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This page presents a list of fellowships, grants, and awards related to East Asian interests. UVA administered grants are listed on this page below. click on the approprate grant to go directly to that section. National and international sources of funding are listed on separate linked pages.
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FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship) Awards
Note: includes both summer and academic year fellowships
Application Deadline: Friday, Feb 28th, 2014 at 2:00 PM
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (also known as FLAS or Title VI FLAS) is an award for students concentrating in modern foreign language and a program that includes international or area studies. Academic-year (AY) fellowships are for nine months of study at the University of Virginia beginning Fall semester. The award includes a stipend, payment of tuition, and required health clinic and student activity fees. Each fellowship includes an institutional payment and a subsistence allowance. The estimated institutional payment for academic year 2014-2015 fellowship is $18,000 for a graduate student and $10,000 for an undergraduate student. The estimated subsistence allowance for an academic year 2014 - 2015 fellowship is $15,000 for a graduate student and $5,000 for an undergraduate student. No dependency allowances are offered.The same form is used to apply for the Summer FLAS, see pp 7-8 of the application form for details.
FLAS fellowships are contingent upon funding from the U.S. Department of Education; no awards are guaranteed until funding notification, expected in May - July, 2014.
The US Department of Education has approved UVA FLAS funded study of the following languages.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan
The FLAS Fellowship competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Virginia who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who are enrolled in a full-time program (either domestic or overseas) that combines modern foreign language training with international or area studies.
*Undergraduate students must be at the intermediate or advanced levels of language proficiency while holding this grant.*
A FLAS fellow must register for a course in the language of the award each semester and earn a grade of B or better; and combine language study with at least one area or international studies course, or the international aspects of professional studies; and complete an online "Interim (Oct. 1, 2014) and Final Performance Report (June 1, 2015) as required by the U.S. Department of Education.
With the approval from the United States Department of Education, Academic Year FLAS awards may be used for full-time dissertation research provided that the student is at the advanced level of language proficiency. The use of the foreign language in dissertation research must be extensive enough to be able to consider the language improvement facilitated by the research equal to improvement that would be obtained from a full academic year's worth of formal classroom instruction. Use of the FLAS fellowship for dissertation research is not encouraged by the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education prefers that students apply to the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad. All overseas programs of study must be at the intermediate or advanced level of language proficiency and must be approved by the United States Department of Education at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the program. Only apply for a full academic year, partial FLAS awards are not allowed by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Application Submission: all materials to Dr. Richard Cohen, Asia Institute, P.O. Box 400169, 110 Minor Hall, by 2pm, Feb 28th, 2014.
Application Form
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Margaret M. Coughlin Memorial Award In Asian History
Application Deadline: TBA
Cash award of $2,500, up to $1,300 in Airfare to Asia, Award Certificate, and Recognition in Graduation Ceremonies
Competition is open to all graduating fourth-year students, any major, with 12 credit hours in South or East Asia-related courses, including at least 6 credit hours in Asian history. Candidates must have a demonstrated record of academic excellence and a commitment to pursue Asia-related interests in graduate school, professional school, or in a career.
Submit 1) the application form (available online at www.virginia.edu/eastasia or at 436 Nau Hall); 2) a copy of your official transcript; 3) two letters of recommendation; 4) a 500-word statement of purpose; and 5) an academic paper of at least 1,000 words from an Asian history course to Professor Brad Reed, 436 Nau Hall.
Applications are typically due in late March or early April. Check here for updates. No electronic submissions, please.
Submit applications to:
the mailbox of Professor Brad Reed, Department of History, Nau Hall
To access the application, click here.
Ellen Bayard Weedon Travel Grants
This grant is awarded by the East Asia Center at the University of Virginia. Funds granted are to be used towards the cost of round-trip air fare between Charlottesville and East Asia. Travel within an Asian country will not be covered by the grant.
Both students and faculty members are eligible. Applicants must plan to be in East Asia at least two weeks for study or research. They are also required to be in residence at the University the following academic year and must be willing to share their newly acquired knowledge with the University community via lectures, seminars, and/or other presentations. Student applicants must spend eight weeks or more in East Asia to be eligible for funding up to full round trip air fare (partial funding may be available for shorter stays). A complete statement of eligibility, selection criteria, and application procedures may be found in the Weedon Travel Grant Information listed below. The deadline for application is Friday, Feb 28th, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
Application materials can be downloaded from the links below. Please read the 2014 Weedon Grant Information sheet carefully as missing or late documentation can harm your chances of an award.
Faculty Development Grants
Application Deadlines for 2014-2015: November 3rd, 2014 (Monday); March 16th, 2015 (Monday)
The East Asia Center(with additional support from the Institute of World Languages) makes available to all East Asia-related faculty holding long-term paid appointments "Faculty Development Grants." The grant is designed to provide supplemental funds of up to $500 per application to help defray the costs associated with: participating in East Asia-related workshops and conferences both in the U.S. and abroad by presenting or commenting on papers; research-related activities such as materials acquisition, transcription, and translation; and costs associated with the editing and publication of a manuscript (subventions).*
Applicants need to have applied for other applicable funding, such as departmental travel funds, in order to be eligible for this award. A separate application is required.
Application Deadlines for 2014–15: November 3, 2014 (Monday); March 16, 2015 (Monday)
Recipients must agree to share with the East Asia Center community knowledge and experiences acquired through reports, short presentations, etc.
*For large publication projects please apply for a publication grant by using the same form; a publication grant can range from $1,000-$2,000, depending on the needs.
Please submit your application following this link.
Founders Student Travel Grant to Asia
Application Deadline: Friday, Feb 28th, 2014 at 2:00 PM
In 2002, on the occasion of the retirement of veteran Chinese language teacher Gilbert Roy and historian John Israel, alumni began to contribute to the Founders endowment fund in honor of the faculty who contributed to the founding and expansion of East Asia studies at the University of Virginia. The Founders Travel Grant is a special honor to a student planning language work in East Asia, and it supplements the available Weedon travel grants. Contributions continue to be welcome to this fund.
