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Every now and then a movie comes along that's so beyond-the-pale sloppy, so disastrous in both conceit and execution, that it simply defies conventional analysis. It happened with The Happening. There was something unspeakably wrong with The Words. And Broken City was utterly beyond repair.
So, too, with Lucy, writer/director/producer Luc Besson's mind-bendingly miscalculated sci-fi vehicle for Scarlett Johansson. In its defense, I can offer only that Johansson is a moderately charismatic presence (despite playing a character who barely qualifies as a character) and that the film clocks in at a mercifully brief 89 minutes. That said, the sheer quantity of inanity that Besson squeezes into his limited screen time beggars that of awful movies of substantially greater length.
Consequently, what follows is not a review but a spoilereview. If you are genuinely considering watching Lucy—and I urgently recommend that you reconsider—you should stop reading now. If, by contrast, you plan to give the movie a pass and would like to have your good judgment ratified (or, alternatively, if you have stumbled out of the theater bewildered and seeking commiseration), read on. Because while Besson has made very, very bad films in the past—most recently, last year's The Family—this is the first time he has made a film so idiotic that the only way to properly convey its flaws is to enumerate them.
1. The movie's first image is of a single cell, shimmying in the light; then, in huge letters "Scarlett Johansson"; then, the cell dividing via mitosis into two identical duplicates, and then four. This is what is referred to in Hollywood as "wishful thinking."
2. We watch as an early hominid, Australopithecus, drinks water from a stream a few million years ago. In voiceover, Johansson asks us, "Life was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?" Flash forward to a montage of modern metropolises buzzing away, full of cars and buses and skyscrapers and clothed people engaging in spoken language. Was Johansson's question rhetorical? Because it actually seems as though we've accomplished quite a lot since we were naked and furry, drinking water from streams.
3. Ah, but now we're in Taipei, and we get the point. A moderately unkempt Johansson—her character's name is "Lucy," and she is a student, though the latter fact is entirely irrelevant—is talking to a chump in a beard and foolish sunglasses outside a fancy office building. This is what she meant about our having wasted a billion years of life on Earth: However much we may have evolved otherwise, some of us—even some who look like Scarlett Johansson—still date jerks as self-evident as this one. This regrettable beau (they've been together a week) confirms the lesson by telling Lucy, against all available evidence, that he's recently visited a museum. There, he made the discovery that "The first woman was named Lucy." Yes, that was the Australopithecus we saw by the stream. Yes, this is the kind of movie we are in for.
4. Now it's time for some plot, though I'm being generous with the term: Lucy's semi-boyfriend is acting as a courier, transporting a small silver briefcase to someone in the office building. But he's had trouble with building security in the past, so he asks her to take it in for him—he assures her it's "only paperwork"—and to deliver it to a "Mr. Jang." When she declines, he handcuffs her to the case, claiming that only Jang has the combination. So Lucy reluctantly goes into the building, asks for Jang, and is whisked upstairs by goons. The boyfriend is immediately executed, which can only be regarded as a relief all around.
5. Intercut with the previous scene is footage of a cheetah stalking, and ultimately downing, an antelope on the Serengeti. (Besson was evidently among the very few fans of Ridley Scott's The Counselor.) It's a metaphor, you see, for the bad guys who are closing in on helpless Lucy. In a little while, we'll be treated a few more nature reels, though these will be used in a more literal fashion. After that, the movie will abandon the gimmick altogether. Rarely does one have the acute, real-time experience of watching a film recognize that one of its principal stylistic flourishes is so lame that it must be summarily discarded.
6. But back to Lucy. Upstairs she meets Jang, who is the kind of businessman who brutally murders people while wearing a $10,000 suit, and then rinses the gore off his hands with Evian. (He's played by South Korean actor Choi Min-sik, of Oldboy fame.) Jang speaks no English, nor do any of the many flunkies attending him, which seems odd for a big-time Taipei businessman. So he calls an interpreter on the phone in order to communicate with Lucy. He then has her open the case, which contains a crystalline blue powder. His goons wheel in a junkie to test the stuff. After one snort, the junkie starts giggling wildly and they shoot him. Then Jang offers Lucy a "job," she says no, and one of the goons punches her in the face.
7. It's around this time that we're introduced to our secondary star, Morgan Freeman, brought in with the obvious (though wildly unsuccessful) mission of lending scientific and philosophical gravitas to the proceedings. Freeman plays a renowned neuroscientist, "Professor Norman" (no first name necessary), who is delivering a lecture to a packed crowd of well-heeled attendees. He explains that most species use only 3-5 percent of their "cerebral capacity," that human beings use 10 percent—a complete falsehood, incidentally—and that dolphins use 20 percent. (So long, and thanks for all the fish!) He goes so far as to suggest that if we used more of our own brainpower, we'd be able to echolocate too, though he's mum on the question of whether this would require us to wander around clicking all the time.
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CSIRO and NICTA welcome the NSW Governments $7.5m investment in the Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation (ACBI), which was launched today at the headquarters of CSIROs ICT Centre at Marsfield.
NICTA, Australias Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japans Nomura Research Institute to study the use of ICT in urban, industrial and social infrastructure, with a view to developing recommendations for research and commercial applications.
The NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory (QRL) is five years old and is celebrating with an innovative showcase of home-grown ICT applications to meet challenges in safety and security, health and the environment.
NICTA spin-out company and leading mobile virtualisation provider Open Kernel Labs has announced the deployment of its software in over one billion mobile handsets worldwide.
NICTA, Australias ICT Research Centre of Excellence, welcomes additional funding from the NSW Government of $9 million over the next three years (from 2010-2012) which was formally announced by the Treasurer, the Hon. Eric Roozendaal at an industry function at NSW Parliament House last night.
