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Friday, October 31, 2014
Interview with Yoga Instructor Melissa Tung
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Dr. Will: What does yoga mean to you? What originally drew you to yoga?
Melissa: Yoga is balance. It can be finding balance to your crazy stressed out life, balance to the sedentary work positions we're in all day, or balance for the vigorous gym/sport activities we do.
I started yoga in 2004 as a way to get physical exercise into my life. Before that I didn't do any kind of exercise and was really intimidated by sports and the gym. Yoga offered a really supportive environment, a group energy but a self practice.
Dr. Will: On your site you say that you "coach your journey and invite you to discover more of yourself". Would you say that yoga is a "spiritual or empowering experience? If so, how?
Melissa: Yoga is definitely empowering as it's study of Self. When you learn more about your body, your habits, your mental state, you gain the ability to change and shape it. Yoga is NOT a religion and not necessarily spiritual. It certainly can be deep and powerful experience when the mind and body start to connect.
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Dr. Will: Please describe a few of the different yoga practices, their benefits, and whether they are ideal for a particular individual or body type?
Melissa: Yoga can range from strength and core focus like a Power class, to fluid and breathe centered in Vinyasa/Flow, slow and intense like Yin or relaxed and calming in Restorative. So often people will try a class, not know what kind they did, and assume all yoga classes are the same. Even within a type, classes will again largely vary based on the instructor by how and what they lead.
In terms of what type for who, it comes down to goals/needs. The best thing to do is talk to an advisor at the studio and tell them what you're looking for, as well as what you respond to (do you want to be pushed or soothed?). How active you are outside of yoga can influence this choice as well.
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Dr. Will: Which practices do you teach? Which is your favorite and why?
Melissa: I teach many styles and often hybrids of styles depending on my audience and what's needed. I trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa so it's dear to me. I enjoy creating flows and sequences that progress to demonstrate pose relationships, body mechanics or just fun ways to move. I also teach Hot Yoga, Hatha, and occasionally Yin.
Dr. Will: What can your students expect from you? What are your sessions like?
Melissa: A powerful, flowing class with plenty of alignment cues and a relaxed fun atmosphere. I try to express a passionate energy that encourages students to open themselves to push their limits. My goal is for people to leave the class having been challenged and hopefully having learned or tried something new.
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Dr. Will: Speaking of expectations, when considering to practice yoga, which qualities should someone look for in a yoga teacher?
Melissa: Look for someone you connect with. You enjoy their classes, their music preferences, their voice/style etc. Hopefully it's someone you find approachable and knowledgeable too. Try different teachers (like you would yoga styles) to know first hand what you want. Our assumptions are not always correct
Dr. Will: As a yoga teacher, how are you using social media to reach out to people?
Melissa: I have a website as a central hub for my social media and most importantly, my contact and schedule. I'm on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vimeo and most recently Instagram.
Instagram has been great for connecting with others from around the world and motivated me to do more in order to post often. My students will get a sneak peek of what I might teach in class and it offers them a gallery of stuff they can request to try in class.
I've had strangers see a photo and do their version of a pose then tag me which is great. All the time there are monthly Instagram yoga challenges or games where you tag people to participate, those are fun and help create community.
On my feed @melissatungyoga, I do instructional posts so people can learn or get information. It's all my voice so you get an idea of how I cue… I'd love to meet social media friends in class one day!
backbends 1 from Melissa Tung on Vimeo.
backbends 1 from Melissa Tung on Vimeo.
About Melissa: Melissa Tung teaches yoga in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Join her public classes at YYoga, YogaBe and Equinox. In the summer she teaches in the park and on the lake (paddleboard yoga!) Connect with her at www.melissatung.com
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Why Google Classroom?
By Dr. Will
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When it comes to digital learning, there are a lot of tools and applications to choose from. Which ones you choose to use should really be about what works best for your instructional needs, over the loyalty to a particular brand. That said, it is no secret how much I love Google Apps for Education. In fact, my edtech motto is "Go Google or go home". However, as a district instructional technologist, I must be diligent and unbiased in what I recommend to teachers and administrators within the school district.
If you are looking for a full-throttle, robust LMS, Google Classroom isn't the tool for you. It is more of a Content Management System, than a Learning Management System. If you are looking to go paperless or are already using Google Drive in your classroom or are planning to transition into blended learning, then Google Classroom might just be what the Dr. orders. Here are my reasons for implementing Google Classroom:
Easy to Learn: For both teachers and students -
From Compass Learning to ActivInspire to all kinds of web tools, I delivery technology-focused training with teachers of varying interests and abilities on a weekly basis. Some teachers are excited and are fired up, and some just want a chalkboard or an overhead projector. With that in mind, I am always on the look-out for technologies that are easy to learn and that save teachers time, and Google Classroom fits both criteria. There is a far lesser learning curve for teachers with Google Classroom versus Schoology, Edmodo, or Blackboard, which, in my opinion, is essential to teacher buy-in and adoption within the classroom.
In Google Classroom, teachers simply have to click on the + sign to create a class. Once the class is created, teachers can post announcements on the Stream, and can begin creating assignments almost immediately afterwards.
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Creating assignments is as easy as:
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As you can see, the teacher can pull a file from their computer, from their Google Drive, from YouTube or from a link. The teacher can also choose to give a document to students just to view, which could be reading passage, a class syllabus, or a rubric. Further, the teacher can give students a document to work on collaboratively, or simply make a copy for each student to do work independently.
Once teachers create a classroom, a code is generated, and students can use the code to be enrolled into the class. Once there, they can easily see the assignments and the due dates.
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After completing the assignment, students can either turn in the assignment or mark the assignment as done, a new feature, depending on whether the assignment is graded or not.
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Integrates with Google Drive -
After a class is created, a folder in Google Drive is created for the teacher. Once students are enrolled in a class, they will find a Classroom folder in their Google Drive as well.
Picture of a Classroom folder in a teacher's Google Drive
Picture from a student's Google Drive
What this does is make the classwork very easy to locate for both teacher and student, and is ideal for teachers who can create their assignments and the corresponding resources in Drive, and effortlessly assign the work to students via Classroom. What this also means is that teachers and students have access to Classroom on any device that has an internet connection, which makes creating and assigning student work a breeze. In fact, I actually saw a teacher submit assignments to her students during a live demo on Classroom during a conference presentation.
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Teachers can give a student a grade, along with a comment, or he or she can return the assignment with instructions for improvement. The teacher can also leave comments inside the actual assignment for students.
