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At least, you should keep them separate for a little while, anyhow. Naturally, most couples believe that they'll be together forever -- but given the often-fluid nature of relationships in the modern world, keeping your fiances untangled until you've been together for at least a year is a wise idea.
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1. If a bank account list both of you, you both have an equal right to it. If your relationship falls apart, there's no guarantee your partner will play fair and only take his or her share of the money.
2. Debts work in a similar fashion. If you and your partner open joint credit cards, the credit card companies won't care who ran up what card or really owes what debt according to your agreement. As far as they are concerned, both of you owe the whole debt. If your partner defaults on his or her share, you're on the hook.
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Hugh Grant, who studied English at Oxford in the early eighties, showed he can be down to earth when he was filmed earlier this week enjoying quite a few drinks with students from New, his old college.
Grant received a 2:1 from New in 1982, having won the Galsworthy scholarship to attend. While at Oxford, he was a member of the Piers Gaveston Society, famous for its hedonistic parties, and he starred in his first film in 1982, called Privilege, produced by OUFF, (the Oxford University Film Foundation, and acted in a touring production of Twelfth Night, financed by OUDS (the Oxford University Dramatic Society), of which he was a member.
The Notting Hill star, who has campaigned for Hacked Off, the campaign for a free and accountable press, came to New to give a talk about press rights, and later enjoyed the New College bar with New rugby players.
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London's collection of pop-up ice rinks gets better every year. Canary Wharf ice rink and Clapham Common's Winterville are both taking the year off, but new for 2019 is a rooftop ice rink at Bar Elba in Waterloo and a Tiffany & Co ice rink in Coven Garden!
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1 Skate at Somerset House, the Strand
13 November-12 January
The popular Skate at Somerset House with Fortnum and Mason is back with an impressive 40ft Christmas tree, the Skate Lates live music nights, and Après-skate treats like mulled wine and mince pies or champagne and chocolate fondue at Fortnum's Lodge. Fortnum's Christmas Arcade also returns, transforming the West Wing at Somerset House into a festive shopping destination. Tickets from £11. Open from 10am-10.45pm for one-hour skate sessions (earliest and latest session available on selected dates only).
The Strand WC2R 1LA; somersethouse.org.uk
2 Tower of London Ice Rink, Tower Hill
16 November-6 January
Skating at the Tower of London gives you more than a pretty backdrop, the rink, which is larger this year, is set on the old moat inside the 1,000-year-old castle walls! Sessions run from 11am till 8.45pm for 45 minutes (10am on weekends), meaning there are time slots ideal for little skaters and families, as well as evenings under the twinkling lights. After your skate, head for the Ice Rink Café & Bar for grab-and-go snacks, indulgent treats and, on Friday and Saturday evening, cocktails crafted an expert mixologist of the Four Seasons Hotel. Adults from £15, kids 3-12 £10.50.
Tower of London, Tower Hill EC3N 4AB; toweroflondonicerink.co.uk
3 Natural History Museum Ice Rink, South Kensignton
19 October-12 January
The Natural History Museum Ice Rink is one of London's most popular, set against the backdrop of the imposing Natural History Museum with a sparkling 30ft Christmas tree. Every Thursday, from 7pm-9.30pm, there'll also be a programme of Acoustic Lates, curated by Ticketmaster Artist Services and showcasing emerging musical talent in the chalet-inspired, rinkside Café Bar for free. There's also the Penguin Skate Club, running lessons for children aged four to eight, and a number of sessions for wheelchair skate sessions throughout the season. Adult tickets from £12.65, kids from £8.80. Generally open 10am-10pm.
Cromwell Road, South Kensington SW7 5BD; nhmskating.com
4 Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland
21 November-5 January
Winter Wonderland has the largest open air ice rink in the UK at 1,765 sq m. Set around Hyde Park's iconic Victorian bandstand under a canopy of sparkling lights, it's one of London's most atmospheric alfresco ice rinks – with live music throughout the day and night. You can also enjoy a hot chocolate or festive drink from the spectator's platform. The 50-minute skate sessions run on the hour every hour from 10am-9pm and there are penguin skate aids for the little ones. From £9.50 for adults and £7.50 for kids. This year, you can also enjoy Paddington on Ice, an ice show with cool choreography, costumes and toe-tapping music!
Hyde Park W2 2UH; hydeparkwinterwonderland.com
5 Tiffany & Co. at Covent Garden
29 November-26 December
Tiffany & Co. and Coty have partnered with Covent Garden to offer a free interactive winter experience – including an ice rink – in celebration of Tiffany Fragrance. Covent Garden's East Piazza will be transformed into a wintry destination inspired by the holidays in New York City, home to the legendary jewellery house. Entering through a Tiffany & Co. bridge inspired by Central Park in NYC, you'll be immersed in a world filled with oversized Tiffany Blue Boxes, sparkling snow, playful snowmen and a four-foot tall bottle of Tiffany & Co. Eau de Parfum inside a huge snow globe. The sparkling floral scent of Tiffany Eau de Parfum will be diffused at key intervals to create a unique sensorial experience.
Covent Garden, East Piazza WC2E 8RF. Pre-register via eventbrite
6 Bar Elba, Waterloo
13 November until late February
Waterloo's most vibrant rooftop venue, Bar Elba is set to launch its first ever skating rink pop-up, and it's totally free! Bar Elba will be transforming into a winter wonderland rooftop from 13 November, with mulled wine, hot mugs of gin and cosy blankets. Those seeking the full festive experience will be able to enjoy hot urns of Pink or Blood Orange Beefeater Gin cocktails. Skating during November is free for guests and the rink will also be available for private hire exclusive use for those looking for a Christmas party with a difference. (Note: Skating is free during November on a first-come, first-served basis, but priority will be given to those with a table booking. Prices to skate may vary during busier festive periods.)
109-117 Waterloo Road SE1 8UL; bar-elba.co.uk
7 Skylight's Rooftop Ice Rink, Wapping
31 October-25 January
Skylight at Tobacco Dock in Wapping is home to London's only real-ice rooftop ice rink. DJs and ice hockey shooting will up the ante on the atmosphere front, and indoor and outdoor heated areas – do check out the cosy igloos – as well as great views of the city, make this a fun festive evening out. Open Thurs-Fri, 5pm–11pm and Sat-Sunday, 12pm-11pm (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day). Skate sessions are £12 for 45 minutes (tickets sold onsite only).
