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Out of the Comfort ZoneDecember 19, 2010 at 4:32 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Today I went to church with my mom and some of her friends in Dallas. All Saints Lutheran, the church I grew up in, is experiencing major changes because of a vote on leaving the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). Thus I have returned to Texas without a church home and my mom has taken up "church hopping" this last month.
All I was told was that we were going for a Christmas message and that some major pastor who is on the radio a lot was preaching. Well, we pulled up in the South Oak Cliff neighborhood – not the ritziest in the Dallas area – and instantly I knew this was not going to be anything like All Saints.
First of all, the church was huge. The Bible Belt is known for its mega churches and this would probably qualify as one. The regular members have to take a shuttle because the parking lot is too small. Being visitors, we were able to get a spot nearby and as we walked in I instantly regretted not dressing up more. I also knew we were going to stand out as a minority as most everyone was black. This was going to be nothing short of a deep fried Southern Baptist experience.
Being there today reminded me a lot of how I often felt in Chile. Everyday in class, I knew that I was going to stand out. I knew that everyone around me knew each other from being in the same school of study and that though on the street I could sometimes blend in as a Chilean because of my complexion, they would be able to see straight through that in class just from my mannerisms. Not having a Spanish name or being able to fully participate in class discussions didn't help to integrate me either.
It's hard to be different and know that there is absolutely nothing you can do to fully fit in. I learned that in these situations, it's best just to be friendly and not be afraid to ask for help. Most people are willing to talk with you if you don't try to make yourself seem better than them. Even with that though, it's hard to get over the element of foreignness. I feel there's always this present tension of a sort of us and them. These type of situations definitely get me out of my comfort zone. The experience brings you into a whole new awareness of yourself and your identity. Sometimes it's easier to know what you're not versus what you are. I find that being singled out as different puts me in a sort of position with the group of being more of an observer and less of a participant. This could be good or bad, but I have learned a lot from it.
Today was a rare exception in which I felt this way in my hometown, but in Chile this feeling occurred almost daily. It was a struggle sometimes to go places that I knew not many other American students would be, but I feel that those were the experiences I gained the most insight from.
La MarDecember 18, 2010 at 11:48 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Today I was running at home and remembering my runs along the ocean side in Chile.
When I started, my host mom was very worried about where I would run and told me the place to go was the path along the beach and that it was there and only there that I could run. At first I was a bit upset. I didn't like that I was being limited and I knew that while I may enjoy running by the beach now, after a few months of it, I would probably get bored.
Surprisingly, that didn't happen. There's something about the ocean, it's always changing. It's new and old. Though it's always there, some days its calm, some days its a deep blue color while others it's a brilliant turquoise, sometimes it's angry, sometimes it's timid. It was so refreshing to have it as my constant running partner, following alongside me wherever I went until I finally took the turn down 8 Norte and went back to my house. Being from North Texas and moving to Minnesota, having the ocean view everyday was new for me.
I've decided that the ocean is very important to Chileans. My host mom would always tell me how she had to live by it and when we went to Pablo Neruda's houses, the guides always stressed how the ocean influenced much of his poems and writing. In fact, in Spanish when you are referring to the ocean in a poetic sense you change the article from el to la. La Mar.
Though the Metropolitana region which is home to Santiago is surrounded by mountains, I get the sense that the ocean still influences la vida chilena. The country is so long and has so many different climates, it can easily be segregated into various areas, each with their own unique culture. The one thing that they all have in common is the ocean. It's like it connects them all to one another. It gives them a sense of isolation and a sense that there are bigger things out there. It's mysterious and yet a friendly sight. Each time we would travel, we would go up or down the pan American highway, and the ocean was almost always by our side. Even in the dry Atacama desert, look out the window and there is the water. It became an unexpected source of comfort.
I am back here in the States, battling the concrete mazes of the city and suburbs. I miss my running buddy, la mar.
Cross Country BoysDecember 14, 2010 at 6:23 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
While in Chile I managed to find a group of runners that trained at the athletic center in Sausalito, only a 15 minute walk from my house. I only ran with them once a week, but they informed me of local races which was a great experience for me.
Over the course of my high school and college experiences running cross country, I've come to the conclusion that distance runners, and especially distance guys can be quite strange. It's not necessarily a bad thing, just that they definitely have their quirks and oddities that many guys who participate in other sports such as football and basketball find very strange. After spending some time with the distance runners in Chile, I realized that this is not unique to American distance runners, this must be how ALL cross country guys are, not matter what country they are in.
A major issue for distance runners is eating. While many sports want their players to bulk up, in cross country "'fat doesn't fly" as our coach says. Because of this, some of the guys on the team are a bit obsessive about eating. Not to the point of an eating disorder, but it's pretty common to hear them scolding each other for eating too many cookies at Sorin or drinking too much beer.
One day at practice with the Chileans, I overheard them talking about how one of their teammates was getting too fat (fat to distance boys means more than 10% body weight). They discussed how he had been eating too many completos and going out to the discotheques too much. I was lifting weights and wanted to burst out laughing because they way they were talking sounded so much like many conversations I had overheard in high school and college from cross country boys.
