Back in March, it was reported that "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe signed on to star in 20th Century Fox's new "Frankenstein" movie, which is based on the classic horror story by Mary Shelley.
Radcliffe will play Igor, the hunchback, who is the lead character in the film. Now comes word that James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) has joined the cast as Victor Von Frankenstein, beating out such actors as Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire") and Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla).
Paul McGuinan (Push, Lucky Number Slevin) is directing "Frankenstein," which was written by "Chronicle" scribe Max Landis. The film is set to hit theaters on October 17th, 2014.
Probably going to be better than "I Frankinstine"
Yeah but he ruined his own film with the constant and overbearing musical score playing over every f*cking scene.
Yeah the original novel is great and just as interesting is the history of Mary Shelley writing it. I do agree that Branagh's film is the closest to the novel but oy vey that music score..
Branagh's adaptation was very forgettable. DeNiro channelled his inner-Kane Hodder for his portrayal.
I have yet to see the movie, but FILTH is a good novel.
Will explore the unknown sexual relationship between Dr. Frankenstein and Igor....BROKEBACK HUNCHBACK.
Good, how many adaptations this book need?
Having tread the bloody book and seen the 1st version was more than enough.
At the exception for the Mel Brook's hilarious version which I see now and then.
And I'm refering to the black & white film, 1931 of course.
Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are the 2 very best Mel Brooks movies. He never made anything that great again although SPACEBALLS came close.
I completely agree and coincidently, I just saw Blazzing Saddles recently. It's as funny as the 1st time. Pure gem indeed.
So who's playing Frankenstein? Vin Diesel??
I liked this news better when I reported it.
They should make this one into a musical so I have another reason to not watch it.
Oh, and by da way, no one is going to see this crap. McAvoy is not a draw, no one gives two sh*ts about Frankenstein, Radcliffe has zero pull since leaving Harry Potter and both Lucky Number Sleven and Push were largely wastes of economic time even if the former was a somewhat enjoyable twisted tale of delayed long-delayed revenge.
That and McGuinan has a rather boringly conventional way with a camera.
The only thing this one has going for it is the writer, and only because Chronicle was a decent film for the month in which it debuted.
Could be a decent film that no one watches! Not enough gay vampires and zombies for the movie drones.
Great novel though and I actually think the casting of McAvoy and Harry Potter are well cast.
James McAvoy tries soo hard to be a good actor but fails miserably in every single film. Its like watching a crippled kid trying to ride a bike with all his might. Just stop McAvoy, please.


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We recently caught up with a group of apprentices at Worcester Bosh HQ to ask them about why they decided to enter the heating and plumbing industry, what it is like to undertake an apprenticeship today, and how positive they feel about the future.
Do you think school leavers have a better chance of getting on in life by taking an apprenticeship rather than going to university?
Michael: "Yes, definitely. This is a skilled job for life and you can't guarantee that kind of assurance at university most of the time."
James: "It's more relevant as well, it is far more specific. There is far more chance of you ending up with an actual job at the end of it, because you're already working with a company and have that practical experience."
Max: "You have an income too with an apprenticeship, and you don't have to worry about being left with a lot of student debt afterwards either."
Tom: "Out of my friends, none of us decided to go to university. They've all gone into jobs or apprenticeships. This is my reality, it'd be strange if I wasn't doing this."
Do you think the balance between work experience and coursework is about right?
Michael: "You learn things in the classroom obviously, but you also learn things outside, on site. Especially with the skilled jobs. We've all been to college, but there's a considerable difference in what it is like in college and what it is like on site."
Matthew: "I think if it was any more than one day a week at college then it might get a bit boring. I like the work/learning balance."
Brett: "I think you've got to have that time at college though. You don't get taught everything from the people that you work with. There are some things you need from college. Also, at my college we've got people that are full-timers, and you wouldn't want to get them working in someone's house. So, I think it is good – getting one day at college and then having the rest working and gaining more practical experience."
What do you all enjoy most about training and the work you do?
Max: "It is something different every day – you're not doing the same things. It's not repetitive."
Brett: "Meeting new customers, just getting out there and meeting new people. You're not stuck in a workshop or a yard – you're always out, which is good."
James: "It's not repetitive. It's not as rigid as 'I'm going on to do this today' – I might be fitting radiators, I might be fitting a boiler. It is always different."
Matthew: "It's the freedom of the job I like most. I can be flexible and we can take things like lunch whenever we want."
What do you least enjoy about being an apprentice and the work that you do?
James: "I think that would be coring holes for flues."
Matthew: "Going into lofts, or tight places. I don't like the enclosed spaces that much."
If you could, is there anything that you would change with your apprenticeship?
Michael: "The wage. It would be good to get a bit more money, but at least it is something."
Matthew: "I agree on the wage point, but, no, I don't think I'd change much else. I've got a nice job to be fair."
James: "Here we have job security too, so I am really happy with doing this apprenticeship. There will never be a machine that can go out and do plumbing and heating jobs. You need people and I can't see that changing."
Would you like to run your own business one day, and if so, what is the main attraction for that?
Michael: "Looking at my gaffer and his lifestyle, yeah, I definitely would like to have my own business one day."
Matthew: "I think I'd like to have my own business one day and then I'd specialise in heating. Where I am at the moment, we do a bit on the bathroom installation side of things, but I don't really enjoy doing that as much as the heating."
James: "You can't come up against DIY plumbers either. When you're doing things like gas heating, you have to be licensed to go and do that. Not just anyone can take a case off of a boiler – well they shouldn't be anyway."
If you all stayed in the industry, do you think that the work you will do will change?
Matthew: "It will probably get more technical and digital going forward."
Tom: "I think the majority of manual work will stay the same. Servicing and repair work might become a bit more computerised, like fault-finding especially. In the future you'll being going out to find out what's wrong with this boiler and you'll go out to fix it but with the help of software."
Brett: "I'm sure there will be more regulation, but I don't really see much of that side of things yet, so I couldn't really say."
