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Business game
For other uses, see Business game (disambiguation).
Business game (also called business simulation game) refers to simulation games that are used as an educational tool for teaching business. Business games may be carried out for various business training such as: general management, finance, organizational behaviour, human resources, etc. Often, the term "business simulation" is used with the same meaning.
A business game has been defined as "a game with a business environment that can lead to one or both of the following results: the training of players in business skills (hard and/or soft) or the evaluation of players' performances (quantitatively and/or qualitatively)".[1]
Business games are used as a teaching method in universities, and more particularly in business schools, but also for executive education.
Simulation are considered to be an innovative learning method (Aldrich 2004), and are often computer-based.
Computer-supported business simulation originated from military war games and came into existence during the late 1950s (Wells 1990). Business simulation games, including non-computer-based board games and experiential activities, have since been used as a learning tool for teaching management (Jackson 1959) (Andlinger 1958). It is regularly in use at Universities, and in particularly by major business schools. As an example, the University of Washington has been using business simulation game in classes since 1957 (Saunders 1996, p. 49).
The INTOP tool was developed at the University of Chicago in 1963, and was employed for teaching in 160 institutions worldwide over the period 1963–1995. Its successor INTOPIA was first released in 1995, and it has been used by universities in over 55 countries around the world, including 18 in the U.S.
Business games are also used within companies for management training and development (Faria 1990).
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^ Greco, Marco; Baldissin, Nicola; Nonino, Fabio (2013). "An Exploratory Taxonomy of Business Games". Simulation & Gaming. 44 (5): 645–682. doi:10.1177/1046878113501464. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
Aldrich, Clark (2004), Simulations and the Future of Learning, San Diego: Pfeiffer, ISBN 978-0-7879-6962-2
Andlinger, G.R. (1958), "Business Games-Play One!", Harvard Business Review, 28: 115–25
Faria, Anthony J. (1990), "4. Business Simulation Games after Thirty Years: Current Usage Levels in the United States" (PDF), in Gentry, J.W. (ed.), Guide to Business Gaming and Experiential Learning, London: Nichols/GP, pp. 36–47, ISBN 978-0893973698, retrieved 12 March 2014
Jackson, James R. (1959), "Learning from Experience in Business Decision Games", California Management Review, University of California Press Journals, 1 (2): 92–107, doi:10.2307/41165351
Saunders, Danny (1996), Games and Simulations to Enhance Quality Learning; Volume 4 of International Simulation and Gaming Yearbook, Psychology Press, ISBN 978-0749418663
Wells, Robert A. (1990), "Management Games and Simulations in Management Development: An Introduction", Journal of Management Development, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 9 (2): 4–6, doi:10.1108/02621719010002108
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Featuring a boy's first summer fasting for Ramadan, a face-off with a comically seedy insurance agent, and a chance romantic encounter on a late-night train, this fun group of narrative and animated shorts finds joy in the particularities of experience. This program features work from France, the US, and Sweden.
Total running time 69 min
Titles are listed alphabetically rather than in order of play. Films in competition are noted by *.
Blue Fear (Filles Bleues, Peur Blanche)
An ambush awaits Flora when she travels to meet her boyfriend's mother. Her nightmarish and captivating kidnappers reveal themselves as a surreal band of sexual outlaws – and her boyfriend's ex-lovers. Flora must escape to quell her own fears of inadequacy.
(Lola Halifa-Legrand, Marie Jacotey, France 2020, 10 min)
Freezerburn*
Lou and Sam's relationship is going great, until the night Lou lets the not-so-metaphorical cat out of the bag. Pushed by the enchanted feline to tell the truth, a magical realist break-up commences as Lou claims her queerness.
(Sarah Rattay-Maloney, USA 2020, 11 min)
This is a Bay Area Voices film.
The Night Train*
Oskar rides home on an overnight train, heading back from a job interview in Stockholm. As the evening grows later and cabin lights dim, his eyes lock with someone who shares his desires.
(Jerry Carlsson, Sweden 2020, 15 min)
Summer Fasting (Jeûne d'été)*
It's a summer day during Ramadan and the days are incredibly hot. Kader, 11, is determined to fast for the first time, but it's proving harder than he thought. Joined by his non-Muslim best friend, the boys strive to resist hunger, thirst, and boredom.
(Abdenoure Ziane, France 2020, 18 min)
Wiggle Room
Daisy's wheelchair ramp is about to be repossessed, but she is not about to let that happen. Refusing to take no for an answer, she confronts the slippery insurance agent who is withholding her claim.
(Sam Guest, Julia Baylis, USA 2020, 14 min)
Closed captioning will be available for this film.
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terested in angel investing? Consider applying to join the River Valley Investors.
Look for the home run opportunities. As Wiltbank says, "The returns are massively skewed. Ten percent of all of deals produce 90% of the returns." Really sophisticated angels have paid attention to this. A few top angels have told me they started out looking for singles and doubles, thinking they could make most of their returns in those deals. Now they have changed their game – it's all about hitting home runs.
Diversify your investments. Not only does a small percentage of deals deliver the biggest returns, but there a 50-50 chance that each individual investment will be a failure or a success, so you need to make many investments to find the one that will be a home run.
Do due diligence. Just looking at amount of time in due diligence, angels who did more than the median amount of diligence on a deal (20 hours) did significantly better than those below the median. The overall multiple difference was almost six times – 5.9X compare to 1.1X! This is mostly about reducing failures. Said another way, 65% of the below-median due diligence angels lost money, compared to 45% for the above-median group. Now, there's a reason to roll up your sleeves to check the companies out!
Stay connected to the entrepreneur after you invest. Investors who met with company leaders often to mentor, coach, or offer strategic consulting and that monitored the company's progress saw an overall multiple of 3.7X in four years. Conversely, those who took a more passive approach reported an average lower multiple of 1.3X in 3.6 years.


The body charged with making highways departments more efficient is beset by 'incompetence and disorganisation', MPs have found.
In scorching criticism, the commons transport committee claims the Highways Agency, which manages trunk roads and motorways, has 'no grip on the costs of its major roads projects'.
This is deeply embarrassing for the agency, which the government appointed to promote councils' efficiency under the Gershon process.
Some agency cost overruns have been such that they threaten 'an irresponsible and unacceptable waste of public money,' the MPs say.
Chris Tunstall, deputy chief executive of Durham CC, said: 'It is all slightly ironic in view of the organisation's position leading efficiency.
Durham is among councils hit by the agency's use of its 'article 14' power to block planning permission where it thinks projects would generate excess traffic on its roads.
MPs warn the agency cannot, 'sit complacently back and do nothing' about these delays to vital regeneration work.
The issue is acute in the north-east, because land values are so low that developers feel unable to afford contributions to road improvements sought by the agency.
Agency objections caused 18 months' delay to the Victoria Harbour project in Hartlepool, and jeopardised a£56m airport investment near Darlington, MPs heard from the Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit, which is owned by five councils.
Director John Lowther said: 'The Highways Agency takes so long to process the information that there is a danger that investors will go elsewhere.
The DfT said it 'takes the performance of all its agencies seriously'.