With the support of the Queensland and Federal Governments, NICTA is developing a tool to quickly identify populations of dangerous and aggressive red imported fire ants. The NICTA Biosecurity Group, based at the NICTA Queensland Research Laboratory and Griffith University, aims to have a prototype identification system ready by July next year.


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Norwood Public School Children Create Their Own Sandy Fundraiser To Benefit The American Red Cross
Students in kindergarten through 8th grade at Norwood Public School have come together to help victims of Sandy.
Members of the student council helped organize a bake sale and collected a number of items including blankets, clothing, food, books, and cleaning and school supplies.
Sixth grader Maya came up with the idea for another fundraiser called "Hearts & Sunshine," where for a $1 donation students decorated hearts and suns in support of Sandy victims. The colorful artwork has been displayed throughout the hallways.
The inspiration behind the fundraising effort was 6th grade teacher Lisa Mazurek, who grew up in Point Pleasant, NJ.
"The Jersey Shore is where my heart is. It's so inspiring for me to have the kids concerned about me and my family and to have them think outside of themselves and think about others," she said.
Mazurek still has family who lives in Point Pleasant. Her brother's home was badly damaged by Sandy.
Norwood Principal Brian Gatens said he's extremely proud of his students. "This is the best school in the world. It was a student introduced event and teacher inspired."
Mazurek plans to deliver the supplies to the community of Point Pleasant tomorrow. The money raised from Hearts and Sunshine and the bake sale will go to the American Red Cross.Copyright © 2014, Hartford Courant


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Harvard University's Eric Mazur is the first recipient of the $500,000 Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education for developing a peer- instruction teaching method more than 20 years ago that is now used in classrooms worldwide.
The uphill climb for Democrats to defend their 53-47 Senate majority next year just got steeper with the decision by Nebraska's Ben Nelson not to seek re- election.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named ex-Democratic Senator Ben Nelson to be its chief executive officer as the regulators' group tackles U.S. President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul.
Ben Nelson doesn't face re-election to the U.S. Senate for another year and won't know his opponent until next May. Yet advertising attacks on the second-term Democrat began months ago.
Senator Ben Nelson owned with his wife as much as $6 million worth of stock in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and supported an exemption to proposed derivatives rules sought by the Omaha, Nebraska, company.
U.S. insurance regulators are drawing on the country's founding principles as they resist international pressure to give the federal government a greater role in overseeing the industry.
Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska said he will vote against confirming Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court , becoming the first in his party to announce opposition.
Senator Ben Nelson, who supported an exemption to proposed derivatives rules sought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., owned as much as $6 million worth of stock with his wife in the Omaha, Nebraska-based company, financial disclosures show.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts said in an interview on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital with Al Hunt" airing this weekend that Democrats still may take up a comprehensive climate-change plan after the November elections.
Between sips of an iced latte at a Starbucks in Omaha, Democrat Bob Kerrey counts the ways the odds are stacked against his bid to return to the U.S. Senate.
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WASHINGTON - With second inaugurations tending to draw fewer spectators, finding a place to stay in Washington this year won't be nearly as difficult as in 2009.
Inauguration-goers have a range of lodging options, from reasonably priced rooms to ones that cost thousands of dollars a night.
City officials are expecting 600,000 to 800,000 visitors for the Jan. 21 inauguration, far less than the 1.8 million people who flooded the National Mall four years ago to witness the inauguration of America's first black president.
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The Digital Skeptic: Amazon Dries Up Under California Tax Heat
NEW YORK ( MainStreet) -- The Colorado technically lost its status as a river back in the mid-1960s when states such as California stopped it from reaching the ocean. Today Amazon (AMZN) might go through a similar demotion for, well ... the exact same reason.
California politicians recently decided the giant Web retailer must do exactly what every other store in the state does: collect sales taxes.
Starting this week, the land of Arnold Schwarzenegger will take what in some cases is up to a 9.75% markup on the online retail action within its borders.
Amazon tried to sound upbeat about what will almost certainly be higher costs passed onto consumers. Scott Stanzel, an Amazon spokesman, was widely quoted saying the company will continue to offer lower prices and "the operation is not worried about losing business."Analysts close to the stock also tried to sound positive. I've seen Colin Sebastian, senior research analyst with Milwaukee-based wealth management firm Robert W. Baird & Co. making the rounds saying that Amazon has operational room to lower costs and can keep what it charges customers near the current, usually lower-than-competitors' levels. Sebastian specifically talked up something called Amazon Lockers -- essentially, a gizmo'd drop-off container that lets FedEx (FDX) or UPS (UPS) deliver items en masse, thereby shaving shipping fees and keeping the total cost to customers closer to Amazon's current no-sales-tax levels. "On the financial side, they have the potential to save on shipping costs," Sebastian told CNBC. "The savings could be as much as 10% to 15%." That might sound like Amazon can remain the undisputed low-cost Web retail champion it has always been. But even a casual ride down this retail river shows it will probably be parched by the state taxation sun. Not just in California
Amazon's -- and the Web's -- increasing tax woes are most definitely not limited to California. According to Cromwell, Conn.-based credit card fee research firm Cardfellow, there are nine other states with similar so-called Amazon taxes. Biggies include Colorado, Pennsylvania and New York. And these 10 Web tax-collecting states are just the leading edge of states wanting their cut of the online action. Approximately three dozen are in the middle of moving to so-called "streamlined online sales tax" collections that almost certainly will mean Amazon will need to collect more fees rather than less.
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The Investment Management Association (IMA) has today issued a consultation paper to its members outlining proposed industry guidance on enhanced disclosure of fund charges and transaction costs incurred by UK-authorised funds.
The guidance comes following detailed discussion by a working group representing over 50% of retail funds under management.