Pennington Street Car Park, Wapping E1W 2SF; skylightlondon.com
8 Ruxley Manor Garden Centre Ice Rink, Sidcup
18 October-6 January
For those who spend all week hefting into town on a train from south east London and would rather not do it at the weekend, thank you very much, there's Ruxley Manor Garden Centre in Sidcup. Enjoy 45-minute skate sessions on the fully covered 567 sq m outdoor ice rink, located in the rather lovely Plant Department. This year, there are more off peak sessions, toddler sessions, new SEN sessions and a host of exciting events on the ice. Tickets from £5 for adults and £2 for under 3s. Ruxley Manor Garden Centre will also have Christmas market, a Santas grotto (from 16 November), a Christmas department full of decorations, a festive Children's brunch and a Christmas afternoon tea. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm and Sun 10am-4pm.
Maidstone Road, Sidcup DA14 5BQ; ruxley-manor.co.uk
9 JW3 Ice Rink, Finchley Road
1 December-5 January
The JW3 Ice Rink is one of your dinkier numbers, with a skating area of 200 sq m, but the special events, glimmering lights, music and electric atmosphere make it a great one to visit regardless. There are penguin stabilisers and seated banana toboggans for wobbly little ones, as well as hot chocolate, mulled wine, pizzas, doughnuts and kosher treats at Zest Café. The 50-minute sessions run throughout the daytime, starting at 10am and running up until the final session at 7.20pm (select days have limited sessions). Adults from £13, under 15s from £8. The rink is also available for private hire.
Finchley Road NW3 6ET; jw3.org.uk
10 The Queen's House, Greenwich
29 November-12 January
The Queen's House in Greenwich will host south London's only outdoor ice rink this winter. Last year, Winterville in Clapham was home to south London's only outdoor ice rink, but with the event taking a 'fallow year' in 2019, the Queen's House in Greenwich now holds the honour. Set against the stunning backdrop of The Queen's House, the south east London ice rink offers winter worshippers the chance to skate in the beautiful surrounds of a UNESCO World Heritage site, take in the spectacular views across London and enjoy warming treats from the food and drink stalls. Open from 10am till 8pm daily. Prices for a 45-min skate (including skate hire) start from £6.75 for kids and £13.50 for adults. Tickets can be bought online (there's £2.50 transaction fee) or in person at any Royal Museums Greenwich ticket desk.
Queen's House, Greenwich SE10 9NF; rmg.co.uk/skate
11 City Island Ice Rink, east London
12-22 December
London City Island, the capital's newest cultural destination, will unveil the first City Island Ice Rink this December. The open-air winter ice-skating rink will be located in the recently opened Hopewell Square, and with no ice rink at Canary Wharf this year, City Island Ice Rink will provide east London with affordable skating. The iconic English National Ballet, who took up permanent residence at City Island in September, will mark the opening of London's newest ice rink with a Nutcracker themed musical performance (register for tickets here). Hopewell Square will also host a four-day artisan Christmas market from 12-15 December, with festive tipis showcasing locally sourced food, drink and gifts. Sessions last 45-minute sessions. Open daily from 12pm-9.45pm. Adults £8, kids £5.50, under 5s free (get 20% off with the code EARLYBIRD20 until 19 November).
Hopewell Square E14; londoncityisland.com
12 Camden Ice Rink
Until 9 January
Camden Market is going all out this Christmas, since its celebrating its 45th anniversary, by transforming the North Yard into an illuminated North Pole. Built across the cobbles and decked in fairy lights, the ice rink is set against the historical backdrop of one of London's most iconic markets. Fuelling the festivities, yuletide specials will be served across the North Yard's restaurants, cafes and delis, including a Triple Ho vegan Christmas Burger from Rudy's Dirty Vegan Diner, The Cheese Bar's Festive Fondue Menu and boozy hot chocolates from The Camden Grocer. A Santa's grotto will open on 23 November, too, and a valid ticket for either the grotto or ice rink will unlock Christmas discounts with traders across the North Yard. Rink open from 15 November until 9 January with sessions from 9am until the final session at 8.20pm. Skating from £6.
North Yard, Camden Stables Market NW1 8AH; camdenmarket.com
13 Ally Pally Ice Rink, Alexandra Palace
Open all year
The indoor rink at Alexandra Palace is open all year round, but you only get Panto On Ice at Christmas time! This year, Alexandra Palace Ice Rink Amateur Productions presents a magical retelling of Pinocchio on Ice, with a cast of talented skaters from adults to tiny tots perform a unique adaptation of this classic tale. Running 13-16 December. Adults £15.50, kids £13. Other festive events, which you can combine with a skate, include a Christmas market, Santa's Grotto, a Horrible Christmas performance from the Horrible Histories franchise and a series of family-friendly festive events. Skate sessions are from £9 for adults, £8 for ages 15 and under and £5.50 for under 5s.
Alexandra Palace Way N22 7AY; alexandrapalace.com
14 QUEENS Skate Dine Bowl, Queensway
Open all year
QUEENS Skate Dine Bowl in west London is always coming up with new ways to have fun on the ice, and the latest is curling sessions on the ice every evening from Wednesday to Saturday. The rink side bar, The Sin Bin, is London's only dedicated curling rink-side bar and diner. This season, QUEENS is decking their super-sized skating hall for guests, whether a pro or just playing, to showcase their ice skating finesse. Curling from £9.95pp; skating sessions £12 (half price on Mondays).
17 Queensway W2 4QP; queens.london
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BJP sweeps Uttar Pradesh civic polls, eyes Gujarat
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The BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh civic polls on Friday, pocketing 14 of the 16 mayoral seats, as Yogi Adityanath emerged on top in his first major electoral test after taking over as chief minister in March. The Congress faced the embarrassment of losing in its bastion Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of its vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Mayawati-led BSP, meanwhile, sprang a surprise as it thwarted the challenge from BJP candidates to win the mayoral posts in western UP's Aligarh and Meerut towns. Lucknow, which elected BJP's Sanyukta Bhatia as its first woman mayor, was among the prestigious seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, temple town Ayodhya and Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur, that the BJP won.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BJP state president Mahendra Nath Pandey celebrate the victory of the party in the state civic body elections, at the party office in Lucknow, on Friday. Pic/PTI
BJP also scored impressive victories in Kanpur and Ghaziabad with its nominees emerging victors by a margin of over a lakh votes. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the results reaffirmed people's support for the GST, which has made doing business "easier" for traders. BJP chief Amit Shah said that it was clear that the people had embraced the economic reforms and rejected politics of caste, appeasement and dynasty.