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HomeColtsJacoby Brissett will still have 'a role' in Colts' offense
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
The Colts have been as aggressive as any team in free-agency this offseason, with one of the moves being bringing in a new quarterback.
After Jacoby Brissett led the Colts to a 9-7 record in 2019, many were calling for his time as the starter in Indy to be over. With the signing of Philip Rivers, that came to fruition.
Colts' head coach Frank Reich still believes in Brissett, however, and says he will still have a role in the offense this season.
Frank Reich just dropped a hint that Brissett will still have a role in certain situations, perhaps in RPOs. "Jacoby is tough to bring down." Hmmmm
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 31, 2020
The four-year pro was shoved into the starting role last year after the sudden and unexpected retirement of Andrew Luck right before the season began. After a 5-2 start, injuries took a toll on Brissett and the rest of the Colts' offense.
Despite an up-and-down season, Brissett could still add value to the Colts in certain situations with his big and physical frame,
Looking at teams who have done that around the league before, the one that comes to mind immediately is how the Saints use Taysom Hill. While Drew Brees is the focal point in the offense, Hill is used in many RPO's and other sets due to his versatility.
While Brissett will likely only be used in certain goal-line or short-yardage situations, his ability to be more mobile than Rivers could be beneficial at times for the Indianapolis Colts.
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Every parents should learn about whats hot in kiddies fashion because you don't want your kid(s) to feel left out. You have to find and save fashion ideas for your little girl and/or little boy.
Naturally navigating the In's and Out's of kiddies fashion takes a very fashionable and fashion focused parent because it can be a slippery slope. Wearing tutu's or camo pants have more swag now than they used to. This days baby girls can wear sneakers with all types of outfit and the same goes for the boys. This is just examples to show that styling in kiddies fashion has gone beyond Cinderella dresses and top hats.
For your kids looking truely classy all depends on how you pair their outfits, some kids don't even need help at all since they are blessed with a sense of style while some other kids need a nudge or two however styling for kids should be nothing but fun.
These are really sweet designs and styles for your children/child. Mimic this style and you have ensured that your little one(s) would look cute and feel good.


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More Scandi Crime Fiction
On January 31, 2016 By SarahIn Reviews12 Comments
My reading at the moment is oscillating between Scandinavian crime fiction for the Petrona Award and ghost stories that bring back memories of my teenage years. More of the supernatural in a post next week. Meanwhile, all the Scandi books that I read were by familiar authors and it was a bit of a mixed bag.
MemoRandom by Anders de la Motte is his take on a familiar trope of crime novels, that of memory loss. David Sarac wakes up from a car crash and can only remember that he is a police officer and he needs to protect his informant, Janus. As his colleagues desperately try to elicit the identity of Janus, Sarac's memory returns only in fragments. Natalie Aden, his carer who has also been tasked with spying on him, helps him piece his past together as his life becomes increasingly endangered. As I'd expect from De La Motte, MemoRandom is a fast-paced thriller with an entertaining storyline. There's always something enjoyable about a book with a race to the conclusion. The translation was by Neil Smith.
I'm a big fan of Arnaldur Indridason but Oblivion proved to be a disappointment. There were all the elements that I enjoy in Indridason's writing – the Icelandic landscape, the descriptions of native food and, of course, his detective Erlendur. While the writing was good, I found the plot to be lacklustre which is a shame as I persevered with it until the end. It's a decent enough read and sits alongside the other books well enough. Fingers crossed for the next one. The translation was by Victoria Cribb.
In comparison The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst is a cracker and his best book yet. There are two storylines both of which were fascinating. William Wisting is investigating a serial killer who may have made his way from the US to Norway. The presence of CIA agents adds to the pressure on his team to find the murderer. Meanwhile, Wisting's daughter, Line, is doing a story on a man whose body was sitting, undiscovered, in his living room for four months. Focusing on the loneliness of some Norwegians, she soon realises that there is more to the man's death than a sad story. Lier Horst has always excelled as a writer of police procedurals but here the story telling is second to none. I didn't want the book to finish as I was so engrossed in the narrative. More please! The translation was by Anne Bruce.
Review: Arnaldur Indridason – Reykjavik Nights
On October 15, 2014 October 20, 2014 By SarahIn Reviews17 Comments
T he story of Reykjavik detective Erlendur seemingly came to a conclusion in Strange Shores, published in the UK in 2013. As I mentioned in my review at the time, there was a prequel to the series that was in the process of being translated. Finally we have Reykjavik Nights which gives us a slice of 1970s Iceland and a glimpse into the formative years of Erlendur as a policeman.
A vagrant's body has been fished out of a pond near a housing development in Reykjavik. Police dismiss the case as either suicide or a drunken accident. However the fate of the dead man, Hannibal, touches the conscience of young traffic cop, Erlendur. He gets in touch with the family of Hannibal and discovers a tragedy that occurred years earlier that led to his spiral into destitution. Reykjavik police are focusing their energies on the hunt for a missing woman who disappeared after a night out with colleagues. The discovery of an earring, by Erlendur, in Hannibal's squat links the two cases and the policeman embarks on a secret investigation of his own.
The success of Indridason's Reykjavik series has been propelled largely by the character of Erlendur. Traumatised by the disappearance of his brother in a snow storm years earlier, he matches what we expect from a detective and yet has a distinctive back story that could really only be Icelandic. Indridason has published novels without Erlendur but it's those containing his enigmatic detective that we really want to read. Writing a prequel has given the author the chance to show how factors other than Erlendur's brother's disappearance influenced the detective he became. Later in the novel we meet Marion Briem, Erlendur's mentor, whose gender is never revealed. Indridason is very good at restraining himself when portraying the detective's childhood trauma. Although impelling him to investigate a dormant case, the connections are subtly made. It is the mark of a very good writer.
In terms of plot, the story is slighter than some of Indridason's other books although he is never a writer to focus on a multitude of narratives. Instead, the depth of characterisation and sense of place are the reasons we return to Indridason time and time again. Fans of this author, who critic Barry Forshaw calls the king of Icelandic crime fiction, will love this book, I'm sure. I did.
Thanks to Karen from Eurocrime for giving me her copy of the book. The translation was by Victoria Cribb.


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Imaginary Road Trips Fake-Cation Mug Set - Former Convict – Whiskey River Soap Co.
In 1871, a group of convicts escaped from Carson City, Nevada and were cornered by a local posse near the lake. A shootout took place and two members of the posse were killed, including a local merchant named Robert Morrison. The biggest peak above the lake is now named Mount Morrison and the lake was renamed Convict after the incident.
Legend says that Convict Lake is home to a monstrous brown trout named "Horgon" that few have seen and no one has ever landed.


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Q: Does SVM suffer from curse of high dimensionality? If no, Why? While I know that some of the classification techniques such as k-nearest neighbour classifier suffer from the curse of high dimensionality, I wonder does the same apply to the support vector machines (SVM)?
I can imagine SVM would only have to take dot products of support vectors and a feature vector to classify a new data point, so it might not suffer from curse of dimensionality. But what about non-linear SVMs?

A: SVM also suffers the problems coming from high dimensionality, but under typical settings to a lesser degree compared to (say) LDA.

I can imagine SVM would only have to take dot products of support vectors and a feature vector to classify a new data point, so it might not suffer from curse of dimensionality.