Do you read magazines or newspapers, or do you prefer to get information online?
Brett: "Online, yeah. Just online."
Matthew: "I mainly use Twitter to catch up on news."
Brett: "I don't really use social media. It might not be the best source, but neither are the newspapers now. I'd much rather read an article on my phone."
Max: "I use Instagram quite a lot, where you can see pictures of other installers' work. It's another way of seeing how other people do it."
Are you optimistic about your prospects and the demand for your services in the future?
Matthew: "Everyone's going to need a plumber, that's never going to change, is it? You just have to look for the work and get yourself out there."
Brett: "The area I live in, there's a lot of one-man bands, there aren't really many firms that we're competing with, so people are realising that, we do Worcester boilers and stuff like that, and people aren't having many or any problems with them, so we're getting a lot of work through that, so we haven't really got much competition."
James: "I'm a lot older than these guys, so I decided to retrain, and the skills gap was one of the reasons for me deciding to do that. I've had a lot of rubbish jobs and I wanted a job that would see me through. I've still got 35 years left to work so my drive is to just retrain and build up a career doing something that is always going to be needed."
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What can we possibly learn from a fierce Chef (born in poverty from Scottish decent to a violent, alcoholic father) with very little prospects? If that man's name is Gordon Ramsay – we can learn a whole lot about breaking through into entrepreneurship.
As we peer into his life, coming from the struggles of despair and into the stardom of television – through which we all know him – let's pick up on multiple distinct lessons that can be applied to our lives as we move forward in any industry.
It doesn't take a great launch pad to craft the right ingredients of an exceptional business person. Gordon Ramsay – much like a culinary delight – is the right combination of everything it takes to make it in business. This was partially due to his rather hard upbringing.
When we look at similarly successful people like Aretha Franklin, we can easily draw a solid conclusion that the raging fire of passion and ambition that is ever enduring in entrepreneurs is often sparked and kindled by past grievances.
Mr. Ramsay moved out from his family home at the young age of 16 which is earlier than most. Still we see how he endured and overcame. In our own lives we can get a real connection of inspiration that it's not where you come from, but where you want to go, that truly counts.
Often times in business we pay more attention to the product than we do the branding of the true product which is ourselves. While Gordon Ramsay's dishes are delicious, his ways of gaining attention through his out of the box personality gained him stardom.
There're tons of Chefs who could whip up some delicacies that could make our mouths water, but few of them have branded themselves as the product rather than the food itself. Society places more value on a house rather than the person who builds it, but that's the opposite of Gordon Ramsay.
He managed to make himself the true value and whether people loved his spirited attitude or hated it – they all wanted to see what he did next. We should also brand ourselves and be a commodity that our clients and all of society alike feel necessary to take part in.
With life comes decisions and sometimes knowing if you made the right choice can bring about a lot of stress – this is particularly true for entrepreneurs. Gordon Ramsay's first job was working as a commis chef for a decent sized hotel called the Wroxton House Hotel.
Due to the fact he slept with the owner's wife he had to leave at which time he moved to London. Now would he have moved and truly kick-started what would became a path to culinary greatness if he had not made the daring mistake of sleeping with the boss's wife? One could assume not.
While it's best to not try and deliberately harm anyone – as business people choices will be made and sometimes it will be wrong. You should always learn from the past, but never dwell in it. We should be flexible in nature. You can't control all outcomes, but you can look towards the advantages.
You can have the perfect product, a receptive audience, and a great name in your industry – still facing unexpected failure happens to even the best. This lesson is reinforced by the fact that Gordon Ramsay has closed a total of 12 restaurants since 2009.
Remember, you don't invest and put your heart into a business location to ever see it closed for good. So understand that when a business closes there's someone who invested themselves even if they made a profit before closing shop.
You should take away from this that no matter how good you are – some of the best intentions will result in failure. It's only a matter of time before we experience an unintentional hiccup in our business brought on by ourselves or outside circumstances – the important thing is to not question our product when we have clearly attained success and branding in various other ventures.


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Film Review: I Saw the Devil (2010)
Adrian Halen 07/09/2020	Asian Reviews, Film Reviews
A secret agent tracks a serial killer who murdered his fiancée.
While we've seen our share of psycho-kills-for-the-fun-of-it films, "I Saw the Devil" actually is one of those stand out movies that might have you even questioning the morality of some of the content. In its gritty cold performances we meet up with secret agent Dae-hoon (Byung-hun Lee) who has just lost his fiance to a unknown perpetrator road killing. He is advised to take some time off but is adamant about seeking out his fiance's killer based on the not so helpful evidence left behind at the murder scene. It really comes down to a subjected profiling based on similar crimes in the past. His father in law is on hand to aid in this profiling.
As Dae-hoon proceeds to track down and question each of the 4 suspects that match possible connections, he takes his perseverance to the next level by torturing each one in the process in search of the killer.
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We find out pretty quickly that his fiance was killed and tortured in the most horrific way for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Though Dae-hoon turns out to be a pretty keen agent that tracks down his culprit right away. Kyung-chul (Min-sik Choi) who you also might remember from the "Old Boy" trilogies (also under thru helm of director Ji-woon Kim) is portrayed as 1 sick bastard. Why, and at what motivation is actually left to the way side leaving nothing but a profile of one sick individual who actually has been at this kind of thing for quite some while. What is disturbing as the film plays out is that it almost feels like his lifestyle knows no other way. He is a product of his actions…and his actions are all bad.
At this point, we are expecting some sort of killer to agent standoff, but its the filmmakers choices that make this movie quite unique. Dae-hoon locates his man with pretty minimal effort but also lets him know that he is not going to make it easy on him. In a rather bold move, he force feeds him a tracking device and lets him go after beating the living crap out of him. Kyung-chul who assumes he got lucky and was spared from execution picks up his damaged body and goes about his business. This business leads to more cold minded indulgences that seem to be just a part of his every day operandi, rape, murder, abductions and pretty consistent rudeness. What turns the tables here is that the agent continues to track him and arrive just long enough to keep Kyung-chul's life miserable.