To grade an assignment, inside the class, click the assignment in the class Stream. The Student Submissions page is where you find the list of all of the students who have completed the assignment. On the right you will see No Grade by each student's submitted assignment.
Click No Grade, and change the default value (100) to whatever you want. You will do this by clicking on Points, and typing in the value you want. Please note that you can only choose whole numbers at this point. In addition, you cannot issue a letter grade or type in or select a decimal point, such as .5.
Once you have entered the grade for the student, check the box next to the student's name, and click Return. A box will pop up. Here, you can add feedback if you want to. Click Return again, and the student will be notified of the graded assignment.
***** If you want the student to revise the assignment, simply don't assign a grade, and check the box and click Return to return the assignment to the student. Please make sure to leave them feedback as to why the assignment was returned.
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Ideal for going Paperless -
Kerry Gallagher is a boss at going paperless. She facilitates her classroom using Google Drive, and there are many other teachers who are using Drive to send students a whole host of assignments and resources. But with Google Classroom, teachers can do the same thing in a more cohesive and streamlined manner, and without students having to remember to Make a Copy of the document to avoid editing the original document.
Whenever it warrants, I will be recommending that teachers within my district use Google Classroom. There is one teacher who is piloting Classroom with awesome results. And I have a training scheduled for next week to assist a Language Arts teacher with using Google Classroom as a center and as part of her RTI interventions.
Please leave comments or any recommendations or best practices you have for implementing Google Classroom. To learn more about Google Classroom, please click on the following link.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Going Google with Google Classroom (GEG Mississippi Event)
This is an event for GEG Mississippi. I talk Google Classroom with Elle Deyamport, Ed.S., Rafranz Davis, and Sarah Thomas. Please leave your comments, and check out this Google Classroom tutorial by Amy Mayer.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Paperless Love
By Kerry Gallagher, JD and Students
Sure, it's fun to be known as the paperless teacher. But it is much more important that the choices I make for my classroom help students learn and connect to the content. So, does going paperless really benefit kids?
I sat down with two students who run Rockets Help Desk, a start-up program in our high school that produces tutorials for students to help them better utilize resources available in the school, including technology. Both of them were in my history classes last year and experienced a paperless classroom first hand. Here are the benefits they identified from their student perspectives:
After learning to organize notes in Evernote and draft work in Google Drive, Julia said, "It is far neater than a bundle of papers that are randomly organized. Even a messy person is forced to be neat. We can either create online folders to store specific things in Google Drive or everything is automatically just categorized by date in Evernote."
Image B: Tessa, a former student of mine, created this annotated screenshot to show how easy it is to find her notes in Evernote.
Now that she has figured out the benefits of saving everything in the cloud, Megan said, "I can access my notes and class resources from anywhere. I never leave notes as school because they can be accessed on a computer or on my phone. Also notes are always up to date and easy to find."
Image D: Melanie presented with me at a summer conference and created this slide showing how she can access and work on her essay drafts from different devices.
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I know I dreaded textbook assignments when I was in high school. Teenagers have changed a lot since the 90s, but they still don't find textbooks engaging. Julia said, "Typical textbooks are dry and boring. The way they are written is not interesting enough to remember."
Megan agreed, "When a teacher goes paperless they are more inclined to look for multimedia sources like videos, websites, or articles written specifically for that topic rather than using a textbook."
Julia added, "I can absorb the information better because multimedia sources are more entertaining while still being academic."
Both Megan and Julia talked about how having paperless notes and resources made it easier for them to work in groups with their classmates. Megan mentioned, "Paperless is more collaborative because it is easier to share things digitally as opposed to orally."
Even student introverts can participate more using paperless collaboration tools like Padlet to post their ideas without having to raise their hands and speak out loud in class.
While there are challenging days in a paperless classroom -- when an app doesn't work as expected or when our wifi network is slow -- the benefits for long term learning outweigh these potential bumps in the road. I am now a full month into the paperless classroom with a new crop of 9th and 10th graders. At first they were worried, but they are learning to troubleshoot their own tech obstacles and are seeing the way a paperless class actually makes their lives easier.
Some may argue that technology takes away from academics and that teenagers are too hooked on their phone screens. When I was in middle and high school in the 1990s, my friends and I would constantly write and pass notes to one another during class. This did not prompt teachers to stop letting us use pencils and paper as a learning tool. Instead they created new, more engaging lessons, and encouraged us to use the paper and pencils to create worthwhile writing that others might want to read. Similarly, the teenagers in my classroom are not going to stop Snapchatting, but I can show them how to use their phones to save class notes in the cloud, access video and article resources, collaboratively create a multimedia class presentation, and publish all their ideas on public blogs for an outside audience. A paperless classroom might not work for every teacher and every group of students, but the benefits for student learning in my classroom have proved that it is a worthwhile approach.
About the Author: Kerry Gallagher has been teaching middle and high school history in Massachusetts for 12 years. Her classroom is paperless. Students use their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops to access content, collaborate, and create original work. Kerry won the 2014 Yale-Lynn Hall Teacher Action Research Prize for her submission on the use of mobile devices for a paperless public school classroom. She has spoken at conferences like the Blue Ribbon Blueprint for Educational Excellence Conference, MassCUE and the Yale Education Leadership Conference. In addition to teaching history, Kerry is the Mock Trial Team coach and a licensed attorney. Most recently she founded the Rockets Help Desk, a student-run group that produces tutorials to help students and teachers access technology and other resources at their school. Read more of Kerry's lessons and teaching strategies at her blog Teaching HistoryTech and follow her on Twitter @KerryHawk02.
Befriending Your Self-Talk for Good
By Sherri Spelic - Leadership Coach
Once upon a time as a competitive runner and student of sport psychology, I invested a substantial amount of energy in trying to both understand and harness the power of my internal dialogue. Unfortunately, I had my work cut out for me as my natural tendency was to dwell on the negative aspects of my performance and occasionally sabotage my best efforts in the process. However, changing my habits proved to be a both challenging and rewarding experience. I no longer compete on the track, yet the lessons learned there have given me a much stronger sense of self, purpose and potential than I ever imagined possible.
Self-talk describes the internal dialogues we regularly hold with ourselves. It's "the little voice" or "that whisper" in our ears that can convey a host of emotional reactions to the situations we face. What's interesting about self-talk is that it can run fully of its own accord and it can also be consciously moderated through awareness and cognitive training. We can choose how we put our self-talk to use. As an athlete I had the tendency to disparage my performances both in training and before competing. Over time, I learned to moderate my internal dialogue more effectively and yes, my performances became more consistent, but more importantly, I became a happier and more satisfied competitor.
