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I Love You Phillip Morris (Review when you see it)
Discuss this movie. Filmed April 29-June 30, 2008
Available on DVD and Blu-ray.
I Love You Phillip Morris (Review when you see it)
Its time to open the review thread.
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I don't know if it'll be playing near where I live, but when I do see it (either in theaters or on Blu-Ray), I'll give a nice review!
"Snakes! Why it had to be snakes?"
-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
I would like to write something they call a 'review', like I did for years in my own language, but it's simply too difficult to do it in a language that isn't mine. So I just call it 'my –not so well written- quick thoughts' on 'I Love You, Phillip Morris', cause I don't know the right translation for many of the words.
A pure joy. An unusual one, but still a joy.
First things first : People who hope to see the typical Jim Carrey we know from rubberfaced movies like 'Ace Ventura' and 'Bruce Almighty', it's not going to happen. In fact, this is a chance to meet a new side of the actor. In 'I Love You, Phillip Morris' Carrey has found a way to combine a serious performance with his comedic skills, without pulling unique faces or moving his body in weird ways. And it's working, mostly because of the fact that Carrey is able to stay in character and doesn't have to make things funny, the situations already áre funny. So having his talent on top of it, makes it even better.
In the hands of Glenn Ficarra en John Requa "Phillip Morris" became a unusual dark comedy with a serious tone that, in a way, is actually light-hearted at the same time. At first it's hard to find out on what story this movie is focussing, cause the storytelling is all over the place. There's a lot going on without a helping arrow that points out what the main story is. In this case, that's a good thing. There's a certain drive in the way they tell the romance-adventures of this gay conman. Mostly thanks to a surprising script and a montage that feels very fresh, this dramedy just keeps you wondering where the hell it's taking you. And it carries the stamp of two talented people with a unique vision.
Some (Belgian) critics complained about the fact the story doesn't focus at all on the parts of Rodrigo Santoro and more important Leslie Mann. "What's the emotional impact of Steven Russel being gay on his wife and kid?", they wondered. It doesn't really matter in this story, that's the simple truth. 'I Love You, Phillip Morris' doesn't have the intention to go on a dramatic level like that. In fact, I liked how Ficarra and Requa handled that part. They skip it and make up for it later in the movie. For example : In a quick scene we see Carrey calling his wife. Her reaction tells us that over the years she accepted the situation and things between them seem to be fine. That's all we need to know. How the got there doesn't matter, what counts is the fact they got there.
The same for the character Phillip Morris, we never get to know him for real. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. In a heartbreaking performance Ewan McGregor almost steals the show as a naïve, good and honest man that loves Steven Russel with all his heart. That's the greatest power of this comedy, something I never expected, Carrey and McGregor are perfectly believable as a couple. The two characters couldn't be more different, but when you have them together on screen, they shine. This could be the best team-up with Carrey since Kate Winslet. True sparkles!
I'm sure you never had "a laugh and a tear" in a way like this.
3,75 out of 5 (That's a "Good Plus" in my book)
Wow, thanks Steve. If it's a 3.75, how do some of your Jim Carrey favorites do on that scale?
To God, every living being is beautiful... Except for you.
Ummm ... that's a question I can't answer because you can't compare 'The Cable Guy' or 'Ace Ventura' with 'Man on the Moon' or 'The Majestic', you know. I'll try to show (in English, damn) my personal rating-system, maybe that gives the right impression.
5.0 Stars : A Masterpiece, movies like this are very rare.
4.5 Stars : Must-see, movies like this only come around once or twice a year.
4.0 Stars : Must-see, one that has a very good chance to get a spot in the TOP-10 at the end of the year.
3.5 Stars : Good Plus, I recommend this movie.
3.0 Stars : Good, nothing more, nothing less. I might recommend it, but not nessesarily.
2.5 Stars : More mediocre than actually good. I'm not recommending it at all.
2.0 Stars : More bad than mediocre. If you miss this movie, it's a good thing.
1.5 Stars : Bad. It's very hard to find a positive side on this one. Stay away from it.
1.0 Stars : Crap. Why? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
0.5 Stars : If I had been staring in the toilet the whole runtime, it would have been the same waste of time.
0.0 Stars : A movie thát bad? Impossible. (there's not one movie out there that got this rating)
Let's say that "Phillip Morris" is in the 3,5 category.
Thanks Steve. That helps me out some. I'm definitely going to see this in the U.S. if I can find a theater that's showing it.
To God, every living being is beautiful... Except for you.
I've seen the film twice now and in my humble opinion it's one of Jims best films to date.
It remains true to the book, doesn't cheapen or sensationalise the story and breaks the 'gay film' mold. Unlike 'traditional' gay themed movies, it's not full of confused angst, rather, the primary theme is simply love, getting it, valuing it and holding onto it.
It's paced well, seriously funny, authentic to the story and very very poignant. Yes Stephen committed the crimes but he's also very likeable.
Ewan Macgregors' Philip Morris gives the perfect motive for Stephens crimes, Stephen wants to look after him forever and together they make a believable odd couple.
By the end you're really rooting for Stephen, hoping he'll escape to future happiness with Philip such is the power of their portrayals.
Whether it's because he's addicted to the thrill of the crimes and his escapes, or his need to be with his loved ones Stephen exposed the vulnerabilities in the prison/legal system and was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary.
Did he deserve this, you decide........
I have just seen it: IT´S GREAT!!!! Great film, great role, great acting!!! One of Jim´s best performances!!! I hope it find US cinemas in the fall, so it can be in the frontline for the Oscars;
Now I´ve watched it I don´t find why it doesn´t get released, there´s no one explicit scene, it´s all humor and love!!! Maybe we are not with Steven Russell on his methods, but we stay with him when we talk about the incredible love why he does everything he does on the film (and in real life!).
Distribute this film, and give Carrey his first (and totally deserving) Oscar.
As much as I liked 'I Love You, Phillip Morris', there's nothing Oscar-worthy about it ... *thinking* ... nope, nothing at al.
Glad you liked it also, btw.
I can't figure it out : Are you being overenthousiastic or serious? I mean, c'mon ... you are kidding right? This is nothing for the Oscars. The highest thing he can get out of this is a Golden Globe nomination (Best Actor : Comedy or Musical) and I have big doubts there's a chance.
But okay, if you realy like to think it's Oscar-material, you can.
Re: I Love You Phillip Morris (Review when you see it)
I have seen it finally...
It's a really good and daring movie...Jim Carrey has done it again as far as acting and developing a character. He is the type of actor that wants to get 110% out of him when working on a role. You can see that. You can see all his real reactions and track of thoughts while interacting with fellow actors. And he mastered the technique of details [eg: the moment when Steve and Phillip first meet, before Steven says 'You don't look like you belong here, Phillip"...well...Jim is actually analyzing him - look at his eyes]. That's acting. So, no question about that.
The love connection and the relationship between the two were so well crafted that I had a tiny bit of problem empathizing with them ) That was...the hard part, let's say.
But as for Jim and his career I am actually really glad he tried this one. I mean, c'mon. He's one of the few actors that really break the boundaries and accept daring roles. Not anybody can do that. It's funny anyway to see him in a non-heterosexual attitude
Good movie, anyway...good movie...but I'm still hoping for that Academy Award winning extraterrestrial role for Jim...as we all are, actually.
Rock this joint, yes !
