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Hamptons Nightclubs Rack Up Highest Average Bartabs In USA
Before we had a little spot called SL East, there was Lily Pond. The venue looked virtually the same, but apparently it had a knack for drawing in the big spenders. The average bar tab at the club between June 2010 to July 2011 was $474, according to Bundle, which has released a list of the most expensive nightclubs based on the highest average bartabs from transactional data from Citi.
See what other Hamptons' club made the list below from Business Insider...
1. Lily Pond, East Hampton: $474 2. Provocateur, New York City: $445 3. Club Nikki-Tropicana, Las Vegas: $435 4. AXE Lounge, Southampton: $356 5. Dream Nightclub, Miami Beach: $306 6. The Box, New York City: $305 7. Club Play, Miami Beach: $304 8. Riff Raffs, New York City: $302 9. Club XS-Wynn, Las Vegas: $292 10. Greenhouse, New York City: $285
= The big spenders at Lily Pond last summer...
That's right, Axe Lounge was also high up on the list. Which poses the question, if these clubs are raking in the dough, why the quick turnover rates every summer? A club is considered an "old favorite" if it lasts for more than 2 years. And people are constantly referring to their former names, or their former former names. In any case, seems like the Hamptons didn't do to shabby in a time economical crisis.
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This was the third trip during a 2 week vacation that I had booked through Rail Europe. Interestingly, the assigned seats for each of the trips were in the middle of the rail car with a mostly blocked window. It was the least favorable seat on the rail car. Why is that? It happened for all 3 trips. Otherwise, each trip sent smoothly and I have no complaints.
Very good value/price ratio. It is what I expected.
After a disastrous first leg of our journey, it was nice to be on a comfortable train with competent staff.
There was not sufficient luggage storage space on our car. Everything else was fine.
very punctual time depart and arrived.
This was my first by TGV and I had a very good impression. It was really comfortable and very fast. In my opinion it is little bit expensive to travel by TGV, but those who can afford it should use it.
I traveled using TGV, I have two suggestions. 1. Include information about how to locate platform no in document which you are providing. Even though task is easy, for new traveler its difficult. 2. Within TGV passenger is not knowing about stations as I can know in Metro. Kindly provide the complete list of all stations from - to location
you were on strike and i wasnt sure i will have the train as schduled. it was stressful but i didnt need to change plans at the end so all was well
Dear sir, Thank you for your acceptance of my notes, And which can be summarized as follows: 1 - Travel timing was appropriate. 2 - the transition between the trains at the station was so easy. 3 - display to the movement of trains was up to date . 4 - unfortunately the luggage chamber was small. By the way I have a revaersation from Paris to Monte Carlo on 21/5/2014, a transaction of 123.90 euro was translated on 22/2/2014, card no 0621. Hope to send the e tickets. With my best wishes. Ayad Asaad Ibrahim
the train is on time and comfortable. If possible, should add announcement in English for passengers who do not speak French like me.
i collected my lugage and walked comfotably 100 meters to the railway station, waited 20 minutes and i was on the train. very good service.
The overall experience was good once you get into the train. However the lack of explanation of what to expect was almost paralyzing. No matter how many former travelers tried to prepare us, it was still quite an experience: 1) The last minute waiting for the platform. 2) Trying to estimate where the coach would stop. 3) The distance between the platform and the step was frightening. Since there are so many visitors to France, why not have this explained in different languages - and in English too - or even drawn out in caricature for easy understanding? This can be part of the information given out at the train stations - since so many of those manning the counters do not speak much English.
It is not easy to find the train because 2 trains departed from the same platform at the same hour. The train manager was not outside the train and I coudn't tell which train is the right one. The train is comfort but there are no electronic signs inside the train which gives information what are the next stops.
The train was on time, clean and comfortable. People were spread out evenly and so even though it was busy it wasn't cramped. We got there in efficient time and without a problem
I had a problem with e-ticket. Some texts on e-ticket were not readable (e. g. coach number!), because they overlaped.

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Last week, we put up a poll asking our readers (who we are certain are likely to vote in elections) how they would vote if Mitt Romney seized the Republican Party's nomination. Over 1200 of you voted. The results were as follows:
- 842 (69%) would vote for Romney
- 149 (12%) would write someone else's name in rather than vote for either Obama or Romney
- 132 (11%) would vote for a third party candidate (Libertarian, Green, Constitution, etc.)
- 71 (6%) would not bother showing up at the polls
- 22 (2%) would vote for Obama
By far, the majority back Romney, likely because he would clearly be in the best position to defeat Obama and give the Democrats a crushing blow. This does not mean, however, that they agree with his views or forgive him for his thorough embrace of big government and far left positions on social issues such as abortion.
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However, almost 25% are willing to be accused of "wasting" their vote, by their family and friends, in throwing their support behind someone who almost certainly would lose the election. And some might not even bother showing up to the polls as a means of protesting the similarities between the two candidates (and possibly the two parties.)
As far as the other 2%…well, I think that this time I'll stand with the 98% (not quite 99%) who want Obama out!
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AVI is among the most widely used file formats for videos today, but for Mac users, it's always not so easy to play AVI file with QuickTime player, especially when you have upgraded to the latest macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Why can't QuickTime play AVI videos? As a container format, AVI is not a specific type of file and there is no single codec for videos with .avi externsions. This is the reason why you can't play AVI movies with Quicktime on Mac. Luckily, here are some simple solutions that will allow you to play AVI on Mac.
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The QuickTime player is mostly used in macOS, if you don't want to use the first solution to convert the AVI files to QuickTime compatible formats, you can try this solution, but no 100% work guarantee.
Perian, is a great open-source QuickTime component that allows playback of different video formats that cannot be played natively on your Mac computer. If you want to use QuickTime as your main video player, you may choose to download Perian because it provides the necessary codecs or components that will allow you to play AVI on Mac. If you have QuickTime 7, you may be glad to discover that it can actually play AVI files without needing any additional plug-ins and codecs.
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"Ok, so here it goes! I'm going to attempt to post this recipe, even though it calls for so many premixed ingredients, that I don't know if it'll actually POST here at zaar. This is by far, the best BBQ Pulled Pork you can make without any thing more fancy than a crock pot. If you allow to cook in the crock pot undisturbed for the entire time, you will get something close to the 'bark' that is created when you use a smoker/barbecue."
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- 5 -6 lbs boston butt
- 6 tablespoons cider vinegar, divided
- 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1⁄4 cup barbecue seasoning (I use equal amounts of Bad Byrons Butt Rub, R.C. Buck's Bourbon Molasses Gourmet Spices & Rubs, and )
- 1⁄2 cup kraft original barbecue sauce
- 1⁄2 cup wegman's memphis style barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Trim pork roast of as much visible fat as possible. (since this is not going into a barbecue or smoker, you don't need the fat to keep the meat juicy).
