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An Interview with Mari Ahokoivu, The Comics Artist2013-02-27 3 6 Share Tweet
When I first saw some illustrations and comics by Mari Ahokoivu, I remained speechless for a while, just silently turning one page after another. The next step was to search for her blog on the internet and once again I was silently clicking the 'next' button and being absorbed into a small world of her honest stories. You can find yourself very easily in her narration, you can even say 'Hey, this is about me too!'. I followed her blog entries for several weeks and because I have found so much inspiration there, I decided to bring her stories and great talent closer to you as well.
*First of all, I would like to thank you that you have found some time for me and my questions. *
Mari: Of course, I'm honoured that you asked!
I would like to start with your comics beginnings. How was it in your case? When did you decide to be a comics author?
Mari: I've been reading comics all my life. The mainstream stuff such as Donald Duck, Asterix & Obelix and Elfquest of course, but also Finnish more "artistic" comics. Not that Elfquest or Asterix wouldn't be artistic. So…I saw from early on how different comics can be and also, Ville Ranta, a Finnish comics artist, was in the same school as me, and I saw how he did his autobiographical comics…and I realized that wow, you can actually do that for living or that you can express yourself with comics. I don't think I ever thought I could get money out from comics.
So, it was quite natural for you to go this direction…
Mari: Yes, it kind of happened very quietly and smoothly. Comics is the way I can express myself best, they are part of every single part of my life. I think you can't really make comics without them meaning a lot to you, at least in Finland. You don't really get much money out of them, so you can't do it for money. And you don't really get so much fame or respect either. So you really really have to love what you do.
I understand. How would you describe your comics stories in five words?
Mari: In five words? That's a though one! Poetic, fictive, autobiographical, glimpses of moods. Is that more than five words? Don't count off.
I think you really described it nicely.
Mari: Hehe, it's always so difficult to describe your own comics.
So, most of your comics stories are auto-biographical or at least semi-biographical then?
Mari: Well, I think ALL comics (or stories) are autobiographical, some more than others… But yes, mine tend to be quite a lot. Except nowadays, I've drifted more to fiction. Lately, I've been reading some Finnish folklore stories; I think it is because I'm living in Denmark now. I usually get interested in my own country more when I'm living somewhere else. But, I also take a lot of inspiration from old movies. Maybe not for the stories, but for the atmosphere.
Since you mentioned old movies, on your blog, I have already had a chance to read about the most important influences for your comics drawing and writing. I especially liked the combination of Tove Jansson, Terhi Ekebohm and David Lynch. Can you tell me maybe a bit more? In what particular have they influenced you?
Mari: I love the way Tove Jansson writes, every word counts. All her sentences are very honest and sad without being overdramatic or cliché. I don't know how she does it. It's very difficult to write that way without sounding… fake. Terhi Ekebom has always been my favorite Finnish artist. Every time I see a random drawing in a magazine or book that I really like it's done by her! She also has that gift of telling sad stories honestly. And she really knows how to use colors. David Lynch is one of my favorites, because I like it that you don't have to understand his movies to enjoy them. When you forget the need to understand, you can enjoy them in such a different and wonderful way.
Mari: Have you read the Moominpappa at sea? That's my favourite.
Erika: :Well, honestly no; before I came to Finland I didn't know anything about Tove. Now, my boyfriend chooses for me some nice Finnish books. But, I have seen some cartoons and illustrations.
Mari: The first Moomin books are kids' books, BUT the last ones are so sad and complex they are definitely more for adults. I recommend them! And her illustrations are amazing! She did the best hobbit illustrations I've ever seen. They're insanely good!
Are her Moomin figures also a bit of inspiration for your big white figures?
Mari: I think there is a connection there, though it's not done on purpose. I have copied A LOT of things from her drawings though, I have to admit. Like the way I draw hands, that's straight from Tove.
Can you tell me how your comics stories are born? What is the process of your work?
Mari: I did a short comics about it once, I'll see if I can find it for you. It's kind of a mystery to me too, how do the stories pop into my head. It usually takes a lot of time for an idea to develop into a story in my head, but when it comes out, it usually comes out very ready… the longer stories come in parts, which I connect later, and find the whole story behind all the small stories. The comics I did about it, it's in Finnish of course… but I basically say in it that if I have to come up a story, I usually start by drawing randomly on my sketchbook. I decide that I'm not going to stop until I've filled up the whole spread. And usually in some point I realize that I've turned page and I'm sketching thumbnails for a story.
So, it is like the whole story needs bit of time to crystallize and live with you for a while.
Mari: Yes, and it lives kind of in the back of my mind, I don't think about it that much.
Doodling and sketching is very important for you, as an author, for the process of story-creating, right?
Mari: Yes, exactly. It's very sad that I don't attend any lectures anymore or do not have a landline phone. I don't do so much doodling than I did before, because of those!
What about some restaurants and cafeterias? Some artists find it interesting for sketching.
Mari: That's actually my next step in that comics too! After I've doodled, I sleep and in the next morning, I go to a café to draw more. BUT I haven't been to cafés for a long time, I haven't found a good one here (Denmark) yet… But I sit in the train for 40 minutes every morning, so that's kind of replaced my cafeteria time. But yes, I like to draw in cafes; I should start doing that again!
Isn't it sometimes bit disturbing? With so many curious eyes…
Mari: It depends what stage on the comics I'm in. I'm super sensitive with sounds if I need to come up with a new idea or really concentrate… BUT if I sit in the café, there usually is this constant murmur of sounds that's almost soothing. Of course, it depends on the café too. And I don't mind people watching me draw, they hardly ever dare to come and talk with you so you can draw in peace. And if I color or ink, and do that kind of brainless drawing work, I NEED to listen to Podcasts or audio books or to watch movies. Otherwise, I keep going to Facebook every five minutes. I always try to cut down my computer time, but I've started to draw and color more and more with the computer too, so it's very dangerous…
Yeah Facebook can be pretty addictive. One of the short comics on your blog is about it.
Mari: Yes, I tried to do diary comics about not being on Facebook. I ended up not being on internet at all, and not updating my blog!
That's not good! What is then the importance of all the little and longer stories on your blog? Do you use them as a starting point or preparation for some long stories which can be published?
Mari: Some turn into longer stories. Some just stay as they are and might get published in anthologies. I'm going to publish some in a collection of small magazines called Talviunta. The first one comes out this spring.
In Finland?
Mari: Yes, it's published by Asema Kustannus.
What interests me most about the comics and comics authors is how they use time and time dimension in their stories. Whether they use panels or not, and so on. How do you, as a comics author, perceive time and space in comics stories?
