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Cote D'Ivoire is set to see two swearing-in ceremonies following last week's chaotic presidential elections.
The swearing-in ceremony for Laurent Gbagbo took place on Saturday, shortly after 13:30GMT, Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reported from Abidjan. Most foreign ambassadors boycotted the event, but was atteneded "by the cream of Ivorian society," she said.
World leaders have criticised a decision by Cote D'Ivoire's constitutional court to reverse the results of Sunday's vote, warning that it could plunge the country back into civil war. has paved the way for Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent, to take office on Saturday despite apparently losing the run-off election.
"These last few days have seen terrible cases of interference," Gbagbo said during the ceremony. "I call on my fellow countrymen so that our sovereignty is not damaged, do not call on others to interfere in our affairs."
Despite Gbagbo's bid to officially begin another presidency, Ouattara will be having a swearing-in of his own, his office told Al Jazeera.
But Ndege noted that it wasn't clear who would carry out the opposition ceremony. There is "close to little, if not nothing at all" that he can do to formally take power, she said.
Gbagbo has the support of the military, while Ouattara is backed by the rebels in the north.
The move has outraged Ouattara's supporters, who took to the streets on Saturday to protest the move. Gunfire was heard in the streets and plumes of black smoke hung over Abidjan, the country's largest city, prompting fears that Cote D'Ivoire's tentative peace process could been on the verge of unravelling. Two people have been reported dead on Saturday.
Electoral officials had initially declared Ouattara the winner of the November 28 poll with 54.1 per cent of the vote. But the result was overturned by the court on Friday after hundreds of thousands of votes in areas loyal to Ouattara were thrown out over fraud allegations.
The UN, which is responsible for certifying the election results as part of the peace deal that ended the last bout of fighting in the country, has said that it considers the initial election valid.
The top UN representative in the country said he had "absolute confidence that there is only one winner - Mr Alassane Ouattara".
Speaking during the incumbent's ceremony, Hamadoun Toure, the UN's special envoy, told Al Jazeera that the 9,000 UN peacekeepers who are stationed in the country would be keeping to their existing mandate of "providing peace and security in the country" if violence over the standoff breaks out. Protecting civilians, he reaffirmed, is central to that mandate.
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Guillaume Soro, the country's prime minister has thrown his support behind the opposition leader, declaring on Saturday that he will stand down if Gbagbo was sworn in.
"If he's thinking about resigning, that creates potential problems for Laurent Gbagbo. It also sends a signal to the north about the position that Soro himself is taking," Al Jazeera's correspondent reported.
While some view Soro's stance as being based on the fact that he, like Ouattara, is from the north, Ndege reported that the prime minister is backing the opposition leader principally because he sees him as the vote's legitimate winner.
"The prime minister Guillaume Soro is a former rebel, and he was brought into government as a prime minister as part of a peace deal, as part of a plan to put the Cote d'Ivoire back on the map and restore its credentials," Ndege said.
International anger
World leaders, including Barack Obama, the US president, have also come out in support of Ouatarra, calling on Gbagbo to respect the will of the people and step down.
"The international community will hold those who act to thwart the democratic process and the will of the electorate accountable for their actions," Obama said in a statement.
The African Union has called for the government to put the nation first and to accept the election results. "Any other approach risks plunging [Cote D'Ivoire] into a crisis with incalculable consequences for the country, as well as for the region and the continent as a whole,'' the AU said in a statement.
The two candidates represent the two sides that fought a civil war in 2002, and both have powerful armed backers. Ouattara has the support of former rebel fighters in the country's north, while Cote D'Ivoire's military supports Gbagbo.
"We are ready to carry out any mission that he wants to give us," General Philippe Mangou said on state television, after being shown visiting Gbagbo with other senior officers.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from Abidjan said there had been incidents of violence on the streets in reaction to the court's decision.
We've been talking about the threat of violent protests from the opposition. Its no longer a threat, they now seem to be fully engaged in it," she said. "In the last few minutes we've heard gunfire and there are plumes of black smoke just behind me. What we imagine is that supporters of the opposition have gone on the rampage. The fear now is that things are going to get much worse."
New conflict
Ouattara's aides have warned that if the decision is allowed to stand, the constitutional court will be responsible for "the next war in the Ivory Coast".
Sebastian Spio-Garbrah, an Africa analyst, said that the depth of the crisis will depend on whether African leaders present a unified front in dealing with the situation. "If they don't split, and if they can force the two leaders into a room, they might be able to negotiate a national unity government," he said, adding that any deal would have to be made this weekend.
Gbagbo's last term elapsed in 2005 but he repeatedly postponed the election, claiming first that the country was too volatile and that security could not be assured, and later over technicalities like the composition of the voter roll.
It had been hoped that the poll, the first in a decade, would restore stability to Cote D'Ivoire and reunite a country split into north and south by a 2002 to 2003 war. But that goal appears to be unravelling fast. The country is now under lock down with land, sea and air borders closed by the military, and foreign television and radio signals jammed.
