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Easton Mako YB15MK 31 2 1/4 20 oz Baseball Bat NEW GRIP
Easton Mako YB15MK 31″ 2 1/4″ 20 oz Baseball Bat NEW GRIP. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "kcrawford25″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
Brand: Easton
Model: Easton Mako YB15MK
2023 Easton Encore (-5) 2 3/4" USSSA Baseball Bat SL23EN58
2023 Easton Encore (-5) 2 3/4" 2PC Hybrid USSSA Baseball Bat SL23EN58 Description The 2023 Easton Encore Hybrid -5 USSSA Baseball Bat pulls in all the best features of Easton's cutting edge bat engineering, resulting in a 2-piece hybrid bat that will earn you a reputation as an offensive force every time you step in the box. We built the barrel of this bat with CompCore Technology, pulling together cutting-edge elements of alloy and composite barrel design. To create the CompCore barrel, the ringless R5 alloy of the Encore Hybrid is thinned out by about 30% and then reinforced with Thermo Composite Technology across the length of the hitting surface. This creates an ultra-thin barrel wall, bigger sweet spot, and maximum trampoline effect upon contact. The PureLynk CXN joint connects the handle directly to the barrel, maximizing the energy transfer and stiff feel of the Pro-Stiff carbon handle. All of these features add up to a bat that captures as much energy as you can generate and efficiently transfers it to the baseball – but all you have to do is swing it hard and watch it fly. You'll not only see the difference that the Easton Encore Hybrid makes, but you'll hear it, too. The unique, cutting edge barrel design creates a one-of-a-kind sound off the bat that's sure to echo in a pitcher's ears as you're rounding the bases. We topped this bat off with Flow-Tack grip, our most premium bat grip, to give you the ultimate combination of cushion and tack swing after swing. The 2023 Easton Encore Hybrid -5 USSSA bat is the pinnacle of new innovation in both alloy and composite bat design. Get yours today and get an instant boost to your offense! This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "batswholesale" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
Bat Size: 32\
MPN: SL23EN58
Department: Youth Baseball Bats : 73897
Read more January 4, 2023 / No Comments
2016 EASTON MAKO TORQ XL SL16MKT5 31 26 OZ. 31/26 Baseball Bat
Up for sale is a VERY RARE 2016 Easton MAKO TORQ XL 31″ 26 oz -5 2 5/8″ Barrel Diameter COMPOSITE 2 Piece baseball bat. The model # is SL16MKT5. Please let me know if you have any questions. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "chitowners" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Tuvalu, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, Niue, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.
Type: Baseball
Model: SL16MKT5
Material: Composite
Easton 2022 ADV 360 USA Baseball bat (-10)
Easton 2022 ADV 360 USA Baseball bat (-10). This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "sports4less781″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
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Model: 32\
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2022 Easton ADV 2 5/8 -10 USA Baseball Bat YBB22ADV10
2023 Easton Hype Composite (-3) 2 5/8" 2PC BBCOR Baseball Bat BB23HC Description With the 2023 Easton Hype Comp -3 BBCOR bat, we've meticulously engineered every feature to deliver explosive performance at the plate. From the knob to the end-cap, this bat was built to give you the highest-performing composite bat you'll find anywhere. The Hype Comp is built with end-to-end Thermo Composite Technology, which creates a massive sweet spot with the lightest material possible, maximizing both your bat speed and explosiveness on contact. Also, the ConneXion Max 2-piece design maximizes energy transfer from the handle to barrel, meaning that every ounce of power in your swing gets transferred into the barrel. Combine that with the Power Boost Soft Knob technology and Pro-Stiff carbon handle, and you're looking at a bat that unlocks pop you didn't even know you had. You won't just see the results of this engineering – you'll hear it, too. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "batswholesale" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
MPN: BB23HC
Read more December 28, 2022 / No Comments
2023 Easton Alpha (-3) 2 5/8" 1PC Alloy BBCOR Baseball Bat BB23AL Description The 2023 Easton Alpha ALX -3 BBCOR Baseball Bat features the latest in alloy bat design – and you'll feel the difference. We built this bat using R5 Alloy, giving the Alpha ALX an extremely responsive material and great durability. The FlyWall Barrel Design features a ringless engineering process that creates a huge sweet spot and silky smooth feel at contact. You'll put everyone on notice with the "ping" this bat unleashes when you get ahold of the right pitch. To ensure this bat feels perfect in your hands, we gave it a Power Boost Soft Knob, which gives you more leverage while reducing vibration, and Flow-Tack, our most premium bat grip. This results in the perfect balance of cushion and grip, giving you a bat that feels like it's meant to drop bombs every time you pick it up. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "batswholesale" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
MPN: BB23AL
2023 Easton Alpha ALX (-8) 2 5/8" USA Baseball Bat YBB23AL8
2023 Easton Alpha ALX (-8) 2 5/8" 1PC Alloy USA Baseball Bat YBB23AL8 Description The 2023 Easton Alpha ALX USA Baseball Bat features the latest in metal bat design, and you'll put everyone on notice with the ping this bat unleashes when you get ahold of the right pitch. We built this bat using R5 Alloy, giving the Alpha ALX an extremely responsive material and great durability. The Ultra-Lite barrel construction gives this bat a lighter swing weight that's easier to get through the zone, making this the perfect bat for youth players to unlock their bat speed and power. Also, to ensure this bat feels perfect in your hands, we comes with Flow-Tack, our most premium bat grip. This results in the perfect balance of cushion and grip, giving you a bat that feels like it's meant to drop bombs every time you pick it up. The 2023 Easton Alpha ALX -11 & -8 USA Bats will make you feel confident every time you step in the box. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "batswholesale" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
MPN: YBB23AL8
Easton Mako Beast Baseball Bat 29 in 18 oz (-11) 2 1/4 Barrel YB17MK11 WM83324
Easton Mako Beast Baseball Bat. 29 inch 18 ounce Drop 11 (-11) baseball bat. 1.15 bpf USSSA bat. SIC Black Carbon Handle. TCT Thermo Composite Barrel. 2 Piece CXN Power Brigade. 2 1/4 diameter barrel. Bat was used for a spring recreational baseball season. It shows wear on the barrel in the form of scratches and nicks from practice and game use This can be seen in the photos. The grip is the original grip that came with the bat. It should have additional use before it needs to be replaced. At some point it will eventually need to be replaced, but it should be available for a few more swings and games as it appears to still be in good condition. End cap is tight. There are no cracks in the bat but there are some scratches and a few nicks from use. However these do not appear to affect performance as the balls appear to fly off this bat. Bat is from a smoke-free, pet-free home. All bats are tested and the pictures and the descriptions best depict the description of the bat. For this bat it is a USSSA certification. Thank you for your interest. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "patbook" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
MPN: YB17MK11
Series: Beast
Association: USSSA
Model: YB17MK11
Features: 2-Piece
Age: Youth
BESR Certified: No
Easton ADV 360 USA Baseball Bat 2021 (-10) 30in/19oz 2 5/8 YBB21ADV11 READ
VERY CLEAN BUT HAS A MINOR CRACK SEE LAST PICTURE. WHAT YOU SEE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL GET. ANY PART OR ACCESSORIES NOT INCLUDED IN PICTURES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE. FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTION WITH INSTANT ANSWERS. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "maadist" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Features: 2-Piece, Anti-Vibration Knob, Cupped End, Durable, Ergonomic Handle, Flexible, High Performance, Lightweight, Multi-Wall Barrel
Model: ADV
MPN: YBB21ADV11
Material: Carbon Composite
Easton Youth Baseball Bat NEW
For sale is a NEW Easton youth baseball bat YBB20ADV5. It is 32 inches and weighs 27oz. The barrel diameter is 2 5/8 inches. It has a carbon handle and a power boost soft knob. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Team Sports\Baseball & Softball\Bats\Baseball-Youth". The seller is "curtster34″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, El Salvador.


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Q: Chow rings for analytic spaces Is there any meaningful theory of Chow rings for complex analytic spaces?
It seems to me that all definitions of cycles and cycles rationally (meromorphically) equivalent to zero go through. However, there is no mention of the concept of such an "analytical" version anywhere.
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Slate's guide to the most important figures in politics this week.
Welcome to this week's edition of the Surge, your weekly newsletter that is nonstop housing meatballs just to get through another week.
