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Catch .44
Posted on June 25, 2015 by carlosdev
Now, that's what I call a catch!
(2011) Action/Suspense (Anchor Bay) Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Shea Whigham, Jimmy Lee Jr., Brad Dourif, Jill Stokesberry, P.J. Marshall, Dan Silver, Michael Rosenbaum, Edrick Browne, Christopher Alan Weaver, Amanda Bosley, Ivory Dortch, Kevin Beard, Shelby Schneider, Nikita Kahn. Directed by Aaron Harvey
Some movies look like a good idea on paper. However, once the finished product gets out there, it doesn't quite measure up. I suspect Catch .44 was something like that.
How else do you explain the outstanding cast for what turned out to be a direct-to-video turkey? The premise, which might have caught Quentin Tarantino's eye once upon a time before he decided to reinvent the Western involves three gorgeous girls straight out of a Russ Meyers grindhouse movie, three badass chicks in a diner who have a mission for the man they're employed by – Mel (Willis), an utter irredeemable lowlife drug dealer.
Things go South in a hurry, bullets fly and bodies drop. Whitaker shows up as a hit man to turn the Mexican standoff into a three-way. Who will walk out of the diner alive? Will anybody care which one does? The answer to the latter is likely "no."
The oddball thing is that the main action of the movie occurs in the first five or ten minutes, then the rest of the movie is essentially a flashback to tell you how all the characters got there which, half an hour in, you'll slowly begin to realize that rather than using the flashback as a means of giving the characters depth, there's just a lot of pointless meandering going on and by that time you'll likely want to switch the DVD player off. Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs utilized much the same kind of format but was much more successful at utilizing it than Catch .44 did.
Harvey has a pretty decent visual sense – the movie looks good and he clearly was able to line up a top of the line cast. What he didn't do was motivate them to perform up to their level of stardom. Whitaker is an Oscar winner and Willis one of the most charismatic stars of the last 20 years, but both of them seem to be sleepwalking. Whitaker affects a nearly indecipherable Spanish/Cajun accent and Willis essentially plays the standard Bruce Willis character, although there's a surreal moment when someone plays "Respect" from his 80s attempt at rock and roll stardom, The Return of Bruno.
I did like Akerman in the lead role, and to a lesser extent Reed and Woll; Reed's turn is a bit more sexual than the other two but frankly the script gives us little hint as to who these women are. That doesn't give us a whole lot of incentive to identify with any of them.
I like the idea of three badass girls in a diner dealing with a deal gone wrong. We need movies like that, but we need good movies like that. Tarantino could have made a masterpiece out of this, as could a number of like-minded directors; Robert Rodriguez, for example. Sadly, this is just a forgettable bit of action fluff that starts out promising, goes nowhere and ends up in the dollar bin at Wal*Mart quicker than you can say "Is that all there is?"
WHY RENT THIS: Three beautiful girls. Nice premise. Great-looking, cinematically speaking..
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: A bit clumsy in its execution. Most of the cast looks like they're just there for the paycheck. Confusing storytelling.
FAMILY VALUES: A goodly amount of violence and foul language as well as a bit of sexuality.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Kate Mara and Lizzy Caplan were both originally cast but both dropped out of the movie, to be replaced by Reed and Woll, respectively.
NOTABLE DVD EXTRAS: None listed.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: Unknown box office on a $12M production budget.
SITES TO SEE: Netflix (DVD/Blu-Ray rental only), Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Flixster
COMPARISON SHOPPING: The Killing Jar
NEXT: In Bruges
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Posted on August 10, 2012 by carlosdev
Gandalf sure knows how to make an enterence.
(2002) Fantasy (New Line) Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Karl Urban, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, Brad Dourif, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Craig Parker. Directed by Peter Jackson
The second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy picks up where the first left off, with the Fellowship broken and the quest very much in peril. Frodo (Wood) and Sam (Astin) have struck out on their own, knowing that the evil of the Ring would eventually corrupt all of them. They are heading for Mordor, but quickly become lost. Apparently nobody thought to call the Triple A.
They are ambushed by the creature that has been stalking them all along, Gollum (Serkis). They manage to subdue him, but Frodo feels pity for the creature, who offers his services as a guide. Although Sam has misgivings, they allow the creature to lead them to the Black Gate of Mordor, which turns out to be heavily guarded. It's obvious they won't be able to get to Mount Doom that way. Gollum offers to lead them to a secret way into Mordor, one even the Orcs don't know.
Merry (Monaghan) and Pippin (Boyd) have been taken captive by the nasty Uruk-hai, who mistakenly believe that these two are the Ring Bearers. The Uruk-hai turn out to be testier than anybody thought, with a faction all for killing and eating the two hobbits, which was expressly forbidden by their creator, Saruman (Christopher Lee). A fight breaks out and things look bad for the hobbits.
Meanwhile, Aragorn (Mortensen), Legolas (Bloom) and Gimli (Rhys-Davies) have pursued the Uruk-hai who kidnapped the Hobbits relentlessly for days. They run into the Rohirrim, who are led by the valorous Eomer (Karl Urban) who tells them that they have in fact massacred the entire band of Uruk-hai. The trio reach the site of the battle, only to discover through Aragorn's tracking skills that the two hobbits escaped into the forest. They follow the tracks into the reputedly-haunted Fangorn Forest where they are met by a wizard in white — Gandalf (McKellen).
Merry and Pippin had indeed escaped into the Fangorn Forest in the confusion of the fight. There, they meet Treebeard (voiced by Rhys-Davies), an Ent – a walking, talking, sentient creature that looks like a tree. Treebeard rescues the two hobbits from a stray Uruk-hai, then takes the two of them deeper into the forest.
As for the astonishing appearance of Gandalf, there was something of an explanation; having fallen into shadow in the mines of Moria, Gandalf has somehow been reborn and made more powerful. Now clad in white, Gandalf is a formidable wizard indeed. He somehow knows that the kingdom of Rohan is in dire peril, both from within and without. Gandalf leaves Merry and Pippin with Treebeard, and rides the king of horses, Shadowfax, with Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to reach Rohan.
Theoden (Bernard Hill), king of Rohan, is ill. Weak and feeble, most of the governance of his kingdom has fallen to an advisor, Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). His niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto), sister to Eomer, is powerless to help and moreover is the object of the sleazy affections of Grima. Theoden has become so bewitched that even when his son dies while out on patrol, he is unable to react.
Eomer is banished from the realm by Grima, who sees Eomer as a threat. Eomer takes loyal warriors into the wilderness to protect Rohan as best he can, but things look dark for the kingdom of the horseclans. The arrival of Gandalf changes all this. The white wizard breaks the spell and restores the king to full vigor. Grima is sent packing with a boot to the behind and a warning for Saruman.
Frodo, Sam and Gollum make their way back for Gollum's hidden entry into Mordor when they stumble onto a battle of Mordor-allied mercenaries and soldiers from Gondor, who capture the three of them. Their leader, Captain Faramir (David Wenham) is brother to the slain Boromir, and wants details of his brother's death. Frodo, suspicious of everyone, is loathe to tell Faramir much. A battle occurs in which they are attacked by nazghul on terrible dragon-like creatures. Eventually, Farmair is convinced to let Frodo, Sam and Gollum continue on their way.
Theoden thinks that Rohan cannot stand against the army Saruman is sending against them. He orders his city evacuated and the people are taken to Helm's Deep, a fortress that has never been breached in thousands of years. Gandalf leaves to gather allies to defend Rohan. As the Rohirrim begin the journey to Helm's Deep, it becomes obvious that Eowyn is developing deep feelings for Aragorn, who continues to harbor a great love for Arwen (Tyler). The elves are almost gone from Middle Earth, leaving for the Grey Havens to travel by ship to the far shores. Elrond (Weaving) urges Arwen to go as well, but she is torn between her love for her father and her love for Aragorn. At last, knowing that should she stay she would only see her love age, wither and die before her eyes, she agrees to leave.
The Rohirrim meet up with an orc patrol, traveling on bestial wargs, and a battle ensues. Gimli and Legolas begin a friendly competition to see who kills more of the enemy, and their friendship begins to deepen. However, disaster strikes when Aragorn is swept over a precipice and into a swift-flowing river. Saddened, the Rohirrim complete their journey to Helm's Deep without him.
Like Gandalf before him, Aragorn survives and manages to limp back to the fortress. As the fortress prepares for siege, elves under Haldir (Parker) arrive from Rivendell to assist, and the defenders of Helm's Deep need every one of them, for the army that faces them is vast and merciless. Despite the heroism of its defenders, the walls of Helm's Deep are breached and it looks like there will be a massacre the likes of which Middle Earth has never known.
Gollum leads Sam and Frodo on the way back to Mordor, but his mind, already twisted and demented by the influence of the Ring, has become further warped at the perceived betrayal by Frodo that led to his capture. He means to do away with both of the hobbits, but knows he cannot do it himself. However, there is a way…
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The second part of the trilogy is visually magnificent, as was the first. Of particular note is the character Gollum, who was build of Andy Serkis' physical performance and some brilliant computer imaging on top of that. Gollum is as real and lifelike as any one of the flesh-and-blood actors (in fact, Gollum has more expression and range than Keanu Reeves, but that's another story), but the nasty wargs and the magnificent Ents (partially real, partially computer-generated) are nearly as good.
Viggo Mortensen shows flashes of major stardom here. His charisma carries much of The Two Towers. Sean Astin also gives a riveting performance; his speech that is meant to inspire Frodo when his friend despairs of surviving the journey is one of the best you will ever see. It's a memorable moment, and one you should have handy the next time you are depressed.
The problem with The Two Towers is that it feels like there really isn't a beginning, middle and end; it's all middle. Of course, that's a function of the fact that it is the middle chapter in an epic story, but seen on its own it's not quite as satisfying as The Fellowship of the Ring. It is also much darker in tone. Still, the performances are excellent from top to bottom; in addition to those previously mentioned, Legolas is a swashbuckling hero as portrayed by Orlando Bloom, and John Rhys-Davies brings gruff humor to the part of Gimli. Ian McKellen brings great presence to Gandalf, and Wood does a nice job bringing the torment of Frodo to the fore.
Howard Shore's score was one of the critical attributes to the success of the first film of the trilogy for me; he continues his impressive work, but none of the various vocalists who contribute to the soundtrack (including Liz Frasier, formerly of the Cocteau Twins) really add up to Enya's impressive work on the first soundtrack.
Despite its minor flaws, "The Two Towers" is still a classic. The battle scene of Helm's Deep is beautifully done, and overwhelming in scope. The siege of Isengard by the Ents is an astonishing visual, and although I was a bit disappointed by the Congress of Trees, it is still a feast for the eyes throughout. This is not a disappointing work; quite the contrary. It leaves the viewer champing at the bit for the trilogy's conclusion. More importantly, it is a tremendous movie in its own right, regardless of what came before or what is to come. The Two Towers, quite frankly, shouldn't be overlooked as a movie.
WHY RENT IT: The themes of the trilogy become much more developed here. Mortensen and Astin shine. Great visuals.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: Lacks beginning and end; those unfamiliar with the first movie will most likely be lost.
FAMILY MATTERS: The Battle of Helms Deep has plenty of battle savagery. There are some pretty frightening images and the very young or those who are sensitive should be warned.
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: As the Orcs have black blood, it was thought the inside of their mouths should also be black. All extras who played Orcs had to swill a licorice-based mouthwash in their mouths before filming in order to achieve the effect.