This is not the reason for being affected by high dimensionality. High dimensional data affects the identification of support vectors themselves.
Under high dimensional + low sample-size contexts a lot of interesting things start happening. For SVM one such thing is that a lot of data points will become support-vectors at the same time. This most likely will not be the property of the data, hence SVM will be over-fitted.
One way to check for over-fitting in high dimensional data is to see how the points are distributed after the projection. If you find that the points from both classes accumulate right on the margin - then your classification rule is most likely affected.
For more in detail explanation and an example of affected SVM result, see figure 1 from this paper:
J. S Marron, Michael J Todd & Jeongyoun Ahn (2007) Distance-Weighted
Discrimination, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 102:480, 1267-1271, DOI: 10.1198/016214507000001120

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This section of Corinthians contains a famous verse pertaining to the freedom available to Christians. But what does that actually mean. If you read the rest of the chapter it speaks about how Moses' encounter with the glory of God transforms him because he had access to the father. When he was in the presence of God there was a freedom both for him to access the presence of God and to be transformed by it. But when he came down from the mountain he was not able to show this to others because only he had the freedom of this access and experience. However, because of the cross and the gift of the Holy Spirit we now all have access to the presence of God, to behold his glory and to experience freedom of genuinely allowing his love transform us and welcoming the world to observe and participate in it as well. We now have the freedom to be transformed by what we have the freedom to behold wherever we are.
If you as a Christian believe that you carry the power and presence of the Holy SPirit with you wherever you are, then you have the freedom to access that presence whenever you want, but more than that. You don't have to go to a geographic location to be transformed but you have the freedom to access the glory and power of God wherever you set your feet. What you daily choose to behold will be what you are daily transformed by.


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WATCH: Jim Fowler of "Wild Kingdom" Dead at 89
posted by Jim Donovan - May 10, 2019
You'll have to have been watching TV prior to 1988 to remember Jim Fowler, who helped make Wild Kingdom a staple of animal programming in most family's homes. Jim co-hosted the program with Marlin Perkins from 1963 until 1985, and then hosted it alone until 1988. Fowler died Wednesday at the age of 89. Wild Kingdom was always a fun show to watch, mostly because of Jim and his obvious love for all animals. Jim made regular appearances on The Tonight Show over the years, and I've got a clip with Jim and Johnny Carson from the 80's. For a kid like me who grew up where the nearest zoo was 100 miles away, Jim Fowler and Wild Kingdom was my own zoo and travelogue combined. He'll be missed for sure.


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January 2016 Nuelight Soundbites
Sifaniso is a South African born recording artist, residing in Australia, whose sound is a dynamic mix of soul, R&B and gospel. It came as no surprise that the album has not even hit store yet and already it was nominated best R&B Album by the Crown Gospel Awards. Certainly exciting times. Sifaniso's debut album, Akehluleki, was nationally released and distributed in April 2010 and continues to be sold in retail outlets across South Africa. Sifaniso's album won two Crown Gospel Awards and upon receiving the awards, Sifaniso was approached by Universal Music to be signed on as a songwriter for publishing.
The widely acclaimed album continues to receive national media airplay on popular radio stations in South Africa. His music video was regarded as one of the top played music videos of that year. In 2009, he co-created a musical play depicting the history of South Africa which toured Australia. The play received national media exposure on Channel 9, The Age and The Herald Sun. Sifaniso helped co-write a Zulu/English collaboration with Aussie rock band Evermore on a track called 'Lay your Weapons down.' Since then, Sifaniso has utilized his skills in big productions at home. This includes the Christmas Spectacular at Bridge Church in Richmond which is 4 performances for 5000+ people since 2013.
Sifaniso's long awaited Christmas album, simply called CHRISTMAS WITH SIFANISO, is finally here. He has taken traditional hits and put his own groove and twist on them. The genres range from jazz to soul to gospel to pop to rock... basically anything you can think of, yet it all works in perfect harmony. The single "Christmas Time" has a modern pop feel mixed with a warm sense of the traditional sounds of Christmas, something that the whole family can enjoy. A music video was also produced. "Christmas is about bringing families together, celebrating with loved ones and I wanted to capture my own version of that through this album." On the question of why he recorded a CHRISTMAS album, Sifaniso had the following to say: "I felt that there was a gap especially in the South African industry that needed to be bridged, none or not that many artists were doing a Christmas Album. I therefor felt it will be good to focus on the season and capture moments that are precious to most people. Christmas is a time of joy and happiness. It doesn't matter what obstacles families or people might have faced. Family members that have had issues with each other find it in their hearts to forgive and move on. Relatives or family members who have been apart due to a number of reasons make their way back home or fly across the world to be with their loved ones. There are also those couples or families who can't be with their loved ones because of certain reasons or circumstances like loss, work or distance."
In the album there are songs that speaks to that. For some of us who are Christians, this day goes beyond the gifts or presents but remind us of the ultimate gift that God the father gave us, Christ Jesus the ultimate display of His love to humankind. I thought on all of this when i made my song selection of the covers, songs that mean the most to me and help me capture and express all these moments. I also arranged them in a way that I hear them in my head, that though they've been sung before, they might have a touch of my interpretation.
I also wrote some new songs some that are Christmas songs and some that are open ended, and one gospel/ worship song. Some of these songs were included so that people can still listen to the album even after the season has passed. This album is intended for all and have a message that goes even beyond Christmas. masterfully produced by Joyous Celebration's Siyanqoba Mthethwa with Musicians also from Joyous Celebration, this is certainly an album that is already drawing the attention of the industry. Sifaniso's vocal capability is evident throughout the album as he renders with great flexibility from ballads to rock, funk and soul. This shows that Sifaniso is not just "another artist" but a wellrounded developed and capable vocalist with an amazing range and vision.
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אתמול פורסמה הדרכה שלי בבלוג קופיק פורטוגל, מביאה אותה כאן כפי שפורסמה.
My name is Sarit, and I'm very happy to be here…..
I have been crafting from childhood. In the last 5 years, I am completely addicted to coloring with Copic Markers.
Today I want to show you how I color white.
I love snowman and for this tutorial, I chose Stampendous – Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp – Snowman Warm Ears.
White can be use with warm gray or cool gray deepened on the object.
Start with C3 to define the shadow of the image. My light source is coming from the front.
4. With the tip of C5 I give the image more depth. Just a little bit of color. I add the arrows so you can see. Do it on all the needed places.
5. Use C1 again and expand the grey a bit more.
6. I add B000 on top, with light flicks to give it a snow glow.
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OSDL releases Scalable Test Platform (STP)
Author: JT Smith
Portland, Ore.-October 15, 2001-In a move that will provide an invaluable tool for open source developers, accelerating and enhancing Linux for data center and carrier-class capability, the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), has added the Scalable Test Platform (STP) to the list of services provided by the lab. Until now, open source developers have not had a centralized resource for stable, scalable testing of Linux kernel enhancements. STP allows for easy, automated testing of this work, filling a critical need in
the open source community.
STP allows developers to easily test Linux enhancements, selecting from a variety of tests, kernel trees and server configurations. This testing will improve the characterization and quality of Linux advances, speeding the development of open source software by providing a readily accessible means for performance measurement and comparison. All test data is archived and users may choose to post their results on the OSDL web site, making this valuable information readily available to the open source community.
Access to STP is available through the OSDL web site, www.osdl.org, Kernel patches or upgrades can be directed to OSDL?s large test lab, running a variety of tests on 1-way up to 16-way systems. STP will compile the designated kernel with the user's changes, install Linux with the changed kernel on an OSDL dedicated server, run the selected test, report the outcome to the submitter and archive the results on the site for future reference.
"The STP initiative provides developers with the stable environment required for enterprise and carrier-class testing" said Tim Witham, OSDL lab director. "Developers can test their code early with only minimal effort required to configure and run the tests. It also ensures that system configurations remain stable over time and that results are logged, allowing developers to make decisions based upon these repeatable tests and past performance information to compare against the current test results. The archived results also provide the necessary data for retroactive analysis, accelerating the development process and improving the quality of intermediate output. Everyone, from Linux developers to end users, will benefit from STP."
STP will give developers access to a wide range of performance and
regression tests, including dbench, LMBench, Bonnie and the library of
performance tests developed and compiled by the Linux Test Project. With STP's stable, repeatable environment measuring changes across many applications and environments, OSDL has created an indispensable tool for developers worldwide.
About the Open Source Development Lab
Supported by a global consortium of industry leaders, the Open Source
Development Lab (OSDL) is an independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit
organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide. Headquartered outside Portland, Oregon, OSDL fulfills a critical need in the open source development community to have access to the high-end hardware for programming and testing. More information on OSDL is available at www.osdlab.org.
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Pinababawi na ng isang kongresista sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine National Police (PNP) ang tattoo ban sa mga bagong recruit.
Ayon kay House Appropriations Committee chairman at Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles napapanahon na para isantabi ng AFP at PNP "no tattoo rule" para sa mga nagnanais na magsilbi sa bayan bilang isang pulis o sundalo.
"For our military and police organizations to bar the entry of capable and well-meaning Filipinos in their ranks on the basis of tattoos is quite archaic, if only because tattoos are no longer taboo in this day and age. Thus, we call for the removal of this ban," apela ni Nograles.
Sa kasalukuyan ay bawal pumasok sa PNP, AFP at maging sa coast guard ang mayroong tattoo.
Itinuturing itong pisikal na depekto.
"I know a lot of people who have been declined application into the service on the basis of their having tattoos.
They said that it felt unfair to be rejected and I can't help but agree with them," komento ni Nograles.
Ipinunto ng solon na ang importante sa isang aplikante ay physically fit ito, mayroong good moral character at walang criminal record.


