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I'm planning to become pregnant. Should I be eating fish?
Many women who are planning a pregnancy wonder about this.
Even if you don't care for seafood, you've probably heard that fish is a major source of omega-3 fatty acids (specifically DHA and EPA), which are important for a baby's brain and eye development. Fish is also low in saturated fat and high in protein, vitamin D, and other nutrients that are crucial for a developing baby and a healthy pregnancy.
Your body will store omega-3s for several weeks, so it's a good idea to make sure you're getting enough now so you'll have adequate levels when you become pregnant.
On the other hand, you've probably also heard that some types of fish contain contaminants such as mercury. In high doses, this metal is harmful to a baby's developing brain and nervous system.
Mercury accumulates in the body – and takes time to go away once you reduce your intake – so you're right to be concerned about your exposure before becoming pregnant.
Most experts agree that women in their childbearing years should eat some fish. But it's important to know which ones are safe and how much to eat.
Below, we offer some guidelines to help you limit your exposure to mercury while getting the nutrients you and your baby will need.
How does mercury get into fish?
Mercury is everywhere, even in the air we breathe. Some of the sources (such as volcanoes and forest fires) are natural. It's also released into the air by power plants, cement plants, and certain chemical and industrial manufacturers. It's used in making thermometers and thermostats and may be released when those products end up at the dump.
When mercury settles into water, bacteria convert it into a form called methylmercury. Fish absorb methylmercury from the water they swim in and the food they eat. Methylmercury binds tightly to the proteins in fish muscle and remains there even after the fish is cooked.
Almost all fish and shellfish contain some mercury, but large predator fish accumulate the most. That's because predator fish eat other fish – fish that have absorbed mercury themselves. And the bigger the predator fish, the more fish it eats. Larger fish also tend to live longer than smaller fish, so there's simply more time for mercury to build up in their bodies.
What could happen if I eat fish that's high in mercury?
Your body easily absorbs methylmercury from fish and stores it for months. Once you become pregnant, the mercury in your body will cross the placenta, too.
Studies show that exposure to high concentrations of methylmercury during pregnancy can impair a baby's growing brain and nervous system. The results may be mild or severe. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cognitive skills (like memory and attention), language, motor skills, and vision may be affected.
Women who are pregnant, thinking of becoming pregnant, or nursing – and their babies and young children – are most vulnerable to high levels of mercury.
Experts are still debating exactly how much mercury is harmful, but most agree it's a good idea for women of childbearing age to avoid fish that are high in mercury and to limit (but not eliminate) other fish in their diet.


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Digital marketing reaches new heights
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It seems that more businesses are going online today, and for good reason. The use of the Internet is increasing at an incredible rate. According to Internet World Stats, Internet use in Africa alone has grown by 625,8% in just six years.
The digital world offers marketers a far reaching, flexible and personalised communication medium that effectively builds a brand and produces results. It is the only medium that offers real-time interaction.
And although traditional methods of marketing will never cease to exist, digital marketing adds a whole new element to the mix. Marketers must realise that it can be a very powerful tool.
Get a website
Websites are a marketing opportunity that builds a brand. Companies need to determine what they want visitors to achieve, whether it is buy a product, make an inquiry, subscribe to a newsletter, download information, or view a specific area of the website. This will determine the layout, graphics and content of the site.
Website traffic and activity is also traceable and measurable. By using a program like Google Analytics, companies can find out how their visitors found them and how they interacted with the site.
Websites, however, need visitors and to get them, companies need to advertise. The easiest and most effective way is banner advertising. According to a worldwide market researcher, online banners are as effective as television advertisements in their ability to create brand awareness.
Banners are click-through graphics that appear on other websites. To show how lucrative and far reaching banner advertising is, look at MySpace, the largest online social networking portal with 61 million registered users. To place a banner on MySpace, it will cost advertisers close to $1 million for just one day.
Optimise your site
Millions of Internet users find websites by using a search engine. There is no use having a pretty website if it cannot be found by the engine, so companies need to optimise their site content.
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the science of making website content more search engine friendly so it can achieve top rankings for relevant searches. It will in turn channel highly qualified visitors to the website.
SEO will provide statistics on information like how many visitors viewed each page, when, the duration of their visit and the keywords they used.
Pay per click (PPC) advertising, like Google AdWords, is another means of driving traffic to a website. According to Forbes magazine, PPC accounts for $2 billion each year and is expected to increase to $8 billion by 2008.
PPC advertising also uses search engines, however instead of optimising content for a higher ranking, companies pay for each click to their website. The results are immediate and guaranteed and companies can control where their listings appear, their content and where on the site visitors will land.
Digital marketing goes beyond websites
The use of mobile phones as a marketing medium is gaining popularity. More businesses are getting access to cellphone numbers and using SMS to advertise their products and services. It uses an existing Internet connection and is cost effective and provides one-on-one communication. MXit, a cellphone message exchange program, enables cell phone users to chat to people on their PCs, and their cell phones, anywhere in the world and at a fraction of the cost. With 1,85 million subscribers, MXit is a great medium for advertising. They offer a full colour splash screen that is displayed for five seconds each time a user logs in to the application.
Locality-based advertising also involves mobile devices and GPS. It exploits the knowledge about where a mobile device user is located. Users looking for a product or service will get a list of options within their location.
Virtual worlds or online 3D games are attracting fast growing audiences. They offer advertisers flexibility through a broad array of advertising placements in and around the games. For example, Double Fusion, a provider of dynamic game advertising offers 3D interactive objects, video, interactive ads and 2D signage that is integrated into the story line.
e-Mails push the message
e-Mail is one of the most powerful forms of Internet marketing as it is cheap, direct, instantaneous, easy to track and it pushes the message to the audience. Due to the sensitivity of unsolicited e-mail, marketers are encouraged to get their customers to opt in to their e-mails. This way, the communication is also personalised.
An online community
The Internet is the latest incarnation of customer relationship management (CRM). It builds a community of regular users around the lifestyles associated with a company's products and services.
Each time a visitor accesses a website, they leave a trail of information on their activities. It opens up many opportunities for marketers to cater for customers' needs and, if done properly, customers will create more loyal customers.
Marketers today have an armoury of tools they can use to build their brand in the digital world. Unfortunately many marketers jumped into the world without the knowledge of how to do it right. The trick is to combine the right tools into a strategy that will help the business reach its goals.
