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Movie Review – [REC] 4: Apocalypse
John Squires | January 5th, 2015
The [REC] series is quite an interesting one, one that doesn't quite play by the rules of franchise horror. While the first two films were exceptional-yet-similar found footage affairs, the third installment completely shed the filmmaking style and went in a totally (and tonally) different direction, trading in the horror for horror-comedy.
Just released onto VOD outlets this past Friday was the fourth installment of the [REC] franchise, directed by series co-creator Jaume Balaguero. Sub-titled Apocalypse, the film kicks off directly after the events of [REC] 2, as reporter Angela Vidal is rescued from the infamously ill-fated apartment complex.
In this alleged final installment of the Spanish series, Angela is brought aboard a remote oil tanker for quarantine/observation, along with the soldier who saved her. It's not long before the ship becomes a floating death trap, as the virus escapes and turns the crew into bloodthirsty monsters. Is Angela the cure for the madness, or is it possible that she is the disease?
In some way, [REC] 4 can be seen as an apology for the previous installment, which traveled a bit too far down the path of horror-comedy and was too much its own movie, in the eyes of many fans. As a stand-alone sequel, [REC] 3 is a whole lot of fun, but this fourth installment is quite frankly a much better [REC] 3 than [REC] 3 managed to be.
A real treat for those who didn't quite care for Genesis, Apocalypse is in many ways a return to form for the franchise, very much worthy of hanging out under the [REC] umbrella. Though the location is different from the first two films, the ship has its own claustrophobic charms, calling to mind the apartment complex that was our gateway into this series. It's a nice locational reference, and it's also really nice to see that original storyline continuing, six years later – in the same way it was nice to see Myers come back, in Halloween 4.
That said, there is also a lot about this fourth installment that feels similar to its direct predecessor, as a whole lot of humor is infused into the proceedings and the found footage element has again been voted off the island – or the ship, rather. In that sense, [REC] 4 is somewhat of a mish-mash of all the previous films, throwing the two differing tones (horror and comedy) into a blender and whipping up a gory little treat that's a fitting and wildly entertaining period to the sentence Balaguero and Paco Plaza have spent nearly a decade writing.
With a frenetic energy that doesn't quit, Apocalypse is a nonstop thrill-ride from start to finish, the sort of zombie film that serves as the perfect antidote to The Walking Dead's slow-paced depiction of the apocalypse – not that there's anything wrong with that. From undead monkeys to a boat propeller being turned into a brutal weapon, over the top fun is the name of the game here, and that's precisely what Balaguero has served up with [REC]'s swan song.
Like in the previous films, the characters in this one are a blast, including a computer nerd who's a big time fan of Angela's and a survivor of [REC] 3 who can't seem to wrap her head around what's going on. And then there's of course Angela herself, who is perhaps the closest us horror fans have got to a modern day Ellen Ripley. Once again played by Manuela Velasco, Angela is a sexy heroine worth rooting for, and one of the truly great 'final girls' in recent years.
If there's any complaint about [REC] 4 it's that it doesn't quite live up to its subtitle, as the film is much more confined than is suggested. Perhaps it's simply because we were promised many years ago that the fourth installment would be the final one, but it's hard not to go into this one expecting some sort of epic franchise finale. I wouldn't quite call it that, though it's nevertheless a solid end-cap to what has all around been an impressively solid series of modern day horror films.
Though it's impossible to say whether or not the franchise is truly over – this isn't the first horror series to proclaim such things, after all – I can't say that I'd be disappointed if this was indeed the last time we saw Angela Vidal kicking some zombie ass. True, I've love to see her do it all over again, but I'm pretty happy with the complete painting that is the [REC] franchise, and I'm content with the way this final nail in the coffin was hammered.
Thank you for all the entertainment, Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. You've made me laugh, you've satiated my cinematic blood-lust and you've even scared the living shit right out of me, in a way that few horror movies ever have.
I don't know about you guys, but I can't ask for much more from a horror franchise. And it's nice to see one ending of its own volition, for a change.
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NETMA stands for Nobody Ever Tells Me Anything. I decided to take a couple of questions that I have gotten this month and give you the answers that I shared with the doctors. Both questions were asked about a marginal employee that needed to be replaced. One was from a younger dentist in a start-up practice and the other came from a 55+ year old dentist with a long established practice about a long-term employee of 20 years.
