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The library main circulating collection is arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC) as outlined below. In a given call number, each Dewey Decimal number represents a specific area of knowledge. The Cutter number, a letter/number/letter combination below the DDC number, further identifies the work by the author's surname and the title. For example, the call number for Thomas Watson's The Ten Commandments is as follows:
241.52 = Christian moral and devotional theology, codes of conduct
W338t = "W338" is the numeric value given to the name Watson;
"t" represents the word "Ten" from the title of the book ("A", "An" and "The" in any language are never considered when they are the first word in a title).
The .52 is a decimal number and thus is a smaller number than .6 therefore, 241.52 would be shelved before 241.6.
Exceptions to the use of the DDC are periodicals, which are shelved alphabetically by title and within each title chronologically, oldest to most current (left to right).
Note that in the DDC System all areas of knowledge are organized within ten broad classifications using numbers 000 to 999. Approximately one third of the entire TMU Library collection is classed under 200's - Religion. The following is an outline of these ten broad classifications with the ten sub-classifications for religion as well as TMU major related subclasses. For more detailed information on the Dewey System go to OCLC's DDC 22 Summaries.
000 - 099 - Computer Science, Information and General Works
000 Computer Science
070 News media, journalism & publishing
100 - 199 - Generalities; Philosophy & related disciplines
200 - 299 - Religion
210 - Natural religion
220 - Bible
230 - Christian theology
240 - Christian moral & devotional theology
250 - Local church & religious orders
260 - Social & ecclesiastical theology
270 - History & geography of church
280 - Christian denominations & sects
290 - Other & comparative religions
300 - 399 Social sciences
320 Political Science
330 Economics
370 Education
400 - 499 Languages
500 - 599 Pure-sciences
510 Mathematics
570 Life Sciences, Biology
600 - 699 Technology (Applied sciences)
610 Medicine & health
612.76 Kinesiology
640 Home and Family Management
650 Management and public relations
700 - 799 The Arts
780 Music
790 Sports
800 - 899 Literature
813 American Literature
900 - 999 General geography & History; Biography
973 United States History
Solomon, the library's online catalog and database search tool provides location and bibliographic information for all of the resources available in and through the library. Keywords, titles, authors, subjects, or a combination of these may be used in searching Solomon. Solomon also allows patrons to view their own account to find what items they have checked out, check the due date of an item, renew an item and access information regarding any fines/fees owed. The library catalog is available in the library or via the World Wide Web (WWW).
1. Type in keywords, titles, authors, subjects or any combination of these to find records related to your search. If you need help ask the reference librarian.
2. If the library does not have the item you want, ask. It may be available on request from another library through our interlibrary loan service. See "Services" for details.
3. If the book is checked out, you can place a "hold" on the book. The staff will notify you when it comes in. For details on "Hold" policies and procedures go to General Use Policies under Services on the library's Web site.
Reference books are generally materials that are consulted for specific information rather than to be read completely through. They include general and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, yearbooks, atlases, biographical sources and concordances. For a more detailed description of the various types of reference books see "Reference Resources" on the library Web site under Research Guides.
The hardcopy reference collection is located on the first floor to the right as one enters the library. All reference books have an "R" above the call number and a yellow and red REFERENCE label on their spines. Hardcopy reference materials may not leave the Library.
Softcopy reference materials on the other hand, are available anytime anywhere to the TMU community of faculty, staff and students. eReference books can be found by searching Solomon.
The reserve collection is located immediately behind the circulation desk at the main entrance. These materials have been set aside by faculty so those students enrolled in a specific course may have access to the information without the added cost of purchasing the items. A few of these items are on strict reserve and may only be read in the Library. Most may be signed out overnight. For details on the library reserve collection policies and procedures go to Course Reserves on the library Web site under Library Services.
The library maintains several special collections. Some are a collection of materials shelved independent of the main collection; others are materials being collected extensively in a particular subject or by a particular person. Our special collections are listed below.
