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Where the blog driver learns to step lightly
Thursday, 30 December 2010 — 7:39am
As 2010 nears its close and I begin to comprehend just how little I produced in this space all year, I think the time has come to reconsider the purpose of the blog—not this blog, nor any specific blog, but the blog as a medium.
Over the lifetime of Nick's Café Canadien, which is now well into its seventh year of operation, I've toyed with several different approaches to what kind of content I publish and how I go about organizing it. As my dissatisfied longtime readers know, the trend has been towards the lengthier, more polished, and considerably more sporadic.
It became apparent early on that this would never be a good place to syndicate a constant stream of news and online articles with few remarks of my own. For one thing, I refuse to turn this space into a specialist journal about one subject alone: that's a good way to build a news readership, yes, but a bit impersonal and not reflective of my interests. There are better places to go for that sort of thing. Bundled with this is the problem of frequency: the more I post, the more unique and witty titles I have to concoct, and those are in short supply.
Blogging took off at the turn of the millennium when website folks realized that sometimes, you just want a painless way to push new content without bothering with anything beyond the text. Many of its functions have now been supplanted by services that specialize even further in specific online tasks. What was once a thriving personal blogosphere among the students I knew as an undergraduate collapsed with the rise of Facebook, which offered easy photo sharing along with relative (if now decaying) privacy. My experiment earlier this year—using Nick's Café to deposit semi-regular bags of links—itself collapsed when I concluded that if all I'm doing is passing things on as I read them, then as a rule of thumb, more Twitter, less clutter. There are easier platforms than blogs to "have what he's having", so to speak.
When career journalists got in on the blogging game, they saved their best work for media willing to pay them—something that I think has contributed to their attitude towards a blog as a subsidiary portfolio: on the ball, topical, with a scent of casual Friday about it. Their professional output delivered them a ready-made base of readers, and for this kind of audience the side-of-fries school of blogging makes perfect sense. Not so, I think, for those more interested in analysis than reportage, particularly outside the world of word limits and hard deadlines.
The function of a nonprofessional blog today, as I see it, is to get away from the hustle and bustle of social networks and have a podium to yourself. I turned to blogging in the first place because the anarchy of discussion forums was no longer satisfying: forums brought people with similar obsessions together, yes, but the rapid-fire debates were not conducive to essay-length thoughts or to drawing the attention of passersby from outside the community. Blogging isn't a night at the pub with your fellow philosophes; it's more like Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park.
I'm told there is an article in the current issue of Wired, not yet in the online edition, about precisely this: that blogs are by and large becoming a place for infrequent but developed thoughts, rather than brief and pithy remarks. A moment of searching, however, uncovers this article from 2008 ("Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004"), which in retrospect seems less prescient than premature.
For my part, I'm quite happy with the shift in the blogging form towards essay-length thoughts—a place where there's a morsel of sharing thanks to the power of hyperlinks, yet where the primary purpose is not to share, but to produce the objects to be shared.
This is my roundabout manner of promising that I do, in fact, have some things on the way.
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Suggested reading, resuscitative edition
Thursday, 30 September 2010 — 4:44pm | Assorted links, J.R.R. Tolkien, Journalism, Literature, Music, Science, Video games
This space has suffered the longest drought of real and substantial content in its brief history, and I find it encouraging that several of my readers have seen fit to remind me of the fact. I could lay the blame upon the drain on my verbal facilities known as my masters dissertation, or perhaps my summertime adventures sans ordinateur, but the truth is a far more familiar one: the articles I've sketched out in my head are too big to write down. They will show up someday, if only in unfinished fragments pretending to stand alone; so keep an eye on the RSS feed and when they arrive, we may promptly rejoice together.
Link-dumping has never been an adequate stand-in for commentary of my own, and if you want to read what I read you are better off checking Twitter (the only circumstance where that is ever the case). Nevertheless, here is a slice of the pileup.
Let's lead this off with one of my great loves and frustrations in the world: science journalism. Begin with Martin Robbins' incisive parody of sensationalist science reporting. Then read Ed Yong's remarks on objectivity, neutrality, and whether journalists should take sides.
"Our daughter isn't a selfish brat; your son just hasn't read Atlas Shrugged."
Witnessing the Twelfth of July festivities in Northern Ireland this year led me to this must-read piece of ethnomusicology, where Stephen Howe scrutinizes the musical identity of the loyalist marching bands (the ones with the "kick-the-Pope" drums).
Ron Rosenbaum explains agnosticism. I have a few problems with how readily Rosenbaum buys and sets up the all-too-common straw man of the so-called New Atheism, but the article's spirited defence of uncertainty and rejection of tribalist debate makes it worth a thorough look.
This has been a bumper year for exciting stories in espionage. By now everyone has read about the KGB's suburban infiltrants and forgotten them too, but that doesn't make revisiting the coverage any less fun. So neighbourly were they, yet so incompetent! Just look at those complaints.
When I was a wee lad I co-moderated a Tolkien-themed discussion board that was, in later years, overrun by home-schooled creationist kids. Someday they will grow up to be Republican senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell, whose views about Arwen and Éowyn are oddly more informed than her views about anything and everything else.
Popular Science gives us a look at the Pentagon's $58-billion killer robots.
Lisa Poisso interviews a Lutheran pastor who runs a World of Warcraft guild and who has a host of insightful things to say on faith and fantasy.
Finally, I must share Patrick Barkham's remembrance of class and culture at Cambridge University—more reflective of the undergraduate life than the relatively new postgraduate one, I think, but still relevant today.
Suggested reading, immemorial edition
Thursday, 24 June 2010 — 3:30am | Animation, Assorted links, Computing, Film, Game music, Jazz, Journalism, Mathematics, Music, Pianism, Video games
I've been neglecting this space for over two months. Unfortunately for my capacity to keep up with the world in written words, they have been two very interesting months. Had I posted a bag of links on a weekly basis—and this is already the laziest of projects, the most modest of ambitions I have ever had for this journal—the entries for the latter half of April and the first half of May could have been expended entirely on the British general election (with an inset for Thailand's redshirt revolt) and still failed to capture the play-by-play thrills on the ground.
Somewhere along the way, I penned a dissertation of sorts, but let's not talk about that. Here is the crust of readings that has built up in the meantime. There are more, but the list below was becoming rather overgrown and at some point I had to stop.
Two of the great figures in things I care about passed away in May, both of them at ripe old ages after leading fulfilling lives: jazz pianist Hank Jones at 91; mathematical popularizer and Lewis Carroll expert Martin Gardner at 95. I came to both Jones' and Gardner's works late in life but quickly—very quickly—came to understand their immeasurable impacts on music and mathematics, respectively, which I had previously felt secondhand without being aware of it. More on Jones here and here; more on Gardner here and here.
It speaks volumes for how long I've been away from saturating this page with hyperlinks that sitting atop the pile in my draft box is an ominous article by Dominic Lawson on David Cameron and Nick Clegg's public-school upbringings at Eton and Westminster, written the week of the first televised debate.
IBM has developed a Jeopardy!-playing computer. Observe the promotional video. From an AI perspective, this is orders of magnitude more exciting than Deep Blue, and takes us deep into Turing Test territory. I hope to say more about this should I find the time.
One of the disadvantages of being in the United Kingdom—indeed, the most serious one I have yet encountered apart from the absence of fine, extravagant steaks—is that for the first time since 1998, I was unable to see a new Pixar film on or before the date of its release. Two Pixar films of note, in fact: Toy Story 3 and the accompanying Teddy Newton short Day and Night. That hasn't stopped me from following the resurgence of coverage of Pixar's process of perfection in this Wired piece and this interview with Lee Unkrich.
Typesetting matters, folks. Just ask the consummate professionals behind these two book-size online resources: Typography for Lawyers, and LaTeX for Logicians.
Everyone with an interest in the romance of modern international affairs has read it already, but Raffi Khatchadourian's profile of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is an outstanding piece of storytelling, if also one that tends towards the making of myth.
And while on the subject of journalism and international intrigue, here is the Rolling Stone feature on Stanley McChrystal that led him to be sacked from command in Afghanistan.
