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What would the shade of El Libertador think today surveying his beloved Venezuela? He would certainly be shocked at the dubious honor his country has been granted for claiming the number one spot on the world Misery Index for 2015. He would also surely wonder how the land of the intellectual font of Latin American liberation came to find itself as the 161st least corrupt country (out of 175 countries) in the world. He might then start to put a few questions to Senior Maduro—and perhaps the ghost of Chavez past. Questions like, what gross economic mismanagement led to the recent modification of a trade deal with Uruguay forcing Venezuela to use oil to pay for desperately needed foodstuffs? Or, why Venezuela now has one of the highest inflation rates in the world? Or, why North Dakotan missionaries, devoted to assisting the Venezuelan people, were needlessly threatened and detained for several days? Or, finally, why opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been rotting in jail for over a year?
Explaining to Bolivar the general conditions that have allowed for Venezuela's implosion is not difficult, nor does it take much time. All it takes—and this has been hard for some Western intellectuals—is an ability to understand that Venezuela has, for some time, been ruled by a cracked, authoritarian leader who simply does not care about the welfare of his people. Once one grasps this important point, the recent, and not-so-recent turmoil, becomes clear as a Caracas day.
Last year, Eduardo Sanchez, writing for The Center for Conflict Studies, a research center of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, published an article entitled "Traits of a Paranoid Personality," which provides a nice, albeit pithy, insight into how Maduro's governing style fits that of your typical paranoid, tin-pot dictator. Among other things, Sanchez focuses on Maduro's increasingly bizarre use of Twitter. Everything from the well-worn aspersions cast toward the "imperialist" United States, to the promotion of conspiracy theories on the death of his great mentor, or direct threats again so-called "fascists" trying topple his regime, Maduro seems determined to do everything to prevent his audience from focusing on the reasons the country is near total collapse.
Normally, using tweets to fill out a psychological profile of world leaders is a fools-errand. And yet, at times, the practice is quite instructive. Recent, racist tweets from Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (Argentina is another sad case of a failing state) personal Twitter account during a money-grubbing visit to China (Venezuela has trod this same, well-worn path) are a nice window into the illogical, sporadic governing style that has come to characterize her administration.
Maduro's tweets reveal largely the same thing as Kirchner's—paranoia, illogical pronouncements, etc.—but they also display something more, something not even Kirchner's social media platform can be said to exhibit: desperation. More specifically, Maduro appears to have become well aware that his control over Venezuela's destiny is becoming tenuous. In the past few days, he has publically accused the United States of attempting to foment a coup in the country and ordered American embassy staff reduced from 100 workers to 17. (He has also, for good measure, banned George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from visiting the country.) With approval ratings hovering near 20%, there is little surprise in Maduro's tried-and-true blame of the "insolent Yankees!" What is more indicative, however, of Maduro's desperate frame of mind, is the increasingly hostile targeting opposition officials are now facing. As the Associated Press recently noted, 33 of the country's 50 opposition mayors have open cases against them. The Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma cases are striking examples of the political intimidation tactics the Maduro regime now resorts to.
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During the 14-year reign of Hugo Chávez, Venezuelans became drearily accustomed to hearing so-called cadenas interrupt the regular programming on their radios and television sets. These are "chained" broadcasts (the word cadena means "chain") that all stations must carry. They originated long before Chávez took power, mainly to help the Venezuelan government disseminate urgent information about a matter of national importance, such as a natural disaster. Under the so-called Bolivarian revolution, they were transformed into shameless propaganda vehicles.
Recently deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is officially joining the ranks of Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il Sung, and Ferdinand Marcos—yes, El Jefe is now a member of the Glass Coffin Club for Villains and Dictators (not to be confused with the Glass Coffin Club for Saints and Martyrs).
On Wednesday, the body of Venezuela's late president, Hugo Chávez, was transported through Caracas in a formal procession that drew a crowd of weeping millions, accustomed to calling him, among other epithets, "the Example of Permanent Battle," and "the Christ of Latin America's Poor."
The AP reports:
Former President Jimmy Carter released the following statement on the passing of Hugo Chavez:
President Obama's statement on Hugo Chavez's death:
Congressman Tom Cotton of Arkansas released the following statement to mark the death of Hugo Chavez:
"Sic semper tyrannis.
"After the welcome news of Hugo Chavez's death, I hope that the oppressed people of Venezuela will be able to live in freedom, not under miserable tyranny. I look forward to working in the House to promote a free, democratic, and pro-American government in Venezuela."
New York congressman Jose Serrano, a Democrat, posted a message on his Twitter page celebrating the death of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez:
Hugo Chavez was a leader that understood the needs of the poor. He was committed to empowering the powerless.R.I.P. Mr. President.
— Jose E. Serrano (@RepJoseSerrano) March 5, 2013
Hugo Chavez was a leader that understood the needs of the poor. He was committed to empowering the powerless.R.I.P. Mr. President.
— Jose E. Serrano (@RepJoseSerrano) March 5, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Vice President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at age 58.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Vice President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at age 58.
According to a leading Spanish newspaper, Hugo Chávez's doctors have told his family that the cancer-stricken autocrat will not recover from his illness and will not be able to resume the Venezuelan presidency. Perhaps that's why his return to Venezuela was a relatively subdued affair.
In late November and early December, Peruvian business leaders gathered in the industrial city of Arequipa for the 50th Annual Conference of Executives (CADE). When the polling firm Ipsos Apoyo asked CADE attendees whether they approved of the job performance of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala, a remarkable 75 percent said yes.
Reuters reports:
FLASH: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to miss Thursday's scheduled swearing-in for new term, government says
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 8, 2013
FLASH: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to miss Thursday's scheduled swearing-in for new term, government says
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 8, 2013
UPDATE: More details from the AP:
At a candlelight vigil for Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in Bolivia, actor Sean Penn offered great praise for the sick strongman:
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July 6, 2015
Dead Sleep (1990)
It took me three nights to finish Dead Sleep, the 1990 Ozploitation (Australian exploitation) movie because, you guessed it, I kept falling into a dead sleep. But I like Linda Blair and didn't mind resuming the movie the next night(s). It's not very complex or very thrilling or very surprising in its outcome but I like Linda Blair and she is the star so...
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Labels: *, 90s, australia, linda blair
June 25, 2015
Monster (2014)
Monster kicks ass! The 2014 bloody thriller about revenge on a serial killer is nail-biting (and sometimes a bit funny) throughout every bit of its almost two hours. Four star kudos to Lee Min-Ki, Kim Go-Eun and Ahn Seo-Hyun for involving and dedicated performances (especially the latter considering she was only ten years old when the movie was filmed) and writer/director Hwang In-Ho for holding me spellbound.
