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I'M THINKING OF YOU - photos and review
I'M THINKING OF YOU - Performance at the National Review of Live Art, Glasgow, 13th February 2009.
"....while a pianola tinkled little tunes, a naked Franko B sat, beaming beatifically, on a golden swing. The room glowed with the sunlight of a carefree childhood, the scars of Franko's previous body-work were like memories alongside the vivid colours of his luxuriously tattooed flesh, his eye contact with onlookers invited reciprocal smiles. Simply superb".
- Mary Brennan, The Herald
Photos by Hugo Glendinning:
TEACHING POST
Franko B has recently been appointed professor of Sculpture at the Academie di Belle Arti, Macerata, Marche, Italy.
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In this capacity, Franko is looking for opportunities for cultural and educational exchange with other institutions, internationally.
LOVE IN TIMES OF PAIN
Franko B - LOVE IN TIMES OF PAIN
Solo show at GLOBE CITY GALLERY,
Curtis Mayfield House
Carliol Square
3rd April – 30th May 2009
Preview Friday 3rd April 6pm to 8pm
Exhibition open Saturday 4th April then Wednesday to Saturday thereafter, 11.30am to 5pm
Installation on 3rd and 4th floors
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Details of event:
Globe are proud to present two installations by Franko B showing for the first time in the UK.
Love in times of pain presents a series of never-before-seen objects characterized by the exclusive use of colour black. The themes evoked – life and its vanities, death, eroticism and pain – remain central to the artist's investigation.
Love in times of pain is an encounter with a haunting setting of found objects and stuffed animals all pasted over in dense black acrylic paint; birds, a squirrel, the head of a deer, a fox, a turtle, standing still and awaiting for the viewer, mounted on trolleys, tables and other pieces of furniture, also covered in thick black paint.
The animals standing high on their 'pedestals' become monumental, glorious; it is as if these creatures are rescued and given a new identity, another lease of life. Standing high, facing the viewer with splendour, they become life itself; and the layers of thick, impenetrable black paint, this absolute monochrome, which usually evokes death, remains there as a reminder of a previous sore existence.
DARKROOMS - HOMME MADE
Group show, curated by Avi Feldman
Daneyal Mahmood Gallery,
511 West 25 st, 3fl
15th January - 21st February 2009
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Artsist: Franko B, Amir Fattal, Carl Hopgood, Shiro Masuyama, Michal Moskop, Yochai Matos, Dean Sameshima, Kyle Trowbridge, Naama Tsabar, Tobaron Waxmanwith.
LONG LIVE ROMANCE
- APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED -
Franko B will curate and mentor an 18 day international workshop in visual art and performance, taking place within the Academia di Belle Arti in Macerata, Marche, Italy, 29th April - 16th May 2009. The aim is to build and bridge ideas and relationships.
There will be contributions from the following invited artists, academics and producers: David Rickard (NZ/UK), Ron Athey (USA), Martina Bako (Germany), Doreen Uhling (Germany), Francesca Alfano Miglietti (FAM) (Italy), Suka Off (Poland), Darrell Alvarez (USA/Germany), Jan Wagner (Germany), Olga Majcen Linn and Sincinca Ostoic (Croatia).
Franko B will be running a workshop at The National Review of Live Art winter school in March 2009
'Who Are You' is a workshop that explores a wide definition of 'performance', particularly from a visual art perspective. Participants will look at and explore strategies for producing a new piece of work, and will support and collaborate with each other to do this over five days. It will be an intensive programme, starting at 9am and finishing at 7.30pm every day, during which time, participants will examine and question their own practise in the context of a wide range of material and contemporary examples. The focus will be on the individual as image maker, through the tools of film making, performance, visual art, writing, music, etc.
see http://www.newmoves.co.uk for application form
I'M THINKING OF YOU
A new performance by Franko B, with original music by Helen Ottaway.
- Premiere at The National Review of Live Art, Glasgow, 13th February 2009
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'I'm Thinking of You' presents a surreal, dreamlike image... a romantic vision of childhood fantasy and abandon. The body is central, but we are also presented with objects and music, which converge to take the viewer through a contemplative, personal experience.
The first inspiration for 'I'm Thinking of You' came from a childhood object, which Franko B made into a sculpture, altered for safe use by adults. The idea was to allow adults to play, to forget their problems, to let go, or just to have fun - in the same way that children are allowed to. Over time, and with engagement with the composer, Helen Ottaway, the idea has developed and changed, with Franko using performance and music as a means to create his desired image.
I'M THINKING OF YOU - review
Solo Show at Changing Role Gallery, Naples, Italy
22nd November 2008 - 9th February 2009
Franko B, curated by Eugenio Viola
Solo Show at Changing Role Gallery,
Via Chiatamone, 26 - Naples, Italy
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Kinsey Director Sue Carter — just how the woman target Relationships Brings a Fresh Perspective on the Institute
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In November 2014, acclaimed biologist Sue Carter had been called Director associated with the Kinsey Institute, recognized for the groundbreaking advances in man sex study. With her specialized becoming the science of really love and companion connecting throughout an eternity, Sue aims to maintain The Institute's 69+ several years of important work while expanding their focus to feature relationships.
Whenever Dr. Alfred Charles Kinsey created the Institute for Intercourse study in 1947, it changed the landscaping of exactly how individual sex is actually learned. During the "Kinsey Reports," according to interviews of 11,000+ women and men, we had been at long last capable of seeing the types of intimate actions folks participate in, how many times, with who, and just how elements like age, religion, area, and social-economic condition influence those actions.
Becoming an integral part of this revered company is actually a honor, so when Sue Carter got the decision in 2013 claiming she'd been selected as Director, she was positively honored but, very truly, also shocked. At that time, she was actually a psychiatry professor in the University of new york, Chapel Hill and was not selecting a unique task. The very thought of playing these types of a major role from the Institute had never ever entered the woman mind, but she was intrigued and prepared to undertake a new adventure.
After an in-depth, year-long overview process, which included a number of interviews aided by the search committee, Sue ended up being opted for as Kinsey's most recent frontrunner, and her very first formal time was November 1, 2014. Generally a pioneer for the study of lifelong love and lover connecting, Sue delivers a distinctive viewpoint on Institute's purpose to "advance sexual health insurance and expertise worldwide."
"In my opinion they generally decided on me because I happened to be different. I becamen't the conventional sex researcher, but I'd done a lot of sex investigation — my personal interests had become more and more in the biology of personal bonds and social conduct and all of the equipment which make us uniquely human beings," she mentioned.
Not too long ago we sat down with Sue to learn more info on the journey that delivered the lady into the Institute plus the methods she is expounding on the work Kinsey began nearly 70 years back.
Sue's way to Kinsey: 35+ Decades in the Making
Before joining Kinsey, Sue held some other prestigious jobs and ended up being responsible for numerous achievements. Included in these are being Co-Director associated with the Brain-Body Center at University of Illinois at Chicago and assisting found the interdisciplinary Ph.D. plan in sensory and behavioural biology at UI, Urbana-Champaign.
Thirty-five years of amazing work in this way ended up being an important element in Sue getting Director in the Institute and influences the endeavors she wants to take on there.
Becoming a Trailblazer inside Study of Oxytocin
Sue's passion for sexuality analysis started whenever she ended up being a biologist studying reproductive conduct and attachment in animals, specifically prairie voles.
"My personal creatures would form lifelong set ties. It appeared to be incredibly rational there must be a-deep main biology for this because or else these parts would not exist and won't remain shown throughout life," she said.
Sue developed this theory based on work with her animal subject areas also through the woman private encounters, especially during childbirth. She remembered how discomfort she thought while delivering a child right away went out the moment he had been produced plus her arms, and wondered just how this experience could happen and why. This brought the woman to discover the significance of oxytocin in human being attachment, connecting, alongside kinds of positive personal behaviors.
"inside my investigation during the last 35 many years, there is the essential neurobiological processes and programs that support healthier sexuality are crucial for stimulating love and well-being," she said. "within biological cardiovascular system of really love, could be the hormonal oxytocin. Therefore, the techniques managed by oxytocin shield, repair, and contain the potential for visitors to discover higher fulfillment in daily life and culture."
Maintaining The Institute's Research & increasing about it to pay for Relationships
While Sue's new place is an exceptional honor only few can experience, it will have a significant amount of duty, including assisting to protect and shield the conclusions The Kinsey Institute makes in sexuality research within the last 70 years.