Civilization V is on its way, but there's still plenty to say about Civilization IV. Troy Goodfellow shares a letter from Christopher Tin about composing music for the game. Kotaku asks lead designer Soren Johnson about the mathematization of religion.
Jeremy Parish reflects on this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and calls out much of the game industry for the creative bankruptcy of video game violence.
Neil Swidey of The Boston Globe courageously explores the mind of the anonymous comment-box troll.
As this year's graduate session at Singularity University gets underway, The New York Times talks to Ray Kurzweil and gang about the posthuman lifestyle.
John Naughton writes in The Guardian about what the Internet has really changed.
England has been swept up in the pathos and misery of football fever, as usual, and one may as well get some World Cup readings out of the way before the Three Lions have truly met with yet another ignominious doom. (Or, preferably, they could win.) Tim de Lisle enquires into the origins of spectator sport's global draw. And then there's this article on the North Korean national team, published in timely fashion just before Portugal blanked them 7-0.
Finally, the only thing that can stop this asteroid is your liberal arts degree.
Suggested reading, spine-tingling edition
Monday, 19 April 2010 — 12:38pm | Assorted links, Film, Harry Potter, Journalism, Literature, Mathematics, Science
Last week here in the United Kingdom was Chiropractic Awareness Week, so let's all be aware of the good news: the British Chiropractic Association has finally dropped the battering ram of its libel action against science writer Simon Singh, who had the nerve to call some of their purported treatments bogus. (I guess you could say the BCA backed out.) The lawsuit specifically targeted Mr Singh (as opposed to The Guardian, which published the contested article) in order to drain his resources with the abetment of Britain's libel laws, and the case has become a cause célèbre exposing this country's need for libel reform. Be sure to read Singh's reaction to the news and Ben Goldacre's column on the wider problem.
J.K. Rowling, writing in the capacity of a former single mother living on welfare, isn't buying what David Cameron is selling. In a somewhat frivolous response, Toby Young leaps on the Tory nostalgia of the Harry Potter books, pointing to Hogwarts' Etonian idyll while somehow neglecting to mention the conspicuously nuclear families; but anyone who paid attention to Rowling's finer points (which doesn't include Mr Young, I'm afraid) knows full well her politics aren't what he thinks they are.
Film editor Todd Miro savages Hollywood colour grading for taking us into a nightmare world of orange and teal.
Roger Ebert articulates his controversial belief that video games can never be art—not for the first time, though it's nice to finally see him elaborate on it in one place. I'm of the opinion that the entire semantic quagmire is easily evaded if we adopt an instrumental definition of art. Regardless of whether video games are even theoretically comparable to the great works of other media, our only way of getting at qualitative findings about creativity and beauty in game design is to borrow from the language of art, so we may as well consider them as such.
While on the subject of aesthetics: over at Gödel's Lost Letter, R.J. Lipton's fantastic computing science blog, are some germinal sketches of how one might study great mathematical proofs as great art.
The International Spy Museum briefs us on Josephine Baker, the actress-heroine of the French Resistance.
Paul Wells visits the Canadian forces in Kandahar and reports on the shift in the tone and strategy of their counterinsurgency efforts. This is one of the best pieces of journalism I've read on the present state of the war in Afghanistan and I can't recommend it enough.
Strange Maps documents two wonderful specimens of literary cartography: back covers of mystery paperbacks, and a poster for a Shakespeare conference in France depicting a town that looks like the Bard.
The greedy strategeme, pt. 1
Thursday, 15 April 2010 — 1:37pm | Board games, Science, Video games
Civilization veteran Soren Johnson, one of the foremost designers of strategy games and AI today and certainly one of the best writers on the subject, often remarks that the theme of a game is not to be confused with its meaning (slides here). Diplomacy may cast its players as the great powers of pre-1914 Europe, but it's about simultaneity. StarCraft may put you in charge of Heinlein-esque space marines and alien civilizations, but it's about asymmetry. If the theme and mechanics harmoniously cohere, then the mechanics can shed light on the theme in the way that art sheds light on the world. Pre-war Europe is an intriguing setting for Diplomacy because in all their backroom double-dealing, the empires didn't take turns. Aliens are a good fit for StarCraft because you can map anything onto aliens, be it the collectivist swarm-by-numbers ethos of the Zerg or the judicious high-tech investment of the Protoss.
I am partial to this view, predominantly for reasons of aesthetics. If we are to conceive of game design as an art form, it does not suffice to decompose games into the artistry of constituent parts—the music, the models and sprites, the cinematic sequences, on rare occasion the writing. The aesthetics have to come from the specific properties that make something a game, whether it is played with a board and dice, a deck of cards, or a mouse and keyboard—and those properties come from the mechanics.
But that's neither here nor there; I won't elaborate today. Instead I want to turn to my favourite of Johnson's examples: the evolution game. For your fill of Darwinian game mechanics, look not to Spore (which Johnson worked on), a game that is nominally about evolution from microbe to intergalactic juggernaut, but is actually about special creation. Back when I first played it, I wrote, perhaps a tad generously:
Let's not bury our heads in the sand: by placing creature design into the player's hands instead of leaving it up to random mutation, Spore inherently owes a lot to intelligent design. There's still room for a real game about evolution in the Darwinian sense, where you set certain environmental constraints and preconditions, let a species run loose, and see if it survives in an ecosystem full of other models—kind of like how some engineers pit robots in mortal battle, but with adaptation.
Spore is a lot more creationistic than I gave it credit for; consider that the functional components of your custom-made species—the mouths, the horns, the flagella—are interchangeable parts from a specified, modular set, which is precisely what we would expect from a designing agent but not at all what we would expect from natural selection. But never mind all that. The evolution game exists, says Johnson, and it's called World of Warcraft.
I would contend, however, that the Darwinian features Johnson ascribes to WoW are equally prevalent in most games with competitive and highly interactive player populations, provided there is sufficient strategic depth worth talking about. WoW is an evolution game because its core mechanic is community. Where there is a community of players and a developed metagame of optimal practices, strategic decisions are memes that compete for survival. Let's call them strategemes.
Strategemes include everything from chess openings to Scrabble vocabulary: they are transmissible units of knowledge that players learn, study, and adopt—and crucially, copy. Copying them is not seen as unfair, but as an advantageous and often essential behaviour. They leave room for mutation, and we can perceive a frequency distribution of variations over a population of players and games.
But where does natural selection come into play? Let's look at the exemplar we get from Johnson: the WoW talent tree.
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Organize the visit
Practical info and charges
Discover the museum
Search Museo Egizio website
Finding your way around four floors and the 2.5 km of the museum circuit.
Opportunities to get to know and explore the great and small themes of ancient Egypt.
The current exhibition and archives of past events.
Events and activities for experiencing the Museum.
News, announcements and curiosities about the Museo Egizio.
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All the details to help organise your visit.
A library, MuseumShop and refreshments area to complete you visit experience.
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The Museo Egizio is available after opening hours for exclusive events.
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To access the museum, do I need to wear mask?
It is compulsory to wear a surgical mask or one of higher grade (for those who do not have their own surgical mask, they will be made available at the Museum). Hand sanitizer gel dispensers are also positioned inside the museum.
For the safety of everyone, it is suggested that social distancing be maintained.
To access the museum, do I need to present my Super Green Pass?
In accordance with current government regulations, from the 10th of January 2022 it is compulsory for visitors to present their Super Green Pass, or equivalent certificate (providing proof of vaccination or recovery), accompanied by a valid form of identification in order to enter Museo Egizio.
PLEASE NOTE: it will not be possible to access the Museum without the Super Green Pass or equivalent certificate, and a valid form of identification.
Our staff will check the validity of the Super Green Pass using the c19 verification app.
These provisions do not apply to children under the age of 12 or to individuals with specific medical conditions. More information can be found at https://www.esteri.it/en
The anti-Covid safety regulations will continue to remain in place: the temperature of visitors will be measured upon entry and it is compulsory to wear a surgical mask or one of higher grade (for those who do not have their own surgical mask, they will be made available at the Museum). Hand sanitizer gel dispensers are also positioned inside the museum.
To access the museum, do I need to book?
To enter the Museum you must buy the entrance ticket online.
