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Beautifully written, caprtivating story, marvellous character development. I was so into the book that I barely ut it down.
Classsic Puzo! A must read!
Great book though preferred the movie, maybe because I had seen it first.
"Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family."
The Godfather turned out being much better than I anticipated. Originally being in a long list of books I would "eventually get to," I only picked it up because it was on the floor near me when I was also on the floor organizing the book closet. Needing a break (and being lazy as usual), I decided to randomly start reading the first page. What drew me in wasn't the story nor even the opening - it was the writing style. I found out quickly that I LOVE Puzo's writing style. There's something about the way he crafts his words, blends them together, always to the point, never going into poetic territory but somehow always hanging over the brink of it.
The story told is a well known because of the movies. Generally I don't mention the movie form much in book reviews, but with The Godfather it's inevitable and the review wouldn't be the same without it. The story stays with the same and the adaption to the movie is spot on. They changed little, even keeping most of the dialogue and order identical for the scenes including. The exception is the flashbacks of Vito Corleone's early life, and there were of course some smaller scenes which weren't included in the movie for time and pacing sake.
Switching point of view among many can be problematic for readers (especially me, too frequent head hopping is always a pet peeve), but with this case the hopping only happens when it makes sense and is done subtly and effectively. The tale is a traditional one with extra punch - the son who doesn't want to become the father, the importance of family, and the struggles of power. I found the theories of the Italian mindset and mafia goals added into the story fascinating, a cultural difference in society that I never personally encountered (and doubtfully ever will.)
When a story has a villain, villains are usually more effective and enjoyable when they are three dimensional (they have good traits as well) Much of the book explains the godfathers mindset, reasoning, philosophies, and strict sense of his version of honor. It's not done in a preachy way; in fact, interestingly no other viewpoint is ever seen, experienced, or given from opposing characters.
The slow ascension into power by Michael Corleone is powerful. Even if the book has some slow scenes and isn't gripping in an action sense, it doesn't need to be as it's clearly a drama filled tale. Michael is realistic as the son who wishes to set apart with his own future, pulled in eventually by honor learned after tainting himself. Vito is equally fascinating with his past, his present, his philosophies. I really hold no bad thoughts toward any of the characters and when their viewpoints are used.
It's easy seeing why this one became such a seller and was made successfully into a popular movie. Even if the cultural presence isn't a reality we all personally experience, it's easily understood and to a point agreed with. The struggle among father and son and setting a person's own path is an age old story always enjoyed as it DOES affect people even today and always will.
Bố Già (tiếng Anh: The Godfather) là tên một cuốn tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng của nhà văn người Mỹ gốc Ý Mario Puzo được xuất bản lần đầu vào năm 1969 bởi nhà xuất bản G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Tác phẩm là câu chuyện về một gia đình mafia gốc Sicilia tại Mỹ được tạo lập và lãnh đạo bởi một nhân vật được gọi là "Bố già" (Godfather) Don Vito Corleone. Các sự kiện chính của tiểu thuyết xảy ra từ năm 1945 đến 1955 ngoài ra cũng đề cập đến thời thơ ấu và giai đoạn thanh niên của Vito Corleone vào đầu thế kỉ 20.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0451205766, Paperback)The story of Don Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia family, inspired some of the most successful movies ever. It is in Mario Puzo's The Godfather that Corleone first appears. As Corleone's desperate struggle to control the Mafia underworld unfolds, so does the story of his family. The novel is full of exquisitely detailed characters who, despite leading unconventional lifestyles within a notorious crime family, experience the triumphs and failures of the human condition. Filled with the requisite valor, love, and rancor of a great epic, The Godfather is the definitive gangster novel.
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A searing novel of the Mafia underworld, The godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and the powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor that was passed on from father to son. With its themes of the seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and family allegiance, it resonated with millions of readers across the world-and became the definitive novel of the virile, violent subculture that remains steeped in intrigue, in controversy, and in our collective consciousness.… (more)
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Folding and securing paper to function as its own enclosure
'Letterlocking refers to the folding and securing of any writing surface (such as papyrus, parchment, and paper) to function as its own enclosure.' In their YouTube channel, Jana Dambrogio of MIT Libraries and her colleagues demonstrate a number of letterlocking techniques, from a simple method used by Russian soldiers in WWII, to more elaborate and 'secure' schemes employed by the likes of John Donne, Constanijn Huygens, Elizabeth Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I. [more inside]
The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos, to know itself.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is a thirteen-part television series of one hour shows written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steven Soter, that was aired at the tail end of 1980 and was - at the time - the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. It is best introduced by an audio excerpt of one of his books, The Pale Blue Dot. Inside is a complete annotated collection of the series. [more inside]
Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Lord of Zuylichem, was a poet, musician, diplomat and secretary to 2 Princes of Orange. He attended Oxford and Cambridge and corresponded with virtually every contemporary of any intellectual importance in Europe, including Charles I of England, Anton von Leeuwenhoek and Peter Paul Ruebens, to name a very few. He also played the lute for King James. As the definition of a Renaissance man, he makes me feel sort of inadequate.