"The Institute has received a tremendous impact on history. Doorways happened to be opened of the information your Kinsey reports offered to the world," she mentioned. "I became walking into a slice of human history that's extremely unique, which was protected by Institute over arguments. All across these 70 decades, we have witnessed amounts of time in which individuals were worried that maybe it will be much better if Institute did not exist."
Sue also strives to make sure that development goes on, working together with scientists, psychologists, health professionals, and a lot more from institutions worldwide to get whatever already know just and employ that knowledge to pay attention to relationships and relational context of how sex matches into the larger physical lives.
In particular, Sue desires discover what happens when individuals are exposed to occasions like intimate assault, the aging process, and even healthcare treatments such as for example hysterectomies.
"i do want to take the Institute much more significantly into the program between medicine and sexuality," she said.
With the woman considerable history and special consider love additionally the total relationships individuals have together, Sue has big plans the Kinsey Institute — the greatest one being to answer the ever-elusive question of why do we feel and work how we perform?
"In the event that Institute can do anything, In my opinion it may start house windows into locations in real physiology and peoples presence that people simply don't realize perfectly," she stated.
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Windows 10: allow apps from Store only analysis
by Martin Brinkmann on May 07, 2017 in Windows - Last Update: July 05, 2017 - 13 comments
The Windows 10 Creators Update comes with a new feature that allows you to restrict software installations to apps from the Windows Store.
The feature looks similar on first glance to Microsoft's Windows 10 S operating system that the company introduced last week. While similar on paper, things are not nearly as identical when you take a closer look.
The locked down nature of Windows 10 S, and the "allow apps from the Store only" option of other editions of Windows 10 have two core differences.
First, that system administrators may switch between the locked down state and allowing Win32 program installations on non-Windows 10 S systems. Second, that software that was installed prior to making the switch is not blocked and continues to run.
Changing application installation policies
Microsoft introduced the new application installation preference in the Windows 10 Creators Update.
You may set it up in the following way:
Use the keyboard shortcut Windows-I to open the Settings application on the Windows 10 machine.
Navigate to Apps > Apps & Features.
Select the menu under "installing apps", and set the value of the preference to "allow apps from the store only".
You can switch the preference back at any time, and may set it to "warn me before installing apps from outside the Store" as well. Windows 10 displays a notification in this case with the option to bypass the filter and run the selected program on the PC.
If you set it to "allow apps from Store only", you get the same notification but without the install anyway option.
Allow apps from Store only analysis
The feature is more or less broken in current stable versions of Windows 10, and works better in the latest Insider builds.
If you enable the feature on stable versions, you will notice that some activities bypass the security feature entirely.
You can run portable programs for instance without them being blocked, or install and run Steam applications.
Most program installations are blocked on the other hand by the installing apps feature, but that is obviously not enough if standalone executable files are not blocked. This means for instance that malware, which usually does not get installed but is run right away, won't get blocked by the feature at all.
If you make the same policy change on the latest Windows 10 Insider build however, you will notice that Microsoft improved the functionality in this regard.
Portable programs for instance are blocked, or at least those that I tried were blocked, while they were not when I ran them on a stable version of Windows 10.
The new version is not perfect yet though, as you can still install Steam games for instance and play them, even with the system locked down to installing apps from Store only.
Work will continue on the Store lockdown feature of Windows 10, but it may take until the release of the next feature update for Windows 10 in September 2017 before improvements hit the stable channel.
The feature is somewhat interesting for day to day use, as you can lock down the execution of Win32 programs somewhat using it without being locked down completely. Since you can flip the preferences switch whenever you need to, you can still install or run programs that would otherwise be blocked.
Now You: Do you think the "allow apps from Store only" feature is a useful one?
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Yuliya said on May 7, 2017 at 1:51 pm
It's a completely useless feature made lo lure users into using the store and eventually allowing micro$oft into controlling (what's in) your PC. We already have a feature called AppLocker available since Windows 7 that serves this purpose, much better actually.
This video explains very well: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlWwIBwExaI]
Even if your Windows will only be able to install store only ptograms (apps?) you're still just as exposed to malware as you are without this limitation. But you know, "let's make the PC platform behave like a crippled mobile OS and hope some idiots will give us their money" – something along those lines they must have discussed before coming up with this cr.p
AnorKnee Merce said on May 7, 2017 at 2:22 pm
Why did M$ include this "feature" in Creators Update.?
……. This "feature" uses the Enterprise-grade Device Guard to cripple Win 10 by requiring signed certificates for programs/apps, ie artificially restricting Win 10 to UWP apps from the Store only.
Bear in mind that M$ may one day impose mandatory "Allow apps from Store only", in order to make more money$ from app sales, eg when Win 10 achieves a market share of > 70% after EOL of Win 7/8.1 in 2020/2023.
Tim said on May 7, 2017 at 3:08 pm
"… the new version is not perfect yet though, as you can still install Steam games for instance and play them, even with the system locked down to installing apps from Store only."
I wonder whether this is to do with the way Steam doesn't play by the rules with file permissions in order to allow their Steam client to update itself, download games, and download patches without requiring Administrator rights?
hirobo said on May 7, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Microsoft should have made a different store-only OS like Android to keep distance from the desktop one. Android and Chromebooks were made for tech illiterate people. Even my mom managed to do a factory reset on her Android tablet. Windows is just too geeky to deployed as an app-store based OS. This is why Microsoft will never dominate the app scene. One OS simply can't serve the dual purpose of catering to geeks and non-geeks.
Coriy said on May 8, 2017 at 1:41 am
I have a question about this "locked down" mode:
Does it allow for upgrading of programs once the lockdown is in place?
Keep in mind that there are usually two upgrade paths, automatic ones like with Google Chrome (to name one), and those that have to be manually initiated by the user after downloading the installer, such as GIMP, Calibre, etc).
jern said on May 8, 2017 at 7:01 am
Apple has been doing this for some time with Macs. Apps may be restricted to downloads from (1) App Store only (2) App Store and identified developers (3) from anywhere.
It works well on Macs. There are no problems with upgrades when using these options. You select the upgrades you wish to install, they are downloaded and installed automatically. If MS's version is like that then good. It gives users a little more control over what gets installed and runs on their computers.
www.com said on May 9, 2017 at 6:06 am
Yeah but is Apple prohibiting you from going to a 3rd party website and installing the software from there?
Thanks where the fear is with this. Having to pay a M$ tax in order to install software. And they can take it away from you at anytime.
AnorKnee Merce said on May 9, 2017 at 6:35 am
Like M$ and Win 10, Apple would likely also want to restrict MacOS users to App Store apps/software only if MacOS has a market share of more than 70%. Instead, MacOS has a market share of only 7% today because of Apple's super-greed.
@www.com
Apples options let you download from anywhere you want. I generally run option 2. If I want a fresh install of Firefox I go to Mozilla, download and install it. Upgrades are just as easy. Apple doesn't restrict the source of your downloads, you do.
@AnorKnee Merce
Apple's minuscule market share and "super-greed" has it sitting on an enviable $246,000,000,000 pile of cash. It didn't accumulate that cash by putting out half-baked products or by pissing on its customers shoes – like another company I could mention. Apple's policies work for lots of people.
@ jern
Apples and oranges, ie desktops are very different from smartphones.
To some people, smartphones are status symbols, like designer clothes, luxury bags and flashy cars. Apple is able to tap into such people's weakness for vanity with their super-expensive flashy designer iPhones. Hence, Apple is able to profit-gouge their "victims" and maximize their profits even though iPhones has a market share of only about 15%. It's like tapping into people's weakness to sell drugs and sex, lotto tickets, Ponzi scheme investment, etc.
jern said on May 9, 2017 at 3:48 pm
I have respect for people, their intelligence, their strength and their ability to choose for themselves.
Equating the purchase of tech items to drug addiction is a stretch. Besides, if Apple only has a 15% market share it doesn't sound like it's tapping into much of an addiction – yet it remains one of the most successful companies in history.
Fcuk Microshite said on May 8, 2017 at 11:05 am
Wheres the option to allow only non-store "apps"(programs). I dont need any crap from the store and also on some windows 10 versions some crap like candy crush(WTF!) get installed automatically on some machines.
Hari said on September 14, 2017 at 5:16 pm
that option itself is not here !! Pls help anyone