Many articles on self-talk advise you how to avoid or reduce negative examples. I want to take a different tack. In thinking about using self-talk productively, I want to suggest highlighting the positives and celebrating the aspects of your performance that are working well. There are a couple of reasons for this. For one, it is an easier task for the mind to add a new habit than to break an old one. Second, developing a habit of recognizing and acknowledging what is working well primes our whole internal system – mind, body, and soul – to be on the lookout for these instances. We create a positive feedback loop which the system seeks to repeat.
In considering your teaching or other area of performance, what are your self-talk habits? How does that whisper sound in your ear? Are you dealing with an ally or an enemy? And under which circumstances? Our self-talk tends to be situationally charged meaning that in areas where we feel confident, our self-talk is more likely to confirm that feeling. Whereas if we are feeling ill-equipped, depending on where we stand with that little voice, we may hear encouragement or messages which diminish our sense of control.
That said, here are a few tips for harnessing your self-talk to be and do your best:
- Listen in. Spend some time each day simply tuning in to that inner frequency. Which messages are strongest? How are you responding?
- Write down a list of as many of your personal and professional strengths as you can think of – leave no stone unturned. The purpose here is to kick start your mind into remembering and acknowledging what you are on the lookout for. Big stuff and little stuff, all strengths count and will make a difference in creating that positive feedback loop.
- Catch yourself being good. Ask yourself in the middle of the day and also at the end: where was I good today? What did I do especially well?
- Create a script for yourself. Facing a difficult conversation or situation? Consider writing out what you want to say in the best case scenario. This is a way of priming your system for the best possible through conscious practice. In this way, you program your self-talk to produce the messages that will help in that situation.
- Assist others in monitoring and brightening their self-talk. Although you can't actively hear someone else's self-talk, through careful observation, it's possible to infer how someone's self-talk is working for or against them. Particularly in the classroom, simply raising the question with a student about what messages they may be playing in their heads can be a great springboard for useful conversation about self-talk. Awareness of others can also enhance our capacity for inner reflection.
These are starting points for making friends with your self-talk. Please let us know what worked for you.
About the Author: Sherri Spelic is a leadership coach and educator based in Vienna, Austria. Two decades of teaching elementary physical education and coaching track have strengthened her conviction that mind-body connections form the foundation for all successful learning. Check out her blog: http://edifiedlistener.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Keep Calm, Learn Together With Schoology By Robert Schuetz
At most schools, there are a numerous programs, initiatives, and strategies all intended to improve learning. It is quite likely Schoology can help with all of them. Schoology, an award-winning learning management system, is a versatile and effective program supportive of learning in all arenas and forms. Schoology shines particularly well with blended learning, the combination of traditional classroom activities and online learning activities. You don't have to take my word for it. Here are a few of our everyday users explaining why Schoology is essential to communication, collaboration, and connected learning.
Student - A high school junior, Natalie appreciates the structure and organization that Schoology provides her. "Schoology is like a digital trapper folder. My main page provides me with calendars, announcements, and resources for all of my classes.", she said. "Even if I miss class, I can get messages from my teachers, push notification reminders for assignment deadlines, and comments from my classmates about classroom discussions. There is no excuse for me to be missing class work because I can access everything I need paperlessly on my iPad."
Teacher - Family and Consumer Science teacher, Mrs. Varela, is a proponent of personalized learning. Schoology provides her with the instructional tools to differentiate and customize assignments and assessments. "My students have wide-ranging interests and abilities. I use Schoology's "grading groups" and "completion rules" to create personalized assignments for my students. Grading groups is a feature that allows me to give specific assignments, or jobs, to particular students, or teams of students. Completion rules is a feature that allows students to become self-paced with their learning. Achievement of a benchmark or standard triggers the availability of the next collection of objectives and challenges. Digital workflow is effective and efficient. Whether it's annotations on student work, or voice commentary, students appreciate that I can give them timely feedback on their assignments."
Coach - Swimming and Diving coach, Mrs. Berleman, uses Schoology to share up-to-the-minute results and statistics with her competitors and their parents. Since Schoology can be synced up with Twitter, Facebook, and Remind, people that are part of her Pirate Swim Group, have several choices for receiving team information in real-time. "My girls, and their parents, appreciate having a direct line of communication with our coaches. Family and study time is precious, so parents and competitors appreciate how we are able to "flip" parent meetings, provide permission forms electronically, and share announcements through our Schoology updates and discussion board. Some results can be shared publicly, and other pieces of information can be kept private. I like how School gives me control over the visibility of our communication."
Counselor - Mrs. O'Brien makes communication and relationship-building a priority with her students. "I have all of my students in a Schoology group. I can share information to them individually, or to the entire group. During our Open House, I provided join codes to their parents so that they could view their child's courses, stay informed of deadlines, and also be part of our communication system. The "advisee" role in Schoology allows me to check on the academic progress of any of my students. Parents, teachers, and coaches can then be mobilized to provide support to students where and when it's needed. I have the Schoology app on my iPhone which is super convenient since I can stay connected with my students, and colleagues even when I am out of the office."
Parent - Colleen, a mother of two PHS students, has Schoology bookmarked in her web browser. She uses Schoology to see what's happening in her sons' classes. She can also monitor their attendance and academic progress in real-time. "Having this kind of access through Schoology allows me to have better conversations, and be more helpful to my teenage sons when it comes to their work in the classroom. I can see their contributions to class discussion boards, and I can also see scores and teacher comments on their school work."
Administrator - Assistant Principal, Mr. Alther, appreciates the data provided by Schoology's analytics pages. In addition to usage statistics, analytics can illustrate progress on standards-aligned assessments in the Mastery menu. This information is invaluable to professional learning teams who are working to improve instruction. "Schoology has contributed to the learning of all of our stakeholders. Last year, we gamified our professional development using Schoology as the professional learning platform. We were able differentiate and personalize the activities. Teachers were able to learn collaboratively, and also at their own pace. Evidence of professional growth was acknowledged with digital badges and team points. Schoology made it easy to track our progress, communicate progress towards objectives, and celebrate our learning."
