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No Guts No Glory – Oscar Predictions
February 26, 2017 February 26, 2017 moviemavengalLeave a comment
The Oscars are my Superbowl and I throw a big party every year. I follow the race for the entire year, reading especially Awards Daily to keep informed how the race is shaping up. At my party, people fill out ballots and I run a contest (excluding me because that wouldn't be fair.) The one with the most right gets 2 DVD's of movies nominated. This year I'm giving Hell or High Water and Manchester By The Sea, as many movies are still in theaters. The biggest loser also gets a prize – a giftcard to our local cinema with my admonishment – "Go see a movie already!" I'm pretty proud that my son won his college Oscar party pool four years running with my giving him the skinny. So here's your rundown so you can win, if you have a party tonight. For details down to the technical awards, again, check out Awards Daily because they track all the previous awards and the guilds leading up to the big night.
Best Picture is easy. It's La La Land all the way. There are nine nominees this year, and really 2016's crop of movies was an embarrassment of riches. It was simply a great movie year. La La Land garnered a record matching 14 nominations, the same as All About Eve and Titanic. It's not a question of will it win, but rather how many Oscars it will win. Being a musical, it's got those categories sown up. If you want to know why there are only nine nominees rather than the allowed ten, it's the complicated preferential ballot system that the Academy uses. It's Byzantine in it's complexity, and if they stick with it, it's unlikely there will ever be a full 10, only 8 or nine as we've had since they instituted the new rules.
Best Director is also Damien Chazelle for La La Land. He won the Director's Guild and just about every other award possible through the awards season. He's a proven commodity because everyone also loved his first film Whiplash.
Best Actress is Emma Stone for La La Land. She won the SAG and many other awards along her way to tonight's big win. She is the heart and soul of La La Land. It's her story. This category I had issues as to who won the five nomination spots. I love Meryl Streep, and I admit I haven't seen Florence Foster Jenkins, but really? A record 20th nomination for her rather than a spot for Amy Adams for Arrival? Or Annette Bening for 20th Century Women? I am pleased that Ruth Negga got a nomination for the wonderful Loving. The problem is there are only 5 spots. Viola Davis got a Tony as lead actress for the play Fences, but they put her in the supporting category for the Oscars. I love Emma Stone, and I'll be pleased to see her come home with an Oscar tonight.
As I mentioned, Viola Davis is a LOCK for Supporting Actress for Fences. You can take that one to the bank. As The Daily Beast put it, Just Give Viola Davis the Damn Oscar Already. Can you believe she doesn't have one yet? When she starts with that snot crying, it's over.
Supporting Actor is likely the wonderful Mahershala Ali in Moonlight. Oh man, I loved his performance as the tender father figure drug dealer Juan. That swimming lesson scene!
He probably sealed the deal with his moving speech at the SAG Awards – "I am a Muslim." He was also in the Best Picture nominated Hidden Figures and now I realize just how many wonderful supporting roles he's done, like in House of Cards.
Best Actor is the nail biter of the night. Casey Affleck gave a career best performance as a man shattered by grief in Manchester By The Sea, but he's been dogged by the scandal of the settlement he made in a sexual harassment case on another film. Denzel Washington was a powerhouse in Fences, but he already has two Oscars. They've split the awards this season. Casey got the Golden Globe, but Denzel surprised with the SAG Award. This one could easily go either way. I'm betting on Casey Affleck. Scandal didn't shut out Roman Polanksi with Academy voters, so I'm betting he still gets it.
Adapted Screenplay I think is also where Moonlight gets some love. Director Barry Jenkins took Tarell McCraney's very personal play, and added experiences from his own childhood to the movie script. I just listened this weekend to an incredible interview with both of them on Fresh Air, and I highly recommend you listen. They grew up blocks from each other, and went to the same elementary school, but did not know each other as children. They both had mothers who were addicted to crack cocaine.
Original Screenplay is Kenneth Lonnergan for Manchester By The Sea. I think this is where the Academy voters reward the other films, rather than giving everything to La La Land.
Editing: La La Land
Documentary Feature: O.J.: Made in America – Can an 8 hour mini-series be considered a film? I guess so, because it's won everywhere else. I've watched about half of it and it is like reliving that time all over again for me.
Cinematography: La La Land
Animated Feature: Zootopia. Kubo with Two Strings could upset, but I think the diversity message of Zootopia will particularly resonate with Academy voters.
Costume Design: Jackie. The costumes were just stunning, but Fantastic Beasts may pull ahead here, as fantasy films usually have an edge in this category.
Makeup and Hair: Star Trek
Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Production Design: Arrival I loved the look of this movie, and I hope it gets at least one Oscar here in this category.
Musical Score – La La Land Duh.
Best Song – I'm wavering on this one. La La Land has two nominations, and City of Stars probably will win, but maybe the Hamilton love sweeps Lin an Oscar for How Far I'll Go in Moana, which I watched last night. I give it to City Of Stars, and I'm glad Lin is set to perform his song tonight at the ceremony!
Animated Short: Piper You can buy all the nominated shorts for $5.99 to watch on Google Play which I did on Friday night. Piper is the best, and it's Pixar, but I really liked the fascinating Pear Cider and Cigarettes.
Foreign Language Feature: The Salesman Whether it's actually the best of the lot, I have no idea as I've not had a chance to see any of them, but with the director being blocked from attending through the EO Muslim Ban, I think voters will send a political message by giving this one the win.
The other categories, I'm just guessing. Sound Mixing and Editing I never know what they are exactly, to be honest. Maybe Sound Editing to La La Land, and Mixing to Hackshaw Ridge as war movies tend to win with their complex soundscapes.
Check out this Awards Daily post for a full rundown of the odds for each category.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 08: Actor Sunny Pawar attends the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
I can't wait to see this little guy from Lion on the Red Carpet in a few hours! He's been the star of the moment with his thumbs up pose.
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Ezra – A Malayalam Horror movie about a Jewish dybbuk that I found hilarious
February 26, 2017 moviemavengal8 Comments
A new Prithviraj movie is worth a 40 minute drive, and his latest is Ezra which finally came to a few US theaters this weekend (it released in Kerala on Feb. 10). Margaret of Don't Call It Bollywood and I met to see a matinee, and the movie was playing at a theater that doesn't usually play Malayalam movies, so there was a sparse crowd.
I didn't see the 2012 horror film The Possession, but remembered the trailer with the family finding an antique box that turns out to house a dybbuk, an almost demon like spirit that possesses the body of a living person (from Jewish folk lore). The Yiddish word that dybbuk is derived from is "cling". There was even a handy featurette for the The Possession movie explaining dybbuks:
The Malayalam film Ezra, directed by Jay K, is not a direct copy of The Possession but it is obviously inspired by it. The Possession film, in turn, is inspired by The Exorcist, as the possessed person is a young girl.
In Ezra, the possessed person is Prithviraj's young wife, played by Priya Anand, who buys the dybbuk box while shopping for their new house in Kerala. The couple have moved to Kerala from Mumbai for Prithviraj's job with a nuclear facility. Priya has a strained relationship with her parents because she married a Christian. The box has ended up in the antique shop, because the last Jewish person has died in Cochin. One of the most ancient Jewish diaspora communities in the world used to be in Kerala, but as this article says, the numbers are down to the double digits. That last Jew dying releases the curse put on the dybbuk in the box.
I don't generally seek out horror films. They're not my thing, but it's Prithviraj. Horror movies don't need to have a big budget to be scary. This one relies on the usual dark haunted house kind of jumps and scares. It's just not tight enough of a movie. There's a lot of excess time spent establishing that Prithviraj and Priya are a loving couple (song montage!), and then a lengthy back story on how the dybbuk got in the box. Jay K has used a lovers prevented from marriage story which is similar to the one in The Dybbuk Russian/Yiddish play from early in the 20th century, but he makes it interfaith, to mirror our modern couple.
Yes, that's a real hamsa Jewish amulet still used to ward off the evil eye.
I have several issues with Ezra. I did jump a few times, but it wasn't scary enough for me, and the narrative should have been tightened up. Horror films shouldn't be two and a half hours long.
But the biggest thing is that the movie made me laugh, which I don't think was the intention. I didn't grow up Jewish, but my husband is, and I'm on the board of our synagogue. The way the rabbis and the Jewish people in this movie dressed made me giggle hysterically.
For someone who only knows Jews from Seinfeld and Woody Allen movies, I guess dressing up rabbis in Catholic bishop vestments seemed perfectly logical. How else are Mayalalis to know that the rabbis characters are clergy if they don't have white priest collars? And the tallit (the prayer shawls) are worn in the movie like sari scarves wrapped this way and that.
For the record, rabbis in the US generally just wear suits and the small yarmulke skullcap, but Hassidic rabbis, who practice Kabbalah (mystic Jewish faith) would look like the below, and I actually found a Chabbad rabbi in Kerala. Jay K, Google is a wonderful tool.
The exorcism scene made me laugh the hardest, because they had to drag in 10 random Jewish tourists to complete the ritual (yes, many Jewish prayers need a minyan of 10 Jewish men, so that's real). It was the random tourist thing with their weirdly draped prayer tallit that made me guffaw. That, and the HUGE shofar horn the rabbi had to blow.
Prithviraj, I love you, but your red eyes were much scarier in Stop Violence.
I have another bone to pick. The flashback for the dybbuk's story goes back to 1941, and Ezra's father actually says that the Jews want to take over the world. Argh. Let's think a moment just what was happening to the Jews in 1941. Again, smh. That deserves a double Seth.
There were some Jewish touches they got right, like an older rabbi gives a priestly blessing over some kids, a hand gesture familiar to Star Trek fans, because Leonard Nimoy used the Cohen hand position for Spock:
I could see how The Possession would have been creepier just because a child was the one possessed. I wouldn't urge you to race out to the theater to catch Ezra. It's not Prithviraj's best, and it's not the greatest horror film. It's an okay timepass once it comes on streaming services.
Film Reviews, Indian Cinema, Malayalam Cinema, UncategorizedEzra, Jay K, Leonard Nimoy, Prithviraj, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priya Anand, Star Trek, Stop Violence, The Dybbuk, The Exorcist, The Possession
Running Shaadi -Fantastic Rom Com with some fresh faces
Margaret of Don't Call It Bollywood let me know that I HAD to go see Running Shaadi which I don't remember hearing anything about before. I went in barely glancing at the poster, and not even seeing a trailer. I haven't yet seen Pink, so this was my first Hindi film with Taapsee Pannu. (Just looking her up, I forgot she was in the wonderful Telugu film Mr. Perfect with Prabhas, as that movie is all Kajal to me.) But you can't imagine my delight that the lead male actor in Running Shaadi is Amit Sadh.
When I saw Sultan last summer, I was really taken with Amit Sadh, who plays the MMA promoter who convinces Salman to come out of retirement. I remember thinking to myself, Who is that? I want to see a movie with him as the lead! Wish granted! Evidently, he was also in Sonakshi's Akira, which I will be seeking out directly, and I had forgotten he was in Kai Po Che.
Running Shaadi reminded me in some ways of Vicky Donor, in that it's an under the radar movie that deals with some serious topics in an amusing and ultimately very sweet way.
I was completely blown away by what happens in the very first 5 minutes or so of the movie. I have never seen a rom com start this way, but I won't spoil it for you. Just know that the film begins with Amit working for Taapsee's father in the family sari shop. Taapsee is in pigtails and her high school uniform and goes to Amit with an impossible situation. He is the only one she trusts to get her out of this jam.
Taapsee gives Amit a sweet kiss on the cheek afterwards, and you can just see how dumbstruck he is. They start dating at that point, but once she goes to college, he feels a gulf coming between them as she gains new sophisticated friends. He constantly thinks that he is not worthy of her, as he is an orphan that her father took a chance on and gave a job long ago. It's a familiar filmi trope, poor orphan boy in love with the rich girl, but I love where this movie takes it.
They break up and he impulsively calls his uncle and finally agrees to the arranged marriage his uncle has wanted with a young Bihari girl. He quits his job and has an idea to start a business helping couples run away and marry the person they want, when their families are against it. He and his pal, played by debut actor Arsh Bajwa, start RunningShaadi.com (the .com was censored out constantly!) and they have to ask Taapsee for help as she has a credit card to secure the domain name.
They help out all sorts of couples, inter-religious, intercaste and even a same-sex couple. There is a wonderful undercurrent social message to this whole film, that of course love marriage is best, and the young people should be able to marry whoever they want. The schemes to help the couples get quite elaborate and amusing, but their "disguises" are pretty ridiculous.
Taapsee comes to Amit asking for his help for her own running shaadi. Amit asks who, and rejects that she's joking when she immediately answers with you. Then she tells him she wants to marry her college classmate Shunty, and he demands that they meet. He goes through with the plan, and while they drive all night to the rendezvous point, Amit can't help but look longingly at the sleeping Taapsee. She then reveals that it was all an elaborate ruse to force him to marry her. Zing! I loved this twist that she just takes her fate in her own hands, and forces the issue.
Her family chases after them, and the three of them are on the run. Taapsee gets injured and Amit is driven almost mad that he might lose her. He is so caring with her while she heals that I was ready to swoon. She goes out to buy condoms, and my jaw was about on the floor that that scene was in the movie. Fist bump up in the air for that touch!
But oh noes! Her family finds them again, and they must escape to Amit's uncle's, and that leads to dealing with the fact that Amit is still set to have his arranged marriage.
They figure out quickly that his intended bride doesn't want to marry him either, and there's an elaborate plot to give Amit his own Running Shaadi. When Amit and Taapsee finally are able to show each other how they feel, it was perfectly sweet, sexy and meaningful.
I absolutely adored this Rom Com. It was one of the best Hindi romantic comedies I have seen in years. I loved that it tackled some meaningful issues, and has a strong female lead who goes after who and what she wants. Taapsee wasn't the best actress ever, but Amit Sadh was just wonderful in this. I cannot wait to see more films from him. This is a debut directorial film for former cinematographer Amit Roy. He also wrote the script which I thought was simply fantastic. Running Shaadi may exit quickly from theaters, but if you don't catch it there, it's definitely one to seek out on Netflix or ErosNow. Hindi movies with fresh actors can struggle to make a splash, but I will guess this film will gather fans over time. There was just almost no marketing for it, and the songs weren't anything special to give it that pre-release push either. The film was only two hours and has just a couple of montage songs, and that was the only thing I had wished for — that it had more and better music numbers. I will definitely be buying this film on DVD to watch again and again.
UncategorizedAkira, Amit Roy, Amit Sadh, Arsh Bajwa, Bollywood, Film Review, Hindi Cinema, Kai Po Che, Mr. Perfect, Pink, Prabhas, Running Shaadi, Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sultan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Donor
Jomonte Suvisheshangal – Dulquer Salmaan in a sweet family drama
February 8, 2017 moviemavengal3 Comments
What spurs me to drive 40 minutes to the only theater in Chicago that shows Malayalam films? – a new Dulquer Salmaan movie! A woman stopped me as I walked out of the theater, "Do you like Malayalam films?" I told her of course and that I'm a big Dulquer fan. She was incredulous and asked me if I understand Malayalam. Not a word, I replied.
The trailer for Jomonte Suvisheshangal [Jomon's Gospels], as with many Malayalam films, doesn't tell you much about the film.
Like me, they probably assume that viewers don't need to know much more than Dulquer looks good in a film very different in tone from Kali and Kammatti Paadaam. Jomonte Suvisheshangal, a film you can safely bring the entire family to see, was also probably a refreshing change of pace for Dulquer from the intense acting in 2016's Kali and Kammatti Paadaam.
With bad news coming at us in America like a fire hose, it was just what I needed to go see a sweet family film starring Dulquer. He's getting a bit old to play the spoiled young man, it felt like a bit in the first half. Just in looks though. He acted it perfectly. Dulquer was very much a mazik in the first half. That's a Yiddish word for someone mischievous, especially a young person. He constantly got into trouble, but would just kiss his father after being scolded, "You still love me!"
A perfect example is in the clip below. He badgers his father, Mukesh, for a motorcycle, "Petrol is so expensive!" and his father relents saying that he won't give him cash, just have the shop send him the bill. Then he rolls up in the most expensive bike possible, costing 18 lakh.
No one in the family feel they can count on the irresponsible spoiled Jomon. He misses his sister's wedding, can't seem to pass his MBA exam, and spends his days running errands for the family. His father tries to get Dulquer involved in one family business after another, the most hilarious his stint supervising their bus fleet, enjoying all the female attention he gets.
Not much happens in the first half except a flirtatious romance with a rich girl, played by Anupama Parameswaran of the Premam films fame. That gives us the one non-montage song sequence in the film. The machinations of Dulquer's family to get him attached to this rich girl I found quite amusing. Innocent plays Dulquer's uncle who relishes matchmaking to try to unite with this wealthy family.
(On a petty note, I don't think that super skinny jeans style is flattering on Dulquer!)
And then, right before the interval, everything in the family comes crashing down. Mukesh has taken a bet on a business expansion, putting even the family home and cars in a money lender's name. While the rest of the family just heaps scorn on the family patriarch, Mukesh, Dulquer is the one to take him in the middle of the night away from it all to safety.
I have not yet seen what Margaret told me is Nivin's very similar son-coming-of-age film, Jacobinte Swargarajyam. This film is very much a story of the relationship of a son and his father. I don't think I've seen the actor Mukesh in another film yet, and I really thought he was fantastic. He has some very emotional moments as he goes from powerful businessman, to a crushed man who tries to help his son by making him a tiffin lunch. Both Dulquer and Mukesh are terrific actors, and were very believable as loving father and son, each hiding painful truths from the other. In the second half, Dulquer has to really grow up and become the man of the family. He is betrayed by a close friend and learns how to succeed through hard work and moxie.
Unlike the superficial romance in the first half, he gradually comes to get to know a prickly young Tamil woman, Aishwarya Rajesh, from his job selling textiles. She doesn't have time for his slick ways, but he gradually wins her over, daring her to smile. "God wants us to smile at least once a day." This is one of his many pronouncements. Her boss puts her in a tight spot keeping a rich French client happy, and she turns to Dulquer in desperation. Like Dulquer, she lives alone with her father. I wish their romance had been fleshed out a bit more, but what was there was very nice to watch. I wasn't completely happy with the ending to their story, which involved a prank on Dulquer's father, Mukesh.
Does Dulquer learn the value of hard work and create a company out of nothing with his friends and win the big client? Does he reunite his father with the rest of the family after proving just how responsible he can be? What do you think? While the story can be predictable, I found the journey a welcome time pass, especially with the warm father-son relationship portrayed by Dulquer and Mukesh. I was also fascinated at an inside look at the textile industry in India!
Margaret and I saw this film together, and her review has a very interesting take on Dulquer's character's expressions of love contrasting with the rest of the family's obsession with commerce and money.
Film Reviews, Indian Cinema, Malayalam Cinema, UncategorizedAishwarya Rajesh, Anupama Parameswaran, Dulquer Salmaan, Innocent, Jacobinte Swargarajyam, Kali, Kammatti Paadam, Kammattipaadam, Mukesh, Premam
Totally Gnarly Notes – Excellent!
February 4, 2017 February 4, 2017 moviemavengalLeave a comment
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Wayne's World which is actually set in my home town of Aurora, IL. Excellent! Party On Wayne!
These two are too cute!
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How La La Land reworks Casablanca. Why A-List actresses avoid Rom-Coms – is it the curse of Katherine Heigl? Speaking of Rom-Coms, here's a list of 34 of the best Rom Coms of the past decade and where to stream them. Move over Spielberg and Scorsese, there's some new kids taking over the town. Where you can stream some of the Oscar nominated films this month. Hasidic actor conquers Sundance. Model trains! The history of The Black List. Cards Against Humanity is looking for a very special new employee.
We shall never forget…#BowlingGreenMasacre pic.twitter.com/Ui6B15Lema
— Roy Clendaniel (@rclendan) February 3, 2017
Not to get TOO political…. but Lin-Manuel Miranda has made us a Spotify Playlist. 11 Essential movies about refugees and immigrants (I need to see A Separation!) This twitter account takes me to a welcome alternate reality:
DAY 14: Reviewed 500 pages of policy papers. Watched Hidden Figures with Taraji, Octavia & Janelle. Sent Bill to Taco Bell for quesadillas.
— Alt-POTUS 45 (@IfHillaryHad) February 4, 2017
Speaking of Hidden Figures, these girls dressing up for their school project brings me such joy:
Have you seen La La Land yet? Those of us in Chicago have STRONG feelings about it:
Hollywood, Notes and Links, UncategorizedA Separation, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Wayne's World


