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Majakollektiivi Timanttimetsä
kulttuurintutkimus ja -keräyskeskus/ centre for cultural studies and collecting.
(very soon and quick)
Lasisten lampi
Ostoslista
When is revolution, the book.
Works, Je suis l'art.
how work is seen and defined
Feminism an ideology and movement, a striving force and necessity in making global revolution of equality (or it used to be, what is it now?). My philosophical, ethical and ideological ground. Perspectives into making wise revolution: what does it mean.
August 12, 2018 August 12, 2018 | Henna Timanttimetsä
2.2 Division, separation, segregation, mutilation, denial, hate, abundance, abandonment.
2.3 Movement, theory and action.
2.4 Unity what could it be?
We, fundamentally biological beings (I'm trying not to be hugely banal about the characterisation of us and biology, us as a species, genders etc., characteristics of what comes to being human as biologically determined form and shape, organic and changing. As we know it, us and nature, which we know, is what often happens, we think we now), are dictated by random events that happen (welfare state is to make the impact of randomness of life less hurtful and cruel, right? Nations are for humans to survive and thrive, not the opposite.) Our lives are up to a point very random still, not to mention the environment and hormones (funny combination but essential); our chemistry and what it makes us feel and do, is a big part of us and our world as is our anatomy, our biological functions, thoughts and needs etc. There are lots of things that dictate us, we just don't like to admit it as we are not in control, we can be prepared to that hard fact. We like it to look like we are in control and build the structure of control, to control others and have control, things organised, having things done and having made it, give us the power feeling. We know what we are doing. I'm interested in how much power is an illusion and what is power in terms of self-discovery, living and doing in relation to others. Denying biology is the 'new' way of empowerment and it is the you can be what you want-ideology, which is a wild thought, thought that we have the ultimate control or want to have control on every aspect there is to being human because we so desire. This issue has come up with transgenderism and in bringing up children, sculpting one's body to match the inner feelings and desires completely or images seen: this is what I want for me. How it seems to me is this, where we are headed to, towards the utopia of complete control of our bodies and our destiny especially thinking what makes one happy and what we are in the eyes of those who look at us. Feminism has a lot to say about this, lot to say about competition, competing and how opportunities stay open for all that we can make an effort to make it.
Meaning of biology for us is the inseparable and something to dive into constantly which has interested me as an artist: as it does not end, how much part of nature are we and dependable of it, as bodies and minds, to speak of this sounds naive, how come? Without nature there is no us but we like to move away from nature like we were standing on it, as we have no control over it we make shields. Nature is far away as it is the unknown eventful place, in part and for many for most parts we like to be unconnected to this beast we profit from. Nature does not connect with us in suitable, comfortable manner but affects and looks like as a disaster area with which we are ill-prepared to cope which always is a big mistake as we do not know what is ahead of us. Some survive, some don't. Biology is the unacceptable as it does not do what we want, it eats us. Does this mean we are being alienated from nature completely because it is the easy solution to staying young and good-looking forever and that is what we should want to be powerful? In the making of us there is something I have been wondering what is it all about, what is the making. The very foundation of feminism is that we are equal and we should have equal opportunities as humans but what this means in action and every day is the interesting part and how feminism puts the case of equality forward today in terms of class, ethnicity, origin, looks, wealth, status, work, occupation, education, opinions, in terms of all things that make us different form each other and what does equal mean as we all want and desire to make something of ourselves which brings in the power relation aspect. Equality is a massive task, how it is implemented and understood, it sounds good. Equality, just to say the word is a weird thing and many think as such it is a naive one. What kind of relationship we have with this biology we are born in to, how does biology shape our chances equality-wise is a major issue and can it be altered is the hard question. How we accept ourselves and others, what is the route to acceptance and what we must accept and what not.
Nature has made it we differ much from each other, but we bleed when we hurt. What is equality required and possible in our differences? Living beings share vivid emotional and sensual world which lead us to thinking what separates and unites us. Gender and sex do not dictate intellect, abilities, character nor worth is the feminist idea and good human sense; what do they dictate? Feminism the ideology is to benefit all on grass root level and having choices not to be dictated, monitored and policed. We are more or less feminine, we all have a mother, we all have a relationship to femininity through bodily features still the feminine is under constant attack. Women are the foundation of any society. When women are well taken care of all society is likely to do the same, be and do well. When it is acceptable for a man to walk like a woman, talk like a woman and wear a dress without it being strange we have come closer to gender equality. When a woman can define her femininity, rule her body, sexuality, decide for her life, we are closer to justice and truth. Feminism is diminished down by many men and women as not needed and dead old-fashioned movement, laughable and unnecessary. If women are not able to have a say over how society should work, as is the case in many countries, then society is not working for all of its members. If women are laughed at because of their sex and because it is seen weak, if they have to be ashamed of their sexuality, if they have to be afraid because they are women, it is a sorry world. If men have to be afraid of female qualities in them we live by macho dream not what is true. What is feminism now is the first and acute question. Who can be and is a feminist? What are the results of feminism and how can it accomplish needed social and cultural changes? Impact of feminism is already all over and pretty fundamental but not yet enough. It is important in this issue at hand to know whether to take a side or not, and on which one side violent gender division exists and is held tightly upon us. Decisions on what to think, how to react, how to judge and whether to judge at all. Gender is by rule problematic, always current and touchy topic where assumptions and given orders apply like an ancient legislation. Society where anything differing from mainstream is an oddity that should be covered up, silenced and removed as indecent and infernal is not living
the 21st century nor being on the nerve of things nor wanting equality at all. Sex, gender and sexuality are the most used tools of control. Identity and division are structured and ordered by our traditions. We seek to be accepted, desirable, wake attention, maybe make provocation to make ourselves and be seen. Sexuality is denied as damaging, corrupt, perverted, animal, uncontrollable, destructive force which women hold and use to destroy men, society and themselves. There are tight rules how to be a sexual human being and how to be a good human being. Sex is a taboo to be dealt with not out in the open although it is all over and nothing like ordinary. Still when one glances ads anywhere, music videos and movies anything entertainment industry produces for us to hear and see sexuality is there in the main role and in the very much learned way. It is a way to look, make statement, do business hypnotizing us and our thinking. It is way of selling using our basic needs, fears and prohibitions. We live with sex industry (like it or not) and by which rules business provides guessing what it is people desire and want and it is simple. What do we dream about in high-tech information society consuming, being entertained, sexuality making life a psychological sadistic game at worst. Disapproval and talk make controversy, breaking moral codes make headlines. What is it now, nipples, butt crack breaking the internet, look at the size of it, oh tits. The more we disapprove morals of someone the more controversial the issue gets the more fuel there is to be poured, bigger and bigger when nothing is enough. Press disapproving a racy pop artist's performance giving her performance lots of space and media coverage, good for her and her manager. Is it disapproving or advertising and also good for the media company? What happens to journalism or us? Middle-aged women disapproving how young girls walk and dress. Is it regret or concern? What are we concerned about, what do we regret and what do we make of the idea of a young girl and her sexuality, is it a possession and an asset for that girl?
What is behind disapproval is a moral behavior code, gender assumptions, traditions, what is good to do in life and why and who gets to decide. Intolerance, ignorance, religion, narrowmindedness, worry over corruption of morals, desire to hinder change, fear what one is and showing it and plain fear for the unknown. For many sexuality is the great fright and truly an unknown island. It also makes me wonder why continuously so? Why the big mystery, fear, ridicule, shame and hiding? We desire to be sexually interesting. Most everybody thinks about sex and hopefully has sex. The most controlled sexual being is woman, her pleasure is dangerous. She cannot have it, because it is sinful, impure and evil.
World as a whole is very much divided into ideological camps and bunkers which fight each other. People do not either wish to comprehend each other or simply don't comprehend due to many often irrational reasons dividing us. How that other is thinking and feeling can
be a huge task to take into consideration and have interest over. There has to be a strong ideology and movement to defend those who are repeatedly beaten down. Something to call mine because it is personal, political and repetitious. Behavior and patterns which are not stopping until they are stopped. It is a demand and fight for human rights to happen for women, children and men, for indigenous people and other beings. Those who are persecuted because of their gender, ethnicity, background, religion, sexual orientation, disability, difference of any kind and to defend those who cannot defend themselves. In this regard feminism is not a cause for women only ideology and movement with strong barriers around although it is accused of this, rightly so. Camps fighting within feminism is the norm. Women contribute much in welfare in all society starting from home and neighborhoods. Feminism is a necessity and vital opposition against tyranny of corporations and traditions which are creating illusions of perfection and what is right. Feminism is opposition to tyranny of man, tyranny of people as products, against objectification, against one-sided views on color, size, ideologies, values, against tyranny and castles of finance and irrational despotic decision-making. Women are and have been enslaved to the illusion of perfection, an image in our brain of what woman is, is manipulative, created to eliminate difference, clone personalities, pleasure giving machines and thinking security is found through being desirable. In addition to that women are caretakers, providers, producers of new people biologically, socially, culturally and traditionally. In this sense manipulation is harsh practice, cruel and unjust. Educating girls in to their roles as females, girls, future women, persons and people begin from very young age. We are taught to know, what is our part via our sex. Somebody else knowing what anybody's place is and meaning in this life is the root of inequality and injustice.
A practice of likable personality is a kind of survivalist plan within patriarchal society. Practices of girliness, manhood and womanhood are to set roles, find security, a heterosexual practice of servitude, obedience and slavery. Woman is foremost a sexual being whose sexuality must be controlled, whose body is a possession and is either holy or cursed, disrespected and impure. Holy only when she does what is expected of her, is agreeable and nice. Situation is such for millions and millions of women. The way out is a hard struggle. Women who do not have a choice but to breed, feed and protect their honor which is also honor of man and family. There are tasks in society given to women on grounds of natural and on grounds of how things have been done before. How women should look like, what are feminine features and things to do. The whole gender issue should be addressed in technological language as women are much seen as objects and machines who are less than. Place of woman falls on her systematically and orderly without much questioning and without many wanting to change that pattern as it is suitable. This is how a factory functions, orderly producing brainwashed products where workers do not have a say. Case in many countries is that women have the part of reproduction and serving, which is fine if it is voluntarily chosen path in someone's
