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A video shot by a bystander in the wake of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, showing people taking expensive marathon jackets from a booth near the site of the explosion, has sparked anger over the alleged looting.
The video, posted on Reddit, shows people surrounding a booth and taking jackets meant for finishers from a tent near the finish line.
While it is clear from the video that some people were grabbing more than one jacket, some commenters have disputed their motives, including one YouTube commenter who said he was there.
"They were grabbing the jackets to use as tourniquets you idiots!" wrote spicymeatsandwich. "That's the reason I grabbed an entire boxful, plus you can see me heading right back towards the injured."
Another commenter, Sim Salabim wrote people were taking the jackets " "to comfort the injured or those who could not go back to the hotel."
"Yes, some people took advantage of it, what can you do," he wrote, in a now-deleted comment, "but it's not looting what you see."
Gawker, which has concluded the video does not show looting, wrote:
"Indeed, the unhurried, casual pace of the crowd doesn't suggest that they thought the were engaged in an illicit activity. It's certainly possible, we suppose, that a large crowd of people could unanimously elect to browse, at a leisurely pace, a bunch of merchandise and steal it in full view of cameras and in the midst of an overwhelming police presence. But it seems far more likely to us that they were given the impression that the jackets were being made available for free."


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NEW HAVEN, Conn – The No. 2 Yale lightweight crew team will host No. 5 Dartmouth this Saturday, Apr. 20. The crews will race on Yale's home course on the Housatonic River, in Derby, Conn. At stake will be the Durand Cup, which has been awarded to the winner of this race annually since 1958. Yale will look to regain the cup, as it has fallen to Dartmouth for the past two years.
Last week, Yale successfully completed a double header, winning six of nine over two days. On Saturday, against Columbia and Penn, the Yale first varsity, second varsity and third varsity four all finished ahead of their opponents. The varsity was locked in a close race against Columbia, but pulled ahead to win by 5.9 seconds and claim the Dodge Cup. Similar racing followed on Sunday against Cornell. The varsity eight rowed a rhythmic piece, winning by 3.7 seconds. The first freshmen and third varsity four were also victorious.
At last year's regatta, Yale won three of four races, but failed to reclaim the Durand Cup, losing in the varsity race by 5.5 seconds. Yale finished ahead in the second varsity, third varsity four and first freshmen races. Last weekend, Dartmouth was swept by Harvard, with its varsity losing to Harvard by 3.9 seconds.
The racing schedule is as follows:
8:40 a.m.: Freshman Eight
9:20 a.m.: Second Varsity Eight
10:00 a.m.: First Varsity Eight
10:40 a.m.: Third Varsity Eight
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Through a string of recent comeback attempts that didn't pay off, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning kept talking about working through the adversity.
The work paid off Monday, as the Broncos took advantage of a hailstorm of turnovers by the Chargers to score 35 unanswered points in the second half for a huge win.
According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, it was Manning's 47th game winning drive in the fourth quarter, tying him with Dan Marino for most in NFL history.
"I've been a part of some comebacks and you have to have all three phases contribute," Manning said. "You've got to have a tipped ball or a bounce go your way."
The Broncos got some breaks, with fumbles and interceptions returned for touchdowns. But this was about Manning too, after he went 24-of-30 passing for 309 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. But you couldn't tell it from his muted reaction, which amazed teammates.
"I've never been part of a comeback like that," tight end Joel Dreessen said. "Peyton, that guy is so humble. I tried to get him fired up about this. I was shaking him, and saying, "What do you think about this, man?'
"All he said was, 'Good job. Good job.' "
Those who've known him longer aren't surprised. Wide receiver Brandon Stokley, whose touchdown gave then the lead for good, said he's come to expect such things.
"You never can count that guy out," Stokley said. "I've seen it too many times. Everybody in this locker room knows, and we all believe, that when you have him behind the center we can come back from any deficit."
It helps when the Chargers make it easy, but that shouldn't take away from Manning's role in it either.


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This magisterial two-volume set, the latest in an important series of reprints published by Gorgias Press, is a "must have" for every student of ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology. The first volume, by Herman V. Hilprecht, the first Clark Research Professorship of Assyriology at the University of Pennsylvania, focuses on the history of Mesopotamian archaeology. It is the most thorough and important of the two volumes. The second volume, edited by Hilprecht, contains several brief essays on the history of archaeology in Palestine (by J. Benzinger), Egypt (by G. Steindorff), and Arabia (by F. Hommel), as well as a short piece on "The So-called Hittites and their Inscriptions" (by P. Jensen). Combined, the two volumes make available an enormous body of early research encapsulating the state of scholarly knowledge on ancient Near Eastern archaeology at the turn of the 19th century. They thus constitute important primary resources for those interested in the sociology of knowledge that informs the birth of ancient Near Eastern Studies as an academic discipline.
These volumes open up a world now largely forgotten, in which scholars were facile with both spade and languages, and in which the success of the scholarly enterprise greatly depended upon a passion for risky exploration and an ability to withstand incredible physical and mental hardships. Though over a century old, Hilprecht's work serves to remind us of the incredible personal sacrifices of many individuals whose names are scarcely mentioned in contemporary Assyriological circles, such as G. Grotefend, Claudius James Rich, J. S. Buckingham, Sir Robert Kir Porter, Robert Mignan, G. Baillie Fraser, and James Felix Jones. Hilprecht's work also gives us far more complete stories that lie behind the discoveries of more well-known pioneers such as Sir Henry Rawlinson, Paul Emil Botta, Henry Layard, Jules Oppert, and a great many others, whose contributions to the field typically receive only thumbnail sketches or remain unmentioned1 in more modern surveys. Moreover, to provide a background for the book, Hilprecht discusses a number of travelogues and topographical surveys of Mesopotamia dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries—sources (many now rare) that he amply cites in footnotes, and which constitute a veritable gold mine of now largely neglected resources.