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Wrexham: Protest Planned Against Cuts To Leisure Services
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A protest against the potential closure of two of Wrexham's biggest leisure centres is set to take place this month.
On January 11 campaigners will participate in a 'peaceful but noisy protest' against the possible closure and demolition of Waterworld and Plas Madoc. The protest will take place at midday outside Plas Madoc Leisure Centre, and supporters are encouraged to come along and make their voices heard. Further information can be found on the 'Save Plas Madoc Leisure Centre' Facebook page.
The protest will take place just days before the Executive Board meet on the 14th to discuss the future of the two facilities.
The two leisure centres were tipped for closure in December 2013 as part of Wrexham Council's review of local services. The review comes as a result of budget cuts / savings of around £45m over the next five years.
In a Homes, Environment and Communities Scrutiny Committee meeting last month, consultants ran through their findings of their leisure review in Wrexham. In an accompanying report to the meeting it states: "Plas Madoc is considered to have reached the end of its designed life and spending £1.7m on the recommended work is not considered good value for money."
It is estimated that around £886,000 could be saved if significant changes are made to the leisure facilities in town, including the closure of Plas Madoc and handing back dual use facilities to schools.
However it was proposed that an £11.9m replacement facility, containing an eight lane 20 metre 'county standard' pool, is built on the Waterworld site. You can read our full report from December's meeting here.
A petition to save the centres has also been launched and has so far generated over 800 signatures. The petition states that "Closing these pools is a short-sighted decision. It will mean fewer children learn to swim, with potentially tragic results.
"It will reduce opportunities for exercise for young and old alike at a time when we are meant to be combating inactivity. The council is cutting back on frontline services without tackling its own bureaucracy and overspending." You can sign the petition here.
Campaigner Darrell Wright said: "We're organising a peaceful but noisy protest for all the community outside Plas Madoc at mid-day on Saturday, January 11th, to show how much our leisure centre means to us. This is where local children learn to swim and play, where adults can use a gym and other sports facilities and where people can get rehab in the community. Lots of various sports groups meet there and will be left homeless if the council presses ahead with these short-sighted plans.
"We want people to turn up with pots and pans to make some noise as well as wearing their sports gear.
"This has all happened so suddenly just before Christmas and many people we've spoken to while collecting signatures on our petitions were unaware of the threat to close. So we've got to act quickly and make sure everyone puts pressure on the 10 councillors on the executive board to consider the impact on the community before the close these sporting facilities.
"We hope the thousands who are on our Facebook page, the thousands who have already signed our petitions and everyone who is against this foolish plan will turn out on the 11th to show their support. We will also be lobbying the meeting in the Guildhall on Tuesday, January 14th."
However campaigners who are fighting to keep Plas Madoc and Waterworld open have said the scheme would only save £97,000 a year.
The campaigners met this week to build opposition to Wrexham Council's plan to close the two swimming pools and leisure centres. Campaigners say the proposed savings by closing the two centres and building a new smaller pool complex next door to the existing Waterworld site would only save £97,000 a year
Alison Roberts, for the campaign, said: "The savings of £886,000 do not account for any demolition or site clearance costs, which are likely to be substantial. I think we need to question the reliability of the repairs and maintenance costs. The huge and disproportionate figure given for Plas Madoc was derived from a conditional survey, based on a visual assessment. We question this and request an independent in-depth assessment to ascertain true and reliable figures.
"These are well-used leisure facilities that our communities want to maintain. It's vital that the council takes that on board before making any decision."
The use of Sports Consultants in the Leisure Review has also been questioned over the past few weeks. On December 29 we reported that over £51,000 had been spent on consultants for the leisure review of the town.
In an FOI (Freedom of Information Request), which was submitted via website WhatDoTheyKnow.com by former senior surveyor Mr Michael Edwards, it was revealed that a total of £51,760 was spent on consultants involved in the leisure review. You can read our report here.
The expenditure and use of consultants was questioned during last months meeting, with one member of the public gallery shouting that the money spent on consultants was 'shocking'. During the meeting it was also requested by Chairman, Councillor David Kelly that the amount spent on consultants was revealed. However this was not possible as it would fall under 'Part 2′ guidelines.
The Council Executive Board will meet on January 14 to discuss the future of the leisure facilities. The meeting is open to the public, so pop along!