One or more Founders Student Travel Grants to Asia of $1000 are awarded using the Weedon Travel Grant process. A separate application is not necessary. The deadline for application is Friday, Feb 28th, 2014 at 2:00 PM.
Mastercard Asian Studies Scholarship
Application Deadline: See DEALLC Website
The Mastercard Asian Studies Scholarship competition is held annually. This scholarship was established by Ms. Rebecca George and H. Eugene Lockhart Jr. to encourage the study of Asia. It is based on merit with a successful candidate showing excellence in language study and creative approaches to topics in South Asian or East Asian studies or languages. The award will go toward the payment of tuition and fees. South Asia or East Asia majors who apply for the Distinguished Majors Program will automatically be considered for the Mastercard Scholarship. The deadline for consideration of the Mastercard Scholarship is usually in March, when the DMP applications are due. A separate application is not required for the Mastercard Scholarship. For details about the Distinguished Majors Program, please visit:
More Information: http://www.virginia.edu/deallc/degreeprograms_dmp.html
Lorna Sundberg Scholarship
Application Deadline: TBA
The University of Virginia's Lorna Sundberg International Center's namesake scholarship is offered to rising fourth-year international students who have demonstrated academic merit and dedication to the community.
The winner of the 2012 Lorna Sundberg Scholarship will receive $1,500 to put toward tuition. Applications are typically due in March. Please check back at this website in Jan-Feb for updates.
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This 3-star hotel is in the heart of Nice, in a pedestrian area just in front of Nice Etoile shopping center. Promenade des Anglais and the beach are a 10-minute walk away.
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In central Nice, this hotel is on Avenue Jean Medecin Nice's main shopping street, which leads to Place Massena.
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location was great and staff friendly.
hotel has no proper entrance.situated on 4th floor of apartment block.has no bar breakfast room .needs complete make over but staff were pleasant and helpful.wouldnt call this a hotel as advertment is very deceiving.also rooms tiny and balcony very small.
The place was clean, close to the beach, and very cute! I would highly recommend it to anybody!
Fantasic location Very nice staff Excellent value for money
Main complaint is outside noise Try for a room at the back as the restaurants are very noisy till early in the morning
Location, wi-if good
Thin walls, you can hear everything from other rooms, bathroom tiny
breakfast, light room, cleanliness, convenience to market & price
market noise at 5:00, but that is what it is, part of the experience
Good location and wi-fi. Friendly staff
Hard bed Small shower
This place was conveniently located in a primo part of town. The stay was Superb
Location was excellent
The entrance need a liitle more cosmetic appealing
Exceptional price, and you are situated in the centre of Nice.
The staff exceeded all our expectations. Best location in town. AC was a real life saver at the time of our stay in Nice.
The room was very cramped and the toilet and sink located in a cupboard. The room furniture was cheap. There was a lot of street noise until after midnight and only a net curtain to block out residual light. I did not feel at all like I got value for money from this booking. I would not recommend it.
I loved the location and the view of my room overlooking the street. It was so fun to sit on my balcony and watch people below. The wifi worked great and the room was good for a single person. The staff were very helpful in giving recommendations for things to do and places to go. It was also nice that the hotel has an elevator.
The bathroom is really small, with very poor lighting. And the carpet in the room was very thin, had stains, and needed to be replaced. Otherwise, the high ceilings, French window, and light colors in the room kept it nice!
Location!!! Shops, restaurants, old town, beach...everything near you. Very helpfull and frendly staff. We checked in early and got room immediatly which was more than we expected becouse the hotel was fully booked. This hotel definetly is value for money!
Lift is really tiny. Decoration has seen better days. Light mildew odor at the corridor.
This hotel is very central to bars and restaurants and shops, and a 2 minute walk from the beach and 5 minute walk to the Old Town. Staff are pleasant and helpful.
Very minor point - reception is only staffed until 8/9pm so if you arrive late have the hotel phone number handy to ring for door codes etc.
The location couldn't be better! Very clean, simple place to spend your vacation. We can definitely recommend!
It was difficult to get in the first time. No one opend the door even tought we played the doorbell several times.
Location was great
Bed very hard (fold away cot not a real bed)
Our hotel room was just fine. The german translation on Booking.com is incorrect in that it states that ALL rooms in the hotel are on the 5th floor and have a balcony. The room we stayed in was on the 4th floor and did not have a balcony or beach view. We had a small cleanliness problem with the sheets, but when we contacted the reception they were very helpful and immediately replaced the sheets and gave us a discount on the room.
The floors smell a little funny and are not very comfortable to walk on without shoes.
Everything was perfect.
Can't say a bad word. I was very impressed.
Cool room, Huge patio, good location.
- Very friendly personnel (after 9 PM no personnel; entrance by codes) - Wifi worked ok - Bathroom renovated (although shower did not give much water)
Had room 14 with the largest available terrass (I think) in this hostel with ok scenery to the opposite buildings, roofs and beyond. Yet, sharing this terrass with pidgeons for some time of the day did not offsett the following: - bad urine-like smell in the room (maybe it was the smell of the awfull cheap reed carpet but who knows) - shower which was adjusted to give only very very weak water stream (takes long to wash hair) - noise from the most popular tourists street below and from the conversations and tv-watching in the other rooms taking place till 5 am - narrow double bed with high uncomfortable pillows - scary elevator and narrow stairs to the room level - cheap, ugly and basic room deco Chose the place mislead by the very good grades given by the previous visitor. This was not our first visit to Nice, and I know that with 100 euros or 110 euros/night without breakfast one can have much better places (hotel room) to stay overnight in Nice. The room is worth at most half of that for double. The worst experience during our trip to France. Avoid.
Pleasant room. Very comfort location - lots of cafes and shops nearby. True french restaurant just on the left corner. Bus stop to the airport is 5 mins walk. I used earplugs so noise from the street did not disturb me. Good wi-fi.