Indeed, on most topics, but especially with regard to the period closer to Hilprecht's own time, the treatment is exhaustive, providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the personal, political, and academic intrigues and difficulties long since overshadowed by the accomplishments and discoveries to which they led. (His very lengthy and fascinating treatment of the University of Pennsylvania's first expeditions to Nippur [Hilprecht's "Nuffar"], with which he was involved most intimately, is a case in point.)
While these volumes shed a great deal of light on the earliest period of Western fascination with the ancient Near East, they invariably reveal a great deal about their authors as well. This is especially the case in Volume One, where the Christological lenses that Hilprecht wears are clear already in the preface.
It was our aim to bring the history of the gradual exploration of those distant oriental countries, which formed the significant scene and background of God's dealings with Israel as a nation, more vividly before the educated classes of Christendom (p. ix).
In fact, throughout the two volumes, one sees Assyriology (one could add Arabian and Anatolian history) as a fledgling field still viewed through biblical verses; one whose purpose as a discipline is in large part measured by its ability to bolster biblical "truths" such as the moral corruptness of Mesopotamian civilization.
Yet, as the numerous discoveries described in these volumes make evident, the "resurrection" of Assyria and Babylonia served only to create a tension between a newly revealed Mesopotamian world—now more sophisticated than anticipated, and thus, more technologically advanced than "biblical" Israel—and an ever present need to justify the excavation and appreciation of Mesopotamia by way of its importance for our knowledge of the Bible. So great was the perceived importance of Assyriology in the year 1903 that in his article on Arabia, F. Hommel could make the following offhand remark with conviction: "Now, when archaeological discoveries make it more and more apparent that Egyptian civilization came from Babylonia … " (p. 716). Indeed, the perceived importance of Mesopotamia to world history, and the aforementioned theological tensions that accompanied it, explain both the accessible and Christological tone of the volume by Hilprecht, as well as its large size relative to Volume Two. Given such a context, one must wonder to what extent these volumes were intended to abet the authors' attempts to raise the costly finances (expressed herein by Hilprecht so candidly and frequently) necessary to continue excavations in the Near East.
Having mentioned the Christological perspective that informs this work, I note similarly that readers will be forced to call into check their genuine awe for the abilities and accomplishments of the discipline's pioneers against a Western cultural arrogance that presents itself on nearly every other page. To demonstrate, I cite Hilprecht's remark with regard to the Maladan tribes of southern Iraq.
Practicing the vices more than the virtues of the Arab race, extremely ignorant and superstitious, they live in the most primitive state of barbarism and destitution … (p. 6).
Such views are reprehensible, but also somewhat paradoxical, especially when juxtaposed with Hilprecht's statement concerning the topographical observations of Claudius James Rich, whose 18th century discoveries and perspicacity he otherwise praises: "… how detrimental to scientific investigation any preconceived opinion or impression must be" (p. 31).
As one might reasonably assume with a work published a century ago, one encounters a number of subjects in these volumes that require one to supply the necessary "updates" by drawing on contemporary knowledge. Thus one sometimes must alter the readings of particular names as well as a few chronologies (e.g., the Ur III period appears 500–600 years earlier than we date it today).2 But such adjustments are relatively easy to make with a basic knowledge of the discipline.
These are exceptional volumes that attest to an exceptional age. They bring us back to a time when Iraq was largely unexplored by Western travelers, and when Assyriology, then fueled by popular support and often by public and State finances, paved the road to a peaceful interest in Iraq's rich history. How time has changed.
[1] Indeed, even works that focus on the historiography of the ancient Near East appear unaware of these figures. Compare, for example, Omar Carena, History of the Near Eastern Historiography and its Problems: 1852–1985. Part One: 1982–1945 (AOAT 218; Kevelaer: Butzon & Bercker; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 1989), which makes no mention of the work of Hilprecht under review here!
[2] There also is a misplaced insert marking the start of the "Excavations in Egypt" section along with an image of Jean François Champollion on its other side. It is inserted between pp. 598–599 in the middle of the Palestine section instead of before p. 625 where it belongs. I have been unable to ascertain if this misprint was original to the first edition.


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February is Black History Month, and it's a great opportunity for families of all races to talk to their children about race, civil rights, and the history of African Americans. I've curated a list of children's books that provide historical context to the history of black people in our country as well as highlighting many of our nation's black heroes. I've listed them in order of maturity, starting with simple picture books for young children going up to chapter books for teens.
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
In this book a bus does talk, and on her way to school a girl named Marcie learns why Rosa Parks is the mother of the Civil Rights movement. At the end of Marcie's magical ride, she meets Rosa Parks herself at a birthday party with several distinguished guests. Wait until she tells her class about this!
Grace loves to act out stories. This cute story is about a girl named Grace who desperately wants to play Peter Pan in her school play, but is told she can't because of her race and gender. It's a great simple story of rising above prejudice.
This story follows six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family in 1960 as a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at an all-white school, Ruby faces angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. Ruby's story of courage, faith, and hope is a power historical lesson.
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Told from the perspective of Dr. Martin Luther King's sister, this picture book biography brings his life and the profound nature of his message to young children through words from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work in a simple, direct way.
This is the story of a family pulling together after a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.
This book is an inspiring account of an event that shaped American history, as Rose Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.
A Kid's Guide to African American History: More than 70 Activities (A Kid's Guide series)
This book covers a wide range of historical African Americans, such as the first man to die in the American Revolution, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country. It's a great resource for parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races. The book also includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history.
This is the story of a family suffering through a drought, helped along by the mystical Drylongso. who teaches them the secrets of finding water hidden in the earth.
100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History
This resource book offers brief biographies of African American educators, entertainers, inventors, authors, athletes, and others who have made important contributions to American life.
A personal, poignant look at a black child's first experience with institutional racism, this story follow two siblings as they travel from Ohio to Mississippi. As they travel deeper into the rural South, they encounter suspicion and anger, and for the first time in their lives, the children know what it's like to feel scared because of the color of their skin
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
This book recounts the story of Clara. a seamstress who dreams of a reunion with her mother, who lives on another plantation. Clara overhears two slaves talking about the Underground Railroad. In a flash of inspiration, Clara sees how she can use the cloth in her scrap bag to make a quilt with a map of the land that will bring freedom.
