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"Life Ends Quicker Than You Think" Death is one of the worst aspects of life. Everyone worldwide goes through death. Anyone at any age can die any day before you know it. Tigers don't cry, or do they? In "Tears Of A Tiger" written by Sharon Draper shows aeviternal sadness of a best friend of Andrew (Andy) Jackson, B.J. Carson, Gerald Nickelby, and Tyrone Mills. When Robbie Washington was killed in a car accident, it had brought depression and suicidal thoughts towards Andy who was driving the car. It woke up many people at Hazelwood High and many family members that anyone at any age can die. Everybody makes mistakes, but when you make careless choices that's when you get into trouble. Parents that have been into trouble in the past as a teenager try to teach their own children from their mistakes when they get to the teenager age. Personal Option : Have you experienced death? Do you know anyone that has died at our age? Should the U.S. adjust any of the laws? Do you think the laws are a "slap on the wrist?" Use of Dialogue. Sharon Draper had used dialogue while writing "Tears Of A Tiger". From the beginning to the end she had used character dialogue. All characters in the story had a conflict with Robbie's death in the beginning. If you think about it we could of made a role play from "Tears Of A Tiger". Compare and Contrast Why did Andy take Robbie's death harder than any else that was in the car? Andy had thought that he is the reason for Robbie's death. Everyday put weight on his shoulders and suicidal thoughts in his head. Sadly, Andy had brought an end to his life with a head shot from a shotgun. Exploring Reasoning Do you think Andy deserved to end his life? Was it the right choice? The EndFull transcript


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Foreclosures are back… just like Freddy Krueger. Just like in the horror films when things start to calm down and get back to normal… out pops Freddy Krueger again to scare the living daylights out of you.
Well, that seems to be the case here in Florida as it relates to real estate and foreclosures. The news this past week has been that median prices have increased by approximately 22 percent in the past year in South Florida and sales of homes actually also has increased 12 percent from last year.
During the past six months, however, there has been a drastic reduction in the number of foreclosures that have been processed and brought to market due to the fraud-closure crisis that became apparent last fall.
Fast forward to today and we're seeing the resurgence of the foreclosure crisis. Many of the foreclosure mills have shut down and are being replaced by new firms, many of whom will not process as many cases. Just in the past ten days we have seen an increase in the number of people served in foreclosure and the scuttlebutt is that the process this time around will be faster and more furious.
The unfortunate aspect of all this is just as the real estate market was starting to find its footing, and some even would say slightly rebound, these new foreclosures will either reduce the price of existing real estate or, in fact, bring down prices another 10 or 20 percent. Of course no one knows for sure how buyers will react. Will such additional foreclosures encourage even more buyers to come into the market because they're getting even a better deal – or will the number of buyers in the market be somewhat fixed or stagnant; increasing supply and reducing the market price of homes?
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Thu May 2, 2013, 12:54 PM
babylonsister (154,358 posts)
An Angry Obama. Finally.
An Angry Obama. Finally.
By Joe Klein Monday, May 13, 2013
Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images
US President Barack Obama speaking in the Rose Garden.
During the chaotic week of the Boston bomb attacks, Barack Obama finally did something a lot of people had been waiting for: He got angry. In public. In the Rose Garden. It happened after the Senate had shamefully failed to pass a bill, favored by the overwhelming majority of Americans, requiring background checks for gun purchasers. "The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill," he said. "They claimed that it would create some sort of Big Brother gun registry even though the bill did the opposite ... Those lies upset an intense minority of gun owners, and that in turn intimidated a lot of Senators."
Assorted Republicans were put off by Obama's passion. The conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer falsely claimed that the President had falsely claimed that the background-checks bill would have prevented the Newtown massacre. Krauthammer also said that helping the victims' families lobby for the law was "emotional blackmail." The conservative pundit and former Bush functionary Pete Wehner--who occasionally professes a desire for moderation but just can't help himself when it comes to the President--called Obama's behavior "demagoguery" and described it as a "Lear-like" rage.
To which I say, Bring it on, Mr. President. Obama's anger served a larger purpose. It was directed at the plague affecting--no, paralyzing--our public life: the ability of well-funded extremist groups to thwart the will of the overwhelming majority. This is a problem that goes well beyond the gun issue. It has infected liberal and conservative lobbying groups alike. Their constant screeching defiles the mass media and drowns out voices of sanity. Their give-no-quarter politics defines our time. The President finally reflected the public fury I often hear when I travel the country. His outburst should be a guide to other Washington politicians. It is well past time for political moderates to speak as forcefully as the snake-oil salesmen who are hijacking our democracy.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 01:02 PM
tosh (3,874 posts)
1. Yes, bring it on!
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 01:28 PM
Parable Arable (126 posts)
2. Interesting.
By chance chance, do you know if there is any video on his speech? Regardless of how I feel about a number of our president's policies, he's an astounding orator and his speech's are usually very enjoyable to watch.