This week we examine the revelations, and fallout, from another hearing by the committee investigating Jan. 6, which John Bolton did not think was nearly cool enough to be a "coup." The Senate may not be able to pass a climate bill, but it could pass a resolution to name a degree Celsius in global temperature increase after Joe Manchin. And Republicans really don't want Donald Trump to announce his presidential candidacy before the midterms, which—good luck with that.
But first, the president's unpopularity has reached the point that his 2024 candidacy is coming into question.
By Jim Newell
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Plus.
Last Week Up from last week #6
1. Joe Biden
Has the country given up on him?
OK, maybe a bit of a grandiose proposition! But the president's job approval ratings have been on a nearly unabated descent for a year now, and it's not even clear that he's bottoming out. Per FiveThirtyEight's polling average, he's less popular than Trump was at this time in his presidency. He's about where Trump was after Jan. 6, when Trump incited a violent effort to overturn an election he lost. These numbers are grim. In a New York Times–Siena College poll that shows Biden's overall approval rating at 33 percent, compared with 60 percent who disapprove, only 1 percent of voters aged 18–29 "strongly approve" of his job. One. His numbers with Latino voters remain sharply underwater. Meanwhile, 64 percent of Democrats say they'd prefer another candidate besides Biden in 2024, with his age (he'll be 81 by then) and job performance as the top reasons. No recent president has seen numbers on renomination from within their own party being this low. So who's more likely to run in 2024: Biden or Trump? About that …
When will he announce? Whenever would most annoy his party, duh.
The trick answer is that Biden and Trump are equally likely to run. That same NYT poll that showed Biden to be as popular as a gastrointestinal crisis still showed him with a slight edge over Trump in a hypothetical rematch. Biden will run because he'll still think he alone can beat Trump, and Trump will run because … it seems like he's already decided to. In an interview with New York magazine, Trump said he was just trying to decide whether to announce before or after the midterms. Party leaders in Congress, as Politico reported this week, don't want him to announce before the midterms so "the GOP can make the 2022 elections a clean referendum on President Joe Biden." As the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Thune, said, "The political landscape and environment is favorable. And I think the fewer disruptions, obviously, the better." Well! Trump hates John Thune, hates Mitch McConnell, and generally likes to do whatever is most inconvenient for other stakeholders in his party. So mid-Septemberish?
3. Joe Manchin
Would you trust this man?
Here's how the West Virginia Democratic senator described the pillars of a narrowed-down, resurrected Build Back Better Act that he could support back in March: "The revenue producing [measures] would be taxes and drugs. The spending is going to be climate." Over the past couple of months, Manchin, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and the White House have been negotiating such a plan. But on Thursday night, Manchin reportedly delivered another bomb: The energy and tax-raising elements of the package would need to be dropped. His office mumbled something about inflation as the justification. Huh. Manchin has—appropriately—been sounding the alarm on inflation for a while now, but he also advocated for boosting energy production and tax increases on the wealthy as counterinflationary policy. So this was a complete 180. And sure enough, by Friday morning, the story had changed again: Manchin said in a radio interview that he hadn't given up on an energy package or raising taxes, but wanted to see another month's inflation report before making that decision in September. Does any of this sound particularly reliable to you, reader? Would you trust this man to come around in September on a bigger package he seems to enjoy repeatedly killing? Or would you just take what you can get now?
4. Jim Bopp
Do you want this man writing your state's abortion laws?
The Dobbs decision may not be enough to offset Republicans' advantages heading into the midterms (see entry No. 1), but damn if they aren't trying. Consider the revolting reaction from Republicans to the story of a 10-year-old Ohio girl, raped at least twice by a man in his 20s, who traveled to Indiana to get an abortion. After the Indianapolis Star reported the story and it went viral, Republicans' first reaction—in the media, and among Ohio statewide elected officials—was to assume it a hoax and talk loudly about that assumption. Then, this week, the rape suspect was caught and charged. Republicans responded to this in a couple of ways. The first was to turn the issue to immigration, as the suspect is an illegal immigrant. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, meanwhile, said he'd investigate the doctor who performed the abortion, suspecting that she didn't fill out the required paperwork. (She did.) Both the legislatures in Indiana and Ohio are set to consider new laws restricting abortion soon. Here's what Jim Bopp—an anti-abortion lawyer for the National Right to Life who's authored model legislation for Republican-controlled states to follow—had to say of the 10-year-old girl's case under his model: "She would have had the baby, and as many women who have had babies as a result of rape, we would hope that she would understand the reason and ultimately the benefit of having the child." We don't know the most efficient way to distill this saga into a 30-second ad that runs nationally through the election, but Democrats had better (they won't).
5. John Bolton
♫ Coups, coups, I've done coups, from Kathmandu to Kalamazoo! Oh I've done coups ♫
Following Tuesday's hearing from the Jan. 6 committee, CNN's Jake Tapper suggested that "one doesn't have to be brilliant to attempt a coup" … and John Bolton took that personally. Bolton, the former Trump national security adviser and ardent advocate of bomb deployment, couldn't even begin to tell you the long hours you've got to put in: "I disagree with that," Bolton responded to Tapper. "As somebody who's helped plan coups d'état—not here but, you know, in other places"—that aside is so good!!—"it takes a lot of work. And that's not what [Trump] did." Tapper followed up later in the interview, asking, in essence, Hey, what the fuck was that you said earlier? Bolton responded by citing Venezuela—"not that we had all that much to do with it"—and admitting that the Trump administration's efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro didn't work so well. But Bolton has long believed that he's a genius operating at levels others cannot understand. Coups are his game. Don't compare his passion to whatever that loutish dodo Donald Trump attempted.
6. Brad Parscale
Another Trump adviser who got over Jan. 6 real quick.
As for people who made news during this week's hearing rather than in CNN's postgame show, one of the juiciest new revelations from the committee came in the form of texts from Brad Parscale, one of Trump's 2020 campaign managers. "A sitting president asking for civil war," Parscale texted fellow former Trump adviser Katrina Pierson the night of Jan. 6, 2021. "This week I feel guilty for helping him win." He added that Trump's "rhetoric killed someone," and when Pierson pushed back that it wasn't the rhetoric, Parscale insisted, "Yes it was." One month later, though, he had apparently gotten over it and was ready to own the libs again. "If they only impeached you twice, you need to run again," Parscale had tweeted. "Because to change the system you have to kick it in the a#$. I would love to be the only President to be impeached three times. Because history remembers those that didn't conform." We don't know what the legacy of the Jan. 6 committee will be. But it's already admirably captured the 24-to-48-hour period when Trump advisers were honest with themselves.
7. Jill Biden
Has there been a "Tacogate" before? No? How is that possible? Fine: Tacogate.
We end with this week's best dumb thing: In a speech at a Latino conference in San Antonio this week, first lady Jill Biden said that the diversity of the Latino community was "as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio." The in-person audience seemed to enjoy her nod toward a local culinary specialty. But social media—usually such a forgiving forum!—did not. A spokesman for Jill Biden issued an apology saying, "The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community." We don't think it's usually appreciated that Republicans have a good chance of winning a majority of Latino voters in the midterms, even though they do. This represents something close to an existential crisis for the contemporary Democratic coalition. If or when this happens, know that it will have had nothing to do with Jill Biden saying Latino voters were as unique as the breakfast tacos of San Antonio.
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Designing Fear: Bram Stoker's Dracula
As the 20th century drew to a close, Dracula was a familiar figure with a look and story that anyone could identify at a glance. From Bela Lugosi to Christopher Lee and countless adaptations, the character seemed to be played out. That is until Francis Ford Coppola decided to breathe new life into the character with his 1992 adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week's Designing Fear will look into Bram Stoker's Dracula costumes.
For even more information about the costumes of Bram Stoker's Dracula, listen to our podcast episode of The Art of Costume Blogcast!
Coppola brought a new life and depth to Dracula and with Gary Oldman's performance, he was now more than an evil specter of the night obsessed with blood, he was also a character we could sympathize with. A new look was in order for this new kind of Dracula, and Coppola knew precisely who he wanted to create it, Eiko Ishioka.
Eiko Ishioka was not known for her costume design when Coppolla hired her. Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1938, Ishioka started her career in advertising. Know for her avant-garde and evocative ads, it is no wonder that she was hired to design the Japanese poster for Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now. He was struck by her work and developed a close working relationship and friendship.
