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1178. Rashomon (羅生門) (1950)
By The Mad Movie Man on	 December 10, 2015 1950, 6 - 7.9, 80-89 mins, Crime, Dec 15, Drama, Japan, Movies Of 2015, Review
7.5 Technically ingenious
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon is a Japanese film about four people who recount the story of a murder in the forest, but no-one knows who to believe.
This a fantastically directed and acted film that is clearly one of the most influential of all time, in terms of cinematic techniques to advance films beyond the more theatrical Old Hollywood age into the modern era. It may be occasionally a little convoluted in its unorthodox story structure, but in general, this is a class that deserves big praise.
What is by far the most impressive is Akira Kurosawa's directing. This is the first film of his that I've ever seen, and it was his first real breakout picture, so it's a good place to start. What makes it so outstanding to look at is that he defied cinematic conventions at the time to create a very natural-looking and more energetic movie, in comparison to what people were used to, which was closer, more front-on camerawork that just didn't feel as natural.
So, Kurosawa uses tracking shots, wide and long shots throughout to create more visual variety for you to watch and enjoy. He only reverts to the front-on shots when it's absolutely necessary, in the trial scenes, but in general, this film looks as if it's light years ahead of anything else that the rest of the world was producing in 1950, which is something that really needs to be recognised and continually commended.
The performances are also fantastic. The main actors tell their characters' versions of the story brilliantly, and in general don't go overboard with emotion or drama, but are still never too quiet and understated, which would be more boring to watch. (Although I do have to say that the main actress does go a little bit overboard in one of her scenes – she's meant to – but it's still way more than needed).
The story itself is also very impressive. Using the non-linear structure of telling the same story numerous times through flashback, it breaks yet another convention, and succeeds in doing that, as I felt quickly engrossed in the mystery of what really happened on that fateful day in the woods.
I do have to say that, as only one person is ultimately telling the truth, some of the stories do feel very convoluted, and especially when put back-to-back, can be a little confusing, which became somewhat frustrating to watch for me at points.
In general, though, Rashomon is a hugely impressive classic drama that not only succeeds in making an entertaining and interesting watch, but is also notable for breaking so many conventions of its time to begin a new wave in cinematic history, and that's why it gets a 7.5 from me.
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I'm on holiday tomorrow, so thought to release the weekly mail one day early.
Ignoring Facebook's 5th birthday and the launch of @Twestival (a charity raising event that is running on Twitter), diversity and nationalism are two big themes this week, so I've been trawling the web for some interesting examples. The three sites below will hopefully give you some food for thought.
I've just finished reading Blood River, which is an engaging story about how a journalist tries to recreate Stanley's historic route following the Congo river to its source. Having spent time in Africa in my youth, the book is a healthy reminder of an incredible continent that showcases the best and worst of mankind's idiosyncrasies.
Anyway, one of the biggest issues in the Congo has been the constant suppression of information by the various ruling bodies, which has made it incredibly difficult to understand the scale of anarchy and brutality that exists. This is about to change. Some bright spark has used a platform called Ushahidi to enable content to penetrate areas that are typically news blackout areas e.g. the Congo. Users can submit information by a number of means, including SMS (mobile penetration in Africa is vast and continually expanding) and the result is a live (and depressing) chart of a country that is tearing itself apart. Hopefully this information will help drive change in a region that desperately needs it.
In December, the Telegraph announced the development of a Virtual World aimed specifically at Muslims. MuxlimPal (an offshoot of muxlim.com) aligns community values and standards that may not be acceptable in Second Life, which is banned in some Muslim countries. Through a cartoon avatar, members can control several "meters" governing happiness, fitness, knowledge and spirituality that change when the character carries out tasks in the social world. The idea grew out of observing what Muxlim.com's 1.5 million monthly users spent most of their time on and while the site is in Beta, it will be interesting to see how it takes off. Muxlim Pal's creators also hope that the site will engender understanding amongst non-muslims.
The British Monarchy website has undergone a revamp and the output is pretty impressive. Follow the Royal of your choice through engaging content that is supported by Google Maps integration, YouTube integration, RSS feeds and image libraries, all supported by linguistic variants (Gaelic and Welsh). Did you know that the first ever mass communication from a reigning British Monarch was sent in 1918 by George V? Or that when the Queen allowed TV cameras inside Westminster Abbey for the first time in 1953, that over ½ million additional TV sets were sold in the weeks running up to the event? Or that the Queen visited Google last year and uploaded a video to YouTube? And who said the Royals were stuffy and outdated?


There are many drinks and each claim the responsibility of giving you the taste as well as enjoyment of the drink. Snapple is one such drink. There are many ways to market the drinks and to retain that market is even harder than the marketing itself. Snapple knows how they can capture the youth's attention and there taste bound to Snapple only.
One more thing: For the time being, the "random" freature doesn't seem to include more than one paragraph. Trying to figure this out right now.
Hello, you may notice we have a new random page feature. I've been after this for ages, and we finally have it. This means 2 things.
1. The new button produces a random fact once every 60 seconds. This is for technical reasons, but I might remove it because of this.
2. The best thing, is we now have google gadgets. When people go to their google homepage, they can now have a random fact pretty much every time. At the moment it displays a topic (linked to the original page), the name and avatar of the user who submitted it, the content, and some digg, facebook, etc links.
The reason I mention this is because I think in general, people want the credit for their own facts, and secondly because I'm thinking of locking down the "freely editable" part. I may have to go over any swearing too (need ideas on this) as google won't allow it.
I think that's it, let me know here.
See you up the Harte? Me & Mulder'll be there an hour or so.
It's Maurice Gibb, not Maurice Gibbs.
Maurice Gibbs is actually the world toothpaste-eating champion.
Sorry, what is a snapple fact?!?
Re: Does anyone check the forums?
in discussion Important discussions / Random stuff » Does anyone check the forums?
… Yeh, the site appears to be down now.
what do you reckon? .com isn't available but .co.uk is.
not sure if people will get the inference of the song "I left my heart in San Fransisco".


Silver - Onyx There are 2 products.
Onyx - multicolour, striped or black, magmatic origin, semi-precious stone, most often found in Brazil, Russia and Uruguay. Brings success and wealth. Onyx is useful to wear after serious illness or just when you are tired if you want to strengthen your body to recuperate.
Circle silver ring with black onyx mineral; it is a perfect shape symbolising continuity and eternity.
Silver earrings with onyx, the metal which is found in the hollows of the vulcanic rocks.


A belt made out of the nearly invincible, elementium-fused adamantium plates grafted onto Deathwing, which claim "protection from harm".
Sell price 75g? Quite high for a piece of gear, very high compared to its other versions, and I think also quite high compared to the heroic-normal sell ratio of other gear.
Quite a surprise and a nice chunk to pick up.
"From the plates, protection from harm"


Every week brings new projects, emails, documents, and task lists. How much of this is totally different from the work you have done before? Odds are, maybe not much. Many of our tasks are variants on something we've done countless times before.
Don't reinvent the wheel every single time you start something fresh. Rather, use templates–standardized documents as starting point. Once you save another variant of the template, just add, eliminate, or change any data for that unique record, and you'll have the job.
Templates work anywhere: in word processors, spreadsheets, project management programs, survey platforms, and email. Here's how to use templates and to automatically create documents from a template–so you can get your ordinary tasks faster.
That is only one advantage: Using a template means you're not as inclined to leave out key info, also. For example, if you want to send freelance writers a contributor arrangement, modifying a standard contract template (rather than writing a new contract each time) ensures you won't leave out that crucial clause regarding owning the material once you've paid for this.
Templates also guarantee consistency. You send investors or clients regular project updates. Using a template, you know the update will have the formatting, layout, and standard structure.
Imagine you are creating a template of your own resume. You would want to list facts so you'll have all the information you want to apply for any job.
You always have the option to delete less-important notes on, but if it's not in the template you might forget it.
Some tools will automatically fill in all these variables for you (more on that in a bit). But should you have to fill in the data by yourself, include some text that is obvious and simple to look for so you can find text that needs to be changed without much work.