A constant revisiting of assault and torture layered with heavy violence only to leave him again as a reminder that there is no escape from his upcoming fate. We are told thru narrative that the "monster" risks infecting the "monster" with his same MO when the law continues on a path that is not unlike the one he is after. This idea is not entirely new, though the director take sit to the next level with visceral scenes of violence than go above and beyond the normal agent to killer relationship. It is thru this interaction and growth of the characters that we see a transformation take place. Brilliant!
Director Ji-woon Kim delivers on the type of film stylings that we have come to expect from him. Not only is this an impressive revenge film but it questions the idea of right and wrong and how far someone would go to make a point. The movie carries on for quite some time and really drive home the pain and suffering of mind, body and soul in our characters. Horror fans should make this a permanent part of there collection for its bold story and riveting performances.
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I haven't read any reviews of "Supergirl Mixtapes" before, so I really didn't have any expectations for it. I just started, and hoped that it would entertain me. Judging by it's creative cover, I immediately thought that it was going to be about music, but honestly, it was more that that. Maria, the main protagonist, leaves her dad to live with and visit her artistic mother in New York. Her mother, Victoria, is a crazy woman with a really young boyfriend. I really felt that was weird, judging by how Maria had to live with both of them, but at the same time, stuff like that did happen in real life.
While reading, it was a real chill contemporary book. Maria went to a rich school that her rich grandmother paid for. She didn't like it and didn't make any friends, so she kept skipping school all together. One day, at a record store, she meets Gram. I can't say he plays a really big part in the book, because the romance is kind of on the low side. Though for the first time in any book I read, the guy the main protagonist is interested in, is "fat" and not all that handsome. I really thought the idea was refreshing and different from all of the other novels. The reason why the romance was on the low side is because it's more concentrated on the relationship between Maria, her mother, and the difficulties between the both of them.
Overall, I can't say much about the book, but I did enjoy it. I do have to say that the ending did not feel like an ending at all. I was disappointed, but at the same time, I felt happy. It was a cute read, and I would recommend it to the contemporary lovers out there!
3.5 musical notes - A great read!
Yes, and i feel thats the most interesting part of it! Thank you!
Thanks for your review. I have this one on my TBR pile and I've been meaning to pick it up sooner than later. Glad to hear you liked it at least.


Ceramic sculptures and paintings made from modular block pieces, which when combined appear caught between states of physical change. The works become tactile systems, seemingly capable of both shifting and becalming.
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Europe, January 2016 – Waiting in line is the great enemy of travellers. That's how it is. For example, you go to Paris and you want to see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Okay, usually no problem, unless you face the worst enemy of a traveller: those damn lines. If you're not careful, the queue youa��ll find at the box office can be several hours long. Ita��s not the first time it happens. And the same with many other visits, trips and activities anywhere in the world.
Because of this, we advise you not to wait until the last minute to book your tickets (mainly for major attractions) because it can cost you dearly, and especially it can make you lose a lot of time. Skip the line now, please.
And how can you travel without waiting in line? The answer is easy. We selected 6 interesting monuments in 6 European cities where you can make reservations online and skip the waiting line. Dona��t risk it.
The Prado Museum in Madrid. Little can be said that hasna��t been said already about the most important museum in Spain. You need time to visit it, ita��s not something you can do in a hurry. It has impressive works, especially from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The best of the best artists like Velazquez, El Greco, Goya, Rubens, El Bosco, Tiziano, Zurbaran, Rafael, Tintoretto and Van Dyck, among others.
Visit it skipping the line.
Palma Aquarium. If you visit Palma de Mallorca, ita��s worth it to see their aquarium. Home to over 8,000 animals of 700 different species distributed in 55 large tanks. Especially interesting is the jellyfish tank, where there are more than 50 species of jellyfish floating before our eyes like glowing ghosts; and the Big Blue, the deepest shark aquarium in Europe with 3.5 million liters of saltwater.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Honestly, ita��s not enough to see it from outside. You have to climb it. The Eiffel Tower is beautiful. A symbol of elegance, but there is something even nicer: admiring the city of Paris from the top of this monument. At 324 meters high, the citya��s entire panorama will give you goosebumps.
The Dome in Florence. The Dome is one of the great architectural symbols of the country. Its famous red-tiled dome, its slender bell tower and its extraordinary pink, white and green marble facade are breathtaking. Ita��s well worth climbing the spiral staircase to reach the top railing. The views are wonderful. The final part of the climb rewards you with an unforgettable 360-degree view of Florence.
Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. A genius work of art. Unique. Climbing into Sagrada Familia is more than just a visit, ita��s understanding the spirit of one of the most fabulous creators of history: Antonio GaudA�. Out of the 18 towers that Gaudi designed eight were built so far, four on each side, and two of them are accessible by elevator. Large crowds of people are always queuing to buy tickets.


A recent CBS news report on the near eradication of Down syndrome in Iceland has caused quite a stir in the Down syndrome community, for good reason. (Please, please, if you haven't yet, watch the full segment before reading this or any other commentary.) I have thought about this story a lot over the past couple days.
First, I'd like to address the unfortunate backlash against CBS. Within hours of the story's initial airing, several political figures posted sensationalized commentary accusing CBS of "celebrating" Iceland's near-elimination of Down syndrome. I understand that mistrust of mainstream news media is at an all-time high, but it needs to be said: The CBS report did exactly what journalism is supposed to do, which is examine an important and complex issue as objectively as possible. CBS allowed people of various perspectives to present their views and experiences without judgement. Certainly, there is more I wish could have been said about the issue, but CBS did not take sides in its coverage. While we can all think of many examples of journalistic failures, I don't believe this is one of them.
So, let's agree to set aside the misplaced outrage. This piece was an important examination of a trend that has been growing across Europe. In Iceland, the rate of termination for pregnancies that test positive for Down syndrome is 100 percent; in many other European nations, it is nearly as high. This is information we need to know, and it needs to be the starting point for some soul searching and difficult conversation here in the U.S. Let's focus on the actual issue at stake, which is: how do we as a society view and value people with Down syndrome?
