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2017 Climate Connections Series
CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
Weathering the Storm: Impacts of Extremes on South Carolina's Natural and Built Environment
The SC State Climatology Office, in collaboration with the Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA) and SC Water Resources Center, is conducting a series of three one-day educational workshops in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston. The workshops will provide information relevant to stakeholders in each of these regions about responses to recent extreme events.
Charleston, SC, Photo: Chuck Burton Associated Press
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GREENVILLE, SC: December 12, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC: February 22, 2018
CHARLESTON, SC: March 22, 2018
Each workshop will begin with an overview of recent extremes that have impacted the state, including:
October 2015 heavy rainfall and flooding event
Hurricanes Matthew and Irma
Drought and wildfires in fall of 2016
To see the Agenda for each workshop, please see the individual workshop pages.
Professional development hours are available for SC licensed engineers and land surveyors. We are currently in the process of securing credits for floodplain managers as well.
October 2015 Columbia, SC, Photo: CNN
Hurricane Matthew, Photo: National Weather Service
Lake Hartwell Drought 2016, Photo: Jim Melvin, Clemson Universtiy
Registration for the Workshops is Free but required.
Lunch will be provided for participants.
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Charleston, SC Workshop:
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
State Climatology Office
The State Climatology Office (SCO) has represented the State in all climatological and meteorological matters within and outside South Carolina since its creation in 1986. The Office provides a unique service to the State by archiving and distributing climatological data to State agencies, educational and research institutions, and private citizens. The State Climatology Office is a division within the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments
 University of South Carolina
CISA is one of ten NOAA-funded Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) teams working to integrate climate science into decision-making processes. CISA researchers, collaborating investigators, and graduate students conduct applied climate research in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders across the Carolinas.CISA's work includes several cross-cutting activities that seek to advance scientific understanding of climate and hydrological processes in the Carolinas, improve the assessment of climate-related vulnerabilities and impacts, and provide timely and relevant information and tools for decision makers.
South Carolina Water Resources Center
The SC Water Resources Center serves as a liaison between the U.S. Geological Survey, the university community and the water resources constituencies across South Carolina. It is one of 54 institutes working collectively through the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). The Center serves as a research facilitator and acts as a conduit for information necessary in the resource management decision-making and policy arenas of the state.


