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Секретариат МККЗР
В 1992 году ФАО учредила Секретариат Международной конвенции по карантину и защите растений (МККЗР) в связи с увеличением роли МККЗР.
Секретариат располагается в штаб-квартире ФАО в г. Риме, Италия. В настоящее время в состав Секретариата МККЗР входят Секретарь, Координатор, а также несколько административных сотрудников и сотрудников категории специалистов. Работе Секретариата также оказывают поддержку договаривающиеся стороны, предоставляя кадровые ресурсы различными способами.
Секретарем МККЗР является г-н Джиньюэн Шья (Jingyuan Xia).
International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat (IPPC)
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Structure of the IPPC Secretariat
The Standards Setting Unit (SSU)
coordinates the processes for setting International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) and Commission on phytosanitary measures (CPM) recommendations.
provides technical support for implementing the IPPC's strategic framework.
supports the Standards Committee (SC) and several expert subgroups that help develop standards.
The Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU)
coordinates the implementation of the IPPC, the ISPMs and adopted CPM Recommendations.
works with contracting parties to develop capacity in implementing the IPPC and its standards.
The Integration Support Team (IST)
supports the governance, technical, strategic planning, partnership, and communication and advocacy activities of the IPPC Secretariat.
organizes meetings the CPM, the CPM Bureau, Strategic Planning Group (SPG) and Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC- RPPO) meetings.
maintains online tools such as the IPPC website, the National Reporting Obligations (NRO) platform, the Online Commenting System (OCS), etc.
supports IPPC activities related to emerging pests and other plant health issues.
ePhyto Project Group:
maintain the project schedule for global implementation of the IPPC ePhyto Solution
coordinate the work of ePhyto Steering Group (ESG)
liaise with project partners (UNICC, NPPOs, RPPOs and donors)
provide support (policy related, technical) to on boarding countries
Organizational Structure of the IPPC Secretariat
IPPC Secretary
Osama El-Lissy
Mr. Osama El-Lissy was born in Egypt and is a national of the United States, Mr. El-Lissy holds a doctorate degree in management from the University of Maryland, a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University, a Master of Public Administration from American University, and a Bachelor of Science in agriculture production and entomology from Cairo University.
Prior to his current appointment as the IPPC Secretary, Dr. El-Lissy worked for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for almost 22 years. For the past nine years, he served as Deputy Administrator of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. In that role, Dr. El-Lissy led the national plant protection organization of the United States and served as the country's chief plant health officer. He also provided leadership to 3,000 employees in the United States and around the world.
Dr. El-Lissy held several other executive positions earlier in his USDA career. These included Associate Deputy Administrator, Director of Plant Health Emergency Programs, and National Coordinator of Cotton Pest Programs.
Before joining USDA in 2000, Dr. El-Lissy worked for the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation from 1994 to 2000, leading one of the largest pest eradication programs in the world. From 1986 to 1994, he worked with the Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council, managing large-scale cotton pest eradication programs in Arizona and the southwestern region of the United States.
Marko Benovic
Budget and Planning Associate
Tanja Lahti
Secretariat Office Assistant
Direct support assistance to the IPPC Secretary and IPPC Governance administration. Admin coordination of all IPPC Governing body meetings.
Standard Setting Unit
Avetik Nersisyan
Standard Setting Unit Leader
Unit lead for standard setting: Management of the standard setting unit including staffing, budgeting and resources mobilization. Management coordination of standard setting activities (Standards Committee (SC), technical panels, expert working groups and other ad-hoc meetings) as well as relevant input into the CPM, SPG and Bureau meetings. Liaison: liaison with relevant organizations and other stakeholders
Adriana Gonçalves Moreira
Standards Setting Officer, Deputy to Unit Leader
Ms Adriana G. Moreira holds a PhD degree in Plant Pathology with focus on plant virology. Adriana Moreira joined the IPPC, and FAO, in 2012 under the Standard Setting Unit taking the role as IPPC Secretariat lead for the Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP). Currently, she is Standard Setting Officer and Deputy Assistant to the Team Lead and coordinates the work of the Standards Committee, the IPPC technical panels and expert working groups, which have the objective of drafting International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). Also, she coordinates the process for CPM Recommendations. Adriana G. Moreira also act as liaison between the IPPC Secretariat and several international organizations by ensuring mutual interest agreements for common understating and implementation of IPPC strategic objectives, mission and vision with the aim to protect the world's plant resources from pests. In 2019 she was recognized as one of "FAO100 young employees". She is author and co-author of several scientific publications, book chapters and other type of training materials.
Before joining the IPPC and FAO, Ms Adriana Moreira was Senior Plant Pathologist at multinational seed industry and was the plant quarantine lead coordinating a post-entry quarantine station accredited by the Brazilian NPPO.
Languages: Portuguese (mother tongue), English (fluent) and Spanish (working knowledge).
Artur Shamilov
Standards Setting Officer
Coordinate and lead the work of the Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG), and several other SSU topics and working groups. Support to the SC, expert working groups, CPM Recommendations and other standard setting activities. SSU lead for e-commerce topics. Input into IPPC Governance and outreach material. Liaison: liaison with relevant organizations including the Biological Weapons Convention - the United Nations and FAO antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Janka Kiss
Standard Setting Associate
I am a plant protection specialist with MSc in Plant protection and a BSc in Horticultural engineering. I have worked for the Hungarian NPPO in the Plant and Soil Protection Department on GLP experiments, and technical translation of reports. Previously I have worked in commercial fruit production and post-harvest technologies. I have been with the IPPC Secretariat since 2016 working with the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments, other expert working groups and the Standards Committee. I'm in charge of maintaining the IPPC Phytosanitary Treatments search tool and the call for phytosanitary treatments.
Aixa DelGreco
Standard Setting Assistant (50%)
Language Review Groups (LRGs) coordination, responsible for the ink amendments implementation and finalization and online publication of adopted International Standards in all FAO languages
Karen Rouen
Scientific copy-editor of all IPPC standard setting documents, particularly ISPMs and meeting reports. Report writer for standard setting meetings. Also provides some editorial and report writing services to other IPPC Secretariat units. More than 20 years of experience in scientific publishing, and before that a PhD and 10 years as a freshwater biologist. Previous experience of development of European standards for freshwater biology methods. Joined the IPPC Secretariat in 2016.
Daniel Torella
Emmanuel Krah
Implementation Facilitation Unit
Sarah Brunel
Acting Officer in Charge for Implementation Facilitation Unit – daily matters
Sarah Brunel is a French engineer in Agriculture from
ISARA-Lyon , holds a Master's Degree in International Affairs from the Sorbonne University and another one in Anthropology from the French Museum of Natural History. She has 20 years of progressive national, regional and global experience in plant protection, pest and disease control policies and legislation, implementation of the standards for phytosanitary measures, as well as environmental protection and capacity development.
IFU Lead for:
• Supporting the management of the unit including staffing, budgeting and resource mobilization
• Coordination of implementation, facilitation and capacity development activities including the overall coordination of the IC, development of Guides and Training Materials, management of projects, conduct of PCEs and improvement of the PCE, addressing emerging pests (FAW & TR4), and implementation of all projects
IPPC Secretariat Lead for:
• One Health
• CPM FG on Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems
Secretariat Liaison Lead: CABI, COLEACP, EC, EFSA, STDF
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Barbara Peterson
Implementation Facilitation Officer (In-kind contribution)
Barbara Peterson has worked as a consultant with the IPPC Secretariat since 2019. She has 20 years of experience as a plant health officer with the NPPO of Canada and worked as an integrated pest management consultant prior to that. She holds a Master's Degree in Pest Management from Simon Fraser University.
• Managing the development of IPPC Guides and Training Materials
• IC Team on Guides and training materials
• IC Team on e-Commerce
• E-Commerce Guide
• ISPM 15 Guide
• Pest Status Guide
• Task Force for Topics (TFT)
• Online Comment System (OCS)
• CPM SF developmental agenda on e-Commerce
Secretariat Liaison Lead: UPU, GEA, WCO (e-Commerce)
Languages: English, French
Descartes KOUMBA
Implementation Facilitation Officer
Descartes Koumba is an engineer in Plant production with a degree from the National Institute of Agronomy and Biotechnology (Gabon), in addition to a Master's Degree in Management of Environment from the Faculty of Science St. Jerome (France). Since 2012, he has served in the Gabonese Ministry of Agriculture and then in the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Africa (SFC). He joined the IPPC Secretariat in 2019.
 The coordination of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC)
 Lead for the Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS)
 Lead for IC including meetings, ensuring activities and IC e-Decisions are coordinated.
 Lead for the IC Sub-group on IRSS, Dispute Avoidance and Settlement and ICD Calls
 Supports the Working Groups on eLearning for Export and Inspection
 IC-SC collaboration
 Supports the delivery of regional workshops
 Input into CPM, Bureau & SPG
Secretariat Liaison Lead: IICA
Fitzroy White
Implementation Facilitation Consultant
Fitzroy White is a Jamaican national. After graduating from the College of Agriculture in Portland, Jamaica, with an Associates of Science, Fitzroy joined the government service in the Ministry of Agriculture in 1991. He served in the Plant Quarantine Branch for 27 years and served on many committees relating directly and indirectly to plant health.
• PCE related activities including the coordination of the IC Team on PCE, reviewing the PCE modules, improvement of the PCE tools.
• PCE Facilitator for Mongolia, Fiji, Nepal
Natsumi Yamada
Natsumi Yamada has worked for 15 years as a plant protection officer of the NPPO of Japan. She holds a Master's degree in Agriculture from the Open University of Japan.
- IFU communication activities and IC Teams
• Lead for IC Teams on: Contributed resources, Framework for Standards and Implementation, projects, and web-based resources
• Managing the Japan Project
Support for:
• The Working Groups on ISPM 15 Guide, eLearning for PRA and Surveillance
• The delivery of regional workshops.
• Input into CPM, Bureau & SPG
Secretariat Liaison Lead: Imperial College
Languages: English, Japanese
Camilo Beltran Montoya
International Phytosanitary Specialist
Juan RullGabayet
Juan Rull Gabayet is a Mexican national with a PhD in Entomology from the University of Massachusetts. Before joining the IPPC Secretariat, Juan was a research scientist specializing in tephritid fruit flies.
- E-Learning courses on PRA, export certification, surveillance and inspections.
- Guide on contingency planning
- Tutoring to the courses on PRA and export certification.
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Lisa Ferraro
IRSS Communications Support Consultant (part-time)
Lisa Ferraro is a British and Italian national with a Master's Degree in Marketing and Communication from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. Prior to joining the Secretariat, Lisa worked predominantly in the private sector building and growing brands. Most recently, Lisa headed-up Communications for the Technology Division at WFP. Lisa joined the Secretariat in January 2021, leading communications on a project basis.
• Developing communications for IFU overall
• Specific focus on IRSS' 2022 communication strategy and implementation plan
Languages: English, French, Italian and Portuguese
Rokhila Madaminova
Program Support Specialist
Rohila Madaminova is a Kyrgyz national with an MA Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Central European University. Prior to joining the Secretariat, she worked for the International Development Law Organization in Rome, for Transparency International – Russia in Moscow, and for South Caucasus and Central Asia Bulletin in Edinburgh.
- Implementation of COMESA project and Phytosanitary activities;
- Implementation of IFU activities and programmes
Languages: English, Russian, and Uzbek, Italian (beginner)
Dominique Menon
Integration and Support Team
Arop Deng
Integration and Support Team Leader
Team Lead: My main tasks are the management of the Integration and Support Team (IST) of the IPPC Secretariat, including staffing, budgeting and resources mobilisation. I also coordinate and manage the meetings of the IPPC governing bodies (CPM, CPM Bureau, SPG) and of the management team, secretary office as well as the IPPC Secretariat Annual and Mid-Year meetings. I also provide inputs into other subsidiary bodies' meetings (FC, SC and IC) as required. I am responsible for the IPPC information management system through overseeing the IPPC International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP), communications and advocacy activities as well as IPPC network activities such as coordination and organization of the IPPC regional workshops and technical consultation among regional plant protection organizations (TC-RPPOs). Other tasks include oversight of the IPPC Secretariat partnership and international cooperation activities through liaison with relevant organizations and other stakeholders (EUPHRESCO, CIHAEM, University of Florence, ISPP, IAPPS, ISTA, ESA and others)
Paola Sentinelli
Information Management Officer, Deputy to Team Leader
Lead in providing innovative solutions for the development of the IPPC knowledge management technical requirements in order to improve their effectiveness while maintaining the IPPC tools and coordinating knowledge management activities across the IPPC Secretariat.
Aoife Cassin
IPPC Programme Specialist
Mutya Frio
IRSS Communications and Outreach Specialist
Mutya Frio has a Bachelor's Degree in Development Communication and is currently a candidate for a Master's degree in the same field from the University of the Philippines. Prior to joining the secretariat, she has worked as a communications specialist for more than 12 years with UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, FAO and with other international organizations in Asia and Africa.
• Developing and implementing the IRSS Communications Strategy
• Developing strategies and packaging IRSS communication materials to ensure efficient use including web pages, web resources and publications
• Writing and editing news articles, annual reports and press releases
Vladimir Mijatovic
Public Information Specialist (PSA)
John Gilmore
Integration and Support Officer
Supports the governance, technical, strategic planning, partnership, communication and advocacy activities of the IPPC Secretariat.
Supports IPPC activities related to emerging pests and other plant health issues
Maki Iizuka
Zdravka Dimitrova
Ilona Kudziyarava
ePhyto Group
Craig Fedchock
IPPC Adviser, e-Phyto Group Lead
Mr. Fedchock is currently the senior advisor to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat. Previously, he was Coordinator of the Secretariat. He has previously held a number of positions with the USDA^^s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)Division, including Director of International Capacity Development, Associate Executive Director of the APHIS, PPQ Plant Health Programs, and the Director of the APHIS, PPQ Phytosanitary Issues Management (PIM) staff. Before joining the PIM staff, Mr. Fedchock was the Director of Bilateral SPS Affairs at the Executive Office of the President, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Chief of Staff for APHIS International Services, and the Director for Asia Trade Policy in the APHIS International Services^^ Trade Support Team. While at USTR he was the lead negotiator for the United States on sanitary and phytosanitary issues in Free Trade Agreement negotiations and World Trade Organization accession discussions with several countries. Mr. Fedchock also worked in the Codex Office of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce^^s International Trade Administration. He also served as a Russian linguist in the United States Army.
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News / 18 January 2015
Northern Premier League Spalding United have confirmed the departure of manager Pat Rayment
Spalding United of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League have confirmed the departure of manager Pat Rayment on the club's official website following reports on social media on Friday that he had stood down after three years in charge.
According to the report confirming that Rayment had resigned, the Club's chairman Chris Toynton said he will make an official statement in due course.
Director of football Bob Don-Duncan, assistant-manager Marcus Ebdon and physiotherapist Sam Seal were reported to be remaining at the club and took charge for Saturday's league clash at Norton United.
Former Peterborough United professional Rayment took the helm in January 2012 and left with the club enjoying its highest ever league position, fourth in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South.
Rayment previously managed Deeping Rangers and was a player-coach at Kettering Town. As a player he made more than 450 appearances for Corby Town, many as player-manager, and also tuned out for Stamford AFC, Chelmsford City, Gorleston, Diss and Great Yarmouth Town.
Posted on 18th January 2015