Posted by A Man and A Mouse at 5:14 PM 0 comments
Labels: ****, 10s, ahn seo-hyun, hwang in-ho, kim go-eun, korean, lee min-ki, thriller
May 29, 2015
Let There Be Zombies (2014)
Let There Be Zombies is a decent B-flick (on Amazon Prime now) with a script that has some characterization and is not laden with ridiculous actions by the protagonists. It's definitely a funny zombie movie although some of the jokes fall flat, and it's obvious writer/director Andrew Patterson knows his genre as there were shots that seemed direct homages to Night of the Living Dead. It's not scary and it's not very bloody but I still got drawn in by the story and the actors - who were very good in their respective roles - and it's got that social commentary thing running through it.
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Labels: ***, 10s, andrew patterson, horror
March 27, 2015
Coherence (2013)
Coherence is touted as a science fiction movie but has more in common with Donnie Darko than Star Trek. Writer/director James Ward Byrkit's 2013 film is a fascinating movie with a great script and development back story. Don't read anything about this movie before seeing it although how you'll manage to do that without reading what I wrote before seeing it is certainly a conundrum; maybe Coherence is the missing piece of this three lines puzzle?!
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Labels: ****, 10s, emily baldoni, james ward byrkit, maury sterling, science fiction
February 27, 2015
Housebound (2014)
It's not often that I want to watch a movie again right after I've seen it for the first time but that's exactly what I did with Housebound, the fantastically funny horror film from New Zealand written and directed by Gerard Johnstone. Morgana O'Reilly and Rima Te Wiata are spot on as a mother and daughter forced to spend eight months together in their haunted, childhood home. In spite of (or because of) the story cues from ABC Movie Of The Week, it is an almost perfect movie.
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Labels: ****, 10s, comedy, gerald johnstone, horror, morgana o'reilly, rima te wiata
February 23, 2015
Billy Club (2013)
Billy Club is not earth-shatteringly bad or resoundingly refined. It's a typical revenge slasher film with a denouement I've seen before. It wasn't badly filmed, kept my attention (especially the truck kissing scene with writer/director/actor Nick Sommer) and had a premise about bullying but that's all I got.
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Labels: **, 10s, drew rosas, horror, mark metcalfe, nick sommer
February 18, 2015
Rebound (2013)
Although Rebound starts out as cheesy crap (despite the bra on the girl in the sex scene), it definitely proved itself as worthy of attention. I was never sure who was the bad guy and once the answer was clear it still went in a number of atypical directions. It doesn't break any new ground but writer/director Megan Freels creates a creepy movie with some nice camera work; certainly worth a watch for those into the horror genre.
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Labels: ***, 10s, ashley james, horror, mark scheibmeir, megan freels
February 15, 2015
The Cottage (2012)
Wow, David Arquette must really need the money for alimony and child support to have taken the lead role as a Manson-like pedophile in The Cottage, a cinematic piece of shit posing as a Lifetime drama. The script is misogynistic, the characters and situations stock, and the only redeeming values are the cottage (a beautiful property on which most of the movie takes place), Arquette's nude swim and the little seen movie poster in the style of Saul Bass. I posted a JPG and created a triptych so you can go on with your day.
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Labels: *, 10s, david arquette, drama, horror
January 31, 2015
Scourge (2008)
Scourge doesn't trod any new ground but it's decently involving and the titular corrigia, created using CGI, was well-done. For this type of B-movie the script could've been worse and the acting was decent; when the femme lead was fighting the corrigia she actually looked like she was fighting the corrigia - in spite of the fact that she was fighting nothing. It might've been better had the movie answered some of the questions asked by the characters themselves regarding the corrigia (which means shoelace while scourge means whip) but you can't have it all.
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Labels: **, 00s, horror, jonas quastel, robin ledoux, russ ferrier
January 10, 2015
Mary, Queen Of Scots and the First Snuff Film?
Mary, Queen Of Scots (aka Mary Stuart) was six days old when her father, King James V of Scotland, died and she became the Scottish queen, but the real controversy surrounding this royal occurred when the very Catholic Queen Mary I of England died and was succeeded by her half-sister, the very Protestant Elizabeth I - both fathered by King Henry VIII. In the eyes of many Catholics, Elizabeth was illegitimate, and Mary Stuart, as the senior descendant of Henry VIII's elder sister, was the rightful queen of England. Katherine Hepburn and Vanessa Redgrave both played her on film but Mary Stuart's first cinematic appearance was in 1895 when the Edison Laboratory created a short film depicting her execution; the jump cut right before the beheading was so convincing to audiences of the time that many (would have) believed it to be the first snuff film - had that term been in the lexicon of the 19th century.
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Labels: ****, 1800s, crewdtees.com, royals, silent, thomas edison
December 23, 2014
Fedora (1978)
After watching Fedora I have no feeling that the title character, a famously reclusive movie star, had anything special because director Billy Wilder miscast the pivotal role - the film's downfall. The story is intriguing (and thematically ripe for a remake starring Renée Zellweger!) but I thank author Tom Tryon for that because the whole presentation feels like a B movie. It was interesting to see Stephen Collins (yes THAT Stephen Collins) play a young William Holden but Marthe Keller is just wooden and Hildegarde Knef is no Gloria Swanson ... or Greta Garbo.
Watch Fedora on YouTube now
Watch Fedora on YouTube now
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Labels: **, 70s, billy wilder, drama, hildegarde knef, marthe keller, stephen collins, william holden
December 7, 2014
The Crowded Sky (1960)
In The Crowded Sky (based on the best-selling novel) every woman is a self-described tramp (except Hollis Irving as the virginal dog) and every man has a non-sexual flaw (except Keenan Wynn as the lothario). All of these peccadilloes are revealed in the first 90 minutes of the film which is followed by an exciting mid-air plane crash and its consequences. The crowd is populated by Rhonda Fleming, Anne Francis, Patsy Kelly, Troy Donahue, John Kerr, Dana Andrews and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (the latter two switching the pilot roles they played 15 years later in Airport 1975) but too many flashbacks and voiceovers make this precursor to the disaster films of the 70s unintentionally funny until the nicely filmed denouement.
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Labels: **, 60s, anne francis, dana andrews, disaster, drama, jonh kerr, rhonda fleming, troy donahue
December 3, 2014
The Uninvited (1944)
1944's supernatural tale The Uninvited isn't the most horrifying ghost story but it does have the following things going for it:
- Charles Lang's Oscar-nominated cinematography
- Gail Russell's performance as Stella By Starlight (the pop standard based on the movie's theme)
- a story that engrosses up to the somewhat unexpected denouement
- a hint of mid-40s lesbianism offered up by Cornelia Otis Skinner
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Labels: **, 40s, cornelia otis skinner, gail russell, horror, ray milland, ruth hussey
November 16, 2014
Miss Shirley Booth
Streaming on Amazon Prime (and not available on DVD) is About Mrs. Leslie, a wonderfully romantic movie starring the actress with the biggest heart in Hollywood, Miss Shirley Booth. This film was the followup to her film debut Come Back little Sheba and demonstrates (again) how Miss Booth's luminescent talent can light up the screen - this time as a saucy nightclub singer (à la Belle Barth) whose life is transformed by a same time next year relationship. A host of well-recognized character actors do excellent work supporting the genteel Miss Booth and her rugged co-star Robert Ryan in this emotional tale of (un?) requited love.