About the Author: Although schools have been his focal point for fifty years, Robert Schuetz has been employed as an educator for nearly a quarter century. A National Board Certified Teacher, Bob has spent the past twelve years as Technology Coordinator for Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois, U.S.A. Bob's wife Natalie is a 2nd grade teacher, and they have four school-age children. Robert's passions include personal wellness, sports, music, and travel. He is a proponent of self-directed learning supported through socially connected networks. When Bob isn't tending to the responsibilities of family or work, he enjoys contributing to learning through his blog, "Nocking the Arrow".
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Definition of parish-pump in English:
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With his ability to put a funny and unique spin on topics such as race: " We should switch stereotypes…every 30 days", religion: "my grandma is the only person I know with a tattoo of the Last Supper" and politics: " I'm glad gas prices are high… drive-by shootings have decreased!!" Ty demonstrates that comedy can be funny and yet thought provoking. He has been performing since his high school days on Chicago's south side. His ability to make people of all cultures laugh was necessary in a school full of diversity. He began touring California, Oregon, and Canada, gaining respect and a reputation as "someone to watch"; "a tremendous performer"; "refreshing". He was voted Up-and-Coming Comedian of the Year in 2002 at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and named "outstanding performer" at Montreal's "Just for Laughs" festival, where he first got the attention of the Hollywood Industry. Today, after numerous appearances on TV commercials and live shows such as ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, he is a regular on CBS Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Ty has been performing with some of the best talents in the entertainment industry such as Al Green, Chris Rock, Robert Schimmel. The media particularly acclaimed his performance at the Universal Amphitheater where Ty opened up the show for Donna Summer in front an audience of 6000 people. Ty's comedy has been very well received also by college audiences and he is now one of the most requested comedians in colleges across the country. Phil Iaezetta defines him "Fucking hilarious" and he is now one of the most requested comedians on Sirius Radio. He has been featured in the Hollywood Reporter as well as Maxim Magazine to name a few. Ty's comedy is hysterically funny, smart, and edgy. With his unique charm and hypnotic presence Ty delivers in every show laughs with a message. And this is what makes him a rarity among today's comedians: he makes audiences think. Beside his undeniable likeability audiences love Ty because he has something to say.
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Inside a converted bank, JOY helps customers look like a million bucks with clothes and accessories priced at considerably less than one million dollars. An array of designer labels (prices range from $50 to $80+), including BCBG, Laundry, Free People, and Michael Stars, brings a sleek, urban sophistication to small-town fashion palettes. Carefully selected handbags, shoes, and jewelry ensure that you find piquant accoutrements to match your fashion temperament.
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Carolyn Schmitz at Destination Massage & Spa practices massage therapy to complement the staff's aesthetic services. She can soothe sore flexors and impart a sense of calm during sessions that take as long as a leisurely crabwalk from one end of Rhode Island to the other—60 or 90 minutes. If her clients want services to complement a relaxing massage, Carolyn can direct them to hairstylists, nail technicians, and makeup artists.
When you visit the home of the Colorado Slopper, you have to try the Colorado Slopper. The staff at ShabberS Restaurant & Bar takes pride in this signature sandwich––an open-faced, handmade cheeseburger topped with green chilies, lettuce, and tomato––which comes surrounded by a moat of fried potatoes. For other cravings, ShabberS's menu encompasses huge selection of bar-friendly eats, including 15 burgers and sandwiches, as well as wings, burritos, and fried chicken.
The Scarlett Boutique fashions ladies with casual tops, denim, handbags, and jewelry. Promenade across the quaint shop's hardwood showroom while browsing tops from brands such as Alternative Apparel, Tulle, and Heavy Rotation ($12–$48). Racks sprout a bouquet of stylish jeans ($48–$74), and handbags, totes, and clutches provide vessels to transport home smaller handbags, totes, and clutches ($20–$48). Scarlet-painted walls support shelves stocked with essential add-ons, including jewelry that hangs from body branches in the form of bracelets and necklaces ($10–$30). The Scarlett Boutique refreshes its selection with new items weekly, protecting restless hangers from the dreaded seven-day itch.
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IPB 2014 – International Powder & Bulk Solids Processing Exhibition & Conference
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China´s leading trade show for technologies for size reduction, grinding, mixing, screening, filtering, dosing, and conveying of powder and bulk solids took place in the International Exhibition Centre INTEX in Shanghai, China.
IPB is assembling the leading companies in powder processing and plant engineering and presents an ideal platform for visitors to have face-to-face discussions with these companies in a single stop.
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DWI charges are not all created equal. Under New York's Vehicle and Traffic Safety Law, a DWI charge becomes an aggravated DWI charge when certain aggravating factors are present. New York's DWI law regarding aggravated DWI warrants discussion due to a slew of alleged drunk driving incidents resulting in aggravated DWI charges this week.
One of the aggravated DWI charges this week involved a man from Pleasantville, New York. The Tarry Town Patch reports that the 53-year-old man was stopped by New York State Police on the Sprain Brooke Parkway after he allegedly unsafely moved from one lane of traffic to another. Law enforcement officers administered a blood alcohol test, and determined that the man's blood alcohol content (BAC) was three times the legal limit, at .26-percent. The man was charged with aggravated DWI under the provision of New York's Vehicle and Traffic Safety Law that establishes that driving with a .18 BAC or higher results in an aggravated DWI charge.
The second aggravated DWI charge involved a man from Huntington Station, New York. According to News12 Long Island, the man was allegedly driving with his wife and three children when he crashed into the front stoop of a home. The home was just a few doors down from the home where the alleged drunk driver had attended a baby shower with his family. The driver's wife and the three children, ages 2, 6 and 8 years, left the scene before the medical team arrived. They were later found at the baby shower where they were treated for minor injuries. The driver was charged with aggravated DWI, but it is unclear exactly what the aggravating factors were. Under New York Law, operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs with a child under 15-years-old is an aggravated offense. The driver's BAC was not released in the report, but it is possible that the aggravating factor was that he had his three young children in the vehicle with him.
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- Release Date: May 11, 2010
- ESRB: Everyone 10+
Early game gold farming
From the castle entrance, head east then up. You should be in a place where two hares and two leaping enemies spawn. There will also be three octopus like enemies that spawn from the water and shoot projectiles towards you. They may seem unreachable at first but they can be forced to spawn by the shore near the cave or by the bridge.
To do this, you must enter the cave then exit again (loading screens will appear). If this does not spawn them in any of the two reachable locations, change screens by going down and up again. Once they're in range, try to use wide swings to hit them all at once. If not, try to time your attacks right before they release their projectiles. These enemies have a higher chance to drop silver coins and occasionally, some gold coins that is worth a lot obviously. Using this method for farming later on will ensure that you'll be able to max out your sword's stats or at least, get some nice upgrades. If you're having problems destroying the aforementioned enemies, try this method after clearing the Grass Temple.