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Under her leadership, HBI has undertaken $25 million in project investments, transforming eight abandoned historic structures into new mixed-use developments and leveraging considerable private investment. Among these are the rehabilitation of city's oldest remaining fire house for HBI's headquarters in Roxbury, and the redevelopment of architect H.H. Richardson's only remaining commercial building in Boston for mixed-use housing and retail development.
Kottaridis's career includes many years devoted to public and non-profit service. She served as Director of Economic Development at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Director of the City of Boston's Office of Business Development, and was the founding director of Boston Main Streets, the first city-wide Main Streets program in the country.
A native of Dover, NH, Kottaridis holds a BA in History from the University of New Hampshire, an MA in Historic Preservation from Boston University, and an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School.


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Honeycutt Flat
Due to work related activities, I've been nosing around Gainesville (Cooke County, Texas) lately. The city was founded as a settlement in the 1850s but didn't incorporate until the 1870s, when it became a hub for cattle ranchers. Many of the cattle ranchers, like Ike Cloud, built homes in Gainesville and leased land in the Chickasaw Nation to supply beef to the Fort Sill reservation.... yes, the "cattle barons" (self made men, right?) became wealthy from government contracts. The leases were made between Anglos and Chickasaw nationals. Some of the cattle ranchers married Chickasaw women and gained rights to the land directly.
Looking at the mansions of the cattle barons that still stand in Gainesville is a real treat, but as usual, I find the simpler architecture just as interesting.
In the early 1970s, the Texas Historical Commission came to Gainesville to document some of the fancier homes, some churches, and the town's Carnegie Library. The commission also photographed other interesting buildings, like the "group of flats" shown in the photographs here. This is a VERY early apartment building, having been erected at the very latest in 1888. It occupied the northwest corner of E. Main (prior to 1900, this was E. Bogg Street) and S. Denton streets. By the turn of the 20th century, the apartment building was actually known as Honeycutt Flats or simply, "The Flats."
The Flats were not a brothel or a hotel, but brick, two story townhouses. Behind each townhouse was a small wooden addition, most likely the kitchen, with a room above used for live-in servant/cook. The people who lived here worked in professional fields like insurance and railroading.
I'm not sure when this apartment building was torn down, but today, the site is a parking lot. That too bad... I think these early townhouses provided Gainesville a real cosmopolitan flair.
The Honeycutt Flats, apartments built in the 1880s in downtown Gainesville, were photographed by the Texas Historical Commission in the 1970s.
Behind each apartment were wooden additions, most likely bathrooms and kitchens (THC).
The 1888 Sanborn Map of Gainesville shows brick apartments, later known as the "Honeycutt Flats," located at the northeast corner of S. Denton and E. Bogg (Bogg is now Main Street).
Ten years after the first Sanborn map, the 1897 edition referred to the building as "The Flats." Note the wooden structures (the yellow outlines) that have been added.
Gainesville's 1915 city directory lists the people who lived in the Honeycutt Flats at 301 East Main Street. All of the were professionals, working in insurance, as managers, and so forth.
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Седерчепингский процесс () — международная инициатива, созданная с целью приграничного сотрудничества в связи с расширением Евросоюза на восток, а также для развития диалога по вопросам убежища и иррегулярной миграции в государствах к востоку от границы Евросоюза.

Созданная в 2001 году в шведском городе Сёдерчёпинг, откуда и происходит название инициативы. В первой встрече приняли участие чиновники из Беларуси, Литвы, Польши и Украины, а также представители правительства Швеции, Управление верховного комиссара ООН по делам беженцев, Европейской комиссии и Международной организации по миграции .

После присоединения к инициативе Швеция занималась её финансированием. Секретариат расположен в Киеве (Украина).

Последняя встреча на высоком уровне состоялась 8 декабря 2011 года в Стокгольме . На заседании было решено инкорпорировать инициативу в широкую программу Евросоюза «Восточное партнерство».

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Представительства в инициативе
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 Департамент гражданства и миграции МВД Республики Беларусь
 Государственный пограничный комитет Республики Беларусь

Негосударственные организации:

 Белорусский движение медицинских работников
 Минская городская коллегия адвокатов

См. также
 Восточное партнерство (ВП)
 Украина и Европейский союз
 Парламентская ассамблея Евронест

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Self-driving cars are learning how to recognise and predict pedestrians' movements with better accuracy, by focusing on people's gait, body symmetry and foot placement.
The data for the cars was collected through cameras, LiDAR and GPS and let researchers from the University of Michigan catch video images of people in motion that could be recreated in a 3D computer simulation.
This was fed into a "biomechanically inspired recurrent neural network", cataloguing human movement.
Self-driving cars used the catalogue to predict the position and locations of pedestrians at 50 yards from the vehicle.
"Prior work in this area has typically only looked at still images. It wasn't really concerned with how people move in three dimensions," said Ram Vasudevan, U-M assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering.
The autonomous systems use machine learning on video clips that last a few seconds, studying the first half of the video to make predictions and verifying their accuracy with the second half.
The researchers also applied the physical constraints of the human body, such as the unlikelihood of taking off in flight and the fastest speeds possible by foot, to restrict the system's predictions.
The researchers from U-M built the catalogue of human movement by recording at several Michigan intersections using a Level 4 autonomous car.
Before now, the autonomous tech would work with still imagery, such as using several million photos of stop signs to recognise an actual stops sign in real time and space.
"The median translation error of our prediction was approximately 10cm after one second and less than 80cm after six seconds. All other comparison methods were up to seven metres off," said Matthew Johnson-Roberson, associate professor in U-M's Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
Another research team that included the US Army's Institute for Creative Technologies found that people would programme an autonomous car to behave in a more cooperative way than they would if they were driving the cars themselves.
The result contradicted researchers, who expected the involvement of AI in cars to make people more selfish.
The study involved over a thousand volunteers in computerised experiments involving a social dilemma, where individuals benefit from a selfish decision unless everyone in the group makes a selfish decision, to do with autonomous vehicles.
Dr Celso de Melo from the US Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, who led the research, said: "Autonomous machines that act on people's behalf — such as robots, drones and autonomous vehicles — are quickly becoming a reality and are expected to play an increasingly important role in the battlefield of the future.