Both the army and UN peacekeepers have been patrolling the streets of Abidjan since Sunday, and there are fears that Gbagbo's inauguration later on Saturday could trigger further unrest.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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Cerakote is the World's Toughest and Finest firearms finish. It's best to describe it as a ceramic-based "shell" adhered to metals, plastics, polymers, and wood. The cerakote seal protects your firearm from any damaging compounds that would lessen value and, more importantly, hinder potential functionality.
Cerakote has gained its reputation for being the finest firearm finish in real world use. Laboratory testing has ensured a cerakote finish meets the most stringent criteria to be called the World's Toughest and Finest firearm finish. Cerakote is able to withstand over 3,500 hours of salt-water spray without any corrosion being detected. Eliminating corrosion especially benefits waistband carried firearms.
Modern Tactical offers CeraTactical services inhouse conveniently within driving distance for anyone in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Cerakote services are also available nationwide by mail. Speak to our Cerakote Specialist, Kedron, to learn more.
You no longer need to worry about your favorite bore scrubber or cleaner damaging the finish on your firearms. Cerakote was tested by dipping finished parts in several chemicals ranging from gun cleaner, WD40, acetone, paint thinner, etc. and proved to have excellent chemical resistance. Cerakote even was even able to obtain a good chemical resistance rating after soaking in a 5% Hydrocholoric acid solution.
Cerakote firearms coatings improve performance and reliability over conventional finishes. This state-of-the-art coating technology out-performs any competitive coating in both laboratory settings and real world applications.
The process begins with completely stripping the firearm down to all of its parts and cleaning any surface particles by degreasing the gun. The parts are then carefully sandblasted to remove the existing factory finish allowing the Cerakote™ to properly adhere to all the nooks and crannies of the item being coated. Once stripped and cleaned, the parts are then heated in an oven to remove any other solvents or contaminants. The parts are masked for any designs or patterns being applied and then hung so that they can be coated. Parts are sprayed at 1/1000th of an inch thickness, ensuring that tolerances are kept, manufacturer markings are visible and each nook that makes your gun, knife, or other item unique remains. After being sprayed the parts are then returned to the oven for curing. Once complete the firearm is then reassembled.
A variety of color and pattern options allow you to customize your firearm. Modern Tactical has over 70 colors to choose from. Pattern options provide additional customizing beyond a solid color. Our Cerakote™ Applicators can make sure you not only protect your cherished weapon, but give it the appearance you never thought was possible.
Modern Tactical is a Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) dealer that has been certified by NIC Industries, the inventors of Cerakote™. Our Class I / Class III SOT license gives us the Tactical Advantage to do your work on-site at our facilities without having to pay additional transfer fees like many other Cerakote dealers. NIC Industries, better known as Cerakote Gun Coatings trains its' applicators on the latest equipment using state-of-the-art technology, this hands on learning experience allows us to deliver the ultimate quality in the long term protection of your firearm or other gear. Our specialist has over 5 years of experience.
Cerakote is able to withstand over 3,500 hours of salt spray without any corrosion being detected. Those long, hot, sweaty days of taking your carry firearm out of its holster only to discover it has rusted are over. This is especially important for inside the waistband carry.
Along with Cerakote obtaining the maximum hardness rating of 9h on the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D3363 hardness scale, Cerakote's durability has been proven in that it has withstood the maximum 160in/ lbs of impact using the ASTM D2794 durability standard in lab tests. In addition, Cerakote's flexibility is proven with the ASTM D522 mandrel bend test. Under these conditions, Cerakote exhibited no signs of cracking, elongating, or detachment. The real world application means that your favorite firearm's Cerakote finish will remain in as-good-as-new condition even when subjected to the normal bumps and dings that happen to all firearms during regular use. Your fireman's Cerakote finish simply will not chip away.
Cerakote holds the highest rating of 5B in the adhesion test ASTM D3359, which is a way to measure how well the coating bonds to its substrate. Because of these properties, Cerakote completely blows the competition out of the water in abrasion resistance. Gun bluing, has been the firearm industry standard for more than a century. Bluing's abrasion resistance is a mere 500 cycles per mil before failure. Duracoat, a trailing competitor of Cerakote, fails at 641 cycles per mil. Parkerizing fails at 690 cycles. Gunkote fails at 744 cycles. Cerakote is able to withstand an unheard of 6000 cycles per mil before failure. No other competitor can even come close.
Salt Spray (ASTM B117) Corrosion testing is used to evaluate the relative corrosion resistance of coated panels exposed to a salt spray or fog at an elevated temperature. Coated panels are placed in an enclosed salt spray chamber at a 15-30 degree angle and subjected to a continuous, indirect spray of a neutral (ph 6.5-7.2) salt water solution. The chamber/cabinet is kept at an operating temperature of 95F and fogging a 5% salt solution at the required 12ml/hr. CerakoteTM H-146 Graphite Black panels were checked for corrosion and specific intervals of 45, 160, 255, 385, 675, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 3500 hours. At 3500 hours CerakoteTM H-146 was not corroded. This study shows that CerakoteTM preserves the life of a firearm in a corrosive environment longer than any competitive coatings. To see the corrosion test watch the video from NIC Industries.
