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New trailer, release info, festival
Arrow Films have just released a brand new trailer for the film, which you can watch here. Time is moving quickly toward the April release of their feature-loaded Blu-ray and launch on the Arrow Player streaming app.
You can currently watch the film on VOD across North America, but in April hours and hours of special features will also be available in USA, UK and Canada. Details on our 'Rent/Buy/Stream' page. This includes all of the Arrow material being release, as well as the Canadian DVD and Digital Special Edition, via Indiecan.
Finally, we will be playing UK's Grimmfest during their Easter Horror Nights, on Friday, April 2nd at 4pm.
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news and tagged arrow, blu-ray, del toro, film school, richard stanley, romero, special edition on March 6, 2021 by unstableground.
Distribution & Release Info
We have some great news to share! After an extremely successful film festival run, the standalone film will be available on VOD across North America on January 19th, 2021, via Kamikaze Dogfight / Gravitas (USA) and Indiecan Entertainment (Canada)! More details about which platform sit will be on exactly will be coming soon, but it should be available to watch easily wherever you rent/buy digital movies.
Not only that, the great Arrow Films has acquired the documentary to put out all media in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Blu-ray only in Canada! We are currently working hard on putting together an insanely feature-packed special edition Blu-ray release at the moment, including hours of extended interviews and tons of surprises. This will be out in the Spring 2021 (more details to come).
Also of note: we have officially finished our film festival run, where we played notable festivals around the world, won three Best Documentary awards (at Frightfest, Buffalo Dreams and South African Horrorfest), and received a slew of great reviews (here and here). We are beyond happy with how our festival run went, given how much 2020 changed the entire paradigm for the festival scene.
It has been a very long road to get here, so we are excited the world at large will have access to this (and a whole lot more) very soon! We continue our post-production on the 8-episode educational series, and will have some exciting announcements about that in the near future as well. Thanks for your patience, everyone!
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news on December 21, 2020 by unstableground.
Four new festivals!
We are excited to announce the film will soon play four new festivals, from all over the world. Two are virtual events, and two are actual seated public events! First up, we are playing on demand across Canada throughout the entire Fantasia Film Festival (up to 1200 available tickets – full schedule here and festival FAQs here). Next, we are playing Night Visions in Helsinki, Finland on both August 21st and 22nd, in an actual cinema! Then, we hit the United States for a special sneak preview at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival on August 27th, 6:30pm (actual event screening, reduced capacity audience in a safety conscious venue). Finally, we have our UK premiere at Frightfest on August 30th, 1pm (virtually, geo-blocked to the territory). We are very thankful to all these festivals for giving us a chance, and hope you get a chance to see the film at one of them!
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news on August 8, 2020 by unstableground.
World Premiere moved to Super Channel / State of The Project
We are going through some interesting times in the film industry at the moment, to put things lightly. Due to COVID-19, film festivals and theatrical exhibition has been put on indefinite pause, and as such, despite the long list of festivals CLAPBOARD JUNGLE has been accepted into, we haven't been able to play some of them, and time will tell if we will get to actually play any, in a traditional sense.
But some great news, for those who live in Canada! We were set to world premiere at Canadian Film Fest in Toronto, which of course was cancelled. But that festival stepped up in a big way, partnering with Super Channel to move the entire program to broadcast television! This means that anyone in Canada can now watch CLAPBOARD JUNGLE through a Super Channel subscription on June 5th, 9:10pm, Superchannel Fuse. This is not a regular broadcast screening, and will only repeat once, so make sure to catch it when it airs! And if you don't have Super Channel? You can sign up through your cable provider. And if you don't have cable? Anyone with an AmazonPrime subscription can sign up, straight through Prime. There are even free trials available! Full festival line-up and details here.
As for other fests, we have announced that we were accepted into Fantaspoa in Brazil, but are unsure when that takes place. Additionally, we were set to have our US premiere at Chattanooga Film Festival. They recently ran a successful online festival, with a partnership through Microsoft. Unfortunately, due to our current sales realities and desire to limit the release at this early point, to give us the best chance of sales and spread in the US market, we've made the difficult decision as a team to bow out of this festival. This is not a reflection of the festival itself, as what they ran with Microsoft was really impressive, it just didn't work with our current sales status in the US.
We will continue to update you as the release continues, and the 8-episode companion series is completed. Thank you for your patience, and stay safe!
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news on June 2, 2020 by unstableground.
Trailer/New Poster/World Premiere
We are pleased to announce the stand-alone documentary CLAPBOARD JUNGLE will World Premiere at Canadian Film Fest on March 26th, 5:30pm, Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto! To accompany that, we're happy to finally release the first trailer for the film, as well as a new poster. Additionally, there are several other festival dates already booked and announcing soon!
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news on February 25, 2020 by unstableground.
Picture Lock! Finally!
After a very long road, we are proud to announce the stand-alone feature-length version of CLAPBOARD JUNGLE has reached picture lock! We have just started submitting the film to festivals. Simultaneously, we are working on an 8-episode educationally-focused companion series. Both components will see release at some point in 2020, and we sincerely appreciate your patience over the years as this project was completed. We are very happy to be at this point, but still have a lot of work ahead. More details should be available soon.
New target release date / new interviews / continued production
Hello everyone! I would like to first of all state that post-production continues, but so does production, simultaneously. There is so much footage to go through that post work needs to be continuous while we shoot the last bit of the film. I also personally just shot a new feature film called RED MILE, and traveled to Cannes once more, the footage from both to be included in the CLAPBOARD JUNGLE (and supporting additional content). There are also trips upcoming to NY and Fantasia (in Montreal), with the goal to get the last of our interviews recorded by end of summer.
Overall, production will continue until late Fall 2016, with a new release date targeted for March or April 2017. I'll continue to keep everyone posted as all of this draws near.
The decision to push the release date back is due to multiple factors. Not reaching our Indiegogo fundraising goal meant that our proposed post-production schedule is taking more time due to lack of manpower, I personally didn't feel I had a good enough ending for the main film yet (which will be remedied this Fall, more details on that soon), and we have been in discussions with some exciting new partners that may help us elevate the project (and subsequent distribution). At the end of the day, the decision is what is best for the film, and has been made to give you the best 'bang for your buck' possible.
Regardless, I apologize for the lack of frequent updates. The project is ongoing, I'm just personally too busy to keep posting. This will all ramp up closer to the release date, of course.
Thanks for your patience, and I can't wait to share what we've been creating over these past few years!
Justin McConnell
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news, Editorial and tagged release date, update on May 27, 2016 by unstableground.