The question concerned a front desk person that needed to be shown the door. She was very firm with other staff, very critical of change, and actively sabotaged changes that the doctor wanted to implement in the office. Bottom line is that the dentist had decided to let her go. Good news is that each doctor felt like they had already found an excellent replacement. The Question was: Should I bring in the new hire, and let the girl that they are planning to let go help train her? This would be prior to, and before the doomed employee knew anything was going to happen.
Answer: While there might be some advantages in letting the new hire learn what she can from the old employee, it would be more likely that she might pick up the very traits that the doctor was dismissing her for. I would worry that the attitude, actions, and results of the poor employee would be the first thing the new hire would pick up. While the new hire has experience from another office, it would be a mistake to expose her to this existing employee. I would let her go first thing in the morning of the first day of employment for the new employee. This should be done with a witness and no explanation other than that you have decided to part ways. In this case both doctor's spouses worked part time and could come in every day for a week or two and help at the front desk while helping the new employee with the systems, software, job descriptions, and with the overall integration into her new position. NOTE: Hire slowly, and fire quickly.
It is interesting that most of us struggle with the difficult decisions that often time involve freeing up someone's future. We spend far more money and effort avoiding the confrontation than actually taking action would involve. You have heard this from me before but it bears repeating: You hire for people skills and an innate self-motivation. You cannot train someone to be self motivated, nor is it your job to try and fail to motivate the unmotivated. Hire for attitude and train them for competence. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, found that the best companies and best leaders never spent time trying to motivate a marginal employee. They felt that spending extra time on an underperforming employee to try motivating them only brought the good employees down: What you allow, you encourage. It is like telling them that you are willing to reward results that you tell everyone else you would not tolerate. Stop spending time on marginal staff. There are two types of employees: The ones that need a little more training and the ones that need their future freed up.
Take the time to write a list of all the things you find frustrating in your office. Prioritize them as to importance, and commit to eliminating all of them ASAP. If you could just successfully erase the first couple of areas, you would immediately see a change in your attitude and stress level as well as a renewed commitment on the part of your office staff. Don't make next year a mirror image of this year. Make the commitment and act swiftly to eliminate all of the barriers to success.


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Turkey's Erdogan: Russia Responsible for 400,000 Deaths in Syria
Turkish president accuses Russia of invading Syria to set up a 'boutique state' for longtime ally Bashar Assad.
Asli Kandemir Feb 05, 2016 8:47 PM
A woman inspects damage at a camp for IDPs after it was hit by what residents said was shelling carried out by Assad forces near the Syria-Turkey border, Jan. 31, 2016.Reuters
REUTERS - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Russia must be held accountable for the people it has killed in Syria, arguing that Moscow and Damascus were together responsible for 400,000 deaths there, Dogan News Agency reported.
Tens of thousands flee joint Russian-Iranian-Syrian offensive on rebel-held Aleppo
Saudi Arabia ready to send ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria
Turkey's Erdogan: No point in Syria peace talks while Russian airstrikes continue
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Senegalese counterpart while on a state visit to the West African country, Erdogan also said Russia was engaged in an invasion of Syria and accused it of trying to set up a "boutique state" for its longtime ally President Bashar Assad.
"Russia must be held accountable for the people it has killed within Syria's borders," Dogan quoted him as saying. "By cooperating with the regime, the number of people they have killed has reached 400,000."
His comments are likely to further enrage Moscow. Relations between Turkey, a NATO member, and Russia hit their worst in recent memory in November after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Ankara said had violated Turkish airspace from Syria.
The two are on opposing sides of the five-year-old Syrian civil war, where Russia's intervention with airstrikes to help the Assad regime has tipped the war in Damascus' favor, reversing gains rebels made last year.
Russia has accused Turkey of preparing a military incursion into northern Syria. Ankara has dismissed this as propaganda intended to conceal Russia's own "crimes."
Turkey, which has taken in more than 2.5 million refugees fleeing the Syrian war, wants Assad out and says only his removal can bring long-term peace.