This book is a more mature telling of the story of Ruby Bridges. In 1960, surrounded by federal Marshall's, Ruby walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school.
Sounder follows the faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's father is a sharecropper, struggling to feed his family in hard times. Night after night, he and his great dog, Sounder, return to the cabin empty-handed. One day, they return home to the smell of ham cooking . . . but after a visit from the sheriff, his life takes an unexpected turn.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken is a story of a small Mississippi town in the 1930s, and the struggles of its black community. Picking up where its precursor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, leaves off, Mildred Taylor recounts the trials of this small community through the characters of the Logan family.
This story for more mature readers tells the tale of 10-year-old Buddy, who decides to go in search of his father.
Another book for more mature readers, this is the story of one African American family fighting to stay together in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The famous abolitionist provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and harrowing experiences as a slave in this narrative biography. Published in 1845 to address doubts about his origins, it remains a powerful story of this influential man.
This book opens on the Revolutionary War, as thirteen-year-old Isabel begins a fight for her own freedom. Promised to be freed upon the death of their owner, she and her sister instead become the property of a cruel couple with no sympathy. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to become an instrument in fighting for the revolution. This story illustrates the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.


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You managed to find one NPGS listing on ebay. Yesterday there were 0.There is also only one NPGS sale in completed listings on ebay. Thats my purchase :)PCGS has 1293, NGC 2727 listings according to my search. By one measure thats 1293x annd 2727x more liquid.NPGS isnt even close to being in the same realm.
I thought everyone knows 70 grade coins are highly liquid.
Here are summary of current eBay listed MS70, PF70 and PR70 for MCC: MS70 PF70 PR70NGC 296 149 N/APCGS 274 N/A 51
IMO, NGC had inflated the grade long time ago and PCGS is following the NGC practice now.
I'd like to bump this thread up with a question, if I may, on the topic of grade inflation:I had some coins graded by PCGS in 2011. My sense from this thread is that the same coins would have been graded lower then than they would have more recently. Does that mean I should consider regrading? Is it worth the expense (and/or to consider NGC instead of PCGS or adding NCS conservation?). Because I'm sure the absolute value of the coin factors into that equation, I'm thinking specifically of a 1996 1-oz large date gold panda.Thanks!
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The new book [ours] by and Inhabitat architecture writer Andrew Michler and eVolo on the hyper-localization of sustainable architecture ends its Kickstarter campaign at noon on August 31st - which means there's just a few days left to donate! The book is based on the idea that the most exciting environmentally astute designs today are creating new regional identities, and all funds raised go towards researching a fresh way to understand 21st century contemporary architecture. The goal is within sight, but since Kickstarter uses an all-or-nothing funding model your support is critical - so check out the page and donate today!
Hyper-local sustainable architecture is the best environmentally appropriate building—sensitive to its location, culture, energy, water and materials use as well as its occupants. Rather than put great cutting-edge building projects in isolation the book will look both inward at how they work and came to be, and outward at how environmentally astute architecture is informed by—and can redefine—the society it is placed in.
[ours] focuses on three such places and the very different, but powerful ways that each one is vividly solving sustainable goals with contemporary design. [Japan Condenses] rethinks urbanism and space, [Spain Wraps] explores how beautiful envelopes improve performance, and [Australia Unfolds] tells how bold architecture transforms the built environment and makes the best use of natural resources. Many other regions will be explored as well.
The project needs some finacial resources though to support researchers, procure equipment, and most importantly get to these places to interview the architects and see firsthand what hyper-localization could look like as this century progresses. Take a look at the Kickstater campaign to get a peek at some of these places and check out the rewards—from the digital chapter [Japan Condenses] to a signed copy of the finished book, a copy of eVolo's latest magazine issue Re-Imagining the Contemporary Museum, and exclusive transcripts of interviews with great architects. They even made custom zenblocks for you to discover your inner parametric architect.
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Originally published in Island Ad-Vantages, August 30, 2012
Mentoring program steps up to match upperclassmen with younger students
by Jessica Brophy
When Deer Isle-Stonington High School Learning Center Coordinator Amanda Poyant heard the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program would be discontinued at the Island schools, she decided to pilot a mentoring program matching upperclassmen with students at the elementary school.
"Mentoring has been a big part of my life," said Poyant. "Kids can really benefit from it."
Poyant petitioned Todd West, high school principal, and Mike Benjamin, elementary school principal, to start the program. Both were supportive.
The next step was to develop a training manual and program for mentors, which included six seniors and one sophomore. Training included how to be an effective listener and proper policy and procedure for interacting with younger students. After training and signed permission slips, the mentor/mentee relationships began.
Last year, there were seven mentors and eight mentees, ranging from first to eighth grade.
"They developed a strong bond," said Poyant, who held "check-ins" with mentors on a regular basis to find out how the program was going.
"I'm really proud of how they balanced school work and this," she continued.
Poyant plans to tweak the program and its training, but "keep things simple," she said. She'll encourage interested upperclassmen to contact her when school starts again.
One of the best parts of the program was how well it showcased the abilities of the mentors. Poyant said it was also good to see some high school students not typically in the spotlight step up to the plate.
"The students at the high school are capable of understanding and growing," said Poyant. "They have special things to share."


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Watch Adam Lambert's Cameo on 'Pretty Little Liars'
Adam Lambert had a cameo on 'Pretty Little Liars' where he performed and acted. So it was a two-fer, sorta like Bruno Mars on 'SNL' last week, but not really. It was the Halloween-themed episode, so he was dressed in a ruffled ascot and his teeth were sharpened into fangs, Dracula-style.
It was cute watching his character interact with and flirt with Lucy Hale's Aria, since we had to suspend disbelief, knowing Lambs is gay in real life. But he was a believable as a singer getting his flirt on with Hale. Their interaction was alternately cute and awkward. Overall, Glambert was a natural in his part.