Response to Parable Arable (Reply #2)
Thu May 2, 2013, 01:34 PM
babylonsister (154,358 posts)
3. Welcome to DU, Parable Arable.
This link has the text:
and there's a video at this link:
Response to babylonsister (Reply #3)
Thu May 2, 2013, 01:37 PM
Parable Arable (126 posts)
4. Thanks
Response to babylonsister (Reply #3)
Thu May 2, 2013, 02:22 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
6. Thanks... I see that as an icy fire. 'Round One.'
Response to babylonsister (Reply #3)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:08 PM
pacalo (24,713 posts)
11. Here's another link from ABC/Time:
Response to Parable Arable (Reply #2)
Thu May 2, 2013, 02:18 PM
Sunlei (19,195 posts)
5. every speech, remark,presser, everything is right here. use the dropdown menu, "Briefing Room"
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Response to Sunlei (Reply #5)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:48 PM
JDPriestly (57,936 posts)
14. One problem that always surprises me is that many people, especially older people, have no
access to internet and do not know how to use it. They still get their news from the TV or right-wing radio.
Obama does not reach them.
We need a federal program to get internet access and computers to underserved communities across the nation.
Not having internet access is the equivalent of not having electricity in your home in the 1930s and 1940s. The government needs to make this more broadly available to everyone.
The internet should not be as privatized as it is. It is, after all, a government invention, I think. Am I wrong about that?
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 02:44 PM
pacalo (24,713 posts)
7. When one side has to have everything their way, it's a good indication they've been spoiled rotten.
They need restraint, not coddling.
Mr. Krauthammer's "emotional blackmail" label is shameless, on so many levels. He's speaking of a group of heartbroken constituents who are imploring their congresspeople to do what is right for the greater good. Those families are not "lobbyists" in the greedy, selfish sense of the word; their aim is to prevent other people from having to experience their living nightmares. He's disgusting.
Response to pacalo (Reply #7)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:05 PM
L0oniX (31,493 posts)
9. Krauthammer is a piece of shit.
Response to L0oniX (Reply #9)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:08 PM
Parable Arable (126 posts)
10. Amen to that
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 02:50 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (32,723 posts)
8. It's like when you say we have too many people in prison...
And a Republican screams that you are not only "soft on crime" but are going to "throw open the doors and let loose a bunch of murderers and rapists".
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:16 PM
wryter2000 (35,174 posts)
12. I'd like to know what liberal lobbying groups he's talking about
Good Lord, I'm sick of this crap.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:31 PM
cadaverdog (213 posts)
13. Ouhhhhhhh. The President is angry
Obama jumps on an issue that over ninety percent of the country agrees with to express his outrage. Courage. I voted for this man twice, but I'll be damned if I fall for his histrionics any more. Yeah, he is a great orator, but his actions belie his words. And his sinking ratings could cost the Dems in the mid-term elections, when we could have a real chance to take the House.
And that would be a real tragedy.
Response to cadaverdog (Reply #13)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:49 PM
Tarheel_Dem (27,600 posts)
15. His "sinking ratings" among who? You're just as dishonest as many of the president's critics.....
as most all presidents lose seats in the midterms. Don't take my word for it, Google is your friend. It doesn't necessarily point to anything they have or haven't done, it's just the way it is. This is not unique to Obama, because the last democratic president lost seats in the midterms, remember Newt Gingrich & the Repub revolt of '94? And this president's no different. With the gerrymandering that's taken place since the 2010 elections, was there really a genuine expectation that we would actually take back the House? You'll recall that in 2012, House Dems got a million more votes than the Repubs, and guess who still controls the House. Much to my dismay, gerrymandering works!
I know you guys are preemptively lining up to blame Obama, as usual, but he doesn't control who turns up to vote. Blame the voters. Dems sat on their asses in 2010, and now they're collectively pissing & moaning that Obama can't get anything done.
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #15)
Thu May 2, 2013, 04:12 PM
Jamaal510 (10,345 posts)
19. +1
"This is not unique to Obama, because the last democratic president lost seats in the midterms, remember Newt Gingrich & the Repub revolt of '94? And this president's no different."