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US Olympic sliding hopefuls hit the iceBy TIM REYNOLDS
the associated press | October 02,2013For the U.S. luge, bobsled and skeleton teams, the Olympic season has officially arrived.
The teams home track in Lake Placid, N.Y., opened Tuesday morning, and USA Luges Aidan Kelly had the distinction of being the first slider to hit the ice in a season that will culminate this February in Russia at the Sochi Olympics.
I was really excited, said Kelly, the reigning U.S. junior champion who figures to have a shot at making this years Olympic team. Last year I was the second one to go down. Nobody remembers the guy who goes second.
When the luge team showed up for their 8 a.m. session, it was downright frosty in the Adirondacks, with athletes bundled under sweats and jackets to ward off the chilly air.
By mid-morning, the temperature was around 60 degrees, making it seem considerably less than wintry. The ice that coats the inside portion of the chute built on Mt. Van Hoevenberg is refrigerated, and much of the track is shaded to further protect it from the sun and elements.
The ice was a little choppy, bumpy. But thats kind of how every year starts out, Kelly said.
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If I can stress one thing to them its to maintain focus throughout the season, U.S. luge coach Mark Grimmette said. If they can do that, theyll get faster.
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Way back in 1986, "She's Gotta Have It", a charming, low-budget comedy about an African-American woman not feeling compelled to settle with just one man, ushered in a fresh new voice in cinema; Spike Lee. Brash, incendiary and fearless, Lee created introspective films about the African-American experience while loudly criticizing the Hollywood establishment for continuing to ignore this audience. After one of the director's biggest critical and commercial triumph-to-date, the Oscar-nominated, "Do The Right Thing" in 1989, it was expected that many other film makers of color would be given opportunities to work in the industry. Sadly but not surprisingly, this has not really come to pass.
"Dear White People", the excellent first feature from another fresh voice, writer/director Justin Simien, takes a satirical look at the lives of black students at Winchester, a fictional, predominately white college. Far less volatile than Mr. Lee's work, Simien still deals with the complex subject of race and identity with thoughtful perspective, edgy humor and brutal honesty.
We meet some of the African-American students attending the university including Troy (Brandon P. Bell), bright, handsome and popular, is under extreme pressure to excel, no matter the cost. It doesn't help that his father happens to be the school's Dean (Dennis Haysbert) which means he must always be beyond reproach. Attempting to put some distance from a rough past, Colandrea (Teyonah Parris) reinvents herself as "Coco". With a long weave and pricey outfits to create the proper image, Coco uses her video blog in an attempt to express herself and generate much-desired attention. And we have freshman, Lionel (Tyler James Williams, best known as the lead in the sitcom, "Everybody Hates Chris") who is a true outsider. Gay, socially-inept and sporting an out-of-control afro, he doesn't seem to fit in with any group nor does anybody want to claim him either.
Then there's Samantha White (Tessa Thompson), a bi-racial student, who takes a militant stand with the radio program she hosts called "Dear White People". While offering rhetorical advice to this group, Sam not only wants to make a point but also clearly provoke. She runs for Head of House of their all-black dorm on a lark and surprisingly defeats the perceived winner, Troy. This sets off a chain of events beginning with Sam, wielding her new power, kicking out some white students dining in their dorm during lunch. One of them is Kurt (Kyle Gallner), the obnoxious son of the school President. This doesn't sit well with him and vows retaliation. The tough-talking Sam is not all she appears to be, desperately trying to keep another part of her life on the down-low.
Being small fish in a big pond, the black students eventually turn on each other to gain or maintain whatever small amount of power they can achieve. When Coco fails to be properly noticed, she resorts to more desperate measures. This all leads to a campus party where the theme is African-American with white students arriving dressed in offensive, stereotypical depictions. Thanks to hip-hop and films, many of these young white kids seem to admire African-American culture but are clueless to the ugly history of such representations. Once the black students catch wind of this event, the already tense environment explodes in to raging violence.
It's difficult enough simply mentioning the subject, let alone mining actual humor regarding contemporary race relations however, Mr. Simien is game and manages with great success. The director doesn't hold back, making for some uncomfortably funny moments. And when the students drop their guard, revealing their fears and frustrations, the film is equally effective. The young, largely unknown cast is quite impressive with Ms Thompson (who you may have seen on TV's "Veronica Mars' and will see in the upcoming MLK bio-pic, "Selma") quite riveting as the angry but conflicted Sam.
"Dear White People" displays that while much has improved for African-Americans in this color-blind age of Obama, many issues regarding race relations have evolved very little. We, as a society, should finally be ready for a serious, meaningful discussion of this topic yet the question remains; is anybody able to really listen to each other? Anybody?
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Where & When: Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA. October 20, 2014 5:20PM
"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)", the twisted, backstage comedy, handled deftly by co-writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu, will be best remembered as the film that rightly put Michael Keaton back in to the spotlight as it displays his exceptional and undervalued abilities as an actor. He's been kicking around for a while, first breaking out in Ron Howard's initial box-office hit comedy, "Night Shift" in 1982 before moving on to film stardom with "Beetlejuice", "Mr.Mom" and the first two of Tim Burton's re-imagined "Batman" that helped usher in the cinematic era of the super-hero. He hasn't done much to note of late but Mr. Keaton delivers one of the finest performances of his career playing Riggan Thomson, a washed-up film actor who was once famous playing a masked crime fighter, Birdman. As he tries to rebuild his career with a Broadway-bound play he has written and plans to direct, an adaption of a Raymond Carver story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", Riggan is haunted by his past. The voice of Birdman keeps tormenting the actor, reminding him what a failure he has become and how doing this play is pointless. Keaton is completely in his element here as he is able to use both his comedic gifts and sharp dramatic skills.
During rehearsals, Riggan realizes that the lead actor hired is wrong but a stage mishap conveniently creates an opening for the role. Jake (Zach Galifianakis), a friend and producer of the show, suggests that Mike Shiner (Edward Norton) would be a perfect replacement and his name could even boost the box-office. Riggan agrees and with Mike dating fellow Hollywood star, Lesley (Naomi Watts), who just happens to be the female lead of the play, this rocky production might finally be turning a corner. However, Mike is a highly temperamental, egotistical method actor who sees no issue with drinking real gin on stage as it will only serve his performance. After Mike breaks character to reprimand Riggan for removing his booze during a preview, he wants him out. Jake reminds him that the show is now sold-out and they can't afford to lose this difficult actor.