Re: I Love You Phillip Morris (Review when you see it)
I don't think that I'll acutally get to see the movie since our film industry can't decide on a distributor but I'll give my hopefull review.
Just by viewing photos from a few sites including this one (other one was bestofewan.com), I see that there is a true romance between Morris and Russel. The pictures show a complete stillness when they are together in the prison bed, just laying there or just being able to share a moment of clarity like the sunset kiss scene. That type of stillness is believe to be only expressed when you fall in love. The trailer does show potential of some funny scenes with not only McGregor but with Mann and with Santoro. I believe that Carrey not only keeps with what he does best, making people laugh, but brings out the dramatic side like we saw in ESOTSP and The Truman Show. Like with the snapshots I will either be laughing one minute then a sorrowful cry the next.I have a lot of high hopes for this movie. Even though some may seem that this is way out in left field, but I believe this is something that a lot of people are going to respect out of Carrey and McGregor. Yeah, McGregor has been a few gay-related movies like Velvet Goldmine and The Pillow Book to name a few, but I believe he will shine in this movie for it's more of a mature matter rather than a gay-romp. Along with Jim, this is something competly out of the box for him and through the reviews on here and with how the trailers are introducing the film, this will not be considered a flop for Carrey or McGregor. I believe that this exposure, to be put, has been said it may "make or break Carrey". Honestly, I don't think that Jim cares if it doesn't satisfy some of the critics, at least he did it in his life. I admire that in him for he will do what he wants to do and with what he does, he considers it a accomplisment that he doesn't look down upon.
Now..the wait comes for a few months, which I hope I can see and experience for myself.
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Re: I Love You Phillip Morris (Review when you see it)
I saw I Love You Phillip Morris tonight and enjoyed this great film which included laughter and pain - for those that are saying this is Jim Carrey's best performance yet, I don't agree. I would still put his role as Truman in The Truman Show as his best performance to date. However, I would not be surprised if Carrey was nominated for an Academy Award for this film based on the success of films like Brokeback Mountain and also the fact that he portrays a real person which the academy always seems to favor these days. Also, it might be the time where the voters think "We owe him one" after previous snubs. I'm not saying that Carrey didn't do well, don't get me wrong, I just don't see it as his best.
Ewan McGreggor was marvelous as Phillip Morris and made it impossible not to love him. He wasn't an over the top stereotypical gay you see played over and over, but he got it just right.
Together, the two definitely had good chemistry between them. I can't wait to see the extras on DVD and I imagine there will be a gag reel as well. (no pun intended)
I'm hoping the movie brings up discussions about the real Steven Russell and that people continue to learn more about the man which this movie is about.
I give it four out of five stars.
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"You Cannot Import Human Rights"
You are the first woman, first Asian and first Muslim secretary-general of Amnesty International. How do your identities affect your position?
Irene Khan: Amnesty was created in 1961. I was appointed the secretary-general of Amnesty in 2001. Why did it take amnesty 40 years to appoint a woman? If you look at our membership, we have many women. I think organizations reflect society; and even within Amnesty there has been some reluctance to accept the leadership of women, and that's why it has taken so long. The existence of discrimination is a question of leadership: Whether you can confront and overcome it or whether you tolerate it. I think the leaders should not wait for public opinion to turn, but should influence the public opinion on these issues.
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What about the debate over the cultural relativity of human rights; that the implementation of human rights can vary with culture? What is your stance on this?
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These cultural relativity debates are mostly on women's rights, what is your opinion?
Khan: Gender violence is violence. To say it is a part of your culture, that you can beat your wife or that you can kill your daughter because she decides to marry someone that you didn't choose is totally unacceptable. It maybe part of your culture that you put your headscarf or choose not to put your headscarf on, but there has to be some internationally accepted standards against which you judge something as culturally acceptable or not acceptable.
Behind some of these cultural debates, when it comes to women, they are not cultural relativities but a question of power. So a lot of what is sold to us as cultural relativities is actually about power and politics when it comes to women's rights.
You mentioned the headscarf issue. What is your position on this as a human rights defender?
Khan: This is an issue of the freedom of expression. A woman has the right to wear a headscarf or not to wear a headscarf according to her choice. The responsibility of the state is not to regulate what she chooses to wear, but to facilitate an environment in which she can make the choice free of any intervention and violence. It is wrong to compel women to wear a headscarf or cover their body as much as it is to ask women not to wear a headscarf in institutions.
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Irene Khan has been secretary-general of Amnesty International, the world's largest human rights organization, since 2001 and is the seventh person to hold the position since Amnesty's foundation in 1961. Having studied law at the University of Manchester and Harvard Law School, specializing in public international law and human rights, Khan began her work as a human rights activist with the International Commission of Jurists in 1979. A year later she joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she worked in a variety of positions both at its headquarters in Geneva and in field operations. Khan has been the recipient of several academic awards, a Ford Foundation Fellowship and the Pilkington Woman of the Year Award in 2002.
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Palestinian Issam Younis is this year's recipient of the Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar, Germany. Younis is committed to the non-partisan protection and respect of human rights for everyone, according to the official statement. Sagi Rotvogel spoke with Issam Younis
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Pericarditis is swelling and irritation of the pericardium, the thin saclike membrane surrounding your heart. Pericarditis often causes chest pain and sometimes other symptoms. The sharp chest pain associated with pericarditis occurs when the irritated layers of the pericardium rub against each other.
Pericarditis usually begins suddenly but doesn't last long (acute). When symptoms develop more gradually or persist, pericarditis is considered chronic.
Most cases are mild and usually improve on their own. Treatment for more-severe cases may include medications and, rarely, surgery. Early diagnosis and treatment may help to reduce the risk of long-term complications from pericarditis.
Pericarditis has different classification types, depending on the pattern of symptoms and how long symptoms last. Acute pericarditis usually lasts less than three weeks. Incessant pericarditis lasts about four to six weeks but less than three months and is continuous.
Pericarditis is described as recurrent if it occurs about four to six weeks after an episode of acute pericarditis with a symptom-free interval in between. Pericarditis is considered chronic if symptoms last longer than three months.
If you have acute pericarditis, the most common symptom is sharp, stabbing chest pain behind the breastbone or in the left side of your chest. However, some people with acute pericarditis describe their chest pain as dull, achy or pressure-like instead, and of varying intensity.
The pain of acute pericarditis may travel into your left shoulder and neck. It often intensifies when you cough, lie down or inhale deeply. Sitting up and leaning forward can often ease the pain. At times, it may be difficult to distinguish pericardial pain from the pain that occurs with a heart attack.
Chronic pericarditis is usually associated with chronic inflammation and may result in fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion). The most common symptom of chronic pericarditis is chest pain.
Depending on the type, signs and symptoms of pericarditis may include some or all of the following:
Seek immediate medical care if you develop new symptoms of chest pain.
Many of the symptoms of pericarditis are similar to those of other heart and lung conditions. The sooner you are evaluated, the sooner you can receive proper diagnosis and treatment. For example, although the cause of acute chest pain may be pericarditis, the original cause could have been a heart attack or a blood clot of the lungs (pulmonary embolus).
Under normal circumstances, the two-layered pericardial sac that surrounds your heart contains a small amount of lubricating fluid. In pericarditis, the sac becomes inflamed and the resulting friction from the inflamed sac leads to chest pain.
The cause of pericarditis is often hard to determine. In most cases, doctors either are unable to determine a cause (idiopathic) or suspect a viral infection.
