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Can't watch THE FRINGE anymore,every god damn episode resolves around fucking Walter,it become stupid really. Mate watched more then i and told me what happens in the future and its like wtf is this shit,so i'm stopping the series for me,gonna focus on BREAKING BAD only.
Considering that Walter is probably one of the best characters in a modern sci-fi I don't get your problem with that, and the things that happen are both batshit insanse and very rewarding philosophically. Watch White Tulip at least.
Fringe is excellent. Can't wait for the finale tonight.
First episode of Utopia was pretty great. Lots of mystery, a big conspiracy and a fair bit of toe-curling torture.
Really enjoying Person of Interest at the moment, especially viewing it on my new 50" plasma! Bit peeved that there was no new episode last night, was looking forward to watching it this morning!
Fourth season of Archer started this week. The first episode has a crossover with Bobs' Burgers. Enjoyable, not the best episode ever.
Just watched it as well, man I love this show.
Fringe is finished :( I have to say the finale was really good and very emotional saying goodbye to everyone, making sacrifices doing cool sci-fi stuff and finishing Walter's storyline quite well. I would say it was a bit predictable, there wasn't enough other side stuff but i would say that it didn't do anything totally wrong like the 4th season finale or the BSG finale. It was actually quite good as finales go to be honest and I would say capped off a show that was really really good.
That makes me sad for the genre :(
I don't understand your problem with the character please explain.
Down to the last episode of Boardwalk Empire season 2, shit just got real, holy cow.
This is an amazing piece of television.
Californication 6x01 - The Unforgiven
Now I sit down to watch 6x02 and hope Tim Minchin can somehow top singing "Handjobs don't count".
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.
Recommended to me by a friend, took a couple of episodes to get into but enjoying it now (cameo by Steve Davis helps!). It really is terribly cringey to the point of barely being able to watch and if Todd has any redeeming qualities I'd have stopped watching it out of pity for what the writers put him through.
Currently watching Future Weapons at Discovery Science. Cool weapons but I don't know if military will actually use them; they're so destructive and collateral damage may be great if used in densely populated area.
Funny vid, Sabrage! I think I got through at least 4-6 episodes a day when I was into it properly. I was that excited, but yeah, then the come down happened from the sugar high...
While I'm here, been watching Africa and I urge anyone with a tele-box and/or iPlayer to watch it because it is utterly wonderful. Also watched the first episode (ie. last week's) of Utopia from Channel 4 and I'm really intrigued. I love the style, really playing up the graphic novel theme, especially with the saturated colouring. I am concerned though that if the pay-off isn't satisfactory, it'll undo all the good work it hopefully maintains.


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- Sun, 5 Feb 2017, 5:05 PMWhen I view the questionnaire using Moodle Mobile, it says that this plugin does not support it. Can you please confirm?
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- Wed, 8 Feb 2017, 5:02 PMMike is there a way to display the questions one at a time?
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However, I have a problem when reviewing the responses for rate scale questions (1to5); the radio buttons are offset to the left outside answer boxes so they don't line up with the rating scale above them.
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- Wed, 29 Mar 2017, 9:53 PM@Derek - I believe the problem you are describing may be the same one discussed here - https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=348281 If so, there is a fix in https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-6809
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This past weekend, I was lucky enough to have a little classroom at the local Unitarian Universalist church, filled with little ones learning a lesson on thankfulness. The kids are always fun, and I've discovered many gems since exploring the UU curriculum. This week, I found The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood.It's an absolutely gorgeous book, with soft and beautiful illustrations, but what really struck me was the message, and how well it fit into a Pagan or Heathen worldview. U … [Read more...]
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"My Family is Different" by Jessica Marie Baumgartner
I'm always on the lookout for Pagan picture books for my children to enjoy, so when I was given the chance to review My Family is Different by Jessica Marie Baumgartner, I jumped on the chance. While most books of this genre for younger children will focus on teaching them about Pagan traditions, myths, and faith, Jessica goes in a whole new direction that I really love.The book begins with a little girl, reflecting on how different her family is. Her mother tells her that everyone's fa … [Read more...]
A Pagan Thanksgiving
For my family, the autumnal equinox has always been our 'Pagan Thanksgiving'. A few months later, we have actual Thanksgiving with both my husband's and my extended family, but this is a more intimate, immediate-family oriented gathering. Just as the big get-togethers have their traditions and expectations, our little family has its own customs.On the equinox, everyone helps to make the feast, often with veggies harvested from the garden. Little ones are given simple tasks like mashing th … [Read more...]
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I am very active in my local Pagan community - I'm a member of a few groups, regularly attend a few more, and host the occasional public ritual at my home. My sort-of dirty secret is that I don't do these things for me, not completely; and I don't do them to completely selflessly build community. Honestly, I was pretty satisfied with my personal daily practice, and didn't feel a need for much else. One of the huge reasons I'm so involved with public Paganism is children.It didn't quite oc … [Read more...]
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Some days, my children are very observant - they notice every little thing around them, often picking out things I never would have seen. Other days, it seems like they're wearing blinders, unable to notice anything even if it sits right in front of their nose. It took awhile, but I think I've finally pinned down the cause: what they notice is change. When something is different, it's often immediately apparent, locked on to and discussed.I like to use the changing seasons - especially sum … [Read more...]
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Dear Mary Anne,
I have been keeping up with you and Joe and praying for both of you. My husband, Tommy was diagnosed 13 months ago. The beginning of his journey was very tough. His bilirubin got up to 20. After several plastic stents, a metal stent, and two percutaneous bags, he started chemo and did really well for a long time. Unfortunately, Tommy is starting to fail again. His bilirubin is going up again. The cancer has spread to several areas in his lungs. THis is such a difficult journey for everyone involved. I will keep you and Joe in our prayers. God bless you both.
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Scorsese has such an encyclopedic knowledge and understanding of cinema
that every shot, however inventive and daring, is effortlessly
composed. The direction, editing and cinematography are all the
first-rate work by individuals who are clearly masters of their
profession and the production design, costumes and makeup are the best
you'll see all year. Their efforts combine to create a world of rich
and lavish color, of excitement and glamour. Who wouldn't want to visit
THIS Cotton Club in 1935? It's hard to imagine who could trump the
technical team for Oscars this year.
With such a perfectly realized world in which to perform, the actors universally do an outstanding job. Despite the criticism of the hardcore DiCaprio-haters, the unprejudiced will observe an excellent performance that takes genuine risks and convincingly conveys the passing of more than twenty years. Importantly, DiCaprio more than holds his own when paired with Cate Blanchett and especially Alan Alda, who both give equally note worthy performances. Blanchett's interpretation of Katherine Hepburn seems spot on, and anyone familiar with the late actresses mannerisms will appreciate the hard work that clearly went into the recreation. Alda, one of the most consistently underrated actors around, delivers another masterclass in restrained character building as he oozes ambition and political dishonesty from every pore.
And yet, despite the obvious talent of all those involved and Scorsese's ability to effortlessly fill three hours, something about The Aviator fails to completely satisfy. Without wanting to sound like a film student, movies should, ultimately, be ABOUT something; love, honor, courage, redemption, the BIG ideas and themes that are the fuel of the plot. What was the drive of The Aviator? A rich guy recklessly spends lots of money to indulge his personal obsessions and gets away with it. We're never told how his experiences change him, and without change there's no journey. Considering the screenplay was written by John Logan, who usually displays a keen interest in showing the emotional evolution of his characters, the oversight is inexplicable. Ultimately then, much like Gangs of New York, The Aviator is simply the sum of it's parts, and however brilliantly those parts are realized, there doesn't seem to be a bigger theme to underpin and drive them.
The Aviator is a perfectly realized recreation of the era and one well worth experiencing. But the lack of a real emotional journey suggests 'all gloss and no substance', and ultimately prevents the movie from being truly great.
This is an astonishingly beautiful and moving film. Martin Scorcese has
created a seminal work -- one that brings the harrowing, big-studio,
adult movie making of the 1970's and totally reinvents and
reinvigorates it for today's audience.
The story traces the rise and demise of billionaire Howard Hughes as he struggles to find meaning and purpose in a life unfettered by concerns of money, talent or opportunity. Whether trying to get a plane off the ground or a young starlet into bed, Hughes attacks life with a fierce gusto -- plagued and prodded by obsessive compulsive germphobia that constantly threatens to consume and defeat him.