At the start of the production, Coppola declared, "The costumes will be the set," making the unusual decision to put the bulk of his budget towards costumes and not sets. He wanted costumes to be visually exciting set pieces, and set the film's atmosphere and believed Ishioka could achieve this. Although she only had two costume credits and a handful of production design credits, Coppola knew her distinct creative style was what the film needed. This collaboration resulted in animalistic features to the characters, and a distinctive east meets west to look for the film. For her Dracula, Ishioka wanted it to feel like he was continually transforming. So she didn't make a one costume fits all previous adaptions had. Instead, she created seven distinct costumes to create a visually stunning story for Dracula. Of those four truly stand out.
Francis Ford Coppola and Eiko Ishioka
Dracula's Armour
This terrifying armor suit is how Dracula is introduced to us while still the human Transylvanian prince heading off to defend his land. Ishioka loaded symbolism and foreshadowing into this suit. The crimson color makes him the center of every scene and refers to the blood he's about to shed while also alluding to the blood be will later drink. The muscle like pattern of the amour resembles flayed skin, referring to the historical figure Bram Stoker based his count on. The silhouette is created by the armor is striking, with the helmet resembling the head of a wolf, which he would later become. Coppola uses this design beautifully during the opening battlefield scene when he backlights the set creating silhouettes of everyone on screen.
Gary Oldman as Dracula
Dracula's Red Robe
By the time Jonathan Harker meets Dracula, wears a long flowing robe, and a white gown with long white hair, a far cry from the strong battle-hardened warrior. The voluminous kimono-inspired crimson red robe has his family crest embroidered in gold trails several feet behind him. The look is topped off by a great wig giving him an otherworldly look. This shows how Dracula has become enveloped by his past and cannot change in his current environment.
Dracula's London Suit
The closest Ishioka gets to a classic Dracula costume is the beautiful three-piece suit he wears upon arriving in England. While it's a far cry from the tuxedo and cape that helped hide the intentions of previous Draculas, this charcoal suit provides the same purpose. While not as dramatic as the cape, the overcoat obscures his figure, the top hat gives him some cover, and the sunglasses hide the emotions of changing eyes.
Winnona Ryder as Mina Murry and Gary Oldman as Dracula
Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Oldman as Dracula
Dracula's Gold Robe
When discussing the inspiration for the film's look, Coppola showed Ishioka many Klimt paintings. So, when creating Dracula's costumes, she took particular inspiration from Klimt's painting, The Kiss, for what would be his final look. Dracula wears a gold robe when resting to recover his power at the end of the movie. Much like the painting, the robe is made of a patchwork of different gold blocks with varying patterns giving the garment richness and depth. The robe also resembles priests vestments. This becomes symbolic as Dracula reconciles his life and his relationship with God at the end of the film.
Ishioka creates a stunning, dynamic, and emotionally rich film that released Dracula from his iconic look through these costumes. For this masterful visual storytelling, Ishioka won the Academy Award for Costume Design in 1992. Ishioka created many stunning and iconic costumes until her death in 2012, but her reimagining of Dracula remains her most lasting impact on film.
Eiko Ishioka
Concept Sketch by Eiko Ishioka
Eiko Ishioka's Academy Awards acceptance speech.
Want to know more? Check out my sources.
"How an Apocalypse Now Poster Led to Oscar-Winning Costumes for Bram Stoker's Dracula." Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 13 Nov. 2015, http://www.oscars.org/news/how-apocalypse-now-poster-led-oscar-winning-costumes-bram-stokers-dracula.
Codega, Linda. "Inside the Costumes of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula.'" The Spool, 15 Sept. 2020, thespool.net/features/2020/09/costumes-bram-stokers-dracula/.
"Eiko Ishioka." IMDb, IMDb.com, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411130/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr19.
Academy, The. "How Eiko Ishioka's Revolutionary Costumes Won Coppola's 'Dracula' an Oscar." Medium, ART & SCIENCE, 12 July 2017, medium.com/art-science/how-francis-ford-coppola-s-choice-to-work-with-a-weirdo-outsider-led-to-an-oscar-dd22bdf51e2a.
"Celebrating Eiko Ishioka's Extraordinary Costumes for Bram Stoker's Dracula." The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 13 July 2017, http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/eiko-ishioka-japanese-costume-designer-google-doodle-bram-stokers-dracula-gary-oldman-winona-ryder-francis-ford-coppola-a7836536.html.
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Hospital calling to confirm an appointment.
Had numerous calls from this number all of which showed on the phone as a Withheld number which I'm very dubious about answering and even though my answer phone was on no messages was left at anytime I don't understand why a message couldn't be left.
It is a "virtual number" left when the hospital can't get through to you.


So you can type up Sup!
What am I? To be clear, I am a question and sorry for making the riddle rhyme!
The question is another SE question and there are no anagrams.
The highest-voted answer has a photo with a box labelled "Cat Trap", and is by user Tom Medley.
There are 12 different answers, 4 of which have >30 upvotes.
By preventing a cat from sitting on your keyboard, you prevent having to erase all the text that was "typed" by the cat.
I'm assuming this just means that you are able to type.
Again, the box is labelled "Cat Trap".
Cats are distracted by the box, and can't get "across" to the keyboard.
The top-voted (and accepted) answer was awarded a 500-rep bounty.
12 different people provided answers.
There were an awful lot of upvotes on the question and several of the answers.
It is a SE question, specifically, THIS QUESTION!
a Puzzling (or extensively, StackExchange) question?
I help prevent a big clean up, So you can type up Sup!
In the question the reason for lost people is that the other answers had got more votes.


What criteria should business users use to evaluate which Windows 8 or Windows RT tablets they should buy? Here's Microsoft's guidance.
Though there still seems to be a shortage of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets available for purchase, Microsoft officials are trying to make the matrix of potential form factors a bit less confusing.
On December 14, via a post to the "Windows for Your Business" blog, Microsoft officials shared some broad guidance for how business users should think about buying Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, if and when they are interested in doing so .
For the purposes of its "How to Choose" framework, Microsoft lumped all current and existing Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets into three categories: Intel Core systems running Windows 8; Intel System-on-a-chip (Atom) machines running Windows 8; and ARM System-on-a-chip devices running Windows RT. The first two groups of machines can run existing third-party Windows apps; ARM-based devices cannot.
At the highest level, users should figure out whether they are looking for a new "primary" device or a "companion" device, said post author Erwin Visser, a Senior Director in the Windows division. "Companion devices typically do not need the same workload or app capabilities, while mobility and connectivity are often even more important," he said.
Mobility: For the best mobility, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Atom processors or Windows RT tablets that are lightweight and have long battery life.
Apps: When desktop apps need to be used, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Core or Intel Atom processors. (For heavier workloads, see above.) If corporate network connectivity is available, business users can make use of RemoteApp on all types of tablets , Visser said. "For the employees in certain roles that rely on a dedicated line-of-business app to perform their duties, Windows RT tablets with new line-of-business apps is a good option," he added.
Connectivity: For the best corporate connectivity to corporate networks, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Core or Intel Atom processors running Windows 8 Enterprise to leverage DirectAccess.For occasional connectivity, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Core or Intel Atom processors that can automatically synchronize files using SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro.
Visser noted that Windows RT tablets can connect to third-party VPN solutions using the built-in Microsoft VPN client using PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec/IKEv2 protocols. "If only e-mail access is required, all Windows tablet devices can use Exchange ActiveSync," he added.
Always On: For "always on" connectivity, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Atom processors or Windows RT tablets that support Connected Standby.
Manageability: For "full" manageability, choose Windows 8 tablets with Intel Core or Intel Atom processors that can be managed using Active Directory, Group Policy, and System Center Configuration Manager, allowing granular control and configuration of the device (including the ability to push out new versions of apps). For "simple" manageability, all types of Windows tablets can be managed via Windows Intune , Visser noted, with security and VPN settings pushed to the devices and line-of-business apps available for users to install as needed via a self-service portal or app.
Governance: Security policies (including those for passwords and encryption) can be configured on all types of Windows tablets via Exchange ActiveSync policies.
I think a "battery life" should have gotten more play, in spite of the fact few of the announced Windows 8 or Windows RT machines -- with a couple exceptions, including the Surface RT -- have much to brag about on that front.