- Wet the roast all over with half of the vinegar.
- Rub all the seasonings into the meat.
- Place into crock pot, set on low and cook for at least 5 hours, preferably 8. (I will start this before I go to bed, to have for a 1:00 Kickoff during football season).
- When it's falling off the bone, pour off MOST of the liquid in the bottom of the pot.
- Pull out the bone, (this should remove easily) take off any remaining chunks of fat that you can see and add the other half of the vinegar.
- Pull pork into chunks, but don't completely shred at this time, it'll fall apart more with the addition of the barbecue sauces.
- Add equal the amounts of barbecue sauces and the brown sugar, and fold into the shredded meat to combine. (the meat is so tender, it will continue to shred as you're mixing) I like to leave some larger pieces.
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Crescendo is a short film based on the diary of Maria Beethoven, mother of Ludwig van Beethoven. Pattie Mallette, mother of pop artist, Justin Bieber, is the executive producer. Like Maria, Pattie was also tempted to take the "easy" way by having an abortion as an unwed mother. But she received aid and comfort from people at a maternity house.
The deeper underlying message of the film, in addition to its advocacy for life, is that through the Cross - that is, through suffering - great things and achievements are born. God, quite often, uses a discordant note to make a symphony.
As for Maria, she married a man by the name of Johann, a man who turned to the bottle in time of distress. It just so happened that his musical ambitions went unrealized. Unable to process his shattered dreams in a spiritually productive way, he drank away his sorrows and became an abusive husband.
Maria once characterized her marriage as a "chain of sorrows." Perhaps, this is why, when she conceived Ludwig, their first born, she was tempted to have an abortion. In any event, although she stopped short of going through with it, she eventually came to know the pain of losing a child through death. In fact, four out of the seven children she gave birth to ended up dying in their early childhood years.
Maria Beethoven knew suffering during her short life of forty years. After she had died, Ludwig, her eldest son, said she was not only a good mother, but a dear friend.
As for the musical genius, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), he, like his mother, became acquainted with hardship. About the age of 30, he contracted a severe cold. But because his sickness was largely left untreated, it eventually led to the permanent loss of his hearing. So devastated was he over this disability, it led to a severe depression. He even entertained thoughts of suicide. In a letter to a friend, he poured out his lament over his loss of hearing:
"From year to year my hopes of being cured have gradually been shattered ... I must live like an outcast; if I appear in company, I am overcome by a burning anxiety, a fear that I am running the risk of letting people notice my condition. ... How humiliated I have felt if somebody standing beside me heard the sound of a flute in the distance and I heard nothing…"
It is interesting to note, to say the least that the best music he composed was during this time of darkness. Indeed, from this suffering came forth, this brilliant mind composed the world's most beautiful music. Incidentally, (or providentially) Beethoven was baptized a Catholic and died receiving the Last Rites from the Church in 1827. And I cannot help but believe that as he was going deaf and as he burned with anxiety, that his faith in Christ gave meaning to that suffering.
Both Maria and Ludwig teach us that great suffering is not incompatible with great accomplishments. True, both of them almost failed to see this. After all, the former was tempted with abortion, the latter with suicide. But as we often see in hindsight, adversity may be what is needed to bring about greatness and even new life. This is an important prolife message!
Raising awareness to human dignity does involve arguments that expose moral evils such as abortion and suicide. But in order for these moral arguments to be effective, there must be an interpretation of those things which lead to abortion or even euthanasia. To say it another way, Christians have to give meaning and dignity to suffering before the dignity of life can take hold in our culture. If the trials of an unwed mother or the burden of incurring a disability can be put into perspective for those who suffer from it, then these hardships can be borne with patience. Life, instead of being dispensed with, can then take on meaning. This is what the great moral revolution of the Cross brought to the unbaptized world. It gave dignity and purpose to suffering; and in so doing, it unveiled the splendor of human dignity.
The short film, Crescendo, shows us that God uses discordant notes to create beautiful symphonies. For centuries, he has chosen do this through the instrumentation of the Cross, that is, through the sometimes exceedingly difficult circumstances that we find ourselves in. When these are united to Christ in a spirit of love and resignation, then God can take our discordant note to create a symphony. For a preview of the film, click here.
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Forgive a guy for yawning.
Technically, last night's game between the Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames shouldn't even have taken place.
It was a make-up date after a regular-season contest was snowed out just before Christmas. A night before it looked as if it would be the game of the year, a head-to-head battle between two teams vying for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference but the Avs fell short of making that happen when they lost to the Nashville Predators Saturday.
Oh yeah, the Avs ended up winning 6-3 last night.
"It's too bad we had to play this game at all," said defenceman Rhett Warrener in the press box during the first intermission. "It would have been nice to have played (Saturday) night and had it over and done with and been able to get a couple of days of rest."
With nothing on the line and a first-round series against Detroit looming, sick stars Jarome Iginla and Daymond Langkow stayed home to rest.
There were few storylines left to play out.
Former Av Alex Tanguay set a new career high in his old home building with a pair of assists. Flames winger Darren McCarty made his return to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 26. Jamie McLennan started in net for the first time since March 15, just his eighth start of the season.
Rookie winger David Moss and veteran Stephane Yelle each scored their 10th goal of the year.
For Moss, who has played just 41 games for the Flames, the number is impressive because it would have translated to a 20-goal campaign over a full schedule.
For Yelle, the tally marked just the third time in his 11-year career his goal total had to run over two columns.
On the other side, Joe Sakic scored his 36th of the season and added a couple of assists to reach 100 points for the first time since 2000-01.


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Russia's state-run Rossiya 24 news station said the five died when gunmen attacked the post near the city of Slavyansk, which is under separatist control.
A separatist interviewed by Reuters at the scene said three of the dead were with the pro-Russian militia.
The attack had happened at 2am local time, he said.
"We had three dead, four wounded," a fighter called Vladimir told the news agency at the checkpoint, where there were two burned-out jeeps.
But Sky's Katie Stallard, who has been to the scene, said there are inconsistencies in the separatists' accounts and there is no coherent evidence to back up what they are saying.
Reuters TV footage of the scene showed two bodies, one of which appeared to have gunshot wounds to the head and face.
Kiev's interior ministry said one person had been killed and three injured in an armed clash.
It said police were trying to establish more details about what happened.
The separatists claimed the attackers were members of Right Sector, a hard-right fringe group that was part of the anti-Russia movement whose protests in Kiev and western Ukraine forced the former president to leave office.
Right Sector denied being involved, instead blaming Russian special forces in an illustration of the claim and counter claim that has been rife during the crisis.