The IMA recommends additional information - above and beyond the current European regulatory requirements - to be made easily available to investors via fund managers' websites for each of their funds:
- Enhanced disclosure of transaction costs by providing three year average figures for broker commissions and transfer taxes (e.g. stamp duty) as a percentage of the fund's net asset value. Information on the significance of these costs and the bid-offer spread should also be provided.
- Ongoing charge always to be disclosed instead of the annual management charge (AMC) as this provides the most comprehensive picture of the charges being deducted from the fund, and is in line with the new Key Investor Information Document (KIID). Where the AMC is stated, the ongoing charge should be given equal prominence.
- Clearer explanations on the purpose of all charges and costs: entry, exit, ongoing, performance and transaction through separate disclosure notes – recommended wording is provided.
Richard Saunders, Chief Executive of IMA, said:
"While we believe that fund charges are already fully transparent, our proposals aim to provide end investors with improved and consistent explanations of costs and charges. They also tackle the difficulty of disclosing transaction costs which impact investors in much more complex ways than charges. There is no evidence that they act as a drain on investor returns, but investors have every right to know the levels of transaction costs being incurred by their funds. The challenge for the industry is to provide helpful and meaningful information.
"We now seek feedback from the IMA membership at large, following which the final version of the guidance will be issued."
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Conceding that "waiting is not my strong suit," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he's drafting a Chicago only gun control ordinance that, he hopes, will prod the Illinois General Assembly to ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips.Emanuel offered no specifics on how far he planned to go, given the city's track record of going too far and having its handgun ban overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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He would, when engaged in an animated conversation with a friend, talk quickly and well for a few minutes, and then suddenly and without any very apparent cause would begin to stutter so much, that it was often difficult to understand him.Isa Bowman
I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.George Bernard Shaw
No more talk of gloomy Angel, though. Only happy thoughts. Sunshine, picnic, that spell we did last night. With the oil?Amber Nicole Benson
Never to talk to ones self is a form of hypocrisyLord Byron
When I talk to someone with schizophrenia, I understand them hearing voices. It puts them at ease to know they're not the only one.Barbara Lindsay
If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.Thomas S. Szasz
There are two sorts of hypocrites: one that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; many of whom are professed Arminians, in the doctrine of justification: and the other, are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevations; who often cry down works, and men's own righteousness, and talk much of free grace; but at the same time make a righteousness of their discoveries and of their humiliation, and exalt themselves to heaven with themJonathan Edwards
Surely no one will consider us lacking in reverence if we say that every one of the "principles of modern salesmanship" on which business men so much pride themselves, are brilliantly exemplified in Jesus' talk and work.Bruce Fairchild Barton
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.Ernest Hemingway
Know how to listen and you will profit even from those who talk badly.Plutarch
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.Dan Quayle
Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.Helen Keller
Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wastedHenry Wadsworth Longfellow
Talk not of wasted affection; affection was never wasted.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?Kanye West
The yoga mat is a good place to turn when talk therapy and antidepressants aren't enough.Amy Weintraub
More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more than just talk, we must be concerned enough to act.Lee Haney
Advertising is salesmanship mass produced. No one would bother to use advertising if he could talk to all his prospects face-to-face. But he can't.Morris Hite
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The St. James High School track teams went to three meets last week and ended the week setting some new records. The last meet of the week was in Rolla. With both the boys and girls placed second.
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On Oct. 7 following the sixth and seventh murders of two small children who'd been on "the radar" of local police and Arizona Child Protective Services, Gov. Jan Brewer ordered the establishment of the Arizona Child Safety Task Force to examine the state's current policies and practices when it comes to protecting children.
Kids who have been seen by CPS workers and law enforcement officers after reports of abuse and neglect and who are then further abused or even murdered by their caretakers has been an ongoing and tragic chapter in Arizona's history.
Considering Arizona's high unemployment rate, cutbacks in social services, health care and an endless supply of illegal drugs, crimes against children are only going to get worse if serious changes aren't made in how Arizona carries out child protection.
Many blame CPS for the statewide failure. For years the agency charged with protecting children has been continually underfunded, understaffed and had its mission micromanaged all courtesy of the state Legislature.
Others blame law enforcement agencies that are also cash strapped, undertrained and that have increasingly had their public safety mission dictated by legislators hell-bent on their own personal and political agendas.
While funding mechanisms have been created and millions and millions of tax dollars have been directed by the Legislature at the pet projects of key legislators and politically popular sheriffs, critical statewide law enforcement duties, including an increased response to the growing problem of child abuse, have been horribly neglected, underfunded and even unfunded by those with the power to make a difference.
In the last two years the Legislature has swept $1.8 million dollars from the state agency responsible for training law enforcement officers in the investigation of child abuse. While Texas offered over 60 three-day courses in the investigation of child abuse during 2011, Arizona offered ZERO! Arizona also has no statewide system to track those who physically and sexually abuse children and who can easily move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction undetected.
Officials from multiple agencies involved in the issue have told me of situations where there aren't enough CPS workers to work in partnership with law enforcement and other supporting agencies. CPS workers have told me of law enforcement officials being unable to respond to calls involving neglect and abuse and not being able to accompany workers on cases where a crime may have been committed against a child.
Law enforcement agencies across the state have long been the only agencies that are available to respond 24/7 to a call for help from a child or a concerned citizen. They, like CPS, can only do their jobs as well as they're staffed, trained and funded.
Over the last 15 years, dedicated judges, prosecutors, CPS workers, physicians, nurses, private contributors and local law enforcement agencies have taken it upon themselves and worked extremely hard to address the complex needs of those who have been neglected and physically and sexually abused.
