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THE NAKED MAN | 2017 SHORT FILM FUND WINNER
Huge congratulations to Ben Gutteridge who won 2017's Short Film Fund. Ben was awarded $9000 to make his winning short screenplay, The Naked Man. The film was shot in Downtown Los Angeles in April 2018.
"It means a lot to have a competition like Shore Scripts recognise my writing and of course to get the chance to make my film. THANK YOU!" Ben's website
LOGLINE
An Invisible Man's hopes of being seen again are unleashed by a fascinating blind girl – Without love, are we invisible?
Harry is invisible. Apart from us watching, nobody can see him. He's invisible and he's lonely. He can't wear clothes because he'd look like a terrifying, floating, headless body, so instead, he follows other people's lives, silently watching them unfold without him.
One of these people is the fascinating Molly, with her no bullshit attitude, despite her blindness. There is something oddly unnerving about his growing obsession. After she bumps into him and treats him like anyone else (unlike anyone else would), Harry resolves to win her affections. He tries orchestrating a date that goes tragically wrong, before things take an unexpected twist.
This is a tragic-comic love story between an invisible man and a blind girl, with a twist of darkness. Dealing with themes of obsession, loneliness and love, this film explores the magical, with it's heart in reality.
STILLS FROM THE SHOOT
INTERVIEW WITH BEN (PRE-SHOOT)
Firstly, can you tell us a little about The Naked Man? What it's about and how did you come up with the idea?
The Naked Man is a film about an Invisible Man and a Blind Girl. I started to think about what the reality of being invisible would actually be – and I realised that after the fun of being able to slip into the girls' locker room etc had gone, being invisible could be decidedly lonely, as you would not have any human interaction. So, that is how we meet Harry, a lonely, invisible man, drifting around, following other people's lives because he can't live his own. Until he meets Molly, the no bullshit, fascinating, blind girl. Harry resolves to win her affections and tries to set up a date that goes tragically wrong, until things take an unexpected twist.
I want to make a feature film of this idea (which I have written) and while this short is meant to stand alone and work in its own right, it is strongly related to my feature script. While the feature involves other characters and takes a darker turn, the essence of it is there inside this melancholic but humorous short, with its suspenseful soul and throbbing heart.
What made you want to enter it into our Short Film Fund?
I've wanted to make this unusual little film for a while. Shore Scripts is one of the great competitions and you guys have had some fantastic successes. It took a leap of faith on their/your part to understand and believe in what I am trying to do – and that is really heartening. Thank you.
How did you feel when you found out that you had won?
Elated! It means a lot to have a competition like Shore Scripts recognise my writing and of course to get the chance to make my film. THANK YOU!
You're also a director. Did you always have a desire to do both?
I started as a commercials director (after working as most jobs from runner to editor and going to film school etc at the beginning). I have also directed TV Drama and Shorts. I have always written (which began way before I started wanting to direct) but it wasn't until a few years ago that I started believing in myself as a writer too. I adapted one of my favourite writers' stories, Hanif Kureishi, and he liked it enough (and consequently Working Title Films did too) for me to tell myself "OK maybe you're not shit and should start taking this writing lark more seriously". So then, I sat down and wrote a list of my favourite films/books/plays and I realised they mostly had common traits, namely Obsession, Secrets, Power, Sex and Love. Also, that they were almost all thrillers on some level with an edge of humour: i.e. suspenseful, but always with heart and a twisted smile. So then, I decided to focus on my own stories and really getting under the hood of learning how to write properly (which of course never ends) but I feel I know enough now to start doing things properly. My Agent and Manager have also been very supportive.
Simply put, I have made other people's ideas for work many times and consequently learned my craft to an extent, both as a Director and a Writer. So now, I want to tell my own stories, in my own way – that's why it's so exciting to make The Naked Man.
Are you looking to direct The Naked Man?
Do you want to develop the script further? If so, what will you look to change?
Like all scripts I'm sure it will evolve as we near production. Since submitting the short, I have been working further on the feature script and I have found some really interesting takes on things that will influence the short, I'm sure. I'm very much looking forward to having Shore Script's input too.
What do you feel will be your biggest challenge in terms of getting your script off the paper and onto film?
I'm not worried about the process of getting something from the page to the screen, after all I have done that several times, but I think the biggest challenge will be casting right and making sure everything is perfect and of course making sure the script is the very best it can be. I don't want to just make a short film, I want to make a GREAT short film. – On second thoughts: I guess shooting with a naked guy in downtown LA might be a bit bonkers production wise, but hey, he who dares, wins, right?
Do you think about the practicalities of filming when you write? If so, how has that changed your writing process, or have you always thought that way?
Great question. I think there is always a part of my brain that is thinking about the logistics of how to film while I am writing but I have to put a stop to that at the beginning and just trust my gut, to follow my impulses. My brain tends to work on overdrive in real life (which can be difficult and probably annoying for my wife) but with writing/filming it's useful, as I can think about more than one thing at once (like structure while emotionally following instinct, or juggling things on set).
I think some writers think of characters first and build the story around that – I tend to see the film fully formed in my head (almost like a sequence of visual emotions) and then find the characters and details within that – what that means from a practical perspective, is that I'm able to shift things for production. For me, every practical decision comes from story and the pressure of each moment.
Also, nowadays, most things are possible anyway and ideas are always adaptable once they're written.
I know it's early stages, but do you have any thoughts/preferences on camera format, aspect ratio, crew, location, and anything else for the production?
Definitely the ARRI Alexa – Ideally anamorphic lenses. Shooting in Downtown LA. Crew etc is too early but I do have regular collaborators who I would like to work with, as well as various new people who I am keen to start professional relationships with.
When, in an ideal world, would you like to shoot The Naked Man?
I guess August/September this year would be good as that would give enough time to prep things properly. Post is usually pretty quick for me, due to my editing background.
Do you storyboard before shooting?
I do, particularly for commercials (I draw like a 2 year old so always use an artist), but I also sometimes just do a shot list or a floor plan, especially in TV.
When I first started, I used to stick to the storyboard to the nth degree, even to the point of taking photos of the setups in the locations before and writing lens focal lengths onto them for the DoP but now I have learned that it's mostly better to be looser with things on set, always having the intention/pressure of the scene/shot in your mind and also to trust your crew, as they know far more about their jobs than you do.
Now, I still go in super prepared but then I am always willing to drop everything at the spare of the moment and follow impulses, which can be terrifying but a lot of fun. It's a question of knowing what the pressure/beats are that you trying to hit in each scene and then using everything to support that, from the choice of lens or camera movement to the colour of the protagonist's underpants.
How much rehearsal do you plan to do with the actors?