Mari: One of the things, I especially love about comics, is how you can draw time and how in one page, there can be one second or ten years. And that you can read it in your own pace. It's very magical thing… and that's how (I think) comics differ a lot from movies. That the reader can decide how quickly or slowly he or she will read the comics. I guess there are two time zones working together, the reader's own pace and the timeline in the story. It's one of the things which I can't really explain. When it comes to panels or no panels, I usually try to see what fits, and works with what. It's easier for me to get it "right" if I don't think about it… Not a very good advice from a person who should also be a comics teacher.
Without panels it gives a bit more freedom to a reader. I think the stories seem to be more open and not so closed for any other ideas or episodes to come.
Mari: you're right, but sometimes panels also feel like they are hiding something behind them, which gives you more freedom to imagine the "other stuff" not pictured.No panels feels more "this is all, nothing is hidden" feeling. But maybe that's just how I feel about them.
Is it difficult for a comics artist to pay attention to time dimension in the story?
Mari: I think the thing I correct most from the sketches is the time, I mean, I add more pictures or space to make something last longer or remove some pictures or even pages to make things go faster. So, I would say it's something you have to fine tune a lot and you can only see, where to correct it when you have the whole story in your hands and you're test reading it yourself.
Have you ever had a period in your comics drawing when no ideas for comics came up? A kind of writer's block.
Mari: Oh yes, many times. I just try to think that it will pass, like it always has. You know, I say "don't panic" in my mind and just try to keep doodling and keep my pen moving. That reminds me, I should add Lynda Barry to my influences, because she's been one of the biggest ones lately.
What exactly do you find influential in her comics?
Mari: It's amazing how much inspiration you can get from her books! I think it's because she's given me a permission to do many things that I thought "real artists" are not supposed to do (like watching TV while I was drawing) and to really understand that there's no right way to do things, there's just the way that fits you right now.
What do you consider as your biggest success so far?
Mari: My first (and the only so far) longer fictive comic book, "Löydä minut tästä kaupungista" is one that I'm extra proud of. Also, I always wanted to do posters for the Love & Anarchy film festivals in Helsinki, and last year I had a chance to do it! That's pretty cool too.
I wish that you will have even more comics books then, and even in English, although, it is a good way for me to learn Finnish.
Mari: I hope so too! I learned English from comics (and I learned to read from comics), so I think it is a good way to learn a language.
What would you recommend to a young aspiring comics artist?
Mari: I would recommend reading lots of different comics. And when you find something you like, try to figure out what is it exactly that you like in the book. I recommend drawing all the time, too. Doodling. And reading Lynda Barry's graphic novel — What it is. And saying yes more than no, if somebody asks you to take part on a project, or you get a drawing job, it's usually better to say yes than no. I usually first say yes and then I am horrified when I think I can never do it. And afterwards I do it. And sometimes it turns out bad, but most of the times I feel very happy that I have pushed myself to do something that I never thought I could do.
So it can be then also a kind of life advice.
Mari: I think life and art advice are the same.
And maybe I should ask a cliché question at the end. What are your comics plans for this year?
Mari: This year… Well, first, I'm planning to publish two of those magazines I was talking about (they're going to have English subtitles, by the way), one in the spring and one in the fall. Then, in May, I'm going to Greenland (!) for a Nordicomics residence place for a month, after that I'll be selling comics at the Copenhagen comics festival, then we're off to Paris for another residence place (Cité) for two months in the summer. I'm planning to finish a kids' comic book I've been doing with a friend of mine, and hopefully get it published. And I'll be working with another kids' comics book series of my own. And do some research for a new fictive story… So I guess my year is kind of booked already. I've tried to cut down things, but when you say yes more than no, you usually end up busy.
Mari, you are wonderful, thank you once more for this interview.
Mari: My pleasure!
See also her blog or or follow her on Twitter.
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The in-house design team at Stylex has created a new collection of stylish seating for the contract market. Foundation Healthcare offers the best of both worlds—"pull-up guest seating with a fully upholstered 'club' chair aesthetic." The chairs feature visible stitching, which emphasizes the clean lines of the product. Slim and simple, Foundation avoids adhering to strict lines with its curved back and slanted back legs.
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Behind the good looks lies an added bonus: Foundation offers an excellent foundation. The chair features resilient webbing, lumbar support, and advanced frame materials that provide additional flexing back support. While the angle of the seat back looks lovely, it is also functional: Foundation is upright enough to be a good option for a diverse population of patients.
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New Trainees with INBT–Orientation
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INBT engineers coax stem cells to diversify
Growing new blood vessels in the lab is a tough challenge, but a Johns Hopkins engineering team has solved a major stumbling block: how to prod stem cells to become two different types of tissue that are needed to build tiny networks of veins and arteries.
The team's solution is detailed in an article appearing in the January 2013 print edition of the journal Cardiovascular Research. The article also was published recently in the journal's online edition. The work is important because networks of new blood vessels, assembled in the lab for transplanting into patients, could be a boon to people whose circulatory systems have been damaged by heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.
"That's our long-term goal—to give doctors a new tool to treat patients who have problems in the pipelines that carry blood through their bodies," said Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering who led the research team. "Finding out how to steer these stem cells into becoming critical building blocks to make these blood vessel networks is an important step."
In the new research paper, the Gerecht team focused on vascular smooth muscle cells, which are found within the walls of blood vessels. Two types have been identified: synthetic smooth muscle cells, which migrate through the surrounding tissue, continue to divide and help support the newly formed blood vessels; and contractile smooth muscles cells, which remain in place, stabilize the growth of new blood vessels and help them maintain proper blood pressure.
To produce these smooth muscle cells, Gerecht's lab has been experimenting with both National Institutes of Health-approved human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. The induced pluripotent stem cells are adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to act like embryonic stem cells. Stem cells are used in this research because they possess the potential to transform into specific types of cells needed by particular organs within the body.
In an earlier study supervised by Gerecht, her team was able to coax stem cells to become a type of tissue that resembled smooth muscle cells but didn't quite behave properly. In the new experiments, the researchers tried adding various concentrations of growth factor and serum to the previous cells. Growth factor is the "food' that the cells consume; serum is a liquid component that contains blood cells.
"When we added more of the growth factor and serum, the stem cells turned into synthetic smooth muscle cells," Gerecht said. "When we provided a much smaller amount of these materials, they became contractile smooth muscles cells."
This ability to control the type of smooth muscle cells formed in the lab could be critical in developing new blood vessel networks, she said. "When we're building a pipeline to carry blood, you need the contractile cells to provide structure and stability," she added. "But in working with very small blood vessels, the migrating synthetic cells can be more useful."
In cancer, small blood vessels are formed to nourish the growing tumor. The current work could also help researchers understand how blood vessels are stabilized in tumors, which could be useful in the treatment of cancer.
"We still have a lot more research to do before we can build complete new blood vessel networks in the lab," Gerecht said, "but our progress in controlling the fate of these stem cells appears to be a big step in the right direction."