Arizona's first advocacy center for abused children and victims of sexual assault was opened by the Mesa Police Department in 1996 by now retired police chief Jan Strauss, who investigated and supervised investigations of child abuse cases as a detective and sergeant. Now there are 18 locally run advocacy centers statewide where law enforcement works side by side with CPS, prosectors and medical professionals. The Mesa model that's received national acclaim has shown repeatedly when local law enforcement and other concerned parties work together and share resources, the chances of protecting a child are greatly enhanced and highly successful.
Even though the new state task force has a major effort ahead of it, there are proven models of success and funding mechanisms available to pull agencies and personnel together to be able to move rapidly in the right direction to protect children statewide.
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I've had a great time staying home this summer and even though I love teaching, I'm not ready to go back! I think that setting some goals will steer me in the right direction. Here I go!
I am linking up with I Heart Recess to share my Back to School Goals.
Organization: Ok, so I've created my DIY teacher binder with dividers to help me stay organized- this will help me not waste time looking for stuff in a pile of paper! I am also using binders to store my lessons for each subject so that I have them to refer back to and they are not just piled behind my desk. I'm going to use a crate with hanging file folders to keep my students' work, documentation, etc so that I have it handy when I need to speak to a parent, admin, refer for interventions, or any other need that may arise.
Planning: I've done some planning this summer, specially in science and language arts and I plan to stay at least 2 weeks ahead of the game. I'm revamping my math this year so I'll be learning as I go- I'm going full on with Math Workshop this year. I've done bits and pieces in the past, but this year it is on!
Professional: I'm going to attempt to integrate technology into at least one subject I teach on a daily basis. We have access to ipads and computers and I want to ensure that my students are exposed to technology constantly. I want to go beyond apps- it's a lot to take on, but I'm up for the challenge!
Students: I will consider it a huge success if I can teach my kids to collaborate with and respect others. That is my main goal going into my classroom this year. I want every kid in my class to feel empowered, safe, respected, and to be thoughtful of others.
Motto: "If you think your teacher is tough, wait til you get a boss." Well said, Mr. Gates. I do love my students and I by no means want to be Mrs. Mean, but I do aim to make them problem-solving-working-doers (too much Mickey!!!). They will become self-sufficient and will need to make decisions to empower themselves as learners. Responsibility will bea repeated often.


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200 years in the future a group of people live in the woods and try to avoid the mysterious men in the white suits (that look like the ones used in the original "The Crazies"). A young man named Paul deals with the fact that his mother has a black fluid flowing through her body that slows down the aging process but keeps her in a drugged out state and causes scarring on her body. Will he be able to save her or is she a lost cause? Who are the mysterious men in the white suits? Why does Paul keep talking to himself?
"Scars of Youth" was one of those movies that was so convoluted that I had no idea what was going on the entire time I was watching it. As a matter of fact I ended up with a headache while watching it as I tried to figure out just what the hell was happening. The film is a boring, confusing mess and it took all of my self control to not stop it and take it out of my DVD player before the end credits rolled.
I am really not into sacrifice movies so that may be why I just couldn't get into it. I think writer/director John R. Hand was going for a "1984" or "Fahrenheit 451" kind of movie but he couldn't quite pull it off. It reminded me more of the obscure 1983 Raul Julia movie "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" that the MST3K guys had a field day with several years ago. It tries to be an epic, post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie but instead comes off more like a bad episode of the original "Dr. Who." I'll admit I wasn't the target audience for it, but I think that even most sci-fi fans won't really be that into it that much either.
It also tries way too hard to be artsy as well. There are several times where it goes to black and white, there are very long, lingering shots of nothing at all (such as ants scurrying around for several moments for no obvious reason as well as what seems like endless scenes of Paul sitting around talking to himself). At the end of the movie we have a quote from Thoreau's "Walden (which is one of the most boring pieces of American literature of all time in my opinion)." I am all for artsy, independent films but when you go out of your way to make them artsy it usually backfires as was the case with "Scars of Youth."
One of the biggest problems I had with it was the fact that it was just so mind-numbingly boring. Seriously, nothing important happened during the duration of the film and I came close to falling asleep more than once as I waited for something exciting to happen. It plods along at a snail's pace and we go from scenes with Paul talking to himself to him having numerous conversations with his mother (who is very hard to hear at times as she has the tendency to mumble", to the two guys walking around in white suits interacting with a couple of kids to a slew of flashback sequences. By the time I finished it I was bored out of my skull.
The acting is just OK as Paul (Jeremy Hosbein) seems to want to be somewhere else most of the time that he is on camera. I don't really think that he is a bad actor, but I think he just had a bad script to work with so he didn't really put much effort into the role. His actress playing his mother just does so-so as well (when you can actually hear her)and looks pretty good naked as she is pretty hot and has a very nice body. To be honest the only time the movie ever really held my attention was when she was walking around nude (something that she thankfully does a couple of times). "Scars of Youth" doesn't have the worst acting I have ever seen, but at the same time I've seen a lot better in my lifetime.
Have you ever had someone tell you a long, complicated story that you really didn't care about in the first place and when they were done you didn't have a clue what they were talking about? That pretty much the best comparison that I can make when it comes to my feelings about this movie. Maybe I just missed something and someone else who watches it may think that it is brilliant. As I have already said, I am not much of a sci-fi fan ("Star Wars" is pretty much it for me when it comes to sci-fi and I am really not that crazy about it) so "Scars of Youth" obviously wasn't made for people like me. It wasn't the most horrible film ever but I am sure not going to be in any hurry to watch it again. Check it out if it sounds like your cup of tea, you may see something in it that I didn't.


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It's #TrailTuesday, which means it's time to send another NBA team down the Oregon Trail. After the disaster that was the Knicks excursion last week, it was time for the Lakers to take to the trail. The 2013-14 season was one the Lakers' organization and fans would like to forget, but today was a chance at redemption. Sweet, sweet Oregon Trail redemption. Continue Reading
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In the early years of high school, I was a part of a community that produced game mods (which I'll now call AAA). There was another community who also developed similar mods (which I'll now call BBB). Not surprisingly, there was a lot of animosity between the two communities and it quickly escalated to more than competing by building better products.