About Cambrient
Cambrient is a South African full service Web development, content management and marketing process management company. Its solutions for large and medium-sized websites are based on world-class content management systems. Because these solutions are locally developed, they are priced competitively and clients' requirements can be addressed immediately. Cambrient has developed over 300 websites, many of them for the top corporate names in South Africa, and internationally. In a world where websites are becoming the single most important way to access information anywhere, Cambrient's content management focus is on organisational information assets and their appropriate structuring, storage and re-purposing. Cambrient's marketing process management solution automates key processes in the marketing department, freeing up marketers for creative work, cutting down on admin, lowering costs, creating transparency and reducing financial risk.
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Organizations with a touchtone service can receive a response from the Nurse Aide Inquiry Response System over the phone. A telephone inquiry to the System will automatically generate a written response. We recommend that you follow the instructions and guidelines below to get the most reliable results from the Inquiry Response System.
Develop a way to track receipt of written responses following an inquiry to the System.
Because the Registry office will have only the electronic record of your inquiry (as opposed to your written inquiry), a record of your inquiry could be lost if there were a computer system problem.
Any system you develop (e.g. a log or check-sheet) that includes the individual's name, social security number, date called into the Inquiry Response System and date written response received should provide the minimum necessary information.
If you do not receive a written response within 5 days of your inquiry, please contact Jim Hugg at 617-753-8143.
If an aide is not on the Registry, our office will not know the name of the individual and therefore your response letter will refer only to the Social Security Number. A tracking system will help you identify the negative responses.
To CHECK THE AIDE'S FEDERAL CERTIFICATION STATUS - If the nurse aide has passed the federally mandated long term care competency evaluation within the past two weeks, accept test result forms as proof of meeting competency evaluation requirements until you can get a positive Registry response.
It can take up to two weeks for an aide's record to appear on the Nurse Aide Registry. If an aide is not on the Registry, but has provided you with passing test result forms from the state-approved testing company, you have enough documentation that the aide passed the competency evaluation. Use the "Not on the Registry" letter combined with the two test result reports (skills and knowledge) to document that the aide has met competency evaluation requirements. About three weeks after the test date, re-contact the Registry for the positive response. If the aide is not on the Registry at that time, please report the omission to our office.
If the nurse aide has an expired Registration, accept documentation of employment as a nurse aide within the past twenty-four months as proof of eligibility for renewal until a new Certificate is issued.
If an aide's Registry listing has expired, but the aide has provided you with documentation of employment as a nurse aide during his or her Registry period and within the past twenty-four months, you have sufficient documentation to show that the aide's Registry listing will be renewed. Use the "Expired Registration" letter with this documentation to prove that the aide has met the necessary requirements for renewal.
If you experience any problems with the system, please contact the Registry staff at 617-753-8143.
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Meet Kristina, Service Area Manager, Information On Demand
"The benefits of working at GBS are manifold from its global reputation to diverse opportunities. IBM is unique because of 'its vision and ability to empower IBMers to be innovative'."
Putting Skills to Work
Kristina has a background working for Big 6 and Big 5 management consulting firms in the area of Information Technology with an emphasis on Business Intelligence. Her first job role for GBS was for a Public Sector client responsible for providing information security thought leadership to a global enterprise.
One of the things that Kristina says is different about GBS solutions compared to others in the market is that "IBM has intimate, on-the-ground knowledge of the client's operations as well as strong relationships across the related community." Kristina also believes that IBM GBS "builds on the prowess and resources of both a leading technology firm and former Big 5 consulting professionals."
Part of a Larger Community
Kristina takes advantage of being a member of IBM networks and communities to "make new connections and maintain those of IBM alumni." She also feels that her "Blue Page Managers and Service Area Leader have been instrumental in allowing me to broaden my skill sets..."
Personal Satisfaction
"The variety of people, their sincere interest in creativity and innovation, and desire to help clients excel as market leaders" is one of the things that Kristina most enjoys about working at IBM.
Kristina also looks for enjoyment and satisfaction by taking advantage of the Work Life activities, such as the Wellness for Life program. She says "It helps me set a target, stay on schedule and meet my fitness goals all with the added bonus of a rebate." This also fits in with Kristina's love of outdoor pursuits, such as running (she has completed the Marine Corps Marathon twice), cycling, and tri/du-athlons.


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LouLouThi Swoon quilt by Jennifer (twinfibers) via Flickr
It's championship weekend here at FQHQ — are you as excited as we are?? We started with 64 of your favorite fabric lines and now we're down to 4. Any one of them would be a worthy Modern Madness champion and, given how close the races have been all along, every one has the chance to win! Let's take a moment to honor our Modern Madness 2012 Final Four …
LouLouThi Garden quilt by Mitzi Wern (LiveLoveQuilt) via Flickr
LouLouThi by Anna Maria Horner for Free Spirit Fabrics (248 votes, 57%) def.
Heirloom by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit Fabrics (186, 43%)
Little Bags made by Amy (amydunn) via Flickr
Ruby top by addieh via Flickr
Ruby by Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabrics (256 votes, 59%) def.
Terrain by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics (178, 41%)
Baby Washi quilt by Rashida Coleman-Hale via Flickr
Washi Pillow by GoldWillow via Flickr
Washi by Rashida Coleman-Hale for Timeless Treasures Fabric (230 votes, 53%) def.
Hometown by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics (204, 47%)
Echo quilt for baby boy by Nikki Maroon (create_quilts) via Flickr
lotta charm quilt by Ashley (filminthefridge) via Flickr
Echo by Lotta Jansdotter for Windham Fabrics (264 votes, 61%) def.
Half Moon Modern for Moda Fabrics (170, 39%)
Scoring: did you predict that LouLouThi, Ruby, Washi, or Echo would be in our Final Four? If so, give yourself 8 points for each line that you had making it this far on your original brackets. Add this to your total score to date, and let us know how you're doing in the comments below!
And now it's time for our penultimate match-ups … our Final Four!! Who do you predict will be our two finalists??


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Monash University is Australia's most international research-intensive university. Monash has four overseas locations including; two campuses, a centre and a research alliance hosted in India. Monash also has the largest number of students travelling offshore and largest proportion of international students studying on campus in Australia. At Monash we have made a strategic choice to achieve excellence in research and education through a cross-disciplinary, multi-campus, multi-nation approach. As the University strives for excellence in research outcomes it is actively seeking to accelerate its engagement with the world and harness resources and expertise from several continents. Monash focuses its world-wide engagement through strategic and long-term partnerships.