Pericarditis can also develop shortly after a major heart attack, due to the irritation of the underlying damaged heart muscle. In addition, a delayed form of pericarditis may occur weeks after a heart attack or heart surgery.
This delayed pericarditis is known as Dressler's syndrome. Dressler's syndrome may also be called postpericardiotomy syndrome, post-myocardial infarction syndrome and post-cardiac injury syndrome.
Other causes of pericarditis include:
Complications of pericarditis may include:
Constrictive pericarditis. Although uncommon, some people with pericarditis, particularly those with long-term inflammation and chronic recurrences, can develop permanent thickening, scarring and contraction of the pericardium.
In these people, the pericardium loses much of its elasticity and resembles a rigid case that's tight around the heart, which keeps the heart from working properly. This condition is called constrictive pericarditis and often leads to severe swelling of the legs and abdomen, as well as shortness of breath.
Cardiac tamponade. When too much fluid collects in the pericardium, a dangerous condition called cardiac tamponade can develop.
Excess fluid puts pressure on the heart and doesn't allow it to fill properly. That means less blood leaves the heart, which causes a dramatic drop in blood pressure. Cardiac tamponade can be fatal if it isn't promptly treated.
Early diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis usually reduces the risk of the long-term complications.
Your doctor likely will start by taking your medical history and asking questions about your chest pain and other symptoms. As part of your initial evaluation, your doctor will also perform a physical exam and check your heart sounds.
While listening to your heart, your doctor will place a stethoscope on your chest to check for the sounds characteristic of pericarditis, which are made when the pericardial layers rub against each other. This characteristic noise is called a pericardial rub.
Your doctor may have you undergo tests that can help determine whether you've had a heart attack, whether fluid has collected in the pericardial sac or whether there are signs of inflammation. Your doctor may use blood tests to determine if a bacterial or other type of infection is present.
You may also undergo one or more of the following diagnostic procedures:
Electrocardiogram (ECG). In this test, patches with wires (electrodes) are attached to your skin to measure the electrical impulses given off by your heart.
Impulses are recorded as waves displayed on a monitor or printed on paper. Certain ECG results may indicate pericarditis, while others could indicate a heart attack.
Computerized tomography (CT). This X-ray technique can produce more-detailed images of your heart and the pericardium than can conventional X-ray studies.
CT scanning may be done to exclude other causes of acute chest pain, such as a blood clot in a lung artery (pulmonary embolus) or a tear in your aorta (aortic dissection). CT scanning can also be used to look for thickening of the pericardium that might indicate constrictive pericarditis.
Treatment for pericarditis depends on the cause as well as the severity. Mild cases of pericarditis may get better on their own without treatment.
Medications to reduce the inflammation and swelling associated with pericarditis are often prescribed, including:
Colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare). This drug, which reduces inflammation in the body, may be prescribed for acute pericarditis or as a treatment for recurrent symptoms.
Colchicine can reduce the length of pericarditis symptoms and decrease the risk that the condition will recur. However, the drug is not safe for people with certain pre-existing health problems, such as liver or kidney disease, and for those taking certain medications. Your doctor will carefully check your health history before prescribing colchicine.
Acute episodes of pericarditis typically last a few weeks, but future episodes can occur. Some people with pericarditis have a recurrence within months after the original episode.
When a bacterial infection is the underlying cause of pericarditis, you'll be treated with antibiotics and drainage if necessary.
You'll likely need hospitalization if your doctor suspects cardiac tamponade, a dangerous complication of pericarditis due to fluid buildup around the heart.
If cardiac tamponade is present, your doctor may recommend a procedure to relieve fluid buildup, such as:
For most mild cases of pericarditis, rest and over-the-counter pain medications — taken under your doctor's direction — may be all that's needed. While you recuperate, avoid rigorous physical activity. Strenuous activity can trigger pericarditis symptoms. Ask your doctor how long you need to take it easy.
You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor or an emergency room physician. In some cases when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred to a doctor trained in diagnosing and treating heart conditions (cardiologist).
Here's some information to help you prepare for your appointment.
For pericarditis, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask additional questions that occur to you during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to talk about in-depth. Your doctor may ask:


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Poet. Columnist. Playwrite. Novelist. Activist.
Langston Hughes in the form of Jesse B. Simple, may be singled handedly responsible for my love of African American literature.
Octavia Butler, an African-American writer and the only science fiction writer (as of 2011) ever to be a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant", died February 24, 2006 after a fall at her home. She was 58.
If you have not had the pleasure of reading Octavia Butler, visit your local library or bookstore and inquire.
In A Taste of Salt, Martha Southgate tells the moving story of a family tested to the limits by an unending cycle of addiction over the course of two generations.
Martha Southgate is the author of two acclaimed novels, The Fall of Rome and Third Girl from the Left and other works that have been widely anthologized. A graduate of Smith College, she has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard, and has taught at Brooklyn College and The New School.
Set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two families—the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode when secrets are revealed and illusions shattered.
Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: To make a poet Black, and bid him sing!
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Blackliterature.Com is the 'spot' on the web for books by, for and about African Americans. What's your favorite genre? Mystery, Science Fiction, History, Romance, Biography, or Drama? We will keep you in tune with the best in African American Literature.
In the age of Obama, racial attitudes have become more complicated and nuanced than ever before. Inspired by a president who is unlike any Black man ever seen on our national stage, we are searching for new ways of understanding Blackness. In this provocative new book, iconic commentator and journalist Toure tackles what it means to be Black in America today.
Toure begins by examining the concept of "Post-Blackness," a term that defines artists who are proud to be Black but don't want to be limited by identity politics and boxed in by race. He soon discovers that the desire to be rooted in but not constrained by Blackness is everywhere. In Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? he argues that Blackness is infinite, that any identity imaginable is Black, and that all expressions of Blackness are legitimate.
Have you read "Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?" ? Thoughts, comments?
In this unique memoir, Primetime CNN anchor Don Lemon takes readers behind the scenes of journalism, detailing his own struggle to become one of the most prominent African American men in television news—and inside some of the biggest stories of our times.
Never one to stop at the surface of the story, Lemon digs deep, exposing his own history with wealth and lack, with family secrets and painful revelations--and explains how those painful early experiences shaped his ambitions and gave him the tools of empathy and fearlessness that he brings to his work. Then Lemon turns the same searing honesty on the news industry itself, taking the reader behind the scenes of September 11, 2001, the DC Snipers, the epidemic of AIDS in Africa, Hurricane Katrina, the election of Barack Obama, and the death of Michael Jackson among other events.
In a story of hope and longing, three young people set out from the American South during different decades of the 20th Century en route to the North and West in search of the Warmth of Other Suns. They were forced out by the limits of the caste into which they were born.
Ida Mae Brandon Gladney, George Swanson Starling and Robert Joseph Pershing Foster are among the six million African-Americans who fled the South during what would become known as the Great Migration. This book interweaves their stories and those of others who made the journey with the larger forces and inner motivations that compelled them to flee, and with the challenges they confronted upon arrival in the New World.


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ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights) are also sometimes known by their brand names, especially Leko, short for Lekolite, the name given to them by their inventors, Joseph Levy and Edward Kook. ETC's Source Four has become a very popular ERS throughout the industry, and some people use the term Source Four to refer spotlights in general. They come in many forms, and are the most numerous and important instrument type in use. The flexibility of the ERS allows them to fulfill the bulk of the lighting roles in the theatre, from area lighting to close specials, from long throws from the back of the house to shin kickers on the stage.