Great location, very helpful staff, lovely terrace...would definitely return to this lovely hotel
Great location, lots of restaurants and shops nearby, close to the lovely beach of Nice. Also the balkony was a nice bonus, it was great to sit there after a long day and enjoy some tasty french wine :)
Some channels of the tv did not work, the carpet in the room was pretty rough. The elevator is a bit small if you have a lot of luggage.
The location was great.
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California Test Method 366 Stabilometer Value Asphalt Concrete
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Impact Testing of Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
Impact Tests On Orthopedic Implants
Impulse and Fatigue Damping Behavior of Shoe Soles and Athletic Footwear
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ISO 16402 Flexural Testing of Acrylic Resin Cements Used in Orthopaedics
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ISO 178 Flexure Testing of Plastics
ISO 178 Properties of Rigid and Semi-Rigid Plastics Under Defined Conditions
ISO 179-1 Determination of Charpy Impact Properties - Non Instrumented
ISO 179-2 Determination of Charpy Impact Properties - Instrumented
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ISO 180 Determination of Izod Impact Strength
ISO 1926 Rigid Cellular Plastics Tensile Properties
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Is Sony Taking a Darker Approach With the 'Little House on the Prairie' Movie?Movie News By Adam Bellotto on October 10, 2014 | Be the First To Comment
Sometimes TV series adaptations stir up something furious in us, a sudden supercharged desire to destroy the unholy abomination before it taints something we love (ahem, The Equalizer). Other times, they don't seem like such a bad idea, as is the case with Little House on the Prairie. In our current climate, where people (me) are going around tagging TV adaptations as "unholy abominations" that should probably be purged from society, we could all use a palette cleanser. And there's none better than Little House, a series as plain, tall and uniformly wholesome as TV could ever be. Or maybe not, because as The Hollywood Reporter has announced, the Little House movie has picked up Sean Durkin as its director. The same Sean Durkin whose only feature credit is Martha Marcy May Marlene, which is also about a quaint little family living out in the wilderness — only Durkin's version has a few more instances of rape and psychological torture. For those screamingly obvious reasons, he's an odd pick for Little House, but the last director Sony had lined up for the project was just as bizarre: David Gordon Green, whose indie dramas and freaky comedies with Danny McBride have just as little to do with gentle pioneer families and the soft rustle of the country wind through your prairie bonnet.
'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Director and Tony-Winning Actress Will Harmonize On Janis Joplin BiopicIn Development By Nathan Adams on July 10, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Producer Peter Newman has wanted to get a Janis Joplin biopic together for quite a while now. For years it was at the top of his to-do list, but despite his efforts, actresses like Pink and Zooey Deschanel floated in and out of the project without it ever actually getting made. Things even got so bad that Newman gave up on the film for a while and pursued a career in academia; but two big developments have pulled him back into the world of film production and put this Joplin project back into development.
This Week In DVD: February 21stFeatures By Rob Hunter on February 21, 2012 | Comments (2)
Welcome back to This Week In DVD! Some fun titles are hitting shelves today, and not a single one of them rocked the box office. Of course, some of them never had the chance… but Tower Heist? Pretty sure that was intended to be a hit. Other releases this week include the Elizabeth Olsen stunner Martha Marcy May Marlene, the Korean action epic War of the Arrows, the bland Channing Tatum (redundancy alert!) thriller Son of No One, and more! As an added bonus one of the eleven entries below has been contributed by the highly educated and spry Landon Palmer! Can you guess which one? As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. Retreat A couple dealing with marital issues heads to a remote island to save their relationship, but when a stranger washes up onshore with a fantastical tale of a worldwide plague the three of them enter into a deadly game of survival.This British thriller takes major cues from the superior Dead Calm, but it manages to create solid suspense, tension and uncertainty of its own. Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell give strong, convincing performances as the husband and stranger, respectively, but Thandie Newton doesn't fare as well. Still, this is the kind of thriller that deserves better than to get lost in the shuffle. Check out my full review here.
Reel Sex: 9 Snubbed Movies That Prove The Oscars Hate People Having Sex in 2012Features By Gwen Reyes on January 26, 2012 | Comments (13)
People were up in arms Tuesday after the announcement of nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards. So many seem to forget that every year they are disappointed with the nominees and every year there is some film or performer who was left off or included on the prestigious list. I may have spent the final weeks of 2011 lamenting my utter ennui with last year's films, but I never in a million years expected some of the Oscar outcomes. No Supporting Actor nomination for Albert Brooks, whose performance in Drive unnerved audiences to the core? Or the blatant disregard for solid documentary filmmaking in The Interrupters, Buck, or Project Nim, three entries into filmmaking that will forever impact the way we view the world around us? No, the Academy seemed to forget the impressive and daring offerings in favor of an adorable dog in a silent film. What is this, 1920? Last I checked The Jazz Singer pushed us into the land of the talkies. I could spend all day gnawing my tongue over which films shouldn't have been included in this year's awards recognition, but just like arguing the virtues and evils of the MPAA, our time is better used talking about some of the sexy pieces of work that the Academy felt were too provocative to include (for reasons I have completely made up in my mind. Hey, they have their prerogative, I have mine.). Going along with the Academy's new voodoo math rules of deciding the […]
Year In Review: The 11 Best Movie Trailers of 20112011 Year In Review By FSR Staff on January 1, 2012 | Comments (15)
They say it's hard to judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to world of cinema and movie marketing (and the plethora of films that hit theaters each weekend), it's hard not to use a film's three-minute long trailer to judge whether or not it will be something you'll be interested in seeing (and with movie prices on the up and up, it's hard to go in blind these days). The illustrious Jack Giroux and Allison Loring rounded up the top 11 trailers released over the past year. They're both for films that came out in 2011 and either lived up to or fell short of their promise and for films due to be released next year that have begun teasing us early. Plus a few honorable mentions because Jack and I aren't super great at math (we're writers, and I'm pretty sure you can only be good at one or the other). From horror to action to comedy (and much discussion about the merits of underwear – you'll see), our picks spanned the genres proving that it does not matter what type of film you are promoting, just whether or not you are able to grab people's attention. Listed in no particular order, let us know in the comments if you agree, disagree or if there was a trailer you loved that we missed on our list.