Guided tours can be purchased on the website or by booking by telephone or email (011.4406903 info@museitorino.it).
Groups of 6 to 25 participants, guided by Museo Egizio Egyptologists or a tour guide, are required to use radio guides in order to guarantee interpersonal distances.
In order to avoid groups, the chosen time guarantees entry within 15 minutes of the booked time slot. Any delays may preclude access. Tickets are non-refundable.
It is not possible to enter before the booked time.
Tickets cannot be purchased at the Museo Egizio.
For all ticket information, click here.
For any need regarding the purchase of tickets and for information on access, the Museum Reservations Office is available from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (info@museitorino.it ).
How much do tickets cost?
Full price 15,00 €
Reduced-Price (over 70, licenced journalists) 12,00 €
Reduced Students (age 15 to 18 and university) 3,00 €
Reduced Junior (age 6 to 14) 1,00 €
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 under 18) 30,00 €
Free Admission:
Age 0 to 5
Disabled 74% + accompanying person
ICOM Members
Torino + Piemonte Card Season Ticket
Turin City Libraries
What are the opening days and times?
In August and September the Museo Egizio will be open Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Last admission one hour before closing.
For special openings click here.
Is there preferential access to the ticket office for holders of the Torino+Piemonte Card or Tessera Abbonamento Musei?
No, as all tickets must be purchased exclusively online.
Holders of a Museum Card must purchase a free ticket online by choosing "CARD Entrance" and must show their name card and documents at the cash desk.
How can I buy tickets?
Tickets can only be purchased online.
Each ticket will be verified by the staff in the Museo Egizio.
For all information, click here.
Click here to buy tickets online.
What is the cost of the guides and how can they be booked?
The guided tours can have a maximum of 25 participants and can be purchased by telephone or e-mail (011.4406903 - info@museitorino.it) with the following distinctions:
With a guide of the Museo Egizio, in a language other than italian:
Between 1 and (max) 6 people:
60 minutes - € 70.00 in addition to the cost of the entrance ticket
90 minutes - € 100.00 in addition to the cost of the entrance ticket
120 minutes - € 145.00 in addition to the cost of the entrance ticket
Between 7 and (max) 25 people:
Reservation for the visit and payment in advance are compulsory, even for Tour Guides outside the Museum who accompany groups.
Who is eligible for free admission?
Admission is free for the following groups of people:
Musei Torino (for more information, click here)+ Piemonte Card Season Ticket (for more information, click here).
Who is entitled to a reduction on the ticket price?
The Museum provides a range of reductions. The list of reductions can be seen here.
Do you organise free lectures and events?
Yes, the Museum organises lectures and events open to all. The list of activities can be seen here.
Is there a shop?
Yes: the MuseumShop is in the Museum's underground hall, on Floor -1, the point of departure and arrival of the museum itinerary.
Can dogs enter?
For the safety of visitors and preservation of exhibits, entry to the Museum is allowed only for dogs accompanying people with disabilities and animals used for pet therapy, on presentation of a medical certificate.
How far is the museum from Porta Nuova station? And from Porta Susa station?
The Museo Egizio is within walking distance of Porta Nuova station (10-15 minutes) and Porta Susa station (20-25 minutes).
From Porta Susa you can reach the Museum by car or public transport. For more information click here.
What public transport serves the museum?
The Museum is well served by public transport. For more information click here.
Are there restaurants and pizzerias near the museum?
The Museo Egizio is in the centre of Turin, with many bars, cafés, restaurants and pizzerias, for all price ranges. In the Museum there is "Pausa Caffè", a small cafeteria with a good selection of snacks, sandwiches and drinks.
Are there any hotels near the museum?
The Museo Egizio is in the centre of Turin, with various hotels (from luxury to cheap, for all price ranges) and Bed&Breakfasts.
Are there cumulative tickets with other Turin museums?
No, there are no cumulative tickets. Turin offers the Torino+Piemonte Card for tourists. For info, click here.
Is there air conditioning?
Yes, the museum has air conditioning and heating. For conservation reasons, the Museo Egizio's temperature is around 24 degrees throughout the year.
How long does it take to visit the museum?
The estimated average time for a visit is about 2 hours. But this is purely indicative and depends on the tastes and habits of visitors, who can choose to study a single object, a single room or the whole Museum.
Is there a wardrobe?
Yes, the Museum offers a wardrobe service on payment (from 1.00 to 5.00 euros, depending on your needs), where you can store coats, bags, backpacks and luggage, subject to availability.
It is compulsory to deposit backpacks (of any size) and bags that exceed 30 X 40 X 15 cm.
The wardrobe is free of charge for the following items that must be deposited:
-Backpacks (of any size);
-Bags over 30 X 40 X 15 cm
-Non-folding Umbrellas
-Booked School Groups
Is there a cafeteria?
Yes, with access from Room 7 (Tomb of Kha) to "Pausa Caffè", a refreshment point offering coffee, various drinks, sweet and savoury food.
From 1st January 2022, "Pausa Caffè", the coffee shop on the first floor, will be temporarily closed for renovations.
The Museum apologizes for the inconvenience, however we would like to inform you that in the immediate surroundings of the Museo Egizio there are bars and cafeterias such as:
Gelateria Pepino, piazza Carignano 8
Panfé, via Maria Vittoria 1 (inside the gallery)
Guido Gobino, via Lagrange 1/A
By displaying the Museo Egizio sticker, it is possible to get discounts at these places.
Please be aware that it's not possible to exit the Museum to go to these bars and cafés and then re-enter to continue your visit.
Is there a children's space?
Yes, the Museum provide the Spazio ZeroSei Egizio an exclusive space where children can be stay or be entertained. Spazio ZeroSei Egizio is a space that offers to young visitors an experience to discover and get in touch with the Egyptian civilization. A space for babies (and their mothers) is available with free access, along with a breast-feeding area, a changing table and books for consultation. The service is reserved to holders of entrance tickets to the Museo Egizio.
Info and booking: spazioegizio@xkeimpresasociale.it
Moreover, the Museum is Family and Kids Friendly. It is free for children up to 5 and reduced (€ 1.00) for children aged 6 to 14. Also available: Family Tours, visits and activities for children, changing tables and WCs for babies.
How can I work at the museum?
Staff are hired through advertisements, regularly published in the section HR and tenders.
How can I start a traineeship or do volunteer work?
For all information on curricular or extra-curricular internships, consult the section HR and tenders or send an email to Interships.
There are different ways to support the Museum, including voluntary work; if you want to know more, click here.
Can I take photos and/or film inside the museum?
Yes, you can take movies and films in the Museo Egizio, but without using a flash or professional equipment (for example, tripods). This is to preserve the exhibits, prevent inconvenience and ensure better use of the museum spaces by other users.
Are wheelchairs available?
Service temporarily suspended
Is there a parking area for motorhomes near the museum?
There are no parking spaces for motorhomes in the centre of town.
To find out more about motorhome parking areas, click here.
Can I renew my Abbonamento Musei Piemonte at the Museum? Can I buy the Torino+Piemonte Card at the Museum?
No, it is not possible to renew the Abbonamento Musei Piemonte at the Museum. To find out where you can buy or renew your subscription, please visit the website.
No, it is not possible to buy the Torino+Piemonte Card at the Museum. For more information about the Card and how to purchase it, please visit the site.