While both communities didn't condone it, members of both eventually started launching DDoS attacks against other. The impact of these attacks was more than just taking down the community forums. Since both communities developed game mods, downtime of the servers meant downtime for their thousands of users.
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Members of both communities launched DDoS using boaters. Booters, or "network stress testers", are DDoS services usually comprised of compromised dedicated servers that send massive amounts of traffic. Booters are relatively cheap and extremely easy to use – the perfect option for script kiddies. At the time, an effective booter would cost just a few dollars for an hour of DDoS'ing. If someone wants to take down a server, he goes onto the booter, types in the IP and port, and the attack is sent.
The downtime had a significant impact. Too much downtime would cause users to leave. Losing customers meant a loss in revenue. At the time, both communities had peaks of 10k simultaneous users each – not a small number.
The admin of AAA was considering paying for DDoS protected servers, which were very, very expensive at the time. The profit margins from the community could not justify renting such a server.
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These Hoes Are On Rocks
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As Bossip exclusively reported last week, Britney Spears, Diddy, and Dallas Austin were all on drugs last week in Vegas before the VMA's and now we have a judge in California co-signing our story. Yes it's true, Britney Spears is on rocks. Yesterday, a judge declared Britney Spears is on rocks and may take away her kids if she doesn't submit to random drug tests.
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Registration for the Full Week Program is now open! REGISTRATION DEADLINE is JUNE 22, 2014. Program description and schedule below. Questions? Email email@example.com.
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Our summer program is Saturday July 12 through Friday July 18, 2014, held at Antioch University Midwest (900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio) and includes:
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► Sunday morning creative writing craft class led by Andre Dubus III
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► Fiction (led by Tara Ison)--An examination of the elements of fiction (e.g., plot, character, and point of view) with discussion of how these elements work in successful writing
► Poetry (led by Chris DeWeese)-- An examination of the elements of poetry (e.g., form, meter, and sound) with discussion of examples of successful poems.
► Creative Nonfiction (led by Matthew Goodman)--An examination of the elements of nonfiction (e.g., structure, research, and accuracy) with discussion of how these elements work in successful writing.
► Professional Skills for Writers--a variety of topics from "First Book Talks" by AWW alumni who have gone on to publish book-length work, to editor panels, to presentations by visiting agents, to how to give a pitch, to how to give a reading, and more.
► Afternoon Seminar of Your Choice (Sunday through Friday. To attend any of the fiction, poetry or nonfiction afternoon seminars, you MUST register for the FULL WEEK program and you MUST commit to bringing a manuscript for sharing and workshop in the afternoon seminar (manuscripts are 10-20 double-spaced pages for fiction and nonfiction, or 5-10 pages of poems for poetry). (Getting Started in Fiction/Nonfiction, the only afternoon seminar not requiring participants to bring a manuscript for workshopping, may be selected either as part of the FULL WEEK or as an A La Carte program.) You may enroll in one of the following seminars, each limited to 12 participants who commit themselves to attend all sessions and to read and comment thoughtfully and constructively on the other participants' manuscripts. In addition to manuscript critique, time may be devoted to discussion of writing techniques, in-class exercises, and examples of the work of published writers. Homework assignments may be made by the instructor.
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Manuscripts (required for all afternoon seminars except Getting Started in Fiction/Nonfiction) MUST be received by June 22, 2014; detailed submission instructions will be sent in May, 2014.
► Fiction--Short story or novel extract in any genre, between 10-20 double-spaced pages. One session in short story form is available, led by Erin Flanagan. Two sessions on writing novel-length fiction will be available, one led by Hallie Ephron and another led by Katrina Kittle.
► Poetry—Manuscripts may not exceed 10 single-spaced pages with one poem per page. Led by Marley Youmans.
► Memoir and Personal Essay—Personal essay or memoir extract, between 10-20 double-spaced pages. Led by Eileen Cronin.
► Getting Started in Fiction or Nonfiction—No manuscript required. Students will explore writing fiction and nonfiction pieces through exercises, craft talks, and in-class writing. Led by Gayle Brandeis.
Additionally, the FULL WEEK program includes several unique opportunities open ONLY TO FULL WEEK participants:
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► One-on-one critique (limit one per participant; additional fee; must be submitted by June 22, 2014.)
► Pitch session with visiting agent(s) at NO additional fee.
► The chance to share your work with the public: Coffee house reading in Yellow Springs on Wednesday evening (open to all FULL WEEK participants) and Thursday evening reading at Antioch University Midwest (open to FULL WEEK participants selected from afternoon seminar)
► Opportunity to attend Saturday Seminar at Antioch University Midwest at significantly discounted rate of $75.00.
FULL WEEK PROGRAM DETAILED SCHEDULE (All Events At Antioch University Midwest unless otherwise noted):
Saturday, July 12, 2014
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday Seminar (for those opting to include this in registration at significantly discounted rate of $75.00. See A La Carte Experience for detailed program schedule.)
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sign In/Registration. Receive important Full Week packet. (If you cannot sign in at this time, please make arrangements with the Director to receive your packet)
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Dinner on own
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Dessert and Wine reception
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Keynote with Andre Dubus III, followed by book signing
Sunday, July 13, 2014
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Creative Writing Craft session with Andre Dubus III
11:30 a.m. Box lunch (provided by AWW)
1:00 p.m. Faculty Introductions and Participant ice-breaker.
2:30-5:00 p.m. Afternoon seminars--small group workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry--all require a manuscript for workshopping--and in "Getting Started in Fiction/Nonfiction--" no manuscript required.