Wearing short shorts is also a cross cultural piece of attire unique to long distance running in men's sports along with streaking. Additionally, not having much skill at any other sport which involves coordination seems to be a theme. I have no idea what part of a distance running guy's mentality causes these things, but after running in Chile there is no doubt in my mind that it is true of most men's cross country teams around the world.
Training with the runners in Sausalito was a great experience and much like here, the guys on the team became some of my best friends. Even though I was far from home, I always had a dozen people at my races cheering the gringa on and high-fiving me after a race. I hope one day to run the Valparaíso marathon and I am sure some of the guys will be there, running hard and being their crazy selves.
Family MealsDecember 10, 2010 at 5:56 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
In light of the Thanksgiving holiday, I was reminded very much of my time in Chile. Though I was there in the Northern hemisphere spring, which would be a time of less family gatherings if I had been in the States, I went to my fair share of gatherings with mi familia chilena.
There was always at least a dozen people present and upon entering the house, I was inundated with people, some familiar, some not, but of course we did the traditional Chilean cheek kiss and my Chilean mom would introduce me as her hija americana. For the most part, I remained a wall flower at these gatherings. I discovered it's much harder to understand Spanish when a large group of people are conversing quickly versus when it's a one on one conversation. Despite this, I always felt welcomed and warmly received and the times when I missed family gatherings because I was traveling, my host mom would always tell me that people asked about me and how I was doing.
We always ate meals around the same table, no matter how squeezed that meant we were. We would start off with a salad, move on to the main course, than have dessert and of course there was always tea and coffee after that. Though it could make for long meals, I enjoyed the fact that there was always something to eat because then it wasn't as awkward for me. I also liked that no one ever told me I ate too much food, rather they usually tried to make me eat more than I could.
Being at my boyfriend's house in Austin, MN for the Thanksgiving holiday was much different. I walked in the door, was hastily greeted by just a few interested people and then was on my own to make conversation with people. Half the family was already engrossed in the football game and barely moved from the couch the entire afternoon. I managed to give my two cents on a few items of discussion, but I was generally a wallflower there as well, even though we shared a native language.
I'm not trying to single out my boyfriend's family, I'm sure his is not the only one in America that is like this, but never before had it hit me so hard how distant we can be from our own family. In Chile the whole family knew everyone's business (which I don't know if I would welcome this either), but family meals were truly about the family. Everyone wanted to catch up and share and laugh. The tv was never turned on, with the one exception being when my host father made a slide show for the grandma's birthday party. All generations were included and they truly seemed to enjoy being around each other. My host sister would often stroke her grandma's hand after the meals and my host parents were very affectionate.
I feel that sometimes here family dinners are seen as a sort of obligation. People just go because it's the thing to do, the begrudge going, and are happy 'to be out of there'. I'm not saying this never happens in Chile (I often noticed my host dad's annoyance at my host mom's sisters' chattiness) or that it always happens in the US, as many families are different. However, it makes a noticeable contrast. I think American families could a thing or two from watching Chilean family meals.
Take Note: Public Transit and PovertyNovember 10, 2010 at 8:56 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
This morning we had a breakfast with the CIJ students (Certificate of International Journalism) and Bill Buzenberg, director of an investigative journalism group. The international students were asked to go around and share some of their impressions of the United States and two main issues were brought up: Public Transportation and Poverty. I found this intriguing as differences with both of those issues were constantly on my mind during my study abroad experience.
The German students said that prior to coming to the States, they had heard that just about everyone has a car – and found this to be true. They said that they take public transit all the time in Germany and not having it here has been debilitating to their independence and mobility around the city. It also contributes to the idea that Americans do not care about the environment and are wasteful.
Their comments on public transit here reminded me of how much I utilized the buses in Chile. While the buses drove fast, tailed the cars in front of them and had competitions with each other to get more passengers, I absolutely loved them. My hometown, Arlington, Texas is the biggest city in America without a public transportation system. Living in St. Paul, I now am able to take the bus in my own city, but I hardly use it. Though I obviously did not have access to a car in Chile, I was not hindered at all from traveling anywhere. The buses and colectivos (taxis) run 24/7 and are pretty constant, especially during the day. You do not have to walk very far to be on a bus line and the frequency is high.
I loved not having to drive all the time. Sometimes in the States I drive so much I get sick of it. Plus, I loved being able to zone out on the drive and enjoy the scenery. When leaving Chile, I really thought that in St. Paul I would walk more and utilize the bus a little bit. That has yet to happen. In fact, I am quite embarrassed to admit that at times I drive the 4 blocks from my house to Hamline. I think it's partially the structure. The buses here are less frequent, cost more and do not always have convenient routes. However, I also think it's partially just that here time is so much more important. The bus can make you late, and I feel like I have more control in my car. Also, the bus is not pleasant. In my car I can be isolated from the people that are on the bus. I do not have to deal with crying babies or poorly dressed men that smell of alcohol or cigarettes.
