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I'm proud to have my story "The Language of Monsters" in Douglas Lain's anthology Deserts of Fire: Speculative Fiction and the Modern War.
I'm proud to have my story "The Language of Monsters" in Douglas Lain's anthology Deserts of Fire: Speculative Fiction and the Modern War.
You can now read my story "Mayastray" for free at the very fine new speculative fiction magazine Persistent Visions — and view a beautiful illustration by Charlie Cody.
See the Elephant #2 is out now. It includes my short story "Summon Up the Blood", as well as other stories by many fine authors. You can get it at places.
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This fake trailer is a funny SNL skit. A send-up of Marvel's inability to make good use of its female characters in the films—so the premise here is that they make a formulaic "chick flick" instead.
But a deeper joke can be mined from the skit. Hollywood only makes two types of films anymore: GCI spectacles, such as the big franchise films—or of a kind of degraded Buddhism, a narcissistic/self-help-manual "journey" in which a protagonist learns to detach from his or her great desire and then is rewarded by having it fulfilled anyway.
There are other kinds of movies, of course, but these are the two main genres (which are sometimes mixed together as in animated features by Pixar and the others).
I wonder if young people even realize major studios used to put out big budget movies that were narratively and emotionally complex. Even messy, as life is messy. "Bonnie and Clyde" or "Lawrence of Arabia", say. These were done with the incredibly out-of-fashion idea that you can entertain people without pandering to only their most superficial impulses, something explody (shiny), or something teh adorables (sweet).
There are few top directors who have carved out a way to still make personal films: Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Wes Anderson, but even they've been around awhile already. Now, when new directors have small films hit, like "Monsters" by Gareth Edwards, they get immediately sucked into the machine. First he made the terrible new Godzilla movie, next he's doing a Star War and then Godzilla II. (Being terrible does not prohibit a movie getting a sequel anymore: "Prometheus" and "The Three Stooges" both have sequels in the works). Others, like Joe Swanberg, just stay the hell away.
Michelle McLaren, not an indie director, but television best working director ("Breaking Bad", etc.) recently split from the Wonder Woman movie over "creative differences", which could mean anything, but I hope it means she is looking for projects where she can display a personal vision. We'll see.
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover : It's All Politics : NPR.
Todd Smith as quoted in the NPR piece: "Your letter pandering to idiots … has left me livid," former State Rep. Todd Smith wrote Gov. Abbott. "I am horrified that I have to choose between the possibility that my Governor actually believes this stuff and the possibility that my Governor doesn't have the backbone to stand up to those who do."
America seems more and more absurd to me, full of actions that would seem hilarious if they were happening at a greater distance in time and space, like a medieval court putting a cow on trial, or Caligula making his horse a senator.
I don't think this governor even remotely believes that Obama is planning to put Texas under martial law. But the depth of cynicism required to pander to the far right on this issue is devastating. Where the absurdity comes in, is in his lack of embarrassment. How could it be that he is not ashamed of himself?
In my list of favorite movies from last year I meant to include a list of movies released theatrically in 2013 that I wanted to see but haven't yet, and some other notes:
Fruitvale Station, The Hunt, Capital, The Silence, Casting by…, Tim's Vermeer, The Unknown Known, Labor Day. Most are docs, which don't usually show in theaters here so I'll have to wait until I restart Netflix. (Except for the Penn Gillette movie which I might dowload illegally, he's a libertarian, so what's he gonna do, send his militia after me?) (That's a joke by the way, pre-apologies to anyone offended).
Movies I really really hated, or found excessively boring or stupid: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 2Guns, The East, The English Teacher, & (the first 20 minutes of) Gangster Squad.
Guilty displeasures (movies I wished I'd been moved by more):
"Nebraska" Never thought I'd say that about an Alexander Payne movie.
"12 Years a Slave" McQueen such a cold or distance filmmaker, I had the same reaction to his last movie about sex-addiction, but maybe he chooses subject that would be unbearable to experience with anymore emotional involvment?
"Much Ado About Nothing" I felt Denisof was miscast and his voice was too nasal. Amy Acker was wonderful, as was Nathon Fillion in the small, broadly comic role of Dogberry, but fuck…Fillion would have made a wonderful Benedick, and would have still kept it in the Whedon family of players.
(cross-posted from Facebook; spoilers, but if you're curious, you can just skim for the titles.)
I saw many more new movies in 2014 than in recent years. I only missed two or so that I felt I wanted to see. Here's my list, with some notes about them and why other flicks didn't quite make it.
These are numbered, but they are all pretty much equal until it gets to the top two, which is listing technique I stole for Quentin Tarantino.
8. Blue Jasmin.
I almost jettisoned this Woody Allen movie because if it's ridiculously unrealistic presentation of San Francisco, until I finally realized that that didn't matter. San Francisco here is representing "Not Manhattan or the ritzy part of Long Island." This movie has been compared to Streetcar and other works by Tennessee Williams, and that's accurate. Cate Blanchette (who's pretty much always good anyway) is power as this person who has spent her whole life construction a self, only to find forces out of her control making that persona un-viable. The last scene is pretty heartbreaking.
7. Mud.
This is, strangely, the only Matthew McConaughey movie on my list this year. Mainly because I didn't see Dallas Buyer's Club. I saw the trailer at least a dozen times and it's the kind of trailer that hits every single story beat. You can even tell that McConaughey and Jared Leto will gets tons of well-deserved accolades. And it's an important story. I'll certainly rent it online at some point. "Mud" is a wonderful coming of age story. Or maybe two coming of age stories. That of a boy, and that of the title character, who is a man-boy. Though I like "Mud" better, it reminded me a bit of "Tree of Life", it has a bit of the same mood (though none of that movie's experimentation), but its same sort of contemplation of the complex emotional bonds everyone inevitably forms in life.
6. A Field In England
This is a trippy (literally) low-budget black and white four-character film set during the English Civil War. Like other Ben Wheatley films I've seen, it appears heavily influenced by low-budget British horror of the sixties, particularly, in the case, "The Witchfinder General". It's one of my favorite types of movies, a genre a like to refer to as "people talking." Sounds uncinematic, but it isn't, not if the performances, the writing, and the direction (I can't bring myself to say the "mis-en-scéne" all work as well as they do here. (By the way, as shown below, my other favorite film genre is "people not talking"). There's one scene (which begins with the horrifying cries of a man evidently being tortured offscreen) and that ends with long dolly shot, that's as disturbing as anything in any movie I'm ever likely to recommend. I didn't understand everything about the end of this movie, almost everything, but there is any action taken by a character right before credits roll that I didn't get. Still, it's the kind of weird, and visionary experience that, if it WASN'T a little inscrutable, would lose something. Sometimes it's fun to be a little freaked out.
5. Blackfish
This is the Seaworld documentary. And as a work of film, I feel like it has implications far deeper even than its very important message about the inhuman and (at this point, at this level of civilization) is unforgivable. The implication I mean is that this movie also shows how corporations, this faceless, soulless killing machines, perfected to grow and grow and produce returns, and to do so with no other moral imperative, can manipulate and confuse their own employees, and their own customers, so that no one knows up from down and wrong from right anymore. If you've ever had that horrible feeling in your stomach, the feeling of "this is not right" but have had to swallow it or give up your paycheck. If you've caught yourself telling yourself "this must be okay, they wouldn't be allowed to do it otherwise). Then this is the movie for you. You are not alone, and many times the things they are telling us, and the things that they say are not lies, really are lies. (Pro tip: After this watch "Dirty Wars" about the US's current covert wars in 15 Muslim countries.)
4. The Heat.
I loves me some Melissa McCarthy. I loves me some casting by Allison Jones (Veep, Eastbound & Down, Arrested Development to name a few) AND I loves me some Sandra Bullock; but until this year she never made many movies in genres that appeal to me. I recommend "Speed" until the bus stops, then it is horrible, and also "While You Were Sleeping" which is adorable. Very funny movie. A standard sort of plot about two buddies who start out hating each other, but end up learning from each other, so it all depends on the chemistry (check) and the comedy (check). And that bobbie pin in the hair? That's a very good character touch.