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Regular brushing can help keep your cat's skin and haircoat healthy.
Groom your cat when he or she is relaxed, and start with short sessions.
Try to make grooming a pleasant experience for your cat. If your cat seems uncomfortable with being groomed, stop.
Ask your veterinarian about the best way to care for your cat's nails and teeth.
If you and your cat are new to grooming, start slow. Choose a time when your cat is relaxed, and keep sessions short (5 to 10 minutes). Give your cat plenty of petting and praise (and perhaps a treat) for good behavior. As you pet your cat, try to handle all parts of his or her body, including the feet, so that your cat becomes used to this activity. If at any time your cat seems uncomfortable with being handled or groomed, stop.
Brushing your cat helps to remove dirt and loose, dead hair and to prevent mats and tangles. How often you need to brush your cat depends on the length and thickness of his or her hair. Long-haired cats, like Persians, may need to be brushed daily. Short-haired cats may need brushing only weekly. By brushing your cat regularly, you will learn how often he or she needs to be brushed to keep his or her coat clean and tangle-free.
Regular brushing also helps reduce the amount of hair your cat swallows during grooming, which should lead to fewer hairballs.
Undercoat rakes: These combs are useful for cats with double coats. They help thin out the undercoat, especially in the summer.
If you find a mat in your cat's hair, do not pull on it. Pulling will be painful for your cat, and he or she will not want to be brushed again. Also, do not try to cut mats out—you may end up accidentally cutting yourself or your cat. Special brushes and combs are available to help split and remove mats; alternatively, consult your veterinarian or a reliable groomer. Sometimes mats must be professionally shaved.
Unlike dogs, most cats do not need to be bathed regularly. However, if your cat's coat gets dirty or sticky, a bath may be necessary. Try to make bathing a pleasant experience for your cat: use warm (not hot) water, a mild shampoo made for cats (dilute as directed), and treats, petting, and praise as rewards for good behavior. Wear old clothes and keep plenty of large, absorbent towels on hand. If necessary, use a rubber bath mat to keep your cat from slipping.
Do not pour or spray water directly on your cat's head. Mats and tangles are easier to remove by brushing before bathing. Trimming your cat's nails before bathing is recommended.
Nail trimming and toothbrushing are also important aspects of grooming. Teaching your cat to accept having his or her feet touched can help make nail trimming easier.