In this YouTube premiere, Miss Booth as Vivian Keeler sings Kiss the Boys Goodbye (lyrics by Frank Loesser) and I'm In The Mood For Love
- Philip Ober (Vivian Vance's husband and I Love Lucy guest star)
- Ellen Corby (Grandma Walton)
- Amanda Blake (Gunsmoke)
- Mabel Albertson (Jack's sister and the lady with the jewels in What's Up, Doc)
- Kasey Rogers (Louise Tate in Bewitched)
- Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen in TV's Superman)
- Maidie Norman and Harry Morgan post-dating their wonderful work in The Well
In this YouTube premiere, Miss Booth as Vivian Keeler sings Kiss the Boys Goodbye (lyrics by Frank Loesser) and I'm In The Mood For Love
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November 12, 2014
Bobbie Gentry's Spring Thing (1969)
The Spring Thing is a 1969 television special co-hosted by Bobbie Gentry and Noel Harrison (son of Rex and co-star of The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.). Unfortunately, there is no surviving video footage of this musical salute to spring which featured performances from Goldie Hawn, Shirley Bassey, 60s rock group Harpers Bizarre, Rod McKuen and Meredith MacRae (daughter of Gordon and star of the seminal 60s television series Petticoat Junction). Kudos go to the enterprising proprietor of the Noel Harrison fan site who posted this rare MP3 of Bobbie and Noel crooning Bobbie's hit song Peaceful; it was lifted directly from the program so I added visuals and now everyone can enjoy this slice o' Bobbie.
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Labels: ***, 60s, bobbie gentry, musical, noel harrison, television
November 9, 2014
Why Be Good? (1929)
I had the joy of experiencing the 1929 synchronized sound film Why Be Good? in a movie theatre. It features a wonderfully effervescent performance by Colleen Moore with studly support from Neil Hamilton (who some might remember as Commissioner Gordon in the Batman TV series). The story is somewhat akin to Clara Bow's earlier classic It but the film is so modern you'd swear it was filmed later - like today.
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Labels: ***, 20s, colleen moore, neil hamilton, silent
November 6, 2014
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
The Taking of Deborah Logan is a somewhat original yet involving horror film about an Alzheimer's patient who turns out to have more afflictions than her diagnosis portends. The acting is outstanding especially Jill Larson (All My Children) in the title role, Anne Ramsay (Mad About You) as her daughter and Michelle Ang as the filmmaker documenting Deborah's illness. Some twists and a particularly creepy end to this 2014 film (now streaming on Netflix) make this perfect for a dark and stormy night.
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Labels: ***, 10s, anne ramsay, horror, jill larson, michelle ang
November 5, 2014
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)
Karen Black shines (once again) in The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver, a 1977 television thriller penned by the amazing Richard Matheson. Without giving away too much, Mrs. Oliver (Black) finds herself donning the look (and soul?) of a woman five years dead. The story is involving, the ending unexpected and it even has a small yet pivotal role played (as always) nicely by Gloria LeRoy (who acted with Karen in The Day Of The Locust) so check it out on YouTube.
Posted by A Man and A Mouse at 6:30 PM 0 comments
Labels: ***, 70s, george hamilton, karen black, richard matheson, television, thriller
November 2, 2014
September Affair (1950)
The first part of the 1950 romance September Affair amounts to a beautiful black and white travelogue of Italy as the story of two lovers who are mistakenly reported dead in a plane crash is established. It's an involving film from an adult script by Robert Thoeren (and an uncredited Ben Hecht) brought to life by pros Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten and an affecting Jessica Tandy (in a supporting role as a woman affected by the pair's deception). The score is beautiful (winning a Golden Globe for composer Victor Young) and the penultimate scene in which Fontaine (her character is a pianist) gives a concert in New York is movie magic at its finest.
Streams on Amazon Prime
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Labels: ***, 50s, ben hecht, drama, françoise rosay, jessica tandy, joan fontaine, joseph cotten
October 27, 2014
A Taste Of Evil (1971)
If you're a Stanny fanny you could do worse than watching her give us A Taste Of Evil in this 1971 thriller from the ABC Movie Of The Week cannon, produced by Aaron Spelling. Not many TV movies start with the rape of a young girl but leave it to Barbara Stanwyck to notch up the evil even further as the cold matriarch Miriam Jennings. Barbara Parkins, Roddy MacDowell, William Windom and Arthur O'Connell join in the fun; yea, it's not that scary or thrilling but Stanwyck makes it fun.
Watch it now on YouTube
Watch it now on YouTube
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October 26, 2014
The Raven (2012)
John Cusack is an anachronism in The Raven despite the 1800s set design, his Edgar Allen Poe goatee and the knowledge that he has acted in other movies. The script itself is somewhat interesting as it fictionalizes some rumors surrounding Poe's mysterious death. Ultimately though, Cusack's acting and the general malaise of the direction make this one kind of a snoozefest.
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Labels: *, 10s, john cusack
October 19, 2014
Puzzle Of A Downfall Child (1970)
Photographer Jerry Schatzberg interviewed 1950s supermodel Anne St. Marie so he could tell her story in (and direct) his first film Puzzle of A Downfall Child starring Faye Dunaway as a supermodel being interviewed by a photographer. The film is nicely composed but the story of unlikable people smacks of self importance and pretension; hell, two characters don't even speak in contractions which is a noticeable anachronism. It's talky and pretty boring, and Dunaway (despite her youth and obvious beauty) is sometimes photographed in an unflattering fashion even before her character's downfall.
Posted by A Man and A Mouse at 6:11 PM 0 comments
Labels: *, 70, drama, faye dunaway, jerry schatzberg
October 17, 2014
An American Dream (1966)
An American Dream (aka See You In Hell, Darling) deserves a place in hell. The 1966 color noir is nothing but Stuart Whitman, Harold Gould, Murray Hamilton, Barry Sullivan and J. D. Cannon preening and showing each other the size of their dicks while Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh do the same with their clitorises. This movie (based on the Norman Mailer novel) is the worst kind of claptrap for which I give it my first 0* rating; the negative and digital bits should be destroyed so future generations don't even know it existed.
aka Joey Heatherton
aka Joey Heatherton
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October 13, 2014
The Sacrament (2013)
I thought The Sacrament was going to be a trashy, found-footage reenactment of the Jim Jones massacre at Jonestown (in 1978) but it turned out to be mesmerizing with a horrifying script and some incredible acting. Despite Eli Roth's name attached as presenter it is not a horror film; in fact, it brought to mind John Frankenheimer's Seconds which I had seen the week before. Gene Jones and Amy Seimetz, in particular, are excellent as the fanatic cult leader and his paramour but kudos go out to all the cast and crew (especially multi-hyphenate Ti West) for, if not helping us to understand these peoples' actions, putting them into a perspective.