Juvenile Books - a collection of fiction and nonfiction books for children located on the second floor.
Biblical Counseling - an extensive collection is being developed of all the tapes produced by The National Association of Nouthetic Counseling (NANC) as well as books and videos on this subject.
Creation Science - an extensive collection is being developed of the materials published on the subject of creation science including those produced by ICR (Institute for Creation Research) and CRS (Creation Research Society).
Karl W. Gillmeister Collection - Upon his death, the heirs of Rev Gillmeister, 1933-2004 donated his entire library of 9,000 volumes to the TMC library. A major portion of this collection is made up of theological works collected over his lifetime. The collection also includes books in the areas of archaeology and art.
Nell Segraves Creation Science Archives - Nell Segraves' personal collection documenting her efforts and those of Jean Sumrall & Kelly Segraves in presenting the issues of creation science and prayer in public schools before the Supreme Court and the Department of Education.
Puritanism - an in depth collection of materials by and about puritans and puritanism is being developed covering both the European and American venues.
TMU Archives - a collection of materials collected over the years revealing the history and development of LABC and TMU. The TMU archives are housed in the MacArthur Legacy Center.
MacArthur Library - First edition copies of Dr. John MacArthur's published works as well as his original sermon notes and other speaking engagements produced over 25 years of exegeting the WORD of God are archived in the MacArthur Legacy Center.
The library maintains subscriptions to over 260 hardcopy and 35,000 softcopy magazines, journals and newspapers collectively known as periodicals. To discover specific titles held by this library search the library catalog "Solomon".
Hardcopy periodicals are arranged on the shelves alphabetically by title and within each title chronologically; oldest to most current, left to right respectively. While hardcopy periodicals do not circulate, they are available for photocopy, scanning and use in the library.
Patrons are responsible to abide by copyright laws.
The most current issues are located on the display shelves. Back issues for the current year (July to the present) are located behind the sloping shelf displaying the most recent issue. Older back issues (before July) are shelved in the stacks behind the current issues or in a remote storage bin. To obtain issues in remote storage simply tell the Circulation clerk what you need and s/he will retrieve it for you. Newspapers are kept for one week.
Softcopy periodicals can be identified through Solomon although access to the articles is limited to the TMU community with appropriate id/password.
Indexes are published by numerous organizations at regular intervals. Some cover periodicals of a general nature while others cover specific subjects. In the same way the library catalog indexes the books in the library, periodical indexes provide information on the location of articles contained in various journals, magazines and newspapers. Since scholarly research material usually appears in periodicals before it appears in book form, indexes make available a wealth of valuable, up-to-date scholarly material not otherwise evident.
Searching the periodical indexes available from the Powell library is done through Solomon. Most of these indexes provide the full-text content of each journal, some only provide abstracts and a few only provide citations. The Interlibrary Loan service may be used to obtain needed articles when the hardcopy or softcopy full-text is unavailable.
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>Gears and Wears>Elixir 7 or 8
Question for those who've ran in both Mizuno Wave Elixir 7's and 8's. If you were to stock up with a couple pairs, and could get your size, would you purchase the 7's or 8's? In other words, do you think there's enough improvements for you in the 8's to justify the slightly higher cost?
I still have a pair of 7's NIB so I've yet to try the 8's. With all the talk of the Elixir's coming demise I was planning on buying some more while I could.
Hey Eric!
I did a double take, cuz I knew I answered this before... then realized it was on the RWOL forums haha... here is my copy/pasted answer from there..
If you can get 7s at a great price... Then I'd for sure go that way, but I think the fit of the 8 (within the upper) has been for sure enhanced, and find myself only wanting to run in the 8s these days .
of course.. Some of that might be due to the fact that I just like new shiny things!!
Also.... Don't automatically think you will not like what's coming down the road from Mizuno... Because I've seen it, and as a dude who put 90 miles a week in my beloved Elixirs, I CAN NOT WAIT to run in Sayanora!
not really a runner
I just picked up the 8's after closing out my 7's at 450 miles. I think the comfort of the 8's upper is leaps and bounds over the 7. The ride is the same, but that socklike upper is the business.