Response to cadaverdog (Reply #13)
Thu May 2, 2013, 04:02 PM
JDPriestly (57,936 posts)
18. I will be the first to criticize him when he caves, but I will also be the first to praise him when
he stands up for what is right. And this time, he is standing up for what is right.
Response to JDPriestly (Reply #18)
Thu May 2, 2013, 09:53 PM
Recursion (50,978 posts)
22. How does his getting angry on TV help?
I've joked that a lot of this board seems to want people who get angry on TV, but I'm worried that may actually be true.
Response to Recursion (Reply #22)
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:11 AM
JDPriestly (57,936 posts)
27. It helps because a lot of people who agree with Obama feel sure that he is with them
and on their side if they see him get angry and express that anger.
And the Republicans respect expressions of anger. They do not respect a nice guy president.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:53 PM
Tarheel_Dem (27,600 posts)
16. Spot On!
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #16)
Thu May 2, 2013, 10:02 PM
uriel1972 (2,453 posts)
23. ummm what constant screeching liberal lobby groups do you have in mind?
You know the ones that are as vocal and prominent as Fox News and the rest of the mainstream media?
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 03:58 PM
treestar (67,688 posts)
17. I don't know why people place such value in this
It didn't get the bill passed. Did they go, "ooh, the president's mad now" reconvene and pass the bill?
Response to treestar (Reply #17)
Thu May 2, 2013, 09:37 PM
Skittles (113,918 posts)
20. it's an indication he will not give up?
Response to treestar (Reply #17)
Thu May 2, 2013, 09:52 PM
Recursion (50,978 posts)
21. I gave up on this years ago. Remember DU still ignores Dean's moderate policies because...
... he gets angry on TV.
Response to Recursion (Reply #21)
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:14 AM
Tarheel_Dem (27,600 posts)
25. +1. Howard's "anger" couldn't win him the White House, not even the nomination.
Response to Recursion (Reply #21)
Fri May 3, 2013, 09:40 AM
treestar (67,688 posts)
30. It's a preference for momentary emotional satisfaction
Over a real bill.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Thu May 2, 2013, 10:30 PM
Liberal_Stalwart71 (20,450 posts)
24. Bullshit. I've seen him angry plenty of times.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 3, 2013, 12:48 AM
quadrature (2,049 posts)
26. unemployment is near 8%. If Obama is not angry all the time...
then he should be.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:21 AM
upsidedownforklift (13 posts)
28. Finally?
I don't get it, I imagine that anyone who has a drive to become president and have great power over others has incredible rage and anger issues. Why else would you want the power to order others around?
Response to upsidedownforklift (Reply #28)
Fri May 3, 2013, 06:50 AM
uriel1972 (2,453 posts)
29. I'm not putting my foot into this trap...
If I start listing other reasons, others will say I'm calling the President "xxxxx". I just want to say there may be many other reasons to seek high office.
Maybe a sense of duty... maybe something not so nice... I would have no way of knowing.
Response to upsidedownforklift (Reply #28)
Tue May 7, 2013, 11:58 AM
bunnies (15,859 posts)
32. The desire for "power" means someone has rage and anger issues?
Thats quite an imagination youve got there.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Sat May 4, 2013, 08:58 AM
Tennessee Hillbilly (58 posts)
31. The problem ..
The problem with public displays of anger by the President or other demoocrats is that it gives pleasure to Repugs and only encourages them to continue their evil policies.


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It is a weapon of mass creation.
For now, gene alteration is focusing on genetic therapy, which has the laudable goal of stopping deadly genetic diseases such as Tay-Sachs and Huntington's.
This research has growing support because it can save children from enormous suffering and early death.
But success here will lead to the ability not only to eliminate disease but also to alter genes that determine other human traits.
Many loving parents, desiring only the best for their children, will want to use genetic manipulation to make them smarter, more creative, more attractive or more athletic.
But should scientists and parents, no matter how well intentioned, be allowed to manipulate genes as they see fit? Or should the power to alter the genetic heritage of the human race be the subject of oversight by our elected leaders, by citizen councils or by international institutions such as the United Nations?
Altering the random genetic combinations that make us who we are might seem worthwhile to individual families, but it could be disastrous for society.
For example, many couples in Asia believe having a son is a justifiable family goal, in part because sons will do more to support them in old age. Some achieve this by using genetic testing and selective abortions to produce boys. The Global Health Council reports that this has resulted in significant gender imbalances in many nations: China has 118 boys per 100 girls under age five, South Korea has 117 to 100, and Taiwan has 110 to 100.
