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Link posted on December 27, 2017 December 30, 2017 by moviebloke
"You're either hard as nails or scared as shit. Which is it?"
"Streisand, now Queen? The fuck, what y'all gonna do, you gonna belt out show tunes on the way to the job?"
— Bats
"Don't feed me anymore lines from Monsters Inc. It pisses me off."
— Doc
A movie that starts with a bank robbery while the driver blares Jon Spencer on his headphones can't be all that bad. And it's not. Baby Driver calls to mind films like Bonnie & Clyde, Dog Day Afternoon, and my favorite, True Romance, yet it has enough going for it that it stands apart as a contributor rather than a ripoff.
Ansel Elgort is Baby, a young buck constantly plugged into his iPod. He works as the getaway driver for a rotating crew of bank robbers headed by kingpin Doc (Kevin Spacey). He's paying off a debt, and he wants out as soon as it's done — like, in one more job. Baby's plan is to disappear with cutie waitress Debora (Lily James). Unfortunately for him, other plans get in the way — plans he didn't make.
Frankly, all the hype over this movie led me to expect more. A lot more. Admittedly, my expectations were high — too high. That said, I liked Baby Driver. It's a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll. I'd be lying if I denied that my mind wandered at points, but seeing a millennial Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is worth its weight in gold, or at least its weight in Bitcoin. If nothing else, all those hours I spent making mix tapes are now validated.
With Hudson Meek, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González, Jon Bernthal, Flea, Lanny Joon, C.J. Jones, Sky Ferreira, Lance Palmer, Big Boi, Paul Williams, Jon Spencer, Micah Howard, Morgan Brown, Sidney Sewell, Thurman Sewell
Production: TriStar Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Double Negative (Dneg), Big Talk Productions , Working Title Films
Distribution: Sony Pictures Releasing (International), TriStar Pictures (USA), United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures International (UPI) (Netherlands), Big Picture 2 Films (Portugal), Columbia Pictures (Philippines), Feelgood Entertainment (Greece), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Filmverleih, Sony Pictures Releasing
(iTunes rental) C+
http://www.babydriver-movie.com/discanddigital/
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Footnotes [Sue quell pied danser]
Link posted on September 4, 2017 November 5, 2017 by moviebloke
The second film of a holiday double feature date, Footnotes [Sue quell pied danser], is a cute little Marxist musical about the trials and tribulations of the working class in rural France. The story follows millennial Julie (Pauline Etienne), who snags a job at a factory for a high end shoe designer, Jacques Couture. The job has potential to become permanent, which sounds good to her — she was "downsized" from her job at a shoe store before that, and it took awhile to find another one.
Unbeknownst to Julie — or anyone else in the factory for that matter — the company's ruthlessly corporate CEO, Xavier (Loïc Corbery), plans to move production to China because it's cheaper. The factory manager, Félicien (François Morel), is trying to dissuade him. The gals on the production line read about it in the paper, though, and plan a strike. In her first week on the job, Julie finds herself pushed to pick sides, which gets in the way of her budding romance with charming and strapping delivery driver Samy (Olivier Chantreau).
More London Road (https://moviebloke.com/2016/09/21/london-road/) than La La Land (https://moviebloke.com/2016/10/13/la-la-land/), Footnotes is pleasant and entertaining even if it doesn't quite take off. Cowriters-directors Paul Calori and Kostia Testut keep it light, obviously borrowing from classic Hollywood musicals of the '40s and '50s. The songs are about crappy jobs, taking pride in one's work, making ends meet, organizing into collective bargaining unit, and striving for a better life. The lyrics are fun, but the samba-flavored tunes are otherwise bland and forgettable. So is the choreography, which except for one scene (it involves bright Kinky Boots red shoes) is clumsy and lackluster.
Come to think of it, so are the sets. As would be expected, much of the action takes place in big industrial spaces. Nothing is done to emphasize anything about them; they stay in the background. It's a huge contrast to a movie like Office (https://moviebloke.com/2015/12/09/office-hua-li-shang-ban-zu/), which went over the top highlighting the size and scope and efficiency of the office building where it took place, and even had at its center a huge clock as if to say "time is money." Nothing like that here. Frustratingly, the decision Julie makes at the end totally throws off what the story gets at and seems to build toward the entire time.
I wanted to love Footnotes. I didn't. A little more pizzazz would've been a huge improvement.
With Julie Victor, Clémentine Yelnik, Vladimir Granov, Laure Crochet-Sernieclaes, Elodie Escarmelle, Nuch Grenet, Eve Hanus, Valérie Layani, Valérie Masset, Michèle Prélonge, Sophie Tabakov, Yasmine Youcef, Jazmin Londoño Castañeda, Paul Laffont
Production: Loin Derrière L'Oural, France 3 Cinéma, Région Rhône-Alpes, La Banque Postale Image 9
Distribution: Rézo Films (France), Monument Releasing (USA / Canada), Longride (Japan)
(Gene Siskel Film Center) C
https://www.footnotesfilm.com
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The Little Hours
Link posted on September 4, 2017 December 30, 2017 by moviebloke
(USA / Canada 2017)
"Eating blood? Do you think I've ever written down 'eating blood' before? Where am I?"
— Bishop Bartolomeo
From what I remember in my English lit classes, Geoffrey Chaucer called it as he saw it. He took a dim view of piousness and devotion because he knew that neither makes someone a good person. Hold that thought.
Some people take religion very seriously. Others reach such a high level of intellectual refinement or maturity that it puts them beyond crass, juvenile humor. Good for them — I'm not one of those people. I adore a snarky, irreverent story; it's even better when it involves absurdism or sacrilege and still has something to say. The Little Hours is exactly that: a farce with a point.
Set during the Middle Ages, hapless Fr. Tommasso (John C. Reilly) has the unenviable job of overseeing a convent. Yipee. He finds himself without a gardner when Lurco (Paul Weitz) quits after three hateful young nuns — vain Sr. Alessandra (Alison Brie), nerdy gossipry Sr. Ginerva (Kate Micucci), and belligerent Sr. Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza) — physically attack him one too many times.
While on a mission selling embroidery to raise funds for the convent, Fr. Tommasso, lost and drunk, crosses paths with Massetto (Dave Franco), a servant running from his master, obnoxious douchebag Lord Bruno (Nick Offerman). Bruno is out for blood (not to mention balls) after he discovers Massetto has been carrying on with his wife (Lauren Weedman) for some time.
Fr. Tommasso learns of Massetto's dilemma and makes a proposal: Massetto can work in the garden at the convent, but he must pose as a deaf-mute to avoid stirring the ire of the nuns. Massetto accepts, but things don't pan out quite as intended. The young nuns are, well, horny. Not long after he arrives at the convent, Massetto is getting it on with both Alessandra and Fernanda. All hell breaks loose when they find out.
Written and directed by Jeff Baena, The Little Hours is loosely based on — or a spoof of — a novella from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, a 14th Century epic. If this sounds highbrow, don't fret — it's the only sophisticated thing about this film, which is fine because it is above all else a comedy.
Loaded with f-bombs, sex, and general malice, The Little Hours is an amusing mix of Mean Girls and Monty Python. The cast works well as an ensemble, bringing out and playing off of each other's goofiness in an endearing way. I see hints of improvisation, which brings even more energy to the whole thing. Although the story peters out toward the end, Baena keeps the momentum going strong for most of it. What could have been a thin joke stretched out too long and too far stays fresh and fun with this vibrant and funny cast.