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Monday, July 14-Friday, July 18, 2014(Lunches at various locations in Yellow Springs; all other events at Antioch University Midwest)
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (coffee, tea, breakfast pastries, fruit)
8:30 a.m. Fiction with Tara Ison
9:30 a.m. Professional Skills for Writers--various topics led by guest presenters
10:30 a.m. Poetry with Chris DeWeese
11:30 a.m. Creative Nonfiction (Instructor to be determined)
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Trailing Trinity by a 1-0 count for over 32 minutes, the Cardinals got a tying goal at 1:48 of the third period from NESCAC top-scorer and recently named Joe Concannon Award semifinalist Keith Buehler '14 (#13, main photo) and the winner from Ryan White '13 (#9, photo insert lower left) with 2:28 to play as Wesleyan captured an exciting 2-1 regular-season finale win Sat., Feb. 16. The victory avenged a 3-2 overtime loss to the Bantams the night before in Middletown. Wesleyan also prevented Trinity from the possibility of securing the #2 seed in the upcoming NESCAC tournament behind top-seeded Bowdoin. When Trinity defeated Bowdoin, 10-5, Mon., Feb. 18 in the final makeup game, Trinity earned the #3 seed, meaning Wesleyan and Trinity will play a third time in a span of eight days as the Cardinals, seeded sixth, travel to Hartford once again to meet the Bantams in a first-round tournament game Sat., Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. The game will have both a webcast and LiveStats.
Making 33 saves while allowing just one goal, that at 9:21 of the opening period, keeper Nolan Daley '16 (#30, photo insert upper left) held the Bantams scoreless for the final 50:39 of the contest, allowing Wesleyan a chance to go ahead. Over 10 starts this year, Daley has posted a 5-2-3 record with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.
With his 19th goal of the season and 37th point, Buehler snapped off a shot from the left circle early in the final stanza to even the count at 1-1. Then with time winding down, Adam Kaiser '13 started a flurry in front of the Bantam net that ended with White pushing in the puck for his fourth goal of the year and a Wesleyan lead. Trinity pulled its goalie for the final 1:05, much as it did the night before when Trinity also trailed 2-1. But while the Bantams scored at Wesleyan to send the game into overtime, eventually winning in the extra frame, the Cardinals kept Trinity at bay and came away with a season series split. Now the season series will come down to a rubber game in the NESCAC playoffs.


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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
London Mapped
I climbed to the top of this magnificent monument a few years ago. It was very, very windy at the top, but the view of the city is amazing.
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wow you have more energy than I do and my goodness it is so beautifull . love the card and the lesson with it . God bless and take care my dear .ReplyDelete
I went to St Paul's, many years ago. Is there a London Fire monument somewhere nearby? Maybe to the left of "The Bank" in that postcard? (i can't read it on the postcard). I remember climbing up that, but for some reason I think we weren't able to go into St Paul's.ReplyDelete
Tangent: Circumspice is in the Michigan motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice" [If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.]
London: a dream, a good memory, a little taste of "come -back -soon", as we say in France!ReplyDelete
This postcard is magnificent !ReplyDelete
This particular stretch of the Thames is forever in my memory. I had to attend a conference and decided, as it was a beautiful day and I had plenty of time, that I would walk all the way from Waterloo Station to Tower Bridge, along the riverside walk. I had no idea quite how far it actually is, nor how rapidly a small bag can become a leaden weight. But I did manage to see some wonderful sights first hand.ReplyDelete
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Just like the vi editor and gcc compiler, groff is one of the mainstay classics in the standard UNIX/Linux environment. We have seen just a few ways of using groff's extensive macro capabilities to define markup and page layout interfaces that readily turn plain text files into typeset-quality print.
The features covered here are by no means the whole story. For example, groff also includes native facilities for drawing lines, curves, circles, ellipses and polygons with shaded filling. And, this does not even begin to cover groff's suite of preprocessors for graphs (grap), pictures (pic), equations (eqn), tables (tbl) and bibliographic references (refer). As is customary with GNU and Linux software, groff comes with thorough and high-quality documentation. (See Resources for more information.) And there are, of course, active mailing lists for staying current with groff and interacting with its user community.
This article has been aimed at the creation of short documents, but groff is capable of printing works of any length. In fact, groff is likely the typesetter used in the publication of your favorite O'Reilly title. For tour-de-force examples of groff in action, not to mention some of the best books on UNIX programming ever published, see any of the series by W. Richard Stevens. (The late Dr. Stevens is quoted at the beginning of this article from his colophon to UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Prentice-Hall PTR, 1999.) Much like the C programming language born of the same era, groff has an enduring and powerful minimalism that continues to lend itself well to typesetting tasks of all sizes. And if you should hear of reports suggesting groff's demise, just remember, some folks used to make similar claims about UNIX as well!
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A Brief Guide to Good Posture in the Workplace
Posture – it's one of those things that we've all heard about, but a surprising many know little of. However, for all that it can be difficult to define without heading to your nearest dictionary, it's an incredibly important consideration in the workplace, particularly for office workers. Good posture helps prevent the development of serious musculoskeletal disorders, prevents muscle strain and more. What should you know about correct posture, though? Read on to learn more.
Spine Support
One of the most important elements of good posture is spine support. When sitting down, your natural inclination is probably to lean forward and rest your weight on the arms of the chair. That's wrong, and it will lead to serious lower back pain, as well as strain on the muscles and tendons in the arms (especially if you do that while trying to type).
The right type of spinal support is important. The best option is to invest in a quality office chair with a good back (featuring plenty of lumbar support) that follows the natural curvature of the spine. Make sure your feet sit flat on the floor and don't hang. You should also have maximum contact between your back and the back of the chair without it affecting your ability to type. If your chair has armrests, they should be positioned so that your arms are even with the top of the desk and there's no shoulder strain present.