The event prompted the self-declared leader of the pro-Russian faction in Slavyansk to appeal to Moscow to send in peacekeeping troops.
Ukraine and many in the West fear reports of clashes could provide a pretext for Russia to seize more Ukrainian territory.
Russia's foreign ministry said it was outraged by the shootout, describing it as a "provocation".
Pro-Russia separatist gunmen maintain a firm grip over a string of towns across eastern Ukraine, despite an international deal signed last week demanding they leave state buildings they are occupying.
On Sunday afternoon they declared a curfew in Slavyansk.
Russia, the US, the European Union and Ukraine struck a deal on Thursday aiming at de-escalating the crisis, part of which involves the separatists agreeing to lay down their arms.
Authorities in Kiev, who vowed to remove the separatists, said they have suspended military operations against the rebels until after Easter to give the militia time to comply with the agreement.
The deadline runs out on Monday, after which the US and the EU have said they will consider further sanctions against Russia.
Earlier, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having "a dream to restore the Soviet Union".
Meanwhile, the heads of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches traded barbs over the crisis in the country as believers flocked to church for Easter services.
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Several Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College students, including one from Taylor County, have been named to the dean's and president's lists during the fall 2012 semester.
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text: Ratio and Proportion Quiz 4 February 24, 2012 by kumar Leave a Comment 1. The mean proportional between the numbers 8 and 18 isA. 12B. 13C. 20D. 10 2. If x=1/3y and y=1/2z then x:y:z is equal toA. 1:2:3B. 1:3:6C. 3:4:5D. None of these 3. The ratio 1^1.5 : 2^0.5 is same asA. 1:4B. 5:6C. 2:1D. 7:8 4. If 2a+b/a+4b=3, then find the value of a+b/a+2bA. 7/8B. 10/9C. 5/6D. 1 5. The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls of a school with 504 students is 13:11.What will be the new ratio if 12 more girls are admitted?A. 90:87B. 81:91C. 91:81D. 10:9 6. The ratio of the money with Ram and Sam 5:8 and that with Sam and Ravi is 5:7.If Ram has RS.625,how much money does Ravi share?A. RS.1200B. RS.1300C. RS.1268D. RS.1400 7. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2:3:5,If 20 students are increased in each classes,the ratio changes to 4:5:7.What is the total number of students in the three classes before increase?A. 100B. 80C. 70D. 50 8. Rs.750 is divided among A,B and C in a manner that A:b=5:2 and B:C=7:13.What's A's shareA. Rs.450B. RS.800C. RS.670D. RS.350 9. Two numbers are in the ratio 17:45,1/3rd of the smaller is less than 1/5 of the bigger by 15.The smaller number isA. 76 1/2B. 45 1/7C. 23 1/5D. None of these 10. Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1:26.Find the ratio of their surface areas.A. 1:2B. 2:9C. 1:9D. 4:5 11. If x:y=7:3, then the value of xy+y^2/x^2-y^2 isA. 4/5B. 7/8C. 2/3D. 3/4 12. The ratio of copper and zinc in brass is 13:7.How much zinc will be there in 100kg of brass?A. 45 kgB. 89 kgC. 35 kgD. 10 kg 13. A map has been drawn to the scale of 5mm for 15km.what is the actual distance between two places shown 7.3mm apart in the map?A. 23.8kmB. 21.9 kmC. 23.34 kmD. 15.9 km 14. The fourth proportional to 12 men,9 men and Rs.3 isA. RS.2.25B. RS.6.554C. RS.2.56D. RS.1.98 15. If 3A=5B and 4B=6C, then A:C is equal toA. 2:5B. 1:7C. 3:4D. 5:2 Related posts: Ratio and Proportion Quiz 2 Ratio and Proportion Quiz 3 Ratio and Proportions Quiz 1


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The bucks have stopped for looting victims. We should pay
Small businesses wrecked in the August riots are still suffering while the authorities drag their heels over compensation
In February 1886 a riot broke out in London, starting with a battle between two rival organisations — the London United Workmen's Committee and the revolutionary Social Democratic Federation. Gladstone's Home Secretary was new, preoccupied with Irish Home Rule, and rashly approved that both could hold a meeting in Trafalgar Square.
As the excited mob streamed up Pall Mall, fired by speeches about social justice, the police got the wrong message and thought it was the Mall, so anxiously rushed to defend Buckingham Palace. The District Superintendent was 74, mislaid his men, and had his pocket picked in the crowd. Not copybook policing.
The rioters proceeded unimpeded along St James', gleefully smashing club windows, and on Oxford Street began looting. It is mentioned by a…


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GLV Group (GLV Inc.) has announced that Ovivo, its operating sector involved in water treatment, signed three major contracts for a total value of close to $85 million Canadian. These contracts were obtained in the electronics market segment. "These contracts demonstrate Ovivo's global leadership in this segment and also confirm the strategy to refocus Ovivo's activities in growth markets such as energy, electronics and metals, municipal in Europe and North America, as well as parts and services announced in August 2012," said Richard Verreault, president and chief executive officer of GLV Group.
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The discovery of the plant disease known as sudden oak death has prompted the closure of a popular nature trail leading to redwood trees in southwest Oregon.
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest spokeswoman Patty Burel said closing Redwood Nature Trail No. 111 will help prevent the spread of a water mold that causes the disease that has left more than a million dead trees in California since it turned up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1990s.
Foot traffic can quickly spread the disease, so officials wanted to shut the 1.2-mile trail before the Labor Day weekend crowds arrive, Burel said. The trail will likely be closed for the winter as an extensive survey of the area is performed.
"We want to make sure we are not putting other areas at risk," she wrote in an e-mail to the Mail Tribune newspaper. "That's a very popular trail. You can see redwood trees up to 250 feet tall and 800 years old."
The trail is about nine miles northeast of Brookings – a half-mile north of Alfred A. Loeb State Park.
A tanoak that recently tested positive for the disease is within 100 feet of a stream flowing into the Chetco River. It is on the edge of the 2001 southwestern Oregon sudden oak death quarantine area, which includes 160 square miles in coastal Curry County. The quarantine is intended to keep potentially infected plant material from spreading.
Sudden oak has killed hundreds of tanoaks on some 250 acres in Oregon, but an aggressive eradication is credited with keeping it in check.
The disease invades trees through the bark, killing the entire tree or portions of it. Some southwest Oregon species such as tanoak and black oak are highly susceptible, but the disease also attacks rhododendron, huckleberry, madrone, myrtle, and other shrubs.