For all its silliness and flippancy — pretty much all seven deadly sins make an appearance here — Baena raises an interesting point. The Little Hours is very much a comedy about desire, and it get its laughs from the conflict between desire and appearance. Without getting preachy, The Little Hours shows that piousness and devotion don't douse the flames of desire; sometimes, they fan them. After all, we're all merely human. I can't help thinking that Chaucer would approve.
With Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Jon Gabrus, Jemima Kirke, Adam Pally, Paul Reiser
Production: StarStream Media, Bow and Arrow Entertainment, Destro Films, Dublab Media, Productivity Media, Concourse Media, Exhibit Entertainment, Foton Pictures
Distribution: Gunpowder & Sky (USA), Mongrel Media (Canada), GEM Entertainment (International)
http://www.thelittlehoursmovie.com
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Good Time is not a film to see for the plot. Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, the storyline is not all that novel, complicated, or interesting — in itself. I can sum it up in a single sentence: Queens bad boy Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson) spends a night fleeing cops while trying to get his mentally handicapped younger brother, Nick (Benny Safdie), out of the mess he put him in after a bank robbery they commit goes sideways. It sounds like a comedy, but it most definitely is not.
Good Time is a movie to see for the mood it creates — and man, is it intense! More or less a character study, this could have been a disaster in someone else's hands. As it is, the whole thing soars thanks to the directing by brothers Benny and Josh Safdie and the acting, which is all around great. Pattinson is particularly terrific — forget Twilight. I've heard comparisons to Al Pacino's best work in the '70s, and I've got to agree; Pattinson conveys a natural nervous energy just under the surface so well that you feel it watching him. I found myself more and more jittery and paranoid with every move and bad decision Connie makes and every character he encounters. I noticed hints of Dog Day Afternoon, Cruising, The Godfather, and even The Graduate in Pattinson's performance.
Taking place almost entirely at night, the settings are familiar but eerie: a hospital, the crammed TV-lit apartment of a Jamaican immigrant (Gladys Mathon) and her weed smoking teenage granddaughter (Taliah Webster), an empty amusement park. Add a skittish techno score by Oneohtrix Point Never, a pallet of neon-colored light, and a nonstop chase, and you've got Good Time. Roller coaster ride or drug trip, take your pick — either way, this is a film that drags you along for the ride and zaps you, in a really satisfying way. I don't know if Good Time is Oscar material, but it's definitely memorable.
I almost missed Good Time, which opened for what appeared to be a very short limited run in Chicago. I made my own bad decision to see it Friday night after dinner with lots of cocktails. The film became a big blur that my drunk brain couldn't handle. I went back for a Sunday matinee by myself. I left impressed, and actually pissed that I wasn't present the first time I caught it.
With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi, Necro, Buddy Duress, Peter Verby, Saida Mansoor, Eric Paykert
Production: Elara Pictures, Rhea Films
Distribution: A24
(AMC River East) B+
http://goodtime.movie
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Whitney: Can I Be Me?
Link posted on August 12, 2017 August 26, 2017 by moviebloke
(UK / USA 2017)
Whitney Houston certainly needs no introduction, and I don't need to remind anyone about her drug-fueled decline or her sad death five years ago. I saw her perform once when she toured for her first album, but I was never a fan. Still, I observed her career from the sidelines and know all her hits (and misses). To borrow from one of her songs, she almost had it all. Almost.
Co-director Nick Broomfield said that with Whitney: Can I Be Me?, he wanted to show another side of the story: "There was very little attempt to really understand where this was coming from or what it was about. I would like a lot of people to feel that there was a whole other way of looking at this." (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/whitney-houston-documentary-director-speaks-out-she-was-so-judged-w497676 ). It's a good idea: fair and balanced, OK.
For better or for worse, Broomfield, who shares a directing credit with Rudi Dolezal for his footage from Houston's 1999 My Love Is Your Love World Tour, takes a decidedly conventional and low key approach here. He eschews TMZ-like sensationalism, which is refreshing, even admirable. However, the finished product rings incomplete.
Broomfield shows Houston's dirty laundry. We learn that she used drugs from adolescence. She wasn't particularly polished. Her mother pushed her, hard. Her label, Arista, had a grand plan for her, and it specifically excluded drawing a black audience. Her BFF Robyn Crawford, who stayed involved with Houston's career until the aforementioned 1999 tour, was (and still is) a lesbian, which led to rumors. Houston and Bobby Brown were in love, but it didn't stop him from cheating on her — apparently, he preyed on Houston's entourage. Crawford and Brown didn't get along, which created tension. There was also that thing with Houston's father that happened at the end of his life.
We gets hints and glimpses of what led to Houston's downfall, but in the end the whole thing is shallow. Like her image throughout her career, Whitney: Can I Be Me? presents a sanitized or at least downplayed picture. Broomfield could've dug deeper. He was getting there with Houston's former bodyguard, David Roberts, who claims that he was repeatedly ignored when he warned everyone around her that Houston was on a fatal trajectory. This documentary falls short; it's flat and has nothing, shall we say, so emotional. It doesn't reveal all that much. As a result, it isn't all that moving.
Another biographical documentary about Houston is in the works (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/28/kevin-macdonald-official-whitney-houston-documentary ) ( http://www.whitneyhouston.com/news/director-kevin-macdonald-whitney-houston-documentary/ ). So, there's more to come. Let's hope Kevin MacDonald's version is more compelling.
With David Roberts, Cissy Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Robyn Crawford
Production: Lafayette Films, Passion Pictures, Showtime Networks
Distribution: Showtime (USA), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (UK), Arsenal Filmverleih (Germany), Eagle Pictures (Italy), Periscoop Film (Netherlands)
http://www.sho.com/titles/3433528/whitney-can-i-be-me
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
Link posted on August 9, 2017 August 27, 2017 by moviebloke
"Get Triggered," commands one of the movie posters for Patrick Hughes's The Hitman's Bodyguard. I don't know what that means here, but this film is a bit fluffy to trigger much more than some chuckles — after all the eyerolling, of course. That's how it went for me.
Ryan Reynolds is Michael Bryce, a humiliated professional bodyguard whose career took a hit — get it? — after a client (Tsuwayuki Saotome) was shot and killed right in front of him. Now, he barely ekes out a living guarding low profile corporate executives addicted to speed. He operates out of his run down car, which is where he also lives (as evident from his "bathroom," an empty water bottle). To make matters worse, Michael is still reeling from a breakup with Amelia (Élodie Yung), an Interpol agent he blames for his sad state.
Amelia is charged with a simple but very consequential mission: to deliver notorious hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) to the International Court of Justice at the Hague. Darius has agreed to testify against Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman), the depraved dictator of Belarus on trial for crimes against humanity. Unfortunately for the prosecution, Dukhovich has a stalwart and invincible army of goons that hunts and kills any witness who has any dirt on him. Darius is the prosecution's last hope, and the clock is ticking.
When Amelia's armored car is attacked by Dukhovich's men, she and Darius go into hiding. She contacts Michael for a favor: to complete the mission and get the star witness to the Hague. She doesn't tell him who the witness is, and it turns out that Michael and Darius have a history. It ain't pretty.
Not surprisingly, The Hitman's Bodyguard is light fare, a stock comedy/action quasi buddy flick. It's a perfect summer movie; frankly, I'm not sure why it wasn't released earlier. Tom O'Connor's screenplay is repetitive, predictable, and loaded with F-bombs, but it's fun and isn't at all serious. Reynolds and Jackson have an amusing love/hate relationship filled with banter about everything from murder to love to pop music that wouldn't be out of place in Pulp Fiction. In between their banter is nonstop action — car chases, explosions, shoot outs in helicopters and boats, cat and mouse games.