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The Vampire Lovers, (UK, 1970) featured Polish actress Ingrid Pitt, and were somewhat daring for the time in explicitly depicting lesbian themes. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Horror [May 2005]]
Hammer horror
As the technical aspects of filmmaking became easier, and a lot less expensive, horror films became more flamboyant - and gorier - in the late Fifties. Taking full advantage of this, the British Hammer Studios embarked on the mass production of bloodcurdlers that became their calling card. In glorious Technicolour, and replete with scenes charged with sexuality, your basic Hammer horror was often misinterpreted as merely a means of titillation (as the years wore on, this judgment became less and less of a lie). There was clearly intelligence at work in both The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula, not least by the casting director (Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were teamed up for both films), and, in Terence Fisher, the company had found a true auteur. The Hound of the Baskervilles, filmed the same year as Dracula - 1958 - and utilising its two stars, is a wonderfully atmospheric version of Conan Doyle's crime thriller, with all concerned on top form. --Noel O'Shea
Vampire Lovers (1970) - Roy Ward Baker [Amazon.com]
The first and the best of Hammer's erotic vampire films
"The Vampire Lovers," directed by Roy Ward Baker in 1970, is the first in the Karnstein trilogy of Hammer films, all based quite loosely on Joseph Sheridan LeFanu's story "Carmilla." The Karnsteins are a clan of vampires, represented in this version by a bunch of scantily clad women. Ingrid Pitt stars as Carmilla, who also goes under the anagram names of Mircalla and Marcilla at various points in the story (yes, there is a story). The last of her clan, Carmilla is trying to rebuild, turning first to Laura (Pippa Steele), the daughter of General Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing) and then Emma (Madeleine Smith), the daughter of Roger Morton (George Cole). Along the way she turns Mademoiselle Perrodon (Kate O'Mara) into a sexual slave. In the great tradition of Dracula and most other vampire films, Laura dies before anyone recognizes the marks of the vampire and then the goal is to save poor Emma from the same fate.
There is a lot in "The Vampire Lovers" that never makes much sense. Who is the countess (Dawn Addams) who travels with Mircalla? What is up with the black-clad vampire (John Forbes Robertson) who keeps hanging around? Supposedly Mircalla is the last of her clan, but maybe not. Mircalla keeps saying she loves her victims, but they all end up dead, which certainly does not help out her clan much. In the end it is clear that Hammer, aided and abetted by American International in this instance, was making a flat-out lesbian vampire film. As such, I can honestly say that you are not going to find a better one out there. Ironically, "The Vampire Lovers" ends up being more erotic than the vast majority of films featuring heterosexual relationships between the undead and their victims. --Lawrance M. Bernabo, amazon.com


Following the success of The Legacy of Women's Contributions in 1971, Central London Youth Development (CLYD) decided to embark on its second oral history project. We encouraged our young researchers and volunteers to collect information about their community from various public sources.
While visiting the Westminster Archive Library, they were disappointed to discover that very little resources existed. There were no substantial records of the history of immigration and the role Bangladeshi immigrants played in introducing cultural, social and economic diversity.
A prominent number of Bengalis settled in Westminster between the 1960s and 1970s, and sharing their stories is the focus of our project. Coming to a foreign land and calling it their home wasn't going to be easy, but they stood the test of time and today, the British Bangladeshi community is thriving.
As the hopes, fears, ambitions, and perceptions of life of our elder generation were not documented, we had to explore them first. It could not have been done without the help from our local communities, welfare clubs, politicians, and individuals who can make a difference.
Young members of our organisation took it upon themselves to explore the lifestyle of our parents and grandparents when they migrated to the UK.
The names not mentioned here are not forgotten. We are extremely proud and thankful for everyone's contribution and support.
Our participants found the collection of oral histories of British Bangladeshis in Westminster challenging, but worthwhile. The project invited them to grapple with their dual identity of being British and Bangladeshi, and what it means to be second / third generation immigrants. This process proved valuable in getting people from the second and third generations to interact with their elders and learn from their experiences. Participants, both men and women, were interviewed in English and Bengali so that the true substance of their stories could be recorded and shared with the world.
In addition, we interviewed people who interacted with that first generation of Bengalis, which provided us with a holistic perspective of their struggles and courage. We now have enough authentic information to share their stories.
I would like to add that Faces of Westminster is a community-led piece of research documenting the experiences of people who moved to the UK 50 years ago, with first hand perspectives of their settlement.
Although just a small sample, this book sheds light on some major aspects of migration, and how life as a Bengali Muslim and Asian in the UK has evolved in the past few decades.
Today, Bengalis, just like any other ethnicity, have their fair share of issues. At the same time, we have many reasons to celebrate our history, culture, heritage and legacy.
We feel very proud and grateful to our young people for gathering and preserving stories of their heritage, before they were lost for ever. We hope that future generations are inspired to follow in these footsteps and create unique platforms for these stories to be shared.
Copyright © Faces in Westminster. All rights reserved.


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Your guide to Budweis, a beatiful city in the south of the Czech Republic
There are various kinds of accomodation, from camps to hotels. I'll give you some tips, where is the cheapest or most comfortable lodgings.
I'll show you some pensions from the cheapest to the most expensive in our town.
AXJ
It's close to the centre (centre means Přemysl Otakar II Square near the Black Tower), only 10 minutes to get there. Maybe the name AXJ sounds untraditionally, but it doesn't change a thing on fact, that people are pleased with this accomodation according to the review I've read. Near this pension, you'll find restaurants, bars and there is a railway station 200 metres away from AXJ.
The prices from: 290 Kč
>>AXJ (CZ)
Accomodation Resslova 3
It's located near Výstaviště (the exhibitions take place there), approximately 15 minutes from the town centre. It's a calm place to stay, you should have enough privacy here.
>>Resslova 3 (CZ)
Ubytovna u nádraží
The lodging-house is situated near the main railway station and opposite Mercury centre. The reception desk is nonstop available, so you can check in whenever you want.
>>Ubytovna u nádraží (EN)
L-Penzion
It's a family house situated in the middle of the town, close to the historical centre. There is a garden with a sandpit and a swimming pool, ideal place for a family with small children. The food is not available in L-Penzion.
>>L-Penzion (CZ)
Pension Restaurant Centrum
This pension is situated right in the town centre. Besides the accomodation, Pension Restaurant Centrum offers a great restaurant, where the receptions or weddings could take place. The restaurant serves the hotel guests, too.
>>Pension Restaurant Centrum (EN)
The most luxurious hotels are in the town centre. Probably one of the best-known hotels is Gomel, which isn't, however, exactly in the town centre. I'll refer to this below.
Hotel Zátkův Dům (***)
This hotel is located almost next to Přemysl Otakar II Square in Krajinská Street. It consists originally of two Gothic buildings. Zátkův Dům can offer you a rich buffet as a stylish breakfast besides other advantages, which are described on their web sites.
The prices from: 1250 Kč
Parking for one night costs 150 Kč
>>Zátkův Dům (EN)
Hotel Gomel (****)
It ranks among the highest buildings in Budweis. The building is 71 metres high and has 16 floors. It's almost 10 minutes walking away from the centre. The name Gomel is after one city in Belorussia.
>>Gomel (CZ)
Grand Hotel Zvon (****)
Grand Hotel Zvon is comprised of the three buildings (from the highest to the smallest one)
Hotel Dvořák as a part of the shopping centre Dvořák
It's situated directly in the town centre on Přemysl Otakar II Square. It belongs to one of the most luxurious accomodation in Budweis. Grand Hotel Zvon has received official certification by Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants.
The prices about 1800 Kč for one person
>>Grand Hotel Zvon (EN)
Hotel Dvořák (****)
You'll find this hotel on Přemysl Otakar II Square. There is a big amount of shops you could visit. The hotel is just a part of this shopping complex.
The prices about 2000 Kč
>> Hotel Dvořák (CZ)
Hotel Malý Pivovar (****)
It's located near Přemysl Otakar II Square in a very luxurious building with arcades. It is said that this hotel represent especially Budweiser beer and the town itself. A pub Malý Pivovar is a proud part of the hotel complex.
>>Hotel Malý Pivovar (EN)
There is only one camp in Budweis. Other camps are not directly in the town.
Autocamp Dlouhá Louka
Autocamp is located in Stromovka (the biggest park in Budweis). The price depends on what you bring with you (a mobile home, tents, car…). You can also pay for a bed, because there's a motel and a restaurant, too.
>>Autocamp Dlouhá Louka (EN)
Student's Dormitories
Dormitories are set in Máj (the housing estate). During the summer holiday, when the students are gone, accomodation here is offered for tourists. You don't spend so much money on this accomodation, even if you bring more people with.
>>Dormitories (CZ)
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Evening life
Trips in South Bohemia
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Have you been unexpectedly entered into Clearing? Clearing itself is a part of the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS). The UCAS's primary role is to oversee the application protocol for universities in the UK.