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Labels: ****, 10s, amy seimetz, drama, eli roth, gene jones, horror, ti west
October 5, 2014
Seconds (1966)
Rock Hudson has always seemed more a (cardboard) personality than an actor but he does acquit nicely in the somewhat squirm-inducing John Frankenheimer science fiction film Seconds - and he only appears in the last two thirds! Seconds is not an ordinary movie; it contains themes that are au courant, was filmed stunningly in black and white by James Wong Howe, and directed tautly by Frankenheimer. Any more details will spoil the unfolding horror so watch it cold for an indelible and harrowing experience.
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Regal invests $12 million in technology for deaf, blind moviegoers
Glasses include captions, hearing assist technology
--2013 Access Award, American Foundation for the Blind, recognizes Regal's groundbreaking effort to offer captioning and descriptive video for every film that comes with such content at every theater equipped with digital cinema systems.
--2012 Robert S. Bray Award from the American Council of the Blind, recognizing an organization that has made a contribution improving communication devices and expanding access for blind people within the mainstream media
--2012 Spirit of the ADA Awards-Business, disABILITY Resource Center, Knoxville, for providing descriptive video locally
--2012 Business Community Partner Award, ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc., for customer service aimed at promoting equal access and making going to the movies an enjoyable experience for those with sensory disabilities.
Regal Entertainment Group has tested and pursued technology for 15 years that would allow deaf and hearing-impaired individuals to enjoy movies anytime in theaters with their families and friends.
That quest becomes reality this summer as the Knoxville-based movie theater operator completes a roll-out of access glasses using Sony's holographic technology to project closed captioning text for movies in about 6,000 screens throughout the United States. The glasses include an audio function that provides movie dialog, as well as a description of the action, for those with hearing or vision difficulties.
The mission to make movies accessible to those with sight and hearing disabilities was a personal one for the company's chief administrative officer and counsel. Randy Smith's 23-year-old son Ryan is deaf, and Smith tested other solutions on him and students from Tennessee School of the Deaf.
"For the first time since the talkies, the deaf and blind can go see any feature at any show time at any theater that is outfitted with this type of technology," Smith says. "It's a game changer the closest thing to complete access for the deaf and blind that we've ever had or ever will have."
The cost to make access glasses available in about 520 theaters, or about 99 percent of Regal's locations, is nearly $12 million, or about $1,700 per screen. It's about four times the cost of seat-mounted devices with screens being used elsewhere.
"We decided years ago that we were going to provide the best access available. We believe the glasses provide that," Smith says.
In the late 1990s, Regal arranged to receive the limited number of movies that studios provided to Tripod Films for open captioning. A theater would only have one movie for two days, and then transfer that print to another theater location, Smith explains. Those movies came along every two or three months. A newer open captioning technology that Regal began using in 2005 allowed daily scheduling of one to two showings.
As Regal sought a better solution, Smith sought the help of his son and students at Tennessee School for the Deaf.
"When you see a couple of busloads of kids signing 'I love you' because they got to see a movie, it certainly tore at my heartstrings," Smith says. Regal offered free showings of open caption movies for TSD students.
Though he loved movies, Ryan Smith quit going to the theater as a child because of the difficulties in understanding, Smith recalls. As open-captioned movies came to theaters, his family took him. But when blockbusters came out, he'd have to wait months for the release of DVDs with captioning.
Regal and others lobbied the movie studios for more open captioned films, and Regal sought other technologies that could make all features and all show times accessible. Smith and his son tested many new technologies first before tests with the wider deaf community.
The introduction of digital projection systems brought new hope, and in 2006 and 2007 Regal encouraged several companies to develop a closed captioning system compatible with digital projection.
As the economy worsened, however, Regal slowed its investment in transition to digital, and companies discontinued efforts to develop new technology, Smith says. "While the financial arena had dried up, we were able to move forward to develop standards for technology that would work with digital projection systems," he adds.
Regal and the National Association of Theater Owners brought movie studios, technology companies and distributors together to develop standards for personal projection systems, a year-long process that began in 2009.
In 2010, Regal purchased digital projection systems from Sony and asked the consumer electronics firm to develop a closed captioning system, expressing a preference for glasses.
"The military had amazing headsets," Smith says. "We knew it was feasible. We just had to get somebody to develop it. I've got to say that Sony did a great job. In about an 18-month period, they brought it from concept to prototype."
As Sony developed the glasses, Ryan recommended improvements. Regal then tested the glasses with deaf individuals from Knoxville before conducting a year-long market test in Seattle. With positive response, Regal ordered the access glasses from Sony and began distributing them in April 2012.
The glasses, weighing three ounces, can be adjusted for fit visually, so the viewer can adjust the distance of the subtitles. The captions appear as a holographic image floating in front of the viewer, in direct line of sight to the screen. The glasses come with a receiver box and work with two- and three-dimension movies. The system also includes assistive headsets for hearing-impaired individuals who don't wear hearing aids, descriptive audio content for the blind and visually impaired, as well as ability to use neck loops that work with telecoil-equipped hearing aids to deliver clear sound.
Ryan attended the first midnight movie in Knoxville that had access glasses available. "Now he goes all the time," Smith says.
Smith knows he's not alone in enjoying the relatively new experience of enjoying a family movie night.
He received an e-mail from another father of a deaf child, in which he wrote, "The fact that I can take my son to a movie when he visits at the end of June is literally bringing tears to my eyes. It would seem silly to most people, but I would imagine you understand. I have spent the last 30 years selling technology to corporations all over the world. But no technology I've been exposed to will have such a life-changing effect on a group of people like the devices you've deployed."
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|Reviews for His Majesty's Kingdom
| Howling Cat chapter 13 . 1/18/2009
I love this chapter :)
Robyn is adorable and the whole 'happiness smells like pineapples' thing totally made my day, it was so cute. And I can't believe Ariel's abandoning poor Derek...I don't like her anymore, haha, but I love Derek. And Robyn.
Update soon!
| Narq chapter 13 . 1/17/2009
Yep, I have enjoyed reading this chapter.
it was an interesting part with Lisa.. i wonder if he imagined everything.. which is unlikely.
great chapt
| Narq chapter 12 . 1/12/2009
Yeah, I enjoyed this chappy! It was totally wonderful! I also noticed your attempts to add more description - good on ya!