DiCaprio is amazing! It's the performance no one thought he was capable of. It is a dynamic, smart, funny, articulate, intense, mature and ultimately harrowing performance that relaunches his career as one of American's finest actors. At the end of the film, you just want to take him in your arms and sob. It's really that good.
Cate Blanchett is incredible as Katherine Hepburn. At first, I was a little thrown by how bravely she attacked the Hepburn trademark voice, but I was completely won over by the second line. It is a tender, funny, incredibly convincing star turn that supplies the heart for the first half of the film. The scene where she takes Howard home "for dinner" with the family is a classic! Kate Beckinsale does a surprisingly fine job with Eva Gardner -- conveying the slow burning passion of this Hollywood icon without ever lapsing into mere mimicry.
But, in the end, this isn't a love story -- it's a war story -- a war between Howard's unstoppable will and his fierce inner demons battling for Howard's soul. It is the major relationship in the movie and the true heart of the film -- one that fuels his eccentric genius and yet constantly threatens to rip his life apart. He tries to ignore it by sleeping with every beauty in town. He tries to outrun it, building faster and faster airplanes. Yet, it is his one constant companion from early childhood to his ultimate, inescapable end. And it is this relationship that leaves you devastated at the end of the film.
Martin Scorsese's most recent ambitious project does not disappoint.
I just saw this film in a special preview for NYU film students, with Martin Scorsese there to discuss and answer questions after, and I must say, it was pretty phenomenal. It is Martin Scorsese's best work since Goodfellas (this is obvious) and most probably his best work since Raging Bull. DiCaprio's character study of Howard Hughes, and his devotion to this role, is exquisite and reminiscent even of Robert De Niro's in Raging Bull. The film is lengthy, but this compliments it, for the story is riveting and the production is practically flawless (even the combination of computerized processes and more traditional photography was smooth and effective).
The presentation of the film, in an evolving color (from two-tone Technicolor, as Martin explained it to us, to three-tone, to modern by the later sequences) is absolutely stunning, and the cinematography by renowned Robert Richardson, ASC, is some of the best I've seen (and, in my opinion, deserving of an Oscar).
Cate Blanchett was impeccable as Katharine Hepburn, though, at times, I felt that the complexity of her character was never really deeper than a surface analysis.
She did her role flawlessly, but this is not to say that it really Alec Baldwin portrayed one of the flattest villains I've seen in a major motion picture, but, again, this is about Howard Hughes, and DiCaprio's performance is worthy of an Oscar nod at least, and perhaps an Oscar Win (certainly the best performance I've seen all year).
One of my few complaints, though, is the lengthy sequences featuring Howard Hughes as a solo aviator. Though interesting, entertaining even, the film was long enough already, and did not require such an exhaustive analysis of individual flight procedures.
Also, it seems that some of the themes were almost too redundant, such as the ways in which Hughes' psychological problems were performed. Much of the Hollywood history is good, even interesting, but it also sometimes seemed a bit self-indulgent, to the point where you questioned the necessity of ALL of those nightclub sequences in the film.
But, besides those relatively few complaints, it is a spectacular film.
In all: do not miss it.
Before Howard Hughes was a recluse so reclusive as to out-Salinger J.D. Salinger, he was a big time stud, who made big movies, flew fast planes, and courted gorgeous ladies; so say Martin Scorsese and John Logan, architects of this latest Hollywood biopic.' Leonardo DiCaprio continues his trend of turning in great performances with great directors, playing Howard Hughes between 1927 and 1947, the years where Hughes conquered the worlds of film and aviation, making room for romance with Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale). In later years, Hughes's mental problems would become legendary; at this stage in the game, he suffers only from pronounced germ phobia and mild obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is all expertly depicted by Scorsese, Logan, and DiCaprio. Stealing all her scenes is Cate Blanchett, who should start making room on her mantle for her Best Supporting Actress Oscar. It couldn't have been easy to play an iconic movie star like Katharine Hepburn, but Blanchett aces it. Kate Beckinsale, Kelli Garner (Faith Demorgue), and Gwen Stefani (Jean Harlow) are the other women in Howard's life, although none are as clearly defined as Blanchett/Hepburn. The villains of the piece are Alec Baldwin and Alan Alda, playing, respectively, Pan-American Airways CEO Juan Trippe and Trippe's bought-and-paid-for politician, Senator Ralph Owen Brewster. Both excel, with Alda coming off as both slimy and goofy at the same time. Alec Baldwin, like Cate Blanchett, steals every scene he has, playing Trippe as a delightfully suave villain. In his final scene he delivers a wonderful monologue on the future of Hughes's Trans-World Airline, and caps it off with the most hysterical use of the F word in many years. Also appearing: the dependable John C. Reilly as Hughes's business manager Noah Dietrich; Jude Law, who apparently can't go two weeks without seeing himself in a different movie, as movie legend Errol Flynn; Brent Spiner (yay!) as airplane executive Robert Gross; and Willem Dafoe as a photographer. "The Aviator" is overlong, and drags in places, but it is a great movie. I rate it a 9/10.
There is no doubt that THE AVIATOR is the masterpiece of both director
Martin Scorsese and actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio becomes Howard
Hughes. The actor is so profoundly absorbed in the role that the
DiCaprio we know from other films cannot be found in this film. It is a
bravura performance of great depth and magnitude. DiCaprio richly
deserves his first Academy Award.
I have never know much about Howard Hughes. This film opened my eyes to him as a personality, a businessman, aviator and his lavish lifestyle. DiCaprio no longer is the "pretty boy" from other films. The expressions he takes on are not handsome, the deeply furrowed brow, one could actually watch him, as Hughes' character, think his way through challenging situations, the mark of a highly gifted actor. Watching DiCaprio evolve into the paranoid schizophrenic Hughes in the latter part of the film is a stunning example of pure acting. Leo deserves recognition for recreating a most difficult personality.
Though the film is long, it never slows down nor gets boring and it commanded my attention from start to finish. It is masterpiece cinema for these two men and for other actors too. Cate Blanchette must be commended for her role as Katherine Hepburn. Every role was played by first rate actors.
If you want to understand a piece of American history from the 30s through the 1940s, this film will illumine you. It may not be the greatest film ever made but it sure is cinema to the max and worth seeing, without a second thought.
"The Aviator"--a biopic of Howard Hughes-- is clearly one of Scorsese's
lesser works. Still, a lesser work from Scorsese is far superior to the
greatest work of your average director. Here's the rundown:
The first quarter of the film is a total triumph, showing the young Hughes' bold endeavors in film when he produced what was at the time the most expensive and lavish film ever made. Scorsese tipping his hat to old Hollywood is the most fun he has had since "Goodfellas." The costumes, set designs, and pacing of this portion of the film are stunning and suck the viewer in.
The rest of the film, despite Scorsese's amazing and vivid attention to detail, is a muddled mess, giving us glimpses into Hughes' obsessive (and compulsive) ways, his womanizing, his ambitious foray into aviation and the early days of commercial flight, his fight against Congress at the end of WWII, and the notorious plight and ultimately single flight of his infamous "Spruce Goose." It's all semi-educational and semi-entertaining, but in the end I think the complicated life of Hughes remains a mystery.
As for the performances, they are amazing (thanks in most part to Scorsese, the ultimate actor's director). Leonardo Dicaprio in the title role gives yet another performance that goes against my natural loathing of him, and although he seems a bit too boyish playing Hughes in the latter years (and the film really suffers for it), he's impeccable for the better part of the film. Cate Blanchett as Katherine Hepburn is simply stunning and steals every moment she is on screen. Her look, her mannerisms, and her speech perfectly match the screen legend to a haunting degree. Alan Alda and Alec Baldwin in supporting quasi-villain roles are methodically perfect. And the nicest surprise was Kate Beckinsale, a normally flaccid actress, playing Ava Gardner. She came across as gorgeous, intelligent, and maximized her minimal screen time without ever overtly stealing her scenes. Like Sharon Stone in "Casino" and Cameron Diaz in "Gangs of New York" Scorsese once again coaxes a great performance out of an otherwise unremarkable pretty face.