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Kaw Valley Greenhouses grows plants that are sold from April through June at more than 40 spring seasonal Garden Center locations throughout Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. Kaw Valley Greenhouses, founded by Leon and Pat Edmunds, has been family grown since 1967. Four of the nine Edmunds nine children now run the daily operations of Kaw Valley Greenhouses.
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Missouri Organic Recycling knows you take pride in your home. Making sure your yard looks good isn't easy and those flowerbeds and gardens don't just tend themselves. Find out how you can beautify your yard and maximize the potential of your garden and flowers with Missouri Organic Recycling's products and services. Most of their products are manufactured from waste that might otherwise be land-filled, burned, or dumped illegally. They are dedicated to making responsible use of the natural resources around us the only way they know how: the right way.
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Arnold's Greenhouse
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With over 2,500 varieties of neat, new, and unusual perennials, annuals, herbs, trees, shrubs, vines, and aquatic plants, Arnold's Greenhouse is your source for all the plants you could ever want! To complement the beautiful plants in your garden, we also offer an array of garden art, decorative pots, and garden furniture. Arnold's Greenhouse, located in the country just west of LeRoy, Kansas has been acclaimed 'A Gardener's Paradise'! Whether you are looking for a way to relax or a hard-to-find plant, you can find both at Arnold's.
Ball Horticultural Co.
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From the beginning as a wholesale cut flower operation started by George J. Ball in 1905, Ball Horticultural Company has grown into a leader in all facets of horticulture. Their global family of breeders, research and development teams, seed and vegetative producers, and distribution companies has a strong presence on six continents in 18 countries.
Colonial Gardens
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Colonial Gardens sells flowers, trees and food. We plant, teach and celebrate all things outdoors. But most importantly, we create experiences. People find solutions, inspiration and connections at Colonial Gardens. In a time when we breathe less fresh air and eat fewer nutrients, Colonial Gardens wants to help people reconnect with nature. By strengthening our relationship with the earth, we can build a better future for ourselves and our planet.
Family Tree Nursery
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What sets Family Tree Nursery apart is our passion for plants; a passion that began 50 years ago when a young dental student followed his passion and transferred to the horticulture program at Kansas State University. Ron Nelson opened the doors of the first store at 85th Street and Farley, in Overland Park, Kansas as a wholesale growing facility providing other outlets with high-quality gift plants, like poinsettias and mums in 1964. This love for plants has since evolved into three retail locations; with the acquisition of the Shawnee, Kansas store in 1981 and the Liberty, Missouri location in 1988 joining the original Overland Park location.
Free State Growers
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Free State Growers is one of the largest producers and distributors of tropical and foliage plants in the Midwest. Annuals, perennials, garden mums & poinsettias have also become a part of their ever expanding product line.
The company started in 1919 in Kansas City, Kansas, and moved to the Linwood, Kansas, location in the 1970s under the name of Alex R. Masson Wholesale Growers. In 2012, Mark and Andrea Illausky purchased the company and implemented the name change to Free State Growers just this past year to reflect the locally grown movement.
With this new ownership and name, they continue to build on the past while revolutionizing the systems and operations of the business. Focusing on their own community, they have decreased their geographic shipping area to insure on-time deliveries and plant quality. They have moved to a cart based shipping system to reduce usage of cardboard and prioritize reuse & recycling throughout the production process. All of this enhances their ability to grow and deliver quality plants here at home.
Still growing after 99 years – our roots have provided a stable base for a strong future!
The Greensman
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The Greensman is a full-service landscape and garden design company. With projects ranging from residential to commercial, from urban to country, the Greensman specializes in creating one-of-a-kind outdoor living environments: pools and spas, kitchens and dining areas.
The Henrys' Plant Farm
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Marcia and Roy Henry started raising plants and animals 34 years ago. Today The Henrys' Plant Farm has grown to 12 greenhouses and an extensive display garden. They grow all the usual suspects including perennials, annuals, and colorful shrubs. One of those 12 greenhouses is totally filled with vegetables and herbs. Each year they grow 1,000 hanging baskets in spring and 1,000 mums in the fall. The Henrys' Plant Farm is located just 10 miles west of Lawrence, Kansas.
Johnson Farms Plants and Pumpkins
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Johnson Farms Plants and Pumpkins exists to offer high quality plants and produce in a beautiful, relaxed setting. Two generations of Johnsons collaborate to run two very different seasons of business — a greenhouse operation in the spring and a pumpkin patch in the fall. Johnson Farms is located Southwest of Belton, Missouri, at 177th & Holmes Road (17701 South State Route D).
Kansas City Gardener Magazine
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Founded in 1996 by Michael and Elizabeth Cavanaugh, The Kansas City Gardener magazine has been offering information and ideas that readers trust for successful gardening. Firmly entrenched in the gardening community, it is recognized by many as this region's first gardening publication of choice. They get closer to the gardener.
Lawn Corps
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Lawn-Corps is proud to be a family owned and operated company. Since 1992, we have been providing homeowners in the Kansas City area with reliable yard waste collection.
Fifteen years ago, Lawn-Corps went a step further to begin the process of recycling our yard waste collections. It was a time of "trial and error" but now we are confident to say that our mulch, compost and enriched topsoil is the best in the Kansas City area.
Today, Lawn-Corps owns and operates a 37 acre yard waste processing facility in Belton, Missouri. We have become the only green waste hauler in South Kansas City that collects and processes yard waste into high quality products such as compost and organic mulches. We are a state permitted recycling facility in compliance with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Powell Gardens
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Powell Gardens celebrates the seasons with Bloom Fest in the spring, Festival of Butterflies in the summer, Festival of Fall in October, and Festival of Lights in December.
Bloom Fest: Head Outside, runs April 11 – May 10 and features ten 6' head planters with botanical hairdos. Bloom Fest also celebrates spring with 100,000 flowering bulbs in the lawn and gardens, the nationally recognized Alan Branhagen Magnolia Collection, our dogwood walk, redbuds, and crabapples. Spring flowering shrubs, perennials, and annuals are also featured in the gardens and along the walkways.
Powell Gardens, Kansas City's botanical garden with 175 acres open to the public, embraces the Midwest's spirit of place and inspires an appreciation for the importance of plants in our lives. The Gardens feature 6,000 varieties of plants, 225,000 plants on seasonal display and world-renowned architecture, designed by American architect, E. Fay Jones. Jones is one of the best-known protégés of Frank Lloyd Wright, and his partner, Maurice Jennings. Opened in 1996, The Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel, accommodates up to 120 guests, is a popular place for weddings, concerts, and memorial services. The 3.25 mile Byron Shutz Trail includes both endangered native plants and views of ponds filled with lotus flowers. We hope you will make plans to head outside, celebrate the seasons, and explore Powell Gardens.
Ryan Lawn & Tree
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Since 1987, Ryan Lawn & Tree has set the standard in customer service. Headquartered in Kansas City, "the pros you know in the clean, red trucks" serve clients in five additional markets in the Midwest. Their college-degreed professionals partner with customers to maintain their lawns, trees, shrubs and irrigation systems.
Suburban Lawn
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Suburban Lawn & Garden was started by Bill Stueck in the 1950's as a lawn mowing business while he was in grade school. In the sixty plus years since, Suburban has grown into a multi-faceted organization dedicated to growing superior plants and providing excellent customer service. Suburban has 3 garden centers in the Kansas City region (Overland Park, Lenexa and Martin City) along with a yard-waste recycling center and 300-acre wholesale nursery.
Vintage Hill Farm
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Vintage Hill Farm is a nursery and greenhouse like no other! Over 1,700 varieties of plants from common to things you have never seen before. Huge selection of pottery, tropicals and houseplants, succulents and cacti, herbs, vegetables, trees and shrubs and more. Located in the scenic river hills of Howard County on a historic 100-acre farm. Easy to find, just 6 miles north of the downtown Boonville Bridge on the left on Hwy 87.
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Who doesn't want bright, pearly whites nowadays? Having whiter teeth can increase your self-confidence and self-esteem—and who doesn't want that? Taking care of your teeth on a daily basis is paramount for healthy teeth and gums, but what about when you want whiter teeth? Well, there are some tips and tricks that you can use to get whiter teeth.
Our dentists utilize the ZOOM! Teeth Whitening System to help patients whiten their teeth. While this is an incredible, painless solution that is completed in our office, there are a few tips you and your family can use outside of the office for whiter teeth.
Stay away from consuming large amounts of dark-colored beverages on a consistent basis. This includes colas, red wine, and dark-colored juices. If you do consume these products, use a straw when possible to minimize the direct contact of the stain-producing beverage on your teeth.
Do not smoke or use tobacco products. The tar and chemicals contained in tobacco products are the culprits of staining your teeth. Quitting smoking will do great wonders for your health and for your dental health care as well.
You should eat plenty of crunchy fruits and vegetables in your diet. This includes: apples, celery, carrots, spinach, broccoli, and lettuce. Actually, eating these foods helps remove stains by exfoliating your teeth before the molecules have time to stain the surface of your teeth.
Brush your teeth with toothpaste that includes baking soda. This is an incredible, natural way to whiten your teeth. Plus, you will have fresh breath since baking soda is known to repel odors!
After you eat, chew sugar-free gum that contains xylitol, which is a natural sweetener that aids in preventing plaque buildup. Plaque buildup occurs in the presence of regular sugar, but not in the presence of xylitol. Furthermore, xylitol increases saliva production, and saliva helps clear out stain-producing bacteria in the crevices of your mouth.
To obtain whiter teeth, you can take advantage of our in-office teeth whitening solutions and also follow the tips above. You'll be well on your way to obtaining whiter teeth for a bright, shiny smile!


Learn a deceptively simple and boldly creative approach to sustaining connection and addressing conflict—in a time petitioning for robust examples of human courage, honesty and radical empathy. NVC is a language rooted in heart and conscience and is ultimately a faithful map for any relationship struggling to find a reliable horizon in stormy seas. For lovers, leaders, and cynics alike.
(2 minutes) Author, workshop presenter and Nonviolent Communication coach, Rachelle Lamb specializes in conflict resolution and breakthrough conversations. Her lifelong interest in human development, relationship dynamics and the roles that culture and ecology play in people's lives, along with her ability to skillfully pave the way for transformational dialogues between people consistently produces powerful learning experiences for individuals and audiences.
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Adventures can be both fun and exhausting... which explains why the Kido range has come up with a wonderful energy source: Kido Puddings in banana or chocolate flavours.
Kido Puddings are fun to eat and full of goodness. Which means that they let children gather their strength again… all ready to tackle the next set of adventures of the day!