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Next time you're filming in Boston, don't forget to check out these special New England locations that will make your film stand out from the crowd.
Looking for a private garden-like area for your characters to meet and plan while they look over the skyline of Boston? Corey Hill park is your spot. This hidden location features grassy areas, a stone wall and mature trees. And did we mention? Privacy.
This Victorian style cemetery at the end of the MBTA Orange line is 275 acres of hidden gem for Boston video production crews. Comes complete with a miniature stone village, creepy moss covered boulders and even fog if you get there at the right time of day.
Bostonians might pass by the Old North Church without even knowing that their ancestors' bones lie beneath, in an ancient crypt. Filmmakers who are working on mystery movies a la Dan Brown's books will have a field day in this basement of the macabre.
What better place for your characters to meet and fall in love—or miss each other entirely—than in Victoria Gardens? Brimming with buds and wild with wildflowers, this garden near Fenway park is an oasis in the middle of urban Boston proper.
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Sea Sew è l'album d'esordio della cantante irlandese Lisa Hannigan, pubblicato nel 2008 per la Hoop Records.

L'album ha raggiunto il terzo posto nella classifica degli album più venduti in Irlanda ottenendo il disco di platino.

Dall'album è stato estratto il singolo Lille.

Tracce
Tutti i brani sono stati scritti dalla Hannigan tranne la traccia 7 da Bert Jansch
 Ocean and a Rock
 Venn Diagram
 Sea Song
 Splishy Splashy
 I Don't Know
 Keep It All
 Courting Blues
 Pistachio
 Teeth
 Lille

Formazione
 Lisa Hannigan – voce, chitarra, harmonium
 Tom 'Tomo' Osander – batteria, percussioni, xilofono, chitarra
 Shane Fitzsimons – contrabbasso
 Donagh 'The Bunagh' Molloy – tromba, melodica, glockenspiel
 Lucy Wilkins – violino
 Vyvienne Long – violoncello
 Gavin Glass – pianoforte, harmonium
 Justin Carroll – organo hammond
 Cathy Davey – voce
 Rhob Cunningham – voce

Crediti
 Ricami e lavorazione a maglia – Lisa e Frances Hannigan
 Artwork – Conor & David
 Artwork Photography – Cliona O'Flaherty

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Everything You've Ever Googled Is Now Available Online, Right Here!
It's pretty shocking and scary knowing that everything you've ever googled is now available online, right here! You can retrace your memories, the creepy things you were into as a teenager, the people you used to stalk and many other weird things that will be shown in your creepy online search history.
Given the fact that everything you've ever googled is now available online, right here, some of us will have a lot of catching up to do and while most of us will start laughing, some of us could start shivering just at the very thought of people being able to see their search history throughout the years.
Google first released this feature as an experiment last year, but now it's widely available to all users, according to the unofficial Google Blog – Google Operating System.
Click "Create Archive" and a zip file with all your search queries will be placed in the folder called "Takeout", in your Google Drive account.
You can download the file to your computer from there!
Note: Only the searches you've made while logged in to your Google account will be available!
Now, dear People of the Internet, how do you feel about the fact that everything you've ever googled is now available online, right here!?
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In addition to clarity from the European Union's Timber Regulation (EUTR) and its inclusion of guidelines for a Due Diligence System (DDS), an additional document has provided clarification about what comprises "due diligence," according to the Lacey Act.
In response to the 2012 case brought to Gibson Guitars by the Department of Justice, the famous guitar maker established their own Lacey Act Compliance Program. The DOJ's involvement in creating the program helps spell out precisely what Lacey Act compliance entails. For us here at J. Gibson McIlvain, we're pleased to announce that the policies we already had in place prior to Gibson's new program line up well with it.
J. Gibson McIlvain's policy: Communication and relationships with suppliers are forged over time, and many of our relationships with sawmills span decades. We clearly communicate our expectations and policies about not only legal sourcing, but also sustainability and quality, while also researching local laws and keeping up with changes to those laws. Each of our lumber suppliers realizes that never would we accept lumber without the appropriate source and export documentation. In order to help ensure that we keep up with local regulations, we keep in touch with other local businesses near the port of origin to make sure we're aware of any changes to the law.
J. Gibson McIlvain's policy: Before we accept any new supplier as a potential lumber source, we conduct thorough research. Not only must that supplier prove to consistently maintain high quality lumber, but it must also consistently provide appropriate documentation, including regarding lumber source, land concessions, forestry management plans, and legal export. Any changes in grade, pricing, or availability serve as red flags, prompting our thorough investigation.
J. Gibson McIlvain's policy: By maintaining independent agents in each country from which we purchase lumber, we keep up with each saw mill's current processes and practices, as well as the local laws that relate to them. In addition to visiting each potential new supplier before we make any purchase from them, a member of the McIlvain family also visits each mill once a year.