In addition to her faculty appointment with Johns Hopkins' Whiting School of Engineering, Gerecht is affiliated with the university's Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) and the Johns Hopkins Engineering in Oncology Center.
The lead author of the new Cardiovascular Research paper is Maureen Wanjare, a doctoral student in Gerecht's lab who is supported both by the INBT, through a National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, and by the NIH. Coauthors of the study are Gerecht and Frederick Kuo, who participated in the research as an undergraduate majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering. The human induced pluripotent stem cells used in the study were provided by Linzhao Cheng, a hematology professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
This research was supported by an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant and NIH grant R01HL107938.
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INBT Mini Symposium – Oct 24
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence and Physical Science-Oncology Center are hosting a mini-symposium highlighting current research in these entities on Wednesday, October 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Clipper Room of Shriver Hall on the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University.
Hopkins to host colloid, surface science symposium
The Johns Hopkins University is hosting the 86th American Chemical Society's Colloid and Surface Science Symposium in Baltimore, MD on June 10-13, 2012. The meeting includes 13 parallel sessions, a poster session, 28 invited speakers, and 28 session organizers. A new addition to this meeting is the Langmuir Student Awards presentation session with application details given on the conference website.
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International nanobio research opportunity for Hopkins students
Belgium is well known for developing many fine things: chocolate…beer…waffles.
Nanobiotechnology also tops the country's list of research and development activities. Undergraduate and graduate students at Johns Hopkins University now have the chance to apply for a short-term nanobio research program in Belgium hosted by the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT).
Applications are now being accepted for INBT's summer 2012 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) program. The application deadline is March 25, 2012. INBT funds several research internships at IMEC, The Inter-University MircroElectronics Centre, in Leuven, Belgium through the IRES program, funded by the National Science Foundation. Students work on collaborative research projects organized between Hopkins faculty and IMEC researchers at IMEC's world-class microfabrication facility and learn to design, fabricate and test a wide range of biomedical devices. The internships are for 10 to 12 weeks and include travel expenses, accommodations and a stipend.
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Johns Hopkins and UVa co-host 2-day imaging workshop
Learn about state-of-the-art imaging methods at the In Vivo Preclinical Imaging: an Introductory Workshop, March 20-21 at Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine Turner Auditorium. Co-hosted by Johns Hopkins University, the University of Virginia and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), this workshop will bring together gifted lecturers to cover the fundamentals of in vivo small animal imaging.
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Via Bernie, this Amy Crawford story should be required reading for anybody considering education spending cuts. Wasteful political fiefdoms are the very weakest claim on the limited supply of education dollars, so before anybody goes scrapping full-day kindergarten or making kids pay to play sports, legislators should cut the service duplication fat:
Across the state, there are 500 school districts, ranging in size from mammoth Philadelphia, with about 166,000 students, to one-building rural schools with fewer than 300 in kindergarten through 12th grade.
The patchwork of districts makes little sense to Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-South Union. He is pushing a plan that would require Fayette County's six districts to share a centralized administration, with one countywide school board and one superintendent, a move he said would cut costs.
"One bus contract," he explained. "One food contract. You buy in bulk. If you do it this way, you still have the identities of the schools, like they're still six school districts. "
Mahoney has secured a state grant to look at the potential impact of his plan. If the study, due this summer, shows potential savings and educational benefits, he plans to place administrative consolidation on the ballot as a referendum.
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If you haven't heard, there's a craze for Mexican Coke that's only getting stronger. The drink has more than 30,000 fans on Facebook, and demand is such that there's even a web site to help those looking for the sweet drink, WhereToFindMexicanCoke.com. Part of the appeal may be the drink's retro-style glass bottle, but many claim it just tastes better because it's sweetened with cane sugar: Coke in the US uses high-fructose corn syrup. So why must we import this delicious treat from south of the border, instead of getting it from our own American factories? This week, Consumerist tried to answer this question, but all Coca-Cola would tell them is that they don't plan on introducing a non-HFCS version of Coke in the US anytime soon because we already have a sugar-based version: Mexican Coke. Also, the rep claimed that in taste tests, Coca-Cola found that consumers detected "no perceptible taste difference" between HCFS Coke and cane Coke.
There are a few key reasons Coke should consider introducing a sugar cane-based US version, and not just because 89% of Consumerist readers said they'd buy it. Firstly, it would reduce the carbon emissions from shipping those heavy glass bottles all the way from Mexico. Glass is much heavier than aluminum (though readily recyclable) so trucking it any distance is a considerable hit to the environment. Secondly, Coca-Cola reps have repeatedly said that Mexican Coke is a taste of home for Mexican and Latino immigrants. If it's such a homestyle taste, why not capture that fast-growing market by making the same product in the US?
The growing taste of Americans for Mexican Coke did get me thinking about the environmental costs of HCFS vs. sugar cane. Sugar cane is no balm to the environment, but neither is corn. Sugar cane requires a lot of water, but corn needs more fertilizer. Corn has more sugar per ounce, but sugar cane can be planted more densely. Regarding land use, an Australian study found that, as mentioned in Slate, "a single acre can produce about 5.4 tons of sugar from sugar cane versus 3.4 tons from sugar beets and only 2.5 tons from corn." An added plus for sugar cane: its waste can be used as fuel, meaning production machinery can be run on it, reducing outside power and fuel requirements. Do people know (or care) about all this as they sip their sugary Mexican Cokes? Probably not. But it's too bad because it might make that sip all the sweeter.


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sometimes, and "Obsession" would be long lost and forgotten if not for
the Craigies who dare venture this far into Daniel's resume.
The editing is bad and the direction is worse. It's all the pointlessness of an independent film, meets the random technique of a foreign film. And don't be fooled by the cover of the new release, which bills it as some kind of thriller. It's really a meandering love story about a self-absorbed tramp with two boyfriends. One is a big jerk and the other is a sweet English boy, the child version of Daniel Craig, complete with higher voice (but don't worry, he still looks forty). Said Tramp is the same one from "Love Actually." She's too stupid to make up her mind, and thinks it's cute to string men along when they're both being faithful to her. And she has no personality, because her character is deliberately vacant or because the script doesn't allow for it, but both guys are smitten with her. For some reason they think they can't do better. (Well I guess Jerk is lucky to have anybody, but Sweet certainly could.)
The story tries to go somewhere but doesn't care if you're actually following. It does have some good scenes (all Daniel's) and some pieces of decent direction sprinkled in, but the main relationship doesn't work. Sweet and Tramp never even get introduced; the editor hacks them together and they hardly say a word before they're suddenly "in love." Little else is explained, including a shoplifting incident that is the catalyst for the whole movie. This is one of the few segments of good direction, but it occurs in the first five minutes of the film and suggests that the rest will be similarly coherent. (Any hope of that is dashed five minutes later.) It happens and then is dropped completely and seems like a plot from another, better movie.
