then Paxton Brooks dribbled an onside kick that Eric Gray recovered. Three plays later, Gray was in the end zone with a 16-yard scoring run to give the Vols the lead with 3:51 left in the game.

Indiana had a chance to go ahead, but Logan Justus missed a 52-yard field goal to the right. Justus missed an extra point earlier in the game.

The Hoosiers regained possession with less than a minute remaining and crossed midfield, but Peyton Ramsey's fourth-down pass sailed incomplete.

Tennessee led 6-3 at halftime, riding the coattails of its defense that powered its winning streak. But Indiana opened the third quarter with a 12-play, 69-yard scoring drive.

Ramsey’s running ability gave the Vols fits all night, and his 9-yard scramble on second down set up his touchdown on a sneak.

Two plays later, Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano threw an interception that was returned for a score, and the Vols suddenly trailed 16-6 with 8:26 remaining in the third quarter.

The Vols will have five scholarship quarterbacks in spring practice if each of the quarterbacks on this year’s team returns. Having more competition in the form of incoming freshmen Harrison Bailey and Jimmy Holiday is a welcome addition after the quarterback woes that hamstrung this season.

Guarantano finished 18-of-31 for 221 yards with two interceptions. Brian Maurer appeared in one drive and threw back-to-back passes into traffic that were nearly intercepted. That ended his night.

Guarantano, a junior, enters the offseason with a flimsy handle on the starting spot after a season in which he lost and regained the job.

Don’t bury Guarantano, though. He’s the quarterback with nine lives, and he was at his best during the fourth-quarter rally.

The Vols had 202 yards of offense in the first half, but scored just six points.

How can that be? Well, it’s Tennessee.

The Vols’ red-zone woes continued. Three first-half trips inside the 10-yard line resulted in a pair of field goals. The first trip ended in a failed fourth down before Tennessee wisely just sent out Brent Cimaglia for the easy three points the next two times.

To Tennessee’s credit, it scored touchdowns on both second-half trips into the red zone. The Vols finished the season with a 48.9% touchdown rate on red-zone trips. That ranks 13th in the SEC.

Guarantano desperately wanted to get Jauan Jennings the ball on his first pass attempt of the second half. The Hoosiers seemed to sense that.

Jamar Johnson undercut Jennings to intercept the pass and returned it for a 63-yard touchdown.

Jennings finished with two catches in his one half of play after serving a first-half suspension.

Freshman Ramel Keyton was one of the wide receivers who saw an uptick in playing time in place of Jennings. He made an impressive catch on a downfield 50/50 ball before making a catch over the middle to move the chains on a third down. His two catches doubled his season total.

Josh Palmer was Tennessee’s leading receiver with six catches for 68 yards.

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2020 IIHF World Juniors Germany Roster

Wingers

#7 Nino Kinder (Winnipeg Ice/Berlin)

#8 Taro Jentzsch (Sherbrooke Phoenix/Berlin)

#9 Tim Stutzle (Adler Mannheim/Viersen)

#14 Dennis Lobach (Red Bull Eishockey Junioren/Schweinfurt)

#18 Justin Schutz (Eishockeyclub Red Bull Munchen/Kassel)

#20 Yannik Valenti (Adler Mannheim/Bad Tolz)

#22 Lukas Reichel (Eisbaren Berlin/Nurnberg)

#26 Dominik Bokk (Rogle Bandyklubb/Schweinfurt)

#90 Jan Nijenhuis (Grizzlys Wolfsburg/Munich)

Centers

#12 Luis Schinko (Krefelder E.V. 1981 U23/Landshut)

#15 Luis Brune (Adler Mannheim/Munich)

#77 John-Jason Peterka (Eishockeyclub Red Bull Munchen/Munich)

#91 Tim Fleischer (Iserlohn Hahne/Iserlohn)

Defensemen

#2 Eric Mik (Eisbaren Berlin/Berlin)

#3 Simon Gnyp (Kolner Haie/Burghausen)

#4 Daniel Wirt (Krefelder E.V. 1981 U23/Dortmund)

#5 Niklas Heinzinger (Tolzer Lowen/Bad Tolz)

#6 Leon Huttl (Lowen Frankfurt/Bad Tolz)

#21 Maximilian Glotzl (Kolner Haie/Schongau)

#25 Philipp Mass (Red Bull Eishockey Junioren/Heidelberg)

#27 Alexander Dersch (Dusseldorfer E.G./Landshut)

#53 Moritz Seider (Grand Rapids Griffins/Zell)

Goalies

#31 Philipp Maurer (E.V. Landshut/Landshut)

#32 Hendrik Hane (Dusseldorfer E.G./Dusseldorf)

#45 Tobias Ancicka (Lukko/Heilbronn)

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Nicholas Ofczarek (* 30. Mai 1971 in Wien) ist ein österreichischer Schauspieler und Ensemblemitglied des Wiener Burgtheaters. Er war von 2010 bis 2012 der Jedermann der Salzburger Festspiele.