ERS's may have more than one focusing lens, while all possess internal shutters for cropping the emitted light, and all accept a color gel in front of the lens and a gobo in front of the shutters. ERS's may have bulbs mounted axially, or with the base either up or down (it is important to hang a lamp in the proper orientation). The lenses are smooth and full, not stepped, and it is the lens or lenses that move in the ERS, not the bulb and reflector assembly as in the fresnel.
The ERS improves over the efficiency of the fresnel by surrounding the bulb in an ellipsoidal reflector, with the filament of the bulb at one focus and the aperture to the lens housing at the other. The shutters and gobo are ideally in focal point of this apature. (In UK: the term ERS is not often used. An ERS is simply concidered a very good profile.)
|This is a 6″ Fresnel. The Fresnel uses a Fresnel lens, hence, its name. This unit provides a soft, circular light and is often used for back light and down light. At least in our theater.
Fresnels are typically 8-, 6- or 4-inch, referring to the diameter of the lens. The lens is the distinctive 'Fresnel lens' type, with a 'stepped' appearance instead of the 'full' or 'smooth' appearance of other lenses. The stepped nature of the lens causes a corresponding pattern of circles of light, so Fresnel lenses are usually 'stippled' on the flat side. This pattern of small bumps helps to break up the light passing into the lens to smooth out its eventual pattern.
Fresnels use a spherical reflector, with the filament of the bulb at the focus. Due to this, the bulb and reflector cannot move independently of one another, and remain a fixed unit inside the housing. It is this unit that is moved back and forth inside the lamp to focus the fresnel. This is done by a slider on the bottom of the light, or by a worm track.
Fresnels are not very efficient. The reflector cannot be larger than the lens aperture, and thus all the radiated light that is neither reflected by the parabola behind the bulb or emitted directly through the lens is absorbed by the casing as waste heat. Additionally, the degree to which the lamp may be focused is limited by the length of the housing. The tighter the focus ('spotted in') the less light is able to escape. Thus fresnels are not good for tight focus on small areas. Fresnels also lack internal shutters, and must rely on barndoors, large metal flaps that may be mounted just beyond the color slot at the front of the light. Due to these restrictions, fresnels are most often used at middling distances for area lighting. Fresnel bulbs are almost always 'base down': mounted with the bulb up. Burning these lamps upside down will shorten lamp life significantly. (In UK: Fresnels are not spotlights, they are Fresnels.)
| This is a 1000Q Follow Spot. Altman.
One word of caution. Please have at least two people to raise or lower this light on it's stand. I've seen, too often, somebody trying to lower it and get their hand caught and pinched.
Click on the Follow Spot to see close up pictures of the light's parts. Including the inside.
|Some of our units are Altman 360 units. (left) The difference being that they lack the Q. So?? The Q stands for Quartz which is the type of Lamp used. The Non-Q units use an Incandescent Lamp. You can tell the difference just by looking at the unit. The lamp housing of the Q unit (right) is straight up on the top. The incandescent unit's lamp housing is shaped like a Banana, off to one side.
| PAR (Parabolic Aluminized Reflector) lights resemble car headlights. They possess a lens, but the lens is an integral part of the lamp housing, and its position relative to the filament cannot be altered. A notable exception is ETC's Source Four PAR, which uses the same halogen lamp as their Source Four ERS. In this case, the lens is a separate piece from the lamp. The relative position of lamp and lens remains unalterable.
The lamp produces an intense oval pool of light with soft edges. The only adjustment is a knob that allows the lamp/lens unit to be rotated within its casing, thus changing the orientation of the oval. The type of lens may be changed, options include wide flood (WFL), medium flood (MFL), narrow spot (NSP), and very narrow spot (VNSP).
These types of instruments come in varying diameters, the most common being designated PAR56 and PAR64. The number indicates the diameter of the housing in eighths of an inch (e.g. a PAR64 is eight inches in diameter).
PARs are used constantly in Rock and Roll shows, especially in combination with smoke/hazer machines which make the path of the beam visible. Because of the lack of control over the beam diameter, shape, and sharpness the PARs are rarely used in a FOH (front of house, the lighting position suspended over the audience) position, particularly in theatres, but are used often as top light and for special effects.
Strip or Cyclorama (Cyc) lights are long housings typically containing multiple bulbs arranged along the length of the instrument and emitting light perpendicular to its length. The strip light housing often contains bulbs of multiple colors (usually the primary colors) with each color controlled by a separate electrical circuit. Varying the intensity of the different colors enables the lighting designer to establish mood or time of day.
Scoops are circular fixtures that do not have any lenses. They have a reflector at the back of the fixture that directs the light out of the fixture. Since they do not have any sort of lens system they are cheaper than other fixtures. However, the downside of this makes it so that you can not focus the light at all (even PAR's allow for more control than scoops).
House lights and Work lights – House lights are incandescent or fluorescent floodlights. House lights provide light for the audience before and after performances and during intermissions. Work lights provide general lighting backstage, or in the house. House lights are often controlled by dimmers, but are sometimes on simple switches. Work lights are almost always switched only. House and work lights are usually off during performances but are occasionally included in the lighting design to establish focus or emphasize plot elements.
Examples of internal devices are:
The majority of these fixtures also use stepper motors to enable movement of the light fixtures output by either moving a mirror which reflects the beam, or by moving the entire fixture lens train. This allows the fixture to cover large areas by varying the X-Y coordinates of the beam. Higher performance fixtures use stepper motors for pan and tilt motion.
Moving lights are controlled in many ways. Usually the fixtures are connected to a Lighting Console, which outputs a control signal. This control signal sends data to the fixture usually in one of three ways – Analog (which has largely been phased out), DMX (which is the industry standard control protocol), or Ethernet Control (which is still in development). The fixture then takes this signal and translates it into internal signals which are sent to the many stepper motors located inside.


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Ten new movie screens open each day in China as the popularity of cinema soars in the country, but the appeal of Chinese films has failed to maintain the pace.
Box office receipts jumped 30 per cent last year to 17 billion yuan ($2.7-billion U.S.), lifting China up to become the world's No. 2 cinema market behind the United States, figures last week showed.
Yet foreign titles took the bulk of the money, scooping up just over half the revenue in 2012 despite facing an annual cap of only 34 releases – while Chinese filmmakers produced 893 films last year.
"The successful movies are nearly all Hollywood blockbusters," said Pen Kang, a researcher for the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film.
"Chinese domestic films have no advantages compared to these Hollywood films. The production standards and technology are less advanced."
China only increased its foreign movie quota from 20 in 2012 after long pressure from Hollywood and the World Trade Organization. As a result foreign films edged out domestic ones in ticket sales for the first time in a decade, taking 51.5 per cent of the total.
Naxin Ping, who manages an antique shop in Beijing, said she went to the cinema several times last year, watching both foreign and domestic titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, martial arts film The Grandmaster by Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai and Renzaijiongtu, a Chinese comedy. "That's my taste," she said.
She is typical of China's growing middle-class population willing and able to pay the relatively high price of movie tickets – around $13 – that has made Chinese theatres such an attractive market.
The country's leading property group Wanda became the world's biggest cinema owner last year after acquiring U.S. company AMC Entertainment Inc. for $2.6-billion.