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Hogan speaks on trial verdict, my response…
March 23, 2016 Kev Brock	Leave a comment
Hogan speaks on the trial verdict… his so-called "victory" over Gawker. As usual Hulk inserts himself into everything. That's one thing that I can't stand about Hulk Hogan when it comes to his interviews. Each time I hear a Hulk Hogan interview, he's always "me, me, me," all the time. He's a self-centered egotistical jackass. Always has been. He's also a pathological liar. I'm so tired of him talking about himself all the time.
Each time this piece of shit gets into trouble for something, he's always playing innocent victim trying his best to get people to feel sorry for him and it's working for him sadly. A lot of people do feel sorry for him when Hulk Hogan is a loser who isn't to be trusted at all.
http://nypost.com/2016/03/22/hulk-hogan-speaks-out-on-his-140m-gawker-smackdown/
He continues to maintain that he didn't know he was being filmed but I think that's a huge lie. I think he knew he was being filmed all the way. If Gawker wants to defend themselves successfully then they should prove that Hulk knew he was being filmed. Gawker actually did try to prove that Hulk knew he was being filmed but the judge wouldn't allow them to show the evidence. The court barred Gawker from showing the jury evidence for their defense. So the judge was very picky and choosy over certain evidence that Gawker was allowed to show. I agree with Mr. Denton totally that the trial was a big sham.
http://gawker.com/the-hogan-verdict-1766460791
It seemed that the trial was designed to help Hulk Hogan look like a winner from the get-go. It was set out to make Gawker look like the bad guy and they were successful. Hulk Hogan's victory was also a cover for his racism.
Hogan and his fans maybe celebrating the victory but just wait until Gawker unloads the evidence proving Hulk Hogan the piece of shit racist that he is. I also noticed that Hogan's "N-word" stuff wasn't brought up in the trial much. Hulk is a racist and according to Nick Denton's write-up, they have the evidence to prove that.
Gawker still has a chance to destroy Hulk Hogan. Stop being so delusional, hulkamaniacs.
Wrestling fans really need to wake up and realize what a piece of garbage Hulk is. I always knew that Hulk Hogan is a piece of shit and still stand by it today.
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Hogan's fans are all excited that he won against Gawker but I warn you it's NOT over yet, it's only the beginning…
You look at twitter and facebook and you see all of Hogan's fans & supporters celebrating Hulk's victory against Gawker. They all believe Hogan won just because the jury sided with him. Like I said in a post before, I have a feeling that it's not over yet 'cause Gawker is gonna file an appeal and they're gonna fight back at the Hogan camp. They're gonna fight back hard. Trust me on that folks. Gawker is probably not gonna pay a single cent to Hulk.
I hate Gawker like most people. They're a disgusting celebrity gossip website and they're pretty liberal with their politics as well but ya know, even though I hate Gawker… I'm a firm-believer of "freedom of speech" and journalists can write & post whatever they want to. I totally believe that Gawker had the right to post that sex tape video 'cause they're journalists, that's what they're supposed to do.
Like I said, this fight isn't over, peeps. I can't wait to see the reaction of the Hulk supporters once Gawker files an appeal. I feel that Gawker is gonna send out a statement soon to respond to their loss. This is just the beginning of a nasty fight, folks. It ain't over 'til it's over.
Gawker is not going down as they have the right to defend themselves. Just a warning, folks.
Lawsuits are dumb anyway.
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Jury predictably sides with Hulk Hogan but I'm feeling the battle won't be over yet…
So because Hulk Hogan won the lawsuit doesn't make him innocent. Still doesn't prove anything. Gawker still has a right to defend themselves 'cause they can file an appeal anytime they please and they probably will. Hulk didn't show enough evidence and didn't prove anything but no surprise the jury sides with him anyway. See what power, fame and money will do? If you have all that, you can get away with everything.
This means that "Freedom of Speech" lost and our 1st Amendment is in danger. Our 1st Amendment rights has been in danger for years now. It seems we can't tell the truth without people dictating everything these days. Quite sad.
I'm feeling that Gawker is gonna fight back and they will fight back pretty hard. This battle is gonna get nasty now.
Hulk Hogan sex tape trial: will the jury side with "invasion of privacy" or "freedom of speech" today?
Well the closing arguments of the Hogan sex tape trial begins today and then the jury will decide whether they will side with Hogan or side with Gawker. If they side with Hogan then that would mean that the jury sides with "invasion of privacy" and if they side with Gawker then "freedom of speech" wins. Lets hope they do the right thing and side with "Freedom of speech". If they decide to side with Hogan then that would be so wrong 'cause that would mean our "freedom of speech" in journalism would be even more in danger.
It doesn't make any sense at all to me that Hulk cries "invasion of privacy" but he's open to his personal life in interviews and he did that Miley Cyrus parody video in a thong. I think that's the only reason he's gonna lose right there 'cause Hulk Hogan has no case. Hulk has nothing to prove. So I think there's gonna be a pretty good chance that Hulk is gonna lose the trial. He's definitely gonna lose that $100 million payday.
Hulk is nothing but a self-centered piece of shit and the trial showed that. Hope the judge does the right thing and gives Hulk the middle finger today. I'll be on the lookout for the news.
That's the thing with Hulk Hogan, ya know? When people tell the truth about him, he whines and plays innocent victim each time. I think he understands "freedom of speech" but he don't accept "freedom of speech" when it comes to criticizing him. He's a whiny baby for sure.
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Gawker destroys Hulk Hogan by showing video of Hulk impersonating Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" video…
Wow. This is awesome! Yep, Hogan is finished. He's definitely gonna lose the trial 'cause of this reason alone.
So let me get this straight, Hulk whines and cries about "invasion of privacy" then he goes ahead and does a commercial making fun of Miley Cyrus by wearing a thong? The Miley Cyrus parody video slightly shows his buttocks which we didn't need to see. Hulk cries about "invasion of privacy" and then he does a parody commercial half-naked, seriously?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3497416/Hulk-Hogan-s-shown-impersonating-Miley-Cyrus-swinging-wrecking-ball-wearing-black-thong-fights-100-million-secret-sex-tape-published.html
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/03/17/testimony-in-wrestler-sex-video-trial-continues-for-th-day/
This joke of a trial should end tomorrow 'cause closing arguments will be tomorrow and then the verdict will be announced. I believe Gawker will be victorious big time. Why? Simply because Hulk couldn't show enough evidence. Also, Hulk cries about "invasion of privacy" but he seems to be open about his sex life in media interviews and he does a racy parody video of Miley Cyrus. He cries about his ass being exposed in that sex tape yet he has no problem showing his ass in the "Wrecking Ball" video? What's wrong with that picture?
In other news, I've read here that Hogan has sealed records of the case so does he and Bubba have something to hide?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-hulk-hogan-sex-tape-trial-20160317-story.html
I hope the judge does the right thing and give Gawker the victory and they won't have to pay Hulk a single cent.
Once freedom of speech wins, then Gawker can put the video back up and they can keep exposing the loser that Hulk Hogan really is.
Is Heather Cole protecting Hulk Hogan, how much money did Hulk pay her for "hush" money?
Is there by any chance that Heather Cole is protecting Hulk? That's kind of what it seems like. She's another one who claims she didn't know they were being filmed. It's also no surprise to find out that she had sex with Hulk more than once. I think she's lying about being mad about it and asking for it to stop. She too is another dumbass who will never take responsibility for her own actions and she's now blaming her husband, Todd Clem (aka Bubba the Love Sponge). Heather and Todd separated back in 2011, I believe and now she's trying make Todd aka Bubba the Love Sponge look like the bad guy.
http://news.yahoo.com/woman-had-sex-hulk-hogan-testifies-privacy-trial-185749493.html
Some of you may shake your head and think to yourself, "Why would a married man share their wife with someone else
?". I'm sure there are some things you don't understand about some couples. Some of them have weird sexual fantasies and some married men do get off by sharing their wife with other men, some married men just don't care. It's a weird fantasy kind of thing. Some couples can be like that. Some married couples can be crazy like that.
That's something I would never do, sleep with a married woman even if her husband gave me permission. Married women are off-limits for me.
Hulk is dumb for doing it… he had sex with a married woman a couple of times and doesn't get any flak for it. Yet his fans continue to worship him anyways.
I still believe that there is something going on between Hulk and Bubba. I think Bubba and Heather are trying to help Hulk get rich off of this thing. This whole "invasion of privacy" thing was staged.
Is the Hogan vs. Gawker trial about the sex tape or the size of his dick? Which is it?
Does anyone find it really strange when Hulk Hogan claims he's a private man but he was open about his dick size in court? Really? Lawyers asking about Hulk's dick size really? Are they this interested in what he has? They seem to be more interested in his dick size then the tape itself. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WOW!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/gawker-trial-editor-admits-hulk-875098
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-hulkhogan-idUSKCN0WG1A5
As expected this trial is turning out to be a real circus 'cause duh, it's Hulk Hogan. That guy is a train wreck and he's also a piece of shit. That idiot will do anything to protect his wrestling legacy and that's probably why he lies so much.
I wish all of his fans & supporters will wake up and get a reality check but they live in this delusional world of "always respect the legend". Ya know, I could care less if someone is legendary or a king. I could care less if you're the president of the United States. If someone is a piece of shit, then he/she is a piece of shit. I don't care who.
If you want to listen to someone who speaks the truth about Hulk Hogan listen to Bret the Hitman Hart and the Ultimate Warrior… it's no secret that both of those guys despise Hogan. Well Warrior is obviously not around anymore but both of those guys despised Hulk.
I really hope Hulk loses this battle with Gawker and that'll be a big dose of karma for him right there. Hulk has always been lawsuit happy when things don't go his way so this is nothing new, y'all. I can't stand Hulk Hogan. I haven't been liking him for a long time now. I used to love Hulk back in the 80's like most people but he turned into a piece of shit.
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More on why Hulk Hogan is definitely gonna lose the Gawker trial…
Some questions that needs to get answered over this whole thing:
1. How did Gawker get hold of the sex tape? Who's the publisher?
2. Did Hogan really know he was being filmed?
3. How are they going to prove that Gawker intentionally tried to destroy him and his image?
Hulk claimed he didn't know he was being filmed but that could be a flat-out lie as well. We need proof on whether or not Hogan knew he was being filmed. We also need hard evidence on how Gawker got hold of the sex tape but so far there are none yet. Who sent the tape to them?
This is how Hulk is gonna lose the Gawker trial 'cause they're gonna need answers to those three questions which they are never gonna get. Like I said, Gawker's gonna win the dismissal and freedom of speech will win. On top of that, it's gonna be very difficult to prove how Gawker intentionally tried to "harm" Hulk Hogan and they're never gonna prove it.
Here's day 4:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/10/media/hulk-hogan-gawker-journalism-professor/index.html
Anyway, Gawker's defense of posting the video on their site is they think it's "fascinating" and "newsworthy". I agree. Well, one thing that Hulk has to learn that celebrity "sex-tapes" has always been a hot topic in Hollywood land. A lot of celebrities has become victims of sex tapes leaks most notably Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton which both of those ladies became famous for. That's what they do report the news on "celebrities".
I really do believe Hulk is gonna lose this thing, big time. It's looking like it so far. Hulk's got nothing to prove. Where's the hard evidence? Talking doesn't prove anything. They need EVIDENCE!
Btw, the reason Hulk is wearing a do-rag in court is 'cause he's bald.
It's real sad that Hulk Hogan have to blame everything on his ex-wife Linda…
You know what I find sad about this whole sex tape thing with Hulk Hogan? One thing that I find sad about it is that Hulk has to go around blaming his ex-wife Linda Hogan for his problems. Hulk has been going around different interviews for the radio and press claiming that the reason he went for the decision to bang Bubba's wife was that Hulk was going through a dark time in his life. Things like getting done with a heated divorce with Linda, dealing with all the legal stuff his son Nick, Hulk having all kinds of surgeries for his back, etc. Things like that. Hulk wants to blame the sex tape incident on that stuff instead of himself.
Linda speaks to RadarOnline exposing Hulk for his lies. Hulk said during his opening testimony that he did the reality show to make his ex-wife happy but Linda said he was totally willing all the way.
http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/hulk-hogan-sex-tape-trial-linda-fight/
I always knew that Hulk is a pathological liar. He always has been. Sad thing is, Hulk Hogan still has too many delusional supporters and they can't see the egomaniac and liar that he truly is. I always knew that Hogan is a piece of shit. Why do you think so many other wrestlers hate the guy so much? He tried to save TNA wrestling but he failed. He tried to return to WWE and failed. Now he wants a huge payday out of Gawker.
Man, I wish the Ultimate Warrior was still alive to see all of this going on. If Warrior was still alive, he would still be making youtube videos ripping Hogan over all this drama.
Did we really have to know all the details of Hulk's sex life? Linda doesn't deserve to be brought into this drama but Hulk keeps blaming everything on her. Like I said, he has no one to blame but himself.
If Hulk loses the lawsuit to Gawker, I'm sure he's gonna try something else. He'll make Linda his next target.
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Why Hulk Hogan is gonna lose the lawsuit to Gawker… simply because of lack of evidence?
March 9, 2016 Kev Brock	Leave a comment
This "Hogan vs. Gawker" trial is entertaining stuff. It's a circus for sure but what do you expect when it comes to Hulk Hogan? Everything about that man's life is a fuckin' circus! Well from the looks of things so far, I really believe that Hulk is gonna lose the lawsuit. Gawker will be victorious in winning the dismissal. I'm betting your money on it.
Why? Simply because of lack of evidence really. So far from what I've seen and read, the Hogan camp haven't showed any evidence. It's not what you know, it's what you can prove. They're having a hard time trying to prove how Gawker destroyed him. They're trying every desperate attempt to make Gawker look like the bad guy.
I hate that Gawker website… I hate it but they totally had the right to post the video and write about the story 'cause TMZ was the one who picked up on it first before anyone else.
Here is day 3 of the trial here:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/at-trial-gawker-staffers-explain-873817
Why do I get this feeling that Hulk himself was involved with the release of the video? Was this whole thing secretly planned by him and Bubba so Hulk can get a big payday of this? Keep in mind now, you can't trust professional wrestlers. Sometimes they can use wrestling storylines in real life and they can be good actors. So all of these claims that Hogan has been "destroyed" and "humiliated" over was probably acting. All staged. Hogan sued Bubba but they settled so that says something there.
Can you see Hulk and Bubba secretly planning this?
Hulk: "I'm broke, Bubba, what do I do, brotha?"
Bubba the Love Sponge: "Lets make your own sex tape with my wife. Then we can blame it on Gawker and the media will eat it up. Then you can sue Gawker."
Whatever it takes to make Hogan rich again 'cause he had a failed wrestling career. Probably wasn't making enough money off of wrestling so he tries to find other ways to get rich again.