I would love to have time to rehearse but I guess that will come down to artist availability. For me it's mostly about casting. If we end up auditioning people rather than offering it out, that can be a great way of trying out if the material is working and also to experiment with different ideas – but to answer the question re rehearsal, ideally as much as possible but as with everything it will come down to time and money.
What are your aspirations for the film once it's completed? Certain film/festivals? Help with getting a feature off the ground, etc?
Aha! well – I would love to get in all the good festivals of course, and particularly Sundance, as I went for the first time this year and it had a profound effect on me, both emotionally and intellectually in terms of my aspirations and outlook on cinema. It truly is life changing going to that festival, but of course there are loads of other great ones that would be right for this too.
I have a feature script of the Naked Man and I really want to use this short to get that made. I also have several other projects that I want to make too, both in Film and TV.
Do you have any advice for upcoming screenwriters who are either looking to direct their own material, or find a producer/director for their short script?
Well I think it depends on what stage they are at. If it is one of the first things they're shooting, then I'd say keep it simple. One of the hardest things to do is to shoot two people talking in a room and make it interesting, but also a great first film as a way to stretch your legs without worrying too much about production, that way you can focus on making it perfectly (PT Anderson's short, Cigarettes and Coffee is a good example).
Related to that, I'd say make things that fit your budget/resources. There's no point writing a short film that needs loads of effects and huge cinematic crane shots etc if all you have is an iPhone for a camera and your dog for crew. If that is the case, write a story that fits the iPhone (like the brilliant Tangerine). Imagine Apocalypse Now shot on an iPhone in someone's back garden for $100 – probably not great, no matter how good the script.
The other thing I'd say, and this is for everyone and something that took me a while to realise, is that the only thing that makes you different is you, so be you, to the best of your abilities, trust your gut above all else and make sure it's the kind of film that you would be excited to watch. It took me years to realise that and to believe in myself enough to commit to my own ideas and my writing and now, when I have an idea or get sent a script, I ask myself "is it a you film?".
Finding a producer or director can be hard, I'm sure. It's about wanting to make the same films and more than anything, getting on and trusting each other. You both have to be able to be completely honest, even if it hurts. If you don't trust one another, you will never survive a film set. Oh and, re producers specifically if you're directing, make sure they know more than you, or at least, they're at your level and love the project as much as you.
Are there any lessons you've learnt from your previous projects that will help you going forward with making The Naked Man?
Sure, trust your gut no matter what. Be nice and honest always and don't work with people who are nice to those above them while nasty to those below. Know that ultimately, you're on your own if it all goes to shit, so make sure to keep a little part of your soul protected from the demons.
Is there anything else we've neglected to ask that might be worth mentioning?
Watch loads of films and read scripts. – insane how many people that want to be screenwriters, who don't read scripts.
Lastly, I would just say, it's bloody hard this industry and you are constantly getting kicked in the face, so keep true to what you love and follow that, as otherwise, what's the point?
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Ben Haber strikes again!
Gov't must study Willets Point plan traffic effects
Thursday, April 29, 2010 11:11 AM EDT
Times Ledger
One will recall Borough President Helen Marshall thought it was a grand idea to build a New York Jets football stadium in the middle of Flushing Meadows Corona Park — a no-brainer if there ever was one and one that would have destroyed Flushing Meadows as a viable urban park.
That Marshall has approved the city's study of the Willets Point development's traffic impact, as mentioned in TimesLedger Newspapers' April 8-14 editorial "Delaying Tactics at Willets Point," is another no-brainer and all the more reason to have the issue reviewed by a state and federal traffic study.
Marshall's constituency as well as that of the Bloomberg administration and its appointees are the fat cat real estate moguls, not the hundreds of small Willets Point businesses and their thousands of employees and families that will be thrown to the wind.
While TimesLedger seems unhappy Willets Point businesses have engaged Richard Lipsky to lobby on their behalf, it should be noted TimesLedger seems to have no problem with former Borough President Claire Shulman, who has been lobbying on behalf of the proposed development amid claims she has been doing so with city money.
Traffic on the Grand Central Parkway and Van Wyck Expressway is often backed up and worse when the New York Mets are in play and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is open. To add to that congestion, what would flow from the proposed development would make it even more impossible. Traffic on these highways is not an issue limited to the city and Willets Point businesses, but all city residents.
Having an independent study by the state and federal governments, both of which have not been engaged by either the proponents or opposition, makes sense and TimesLedger should as a matter of public interest support it.
Labels: citifield, Claire Shulman, highway ramps, traffic, van wyck expressway
Wide discrepancy in EDC's deals
From the NY Times:
Whenever the city pursues a development project that involves buying land from private parties, it usually keeps details of the negotiations with property owners under wraps. Sale prices are rarely disclosed to avoid influencing other owners into asking more for their property.
That has been the case in Willets Point, a 62-acre section of Queens next to Citi Field that is the target of one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's most ambitious development plans.
The area, arguably one of the most neglected pieces of real estate in the city, is home to hundreds of auto repair shops, junkyards and manufacturing businesses. Mr. Bloomberg's goal is to perform a complete facelift, razing all that is there and replacing it with homes, offices, retail stores, restaurants, parks and a hotel.
An article in The New York Times on Tuesday details the fight that is being waged against the city by a group of land owners who don't want to sell their properties, and notes that the city has reached deals to buy or has bought 64 percent of the land at the site.
When asked which parcels the city had bought and how much it had paid for them, David Lombino, a spokesman for the Economic Development Corporation, said he could not disclose that information "because it would impede negotiations with other landlords going forward."
But with some research that information can be found. And it turns out that some owners did a lot better than others.
Labels: deals, EDC
NY Times Slideshows: Working in Willets Point
The Times also profiled 5 Willets Point businesses in the paper after visiting the Iron Triangle.
Click here to view individual slideshows.
Labels: businesses, NY Times, Willets Point
WPU's fight spotlighted in the NY Times
It is one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's signature projects — the sweeping transformation of Willets Point, a slice of Queens that has long been among the city's most neglected pieces of real estate. And a little over a year ago, it seemed like a done deal.
The City Council approved the proposal, which would sweep aside the car-repair shops, junkyards and small factories in the shadow of Citi Field to make room for 5,500 apartments, parks, office buildings, stores, restaurants and a hotel.
Many of the largest property owners agreed to sell to the city, and the city could use eminent domain to force out those who refused.
But a convergence of a Park Avenue lawyer known for toppling big projects, a sawdust maker bent on keeping the family business where it has been for decades, and a pair of highway ramps that exist only on paper threatens to doom Mr. Bloomberg's grand vision.
The ramps, which would connect Willets Point to the Van Wyck Expressway, seemed like a minor detail at first and never came up during the noisy public hearings before the Council's vote.
But, as it turns out, they are critical to the project's survival.