Seine Eltern Roberta und Klaus Ofczarek waren Opernsänger und er lebte mit ihnen mehrere Jahre in Graz und in der Schweiz. Auf den Hinweis der Eltern, er zeige für das Schauspiel mehr Talent als fürs Singen, entschied er sich für eine Schauspielkarriere.

Nach der Matura und der schauspielerischen Ausbildung an der Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität spielte er von 1991 bis 1994 in der freien Wiener Theaterszene (Theater Drachengasse, Theater der Jugend), bis ihn Claus Peymann 1994 für eine Rolle an das Burgtheater holte, die er jedoch nie spielte. Erst eineinhalb Jahre und einige kleinere Rollen später wurde Peymann wirklich auf ihn aufmerksam und begann ihn zu fördern.

Neben seinen zahlreichen Bühnen- und Filmengagements unterrichtet er am Max Reinhardt Seminar Sprecherziehung und ist darüber hinaus auch karitativ tätig. So moderierte er zusammen mit Ben Becker den Life Ball 2012, kocht für den Wohltätigkeitsverein Wiener Tafel und ließ sich 2012 bei einem Charity-Abend für die Wiener Sozialmärkte für ein Abendessen ersteigern.

2013 trat er beim jährlich stattfindenden Konzert zum Nationalfeiertag in Wien auf.

Ofczarek ist mit der österreichischen Schauspielerin Tamara Metelka verheiratet und hat eine Tochter.

Seine erste Hauptrolle am Burgtheater spielte er 1995/96 an der Seite von Martin Schwab in Der Messias von Patrick Barlow (R: Felix Benesch). 1999 spielte er die Rolle des Pentheus in Die Bakchen von Euripides, im selben Jahr einen Fremden in Franz Wittenbrinks Pompes Funèbres (1999), 2000 Kilian Blau in Nestroys Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder(R: Karlheinz Hackl), Leonce in Georg Büchners Leonce und Lena (R: Sven-Eric Bechtolf, 2001), Mortimer in SchillersMaria Stuart (R: Andrea Breth), Junger Grenzjäger in Karl Schönherrs Der Weibsteufel (Regie: Martin Kušej).

Eine seiner Paraderollen ist die Rolle von Zawisch in der Martin Kušej-Inszenierung König Ottokars Glück und Ende, die 2005 bei den Salzburger Festspielen aufgeführt wurde und im Burgtheater auf dem Programm gestanden ist. Für die Rolle Johanns in Zu ebener Erde und erster Stock oder Die Launen des Glücks von Nestroy wurde Ofczarek für den Nestroy-Theaterpreis 2005 in der Kategorie „Bester Schauspieler“ neben Tobias Moretti und Michael Maertens nominiert und erhielt diesen Preis geteilt mit Michael Maertens.

2006 betätigte er sich auch im Operngenre und stand in der Regie von Karin Beier als Bassa Selim (Sprechrolle) in Die Entführung aus dem Serail auf der Bühne des Burgtheaters. Im Sommer 2009 übernahm er bei den Festspielen Reichenauin Schnitzlers Spiel im Morgengrauen nicht nur die Rolle des Leutnant Greising, sondern gab auch sein Regiedebüt.

Von 2010 bis 2012 spielte er bei den Salzburger Festspielen die Titelrolle im Jedermann von Hugo von Hofmannsthal und hatte auch Gastauftritte im Residenztheater München als Kasimir in Kasimir und Karoline unter der Regie von Frank Castorf und Der Weibsteufel. 2013 feierte er einen großen persönlichen Erfolg als Knieriem in der Salzburger Festspielproduktion des Lumpazivagabundus, einer Koproduktion mit dem Wiener Burgtheater.