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La mine de Tintaya est une mine à ciel ouvert de cuivre située à Province d'Espinar dans la Région de Cuzco au Pérou. Elle a commencé sa production en 1985. Elle appartient à Xstrata depuis 2006 après son rachat à BHP Billiton pour 750 millions de $, qui l'avait elle-même acquit en 1996 à Magma Copper Company.

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Ray is the Operations Manager at SERVPRO of Fredericksburg. He has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since September of 2008. He enjoys spending time with his family and his church family.
When asked what is his favorite thing about working at SERVPRO of Fredericksburg, Ray said "I enjoy the fact that my job allows me to do something different almost every day. I also enjoy meeting our customers because each one of them has a different situation.
Patsy Geel is Accounts Manager with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg and has been with us since May of 2008.
Patsy also helps plan marketing events for our company and attends marketing events in the community. Patsy was an ambassador for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and continues to attend ribbon cuttings, grand opening and after hour events for local businesses.
Patsy grew up in Stafford, VA, where she attended school and then moved to Spotsylvania, VA, where she still lives with her husband.
Patsy has two sons, four grandsons and a German Shepherd - Apollo.
She loves spending time with her grandchildren and attending their sporting events.
Patsy is certified in the following areas.
Nick is a Crew Chief at SERVPRO® of Fredericksburg and has been with us for 1 and a half years.
Some of his interests and hobbies include building computers and cooking.
The last question we asked Nick was, What is a fun fact about you that people may not know? He said, "For the last year and a half I have been really getting into crypto currency and the technology behind them." Wow!
Thank you, Nick, for being a valuable part of our team here at SERVPRO® of Fredericksburg.
Joe has many years in the restoration industry. Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and attending auctions on his time off.
Rachel Turner is an Billing Specialist and has been with our team since July, 2018.
Rachel was born in Woodbridge, Va., and lived there with her family until she was 7 years old when they moved to Fredericksburg, Va., where she has resided since.
Rachel has two younger sisters and a 1 and ½ year old Doberman named Zeus.
Rachel worked a retail job during her high school years and after graduating from Courtland High School in Spotsylvania, Va. Rachel worked for Geico in the Home Owners Insurance Division.
In her spare time Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and boyfriend, reading, traveling and shopping.
Steven is our warehouse manager and has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since August, 2018.
Steven grew up in Spotsylvania, Va. and now resides in Stafford, Va., with his girlfriend and their son.
He graduated from Stafford High School and worked in the restaurant field before coming to SERVPRO.
Steven loves spending time with his family. He also enjoys taking photos of nature and tinkering with automobiles in his spare time.
David has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since February, 2011 and is a Project Manager.
He grew up in Spotsylvania, Va. and still lives there with his family and boxer named Courtney.
David likes to be in charge of the grill during BBQ'S, he enjoys fishing and four wheeling.
David has a real love for amusement parks and roller coasters, he has made it a point to visit many different amusement parks while on vacation.
David started working in restaurants in high school and worked his way up to management. He then went in to direct sales before coming to SERVPRO.
Shelby Stratton is the HR Manager / Marketing Manager at SERVPRO of Fredericksburg and has been with the company since April of 2018.
Shelby grew up in Orange County VA, where she attended school and graduated from Orange County High School in 2008.
She choose to work in the health care field and became a Certified Nursing Assistant. Shelby continued her career in the health care field for 11 years and managed a home health agency prior to coming to SERVPRO.
Shelby has two boys, two girls and a boxer named Duke. On her days off and in her spare time she loves spending time with her children and Duke, cooking and watching true crime TV.
Heather G. is an administrative assistant and has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since June of 2018. Heather was born in Logan, Utah and moved to Albuquerque, NM., when she was a teenager. Heather made Albuquerque her home for 23 years before moving to Virginia in 2016.
Heather has a fiancé', a daughter and a 4 1/2 pound Chihuahua Pochi.
Heather started her career in the insurance field handling auto claims before deciding to move on to an administrative assistant career.
On her days off and in her spare time Heather enjoys spending her time with her family.
Robert Chapman is a Technician and has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since April, 2018.
Robert was born in Kassel Germany and lived there until 1993 when his family moved to Newport News, VA.
Robert graduated form Denbigh High School in Newport News, VA. and has a certification in auto mechanics.
Robert resides locally with his wife Athena, his 2 girls and 2 boys and enjoys spending as much time with them as he can. They have a small dog, Ella.
Robert also enjoys spending time with his wife playing XBOX together.
Robert is fluent in speaking, writing and reading the German language.
James is the General Manager at SERVPRO of Fredericksburg. He has been with SERVPRO of Fredericksburg since the franchise opened in 1998. He lives with his wife Jennifer in Spotsylvania, Va. where he also raises different types of cattle.
In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his granddaughter.
Jennifer is a dedicated member of the SERVPRO of Fredericksburg family and as an Administrative Assistant has been a huge part of keeping it striving since starting her position in October of 1991.
Jennifer was born in Richmond, Va., and grew up in the Mechanicsville, Va. area.
Jennifer graduated from Lee Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Va and then attended Northeastern Christian Junior College in Villinova, Pa.
She then decided to start a career in the nursing industry and became a Certified Nursing Assistant for 9 years.
Jennifer is married to James and they reside in Partlow,Va. they have 3 daughters and a granddaughter.
Jennifer lives on a mini farm with lots of cows, chickens and a pet cat named Sidney.
In her spare time Jennifer enjoys playing with her granddaughter Gracie and her family. She also collects M&M memorabilia and loves anything polar bear and panda bear related.
Brian joined our team as a Technician in December, 2018.
He is from Springfield, Ma. and moved to Stafford County, Va., where he grew up and graduated from high school.
He has his forklift certification and flagger certification.
He loves NASCAR, the NFL and the NBA.
Brian is engaged to be married and has a one year old daughter. They have 2 labs, Maple and Autumn and when he is not working he love spending time with his family.