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Inner Sanctum Reviews
2 Comments Posted by Darren Camponi on November 20, 2011
There are some action movies out there that are instantly memorable for a lot of things, whether it is for its thrilling action sequences, its great storyline, its solid acting or whether it was just fun to watch. Abduction is a very memorable action movie…but for all of the wrong reasons. Taylor Lautner (Jacob Black from The Twilight Saga) leads the movie into what could only be described as a tedious, confusing story with bland, one-dimensional characters and action scenes that are pretty entertaining but laughable most of the time, especially some of the moves used in the fight scenes. The cast in Abduction wasn't too bad but they were nowhere near good. Sigourney Weaver was decent in this movie but she wasn't in the movie for very long, which is a shame considering she was the best actress of the whole cast.
So we look to Taylor Lautner to carry this movie. He isn't too bad a bad actor in The Twilight Saga but unfortunately, he was so awful in Abduction, he looked bored and looked like he'd rather be at home. He constantly wore the same expression throughout the movie whether it was sad, happy or angry (funnily enough, the expression he wore throughout the movie is on the poster above). The writing was pretty much atrocious considering there were so many plot holes, boring dialogue and unexplainable moments and the emotional scenes in the movie were just laughably bad, especially the romance scenes. The only good thing to come out of this mess that is called Abduction is that a couple of the action scenes were entertaining but overall, it was pretty much a yawnfest.
Girls and Twilighters would probably see this for Taylor Lautner and yes girls, he does take his shirt off in the movie, but don't waste your money and see this in the cinema. It's not worth your money considering this movie wasn't really well thought out at all. There were quite a few scenes in which characters would get themselves in a mess and miraculously, they would end up escaping the situation even though it would be impossible unless they had superhuman abilities. Overall, Abduction feels like one of those low-budget movies that are always shown on SyFy. There's nothing wrong with trashy, entertaining movies sometimes but when they dress it up to pretend it's something it's not, that's when the problems begin. This is a movie that's best to catch on television!
Leave a comment Posted by Darren Camponi on October 30, 2011
So with Halloween coming up and with it being the first time in seven years that another SAW movie isn't seen anywhere near a cinema, something had to fill SAW's place and that movie was none other than Paranormal Activity 3. I don't have anything against Paranormal Activity, I thought the first movie was good and had some well thought out scenes that scared the audience. Paranormal Activity 2, however, took it overboard and lost that sense of scariness that the first one possessed. Paranormal Activity 3 isn't as bad as the second but it's bad enough not to impress as literally nothing happens for a good hour. The movie goes back to the very start where we see Katie encounter the spirit that haunted her in the first movie for the first time when she was a child. For those who are after a jumpfest or a scarefest, look elsewhere because this is just a borefest for the best part. The movie is just over an hour and fifteen minutes long and, although there are a couple of jumpy moments, the movie kicks off way too late, leaving you with an hour of nothingness. The spirit, namely 'Toby', is not a very good spirit at all since he does nothing remotely scary like he did in the first. He does a couple of odd knocks and a couple of bumps in the night and then out of nowhere, he starts to throw furniture everywhere and goes berserk, which is great in my book since that is what we've come to see, only it happens fifteen or twenty minutes before the movie ends, leaving a whole hour of nothing but whingeing and a couple of the characters going "Woah, did you see that?" each day when reviewing the tapes.
Now that the bad and the ugly are out of the way, surely there must be some good to come out of this movie, right? Well, yeah, there's no denying that Paranormal Activity 3 did have the creep factor, even if it was introduced way too late and sure, it made you jump a couple of times but it's just not enough to spend your good, hard-earned money on. The acting was pretty realistic and the child actors were good playing their parts. The characters aren't exactly the best characters around but they're realistic enough. Unfortunately, the movie didn't suck you in but it did entertain for all of the wrong reasons considering it was more funny than scary. The audience I saw it with felt the same way I did as they laughed too. Overall, Paranormal Activity 3 isn't the weakest in the franchise, which goes to the second movie, but it is certainly pretty boring.
By rights, Paranormal Activity 3 shouldn't really exist. It's just totally sucked the mystery out of the whole spirit thing and the explanation as to how and why Toby haunts Katie is pretty weak. It had potential at the start when we saw the family take the photo that we see in the first two movies but the questions that were raised when watching the first two movies were not answered in this one. I'd have rather lived in bliss and thought of my own conclusion rather than have seen this movie because this prequel has spoiled the story a little bit. Although there are some good points about the movie, it's still mundane and there's just little to no surprise in it. If, like me, you saw the second trailer where she throws water over the ghost and you see the mom get pushed backwards, don't expect them to be shown in this movie because 75% of that trailer was nowhere to be seen in this movie. All I know is that if there is plans for a Paranormal Activity 4, said plans should be shot down and should be set on fire. This reviewer will not be paying to see the fourth one any time soon.
Shark Night
Leave a comment Posted by Darren Camponi on October 4, 2011
Director: David R. Ellis
Writer: Will Hayes/Jesse Studenburg
Producers: Chris Briggs/Mike Fleiss/Lynette Howell
Starring: Sara Paxton/Dustin Milligan/Chris Carmack/Katharine McPhee/Donal Logue/Joshua Leonard/Joel David Moore
BBFC Certification: 15
Have you ever seen a trailer and instantly knew about the movie in seconds and what it would be like? Well, Shark Night is one of those movies and it's not looking good. If you were thinking that it'd be a dark horror comedy with a B-movie feel to it like Snakes on a Plane, you'd be wrong. If you were thinking that it could be like the surprisingly entertaining Pirahna, you'd be wrong. If you were thinking that it would be crap, bingo, we have a winner. Shark Night is utter trash and not in the "I expect it to be utter trash anyway but it's just a bit of fun" way but in a "Wow, this bores me to tears" way. The first twenty minutes wasn't too bad but then it started going downhill to the point where you were almost convinced it was made for people who have trouble sleeping. The acting was just poor. At first, you think that it's supposed to be bad because it's supposed to have that low-budget B movie feel to it but the movie really took itself seriously and so did the actors. The characters were very stereotypical and one dimensional to the point where you rolled your eyes and wished the movie never existed.
Shark Night felt like nothing more than a cheap excuse to make a 3D movie and it's quite a travesty how there wasn't really much thought put into this movie. It just felt lazy and wasn't fun at all, just dumb. Considering this is from the very same person who directed Snakes on a Plane, you would have thought that it would have been, at least, a little fun. Instead, what we get is a shallow, soulless, heartless movie that manages to only grab one emotion from the audience: Surprise and that's because it's a massive surprise how this qualifies for a movie and how this is even released in the cinema. It strongly reminds you of those movies you get from Poundland or one of those low-budget movies that you see aired on SyFy only it's just not fun at all. Overall, if you're a horror fan, you'll be disappointed. This movie is so many things and none of them are remotely positive.
Terrible from start to finish, Shark Night is emotionless and has virtually no plot or storyline whatsoever and whatever little plot it has is both strange and confusing at the same time. The story is just utterly ridiculous and the characters are just as bad, riddled with plot holes, cliches and stereotypical scenes, Shark Night proves to be even worse than the previously reviewed Final Destination 5. To audiences everywhere, do not pay your hard-earned money to watch this tripe, you're worth more than to put yourself through this heap of junk.
Leave a comment Posted by Darren Camponi on September 15, 2011
Director: Steven Quale
Writer: Eric Heisserer
Producers: Craig Perry/Warren Zide
Starring: Nicholas D'Agosto/Emma Bell/Miles Fisher/Arlen Escarpeta/Tony Todd
So many movies have been released with unnecessary sequels, most of which are horror movies. Just look at Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and Hellraiser. Although some people may class SAW as having unnecessary sequels, at least those movies did add something to the main storyline with each sequel. Unfortunately, with Final Destination 5, you know that that is not going to be the case considering none of the Final Destination movies actually add anything to the series as the movies are exactly the same as each other to the last detail. The only thing that is different are the different characters but everything else is the same. Although with seeing Final Destination 5, you know that you're not going for it's frightening storyline or it's compelling characters but you are going to see them get killed in very gruesome ways. The story is absolutely tired, tedious and very repetitive and, as I stated earlier, adds absolutely nothing to the story. If you're watching this for the story, watch any one of the sequels before this one considering they're all the same. It's unfair to call this a sequel considering they're all the same but it would be more fair to call it a remake and they really should leave this series alone considering it's had so many of them.
With Final Destination 5, the characters are very stereotypical and one-dimensional but nobody really cares about that anyway since they only care about the deaths that are coming their way. It's very hard to even care about the characters considering they have no likeability whatsoever. The thing that the other Final Destinations has that this doesn't is fun. All of the other Final Destination remakes-I mean-sequels had a bit of fun but this was just boring and predictable. Overall, the script and the story felt way too rushed and bowed out in favour for the blood, guts and gore but then again, isn't that what this series has turned to now since there's nothing new to add?
I know what you're all probably thinking when you're reading this: "If he knew what the Final Destination movies were like, why did he watch them?" and my answer to that question is because normally with the Final Destination movies, even if everything in the movie sucked, it was still fun to watch. Sort of like a really bad B movie that you know is terrible but you have fun watching it for it's cheesiness. However, with Final Destination 5, it wasn't even entertaining. It's too much of a repeat of the others and, to be honest, should never have even been released. I also find it quite scary how this is rated a 15 considering the violence in the movie is that on a level of the SAW movies. I warn everybody everywhere to not pay your hard-earned money to watch this in the cinema and to wait until this is aired on television because the 3D isn't even that spectacular and the movie itself is just poor, a total waste of money!
The Inbetweeners Movie
Leave a comment Posted by Darren Camponi on September 5, 2011
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Damon Beesley/Iain Morris
Producers: Christopher Young
Starring: Simon Bird/Joe Thomas/James Buckley/Blake Harrison/Emily Head
For The Inbetweeners Movie to work, it had to be everything the show was and a whole lot more. It had to be twice as rude, twice as dirty, twice as embarrassing and twice as funny and the most important thing that was needed for this movie to work is that it had to keep the charm of the show. Well, fans of The Inbetweeners will be pleased to hear that the writers have succeeded in making this just as good as the show, if not, better. After Simon is dumped by Carli, Jay, Will and Neil decide to cheer him up by going on a lads' holiday to Malia where they get drunk, get into trouble and fall in love with hilarious results. The brilliant thing about The Inbetweeners Movie is that it doesn't feel like a movie but more like a feature-length episode. Jay, Neil, Simon and Will are exactly the same in the movie as they are in the television series but a lot more gross, a lot more funnier and a lot more embarrassing. All of them manage to play their own role in the movie as pairs; Neil and Jay provide the laughs and Simon and Will provide the embarrassing scenes that make the audience cringe in their seats and it works brilliantly.
With The Inbetweeners Movie, the acting was on par with the show and in the show, the acting was great. Not a lot of changes were made with The Inbetweeners Movie from the show which is what made this movie work like a charm. The movie unexpectedly has a lot of character development and some nice messages in which we see Neil, Jay, Simon and Will learn throughout the movie. The writers, Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the writers of The Inbetweeners Movie and the show do a fantastic job in keeping the charm of the show in the movie as well as making it everything the show is and more. Overall, fans of The Inbetweeners will adore the movie and will find it hilarious and those who like teen comedies will love to see this too. If you want to go on a lad's holiday on a budget, just watch The Inbetweeners Movie.