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If you wish to be nominated to stand for election to a local authority in Ireland, there is a specific week in which you must be nominated. This week takes place 4 weeks before the polling day.
You may nominate yourself or be nominated by a local government elector registered in the area. You may be nominated to stand in more than one area.
You are eligible to be elected to a local authority if you are ordinarily resident in Ireland and you are at least 18 years old. You do not have to be an Irish citizen.
Certain people are disqualified from becoming members of a local authority:
Nomination forms are available from the local authority returning officer. Once you have completed your nomination form, you must then return the nomination form to the returning officer. You may include party affiliation on the nomination paper. If you have no party affiliation, you may be described as 'Non-Party' or you may leave this space blank.
If you are a member of a political party, you must submit a Certificate of Party Affiliation with your nomination form.
If you are an independent candidate, you must complete your nomination form and one of the following:
The returning officer must rule on whether your nomination paper is valid within one hour of it's presentation. Your nomination paper may be ruled invalid if:
The returning officer is required to object to the description of any candidate which is (in the returning officer's opinion), unnecessarily long or insufficient to identify the candidate. The candidate or the returning officers may amend the paticulars shown on the nomination paper.
There is more information on local elections on the website of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and in Section 15 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009.
If you have a question relating to this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 0761 07 4000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm) or you can visit your local Citizens Information Centre.


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Quote:Boxing hands better the Karate hands poll. How many believe and train that boxing hands are better then Karate hands in the street?
Quote:I was just making the point that even though boxers are better strikers, once their hands are out of the way theres not much they can do.
Quote:Ditto what There was an article in Black Belt magazine this year about a University in the USA that done a study on who punched harder (P4P), karateka or boxers. Am trying to find it. Anyone else knows of it let us know.
Quote:I guess what we're looking at here comes down to whether you see this debate in terms of skill (boxer comes out on top) or potential (karate has advantage). Then it becomes a "style vs. style" thing which always sucks.
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Care workers have suspended strike action over plans to cut their pay by almost 10 per cent, as negotiation talks continue.
Staff at Your Choice Barnet (YCB), which supports people with physical and learning disabilities, were due to walk out on Wednesday.
But acting on their behalf, Barnet Unison has struck a temporary agreement with the local authority trading company, YCB, which has agreed to pay staff the equivalent of a 9.5 per cent pay reduction in July.
Although, negotiation talks will continue as YCB continues to explore ways to offset a £400,000 deficit.
In a joint statement, YCB and Barnet Unison said: "Talks will continue between Unison and YCB with a view to identifying potential savings for the organisation of £400,000. Talks to be completed and all options explored by 12 July 2014.
"On the basis of this agreement Unison has agreed to suspend strike action."
In February 2012, Barnet Borough Council transferred learning disability and physical and sensory impairment services for adults to YCB.


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This article was published 20/5/2013 (1554 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
If competition brings out the best in an athlete, the one thing you can absolutely be sure of this season is the local pro football team is going to have one hell of a punter.
With only 12 days to go before the vets dust off the pads and take to the pristine field at I.G.F., the Blue and Gold have an unprecedented four punters sitting on the roster.
While under normal conditions, I abhor writing about the kicking game, this is something exceptional and unusual. I have never seen or heard of so many candidates all vying for a punting job at once, so on my scope, it is worthy of contemplation.
It is always easy to tell which position is a primary concern for a football team because they invite everybody and their sister out to compete for it. While many think the club would be better served bringing in an extra QB or offensive linemen to compete instead of four punters, special teams do make up roughly a third of the game, and an ability to flip the field on a consistent basis can be advantageous for any football team.
When you take a serious look at the collection of candidates, however, it seems the club will be auditioning kickers to succeed Mike Renaud -- just like the situation at QB with Buck Pierce -- as none of the camp bodies they brought in have a snap of experience punting the ball at the pro level. We know Renaud's numbers.