Jackson does what he does best: causes grief and cusses with force. Reynolds plays a good square with earnestness. If these two had better chemistry, The Hitman's Bodyguard would be a more memorable film. Salma Hayek is the best thing about this movie: she's dramatic and severe and hilarious as Sonia Kincaid, the streetwise but still crazy wife of Darius. Rotting away in an Amsterdam prison, she's relentless about protesting the grave injustice done to her. She effortlessly steals every scene she's in.
With Michael Gor, Tine Joustra, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Rod Hallett, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell, Richard E. Grant
Production: Millennium Films, Cristal Pictures
Distribution: Lionsgate Films
(ArcLight) C+
http://www.thehitmansbodyguard.movie/mobile/
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Link posted on July 20, 2017 August 8, 2017 by moviebloke
(USA / UK / France / Netherlands 2017)
I have mixed feelings about Christopher Nolan's spectacular Dunkirk, a World War II military drama that has very little to do with battle. Told from three perspectives — land ("the mole"), sea, and air — the story here centers on an evacuation, that of British and allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, a fishing village in northern France at the Belgian border, over a ten-day period in late Spring 1940 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation).
I have to admit ignorance here: I knew nothing about the Dunkirk evacuation going into this film. Nolan doesn't spend any time on background or what led to this point; instead, he just picks up with British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) fleeing German fire outside the beach. I wish I had known ahead of time because I would have done some research. I thought a better job could have been done telling the story.
The structure, jumping between the three perspectives, takes a little work to follow. What exactly is going on is unclear and confusing, and it creates a nice sense of claustrophobia and panic in many scenes — especially that boat scene. This is good. However, keeping track of the characters is a tough task not made any easier by giving all the soldiers the exact same black hair dye. I found it hard to relate to or care much about any of them because I was kept at arm's length. I couldn't get invested. While definitely not the same story, Dunkirk is a kind of a big budget Son of Saul — just not as good.
As a spectacle, though, Dunkirk is magnificent. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot it on 70 millimeter film, and he packs this picture with gorgeous wide shots of the beach, the sea, and throngs of desperate soldiers. He beautifully captures the hopelessness of the situation with a drab palette of only a few army colors: greens, greys, blues, and cold whites that convey a chill I could see and feel. The sound is over the top loud. If nothing else, Dunkirk is total sensory overload. It's worth seeing for that alone.
Side note: I'm not sure which is the bigger surprise here — that 1D's Harry Styles actually isn't terrible, or that Tom Hardy is hidden under aviator goggles for the entire film. The latter is a bummer. He's so hot!
With Mark Rylance, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine
Production: Syncopy, Warner Brothers, Dombey Street Productions, Kaap Holland Film, Canal+, Ciné+, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Distribution: Warner Brothers, Karo Premiere (Russia), NOS Audiovisuais (Portugal), Roadshow Entertainment (New Zealand), Roadshow Films (Australia)
(Music Box) C+
http://www.dunkirkmovie.com
Posted in 2017, 20th century, action, American, biopic, British, C+, drama, epic, france, french, historical, hollywood, July 2017, Netherlands, News, Summer 2017, UK, United Kingdom, USA, war	Tagged 1D, Aneurin Barnard, Barry Keoghan, Canal+, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Ciné+, Dombey Street Productions, Dunkirk, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, Hoyte van Hoytema, Jack Lowden, James D'Arcy, Kaap Holland Film, Karo Premiere, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Michael Caine, NOS Audiovisuais, One Direction, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Roadshow Entertainment, Roadshow Films, son of Saul, Syncopy, Tom Glynn-Carney, Tom Hardy, Warner Brothers, World War II, WWII	1 Comment
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Link posted on July 9, 2017 October 7, 2017 by moviebloke
Marsha, Marsha, MARSHA! I'll say this: David France's new documentary has a lot going on in it. The center of the film, obviously, is legendary Greenwich Village "street queen" Marsha P. Johnson, a trans LGBT activist who hit the streets and stood at the front line when the fight was just about the "gay rights" movement. In the '60s. Marsha, a figure at the Stonewall riots, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries, or S.T.A.R., with Sylvia Rivera in the early '70s — 1970 to be exact. Her fight continued onto AIDS and transgender issues. She clearly was ahead of her time.
Sadly, Marsha ended up in the Hudson River in 1992, an apparent murder victim. It was almost 25 years to the date that I saw this film. The New York City Police Department called it a "suicide" — then called it a day. It remains an unsolved case.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson wants to honor Marsha, and it kind of does. At the very least, it sings her praises and puts her in a positive light. Ultimately, though, it fails. Told through the eyes of friend and surrogate Victoria Cruz, it unfortunately lets other things — mainly other people's egos — get in the way. Part history and part true crime, Marsha's story is watered down because French crams in more than what's necessary to tell it, and he loses her in the process.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson succeeds in showing Marsha's determination and influence. Perhaps unintentionally, it also shows a wonderfully colorful version of New York City in its cultural — or countercultural — prime, a place that simply doesn't exist anymore. The hardest part of watching this film, though, is the attitude against trans people — even from gay men. It's something you might not expect, but there it is.
From a historical or social standpoint, this is a winner. As far as Marsha is concerned, it could have been better. Still, it's worth the time it takes to see it.
With Michael Baden, Frances Baugh, Pat Bumgardner, Jimmy Camicia, Eddie DeGrand, Matt Foreman, Jacques Garon, Chelsea Goodwin, Xena Grandichelli, Jennifer Louise Lopez, Agosto Machado, Marcus Maier, Ted Mcguire, Jean Michaels, Robert Michaels, Rusty Mae Moore, Candida Scott Piel, Coco Rodriguez, Kitty Rotolo, Vito Russo, Mark Segal, Beverly Tillery, Randy Wicker, Brian R. Wills, Sue Yacka
Production: Public Square Films, Faliro House Productions, Ninety Thousand Words, Race Point Films, Terasem Media & Films
Distribution: The Film Collaborative, Netflix
Screening introduced by David France and followed by a live Q and A with France, Mark Blane, and someone whose name I didn't catch moderated by Alonso Duralde
(Directors Guild of America) B-
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival
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Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
Link posted on July 7, 2017 November 3, 2017 by moviebloke
"He was way ahead of his time. Just the way we do now with selfies and Snapchat and Facebook — he would have put the little Instagram kids to shame!"
— Amber Valletta
"Kevyn's biggest motivation to succeed was his abandonment issues. He had this thought that, if I work with you and you become my friend, and I make you pretty, then you won't abandon me. I absolutely think he was looking for a mother figure in the people that he worked with."
— Eric Sakas
Superstar makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin lived an enviable life. He was successful doing what he loved — his work was on runways, in music videos, on award shows, and on magazine covers, at one point nine consecutive issues of Vogue. He wrote books and started a line of cosmetics.
On top of that, he hung out with models, legends, and his own idols: Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Paulina Porizkova, Susan Sarandon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Winona Ryder, Liza Minnelli, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Cher, and Jennifer Lopez to name a few. Some of them were actual friends (I can only imagine Liza leaving voicemail for me).
Judging from the fact that they all let Aucoin record him with them backstage — on videotape, and not always made up — they must have felt something for him. An affinity? Safety? A debt? Whatever it was, it endeared him. Even in his home videos, he made them look good.
So it's odd and downright tragic that someone who brought so much beauty to the world, never felt beautiful himself. Perhaps it had to do with his birth mother, Nelda Mae Williams, giving him up for adoption, or all the bullying he got as a teenager. He didn't like his physical features, which were exaggerated by a condition that went undiagnosed for most of his life: acromegaly, a tumour on the pituitary gland that keeps the brain secreting growth hormones. It's a painful condition that causes headaches and joint pain, and it got Aucoin addicted to prescription drugs.