Clearing is how a university or college fills places that it still has available in its courses. If you have not received an offer so far, then you were not made an offer, you declined the offers that you received, you did not meet certain criteria, or you applied too late (after June 30).
Clearing services are available during 2017 from August through October. Therefore, if you have received exam results but have not received offers, you can take advantage of Clearing during this period. If the results for your exam are reasonable and you can adapt to the subject and location, you still have a good chance that you will find another course.
University Clearing vacancies are kept current by colleges and universities so if you cannot find a course straightaway, you can always try to find one later. The idea of Clearing is to find the courses that interest you and have vacancies and respond by contacting the providers of the courses to see if you can be offered a place.
It always helps to request Clearing advice. Consult with an adviser at your school or careers office. He or she can suggest optional subjects or coursework. Check to see what courses are featured. Consider the various subjects. You do not have to stay with your original plan. Also, speak to all the colleges or universities where you are interested in taking courses.
Ask if a school will reconsider you (perhaps for the same course) even if you have applied to the school previously. In addition, you can receive informal offers via the phone from various colleges and universities. Review all the offers. It also helps to take your time and tour a college or university. Most schools are happy to show you around at the site.
Officially, clearing 2017 opens on A Level results day, which is 17 August 2017, and concludes 23 October 2017. This is the time when the stress is on as competition for University spots can be fierce and vacancies are soon filled. In turn, you need to be organised and stay calm. This means that you need to be prepared when you contact a college or university.
Therefore, stay focused and positive. Make sure that you do the phoning yourself. Never let anyone make the call for you. Research the university before you make the call as the school will want to know your reasons for choosing it. You will need to provide all the needed information including your UCAS ID, GCSE grades, and a personal statement.
Don't sound desperate when you call. Instead, you want to sound interested. Take down the name and contact information of each person with whom you speak. Don't be demure about making contact. The idea is to get accepted. If you do not plan to accept an offer, show professional courtesy and let the school know about your decision.


Culver City Newborn Baby Photographer a Decade of Experience - Los Angeles based photo studio, The Pod Photography, specializing in maternity, newborn, baby, first birthday cake smash and family pictures.
We absolutely love this city, and our Culver City Newborn Baby Photographer, Erika, is actually a native of the town. "The Culver City photo studio is actually our third location" tells Erika "and when I was looking for the perfect place for our new studio I had my eye on Culver City from the beginning." The families who hire us for their family's baby, first birthday cake smash and kids photography come from all over Los Angeles – but one of the things we consistently hear is "wow, you are so close to us!" The reason for this is, of course, the central location of Cuvler City. It's 20 minutes from Santa Monica, 20 minutes from Manhattan Beach, 20 minutes from Downtown LA and 20 minutes from the San Fernando Valley.
It was love at first sight when we stepped into the photo studio!
We looked at a lot of locations before selecting this photo studio. There were a lot of prerequisites for the perfect space: it needed tall ceilings since we do so many family pictures, we needed lots of directional natural light since we photograph newborn babies, and we needed a lot of square footage so that we would have a private client lounge for our families to change, get ready and chill in during their photo shoot plus a fabulous ordering room for people to see their finished pictures. When we walked into this space at 4327 Sepulveda Blvd. in 2011 and saw the open floor plan and then the separated rooms in the back we know this was the one!
We have done quite extensive renovation of our studio over the years and continue to strive for the best light quality and luxurious experience for our clients. We have added many new features like our "Splash Set" which is the cutest little bathtub on a mini bathroom set where we do the second half of kids' pictures after their first birthday cake smash pictures. Kids never love the sticky feeling of frosting on their hands and body, and when we put them in the warm, sudsy tub after those pictures they love to splash and get wet on the Splash Set.
For our newborn photography, our Culver City Newborn Baby Photographer continues to add to our extensive prop collection. In addition to the cutest baby buckets, baskets, backgrounds and fabrics – we area also always adding to our headband and hat wardrobe. We think there is nothing cuter than a baby dressed in a sweet outfit wearing a darling little hat or headband as an accessory on their head!
As you can imagine, we photograph families at the studio everyday and for them we have built custom stages with large backdrops so that we can accommodate new families with just an infant or large extended family groups. Improving our studio is our passion, and we literally come up with new ideas everyday of how we can continue to service our clients better and create an unforgettable portrait experience for them.
Get in touch with your Culver City Newborn Baby Photographer!
We always enjoy hearing from people about their photography needs, and we would love to hear from you too! Feel free to visit our website http://www.thepodphoto.com to learn more about our newborn baby photography, first birthday cake smash photographer and family pictures. We can talk to you about creating a personalized experience either by making your family a custom set, or coaching you on the perfect outfits to wear. If you want to chat, give us a call at 310-391-4500 to either set a phone consultation with your photographer, or we love giving studio tours and meeting you in person before the shoot.


We were tasked with the supply of each audiovisual component required for the new exhibition, this included a number of commercial screens with high definition solid state video players attached or inbuilt, a number of armoured cable headphones and a directional speaker which was utilised to create a focused beam of sound recreating the audio of a machine gun.
The Tank Museum in Bovington has played an integral part in the recent 2014 blockbuster 'Fury'. Directed and written by David Ayer and boasting a cast which includes Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf the film centres around a Sherman M4 crew in the last months of World War II. With accuracy at the forefront of the films concerns the Tank Museum was contacted in the hopes they would allow the use of their working Sherman M4 and the last remaining working German Tiger 131 Tank in the world, which after some discussion was agreed.
With technicians from the museum working as advisers and helping members of the film crew learn how to operate the machines during filming the two tanks were used to great effect, with the Sherman 'Fury' becoming the real star of the show.
To coincide with the release of the movie a new exhibition has opened at The Tank Museum which showcases their role in the movie, with the Sherman taking centre stage along with various props, imagery and footage from the film.
The exhibition space itself was developed by Creative Designs, who have recreated a WWII urban environment showcasing the impressive vehicles and movie props alongside clever use of audio visual elements, resulting in an intriguing and engaging space.


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 Piotr Cywiński (* 1972), polnischer Historiker
 Zbigniew Cywiński (* 1929), polnischer Bauingenieur

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Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, the sugar primarily found in milk and dairy products such as ice cream and cheese. It is caused by a shortage in the body of lactase, an enzyme produced by the small intestine that is needed to digest lactose. Symptoms include nausea, cramps, painful gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Lactose intolerance is diagnosed based on relief of symptoms when avoiding dairy products. Other tests include a hydrogen breath test, a blood glucose test, and a stool acidity test. Lactose intolerance is primarily treated by eating lactose-containing foods that don't produce symptoms. Follow the links below to find WebMD's comprehensive coverage about lactose intolerance, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and much more.
WebMD explains how lactose intolerance can be detected through a hydrogen breath test.
Are your stomach cramps and diarrhea caused by lactose intolerance? WebMD explains how to control symptoms --and which nondairy foods will give you the calcium and vitamin D your body needs.
WebMD provides facts about lactose intolerance including symptoms, treatment, diet, and self-care.
Need help making recipe substitutions for lactose intolerance? Get healthy and delicious recipe ideas.
If you're lactose intolerant, you can still enjoy light coffee and creamy desserts with nondairy and lactose-free options instead of milk.
Lactose intolerance can make it difficult to get enough calcium and vitamin D to maintain healthy bones. Get tips on protecting your bones if you are lactose intolerant.
Almond milk is a tasty, vegetarian, lactose-free alternative to cow's milk, and it's less calories.
See how to eat right when dairy gives you stomach problems. Learn how to get calcium and vitamin D from lactose-free milk, calcium-rich foods, and the sun.
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Q: Why does WebApi fail to bind a System.Version parameter? UPDATE: solved! Nothing to see here, please move on :-)
I have an ApiController method that takes a System.Version parameter. The parameter is passed in the request body, as JSON. This is what gets sent:
{
  "Major": 0,
  "Minor": 7,
  "Build": 0,
  "Revision": 0,
  "MajorRevision": 0,
  "MinorRevision": 0
}
The routing works - my method is being called - but the parameter has an empty Version object (all values zero). Why?