Neck Position
Even if your chair has a built-in headrest, chances are good it's not going to be used unless you're leaning back (you're inactive). That means it's important you practice good neck posture. Ideally, your neck will be in a neutral position (not forcing it forward, back or to the side). The computer monitor should be just below eye level, so you can look at it while maintaining the right position. Your monitor should also be at least 20 inches from your face (a maximum of about 36 inches).
Position everything in your work area so that you can reach it or see it without having to turn your head. This will help you keep your neck in the proper position and avoid straining muscles.
The Importance of a Quality Office Chair
Part of good posture is having the right support for your body throughout the day. In an office environment, that means having a quality office chair. While good chairs do come with a cost, they're actually more affordable than what you might think, and they're certainly cheaper than trying to deal with the consequences of carpal tunnel syndrome or chronic lower back pain. A good chair will help support you throughout the day, and should be a "no-brainer" for any office worker (or office manager buying furniture).
With the information above, it should be easier to understand good posture and put it into effect in your daily life. Invest in a good office chair and protect yourself from serious musculoskeletal disorders.
Key Concepts in Workplace Ergonomics
Ergonomics – it's become an immensely important consideration for both individuals and employers. Even UCLA has started offering ergonomics guides and information for students, teachers and others. Whether you're an office worker or an employer, it's important that you understand the key concepts in workplace ergonomics in order to prevent injury, maximize productivity and reduce ergonomic injury-related lost time from the job.
Reducing Strain and Stress on Key Body Parts
The entire point of ergonomics is to position office equipment and to support the body in such a way that it reduces strain on key body parts. These include the following:
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- Hands
- Arms
- Shoulders
- Upper and lower back
- Thighs and legs
Key Ergonomic-Related Injuries
33% of all workplace injuries involve musculoskeletal injuries generally caused by poor workplace ergonomics. These injuries cause a significant amount of lost time at work, which impacts both the employer and the employee. Some of the conditions caused by not implementing the correct ergonomic plan can include carpal tunnel, eye strain/headaches, tendinopathy, bursitis and many others.
Key Concepts to Understand
There are several different concepts at play in workplace ergonomics, including posture, correct workstation setup and more. These include the following:
- Neutral Neck Position – Your workstation, desk and office chair should allow you to maintain a neutral neck position. A computer monitor should be at least 20 inches away from your body, and it should be directly in front of and slightly below your eye level.
- Spine Support – Sitting for long hours puts serious stress on your spine and back/shoulder muscles. To correctly support your spine, you need to sit with your feet flat on the floor, and you should have an office chair that provides good lumbar support (either adjustable or with extra padding in the lumbar region). Armrests should be included with the office chair, and they should be adjustable to eliminate shoulder strain.
- Arm and Hand Positioning – The position you're forced to hold your arms and hands in when seated at your computer can put additional strain on your body. When seated and using the keyboard, your elbows should be at 100 to 110 degrees (open). The keyboard should have a negative tilt so you can keep a neutral position in your hands and wrists. Keyboard trays should be wide enough for both the keyboard and the mouse, so you can use them without raising your arm to another position.
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It might sound counterintuitive, but office workers should engage in regular stretching and exercising while on the job. This helps to eliminate stress and strain, and enhances blood flow, which can increase comfort as well as productivity. Regular breaks are also important to help prevent workplace injuries.
- For every 20 minutes of typing, you should take a 20-second break
- For every 20 minutes of typing, you should look away and focus on the middle distance for 20 seconds
- Every hour, you should get up and walk around the office or take a stroll to the break room
- Every hour, stretch your legs, arms, shoulders and wrists to enhance blood flow
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The Face upon the Barroom Floor
"The Face upon the Barroom Floor", aka "The Face on the Floor" and "The Face on the Barroom Floor", is a poem originally written by the poet John Henry Titus in 1872. A later version was adapted from the Titus poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy in 1887 and first published in the New York Dispatch.
According to d'Arcy, the poem was inspired by an actual happening at Joe Smith's saloon at Fourth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan. When it was reprinted in a d'Arcy collection, he wrote a preface explaining the confusion of the two titles:
- My only excuse for offering this little book is the fact that my friends want to get a few stories out of my scrap book--so here they are. One popular mistake I desire to rectify. When I wrote "The Face Upon the Floor," which was in 1887, I had no idea that it would receive the favor which it has. The popularity of the story induced the publisher of a Bowery Song Sheet to issue a song which was a bad plagiarism and, to get away from my copyright, called it "The Face on the Barroom Floor." Strange to say, the public has accepted the latter title, which is not correct. This book contains the true and original story. D'Arcy.[1][2]
Written in ballad form, the poem tells of an artist ruined by love; having lost his beloved Madeline to another man, he has turned to drink. Entering a bar, the artist tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd. He then offers to sketch Madeline's face on the floor of the bar but falls dead in the middle of his work. Here is the full text:
- 'Twas a balmy summer evening
- And a goodly crowd was there,
- That well nigh filled Joe's barroom
- At the corner of the square.
- As songs and witty stories
- Came through the open door,
- A vagabond crept slowly in
- And posed upon the floor.
- "Where did it come from?" someone said,
- "The wind has blown it in."
- "What does it want?" another cried,
- "Some whiskey, rum or gin?"
- Here Toby, sic' em,
- If your stomach is equal to the work,
- I wouldn't touch him with a fork,
- He's filthy as a Turk.
- This badinage the poor wretch took with stoical good grace.
- In fact, he smiled as though he thought
- He had struck the proper place.
- Come boys, I know there's kindly hearts
- Among so good a crowd;
- To be in such good company
- Would make a deacon proud.
- Give me a drink, that's what I want.
- I'm out of funds you know, when I had cash to treat the gang,
- This lad was never slow. What? You laugh as though you think,
- This pocket never held a sou,
- I once was fixed as well, my boys,
- As any of you.