During his performance, Lambert was on stage, looking all sorts of glam and new wave as the entertainment at a costume party. He performed 'Cuckoo' and had the crowd immediately dancing and grooving to his tune. He was maniacally fun to watch.
We'd love to see Lambert do more scripted TV work. He was engaging in this guest spot, and we think he could really sink his teeth (even when they are not shaped like fangs) into some meaty roles, scenes and characters.
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Is Dan Savage our generation's Ann Landers? And is that a good thing?
By writer Benjamin Dueholm's admission, Savage is an unlikely heir to a woman as famed for her meatloaf recipe as her counsel: with what he calls Savage's "Chaucerian panorama of correspondents" and status as "a kind of gonzo avenging angel for the nation's sexual minorities," the sexpert is not exactly ready for prime time, nor would he want to be. Yet in recent years, Savage has acquired not just the late Landers' desk, but a kind of mainstream acceptance, ubiquity and respect that might have been unthinkable a decade ago. He's not just the most-read advice columnist in America, but, with the launch of his upcoming MTV show, likely to be the best-known, too. And, of course, even those who'd never touch his explicit and irreverent column can get firmly behind the "It Gets Better" campaign — and have.
But Dueholm makes the point that Savage's world is in its way as moral as Landers' — albeit with more furries. To Savage, certain things are sacrosanct — openness with a partner, honesty, reciprocity, autonomy. In his words, "In ways that his frequent interlocutors on the Christian right wouldn't expect, Savage has probably done more to uphold conventional families than many counselors who are unwilling to engage so frankly with modern sexual mores." Well, that and the natural primacy of non-monogamy, which Savage cleaves to with a preacher's zeal.
I have mixed feelings about Savage as arbiter, because what's idiosyncratic, admittedly arbitrary, deliberately provocative in the context of an alt-weekly's back page takes on another kind of authority when the stage gets larger and when the speaker has the weight of "It Gets Better" behind him. And it worries me that Savage's ugly views about weight, and occasional negativity about female anatomy, should get the same airing, and the same consideration, as his much-needed sex-positivity. And that's the question: does the good of having Savage's views out there — in the really out-there sense — make up for the defiant offensiveness of these other views? In a way, his is a tricky case: whereas you could dismiss Ann Landers as mired in a prior time, it's harder to do that with someone so firmly rooted in the now. Sure, maybe we can pick and choose what advice to take — but can a teenager, watching him on MTV, make those same distinctions? On balance, I'm really glad young people will have an example of sex-positivity in front of them. Savage is writing his columns on Ann Landers' desk now, and surely he's aware of the significance of that as well as the irony. Let's just hope he remembers, with great power comes great responsibility.
Rules of Misbehavior [Washington Monthly]


text: From the dreamy high of its art, architecture, literature and music to the grit, heat, hustle, and constant in-your-face attitude of its citizens, New York is a panoply of ups and downs, a city that both excites and overwhelms, just as it also defies all expectations.Whether it's your first visit or your 50th, New York City is a great destination for a weekend trip. See the landmark sights, catch a Broadway show or explore small, off-the-beaten-path museums like the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Just as it has activities to suit every interest, New York City has hotel options to suit every pocketbook. Whether you're looking for a hip new hotel, an old standard or a budget inn, you'll have plenty of options.New York City is the world's most diverse and intriguing city! Experience the incredible architecture, including some of the world's best-known buildings such as the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. See the Statue of Liberty; enjoy a harbour cruise; tour Harlem and enjoy a Gospel service and lunch; take our very popular Showbiz Insiders Tour! Double-decker buses are a great way to see New York, as you can hop-on and hop-off, and spend as much times as you want at any location so you can see what's most important to you. You'll experience all the excitement and fun of the city. The most popular tour in New York is the New York All Loops Double Decker Tour Plus Liberty (48-hours Pass) as this tour covers the entire city by day and by night with tickets to the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty - the most popular tourist attraction in New York! Must visitCentral Park, New York City Celebrities jog, walk and in-line skate beside common folk in this urban oasis, one of the truly great parks in the United States.Attraction type: Urban park;Tour Empire State Building, New York City One the most famous and storied buildings in the world boasts an 86th-floor observatory with spectacular views of New York City and beyond. Attraction type: Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest; Observation deck/tower Statue of Liberty, New York City A gift from France to celebrate the American Centennial, the Statue is one of America's most visited and enduring symbols. Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest; Monument; Statue Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City A grande dame of museums and a New York City classic, the Met's collection contains more than two million works of art. Attraction type: Art museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York City Home of the largest collection of artwork created between 1880 and the present. Attraction type: Art museum; Architectural building.Shopping Shopping in New York is an unmitigated pleasure.Those short of time should concentrate on three general areas: midtown, downtown and discount. A midtown extravaganza should start with the star-spangled department store experience at Saks on 49th and Fifth. Wander up Fifth to gaze into Bergdorf Goodman and Audrey Hepburn's Tiffany's for sheer window shopping joy. Men with a fetish for continental European style at American prices love Faconnable on 5th and 54th while women can shop for Manolos before popping next door to St Patrick's Cathedral to atone for the sin of such shoe shopping. Downtown shopping provides a more varied retail experience. SoHo, below Houston Street between 6th and Broadway, is worth exploring as is Canal Street for cheap jeans. Fifth Avenue below 23rd Street is also good for basics and branches of Banana Republic, Club Monaco, Gap and J Crew. End a shopping day downtown by heading to Union Square and its various watering holes.If your legs still work, visit Paragon sports on Broadway at 18th, a mecca for all sports goods. WeatherThe climate of New York State is broadly representative of the humid continental type, which prevails in the north-eastern United States, but its diversity is not usually encountered within an area of comparable size. The geographical position of the state and the usual course of air masses, governed by the large-scale patterns of atmospheric circulation, provide general climatic controls.Differences in latitude, character of the topography, and proximity to large bodies of water have pronounced effects on the climate.