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Texting While Walking: Are You Cautious Or Clueless? : Shots - Health News People who text while walking change their pace and seem to walk more cautiously, a study says. But that doesn't mean you're not a menace to yourself and others.
Texting While Walking: Are You Cautious Or Clueless?
July 29, 20152:10 PM ET
Nadia Whitehead
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Do you roam city sidewalks with your nose buried in your phone, oblivious to what's going on around you? If so, you may want to look up and start paying attention.
Texting while walking decreases the ability to walk in a straight line and slows down pace significantly, according to a study published Wednesday in PLOS ONE. But this gait change may not be as dangerous as it sounds, the researchers say.
"We hypothesized that more people would trip," says Conrad Earnest, an exercise scientist at Texas A&M University who studied people while walking and texting. "But nobody tripped and that's surprising; people actually slowed down and engaged in a more protective or cautious walking pattern."
Several years ago, Earnest noticed that people who text and walk tend to weave around, almost as if drunk. This change of gait got him wondering: What's the effect of being distracted with a mobile phone while walking?
To find out, he and two students created an obstacle course that mimics city pathways. There were curb-like steps, stairs, a platform to step on and off of, and traffic posts and dummies to maneuver past.
Thirty people were recruited to make their way through the course three times. In the first instance, participants walked the course undistracted and without a phone. They texted during the second walk-through. In the third scenario, they texted and used an app to solve basic math problems. Thirteen nearby cameras captured the participants' movements and collected motion data.
After analyzing the data, the research team found that people took significantly longer to complete the course while using a phone. While they tended to deviate from the path, text walkers didn't trip or bump into anything. They also lifted their feet higher to clear steps. When they were walking without distractions, for example, participants cleared the curb by about 3.7 inches. But when using their phones, they would raise their feet higher to about 4.37 inches.
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"That suggests they were being more careful to make sure they cleared the step," Earnest says. He adds that people could be slowing down to avoid potential accidents while they're distracted.
Psychologist David Schwebel, a professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham, agrees.
"I think the participants recognized that their brain was overloaded and to protect themselves, became more cautious and slowed down to make it safer," says Schwebel, who was not involved with the study.
Still, he does not advocate texting while walking. His own research has shown that pedestrians who are distracted with their phones are more likely to be in traffic accidents.
City and regional planner Jack Nasar, on the other hand, does not believe a slower pace implies more caution. He thinks it simply proves that text walkers are having trouble multitasking.
Nasar, a professor emeritus at The Ohio State University who was not involved with the study, points to his own research on pedestrians using phones.
Keep Your Head Up: 'Text Neck' Takes A Toll On The Spine
In one experiment, Nasar found that people on cellphones are 48 percent more likely to walk unsafely into oncoming traffic. Another study showed that injuries of pedestrians on phones more than doubled between 2004 and 2010. In fact, in 2010, the number of pedestrian injuries while texting exceeded the number of texting and driving injuries.
"Pedestrians using cellphones are getting hurt, and that suggests they're not being cautious," Nasar says. "If they were being cautious, they wouldn't be getting injured."
Whether text walkers are being careful or not, the general consensus seems to be: Don't do it.
Despite his findings, Earnest says people should pocket their phones and just enjoy the walk at hand.
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Pilgrim's Pride proposes settlement following price-fixing allegations
I'm Clinton Griffiths with Today's AgDay Minute.
One of the nation's largest chicken processors is agreeing to settle some of the price-fixing claims against it. The Wall Street Journal reporting Pilgrim's Pride, the second-largest chicken processor in the country, has reached a 75-million dollar civil settlement with a group of poultry buyers. You'll remember last year the Department of Justice filed criminal price-fixing charges against 10-poultry industry executives. Pilgrim's says the civil settlement still needs court approval.
The bull market we've been seeing in U.S. commodity prices may get more fuel Tuesday. USDA is set to release its latest supply and demand report, which helps tell the world how much grain the U.S. has in the pipeline. Traders expect all three of the major grains, corn, soybeans, and wheat, to see supplies fall this month because of strong export demand from countries like China.
What if we got rid of all the dairy cows? What impact, if any would that have on greenhouse gas emissions? Very little, according to a new study by folks at Virginia Tech. The authors found the removal of all dairy cows and ultimately all dairy products including things like milk, cheese, and yogurt would only reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7- tenths of a percent. The small dip would also come at the price of a large nutritional gap for people, according to researchers.
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Why renewable fuels groups say the Biden Administration could be a positive for biofuels
I'm Tyne Morgan with today's AgDay Minute.
Wednesday, President-Elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office, ushering in new leadership that will no doubt have an effect on farmers and ranchers. Top of mind for many in agriculture, the future of renewable fuels, with some farm groups saying a Biden White House could be a positive thing for renewable fuels such as ethanol. But the EPA has supplied some waivers to oil refiners over the years releasing them from their obligation to add ethanol to gas impacting the renewable fuels standard.
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You may have noticed you're paying more at the grocery store for some dairy products, and that may be because of volatility right now in the market. February Class Three futures, which is milk used for cheese moved from a low of 1699 on January 4 to a high of 1988 on January 7. That's a swing of 289. Experts say the announcement of a fifth round of the farmers-to-families food box program is responsible for much of that volatility. Last year, was the most volatile on record when it comes to milk prices.
Farmers & ranchers to get another C-FAP payment
I'm Clinton Griffiths with today's AgDay Minute.
Another round of coronavirus relief will soon be on the way to farmers and ranchers. USDA announced it is making 2.3 billion more available in payouts. The money, leftover from the first and second round of C-FAP payments. It's designed to provide relief specifically to contract producers and provide supplemental payments to hog farmers.
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This Spanish wine is a blend of 75% old vine Tempranillo and 25% Parraleta, an old grape variety being preserved through the care of wineries such as Bodega Pirineos.
Bodega Pirineos is located on the slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains in the heart of Spain's Somontano wine region. The winery was formed in 1993 to produce and sell wines from the local grape growing cooperative.
I bought this wine not from a cooperative but our tasting team member Dr. J, who had received a large shipment of wine. I'm interested in Spanish wines and Tempranillo is becoming a favorite.
We found this to be a great wine. Not "climb to the top of the bell tower and ring" great, but an easy drinking red with no funkiness, an interesting story and great finish.
The Aneto has loose tannins over smooth red berry flavors. There is a bit of spiciness and, surprisingly, a pleasant touch of sweetness. It's hard to say what Parraleta is contributing to the mix because I've never tasted it separately.
Parraleta seems to be only produced in Somontano. In the 1970s more than 20 percent of the vineyards were planted with Parraleta, but at the beginning of the new century, it had dropped to 0.2%. The wine is low-yielding and fell out of favor with growers.
I paid $10 for this and received at least twice as much value in enjoyment. Raise a glass and help preserve Parraleta!


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The problem of Pomfret
Justin Pearce 19 May 2005 00:00
People in Pomfret are tired of talking about the mercenaries. "We only know they went to get bread, that's all we know," says Maria Dala.
The men who "went to get bread" had not just gone round to the corner café.
Hidden among thorn trees in the remoter reaches of North West province, Pomfret doesn't have a café; the fruit and veg stall where Dala stands is the only retail business to be seen. "Getting bread" meant boarding a plane that was supposed to take them to guard a mine in the Congo—then spending a year in a Harare prison after a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea was exposed.
Pomfret's roads still have names like General Liebenberg Avenue and Askari Street, reflecting its origins as a South African Defence Force (SADF) base. In 1989 it was given over to the veterans of 32 Battalion: the Angolan soldiers from the FNLA and Unita movements, who had fought for the SADF against the MPLA government in the 1970s and 1980s.
Today, the tennis court once used by white SADF officers echoes with the shouts of children playing soccer. Calls of "boa tarde!" (good afternoon) ring out as a passer-by spots a neighbour sitting on the stoep of one of the neat houses.
No one appears destitute, but their choices are limited. Fernanda Zilia, an elderly woman blind in one eye from a cataract, cares for two grandchildren: "Their father died in August. He went to Pretoria to work for security."
In Pomfret, "security" is a code word for mercenary work.
Across the road lives Victoria Kamea: "My husband died in 2003. I'm still in the house, and I get money from Mandela. Mandela gives me R700 a month. Without this I would die of hunger."
"Mandela money" (child-support grants or pensions) and "security" are Pomfret's two sources of bread. Not everyone qualifies for Mandela money, which is why the town has acquired a reputation as a mercenary breeding ground, even though most of the "security" men have long since moved away.
Last week South African National Defence Force General Bobo Moerane confirmed that the town would be closed owing to contamination from an asbestos mine, and the residents offered housing at various other South African locations.
African National Congress local councillor Domingos Kapanga, who left Angola as a child with his parents, says he intends suing the government to stop the closure. "It is not asbestos that is stopping us from staying here," he said. "They say the people are highly militarily trained and they become a problem for security."
Angolans constitute the large majority of Pomfret's 6 000 people who have developed a strong sense of community.
"We can't leave until the South African government gives us money," insisted one woman. "They brought us from Namibia and promised this was the final place for us." But others complain about the remoteness of Pomfret and the decaying infrastructure: "One day there's water, then none the next."
"Let the government be accountable to the people, let us have what we deserve as South Africans," Kapanga says. "If they don't, there's a country called Angola waiting for us."
For Kapanga's generation, Angola exists only in parents' stories. Nevertheless, Angolan ambassador Isaac dos Anjos confirmed that the Angolan and South African foreign ministers had discussed the possible return of the veterans and their families to Angola.
The veterans themselves talk of returning to Angola "if God so wishes", yet the country remains for them a remote memory. Santos Daniel says he is from Silva Porto. Having left Angola at the time of independence, he knows only this colonial name for the city now called Kuito. "We have nothing here, but we have nothing out there either, so it's better to stay where we are."