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I am sorry I have not been a more frequent contributor this year. My schedule has made it difficult to be involved.
Like many of you, I have been disappointed and frustrated by blowout losses and a lack of consistency this year. But we need to look at the big picture as to where our program is. We still have the opportunity to have a 10-win season. When Tom fired your pro coach, he said that nine-win seasons are the standard that our coaches are judged on. If we can win one of the last two games, Bo will have met that standard each year. In four years, he has won or shared three division titles. The previous two seasons we have been within one second and one play of a league title. Considering the disaster that your pro coach produced, this is progress. Bo is a young head coach and still maturing into his job.
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Once you jump on the coaching-change carousel, it can be difficult to make the music stop so you can get off.
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'Hot Fuzz' – A Ralph Report Video Vault Selection
Posted on September 14 by The Ultimate Rabbit
HERE COME THE FUZZ!!!
"Hot Fuzz" comes from the makers of "Shaun of The Dead," one of the funniest comedies of the 2000's. The great thing about that one is how it featured very well drawn our characters who we come to care about, and it makes the laughs all the heartier. Most spoofs and satires suck these days because they try too hard to make you laugh instead of playing it straight like the actors did in "Airplane!" Director Edgar Wright brings it back to this as it gives you characters to follow from start to finish while you laugh your ass off throughout.
"Hot Fuzz" proves to be every bit as hilarious as "Shaun of the Dead" as it mines genres for an infinite amount of glee while giving us characters to care about. This film's main target is the Jerry Bruckheimer action movies of the 1990's as well as others like "Point Break," Silent Rage" and "Bad Boys II." These films were also the target of the "South Park" creators when they made "Team America: World Police." But while "Team America" held nothing back in its gleeful viciousness, this one is more well-intentioned and even funnier in the process.
"Hot Fuzz" stars Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel, the best police officer in the London Metropolitan police force. Nicholas holds the record for the most arrests of any officer, but his superiors have decided to transfer him to the countryside. The problem is he is so good at his job that he has inadvertently made his fellow officers look bad in the process. This is bad for the department's image, so they end up transferring him to Sanford, a town far off in the countryside where nothing much happens.
Sanford is a rather lax town where the police there easily look over such matters as underage drinking and shoplifting. Regardless of what they guilty have done, they don't spend more than an hour in jail. Nicholas gets off to a quick start in a hilarious scene where he busts just about everyone in a bar because they are underage. But while he does the right thing, he also drives out the pub's business. Whenever Nicholas does something right, being the stiff by-the-book officer he is, he ends up getting punished by doing the most menial duties an officer can do.
Along the way, he ends up getting partnered with an overweight and action film buff named Police Constable Danny Butterman. Played by Nick Frost, you could say he is playing the same character he portrayed "Shaun of The Dead," but he is still hilarious here so, seriously, who cares? Danny romanticizes about living the life of action he sees in "Point Break" and "Bad Boys II." When he meets Nicholas Angel, he believes Nicholas has come from a city where he has seen a similar kind of action. Nicholas, however, comes from a world where police work is nowhere as exciting and bombastic as it is in motion pictures. It's serious work with very little action. That is, until several "accidents" end up occurring in Sanford which its residents are quick to easily dismiss. But Nicholas is too smart to pass these events off as accidents when it involves the value of the land and the fact that the evidence does not match up.
"Hot Fuzz" is an enjoyable movie throughout, and it never drags. Even the usher who introduced the movie to us when I saw it at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood said it was the best thing playing there at that point. The usher was absolutely right as Wright and his cast and fellow filmmakers and actors prove to be more than up to giving us an endless barrage of laughs we can never get enough of.
What drives me nuts about movie comedies these days is you can see the jokes coming from a mile away, and this makes me constantly roll my eyes in severe frustration. Wright and company, on the other hand, give us unforgettably hilarious moments which sneak up on you when you least expect it. There are many movie references here which might have gone over the head of many in the audience. How well you can pick them out depends how big of a movie buff you are.
The most enjoyable part of "Hot Fuzz" for me was towards the end when everything turns into the bombastic and explosion filled action spectacular which is your typical Bruckheimer film. Everything blowing up around the characters, all the bad guys shooting guns and many bullets expended, but they somehow keep missing the good guys even when they have a scope on their rifles. Our heroes flying in the air while shooting their guns off like they somehow jumped into a John Woo movie. Seeing a lot of this was a huge kick and had me laughing endlessly. Completely over the top, and the movie does not take itself as seriously as Nicholas Angel takes himself as a police officer.
Of course, there are many other great performances here. Oscar winning actor Jim Broadbent plays Inspector Frank Butterman. He plays it with the kind of gleeful ease which has been on display in the many roles he has played before and after this one, let alone his scene-stealing turn in "Moulin Rouge" ("Like a Virgin" will never be the same).
One guy who is truly great here, and I was so glad to see him back in action after what feels like a long time, is Timothy Dalton. He of course is the short-lived successor to Roger Moore as James Bond, and one of the more underrated 007 actors if you ask me. He has one of the most comedically driest of roles here as Simon Skinner, whose guilt Nicholas can spot from miles and miles away while all the other police officers in town walk around with blinders over their eyes. The smirk on Dalton's face is an image which stayed with me long after this film ended, and it makes me believe he would have given us a more well-rounded Bond in future installments had Pierce Brosnan not replaced him so soon.
As Nicholas Angel, Pegg plays a character who is very much the opposite of the one he played in "Shaun of The Dead." He is a straight arrow here, one of the men who can't help but have a huge stick up his rigid ass. For a while, it looked like he would be playing the same character over and over again after I saw him in "Mission Impossible III," but he proved to us here that there is much more to him than what we had seen up to this point.
Steve Ashton of "The Ralph Report" was right, this film is full of a plethora of talented character actors. There's Paddy Considine who does one of the best double takes here that I have ever seen any actor give. I first became consciously aware of Olivia Coleman when I watched her in "The Favourite," but her appearance here as the sole female police officer in Sanford is probably the first thing I ever saw her in. and she is ever so delightful here. Then there is Martin Freeman who can play just about any character he wants to whether it is in this film or something like "Love Actually." And as for Bill Nighy… Well, you can never go wrong with an actor like him.
Whether or not you think "Hot Fuzz" is better or worse than "Shaun of the Dead" or even "The World's End" is irrelevant because it is a total blast from start to finish. The "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy has given us nothing but endless entertainment, and "Hot Fuzz" is merely one of several examples. Just remember this, when a character tells us "This shit just got real," it has far more meaning here than it ever did in "Bad Boys II."
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Underseen Movie: 'MacGruber' – The Best SNL Movie in Years
Posted on July 4, 2020 by The Ultimate Rabbit
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When I went to see "MacGruber" at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood back in 2010, I actually saw Jason Sudeikis while standing in line to buy a ticket. His impersonation of Joe Biden is a still a big hit with fans of the show, and he seemed like a very down to earth guy as he blended in with the crowd and talked with others.
Anyway, enough about him. Let's get on with my review of this particular SNL sketch turned movie called "MacGruber." About a decade before this one, movies from the long running comedy show were being released all the time, and many proved to be nowhere as funny as the sketches which inspired them. "The Ladies Man," "Superstar," or "A Night at the Roxbury" appeared to underwhelm audiences, and I wondered why none of them could come close to matching up with "Wayne's World" or "The Blues Brothers."
Now keep in mind, those movies were based on sketches which lasted 3 to 5 minutes on the average SNL episode. With "MacGruber," we have a movie based on a sketch which typically lasts for a minute at most. We all know from watching this obvious spoof of "MacGyver" that they all end in the same way, with MacGruber failing to diffuse the bomb and it going off, blowing him and his whole team to smithereens. So therein lies the fascination of this movie; Can MacGruber keep himself from blowing up and killing everyone around him for more than a minute? Can he sustain a full-length motion picture when he can barely sustain himself in every control room known to man?
Well, it turns out he can and for around 99 minutes. Before it was released, "MacGruber" was bursting all over with reviews calling it the best SNL movie since "Wayne's World." I find this praise to be completely justified as it is consistently hilarious and filled with moments which had me laughing harder than anything I saw in the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and that was supposed to be horrific and serious. But while the jinx on SNL movies finally came to an end with "MacGruber," this same jinx has unfortunately not been broken at the box office. It ended up grossing only $9.3 million worldwide against a budget of $10 million, but it has since become a cult classic. Trust me, "MacGruber" is great fun and contains many gut-busting laughs, and it deserved a much bigger audience than it initially got back in 2010.
Like "Hot Shots Part Deux," the movie opens with MacGruber (Will Forte) living a post-Rambo type existence in a monastery where he finds peace from all things explosive. But Col. Jim Faith (the late Powers Boothe) brings him back into service when it is discovered his old nemesis, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer gone wild), has acquired the X-5 nuclear missile and threatens to use it on a highly valuable target primed for utter destruction. Dieter also turns out to be the same man responsible for killing MacGruber's fiancé, Casey (Maya Rudolph). To say this is all personal for MacGruber is pointing out the obvious. But seriously, what doesn't this Inspector Clouseau of bomb experts not take personally? If you piss him off, please make sure he doesn't memorize your license plate.
Forte never does quite convinces us that MacGruber is this great war hero, but that is part of the joke. He does, however, more than make us believe this character he has won more than a dozen purple hearts (how he earned all those is another story). No longer constricted by the dreaded FCC on network television, Forte really lets it loose here, getting away with stuff which would have had NBC and Lorne Michaels drop kicking him out of 30 Rockefeller Plaza if he pulled this off on live television. He also co-wrote the script, and he takes advantage of every opportunity for his character to make a supreme ass of himself while still remaining one you want to root for.
Plus, Forte does sex scenes here like no one else does in movies today, and I am certain no one has tried to match his acting in bed ever since.
Ryan Phillippe co-stars as MacGruber's right hand man, Lt. Dixon Piper, a dedicated soldier who is of course infinitely brighter than him, and this causes a lot of violent resentment between the two of them. Phillippe does great work in playing the straight man to Forte's idiotic lunatic. Had he tried to outdo Forte in terms of getting laughs, this pairing never would have worked. Lord knows MacGruber needs a partner, but he would never admit this unless he became incredibly desperate (and he does, so watch out). He also perfects that stony stare you get from some NFL star turned actor, and his funniest moments come when he reacts honestly to just how stupid this Miata-driving explosive expert truly is. Other actors would have overplayed this role, but Phillippe doesn't thank goodness.
Kristin Wiig reprises her role as MacGruber's assistant, Vicki St. Elmo. She is great as always, and MacGruber keeps stupidly putting her in such thoughtless situations where her life is in constant mortal danger. The scene in the coffee shop where she is disguised as MacGruber is nothing short of hilarious as she shivers in utter terror, having no clue what to do if things go bad. Still, you want to see Vicki get together with this clueless idiot because giving up this line of work for her music doesn't make much sense, and this is especially the case when you listen to the songs she wrote.
Then you have Val Kilmer on board as the evil Dieter Von Cunth , and he gets to act all unhinged and crazy in a way he has not for some time. We know the only way MacGruber can defeat Cunth is through sheer luck, and Kilmer's rubs in his character's smug intelligence which he has in spades over this heroic douche bag. This represented a comeback for the actor, but it was sadly cut short due to his continuing battle against throat cancer.
"MacGruber" was directed by Jorma Taccone, one third of the Lonely Island comedy troupe which is responsible for all the "SNL Digital Shorts." I was also surprised to learn he is actually the son of Tony Taccone, the former Artistic Director of Berkeley Repertory Theater. If you are ever in Northern California, be sure to check out a show there as they continue to challenge their audiences as much as entertain them. Anyway, Jorma keeps the proceedings going at a good pace, and he never lets the movie drag during its running time. While he doesn't do anything groundbreaking with this movie or its formula driven plot, he does succeed in making this kind of satire feel fresh again. This genre has been so burnt out that we're lucky if anything works as well as it does here.
The audience I saw "MacGruber" with at Grauman's Chinese treated the whole thing like a rock concert, cheering when the title character first appeared on screen. It was a great crowd to experience this movie with, so it was surprising and depressing it got such a lackluster reception during its opening weekend. Even with competition from "Robin Hood," "Iron Man 2," and even "Shrek Forever After," I figured it would still make a sizable dent at the box office. Still, it did eventually find its audience years later.
"MacGruber" is by no means a classic, and it is far from original, but it is certainly above average for this kind of movie. Saying it is the best SNL movie in years is faint praise. If you're looking for a terrific comedy which emanated from the classic late-night show, then this is one you should check out. Even if you never laughed much at the skit on SNL, this movie will give you several belly laughs which we all live for. Just be sure not to eat any celery before you see it.
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Adjusting to life in the US is causing some of the same feelings and stresses that we felt when we first moved to Germany – just with a lot more sweat (it's hot here in North Carolina). We're having the adventures of remembering how to drive here (Can we turn right on red? What's this horn thing for? Will the person coming to the intersection on the right have the "right of way" – nope, they have stop sign. Wait, what's a stop sign?), remembering how to find things in the grocery store (how many different cereals can you choose from – all made of sugar?) and, in general, remembering just how things are done here. We've been told that for every year you live overseas, it takes 2 months to readjust to being back in your home culture – so that means we'll be good to go a few months before we return to Germany!!
As a side note – if you live in the US, we'd love to see ya. Let us know how we can intersect and catch up with ya.
Hey guys, we're in Youngsville – about 3 hours from Charlotte. I'd love to see you – maybe even meet in Greensboro or Winston-Salem fir dinner if nothing else. I'll message you on Facebook!