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MODERN AND INTERNATIONAL: brutalist connections 1955-75
Curitiba, Oct/15-18/2013
In architecture, the 1960's decade exceeds its temporal limits; and today, it is more alive than ever. And so is Modernism - although it has been transformed, along the last hundred years, from avant-garde to tradition. Besides, when critically considered, several of the current architectural and urban professional practices can have their roots traced back to the heritage and legacy of the optimistic, progressive and fertile years 1955-75.
The extended 1960s decade is a rich period of significant events, works, trends and debates. The X DOCOMOMO SEMINAR BRASIL 2013 wants to be an appropriate opportunity to explore, without depleting, some ofthat decade's themes. It proposes a more focused approach on the Brutalism, and welcomes the possibility ofopening-upas many paths as possible to approach this subject. It aspires to stimulate and inspire a plurality of contributions, aiming into a comprehensive and variedparticipationand debates.
The X DOCOMOMO SEMINAR BRASIL 2013's call for papers asks for the participation of professionals, researchers, scholars and students interested in the architecture and the material and urban culture of the years 1955-75, or, the extended 1960s. It seeks critical proposals and studies about the works and debates of architecture and urbanism of the extended 1960s, with emphasis on the Brutalism, inside Brazilian, Latin-American and International architectural and cultural panoramas, considering their dialogues and contrapositions. It looks for contributionsthat would bring forth, the works, debates and issues of the 1960s considered from a 21st century point of view. It suggests some possible broad themesthat, without confining the variety of the inputs, is aimed as to open the floor for contributions:
WORKS: studies aimed at the reconnaissance and critical reflection about Brutalist works designed in the 1955-75 years, considered in their constructive, technological, restoration and preservation aspects, amongst others; and, simultaneously, considered as relevant knots of an international Brutalist connection web, whose proper acknowledgment would be apt to reveal affinities and differences, encouraging new approaches to the subject. Close readings and study-cases, taken from isolate works to extended ensembles, inside studies that would necessarily go beyond the basic documental and descriptive task, as to also propose some theoretical reflection and/or critical considerations - about these works, their discourses and narratives, their position in their historical moments, their repercussions in the contemporaneityand on the recent debates on the cultural heritage preservation.
INFRASTRUCTURES: studies aimed at the reconnaissance and critical reflection about large civil engineering works -like power plants, dams, bridges, viaducts and/or any other infrastructural enterprises - implemented during the extended decade of the 1960s, in which the distinctive use of apparent concrete may suggest a connection with Brutalism and its technical and constructive aspects, exploring the interfaces between urbanism, landscape, architecture, civil engineering and civil construction. Close readings and study-cases that would necessarily go beyond the basic documental and descriptive task, as to also propose some theoretical reflection and/or critical considerations - about these works, their discourses and narratives in their historical moments, their repercussions in the contemporaneity and on the recent debates on the cultural and environmental heritage preservation.
CONNECTIONS: studies proposing a innovative theoretical and critical understandingof Brutalism, considered as a most relevant architectural trend of the extended decade of the 1960s, considering its works, connections, discourses and narratives in their historicalframes but also, as a meaningful legacy and heritage for contemporary works and debates in architecture and culture.
DATE: October 15th to 18th, 2013.
ADDRESS: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)
Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155 - Prado Velho Curitiba - PR, 80215-901, Brazil
CALL FOR PAPERS: Contact immediately for participation: http://www.xdocomomobrasil.com.br/en/contact


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Behaviour change at population, community and individual levels: NICE Public Health Guidance 6
This guidance is aimed at those responsible for helping people to change their behaviour to improve their health. This includes policy makers and those working in local authorities and the community and voluntary sectors. It gives advice on how to plan and run relevant initiatives. The recommendations include the following advice: base interventions on a proper assessment of the target group, where they are located and the behaviour which is to be changed: careful planning is the cornerstone of success work with other organisations and the community itself to decide on and develop initiatives build on the skills and knowledge that already exists in the community, for example, by encouraging networks of people who can support each other take account of and resolve problems that prevent people changing their behaviour (for example, the costs involved in taking part in exercise programmes or buying fresh fruit and vegetables, or lack of knowledge about how to make changes) base all interventions on evidence of what works train staff to help people change their behaviour evaluate all interventions.
This resource was contributed by The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use.


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(500) Days of Summer
Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
10 Cloverfield Lane
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
10 Items or Less
An actor (Freeman) prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk (Vega), and the pair hit the road to show one another their respective worlds.
10 Rules for Sleepin
A screw ball sex comedy following two couples and their ten rules to a happy healthy and open relationship.
10 Things I Hate Abo
A pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does.
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
100 Degrees Below Ze
After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.
101 Dalmatians
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
102 Dalmatians
Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after them darned puppies once more.
After the death of his wife and child, an author travels to Barcelona to see his estranged brother and dying father, where he learns that his life is plagued by events that occur on 11/11/11.
The events leading up to an 11:14 PM car crash, from five very different perspectives.
12 Rounds 3: Lockdow
Lockdown Follows a police officer who returns to duty after recovering from a gun shot wound to discover incriminating evidence of illegal activities against those closest to him. He quickly finds himself trapped inside his own precinct, hunted and in search of the truth, as the crooked cops stop at nothing to recover the evidence.
12 Rounds
Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.
12 Strong
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
12 Years a Slave
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
127 Hours
An adventurous mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
13 Going On 30
A girl makes a wish on her 13th birthday and wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.
13 Hours: The Secret
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
13 Sins
A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last.
A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
15 Minutes
A homicide detective and a fire marshall must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.
16 Blocks
An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he meets a janitor near a bridge.
2 Fast 2 Furious
Former cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself.
2 Guns
Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.
20 Feet from Stardom
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
200 Cigarettes
A collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses.
2001: A Space Odysse
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest.
A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
2016: Obama's Americ
A documentary that examines the question, "If Barack Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"
20th Century Women
The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.