3. Drinking Buddies
This is directed by the mumblecore guy, Joe Swanberg (aren't you impressed that I know what mumblecore is? I've never seen any of his other films so I don't know, but this one has a cast of well-know actors like Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick, and also has good, if inexpensive, production values. About half an hour in I was on board, and I thought I was pretty sure where it was going. Half an hour later, still there. By then end, it has gone completely in a direction I could not have guessed. This is a really beautiful film about, well, buddies. It's very very hard to do something truly simple. It takes a lot of confidence, a lot of vision, and a lot of artistic courage.
Speaking of which, here are my top two picks, both of which have that courage…
2. All Is Lost.
There is a particular scene in "Gravity" where George Clooney gets Bullock to start talking about her past. And this is the point in the film where is inserted one of the most tired and overused backstories in all of contemporary Hollywood cinema. It's the back story given in over and over again in Hollywood movies, year after year, when the protagonist is either a single woman over thirty or so, or a young couple. (A different back story is given when the protagonist is a man. The lone male protagonist's back story is, 9 times in 10, that his alcoholism caused him to become estranged with his adolescent daughter, whom he hasn't seen in years. If it is more common than the dead child tragedy assigned to so many female protagonists, that is only because there are so many more movies with male heroes.)
During this scene between Clooney and Bullock, I actually has the fully-formed thought "how great would this movie be if they had cut all this". Does Bullock's character really need extra motivation to save her life. I liked Gravity a lot, and it might have made this list if I hadn't seen the masterpiece All Is Lost, in which we are introduced to a character, alone in the universe. We don't know his name, we don't know what he does for a living, all we know is that he has people somewhere that he loves and wants to get back to. We can surmise what his class and worldly status is. after all it's Robert Redford for fuck's sake. It's still a movie. But we watch him. He hardly speaks, there's no one to talk to. He makes decisions, he make other decisions to deal with the outcomes of those decisions, and we watch, and we root for him. That's about as pure as it gets. Not too many people saw it, which is too bad. It's not going to be half so compelling on home video. And if they remade it with Sandra Bullock, it would still be great.
1. Inside Llewyn Davis.
Until a few years ago I wasn't very much of a Coen Brothers fan. I liked their crime movies: Blood Simple and Fargo. I loved their sort-of crime movie turned cult sucess, The Big Lebowski. I thought Raising Arizona was an unfunny mess. I thought Barton Fink was pretentious shit, that Miller's Crossing, Hudsucker Proxie, the one with Tom Hanks, and Oh, Brother Where Art Thou, and The Man Who Wasn't There, were all boring as fuck. I thought the deus ex machina, not to mention the plot holes in No Country for Old Men, showed just plan ignorance of narrative skills, but I guess Cormac's probably more to blame for that. Then something happened. I responded to the political satire of "Burn After Reading" I thought "A Serious Man" was one of the best movies about metaphysical ideas I'd ever seen, and I thought "True Great" was the best western since "Unforgiven". So there. I feel compelled to put all that down because apparently, from what I'm seeing online, "Inside Llewyn Davis" is one of those kinds of works of art, like Joyce's last two novels, that by it's very existence just pisses some people off. Obviously, anyone claiming to like "Inside Llewyn Davis" is just a poseur/hipster/liar whose giving a pass to an inferior movie just because it's a Coen Bros. movies. Snobs and cretins in other words, snobs because of their professed tastes, and cretins because they can't think for themselves. But has it occurred to anyone that snobs, of all people, LOVE to tear down the work of sacred cows. A snob likes nothing more than to trash a new work by an established master. Makes them feel good. Then there's the infuriating belief that if something doesn't appeal to you, then it must be making fun of you. That after the screening everyone else retreats to a fancy wine bar somewhere and laughs and laughs about your philistine response to the work that was intended for no other purpose than to instigate your humiliation. These people couldn't actually like this artsy-fartsy stuff. No. And if they are not doing if FOR themselves, the must be doing it AGAINST me. That's, if you'll forgive me, a little narcissistic, don't you think?
So if you don't like movies that induce those sorts of emotions, be warned, Inside Llewyn Davis.
Maybe I can best explain why I loved this movie by going first to its correllary, "Francis Ha", which almost made my list and is on a similar familiar theme: the struggling New York artist. Francis is played by Greta Gerwig (who co-wote and produced the movie as well). Greta Gerwig who is one of the most adorable people in the currently known world. Llewyn Davis, on the other hand, is a bit of a dick. He's hard to root for (if you can't, or more likely, won't, root for Greta Gerwig, then you're the dick), although they do both exhibit some of the same unpleasant behavior. They impose themselves on others excessively; they seem to find themselves on the taking end rather that the giving end of most transactions, at least at the point in their lives that we encounter them: the struggling phase. Because in both movies there is a real sense that they are struggling, not only with making a living, but also with themselves. They are excessively self-involved. They turn down very generous offers that could help them in their careers. They do this by gut instinct, as if their brains hardly work at all. Ultimately, "Francis Ha" becomes an inspiring movie about a young woman finding her niche, and that makes a very good movie, when, as here, done right. Inside Llewyn Davis (the title is ironic, we go all the way from Greenwich Village, to Chicago, and then, by later implication, all the way round again, but the one place we will never go is inside Llewyn Davis). Throughout the movie, Davis sings beautiful songs, he demonstrates almost no love or kindness toward any other person, yet he's extremely concern about a cat he accidentally lets escape a friend's flat. The question is often raised against such people "how can such a sensitive artist" be such an asshole? Some people don't like movies about unsympathetic characters (though I'll argue that Llewyn isn't such a character anyway, in a moment), but if you've ever met any artists or actors or musicians or painters, you have probably met some assholes among them. Or, if you won't call them assholes, then flakes, or drunks, or at very least crybabies. You've probably met some people who are truly inspiring in one minute and big pain in the butt the next.
I'm suggesting that these are all occupational hazards of creative people, and that theses traits are not to be romanticized, or excused, but lack they hazards of any other occupation, they ought to be examined. Hence a legitimate subject for movies.
Llewyn has a crust over him. It's sad. It's sad for him that he's an asshole. And it's sad that he doesn't know if. The crust that started to form long before we meet him, and has been getting harder through the years of life's inevitable trials. A big crust was formed when his former partner committed suicide, a year or two prior to the start of the film. That incident if crucial (in the middle of the film when Llewyn is offered a shot a joining a group that a big promoter is forming — a group based on Peter, Paul & Mary, Llewyn rejects the offer firmly, "NO! No double act!" Even if it's a trio. For what it is worth, all of that makes him a sympathetic character to me.
I don't want to talk about it any more, but to me this movie is a classic narrative of a classic sisyphean hero. This is beautifully and elegantly revealed in only the very last scene when the Coen unveil the true and previously hidden structure of this particular narrative. And of course, by the last words, Llewyn, that common French phrase that means something different in it's literal translation, and which John Collier used for something of a similar effect as the concluding two words of one of his most famous stories, "The Chaser."
As a side note, the movie has a beautiful imagery. Great dark humor. Really lovely songs, and great quirky performances. It maybe has symbolism. I have the sense that the Coen's but stuff in their movies that even they don't understand. Stuff that just feels like it ought to be there, or maybe just seems like its worth a gamble. In a young artist this kind of thing can often be a mistake (not that young artists should be afraid of making mistakes). But in a couple middle-aged guys like the Coen's its damn good. An effort to understand like begins with incompetence and enthusiasm in youth, moves to control and confidence in adulthood, and then, for the the very awake and the very lucky into a middle or late age of "well, who the fuck knows?"
USA TODAY: 13 states raising pay for minimum-wage workers.
Here's how I know raising the minimum raise won't damage the economy. Look at the map on at the link above and you will see that the minimum wage in Wyoming is $5.15. Obviously MacDonald's and WalMart want the keep their margins high, that is a universal goal of business. What if they were forced to increase their wages there by, say, a wopping 80%. What a huge burden that would be. Obviously they would have to cut jobs, close locations, why that would be almost $9.30 an hour!
Oh, wait. Look over at Washington. Minimum wage is $9.32 an hour? Clearly there must not be any fastfood or bigbox stores in Washington, how could they survive paying 80% more there than the Wyoming rate.