New interviews obtained / AFM / Indigogo campaign continues
We just returned from our trip to the American Film Market (AFM). During the market, multiple meetings were taken and lots of new footage was obtained. In addition to that, a slew of new interviews were collected while in LA, including: Michael Biehn (actor/director – The Terminator, Aliens), Charles Band (CEO – Full Moon Features / director – Puppet Master), Mike Mendez (director – Big Ass Spider, Tales of Halloween), Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (actor/producer – Dark Angel, The Victim), Uwe Boll (director – Rampage, Postal), L Gustavo Cooper (director – June, Velvet Road) and Jessica Cameron (actor/director – Truth or Dare, Mania)!
The Indiegogo campaign continues. At this point the fundraising has been slow going, but there is still 22 days left. Please help if you can.
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news and tagged afm, aliens, big ass spider, full moon, indiegogo, michael biehn, puppet master, tales of halloween, terminator on November 13, 2015 by unstableground.
Indiegogo campaign now launched / new poster
The Indiegogo campaign for the film has now launched, and can be viewed here. We are raising funds for the post-production of the film, and massive amount of additional content that will be available. The page also clearly explains the plans for the film's release, eventual subscription-based website, and more. If you can, please help and/or spread the word through your social media. Every little bit helps.
We are also shooting the entire process of the campaign for a crowd-funding module and the film itself. The page also unveils two new pieces of news: Chris Alexander has joined the team as an associate producer, and we have brand new poster artwork by Small Dog Design.
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news and tagged campaign, crowd-funding, fund, help on October 21, 2015 by unstableground.
The reality of basically self-producing a feature length documentary while simultaneously working full-time within the film industry means that some of the social media and web posting can fall by the wayside. Especially this early in the game (while production is still ongoing and we are a year out from release). This is just a general update stating that production on this documentary has continued steadily, including trips to Brussels and Cannes. Over 70 interviews have been collected at this point, with even more at the upcoming Fantasia Film Festival later this month.
We have recently had some great new key art created by Small Dog Design, which we will be unveiling in August, along with some other big news. Until that time, this site will remain basically quiet. The documentary has a very ambitious future ahead of it, and soon this site will spring to new life.
In the meantime, you can listen to me talk more about the plans for this film on the Craft Truck Podcast.
-Justin
This entry was posted in Clapboard Jungle-related news on July 7, 2015 by unstableground.
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Benedict Wong on the Passion Behind 'Nine Days' and Heartache Over 'Deadly Class' [Interview]
Posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 by Jack Giroux
Unborn souls want to go to Earth. That's the story of Edson Oda's ambitious feature directorial debut, Nine Days. It's an epic concept told with intimacy and simplicity. In the film, it's Will's (Winston Duke) job to decide which soul has the pleasure or displeasure of experiencing life on Earth. Will's righthand man is Kyo, played by Benedict Wong.
Over the years, Wong has become well-known for his work in genre projects. Years ago, he stood out in Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Since then, he's gained recognition for his work with the likes of Ridley Scott, Marvel, and Ang Lee, appearing in films like The Martian and Doctor Strange. He's one of those actors that's always a delight to see on the big screen or, in the case of Marco Polo and Deadly Class, the small screen.
We sat down with Wong to talk about Nine Days, his career, and the untimely demise of Deadly Class.
How satisfying has the reception been for this movie?
It's incredible. It's been about 18 months, 20 months, just from the conception of reading a script like that to now. I'm 30 years in the business now, and you know the rarity of a gem of a script. Just like everybody else, I just went on a plane to Utah, and with little budget, told this amazing story, I think. You can do a lot with passion.
What I did find is just that this movie is having a real effect on audiences. They have their own personal moment of deeper inner reflection. And a couple of times at the Sundance screening, there was a war veteran suffering PTSD, came up, and he was saying, "I'm Will, that's me." There was an Asian family that were crying, and then the mother was like, "I've got to go, I need to speak to my son to tell him I love him." For me, it was like, fuck, this movie is just moving into another chapter elsewhere offscreen. I'm bowled over by that, of how that affects people in a good way.
When you got to the line he's never lived a life, did that at all change how you saw the character or wanted to play him?
Even though he's never been alive, he's still a romantic about life. He vicariously lives through these screens that he's watching. And he wants to be at a wedding, and he'll stand and be an audience member. But yeah, he's kind of like the oldest character, but the biggest kid and innocent as well. But yeah, he's a co-worker, he's a devil's advocate, he'll put Will in his place. But as we slowly start to find out, he tries to pull him out from the fog.
For such a fantastical job, too, he has such a workman-like approach.
I think so. As much as this is a high concept, unusual circumstance, you just got to play it for real as well. And it's just like these two guys, they're interviewing people for a chance of life on earth, whatever that means. You had to see it as a day-to-day job. I'm going in and I'm seeing these screens. It's almost you view it as a couple of security guards manning some CCTV stations.
It's a fantasy movie, but still, it's a movie in which four people, for a very big scene, are seated at a dinner table. Since you've made large-scale fantasy movies, is it nice to have a day where you're simply just seated at a table?
It was great. It was a bit of a push at four in the morning. I'm just trying to get these lines out. I think that was probably one of the last scenes, really. Because we didn't really criss-cross as much, but it was, yeah, it was a great night. Each day, it was like 24 days it took to make this film, and I think everyone was just deep in the trenches with everybody. It was just putting in a shift, I think.
You get a big laugh during that scene when you're actually off-screen.
I'm glad I got a laugh off-camera. Well, some don't [stick around to act off-screen], but you do, you do. You give so much for your fellow actor. I just see it as a play, anyway. It's just like these cameras happen to be there, and then I just try and see through them all. But yeah, we're giving it our all. There were times where that particular camera team was on a circular track anyway, so it would just go all the way around. I quite enjoyed that.
What were some other special days for you making this movie?
There was a moment, I think, we were all driving in the desert, the salt flats, the sun setting, and just like driving away from that. Because you're just so remote, and we're just this like ragtag crew, just making this movie. It was a really beautiful moment, I felt.
But you know when you're so knackered, and then you just put in a massive shift, you're exhausted from it. Or when you have to just really buckle down, you are too tired, you've just got to keep pushing yourself, just get that shot or whatever. I think that's the process. Now there are these fruits of the labor, that I'm seeing now, with audiences connecting to it. For me, that's it, you just want many people to see this. And to some degree, going in cold, not knowing anything, and just to be a captive audience by this experience really.
So, in terms of getting the shots, does work on a movie this intimate feel the same as a Marvel production?
I'm a Marvel nerd. I love Spider-Man comics. I'm obviously playing a character called Wong. I really enjoy that fantastical, high-budget filmmaking. But then you got this flipside here, where we've got this incredible script, but very little money. All you have is passion. That is just like making the wheels turn as well. I think there's merit in that as well. It's quite a much more organic feel to it because in some ways, there are not that many different voices at the table. Do you know what I mean?
Yes. Very handmade.
Very handmade.
Speaking of comics, do you have a lot of good memories making Deadly Class? That show was a lot of fun.