If the play wasn't enough, Riggan has to contend with an actress (Andrea Riseborough) in the show he's been sleeping with who may be pregnant. He also wants to repair his damaged relationship with his sullen daughter, Sam (Emma Stone) fresh out of rehab. As an attempt to bring them closer together, Riggan has hired her as his assistant but this plan has made them grow even more distant. His ex-wife (Amy Ryan) has come to the opening of the play to lend support until she finds out what he's done to finance this dream project. And a New York Times critic (Lindsay Duncan) has promised to close the play with her poison pen, mainly because she resents the trend of movie stars coming to the theater and taking jobs away from real actors.
The truth is, Riggan isn't much different from Mike. He's a self-centered, manipulative jerk. He's also a talented thespian who has always, and continues to put his work first. This former action star is at a crossroads in his career as well as with his life. With the sound of Birdman growing louder in his ear and the pressures of the show mounting, Riggan begins to unravel, losing a grip on reality. No longer knowing where he begins and his costumed alter-ego ends, Riggan is convinced that he's using his super-powers to trash his dressing room in a fit of frustration or blissfully flying across the Manhattan skyline.
Iñárritu, after a series of thrilling but challenging Academy-Award nominated dramas including "Amores perros", "21 Grams" and "Babel", has decided to lighten up with "Birdman" as his first comedy, sort of. There is certainly some quirky humor to be found here but more serious moments involving anxiety, melancholy and fear is what actually drives the film. "Birdman" soars thanks to the impressive camerawork of cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki (who won the Oscar last year for "Gravity" and is sure to be nominated once again for his work here) as the film appears to be one continuous take. The camera follows tightly along as the actors travel throughout the majestic St. James Theater in New York, zips out in to the street and darts back inside.
The director has assembled a perfect cast, using these actors in ways we don't ordinarily see them. Norton is wild and hilarious with his runaway ego mowing down everyone in his path. Mr. Galifianakis, who came to fame with his over-the-top wackiness in "The Hangover" films, delivers a restrained performance that surprises with it's sincerity. Ms Stone abandons her sweet and sunny disposition while effectively snarling and seducing with raw passion.
With Iñárritu's inventive direction, "Birdman" takes flight as this offbeat satire examines the trappings of Hollywood fame that reduces sad and desperate people to behave quite badly. The highlight is the extraordinary work of Michael Keaton who is memorable as the tortured artist who just wants one more opportunity to prove to the world, and to himself, that he's able to create something of true value.
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Friday, October 24, 2014
The lovely face of screen legend, Sophia Loren graces the poster for this year's American Film Institute Film Festival presented by Audi running November 6th through November 13th. The Italian actress is being honored with a special tribute to her luminous career on November 12th with screenings of the 1964 classic, "Marriage Italian Style" with Marcello Mastroianni, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", the 1963 film directed by Vittorio De Sica and her most recent work, "Human Voice", a short directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti.
Once again, AFI will be offering free tickets to all of the screenings beginning today in addition to festival packages and passes for purchase which offers various privileges to films, presentations and events. The gala screenings will be held at the home of the Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre while regular screenings will be shown in TCL Chinese 6 Theatres and the Egyptian Theatre .
The Opening Night Gala will be "A Most Violent Year", the latest film from writer/director, J.C. Chandor. This will be the world premiere and stars Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac as a 1980's New York couple trying make a better life for themselves while wading through the crime ridden streets of the city.
Another world premiere will be "The Gambler" which is the Centerpiece Gala. Mark Wahlberg stars in this remake of the 1974 James Caan film as a college professor who gets in way over his head in the world of underground gambling. John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams and Jessica Lange also star.
"Foxcatcher" has been selected to close out the festival. This fact-based drama directed by Bennett Miller ("Capote") has been receiving plenty of buzz due to the amazing, transformative performances from Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo
The festival will present special screenings which includes Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman" and "Inherent Vice" as well as offering a wide selection of programing ranging from world cinema, American independents, new auteurs, breakthrough filmmakers, short films, midnight screenings and cinema's legacy. For the complete list of films, please click below:
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Directed by David Fincher
Where & When: Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA October 6, 2014 5:35PM
I think "Gone Girl" is the first film I've ever seen that begins as a tense, foreboding mystery and as the story unfolds, evolves in to an outrageously deranged satire. But in the masterful hands of David Fincher, this transformation is seamless and absolutely perfect. Based on the mega best-selling book by Gillian Flynn, the director audaciously examines the explosive sexual politics of marriage, especially in these modern times where the role of women is constantly in flux between their traditional position and a more complicated, liberated role in the relationship. The film also takes a look at our preconceived ideas on guilt and innocence and how the media now has the power to shape these opinions.
On the morning of his fifth anniversary to his lovely wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) begins the day very low-key by visiting the under performing bar he owns with his twin sister, Margo (Carrie Coon). When he returns home, something seems strangely amiss. The door has been left open and the furniture in the living room is shattered yet Nick doesn't appear overly concerned. He calls the police and Detective Boney (Kim Dickens) and Officer Gilpin (Patrick Fugit) arrive to investigate. With a coffee cup never leaving her hand, the detective goes through the house, marking suspicious areas with yellow post-its, and peppering the missing woman's husband with a barrage of questions.
Days go by, a search party is formed and Amy's parents (David Clennon and Lisa Banes) go in front of the cameras to beg for their daughter's safe return. Nick, at the press conference, comes across as passive and oddly detached. Once television crime evangelist, Ellen Abbott (Missi Pyle doing a spot-on Nancy Grace type) goes in front of her large-scale audience and proclaims Nick must be guilty due to his strange behaviour, he soon becomes the only logical suspect. But is he actually responsible for his wife's disappearance? If you have read "Gone Girl", then you know exactly how guilty Nick Dunne actually is. If not (like myself), then you will be able to savor all of the surprising twists and turns without any expectations. Nothing in this apparent crime, nor the couple's marriage, is what it appears to be on the surface. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn more about Nick and Amy from their early courtship to the more challenging marital times when Nick loses his job as writer and the couple having to move from New York to a small town in Missouri to care for his ailing mother.