A trove of home videos found after his death in 2002 forms the basis for Lori Kaye's documentary, Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me. He recorded everything — the aforementioned videos with celebrities, with family members and boyfriends, and even when he was alone. Kaye interviews different people from Aucoin's life to tell his story, and the interviews range from funny (Andie MacDowell) to sad (ex boyfriend Eric Sakas discusses Aucoin's downward spiral) to eyeroll-inducing (Williams claims Aucoin would not have been gay had she raised him).
His adoptive parents, Isidore and Thelma Aucoin, accepted him and even dropped out of their church because of its stance on homosexuality. He moved to New York City, and the rest is history.
The celebrity interviews are fun, and some are gushy. Some of the interviewees even cry. They all provide insight into the kind of guy Aucoin was. What Kaye has that makes her documentary special, though, is Aucoin's tapes, and she incorporates footage from them into the project in a way that lets him tell his own story. It's an often amusing one with a sad undertone. It also serves, as Cindy Crawford points out, as a time capsule — a really good one. I confess, a few scenes gave me chills.
With Andie MacDowell, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Paulina Porizkova, Gwyneth Paltrow, Amber Valletta, Isidore Aucoin, Nelda Mae Williams, Jed Root, Eric Sakas, Tina Turner, Cher, Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson
Production: Putti Media
Distribution: Logo Documentary Films (USA), Dogwoof (International)
Screening introduced by director Lori Kaye
https://www.kevynaucoindocumentary.com
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Francis Lee's first feature God's Own Country isn't something I'd expect to open a film festival, but already it's opened two: the 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival and the 35th Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival. I caught it at the latter.
God's Own Country is a slow burner about a romance between a frustrated young farmer and a migrant Romanian worker. It doesn't start out like a typical love story, it doesn't develop like one, and it certainly doesn't end like one. Kudos to Lee for that. In the end, it succeeds on multiple levels.
Set in rural Yorkshire, Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor) is the isolated 20-something son of a middle-aged sheep farmer (Ian Hart) whose days are numbered. While his father is dying, Johnny plugs away caring for calves and sheep, obviously resenting every minute of it. Something is amiss, something that has nothing to do with the farm.
Why are you so weird, boy? Johnny are you queer, boy? Turns out, yes: we learn this early on in the film at a cattle market, where Johnny picks up a trick (John McCrea) and fucks him in the back of a trailer. This small scene tells us all we need to know about where Johnny is with his sexuality through his terse response at the end of this tryst: his trick invites him for a pint, which Johnny coldly, emphatically, and violently declines.
Enter Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu), a hot Romanian farmhand who shows up just in time for "lambing," or birthing lambs. He's not a talker, but his eyes and his hands say everything. Johnny is intrigued. So are we in the audience.
Deliberately paced, God's Own Country is a big statement composed of small, seemingly inconsequential moments. Each one is anything but. Like a horror movie, a few scenes literally make me call out to Johnny to ask him, "What are you doing?" Comparisons to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain are inevitable, but this is not the same story. First of all, there's no "I can't quit you" moment. Second, I like to think the ending is much happier even if it leaves a lot to the imagination. I can't wait to see what Lee does next.
With Gemma Jones, Harry Lister Smith, Melanie Kilburn, Liam Thomas , Patsy Ferran, Sarah White, Alexander Suvandjiev, Stefan Dermendjiev
Production: Inflammable Films, Magic Bear Productions, Shudder Films
Distribution: Picturehouse Entertainment (UK), Orion Pictures (USA), Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA)
Screening introduced and followed by a live Q and A with director Francis Lee and actor Alec Secareanu
(Orpheum Theatre) B+
http://www.godsowncountryfilm.com
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'Whispering Sands:' Comic Book Review
Chen is enjoying a day of fishing with his young son, Kai, when the water suddenly recedes before the onset of the 2004 tsunami off the coast of Thailand. Strange beings appear in the sand as he races desperately towards the shore, warning him to hold onto young Kai to keep both of them safe. The story is a tribute to the amazing events that occurred in the wake of the terrible tsunami and the reports of supernatural phenomena throughout the region.
The creators of Whispering Sands and the companion story, In the Forest of Scorched Trees, present two simple stories about seemingly diverse topics: the Thailand tsunami on December 26, 2004, and the aftermath of a woman's involvement in a controlling cult; however, I see one major theme that ties to the two plots together, a sense of hope even at the lowest points of despair. At the same time, I don't want to reveal anything about the endings (I know I've been doing this a lot lately, sorry!), because the reading journey to the conclusion is a major part of the appeal.
The artwork for the Whispering Sands graphic novel is clean and colorful with an almost cartoony feel. Initially, I thought it might not fit with the somber subject matter, but it somehow helps to simplify the horror into something accessible to more readers. It's not photo perfect, but it helped me visualize everything in both stories including some truly shocking scenes in In the Forest of Scorched Trees.
Whispering Sands isn't an adventure story or full or grandiose, world-sweeping events if you ignore the background setting. Both tales focus on the lives of individuals touched by hope after horrors and how magical the world truly can be. It may not be the most obviously dynamic graphic novel, but it touched something inside me as I read it. I definitely look forward to more works from the creative team!
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Friday Night Music: Drop Dead Dangerous
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Join us at Cedar Ridge for live music Friday, August 20 with Drop Dead Dangerous!
Drop Dead Dangerous is a musical force that has taken the continental United States and the Caribbean by storm. A band full of songwriters that intertwine addicting melodies with honest, passionate lyrics, they are described by their loyal following to be among the best in the business.
Kitty Steadman is the lead singer and guitar player that combines a magnificent voice with a party-hard attitude that has brought fans all over the country to their feet.
Melanie Howe, also commonly known as, "The Djembabe," fills the pocket with grooves and percussive magic that can only be found on the Drop Dead Dangerous stage.
The Drop Dead Dangerous harmonies sound as if the two women have been singing together their whole lives. They joined forces in the autumn of 2015 to not only tour and spread their brand of music, but to change the southern rock and country landscape.
In 2016, the band released their first album, "Drop Dead Live," which also featured regular bandmates and fellow songwriters JD Edge and Paul Wray. In 2018, they added Larry Dunsmore to the mix for their sophomore release and first studio album "Roadside Attraction."
The incredible sound of Drop Dead Dangerous can be heard in nightclubs, festivals, beach bars, and honky-tonks all over the country as they travel thousands of miles to bring the party and put on one hell of a show.
Drop Dead Dangerous music can be purchased at any show, or downloaded and streamed on any of the popular streaming and music sites. The band is sponsored by: Vater Drumsticks, 64 Audio, Remo Drumheads, Sabian Cymbals, Gon Bops Percussion, and Breedlove Guitars.
Be prepared for a wild ride of original music and powerful entertainment when you catch one of their shows, and be warned… This could get DANGEROUS.
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Port Locksleigh located in Newport Beach, CA is 2,200 sqft back yard that was completed in summer 2014! The photos you see are designs that were preliminary as well as the final design. This project construction budget was $275,000.
Port Kimberly located in Newport Beach, CA. These are some preliminary designs for the client. The client is looking for somewhat of a transitional modern feel. A design that consist of contemporary/modern design yet an offering a warm inviting atmosphere.
This beautiful estate home is located in the gated community of Big Canyon. This transitional cape cod style home takes on a casual atmosphere while capturing the stunning views of the golf course below. While keeping the outside clean and simple, there is plenty of interest that will keep you engaged while taking a stroll around the estate.
