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Video Game Review: 'Resident Evil 7: Biohazard' is utterly terrifying
from the Raleigh News & Observer
The video game genre known as survival horror plays by a certain set of rules. These games generate thrills through atmosphere and tension rather than straight-up action, and limited resources give the player a sense of desperation. Running and hiding is often a better option than standing and fighting.
"Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" is a nice example of survival horror done right, and by "nice" I mean "utterly terrifying." Horror fans who like to scare themselves silly – whether by game, movie or book – will appreciate the experience that "RE7" provides. When executed properly (heh), survival horror games are unlike any other storytelling mode.
Returning players will already be familiar with the "Resident Evil" vibe – creeping horror punctuated with sudden scares by nightmare beasties. As the title of the new game suggest, the series also plays with our deep biological fears of infection and contamination. "RE" specializes in squirm-inducing environments designed to punch you right in the brain stem.
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DVD Holiday Gift Guide:
originally published at NPR.org
When it comes to holiday gift giving, I'm a traditionalist. I like to think carefully of each person on my list, consider their dispositions and passions, then give them a ginormous DVD box set that will keep them on the couch for the next several months.
This is just good policy with my family and circle of friends. The longer I can keep them off the streets and out of trouble, the happier we all are.
Perhaps you'd like to do the same — and there's still time if you get your ordering and shopping underway. Here's a list of some of the best DVD/Blu-ray titles and box sets making the rounds this holiday season, with suggestions on matching each with that certain someone on your list. The prices listed are approximate retail prices, but you can usually find them cheaper with a little online shopping.
For Your Insufferable Uncle, The Rabid Yankees Fan
A&E Networks Home Entertainment
Generally speaking, hardcore Yankees fans are a troublesome lot, given to statistical pronouncements and sepia-toned monologues. Still, we must respect their passion, and Yankeeography: Pinstripe Legends (DVD/$100) is a good way to keep them quiet this off-season. The 16 discs compile 37 episodes from the YES Network TV series, each devoted to a revered Yankee. You've got your Gehrigs, your Berras, your Stengels, your DiMaggios. Plus eight additional documentaries on various aspects of the team's history, and a 32-page collector's booklet.
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Film review: The Guard
originally published in the Raleigh News & Observer
It's like the old Irish proverb says: Nothing can ruin a good cup of tea like running afoul of an international cocaine smuggling ring.
"The Guard"
In the often funny, often indecipherable Irish comedy "The Guard," Brendan Gleeson plays Sergeant Gerry Boyle, the unorthodox but honest cop who patrols rural County Galway in Ireland. Boyle is no saint – he has a standing arrangement with the local escort service and enjoys sampling the occasional clubs drugs he pulls from the pockets of delinquent teens. When a local crime figure is found with a professionally placed bullet in his head, Boyle regards the death as a proper comeuppance, more a paperwork nuisance than a crime.
But as played by Gleeson in a rich comic performance, Boyle also has a shaggy nobility and a rigid code of honor. He protects the local kids, visits his ailing mum, and stubbornly defies his better-dressed, on-the-take superiors down at headquarters. Boyle's routine is disrupted, however, with the discovery of a major cocaine smuggling operation in sleepy Galway. Read the rest of this entry »
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Film Review: Page One: Inside the New York Times
It's no secret that the newspaper business is in trouble. Dozens of papers across the U.S. have folded in the face of rising distribution costs, declining ad revenue and competition from digital sources.
"Page One: Inside the New York Times" is a fascinating documentary that roots into the challenges the industry faces, by focusing on America's flagship newspaper, The New York Times.
You don't have to be a policy wonk or media nerd to enjoy "Page One" – but it helps. From the first frame, director Andrew Rossi dives into the deep end of the pool, trusting that his audience is sophisticated enough to keep up.
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Film review: Cedar Rapids
Well, it's official. Ed Helms is a movie star. And he can thank his director for that.
The former "Daily Show" correspondent and veteran ensemble player ("The Hangover," "The Office") headlines "Cedar Rapids," the year's first genuine sleeper comedy hit. As it turns out, "Cedar Rapids" was directed by Miguel Arteta, author of last year's sleeper comedy hit, the Michael Cera freakout "Youth in Revolt."
This is particularly relevant, because the success of "Cedar Rapids" comes as much from Arteta's sure-handed direction as it does with Helms' leading performance.
It goes like this: Small town insurance agent Tim Lippe (Helms) is recruited to attend the industry's regional conference in the (relatively) big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tim, who has never left his hometown and is dating his grade school teacher (Sigourney Weaver), is overjoyed but ill-prepared. If naivete were potato chips, Tim would be Frito-Lay.
Inside Job, The Fighter, Sharktopus!
Documentary; rated PG-13 for some drug and sex-related material; also available on Blu-ray
The Gist: A brilliantly assembled, high-energy crash course in the causes and effects of the recent global financial crisis.
The Lowdown: Enraging and fascinating, "Inside Job" won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and is the latest in an unprecedented string of must-see docs over the last couple of years.
Directed by renaissance man Charles Ferguson – author, scholar, tech mogul and filmmaker – "Inside Job" is a smartly executed frontal assault on an insanely complex topic. Deploying all the tricks of the documentary film trade, Ferguson drills into the root causes of the Great Recession with admirable clarity.
His conclusion? The global financial crisis is a direct result of 30 years of gradual deregulation of the financial services industry, which spawned aggressive corruption on Wall Street and pretty much every other adjacent institution. Simply put, the crisis was precipitated by institutional and individual acts of criminal fraud. It was entirely avoidable, too, the film insists. Unfortunately, our government watchdogs were at best negligent, and at worst complicit.
Interviews with dozens of industry insiders and public officials are interspersed with textual and graphical elements that effectively parse all the complex jargon. Narrator Matt Damon keeps it all flowing, and reportedly was actively involved in shaping the film's narrative structure.
Like all docs, of course, "Inside Job" has a deliberate point of view and a definite agenda. The film regularly indulges in righteous indignation, but that's an indulgence we're all entitled to, I think. As Ferguson pointed out in his Oscars acceptance speech, "Three years after our horrific financial crisis caused by financial fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail. And that's wrong,"
The Extras: Commentary track by Ferguson and producer Audrey Marrs; a short making-of doc; some deleted scenes – Blu-ray adds another hour of outtakes
The Bottom Line: "Inside Job" won the documentary Oscar for a reason – this wasn't the most artful doc of the year, but it was surely the most important.
Double Secret Bonus Tip: Get ready for more great docs – Durham's Full Frame documentary film festival is coming up April 14-17. Scheduling will be announced next week – check fullframefest.org for details.
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DVD Picks: 127 Hours, Love and Other Drugs, Bambi
Thriller-drama; rated R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images; also available on Blu-ray
The Gist: Trapped by a falling boulder, rock climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) survives for five days – recording his ordeal on a handheld camera and eventually using a dull knife to amputate his own arm.
The Lowdown: The film for which the term "harrowing" was apparently invented, "127 Hours" is hard on the stomach, for obvious reasons. But director Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") works some weird miracles here in terms of filmmaking creativity.
As Aron's mental and physical condition deteriorates, Boyle departs from the straight narrative with sequences of Aron's hallucinations and dreams of family and friends. The movie then enters a kind of timeless space, and Franco delivers a performance that seems to tap into some universal life force. "There is no force more powerful than the will to live," the film's tagline informs us. Franco – robbed of the Best Actor Oscar last week, IMHO – will make you believe.
The Extras: A must-listen commentary track with director Boyle; deleted scenes; Blu-ray adds two mini-docs on Franco and Boyle's collaboration and the real-life details of Ralston's ordeal
The Bottom Line: Most assuredly one of last year's best films, "127 Hours" is a marvel of storytelling verve.
Double Secret Bonus Tip: Careful with that amputation scene – several audience members feinted straight away during the film's theatrical release.

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Brown says he thought Janet would leave Elizondo Jr. for him, but "she told me she wasn't in love with me," he told Us Weekly.
"I exploded and I threw her out," he wrote.
The Jackson's have been one majorly dysfunctional family for decades. JJ probably made that up because she knew she wanted to be with Rene. Good thing BB kicked her out. A bunch of nonsense. She dissed Tupac too. He said when he called the # she gave him it was disconnected. LOL Might be why JJ hasn't had luck with her relationships…playing too many games with men. As for Madonna she tried to seduce MJ too but it didn't work. He was not into women. He said she was so aggressive he never called her back.