This brings me to the second issue many of the exchange students have pointed out, poverty. Interestingly enough, the two issues fit together as most of them say the time the income gap has been most obvious is when they are on the bus. In Chile, everyone takes the bus. Even the upper middle class will walk and/or take the bus to places. Thus, the buses are a mix of all sorts of people. Beggars will often come on the bus asking for money or selling small trinkets. To go anywhere, even in upscale, touristy Viña del Mar, is to be confronted with poverty.
It's so easy for Americans to ignore the poor. If you drive from your suburban home to work and back you can go most days without ever seeing a poor person, with the exception of the occasional highway homeless. Otherwise, it's generally out of sight out of mind for many. I think the visibility of the lower classes makes a big difference in the way a society thinks about the importance of social change and priority of government.
La Casa de Los EspiritusNovember 9, 2010 at 12:33 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Yesterday Caitlin and I went with some of our Spanish class to see Mixed Blood Theater's production of La Casa de los Espiritus by Isabel Allende. Though our professor insisted that the play was pertinent to all Latin American countries because it does not specify a location in the novel, I knew that there was too much of Chile in the play for it to take place anywhere else.
Isabel Allende is one of the best known latina authors, but I feel that I hear more about her in the United States than I did during my time in Chile. Perhaps that is only because of the people I was surrounded by or my lack of understanding. Or maybe it is because her being the niece of Salvador Allende, their president who was killed in the military coup's bombing of La Moneda, just discussing her novels is too controversial to be brought up in casual conversation.
It is understandable why, though I have not read the book, themes that were present in the play included rape, violence, torture, infidelity, poverty, abandonment, betrayal, politics, mysticism, feminism and sexual orientation. Allende certainly does not hold back in her writings. And she shouldn't. The book was published in 1982, but many of the issues persist in Chile. Fortunately, they are no longer under a military dictatorship, but the political atmosphere remains charged with its legacy.
During my time in Chile, at times it seemed easy to ignore their past. The flourishing market and young generation that never experienced the dictatorial rule falsely cover the country's wounds. It is rare for those who are older to be open about their experience. My host mom referred to it a few times, but it was always quieted, never a detailed description of what things were like.
While there, the country underwent the cambio del mando, or induction of the new president, Sebastian Piñera. He is the first conservative president to be elected since Pinochet and upset the 20 year legacy of the Concertación, a coalition of parties designed to form a bloque against Pinochet's far right UDI (Independent Democratic Union). This seemed to point to a recovery from their past, which could be both good and bad.
Many students I talked to still widely revere liberal Chilean thinkers such as Pablo Neruda, Violeta Parra, Victor Jara and of course Salvador Allende. In a multitude of conversations in casual settings, Chilean college students would quickly turn the discussion into a political debate and many expressed their fascination with communism to me.
It was a very different experience for me to be in a situation where the majority of students were so willing to talk about political issues openly and so passionate about what the country should do. I think living in the United States where we have never been under a dictatorship like Chile, it is all to easy to take elections for granted. Even if we loathe the candidate that we did not vote for, there is a general sense that we will still be ok. But in Chile, the effects are hard to ignore. The gap between the rich and poor that was exacerbated during Pinochet's reign exists and cannot be hidden when walking the streets of Valpo. This was perhaps one of several things that struck me powerfully during my time there.
Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?October 28, 2010 at 1:49 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment
It was like waking up from a dream. A very long, generally pleasant dream.
The plane landed in the at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The flight attendant instructed us to exit the plane in her North Texas drawl. I breezed through customs and stepped outside into a humid morning air. My mom and brother pulled up in front of the terminal in her white Volkswagen Golf, still missing two hubcaps. I placed my suitcases in the truck and backseat, the contents of which had been the only things I had ownership of in Chile. We drove home, I relocated my suitcases to my childhood room and sat down at the kitchen table to eat a bowl of Cheerios.
It seemed as though someone had accidentally recorded over a small piece of video of my life, but the original feature had returned to the screen. After spending nearly 5 months in a completely different hemisphere, I felt completely normal and at home.
The feeling was quite a contrast to my arrival in Chile. Having never been out of the country before, going through customs in Santiago's airport and not being able to understand all of the instructions given to me was overwhelming. As I walked out of the customs tent and searched for my ride, I could not figure out where to go. Shyly, I asked an airport officer where the chauffeurs would be waiting. I headed meekly toward the direction he pointed. As I walked, crowds of taxi drivers shouted at me asking if I needed a ride, but I kept going, not having the slightest idea how I would find the driver the school had sent for me. I finally saw my name on a small poster and found that my driver only spoke Spanish. The hour and a half drive from Santiago to Viña del Mar passed awkwardly as I struggled to understand the descriptions he was giving me of things we drove by. I arrived at the apartment where I would be staying for the duration of my semester, incredibly nervous to meet my host family. She came and greeted me and showed me to my room and began rattling off directions and information about the daily workings of the house. I understood maybe a third of what she said. I quickly realized conversation was not going to be easy. I was exhausted from the plane ride, all I wanted to do was sleep, but I knew when I got up I would be starting yet another day of stress and feeling debilitated to communicate.
And thus began my 'dream'….