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) or 'laughing gas' can be used as an anesthetic or pain-relieving drug when inhaled. N2O is
A compound
12C and 14C are isotopes of carbon. The atomic number for C is 6.
12C and 14C have the same valence or bonding capacity
The most common isotope of Phosphorus is 31P. The atomic number for P is 15. An atom of 31P would have
15 electrons and 15 protons
Which of the following is an example of a hydrogen bond?
the bond between the H of one water molecule and the N of neighboring ammonia molecule
Consider two elements, element X and element Y. The electronegativity of element X is significantly greater than the electronegativity of element Y. Which of the following statements would describe a covalent bond that is formed between these two compounds?
the end of the molecule containing the X atom will be slightly negative relative to the Y end of the molecule
A mole of KCl has a mass of 74.6 grams. In order to prepare a 0.5 M solution, how many grams of postassium chloride must be added to 500 ml (0.5 L) of water?
18.7 g
Which of the following statements correctly describes the bonds that maintain the alpha helix structure of proteins?
hydrogen bonds that occur between H and O atoms of adjacent or adjoining amino acids in the backbone of the polypeptide chain
Which of the amino acids could participate in hydrophobic interactions within the tertiary structure of proteins
Isoleucine (remember CH3 hates water)
Which of the monosaccharides is glucose?
The six ringed structure (has CH2OH on 6th carbon end, alpha has H on top of 1st carbon end, OH on top when beta)
Which one of the molecules is a triglyceride containing one unsaturated fatty acid?
Has two non-kinked tails. One with a "kink" is unsaturated.
What is the atomic number of the cation formed in the reaction illustrated in the above figure? (shows Na + Cl forming NaCl)
11 (NOT 10, look at reactants side)
Assume that acid rain has lowered the pH of a particular lake to pH 4.0. What is the hydroxide ion concentration of this lake?
1 x 10^-10 mol of hydroxide ion per liter of lake water (14 - pH 4.0 = 1 x 10^-10 [OH] = 1 x 10^10^-4 [H]`)
The enzyme amylase can break glycosidic linkages between glucose monomers only if the monomers are the α form. Which of the following could amylase break down?
Fatty acids are considered acids because they can donate hydrogen ions to a solution. What functional group is responsible for this property?
Carboxyl group (COOH, with C double bonded to O, single bonded to OH)
A scientist is given two samples of fatty acids. She determines that the ratio of hydrogen to carbon is greater for the fatty acids within solution A compared to the fatty acids within solution B. Which solution would contain a higher concentration of unsaturated fatty acids?
Solution B
In an aqueous solution, phospholipids often form membranes that consist of two layers of phospholipids. Which statement below correctly describes the orientation of the phospholipid molecules within this membrane?
the phosphate end of the phospholipid is oriented toward the outer surface of the membrane
Identify the asymmetric carbon in the molecule above.
Carbon B. Bonded to carbon, H, OH, and another carbon (look for differences in the bonds to carbon).
Which carbon atom is part of the carbonyl group within this molecule?
Carbon A. Double bonded to oxygen (C=O)
This molecule is an
ALDEHYDE - carbon double bonded to O, single bonded to H, single bonded to R. Ketone - C=O plus single bonded to two separate R's (r1,r2)
When comparing the properties of phospholipids and triglycerides, which of the following statements are true?
both molecules contain fatty acids
The hydrocarbon portion of the lipid molecule consists of
hydrogen and carbon atoms joined with nonpolar covalent bonds
Lipids that contain a high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids are typically liquids at room temperature because
the lipid molecules that contain unsaturated fatty acids have kinks and are unable to pack together as tightly as lipids containing saturated fatty acids
Which of the following bonds or interactions are responsible for maintaining the tertiary structure of proteins?
Hydrogen and ionic bonds, hydrophobic and van der Waals interactions.
Compare a mole of glucose (C6H12O6) versus a mole of sodium chloride (NaCl). Which of the following statements is true?
A mole of glucose would contain the same number of molecules as a mole of sodium chloride. If a mole of each substance is added to 2 L of water, the molarity of each solution would be the same.
Crossing over
is the exchange of genetic material during meiosis between two non-sister chromatids within a tetrad
Which of the following alters the activity of other enzymes by phosphorylating the enzyme
protein kinase
Which of the following compounds are outputs from the Calvin cycle?
ADP, NADP+, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
The nuclear envelope
contains openings or pores that allow movement of materials from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Which of the following compounds is a molecule that is produced within the glycolytic pathway
Which of the following pairs of terms or phrases is mismatched
smooth endoplasmic reticulum - ribosomes
During cellular respiration, CO2 is produced within
the junction between glycolysis and the beginning of the Krebs cycle, and the Krebs cycle
Of the list provided below, which sequence is the most common route for the synthesis and trafficking of proteins that are secreted from a cell
rough ER → vesicles → Golgi → vesicles → plasma membrane
Order the events numbered 1 through 4 below in a sequence that accurately describes the order of events leading to synthesis of ATP within oxidative phosphorylation.