Here's the declaration of the controller method:
    // POST api/service/details
    [HttpPost]
    [ActionName("Details")]
    public ServiceDto Get(Version version)
    {
    }

A: To prevent anyone else from trying to answer this, the answer is that the System.Version class has no public setters on its members. Hence it cannot be de-serialized properly, and remains in its initial state. I had to use my own "Version" class that had publicly-settable members, and that worked fine.

A: I dont think [Serializable] could be an issue.
Try putting 'Content-Type: application/json' as header from the client side.
Also use [FromBody] attribute like this.
[HttpPost]
[ActionName("Details")]
public ServiceDto Get([FromBody]Version version)
{
}

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Ryan David Dwyer talks about his Life and his Piano Lessons
May 9, 2016 • •Blog Interviews
We recently had a very interesting conversation with Ryan David Dwyer a very talented music artist. He is a skillful songwriter, melodious singer and recently he has developed a music curriculum to learn piano.
Twist Online : First tell us a little about your start in Music industry?
Ryan David Dwyer : I was invited at the age of 14 to audition for an interdenominational religious band called Youth Bridge, and was accepted. The other members loved one of my songs so much they chose to include it in the concert. At that point I learned to play with other musicians. My parents noticed I was really serious and got me into formal lessons. My piano teacher www.rondepuymusic.com invited me to play in his worship band at his Church after a few months of lessons. He had songs in distribution with the religious record labels Vineyard and Maranatha, and taught me to always seek to be spontaneous and creative as possible to bring forth innovative sounds. So technically, at a very young age I got my jump start. But I did not possess a vision for a career in my teen years. In the year 2000 I had a paradigm shift that led me to evolve the content of my lyrical songs currently. Had a full 9-month period that I did not play piano. Then after I resumed playing my sound was uniquely better than previously.
Twist Online : Is there someone you are inspired of ?
Ryan David Dwyer : Was originally empowered to play piano by a family friend who plays any song he hears by ear. He taught me a number system of learning, and after that I knew that note reading would never be something I desired to do.
Twist Online : What was the idea behind going for Music Learning Curriculum?
Ryan David Dwyer : Back in the year 2004 I worked in a piano store and had the advantage of teaching summer camps to 4 and 5 year old from a popular music curriculum. Although I was impressed by the quality of cartoon drawings in the books I was highly disappointed with the lessons. I came up with my own coloring lessons and the kids really enjoyed it. After meeting an art student who informed me of the 12-fold color wheel I was enthusiastic about someday developing a method that incorporates all 12 colors, but I also knew I wanted it to be really simple for young children, and really teach them much more than the other methods available.
Twist Online : Tell us a little about your recent book based on this idea ?
Ryan David Dwyer : Originally I was going to use color with the traditional Bass and Treble Clef musical notation system, but I always felt untrue to myself for considering such an approach. The reason is that I never loved note reading and it never contributed to how I create songs or how well I play. When I finally decided to make the curriculum in late 2014 I determined that my diagrams would be vivid and use no technical terminology. After filling out the provisional patent application I began to realize that my approach Key Identity Access TM opens up amazing possibilities for anyone wanting to learn to play an instrument and/or write songs. The book challenges many traditional piano lesson notions about the "correct" way to learn. It essentially introduces the epic idea of writing songs simultaneous to receiving beginner instruction. And that is one reason for the book's title, "You've Had The Keys All Along".
Twist Online : You are a singer and songwriter yourself. How much that helped you in writing this book ?
Ryan David Dwyer : The fact that I do write songs that are intentionally developed with as much originality as possible as given me a unique perspective on Music Theory, Musicality, and Musicianship; all very important musical concepts that I cover in the book. Writing original songs that are pleasing to myself and for listeners comes by developing a healthy integration and balance of "The Three M's" mentioned. Singing requires self-acceptance and vulnerability. Being willing to sing original words and experiment with original sounds is an example of self-expression that is not fostered by a strict note reading or ear playing based approach to learning. Knowing that writing the book could impart the joy of being free to compose from the heart is one of the biggest contributors that motivated the book's production.
Twist Online : Is there your book available online? How can anyone buy it?
Ryan David Dwyer : Yes, it is available on www.amazon.com under the search title, "You've Had The Keys All Along".
Twist Online : Apart from book our readers will also love to know about your songs.
Ryan David Dwyer : Sure, I have a really unique instrumental piano composition on YouTube under the title, "Come Before The Goddess". It has tremendous feedback from viewers which can be read in the comment section. Also, I am branding my music career under the moniker of Harpazio, and listeners can hear a rough draft of my multi-genre album evolution series called, "I Am The Phoenix" at this link:
https://soundcloud.com/harpazio-music/sets/i-am-the-phoenix
Twist Online : What are your goals in life? Do you target something you want to achieve?
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We believe that it is important to honor the office of President of the United States, and that it is a sacred oath that the Presidents have taken in saying yes to their election. At a time when many schools have stopped recognizing this, we hold to the importance of upholding in prayer all who take the oath of office. We also feel it is important to honor the Founding Father, George Washington, and the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, as we used to do in this country. For that reason, the students will have a day off on this special day, and are encouraged to not only pray for the Office of President, but to learn something new about our American History! Let's pray that we will always be One Nation Under God!


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Picking Up the Spare: Ant-Man and The Wasp, Teen Titans Go! and More
Marvel released a new video promoting the movie-themed sponsorship of Girls Who Code, the popular tech-based educational program. It shows director Peyton Reed and others speaking to groups about the science of the story and how important a STEM-based education is.
There was also a new interview with Hannah John-Kamen where she talks in particular about working with Michelle Pfeiffer.
One of the stunts pulled at Comic-Con was a Chuck E. Cheese-esque animatronic band with Deadpool and a bunch of animals playing "9 to 5" and you can see a promotional video for the group's tour here. The panel with Ryan Reynolds and other members of the cast was as offensive as you'd expect.
Another round of Deadpool-themed alternate Blu-ray covers for other Fox movies is coming, some of which were also handed out at Comic-Con.
More from costar Ashton Sanders on what it was like to work with Denzel Washington and learn from the veteran actor.
The IMAX poster is much cooler than what was used more generally, showing just Washington's torso with a tie that takes the shape of Lady Justice.
The Regal Cinemas exclusive poster continues the meta theatrical theme by showing the Titans as well as a few other heroes – and Slade – sitting in the theater watching a movie.
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal appeared together on "The Daily Show" to talk about creating the movie and what the story meant to them. They're also interviewed here about how there's a slight surge in the number of movies, including their own, set in the Bay Area.
Another TV spot that plays up the critical acclaim the movie has accumulated.
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
Another substantive feature interview with director Gus Van Sant here about how the film fits into his overall body of work.
Both director Bo Burnham and star Elsie Fisher have showed up on more late night talk shows, with Burnham appearing on "Seth Myers" and Fisher appearing on "Kimmel."
Lily James talks here about how she got an American accent down and how she studied Meryl Streep's line readings from the first movie to mimic her speaking patterns as much as possible.
Lots more official featurettes have been released, including an IMAX Q&A with director Christopher McQuarrie, and character-specific profiles of Simon Pegg, Henry Cavill and Angela Bassett.
Bassett also joined Tom Cruise on "The Late Late Show" while Cavill popped up on "Kimmel" to talk about stunts and other aspects of making the movie. Meanwhile costar Vanessa Kirby, who wasn't a huge part of the main campaign, was interviewed about the stunts (of course) and her decision to join the franchise.
Star Michael Pena stopped by "Colbert" but only got a plug for the movie in briefly at the end of the interview.
Chris Thilk is a freelance writer and content strategist who lives in the Chicago suburbs.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2018-07-27 2018-07-27 Categories Movie Marketing, Picking Up The SpareTags ant-man and the wasp, blindspotting, deadpool 2, dont worry he wont get far on foot, eighth grade, extinction, mamma mia here we go again, mission impossible fallout, teen titans go to the movies, the equalizer 2Leave a comment on Picking Up the Spare: Ant-Man and The Wasp, Teen Titans Go! and More
Picking Up the Spare: Ant-Man and The Wasp, Deadpool 2 and More
The movie's successful opening weekend let it run a "#1 movie in the world" TV spot to tout how well it was received.