Lots of great memories about that show and lots of heartaches. It was tough. I just think if we went on a streamer, we would have still been doing it. I mourn on that particular ensemble of casts because all of those kids were amazing, they were amazing. I was the granddad of the piece. But I was just seeing like, wow, that sort of John Hughes, this new brat pack. I thought, fuck, okay, we'll just see where they go. But you know what, they'll all do amazing. It's just a shame that we can't have them all together all at that same time. And they were brilliant, they were brilliant together. So yeah, so that was really, really sad. But we'll see what happens. I'd like to make a feature film, or something like that, of Deadly Class. That'd be cool.
It was huge on Netflix overseas, too.
Yeah, it was like the number one show everywhere.
Was getting to fight Henry Rollins as enjoyable as it looked?
To fight the king of the mosh pit, is possibly one of those bucket lists notched [Laughs]. He's a great guy. It's so great to go toe-to-toe with him in a kind of fantastical way. He's got incredible anecdotes [Laughs]. Lovely guy. And, again, I'm slightly heartbroken now, I can't hang out with him as well. I think that would be quite a cool feature film, getting all the teachers from Deadly Class together to do a mission.
I think that show will keep finding its audience.
Yeah. I'm from Generation X, and all that particular music as well in the 80s. When I went up into a few Comic-Con signings, and it's like, you see a dad and his teenage kid coming up for signing the Deadly Class photo or something. It's really heartwarming when you see the dad explaining to his kids that was me. They've been represented well, they've properly seen, I don't think anyone's visualized it as well as Deadly Class.
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The Battle for Hospice and Choosing the Fight
Kelly Wagner
What is the patient fighting for? To battle their disease with full and aggressive treatment or fighting to stay home?
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The Problem of "Revolving-Door" Patients
People don't come to the hospital to die. They come to find an answer to their medical problems, a cure for their illness, with the hopes they will regain their health and return to their normal life.
Chronically ill patients with progressive and incurable diseases may eventually find themselves in the revolving doors of the hospital. As their condition progresses and their bodies begin to fail them, they find that they are continually readmitted for disease complications or deteriorating conditions. This is what's known as the revolving-door syndrome. These patients find themselves with decreasing likelihood of surviving until their next primary or specialist appointments and ultimately resort to seeking care for their acute on chronic diseases in the emergency departments.
Unfortunately, emergency departments only address life-threatening issues and are not prepared—nor are they the appropriate setting—for patient and family education regarding disease management, medication management, and extensive review of goals of care. Chronically ill patients are quickly stabilized and sent home with an extensive list of medications, doctor appointments, and treatment plans with minimal education, other than urging close follow-up with the primary care physician.
A primary care provider is expected to complete an individualized treatment plan for a complex patient in under 15 minutes: An unrealistic expectation in the real world.
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"Revolving Door" Patients Highlight Flaws in the Medical System
While hospitals and insurance companies are urging the discharge of chronically ill patients and complex cases faster than before, primary care providers are finding themselves overwhelmed and overbooked by patient appointments arranged in 15-minute time slots—often without a break to even breathe, let alone have a real conversation with a complex patient. The time needed to sit down with these patients who require a personalized treatment plan that includes extensive disease, medication education, and a review of goals of care takes a lot longer than 15 minutes.
These patients find themselves lost in the healthcare system, with failing bodies, a lack of knowledge about their medications, and unrealistic expectations of their quality of life and their disease. Some patients believe that prescribed medications will cure their disease rather than manage it, and they often stop these medications once they feel better. Others, such as those with terminal cancer, believe their palliative chemotherapy will "cure" their cancer rather than provide symptom relief for an incurable disease. Miscommunication, misconceptions, lack of knowledge, and even denial can all play a part in these revolving-door patients.
While there's no question about repairing a broken hip in a healthy patient, questions regarding goals of care need to be asked in an elderly patient with complex medical conditions and a poor prognosis.
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Modern Medicine and Technology Have Their Limitations
Misconceptions abound in the general population about the life-saving capability in the field of medicine. While modern medicine is saving more lives than ever, it is not necessarily addressing the quality of these "saved" lives. As technology advances, the field of medicine has been able to extend patients' lives far past any remaining shred of quality of life.
There are tracheostomies for patients who cannot wean off a ventilator, dialyses for failing kidneys, internal defibrillators in patients with weak and misfiring hearts, and temporary and permanent feeding tubes. Surgeons can remove skull bones in attempts to prevent brain death in a devastating stroke patient with an uncertainty of recovery. Others can remove and rearrange intestines, leaving an ostomy in its place, which requires daily management and care. Eligible patients with failing organs can receive a transplant but are required to take immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of their lives to prevent organ rejection while placing them at higher risk for future infections and illnesses.
Despite all these interventions and more, the number of patients with chronic conditions continues to progress. While many of these patients are able to live happy and fulfilling lives with the help of medicine's latest interventions, many others fail to experience the benefits of such advances in medicine due to the progressive and debilitating nature of their condition.
Modern medicine and technology have an endpoint, and when it's obvious that a patient's body is failing to respond, healthcare providers need to address this with their patients and their families.
If it's so easy to recognize the signs of a dying flower, why is it so hard for healthcare providers to discuss dying in their patients?
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The Importance of Discussing Goals of Care
When a chronically ill patient finds themselves hospitalized for yet another time, it's time to review goals of care. This discussion far exceeds the question of "How are you feeling?" Goals of care in a chronically ill patient encompass:
The review of advance directives
Evaluation of patient and family knowledge of the condition
Discussion of prognosis and expected course of the condition
Their preference for life-saving treatments and potential interventions
Review of the patient's values, goals and fears for the future
Determining a designated decision-maker
Coming to Terms With Your Condition
One of the most important questions one can ask is, "What makes life worth living for you, and under what circumstances would life not be worth living?" If at all possible, it's important to ask these questions with the patient and family members that may be involved in their care as there are many misconceptions family members believe until they are discussed in the open.
While there are many more questions involved in reviewing goals of care, these aforementioned questions will help guide a healthcare provider in creating a personalized treatment plan for the patient that aligns with the patient's core values. Healthcare providers, patients, and families alike may unexpectedly find out that the patient's aggressive treatment plan may be inferior to a plan that emphasizes quality of life over quantity.
What is a fighter?
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You Are a Fighter, but What Are You Fighting For?
A fighter. This is the term that healthcare providers often hear when they start discussing goals of care with a patient and their family members. The patient states they're a fighter, but their bodies are losing the fight to their progressive disease. Or maybe it's the vocal member of the family who speaks for the patient and declares that the patient is a fighter and would never give up, regardless of the circumstances. Maybe at this point, the term fighter should be redefined.