This is a hard conversation for people in the Down syndrome community, because it is so intensely personal. When we hear that 100 percent of people in Iceland choose not to give birth to babies with Down syndrome, we hear them telling us that our children are not worthy of life. How can any parent not react to that? Of course it makes us angry and terribly sad. We feel the tremendous loss of the lives those children could have lived and the contributions they could have made to their families and country.
My mind also went to the two or three children who are born with Down syndrome each year in Iceland due to missed prenatal diagnoses, and what it must be like for them and their families. They will navigate their experiences without the support of a local network of other families like theirs. If Down syndrome has mostly disappeared, what type of public services will be available to support these kids' development and independence as they grow? Who will pressure schools and other public and private organizations to make sure kids with Down syndrome are fully included with their peers?
The situation becomes self-perpetuating. With so few children with Down syndrome growing up in Iceland (and across Europe), the lack of visibility will foster further ignorance and fear. The few children who are born with Down syndrome will face shrinking opportunities. All of this makes it even harder for families to choose differently when presented with a prenatal diagnosis.
This is relevant to those of us in the U.S. because we have to grapple in our own society with the values we hold. Do we believe the lives of people with Down syndrome are worthwhile? Do we believe people with Down syndrome contribute to our society and are worthy of the medical care and supports they need? Do we believe in the innate value and dignity of every person, or do we believe that value is tied to ability and achievement?
I have always wondered what would happen if parents expecting typically developing children were faced with a scenario like the one parents of children with prenatal diagnoses face. What if early in their pregnancies, all families were met by a solemn-faced doctor informing them of all the risks and hardships their child could face and all the ways the parents' lives would become more difficult? We often act as if the lack of a diagnosis is a guarantee of a "normal" life. The truth is far more complicated.
Most typical newborns are wrapped in an invisible cloak of infinite possibility. Parents dream of the wide-open potential futures for their tiny child. As time progresses, those possibilities by necessity narrow. There is loss along the way. We make choices for our children, and as they grow, they make choices for themselves. Circumstances shape reality. Messy uncertainty and complication is a fundamental part of the human experience. When we begin our path as parents, we take on the near certainty of heartache along the way. We do our best to protect, guide and shape our children and then hope and trust they will come out right in the end. We pray they find purpose and happiness. Through it all, love makes the times of pain more than worthwhile.
For parents of a child with Down syndrome, their precious newborn is missing the invisible cloak. At the moment of diagnosis, infinite possibilities suddenly contract. Those wide-open dreams, rather than narrowing gradually with time, are shattered in a moment. The loss is sudden and jarring. There is a grieving process. But the beauty of that experience is that as those parents hold their new child and watch that baby grow and learn and become, love heals the grief. Often, dreams we thought were broken are rebuilt. They may look different in their new form, but they are beautiful in their own right. New possibilities open, and new paths present themselves. And in the process, we find that while there will always be heartache in this process, there are other griefs we are spared. And always, always, love makes the times of pain more than worthwhile.
The most current statistics suggest that in the U.S., 67 percent of pregnant women who receive a Down syndrome diagnosis through amniocentesis choose to terminate. However, more than 95 percent of pregnant women do not choose to have an amniocentesis.
Studies show that most families of children with Down syndrome are stable and happy, and siblings often demonstrate increased levels of empathy and compassion. One major study showed that the divorce rate for parents of children with Down syndrome is lower than the national average.
The vast majority of children with Down syndrome grow up with their families at home and are included in their local public schools. Most graduate from high school, and increasing numbers are pursing college or vocational training.
It also means that I expect politicians who score political points by condemning the Iceland story to back that up with policies that increase opportunities for people with Down syndrome here in the U.S. That means fully funding critical Medicaid programs and supporting and fully funding inclusive education. It means increasing access to postsecondary education and broadening employment options for people with intellectual disabilities. It means fostering an environment of respect, where every person is valued.
In the meantime, I plead for compassion. Families struggling with the decision of how to cope with a prenatal diagnosis are not setting out to establish a national eugenics program. Most are frightened and vulnerable, under pressure to make a decision quickly with limited information. Many of them truly are considering the best interests of their child as best they can. Compassion and slowness to judgement are not only best, they are required for those of us who follow Christ.
The response in the Down syndrome community to the Iceland story has emphasized an important truth: people who know, know how important the contributions of people with Down syndrome are to our families and the world. Help us celebrate Down syndrome, and you are helping us make the world a better place.
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I am speechless! I could never get rid of a baby that God has blessed me with! None of us are perfect!


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Home Football West Ham: Lukic can be Moyes' own Caicedo
West Ham: Lukic can be Moyes' own Caicedo
West Ham are reportedly interested in signing Torino midfielder Sasa Lukic in this month's transfer window and the Serbian could prove to be David Moyes' own version of Brighton star Moises Caicedo at the London Stadium.
According to a report from Italian news outlet Tuttosport last month, Moyes is keen on signing the 26-year-old as he looks to bolster his midfield options, with Lukic reportedly available for as little as £13m.
Although the midfielder has been an ever-present at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino since joining the club from Partizan Belgrade in 2016, making 165 appearances in all competitions, his contract situation is seemingly a big factor in the Serie A side's willingness to cash in this month.
Lukic's contract is set to expire in the summer of 2024 and after hitting five goals and four assists in the Italian top flight last season – the best return of his career – it seems as if the Serbia international could be ready for a new challenge.
However, it is not his goalscoring that he is best known for, as journalist Josh Bunting summed up what he could offer to West Ham in his tweet on the midfielder in 2020, in which he praised him for his "outstanding" performance in protecting the defence and using the ball effectively.
Should the Torino star complete a move to the London Stadium this month, he could potentially emulate Moises Caicedo, who has caught the eye at Brighton over the past year, with reports suggesting that the Seagulls could demand £70m for the Ecuador international after his rapid progression in the Premier League.