Growing numbers of what demographer Nicholas Eberstadt, in an article in the December edition of the US journal Foreign Affairs, calls "unmarriageable males" have little hope of finding wives, leading to a range of social problems.
Now fast-forward several decades. Imagine your neighbours genetically enhancing their children's physical attractiveness and brainpower.
Wouldn't it be hard to resist the opportunity to offer your children the same competitive advantages - or at least a level playing field?
The option to alter the genes that enhance desirable characteristics will almost surely be available, at least initially, only to the wealthy, creating what Lee Silver calls the "GenRich". They will use technology to ensure that their children have significantly more advantages than the random mix of the gene pool, widening the gap between rich and poor.
What then becomes of the notion that we are all created equal? The temptation of the genetically enhanced to anoint themselves leaders and protectors of their "less equal" fellow citizens could prove to be overwhelming.
And if scientists in one nation are genetically altering unborn children, wouldn't it be hard for other nations to resist joining in a "genetic arms race" to develop a new generation better able to compete in the global economy - or in war?
Might some future dictator even try to alter some people genetically to become particularly obedient and compliant, or especially aggressive and warlike?
This is not impossible. Remember that many medical procedures that are routine today - in vitro fertilisation or "test tube babies", for example - were considered science fiction just a few decades ago.
We are standing at the gateway of a brave new world of genetic manipulation that could, in this century, create designer people.
Before we step through, we should look ahead, determine the consequences of the paths we can take, and ask who gets to decide.
Caroline Wagner holds research positions at Rand Europe and the University of Amsterdam. This article first appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
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Today was a fairly good day. Until the 6pm curse hit upon the house and it descended in to a fury of tired children, misbehaving, ignoring. Chaos everywhere and both the girls getting riled up by their hyperactive brother whose medication had now completely worn off and his horrid side come out to play.
I don't like this side of Jake. I really don't like it. He is rude, obnoxious, arrogant, ignorant, disobedient – and nothing, and I mean nothing can stop it.
I scream. I shout. I sit. I cry. Why me??
What have I ever done to deserve this? To have a child like this. To have a child with ADHD.
Was I such a horrible child growing up, that this is my repayment? Am I such a bad person?
I know I am not the best mother in the world. I didn't exactly have a good, loving, mother as a role model. I know I lack patience. I am easy to flare up.
But does that really make me a bad person? What did I do wrong?
Or maybe it's my fault? It's my fault that he's like this. I mean, I grew him. Did I eat something wrong? Was it all that sugar that I consumed because I was craving it so much? Is that the reason why he has ADHD?
I can think of a thousand reasons why I don't deserve this life.
I am constantly stressed. Constantly on edge. Constantly tired. I never get a break. I want to scream and shout when people tell me that I should try this, and try that. They don't live my life. They don't know what happens day in day out. They don't know how extreme it is. They don't know how bad it is. They don't understand how hard parenting ADHD is.
He can be a good kid, we know that because when he is medicated and he is levelled out, he's great – and really intelligent. You can talk to him. Have really nice conversations. Discuss things that he's interested in. Do nice things as a family.
That's when I sit back and think…..
Why Him??


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Or, Mad Max Beyond Rollerball. After the apocalypse, nomadic juggers roam the wastelands, challenging local teams to bouts of gladiatorial rugby. Seduced by this life of glamour, petite peasant Chen persuades rugged Hauer to sign her up. He resists, relents, and eventually sets up a showdown exhibition match with big subterranean city juggers. Scripted by Peoples himself, this thin, sloppy scenario hasn't an original idea to its name. Despite defiantly cool stars (Chen was Bertolucci's last empress and the Twin Peaks mill-owner; Hauer will always be Batty), there's little to look at and nothing worth hearing. Even the game itself is a drag. Footnote: Peoples shot the movie at Coober Pedy, in the Australian outback, because 'deserts in the US have been filmed a lot and have become well-known'. 'Coober Pedy' comes from the aboriginal words for 'white man's hole'.
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One of my all time favorites great movie if like post-apocalyptic
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One of my all time favorites great movie if like post-apocalyptic
al anthony
the guy who wrote that last revue has not one hair of taste, with the budget they had to work with they did far better than they should have. they casted well with true veterans including Ghandi Mcintire(dead end drive in) max fairchild(beyond thunderdome & howling 4 the marsupials) great locations famous to the outback and the game itself is actually feasible, but totally brutal. the main characters goals are their own idea of true glory, never let tasteless wankers write reviews...the've got no tounge for it.