The question to ask is, "What is the patient fighting for?" Is the patient fighting for an extension of life with further treatment? Maybe, they're hoping to manage their illness until they reach a milestone (e.g., a new grandchild, anniversary, or wedding). Maybe the patient is fighting to stay home because they realize that the multiple hospital readmissions, additional drugs, and ongoing treatments are no longer improving their quality of life.
The Role of Palliative Care
Palliative care offers an extra layer of support during this phase—the bridge between restorative care and maintaining a quality of life that is reasonable. Palliative care providers are humble, honest, and realistic when it comes to discussing goals of care with patients. They help patients and their families understand a condition's prognosis and future course. When appropriate, they help patients transition to hospice to maximize comfort and dignity for patients nearing the end of their lives.
The butterfly is a symbol for transformation, life, hope and spirit. Hospices across the country hold butterfly releases to honor those who are grieving and remember their loved ones.
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When to Admit Defeat
Misconceptions about hospice are not reserved to patients and the public alone. A physician friend of mine with countless years of experience once told me that he doesn't like the thought of hospice and never mentions this option to his patients.
Despite the knowledge that these patients carry a chronic, progressive, and incurable disease, he feels that discussing hospice care sends the message to the patient and family that he has given up when, in fact, he never gives up. I've seen his face after visiting his patients who ultimately pursue hospice, and it is one of pure defeat. He seems to internalize this feeling and punishes himself—as if he was an incompetent physician who was unable to cure an incurable disease.
Thankfully, this physician is not a palliative care provider. However, I have found that many healthcare providers find it quite difficult to admit defeat in the face of patients with progressively declining conditions and families desperately asking for answers.
What Do Palliative Care Providers Do?
Palliative care providers have a very different viewpoint on patients with chronic, progressive, and incurable conditions. Sometimes, it takes a physician to admit defeat in order for a palliative provider to come in and address the real issues at hand. Unlike other providers, palliative care providers seem to evaluate the patient before the disease. Instead of focusing on further medications or treatments that may prolong the patient's life, they ask personal questions about the patient's values, their idea of quality of life and, frankly, how to spend it best in their very short time left on earth.
Choosing hospice is not giving up; it's choosing death with comfort and dignity.
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Why Choosing Hospice Is Not a Death Sentence
Choosing hospice is not a death sentence. It's a change in focus in the philosophy of patient care and experiencing the end of life. Whenever I bring up the word hospice, a look of shock is typically followed by patients and families. Some ask for a second opinion; some absolutely refuse the discussion, some request to think it over, and some sigh in relief.
What many people don't understand is that patients with these chronic, progressive, incurable conditions live under a lot of pressure to survive every single day. The pressure to maintain their umpteen medications, manage multiple specialist appointments, treatment regimens, lab testing, serial imaging studies, and follow strict diets and/or fluid restrictions all take a huge toll. They're tired and completely exhausted from keeping up with their diseases, so the focus on their quality of life trails far behind the importance of disease maintenance.
While many patients admitted under hospice care are provided with a better quality of life for the short time left, there are those few patients who miraculously improve with hospice care. It's difficult to explain, but I've seen it multiple times as a healthcare provider. Once the medications, tests, lab draws and specialist visits are stopped, and the focus of care is switched to the quality of the patient's life rather than disease management, they improve.
Hospice Care May Be the Answer When Nothing Else Has Worked
These hospice patients start eating, they regain their weight, their vitals stabilize, and they feel better. On the other hand, some rally initially only to decline within a few weeks to months. But some reach the six-month period, and their health has improved so drastically that they're no longer appropriate for hospice care. While these patients have graduated from hospice, it doesn't mean their diseases have been cured. Unfortunately, these graduates are no longer deemed eligible for hospice care; after all, it was this care that brought them such an improvement in their life.
Hospice is not something to be feared; rather, it changes the way we experience the end of life and dying.
Start the Conversation Early
As a healthcare provider, I can say the discussion of goals of care is often the last thing to be addressed when it should be the very first thing discussed in a patient's individualized treatment plan. Effective communication and empathetic discussions with our patients regarding prognosis, course of their condition, and end-of-life care can build trust without negatively affecting hope.
In fact, patients who discuss their end-of-life wishes with their providers have less fear and anxiety regarding their medical treatment. They also feel these providers better understand their personal choices and feel more enabled to direct their own care. An honest discussion with patients regarding goals of care can be the door to meaningful provider-patient relationships and overall improved quality of patient care. Patients are always fighting, but it is up to their healthcare providers to understand what they are fighting for.
An informative article on how to discuss goals of care
How-To Discuss Goals of Care with Patients
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The seminar has been attended by president of the University Prof.Dr.Ali Mahmood Al-Shammari and vice-chancellor for scientific affairs Prof.Dr.Safa Muzhir Al-Obaidi ,which has evolved about issues related to the Update on management of advanced stage ovarian cancer.
Academic discussion has been made by the attendees which aims to create scientific communication between the University and the hospital for activating the project of the visiting professor that adopted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
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Conflicts from 1939 – 2010 : – Operation Crusader – Karelian Isthmus – Kasserine Pass – Overlord – Israeli War of Independence – Operation Sealion – Gustav Line – Operation Desert Storm 1991 – Operation Mars – Izyum Bulge – Operation Crusader – Uman Pocket – El Alamein – Israeli War with Lebanon 1982 – Kiev Pocket – Operation Cobra II 2003 – Yom Kippur – Operation Uranus – Murmansk 1942 – Operation Zitadelle – Market Garden – Susangerd – Operation Bagration – The Cauldron – Many more…………………..
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For a time, the Flying Tigers provided the only victories against the Japanese anywhere in the Far East… This handful of men had shown that the Japanese were not invincible.
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The game is Middle East War 1948-2010 by Schwerpunkt Games. This is a great operational level computer war game with turns that simulate one day of operations and hexes that are 7.5 miles wide.
Middle East War 1948-2010
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There is a ton of operational gaming in this program fromgreat sweeping battles f early in the war to the very final battles in Germany. This is a Grog's game and not for the faint of heart or for those looking for a light wargame. Those willing to overcome the UI and learn the interconnectedness of the different combat elements available, it is a very fun and rewarding game to play.
World War II Europe 1939-1945
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Russo-German War '41-'44 is an excellent operational wargame covering the great bulk of the Eastern Front conflict at a divisional level. Although there is an overall campaign scenario covering the entire war, it really works best when playing the smaller scenarios as studies of individual battles.
Russo-German War '41-'44
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One of the strongest selling points of WWIIE is the fantastic design of the game rules, which provide a rich war gaming experience and a strong narrative. You can literally feel the pain of a weak flank, or the exhilaration of a panzer army's breakthrough and exploitation into the enemy's rear. The variety, scope and breadth of the scenarios (included now and available later) poises WWIIE as a solid classic war game and a deep study of World War II's operational warfare.