The results are all the more a boost to the saffron party as they come days before the high-stakes Gujarat Assembly polls. Among BJP's thumping victories was in Kanpur where, Pramila Pandey defeated Bandana Misra of the Congress by a margin of 1,05,134 votes. In Ghaziabad, BJP's Asha Sharma trounced Dolly Sharma of the Congress by 1,63,675 votes. It was BJP all the way in Allahabad and Agra also. Abhilasha Gupta retained the Allahabad mayoral post defeating Vinod Chand Dubey of the Samajwadi Party by 63,384 votes. In Agra, Navin Kumar Jain defeated Digambar Singh of the BSP by 74,322 votes.
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We are now deep into an era of mass urbanization in the emerging markets of Asia. 200 million people have urbanized across the continent during the first decade of the 21st century, and it has been posited that this movement is just beginning.
New cities — both planned and unplanned — are sprouting up in places where there were only small towns and villages (or even nothing) before. In order for these new urban centers to continue growing they need increased transportation connectivity — new roads, rail lines, ports, and airports — which presents massive new opportunities for those who can provide it.
As far as the air travel industry is concerned, one man has recognized and leveraged this opportunity perhaps more than any other: Tony Fernandes, the co-founder and CEO of AirAsia.
Fernandes started up AirAsia three days after 9/11 upon purchasing the airline's sorrowful predecessor for the cost of a half pint of milk in a middle school cafeteria — obtaining two jets and $11 million of debt.
This rather inauspicious start wasn't a deterrent, as Fernandes had a business model for his airline unlike any other carrier in Asia. Under the banner of democratizing air travel — "Now everyone can fly" — AirAsia charted out a strategy that was based on hitting untraditional locations and wooing overlooked market sectors -- essentially disrupting the Asian aviation industry by undercutting the price points of the established guard and presenting options that nobody else had. Basically, AirAsia ate up the crumbs that the big airlines were leaving on the table.
As it turned out, those crumbs amounted to a feast. By the following year, Fernandes had AirAsia profitable and expanding fast, eventually growing from having just two planes to a full-fledge fleet of 202, from going to a few cities in Malaysia to upwards of 92 destinations in over 20 countries, from flying 200,000 to 60 million passengers per year. The airline that was purchased for a quarter now has a market cap of $2.49 billion and has been named the best budget airline in the world by Skytrax nine years running.
I met Tony, the 2010 Forbes Businessman of the Year, last month at the New Cities Summit in Songdo, South Korea -- a meet-up of new city builders from around the world whose projects may one day grow large enough to attract the services of AirAsia, who has a reputation for linking in places that not long ago were off the map (sometimes literally).
"We connect a lot of these new cities," he spoke while pointing his thumb back in reference to Songdo, a completely new city built on reclaimed land to the south of Incheon International Airport that now has 150,000 residents, "and I define new cities as cities that have become cities from towns."
In addition to flying to vibrant air travel hubs like Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Chengdu, AirAsia also goes to lesser known locales, like Guilin, Kochi, Banda Aceh, Bintulu, Kuching, Labuan, Hat Yai, and Tagbilaran. Of AirAsia's 300 or so routes, Fernandes estimates that 60% to 70% are going to new cities.
I asked Fernandes about his strategy for selecting new destinations, and he chuckled, "We've never really done a very big science on that. I just say if there are 300,000 people we can fly there."
AirAsia is not only filling a much needed niche in emerging cities that have developed to the point of requiring additional air capacity, but is a driver of development in these places as well.
"There are tons of benefits for an airline coming in," Fernandes said. "We've seen it so much in every city we've been to, how we've impacted that city. . . Kota Kinabalu has 400,000 people; we fly more than thirty times a day to that city. We created a whole new bunch of businesses that were never there before."
There is an economic multiplier effect for the money that tourists bring in to a place, with each dollar spent circulating through the economy multiple times, vitalizing a diverse range of industries in the process.
Beyond this, an airline that is keen to connected to emerging markets has the ability to put places on the proverbial tourist map which weren't there before. I've been traveling around Asia for over 15 years and even I wouldn't have known that the Langkawi archipelago existed if I didn't just see a promotional fare on the AirAsia homepage alerting me that I could get there for a hundred bucks.
This presents a mutually beneficial partnership between intrepid airlines like AirAsia and the new cities they fly to. The airline puts forward a new place as a "destination" in their promotional material and lowers the barrier to traveling there with lower cost fares, and the city does what it can to accommodate the airline and make people actually want to buy the ticket and go there.
"Many cities are shocked when we want to fly to their cities," Fernandes explained. "So it's to educate them that there is a formula out there. It requires you to be part of it, it requires you to help us market your city, but as long as there's 300,00 people we can fly there and we can create a market."
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Destination Outback is the major fundraising activity for the Rotary Club of Dubbo South, and this is our 16th event. It will take the travellers to some fantastic new placers that will be spectacular.
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Jaime King had an exciting afternoon on the 4th of April. According to reports, a man climbed onto the hood of King's vehicle when she was driving with her four-year-old son and her unnamed friend. The man proceeded to smash the front window of her car.
A statement released by the police department of Beverly Hills claims that the man broke the glass and some of it hit her son. At the time of the assault, Jaime was outside the car while a friend of hers was inside the car protecting the young child.
Paul Francis Floyd, 47, found himself in the police station charged with four different crimes: felony child endangerment, misdemeanor battery, as well as two counts of felony vandalism.
He's supposed to appear in court on the 6th of April, 2018, and has to pay a bail of $100,000. The Beverly Hills Police Department's statement said someone had called the police around 4:45 pm to report the incident of vandalism.
It isn't precisely known as to what caused his violent outburst, but the man in question attacked another vehicle. Moreover, paparazzi were supposedly at the scene and caught pictures as well as footage of the man causing harm to both victims' vehicles.
Spectators at the incident told us, "we don't know exactly what happened there but the guy seemed to be mad, or crazy. I mean, he was attacking another vehicle, so it almost seemed random."
Another insider shared, "I don't know what inspired him to act like that but it wasn't a pretty sight. It was dramatic and awkward for nearly every person involved."
Fortunately, King, her friend, and four-year-old son are doing ok, and no one was hurt at the scene of the crime. King hasn't responded officially to the reports yet.


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How to Get In on the Coming Cannabis IPO Wave
We're not even out of the first month of 2019 yet, and already, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the fast-moving cannabis sector is breaking new ground.