life. Why such control over women is still possible? How the kind of social factory has place anymore? Why woman needs to be put into a position of a dog and why women stay in that given place and when situation changes new problems emerge as men don't keep up with women? Choices provided by society play a big part in how women manage to solve their lives. Fear of violence, death and abandonment are reasons enough to settle to what other people want. Women who want to decide for themselves to provide for themselves can end up alone. For an uneducated woman it can be a challenge and scary situation to find oneself struggling in a dead-end. What options are there, how strong are we in this kind of situation or prepared? Religions are dictating position and tasks of women and do not give women power in their lives and let them have bodies of theirs. Women cannot have themselves, especially not themselves. What is the soul of women? By denial and placing fear of punishment religions acknowledge female power within her proving of being afraid of her power. Keeping women uneducated and unaware of their power is a way to rule, but it is also way to keep society from evolving and stopping all people from finding what they could do and express. What she can do with her body and mind is too much to handle. Question is who is not able to control oneself? Maybe chaos and disorder will follow, maybe something no one else hasn't thought and done before. Interesting is how the feminine and feminine desire realize themselves in this negative, because they are there. Prohibition of expression, suppressed individuality and contempt for the natural sex, incontrollable. Human life and body molded by God's word, God's word put in praxis, God's judgment put in action by people. Dividing good and bad, holy and evil, placing burdens on people because of which sex they happen to be born. Deciding what is what, maybe not knowing the truth but thinking one knows being scared of change. Diminishing and minimising something that is very complex makes complexity even stronger. There are such contradictions in what is said, what happens and what is believed to be true it is no wonder there are conflicts. Contradictions via interpretation, to comprehend and put in order life and the representation of humans, we continue fighting in everyday life because we have free will, visibly. Paradoxes which are difficult to manage, to change and unjust to live by. An overall religious view is to see body and bodily functions as impure especially female ones and the world as such where spirit and soul matter and wander in search of perfection and harmony. It could be as if life is somewhere else all the time, is for someone else, in some other time and we in despair.
The word Feminism originates from French Utopian Socialist and Philosopher Charles Fourier 1837, the year of his death. [1.] Words Feminism and Feminist first appeared in public in France and the Netherlands 1872. Claims for women's rights started to happen at large in action at the end of 19th century and beginning of the 20th century by Suffrage movement in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and in the
United States claiming women's right to vote and stand for parliamentary office. It is still knowing how religions dictate place of women difficult to understand the opposition feminists have faced and face today. The amount of bitter hate and disdain against feminists, women claiming their citizenship and human rights that for some are less than that of men which is God's punishment and judgment for all women. Feminists have been treated as lunatics and criminals lacking decency. Feminism as something that will pass. Those unattractive misfits, bald angry lesbians who hate men and behave like prostitutes, unattractively angry. Those who fear say anything to put shame on dissidents. Women who don't and did not fit nor accept the society's mold of proper, place of woman, continuity of males as kings nor rules of hypocrisy have been self-evidently painted malaise, harmful, insane, ridiculous, hysterical, marginal and difficult. Women who didn't accept their part as underdogs began a feisty battle which became violent towards feminists. They began peacefully demanding their rights which did not work and they began to break windows. Feminism is first a movement, demonstration and fierce action demanding and fighting for equal rights and opportunities for all. It is a fight for possibilities to choose how to live as an individual with will and mind of one's own and as a capable decision-making thinking person. Prejudice and historical echoes have made it so that feminism is not mainstream ideology even we are bound to it as a thoroughly society changing and questioning political ideology. It is not all that common to be working class feminist even labor movement is very much women's and children's rights movement. Common is to hear celebrities say of not being feminists but. Desire of theirs is to pose as strong women of the business and live as sellable products earning money that being an illusion of having control over their image and being strong is a facade. Powerful yes but how? How scared can one be and how manipulation is strength? It is too common to hear the denial and keeping distance to that odd and hateful religion-like ideology that want women to be ugly, hating men or something. Ignorance is once again biggest prejudice creator around. Woman is desired as a body that brings joy for someone else but her and to concentrate on staying pretty and desirable as long as you can is one kind of power but is it strength?
After having put action out with positive results groundbreaking feminist theory started to develop and wonder position of women in society thoroughly. Feminist theory is a complex set of ideas on how genders function, are supposed to function, genders and sexes as social and cultural beings and constructions. Feminist theory is much as any academic work working and looking from the middle class points of view but is seen as radical movement still. Working class and middle class stay separately still and suspicious of each other; can they mix and work together without suspicion and prejudices and why the division is there in the first place, what is the class divide all about? What happens to equality in this picture? It is a vital issue for feminism how classes function and change, how work is seen and defined, paid and appreciated. Which classes will perish, shall there be new ones, what is the meaning of discourse over the class question all together, whom does class system serve and
what would world do without distinct separations. Colossal structures of research, work and education are there to be shaken. Working class (which still exists) is too scared to get radical, at least in Finland. Every society has working class of its own kind. Curious is how do they appreciate themselves, are appreciated and what kind of groups get made within. Education and work cultures reflect directly to position of women and rights of labor concern all of women. Feminist theory tends to float inside an academic bubble, thick walls round academies which may scare the common man. Feminist research does not address everyone as doesn't science as a whole even though it is the meaning of science to be for everyone, serve welfare and the evolving of every man. Elitist academic towers can be isolating and again gaining position can be luring power element in academic competition. Academic position is much respected place to have. To talk only to certain kind of people about social change is an intriguing subject itself, matters of writing and talking but it is not enough to make that change happen at grass root level and be understood that the struggle is the same. Question is how and what message of change is put out, by whom and why? And how a change could be pursued if groups of people do not communicate with each other? It is clear change required does not happen within middleclass, in academies nor in theory. Question is what kind of groups of people globally are the ones who are oppressed enough and tired enough to act? Who don't want empty promises, unemployment, dead-end future prospects, poor welfare and poor quality of education? Middle class and working class do not respect each other enough, know each other, speak the same language or desire to understand each other. There is mutual contempt there which stops multilevel interaction, compassion, understanding and collaboration. How could there be found mutual language and patterns for action which lack oppressive and biased hierarchical structures?
Communist Manifesto published in 1848 demanded abolishing of child labor, education for all workers including women and children. The demand list of the Manifesto was modern, fresh and ahead of its time demanding equality, dignity and human rights for all. Importantly Manifesto stated abolishment of bourgeois individualism, changes to inherited position in society and right to property, which meant abolishment of slavery and exploitation of people, need to stop abuse of workers' effort and time. It demanded progressively everyone's right to work without fear, more time to schooling oneself and one's family. Free development for each is the condition of development for all. [2.] [3.] [4.] Developed way of looking society and its people on idea level which was to be reality and revolutionary vision to be made come true, a utopia of a better world
within reach to applying all hopefully bringing welfare, wellbeing and prosperity. Demand for abolishment of bourgeois family could have meant a beginning for women to stand on their own and have multiple paths to choose from than only having one or two. Michel Foucault states in Foucault Reader, Rabinow, 1984 that bourgeois society before Freud's inventions repressed sexuality and especially infantile sexuality to a point where society refused to speak of it or acknowledge existence of sexuality in children and women. Crusade against masturbation is a typical example of this as is giving diagnoses for women who in any way acted differently than what was the general 'better' judgment. Crusade is to the point essential word to use in contexts of bourgeois society and its determination concerning use of power over women and children and in general anyone who stands on the 'weak' side. Weaknesses strictly categorized, the weak labeled and stigmatized. Infantilizing women in terms of sex was the norm, female sexuality was beauty in statues, very fragile but obviously too powerful to let roam free.
As Communism firstly concentrates on abolishment of the bourgeois way of life and class and gaining global labor rights, feminism concentrates on ending sexism and slavery of women, standing for girls' rights for education and rights of those in the marginal and under threat because of their gender and sexual orientation. Feminism is against persecution, against mental and physical torture. Questions about difference and what is the difference between and why should it be pointed out are the core issues. [4.] Both ideologies, Feminism and Communism have interesting similarities in being hated, bigotedly stigmatized and activists persecuted for demanding basic human rights and equality. Focus and determination of ending dictatorship is admirable, needed and springs out from harsh reality and experience. It is good to bear in mind that slavery was ended by law 1723 in Russia where poverty has been more of a rule to this day for the large part of the population. Position of women is questionable in a macho culture self-evidently. [3.] [4.] Worldwide slavery has not ended nor extreme poverty and injustice nor exploitation of work nor abuse of women and children nor of those who do not fit in tight gender boxes. Strong political global movement and revolution is much required not as a local act but as global aggressive action (aggression here does not mean physical and violent warfare and question remains how to address anger that is boiling). People are more globally active and maybe even more aware than ever therefore it is appalling problems as extreme poverty and crimes against humanity such as human trafficking and slavery of maids exist. It is intolerable there is resistance against the demand for human rights. [5.] Feminism is at the moment making strong, new and active movement especially in Europe. Taking stand nonviolently and loud as hell.
Feminist movement Femen is fighting on the streets facing fascists, ordinary street men, politicians as well as the police, who continually arrest bare breasted women shouting Fuck your morals, God is a woman, Ukraine is not a brothel, in gay we trust, Nudity is freedom! Strength and visibility of such fearless action and devotion to the important cause is impressive, appreciated and joyfully effective. Feminism should be exactly that and in there, on the streets, in demonstrations, during world cups which lure prostitution to flourish, in places where world leaders meet to make people in suits face anger, attacking fashion shows to let them who exploit hear out those who really have an important message: Listen to those whom you abuse and manipulate! We are many and we force you to listen. Feminism is activism, sextremism, distraction, interruption, disturbance of status quo and destruction of seemingly comfortable balance breaking that clean surface. It is an unforgiving demand in itself and notion that women have to take their place to be heard, fearlessly speak out standing tall. Feminism is demanding abolishment of sex trade, acknowledgement of the problems which women globally face, abolishment of sexism and punishment for it, concrete demand for separation of the church and state, legalization for access to free and safe abortion, women to have decision over their bodies and work, punishments for rapists to be heavier than they are. It is demand for respect, justice and dignity. Feminism is demanding human rights and lasting social change to all human beings, environment and animals. It is one of the most important global movements at the moment and the importance of change shows in the way Feminists are treated. Importance of attitude change is immediate. Importance of finding conformity a repulsive tool of oppression and fascism. Importance of learning how fascism works today and manifests itself daily in ways of monitoring, dictating, suppressing and manipulating. Place of women is displayed by showing hate against women, against Feminism, stigmatizing those who dare to speak up and act against oppression. It is one of the most important issues globally to make concrete change to better lives and rights of women, minorities and children. [6.] Situation is angering and change is slow. Hierarchy, power and position of church is immense dictating places of genders, how people should live, what is right and wrong. Religions and dictators are obstructing development of human rights for people to achieve better quality of life, better treatment and appreciation of women and children as individuals and people. [7.] I see divisions very clearly anywhere, personally and generally and I refuse to be what I should be by my sex and gender traditionally, ordered by someone who is to be above me because he or she can. I can do nothing but go against. Change is coming and there is no other way.