Donations of electrons by NADH, movement of electrons from one carrier complex to next, generation of a proton gradient, synthesis of ATP via enzymatic action of ATP synthase.
Which of the following compounds are products of oxidative phosphorylation within the electron transport chain of mitochondria
ATP, NAD+, and H2O
The active site of an enzyme is defined as
a specific region on the enzyme where the substrate or reactant binds
The molecule shown above is
a triglyceride with one unsaturated fatty acid and two saturated fatty acids
The side chain of this amino acid that is labeled as C is an example of a
non-polar side chain (has CH3 endings)
Which of the following is an example of a hydrogen bond
the bond between the H of one water molecule and the O of neighboring water molecule
Calcium has an atomic number of 20. In an aqueous solution, calcium is often present as a divalent cation, i.e, a cation with two positive charges. Ca++ has
18 electrons, 20 protons
The two ends of one of the parent strands of DNA are labeled as A and B. Which end is the 5' end of the strand?
It's opposite of the other DNA strand. 5 end is not the direction DNA synthesis goes towards. It is 3.
Which of the two growing strands of DNA, labeled as C and D, is the lagging strand in the replication of DNA?
DNA replication goes from the 5' end to 3' end direction. From the 3' to 5' replication goes backwards.
The 4 nucletides
Purines - two rings, adenine, guanine (answer)
Pyrimidines - one ring, cytosine, thymine, uricil
Which of the above arrows points to the 5' end of the sugar - phosphate backbone of this DNA molecule?
Look for PO4 groups.
Which of the above arrows points to the 3' end of the sugar - phosphate backbone of this DNA molecule?
In between the nucleotides and phosphates.
The TATA box is identified by a TATA base sequence
within the template strand of DNA that is upstream from the transcription unit and assists with the binding of RNA polymerase. within the non-template strand of DNA that is upstream from the transcription start point and assists with the binding of RNA polymerase to DNA
With regards to base nucleotide composition of DNA, which of the following statements is true?
In DNA replication,
an RNA primer is required to initiate synthesis of both the leading strand and Oksaki fragments of the lagging strand
The anticodon UCU can pair with more that one codon. Based on your understanding of wobble, which codon would be most likely to pair with anticodon UCU in additon to the standard codon AGA?
The term wobble refers to a relaxation of base pairing rules for
the binding of anticodons to codons
tRNA shifts position within the ribosome during translation. Which of the following sequence of events is correct
bonding of the tRNA anticodon to the codon of mRNA -->attachment of growing polypeptide to the single amino acid on tRNA --> shift of tRNA from A to P site
Which of the following events is NOT considered part of RNA processing in eukaryotic cells
addition of a poly-A tail to the 3' end of the pre-mRNA molecule
addition of a 5' cap to the 5' end of the of the pre-mRNA molecule
removal of introns from the pre-mRNA molecule
removal of a primer from the pre-mRNA molecule (answer)
A mutation that results in a base substitution within a gene of eukaryotic cells
may or may not lead to a change in the protein expressed by that DNA
Prior to protein synthesis in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, the large and small ribosomal subunits
are floating freely separated from one another in the cytoplasm
Peptide bonds are
formed when an amino acid is added to the growing polypeptide during the elongation stage of translation
Which of the following enzymes removes the RNA primer and substitutes DNA nucleotides in the new strand of DNA?
DNA polymerase I
Initiation of transcription in eukaryotic cells requires all of the following EXCEPT
transcription factors binding to the promoter
RNA polymerase binding to the promoter
a start codon in the template strand of DNA (answer)
the TATA box upstream from the transcription unit
If a polypeptide contains 50 amino acids, what is the minimum length of the mRNA strand that coded for this protein?
150 base pairs
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Skip to comments.High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
Posted on 07/21/2013 11:53:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When a young Indian-American woman walked into the funky L.A. jewelry boutique Tarina Tarantino, store manager Lauren Twisselman thought she was just like any other customer. She didn't realize the woman was actress and writer Mindy Kaling.
"I hadn't watched The Office," Twisselman says. Kaling both wrote and appeared in the NBC hit.
This lack of recognition is precisely what the VIP-identification technology designed by NEC IT Solutions is supposed to prevent.
The U.K.-based company already supplies similar software to security services to help identify terrorists and criminals. The ID technology works by analyzing footage of people's faces as they walk through a door, taking measurements to create a numerical code known as a "face template," and checking it against a database.
In the retail setting, the database of customers' faces is comprised of celebrities and valued customers, according to London's Sunday Times. If a face is a match, the program sends an alert to staff via computer, iPad or smartphone, providing details like dress size, favorite buys or shopping history.