Have you ever been in the place where you were not quite really sick, but also not quite well? I have been in this state for several months now, and frankly, the novelty of it is past. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired! I feel as if I am a strong woman trapped in this feeble old body, and I am concerned that things will probably only get progressively worse as time goes on. It is disheartening.
I woke this morning to face another unworkable day ~ and when I thought to speak to the Lord, I am afraid it was mostly whining about how unhappy I am not to be able to do those things I want to do. As soon as I said it, I was sorry. The words which immediately came into my mind were, "My grace is sufficient for you"… and I realized how once again I have been focusing on MY perceived needs, MY feelings, MY desires to determine how my life ought to go. When will I ever learn?
One of the things I have been trying to learn is to be like the Apostle Paul, content in whatever circumstances the Lord allows me to be. It isn't a matter of giving up ~ it is a matter of finding meaning in everything; learning to find the blessings, seeing how the Lord is able to redeem all things. If that sounds a little like Pollyanna (A fictional girl who tried to find the good even in major tragedy), I guess it is a grown-up version of her thought processes. When I was younger, I had little use for Pollyanna. I thought she was just a little too sentimental to be believed when she fell out of a tree and broke her back, and told everyone how happy she was that it happened because she now had time to think and read and enjoy hearing the birds sing outside her window. That is just crazy, I thought. Yet, as I have grown older and experienced that life is not always easily manageable, and that compromise is not always quitting, I have grown a new respect for her. She had the right idea, even if she carried it a little to extremes.
The fact is, most of us live lives which are not idyllic. We have such hopes and dreams when we are young; we have been told that if we want something, all we have to do is work hard enough and we will get it. As life goes on, we come to see that this is not always true. Sometimes, even after we do our best, we come in second, or third, or don't even place. Jobs go elsewhere. Someone else gets the guy. We may want children, but aren't able to have them, or our one and only turns out to have other ideas about monogamy. Life throws us all kinds of curves, and maturity is the process of learning how to cope gracefully with disappointment and failure, and to continue to get up and try again. How do we learn to be happy even though our lives are not always all that we would want?
As Christians, we have resources which help us get through this in the best possible way. We have a Comforter, Who will guide and show us how to live with grace and dignity under pressure. We have a Savior Who has been tested in all things, just as we have, and Who knows all the same pain. He can give us the comfort of knowing we are not alone; that Someone really cares. We have a loving Father Who will forgive us when we have realized how badly we have messed it all up, and Who enables us to stand again and move forward.
I have come to believe that life is really the art of taking all things one at a time. Each day has its own challenges, and although we need to think forward to some degree about long range plans, the truth is that we really only have this minute. We never know what a day will bring, and it is important that we focus on using this minute, this hour, to the best of our ability. I waste an awful lot of time worrying about the future, when I need to be making sure I am giving my best right this minute. Over and over I have seen how it is not big events which shape our lives as much as the small decisions which we make each day unthinkingly and which may really decide our futures for us.
Let's face it: problems strip away all the glib, pretty words about faith, and expose the nerve, the absolute core of what our faith really means.
Is our faith real? Have we really integrated, deep within us, all the things we say about faith? Are these things really a part of our genuine belief system? Or, is it just language we have learned in our culture of church and religion, but which we have never had to put to the test by living it? While I have perfect trust in God for my eternal life, there are areas when my faith is not as strong. For example, as a retiree, finances are a constant source of concern. Each month is another test. I must either trust that God will provide, or lie awake sleepless at night because I am not sure the money and the bills are going to come out even this time. Do I trust Him or not?
Do we really trust Him when our jobs are lost, and there is nothing in sight? How genuine is our declaration of "perfect peace" in the middle of financial problems or family problems, or illness, or problems with parents? How about in the workplace where we find ourselves hating to wake up each morning and having to face another day of frustration with our work, or frequently having to hold our tongues with a nasty co-worker? It is easy to speak pious words; it is another thing to have to live them out under pressure. Yet He tells us, "My grace is sufficient." Do we believe Him? Can we trust Him enough to stay content even when our lives are difficult and the future looks grim?
Where do we find the strength to survive the challenges of life? It is in a genuine faith in God, and in our salvation through Jesus Christ. It is in trust that God loves us and is actively working on our behalf through all circumstances, no matter what the appearance of things might tell us. We need to be authentic in our relationship to Him, but also in our dealings with ourselves and others. The life in Christ is not something we can just talk our way through, saying we believe thus and so, yet not really being willing to put our lives on the line for what we say we believe. Again and again He teaches me that I must trust Him.
I think the bottom line is in how we genuinely assess whether or not God loves us. Do we base our faith on the circumstances of our lives? Do we make the false assumption that if God loves me He will always make my life pleasant and good, make the problems go away? That is not what the Bible teaches. Instead we are taught that faithful lives will have difficulty; that we will be tested and disciplined. Real happiness, real joy, is not found in things and circumstances, but in learning that in all circumstances, good or bad, He loves me. My job as His child is to learn how to be able to say truthfully to God: "Not my will, but Thy will be done". He is so gracious that He helps me to be able to do this. I am to lean on Him, and let Him guide me as to the next step. I hope I will always remember that in ALL things, He is to have the preeminence.
Even when my life is not exactly the way I would choose, I can learn to trust that He is still in control, and will bring good even out of the most difficult circumstances. Trust and obey ~ for there's no other way… this is true wisdom and my forever goal.
Barb, just wanted you to know I incorporated this blessing in my devotional time this morning; direction for my day.
This article is fabulous and it spoke to me on a level that only God knew about in my life. In the area of finance, work, fellowship with other believers, and many other things, I was losing my peace and have no one to talk to about it. Thank you for such a genuine, authentic and heartfelt ministry.
Interestingly, I just recently read a devotional that read, "God will give you the desires of your heart when you are ready to receive.". Immediately, I said..out loud, "Lord, I am ready to receive." Then immediately following, I asked myself, "Are you truly ready? How do I know if/when I'm ready?". Then, this morning I was led to this article. Right away, it hit me. I will be ready when I am content in whatever situation that I find myself in. God works in mysterious ways and thanks to Him, His ways are not like our own. His grace is sufficient, always has been, always will be. The past 14 months has been heavy, almost unbearable at times. I've prayed and fasted, and simply could not experience the peace that I was seeking and longing for. This article has really opened my eyes, my heart and my spirit. Suddenly, the heaviness was lifted. God's grace is sufficient, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light (I love that). Thank you Barb for the insight. I now have renewed "spring in my step". And His name is Jesus.


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the british athletics mountain running challenge is back in 2017
The British Athletics Mountain Running Challenge is back in 2017 as the country's best athletes over the discipline take on a trio of events to take the domestic honour.
The series will start at the Inter Counties Championships which are confirmed for 13 May 2017 in Broughton, Scotland before taking to the hills of Keswick for the British Athletics Mountain Running Championships which will incorporate the European Mountain Running Championships (Uphill) trials on June 4.
The Challenge will return two weeks later in Sedbergh on Sunday 18 June 2017 where crucial series points and selection for the World Mountain Running Championships (up and down) will be up for grabs. The significance of the event is all the more so as it is also the Senior Home Countries International.
Prize money will be on offer for the first five runners across the finish line in each of the individual races, with an overall series bonus on offer for the top three in the senior men's and women's categories.
Sarah Rowell, Mountain Running lead at British Athletics commented on the series:
"I'm once again looking forward to some tense and exciting racing that we have grown accustomed to during this series. We have some of the best mountain runners in the world, so I'm expecting high quality events - particularly with places in British teams at international events on offer, as well as the spice of the home countries battling it out at the Home Countries International.
"I would like to thank all those who work tirelessly to organise these events; it is with their dedication and hard work that we are able to offer races which prepare our British teams for the major championships ahead."
For further details on the British Athletics Mountain Running Challenge, please visit the pages via this link: http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/competitions/mountain-running/


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Director: Fred Zinnemann
It has been a number of years since I had last viewed From Here to Eternity, and my perspective and perceptions obviously have changed over time. This 1953 film, set in the days leading up to December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor, follows military men's lives and loves. The story has numerous plot lines and develops many strong character studies. I will make a general comment regarding all of the characters in the movie as to not repeat myself as I discuss each one – it is apparent that every character has so much more behind their stories then can be fully explained in a 118-minute film. The James Jones novel was in excess of 700 pages and screenwriter, Daniel Taradash, had to decide both the key elements of the story line and character background necessary to provide a cohesive narrative. As Taradash won an Oscar for Best Screenwriting, the Academy certainly felt he succeeded. I would be remiss not to mention Fred Zinnemann, the Best Director winner, who engages the viewer throughout the film. Coupled with Oscar wins for Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing and nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Music, the resulting product is an atmospheric, enthralling film.