Links to the books read and which are to be read over and over again. Communist Manifesto is a recommended reading for those to whom the word communist is a curse word, to whom everyone who is on the left is a communist and communism equals to mass murder and oppression. People use philosophies and ideologies to force their personal interests forward in the world, this has been true before and is true today. It is not necessarily fault of the philosophers and dissidents.
https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/communist-manifesto-ebook/
https://monoskop.org/images/f/f6/Rabinow_Paul_ed_The_Foucault_Reader_1984.pdf
"Chomsky answers by returning to other dimensions of universal human nature and reason. In his opinion, there is a universal human need for creative work and free inquiry. The possibility of satisfying this need is stifled in our society. Given modern technology and science, Chomsky argues, the means are currently available to overcome the alienation and drudgery of labor. If this has not been accomplished, the fault lies not in science but in the social and political organization of our society."
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fourier
www.wikipedia.org/Feminism 18.12.2013
2. http://www.marx-seura.kaapeli.fi uusi linkki 12.8.2018
3. https://www.skp.fi/asiakirjagalleria/kommunistisen-puolueen-manifesti 18.12.2013, 30.10.2013 Kommunistisen puolueen manifesti pdf.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Russia 30.10.2013
5.http://www.tulva.fi/blogi2.php?aid=116088 by Lauri Punamäki ja Emmi Vähäpassi 22.11.2013 Naisunionin pohdintaa miksi miesten pitäisi sallia liittyä feministiseen järjestöön 6.https://www.facebook.com/FEMEN.International 18.12.2013 Feminist organization fighting for human rights worldwide! Their breasts are their weapons. Originating from Ukraine making fierce action against patriarchy rule and exploitation of women.
7. https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/on-our-radar-feminist-news-roundup-82 21.11.2013News post by Arielle Yarwood fight is far from over, fight for women to have right to their bodies, right for abortion
8. https://womanstats.wordpress.com/?s=state+feminism 21.11.2013 woman stats project, Feminist blog/ column about state feminism in political use during Cultural Revolution in China
9.https://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/how_to_fold_a_thong_a_straight_man_working_at_victorias_secret/21.11.2013 article by Christopher Pilny for Salon
10. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/05/topless-jihad-why-femen-is-right/275471/20.12.2013 by Jeffrey Taylor article of Femen demonstration in Belarus, demonstrators were kidnapped, tortured by secret police. 11.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirdwave_feminism 14.3.2014
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Annual Winter Banquet well-attended
February 1, 2012 Community, Local News
By Jamie Miller
The Center at Bishop Park was the site of the 39th annual Bryant Winter Banquet[more] last night. Hundreds of people from different businesses throughout the city were present along with city government representatives and state government representatives. Bryant City Council Aldermen were present along with Mayor Jill Dabbs.
The night began with emcee Tom Baxley welcoming everyone and recognizing some special guests.
"We are thrilled to have this facility and each and every one of you here," Baxley said.
Matt Mosler of KARK Channel 4 was the main speaker of the event. Mosler is a co-anchor and meteorologist at Channel 4 and has 20 years of experience in the field of television. He is a five-time AP Award Winner and has written a book and produced two CD's. With his wife and three children, Mosler currently resides in Sherwood.
"I'm a big fan of the town of Bryant," Mosler said.
He went on to compliment Bryant for their steep competition in sporting events along with praising the fans of Bryant for being so supportive.
"What makes this town so great is civic pride," he stated.
Mosler spoke about the state of Arkansas and how citizens have a lot to be proud of. He then challenged the audience to be a great piece to the puzzle of Bryant.
"Everyone must do their part," he said. "God bless you guys for what you're doing and I hope you have an even better 2012."
Everett Buick GMC was the lead sponsor again this year and was recognized for their contributions to the event.
The Bryant Junior ROTC presented the colors and the Bryant High School Honeybees sang the National Anthem before dinner was served. Dinner was provided by Dinners Ready.
The silent auction was conducted once again this year but instead of just posting the results from the bids on the wall, they were also texted to participants who gave out their phone numbers with the results of the auction.
Rob Patrick has been involved in radio and newspaper since the early 1980's. After serving in several capacities in several media outlets, Rob started BryantDaily.com in 2008.
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Sarah Lacy Hangs with 'Hot Hominins' on Social Media
Sarah Lacy, assistant professor of anthropology at CSU Dominguez Hills.
Sarah Lacy really likes a "good brow ridge." She thinks "it's hot!"
In class, Lacy, a new assistant professor of anthropology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and her anthropology students call that facial characteristic a "supraorbital torus," which was sported by Neandertals around 40,000 years ago. They have also given the long-extinct human species a "sexy" social media presence with Lacy posing with their skulls in a series she calls "Hot Hominin of the Day."
"I dress a bit unusual, and my students were joking about it. They thought I should create an 'Outfit of the Day' blog. It seemed a little frivolous, so I came up with a way to have fun with that idea, but use the posts as outreach to draw attention to our program," said Lacy, who jokes that between Homo Sapiens and Neandertals, the latter are "much more attractive."
Lacy arrived at CSUDH in fall 2017 from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she taught biological anthropology for three years. She earned a Ph.D. in biological anthropology at Washington University, and performed her post-doctorate research at Durham University in England, where she is now an honorary research fellow. Her doctoral work focused on oral pathology and health in Neandertals and early modern humans in the Late Pleistocene in Europe and Southwest Asia.
Educational Evolution
Archeology has been a fascination for Lacy since she was four 4 years old. As she grew, her interest turned more toward Egyptology, but kept evolving over time.
"As an undergrad, I had an amazing adviser, Trenton Holliday, who worked on Neandertals and was really invested in his students. I was interested more in Homo erectus when I started grad school, but because he was working on Neanderthals, I started really getting into it," said Lacy, who has traveled extensively in Europe and in Kenya to X-ray fossils and conduct her research.
Sarah Lacy poses with the "Hot Hominin of the Day," featured on Instagram.
"The sample sizes in Europe where much larger than those in Kenya, so I was able to back pack across Europe for four months with the X-ray machine just going from museum to museum collecting data," she added. "What was also great about Europe was in the evening I was able to go to a bistro, instead of just going to sleep in a tent."
Neandertals are modern humans' (Homo sapiens) closest extinct relative, and one of about two dozen species of hominins, or Hominidae, which consists of all species of the last common ancestor of living apes going back approximately 7 million years.
In 2010, a study was published showing that Neanderthal DNA was found in modern humans in Europe and Asia, providing the most concrete evidence that migrating humans interbred with Neandertals after leaving Africa.
"When that paper was published I felt vindicated. I was always a big proponent that we probably bred Neandertals out of existence because every time humans come into contact with other humans, they start having sex, especially back then with such low population densities," Lacy explained. "Regarding species trying to kill each other off; there was probably not a lot of incentive for being that aggressive. It would have been too dangerous."
Lacy's more specific interest and research on Neandertals and ancient human species focuses on periodontal disease and examining cavities, tooth loss, and other unusual pathology, such as hypercementosis, when the roots of the teeth swell in response to excessive "loading forces" over time from chewing.
"The mouth is a good microcosm of overall health, and teeth preserve very well in the fossil record," said Lacy, who has published several papers and chapters in journals about her research. "I was looking at it with an ecological competition perspective, with the ultimate question as to why Neandertals are not here and modern humans are. Why is there only one species on the planet right now within our genus?"
While teaching, Lacy relates to her students on a personal level, sharing interesting anecdotes during lectures, and spending time with them outside the classroom.
"In my upper level anthropology course we are studying the human microbiome. I make my own Kombucha [tea fermented using with a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast] and they wanted to try it, so I brought some in for them since it relates to what they're studying," said Lacy, who has found CSUDH students to be very engaging. "We also had some Tepache, a fermented pineapple drink from Mexico simmering in the corner. I want students to know that I'm not just trying to relay information to them; that I'm an active knowledge creator."
Like she did in St. Louis, Lacy plans to integrate her students into her research, and would like to purchase an X-ray machine for the anthropology department.
"I want to get students to come work in the lab on hundreds of fossil X-rays files that I've collected to look for specific pathologies," said Lacy, who is the faculty adviser for the student Anthropology Club at CSUDH. "There are also other pathologies that can be collected from those X-rays that I'm not working on yet. I would love to train students to be able to recognize and score those pathologies. Then we could jointly publish the work without having to leave the country to do research."
Studying the fossils of ancient humans can also provide significant insights for other fields, such as biology, health sciences, and human geography, according to Lacy. Pre-med students could also benefit from examining her research, as well as students majoring in occupational therapy, where practitioners—particularly in Southern California—work directly with individuals with diverse lineages.
"How can we contextualize what we are seeing in patterns in oral health today if we don't understand the baseline level of oral health in earlier humans?" said Lacy. "The Paleo Diet is a good example of where such research could be useful. Many people say, 'Ancient people were much healthier, so we should act and eat like they did.' But I say no, periodontal disease was rampant back then. Close to 80 percent of all Neandertals had mild periodontal disease. So do we really want to be mimicking their diet?"
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Q: Why might the App Store draw variable-type strings in place of actual values? I have just formatted my drive, and performed a fresh install of Mac OS X Mountain Lion from USB flash drive. When doing my first Software Update, within the App Store application, under the Updates section, the first listed update is the weird looking string "DAHSoftwareUpdate" with title field having the value "DAHSoftwareUpdatesPage.OSUpdates.Title".
Underneath this title, is the correct name of the update (OS X Update Combined 10.8.2, iTunes 11.0.1. Also under the progress bar I see FileSize.MB of FileSize.MB, then the remaining time in minutes.
This seemed odd to me, especially after I get zero google results for "DAHSoftwareUpdate" or even "SoftwareUpdatesPage.OSUpdates.Title".
One possibility, that seems extremely remote, is that the MountainLion.dmg which has been moved around between my backup drives a lot, might have been corrupted, and I'm seeing a weird bug in the AppStore app as a result. It seems much more likely that this is a result of something like a bad localization/language setting, but that would not account for the zero hits for the variable names showing.
Can someone explain what's going on here?