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Yvonne Abraham
Dreaming small comes with a cost
By Yvonne Abraham Globe Columnist,March 26, 2016, 5:48 p.m.
The Blue Line at the newly renovated Government Center T station.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Why don't we aim this high all the time?
The new Government Center T station is a thing of beauty, the kind of public space that honors us, rather than merely accommodates us. Spare and airy, the gorgeous glass box soars above City Hall Plaza, a bold, modern focal point for that blank, brick tundra. Step inside the station, and you feel like you're part of something grand. Look up, and see the old city from inside the new.
If only we brought this level of ambition to every transportation project. Instead, even as Governor Charlie Baker rightly celebrates the new station with all the excitement of a kid getting his first train set, his administration seems determined to make sure the Green Line extension doesn't approach Government Center's greatness.
The ballooning budget that has called into question that long-awaited, legally-mandated, project is not of Baker's making. And nobody blames the administration for putting the brakes on the thing while engineers and designers attempt to get costs under control for the new line, which would run from Lechmere station through Somerville to Medford.
But the stripped-down proposals offered so far, while they save dollars now, squander the Green Line's great potential for public good.
Consultants have suggested shortening the platforms at some of the seven new stations, and, at five of them, doing away with enclosed head-houses — buildings where commuters gather to buy tickets and coffee. Some of those buildings would have been lovely additions to the streetscape, creating public spaces that would draw other development — and beckon those who might otherwise give the T a miss.
The Department of Transportation has suggested replacing proposed elevators and escalators with ramps, and providing one access point at some stops, instead of two. They've suggested taking away the covers on some platforms, leaving commuters exposed to the elements, or relegating them to small shelters. At Union Square, they've raised the prospect of replacing the proposed light rail line with a bus, or a pollution-boosting stop on the commuter line. And they appear set to scale back a community path that would allow bikers and others to go all the way from Concord through Lechmere and back out to Newton along the Esplanade.
The Green Line will probably not end up as spartan as all that, but make no mistake: Compared with the original vision, it's going to be a bare-bones affair — more BU West than Ashmont (the new Red Line station that transformed that part of Dorchester).
"It's OK to look at costs, but you also have to look at benefits," said Rafael Mares, vice president at the Conservation Law Foundation.
So far, the administration has done a great job of lowering expectations on the project, even threatening to cancel it altogether. Happy to jack up fares on riders, they won't go near higher taxes for others, even though everybody would benefit. So they say we can't afford what planners had envisioned, and advocates have scaled back their demands.
But diminished expectations exact their own price.
We didn't demand more than the cost-efficient glass boxes that dominate the Seaport, and now that place — which could have been the city's showpiece — is a monument to the mundane. We didn't demand more after the Big Dig blew out its budget, and so the tunnels are unfinished, the mosaics that were supposed to make them special nixed (art, it seems, is always dispensable).
Here you go, posterity: We hope you like vanilla! Our forebears didn't do this to us. They dreamed big, and beautiful. Even — or especially — when it came to public spaces.
The new Government Center stop shows we're capable of it. But nobody is asking for iconic when it comes to the Green Line. We're just talking about fulfilling its promise.
Surely we owe our grandchildren at least that.
Yvonne Abraham is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at yvonne.abraham@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @GlobeAbraham.


Recent news and updates about the Gateway Green Alliance.
Are you ready for the March Against Monsanto at 1 pm Saturday, May 26, 2018?
St. Louis Greens are organizing the march, continuing their 20+ year role in opposing Monsanto's chemical and biological contamination.
This year is different, though.
Here is the draft of the Environment Platform of the Green Party of Missouri [MOGP].
amendments prior to being discussed at the state-wide meeting.