The primary storyline involves Robert E. Lee Prewitt "Pru" (played by Best Actor nominee Montgomery Clift), a soldier who transfers to a new unit because his previous unit displaced him as lead company bugler with a player he felt was inferior but had connections. This stubborn streak continues as Pru refuses to join his new company's boxing team which leads to a series of cruel menial assignments from guard duty, to digging unnecessary holes, to scrubbing floors, to running laps and mountain trails. He never breaks because of his love of military service which he believes is his life's work. Montgomery Cliff plays Prewitt convincingly, but I was left wondering what made Prewitt act the way he did. Uneducated orphan, maybe?
Prewitt's love interest is Lorene (Best Supporting Actress winner Donna Reed), a woman he meets at a "club" for military men. This is clearly not the Donna I remember as a kid watching The Donna Reed Show.
Probably the most iconic scene which the film is known for is the steamy love scene on the beach with Burt Lancaster (Sgt. Milton Warden) and Deborah Kerr (Karen Holmes); both nominated for Best Actor and Actress. I never was able to fully discern what motivated Sgt. Warden and why he declined to take the officer's exam that may have permitted him a vehicle to marry Mrs. Holmes, the unhappily married wife of Warden's commanding officer, Captain Dana Holmes (Philip Ober). I would have to imagine that From Here to Eternity was considered somewhat shocking in the puritanical 1950's. Themes involving adultery, consorting with prostitutes (not explicitly stated), pre-marital sex, public drunkenness, and abuse of power by a military officer are not the fare typically seen of films of this era.
Of course, the other storyline revolves around Angelo Maggio (Best Supporting Actor winner Frank Sinatra) and stockade Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson (Ernest Borgnine). This was an early role for Borgnine who plays a sadistic stockade commander whose personal vendetta against Maggio climaxes when Maggio is sentenced to the stockade – classic man's inhumanity against man. We will see Borgnine in an entirely different role two films from now in Marty. This is also not the character I remember as a kid watching McHale's Navy. The role of Maggio was a pivotal role for Sinatra who was previously was known primarily as a singer. Personally, the Maggio character didn't resonate with me. I usually do not enjoy watching characters whose primary role is to portray a drunk. Having recently watched 1946 Best Picture winner The Lost Weekend, I felt Ray Milland was a much more believable alcoholic.
In the 1947 Best Picture winner The Best Years of Our Lives, we saw the difficulties of veterans returning home after their wartime service. In From Here to Eternity, we see some of the trials and tribulations these soldiers faced during their service that manifested themselves upon their return home. If you have not seen this film, it is not one to be missed.
Our 1953 Best Picture takes viewers back to WWII-era using the incredible source material of the 1951 Novel, From Here to Eternity by James Jones. While I had not seen this particular film before, I have read the brilliant novel and was eager to see how our director, Fred Zinnemann, would interpret the material. It is not a simple feat to condense 861 pages of brilliant writing into a cohesive and comprehensive 118 minutes, however the screenwriter who adapted the novel, Daniel Taradash, did a great job given the constraints of the time period in which the film was made. T he novel is much more debaucherous in its depiction of prostitution, however this film was made during the heyday of the Motion Picture Production Code and thus these activities are largely downplayed or only mentioned through vague allusion. Besides from Here to Eternity, James Jones also wrote another novel that received the silver-screen treatment, The Thin Red Line. Terrence Malik's 1998 film of the same name was also a terrific depiction of the brutal reality of WWII. Both novels and films are semi-autobiographical in nature and draw from Jones' experience serving in the war.
It's hard to imagine that the vapid spectacle of The Greatest Show on Earth could be considered in the same ballpark of this film. From Here To Eternity excels in many regards, but to see Montgomery Clift in his prime, truly is a treat for all cinephiles. This film marked the last film that Montgomery Clift would act in before his car accident while filming Raintree County. There could not have been a better actor chosen to bring the stubbornness and moxy of Robert E. Lee Pruitt (Pru) to the big screen. While an actor's off-screen personality and mystique do not always impact their performance, the notoriously private and secluded life of Montgomery Clift fits in perfectly with Pru's audacity and commitment to his personal morality code. Clift is often lumped into the same category as Marlon Brando and James Dean who all embodied the Hollywood outsider persona, while revolutionizing the industry with raw talent.
Additionally, there can not be enough said about the surprisingly endearing performance of Frank Sinatra as Angelo Maggio. While today, "The Chairman of the Board" Frank Sinatra, is a household name, 1953 marked a period of decline for the swooner. With his records not selling and his inability to fill concert halls anymore, it looked like Frank's star was fading fast. He wasn't the first choice for this role and there are rumors that Sinatra's mob connections helped him get a part in this film. The famous scene from The Godfather where the movie producer wakes to find his prized horse's head in his bed is said to be inspired by some of the dealings that led to Frank being cast in this film. Regardless of the rumors, Frank's performance was enough to put him back on the map. His comedic timing and brash persona are incredibly captivating, and he rightfully earned the best supporting actor Oscar that he was awarded for the role. His character's chutzpah in the face of adversity showed off the actor's incredible range from light-hearted to emotional heart-breaking scenes. Without providing too much of a spoiler for this 50 year-old classic, Maggio's final scene in the film is one of the most memorable scenes that we have viewed in our journey through film history.
The actor who is the glue that holds the entire film together is Burt Lancaster. Lancaster's performance as the steady and intrepid Sgt. Milton Warden provides a terrific juxtaposition against the brash Maggio and the stubborn Pru. While Pru is receiving the "treatment" for not joining the squad boxing team, the Sergeant provides a bit of compassion and perspective that helps Pru temporarily through some of the company in-fighting. While the Sergeant does not always take the moral high road, especially in light of his affair with the Captain's wife, Donna, he still remains a symbol of goodness in the corrupt bureaucratic company. Their scene with the Sergeant and Donna on the beach together is one of the more enduring images from the film and encapsulates the ability of the film to cover all ends of the emotional spectrum.
There are moments in the film where both Pru and Maggio's treatment is kafkaesque as their superiors use the system to bully the two soldiers into compliance. The moment in time displayed in the film is clouded with the ominous presence of historical dramatic irony. As we glimpse this version of life at the Hawaiian army base in the closing months of 1941, the stakes for the characters seem so high in the moment but ultimately do not matter given the scale of history's tide. While the film is ultimately a character study with limited discussion of the global conflict of WWII, as the characters' individual stories begin to resolve themselves, they are faced with "a day that will live in infamy" as FDR described it. The attack on Pearl Harbor makes the stakes of participation in a boxing tournament seem so insignificant, but that is the stark contrast we are faced with.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Besides the stellar production-value and terrific performances from our leads, the plot of this film drives an interesting, rarely-seen depiction of military life that is worth seeking out. The film contains romantic, dramatic, comedic, and action-packed elements that provide something for every film-enthusiast.
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Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Alex's Commentary
The Greatest Show on Earth won the 1952 Academy Award for Best Picture and Cecil B. DeMille won for Best Director. Given the number of excellent films being produced by Hollywood in the 1950s, I found it unusual that this film would be considered the best picture. The movie felt more like a documentary of circus life than the engaging drama which it tried to be. The color cinematography and costuming were well done but the cast of established actors could not salvage the weak storyline.
Charlton Heston plays Brad Braden, the circus manager, as an unconvincing and unrelatable character. Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde are trapeze artists attempting to upstage each other for the center ring. Again, the characters did not seem believable and the development of their character was lacking. Another character lacking development was 'Buttons" A. Clown, which wasted the talents of James Stewart. Buttons was apparently a former physician who somehow killed his wife (I assume for benevolent reasons) and then joins the circus to escape from the police. There are a few other weak subplots that are not worth describing.
So how did this film win the best picture? I have two theories. First, DeMille was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 1953 Academy Awards and perhaps the Academy thought in addition to this award, Best Picture and Best Director awards would make his evening complete. My second theory is that a very strong group of competing films split the voting enabling a lesser film to emerge victorious. This list of films includes four motion pictures that are considered classics and I believe are far superior to The Greatest Show on Earth. They include Moulin Rouge and The Quiet Man (the great John Ford film with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara). Even more memorable are Singin' in the Rain and one of my personal favorite films, High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.