According to FBref, Caicedo is the sixth-most similar player to Lukic when compared to other midfielders across Europe's top leagues.
This season has seen the two players register extremely similar statistics with regard to non-penalty expected goals (both 0.9), shots on target per 90 (0.24 vs 0.25) and aerials won (20 vs 19).
That trend continues with progressive passes received (both 24), blocks (15 vs 17) and passes that have led to a shot (both 33).
What those numbers suggest is that they are adept at not only impacting play in the offensive third, playing a solid portion of passes forward, but they are also bullish defensively, where their aerial prowess and ability to read the play is key.
Indeed, they are both clearly similar types of player and given how important the Brighton man has been in Seagulls' success so far this campaign, with WhoScored ranking him as their fifth-best performer, Moyes would surely be foolish to turn the discovery of his own Caicedo-esque talent.


ELTON JOHN: Yellow Brick Road farewell tour will begin and end in the U.S.
"I want to start in America and end in America because I owe this country so much. I love this country. The Troubadour (in West Hollywood) kick started my career in a big way. Without that, you know, I don't know what would have happened. So I'm very grateful to L.A. and I love New York. But I definitely decided that the last show will be in America. My dream show would be at Dodger Stadium because it makes sense."
Elton performed at the iconic stadium on October 25th and 26th of 1975 sporting a sequined Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.
The Farewell - Yellow Brick Road tour gets underway on September 8th in Allentown, Pennsylvania with the first leg going through March 15th in Jacksonville, Florida. More U.S. dates, as well as Canada, are planned for the fall of 2019.
Neil Diamond's decision to stop touring has created something positive. The rock legend's wife and manager says that many fans in Australia and New Zealand have donated their ticket refund money to charities, including some for Parkinson's research.
Katie Diamond tweets, "My heart is so full of joy to see this silver lining. Faith in humanity = restored." Neilseconds that emotion, writing, "This makes me smile. Thank you. Thank you to everyone for your outpouring of love and support. It makes a difference."
Two Don McLean songs have reached airplay milestones. "American Pie" just passed five million plays on American radio and TV, while "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" reached three million broadcast plays.
Diana Ross will headline the American Cancer Society's March 16th charity event in Naples, Florida. The gala takes its name from Ross's number-one duet with Lionel Richie, An Evening of Endless Love.
The Beach Boys will visit those East Coast girls -- and guys -- this summer. Mike Love and company will play four shows over two nights, August 20th and 21st at Ocean City, New Jersey's Music Pier.
A digital reissue of ex-Wings guitarist Laurence Juber's 1982 solo album, Standard Time, will be out on Friday. The track "Maisie" was recorded during the sessions for Wings' final album, Back to the Egg, and features Paul McCartney on bass, Denny Laine on harmonica and Steve Holley on drums.
Michael Nesmith's first three post-Monkees LPs will be reissued March 29th by Sundazed Records. The First National Band albums Magnetic South, Loose Salute and Nevada Fighter were among the first true country rock projects.


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Help on Arrival
by Magdalena Ball
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
is open day and night. (On the boat's lower deck
above the closed hold, it was impossible to know
if it was day or night - no light entered.)
Immigrant Jews should go exclusively
to this Society for information
otherwise they are likely to be swindled.
(The trip was 70 rubles - all she had -
there was nothing left to swindle.)
Immigrants may use the Society
as a forwarding address for letters.
(No one wrote - they could not.)
A physician and a nurse are in attendance.
(Illness is forbidden - if you're marked as sick
you will be sent back.)
Prayers take place at the synagogue
three times a day.
(She was done praying.)
The Clara de Hirsch Home for Immigrant Girls
meets immigrant women and girls at Ellis Island.
(Was she a girl or a young woman - would she ever
be safe?)
America is a land of opportunities
If you work faithfully you will have many chances
(How, she wondered, in the tiny space she occupied -
huddled with so many other bodies in Steerage -
does one work unfaithfully?)
Much of the text in this poem comes from the Guide to the United States for the Jewish Immigrant: A Near Literal Translation of the Second Yiddish Edition (1916) by John Foster Carr, Immigrant Publication Society. This poem is part of a series I'm working on that explores my maternal great-grandmother's migration from the Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire to New York in the US. The migration took place in 1907, in which some 1.3 million immigrants arrived n the US that year, 19% of which were Jews from the Russian Empire, escaping the rampant pogroms by the Tsarist Russian secret police (the Okhrana) following the publication of the Tsar's Manifesto of October 17, 1905. The Guide was known to be in circulation through the Pale of Settlement where my great grandmother lived before she left. I imagined her reading a well worn copy on the boat trip, which she took on her own at the age of 13, her thoughts in italics.
Magdalena Ball is a novelist, poet, reviewer and interviewer, and is the Managing Editor of Compulsive Reader (compulsivereader.com). She has been widely published in literary journals, anthologies, and online, and is the author of several published books of poetry and fiction, including, most recently High Wire Step (Flying Island Press, 2018), and Unreliable Narratives (Girls on Key Press, 2019). Find out more about Magdalena at http://www.magdalenaball.com


The next edition of Open House Milano will take place on the 25-26 of May. During the weekend we'll open a list of places, from iconic architectural sites to unknown places such as architecture and artist's studios, university residences and new working spaces and private homes. We'll discover an unexpected city, divided into the ancient districts that characterized Milan, while creating a path between contemporary and modern, which extends into the Milan of the future. Starting from close to Piazza del Duomo, the earth of Milano, six slices of the same apple will extend to the current administrative boundaries in order to emphasize the continuity between center and suburbs.
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The rapporteur of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament recommends that the EU drops its fisheries agreement with Morocco. "A waste of taxpayers' money, ecologically and environmentally unsustainable and no significant macro-economic effect", he stated. He also questions whether the people of Western Sahara really benefit.