NOTABLE HOME VIDEO FEATURES: There have been several different releases of varying size of the film and there are so many different and fascinating features that listing them all for each edition would take up far too much space here. Suffice to say that you will essentially have a choice of two different versions of the film; the two hour-plus theatrical release and the nearly four hour extended director's cut. The latter only last month arrived as part of a box set to take advantage of the renewed Middle Earth fervor generated by the Hobbit trilogy, the first film of which arrives at Christmas this year. Even the bare bones DVD editions have plenty of wonderful features so that no matter which version you choose you'll have plenty of things to occupy many hours of viewing time but the extended edition Blu-Ray has enough special features (some brand new) to make even the hardiest of Frodo fans faint.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: $926.1M on a $94M production budget; the film was another massive blockbuster.
COMPARISON SHOPPING: Eragon
NEXT: The Beaver
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Posted on May 22, 2011 by carlosdev
Amtrack announces new economy seating for those unwilling to pay full fare.
(2011) Sci-Fi Horror (Screen Gems) Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Maggie Q, Cam Gigandet, Lily Collins, Steven Moyer, Brad Dourif, Christopher Plummer, Alan Dale, Madchen Amick, Dave Florek, Joel Polinsky, Josh Wingate. Directed by Scott Stewart
Conscience can be a tricky thing. We are often called to do what our conscience demands and that can be at odds with what those around us say is right. The person following their conscience is either a hero or a sociopath, depending on your point of view.
The world is at peace. The great Vampire War is at last over, thanks to the Church and its warrior Priests. The surviving vamps and their human familiars have been exiled to heavily guarded reservations, their great hives deserted. The Church is in charge de facto, making productivity and work an article of faith. There is no need of the Priests any longer.
That is, until one such Priest (Bettany) gets a visit from Sheriff Hicks (Gigandet) from the frontier outpost near where the Priest's brother Owen Pace (Moyer) was working at reclaiming the desert and making it fertile again. He and his family were attacked by vampires, the first such attack in ages. His sister-in-law Shannon (Amick) died in the attack and their daughter Lucy (Collins) kidnapped. The Priest asks permission to leave the city and deal with this but Monsignor Orelas (Plummer) forbids it. The Church's authority and ultimate control derives from the population believing they're safe from the vampire threat. Should the Priest leave it could erode the Church's mandate.
Nonetheless the Priest leaves, travelling to the Outpost on one of the Church's high tech motorcycles. He arrives to find his brother on death's door, begging the Priest to rescue Lucy. The Priest hangs around long enough to bury his brother, then takes off with the Sheriff, who is sweet on Lucy, to find the missing girl.
In the meantime, Monsignor Orelas has assigned the Priest's former crew including a Priestess (Q) who may have a case of hero worship evolving into romantic feelings for him, to find the Priest and bring him back dead or alive. The Priest heads to a nearby reservation to find the vampires missing and guards dead. Only a few familiar and weaker vampires remain. The remaining vamps attack at nightfall and the Priest dispatches them but it's obvious something very sinister is afoot.
The Priestess catches up with the Priest and Sheriff in an abandoned hive but they are all surprised to find a Hive Guardian – a kind of vampire-infected dog – still guarding the Hive. The Priestess confesses that she's not there to take the Priest back but to join him instead. The trio discovers that the Hive was recently populated and signs point to a train that is headed into a nearby town.
Behind all the chaos is Black Hat (Urban), a former priest infected by the vampires. He kidnapped Lucy mainly to draw out the Priest – the Black Hat blames Priest for his fall from humanity. The two are going to go mano a vampo before the end, the train headed on a collision course for the unsuspecting city and the corrupt church that rules it.
Stewart's last movie was Legion and that was another CGI-heavy movie with spiritual overtones that starred Bettany. There the similarities end – in fact, this film has more in common with the John Wayne classic The Searchers (whose plot it pilfered virtually verbatim) than with his last picture. Stewart has a tremendous visual sense; the cityscape is dreary, visually influenced by Blade Runner with its dreary aesthetic. Outside the city are gigantic statues a la Lord of the Rings. The outer frontier is barren wastelands straight out of the westerns of John Ford with a little bit of Mad Max thrown in.
Bettany goes the Clint Eastwood – what is it about would-be action stars that they think they have to grunt their lines through a larynx as squinted as their eyes – route and is at least credible, although I don't think Vin Diesel or Jason Statham have anything to worry about for now. Maggie Q has a pretty decent action pedigree of her own and while she's no Michelle Yeoh, she holds her own.
Karl Urban is one of those actors that doesn't come to mind when thinking of great character actors, but when you think about his most recent performances you realize you can't think of a bad one. This isn't one of his finest moments but it still resonates; even the campy one where he conducts the invisible orchestra as his vampires wipe out a town; like most of the best moments in the movie, it's seen on the trailer.
There are some pretty nice action sequences, particularly the fight in the hive and the climactic battle aboard a moving train. Unfortunately, the movie is played so flat it actually lacks energy; you walk out of it feeling curiously numb, as if you'd just taken a sedative. That's not a feeling you want to leave an action movie with.
There's enough to give the movie a bit of a recommendation, but not to urge you to go out of your way to seek it out. The visuals are great and although Bettany's Eastwood impression doesn't do the movie any favors, he is at least visually a presence. There is far worse out there and probably much worse to come. There is also much better out there and certainly much better to come.
REASONS TO GO: Some very nicely realized action sequences. Art direction is magnificent; the setting is imposing and combines the Wild West and science fiction genres nicely
REASONS TO STAY: Bettany's channeling of Eastwood is distracting. For all the grand settings the film is curiously passionless.
FAMILY VALUES: There are some disturbing images as well as some scenes of violence and ghoulishness.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Gerard Butler was originally cast in the lead role.
HOME OR THEATER: Some of the grand vistas are more effective on the big screen.
TOMORROW: Something Borrowed
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The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
Eva Mendes and Nicolas Cage were having a contest to see who could look the coolest - Eva won.
(2009) Crime Drama (First Look) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Xzibit, Denzel Whitaker, Brad Dourif, Shea Wigham, Katie Chonacas, Michael Shannon, Tom Bower. Directed by Werner Herzog
An out-of-control drug-addled policeman taking on crime in his own corrupt way, desensitized to violence and seemingly without any moral compass whatsoever. Sound familiar?
First of all, this movie has nothing to do with the classic Abel Ferrara film The Bad Lieutenant, which starred Harvey Keitel back in 1992. This movie shares only a producer with the original. There are some thematic similarities but that's about it. The first film is amazing and powerful; this one is going to suffer by comparison – so I'm not going to compare the two, only to say that those coming in looking for a sequel, a remake or a reboot are going to be confused at best, angry at worst and disappointed for certain.
Lt. Terence McDonagh (Cage) is a decorated member of the New Orleans Police Department. He injured his back rescuing a prisoner from the rising floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. Hooked on vicodin for the pain, he graduates to bigger and better drugs.
He is in love with Frankie (Mendes), a prostitute who is a fellow junkie. He is not above rousting a pair of clubgoers leaving a nightclub, stealing their drugs and raping the girl – while her boyfriend watches. His only worry is avoiding detection from his partner Steve Pruit (Kilmer) and the evidence locker supervisor Mundt (Shannon). The only law he seems intent on enforcing is the law of looking out for number one.
Then he is assigned the case of the execution of an entire family of immigrants and discovers the father was involved in drug dealing. We also discover that a vicious drug kingpin named Big Fate (Xzibit) is responsible. McDonagh, growing more and more paranoid, hooks up with Big Fate not only to bring himself a whole new supply of drugs but to get to the bottom of the killings. The further in he gets, the more dangerous the game he plays becomes to himself and those around him.
Director Werner Herzog knows a thing or two about obsession. The director of Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man is fascinated by characters that live on the edge of madness, and often die on that edge. He and Nicolas Cage are a match made in…maybe not heaven, but in purgatory at least.
Cage is an Oscar winning actor who has always specialized in characters out there on that edge. Of late he has done a lot of movies that are best forgotten; still, he is capable of busting out with some great performances. He is right there on the ragged edge here and at times he overacts shamelessly, which can be a turn-off.
Then again, this kind of role really does call for it. McDonagh hallucinates about iguanas and snarls after Big Fate and his crew shoot someone dead "Shoot him again! His soul is still dancing!" Only Cage could pull off a line like that.
Kilmer is another actor who often takes on quirky roles and has of late been relegated to a lot of direct-to-home video disasters. It's nice to see him in a movie that actually got a theatrical release; hopefully more casting directors will take notice of him, although I'm not sure his performance here will get that for him – the role is pretty bland.
This is the kind of movie that makes you feel like you've just gone for a swim in the sewer, only in a good way. It shows the corruption and seediness that is rampant around the drug trade. It's a shame they had to unnecessarily throw the Bad Lieutenant association in – the movie I think would have benefitted from a better title (this one is really bad and may have actually kept moviegoers away). It at least has the distinction of being one of Cage's better movies of the last decade, although I'm becoming more enamored of Herzog as a documentarian than as a filmmaker.
WHY RENT THIS: You get a great sense of a life spiraling out of control.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: Cage overacts shamelessly. The corruption is so pervasive that you feel like you need a shower after watching the movie.
FAMILY VALUES: Where to begin? Lots of bad language, even more drug use, a goodly amount of violence and just for good measure, let's throw in a little sex on top.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Nicolas Cage is actually snorting baby powder during the cocaine scenes.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: $10.6M on a $25M production budget; this was a box office flop.
TOMORROW: A History of Violence
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New Releases for the Week of May 13, 2011
If you give your confession to this Priest, you'd best say your prayers.
(Screen Gems) Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Christopher Plummer, Lily Collins, Brad Dourif, Steven Moyer. Directed by Scott Stewart
In a future where man has won a savage war with vampires thanks in no small part to the warrior priests of the Church, a single priest has discovered that the vampire menace is returning and that his niece has been kidnapped by a particularly violent and sadistic ex-Priest who is now a vampire. Disobeying direct orders, he goes into the wilderness to rescue his kin, pursued by his former fellow priests. If this sounds like it's based on a comic book, that's because it is.
See the trailer, clips, interviews, promos and web-only content here.
Release formats: Standard. 3D
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Action
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language)
(Universal) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Jill Clayburgh. From producer Judd Apatow comes this comedy about a lonely and broke woman whose best friend is about to get married. Of course, she has to be the maid of honor but she has no idea what she's getting herself into, particularly with this group of bridesmaids who would drive Dr. Phil into a violent rage.
See the trailer, clips, interviews and a featurette here.
Rating: R (for some strong sexuality, and language throughout)
(Roadside Attractions) Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Pena, Stephen Root. A salesman who has passed the peak of his career washes his sorrows away with booze and loses his job because of it. When he gets home, he discovers that his job isn't the only thing he lost; his wife set all of his belongings out in the yard and changed the locks. With nowhere else to go, he is forced to have a yard sale, gradually realizing the more he lets go of his things the more free he becomes.
See the trailer, clips and an interview here.
Rating: R (for language and some sexual content)
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Posted on October 28, 2010 by carlosdev