Taber Abrasion is a test using a weighted abrasive wheel that rotates at a constant speed to determine the resistance of finishes to abrasion and wear, as stated by test standard ASTM D4060. Seven competitive finishes, including CerakoteTM H-146 Graphite Black, were tested in accordance with ASTM D4060. Each finish was tested 3 separate times in order to validate the test results. Panel weights and mil thickness were measured prior to the start of each test to determine a wear rating. A 1000 gram weight was placed on a CS-17 Taber Abrasion wheels as required by ASTM testing standards for testing finishes. Panels were cycled until the Taber wheel wore through the finishes to the steel substrate. Finishes that required more than 500 cycles to wear through the substrate were stopped every 500 cycles for the Taber abrasion wheels to be cleaned. Cleaning the Taber wheels every 500 cycles is a requirement to ensure accurate results. Once the Taber wheel has breached the finish, the Taber abrader is stopped and a final weight is taken to determine the wear rating for each finish. Wear ratings are calculated by taking the weight of the test panel before abrasion and subtracting the weight of the test panel after abrasion and multiplying that by 1,000. That number is then divided by the number of cycles completed before the finish was worn through. The resulting number is the specified wear rating for that finish. Based on ASTM testing standard D4060, CerakoteTM Finished Strong by lasting nearly twice as long as the nearest competitive finish and 24 times as long as the furthest competitive finish.
Hardness, or Pencil Hardness (ASTM D3363), is measured by using different grades of pencil lead to cut through a coating surface. To conduct this test, a coated panel is placed on a flat horizontal surface. A weighted trolley with the hardest pencil lead (9h) is placed on the panel and pushed away from the operator. The length of the stroke should be about 6.5mm. This process is repeated until a lead is found that will not cut through the coating to the metal for a distance of at least 3mm (this is the pencil harness rating). This process is then repeated until a lead is found that will not cut nor scratch the coating (this is the scratch hardness rating). CerakoteTM H-146 Graphite Black Finished Strong with a 9h hardness rating, the highest hardness rating that can be achieved.
Impact Resistance (ASTM D2794) measures the resistance of organic coatings to the effects of rapid deformation (impact). Impact resistance is measured by placing a coated panel in a universal impact tester. A standard weight is dropped a distance to strike an indenter that deforms the coating and the substrate. The indentation can be either an intrusion or an extrusion. By gradually increasing the distance the weight drops, (1 inch at a time) the point at which failure occurs can be determined by cracking or delamination of the coating. CerakoteTM H-146 Graphite Black was tested to have an impact strength measuring 160 inch-lbs which is the maximum the impact tester can measure.
The ability of CerakoteTM H-146 to resist chemical attack was tested by dipping coated panels into a series of solvents to which the coating may be exposed during regular use and extreme conditions. The panels were placed in the solution and allowed to sit for 24 hours. Afterward, the samples were removed, analyzed and assigned a rank depending on the resistance to each specific chemical. The performance of CerakoteTM H-146 was classified as excellent for 14 of the solvent tests. This indicates that the coating was not affected following a 24-hour immersion in the solvents. The coating also showed good resistance to HCL and experienced only a slight change in texture after 24 hour immersion.
Adhesion (ASTM D3359), is a test method to analyze whether a coating has adhered to a metal substrate. CerakoteTM H-146 was applied to a set of steel panels and a crosshatch pattern is made through the coating to the substrate. Pressure-sensitive tape is applied over the crosshatch cut and then the tape is smoothed into place over the area of the incisions. The tape is then removed by pulling it off rapidly back over itself as close to an angle of 180o and the adhesion of the coating to the steel is assessed on a 0B to 5B scale. CerakoteTM H-146 Finished Strong with a 5B adhesion rating, the highest adhesion rating possible.
Flexibility, or Mandrel Bend (ASTM D552), testing is measured by placing a coated panel in a conical mandrel apparatus and bending the coated test panel over a conical shaped mandrel in order to assess the elasticity or resistance of a coating to cracking, elongation and/or detachment from the metal test panel in accordance with ASTM D522. The conical shape of the bending area allows the deformation of the test panel and examination of the elasticity range of a coating over any diameter between 3.1mm and 38mm in one single test. CerakoteTM H-146 Graphite Black was tested in accordance with ASTM D522 and exhibited excellent flexibility and no signs of cracking, elongation or detachment from the steel panel.
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When you get to the checkout page of an online store, how often do you quickly open a new tab and Google for a last-minute coupon to add to your order? Almost always, probably. We're always on the lookout for a good deal, even if we had intended to buy whatever was in our shopping cart already. But finding a "10 percent off" coupon right at checkout makes your shopping experience that much better – and makes you feel a little less guilty. Measuring these kinds of coupon metrics comes pretty easily, considering everything is conducted online. But what do you do for those who still like to shop in store?