The software works even when people are wearing sunglasses, hats and scarves. Recent tests have found that facial hair, aging, or changes in weight or hair color do not affect the accuracy of the system.
The technology is being tested in a dozen undisclosed top stores and hotels in the U.S., the U.K., and the Far East. NEC hasn't responded to NPR's requests for an interview, so it hasn't addressed why the stores that are testing the software are staying quiet about it.....
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Can this be used to recognize and apprehend known shoplifters? Or will that be considered "discrimination"?
A good business will treat every customer well.
This stuff has been used by Organized Gambling's casinos for years to keep track of card counters.
This reminds me of Korean TV shows where department stores have VVIPs instead of just lowly VIPs
"Can this be used to recognize and apprehend known shoplifters? Or will that be considered discrimination?"
What a brilliant idea! Unfortunately, using software to recognize particular shoplifters would be profiling, wouldn't it? (uhm.../s?)
I don't believe I've ever seen a Korean tv show.
In my experience, department stores tend to be thinly staffed, so concentrating the staff on shoppers who are more likely to buy makes some business sense. However, a small retail business had better treat each customer as if she's the only one they'll ever see, or they'll be out of business.
Needs the bugs worked out. Was a buxom young lass at in the employee of the Arlington COSTCO last wk who asked for my autograph. To be fair, I was wearing my spiffy white Texas Rangers cap and I'm sure they get plenty of ballplayers in that store. I reckon I do favor Nelson Cruz a bit, sans the Latin influence and slugging percentage. But still...
A "buxom young lass" comes up and asks for your autograph and you call it a "bug" ? ? ?
Want to know who has the best facial recognition system? Disneyworld. Found me on the log ride with water splashing around and I was soaked to the bone. I was amazed.
Sorry, that wasn't Disney - it was Universal Studios. Of course, Disney probably has the same technology.
I suppose there is no possibility that these celebrities might want to shop in peace, without having to deal with fan worship from salespeople?
I suppose the motive behind this would be that celebrities would automatically be tagged as rich, therefore would be the target of more focused sales efforts. I know that if I were a sales clerk, it wouldn't mean squat to me if some celebrity walked in, since I don't watch TV and rarely watch movies. I don't think I'd like being told to focus especially on so-and-so because they're the star of some TV show—as far as I'm concerned, every customer is equal.
"Was a buxom young lass at in the employee of the Arlington COSTCO last wk who asked for my autograph."
Signing a credit card receipt is, um, not special. ;-)
Until it comes to the wallet.
That happens to me all the time. Most of the time they ask me to autograph credit card slips.
Insert the "Hello, Mr. Yamamoto" scene from Minority Report here.
I'm surprised they're not using this for all customers. Walk in, and they should instantly know my name and buying habits. "Hello Mr. CTD, welcome back to the Disney store. Would you like to see our new Sofia The First paraphernalia? we just got a new line in, and little Miss CTD should be outgrowing hers soon. Or would you just like to see the clearance rack, now that it just dropped to 75% off?"
It would be nice if The Salvation Army store had my selections already in order when I walk in!
Well, yes. What I meant is that every customer who walks through the door should be assessed on a level playing field. If the customer looks shifty, I will watch him or her like a hawk. If the customer appears to be in a buying mood, I will suggest things to buy.
It's been a long time since I worked retail; I only worked at 7-11, but I think some of the sales tactics apply at higher level stores.
Bottom line is that salespeople should never treat a customer "special" because they happen to star in some TV show.
I was at an airport restaurant in Providence RI having breakfast before my flight. The restaurant, which was about 100+ feet away from the security area, had huge windows so you could see the TSA security lines i.e. the people taking off their belts and shoes etc. and you could sit in a booth and watch all the TSA "action".
I see a guy with long hair struggling to get his cowboy boots on. Suddenly, he looks up, sees me looking at him. He smiles at me, waves and mouths "how are you?" I am perplexed, as he looks familiar, but I don't know him really. So I wave back and say "ok" and he blows me a kiss. My BF is just as baffled and he thinks maybe he's someone I knew in college.
But when he gets up, puts his hat on and waves goodbye to me, blowing me another kiss, my BF realizes who he is: Billy Ray Cyrus...
I have no idea who he thought I was, but I have one of those faces that people think they know or tell me I look like someone they know...
You look like a fan.....
Not needed. All these "VIPs" will let you know who they are all by themselves. Usually prefaced by "Do you know who I am?"
Modified sentence: These systems were developed by and have been misused by...
It depends on if the sales person is working on a commission or just a salary. Obviously anyone whom you make feel more special than another customer is going to be more receptive and buy more, so you should treat all customers like they will spend big bucks. However, when you know you have someone in front of you that is capable of spending big bucks you instinctively go that extra mile even if you are aware of it or not. This software does not point out just TV/movie stars I'm sure. It points out people who have very healthy bank accounts. But yes, I understood your original intent. However, someone who just might be a heavy hitter may walk in looking like a bum and be dismissed by the salesperson as someone to ignore and even rush out of the store. Either way it is just another tool for a seal clerk to aide them in making more money for them or the establishment.