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24-Aug-2001Abstracted from the weekly edition of Screen International
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Russia rejects limits to foreign media ownership
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No room for Russian films at Moscow festival
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Moscow, St Petersburg festivals link up
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Istanbul awards overseas, local titles
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Russian studios consider privatisation options
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Czech oscar nominee sweeps Lion awards
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Hungary fears Government fund famine
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Hungarian 'plex saturation slows admissions
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Werckmeister wins top prize at Hungarian Film Week
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Gusinsky moves to block takeover of NTV
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Soros emerges as latest NTV champion
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Gazprom claims victory in battle for NTV
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Moscow court freezes sale of NTV shares
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Media Most faces bankruptcy threat
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Ratcatcher reels in top prize at Bratislava
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Kirch discusses buying stake in Russia's TV6
24-Nov-2000Germany's Kirch Group is in negotiations to acquire a stake in Russian broadcaster TV6, which is majority-owned by Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky. According to the station's director general, Alexander Ponomarev, a stake of up 25% is up for grabs.
Media Most, Gazprom sign new debt relief deal
20-Nov-2000Russia's embattled Media Most group has finally signed a debt relief settlement with its major creditor, the state-controlled gas giant Gazprom.
Media Most cuts deal with Gazprom
26-Oct-2000Embattled Russian media giant Media Most Group has reached what it described as an "amicable agreement" with its chief creditor, state gas giant Gazprom. While details are not yet available the deal would also involve bringing on board an unnamed foreign investor according to a spokeswoman for the group.
Away From The Window
SBS plans digital expansion in Eastern Europe
29-Sep-2000Mediatrade president Maurizio Costanzo has been appointed head of Veleno (Venom), the new company recently launched as Cross Media Factory by Italian media giant Fininvest, with the aim of seeking synergies between its publishing, internet, film and television arms.
Disease picks up top prize at Gdynia
28-Sep-2000The grand prize at the Gdynia Festival of Polish Features Films went to Krzysztof Zanussi for Life As A Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease.
Bailiffs move in on Russian media group Media Most
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Berezovsky offers to hand back ORT stake
7-Sep-2000In a move that Moscow media watchers are calling a publicity ploy, Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has threatened to hand back to the government his stake in Russia's largest broadcaster ORT.
Media Most benefits from Ostankino tragedy
4-Sep-2000The tragic fire at Moscow's Ostankino Television tower that claimed four lives last week and wiped out nearly all broadcasting in the city has proved a windfall for Media Most Group's satellite service NTV Plus.
Polish producers battle over Sienkiewicz' Knights
16-Aug-2000Two Polish production companies - MT Art and Studio A - are going head-to-head with separate adaptations of Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz' 1905 novel Teutonic Knights.
The Romanovs - The Imperial Family
Media Most denies sale to gas giant Gazprom
4-Aug-2000Russia's Media Most has denied reports that it is in talks to sell out to key shareholder, state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom.
Life As A Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Russian authorities drop charges against Gusinsky
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His Wife's Diary
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Berezovsky unites empire; Gusinsky property seized
21-Jul-2000Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has unveiled plans to unite his media interests into a single holding with Igor Shabdurasulov, a former Kremlin deputy of staff, at the helm.
Czech Television concentrates film investment
14-Jul-2000The Czech Republic's largest film financier, Czech Television (CTV), has decided to channel its annual $2.4m (CKr92m) film investment into 8-10 features in 2001, compared to the 14 productions which it is backing this year.
Moscow to close with Storm, premiere Disease
13-Jul-2000Wolfgang Peterson's The Perfect Storm will close the Moscow International Film Festival (July 19-29) which will also boast world premieres of Life As A Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease, directed by Krzysztof Zanussi, and Gleb Panfilov's The Romanovs -The Imperial Family.
Media Most film arm feels political heat
11-Jul-2000The continuing financial and political troubles of Vladimir Gusinsky's Media Most Group has spilled over into its film production outfit NTV Profit.
Taboo takes top honours at St Petersburg
5-Jul-2000Nagisa Oshima's Taboo (Gohatto) won the top prize, the Golden Griffon, at this year's St Petersburg Festival of Festivals. The audience prize, the Silver Griffon, went to Beautiful People directed by Jasmin Dizdar.
Media Most claims investor will buy out debt
3-Jul-2000Russia's Media Most group, owned by recently jailed tycoon Vladimir Gusinsky, has claimed that an unidentified foreign investor is seeking to buy out its $211.6m debt to government-controlled utilities giant Gazprom.