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Awards: Won Oscar. Another 37 wins & 59 nominations
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Ammonite (2020)
Drama | Biography | Romance
Kate Winslet, Fiona Shaw, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones
In 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on the rugged Southern coastline. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the distance between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two women to determine the true nature of their relationship. Written by See-Saw Films
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Black Beauty (2020)
Drama | Family
Kate Winslet, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Iain Glen, Claire Forlani
A wild horse and a teenage girl forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them connected for a lifetime.
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Manou the Swift (2019)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Animation
Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe, Steve Blum, Rob Paulsen
The little swift Manou grows up believing he's a seagull. Learning to fly he finds out he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home. He meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really is. When both seagulls and swifts face a dangerous threat, Manou becomes the hero of the day. Written by LUXX FILM
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Oceans: Our Blue Planet (2018)
Embark on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible.
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Wonder Wheel (2017)
Kate Winslet, Max Casella, James Belushi, Justin Timberlake
In the hustle and bustle of 1950s Coney Island, where the buzzing crowd comes and goes trudging slowly over the wooden boardwalks, silent stories of the everyday toilers who give life to the attraction unfold. Somewhere in a clam bar, there's the sad waitress Ginny, a one-time actress and now a suffering wife who's been given a second chance by the side of the well-intentioned but uncouth carousel operator, Humpty. On the other hand, there's Humpty's 26-year-old estranged daughter, Carolina, who left the familial nest and a preordained future seeking adventure as a mobster's wife; only to return home with her wings broken, begging for forgiveness. And from the lifeguard's high tower, where all is in plain sight, the young and charming lifesaver and hopeful playwright, Mickey, is the inadvertent but potent catalyst that binds everything together. Shattered dreams, reckless love and betrayal, all under the bright lights of Coney Island.
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The Mountain Between Us (2017)
Drama | Thriller | Action | Adventure | Romance
Kate Winslet, Beau Bridges, Idris Elba, Dermot Mulroney
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing one another to endure and discovering strength they never knew possible.
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Collateral Beauty (2016)
Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Keira Knightley
When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy, he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty
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The Dressmaker (2015)
Caroline Goodall, Hugo Weaving, Kate Winslet, Judy Davis
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
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Triple 9 (2016)
Crime | Drama | Thriller | Action
Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Luis Da Silva Jr.
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, triggering a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge.
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A Little Chaos (2014)
Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Adrian Scarborough, Matthias Schoenaerts
A romantic drama following Sabine, a talented landscape designer, who is building a garden at Versailles for King Louis XIV. Sabine struggles with class barriers as she becomes romantically entangled with the court's renowned landscape artist.
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Steve Jobs (2015)
Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, John Ortiz, Perla Haney-Jardine
His passion and ingenuity have been the driving force behind the digital age. However his drive to revolutionize technology was sacrificial. Ultimately it affected his family life and possibly his health. In this revealing film we explore the trials and triumphs of a modern day genius, the late CEO of Apple inc. Steven Paul Jobs.
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Insurgent (2015)
Thriller | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Kate Winslet, Zoë Kravitz, Mekhi Phifer, Octavia Spencer
One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable--and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships. Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
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Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Romance | Comedy | Musical
Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon
Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula. Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. Explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being.
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Labor Day (2013)
Brooke Smith, Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith
A depressed mother's husband has left her for she could not bear a second child. Living alone with her only son, she has an unlikely meeting with an injured escaped convict, and reluctantly takes him into her own care. The man proves to be better than his criminal image as the three bond over Labor Day weekend. The only problem? Everyone in town is looking for him.
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Divergent (2014)
Thriller | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Romance
Kate Winslet, Ashley Judd, Maggie Q, Zoë Kravitz
Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction-members have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, that transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent, which means she doesn't fit into any one group. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society, this secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her.
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Movie 43 (2013)
Uma Thurman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Common
Ineffectual, 'has-been' film-maker (Dennis Quaid) swindles his way into an interview with a film executive (Greg Kinnear) in order to pitch an outrageous and controversial comedy manuscript. After pitching the first of his thirteen offbeat fables, the dejected artist forces the rest of his disjointed allegory on the executive at gunpoint. He tells stories of a woman on a blind date with a man who has testicles growing from his neck, in another a smitten woman offers her neck to her boyfriend to 'poop' on -as a sign of commitment and love. In yet another two parents take home-schooling to a whole new level of indecency, striving to give their isolated teenage son all the 'regular' torment and humiliation of puberty by bullying, peer-pressuring and even seducing him themselves. An off-beat, elephant-in-the-room type film.
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Le renard et l'enfant (2007)
Drama | Adventure | Family
Kate Winslet, Bertille Noël-Bruneau, Thomas Laliberté, Camille Lambert
It has been described as both a nature documentary and a "fairy tale" look at the story of young girl and her friendship with a fox.
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During the heart of World War II, in March of 1943, cryptoanalysts at Britain's code-breaking center have discovered to their horror that Nazi U-boats have changed their Enigma Code. Authorities enlist the help of a brilliant young man named Tom Jericho to help them break the code again. The possibility of a spy within the British code-breakers' ranks looms and Tom's love, Claire, has disappeared. To solve the mysteries, Tom recruits Claire's best friend, Hester Wallace. In investigating Claire's personal life, the pair discovers personal and international betrayals.
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Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell
The movie details the experiences of "Peter Pan" author , which lead him to write the children's classic. He got to know four children who have no father. Drawing from his time with the kids, he writes a story about children who don't want to grow up.
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Echoes of "Madame Bovary" in the American suburbs. Sarah's in a loveless marriage to an advertising executive, long days with her young daughter at the park and the pool, wanting more. Brad is an immature househusband, married to a flinty documentary filmmaker. Ronnie is just out of prison - two years for indecent exposure to a minor - living with his elderly mother, May; Larry is a retired cop, fixated on driving Ronnie away. Sarah and Brad connect, a respite of adult companionship at the pool. Ronnie and Larry have their demons. Brad should be studying for the bar; Larry misses his job; Ronnie's mom thinks he needs a girlfriend. Sarah longs to refuse to be trapped in an unhappy life. Where can these tangled paths lead?