So every store will be like the bar in Cheers?
One thing I'll give my ex-wife (a GIA gemologist and jeweler), she'd provide the same service to a construction worker with mud on his boots and the stink of a hard days work as she would a dressed-up trophy wife or man in a three-piece suit. That proved very lucrative for her, as dirty construction workers and others who don't look like "money" very often have lots of it. And they appreciate not being looked down upon or disregarded.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
The sacred oratorio, Messiah, by George Frideric Handel will be presented this weekend, in the Winyah Auditorium by The Elsie Blackwell Pollock Festival Choir.
Bring family and friends to enjoy this very special community presentation to hear again the familiar and classic work honoring Elsie Blackwell Pollock for her long-time commitment to the arts in Georgetown County.
The performance will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, at Winyah Auditorium in Georgetown.
It is free and open to the public.
The well-known oratorio was composed in 1741 by Handel with the libretto, solely based on Scripture, by Charles Jennens.
It was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
Georgetown has an interesting connection to Messiah. Tradition has it that King George II, for whom Georgetown County is named, attended the London premiere of Messiah in March of 1743.
He was so moved by the Hallelujah Chorus that he stood up and if the king stands, everybody stands.
So, when we stand for the Hallelujah Chorus in Georgetown County, we are honoring the majesty of the music but also honoring the tradition begun by the monarch for whom our county was named.
Georgetown Countys annual presentation of Messiah was begun at Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church in 1965 by then Organist/Choirmaster Elsie Blackwell Pollock.
There was a brief hiatus of the performance in the late 1980s when the Pollocks left Georgetown for New Bern, North Carolina for a brief time.
After returning to Georgetown in the early 1990s, the annual performance of Messiah resumed.
After Pollock retired from her position at Prince George in 2005, she became director of the choirs at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island. Messiah was again part of her annual gift to the community.
Mrs. Pollock decided that the 2011 performance Messiah would be her last.
She asked her former student and colleague, Thom Martin, director of music at Georgetown Presbyterian Church and Artistic Director of Indigo Choral Society, to take the responsibility of continuing Messiah in Georgetown County.
Martins solution was to form The Elsie Blackwell Pollock Festival Choir.
The choirs purpose is to continue the annual performance of Messiah in Georgetown County which was begun by Mrs. Pollock and to perpetuate her legacy of enriching the cultural life of the community.
A committee, made up of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Crosby, Brian Monroe, Michael Guiliani and Martin was formed to take up the task, with Martin and Guiliani acting as co-artistic directors.
The result is this years presentation of Messiah at the Winyah Auditorium this Sunday.
The Festival Choir is formed by Prince George Church, Georgetown Presbyterian Church, and Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church and will be under the direction of Mr. Michael Scott Giuliani, director of music at Prince George Church.
Mr. Giuliani and his family moved to Georgetown from the windy city of Chicago in August of this year.
He holds a degree in piano performance from North Park University where he studied with Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus pianist, Dr. Terree Shofner-Emrich, as well as choral composer and clinician, Dr. Rollo Dilworth.
His wife, Agnes (B.M. Violin Performance, Belmont University), will also be involved in this performance as concertmaster of the accompanying chamber orchestra.
The Chamber Orchestra will be made up of string players from Charlottesville, Va., Asheville, N.C., and the South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities.
The soprano soloist is Dr. Patti Edwards, professor of voice at Coastal Carolina University.
The alto soloist is Annette Medlin, former Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce director. Jeremy Vause, a prominent local musician will be the tenor soloist.
Brian Monroe, organist/choirmaster at Holy Cross Faith Memorial, is the bass soloist.
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Beyonce's single, Run the World (Girls), contains parts of Pon De Floor, a track Diplo produced with his group Major Lazer.
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The 37-year-old American has produced tracks for Usher, Azealia Banks and Marina & the Diamonds.
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Set Visit Preview: A dirty Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds in 'The Change-Up'
Everybody's got that friend. He can't get through a sentence without a few f-bombs and would rather chat about your or your wife's breasts – right in front of you -- than about the babbling newborn twin babies nearby. He doesn't know how high is a little too high to be playfully tossing a little girl in the air. He doesn't know how to talk to children, or about children, or even about growing up. Because he is a child.
"You see that look of innocence in that little girl's eyes and you say, 'I need to push her into the stairs. I need to quiet that innocence,'" Ryan Reynolds laughs, after shooting a scene where he does just that.
That's Reynolds' Mitch in "The Change-Up," forthcoming from "Wedding Crashers" director David Dobkin and "The Hangover" writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The "Green Lantern" actor performs opposite of Jason Bateman's Dave, who plays into somewhat familiar territory as a family man holding down the domestic fort with wife Jamie (Leslie Mann). Mitch is a blonde-streaked womanizer and aspiring actor, still living in a man-cave covered with band posters and college tchotchkes, and best-friend-since-high-school Dave has a straight-laced j-o-b (and law associates with what's described as "dream girl" Olivie Wilde, as Sabrina).