Great work!
| Howling Cat chapter 11 . 1/4/2009
Okay, so the last review I left didn't really do your story any justice like..at all.
What I meant to say was probably something like: the depth of this story is amazing, and the way Derek's mind works is intricate and crazy and I love it. I love Robyn too and I want to see more of him...but I want Derek to open up, too! And I don't want his brain to explode :( Haha, I lovelovelove this. (But not Erin. She can go trip on a rock.)
You're doing a great job with this story and it's just like...ahh! Amazing.
Update soon!
| Narq chapter 11 . 1/4/2009
Hi, in this chapter, I really liked how you made the characters fight each other. Poor Derek has his own problems and he sure doesn't want to tell his best friend (he's the one with the artery problem, I presume?) and poor Robyn just can't figure out why his friend is being so harsh on him.
All and all, Great chapter!
| 3 chapter 10 . 1/2/2009
I love that last bit there.
You have a great story, I really like reading it. :)
| Narq chapter 10 . 1/2/2009
Nice chappy~
Nah... VERY nice chapter!
| Howling Cat chapter 10 . 1/2/2009
I like this. Really, really like this.
I'm intensely into this.
Update soon!
| Narq chapter 9 . 12/28/2008
Don't GET A WRITERS BLOCK! (damn, I forgot to put the aprostaphe in.. wahtever)
Oh, a little advice if you've got trouble getting our character along... (don't tell me i'm crazy 'cause my friends do) TALK TO THEM! They'll answer you! Ask them what they like, their favourite colours ect. Then, when you're done, make your characters talk to each other (OK, I sound totally mad, right) but, yeah, that's what I do... every night too...
Good chapter
| Narq chapter 8 . 12/23/2008
Ariel was cute
I think you just need more time to suss out Robyn's character.. don't be too streessed.
| Narq chapter 7 . 12/23/2008
eh, just one problem.. is it 401 miles 'away'?
Elsewise, this chapter was pretty well done~
| Narq chapter 6 . 12/22/2008
Yeah, you did add a lot more description and it helped me read more easily!
Great chapter! I'm starting to like Wolf (somehow)
| Narq chapter 5 . 12/22/2008
FANTASTIC ChAPTER! I especially loved the last sentence - it sent shivers down my spine!
| plumblossom chapter 6 . 12/22/2008
I can hardly see how Robyn will end up more important in Derek's life than all this.
And didn't Derek's mother hear any of what went on between Derek and Greg?
| Jasion Drake chapter 1 . 12/20/2008
I get the impression all this meandering is going somewhere really interesting.
Don't disappoint! *glares*
Also, the girl in the hospital is most depressing and the parental reaction is very believeable writing.
And now I'll be on my merry way.


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Celebrity Plastic Surgeon Frank Ryan Dies in Car Crash
TMZ reports that Ryan's jeep went off the side of the Pacific Coast Highway, smashing onto some rocks. "Lifeguards initially tried to help Ryan, to no avail," TMZ writes. Ryan was trapped in the vehicle with major head injuries; he died at the scene.
Before the accident, Ryan had been hiking near Malibu with his Border Collie, Jill, and shared a photo on Twitter.
New reports claim the plastic surgeon was sending text messages right before the fatal crash. Celebrity publicist Charmaine Blake told PEOPLE that Ryan's family was told by investigators that the Tweeting caused the wreck on Monday. The California Highway Patrol confirms Ryan was texting before the crash, but investigators have not officially determined the cause of the accident.
Ryan wrote the following message on Twitter hours before his death:
Ryan was the surgeon who famously performed 10 surgeries on Heidi Montag in one day last November. He was also the man who told her she was "cut off" and couldn't possibly sustain any more cosmetic work.
LA-based model Caitlin O'Connor mourned the loss of Ryan on Twitter Tuesday morning: "Oh my! Friend and plastic surgeon Dr Frank Ryan died yesterday in a terrible car crash. I was supposed to see him Thursday morning."
During a candlelight vigil in Malibu Tuesday night, the overarching message was that Dr. Ryan was "an angel."
I'm devastated," Lawonna Rashad, also connected to the Dr. Ryan Foundation, which benefited the less fortunate., told PEOPLE. "I've known him for nine years. An angel has been taken away from me. His circle was Beverly Hills and Malibu, but it was also South Central and Compton."
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- Thursday 19 AugustBy Candice
Another good one for Oprah to talk about... It can happen to absolutely anyone! Please... let be a hard lesson learned by seeing someone else (a very important, famous someone else) make the mistake.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Jerry6
It is sad that a good Doctor died, but if he insisted on texting while driving, it shows that being smart does not equate to being intelligent. What a waist of a life, but let us be glad that he did not take someone else with him.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy jill
He can't even relax with his dog without texting. How sad!
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy mitch
at least the idiot didnt kill someone else. you tweeters are pathetic.
- Wednesday 18 August
God bless Dr. Frank Ryan. So sad. RIP dear sir.
- Wednesday 18 August
Geez folks it's hard enough just driving put your gadgets down and drive so you don't end up dead.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy lindee
Guess he didn't take Oprah's oath?
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy chuckie
It's like the thinning of the herd. You'd think an educated professional would know better than to be texting while driving. Hope whatever it was really important.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Owen
Thank you, Chuckie! I couldn't agree with you more, sir. Anyone who is stupid enough to screw around with their cell phone while they're driving deserves what they get. At least he didn't kill anyone else with his selfishness.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Nick Mayor
If his texting resulted in his death, I have NOT ONE OUNCE OF SYMPATHY. He put others in danger for his selfish stupidity. I was the victim of a car crash because some guy was too involved on his cell phone. I could have been killed.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Susan
It just shows you how stupidiy can affect the rich and the famous. I feel sad for his family. What a needless loss. Maybe just maybe someone would get the idea that one is to drive and only drive and not play around with all the modern gadgets!
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Sususuu
Maybe this will finally convince people that texting/tweeting while driving a car is NOT worth it. Dr. Ryan's life is over and it's very sad for his family and friends who have to carry on without him...and his dog, too.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Sheila
This doctor also did a lot of good in removing tattoos from gang members at no cost. He really seemed to be a good person, but no one should text and drive-especially on Pacific Coast Highway - it is treacherous.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Joe
so how does that work? do you steer with your knees while your hands are texting?
- Wednesday 18 August
The PCH is very treacherous even for good drivers. I suspect tweeters and texters will learn nothing from this, though, if it is determined he was distracted by sending messages.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy P
What about his DOG??? Was he hurt????
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Linda
It is very very sad about The Doctor but again this is just another example of how people dont listen when they are told that texting is dangereous and BAD while driving!!! what is it going to take until people wake up and start listening .. will more people have to die because they just cant stop themselves from texting .. I hate cell phones ..