"It's our smoking gun," said Michael B. Gerrard, a lawyer who helped lead the monumental battle to defeat Westway, a proposed underground highway along Manhattan's West Side that opponents said would have imperiled the striped bass population of the lower Hudson River.
Mr. Gerrard, a senior counsel at Arnold & Porter, is now banking on the ramps to kill Willets Point. He has mounted a legal challenge against the project on behalf of a group of small landowners in the area who joined forces and pooled their money to fight City Hall.
The $3 billion project could generate 80,000 vehicle trips a day, and the ramps are meant to help move cars in and out. The city cannot use eminent domain unless the ramps are approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the state's Department of Transportation.
Labels: FHWA, highway ramps, Michael Gerrard, van wyck expressway, Willets Point
SHULMAN'S LDC BLOWS US OFF, BUT ANSWERS OTHERS' QUESTIONS
The Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corporation recently solicited questions from the public via its web site, concerning the LDC's pending Request for Proposals in connection with a state grant which the LDC claims to have received via the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program. The work to be performed using the grant funds is a step toward "area-wide" and "large scale" development of 60 acres of privately-owned downtown Flushing property which the LDC is anxious to achieve, regardless of its injurious effects on surrounding neighborhoods and roadways.
Given the far-reaching implications of such a project, the LDC's dubious track record (which includes a record financial penalty of $59,090.00 levied by the Office of the City Clerk due to the LDC's unlawful lobbying activities), and the involvement of taxpayers funds, Willets Point United Inc. thought it appropriate to submit 5 questions to the LDC.
The LDC has since posted 8 questions and the LDC's answers, at the LDC's web site (http://www.queensalive.org/csnm/templates/?a=62&z=11). However, the LDC has omitted all of the questions posed by Willets Point United Inc., the answers to which would be of great interest to New York City residents, as well as New York State taxpayers whose funds are reportedly being given away to the LDC as a grant award.
The questions posed by Willets Point United Inc. which are being ignored by the LDC are:
(1.) The property within the proposed BOA area is presently owned by a variety of private owners. However, FWPCLDC's BOA application contemplates "area-wide" and "large scale" development. To accomplish FWPCLDC's long-term objectives for the proposed BOA area, is there any possibility that property within the proposed BOA area may eventually be acquired via eminent domain?
(2.) FWPCLDC's BOA application contains a list of 25 sites located on privately-owned property within the proposed BOA area, which FWPCLDC has already designated brownfield sites. Has any scientific testing been conducted, to determine whether or not each of those 25 sites meets the definition of brownfield?
(3.) Pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 970-r, an application for New York State assistance for brownfield opportunity areas requires that an eligible CBO applicant must have "twenty-five percent or more of its board of directors residing in the community" in which the CBO is located. As FWPCLDC is located in Flushing and pertains to Flushing, Willets Point and Corona, does FWPCLDC have twenty-five percent or more of its board of directors residing in those areas?
(4.) Pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 970-r, an application for New York State assistance for brownfield opportunity areas requires that an eligible CBO applicant must represent "a community with a demonstrated financial need." BOAP application form Part B.7.5 specifies that "a demonstrated financial need" is "indicated by high unemployment, low resident incomes, depressed property values, or high commercial vacancy rates." However, the community in which FWPCLDC operates is not characterized by any indicator of "demonstrated financial need". Moreover, the community which FWPCLDC truly represents – the member firms of FWPCLDC – is composed of prosperous and well-funded businesses, which not only have no "demonstrated financial need," but which are surely themselves jointly capable of funding planned activities of FWPCLDC, without receiving any BOA grant award. How exactly has FWPCLDC demonstrated "financial need," which is a prerequisite to receive a BOA grant award of scarce taxpayer funds?
(5.) We understand that FWPCLDC's lobbying during 2007, 2008 and 2009 in violation of Section 1411 of the New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law has resulted in legal complaints to the Office of the New York State Attorney General, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, among many other city, state and federal enforcement agencies. Given that the consequences of FWPCLDC's past lobbying may include the revocation of FWPCLDC's status as a not-for-profit tax exempt corporation, the outright dissolution of FWPCLDC, and other sanctions, what assurance do RFP respondents have that FWPCLDC will be able to carry out the proposed BOA program?
-- Willets Point United Inc.
Labels: brownfields, Claire Shulman, eminent domain
The shocking reality of ownership at Willets Point
We didn't make this up, folks. Based on property records, this is what the city currently owns at Willets Point. The shaded areas represent what they paid for and hold title to. The rest remains in the hands of its original owners. So next time an EDC parrot quotes an ownership figure somewhere in the 70-75% range, ask them how that could be possible based on their own records...
Labels: deals, EDC, ownership
Premature exuberance by developers
From the Neighborhood Retail Alliance:
According to the Observer, EDC has a list of potential bidders for property at Willets Point that is currently owned by other folks: "World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, Queens developer Jeff Levine and Related Cos. chairman Stephen Ross are among those seeking to develop Willets Point, the polluted, 62-acre auto repair district next to Citi Field, according to city records."
A little premature exuberance perhaps, since there are still some unresolved outstanding issues-especially over traffic and certain ramps to nowhere, an issue that the Observer neglects to emphasize in its story-but does mention, along with the illegal machinations of one Claire Shulman: "Since, the opposition from the main landowners has died down—many of them cut their own deals with the city—while the smaller business owners have tried to raise concerns about traffic issues and the legality of a local development corporation that was established to lobby for the project. That organization, the Flushing/Willets Point/Corona LDC, was funded in part by the Bloomberg administration, which effectively directed funds to lobby the City Council and community board. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began investigating this issue last summer after the business owners questioned its legality, although he has yet to issue any findings."
As more and more community folks begin to see just how fraudulent the city's traffic studies really are-and that includes Flushing Commons as well-they're beginning to understand that Kermit the Mayor is more like the Wizard of Oz on the issue of greening the city; he's full of bluster but, like Oakland, there's not much there there.
The pushback is just beginning for our city's richest man. Stay tuned.
Labels: Claire Shulman, Mike Bloomberg, traffic, Willets Point
List of developers vying to build at Willets Point released
World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, Queens developer Jeff Levine and Related Cos. chairman Stephen Ross are among those seeking to develop Willets Point, the polluted, 62-acre auto repair district next to Citi Field, according to city records.
The names are part of a list of 29 firms released by the Bloomberg administration in response to a freedom of information request made to the city earlier this year. The list includes five firms—Related, Muss Development, the Westfield Corporation, TDC Development and the Macerich Company—that bid in 2006 on the project as part of an earlier solicitation by the city to develop the site. Three of those earlier finalists did not bid this time around, ending their ability to win the development: Forest City Ratner, Vornado Realty Trust and General Growth Properties.