Any quibbles or additional points readers think are worth mentioning for business users trying to navigate the Windows 8/Windows RT maze?


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Microsoft Lifts Secrecy Veil in Harassment Cases, Will Others Follow?
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it will no longer require employees to resolve sexual-harassment claims through private arbitration, one of the first signs that the legal contracts long used to hide workplace misconduct may be starting to crumble under the pressure of the #MeToo movement.
Roughly 60 million Americans are subject to mandatory arbitration agreements, generally as part of employment contracts they signed when they were hired. The agreements compel employees to address claims through a private arbiter rather than in court, which can keep victims in the dark about prior harassment claims, shield serial abusers, and hide sexual harassment from public scrutiny.
Microsoft says it made the change as it prepared to throw its support behind a bill proposed by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) that would make forced arbitration in harassment cases unenforceable under federal law. "After returning from Washington to Seattle, we also reflected on a second aspect of the issue. We asked ourselves about our own practices and whether we should change any of them," Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer wrote on the company's corporate blog.
Forced arbitration agreements are popular in Silicon Valley, where employers often impose strict confidentiality provisions that keep employment issues private. Now the question is whether other big players will follow Microsoft's lead.
Amazon says it doesn't ask employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements. A Facebook spokesperson says the company is looking into the Graham-Gillibrand proposal and referred to the company's harassment policy. Uber, Google, and Apple did not immediately respond to questions from WIRED about arbitration agreements for sexual harassment or their support for the new bill. Uber's employment contracts include a binding arbitration clause, but the company now gives employees 30 days to opt-out of that clause, Uber told WIRED in June.
Confidentiality provisions, including nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-disparagement clauses, came under fire after news reports revealed how these contracts were used to shield serial abusers like Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and Roger Ailes, by silencing victims.
Earlier this month, experts told WIRED that reforming these contracts would help pierce the secrecy around sexual harassment. Both former Uber engineer Susan Fowler and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson have identified forced arbitration clauses as legal impediments for harassment victims. Fowler, whose harassment allegations led to the ouster of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in August in support of an ongoing Supreme Court case to determine whether forced arbitration violates federal law. Carlson, who sued Ailes for sexual harassment, joined Graham and Gillibrand at a press conference introducing their bill earlier this month.
Microsoft's public stand against secrecy follows a Bloomberg story last week about a rape claim from a female Microsoft intern, which came to light as part of a two-year-old class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for gender discrimination.
The rape allegation from the Microsoft intern emerged in recently unsealed documents in the class action suit. According to Bloomberg, the intern was required to keep working alongside her alleged rapist while the company investigated her claim.
The policy change may be relatively simpler to implement at Microsoft, which typically does not include arbitration agreements in its employment contracts. In his blog post, Smith said a review found that only "a small segment" of its 125,000 employees "have contractual clauses requiring pre-dispute arbitration for harassment claims in employment agreements." That covers a few hundred people. A Microsoft spokesperson says the company also will not compel arbitration related to gender discrimination, which is included in the proposed legislation.
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Stephanie and Joe's wedding at the Victorian of the Felicianas in Saint Francisville, Louisiana, was a beautiful ceremony and reception. Here's the link for the trailer to their video by Contrast Films.
I especially liked the flowers at this wedding, and they were done by Jake's On the Avenue, Denham Springs, LA.
Stephanie and her aunt made the wedding cake together!
I loved that her "something blue" was the blue ink on the bottom of her purple shoes. And, I really liked the delicate garter.
Stephanie also made the favors for guests- red velvet cupcakes in pint mason jars, with a custom top and the ribbons.
Stephanie's dad coming in to see her in her dress.
They didn't do the first look, but they did do "first touch" and got to talk to each other through the wall.


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This Tisha B'Av, Jews are wondering, what's next?
As we enter the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, will the Kamtza-Bar Kamtza battle finally get resolved? Will we sit idly by, or will we bring people together?
By Sara Himeles and John Kunza
Updated Jun 28 2022 04:35PM EDT
Religious Jews read from Eicha, the Book of Lamentations as they observe Tisha B'Av on August 8, 2011 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
"My eyes are spent with tears, my heart burns, my being melts away over the ruin of my poor people." These words from Eicha (the Book of Lamentations) are read every year by observant Jews on Tisha B'Av (the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av). Many also recite the traditional Nahem ("comfort us") prayer which refers to Jerusalem as "the city that is in ruins, despised and desolate, mourning without her children."
In an age when a modern state of Israel exists — and especially following the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty in 1967 — these statements don't seem to reflect reality. Almost half of the world's Jews now live in their ancient homeland and have sovereignty over their holiest city. So why do many Jews continue to say these prayers, and continue to fast and mourn on the 9th of Av?
If anything, just because we have a homeland doesn't mean we are safe as a people — far from it. On Sunday, hundreds of American Jews rallied in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. to demand a response to the increase in antisemitism in the U.S. Our publisher John Kunza was at the rally and interviewed some of the participants. We'll share their thoughts at the end, but first, let's take a closer look at Tisha B'Av.
The 9th of Av: A day of Jewish disasters
To answer that question, you need to understand how the 9th of Av became a day of mourning. The short version is that this was a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" for the Jews. According to Mishna Taanit 4:6, this pattern actually began in Biblical times. On the 9th of Av, the generation of Israelites leaving Egypt learned that they would all die in the wilderness and would not be able to enter the promised land. In 586 B.C.E., it was the day that the First Temple (that King Solomon built) was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylonia. And in 70 C.E., it was when the Second Temple — which had been built by the returning exiles and rebuilt by King Herod — was destroyed by the Romans.
In post-Temple times, the day continued to prove inauspicious for the Jewish people. On the 9th of Av in 135 C.E., Betar, the last fortress of Shimon Bar Kochba and his Jewish army, fell to the Romans. One year later, Hadrian, the Roman emperor and ruler of Jerusalem, plowed the area where the Temple had stood and established his own pagan temple. King Edward I of England signed the Edict of the Expulsion of the Jews from his country on the day in 1290, and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella decreed that the expulsion of the Jews from Spain would take place on this date in 1492.
Based on the Talmudic idea of "huchpilu bo hatzarot" — meaning, "all tragedies that befall the Jewish people should be subsumed under the tragedy of the destruction of the two Temples" — the rabbis designated the 9th of Av as the day that Jews would remember all of these distressing events. "When the month of Av enters, one should decrease in joy," Mishna Taanit 4:6 says. In addition to fasting, traditionally observant Jews engage in heshbon hanefesh (literally, "an accounting of the soul") with a special focus on lessons that we as a Jewish community could learn from our past.
The story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza
Some of the well-known lessons that the Jewish people have typically reflected on at this time are found in the Talmudic story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza (in Gittin 55b). This famous tale is widely associated with Tisha B'Av because of its opening statement: "Jerusalem was destroyed on account of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza."
Here is the story: An invitation to a party is mistakenly delivered to Bar Kamtza instead of the intended recipient, Kamtza. Bar Kamtza (who is an "enemy" of the host) shows up at the party. The host declares in front of all of the other guests — including many sages — that Bar Kamtza is his enemy. Then, the host callously escorts Bar Kamtza to the door. Bar Kamtza is so humiliated and offended that he goes to the Roman king and accuses the Jews of rebelling against the Roman authorities, leading to the destruction of the Temple.
The 16th-century rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (also known as the Maharal of Prague), argued that this story is a warning about the dangers of sinat hinam (baseless hatred). He wrote that the problematic dynamics between Kamtza, Bar Kamtza and the host were representative of divisiveness and enmity present in the entire Jewish community at the time. The Maharal's basic argument is stated pointedly in the Talmud (Yoma 9b): "Why was the Second Temple destroyed? Due to baseless hatred."
The story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza also has a powerful message about the responsibilities of rabbis and Jewish leaders. Dr. Noam Weissman wrote, "The most painful aspect of the Kamtza-Bar Kamtza battle was not the antipathy that was displayed for the other. Rather, it was the esteemed rabbis who stood idly by while their brother was being humiliated."
What is sinat hinam?
On the surface, the phrase "baseless hatred" implies that there are different types of hatred, some rooted in a cause and others "baseless." So which ones are considered sinat hinam?