In the end, "The Aviator" flies high thanks to Scorsese and the acting, even if the real person it depicts remains lost in a muddle of half truths and speculation.
Leonardo Dicaprio, once again, shows his depth as an artist and his ability to carry a film. He deserves the Golden Globe, and his due as an outstanding actor. Howard Hughes, the man, remains a mystery and the portrayal of his obsessive compulsive disorder was a powerful view into his inner hell. The beginning scene set the pace for a journey into his privileged and dark world. The Aviator showed the torments and gifts of genius. Amazing job by all involved! Wardrobe, music, special effects, direction, acting...all award winning contributions. I left the film moved and disturbed, which shows the power of this film. Wonderful performances by all the cast and the time"flew" by...
Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" is grand spectacle with a reverence for
the nostalgic, set in simpler times. As a snapshot of Howard Hughes's
life from 1927 to 1947, "The Aviator" is a portrait of a man of genius
and unmatched innovation, and also a man debilitated by severe
obsessive compulsive disorder and extreme depression. "The Aviator" has
an amazing performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, and a
mesmerizing performance by Cate Blanchett, who seems to inhabit the
role of Katherine Hepburn-- the love of Hughes's life. However, the one
indelible image I have of the film is the scene in which Hughes is
frozen in the men's restroom, because he can't make himself touch the
door knob for fear of germs and contamination. Granted this was a time
before obsessive compulsive disorder existed as a diagnosis. The scene
is intended as a dramatic arc, distinguishing a tragic flaw in Hughes.
However, for me it seemed overly indulgent, and was curious regarding
the scene length. Much like most of the nearly 3 hour movie, this is an
exercise in indulgence, and attention to detail that is only that.
Scorsese's balance between Hughes's genius and his great suffering is
good melodrama, but not very inspiring. I have a particular affinity
for Howard Hughes the man. Had John Lone's (and Michael Mann's) story
followed Hughes through the 1950's and beyond, the story would be even
sadder. "The Aviator" illustrates the highs of genius, and the abyss of
near insanity. This is an accurate depiction of an amazing man's life,
but it is skewed toward the broken aspect. So just personally for me,
it was frustrating to watch. To Scorsese's credit, one gets that he has
immense compassion for Howard Hughes.
Hughes' life sentence is established in the opening scene. Hughes's mother while bathing the young Hughes, tells him something that perhaps leads to his obsessive compulsive nature. Apparently he is incomplete in his relationship with his mother, and the story surrounding what she said.
Fast forward to 1927, when Hughes left his father's wealthy drill bit tool company in Texas, to be a maverick film maker in California. Hughes is an ambitious and novice film director, but he is smart and has unmatched drive. However, his real genius is as a pilot and an innovative designer of airplanes. His gifts for fame and fortune are established. Hughes (DiCaprio) then pursues a touching romance with Katherine Hepburn (Blanchett). This is the highlight of "The Aviator", even amidst the spectacular aerial cinematography, because it is just about relationships that move people. There is a wonderful moment when Hughes lets Hepburn take control of his plane as they fly above Los Angeles at night. As great as the chemistry is between Dicaprio and Blanchett, this romance part of the story goes on a little too long in the context of the movie.
From this point on, the movie becomes increasingly darker. Sure, Hughes has his share of triumphs, but everything is tempered by his spiraling decline into depression and his debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder. The acting is outstanding throughout the picture. This is Leonardo DiCaprio's most mature performance. He truly captures Hughes's intensity, genius, and charm. His suffering also elicits great compassion. Cate Blanchett is outstanding as Kate Hepburn. At first one wonders whether she is doing a caricature of Hepburn. She is not. She is being Hepburn. Blanchett's performance is simply stunning. An unrecognizable Kate Beckinsale is awesome as Ava Gardner. Beckinsale gives surprising layers to Gardner, who is really not all that she appears to be on the surface. John C. Reilly is fabulous as Hughes's CFO. In an understated fashion Reilly's performance anchors the movie. Alec Baldwin as Pan Am CEO, Juan Trippe, and Matt Ross as Hughes's engineer Glenn Odekirk give strong performances.
Scorsese's "The Aviator" is spectacular to view, and has a sense of history and tragedy. He offers an interesting portrait of the dichotomy between genius and madness, with an emphasis on the dark. This choice really lost me. "The Aviator" is amazing work, that is not very inspiring, though it was probably not intended to do so. That is a bit of a disappointment.
Leave it to Martin Scorsese, he is one of the few reliable directors
who graces in age, still manages to make outstanding movies. I thought
his previous film; GANGS OF NEW YORK was the best film of 2002 (and
still stand by that comment). Scorsese who was once known for showing
us the gritty realistic world of New York City's "Mean Streets" with
the Little Italy thugs (MEAN STREETS), anti-hero loners (TAXI DRIVER),
fallen hero (RAGING BULL), bizarre world of Soho (AFTER HOURS),
realistic thugs (GOODFELLAS), gangsters controlling Las Vegas (CASINO;
it wasn't in NYC, but it still had the similar theme), guilt ridden
paramedic (BRINGING OUT THE DEAD), and the war between immigrants
(GANGS OF NEW YORK). This is the Scorsese that all of us know about and
remember. Yet Scorsese was also responsible for telling us about a
single mother in the southwest struggling to survive (ALICE DOESN'T
LIVE HERE ANYMORE), the final farewell concert of a fantastic rock/folk
group The Band (THE LAST WALTZ), and the story of Jesus Christ (LAST
TEMPTATION OF Christ). Now Scorsese has become the storyteller of one
of the most enthusiastic and eccentric billionaires of recent years,
Howard Hughes.
In THE AVIATOR, Scorsese portrays Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) as several different roles: filmmaker, womanizer, entrepreneur, engineer, germ-phobic, and aviator. The film tells about the achievements that Hughes accomplished such as the movies HELL'S ANGELS & THE OUTLAW, the building of an airplane that can fly above 20,000 feet, acquiring TWA and making it a international airline, and the design and building of the largest airplane ever the Hercules (now known as the Spruce Goose). Yet Hughes went through so many conflicts with his business: Pan Am Airline chief Juan Trippe (Alec Baldwin), Maine Senator Ralph Owen Brewster (Alan Alda), Louis B. Mayer (Stanley DeSantis); his romance: Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett), Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsdale); and himself: paranoia, and obsession compulsion disorder.
THE AVIATOR discusses all of those elements in rich detail, that after watching the movie, you begin to realize the amazing accomplishments that Hughes did. Wonder why the only thing we most remember about Hughes was being a recluse who was afraid of germs. And would like to know more about Howard Hughes and see the films that were discussed in the film.
This isn't a Scorsese film that people want another TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLAS, CASINO, or RAGING BULL would expect. This is a different kind of Scorsese, one who is telling a story about a man, who is no different that him. A dreamer who dreams big and ignores what his advisors, and partners tell him, then come up with projects with amazing results.
DiCaprio proves that he his under-appreciated actor in this film. While most of the public see him as that goofy kid who shouts, "I'm king of the world!" in TITANIC. Yet most don't realize his talent with such roles as in WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. THE AVIATOR shows that DiCaprio is a great actor, giving a realistic portrayal of the eccentric Hughes in some scenes, and a man who cleanses the germs that represent people he dislikes or negative incidents. Blanchett does a amazing job with her performance of Katherine Hepburn with the way her head is tilted back to the pronunciation of words to the snobbish like personality she has when she is around her parents. While Beckinsdale also does a great job playing the very sexy Ava Gardner who has a love/hate relationship with Hughes, a woman who hates him at times, but will help him when he needs help.
The supporting performances by John C. Reily, Ian Holm, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Danny Huston, and Matt Ross are all top rate and also deserve recognition as well.
And Scorsese proves that he one of the best directors of all time with several elements. First the pacing of the story, the film never drags and at running time of 169 mins. it kept my attention on what was going to be happening next. Second, some of the scenes of the film were of complete beauty and wonder. One scene that blew my mind was during the filming of the aerial scenes from HELLS ANGELS which showed how dangerous it was filming the dogfight scenes from that film, seventy years before computer generated images would replace that technique. Third, the acting by the actors was top notch and very convincing. Finally, the story of Howard Hughes himself was unique and original and I think there will never be another person like Howard Hughes.