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Vinny
Why oh why can't people stop texting while driving ..If it's so important that you need to text someone pull off the side of the road and do it .A nano second with your eyes off the road can get you killed as you can see here .. People are so addicted that they can't go a mile down the road without texting or using a cell phone .
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy Mel
God in his infinite wisdom has removed one more texter from the highway. God bless & drive safe everyone.
- Wednesday 18 AugustBy goatcars2
It's hard to have sympathy for someone stupid enough to text while driving, ESPECIALLY on the Pacific Coast Hwy. Thank God he didn't take anyone else with him.
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Long distance relationship but nothing to talk about!
I met this guy and we've been dating for a little over a month. I am 19 and he's 23. We live 2 1/2 hours away from each other and it gets hard at... Show More
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Good for you trying to make a long distance relationship work. It's not easy, but talking all the time isn't necessary. You want to try and talk for a while every night and say goodnight to one another. The key to long distance is trust more than communication. I had a long distance relationship, that failed because we disagreed on our future paths. I'm graduated from college and moving on and she refused to finish college because she was making excuses to why she couldn't finish it. Anyway, I knew she would never go behind my back because she was so in love with me. She knew I wouldn't go behind her back because with my relationship luck, I'd win the lottery ten times before getting a shot at sleeping with another girl. Don't sit back and worry. If you two know you can make it work, then you can. Seeing each other at least once a month does wonders. As soon as your visit it over, you're counting down the days till the next visit. Just remember to trust one another. Talk at least once a day but don't let it consume your time at work or with daily activities. You have to work to make it work and it's hard, but working hard is just part of it. Good luck.
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I spent a lot of time gone in the past, and maintained long-distance relationships successfully for many years, I think it's fine not to talk all the time. They each ended for different reasons, but none of them were from lack of interaction because of the distance. If you run out of things to tell him, ask him about things that are happening in his life. Don't feel bad about not talking constantly though.
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I had twins in Dec 09....so they just turned 13 mo old. I haven't been on in awhile but need some womanly advice.
I got my period back at 4 mo PP and they have been like clockwork...every 28 days and O on day 14. I know I ovulate because it's extremely painful.
My LMP started on Dec 28th. I O'd on Jan 11th. Fri the 7th we had unprotected sex (I wasn't thinking about what day it was - we were trying to prevent pregnancy) and Sat the 8th we had protected sex but I felt too "wet" afterward and think we had a condom failure. So there are actually 2 time when we DTD that I could have gotten pregnant.
So I was freaking out for about 2 weeks and took a preg test on the 22nd in the evening and it was neg. I wasn't really convinced by it since the neg line in the test window was very faint although the other line was dark.
So I am expecting AF on Tues the 25th but doesn't show up until Wed the 26th and is light but very clotty...completely gone by Fri morning.
I'm thinking I should test again but I really don't "feel" pregnant. I never did get any symptoms with the first 5 pregnancies until about 7 to 8 weeks but with the twins I was deathly ill from the moment I POS and I tested at 12DPO and hadn't even missed my period yet.
Should I call DH and have him bring home another test and take it with first morning pee?
Convince me I don't need to freak out!
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Drop Lights by South Korean product-development company DOOlight recharge by resting on their flower-shaped base.
The individual 6-Watt "drops" can be slipped off and used for two to ten hours without plugging in; brightness is adjusted by touching the stem or base. Because the bulbs are made of silicone and don't heat up, they'd work well in a kid's room.
The (environmentally-friendly) spotlight is on you with this swiveling MARU Spot prototype by Seiji Ishida and Yoko Naito of Saitama-based LIGHTSCENE inc.. LEDs emit a more focused light than incandescent bulbs, which makes them a perfect fit for this design.
I spied this Coral Reef desk lamp, out earlier this year from Taiwan-based QisDesign, for sale at Mid-Century Modern, a funky little shop in Tokyo's Aoyama district. Brightness is adjusted with a tap on the stand, and the angle of the ocean-inspired LED light can be easily changed as well.
Japan's Nissho Telecom Corporation says their 11-Watt cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL—the same technology used in TVs and neon lights) is even more efficient than an LED and lasts over 30,000 hours. Joints at the top and bottom of the Tubelumi's vertical neckpiece allow the lamp to fold into various poses. (The design won the 2009 Good Design Award and is available in Japan.) PHOTO CREDIT: Nissho Telecom Corporation
For those situations in which nothing but a good old-fashioned light bulb will do, this LED Nostalgic Clear Type lamp from Panasonic should do the trick. The bulb scatters light in all directions and gives off a warm glow, just like those energy-sucking incandescent bulbs we grew up with. It won a 2011 Good Design Award and has place of honor through November 13th at the Good Design Exhibition in the Design Hub gallery at Tokyo Midtown Tower.
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I was out of town for a few days and just wondering. Thanks.
I've been here since 2006 and have never been bant. I must be a nerd.
My stance on bias-related discrimination [racism/sexism/heterosexism/religious bias] is that it has no place here.
In this context, I read it as a deliberate passive-aggressive addition designed to needle the point about discrimination. I have no interest in going down a slope where I'm expected to justify each of my actions [this is not a democracy], and I could see it coming up as a problem, why single out gay people and ignore the plight of discriminated-against handicapped.
I'm not going to play that game.
While agree with the moderating system sometimes I think that some things dont make sense.
For example there were many people banned only because they made jokes about the Tito/Jenna problem (as if Tito or Jenna are very close people to us..) but in the same thread there were a lot of insults between forum members and they were not punished at all.
Anyway in this case I think that moderators should not only remember the bad things that some user made, they should remember the good things. I dont know for how much time Willpunisher is banned, I know that he has some differences with some forum members and posted some threads in the wrong section but he also provides good info about Brazilian fighters so I persoanlly think he should not be banned for a long time.
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Top electronics fair embraces 'grey' gizmos
High-tech gadgets to make the lives of senior citizens simpler, safer and more fun are in the spotlight at the world's top showcase for consumer electronics and home appliances.
High-tech gadgets to make the lives of senior citizens simpler, safer and more fun are in the spotlight at the world's top showcase for consumer electronics and home appliances.
Wireless routers for homes and offices could be knitted together to provide a communications system for emergency responders if the mobile phone network fails, German scientists reported on Monday.
US spy master Keith Alexander on Friday courted hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering rife with software tricksters wary of police and ferociously protective of privacy.
(Phys.org) -- A team of UCLA researchers has created the most powerful high-performance nanoscale microwave oscillators in the world, a development that could lead to cheaper, more energy-efficient mobile ...
(Phys.org) -- Samsung has announced its introduction of stickers with embedded NFC chips, to be sold by major carriers in packs, so that NFC-enabled Samsung smartphones, with a tap against the sticker, can ...