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Specialized immune cells and bacteria meet in the gut and these cells hitchhike on other cells and travel through the body to either support or add strain to those body systems. Types of antibodies the body makes, the kinds of infections the body is able to kill, and how the body is able to handle inflammation all take place in the gut. Don't take for granted how the food you eat can make your break your gut health, and your whole body health. Support your immune system with the foods you eat with these 3 tips.
One of the best things you can do for your immune system is to eat fermented foods that have naturally occurring probiotics. Freshly fermented foods have some benefits that probiotic capsules don't. Probiotic capsules have a wide variety of quality and inferior quality probiotics will not withstand the acidity of the stomach and therefore provide very little live beneficial bacteria to the colon where probiotics are needed. Probiotic capsules also need to be taken consistently in most cases to provide their best benefits. Fermented foods can actually imbed, or seed into the gut where they can continue to reproduce good bacteria making them a very helpful and hospitable host long term. Probiotic capsules are often needed to get the potency of probiotics needed for specific health conditions and specific probiotic strains can be used to target certain conditions. Therefore, the fermented foods should be eaten regularly to support beneficial bacteria in the gut long term and probiotic capsules added as needed for targeted treatment. Overall, consuming any type of probiotics are going to support beneficial bacteria in the body which will help prevent illness and cellular damage.
Food sensitivities can wreak havoc on the immune system. The inflammatory response from the body misreading signals and inadequately digesting foods that causes the body to react to certain foods and not others is a constant challenge to the immune system. Food sensitivities are a common trigger for autoimmune conditions which are at the root immune system diseases. One way food sensitivities develop is when the same foods are eaten day in and day out. Historically, cultures relied on growing seasons for the variety of foods eaten at any given time. This means foods would be eaten likely for a few months at a time before different foods became the predominant part of the diet during a different season. With modern agriculture came the transport of food across the world. Particularly in developed countries, it is possible to eat the same foods every day for years. While this may be convenient, it is not hospitable to a healthy gut and can contribute to the immune system going haywire. Changing foods with the seasons can support good gut health and protect your immune system year round. Seasonal guides like this one are readily available if you are not even sure what foods naturally grow in what seasons in your area.
Quite simply, grains are not needed for great health and they are actually detrimental to most people. Gluten containing grains (wheat, rye, barley) are particularly problematic. Gluten causes inflammation in the body and contributes to leaky gut by producing excess zonulin. Zonulin breaks down the tight junctions in the gut lining letting undigested food particles escape. This triggers an immune response and inflammation as the body attacks the food particles as foreign invaders. Many people are beginning to understand the problems with gluten and turn to gluten free grains as a substitute. These are not needed and can also cause problems such as blood sugar imbalances, insulin resistance, inflammation from lectins and when overused contribute to food sensitivities. Instead of grains, the body will be much better supported by eating primarily organic vegetables, grass fed/pastured meat and eggs, fruit and quality fat such as avocado, coconut oil, and grass-fed butter or ghee.
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Cytonn's CEO Edwin Dande, chief investment officer Elizabeth Nkukuu, head of legal Patricia Wanjama and financial controller claim that criminal complaints Britam has filed against them are attempts to paint them as fraudsters.
Britam claims that the Cytonn executives founded Cytonn, a competitor, while still working for it hence creating an illegal conflict of interest.
Executives of Cytonn Investments have claimed in a new court petition that their former employer, Britam, has been harassing them for founding a competing firm.
They also claim that Britam has refused to furnish them with crucial documents including audits that would help the Cytonn executives prove that they did not illegally transfer any funds from their former employer's coffers.
Britam is yet to respond to the suit.
Cytonn wants Britam compelled to furnish it with a forensic audit report carried out on the fund manager's books, and a legal audit done on Britam's transactions to establish whether the disputed transfer of funds was illegal as claimed by the fund manager.
Mr Dande holds that the sums Britam claims were illegally transferred by its former employees were already recovered from another firm—Acorn Group.
He says the Sh5 billion was transferred to Acorn's accounts with the knowledge and approval of top Britam officials.
Britam recovered the sums in a settlement that saw it withdraw five civil suits filed against Cytonn, Acorn and several subsidiaries that were to be used to carry out a number of real estate projects.
The Cytonn CEO says despite obtaining a temporary court order barring the arrest and prosecution of the four former Britam employees, police have proceeded to prepare charge sheets to arraign them in court.
"Your petitioners therefore prays for an order compelling Britam to provide them with the settlement agreement between Britam and Acorn Group and the legal audit performed by Coulson Harney of all transactions handled by Mr Dande, Ms Wanjama, Ms Nkukuu and Mr Arora," Mr Dande says.
Britam has also filed complaints against Ms Nkukuu, Mr Arora and Ms Wanjama before the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Institute of Certified Financial Analysts and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) respectively, as it seeks the deregistration of its former employees.
Mr Dande reveals in the suit that a joint venture between Britam and Acorn was the source of a fallout that saw him, Ms Nkukuu, Ms Wanjama and Mr Arora exit Britam to found their own company—Cytonn Investments.


We're busy preparing to remodel spaces we moved out of last spring, building a new catheterization lab for cardiac patients, adding a rooftop garden terrace atop level seven, constructing additional patient rooms on two empty floors in the forest zone and making a number of other improvements around the hospital.
Contractors will return to the hospital in May to complete these important projects within the new building. Although most of the work involves interior spaces, some activity will be visible on the exterior for the next few months.
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Monzo is now valued at $4.5 billion after new funding round
Monzo is now valued at $4.5 billion after a new funding round led by Abu Dhabi Growth Fund.
UK based digital bank Monzo, founded in 2015, has just closed a new funding round which has raised more than $500 million (£377 million). The company is now valued at $4.5 billion (£3.4 billion).
This funding round was led by Abu Dhabi Growth, it also included new investors Coatue and Alpha Wave Ventures and Accel and Goodwater which are investors from previous rounds.
During the pandemic Monzo had its valuation reduced by as much as 40%, seeing it reach £1.25 billion. The pandemic caused many issues for Monzo, during 2020 the bank reported a net loss of £130 million which was an increase from 2019 and there were warnings of a "material uncertainty" for Monzo to continue operating. Monzo is still yet to reach profitability and it has struggled to increase revenues, but now it would appear the situation as a whole is improving for the bank.
Monzo CEO, TS Anil has said:
"This investment means we'll grow further and faster as we continue on our journey to reinvent banking, and become the one app that sits at the centre of our customers' financial lives,"
At the time of writing, Monzo has over 5.7 million customers and the bank was the 4th most switched to the bank in the 2nd quarter this year. Monzo had a net gain of 5,707 customers from the current account switch service. Halifax was at the top with a net gain of 16,684 and Monzo rival Starling Bank came in second with a net gain of 13,720.
For quite a while Monzo has been attempting to expand into the United States, but earlier this year the bank announced it has cancelled its application for a banking licence in the US. Despite cancelling the banking licence application in the US, Monzo appears to remain committed to the country.
In the UK Monzo has seen some big changes this year, including new products. The company says it had doubled revenues in 2021 and over 300,000 customers are now using paid accounts (Monzo Plus and Premium).
For a while, Monzo has also been very conservative with its lending, but now it is expanding into more lending products with the recent launch of Monzo Flex, which is a Buy Now Pay Later offering that lets customers spread eligible transactions out over 3 months interest-free or up to 12 months with interest. It differs from offerings from companies such as Klarna for example due to the fact Monzo Flex acts more like a credit card, customers only need to apply once and are then given a credit limit, Monzo Flex now also includes a Virtual Card.
The Financial Times reported that people familiar with the matter told them that Monzo may be exploring new products such as investing in stocks and even cryptocurrency trading, however, nothing is confirmed yet.
It is likely new offerings from Monzo will arrive in the near future as the bank looks for more ways to increase its revenue on its path towards profitability. It was also previously reported earlier this year that Monzo may be getting close to an IPO.