At first, I must admit that I was a little worried because of the movie recieving a certificate 15. No, not because of my age, I'm older than 18 but because the show is rated an 18 and yet the movie was rated a 15, making me worry that the writers of the show toned the movie down from it's usual rudeness and endless sex jokes. However, it was, in fact, even more dirtier and funnier than the show. People seem to compare this to Kevin and Perry Go Large, probably because it's a British teen comedy which sees teenagers going abroad for sun, sea, sex and booze, but Kevin and Perry Go Large this isn't, The Inbetweeners Movie is much better. Okay, maybe it has been done before a few times but, believe it or not, among the gross-out humour, the awkward scenes and the vagina-filled jokes from Jay, this movie did have some heart and it's that mixture of heart and comedy in the movie that makes this one of the best movies of the Summer and one not to miss.
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Four-man bobsled competition this weekend will be one of the final medal events of the PyeongChang Olympics, and it will culminate years of training for four Army athletes.
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Weber practiced for the winter games while deployed in Afghanistan last year, while Sgt. Justin Olsen, Sgt. Nick Cunningham and Capt. Chris Fogt were already training with the U.S. National Team.
"Every free moment I had, I'd be in the gym or I'd be running sprints or pushing sleds," Weber said of his tour in Afghanistan.
The Special Forces medic even ran laps around the forward operating base during a mortar attack.
"You can say I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junky," Weber said, explaining with a smile that the mortar attack raised his adrenaline levels and helped him clock a faster time than ever before.
This week Weber will be pushing a new bobsled across the starting gate at the Olympic Sliding Center along with two fellow Soldiers in the same sled.
Three-time Olympian Fogt, who earned a bronze medal at the last games in Sochi, will be the sled's brakeman. Another three-peat Olympian and gold-medalist from the 2010 Vancouver games, Olsen will drive the sled.
Olsen, at 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, is Team USA's largest bobsled pilot.
"For bobsled, you have to be fast and big and strong," Fogt said. "The bobsled weighs about 400 pounds. You have to get that thing going from zero to as fast as you can ... in a short period of time."
Fogt himself is six feet and 205 pounds while Weber is six feet and weighs 223 pounds. The fourth member of their bobsled team is civilian Carlo Valdes, 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds. He played wide receiver for the UCLA football team a year before moving to track and field and earning prominence throwing the javelin.
Their new 400-pound sled was tested earlier this year at the Olympic training center in Lake Placid, New York, before going on the World Cup circuit. The team of four placed ninth in Koenigssee, Germany, Jan. 18 as they qualified the sled for the Olympics.
"We've made some advancements with this new sled," Olsen said. "Overall it's just a larger sled. It allows for a bigger team to be relatively hidden inside the sled and be more aerodynamic. I'm one of the larger pilots on tour and with the four-man, you can't really tell that."
Olsen compared bobsled to the NASCAR racing circuit, due to the importance both place in aerodynamics, vehicle design and maintenance. In fact, the sled in which Olsen earned his Olympic gold medal in Vancouver was designed by former NASCAR racer Geoff Bodine.
That sled, Night Train, was driven by the late Steven Holcomb. So was Night Train 2, the sled in which Fogt earned bronze four years ago in Sochi.
Holcomb himself was a former Army World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP Soldier who broke a 60-year drought for Team USA in four-man bobsled when he snagged gold in Vancouver. The last USA Olympic gold in that sport had been in 1948.
Holcomb was a member of the Utah National Guard from 1999 to 2006 when he began having health issues and almost went blind. Even after his vision improved, he felt that the sight issues had enabled him to "feel" the bobsled course better than other pilots.
He was found dead in his room at Lake Placid May 6, 2017, with a diagnosis of fluid in his lungs. This year USA bobsledders have dedicated their performance in PyeongChang to Holcomb's memory.
Weber feels resilience is one of the most important qualities he brings to the team. He's had to overcome a number of obstacles to make the Olympic team, he said.
"Aside from having to train while running missions and being deployed, it's not always easy walking into a new place where you're working and tell the people ... 'hey, I want to do this absolutely crazy thing because I think I can go to the Olympics.'"
Weber is a member of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado, and said leaders there have given him tremendous support and allowed him time to train in bobsled.
While going through the Special Forces Q Course about eight years ago, Weber picked up a magazine and read about fellow Soldier Olsen winning a gold medal in bobsled and it inspired him to take up the sport.
Later, Olsen became his mentor and role model. "I joke with him all the time: If he's going to scrape his knee on the way into the sled, I'm like OK, I need to scrape my knee on the way into the sled," Weber said.
Now he's pushing the sled right behind Olsen.
"Having him be the reason that I came into the sport and now being in the sled with him at the Olympics, it's 100 percent unreal," Weber said. "It's come full circle and it's awesome."
Weber was actually in back of the bobsled when Olsen made his first run as a pilot three years ago, moving up from brakeman to driver. "He believed in me," Olsen said.
"He just got back from a deployment, and he was right in the back of the sled, torn hamstring, he didn't care," Olsen said.
Weber said nothing will stop him from competing.
"Anything can happen and I'll get out there and perform the next day," he said. "It doesn't matter what it is."
Weber feels Fogt brings veteran leadership to the team.
"He got us so fired up at the line, it was absolutely incredible," Weber said of the captain at the starting gate in Koenigssee. "He really helps bring out the best in everybody on the team."
Fogt, a military intelligence officer, deployed to Iraq for a year after competing in the Vancouver Olympics. He said the work ethic there and elsewhere across the Army translates well to sports.
He believes hard work is the biggest factor to success in the Olympics. Athletes, like Soldiers, must keep trying to improve themselves, he said.
"What the Army has taught me the most is mental toughness," Fogt said. "There's times you're in the field, there's times you don't eat for a couple of days, there's times you don't sleep."
He went to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, twice. "You don't shower for 15 days, you eat maybe one hot meal a day and you realize that your body can do it," Fogt said.
"Brand new privates came to NTC and it was easy to see them grow and develop while in the box," he said. You realize the mental toughness, that you can do hard things if you put your mind to it -- and bobsled is the same way. The support that the Army gives us is huge."
Both Fogt and Olsen said that without the support the Army provides, they wouldn't be able to compete.
"WCAP allows for us to train pretty stress-free and do our sport," Olsen said. "I think that's one of the reasons why we've got myself as a medalist, Chris Fogt's a medalist from Sochi and hopefully we can keep that medal train rolling."
Olsen said he's glad to have the opportunity to wear the uniform and represent Soldiers around the world. "We just hope that we can make Soldiers proud," he said.
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vicb
All 100% legal. No NLOI signed in the Ivy League. What probably happened is he was borderline out all this time and when he went to Ducks camp, some people he should transfer.
see post 218 in this thread :D. Peer review (and derision) of ones choices can change many a decision.
LTsatch
Yale just went through the same scenario with a kid named Colin Sullivan who who decommited this past spring after a verbal agreement to attend. He was scooped up by BC. I think the Ivy League should reconsider using the letter of intent form if these type of issues continue to rear thier ugly heads.
DarthBruno
If this recruit happens to go to a school you will be playing, are you going to boo him whenever he touches the puck?
I hope Brown fans would mock him. Booing is for the bourgeoisie.
KFBS
There's no such thing as "tampering" (from an NCAA-legalistic point of view) with an Ivy recruit, since they don't sign LOIs. I think most coaches respect the verbal commitments they make, but if an Ivy-committed athlete contacts THEM, I can't really blame them for taking the call.
Maybe it's not "tampering", but I think we can all agree that such behavior would demonstrate low ethical standards.
Definitely. And when it becomes public, the tampering will become evident.
The dictionary definition of tamper is "to interfere in a harmful manner" or "to carry on underhand or improper negotiations," both of which apply here. Brown09 is therefore correct in his/her use of the term.
I tend to agree with Brown09. I believe that at some point soon the deceit, the lies and, yes, the betrayal will become evident.
Does anyone believe that Kevin Roy and his family simply decided on a Sunday afternoon that Brown didn't provide him with "the stuff" (Kevin's terminology) the young man was looking for without having already explored other options? I don't think they're that stupid...
In this affair I feel most sorry for Kevin's brother Derick, a netminder of moderate ability, whom the Brown coaching staff was willing to try to develop into a Division I goaltender under the tutelage of the outstanding goaltending coach Tony Cerisi. Unlike his brother, Derick is not good enough a prospect for a Division I athletic scholarship. When the brothers "decommitted," he gave back a scholarship reportedly worth $200,000 for four years to attend one of the best universities in the world.
Brown has gone through this situation several times before, most recently with Ben Rosen, who decommitted from Brown in the spring of 2009 to attend Boston University, and Lindsay Sparks, who decommitted from Brown in 2008 to attend the University of Michigan. I think that what's particularly ugly in Roy's case is the lateness of the announcement, combined with Kevin's repeated statements about his commitment to Brown even as the family was reportedly exploring other options.
If I'm not mistaken, Rosen's older brother had fallen out of favor with the Brown coaching staff at the time. Plus Rosen's decommit to go to BU could've been based on actual hockey, since he played for the national championship team in 2009.
Still, though, the issue of decommitting appears to allow it far too quickly from Ivy League schools. The Ivies should be treated the same just as anyone else.
Rogie21
Plus Rosen's decommit to go to BU could've been based on actual hockey, since he played for the national championship team in 2009.
Nope, he did not.
http://www.collegehockeynews.com/players/?pd=27066
kdiff77
I wouldn't be too concerned over losing a guy with 9 points in 3 seasons for BU.
Still, that this has happened so often recently is disturbing.
I wouldn't be too concerned over losing a guy [Ben Rosen] with 9 points in 3 seasons for BU.
It seems that the Rosens were upset when Ben's brother Dan, a goaltender, began to lose ice time to Mike Clemente under the previous coaching regime. Ben allegedly didn't want to play for Roger Grillo.
Ben was a skilled defenseman in juniors and probably would have been a regular at defense for Brendan Whittet. Not a star, but solid. At BU he's been mainly a fourth line forward, which is not his natural position. Decommitting from Brown doesn't appear to have been a good decision in Ben's case.
SkinsFan09
Reports are that the Roys will be playing on St. Botolph this fall.
I'll have to make the drive up to Matthews to heckle them.
Plus, Matthews is the best place to watch a college hockey game, so why not?
Mike Hutter
From posts on the Northeastern thread, it does in fact appear that the Roys are going to NE. Seems logical choice with Jerry Keefe there.
Judd Brackett @Canuckscout
Kevin and Derick Roy headed to Northeastern. #HockeyEast #USHL #EJHL @Roy_K15 @DerickRoy1
Ryecheers
Skinsfan
Brackett has had the correct story on a lot of recruiting battles. Lets hope he is right again. Still, I'd feel better seeing this confirmed by some other credible sources.
I'm puzzled as to why you're not also posting on DHD. Or are you there under a different handle?
I'm not paying to discuss stuff with people when I can for free basically.
Wow! what is the charge for recent graduate? $10 Per year. I'll try to get in touch with you. We don't want to hijack the Brown thread. They've been extremely polite, but everything has limits.
BTW, from what I'm hearing from summer league participants, Brown should have a pretty fair program, with or without the Roys. Best of luck to you. I'm glad we don't have to play you for a couple of years.;)
bothman
Is Northeastern's hockey program really a significant upgrade to Brown's?
Something smells fishy here....
turk181
Kevin and Derick Roy headed to Northeastern. #HockeyEast #USHL #EJHL @Roy_K15 @DerickRoy1 http://www.lincolnstarsblog.com/
No, not really, but the competition they play against is.