Now imagine they magically switch, switch bodies, and go through what Dobkin describes as a "hall pass" conversation about men, marriage and fidelity (and what you'd have tattooed onto your buddies body while he's not "looking").
Does it sound a little heady? Add in the movie's hard-R rating. This is no "Vice-Versa."
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"I mean, they piss in the fountain. How f*cking serious do you think we're taking the body switching?" Dobkin concedes, describing how "the switch" is done.
Reynolds and Bateman get about one-third of the movie in their own skin before the magic occurs, and there's full-color Bateman with a bachelor palate and Reynolds facing the very real possibility of seeing someone other than his "wife" naked.
On set in Atlanta, the two actors convinced at least a few of us journalists that their "Freaky Friday" moments may be untamably filthy.
"There [have] been a few PG and PG-13 versions of the body-swapping movie. We've all seen them and they've been great," Bateman says. "It's a great, simple, easily relatable concept made fresh by throwing the whole fish out of water conceit into deeper and rougher waters… And they're really done a great job by putting us in as risqué and gratuitous situations as possible, but having the characters be charmingly underwater. Most of the time they're not driving these unseemly situations, they're a victim of them."
In other words – as indicated by the red-band trailer – that puts Batemen accidentally cradling his naked junk in front of a full audience and talking down to a second-grader. That's the tattoo parlor and a single-man's life for Dave. And according to the actors, the script had the room to take it as far as they wanted to go, and the chemistry was on from the get-go.
"I wanted to work with Jason," Reynold said, recalling he'd read the "Change-Up" script as he was shooting ultra-serious "Buried." "I remember reading it and sitting in bed and crying laughing. [I thought] 'I've got to do this somehow, or just get it on a loop in my house if someone else does it?' I really, really was attracted to it, and it came through on all levels. You get scared if you're working on a movie that you have a really good time on, because you think, 'How can this be good if I'm having so much fun.' It's been that from day one."
The unorthodox pairing was part of the scheme of building a "done" comedy concept from the ground up.
"I'm always looking when I cast people to do something that I think they haven't done… Jason ends up being that guy for most of the movie, which is really kind of awesome and freaky and weird," Dobkin says.
"The Hangover had this thing where it could have been Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Steve Carell. It could have been the straight guy, the clown and the scoundrel. Or it could have been three guys you didn't know that well. And part of its success, I think, came from the fact that you didn't quite know who they were, and these guys might kill a hobo in this movie," Lucas says. "Will Ferrell is never going to kill a hobo. He's a great guy, but he's got another movie to do after this one, and he'll never go that far.
"This is great because… Jason Bateman doesn't get the call very often to do dirty material. He's always the nice dad who's struggling a little bit. And he gets to do that and then he's just an animal."
And from some of the scenes the filmmakers previewed for us, dirty suits him, because it's based on a premise spawned from reality. Lucas recalled a monthly dinner he has with a mix of pals; some men like himself are married and some are very, very single. "The conversations we'd have – it's like the people they pull out of the jungle who don't understand how electricity works. I'm asking questions that are so dumb about being single like, 'What do you say, how do you do it? That sounds so crazy!' and they're like, 'You're married, do you have sex like once a day? Or twice a day?" and I'm like "Are you out of your f*cking mind?!' Some of that stuff got into the script. And that's some of the funniest stuff."
Dobkin gives it his own spin on man's big dumb problem, and how movies like "The Change-Up" may scratch that itch.
"I remember seeing Blake Edwards' "10" when I was very young… And I wondered how I would feel as an adult with kids watching that movie. Julie Andrews is his girlfriend in the movie and she's like America's sweetheart. The whole thing is he goes chasing this girl in a mid-life crisis and it's fascinating to me because men can be retarded like that. They just don't f*cking grow up when it comes to women, no matter what happens," he says. "It's a question of men and I think 'The Hangover' and 'Wedding Crashers' and a lot of these movies right now are about good dudes who are behaving badly and really need to be taught a lesson. And for some reason it's really funny."
The "sweetheart" in "Change-Up" is Mann, who's made her mark in Judd Apatow films and goes toe-to-toe with all the other actors and acts as the ground wire to the excessive activity of Dave and Mitch. Like when Mitch can't help but comment on her butt.
"I think it's pretty clear early on that Mitch thinks she's a hot little number," Reynolds says.
"He doesn't have an edit button," Bateman adds. "We all have one of those in our lives."
"We all have a guy like that."


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Our cat can hear a tin of cat food being opened in the kitchen from out in the back yard.
Didn't know the old dog could runtht fast
Years ago my folks would daily open a can of tuna for their four cats.