A: This issue resolved itself after that single update.
I did reboot once without updating, and the glitch persisted past that boot, but after the update in question was done and the laptop rebooted, there was no recurrence.
As for the likelihood of a corrupted installer dmg, @KevinChen points out that "there is a lot of checksumming that goes on when you open DMGs and apps, so corruption seems unlikely"

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Report: Tim Lincecum is not ready for retirement
By Ashley VarelaJan 21, 2017, 8:00 PM EST
Free agent right-hander Tim Lincecum isn't ready to hang up his cleats just yet. At least, that's the word from Lincecum's agent, Rick Thurman, who says the 32-year-old is still "throwing and getting ready for the season" (via Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News).
Lincecum may not be ready to enter retirement, but another quote from Thurman suggests that he'll be picky about where he pitches next. He doesn't appear open to pitching overseas, and despite not having a contract for 2017 (or even any serious suitors), the right-hander is set on pitching in the big leagues this year. Whether or not he's willing to take a bullpen role to do so remains to be seen.
While Baggarly predicts some interest in the veteran righty, there's not much in Lincecum's recent history to inspire faith in him as a starter, or even a reliever. He picked up a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Angels following his hip surgery in 2015, and went 2-6 in 2016 with a 9.16 ERA, 5.4 BB/9 and 7.5 SO/9 over 38 1/3 innings. At this point, a minor league contract seems like the surest path back to major league success, though he's unlikely to find an open spot on the Giants' or Angels' rosters anytime soon.
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Posted on January 30, 2020 at 11:30 am
Super Bowl commercials and ad campaigns continue to flood the Internet early. Here are the latest:
1. There's an Audi ad where Maisie Williams from "Game of Thrones" drives while singing "Let It Go" from "Frozen" .
2. Bud Light made two ads for Bud Light Seltzer with Post Malone, but they can only air one . . . so they want US, the viewers at home, to choose. (Here's #PostyStore and here's #PostyBar.)
If you care, you can hit up Bud Light's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages to cast your vote using the #PostyStore and #PostyBar hashtags. Or don't.
3. A full, Cheetos "Can't Touch This" ad with MC Hammer is out.
4. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen star in an ad campaign for Genesis . . . the luxury division of Hyundai. Interesting Fact: There was originally a HELICOPTER in the first two seconds of the commercial . . . but they edited it out after Kobe Bryant died.
5. Kia's ad features Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs, who returns to his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to give his younger self some advice. Josh was homeless in middle school.
6. The full Little Caesars ad is out. Rainn Wilson plays the owner of the Sliced Bread company, which is in danger of no longer being "the best thing."
7. Microsoft's ad is an inspirational one starring Katie Sowers, the offensive assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers.
8. The Pepsi Zero Sugar ad featuring Missy Elliott and H.E.R. is out. They perform a version of the Rolling Stones song "Paint It Black".
9. Pop Tarts is advertising their new Pop Tarts PRETZEL in an ad with Jonathan Van Ness from "Queer Eye".
10. Snickers released their full "fix the world" ad. Basically they feed the Earth Snickers by dropping a giant candy bar into a hole in the ground in order to make everything better. It's a parody of those feel-good, let's-all-come-together ads, and it really works.
11. Charlie Day and Emily Hampshire sort through their own dirty laundry in a Tide commercial.
12. TurboTax has an ad with people dancing to a song about doing your taxes.
13. Wal-Mart has a movie-themed ad with . . . Groot, Buzz Lightyear, Legos, the talking pug from "Men In Black", "Bill & Ted's" Alex Winter, a de-aged version of Alex Winter, and the aliens from "Mars Attacks".
14. Jennifer Lopez is performing during the half-time show, but she's also in a commercial for Hard Rock, which features a mystery thief stealing her "bling cup." (Here's a teaser.)
15. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi did an ad for Alexa.
16. Coke will use its Super Bowl ad to plug its new energy drink, with a little help from director Martin Scorsese. (Here's a teaser.)
17. Heinz's ad features FOUR commercials in one.
BONUS – Here's Jimmy Fallon and John Cena in an ad for Michelob Ultra