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Origin: Yiddish
Dictionary: Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
aleichem sholom
Peace be upon you. Response to "sholom aleichem"
am haaretz
Vulgar, boorish person
People of the land
Bumpkin, ignoramus, uneducated person
averah
religious transgression (Glinert: "An aveirah is an infringement on the Torah, the opposite of a mitzvah.")
b'laz
Abbreviation for "B'loshn am zar", "in a foreign language"; usually used by the commentator Rashi when using a Middle French expression
"A leavened, firm, doughnut shaped roll" (JPS)
balabos
Male head of a household
bashert
JPS: "Predestined, fated." Soul mate.
2-handle cup for ritual washing of the hands before eating
kiddish cup (lit. "goblet")
JPS: "To recite a blessing. It usually refers to Birkat ha-Mazon, the Grace after Meals... The word can also refer to the reciting of any blessing; for example, the expression bentsch licht means to light Shabbat [or Chanukah] candles."
an electric hot plate or "sheet of metal that can be placed over the burners on a stove to retain heat, so that precooked food...can be kept warm during the Sabbath." (JPS)
bli neder
"Literally, 'without vowing', this is added to any casual promise to avoid it being taken as an absolute undertaking." (Glinert)
"Borshtsh" is the Russian word for beet soup. Among Jews soup made from beets is considered Polish borshtsh, while Russian borshtsh is made from cabbage.
"An Eastern European soup traditionally made with beets." (JPS)
circumcision ceremony; the celebration surrounding it. Lit. covenant.
bubbe meise
"old wive's tale"; an untrue story, sometimes related to superstition
"Something of little importance, an inconsequential thing or minor happening." (JPS)
bulvan
loud mouth know-it-all; "a boorish, brutish person" (Steinmetz)
bupkis
Something worthless
chacham
wise, learned person; genius
rabbi (Sephardi)
"The braided egg bread that traditionally is eaten on almost every Jewish holiday and [the Sabbath]" (JPS)
chatuna
chaver
comrade, mister (in left-wing political organizations)
chaverim
members, friends
chazan
The official at a synagogue who leads the congregation in prayer and song. (JPS)
chazir
1. pork 2. a pig, greedy person (JPS)
chidush
innovative idea; an insight; discovery; novelty
"A slow-cooked stew made of beef, beans, potatoes, and other vegetables. Cholent is a common Sabbath dish..." (JPS)
wedding ceremony (not including reception)
"The Jewish wedding canopy; that is, the cloth under which the Jewish wedding ceremony is conducted." (JPS)
daven
pray; lead services
derech eretz
Participating in modern society.
"Good conduct; normal, polite behavior in a social setting." (JPS). Manners, respect.
drasha
"Sermon, learned address." (Glinert)
dreidel
"A small, four-sided spinning top used in a game during Chanukah" (JPS); the top itself
farbissiner
adj. embittered, sullen, mean
n. sourpuss, mean person
fleishig
"The general term for food in the meat category, according to the Jewish dietary laws" (JPS)
forshpayz
"appetizers" (JPS)
religious; observant; Orthodox
Money (slang usage)
"The foil wrapped chocolate coins that are a traditional Hanukkah treat for children." (JPS)
"A compilation of 300 years of rabbis' legal and ethical commentaries on the Mishnah...together, the Gemara and the Mishnah comprise the Talmud." (JPS)
"A creature of Jewish medieval folklore, a golem is a figure made into the form of a human and given life." (JPS)
golus
literally "exile" (JPS); outside of the Land of Israel; away from a vibrant Jewish community; the time period since the destruction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem (Glinert)
gonif
"most often used among Jews to refer to someone who is not a Jew" (JPS)
a nation, but not the Jewish nation
"Jewish law" (JPS)
halevai
"Would that it be so" (Steinmetz, Yiddish and English)
Hasid
A disciple of a rabbi, not only a member of a Hasidic group.
Pious person
Adherent of a Hasidic Jewish group ("A mystical religious movement founded in Poland" (JPS)
A follower in a non-religious sense (ironic).
"Eastern European style of instrumental music" (JPS)
knish
Eastern European dumpling with thin dough filled with potato, kasha, onion, meat, and/or other ingredients
kochleffel
A cooking spoon, as for soup. By extension, a person who stirs up trouble; meddler, busybody.
"acceptable according to Jewish [ritual] law" (JPS); "trustworthy, reliable" (Rosten); acceptable according to dietary laws
kuntz
feat, stunt, trick, challenge, ingenuity
peculiarity, particular oddness (JPS)
strategy (Weiser)
l'chaim
traditional toast. [lit. "to life" (Rosten)]
l'havdil
to make a distinction (between two very different things)
landsman
Someone who comes from the same or nearby hometown, especially if one or both of you no longer lives there and all the more so if one or both now live far away from home, in which case an entire region (e.g., metro NY) or country e.g., Poland) may be the point of connection.
latka
"a potato pancake [fried in oil traditionally eaten on Chanukah]" (Rosten)
lokshen
machmir
stringent, "taking the stricter position on an issue" (Weiser)
mame-loshn
"mother tongue", usually refers to Yiddish
mamzer
bastard [see note]; "A detestable [person] like the colloquial English "He's a bastard"" (Rosten)
one of the five books that compose kethuvim--writings--in Tanakh; can also refer to the physical scroll on which one is written; a long, engrossing story or description
milchig
"...food in the "dairy" category, according to the Jewish dietary laws...also refers to the utensils and dishes used for cooking, eating, and serving milk products." (JPS)
noun: nerdy, clumsy, awkward person. "An innocuous, ineffectual, weak, helpless, or hapless unfortunate" (Rosten)
to snack or eat; a snack
nudnik
"A pest, a nag, an annoyer, a monumental bore." (Rosten)
parve
1. neither milk nor meat; 2. uninteresting, plain, generic
payos
Sidelocks, sidecurls, or earlocks, common among Haredi boys and men.
"sir"; "mister"
rebbe
the spiritual leader of a Hasidic sect
"Bite-size crescent-shaped pastries, rolled around a variety of fillings, including chopped raisins and walnuts, apple, raspberry, [chocolate] or mun, topped with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar" (JPS)
schlemiel
idiot; contemptible person. "Clumsy, bungling person." (Steinmetz)
schmegege
"An unadmirable, petty person" (Rosten)
sefer
"A literary composition written particularly of, on, or about the Torah" (Weiser)
Hebrew or Aramaic book
Religious books written in Hebrew or Aramaic.
the Jewish Sabbath
Shabbos goy
"A non-Jew who by prearrangement performs chores [that are forbidden] for a Jew on the Sabbath or holidays." (Steinmetz)
shalech manes
Gifts for friends, traditionally given on Purim. Typically, a basket with food requiring two separate brachas in it.
2. the caretaker of a synagogue.
3. personal assistant / aide / gofer, especially to a rabbi or in the Hollywood entertainment industry
1. candle lit first and then used to light other hanukah candles
sheitel
wig; worn by some observant jewish women after marriage. "A wig worn by strictly Orthodox...women as a [hair] covering." (Steinberg)
Shemoneh Esrei
another name for the Amida, the central prayer during Jewish services. [lit. 'eighteen', the number of blessings it originally had]
a date or match, often leading to marriage. "The matching up of a man and a woman for purposes of marriage; a match. In popular usage, any match or alliance, as in The shidduch between the two organization was a success." (Steinberg)
arranged spousal match
a date in the process of finding one's spouse
shiksa
"1. A non-Jewish girl. 2. A housemaid. 3. An irreligious or nonobservant Jewish girl. The term is often regarded as disparaging." (Steinmetz)
"A joyous occasion; a celebration" (JPS); usually related to a lifecycle event
(can also be used ironically)
Is that so? Really, actually, indeed, "in consideration of all the information available" (Weiser)
(adj or noun) food prohibited by the jewish dietary laws
Series of traditional chanting/melodic patterns used in reading the Torah and other books of the Tanakh in communal prayer services.
Diacritic-like marks in printed editions of the Tanakh (and the tikkun, a book that enables people to learn to chant from the Torah, haftarah, etc.) that indicate the chanting/melodic pattern to be used with each word.
tsorris
"Troubles, woes, worries, suffering." (Rosten)
A highly learned and esteemed rabbinic leader (sometimes used as an alternative name for a Hasidic rebbe).
Common name for the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (tzadi / tzade).
Someone who does extremely righteous deeds.
vort
a short lesson derived from the Torah; an engagement party, named after the short speech usually delivered in honor of the couple
The anniversary of a person's death, generally marked by relatives in some way.
yichus
Bragging rights based on respected family history
"Pedigree, lineage, family background." (JPS)
Traditional language of Ashkenazic Jewry. A descendant of High German, its vocabulary is roughly 80% Germanic, 10% Hebrew and 10% Slavic (depending on author/speaker and setting/genre)
yold
fool, dupe