This has been quite a year of movies: COLLATERAL, SIDEWAYS, KILL BILL VOL. 2, THE INCREDIBLES, RAY, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, THE TERMINAL, FAHRENHEIT 9/11, BOURNE SUPREMENCY, OCEANS TWELVE, CRIMINAL, SPIDER-MAN 2, MEAN GIRLS, HARRY POTTER & PRISONER OF AZKABAN, and SPANGLISH were all films that were amazing and all were among my favorite films of this year (yet I still need to see LIFE AQUATIC and FINDING NEVERLAND). But I think it will be hard to beat THE AVIATOR, for it's story, characters, and epic feel.
The Academy has snubbed Scorsese for 30 years; they did the same thing for Roman Polanski until THE PIANIST. Now I think its time for the Academy to acknowledge Scorsese for his craft and technique. While some people will believe that Scorsese should have won his Oscar back in 1980 with RAGING BULL, or in 1990 with GOODFELLAS, I feel that it's time to recognize Scorsese for something! And THE AVIATOR is one film that I think that most Scorsese devotees (like myself) feel is worthy of recognition. Plus, if this movie wins both Best Director and Best Picture, then two of my favorite directors will win Oscars (Scorsese and Michael Mann, who produced AVIATOR).
So that is why I am rooting and hoping that THE AVIATOR will collect Oscar gold. The best movie of the year, and don't miss it!!!!! ***** (Out of five)
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This film is about the world famous multi-millionaire Howard Hughes.
However, if the only thing you know about Hughes was that he was a
recluse who secreted himself inside his hotel in Las Vegas and was
obsessed with cleanliness, you may be in for a surprise. The film deals
with Hughes' life before all that.
After a brief prologue showing Hughes as a child with his mother advising him on cleanliness, we move forward to 1927 with an adult Hughes (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) directing his hugely risky film "Hell's Angels". "The Aviator" takes in Hughes' film-making achievements, his romances with some of the most beautiful women of the day (including Katherine Hepburn (a superb Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale)) and his passion for aviation. The picture of Howard Hughes that emerges from the film is of a brilliant man who was a ruthless perfectionist, constantly risking ruin and even death for his goals. This all makes his eventual fate all the more sad.
The film is brilliantly made, the cast are all very good in their roles (especially, as mentioned earlier, Blanchett as Katherine Hepburn) and despite lasting almost three hours, it is never dull. The main flaw, however, is that you never learn much about Hughes. Some more on his background would certainly have been welcome.
Any film by Scorsese, however, is worth seeing and this is no exception.
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You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalk in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
Emotions are curious things. They come in a variety of flavors, both positive and negative. Negative emotions often seem to show up uninvited and stay long after their usefulness. Positive ones seem to never wear out their welcome and are gone far too soon. They are part of our humanity, part of our being created in the image of God.
As Descartes said, "I think therefore I am," he might just as well have said, "I feel therefore I am."
Emotions are a part of us; we cannot escape them, though some of us try. I often try to hide my emotions or deny them, stuff them in a box inside. Other people seem to live out of their emotions, riding on a rollercoaster of extremes—joy or sorrow, gladness or anger, excitement or lethargy.
We don't have to just live with our emotions—we can use them to "work out [our] own salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12). But how? Aren't emotions just feelings? Aren't emotions more or less outside of our control?
We "just feel" in response to ... what? I wake up one morning and I feel sad. I am stuck in traffic on the way to work and I become anxious. My wife challenges a decision that I made and I feel angry. I receive a compliment and I am proud. I have the day off to sit down with a good book and I'm filled with joy. Emotions just are, aren't they?
Don't shortchange your emotions; they are a window to the heart—much more than just feelings that cause your body to tingle, your palms to sweat, or your muscles to tense. Your emotions are a very real part of you, part of the essence of you, the you that is the core of your inner being, and what the Bible most frequently refers to as the "heart" (1 Samuel 16:7, Psalm 139:23, Acts 15:8).
Through the window of your emotions you can see what has captured your heart, what is ruling the heart, what you worship. Does your heart seek the praise of man or seek to be pleasing to God? Does God sit on the throne of your heart or are you asserting yourself in opposition to his rule? Do you worship the creation or the Creator?
Here's an example: I come home from work one evening, tired and looking forward to a quiet evening at home. No sooner am I in the door than my wife reminds me that we need to leave in five minutes to have dinner with some friends.
Unfortunately my mouth spews forth a litany of lies. "Why are you always making plans for us? Can't we ever just have one night at home?" Or maybe I just develop an attitude; I become quiet, sullen, and distant. Both of these responses are sinful and are at least accompanied by strong emotions, if not emotionally driven. And when I recognize how sinful they are, I need to repent of them and seek my wife's forgiveness.
The problem is that I repent of the words or the attitude but seldom look below the surface to examine the heart that gave birth to my sin—let's call it the sin beneath the sin.
So how does this work practically? Let's examine some of the emotions that might be behind these sinful responses. A few prime candidates might be disappointment, anger, frustration, or weariness. These could be present alone, all together, or in any combination.
I need to ask myself, What do my emotions tell me? Why am I disappointed? Why am I angry? Why the frustration or the weariness? Perhaps it's that I like comfort and ease. Both are morally neutral, good things—good gifts given by God. But in my heart I assign them a value they were never meant to have. I treasure the gift more than the Giver. I have placed another god on the throne of my heart. With this insight, the Spirit begins to work a deeper repentance.
Thoughtful examination of emotions can work toward sanctification. My hurtful words and huffy attitude toward my wife, while sinful and serious, are really just small indicators of a bigger issue, "What is my treasure?" My emotions offer a window to look into my heart to see what I am really thinking and believing. In that moment, my comfort was my treasure and my god.
Correcting this wrongful thinking, reclaiming my true treasure, repenting of this idolatry, is far more helpful in my sanctification than simply repenting of my words or my attitude toward my wife. The offense of those words and actions against my wife pale in comparison to what they say about my God.
Through the window of our emotions we can see the idols of our hearts.
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.—Matthew 12:34–35
Learning with you to use our emotions as a window to the treasures of our hearts,
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Synopsis: Powering Up Terahertz Sources
Terahertz (THz) radiation—the band of frequencies falling between the microwave and visible range—can pass through materials that block light and couple to important rotational, vibrational, or electronic degrees of freedom of solids and molecules. Many applications could take advantage of these properties, from wireless communications to imaging of biomolecules or semiconductor wafers. But a key stumbling block for THz technologies is the development of sufficiently powerful sources. Now, as reported in Physical Review Letters, Amrutha Gopal at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, and co-workers have demonstrated a laser-based source that emits short THz pulses with the highest peak power ever recorded in a laboratory.
Presently, the most powerful THz sources are at expensive, large-scale accelerator facilities, which generate THz radiation by bending a beam of relativistic electrons with a magnet. Gopal et al.'s solution instead exploits a high-power laser available at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The authors focus the laser's femtosecond pulses onto micrometer-thick metallic foils. The intense pulses ionize the material, creating hot plasma that emits THz radiation. The setup delivers ten THz pulses per second with a broad spectrum (– THz). Since the energy is concentrated in pulses only about half a picosecond long, their peak power is close to a gigawatt.
The scheme also generates a synchronous beam of energetic ions, which suggests an intriguing medical application: the THz beam could be used for detecting cancerous cells on human skin (which reflect THz wavelengths differently than normal cells), while the ions could be directed selectively at such cells for simultaneous treatment. – Matteo Rini
Observation of Gigawatt-Class THz Pulses from a Compact Laser-Driven Particle Accelerator
A. Gopal, S. Herzer, A. Schmidt, P. Singh, A. Reinhard, W. Ziegler, D. Brömmel, A. Karmakar, P. Gibbon, U. Dillner, T. May, H-G. Meyer, and G. G. Paulus
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 074802 (2013)
Published August 15, 2013
Arts & Culture: Beneath a Painting's Surface
Physicist Charles Falco is developing portable scientific instrumentation to study paintings while they hang on gallery walls.
Research News: Editors' Choice
Black hole spin, powerful lasers, measuring piconewtons, and more in our monthly wrap-up of papers from the physics literature.
Meetings: Majoranas in Majorca
Against a backdrop of warm beaches and palm trees, physicists deliberated over Majorana states in solids and whether they are "ready for braiding."