You can't keep a good supernatural serial killer down.
(Dimension) Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Harris, Brad Dourif, Howard Hesseman, Sheri Moon Zombie, Chase Vanek, Margot Kidder. Directed by Rob Zombie
Sequels can be very problematic. They're almost never as good as the original, and when you throw in that it's the sequel to the reboot of one of the classic horror series of all time, things get even more dicey.
Halloween II picks up where Zombie's reboot left off, with Laurie Strode (Taylor-Compton) being pulled out of the house in an ambulance, while serial killer Michael Myers (Mane) is being carted off to the morgue, courtesy of a gunshot to the face by Miss Strode. However, you can't keep a good serial killer horror film franchise down and Myers turns out to be not quite dead yet, escaping the ambulance that is transporting him to the county morgue when the unlucky ambulance hits a cow. Hey, Haddonfield is farm country don'tcha know.
He shows up back at the hospital where Laurie is being treated – a hospital that seems unrealistically understaffed – and hacks a few people to death, particularly a nurse whom he seems intent on pounding into hamburger. He corners her in a guard shack and – voila! – She wakes up from a dream. Actually, the sequence was an homage to the original Halloween II which took place entirely in a hospital. Zombie serves notice that this isn't gonna be your pappy's Michael Myers.
It's two years after the events of the first film (although, strangely, the theatrical release portrayed it as being one year, but what's a year between fiends) and Laurie is now living with Sheriff Brackett (Dourif) and his daughter Annie (Harris) who was the only other survivor of the Michael Myer's previous Halloween rampage.
Halloween is approaching once again and Laurie has been beset by strange dreams. She confesses to her therapist (Kidder) that she's concerned for her sanity, but she has no idea what kind of shellacking her sanity's in for. That's because Dr. Loomis (McDowell), Michael's therapist from the first film, is on yet another book tour and in his new book he reveals that Laurie is actually Michael Myers' sister (and Darth Vader is their father…but that didn't make it into the movie). Since Laurie wasn't aware of it, she goes bonkers and storms out of the Brackett's happy home which is bad news for Laurie but good news for Michael, who is coming out for a family reunion, egged on by the Gothic ghost of his mom (Zombie) and the specter of his younger self (Vanek, taking over from Doug Faerch who had a growth spurt and became literally too big for the role).
All of this means there's going to be mayhem in Haddonfield on Halloween, complete with strippers getting their face jammed into a mirror numerous times, a bouncer getting his head squashed in by Michael's brogans, a couple of rednecks finding out the hard way why it is a very bad idea to mount antlers on the front of their pickup and a whole mess o' carnage too disturbing to get into here.
There's no doubt that Zombie is a visionary director – The Devil's Rejects proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt as one of the best horror movies of the last decade. However, he seems oddly hamstrung here, which might have been due to the incredibly tight filming schedule (something which he mentions in the commentary track) or perhaps due to his own reluctance to do a sequel which he changed his mind about at the last moment, leading to said tight schedule. Either way, the movie doesn't live up to most of his other work and has to rank as a disappointment.
That's not to say it's totally without redeeming qualities. For example, the violence here is excessive and realistic. When Michael Myers plunges the blade into a body, it is with full force, punctuated with an animal grunt. While that might make some queasy, it truly does work within the context of the movie and brings a new dimension of realism to the proceedings.
Where the movie doesn't work is in the endless psychobabble that Zombie sees fit to insert, trying to get at the core of what drives Michael Myers. Now while I'm all for attempting to get inside the head of a serial killer, it gets a little too artsy fartsy for my way of thinking, with his mom showing up as a kind of Goth chick ghost in flowing white robes, accompanied by a white horse. It derails the oeuvre of the movie and takes audience right out of the mood.
He goes out of his way to make Laurie Strode shrill and unlikable. While this may be a realistic way of depicting someone who's been through the kind of ordeal she has, what it also serves to do is alienate the audience from identifying with the heroine and that's just bad juju. If the audience thinks the heroine is a whiny bitch, they're not going to care what happens to her and if they don't care what happens to her, there's no reason to see the movie other than to watch Michael Myers carve up the citizens of Haddonfield and environs.
I also have to comment on the set design which is often incomprehensibly busy. Laurie's room looks like the inside of a mental hospital cell, with a huge poster of Charlie Manson and spray painted graffiti reading "In Charlie We Trust." This in the home of a town sheriff mind you. Apparently Rob's sense of realism and mine differ by quite a bit, so we'll just leave it at that. In any case, you wind up with sensory overload in quite a few of the scenes, focusing in on the minutiae of the set design that you almost lose track of what the filmmaker's trying to get you to notice. It kind of works at odds with Zombie's vision.
I'm a big fan of Rob Zombie and the Halloween franchise both, so it is with a great deal of regret that I have to give this a poor review. I really, really wanted to like this movie and I just flat-out didn't. While there is a third movie in the rebooted franchise slated for release next year, Zombie won't be a part of it which may well turn out to be a good thing for both Zombie and the producers of Halloween – Zombie took an enormous amount of crap from the horror film fandom for this movie, much of it undeserved (for example, Michael is unmasked for much of the movie which many fanboys found to be sacrilegious) but some of it justified. I'm hoping his next project blows me away. This one didn't do the job.
WHY RENT THIS: Some very effective scares, and a lot of insight into the background of Michael Myers. The violence is brutal and realistic.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: The set design is a bit of a mess, often so busy that it distracts from what's going on onscreen. The plot meanders and gets a little too murky with the symbology.
FAMILY VALUES: The violence here is particularly brutal which works for the movie but may be difficult viewing for sensitive souls. There is also a good deal of crude language, female nudity and much sex. For teens there are scenes of teen drinking and implied drug use. All in all this is not for kids or for most teens.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Tyler Mane becomes only the second actor to play Michael Myers in more than one film (George Wilbur is the other one).
NOTABLE DVD EXTRAS: There are six music videos from the fictitious band Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures. There are also some standup comedy performances from Jeff Daniel Phillips, a blooper reel and audition tapes.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: $39.3M on a $15M production budget; the movie made money.
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Dean Smith Scholarship of Teaching Award
Recognizing that teaching is the primary mission at PLU and that excellence in teaching for the SON is core to our mission of educating best-prepared BSN, MSN, and DNP nurses for the State of Washington and nationally, Dean Emeritus Sheila K. Smith established the Dean Smith Scholarship of Teaching Award to recognize excellence in teaching and to foster such excellence among the faculty in the PLU SoN.
This recognition is awarded annually at the SoN Research Day. The recipient is recognized through a certificate, a check for $500, and their name and credentials being displayed on the Teaching Award Plaque located in the SoN administrative offices.
The nominee should represent the following criteria:
Actively pursues the development of current, evidence-based content for the nursing curricula and for her/his area(s) of expertise
Incorporates practices from the scholarly literature on teaching and nursing education into course and content delivery
Recognition for significant expertise in an area of specialization
Engages in the scholarship of teaching through research, publications, conference presentations, or workshops to further advance teaching excellence and expertise
Demonstrates teaching excellence as characterized by challenging learners intellectually; communicating effectively; and showing a commitment to learning
Makes substantive and ongoing contributions to the School of Nursing curricula and academic programs
Nomination Process:
Pacific Lutheran University faculty and staff may nominate a faculty member
Individuals may nominate only one candidate
Faculty members may self-nominate
Any faculty member regardless of tenure or position are eligible
Nominees will have the option to accept or reject their nomination
Completion of the Dean Smith Scholarship of Teaching Form
Nominations are due to the RAD Chair by April 15 of the current academic year
SoN faculty help to determine winners for three student awards that are presented during the SoN Recognition Ceremony. These awards include, the Ruth Carlson Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award, the Jessie Alice Gould Masters in Nursing Excellence Award, and the Maria Fulton Gould Doctor of Nursing Practice Excellence Award.
Student awards are named after Maria (Fulton) Gould (1853-1937), Mr. Tom Carlson's maternal great-grandmother. Jessie Alice (Gould) Smith (1884-1956), is Mr. Carlson's maternal grandmother. Both Maria and Jessie are listed as nurses in the 1900 US Federal census in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Starting in 1898 and continuing each summer until about 1910, Minneapolis and Saint Paul had typhoid fever outbreaks. In 1900 both Maria and Jessie served as nurses. The Gould family had been exposed to typhoid fever in 1892 when they were in the San Francisco Bay area, intent on emigrating from Manitoba, Canada to USA. They got sidetracked when John and Maria Gould's only son died of typhoid fever. Maria was hospitalized in Oakland's Fabriola Hospital[1] for a long time. When she recovered, the family returned to Manitoba. They re-entered the USA in Minnesota in 1898. Maria was born in Nova Scotia, Jessie in Manitoba. Maria and husband John Logan Gould are buried in Tacoma Cemetery. Flowers along bottom of John and Maria's headstone represent where they lived—may flower (Nova Scotia), prairie crocus (Manitoba), California poppy, purple lady's slipper (Minnesota), and a rhododendron (Washington state).
Under the direction of the RAP Chair, a call for student nominations is sent out to faculty in the spring (for May graduates) and fall (for December graduates). Once student nominations are received, faculty are asked to vote among a selection of student nominees for each of the awards. The awards are held in secrecy until they are revealed during the SoN Recognition Ceremony by the Dean. Students receive a monetary award as well as having their name engraved on a plaque that hangs in the SoN administrative offices.
The Ruth Carlson Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award
Is awarded to a BSN student at the SoN Recognition Ceremony on the basis of faculty nomination for excellence in clinical performance. The award is provided through the support of the Carlson family in recognition of their mother, Mrs. Ruth Carlson, and her strong values in support of baccalaureate nursing education.
The Jessie Alice Gould Masters in Nursing Excellence Award
This award was first established in May, 2017 by Mr. Tom Carlson. The Jessie Alice Gould Smith Masters in Nursing Excellence Award is awarded to a graduating Master of Science in Nursing student who demonstrates excellence in nursing leadership, practice, service, and scholarship that promotes transformational leadership within complex health systems. Please consider the following criteria in submitting your nomination for this award:
MSN project demonstrates high-level mastery of an area of nursing practice;
MSN project has the potential to directly or indirectly influence outcomes related to health care, practice, or policy;
Exemplifies outstanding leadership;
Exemplifies outstanding professionalism;
Exemplifies integrity and fairness in nursing practice;
Demonstrates responsiveness, positive communication skills, and caring relationships.
The Maria Fulton Gould Doctor of Nursing Practice Excellence Award
The Maria Fulton Gould Doctor of Nursing Practice Excellence Award is awarded to a graduating DNP student who demonstrates exemplary accomplishments as an advance-prepared practitioner-scholar, dedicated to highest quality health outcomes and effective nursing leadership in our nation's healthcare systems. Please consider the following criteria in submitting your nomination for this award:
DNP project demonstrates high-level mastery of an area of advanced nursing practice and focuses on the translation of evidence into practice;
Exemplifies integrity and fairness in nursing practice, scholarship, and leadership;
Developed May 2017 by S. Smith, SoN Dean; Updated August, 2015; August, 2016; August, 2019.
[1] Today the Fabriola Hospital where Maria Gould was treated for typhoid fever in is a Kaiser Permanente office building at 3801 Howe Street, Oakland, California.