Ms Flynn, a one-time film critic for my favorite magazine about entertainment, "Entertainment Weekly", was lucky to get the unusual opportunity to have a hand on the screenplay and creates a solid adaption of her work. The author was also fortunate enough to have arguably one of the best film makers working today to be involved on the project. With a history of tackling stories that explores the darker side of human relationships which includes "Fight Club", "Zodiac" and "The Social Network", Mr. Fincher is in his element and brings his somber visual flair to these proceedings. The director receives invaluable help from his long-time crew who all have been recognized numerous times by the Academy for their work with him. This includes cinematographer, Jeff Cronenweth, editor, Kirk Baxter and the eerie musical score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Mr. Affleck has become a well-regarded director with the films, "Gone Baby Gone", "The Town" and the 2012 Best Picture, "Argo" but as an actor, he's been adequate but never has done anything particularly noteworthy. That is now in the past as the Oscar-winner gives an impressive full-bodied performance that is sly, edgy and unpredictable. As more evidence piles up against his character, he makes you begin to doubt his involvement yet still never seeming to be completely guilt-free.
Reese Witherspoon is a producer of the film and flirted with the idea of playing Amy. While she may have been perfectly fine in the part but Mr. Fincher had another thought and that's when Ms Pike enters the picture. The British actress has been around for a while, making supporting appearances in films such as "Die Another Day" and "An Education" but never made much of a solid impression. Clearly the director saw something in her and his instincts have paid off. Much like Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction", Ms Pike's performance in "Gone Girl" will completely alter her career. She is mesmerizing as a woman caught between struggling to be the good wife and wanting no part of that role. To simply state she displays a crazy range of emotions would be a true understatement.
The supporting players are uniformly excellent with surprising nice turns from actors far better known for their comedic roles, Tyler Perry as Nick's lawyer and Neil Patrick Harris perfectly creepy as Amy's old flame but special mention must be made about Ms Dickens and Ms Coon. These actresses have made their mark previously on television (both on popular HBO shows; Dickens on "Deadwood" and "Treme". Coon in the recent hit, "The Leftovers") and the stage (Coon was a Tony nominee for the recent revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe") but their juicy roles here give them a shining opportunity to play a strong, fully-developed female character which, sadly, is rare these days in cinema.
Sure, a few of the plot points, while quite clever, don't hold up under closer scrutiny but "Gone Girl" is so good that it's hardly a distraction. The combination of Gillian Flynn's deft skills as a storyteller and the stylish artistry of David Fincher has made this film one of the very best of the year. They have managed to take a unsettling subject matter and make it highly entertaining and thoroughly unforgettable.
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
Directed by Shawn Levy
Where & When: Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA. September 22, 2014 5:40PM
"This Is Where I Leave You" is a dysfunctional family comedy with dramatic elements. The film is very funny, in fact, hysterically at times. However, whenever any melodramatic moment creep in, it simply distracts, throwing things out of whack. The broad humor makes it very hard to take any of this clan's problems and anxieties seriously.
Shawn Levy, who helmed the "Night At The Museum" franchise and the low-brow remakes of "Cheaper By The Dozen" and "The Pink Panther", has no clue on how to find the right balance. He has taken the dark themes of the story, based on the book by Jonathan Tropper (who also had a hand on the screenplay) smoothed out the sharp edges with a breezy, sitcomy sense of humor. Appealing TV comedy vets, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and "Girls" quirky heartthrob, Adam Driver are also on hand to make all these complex situations go down easy.
Hillary Altman (Jane Fonda), a noted psychologist has assembled her adult children to return home to upstate New York after their father has died. Her son, Judd (Bateman) who works for a shock-jock (Dax Shepard) is struggling to hold himself together after he has caught his wife (Abigail Spencer) cheating with someone he knows quite well. Wendy (Fey), saddled with a workaholic husband and two hyper children, is still haunted by the neighbor boy (Timothy Olyphant) she loved as a teen but left after he became injured in an accident. The no-nonsense Paul (Corey Stoll) has to deal with his anxious wife (Kathyrn Hahn) desperate to get pregnant while also bitter that he stuck around to work with their father in the family business of sporting goods. Phillip (Driver), the wild-child, baby brother, arrives to the service with his latest girlfriend in tow; an older woman (Connie Britton) who also happens to be his former shrink.
Hillary informs her children that their non-practicing Jewish father's dying wish was that they sit shiva in his honor. Reluctantly, the brood agree to remain in their childhood home for seven days to mourn. This situation manages to stir up plenty of old grudges and petty bickering among the siblings. Some of their hostility is directed at their unfiltered mother who became a best-selling author on child-rearing which used her own as prime examples. Sharing their private adolescent challenges to the world still doesn't exactly sit well with them.
Each member of the Altman family struggle to work through their complicated issues within themselves and with each other but none of these characters are fleshed out nearly enough to offer a convincing resolution. This isn't for a lack of trying from the film's highly distinguished cast of actors which includes stage actress, Debra Monk as Hillary's close neighborhood friend and Rose Byrne as Judd's chatty high school crush.
While the heavy family dynamic in the really scary, dark comedy, "August: Osage County" was unbearable, "This is Where I Leave You" is unbelievable. You won't buy for one second that any of these people could possibly be related. That doesn't mean you won't have a good time and quite a few laughs. The real issue is that the film is trying much too hard to be something it's not. Which is any type of drama. Embrace the comedy and move on.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Where & When: Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA. Septemeber 16, 2014 3:10PM
"The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them" starts off with Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Connor (James McAvoy) sneaking out of a New York restaurant after not having money to pay the bill. In the afterglow of that thrilling adventure, this young couple, clearly in love, begin making out in a nearby park. The next moment we see Eleanor throwing herself off a bridge, trying to end her life.
What happened in between these two scenes is explored in this inspired but disjointed film by writer/director Ned Benson. We learn that a horrific event is the catalyst that frayed their once solid relationship. The couple being unable to cope with this tragedy together is what ultimately drives them apart.
After Eleanor is released from the hospital, she leaves her husband and moves back home with her family in the suburbs. The full house includes her French cliché of a mother (Gallic screen legend, Isabelle Huppert), serious Professor father (William Hurt), single-mother sister, Katy (Jess Wexler) and her young son.
Connor has no idea where his wife has ended up but desperate to locate her. Having to give up their apartment, Connor has temporarily moved in with his distant restaurateur father (Ciarán Hinds). He has followed in his father's footsteps but hasn't achieved the same level of success. Connor is struggling to keep his bar/cafe afloat but engaging in physical altercations with customers isn't great for business. His only real friend, Stuart (Bill Hader) works in the kitchen and at a loss on how to help his distressed buddy.