In an increasingly transforming and competitive environment we need new ways of thinking about international engagement and what it means to be a 'truly international university'. There are three important elements that form the core of international research and international education: mobility, collaboration and contribution. Mobility, is argued to be about creating opportunities for students and staff to travel beyond their borders in an attempt to nurture 'global citizens with global outlook'. Collaboration is about forging new partnerships based on collaboration and mutual respect that produces 'win-win' outcomes to ensure that relationships going forward are sustainable. And contribution is not only about equipping our future generation of leaders with the relevant skills and values to contribute to society but universities leading by example in providing educational opportunities beyond monetary gains.
Professor Stephanie Fahey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)
Recent Speeches
April 2010 Speech to the APAIE - "Universities Web Squared: Rethinking Approaches in International Education, Research and Engagement" (pdf 8.4Mb)
April 2009 Speech to the APAIE - "Developing research-led university alliances and the challenges for Australia" (pdf 189kb)
April 2009 Speech to the Higher Education Summit - "Internationalisation and trends in university growth" (pdf 156kb)
May 2008 Speech to the African Think Tank - "Rethinking International Engagement in Africa" (pdf 69kb)
October 2007 Speech to the Australian International Education Conference (pdf 312kb)
July 2007 Speech to Universities Australia DVCR Meeting (doc 72kb)
May 2007 Speech to Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (pdf 206kb)
Recent Publications
Article in Campus Review 08/01/2008
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Understanding the Arts
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An introduction to the language of the visual and performing arts, including direct experience of art forms, and incorporating comparative studies of the elements and structural principles employed among the arts. Development of student's aesthetic literacy, and their ability to articulate informed responses to art forms.
No prerequisites
- Gen Ed: Fine Arts
Arts in the Community
The role of arts and cultural activities within a community's social, political, and economic structures. Emphasis on cultural delivery systems in urban, rural and suburban settings; evaluation of artistic quality in a community context, and models for intergration of culture into civic life.
No prerequisites
Managing Arts and Cultural Organizations
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An overview of the field of arts management with an emphasis on not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations and the role of the professional manager within the field, including governance, planning, assessment, audience development, fund-raising and advocacy.
P: Arts Mgt major or minor. REC: AVD 261 or Arts Mgt 257.
Funding and Financial Issues in the Arts
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Investigation of a variety of financial issues, including earned and contributed income, sponsorships, foundations and grants; introduction to standard budget and accounting terminology and principles as applied in arts management.
P: Arts Mgt 354.
Promoting the Arts
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Approaches to promoting the arts, developing audiences through marketing, using various public relations and advertising tools and techniques.
P: Arts Mgt 354.
Practicum in Arts Management
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Practical work in completion of student-directed arts management projects, working both in teams and individually. Projects may deal with marketing, audience analysis and development, funding, and/or educational aspects of arts management.
P: Cons of instr. Rec: Arts Mgt 355 and 356.
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Exploration of issues pertinent to arts management using research, case studies and practical applications.
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Instruction and experience in a professional environment where students work in any aspect of the field appropriate to their academic preparation and career goals under professional and faculty supervision. No more than 3 credits may be used to meet requirements for a major or minor.
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Night time drivers may experience some delays. The I-75 southbound exit ramp onto Newberry Road will be closed for repaving tomorrow night and possibly Wednesday night, as well. Florida Department of Transportation Spokeswoman Laurie Windham says these closures are part of an even bigger project to reduce traffic back up …Read More »
Alachua County children suffering the playground blues
The high pollen levels in Gainesville have many children sniffling. As WUFT-FM's Lisa Greenberg reports, doctors have seen more children affected by pollen allergies this spring compared to the last. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Read More »
Thousands of acres burning in North Central Florida
Heavy smoke this morning throughout North Central Florida has reduced visibility on roadways and made for hazardous driving conditions. While the fire in Levy Prairie just over the Alachua-Putnam county line may bring in some smoke, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Ludie Bond says the main source of the …Read More »
Morning meeting unites attendees under prayer and remembrance
Songs, prayer and remembrance this morning at a breakfast to honor a fallen civil rights leader. WUFT-FM's Lisa Greenberg says the Paramount Plaza hotel in Gainesville is full of local officials gathering in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Read More »
Ocala rally to honor memory of Sanford teen
A candlelight vigil in memory of Trayvon Martin will be held on Sunday in Ocala. Interfaith Alliance of Marion County President Delphine Herbert says she hopes to see people of all backgrounds come together to remember the teen who was fatally shot in Sanford. [Audio clip: view full post to …Read More »
Smoky conditions persist from Marion County flare up
Though the fire in Orange Springs is 100% contained, fire fighters remain on the scene to monitor the area. Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Ludie Bond says the fire that started two weeks ago flared up yesterday, but fire fighters managed to keep the surrounding area safe. [Audio …Read More »
Charges likely in UF fraternity's hazing allegations
There was a full slate this morning for University of Florida officials investigating hazing allegations. Florida's 89.1 WUFT-FM's Lisa Greenberg says consequences for a UF fraternity are taking priority. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Read More »
State veterans organization reacts to Afghanistan shooting
The next step for an American Soldier who shot and killed 16 innocent Afghanistan civilians is still unclear. Florida Disabled American Veterans Executive Director Al Linden says the motives behind the soldier's shootings are still being investigated. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Of the 16 killed, 9 of …Read More »
11-month-old in critical condition, abuse investigation underway
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances around a potential child abuse case. WUFT-FM's Lisa Greenberg says a baby is unresponsive due to severe head trauma. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Read More »
A runoff election by the books
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Scrabble word: PLEASURE
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Definitions of PLEASURE in dictionaries:
- noun - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
- noun - something or someone that provides a source of happiness
- noun - a formal expression
- noun - an activity that affords enjoyment
- noun - sexual gratification
- The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.
- A source of enjoyment or delight: The graceful skaters were a pleasure to watch.
- Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment: "Pleasure... is a safer guide than either right or duty" (Samuel Butler).
- Sensual gratification or indulgence.
- To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify: Our host pleasured us with his company.
- To take pleasure; delight: The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest.
- These nouns denote a pleasant feeling, as of happiness or personal satisfaction, evoked by something that is to one's liking.