So far this year, there have been 10 mergers and acquisitions of cannabis firms, compared to two during the same timeframe last year, according to Viridian Capital Advisors. Not surprisingly, the average size of these deals is growing – from $9.3 million last year to $25.2 million thus far in 2019.
Expect that to rise in the coming months, dramatically…
See, the sector's increasing popularity with consumers – and, following legalization, their growing ability and desire to use cannabis either as a medical treatment or recreationally – is attracting some big players to the space.
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) recently partnered with Tilray Inc. (Nasdaq:TLRY), a provider of high-grade medical cannabis in Canada, to provide medical marijuana throughout the world. The firms will start co-branding certain non-smokable products for medical use, and educating doctors and pharmacists about the potential benefits and side effects of cannabis.
And investors liked what they saw.
The deal's announcement on Dec. 18, 2018 sent Tilray shares soaring 23%.
So after Novartis' entry into cannabis, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw more global pharma firms step into similar deals sooner than later.
Then there's the rapid growth in cannabis company initial public offerings (IPOs).
About 50 cannabis stocks currently trade out of Canada – double what was available in 2017.
Again, expect that number to rise this year as more firms iron out supply and distribution issues in the only advanced nation with national legalization. Not to mention the fact that come this October, value-added edibles will start to go on sale in the Great White North, which will bring a whole new layer of revenue and profits for cannabis companies.
Some of these will become the next IPOs, with some serious profit potential.
But here's the thing. IPOs can be a risky venture, particularly in a new industry like legal cannabis that's just getting off the ground. I certainly wouldn't recommend jumping in blindly here.
Having a team of researchers and analysts dedicated to figuring out the best recommendations… and which ones you should avoid like the plague… is key.
You've got all that and then some with the team at the National Institute of Cannabis Investors (NICI). I'm actually a board member at NICI, so I've seen these folks in action.
And right now, they're knee deep in figuring out the best plays to make as a new crop of firms prepare to make their public debut.
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Violence, Drugs, Mental Illness May Account for Half of Maternal Deaths
Intimate partner violence, substance use and mental illness may be as threatening to health and survival during pregnancy as medical issues, according to a new study.
In the study, researchers from the Boston University Medical Center note that mortality rates for pregnant women are increasing in the U.S. Many are due to medical causes thought to be directly related to pregnancy, such as hemorrhage, thromboembolism and hypertensive disease.
Although substance use, serious mental illness and intimate partner violence may also be exacerbated by pregnancy and are known to worsen perinatal outcomes, deaths specifically due to these causes are not included in current definitions of U.S. maternal mortality, the researchers noted.
For their study, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers reviewed cases of all women who died during or within a year of pregnancy in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2014. They extracted cause of death, contributing factors and any recorded history of health care use from the case summaries created by the medical examiner's office.
They found that approximately half — 42 of 85 — of pregnancy-associated deaths were from unintentional injuries, homicide, or suicide.
Drug overdose was the leading cause of death, they discovered, while substance use was noted during or around events leading to death in almost half of non-overdose deaths.
A history of serious mental illness was found in more than a third of non-suicide deaths. And a history of intimate partner violence was documented in 15 of 77 non-homicide deaths.
Regardless of cause of death, nearly half of all the women who died had an unscheduled hospital visit documented within a month of their death, suggesting missed opportunities to intervene in these deaths, the researchers noted.
"Our analysis used a broader framework than traditional studies of death during pregnancy and found that a narrow focus on the medical causes of maternal mortality may be inadequate," said lead author Pooja Mehta, M.D., M.S.H.P., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University School of Medicine.
"Even women who died from medical causes frequently had histories of substance use disorder, serious mental illness or partner violence — hidden potential contributors to maternal mortality."
Traditionally, public health and physician efforts to make pregnancy safer have focused on medical causes, for example, the prevention of excessive bleeding, blood clots, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
The researchers believe there are missed opportunities to intervene on behalf of those who are struggling during pregnancy, not just during labor and delivery, but also in emergency rooms, triage settings and in the community.
"Out-of-the-box strategies such as shifting resources, screening and support to these other settings may be important for pregnant people at risk for poor outcomes who turn to the health system for a helping hand," Mehta said.
Source: Boston University Medical Center
Wood, J. (2018). Violence, Drugs, Mental Illness May Account for Half of Maternal Deaths. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 31, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2016/10/16/violence-drugs-mental-illness-responsible-for-half-of-maternal-deaths/111166.html
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UNAIR NEWS – Student Executive Body (BEM) of Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Airlangga once again held Economy Week (E-week), a series of activities at the end of their stewardship with Student Organization (Ormawa) in FEB. One of the activities is Social Action.
This year, Social Action focuses on creating public awareness that Kenjeran Beach and the life of its fishermen has a million potentials. This time, the activity was held in Sukolilo Baru Village, Bulak Subdistrict, Surabaya.
"The potential will be boosted if the community of Sukolilo Village is empowered and developed," said Nadya Pramesti, one of the Social Action committees.
The Coastal School activities which took place on Saturday, September 23 was done by teaching children to read fairy tale books as media at SD Muhammadiyah 9 Kenjeran.
"The activity was done there considering the lack of teachers providing education for elementary school's children. So the Social Action can provide education and be a place for students to share, "added Nadya.
Enthusiasm was not only from the committee, but from the children in Sukolilo Baru Village. Crowded and vigorous atmosphere filled the Hall on the 2nd floor. Some student were teaching the names of animals, dancing, and divided them into groups based on grade levels. The students taught some subjects such as natural science.
In the future, activities are not just about teaching every two weeks, but there will be empowerment activities for housewives.
Social Action this time was closed by cleaning Kenjeran Beach. Remember, Kenjeran Beach is now a tourist destination.
"With this, hopefully our social awareness as students will be improved. To be more sensitive that around us there are still many children who do not yet know the importance of education. Most of the reasons are financial reason and supporting parents. But we must be more sensitive to the reality, "said Nadya. (*)
Author: Siti Nur Umami
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How is morality used to promote justice in Antigone and The Visit?
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English A1 (Standard Level)
World Literature Assignment 1: Comparative Study
Name: Vladimir Nardin
Date: March 12, 2009
Texts for WL Assignment 1
- The Three Theban Plays: Antigone by Sophocles and translated by Bernard Knox
- The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt and translated by Patrick Bowles
Title of Essay
- How morality is used to promote justice in "Antigone" and "The Visit"
Claire and Antigon, the protagonists, have a specific personal morality based on their
individual and family ideals, this contrasts with Creon and Alfred, the antagonists who
apply communal and societal values to promote justice in a community.