According to Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman, director of HESBER, a Jewish educational organization, sinat hinam is hatred that arises from jealousy or arrogance, or when substantive disagreements grow to become personal and uncivil. Many also include racism, antisemitism and other forms of discrimination as expressions of sinat hinam. Jewish tradition distinguishes sinat hinam from some permitted forms of hatred, such as the need to distance oneself from a harmful influence. Even so, these instances of "permitted hatred" are intended to be severely limited.
The medieval Spanish rabbi Bachya Ben Asher warned that baseless hatred "is a grave sickness and is the cause of all the sins mentioned in the Torah." He urged achdut Yisrael (unity among Jews), adding that "unity is the essential cause of peace." Similarly, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (more commonly known as Rav Kook) wrote, "If we were destroyed and the world with us due to sinat hinam, then we shall rebuild ourselves and the world with ahavat hinam (baseless love).
The debate over fasting and the Nahem prayer
The story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza raises the question of what we are truly mourning on this somber day. Are we mourning the loss of the Temple, or is this really about the cause of the loss of the Temple and the problem of sinat chinam? And at what point will fasting and other mourning practices on Tisha B'Av no longer be necessary?
Halakhic authorities have debated the question of at what point it will no longer be appropriate to mourn on this day. The famous commentator Rashi minimally defined the requirement as the removal of non-Jewish rule over the Jewish people. But Rashi was in the minority here. The majority of the Rishonim (leading rabbis who lived between the 11th and 15th centuries) agreed that the Temple would need to be rebuilt before Tisha B'Av would stop being a sad day.
While the Orthodox community and the rabbinate argue that fasting will continue to be necessary until the rebuilding of the Temple, there are differences of opinion regarding the Nahem prayer (recited by Ashkenazi Jews at the afternoon service and by Sephardic Jews at all of the services on Tisha B'Av). The traditional version of the prayer describes Jerusalem as "the city that is in ruins, despised and desolate, mourning without her children."
The late rabbi Hayyim David HaLevi, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, believed that describing Jerusalem this way would constitute a lie when he considered the city to be thriving, with hundreds of thousands of Jews living there. HaLevi was also in favor of reducing the sorrowful kinot (elegies) that are traditionally recited. Since 1967, various attempts have been made to create new versions of the Nahem prayer to better reflect the current reality. The Orthodox Movement has not accepted these changes, believing them to be inappropriate so long as the Temple remains destroyed and opposing liturgical modifications in general.
Outside of the Orthodox world, Israel's Masorti Movement is divided over the issue of fasting.
Some, like Rabbi Tuvia Friedman, argue that one should fast for half the day in light of the reunification of Jerusalem. Others believe that fasting for a full day is still necessary because of the ongoing conflict in Israel. Rabbi David Golinkin, president of the Schechter Institute, made this case: "We have a State, but have we enjoyed one moment of real peace since its establishment? We have fought seven wars in the course of 62 years and we continue to fight terrorists in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon." With the recent wave of antisemitism sweeping across America and the world, the Jewish people are certainly not free from persecution and troubles. From these perspectives, Tisha B'Av ought to remain a day of mourning.
Meanwhile, the non-Orthodox movements altered the text of the Nachem prayer to be a plea for Rachem (compassion) for Jerusalem, "which is being rebuilt upon its ruins, restored upon its ravage, and resettled upon its desolation."
Disasters during our time
Tisha B'Av stands to remind us of tragedies in our past, but what can we do to prevent ones from happening today? That was the theme this past Sunday at the No Fear Rally in Washington, D.C.
"I went through the Holocaust and I hate what is going on here because I feel this is how it started in Hungary." Listen to this 89-year-old survivor explain why she attended today's #NoFearRally. pic.twitter.com/B0ecrUNDRw
— Unpacked (@JewishUnpacked) July 11, 2021
"I've been through the Holocaust and I hate what is going on," 89-year-old Claire Grunwald, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary, told us. Referring to today's rise in antisemitic attacks, she added, "I feel this is how it started in Hungary."I was born in 1932, and I grew up with more and more hate for the Jews. I don't want this to happen here to my children and my grandchildren."
Favorite pic of the day from @JewishUnpacked pic.twitter.com/61CSe9GIPV
— Blake Flayton (@blakeflayton) July 11, 2021
"[We came] mostly for the kids," Eric Wachter said while gesturing to his two children silently sleeping in a stroller next to him. "Our synagogue was actually vandalized recently…so we wanted them to see a strong Jewish community standing up for itself and supporting each other."
This young man probably had the wisest summary of how to combat #Antisemitism. pic.twitter.com/7SZkANV0pB
— Johnny "@#$% antisemitism" Kunza (@johnkunza) July 12, 2021
Perhaps the wisest summary of what was going on came from BZ Openden who couldn't have been older than 13.
"I think it's terrible. You don't want to be hated, so why should anyone be hated? Everyone is different and that's just how the world is. You have to stand up for everyone." In other words: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
We should all count our blessings that Jerusalem is not desolate and abandoned (as traditional Tisha B'Av liturgy describes) and be thankful that there is a modern state of Israel with Jewish sovereignty. Regardless of one's politics, the Jewish people having access to our holiest sites and autonomy in the holiest city is a sui generis feat.
However, this does not render Tisha B'Av and its traditional mourning practices obsolete. In addition to remembering the destruction of the two Temples — and other tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people — many Jews continue to commemorate this day in recognition of the fact that Israel is not yet at peace, that Jews around the world continue to face antisemitism, and that sinat hinam and division persist within the Jewish community.
As we enter the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, will the Kamtza-Bar Kamtza battle finally get resolved? Will we sit idly by, or will we bring people together? Will we use the power of our words for good? It's our choice. Until we can find ways to achieve greater unity and ahavat hinam among the Jewish people, many will continue to mourn, search deeply inside ourselves and commemorate Tisha B'Av as the saddest of days.
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|| BEING SINGLE || - "Being Single" portrays the love and affection between a husband & wife, Who are living together but works in different shifts.Absence makes the heart grow fonder, But it sure makes the rest of you lonely! While messages are the only link to their relation & also a painful reminder of what's missing. Watch this short film about special day in a couples life. Directed By - NIRMAL S
ROSE BED
|| ROSE BED || - A Lady and Her Bed. An opera singer, a Victorian bed and a wedding that never happened. Will Rose ever find the right man? Miss Rose, a 39-year-old Opera Singer stays alone with her most favorite wedding gift given to her by her grandmother- "The Victorian Bed". It was a gift for the wedding which never happened. Grandmother made Rose believe, "bed is Brides best friend," and that it will surely get her married. The film deals with Rose's struggle with the bed and is a metaphor for how she is dealing with the fact that she is still unmarried. On one end bed mocks her and reminds her that she doesn't have a companion and on the other end it's the only hope she has that she will get married one day. 'The Rose Bed' is a tale of 'Choices' and 'Chance' that life offers and what we make of it.
|| DORAHA || - It's a journey of lovebirds Vikram&Kiran where Vikram goes through the dilemma of leaving Sialkot with Kiran and her family for Hoshiarpurin the wake of riots & the impending partition or stay back with his beloved grandmother in Sialkot where the grandmother has lived almost her entire life. But do the tough times really test the love or do they further strengthen the bonds?
|| CAMP 17 || - A story of young boy named Ganesh, who was forcibly taken from his family by anti camp protestors to fight for their Tamil soil. After a few years, he succeeds in freeing himself. As he is about to escape, he sees another young boy, forcibly abducted, like he was. What will Ganesh do? Choose his freedom or listen to his conscience and help the boy?
|| GULMOHAR || - GulMohar is set in northeast India where Buddhist monks and common man co-exist with eachother. This is story of Nima, a milkman who sees a girl, who has come to stay with her aunt. Unable to express his love, Nima starts leaving a flower for her on her window sill.
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RANCOR
|| RANCOR || - Rancor boasts of a bizarre plot, the kind that leaves you wondering what really just transpired in the movie. Even though the dialogue is interesting and the flick starts well, it kind of loses steam at the end. However, Rancor is a skillful depiction of the fact that not everything that meets the eye is the truth, and reality perceived by an individual always gets tinted with the prism of assumptions and thought processes.
|| ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL || - A young man sets out on a journey to find his roots and justify his seeking of peace, perhaps personified in an individual who is elusive. This journey is shot in a excellent manner, predominantly in the old city of Ahmedabad, and gives a rustic touch to the sojourns of this young man. Will he find the solace that he seeks? A good watch, more so for the excellent screenplay and taut editing.