The Best Films of 2011: The Staff Picks2011 Year In Review By Neil Miller on December 30, 2011 | Comments (14)
As you may have noticed, this final week of 2011 has been almost completely taken over by our third annual Year in Review. It was born in 2009 out of our love for lists and your thirst for reading, discussing and ultimately hating them. And each year the entire project gets a little bigger, a little bolder and slightly more absurd. With that in mind, I'm once again proud to present you with The Best Films of 2011: The Staff Picks. Each of our 14 regular staff writers, contributors and columnists, almost all of whom have been with us the entire year, were asked to present their top 5 films, in no particular order (although many of them placed their top film at the top, as logical people tend to do), each with an explanation. Some even included curse words as a bonus to you, the reader. Read: The Best Films of 2010: The Staff Picks | The Best Films of 2009: The Staff Picks Once again, the Staff Picks are a testament to the diversity we have here at Film School Rejects, with picks ranging from the likely suspects (Take Shelter, Hugo, Shame) to the slightly more nerdy (Attack the Block, Super 8, The Muppets) to several movies that may not yet be on your radar (see Landon Palmer's list for those). And once again, it's with a deep sense of pride that I publish such a list, the best of 2011 as seen through the eyes of the movie […]
Aural Fixation: Moving Between Worlds, Self-Discovery, and the Music of 'Pariah'Aural Fixation By Allison Loring on December 15, 2011 | Comments (1)
This year has given us films that have taken us to slightly darker places from living with sex addiction (Shame) to life within a cult (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Sound of My Voice) to struggling with personal and sexual identity (The Beaver, Pariah), just to name a few. But even within these darker landscapes, these films have given us brilliant and captivating performances set against backgrounds and settings we may otherwise never experience. The music accompanying these various films help create their different tones and degrees of darkness from full soundtracks (as I looked into with Shame) to hardly any music at all in the stark and stripped down Sound of My Voice (I swear I'm starting a letter writing campaign to get this film released, like, yesterday). This week I wanted to call to attention a film that premiered back in January during the Sundance Film Festival and has stayed with me over the past twelve months – Pariah. The film tells the story of a young girl, Alike (Adepero Oduye), growing up in an environment that is repressing her true identity under the rule of strict mother Audrey (played with maddening intensity by Kim Wayans), passive father Arthur (Charles Parnell), apple of her mother's eye sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse), and seemingly understanding best friend Laura (Pernell Walker). Alike wants to please her parents and fit in with her best friend, but it seems she has to deny who she truly is in order to do so.
Reel Sex: Cinematic Sex in 2011 Breaks More Than RulesFeatures By Gwen Reyes on December 14, 2011 | Comments (4)
If we assume the past twelve months in film reflect the time we're living in now, then it would be easy to claim the year has been all about kinky sex and full-bodied sadness. Now, before you start preparing your arguments against my simple summation, let me clarify what I mean. On the surface the great films garnering attention (that masterpiece Jack and Jill aside) right now are in our consciousness more for the depiction of pretty people having crazy sex, rather than how the films are trying to expose the troubling nature and consequences of sex. Yes, we all know sex has consequences outside of disease and pregnancy, but the shear amount of filmmakers willing to show more than the grey, Hollywood sexual consequences (the above, plus violent Law and Order: SVU style stranger-rape) has been substantially small until this past year.
Awards Season Rages On: National Board of Review Picks 'Hugo' and ScorseseMovie News By Kate Erbland on December 1, 2011 | Comments (1)
It is day four of awards season, and already some names are growing wearyingly familiar, and even the surprises don't quite pop like they used to. On Monday evening, the Gothams announced their annual awards, followed swiftly by the Film Independent Spirit nominations announcement and the NYFCC's winners, but director Martin Scorsese and his latest film, Hugo, were without some big awards love – until now. The National Board of Review has announced their best-of picks for the year, and Hugo has topped out as Best Film, with Scorsese grabbing Best Director. As the film opened just last week, here's hoping that this NBR endorsement will pump up somewhat lackluster box office returns. Paired with a weekend box office free of new major releases, and maybe Hugo can swing up to the top of the heap. As for the rest of the Board's awards, there's a bevy of names here that already seem like old hat – picks like Christopher Plummer for Beginners and The Artist, The Descendants, and The Tree of Life as a "top" films for the year – but there are still a few eyebrow-raisers, as our friends over at /Film note, J.C. Chandor picking up another award for his debut, Margin Call, continues to be surprising. Where is Sean Durkin and his own Sundance hit Martha Marcy May Marlene? And J. Edgar as one of the year's best? And a Breakthrough to Felicity Jones and Rooney Mara, but no Elizabeth Olsen? Bizarre, really. But there are […]
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards Announces Nominees; 'Take Shelter' and 'The Artist' LeadMovie News By Kate Erbland on November 29, 2011 | Comments (1)
Remember all the way back to last night when the Gothams announced their annual awards and thus declared that awards season was like, so totally on? No? Really? It was just last night, come on. In that vein, the Film Independent Spirit Awards have just announced their nominations for their annual awards (held in February, on the beach, as ya do in Los Angeles), and their picks come with their own surprises. Remember (no, seriously, I need you to remember back less than twenty-four hours) how the Gothams didn't give squat to Take Shelter or 50/50 or Martha Marcy May Marlene? Or Drive? Or The Descendants? Well, the Independent Spirit nominations are here to ease that pain. Leading the nominations pack are just those very films, along with Gotham darling Beginners and black and white sensation The Artist, with Take Shelter and The Artist tied for the most nominations, with five each. Following the lead, with four nominations each are Beginners, Drive, The Descendants, and Martha Marcy May Marlene, with 50/50 logging three noms. And, coincidentally, it's those top nomination-getters (save MMMM) that are all nominated for Best Feature. Funny how that works out, right? Other nominations of note include Best First Feature (Another Earth, In the Family, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Natural Selection ), Best First Screenplay (Another Earth, Margin Call, Terri, Cedar Rapids, 50/50), and the John Cassavetes Award, which is given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Bellflower, Circumstance, Hello Lonesome, Pariah, The […]
And Thus, Indie Awards Season Begins: Gothams Announces Annual AwardsMovie News By Kate Erbland on November 28, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