Longleash brings their uncommon brand of experimental piano trio music to LPR on October 1st to launch the release of their debut album, Passage. The album (out 9/22 on New Focus Recordings) renders progressive new musical identities for the historically traditional instrumentation of violin, cello and piano.
Recorded during an artist residency at EMPAC, Passage features first commercial recordings of innovative piano trios written by an international group of composers launching remarkable careers, including Francesco Filidei, Clara Iannotta, Juan de Dios Magdaleno, Christopher Trapani, and Yukiko Watanabe.
The program will feature selections from the album, as well as solo and duo highlights from their annual composition workshop and festival, The Loretto Project, with guest pianist/composer Nils Vigeland.


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The number-one reason driving outsourcing for many firms is the possibility of significant cost savings, particularly for labor.
In addition to gaining access to a broad base of skills that are unavailable in-house, an outsourcing provider may be a source of innovation for improving products, processes, and services.
An outsourcing provider may have production flexibility. This may allow the client firm to win orders by more quickly introducing new products and services.
An outsourcing provider brings its core competencies to the supply chain, This frees up the client firm's human, physical, and financial resources to real-located to core competencies.
The client firm can outsource to state-of-the-art providers instead of retaining "legacy" systems. The client firm does not have to invest in new technology, thereby cutting risks.
There are additional advantages in outsourcing, For example, the client firm may improve its performance and image by image by associating with an outstanding provider. Outsourcing can also be used as a strategy for downsizing, or "reengineering", a client firm.
Delivery costs may rise substantially if distance increases from an outsourcing provider to a client firm. However, for some of outsourcing services such as data entry, virtual assistant, web research that are done through the Internet, it is not a critical matter.
This advantage can permeate and link to all other problems with outsourcing. When managers lose control of some operations, costs may increase because it's harder to assess and control them. For example, production of most of the world's laptops is now outsourced. This means that companies like Dell and HP find themselves using the same contractor (Quanta) to make their machines in China. This can leave them struggling to maintain control over the supplier.
Intel, for example, outsourced a core competency, chip production, to AMD when it could not keep up with early demands. Within a few years, AMD became a leading competitor, manufacturing its own chips.
Employee morale may drop when functions are outsourced, particularly when friends lose their jobs. Employees believe they may be next, and indeed they may be. Productivity, loyalty, and trust- all of which are needed for a healthy, growing business- may suffer.
Some disadvantages of outsourcing tend to be longer term than the advantages of outsourcing. In other words, many of the risks firms run by outsourcing may not show up on the bottom line until some time in the future. This permits CEOs who prefer short-term planning and are interested only in bottom-line improvements to use the outsourcing strategy to make quick gains at the expense of longer-term objectives.
The disadvantages of outsourcing may or may not occur, it depends on the firms and which activities the firms outsource, but should be thought of as possibilities to be managed effectively.


Situated in a newly built development just five minutes from the bustling town of Falmouth and minutes from Burwood Beach is this very tranquil home that is perfect for short or long-term visitors. This home is located in the gated, secure community of Stonebrook which was built in 2010. It is very suitable for persons looking to spend their vacation in a setting that is more like a home-away-from-home. The house is fully furnished and provide all the amenities of a true vacation home.


Here's a good post on how to opt out of Facebook's new Web-wide features. As it shows, if you try to shut off outside services' access to your data, Facebook attempts to convince you you're making a terrible mistake. It reminds me of Microsoft Bob's impertinence circa 1995.
Wow, only 4 or 5 steps needed to tell Facebook to stop messing with privacy. Plus, any application that starts to add this, you have to block it manually if you don't want friends who allow the apps to extract information about you. Sounds like too much work for the average user, which is exactly what Facebook wants. If you don't make it easy, most people will just give up and accept it because they want to make sure they can still play Farmville.
Sounds like it will just be more fodder to make companies block employee access to Facebook and social media apps.
Share it with the IT Dept.


The Association of Arab University has presented the OpenMed project at the World Science Forum 2017 "Science for Peace" held in Jordan at the Dead Sea Convention Center on 7-11 November 2017. The event was meant to present and discuss the social and economic relevance, influence and responsibilities of science.
The 4-day Forum included key sessions on topics including energy, water, food and the right to an education that unlocks opportunities in the world of today. The Delegates from over 100 countries were asked to examine the challenges and opportunities of the digital age, and the role that science must play in making our planet resilient and resource aware.
WSF 2017 was held under the gracious Patronage of HM King Abdullah ibn Al Hussein, and Their Excellencies President Áder of Hungary and Director-General Irina Bokova of UNESCO. The event had the full support of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and was attended by several Nobel Laureates and senior government representatives from around the world.
OpenMed was presented by representatives of the Association of Arab University taking part in the event. It was an opportunity to present the project and its results, through a roll-up and the distribution of the Compendium executive summary in English and Arabic.


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api.ai Democratizes Siri-like Tech for Any Developer Building Wearables and IoT Devices with New Launch
PALO ALTO, Calif. – WEBWIRE – Monday, May 18, 2015
Enables developers to program apps and devices to understand custom voice commands, support conversations and respond intelligently Today, api.ai the leader in conversational interfaces for connected devices, expands its natural language understanding and intelligent intent response platform to the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables like smartwatches, making its out-of-the-box artificial intelligence voice solutions easy to integrate with virtually any IoT device. Voice control is the easiest way for consumers to engage devices, especially those without screens. api.ai gives developers simple and easy-to-use tools to create custom Siri or Amazon Echo-like voice controls for multiple knowledge domains that can be deployed in 24 hours. Watch this video to see how quick and easy it is to develop api.ai for IoT devices and wearables. For the first time ever, developers can now:
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Until now, developing a voice solution was available only to companies with armies of engineers working for years on end. Not anymore. Backed with data from over two billion voice commands, api.ai is the largest open natural language and intent response platform available to any company interested in creating their own custom voice solution and voice user interface. Natural language understanding allows connected devices to become smart devices by deciphering meaning from verbal directions, and alongside voice recognition, is a powerful technology that, like Siri or Amazon Echo, enables machines to hear, understand, and respond to human speech.
Voice is the easiest and most intuitive way of getting something done and is an essential part of the consumer experience in wearables and the IoT. Recent research from the App Developers Alliance has shown that ease of use and overall convenience are the top factors influencing purchasing decisions for connected devices. Voice search, which Google recently found a majority teens now use multiple times each day, is one use case.
For example, while driving home, you could say to your smartwatch:
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Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics actually has a Kickstarter taking place right now. Ripstone has already funded the core game, though extra characters and content can be included depending on how well the campaign does. Four days remain until the Kickstarter ends, and you can view the official page here.