JACK ATTACK
|| JACK ATTACK || - An unsuspecting pumpkin wreaks havoc on a mother child duo and the resultant blood spill is not for the faint hearted. While the story is not something to go ga-ga about in this flick, the execution of Jack Attack in terms of quick paced events and a tight narrative makes it a must see for the horror genre lovers. A totally unexpected ending works in the favour of Jack Attack, unless you feel revulsion or disgust. The strong feelings that Jack Attack invokes in its viewers is its X Factor.
|| THE STREET || - All we need is one good deed done to us and that changes our otherwise stereotyped outlook towards people. The story is set at night, on a lonely road. Three inebriated men want to exploit a lonely lady waiting at a bus stop. The message this film gives out is thought provoking and even comforting at a certain level.
SECOND THOUGHTS
|| SECOND THOUGHTS || - Torn apart by the lure of mega bucks in a foreign land and the call of inner conscience to serve the underprivileged and the downtrodden, a doctor wife argues with her banker husband regarding the priorities of their life. The wife skillfully presents her take on immigrating to the west, on which she is having second thoughts. The explanations offered by her man regarding the cons of her line of thinking are also logical and legitimate. Who is right and who is wrong is for the viewers to decide.
EK CUP COFFEE
|| EK CUP COFFEE || - Ek cup coffee defies all norms that men should make attempts to woo women conventionally. The witty, confident Heena takes Arman through a range of emotions from repulsion, nostalgia, boldness, and eventually sweet surrender to her amorous advances, all of this and more over a cup of coffee. This tiny movie stirs a desire that if only all people could be as transparent as Heena and Arman, life will be a tad less complicated.
GLANI
|| GLANI || - Transported into a state of heightened sensory perception, the protagonist deals with his perceived tormentor who occupies his entire mind space. He consequently becomes obsessed with all the actions in the minutest detail of his perceived tormentor. How does this delinquent behavior lead to something gory makes Glani worth watching once.This flicks borders on the sane and the insane, and raises questions about whether the so called accepted definition of sanity is merely conformity to some set pattern of behavior and those who deviate from the same pay a heavy price.
KABIRA CALLING
|| KABIRA CALLING || - Peace is the most intoxicating drug, and once attained, it takes over all our senses. However, the prevailing peace in the movie is broken by a fear and a prominent danger prevalent in our times. Music with a healing touch plays a vital part in this movie. A young singer blinded by the world of glamour stumbles back into a humble life upon meeting his old music master. It is the Music that comes to his rescue and shows him the path to peace, love and honesty.An engaging tale, this film possesses the potential to touch your heart. The ending makes you sigh at the cost one has to pay for peace and greater good.
ZERO ERROR
|| ZERO ERROR || - A young man checks in a hotel room, disables his phone, takes a bath, eats to his fill and then contemplates suicide. The psychedelic trip this young man encounters during all this makes Zero Error an interesting take.Viewers are on tenterhooks, contemplating whether the young man will pull the trigger of the gun that he has placed on his temple? What happens in the subsequent part of this flick is totally unexpected as the situation is exactly the anti thesis of the ordeal the young man is going through. This is a first class work by the director and the actors of this short film.
COZENAGE
|| COZENAGE || - Cozenage, in simple terms, means deceit. So with regard to the movie, the name is self-explanatory. The story revolves around a woman who uses deceit and viles to lure a man.The story of the film is, for the lack of a better word, unusual. Not everyday do you come across a movie with an ending such as this.The movie grips you and will leave you guessing at every turn but the climax will still manage to throw you off.This movie is a definite watch for all suspense, thriller and horror lovers out there!
ALL MEN ARE BASTARDS
|| ALL MEN ARE BASTARDS || - Ever hated men so much that you get repulsed at the sight of them? This is the story of a married woman whose active disgust makes men synonymous to bastards in her opinion. The events that follow after she meets a woman with a similar mentality will leave you laughing hysterically. A tight narrative, great direction and an equally good script, work in favour of the movie Overall, it's a really pleasant movie to watch especially if you dig a well-made short film.
BLACK CATWALK
|| BLACK CATWALK || - Several models die under mysterious circumstances and share a similar pattern. The murder mystery finally gets resolved with the revelation of a totally unexpected angle that is the root cause of all the gruesome murders. The mystery is taut and well maintained till the end is revealed. Audience is in for a big twist at the end of this killer thriller.
KALAPAANI
|| KALAPAANI || - Set in a non-descript village in the Hindi heartland, Kalapani starkly depicts the subjugation of the fairer sex in the rigid patriarchal social structure of rural India. How do the inhabitants of this village cope up with such a regressive social structure and the toll that this takes on the women folk in particular is depicted vividly in this short film.Viewers can expect to get shocked and repulsed on viewing the oppressive conditions for females in an Indian village. It instills a need of deep introspection on the social ills plaguing our society. Forceful performances by all the actors and skillful direction aptly support the pitch and the underlying message that this film wants to convey.
KHWAISHEIN
|| KHWAISHEIN || - A sex change operation, filth and decadence of a dance bar and interplay of emotions between a bar girl and her dwarf lover makes this flick really desirous for the viewers. Set in a dance bar, in the very beginning of this short movie, where the bar girl is gyrating to filmi tunes around a gathering of lecherous men skillfully depicts the sexual exploitation of bar girls. Profanity, some graphic scenes and a heart rending tale that forces two well meaning people with good intentions into crime and flesh trade is well depicted in this love saga.
Sajid Nadiadwala
Sajid Nadiadwala (born 18 February 1966)is an Indian film producer, storywriter, director, and owner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. He is the grandson of filmmaker A K Nadiadwala, and has written and produced films including Housefull (2010), Baaghi (2016) to directing Kick (2014) that brought him various debutant director awards, and wrote the Marathi film Lai Bhaari that was produced by Riteish Deshmukh. Sajid Nadiadwala's grandfather Abdul Karim Nadiadwala came to Mumbai from a city called Nadiad, Gujarat in 1955.His grandfather produced hundreds of films in Mumbai, including Taj Mahal. The family's base was in Malad, where his grandfather owned theatres, and where they had more than 5,000 acres and streets named after them. Hence, Sajid used to watch films since he was a child. Sajid's father also produced films. Sajid completed his CA and law and later joined J.P. Dutta as an assistant director on Ghulami at age 21. Sajid started his career at a very young age, as a production assistant in his uncle's production house before establishing his own production company called "Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd" at the age of 25. He has produced films like Judwaa 2, Highway, 2 States, Baaghi, Heropanti, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Jeet, Judwaa, Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Tamasha, and Dishoom, Sajid is one of the top independent producers in India.
|| U-TURN || - Raghav and Reena, two very perplexed individuals are hopelessly in love. They make a hasty decision to elope but their certainty unravels as they progress on their road trip. The final straw is when their vintage car breaks down and their fight culminates in a decision to call off the wedding. A frustrated Reena asks Raghav to drop her home and it is at this U-Turn that their real journey begins...
DREAMING AWAKE
|| Dreaming Awake ||- A writer loses his ability to dream, keeping him wide awake and jeopardizing his writing abilities. Desperate to get his dreams back, he goes on medication but when he does start dreaming again, why does it feel like he got more than what he had bargained for? This film is a blend of both brilliant acting as well as directing. Swift and smoothnarration makes watching this film, a pleasant experience.
FLIQ
|| FLIQ || - What if everything you find repulsive disappears one fine morning? Would you want to go back to sleep and wish it away or stay in the pseudo reality? The story revolves around a girl who has had probably more than her share of bad luck. When stuck in her convoluted reality, her behaviour and attitude are the only support mechanisms that see her through this ordeal. A psychological mystery, the story teases you to get engaged with it. A good point: despite the girl's sad past, at no point she vies for pity. She faces all the testing times bravely, remains strong and maintains her perspective.
BHUKHE
|| BHUKHE || - Four friends land up in Mumbai and are stopped from entering a high end restaurant. What follows next are a series of adventures that involve media and a political big fish. Events unfold at a maddening pace to give the viewers a treat in which one becomes totally involved. The story comprises of surprise elements and unpredictable turns that keep the viewers on their toes and grasping for the climax to unfold. This is a light hearted comedy that holds to potential to enthrall one and all.
|| BLING || - Rohan and Tiara are close buddies. Tiara is a free spirited girl who thinks nothing of one-night stands, while Rohan is gay and has problems coming out of the closet. Their friendship takes an interesting turn when they both fall for the same guy.