Finnish parliamentarian Carl Haglund, rapporteur of the European Parliament's fisheries committee recommends the EU-Moroccan Fisheries Partnership Agreement to be stopped.
"As the Agreement stands right now it would be principally wrong to recommend that the Parliament gives its consent to the extension of a Protocol with so many apparent flaws", Haglund stated.
The rapporteur was critical of all aspects of the agreement. Read the text of his report below or here.
Most importantly, it underlines the main conclusions from the evaluation report that the European Commission had earlier made on the agreement. The evaluation revealed how the agreement has resulted in a huge financial loss for the European Union, and destroys the ecology of Western Sahara's ocean waters. Haglund also noted that there are questions as to the legality of the agreement, since it is being applied to the waters off Western Sahara, and that there is no information that clarifies whether the Saharawi people benefit from the agreement.
The report is a draft recommendation, which after consideration by the Fisheries Committee will be presented to the Parliament. If the resolution is passed in Parliament, the European institutions will need to reconsider whether they are in a position to continue with the agreement. The text of the rapporteur's report is dated 20 September.
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Kingdom of Morocco is a country located in North Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Algeria to the east, and the disputed area of Western Sahara to the south. The population of Morocco is about 32 million. The service sector accounts for over half of GDP with industry adding another quarter and agriculture little over one-tenth. Tourism, telecoms, information technology and textile sectors have recently recorded the highest growth.
The Association agreement between the European Union and Morocco entered into force in 2000. This agreement constitutes the general framework for relations between the EU and Morocco in political, economic, social, scientific and cultural fields. Morocco is currently a privileged partner of the European Union and the greatest recipient of European Union funds under the European Neighbourhood Policy. The EU is Morocco's most important export market, its leading public and private external investor and its most important tourism market.
The fishing industry has been an important economic pillar for Morocco for a long time and the country is considered to be the largest fish market in Africa. The fisheries sector accounts for about 3% of GDP and the Moroccan government estimates the number of direct and indirect jobs at around 400 000.
The European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concluded a Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) on 22 May 2006, which entered into force on 28 February 2007. On the basis of a mandate from the Council, the European Commission conducted negotiations with the Kingdom of Morocco on the renewal of the Protocol to the FPA by one year, following the expiry of the initial Protocol. A Protocol renewing the preceding Protocol for the period of 28 February 2011 to 27 February 2012 was initialled on 25 February 2011. The one-year extension is now provisionally applied but the Council still needs the consent of the European Parliament to adopt the new Protocol. Of all the Fisheries Partnership Agreements, the Protocol to the Agreement with Morocco has the second highest rate of annual financial compensation from the EU.
b) EUR 13 500 000 in development aid for Morocco's sectoral fisheries policy. This support meets the objectives of the national fisheries policy.
- Industrial pelagic fishing: 60 000 tonnes of catches.
An outside consultancy prepared an ex-post evaluation report, on behalf of the European Commission, which evaluates the first four years of the FPA with Morocco. It highlights some very distressing facts about many aspects of the previous Protocol, the extension of which is the subject of this recommendation.
On a general note, it states that "the results of this first 4-year period of the new fisheries partnership agreement between the EU and Morocco are generally rather disappointing".
contribution of the Agreement is "marginal to say the least". The report also states that the Agreement has "not contributed effectively to the development of the fisheries sector in Morocco".
the cost of the agreement seems very high in relation to the fisheries opportunities that have actually been taken up. The European fleets' estimated turnover is EUR 30.2 million, i.e., a mere EUR 0.83 for every euro invested by the EU. Using only the indicator of wealth created by European vessel owners subject to the agreement (direct and indirect added value for the EU), an even less impressive cost/benefit ratio for the EU investment emerges: EUR 0.65 in added value generated for every euro invested. These figures... are well below the level of the corresponding indicators for other fisheries agreements.
These figures clearly show the inefficiency of this Agreement from a financial perspective. It is concluded in the evaluation report that in terms of economic cost-effectiveness, the Agreement is the least successful of all the bilateral Fisheries Partnership Agreements.
There are also ecological issues of concern with the Agreement. Of the 11 demersal stocks fished in the Moroccan waters, five appear overexploited (European hake, pageot acarné, octopus, squid, pink prawn), four appear fully exploited (porgy, large-eye dentext, dorade, rubber-lip grunt) while two stocks could not be sufficiently analysed due to lack of data (black hake, calmar). The almost total depletion of these stocks begs the question whether the principle of EU vessels only fishing surplus stocks is adhered to. The fishing activities off the coast of Morocco also have adverse impacts on the environment, most notably through the widespread problem of discards, catches of sharks and probable catches of marine mammals by pelagic trawlers.
The Agreement has little impact on the Moroccan fisheries sector. The evaluation report clearly states that the Agreement has "not contributed effectively to the development of the fisheries sector in Morocco". It also states that the Agreement does not meet the specific needs of Morocco, neither technically or financially. The financial contribution of the EU has no major macro-economic effect on the Moroccan budget.
In addition to the aforementioned economical, ecological, environmental and other shortcomings of the Protocol, there are disputed legal issues with regards to Western Sahara. In the case of this Agreement, the issue at hand concerns whether or not the Agreement directly benefits the Sahrawi people. The relevant documentation concerning the Protocol does not clarify this sensitive question.
The rapporteur has also found it difficult to work with the European Commission when drafting this recommendation. The official referral (saisine) to the Council and Parliament concerning the extension of the Protocol did not arrive in the Parliament until the beginning of June 2011, three months after the Protocol was put into force. The ex-post evaluation report was originally only available in French, and despite numerous promises from the Commissioner and her cabinet, an English translation was not made available to the rapporteur until July. At this point the Protocol had already been in force for four months. The lack of inter-institutional cooperation has obstructed the rapporteur's work through the entire process of preparing this draft recommendation. Hopefully this was an anomaly rather than an indicator of how the Commission intends to work with the Parliament in the future.