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August 15, 2017 August 15, 2017 Dan O.
The Limey (1999)
The toughest gangsters around are the ones you mostly can't understand at all.
Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine (Peter Fonda) and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened.
With Steven Soderbergh, there' no such things such as conventions or formula. Take, for example, Haywire; what seems to be a pretty self-explanatory, straight-forward thriller, is played to the tunes of jazz music throughout, features barely any score music at all, and doesn't cut-away once from the major beat-downs that occur in that film. The same could almost be said for Magic Mike, which was essentially a steamy sex film, that features a cold story and three-dimensional characters. Basically, Soderbergh plays with genre and doesn't care what sort of rules he's breaking.
What a view. Damn L.A.
Cause what's the point of having rules if they aren't meant to be broken in the first place, eh?
And like with mostly all of his flicks, the Limey isn't just about switching things up, but being pretty cool while doing so, too. It's a noir in the sense that it's a deep, dark, and gritty tale about some mean, ugly people, but it's also a revenge-tale that doesn't always give you the most perfect idea of what it's going to do next. Soderbergh shoots things here in a certain way, whether in an odd camera-angle, or somewhere off-to-the-side like you've never seen before, that makes you wonder what he's going to come up with next. He doesn't over-do it, either, and it can sometimes feel like he's meshing what sorts of style bits and pieces he wants to, in order to make a sort of easy story, hit a lot harder.
And deep down inside, it really is a tale about a father trying to ask for forgiveness and wonder about what he missed out on. Speaking of Terence Stamp, this guy absolutely nails it as Wilson, the guy who we never, ever get to really know that well but for some reason, we don't feel as if we have to, we just got to watch him. Stamp is a guy who always just sits in the background, let everybody else in front of him kick some ass, and then come in out of nowhere, steal a scene or two, and just walk off as if he was the leading man they were waiting for the whole time. The difference here, is that he is the leading man and he shows that he has all the right skills to pull that off as well. Even though he may not physically fit to pull of a scary-ass crook that would kill you the first chance he got, Stamp still makes up for that with the look on his eyes and the steps in his walk. This guy has got a mean-looking face that makes many people shiver in their beds, and when you watch him put those mean, old eyes on somebody here, you know something bad is about to go down.
Somehow, can totally see these two being the best of buddies.
A shame that Stamp doesn't get anymore starring roles like this, but at least he still shows up from time-to-time and still steals every show.
On the other end of the spectrum, there's Peter Fonda as the ex-hippie, record producer, named Valentine who seems like a gentle dude, that just mixed up in all of the wrong things. Fonda doesn't play this guy like your typical, evil villain that just goes around with an evil 'stache, twirling it all the time his evil pleasures get fulfilled. No, this guy actually has a certain amount of heart to him that makes you feel a bit bad for the guy, even if he does come off like the type of guy you shouldn't trust or even like in a film like this. Great to see Fonda give off a wonderful performance and be on the look-out for a nice bit where he talks about motorcycles. Easy Rider reference, anyone?
Also, Luiz Guzman is here. Enough said.
Consensus: The Limey may be a bit too stylized and simple for its own good, but still allows Soderbergh to drench his story in a hard-boiled narrative that gives you some great performances from this cast, as well as some real thrilling moments of violence, that harken back to the golden days of 60's and 70's thrillers.
Really? Does it need to be that high?
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jprobichaud says:
I loved this film when I saw it way back in the day. Might be time to revisit.
I really enjoyed this film. I saw it in the theatres back in the days when it was released and loved every minute of it. Terrence was absolutely amazing (but then again when is he not). Great post! 😊
peggyatthemovies says:
I always loved this movie.. thanks for reminding of that with the good review!