One of the go-to coupon sites is RetailMeNot.com, which allows you to take your coupons on the go with its mobile app. Do your coupon Googling (or swiping) right on your phone while you're shopping.
"Showrooming" is forcing brick-and-mortar retailers to use digital price tags to compete with online competitors such as Amazon. What's showrooming? It's when customers use their smartphones to compare the in-store price to what's being offered online, making it challenging to compete on price. To adjust, Bloomberg reports that retailers, such as Nebraska Furniture Mart and Kohl's, are adopting digital price labels that can be updated instantly, a strategy that also cuts the cost of deploying employees to change physical price tags daily. As this illustrates, digital technology presents retailers with not only competitive challenges, but also opportunities to increase efficiency and cut costs. Retailers stand much to gain from embracing digital business models.
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The Retail Merchandiser office is pretty much obsessed with dinosaurs. At least one person has a dinosaur-themed shirt on in any given week. I have a Jurassic Park mug on my desk, holding my pens. We all couldn't shut up about the new Jurassic World movie. So, when a package from Animal Planet arrived with a bunch of dinosaur eggs to hatch, needless to say, I was more than a little excited. The eggs are called Hatch 'Ems and there are two dinosaur series to choose from. RM hatched a Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus, Apatosaurus, two Triceratopses and a Stegosaurus.
Five years ago, the average consumer knew nothing about trading in used electronics for cash or store gift cards. Times have changed. Today the average shopper is more informed about his or her purchases than ever. And trade-in is quickly becoming a critical tool to help them get the most bang for their buck when purchasing new products.
While trade-in has traditionally been focused primarily on mobility, savvy retailers are now learning that customers appreciate the ability to trade in more than just phones. This newfound behavior of asking "how much is my old one worth" before purchasing a new product is expanding to more and more categories. So, by making a variety of device types available for trade in, retailers can increase traffic, nurture customer loyalty and pad in-store spending, too.
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08:00 am EDT @ October 08th, 2015
Sony gives us a pleasant surprise today. The industry giant has officially reduced the price of its PlayStation 4 console in the US. They've spread the word via a little post on PlayStation Blog: "...we're dropping the price of the PlayStation 4 system in the U...
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Sony still remains silent about the list of "free" games it plans to include on PlayStation Plus in October (yeah, technically they're not free... why the fuck do they keep calling them free? It's a gimmick, people a nasty gimmick!!!! *Vader sits silently and renews PSN Plus subscription*)...
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Industry veteran Sony has officially confirmed that they will be holding their Tokyo Games Show PlayStation press conference on September 15, 2015 (at 4 p.m. Tokyo time). While no word was given on exactly what the company plans to showcase this year, it has long been their tradition to make new game announcements during the TGS...
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Sony officially confirmed that they are making preparations for their Paris Games Week PlayStation conference on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. For some odd reason, Sony made the decision to skip Gamescom (one of the biggest game conventions in the world), while Microsoft offered a pretty solid presentation of all their latest goodies...
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During the first quarter of 2015, Sony sold 3 million PlayStation 4 units, as officially confirmed by the industry giant. The huge number of PS4 sales gave Sony an operating income of $160 million (from revenues of $2.365 bn). The company had dropped production costs for PS4 hardware, which gave them a 350% boost in operating income...
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Decades ago, Sony and Nintendo partnered together to create the first CD-running SNES, the SNES-CD. It would run both the SNES cartridges as well as higher-end CD games, and it was indeed dubbed as the Play Station. Sony debuted the console at CES in 1991, but the relationship between the companies fell apart and the console wasn't ever seen again...
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Sony has opted to skip Gamescom in Germany this summer for Paris Games Week in October. This will be the first time in 6 years that Sony has not attended the massive convention in Cologne. Their reasons have nothing to do with Gamescom in particular, only the timing between Gamescom and E3...
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Since the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013, over 22.3 million consoles have sold worldwide, which translates to roughly 44,600 PlayStation 4 units sold each day. In the first year of the PS4's life, nearly 15 million consoles were sold. Sony expects to sell another 16 million units by March 31, 2016...
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Al Bernstein has been the commentator for Showtime Championship Boxing. He was also the longtime boxing voice for ESPN.
Awards and Recognition
- 1988 Sam Taub Award - The Boxing Writers Association of America Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism Award
- 2009: Inductee into the World Boxing Hall of Fame (receiving the highest number of votes ever for a non-boxer inductee)
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Documentation to supplement the primary source, which is
Witten, Ian H.; Moffat, Alistair; Bell, Timothy C. (1999). Managing Gigabytes. Morgan Kaufmann Publishing, San Francisco, 2nd edition
Andrew Hardie
Further suggestions of sources to integrate / emulate (thanks to Serge Heiden for these):
For the various index files of CQP, to start I would recommend:
> IMS Corpus Workbench "CQP Corpus Administrator's Manual", Oliver Christ, Universität Stuttgart, Institut für maschinelle Sprache, 1994 (p. 14 for a partial overview of index architecture) A copy of which is here:
> http://txm.sourceforge.net/doc/cwb/technical-manual.pdf
Something nice would be to do documents
like the ones Stefan Evert has done for the NXT Search engine :
A) a CQP object model justifying a detailed description of index files architecture (like the "CQP Corpus Administrator's Manual" schema p. 14 but with real file names to begin with) Like this document:
Formal specification of the NITE Object Model, the abstract data model used by the NITE XML Toolkit.