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Adi and Pankhudi goes to Australia along with the newly weds Rubel and Payal for the impending honeymoon. While honeymoon was not the only thing in their mind, but their mission was to search Purushottam Deewan's sister in law Anisha James Waterson. Both of the couple try to search for Anisha and meanwhile roam on the streets of Australia. They enjoy the trip a lot.
Pankhudi and Payal meet Anisha through Kaira's fiancee Varun. Adi and Rubel come to know about Varun's presence in Australia. Varun tells them that Anisha is like a mother to him and he wanted to clear his confusions about marriage so that's why came to Australia to have a word with his Anny.


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Blue Jays: Who has had the worst season as a Blue Jay in 2019?
By Chris Henderson
TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 2: Mark Shapiro speaks to the media as he is introduced as president of the Toronto Blue Jays during a press conference on November 2, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
CLEVELAND, OHIO – APRIL 07: Shortstop Freddy Galvis #16 and Socrates Brito #38 of the Toronto Blue Jays as Brito catches a fly ball hit by Kevin Plawecki #27 of the Cleveland Indians during the fourth inning at Progressive Field on April 07, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
Socrates Brito
Even though Socrates Brito was only with the Toronto Blue Jays for 17 games, his impact (or lack thereof) won't soon be forgotten.
The outfielder was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks and was immediately given a chance to win a job in the Blue Jays' outfield. He was touted as someone who could potentially possess all five tools, and while he did show off some speed that was enticing, I would say the rest of it would now qualify as hogwash.
Brito hit an astonishingly bad .077/.163/.128 in his 39 at-bats and managed a -0.7 bWAR rating. He was a -0.1 defender who couldn't get on base, and the Blue Jays continued to stick with him hoping that he would turn things around and prove their early forecasts of his potential would be correct. That never came even close to happening.
Really, it's hard to believe that he only played in 17 games when I think back to how long it felt like Blue Jay fans were sick of watching him struggle. It felt like forever, and really it was only a few weeks. I could say the same about Alen Hanson, and probably should have given him his own slide in this piece, but the two of them always felt like one giant mess to me, for no related reason other than they arrived at the same time. But as bad as Hanson was during his short stay, Brito was worse.
Not surprisingly, no one claimed the 26-year-old when he was designated for assignment, so he's still in Buffalo serving as depth and hitting .321. However, I would think that it would take a pretty significant rash of injuries before Brito will get another chance in the big leagues with the Blue Jays again. Without beating a dead horse here, the guy was really, really bad in his short tenure in Toronto.