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Friday's CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency proposes an independent human launch capability. This week, Russian scientists completed an ambitious drill into the Antarctic, where they reached deeply submerged Lake Vostok. Does the isolated lake host forms of life? Germany and France form a working committee to reach an accord over the future of the Ariane 5 rocket and European contributions to the International Space Station. More on reported budget cuts in NASA's planetary science program. A science upgrade for the International Space Station. A solar mission anniversary. NASA-TV goes high def. A popular sports sneaker embraces a space theme with a boost from the NBA's elite.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will seek an independent human spaceflight capability by 2025. The launcher and carrier will be based on Japan's H-2 Transfer Vehicle, the re-supply craft Japan has twice dispatched to the International Space Station. Modifications will include a re-entry vehicle. Lawmakers, facing tight budgets, must approve the plan. http://bit.ly/znUtq5
2. From the New York Times: In the Antarctic, Russian drillers reach deeply submerged Lake Vostok earlier this week. Approximately the size of Lake Ontario, Vostok is a watery recess nearly two miles underground. The drilling project required two years. The lake has not been exposed for 15 to 35 million years. Samples, eventually retrieved, may reveal ancient microbial life forms, which could bolster hopes of finding life on Jupiter's ice covered moons. http://nyti.ms/zLYT2B
A. From the Associated Press via the Huffington Post: Microbes found in Lake Vostok could add to growing evidence of life thriving in niches once considered too hostile for biological activity. http://huff.to/wZ8VcF
3. From Space News: Germany and France, the two largest contributors to the European Space Agency's budget, form working groups to resolve issues over the future of Ariane 5 rocket upgrades and ESA's obligations to the International Space Station. Should the powerful rocket be upgraded? Could the European Space Agency meets its ISS contributions with a spacecraft that removes orbital debris or one capable of transporting samples of Martian soil and rock from Mars back to Earth? http://bit.ly/zat6cD
4. From MSNBC: The website joins news other U.S. and European news agencies in reporting that NASA's 2013 budget, set to be unveiled on Monday, will include reductions in the Mars program, initially affecting plans to join with Europe for missions in 2016 and 2018. The cuts were prompted by rising costs and delays in the development over the James Webb Space Telescopes. NASA had to make a choice on which to emphasize, MSNBC reports. http://on.msnbc.com/AsE9yr
A. From Science Insider: Reports in the U. S. and Europe this week suggest NASA's planetary science program is facing a steep reduction when the agency's 2013 budget is unveiled on Monday. Ed Weiler, the agency's associate administrator for science, left the agency in September over the cuts facing future Mars missions, according to the news arm of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. http://bit.ly/AaJt2m
5. From the Coalition for Space Exploration: A commercial alliance will provide the International Space Station with a centrifuge that will permit scientists to vary the gravitational forces during biology experiments. http://bit.ly/ztdvps
6. From Space.com: NASA's RHESSI spacecraft marks its 10th anniversary in space as a solar observatory. Over the period, the spacecraft has logged 40,000 powerful X-ray flares. http://bit.ly/z4hvTN
7. From The Huntsville Times: NASA TV goes hi-def on Feb. 17. http://bit.ly/znNFMH
8. From Collectspace.com: NBA stars Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant inspire a new collection of space themed sneakers. Fans can buy the brightly colored shoes. http://bit.ly/z2YaxC
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ANA is cancelling more than 1,700 flights in April and May as Boeing and safety authorities continue to try to get to the bottom of problems with the lithium ion batteries used on the Dreamliner.
The extended ban includes Golden Week, one of Japan's busiest holiday seasons.
"Unfortunately, it includes Golden Week, but we have decided to inform our customers in advance as the prospect for their resumption is still unseen," an ANA spokeswoman said.
The Japanese airline operates 17 of the 50 Dreamliners that have been introduced into service, making it the 787's biggest customer to date.
The entire 50-strong fleet was grounded in January after a battery caught fire on a parked Japan Airways plane, and an ANA pilot was forced into an emergency landing when smoke filled the cockpit.
The longer the aircraft is grounded, the more compensation Boeing is likely to have to pay out to its customers.
A spokeswoman for Boeing said: "We have been in close communication with our customers since this issue arose. The details of our conversations with our customers are confidential.
"Boeing deeply regrets the impact that recent events have had on the schedules of our customers and their passengers."
Investigations into what caused the problems with the battery have as yet proved inconclusive, but Boeing said on Friday it was "encouraged" by the progress being made.
After a meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration, the company said it would take "every necessary step to assure our customers and the travelling public of the integrity of the 787".
Fifty Dreamliners have been delivered by Boeing, of 848 aircraft ordered from airlines worldwide. Boeing has suspended new deliveries until the safety concerns are resolved.
Thomson Airways was scheduled to receive its first 787 in late February, but has warned that it is planning for the possibility that the aircraft will not be delivered in time to fly passengers as planned from May.


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CRADLING a baby as a military serviceman looks on, she could be any woman to have graced the streets of Carterton in its 114-year history.
But this time round she is part of the latest stage in the town's regeneration, one of three figures on two sculptured stainless steel benches to be installed in Carterton celebrating the town's origins and military links.
They will be placed in an alleyway – to be renamed Carter's Walk after the town's founder, William Carter – to help generate footfall to shops.
Mayor Lynn Little said: "It will open up the walkway to bring people shopping at Morrisons into the rest of the town and the new market square.
"We felt it needed sprucing up and it will be an experience for people to walk through our town and know we have more shops there.
"Carter's Walk is the start of the regeneration of our town centre.
"The sculptures look great and very nicely represent both the history and the military link to this town."
West Oxfordshire District Council received developer funding from the construction of Morrisons, which will pay for the life-sized sculptures.
One includes a figure of Mr Carter sitting on a bench holding a bucket of Carterton tomatoes, like those sold at Covent Garden in London.
The other features a woman holding a baby, while a man wearing an RAF uniform stands next to her.
They will be placed at either end of Carter's Walk.
Sculptured objects including a pair of glasses, sweets and scissors represent alleyway businesses, which include an opticians, sweet shop and hairdressers.
A total of £20,000 has been spent on the alleyway, which will include painting walls, replacing shop signs and a clean-up. It was funded by developer contributions and private donations.
The market square regeneration is being funded separately by the £155,000 developer contribution for Morrisons.
Each bench is attached to a pylon with landscapes including a sun and C-17 aircraft as a further representation of the RAF Brize Norton link.
Sculptor Godfrey Phillips, from Cassington, spoke to residents and business owners for inspiration for the artwork.
He said: "There's a story because the RAF figure is not really there – the woman with the baby is dreaming of him while he's away on active service.
"I quite like work that's interactive. I hate this thing that you can't touch art or sculptures and my work is made to be touched."
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Mark Flint, the artistic director for the Augusta Opera from 2003-09, died in a Phoenix hospital from complications from a five-year battle with cancer, the Detroit Free Press reported. He was 57.