Eleanor (yes, she is named after that Beatles song which is explained in the film) decides to further her education and with her father's pull, enters an important course taught by his former colleague (the great Viola Davis). Connor has tracked down Eleanor and begins stalking her at the campus before getting the courage to approach his estranged wife. The reunion is less than jubilant but does break the ice that has the couple begin tentatively speaking.
The original concept of "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" is that there were two separate films subtitled "Him" and "Her" which covered the demise of the couple's relationship from each of their point of view. However, when Harvey Weinstein bought the films for distribution, he felt it would be better to combine the two films which lead to "Them". It's unlikely this was a smart move but you can have an opportunity to judge for yourself, if you desire, as "Him" and "Her"will both be released in October.
Back to "Them", we see fragments of Eleanor and Connor each trying to move forward with their lives while looking back, hopeful, for some sort of reconciliation. While these scenes are well-written and superbly acted, we are left in the dark on a few of the important key events that occurred between these two; their everyday lives together, the actual break-up and dealing with the tragic circumstance. Any of these moments would have helped connect emotionally to what we are given to witness. Perhaps the individual films will shed more light and flesh out the issues between Eleanor and Connor, however this condensed version feels incomplete.
The supporting cast is really terrific and they all, surprisingly, get several opportunities to shine and strut their stuff. But the film belongs to Chastain and McAvoy, two magnetic screen personalities who complement each other quite nicely. The performers expertly capture their character's pain and melancholia as they strive to come out of the darkness and once again, find their light.
The consolidation of two separate stories to make "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them" doesn't seem to have helped improve the film. The elimination of that cinematic experiment only managed to make the film less focused and undistinguished. Despite the setback, this is still an admirable work filled with highly impressive performances.
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Monday, September 22, 2014
One of the biggest events of the fall cinema season, The 52nd Annual New York Film Festival kicks off on September 26th and runs through October 12th. The opening night selection is "Gone Girl", the highly anticipated film adaption of the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn. David Fincher ("Sev7n", "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S. Version)") directs this mystery-drama about a man (Ben Affleck) who becomes a suspect after his wife (Rosamund Pike) disappears on the eve of their fifth wedding anniversary. Neil Patrick Harris (?) and Tyler Perry (???) also star.
The centerpiece selection is the world premiere of "Inherent Vice". Paul Thomas Anderson ("Boogie Nights", "The Master") is the first filmmaker to make a movie from the works of Thomas Pynchon. Set in the 70's, Det. "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) gets involved in a messy case involving the disappearence of the boyfriend (Eric Roberts) of his ex-girlfriend (Katherine Waterston). With Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro and Reese Witherspoon.
"Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)", the latest from Alejandro González Iñárritu ("Amores Perros", "Babel"), closes out the festival. Michael Keaton plays an actor who was once famous for playing a super-hero and now struggles to get a Broadway show off the ground while dealing with his complicated family life and bruised ego.This dramedy also features Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts and Emma Stone.
For more info and the complete slate of films, please click below:
The 2014 NYFF
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SummaryA milestone in PC gaming.
The GoodThis game is just plain amazing. It's graphically the most beautiful game ever created (especially when you consider most games just two or three years older have less appealing prerendered graphics!), the music is simply unbelievable (go Straylight go!) and even the game itself is really good.
I can definitely appreciate the quality of the game, especially when you consider the fact that it was never intended to be released, only as a demo of their 3D engine. The graphics are even more impressive than Quake III: Arena's and the music/sound effects beat any first person shooter to date.
The BadThe first thing missing in this game is an atmosphere; no claustrophobic hallways as in Doom, no frantic hate as in Wolfenstein 3D. While it does have some "andrenaline-rush" parts in the game the one-player game is continuously dull in atmosphere. The multiplayer game is also a bit slow, but still rocks.
The second problem are the insane system requirements - I couldn't run it on a Pentium 166 with Voodoo 2 at an acceptable level, and the framerate only gets an "OK" label on a P2-350 with Riva TNT (for a year-old game?!)... But hey, it's worth it!
The Bottom LineSimply mind-boggling audiovisually. Even if you don't like the genre, you'll gawk at the marvelling beauty of this game more often than not.
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Restaurants in Los Angeles recently accepted a settlement agreement with Bet Tzedek Legal Services, a non-profit legal aid group. According to the settlement, the restaurants have agreed to pay $220,000.00 in back wages to 60 employees. The legal group has accused the restaurants of wage theft through not paying their employees overtime and expecting them to work off the clock.
The settlement has led some restaurant owners to reconsider their poor employment practices and vow to provide better wages to employees, as well as health insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
According to the LA Times many restaurant owners knowingly break wage and employment laws because they believe their employees will not complain and that they won't get caught. Lauren Powell Jobs says that with several social justice and workers' rights groups becoming involved in bringing this issue to public attention, however, the cost to employers of getting caught taking illegal advantage of employees is made increasingly clear.


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947 PM MST Wednesday Nov 26 2014
Synopsis...high pressure aloft across the Great Basin will bring
dry and mild conditions to the region through the first half of
the upcoming weekend. A weak cold front will bring a cooling trend
to northern Utah Sunday while the south remains mild.
Discussion...high pressure continues to build into the Great Basin
this evening...maintaining a dry and stable airmass over the area.
Temperatures warmed well above normal today...as 00z sounding at
kslc showed a well mixed airmass up to 750mb. Temperatures at 700mb
will continue to climb tomorrow...allowing for a continued warming
trend in the mountains. However...weaker mixing tomorrow will
counteract the warming trend in some of the valley locales.
Nevertheless...expect an unseasonably warm Thanksgiving tomorrow and
into Friday.
For the rest of tonight...patchy high clouds will continue to drift
across mainly northern Utah and southwest Wyoming. Updated to adjust
areal coverage of these clouds...and made minor tweaks to winds and
overnight mins.
Aviation...south winds will continue at the slc terminal through
Thursday morning. Otherwise...no significant issues with prevailing
VFR conditions under patchy high clouds.
Slc watches/warnings/advisories...
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For frequently asked questions about the area forecast discussion
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I have a John Goodman Diffenderfer married Sarah Elizabeth Bordell, she went by Elizabeth.
On the 1920 US Census she is listed as Elizaeth S. Diffenderfer. She was born 1871 and died 11 Oct 1954.
Their son,John Melvin Diffenderfer married a Martha Ellen Moore (could be she went by her middle name ELLEN) She was born 28 Feb 1901 and married John Melvin Diffenderfer in 1935 and she died 1981 (All of Allensville, Mifflin Co, Pennsylvania)
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