- verb - to give enjoyment or satisfaction to
There are 8 letters in PLEASURE: A E E L P R S U
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1961 Kelly Corvette Coupe is One of a Kind
They call it a 1961 Kelly Corvette Coupe. But if it didn't say Corvette on the door panels, you probably wouldn't think it had any connection at all to the Chevrolet sports car. The Kelly is built on a chassis from a 1959 or 1960 Corvette, but you wouldn't know that from a casual glance. […]
Throwback Thursday: Tres Corvettes in South Pasadena
It's time for Throwback Thursday where we feature vintage photos of Corvettes. Today we share a fan submission from Ken Stow who attached the photo named "Tres Corvettes". Ken says the picture was taken in 1968 in front of Hall's Arco in South Pasadena, California. Appearing in the photo from left to right is Paul […]
Joe Jackson's 1961 Corvette is a Thing of Beauty
Photo Credit: Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily News You just never know where a Corvette enthusiast is going to turn up. Take the case of Joe Jackson, who moved to the Pacific island of Guam way back in the 1980s. In 1988, after being a fan of the sports car for years thanks to the influence of
1961 Corvette is a True Barn Find
There isn't anything that stirs the imagination of a car enthusiast quite like the thought of finding an original barn car. We'll we found one for you and it looks like this find is a keeper. Locked away in dusty Las Vegas area barn is this Silver/Red 1961 Corvette roadster. It hasn't started, moved or
1961 Corvette Gulf Oil Race Car a No-Sale at Mecum's 2012 Kissimmee Auction
The 1961 Corvette Gulf Oil race car was one of the centerpieces of Mecum's 2012 Kissimmee auction and it drew massive attention when it hit the auction block Saturday afternoon. Bidding on the Grady Davis Gulf Oil-sponsored Corvette was fast and furious at the beginning but eventually stalled at $850,000 and the car went unsold.


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Los Angeles, Calif. - The ninth-ranked UCLA Baseball team clinched its fourth straight weekend series victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Utah Utes by a score of 5-4 at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Junior Nick Vander Tuig picked up his fourth consecutive win after allowing just two runs in 6.2 innings pitched.
Vander Tuig gave up six hits in his 6.2 innings of work, striking out six and walking just one. Dalton Carroll took the loss for the Utes, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits while walking four. For the second straight game, sophomore David Berg notched the save, tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball.
The Utes took an early lead in the top of the first, when Trey Nielsen scored from third on a single by TJ Bennett to make it 1-0 Utah. The Bruins equalized in the bottom half of the inning though, starting when sophomore Kevin Kramer doubled to right-center with one out. Sophomore Eric Filia then brought him home with a single up the middle in the next at-bat to tie the game at 1-1.
Utah went back ahead in the top of the second, scoring another run when Cody Scaggari hit into a fielder's choice that allowed Wyler Smith to come in. Once again the game would not be tied for long though, as the Bruins tied it up in the bottom of the second. Junior Pat Gallagher led off the inning with a hit by pitch, and then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on a groundout. Junior Brian Carroll then stepped to the plate with two outs and knocked in Gallagher with a single to right-center, evening things up at 2-2.
Vander Tuig would settle in after that, keeping the Utes off the board for the next four innings while retiring 12 of the next 15 batters he faced. UCLA's offense rewarded him in the bottom of the sixth, taking the lead on sacrifice fly by Gallagher that allowed Valaika to score.
The Bruins then added some much needed insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh. Junior Brenton Allen led off the inning with a solo shot to right-center, making it 4-2 in favor of UCLA. Later in the inning, Valaika came to the plate with Kramer on second and Filia on first, and drove a pitch to right-center gap for a single, bringing home Kramer and giving the Bruins a three-run lead.
Utah fought back though, and got a run in the top of the eighth on a RBI single by Bennett off of junior Zack Weiss, cutting the deficit to two. The Utes then brought another run home on an error at short by Valaika to make it 5-4. Berg then entered the game with one out and runners on first and third in the top of the eighth, and ended the threat with a strikeout of Smith and a pick off of Connor Eppard at first. Berg would strike out the side in the ninth to close out the game and earn his 12th save of the year.
Valaika led the Bruins at the plate, going 2-3 with a run and a RBI. Kramer followed that up with a 1-3 day that included a double and two runs scored while Filia, Gallagher and Allen each knocked in a run.
UCLA (30-13, 13-7 Pac-12) and Utah (16-25, 5-18 Pac-12) will wrap up their series tomorrow at 1 p.m. out at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Sophomore left-hander Grant Watson (5-3, 3.13 ERA) will start the series finale for the Bruins.
Game Notes: UCLA has reached the 30-win plateau for the seventh time in head coach John Savage's nine-year tenure at the school...in his last four starts, Nick Vander Tuig is 4-0 with a 1.22 ERA, 25 strikeouts and just four walks...Vander Tuig has also now pitched at least six innings in 11 of his 12 starts this season...Brenton Allen is now 7 for his last 16 (.438 batting average) with three RBI and two runs scored...Pat Valaika's error in the eighth inning snapped a streak of 32 consecutive games without an error...Valaika did extend his hitting streak to six games though and has now reached base in 15 consecutive games...David Berg extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 25.1 and is now just three saves shy of matching the single-season record for most saves by a UCLA pitcher...the Bruins improved to 11-1 on the year in one-run ballgames.


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Working In A Flat World
Everyone in the geek world knows of 37Signals, makers of some of the most admired web products such as BaseCamp. The company was responsible for giving the world the rather special open-source application framework Ruby on Rails. (I declare an interest. I have worked as an RoR developer)
Its founder, Jason Fried, has written an interesting post over at Inc magazine on why he runs a flat company. For start-ups managing people is not a pressing problem, but as soon as success hits, team building and retention become pretty key to success.
We're now at 26 people. And, as many entrepreneurs have learned, once your business reaches a certain size, matters you didn't have to consider before become difficult to ignore. In our case, HR terms like departments, managers, and titles have begun to pop up more often.
Besides being small, 37signals has always been a flat organization. In fact, flatness is one of our core values. We have eight programmers, but we don't have a chief technical officer. We have five designers, but no creative director. We have five people on our customer support team, and no customer support manager. And because we don't have a marketing department, we don't have a chief marketing officer.
Even as we've grown, we've remained a lean organization. We do not have room for people who don't do the actual work.
Mr. Fried must be doing something right. As he says, in 11 years of running the company, only five people have left – and one of them came back. So losing an employee was clearly a significant event for them.
But the really strange thing was the reason this employee and I decided it was time to part ways. The issue was ambition—not a lack of it, but more of it than we could use.