CUTTING EDGE SCIENCE
|| CUTTING EDGE SCIENCE || - A verbose flick, Cutting Edge Science is an absorbing sci-fi movie where the protagonist decides to jump through his current frame of existence and gets transported into a different world altogether. How does the protagonist cope up with a change of such magnitude is what this flick is all about.The deeper you dig the more intense and absorbing this flick becomes. Viewers should expect the unexpected. The crescendo builds up till the very end, and the unconventional ending may leave you grasping in thin air.'To another life, based on faith and service' is what the protagonist is seeking in his inter world journey. How does this inter galactic voyager cut across the space time dimension and achieve the kind of world he is seeking makes this flick an absorbing watch.
|| HELP ME || - A young girl is home alone and is confronted by a spirit who is trying to communicate with her. What sort of an ordeal the young girl goes through as she deals with frightening experience is what Help Me is all about. Even though the genre is horror, viewing this flick is not a hair raising experience for the viewers. The screenplay and even the background score fails to invoke any sense of dread as the treatment is mild. In addition, the expressions of the young actor are less convincing and her body language is too artificial. Even then, this flick can be watched for the sheer attraction of any topic paranormal.
HAIR I AM
|| HAIR I AM || - This short film depicts the phobia of hair loss as experienced by a young man and how he becomes dysfunctional due to his heightened state of panic.The repulsive scene where the protagonist experiences the paranoia for hair loss for the first time and the eerie background score makes this psychological take on this unusual phobia interesting to watch. However, if the script was more strengthened, the impact of this flick could have been more forceful.
SEVEN FLOORS
|| SEVEN FLOORS || - Elevator out of service only when you have a heavy load to carry. Fingers go numb by the time you reach the 3rd floor. Think you've got bad luck. What if it was just the beginning? The story of a man who has to carry a large pot all the way to the 7th floor because of a broken down elevator. The best part about the movie is the lack of excessiveness.
| INSOMNIA | - With Insomnia, you're never really awake; but you're never really asleep. Set in an inhospitable terrain and with a stark desert landscape, Insomnia depicts the ordeal of a biker when he gets stuck in the middle of nowhere. How the situation unfolds and whether the resultant euphoria or regression that he experiences is just the figment of imagination of an incurable insomniac is something for the audiences have to decide for themselves.
THE SECRET NUMBER
|| THE SECRET NUMBER || - A contentious secret number is the bone of contention between a mathematician and his psychiatrist. The story moves through closed lifts and dark alleys leading us to the answers we all seek. Through accidents, in hospitals, behind closed rooms the audience gets bonded with the characters throughout the movie. Blimy - the secret number becomes a part of our imagination as well. The tension, the fear, the shock is tangible and the after taste of this flick stays with the viewer for long. A must watch for all mystery and fiction lovers. The Secret Number gets full marks!
ROAD'S END
|| ROAD'S END || - A bit sized thriller with only three elements - A mysterious man, a broken down car and a friendly passer- by. Location? The middle of nowhere. A heady mix of a strong story, brilliant editing, and a soft but slightly eerie background score, help increase the audience's anticipation. And, as to what happens at the road's end? It is for us to know and you to find out.
|| WAKE || - Socrates said that everyone should get married. If the marriage works, the man is happy, and if not, he becomes a philosopher. Similar is the case with the protagonist of this flick- where a failed love affair has a deep impact on his psyche, and the resultant philosophical takes of this young man amidst pegs of Old Monk keeps the viewers glued till the very end.A glimpse into the world of a young man and his intense struggle to come to terms with his failed love affair makes this short film food for thought for the viewers. Wake vividly depicts the banality of existence as experienced by the sensitive protagonist. Skillfully shot, the entire narrative revolves around his pondering and the way he tries to deal with everything with an ambivalent approach.
|| HUNTED || - The story of a naive tribesman whose hunger takes him on a humorous misadventure. It all starts when a naive native tribesman wanders into a hunter's campsite...'What goes around, comes around' is the central theme of this short which follows the lone escapade of a hungry tribesman. The fast paced narrative and the stark contrast between main characters get you on the edge of your seat.
|| ROSES || - Kids can be selfish sometimes, but how they overcome this inherent instinct to develop traits of sharing and bonding is what Roses is all about. Two young kids go through a host of emotions in the course of their friendship, and while there are some hiccups, better sense prevails in the end and their friendship becomes stronger.
| Homunculus |is a dark and twisted fable of spontaneous generation and untrammeled id. Taking its title from the Latin word for "Little Human", the piece is an associative mashup between the two concepts behind the word: The first being middle-age alchemical beliefs that "little men" could be spontaneous generated from dead or decaying matter. The second being Carl Jung's usage as a personification of pure id. These ideas, combined with our love of Dutch still life's "beautiful decay," sowed the seeds for this unique little monster of a film.
INNER TRANSITIONS
|| INNER TRANSITIONS || - The film revolves around the concept of evil taking root in the mind of the individual. If the individual is able to nip in the bud these evil thoughts, one may prevent the self from doing evil deeds. The cinematography captures the fluid nature of the thought process. The music and imagery used helps the viewer to know the inner most intentions of the characters. The viewer is in for visual delight in the form of a journey through different mindsets. Both good and evil are present in any individual. It is for the individual to develop the good side and curb evil intentions. This is all what this movie is about.
ELEPHANTS DREAM
|| ELEPHANTS DREAM || - The film tells the story of Emo and Proog, two people with different visions of the surreal world in which they live. Viewers are taken on a journey through that world, full of strange mechanical birds, stunning technological vistas and machinery that seems to have a life of its own.
|COMFORTABLY NUMB| - Can anyone escape from their own shadow? How does one deal with a situation where one's own shadow becomes an intrusive third party with whom one has to deal with? How does the protagonist of this flick deal with his inseparable companion? An innovative concept that plays with light and shadow is what comfortably numb is all about. The execution could be better, but full marks for the concept and the moves.
GUDHAL
|| GUDHAL || - Gudhal is a story revolving around a crocodile who ends up at the home of humans. Initially the head of the house is unwilling to accept him into the family. The story revolves around how the crocodile is accepted by everyone in the family and this forms the plot of the movie.
PRAKATA HET YAAD
|| PRAKATA HET YAAD || - Reflections of the gypsy culture, where people live life as vagabonds, are depicted vividly in Prakata Het Yaad. A vagabond family living their life in a three wheeler represents a forceful take on the unbridled materialism and mindless race for possessions in our society. The criticism is subtle and the dialogue is gibberish, however the message that goes out is strong. Subscribe Now !! Hurry !!
|| LONELY ISLAND || - Lonely Island is a funny animation short film about a man who ends up at an island all alone and is seeking help. What he does over there forms the rest of the plot. Watch this comedy animated movie only on www.shotz7.com
|| I LOVE YOU || - A man wants to profess his love and this movie depicts the journey his message takes to reach his beloved. The story moves fast and weaves in an intricate interplay between various characters within in a short time span and this makes the movie worth watching. A light hearted comedy in which love struck but shy people attempt to connect with one another. I vouch for the main character in this movie for the brilliant performance. Awesome music keeps the mood light and peppy and the suspense unfolds at its own pace regarding how the protagonist professes his love.
|| MIU || - MIU is an animated short movie about the dream of a young girl that turns into a nightmare. What unfolds in the dream forms the rest of the plot. Watch this animated thriller movie only on www.shotz7.com
PIZZA VERDI
|| PIZZA VERDI || - Defense is the best attack. A hilarious take on these lines. A pizza guy wanders into a seemingly empty house and what happens next when he hears opera singing is worth the watch. The said opera music pulls at the viewer's curiosity from one closed door to another in the house. The film is black and white and we aren't complaining. The story, its compact execution and editing is to the point. Message delivered? Confidence is all it takes to pull off an act, even an Opera one.
|| ALMOST THERE || - Almost There is a short animation film about a school going kid who misses his school bus everyday due to sleep. Ultimately, he comes up with a very novel idea so that he does not miss the bus. But will he succeed? Watch this funny animated movie only on www.shotz7.com
NAQAAB
|| NAQAAB || - A young woman's satiric take on social hypocrisy. The movie talks about how people wear masks to conceal their true intents and feelings just to fit in into the world. Watch this sarcasm movie of Shivangi Karwar, Ketan Soni, Aneri Sachdeva only on www.shotz7.com
BLOW ME A KISS
|| BLOW ME A KISS || - It's about a guy, waiting for a bus on a deserted bus stop when he encounters an ugly lady who wants to kiss him ...desperately! Watch this amazing animated movie only on www.shotz7.com
THE FINAL DRAFTY
|| THE FINAL DRAFT || - 'The Final Draft' is a horror short film about a writer who is busy typing his story when suddenly he hears some disturbing sounds from his radio. What happens next is a must watch. https://www.shotz7.com/index.php/movies/index/507
|| SINTEL || - A tale of courage and unending friendship is what Sintel is all about. The courage that Sintel exhibits on her quest is engaging, enthralling and above all, awe-inspiring. Fluid story telling, aptly portrayed emotions and realistic nail biting action makes this CGI animated feature a must watch for people young and old alike.