The outdrawn nature of this entire process has put the fishermen concerned in a rather distressing position, because of the uncertainty of the future. However, at the time of publication of this recommendation, there will at least two months before the final vote can take place in plenary. This gives the fishing industry time to prepare for a possible termination of the Protocol. Moreover, if the vote in plenary takes place in December, almost 85 % of the duration of the Protocol has already passed and a lion's share of the fishing opportunities will have been utilized. The aforementioned economical, ecological, environmental and procedural problems with the Agreement are so grave that they outweigh the possible counterargument for giving consent to the extension of the Protocol.
In conclusion, it is very important to state that even though this Agreement clearly has some major faults, it in no way implies that the EU could not have a mutually beneficial FPA with Morocco in the future. Cooperation with Moroccan authorities has, throughout the process of preparing this recommendation, been highly satisfactory. The problems with this Agreement cannot be blamed on the partner country but rather on the Agreement itself. However, as the Agreement stands right now it would be principally wrong to recommend that the Parliament gives its consent to the extension of a Protocol with so many apparent flaws. There are no reasons for the Parliament to give its consent on the extension of a Protocol to an Agreement that is a waste of taxpayers' money, ecologically and environmentally unsustainable and that has no significant macro-economic effect on either the EU or Morocco. The rapporteur therefore recommends that the Parliament declines to give its consent to an extension of the Protocol.
 Council Regulation 764/2006 of 22 May 2006 (OJ L 141, 29.5.2006, p.1).


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Universal Health Care and Financing Around Globe
What does "universal health care" mean? Which countries in the film have universal health care?
Universal health care also referred to as united health care, is an essential healthcare service system that incorporates all legal residents of a society or a country, usually provided by the government. The government settles all costs on health services provided by the private sector and further pays the private doctors from its funds. Therefore, according to FRONTLINE. WGBH Educational Foundation (2008), the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland are countries with universal health care.
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In the United States, insurance companies can deny coverage to people who are sick or who have "pre-existing conditions," and they can make a profit. How do these two factors impact American health care?
The insurance companies in the United States have always denied health coverage to people with pre-existing conditions but still, they have enough clients to serve. This means that the American health insurance system materially discriminates against patients and this is totally inhuman and inconsiderate of the poor. It depicts a system full of flaws and with no risk adjustments programs especially for competing sicknesses (Swenson, 2009). Moreover, whether there is a sicker or a poorer patient, this system proves unreliable and inefficient because there is no pool of money from which sickness funds are obtainable to accommodate such circumstances.
In Germany, the rich pay for the poor, the ill are covered by the healthy, health insurance continues with or without employment, and doctors, who are private entrepreneurs, make less money than they did before reform. Why will doctors in Germany accept less money?
Universal healthcare is a social support system, in Germany, where the rich cover the poor and the healthy cover the ill. To finance this system, both the employees and the employers pay premiums based on their income to one of two-hundred and forty non-profit health insurance plans called 'sickness funds'. Thus, there is stiff-necked competition among the insurance plan for clients and therefore private entrepreneurs do not make a lot of profit (Rothschild & Stiglitz, 1976). Due to the stiff competition mentioned above, doctors accept less money for their services (Rothschild & Stiglitz, 1976). It is all about the law of supply and demand in the market of insurance plans. This is possible as the Germans take the profits from the health insurance firms and pay doctors less than other countries.
Should the rich pay for the poor when it comes to health insurance?
Yes, they should since they have the ability to pay even more than they would need for themselves and their families, and adopting Universal healthcare will ensure everyone is covered. Moreover, this arrangement allows for equal treatment unlike in a profit-making sick fund where the quality of healthcare you get will depend on how much you will be able to pay (Rothschild & Stiglitz, 1976).
Until 1994, Switzerland linked health insurance to employment; if you lost your job, you lost your insurance. But after the Swiss voted in a new system called LAMal, everyone had to buy health insurance, and insurance companies could not make a profit. Why was the Swiss willing to make this change? Why have people become more supportive of LAMal as time has progressed?
Switzerland had a health insurance scheme which was greatly limited and as such could not cover all the citizens due to its attachment to employment. Fortunately, with the democratically accepted new system called the LAMal commonly referred to as 'the sickness', the universal health system was eventually introduced (Rothschild & Stiglitz, 1976). This health care reform was possible and as such received great support since it advocated for equal rights to health care, even to the poor who would be previously turned-down. Lamar also received subsequent support due to its notion of fairness and quality. Compared to other systems like Europe, in Switzerland, premiums are paid per person whether rich or poor, all are subjected to the same amount of premium based on age and not material welfare (Swenson, M. (2009).).
At present, between 40 and 50 million Americans are without health insurance. After watching the film, do you believe that providing universal health care should be the policy of the United States? Why or why not?
I strongly believe that America should adopt the universal healthcare system because when this scheme is adopted the more you pay the better the quality of healthcare you get. This will ensure that the minority groups in the USA, especially those between 40 and 50 million without healthcare, are incorporated in the scheme (Rothschild & Stiglitz, 1976). Hence, this urgently calls for a universal health insurance system to incorporate the majority and minority groups in the United States of America.
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College district should do better in addressing the inequities of part time workers
Editorial Board|November 21, 2020
We at The Skyline View have been closely following AFT 1493's struggle for fair working conditions in our college district. We would like to applaud AFT 1493's efforts in working towards the arrangement of a fair contract and fair compensation for part-time faculty.
Nonetheless, it is an alarming state of affairs that, while most other community colleges in the Bay Area are working on achieving part-time pay parity — and some have already reached this goal — our college district has not even committed to a parity number, and, the way we see it, has thus failed its part-time workers.
Many community college districts pay part-time faculty a salary based on a percentage of full-time faculty salaries. Our college district does not, despite us being the same district that has been ranked as providing the highest salaries for administrators' salaries among community colleges.
The AFT 1493 demands that part-time pay rates are set at 85% of full-time salaries. The state of California has already mandated setting parity goal percentages since 2001, but our district remains the only one not to do so. Colleges' part-time workers have a similar workload –– on top of their other jobs –– yet are underpaid compared to full-time workers.