On the morning of Friday, September 18th, a group of Harvard Graduate School of Design Urban Planning and Design students blocked cars from using a parallel parking space on a busy Cambridge street by creating a temporary park within its lines. Potted plants, hammocks, couches, and a dozen people occupied the asphalt normally reserved for SUVs and sedans. This transformation of public space was part of PARK(ing) Day, a national event dedicated to raising awareness about the lack of open space in cities.
The centerpiece of the UPD parklet was the use of bales of hay as both seating and a barrier between people and automobiles. Students added additional color and texture to the parking space by drawing on the asphalt with chalk. A hammock was strung up between signposts, and students relished an unseasonably warm day.
While listening to these diverse voices was a valuable experience for the UPD students, a greater challenge lies ahead: actually realizing visions for enhancing public space through their work at the GSD and beyond.


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Post subject: How long does it take to learn something?
I thought this would be worth considering in respect of learning to drive.
Post subject: Re: How long does it take to learn something?
Interest in wanting to learn is a key ingredient to start with.
Self interest happens before that begins too of course.
But being told that you 'must do better' and 'to improve you need to be aware of your potential mistakes' can be provided by Governments, as that old adage of 'create a problem to then show how to solve it.
Business like to show the solution for it's one profit, but for road safety it can be done by showing people they can do better, for their own safety and for themselves.
This creates no profit for those in the auto speed industry, so they would like to stop this way of self-learning, in favour of them lining their own pockets.


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Q: Select query for viewing data in specific data rang in FoxPro database In foxpro database, how to write select query for viewing data in specific time range. Can anyone show an example.

A: You just write it as you would do with any SQL database. The only thing that differs is the parameters' syntax. For example below query retrieves all the transactions made in, say July 2020:
local ltFrom, ltUpTo
ltFrom = DateTime(2020,7,1)
ltUpTo = DateTime(2020,8,1) && Midnight

select * from myTable ;
   where transactionDatetime >= ?m.ltFrom and  ;
         transactionDatetime < ?m.ltUpTo ;
   into cursor crsResult ;
   nofilter
browse

A: To expand on Cetin's query for a date range query, you can also query for ranges including the time component:
ltFrom = DateTime(2020,8,1,0,0,0)   && midnight
ltUpTo = DateTime(2020,8,1,14,03,51) && 2:03:51 pm
*ltFrom = DateTime(2020,8,1,0,0,0)  && midnight
*ltUpTo = DateTime(2020,8,3,11,59,59) && 1 second before noon 2 days later
SELECT hostname,timestamp FROM gsm WHERE timestamp BETWEEN ?ltfrom AND ?ltupto INTO CURSOR crsResult NOFILTER ORDER BY timestamp
select * from myTable ;
   where transactionDatetime between ?m.ltFrom and ?m.ltUpTo ;
   into cursor crsResult ;
   nofilter
browse

There are 2 time ranges above:

*

*August 1, 2020 from midnight up to 2:03:51pm

*August 1, 2020 from midnight up to August 3, 2020, 11:59:59am (commented out)


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It is a large site sandwiched at each end between Hucklow Avenue and Kennett Road. The development will create 52 houses for sale and shared ownership and 78 apartments for affordable rent.
All units will have parking areas and landscaped gardens with new trees and bushes planted and is estimated to complete with contractor Lovell Construction in July 2018.