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Categories and Quantifiers
Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively
Университет Дьюка
How to Reason Deductively Think Again: How to Reason and Argue Reasoning is important. This series of four short courses will teach you how to do it well. You will learn simple but vital rules to follow in thinking about any topic at all and common and tempting mistakes to avoid in reasoning. We will discuss how to identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments by other people (including politicians, used car salesmen, and teachers) and how to construct arguments of your own in order to help you decide what to believe or what to do. These skills will be useful in dealing with whatever matters most to you. Courses at a Glance: All four courses in this series are offered through sessions which run every four weeks. We suggest sticking to the weekly schedule to the best of your ability. If for whatever reason you fall behind, feel free to re-enroll in the next session.We also suggest that you start each course close to the beginning of a month in order to increase the number of peers in the discussion forums who are working on the same material as you are. While each course can be taken independently, we suggest you take the four courses in order. Course 1 - Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments Course 2 - Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively Course 3 - Think Again III: How to Reason Inductively Course 4 - Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies About This Course in the Series: Imagine that a friend denies that modus ponens is a valid form of argument. Can you prove that it is valid without using modus ponens itself and thereby assuming that it is valid? If so, how? If not, what does this show about the validity of modus ponens? How can phrases like "and", "or", "if", and "not" work as "truth-functional connectives"? In this course, you will learn how to evaluate deductive arguments for validity. In particular, you will learn new ways of representing the information that is contained in the premises of a deductive argument. Using these new representational devices (devices that we call "truth tables" and "Venn diagrams"), we will be able to apply rules to determine whether or not a particular deductive argument is valid. Suggested Readings: Students who want more detailed explanations or additional exercises or who want to explore these topics in more depth should consult Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, Ninth Edition, Concise, Chapters 6 and 7 by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Robert Fogelin. Course Format: Each week will be divided into multiple video segments that can be viewed separately or in groups. There will be short ungraded quizzes after each segment (to check comprehension) and a longer graded quiz at the end of the course.
This course sharpened my analytical thinking. Exam was deceptively difficult but worth taking multiple times.
This entire series was informative, engaging, and fun, and the thinking skills taught are so valuable.
Categorical Logic and Syllogisms