Russian media baron Gusinsky arrested
14-Jun-2000Russian tycoon Vladimir Gusinsky, head of the country's largest independent media conglomerate Media Most, has been arrested and is being held in a Moscow prison pending charges of defrauding the government of more than $10m.
Moscow fest launches market; becomes annual event
13-Jun-2000For the first time in its 43-year history, the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is set to become an annual event from this year. The festival, which will run July 19-29, is also launching a market focusing on European and Russian product.
Putin cuts lifeline to Russian film
25-May-2000Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided to axe Goskino, the government body responsible for supporting the film industry, provoking a wave of protest from local filmmakers.
Clouds Of May scoops Istanbul's Golden Tulip
2-May-2000Turkish films dominated the 19th International Istanbul Film Festival (April 15-30) where the top honour in the international competition, the Golden Tulip, was awarded to Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan for Clouds Of May (Maysi Sikintisi) (pictured).
Barrandov Studios set to change owners
26-Apr-2000Prague's legendary AB Barrandov Studios is close to changing hands, according to local newspaper reports.
Russian Oscars fete outsiders
26-Apr-2000Alexei German's Khrustalyov, My Car hit open road at the Russian Oscars after the event was snubbed by leading Russian directors Nikita Mikhalkov and Alexander Sukorov, who refused to allow their films to compete.
Fire And Sword's Jerzy Hoffman readies Quo Vadis
25-Apr-2000Jerzy Hoffman, the director of last year's runaway Polish hit With Fire And Sword, is to start shooting next month on the country's biggest production to date, the $12m Quo Vadis.
Russia's first mall-based mini-plex opens doors
13-Apr-2000Moscow-based entertainment company Karo has opened Russia's first shopping centre-based mini-plex.
Barrack heads race for Russian Oscars
31-Mar-2000Valery Ogorodnikov's Barrack is heading the field in the race for the Russian equivalent of the Oscars, the Nikas, which will be awarded by the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts in Moscow on April 22.
Canal Plus pledges $5m to Polish production
30-Mar-2000French pay-TV giant Canal Plus has earmarked almost $5m (20m Polish zloyts) to support Polish film production in 2000, making it Poland's second largest producer after local broadcaster TVP.
Relativity, Mosfilm team up for Moscow-set comedy
29-Mar-2000US production company Relativity Pictures and Russia's Mosfilm and Studio Ritm are co-producing comedy Red Squares, which is shooting in Moscow until the end of April when it moves to New York for a second leg in June and July.
Russian actor prevented from shooting in space
20-Mar-2000Plans to send Russian actor Vladimir Steklov to the Mir space station to shoot a feature film have fallen through because the film-makers have been unable to raise finance for the project.
Silver Screen launches in expanding Polish market
15-Mar-2000US-backed exhibitor Silver Screen Cinemas has opened its first multiplex in Warsaw marking the first phase of its ambitious plans to build a string of theatres across Eastern Europe.
Hungary's multiplex boom boosts local cinema
7-Mar-2000The multiplex building boom in Hungary has helped box office receipts for local productions increase by 15% according to figures from the Hungarian Film Union (HFU).
US-Russian co-production set to shoot in space
6-Mar-2000Russian production outfit Sokol and the US' VIDEFCO are set to start shooting the first feature to be filmed in space on the Russian space station Mir in April.
The Captain's Daughter (Russkij Bunt)
Little Vilma: The Last Diary
Clouds Of May (Mayis Sikintisi)
Kaurismaki seeks finance to complete Lenin biopic
11-Feb-2000Producer Igor Maiboroda and Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismaki are seeking co-producers to complete Lenin biopic, Belief, Hope And Blood, which started shooting 18 months ago in Finland.
Newcomers split prize at Hungarian Film Week
10-Feb-2000Two films from relative newcomers - Frigyes Godros's Glamour and Gergely Fonyo's Johnny Famous - shared the best film prize at this year's Hungarian Film Week (Feb 3-8).


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Date: 1/30/08
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Dr. Jain raised a question why the results on the upper limit of inhibitor rate was almost the same for the case of 2 inhibitor formation in 94 subjects as in the case of 2 inhibitor formations in 89 subject.
The excessively simplified Bayes approach where the historical data provided upto 50% of the current data was proposed by Dr. Lachenbruch (Division Director in 2005) and agreed upon by the medical reviewers. As a result of this approach, the decrease in the sample size of the current trial increases the impact of the historical data. Therefore, small changes in the sample size do not influence the result.
The suggested Bayes approach was not agreed by me. I wrote an opposing review on this approach on 3/17/05. I am attaching the review to this document. The date on the document is automatically updated to the date when it is opened, but the time of the file creation is 3/17/07.