Port Bristol Circle is located in Newport Beach, CA. The backyard is a complete redesign while in the front we incorporated a new patio into the existing footprint of the landscape. The home itself is being completely remodeled and updated, so we aimed to incorporate a transitional modern look in the front moving into a more modern look and feel in the back.
This project brings a lot of elements into a very small backyard. This yard is only 26'x58'. The pool works out to be 10'-4" x 26'-8" which is a decent size pool. Pool also has a automatic pool cover.The canopy above the fire pit will have a retractable fabric cover. Bench seats serve as accessible storage for pillows, pool toys, etc.
Port Ashley located in Newport Beach, CA. The client wanted a design that was somewhat traditional yet complimented the modern feel of the existing home. These two designs are somewhat the same offering both straight clean lines as well as some informal structure.


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2020 Rising Stars: Stephanie Adams
By John Hazlehurst
Stephanie Adams has one of the most visible workspaces in Colorado Springs. In fact, if you live, work in, or frequently visit our downtown, you've probably walked past Stephanie's lair a dozen times. She's the site director at UCCS Downtown, a ground floor space on Tejon Street just south of Colorado Avenue. To passersby, it looks like nothing special — just a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, some tables and a few dozen retro-modernist chairs. Is it a classroom, or a meeting space or something else?
Like GOCA downtown, the site was created by a private/public partnership between the university and real estate behemoth Nor'wood. And just as GOCA's continuing relevance and viability is in the hands of director Daisy McGowan, the new site's success depends on the entrepreneurial skills of Stephanie Adams.
A Colorado native, Adams is more than up for the job. She graduated from UCCS in 2008, worked for the city for a couple of years and spent seven years at the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado. She's been in her current position for a year, and is excited by its obvious challenges — even more so as a recent graduate of UCCS' master's in public administration program, where she focused on policy and nonprofit management.
"People started by seeing it as a very transactional space — just a place for meetings," Adams said. "But I saw it as a developing and activating intellectual space, a place that could both host and create events. It's a neutral meeting ground, a place for classes, an opportunity to learn where you work, and an alumni resource."
At 3,000 square feet it's comparatively small, likely the first tentative step downtown for one of the country's fastest-growing universities. Thanks to Adams, it's already outgrowing its space.
"We have about 40 hours of programming weekly — people come here to get stuff done!" said Adams. "In 2019, we had 6,500 participants. For example, we had Coffee with the Cops and 85 people came to have coffee and donuts with our cops."
"Stephanie is an incredible gem in this community," said Stephannie Finley Fortune, the executive director of UCCS' Regional Connect. "Her effervescence, wisdom, warmth and solid skills are attributes that put her at next level professionalism and influence."
"Stephanie is in a league of her own," agreed Laura Nelson, a former colleague at AASC. "It's not often you find someone who works hard, cares for others and consistently strives to do more and give back to the community."
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The graduate school is organised within the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
Director of Graduate Studies: Joakim Andréasson
(approved by the Pro-Vice-President on May 17, 2005. Ref. nr. C2005/604)
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(revised August 1, 2012)
(revised September 25, 2015)
1 Subject description and programme aims
Chemistry is the area of knowledge which deals with the composition, structure and features of substances, the reactions which transfer substances to other substances and the different types of energy changes which accompany these reactions. Chemistry is a basic natural science, which among other things means that research and doctoral programmes are mainly governed by intrascientific arguments and criteria. This of course does not prevent industrial and social needs from playing a major role when research problems are formulated and projects organised.
The extremely broad scope of the field of chemistry has during the 20th century led to a division into a number of subjects which are to a varying degree sharply delimited from each other. For inorganic and organic chemistry as well as biochemistry the basis for division is the substance classes dealt with by the subjects whilst the division into subjects such as analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, nuclear chemistry and theoretical chemistry is based more on common working methods and applications. At present there is a tangible tendency, internationally but also at Chalmers, to give research in chemistry (and thus also doctoral programmes) an interdisciplinary orientation, e.g. directed at areas such as bioorganic chemistry, molecular biophysics, geochemistry or atmospheric chemistry. The basic subjects in chemistry that are represented at Chalmers University of Technology are analytical chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, nuclear chemistry, inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry. The special orientations at the graduate school of chemistry at Chalmers are presented in the following sections.
1.1 Special research orientations
1.1.1 Analytical chemistry
Analytical chemistry aims to develop methods for the determination of basic substances and chemical compounds. It is important to be able to make these determinations with a high degree of accuracy and precision, often in complex mixtures and in very small amounts. The research in chemistry is conducted within electroanalytical chemistry and atomic spectroscopy with applications within, among other things, the immediate environment and the marine chemistry field. Within separation chemistry, chromatographic and capillary electrophoretic methods are being developed as well as new detectors for applications, particularly in the pharmaceutical field. Multivariate data analysis methods are applied, among other things to improve reliability in spectroscopic methods in process analytical applications.
1.1.2 Biochemistry
Biochemis
try concerns the study of the chemistry of life itself and the many molecular processes involved. Examples of topics for study are the structure and function of different classes of biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, as well as the interactions between such molecules that are important in understanding biochemical processes. The subject is cross-disciplinary and is connected to many of the other areas in the research school of chemistry in the form of sub-areas such as biophysical chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry.
1.1.3 Physical chemistry
Traditionally, physical chemistry covers the theoretical basis for chemistry, particularly the interaction between energy and materials. The following areas form the basis for teaching and research: thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, quantum chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, photochemistry and electrochemistry. The research in physical chemistry is conducted within photochemistry and photophysics, as well as in biophysical and bioanalytical chemistry. Research projects include the study mechanisms for energy- and electron-transfer, of importance for harvesting solar energy and for photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. Other topics of interest are photochromic systems with applications in biochemistry and molecular logics, spectroscopic methods for investigating the interactions of nucleic acids with drugs and enzymes, as well as the use of microscopic techniques and nanofluidics for lipid membranes.
1.1.4 Nuclear chemistry
Nuclear chemistry, which has its roots in both chemistry and nuclear physics, deals with the chemical aspects of nuclear science and plays a central role in nuclear power technology. The subject has a distinct interdisciplinary character and covers the study of mechanisms and products in conjunction with nuclear reactions and radioactive decay, production of radioactive nuclides, separation of isotopes, the chemistry of the radioactive elements, interaction of ionising radiation with materials, the measurement of ionising radiation, radiation protection, the use of radioactive tracers etc. Nuclear chemical methods are used in a large number of other scientific areas, including archaeology, astronomy, biochemistry, genetics, geology, medicine and engineering.
1.1.5 Inorganic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry strives for a fundamental understanding of reactions, structure and bonding in inorganic, organometallic, metal-organic and bio-inorganic compounds, molecules, substances and materials. This knowledge is important in a number of more applied disciplines and research areas such as catalysis, energy conversion and energy storage, clean and efficient process technology, sensors, corrosion, metallo-proteins, pharmacology, implants, biological process, electronics, information and communication technology and nano-science.