The 21st Gotham Independent Film Awards kicked off awards season with their ceremony this evening, doling out a limited number of awards to some of the strongest independent voices and films of the year. The Gothams cover just seven categories, but they often signal big trends and name up-and-comers, what with awards named things like Breakthrough Director and Actor or Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You. The final jury is made up of "distinguished filmmakers," though you'd be hard-pressed to find a list of just who is on that jury this year. The Gothams turned in some real surprises tonight (big enough that, even as the first award show of the year, they are still considered shocks, that's something), with the two biggest nomination-getters, The Descendants and Martha Marcy May Marlene, coming away without a thing. Martha Marcy May Marlene missing out on awards is certainly bizarre enough, but what may well be the biggest upset from that shut-out is lead actress Elizabeth Olsen losing out on Breakthrough Actor to Felicity Jones. Both ladies starred in Sundance hits (MMMM and Like Crazy, respectively), but back in January, I cannot imagine that anyone would have placed Jones' performance above Olsen's (including myself, and I quite liked both films and both performances). Other jaw-droppers? Mike Mills' Beginners taking home Best Feature – along with Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, as the two productions tied for the honor. If this is a hint as to how unpredictable the coming season […]
Elizabeth Olsen and Glenn Close Will Don Period Garb For 'Thérèse Raquin'Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on November 9, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
Coming fresh off her head turning performance in the recently released Martha Marcy May Marlene, relative newcomer Elizabeth Olsen is now starting to line up future roles. The latest of which will be in a movie called Thérèse Raquin, which is an adaptation of an Émile Zola story that was first published as a novel in 1867 and then became a play in 1873. The story, set in Paris in 1867, centers on a young woman named Thérèse who is forced into a loveless marriage with her first cousin by her domineering aunt Madame Raquin. Raquin's son Camille is sickly, weak, and something of a mama's boy, so Thérèse is anything but happy with the marriage. Sexy affairs and scandalous murder plots follow.
Interview: John Hawkes Comes from Outer Space for 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'Features By Jack Giroux on October 27, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
John Hawkes describes his cult leading character Patrick as if he "just came from outer space." After you've seen the film, you'll know that that description could not be more apt. Patrick is a walking and talking enigma with no past or future. He's someone who lives in the moment and is only interested in feeling that moment. Does he have a greater agenda? Maybe. Are his intentions malicious? Possibly. Where does he come from, and what does he believe in? No idea. That's Patrick: a mystery. The gentle and quietly frightening character is one of the many mysteries in Sean Durkin's feature debut, Martha Marcy May Marlene. The Sundance hit raises far more questions than the answers it barely gives. Durkin's psychological horror film trusts you to fill in the blanks, as does John Hawkes. Here's what the actor had to say about the oddly and charming ways of Patrick, the walking mystery:
Review: 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is Haunting, Harrowing, Humane and HeartfeltMovie Reviews By Robert Levin on October 21, 2011 | Comments (1)
The real-life experience of being seduced into a cult and dealing with its psychological ramifications is probably a lot like that undergone by Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) in Martha Marcy May Marlene. That's the highest praise one could offer this engaging drama, which arrives in theaters after causing a mini sensation on the festival circuit, complete with an unfortunate title and a brand new Indie It Girl in Olsen. Writer/director Sean Durkin's feature filmmaking debut isn't going to cure global hunger or cause world peace, despite what the frenzied hype might suggest. It is, however, an assured work that achieves the tricky feat of offering a finely-tuned window into the existential burdens of its protagonist while simultaneously keeping her at a distance. The picture's split chronology parallels Martha's introduction into the Upstate New York "family" led by the manipulative, charismatic Patrick (John Hawkes) and her re-integration into her real family two years later. Without launching into convoluted explanations for Martha's actions, the film follows her experiences in the harrowing reclusive clan, which has a propensity for guns, austere clothing and psychological torture, as well as a general acceptance of vicious physical abuse. At the same time, she is shown adrift in the lavish lakefront Connecticut home of her sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law Ted (Hugh Dancy).
Interview: Writer/Director Sean Durkin On Crafting 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'Features By Jack Giroux on October 21, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
Very few films resemble the structure of Martha Marcy May Marlene. The story follows a young girl, Martha (Elizaebth Olsen), both when she was a part of a cult and when she leaves it to try to relive a normal life. The psychological drama doesn't give you the introduction of how Martha made it into the cult, which one would expect to take up the first act, and the film also ends on a scene that would've been the beginning of any other story's third act. Martha Marcy May Marlene features subverted conventions, bare-boned exposition, and a whole lot of ambiguity. However, writer/director Sean Durkin never approached his drama to deliberately "subvert conventions," it just happened to turn out that way. Durkin confessed to never quite getting the lessons from screenwriting courses, and perhaps that was for the better. By avoiding expected screenwriting tropes, in his feature debut, Durkin made an anti-cliche cult film. There are no heroes. There is no third act bang. Plus, the moral compass of the film, Ted (Hugh Dancy), is almost as off-putting as the ambiguous cult leader, Patrick (John Hawkes). Clearly, not your regular "cult" film. Here's what Sean Durkin had to say about cracking the structure of Martha Marcy May Marlene, approaching the story with a fresh perspective, despising lazy flashbacks, and the mysterious ways of the warm and scary community leader, Patrick:
Movie News After Dark: Immortals, The Iron Giant, Avengers via iPhone and The Final Days of Harry PotterMovie News By Neil Miller on October 21, 2011 | Comments (1)
What is Movie News After Dark? It's a nightly movie news column that melts in your mouth, not in your hand. It also delivers a taste that doesn't linger. Because we know you need to sleep soon, and we don't want to disrupt such an important ritual. Lets be honest with ourselves for a moment. Even though we know that it will be a kindred spirit of Zack Snyder's 300, we still can't escape from the fact that Tarsem Singh's The Immortals looks pretty badass. The evidence of this is all over the place, most notably in a new gallery of Immortals images over at Screen Rant. Tonight's lead image features Theseus, the hero, vs. a Minotaur. I'll watch that.