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To celebrate the launch of the newest APS journal, Physical Review Materials, Physics presents a collection of stories that highlight results from materials research published in APS journals over the past decade.


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Enjoy complimentary admission to Callaway Gardens between January 1 and February 29, 2012.
For the fourth year, Callaway Gardens is inviting everyone to enjoy the simpler things in life, such as spending time with family and friends.
It may be Winter but there are lots of fun things to do and see at Callaway Gardens, such as witnessing butterflies emerging and taking flight in the warm, tropical Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center; and exploring the beautiful John A. Sibley Horticultural Center with gorgeous floral displays. While visiting, get outdoors for a little exercise on one of the many walking trails or meander through the Gardens on the Discovery Bicycle Trail (bicycles are available for rent or bring your own). It's amazing what wonders nature provides at this time of year.
For those who have visited Callaway Gardens before, we want to show our appreciation for their patronage and support of our mission of connecting man and nature with this special offer. For those who have not had the opportunity, we want to invite them to discover and experience Callaway Gardens at no cost.
Please note that special signs will be posted and different traffic routing will be established to direct guests to the Callaway Discovery Center upon arrival.
Every season provides a great reason to visit Callaway Gardens!
January 1 through February 29, 2012. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Callaway Gardens is in Pine Mountain, Georgia
For more information, visit www.callawaygardens.com or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).
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For almost 60 years, Callaway Gardens has provided "a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world" for millions of visitors. Owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens includes a garden, resort, preserve and residential community on 13,000 acres in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Highlights include a butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, discovery center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails and special events throughout the year.
In addition, Callaway Gardens offers nearly 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 763 guest rooms, restaurants, shops, golf, tennis, fishing and more.
Five unique, close-knit residential communities — with custom home sites, lakefront properties and cottages on the golf course — offer an ideal home away from home or full-time residence.
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DES MOINES — The three R's remain the educational foundation for young people, but Gov. Terry Branstad and others said Monday that STEM learning is the gateway to high-paying, high-skills jobs of the future.
STEM areas include science, technology, engineering and math, and Branstad used the Science Center of Iowa on Monday as a backdrop to highlight the selection of six regional network hubs that will promote STEM education and economic development across Iowa.
He was joined by Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Ben Allen, president of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and the co-chairman of the Governor's STEM Advisory Council. The council selected a review panel that recommended six of 13 Iowa institutions and organizations that applied to serve as regional STEM network hubs.
The six hubs that will house the coordinating centers and their network hub managers are Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, the northwest Iowa hub; Iowa State University in Ames, the north-central Iowa hub; the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, the northeast hub; Southwestern Community College in Creston, the southwest hub; Drake University in Des Moines, the south-central hub; and the University of Iowa/Kirkwood Community College, the southeastern hub.
"These six regional STEM network hubs will be the driving force offering Iowa youngsters more opportunities to learn about STEM, which will better prepare them to someday consider STEM careers," Branstad told attendees at Monday's announcement. "STEM fields are among the fastest-growing, with many jobs that pay well."
The governor said he hoped the new focus would improve interest and achievement in areas that are critical to the state's future success both economically and academically. He said Iowa students must show greater proficiency in STEM education areas to ensure that top employers providing high-paying jobs will continue to look to locate in the state.
Monday's announcement was the first initiative of the 40-member Governor's STEM Advisory Council, a public-private partnership that Branstad formed last September. The council's over-arching goal is creating greater student achievement in STEM subjects and a stronger STEM work force, the governor said. Each STEM network hub will work with business, education institutions, nonprofit groups and others in its region in a way that best fits local needs, interests and resources.
"Iowa is fortunate to have some outstanding STEM education programs, but whether students have access right now depends largely on where they live," said Reynolds, co-leader of the council. "The hubs will provide these opportunities more equitably around the state. STEM occupations are critical to Iowa's economic competitiveness because of the direct ties to innovation, productivity and economic growth."
Nelson said the hubs will be instrumental in efforts to "scale up" exemplary STEM programs and establish the infrastructure required to deliver them "to every corner of the state" by facilitating partnerships and leveraging assets to reclaim local excellence.
"Regional needs in STEM can best be met through local and regional programming that takes advantage of local assets such as partner businesses, county extension, formal and informal education organizations, nonprofits and more," Allen said. "Great hope and expectation rides on these regional hubs and their managers to unite those assets for the betterment of STEM education across Iowa."
Branstad said he was pleased it appeared that House-Senate budget negotiators would provide money for the STEM initiative at his proposed level, which is needed to meet the goals of bolstering education in all the STEM areas.
The next step will occur May 15 at Drake University where action plans will be detailed for comment from the public. All 13 regional hub applications may be viewed at www.iowamathscience.org/regional-stem-hub-applications.


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Information Communication Technology (ICT) is integral in the management of Educational institutions of higher learning to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. ICT in universities is mainly used in teaching, research and dissemination of information. Today, emphasis is placed on the use of ICT in teaching and instructional delivery of programmes as well as the satisfaction of the clients and management. The purpose of this study was to investigate challenges facing clients (students) satisfaction on the use of ICT in Moi University. The study adopted survey design with a population of 120 sampled respondents from a population frame of 333 students. Utilizing questionnaires, interview schedules and document analysis, purposive and random sampling technique; a cronbach alpha was adopted to determine reliability of research instruments. The data was analyzed both qualitatively and by use of inferential statistics. The study revealed that students' level of satisfaction was low, they were not represented in the policy formulation and implementation and the study established that staff members and students were not well trained in ICT. The study recommends that the students should be involved in policy formulation, provided with computers and staff to be trained in ICT.
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A-Rod's stripper mistress comes forward – to support Cynthia (Ha ha!)
One of A-Rod's stripper mistresses, Candace Houlihan of Boston (above), has come forward with her story about sleeping with the Yankee and supports Cynthia Rodriguez's decision to kick him to the curb. The Boston Herald reports:
On A-Rod's divorce:
"A leopard doesn't change his spots. Good for her, I think she's doing the smart thing. And she'll probably get tons of cash." She says A-Rod was a player when she met him four years ago at Fenway Park.
On hooking up with A-Rod:
Candice said she told Rodriguez she'd be at Saint after the game and sure enough, he showed up at the Back Bay club – wedding ring and all!
"It was killing me and I felt bad afterwards," she said. "I'm not a bad person. I know how it feels to be cheated on, it sucks. But a couple of drinks later, I didn't notice all that much, to tell you the truth."
On the day after:
Houlihan said she and her girlfriends Googled A-Rod the next day and she was shocked to find out that his wife was pregnant with their first child.
"We were all freaking out," she said.
There's nothing like the bond of sisterhood between jilted ex-wife and the stripper that banged your husband. They really should make a Hallmark movie about these two and give it a dramatic title. Something that catches your eye, yet plays to housewives and the Bible. I'm thinking: "Bitches with Pythons: A Journey of Chick Stuff and Let's Assume Cooking."


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This is a fantastic place to stay. My husband, our 16 month old and I came to the area for a quick getaway and this home is so comfortable and peaceful. We love the kitchen, living space and 2 bathrooms. The back deck is a great feature. It's close to St Genevieve and Perryvilke which is perfect. Stephanie is a great communicator and it makes your stay very easy.Lynn2017-02-12T00:00:00Z
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Five stars. This place is a gem. When I search for an AirBnB property, I normally rule out ones that allow pets. However, this place looked so great and had glowing reviews so I decided to take a chance. And the place was spotless. No sign of an animal ever having been in the space or on the bed. Everything was perfect. Everything.Rita2016-12-11T00:00:00Z
Jon and Pat were excellent hosts. The loft was beautiful and immaculately clean. Everything you could need was provided including water and snacks. The ceilings are very high and it imparts a relaxing feeling. The coffee house downstairs was so convenient to get caffeine and breakfast, both of which were great. Jon and Pat restored their building on the town square with loving care and can show you the before and after pictures. They do amazing work. Highly recommend staying here if you are visiting or passing through.Nicole2015-08-18T00:00:00Z
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Jon was out of town while we were there, but Pat was an excellent host. The place is really pretty great. We arrived pretty late and she was totally flexible with us about arrival time (and departure for that matter). You can also park directly in front of the place. The studio was pristinely restored and pristinely clean with little details throughout. And the best (URL HIDDEN) wife let me eat both of the bags of popcorn that Pat left out for us. We took our time getting up in the morning and got a tasty sandwich and a great Americano downstairs at their Kaffee shop. Thanks, Jon and Pat!Bret2015-08-04T00:00:00Z
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Purchases of new homes, logged when contracts are signed, rose in September to the highest level in more than two years, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Sales of previously owned U.S. homes decreased from the highest level in two years, the realtors' group reported on Oct. 19.