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Smart wiring is the fundamental need of a house. If you want to have perfect wiring for your home, then you need to have an inspection of your current wiring from a professional Electrician. They would let you know of the precautions that you can take to save your home from electric risks which could be dangerous for your family members and kids. One can not predict about kids because they are always in a struggle to grab something new, or worse, put their fingers in electrical openings unintentionally. What should one do? Covering all the dangling electrical wires is not an ideal solution to this problem. Let's have a look at some Key guidelines for smart wiring.
The purpose of terminal blocks is to keep your wiring clean, clean and tangle-free. Using terminal block does not create bird's nest of cables. You can make changes quickly at first glance. Also, you can keep an eye on your installation. You can directly manage your wire-to-wire connections using terminals.
Perfect wiring can only be realized when you have good quality cable. Your whole installation process relies on the quality of the cable. You must have detailed information regarding cables before installing them. Which type of cable is easier to work with? Which one is having more power capacity and efficient in lower voltage dropping? What kind of cable is required for each sensor point of your home? You should have answers to all such questions because these are going to help you out in having smart wiring for your home.
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Tom and Diane Tucker moved into Holiday Retirement's Walnut Woods in December 2017, but the happy couple didn't take the most traditional path to their new home. Tom and Diane met in 2016 on FriendFinder, an online dating app.
In a fateful coincidence, Diane and Tom lost their spouses a few days apart, and both eventually decided it was time to find a new companion. Tom found the app on his own, but Diane learned about it from a family member, who helped her make a profile.
Neither Tom nor Diane thought marriage was on the horizon, but after dating for a year, the pair tied the knot. Diane, 71, said her mind-shift was simple: She found love again. Tom, at 78, is a retired construction worker and an incorrigible flirt. When asked why he wanted to get married, he quipped that it was because he was "hot for her body." Both have children from their previous marriages, and the whole family is delighted that they found each other.
Tom and Diane believe that if it weren't for online dating, they wouldn't have found each other. And that's prompted the Tuckers to adopt a wise and practical mantra: "Don't be afraid to try something. If it doesn't work out, at least you tried," they said.
The newlyweds shared an apartment before moving to Walnut Woods. Since getting hitched, they've also adopted a cat named Bob, affectionately termed Bobbles by Diane.
Holiday Retirement communities are filled with love stories like Tom and Diane's. Some romances are decades-long, and others are brand new – but all of them are unique.
Congrats, Tom & Diane! We're happy to have you as part of our family!
Are you thinking of moving to a community where you'll be surrounded by colorful characters and dedicated staff? Pay us a visit and see why you belong at Holiday!