In a recent article, The Skyline View reported that the college was in violation of the "50% Law", a California state law that has required each community college district to allocate no less than 50% of its general fund expenditures to "salaries of classroom instructors", using a formula based on the current expenses of education. The school's current percentage of allocation is 42.4%, according to the AFT 1493.
Spending at least 50% of the general fund expenditure would make the lives of our district's part-time workers easier. It would allow many to afford health insurance, as well as devote more time to working with their students. The district's attitude towards its 600 part-time workers is a reflection of its degree of commitment to labor rights.
Furthermore, the district's part-time salary schedule doesn't take into account any additional advanced degrees that professors might have, such as a second master's degree or even a Ph.D. Many of the district's part-time staff are Ph.D. holders, and are just as experienced as their full-time workers.
We are standing by AFT 1493, and suggest starting with 80% of what a full-time worker earns and gradually working towards 100%. The district's part-time workers are currently at about 65%, depending on where they fall on the salary schedule, and some are at 60% of a full-time worker's earnings. In addition, the district offers no real health benefit program — just a small reimbursement for money spent on healthcare.
The workload on professors at our district affects students' learning outcomes. Our district's commitment with AFT 1493 is an investment it makes in its students — one the district is failing to make.
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Lower South vs. Lower North: History and 2021 Market Metrics
Lower South Hillsborough and Lower North Hillsborough together comprise what locals refer to as "Lower Hillsborough." Please see my custom Hillsborough Google Map for more detail on these areas: https://hillsboroughblog.com/Hillsborough-CA-Neighborhoods
Lower Hillsborough, collectively, is perennially and historically the most valuable, most prestigious, and most in-demand real estate area of the Town. Certainly buyers in either Lower South or Lower North will never go wrong on their lifestyle and investments. These are legendary areas mostly in the flats just west of El Camino, heralded for architectural beauty, timeless prestige, and suburban convenience in a woodsy garden oasis. But each area presents unique differences that shape the livability and influence the values.
Lower South Hillsborough is home to famed mansion rows such as West Santa Inez, Bridge Road, Roehampton, and Roblar, among others. Hillsborough's earliest 19th century estate of the Howard Family traces back to this region around El Cerrito and De Sabla Roads. Banking magnate A.P. Gianinni prospered here while founding one of the world's largest financial institutions of Bank of America. Charles Templeton Crocker constructed the majestic Beaux Arts masterpiece Uplands II in Lower South Hillsborough during World War I, under the expert hand of architect Willis Polk. The estate and mansion are today the campus of Crystal Springs Uplands School. The Tobin family of Hibernia Bank success, also left their mark in Lower South Hillsborough with a brilliant early 1900s Shingle Style still standing on Poett Road. Areas of Lower South offer 1-acre or 2-acre sites on flat topography. The usability of the land and the quality of surrounding homes are two key benchmarks that drive the value. I have represented Hillsborough's #1 Sale of 2020 for $16,225,000 on Lower South's Bridge Road. Lower South's charismatic streetscape of mature specimen trees, privacy hedges, sculpted gardens is within walking distance of downtown San Mateo. Lower South's public school assignments are primarily South Elementary, Crocker Middle, and San Mateo High School.
Lower North Hillsborough is the Town's grand dame of history and prestige. It was here that the development and incorporation of the Town of Hillsborough blossomed in the years 1894 - 1910. Prior to Hillsborough's incorporation as a Town in 1910, the first development was promoted as Burlingame Park, and the housing desirability emerged in tandem with the newly founded Burlingame Country Club and the Burlingame Train Depot. Today, the fairways of the golf course still form a scenic backdrop for many Lower North streets such as Brookvale, Floribunda, Eucalyptus, and New Place Road. This year I have represented the #1 MLS Sale in Lower North so far at $11,425,000 on Marialinda Court. I have also represented the sale of one of Hillsborough's oldest structures at 2240 Redington Road this year. The Burlingame Country Club, as well as famous legacy estates, enhance the ambiance of Lower North. Masterpieces of La Dolphine, Strawberry Hill, and Rosecourt still stand along with vestiges of gates and pillars. The iconic gates of George Pope's Edgecourt Estate frame the entrance to one of the most desirable Lower North streets, Geri Lane. Much of Lower North Hillsborough is walkable into downtown Burlingame Avenue. If I were pressed to make a list of the Top 5 streets in all of Hillsborough based on value, desirability, and aesthetics, surely many of them would come from Lower North. Lower North's public school assignments are primarily North Elementary, Crocker Middle, and Burlingame High.
So far in 2021 Lower South Hillsborough has posted 22 closed sales in MLS with an average price per sq. ft. of $1,359, and an average days on market of 83 days. The average sales price in Lower South is $5,907,773, and the Median Sales price is $5,487,500. The highest sale was posted on West Santa Inez at $12,750,000 for a 1.21 Acre legacy estate needing considerable updates.
As of this writing in 2021, Lower North Hillsborough has posted 23 closed sales in MLS with an average price per sq. ft. of $1,595, and an average days on market of 36 days. The average sales price in Lower North is $7,456,000, and the Median Sales price is $6,958,000. The highest sale posted was my listing on Marialinda Court at $11,425,000 for a brand new modern farmhouse of 6,160 sq. ft. (including ADU) on a .55 Acre lot.
As one astute reader has already pointed out, this analysis is based only on those sales reported to MLS. Other Off-Market sales have occurred in both neighborhoods that can impact overall metrics outside the scope of this report.
Region # of Sales Avg $ per sq. ft. Avg Sale Price Median Sale DOM
Lower South 2021 22 $1,359 $5,907,773 $5,487,500 83
Lower North 2021 23 $1,595 $7,456,000 $6,958,000 36
* Year to date as of this writing, reflecting 1/1/2021 - 10/14/21
Explore Geoffrey's Hillsborough Google Map Further:
https://hillsboroughblog.com/Hillsborough-CA-Neighborhoods