But State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) vice-minister Tian Jin in November urged domestic filmmakers to "enhance creativity," saying their movies faced tremendous pressure and needed to be more competitive.
In recent years Hollywood blockbusters such as Avatar and Transformers: Dark of the Moon have brought in whopping sums, though the low-budget Chinese comedy Lost in Thailand unexpectedly upended them last month to become the country's biggest-ever box office hit.
But Robert Cain, a producer who has worked in China for 25 years, pointed out that it was among successful domestic movies that "drew large audiences in China because they released at times when Hollywood movies were blocked out of Chinese theatres."
Mega blockbusters such as the latest James Bond movie Skyfall and the widely anticipated The Hobbit, based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, hit cinemas around the world last year but have 2013 release dates in China – by which time many potential viewers will already have seen them on pirated DVDs.
Just as Chinese movies have lagged domestically, they have also struggled to garner significant popularity or renown abroad, despite being the world's third most prolific film industry according to SARFT.
And despite being the world's most populous country, China has failed to produce anything with the global cultural impact of South Korean singer Psy's "Gangnam Style" or Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who died in 2012.
President Hu Jintao acknowledged last year that China's soft power had not kept pace with its growing political and economic stature, saying: "The international influence of Chinese culture does not correspond with the international status of China."
But Rance Pow, an industry analyst who heads the consultancy Artisan Gateway, was optimistic that domestic filmmakers would steadily improve.
"Chinese films remain on course to produce commercial hits not only for the China market but for international audiences as well," he said.
The difficulty comes in part from the censorship that China exercises over film and other cultural productions.
The Communist Party imposes strict rules over what films are allowed to be seen by the public, banning what it considers any negative portrayal of contemporary politics or issues it says might lead to social unrest.
In an open letter last month award-winning Chinese director Xie Fei said the censorship system had "become a corrupt black spot for controlling the prosperity of the cultural and entertainment industry, killing artistic exploration and wasting administrative resources."


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Final Thoughts & ConclusionUnlike the ATI Radeon HD 4870, which provided a huge jump in performance over the prior Radeon HD 3870, the Radeon HD 4890 is only a modest speed boost over the prior...
The ATI Radeon HD 4890 isn't anything new; however, ASUS has been one of the few companies to break out of the mold with a slightly modified Radeon HD 4890 PCB and custom heatsink. Too often companies get lost in the monotony of the hardware industry product cycles, but ASUS always continues to surprise me with their innovation. That may be giving them a bit too much credit but it seems that many companies are content with buying the reference design and slapping their sticker on the heatsink. There is typically a mandatory period during which these reference samples are required to be sold, but too often companies keep selling the same stuff months later.
With the EAH4890, ASUS designed their own PCB and installed a custom cooling solution to create a Radeon HD 4890 video card that should push the envelope when it comes to performance and overclocking. Not only should it perform better, but it also looks better since it is no longer a cookie cutter Radeon HD 4890.
What's that, my friends? That is a real heatsink. ASUS did not prance around with this one; I believe this heatsink could have handled the notoriously hot ATI Radeon HD 2900XT and asked for a second helping of heat. It has been a while since a "stock" heatsink has impressed me as much.
Besides the fancy heatsink, ASUS has included an 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connector instead of the standard dual 6-pin and a large capacitor known as a 'Super ML Cap' to help add stability input voltages to the cards. ASUS is the first in the video card industry to use these polymer-based capacitors, so it will be interesting to see if more companies follow in the months to come. Super ML Caps, a shorter term for Multilayer Polymer Capacitors, offer many advantages over ceramic capacitors. Super ML Caps have the lowest and most stable ESR among all kinds of caps, not to mention they remain stable under all voltage conditions and run cooler! ASUS claims that the Super ML Cap will help with the card's overclocking potential by up to 300%, and we'll put this claim to the test after our standard testing procedure.
For those interested in putting one of these fine pieces of work into their PCs, ASUS recommends at least a 550 Watt power supply with at least 40 Amps available on the +12v rail. Let's take a closer look at the ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5 and then get to the benchmarks!


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Making his first appearance in a Grade 1, Victor's Cry used a strong finish to earn a surprise win in the $249,500 Shoemaker Mile on Monday at Hollywood Park.
The 67th running of the Shoemaker was the last of three stakes on the Memorial Day program, following the $66,000 Willard L. Proctor Memorial and the $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap.
Dismissed at 21-1, Victor's Cry helped trigger a Pick Six carry-over of $150,594 when racing resumes Friday. Post time is 7:05 p.m. and the Pick Six will begin with the third race.
Owned by Equilete Stable and trained by Eoin Harty, Victor's Cry took advantage of a rapid pace to win for the second time in four starts this year.
Ridden by Corey Nakatani, now riding regularly in Kentucky, saved ground while well off the lead, angled out in the stretch and was up to defeat 9-5 favorite Karelian by a head.
The final time was 1:32.88, the fastest clocking in the Shoemaker since Designed For Luck won in 1:32.81 in 2004.
In winning for the fifth time in 17 starts, Victor's Cry, who had run 6 ½ furlongs in his three previous races in 2010, increased his earnings to $350,633. He paid $44.40, $12.60 and $7.20.
"I was happy because I thought we were going to run third,'' said Harty. "Then, I saw them stopping and I thought he was going to run second. Then I saw they were really stopping and I just couldn't believe it.
"I entered to win. I thought on paper it might set up well for his style of running. But it is a Grade 1 and these things are hard to win, so I would have been happy with a piece of it. I am also happy to win it.''
The win was Nakatani's fifth in the Shoemaker, placing him one behind the man who the race – which was called the Premiere Handicap until 1989 - is named. Bill Shoemaker's first Premiere win came with Special Touch in 1951. His final victory in the race came atop Peace 21 years ago.
"Turning for home I felt all I needed was a spot to run,'' said Nakatani, whose most recent win in the Mile had come aboard Aragorn in 2006. "He made a strong move from the three-eighths pole to get position and to be able to win the race I had to try to time it as best as I could.''
Karelian, a gelded son of Bertrando and the Theatrical mare Leaning Tower, fell just short in his quest for a second consecutive Grade 1 victory. Successful in the Maker's Mark on April 9 at Keeneland, Karelian paid $3.60 and $2.80.
"He fired,'' said trainer Rusty Arnold of the 8-year-old, who has won 10 of 22 for owner-breeder Green Lantern Stables LLC. "He couldn't have run any harder. At the eighth pole, I didn't think he was going to get the horse (Mr Gruff) in front of him. We couldn't have had a better trip. Good try, good run.''
In his first start beyond 6 ½ furlongs, Mr Gruff showed the way from the inside while setting quick fractions (23.08, 46.05 and 1.09.20) under Joe Talamo, but weakened late and had to settle for third, 1 ¼ lengths behind Karelian. Mr Gruff paid $4 to show.
Gallant Son was three-quarters of a length behind Mr Gruff, then came Golden Balls, Global Hunter, Compari, the 5-2 second choice who was wide into the opening turn, then had some traffic problems on the backstretch, Tangled Tango and Blue Chagall.
Earlier in the afternoon, Evening Jewel, in her return to California and making her first start on turf, was on the right end of a photo finish in winning the Honeymoon.
After losing by a nose to Blind Luck in the Kentucky Oaks on April 30 at Churchill Downs, Evening Jewel was able to hold off Cozi Rosie by a head in the Honeymoon, a Grade II.