- One party believes in the individual morality and the other in common values. Nevertheless, it is individuals who make up societies and establish what they represent.
Point 1
- In both cases in each, justice and morality are both argued and discussed over the issue of murder or burial. In each case in both plays relate to death and this is the central theme/issue.
Evidence Text 1
"These are my principles. Never at my hands will the traitor be honored above the patriot. But whoever proves his loyalty to the state-I'll prize that man in death as well as life" (232-235)
Evidence Text 2
"Madam Zachanassian: you forget this is Europe. You forget, we are not savages. In the name of all citizens of Guellen, I reject your offer; and I reject it in the name of humanity. We would rather have poverty than blood on our hands." (page 39)
Point 2
- In "Antigone", the characters argue over whether divine or state law should be respected applied and established. Nonetheless, in "The Visit" the characters argue whether state or personal notion of justice should be respected.
Evidence Text 1
You'll never bury that body in the grave,
Not even if Zeus's eagles rip the corpse
And wing their rotten pickings off to the throne of god! (1151-53)
Evidence Text 2
"And now I want accounts between us settled. You chose your life, but you forced me into mine. A moment ago you wanted time turned back, in that wood so full of the past, where we spent our young year. Well I'm turning it back now, and I want justice. Justice for a million." (page 39)
Point 3
- In both plays one of the main character breaks the law in order to pursue what they believe in. Antigone breaks state law by burying Polynices in reason for her family ties and her blood relationship she has with the man. Creon on the other hand breaks divine law to implement a state law that according him would benefit the whole community (not burying Polynices).
- Alfred Ill, in "The Visit" bribes and force fake witnesses to escape sustaining Claire's pregnancy (he is of course largely responsible for this) and the uses state law and his fame to protect his wrongdoings and himself from Claire's vengeance. Claire bribes, corrupts and ruins the whole community of Guellen in order to pursue her own personal vengeance upon Alfred Ill and to bend the citizens to her will so they can murder Alfred.
Evidence Text 1
- My own flesh and blood—dear sister, dear Ismene, how many griefs our father Oedipus handed down! Do you know one, I ask you, one grief that Zeus will not perfect for the two of us while we still live and breathe? There's nothing, no pain—our lives are pain—no private shame, no public disgrace, nothing I haven't seen in your grief and mine. (1–8) (Antigone)
- Anarchy—show me a greater crime in all the earth! She, she destroys cities, rips up houses, breaks the ranks of spearmen into headlong rout. But the ones who last it out, the great mass of them owe their lives to discipline. Therefore we must defend the men who live by law, never let some woman triumph over us. Better to fall from power, if fall we must, at the hands of a man—never be rated inferior to a woman, never. (751–761) (Creon)
Evidence Text 2
- "I own those too. And all the factories, Puckenried Valley, Petersens' Bar, the entire township; street by street and house by house. I had my agents buy the whole ramshackle lot and shut every business down. Your hopes were lunacy, your perseverance pointless, and your self-sacrifice foolish; your lives have been a useless waste.
(Silence)" (page 66) – Claire
- "The fact that we condemn the lady's proposal does not mean we condone the crime which led to that proposal. The post of mayor requires a certain guarantee of good moral character, which you can no longer furnish. You must realize that." (Page 54)
Investigation: How is morality used to promote justice in 'Antigone' and 'The Visit'?
In 'Antigone' by Sophocles and 'The Visit' by Friedrich Durrenmatt, each central character uses a specific kind of morality to promote justice in a community. Claire Zachanassian and Antigone, the protagonists in each play, have a personal sense of morality, based on their individual and family value, to promote justice. This pursuit of personal and family justice contrasts entirely with Creon's and Alfred Ill's, the other leading figures, communal and societal morality to promote justice. This thesis can be discussed and analyzed through a series of points: morality is influenced by circumstances, situations and the time period. The second point consists of the characters arguing over which interpretation of justice is most relevant to the situation and should be adhered to, a personal application of justice or state justice. Finally, the third point in both plays is about the main characters breaking the law in order to pursue what they believe is right.
The central theme found in both plays is justice. Morality, the underlying factor to promote justice, takes different aspects depending on the situations, time period and the circumstances. In 'Antigone', the characters quarrel about whether or not Polynices should be buried according to divine or the state law. On the other hand, in 'The Visit' the issue is one of murder for the benefit of the whole community. These two situations although different are both about justice and construct the plot of the respective plays. Each character takes different sides concerning the issue at hand "These are my principles Never at my hands will the traitor be honored above the patriot. But whoever proves his loyalty to the state-I'll prize that man in death as well as life" ('Sophocles' lines 232-235). This affirmation illustrates the answer of a typical Greek statesman or king (Creon) that places city-state loyalty above family values. However, the contrary is morally right according to Antigone. Furthermore, another rationale for these different attitudes towards the situation is the time period. In ancient Greece, most of the country was divided up in city-states with all inhabitants being sturdily devoted to their state and the gods on Mount Olympus. Thus these three factors of time frame, circumstances and situation affect the characters' morality and how they promote justice in 'Antigone'.
This is also true for 'The Visit'. In Claire Zachanassian's case, Ill forced her into a life that she did not choose, prostitution, and in return she will force Ill into a situation that ultimately will result in his death. This circumstance is bound to provoke emotions and conflict. "Madam Zachanassian: you forget this is Europe. You forget, we are not savages…and I reject it in the name of humanity. We would rather have poverty than blood on our hands." ('Durrenmatt', Page 39). The proposal of the murder of Ill for the benefit for a whole community illustrates clearly Zachanassian's moral principles of "an eye for an eye" or "vengeance as justice" (Gradesaver). Her intentions of "crime against humanity" (Gradesaver) are clearly seen in the Mayor's response. Mrs. Zachanassian has a personal sense of morality. In contrast, the Mayor and Ill believe in humanity and in societal morality as most important. Claire's morality is blinded by her experience of what she has been through, and the time period she has lived in (prostitution, depression and corruption being common themes in the play's time period). The situation she faces for corrupting and bribing a society into murder also influences her sense of personal justice. The four examples of Creon, Claire Zachanassian, Mayor and Ill influenced moralities illustrate how certain factors affect the morality of each and every character in both plays. Through the origins of the characters different moral stance, distinctive and opposing sides of justice emerge in both plays.