By the way, the minimum wage in Australia is $15 an hour. She there must not be any fast food restaurants of box stores there either.
Rage wages up to a level that people working full time are no longer eligible for government assistance like food stamps and we will all benefit. Wages paid go right into the local economy for goods and services, unlike excess corporate profits that get invested overseas, or as Apple does with its cash reserves, just stockpiled in banks.
Also here's a funny joke from Chris Rock: "You know what it says when your job pays you minimum wage, don't you. It says 'We'd pay you less if we could, but it's illegal.'"
SInce I did this kind of work for months, I know what a bullshit system it is, some I'm prepared. You will never get an answer on the first try. They will send a generic response to answers common questions. That will be useless, because you are a smart person who has tried all that obvious stuff yourself. So you write back. It always helps to be polite, but really, at this stage it doesn't matter if you are rude or not, because there's a high likelihood your second email will be answer by an algorithm too. Even if not, the person reading your rate will just paste in the apology scripting and then follow that with the scripting most likely to fit your actual issue. They don't have time to get upset or sabotage you because they will have a quota that's impossible to manage by doing anything more than very cursorily skimming for the real issue.
(They started me with a quota of 100 emails a day, when I met that they raised it. And they raised it again. I met that. And again. The only way to get faster is to start taking shortcuts, like for instance, don't bother trying to access your analytical skills, or really any higher brain functions. Cut and paste, just cut and paste. They would glare at you when you went to take a piss because you're not going to answer very many emails standing at a urinal, are you? And I met that goal and they raised it again. To 350 email responses in a 7.5 hour shift. (Now, let it be known, that in the two years I worked as a temp for them, both as a phone rep then an email rep, I never received one single raise. I was never offered permanent employment or benefits. I never got a paid holiday. I never got a paid sick day, until Seattle made that illegal. When my new goal of 350 was assigned, I went in and gave her my notice. Enough is enough.).
Anyway, back to the help-y part So this 2nd response will also be useless, most likely, but your next email will likely get answered by a higher-tiered person, who is allowed more flexibility. You keep going up the chain until you get a clear answer, or they give in just to get rid of your. Or until some vice president gets sick of you and bans you from the site, but that only happened once in two years at the place I worked. The thing is, usually unless there is a legal issue, must company guidelines are fake. Only the underlings are required to try and stick to them. Some supervisors, most Directors, and almost all Vice-President can do what ever the fuck they want with the guidelines. Most of the time they just want to get rid of you, and have you not trash them online or to the BBB. All online businesses use email filtering systems like this, because they believe it is cost effective.
Depress yourself. Lays out the evidence of the Obama administration's nixonian covert drone bombings and raids, undeclared wars in most every Muslim country. It may have started under Bush, just as the Indochina adventures of forty-plus years ago began with Democratic administrations and then carried over to Republican ones.
Maybe you don't need to see it. We all know about these missions, anybody who wants to know knows, anyway. And we all know, because of our common sense and our empathy tells us this breeds new enemies, you can't kill you're way out of people hating you.
As the journalist observes in the movie: "The first kill list (the card pack" has fifty-five names on it. Then next kill list has 200. Then 3000." We know this, but our knowledge does nothing. The truth does nothing. The nightmare feeds itself on itself and still grows stronger.
"Of Unity in Religion" and "Of Revenge" The Essays of Francis Bacon. Based on the few I've read so far, Bacon has strong desire to state them obvious. Or maybe what he states wasn't so obvious then, though I doubt it. In either case, it's difficult for me to see how anyone could have ever convinced themselves that Bacon was also Shakespeare–unless they took the view that Francis saved the quirkiest bits of his worldview for the stage.
"Heartstrong" by Rachel Swirsky, Through the Drowsy Dark. Taking a common, yet colorful, metaphor at treating it literally has resulted in many bad stories. One has to have Swirsky's nearly perfect eye for detail, and her will to completely commit to emotional truths, to pull it off.
"a boy and his dog", Charles Bukowski, Pleasures of the Damned. A character portrait of one of Bukowski's neighbors, and not so much about the neighbor's dog.
In a 2001 talk Ray Bradbury offered a way to fill up one's head "a thousand nights" of reading: one poem, one essay, on story before bedtime. I'm giving it a shot at least for awhile (although not at bedtime), and when I think of anything to say about any particular day's lessons, I'll post about it. Read all posts in the series here.
"Of Death" The Essays of Francis Bacon. Try not to sweat it too much, and anyway, odds are you'll hardly feel it.
"Our Daughter is in Heaven" by Elaine Menge is the lead story in 13 Tales of New American Gothic, an awkwardly titled anthology from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. A couple moves from New Orleans to a vividly-described suburban cul-de-sac in the Dallas-Fort Worth "area", (quote: "Area. They no longer lived in a real town, or a city") called Brigadoon, a tract of excessive, "mish-mash" mcmansions.
"The Hourglass", Jorge Luis Borges, trans. Alastair Reid, reprinted in Selected Poems . Borges concerns himself with very few themes, mostly fundamental ones: time, space.
In a 2001 talk Ray Bradbury offered a way to fill up one's head "a thousand nights" of reading: one poem, one essay, on story before bedtime. I'm giving it a shot at least for awhile (although not at bedtime), and when I think of anything to say about any particular day's lessons, I'll post about it. Read all posts in the series here.
"Of Liars" The Essays of Montaigne vol. 2. Like many bloggers, the original blogger can be strident, and hard on people, especially himself.
"Dance Girl" by Ed Gorman. A somber, tragic tales closes out the collection.
"The Pleasures of a King", Charles Bukowski. On one of his common themes: the joy of not have a job to go to.
In a 2001 talk Ray Bradbury offered a way to fill up one's head "a thousand nights" of reading: one poem, one essay, on story before bedtime. I'm giving it a shot at least for awhile (although not at bedtime), and when I think of anything to say about any particular day's lessons, I'll post about it. Read all posts in the series here.
"Of Idleness" The Essays of Montaigne vol. 2. Montaigne discovers that, now more or less retired and dedicating himself to pure thought, that his new life "creates [him] so many chimaeras and fantastic monsters, one upon the other, without order or design," that he starts writing the essays for which he is knows.
Caitlyn, the narrator of "Those Who Wait Through the Drowsy Dark" in Rachel Swirsky's 2010 collection Through the Drowsy Dark, Aqueduct Press, might herself be driven close to madness by thoughts. The story is a riveting introduction to the collection, and to Swirsky's rich and vivid sentences. I found her writing via the Tor website, which has some of her great stories free, including this one.
"Inviting a Friend to Supper" by Ben Jonson. A vivid and cheerful poem that asks you to enjoy a evening at a pal's, Jacobian London -style.
In a 2001 talk Ray Bradbury offered a way to fill up one's head "a thousand nights" of reading: one poem, one essay, on story before bedtime. I'm giving it a shot at least for awhile (although not at bedtime), and when I think of anything to say about any particular day's lessons, I'll post about it. Read all posts in the series here.
In this 2001 talk Ray Bradbury offers a way to fill up one's head "a thousand nights" of reading: one poem, one essay, on story before bedtime. Since he often talked of spending one's late teen years in the library as the equivalent of getting to university, maybe this the further regimen qualifies of as post-graduate work. I'm going to give it a shot at least for awhile (although not at bedtime), maybe a week, and if I think of anything to say about any particular day's lessons, I'll post it here. I'm pulling these from books I have lying around, as well as from a big folder of free public domain ebooks on my devices courtesy of Project Gutenberg, all without any organized plan.
The Shoelace by Charles Bukowski.
From Mockingbird Wish Me Luck (1972), reprinted in The Pleasures of the Damned (2007), which is where I'm reading it. I certainly read the original collection, but have no particular recollection of this poem. I'm already taking liberties with the course, as Bradbury clearly states we should stay away from modern poetry, which in his view is mostly shit. However, this one is melodic and lovely, as a good deal of Bukowski's poetry is. I don't know if Bukowski is as widely read now as he was when I was a young hipster but he might very well be–notwithstanding to 5.5 out of 10 rating this poem received on this site I've linked to for it. "The Shoelace", with it litany of minor woes, really speaks to the 21st century–century of minor emergencies and unsteady income. Prices need to be adjusted for inflation, naturally, and probably "crabs" should be replaced by "bedbugs". Otherwise, spot on.