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Cobleskill man shot dead; teen arrested
By Sarah Eames Staff Writer
State police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old in connection in the shooting death of a man in the town of Cobleskill.
The names of the suspect and the victim, a 50-year-old male, have not been released. The motive for the shooting and any relationship between the two is unknown.
Troopers said they discovered the victim, who suffered an "obvious" gunshot wound to the back of the head, at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday while responding to a call at 435 Lamont District Road, a single-family residence deeded to Timothy J. Oldorff, according to Schoharie County property tax records.
Oldorff is listed as in his 50s, according to WhitePages.com.
The victim was airlifted to Albany Medical Center and was listed in critical condition before succumbing to his injuries several hours later, according to police.
Troopers did not disclose the weapon that was used or whether it was recovered.
The alleged assailant was initially charged with first-degree assault, first-degree criminal use of a firearm and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Further charges are expected, according to an official from the Albany headquarters of the state police public information office.
The suspect was remanded to the Schoharie County Jail, according to a media release.
The Troop G Bureau of Criminal Investigation major crimes and forensic identification units were initially investigating the incident as an attempted homicide.
There is no threat to the general public at this time, according to police.
Sarah Eames, staff writer, can be reached at seames@thedailystar.com or 607-441-7213. Follow her @DS_SarahE on Twitter.
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Also called just Giffard Pear. Chance seedling discovered by Nicolas Giffard, Foussieres, France, 1825. Introduced to the U.S. about 1850. Flesh - white, tender, and juicy, with a sprightly, vinous flavor, and somewhat of a spicy perfume. The tree is remarkably distinct in its growth, wood, and foliage, - readily distinguished from all others. The young shoots are long and the bark is reddish-brown; the leaves small, with very long and slender leaf-stalks, and large stipules. Was recommended by U.P. Hedrick, author of Pears of New York, which was published in 1921.
These pears ripen early. These need to be picked when still green as they ripen from the inside out.
The medium to large fruits, up to 2½ inches long, ripen to yellow-green. They have red blushing and dots.
Considered a premium quality pear, this is very aromatic. It is recommended for dessert and eating fresh. The crisp textured flesh is very juicy, melting, and tender. It has a distinctive, rich flavor. The white flesh has yellow tinges. It is fine grained except at the center.