1.1.6 Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry concerns the synthesis, reactions and properties of carbon compounds. Research at the department is conducted within the areas of physical organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, modification of cellulose, as well as the synthesis of biologically active compounds. Green chemistry is the basis for developing new technologies for sustainable materials/chemicals and for supramolecular gels. A new and exciting area of research is graphene chemistry, with a highly interdisciplinary character connected to the EU funded graphene flagship. Cellulose research involves refinement to bulk chemicals and functional materials, including theoretical and practical studies of molecular properties and how these affect the physical and mechanical properties of materials. Within the field of supramolecular chemistry, research is directed towards design and synthesis of biomimetic systems intended for systematic studies of excitation energy and electron transfer phenomena, of fundamental importance in the development of future molecular electronics
1.1.7 Applied Surface Chemistry
Applied Surface Chemistry covers technical applications of surface chemistry. Surface chemistry has its theoretical basis in physical chemistry and can be divided into 1) surface and colloid chemistry, mainly comprising solutions, and 2) solid surface chemistry. Surface chemistry can be found as part of technical solutions within many industries, from the food industry and pharmaceuticals to paper and mining industries, as well as in industries where the nature and reactivity of solid surfaces is crucial, such as in large parts of materials technology, where superabsorbents, catalysts, fuel cells, batteries and biomaterials are examples with extensive research in this field. The term surface and colloid chemistry includes the physicochemical properties and applications of surfactants and suspensions. The area is a central part of nanomaterials chemistry including the production of nanomaterials where the size and structure is controlled at the nanometer scale. In this area, the research pace is very high, and many high-tech materials are based on practices in this field. A further field concerns supramolecular chemistry and special investigations of structure as well as structure dynamics of such systems. Biopolymergels and cellulose fibers are examples of supramolecular systems studied. Transport of both water and substances dissolved in water in these systems are investigated with the help of, among other things, NMR diffusometry and various microscopy methods.
1.1.8 Environmental Inorganic Chemistry
The overall research strategy within environmental inorganic chemistry is to contribute with chemical and material-chemical aspects to bring about sustainable development in society. Our basic areas of expertise are mainly within theoretical chemistry, structural chemistry and the synthesis of new materials with specific properties. Research is conducted, among other things, into perovskite-related super-conductors and materials which demonstrate different forms of magnetic arrangement. Another highly topical research area is magnetoelectric systems, an example of a multifunctional system where electric and magnetic arrangements coexist in the same compound. Double perovskites are the most promising class of materials for the stabilisation of magnetoelectric properties. This type of materials research is of basic significance for electronics and IT systems.
1.1.9 Pharmaceutical technology
Pharmaceutical technology concerns the manufacturing and studies of different kinds of drug formulations as liquids, gels and tablets. A modern drug contains not only the active compound but also a number of additives to give the product the desired properties for storage and use, and also to facilitate the preparation of the compound. Pharmaceutical technology is therefore to a large extent involved in the characterization of the additives and their properties using a variety of different methods. The additives are in general different kinds of polymers and lipids, and the methods range from X-ray crystallography, via NMR to rheology and dissolution and swelling experiments.
1.1.10 Industrial materials recycling
Industrial materials recycling cover in principle all disciplines of chemistry and in addition on all levels from basic science to development of industrial processes. The main direction is recovery of metals from waste flows but also other kinds of wastes such as e.g. plastics are handled. To be able to achieve this it is often required that several elements are separated from each other. Typical methods to achieve this separation are solvent extraction, electrochemistry and pyrochemistry. Other important aspects are the development and use of separation equipment such as e.g. mixer-settlers and columns.
1.2 The aim of the PhD studies
The programme should acquaint the student with principles and working approaches within modern chemical research and provide in-depth knowledge within one or more of the special orientations. The programme also aims to provide skills in research methodology and experience of independent research. The programme will prepare the doctoral student for later professional work as a researcher or as a teacher in industry, the education sector or some other sector in society.
2 Qualification and admission
To qualify for admission to the postgraduate program in chemistry a student must have completed a Master of Science in Engineering (Civilingenjör) or a Master of Science (Filosofie magister), or the equivalent. Students with equivalent degrees can be accepted to the program after special consideration. The student should also be judged to have the capacity to successfully complete a postgraduate research education. The decision of admission to the graduate program is taken by the Deputy Head of the Department after check-up and approval from the Director of Studies for the Graduate School in Chemistry. For more details about admission requirements, see Chalmers web site Education - Doctoral Programmes – From Admission to Graduation.
3 Organization and structure of the program
For full-time students the programme is expected to require a net period of four years for a PhD and two years for a licentiate degree. The latter degree is strongly recommended as a stage along the path towards a PhD.
The programme includes teacher-led courses, reading of literature independently ("reading course"), thesis work and active participation in the seminars run at the graduate school and within the person's own subject specialisation. The emphasis in a doctoral programme should be on research which will lead to a PhD or a licentiate thesis. The research should be equivalent to at least 75% of the nominal programme time. Testing of knowledge following courses can take place through written or oral examinations, submission of assignments, essays and seminars or in another appropriate manner. The grades for courses are either Pass or Fail.
3.1 Seminars
The doctoral students should actively participate in the seminars given in their own research field and in the seminar series run jointly for the department.
3.2 Courses
For details of the current range of courses, see the web site of the Department (the Swedish web site): Utbildning - Forskarutbildning - Kurser.
3.2.1 Mandatory courses at Chalmers
Common Chalmers courses: three higher education credits in education, three higher education credits in ethics and zero higher education credit for the "General introduction for doctoral students".
Doctoral students admitted after September 1, 2012, are required to take 15 credit points from the area of Generic and Transferable Skills during their graduate studies. Of these, 9 credit points are mandatory for the licentiate degree, and another 6 credit points for the PhD degree.
In addition to the courses within Generic and Transferable Skills, the student is also required to participate in the introduction day for doctoral students (before the licentiate examination, at latest). Further requirements are an oral popular science presentation to be performed prior to the PhD thesis defence and a written popular science presentation to be published on the back of the PhD thesis.
4.1 Licentiate thesis
A licentiate thesis requires that the scientific work is presented in the form of a report, which may either be in the form of a monograph or a collection of articles together with an introduction. The requirements of independence and scientific stingency are similar to those applicable to a doctoral thesis but are applied to a lesser degree. Before the printing of the licentiate thesis it should be examined by the Director of Graduate Studies in Chemistry if at least half of the articles are published in peer reviewed journals. If this is not the case, the licenciate thesis should be examined by two referees. A licentiate thesis is presented at a public seminar and according to the regulations of Chalmers University of Technology. For more details, see the Chalmers web site Education - Doctoral Programmes – From Admission to Graduation.
4.2 Doctoral thesis
A doctoral thesis requires that the scientific work is presented in the form of a report, which may either be in the form of a monograph or a collection of articles together with an introduction. The thesis should be written in English. The quality of a doctoral thesis should be such that it can be published in a high-standing, international journal and stand up to peer review. The thesis should demonstrate a high level of independence and scientific stringency. The thesis will be publicly defended in accordance with rules of Chalmers University of Technology.
In order to assure the quality of a thesis before the public defence, a preliminary version of the thesis should be previewed by the opponent and the graduate committee. The thesis should be sent for preview no later than three months before the defence, and written statements should be returned to the department no later than two months before the defence. There are special rules for a doctoral thesis at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
For more details, see the Chalmers web site Education - Doctoral Programmes – From Admission to Graduation.
5 Requirements for the degree
5.1 Licentiate degree
The licentiate degree program consists of 120 higher education credits. Course work amounting to at least 30 higher education credits, but up to 60 higher education credits, and research work amounting to at least 60 higher education credits, but typically 90 higher education credits, and culminating in a licentiate thesis report, should be completed for the licentiate degree.
5.2 Doctoral degree
The doctoral degree program consists of 240 higher education credits. Course work amounting to at least 30 higher education credits, but up to 60 higher education credits, and research work amounting to at least 120 higher education credits, but typically 180 higher education credits, and culminating in a doctoral thesis report, should be completed for the doctoral degree.