So, this thing is a mess. But worth seeing just for Craig. He turns in a solid performance, but has stepped up his game nicely from such beginnings.
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Somewhat of a chick-flick, since there were a few too many cute
coincidences......still, I loved this film! Along the lines of Amelie
and Chungking Express, it was sweet,involves stalking, is darkly funny,
AND has a love story. Why does true love always seem to make stalking
Miriam witnesses John MacHale fighting the police in a train station, and testifies in court that he was only trying to help. John was trying to help an elderly Russian man chased down by police....for stealing buttons! From that moment when she testifies, John is obsessed with Miriam. He goes to her house, yet admits plainly he was looking for her, so she lets down her guard. He starts following her, tells her his story about why he is in Berlin. He is researching a photo of tightrope walkers, which he thinks has something to do with his grandmother's death. He also befriends the Russian man and his brother, and they help him in his search and with wooing Miriam.
John MacHale was kind of creepy in his devotion to Miriam, but he came off as sweet,none the less. I mean, from the beginning he is saying things fit for a soap-opera to her: She asks simply if he is staying in Berlin,and he right away says "Are you afraid i'll leave?", at once turning the conversation serious and emotional. But once you figure he is harmless, it would be hard to resist such devotion.
I figure Miriam fell for him because the boyfriend Pierre was such an unemotional bastard. They must have some sort of bond, but he is kind of cold. John is all emotion.
Once John went away, Miriam realizes she misses him all right. He sewed elephants on a jacket for her (awww)...like a puppy dog he follows her everywhere, asking "Can I come?" It's kind of selfish, but Miriam must like being so wanted. Even though she refuses him again and again, John doesn't give up. I was expecting something Fatal Attraction like because of the title and blurb on Netflix, so i was pleasantly surprised.
The rest of the movie is Miriam having feelings for both men, and about John's search for the identity of the tightrope walker. It all ties together beautifully. One moment this movie is sad, the next it's surreal and funny. It's not terribly realistic, but romantics might like it.
Parts I loved: The Russian brother who steals buttons just because they "glistened so nicely"...and John put those same kind of buttons on Miriam's jacket. John and Miriam eating candy, watching a present they set out on a fence, waiting for someone to take it. "Sunglasses for a one eyed monster"
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yet baffling as well. Often times when viewing foreign films which I love to do, I realize that there is such a Huge difference between American movies and cinematic "ART." That said, with "Obsession," we get a tale of one woman who at the start of the film is having a relationship w/ one man. Through coincidence, meeting the second man, she is honest and lets him know that they cannot have an affair. However, it is clear to see that as she keeps asking her boyfriend to "..look at me," that something is missing from their relationship. With the second man/character you see a void filled. He is sweet, caring, fun, loving. Her boyfriend is anal, entrenched in his work & very different from the second man. That said, once the female character loves both men, I get frustrated at her lack of compassion. Her character becomes placid, almost child like about the way she is treating these two men who love her. Why? She explains (to John, the second love played by Daniel Craig, who asks her to be only w/ him as he feels tortured) that she would miss Pierre if she left him for John. Quel Selfish! O.K. she is having more than just cake to eat, she is having the entire buffet. Her wall of disregard for their feelings makes for an unsettling and frustrating viewing towards the end. And the end will either tick you off or leave you going, "what?"
I happen to watch this German film because a friend of mine, who has an
amazing knack of choosing bad films, happened to have a DVD of
OBSESSION when I recently visited him. He asked me if I wanted to watch
it and having suffered from his previous choices (THE FAMILY STONE, THE
SKELETON KEY...), I wasn't about to say yes but then he gave me no
other options and I had to sit through another miserable cinematic
experience. And, wow, this one was bad! 40 minutes into the movie and
my friend looked at me and said that he couldn't follow anything and
nothing made sense. I couldn't agree more with him. The story and or
direction rarely made any sense whatsoever. It tried to be eclectic and
cute but ended up looking amateurish and confused. What was Daniel
Craig thinking when he agreed to do this? Something was probably lost
in translation here because the level of absurdity over the Daniel
Craig character's obsession with the Niagara tightrope walkers was
risible and not credible at all. We couldn't take any of it seriously,
and that includes the dialogue, the acting, the flat direction and
whatever story there was here. It is good hearted but that's not enough
to make up for the absurdity of it all.
There's a love scene at the beginning which made both of us laugh out loud at the same time. We went "Well, that was fast".
Suffice to say, my friend was really bummed out after watching this inexplicably awful film, more than me because, knowing my friend's luck with movies, my expectations were already pretty low to begin with.
What a disappointment! Three cardboard characters thrown together: the hot, co-dependent German girl (played by the eternally underrated Heike Makatsch), who inexplicably becomes torn between two whiny dweebs -- a fragile French wimp (never saw this actor before - competent, but way too doe-eyed) and an overly emotional, childish, uninteresting nothing (pre-Bond Daniel Craig, not so much acting as impersonating Rod Steiger). A series of contrived situations bring these three together, in a sort of Männer for Morons... Painful to watch, but good for an occasional unintentional laugh... Geeze, I have never written such a scathing review...
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- 189 smoke-free guestrooms
- Winery
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- 24-hour fitness center
- Valet parking
- Business center
- Area shuttle
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
What's around
- In Historical Center
- Museum of Fine Arts (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
- Seville Cathedral (0.7 mi / 1 km)
- Alcazar (0.7 mi / 1.2 km)
- Plaza de Espana (1.4 mi / 2.3 km)
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 189 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 7 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-6 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Valet parking *
- Area shuttle *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Winery attached
- Sauna
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 4
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Porter/bellhop
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Pillow menu
- Down comforter
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Partially open bathroom
- Bathtub only
- Bidet
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch plasma TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with Turkish bath/hammam.
Awards and affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in EarthCheck, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
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Also known as
- Gran Melia Colon
- Gran Melia Colon Hotel
- Gran Melia Colon Hotel Seville
- Gran Melia Colon Seville
- Gran Meliá Colón Hotel Seville
- Gran Meliá Colón Hotel
- Gran Meliá Colón Seville
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 34 per day
Valet parking costs EUR 34 per day
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 70 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 26 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around Gran Meliá Colón - Seville
- In Historical Center
- Museum of Fine Arts (0.2 mi / 0.3 km)
- Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
- Seville Cathedral (0.7 mi / 1 km)
- Alcazar (0.7 mi / 1.2 km)
- Plaza de Espana (1.4 mi / 2.3 km)
Getting around
- Seville Plaza de Armas Station 7-min walk
- Seville San Bernardo Station 28-min walk
- Seville Santa Justa Station 28-min walk
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Puerta de Jerez 17-min walk
- Seville (SVQ-San Pablo) 16-min drive
- Valet parking (surcharge)
Recent reviews
Outstanding 4.7 /5 from 313 reviews
It was so comfortable and welcoming. The environment and decor are beautiful. The only drawback was the strong perfume deodorizer in the hallways and meeting area. The restaurant and breakfast were top notch.