CONTENT: This week will teach you how such phrases as "all", "some", and "none" can work to guarantee the validity or invalidity of the deductive arguments in which they occur. It will also teach you to understand the functioning of these phrases using a device called a "Venn Diagram", which shows how the truth or falsity of propositions that use these phrases depends upon the truth or falsity of other propositions that use these phrases. We highly recommend that you practice the skills that you will learn in this week by doing the puzzles at http://philgames-neta.apps.unc.edu

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of this week's material you will be able to :

understand the information conveyed by a truth-table

use truth-tables to determine whether a deductive argument is valid

identify quantifiers and categories

build a Venn Diagram for any statement using quantifiers or categories

OPTIONAL READING: If you want more examples or more detailed discussions of these topics, we recommend Understanding Arguments, Ninth Edition, Chapter 7.

Categorical Logic10:38
Categories and Quantifiers17:43
How Quantifiers Modify Categories9:56
Immediate Categorical Inferences10:37
Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Dr. Ram Neta
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In the last lecture, I raised the question,
why it is that we call the subject that we're going to study this
week categorical logic, the logic of categories, when, really,
what we're going to be doing is learning about quantifiers.
Quantifiers like all, some, none, only, at least, and so forth.
What do categories and quantifiers have to do with each other?
That's the topic of today's lecture.
So first, let me talk a bit about categories, and
what role they can play in arguments.
Now, frequently we give arguments that make use of categories of kinds of thing.
Consider the following argument.
Brazilians speak Portuguese.
Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
And therefore Brazilians understand Spanish.
Now there's an argument with two premises and a conclusion, and
it's an argument that talks about various categories of thing.
One category of thing it talks about is Brazilians.
Another category is Portuguese speakers, people who speak Portuguese.
And a third category is people who understand Spanish.
The argument brings those three categories into relation with each other.
But how does it do that exactly?
What, precisely is it that the argument is telling us?
Well, here's one interpretation of the argument.
You could understand the argument as saying that
some Brazilians speak Portuguese, certainly that's true.
Maybe not all Brazilians speak Portuguese, and maybe there are some Brazilian
citizens should've only recently acquired citizenship, and
have never learned to speak Portuguese.
So, some Brazilians speak Portuguese, that much at least is true.
And some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish, of course, that's true.
But suppose the argument concludes from those two premises that
some Brazilians understand Spanish.
Would that be a valid argument?
Well, although I'm confident that the conclusion of that argument is true,
the argument itself wouldn't be valid.
Because there is a way for
both premises of the argument to be true while the conclusion is false.
Just imagine this, while it's true that some Brazilians speak Portuguese and
some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish you could imagine that all of
the Portuguese speakers who do understand Spanish or in Portugal not in Brazil.
Or in any case are in some other part of the world than Brazil.
And that none of the Brazilian's who speak Portuguese
are among the Portuguese speakers who understand Spanish.
In that circumstance, the premises could both be true,
while the conclusion, that some Brazilians understand Spanish, would be false.
So the argument even if it's conclusion is true, the argument is not valid.
But maybe that's not how to understand the argument that we just considered
a moment ago, the argument from Brazilian speak Portuguese and
Do Brazilians understand Spanish?
Maybe there's a different way to understand the argument.
Maybe the right way to understand the argument is by saying this.
Most Brazilians speak Portuguese.
Certainly that's true.
And maybe the argument says,
is supposed to say also that most Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
I don't know if that's true,
but I gathered from people that it's probably true.
And maybe the argument intends to draw the conclusion
from those two premises that most Brazilians understand Spanish.
Now would that argument be valid?
Well, no, it wouldn't.
Because even if the conclusion of the argument is true, there's still a possible
scenario in which, the premises are true while the conclusion is false.
I could describe such a scenario to you.
Suppose that while most Brazilians do speak Portuguese and
most Portuguese speakers do understand Spanish, most Portuguese speakers,
let's suppose, live outside Brazil.
And the Portuguese speakers who understand Spanish are just
those Portuguese speakers who live outside Brazil.
So while then it would be true that most Brazilians speak Portuguese,
and most Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
It might not be true that most Brazilians understand Spanish, because maybe that
minority of Portuguese speakers who live in Brazil don't understand Spanish.
The only Portuguese speakers who understand Spanish, we could suppose
are that majority of Portuguese speaker who live outside Brazil.
Now, of course, that isn't the actual scenario, but it's a possible scenario.
And since it's a possible scenario,
there's a possible scenario in which the premises of the argument are true, and
the conclusion false, and so the argument is not valid.
But maybe that's not even the correct way to
understand our original argument about Brazilians.
Maybe the correct way to understand our original argument is like this,
maybe the argument was intended to say all Brazilians speak Portuguese and
all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
Therefore, all Brazilians understand Spanish.
Now, one thing that this argument has to its credit is that it is valid.
If the premises of this argument are true, if it's true that all Brazilians speak
Portuguese, and it's true that all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish,
then it's got to be true that all Brazilians understand Spanish.
So this argument,
in contrast to the last two arguments that we looked at, this argument is valid.
Unfortunately, it's not sound, because
it's almost certainly not the case that the two premises are both true.
Be that as it may though, the argument is valid.
Now notice what we did.
We started off with an initial argument that
used three categories in the argument, the category of Brazilian, the category of
the Portuguese speaker, and the category of a person who understands Spanish.
Then we saw that by the use of certain modifiers, the modifier some, most or
all, we could make that original argument about Brazilians understanding Spanish.
We could make that original argument more precise.
And once we made it more precise, we could test whether or not it was valid.
Now, what I want to introduce is a way of testing whether or
not an argument is valid when the argument is one that uses categories and
quantifiers to modify those categories.
The method involves the use of what we'll call Venn diagrams.
A Venn diagram is a diagram that represents
a number of different categories.
In this simple Venn diagram, we have a representation of the category of
Brazilians, and we have a representation of the category of Portuguese speakers.
Premise one of our original argument stated a relation between Brazilians and
Portuguese speakers.
But what relation did it state?
Well, that was left vague by the original statement of the argument,
but then when we looked at three different ways of making the argument more precise,
we saw three different relations that could be stated.
It could have said that some Brazilians are Portuguese speakers.
The way of representing that would be by drawing an X right here,
to show that there is something.
There is someone who is both a Brazilian and a Portuguese speaker.
The second modification we made of the statement,
said most Brazilians are Portuguese speakers.
Now, this week we're not going to discuss a way
of representing the quantifier most in Venn diagrams.
I just call it to your attention as a quantifier that can be used and
frequently is used to modify categories and argument.
But the third way that we
interpreted our original argument about Brazilians understanding Spanish.
The third way was as an argument
that began by stating that all Brazilians speak Portuguese.
Now how would we represent the fact that all Brazilians speak Portuguese?
Well, what are you saying when you are say that all Brazilians speak Portuguese?
Well, you're saying that there is no Brazilian who
falls outside the category of Portuguese speakers.
This circle right here, represents the category of Portuguese speakers.
And when you say all Brazilians speak Portuguese, what you're saying is that
whatever Brazilians there are, they have to be inside this circle.
They can't be outside the circle,
they've gotta be inside the circle of Portuguese speakers.
So the way to represent that is to shade out the portion of
the Brazilian circle that's outside the Portuguese speaker circle.
There, you're indicating that there isn't anything,
in the Brazilian circle there isn't anything the category of Brazilians
that falls outside the category of Portuguese speakers.
In other words, all Brazilians speak Portuguese.
That's how you could represent that.
And that's what we're going to do to represent the statement
all Brazilians speak Portuguese.
We simply shade out the part of the Brazilian circle that's
outside the Portuguese speakers circle.
And to represent some Brazilians speak Portuguese, we put
an X in the Brazilian circle that's also inside the Portuguese speakers circle.
Now we used a Venn diagram to represent the information contained in the first
premise of the argument about Brazilians but how could we use the Venn diagram
to represent the information contained in both premises and the conclusion.
Well, here's how.
So here are three circles corresponding to the categories of Brazilians,
Portuguese speakers, and those who understand Spanish.
Now suppose we interpret the first premise of our argument,
As saying that some Brazilians speak Portuguese,
well as we saw already the way to represent that is with an X right here
that's both in the circle of Brazilians and in the circle of Portuguese speakers.
That represents that there is something that X that is both a Brazilian and
a Portuguese speaker.
Now, how would we represent
the information that some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish?
Again, we could do that with an X that is both in the circle of
Portuguese speakers and in the circle of those who understand Spanish.
So that represents that there is something that is both a Portuguese speaker and
an understand of Spanish.
But, now notice we've represented the information that some Brazilians speak
Portuguese and some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
Now, does that information imply that some Brazilians understand Spanish?
If the information that some Brazilians are Portuguese speakers and
some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish, if that information is true,
does it follow from that that some Brazilians understand Spanish?
Well, one look at this diagram should tell us that, no, it doesn't follow.
Because look here, you have a thing that is a Brazilian and a Portuguese speaker,
representing the fact that some Brazilians speak Portuguese.
Then you have a thing that is a Portuguese speaker and understands Spanish
representing the fact that some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish, but do you
have anything that is both a Brazilian, and something that understands Spanish?
No, not necessarily.
So, this diagram right here shows you that if the premises of
our argument are some Brazilians are Portuguese speakers and
some Portuguese speakers understand Spanish,
from those premises it doesn't follow that some Brazilians understand Spanish.
If you want to conclude that some Brazilians understand Spanish
your argument is not going to be valid.
There's going to be a possible scenario in which the premises of your argument
are true and the conclusion is false.
And so, we can say, about this argument right here,
that this argument is not valid.
And we can understand why it's not valid by looking at this Venn Diagram.
Right here.
That shows why our argument about some
Brazilians being Portuguese speakers, while that argument is not valid.
But now, let's consider not the argument to the effect that some Brazilians
speak Portuguese,
let's consider the argument to the effect that all Brazilians speak Portuguese.
How would we represent the information in those premises and that conclusion?
Well, if all Brazilians speak Portuguese, what that means is that all of
the Brazilians must be inside the category of Portuguese speakers.
So there can't be any Brazilians outside that category.
So we can shade out the portion of the Brazilian circle that's
outside the category of Portuguese speakers.
We know there's nothing in there because all the Brazilians there are,
are inside the category of Portuguese speaker according to premise one
of this new argument.
According to premise one all Brazilians are Portuguese speakers,
according to that premise all the Brazilians there are have to be in here.
Premise two says, all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
Well, if all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish
then there cannot be any Portuguese speakers
who are outside the category of those who understand Spanish.
Here's the category of those who understand Spanish and all the Portuguese
speakers, according to premise two, have to be inside that circle.
So that means that we can shade out the portion of the Portuguese
speaker circle that's outside the understands Spanish circle.
There are no Portuguese speakers that fall outside
the category of understanders of Spanish according to premise two of this argument.
That all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish.
So now we can represent that information that way.
Now that we've represented the information contained in those two premises,
all Brazilians speak Portuguese, and
all Portuguese speakers understand Spanish, let's ask,
does if follow from those two premises that all Brazilians understand Spanish?
Well, let's see, yes, it does.
What Brazilians can there be?
There can't be any out here.
And there can't be any in here.
And of course, there can't be any in here either.
The only Brazilians there can be are these in here.
That's the only part of the Brazilian circle that is left unshaded.
Once we shade it in, the circles that we had to shade
in to represent the first two premises of the argument.
Once we shaded in, the part of the Brazilian circle that we had to shade
in in order to represent the premise that all Brazilians were Portuguese speakers.
And then we also shaded in the Portuguese speaker circle outside the understanders
of Spanish circle.
The only part of the Brazilian circle that's left unshaded is this,
which means that whatever Brazilians there are have to be in here.
So if there are any Brazilians at all, they've got to
understand Spanish because they're in the circle of things that understand Spanish.
Therefore, all Brazilians understand Spanish and we've just used this Venn
diagram to prove visually that our argument is valid.
This argument back here is valid.
And our three circle Venn diagram shows that it's valid.