Essentially, in 'Antigone', the characters argue over whether divine or state law should be established and respected. However, in "The Visit" the characters argue whether state or personal notion of justice should be respected. There is some similarity between the two plays as one side is "committed to serving the public" (pinkmonkey) and the other is led by the demand of their conscience.
"You'll never bury that body in the grave,
Not even if Zeus's eagles rip the corpse
And wing their rotten pickings off to the throne of god!" ('Sophocles' line, 1151-53)
From the violent and metaphorical language here, one can see how Creon condemns actions of his niece and applies "the rule of law". Finally, the two opposing sides in 'Antigone' can be summarized as "the needs of the individual versus the rights of the state" (pinkmonkey). As an illustration, Antigone's firm stance against her uncle is as similar to Claire's personal sense of vengeance disguised through justice. Both Zachanassian and Antigone are obstinate and powerful characters that will go at any length to fulfill divine law or right the wrongs of the past. "And now I want accounts between us settled. You chose your life, but you forced me into mine…Well I'm turning it back now, and I want justice. Justice for a million." ('The Visit', page 39). Both characters, Zachanassian and Antigone, interrupt the usual juridical process of Guellen and Creon's political expediency in stabilizing the chaos in Thebes. The protagonists do so in order to carry out an extra-juridical proceeding, legal or not, that will fulfill their personal desire of justice. The question for them is not whether these proceedings fairly demonstrate justice but represent their ideals and personal self-indulged sense of justice. Antigone has a very idealistic sense of justice based on family values and morality. To her Creon represents the harshness of the world of physical and political power. Similarly, Ill to Zachanassian represents the unfair and corrupt state justice. Therefore with these different characters and ideals two sides opposing emerge: the idealistic and personal application of justice and society versus state justice implemented for the benefit of a community. Zachanassian and Antigone embody this former aspect of justice, which Ill and Creon embody the latter. The identification of the two opposing sides demonstrates a clear link between the main character's morality and how they promote justice breaking law, state or divine, to pursue their will.
In both plays one of the main characters break whether the law in order to pursue what they believe in. Antigone breaks state law by burying Polynices because of for her family ties and the blood relationship she has with him. This fervor to stay committed to her family frees her from any state loyalty and pushes her to break laws "My own flesh and blood…how many grief our father Oedipus handed down! Do you know one... ('Antigone', lines 1-8)" From this we can see Antigone does not believe she has committed a crime mainly due to the fact she believes in family morality . This same spirit and morality is found in Claire. As she will to any length to pursue her own justice ""I own those too. And all the factories…the entire township; street by street and house by house..." ( 'The Visit', page 66) Claire bribes, corrupts and ruins the whole community of Guellen creating a grand scheme to bend the citizens to her will so they can collectively murder Alfred. On the other hand, Creon and Alfred break divine and state law "Anarchy—show me a greater crime in all the earth! She, she destroys cities…But the ones who last it out, the great mass of them owe their lives to discipline..." ('Antigone', lines 751-761) Through the use of the pronoun, "she", Creon condemns Antigone and hence the gods, as she is the true representative of the gods because he believes in societal morality. He breaks divine law to pursue state justice and bring stability into the chaos prevalent in Thebes. On the other hand, Alfred Ill betrays Claire's heart and breaks the law of fidelity between the two lovers. He does so through corruption of witnesses, abuse of state law and his fame to protect his wrongdoings and himself. Even though the characters have different motives, they all break laws in the name of their morality to promote their own justice.
In conclusion, morality is an important factor in applying justice. Claire and Antigone, the protagonists, have specific personal moralities based on their individual and family ideals. In Contrasts, Creon and Ill, the antagonists, apply communal and societal values to promote justice according to the demands of a specific community. These differences create two moral opposing sides. These moralities result from three factors: time period, circumstances and the situations influencing each characters morality. Nonetheless, to promote their justice, all characters break divine or state laws. Hence why justice in both plays is heavily influenced by morality.
Word Count: 1452 words
- Durrenmatt, Friedrich. The Visit. Trans. Patrick Bowles. New York: Publishers Group West, 1956.
- Sophocles, and Bernard Knox. Sophocles The Three Theban Plays Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Introduction and Notes. Trans. E.F. Watling. Vol. L3. Penguin classics. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1947.
- "Free Study Guide-Antigone by Sophocles-Free Online Summary Booknotes." PinkMonkey. 18 Sept. 2007. 26 May. 2009 http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmAntigone02.asp
- GradeSaver. "The Visit Study Guide & Literature Essays | GradeSaver." www.gradesaver.com. April 1999. 26 May 2009. GradeSaver. 26 May 2009 <http://www.gradesaver.com/the-visit/>.
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The race's course begins at Hazorea, and passes through Yokneam, Carob Forest, Peace Valley, Typhoon, Ein HaShofet, Ju'ara, Gilead, Cyclamen Forest and back.
The course passes through wadis, rises to high hills and through forests (one road- crossing at Ju'ara). This is a lovely and challenging course.
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From the very beginning, the Super Bowl's visual language had a certain...flair to it. You can see this all the way back in 1967 when the Green Bay Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs in the inaugural game. The first attempt wasn't so much a logo as a sentence:
And in the following years, we saw plenty of questionably designed gems.
The Super Bowl's branding lacked consistency, which was likely the result of the NFL commissioning different firms to design it every year. The logos were often ugly, occasionally charmingly so. Over the years, as the Super Bowl logo evolved, it ultimately settled into an aesthetic that could be described as back of the letterman's jacket chic. It was all blocky roman numerals and heavy-handed illustrations.
Then all of a sudden in 2010, everything changed. Gone were the colorful illustrations, and shaded typography. In their place was a shiny, skeuomorphic Vince Lombardi trophy of a logo.
Designed in tandem by the NFL and design studio Landor, the silvery logo was meant to be a reflection of the sporting event's booming success. "Given the Super Bowl's global size and scale we really wanted a design that was permanent and that really could emphasize the prestige and stature of the game," said Mark Waller, chief marketing officer of the NFL back in 2010.
On a day where the average American eats 10 times the recommended serving of fake cheese while watching grown men pummel each other, prestige and stature are questionable adjectives to invoke. But we get what they were trying to say. The branding was pretty bad, if it existed at all. It was chaotic and oftentimes poorly executed. The new logo was an attempt to streamline all that.