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ESL owner acquires 35% stake in German developer InnoGames valuing studio at €260 million
October 13th, 2016 acquisition InnoGames
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MTGx Digital Ventures $100m
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October 13th, 2016 - 11:45am
By Craig Chapple, Senior Editor
ESL owner Modern Times Group has acquired a 35% stake in German mobile and browser games developer InnoGames.
MTG will purchase 21% of the studio in Q4 2016 and the remaining 14% in Q1 2017.
MTG also has the option to acquire a further 16% of the studio to bring its stake up to a majority of 51%.
The deal values InnoGames at €260 million. This suggests that MTG have shelled out €91 million so far to buy a stake in the company. This could rise to €130 million in future.
From browser to mobile
InnoGames' portfolio of games includes Elvenar, Tribal Wars I and II, Grepolis and Forge of Empires. To date the company has garnered over more than 150 million registered players across its titles.
The developer is expected to generate revenues of €125 million for 2016. Its revenues are increasingly coming from its mobile operations, with more than half of all new user registrations on mobile platforms.
The studio plans to release several new mobile games during the next 12 months.
"We have scored major success with our live games and are now focusing on the development of several new mobile first titles, while maintaining our high quality operation of all live games," said InnoGames CEO Hendrik Klindworth.
"MTG's international presence, understanding of storytelling entertainment, and commitment to IP development and building engaged user communities will bring our games to even larger audiences around the world. MTG's culture of empowering entrepreneurial spirit is exactly what we were looking for as we move into the next chapter of our story. The team could not be more excited about further boosting our future potential and performance."
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Craig Chapple is Senior Editor of PocketGamer.biz and InfluencerUpdate.biz. He was previously Deputy Editor at Develop and Online Editor at Nintendo of Europe.
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Clay tile, "Corn Maiden" by Jason Garcia.
Since Land Water People Time launched in 2014, more than 20 individual artists (including those featured here) have been profiled in the Art Characters series, providing a glimpse into the creative worlds of some of New Mexico's most gifted artists. From work in paint and prints to clay, wood and music, this year's selection of Characters once again represents the extraordinary talent that abounds here.
Whether incising delicate grooves into the surface of shiny copper plates or pulling prints by hand to create one-of-a-kind etchings, collagraphs, linocuts and monotypes, award-winning landscape artist AnaMaria Samaniego "had no idea I would pursue art as a career until my last year in high school," she explained in a recent interview. That encouragement came from a favorite teacher, Lupe Casillas, who introduced the young artist to an array of genres. "She had us experimenting with as many mediums as possible," Samaniego recalls fondly.
An insight came from photographer David Scheinbaum, with whom she studied. "Work on what you know," he professed. "I chose to work from who I am. My upbringing had a lot to do with the agricultural land around me, and that led me to painting landscape." The artist describes her work as "peaceful, serene, meditative and honest, inspired by the landscape in all its forms: light, growth, the seasons, birds, animals, culture. Life!" Inspiration also lies in the work of Degas, Monet, Rothko and Van Gogh, in the canvases of many fellow New Mexico artists, including Tony Abeyta, Sergio Moyano and the late Janet Lippincott.
Standing in the middle of Samaniego's booth at a recent local art fair, surrounded by hand-finished prints of bright yellow chamisa (Amalia), wide, winding rivers (Rio Grande) and snow-dusted evergreens (Azucarado), it is evident that her eidetic approach is working. Just one more step toward the canvas and the doors of El Santuario de Chimayó will surely open (Criatura de Dios); the shadow of a passing cloud will bring a momentary coolness as we trek toward a still-summery mountain tree line (Armonia); the scent of pine will envelop us near the forest's edge (Hogar de Verano).
Plump, ripe vegetables wait to be picked in Samaniego's Salsa Collection, a series of etchings that pays homage to her family's history as migrant farmworkers in her hometown of Mesquite, in southern New Mexico near Las Cruces. The quartet of rectangular panels is popular with Samaniego's booth traffic. Visitors comment on the artist's mastery of line and light, and the way she so lovingly captures the intricate details of the fruits of the field.
Samaniego is a member of the Santa Fe Society of Artists, and her work is part of the New Mexico State Capitol's permanent collection. She has twice been the official poster artist for Santa Fe's Contemporary Hispanic Market, where she won a blue ribbon for her hand-pulled prints. Gallery representation includes Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art in Santa Fe and Fyre Gallery in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia.
For more information, contact artistasamaniego@aol.com.
Summer in New Mexico has always been a time for celebrating its many musical traditions. As the high desert days stretch into warm, lingering evenings and cool, starlit nights, the best musicians and vocalists in the state take to the stages and sometimes to the smooth, poured-concrete floors of Santa Fe's favorite Railyard pub, as was the case on a recent Friday evening.
With songs like "Al Cortar Una Gardenia," "Bernalillo Boogie" and "Valse Chimayó," Lone Pin͂on's lyrical tapestry is woven in English, Nahuatl, Purépecha and Spanish. The signature sound of Lone Piñon — comprised of Santa Fe's own Leticia Gonzales, Albuquerque-born and -raised Noah Martinez and Missouri/New Mexico-bred Jordan Wax — is fed by the mastery of their respective instruments and by their deep reverence for New Mexico's most time-honored musical histories, including canciones and rancheras norten͂as, orquesta tejana, huapangos, huastecos and New Mexican and Mexican swing.
That kind of commitment "always takes collaboration," explains Wax. "Traditional music takes a community. Each instrument has a role to play and fits into the whole in a particular way. Learning to work well as a trio is a process of finding that place for each instrument, getting comfortable with it and learning how to [retain] freedom and creativity within the boundaries of what makes the tradition strong." For Wax, finding that place is accompanied by his work on accordion, violin and vocals.
Lone Pin͂on has recorded two CDs, Trio Nuevomexicano and Dias Felices. Their third compilation, Dalé Vuelo, is set for release in summer 2018. Catch them playing at venues in Northern New Mexico.
For more information, contact lonepinon@gmail.com.
Garcia's earliest influences naturally came from this artistic familial environment, where ancient sources of creativity were part of daily life. Gathering raw materials from nearby hillsides to make clay; shaping jars and vases by hand from smooth, moist coils; burnishing dry vessels to glasslike finishes with stones passed down from generation to generation; firing outdoors in accordance with the ancient ways: it was all in a day's work for the young, learning Garcia.
Growing up on the reservation during the contemporary Indian art movement's formative years Garcia also took inspiration from over-the-top 1970s superhero cartoons and comic books and color-saturated 1980s video games. Likewise, the pulpy deluge of graphic novels in the late 1990s poured fresh creative ingredients into the artist's already rich mix of self-expression. From this elemental fusion, Garcia's now instantly recognizable style emerged: flat clay tablets made with traditional clays, mineral paints and firing techniques but reading like comic book pages.
"Jason has changed the perceptions of a simple clay and made it his canvas," says pottery aficionado Charles King. "His painted surfaces tell modern stories of the Pueblos and give voice to the untold history of the Pueblo Revolt. On a personal level, they also tell the story of his life as an artist." His work ranges from elegant, cylindrical vases and steady, bold jars to smooth-edged tiles to detail-rich drawn and painted images that provide a Lichtenstein-esque "pow!" but never drown out the Pueblo conversation.
Garcia's accolades include top awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in Phoenix. His work has been collected by the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. He is represented by King Galleries in Santa Fe and Scottsdale, Arizona.
For more information, contact turtlmtn@gmail.com.
Miguel M. Chavez was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and began his art-making journey under the mentorship of his father and grandfather, "building, remodeling and repairing things around the house and for other people." Those childhood lessons eventually inspired a full-time commitment to a career in the arts. "I was 18 or 19 when I decided to become a woodworker," explained the artist in a recent interview.
Using traditional carving tools to transform native New Mexico woods into objects of useful and lasting beauty, Chavez works in one of the oldest Spanish colonial art forms, one that has been part of the Land of Enchantment's creative legacy for more than five centuries. Through astutely observed, time-honored practices, ordinary household items such as chairs, tables and doors are elevated to the extraordinary. The artist's gift for working in the centuries-old genre — selecting the best kind of wood for the project, carving delicate arches and angles into the chosen variety, hand-finishing the surface to heirloom-quality perfection — produces one-of-a-kind works of art.
In 1992 Chavez was one of 15 New Mexico furniture makers selected to build "art furniture" for the Capitol Building's permanent collection. Each of his pieces was designed, constructed and hand-finished in the New Mexican/Spanish colonial style, with bold patterns and delicate rosettes carved into naturally colored or richly stained wood. His other projects include restoration of the doors and trim that grace the Professor J.A. Wood House, a historic property in Santa Fe. He also served 12 years as a city council member and county commissioner, striving to develop the city's arts, culture and tourism attractions.
Chavez is represented by Chavez Wood Works, in Santa Fe. For details, contact miguelmchavez1@gmail.com.
RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo) of Santa Fe spent much of her childhood in Northern New Mexico and started writing in the second grade. Hundreds of her poems, feature articles and artist profiles have appeared in Native Peoples, Beadwork, Collector's Guide, Edible Santa Fe, New Mexico Magazine, North Dakota Quarterly and The Santa Fean, among others.


"...assisted in 130 suicides and was released from prison in 2007, after serving eight years. [...] no one disputes that Jack Kevorkian prompted debate. Today, doctor-assisted suicide is legal in three American states. [...] Kevorkian first gained international attention in 1990, helping a 54-year-old Alzheimers patient to die. Many assisted suicides were conducted using his so-called mercy machine, which delivered lethal amounts of drugs intravenously."
It's a total tragedy that people can become so aged or unhealthy or severely pained that physician-assisted death is their final choice, but I'm a firm believer in the absolute individual right to make such a decision. But those advocating this modern, rational stance face an evil inquisition from the forces of religiosity and stupidity. Read here, courtesy the Friendly Athiest, Kevorkian in his own words sharing his humanist credo.


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package jp.ac.nii.prl.mape.monitoring.service;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import com.amazonaws.regions.Region;
import com.amazonaws.regions.Regions;
import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.AmazonCloudWatchClient;
import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.model.Datapoint;
import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.model.Dimension;
import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.model.GetMetricStatisticsRequest;
import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.model.GetMetricStatisticsResult;

@Service("cloudWatchService")
public class CloudWatchServiceImpl implements CloudWatchService {

	private AmazonCloudWatchClient cwClient;

	public CloudWatchServiceImpl() {
		cwClient = Region
				.getRegion(Regions.AP_NORTHEAST_1)
				.createClient(AmazonCloudWatchClient.class, null, null);
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see jp.ac.nii.prl.mape.monitoring.service.CloudWatchService#getLoad(java.lang.String)
	 */
	@Override
	public Double getLoad(String instId) {
		long offset = 1000 * 60 * 15; // 15 minutes
		GetMetricStatisticsRequest request = new GetMetricStatisticsRequest()
				.withStartTime(new Date(new Date().getTime() - offset))
				.withEndTime(new Date())
				.withNamespace("AWS/EC2")
				.withDimensions(new Dimension().withName("InstanceId").withValue(instId))
				.withPeriod(60*15)
				.withMetricName("CPUUtilization")
				.withStatistics("Average");

		GetMetricStatisticsResult result = cwClient.getMetricStatistics(request);

		System.out.println(result.toString());
		List<Datapoint> datapoints = result.getDatapoints();
		if (datapoints.isEmpty())
			return 0.0;
		return result.getDatapoints().get(0).getAverage();
	}
}

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We now have another reason to avoid fats and fatty food. It's not our body, but our mind is also affected by the bad fats in the food. A study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, noted that high fat foods are indeed comforting, but that their feel good effect has an addictive quality, leading to a comedown that creates depression.
Foods high in saturated fat such as hamburgers, cheese, ice cream and butter, have been shown to cause inflammation throughout the body - including the brain, and this inflammation could cause changes that lead to negative moods. Fatty acids in these foods change proteins in brains that lead to emotional changes. This in turn affects our emotional stability and we suffer bouts of anxiety and depression.