-> http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/NITE/documents/NiteObjectModel.v2.1.pdf
B) a CQL formal specification
Like this document:
Formal specification of NiteQL, the query language that operates over data conforming to the NITE Object Model.
-> http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/NITE/documents/NiteQL.v2.1.pdf
I once started a list of all the CQL syntax features I know of in a Googledoc, but it hasn't evolved to something readable:
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These binary formats are now obsolete, so we won't waste time documenting them. We'll document the new formats as they are written.
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hadisyrianiDec 13, 2006 - 12:19
Hello guys i made some research to come up with a proper translation...
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Looks beautiful, but the idea is lame. Afterall CP+B has set higher standard for Mini advtg.
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Tiger Woods 8 strokes behind leaders
Updated: January 29, 2011, 9:25 PM ETBy Bob Harig | ESPN.com
SAN DIEGO -- An impressive run of golf at Torrey Pines came to an end Saturday when Tiger Woods shot over par for the first time since 2002 in what is now called the Farmers Insurance Open.
Woods shot 2-over-par 74 on the South course and is 8 strokes behind tournament leaders Phil Mickelson and Bill Haas, tied for 24th.
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"I have a high metabolism." It's the infuriating explanation given with a coy shrug by every model, actress, and skinny friend who still shops in the juniors department despite shoveling burgers and pizza in her mouth every chance she gets. Do you also have a high threshold for pain? you may want to ask while gritting your teeth. But sadly, it's true. Some people are genetically blessed with a high metabolism. Luckily, there are ways for the rest of us metabolic sloths to boost ours. It might not be enough to get you in a bikini before summer, but it will give you more energy and may help you whittle your waist.
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The answer to the question "Can you change your metabolism?" is really yes, and it's also no. Your metabolism is dependent on three things. The first and largest thing is your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This is the amount of energy your body needs just to sustain your vital organs, like your heart, lungs, and kidneys. It's the baseline—what the car needs to idle—and it's responsible for about 60 to 75 percent of your metabolism. It's also inherited and fairly stable. The other two factors, which can be fine-tuned, are exercise and digestion, both of which use energy. They're like putting your foot on the accelerator.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 27, 2012 at 7:58 am
just wondering (football newbie here)...Luck was quoted in the newspaper that he was taking winter quarter off after all the excitement of fall/football for him. T
hen, I heard on the news that (yesterday, I think) he got to ring the bell at the NY Stock Exchange in NYC obviously. Does this mean he also is taking spring quarter off ALSO? - and if so, how does he have enough units to graduate (I understood he was taking a degree in Architecture).
In these times when 25K + academic applicants are turned away from Stanford, I question apparent luxury treatment of recruited athletes, whether they "take" their degree or not.
There was another Stanford football player (age 21, he said) on KNBR radio a couple of days ago who laughingly said he was a "History major." There was plenty of joking about that.
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bardem and the second or maternal family name is Solé.
|Rafael Bardem
|Rafael Bardem Solé
10 January 1889
Barcelona, Spain
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|Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (1918–1969) (her death)
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Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s.
Born in Barcelona, he was the grandfather of Javier Bardem and father of Juan Antonio Bardem and actress Pilar Bardem. His wife was actress Matilde Muñoz Sampedro. Rafael Bardem died in Madrid in 1972, aged 83.
- Mariona Rebull (1947)
- A Toast for Manolete (1948)
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The following capsule reviews of recent releases, long runs and revivals come from various wire services, as noted:
RATINGS: G -— Suitable for all ages. PG -— Parental guidance recommended. PG-13 -— Parental guidance strongly suggested.R-— Restricted; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by adult. NC-17 -— No children under 17.