The search for Janet Van Dyne was almost completely missing from the campaign but now that the movie is out, Marvel released this short video emphasizing it and focusing the Quantum Realm where she disappeared years ago.
Fox is promoting the release of the "Uncut" home video release with both a TV spot and a recently-announced screening at San Diego Comic-Con next week. That home video release will include a children's book that's absolutely unfit for children.
Also at SDCC, LEGO will be giving away an exclusive "Sheriff Deadpool" minifigure that's not specifically tied to the movie but is still part of everyone's general promotions for Deadpool.
There's a new TV spot designed to show off some of the positive reviews the movie has received and help it build on very solid word of mouth.
The 10th anniversary celebration that was tied to the movie's release continues with the release of 10 more character posters to mark the occasion.
Costar Bryon Mann has received a bit more attention in the last few days, with a couple interviews that let him talk about his career, working in his home city of Hong Kong as well as the movie specifically.
Dwayne Johnson started making the late night talk show rounds in the last couple days, including an appearance on "Colbert."
Kathryn Hahn has made a few media appearances recently, showing up on "Kimmel" to tell stories and promote the movie a bit.
The movie itself didn't take off to massive success, but it apparently opened the door to new stories that will be told in comics and books.
There's been a whole wave of stories about writer/director Bo Burnham and his mission to get the movie made and tell the story in a realistic and respectful way. You can see instances of this on Indiewire, Buzzfeed, Variety just to name a few.
The New York Times goes into why the movie has turned out to be so popular, including how Netflix tried to not overhype it.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2018-07-13 2018-07-13 Categories Movie Marketing, Picking Up The SpareTags ant-man and the wasp, avengers infinity war, blade runner 2049, deadpool 2, eighth grade, hotel Transylvania 3, leave no trace, skyscraper, the kissing boothLeave a comment on Picking Up the Spare: Ant-Man and The Wasp, Deadpool 2 and More
Picking Up the Spare: Woman Walks Ahead, The Greatest Showman and More
Another feature with star Michael Greyeyes where he once again talks about the kinds of Native American character roles he's offered and how he sees this movie as being a great example of specific representation of a Native culture, not just something vague.
Not only does the movie's soundtrack continue to go gangbusters on the chart but there's apparently another album coming later this year featuring pop artists covering some of the songs from the film.
Good background story here on how the movie got made, acknowledging that films and TV shows based on commercial campaigns aren't always the most universally successful.
There have been a number of additional TV commercials like this one released in the last few days, all of which hope to sell the audience on a funny, light-hearted summer action movie. There are also spots like this that hit just today and which play up the shocking ending of the movie.
Marvel Studios also released a fun "Tiny BBQ" video to mark the Fourth of July.
One narrative that has been picked up in the last few days is that this is the first MCU movie where a female character shares top-billing with the male hero, something addressed here as Evangeline Lilly talks more about crafting a character little girls could relate to and connect with.
Another profile of Hannah John-Kamen, who plays the villain Ghost, where she talks about how a recommendation from Steven Spielberg helped her land this role and Peyton Reed helped her create the new version of the character.
There was a special poster created for Real 3D screenings of the first movie and this new one as a double feature. The poster shows both Ant-Man and Wasp seeking cover behind a coin that has "Opening night fan event on it."
Peyton Reed covers a whole range of issues here, including his reaction to how offended some idiots were by Wasp receiving equal billing in the movie's title. And the NYT covers how the filmmakers consulted with scientists to bring at least a bit of believability to the goings-on at the same time it offered a quick interview with Rudd.
Lakeith Stanfield received a substantial profile in The New York Times covering how he's made a decent career to date by playing off-kilter characters.
There's also been lots more coverage of writer/director Boots Riley, including this feature where he talks tech and this one where he weighs in on the role activism should play in the life of the artist.
While it's not directly tied to this movie, the interest and attention it received presumably lead NEON to acquire the old documentary "Sharp Edges" about Tonya Harding prior to her gaining national notoriety. Still, it's somewhat surprising given the backlash to the movie centered around the questionable decision to make the villain in the story sympathetic while almost completely ignoring the victim.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2018-07-06 2018-07-06 Categories Movie Marketing, Picking Up The SpareTags ant-man and the wasp, sorry to bother you, the greatest showman, uncle drew, woman walks aheadLeave a comment on Picking Up the Spare: Woman Walks Ahead, The Greatest Showman and More
Ant-Man and the Wasp – Marketing Recap
I don't hit this point very hard in my Hollywood Reporter recap of the marketing campaign for Ant-Man and The Wasp, but it's important to remember that the first Ant-Man in 2015 shouldn't have been, and wasn't expected to be, a box-office hit.
While the character has a long and rich history over 50+ years of comics stories, the name is kind of silly, a product of the 1960s when push-button technology was just starting to break out of the realm of science fiction. So trying to make a big-screen action adventure starring him was a gamble, not to mention how the casting of Paul Rudd in the title role very clearly identified the movie as a comedy, something that was still unproven despite the success of Guardians of the Galaxy the year before.
Also working against that first movie was the behind-the-scenes drama, namely the last-minute exit of writer/director Edgar Wright, who'd been involved in developing the movie for years only to leave just before production started citing disagreement with the studio on the tone and vision. That's the kind of thing that has scuttled other movies, putting a persistent cloud over the release that shades all further coverage and even impacts reviews.
It was successful, though, even if it didn't hit the heights of other Marvel Studios releases. Rudd reprised his role in Captain America: Civil War and now has costar Evangeline Lilly finally suiting up as his partner in crime-fighting, Michael Douglas returning as Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer joining as his lost wife Janet Van Dyne.
Online and Social
There isn't much happening on Marvel's official website for the movie, which just has the usual collection of trailers, posters, stills and links to both promotional partners and the social profiles established for the film. It's alright, it's just not going to blow anyone's doors off.
A series of stills, including a photo showing Lilly in full hero costume was released by Disney during D23 last year. Rudd spoke briefly about the film on other occasions while promoting other projects, including while at Sundance for the premiere of The Catcher Was a Spy.
During the Avengers: Infinity War press cycle Lilly also talked about this film, explaining that the story revolved around the search for Janet Van Dyne. After that movie was released Disney/Marvel started shifting the focus and began explaining, to clear up audience confusion, that this one takes place during the events of Infinity War and that's why neither Scott nor Hope are over there fighting Thanos.
The press tour started a couple weeks prior to release as Lilly showed up on "Kimmel" and then went on to call out male actors for being too used to comfortable fashion. Rudd has shown up on TV several times to talk about the movie specifically as well as his career in general.
The movie's premiere allowed Reed to talk about the story and what approach he took with gender-swapping Ghost, a topic explored more in-depth in a feature story with comments by everyone from John-Kamen to the movie's writers to the creators of the character's comic incarnation. Reed also mentioned how much stronger Lilly's work ethic was than Rudd's. A later interview allowed the director to share how he was able to convince Pfieffer to return to comic book movies.
IMAX offered a few more exclusive videos, including a TV spot, a goofy video featuring a tiny Paul Rudd and an interview with Reed in addition to what they'd already released. Marvel also promoted the animated shorts featuring Ant-Man that were produced for Disney XD.
What struck me from the outset of the campaign is how much the studio has worked hard to position this as a movie starring The Wasp just as much as Ant-Man. She played a big role in the very first trailer and has been a big presence throughout the push, especially on the publicity circuit and in the TV ads. Marvel Studios obviously wants to play up her role, presumably as another example of how it really does want to bring more female heroes to the forefront.
Taken in whole, the movie is being sold more or less in the same way the first one was, which is a good thing since that worked. If there's anything about it that makes me scratch my head it's that the attitude taken toward how closely to tie this release to Infinity War seems inconsistent and a bit confusing, moving from "Nope, it's totally its own thing" to "Oh yeah, there's lots of connective material." That likely won't impact its success to any great extent, but it is a bit questionable.