Reel Sex: Getting Frisky with the Fall ReleasesFeatures By Gwen Reyes on October 19, 2011 | Comments (2)
As the temperatures turn just the slightest bit colder and the fall colors settle in the landscape (if you're lucky enough to live near trees), we should start directing our film focus to the fall movie season. We love summer for its mind-numbing fun, but the last season of the year tends to offer some of the most vulnerable, honest, and captivating films (you know, just in time for that other "big O"). Fall supplies films meant to scandalize our minds and even our naughty bits, and there is nothing wrong with that. But with so many films and film festivals to choose from between now and December, it becomes overwhelming to sort through all the goodness being dispensed our way. Lucky for you, my love of highlighting full-frontal male nudity and questionable sexual conduct happens to pay off for a change. Below you'll find a helpful collection of five sultry features sure to stimulate your brain and your nethers.
Two Trailers for 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Are Marvelous, Magical, Metc.Movie News By Kate Erbland on August 22, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
Films about cults were all the rage at this year's Sundance Film Festival, with some of the buzziest titles all revolving around veritable innocents sucked into organizations that are far, far more terrifying than they first let on. Vera Farmiga starred in and directed the religious-tinged Higher Ground, Sundance It Girl Brit Marling haunted audiences in Sound of My Voice, but the only culty hit that captured my attention (and made it wear rags, sleep in a room with eight other people, and till a garden) was Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene. The film starred another Sundance break-out talent, Elizabeth Olsen (sister to the twins) as the titular Martha (or is it Marcy May? or even Marlene?), a young woman who has recently escaped a cult, led by none other than the magnetic John Hawkes. The film follows Martha's attempts to reintegrate herself into a "normal life" with her sister (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), both of whom have no idea what's she been through to get back to them. The film flashes back frequently to show just what Olsen's character has been through. It is, in one word, consuming. Fox Searchlight has released two new trailers today, both hidden in QR codes, but our pals over at The Film Stage went ahead and embedded them for your viewing pleasure (i.e. terror). Check them out after the break.
Trailer For 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Is A Beautiful And Creepy StunnerMovie Trailers By Rob Hunter on May 5, 2011 | Comments (2)
Two of the most critically acclaimed films to come out of this year's Sundance Film Festival feature the power and effect of cults and cult leaders as part of their story. The first is Sound Of My Voice, a film about a couple who willingly enter a small cult in Los Angeles in order to expose it but end up discovering some surprising truths about themselves. I had the chance to see at SXSW and can confirm it's absolutely fantastic. The second is the odd but wonderfully titled Martha Marcy May Marlene. Writer/director Sean Durkin's tale follows a young woman (Elizabeth Olsen) who escapes a cult and the emotional and physical consequences that follow. Her sister and brother-in-law (Sarah Paulson and Hugh Dancy) take her in, but it soon becomes clear that memories of the cult's leader (the always brilliant John Hawkes) will not be easily forgotten. Check out the trailer below and mark your calendars for the film's October 7th theatrical release.
Sundance '11 Day One: Margin Call, Magic Trip, Pariah, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Hobo with a ShotgunMovie Reviews By Benji Carver on January 22, 2011 | Comments (2)
Sundance ground trooper Benji Carver checks in for the first time from Park City with a very busy day, including reviews of Kevin Spacey's latest political drama, Alex Gibney's latest documentary, a potential award winner about being black and gay in America, a movie with a lot of ladies whose names start with M and the highly anticipated film Hobo with a Shotgun…
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|I work at a gym and have had
I work at a gym and have had probably 3 to 5 clients tell me they know someone who tells them Harbaugh to Michigan is happening. Taken alone I wouldn't really put much stock in any of them, but together, along with all of the other info out there... I have begun to Baughlieve.
Can't wait for Monday!
|6 weeks 1 day ago
|Jolly Pumpkin has some very
Jolly Pumpkin has some very good beers if you like sours.
Bitter Old Fecker is pretty good newer local beer.
Greenbush Dunegrass and Anger are good.
Odd Side ales Citra is good and not found much outside Michigan.
Shorts just released The Curl and Bonafide Legit this month which are both solid.
Lots of good choices.
|6 weeks 4 days ago
|Teryl Austin.
Teryl Austin.
|16 weeks 7 hours ago
|Agree with the consensus- our
Agree with the consensus- our loss was the worst.
MSU actually looked alright, and from my vantage point are the only respectable team in our crappy conference. Sorry, hate to say it, but it is true.
Our loss is about even with Ohio States except that we had it happen against a rival, in perhaps the last UofM-ND game some of us will get to see.
|18 weeks 1 day ago
|And... it's full. Mgoblog
And... it's full.
Mgoblog always comes through.
|24 weeks 6 days ago
|I agree. But, I can
I agree. But, I can certainly understand the logic behind those saying that she deserves the same punishment that the football player got. Intent, not result. Blah blah blah.
|28 weeks 2 days ago
|Our OL is too broken for one
Our OL is too broken for one man to fix. I would go with Mike Hart, as I think if anyone could run behind this o line he could. Maybe Tyrone Wheatley
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|33 weeks 4 days ago
|Last time I checked Franklin
Last time I checked Franklin hasn't coached a game at Penn State. He is recruiting well, so did Hoke, whether that translates to the field is yet to be seen. I wouldn't put Franklins success on the level or Urban or MSU yet.