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Black Mass
Drama. The Oscar buzz has begun for Johnny Depp's portrayal of Whitey Bulger, the violent South Boston gangster who became an FBI informant to bring down a rival Mafia family. "Black Mass" is a very satisfying piece of entertainment — a gritty showcase for Depp with scores of quality supporting roles. It's hard to imagine anyone aware of the subject matter feeling like they didn't get their money's worth with this film. But it all feels less like an exploration of Bulger and more like a celebrity costume party — a costume party made up almost entirely of dudes. Depp doesn't disappear into the character, as much as he creates a hyper-real facsimile. As much as that sounds like a criticism, the approach mostly works (R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use) ★★★(Peter Hartlaub, Hearst Newspapers)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild Untold Story of Cannon Films
Documentary. Cult film documentarian Mark Hartley pays tribute to the titular studio with an affectionate look back that's arguably more entertaining than much of Cannon's own B-movie product. (R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and violence, including rape, language and some drug use)
Adventure. This you-are-there 3D account of the doomed 1996 attempt by mountain climbers (Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal) to scale the mount opens for a one-week exclusive run in IMAX theaters only. The movie provides soaring visuals, but it's a distant second in terms of storytelling depth and narrative impact. In their attempt to keep the facts straight, yet still tell a mainstream-friendly story, the filmmakers are forced into compromises. The Everest tragedy was full of drama, but nothing about it was tidy. The choice to frame the film in inspirational terms is problematic, too, as some of the most selfless acts in the 1996 disaster were arguably punished. Most movies of this caliber would only offer one top-flight actress whose talents are wasted standing by the phone fretting or weeping. "Everest" gives us three: Robin Wright, Emily Watson and Keira Knightley. (PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images) ★★(P.H.)
Comedy. After breaking up with her much-younger girlfriend (Judy Greer), a woman (Lili Tomlin) scrambles to help her granddaughter (Julia Garner) raise $600 for an abortion scheduled for later in the day. Lily Tomlin has been one of our best comedic actresses for the past 50 years, and she's at the height of her powers in the beautifully observed dramedy "Grandma." Her performance is funny, acerbic, touching — and ultimately, exhilarating. There is no one better than Tomlin in conveying a deadpan weariness at the absurdity of life, yet at the same time embracing life, all the while avoiding cheap sentiment and making us laugh. Weitz, in a script clearly written for Tomlin, has given her the best role of her career — and she runs with it. Yet "Grandma" is not just a star vehicle. Tomlin gets plenty of help, with an excellent ensemble cast. (R for language and some drug use) ★★★★(David Lewis, Hearst Newspapers)
The Green Inferno
Horror. Director Eli Roth's gorefest, about a group of student activists who run afoul of cannibals deep inside the Amazon's rainforests, is an homage to gross-out cult favorites such as 1980's "Cannibal Holocaust." Eli Roth's "The Green Inferno" is a breezy college comedy. Until it's not. Then it's really, really not. Roth's film runs down and backs over manifestations of political correctness. The humor and surprisingly solid performances keep the viewer interested in the students' ill-conceived quest to protect a mysterious Yanamamo-esque tribe in the Peruvian rainforest from the bulldozers of a natural gas concern. The film's first act is often very funny as it lampoons the know-it-all, shame-it-all young people, mostly through details in their behavior. Then, halfway through, the conveyor belt of brutal, gut-churning violence gets rolling. This is no run-of-the-mill torture porn exercise, however. The violence is stomach turning, but the film is otherwise remarkably well-made, well-cast, and yes, well-written. (R for aberrant violence and torture, grisly disturbing images, brief graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use) ★★(Michael Ordona, Hearst Newspapers)
Hell and Back
Animated. In this adults-only animated comedy, two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell. With the voices of Nick Swardson, T.J. Miller, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon and Bob Odenkirk as the Devil. (for pervasive strong crude and sexual content, language and some drug use) http://www.hellandbackmovie.com/
Hotel Transylvania 2
Animated. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Kevin James return as the voices of the creatures and humans at the monsters-only resort. It becomes clear in the first few minutes of "Hotel Transylvania 2" that the makers of the animated comedy didn't have much of a plan. It's as if they had an all-night brainstorming session, then used every idea on the white board in one movie. The writers seem to be winging it, trusting that the story parts will come together. And when they don't, the filmmakers compensate by turning up the volume. This film has no reason to exist, except that the first one made a third of a billion dollars. (PG for some scary images, action and rude humor) ★1/2 (P.H.)