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Foster's Group Ltd. rose to the highest in two and a half years in Sydney trading on speculation suitors will raise bids for its wine unit after the company rejected an offer worth as much as A$2.7 billion ($2.5 billion).
The world's second-largest winemaker gained 4.4 percent to A$6.34 in Sydney trading, the highest intraday price since Jan. 14, 2008.
Foster's, also Australia's biggest brewer, may spin off its wine business next year after A$2.7 billion of writedowns in the past decade almost halved the unit's book value to about A$3.1 billion amid grape gluts and a rising Australian dollar. News reports have linked the company to potential offers from London- based SABMiller Plc., Japan's Asahi Breweries Ltd., as well as China's Tsingtao Brewery Co. and Bright Food Group Co.
"You may well see higher bids come through," said Will Seddon, who helps oversee A$350 million at White Funds Management in Sydney, including Foster's shares. "It's a positive in that there is interest in the wine business as well as the beer business."
The board considered the "indicative, non-binding" cash offer worth between A$2.3 billion and A$2.7 billion from an "international private-equity firm" before saying it will pursue existing plans to split the beer and wine assets into separate companies in 2011, Melbourne-based Foster's said in a statement today. It didn't say who made the bid.
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The Foster's wine business owns labels such as Beringer of Napa Valley and Penfolds of Australia, selling 36 million cases of wine a year to generate A$1.9 billion in revenue.
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Today's gain boosted the climb in Foster's shares this year to 15 percent, compared with a 6.8 percent slide for the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index.
Chief Executive Ian Johnston announced plans for the split in May, betting that separate companies would be more valuable to investors.
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At A$2.7 billion, the offer values Treasury Wine at 12.2 times earnings before interest, tax and accounting adjustments for vineyards and inventory in the 12 months through June. At current prices, Foster's is trading at about 11 times earnings.
The offer for the wine unit "significantly undervalues Treasury Wine Estates and its future prospects," Foster's said today. "The board will continue to consider any proposal that is in the best interests of shareholders."
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They're 40 metres wide, can stay in the air for 30 hours, and are set to patrol Australia's borders — with not a pilot in sight. The Triton drones are coming to Adelaide, reports InDaily's Liam Mannix.
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The Royal Australian Air Force is expected to base a fleet of military drones at Edinburgh in Adelaide, using them to patrol Australia's coast for asylum seeker boats. The drone fleet is likely to be made up of nine Northrop Grumman Triton drones (pictured), which have a 39.9 meter wingspan, can stay aloft for 30 hours and fly around 16,000 kilometres without needing to refuel.
The drones, roughly the same size as a Boeing 737, are expected to be in place by 2020, but significant logistical work is expected to occur well before then to prepare the base. It's understood South Australian Minister for Defence Industries Jack Snelling was in Palmdale, California last month alongside representatives from defence contractors to talk to Northrop about the specifics of basing the Triton at Edinburgh.
South Australian Defence Teaming Centre CEO Chris Burns, who travelled with Snelling's tour, told InDaily the drones would replace the Orion aircraft which already operate from Edinburgh.
"The key driver will be the replacement of the Orion aircraft at RAAF base Edinburgh. There's a fleet of 19 of those. They'll replace that fleet, but about 50% of the replacements will be manned aircraft. The other half of the fleet will be an unmanned aerial vehicle. So you're talking seven to nine unmanned aerial vehicles," he said.
"They will be based here at RAAF base Edinburgh. That's the indication; there's no confirmation yet. Because they haven't decided what aircraft they're going to get yet. But every indication we have is that the larger unmanned aircraft will replace the P3-Orions and be based out here at RAAF base Edinburgh."
Last year the ABC revealed details of the drone program, which is being driven by senior commanders in the RAAF and is expected to cost around $3 billion. Burns says Edinburgh has been chosen because it's centrally located and Australia's maritime surveillance teams are already based there.
"That's where the expertise is in the maritime surveillance and patrol. That's why the P3s are here … They can go east, west, south and north. They can deploy a drone out of Edinburgh, and it could touch down briefly in Darwin to refuel before it went on to do a task in the North West shelf," he said.
Edinburgh has already been used by the US to run several Global Hawke missions. The facility has a runway capable of handling the large Tritons. And local advanced manufacturing capacity could easily be adapted to service the drone fleet, Burns says.
The Orion fleet currently patrols Australia's maritime borders. In service since 1968, the ageing airframes are due for retirement in 2019. Defence's program to replace them — called Air7000 — includes a fleet of drones that can patrol land, sea and the electronic spectrum.
Drones are better equipped for the "boring" work of watching for asylum seeker boats, Burns says. "They've got 30 hours of endurance. So they can go up off the north-west shelf and patrol the oil rigs, they can assist with the same things that P3-Orions are doing at the moment with illegal boats," he said.
"It's very expensive to put a manned aircraft up in the sky just flying around in circles or figures-of-eight looking for boats. So you use the unmanned aircraft to do the boring long 30-hours endurance just doing figures-of-eight in the sky looking for stuff. Then the moment the unmanned aircraft detects something you respond with a manned aircraft."