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2009 Virginia Tech Football: What to Watch vs. Maryland
By furrer4heisman Nov 12, 2009, 7:00am EST
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I'd like to see the Hokies take care of business in this one. It's been a while since Tech really laid the wood to a team on the road. We allowed Duke to hang around way to long earlier this year. Last year, we lost three conference road games and needed a big comeback to beat UNC.
The last road beat down the Hokies issued in conference play was 2007 against Georgia Tech, Duke and Clemson. Maryland is a team Tech SHOULD beat easily. But few things have been easy for this team the last month.
I hope to see the Hokies stop puckering up like they have been since the kickoff of the Georgia Tech game and start playing loose like they were against BC, Duke and Miami. TCB, Hokies.
The argument has been made that Maryland is better than its 2-7 record indicates. After all, it beat Clemson. But the Terps two wins were also by three points each. Maryland may be thiiiiiis close to being in contention for a bowl, but its also thiiiiiis close to being 0-9.
Virginia Tech Offense vs. Maryland Defense
Maryland's pass defense has been awful this year. While the short passing game was open against East Carolina, I think we'll be able to get guys open deep against the Terps. The injury to Nolan Carroll really hurt Maryland's secondary and while I think free safety Terrell Skinner is a decent player, he can't be everywhere.
The other Maryland defender I like is Alex Wujciak. He and two other Terps had interceptions against NC State, which helped move Maryland to +1 in turnover margin in conference games. The Terps are -9 in turnover margin in all games, thanks in large part to a five-turnover day against Rutgers.
Amazingly, Maryland's run defense isn't terrible. You look at the roster and other than Wujciak, there isn't a guy that pops out at you, but they are holding conference opponents to under three yards per carry, the best in the ACC.
Clemson, Virginia and Duke really struggled running the ball against Maryland. But Wake Forest and even NC State saw some success. Good running backs can get yards against this defense. Hell, James Madison had over six yards per carry against them.
The key to keeping Maryland from hanging around will be converting when we get deep on its side of the field. That's something the Hokies have struggled with lately, but have been largely successful with over the span of the whole year.
Maryland is one of the worst teams in the conference defending in the red zone. Opponents score touchdowns nearly two-thirds of the time they get in the Terps' red zone.
Virginia Tech Defense vs. Maryland Offense
We will likely see Jamarr Robinson at quarterback for the Terps. Robinson saw his first significant time in a Maryland uniform last week after the injury to Chris Turner.
Robinson is an elusive quarterback who didn't do anything special against NC State, but didn't do anything incredibly stupid either. As the guys from Testudo Times pointed out, he looked very confident at QB.
Then again, I'd look pretty confident, too, facing NC State's defense. The goal for the Hokies should be to force Robinson out of his comfort zone, but not let him get free and make plays with his feet.
Cody Grimm should be able to put pressure on Robinson from the whip position in this game. But at the same time he can't let Robinson get to the outside where he can pick up extra yards.
If we see a big game from Stephan Virgil it will be good day for the Hokies. The Terps have a playmaker at wide receiver in Torrey Smith, but I think there's a better chance of him scoring on a kick return than on offense. But he's still dangerous in space like Darrius Heyward-Bey was last year scoring Maryland's only touchdown.
We'll get to see a good battle of kick returners between Smith and Dyrell Roberts. Both a very dangerous.
The Terps will be without Da'Rel Sc'ott at running back so I don't expect them to be able to accomplish much on the ground. They averaged 4.0 ypc against NC State, but haven't been able to establish a run game without Scott.
The one thing about the Terp RBs is that they are difficult to bring down in the backfield. Their 24 tackles for loss against in league games is the fewest among ACC teams.
The Terps haven't made many trips to the red zone (only 14 in five ACC games), but they've scored eight touchdowns and four field goals in those trips. That's not bad at all.
Just a walk in the park, Kazansky.