"Mainwaring's Gift" by Ed Gorman, in his collection Dead Man's Gun and Other Western Stories. This short book contains two very good stories, "Pards" and "The Face". I like westerns. And I like Gorman. His blog is full of great anecdotes and little vignettes from the history of publishing.
"That the Intention is Judge of Our Actions" The Essays of Montaigne vol. 2. The next essay in this volume is called "Idleness". I have a feeling, based on this reading, that M comes down against it. I may have to pick up a copy of Tom Hodgkinson's book.


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Bellmouth Modelling
Hopefully someone here finds this very easy and can offer tips. I'm trying to model the flow of water being sucked into a pipe bellmouth from infinate water supply like a lake. So far i've set up a thin feature 2m x 2m x 2m (30mm Thick) box around the bellmouth where the water is. I've capped the end of the tube to which the bellmouth is attached and applied a sucking flow on the inside surface of this. My main problem is defining the water. The box would need to simulate the lake, therefore the top is at atmospheric pressure. The sides would be under hydrostatic pressure and the base the pressure 2m below the surface. This doesn't work however. Any tips would be largely appreciated. cheers mike
Re: Bellmouth Modelling
As i understand you, you are trying to specify two boundary conditions as pressure openings? A also tried this sort of simulations in FloWorks, for example flow through piping systmes and it does not work. As much as I found out, you have to specify pressure opening and flow opening (outflow, inflow or velocity).
So my suggestion is, that you assume some outflow and run simulation. Then you check pressure on outflow opening. If it has value you would specify simulation is completed. If not, specify new outflow condition. You do that until pressure on outflow opening is equal (in reasonable tolerance) to pressure, you want to specify as outlet pressure.
I hope I helped.
Re: Bellmouth Modelling
Sorry Matic, I'm not trying to specify two boundary conditions as pressure openings, i was just explaining what i've done so far which is wrong. I'm trying to model the water flow around a bellmouth intake to a pump. Looking at how adjusting the shape of the bellmouth effects the fluid flow into it. Unfortunately Flowworks only allows internal flows such as pipe systems. To find a way around this i tried creating an infinate space around the bellmouth to simulate the water source. However, this is a lot harder than i thought.
Re: Bellmouth Modelling
FloWorks is capable of simulating external flows as long as they do not involve free surfaces. You can solve your problem either as external or internal. For external problem, create your pipe as a channel in a massive of solid (i.e. as a cylindrical cut in a solid cube ). For example, if you want to calculate the flow in a 2x2x2 m cube near the bellmouth, your solid should have the section of 2x2 m and the pipe's length in the third dimension. Then specify the project in Wizard as external, don't forget to enable the Gravity physical feature in the direction of the coordinate axis defining the depth of the lake. On the Initial conditions step of the Wizard specify the pressure of 1 atm if the origin of your coordinate system is located at the top surface of volume or the pressure at the depth of 2 m if the origin is located at the depth level of 2m. Make sure that the Pressure potential check box is selected. Together with Gravity enabled this will provide the pressure gradient due to the weight of water. After Wizard adjust the computational domain size to include only the solid with channel and some fluid volume adjacent to the bellmouth (not protruding outside the section of solid normal to the bellmouth's axis!). Then cap the pipe's side where the pump is installed with the lid and specify mass or volume outlet flow rate. Now you can solve your project. For internal simulation, you have already done some part of the job by creating the box. You need only to enable Gravity in General Settings in the direction of depth axis, specify the pressure according to the location of origin, as I described above, enable Pressure potential, specify Environment pressure on the inside walls of the box (with the Pressure potential check box selected) and the pump outlet volume or mass flow rate at at the lid.
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Justin Reamer [Richard Caldwell, John Malcomb, James Roberts, and Roran Copperfield] (2 October 1993 / Holland, Michigan)
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|Musical revues & comedies; Motion picture music; Popular music
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Frank Luther; Victor Arden; Phil Ohman; Fred Waring; Clare Hanlon; Ethel Shutta; Paul Small; George Olsen; Leo Reisman; Smith Ballew; Victor Young; Frank Munn; Ramona; Paul Whiteman; Lew Sherwood; Eddy Duchin; Joey Nash; Richard Himber; Jack Leonard; Tommy Dorsey; Judy Garland; Georgie Stoll; Jane Harvey, (Singer); Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
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|At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
Historical and descriptive notes by Milton Babbitt, with bibliography, personnel listings, and performance information (4 p.) on container and bound in.
|Various performers.
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|Recorded 1931-1947.
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|We'll be the same (2:53) / Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart --
You forgot your gloves (2:54) / Edward Eliscu and Ned Lehac --
And so to bed (3:19) / Mack Gordon and Harry Revel --
How do you do it? (2:47) ; Riddle me this (3:00) / E.Y. Harburg and Lewis Gensler --
Where have we met before? (2:52) / E.Y. Harburg and Vernon Duke --
Let's call it a day (3:17) / Lew Brown and Ray Henderson --
Are you making any money? (3:05) / Herman Hupfeld --
s. 2. Coffee in the morning, kisses in the night (3:31) / Al Dubin and Harry Warren --
What can you say in a love song (3:09) / Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, and Harold Arlen --
That lucky fellow (3:08) / Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern --
Boys and girls like you and me (3:09) / Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers --
Only another boy and girl (2:58) / Cole Porter --
Nobody else but me (4:06) / Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern --
Can't you just see yourself (3:15) / Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.
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|We'll be the same.
You forgot your gloves.
And so to bed.
How do you do it.
Let's call it a day.
Are you making any money.
Coffee in the morning, kisses in the night.
What can you say in a love song?
That lucky fellow.
Boys and girls like you and me.
Only another boy and girl.
Nobody else but me.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. In his first season as Indianapolis Colts coach, Jim Caldwell first flirted with a perfect season and then romanced a Super Bowl trophy.
He got neither.
The unbeaten season was dashed more by choice, as Caldwell pulled most of his key starters in the second half of a 29-15 setback against the New York Jets in Week 16. But the Colts led that game 9-3 at halftime.
The failure in the 31-17 loss Sunday to the New Orleans Saints, however, was something Caldwell's Colts hadn't faced all season.
They allowed Saints quarterback Drew Brees to dissect them, and the Indianapolis offense suddenly and painfully went south after the first quarter, when they led 10-0.
Brees kept New Orleans on the field with a variety of dink-and-dunk passes, and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning couldn't light up the scoreboard as usual.
Caldwell rued the missed chances.
"Well, obviously we didn't have very many opportunities," he said. "I think when you look at time of possession, and that situation, they did a great job of moving the ball."
The Saints had the ball for 30 minutes, 11 seconds, compared with 29:49 for the Colts.
It was especially tough for Caldwell to swallow the second-half kickoff. With Indianapolis ahead 10-6, the Saints stunned the crowd — and the Colts — with a successful onside kick.
Six plays later, the Saints scored to go ahead 13-10.
"They took a gamble. It paid off for them and certainly changed the momentum of the game at that point," Caldwell said. "But I think we recaptured it and got it back. Just didn't execute well enough down the stretch like we typically do."
He had one of the most memorable debut seasons of any rookie head coach in league history.
But Caldwell and the Colts finally hit the wall.
"I think that anytime you fall short of your goal, and your goal is to win it all, you're a bit disappointed," mild-mannered Caldwell said. "It doesn't put us in a position of multiple championships in this period of time, but that's what 2010 is for."
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In sharp contrast to the richest and most powerful country in the world, the richest cricket Board in the world has not mismanaged its position. It has brought order into what formerly was a system of individualism, corruption, and favouritism. In the process it has formed the first real 'Indian cricket team' which used to be a group of individuals going in their own directions.
BCCI has made sure that no one is bigger than the game. It supported its senior players and groomed the youngsters to form a team that is now counted as the second best team in the world.
To top all the good work, BCCI has now announced a ten fold increase in the pay of domestic cricketers. It has announced Rs 52K as match fee for those in the top rung and Rs 35K for those in the lower rung.