21 & Over
Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.
21 Grams
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
21 Jump Street
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.
22 July
In Norway on 22 July 2011, right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utöya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story will focus on the survivors of the attacks, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.
22 Jump Street
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
24: Redemption
Former federal agent Jack Bauer confronts African dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.
25th Hour
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
27 Dresses
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
28 Days
A big-city newspaper columnist is forced to enter a drug and alcohol rehab center after ruining her sister's wedding and crashing a stolen limousine.
29 to Life
Coming of age story about a young adult who is living out of his car and his journey to get his life together.
3 Days to Kill
A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
30 Days of Night
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
30 Minutes or Less
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
3000 Miles to Gracel
A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week.
300: Rise of an Empi
Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
3:10 to Yuma
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
40 Days and 40 Night
After a brutal break-up, a young man vows to stay celibate during the forty days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it.
The story of Jackie Robinson from his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1945 to his historic 1947 rookie season when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
47 Meters Down
Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
47 Ronin
A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
48 Hrs.
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
5 Days of War
A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.
5 Flights Up
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
50 First Dates
Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
55 Steps
55 Steps is based a the inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they're in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.
6 Balloons
Over the course of one night, a woman drives across LA with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two year old daughter in tow.
6 Bullets
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
7 Days in Entebbe
Four hijackers take over an airplane, take the passengers hostage, and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 in an effort to free of dozens of Palestinian fighters jailed in Israel.
8 Heads in a Duffel
A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof of his latest hit, has been switched.
8 Mile
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
88 Minutes
On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.
911 Nightmare
A 911 operator is fired after mistaking a real murder for a prank call. After that, and feeling guilt, she works to find the killer before there is another victim. On her path to find the killer she discovered more about her self
96 Minutes
The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.
99 Homes
A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
A Bad Moms Christmas
A Bad Moms Christmas follows our three under-appreciated and over-burdened women as they rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas.
A Beautiful Mind
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
A Better Life
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
A Bronx Tale
A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.
A Bug's Life
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
A Christmas Carol
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
A Christmas Prince:
A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown. The two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding — but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-guessing whether or not she's cut out to be queen, and Richard is faced with a political crisis that threatens to tarnish not only the holiday season but the future of the kingdom.
A Christmas Story Li
A live broadcast of the Broadway hit "A Christmas Story: The Musical" in which Ralphie wishes for nothing more than a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas.
A Christmas Story
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
A Cinderella Story
Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
A Cinderella Story:
In this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. But Katie's wicked stepmother and stepsister are scheming to crush her dream before she can sing her way into his heart.
A Civil Action
A Clockwork Orange
In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.
A Cure for Wellness
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
A Dog's Journey
Bailey is living the good life on the farm of Ethan and Hannah. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he promises Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
A Dog's Purpose
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
A Dog's Way Home
A Dog's Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
A Family Man
A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family.
A Fantastic Woman
Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.
A Few Good Men
Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders.
A Fish Called Wanda
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
A Ghost Story
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
A Girl Walks Home Al
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
A Glimpse Inside the
A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
A Good Day to Die Ha
John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.
A Good Old Fashioned
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
A Good Year
A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
A Guide To Recognizi
The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
A Guy Thing
A soon-to-be husband wakes up on the morning after his bachelor party in bed with another woman.
A Haunted House 2
Having exorcised the demons of his ex, Malcolm is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, however, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
A Haunted House
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.
A History of Violenc
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
A Hologram for the K
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch.
A Home at the End of
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in the lives of two best friends who couldn't be more different. From suburban Cleveland in...
A Kind of Murder
In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman.
A Knight's Tale
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
A Late Quartet
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
A League of Their Ow
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
A Life Less Ordinary
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth,...
A Little Bit of Heav
An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.
A Little Princess
A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.
A Lot Like Love
On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are ...
A Love Song for Bobb
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
A Madea Christmas
Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
A Madea Family Funer
A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.
A Man Apart
A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.
A Midsummer Night's
Lovers' lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.
A Mighty Heart
Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.
A Mighty Wind
Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
A Million Ways to Di
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
A Monster Calls
A boy attempts to deal with his mother's illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping to a fantastical world.
A Most Violent Year
In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.
A Most Wanted Man
When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, tortured half-to-death immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist?
A Night at the Roxbu
Two dim-witted brothers dream of owning their own dance club or at least getting into the coolest and most exclusive club in town, The Roxbury.
A Nightmare on Elm S
Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep.
A Nightmare on Elm S
The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl a group of teenagers being stalked soon learn they all have a common factor making them targets for this twisted killer.
A Perfect Getaway
Two pairs of lovers on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.
A Perfect Murder
A remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Dial M for Murder (1954).
A Prairie Home Compa
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
A Prayer Before Dawn
Based on the true life experience of Billy Moore who survived his Thai prison ordeal by becoming a Muay Thai boxing champion.
A Question of Faith
When tragedy strikes three families, their destiny forces them on a converging path to discover God's love, grace and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs.
A Quiet Passion
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
A Quiet Place
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
A River Runs Through
The story about two sons of a stern minister -- one reserved, one rebellious -- growing up in rural Montana while devoted to fly fishing.
A Scanner Darkly
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
A Serious Man
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
A Simple Favor
Mommy vlogger Stephanie joins her best friend Emily's husband, Sean, to investigate her sudden disappearance from their small town.
A Simple Plan
When three blue collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash they make a plan to keep their find from the authorities but find complications and mistrust weaving its way into their plan.
A Single Man
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
A Song for the Livin
In a secluded mountain town a young man unwittingly falls in love with a mysterious funeral director who is guarding a dark secret.
A Sound of Thunder
When a scientist sent back to the prehistoric era strays off the path he causes a chain of events that alters history in disastrous ways.
A Star Is Born
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer—until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
A Tale of Two Coreys
The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and the darker side of show business.
A Thousand Words
After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks.
A Time To Kill
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the K.K.K.