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Donlea was born and raised in Chicago. He now lives in the suburbs.
Charlie Donlea spends a part of each year fishing with his father in the far reaches of Canada, where the roads end and lakes are accessible only by floatplane. These majestic trips to "God's Country" inspired the setting for his first novel, Summit Lake.
Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues are found, and hope is almost lost until Megan miraculously surfaces after escaping from a bunker deep in the woods. A year later, the book of her ordeal has turned Megan from local hero to national celebrity. It's a triumphant, inspiring story, except for one inconvenient detail: Nicole is still missing. Nicole's older sister Livia, a fellow in forensic pathology, expects that one day soon Nicole's body will be found, and it will be up to someone like Livia to analyze the evidence and finally determine her sister's fate. Instead, the first clue to Nicole's disappearance comes from another body that shows up in Livia's morgue--that of a young man connected to Nicole's past. Livia reaches out to Megan for help, hoping to learn more about the night the two were taken. Other girls have gone missing too, and Livia is increasingly certain the cases are connected. But Megan knows more than she revealed in her blockbuster book. Flashes of memory are coming together, pointing to something darker and more monstrous than her chilling memoir describes. And the deeper she and Livia dig, the more they realize that sometimes true terror lies in finding exactly what you've been looking for.
Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled. At first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca's friendships, her love life and her secrets the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca's footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past--Goodreads.com.
A law student's murder becomes the full-time work of an investigative reporter in a picturesque town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.