Ofczarek spielt auch in zahlreichen Kino- und Fernsehfilmen sowie Fernsehserien. In dem im Juli 2008 erschienenen Film Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch!spielte er die Rolle des Falco-Entdeckers Markus Spiegel. Im Schweizer Film Sennentuntschi (2010) spielte Ofczarek eine Hauptrolle. 2011 war er in Peter PayersFilm Am Ende des Tages zu sehen und, zusammen mit den Filmkollegen Anna Unterberger und Simon Schwarz, singend mit einer Neuinterpretation von Klaus Pruensters Wunderwelt zu hören.

Im Jahr 2012 war Ofczarek im ORF in der Serie Braunschlag als Discobesitzer Richard Pfeisinger und in der Satiresendung Wir Staatskünstler von und mit Florian Scheuba, Robert Palfrader und Thomas Maurer zu sehen. Bei letzterer wurde in der ersten Staffel Niko Pelinkas angeblich großer Einfluss auf die Inhalte des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks parodiert. Pelinka (gespielt von Nicholas Ofczarek) teilte wöchentlich per Videokonferenz seine Verbesserungsvorschläge für die Sendung mit (instruiert von der stets neben ihm sitzenden SPÖ-Bundesgeschäftsführerin Laura Rudas, die von Claudia Kottal dargestellt wurde). In der zweiten Staffel parodierten sie in der von Elizabeth T. Spiras Liebesg’schichten und Heiratssachen inspirierten Reihe Liebesg’schichten und Alltagssachen verschiedene Persönlichkeiten, die von ihnen als Pärchen dargestellt wurden (Michael Häupl und Maria Vassilakou, Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly und Maria Rauch-Kallat, François Hollande und Angela Merkel, Krampus und Nikolo, Jedermann und Jedermann, sowie Alexander Wrabetz und Richard Grasl). In der komödiantisch-satirischen Sendereihe Bösterreich spielte Ofczarek mit Robert Palfrader in wechselnden Verkleidungen zahlreiche verschiedene Rollen.

"Der Pass" zur GOLDENEN KAMERA als "Beste Serie"! Der Pass ist eine deutsch-österreichische Fernsehserie von Cyrill Boss und Philipp Stennert mit Julia Jentsch und Nicholas Ofczarek in den Hauptrollen. Der Theaterschauspieler Franz Hartwig spielt den Serienmörder Gregor Ansbach. Nach Babylon Berlin und Das Boot ist dies die dritte Eigenproduktion von Sky Deutschland. Die Premiere erfolgte am 21. September 2018 auf dem Tribeca-TV-Festival, die Österreich-Premiere am 15. Jänner 2019 im Urania-Kino in Wien und die Deutschland-Premiere am 16. Januar 2019 im Gloria-Palast in München. Inspiriert wurden die Drehbuchautoren von der dänisch-schwedischen Serie Die Brücke – Transit in den Tod, die Handlung wurde ins deutsch-österreichische Grenzgebiet verlegt. Der Pass zeigt jedoch, neben der Polizeiarbeit, auch die Täterperspektive. Beraten wurden die Autoren dabei vom Fallanalytiker Alexander Horn. Die Erstausstrahlung erfolgte ab dem 25. Januar 2019 auf Sky 1. Am 20. Februar 2019 wurde bekannt, das der Sender neue Folgen für eine zweite Staffel in Auftrag gegeben hat, die im Winter 2019/20 gedreht werden sollen.

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While, the rest of the award season seems to be a hot mess, we’re glad to see that the WGA gave a well deserved honor to Bo Burnham and Nathan Fielder for their fantastic, groundbreaking work on Eighth Grade and Nathan For You, respectively.

Also,  Barry, the breakout HBO comedy series of last year, managed to win the new series and episodic comedy series. Of course, perennial favorites Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Last Week Tonight, and The Simpsons went home with awards as well.

All in all, this is definitely one of the better list of winners we’ve seen thus far this year. The rest of the comedy winners for 2019′s Writers Guild Awards are below.

FILM

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY-Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Based on the book by Lee Israel; Fox Searchlight

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY-Eighth Grade, Written by Bo Burnham; A24

TV 

COMEDY SERIES-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Written by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman Palladino; Prime Video

NEW SERIES-Barry, Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani; HBO

EPISODIC COMEDY-“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (Barry), Written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader; HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Writers: Tim Carvell, Raquel D’Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner; HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES-Nathan For You, Writers: Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Michael Koman, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS-The Fake News with Ted Nelms, Written by John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer; Comedy Central

ANIMATION-“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons), Written by Stephanie Gillis; Fox

Here’s the complete list of Writers Guild Awards winners over at Deadline.