If you are interested in the circus life of the 1950's perhaps you would enjoy this film; however, with a running time of what seems like a very long 2 ½ hours, I'd suggest watching one of the other four films mentioned above instead.
The name of our film's director was burned into the annals of Hollywood history with Billy Wilder's 1950 masterpiece, Sunset Boulevard as the main character, Norma Desmond, delivers the closing line, "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up". With a 40+ year career as a director spanning from his first silent film in 1914 and culminating with two Charlton Heston-led technicolor spectacles (The Greatest Show on Earth and The Ten Commandments), it's no wonder that the name Cecil B. DeMille is one of the most revered from the Golden Age of Hollywood history. While the grandeur of Cecil B. DeMille is not necessarily in line with my preferred aesthetics, the impressive scale and visionary nature of his filmmaking had the power to bring to life the biblical and whimsical to entertain the masses. It's no wonder that the Golden Globes (The second best award show 😉 ) named their lifetime achievement award after our film's director with the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Similar to the lifetime achievement award, it is possible that the Academy Awarded Cecil B. DeMille his first and only best picture win for our current picture as recognition for his storied career and contributions to film as a whole. Although I do prefer the Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly film, High Noon from our nominee pool to this feature, DeMille's ability to bring the spectacle of the circus to the silver screen is certainly a sight to behold. .
While Charlton Heston does shine in this film, eschewing his brand of masculinity that reminds me of a somewhat gruffer Humphrey Bogart in Gone With the Wind, he lacks the likability that we have seen in other leading men in Best Picture Winners. This rough around the edges character, Brad Braden (Charlton Heston), with "sawdust in his veins" is a much more complex character than a surface viewing would initially lead you to believe. His tough exterior doesn't break often, although there are moments when his humanity and compassion do peak through. The foil to Heston's character is Holly (Betty Hutton), a "flyer" whose abilities on the trapeze and bars have catapulted her to center ring. As she enters the film, she is established as Charlton Heston's love interest although that storyline is not fully developed. Betty Hutton is a passable actress and her performance in this film lands very hollow based on her over-acting. Her love triangle with Brad and The Great Sebastian (Cornell Wilde) provides some intrigue, although like the rest of the plot of the film, it ultimately is underdeveloped. The saving grace to the film is Jimmy Stewart, whose character Buttons is a likable clown with a dark past. It's hard for me to think of a role in which James Stewart diminishes the overall quality of a film. In this particular instance, his natural acting ability shines a light on the deficiencies of his fellow cast. Even though James performs in clown makeup throughout the entire production, he is still able to bring his humble, everyman charm to the role. It's not often the case that one would consider a Best Picture winner as a minor role, but for the incomparable Mr. Stewart this performance is and should be forgotten when considering his body of work. He only had so much to work with given how cheesy the script and storyline were. Also appearing in minor roles were Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis and Gloria Grahame as Angel.
The characters that really steal the show however are not our leading characters, but rather the actual circus folk depicted in this film. The film splices plot between elaborate circus scenes that play almost like a documentary of a spectacular performance of the actual Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus troops. This is a fascinating new territory for film as the footage not only serves as a dramatic ensemble character study, but also as a commercial for the circus. Through using real acts currently performing during the 1951 circus season, it provides real incentives for fans of the film to go out and view their favorite performers in real life. Personally, I loved seeing the spectacle of dogs riding horses. Additionally, there is a great cameo from Bing Crosby and Bob Hope that adds additional intrigue. The film also provides behind-the-scenes coverage of moments that the average circus-goer would never get to see such as the circus train, the rigging and set-up of the iconic circus tent, and the practice routines for the various acts as they prepare for the night's performance. Even moments where Charlton Heston is going through a line-up of elephants and prescribing remedies for elephant-illness such as gin and ginger, are intriguing glimpses of a different world not often glimpsed by the public. As I watched some of the more harrowing trapeze stunts, I found myself on the edge of my seat hoping that we wouldn't see an accident. When it comes to world building Cecil B. Demille excels at bringing the grandeur of the circus to life, and depicting the magical place of wonderment and danger that delights adults and children alike.
The film has certainly dated itself with certain special effects including an epic train crash clearly filmed with models. According to IMDB, this film was "the first movie that Steven Spielberg ever saw. His father took him to the theater, promising him a trip to the circus. He was six years old at the time. In Spielberg's 2005 movie War of the Worlds a brief clip of the train crash scene is seen when one of the characters is channel-surfing." Besides the low-grade special effects there are a few instances of blackface and jokes at the expense of the obese and dwarves that are not endearing in a modern context. While I don't have moral qualms with the concept of the circus in general, there have always been questions about the treatment of animals in the production of these spectacles. Even the the 2017 Hugh Jackman feature, The Greatest Showman, loosely based on the life of PT Barnum, incurred the ire of PETA due to Barnum's abysmal track record of animal abuse.
Overall, I think this film was a step in the wrong direction from some of our other recent films. While some of the films we've viewed in our journey haven't aged well or are a little melodramatic, this film borders on the edge of bad. The acting, special effects, script, and plot just couldn't be redeemed by the wonderful circus footage. The film was also 2.5 hours long, which is quite a lot of viewing time that the film does not justify based on its content/plot. Not all of the best picture winners deserve to be remembered in perpetuity, and this film in particular is deserving of its place near the bottom of all best picture winners. Due to the time period, this film was produced during the heyday of the Hollywood Blacklist and McCarthyism and thus we are left with the result of what happens when Hollywood plays it safe. This commercial for the circus was successful in making me want to see a Cirque du Soleil show in the near future, but not much else. See it if you want to laugh at some bad acting, or if you really like dated portrayals of trapeze acts.
Tagged Betty Hutton, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, entertainment, Gloria Grahame, James Stewart, movie reviews


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Oahu traveler learns to surf in Haleiwa Town.
The Location of Haleiwa Town
Known as the 'surfing capital of the world', Haleiwa is located in the North Shore of Oahu between two beautiful stretches of road. The 8 miles from Haleiwa to Sunset Beach is considered to have some of the world's best surfing beaches, including Bonzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay. Several big wave surf competitions take place there in the winter months.
The Rainbow Bridge over the Anahulu River is one entrance into Haleiwa town, and the entrance to the road off of Kamehameha Highway is marked by a famous, colorful sign of a surfer. Many tourists stop to take photos with this sign.
Though Haleiwa has gained fame as a surfing town, its main draw these days is a cultural one. The location is rich with history, making it an intriguing stop for an Oahu vacation.
The History of Haleiwa Town
Haleiwa Town originated in the late 1800s as a hotel named Hale'iwa, meaning house of the frigatebird. The area wasn't very popular before the hotel, but after the building went up, people were drawn to the area for its beauty and charm. The restaurant Haleiwa Joe's now stands where the hotel once stood.
The state of Hawaii designated Haleiwa as a historic, cultural and scenic district in 1984. The state also set guidelines that any new business had to meet the design guidelines of the architecture of Haleiwa's early sugar industry period. So every store in Haleiwa, from surf shops to art galleries, has an old-fashioned feel.
The main attractions in Haleiwa include shave ice and two well known beaches.
Matsumoto Shave Ice
Matsumoto Shave Ice is a very popular shave ice spot, due to how long it has been around. The store was established in 1951 and is located in the heart of the Haleiwa shopping center. It has over 30 flavors of shave ice to choose from. Typically there is a line running out the door for this cooling treat, but it's worth it.
Haleiwa Beach Park
Haleiwa Beach Park is a loved beach by locals and tourists alike. Locals often pitch tents and have barbecue lunches, while tourists often rent boards from across the street for a surf lesson. The waves at this beach are typically much smaller than their extreme neighbors, so it's a good place to learn.
Pua'ena Point Beach Park
Pua'ena Point Beach Park is known for its picturesque palm tree groves and sea turtles. The beach isn't the greatest for swimming, because it's fairly rocky, but sea turtles prefer it because the rocks are covered with the algae that they eat. Visitors can sit in the shade of palm trees while watching green sea turtles nibble on algae and surfers ride the waves in the bay. Sometimes, the sea turtles will even come up onshore to sunbathe.