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Tending to promotional duties, Julianne Moore hit the set of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Thursday night (July 28).
The gorgeous 50-year-old actress looked stunning as she chatted it up with the funnyman, wearing a black sequined shirt, black pants and a pair of peep-toe heels.
Julianne visited the late night show to push her new rom-com, "Crazy Stupid Love," which is out in theaters today (July 29).
The film, also starring Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling, centers around "a father whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children," according to IMDb.
Enjoy the pictures of Julianne Moore on the set of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (July 28).
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Governor Doug Burgum and the North Dakota Tourism Division, in partnership with AAA of North Dakota and North Dakota Council on the Arts, are hosting the Governor's Photo Contest. All North Dakota photographers are encouraged to submit photos that capture the unique things to see and do in the state. Deadline for entry is August 31, 2017.
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"Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" Premiere: A Complete Look
Drawing one of the largest crowds in recent memory, the stars of "Glee" gathered together for the "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie" premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday evening (August 6).
Held at the Regency's Village Theatre, Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Cory Montieth and Darren Criss were among the big names taking to the red carpet for the west coast event.
Also joining in on the fun were fellow castmates including Mark Salling, Chris Colfer, Heather Morris, Chord Overstreet, Naya Rivera, Harry Shum Jr., Amber Riley and Kevin McHale, as well as celebs such as Sarah Hyland and Kathy Griffin.
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, the TV show based movie is "a concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour."
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12. 'Silly Love Songs'
13. 'Raise Your Glass'
14. 'Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy'
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17. 'Forget You'
18. 'Don't Rain on My Parade'
19. 'Jessie's Girl'
20. 'Valerie'
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22. 'Safety Dance'
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- Ask a feminist woman to make you a sandwich. Nothing will raise her temper quicker than this simple request. If things get heated, you can always tell the lady how being in the kitchen will help develop her creative side and get her a higher number of marriage proposals.
- Start dating a girl who works at Subway. She will have to make you a sandwich with a big smile on her face when you visit the restaurant every day. To hit the nail on the head, take a feminist friend along with you.
- When a feminist asks you for a stopwatch, act surprised and ask them what went wrong with the timer on the microwave oven.
- Use the word 'patriarchy' every once a while. Act offended when a feminist asks you not to use the word and remind them of your right to express yourself.
- Ask a feminist how they plan on bringing about change in the societal status quo. Once they start elaborating enthusiastically, cut them off by saying it was a trick question and how the only change women can bring about is in the condition of the kitchen.
- Ask a feminist whether they want to hear a joke. When they reply in the affirmative, say "change". When they respond with "I don't get it", reply with "exactly" and walk away with a smirk on your face.
- When in an elevator with a feminist, make sure you allow the women to leave first when the doors open and tell the feminist afterwards how you are proud of yourself for upholding women's rights.
- Tell a feminist you will do the dishes if they make you a sandwich. If they make you a sandwich in the hope that you will fulfil your end of the bargain, tell them washing dishes is not a man's job. If they don't make you the sandwich, you would still have outraged them with your proposal. Win-win situation either way.
- When a feminist tells you men who say women belong in the kitchen don't know what to do with them in the bedroom, reply by pointing out a sandwich always tastes good after strenuous exertions.
- Tell a feminist gender equality should work both ways which is why men should stay at home while women go out and earn a living to sustain the household. If this does not throw the feminist into a wild fit of rage, you have either followed instructions incorrectly or decided that the implications of making this remark out loud might be disastrous.
- Tell the feminist they scream like a woman when your mission has been accomplished (promised 10, delivered 11).
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With many Americans seized by anxiety about the country's economic decline, candidates from both political parties have suddenly found a new villain to run against: China. In the past few weeks, at least 29 candidates, either directly or through their supporters, have unveiled adverts tapping into Americans' anxiety over China's economic might. The list includes 19 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
From the marquee Senate battle between Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina in California to the House contests in rural New York, Democrats and Republicans are blaming one another for allowing the export of jobs to its economic rival. In the past week or so, at least 29 candidates have unveiled advertisements suggesting that their opponents have been too sympathetic to China and, as a result, Americans have suffered. The ads are striking not only in their volume but also in their pointed language.
One ad for Ohio congressman Zack Space accuses his Republican opponent, Bob Gibbs, of supporting free-trade policies that sent Ohioans' jobs to China. As a giant dragon appears on the screen, the narrator sarcastically thanks the Republican: "As they say in China, xie xie Mr Gibbs!"