Owned by the Braly Family Trust and trained by Jim Cassidy, the 3-year-old Northern Afleet filly and the Giant's Causeway mare Jewel Of The Night led throughout under Victor Espinoza. The victory was the third in 10 starts for the California bred, who carried top weight of 122 pounds. She increased her bankroll to $606,943.
"I think that I'll swim her next, that's the only thing she hasn't done yet,'' said Cassidy. "She is just a wonderful filly. With that kind of pace (the opening half mile was run in 50.29 and the initial six furlongs in 1:14.52) and as keen as she was she didn't try to pull or get a little rank.''
In winning in 1:48.87 for the 1 1/8 miles, Evening Jewel, who also lost by a nose to Blind Luck in the Las Virgenes in February at Santa Anita, paid $3.80, $2.80 and $2.40.
"She was in the bridle all the way,'' said Espinoza after his third Honeymoon win in the last seven years. "This is a tremendous job by Jim, the way he's improving this filly.''
Looking for her second stakes win of the meet after taking the Senorita on May 2, Cozi Rosie finished one length in front of City To City. Cozi Rosie paid $3.60 and $2.80 while City To City paid $3.40 to show.
Triple Cream and Andina finished in a dead heat for fourth, then came In The Slips and Dreamed To Dream.
The first 2-year-old stakes race of the year in Southern California featured an upset. J P's Gusto, the 4-1 second choice, easily defeated 1-5 favorite Belleofthebridle in the Proctor.
Owned by Gem Inc. and trained by David Hofmans, the Successful Appeal colt out of the Caller I.D. mare Call Her Magic won by 4 ½ lengths in 1:02.97 for the 5 ½ furlongs. The clocking was a stakes record. The previous best since the Proctor was lengthened to 5 ½ furlongs in 2006 was 1:03.04 set by Backbackbackgone in 2008.
A troubled fifth as the 9-5 favorite in his debut on May 9, J P's Gusto had clear sailing in the Proctor, tracking the pace on the outside under Talamo, then taking over early in the stretch. He pushed his earnings to $37,360.
The lone filly in the field of seven, Belleofthebridle, who had won by nearly six lengths in a quick 51.59 seconds going 4 ½ furlongs on April 21, finished 9 ¼ lengths ahead of Edgewick Road.
A $52,000 yearling purchase at the most recent Keeneland September sale, J P's Gusto returned $10.80, $3 and $2.40. Belleofthebridle paid $2.10 and $2.10 while the show price on Edgewick Road was $2.40.


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Seth Meyers to Host 2014 Emmys!by Amy Sciarretto | PopCrush
Congrats to Seth Meyers. The new host of 'Late Night' has been tapped to host the 2014 Emmys aka the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in August.
The Emmys, usually held in September, will actually air on NBC on Aug. 25. That's a Monday.
Variety confirmed the news that Meyers, who left his post as a head writer and beloved anchor of 'Weekend Update' on 'Saturday Night Live' in February to take over for Jimmy Fallon, who in turn took 'The Tonight Show' reigns from Jay Leno, got the Emmys gig. Obviously, NBC is keeping the hosting berth all in the network family, as they have done in the past.
Hosting the Emmys should help to provide a ratings boost and generate even more interest in Meyers' own late night show.
"Seth's expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at 'SNL,' as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on 'SNL' and 'Late Night,' makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys," an NBC exec told Variety.
The aforementioned Fallon has hosted the Emmys in the past, but his 'Tonight Show' has been solid in the ratings so he doesn't need a helper gig such as this. It's also fair to give Meyers a shake as host of a high profile prize-giving ceremony, too.
This is not the first time Meyer has hosted an awards show. He hosted the decidedly less pressurized, yet super fun, ESPN Espy Awards in 2010 and 2011.
Also, in case you are curious, the Emmys are in August this year, as opposed to their usual and familiar Sunday September slot, due to NBC's commitments to its Sunday Night Football franchise.


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SEO for Real Estate Attorneys
SEO for Real Estate Attorneys: Local search has become increasingly prevalent with updates in Google?s algorithm from Pigeon (12/22/14) to Possum (9/1/16). The purpose of these updates have been to make google?s search engine results more relevant to the input from searchers. This means that the core competency of Google is to deliver RELEVANT results to users. Consequently, proximity is one of the primary factors pursuant to that goal. Therefore, it is important to optimize your website to capture proximal searches for areas you serve. ??
6 Tips to Improve your Firm's Local Presence
Google My Business
This is perhaps the nexus of your local marketing strategy. While, other search engines such as bing provide location services, 4 out of 5 of total online searches happen on Google.
Claim your location
If you haven?t already, it is important to claim your business location. Doing so allows you to control your brand identity online. The name, address, and phone number associated with your Google My business location should be the data that drives your local citation and backlink strategy.
Choose Your Business Category
Perhaps the most overlooked component of setting up your location, choosing your business category can make a significant difference in terms of your ability to rank in the local maps. Based on my personal experience reviewing thousands of law firms? ?business listings, I?ve found that setting the category to the most relevant practice area performs significantly better than generic categories. For example, choose Personal Injury Lawyer or Divorce Lawyer as your primary category as opposed to Law Firm, Legal Services, or Lawyer. While google allows you to choose multiple categories, I don?t suggest using all 5 categories, instead focus on either 1 or two. (for general practice attorneys and firms, this strategy is significantly different).
Location Optimization
From location attributes to the associated website with a location listing, it is important to optimize your business listing. It is important that the web page you link to your listing, is properly optimized for your practice area and city. This helps google better understand the relevance of your local listing as it pertains to the needs of local searchers. It is important to understand that every opportunity to add text to your business listing, is an opportunity to improve your keyword density. For example, ensuring that your keyword is nested in the URL, in the description of photos added, and even in responses to customer reviews. All of this will help your business improve its local search presence.
Structured Data Markup
Markup and Schema data is extremely important in terms of local search. If done correctly, this data can provide ?signals? for google to better rank your site. SEO regularly make the mistake of assuming structured data will improve the organic ranking of your site, but it is my opinion that it more significantly impacts the local search results. Therefore, if done with ?local? in mind, then the data will be configured correctly.
On Page Signals
On page signals include things such as meta data (title tags, H1 & H2 tags, etc?), KML maps, outbound links to local authorities, and more. The goal of developing local signals into your website should be to not only educate viewers on your location, but also to inform google that your website is representative of a local service.
3. Local Citations
Local citations are combinations of location based directories, niche directories, service list, etc. There are several sources that can be used online such as Yext as well as data aggregators such as Acxiom. As stated earlier, all data used for local citations should be consistent with your Business Listing on Google. Local citations can oftentimes be optimized via images, videos, keywords, links etc. Proper optimization of citations can be the difference between 1st and 2nd position in the Local 3 pack.
4. Reviews
You should not only encourage reviews, but put a system in place to make leaving a review simple and easy. Reviews are simply a form of providing local signals by showing google the ?volume? of impact your business provides to the local market. For example, an attorney that services 20 clients a year versus and attorney that services 200 clients a year would essentially mean that the bigger firm has more opportunities to capture reviews. Fortunately for the small law firm, each client is a potential opportunity to capture a new review, whereas bigger firms are less focused on the process. The best method for reviews would be to automate the process. Integrating the review process into a new client onboard allows firms to develop a great relationship with clients, and capture reviews at the beginning of the relationship. This allows the firm to control the dialogue of the review, as a new client wouldn?t leave a bad review when just starting a relationship. I call this part ?capturing honeymoon reviews?.