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Poetry at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2014
Wednesday 6 August 2014
Edinburgh in August has to mean the Edinburgh International Book Festival which takes place this month from Saturday 9th to the 25th. More than 800 authors will deliver a vibrant and inspiring festival for all lovers of the spoken word, with 750 events, bookshops, cafes and plenty of activities for children jostling for space in the specially created tented village in Charlotte Square Gardens, right in the heart of Edinburgh.
Poetry events are always a key part of the Book Festival and we have information on a few of the highlights from this year's programme which might catch the eye of StAnza regulars. Thanks to our partners at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, we also have a pair of free tickets to offer for Paul Muldoon's event, so read on! And for more details on events or to book tickets, visit the Book Festival's website, www.edbookfest.co.uk, or call their box office on 0845 373 5888.
Sweet Potato and Callaloo: Voices from the Caribbean Diaspora
Sat 9 Aug, 4:30pm - 5:30pm, £10.00, £8.00
Jackie Kay introduces a vibrant generation of writers and poets whose work has its roots in the Caribbean. She is joined by Guyanese writer and poet Sasenarine Persaud, British-born Bajan performance poet Dorothea Smartt, British-born writer and performance artist Malika Booker, and Jamaican poet Millicent A A Graham.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/sweet-potato-and-call...
Stewart Conn & Hugo Williams: Ordinary Lives that Breed Special Verse
Sun 10 Aug, 10:15am - 11:15am, £10.00, £8.00
A stirring hour of poetry from two award-winning writers that delve into the everyday and find something quite extraordinary. Ayrshire-bred Stewart Conn's latest collection is The Touch Of Time, a retrospective across five decades, while London-based Hugo Williams has recently published I Knew The Bride, an irony-infused memoir that reflects on his post-war childhood.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/stewart-conn-hugo-wil...
Rowan Williams: Gravity and Grace
Sun 10 Aug, 6:30pm - 7:30pm, £10.00, £8.00
During his 10 years as Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams's talents as a poet were often eclipsed by his high-profile religious role, but since he stood down to become Master of Magdalene College in Cambridge, his poetry is flourishing. His latest collection, The Other Mountain, explores moments of human transformation, whether in body or in spirit.
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Andrew Greig with Rachel Newton: Performing Poetry, Prose and Music
Mon 11 Aug, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, £10.00, £8.00
Why do the stories of the Scottish-English borderlands – the Border Ballads – remain so compelling today? Writer and poet Andrew Greig and celebrated clarsach player Rachel Newton explore tales of the past in an enchanting dialogue that moves between poetry, prose, story and music. Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/andrew-greig-with-rac...
Robert Crawford & Paul Farley: Magnificent Poetry
Thu 14 Aug, 10:15am - 11:15am, £10.00, £8.00
Scottish writer Robert Crawford creates poetry 'to be homesick for'; sensitive to its local environment as well as magnificently universal. At this event he will read from Testament, his first collection in six years. The Selected Poems of multi award-winning Liverpudlian Paul Farley are drawn from four collections including his most recent, The Dark Film. His poignant, searingly honest work reflects the smallness of existence in a bafflingly vast world.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/robert-crawford-paul-...
Michael Longley: Things We Cannot Forget
Fri 15 Aug, 7:00pm - 8:00pm, £10.00, £8.00
Michael Longley's poems have been described as 'masterpieces of lucidity, economy, sincerity…'. The distinguished Northern Irish poet will read from his powerfully moving new collection, The Stairwell. Longley is widely regarded as one of the finest poets of his generation and his new poems, shot through with references to The Iliad, include elegiac meditations on the death of his twin brother Peter and the Great War.
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Celebrating Lermontov: New Translations of an Old Master
Descended from Scottish ancestry and hugely influenced by Walter Scott, Mikhail Lermontov is viewed as one of Russia's greatest poets. This bicentenary year sees publication of newly translated poems. Join translators Peter France, Rose France and Alexander Hutchison to explore the intricacies of translating a literary great's work into English and Scots.
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Robin Robertson: Gimlet-Eyed Poetry
Few poets write with the piercing, unflinching honesty that Robin Robertson brings to his work. Hill of Doors, his latest collection, offers up a grim cornucopia of human suffering, sacrifice and excess. Yet Robertson's subjects range from the brutal to the divine. Like the terrifying Hebridean whirlpool of Corryvreckan he describes in one of his finest poems, for Robertson life and death form an endlessly mutating cycle.
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Paul Muldoon: Poetry's Force of Nature
Born in Northern Ireland, Paul Muldoon is now a professor at Princeton University and poetry editor of the New Yorker. His poetry has won major prizes including the Pulitzer and the T S Eliot Prize and Muldoon is widely regarded as one of the most important poets working in the English language. In this event he previews a forthcoming collection, One Thousand Things Worth Knowing.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/paul-muldoon-2
Patience Agbabi & Jen Hadfield: Poets Inspired by Places
Mon 18 Aug, 10:15am - 11:15am, £10.00, £8.00
They come from opposite ends of the British Isles, but Patience Agbabi and Jen Hadfield share a fascination for poems with a sense of place. Agbabi's Telling Tales is a retelling of The Canterbury Tales for a multicultural Britain; a vibrant and sometimes outrageous mix of rhyme, sonnets and rap. Hadfield's Byssus is a different kind of paean: poems that celebrate the sea, shore and moor of her adopted Shetland.
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Kei Miller & Tom Pow: In Search of the Promised Land
Mon 18 Aug, 3:30pm - 4:30pm, £7.00, £5.00
Two award-winning poets consider how we imagine – and sometimes actually forge – a better life elsewhere. Glasgow-based Jamaican Kei Miller has written The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion, which explores the lure of the rastaman's mythical city of Zion. Edinburgh-based Tom Pow presents A Wild Adventure, the tale of a late 18th century artist convicted of forging Scottish banknotes and sentenced to 14 years in Australia's Botany Bay.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/kei-miller-tom-pow
David Harsent & Alexander Hutchison: 'I Ken Aabody / Exceptin Masel'
Tue 19 Aug, 10:15am - 11:15am, £10.00, £8.00
A winner of the Griffin and Forward prizes, David Harsent is described by John Burnside as 'probably the richest, most seductive…imagination working in English poetry today.' Here he reads from his new collection Standing Shadows. Quite different in register, but equally accomplished, Alexander Hutchison brings a lively and exuberantly Scottish voice to his poetry in the wide-ranging collection Bones & Breath.
Buy tickets at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/david-harsent-alexand...
And the first person to email info@stanzapoetry.org not later than midnight on Friday 8th August with a note of the year in which Paul Muldoon last appeared at a StAnza spring festival wins a pair of free tickets to his above listed EIBF event on 17th August.
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Commentary: For the Seahawks, back to square one - and a chance to overcome the odds yet again
By Aaron Levine
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Commentary: For the Seahawks, back to square one – and a chance to overcome the odds yet again
SEATTLE -- Just like that – we're done here, folks.
Barring a playoff miracle, tonight was our last time here at CenturyLink Field this season.
And hopefully, a loss like today leaves a really bad taste in the Seahawks mouth heading into the postseason.
I understand the last thing anyone wants to talk about tonight is a Super Bowl run after an incredibly irritating loss like earlier today. But the fact of the matter is this: Seattle is still alive, the Rams are not, and the Seahawks fortunately don't have to face the Rams in the postseason. And for the first time since November 15, the doubters are out in full force, calling the Seahawks soft and weak and every other name in the book.
Given the way many feel tonight, wouldn't it be great if we looked back at this night a month from now, after a win in the NFC Championship Game?
It might seem unlikely now, but it could be considered one of the most impressive runs to the Super Bowl in franchise history.
Remember, the Seahawks have reached the Super Bowl three times. All three times, they've won their division, had a first-round bye, and needed to win just two home games to get there. The prospect of winning three straight games on the road seems daunting - but not as impossible as it might have felt in the past. Not with this group of players. Not with their mindset.
So keep doubting them. And while there are no excuses for a flat effort like we saw earlier today, they just might surprise you. After a five-game win streak, we know that somewhere, the spark is there.
To be honest, I kind of like this challenge. Sure, we'd all prefer the easiest path. But the road to the Super Bowl is likely entirely on the road, providing the biggest challenge this team has faced to date. And for a team that has made its money by overcoming adversity and challenges, why not test it with the biggest hurdles of all?