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A Conversation with Rockefeller Foundation
Rajiv Shah
Affordable and Clean Energy for All with Rajiv Shah
September 10, 2018 | 12:30
Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Dean Vali Nasr and the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) cordially invite you to
A conversation on
Affordable and Clean Energy for All
President of the Rockefeller Foundation
In conversation with Johannes Urpelainen
Director and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor, SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment Program
and Founding Director, Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP)
Appointed in 2017, Dr. Rajiv is the thirteenth President of the Rockefeller Foundation and has over twenty years of experience in business, government, and philanthropy. He is a former American government official, physician and health economist who served as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2010–2015. Appointed as USAID Administrator by President Obama in 2009, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Shah was charged with reshaping the $20 billion agency's operations to provide greater assistance to pressing development challenges around the globe. As Administrator, Dr. Shah led the Obama Administration's efforts to secure billions of dollars of private investments for African power development to bring more than 26,000 MW of power online. By elevating the importance of innovation, promoting public-private partnerships, rethinking internal practices, and shifting how dollars were spent to deliver stronger results, Dr. Shah secured bipartisan support that enabled USAID to dramatically accelerate its work to end extreme poverty. Following his resignation from USAID in 2015, he founded Latitude Capital, a global emerging markets power and infrastructure private equity firm; and was also appointed a Distinguished Fellow in Residence at Georgetown University.
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He is a TV presenter and educator, sharing his knowledge and creating awareness about environmental issues that face our planet.
He is the first to jump right in and immerse himself in an experience, whether that be filming an anaconda underwater, coming face to face with crocodiles, orcas, jaguars or African elephants. If there's an opportunity to get up close to a wild animal in its natural habitat and view its behaviour from a new and unseen perspective, Cristian is doing it.
Since his first days behind a camera - filming memento videos for his scuba diving guests in the 1990s - this passionate and adventurous photographer has made it his life's work to share unique perspectives on some of the world's misunderstood creatures.
From the humid tropics of the Amazon jungle to the dry and dusty Mexican desert, and all the way north to the frozen peaks of Norway, Cristian has walked, dived, swum, flown, climbed, driven, scrambled, and trekked through a map of the world and he's not slowing down…
I'm an Emmy Award Winning cinematographer, multi-tasking cameraman (top side and underwater), experient drone pilot and television presenter specializing in wildlife and natural history. In addition to several film credits including IMAX films, I've shot and produced for the world's top television networks including the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Arte, Animal Planet, Smithsonian, NHK and many others. I've got a large experience in the Brazilian Biomes, especially Amazon, Pantanal and the coastline.
Due to its versatility and adaptation to different natural environments, Cristian has the ideal profile to get a better and more complete result in a shorter time. His cinematography has been acclaimed all over the world.
Can you tell us a little bit about your professional background
I was a divemaster working in the south of Brazil when I began to take a camera underwater to film clients during the summer of 1998. At that time, I had no editing tools and I was shooting with a Hi8 camera. I used to film 20-minute videos by planning each sequence ahead (topside boat ride, divers underwater, aquatic life and a short conclusion, usually bubbles) and this was the final cut. There was no room for mistakes and I believe this initial experience gave me a good solid base for the rest of my career.
Today, it is crucial to think ahead for everything I need to shoot to deliver a complete sequence for the "blue chip" natural history films I shoot most of the time.
What or who in your life influenced you to pursue this route
I always knew that I had to work with nature… I began taking people to nature, as a hiking guide and diving instructor, and through this I discovered that filming these experiences allowed people to take nature to their homes and share with other people. After realizing this I discovered that I could reach more people by making images and sharing them with the world.
Also, as a diver, I was very inspired by the works of Howard and Michelle Hall and seeing those documentaries inspired me to pursue this career.
Currently, what is the inspiration that keeps you motivated and passionate about your work
At the moment I am looking for images that will motivate people to fight for conservation.
We are killing our forests, rivers, and oceans — this needs to stop. People have no idea how badly the environment is suffering, and we need to add sustainable habits into the popular culture.
As they say, an image is worth a thousand works, and I am looking for the right images to spread the message to save our beautiful and delicate planet.
What is the most impactful aspect of your work
I always seek to bring an innovative approach, using the latest techniques, equipment and revolutionary creative resources to plunge the audience into the animal world. And I try to pass my passion along with my images. Combining these elements is a kind of signature for my work.
Where is your favorite place you've traveled and why
It's hard to pick one as every place has its beauty, but I really have an attraction to Norway.
It is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. I love the fjords, the mountains, the big encounters with orcas, humpbacks and other animals, and the cold weather.
Tell us about your strangest experience while traveling
There have been so many, but one the strangest I can remember was a dinner in Mongolia, with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters, when we had to eat a goat head with our hands. This was a special dish, made just for us, and we could not refuse. The taste wasn't the best, but it was a memorable experience.
They are great people and despite the hard circumstances they live in, they looked very happy and were very kind to us.
Why do you feel that wildlife conservation is important
We are all connected, and all living beings matter.
Wildlife conservation is the most important issue today, as without it we won't be able to survive. It is a full time job for me as all my images tend to promote conservation.
What is your favorite Wild in Africa bracelet style and why
I usually like more natural colors like brown and green, and because of that I like the Wild Tomorrow Fund one. But I also like the Tibetan Buddhist knotted bracelet and the South African Tiger's eye.
Hard to pick one as they are all very pretty!
Could you share the story behind your favorite photograph you've taken
I did a very unique underwater sequence of a huge anaconda swimming in a river in Brazil for the BBC series Seven Worlds One Planet.
It took us days to find the animal and we didn't know what to expect. This is definitely an animal we cannot control. But on this day, everything went perfectly. As soon as we spotted the giant snake, she went underwater to hide from us and I was ready to jump. I spent about 45 minutes with the animal getting all the angles I needed and when she swam away I made a very smooth track following the snake blending with the riverbed.
I was screaming underwater and I knew that the shot was epic.
The executive producers of this documentary wrote to me to say that everybody loved the footage, including Sir David Attenborough.
Do you have a favorite place or subject to photograph
Hard to say. I used to say Galápagos, due the diversity of big animals you can see in one single dive. I still love oceanic islands like Galápagos, Cocos, and Socorro, and they are definitely some of my favorite environments to work in.
But recently I've been getting more and more into freshwater environments like flooded forests, rivers, lakes—specifically the ones in Brazil. I like the challenges of diving in these locations and the possibility of coming back with a beautiful image never before shot.
Forests like the Amazon and the Pantanal are not easy for the cameraman nor the equipment.
Every shot is a challenge and I love to challenge myself on every assignment.
Are there any animals you feel especially passionate about
Love orcas, giant river otters, jaguars, anacondas. Very hard to pick one because I like everything related to nature.
Can you share your future plans and hopes for yourself
We are just premiering a series about the coast of Brazil on National Geographic and hope we can do more series about our biomes so people can learn more about wildlife and all ecosystems we have on our planet.