(Phys.org) -- Thousands of families affected by the ongoing drought in East Africa are set to benefit from improved water supplies thanks to innovative mobile technology designed by Oxford University.
(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...
(Phys.org) -- Scientists at EPFL have developed a single antenna that is capable of transmitting the same data as a two-antenna system. This achievement will be more than useful for future communication systems.
With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...
(Phys.org) -- The ability for computer technology to automatically create a society of smart, tolerant citizens may be more hype and hope than reality,according to a Penn State Altoona researcher.
(AP) -- Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale of wireless devices.
(AP) -- Cellphone companies and the government are trying to make it as difficult to use a stolen cellphone as it is to sell a stolen car.
A car that dials emergency services itself in case of a crash and warns its driver of traffic snarls ahead: Ford Motor Co.'s chief believes connected autos will pave the road to the future.
Just as U.S. companies are coming to grips with threats to their computer networks emanating from cyber-spies based in China, a noted expert is highlighting what he says is an even more pernicious vulnerability in smartphones.
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PRLog - Aug. 2, 2012 - Numbers don't lie! With 80 million Americans at risk of having potentially fatal diabetes – and most of them not knowing it – the important new book Don't Feel Like a Prick? can help diagnose and manage the disease.
Don't Feel Like a Prick
Says author Lynn Santer, "Only a mere 18 percent of diagnosed diabetics are managing their condition (according to a recent study from the Institute of Health and Welfare) which is terrifying as diabetes is in the top 10 leading causes of death according to the Bureau of Statistics. Part of the reason people are living in denial is the lack of symptoms and the information out there is too complicated to understand. This book gets back to basics."
This simply written book is designed to help newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics, pre-diabetics and their loved ones to cope. Type 2 diabetes is NOT something that only affects overweight, middle-aged and inactive people and it can be a debilitating and life-threatening disease. Ninety percent of all non-trauma limb amputations are due to diabetes! The life you save in taking the advice in this book might well be your own! At turns funny, poignant, unapologetically confrontational and definitely not politically correct, the pages contain personal stories, easy-to-follow tips and tricks, very cheeky cartoons, contact information and celebrity content. There has never been a book on diabetes like this one because the medical profession dare not write it!
Watch the video on the attached pdf or at: http://www.youtube.com/
DON'T FEEL LIKE A PRICK? is available at: www.amazon.com
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About the Author: Don't Feel Like a Prick? was written by recently diagnosed diabetic Lynn Santer, the authorised biographer/manager for eight years of Australian iconic folk hero Alby Mangels. Both Lynn's father and uncle died from diabetes. It is the companion book to an upcoming film on diabetes of the same title that the Australian author is co-producing with Alby in collaboration with diabetes federations. The Santer/Mangels Don't Feel Like a Prick? film will feature celebrities including Herb Armstrong (jazz great Louis Armstrong's grandson), pop singing legend Leo Sayer and young singing sensation Jackie Evancho.
For the Alby Mangels' Adventure Bound DVD range, book and more details on the Don't Feel Like a Prick? film, visit www.albymangels.com and www.lynnsanter.com.
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) is an evangelical Christian university of the Wesleyan Church located in Bartlesville, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University was founded by the Wesleyan Church to provide higher education within a Christian environment for Wesleyan youth. Central Pilgrim College its predecessor, was founded on the campus in Bartlesville, Oklahoma from a series of mergers of several schools: the Colorado Bible College (Colorado Springs, Colorado), the Pilgrim Bible College (Pasadena, California), and the Holiness Evangelistic Institute (El Monte, California). Central Pilgrim College was renamed Bartlesville Wesleyan College in 1968, following a merger of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church to become the Weslayan Church. In August 2001, Bartlesville Wesleyan College became Oklahoma Wesleyan University.[1]
In 1972, OKWU merged with a Kansas school, Miltonvale Wesleyan College. OKWU then became a four-year college having about 1300 students.[1]
"A university where Jesus is Lord."
School information[edit]
OKWU offers over 35 majors through its traditional campus program. There are approximately 900 students, with 420 on the main campus and 480 at OKWU campuses around Oklahoma.[2]
The four pillars of the school[edit]
- The primacy of Jesus Christ as the incarnate Son of God, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is the lens for all learning and the Lord of our daily lives.
- The priority of Scripture as the inerrant and authoritative written Word of God that guides us in all matters of faith, learning, and living.
- The practice of Wisdom as an objective, attainable reality grounded in the person and example of Jesus Christ and anchored in the Bible.
- The pursuit of Truth as the goal for all members of the university community, who work to promote healing and wholeness in a broken culture and hurting world.
Antecedent schools[edit]
- Bartlesville Wesleyan College
- Miltonvale Wesleyan College
- Central Pilgrim College
- Holiness Evangelistic Institute
- Pilgrim Bible College
- Colorado Springs Bible College
- 1909 – Miltonvale Wesleyan College is founded in Miltonvale, Kansas.
- 1910 – Colorado Springs Bible College is founded in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- 1917 – Pilgrim Bible College is founded in Pasadena, California.
- 1932 – Holiness Evangelistic Institute is founded in El Monte, California.
- 1959 – Colorado Springs Bible College, Pilgrim Bible College and Holiness Evangelistic Institute merge to become Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
- 1968 – The Pilgrim Holiness Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church merge to become the Wesleyan Church. Central Pilgrim College becomes Bartlesville Wesleyan College.
- 1972 – Miltonvale Wesleyan College and Bartlesville Wesleyan College merge and retain the Bartlesville Wesleyan College name.
- 2001 – Bartlesville Wesleyan College becomes Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
The President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University is Dr. Everett Piper.
Oklahoma Wesleyan teams, nicknamed athletically as the Eagles, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball, track & field, golf and volleyball. It was announced on June 23, 2014 that OWU will join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference on July 1, 2015.[3]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Kurt Bahr, Missouri state legislator [4]
- David Brown, Minnesota state legislator
- Todd Burpo, author, Heaven is for Real [5]
- Orval Butcher, minister
- Jim Garlow, minister, author, political activist
- Sadiel Rojas, professional basketball player, NBA D-League
- Lynal Root, McDonald's executive [6]
- Jordan Tata, Major League Baseball player [7]
- ^ a b Linda D. Wilson, "Oklahoma Weslayan University." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ "FAQ - Undergraduate". Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ OKWU joins the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in July 2015
- ^ Kurt Bahr
- ^ http://www.okwu.edu/2014/03/20/heaven-is-for-real-film-at-okwu
- ^ Who's Who in America, 1990-91
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060406&content_id=1387298&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det
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Bearer instrument
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A bearer instrument is a document that indicates that the owner of the document has title to property, such as shares or bonds. Bearer instruments differ from normal registered instruments, in that no records are kept of who owns the underlying property, or of the transactions involving transfer of ownership. Whoever physically holds the bearer bond papers is assumed to be the owner of the property. This is useful for investors and corporate officers who wish to retain anonymity, but ownership is extremely difficult to recover in event of loss or theft.