Property values also are improving. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20 cities increased more than forecast in July from a year earlier, according to Sept. 25 data from the group, which is set to release the next report on Oct. 30.
Sustained declines in borrowing costs are supporting the industry. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.37 percent in the week ended Oct. 18, near a record low of 3.36 reported Oct. 4, according to data from McLean, Virginia- based Freddie Mac that dates back to 1971.
The Fed last month announced the third round of large-scale asset purchases, pledging to buy $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities as Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called housing "one of the missing pistons in the engine."
Federal Reserve
The Federal Open Market Committee, in its last scheduled meeting before the presidential election, repeated yesterday that it would press on with the asset purchases until the labor market improves "substantially."
Housing's improvement has extended to some companies like swimming-pool product supplier Pool Corp. of Covington, Louisiana.
"We do see that creeping up gradually over time," Manuel Perez de la Mesa, the company's president and chief executive officer, said about new pool construction on an Oct. 18 earnings call.
"People have to view their homes as an investment and not as an expense," he said. "Once they view that home as an investment, they'll be more willing to invest in their home whether it'd be in resurfacing the pool, replacing the equipment or again, bigger leap of faith, putting in a new pool."
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Starbase 234 was a Federation starbase administered by Starfleet. This planetary base was located close to both Klingon and Romulan territory.
Following the outbreak of civil war in the Klingon Empire in late 2367, Captain Jean-Luc Picard retreated to this facility from Qo'noS. At this time, the station was commanded by Fleet Admiral Shanthi. Picard successfully persuaded the admiral to launch a blockade force from the starbase to the Klingon-Romulan border, to prevent Romulan forces covertly supplying the House of Duras. Picard's task force was formed by commandeering all ships in the base's shipyards, along with all ships within one day's travel of the starbase. (TNG: "Redemption II")
In early 2368, the USS Enterprise-D was recalled to the starbase from a terraforming mission to Doraf I by Fleet Admiral Brackett on a sensitive matter – the disappearance of Ambassador Spock, and his subsequent discovery on Romulus. (TNG: "Unification I")
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Brashear Bash is almost here! It is not too late to get a spot to sell anything. We will have the Family Life Center on Friday open early if you would like to select your spot and set up. You might even start selling to some of us who will be in and out. Tables are there, but if you want you can bring your own. I talked to someone last night who is going to bring her own but needs a lot of room. Fun, Fun! Do not forget all proceeds from selling spots goes to maintaining our Community Center.
Do not forget the youth will be having a "Walk for Jesus" 5K on Saturday morning. It starts at 8 a.m. Price to participate is $25. This money will go toward purchasing fans for people in our community.
The youth will also be having a Baked Potato Luncheon with all the fixings, sponsored by Cumby Telephone. Lunch will be served around 11 a.m. Come help support them is this endeavor, too. This money will help with other missions they might take on this summer.
If you haven't heard, rain is in the forecast. Please take time to pray for rain. All of the local farmers in our area are cutting their hay and the fields almost look scorched. Rain, please. Garden needs it too.
Donna Smith asked for me to ask for pictures of anyone here in Brashear that served in the military. She is involved in a big project for the 4th of July. Please watch my article for more news on this.
Brashear Post Mistress Beverly Haygood wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who gave over 730 pounds of food. This was more than last year. This food will go to the local food bank to help those in need.
P31 is growing. It has been so much fun working out with the ladies of Brashear, Miller Grove and Cumby. I have met so many great women who are trying to make a change in their life for the better. Me, I'm there to have fun and try to lose some of this extra baggage that I am carrying.
Lucy has not called me this week. Our roses are doing great, four o'clocks are blooming, and so are the moon flowers.
Has anyone else been having trouble with coyotes? I know of someone on State Highway 11 that is looking for someone to help her get rid of coyotes. They are getting too many of their calves. Desperate measures are needed.
Congratulations to the Miller Grove track team and special congratulations to Nathan George on his first place at state. Quite an accomplishment!
I would like to remind everyone to please continue to pray for little Phoebe Carmody. She is doing some better. Prayers are needed. Thanks.
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Strap on your running shoes or fluff up your pompoms (to cheer the runners on) because the 2010 St George Marathon comes to our fair city this weekend from October 1st through the 3rd at the Dixie Center in St. George, UT (1835 Convention Center Drive). In addition to the actual marathon that takes place on Saturday, October 2nd, the following activities will take place during the weekend:
Friday, October 1, 2010
9:00 am to 9:00 pm – Health & Fitness Expo Open, sponsored by NordicTrack.
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Pasta Dinner, Dixie Convention Center. Cost: $8 for adults, $4 for kids. Get all the pasta you can eat!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm – 10 yr Banquet, especially for those in the Ten Year Club.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Japanese Dinner
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Walt Disney's Unrealized City
Disney (the man) was fascinated by cities, and towards the end of his life he kept only one planning book at his side, "The Heart of our Cities" by Victor Gruen:
Gennawey writes:
"As Gruen suggests, 'One of the primary purposes for a city is to bring together many people so that, through direct communication with each other, they may exchange goods and ideas without undue loss of energy and time.' Walt wanted to take this idea one step further. At EPCOT guests would be invited to participate in his experimental community and to take the lessons learned back home with them."
EPCOT was to have a significant underground network of roads and transit systems, coming together in a massive transportation hub.
"Walt and Gruen were strong advocates for separating all mechanical and utilitarian functions away from the public realm."


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Directed by Helena Trestikova; Czech Republic; 2007; 80 minutes
Pittsburgh Premiere
* 2007 Seville Film Festival- Best European Documentary
* 2008 CRONOGRAF Film Festival, Moldova- Grand Prize
* 2007 Ismailia International Film Festival- Best Documentary
* 2007 Lubuskie Film Summer- Honorable Mention Award
* 2007 at Finale Plzen Film Festival; Plzen, Czech Republic- Best Czech Documentary
If reality TV were real, it would be Marcela. If reality TV were about the real struggles of individuals, rather than pinning five polar opposite personalities against each other, then reality TV could be Marcela. In an ambitious, made-for-TV series, director Helena Trestikova not only continued to film Marcela, but she became a fixture in Marcela's life, tracking her from her optimistic engagement, to crammed living with her in-laws, to a failed marriage and the downward spiral of her personal life. Yet, Marcela fights to reach for the next knot when others would reach the end, unraveled fibers of their ropes. However, this is not a Discovery Channel, hands-off, director-subject relationship. Trestikova collects time with thoughtful intercessions while challenging conventional ideas of where a director draws the line and how an audience intercedes.
Presented in conjunction with Robert Morris University Center for Documentary Production & Study
Supported by the Czech Center in New York
Helena Trestikova
Born in the centre of Prague, Trestikova originally had visions of being a costume designer and an artist, but the tumultuous era of 1968 caused her to make the life-altering and documentary-altering decision to become a filmmaker instead. After studies at the famed FAMU film academy of Prague, she began working for Czechoslovak television in the early 1970s. When her husband, an architect, began producing her films, Trestikova was free to devote her focus to the long-term, observational and interactive documentary methods for which she is now gaining international recognition. Beginning in 1980 she embarked on an extensive documentary journey in a film cycle called Marital Scales for Czechoslovak television. The program followed six married couples and their families between 1980 and 1987. The series was a grand success, placing the featured subjects into Czechoslovak homes and lives and boosting Trestikova to one of the most popular directors in the country and a director at the forefront of the idea of "time collection." Additionally, Trestikova served as the Minister of Culture for the Czech Republic in 2006-2007.


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Poetic Justice is a 1993 romantic comedy film starring Janet Jackson as the titular Justice, Tupac Shakur as Lucky, and Regina King as Justice's best friend Iesha.The movie focuses on Justice coping with her life after the loss of her boyfriend, played by Q-Tip. She learns to love herself again and opens up to a budding romance with an unlikely friend after embarking on a mini road trip.