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Human Spaceflights
NASA: Last Space Shuttle Mission Will Launch July 8
By Denise Chow published 28 June 11
Space shuttle Atlantis stands on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it is set to liftoff on STS-135, the final shuttle mission. (Image credit: NASA/Terry Zaperach)
This story was updated at 4:51 p.m. EDT.
It's official: NASA's last space shuttle launch in history is set to blast off from Florida on July 8.
Senior agency officials made the decision today (June 28) after an extensive review of the space shuttle Atlantis, which will fly the upcoming mission to the International Space Station, as well as the shuttle's four-astronaut crew and ground teams.
Atlantis is slated to liftoff from its seaside Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8 at 11:26 a.m. EDT (1526 GMT). [Gallery: Shuttle Atlantis' Last Launch Pad Trek]
NASA is retiring its three space shuttles this year to make way for a new space exploration program aimed at sending astronauts to asteroids and other deep space targets. The shuttles Discovery and Endeavour have already flown their final missions.
Atlantis' 12-day mission will deliver vital spare parts to the space station to help keep the orbiting lab going after the shuttle era ends. It will be NASA's 135th shuttle mission since the program began 30 years ago.
"We're really looking forward to achieving this mission, putting the station where it needs to be and finishing strong with STS-135," Mike Moses, chair of the shuttle's mission management team, said in a news briefing this afternoon.
During today's meeting, top NASA shuttle officials reviewed outstanding issues from the agency's previous spaceflight — the shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission — to make sure they won't impact Atlantis' flight.
"We had a very thorough review," said Bill Gersteinmaier, NASA's space operations chief. "We spent quite a bit of time going over each activity going on on this flight. This flight is incredibly important to the space station. The cargo coming up on this flight is really mandatory. The teams did a tremendous job today of staying on point, getting ready for the mission, and getting ready for the launch."
They also checked on repairs to a main engine fuel valve on Atlantis that leaked during a recent fueling test on June 15. The leaky valve was replaced and technicians at the launch pad completed a successful test on the new valve, NASA officials said.
Officials also checked modifications to Atlantis' external fuel tank, reinforcements designed to prevent the type of cracks found on the shuttle Discovery's tank before its own final launch earlier this year. Discovery's liftoff was delayed months due to the cracks, but eventually launched flawlessly on Feb. 24.
The results of Atlantis' fueling test earlier this month showed no cracks or other anomalies, agency officials said.
Atlantis' final astronaut crew, which includes commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim, will arrive at Kennedy Space Center on July 4 at 2:45 p.m. EDT (1845 GMT).
With the shuttle program's impending end in sight, NASA officials also highlighted their admiration for the ground teams' hard work to round out the program on a high note.
"That professionalism and their dedication to the program over many, many years comes an internal commitment to do the job right," said shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach. "I know they're going to do their job as perfectly as they have in the past. Yes, they know the end is coming. We've known this is coming for a long time, but nevertheless, the end of the program - something a lot of these folks have been with for 30 years - the mood is getting more and more somber. The end is just weeks away instead of years away. It's getting more somber."
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Unpopular Opinion: Final Fantasy 7 isn't as good as you remember
November 28, 2017 / 1 Comment
Oh I just know I'm going to piss off a lot of people with this one…
Keeping in mind, I'm just focusing on the main title, not the sequels or prequel here.
Final Fantasy 7 came out roughly a year after I got my first PlayStation. I was in either 6th or 7th grade at the time… I don't really remember. The gamer magazines all gave it outstanding reviews. Many said that the game was edgy in that it portrayed murder, rape, and prostitution among other themes in the story.
The public reception though… at the time and from my perspective, was mixed. A lot of people loved it, saying it had a great story, great graphics, and so on. Other balked at the turn-based system and how the game designers had seemingly focused on good graphics and offered little else. Keep in mind, I can't gauge a universal fan response at the time. Public use of the internet was still in it's infancy (You old 56K users know what I'm talking about), so the reception I speak of is strictly anecdotal. Take that as you will.
For years, I was in the first camp. I loved the game.
I saw a commercial for it and asked for the game for Christmas. Upon opening it and playing the first disc… I was hooked. I played the game straight through. I struggled through President Rufus's inauguration scenes, I teared up when Aeris was stabbed through the back, my jaw dropped when Cloud was revealed to be a clone, and relieved when it turned out he wasn't one, and chills ran down my spine as 'One Winged Angel' echoed through my ears during the final fight.
I cannot tell you how many hours I wasted on this game as I played through it several times. So when I heard that Final Fantasy 7 was being remade, like everyone else, I was excited. So much so that I downloaded the original on my handheld PlayStation to relive the glory days.
I kind of wish I hadn't… The nostalgia goggles fooled me once again. It was like turning on Thunder Cats or the original Transformers and realizing that these shows were a lot cheesier then I remembered.
The graphics and, by today's standard, laughable polygons didn't bother me. I knew that was coming, so I give the game a pass on that. I am also aware of how endearing the turn based system is and how it's come a long way. So again, not an issue.
So what's the problem?
Well I think part of the problem is the gamer, yes the problem is us. You see, we've all grown and matured and as such, we can now see glaring issues with the game that we didn't see, or didn't care about when we were younger.
For starters, let's look at Cloud. He's moody, doesn't talk much, doesn't seem to care about anything or anyone, has a bit of a chip on his shoulder, and yet somehow people gravitate to him. Maybe it's because of his supposed awesome power or something? I can't really be certain. The thing is, there's not much to him. He's a moody character trope that seems to show up in most, if not all, modern Final Fantasies. Granted, not always the main character, but he's in there somewhere.
Honestly, Final Fantasy 8's main character was very similar, in fact I think Square was aware of this as they pared the two characters up and hand them basically taunting each other during the Battle of Hollow Bastion in Kingdom Hearts 2. However, Squall was slightly different. For him, there was a lot more reason given to his moodiness and quiet. He grew up in an orphanage, and the big sister he loved so much, eventually left him behind. Though his memory of all this was gone, the imprint remained, so it made sense.
With Cloud… he was a failure and didn't want to deal with that or something? Granted the idea of a character concocting a lie about his past and having it consume him to the point where he believed it himself, only to have that backfire, is interesting enough… except there's a bit of a problem there…
You have everyone's favorite waifu, (Tifa) who was there for all of the previous events and can easily debunk everything! She doesn't though because… she's afraid of what it might do to Cloud? I don't know, the reason isn't very well given and honestly makes the whole plot line hard to believe. When Sephiroth reveals that Cloud's past is a lie and due to his mental insecurities, is able to convince Cloud that he's a clone because of it. The story started to fall apart, especially with Tifa knowing the truth.
But they explained that too! Sephiroth said that she also had her memory altered.
Yeah I don't know, that's a bit of a stretch. She's also a little too accepting of the idea. I mean maybe I could believe that Cloud's true memories didn't kick in because his mind was scrambled due to Mako exposure, but the rest is really pushing the suspension of disbelief.
Second issue with the story… Vincent. Vincent knows about Sephiroth. He knows about his past and where he comes from. So… why doesn't he speak up? When Sephiroth is on screen spouting off about his destiny and his mother, why doesn't Vincent tell him about Lucrecia? I mean yeah you could make the argument that Sephiroth probably wouldn't believe him, but why wouldn't you try? At the very least, it may give him pause.
Some people didn't use Vincent. Others just didn't have him in the party at the right time.
True, but the official story has Vincent there so that doesn't really hold water. Also, there are a few opportunities when the entire party is on screen where he could say something, despite not being in the party.
Third issue, the love interests. Tifa and Aeris (Aerith? Aeries? Aries??? WHATEVER!!)… what can I say about them?
Honestly, Tifa was the preferable character… and I'm not saying that because her cleavage was bigger than her head… no I'm not kidding…
(I hope Cloud knows a good chiropractor!)
She honestly, despite her flaws was a very energetic and loyal character. Even when Aeris came into the picture, she still stuck by Cloud. Despite everything, she was still there to care for him and comfort him when he needed it. However she did let her emotions run wild and honestly… well let's just say I didn't have her in the party all that much.
Then why is she the better of the two?
Because the other option is Aeris.
I actually liked this character when I was younger and now for the life of me, I can't remember why. Take almost any of her lines of dialogue in the game and try saying those things to people in real life. 'Hey that's Cloud's thing to say, blah, blah, blah.'
'Let's ride the airship together, promise? PROMISE ME!'
They're either going to think you're a little kid or have serious mental issues. Granted, she's not the only character with this problem… "Dr. Hojo has named me Red XIII, call me whatever you wish."
… or you could just tell us your damn name! We're likely to find out sooner or later anyway! Seriously, what's your problem?
This actually was revealed a lot more in the game Crisis Core where people started to theorize that Aeris may have had some kind of mental deficiency. I remember message boards going so far as to ask if she was mentally retarded. Granted her character wasn't done any favors in Final Fantasy Crisis Core, but we're not really addressing that game here.
On top of that, Aeris is just annoying. She constantly laughing about something or acting like a little kid. On top of all of that, she was kind of the White Mage of this Final Fantasy despite this game not really needing one. Not only that, but her character is really in question. She barely even addresses the nature of Cloud's relationship with Tifa during her time with the party and at some points seems to either try to sneak around behind it. Even if Cloud expressly says that Tifa is his girlfriend.
Thankfully you have the option of not being nice to her, at which point Tifa shows up for your date at the Golden Saucer and you don't really have to deal with Aeris past the first act. So that's a plus.
Let's move on to the story… I've already stated what I take issue with in terms of the main character, but let's look at the side quests. First of all, too many of them go nowhere. Who is the Kalm Traveler? What was his mission? Who was the man in the pipe in Sector 6? What's his backstory? What is Aeris doing back in the church after she dies, only to disappear when you turn your back? A lot of these things go nowhere and it feels like there is an incomplete chapter in the game that was supposed to tie these things together.
Also when you leave Cait Sith in the temple and he's destroyed, it's written in a way that makes it a sad scene. Cait Sith was a likable character… despite having a bit of a forced introduction. So saying goodbye to him was actually a moving scene… too bad it was ruined two seconds later by a second model showing up. Also not helping things is when Cloud gives the black material to Sephiroth while your party… just kind of stands there. Yeah, they don't make any effort to stop him… only a spectral figure of Cloud as a child… again not really explained, makes any effort.
When the inevitable happens, Aeris tries to comfort Cloud, only to have him jump on her and start beating the crap out of her… our hero everyone. When he's not lying about his past to hide the shame of his personal failures, he's beating up on women.
This is the major problem with Final Fantasy 7. It is edgy and it's plot lines are interesting, but it never seems to follow through on them. Too little is explained and is up to the audience to figure out, and the whole thing just kind of becomes a muddled mess.
I will say that I was not a fan of the ending, but that may be more because of my personal bias against open endings.
So that's pretty much my feelings on Final Fantasy 7. The characters are incredibly flawed to the point of unbelievably, the story is a mess and… really that's all I can say about it. However I am someone who was a much bigger fan of Final Fantasy 8, so take that as you will. Of the Final Fantasies, 6(US) and 8 were the two best in my opinion. I never played any after X-2 due to 11 being an MMO and as I got older, I really didn't have the time to put into them. So if you're going to judge my taste, judge it on that.
Wait, wait, why did you like Final Fantasy 8 better?
Well honestly because despite being rushed into production thanks to FF7's success, Final Fantasy 8 had a much more dynamic story, even more impressive graphics, and several twists and turns that made the game far more addictive. The characters were still pretty childish, but I had an easier time believing that these were teenagers… immature teenagers in some cases, but teens never the less.
The only major complaint I had was that its left up to the audience to figure out, despite being fairly obvious, who Squall's parents were. (Hint: He shows up on the Ragnarok at the end of the game.) Also, up until X-2 came out, it had the best ending out of any Final Fantasy.
You actually liked X-2?
Haha… not really. The characters were annoying and the job system was flawed at best. I actually had to use a gameshark to get the 100% ending, but honestly… if you combine X and X-2 as one long story… the complete ending is actually very satisfying and wonderful.
So take that as you will. Final Fantasys 6(US) and 8 are the superior titles. Final Fantasy 7 isn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, I just don't think it's as good as anyone remembers. It has very serious flaws that stick out more and more with each replay and sadly… its a major detractor in my opinion.
Will I play the remake? If I have time, yeah I'd love to give it a try. Hopefully some of these things will be fixed and it's not just a re-textured redress of the original.
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Controversial maybe. I agree with this. My first Final Fantasy was X, then I went back for the others, so I played VII relatively late. There's some good parts to it, but the story is almost incomprehensible. I got to the end, read a few wikis and gave up. If the remake is reasonably priced (unlikely) I might give it a go just to see if it can clear up some of the logic (Did Aerith recognise Zack in Cloud and that's why she clung to him? If the Sephiroth we chased in the game was just a clone, why did killing him work, when there were other clones around? Why was Vincent an optional character when his story was integral to understanding the whole plot? Etc…) but I just don't see it as a classic compared to VI or IX, my favourites.