Albanese Organization
Artimus
Castlerock Partners
Ciampa Organization
CPC Resources, Inc
Douglaston Development
Edward J Minskoff Equities, Inc
Gotham Organization
Hamlin Ventures, LLC
King's Associates Inc
L & M Development Partners
Macerich
Melrose Associates
Muss Development
Richman Group of New York, LLC
Rosenshein Associates/LCOR Incorporated
Settlement House Fund, Inc
Silverstein Properties, Inc
Smart Inc
SSJ Development, LLC
Sterling Equities
TDC Development
The Arker Companies
The Beechwood Organization
The Georgetown Company
Triangle Equites
Triple Five
Westfield Group
Labels: citifield, developers, foil, tdc, Willets Point
Flushing Times editorial far from accurate
The Flushing Times, setting a new standard for diminished intellectual capacity, unleashed an attack against us in last week's issue for trying to create an unneeded and undesirable delay in the development of Willets Point-and in the process so totally confused the paper's good readers about the facts at hand that it would be accurate to assume that the obfuscation was purposeful.
In the first place, it should be pointed out to the paper's readers, that none of the businesses at Willets Point have been relocated-and precious few have even been paid for their property, as the city has withheld payments in these troubled economic times. And we're a bit confused about the nature of the, "losing battle," since no negative outcome has occurred since we were retained last year.
Now we'll speak slowly here, and repeat what we had said-and what the Flushing Times had actually reported: "The issue, as always is the discrepancies between the original EIS and the ramp report submitted by EDC to the state: 'The group's traffic concerns center around two ramps to the Van Wyck Expressway, which would be built in order to accommodate traffic to and from the new development.Lipsky argues that a traffic study the group commissioned found the project would lead to 80,000 new car trips per day and slow everyday traffic to a crawl on major surrounding roads, such as the Grand Central and Cross Island parkways and Northern and College Point boulevards.'"
The Flushing Times owes its readers an apology for this misdirection. As we said at Bay Terrace-and will repeat to all of the civic groups on our upcoming Willets Point Victory Tour-the Willets Point project will create gridlock throughout the borough's arterial infrastructure-a reality that can be gleaned from the city's own traffic study that the paper falsely claims we are challenging. It is this set of facts that have been corrupted by a new team of consultants that have apparently been brought in to confuse regulators at NYSDOT and FHWA about the realities expressed in the original EIS.
But the most egregious aspect of the Flushing Times' ad hominem attack, is that it muddies the waters about what the city is trying to do-and how the Willets Point development will gridlock much of Queens. Better to go after the lobbyist messenger with the bad news than to honestly confront the real dangers that lie ahead for so many Queens communities should this project go forward.
Labels: Brian Ketcham, highway ramps, newspaper, Richard Lipsky, Times Ledger, Willets Point
Development costs hidden from public
The question of whether or not the Willets Point development will ever get off the ground is much more an imponderable today than it was-pre recession-two years ago. In the first place, with the city out of funds, services being cut, and lay-offs looming, the cost of the development would appear to be prohibitive, and in any case hard to justify. The fact that the city's lap dog EDC has yet to lay out these costs honestly, indicates that it fears sticker shock in the citizenry.
In addition, the issue of traffic-one that wasn't really raised with any precision during the ULURP process-has become crucial. In the first place, the development, according to the city's own court papers, cannot be built without the approvals for ramps off of the Van Wyck Expressway. That approval process, conducted by both NYSDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, has revealed that there are serious problems with the data submitted by traffic consultants hired by EDC. The process is so tainted that the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has written to the regulatory authorities calling for an independent traffic study under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.
What is totally, clear, however, is that-now that Willets Point United has become engaged-is that the process will be drawn out and thorough, with an independent review of the traffic a very real possibility. This call for transparency and independence is being seconded by a variety of local civic groups, organizations concerned with the cumulative impact of, not only the Willets Point traffic, by all of the traffic generated by scores of projects in the vicinity of the Iron Triangle.
The more that the folks become aware of the true costs of developing Willets Point-and this includes the massive traffic that it, and other local projects, will generate, the less likelihood that the project will ever get off the ground. But given all of the serious questions raised above, it should be incumbent on all elected officials to endorse a moratorium on Willets Point development-particularly the use of eminent domain-and a call for a comprehensive and independent traffic study that will underscore the real impacts that all of the communities of Queens will be facing in the future.
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13: Hao Wu, Director of People's Republic Of Desire On His Own Virtual Habits Binationally
In this podcast episode we chat with China-United States Binational Documentarian Hao Wu about how his movement between these two countries has affected what he has done online, both in personal and professional capacities. Hao grew up in China and has had healthy movement from China to the U.S. and back in his adult life. Although he is currently based in New York City, he admits that he is most interested in stories about China.
One of these China focused projects, People's Republic of Desire, is about the Chinese live streaming platform YY and specifically about two popular Hosts on the platform. This documentary was screened in Shanghai, where I am currently living, earlier this year. Shannon Martin of Podbean and our local Host of the Podcast Brunch Club was there as well. In fact, during the screening and for days after the event, Shannon and I exchanged ideas, questions and ponderings about the documentary. We are very grateful that Hao was kind enough to agree to an interview so we could ask him about when the Internet became an integral part of his daily life, how creating a documentary about the trials and tribulations of live streaming for years affected his own online activities and the how his online tasks change, even now, when he flies from the U.S. to China and vice versa.
Note: Hao's new project, All In My Family, about his alternative family journey from within a traditional Chinese family structure, is on Netflix May 3rd.
GUEST Hao Wu:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beijingloafer
Overview of Hao's work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hao_Wu_(director)
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannonmartinsamie
"All in My Family" trailer and info
https://www.netflix.com/hk-en/title/80208662
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Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club:
https://www.shanghaifcc.org/
Computer screen color history, https://www.pcworld.com/article/209224/historic-monitors-slideshow.html#slide15
KOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_opinion_leader
WHO gaming disorder, https://www.who.int/features/qa/gaming-disorder/en/
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RisCura announced this week it is close to launching Africa's first infrastructure performance index in partnership with Africa Investor.
RisCura said the planned index is supported by the major pension fund representative bodies as well as the African Union and NEPAD.
For instance, when an institutional investor needs to make a decision on asset allocation, a reliable index enables a comparison of returns, not only against a benchmark but also between asset classes. This helps the investor to make optimal asset allocations, in line with its risk profile.
Over the last two decades Africa experienced periods of per capita income growth that were higher than those seen in developed nations. However, numerous factors have led to a recent slowdown in the region's economic activity. "Many would argue that the inadequate supply of infrastructure services is one reason for this," said Goussard.