Formerly those who took to cricket as a profession and unable to make it into the national side for a considerable period were an impoverished lot. Since domestic cricket was poorly covered by the media, there was a paucity of sponsors and cricketers had to depend on the paltry sum of Rs 5000, which was the match fee. If they got injured they lost that too because they were paid on the basis of the number of matches played.
Now with BCCI planning to introduce a contract system for domestic players and international cricketers alike, they can concentrate on their cricket instead of paying the bills.
The pension scheme for retired cricketers was long due, but better late than never. The monthly pension of Rs 5000 may be chicken feed for the mega stars, but there are many former cricketers who are in need of it.
But the crooks who abound in the sport's governing bodies may see the rise in pay for cricketers as an opportunity to make money. With the rise in pay packets there ought to be a rush to join the domestic cricket teams. Even today cricket is considered the game of the upper / middle classes. If the selection process is not made crooks proof, there are chances that talented cricketers are ignored.
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Why is the Adelaide such an awesome place to dive?
The ex HMAS Adelaide served the Australian Navy for more than 20 years and we want to ensure its future as a major tourist attraction on the Central Coast to be just as successful. At 138.1 metres in length, the decommissioned frigate was scuttled off the NSW Central Coast on March 13th, 2011 to create an artificial reef. It took only one minute and thirty nine seconds for the Adelaide to slip below the surface and become one of the most popular dive wreck sites and newest artificial reef in Australia.
There is certainly a lot of ship to see. Just cruising around the outside of the artificial reef, the sheer size makes an awesome sight. Water temperatures range from 15C in winter to a summer high of 24 C. Visibility averages around 15 metres in Summer up to 40 metres or more is not uncommon during the cooler months. The ex-HMAS Adelaide lies in approximately 35+m of water with the bow facing towards the open ocean. The top decks lie at 25 metres and the main deck is at 29 metres while the sand is at 35+ metres.
The ex HMAS Adelaide wreck has many deck levels that lends itself to multilevel diving which maximises your dive time. We highly recommend the use of dive computers and/or multi-level dive planning. To take advantage of this fact, ProDive offers hire gear with dive computers included.
ProDive have the exclusive moorings on the ex HMAS Adelaide wreck located on the main mast at 14 metres. Using this mooring you can perform a multi-level dive, ending with your safety stop at five metres. Makes finding the wreck a lot easier than descending to the sand at 34m and swimming to the wreck.
"This dive site is the first attraction of its kind in NSW and is now a world class recreational diving facility"
Diver access holes have been cut parallel to each other on either side of the hull so there are quite enough entry and exit points in all areas of the ship. Visibility at certain times of the year is quite poor, this should not adversely affect your dive as, inside the wreck very little sediment/silt has built up and this does not affect visibility greatly.
After special preparation to become an artificial reef, the ex HMAS Adelaide wreck is a relatively easy wreck to penetrate, we still recommend that only experienced divers penetrate the wreck. Before the Adelaide could be scuttled off the coast, environmental and diver safety issues had to be implemented into the design phase- Bob Diaz as a member of this group, took great interest in this issue to ensure diver safety was paramount.
One of the biggest concerns was the removal of electrical cabling all over the vessel, held in cable trays that could have fallen down creating a dangerous entanglement for divers.
The ex HMAS Adelaide wreck had to be made diver safe but, remained interesting enough for divers of varyious levels and fun to explore. Bob had visited the vessel many times during its restructuring as a dive wreck/ artificial reef and after walking through the companion ways, climbing the many ladders and squeezing past machinery, was never concerned the wreck would become a dull or boring experience.
There are still challenges with lower light level areas, machinery, bulkheads and cupboards have come adrift in the scuttling and subsequent storm that followed the scuttling.- this all adds to the enjoyment of the dive.
"Remember that all access holes lead to the outside- Divers never need to backtrack to find an external opening".
We do however, strongly recommend that beginner divers and less experienced divers take extra precautions to further explore the ship. Why not take the next step and explore the HMAS Adelaide as a Deep or Wreck diver? The Adventure wreck and deep Dive can be attributed towards your specialty diver rating?
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After journeying to the four corners of the world to unearth the causes of inequality, Prof. Jared Diamond came up with a straightforward explanation: People's fortunes hinge on their geography and their contact with guns, germs and steel. Interlacing science, anthropology and historical reenactments, this insightful documentary based on Diamond's best-selling book brings to life his intriguing hypothesis.
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No, she wasn't trying to stop a filibuster or push through expanded social programs. Kentucky State Rep. Leslie Combs (D-Pikesville) apparently forgot one of the major rules of gun safety by not keeping her booger hook off of the bang switch. Tuesday she "accidentally" discharged her concealed carry pistol inside the legislative office of the Capitol Annex.
Combs released a statement on Wednesday stating that she was following "standard safety procedures when the accident occurred." I'm not quite sure what she considers standard safety procedures, but I do know that guns don't just fire on their own. The trigger must be pulled in order to discharge a round. This was not an accident; it was pure negligence on her part.
Even if we give her the benefit of the doubt and imagine that she was carrying the gun in her purse and upon removing it, the trigger got hung up on something, she is still at fault. The weapon was not handled in a safe way and that's why she ended up popping a cap in the office's ass.
Combs has said that she obtained the concealed weapons permit for "safety reasons." After Tuesday's incident she will be much safer as everyone will run for cover anytime they see her. No one is going to get within 50 yards of her. You can't get much safer than that.
Thankfully, there were no injuries resulting from Combs mishandling of her firearm. The Kentucky State Police Legislative Detail investigated and determined that no portion of the round traveled outside of the office. Nothing in the Kentucky Herald-Leader article mentioned any legal repercussions against Combs. I'm assuming that discharging a firearm in a public building is against the law.
I can't help but to think that if a non-state lawmaker had "accidentally" fired his/her gun in public that he/she would be arrested and his/her firearms permanently confiscated. It would be even worse if the discharge were in the state Capitol. An average Joe or Jane would be facing some serious federal terrorism charges.
Fellow democrat House Speaker Greg Stumbo figures Combs has paid enough for her minor indiscretion. In his estimation she was, "very concerned and probably somewhat embarrassed by the incident."
In her statement, Combs urged "everyone to be extremely cautious with their firearm. I know from personal experience how easy it is to discharge a firearm accidentally."
Interestingly enough, Kentucky allows guns in their State Capitol building. And not just permitted CCWs. They also allow open carry so long as the carrier wears a red sticker indicating they have a gun on them. Maybe this whole thing was a staged event to show how dangerous it is to allow guns in the Capitol. You know, to get the ball rolling for a ban on firearms.
It's always been my opinion that democrats hate guns so much because they don't understand them and the proof is embedded somewhere in Leslie Combs' office. Guns don't just "go off," they require manual stimulation to fire. Here's one democrat that appears to get that guns offer protection, but she certainly doesn't understand the actual mechanics of a firearm.


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Turner buys WCW
In 1988, media mogul Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions from NWA member Jim Crockett. Crockett had been promoting shows under the title of Georgia Championship Wrestling (and later World Championship Wrestling) that aired on Turner's TBS superstation. In light of financial woes within the company, Turner purchased it in order to retain one of the highest rated shows on his network.
Ric Flair was declared the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion on January 11, 1991 after defeating Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Though WCW was still a member of the NWA and the belt awarded to Flair was that of the recognized NWA World Champion, WCW considered it "their" world title as well, and the organization claimed the lineage of the NWA Championship. It is important to remember that WCW and NWA were essentially two different organizations on paper (even though they recognized the same World Champion).
Ric Flair controversy
In July 1991, Ric Flair was fired from WCW after several creative disputes with Executive Vice President Jim Herd. Although Flair was stripped of the WCW title, he took the physical belt with him when he jumped to the rival World Wrestling Federation, since WCW had not returned his $25,000 deposit on the title belt. It was customary for the man designated to be NWA World Champion to put a $25,000 deposit on the title belt, which would be paid back when he lost the championship. Flair appeared with the belt on WWF television and declared himself "The Real World Heavyweight Champion". Flair was still recognized for a short time after his departure from WCW as the NWA World Champion, despite WCW's stripping him of recognition of their heavyweight championship, setting up a split between the titles.