While at the Augusta Opera, Flint conducted productions including Carmen, Man of La Mancha and Sweeney Todd.
Tonya Currier, who worked with Flint as a soprano soloist in the Augusta Opera, described him as a master musician with a "wickedly funny sense of humor."
"He had a wonderful passion for the operatic art form, and was truly fabulous," she said. "He was a big name in the opera business, and he felt very fondly about Augusta."
Said Dennis Sodomka, who is the president of the opera board: "Mark was a longtime friend of Augusta Opera, and he will be deeply missed. Mark had many friends in Augusta's music community. Every time I talked to him, he was excited about coming to Augusta for another performance.
"He and Ed Bradberry collaborated to bring many great opera productions here."
The Augusta Opera is dedicating its May production of a night with Gilbert and Sullivan to Flint, Sodomka said. Gilbert and Sullivan pieces were among his specialties.
As a symphony conductor, Flint appeared with the St. Louis Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony and National Orchestra of Lyon (France).
Flint, who lived in Leonia, N.J., is survived by his partner, Steven Horak; and his mother, Jeanne.
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Zhang Yimou, coming off "Hero", his most internationally acclaimed and successful film to date, now brings us another martial arts epic set in ancient China. "House of Flying Daggers" stars Andy Lau ("Infernal Affairs") and Takeshi Kaneshiro ("Returner") as Leo and Jin, respectively, two Imperial underlings ordered to bring down a rebel group called the House of Flying Daggers. The empire is on the verge of collapse, and the Daggers are helping to move things along. Not surprisingly, the Powers That Be are a tad ticked.
With just 10 days to get the job done, Leo and Jin target Mei (Zhang Ziyi), a blind dancing girl working at a brothel. The two men believe Mei not only has intimate knowledge of the House of Flying Daggers, but also knows its current whereabouts. They hatch a plan to arrest her, and then have Jin pose as a rebel to rescue Mei from prison. Fleeing into the mountains, the duo is pursued by Imperial goons to further the charade. Alas, complications ensue — Jin and Mei falls in love, leaving Leo and a Third Act plot twist blowing in the wind.
The one thing most people will notice immediately about "Flying Daggers" is the excessive amount of CGI on display. If Yimou showed that he wasn't averse to computer-animated arrows in "Hero", then he proves once and for all that he's embracing the future with "Daggers". Almost every single sword, dagger, arrow, spear, and bamboo (yes, I said bamboo) that flies around in the film was rendered via CGI. This allows Yimou and company to make inanimate objects do some spectacular things, such as an arrow ricocheting off a fallen shield to find its target, daggers that slice their way through a forest of bamboos as if they had minds of their own, and hundreds of bamboo spears chasing their victims as if they had eyes. Later, we even get CGI snow just for the hell of it.
Although the movie's romantic angle is worth mentioning (and if you asked Yimou, he'd probably tell you it's the only thing worth mentioning), it won't be the movie's main selling point by a long shot. The elaborate action in "House of Flying Daggers" will dominate its ads should the film ever find its way to the States. And why not? Yimou has painstakingly choreographed every action scene to within an inch of its life. The movie is full of fights, from a clever rumble in a brothel to a series of running battles in the open countryside as Jin and Mei are pursued by dogged Imperial assassins.
The film also offers up a Third Act plot twist that, in many ways, renders the preceding 2 acts moot. Without spoiling too much, the twist does seem to make logical sense, as it would further the cause of the rebel groups trying to overthrow the current ruling Tang dynasty. But the truth is, the script needn't be so ambitious, since by the hour mark little really matters except for the sudden emergence of a love triangle that seems to have no way out for any of its three participants.
The cast of "Flying Daggers" is one of its main attractions, with all three principals played by three of Asia's top names. Zhang Ziyi, the "It" girl who has done more period Chinese/Asian epics than anyone else in the span of a few short years (including "Musa", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "Hero" to name just a few), does a stellar job as the blind girl. (And if you ever wondered why men everywhere fawn over the young lady, her dance number at the beginning of the film should dispel all confusion.) The young Ziyi is such an old hand with this type of role that it's hard to fault anything she does in the film, especially since she does them so well and with such great conviction.
Also, the fact that Ziyi and Kaneshiro are both insanely attractively people makes it easier to accept their characters suddenly and without real merit falling all over each other in the space of a few days. A few weeks, or months, might have been understandable, but a few days really does not seem anywhere long enough for Mei and Jin to develop the type of undying love that they showcase later in the film. Also, since Andy Lau is the oldest of the trio, I think you can guess who gets all the lovin' in the film. (Hint: it ain't ol Andy. He's left out in the snow. Literally.)
If you've seen enough Chinese films, you won't be the least bit surprised by "Daggers'" overly melodramatic Third Act. The good news is that fans of martial arts films will get their fill of action and spectacle, as well as some breathtaking cinematography. Understandably, there's a reason why the Flying Daggers underground uses the bamboo fortress as their port of call — it's gorgeous. Zhang Yimou's choice to set much of the film outdoors was an excellent idea; the Chinese country has never looked more beautiful and lyrical. With "Hero" and now "Daggers", one gets the feeling Yimou is not the kind of director who likes to be constrained.
When all is said and done, "House of Flying Daggers" can best be described as a simple love story in the guise of an epic. Whatever ambitious plots the film may have opened with, it soon forgets them when the movie's secret affections, love affairs, and betrayals are revealed. Keep that in mind, and the film's contemplative Third Act won't be such a shock to the system.
Yimou Zhang (director) / Feng Li, Bin Wang, Yimou Zhang (screenplay)
CAST: Takeshi Kaneshiro …. Jin
Andy Lau …. Leo
Ziyi Zhang …. Mei
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WEST BURLINGTON — The Washington girls' track and field team had two athletes score in nearly every open event and won three relay races at Saturday's Falcon Co-Ed Relays in West Burlington, but the Demons still finished second in Class A.
Mt. Pleasant won Class A with 214 points, and Washington was second with 131 points.
The Demons won the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays. The quartet of Amber Salow, Grace Redlinger, Rachael Hall and Dema Giardino won the 4x100 relay in 53.84 seconds, and the team of Macy Marek, Hall, Morgan Kimball and Stephanie Fishback won the 4x200 relay in 1:57.63. Washington's 4x400 team of Fishback, Kimball, Mackenzie Knutson and Mariah Reighard took first place in 4:32.44.
Washington's 4x800 and sprint medley relay teams both finished second, while the distance medley and shuttle hurdle squads both finished third.
Redlinger won the 200-meter dash in 30.50 seconds, and teammate Addison Gaal finished fifth in 31.37 seconds. Gaal finished third in the 400-meter dash in 1:10.26, and Knutson was fifth in 1:12.03. Marek took second place in the 100-meter dash in 12.88 seconds, and freshman Kelly Wheeler tied for third in 13.52 seconds.