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Azerbaijan urges Minsk Group to resolve issue of detained Azerbaijanis' return
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 15 October 2014 15:22 (UTC+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 15
By Saba Aghayeva - Trend:
Azerbaijan urged the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen to resolve the issue of two Azerbaijanis' rapid return detained in the Kalbajar district occupied by Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a briefing Oct. 15.
"While receiving the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev urged for the release of hostages," he said.
"They are civilians," Mammadyarov said. "They are not saboteurs, and Armenia must release them."
According to Armenian media, during the operation on July 11, Armenian Special Forces in the village of Shaplar of the occupied Kalbajar district, killed Azerbaijani citizen Hasan Hasanov, and taken hostage Shahbaz Aliyev and Dilgam Asgarov.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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Following the Taliban attack on Nangarhar's Shirzad district, at least their 27 fighters were killed.
According to provincial governor's office Taliban attempted an attack on Shirzad district in the eastern Nangarhar province on Friday evening.
The militants had launched the attack near the district governor's office but were "pushed back and defeated," the statement clarified.
The attack started with two car bomb explosions and was followed by gunfight, the statement added.
The statement said that 32 other militants were wounded in the attack.
Two security forces lost their lives and eight others were wounded in the attack, the statement said.
Nangarhar Governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel praised security forces "bravery and high morale" in foiling the Taliban attack.
Miakhel said that in order to prevent civilian casualties they did not conduct airstrike and missile attack, but reinforcements were sent to the area when the attack started.
This comes after the Taliban announced their spring offensive on Friday morning which is entitled Operation Al-Fatha – which means "victory" in Arabic.
The announcement was widely condemned by the Afghan government, the United States and Afghan politicians.