The reasons for the current depressed infrastructure investment are manifold and complicated. "The investment ecosystem is not yet thriving as African countries are still working on developing significant pools of institutional capital, sufficient asset managers and robust regulatory regimes," said Goussard.
"The introduction of infrastructure performance information for Africa is simply a step in the right direction, given that institutional investors often cite a lack of performance data as a constraining factor when considering infrastructure allocations," she concluded.


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How are you doing! Well, all's well with me apart from the fact that I've gone bonkers because of my crazy schedules. Anyway, let's get back to work! I am very particular about comfortable clothing for my routine days. Be it at home, work or at the grocery store it is very important to feel light and comfortable when it comes to spending an entire day because if you feel uneasy it's gonna make you irritable soon leading to loss of concentration at work and mood swings (well! yes they happen to me). And I love wearing smart kurtas and tunics regularly as they blend in anywhere making you look really cool. I came across the Naari online shop and found their collection really edgy and something that is not very common.
In love with this pretty pink kurti from Naari which is so stylish to look at. It's a long kurti with a side slit that makes me look a little taller and slimmer 😉 the white embroidery work gives it an ethnic touch and the best part? There are pocket holes on either sides so that your phone or some money could fit in! It's annoying to carry a little purse everywhere during your daily chores and these pockets are a savage. It's been designed so beautifully that no one could make out there's a pocket in this kurti! The fabric feels so comfortable, soft to touch and thick enough not to bother about wearing an inner. Now this is how I like my daily wear to be: stylish, comfortable and no 2nd thoughts before wearing it.
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When you think of the best basketball players in the world at present? Lebron James? Steph Curry? Kevin Durant?
Let's think about Lebron, Steph, and Kevin. There's no doubt in my mind that those three guys are incredible players. Lebron James is a natural leader, he controls games. He fills the stat sheets in all areas of the game; points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, he can do it all. Steph Curry is the best shooter I have ever seen. To be able to shoot the basketball so consistently, it's jaw dropping to watch. He may be the smallest guy on the floor at times, but he makes the biggest noise. And finally Kevin, he can guard any position on the court, he can also play any position on the court. Similar to Lebron, he fills up the stat sheet with ease, and is the most hard working, yet humble man you'll ever come across.
So I think very highly of those guys, but look at who they have on their rosters. The Cavs have a loaded roster, with Lebron, Kyrie, Kevin Love, as well as guys like Tristan Thompson who today signed an $82 million dollar, 5 year contract extension. Steph Curry of course has splash brother Klay Thompson, as well as Harrison Barnes, Andre Igoudala, Draymond Green; those guys are champs. Kevin Durant has Russel Westbrook and Serge Ibaka…need I say more?
The thing that amazes me about Davis is that he can literally do anything on the floor. Anything that helps his team win. He finished 4th in the league in scoring last year with 24.4 points a game. He led the league in blocks with just under 3 blocks a game, that's big time defence right there! He also made the top 10 in rebounds, averaging 10 rebounds a game. He averaged 36 minutes per game too, the same as Lebron James. Finally, he finished the season with 42 double doubles. That's incredible numbers from a big man.
Let's not forget…he's 22 years old.
Isn't that scary? He's only gonna get better. At his age, he's amongst the league leaders in all kinds of stats! He essentially carried a team to the playoffs at that age. How can he not be one of the best in the world?
For me he has to be in contention for MVP this year, and many years to come. He is the core of what could eventually be a New Orleans dynasty! He just needs all-stars around him. That's what's missing. If the Pelicans could get a guard that can score, and feed Davis the ball in good positions, they'll be in a very strong position. Against the Warriors, they were beaten in the backcourt. Steph and Klay were too strong. Davis controlled the battle of the big men. With a big free agency year ahead, if they could get their hands on a gritty player like Mike Conley, or potentially cash in on Bradley Beal, they could be title contenders. But with a player like Anthony Davis, they can never be ruled out of contention.
A future title winner no doubt, future MVP, and future hall of famer. I look forward to watching Davis for many years to come.


Unless you are wedded, no pun intended, to a left-wing ideological agenda you know intuitively that the traditional family of a married mother and father with children works best for the children. This is simply indisputable, and we can add more recently released studies to further confirm this. One of the study's authors said, "children appear most apt to succeed well as adults when they spend their entire childhood with their married mother and father, and especially when the parents remain married to the present day." William Galston at the Wall Street Journal argues that the breakdown of the family is especially problematic for the black family.
In recent weeks, a barrage of new evidence has come to light demonstrating what was once common sense. "Family structure matters" (in the words of my American Enterprise Institute colleague Brad Wilcox, who is also the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia).
Unfortunately, the family as we've come to know it in most of the world and especially in the West, has for a very long time been under assault.
The French Revolution in the late 18th Century was a turning point in Western culture. The breakdown of politics and culture into left and right started during the Revolution. In the French assembly those who wanted to rid France of the king, the Church and pretty much any traditional values associated with it sat on the left, and the supporters of the king and the Church on the right. Although the Revolution as we know ended in blood and tyranny, the rumblings of the anti-tradition, anti-religion left continued in the 19th Century with Marx, Nietzsche and Freud.
This animus toward the family only picked up steam in the 20th Century with Western cultural elites arguing in their books, scholarly work, art and popular entertainment that the family was positively harmful. As with many things in culture, what is fomented at the heights of culture eventually trickles down to the hoi palloi, who then suffer for it. The breakdown of the family, and its consequences, is only one example.
So it has been a welcome breath of fresh air that almost all the sociological evidence over the last 30 years has confirmed that the secular cultural elites have been wrong, and tragically so. Marriage and family, while by no means heaven on earth, is by far the best environment to raise children, and it's better for mom and dad too! Yet I think we must go beyond the merely pragmatic to ground our case for the family more firmly. We can do this by adding religion and philosophy to the argument.
Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
Remember that even though we live in a largely secular culture, the rise of the so called nones notwithstanding, over ninety percent of Americans believe in God, whatever they conceive that to be. So religious arguments for the family are not something Americans automatically reject, and are likely to be open to. The beauty of Jewish and Christian arguments for the family, and morality in general, is that they just happen to work! The reason that the sociological evidence for the importance of the family is telling us what it is, is because reality corresponds to the Bible, and in the Bible we learn that the family is not a social construct, but something grounded in the order of creation. If the family were merely a social construct, something invented by society apart from any divine revelation, then it could be deconstructed; family could mean any old thing we want it to be.
Those who take the Bible as transcendent communication from almighty God, argue that there are standards outside of human conviction and permission. We can learn what those standards are of course in the Bible, but we can also see these standards built into the "book of nature." God has communicated a moral order in the nature of things, and in our consciences. The ancient Greeks agree. Aristotle spoke of telos in nature, that things have been created with certain goals in mind. Everything about the human body, created male and female, tells us that the complementary nature of the sexes is there for a reason. It is no accident. And it just so happens that the more sociological evidence comes in, the more it agrees with the Bible and what nature communicates. Progressive ideologues will always try to get reality to fit their Utopian mold, but it never, ever works.