When Landor first talked about the new logo, they referenced the Olympic rings. The set of five interlocking rings designed by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, is iconic. More than 100 years later, it still works beautifully. The Super Bowl is not the Olympics, but it's still a good point. A recurring event should have a visual through-line, and the Lombardi trophy is a perfectly logical symbol this purpose.
Since the new logo made its first appearance, it's gone largely unchanged, save for slight differences in shading and finishes. To be fair, each year the stadium depicted gets an update depending on location, but it's an underwhelming concession to customization. As Under Consideration has pointed out, football stadiums just aren't that compelling, architecturally speaking.
If consistency was the NFL's ultimate goal, they achieved it without a doubt. The logo is muscular and modern, but it looks like it was mass manufactured, like an injection molded trinket. Four years after its debut, I can't help but miss the oddball charm of past logos. In 1998 my father went to Super Bowl XXXII in San Diego and brought back a jacket with the blue, red and yellow logo on it. It was busy, loud and had that spiky border that makes little sense. To be clear, it was not a great piece of design. But 17 years later, I can still remember what it looks like, and that's saying something.


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This year's lineup features 19 films from 10 countries including 2 world premieres
San Francisco, CA - November 25, 2019 The COVEN Film Festival, committed to highlighting the voices of women and non-binary filmmakers from the Bay Area and across the world, is proud to announce the full lineup for the festival's second year. The festival takes place January 10-12, 2020, at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco's Mission District and will feature 16 short and 3 feature-length films.
In addition, COVEN is proud to announce a Saturday, January 11th screening of the film "A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud." by award-winning actor, director and screenwriter and 2020 Independent Spirit award nominee Karen Allen. Following the screening, Allen will teach a masterclass on directing for participating filmmakers and VIP pass holders.
On Sunday, January 12, Seed&Spark's Maria Mealla hosts the workshop "Crowdfunding to Build Independence" on how to engage audiences at every stage of a film project and the best way to leverage audience engagement for distribution and future projects.
COVEN Film Festival Director of Programming Faridah Gbadamosi says, "I have been inspired by the films we are featuring this year. Our mission as an organization is to amplify the voices of women and nonbinary filmmakers while also emphasizing the intersectional concerns of communities within that umbrella. You will see a range of stories at Festival—from fantasy sequences that challenge how we look at being different to comedies about leaning on social media a bit too much to make life decisions. All of these stories serve to showcase a variety of perspectives that don't often get heard."
Film Festival Director and Filmmaker Cameo Wood adds, "We're thrilled to be back for our second year. When we chose the name COVEN, our intent was to signify a sisterhood, a gathering of like-minded people who could support and lift each other. It's our goal to help to create tomorrow's award-winning and successful directors."
Last year, Kailey and Sam Spear submitted their original sci-fi short CC to the inaugural COVEN festival and won Best Picture. Since then, the Spear sisters have gone on to write and direct a short film Alien: Ore for 20th Century Fox in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Alien. "Festivals like COVEN remind us how important community is in our industry and how creating a positive network of filmmakers makes filmmaking more exciting...it keeps us inspired to strive for the best in our own work."
Opening Night Film, Reception, and Afterparty:
What Lies West - directed by Jessica Ellis. California Premiere. When new college graduate Nicolette takes a summer job babysitting sheltered teen Chloe, the two must overcome a wide personality gap to set off on a summer adventure that will change both their lives. Filmed in Sonoma County, this is the first feature film by filmmaker Jessica Ellis, a graduate of the UCLA and the American Film Institute. Together with her writing partner Nick Sinnot, Jessica's scripts have won the Creative World Awards and have been identified as one of the Top 50 Scripts in the Nicholl Fellowship.
Before the film, join the COVEN Film Festival for an opening night reception and afterwards, attend our after party at 518 Valencia.
Closing Night Film, Awards, and Red Carpet
Accept the Call - directed by Eunice Lao. California Premiere. Twenty-five years after Yusuf Abdurahman left Somalia as a refugee to begin his life anew in Minnesota, his worst fear is realized when his 19-year-old-son Zacharia is arrested in an FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the eyes of a father striving to understand why his young son would leave his American life behind to attempt to join a terrorist organization in a foreign country, Accept the Call explores racism and prejudice against immigrants, the rise of targeted recruitment by radicalized groups, and the struggles of Muslim youth growing up in the US today. This intimate film captures the story of this father and son attempting to mend their relationship after breaking each other's hearts.
A former broadcast journalist, Eunice Lau has a penchant for telling social justice stories. Her film Through the Fire was filmed in Somalia and nominated for best short documentary at AMPAS Student Academy in 2013. Her works have appeared on the Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera English, and Channel News Asia.
Following the film, the COVEN Film Festival will host an awards ceremony at 518 Valencia for participating filmmakers and VIP pass holders.
A Normal Girl - directed by Aubree Bernier-Clarke. Activist Pidgeon Pagonis was born intersex, not conforming to standard definitions of male or female, and experienced genital mutilation as a child. Now Pidgeon is fighting the medical establishment, seeking to end medically unnecessary surgeries and human rights abuses on intersex people in the United States and around the world. An estimated 1.5% of the population is born with intersex traits. While most of these babies are healthy, their bodies are treated as a medical emergency. It is common practice for doctors to perform genital surgeries on intersex infants—often with disastrous results including total loss of genital sensation, lifetime synthetic hormone dependence, and being assigned gender with which they do not identify. Through the story of Pidgeon's remarkable journey and fight for bodily self-determination, A Normal Girl brings the widely unknown struggles of intersex people to light.
The Boogeywoman - directed by Erica Scoggins. Late blooming Sam Rains finally gets her first period at the annual all-night skate. While at first a triumph, her new condition brings strange side effects. An erie electrical problem has the kids teasing about "the Boogeywoman," a local legend, a sorceress who feeds on men's souls and eats little girls. When a friend leaks about Sam's period, the boys tell her she's fair game for the Boogeywoman. With an expected tryst derailed, Sam leaves the skating rink in a fever only to meet the legend in the flesh. Instead of a monster, Sam finds a mother, a goddess, a mentor—opening the door to womanhood.
Desaturated - directed by Marina Stepansk. Bay Area Premiere. Desaturated is a 10-minute visual comedy. The comedic value of the film is built on the fact that the character knows she's a character in a film and is trying to overcome the visual cliches without which we cannot imagine modern cinema. The main conflict of the character is in her having a color that is different from the general color treatment of the film. In 9 minutes, the character must bring everything to the same color palette. The film is set in realist Lviv, with a focus on the visual color conflict of modern Lviv (old architecture that is chaotically painted in bright colours).