Freshman Aubrey Zimmer and Reighard finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 800-meter run. Zimmer crossed the finish line in 3:01.44, and Reighard clocked a time of 3:02.73. Freshman Jasmine Mares and sophomore Sarah Greiner took fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 1,500-meter run. Mares crossed the finish line in 5:58.99, and Greiner finished in 6:05.97.
Freshman Emma Wood took second place in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:22.94, and freshman Carolan Hoffman was fourth in 1:26.08. Wood also came in fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.96 seconds.
Freshman McKayla Miller took third place in the shot put competition with a throw of 32 feet, 5.5 inches, while sophomore Makenna Goodwin finished sixth with a toss of 28 feet, 2 inches. Junior Victoria Bennett took fourth place in the discus competition with a throw of 84 feet, 1.5 inches, while sophomore Dylann Schluetter finished fifth with a toss of 83 feet, 4 inches. Salow took sixth in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 4 inches.


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And finally, some actual detail about a DB2 for z/OS Version 8 feature. My first detailed entry will introduce you to multi-row INSERT and FETCH. This Version 8 SQL enhancement does exactly what you would expect. It allows you for the first time, to insert multiple rows or fetch multiple rows with a single SQL statement. Imagine the performance advantages, especially in a distributed environment, that could be realized with this enhancement. This V8 SQL improvement could improve the performance of insert processing by as much as 20% and fetch processing by as much as 50%. Some friends, a real customer, tested this feature out and averaged 76% improvement for FETCH processing and 20% improvement for INSERTs. Of course, this is just one example. As they say, you need to do your own testing because your mileage (performance) may, and probably will, differ.
For years when we taught the DB2 Application Programming classes, we would stress how arrays could not be used in an SQL statement, with the exception of the indicator variable. In fact, even today, you can find dozens of references in the DB2 Version 7 Application Programming and SQL Guide (SC26-9933) that states host variable cannot be an element of an array. Well, that's all changed! DB2's multi-row processing allows multiple rows to be processed by a single FETCH or INSERT SQL statement. Using an array defined in working storage, a FETCH moves multiple rows into the array or processes multiple rows from an array with an INSERT. To accomplish this, V8 introduces a couple new keywords.
Let's start out with a definition of the working storage section that I will reference in my examples. This is my attempt at a COBOL working storage section:
01 host-variables.
05 HV-ACT-NMBR-ARRAY PIC s9(04) USAGE COMP OCCURS 100 TIMES.
05 HV-ACT-CITY-ARRAY PIC x(40) OCCURS 100 TIMES.
49 HV-ACT-NMBR-ARRAY PIC s9(04) USGE COMP.
49 HV-ACT-NAME-ARRAY PIC x(40).
05 HV-IND-ARRAY PIC s9(04) USAGE COMP OCCURS 100 TIMES.
I hope my COBOL isn't too rusty. Arrays can also be used in PL/I, C, and C++.
I set up a couple of arrays in the above example. The first, NBMR-ARRAY, holds 100 numeric values. The next, CITY-ARRAY, holds 100 character strings that I have identified as city. In the third, NAME-ARRAY, I have set up an array for 100 variable length character strings. The final line in the example is an indicator array for use with nulls.
If you decide you want to play around with multi-row FETCH, you will first have to set up a cursor. The DECLARE CURSOR SQL statement has a new keyword added for just this purpose. WITH ROWSET POSITIONING tells DB2 at cursor open that this cursor allows multi-row processing. Even if you define the cursor for multi-row processing, you still have the option to fetch one row at a time. It would simply be a 1 row rowset. BTW, the default for a DECLARE CURSOR is WITHOUT ROWSET POSITIONING allowing a cursor to work exactly as it did in previous versions if no changes are made to the cursor.
Now that the cursor is set up, we can move on to the fetch statement. You notice I used the word rowset (I guess is not really a word though) near to the end of the previous paragraph. Rowset is the group of rows returned by the FETCH. To process multiple rows, you need to add one of the ROWSET keywords and FOR nn ROWS keyword to the FETCH statement. nn can be either a host variable or integer constant and can have a maximum size of 32767. Here's an example:
The SQL OPEN CURSOR statement will build the result set that we will process the FETCH against. In the above example, we are going to select the next 100 rows from the cursor's current position and return them to the host variable arrays specified on the INTO clause. Your application will still be responsible for taking the rows out of the array for use in the program and for checking the indicator array. That is pretty basic COBOL programming and should not be a big deal. DB2 will give you all the information you need, like row counts and SQLCODEs via the new V8 SQL statement GET DIAGNOSTICS, to aid in deciphering what was placed in the array by DB2.
In additional to NEXT ROWSET processing, you can also fetch the PRIOR ROWSET, FIRST ROWSET, LAST ROWSET, CURRENT ROWSET, and a ROWSET STARTING AT ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE position.
If the FOR nn ROWS keyword is not specified on a cursor declared for multi-row FETCH, what ever value used for the last FETCH executed will be use. However, I like simplicity and stuff that is easy to read and debug, so I would strongly suggest that the FOR nn ROWS eliminating any questions about the number of rows that will be returned.
Let's take a look a few more example to insure there is no confusion on how all of this stuff works.
What is also kind of cool is that the FETCH FIRST nn ROWS ONLY clause can be used with multi-row fetch. The only catch here is that you will receive a +100 SQLCODE from the FETCH if the cursor tries to fetch multiple rows beyond the FETCH FIRST restriction. You need to make sure you keep the two separate. The FOR nn ROW controls the number of rows returned by a single FETCH and the FETCH FIRST nn ROWS ONLY affects the number of rows returned by the SELECT statement coded on the cursor.
If I were to specify FETCH PRIOR ROWSET with a FOR nn ROWS that puts the cursor before the beginning of the result set or a FETCH NEXT ROWSET with a FOR nn ROWS value that would put the cursor past the end of the result set, a warning message is returned on the last row fetched. This is just a little different than the FETCH FIRST nn ROWS example in the previous paragraph. It all seems pretty straight forward, right? You just have to remember that your cursor's position with multi-row FETCH is based on the rowset returned and not just a single row.
You also have to be a little cautious about end of result processing when using rowsets. Unlike a simple single row FETCH, when a multi-row FETCH receives a +100, you cannot just sop processing because there could be some rows returned, a partial rowset, that remain to be processed. Once again, the Version 8 SQL statement GET DIAGNOSTICS will assist determining the number of rows that need to be processed.