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The H.N. & FRANCES C. BERGER FOUNDATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO, et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Ronald R. St. John,Tod V. Beebe, Barton, Klugman & Oetting, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Linda B. Reich, Donald L. Lincoln, Endeman, Lincoln, Turek & Heater, Jeffrey Epp, City Attorney, Steven J. Nelson, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Respondents.
The H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation (Berger), the owner of a mobilehome park in the City of Escondido (the City), appeals a judgment denying its petition for writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) challenging the adequacy of a $31 rent increase 1 authorized by the City of Escondido Mobilehome Rent Review Board (the Board), and dismissing on summary judgment an accompanying complaint for damages on theories of inverse condemnation and violation of a right to constitutional due process under title 42 United States Code section 1983. Berger contends the Board's decision is not supported by substantial evidence, and, specifically, the Board failed to adequately account for inflation as a factor affecting the fair return analysis. We agree the Board's decision lacks evidentiary support. We reverse the judgment insofar as it concerns the court's denial of the petition for writ of mandate, and affirm it in all other respects.
In June 1988 the City's voters approved a mobilehome rent control ordinance (Ordinance; Escondido Mun.Code, § 29-101 et seq.) designating the Escondido City Council as the Board, establishing base rent ceilings at January 1, 1986 levels, and requiring owners to obtain the Board's approval for any rent increase. The Ordinance, which has been the subject of extensive litigation, provides that on application by the owner the Board "shall approve such rent increase as it determines to be just, fair and reasonable." The Ordinance specifies no method or formula for determining rents, but it enumerates nonexclusive factors the Board shall consider, including changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2 , comparable rents and capital improvements.3 The Ordinance provides no guidance on how the Board should weigh the factors.
Berger, a charitable foundation, acquired the Town & Country Club Park (the Park) in 1988 by donation. The Park is a "senior park," in which at least one resident in 80 percent of the spaces must be a minimum of 55 years old.
In February 2002 Berger applied for a rent increase. At the time, the average rent was $360.4 Berger claimed various valuation approaches justify a rent increase of between $65.26 and $140; it sought an increase of $90, or 25 percent.
At the September 2002 administrative hearing the parties presented reports and testimony, which will be discussed more fully in part II, post. The City's principal expert recommended a rent increase of between $38.44 and $56.36. The Board adopted a resolution authorizing a $31 increase.
Dr. Baar calculated that under an MNOI standard, Berger's rent should be increased by $13.87 to cover the $25,464 increase in operating costs between 1998 and 2001. He recommended additional increases of $10.56 for two capital improvements 6 and $2.07 to cover the $3,800 long-form application fee.
The City also retained an appraiser, James Brabant, to address the Ordinance's comparable rents factor. Brabant believed the Park's spaces had an overall rental value of $400, for an increase of $40. In Dr. Baar's report, however, he criticized Brabant's inclusion in his analysis of some spaces not subject to rent control. For instance, when a mobilehome is sold in place, the owner may raise rent for its space without applying to the Board. Dr. Baar found that when such rents were excluded from the study, Berger's rents lagged those of comparable spaces by $25.
The tenants objected to any rent increase, but their representative argued that if the Board granted an increase it should not exceed $25. Several tenants submitted letters of hardship.
The Board rejected Dr. Baar's recommendation of a minimum rent increase of $38.44. It also rejected Brabant's comparable rents analysis of $40. It granted a $31 rent increase by averaging three figures: an increase of $25 based on Dr. Baar's analysis of controlled rents; an increase of $31.67 based on an increase of existing rents by 60 percent of the increase in the CPI; and $38.44 based on an MNOI standard that indexes base year NOI at 40 percent of the increase in the CPI. The Board added these figures, divided the total by three and rounded the result of $31.70 down to the nearest dollar.
We conclude the Board's ruling lacks evidentiary support. Although the Board was not required to employ any specific formula, its averaging method was faulty because there was no showing that two of the figures the Board relied on were within the range of reasonable rents under the fair return criterion. Conceptually, several figures may be averaged to arrive at a new rent only if each of the figures is independently within the range of reasonableness.
Dr. Baar neither recommended a $25 rent increase based on the single factor of comparable rents, nor stated such an increase would satisfy the fair return standard. Rather, he believed a minimum increase of $38.44, under a modified MNOI standard, was required to meet the fair return standard. Dr. Baar's report explains that "[if] a fair return is provided [under an MNOI standard], no additional increase would be justified by the 'comparable' rent factor." (Italics added.) Further, Dr. Baar wrote that the "difference between the result required to permit a fair return ($38.44 ․ ) and the result that would be justified under [Brabant's] comparable [rents] approach ($40.00) is not substantial. In the past comparables have only been considered as a relevant factor if the differences in rents among comparable parks are significant." Dr. Baar indicated this is not such a case.
At the hearing, Dr. Baar conceded that "[l]iterally reading that term [the comparable rents factor], it would mean any rents that are charged as long as they are not in violation of the law." Brabant advised the Board his $40 comparable rents figure was based on "what I believe to be all of the lawfully charged rents at comparable parks." Given the plain language of the Ordinance, we cannot say the voters who approved the rent control scheme intended to exclude non-controlled rents from a comparability study. For comparability, the mobilehome park spaces must be comparable, not the manner in which rents are set.
Likewise, no evidence was presented that a rent increase of $31.67, based on a straight CPI increase at the 60 percent level, would constitute a fair return, taking the effect of inflation into consideration. The mere fact that an expert's report includes consideration of various single factors enumerated in the Ordinance does not show a rent increase based thereon would provide a fair return.
The City points out that "due process only requires a fair return on the mobilehome park as a whole, not a fair return on each discrete aspect of the park," such as each capital improvement. (Morgan v. City of Chino, supra, 115 Cal.App.4th at p. 1199, 9 Cal.Rptr.3d 784.) The City suggests a $31 increase would provide a fair return even if it does not cover all of its increased operating costs or specific capital improvements. To any extent that is arguably correct, it remains that there was no evidence before the Board to support the use of the $25 and $31.67 figures in deciding the fair return issue. Further, Dr. Baar found that in this instance a fair return would cover increased operating expenses and capital improvements.
Under these circumstances, we must reverse the superior court judgment insofar as it denies Berger's petition for writ of mandate. Berger is entitled to a new hearing for the Board's reconsideration of the matter.
It is not our province to specify what standard the Board should use on remand. For its instruction, however, we address Berger's contention that as a matter of law in an MNOI analysis, to account for inflation the base year NOI must be indexed by no less than 100 percent of the increase in the CPI to avoid unconstitutional confiscation over time. We are unpersuaded by Berger's position.
The Board will reconsider the issue at the new hearing, in light of the fair return standard. It is not, however, required as a matter of law to use 100 percent indexing of NOI in an MNOI approach.
In any event, the summary judgment was proper. "[A] price regulation that causes confiscation may be designated interchangeably as either a taking of property under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution or a violation of due process." (Galland v. City of Clovis, supra, 24 Cal.4th at p. 1024, 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 711, 16 P.3d 130.) As the court explained in Kavanau v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 761, 786, 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 672, 941 P.2d 851, however, when the remedy of future rent adjustments is available as a matter of due process, as here, there can be no taking or other civil rights violation.
We reverse the judgment insofar as the denial of the petition for writ of mandate is concerned, and instruct the superior court to issue a writ directing the Board to vacate its decision and conduct a new hearing consistent with this opinion. In all other respects the judgment is affirmed. The parties are to bear their own costs on appeal.
1. All rent figures discussed are per month per space.
4. This action is the most recent of several actions Berger has brought challenging the Board's rulings on its applications for rent increases. In 1999 this court issued an opinion reversing the denial of Berger's petition for writ of mandate challenging the Board's decision to grant it two particular increases, part of a cumulative $41.39 increase granted over a period of nearly six years. We concluded the Board placed undue emphasis on Berger's acquisition of the Park as a gift and failed to adequately account for inflation as a factor affecting the fair return analysis. (H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation v. City of Escondido (Feb. 26, 1999, D029003) [nonpub. opn.].) After remand, the parties reached an agreement raising average rents from $285 to $360.
8. It appears that the $38.59 figure should actually be $39.58.
10. Dr. Baar's report states: "The 'leveraged' nature of real estate investments may allow investors to obtain a reasonable return on their investments when rates of indexing are well below 100% of CPI. As a result of the leveraging factor, the return on investment may be a multiple of the rate of increase in the net operating income and value of the property. [¶] ․ [¶] If an investor purchases a mobilehome park for $1,000,000 with a ․ $300,000 ․ downpayment [sic ], a 20% increase in the NOI ․ leads to a 20% ($200,000) increase in the value of the park and, consequently, a $200,000 (67%) increase in the owner's equity."Berger submits this rationale does not apply to it because it acquired the Park by donation and has no debt. For purposes of determining a fair return, however, a rent control board may impute an investment to a landlord who acquires a park by gift or inheritance, for instance by using the transferor's investment with any necessary adjustments. (Fisher v. City of Berkeley, supra, 37 Cal.3d at p. 685, 209 Cal.Rptr. 682, 693 P.2d 261.) Berger has given no convincing rationale for treating leveraged owners differently from owners privileged to acquire property without incurring any debt.
WE CONCUR: BENKE and IRION, JJ.