Is this what passes for an argument from atheists, Bob? No wonder so few buy what your selling.
Aren't these primitive believers extinct yet?


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Shared Decision Making: Time to Get Personal
Article · October 12, 2017
Tanmaya Sambare, Lauren Uhler, MPH & Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA
Dell Medical School
Support for shared decision making—a process defined as patients and clinicians mutually engaging to align clinical decisions with patient values and preferences—is gaining momentum among patients, physicians, payers, and policymakers. As shared decision making has been associated with better-informed patients and the selection of less invasive—and thus less costly—treatment modalities, its widespread implementation is a key strategic goal for private and public health systems across the nation.
We found that patients who participated in a clinical program that emphasized shared decision making through the use of clinical decision aids and health coaches demonstrated a greater likelihood of arriving at an informed decision during the initial clinical encounter and had higher confidence in knowing which questions to ask their doctor."
The Current State of Shared Decision Making
While patient-centeredness and evidence-based medicine have been acknowledged as two central tenets of shared decision making, effectively embedding these concepts into clinical workflows has proven challenging. Tools that support patients and physicians in shared decision making have been developed for many conditions and clinical decisions; for example, decision aids have been shown to improve patient understanding of treatment options available for their conditions, and risk calculators have been created to estimate the risk of complications and other adverse outcomes resulting from procedures such as total joint arthroplasty. However, existing tools provide estimates that are based on average risks and outcomes for a population of patients, and patients and their providers often find themselves asking, "Do these risk estimates apply to me?" This question illustrates a need for personalized shared decision making programs from which patients and their providers can gain a more precise understanding of potential risks and likely outcomes. Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs)—validated instruments that provide quantifiable measures of health outcome from a patient's direct input—are increasingly being used in clinical practice. With shared decision making being a key focus of new care delivery models, incorporating PROMs into shared decision making ensures that outcomes that matter to patients are accounted for in clinical decisions.
Shifting the Paradigm to Personalized Shared Decision Making
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has implemented a shared decision making process that facilitates personalized, patient-centered, evidence-based clinical decision making. General health and condition-specific PROMs are collected for every patient seen in our Musculoskeletal Institute with use of several short, validated health questionnaires that are administered through an electronic interface prior to the clinic visit. An assessment of anxiety, depression, and overall mental health is generated through patient responses to the PHQ-2 (a 2-question depression screening tool) and the mental health component of the PROMIS Global-10 (a 10-question survey of overall health). A physical function score is calculated with use of the physical component of the PROMIS Global-10 along with condition-specific pain questionnaires such as the HOOS JR and KOOS JR (questionnaires designed for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis, respectively).
Harnessing the full potential of shared decision making requires a bilateral understanding: the patient should be sufficiently informed about the evidence behind a potential treatment intervention, and the provider should fully appreciate the patient's preferences and values."
PROM surveys are completed by patients either prior to their visit or at the time of registration, and both mental and physical function scores are available in real time for the care team to discuss with the patient during the visit. Particular attention is given to how the patient's function compares with that of other patients of similar age and sex with osteoarthritis and how this factor impacts the patient's likelihood of achieving a clinically meaningful benefit from surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Using PROMs to augment the clinical decision making process provides patients with a more personalized estimate of the risks and benefits associated with various treatment modalities; leads to clinical decisions that are better aligned with patients' preferences, values, and goals; and thus facilitates more appropriate treatment.
New Patient PROM Score Report. Click To Enlarge.
Osteoarthritis care, which is characterized by a high resource burden and multiple treatment options ranging from lifestyle modifications to total joint replacement surgery, is particularly suited to highlight the impact of personalized shared decision making through the integration of PROMs. As primary total joint replacement for the treatment of osteoarthritis is an elective procedure that is undertaken to achieve the goals of reducing pain and improving function and quality of life, treatment decisions should be informed by patient preferences and values rather than provider preferences. In a previous study of shared decision making in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis, we found that patients who participated in a clinical program that emphasized shared decision making through the use of clinical decision aids and health coaches demonstrated a greater likelihood of arriving at an informed decision during the initial clinical encounter and had higher confidence in knowing which questions to ask their doctor. There was no significant difference in the duration of the in-office consultation or the proportion of patients opting for surgery between the shared decision making group and the control group, and surgeons reported greater satisfaction with consultations under the shared decision making program. While the study documented the benefits of shared decision making in the care of patients who suffer from osteoarthritis, the methodology utilized conventional education materials and decision aids as opposed to personalized decision tools based on individual patient characteristics and PROMs.
Follow Up PROM Score Report. Click To Enlarge.
Clinical Practice and Policy Implications
The dearth of personalized shared decision making tools highlights a significant opportunity to improve clinical decision making. Specific opportunities include (1) providing quantifiable estimates regarding the potential benefits of treatment modalities rather than just the risks, (2) personalizing estimates of benefits and risks on the basis of a patient's PROMs and demographic and clinical characteristics, and (3) providing those estimates in terms of the likelihood of achieving clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life, function, and pain. Furthermore, as patient-reported baseline functional status and mental health have been linked to the probability of achieving a clinically meaningful benefit from total hip and total knee arthroplasty, providers using PROMs in shared decision making are better able to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from these procedures.
As a result of the implementation in 2016 of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, which bundles reimbursements for hip and knee arthroplasty episodes, providers are now incentivized to work toward novel solutions that will drive improvements in patient outcomes and reduce costs associated with the care of patients with hip and knee arthritis. Incorporating PROMs into shared decision making has the potential to enhance the delivery of care to patients with a variety of preference-sensitive conditions. Harnessing the full potential of shared decision making requires a bilateral understanding: the patient should be sufficiently informed about the evidence behind a potential treatment intervention, and the provider should fully appreciate the patient's preferences and values. By promoting care that is appropriate, patient-centered, and evidence-based, personalized shared decision making processes that incorporate PROMs represent an integral component of that partnership.
This article originally appeared in NEJM Catalyst on August 30, 2017.
Tanmaya Sambare
Summer Research Fellow in Value Based Health Care, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Lauren Uhler, MPH
Assistant Director of Research, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Hercules
Exellent approach. Although evidence based medicine implies somehow golden startard procedures (objective truths) it still feels like even the hardest scientific data should always be interpreted under personalized lenses (subjective truths). I truly believe that these kind of solutions pave the way for a shift of paradigm. It is a matter of epistemology.
Commentary from NEJM Catalyst Insights Council members on how to capture the patient voice and make hospital staff hear it.