Titles are split
WCW created a new title belt to represent the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Lex Luger in July. Although Luger was the WCW World Champion, the NWA continued to recognize Flair as its champion until September, when he was stripped of it for signing with the WWF. Flair returned the belt when his deposit was paid back.
In 1992, the NWA authorized New Japan Pro Wrestling to use its annual G-1 Climax heavyweight tournament to decide the new NWA champion. Masahiro Chono won the tournament and the belt, which in turn was defended on television for a year (although less so for Chono and his successor Great Muta, who defended the title rarely, as Japanese titles often are).
WCW leaves the NWA
In August 1993, after "Ravishing" Rick Rude's planned win of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Ric Flair was revealed by the results of WCW's "Disney Tapings", the NWA objected to this break of kayfabe and WCW's refusal to allow the NWA World champion to defend the title in other NWA member promotions. WCW elected to leave the NWA in September. Since WCW owned the "Big Gold Belt" that had represented the NWA title for so long, WCW allowed Rude to retain the physical belt. The belt was defended for a short period of time as "The Big Gold Belt", and then named the "WCW International World Heavyweight Championship". In order to create a sense of legitimacy for the Big Gold Belt, WCW invented "WCW International", a fictitious subsidiary that supposedly represented World Championship Wrestling in its overseas affairs. As per the explanation, WCW International was run by a separate board of directors (named the WCW International Board of Directors) who guaranteed the legitimacy of the championship.
This new championship, along with the "proper" WCW World Title, were both regarded as top belts and were defended as such. No mention was made of the belt's previous tie to the NWA.
Rude lost the WCW International title to Hiroshi Hase in a match by New Japan Pro Wrestling in early 1994, but won the belt back the following week. Hase's short reign was thus more reminiscent of Giant Baba's NWA title reigns in the 1970s than the reigns of Chono and Muta in 1992-93.
Unification of the titles
Sting eventually won the WCW International Title from Rick Rude, only to lose it back to Rude. Rude was stripped of the title for cheating during the match and WCW officials were going to award it to Sting. Sting refused and said he wanted to win the belt in the ring against Vader, whom Rick Rude was originally slated to defend the Championship against at that same event before being struck with an injury. He defeated Big Van Vader at Slamboree to win the then vacant title. Ric Flair had possession of the "regular" WCW World Title and it was decided that the two titles would be unified. Sting and Flair then faced off at Clash of the Champions XXVII with Flair winning the match and unifying the two championships, with the WCW International Belt being used as the new "unified" belt.


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When at the cabin, Marceline asks Bonnie why she wasn't told about the exile. Bonnie says she wanted to start fresh, and she is making a new kingdom out of vegetables, if her pumpkins would grow. She then tells Marcy that she and Peppermint Butler have been watching for the "varmints" eating her pumpkins. Soon after mentioning she is staying up to watch for them, the varmints show up. Bonnie and Marcy chase them down a varmint hole, which leads to the Rock Candy Mines. Marcy then states that she and Bonnie often hung out down in the mines, before Bonnie got too busy being the Princess of the Candy Kingdom.
While wandering the mines they run into the mother varmint and engage in combat to kill it, but run out of weapons and energy. They hide in a hole on the side of the mine, where they find a graffiti tag Marceline made Bubblegum write. Bubblegum gets upset and says she has basically lost control of everything, and can't even keep her pumpkins free of varmints. A falling rock interrupts the emotional moment, and they realize they must escape before the varmints destroy the mines and them. Marceline says she'll be the one to save the day, and uses her shapeshifting powers to help dig them out of the mines. Once they escape, their hole is blocked by falling rocks trapping the varmints inside.
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Belarusian lands lie on the crossroads of Europe. As a result they always needed brave soldiers to protect them, otherwise known as knights. At the end of 20th century knights began to come back, knights clubs, and later knights tournaments and festivals appeared. The main medieval festivals and knights tournaments in Belarus are held in Novogrudok, Zaslavl, Nesvizh and Mir. There it is possible to meet young men and girls in medieval costumes and to watch knights tournaments which have already become a tradition in Belarus. You'll have the chance to take some amazing pictures and make memories you'll want to relive. A Belarusian knights festival is a must see!
i) Make one sentence out of two using the linking words from ex. 1.
A. Belarusian people made straw boxes. They kept food in them. - Belarusian people made straw boxes in order to keep food in them.
B. Belarusian houses were decorated with straw spiders. They brought good luck to their masters.
C. You should visit the Belarusian Festival of Straw. You can buy a straw souvenir or make it with your own hands.
D. It's a good idea to join horseback-riding classes. You feel better and become healthier after them.
E. You take your rod and go to a lake. You can catch lots of different fish.
F. You catch a lot of perches and pikes. You enjoy a big bowl of fish soup.
G. People who go mushroom hunting should be very careful. Some types of mushrooms are poisonous.
H. It's better to take a "mushroom expert" with you. He can help you gather edible mushrooms.
I. Belarus always needed knights. They could protect the state from enemies.
J. It's important to visit knights festivals. You can learn a lot about the history of your country.


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2015 Music Festivals and Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Music festivals can be deeply exciting experiences, giving unparalleled opportunities to hear many artists and bands from different genres, and come together as a tight-knit community in an experience often hugely different from normal life.
Unfortunately, that sense of separation from normal life and isolation from the rest of the world can cause people to behave in irresponsible ways.
According to a 2013 online poll of 2,000 attendees of summer festivals, 47% said they engaged in behavior they would "never consider doing outside of the music festival environment." One of the ways this manifests itself is in drug and alcohol use.
A survey and collection of voluntary drug tests at the 2014 Ultra Music Festival in Miami found that 80 percent of the test subjects had used an illegal drug at the festival. Many people believe they can "go crazy" at the festival, and then return home with no consequences.
However, the truth is that the festival setting does not make people immune from the consequences of risky behavior. In fact, by being outside all day in the middle of summer already puts you at serious risk for dehydration, making sobriety a particularly smart decision.
A Billboard report from July 29, 2014 revealed that, overall, 15 people had died at music festivals that year, many from drug-related causes. So something clearly has to be done, both by festival organizers and by those attending.
Two Approaches
People seeking to prevent drug abuse at music festivals can make use of two different approaches, which may sometimes be in conflict, but, together, can be combined to effectively keep as many people safe as possible.
The first is simply doing whatever possible to discourage drug or excessive alcohol use. They can do this by fencing in the festival area, and checking people for drugs as they enter and enforcing rules meant to discourage drug use.
The other approach is called "harm reduction," and comes out of a begrudging realization that some people are deeply determined to use drugs at the festival, and eliminating them entirely may not be possible. While people who make that irresponsible decision are must ultimately be held responsible for their behavior, action can be taken to ensure that people are kept as safe as possible.
Part of this means taking steps to ensure everyone is hydrated, and has access to "chill out areas" away from the action, particularly in festivals where temperatures become very high and dehydration is a real possibility. People should go the festival aware of what they are taking and its ill effects, and take steps needed to avoid overdoses or serious health problems. This is not to say we should give up and simply condone illegal drug use at a festival, but that the reality of drug use can be acknowledged, and people can be protected.
The organizing staff at Bonnaroo acknowledges this tension, by synthesizing both approaches. Officially, they do everything they can to discourage and prevent any drug use at all. When you enter the grounds for Bonnaroo, your vehicle will be searched, and security will confiscate any illegal drugs, as well as any alcohol beyond a set limit.
They state unequivocally, "We stand squarely against drug use... It can ruin the weekend for you and those around you." However, they also take steps to keep users safe, with medical tents and a large staff that will take care of overdose victims under a strict "no questions asked" policy.
Sober Options
Even if it feels like everyone around you seems to be using drugs or alcohol, you can make your own decision to remain sober. By remaining sober, you can focus all your attention on being fully present in the moment, creating memories to last a lifetime, rather than losing everything in a drug-induced haze.
Bring along a group of friends who are committed to being sober together. If someone does become insistent on selling or giving away drugs, it can help to have a group of people working to protect each other. You can also look for sober tents, groups of people in recovery together who can meet and support each other, and have sober fun together.