Bamboozled September 18, 2017: Lawn mower explodes, but who is at fault?
When engines don't get oil, they fail.
That goes not only for car engines, but for any engine. Lawn mowers, too.
Bob Sukovich says he knows all about that, and maintaining proper oil levels is part how he keeps his Craftsman mower in tip-top shape.
But on Aug. 14, the mower pretty much exploded, the Morris County man said.
He's been trying to get Craftsman and Sears, the retailer where he bought the mower, to take some responsibility. Along the way, he said, their customer service was miserable.
The mower had always been reliable, Sukovich said, until the moment it wasn't.
While cutting the grass that morning, a "knocking noise" came from the mower, Sukovich said.
Bob Sukovich points at the part of the lawnmower that he said exploded as he was mowing his lawn.
Sukovich said he was fortunate. His one-year-old daughter, who often plays in the yard while he takes care of the lawn, was inside. She could have easily been injured by projectiles that came off the exploding mower, he said.
He purchased the mower in 2015 from a Sears Hardware store in Roselle, but the store has since shut down. So he called the Sears customer service line for help.
After being transferred around, Sukovich said, he eventually got to a manager from the Watchung store.
"I was informed that the lawn mower was out of warranty and that they wouldn't be doing anything for me," he said.
Sukovich wasn't satisfied. Warranty or not, he said, what happened was a safety issue and should be addressed.
Knowing an answer can sometimes be different when you get a different rep on the phone, he called again. This time, he got lost in the voicemail options.
Changing strategies, he tried to contact Sears through a direct message on Facebook.
"The person who I was talking to also indicated that the mower was out of warranty and that I would need to talk to Craftsman directly," he said.
Even if the mower was out of warranty, Sukovich said, he was concerned that no one at Sears seemed to show worry that someone could have been injured.
Before trying Craftsman, Sukovich tried Sears again. This time he was transferred to what he believes was a third party insurance company that handles injury cases for Sears.
The rep there said Sukovich was in the wrong place.
Sukovich said he called the Sears customer service line four more times the next day, and again, he was told the warranty had ended.
"[The rep] expressed concern over what had happened and advised me that I should make arrangements to bring the lawn mower in for repairs," he said.
When he explained that his local store had shut down, the rep suggested he bring it to a different location.
He then tried Facebook again, tagging both companies on posts on his own page. He also posted a message on Craftsman's page.
He said Craftsman responded, instructing him to send an email. He did, but no one responded.
Sears doesn't allow consumers to post directly on its page, Sukovich said, so he added his comments in another post that Sears made.
But Sears deleted the comments from the page, he said.
Sukovich said he was equally frustrated by the company's apparent lack of caring about the possibility of someone being injured and the lack of help to solve the mower problem.
"At no time did I feel like I was valued as a consumer," he said.
We reviewed Sukovich's story, and we looked to see if there was a history of problems with thse mowers.
We couldn't find anything specific about this model, so next, we reached out to the companies.
Sears sold the Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker in January 2017, so we gave Stanley a shout.
No one responded to several requests.
But Sears did respond, and quickly.
Spokeswoman Dana Shoulders said based on Sukovich's description, "it sounds like his mower threw a rod. This happens when the mower is operated on low, no, or dirty oil," she said.
She said sometimes the rod goes with enough force that it breaks the housing. It's not considered a safety issue, she said, and even when there is a warranty, this wouldn't be covered because it was caused by abuse or lack of maintenance.
Bob Sukovich holds a piece of his lawn mower.
Shoulders said she explained this to Sukovich, who she said insisted he did proper maintenance.
If the repair shop determines it was a maintenance issue, at least Sukovich would have an estimate "and could decide how he wanted to proceed knowing that any further expenses would be his responsibility," she said.
If the shop says the failure was instead caused by a defect, Shoulders said, Sears would evaluate and possibly cover all or part of the repair, or possibly send a gift card to use towards the purchase of a new mower.
Sukovich disagreed vehemently with the possibility of it being a maintenance issue, saying he's fully aware of the mower's need for oil and that he has taken proper care of the unit.
A few things happened before he could take the mower to a shop.
First, Sukovich received an email from Craftsman saying it's "escalated this issue to the appropriate party." But he's heard nothing further.
Then he received an unexpected and unsolicited call from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The investigator asked for details about the incident.
We asked the CPSC for details, but it directed us to its website, which archives all complaints and safety incident reports after 2011. We couldn't find anything specifically about this lawn mower, so for now, a bit of mystery remains.
Sukovich took the mower to an engine repair shop, and he received the shop's diagnosis late Friday.
We sent the report to Sears, but we didn't hear back in time for publication.
In the meantime, Sukovich is using a weed whacker to keep his grass at bay. Next, he plans to borrow his father-in-law's mower.


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This will be a lot easier in an upcoming (soon) release with improved access control.
* Hide navigation links that aren't needed in the dashboard only mode.
Thank you for help. I'll try it and let you know if it works.
Hide navigation links that aren't needed in the dashboard only mode.
// to determine what url to use for the app link.
Hmm I just tested this, and it seems wo work. My guess would be, that you should write school instead of kibana:school.
To find the id of the apps, you cann add this line to output all the apps/navLinks - the id property for your app is the one you should use.