Another participant on Snelling's Californian drone tour, Defense SA CEO Andrew Fletcher, was told the drones could be used for more than spotting asylum seeker boats.
"They just hoover up bucket loads of information from 60,000 feet," he said. "Anything that's broadcast — anything from radio messages, mobile phones, all the secret stuff that the military use from various countries, anything. It can gather any information that's in the airwaves."
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1مكينCampeonDelMundoPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 11:07 am | Permalink
the EU did consider drone program to monitor the Med sea but they abandoned it, because it would be too costly and won't help stopping illegal immigrants since there is no way to tell whether the boats carry illegal immigrants or refugees who can enter legally by law.
2AndybobPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 12:20 pm | Permalink
Well sure it can "touch down briefly in Darwin to refuel". But if you are tasking them to the north and west then thats a lot of commuting to get them to work. Perhaps its got more to do with where the RAAF personnel driving and servicing the drones prefer to live ?
3JKUUPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 12:22 pm | Permalink
"The drones are coming — to Adelaide."
That's odd. They've been ensconced in Canberra since 1927.
4mikehilliardPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
Just thinking of the carbon footprint from flying half a dozen 737's around in circles all day & having to get them from Adelaide to Darwin.
5Joshua SaundersPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 1:15 pm | Permalink
This should at least put an end to the influx of Tasmanian refugees attempting the hazardous crossing to Victor Harbour.
6Posted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 3:23 pm | Permalink
Burns should stop using the sexist 'manned' (quoted 8 times in 690 words) and use 'piloted' or some other non sexist term common in the field.
7McFly MartyPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 3:29 pm | Permalink
Size of a 737??!?!
Why do they have to be so big? They're not carrying passengers or cargo or anything
8zut alorsPosted Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at 7:48 pm | Permalink
Here's an idea: don't waste money or Australian lives on senseless wars which create desperate refugees. Isn't that the root of the problem?
And what about privacy invasions of "Anything that's broadcast — anything from radio messages, mobile phones, all the secret stuff that the military use from various countries, anything. It can gather any information that's in the airwaves."
I imagine News Corp can't wait to put a fleet on order.
9Tony KevinPosted Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 9:31 am | Permalink
I read with interest Liam Mannix's article "The drones are coming " reproduced yesterday in Crikey.
Please suggest to Mr Mannix that he pursue with his official sources the question of response times to data indicating asylum-seeker boats in distress at sea, as collected by Drones visually or electronically. How quickly will such data be received and analysed in
Edinburgh Base in SA? Instantaneously by electronic transmission, or only after return to base several hours later? How long to send out a manned Dash aircraft to check situation at coordinates? Human life is at stake here -860 people have drowned at sea in the past four years, most of whose lives could have been saved had rescue responses by Australian authorities been faster. If the drones can improve response times to distress at sea,
that will be good news for RAAF and for our maritime safety authorities. Regards, Tony Kevin Author of "Reluctant Rescuers" http://www.reluctantrescuers.com
10Posted Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 10:02 am | Permalink
… a *piloted* Dash aircraft …
11Hamis HillPosted Thursday, 21 March 2013 at 12:57 pm | Permalink
But if 850 whales had been slauaghtered in the Arafura Sea? then the area would be swarming with privately funded rescue vessels, right?


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The project is based on a 50-year-old unproduced screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, which Steven Zaillian will rewrite. The 205-page script is considered one of the greatest unmade screenplays in history, which Dalton Trumbo wrote for actor-producer Kirk Douglas and director Martin Ritt in 1965. Dalton Trumbo was one of the "Hollywood Ten," a group of screenwriters who were blacklisted by the film industry after they refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committtee's hunt to find Communists in America. Dalton Trumbo spent 11 months in jail for contempt, but Kirk Douglas helped bring Dalton Trumbo back into the business by hiring him to write the 1960 classic Spartacus.Read More
This past http://movieweb.com/upcoming-peter-pan-origin-story-gets-director-joe-wright/week, Hanna director Joe Wright signed onto helm Pan, a Peter Pan origin story being set up at Warner Bros. Now comes news that Javier Bardem is in talks to play the lead villain.
The movie will be based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale, which has been retold numerous times on telelvision and at the movies. Flipper remake writer Jason Fuchs is currently drafting the screenplay.Read More
http://movieweb.com/person/javier-bardem/Javier Bardem has inked a deal to star alongside Sean Penn in Pierre Morel's upcoming action thriller The Gunman. He is also circling a lead role in J.C. Chandor's crime drama A Most Violent Year.
The Gunman centers on international spy Martin Terrier (Sean Penn), who is attempting to clear his name in order to save himself from the organization he once worked for. The film is based on novel written by Jean-Patrick Manchette titled The Prone Gunman. Javier Bardem will likely play one of the henchman sent to kill the former spy.Read More
Acclaimed director Terrence Malick follows up 2011's The Tree of Life with the romantic drama To the Wonder, starring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem, and Olga Kurylenko. All four actors are featured in a series of three new one-sheets for the film's international release on February 22nd. To the Wonder arrives stateside in limited release on April 12th.