One last "how to code" warning. If you start mixing FETCH NEXT row and FETCH NEXT ROWSET SQL statements in the same program, remember how they work. Your next FETCH NEXT ROWSET positions the fetch from the next row following the rowset returned while FETCH NEXT (without the ROWSET keyword) will fetch the next from the cursor's position at the beginning of the rowset. For example, the rowset FETCH returns rows 1-10 and the following row fetch would return row 2. If you really only want to retrieve a single row following the previous rowset just use the FOR 1 ROW clause on the FETCH NEXT ROWSET statement.
OK so far? If so, I have another new "term" to introduce to you: wide cursors. A wide cursor is a cursor that covers more than one row. Why do we care? Positioned updates and deletes are affected by how you handle a wide cursor. Positioned refers to the use of WHERE CURRENT OF cursor. If you code a WHERE CURRENT OF clause in the same fashion as you would have in DB2 Version 7 for a cursor defined to use multiple rows, all rows within the rowset will be updated or deleted. If you want to update or delete a specific row or set of rows within the rowset, you will need to use the new V8 clause FOR ROW xyz OF ROWSET added to the UPDATE or DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF cursor SQL statement. xyz can be an integer value or a host variable.
Have you had enough about fetching multiple rows yet? I have! So it's time to move on the multi-row INSERT because this entry has gone on way too long. I will continue with a discussion of multi-row INSERT in an entry that I will post tomorrow.
I did want to mention one last thing about fetching multiple rows in Version 8. Multi-row fetch operations are delivered to you automatically for DRDA applications, and by DSNTEP4 (DSNTEP2 does not use multi-row), and DSNTIAUL. Any distributed query will use multi-row fetch, even if you are still in compatibility mode (CM). Up to a 50% CPU reduction, as compared to V7, could be realized by a fetch form a remote client that invokes block fetch.
QMF can also take advantage of multi-row FETCH if APAR PQ99482 is applied.
And remember, for uses other than DRDA, you need to get to new function mode (NFM) to use multi-row FETCH.
That's it for now and check back tomorrow for the conclusion.
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Earlier today, we told you about the 30th Anniversary Edition of the M5, but now we received some real photos with the new vehicle. As we told you, the new M5 30th Anniversary Edition comes with the same 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that generates not 560 hp like on the standard version, but 600 hp and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque.
This model is only available with the M DCT double clutch automatic transmission. If the standard M5 hits 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds, we expect this special edition to be quicker and be able to accelerate in just 4.2 seconds.
Regarding its design, the special edition of the M5 comes qith a BMW Individual Dark Silver metallic colour, dark chrome parts and 20-inch wheels in jet black polished. As an option, BMW offers the Competition Package, which adds a stiffer suspension that lowers the car by 10 millietres, new Dynamic mode and carbon ceramic brakes.
Inside, we find Merino black leather and Alcantara anthracite with the stitched "30 Jahre M5" lettering on all four seats, as well as Alcantara anthracite on the middle console, armrest and door handles. In addition, the steering wheel is wrapped in Alcantara anthracite, while the interior design is completed by the Aluminum Trace dark.
On the dashboard we also find a numbered plaque that says "30 Jahre M5" and "1/XXX". BMW also offers the optional M multifunctional seats, the through-loading system, Harman Kardon surround or Bang & Olufsen Advanced audio systems, comfort access system and the Lane Change Warning or Driving Assistant.
According to the leaked documents, the M5 30th anniversary M5 will be available worldwide, except China, with no manual transmission in the United States.


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I've been studying Japanese for well over 14 years now and for all that I've not made the progress I should have. In my many attempts to take short-cuts and try different methods, I often set my self back three steps for every step I took forward. Sometimes in searching for a better way, I would find one, but then I would be dissatisfied and drop a good thing in search of something even better. In short, I'm an expert on what not to do. What I'm going to do here is dedicate this page for all new students of Japanese in hopes of getting them to benefit and learn from my mistakes so you don't spend more time and effort learning Japanese than necessary.
It will probably take me a few weeks to get this page fully fleshed out. I've a lot to say on this subject.
Follow good study habits
While everyone thinks they know what consists of good habits, there are a few not-so-well-known points, and studying a language requires a few specialized habits as well.
The three month rule
Studies have shown that it takes about 3 months to create a new habit. Once something--in this case studying--becomes habitual, it is much easier to continue even when some other activity or change of attitude would distract you or cause you to give up. So make 3 months of habitual study your first goal.
Many short term goals are better than few long term goals
One of the most common mistakes a new Japanese student makes is to make memorizing the 1950 jouyou kanji a high priority. While this is a good long term goal, and the new students do at least realize it is a long term goal, they fail to see the big picture. Even if you do use a program like Heisig's Remembering the Kanji it won't save you from having to look up just about every new word you encounter. The truth is, you don't need to learn 1950 kanji before you can start reading productively, so setting a goal like this can actually set you back contrary to how it may first appear. expand on this on another page
Instead, set up a basic short term goal. Study a minimum of 15 minutes a day, with at least five minutes of review. This is what you would do if some activity came up, like a family reunion that would prevent normal study.
Let your textbook determine the rest of your short term goals for a while. Generally, I try to do one set of workbook exercises a day with 10-15 minutes of review. If you keep plugging away at your textbook, you will find yourself achieving many of your long term goals when you look back and consider how much you accomplished.
The breaks are as important as the effort
Like a sponge, even though we can ultimately manipulate a practically unlimited amount of information, the rate we can absorb information is limited. For most people, this is about 15-30 minutes of uninterrupted study. Ideally, after 30 minutes of study, take an hour break, then come back later for another 30 minutes.
When you break off in this way, you will notice yourself thinking over the material just studied. This is your brain attempting to assimilate the information and is an important function of breaking. Allow your brain to do its thing by going along with it. For example, if your brain decides to start repeating a certain word or drawing a kanji in your mind, then repeat the word aloud and imagine drawing the kanji in your head. In general, this will involve zero strain, if you do find yourself straining--just a little--to remember something, so that you feel that remembering is just at the edge of your conscious thought. If possible, go back to your reference material immediately and look it up, close the book, and try to remember it again. At this point, you've usually assimilated the info into long term memory.
The brain is designed to absorb information and correlate it, but not in any particular order. When we study a list of 20 words, we have no control over the order those 20 words are learned. Luckily, the brain doesn't stop working when we close our books. Learning to effectively utilize breaks will more than double the effectiveness of your study time.


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I carry a GP-100 when off-duty, and need to get a couple of carriers for my speedloaders...toting them in my pocket just isn't working out! So far, all I can locate are carriers made for Sam Browne belts, which is not the greatest of choices. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find speedloader carriers made with CCW in mind? I wish I could say "price is no object", but very few folks in my profession can truthfully say that, and I'm no exception. :o Thanks, all.


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Robert De Niro's father is the subject of a new documentary that highlights his role in the New York City abstract expressionist art movement, according to Reuters.