That leaves draft pick Billy Paulopoulos, Brett Cameron, the son of punter icon Bob Cameron, and Tim Hutchison, who is a former Aussie rules player whom I have more punting experience than. While nothing would make me happier than a rugby-esque type player handling the punting chores for the Bombers and the physicality he would bring to the position, it would be naive to think that any of these candidates will be primed to come in and do a better job right out of the gate.
As easy as punting looks to the average viewer, incorporating all of the components of a quick hand to toe, hang time, direction, and distance, is simpler said than done, and if one of these rookies was to start in week one, no matter how good he ends up being, there would certainly be some rough waters to navigate. When former head coach Dave Ritchie used to lament that for every rookie that started on the roster, you were sure to lose at least one game, he wasn't blowing smoke.
While incumbent punter Mike Renaud had an average last year that placed him seventh out of eight teams, the difference between the third best punting average in the CFL and the worst was only a total of two yards, which isn't exactly game changing field position. Additionally, when it comes to "touchbacks," which are the punting equivalent of a defensive lineman being pancaked, Renaud is consistently in contention for the fewest in the league, which is what you want from your guy.
Lastly, a factor not to be overlooked, with four punters in camp and hopefully a new and improved offence, it is perfectly reasonable to assume that Renaud may return to the divisional all-star form he had three seasons ago, for no reason other than the fact that this guy and his leg need a rest.
For not only did Winnipeg punt 130 times last year, more than any other team in the CFL, but they also punted more than anybody else in 2011, and 2010, to boot (ahem). Before I would pass final judgment on this punter, I would want to see what he could do if he only had to punt five times a game instead of ten. Which begs the question: Is the punter really the problem in Winnipeg, and is having four guys compete for the spot the solution? Or is it the fact that this player is on the field a heck of a lot more than he ever should be on this team?
Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears Tuesdays and game days in the Free Press.
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WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released "Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About the Budget, Social Security and Medicare," (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) a brochure proposing questions that citizens and the media should ask candidates for federal office. Each question features background information to provide context on these critical issues.
"In 2004, Presidential candidates will face the bleakest fiscal outlook since 1992. In this deteriorating fiscal environment, it is crucial that voters and the media put candidates to the test to determine if they are offering real solutions or empty rhetoric. The Concord Coalition's 'Key Questions' brochure can be used as a tool to ensure that candidates address some of the toughest issues they will face if they are elected," said Executive Director Robert Bixby.
Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About the Budget, Social Security and Medicare:
1. Do you believe that large sustained budget deficits pose a threat to our nation's economic future?
If deficits don't matter then there is no reason for politicians and the public to worry about them. After all, most people would like to have lower taxes and higher government spending--at least on the programs they think are most important. That's why politicians often sound like Santa Claus as they toss gift-wrapped tax cuts and free lunch spending goodies from their bag of campaign rhetoric. That's also why politicians are tempted to downplay the importance of deficits, particularly in election years. But, it's a dangerous game. Like being drawn into an addiction, deficits are easy to acquire and hard to get rid of. The reason to be concerned about deficits is that over the long run they really do matter.
2. Do you believe that Congress and the President should agree on a new multi-year plan to balance the budget, and if so, should that plan exclude the Social Security surplus?
Deficits are back for as far as the eye can see. This alone, is a very serious development. Of more concern, however, is that politicians in Washington are not even working on a plan to bring the deficit under control. Instead, they have indiscriminately cut taxes, increased spending, allowed budget enforcement rules to expire and ignored the long-term dangers of large chronic deficits. Without the discipline imposed by a firm fiscal policy goal, deficits are likely to go higher and last longer than they would otherwise.
3. What specific spending cuts would you propose to help balance the budget?
Vague calls for spending restraint are simply a rhetorical means through which politicians duck making the truly hard choices necessary to restore fiscal order. Very few political leaders ask for sacrifice now. Our leaders need to again make hard choices that will allow us to confront challenges without passing all the costs to future generations.