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Communication Within Teams in the IT Industry
By Aaron S. Robertson
The following is the author's contribution to a group paper submitted in May 2012 for a class assignment in a course on teams. The author is currently pursuing a master of science in management degree from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. For this assignment, the group analyzed a working group within a company in the IT industry. The working group was experiencing communication breakdowns, misunderstandings, and other issues between its members.
In order to overcome the obstacles the group within the company is currently facing, it is imperative that communication is improved. Communication is no doubt important for the health and vitality of any team or organization, but it may prove especially important for firms engaged in the business of software and engineering, where there is often highly-specialized technical or industry-specific language in use, both in written and verbal forms. This jargon, along with insights, ways of thinking, goals, needs, and so forth, may not be so well-understood by other teams within such an organization, like sales, marketing, support, operations, and etc. This is where communication breakdowns, misunderstandings, and barriers can easily occur. Wagstrom, Herbsleb, & Carley (2010) attest to this by pointing out that,
Software is often developed by dynamic and virtual teams. Frequently forming for short term tasks, dynamically adding and removing team members, and often incorporating members at remote sites, communication amongst members is never a given and is rarely predictable. Successful teams must contend with a myriad of challenges including gaps in organizational knowledge, a lack of experience working together, and varying skill sets (p. 1).
Addressing engineering in broader terms, our colleague Aaron Robertson was recently a participant in a meeting that took place at his town's public high school. That meeting, in which prominent members of the business community, parents, academics from post-secondary institutions, and select teachers and support staff from the high school also took part in, resolved to find ways to create more opportunities for local high school students interested in pursuing post-secondary education, and eventually, careers, in an engineering field. A variety of possible solutions emerged from the discussion, including additions or revisions made to the specialized elective curriculum at the high school and the creation of a number of community partnerships. One of the common themes shared at this meeting was the perception, whether real or perceived, that many engineering students and engineers are ineffective communicators, and, tying into their communication skills, struggle to bridge their skillful craft with themes like business, marketing, and entrepreneurship (A. Robertson, personal communication, April 30, 2012).
Returning to the subject of communication specifically, Pentland (2012), in research he and his colleagues recently conducted on the role and power of communication within teams, found that,
With remarkable consistency, the data confirmed that communication indeed plays a critical role in building successful teams. In fact, we've found patterns of communication to be the most important predictor of a team's success. Not only that, but they are as significant as all the other factors—individual intelligence, personality, skill, and the substance of discussions—combined (p. 62).
One strategy that would help foster more efficient and effective communication and hence improve overall coherence amongst team members is the creation of a problem statement, followed by the implementation of a team charter that seeks to adequately address the problem that has been identified and targeted for correction or improvement. Such a strategy is known simply as "localizing the problem". Scholtes, Joiner, & Streibel (2003) elaborate on this process, stating,
One way to define a problem is to pinpoint when and where the problem occurs. This is called "localizing." You will use your energies best if you localize a problem before plunging deeply into a project. Often the problem observed may only be a symptom of other problems upstream in the process. For example, an error that appears when calling up a computer record could be caused upstream when the information is entered into the computer, or mistakes in a customer's bill may result from mistakes in the original order or any steps in between. Localizing directs the team to the part of the process that really needs improvement (p. 2-12).
In the instance of the particular group this team is analyzing, the problem can be summed up by stating that communication barriers currently exist between members of the group's two divisions, the engineering and operations sides, respectively. Obstacles such as lack of formally-established migration process, coupled with barriers like a lack of fully understanding the jargon, needs, goals, and insights of colleagues on the other side of the group result in numerous inefficiencies that can easily be corrected by a commitment on the part of the team in adopting a charter. But Mathieu & Rapp (2009) take the team chartering process a step further, cautioning that establishing a charter alone will not necessarily lead to a high-performance team. Their research indicates that a team must not only have a quality charter in place to be of noteworthy caliber, but must also pair that charter with solid performance strategies, as well. They note that,
…we extend existing theory on team development by demonstrating that devoting time to laying a foundation for both teamwork (i.e., team charters) and taskwork (performance strategies) can pay dividends in terms of more effective team performance over time…Teams that developed either high-quality team charters or high-quality performance strategies exhibited less effective performance trajectories than did those teams that developed both high-quality charters and strategies (p. 99).
Certainly, this is not meant to somehow downplay or undervalue the role of the charter in a team's success – or lack thereof. Indeed, Robinson (2005) submits that, "Whether a team's charter is…contingency planning for the entire organization or…limited in scope to problems that face its own members, taking the time to think through what happens during a crisis makes an enormous impact…" (p. 26).
In any case, there is no doubt that the inefficiencies brought on by these miscommunications can cost companies in major ways. Content (2012), in an interview he conducted with Johnson Controls CEO Steve Roell, noted that the company at one point, "…fell behind in its attempt to quickly launch new seating and interior components programs for multiple automakers simultaneously. Managers…going to go launch a new line were still dealing with operational challenges and last-minute changes sought by carmakers on another line…" (8D). In both cases, that of the group this team is analyzing and Johnson Controls, there appears to be a need for greater horizontal communication, a form of communication that, "…flows among coworkers and between different work units…its main purpose…coordination" (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2010, p. 418). "During this sideways communication," Kreitner & Kinicki (2010) go on to state, "employees share information and best practices, coordinate work activities and schedules, solve problems, offer advice and coaching, and resolve conflicts" (p. 418).
Content, T. (2012, April 29). Johnson controls ceo takes long-term view. Milwaukee journal sentinel, pp. 1D, 8D.
Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. (2010). Organizational behavior (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw- Hill/Irwin.
Mathieu, J. E., & Rapp, T. L. (2009). Laying the foundation for successful team performance trajectories: The roles of team charters and performance strategies. Journal of applied psychology, 94(1), 90-103.
Pentland, A. (2012). The new science of building great teams. Harvard business review, 90(4), 60-70.
Robinson, C. (2005). Prepared for the unexpected: Teamwork for troubled times. Journal for quality & participation, 28(1), 26-29.
Scholtes, P. R., Joiner, B. L., & Streibel, B. J. (2003). The team handbook (3rd ed.). Madison, WI: Oriel.
Wagstrom, P., Herbsleb, J. D., & Carley, K. M. (2010). Communication, team performance, and the individual: Bridging technical dependencies. Academy of management annual meeting proceedings, 1-7. doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2010.54500789
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Random Harvest
By Dothery,
September 29, 2012 in General Discussions
Dothery
Okay. This is my very favorite movie, which I can watch again and again, and not just for the soap opera aspect of the plot. It's a beautiful movie. The sets are perfect, the costumes as well. Susan Peters was such a delight as a young girl. For those of you who don't know her, she was shot in a hunting accident and paralyzed. She worked for a while longer, in wheelchair movies, but then eventually died, I believe of liver failure. At any rate, in RH she was young, beautiful and wonderfully talented.
Class was what this picture was all about. Ronald Colman and Greer Garson, perfectly matched. Some pictures you want to see again just to be with those people. Sometimes it's to be in their houses and enjoy the ambiance. In this movie it was all of those things.
I used to live in England, and I miss it and like being there again in movies like this. There are actually villages like the one where they lived, as fairytale as they seem in films. Friday Street is one (it's a town). The Terrace of Parliament is really there, and my neighbors were thrilled to be invited by their MP to have tea with him there. All wonderful sights and memories.
Swithin
LocationNew York City
It's one of my favorites, too. Watching the end of it today, I had two thoughts: home come the key to the cottege worked, after all those years? And wasn't anyone living there? Also that blossom-laden branch was as it had been years earlier! But these are points I bring up out of familiarity and affection for one of the greatest of films.
casablancalover2
LocationFL, USA
In my trips to England I didn't wonder at all about the forgotten key and the home with old locks. Some of those homes in the countryside have old locks. It is a different part of the world.
Those things occurred to me as well, but I could rationalize them with my memories of England. You didn't need to rent your house to keep it available, since most houses were all paid off (at least at the time the movie was set), and you could leave it as it was without having to get income from it, except to pay the taxes. Also, it might have been rented in the meantime. In either case, the key could still work. Probably a "daily" would have come in to keep the place in order, which was my first thought when he opened the door. What kind of shape is it in?
The tree ... well, it was only a few years, and trees can remain in their shape for a long time. I can't remember exactly how long it was, but I did make a couple of calculations ... the girl graduated from college, which would have put her at about 22, and when he arrived home from Liverpool he had lost three years, and she was 15 then. He'd been married to Greer for three years after the girl broke off their engagement. So ten years, approximately, that he'd been away from the cottge and the tree. (I'm not much good at math, but that's the best I can do. If you can think of another formula, let's hear it.) We had apple trees in our yard which had been there for many years but weren't very different than when they first began bearing.
Sooooo ... anyway I can suspend disbelief for Ronald Colman any time. Great picture.
kevshrop
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I agree with you Dothery. This is one special movie. I can really get lost, in a pleasant way, in the mood, the surroundings, the time, the manners of this movie. But another special part of it consists of the music by Herbert Stothart, which really helps to keep me in the movie. The soundtrack is available by the way via Screen Archives Entertainment. The CD also includes the music from THE YEARLING, also by Stothart. It's one of my favorite discs.
Totally agree with you. Btw, I had a friend in London who was the son of Greer Garson's first husband (Edward Snelson).
Every bit part in the movie is perfectly played. I tried to look up the church organist who plays hymns for Colman and Peters. Although so many uncredited cast members have been added to IMDB, that actor doesn't seem to be listed. Like the rest, he was wonderful.
misswonderly3
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."
Usually if a thread is about a movie I dislike, I just stay away from it.
The only reason I'm commenting on this one is, I feel *Random Harvest* is vastly over-rated. If it were a less famous film, and if it didn't seem to have so many adoring fans, I'd leave it alone. It's only when I feel something is over-rated, or I can't understand why everyone else seems to really like something, and I don't , that I go where angels fear to tread.
I do agree that there are many charming elements to the film, including the lovely scenery ( like the cottage) - although I also think a lot of it looks "set-like" , you can easily tell it's not location. Not that it matters, I suppose.
Also the actors are very likeable, especially Greer.
Here's where I have a problem with *Random Harvest* : the waste, the incredible, deplorable waste, of all those years they could have been together and happy. I know Greer wants "Smithie" to remember her and love her for her own sake, that it wouldn't be the same if she just told him about those happy years ( year?) they had together. But it's very frustrating for me to watch this part of the story. She doesn't even tell him after they're married - I mean, he's already married her, even if it was for practical reasons, why wouldn't she take him to their cottage to jog his memory before she does?
What a waste. And I feel it's just done to twist the audience's heart-strings.
Another film like this, that makes me frustrated and annoyed with the main characters, and that I know is also set up the way it is to wring maximum emotion out of the viewers, is *Love Affair* nad its remake, *An Affair to Remember*. And it too - the latter-named, anyway - is way more popular than I think it deserves.
Miss W., she wants to tell him. The psychiatrist -- played so well by the great Philip Dorn -- tells her she must not, it could be dangerous. But I agree with you about An Affair to Remember.
How do you feel about Baby Jane ? At the end of that film, Jane says to Blanche, when she finds out the truth, "we could have been friends..." So many situations in films could have been happy, if only...
Wasn't Stothart the musical genius behind the MacDonald/Eddy movies as well?
Hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised. Stothart was so much of the MGM "sound". With experience in composing for dramatic and musical features.