Only 10 months to hone tots' tastes?
The artist Shubigi Rao is a woman full of intellectual mischief.
The sort who collects bits of styrofoam rubbish from local beaches, mounts them majestically so that they look like ancient friezes, then label them as archaeological exhibits from Singapore for an imagined future audience. Or who writes 100 books, and then dunks them in bathtubs of ink, so that none but the most determined can read them.
I met the India-born, Singapore-based artist at her recent "retrospectacle", as she coined it. There, we talked amid her works of art: loving arrangements of broken plastic spoons in glass cases; a machine that supposedly measures brain waves of those who have been "damaged" by contemporary art; and a heap of inked-out books.
Lingering over the brain-wave machine, which she had once presented at a convention of neurosurgeons, our conversation turned to the aesthetic tastes of babies.
Shubigi, the mother of an 18-month-old boy, told me that she had read a scientific paper (she reads these like how others read fashion magazines, for fun) on how people's tastes are formed by the time they are six months old. What you like at six months will largely determine what you like for the rest of your life.
"That's a little depressing," I said. I was thinking of the missed opportunities for exposing my kids, seven and three years, to more art while they were babies, and also that my own tastes will have little hope of being refined with age.
I went home and looked up that paper. The Baby as Beholder: Adults and Infants have Common Preferences for Original Art is a psychology study by Seattle-based researchers Ursula Krentz and Rachel Earl, published in February this year.
In it, 36 undergraduates were shown 25 works of art from the Museum of Modern Art, before being shown the same works of art but subtly altered so that their complexity or contrast were "disrupted or attenuated".
Then, the same thing was done to 33 infants, ranging from six to 10 months old, whose faces were scanned by computers to determine how long they looked at each painting (the assumption being that the longer they looked, the more they liked it).