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Rocky Mountain Low. Holliday goes down with a quad strain while chasing a fly ball as the Cards crushed in Denver
June 9, 2015 By Bill Pollock
Matt Holliday goes down in left field with a right quad injury
Matt Holliday's night ended on the field where his career began. The Cardinals left fielder walked off gingerly in the bottom of the second inning of Monday's 11-3 loss to the Rockies at Coors Field.
The club is calling a right quad strain. He suffered the injury after he went down chasing what turned into a double off the bat of Carlos Gonzalez. Manager Mike Matheny didn't want to speculate to the extent of the injury, considering the club lost first baseman Matt Adams for the year with a quad injury
"It's something with the quad," manager Mike Matheny said after the game. "We need to talk to the medical team a little more too before we jump to any conclusions."
Holliday was rolling on the ground for a couple of minutes before eventually turning on his back where Matheny and trainers checked on him. There was nice applause from the Colorado crowd. Holliday came up with the Rockies and played with the team from 2004-2008.
"Fortunately he was able to walk off, which is always a good sign, but it was an unpleasant walk," Matheny said. "It's scary when you see a guy as tough as him go down."
John Lackey lasted just four innings and gave up ten runs, eight earned on 12 hits. Each team hit two homers in the altitude, including the first of the year from Jon Jay, who entered the game after Holliday's injury. Kolten Wong hit his seventh of the year in the fourth.
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The Biggest Celebrities Who Are in Their 70s, Then and Now
See these Hollywood icons back when they were just starting out.
By Sage Young
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Today, they have crowded trophy cases and are revered by countless fans, but once upon a time, even the most famous names were looking for their big break. The seasoned stars on this list are celebrated actors, singers, and even activists, with tons of life experience under their belts. But it wasn't always that way. Read on to see our favorite celebrities who are in their 70s as they are today and how they were when they were still wannabes.
Harrison Ford: Then
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In 1978, a 36-year-old Harrison Ford was a newly minted movie star, fresh off of the release of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.
RELATED: The Biggest Male Icon Every Year Since You Were Born.
Harrison Ford: Now
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At 79, Ford is still one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He's currently filming his fifth adventure as another one of his iconic characters, Indiana Jones. The new sequel is due out in 2022.
Dolly Parton: Then
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In the late '60s, when she was in her 20s, Dolly Parton became a featured singer on country music star Porter Wagoner's variety show. She'd see her first big solo hit, "Jolene," a few years later, in 1973.
Dolly Parton: Now
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Now 75, Parton is a legendary singer-songwriter, as well as a philanthropist. While she continues to write, record, and act, her most celebrated contribution of the past few years was helping to fund the development of the Moderna COVID vaccine.
RELATED: See Dolly Parton Recreate Her Iconic Playboy Cover 43 Years Later.
Steve Martin: Then
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In 1970, when he was 25, Steve Martin had broken into Hollywood as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and was about to gain some serious attention for his standup performances.
Steve Martin: Now
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At 76, Martin is known not only as an actor and comic but as a writer, musician, and art collector. He's currently starring in the Hulu crime comedy Only Murders in the Building, which he also co-created.
Goldie Hawn: Then
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At 1964, when Goldie Hawn was 19, she was working as a professional dancer and had yet to get into acting formally. Four years later, she'd book the job that brought her national attention: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Goldie Hawn: Now
Most recently, Hawn, who is now 75, co-starred with her long-time partner Kurt Russell in the Netflix holiday movie The Christmas Chronicles and its sequel. The beloved Hollywood pair played the Clauses.
RELATED: 15 Celebrities Who Say They're Never Getting Married.
Helen Mirren: Then
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In 1969, stage actor Helen Mirren was 24 years old. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, she starred as many of the playwright's famous heroines.
Helen Mirren: Now
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…But she had to wait until she was 76 to speed through London in a sports car with Vin Diesel. Mirren's most recent film credit is reprising her role as Queenie in F9: The Fast Saga. Up next is the Marc Forster film White Bird: A Wonder Story and the sequel to Shazam!
Tim Curry: Then
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Tim Curry was 29 in 1975, the very year that he took his iconic role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter from the stage to the screen in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was the future star's first-ever film role.
Tim Curry: Now
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Curry is 75 today and uses a wheelchair due to a stroke he suffered in 2012. He's continued to do voiceover work and appear at fan events. He even had a cameo as a the Criminologist in the 2016 live TV production of Rocky Horror.
Stevie Wonder: Then
In the '70s, Stevie Wonder was in his 20s and already busting out classic records like his 1972 smash "Superstition."
Stevie Wonder: Now
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Still young at 71, Wonder has said that he has a few projects currently in the works. In 2020, he released two new singles and hit the campaign trial to perform in support of Joe Biden, as pictured above.
Susan Sarandon: Then
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Seen here at the 1979 Tony Awards at the age of 33, Susan Sarandon already had films including The Front Page, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Pretty Baby under her belt.
Susan Sarandon: Now
Now 74, Sarandon is known as much for her politics and activism as she is for her acting work. She most recently appeared in the films Jolt and Ride the Eagle, as well as a couple of episodes of Search Party.
RELATED: Susan Sarandon Says She'd Date a Woman or Man, But They Must Have This.
Ted Danson: Then
In 1986, 39-year-old Ted Danson was a TV heartthrob thanks to the celebrated comedy Cheers, which had been on the air since 1982. He'd go on to win two Emmys for his role of Sam Malone.
Ted Danson: Now
At 73, Danson is still making us laugh on TV. After The Good Place rolled off into the sunset in 2020, Danson moved on to the small-town political comedy Mr. Mayor. He's been married to fellow actor Mary Steenburgen since 1995.
Diana Ross: Then
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Diana Ross was just 20 here in 1964, the beginning of the era when her group The Supremes reigned supreme. It was also the year that their first major chart-topper "Where Did Our Love Go" hit the airwaves.
Diana Ross: Now
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Ross, who became a major success as a solo artist, is 77 today and still performing. She has a new album, Thank You, due out in November of this year—her first in 15 years.
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Tom Selleck: Then
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Tom Selleck didn't become a household name until 1980, when he was 35 and his series Magnum, P.I. premiered. He'd play the role until 1986.
Tom Selleck: Now
Since 2010, Selleck has been starring on the police drama Blue Bloods. The 76-year-old also made a cameo on the Friends reunion special this year, acknowledging his recurring role as Monica's boyfriend, Richard Burke.
RELATED: See Tom Selleck's Daughter, Who's a Model and Pro Athlete.
Ben Kingsley: Then
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In 1980, when he was 37, Ben Kingsley was still two years away from the role he's most associated with: Mohandas Gandhi in 1982's Gandhi, for which he won the Oscar. At this point, Kingsley's resume was filled with London stage roles and U.K. television shows.