I recorded the sound of a can being opened and ran it. The cats came on cue.
Five second rule : Dogs who scarf it all up within five seconds of it hitting the floor RULE
My dog won't eat food off the floor. I have to pick it up and hand it to her. The only sound that gets her excited is the sound of an individual cheese wrapper.
I only have two 55 gal. fish tanks I clean the filter once a month. They can't hear food, but they can see me heading toward the tank and reaching for their food. They go nuts.
My dogs eat anything that remorely looks/smells good. They often lick where stuff spills on the floor LONG after it looks clean to me!
We fed our dogs in an old hub cap.
Dry dog food.
A neighbor gave Mama a miniature dachshund.
I took him to the hub cap and dumped in a coffee can of dry dog food for him.
Snoopy looked, sniffed and then stared at me accusingly. "You expect ME to eat THAT?
The other dogs turned the corner, converged on the hub cap, and licked it completely clean in 4.7 seconds. Then they left.
Snoopy returned to the empty feed place in shock.
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Studio and Year: 20th Century Fox - 2013
MPAA Rating: R
Feature running time: 109 minutes
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Disc Format: BD-50
Encoding: AVC (MPEG-4)
Video Aspect: 2.40:1
Resolution: 1080p/24
Audio Format(s): English DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, English/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Jeffrey Wright
Directed by: Allen Hughes
Music by: Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Leo Ross
Written by: Brian Tucker
Region Code: A
Blu-ray Disc release Date: April 30, 2013
"Power plays everyone"
Film Synopsis:
In a broken city bounding with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor (Russell Crowe). Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force and the mayor's worst nightmare
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Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta Jones star in this noir crime thriller where everyone has a motive and no one can be trusted. Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York police officer, private detective Billy Taggart (Wahlberg) takes on his toughest case yet: following the wife (Zeta-Jones) of the city's hard-nosed mayor (Crowe), who's convinced she's cheating on him. But by the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Billy is already in too deep. Now, with his freedom - and quite possibly his life - on the line, Billy will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth, and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
Mark Wahlberg is a pretty one dimensional actor but I tend to enjoy his films. The trailer for this one didn't inspire a need to see it theatrically so I opted to wait and watch it at home. The script is rife with convention and adheres to the model of corrupt cops, seedy businessman and political impropriety. As such it remains predicable throughout leaving little for the sleuths among the audience to sink their teeth into. The narrative rotates around Billy Taggert and the obvious questions regarding why the mayor would choose HIM to track his wife. There are several anecdotal offshoots that lead nowhere and only serve to convolute the storyline which quite frankly is fairly thin. Once all is revealed the hope of an engaging twist, or shift from the mundane, gives way to jadedness.
I didn't find Russell Crowe's performance to be credible and Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jeffrey Wright don't get nearly enough screen time to be factors. I like Kyle Chandler and although he doesn't have a big role he made the most of it. Mark Wahlberg doesn't break any new ground in the lead and comes off exactly as expected (which is fine).
Comparing Broken City to the better films in its genre makes it deficiencies more glaring. It isn't necessarily a bad film it's just not a memorable one. In the end my reaction to it would best be described a lukewarm.
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REFERENCE = 92-100 / EXCELLENT = 83-91 / GOOD = 74-82 / AVERAGE = 65-73 / BELOW AVERAGE = under 65
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Broken City comes to Blu-ray from 20th Century Fox HE featuring 1080p AVC encoded video that has an average bitrate of 32 Mbps and lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound that has an average bitrate of 2.6 Mbps.
This is a solid looking high definition rendering from Fox that sports plenty of fine detail with sharp edges and crisp definition that provides discerning dimensional perspective during wide angle camera pans. Colors range from warm, vivid and inviting to cool, reserved and almost tonally neutral. This is obviously a creative decision that draws definitive visual boundaries and works quite well. Blacks are rich and noticeably deep with a slight boost to contrast that is just enough to give the video a visually dynamic aesthetic without negatively impacting fidelity. Visible detail in low lit scenes/backgrounds isn't always definitive and I noticed some innate softening however neither proves problematic. I didn't see any obvious signs of video related artifacts as the video had a pristine and generally pleasing quality.
The DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio soundtrack handles the film's predominantly dialogue driven elements with aplomb. Voices have discernable inflectional character with excellent room penetration and tonal description. Low level detail contained within the recording is easily detectable which allows even the lowest spoken passages or background ambience to be distinct. The soundstage is front oriented with the mix of eclectic rhythms/orchestrated music and discretely placed sound effects spread throughout the sound field occasionally broadening depth. This isn't an active sound mix but its use of the entire system to enhance presence as dictated by the story works well.