My long-life mission is to inspire people to fall in love with our planet through my images, arousing the desire for knowledge and conservation of the place we all can call home.
And my future plan is to continue doing this and reaching more and more people until we reach a critical mass that is able to change how we relate to Mother Nature. I hope we can do that before it's too late.
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Ruthie's Recap: Miami Dolphins Training Camp 2020 Notes for August 25th
NBC 6 sports anchor Ruthie Polinsky has all the latest from Davie, including more on several receivers who were not at practice
By Ruthie Polinsky	• Published August 25, 2020 • Updated on August 28, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Tuesday saw the Miami Dolphins back on the practice field ahead of their regular season opener on September 13th - and NBC 6 sports anchor Ruthie Polinsky has all the latest from Davie, including several receivers who were not at practice.
Game officials were present for the first time with the Dolphins doing lots of red zone work.
Linebacker Kyle Van Noy returned after leaving Monday's practice with an injury.
Wide receiver Preston Williams did not practice as the team is working him back from his injury gradually.
Wide receiver Ricardo Louis left practice with an injury.
Wide receiver Jakeem Grant did not practice due to a minor injury, but spoke after practice and was in good spirits.
From head coach Brian Flores' press conference before practice
On Van Noy's injury: "He got banged up a little bit yesterday. He's getting treatment. He's feeling a little bit better. We're just going to take this thing day to day and we're hopeful he'll be out there – I know he'll try to get out there – as soon as he can."
On fifth round pick Curtis Weaver, who was waived yesterday: "He could get claimed. It's a small percentage of players who do get claimed in this situation. We'll see if we get him back. We'll know this evening."
On quarterback Josh Rosen: "Like all of the quarterbacks, he's had some good moments, some bad moments. All in all, I think he's competing. I think he's made some – of all the quarterbacks, he's probably got the biggest arm. He's made some incredible throws. Consistency – I would say we need to always be more consistent at every position, specifically the quarterback. There's a lot of competition there from 'Fitz' (Ryan Fitzpatrick) to Tua (Tagovailoa) to Josh. But he's a talented player. He's been competing. Consistency, really at that position, you need it – situationally, from a leadership standpoint. I do think he's making a lot of progress and hopefully we'll continue with that progress."
On the shooting in Wisconsin of Jacob Blake: "There's a lot that goes into this. I think for me, when a situation like this comes up again, it just reminds me that there's a lot of fear in this world, there's a lot of anger in this world. There's racism, there's classism, there's sexism. There's a lot of division. And what we need is unity. That's what we need. Unfortunately, situations like this create more division and I think it's sad. I haven't watched it because I'm not ready to watch it emotionally. I think I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to see; but there's just a lot of division. We need more unity. I haven't talked to the team about it yet, but we've had conversations about race and injustices. I think they know where I stand on this. I think individually, we all need to be better. We all need to be more empathetic. We all need to take more ownership of how we treat people. Again, there's a lot of fear, there's a lot of anger on all sides. It's unfortunate. There's a lot of division. Hopefully, I just try to do my best to improve the situation anyway I can. I think our team tries to do that and use our platform to create more harmony and camaraderie in the world. Hopefully we take the situation and try to make something good out of it; but when it continually happens, it's frustrating. We've got to do our best to try to make a kinder, more empathetic, more unified world."
On guard Ereck Flowers taking rookies under his wing: "To me, what better of a guy to do that than someone who has had as many experiences as he's had. He's been in different places, been in different systems and had some success also – success and failures. When he talks to a young guy – a young offensive lineman – he's talking to him with a lot of knowledge. I think if they just do a quick Google search, they'll read about it and know that he's been through a lot; and he's gone through it and he practices hard every day and it's important to him. He goes about his business the right way. I think he's learned a lot over the course of his career. That's been nice to see."
On cornerback Nik Needham: "I think Nik has made a lot of improvement over the course of the year. How Nik came into training camp, he's learned a lot. I think he's matured a lot. I think he's taken a lot more of a professional approach from his rookie year. He's made some strides. I tell these guys, when you get your opportunity, you have to take advantage of it. It's like basketball. When you get your opportunity, that's like getting to the free throw line. You either make it or you don't. That's kind of some of the things we talk about. So when Nik goes in because somebody else goes down and plays well, that's what we're talking about as far as taking advantage of your opportunities. And that's not just football, that's life in general. Nik's done a good job."
On the philosophy for rookies: "As far as rookies in general and throwing them into the fire versus not throwing them into the fire, look we play the guys we feel give us the best chance to win. That was the case with – I know you mentioned Dieter. Last year he played a lot of football – a year ago – and we felt like he gave us the best chance to win. But at the same time, there's a little bit of forecasting and predicting that we need to do as coaches, as an organization and as a personnel department, where a guy may not be better than somebody else Week 1; but the prediction and the forecast is that he may be better in Week 12. Those are decisions we have to make. Every team is making those decisions in some form or fashion. I'm not saying that's necessarily the case."
On linebacker Raekwon McMillan: "Raekwon has obviously started a lot of games in this league. (He's a) good tackler, good communicator, smart player, plays in the kicking game. He's still ascending. I think he's doing well. He's playing well this training camp. There's a lot of competition at the linebacker position between Raekwon and Elandon Roberts and Calvin Munson and (Jerome) Baker and Kamu (Grugier-Hill). We'll see where the chips fall."
Rosen spoke after practice and was incredibly positive and self-aware. Despite getting fewer reps as of late, he understands that his job is to get better every day. He added, "The reason I'm positive about this situation is because all I can control is my development, and I think that's going in the right direction." He went on to say, "I'm not really focused on winning a job, I'm more focused on getting better."
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Teachers Confess Their Biggest Fears About Returning To The Classroom Post Pandemic
Eric Spring
July 21 | 2020
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Reopening schools in the era of the virus is an absolute mess.
Sure, administering lessons via video sharing is not ideal. Attention wavers even more than usual, teachers are burdened by the Goliath task of adapting lesson plans to the platform, and parents are forced to work from home while also acting as a psuedo teacher's aid.
But a recent Reddit thread makes one thing clear: many teachers would rather stick with those difficulties than go back to school prematurely. The countless dangerous factors are enough to make their--and our--heads spin.
Teachers who actually do the work can she light on the nitty gritty of the reopening animal. Logistical pitfalls that teachers have learned over the years allow them to predict where the issues would arise. Their responses on the thread paint a nuanced, scary picture.
makeshift_permanence asked, "Teachers of Reddit, how are you feeling about doing in-person classes right now?"
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"What happens if I contract COVID? Do I need to have two weeks of lessons prepared for a substitute at all times? Can there possibly be enough substitute teaching candidates out there to fill all the gaps left by COVID diagnoses or suspected COVID diagnoses (or contact with COVID)?"