She had been in our customer service department for about three years and had always done quality work. Her smarts, initiative, and productivity had never been in question. Now, she wanted that performance to be rewarded with managerial responsibilities and a new job title. It wasn't about the money.
You may be wondering how this possibly could be a problem. After all, what business owner doesn't crave an office staffed with motivated people looking to take on more work? In fact, companies often go out of their way to create positions, responsibilities, and job titles to hang on to their most ambitious employees.
The comments at the bottom of the piece as well as those over at Hacker News are worth dipping into.
No spoilers—do read the post as not only does it provide some good insight into the issues of managing small companies—but is has a happy ending too.


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Kelly Osbourne split from long time love Matthew Mosshart. The pair officially called off their engagement, with a spokesperson for the couple breaking the news on Jan. 8.
According to the representative via US magazine upon speaking for Kelly and Matthew, "Kelly Osbourne and Matthew Mosshart have decided to end their engagement. The split is amicable and the pair continue to have nothing but the utmost respect for one another. Kelly is looking forward to a new year full of fresh beginnings."
Then this official added, somewhat tongue in cheek, "No further comments will be provided by all parties and we request privacy, decorum and space from the press but don't expect it."
Kelly Osbourne's split from the vegan chef who she met at Kate Moss' wedding a couple of years ago seems to have pushed the "Fashion Police" arbiter to look forward instead of looking back.
Osbourne tweeted, "It's all about perception. Sometimes.. bad things that happen in life aren't really bad at all, especially when you learn something from it!"
Although this was not a direct reference to Kelly Osbourne's split, it was an effective way to show this savvy woman's upbeat attitude. You go, girl.


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Rebecca MacKinnon
New America Foundation
Rebecca MacKinnon is a journalist and activist whose work focuses on the intersection of the Internet, human rights, and foreign policy. She is currently the Senior Bernard L. Schwart Fellow at New America Foundation.
Ms. MacKinnon is cofounder of Global Voices Online (globalvoicesonline.org), a global citizen media network, and is also a founding member of the Global Network Initiative (globalnetworkinitiative.org), a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance principles of freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, MacKinnon worked as a journalist for CNN in Beijing for nine years, serving as CNN's Beijing Bureau Chief and Correspondent from 1998-2001 and then as CNN's Tokyo Bureau Chief and Correspondent from 2001-03. From 2004-06 she was a Fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press and Public Policy Research Fellow and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, both at Harvard. In 2007-08 she served on the faculty of the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre, where she taught online journalism and conducted research on Chinese Internet censorship.
In 2009 she continued her research and writing as an Open Society Institute Fellow, then spent the first half of 2010 as a visiting fellow at Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy. She received her AB magna cum laude from Harvard College.
As a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, Ms. MacKinnon is examining U.S. policies related to the Internet, human rights, and "global Internet freedom." Her book, "Consent of the Networked," about the future of freedom in the Internet age, will be published by Basic Books at the end of this year.
Biography last updated December 20, 2010


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Sitting in his Florida home just outside Miami, the first quarterback of the Saints watched every second of Sunday's miraculous 33-30 overtime victory.
Ordinarily you'd expect an original Saint, who was traded to Washington and then took the Redskins to a Super Bowl, to have mixed feelings.
But no.
"Listen, " said Billy Kilmer, "you're talking to a born-again Who Dat. I got nothing against the Redskins. Got a lot of friends up there. But right now there's nothing I want to see more than the Saints run the table and win their last game in February a few miles from where I live."
For a ruddy-faced warrior who became the poster boy of an expansion team that quickly became the Keystone Kops of the NFL, Kilmer looks on Drew Brees and friends as a kind of welcome tonic to remove some of that long-ago pain.
It's safe to say no athlete was booed more loudly by more people on a sustained basis at Tulane Stadium than the quarterback of a team that began professional life 3-11, 4-9-1, 5-9, 2-11-1.
"Lemme just say, " Kilmer suggested, "I played with a great bunch of guys that were part of a bad football team. I watch these Saints today, and it fills me full of admiration. I watched them Sunday get some breaks, but I also watched them make their own breaks by playing with a non-stop passion. Every time the ball bounced their way, I said, 'Dadgum, you owe us one of those. You owe us plenty of those.' "
Kilmer recalled a 32-14 loss to the Falcons in 1970, his last season with the Saints.
"We're first-and-10 on our 20. I complete a long pass, and we're flagged for illegal procedure. First-and-15 at our 15. Another long completion. Another flag. Offsides. First-and-20 at the 10. Another completion. Holding. First and 25. I'm sacked in the end zone. Fumble. Falcons recover. I complete three passes, and the Falcons get a touchdown. One thing after another. We lost to the Vikings that year 26-0. They blocked three punts. The next day our coach, Tom Fears, spent the entire practice on punt protection. That's the way it went in those days."
There were exceptions.
In 1969, Kilmer showed up in St. Louis with the 0-6 Saints and threw for five touchdowns in a 51-42 win over the Cardinals. Charley Johnson also threw for five TDs, making it the first time two quarterbacks threw for 10 touchdowns in a game.
"I found out later, " said Kilmer, "if we had lost that game, Tom Fears would have been fired. He was fired in the middle of the next season after a loss to the Rams. J.D. Roberts takes over and, in his first game as coach, Tom Dempsey kicks a 63-yard field goal on the last play to beat the Lions. It was the last win of a two-win season. They carry J.D. off the field. He had no idea what was going on."
George Allen knew. The Redskins' coach was assembling a team of veterans in Washington and he jumped at the chance to land Kilmer as his backup quarterback to Sonny Jurgensen for a fourth- and an eighth-round draft pick.
Allen was confident he was getting someone who had paid his dues as a backup QB in San Francisco, then beat out Gary Cuozzo as the Saints' starter, all this after spending his college career as a single-wing tailback at UCLA.
It was at UCLA that Kilmer was told his football days were over after a serious automobile accident. He missed an off ramp on a California freeway, nose-dived into a ditch, and wound up semi-submerged in a pool of stagnant water. He lay there for more than a hour, unconscious and undiscovered. Medics predicted Kilmer probably would lose his left leg. He was in the hospital for three weeks with a compound fracture of the ankle. Once out of the hospital, he took his time rehabbing, pressing pants at his father's dry-cleaning business.
"That taught me one thing, " Kilmer said. "I knew I didn't want to press pants for a living."
Instead, he gathered splinters as the third-string quarterback for the 49ers before becoming a starter for the expansion Saints of '67.