Farta - directed by Silvia Cannarozzi. Teresa has documented all of her daughter Marta's childhood on social media without considering the full consequences.
Gemini - directed by Mily Mumford. California Premiere. Angie is a popular figure in the near future VR Game "Gemini." On her way back home, she meets a man called Chad on the subway platform. Through their conversation, Chad recognizes her voice and realizes they both play "Gemini" and that she is the game's star player. As sparks fly, they discover they have a past—which exposes the dark side of virtual reality and gaming.
The Gift - directed by Jacintha Charles. San Francisco Premiere. Iris, a young girl with very large ears, is often bullied in school because of her appearance. She feels isolated and alone but she comes out of her shell whenever she spends time in the woods with her only friend, a magical crow. She feeds it every time they meet, and in exchange, it presents her little trinkets which she treasures in a box. One day, she receives a pair of earrings. Iris is surprised by the gift but puts it away after deciding she will never wear it. As they grow closer, Iris's confidence grows. She finally decides to wear the earrings to school, an event that will eventually lead her friend the crow to turn the tide with unexpected consequences.
La Llorona - directed by Rosana Cuellar. La Llorona is a surrealist film about a group of children living in a house without adult supervision who feel haunted by the ghost of the Llorona, the legendary Mexican ghost of a woman who murdered her children. They hear the Llorona sighing at night, and their powerful fantasy, guided by fear, unleashes a chain of events that lead them to become a part of the legend themselves. Shot in Puebla, Mexico, this s3D film plays in its oneiric style, an atmospheric haze befitting childhood.
Lego - directed by Faryarsadat Hosseini. World Premiere. When a couple enters the woman's mysterious childhood house, the woman disappears. In searching for her, the man finds a newborn baby defenseless in the bathroom with his wife's necklace on her neck. In a chain of events, he gets convinced that the baby is actually his wife and that she has countlessly repeated this loop over and over again. He decides to raise the child. After several years, when he's old and the woman is a young lady, she asks his permission to go out with her boyfriend and puts him in a situation where he has to act as either her father or her lover.
Lola - directed by Julie Cohen & Mariah Hoffman. World Premiere. A young woman builds her own tiny home.
Made Public - directed by Foster Wilson. On the eve of his wedding day, Dave commits a cardinal sin: He has doubts about tying the knot and they go viral. Alone at the altar, the groom must confront his own cold feet, a Greek chorus of bridesmaids, and the bride herself... all to save his marriage before it's even begun. Written by Brian Leahy, directed by Foster Wilson, and starring Jeanine Mason (Roswell, New Mexico) and Josh Zuckerman (90210), the award-winning Made Public explores the impulse to share our most intimate thoughts and sacred moments with the general public—and how much we're willing to lose in order to obtain the approval of strangers.
Marisol - directed by Zoe Salicrup Junco. San Francisco Premiere. Marisol is a young mother striving to make a life for herself and her young daughter, Maria. She poses as her friend Luisa and borrows her car to take fares on a ride-sharing app. But her last passenger of the day, a young white man named Frederick, acts increasingly suspicious. When he accuses Marisol of being undocumented, her worst nightmare comes to life.
Me También - directed by Valeria Vallejos. Two women from different races and backgrounds are fighting to make a living while fulfilling their dreams. They have their lives torn apart when a sexual predator decides to direct his attention their way. Monica is a rising executive in a marketing firm who has earned everything she has in life. Christina is an undocumented Mexican immigrant running from her past, trying to live out her version of the "American Dream" as a nanny to a wealthy family. When the true story of her employer unfolds, she realizes how this new dream world isn't so different than the one from which she's running away. Neither would have imagined how their fates would intertwine to provide the key to unlocking their chains of injustice.
Once Upon a River - directed by Haroula Rose. San Francisco Premiere. Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, Once Upon A River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, Margo (newcomer Kenadi DelaCerna) sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers. Navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past. Haroula Rose's directorial debut Once Upon a River was named one of the "most anticipated films of 2019" by Filmmaker Magazine.
Playground - directed by Hanna Sköld. With a mix of claymation and live action we enter the world of Love, a 2 years old boy who struggles to get attention from his father and connect with his Granny. But Love's father has no time to see him or listen since he's totally preoccupied with trying to rouse Grandma to get out of bed.
Strangers' Reunion - directed by Liz Sargeant. California Premiere. Mira, a Korean-American adoptee travels to Hong Kong to meet her birth mother for the first time. Impulsively, she invites Yura to visit her in her hotel suite the day before their official meeting in the hope that they'll find a connection 'before a translator gets in the way.' However, with only a basic understanding of each other's languages and, to varying degrees, their own guilt and prejudices, misunderstandings threaten their tenuous attempts at connection, until an emotional breakthrough leads them to hope there is resolution and a future ahead for them both.
Sweet Sweet Kink: A Collection of BDSM Stories - directed by Maggie M. Bailey. What is our vanilla perception of the world of kink and BDSM? Dark dungeons, leather corsets, red rooms, riding crops, cracking whips, painful screams, public sex? While these aren't completely false perceptions, they only represent a small, out of context piece of Kink and BDSM. What's lying underneath the toys, spanking, and St. Andrew's crosses? Trust, consent, lifelong partnership, intimacy, acceptance, therapeutic healing, community, exploration, and honesty. Through three vignettes, we will follow six members of the Austin, TX Kink/BDSM community reminiscing on the moments of exciting 'firsts,' the long journey of healing, and beginnings of lifelong relationships.
We Waited Until Nightfall - directed by Wendy V. Muñiz and Guillermo Zouain. We Waited Until Nightfall revisits repurposed cinemas through haunting images and sounds that trace the practices of belonging still embodied in the theaters' remains.
Official sponsors of the COVEN Film Festival include SimpleDCP, Roxie Theater, 518 Valencia, BAYCAT, Ladies Take the Lead, Seed & Spark, and Phoenix Hotel.
To learn more about the COVEN Film Festival, visit www.covenfilmfest.com
The COVEN Film Festival is a Charming Stranger Films, LLC production devoted to films by emerging women and non-binary filmmakers from around the world. COVEN Film Fest is run by Festival Director Cameo Wood, Director of Programming Faridah Gbadimosi, and Festival Producer Connie Jo Sechrist.