The service here is impeccable. From check in all the way to trouble shooting when we had problem with our television. When we told them we had to check out early before breakfast, they packed a cute little picnic basket for us to take away.
Was not expecting the hotel to be as such. Very creative with featured painters and their works on the guest room doors. Love the surrounding - Front desk and Concierge are fantastic!.
This was a 5 day tourism break for us in a city we have not previously visited. The hotel is well located for what we wanted and very comfortable. An excellent concierge service advises on restaurants, tours etc.
We are not disappointed selecting to stay at this chain hotel. The hotel stands at the entrance to a walking street shopping area where food is also easily found. The reception staff are very active and a welcome glass of champagne was provided to each of us upon arrival. Breakfast was very good in terms of variety. The only disappointment is the porter standing in front of the hotel. His name is Jose. The main part of his duties should be helping the guests loading the luggages but he did not perform this duty. He just stood in front of the hotel while seeing me and members of my family trying to load all the luggages onto our car WITHOUT giving any assistance. In fact, he was ignoring to perform part of his duties that he is hired for.
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This is a warm and wonderful story of love that is lost, grief that must be endured, lives that must move on, caring and loving that can never afford to wane, and the healing power of prayer, support, friends, family, and one's devotion and faith in God. Interwoven in Samuel and Esther's story is the continuation of Titus and Suzanne's courtship as Samuel's needs and concerns almost overwhelm their relationship and place some significant pressures on their future life together. No matter what one's faith practice or belief, these stories set within the Amish context are so very readable, wonderfully entertaining, filled with graceful and loving people, and instructive as to an alternate way of approaching life's dilemmas. They are the kind of stories we can proudly give to your teens and know that there is still real living involved without the dark and negative approach to problem-solving. Add in the fact that this author has been engaging the interest of readers for years with over 85 published novels and you have a novel that is well worth the time and effort to read, is instructive and entertaining, and leaves the reader--me, anyway, feeling like I deeply satisfied.
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Located in Downtown Orlando, Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection is next to Orlando City Hall and Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This 247-room, 4.5-star hotel has a restaurant, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool. Centrally located in Orlando, the hotel is also a short walk from Mad Cow Theatre and Church Street Station.
This hotel is home to a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the privacy of your room with 24-hour room service, or get a pick-me-up at the coffee shop/café. Start each morning off right with cooked-to-order breakfast served for a fee.
Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection's 247 air-conditioned rooms provide minibars, coffee makers, and free newspapers. Guests can expect 37-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels and pay movies, along with free WiFi and wired Internet. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries, and pillowtop beds with premium bedding and down comforters ensure a restful night. Video-game consoles, safes, and phones are other standard amenities.
At Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection, guests enjoy a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Valet parking is available for USD 26 per day, and there's also limo/town car service. The front desk has multilingual staff on hand 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury hotel include a spa tub, a rooftop terrace, and free WiFi in public areas.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Business amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 9,600 square feet (892 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and spa services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection is a smoke-free property.
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- Total number of rooms - 247
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- Gift shops or newsstand
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 15
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Concierge services
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- Meeting rooms 12
- Multilingual staff
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- Year Built 2001
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 9600
- Conference space size (meters) - 892
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Smoke-free property
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection offers 247 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and video-game consoles. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 37-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.
This Orlando hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.
- Pay movies
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- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Phone
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- Daily housekeeping
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- In-room massage available
- Desk
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- Down comforter
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
The Boheme Restaurant - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
Poseidon Spa has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
- Number of treatment rooms 3
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
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- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.00 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 150 per accommodation, per stay
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 35 lb)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: USD 15 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 26 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 150 per accommodation, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.00 per stay
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Conference to relieve hunger, support local farms to be March 15
The Come to the Table Project will present its fourth regional conference series on how people of faith can relieve hunger and support local agriculture in North Carolina. A project of the Rural Advancement Foundation (RAFI-USA) and the N.C. Council of Churches, this conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Southwestern Community College, in Sylva.
Every year, one in six Western Carolinians receives emergency food assistance, and food insecurity rates for the WNC counties range from 15 to 20 percent. This means that many families do not have a reliable, adequate source of food. Despite a growing interest in healthy local food, conditions for family farmers and farm workers in the region are difficult, and getting healthy food to our hungry neighbors remains a challenge. This conference provides inspiration and training to people interested in building a healthy and accessible local food system.
Fred Bahnson, local Christian author, gardener, and a national leader in the food and faith movement, will provide a keynote address. Area clergy and community leaders will lead workshops on a variety of topics, including community gardening, making healthy local food more accessible, empowering youth through food and farming projects, and finding support for your food ministry or project.
The conference is sliding scale ($0-15) and will feature a lunch sourced from local farms and businesses. Organizations are encouraged to register for a free display table at the event. Participants can register online at www.cometothetablenc.org or call Sarah Gibson (919) 259-5169.


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Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. She was 91. Durbin passed away "a few days ago", her son Peter H. David told the NYT. Cause of death was not disclosed. Durbin was discovered at age 13 by MGM but moved to Universal the next year. There her debut film Three Smart Girls earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination and launched her career as one of the most popular teen idols of her generation. In 1939 she shared a Juvenile Academy Award with Mickey Rooney for their "significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement". Career highlights include One Hundred Men And A Girl (1937), First Love (1939), and The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943). Attempts at a more mature image led the ex-child star to roles in the 1944 noir Christmas Holiday opposite Gene Kelly and 1945's Lady On A Train. She retired in 1949 and in 1960 earned a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
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She is mentioned in Glen Miller's song: Peggy the Pin Up Queen. Betty Grable and "Miss Durbin" who was "disturbin'" couldn't hold a candle to Peggy, but she will be missed.
If I remember Correctly at 75, Deanna Durbin was being considered for the role of DOROTHY in the WIZARD OF OZ. I believe the other nominees were Shirley Temple and Judy Gsrland. And the Rest is History, as we say in Show Biz. Screenwriter Dennis Dalrymple
How very sad we lost a unique, very talented child star of the Golden Age of Hollywood. That won Academy Award. Her beautiful singing voice was simply esquisant. Louie B. Mayer used to threaten Judy Garland with there's a thinner & has a much more beautiful voice than you. Poor Judy. But Deanna and Judy were friends. In the end Judy Garland showed them all.
i am shocked to here of deanna durbin passing, i do have some of her movies she made, i thought she was great, now she can sing in heaven with all the angels, i was going to write to her at one time and i i had the letter written but i did not send it for some reason,i am glad that she had agood life after the movies, she was happy, and that is good, RIP DEANNA WE WELL ALL MISS YOU THAT SEEN YOU IN THE PICTURES OR MOVIES, AND THAT KNEW YOU,
Deanna Durbin: A MGM cast-off who found her niche at a second-tier studio (read: Universal), and who knew when to say "when" when she finally retired from the big screen in the late Forties. At least her life after Hollywood was the soul of simplicity compared to the various dysfunctions of many of her contemporaries on the MGM lot.