5. Content is King
Content is a crucial component of your website. While a lot of SEO companies ignore the contribution that content provides for location optimization, our philosophy at Local Map is based on leveraging 100% of the content and integrating all other components of optimization into each page. Hyperlinking the Google Location in page, embedding kml data, including the location in the focus keyword, maintaining proper keyword density, alt tagging images with location details, geo-tagging images, geo-tagging the content link, and more. Content provides perhaps the best opportunity for your website to improve its search engine position. Everything matters when it comes to content. ?
6. Social Signals
Finally, an active facebook can impact your rankings within the maps section. While this is not the most important factor, in competitive markets, it can be the difference between 1st position and 2nd position in the local 3 pack. Though it?s not inherently valuable, any SEO company should do all things to win the first position for their client. At the very least, informing a client to occasionally update their Social Networks is important.
SEO is perhaps the most important component of a digital marketing strategy for law firms. The legal services industry is extremely competitive and requires consistent improvement to be effective. We can help you grow your firm simply from online successes. For more information about our services please contact us for more details. If you would like a free consultation to evaluate your law firm's online presence, give us a call/ email today.


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This poem was born of the realization (or more appropriately, a reminder) that I do not have it within myself to love or to live in peace apart from my Savior. I don't know how to be gentle or faithful without His Holy Spirit to give me what it takes to exhibit those qualities. "We love because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19 (NIV).
First Things First
If I am to give
a love so kind
I first must receive
His love Divine
If I am to live
in perfect peace
to Him I must
my fears release
If I am ever to speak
with gentleness
or live a life
of faithfulness
First I must know
the faithful One
God's own Holy
redeeming Son
Submitted for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub! I was #5! Head on over and read some more poetry.


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Decision : 35 COM 8B.30
Cultural Properties - Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (Japan)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Commends the State Party for its excellent work to revise its originally deferred nomination in only three years, closely following the recommendations by ICOMOS and the World Heritage Committee;
3. Inscribes Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Japan, with the exception of the component part Yanaginogosho Iseki, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (vi);
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
Brief synthesis
The four Pure Land gardens of Hiraizumi, three focused on the sacred mountain Mount Kinkeisan, exemplify a fusion between the ideals of Pure Land Buddhism and indigenous Japanese concepts relating to the relationship between gardens, water and the surrounding landscape. Two gardens are reconstructed, with many details recovered from excavations, and two remain buried. The short-lived city of Hiraizumi was the political and administrative centre of the northern realm of Japan in the 11th and 12th century and rivalled Kyoto, politically and commercially. The four gardens were built by the Ôshû Fujiwara family, the northern branch of the ruling clan, as symbolic manifestations of the Buddhist Pure Land on this earth, a vision of paradise translated into reality through the careful disposition of temples in relation to ponds, trees and the peaks of Mount Kinkeisan. The heavily gilded temple of Chûson-ji - the only one remaining from the 12th century -, reflects the great wealth of the ruling clan.
Much of the area was destroyed in 1189 when the city lost its political and administrative status. Such was the spectacular rise and conspicuous wealth of Hiraizumi and its equally rapid and dramatic fall, that it became the source of inspiration for many poets. In 1689, Matsuo Basho, the Haiku poet, wrote: 'Three generations of glory vanished in the space of a dream...'. The four temple complexes of this once great centre with their Pure Land gardens, a notable surviving 12th century temple, and their relationship with the sacred Mount Kinkeisan are an exceptional group that reflect the wealth and power of Hiraizumi, and a unique concept of planning and garden design that influenced gardens and temples in other cities in Japan.
Criterion (ii): The temples and Pure Land gardens of Hiraizumi demonstrate in a remarkable way how the concepts of garden construction introduced from Asia along with Buddhism evolved on the basis of Japan's ancient nature worship, Shintoism, and eventually developed into a concept of planning and garden design that was unique to Japan. The gardens and temples of Hiraizumi influenced those in other cities, notably Kamakura where one of the temples was based on Chûson-ji.
Criterion (vi): The Pure Land Gardens of Hiraizumi clearly reflect the diffusion of Buddhism over south-east Asia and the specific and unique fusion of Buddhism with Japan's indigenous ethos of nature worship and ideas of Amida's Pure Land of Utmost Bliss. The remains of the complex of temples and gardens in Hiraizumi are symbolic manifestations of the Buddhist Pure Land on this earth.
The property encompasses the remains of the temple complexes with their Pure Land Gardens and the sacred mountain of Mount Kinkeisan to which they are visually aligned. Although the sites of Chûson-ji, Môtsû-ji, Kanjizaiô-in Ato and Mount Kinkeisan conserve their visual links in a complete manner, at the Muryôko-in site, houses and other structures have a negative influence. The visual links between the temples and Mount Kinkeisan span areas outside the property in the buffer zone. To protect the spatial landscape relating to Pure Land cosmology, the spatial integrity of these links need to be sustained.
There is no doubt of the authenticity of the excavated remains. Two of the gardens have been reconstructed and this work has been underpinned by rigorous analysis of the built and botanical evidence. For the surviving structures, the main building Chûson-ji Konjikidô is a remarkable survival and has been conserved with great skill in a way that ensures its authenticity of materials and construction. The authenticity of the temple in its landscape has to a certain extent been compromised by the concrete sheath building that now surrounds it. To sustain the ability of the property to convey its value, it is essential that the four temples are able to convey in an inspiring way their association with the profound ideals of Pure Land Buddhism.
Protection and Management requirements
The property and its buffer zone are well protected through a range of designations - Historic Sites, Special Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty or Special Places of Scenic Beauty. Protecting views between sites and protecting their setting will be crucial to ensure that the sites have the ability to demonstrate their relationship with the landscape in a meaningful way though allowing them to be oases of contemplation. Iwate Prefecture and the relevant municipal government have set up the Iwate Prefecture World Heritage Preservation and Utilization Promotion Council to provide the overall management framework for the property. This Council receives expert advice from the Instructing Committee for Research and Conservation of the Group of Archaeological Sites of Hiraizumi.
The Comprehensive Preservation and Management Plan was completed and implemented in January 2007, and revised in January 2010. Any projects to implement proposals in the plan to re-instate and restore the other two buried gardens will need to be submitted to the World Heritage Centre for evaluation by ICOMOS, and consideration by the World Heritage Committee, in line with paragraph 172 of Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. The local government has signed an agreement with the local institutions and invited the local community to patrol the property and offer suggestions on protection, management and presentation.
5. Also recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
a) Keep unobstructed the visual links between Mount Kinkeisan and the four ensembles,
b) Subject any proposals for major road improvements to Heritage Impact Assessments for their impact on the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value, including the visual surroundings of each individual sites,
c) Submit any proposals for re-excavating and re-instating the two buried gardens at Chûson-ji and Muryôkô-in Ato to the World Heritage Centre for assessment by ICOMOS and consideration by the World Heritage Committee in line with paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines,
d) Protect actively the buried archaeological resources,
e) Put in place a visitor management strategy based on a detailed study of the carrying capacity of the various sites.
Context of DecisionWHC-11/35.COM/8B


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Artist view of the launch of GSTB-V2/A, the first of ESA's two Galileo System Test Bed Version 2 demonstrators for the Galileo global navigation satellite system, due in December 2005, on a Russian Soyuz/Fregat vehicle. The satellite is shown as it separates from the Fregat upper stage after reaching a medium Earth orbit. On top of the satellite is its phased array L-band antenna able to illuminate all the visible Earth below it.