In general, the legal situs of the property is where the instrument is located. Bearer instruments can be used in certain jurisdictions to avoid transfer taxes, although taxes may be charged when bearer instruments are issued.
Under the Uniform Commercial Code, a negotiable instrument (such as a check or promissory note) that is payable to the order of "bearer" or "cash" may be enforced (i.e. redeemed for payment) by the party in possession. The payee (i.e. the person named in the "pay to" line) may also convert an instrument into a bearer instrument by endorsing (signing) the back. This is the letter of the law. In practice many merchants and financial institutions will not pay a check presented for payment by anyone other than the named payee.
In earlier times many forms of government issued currency were actually bearer instruments giving the bearer property title to precious metals[citation needed][dubious ].
Bearer shares are banned in some countries, because of their potential for abuse.[1]
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- ^ David Leigh, James Ball, Juliette Garside and David Pegg, "Catalogue of malpractice endorsed by bankers laid bare in HSBC files," The Guardian (Sunday 8 February 2015). Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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2013 Milwaukee Film Festival to run Sept. 26-Oct. 10
The 2013 Milwaukee Film Festival will run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 10, Milwaukee Film has announced.
It is the second consecutive year the festival's run will last for 15 days. Before that, the festival, now in its fifth year, ran for 11 days. »Read Full Article
Skylight makes the most of bland 'Pump Boys'
In the fictionalized North Carolina being served up in "Pump Boys and Dinettes," the country music pastiche that's now open for business at Skylight Music Theatre, none of the six characters actually works much.
To be sure, designer Brandon Ribordy has stuffed this really fun, vintage 1950s set - half gas station and half diner - with props suggesting that the four pump boys might actually service cars and the two fun-loving waitresses next door might actually take and fill orders. »Read Full Article(2)
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If you're looking for the Florentine Opera Company, you'll find them in Vogel Hall for the next couple of weeks, trying something a little different.
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Stan Foster, owner of Stan's Stair Shop in Paxton, Ill., emerged from more than 150 finish carpenters to win the DeWalt Top 17 Finish Carpenter Contest. Participants submitted a plan to build a project in one of three categories as a way to showcase their precision, craftsmanship and woodworking skills using DeWalt tools.
Sticking with it
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Stanley Saperstein is a wood carver and furniture maker who runs Artisans of the Valley woodworking studio in Pennington, N.J. He pays the bills building period-style reproductions and custom built-ins, but fills his time on the side making custom wooden canes and walking staffs. Customers' favorites include historic icons and animals, but he will cater to all requests. A recent commission describes the fun he has with the niche line of work where his clients, many of them senior citizens, want to express themselves.
Hail to the chair
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 20:39With nearly two years of presidential campaign news finally behind us, many Americans are still recovering from political overload. But for one small group of furniture makers and distributors, there is actually a benefit to the presidential election that rolls around every four years — an increase in publicity and business. Even during this year's campaign when the main issue was the poor economy, presidential furniture reproductions grew in popularity.
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It started at an early age and there was nothing Michael Chesko could do to stop it. He was obsessed with building models. No, it wasn't model airplanes or boats — it was entire cities. He built model cities out of wood blocks, nuts and bolts, mud — anything he could get his hands on that would stand up like a building.
Built to scale
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Jim Arnold, owner of Reflections in Wood in Prince George, British Columbia, specializes in building custom scale wooden display models of trucks, equipment and aircraft. What started out as a hobby 35 years ago became a business in 2001.
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Lowell Photography Weekend Jan. 30-Feb. 1
RAW denizen fairnsquare passes along a tip about what looks to be terrific multi-venue photo exhibits in Lowell next weekend. Seven Lowell galleries, museums, and arts organizations will host photo shows as part of Lowell Photography Weekend Friday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Some of the shows feature the work of one photographer; others were open to all and juried. Here's the lineup:
Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave. 978-349-8069
"Point of View" -- an exhibit by the community of photographers at the studios.
Reception: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan 30.
Brush Art Gallery & Studios, 256 Market St. 978-459-7819
Photo2009 Black & White Classic Juried Photography Show. The B&W images in this show were shot with film and developed using only traditional darkroom techniques, with no digital processing. Juried by Howard Yezerski of the Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston.
Reception: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan 31 (snow date the same time the next day).
Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St. 978-452-7641
"Instant Images: Art of the Polaroid" -- Polaroid and Polaroid transfer photography.
Reception: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday (snow date same time the next day)
The Arts League of Lowell Gallery, 246 Market St.
Its current juried show, called [ EXPOSED ], opened Jan. 10 and is part of this special weekend. The original call for photos encouraged creativity and photos taken with anything from oatmeal box pinhole cameras to high-end digitals. Juried by Sandra Stark of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Reception: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan 31 (snow date same time the next day)
Ayer Lofts Gallery, 172 Middle St. 978-458-4326
The Heart of Light: Digital Explorations II -- Color digital prints by Maureen Chase.
Reception: 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 (snow date same time the next day)
UMass Lowell Dugan Gallery, located in Dugan Hall, 883 Broadway St., UML South. 978-934-3491
Photos by UMass-Lowell students. Curated by photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen.
Reception: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan 31 (snow date same time the next day).
UMass Lowell University Gallery, in the McGauvran Student Center, 71 Wilder St. 978-934-3491
"This is a Picture of Me" -- a self-portrait series and other photographs by Millee Tibbs. On view through Feb. 19.
Reception: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday (snow date same time the next day).
You'll notice that the receptions are staggered; in fact, that's how I listed them above. If you're interested in attending the receptions, which photographers love so their wine and cheese doesn't go to waste, or in just visiting multiple venues sometime during the 3-day event, the organizers promise to post a map to help you plot your route easier.
Many thanks to fairnsquare for passing this along.
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Laughing - above all else! Neo-Soul, Easy listening, Old School RB (70s and 80s), Documentaries, 60 Minutes, almost anything on HBO, seafood and Italian
Movies, Reading, Socializing with friends, Shows/Concerts
Dreams from My Father (finally!)
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|What she is looking for
|5'5" (165cms)
|5'8" (172cms) to 8'11" (271cms)
|Body type:
|About average, Athletic and toned, Heavyset, A few extra pounds, Stocky
|No preference
|Dark brown
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|No preference
|Education / Teacher / Professor
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Divorced
|Have kids:
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|Not sure
|No preference
|Black / African descent
|Black / African descent, Latino / Hispanic
|Christian / Other
|No preference
|Graduate degree
|No preference