4. The tax cuts passed since 2001 are set to expire at different times over the next seven years. Do you believe they should be extended permanently, or should all or some of them be allowed to lapse?
With the prospect of large sustained deficits looming over the future, the boomers scheduled to begin receiving entitlement benefits in just five years, and the upper level of future spending on national security still very uncertain, candidates should say whether it makes sense to consider allowing some of the tax cuts to expire as one budget option.
5. Do you believe that tax cuts alone will stimulate economic growth sufficient to grow our way out of currently projected deficits?
Tax cuts certainly have their place in fiscal policy, but they are not a free lunch. At the end of the day, revenues should cover outlays. Politicians should face up to the fact that with a future of endless deficits, you have to cut spending before you cut taxes.
6. Do you support the "Do Nothing Plan" for Social Security? If so, why? If not, what steps would you take to close the program's long-term funding gap?
Imagine that a candidate promised to introduce legislation called "The Social Security Do Nothing Plan." Under this bill, promised retirement benefits would be cut by 16 percent for today's 30-year-olds, by 29 percent for today's 20-year-olds and by 35 percent for today's newborns. Alternatively, payroll taxes would suddenly go up by 34 percent in 2042. With either choice, we would still need to borrow trillions of dollars to pay benefits. How many candidates would campaign for office with such a plan? Probably none, and yet the most popular reform plan in Washington is still the "Do Nothing Plan."
7. Medicare is in worse shape than Social Security. Costs are projected to more than double over the next decade, before most of the baby boom generation qualifies for benefits. These costs make the program unsustainable. How do you propose to make Medicare affordable?
Health care costs in this country are rapidly growing and the total cost of Medicare is rising along with them. When combined with Social Security, the two programs are projected to eat up nearly half of all total federal income tax dollars by the time today's newborns turn forty. It is time for politicians to stop ignoring this impending fiscal crisis and to start explaining what they will do to fix it.


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This was posted on another forum, but thought I should share here, for anyone who wants to make sure their coals don't get choked by the ash in their SFB. The fix takes about 5 minutes, costs about 10 bucks, and works very well. I was going to post it in the Chargriller Family section, but if someone wants to search for CG SFB Mod, it will be more easily found here.
You'll need to get some stainless (NOT galvanized) steel strapping from your local hardware store--cost me I think 3.99 CDN for 10 feet of it at Home Depot. You'll also need to get a basket of some sort (I bought mine for 6 bucks at the "Real Canadian Superstore" here in town, but you might be able to find something comparable--I have 2 smaller, very similar baskets I purchased at Linen N Things of all places, so it pays to go these kinda stores with your wife!).
I took these pics from the top showing just the strapping, with the original SFB charcoal grate on them, then with the basket on top, the same shots from the side, and finally, the basket in action:
Straps only:
Straps with charcoal tray in place:
Straps with original charcoal grate for SFB in place:
Straps with everything in place:
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Side view, straps, grate, and basket in place:
Basket in SFB, loaded for a brisket cook in the wee hours of the morning:
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Police are appealing for help in tracing a 19 year old Worcester man wanted for breaching his release conditions from a custodial sentence.
Darren Sutton was sentenced to 14 months in a young offender's institution for burglary and theft from a home in Northfield Street, Worcester, when he stood before Worcester Crown Court in September last year.
Sutton was released on licence, on Tuesday, December 24, but has since been recalled after failing to adhere to his probation conditions.
Detective Constable Simon Jury, of the Worcester Integrated Offender Management Team, said: "We are appealing for the public's help in tracing Darren Sutton. He comes from Worcester but is also known to frequent the Hereford area.
"We are continuing our efforts to locate him and would urge anyone who knows of his whereabouts, or who has been in recent contact with him, to contact the police."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101.


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Zelda hip hop remixes!
This is ridiculous. Team Teamwork just dropped 10 remixes using music from Zelda! The image below has nothing to do with the project but the album artwork was so wack I decided to post this instead. The remix of Aesop Rock's No Jumper Cables using the music from Goron Village is perfect.