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Home Wisconsin Places to Go Elmer's Auto and Toy Museum
Ellemar October 9, 2018 October 9, 2018 Places to Go, Wisconsin
"I found a place for you, for your wanderer thingy," Ivan said. "You have to get out to see it, you're gonna love it!"
That was late September, maybe early October of 2017. I was in the throes of catching up on blog posts, creating products, writing – or trying to – a book about my 2016 photo project, plus working overtime at my 'day' job. Who had time for a day trip?
"But you've got to!" he protested. "It's got your favorite car!"
That got my attention. A real, true, 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona on display?
"They have a Superbird too. Only you can't take pictures," he added.
Say what? What's the point of going to a place where I can't take pictures? Still, with the lure of my dream car…
I've had a fascination with the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona for ages. The look of the high wing and nose cone say to me classic beauty. Speed. Freedom. It's a stand-alone symbol of a day when muscle cars ruled, firing the imaginations of those who appreciated fine vehicles with clean lines and powerful engines.
Yes, I know about the SuperBird. (That's my brother's favorite car, right after the late sixties Mustang and early seventies Chevy Nova.) Number one, the SuperBird wasn't the first car in history with the nose cone and wing; number two, it's not the first car in history to break the 200-mph speed barrier; number three, it just doesn't look as sleek and classy to my eyes as the Daytona. The SuperBird is an imitation of the true king of the aero cars. Plus, there were only 503 Daytonas built, as opposed to the 1935 of the 1970 SuperBird…
Yes, I'm kind of a muscle car geek. So what?
Well, what with one thing and another, we didn't get out to Elmer's until early October 2018. And by then both the Daytona and the SuperBird had been gone for a few weeks, sold to a private collector.
(Mourn, wail, howl! 304 original miles, still with the same tires it had been sold with on, and I missed the opportunity to see my very first favorite car ever with my own eyes! AUGHHHHH!!)
But it was still worth the trip.
So what's the story?
Fountain City is a small town along Highway 35, the Great River Road. Standing tall behind the houses and shops nestled at the riverside below, Eagle Bluff towers an impressive 550 feet above the water and offers a stunning view of the valley. Signs help guide a traveler to the country roads leading to Elmer's museum. Without those signs, it's a tricky find, even with smartphone maps to help.
As you drive up the curvy road leading to what looks like a farmyard, you see vehicle graveyards to either side, roped off with clear signs warning against accidental intrusion. Elmer's is also a salvage yard – which, apparently, is how his impressive collection got its start. An attendant greets you as the gravel becomes paved, takes admission, directs parking, advises what buildings have what attractions…
Because it's not just a classic car museum. Elmer's has a full shed and barn dedicated to toys, too!
And of course the attendant relays the rules: No photos or videos of anything inside the buildings, including the summer kitchen; photos of the exteriors are allowed, and photos of the view are encouraged.
Because once you take your attention off the attendant, that's actually the first thing that draws your eye. The vista of the river valley opens up just past a finely-mowed lawn. Impressive as it was, though, I couldn't help but imagine how magnificent it would be once the trees had developed their full fall color.
Once we tore our eyes away from the view, Ted, Ivan, and I decided to start with the farthest shed and work our way back.
Each building has its own conversational person willing to answer questions and share stories. In the first, Rusty told me the story of the Daytona – piece by piece, he had built the flatbed truck that transported the classic to its new home. He also said that Elmer started the salvage yard back in the early sixties, and began collecting shortly after that.
I'm still not sure what determined what cars and other items Elmer collected, but I wonder if it had to do with the 1958 Biscayne. He owned the car when he met his future wife; they went on their first date together with that car. He sold it later, but then found and bought it back. And he and his wife went out to celebrate both their 25th and 50th anniversaries in the car.
Of course, it's not just cars in the sheds. There are vintage pedal cars, bicycles, classic motorcycles, and racing memorabilia – like the original cool suit worn by Marvin Panch, as well as his 1972 Honda 600!
And then, of course, you get to the toys. Elmer has every single Cracker Jack toy ever issued. He has Tonka toys still in their original boxes, an entire wall of Grayhound buses, a person could spend hours walking the aisles and reminiscing about childhood toys we played with… like the three of us did!
W903 Elmers Road, Fountain City, WI 54629
9:00 – 5:00 on two weekends per month during the summer – see their website for the specific weekends.
Adults (age 18-64) $10.00; Seniors (65 +) $8.00; Students (ages 6-17) $5.00; and anyone younger than six is free!
Phone, 608-687-7221; email, elmerstoys@yahoo.com
www.elmersautoandtoymuseum.com and they also have a Facebook page! The auto salvage portion has a Twitter feed.
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Schaefer tries to flush away his recent 'outhouse' remark Contrite governor gives public apology to Shore.
At least one Eastern Shore resident is happy that Gov. William Donald Schaefer has apologized to her region for likening it to an outdoor toilet, but she still plans to watch him carefully.
"Apology accepted, but we will still watch him and how he treats us," Lollo Pennewell said last night.
Pennewell was one of several dozen Shore residents who rode in a convoy of trucks and cars to Annapolis yesterday to demonstrate their ire with the governor.
In an unusual gesture, a contrite Schaefer made a surprise visit to the House of Delegates last night to apologize for his off-color remark about the Shore.
"How's that s---house of an Eastern Shore?" Schaefer asked a Lower Shore delegate in passing during a formal State House ceremony more than a week ago. He had steadfastly refused to apologize for the remark, saying it was merely a joke similar to ones Shore lawmakers have made about Baltimore.
"I do this in all honesty," Schaefer told a surprised and hushed House last night. "I made a terrible mistake. I said something entirely in jest and it was taken out of context. And I'm sorry."
"The governor needs the Eastern Shore and the Eastern Shore needs the governor. . . . It's time for the governor to say he made a mistake and I did," Schaefer said.
After his brief remarks, Schaefer embraced House Speaker R. Clayton Mitchell Jr., D-Eastern Shore, and briskly walked out a side door to the applause of the House members.
Afterward, Mitchell said he had no advance notice of Schaefer's intentions. He met the governor in the hallway before the session began and invited him in, Mitchell said.
"The governor is not one to apologize easily. I appreciate him coming in and doing that," said Mitchell.
Another Eastern Shore Democrat, Del. Samuel Q. Johnson 3rd, said, "I really give him a lot of credit and hope we can get down to business now."
Johnson said his constituents "were saying they wanted an apology and that's what it sounded like to me."
Earlier yesterday, a band of angry Eastern Shore residents -- with wooden outhouses in their pickup trucks, bags of manure in their hands and talk of secession on their lips -- descended upon the State House, demanding that Schaefer be held accountable for his remark.


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Former Promoters Of Ranbaxy Arrested
The brothers, also wrangling with each other over the lost money, were detained separately late Thursday and charged along with three other top executives from the group (Photo: NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images).
TYCOON brothers Shivinder and Malvinder Singh appeared in court Friday (11) accused of siphoning off hundreds of millions of dollars in the latest episode of a crumbling business dynasty.
The former owners of the Ranbaxy generic drugs giant, who are said to have lost a fortune worth billions over the past decade, are in court over $337 million diverted from the Religare financial group which they built up.
The brothers, also wrangling with each other over the lost money, were detained separately late Thursday and charged along with three other top executives from the group.
The court gave police four days to question the brothers, who have launched a counter action calling for the investigation to be declared invalid.
Police said in a statement that the suspects had put Religare "in poor financial condition by way of disbursing the loans to companies having no financial standing."
The suspects "systematically siphoned off and diverted money … in a clandestine manner for their own benefit," the statement added.
The detention could speed the fall of the Singhs, whose grandfather and father built up Ranbaxy to become India's largest pharmaceutical group.
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo bought out Ranbaxy in 2008 in a deal valued at $4.6 billion.
Some of that went to repay loans and debt but the Singh brothers are said to have lost two billion dollars in bad deals and decisions as they built up Religare and the Fortis hospital and health group.
But much focus has been put on more than $350m that media reports said the Singhs' group loaned to companies and interests of Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the guru at the head of a sect that claims four million members worldwide.
The brothers have acknowledged that they had financial dealings with Dhillon and his Radha Soami Satsang Beas group. But they deny that Dhillon was the cause of their financial meltdown.
Dhillon, a relative of the Singhs' mother, has not commented on the brothers' troubles.
The Singhs were forced out of Religare and Fortis in 2018 and said in a statement to the Business Today magazine one year ago that they had sold virtually all their shares and assets to pay off debts.
Huge claims remain however and many of their remaining assets are under court control.
Daiichi Sankyo won a $500m compensation order against the brothers at an international tribunal in Singapore in 2016 after claiming that they had withheld key information during the sale of Ranbaxy.
India ranks third in the world for the number of family owned conglomerates, behind China and the United States, according to a recent Credit Suisse report.
Conflicts are common within the families. But Business Today said: "Such decimation of a flourishing and diversified empire within a decade is unprecedented in India's corporate history."