"Substitutes already do not make a living wage for their work (or if they do, it's barely so); I can't imagine they're going to be more enthusiastic about going to schools under these circumstances."
"Bathroom breaks/tissue/drinks. Kids are kind of gross already. To maintain top flight cleanliness and social distancing, I feel an inordinate amount of class time will be devoted to routines."
"I envision super long bathroom breaks so everyone has a chance to have the bathroom to themselves. Time out of every hour to clean or wipe down laptops, manipulatives, desks, etc."
"We already spend a lot of time on routines (pre-COVID) so doubling down makes me wonder exactly how much time will be left to actually try to teach."
"What happens under a worst case scenario situation? Our student body has a lot of grandparents standing in as primary guardians. What happens if a student contracts COVID at school and takes it home to their advanced age primary caretaker?"
"Is our small community prepared to take responsibility for the preventable death of a student's primary guardian?"
-- rake2204
The Damage is Done, and More Will Come Either Way
"In the UK (English) Secondary Schools are are due back in full in September with no expectations of social distancing and very little guidance for risk assessment. I work in the worst affected borough of London where huge numbers of our kids have lost family members."
"Over 50% of kids live in poverty, we have the highest levels of gang crime, radicalisation, child abuse, and neglect, and only around 5 - 10% of kids in classes have had access to internet for remote learning since we went into lockdown in March."
"Many I haven't heard from at all. Social services and child protective services are already overwhelmed."
"I am worried for myself and my colleagues as we enter precarious working conditions. But mostly I worry for the kids and their community. We cannot go back to normal and many will be deeply traumatised."
"When I try to talk about how anxious I feel, nobody in my family or friendship group understands, they just tell me to stop worrying and enjoy my summer break."
-- pinjooo
Sorting Out Priorities
"College professor here. I really miss the wonderful classroom dynamics that in-person learning makes possible. Online learning makes discussions more strained and shallow. I also really love working with my students and discussing their projects one-on-one."
"That is much harder to do remotely. However, I care about my students as people, and the thought of making them and their families sick by returning to campus too soon makes me very worried. I want them to get a good education, but not at the expense of their health and well being."
"I would rather work twice as hard to make online learning successful than risk them getting sick or losing parents and grandparents to this illness."
-- Netflix_and_backrubs
Harrowing Circumstances for Data Collection
"Our start date got pushed back 2 weeks, then it's 9 weeks online. that buys 11 weeks to figure out the smart thing to do next. there will be plenty of data from the schools that are pushed to open sooner."
"Can someone explain why the white house isn't doing mask-optional public tours if schools are being pushed to open?"
-- cesarjulius
"I'm terrified. I work at a high school in Texas. Last year my largest class had 36 students. Between kids not having school supplies, passing in the hallways, gym, sports, discipline, & teenage hormones I know for a FACT that social distancing & keeping things clean can't work."
"If full grown adults refuse to wear a mask then imagine 1000s of teenagers. Our school has a daycare too, with babies. It's too risky & it's unfair to ask us to risk not only our lives but the lives of our students. This is not a hoax."
"There is no getting back to normal. We either have to accept it or risk certain death. I am not exaggerating with any of this."
-- BlkMsFrizzle
"Tbh, I'm terrified to go back and I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety around the pandemic this whole time."
"The thought of going back to college where the students are going to continue throwing huge parties and not giving a sh**, and then coming to class to infect everyone else absolutely freaks me out."
-- ZOSOtelecast
Heroes, Within Reason
"I am a school librarian at an elementary school with 900 students. I am young. I have no children. I am healthy."
I am f***ing terrified."
"I may love being a 'hero' to your kids, but I did not sign up to be an actual 'knowingly lay down your life' hero. The fact that so many are urging us to go back to 'protect the economy' shows just how f***ed this whole system is."
"Staying home is absolutely causing trauma for everyone, staff and students. But will it cause more trauma when their teacher, principal, para, custodian, dies? Not to mention their grandma or aunt or parents or classmate."
"'Only .2% of kids will die'" Devos touts. In my district, that means 4. 4 student deaths in a district of five schools. Not to mention the teachers or family members."
"I am f***ing terrified."
-- spoonugget
"I'm an elementary music teacher. My job is to have kids sing, play games in the room with others, play instruments, and learn how to be good human beings. I see every single kid in the school."
"I am so fearful."
"My entire class is pretty much upended by in person classes. They can't sing because obviously, they can't play instruments (percussion/string) because they'd have to share the instruments with each other."
"We can't play games because the games are meant to encourage playing an instrument or singing a song, and also include group/partner work."
"And if they expect me to do that anyways, then I'm not comfortable with that in the slightest."
-- Zenku390
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Starting version
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This page contains content that is no longer in the game.
These features only exist in outdated versions of Minecraft.
A zombie wearing a helmet in the Survival Test.
Survival Test was a test for the survival game mode of Minecraft released to premium members[1] during the Classic phase of development, and was accessible at http://www.minecraft.net/survivaltest.
In this version, creepers had melee but exploded when killed, the only food source were mushrooms, and you could get them by killing sheep or pigs or finding them in caves. The red mushrooms were toxic and hurt the player by 1 1/2 hearts . The point system was first implemented in this update. The player's fist also took 4 ( ) away from the mob the player punched.
On October 24, 2009[2][3][4][Verify], Survival Test was opened up to anyone regardless of premium membership.
Survival Test was removed the website on December 16, 2010 when the site received a major overhaul, during the Alpha phase. Survival Test is not available in the launcher, though it is compatible if the user is able to provide the .jar file.
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Differences from Classic Creative[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Health bar with 10 hearts.
When health is low, the health bar begins to shake.
When you die, you must generate a new world or load a saved one, like you do in hardcore.
The addition of mushrooms as food.
The player starts with 10 TNT.
8 mobs; Zombies, skeletons, creepers, pigs, spiders, sheep, humans, and giants
Arrows could be fired by pressing "tab".
Drowning and lava damage.
Players can see their hand in game. Its position is different for all versions after 0.30_03.
Skeleton's arrows were purple, and when killed will blow up in an explosion of five arrows that you can pick up.
Sheep eat grass and drop food (brown mushrooms).
Points[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Some aspects of the point system are listed below:
Sheep and pigs awarded 10 points.
Zombies awarded 80 points.
Spiders awarded 105 points.
Skeletons awarded 120 points.
Creepers awarded 200 points (it was once 250).
Points would not be scored for indirect killing (e.g. blowing up a creeper which killed a zombie didn't award the zombie's points).
Blocks[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
A handful of blocks are obtained in different ways than in the modern game:
Gold blocks were obtained by mining gold ore.
Iron blocks were obtained by mining iron ore.
Stone slabs were obtained by mining coal ore.
Oak wood planks were obtained by chopping up oak logs.