Poetic Justice contains examples of:
- The Alcoholic: Iesha, to Justice's chagrin.
- Crazy Cat Lady: Justice. Her friend even lampshades this.
- Dogged Nice Guy: Lucky
- Drowning My Sorrows: Iesha
- Drugs Are Bad: Lucky's baby mother does crack and sleeps with another man with her kids in the next room. This causes Lucky to storm out of her apartment with his daughter, sick of her neglectful ways.
- Epunymous Title: She's called Justice and she writes poetry.
- Informed Flaw: Chicago has a hard time—staying hard.
- Jerkass: Chicago. Whether its hitting Iesha and then attempting to attack Justice when she intervenes or verbally attacking Justice for showing interest in Lucky. An inner monologue reveals he planned to cheat on Iesha.
- My Car Hates Me: Justice couldn't get her car to start.
- The '90s: Box braids, dashikis, oversized bamboo earrings and mom jeans, oh my!
- Poetry: Justice recites poetry in a few voice overs throughout the movie. They're all works by Maya Angelou.
- Road Trip Plot: Both destroys and creates relationships.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: Justice and Lucky spend a lot of time getting on each others' bad sides before they eventually hook up.
- Would Hit a Girl: Chicago


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Sydney coach Paul Roos has conceded it has become a race against time to have star players Adam Goodes and Nick Davis on the field for the opening round of the AFL season.
It's less than three weeks until the Swans host Hawthorn at the SCG in round one on March 27, and neither Goodes (knee) nor Davis (ankle) has played in any of Sydney's four pre-season games.
Roos is expecting both will make their 2005 debuts next Saturday when the Swans play their final practice game, in Newcastle against Collingwood, and he also plans to give both a run in the ACT competition the following week. But the coach admitted he had concerns about whether they would be sufficiently match fit to take into the Hawthorn game.
"We'll have Adam Goodes and Nick Davis coming back for the Newcastle game, but it's almost a race against time for a few of them now to get enough game time for round one, and that's probably the biggest decision we have to make as a match committee," he said.
The problem for Roos lies in that he cannot risk having too many underdone players for that round-one game. As a result of chronic inflammation of his knee, Michael O'Loughlin's pre-season has been limited. He will not play against Collingwood, but may have his first run of 2005 in the ACT competition the week after. Regardless, Roos will play O'Loughlin against Hawthorn, making it a difficult choice for the match committee whether to risk taking others who are not 100 per cent match fit into round one.
"The one thing you've got to be careful of in round one is not having too many guys [in that position]," Roos said. "It might be a bit of a juggling act for us.
"You don't want to have four guys on the bench that haven't had a lot of game time [in the pre-season]. We'll probably have Mick [O'Loughlin] - who we want to play - and if he's one of them, you probably can't afford to have two or three more.
"So we've just got to make a sound judgement and, thankfully, the guys who haven't had much game time will be able to play the following week in the Canberra competition. Those are probably the things we need to assess over the next couple of weeks leading into round one."
In miserable, wet conditions in Adelaide on Friday night, the Swans continued their pre-season build-up with a one-point loss to the Crows - 9.8 (62) to 8.13 (61) - in the regional challenge series.
"In terms of what we wanted to get out of it, it was probably a win, not on the scoreboard, but in terms of what we wanted to achieve," Roos said. "It was a good effort in difficult conditions for a practice game. The players played well and played to the game plan and we got some game time into Leo [Barry] and Benny Mathews and [Ben] Fixter, so it was a good exercise for us.
"Next week's game is probably just an extension of Friday night, again making sure we get our best players as much game time as we can, get Leo and Ben Mathews a full game, which probably rounds them off - they also may play the next week - try and get Goodesy and Nick Davis in, and work on your normal rotations and game plans and things like that. Experimenting is over. This is our last practice game and it's time to settle the team."
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Spencer Hospital audit shows solid financial performance
Officials with Spencer Hospital suggest the medical facility's recent audit report reveals the hospital experienced solid financial performance due to consistent patient service volumes and careful cost management. The audit was conducted by Winther, Stave & Co., LLC for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2012.
"Our healthcare team's primary objective each day is to meet the healthcare needs of the people in our region," Spencer Hospital President Bill Bumgarner said. "While providing those services, we must also maintain the financial integrity necessary to support continued investment in our facility infrastructure and new technology."
The audit report shows the hospital's revenues totaled $67,720,123 for the year ended June 30, 2012, which is a 4 percent increase from the prior year. The revenues included $63,702,534 in net patient revenue, $2,135,814 of other operating revenue, and $1,881,775 of clinic revenue. The hospital does not receive any tax revenues from the city or county, reported John Toale, CPA with Winther Stave & Co., LLP.
The audit report also shows that the hospital's charity and uncompensated care for the year totaled $3.25 million, a 4.1 percent increase over the prior year amount, which was $3.12 million.
Expenses for the year totaled $60,890,843, a less than 1 percent increase from the prior year, and included $29,367,956 salaries and benefits, $20,836,422 for supplies, services and other costs, $4,859,122 for prescription drugs, and $5,827,343 for depreciation expense on the hospital's plant and equipment.
Mark Gaworski, Spencer Hospital's vice president of finance, said, "The Winther Stave auditors continue to be pleased with the financial systems that have been in place for many years to ensure integrity and due diligence in the management of the hospital's finances. I'd also like to recognize the efforts of departments and co-workers throughout the hospital who work diligently to manage costs while providing quality care and service."
A condensed statement of revenues and expenditures for Spencer Hospital for the year ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
|Operating revenues
|Operating expenses
|Operating income
|Non-operating expenses
|Excess of revenues over expenses before contributions
|Change in net assets
|Total net assets -- beginning of year
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- A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Office of Auditor of State and the Hospital Administrator's office.


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CHAPTER 2 - Single Sounds
Alternate Fingerings
Different timbres of the same pitch on the clarinet are most conveniently achieved through alternate fingerings; embouchure manipulation alone will not work, since it will also affect pitch. However, altering timbre is not the only purpose of alternate fingerings. The artistic clarinetist of the late twentieth century employs different fingerings from standard fingerings in certain musical contexts, throughout the standard orchestral, chamber music, and solo repertoire. 6 These contexts may require a slightly higher or lower pitch for reasons of intonation, a technically simpler fingering for a smoother legato, a less resistant fingering for an easier entrance at a soft dynamic level, or a more desirable tone color for better blend or portrayal of a particular musical character. For example, if one employs the standard G-flat fingering in the following passage (Example #3) found in the first movement of the Sonata by Francis Poulenc, the result will be a low G-flat. The suggested alternate, which is generally a high fingering, will be better in tune at this loud dynamic level (also brighter and thicker/stronger).
Example #3 (click on music to hear mp3)
The production of a smoother legato in the first movement of the F Minor Sonata , Op. 120 No. 1 by Johannes Brahms is facilitated with the alternate E-flat diagramed in Example #4. Contrary finger motion is completely avoided, as is the slide that would be required with the use of the standard E-flat. 7
Example #4 (click on music to hear mp3)
A smoother legato may be attained by the utilization of an alternate F-sharp in the following example ( Concerto - Aaron Copland) for a different reason; an acoustical reason. The A and F-sharp are both partials from the same fundamental (D3).
Example #5 (click on music to hear mp3)
An alternate fingering for D is essential to assist the clarinetist in the production of a soft entrance in the second movement of the Brahms Trio , Op. 114 (Example #6).
Example #6 (click on music to hear mp3)
In the third movement of the Clarinet Concerto by John Corigliano, the alternate fingering indicated below for altissimo B-flat allows the player to not only match the timbre of the distant off-stage clarinetists, but also is easier to play in tune and to play softly.
Example #7 (click on music to hear mp3)
An excellent study of alternate fingerings in the traditional literature has been written by Thomas Ridenour. 8 Rather than duplicate his research, the following pages will focus on examples for the usage of alternate fingerings in new music, and to offer a chart of altissimo register fingerings that, while not exhaustive, does include a variety of technically simple fingerings for pitches of a wide variety of timbres.