A great singer and a competent actress who was a hell of a lot better alternative than say, Vera Hruba Ralston. Her performances still hold up remarkably well.
Rest peacefully, Deanna.
A remarkable voice. While I respect her decision to end her film career and live happily ever after, it's a shame if she didn't continue to record later on. Rest in peace.
I LOVED Deanna Durbin. The second movie I ever saw was One Hundred Men and a Girl. I saw it in Memphis, TN, when I was six years old. I've seen it several times since and still love it. And I've also seen most of her movies, liking all of the early ones but hating the one that did her in, "Lady on a Train."
She was smart to retire when she did and vanish into a happy family life in France.
Deanna Durbin made such an impact on my generation that countless girls/women were named after her including my daughter. I amassed a collection of Deanna Durbin's movies so that my daughter could appreciate the talent of her namesake. As a footnote, my daughter was classically trained in singing but decided instead to pursue a career as an entertainment lawyer. Singing is still in her blood, though, and she sings with the Legal Orchestra and Legal Voices chorus.
Amazingly, Deanna Durbin retired from acting before she was 30!
My Dad named me after Deanna Durbin, he was a fan. Some how I feel I will always have a connection to her. Thank you Deanna, I am honored to be named after you.
great voice and inspiration to me always.when my mother sings it reminds me of her so much. r.i.p deanna durbin thanks for the memories.


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The Canes wrap up their regular season this week with a pair of home games against Georgia Tech (3/6) and Clemson (3/9). With five seniors on the roster, HurricaneSports.com is honoring a different one each day this week leading up to Senior Day on Saturday against Clemson. Today, we chat with senior big man Julian Gamble.
Julian Gamble
Durham, N.C.
6.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.9 bpg
What is your favorite memory or moment as a Hurricane?
"It has to be this season. This season has just been incredible. It is something I have always dreamed of having and spending this time with the guys and the coaches, and especially having as many seniors as we have, it has really been a good feeling for us. All the adversity we had to overcome, me in my six years, some guys in their fifth and even guys in their fourth, we have had to endure a lot over these years. This season, as a whole, and particularly that Duke win at home, was great feeling."
Considering all the adversity you have overcome, what do you think of how your career has turned out?
"It has been incredible and it has been a blessing. Coming back for this year, it was a second chance to finish my career off the right way. I have said this a number of times before, I don't feel like the things I have done up until now have shown the kind of player that I am. I know I was much better than that, so to have an opportunity to come back to prove that and help as much as I have this season, to help us have this amount of success has been a tremendous feeling."
What do you think of your legacy at Miami?
"It has been a good one. I think I can serve as an inspiration to people who go through things and feel like the cards are stacked against them. I am proof that you can come out on top and that just comes from being relentless and persevering through everything that happens to you. Statistically, it may not be one the greatest careers in Miami history. But I hope intangibly, people can look back and say that I have done something at this university that has not been done before."
In your six years, you filled a variety of roles. What does it mean to finally play a key role in what has been your best season at The U?
"I just want to help my team win anyway possible. Throughout my career here, I have played every role there is to play on a team. Being able to contribute to as many wins we have had this year and in the past has been a blessing. I have learned a lot in my time here and I had a lot of good teammates and brotherhoods that will last forever."
What do you think of the future for Miami Basketball?
"Going forward, I see them just continuing to build a legacy and becoming more prestigious. With the leadership of Coach L and the types of recruits I know he will continue to get, I think the success will continue to build. Everyone's history has to start somewhere and I think this is where Miami's history can start. I know we have had some good history in the past, but I hope they will continue to make history and live up to a standard in the future so that everybody around the country will know what Miami basketball is."
What has it been like to be a part of the group that got this team going under Coach L?
"It is really special. It is a testament to our hard work and everything we have done in the offseason, in the summer and up until now. With the types of games that we have played, we just show people that we are a relentless team and that we have won every type of game there is to win. We have played a lot of close battles either at home or the road. I think going forward that can be an example we set that Miami plays a tough brand of basketball on a nightly basis."
What do you hope to do in your future?
"Definitely professional basketball, whether it is in the NBA or overseas. After that, maybe try to get into some type of coaching because I love the game. I love to teach the game and I feel I am very intellectual in that aspect so definitely being around the game of basketball for much longer."
Prior to this season, was playing professionally something that you considered a realistic goal or did this year give you confidence that it could actually happen?
"I would say it was realistic. I think now I have a much better shot than I had before, but it was always something realistic. You will always have an opportunity to play somewhere and I am an opportunity-based guy. I believe that if you get the opportunity, you have to make the most of it. A perfect example of that is this entire season. With that being said, it is more of a realistic goal now than before."
Obviously the team is playing very well, but how much of an impact has Coach L had on you and your teammates?
"He has had a tremendous impact. Not only on the basketball program, but this entire university. He also has made a big impact on us as individuals. He brought us together and he came in with a passion for teaching and wanting us to improve every single day. I think that is something that helps us out so much. Personally, I learned so much from him. He has taught me many life lessons that I will keep from now on."
What do you think of the emergence of the basketball program? Does this feel more like a basketball school now that it did when you got here?
"I would not say it has gone that far. We have done some unprecedented things this season, but you cannot argue with the history we have here from a football and baseball perspective. I think we want to become a more all-around school; I don't think it is a situation where we are competing with other sports for notoriety because, at the end of the day, we are all a family, we are the Miami family, so we want the football team to succeed, the baseball team to succeed and we all come out and support each other. I have personal relationships with players on both teams, so I think it is a situation where we are all pulling for each other."
What is your relationship like with the coaches and the rest of the team?
"I feel like I am a big brother to a lot of these guys. I look out for a lot of these guys on our team. If anybody needs anything, I am one of the first people they call and I am pretty much the guy that delivers. They come to me for advice because they know I have been around for a while and have had a lot of experiences. As far as the coaches, they are all father figures to me. All of their knowledge and the different things they say to me has been helpful. They seem like they are all on the same page and that is something I can learn from them going forward. Whether it is in my playing or coaching career, I know that being on the same page is very important. The love I have for them and my teammates is indescribable and it has been a great experience."
How does this group compare to some of the other teams you played on in the past?