I agree that Hoke needs a solid year this year though, if not to keep his job this year, then to avoid truly being on the hot seat the following year.
|33 weeks 6 days ago
|If Gisele likes the look who
If Gisele likes the look who are we to question his choice?
I would dress however she wanted me to as well.
|33 weeks 6 days ago
|PG- SO Burke SG- 66
PG- SO Burke
SG- 66 Cazzie
SF- 89 Rice
PF- SO Webber
C- So Phil Hubbard
BENCH: Sr Mike McGee, Jr Howard, So Jalen Rose, So Stauskus, '03 Blanchard
|38 weeks 11 hours ago
|Work until 2pm, lift weights,
Work until 2pm, lift weights, play elder scrolls online, watch Game of Thrones, play more elder scrolls online since I don't have to work tomorrow.
Good day in my estimation.
|40 weeks 6 days ago
|Thanks for the detailed info!
Thanks for the detailed info!
More food for thought.
|40 weeks 6 days ago
|Would it make the most sense
Would it make the most sense to follow this thought process pretty strictly through the entire bracket, or deviate based on pure odds, especially in the later rounds?
For example. 46% of people on CBS have MSU getting to the final four, while 538 only gives them a 24% chance to be there. Meanwhile, only 9% of people are picking Nova to make it to the final four, while 538 gives them a 21% chance of being there. Thus, Nova would be the better pick from this train of thought
However, most would agree that MSU still has the better chance of making it out of the region. This is where ti would get tricky, trying to balance value and straight odds.
EDIT: By making a bracket solely based off of value as it is defined here, I have answered my own question.. The bracket looks ridiculous.
Basically, choosing the underdog almost always is more "valuable". Seems like the better way to use this info is to use "value" as a way to choose upsets, and a way to choose final four teams that less people are choosing, but statistically have a relatively good chance to make a run.
|40 weeks 6 days ago
|Or even better: Tenn/Iowa has
Or even better: Tenn/Iowa has a combined 68% chance of defeating Saint Louis according to 538, but less than 20% are picking them to win. Thus this would be a good upset pick.
|40 weeks 6 days ago
|Does this statement make any
Does this statement make any sense to people more mathematically inclined than me:
If an underdog has a greater % chance of winning than the % of people picking them to win the game, it is a good value to pick that upset.
For example, Silver gives Harvard a 42% chance to win the game, while according to CBS only 38% of people are choosing them to win. Thus it would be a good pick from a value standpoint.
Am I just making things up, or does this make sense?
EDIT: This is obviously not an end-all evaluation, but another factor to take into consideration when choosing picks/upsets.
|41 weeks 4 hours ago
|Every region is going to be
Every region is going to be tough once you reach the sweet 16. Duke and Louisville are tough, but substitute us into other brackets and the going isn't much easier.
|41 weeks 5 hours ago
|Florida, Kansas, Syracuse,
Florida, Kansas, Syracuse, OSU all in the South. Seems tough.
|41 weeks 5 hours ago
|I'm interested to see if we
I'm interested to see if we get a better draw as a 2 seed than we would have as a 1. This loss could end up being a blessing in disguise.
Maybe I am just trying to make myself feel better.
Leave me alone.
|41 weeks 4 days ago
|I still want Watkins if we
I still want Watkins if we can reasonably trade up. I feel like you don't become a SB contender by building a solid all around team and trying to fill every single need. You build parts of your team to be juggernauts while some other parts may simply just have to hold up.
Examples of some very good teams over the last decade plus:
Seattle Defense vs Offense (although the Offense improved a lot)
Ravens Defense versus offense back in the day
Colts Offense versus defense
Broncos O vs D
NO Saints O vs D
Denver O vs D
Packers O vs D
I guess the Patriots are the exception.
etc. etc.
All great teams have areas where they are not stellar but they also have areas where they are simply AWESOME. If the Lions draft Watkins I think it could put their offense over the top assuming Stafford has a bounce back year and the O Line can keep it up. The defense is good enough as is to make a deep play off run without top end secondary help. getting a game changer like Watkins is much more valuable to this team than a decent player like Ha-Ha or Dennard...
|42 weeks 38 min ago
|Game #1: #8 Indiana vs #9
Game #1: #8 Indiana vs #9 Illinois
How beautiful would that be?
|43 weeks 1 day ago
|Someone needs to photoshop
Someone needs to photoshop Cartman licking Izo tears.
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|Just opened a homebrew dark
Just opened a homebrew dark Rye PA. First bottle cracked. Not done bottle conditioning but tastes pretty good!
Just brewed a barleywine a couple months ago. Cheers!
|43 weeks 2 days ago
|Lagunitas Sucks. Found a few
Lagunitas Sucks. Found a few six packs left this afternoon!
|43 weeks 6 days ago
|I don't mind it. Heat of the
I don't mind it. Heat of the moment; competition; yada yada. Complaining in interviews about injuries and whatnot is what bothers me, not emotional outbursts in game.
|44 weeks 1 day ago
|The 40 time as a whole isn't
The 40 time as a whole isn't very important, but the 10 yard split is very important. Lewan's was 1.70s which is very good. Broad jump should be another that is quite important for an OL. I would say vertical too.
Tbh though, the combine does a pretty crappy job with their testing. There are a lot of tests out there that would predict performance much better than many the NFL uses... a 225 lb bench press that players rep 20,30+ times is laughably unrelated to playing football. There is no true measure of upper body power or strength in their testing battery. The jumps do an okay job of lower body power, but there are still better methods out there.
|44 weeks 2 days ago
|One guy, who most casual
One guy, who most casual football fans still have no idea exists, does not invalidate my point.