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Posted by az08 under Reviews | Tags: 1948, 1952, 2003, 2008, 24, 88 Minutes, Al Pacino, alfred hitchcock, Anne Bancroft, censorship, Charlotte Armstrong, don't bother to knock, Elisha Cook Jr., hitchcock, homosexuality, institution, Kiefer Sutherland, marilyn monroe, Marlon Brando, Method, Method Acting, Mischief, Monroe, Nell Forbes, Phone Booth, richard widmark, Rod Steiger, Rope, roy ward baker, The Method, The Set-Up |
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft, Elisha Cook Jr.
Much like The Set-Up, a movie from 3 years earlier, Don't Bother to Knock attempts to tell a story in real time or at least near real time. This is a stylistic choice that was rarely made in films of this era, in fact it has rarely been attempted in the entire history of film. A few examples come to mind, such as the television show 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, and the 2003 film Phone Booth as well as 88 minutes with Al Pacino. Rope (1948), which was Directed by Alfred Hitchcock also employed an attempt at this near real time approach.
Much like Rope, Don't Bother to Knock begins to feel somewhat claustrophobic. The fact that it all takes place in the same location, a hotel in New York, also adds to the claustrophobic feel. These choices serve the story, for Marilyn Monroe's character is not entirely stable, in fact, she has spent some time in a mental institution. Those three years in the institution supposedly did a lot of good for her, but the one night she spends in this hotel might do just as much bad for her. It is as if her isolation in one location unravels the positive results of her isolation in another location.
Besides the ambitious efforts to tell this story in real time and in one location, the other most impressive aspect of this film has got to be Marilyn Monroe and her performance. Here we see her in the first few years of her film career, with a whole decade of film roles ahead of her, and already we can see that she is more than just a pretty face and a set of seductive curves, but an impressive actor as well. She is an actress who much like other early well known method actors, such as Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger, used method acting to great success. Don't Bother to Knock is arguably one of her greatest successes as an actress, and ironically came fairly early in her career, much before a lot of criticism arose. After watching a movie like Don't Bother to Knock, it is ironic that her talents were often questioned by critics of the time and the present. Her performance is clearly the best thing this film has going for it.
The story is about a young woman, who is haunted by a melancholy and apparently sadly repressive past. Part of what is engaging about this film is trying to not only figure out exactly what in her past might have caused her mental and emotional damage, but also whether or not the supposed clues to that past point in the direction one might assume when watching the film. Viewing Don't Bother to Knock certainly leads one to want to read the source material, a novel by Charlotte Armstrong entitled Mischief. A movie such as Don't Bother to Knock must have pushed the censorship guidelines of the time for film. Surely, the source material must contain some juicy details that would fill out the story. That, coincidentally, is another connection to the movie Rope, which makes no mention of homosexuality, but is often talked about now as a movie that discusses the subject, which was certainly taboo at the time.
What exactly happened to Marilyn Monroe's Nell Forbes? What demons are in her past? What exactly is the nature of her relationship with her uncle (played quite well by talented actor Elisha Cook Jr., who interestingly had no children, but did spend some time raising a niece)? What will happen next to Nell? These questions are basically unanswered, leaving much to the imagination of the viewer, serving as sort of a psychological analysis of the viewer, and an exercise in dissecting dialogue and hunting for subtext.
Despite all the unanswered questions, one thing is clear however, Marilyn Monroe could definitely act.
Road House by James White
Posted by dreiser900 under Reviews | Tags: 1948, 20th Century Fox, Celeste Holm, Cornel Wilde, film noir, ida lupino, Jean Negulesco, richard widmark |
Cast: Ida Lupino, Richard Widmark, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm
Katie recently said that she was at a Borders trying to find Richard Widmark dvds. She mentioned Road House but I believe she opted for another choice. That was a mistake. This twisted film noir love triangle is excellent. Widmark plays a sociopath for the last time and he really goes all out. I don't ever remember Lupino being this sexy before but she was a film noir staple indeed.
Jefty (Widmark) is the owner of a combination nightclub/bowling alley in a Midwestern rural town somewhere just south of the Canadian border. His best friend Pete — played by Cornel Wilde — is the manager. Friends since childhood, the boys did a tour in WWII together and when they returned, Jefty inherited the watering hole from his father. Pete has always been grateful for the job Widmark's character gave him. One night Jefty returns from Chicago with a new performer named Lily Stevens (Lupino). Pete's initial encounter w/ Lily is less than auspicious as he sees her in his office making herself at home in his chair like she owns the place. Any hope the manager has of being rid of her is dashed the first time the torch singer performs. She is a big hit and Jefty can't keep all the customers away.
Everything Lily does gets under Pete's skin. She leaves lit cigarettes everywhere, dresses too provocatively, and Lily has a superior attitude. For his part, Jefty seems to be clueless and insists that his two favorite people spend time together. The first time we see an inkling that the proprietor might be off his nut is when he adamantly demands that the manager give his new star bowling lessons. One of the supporting characters that resents the presence of Lily is Susie — played by Celeste Holm. She's the cashier @ the Road House and she's had an unrequited crush on Pete forever. As the picture progresses, it's obvious to her that Pete and Lily are falling in love, even if they don't realize it.
When Jefty returns from a hunting trip, he brags to his friend that he plans to marry Lily. All the quality time spent with the singer has evolved into a romance for Cornel's character and he contradicts Jefty, claiming that he will be the one to marry her. Jefty's love for his friend turns into bitter vitriol at the betrayal and he threatens repercussions. Widmark's character sets up Pete for grand theft and our hero is found guilty. For whatever reason, the judge agrees to release Pete into Jefty's custody for a probationary period. It becomes apparent to the viewer just how far gone the nightclub owner is when he forces Lily, Pete, and Susie to join him at his cabin in Canada for a holiday. Nothing good can come of this.
One of the things that struck me is how thankless Holm's part is. She plays a heroic role in the ending but you'd expect someone who had just won an Oscar to get juicier opportunities than Susie. Negulesco does some fantastic things with Lily. I already mentioned the cigarettes which leave burn marks all over the piano like battle scars. He also has some fantastic costume ideas for her as well. She shows up for bowling in one of the most inappropriate, skimpy outfits I've ever seen. When Susie, Lily, and Pete have a picnic at the lake, the singer shows up without a bathing suit. Not to worry. One minute behind a bush and she emerges with one she fashioned out of scarves.
Probably my favorite aspect of this disc is the fabulous commentary given by Eddie Muller and Kim Morgan. Muller is one of the best film noir experts in the business and Morgan is a film historian who really knows her stuff. The commentary was recorded the week of Widmark's death so that just adds to the reverence they have for the great actor. Muller's fondness for Lupino knows no bounds and the two really do a good job of fleshing out all the actors backgrounds. At one point in celebration of Widmark the performer, Muller whips out a hip flask and he and Morgan drink a toast. Pretty cool. See Road House for the deliciousness of Lupino and the zaniness of a legendary actor. It's a great film noir experience.
The Street With No Name by Katie Richardson
Posted by obscureclassics under Reviews | Tags: 1948, barbara lawrence, ed begley, lloyd nolan, mark stevens, richard widmark, the street with no name, william keighley |
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Richard Widmark, Mark Stevens, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence, Ed Begley