I understand that it's a shame that those unforgettable playoff moments won't be here in Seattle this season. Those indelible moments like Beast Quake and Richard Sherman's tip. Like Kam Chancellor's pick six against Carolina and Jermaine Kearse's game-winning catch against Green Bay. But the impact of game-defining moments won't lose their luster whether they come here in Seattle or on the road.
And while this team will rightfully continue to view it as "one game at a time," I don't mind looking big picture, and raising the hypotheticals as we go. That's what makes it fun.
So remember this awful feeling tonight. And revisit it if they somehow find a way – somehow carve that path through a postseason riddled with obstacles, and do it on the road.
That team would go down as one of the best – if not the best – in a 40-year franchise history.
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The era of television
Together with the racial integration of the game at all levels, the coming of television in the 1950s marked a new era in the development of American football. The 1950s were a boom time for professional football but a bad time for the colleges, yet intercollegiate football, too, emerged from the decade not only intact but on the verge of unprecedented prosperity.
Immediately following World War II, college football experienced a surge in popularity, but attendance declined by the end of the decade and recovered very slowly over the 1950s. Many colleges dropped the game as too expensive, including one-time powers such as Fordham and St. Mary's. The informally organized Ivy League became a formal organization in 1954, choosing to play a "deemphasized" brand of football. The National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball, created in 1940 by small colleges concerned about the state of amateurism in that sport, became the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1952 and first sponsored a national championship in football in 1956.
The colleges and universities that clung to the big-time game faced a double crisis: the impact of television on gate receipts and the final throes of the ongoing controversy over professionalism. The NCAA named its first executive director, Walter Byers, in 1951 (he continued in that role until 1987) and took on regulatory and enforcement powers for the first time. Regarding television not as the tremendous source of revenue it eventually became but as the most serious threat to gate receipts, the NCAA in 1951 assumed control of broadcasting rights and established severe restrictions on the number of times any team could appear on TV. Under NCAA control, while attendance grew from 20 million in 1961 to 35.8 million in 1981, TV revenues increased from $3 million to $31 million, then doubled in 1982 when the NCAA signed its final contract with the networks.
Divvying up these huge revenues nearly tore the NCAA apart—small schools sought a portion for themselves, while the major football powers resented sharing the income that they generated. The big schools also chafed as NCAA decision making was dominated by the more numerous smaller schools. University and college divisions were created within the NCAA in 1968, with 223 schools in the former and 386 in the latter; then, at a special meeting in 1973, institutions were assigned to Divisions I, II, or III, based essentially on the size and ambitions of the football program. Subsequent conventions fought over the allocation of TV revenues among the divisions, and in 1977 the major football conferences (excluding only the Pacific-8 and the Big Ten), along with the major independents such as Notre Dame, formed the College Football Association (CFA) to challenge the NCAA's power. Faced with the threat of the CFA, the NCAA at its 1978 convention split Division I into Division I-A (the big-time football schools) and I-AA. (In 2006 the two divisions were renamed the Football Bowl Subdivision [FBS] and the Football Championship Subdivision [FCS], respectively.)
Still unsatisfied by the division of TV revenues under the new arrangement, the CFA attempted to negotiate its own TV contract in 1981. When the NCAA threatened sanctions, the Universities of Georgia and Oklahoma sued the organization for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act; the University of Texas sued separately. By 1984 the plaintiffs had prevailed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the NCAA no longer controlled TV contracts. The CFA itself was undermined in 1990 when Notre Dame broke ranks to sign its own contract with NBC, after which individual conferences began negotiating separate arrangements with the networks.
As a consequence of these varied actions, by the 1990s television revenues were going almost entirely to the big football schools, and major conference realignments—Penn State joining the Big Ten in 1990, the Southeastern Conference expanding to 12 teams in 1992, the Big 8 becoming the Big 12 in 1996 by absorbing four Texas schools from the disbanded Southwest Conference—resulted in large part from consideration of TV markets.
Scholarships and the student athlete
College football's other post-World War II crisis, regarding professionalism, reached a flash point in the late 1940s and early 1950s over athletic scholarships. Subsidizing athletes had been common since the 1920s but was not officially sanctioned and was entirely unregulated, controlled more often by alumni than by athletic departments. When the NCAA took on the issue after World War II, the Big Ten and the Pacific Coast Conference lobbied for need-based scholarships which awarded on-campus jobs. The Southeastern and Southwest conferences led the campaign for open athletic scholarships, declaring the job plan merely hypocritical (entailing phony jobs that required no work). The job plan bloc prevailed at the NCAA convention in January 1948, passing what became known as the Sanity Code, but battles at subsequent meetings led to its being rescinded at the 1951 convention, and the now-familiar athletic grant-in-aid was finally adopted in 1957. Also in 1951, most of Army's football team was dismissed for cheating on exams; and it had been revealed earlier in the year that basketball players at several major universities had accepted money from gamblers to shave points. Out of this morass of scandal, the NCAA emerged stronger than ever, solidifying its standing as the regulatory, investigative, and punitive organization that ruled collegiate sports.
Once the issue of financial support was resolved and the sport fully integrated, the players' status as student-athletes received sharper scrutiny. The NCAA first tied eligibility for athletic scholarships to academic success in high school in 1965 with its "1.6 rule," then replaced it with a 2.0 grade-point-average standard in 1973. When the group passed Proposition 48 in 1983, followed by Proposition 16 in 1992, which together set minimal grade-point averages in a high school core curriculum and scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test for scholarships and freshman eligibility, it addressed one continuing controversy while provoking another—its disproportionate impact on African Americans.
The problems and convulsions of the larger society inevitably spilled over into college football. The racial turmoil of the late 1960s led to bitter confrontations between black players and white coaches at several universities, and drug problems arose periodically, ranging from the abuse of amphetamines in the 1970s to the more dangerous abuse of anabolic steroids in the 1980s. The passage of Title IX forced athletic departments to divert financial resources into sports for women as well as men and made the football team, with its huge number of scholarships but also its unique capacity to generate income, a focal point for debates over gender equity. The commercialization set in motion by television led to institutional partnerships with soft drink and shoe companies, corporate sponsorship of bowl games, and million-dollar contracts for football coaches who were expected to contend for national championships. The competing demands of the sport, as an extracurricular activity for student-athletes and as mass entertainment, remained at the heart of American college football at the turn of the 21st century.
Bowl games and the national championship
Even as bowl games proliferated in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, controversies shadowed them—for their commercialization of the amateur sport and prolonging of the season at the expense of academics—but resistance disappeared when the financial windfall from the televised contests became a major source of revenue for the top teams and conferences. A new controversy emerged in the 1970s, however, regarding the bowls' inability to produce an unambiguous national champion. A perennial call for a national championship play-off, resisted by defenders of the traditional bowl games, eventually prompted the creation in 1992 of the Bowl Coalition—involving four major bowl games (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar), five major conferences (excluding the Big Ten and Pac-10), and independent Notre Dame—with the goal of matching the two top-rated teams in a championship game that would rotate among the four bowls. In 1995 the Bowl Coalition was replaced by the Bowl Alliance (involving six conferences, Notre Dame, and only three bowls), but the nonparticipation of the Rose Bowl, Big Ten, and Pac-10 continued to leave the scheme badly flawed. In 1998 the Rose Bowl and its two participating conferences joined the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), which included all the major teams and conferences, with a supposed national championship game now rotating among the Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta bowls. The matching of the University of Nebraska with Miami in the 2002 Rose Bowl, however, after Nebraska had failed to win its own conference championship, made it clear that the BCS had not resolved the issue and guaranteed that a debate over a play-off along the lines of the NCAA basketball tournament (informally known as March Madness) would continue. That debate came to a head in the 2010s, and a new College Football Playoff system that matched the top four teams in the country as determined by a selection committee was instituted in 2014.