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Commonwealth v. Scudder
490 Pa. 415 (1980)
416 A.2d 1003
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Vaugn SCUDDER, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted March 3, 1980.
*416 *417 Darrell L. Kadunce, Butler, for appellant.
Robert F. Hawk, Asst. Dist. Atty., Butler, for appellee.
Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.
NIX, Justice.
On the night of June 21, 1976, or early morning hours of June 22, a van was stolen from in front of a house in the Borough of Etna, Allegheny County. At or about noon on June 22, the wife of the owner of the stolen van was driving on Route 8 when she saw the van approaching from the opposite direction in which she was travelling. She turned her vehicle around, followed the van and when she was satisfied that the vehicle was her husband's van, radioed the police by CB radio. In response to her call, the township police gave chase in two patrol cars over a distance of three miles. The patrol used sirens and overhead lights but the driver of the van refused to heed their direction to stop. The van was eventually stopped by a roadblock set up by the police.
A search of the van revealed two riding mowers, both had also been stolen. One of the mowers was taken from the possession of its owner on June 22 and the other within a day or two prior to the date of the arrest. Also found in the van was a spray can of blue paint that had apparently been *418 used to paint the van's side windows after it had been taken from the possession of the rightful owner and a jumped ignition switch hanging under the van's dashboard.
The driver of the stolen van, Wayne Paananen, and appellant, a passenger in the vehicle at the time that it was stopped, were arrested and charged with various offenses. After a trial by jury, appellant was found guilty of three counts of receiving stolen goods for the van and the two mowers. After sentence was imposed, an appeal was taken to the Superior Court which affirmed. We granted allocatur and now reverse.
Appellant charges that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts. The test for sufficiency of evidence is whether accepting as true all the evidence and all reasonable inferences deductible from such evidence, upon which the trier of fact could have based its verdict, the evidence and inferences are sufficient in law to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Commonwealth v. Williams, 468 Pa. 357, 362 A.2d 244 (1976); Commonwealth v. Ilgenfritz, 466 Pa. 345, 353 A.2d 387 (1976). Moreover, in reviewing the evidence, we must consider it in the light most favorable to the verdict winner. Commonwealth v. Ilgenfritz, supra; Commonwealth v. Green, 464 Pa. 557, 347 A.2d 682 (1975); Commonwealth v. Rife, 454 Pa. 506, 312 A.2d 406 (1973). Guilt may be inferred from circumstantial evidence as well as direct evidence and circumstantial evidence alone, if sufficiently strong to support the inference beyond a reasonable doubt, may sustain the verdict of guilt. Commonwealth v. Williams, supra; Commonwealth v. Shaffer, 447 Pa. 91, 288 A.2d 727 (1972); Commonwealth v. Roscioli, 454 Pa. 59, 309 A.2d 396 (1973); Commonwealth v. Thomas, 429 Pa. 727, 239 A.2d 354 (1968).
The section under which appellant was charged provides:
(a) Offense defined. A person is guilty of theft if he intentionally receives, retains, or disposes of movable property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has probably been stolen, unless the property is received, retained, or disposed with intent to restore it to the owner. *419 (b) Definition. As used in this section the word "receiving" means acquiring possession, control or title, or lending on the security of the property. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3925
Appellant contends that the evidence does not establish that he either "intentionally received" or "knew" that the property had been stolen. Appellant is correct in his assertion that both of these elements must be established by the Commonwealth to sustain the charges. Commonwealth v. Peluso, 481 Pa. 641, 393 A.2d 344 (1978); Commonwealth v. Davis, 444 Pa. 11, 280 A.2d 119 (1971). The Commonwealth counters by citing the fact that he was in the van,[1] that the two mowers were also in the van, that the paint used for painting the windows was in the van, and that the operator of the vehicle attempted to avoid the police. None of these factors individually or collectively would support a finding of appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
As a passenger in the vehicle, there is no basis for finding that appellant "received" either the van or the mowers. There is no showing that appellant exercised conscious control or dominion over these goods. Commonwealth v. Davis, supra. Such a conclusion is not warranted merely because a person was a passenger in the stolen vehicle. Commonwealth v. Armstead, 452 Pa. 49, 305 A.2d 1 (1973); Commonwealth v. Taylor, 69 Pa.D. & C.2d 748 (1974).[2] Nor does the fact that the operator attempted to flee provide a basis for such an inference, without some showing that the passenger directed, encouraged or consented to the actions of the operator in this regard. The inference of guilt arising *420 from flight may not be imputed to a passenger unless there is some evidence to indicate that the passenger concurred in the judgment to flee.
The evidence is equally devoid of any factors that would support an inference that appellant was aware the items were stolen. Commonwealth v. Henderson, 451 Pa. 452, 304 A.2d 154 (1973). Thus, we must look to determine whether there was a basis from which an inference could be drawn that appellant knew or should have known that the van was stolen. The fact that the side windows had been recently painted and the paint and the gloves used to do the painting was in the van do not help to support such an inference. The painting of windows on such a vehicle is not so uncommon an event as would arouse the suspicion of the reasonably prudent man.
The Commonwealth stresses the fact of the jumped ignition switch. The significance of this fact when offered against the operator of a vehicle pales when it is offered to establish the guilty knowledge of the passenger. The Commonwealth *421 relies upon the fact that the condition was observable. Knowledge that the van was started without a key is not the critical factor pointing to guilt. The inference of guilt flows from the fact that the operator would be aware of why he was required to use this means to start the motor. Here, there is no showing that appellant was privy to such information. Further, there are too many lawful reasons that might explain the necessity in starting a vehicle in this manner to charge a passenger with guilty knowledge from the fact that he was aware that the operator started the vehicle without the use of the key.
Finally, we note that the trial court in its analysis attempted to overcome the vacuity in the proof by drawing an adverse inference from the fact that the defendant failed to exculpate himself at the time of the arrest. The fallacy of this reasoning is obvious and has been repudiated in this jurisdiction. Commonwealth v. Greco, 465 Pa. 400, 350 A.2d 826 (1976); Commonwealth v. Stafford, 450 Pa. 252, 299 A.2d 590 (1973); Commonwealth v. Haideman, 449 Pa. 367, 296 A.2d 765 (1972); Commonwealth v. Dravecz, 424 Pa. 582, 227 A.2d 904 (1967).
The judgments of sentence are reversed and the appellant is discharged.
KAUFFMAN, J., dissents.
[1] The defense attempted to establish that appellant had been picked up by Paananen as a hitchhiker. Although Paananen and appellant had previously met, there was no showing of a close association between the two.
[2] Even though the Commonwealth was proceeding under a theory of joint possession, the Commonwealth was, nevertheless, required to establish the conscious control or dominion over the goods by the accused. Of course, if the evidence established a conspiracy, of which the accused is a member, and that conspiracy had as its objective the possession of the goods, or the possession of the goods served as a means to achieve the objective of the conspiracy, this requirement would be satisfied. Here, however, there was no proof of a conspiracy between the appellant and Paananen.
The situation here is quite similar to that in the case of Commonwealth v. Tirpak, 441 Pa. 534, 272 A.2d 476 (1971). In Tirpak this Court stated:
Under these circumstances, the basis of the Commonwealth's case was the legal theory of constructive or joint possession. The Commonwealth attempts to prove this by proof of the appellants at the scene, opportunity to commit or join in the possession or control of the marijuana, guilt by association, and suspicion or conjecture. Under the particular facts and circumstances of this case, this is not sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that these four defendants were guilty of the crimes for which they were indicted and convicted, namely, the possession or control of drugs. Id., 441 Pa. at 537, 272 A.2d at 478. See also Commonwealth v. Davis, supra; Commonwealth v. Russell, 444 Pa. 4, 279 A.2d 185, 186 (1971).
As we have repeatedly stated, we will not draw the inference of possession from mere presence or proximity. Commonwealth v. Davis, supra; Commonwealth v. Russell, supra.
Additionally, it should be noted that we are not here concerned with any inference of guilt that may be drawn from the fact of recent possession. The obvious reason is because we find that the evidence has not established possession in appellant.
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Rodrigo Emanuel Saracho (General Pacheco, Buenos Aires; 6 de enero de 1994) es un futbolista argentino. Juega como arquero y su equipo actual es Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba de la Primera División de Argentina.