What makes watching the Saints of '09 special is watching a 6-foot quarterback in charge.
"As far as height goes, " said Kilmer, "Drew and I are kindred spirits. I was a fraction under 6 feet. But the comparison ends there. I threw knuckleballs. Drew throws strikes. What impresses me most is the way he buys time in the pocket, the way he finds passing lanes. I rolled out a lot. Drew is back there, looking sideline to sideline. He's a marvel at making decisions. You can tell just by his body language he's the consummate leader."
I asked Kilmer if he ever threw an interception that wound up as a touchdown for his team, as Brees did Sunday when the Redskin who made the pick had the ball stolen and returned for six points.
"Matter of fact, " he said, "I was part of a highlight film that became part of NFL history. The Vikings are playing the 49ers in 1964 and George Mira completes a pass to his halfback. He fumbles, Jim Marshall picks it up and returns the ball 66 yards. He returns it for a safety, for two points, not for a touchdown. Jim got confused. He ran the wrong way, into the wrong end zone."
It was Kilmer who helped Marshall make history.
"I was the guy who fumbled, " Kilmer said. "The more I think about it, that play would have fit right in with the '67 Saints."
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Peter Finney can be reached at 504.826.3802.


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Most parents understand that a classic grilled cheese sandwich is a staple in a child's diet. The delicious simplicity of melted cheese between toasted bread can bring smiles to little faces. As an adult, the basic grilled cheese can be elevated. Kit Graham's The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook shares recipes that are more than just bread and cheese.
In this full color cookbook offers 20 original recipes for gourmet grilled cheese. These recipes transform the humble grilled cheese into something more. The book has four sections, vegetarian, meat, seafood, and add-ins.
Knowing that kids love grilled cheese, these recipes offer a perfect way to incorporate new flavors, tastes and ingredients into their meals. From a Southwestern inspired Bacon, Guacamole Grilled Cheese to a vegetable filled artichoke, spinach, and red pepper grilled cheese, the kids can sample new twists on the perennial favorite.
Personally, some of my favorite recipes highlight the sweet and savory components. The poached pear, honey roasted walnut and ricotta grilled cheese is the best grown-up grilled cheese. The fun of this cookbook is that it provides inspiration to think outside of the box.
The author, Kit Graham, is the author of the thekittchen.com. It is a food site that focuses on original and practical recipes. The Kittchen has been featured on Refinery 29, Eater, The Frisky, and The Urbaness.
The Gourmet Grilled Cheese Cookbook can be purchased on Amazon.


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Cubs signed C J.C. Boscan to a minor league contract.
Stephen Strasburg (back) has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday against the Brewers.
Drew Pomeranz threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, to lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Reds on Saturday.
Carlos Carrasco threw a four-hit, complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday.
Vincent Velasquez said he's discussed an innings limit with agent Scott Boras.
Francisco Lindor hit two home runs in Saturday's win over the Tigers.
Matt Adams (back) is absent from the Cardinals' starting lineup Saturday against the Mariners.
Edwin Encarnacion carried the Blue Jays to victory Saturday against the White Sox, providing three hits and four RBI.
Brett Lawrie hammered a pair of home runs Saturday in a loss to the Blue Jays.
Kevin Gausman fired 7 2/3 scoreless innings Saturday as the Orioles defeated the Rays 5-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
A.J. Reed will DH and bat sixth Saturday in his major league debut against the Royals.
Jose Abreu (leg) returned to the starting lineup Saturday against the the Blue Jays.


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How to Send Your Child to Summer Camp in North Korea
Justin Rohrlich
While some kids are being sent to New England, others are headed to Wonsan, DPRK.
This article previously ran, in slightly different form, on
Summer camp has changed quite a bit over the past few generations. In large part, macrame and campfires have given way to skills-based programs that prepare kids for careers. There's a
"Young Investors Wall Street"
camp, run by the Future Investor Clubs of America. Children ages 8-12 can learn their way around a Mac at
Apple Camp
, taking place all summer at participating
Apple Inc.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) retail stores. College freshmen and sophomores can work on their coding skills at
Google Inc's
Android Camp
at the Googleplex, in Mountain View. And aspiring video game designers can attend
any number of camps
specializing in creating games for everything from the
(NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox to
Facebook Inc
(NASDAQ:FB) or
Zynga Inc
(NASDAQ:ZNGA) style games .
But, while some kids are being sent away to summer camps like the ones mentioned above, others are on their way to the Songdowon International Children's Camp in Wonsan, North Korea.
Songdowon is one of the last vestiges of a type of cultural exchange seen in similar countries from across the Communist bloc in decades past, not entirely unlike the Soviet Artek camps and East Germany's Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation.
Photo: NK News
Far from just a getaway for North Korean children, thousands of young people from countries including China, Russia, Nigeria, Mongolia, Mexico, Syria (where North Korean military officers have reportedly
begun advising
Assad's forces), Tanzania, and Thailand
the Songdowon camp since it opened in 1960, which expanded to accommodate 1,200 guests in 1993 "under the special care of President Kim Il Sung and the leader Kim Jong Il."
Campus of the Songdowon International Children's Camp – Photo by Benjamin Young
The Guests
We know where the international campers at Songdowon come from, but who, exactly, are they? Details are pretty much nonexistent. As 40+ year Korea-watcher
Aidan Foster-Carter
, honorary senior research fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University, said, "Thanks for writing, but alas I have no info to offer. I've often wondered the same thing myself."
Enter Valentina Boltacheva. Now a student at Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, at the age of 14, she was a camper at Songdowon.
Valentina today
Valentina grew up in Arsenyev, a town of 56,000 in Primorsky Krai, Russia's Far East, and the home of Progress Arsenyev Aircraft Works, manufacturer of, among other things, the Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter.
As is – or at least was – a common practice in certain countries of a certain political persuasion, vouchers for meals, holidays, and so forth will, on occasion, be doled out to dedicated (or well-connected) workers. In 2007, the regional authorities "decided to support those who worked at the plant," Valentina told me, "and allowed the Progress workers' children to compete for 30 available trips to Songdowon."
"Every candidate had to answer many questions about North Korea and the plant where my mother works," Valentina said. Her mother helped with information about the factory, but as Arsenyev's Internet service was spotty at that time, Valentina did her research at the library. A few weeks later, Valentina's mother got the news that her daughter had been selected go to Songdowon.
"I was happy," Valentina said. "It was my first trip abroad."