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Best Cinco De Mayo Fiestas In L.A. For Kids
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traditional celebration with mariachis, folklorico dancers, piñatas and other activities for the kids at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Site on Olvera Street in Downtown Los Angeles on May 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Cinco de Mayo marks the victory on May 5, 1862, of a ragtag 4,500-strong militia under the command of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza over a larger, well- equipped French expeditionary force at the original Battle of Puebla.(credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Cinco de Mayo spent south of the border seems ideal for kids to celebrate, but visiting Mexico isn't necessary when you live in or near Los Angeles. Instead, revel during this traditional holiday commemorating the anniversary of the modestly armed Mexican military's 1862 victory in Puebla, Mexico over the mighty French forces during the Franco-Mexican War. These days, this annual fete is meant for mariachi madness, lots of piñata action, gobs of tasty treats and a slew of fun-filled festivals sure to engage the entire family. Enticed? Then go grab your children to partake of the pleasures of May 5, SoCal style.
(Credit: Fiesta Broadway)
Fiesta Broadway
N. Broadway & W. 1st St
www.allaccess.la/fiesta-broadway
This event celebrates its 28th year in Los Angeles, taking place along Broadway from 4th Street, at the southend, to Grand Park, which spreads on both sides between First and Temple. Tabbed as the "The Super Bowl of Festivals," Fiesta Broadway is coordinated yearly by All Access Entertainment and is the largest Cinco de Mayo festival in the country. The event typically draws some 300,000 plus people who delight in performances by well-known Latin American artists and authentic food from local-area vendors. Carnival-style games and rides are also part of the day. While the event is free, there are paid parking lots and structures outside the street closure area for vehicles.
(credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Cinco de Mayo Olvera Street Festival
845 North Alameda Street
www.elpueblo.lacity.org
Dates: April 30, 2017 – May 1, 2017
Kids, get ready to punch at a bunch of prize-filled pinatas on Olvera Street during a two-day celebration at the Paseo de la Plaza. This storied town square, located in downtown Los Angeles, is devoted to all things Mexico every day but particularly during Cinco de Mayo weekend. The entire area becomes a full-on fiesta with street performers, all sorts of Mexican food, stalls selling fun stuff made south of the border and a variety of musical acts that create a memorable weekend for the whole family.
(credit: El Coyote)
El Coyote Cinco de Mayo
El Coyote Mexican Cafe
www.elcoyotecafe.com
Treat the kids to virgin margaritas for washing down yummy Mexican fare in the exuberant environment that is El Coyote, Hollywood's oldest family restaurant of this sort dating back to 1931. An uplifting mood definitely fits the order of the day at this festive eatery as joyous servers wearing traditional full-skirted dresses bring out heaps upon heaps of traditional treats. Meanwhile, a mariachi band plays in the background on May 5, putting everyone in the spirit. While there, be sure to try the special El Coyote pizza, made with beans and ranchero salsa — sort of like nachos but so much better.
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Hong Kong police slammed as 'trigger-happy' after teen shot
by: EILEEN NG and JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press
Posted: Oct 1, 2019 / 06:35 PM PDT / Updated: Oct 2, 2019 / 07:46 AM PDT
An injured anti-government protester is attended to by others during a clash with police in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Thousands of black-clad protesters marched in central Hong Kong as part of multiple pro-democracy rallies Tuesday urging China's Communist Party to "return power to the people" as the party celebrated its 70th year of rule. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe )
HONG KONG (AP) — Holding up posters saying "Don't shoot our kids," Hong Kong residents and schoolmates of a teenage demonstrator shot in the chest by a police officer rallied Wednesday to condemn police actions and demand accountability.
The shooting Tuesday during widespread anti-government demonstrations on China's National Day was a fearsome escalation of Hong Kong's protest violence. The 18-year-old is the first known victim of police gunfire since the protests began in June. He was hospitalized and the government said his condition was stable.
The officer fired as the teen, Tsang Chi-kin, struck him with a metal rod. The officer's use of lethal weaponry inflamed already widespread public anger against police, who have been condemned as being heavy-handed in quelling the unrest.
"The Hong Kong police have gone trigger-happy and nuts," pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo said.
Mo, who said she repeatedly watched videos of the shooting, echoed what many people expressed.
"The sensible police response should have been to use a police baton or pepper spray, etc., to fight back. It wasn't exactly an extreme situation and the use of a live bullet simply cannot be justified," she said.
More than 2,000 people chanted "No rioters, only tyranny" as they filled an open-air stadium near Tsang's school in Tsuen Wan district in northern Hong Kong on Wednesday night. Many held posters reading, "Don't shoot our kids" and held an arm across their chest below their left shoulder — the location of Tsang's gunshot wound.
Several other peaceful rallies were held elsewhere, with protesters vowing not to give up their fight for more rights including direct elections for the city's leaders and police accountability.
But pockets of protesters vented their anger. Black-clad youths smashed ticket machines and vandalized facilities at two northern subway stations. In Tsuen Wan, hundreds marched along the streets. Some smashed Bank of China teller machines and others removed metal railings and dug up bricks from pavements to build barriers, blocking traffic.
Earlier Wednesday, hundreds of people, including students, sat crossed-legged outside Tsang's school chanting anti-police slogans. One held a hand-written message condemning "thug police."
Schoolmates said Tsang loves basketball and was passionate about the pro-democracy cause. A student who wore a Guy Fawkes mask and declined to be named because of fear of retribution said Tsang was "like a big brother" to him and other junior students.
"During the protests, we would feel safe if he is around because he was always the first to charge forward and would protect us when we were in danger," the student said.
"I vividly remember him saying that he would rather die than be arrested. What an awful twist of fate that it was he of all people who was shot by the police."
Many students felt that firing at Tsang's chest, close to his heart, was an attempt to kill him. Police said Tsang has been arrested despite being hospitalized and that authorities will decide later whether to press charges.
More than 1,000 office workers also skipped their lunch to join an impromptu march in the city's business district against the shooting, which police have defended as "reasonable and lawful."
Police Commissioner Stephen Lo said late Tuesday the officer had feared for his life and made "a split-second" decision to fire a single shot at close range. He denied police had been given permission to shoot to kill.
Responding to questions about why the officer shot at Tsang's chest, instead of his limbs, Deputy Police Commissioner Tang Ping-Keung said Wednesday the officer had fired at an area that could immobilize the youth quickly.
Tang said the officer's action was in line with international procedures, but that police would conduct an in-depth investigation into the shooting.
Videos on social media of the shooting showed a dozen black-clad protesters throwing objects at police and closing in on a lone officer, who opened fire as the masked Tsang came at him with a metal rod. Just as another protester rushed in to try to drag Tsang away but was tackled by an officer, a gasoline bomb landed in the middle of the group of officers in an explosion of flames.
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Tuesday as usually bustling streets became battlefields. Thumbing their noses at Chinese President Xi Jinping, protesters ignored a security clampdown and fanned across the city armed with gasoline bombs, sticks and bricks.
Hong Kong's government said the widespread rioting Tuesday was orchestrated, echoing Beijing's stance, and called on parents and teachers to help restrain young protesters.
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab criticized the shooting as "disproportionate" and some U.S. lawmakers also joined in the condemnation.
The Chinese foreign ministry office in Hong Kong accused British and American politicians of condoning violence and crime. It called the rioters the "greatest threat to Hong Kong and the common enemy of the international community."
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From the program diary of the 10th MBZ: Urbofest '79
We believe we have opened for you a new window...
The 10th Music Biennale Zagreb took place from May 12 to 18, 1979, under artistic leadership of the respected musicologist and Music Academy professor Nikša Gligo. The 10th MBZ was also a part of Urbofest, a manifestation which freed art from the rigidness of concert halls, theaters or exhibition areas, and took it out to the streets. The traditional notion of "contract" regarding the time and place of performance execution, along with its pertaining to some sort of exclusiveness, was opposed by the arbitrariness of everyday life, the city and its inhabitants – casual passers-by with different knowledge of music, of different focus and occupations.
In accordance with the changes in the performance format, the format of printed material had also been changed. In addition to the 10th MBZ, an oblong and thin but also an abundant program diary, written in advance and in a humorous tone, was printed, so as to make it approachable for every reader. In a manner of an auto referential tourist guide, it pointed to its innovative form, but also to the generally very loosely conceived time frames and places which served as the initial (or only) points of a performance or an installation.
Below you can read the diary entries selected especially for this occasion and consider the similarities to this year's 30th MBZ edition – and let yet another MBZ open you a whole new window to the world!
MBZ '79 / PROGRAMME MBZ DIARY
Have you ever heard of a diary being written in advance!? One usually doesn't, but then probably – unusually one DOES! We are not of the usual breed, we are essentially unusual. And instead of proving it, here is an advance diary, the MBZ DIARY, a "tourist guide" to all the points of interest at the MBZ 79, covering the whole of the MBZ WEEK in May 1979.
This Diary is a "tourist" guide, but one for rather unusual "tourists". In any case, all tourist guides repeat things we already know for those who do not know them, and as there is a good deal happening in the MBZ 79 WEEK which is unknown to its numerous "tourists" (that is why your are tourists in the first place!), this advance guide is the simplest and most practical way of making everything that is unknown known to all in good time.
We are, of course, counting on your curiosity: for the real thing, the transformation of the unknown into the known, begins on 12th May 1979!
The NaMa Department Store in Iilica opens at seven o'clock and although it is not at all certain that you will be the first to set foot in it – it's still early, people are sleeping – you should make the effort this time, if you can; you can always go back to bed later. For, those to set foot in "NaMa" first will have the rare honour of being the first to witness the first events of the MBZ 61–79 RETROSPECTIVE, the first and so far the only artistic project in the world to take place in a department store. And not without reason!
The MBZ 61–67 RETROSPECTIVE is rather like the passing of time, it is neither an exhibition, nor a concert, neither a theatrical nor an anti-theatrical act, but a little of all of this at one the same time. After all, the Biennale does not consist only of music – although it is called a festival of music, it is first and foremost a collection of many experiences which have become entwined in our subconscious where they make us restless, nervous, entertain us, warn us, threaten us – and where they live!
Yesterday Max Eastley, Paul Burwell, David Toop and Steve Beresford from London landed at Zagreb Airport. They immediately rushed to their hotel and started unpacking nervously. They took out their maps of Zagreb and a lively discussion began about where and when they should start their MBZ MUSIWALKS. We have arranged with them that they should themselves find suitable public places in Zagreb where they and the audience can interact, specially places where music is not usually heard. You can always call them at their hotel and ask them – if you're really interested – where the musiwalk will be today. But you don't need to worry too much. They'll find you easily enough!
Wait a minute, let's take a look at our watches! It's about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. And according to the map of the town, you're just by the part at Strossmayer Square. The construction in the park is still and waiting for something to begin happening on it for you.
To hell with happenings! Let's get onto the tram, the bicycle and out into the country.
No sooner said than done! The number 2 is on its way from Republic Square but, just look, there's some kind of creaking cloud in front of it, some kind of cloud, some kind of noise all around it. First the cloud, then the tram. You have to go through the cloud to get into the tram! And the nearer the cloud comes the clearer it becomes that it isn't a cloud at all. Twenty-five cyclists, finalists in the "Polet" race, are rushing forward in a column on their twenty-five "Sounding" bicycles. Of course, it's the MBZ again: Richard Lerman leading the promenading version of his composition "Travelon Gamelon" for sounding bicycles. The creaking becomes louder and louder, the joyful faces of the cyclists give you complexes: you can ride around town on bicycles only at the opening of the MBZ, and on sounding bicycles at that! Terrific, isn't it? There now, the "Polet" cyclists are already behind you, submerged in a new, different invisible cloud. The 2 breaks behind them but you have just realized that your shopping bags arc goodness only knows where and that you will never forget this day as long as you live.
Sunday, 13th MAY, 1979
But, don't you go worrying your little heads now. You know very well that we are continuing with your second Festival day with cannon-fire at Grič. Jump out of bed, get dressed, it is already 11 o'clock, you have to buy a newspaper at Republic Square and you don't have too much time.
Have a little consideration! Marko Ruždjak took a long time composing his "Grič Cannon Break", thinking only of today's midday cannon shot. You can't possibly not be there. Hurry!
And just look, as soon as we come into view of the "Sloboda" cinema we are met by that dear little MOBILODROME which we saw yesterday. We have taken it out for its Sunday constitution, you know. The MOBILODROME knows nothing at all about Detoni and his "little green music" but it is enchanted by the greenery of Tuškanac and it is up to you to discover what connection is between Detoni, the Zagreb Trade Fair, Michael Fahres and his computer, Tuškanac and its greenery and the MBZ 79. If, after all, one may believe that man and technology have the same aims, i. e. mutual advantage, then one would immediately think that the MOBILODROME and Detoni would play the greenery of Tuškanac in the same way. But, one never knows. We can only guarantee the MOBILODROME will not upset its stomach in the greenery of Tuškanac as a result of its painful impressions on the pollution of the environment through which it moves. So, there we are, Tuškanac all rosey and yellow... no, green + sound! The sweet little MOBILODROME keeps going its own sweet way, whiIe Detoni is gnashing his teeth because technology is once again in disagreement with man. It's an interesting experience!
Beginning here at 10 o'clock then, is something called MBZ MINIMALIA. This is the so-called "minimal music", music which does not throw itself about either through verbosity or through a lot of empty phrases but which, more convincingly than may have been expected, is expressed through extremely meager means. Making music in the hall, for example will be the MICHAEL NYMAN BAND from London, who will be making use, in the main, of extremely well-known musical stereo-types of all styles, genres and periods in the compositions of their lead, M. Nyman, including pop music, jazz rock and opera. To insist on the already known is perhaps rather boring except when it is a matter of whistling "Mubizag" or of Michael Nyman's music which is so airy and amusing that it is a real pleasure to listen to.
Monday, 14th MAY, 1979
The second half of the Dutch concert has just begun at the MBZ. We barely managed to squeeze you all into the concert hall, so that we could start preparing the foyer for Meredith Monk's performance due to commence at 10 p. m. It isn't exactly complicated but it isn't simple either. Meredith has just arrived and we have discovered that she forgot to bring her one and only instrument with her from America, a glass! The boys went rushing off in all directions looking for a musical glass and having found one they poured whiskey into it instead of water (naturally, as they knew Meredith was American they made sure it was Bourbon and not Scotch!). But of course Meredith refused to sing with Whiskey, so we drained the glass to the last drop and filled it with pure healthy Zagreb water. Meredith is just wonderful, very practically minded! Her composition Our Lady of Late is for voice and glass (it's a good thing Meredith didn't leave her voice behind in America, just imagine if she had!). The glass is at first full of water, and Meredith works round it with her finger, obtaining that sober glassy sound, to accompany her voice. As her throat gets dry from singing, she takes a sip from the glass from time to time, and this changes the tone of the glassy sound so that – due to the different accompaniment – the singing changes too. And so it goes on to the end, when both the voice and the glass are drained. It's beautiful music, not only to look at but to listen to as well. If you should try it yourself later, at home, you'd be better off using whiskey instead of water, as you won't be able to hear yourselves then.
The MOBILODROME woke up very early this morning, and immediately wanted to go for a walk. But we were not able to find its Daddy, Michael Fahres until 4 p. m. (It turned out that he had been trying to sing and wet his throat all night like Meredith Monk so that he fell asleep at dawn, dead... well, dead tired). And so it is only now that he is setting off for a short walk from Republic Square to the Flower Square.
Friday, 18th MAY, 1979
In the large "Lisinski" concert hall, four Indians with the classical music of Northern India: A father lmrat Khan, with his two sons, Irshad and Hishad, and their accompanist, Kumar Bose. Imrat Khan is a descendent of an ancient musical family of India which has been fostering a specific musical style for four hundred years. In addition to the fairly well-known sitar, Imrat Khan is a great virtouso of the lesser known but very beautiful surbahar, an instrument which he has also taught his son Irshad to play.
To experience Indian music, performed by real Indian masters is something quite indescribable! Music to the Indians has never been what it is to us Europeans. Far removed from any kind of entertainment, it emerges, first and foremost from the very soul of the performer, it is his way of communicating, not only with the audience in the concert hall, but with the whole universe, which, naturally, is also different from the universe familiar to us which it is so easy to "pack" into the concert halls together with the music. To listen to Indian music means to live with it and the performer, if he is worthy of the name, discloses to all of us the path to a great, indescribable world. According to the ancient Indian myths the universe, in coming into being, let out a sound which still continues together with the universe and which we are all trying to approach, together with the musicians. It is for this reason that such music has no history, as ours does, it is, in fact, uninterrupted music, and to learn to play an instrument means learning to listen.
And when the last strains of Khan's sitar or surbahara die out at the "Lisinski" concert hall, the MBZ will have finished and at the same time started: we believe we have opened for you a new window on the world, a window through which you will be able to look at the world in a different, better light...
... looking forward with .impatience and curiosity to the MBZ 81!