The objective of the two GSTB-V2 satellites is to characterize the critical technologies for the Galileo Navigation Payload. GSTB-V2/A will secure the Galileo frequency filings, validate new technologies for operational use, characterise the radiation environment of the medium earth orbits that the operational satellites will occupy and enable experimentation with live Galileo signals. This 600-kg satellite was built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) of Great-Britain.
The second satellite, GSTB-V2/B, built by the European consortium Galileo Industries, will demonstrate the Passive Hydrogen Maser (PHM), the most accurate atomic ever launched to orbit. Developed under ESA contract, the PHM will play a key role for a wide range of high precision navigation applications.
Thereafter up to four operational satellites will be launched to validate the basic Galileo space and related ground segment. Once this In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase has been completed, the remaining satellites will be installed to reach the Full Operational Capability (FOC).
Galileo will be Europe's own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. It will be inter-operable with the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass), the two other global satellite navigation systems. Galileo will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the metric range with an unrivaled integrity.
Numerous applications are planned for Galileo including positioning and derived value added services for transport by road, rail, air and sea, fisheries and agriculture, oil prospecting, civil protection activities, building, public works and telecommunications.
The operational Galileo system will consist of 30 satellites (27 operational + 3 active spares), deployed in circular Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at an altitude of 23,616 km altitude, over three orbital planes inclined at 56 to the equatorial plane.
To prepare for Galileo, Europe has implemented a preliminary satellite-based navigation system with the European overlay navigation system (EGNOS). This system delivers corrective and integrity data to enhance the performance of the two existing military navigation satellite constellations (GPS and Glonass). It has been operational since mid-2003.


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💞 Nicole and Niall broke up with each other two years...
Once Again, Frozen...63694544
- by infinite affection & _SnowQueen_
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- Published: 17 Feb 2014
- Updated: 27 Aug 2014
- Status: In Progress
Elsa has power over snow and ice. She is the queen of Arendelle. Her sister, Anna, married Kristoff and had a child. Elsa, at first, didn't know who to marry. But at the end, she married a handsome, smart, and kind man. His name was Eric Ryans. They had twins. Identical twins... Their names were Dylan Ryans and Daniel Ryans. Elsa wished that Dylan nor Daniel would have her powers, but unfortunately, Dylan did. This time, Elsa knew what to do. She let Dylan do whatever he wanted with his powers. She didn't lock him up. Five years later, Eleanor Ryans was born. Dylan was very protective over Eleanor and loved her very much. Daniel was jealous. It always seemed like Dylan and Eleanor was the center of attention. After a near-death incident the gates are closed and Danny decides he's had enough, With his family being torn apart second by second will Dylan be able to Fix the Pieces back together and Reunite his Family?
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Save a world of imagination
Use the unique abilities of Sackboy and his new friends - Toggle, OddSock and Swoop - to explore all corners of the Imagisphere and unravel the mystery of planet Bunkum. Then discover the fantastic new levels and games that the LittleBigPlanet Community has created and shared.
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Hardy basked in the glow of his first successful title defense, CM Punk came to the ring to apparently congratulate Hardy by raising his arm in victory. But then, in an ugly display of poor sportsmanship, The Straightedge Superstar viciously assaulted Hardy amidst a chorus of boos from the WWE Universe. The crazed ex-champion reigned down blow upon blow on Hardy, leaving him battered and beaten on the arena floor. Then, just when it appeared Punk was done, he attacked Hardy again, tossing his helpless body across the announce table and onto the arena floor.
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International Quilt Market (aka: just "MARKET" in quilt world lingo). Have you been? Me either. But this spring it is coming to my home town, Salt Lake City. I am so excited to check out this vast realm of fabric overload.
And because there are so many fun bloggers who seem to show-up when Market hits town, not to mention the vast number of quilty-sewy-crafty bloggers in Utah, some of us local gals (Calli from Make It Do and Nanette from Freda's Hive) decided it would be a great excuse to have a quilt-blogger's shin-dig where everyone could meet-up in one place and talk to people in real life. (As I've been looking at venues I explained to one staff about the idea of hosting a 'blogger's meet-up' and they assumed it would be a bunch of people sitting at computers blogging the whole time. NO! We blog at home, when we see each other in person we gab! and eat! and everyone has a camera.)
If you're a local or you're going to be in town for Spring Market we would love to meet-up with YOU. We are planning the event for the evening of Saturday, May 14 in downtown Salt Lake. More details to follow, but we want you to save the date now. You can keep abreast of the details at the Quilt Market Meetup Blog. If you're coming, link your blog to the bottom of the page there – it will be fun to see who can come! And it's not limited to people who have a blog themselves – come if you like to read blogs too!


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--Novus and Nong Lam University observe commitment to Vietnamese Aquaculture--
Saint Louis, Missouri (April 7, 2014) —Novus International, Inc., today announced that it has completed dedication of the Aquaculture Research Center (ARC), located on campus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to Nong Lam University (NLU). Established in 2008, in collaboration with NLU, the formerly named Novus Aquaculture Research Center (NARC) provides cutting edge research facilities for shrimp and fish nutrition and health. With experimental scale extruded feed production and fish culture systems, NARC has provided a platform for the demonstration of more sustainable feed formulation strategies which enhance return on investment for feed manufacturers and farmers.
"The growing body of research conducted in the areas of fish nutrition and health at this facility has resulted in multiple publications and presentations moving the entire body of aquaculture nutrition research forward," remarked François Fraudeau, Novus International Inc., President and CEO during the dedication on the NLU campus. "Novus is proud of our legacy of collaboration among industry and academic sectors and our commitment of these resources to the University reinforces our goals for betterment of the industry."
Research has been focused on the most important species in the Asia Pacific region including Catfish, Tilapia, Carp, Asian Sea Bass and shrimp. NARC researchers developed and applied bioassay systems which measure differential responses to disease challenges as well as fundamental research on immune and oxidative stress response parameters, including gene expression studies, that provided sensitive biomarkers of fish health.
During the collaboration 11 M.S. students completed thesis work at NARC in close collaboration with researchers from the Department of Fisheries at NLU. Novus's commitment to developing future industry leaders is underscored by the Novus Graduate scholarship and World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Internship Program that selected students annually to participate in ongoing research contributing to the next generation of aquaculture scientists.
"We are grateful for our long collaboration with Novus in development of the ARC and the many projects that focused on the most important aquaculture species in the Asia Pacific region," noted Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Hay, President of NLU. "We are excited to move forward with the Aquaculture Research Center, building on the platforms we established in collaboration with Novus. This facility helps us do research on issues facing our local aquaculture industry and gives students the chance to work with the most current equipment available today."
This dedication finalizes the planned transition of the facility to NLU ahead of schedule.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in nearly 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, , CIBENZA® feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace mineral, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, MERA™Met aquaculture feed additive, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (www.stratumnutrition.com).
Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information visit www.novusint.com. ©2014 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Here we see two people turning onto a major road on a scooter pulling a baby carriage behind them. Please tell me there's no baby in that baby carriage.
LiveLeak reports that is in Lianshui, China and if we assume that there is a baby in there and the people on the scooter are the humans who brought it into this world, they would go straight in the running for the worst parents in existence.