The trip would comprise one week in Wonsan and one in Pyongyang. Valentina's family "paid only for making my passport to travel abroad, [but] my trip and flight were free – it was a present for the workers' children," she explained. Before they left for Songdowon, the kids were told to prepare what Valentina described as a "culture program" to perform at the camp. They chose a traditional Russian folk dance, which they staged in the campus theater.
"Everyone from our group took part; we rehearsed for a long time," she told me. "We had many talented students – some of them danced, some of them sang and played musical instruments."
The Arsenyev detachment was joined by campers from Tanzania, China, Mongolia, and North Korea, as well as other Russian students from Vladivostok and Nakhodka (of which the latter,
according to KCNA
, semi-confusingly hosted its own Kimjongilia show in April "on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's birthday"). Though the Songdowon campers' living arrangements were kept restricted ("Russians lived with Russians and Koreans lived with Koreans," Valentina said), she was able to connect with a handful of North Koreans during her stay.
A dorm room for Russian campers at Songdowon – Photo by Benjamin Young
"I made friends with two Korean boys, Tom and Jerry – I don't know their real names; this is what they wanted us to call them," Valentina recalled. She also got to know "a Korean girl named Chen and a Tanzanian guy, Oswald."
Communicating didn't pose a problem, as many of the North Korean campers were proficient speakers of English, Russian, or both – and they weren't shy about reminding the international guests what a treat it was for them to be there. "They told us that in Korea, only A-students were allowed to go to this camp," Valentina said. "I can make a conclusion that Songdowon is a really prestigious camp in North Korea."
As for activities, Valentina remembers "swimming, boating, and doing morning exercises." Other memories include "dancing traditional Korean dances" and, this being the DPRK, "learning songs about Korean political leaders."
A room at Songdowon / Photo by David Flack
Valentina said she has fond memories of Songdowon–a sentiment seconded by Miraj Jakaya Kikwete, son of Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete, who described his time to me at the Songdowon camp as "an experience of a lifetime."
The Hosts
Over the past few years, Matthew Reichel, co-founder of the
Pyongyang Project
, a Canadian venture committed to responsible engagement in the DPRK through education, tourism, social entrepreneurship, and knowledge exchange, has gotten to know Songdowon's "publicizers" quite well – bureaucrats operating under the auspices of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League.
"They pick two people every year who have to go to out and sell this camp, which is really becoming a tougher and tougher sell," Reichel told me.
"Parents in China don't want to send their kids to North Korea; they're sending their children to camp in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States. So, these guys are having to go to second-tier cities in China's Northeast and Central Coastal areas to try and convince local schools, governments, and travel companies to send kids to Songdowon."
The Songdowon flag, which reads: "Let's always be ready for our socialist homeland! Always be ready! Songdowon International Children's Camp."
According to Reichel, many of the schools in Pyongyang organize short trips to Songdowon all summer long for their local A-students, which, he said, "doesn't necessarily have anything to do with grades." But, by Kim Il Sung's decree, Songdowon is supposed to be an international camp. If there are no foreigners there, someone's failing. As Reichel said, "Kim Il Sung gave them this task."
Kim Il Sung and young friends / Photo by Benjamin Young
In North Korea, government entities sustain themselves by running businesses – the Youth League owns the Pyongyang Chongnyon (Youth) Hotel, their own trade and tourism companies, and Reichel said "several of the fried chicken restaurants in Pyongyang are theirs." However, the Songdowon camp runs at a severe loss.
A stagnant, centrally-planned economy coupled with ever-tightening economic sanctions doesn't normally beget financial generosity. But, the North Korean government almost completely finances Songdowon campers' trips.
Photo by Matthew Reichel
Some kids, like Valentina, are sent as part of a fully-paid exchange program. And some, it seems, receive partial scholarships from their local governments. In an email, the
Nakhodka City Administrator's office
told me that parents are responsible for about 300 euros in fees and travel costs for their child's two-week stay, with all other expenses being "met by the Korean side."
"Remember, this is a political thing, not an economic thing," Matthew Reichel explained. "It's just one of the many appendages of the Youth League; they're losing money on Songdowon, but they have to do it, they have to continue to operate it as an international socialist youth summer camp."
Songdowon water slide / Photo by David Flack
Still, he said, they "can't make it cheap enough" to fill Songdowon's beds.
"Thing is, the [recruiters] have a quota," said Reichel. "They asked us once if we could get Westerners to come; we said absolutely, we could do some great things there – with university students. They said no, it has to be kids, something in the charter that they can only be up to age 16. So, can we organize a group of Canadian kids? We were like, 'Uh…that's not going to work out.'"
The beach in Wonsan: One section is for foreigners, the other for North Koreans (beyond the blue fence, above). But, as Matthew Reichel says, "It's not that hard to go back and forth between the two." Photographer David Flack said these kids' curiosity got the better of them in a matter of minutes and came over to meet his group.
Photo by David Flack
The Future
The Songdowon International Children's Camp was visited just last week by Kim Jong Un.
"It is the firm determination of the WPK [Workers Party of Korea] to successfully remodel the camp closely associated with the leadership exploits of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as required by the new century,"
announced KCNA
Kim's visit "makes sense for a few reasons," said Reichel. Primarily, "there are people in North Korea interested in pursuing more international connections and outreach these days."
This has translated, Reichel said, into "a drive to invest in Kangwon province, focusing on Wonsan and Mount Kumgang," with reported plans for a ski resort and an upgrade to Wonsan's airport.
As for the future of the Songdowon International Children's Camp, an intriguing take comes by way of North Korea
(and NK News
) Benjamin Young, and a video he shot of the Mongolian campers' cultural performance at Songdowon last July:
Said Young, "The Songdowon Children's Camp represents the current dilemma confronting North Korean society: the influx of Western and South Korean culture but the desire to stick with 'revolutionary conservatism.'"
As evidenced in the video, foreign children enjoy Western music, like The Black Eyed Peas, but, said Young, "have come to spend the summer in a nation that prohibits its citizens from listening to this same type of music."
"The questions that arose from my experience in the camp are numerous," he recalled. "Why did the kids come to North Korea? Why does the North Korean state support this camp and these international students? What purpose does the camp serve?"
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The Adventures of Tintin
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 21, 2011
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The film is spectacularly constructed, from intimate closeups to dizzying chase scenes. But as is often the case with this format, the motion-capture animation feels weirdly lifeless.