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Watch This: A Heartfelt Tribute to 'The Best Movie Animals of 2022'
One more look back at the movies of 2022 is a special tribute to The Best Movie Animals of 2022. This lovely video was edited by Luís Azevedo for Little White Lies, and features footage of many of the different animals seen in various films throughout this year. He misses a few big ones, but includes many of the most important ones. The most beloved and recognizable animals in films this year are: the dog and the donkey (Jenny!) from Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin, and the donkey from Jerzy Skolimowski's EO, plus all of the horses in Jordan Peele's Nope, and the Belgian Malinois doggie from Channing Tatum's Dog movie. And maybe the cat from A Man Called Otto. There's also a couple of terrific docs about animals: All That Breathes (about birds in India), Wildcat (about rescuing ocelots), The Biggest Little Farm sequel (watch the trailer); plus all the dogs seen in Bitterbrush. Every animal on screen deserves a tribute.
Thanks to Twitter for the tip on this. "We've shown you the best films of the year, now here are some of our favourite animal moments from the movies in 2022, including The Northman, The Banshees of Inisherin and EO." This lovely video was edited & created by Portuguese filmmaker / editor Luís Azevedo - made for the Little White Lies video channel. For more of his videos, follow him on Twitter @LuisAFAzevedo. You can also view a few more Luís' creations: Women in Film 2020 retrospective, and What Makes a Great Film Company Logo?, or watch his The Vega Brothers - A Fake Tarantino Movie trailer, and his video about the Transformation of Bill Murray. This is one of his best yet! So peaceful, very calming, almost therapeutic. Which is one reason I love animals. I want to see this kind of tribute every year from now on, in addition to the Palm Dog award. My favorite dog from 2022 is in the Icelandic film Godland (review) opening in 2023.
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Why you can't take Canada's May 2 election for granted
Posted on April 30, 2011 December 10, 2016 by Jeanette Lewis
Following a ruling by the speaker of the House of Commons that found the Steven Harper government in contempt of parliament, the opposition parties used a non-confidence motion to bring down the minority conservative government. As a result, Steven Harper, Prime Minister asked the Governor General to call an election on May 2.
An element of boredom characterized the early days of the campaign with the Prime Minister labelling the election as unnecessary while minimizing the fact this his government was the first ever in the commonwealth that had been found in contempt of Parliament. However, in recent days, the Canadian people have paid attention and a three-way race among the Conservatives, the Liberals and the New Democrats is evolving — if you believe the polls.
Disgust with the Campaign
Leading up to the election and for most of the 6 weeks of the campaign, the Canadian networks carried attack ads aimed primarily at discrediting the leader of the opposition. The vitriol in these ads was surprising as Canadians typically do not like — nor do they respond to negativity. While Canada protects and allows free speech, the frequency and pitch of the attack ads deeply offended thinking Canadians.
Further, each party used most of the time in this campaign to deliver a set of repetitious key messages that lacked insight or substance. By the shallowness of these messages all parties seemed to portray Canadian voters as having, at best, a grade school level understanding of politics and a superficial interest the critical decisions faced by this country. Instead all party strategists developed advertisements based on personal destructiveness and innuendo — with the disingenuous assumption that Canadians are stupid.
In the past few days, as polls indicate that the mainstream parties are losing rather gaining momentum, trash talking by each leader has accelerated, thus confirming the shallowness and showing an ugly desperation. Instead of talking about the issues that bother most Canadians, personality attacks and platitudes about the country fill the airwaves and social media.
Real Concerns Ignored or Minimized
As a concerned citizen I wish that the election campaign had provided an opportunity to open a country-wide dialogue on issues that need to be addressed. Instead, all parties ignored, dismissed, or simplified topics requiring complex analysis and informed discussion. Here is a list of policy issues needing serious discussion and debate
ensuring that Canada does its part in protecting the environment of this planet and dealing with pollution in our own country
addressing poverty — especially child poverty — since 1 in 5 children live in poverty
setting high standards for education — at public school, in high school and in post secondary institutions
providing affordable housing — especially for young families in urban area
resolving land claims by First Nations
addressing the needs of cities and dealing with the rural/urban divide
re-structuring health delivery to ensure affordability and care for all Canadians
understanding the labour force and pension ramifications of an aging population
These are just some of the 'big' policy issues. In addition there are many irksome issues that offer daily stress for many — including
escalation of gas pump prices in a country that produces a vast amount of oil
lack of high-speed internet in many rural areas when people are trying to participate in a future that involves digital media
crazy prices for cell phones, wireless connections and cable when compared to prices in other countries
exceptionally long commuting times in cities due to outmoded, expensive public transit and lack of sufficient highways
I'm sure that every reader has a personal list of irksome issues.
The Right to Vote
Sadly not one party has enticed Canadians with real discussion about these substantive or irksome issues. Does this mean that no party as a visionary picture for the future of the country? Is nobody ready to tackle complexity and begin a process of significant change? What is the point of going to vote when the election has disgusted, or worse, angered most Canadians by the level of drivel that passes for legitimacy? Why vote when is it so difficult to respect or believe any of the politicians?
The answer is simple — you vote because you can. It is your obligation as a citizen.
Voting is part of living in a free democratic country. It's shocking to hear Canadians say they may not vote; that they don't understand the process of the election; or that they don't believe that their vote will make a difference.
Let's not forget the revolutions, uprisings and demonstrations throughout the Middle East during the past three months that have been about eliminating dictatorships in favor of democratic regimes. People have died — and continue to die — in the quest for the freedom to select a government and to live by a constitution founded on democratic principles.
To me, voting is a sacred civic responsibility. I realize that I belong to the group of 'older' educated people who form the majority of voters in this country.
There are, however, indications that other groups who are sufficiently angered by the rhetoric and the lack of substance in this campaign. The vote mobs formed many colleges and universities across the country to get students to vote in the advance polls during the Easter weekend encourages me. I am also encouraged when I hear that there was a 34 percent increase of voters in the 2011 advance poll as compared to the last election. Women's real concerns dismissed with platitudes about families or promises of child care. Immigrants want recognition of their individual skills and desires to belong to a Canada that truly wants them and values who they are rather than seeing them as people who like to wear their costumes, eat spicy foods and dance at multicultural festivals. The social media is energizing many who have stayed away from polls in previous elections. I say hurray!
Canadians are ready to respond to a new vision for this century. This vision will only emerge from vigorous debate on critical issues that affect the daily lives of Canadians. And it will begin with small steps — like exercising that sacred democratic right.
On Monday May 2 — make your way to your polling station and vote. Vote, even if you have to hold your nose as you mark your ballot. Encourage your neighbours, friends and family to do the same. Don't take that democratic right and priviledge for granted.
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The Hereford Inlet Lighthouse was built in 1874 and is the most important historic structure on Five Mile Beach. The Lighthouse is open to the public and continues to function as an active navigational aid maintained by the United States Coast Guard. Visitors to the Lighthouse will learn about the history of the building and the local area. The Lighthouse grounds are a great place to relax and take in the ocean air, and a stroll the gardens will allow visitors to enjoy the beauity of the seashore right up to the seawall at Hereford Inlet. For additional information, questions or inquiries, please email herefordlighthouse@northwildwood.com.
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