In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the thyme, bay leaves, garlic, salt and pepper.
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Remove the duck from the bag and scrape off most of the seasonings. Place the duck, skin side up, on the rack. Cover with the grill lid and grill 4" to 6" from the heat for 4 minutes. Turn the duck. Cover and grill for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the meat is pierced with a sharp knife. Transfer to a platter and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the skin. Serve with the potatoes.


Young people who move to cities with more job vacancies will be £1002 per year worse off because of higher rents, according to new analysis from PricedOut, the campaign for lower cost housing.
Private tenants who work in England's top cities for employment are paying £251 more in their monthly rent than the national average, but only earn an extra £167 per month on average, after tax.
While the nine towns and cities where it is easiest to get a job do offer higher pay, this is more than offset by the cost of renting, leaving young people spending 36% of their typical earnings on rent. In the nine areas where it is most difficult to find a job, the equivalent rent is only 24% of local median income.
In Hull, where there are 32 jobseekers chasing every vacancy, the average monthly rent on a one-bed property of £325 is 21% of the median monthly income of £1640. Meanwhile in Oxford, where there are nearly 2 vacancies for every jobseeker, the average rent of £825 is a whopping 41% of the median monthly income of £2020.
In London, where there are 1.44 people after every job, it's even worse as someone on average income spends 50% of it on rent. Despite earning £3804 more per year than the average person nationally, the typical Londoner is actually £4027 worse off after they've paid for somewhere to live.
These findings illustrate a broken housing market that is failing to make work pay. PricedOut are therefore calling for a large-scale programme of housebuilding in the priciest parts of the country to push rents down and make moving to find work worthwhile.
The best and worst places to find a job were identified by Adzuna.
Median rents for 1-bedrooom properties in Local Authorities in England were taken from the Valuation Office Agency December 2013 statistics. Rent figures for Scotland were unavailable.
Median incomes by Residence-Based Travel to Work Area were taken from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2013. The figures based on income after tax were calculated based on a marginal tax and national insurance rate of 32%. Income figures for Andover were used for Winchester; income figures for Manchester were used for Salford.


Get ready for the big study "haul" …and get ready to go search for the perfect backpack as heading back to school gets closer and closer. Backpacks are at the top of the shopping list for most kids, because after all, it travels everywhere they do, holds everything they need during the school day and gives them a great chance to express their own personality.
–Look for storage. There are plenty of backpacks available with lots of storage, too. Look for bags with mesh pockets, zippered compartments, loops for clipping on lunch boxes or other accessories. Reflective accents also help kids visible in low light.
"Today's backpacks tote more then just books and pencils," says the mom of five. "My kids carry along a variety of sports equipment, water bottles and even tech supplies such as a laptop and smartphones.
–Have fun with fashion. And finally, let's face it — backpacks can be a fashion statement. Let your kids add their own personality to the backpack that they will carry with them every day of a new school year.
Bold prints lead the pack, from bright galaxy designs to ombre to florals, geometrics and even maps of the world, emojis and glow-in-the-dark options. McClelland's own kids favor tie dye and camo. "My kids also love to make their backpacks their own by monogramming them and adding fun embroideries," she says.
Don't forget to celebrate National Backpack Day on August 7, 2018. Backpacks and coordinating lunch boxes will be 50 percent off and include free shipping at Lands' End.


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College football's preseason magazines are taking a different outlook when it comes to Purdue's football program in 2018.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For nearly a decade, college football preseason's magazines didn't throw much praise toward Purdue's program.
After Jeff Brohm's first season ended with a 7-6 record and a bowl victory over Arizona, most of the prognosticators have reserved a seat on the bandwagon.
The Boilermakers are picked from third to sixth in the Big Ten West, ranked among the nation's top 50 – that's up about 30 spots from last summer - and expected to land in their second straight bowl game.
Here's a breakdown from Lindy's, Athlon, Street and Smith and Phil Steele.
Big Ten East predictions: Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan, Maryland, Indiana, Rutgers.
Big Ten West predictions: Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois.
Purdue opponents in top 25: No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 10 Michigan State.
First-team All-Americans on the schedule: RB Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin); TE Noah Fant (Iowa); OG Beau Benzschawel (Wisconsin); DL Nick Bosa (Ohio State); LB T.J. Edwards (Wisconsin).
No. 1 signing coup: To be a first-year head coach like Jeff Brohm was at Purdue, be at a school that has regularly finished towards the bottom of the conference recruiting rankings, and flip a four-star All-American from Texas like he did with receiver Rondale Moore was massive. Moore is fast, explosive and should thrive in Brohm's offense.
Big Ten East predictions: Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, Maryland, Indiana, Rutgers.
Comment: Last year was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Brohm exceeded those expectations by leading Purdue to its first bowl win since 2011. Veteran defensive leaders keyed the turnaround last year. Now, with so many of those players gone, the pressure is on the offense. Purdue could take a step back in Year 2 before it takes two steps forward in Year 3.
Top NFL prospect: David Blough. Blough does not have the tall frame NFL teams covet at 6-1, but he plays inside an offense that is very friendly to quarterback statistics and will graduate with a ton of experience. If the senior finishes with a productive year, Blough will present an interesting case to be drafted.
Comment: With or without its defense, Purdue has the makings of a team that can score, which would be in line with Brohm's history. If Purdue's defense can be even passable this season, its structure on the offensive side of the ball could lead to a one-or-two-win improvement over last season's mark.
Note: Purdue has the nation's second-toughest schedule behind UCLA.
Comment: The defense will be weaker. Purdue draws Ohio State and Michigan State out of the East, hosts the top three West teams, and could be a dog in eight or nine games but Brohm will have them battling for a bowl.