In an ad featuring Chinese music and a photo of Chairman Mao, Spike Maynard, a Republican in West Virginia, charges that representative Nick Rahall supported a bill creating wind-turbine jobs in China. And on Wednesday, Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, began showing an ad that wove pictures of Chinese factory workers with criticism that Republican Sharron Angle was "a foreign worker's best friend" for supporting corporate tax breaks that led to outsourcing to China and India.
The barrage of ads, worth tens of millions of dollars, is occurring as politicians are struggling to address voters' most pressing and stubborn concern: the lack of jobs.
"China is a really easy scapegoat," says Erika Franklin Fowler, a political science professor at Wesleyan University who is director of the Wesleyan Media Project, which tracks political advertising.
Polls show that not only are Americans increasingly worried that the United States will have a lesser role in the years ahead, they are more and more convinced that China will dominate. In a Pew poll conducted in April, 41 per cent of Americans said China was the world's leading economic power, slightly more than those who named the US.
The attacks are occurring as trade tensions continue and the US is pressuring the Chinese government to allow its currency to rise in value, a central topic under discussion at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington at the weekend.
The ads are so vivid and pervasive that some worry they will increase hostility to the Chinese and complicate the already fraught relationship between the two countries.
Robert Kapp, a former president of the US-China Business Council, says he has never seen China used as such an obvious punching bag for American politicians.
"To bring one country into the cross-hairs in so many districts, at such a late stage of the campaign, represents something new and a calculated gamble," he says. "I find it deplorable. I find it demeaning."
Not all of the ads are solely about China; a few mention India or Mexico. A recent ad from Barbara Boxer accuses Carly Fiorina, a former chief executive at Hewlett-Packard, of outsourcing thousands of jobs to "Shanghai instead of San Jose, Bangalore instead of Burbank" and of "proudly stamping her products 'Made in China' ".
It is no accident that Democrats, in particular, have been eyeing China as a line of attack. This northern spring, national Democrats, including the House speaker,
Never mind that there is hardly any consensus as to what exactly constitutes outsourcing and how many of the new overseas jobs would have stayed in American hands. The Democrats cite studies this year from the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal research organisation, that assert 3 million jobs have been outsourced to China since 2001 because of the growing trade imbalance.
But Republicans, backed by some academics, say the number is much smaller. Scott Kennedy, director of the Research Centre for Chinese Politics and Business at Indiana University, says most of the jobs China has added in manufacturing through foreign investment have come from Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea, not the US.
Still, some Republicans clearly see the issue as potent, and are counterattacking with ads saying the Obama administration's stimulus package helped to create $US2 billion in wind-turbine jobs in China, a claim the Treasury Department and the American Wind Energy Association say is dubious.
Representative John Boehner, the House minority leader, in a speech on Friday in Ohio, blamed President
Evan Tracey, president of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks political ads, says "China has sort of become a straw-man villain in this election" in a way that elicits comparisons with the sentiments towards Japan in the 1980s over car manufacturing and Mexico in the 1990s over the North American Free-Trade Agreement.
While China's growth has slowed a bit, its economy is still projected to grow by about 10 per cent this year, continuing a three-decade streak of double-digit expansion.
"In a lot of ways it's a code word: 'Let's be mad at China, because then the voters will connect the dots and say our manufacturing plants have been shut down because of China, and all the unfair labour practices, and throw on the fact that we're basically selling all our debt to China," Tracey says.
Even as the ads play on unease with the threat posed by modern China, they often employ outdated and almost cliched depictions. In a new spot for representative Joe Sestak, who is running for the Senate in Pennsylvania, a gong clangs as a narrator says of his Republican rival, Pat Toomey: "He's fighting for jobs – in China."
An ad for Ryan Frazier, a Republican running for Congress in western Colorado, shows Forbidden City-style doors opening to reveal China on a world map, as the voiceover criticises the Democratic incumbent, Ed Perlmutter, for supporting cap-and-trade legislation, which some Coloradans believe will drive more manufacturing jobs overseas.
Consultants from both parties are monitoring polling and voters' reaction to gauge the effectiveness of the ads and to determine how long to show them. Based on the back-and-forth between candidates on the campaign trail, the issue won't go away soon.
At a Senate debate in Connecticut between Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon, Blumenthal repeatedly tried to raise concerns about the business practices of World Wrestling Entertainment, the company in which McMahon served as chief executive.
A tense moment occurred when Blumenthal asked: Why does McMahon's company manufacture its popular action figure toys in China, rather than here at home? She replied that it was not her decision, but that of the toy company, and moved on.
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