Watch the Box Score For:
Virginia Tech yards per carry
Virginia Tech sacks
Maryland return yards
Maryland first down yards per play
Virginia Tech Players to Watch:
5 - Tyrod Taylor, Jr., QB
34 - Ryan Williams, Fr., RB
22 - Stephan Virgil, Sr., CB
26 - Cody Grimm, Sr., LB
Maryland Players to Watch:
11 - Jamarr Robinson, So., QB
82 - Torrey Smith, So., WR
33 - Alex Wujciak, Jr., LB
1 - Terrell Skinner, Sr., FS
Virginia Tech 34, Maryland 14


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Presenting their first Budget after coming to power in Andhra Pradesh, the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy-led government presented a Rs 2.24 lakh crore budget for 2020-21 — 1.4 per cent less than the last fiscal — with the major focus being on welfare schemes, as expected.
According to the Finance Minister of the state, the reduced share of the State in the divisible pool of Central taxes and the precipitous decline in revenue realisation due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown have made things difficult. The government rolled out a budget, with increased allocations for the government's flagship welfare schemes — the Navaratnalu — while bringing down expenditure for several other heads.
Highlights of AP Budget for FY 2020-2021:
The estimated revenue deficit is 1.82 per cent of the GSDP or Rs. 18,434.14 crore and the fiscal deficit is 4.78 per cent of the GSDP or Rs 48,295.58 crore. The fiscal deficit of 4.78 per cent is perhaps the highest till date.
The State's debt burden shot up to Rs 3.02 lakh-crore by the beginning of this fiscal year from Rs 2.59 lakh-crore a year ago.
It is expected to increase to Rs 3.48 lakh crore or 34.55 per cent of the GSDP. The increase in debt corresponds to the shortfall in revenue.
As against the estimated Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2019-20, the revised estimates show receipts of Rs 1.10 lakh crore — a shortfall of Rs 68,000 crore. Nonetheless, it is expected to go up to Rs 1.61 lakh crore in 2020-21.
As against the budgetary estimates Rs 61,07,151.13 lakh in 2019-20, the actual receipts stood at Rs 21,87,595.69 lakh. It is estimated to be Rs 53,17,541.99 lakh in 2020-21.
BCs, minorities get lion's share: A whopping 270 per cent increased funding is made for Backward Classes Welfare, up from Rs 7,271.45 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 26,934.82 crore. The revised estimates show Rs 18,986.21 crore was spent on BC Welfare.
Similarly, minorities welfare too received a 115 per cent rise this time from Rs 952.47 crore last fiscal to Rs 2,055.63 crore.
Social welfare received a 110 per cent rise with a budgetary allocation of Rs 12,465.85 crore from nearly Rs 6,000 crore last fiscal.
Women and child welfare too received a boost with 28.51 per cent increase from Rs 2,689 crore to Rs 3,456 crore.
Kapu welfare was given its due with an allocation of Rs 2,847 crore, a 42.35 per cent growth over the revised estimates last fiscal.
The direct cash transfer benefit schemes like Amma Vodi (Rs 6,000 crore), YSR Pension Kanuka (Rs 16,000 crore), Jagananna Vidya Deevena (Rs 3,009 crore) among others received a budgetary allocation of Rs 37,659 crore.
For SC and ST welfare, the allocations were increased to Rs 7,525 crore and Rs 1,840 crore respectively.
For health and family welfare, a sum of Rs 11,419 crore has been allocated — a marginal increase of 0.18 per cent over last fiscal but substantially over Rs 4,000 crores over the revised estimates. But given the COVID-19 situation, one would have hoped for a further increase in allocation for this sector.
Allocation for infrastructure and investment went up by 22 per cent.
For Agriculture and allied sectors too, the budgetary allocation was down by 35 per cent.
Higher and secondary education received cuts over last fiscal estimates by 12 and 24 % respectively.
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Miss movin' on! Fifth Harmony is taking a hiatus six years after being formed on The X Factor. The group released a statement about their decision via Twitter on Monday, March 19.
"Reflecting on the past six years since we started on X-Factor, we've realized just how far we've come and we appreciate everything so much, more now than ever. We've really had one hell of a memorable journey together and can't begin to express our gratitude to y'all for coming along with us on this wild ride!" the statement reads.
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Quiz: Which Character From Star Wars Are You?
Andrew Bridgman
@bridgmandrew
Let's cut to the chase here. You'll just take this quiz over and over until you get the results you want - Han Solo. Then you'll share it on Facebook and be like "oops lol guess i'm the coolest one! lol!"