A well-maintained garden can add up to 20% to the value of your home, according to The Telegraph. Last year the average property value in the UK rose to £216,750, according to the UK House Price Index. Therefore, by taking care of your outdoor spaces, you could increase how much your home is worth by £43,350.
If you've left your garden to its own devices for a while, giving it a makeover might seem like a huge job. However, it's certainly worth doing if you're looking to sell — especially if you want to get the best price possible.
However, if you aren't a keen gardener, it's not always easy to know where to start. So, we've put together our five top tips for improving the look of your garden, and increasing the price of your property in the process. Read on to find out more.
Before you think about making any big changes, you need to focus on ensuring what you already have is in good condition. You should remove any weeds, prune any trees or shrubs that have become overgrown, and get rid of any plants that are looking particularly worse for wear. You should remove any clutter that you no longer need, as well as use a rake to collect any loose leaves and debris.
Once you've done this, your garden will have a new lease of life and it will be easier to identify any areas that require more attention.
The average Brit will spend two months of their life taking care of their lawn, according to research by Grono. This proves that we all like our gardens to look neat and tidy. So, if you want to ensure that your house sells for the best possible price, it's important that you ensure yours is well-manicured.
There's no way to say how often you should be cutting your grass — this can differ depending on where you live and what time of year it is. So, the best way to keep on top of your lawn maintenance is by keeping an eye on your garden and giving it a once-over with your lawn mower whenever you think it's starting to look unruly.
If the grass in your garden is looking particularly worn, simply mowing it is unlikely to be enough. Wyevale Garden Centre's guide to creating the perfect lawn contains a lot of detailed information about giving your lawn some extra TLC. So, check it out to ensure you choose the best course of action.
Homebuyers will take note of everything down to the finest details — buying a new property is a huge commitment, after all. So, it's important that you leave no stone unturned when revamping your garden.
Keep an eye out for fences that could do with a lick of paint, paving stones that would benefit from a good clean, and any garden ornaments that look particularly weathered. If you update these elements, or simply remove them, you'll be able to improve the look of your garden significantly.
If your home has a spacious garden, it will be far more likely to impress potential buyers. Of course, you can't increase the actual size of your garden — not without gaining planning permission, anyway. However, it is possible to create the illusion of having more space.
Houzz's guide to making a small garden feel bigger has some great suggestions for ways to do this. It recommends using tall, thin plants that will allow more light to reach your garden, and softening boundaries with climbing plants. You should also remove and store any large items, such as lawn mowers and barbecues, that might be taking up space unnecessarily.
And, finally, you should add some colour and personality to your garden using flowers. You can do this by dotting them around your outdoor spaces in pots, or by creating flowerbeds to plant them in. Remember that you will be responsible for looking after the garden until you've sold your home, so unless you've developed a love for gardening during this process, you won't want to create more work for yourself. If this is the case, Reader's Digest has a great article about planting low maintenance flower beds, which will help you out.
If you're looking to sell your home for the best possible price, you need to ensure your garden is in tip-top condition. Take these five tips on board and you'll be well on your way to helping it look its best.


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It seems the tweaks gotta be based on their stats?
In any case, what's the max level on RO2? 99? or is there any "trans" class afterwards?
There's no trans class, it's not even same as RO. It is whole different game that happened to have same name title and developer.
I dunno about y'all. As a Sorcerer myself, I always seem to out-DPS Wizard even in long term battle given the gears we're using are equal.
Wind Arms procs too often.
Edited by rzevidz007, 26 April 2013 - 07:53 PM.
Wizards will always lose to Sorcs when it comes to single DPS. But multi-target DPS, Wizard has AoEs and DoTs that sorcs can only dream of. Knight and wizards get along really well (and you will find this often in raids).
Oh. I talk y'all were talking about single target DPS. Apologies then.
for my opinion. Wanna go PVE then choose Wizard, PVP choose Sorc. Wizard has high DPS, one of best DPS when it comes to raids (Dragonoly and Fire Seal), but when it comes to PVP can be easily avoided by going far from cast site or go behind them. Sorcs has instant cast spells that can easily kill someone in PVP but for raids they are considered as semi DPS since there purpose is mainly for heal(LOR), buff(Delf and Deluge), and additional resu.


A Fool To Care, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2013 album Memphis, showcases the patchwork of influences and innovations that make up a Boz Scaggs album…and sees Scaggs letting loose and having some fun. The inspirational heart of the album lies in the sounds of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma that played such a vital role in shaping Scaggs' musical sensibility, but they venture forth boldly from there.
Produced by Steve Jordan (Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, John Mayer) and recorded over four days at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, A Fool To Care features two very special guests – Bonnie Raitt on the original song "Hell To Pay" and Lucinda Williams on The Band's "Whispering Pines." The core band joining Boz is Willie Weeks (bass), Ray Parker Jr. (guitars), Jim Cox (keyboard) and Steve Jordan (drums).


The American Psychological Association reckons that "sleep is so crucial that even slight sleep deprivation or poor sleep can affect memory, judgment, and mood." If something is keeping you awake at night, finding a solution might just make you a happier, more effective human being. Let's take a look at some common sleep inhibitors, and what the experts say we can do to alleviate them.
Statistically, stress is the number one reason for short-term sleep problems. Often the stressors are based on a particular event, like impending exams, the death of a loved one, or problems at home or work. Normal sleep resumes when the stressor has passed. But if you find yourself trapped in a stress-sleep cycle, losing sleep can become a real nightmare.
People who lose sleep often find themselves stressed-out the next day, manifesting as impatience, irritability, and shortness of temper. The stress of the day then inhibits the sleeper from sleeping well the next night. And so on.
If you find yourself trapped in this cycle, it might be time to get some help. Sleeping medications–prescription or over-the-counter–can break the pattern of bad sleep. But evidence suggests that cognitive behavior therapy may be an even more effective sleep-aid than meds. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people to rewire they way they think and behave. Learning to think and behave differently is a long-term answer for highly-stressed individuals. Reducing lifestyle stress makes it easier to fall asleep. In turn, this will reduce any stress caused by poor sleep, effectively breaking the stress-sleep cycle.
Mattress problems are a major cause of losing sleep. Innerspring mattresses with sagging problems or loose springs can jab sleepers or negatively affect their spinal alignment. Even memory foam mattresses with great support might not have the right cooling technology, causing you to 'sleep hot.' Being too warm or in (even minor) pain inhibit deep sleep. You might fall into a light sleep on a bad mattress, but your brain will prevent you from enjoying the deepest level of regenerative slumber if your mattress is subjecting you to severe irritants.
A cheap mattress topper may help with some cooling or mattress surface problems. Often, however, it may be time to bite the bullet and invest in a mattress that will help ensure you get regular restful sleep. Be sure to select a mattress that suits your sleeping position and comfort tastes. Many companies offer up to 120-night's sleep trial, so you can be sure you have made the right choice.
In 2014, Frontiers in Psychology introduced the world to a growing phenomenon that is causing people to lose sleep. "Bedtime procrastination is defined as failing to go to bed at the intended time, while no external circumstances prevent a person from doing so." Sometimes it takes a team of academics to give a name to a very human behavior that most of us have experienced. We all know we should go to bed by a certain time. And know that we would benefit from the extra sleep. But texting, Netflix, a good novel, or video games are just some of the excuses we give ourselves for staying awake.
Did any of the above speak to you? Simply recognizing that you are a bedtime procrastinator may be the first step in getting more sleep. Accepting that you are prone to these behaviors will hopefully give you some steel when it comes to making better choices as the clock nears your bedtime.
Certain foods are not great snacks to indulge in before bed. Perhaps you've heard that chocolate can give you nightmares! While the jury's still out on that, be aware, even the healthiest dark chocolate bars often pack as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Likewise, a bedtime sandwich is a tasty option, but cured meats, like pepperoni and bacon, contain an amino acid that encourages the brain to release stimulants. Even raw vegetables, like carrots broccoli, have the potential to keep you awake because they take the body a long time to digest.
If you are looking for a healthy nighttime snack, opt for bananas instead. These cheap, tasty fruits contain tryptophan, the body's natural calming agent. Tryptophan is also found in turkey, a far better choice than cured meats for twilight sandwich fillings. And, if your sweet tooth demands an alternative to chocolate at night, try fresh or dried cherries. They're packed with melatonin, a sleep-friendly hormone.
The quick and sensible answer to the blue light problem is to put your handheld devices down in the hours before bed. And watch less TV and/or quit the laptop earlier in the evening. But if that is beyond the realms of possibility for you consider using red lights in the evening. This lype of light is the least likely to affect your circadian rhythm. Also, adjust your smartphone and computer settings, so they emit less blue light. Finally, make sure the sun is your main source of light. Get plenty of rays during the day. It's a carefree, enjoyable way to maintain your circadian rhythm.