Youngstown State senior tailback Tevin McCaster is one of 25 FCS offensive standouts who have been named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List, STATS FCS announced on Wednesday.
McCaster is one of four Missouri Valley Football Conference representatives on the Watch List. Other MVFC standouts on the list include North Dakota State running back Bruce Anderson, NDSU quarterback Easton Stick and South Dakota State quaterback Taryn Christion.
In his first year as starter in 2017, McCaster rushed for 1,066 yards on 221 carries and scored 13 touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference for his efforts. In the past two seasons, McCaster has scored 24 touchdowns in 27 games played.
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Another part of the save-Rove cover story is not holding.
Once the Plame/CIA leak became big (mainstream-media) news in September 2003–when word hit that the CIA had asked the Justice Department to investigate the leak, which had appeared in a Bob Novak column two months earlier–friends of the White House, including Novak, started saying that Valerie Wilson wasn't really under cover at the CIA and, thus, the disclosure of her employment at the CIA wasn't worth a federal case (or investigation). They claimed that no big wrong had occurred, and this argument also conveniently offered any leaker a legal defense. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, a government official can only be prosecuted for disclosing information identifying a "covert agent" whose cover the United States government was taking steps to protect. White House allies asserted that while Valerie Wilson may have technically been a clandestine CIA official, in practice she wasn't. So all this bother over the leak was much ado about nothing.
At the CIA, the official designated to talk to me denied that Wilson's wife had inspired his selection but said she was delegated to request his help. He asked me not to use her name, saying she probably never again will be given a foreign assignment but that exposure of her name might cause "difficulties" if she travels abroad. He never suggested to me that Wilson's wife or anybody else would be endangered. If he had, I would not have used her name. I used it in the sixth paragraph of my column because it looked like the missing explanation of an otherwise incredible choice by the CIA for its mission.
Bush-backers have cited this paragraph to argue that the CIA didn't do much to protect Valerie Wilson's cover. I've heard GOP lawyer Victoria Toensing, who helped draft the Intelligence Identities Act, claim that Novak's exchange with the CIA is proof that the CIA was not taking serious measures to preserve Wilson's cover–which means the law she helped concoct does not apply in the case of this leak.
[Bill] Harlow, the former CIA spokesman, said in an interview yesterday that he testified last year before a grand jury about conversations he had with Novak at least three days before the column was published. He said he warned Novak, in the strongest terms he was permitted to use without revealing classified information, that Wilson's wife had not authorized the mission [to Niger taken by former Ambassador Joseph Wilson] and that if he did write about it, her name should not be revealed.
Don't forget about DAVID CORN's BLOG at www.davidcorn.com. Read recent postings on Rove and the Plame/CIA leak, Bill Frist's latest bone-headed move, and Oliver Stone.
Is Harlow telling the truth? Who, besides Novak and him, can know? But I do know that when I spoke to Harlow a year later and asked about the identity of another covert officer, Harlow would not confirm the person's covert status. How could he? That would be sharing classified information with a reporter. When Novak called, Harlow was in no position to say, "Hey, Bob, you're right, and she's an undercover officer. So please don't reveal her name." All he could have done was to toss out a no-comment (which Harlow was good at doing) or offer a vague warning.
How big a secret was it? It was well known around Washington that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. Republican activist Clifford May wrote Monday, in National Review Online, that he had been told of her identity by a non-government source before my column appeared and that it was common knowledge.
On July 14, Robert Novak wrote a column in the Post and other newspapers naming Mr. Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative.
That wasn't news to me. I had been told that–but not by anyone working in the White House. Rather, I learned it from someone who formerly worked in the government and he mentioned it in an offhanded manner, leading me to infer it was something that insiders were well aware of.
Novak and May's claim that Valerie Wilson's CIA position was an open secret known throughout Washington has not held up. Novak's claim that the CIA did not wave him off now stands contested. Will either one of them run a correction?