Instead of sitting idle waiting for government (both local and national) to fix education, some businesses are taking charge. By actively participating in the higher education of a student, these businesses are creating their own skilled employees.
Paul Robeson High School had failing performance scores year after year. The continued output was so poor that the New York City Department of Education decided the best action would be to slowly phase out the school. But this failure in traditional education has become a new exploration in modern education.
IBM has donated much more than funds to revive Paul Robeson High School; they also helped develop the coursework and selected the principal. Perhaps their biggest move is to offer graduates the first chance to work at IBM.
High schools are not the only ones benefiting from business partnerships. In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has partnered with the City Colleges of Chicago to launch the new College to Careers program. With this new program, City Colleges will prepare students with knowledge that is specifically tailored to new careers.
What are these new careers? City Colleges have "Industry Partners" who revised and designed coursework and facilities to fit their new needs. These partners will, much like IBM above, also give graduates the chance to work in a variety of fields spanning from logistics to hospitality, and most everything in between.
These two examples demonstrate a few ways that businesses have decided to update an educational system that provides general information with little direction. Actively shaping curriculum is a good start to solving the crisis in higher education, and in Part Four we will discuss just how to satisfy the need for high skill workers.


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There's just one week to go until my baby boy is one year old. I think I will be telling people he is 12 months old though, it makes him sound younger. I can't believe nearly a whole year has gone by. He's such a funny little chap, and although he's been a nightmare with sleep for the past 11 months, I wouldn't change him for the world. He's completed a missing piece in our little family, and he's loved by us all, so much.
Having a third baby has definitely put pressure on the relationship between my partner and I. Having finished everything baby related when Elliw grew out of her nappies, pram, etc. it was a huge step having to go back and learn things all over again. Having a four year gap made it feel like I was back at stage one and having to learn all baby things all over again. I was nervous and petrified of being a Mum to a baby and especially being a Mum to three.
But the past year has been fantastic. Of course, we have had our ups and downs, some major downs too but it's always the good memories we remember. When Freddie turned 11 months old, I was secretly hoping the days would go by really slowly. But as always, it just flies by. We are off to Haven for a little weekend holiday over his birthday and hoping for some family to get some day passes to spend his special day with us and have a buffet party. I've also planned to do a little birthday shoot during the week sometimes.


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So anyway we popped along on the Saturday to sample a few beers, they had over 150 different ones to choose from so I figured we might be OK for liquid refreshment. It was a new crowd, some of the guys from work who like a pint (Adam and Sam) and some of their friends who also liked a pint. This was looking to be a pretty good day!
I was also looking for a little bit of food to soak all that lovely ale up with 🙂 perhaps a few small morsels and snacks to help us out as we got a little bit peckish and light headed?
I went for the Venison Burger with Cote Hill cheese for £4, I also took up the offer of some grilled onions on the top as well, which was a good plan. For some reason I added a splodge of yellow mustard for good measure. This was actually a pretty decent burger, often at these sort of events the burgers are kind of meh, but I was very happy with this one from Fen Farm.
Excellent tasty and juicy meat patty, simple and soft bread roll, and a big pile of grilled onion, ooh yes thank very much!
I knew that G. H. Porter Provisions were going to be at the Beer Festival so I made a beeline for their stall as soon as I had a chance. These Sausage Rolls looked the business, and they were the business.
I went off-piste a little forgoing the traditional option and taking a punt on the 'Pork & Black Pudding' sausage roll. This was an inspired choice! (if I say so myself), such a good tasty hand held treat!
I do love a Pork Pie and these ones from Porter's did look particularly fetching and well goddam tasty! I was not so sure about the thought of the addition of pickle, but I decided that I may as well go alonng for the ride so I bought one anyway to take home.
We ate this over a couple of lunches and I have to say that my thoughts on the pickle situation were to be without foundation. The slight tang of the pickle vinegar enhanced the whole pie and made it actually a lot more enjoyable. I am not sure why I was so surprised after all a bit of pickle on the side of a ploughman's lunch with a slice of pork pie is quite the norm in my household.


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Q: ngrx/effects - How to test with a promise I'm using ngrx/effects with marbles testing. I have a service that uses promises. I want my effect to call the service and handle both successful and error states. I have code like this
Effect:

.mergeMap(() =>
  this.service.getThings()
    .map((things) => new SetThingsAction(things))
      .catch((error) =>
        of(new HandleAPIErrorAction(error))
      )
    )
  .catch((error) =>
    of(new HandleAPIErrorAction(error))
  );

Service:

  public geThings() {
    return Observable.fromPromise(this.promiseBasedThing.getTheThings());
  }

Then a test:

    actions = hot("a", { a: new GetThingsAction() });
    const response = cold("-#", {});
    service.getThings.and.returnValue( response );
    const expected = cold("-b", { b: new HandleAPIErrorAction("error") });
    expect(effects.getThings$).toBeObservable(expected);

This actually all works. However the double catch in the effect seems clearly bad and probably suggests I don't understand how Observables work.   In the real world only the later catch is effective. In a test the first is effective.
Based on this it seems like Promises don't work with marbles tests. This SO question gives an idea on error handling but it seems impossible to test because it has a Promise.
How can I use ngrx/effects with error handling, promises, and testing.

A: Can answer my own after further research.
https://jsfiddle.net/btroncone/upy6nr6n/
Basically I needed to do the catch in the getThings instead of in the effect.
 getThings() {
    return Observable.fromPromise(this.promiseBasedThing.getTheThings())
      .catch((error) => Observable.of(error));
  }

Also learned that it's much easier to solve these problems with a simple rsjx example instead of trying to solve it while using ngrx/effects too. This still has two catch statements, but the test mocking now matches how it works in reality.


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Q: Gulp not minifying css and JS in specified files I'm running gulp in an attempt to compile and minify all the scss and js files found in my theme.
Here is my current folder structure:
theme
   assets
      build
         css
            theme.min.css
          js
             theme.min.js
      src
         sass
            globals
               _base.scss
               _client-styles.scss
            _variables.scss
            style.scss
    template-parts
       parts
           hero
              hero.php
              hero.scss

And here is what style.scss looks like (assets > src > style.scss):
@import "variables.scss";
@import "globals/**/**.scss";
@import "/../../../template-parts/**/**/*.scss";

My aim is, when running gulp, compile everything from the style.scss file into theme.min.css (assets > build > css).
However, when running gulp, the theme.min.css file is empty? As in nothing is being compiled and minified. Unsure if I'm missing anything in my gulpfile.js

const assets = 'assets/';
const wpComponents = 'template-parts/';

const gulp          = require('gulp'),
      autoprefixer  = require('gulp-autoprefixer'),
      sass          = require('gulp-sass'),
      concat        = require('gulp-concat'),
      uglify        = require('gulp-uglify'),
      sassGlob      = require('gulp-sass-glob');
const plumber       = require('gulp-plumber'),
      eslint        = require('gulp-eslint');
const scss          = assets + 'src/sass/',
      js            = assets + 'src/js/',
      jsDist        = assets + 'build/js/';
const wpThemeFiles    = wpComponents + '**/**/*.php',
      wpStyleFiles    = scss + '**/*.scss',
      wpJsFiles       = js + '**/*.js';

function css() {
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For some reason I am really bad at these questions so thanks for the help.
Martha invited 4 friends to go with her to the movies. There are 120 different ways in which they can sit together in a row. In how many of those ways is martha sitting in the middle?
24 but i am not sure how to get it.
how many 3-digit positive integers are odd and do not contain the digit "5"?
There are 5 people. Martha has to be in the middle (XXMXX) so what it is saying is that the other four people could be anywhere on the outsides.
4*3*1*2*1 = 24. As you place the first person, you can pick from anyone, and as you get down the line, you have less people to place: 3,2,1 respectively. Martha's seat counts as "1" because only she can sit there.
thanks. I think of it mathematically and visually at the same time. it's weird. lol. but glad you think so.