"We just like to have fun. Even off the court, we spend a lot of time with each other. We are like a family. We are like brothers and we clash sometimes, but at the same time, we spend so much time together playing video games, going to the movies, or just in the locker room laughing and having a good time. Just last week, we were in the locker room playing dodge ball with everybody. We love to do spur of the moment things and we just love to have fun. Another good thing about our team is that in the midst of all this success, we still have the time to stay grounded and just be kids at the end of the day."
What is the highlight of your career?
"Personally, I think one of my highlights was in Hawai'i after Reggie went down and guys being uncertain and not really knowing what would happen. That was a time I knew I was going to step up. I knew I had to go out there and play my absolute best basketball at a time my team needed it the most. To really emerge as not only a leader on and off the court but production-wise, being a guy you can count on every single night, that meant a lot to me. I think that moment was huge for me and my team. It is something that we have built on."
What has it been like to help take this program all the way to No. 2 in the rankings?
"We have had some ups and downs since I have been here. We have been to the NCAA tournament, but that was all the way back in my freshman year. We have been ranked, but never anywhere as high as the Top 15. Coming all the way to No. 2 is a surreal feeling. It is kind of hard to describe, but at the same time once you are No. 2, you want to know what No. 1 feels like. At this point in the season, even though we have lost a couple of games, it is still a realistic goal for us and winning a national championship has become a more realistic goal than it has ever been."
What's your favorite Coach L story?
"We just spoke yesterday before film and he was showing us a picture of him shooting while he was at Providence. He was telling us stories about everyone's uniform and how they all wore Chuck Taylors and they had a metal belt buckle on their shorts. In the picture, they looked like compression shorts. Definitely nothing like you would see anyone get caught in today. Coach L has millions of good stories and millions of connections that really help us out, so it is really enjoyable being around him. He is like a father figure to us all."
What do you think of the opportunities you've had at Miami?
"They have kind of come and gone. In my past years, I have had some opportunities and then some of those opportunities get taken for whatever reason. Having to go from one role to a different role, whether it be starting or coming off the bench, was challenging at times. But any opportunity that I did get, I tried to take full advantage of it. I never took anything for granted and always go in everyday with the mindset that I want to improve and do anything for my team to win."
Basketball has allowed you to travel the world. You have been all over the United States and even to Africa. Could you ever have imagined the game taking you to so many places?
"It's amazing. I'm a kid from Durham and nobody from where I am from gets the opportunity to experience things that great. The truth is very few people make it out of that situation. To have basketball take me around the world has been a blessing. I've had the opportunity to play at the highest level and to do all these things that I never could have imagined. These are life experiences that are bigger than basketball. One day I won't be able to play basketball anymore, but that is not going to stop the game from giving to me. I hope to give back to basketball half as much as it has given to me. It is something that has been a blessing for me and something that will stay with me for the rest of my life."
As a Durham, N.C., native, was it extra special to beat Duke so many times while you were here?
Yes, it has been special. Growing up, I wanted to play in the ACC. I grew up a North Carolina fan, so I ultimately wanted to play for Carolina. Even coming here as someone who grew up a Carolina fan, having an opportunity to play and beat Duke is even sweeter because nobody from Carolina likes Duke. Beating schools like Duke, Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest feels good. When I go back home, people are going to know I played for Miami and we had an opportunity to play and beat them. They are all great teams. They are all prestigious programs and it is a great opportunity to play against them."
What was your recruitment like and how did you decide to attend Miami?
"It was actually pretty easy. The process happened really fast. I actually did not take an official visit before I committed to come here. It was really the atmosphere and the team that drew me here and how it was a brotherhood. I am a very family-oriented person, so having a family-type of environment was very important to me. Also, this is one of the most beautiful places in the country. This is also one of the top academic schools in the country and that is something that was important to me, as well. Basketball aside, all of those things made it easy for me to come here. If you think about it, the majority of our time is spent off the court. I had to enjoy the environment, the educational experience and my teammates more than I enjoyed actually being on the court playing basketball. That is something I was looking for in my experience and I found it here.
How have you developed under this coaching staff?
"I have developed a lot. Coach L has talked to us a lot about keeping things simple and trying to become very good at a couple of things rather than trying to become so hugely versatile. He wants to take a lot of decision out of your game so you know exactly what you are going to do out on the court. That makes it easier for you as a player because you have so many things running through your mind. You are always thinking about what move do you want to do. Even in the off-season when you are working on stuff, there is a plethora of moves you can work on, but if you don't master any one, you will just be an average player. But if you master one or two things, you become a guy that knows 'this is my go to move and this is something you cannot stop no matter what you do.' I think he has really helped me out from a mental perspective, too. Even sitting out last year. I was kind of being a coach with them and seeing things from his perspective and that has really helped me out."
How hard was it to sit out last season?
"It was extremely difficult. We went through a lot of adversity last year with guys being suspended or hurt. Not being able to go out there and help my teammates who I want to see succeed at the highest level was difficult. But at the same time, I think it made me better as a player. I think it made me look at the game from a different perspective. It also taught me not to take things for granted, especially your health. Basketball can be taken away from you at any time and I don't think that people realize that until they have been through a catastrophic injury. Once you go through the pain, you know it is not something you want to go through again."
Beyond basketball, what do you think of your time at Miami?
"My time here has been excellent. Like I said, I love the environment, I love my teammates and I just love the educational experience I have had. I have an opportunity to get a master's degree in May and that is something I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I could do. Even being here for four years and earning a bachelor's degree, that is expected, but you still cannot take that for granted because some people don't have one. In this day and age with the way education is progressing, a bachelor's degree is becoming more and more like a high school degree because more and more people have it. So having the opportunity be to here for a sixth year and get the opportunity to get my master's degree and kind of separate myself from the crowd has really meant a lot to me. I think having an opportunity to get my master's degree and ultimately going to get it is my biggest accomplishment in life, basketball included."
What was it like to see the students camp out and line up before the Duke game?
"I think that is what the college experience is about. I think is a testament to our hard work and shows that that they have our backs, that they are standing with us and we have their full support. It is something that feels really good. We love the support our fans, our students, our university have shown us and we definitely take a lot of pride in that."
Do you think Miami basketball will ever win a National Championship?
"Definitely. I think we have a great shot this year and outside of this year, as well. In the future, they will have a great shot with a coach like Coach L. With the way he and his staff develop players and their ability to bring in the top recruits in the country, I think this will slowly but surely turn into a basketball school."
What does being a Miami Hurricane mean to you?
"It means a lot. It has become a dream come true for me. Even with all the adversity and everything that I have gone through, I wouldn't take it back because it has made me a stronger person. I think it has made me wiser and it helped me not take things for granted and just take advantage of every opportunity given to me. I just hope that I can serve as an inspiration to anybody that hears my story> I want them to know that as long as you persevere and you are relentless in your efforts, something good can come out of it."


