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James S. Branciforte Years in current role: 32 What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in your career? An early life lesson from my mom — “always take the high road” — has endured throughout my career, and is especially compelling today. Who have been the biggest mentors in your career? Impossible to name only one or a few. I am very fortunate to work alongside many outstanding people who have demonstrated remarkable vision, strength, confidence, and courage. Of special note...

Wai (Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna) makes an impression as she arrives on Shortland Street. Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna made her television debut in 2020 playing pregnant teen Aria O’Kane in the groundbreaking local school-rugby drama Head High. Now the 25-year-old Gisborne-born actor is tackling a much more adult role as nurse Waimarama in Shortland Street – and preparing to film Head High’s second season. Tell me about your very distinctive name. From one side of my family, Te Ao was this...

The Norman Rockwell Museum will honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day with "Freedoms Legacy," a virtual family program, at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. High school student, actress and singer Keely Rose OGorman will read from the book "Ruby Head High: Ruby Bridges First Day of School" by Irene Cohen-Janca and illustrated by Marc Daniou. Following the reading, artist Bria Goeller will join OGorman in a conversation about "The Problem We All Live With," her work of art based on the painting which celebrate...

Head High’s Miriama McDowell. Coming Home in the Dark is the feature directing debut for James Ashcroft, who also wrote the script. ROSA WOODS/STUFF “The producers are beyond excited to have Coming Home in the Dark’s world premiere at Sundance,” said co-producer Minogue. “We are incredibly proud of what director James Ashcroft and the rest of our team have brought to the screen and look forward to being able to share it on such an esteemed stage.” Ashcroft said the film being sel...

People scratched their heads saying what are you doing. i dont know if the goal is to get to the truth and figure ou hout to do this better moving forward, im not sure they got to that jed. >> this was supposed to be an all-star panel of republicans and a great opportunity. did you see a missed opportunity there to really make this stick? >> well, i think when trey gowdy had the gavel and trey gowdy was leading the inquisition it was probably much more focused on the substance and much more focu...

And wrong and make sure it doesnt happen again. >> steve: i understand the anger. but you look at all the first responders, all the police officers, all the national guardsmen who were there yesterday. the city was vigilant. yet it just takes one. >> listen, it does take one. certainly because it is the marathon, it is the showcase, really of the city and the state, you have all those people there anyway. thank goodness they were actually there because the first responders, the medical personnel...

That is a very romantic and beautiful story. the violence is just to get through that. we have to go through hell to rescue her. but then its about self-love, right. in the opening scene, he throws off the rug that hes wearing, like james brown throwing off his cape, and he is attacking white supremacy throughout the film, and hes this constant refrain of hes riding into town on this horse, shoulders back, head high, these glasses on. nobody has ever seen any person of blackness with this level ...

Common sense. ladies and gentlemen every single strand of ronald reagans dna was coated with a firm conviction and that was his belief that we americans do, indeed, have a rendezvous with destiny. were he here today.... [ applause ] >> and were he here today ronald reagan would challenge us to march toward that rendezvous, head high, proud and confident and he would remind us that each generation of americans must rediscover its values and its a common sense. the difference he highs coch his hea...

State, so that should give you an idea of how alaskans view him. obviously he was disappoint ed that there were deals that he went through but there was nobody and there is nobody that is --sy such a grade role model, other people would turn their heads, would have said woe is me, he stood up to the charges, he testified, in court, he held his head high, and i think that he ultimately was happy that the justice system prevailed. so i think that he yet again was a role model for some of us who lo...