Football in the United States
The game emerges
Roots in soccer and rugby
Walter Camp and the creation of American football
Managing the violence of the game
Expansion and reform
Sport and spectacle
College football's golden age
Red Grange and professionalism
Knute Rockne and the influence of coaches
Birth and early growth of professional football
Football for American youth
The racial transformation of American football
Ascendance of the NFL
Showmanship on the field
Franchise shifts and free agency
Tactical developments
Football in Canada
The play of the game
Super Bowl results
College football national champions
Grey Cup results
American professional football all-time records
Gridiron football
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How did midwives deliver women in the past? What was their understanding of anatomy and physiology? How did they cope with unnatural presentations, haemorrhage, miscarriage and stillbirths, constipation? Were lives being prolonged and risks diminished? Midwifery case notes offer a considerable source of evidence, which, when used with care and imagination, help to tackle these questions. Mrs Stone & Dr Smellie demonstrates this in a fascinating way by analysing the work of two well-known midwives. Sarah Stone's A Complete Practice of Midwifery was published in London in 1737. Mrs Stone had been a midwife in Bridgwater, Taunton and Bristol before moving to London in the late 1730s. Her book collects 43 case notes mainly from her Somerset practice. It is probably unique in providing a female midwife's perspective on childbirth in provincial England in the eighteenth century. Although often mentioned by medical historians, literary scholars have given it most attention by reading it as a feminist text. But A Complete Practice reproduced in full within this book, is a detailed, albeit selective, account of the problems faced by midwifes, what they could do for their women, and how likely they were to succeed. William Smellie (1697-1763) occupies a pivotal position in the history of midwifery, not only in Britain, but also in the wider international community. He published a textbook in 1751 and two collections of case notes in 1754 and 1764. an analysis of the 278 London cases. Woods and Galley offer a 'thick description' of Smellie's practice, the problems he faced, the people he dealt with, how he combined domiciliary clinical practice with advanced instruction, and the way in which he presented his work to a wider community for their enlightenment. Compulsory reading for those working on the history of medicine and midwifery, demography and social history, Mrs Stone and Dr Smellie is an engaging final study by the late internationally-renowned scholar Professor Robert Woods, FBA.
Bob Woods was Professor of Academic History in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy. Previous publications include 'An Atlas of Victorian Mortality' (Liverpool University Press, 1997) and 'The Demography of Victorian England and Wales' (Cambridge University Press, 2000). Chris Galley studied for a PhD under co-author Robert Woods at the University of Liverpool. He now works as a teacher.


What do you do when baby boomers become barriers to church growth?
How do you build support for new ideas?
How do you make needed shifts in the church without making waves of turmoil?
How do you arrive at a mutual understanding of generationally distinctive values?
What's involved in building bridges instead of barriers between generations?
How can church leaders make needed shifts without making waves in the church family? When it comes to introducing and managing change most clergy are inexperienced, uninformed and/or unwilling to introduce change in the church. After all, some of those key church families and leaders write the check that the clergy's family depends on. Many pastors do not have the gifts or the calling to be a leader. They usually come to a church under job descriptions that are particularly crafted by church leaders so the pastor would care for them, and teach, shepherd and manage programs for them.
Rarely does a pastoral ministry description focus on leadership in addition to introducing and managing change. But often it is the skill set the church needs most in order to move forward. In today's rapidly changing culture there is deteriorating interest in churches.
Some people can deal with incremental change and survive and maybe even thrive. Most of our churches are in situations calling for systemic and radical change. Many of our churches are filled with dedicated senior adults who staff programs, give tithes and design ministries. Increasingly the younger generation, particularly those who haven't grown up in church families, are not even thinking about church in their weekly activities.
How are pastors and churches to respond to the growing apathy of the culture while preserving those who are in the current membership and leadership pool? How can a church make shifts without creating unnecessary waves of discontent?
Building ownership and clarity is critical for change to take place. This takes time, patience and skill along with determination, prayer and focus. All are equally critical to this change process and preserving wholeness in the family of faith while accomplishing the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.
The toolkit for change is found in the timeliness of working through several key questions with leaders, families and decision makers. This must be done in a methodical, intentional and prayerful manner, being sensitive to feelings (transition) while being clear about needed change.
Research tells us that if you can get about 25-30 percent of your existing attending adults to buy into a new idea they can lead a culture shift in the church. So often the easiest groups to engage are those who are newcomers to the church, those who have children or grandchildren and those who are still in the community at large but mostly inactive in the church. These folks are looking for something meaningful that works to reach their loved ones. The newcomers can help create a new value and leadership model from the time they enter the fellowship.
Consider the following powerful coaching questions as tools for finding and following clarity, focus, building ownership and understanding among all key decision makers.
Key 1: What are the needed shifts? This question opens up great conversations that immediately reveal what people value and what works for them or those they love and what doesn't. Discovering together what shifts are needed for a church to be more effective is essential.
Key 2: What are the shifts about anyway? Once the needed shifts are listed by key persons, prioritize them by inviting the group to vote on the top five that would make the most difference and impact in reaching persons they currently find unreached. After the five are identified list all the reasons these are needed. Invite the group into this dialogue and write the reasons for all to see on newsprint. This opens the door for additional considerations.
Key 3: Who needs to know? Hopefully, you already have most of the key leaders, decision makers and family members in the loop of dialogue. Ask that group who else needs to know about this? Invite those persons who mention the names of others if they will approach them prayerfully and intentionally to raise their awareness of these issues and to get their feedback. Often those in the initial dialogue legitimize the change for others.
Key 4: What do the dissenters need to know in order to buy-in to the proposed shift? It is very unlikely that everyone in a group or in your church will agree with all the proposed changes. Do not let this stop you — so many churches that are dying let the fragile feelings of a few stop the forward progress for many. Give the dissenters an opportunity to voice their concerns. Ask them what they need to know to buy-in. Give them your full hearing one time and then tell them you are not going to listen anymore and you will be sure their opinions are shared with the entire decision making groups. This is tough but essential.
Key 5: What timing is needed? Timing is everything in change and transition. Change, in most cases, does not need to happen overnight. However, if the utilities and mortgages cannot be paid due to lack of participation it may require radical change — otherwise patience, prayer and intentionality is sufficient. Craft a realistic timeline for making change happen and invite others to respond to this with their insights and concerns. People often have ideas many others have missed.
Key 6: Who can help move us forward? Change and transition will not happen if it all depends on the clergy. The more people in the pew that buy into this and have ownership of the new dream, the more effective and efficient the new wave will emerge.
This system sounds simple in some ways, but it works. Follow the keys, use more questions than declarations and build ownership based on relationships people have with those disappointed or disenfranchised from the church or the faith.


The 'Belmont' is a new model in our stone finish range and features a two tone hearth.
The theme with the Belmont was to blend a mix of complementary curves and to accentuate them with the use of colour.
This fireplace is available with the option of an equipment hearth to allow you to house your DVD and cable/satellite box within the fireplace. Equipment hearth openings can be for one or two pieces of equipment and they are made to order to suit your equipment.
You may choose any type of fire from our vast range (see Beachcomber for available options).
Prices and depth of the fireplace will vary based on your selection of fire.


All financial askings to be included in the annual budget of the local church shall be submitted to the committee on finance. The Finance Committee will complete a budget for the local church and submit it to the church council for review and adoption, develop and implement plans that will raise sufficient income and administer the funds received according to instructions from the church council. The Finance Committee meets in the evening on the third Monday of each month. For more information on the Finance Committee, contact the Church Office at mountainviewumc@mtview.org; 303-494-5025.


Blondes and Brunettes Solitaire uses 104 cards (2 decks). Ten cards are dealt to the reserve pile. Then 9 cards are dealt to 9 tableau piles. The next card is dealt to the first foundation pile. The 7 other cards of the same rank are moved to the Foundations as they become available.
You can build tableau piles down in sequence and alternating color. The top cards of tableau piles and the waste pile are available to play on foundations or tableau piles. Only one card at a time may be moved from pile to pile. Spaces are filled automatically from the waste or stock piles. The top card of the reserve pile is available for play on the foundations only. It cannot be moved to tableaus.


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Antonio Aguilar
The Mexican entertainer Antonio Aguilar, who has died aged 88, released more than 130 albums as a singer, starred in 164 films and toured in a large rodeo extravaganza for six decades before retiring in 2006. Friends recalled him as charro de oro (golden cowboy) and buen pelao (good guy).
He was born in Villanueva in the state of Zacatecas, northern Mexico, where his parents were farmers, and he grew up working in the fields. His family wanted him to become a priest, yet once in the seminary he focused on cultivating his vocal talents in the choir. Though he won a scholarship to study music in Los Angeles in the 1940s, he was deported.
He then started to work for $12 a week in the border town of Tijuana. He did well and was soon able to drive to Mexico City in a Lincoln convertible and buy the Minuit nightclub, a venue that attracted such customers as Gary Cooper and Pedro Infante, Mexico's greatest movie star.