A Lonely man is a short film about a person who tries to create any human connection with his work mates, associates, even the man on the street but fails to do so. Thus this movie highlights about the basic human needs and if one doesn't get it, he or she can embark upon a dangerous path. Watch out what a person goes through in his life while he is lonely.
SUBAH KE PEHLE
A man, driving alone on his way back home, has a dialogue with himself as he spots a young girl, stranded at odd hours of the night. The film, working with the premise, You are what you think, delves into the psyche of a sexually-repressed male, whose racing thoughts range from pure indifference to passing conscientiousness to presumed fear, climactically, leading him to a possibility of an act of misogyny, before which something unthinkable happens.
DER ANDHER
Der Andher is a mystery short film that talks about the search of the murderer who killed the daughter of a police officer. What happens thereafter forms the rest of the plot.
The Virgin
The Virgins? is the rocking tale of a young man and woman on the cusp of an arranged marriage. It goes under their skin and explores how it is being caught up between the old world expectations, upbringing and what's "cool" now. Virginity-does it matter today?
Peg Phera-Hindi Short Film On Arranged Marriage
If marriages are made in heaven and drinks are gods nectar, then mixing them can only help or can it? Watch 'Peg Phera' a comedy short film it may give you the answer. Marrying A Complete Stranger
Ek Tha Main
There are no formulas to get success. A stunning story of a writer who doing fairly in life yet not satisfied with what he has and he chose to take help of 'self-help' book; what happened next? How this book takes a charge of his life and how eventually he gets out of it, to know more watch this brilliant short film Ek Tha Mein!!
The Blind Gunman
When you come face to face to death, you begin to see things differently" Beautifully picturised thriller story of a Blind Gunman, who forced to kill his Mentor. What next happened to his life and how he shot his next target after he lost his vision, to know more watch this amazing short film for sure
Ansuni
Love destroys friendship. Yes!! This can happen at times. This short movie tells how the friendship between two friends enters troubled waters when the boy professes his love for the girl.
Yeh Jahaan
The 26/11 attacks killed many. However, many more than 116 were killed that day. The family members of the deceased have been left to suffer the agony of losing their near ones that fateful night. One such scenario is depicted beautifully in this movie Yeh Jahaan. Watch it for sure. It will lead to tears rolling from your eyes.
Will you pray for the death of your loved ones. An old couple that has lost its son is under all sort of problems with the lady suffering from a disease that has made her life worse than the death. The husband can't see her sufferings and hence writes to the President of India to grant her the right to die.
Duniya Badi Gol hai
A terror strike and an interrogation. This thriller Movie is a must watch that shows how the unholy nexus of politics and underworld is taking over and is creating unrest in the country.
I can hear you calling
I can hear you calling is a suspense drama about a Girl who is being stalked by an unknown person. The story line is very engaging and the icing on the cake is its background score which keeps you hooked to your seat till the last moment.
Aramagal
True love can make you realize your shortcomings. In this romantic short film, a couple realizes its shortcomings and find solace in each other.
Sach Me
If you love anyone truly, all your wrong doings and lies will be forgiven. That is the power of true love which has been depicted beautifully in the movie "Sach Me"
Eden depicts the frustration and the search for solace of two kids who see their parents fighting everyday. The kids go for boating as they think that the peaceful surroundings will help them shed the tensions prevailing at home but the events take a tragic turn.
The pain of a mother who loves her child but has to leave him for 6 months for a job to make the ends meet is portrayed excellently by Ratna Pathak Shah in this movie. The thought process of the son who fears the separation of his mother is also excellently portrayed in the movie.
This short movie is a rib-tickling comedy. Seriously !! Aimed at modern day lovers, the movie talks about the story of a boy and a girl who fall in love with the same guy. Yes !! You read it correctly. The boy also fell in love with the same guy. What follows next is a sequence of some rib-tickling sequences which you cannot afford to miss.
Uss Paar
A brilliant performance by Jackie Shroff once again! A stellar effort by the director and a special mention has to be made about the splendid portrayal of the landscape of a desolate railway station. Jackie Shroff is 'comfortably numb' throughout the movie, perhaps overwhelmed by a personal tragedy. However, a speck of life can be seen in his eyes when he observes a young girl frequenting the railway station where he works. How he fulfills the wish of this young girl and brings a smile on a dejected face is what Uss Par is all about. The sensitivity and the pain depicted by Jackie in his role is the main highlight of this short film. This flick is really worth of each second spent in watching it.
Destiny brings together a separated couple after a gap of five years. Despite leading separate lives, their chance meeting in Kanpur thrusts them into a moral dilemma and harps on the boundaries of acceptable social behavior. How do both of them deal with this situation is what Guzaarish is all about. The audiences are treated with a love saga based on truth, loyalty and friendship.
Puzzle movie depicts the unrelenting efforts of a man to understand the real feelings and emotions of women in his life but fails miserably to fathom what really goes on inside the minds of the female species. It is impossible to fathom the depths of emotions and feelings in a woman. This has remained an enigma ever since the existence of Adam and Eve.
Phir Ek Baar
Love works in mysterious ways. Can you fall in love with the same person twice? A silent romantic drama about a 30 something couple who start drifting apart and find comfort in their younger counterparts. But is all love lost? Sometimes a tiny spark can rekindle even the most doomed of all relationships. The insecurities and the apprehensions of the couple are aptly portrayed by Mandira Bedi and Samir Soni. The film sets a perfect pace for the story to build itself. Phir Ek Baar is a beautifully woven tale of the tribulations of a married couple bound to strike a chord with all married couples.


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Hello everyone, at noon on Thursday we will have Chester FC boss Neil Young here answering your questions. If you want to leave a question before that, simply use the comment function above. Thanks
by Dan Owen 4/10/2013 3:50:21 PM
Hell everyone and welcome to out livechat with Neil Young. The man himself is now in Chronicle HQ and will be answering your questions shortly.
Right folks here we go. First question has come all the way from Canada and looks at the possibility of some new faces at the Exacta.....
well done neil and your squad best of luck for next season will you be into the trasfer market in the close season?
by dave from canada 4/11/2013 11:01:37 AM
We've identifed two or three players we would like to add to the squad, which we will persue once the season is over. But I think next season we will be making signings a lot later than nornal due to the financial situation and the small pool of players that will improve us.
Great stuff, thanks Neil. We have had a lot of questions about transfer targets so hope that helps. Next up we have a question about a name on a lot of lips...Michael Owen
If Michael Owen wished to be involved with the club next season as a player/coach would you be interested in having him work alongside you?
I think Michael has already made it clear that his future will not be within football. We are very grateful for all the publicity that Michael has helped bring to the football club. We wish him well. I am very happy with my staff currently. They have done a fantastic job behind the scenes which they don't always get credit for.
Just for those of you who thought Mr Young may not have been with us today - here he is in action
Now we are going to look back on the last three years and how far the club has come, this question is from MJS
When you took over, I'm sure you set your own targets which you kept quiet from supporters. But realistically did you ever think you could get 3 back to back promotions? Its definitely what the fans wanted but I think all of us would admit it was a bit of an ambitious target.... until you made it reality!
by MJS 4/11/2013 11:09:12 AM
Between myself and Gary Jones we always believed it was possible and I think you have to have that self belief to be successful. Only when your targets can't be reached do you then change them. We always knew it would be a very difficult task but I am very proud that we have been able to achieve it.