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TEFL CAREER PROGRESSION
Jaye Plant
TEFL career progression, does it exist? The short answer to this question is yes. The TEFL industry is massive and career progression can take on all sorts of shapes and forms. It is true that in recent years, the Teaching English as a Foreign Language industry has developed a reputation for teachers who just like to travel, party and have a good time. But that's not everyone, and this is true of many international professions. It's only natural for those who work abroad to travel and experience new cultures.
In this post, Jaye reflects on her TEFL journey. From teaching in a small school in China to moving to EF and starting her TEFL career progression journey at EF.
Starting My TEFL Career
My story starts in a small Kindergarten in the south of China. After completing my degree in English Literature and Contemporary Media, I decided I wanted to teach, travel and explore the world and its cultures. A job in China seemed like a good option for all of these things; close to different countries I wanted to explore and a culture so different it'll rise up and slap you in the face if you're not paying attention.
After almost a year, I wanted to explore my options with regards to teaching. I chose to apply to EF because it's an enormous company with a sterling reputation; they provide so much support, both when in China and in the ways they help you to develop as a teacher.
One year later and I'm still here, enjoying my job, the city I live in and the company I work for. By the end of my contract, I was able to secure a job within the company head office, this time moving into content writing: my long-term career goal and true passion.
The question is, what do you expect to gain from your next job?
The opportunities available to teachers to advance their careers are highly accessible; TKT (teacher knowledge test), TEFL, CertTESOL, DipTESOL and CELTA qualifications are often available and usually subsidised. Take advantage of them, develop your teaching career, whether you're experienced or a brand new teacher!
You know something is worth doing if you're gaining enjoyment from doing it. I enjoyed my time as an ESL teacher at EF; encouraging students to realise their potential, developing positive and friendly relationships with students and staff, and realising how you can impact another person while honing your skills as a teacher. Not to mention getting to act like a big kid most of the time.
There are so many jobs available in the TEFL industry. In teaching, you can become a senior teacher, and then a Director of Studies or a Center Education Manager. If you'd like to broaden your career opportunities, you could move into other areas like product design and create new classroom materials and courseware. Even recruitment and marketing are possible career paths available. Becoming a teacher is an exciting, fun-filled opportunity to advance your career. If you have a useful skill set, you have a platform to nurture it and help it grow!
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Cinemaster Score: 9.7/10
Pulp Fiction is one of the best in the crime genre as a whole. Every single element of it is compounded into something amazing. The cast is outstanding and each of the actors involved defines their careers in major ways. The acting becomes enhanced even more when paired with the casual, thought-provoking script. Add another layer and you find the variety of characters. Characters that steal the show with their presence. Then there's the actual story stringing the other components together. The story in Pulp Fiction is one of the best, but it does go a little overboard in an occasionally uncomfortable manner. It is also told uniquely with it being chronologically sporadic. This way of telling the story makes it more enjoyable for more hardened fans but can detract from any average viewer's experience. Pulp Fiction is one of the best examples of how artful directing can be with Quentin Tarantino putting it all together in his own way and making it fully his. Tarantino is never shying from his subject matter and proves to be a top director in the business with this near masterpiece of a film.
Acting; All of Quentin Tarantino's films are known well as to have star-studded casts. In his second film at the directorial position, Tarantino reels in some of of Hollywood's biggest names. Among these actors is Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson offers a captivating performance that makes scenes with his presence more enticing. Uma Thurman has a similar effect, putting the well-written script to great use and building her iconic character with her acting abilities. Then are the more surprisingly good performances. John Travolta, for example, proves himself in the most defining role of his career. Bruce Willis – who hasn't had many inspired performances in a while – was also interesting to watch in Pulp Fiction. Even side characters for the movie were played by big names such as Ving Rhames and Christopher Walken. These actors, all impressive and together at once, make the flick even better.
Script; Tarantino is a master storyteller and the way he writes his films reflects that. Pulp Fiction is the director at his absolute best. Every single scene has a memorable line to it – and that's a credit to Tarantino's unique writing style. Nearly every character is well rounded and full of depth thanks to the outstanding writing – especially Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules Winnfield, who steals the show. The dynamic he has with John Travolta's character Vincent Vega is one that is immediately captivating and full of an eccentric energy that drives the film's best scenes. The remainder of the cast are equally as well-written and the characters they play are just as intriguing. Pulp Fiction is a sprawling tale full of many interconnected stories and for many movies, this can be troubling. But – thanks to a tight script full of exciting dialogue and unparalleled depth – Pulp Fiction remains on another level.
Characters; Pulp Fiction has some of the best characters put to screen. We have the iconic Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), who spouts bible verses just as nonchalantly as he threatens lowlifes. Or the wonderfully oblivious Vincent Vega (John Travolta), who makes the most dramatic of situations a comic delight. These two characters compliment each other perfectly and they are accompanied by a diverse cast of eccentric supporting characters. Mia and Marsellus Wallace (played wonderfully Uma Thurman and Ving Rhames) are just as unique and brilliantly written as our main duo of "protagonists" – providing us with some truly memorable scenes. Every character – from Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) to Winston "The Wolf" Wolfe (Harvey Keitel) – is given a multifaceted personality. These characters are some of the best in movie history and that's what puts Pulp Fiction in a league of its own.
Direction; The direction for Pulp Fiction is extraordinary. When taking time to try defining it, there are few words that can do his work justice. Quentin Tarantino had a knack for directing early on and his ability is extremely impressive, especially in consideration that Pulp Fiction was only the second film Tarantino had directed. Tarantino's style in storytelling is quite unique and memorable. He casts actors that are fit for their roles. Then you take a look at the story he's putting together and it's stunning. Albeit amazing, Tarantino adds a classic touch to Pulp Fiction in switching up the chronology of the story to different places. It's a change many can't pull off, but Tarantino does with success and only loses some of the audience in the process. Tarantino's combination of telling this already unique crime story and giving it the spices of his style makes for one of the best flicks of all time – from one of the best directors at its head.
Story; As mentioned earlier, Tarantino is a master storyteller. His craft is unmatched in many regards – his films stories told in the most unconventional of ways. He takes Pulp Fiction (a near 3 hour film) and uses every minute of it to tell his most experimental story yet. The plot revolves around 2 hitmen (played by Travolta and Jackson) as they become entangled in the life of their boss (Rhames), his wife (Thurman), and an assortment of other characters. What makes this story so different is how it is told – with multiple time jumps, plot twists, and an unconventional plot structure that does little to hold the audience's hand. The way Tarantino balances every aspect of this story is nothing short of masterful, with most of it played out through brilliant dialogue and character interactions. Just when you think you know what's going to happen, Tarantino subverts your expectations – turning Pulp Fiction from a simple crime drama to a film that's story is still passionately dissected to this day.
Enjoyment; Pulp Fiction is one of the most oddly enjoyable movies for audiences. Much of the film is made up of scenes representing the darker side of society. However, it's those scenes that capture audiences. Most are caught up in the intrigue of a world unknown to them. Occasionally, Pulp Fiction does get a little over the top and becomes uncomfortable for viewers. Those who can deal with it though, are in for a ride that is – at the very least – entertaining. The characters are fun to watch and command the spotlight when on screen. There are some random, unexpected moments throughout that keep the audience engaged with the film as well. Although, the movie has a weird way of organizing the plot that can almost feel too confusing without either thinking about it for a while or rewatching it. Fortunately, the rest of the film is good enough to indulge in rewatching it and enjoy yourself each time.
David: "This was my first viewing of a Tarantino film and it got me hooked on one of my now favorite directors. His way of telling a story – and the story he tells in the first place – is quite amazing to see. Pulp Fiction will inevitably be remembered as a classic and I recommend taking the time to see it for yourself"