If you've taken a look at my other blog ( thoughtfulthinkingthoughts.wordpress.com ) you might know that, of late, I've been on a big "I must own every Richard Widmark movie I can get my hands on" kick. It started with just wanting Night and the City and Don't Bother to Knock. Nowhere I went had them. So, naturally, this led to me buying every single movie they had at Borders. That's what we call lack of self control, folks. One of those movies was the 1948 noir The Street With No Name, which is a sort of documdrama, supposedyl ripped from real FBI files (I say supposedly because I'm far too lazy to look to see if what they said at the beginning of the movie is true). It definitely has that feel of a The Naked City, only perhaps more movie-y.
Agent Gene Cordell (Stevenes) is recruited to go undercover to help solve some murders and robberies and whatnot. He takes the identity of Gene Manly, and goes to work for crime boss Alec Stiles (Widmark). It doesn't take too much work to find incriminating evidence against Stiles, but the boss has people in high places that put a wrench in the plans of the FBI, and puts Cordell's life in danger.
The Street With No Name was made the year after Widmark's star making role in Kiss of Death, so he was sort of type cast as the bad guy. His performance here isn't nearly as evil nor as maniacal (no pushing crippled old ladies down the stairs in this one), but he still plays a damn good villain. I love Richard Widmark anyway I can get him, be that villain, hero, anti-hero. But he really does something special with his villains. He was one of the few actors who wasn't really afraid of alienating the audience or being disliked, which really gave him the power to create some really destestable villains. But he also makes them so electrifying, especially against the somewhat dull good guys, that you're almost rooting for him.
Mark Stevens is sold in his role. This isn't a particularly demanding hero role. He's not a conflicted hero, he doesn't get taken in by the glamor of the life of crimes. He's just a good guy doing his job well, and Stevens sells that well enough. The relative dullness of the role really isn't his fault. It's just not an excitingly written role.
This is a very straightforward film, made without much flair, probably intentionally so. With professional sounding narration, they really seemed to be going for a non-film, documentary feeling and they succeed. The movie may have been a little more interesting if it had been made as straight up, stylish noir. But as it is, it's just an interesting story presented in a simple way. Viewed in today's context, the narration definitely feels a little corny.
I have to admire the movie a bit for really sticking to that docu-drama idea and not throwing a romance in for the sake of it. Agent Cordell is getting no love here. The movie is all about the story of the crime, with no room for romantic frills. The only woman in the cast is Barbara Lawrence, playing Stiles' abused-yet-still-brassy wife. It's a role that has little point except to show what an asshole Stiles really is, but Lawrence plays the role well, garnering sympathy for a character that's not particularly likable.
Overall, this is definitely an excellent film to watch if you're a Widmark fan. It really showcases his talent, and he's definitely the best thing about the movie. And if you like these docu-dramas, this is one of the best.
In Memoriam 2008 by Katie Richardson
Posted by obscureclassics under Essays | Tags: anita page, celebrity deaths, Cyd Charisse, in memoriam, Paul newman, richard widmark |
It's been a really tough year on Hollywood. We've lost many, many people who were so important to the film industry. So many that I couldn't possibly write about them all here. From the legends like Arthur C. Clarke and Jules Dassin, to the young ones who still had their best years ahead of them, like Heath Ledger and Brad Renfro. Some stars, like Evelyn Keyes, were quite old, so while their deaths hurt, the weren't surprising. But some, like Sidney Pollack, Anthony Minghella, George Carlin and Michael Crichton, took me completely off guard.
Like I said, there's no way I can write something up for everyone. Here are the ones whose careers meant the most to me, whose deaths effected me the most.
First foremost, the great Richard Widmark. Certainly one of the most underrated actors of all time, and one of my absolute favorites. He was 93 years old, and just days before his death I had mentioned in a thread on Rotten Tomatoes that he was still alive an kicking. Handsom in a troubled and smoldering way, Widmark was the face of cynical, jaded Americans in a post-WWII, cold-war era country. His villains were vicious and frightening, unparralleled in their ferociousness. Even his heroes were conflicted, complicated, and cynical.
In Kiss of Death he created a giggling, sociopathic maniac, and earned his sole Academy Award nomination for it. One of Widmark's greatest strengths was that he wasn't afraid of being disliked by the audience. That gave him the freedom to create a truly snarling, terrifying character. I don't think any other actor could have tied a woman to a chair and thrown her down the stairs as convincingly as Widmark.
In Pickup on South Street he played one of his most morally ambiguous characters. He was some sort of hero, but his first obligation was to himself. No other actor could have pulled off that combination of moral ambiguity and conflict. Widmark was truly one of a kind. His filmography is really just a string of excellent, diverse movies. Night and the City, Judgement at Nuremburg, The Law and Jake Wade, No Way Out, Panic In the Streets, Murder on the Orient Express.
The death of actress Anita Page hit me pretty hard. She was 98 years old, and I was really hoping she'd make it to 100. She was the last known person living who attended the first Academy Awards Ceremony in 1929, and one of the few silent film actors to live into the 21st century.
Anita Page's initial career was fairly short, and it seemed like she stopped making films just as her celebrity was on the rise. Though she was in mostly supporting roles, in 1930 she was the most photographed actress in Hollywood (yes, even moreso than Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer). Page's sweet face made her perfectly suited for the good girl, sweet heart roles. And she was great at playing a broken heart, because that was a face that truly hurt you to see sad. She perfected this kind of role in films like Our Blushing Brides, playing the sweet best friend to Joan Crawford, who falls in love with a rich man and allows herself to be kept by him, only to find out he has no intention of marrying her.
She was Buster Keaton's leading lady in two of his sound films, Free and Easy and Sidewalks of New York. Initially, it seems like an odd pairing, but Page's genuine vibrancy gave Keaton's stone faced, comically morose performances the perfect light and balance.
As sweet as she usually was, the were a few times where she excelled at playing the bad girl. She was a downright bitch in Our Dancing Daughter. She used her angelic face to be deceptive and sneaky. Her character in Skyscraper Souls wasn't quite as bad and evil, but she gave a really fantastic performance (one of the best in the movie) as the charismatic and slightly slutty best pal to Maureen O'Sullivan.
Cyd Charisse was one of my favorite dancers, and one of my favorite Astaire partners. She was extremely gorgeous, talented, and had tremendous screen presense. Even in films like Singin' In the Rain, where she didn't have a speaking role and only dance, she completely electrified the screen
Her most famous films are those made with Astaire and Gene Kelly. The Band Wagon is one of the all time great musicals, and one of the best films about show business. She and Astaire had amazing chemistry and just fit so well when they danced. The Girl Hunt Ballet is an incredible number, with Charisse giving the film a huge amount of sex appeal. Silk Stockings, another pairing with Astaire and a remake of Ninotchka, is also a lovely film.
As evidenced in Singin' In the Rain, she also had wonderful chemistry with Gene Kelly when they danced. Brigadoon isn't a particularly great film, but Charisse gave it so much class. It's Always Fair Weather is a better effort from them.
She even proved that she had acting chops outside of dancing. She was an extremely beautiful woman, which made her perfect for films like Party Girl, a noir in which she gave a smoldering, sexy performance opposite Robert Taylor.
And then, of course, there's Paul Newman. I wrote an article for the site after his death, and there's really not much more I can say than that. He was more than just one of tehfinest actors ever. He was also a truly good human being, with a generous soul. His contributions to both film and humanity will be greatly missed. With his passing, the earth is a little more empty, and heaven is a little bit cooler.