The Intern
Comedy. Robert De Niro stars as a bored 70-year-old retiree who decides to get back in the game by interning at an online fashion site run by Anne Hathaway. "The Intern" is a nice movie about nice people, living in a world in which everyone is nice. It leaves audiences with a nice feeling, and yet with another feeling sneaking into the background, like the slightly bad taste that follows a sweet drink. It's the feeling of having seen something phony. But "phony" is too strong a word for this. It was written and directed by Nancy Meyers and in no way seems to lie or pander. It seems the product of a sincere vision, but what a vision. The writer-director doesn't give De Niro much to work with, but she probably knew that and consequently found an actor who could make up the difference. Later, looking back on the movie, you may wonder if the relationship between De Niro and Hathaway was just smoke and mirrors. But so what? Movies are smoke and mirrors. They're all about seduction, and their job is not to be worthy of belief, but to make you want to believe. (PG-13 for some suggestive content and brief strong language) ★★★(Mick LaSalle, Hearst Newspapers)
Learning to Drive
Comedy Drama. As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer (Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson) takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor (Oscar winner Ben Kingsley) with marriage troubles of his own. A few tears are shed in this low-key story of middle-aged people trying to find their way, and there's humor of a gentle, adult sort. But the film's chief virtue is the lead performances by Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. They are eminently watchable, even if the movie eventually runs out of gas. (R for language and sexual content) ★★(Walter Addiego, Hearst Newspapers)
The Martian
Action. Matt Damon is an astronaut stranded on Mars, and Kristen Wiig, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor are among the NASA employees trying to get him home safely in director Ridley Scott's adaptation of Andy Weir's best-selling novel. There are lots of good things in "The Martian," but then there are lots of things in "The Martian" altogether, too many things. The new Ridley Scott movie is fascinating and charming and crammed and overstuffed, and it's a curious case, too. It gets all the seemingly hard things wonderfully right, but then caves in at points that should have been easy. Worst of all, "The Martian" turns sluggish right when it needs to speed up. (PG-13 for some strong language, injury images, and brief nudity) ★★ 1/2 (M.L.)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Action. After escaping the maze in the first film, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers must negotiate a dangerous barren landscape in this second installment of the series based on James Dashner's young adult novels. There's plenty of running in "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials," as the movie's teen heroes hurtle from one spectacular crisis to another and another and ... If you can lose yourself in the eye-popping set pieces, and don't expect much in the way of character development (or dialogue), you may conclude that it's OK as a sci-fi action sequel. Director Wes Ball has a talent for the action sequences, but the dialogue by T.S. Nowlin rarely rises above pedestrian. There's lots of eye candy, and the pace is fast, but somehow the movie falls short. (PG-13 for extended sequences of violence and action, some thematic elements, substance use and language) ★★(W.A.)
Comedy-drama. In this spinoff from the worldwide smash franchise "Despicable Me," the personable yellow servants of evil fall into a deep depression after all the world's mega-villains have retired, leaving them nothing to do. Not every co-star is worth a whole movie, and the minions, as it turns out, weren't. "Minions" is a pointless, frenetic exercise with tired jokes and weak sequences piled one on top of the other, until feature length is finally reached and everybody can go home. When you look at the ambition, imagination and emotional range of a Pixar effort like "Inside Out," "Minions" looks like a visit to animation's bad old days. All art is, in a sense, a give and take between impulse and control, but "Minions" is all impulses, mostly bad ones. It's not funny. It's not not funny. It's more like a mess. "Minions" has the same problem as "Despicable Me," only worse. The protagonists are ciphers, and their goal is unworthy and of little interest. (PG for action and rude humor) ★(M.L.)
Mission: Impossible— Rogue Nation
Action. Tom Cruise continues to perform most of his dangerous stunts as the intrepid Ethan Hunt in the latest episode of the action series, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie ("The Way of the Gun"). The force of will that we call Tom Cruise gets a serious workout in "Mission Impossible — Rogue Nation," and it's an impressive thing to witness. McQuarrie previously wrote and directed the Cruise-starring "Jack Reacher," which wasn't much, but here McQuarrie devises a film that's a succession of riveting sequences, filmed in a way that's active and yet elegant. The camera keeps moving within shots, but not in a subjective, jittery way, but rather like a third person narrator calmly emphasizing the essential points. (PG-13 for sequences of action and violence, and brief partial nudity) ★★★(M.L.)
Pawn Sacrifice
Drama. Tobey Maguire stars as the chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, who squared off against the Soviet Union champion (Liev Schreiber) at the height of the Cold War. This gripping study of Bobby Fischer, perhaps the greatest chess player ever, benefits from Edward Zwick's old-school direction as it charts Fischer's rise to global fame by winning the 1972 world championship and his decline into rage and paranoia. As Fischer, Tobey Maguire captures the man's intensity, arrogance and single-mindedness, while ensuring that the audience stops short of dismissing him as a talented screwball. (PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking) ★★★(W.A.)
Drama. A disfigured concentration camp survivor, unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis. Sometimes implausible and always engrossing. "Phoenix" takes us to postwar Berlin, a shell of a city where concentration camp survivor Nelly is a shell of herself. Director Christian Petzold never loses control of his taut film: He seems to relish making us wonder about the murky motivations of his characters, and the situation allows the gifted and exquisite Nina Hoss to show a conflicting array of emotions: pain, love, vengeance, helplessness, empowerment, nothingness. She's a ghost in Berlin. Petzold delivers a sublime ending that is simple yet powerful. Like many scenes in the film, it raises questions and is somewhat hard to believe, but we're never less than engaged every step of the way. (PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief suggestive material) ★★★(D.L.)