Not to mention his most rewarding work has been largely outside of college athletics.
|44 weeks 2 days ago
|I would bet a lot of money
I would bet a lot of money that he falls somewhere in the middle. The job of a S&C coach is pretty crappy to be honest. You get minimal credit for the good you do, but if people get injured you get all of the negative attention in the world, whether it is actually your fault or not. One of the many reasons I decided not to pursue the career.
I would like to see the numbers too though..


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Writing this, I realized how huge this goal is. and for starters, I have no idea how many books I have read so far.
I've got a feeling that this goal needs a timeline. I'd like to set it like 3 books per month. this means 24 books in 2011 from now (May2011). apparently it would take almost 8 or 9 years.
but I have an amazing feeling about it. 300 books, one book at a time!!!


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gookgʊk, guk(n.)
Category: Informal
Ref: guck .
Origin of gook:
1950–55; var. of guck
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sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze(noun)
any thick, viscous matter
gook, slant-eye(noun)
(slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
Gook is a derogatory term for East Asians which came to prominence in reference to enemy soldiers. U.S. Marines serving in the Philippines in the early 20th century used the word to refer to Filipinos. The term continued to be used by American soldiers stationed around the world to refer to non-Americans. It acquired its current status as a derogatory word for Asians at the time of the Vietnam War.
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Still, I wanted to have a post up just to kinda reconnect.
Here's something about this and that.
How cute are those beach kitties I met in Perhentian Island?
Last week I went for a picnic at this place called Sungai Congkak. It was like an escape from the busy town without going too far. We're thinking of going there for a camping trip.
tutorial way back in 2009, inspired by purple skies. This photo was taken while I was heading to Perhentian Island. I'm very eager to go out to sea again!
Even if I may seem a tad quiet on the blog, I do check in on Twitter frequently. I've also jumped on the Instagram(@smellyocheese) bandwagon! Feel free to follow me if you wish.
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The living room in the upper duplex of a townhouse in Harlem is filled with pieces from the owner's art collection. Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
For Doug Werner, moving from his three-family home in Harlem will be a pain. In addition to having to pack the usual possessions that make up a home, he also has to deal with his collection of more than 100 portraits, statues and numerous stuffed animals.
At Home With an Art Collection
A rear study area in the townhouse's upper duplex. Doug Werner and Corey Scott have collected more than 100 portraits, statues and numerous stuffed animals. Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Werner, a corporate medical director and an avid art collector, purchased the townhouse, which has one apartment and two duplexes, in 2009 for $1.05 million. Together with his partner Corey Scott, an interior designer, he moved into the upper duplex and decorated it with his art, using three rooms to feature works in his French, Californian and African collections.
The townhouse is 3,600 square feet, not including a finished basement currently used as a recreation area by the lower duplex, which also has access to the garden measuring about 800 square feet.
"Most of what I've purchased is through travel, and some of it through private individuals, some through dealers," says Mr. Werner, 47 years old, who lived in a 4,000-square-foot home in Arizona before the Harlem duplex. "Every few years, I think my taste changes a little bit," he says. "There's so much here I can't display."
Since moving into the building, Messrs. Werner and Scott have increased their collection of African art, in particular with the addition of sculptures from the Shona tribe of Zimbabwe. The entrance of their duplex features a 600-pound statue of a woman pouring beer, and a sculpture of a water buffalo atop an antique Chinese cabinet occupies the townhouse's vestibule.
The red-brick building on west 132nd Street in Harlem has three units and is listed for $1.595 million. Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
The living room in the garden-level duplex. Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal
The couple is in the process of relocating to San Francisco, where Mr. Werner has been selected as the director of clinical research at a biotechnology company. The townhouse is on the market for $1.595 million—not including the art.
"I tried to set up the building…so that everyone would feel it was their home," says Mr. Werner, "not that they were walking into an entrance with a mailbox." Although he never imagined himself a landlord, Mr. Werner felt the purchase of the building was a "terrific bargain at the time, even in the recession," and he came around to the idea of having tenants instead of converting the home into a single-family space.
Mr. Scott, 26, admits that he is a large reason the couple has amassed a taxidermy collection, which includes the mounted heads of six African bucks. They also have several smaller heads and three rugs, including one of a mountain lion.
"When we first saw the home, it was stark and bare," says Mr. Scott. "But when we started putting furniture in, it felt like a completely different apartment. I could be completely modern, but that house to me didn't want that," he says, describing the pieces as "fitting."
In addition to their own collection, the couple searched antique stores for fittings and moldings they felt were true to the time period of when the home was built in 1910, according to John McGuinness of Halstead Property.
With the building's two terraces and a garden, each living unit has its own private outdoor space. Each is also fitted with granite countertops, a washer and dryer, hardwood floors and central air conditioning.
A property developer did a gut renovation of the building in 2005, according to Mr. Werner.
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Sparrow And Starling V-Trap And Plans
get rid of them the easy way!
This is a very effective trap. The picture shows a catch of about 35 birds. Notice the houses inside the trap used for shelter, a few birds are left inside to serve as decoys. Birds enter the top entrance and cannot find their way out. For this reason THE TRAP NEVER NEEDS TO BE RESET. If a more desirable bird is trapped, IT CAN BE RELEASED UNHARMED.
Here are testimonies given by a few customers who have enjoyed great success.
Melvin Beachy from Liberty, Kentucky: "I built the trap and trapped 1700 starlings in one winter. I'm well pleased."
Iddo C. Yoder from Allenville, Pennsylvania: "I put garbage in it the first afternoon and went to a farm sale. When I came home I saw it was just black. I couldn't believe it! I was impressed! I trapped 35 starlings while I was away."
Three neighboring friends in the Apple Creek, Ohio area trapped over 2,900 sparrows in one summer in three traps. So far in the last ten years, in the winters I've trapped a total of 10,094 starlings, and in the summers I've trapped a total of 4,856 sparrows. My record number of starlings trapped in one year was a total of 2,735. May one-day record stands at 454 starlings.
Build your own and catch the rascals all day long!
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