White cloth (wool) was obtained by punching sheep (this did no damage).
All other blocks found naturally in the world could be picked up normally, with the exception of ores and logs, which drop their resources, stone which drops cobblestone as normal, leaves which also drop saplings like normally, grass blocks which drop dirt (which can handle grass again) and liquids and bedrock which are unbreakable.
Trivia[επεξεργασία | επεξεργασία κώδικα]
Notch created the giant mob in the last version of Survival Test, however they were hidden afterwards due to an issue with spawning and their overall power.
In Survival Test zombies and skeletons had a chance of wearing armor, but Notch removed it in the final version. This feature was re-added in 1.4 Release.
In Survival Test the fastest mob was the spider, being able to move as fast as the player.
Indev 0.31 in the very first update was known as Survival Test.
In Survival Test 0.24, creepers were made from the failed pig model.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090904213840/http://www.minecraft.net/survivaltest
↑ http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Survival_Test&diff=2864&oldid=2849
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20091003232941/http://minecraft.net/survivaltest/
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Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has announced he has joined a heavy-hitting ownership group of the South East Melbourne Phoenix NBL team.
Kyrgios is a huge basketball fan and joins a group of owners that includes NBA star John Wall and former NBA players Al Harrington, Josh Childress, Dante Exum and Zach Randolph.
"I am thrilled to be coming on board with the Phoenix," Kyrgios said.
"I know there is plenty that I can contribute towards the growth of the franchise.
"I'm especially looking forward to getting down to South East Melbourne and meeting the team and fans and working together with the youth in the city."
At a press conference in Melbourne, Kyrgios joked he was willing to "get out there and rebound, whatever" as part of his role with the Phoenix.
However, there was one detail he was unable to share.
Kyrgios was asked how much he had invested in the team and he looked over to Phoenix chief executive Tommy Greer for permission to spill the financial beans.
"It's confidential," was the response.


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Caravaggio Weird, but Good
Like most Italians, I've always known of Caravaggio and his paintings. Like most Sean Bean fans, I was very happy when the 1986 film Caravaggio came out on DVD last year. It's weird, hot and bothered, full of layers inside and out. It may not be for everyone, but Caravaggio is an art house lover's dream.
Young painter with promise Caravaggio (Dexter Fletcher, Nigel Terry) mixes business with pleasure as he sells himself and his art on the street. Eventually he's taken in by the church and paints religious masterpieces, all the while living a very heady and underground lifestyle. The beautiful Lena (Tilda Swinton) and street fighter Ranuccio (Sean Bean) model for some of Caravaggio's paintings, but their twisted love triangle cannot last.
When I think of Caravaggio, firstly I think of the incredible canvases onscreen. Director Derek Jarman (War Requiem, Jubilee) has recreated Caravaggio's paintings in painstaking detail. The highlights of the film are the sequences showing Caravaggio painting his masterpieces from posing models. These scenes are lit perfectly and saturated with vivid colors. It's as if the art itself was on the screen. American audiences may not take to this quiet, still life look and feel, but you can't deny the breathtaking living art in Caravaggio.
On the other had, this is one very weird and out there movie! The loud and maniacal sequences are too dizzying and border on the senseless at worst and seem out of place amid the film's silently beautiful scenes at best. Viewers can take their pick on production values-either considering them extremely poor and low budget or intentionally sporadic and sparse. Why couldn't Jarman make a straight, period piece costume drama detailing the life of Caravaggio? Regardless of the film's finances, Jarman chose to make Caravaggio the way he did. Yes, a lot of it is incredibly weird and too over the top, but parts of the movie are also a lot of fun. The intentional anachronisms in Caravaggio add much needed humor and a light air to the film. Typewriters, motorcycles, and calculators add some fun class to this abstract time and place. These pieces also add commentary and statements without words, much as a painting would. Obsessive muckrakers clicking away on typewriters and priests chachinging on their silver calculators-these subtlies say more than exposition ever could.
Despite its lovely look and bizarre feel, the cast of Caravaggio is what makes the movie. Nigel Terry (Excalibur) is fittingly weird and heady as the adult Caravaggio. He is perfect as the X factor and catalyst between Lena and Ranuccio. Its no surprise that this trio worked with Jarman again in 1989's War Requiem. Although neither is the star and I wish both were onscreen even more than they are, the film debuts of Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton, The Chronicles of Narnia) and Sean Bean (Sharpe, The Lord of the Rings) put the icing on Caravaggio's cake. Swinton is both ugly and gorgeous as the jealous and power obsessed Lena. She starts out dirty, ugly, and boyish, but ends up lush, gorgeous, and tragic. Swinton doesn't say much here, but her onscreen presence is undeniable. Her chemistry with the very young and beautiful Sean Bean is also exquisite.
Sure, I like Sean Bean, but you can't often call his villainous performances or rough heroes beautiful. In Caravaggio, however, Bean's Ranuccio is hot, aggressive, statuesque- but severely flawed at the same time. It is no wonder Caravaggio falls prey and preys upon these two misguided young lovers. The cast and the silent symbolism of power and wealth make the film-particularly during one lovely modeling scene between Bean and Terry and the subsequent hammock scene between Swinton and Bean. Yowza!
Naturally, it is easy to see the parallels between director Derek Jarman and his onscreen Caravaggio here. Yes, there's a lot of subtext and statements both veiled and exposed, but there's so much more to this film than speculation about Jarman's controversial life and style. I myself am not a big fan of directors or writers knocking on audiences' heads with obvious statements and commentary. Thankfully, Caravaggio can be enjoyed for its weird and beautiful style onscreen without any heavy handedness from Jarman. If you're looking for it, you'll find it, but you don't have to adore Jarman to appreciate the vision here. Some of that vision is, in a way, coming from the titular sixteenth century Italian painter himself. His paintings and style dominate the screen- adding to his art and genius and his bittersweet life.
The DVD presentation mirrors the portrait-esque style of Caravaggio with interactive, moving menus. The subtitles are essential in picking up the film's soft dialogue. There are plenty of interviews and commentary, conceptual art, storyboards, trailers, and galleries to immerse the viewer with Jarman and Caravaggio himself. My DVD also came with a lovely write about the film.
I think it goes without saying that not every is going to like Caravaggio. Although there is nothing extremely overt, prudes or anti art house folks should avoid anything by Derek Jarman. If you have a problem with homoeroticism or anti Catholicism on film, you should also skip Caravaggio. That being said, fans of the titular painter and Jarman's work probably already adore this film. Bean and Swinton fans should tune in as well. Some of its bad, some of its good-and some of it you may not fully get the first time around, but Caravaggio is a beautiful film with a talented cast. Take a chance on this gem today.
Posted by Kristin Battestella at 11:19 PM
Labels: British, drama, eighties, LGBTQ, movies, Sean Bean, Tilda Swinton
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