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Golang vs Python: Which Is Best for Your Programming Needs?
Kris Wouk
Choosing a programming language for a certain task can be tough. Certain languages are better-suited to some things than others. On the other hand, sometimes two languages may offer different approaches to getting things done but are equally appealing, just for different reasons.
If you look around the web, you'll find a lot of reports from recent years of people switching from Python to Go. This may have you wondering how the two languages stack up against each other. They're far from the same, but it's easy to see why each is appealing.
Golang vs. Python: Introduction
Python is a high-level programming language created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991. The language is dynamically, but strongly, typed. This means you don't need to declare that a variable is an integer. Python will ascertain that from the fact that you assign a number. If you try to concatenate a string to this number, you'll get an error due to the strong typing.
Go was created at Google by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson and is a much newer language, making its public debut in 2012. Due to the less-than-easy searchability of the term "Go," the language is often referred to as Golang. This is a statically typed language, so you need to declare the type of a variable before assigning to it.
Golang vs. Python: Language Features
Python is an easy-to-learn language and is often used to teach programming concepts to beginners. Part of the reason is the easy syntax, which is less reliant on symbols like semicolons than other languages. This can be a problem, too, as it can make it harder to catch syntactical errors.
Python ships with a large number of libraries that make it easy to handle basic language tasks. That said, for things like Web development, you'll need to turn to third-party libraries like Django, unless you want to implement everything yourself.
Golang strives for simplicity, though this doesn't necessarily make it easy for beginners. Instead, it aims to be simple in the same sense as Unix. Many of Go's language features and tools do one thing well.
Go also ships with several libraries and may even win over Python in this regard, at least in some cases. For example, Go ships with many features for web programming built into its standard libraries, which makes sense given the language's ties to Google.
Golang vs. Python: Performance
When comparing performance, it's important to understand which version of Python you're talking about. The standard version, sometimes known as CPython, is much slower than Go. That said, PyPy, an alternative implementation of Python, can be much faster. Thanks to its JIT (just in time compiler), speed can be comparable to Go.
That said, the static typing used by Golang will still make for a significant speed advantage in some cases. The languages focus on concurrency and will also give it an advantage in some cases. This is very situation-dependent, but in many cases where you're looking for speed, you may want to opt for Go.
Golang vs. Python: Community
Because Python has been around for so long, you'll find plenty of community support. Third-party libraries, tools, and extensions are everywhere. This includes things like SciPy for scientific computing as well as game engines and libraries like Pygame.
Go may be newer, but adoption of the language took off quickly. You may not find the sheer number of libraries, but many people are using Go, so if you run into a problem, chances are someone has already solved it.
Looking at Golang and Python, it's tough to say that one is better than the other. If you're looking to do some basic scripting that wouldn't be easily handled with Bash, Python is a great option. That said, if you're doing some Web-related work but don't want a framework like Django, Go might be the better option. It all comes down to what your needs are.
One area where Golang wins hands-down is the toolset. Go comes with plenty of tools to help you write, debug, and format code. With Python, you might want an IDE to help with all that. If you're not sure which to pick, take a look at our list of the best Python IDEs.
Kris Wouk is a writer, musician, and whatever it's called when someone makes videos for the web.
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EMS wins 'The Cartus Masters Cup Award' 2016
October 21, 2016 /0 Comments/in Destinations, International moving, long distance movers, Residential moving, Storage moving /by Grant Morris
EMS has been experiencing big transitions in 2016 – both internally and for our stature in global relocation services. The first of these was the addition of Alan Cartwright, who has been welcomed from Santa Fe, California, as our new Managing Director. He's already shown great energy and passion for taking EMS forward.
The second was success at the Global Network Conference 2016. EMS has been awarded with the Cartus Masters Cup for 'All Things Moving', recognising our excellent work in the relocation sector. It is one of the most prestigious awards in the industry, and bodes well for the start of Mr. Cartwright's tenure as 2017 approaches.
Esteemed industry recognition
EMS collected the award at the 16th Global Network Conference in Washington, D.C. The event brings together suppliers for Cartus, one of the largest relocation brands in the world. By partnering with the UK-based Relocation Agent Network, it connects hundreds of the best service providers, who gather each year for an awards ceremony.
We were delighted to be competing for the main prize in our category. It's a valued recognition of our strong, consistent record for meeting – and exceeding – our clients' needs. EMS is a prime volume supplier for Cartus; our win was not just down to quality of service, but a variety of other factors too.
In the words of Cartus President & CEO, Kevin Kelleher: "As a regular practice, our Global Network members pull out all the stops to provide exceptional results to our clients. This year, however, one company went above and beyond these already high standards, providing superior results through exemplary dedication, performance and service…"
"It's fitting that they [EMS] are the recipients for this award, particularly because the theme of our conference this year is all about exceeding customer expectations."
Taking our win home to Great Britain
As recipients in the past have predominantly been large American companies, our win was a significant achievement for both EMS and the UK industry. The Relocation Agent Network therefore decided to honour us at a second event at Heathrow a month later.
It was an added acknowledgement for what we managed to do, and how we continue to represent our national service sector. The evening was hosted by comedian/actor Miles Jupp, who presented before a crowd of the brightest minds in UK real estate.
Mr. Cartwright said of the achievement: "We were absolutely thrilled to be awarded the Master Cup by Cartus, and then to be honoured back in the UK by the Relocation Agent Network was a very special occasion. Our award win really does highlight the true determination, hard work and professionalism of every member of the Elite Moving Services team."
Discover a breakdown of who we are – and what makes us an award-winning global relocation services provider – on our website.
Alan & Ronan receive the Cartus Masters Cup
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Q: How do you tell if IIS is I/O bound? Running IIS 6 on Windows 2003 server (with a web service app). I suspect the machine is network I/O bound.
I'm hearing reports of errors - but not seeing those errors in the IIS logs.
What is the standard way of verifying this? Is there a counter in perfmon?
Thanks for the help.
[Edit: modified to clarify I/O type - network]

A: For disk IO: Disk Queue Length being consistently high, while CPU and Memory are not saturated would be a very strong indicator.

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'Thoughts of a Colored Man' Launches Black Inspiration Virtual Initiative
By Deanna Moore Feb 18, 2021
The Black Public Relations Society - New York (BPRS-NY) and the Black Theatre Network (BTN), in association with SimonSays Entertainment (SSE), have come together to create "Black Inspiration," a virtual audience development initiative for the Broadway-bound production Thoughts of a Colored Man by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.
The first event, "Black Inspiration: An Artistic Continuum, A Dialogue," will take place on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7 PM EST in celebration of Black History Month and will serve as the starting point for an ongoing conversation between the production and potential audiences.
BPRS - NY President and CEO, Tracey Wood Mendelsohn said in the press release, "The lens of 'Black Inspiration' allows us to explore all aspects of our historic and ongoing role in contributing to society, and there is no better place to start than the arts. Our partnership with BTN and SimonSays Entertainment is an exciting introduction to our dialogue series for creators, publicists, and journalists, 'Black Insights, Inspiration, and Impact."
"Black Inspiration: An Artistic Continuum, A Dialogue" is free but an RSVP is required. To register visit http://bit.ly/3qtT8Mx. Thoughts of a Color Man is set to come to Broadway in the 2021-2022 season. For more information about the play visit www.thoughtsofacoloredman.com.


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Here's an idea I had, instead of playing Memoir '44, why don't you play Memoir '84? During the 80s, speculation whirled around the world. Would America and Russia contest for the seat of world power by military conflict, or would one of them collapse financially? Well, thankfully one of them collapsed, but what if it had not? Helicopters, mass paradrops, alliances with Cuba, and Russian tanks on our home soil, not to mention the use of tactical nukes in our country.
I think a game should be made that centers on this period, allowing players to recreate "what if" scenarios and learn how the Russian and American military was used during those years of intrigue. This idea of mine created Memoir '84. Using Memoir '44's mechanics and concepts, modern warfare can be fought using Apaches, M1 Abrams tanks, and sophisticated infantry squads.
Well, what do you think? Do you think a game from this time period would be popular? Do you think Days of Wonder would pick up on an idea like this? I would like to hear your suggestions and comments.
personally, I'd be more
personally, I'd be more interested in a Memoir 2044! Just close enough to use similar units that you describe, plus current technology and whatever your mind can dream up. I think that would give much more design latitude and give a much stronger contrast (and distance) from the original game and make your game stand out.
lclaxvp
Memoir ''Whenever
My belief is that the Memoir title could be used with almost any year. The games mechanics translate quite well as shown by the non Days of Wonder title Battle Cry which is set in the Civil War and Battlelore which is fantasy.
Although, it would probably be a hard pitch to Days of Wonder. Just recently they announced that the company would no longer produce big box games with Colosseum being the last. It's extremely disappointing to hear because of the quality they always had in their game production.
Just have fun with it!
gameprinter
Last big box game
I can believe that. The cost to produce those games must be astronomical and the selling price is fairly cheap (comparatively). I've wondered for awhile if Days of Wonder is making money on these games. I hope so, but maybe not as much as you'd think from their overall sales numbers.
I like your idea
I like your idea bluesea, and in fact, the first protoype I have is using Fantasy Flight's Starcraft miniatures. So maybe this game could interest FFG as well as DOW. I should have a gaming report for y'all soon, maybe in a few days or next week. This is just a fun idea I had so it will probably never get off the ground unless my new game will do well this year. Thanks for your interest, please give me more ideas and suggestions!
Hedge-o-Matic
Memoir could be the Madden of
Memoir could be the Madden of the boardgame world!
"What, you're still playing Memoir '07? Dude, upgrade to *Memoir '08!"
I like the '84 idea, though. The eighties were a scary time to grow up in, and new-tech was making the arms race distinct from the earlier phases of the Cold War.
Also, wouldn't Memoir 2044 still just be called Memoir '44? Same with the 2144 edition, for that matter... :D
Hedge-o-Matic wrote:
Also, wouldn't *Memoir 2044* still just be called *Memoir '44*? Same with the 2144 edition, for that matter... :D
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