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Q: Issue with allocating dynamic memory in C I am trying to allocate dynamic memory for a number of integers in an array, and then fill the array with random numbers. The problem is, if I do this for 5 elements, it works... If I do it for more, it crushes, and I don`t know why. Here is my code:
int main()
{
   int i;
    int* arr=generateRandomInts(50);
    printf("Given array:\n");
    show(arr,50);
    return 0;
}

int* generateRandomInts(int n)
{
    int i; int *v;
    v=(int*)malloc(n*sizeof(int));
    srand(time(NULL));
    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
    {
        v[i]=rand()%200;
    }
    return v;
}

void show(int *v,int n)
{
    int i;
    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
    {
        printf("%d ",v[i]);
    }
}

A: You don't need to allocate n + 1 positions (that is horrible :P)
Here you have an example i found in the internet that can be useful for you using the heap sort algorithm.
/*
 * C Program to sort an array based on heap sort algorithm(MAX heap)
 */
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int heap[10], no, i, j, c, root, temp;

    printf("\n Enter no of elements :");
    scanf("%d", &no);
    printf("\n Enter the nos : ");
    for (i = 0; i < no; i++)
       scanf("%d", &heap[i]);
    for (i = 1; i < no; i++)
    {
        c = i;
        do
        {
            root = (c - 1) / 2;
            if (heap[root] < heap[c])   /* to create MAX heap array */
            {
                temp = heap[root];
                heap[root] = heap[c];
                heap[c] = temp;
            }
            c = root;
        } while (c != 0);
    }

    printf("Heap array : ");
    for (i = 0; i < no; i++)
        printf("%d\t ", heap[i]);
    for (j = no - 1; j >= 0; j--)
    {
        temp = heap[0];
        heap[0] = heap[j];    /* swap max element with rightmost leaf element */
        heap[j] = temp;
        root = 0;
        do
        {
            c = 2 * root + 1;    /* left node of root element */
            if ((heap[c] < heap[c + 1]) && c < j-1)
                c++;
            if (heap[root]<heap[c] && c<j)    /* again rearrange to max heap array */
            {
                temp = heap[root];
                heap[root] = heap[c];
                heap[c] = temp;
            }
            root = c;
        } while (c < j);
    }
    printf("\n The sorted array is : ");
    for (i = 0; i < no; i++)
       printf("\t %d", heap[i]);
    printf("\n Complexity : \n Best case = Avg case = Worst case = O(n logn)\n");

    return 0;
}

Source: http://www.sanfoundry.com/c-program-heap-sort-algorithm/
Hope this helps.

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