De Niro, 70, attended the Sundance Film Festival Sunday in Park City, Utah, to premiere "Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr.," a HBO documentary about his father, who emerged alongside contemporaries including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Robert Sr. grew up in a conservative Italian-American family in New York and married fellow artist Virginia Admiral, with whom he had one child. The marriage didn't last long, though the couple reportedly split amicably.
Abstract expressionism emerged after World War II and is said to be the first notable American artistic movement to define a stylistic era. While Robert Sr.'s works emerged during that time period, his style is not described as abstract expressionist but instead as figurist, often depicting still life "in simple setups with no pretension," as described in the documentary, Reuters reports.
I don't know what any of that means. But it sounds pretty important.
Robert Sr. reportedly became increasingly disconnected from the abstract expressionist movement, inspired more by early 20th century French artists such as George Roux, Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse. Robert Sr.'s works included vibrant and intense color palettes and fluid silhouettes, Reuters said.
"He was very clear about what he thought was art and what he liked, and yet at the same time he was generous, people can appreciate things, it doesn't matter if the aesthetic can be different from yours," De Niro said, at the film's premiere. "He didn't feel that certain things art-wise were art. It was another thing that wasn't enough for him, and his own style as you see was always the same. It varied some but not a lot."
De Niro experienced his father insights though the older man's journals, which revealed his struggles with his relationship with God and his attempts at coming to terms with being homosexual.
De Niro said his father, who died in 1993 from prostate cancer, may never not have resolved those issues.
De Niro said he wanted to bring the documentary to Sundance, the top U.S. independent film festival, to make sure the works and memory of his father got their proper attention.
"We were really thrilled that it was chosen for Sundance because it separates from having it at Tribeca and we see Bob's father's works on its own in a different setting than you would in New York," producer Jane Rosenthal said.
The documentary explores not only Robert Sr.'s career, but his role as a loving father. Though De Niro has said he had a very close relationship with his dad, but felt his father was resentful that his son's career took off in a way that his own did not.
De Niro said the documentary — scheduled to run on HBO this summer — is an homage to his father, whose paintings are still shown in galleries around the world. It also serves as a family memory, he said.
"I realized how important it is for children to appreciate certain things (their parents) want to share with them," an emotional De Niro says in the film.
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At business luncheon, Dewhurst courts Hispanic vote
Updated 12:23 am, Friday, April 18, 2014
While much of the rhetoric in the Republican lieutenant governor race has been distinctly anti-immigrant, David Dewhurst tried to assure local Hispanics Thursday that this does not mean he bears any animosity toward Texas' Hispanic residents, whom he said represent the future of the state.
Appearing at a luncheon sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Dewhurst tried to make amends to anyone who may have been offended by the tone of some of the primary ads and debates.
"I speak Spanish … I lived in South America and I worked in South America," Dewhurst told the 1,500 attendees in perfect Spanish, before turning to English to add, "I love Hispanics because Hispanics believe in business."
Dewhurst, who is running for re-election, also said that Hispanics share many values with Republicans, a theme once prominently stressed in presidential races that has become less mentioned amid the often rancorous debate over illegal immigration.
Dewhurst, who faces State Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston in a runoff next month, emphasized the state's economic health and continuing low taxes as hallmarks of his tenure.
"Did you know that we have the lowest state taxes in the country?" Dewhurst said. "We have created 1.8 million new jobs in (the last) 10 years, three times (the amount) created in California, and that is because of people like you."
The luncheon talk was Dewhurst's first before a large Hispanic group since the primary began. His appearance at the event was not advertised in advance, but the group's president, Laura Murillo, said that his decision to come made political sense.
"These politicians are beginning to understand that Hispanics are very important and that we are the future of this state, that we are professionals and entrepreneurs, and that we deserve an opportunity to be heard and be part of the political scene," Murillo said.
According to Murillo, 85 elected officials were at the luncheon and Dewhurst's speech was important because "many people there had not heard before anything directly from him."
Patrick led four contenders in last month's primary, finishing with 41 percent of the votes. Dewhurst was second with 28 percent.


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Thane, Jan 8 (PTI) Three persons including a woman have been arrested for allegedly duping several prospective house buyers to the tune of Rs 1.50 crore, police said today. According to API A S Ghatge of Vishnunagar Police station in Dombivili the trio--Anand Maladkar, Anand Kamble and Sunita Salvi -- cheated buyers mostly from Dombivili, Malad, Virar and western suburbs of Mumbai, promising them to get houses under the MHADA housing schemes and extracted money from them. They cheated many people and some are still approaching various police stations in Mumbai and Economic Offences Wing for lodging their complaints, police said. The accused took money from them and issued allotment letters which later turned out to be fake, police said. Besides some of the needy were also promised jobs police said. The trio have been booked under sections 420,465, 468 471 rw 34 of the IPC, police said. PTI COR DK DK


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Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los Angeles harbour and leaving behind several notes to loved ones, authorities said.
The 68-year-old Scott's death on Sunday is being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner's Lieutenant Joe Bale said. British-born Scott, who lived in Beverly Hills, was producer and director Ridley Scott's younger brother. He was married to actress Donna Scott and they have twin sons.
"I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away. The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time," Scott's spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement.
A post-mortem examination has been scheduled, coroner's chief of operations Craig Harvey said. He said investigators have found several notes to loved ones that Scott left in his car and at another location, but that they were not described in initial reports as suicide notes.
He said Scott parked his car at the crest of the bridge, which is 185 feet above water, before leaping to his death.
Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, the top-grossing film of 1986. Scott teamed with Cruise again four years later on the hit Days Of Thunder. He also had a sequel to Top Gun in development.
Cruise said: "He was a creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable. My deepest sorrow and thoughts are with his family at this time."
Gene Hackman, who worked with Scott on Crimson Tide and Enemy of the State, said the director "was always sensitive to the needs of an actor. We've lost a wonderful, creative talent".
In a Twitter post, director Ron Howard said, "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day".
Director Jon Favreau tweeted: "Such sad news about Tony Scott. Heartfelt condolences to his family and friends."


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Common Snapper… AGAIN!
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August 29, 2010, 3:04 am
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You may know them from such hits as this SR-powered beast, or this animal with a heart of an RB26… But now, they have something new…
Triple rotor 240Z! Note the left hand drive and Snapper's trademark 18″ wheels this time courtesy of Barramundi Design instead of SSR. That makes me sad… I'm a fiend for SSR's!
Bonus walk around video for ya'll!
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Hmm… some good craftsmanship going on there. Not feeling the livery too much and what's under the hood just killed it for me. Love their other S30's though… this one can hang out with that 2JZ'd abomination of a Hakosuka from C&Y 😉