The film is centred on Neil (Ben Affleck), a man who is torn between two loves: Marina (Olga Kurylenko), the European woman who comes to United States to be with him, and Jane (Rachel McAdams), the old flame he reconnects with from his hometown. Neil's doubts about his life and loves are reflected in the crisis of faith experienced by Father Quintana (Javier Bardem), who only sees pain and the loss of hope in the world.Read More
Crashing trains, jumping motorcycles, bedding babes, and sipping Martinis. It's all in a day's work for 007. Sony Pictures has released the latest TV spot for Skyfall, which finds Daniel Craig's James Bond under attack. Watch as Javier Bardem proves to be a new kind of villain, the likes of which 007 has never tangled with.
Skyfall was released November 9th, 2012.Read More
A new photo has been released for the highly-anticipated adventure Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig as 007. This photo gives us an intriguing look at the villainous Silva (Javier Bardem), who appears to be incarcerated in some sort of glass holding cell, with James Bond looking on. Check out this photo from director Sam Mendes' action-packed spy thriller.
Skyfall was released November 9th, 2012.Read More
Actors Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem are circling roles in The Counselor for director Ridley Scott.
We reported a few days ago that Angelina Jolie is in talks for the female lead, although it is now said that while discussions are ongoing, a deal hasn't been solidified yet. Michael Fassbender will portray a lawyer who gets in over his head when he tries his hand at drug trafficking. No details have been given for Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem's roles, but they may play villains.Read More


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Network is a new innovative first person shooter developed by Virtus Studios, an independent team of roughly 20+ professional avid gamers for gamers utilizing the power of unreal engine 4 and it's latest technologies bringing them all together alongside new and unique gameplay ideas and concepts directly into the heart of the game. The team consists of roughly 20 core members who all strive to create the best content they can possible within a reasonable amount of time. That said we do have fairly detailed plans on release/milestone estimates for media and the game in general including a possible alpha/kickstarter in late Q2 and a release estimate set for Q4 2014.
First and foremost, from all of us at Virtus Studios, we would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. This past year has been absolutely amazing and we would like to thank you all for your continued support from the community and most importantly our development team for their hard work and commitment.
We have so much lined up for 2014 and hope it will be just as successful as 2013. We hope you all continue to offer your support and we will be delivering some awesome, new progress on Christmas Day.
Development Update
Today, we also released a the very first of a long series of development update videos, showing of video footage of Network as it happens. In today's update you can take a look at a small section of pieces created in the month that we've been working in-engine so far. Make sure that you stay tuned for more updates.
Old scenes revisited
In today's development update we released some footage of our old scenes, revisited in unreal engine 4 looking sexy. The content shown in today's update is just a tiny little taster of what's to come and the quality that we can produce with unreal engine 4.
In addition to the above, we will be releasing a website dedicated to Network shortly after the new year allowing you all to check out the latest media, news and other information about the game and most importantly sign up, download and manage your player profile from the website in real time.
Closed Alpha
Lastly, over the past few weeks we have been doing some extensive multiplayer testing, some of which was done in the form of a closed alpha being sent out to a small number of people to test our servers and game and are continuing to do so as our servers allow. We still have plenty of things to work on and are putting new content and features in daily.
Last but not least, we are currently looking for some new team members. Having said that, if you're interested in working with a highly passionate and profession team working with cutting edge, industry standard game development technology make sure you check out our careers page on our website or on Indiedb!
Reminder // Don't forget to check out our various social media pages to stay updated and for more information regarding Network from their links provided below.
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EPIC!!! I'm tracking it!!
This game is looking epic, but then again I expect this quality, keep up the good work :D
Wow! looks really nice.
All I can say is....holy fizzle sticks wow!! Please please i urge you let me be yer beta tester on this!! I love games like this!
Thanks, its good to hear that you like what you see, however we won't have a beta out for a while as we are still in the very early stages of development, that said you can expect to see even more high quality content added as soon as possible.
just keep me posted. I have stupidly free amounts of time on my hands....weird beign a professional 3D graphics artist i'd be spending it doing more things. lol
Of course not, we have a $100 million budget and a huge studio with 300 employees working 24-7 on the game. :p
Pretty sure :D, We are trying are hardest to raise the bar whenever we can in all departments and we love to see feedback from you guys...


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Jason Zumwalt is an actor and voice actor who voiced Roman Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. He is set to appear in Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood. He has also voiced a character Vlad in Saints Row 2.


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Jawatan Kosong Bina Puri Group di Taman Melawati
Jawatan Kosong Bina Puri Group di Taman Melawati
We are a progressive investment holdings company listed on the Kuala Lumpur BURSA Main Board. Since establishment in 1975, Bina Puri Group of Companies has evolved into a diversified group of companies and today, we are a renowned brand in Infrastructure and Building Construction, Manufacturing, Quarrying and Property Development.
In line with our expansion program, we wish to invite candidates who are strong team players with a positive mindset for the following positions to be based at our Taman Melawati Site office throughout the construction period of the new Melawati Mall, a prestigious JV project between Sime Darby Property and Capital Malls Asia.