Trayectoria

Inicios
Saracho realizó las divisiones inferiores en San Lorenzo entre 2008 y 2014.

Olimpo
En 2015, Saracho reforzó el arco de Olimpo, equipo que en ese momento disputaba la Primera División. En el club no disputó ningún partido profesional, pero fue convocado 5 veces al banco de suplentes (entre ellos un partido ante su ex equipo, San Lorenzo).

Estudiantes
Saracho firmó en 2016 contrato con Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, club que disputaba la Primera B Metropolitana. Su debut llegó un año después, en el empate 1-1 frente a Colegiales.

Para la siguiente temporada, el arquero bonaerense logró asentarse en el arco de Estudiantes, disputando 26 partidos. Mismo escenario en el campeonato siguiente, cuando logró más titularidad con 35 encuentros en el torneo. Además, en la 2018-19, el Pincha de Caseros consiguió el ascenso a la Primera B Nacional.

En la segunda categoría comenzó como suplente, pero en noviembre de 2019 comenzó a tener más protagonismo y, finalmente, retomó la titularidad como en el torneo transición de 2020, siendo partícipe en todos los encuentros.

Quilmes
Luego de rechazar una oferta de Racing Club, Rodrigo Saracho se convirtió, a principios de 2021, en refuerzo de Quilmes. Vendido ahora no estás ni de suplente ja

Barracas Central
Previo al partido definitorio frente a Barracas Central por el segundo ascenso, acordó de palabra su contrato con el equipo de la familia Tapia. Luego de perder la final por penales Saracho firmó con Barracas Central.

Estadísticas
 Actualizado al último partido disputado el 17 de octubre de 2022

Referencias

Enlaces externos
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Futbolistas de Argentina
Futbolistas de las inferiores del Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Futbolistas del Club Olimpo
Futbolistas del Club Atlético Estudiantes
Futbolistas del Quilmes Atlético Club en los años 2020
Futbolistas del Club Atlético Barracas Central
Futbolistas del Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
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