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- (HD) Putting it all together – 35 minute making of documentary
- (HD) Theatrical trailer
- Bonus DVD
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- Ultraviolet Digital Copy
Final Thoughts:
Broken City is a run of the mill crime thriller derived from a script that revolves around political impropriety, seedy businessman and police corruption. My reaction to it was lukewarm. I didn't find it to necessarily be a bad film however comparing it to the better films in its genre make its deficiencies more glaring. Broken City comes to Blu-ray Disc from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment featuring gratifying high definition audio/video quality and a middling supplemental package that includes a decent making of feature and a handful of deleted scenes. If you're a fan of co-stars Russell Crowe/Mark Wahlberg it's worth renting on Blu-ray otherwise wait and catch it on cable TV.
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I've been looking forward to this despite all the reviewers that gave this film similar reviews as you Ralph.
Two good actors who I like alot.
I do kind of wish that Mark would give up acting and just go back to doing what he does best though (rapping).
Hopefully he does get back together with the Funky Bunch here soon. Even if it is just for 1 show. That would be SOOOOOOO AWESOME!
Two good actors who I like alot.
I do kind of wish that Mark would give up acting and just go back to doing what he does best though (rapping).
Hopefully he does get back together with the Funky Bunch here soon. Even if it is just for 1 show. That would be SOOOOOOO AWESOME!
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Thanks for the Review Ralph,
I must say I'm a little Surprised that this flick wouldn't have been better & lack of reception in this thread is also telling ..
I was expecting it to be quite good considering the lead Actors..
Hope to view this Tomorrow ..
I must say I'm a little Surprised that this flick wouldn't have been better & lack of reception in this thread is also telling ..
I was expecting it to be quite good considering the lead Actors..
Hope to view this Tomorrow ..
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Dr Waney Squier
Shaken Baby Syndrome
What has happened to Dr Waney Squier is appalling, and fits with a well-established theme here in the US of attempting to silence critics of shaken baby syndrome through prosecutions, censures, professional ridicule and threats. I am a career investigative reporter with a documentary film (to be released 15 April) all about this. It is called The Syndrome and it is the culmination of eight years of my research. I also happen to be a career reporter who has gotten laws passed in the US to help abused and neglected children (see my bio on website). The attempt to eliminate the opposition in shaken baby syndrome cases is sickening and undemocratic. Dr Squier is a world-renowned neuropathologist whose work and courage should be celebrated. In fact, she is being celebrated, at the very same time that she is being stripped of her medical licence. In early April, Dr Squier will receive a Champion of Justice Award at the National Innocence Network conference in Texas. What the GMC has done is clear. It has sent a message to all who dare question this dogma: speak up and we will ruin your career. The world is watching. Susan Goldsmith, Writer/producer, The Syndrome Why the shaken baby syndrome tribunal led to Dr Waney Squier being struck off. Letters from Niall Dickson of the GMC; barrister Dr Michael J Powers QC; documentary writer/producer Susan Goldsmith; and David Pearl of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
[2016 March] Shaken Baby Syndrome Expert and World Renowned Neuropathologist Banned from Practicing Medicine
[2016 March] World Renowned Neuropathologist has Career Destroyed for Disproving Shaken Baby Syndrome
[2015 Oct] Expert witness on ôshaken baby syndromeö faces misconduct charge
May] At least half of all parents tried over shaken baby syndrome have been
wrongly convicted, expert warns Dr Squier has an impeccable
professional reputation so she was shocked early last year to receive a letter
from the Human Tissue Authority, an organisation which ensures that doctors keep
good records and have consent for everything they do. ĹThe Metropolitan Police
had raised concerns about the way I was handling post-mortem tissue and the
possibility that unrecorded material was being stored, used and disposed of
without the knowledge of the police. Fortunately, our procedures at John
Radcliffe are absolutely robust, we know where every piece of tissue is, and no
action was taken. ĹThen last June, I heard that a complaint on the same subject
had been lodged against me with the General Medical Council.ĺ
Dr Squier had to face an interim orders panel, which was set up after the conviction of Harold Shipman to protect the public and the profession from dangerous doctors. Her appearance was requested by the National Policing Improvement Agency and Detective Inspector Colin Welsh, lead investigator at Scotland Yardĺs child abuse investigation command.
...............DI Welsh, in a public lecture, talked disparagingly about prosecution cases that had failed largely due to expert defence witnesses. He described a way of eliminating them from criminal and possibly family court trials, thus precluding alternative views being presented. He believed they confused the jury and possibly the judges with the complexity of science. DI Welshĺs solutions included Ĺquestioning everything ľ qualifications, employment history, testimony, research papers presented by these experts, go to their bodies to see if we can turn up anythingĺ. ...ĹIt proved in my mind that the police have set out to remove me and two other neuropathologists who share the same view from the courts because we have stood in the way of their campaign to improve conviction rates. If an expert witness bases an opinion on reasonable scientific ground, even if the opinion is a minority one, it should not be excluded. ...ĹThe experience has made me feel like a whistleblower ľ on the one hand challenging all those who prefer the comfort of old mainstream opinion, and on the other struggling for my professional life.ĺ
[2011 April] Is shaken baby syndrome a myth?