Feels particularly mechanical. The movie isn't a complete waste: it adequately re-creates the comics' Dickensian characterization, and every frame brims with clever details. But once the action begins, Spielberg's incessant, force-fed "fun" quickly gets exhausting.
The motion-capture animation is spectacular..Yet the action grows wearisome as it grinds on, and the film becomes a succession of dazzling set pieces devoid of simple feelings.
A cracking good adventure film well worthy of classic Saturday-afternoon matinee status. It's also, in myriad ways, a more youthful version of Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark."...What you don't have, however, is a great movie.
Hergé was the pioneer of an even-handed style of cartooning with solid lines and no shading that became known as ligne claire, but there is a decided lack of clear lines in this erratic movie adaptation of his work.
The much-publicized collaboration between producer Peter Jackson and Spielberg sets high expectations. But while the technical artistry is there, the film lacks a sense of magic, intrigue and mystery.
I fear Spielberg and Jackson hitched their wagon to the wrong technological star here.
Like the screen Tintin, the movie proves less than inviting because it's been so wildly overworked: there is hardly a moment of downtime, a chance to catch your breath or contemplate the tension between the animated Expressionism and the photo-realist flourishes.
Adventures is an awesome movie mechanism, but awe comes at a cost. The Tintin character is something like a blank spot at the movie's center, most vivid (unfortunately) as a plucky, priggish motivational speaker when he coaches Haddock out of a drinking problem.
His (Spielberg) The Adventures of Tintin jettisons character, back story, plot, depth and emotional ties to deliver 100 minutes of beautifully shot mayhem. It's handsome, hectic, heartless and hollow, a shiny Christmas box with nothing but glitter inside.
Even a filmmaker as dazzling as Steven Spielberg has to create characters who lure us into their point of view, and the trouble with Tintin is that we're always on the outside, looking in. What all that motion can't capture is our hearts.
Tintin is exhausting, and, for all its wonders, it wears one out well before it's over.
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Mixed: 20 out of 128
Negative: 4 out of 128
Dec 21, 2011Oh get ready for a glorious adventure in the worlds most amazing places. What a great animated movie I was so thrilled by seeing it that iOh get ready for a glorious adventure in the worlds most amazing places. What a great animated movie I was so thrilled by seeing it that i didn't movie a single second from my seat. Really full of jaw dropping adventure you can't wait for the sequel mind blowing movie hats off to the great director and producer (steven spielberg and peter jackson) two of them are the great story teller of our time. Full marks to TINTIN.… Full Review »
Feb 13, 2012"The Adventures of Tintin" is like the animated version of Indiana Jones. Although the story is somewhat cliched in a sort of matter, it's the"The Adventures of Tintin" is like the animated version of Indiana Jones. Although the story is somewhat cliched in a sort of matter, it's the adventurous feeling and realistic characters that shine the movie. A good entertainment to watch with your kids.… Full Review »
Dec 30, 2011If your looking for sentimentalism or deep character development this isn't quite the movie your looking for, Tintin, however, is anIf your looking for sentimentalism or deep character development this isn't quite the movie your looking for, Tintin, however, is an exhilarating thrill ride from start to finish.In this picture, Spielberg seeks mainly to entertain, not necessarily teach or challenge his viewers. This "Indiana Jones-esque" film is fast paced and filled with very witty dialogue, charming characters and a clear yet compelling story. It is visually stunning; much effort was evidently placed on the animation and detailed sound design; the editing and 'cinematography' also gave it a very cinematic look (kudos to that single shot chase scene) and John Williams gives another exceptional score. Despite these positives, the movie is quite exhausting: there was non-stop action-adventure with very little time for air. Yes, that's right, Tintin could have done very well with more development, to fully flesh out the characters and add more weight and depth to the solid story. The narration needed more patience, but, the movie was way too much fun to let this get in the way too much.… Full Review »


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Dvd Release Date: 2000-03-14
Genre: Suspense/Thriller,
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 58min
The Bone Collector is a shattering suspense-thriller in which two cops on the trail of a brutal serial killer must see as one, act as one and think as one before the next victim falls. Rhymes (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington) is a brilliant forensics detective paralyzed on assignment from a fallen beam. Donaghy (Emmy winner Angelina Jolie), is a feisty street-smart policewoman who must be his eyes and ears and capture the killer before he strikes again.
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Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Angelina Jolie, Mike McGlone, John Benjamin Hickey, Bobby Cannavale, Daniel Brochu, Ed O'Neill, Zena Grey, Phillip Noyce, Leland Orser, David Warshofsky, Fulvio Cecere, Ted Whittall
- Directed by Phillip Noyce
- Produced by Martin Bregman, Louis A Stoller, Dan Jinks, Michael Scott Bregman, Martin Bregmen
- Written by Jeremy Iacone, Jeffery Deaver
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College Hockey:USCHO.com Town Hall Meeting Returns At Frozen Four
MINNEAPOLIS — For the second consecutive year, USCHO.com is sponsoring a Town Meeting to entertain and inform college hockey fans during the festivities at the NCAA Frozen Four. This year's USCHO.com Town Meeting topic is "The State of College Hockey," and the panel will include the commissioners from all six Division I hockey leagues.
The Town Meeting takes place this year at 11:15 a.m. (CST) on Friday, April 5, 2002 at the Touchstone Energy Place at the Rivercentre, just prior to the presentation of the Hockey Humanitarian Award and the Hobey Baker Award.
The format will be the same as last year, as USCHO.com's general manager Jayson Moy will preside over a question and answer session where fans will be able to interact directly with the six Division I commissioners: Tom Anastos of the CCHA; R.H. "Bob" Peters of the CHA; Steve Hagwell of the ECAC; Joe Bertagna of Hockey East; Richard Ensor of the MAAC; and Bruce McLeod of the WCHA.
"Our goal is to bring the fans closer to the world of college hockey," said Moy. "Last year's event was a big success, and I expect this year will be even better."
For fans not able to attend the Frozen Four, the Town Meeting will once again be simulcast live via the Internet at www.uscho.com. In addition, returning for the second year, is USCHO's exclusive pre-game show coverage of the Frozen Four. Tune in on-line 90 minutes prior to each semifinal, and two hours prior to the final, to hear in-depth analysis and interviews about the games and more.
The first annual USCHO.com Town Meeting was held last year, at the Frozen Four in Albany, New York. The event was attended by hundreds of fans, and featured the members of the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Selection Committee. Highlights and pictures from this event can be found at: USCHO.com.
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