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i posted an ask 2 months ago but i never fixed it up and posted it here. i changed a few lil bits but mreh haha. please take with a grain of salt this is just how i do things. i can guarantee there will be grammar errors or something messed up zzz
link to original answer: sangcoon.tumblr.com/post/71248…
Thanks so much for this wonderful tutorial!
Awesome! Very well explained. Thank you
how do you decide whee to add the darkest shading? or is it random. Whenever I try to add things like that to my hair it looks very wrong
uhh i really dont know what you tell you other than intuition...? practice? looking at references? think about how shadows work when things overlap.
What did you do differently between your first attempt at painting, and the new picture regarding in how you paint skin? ^^ Whenever I try to paint skin it ends up like your first attempt picture, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it!
ehh sorry which? @_@ im not sure what/which you mean all i can say is practice...?
ahh sorry I worded that kind of weirdly xD;;
on this guide you have that picture of the girl with the white hair next to a more improved picture, those were the two I was referring to!
on this guide you have that picture of the girl with the white hair next to a more improved picture, those were the two I was referring to!
ahh well same as what I said before... there's a 4 year difference between those two images... u have to practice
Lovely tutorial! Very informative
This is helpful !!
I jumped in randomly but this is pretty helpful. I like your explanation in the beginning about sketching better hair. I still feel my hair's a bit uh blocky but gotta keep practicing! I've also never tried painting hair before so this will come in handy to start. Thank youu. :]
you've improved a lot!! this is awesome *v* <3
Nicely tut
cute girl!
Omg this is sooo helpful! 8>
Coloring hair should make more sense like this. (I tried painting and yeah no I suck yea Orz)
Thanks very much for this tutorial. ^^
I prefer your first attempt, it seems more smooth and the amazing technique of the flowy and line-art free, which looks better in my opinion than the one in the tutorial.
I think if you used the eye shape and look on the picture with the line-artless picture it would look totally amazing.
Just to let you know, its my critique and its how I see, your art would be even more improved, but I understand you might completely disagree.
Hopefully you might just take in what I think on so far, but well done on your art .
uhh excuse me? so in your opinion i have regressed in this one year... i think i prefer the solidity of a painted coloured outline even. as i said in the walkthrough, i see bust shots to have more need for detail so yea ofc theres gonna be more lines...
the eyes of course would be a lot better since its pretty much been almost a year.


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At a time when computers are trending towards smaller towers and shrinking form factors, Lian Li decided to blatantly buck current tradition and release the PC-X2000FN, a hulking brushed aluminum enclosure with support for oversized EATX motherboards. The PC-X2000FN is made up of three separate compartments so that you can stuff a smorgasbord of components inside while maintaining some semblance or organization.
The case itself measures 27.3 inches tall but only 9.4 inches wide. The top compartment holds four of the seven hotswappable 3.5-inch drive bays, along with a 2.5-inch cage for installing up to three solid state drives (SSDs), Lian Li says. Two additional 3.5-inch HDD and a single 2.5-inch SSD can also be installed in middle compartment.
Lian Li claims the middle compartment is by far the roomiest, allowing DIY builders to cram hardware inside without worrying about space limitations for expansion cards and CPU coolers, the latter of which offers up to 7 inches of clearance. The case supports graphics cards up to 13.3 inches long.
Power supplies up to 9 inches install in the bottom compartment and are aided by ventilation slits underneath, along with a pull-out filter to rid yourself of unwanted dust bunnies.
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I first noticed your art on Instagram, it is pure brilliant, I am amazed at how good these pictures are, I have found in the past year that the grid method helps me to get my sketches accurate, do you use this technique, or do you just draw from memory?
OMG *_* Love it...
Remarkable and truly inspiring
diego complimenti !
Stunning work, all your work is amazing, completely blown away by the detail and dedication that must go in to your work....respect!!
I have no words to describe your skills... they're like... Godlike!
Brilliant Drawing
its amazing
O mio dio sembra vero
Sou tua fã!!!!
c'è poco da dire... SEI GRANDE!
Me encanta!!!
This "drawing" was obviously edited on the computer. For example above the eyelashes the skin in blurred. It's impossible to achieve that smooth of a texture with graphite.
You are the best, you have incited me to set as a goal to have my family portrait done, I will start saving NOW
your work is astounding i look forward to seeing more of your drawings and studying them
I read about you on the news a while ago
that looks soooooooo much like a photo!!
Like i said AMAZING!!!!
I read about you on the news a while ago
that looks soooooooo much like a photo!!
Like i said AMAZING!!!!
Where can I buy your work?
This piece has left me speechless... I'm so blown away by the realism and details.!
Wonderful gallery .
bel lavoro, hai bella mano nel lavorare sui dettagli!! complimenti
sorprendente, love it!
Ooooh, really fantastic ...
You are il capo man, this is simply awesome.
NICE,,like how you look at the pupil and it seems to dilate..maybe its just me
So pretty!
thats amazing! keep up your good work
100% awsome man
Questo è davvero al limite del realismo. I miei complimenti!