- There thanks, that's braced me nicely.
- God Bless you one and all. Next time I pass this good saloon,
- I'll make another call.
- Give you a song? No, I can't do that.
- My singing days are past.
- My voice is cracked, my throat's worn out,
- And my lungs are going fast.
- Aye, give me another whiskey and I'll tell you what to do
- I'll tell you a funny story and in fact I'll promise two.
- That I was ever a decent man,
- Not one of you would think,
- But I was, some four or five years back.
- Say, give me another drink.
- Fill 'er up, Joe, I want to put some life
- Into this old frame.
- Such little drinks, to a bum like me
- are miserably tame.
- Five fingers, that's the scene, and corking and whiskey too,
- Well, here's luck boys, and landlord,
- My best respects to you.
- You've treated me pretty kindly,
- And I'd like to tell you how,
- I came to be this dirty sap, you see before you now.
- As I told you once, I was a man
- With muscle, frame and health,
- But for a blunder, ought have made considerable wealth.
- I was a painter, not one that daubed on bricks or wood,
- But an artist, and for my age I was rated pretty good,
- I worked hard at my canvas, and bidding fair to rise,
- And gradually I saw, the star of fame before my eyes.
- I made a picture, perhaps you've seen,
- It's called the "Chase of Fame."
- It brought me fifteen hundred pounds
- And added to my name.
- It was then I met a woman, now come the funny part;
- With eyes that petrified my brain, and sank into my heart.
- Why don't you laugh it's funny, that the vagabond you see
- could ever have a woman and expect her love for me.
- But it was so, and for a month or two, her smiles were freely given,
- And when her loving lips touched mine, I thought I was in heaven.
- Boys did you ever see a girl, for whom your soul you'd give,
- With a form like Venus de Milo, too beautiful to live,
- With eyes that would beat the Koh-i-noor,
- And a wealth of chestnut hair?
- If so, it was she, for boys there never was, another half so fair.
- I was working on a portrait,
- One afternoon in May,
- Of a fair haired boy, a friend of mine,
- Who lived across the way.
- My Madeline admired him,
- And much to my surprise,
- She said she'd like to know the lad,
- Who had such dreamy eyes.
- She didn't take long to find him,
- Before the month had flown,
- My friend had stolen my darling,
- And I was left alone.
- And ere a year of misery had passed above my head.
- That jewel I treasured so, had tarnished and was dead.
- That's why I took to drink boys. Why, I never see you smile,
- I thought you'd be amused boys, and laughing all the while.
- Why, what's the matter friend? There's a teardrop in your eye.
- Come, laugh like me. It's only babes and women that should cry.
- Say boys, if you give me just another whiskey and I'll be glad,
- I'll draw right here the picture, of the face that drove me mad.
- Give me that piece of chalk with which you mark the baseball score;
- You shall see the lovely Madeline upon the barroom floor.
- Another drink and with chalk in hand, the vagabond began,
- To sketch a face that well might buy the soul of any man.
- Then, as he placed another lock upon that shapely head,
- With a fearful shriek, he leaped and fell across the picture — dead!
Adaptations and cultural legacy[edit]
Keystone Studios used the poem as the basis for a 1914 film of the same name starring Charles Chaplin.
In Mad #10 (April 1954), the poem was illustrated by Jack Davis and Basil Wolverton, the latter doing a face that is kin to his "Lena the Hyena" . The poem was put to song by country music stars Tex Ritter for his 1959 Blood on the Saddle album and Hank Snow on his Tales of the Yukon album (1968). The poem was the inspiration for a painting in the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, and that painting inspired a chamber opera by Henry Mollicone.
The title is mentioned in the lyrics of the Paul Francis Webster's song "It's Harry I'm Planning to Marry" (from the 1953 Warner Bros. musical Calamity Jane), despite the fact that it is set in Deadwood, 1876, which actually predates the poem by some 11 years. The song is delivered by the character Katie Brown (Allyn McLerie), who sings:
- He's the one that I truly adore.
- I'm numb,
- I succumb
- When he renders the face on the barroom floor.
The poem is specifically referenced in the last verse of "The Mount Holyoke Drinking Song":
- The face upon the barroom floor
- I'd rather be than dull once more.
- We're here,
- Bring on the beer.
- Who cares, we'll be sober tomorrow.
- Here's a toast to old MHC!
This version of the poem was also performed by the vocal group The Blazers on their album "Drinking Songs sung under the table" released by ABC/Paramount in 1959[3]
- ^ d'Arcy, Hugh Antoine. The Face upon the Floor.
- ^ Obituary, Variety, November 18, 1925.
- ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/drinking-songs-sung-under-the-table/oclc/70159300
Listen to[edit]
- The Face on the Barroom Floor read by Franklyn MacCormack
- The Face Upon the Barroom Floor performed by storyteller Chris Abair


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What is a Children's Centre?
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- Access child and family health services
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- A place to meet other families and carers
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- Support on looking for work or training
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Community hall for hire
The centre offers community space for hire in central Tottenham, including a fully equipped training room and large hall, ideal for weddings, christenings and other functions or meetings. The Triangle Centre is easily accessible from Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill Stations.
The hall
The hall is suitable for functions, large or small, and can be divided in half depending on your requirements. The hall is air conditioned and has a projector and screen for presentations. Kitchen facilities are available. 160m squared (can be divided in half with separating wall).
Training room
The training room is fully equipped including an interactive white board, DVD player and screen. Kitchenette to make tea and coffee. 160m squared.
Wedding Ceremonies
We are now registered for wedding ceremonies! Why not have your wedding ceremony in our beautiful upstairs area then move straight to the hall for your reception?
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Head of Centre Sue James
91-93 St Ann's Road
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