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Opposing their bail pleas, the CBI said that some of the key witnesses, belonging to the corporate world, directly worked under them and the possibility of the accused winning them over could not be ruled out
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today sought "detention" of five corporate executives charge-sheeted by it for their alleged role in the second generation (2G) spectrum allocation scam, saying that they might "abscond" and impede the trial, reports PTI.
Opposing their bail pleas, the CBI, in its reply to the court of additional session judge OP Saini, said that some of the key witnesses, belonging to the corporate world, directly worked under them and the possibility of the accused winning them over could not be ruled out.
"The accused are holding high positions and now that the names of witnesses are disclosed, some of whom are directly working under (them) or are amenable to their directions, possibility of winning over and/or influencing the witnesses is clearly present," the CBI said.
"Considering the matter on record, complicity of present accused in the crime is clearly made out. The act complained of and offences alleged are far serious having made deep inroads in public interest and financial affairs of the state," the CBI said.
The top corporate leaders are Swan Telecom director Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) managing director Sanjay Chandra, and three top officials of Reliance ADA Group Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair, who have been named as accused by the CBI in its first charge-sheet running into 80,000 pages.
The replies, settled by Special Public Prosecutor UU Lalit, appointed by the Supreme Court to assist the special court to try the 2G scam accused exclusively, said there was every likelihood that the accused "will abscond" in order to avoid smooth trial.
Judge Saini, who has been directed by apex court to hold day-to-day trial in the case, had earlier allowed Mr Lalit to file written replies to the bail applications of the corporate executives who were not arrested during the investigation by the CBI.
These simple, silly ads, starring Ranbir Kapoor, are a refreshing change. Only the jokes aren't really witty and hilarious
A good idea from the Tata Docomo chaps. A refreshing change from that horrendous commercial on a bus (or was it a train?) where some deranged travellers bonded by loudly belting out 'Docomo', thus damaging all our five senses.
'Keep It Simple, Silly' is the new thought. And it's a relevant one coming from a telecom company, what with all the operators confusing us with complicated plans. There is a series of many simple commercials on air, starring actor Ranbir Kapoor. The format used is a stand up comedy, and in each advert young Kapoor, in a comic way, helps simplify each Tata Docomo feature.
Here are just two examples: In one ad, the actor talks about how a dude chose complexity over simplicity in his life by getting married. In another one, he tells us why the frog likes to stay inside the well. Because he'll be charged for 'roaming' outside. Tata Docomo brings out its own tariff plans, services, etc, at the end of each commercial. And of course, true to the stand up comedy format, there's that canned laughter.
Here's why I like this approach. One, it's a novel format for television advertising and helps break the clutter easily. Stand up comedy shows like 'Comedy Circus' have done rather well in India, so there's every reason a segment of desi viewers will enjoy these little acts. Two, the concept allows Tata Docomo to highlight its promise of simplicity effortlessly. Each ad only focuses on one particular feature (as against many that get loaded in commercials usually), so comprehension should not be an issue. And thirdly, the commercials are a good example of how to use a celebrity well. Kapoor takes to the format like a fish to water (he's an entertainer, after all), and seems to be enjoying the gags. He is likeable and decently funny, so the star's presence should prevent even the usually ad allergic viewers from reaching out for their remote controls.
So, a good show. However, if there's one little problem I have with the ads it is that the jokes aren't really witty and hilarious, at least not in the few I have watched. Tata Docomo must pump up the humour quickly, before the idea loses steam. A suggestion: Hire the services of the guys who write scripts for the television comedy shows. They have been doing this gig for years, they know this zone. Ad agency copywriters should be given marching orders on this project. Simplicity and wit doesn't come easily to them!
The rise in overall inflation for the second month in a row may prompt the central bank to go for another round of policy rate hikes in its policy review meeting, scheduled for 3rd May
New Delhi: High prices of vegetables and manufactured items drove the headline inflation in March to 8.98%, way above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) expectation of 8%, reports PTI.
The overall inflation measured on the basis of the wholesale price index (WPI) was 8.31% in February.
The rise in overall inflation for the second month in a row may prompt the central bank to go for another round of policy rate hikes in its policy review meeting, scheduled for 3rd May.
As per the official data released today, the high inflation was on account of rising prices of manufactured items, milk, vegetable and fruits. In addition, high fuel costs due to spiralling international crude oil prices also contributed to the phenomenon.
Besides, food inflation, which accounts for nearly 15% of overall the WPI inflation, stood at 8.28% for the week ended 2nd April.
The prices of primary articles -food, non-food articles and minerals-shot up by 12.96% on an annual basis, according to the official data released today.
Food articles grew expensive by 9.47%, cereals by 3.96% and, rice and wheat by 2.69% and 0.75%, respectively.
However, the speed at which pulses price rose eased to 4.17% on an annual basis.
During the month, fuel and power prices went up by 12.92%, driven mainly by a 23.14% rise in petrol prices and a 14.99% jump in cooking gas (LPG) rates.
At the same time, the manufactured goods group index rose by 6.21% on an annual basis. Manufactured items have the highest weight of 64.9% in the WPI.
The WPI inflation for January was revised upwards to 9.35% from the provisional estimates of 8.23%.


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The short answer: you can ask the office to stop contacting you at work. These requests should be done in writing. You can file a complaint with the board that supervises the particular doctor (M.D. or D.O.). You could also file a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services. However, none of these will result in money damages payable to you. They could potentially result in a brief investigation.
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Doing Business in Emerging Markets (LAWS6945)
The unit examines common commercial, tax and regulatory issues that arise from doing business in emerging market economies. Topics to be examined include: the special challenges of investing in emerging market economies; organisational forms commonly used in emerging market economics; financing options; host state regulatory regimes and limits on the activities of foreign investors; dispute resolution systems, and sovereign risk issues; tax issues in developing countries; home state regulatory issues, including domestic anti-corruption measures, money laundering and human rights regimes. The unit has a special focus on issues associated with investing into and doing business with former Soviet Union countries, and the famous Yukos case will be considered.
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Benjamin Button
The trailer looks interesting and all, but a 150+ million dollar budget?!? That's an awful big gamble.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saving Story
Maybe Shyamalan was on to something... or not. Interesting article in last week's New York Times about the sad state of storytelling. There is an unfortunate trend of big special effects strong-arming story into a corner, but I don't believe we need an updated "Hero's Journey" for today's ADD audiences.
Screenwriting is more art than science -- which is why everyone thinks they can do it. Maybe if writers were given more respect, there would be better stories. Of course, better stories don't always translate into box office success... is Hollywood willing to take that risk?
Labels: screenwriting
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Underworld Prequel
I'm guessing there'll be other posters, this one is kinda... meh. Still, with the phenomenal success of "Twilight" over the weekend -- 70.5 million, expect to see more vampire flicks. I'm not a big believer in chasing trends, it's fool's gold. What's hot now, might not be so hot 6-8 months from now.
Labels: vampires, werewolves
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Might come as a shock to some, but "Supernatural" has been the best genre show of the fall. Better than "Heroes" or "Sarah Connor Chronicles", probably cheaper too. It flies completely under the radar on the CW -- which only seems to have eyes for "Gossip Girl". Great episode tonight. They've ventured into areas that even "Buffy" was reluctant to explore with the whole angels vs. demons stuff. It's like a beefed up "Frailty" meets "Prophecy". The show is still about good battling evil, but there's a murkiness to it all that really works. Will definitely get this season on DVD.
Labels: television
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Story Starters
Albino girl killed for body parts
Giant bat thrives after near extinction
Paranoia on the rise, experts say
Prisoner's death linked to ancient curse
Sharing demons on the web
Woman found living with three dead siblings
Unhappy people watch lots more TV
Giant bat thrives after near extinction
Paranoia on the rise, experts say
Prisoner's death linked to ancient curse
Sharing demons on the web
Woman found living with three dead siblings
Unhappy people watch lots more TV
Labels: Story Starters
Friday, November 14, 2008
Worst Enemy Axed!
Can't say I'm surprised about this one -- kinda shocked the low rated "Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "Knight Rider" were picked up for the rest of the season. "My Own Worst Enemy" was a good idea on paper, just didn't pan out in the execution. Is this a harbinger of things to come for Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse"?