Ben Kingsley: Now
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Kingsley is 77 now, and had two films come out this year. First was the HBO Max heist movie Locked Down and second was the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, in which he reprises the same role he played in Iron Man 3.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb
RELATED: Ranking Every Marvel Movie, From Worst Reviewed to Best.
Samuel L. Jackson: Then
Fame came relatively late for Samuel L. Jackson. He's 44 in this shot from 1992, just a few years after some of his earliest significant roles, including parts in Coming to America and Do the Right Thing.
Samuel L. Jackson: Now
At the age of 72, Jackson is most frequently seen (and heard) as Nick Fury, his no-nonsense MCU character. He's also set to star alongside John David Washington in a Broadway revival of The Piano Lesson next year.
RELATED: The Biggest Celebrities Who Are in Their 90s, Then and Now.
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NY College Hands Out Free Personal Safety Devices
A New York college system is trying out a "personal safety" device, which it handed out to 1,400 students as they arrived on campuses this fall. The Sage Colleges struck an agreement with Peace of Mind Company (POMCO) to make its new "POM" available for free. The POM is a keychain-sized device that promises faster response in an emergency by allowing the student to push a button to get campus safety help.
To set up the device, it's synced with the student's smart phone through Bluetooth and the student must create an account. The device connects the user with campus security through a two-way call function and records the call. Location tracking identifies the user's location and pulls up a profile that may include a photo and personal information. When the call is over, the student hangs up through the phone.
The device can also activate an alarm function by tapping it three times; doing so is a separate operation that won't contact campus safety.
The POM needs recharging through a micro-USB plug every 10 to 14 days. When the charge drops below a certain level, the POM goes into sleep mode to preserve the battery so that it can still make an emergency call.
The company hopes to entice other campuses to adopt the technology by allowing it to be branded with school colors and an image of a mascot or logo.
"Students appreciated Sage making this investment on their behalf, and many said they plan to carry the device at all times," said Trish Cellemme, Sage's vice president for student life, in a prepared statement.
In a video about the handout, one student said, "Just having that device in my pocket, on my keychain, is going to make me feel safer."
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.


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Why Penguins' Feet Don't Freeze
December 31, 2013 Emily Upton	10 comments
Kara asks: A penguin's feet are always on ice, so why don't they freeze or have some sort of evolutionary built in insulation?
There are many different species of penguin, and while our minds might take us to those living in the Antarctic tundras, freezing feet isn't something every penguin has to contend with. In fact, there are some species of penguin living on the equator that need their feet to be cool to help them battle the heat.
For the poor penguins who do live in lands of snow and ice, freezing isn't usually an issue. Most of their body is covered in plumage that is waterproof, which keeps them warm even in the chill of an arctic breeze. Emperor penguins, probably the most recognizable species, have one of the highest feather densities of all birds, with about 100 feathers per square inch. Underneath that cozy plumage is a layer of blubber that acts as an additional blanket. With these two layers, penguins typically can stay toasty warm.
However, heat does escape from two main areas: the beak and the feet, but this can actually be a good thing. By having areas that heat can readily escape from, penguins are able to regulate their temperature, keeping them from overheating at times. In addition to acting as temperature control, penguin feet are bare for other reasons as well. Penguins need them to grip the ice and help to steer when they are swimming in icy water.
To answer your question less generically, penguins have a highly developed circulatory system that is able to control how warm their feet actually get. There are arteries in the penguins' legs that are able to adjust blood flow to the feet based on temperature. The arteries restrict blood flow when it's colder, meaning less blood has to travel through the cold feet, helping to keep the penguin warm. (Humans actually can do this to some extent as well.) When the penguin is too warm, the opposite happens and the arteries allow more blood flow to the feet, cooling them off.
Besides this built in mechanism, a more mundane way the penguin can control their feet's temperature is simply to huddle down around their feet so that their body is keeping them more protected and warm. They also sometimes rock back and sit on their tails for a while to get their feet off the ice.
Typically with this heat regulation, the penguins' feet are kept a few degrees above freezing, and not usually much warmer than that so that the penguins don't expend too much energy in heating their feet, unless they are already too hot, in which case the loss of heat is a good thing.
Energy is of particular concern to Emperor penguin dads who incubate their eggs for 64 days away from the coast and don't eat anything during this time—so, preserving calories by not losing much heat is a must! The good news is, with their circulatory system, their feet won't be turning into ice blocks unless their stored food situation gets critical.
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There are between 17-20 different species of penguin. Penguins are one of about 40 types of birds who can't fly, a list which also includes emus, kiwis, ostriches, and cassowaries.
Penguins make up for their inability to fly with their impressive swimming abilities. Most penguins can swim underwater between 4-7 miles per hour. Just before diving into the water, they release air bubbles from their feathers, which allows them to achieve their impressive speed. The Gentoo penguin can reach speeds of up to 22 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest penguin swimmers.
Penguins almost always live in the southern half of the globe, though the Galapagos penguins—who live nearest to the equator—will sometimes be spotted just north of the equator.
Penguins are carnivores with a diet that consists almost exclusively of seafood. During the summer, adult penguins feast on an average of two pounds of fish, squid, and krill per day (in the winter, it's usually less than a pound). Their diet means that they also ingest a lot of seawater while hunting and eating. Penguins have a special way to remove the excess salt. Their supraorbital glands filter salt from the bloodstream and then excretes it through the bill. (However, they don't drink seawater to stay hydrated; they turn to freshwater melt pools for that.)
Penguins' cute tuxedo-like pattern helps them stay camouflaged in the water. Aerial predators looking for their next meal will have difficulty seeing their black backs as they blend into the dark water; predators from below would see their white bellies, which would blend in with the light above.
Most species of penguins live in giant colonies that range in size from 200 to hundreds of thousands of birds. The colonies are often so large that they can be spotted from space, largely thanks to all of the penguin waste that goes along with living with so many other birds. It discolours the ice, making the area where the penguins live easy to spot.
Thirteen species of penguins are considered threatened or endangered. Two species with rapidly declining population are the Galapagos penguin and the erect-crested penguin, a native of New Zealand. One of the biggest issues penguins are facing is pollution and climate change, which is making their habitats disappear and their food more scarce.
The largest penguin is the Emperor penguin, which is usually around 45 inches tall and weighs around 90 pounds when full grown. The smallest is the fairy penguin, which is only 10 inches tall and 2.5 pounds.
Emperor penguin males not only incubate eggs, they also feed the hatched young with milk produced in their esophagus.
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August 24, 2019	10:51 pm
Double check in editing the typos. "Blood blow" is interesting, but I think "blood flow" were the intended words.