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This article was published 9/4/2010 (2692 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
1Executive director Mark Courtney described to the Free Press April 3 how the 30-year-old organization is not only trying to provide better meals for people, but also attempting to change the way it relates to poor people.
"We're trying to change the old model of thinking," says Courtney, "where everyone knows their roles."
By that he means the roles of giver and receiver -- where some people always give from excess, and others always receive.
In January, Agape Table began offering patrons the option of paying $1 for a nutritious two-egg breakfast, instead of free food. Some days as many as two-thirds of those who pass through the door choose the egg special; about 15 have signed up for it on a regular basis.
It might seem like a simple thing; it's only a dollar, after all. But, says Courtney, it changes everything. No longer are people recipients of charity -- they're customers, and customers have higher expectations and standards.
To illustrate his point, he tells the story of the first time they got an order wrong.
At first, the customer wasn't sure if he could complain. After Courtney told him it was OK, he went on to say he hadn't got what he had ordered.
"I apologized and asked how we could make it up to him," Courtney recalls. "Did he want a refund? Should we re-do it?"
The experience was a bit disorienting for both of them, Courtney says, noting that if the meal had been free, the man wouldn't have thought to complain. In fact, it might have seemed ungracious; after all, he hadn't paid for it or anything.
"Later, I remember thinking that this was fantastic -- somebody complained," he says. "It puts a wonderful pressure on us that wasn't there before. We have to get it right."
Courtney is quick to point out that nobody in crisis will go without food or clothing, and they aren't selling donated food -- they purchase the food they sell to customers. "We will cover people in crisis, but we want to invite them to move towards something more permanent and sustainable," he says.
In addition to changing the relationship between the soup kitchen and its patrons, Courtney hopes the new program might eventually raise a bit of much-needed revenue for the organization.
"We're running some new plays here," he says, acknowledging that he isn't sure exactly how it will turn out. Yet he's sure he doesn't want to keep doing the "same-old."
Reading about Agape Table's bold move, I wondered if anything like it is happening anywhere else in Canada. The answer, says Katherine Schmidt, executive director of Food Banks Canada, is no -- Canadian food banks aren't permitted to sell, trade or barter donated food.
"People who need food should have access to it, at no cost to them," she says.
But what if they did charge a nominal fee for food? With an estimated 800,000 people using food banks across Canada each month, a lot of money could be raised for food banks -- all of which face the challenge of raising funds to keep operating.
"Our strategy continues to be one of accessing resources from the community, and giving it away at no cost," says Schmidt. "We are very much still working with that model."
David Northcott, who directs Winnipeg Harvest, also believes that everyone should have access to food. "There should be a net to catch people when they are out of money and out of options," he says.
At the same time, he's willing to entertain the idea of charging a nominal fee for food to help keep food banks going. "I like the idea of valuing people's help, in person or in cash," he says. "It's worthy of exploring."
When food banks started in the 1980s, they were envisioned as a temporary response to an urgent hunger crisis. Today, they are a permanent fixture in society, yet many operate on shoestring budgets and by the good graces of volunteers and donors. Ideally, we shouldn't need food banks at all but. But if they must exist, perhaps we need to find a better way to keep them going.
Maybe Agape Table is onto something.
David Northcott is one of several speakers at an April 17 forum called Food Banks In The City: The Imperatives of Justice And Mercy, 9 a.m. to noon at Booth College, 447 Webb Place.


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Tom Hardy is one of the best actors working today. At 36, the British-born performer can completely immerse himself into a role. He can be big and boisterous as in Nicholas Winding Refn's "Bronson" or as the Batman villain Bane in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises." Or he can be subtle and internalized as in John Hillcoat's "Lawless" and Gavin O'Connor's "Warrior." He can be charming and witty, as in Nolan's "Inception," or absolutely sloppy and repulsive, again in Refn's "Bronson."