Drama. This 2010 mystery thriller opened in China back then, but finally gets a limited American release. John Cusack, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li and Chow-Yun Fat star in this '40s-set drama about an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend. (R for strong violence, some drug use and brief language)
Action. Director Denis ("Prisoners") Villeneuve's provocative look at the moral consequences of the war on drugs centers on an FBI agent (Emily Blunt) assigned to assist a CIA operative (Josh Brolin) and his lawyer consultant (Benicio Del Toro) in a raid against a powerful crime lord based in Juarez, Mexico. To say that "Sicario" is about the drug war along the Mexican border makes it sound like a dozen other movies. But in the handling of that story, in the places it goes and the ways in which it's filmed, "Sicario" is impressive from beginning to end. It has a screenplay of freshness and audacity that's brought to life by a director who understands its every psychological undercurrent. We might hope this kind of thing would happen all the time, but it's rare. Villeneuve knows what to emphasize, and he knows how to create a mood simply through camera placement and movement. No scene in "Sicario" is merely functional. Nothing is tossed off. Within minutes, maybe seconds, the world of this film envelops you, and there's no escaping it. (R for strong violence, grisly images, and language) ★★★ 1/2 (M.L.)
Sleeping with Other People
Comedy. In this raunchy comedy, a womanizer (Jason Sudeikis) and a serial cheater (Alison Brie) form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in. It has been 26 years since Meg Ryan faked her orgasm at a delicatessen table in "When Harry Met Sally"; clearly that was the inspiration for "Sleeping With Other People," a movie that resembles the 1989 classic in so many ways it should come with a Roman numeral II along with its well-deserved R rating. The new picture, unlike the old one, has a lot of actual humping. It is not, as was the 1989 comedy, something for Grandma and the kiddies. Along with the constant humping is the even more constant talking. Writer-director Leslye Headland's dialogue is just too glib and the words too clever, pat and rehearsed-sounding. (R for strong sexual content, language including sexual references, and some drug use) ★★ 1/2 (Steve Rubenstein, Hearst Newspapers)
Straight Outta Compton
Drama. Director F. Gary Gray's musical biopic of rap group N.W.A., who revolutionized American pop culture in the late 1980s with their searing, angry songs about the trials and realities of life in the 'hood. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube are producers, with Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., playing him. The timing is right to tell the story of N.W.A., and "Straight Outta Compton" is an entertaining and reflective exploration of the outlaw rappers. Although it earns its R-rating in nearly every scene, the film's vibe is closer to "The Social Network" than "Menace II Society," choosing to romanticize the merits of the music and the relation between art and commerce, not the violence that was interconnected with the group's rise and fall. The filmmakers chose acting talent over casting lookalikes, and Gray could have used some of "The Hobbit" director Peter Jackson's re-sizing magic. Suge Knight is a little small, Eazy-E is too tall and Snoop Dogg is about half a foot too short. But the cast of mostly unknown actors blend into the history of their roles, to the point where it's a distraction every time Paul Giamatti as music manager Jerry Heller comes on the screen. O'Shea Jackson Jr. is better than any special effect so far this summer. The son of the real Ice Cube looks and sounds and feels so much like his father did in 1991 that every word seems like an eerie message from the past. (R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence and drug use) ★★★(P.H.)
The Visit
Horror. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense," "Signs") returns to his thriller roots with this story about a brother and sister who spend a week at the farm of their exceedingly odd grandparents. Because it's Shyamalan, plot twists are guaranteed. A "return to form" from M. Night Shyamalan is worthy of skepticism, like a new Guns N' Roses album or a mayoral promise to fix your city's public transit. "The Visit" is in the "flawed-but-interesting" category, a much more enjoyable film to watch in real time than to think about on the way home. Shyamalan doesn't reach "The Sixth Sense" heights, but his scriptwriting is livelier than we've seen in years, and he seems to be poking fun at his own reputation. That may be his best move right now. Audiences have come to expect that there will be at least one twist in his movies, so the element of surprise is ruined. Shyamalan responds with a flurry of misdirection. Much like Shyamalan's early flawed-interesting films "Signs" and "The Village," the filmmaker promises more than he can deliver. When the Big Bad reveals itself, it's maybe one-third as scary as the possibilities that were swirling through your head. (PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including terror, violence and some nudity, and for brief language) ★★ 1/2 (P.H.)
A Walk in the Woods
Comedy. Author Bill Bryson's nonfiction account of the Appalachian Trail hike he took with one of his oldest friends after two decades living in England becomes a major motion picture starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. If you're feeling a little too young for the old guy hiking romp "A Walk in the Woods," just bide your time. "A Walk in the Woods" is based on the book by travel writer Bill Bryson, which included a lot of wisdom, but not much happening. So in the movie, Redford and Nolte happen. They basically play themselves, or at least the public's perception of themselves. The real point of the movie is watching Redford and Nolte together, and too much plot would have cut into the curmudgeon time. (R for language and some sexual references) ★★ 1/2 (P.H.)
The Walk
Drama. Robert Zemeckis goes back to 1974 to tell the tale of high-wire artist Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers. Petit's feat was the subject of an excellent 2008 documentary, "Man on Wire," but here's the thing about documentaries: They're about other people. Narrative features are about you. That is, if they're done well — and "The Walk" is done beautifully — they create a powerful confusion in the mind, so that the protagonist's experience feels like your own. "The Walk" does this. (PG for thematic elements involving perilous situations, and for some nudity, language, brief drug references and smoking) ★★★ (M.L.)


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