6 Supervision
A postgraduate student is entitled to receive academic advice and guidance from the department at which he or she is pursuing doctoral work for the equivalent of four years' full-time study, or two years' full-time study for students pursuing the licentiate degree.
Each postgraduate student is assigned an examiner. The student shall also have a main advisor (supervisor) who should have expertise in the subject area of the thesis work, and at least one additional co-advisor. The examiner and supervisor can be the same person.
Following admission to the graduate program, the student, in consultation with the supervisor, examiner, and the Director of Studies of the Chalmers Graduate School in Chemistry, must formulate an individual plan of study and a time plan for the student's education.
7 Examination of proficiency
The content of courses is tested by written and/or oral examinations. Postgraduate students can receive the grades of pass or fail.
8 Organization of the Graduate School in Chemistry
The Deputy Head of the Department is responsible for the doctoral education at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The Director of Studies is responsible for the Graduate School in Chemistry. There is also a Committee for Research and PhD studies at the Department.
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Luis Jan Piers Advíncula Castrillón, född 2 mars 1990 i Chincha Alta, är en peruansk fotbollsspelare som spelar för Lobos BUAP, på lån från Tigres UANL. Han representerar även Perus fotbollslandslag.

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Ratchis – książę Friuli (739–744) i król Longobardów (744–749).

Jego ojcem był książę Pemmo. Jego żoną była rzymianka Tassia. Władał w pokoju do czasu oblężenia, z nieznanych powodów, Perugi. Papież Zachariasz namówił go do porzucenia oblężenia. Abdykował i wstąpił razem z rodziną do opactwa Monte Cassino. Po śmierci Aistulfa w 756 próbował odzyskać panowanie nad Longobardami, ale został pokonany przez Dezyderiusza i wysłany do klasztoru.

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Ever Heard of PHMSA? Learn About Upcoming Actions and Comment
Robin Blakeman
According to the Federal Register:
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was established on November 20, 2004 under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004.
PHMSA was created to protect the American public and the environment by ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all transportation modes, including the nation's pipelines. Through PHMSA, the Department develops and enforces regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation's 2.3 million mile pipeline transportation system and the nearly 1 million daily shipments of hazardous materials by land, sea, and air.
We believe this little-known governmental entity could have a big role in approval and/or oversight of the proposed Appalachian Storage Hub project. There have recently been postings in the Federal Register about public comment periods and hearings for very critical issues, all of which would have a big impact on the development of a major natural gas liquid (NGL) processing, storage and transport hub, which is what the Appalachian Storage Hub is proposedd to be.
Here are some of those postings, which we hope you will read and comment on where possible:
Notice of both PHMSA and OSHA public meetings re: international standards for transport of hazardous goods. Both hearings are in DC on November 13th. There is also a link to submit comments electronically included in this posting.
Information collection processes review on hazardous materials with a deadline of November 21. Instructions on how to submit a comment are available in this posting.
There are also several notices of "special permits" being requested by industry. It is unclear to us, at this time, whether any of these pertain to operations in our area.
For an example of why this is important, you can read about PHMSA's recently released repeal of an important explosive materials train rule here. We have many "liquified petroleum product" train cars that travel through the Huntington and Charleston area every day; Fayette County residents had to deal with a hazardous material train explosion a few years ago.
We may have missed any comment period on this regulatory repeal, but we want to be more prepared and better informed for the future. We could use a volunteer or two to help monitor this website for comment periods and other postings of concern. If you have an interest in doing this, please contact Robin Blakeman.
Jan 17 2020 Action Alert
Jan 8 2020 Press Release
Updated: Oct 24, 2018 — 7:45 am
Tags: Appalachian Storage Hub, Pipelines, regulation


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DSM responds to shortage of nose swabs in Netherlands
Production up and running in 2 brief weeks
Karen Laird
Next to the dearth of PPE supplies triggered by the pandemic, other shortages are also making themselves felt. In the Netherlands, as testing rates increase, it has become clear that nose swabs, too, are rapidly becoming unavailable.
The swabs normally used in the Netherlands are produced in Italy and China, two countries severely impacted by the coronavirus and currently unable to keep up with global demand.
Following a request from the Dutch government, Royal DSM has now started producing the necessary swabs, for the first time. The company said it will produce sufficient swabs to meet the entire country's testing needs for the next three months, thus eliminating the dependency on international supply chains.
Swiftly slicing through the red tape surrounding such initiatives, the Dutch Ministry of Health, the Landelijk Consortium Hulpmiddelen (LCH), and other local companies and healthcare experts worked together closely with DSM. As a result, the company was able to establish a swab production chain on Dutch soil in two weeks – a process that would normally have taken months or years, the company said. Former chief executive Feike Sijbesma is in charge of overseeing the Netherlands' testing effort.
The design was developed with DSM's 3D-printing expertise and scaled-up by injection moulding to produce millions of swabs for test kits in the Netherlands. The swabs are certified by the RIVM - the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment - and full-scale production has started. DSM works with Dutch partners Molded, ECM Europe and Steris to produce, package and sterilize the packaged swabs for the LCH to distribute among test locations across the country.
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Enjoy with or without a whole grain bun. I find the burger so flavorful that I eat them plain.


This is the first post in the second part of the Learning Flow series. In this part of the Learning Flow series, you'll learn how to add Line Items using Pricebooks. Although this will eventually tie to Quotes as part of the Learning Flow series, it also applies to Opportunity Products (Line Items) and Order Products (Line Items). You've already shown the Pricebooks to your Users in the Quote Entry Flow, so now you'll need to display the Products in the Pricebook for your Users to select.
There are a few things you need to do before creating the Quote Line Item Flow. Go to the Setup menu, then in the search bar enter Critical Updates and click on Critical Updates. There are two Critical Updates that you need to Activate. The first is the one that says Flow Creators Receive Email for Each Unhandled Fault (so you get notified on faults!) and the second is Behavior Change for Default Values in Flow Screen Fields. The behavior change is very important as you'll see later. Click Activate next to both of them.
Now, it's time to create the Quote Line Item Flow! First, go to Setup, Flows, create a New Flow. Click on Resources, then double click SObject Variable. Enter the Unique Name as sovQuote, Input/Output Type as Input and Output, and Object Type as Quote. This SOject Variable allows you to pass the information from the Quote Entry Flow (you'll set it up later) as well as update Quote fields as needed.


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Rifco Theatre Company is Resident Company at Watford Palace Theatre.
Artistic Director, Pravesh Kumar founded Rifco Theatre Company in 1999. The company is an Arts Council funded National Portfolio Organisation, and since 2011, has been Resident Company at Watford Palace Theatre.
Rifco develops and produces new plays and musicals, touring nationally to some of the UK's most prestigious regional theatres. They present theatre of scale and spectacle that is authentic, topical, thought-provoking, rich and entertaining which celebrates and reflects contemporary British Asian experiences, culture and society.
Their success lies in understanding their audience. A vital part of creating new work is through listening and working alongside British Asian communities. Kumar's work is 'homegrown' and he believes in gently challenging perceptions and warmly reflecting the communities he knows.