In 1950 he married the singer Flor Silvestre and began his own career as a singer, initially of boleros. It was a struggle to be recognised, and the crooner was said to have been booed off stage in Puerto Rico. This led him to switch to rancheras (ballads with sentimental lyrics about love and peasant life) and corridos (narrative songs that tell the story of Mexican events, both historic and contemporary). These immediately found a large audience.
Aguilar began to star in films and pioneered the Mexican charro show, a combination of charreada (Mexican rodeo) and ranchera concert. These elaborate productions included dance performers and mariachi groups beside horsemen and bull riders. His wife and two sons, Pepe and Antonio Jr, all joined the show.
Although they were hugely successful in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, US promoters were sceptical. "They would tell me that the show had no value because no Latin American attraction could draw enough people," Aguilar recalled. His determination paid off and he became a huge star, selling out many nights at New York's Madison Square Garden and the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Aguilar was one of the first Mexican artists to develop a fan base in the US, appealing to both Mexican and non-Latino audiences.
Immensely proud of his nation, Aguilar always emphasised that his show demonstrated "what the true Mexico is all about". If his performances and films were simple stuff aimed at wowing families (he was called "the Mexican Roy Rogers"), there is no doubt he was a master of spectacle.
His international popularity made him interesting to Hollywood, and he starred with John Wayne in The Undefeated (1969). Performances in Mexican revolutionary-era epics such as El Ojo de Vidrio (The Glass Eye, 1969) and three films about the bandit king Heraclio Bernal helped make Aguilar a model for Mexico's poor; he played country boys forced to take up arms against wealthy landowners.
In the 1960s he expanded into producing and screenwriting. He produced, co-wrote and played the leading role in Emiliano Zapata (1970). Aguilar kept an eye on changing tastes, and in 1984 produced and starred in the hit film La Banda del Carro Rojo (The Red Car Gang) based on a narco-corrido about doomed drug smugglers.
He sold over 25m albums and in 2000 was awarded his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Many who encountered him recall a friendly and unpretentious man. He is survived by his wife and sons; Pepe Jnr is one of Mexico's most popular singers.
Chris Strachwitz writes: I saw his show only once, in San Jose. It was packed with Mexicans. When I asked the man sitting next to me "How come all these people paid $30 to see this show?", he answered: "Everyone who likes horses is here!"
And it soon became clear what he meant. They had set up a full rodeo ring in the centre of a football field, taking up most of its space. Then there were musicians on all four corners: 1) a full mariachi band; 2) Los Alegres de Teran; 3) a full banda Sinaloense; 4) yet another group.
Antonio's relatives came out from the sidelines, riding beautiful horses around the field; then they sang together. Antonio and his wife performed duets. It was superb. What a musical show and what a horse show! The whole family were fine singers and great showpeople in the true sense of the word. They had gathered with their millions of fans, who came from the rural parts of Mexico, where horses even today represent huge symbols of success and pride.
· Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza, entertainer, born May 17 1919; died June 19 2007


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Why Greta Thunberg's leadership of the environmental movement is so important
While the ecological crisis is now scientifically confirmed, the public health crisis with which it's associated has received much less attention.
Magdalena Burtan
Greta Thunberg, 2018.
Anders Hellberg via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.
If you follow the news, you must have seen her face. Awkwardly serious and surprisingly mature in speech, 16 year old Greta Thunberg from Sweden is currently one of the hottest names in global politics. Thunberg has been making headlines since 2018 when she first ditched school in order to protest against climate change. She has inspired thousands of people to act with her, collecting numerous accolades for her courageous attitude and countless public appearances.
Thunberg describes herself as a "climate activist with Aspergers." According to her, this condition is one of the reasons she is able to focus so deeply on the ecological crisis and be a more effective campaigner - to "see through environment lies" as she put it in a recent interview. No wonder she's now using the greatest 'gifts' she unwittingly received in order to fight back.
According to Masha Gessen in the New Yorker, "Greta's protest serves a dual purpose. It not only calls attention to climate policy, as she intended, but it also showcases the political potential of neurological difference. 'I see the world a bit different, from another perspective...I have a special interest. It's very common that people on the autism spectrum have a special interest."
This makes sense, since according to the National Autistic Society, people with Aspergers often have a tendency towards repetitive patterns of behaviour and a single-minded pursuit of interests. Thunberg's brain may therefore be wired towards constant action and extraordinary focus, so it is perfectly suited for a tireless fight against global inaction on climate change. "It's either you are sustainable or not — you can't be a little bit sustainable" as she puts it. For her, things are as simple as they sound.
What's not so simple are the connections between environmental factors and our mental and physical wellbeing. Air pollution and an excessive exposure to toxins have been found to affect the brain not only in adults but also in children, because inhaled pollutants can be transferred from the mother to the fetus during pregnancy. According to the World Health Organisation nine out of every ten people breathe toxic air daily. This means that almost every child currently living on the planet or in their mother's womb is at risk.
But air pollution is just one factor in determining the overall toxicity of the environment. In addition, toxic chemicals are added to pretty much everything we use, including food, household items, personal care and beauty products, toys, furniture and clothing. These chemicals can easily enter the human body through inhalation, orally or through our skin, attacking our immune systems and ultimately wreaking havoc on our health. Children are most vulnerable to these effects because their immunity is usually weaker than that of an adult. This is shown by studies that suggest (but don't yet prove) a link between prenatal exposure to man-made chemicals and an increased risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), less optimal long-term memory in adolescents, and lower intelligence levels in children.
The levels of toxicity in our environments are currently unprecedented. In the US alone, it is estimated that approximately 27 trillion pounds of chemicals are produced or imported per year. This amounts to 226 pounds (102.5 kg) of chemicals per person per day. What's particularly worrying is that very few of these chemicals have ever been tested for safety. The 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act requires that chemical substances in the US be tested for any ill effects before approval only if evidence of potential harm already exists. This is seldom the case for new chemicals, and in reality, about 90 percent of the new compounds are approved without restrictions. 'We don't know what we don't know' as the saying goes, and that is precisely the problem, especially because the ultimate burden of testing is therefore left to us and our own health.
However, we do know that toxicity has been linked to an increasing range of diseases including cancer, digestive distress and mental health problems. As an example, phthalates that are usually found in food packaging, shower curtains, detergents, shampoos and nail polish have been linked with fertility issues, neurological disorders and cancer. Another common chemical compound found in furniture foams, mattresses, carpets and commercial aircraft - flame retardants - has been found to disrupt hormones and significantly affect women's reproductive health. This is especially acute among flight attendants who are the most exposed to flame retardants and other chemicals from airplane materials, and who have been found to have higher rates of cervical, thyroid, breast and gastrointestinal cancers.
Hence, the toxicity of the environment is a hugely problematic issue with potentially significant effects on everyone's health, and even on our ability to reproduce. However, the current environmental debate focuses predominantly on the results of CO2 emissions, rising sea levels and animal species extinction. These concerns are absolutely valid and need to be acted on immediately. But in reality, they're just the tip of the iceberg. While the ecological crisis is now scientifically confirmed, the public health crisis with which it's associated has received much less attention. In 1965, only 4% of Americans had a chronic disease. Today, 46% of American children have one, though some of this increase is probably related to better diagnosis.
Despite these horrifying statistics, the links between health and the environment are often ignored or sidelined in environmental activism and public policy. Even the Green New Deal agenda, led by Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez in the US and its sister programmes in Europe, lack any deep consideration of the deteriorating health of our populations and its connection to the ecological crisis. That connection is not magic, it's common sense. According to the latest research in microbiology, only 43% of the human body is made up of human cells. The rest is made up by tiny organisms such as microbes, bacteria, viruses and fungi. Humans are not separate from their environments - those environments are lodged deep inside us.
The environmental question is about the present as much as the future. It concerns our daily wellbeing as well as our long-term health, the dignity of human life and our ultimate survival as a species. It impacts on everyone currently living on planet earth and anyone who is yet to arrive here. Today, we are not even able to guarantee fair access to clean air to anyone born on this planet, whether in high- or lower-income countries. This is precisely what Thunberg's call not to steal her and all our futures is all about - and the reality we all need to wake up to.
This article was amended on May 29 2019.
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A great many thanks to Marc Teicholz and Michael Partington for a stunning concert remembering the life of Martha Knight Catizone in the church of Santa Maria del Camino in Carrion de los Condes.A celebration of the immortality of human emotion expressed through wood, glue and strings. Thank you, thank you, thank you.A musical scholarship has been created in her name and the recipient for 2016 is Summer Ott from Seattle Washington. Bravo !


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