STUNNING!!! I love how you did the skin on the lid and the veins in the eye
nihil novi
Miro a nuestra eh fresco, no parece haber sido hecho xD
tan perfecto ..
LOL Muy bueno!
tan perfecto ..
LOL Muy bueno!
Very Nice
so stunning
Wow, amazingly done!
so freakin amazing
Now that's an eye!
Great job on this eye!! Love the iris, and the skin tone!! Beauty!
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BIG VIC MIGNOGNA PROJECT!CALLING ALL RANGERS!BIG VIC MIGNOGNA PROJECT!4 years ago in Other More Like This
I had a fantabulous idea to do something for Vic!
ok so all dedicated Vic fans know that Vic loves star trek like us rangers love anime.
And what is the signature star trek gesture? the spock sign! (look it up if u dont know)
So this is where you guys come in. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself making the spock sign! (you can be in cosplay, as long as it's one of vics characters your dressed as) I will take all of the pics and put them together into one big collage to give to Vic sometime between June 29-July 1st at the Animinneapolis convention . The due date is friday june 22 which gives you guys about 5 weeks to get your photos in! just make your photo and send it to me in a note (it would help if you post it to the group but as long as i get it its not necessary) THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HOW MANY PICTURES COME IN! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! TELL YOUR GRANNY! TELL YOUR LIBRARIAN! THE ANIME/TREKKY FANS MUST BE HEARD!
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Hinterland Harmony Art and Illustrations by KLeighE
I am a self-taught artist with works sold worldwide. I am in my element when designing, drawing, or writing stories. My favorite genres are the fantasy realm and Medieval times. My style is eclectic and has many variations. I prefer using colored outlines versus black ink outlines. Most of my art is hand drawn digitally in Photoshop and Illustrator with a stylus (special pen) on my Wacom tablet, after scanning my rough sketch on paper with pencil to my computer. Some designs are created digitally from scanning nature's objects and manipulating them to create unique buildings, plants and trees that cannot be found on the earth realm. I also use photos I have taken, like clouds, in some scenes too. (
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Product Launch - US: Blair Estate's 2010 Pinot Noir
By Andy Morton | 14 January 2013
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Blair Estate's 2010 Pinot Noir
Category - Wine, California, Arroyo Seco, Pinot Noir
Available - From this month
Location - Online at www.blairwines.com
Price - US$35
Distribution - Blair Estate
Blair Estate, a small family-owned Californian winery, has launched its first wine.
Only 200 of the 2010 Pinot Noir will be initially bottled and will be available online and in selected on-trade, the company said last week. The new release comes from the seven-acre Delfina's Vineyard in Monterey County's Arroyo Seco appellation.
Last year, E&J Gallo targeted expansion in Monterey County with the purchase of 300 acres alongside takeovers in nearby counties.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blair family, with multi-generational roots in Monterey County's Arroyo Seco appellation, has released its first wine - a 2010 Pinot Noir from their own "Delfina's Vineyard."
Just over 200 cases were produced in this initial bottling. Suggested retail is $35; the Blair Estate Pinot Noir will initially be available online at www.blairwines.com and in select restaurants and fine wine retailers.
The Blair Pinot Noir will also be available in a new tasting room on San Carlos Street in Carmel-By-The-Sea in the Paseo San Carlos Courtyard - between Ocean and Seventh Avenues. Blair Estate shares the chic new tasting salon with Shale Canyon Winery. The Blair Tasting Room is open daily.
Winegrower Jeffrey Blair comments that it has been a long-held family dream to make small lot, artisan Pinot Noir: "We are honoring our grandmother Delfina's memory. The vineyard sits on the very first property purchased by our family's grandparents in the 1920s. Delfina's house still holds pride of place on the estate, where she would daily cook for the family and ranch workers. She inspired generations of our family; her passion for the land is the core value for our wines."
Beginning in 2007, the family began planting Pinot Noir on the old ranch. Jeffrey Blair knew the potential for winegrowing in the area, given the success of vineyard estates in the Arroyo Seco and neighboring Santa Lucia Highlands' appellations. The goal was to grow and produce the ultimate statement Pinot Noir; a Pinot Noir focused on this one piece of land, one piece of family history.
Today, Delfina's Vineyard and the Blair Estate is planted to just over five acres of Pinot Noir, almost two acres of Chardonnay, and one block of Muscat. The "micro" nature of the project allows complete and total quality control from the vineyard to the bottling line. The Blair property's unique location at the upper end of the "Arroyo Seco Cone" means that "the Salinas Valley narrows at our doorstep, giving us consistent winds off Monterey Bay - keeping us cool and dry, perfect conditions for great Pinot Noir."
Blair Vineyards is the newest micro-estate jewel in the Arroyo Seco appellation. The Blair family has deep roots in Monterey County, farming there for five generations. Initial plantings of six acres are focusing on ultra-premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, two varietals perfectly suited to the rocky soils and cool climate of this northeast corner of the Arroyo Seco. Blair Estate's tasting room is open daily in Carmel-By-The-Sea. The winery's online home is blairwines.com
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Companies: E&J Gallo
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