JP: "The first time I watched Pulp Fiction, I knew it was something special. The way everything was presented – from the excellent dialogue to the unique story structure – was so different from anything I'd ever seen. It's one of Tarantino's best, and this film should be at the top of your must watch list."
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10 Sequels and Reboots Way More Offensive to Fans Than 'Ghostbusters'
The internet is caught in a cycle. A new piece of news or a trailer for Ghostbusters comes out, a bunch of pissy man-children indignantly bellow about how much they hate it and then everyone else shrugs and says that they'll wait for it to come out before judging it. Every time the cycle comes around the man-children become more children than man, stamping their feet and slamming the door to their mother's basement because for some reason this issue is worth getting angry about. This time around the internet has been caught up with some self-important tosser's video where he declares his refusal to review the upcoming Ghostbusters.
We are assured by the aforementioned tosser that it's not because of sexism or any other such reason, but because it looks 'shit'. The problem here is clear: if you're refusing to review a movie based on a preconceived notion of quality, then you have no business calling yourself a reviewer. You're just a fanboy with a youtube channel and if you're so determined to hate this movie we don't care about your opinion.
And now, if it's their proud standards that prevent anyone from giving this movie a chance and it's not being a judgemental mouth breather who can't accept any challenge to their nostalgia or expectations of gender then why didn't we see such furore over these movies?
10. Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock is inarguably the best horror director in the history of cinema. He rewrote the rules of the game while working almost entirely within genre films. Psycho was considered to weird and gruesome for the public and he struggled to get funding. Then it came out and became one of the most popular movies ever made. So when Gus Van Sant decided to remake it shot for shot, adding nothing new except colour film, people were scratching their heads. Why? No-one is going to be caught out by the twist, it's not going to challenging expectations of the genre…it has no business being made. The casting of Vince Vaughn in the role of Norman Bates resulted in an embarrassing performance.
9. The Thing
John Carpenter's 1982 The Thing is a masterwork of suspense and a cult favourite. Equal parts nail-biting anticipation and leap out of your skin scares, it's a horror movie like no other. Except for the remake/prequel thing. What made this an insult to the original was the last minute rejection of practical effects for cheap looking CGI. The makers of the original showed no respect for what made the original distinctive and popular.
8. Clash of the Titans
Speaking of movies that replaced impressive stop-motion and practical effects with crappy looking CGI…here's Clash of the Titans. Whilst the original is far from being a masterpiece, it carries a lot of nostalgic value and has a charm of its own. Folks behind the remake announced their intention to get rid of anything 'cheesy' and make it 'darker and more realistic'. Basically undoing everything that made the first film memorable.
7. The Wicker Man
Many horror movies rely on gore and shock value to sell tickets, but The Wicker Man is different. It's a slow burn story with a slow build up of dread before the iconic finale. Dealing with Christianity and Paganism, and focusing on Edward Woodward's inspector exploring the enigmatic island community belonging to charismatic Sir Christopher Lee, it was hard for the viewer to put their finger on what was wrong with the place. The remake shifted the setting to the USA and instead focused on Nicolas Cage shouting and screaming at bee worshipers. This example is particularly offensive because the remake is the version everyone talks about, ignoring the classic.
6. Rollerball
This dystopian sci-fi served as a warning of things to come. When energy companies monopolize the economy, the divide between rich and poor grows larger than ever and the masses are entertained by bloodsports. When a single player of the sport becomes a hero to the people the powers that be seek to destroy him. It's poignant, unsettling and thrilling when Rollerball is in play. Then the shitty remake made it a parody of WWE. Fantastic idea.
5. Godzilla
This 'reimagining' of the long, long running Japanese franchise manage completely screw up the premise 'big monsters attack city'. The film was so badly received by fans that they coined the term 'GINO' (Godzilla In Name Only) and criticised the creature's iguana-frog mash up design. Toho eventually trademarked the use of the design as 'Zilla', a mindless, pathetic rival to Godzilla.
4. Alice in Wonderland/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Two films that carry a generation's worth of nostalgia through their whimsical, off-beat nature got fed through the generic Tim Burton cliche generator. Disney's original Alice in Wonderland captured the source materials disjointed nature, essentially being weird for the sake of weird. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory also recreated the book's simple messages and spirit of childhood. Burton took command of these classics and completely missed the point of both. His Alice tried to force motivation and meaning into a story that celebrated randomness by adding social commentary, a political sub-plot and a good vs evil war. Charlie somehow made Charlie the supporting character to Willy Wonka's backstory that no-one cared about. His father was a dentist. Wow, I can sleep at night again.
3. Terminator Genisys
The sequel that literally sent the main character back in time to punch the original in the face, while slapping the fans of the series in the face. John Conner went from being one of the heroes of the series to a generic villain. The entire purpose of Skynet and the timeline was rewritten, possibly to fit in more awkward humour from the aging Arnie. We don't actually need him to in the movies any more.
2. The Phantom Menace
Someone people still try to defend this drunken first draft of a shit film. We've covered the big problems with the movie before, so today a small problem. Why do the Jedi all wear those brown and white robes? Sure Obi-Wan had one in the original film, but so did everyone on Tatoonie. Either everyone there was cosplaying as Jedi, or that's what the people of the desert planet were wearing and Obi-Wan was trying to fit in. Confused, simple minded George looked at what Old Ben was wearing and figured that since he's a Jedi, that's what Jedi wear. Sure, Luke Skywalker and Yoda never wear anything like it but now it's the 'official' costume of Jedi and watching the movies in order makes it look like all moisture farmers and bartenders on Tatoonie are Jedi. Stupid movie.
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Transformers/GI Joe
They're from the same era as the original Ghostbusters and arguably treated with less respect than that reboot. All of them became shills for whatever company was willing to chuck in some cash, turning Transformers in particular into a product placement showreel with a contractual agreement not to portray the US military in a bad light. Almost all the Autobots were designed from their original cars to the sponsor's cars. All three franchises drastically redesigned the characters and rewrote the mythology. Ghostbusters at least seems to be building on the original rather than reworking them based on what marketing thinks would work. In spite of them all being slagged off online prior to release and being critically mauled they did enough business to warrant sequels, video games and endless crappy merchandise.
So why didn't these movies get the drubbing Ghostbusters is getting? All three of the #1 entry were made from a business perspective while Ghostbusters looks to be trying to be comedic first and foremost. It's almost like some people are exceptionally butthurt over one particular change, something as petty as women being cast in the lead roles. But that would be dumb.
The trailer for Ghostbusters didn't generate any excitement from me, but I'll wait and see it before I make a judgement call. Because I'm not a baby.
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lkeke35 on 05/23/2016 at 8:37 am said:
I was initially upset about the casting of Patty as the line non-scientist but I don't hate the film. I find the trailers mildly intriguing, and think I'd have a good, but ultimately forgettable time in the theatre.
I like the idea of women ghostbusters and although Patty isn't a scientist, she doesn't appear to be treated with a lot of disrespect, at least not in the trailers. But then, I'm very used to lazy writing of black characters, and let's be fair, Hollywood just ain't used to writing WoC. They still learning. They gon' learn.
I won't see it in the theater, but I'll catch it on cable this winter.
I was a bit taken aback by that casting. My next top 10 was to be based on the most blatant token minorities in cinema, she may well qualify.
Oh, I wanted to add to check out the "Angry Jack" Videos on YouTube. They are awesome!
Will do!
Great recommendation! I like his style.
Film Music Central on 05/23/2016 at 9:21 pm said:
I agree with pretty much all of this (especially Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that one is just CREEPY!) I did like Liam Neeson as Zeus in Clash of the Titans though
theipc on 05/23/2016 at 11:04 pm said:
Great post : ) I don't really want to see it because I can't stand Leslie Jones….
Holly on 05/24/2016 at 1:24 am said:
Can I hate the idea of it without hating on the actors involved?
Much love here for the original Wicker Man, easily one of my top horor/suspense movies ever, but of course everyone immediately thinks of THE BEES instead
lychalis on 05/24/2016 at 8:32 am said:
Remaking the ghostbusters film with all girls, that's fine, I don't really care too much – but then announce ANOTHER reboot, this time all-male? Now you're just pandering >.<