He never seems to repeat himself. There's no such thing as a "Tom Hardy performance."
In the excellent feature "Locke," by Steven Knight (the screenwriter behind David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises"), Hardy gets to try his hand at the "one-man show" movie, playing Ivan Locke, who spends the film's 90-minute running time driving in a car. Not exactly an easy task to pull off, yet Knight and Hardy succeed in making an engaging (and, yes, exciting) movie in which Locke is developed primarily through dialogue. The supporting characters are only heard in the many phone calls Locke makes and receives.
Knight and cinematographer Harris Zambarloukos shoot "Locke" mainly in medium and close-up shots. Sometimes, the camera sits inside the car, and sometimes, it sits just outside the car's windshields and windows, capturing the glare of streetlights and other car lights as they move across the glass. These shots — along with numerous dissolves to the other activity on the freeway — give the movie a neat Michael Mann-esque "Collateral" look: At night in the city, it's never truly dark.
A word of warning: Though the movie has a noir-ish look, the situation is surprisingly normal. The exchanges Locke has are among his family, friends and employers. For movie purposes Knight heightens the situation, but he still keeps it authentic.
Locke is a construction foreman who's very knowledgeable about cement and cement pouring. He's so good he can organize a major cement pour over the phone. As silly as this may sound, it's actually refreshing.
As far as plot is concerned, there isn't much. Essentially, the movie is about how Locke's life falls apart over the course of the drive. Hardy plays him sort of like a hostage negotiator (with the hostage being his own life), trying to maintain order and composure. It's a performance of remarkable restraint and nuance. Oftentimes, it's his subtle bodily movements and facial features that are most impressive. There are moments while he's on call with someone when he's doing his best to keep calm, but you can detect a slight look of panic or stress in his face, or the moment when he quickly checks his pulse on his neck during another conversation, suggesting perhaps that he has a history with losing his temper but is going to keep himself together tonight. It's these little movements — as much as the conversation — that help develop Locke's character.
The central theme of "Locke" is redemption, or, more specifically, taking responsibilities for your actions. There's nothing forcing Locke to take this drive other than his own conscience. He's made mistakes in his past, namely having an affair with a coworker and getting her pregnant. He's driving to London to witness the birth of his illegitimate child.
He also has some pent-up aggression against his father, whom, we gather, was absent from his childhood. At times, Locke has imaginary conversations with him in the backseat. In a way, Locke is proving to his dad and especially himself that he can be a good person and take responsibility for what he's done.
But for how dour the movie can be at times, Knight ends it on a hopeful note, suggesting Locke could get things back on track.
Ultimately, everything goes back to Hardy. Even though Locke could be looked at as a selfish character, Hardy still makes him extremely likable. Hardy seems to get better with each role, and while it's very unlikely that he will get any kind of consideration come awards season, Hardy still gives one of the best performances of the year so far.
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As far as yesterday (11/16) I know for a fact that Ocean Parkway westbound is only open up to cedar beach, there is a check point after that where only local residents can pass. In addition, Cedar beach is closed. So you cant even park there and walk over to gilgo... Robert Moses is also closed, can get over the second bridge. I was there, wasted the gas trying to surf so save yours lol.
Smiths point is open and I surfed there the past 2 days, it is mostly shore break with a few outer bars barely working, maybe with a bigger swell it will be nicer.


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WEPL Premier One
Aschott & Shapwick 137 lost to Frocester 237-3 by 100 runs
ASHCOTT & Shapwick's relegation from Premier One is all but sealed following a 100-run drubbing at title-chasing Frocester.
Nick Trainor led the visitors' charge with 114 from 133 balls as Frocester declared in the 44th over on 237-4 – but it was the same old story for Ashcott with the bat as they crumbled to 137 all out, with only Sam Spencer (43) finding any sort of form.
Spencer had earlier been the pick of the bowlers for Ashcott with 2-40, but Trainor and Muchall (54) punished much of the hosts' bowling.
Ashcott travel to Bristol on Saturday.