A Very Harold & Kuma
Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree.
A Walk Among the Tom
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
A Walk in the Woods
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
A Walk to Remember
The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.
A Wrinkle in Time
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
A.I. Artificial Inte
11-year-old David, the first android with human feelings, is adopted by the Swinton family to test his ability to function. However, before his 'testing' is complete, he leaves on an odyssey to understand the secret to his existence and be more human.
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
Abnormal Attraction
In a world where mythical creatures are real, monsters and humans are forced to coexist; and as prejudice and insecurity pulls everyone apart, three separate storylines manage to come together.
About a Boy
A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.
About Last Night
Follow two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
About Last Night...
A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.
About Schmidt
A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Abraham Lincoln: Vam
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Absolute Power
A career thief witnesses a horrific crime involving the U.S. President.
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
According to Her
Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.
Ace the Case
While her mother is away on business, a young girl home alone with her older brother witnesses her neighbor's kidnapping. But no one believes her--not her brother, not the cops. So she takes matters into her own hands putting her life at risk to save her neighbor.
Ace Ventura: Pet Det
A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team.
Ace Ventura: When Na
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
A faithful wife, tired of standing by her devious husband, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
Across the Universe
The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Act of Valor
An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.
Action Point
A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.
Active Measures
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American Presidential Election in collaboration with The Trump Campaign.
Acts Of Vengeance
A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
Acts of Violence
When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman (Ashton Holmes) and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman ..
Adam Newman: Fuzzies
Adam Newman returns to Athens, GA for "Fuzzies," recorded at the Georgia Theatre where he used to work as a security guard. In his first hour long special, Adam dissects newly discovered Jetsons debauchery, obscure B-Horror movies, and gets downright dirty sharing some Presidential erotic fan fiction. Plus, Adam breaks new comedy ground by setting the record for World's Highest Mic Drop!
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Addicted to Love
Maggie's and Sam's former partners are in love; she wants revenge and he wants his lost love back, so they work together to break up the happy couple.
A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
A woman and her fiancé find themselves caught in a hurricane after departing Tahiti by boat. She wakes up after being knocked out, only to discover him missing, and the elements threatening.
Adult Beginners
A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company's big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in his slowly disintegrating mentally.
After Earth
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
After Hours
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
After the Fall
Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.
A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. Based on the novel by Anna Todd.
A young woman caught between life and death... and a funeral director who appears to have the gift of transitioning the dead, but might just be intent on burying her alive.
Two strangers' lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash.
In Chile, a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare.
Against the Clock
After new CIA recruit, Kelley Chandler (Polish) is seriously injured during a mission, surviving only on life support, his wife Tess (Agron), a former CIA operative, becomes determined to find out what happened to her husband. As the details of Kelley's last mission unravel, showing that his accident was an inside job, Tess puts everything on the line to keep Kelley out of harm's way, even if that comes with dangerous consequences.
Agent Cody Banks 2:
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
Agent Cody Banks
A government agent trains Cody Banks in the ways of covert operations that require younger participants.
Ain't Them Bodies Sa
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
Air Force One
Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them.
In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent and two engineers tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own lives while administering to their vital task at hand.
Akeelah and the Bee
A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Albino Alligator
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Alex Cross
A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.
Alex Strangelove
Alex Truelove is on a quest to lose his virginity, an event eagerly awaited by his patient girlfriend and cheered on with welcome advice by his rowdy friends. But Alex, a super gregarious dude, is oddly unmotivated. A magical house party throws Alex into the presence of Elliot, a hunky college guy, who pegs Alex as gay and flirts hard. Alex is taken aback but after a series of setbacks on the girlfriend front he takes the plunge and learns some interesting new facts about himself.
Alexander and the Te
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
Alice in Wonderland
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Alice Through the Lo
Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to help the Mad Hatter.
Alien 3
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Alien: Covenant
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Alien: Resurrection
Two centuries after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone who must continue her war against the aliens.
Aliens in the Attic
A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.
Aliens vs Predator:
A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial life forms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien Facehuggers and a hybrid Alien/Predator are released and begin to terrorize the town.
The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?
Alita: Battle Angel
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
All About Steve
Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
All Creatures Here B
The story of a desperate young couple on the run, who seek refuge in Kansas City.
All Dogs Go to Heave
A dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using an orphan girl who can talk to animals.
All Eyez on Me
Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.
All Good Things
Mr. David Marks was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Katie who disappeared in 1982, but the truth is eventually revealed.
All I See Is You
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
All Is Lost
After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
All Quiet on the Wes
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he had not conceived of when signing up to fight. They eventually become sad, tormented, and confused of their purpose.


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I have an admission to make. I love the heck out of Ulduar. I've had a fantastic time raiding there, I think it's an amazingly designed raid instance and even when it drives me nuts, I think Blizzard did a bang-up job in showing off why the raiders stick with them.
It isn't just that the encounters are interesting and varied, or even that the instance itself is stunningly beautiful – there's a lot of extra details that are simply there for pure entertainment value. This is what we in the trade call polish.
For example: had you noticed how much of the Ulduar trash bounces out at you? Last week I counted:
- One of the trash robots at XT
- Titan/giant trash before Kologarn
- Kologarn himself, kind of
- Auriaya's cats
- Snakes in a snowdrift (these won our vote for most amusing trash in the instance)
- Mimiron's spider tank trash
I know it's silly but it's the kind of silly that makes me giggle. The pounce animation is just funny. Jumping robots! Argh, snake jumped out of a snowdrift! Hee hee! See what I mean?
I also had a chance to drive a chopper on the Flame Leviathan fight last week and that was extremely fun. I no longer know which vehicle I like best! But again, I'm way impressed with the designers – it's a very fun and very different type of fight.
After a couple of slow weeks where we struggled with signups, or when we got the signups we struggled with raid balance, we're moving again. I know there have also been nerfs but we also were able to recruit a couple of extra dps and it has helped a lot.