Rifco is committed to diversifying the kind of work seen in our British theatres. We do this by commissioning British Asian playwrights and working with as many diverse actors, designers, directors that we can find. The company defines its work through five programme strands:
Rifco Theatre Company – new plays and musicals for the middle scale
Rifco Studio – new plays for the smaller scale
Rifco Associates – talent development programme
Rifco Digital – new creative content for distribution online
British Asian Festival - a multi-artform biennial festival that showcases the best of British Asian arts, culture and heritag
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By imp kerr May 11, 2013
Cy Twombly, Coronation of Sesostris, 2000
On August 31, 2012, Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki posted four papers on the Internet. The titles were inscrutable. The volume was daunting: 512 pages in total. The claim was audacious: he said he had proved the ABC Conjecture, a famed, beguilingly simple number theory problem that had stumped mathematicians for decades. […] The problem, as many mathematicians were discovering when they flocked to Mochizuki's website, was that the proof was impossible to read. The first paper, entitled "Inter-universal Teichmuller Theory I: Construction of Hodge Theaters," starts out by stating that the goal is "to establish an arithmetic version of Teichmuller theory for number fields equipped with an elliptic curve…by applying the theory of semi-graphs of anabelioids, Frobenioids, the etale theta function, and log-shells." This is not just gibberish to the average layman. It was gibberish to the math community as well. [Caroline Chen/Project Wordsworth]
Last night, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosted the 2013 Met Gala. This year's theme was "Punk: From Chaos To Couture." For many celebrities, this was the first time they had used the word "punk" in a sentence that wasn't "Have my assistant get me Daft Punk tickets." […] "I skipped punk and went straight to couture. I never did punk." —Andre Leon Talley, editor at large of Vogue/total fucking clown […] "I did not [have a punk phase]. That's why I think my version of punk for me is not probably the mohawk, typical punk that you'd sort of envision. A little bit more like 'romantic punk." —Kim Kardashian, notable reality TV shithead "I don't think I fully understood the theme." —Kate Upton, human Viagra for Terry Richardson [Jaded Punk]
They busted the Colombian fugitive despite the breast implants and other cosmetic work that had helped him morph into a very chesty "Rosalinda.''
Women are more attracted to guitarists than sporty guys.
Physical, Behavioral, and Psychological Traits of Gay Men Identifying as Bears.
Most people do not seem to perceive microexpressions in themselves or others. In the Wizards Project, previously called the "Diogenes Project," Drs. Paul Ekman and Maureen O'Sullivan studied the ability of people to detect deception. Of the thousands of people tested, only a select few were able to accurately detect when someone was lying. The Wizards Project researchers named these people "Truth Wizards." To date, the Wizards Project has identified just over 50 people with this ability after testing nearly 20,000 people. Truth Wizards use microexpressions, among many other cues, to determine if someone is being truthful. Scientists hope by studying wizards that they can further advance the techniques used to identify deception. [Wikipedia]
A person named "John Titor" started posting on the Internet one day, claiming to be from the future and predicting the end of the world. Then he suddenly disappeared, never to be heard from again. […] He claimed he was a soldier sent from 2036, the year the computer virus wiped the world. […] Titor responded to every question other posters had, describing future events in poetically-phrased ways, always submitted with a general disclaimer that alternate realities do exist, so his reality may not be our own. [Pacific Standard | johntitor.com]
As digital data expands, anonymity may become a mathematical impossibility.
After checking your bank account, remember to log out, close your web browser, and throw your computer into the ocean. […] For those of you using a smartphone or tablet, the process for securely closing your banking session is very similar, except that you should find the nearest canyon and throw your device into that canyon. We then recommend simply scaling down the cliff face, locating the shattered remnants of your device, and spending the next few weeks traversing the country burying each individual piece in separate holes of varying depths several hundred miles apart. [The Onion | Thanks Tim]
"What people do in cities—create wealth, or murder each other—shows a relationship to the size of the city, one that isn't tied just to one era or nation," says Lobo. The relationship is captured by an equation in which a given parameter—employment, say—varies exponentially with population. In some cases, the exponent is 1, meaning whatever is being measured increases linearly, at the same rate as population. Household water or electrical use, for example, shows this pattern; as a city grows bigger its residents don't use their appliances more. […] If the population of a city doubles over time, or comparing one big city with two cities each half the size, gross domestic product more than doubles. Each individual becomes, on average, 15 percent more productive. Bettencourt describes the effect as "slightly magical," although he and his colleagues are beginning to understand the synergies that make it possible. Physical proximity promotes collaboration and innovation, which is one reason the new CEO of Yahoo recently reversed the company's policy of letting almost anyone work from home. […] Remarkably, this phenomenon applies to cities all over the world, of different sizes, regardless of their particular history, culture or geography. Mumbai is different from Shanghai is different from Houston, obviously, but in relation to their own pasts, and to other cities in India, China or the U.S., they follow these laws. [Smithsonian]
Skipping meals can sabotage your shopping – and your diet, according to a new Cornell study. Even short term food deprivation not only increases overall grocery shopping, but leads shoppers to buy 31% more high calorie foods. [EurekAlert]
A new molecule has been created by researchers in Chile that could make teeth 'cavity proof', killing the bacteria known to cause caries in less than 60 seconds. Named 'Keep 32' after the number of teeth in the mouth, researchers Jose Cordova and Erich Astudillo hope the product could be used in toothpastes, mouthwashes, floss and even food. Chemical trials have shown that the cavity-causing bacteria Streptococcus mutans can be eliminated for hours with the molecule. […] Procter & Gamble and five other chemical giants are fighting for the patent. [British Dental Journal]
A new antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhoea could be 'worse than Aids,' according to some US doctors.
A biopharmaceutical company will know this year whether an antibody produced using a unique technique can prevent chronic migraines.
Why do cardio exercise when you could just do cocaine?
The market for methadone vomit in prison is lively.
Capital punishment in China: A populist instrument of social governance.
Followup: Getting killed by falling objects (pianos, anvils, etc) happens more often than you might think.
Who Me smelled strongly of fecal matter, and was issued in pocket atomizers intended to be unobtrusively sprayed on a German officer. [Thanks Tim]
3D-Printed Gun's Blueprints Downloaded 100,000 Times In Two Days (With Some Help From Kim Dotcom).
The State Department is forcing Defcad, known as the Pirate Bay of 3D printing, to remove its 3D-printable gun files.
Bulletproof Whiteboards And The Marketing Of School Safety.
Child Abuse Billboard Contains 'Secret Message' Not Visible to Adults.
Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government? A former FBI counterterrorism agent claims that this is the case.
I don't believe that the NSA could save every domestic phone call, not at this time. Possibly after the Utah data center is finished, but not now.
The future of a home computer controlled by your eyes may be far closer than you think.
Voina (or "War" to give them their English name) are a radical art group concerned with challenging the Russian establishment. [Thanks Yvonne]
The four are members of a new idol group, Machikado Keiki Japan, and stocks play an important part in their performances. "We base our costumes on the price of the Nikkei average of the day. For example, when the index falls below 10,000 points, we go on stage with really long skirts," Mori explained. The higher stocks rise, the shorter their dresses get. With the Nikkei index ending above 13,000, the four went without skirts altogether on the day of their interview with The Japan Times, instead wearing only lacy shorts. [Japan Times]
What would happen if a large chunk (1/8th) of our Earth was suddenly removed?
Doubling the efficiency of solar devices would completely change the economics of renewable energy. Here is a design that just might make it possible.
10 New Things Science Says About Moms.
Restaurant menu psychology: tricks to make us order more.
The traditional view is that words can't survive for more than 8,000 to 9,000 years. Linguists identify 15,000-year-old 'ultraconserved words.'
Ultraconserved words? Really?
Now you can enlarge and denoise your photos, all thanks to basic research.
A blog about trying to find affordable housing in New York City. [Thanks Stella]
Fartscroll. Everyone farts. And now your web pages can too.
Anal Del Ray.
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