Labels: television
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Beyonce as Wonder Woman?
She's lobbying for the role... I think the closest she'll get is the theme song. Fanboys still haven't gotten over Halle Berry as "Catwoman" and this would generate an even bigger outcry. If Beyonce's serious about playing a superhero, go with Vixen. She's a lower tier black superhero/model with cool powers -- seems tailor made for her. Actually, Vanity's role in the "Last Dragon" remake would be more appropriate. My fantasy pick is still Eva Mendes, but casting is irrelevant. A "Wonder Woman" movie seems destined to fail. Joss Whedon couldn't pull it off. The WW spec set in "World War II" was good enough to buy, but not good enough to make. Now there are rumblings about McG at the helm. No one has figured out the big screen formula for comic book heroines.
It is curious how the Sci-Fi and Horror genres have succeeded where others have failed. One of the arguments I hear is that strong women are a turn-off, but horror flicks have tons of strong female protags. Of course, you could make the argument that many female protagonists start off as victims and really don't become empowered until the third act. In superhero flicks, the protagonist is kicking butt after the first fifteen minutes...
Labels: babes, comic books, final girl
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Invasion
Dear Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig,
You're both talented and accomplished actors, but please stop making movies together. You're like some bizarro Wonder Twins couple, canceling each other out. I gave you a pass after the average "Golden Compass", but this stinker is just plain indefensible. "The Invasion" makes Lindsay Lohan's "I Know Who Killed Me" look like "Silence of the Lambs". You've moved on to bigger and better projects, but if you ever get the inkling to hook up on screen again... don't!
Your pal,
Okay, so I'm being a bit facetious, but it's still an awful movie. How do you screw up a concept that's been done a million times over? Maybe that's the problem. A Hail Mary pass to be bold and daring, instead turns into a flat, uninteresting film. And don't get me started on that ending. I honestly expected the "real" ending to pop up after the closing credits.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Legend of the Seeker
It's been a long time since "Xena" and "Hercules" ruled the syndicated airwaves. This new fantasy series "seeks" to regain the crown. The production values were pretty decent, cast likeable and New Zealand always makes a great fantasy locale. Action wasn't that bad, but the slow-mo stuff might start to grate after a while. I thought the dialogue was weakest aspect -- that and the main villain, all he lacked was a long mustache to twirl.
As far as the plot goes, there's a reason why folks keep going back to the same well, bringing up Arthurian elements: it works! Some ideas just resonate with the masses -- it's important to keep that in mind. Dunno if "Legend on the Seeker" will last, but its heart seems to be in the right place.
Labels: fantasy, television
Saturday, November 01, 2008
The Reaping
Totally forgot I had this. Kind of a throwback to those bad seed, evil children flicks that were popular in the 70s and 80s -- but with much better special effects and a big twisty ending. Like "True Blood", it doesn't do the South any favors.
"The Reaping" isn't a bad film, but there's a TV-movie quality that it can't seem to shake. I just don't think the stakes are high enough. Will Hilary Swank kill the evil child and save the townsfolk from those nasty plagues? And it's not quite the horror movie that the trailer suggests either. A couple of creepy scenes, but you'll have to look long and hard for scares. With all that said, I'm surprised the film didn't fare better at the box office, only 25 million. There's a very specific audience for this, but the marketing department folks didn't get enough of 'em.
Labels: supernatural thriller
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Associate Director Worcestershire Excellent Salary Car/Allowance and Benefits Package Associate electrically biased to work in Worcestershire for a national consultancy. This role has arisen due to the consultancy wanting to encourage further growth throughout the business and leading to enhancing the senior team We seek a candidate who has a desire for business development and someone who would enjoy the challenge of further growing an already established M&E Consultancy. You will report direct to the M&E Director and work closely to develop the business as well as managing a small team. This is a new position and the successful candidate will play a strategic and pivotal role within the companies M&E Design team. You will be responsible for: Develop and present new design proposals Control and management of engineering service Business Development, bid management Monitoring design targets and attending relevant management meetings Providing design advice at a strategic level Financial control For a further in-depth and confidential discussion please contact Narinder Rehal on 01785 715 505 or 07968 359 222 or email This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/66871943


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What better way to end an unforgettable weekend at Oktoberfest than to run a 5k? Dust off the old Nikes and put on your best costume to compete for the gold on Sunday the 25th (FYI, you do not need to buy a ticket to the event, wear a costume, or be 21 to participate)! Even though Alpine Climb is open to all ages, those who ARE 21+ will receive a Miller High Life at the finish line to celebrate your amazing accomplishment!
Never been able to run a race due to aggressive self-conscious behavior? There is absolutely no judgment at Oktoberfest, as we provide alternatives to allow for all to feel comfortable running the Alpine Climb! You have the option to: run solo, compete as a team, or join the elite Beer Belly Division! It's a safe place in Fremont. A safe place.
You may be wondering why we have renamed the 5k to 'Alpine Climb' this year. This is due to the new addition of the mountainous trek at Gas Works Park! After participating in this race, you may be ready for Everest.
The early bird registration for the race is $20, so plan ahead and start training!


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sir syed was born on 19th september 1839
sir syed thought that if british left india,hindus would not share power with muslims
he tried persuading the muslim leaders in _____ that fighting the british is useless.
east india company
he was disturbed by:
attempts of urdu to be replaced with hindi as second important language after english in northern provinces
the fact that the british were too strong to be challenged and that the indian revolt was useless and a waste of time
people calling him a traitor or a pro-british man
technological advantages of europeans over asia
he realized that education was more advanced in the east.
he was criticized for his emphasis on:
his famous book was:
he laid foundations of hatred with hindus.
the scientific society at ghazipur translated works in ____,____,____ to urdu
he was sent as ______to ______ after 1846
chief judge to binjaur
judge to delhi
president to dhaka
his son's name was:
Syed Mahmud
Syed Mohammad
Syed Khan
he was raised in a ______ family:
he started service and became judge in:
Indian civil service
in 1846 he became a judge in bijnaur:
he passed away on:
27th march 1898
17th october 1897
23rd march 1846
he built:
Muslim self-confidence
bridges with the british
western style education
he was on the side of the british during the indian revolt:
he was called a leader and a anti-british man
he did not accept _____ from the british:
reward as an estate
reward as ruling an area
reward as a leader
he wrote a pamphlet on:
essay on the causes of the indian revolt
he tried building a relationship between hindus and muslims
he risked his image by writing the 'Loyal mohammedens of india'
he wrote the tabyin-ul-kalam to:
show similarities between islam and christianity
show differences between hinduism and islam
his belief was that the british were too strong to be challenged
he demanded for:
separate seats for muslims in local councils
a school
a dinosaur:p
he said that hindus and muslims were separate enough to have:
separate lands
separate elections
separate schooling systems
he was the first muslim to speak of congress
sir syed didnot attend first ____ meeting in _____
congress meeting in 1885
patriotic alliance meeting in 1846
east india company meeting in 1898
he believed that congress was only working for hindu interests
he formed _____________ which later became mohammaden defence association
united patriotic alliance
muslim league
indian national congress
hindu-muslim conflict rose and caused:
a ban to slaughter cows
music was played in mosques
pigs were not allowed to be slaughtered
people died
he spoke of hindus and muslims as:
two different communities who needed to work together
two different nations who couldnot stay together on the same land
his major obsession became:
educational state of the muslims
political state of muslims
hindu-muslim conflict
the society had its own:
printing press
he earned money for a venture to look at british universities by:
selling his library
selling books
selling his house
selling a monkey
he wrote tahdib-ul-akhlaq to persuade muslims that western education would not affect islam negatively
he used to argue with british about certain questions
he pointed out that the Holy Quran tells us not to study anything.
he persuaded muslims enough to earn enough funds for a library
the mao college became the aligarh university in ______
he was following an educational tradition of the:
aligarh university contributed to creation of pakistan because:
leaders like liaquat ali khan and ayub khan studied there
leaders like gandhi and nehru studied there
he arranged the mao educational conference to:
popularize the educational methods at aligarh
show western style education
he argued that education could only come up to english standards if students were taught in
he thought that the real value of english style education was to improve the:
morals of the society
ethics of the community