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An introductory series on situation theory
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Simon, thank you for linking to my blog posts. I do hope that the blog posts are helpful for people who are interested in the theory.
I am planning a revision and addition to the series on situation theory and channel theory in the next few months. I have spent a great deal more time with the literature since I wrote the series on situation theory.
As always, I enjoy your blog.


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Ensure Your Software Reseller Can Overcome Its Potential Conflict Of Interest
Posted by Duncan Jones on July 1, 2010
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Yesterday I attended Computacenter's Analyst Event. It's a major independent provider of IT infrastructure services in Europe, ranging from reselling hardware and software to managing data centers and providing outsourced desktop management. My main interest was how it manages the potential conflict between properly advising the client and maximizing revenue from selling software. For instance, clients often ask me if it's dangerous to employ their value-added reseller (VAR) to advise them on license management in case the reseller tips off its vendors about a potential source of licence revenue.
An excellent customer case study at the event provided another example. A UK water company engaged Computacenter to implement a new desktop strategy involving 90% fully virtualized thin clients. Such a project creates major licensing challenges on both the desktop and server sides, because the software companies haven't enhanced their models to properly cope with this scenario. The VAR's dilemma is whether to design a solution that will be cheapest for the customer or one that will be most lucrative for itself.
As we said in our recent report "Refresher Course: Hiring VARs," sourcing managers should decide whether they want their VARs to provide design and integration services like these or merely process orders at a minimum margin.
Computacenter will do either, but they clearly want to do more of the VA part and less (proportionately) of the R. So, according to their executives, they have no hesitation doing what is best for the customer even if it reduces their commission in the short term. But they didn't think many of their competitors would take the same view.
Bottom line: Software licensing of virtual environments is so exceptionally complicated that all enterprises need expert, independent guidance. Your VAR may provide that; Forrester certainly will.
Footnote: we'll cover changes to Microsoft's licensing of desktop virtualization and the implications for companies in our upcoming workshop: Successfully Negotiating Your Microsoft Licensing Agreement on July 20, 2010 in Cambridge, Mass.
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[code]fread(&ch, sizeof(int),1, fp);
what could the ,1 symbolize?
and so I plug in my (unsigned long long int) before size of
Am I right?
First locate a good C library reference (there are plenty available online) and read up on the usage notes for fread. Post back if you're still confused...
Firstly, I'm assuming that the file *format* you're using is your own, allowing you to modify it.
The easier way is to simply use scanf and read formatted text input instead. That makes various assumptions about your character set, but since ASCII and UTF-8 are basically the standard across all modern platforms, that shouldn't be an issue.
The harder way would be, for example, to read a 64-bit integer in the little endian format, then to store that in an unsigned long long. Indeed, it's likely that you can accomplish that with a simple call to fread since your implementation probably represents unsigned long longs in such a way, although it's trickier if you have an implementation where sizeof (unsigned long long) is greater than 8 or has padding bits, or it uses big-endian/middle-endian byte orders instead.
Short answer: If you want to write portable code, either read up on data serialisation ("The Practice of Programming" discusses this fairly well) or use scanf. Otherwise, if you don't care that your code won't run on other systems/C implementations, then the following call is sufficient:
unsigned long long int n;
fread(&n, sizeof n, 1, stream);
I've been reading up on this and am still a little confused about what would happen if there were less than the array's number of bytes, do these get lost or can they be recovered?
I say "could possibly" because it is up to the operating system how it handles this. Maybe it will only give you at most 512 bytes at a time, or maybe it only gives you one byte at a time, who knows. Point is you have to check.


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Sagres Natura Surf Camp is located near the Sagres centre, in a quiet park inserted in the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Natural Park. This relaxed accommodation offers free WiFi and has a large outdoor hot tub in the garden. The hostel has beds in mixed dormitories with a private bathroom, individual lamps and storage space. The property also has accommodation in double rooms with a private bathroom, wardrobe and a balcony. A breakfast buffet is included in the room rate and is served each morning. There is a common and fully-equipped kitchen that guests can use to prepare their own meals. Outdoor barbecue facilities and a dining area are also a part of the Sagres Natura. Several restaurants are available within a 10-minute walk, serving the region's typical fish-based cuisine. Guests of the hostel can enjoy refreshing drinks at the bar of the tropical garden and relax in the hammocks. The green terrace is ideal for sunbathing after cooling down in the large outdoor hot tub. There is a comfy communal living room with bean bag chairs, cable TV and DVD player. The local beach is a 5-minute walk and guests can rent surfing and bodyboarding equipment with the Natura's front desk. Bicycle rental is also available for guests wishing to explore the region. The scenic São Vicente Cape is a 14-minute drive and offers a great view of the Atlantic Ocean. The emblematic Sagres Fortress is a 6-minute drive and the the Roman village at Budens is a 17-minute drive from the property. The Faro International Airport is an 80-minute drive and there is an airport shuttle available, at a surcharge.


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Last year's top Phillies draft choice righty pitcher Shane Watson did not see much action during his initial pro stint. Many in the organization and around baseball are extremely high on the 6-foot-4-inch 195-pounder, as he possesses skills that earned him considerable regard and made him the 40th overall pick. Pitching for Lakewood High School, located in the suburbs of Los Angeles, CA, last year, Watson posted a 4-3 record with a 1.19 ERA in 11 games. In 53 innings of work, he allowed just 36 hits while striking out 79 batters. Watson wasn't the first player who attended Lakewood High School taken by the Phillies in the opening round of the MLB amateur draft. Travis d'Arnaud, who played with Shane's older brother, Scott, was the Phillies' 1st round selection (37th overall) in 2007 out of Lakewood as well. Although he was committed to pitch for USC, Watson signed his first pro contract, reportedly worth $1.3 Million, and later debuted with the Gulf Coast League Phillies in August. Pitching no more than two innings per appearance, Watson tallied a 0-1 record with a 1.29 ERA over seven outings. Additionally, he recorded eight strike outs while walking only one in seven innings of work. Watson always pitches from the far third base side end of the pitching rubber, which presents a unique look for the opposing batter. It was the compensation pick that the Phillies obtained for losing Ryan Madson to free agency that enabled the team to pick Watson. The young, determined hurler is regarded for his strong 12-to-6 curve, which features great movement. Watson's repertoire also includes a fastball that typically peaks at 94 MPH, but has been clocked higher. He will also work to develop a solid third offering, likely a change up. Clearly, the hopes for last year's top draft pick are high and a debut for him in the big leagues is surely not certain. However, with an athletic frame, great velocity that has the potential to climb higher and a plus secondary pitch already, the sky is the limit for Watson, who should begin the 2013 season in extended spring training and see time with short-season Class A Williamsport this year.
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