I also question why there wasn't more of a focus on the search for Janet in the Quantum Realm. That seems like it would give the story a more personal appeal, making the stakes for everyone more real and concrete than whatever vaguely-defined scheme The Ghost has. Mostly I just wish there were more Michelle Pfeiffer, or that there were more of an effort to tie this into her recent wave of high-profile releases that signal a return to prominence in the movie world.
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Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2018-07-04 2018-09-20 Categories Marketing RecapTags ant-man and the wasp, evangeline lilly, marvel studios, michael douglas, michelle pfieffer, paul rudd1 Comment on Ant-Man and the Wasp – Marketing Recap
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Aflibercept (Eylea), which is used to treat degenerative eye conditions, will be funded from 1 June 2018 and will be available in both hospitals and the community.
"This is a new generation treatment that helps preserve and improve vision," says PHARMAC Director of Operations, Lisa Williams.
Wet age-related macular degeneration is New Zealand's most common cause of blindness, affecting one in seven people over the age of 50. Diabetic macular oedema is a serious complication of type 1 and 2 diabetes and is the leading cause of blindness in people aged 25–74.
"Aflibercept will provide more flexibility for patients and reduce the burden on DHB ophthalmology services as it requires less frequent injections than the current treatments, and will be funded whether prescribed by private or public ophthalmologists," says Ms Williams.
Around 900 people are expected to benefit from this decision in the first year of funding.
The second funding decision will increase the number of patients able to access rivaroxaban (Xarelto), an anticoagulant used for preventing strokes and for preventing or treating blood clots. Previously, it was only funded for short periods following hip or knee replacement surgery.
"This decision, which takes effect from 1 August 2018, will remove restrictions on who can prescribe rivaroxaban along with the conditions that it can be used to treat," says Ms Williams.
"This means there will be additional treatment options for patients who aren't able to tolerate currently funded oral treatments such as warfarin and dabigatran. Rivaroxaban can usually be taken once a day , crushed for those unable to swallow tablets, is able to be compliance packed by pharmacists and generally requires less monitoring compared to warfarin.
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90 cm (35 in)
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The Villar Perosa M15 was an Italian portable automatic firearm developed during World War I by the Officine di Villar Perosa.
Originally designed to be used by the second crew member/observer of military airplanes, it was later issued to ground troops. Between May and November 1916 a section was assigned to each infantry battalion of the Italian army and from May 1917 the number of sections was increased to 3 per battalion.
As it was designed to use 9mm pistol ammunition, it is said to be the first true submachine gun.[1]
Design[edit]
The Villar Perosa was designed as a portable double barrel machine gun firing a 9mm round. It consisted of two independent coupled weapons, each with its own barrel firing mechanism and separate 25-round magazine.
As it was originally designed to be operated from airplanes it had a high rate of fire of over 1,500 rounds per minute. However, in practice the 9mm munition was not sufficiently powerful to shoot down aircraft, which had become ever more resistant over the course of the war, and in addition the range was inadequate.
It was also used during World War I by the Italian infantry, with a bipod and a gun shield. Despite its high rate of fire, its atypical design and its weight, it proved to be very effective at short range.[1]
In 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire created a copy of the VP, the Sturmpistole M.18, which featured a straight magazine rather than curved magazines.[2]
The mechanism of the VP was a sound design, and shortly after the end of the war was used as the basis of a more practical weapon, the OVP 1918.
Beretta M1918.
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United Kingdom, Trial purposes. Chambered in .455 Webley Automatic.[3][4]
Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919, Swiss equivalent.
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^ a b c Nicolle, David (25 Mar 2003). The Italian Army of World War I. Men-at-Arms 387. Osprey Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 9781841763989.
^ Landships II, http://www.landships.info/landships/weapon_articles.html?load=weapon_articles/Villar_Perosa.html
^ "Villar Perosa". Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^ Anthony G. Williams (2012). Sub-Machine Gun: The Development of Sub-Machine Guns and their Ammunition from World War 1 to the Present Day. The Crowood Press UK. p. 260. ISBN 1847972934.
George M. Chinn, The Machine Gun. History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons, Volume I.
Philip Schreier, The World's First Sub-Gun. Guns & Ammo Surplus Firearms, September 2009.
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Immigration reached record levels last year for the Northern European nation of Norway. In 2006, Statistics Norway (SSB) found that 45,800 immigrants arrived in the country and 22,100 people left, for a total net immigration of 23,700 people - 30% higher than 2005. Considering that it has one of the highest standards of living in the world, it should not be very surprising that people want to relocate to Norway.
The majority of immigrants come from Europe (15,200), followed by Asian countries (6800). Poland and Sweden are large sources of migrants: 7,400 Polish citizens left their country for Norway last year, along with 3,400 Swedes. Germany was also a major source, with 2,300 Germans immigrating to Norway in 2006.
Net immigration from Asia and Africa decreased from levels seen between 2001 and 2005. Earlier years were higher because of asylum requests related to "extraordinary situations." Immigrants from Russia and Spain decreased as well.
The change from refugee-driven to labor-driven immigration has seen the proportion of male immigrants increase from 49% to 55% in recent years. The increase was highest between 30 to 39 years of age.
The reason for such large numbers seems to be Norway's booming, natural resource-driven economy and large demand for labor. In addition to the development of natural resources, there has been a steady building boom for several years. The country is currently sitting on $300 billion, thanks to profits from oil exports over the last decade.
While the cost of living in Norway is high relative to many countries, the government provides for very generous social and other services for citizens and residents. The country has been rated the "best" place to live in the world for six years by the United Nations, with some of the highest levels of health, life expectancy, quality of living and education to be found.
Norway is not part of the European Union, although it is part of the European Economic Area (EEA). It has many treaties with EU nations that give it nearly the same status as a Member State, and it is part of the Schengen Treaty, which allows exchange of traveler data between many EU and european countries so that travel within the zone is easier.


WYNN H. OKUDA, DMD is a world renowned Cosmetic Dentist, board-accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). Dr. Wynn Okuda's Dental Day Spa of Hawaii provides outstanding esthetic and implant dentistry to patients in a relaxed, spa setting. Here he answers your questions regarding the latest cosmetic dental procedures and their impact on people's lives.
QUESTION: ARE MEN SPENDING MORE TIME IN YOUR DENTAL CHAIR THAN WOMEN?
DR. OKUDA: I would say at least equal time in the dental chair. Men in my practice are working high stress jobs and these stresses are taking its toll on their teeth. One issue that men have is they feel their teeth are getting smaller and looking older. As teeth age they get darker and the more stress, the more grinding and clenching, causing the shortening of teeth. Porcelain veneers fixes this issue for a close to perfect smile.
QUESTION: WHAT DO WOMEN REQUEST MOST WHEN THEY SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION WITH YOU?
DR. OKUDA: Most women want their smile to look rejuvenated. Having a youthful smile creates a youthful appearance. Oftentimes, patients who thought they wanted a facelift come in and restore their smiles, then realize they no longer need the facelift. Smile rejuvenation makes you look and feel younger…doesn't everyone want that?
QUESTION: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE A FULL MOUTH RESTORATION IN JUST 2 DAYS?
DR. OKUDA: I created the Accelerated Cosmetic Treatment (ACT). In today's hectic world, patients are too busy to be coming back and forth to the dentist, month after month. My ACT process allows me to provide long lasting, healthy results in as little as 2 visits. It's like winding the clock back to a time when your teeth looked and felt a lot younger. This technique not only gives you a great smile, but also gives you health and function.
QUESTION: WHY WOULD A PERSON NEED A FULL MOUTH RECONSTRUCTION?
DR. OKUDA: Both men and women are much harder on their teeth today than they were 30 years ago. We are also living longer now and our lifestyles are outliving our teeth. We need to rejuvenate our mouths so we can have healthy teeth throughout our lifetime. Removing decay and rebuilding the tooth structure to a more youthful appearance is key to having a happy and healthy retirement.
QUESTION: HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR PATIENTS' LIVES CHANGED AFTER YOUR PROCEDURES?
DR. OKUDA: It's an amazing transformation that occurs in the first all-day visit. Immediately patients can see what their permanent teeth will look like. The physical changes to their face and smile are very dramatic but more importantly, as their inner smile begins to show through, patients lead a fuller, happier, and more successful life.