In music of the last twenty-five years, the expansion of timbral resources and sensitivities and of usable pitch nuances has become a primary compositional concern. However, in order to indicate (as a composer) and perform (as a clarinetist) alternate fingerings, one must understand the acoustics of the instrument. All pitches on the clarinet do not lend themselves to alternate fingering possibilities. In general, the pitches which utilize the longest length of tube have the smallest number of options; pitches below B3 and pitches between B4 and G5 have few or no alternate fingerings (Example #8).
Example #8
Pitches in the altissimo register have the most alternatives, since they can serve as partials to a number of different fundamentals.
The top half of the chalumeau register and throat register (B3 to A4) offers a variety of "covered" sounding (few strong partials) alternate fingerings. Most of these are cross-fingerings (fingerings that employ open vents, higher on the instrument body than the lowest tone holes that are closed by fingers or keys) which can only be produced at a very soft dynamic level with a minimum of upper partials present. Joji Yuasa and Isao Matsushita exploit these special fingerings in rapid alternations with conventional fingerings of the same pitches (also alternating dynamics: FF to pp) to simulate the sound of rapidly tongued articulations (Example #9). This technique is also conventional for the shakuhachi (on which the performer of traditional solo honkyoku never articulates with the tongue) - a Japanese bamboo flute.
Example #9
Clarinet Solitude - Joji Yuasa (click on measure to hear mp3)
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Andrea Clearfield: Composing East & West
Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina
Produced by Karen Smyles
March 2012
Art of Life features artist, Sonya Clark. In October 2011 she had a solo exhibition at the Snyderman - Works Gallery in Old City Philadelphia. Clark is trained as a fiber or textile artist and has exhibited in over 250 museums and galleries in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, and throughout the USA. Many of the works shown in the Snyderman exhibit were created with the use of actual human hair, or thread manipulated to represent human hair. Clark's art is steeped in human history, and specifically African American history. Clark considers hairdressing one of the first textile art forms, and uses the elaborate corn-rowed hairstyles of West African cultures as inspiration.
Sonya Clark shares with Friday Arts her earliest recollection of how she knew she would become an artist, and discusses why hair has taken on such a large role in her work. In addition to being an accomplished artist, Clark is the current chair of the Department of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
Watch and learn more about Snyderman-Works Galleries in Old City Philadelphia. Edited by Luke J. Marron
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You've read his name countless times in drag racing magazines and tech articles in various engine-building periodicals. You've heard his name mentioned more on ESPN's telecasts of NHRA POWERade drag racing. But to a new generation of drag racing fans who are just now getting hooked on the world's fastest motorsport, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins is still a shadowy figure.
The "Grump" is OK with that. He just wants to win.
William Tyler Jenkins first emerged on the drag racing radar screen in the late 1950's as stock-bodied categories were becoming more and more the domain of the major automobile manufacturers.
Jenkins was unsurpassed as an engine builder and race car engineer and when the Muscle Car Era of the 1960's took full flight, he had the mechanical skills and natural driving talent to make his string of Chevrolet-based cars formidable weapons of war -- giving Chevy plenty of performance topspin in America's showrooms.
From his shop in Berwyn, Pa., Jenkins caught the attention of many local racers thanks to his race-winning 1955 Chevy that eventually led to Super Stock standout Dave Strickler becoming a loyal engine customer. In a period when Ford and Chrysler were trading ferocious blows in the "Factory Racing Wars" of the 1960's, Jenkins was Chevrolet's best hope for giving GM a share of the bragging rights that frequently ramped up their sales figures.
He won his first NHRA national event as a driver in 1965, the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. His legendary "Grumpy's Toy" 1966 Chevy II Nova, powered by a 327 cubic inch small-block engine, went on to achieve cult status that year as it outran many of the country's quickest and fastest Hemi-powered Mopars on regular occasion. A U.S. Nationals victory in 1967 further elevated Jenkins' status while his no-nonsense attitude and uncompromising devotion to his tasks earned him the nickname "Grumpy".
When the NHRA's Pro Stock category was born in 1970, Jenkins quickly made himself a marked man, winning the first two national events of the season -- only to see the vaunted team of Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin dominate over the remainder of the campaign with their remarkable fleet of Hemi Mopars.
But between 1965 and 1972, Jenkins won 13 NHRA national events, all of them earned in one of his "Grumpy's Toy" Chevrolets, most equipped with a race-modified production four-speed transmission -- a far cry from the essentially foolproof clutchless setups of today.
Jenkins saw his driver, Larry Lombardo, win the 1976 NHRA Pro Stock Championship and it was during that period that Grumpy retired as a driver and amassed an impressive client list of professional and sportsman drag racers who found victory on the dragstrip thanks to his capable engines.
Last year, it was Jenkins' horsepower that gave Dave Connolly a title-contending Pro Stock Cobalt which won the 2005 Winternationals and briefly placed Connolly in the POWERade points lead.
This past week, two-time Pro Stock champion Jim Yates announced he had embarked on his 2006 testing program with Jenkins powerplants dropped into his 2005 Pontiac GTO. Yates is hoping to secure a primary sponsorship program for the upcoming season which will allow him to bring Jenkins in as the team's engine supplier. But regardless, Jenkins' worth as an engine builder and horsepower wizard has diminished little in the 40-plus years he has been plying his trade.
And so, in case you didn't know, that's "Grumpy" Jenkins.
Bill Stephens covers NHRA for ESPN.com.


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Date of Defense 2012-05-24 Availability unrestricted AbstractWith the rapid development of electronic devices, electrical vehicles and space aerocrafts, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have attract numerous interests due to high energy and power density, long lifespan and low self discharge. Spinel LiMn2O4 is a promising cathode material for novel LIBs thanks to high working potential, easy synthesis and low cost, but its severe capacity drop mostly due to inevitable reactions with electrolytes is a drawback. In the dissertation, ultrathin and highly-conformal Al2O3 coatings are grown on the surface of micro-sized and nanosized LiMn2O4 with atomic layer deposition. Thickness of Al2O3 ALD coatings can be precisely controlled by varying ALD growth cycles, notably with a growth rate of 1.5 Ĺ per cycle on nano-LiMn2O4 particles. The coatings improve electrochemical performance of LiMn2O4 cathodes in LIB. For example, micro-LiMn2O4 cathode coated with 10 Al2O3 ALD layers shows higher discharge capacity of 53.7 mA h g-1 than bare micro-LiMn2O4 cathode (40.2 mA h g-1) over 100 cycles in half cells, and nano-LiMn2O4 cathode coated with 6 Al2O3 ALD layers delivers a capacity retention efficiency 23% higher than that of bare nano-LiMn2O4 cathode over 100 cycles in full cells.
One reason for popularity of nanostructured TiO2 is its higher working potential and better safety as anode material in high-power LIBs. The effect of morphology and phase structure of anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays on their capacity and cycleability in LIBs is investigated, as well as their thermal and electrochemical stability. The other reason is its broad use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). One-dimensional TiO2 nano structures have large surface area for dye loading and ordered paths for fast electron transport, good for enhanced conversion performance of TiO2-based DSSCs. In this project, single-layer, double-layer and bamboo-type TiO2 nanotube arrays are synthesized by anodic oxidation of Ti foils under constant- or alternating-voltage conditions. Their growth mechanisms are carefully explored to achieve morphology control, based on dominant ion diffusion-controlled mechanisms. Various bamboo-type TiO2 nanotubes are produced by tuning the holding time of high-voltage and low-voltage steps, and denser ridges on tube walls are found to favor performance of TiO2 nanotubes in DSSCs.
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A man was assaulted by a group of people at a bus stop in Watford town centre.
An 18-year-old man got off a coach and approached a group of young men, who he thought were his friends, at the junction of Beechen Grove and Albert Road South.
The group then assaulted him, causing cuts and bruises to his face. The incident happened between 3.15am and 3.45am on Sunday, February 2.
One of the attackers was described as a white man in his 20s, with a shaven head. The second was described as a white man with blonde hair.
The group then got on another coach, which drove off.
PC Dafydd Dewey is investigating and said: "I have been conducting a number of enquiries into this incident, which left the victim with some gashes to his head and a bruised eye.
"I would like to speak to anyone who may have been driving home at the time and saw the fight or anyone who may have details of the offenders or the coach they were travelling in."
Anyone with information can telephone PC Dewey on 101, citing crime reference C1/14/508, or through Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.