So last week in 25 man, we one-shotted Freya and got a long awaited first kill on Thorim too. Raid balance has now tilted to having a shortage of melee (never thought that would happen) so I'm getting slotted in as Fury more often these days.
In 10-man, we cleared the keepers for the first time a week ago. This week we did it again and one-shotted Mimiron so I guess he's on farm now. This meant we had the dubious pleasure of working on General Vezax which is a fascinating encounter, and I suspect is next up on the nerf list. It doesn't need much of a nerf, just something to make kiting less painful – I think it'd be enough if he didn't cast shadow crash on the tank and didn't do the searing flames while being kited in 10 man (because your only interrupter may also be tanking it and hence trying to kite at the same time, and that really isn't good.)
All of our tanks have embraced the dual spec ethos and have either a dps or healing offspec. This gives us a vast amount of extra flexibility which is part of the reason that the 10-man team has been getting its act together. I would discourage any raid tank from going with two tanking specs unless you are absolutely bang up sure that your class will always be the best choice to tank every fight (or unless you know that you'll be doing it anyway).
We frequently have 3 tanks in a 10 man raid and swap roles from fight to fight. This is also partly because the tanks tend to be super-keen and sign up a lot 😉
Tanking Ulduar
I have thoroughly enjoyed tanking in Ulduar. I feel as though it's made me raise my game on my warrior, and that's been very fun for me. It's been a great challenge so far and I can see myself improving with practice.
I know I'm much better at strafing to move mobs around than I used to be. I've also had a lot more practice at weaving interrupts and stuns into my tanking rotation and at really working the trademark warrior mobility with intervenes, charges, intercepts, and the old traditional standby 'RUN AWAY'.
It is a strong contrast with playing as melee dps which I find relaxing, but massively less engaging. Admittedly Fury is not a complex spec to play (which is one of the reasons I like it, since it's just a part time spec for me) and does excel at letting you move around during a fight (this is the other reason I like it … and the whole dual wielding deal) so I suspect others would see more of a challenge.
Stepping aside from the whole issue of nerfs and the philosophy of hard modes, are you enjoying Ulduar?


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Ruff ready to lead.....
Linebacker manages the middle for Saints
Thursday October 16, 2003
By Brian Allee-Walsh
Staff writer
It took a while for middle linebacker Orlando Ruff to crack the Saints' starting lineup. Based on his performance the past two games, he may never leave it.
"He's a work in progress, but I think he's given us a real nice shot in the arm," Saints defensive coordinator Rick Venturi said Wednesday. "We're beginning to develop a little cohesiveness on defense, and he's certainly a part of all that coming together.
"To me, there are two things he's given us: One, he's given us a physical presence inside. He's big, and he can take on blocks and get people down with force. So your run defense picks up from tackle to tackle. And two, he's a pro. He studies the game. He's a detail guy. He's kind of a throwback in that sense. It's very important to him that he does things right."
Ruff, who spent his first four NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers, will make his third consecutive start Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
He had 10 tackles in the Saints' 19-13 loss against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 5 and six tackles in Sunday's 20-13 victory against the Chicago Bears, drawing praise from Coach Jim Haslett and Venturi.
"I thought he played well in both games," Haslett said. "He did a nice job of running the defense. You feel comfortable when he is in there against some of the power-running teams. I think he brings something to the team."
"I bring an attitude and an intensity to the game," said Ruff, 6 feet 3, 250 pounds. "I may not be the fastest, I may not be the strongest, but when I step on that field my mind-set is I'm going to make something happen. That's what I bring to the table."
Ruff, who signed a three-year, $3.1 million contract in April, spent the first month of the season playing primarily on special teams while veteran Darrin Smith started at middle linebacker.
Roger Knight opened at strongside linebacker against the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts after starter Sedrick Hodge broke his right leg against the Houston Texans.
Following a 55-21 loss to the Colts on Sept. 28, Haslett and Venturi decided to insert Ruff at middle linebacker and shift Smith to strongside linebacker.
Haslett said Hodge is expected to be sidelined another two to four weeks.
"The decision to start Darrin Smith in the middle to open the season was the right decision based on that point in time," Venturi said. "We made that decision from a stability standpoint because we had so many new guys in the system. I don't second-guess that a bit.
"And I think the decision to start Ruff and move Darrin over is the right decision at this point in time. We make personnel decisions weekly, daily, by the minute. We shook things up last week all over the place. We don't broadcast it, but we'll continue to look at every week as it unfolds. We're not a team that's going to line up and just play exactly the same way every week. We got to find a way each week."
After being riddled with injuries in September, the Saints' defense has settled down the past two games. It yielded one offensive touchdown to the Panthers and limited the Bears to 271 yards and one touchdown.
"Any time you win, any time you have success, naturally confidence comes," Ruff said. "We have a lot more confidence right now. We're right where we figured we'd be, not record-wise, but in terms of chemistry. I feel we're jelling at the right time. We got some momentum going right now, and we want to keep it going."
Ruff ready to lead.....
Damn, venturi and his work in progress. Venturi is a work beyond progress. Adios Rick. Never will forget the lost look on his face as a interim head coach. Priceless.
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(Copyright (c) 2010 Cynthia Shenette) This picture of me on Cape Cod was taken about 1968 at either Rock Harbor or Skaket Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts. I still remember wearing this outfit. I absolutely loved it--pink and white seersucker stripes with applique butterflies. My mom made almost all of my clothes, so my guess is she made this outfit as well. Notice the plastic bag in my hand. I was always trying to catch little fish or snails or tiny crabs to bring home, and my mother was always trying to talk me into setting them free...
Not So Wordless Wednesday: Cape Cod Memories
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2 comments:
- Barbara Poole said...
I like your pink outfit as well. It was nice that it was captured on camera for these nice memories.
- July 21, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Gini said...
Cynthia, thank you for your kind and comforting words. I am so sorry for the loss of your mom too.
I know that each day for the rest of my life...there will not be day that I won't think of my mom just as you think of yours.
- July 27, 2010 at 10:10 AM
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