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Why is a Brand Style Guide important?
Proper logo usage is a must for businesses of all sizes.
This series revisits the basics of branding and marketing by answering questions marketers, entrepreneurs and small business owners face when growing their business. I hope this series provides you with the knowledge to think smarter and a nudge to make stuff happen.
When building a brand, it's important that consistency can be seen throughout. This can show a level of professionalism. From the logo to the website, it's vital that they all look similar as this allows potential clientele to recognize your business. Websites are a vital part of building a brand, so be sure that the website design matches up with the logo of the brand. For help building a website, this review may be of use when deciding which website builder to use. Clear branding and consistency are key to building a business. Marketing is also a huge key to maintaining the success of your business, as it keeps old customers invested and brings in new customers. Marketing can be done in many ways; whether you want to promote on social media, email or sms marketing– all are effective.
Additionally, a Brand Style Guide is important for businesses of all sizes. It's a must-have when working with outside vendors and with departments inside a company to ensure everyone is using the company's logo in a consistent and correct manner.
The size of your business will determine the level of detail needed in a Brand Style Guide. Small businesses need less detailed style guides while big businesses need more detailed style guides. At the most basic level, a Brand Style Guide is simply a reference sheet that explains the proper visual usage of a company's logo, colors, and tagline. If you're not sure how to go about creating a style guide then an Advertising agency in St. Petersburg would be able to help you understand how it works and why it's important.
It should include examples of how the logo should look in all types of situations from color to black & white to print ads to menus to business cards to t-shirts to anything where the company's logo can appear. It should also include examples of incorrect logo visuals to better highlight the correct usage of the logo. Additionally, the Pantone color code (PMS #) should be listed for all colors used in the logo and the font name should be listed.
Every small business should have a reference sheet that lists proper logo usage, incorrect logo usage, exact logo colors (PMS #), and anything else someone must know to reproduce the logo so it looks perfect. When working with vendors like Fast Signs, FedEx Office, or a local print shop, it's imperative to show them EXACTLY how the logo should look. This will help reduce any mistakes a vendor could make in using your logo.
Penny's is a mom and pop popsicle shop and their one-page Brand Style Guide does the trick. U-Turn is a transportation startup concept and they use a very basic Brand Style Guide. Also, Helix Home is a luxury homebuilder with a simple and classy Brand Style Guide.
For big businesses with several departments and multiple offices, a Brand Style Guide takes on a greater role. Yes, this guide should include how to use the logo, but it should also include more specifics on typography, color, sizing, imagery, etc. This guide should also contain information about the company, it's vision, it's purpose, and it's brand.
In large companies, a Brand Style Guide serves as the "brand bible" for how the company should behave (attitude and actions) and look (visually and legally). This provides instructions to internal departments and external vendors to follow.
For example, United Way uses a Brand Style Guide that explains what they stand for and then goes into great detail to show correct uses of its logo, incorrect uses, proper treatment of its tagline, exact color specs, and many more details.
A Brand Style Guide can also serve as a "brand bible" if you are smaller business with bigger aspirations. Honor Coffee & Tea is a relatively small business with a handful of locations in Seattle. Their Brand Style Guide includes the basics of how to use their logo but the company also goes into great detail to explain its ethos, beliefs and aesthetics.
No matter the size of a business, it's important to be consistent in how the logo is used in any way imaginable. A consistent looking logo tells customers you care about details and isn't that what customers want… a business that cares about the details.


Alison will be joining the Canadian Journal of Chemistry as the inaugural Associate Editor – Chemistry Education Research. This expansion of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry will provide a new publication option to help build CER in Canada, and internationally.
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NBC10 News at 4pm : WCAU : October 30, 2015 4:00pm-5:01pm EDT
renee chenault-fattah. >>> police arrested a penn student accused of starting a fire in a fraternity house. the sophomore allegedly started the fire inside a closet at the house last friday. the sprinkler system put it out and no one was hurt. bonfiglio is from london and was released after posting $100,000 bail. >>> rider university is cutting more than a dozen academic programs and laying off more than 100 faculty and staff members, elimination of art and art history, advertising, business, philosophy, and web design. the cuts will save the school $2 million a year. academic coordinators will help freshmen and sophomores evaluate their options. >>> a safe school summit in delaware county today focusing not on students, but on teachers. members of the district attorney's office were on hand to tell teachers what's okay and what's not when it comes to interacting with students, especially on electronic devices. the message, if you have an inappropriate relationship or conversation with a student, you will be investigated and possibly arrested. >> i think today people don't realize th
renee chenault-fattah. >>> police arrested a penn student accused of starting a fire in a fraternity house. the sophomore allegedly started the fire inside a closet at the house last friday. the sprinkler system put it out and no one was hurt. bonfiglio is from london and was released after posting $100,000 bail. >>> rider university is cutting more than a dozen academic programs and laying off more than 100 faculty and staff members, elimination of art and art history,...
married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband labeled as feperson "e" and affiliate of the fattah enterprise, alleging she took part in fraudulently selling a car to pay closing costs on a vacation home. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> the two major party candidates for mayor of philadelphia will discuss issues facing the city tonight in north philadelphia. republican melissa murray-bailey and republican jim kennedy will talk to groups that advocate educational development, youth services, and women issues on broad street. >>> right now family and friends are attending the viewing for the 3-year-old found dead in the woods in haddon township. it's been more than a week since brendan creato's body was discovered by a k-9 unit by the cooper river. tonight haddon township is holding a fundraiser in memory of the little boy. some of the proceeds will help the families affected by his death. >>> a delaware county man is charged with trying to lure children at a playground. daniel lee was arrested after concerned parents
married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband labeled as feperson "e" and affiliate of the fattah enterprise, alleging she took part in fraudulently selling a car to pay closing costs on a vacation home. renee is on leave from nbc 10. >>> the two major party candidates for mayor of philadelphia will discuss issues facing the city tonight in north philadelphia. republican melissa murray-bailey and republican...