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Q: How do I log out from Facebook when using OAuth server-side? I'm using OWIN with ASP.Net Identity to enable users to log in to a site using their social media credentials.
As part of this we also request extra permissions for interacting with their account.
This is working fine for Twitter and Facebook for the most part, except when trying to log out from the site when using Facebook for the log in.
If you log out of the ASP.Net app you are still logged in to Facebook. That's not a problem in itself, but when you return to the ASP.Net app you're automatically logged in using the Facebook account you used before and you're given no chance to choose a different account.
As the user you can navigate to Facebook, log out, then return to the ASP.Net app and you'll get asked to log in again, but that's not a very nice process for the user to go through. Simply explaining that to a user will be messy and there's plenty for them to get wrong (logging out in a different browser, not reading the help text, etc).
An answer on this question suggests using the javascript SDK which isn't too awful to implement: Logging out from facebook when using MVC 5 OWIN
Some of the answers say "that's how it's supposed to work", but we expect our users to be using multiple accounts with this application so a reasonable log out process is required. Also Facebook themselves say we should log people out of Facebook when logging out of our application: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/web#logout

Note: This function call will also log the person out of Facebook. The reason for this is that someone may have logged into your app and into Facebook during the login flow. If this is the case, they might not expect to still be logged into Facebook when they log out of your app. To avoid confusing people and to protect personal security, we enforce this logout behavior.

But that bring me to the current issue I'm encountering.
I have the following Typescript/Javascript code which performs the log out:
FB.getLoginStatus((getLoginStatusResponse) => {
    if (getLoginStatusResponse.status === 'connected') {
        FB.logout((logoutResponse) => {
            $("form[id='logoutForm']").submit();
        });
    } else {
        $("form[id='logoutForm']").submit();
    }
});

getLoginStatus returns fine saying that the user is logged in (status === 'connected') === true.
But then, when I make the logout call I can see the API returns a 302 Not Found, and the redirect points to the facebook home page.
The Facebook Javascript SDK handles this by swallowing the error and not calling the logout callback.
Why am I getting a 302 for an official API call made when I have confirmed the user is logged in?
And is there another way to achieve the log out? A server-side solution would be perfect! Although I don't want to use anything that's undocumented/unsanctioned.

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Marvel Comics "Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #14" Numbered Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas by David Williams with COA.
A piece of comic book history, this limited edition, from original art by David Williams, depicts a heroic Hawkeye. David Williams has done cover art for such Marvel franchises as the Avengers, She-Hulk, and Wolverine. "Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #14" is a limited edition numbered giclee on canvas by David Williams presented by Marvel Comics. This piece comes gallery wrapped. Includes Certificate of Authenticity! Measure approx. 18" x 27" (image). This item requires special handling and may have a longer than usual turnaround.
First known as Timely Publications in 1939, then Atlas Comics in the 1950s, the comic book empire known as Marvel Comics came into being in 1961 with the launch of the first Fantastic Four. With the help of creative geniuses Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Marvel produced 831 comic books, each with at least one new superhero, during the 1960s. Known for focusing on characterization and placing heroes in a real-world context, Marvel's popularity with comic book readers continued to rise through the decades. Soon, Marvel was sporting a veritable pantheon of pop culture icons, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, and Captain America.
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Insegna Storia delle Dottrine politiche all'università statale UNED.

È autore di opere di storia della destra e del conservatorismo in Spagna. Ha fatto studi sull'Acción Española, su figure come il poeta Ramiro de Maeztu e scritto le biografie di Charles Maurras, Carl Schmitt, Maurice Barrès, José Ortega y Gasset e Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora.

Opere
 Acción Española: Teología política y nacionalismo autoritario en España (1913-1936), Madrid, Tecnos, 1998.
 Historia de las derechas españolas. De la Ilustración a nuestros días, Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2000.2
 La tradición bloqueada: tres ideas políticas en España, el primer Ramiro de Maeztu, Charles Maurras y Carl Schmitt, Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2002.
Maeztu. Biografía de un nacionalista español, Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2003.8
El pensamiento político de la derecha española en el siglo XX: de la crisis de la Restauración al Estado de los partidos (1898-2000), Madrid, Tecnos, 2005.3 4 5
Conservadurismo heterodoxo. Tres vías ante las derechas españolas: Maurice Barrès, José Ortega y Gasset y Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora, Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2009.
La razón conservadora. Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora, una biografía político-intelectual, Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2015.

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State Change to Tax Incentive Could Hurt Downtown Tucson
Rio Nuevo chairman says city relies on break for redevelopment and is negotiating changes.
by Andrea Kelly TWEET SHARE
2015 Tucson Downtown Parade of Lights
Scott Griessel, Creatista
State lawmakers are considering a change to a property tax incentive program that Tucson has relied on to jump-start downtown redevelopment.
The program is known as GPLET, Government Property Lease Excise Tax, and allows the city to waive property taxes for eight years if a property owner doubles the value of the site and meets other economic goals.
It's a short-term tax break, and city officials say many businesses generate sales taxes, pay construction taxes and other taxes that far exceed the amount waived in property taxes.
More than a dozen downtown Tucson developments have qualified for the GPLET after economic impact studies, and officials have credited it with making a significant contribution to redevelopment.
The legislative bill would change the program by allowing a reduction, but not elimination, of of property taxes for eight years.
Fletcher McCusker, chairman of the Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment board, said the change could make it less useful to Tucson.
"We've done a lot of work to educate the Legislature, particularly the bill's sponsors, that this could be harmful for the city of Tucson and Rio Nuevo," McCusker said.
There have been problems with some GPLETs in Maricopa County, McCusker said, but not in Tucson.
"I'm optimistic that there will be an amendment to that bill that protects us," he said.
The bill passed in the House and is awaiting hearing in the state Senate.
McCusker said Gov. Doug Ducey is sympathetic to the potential to harm downtown's ability to attract new employers, so McCusker said he expects support for the changes Tucson requested.
MORE: Arizona, Downtown Tucson, Government, News, Taxes, Tucson
Tucson Can Keep Tax Incentive for Downtown Redevelopment Mayor: Tucson Will Keep Its Word with Sales Tax Increase Two Downtown Tucson Hotel Plans Get Tax Breaks


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NACO is a member of the NOPC, which is an organization of diverse interests united to ensure that the implementation of the new National Ocean Policy is done in such a way that it is helpful rather than harmful to the National interest, including the interests of commercial and recreational users of the oceans and marine-related natural resources. NOPC membership in particular represents entities and sectors that support tens of millions of jobs and contribute trillions of dollars to the U.S. economy.
Following an initial review of the National Ocean Policy Final Implementation Plan released earlier today (4-16-13), significant questions and concerns remain about whether continued implementation of this initiative will adversely impact commercial and recreational activities across the United States. In response to the plan's release, National Ocean Policy Coalition Executive Director Brent Greenfield issued the following statement:
"Since it was first proposed in 2009, commercial and recreational groups, state and local officials, Members of Congress, and citizens across the nation have voiced concerns that the National Ocean Policy could result in new federal directives, bureaucratic layers, and regulatory uncertainties that stand in the way of jobs and economic and recreational activities. Although the final document released today appears to take a more practical approach than the 2010 Executive Order and the draft plan proposed in 2012, many of the same concerns remain today.
In order to ensure an outcome that is helpful rather than harmful to the national interest, those in charge of overseeing and implementing the National Ocean Policy should promptly and adequately address a number of unresolved issues. For example, it is unclear how implementation will affect existing decision-making processes, as well as the extent to which implementation might inform or drive future regulatory actions. It is also unclear how coastal and marine spatial planning will reflect the input of all stakeholders, how regional disputes will be resolved, and how commercial and recreational interests and local officials will be assured of having an adequate seat at the table. Finally, while the importance of regional flexibility is noted in the plan, it is unclear how we can be assured that this will be accomplished given the requirements of the Executive Order. It is regrettable that implementation is proceeding given the uncertainty that exists on these critical questions."
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HB48 Dugger, Tony HCS HBs 48 & 216
0369H.02P - Requires a person to submit a specified form of photo identification in order to vote in a public election with specified exceptions
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HB49 Dugger, Tony HB 49
0320H.01I - Authorizes a county to amend its budget to reflect any increases or decreases in revenues that could not have been estimated or anticipated when the budget was adopted
HB50 Lair, Mike HB 50
0326L.01I - Changes the laws regarding the classification of a school district as unaccredited and the lapse of the district's corporate organization
HJR1 Dugger, Tony HJR 1
0365H.01I - Proposes a constitutional admendment specifying that general law may require a person to provide valid government-issued photo identification in order to vote in an election
HJR2 Black, Linda HJR 2
0210H.02I - Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 120 and increasing the number of members of the Missouri Senate from 34 to 40 beginning in 2023