We could go through all the questions, but you'll definitely just choose the ones that sound rogue-ish and gruff but with a heart of gold hiding beneath. Then you'll accidentally get C3PO or something and you'll just keep retrying over and over until you get Han Solo (or maybe Boba Fett, but let's be honest, Han Solo's way cooler).
So ya know what? We won't ask you "What's your ideal date night?" or "Which Katy Perry song best describes you?" or any of that bullshit. You know why? Because - if you really ARE like Han Solo, you wouldn't take a fucking internet personality quiz. You think interplanetary smuggler and all around badass Han Solo ever took an online quiz to determine which character from Friends he was?
No. He didn't. He's HAN-NERFHERDING-SOLO.
So yeah, that's who you are. You're Han Solo! Congratulations.
But now it's up to you to PROVE it. Go make friends with a giant hairy person who only communicates in grunts and growls. Be cool and composed, even when green aliens are threatening to turn you over to slug-monsters who run the space-mafia. Have great hair and charm princesses. It's not enough for a quiz to tell you you're the coolest dude in the galaxy - it's up to you to BE that.
When the love of your life told you she loved you, you said "I know." When your friend's life was at risk, you cut open a Tauntaun to save him. You pulled a blaster on DARTH VADER.
Mainly, stop sharing quiz results on Facebook. You're Han Solo, after all.
(Han would TOTALLY be a Joey, by the way)


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Q: Are Progressive Web Apps fully supported on IOS or am I doing something wrong? I started out by developing on Windows/Chrome and testing in Android/Chrome. My PWA also works in Mac/Chrome as far as I know. But I've been unable to load the  Manifest file or Service Worker in IOS 11.2.5 on iPhone and iPad.
I enabled remote debugging on the iPad to find some errors but to no avail. However, I did notice that neither file was loaded under the Network tab.
I've gone on to discover that Manifest files might only be supported in IOS 13, according to caniuse and that also seems to be the same for Service Workers, can anyone confirm this?
tl;dr: Are Service Workers and Manifest files supported in IOS? and if so are they supported  < IOS 11.3?

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Links can be called within the PWA

With iOS 12.2 you call up an external link and stay inside your PWA
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Adam Sarhan Reuters Quote: Gold could rally further after breaking above $1,400: Analysts
By Reuters | 27 Aug, 2013, 02.36AM IST
NEW YORK: Gold's break above $1,400 an ounce on Monday for the first time since June 7, and a bullish "cup and handle" chart pattern, suggest more gains are in store for the precious metal which may have bottomed out two months ago, technical analysts said.
"There is a very high likelihood that we saw the near-term low on June 28, the last day of second quarter, as many big investors capitulated," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital, referring to a final wave of selling at the market's bottom before prices rose again.
After touching $1,406 per ounce briefly on Monday morning, bullion has recovered over $200 since the end of June when prices hit three-year lows of $1,180 amid talk that funds were being forced to sell to meet client redemptions.
Hedge fund managers, including gold bull John Paulson, sold stakes in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's biggest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, in the second quarter, betting that the Federal Reserve would end its stimulus program as the world's No. 1 economy improved.
Since then, gold prices have staged a sharp recovery as lackluster US economic indicators including new home sales on Friday and durable goods data on Monday added to confusion over when the Fed may curb its bond-buying stimulus.
On Aug. 9, the yellow metal's breakout of its "handle" coincided with its breach of its 50-day moving average, indicating gold had bottomed and hedge-fund managers could aggressively buy back their gold positions, Sarhan said.
With gold now trading above its 50-day moving average and below its 200-day moving average, the 50-day is heading for a break above the 200-day, a significant bullish formation known as "golden cross" which would suggest the metal's momentum is growing.
However, analysts with a less-certain outlook say bullion needs to clear major resistance levels before the market can assume a better technical footing for the long term.
Bill O'Neill, a partner in commodities investment firm LOGIC Advisors, said $1,425 is a more important price level than $1,400.
Rick Bensignor, head of trading strategies at Wells Fargo Securities, is watching for it to break the 200-week moving average around $1,471 an ounce.
"I can't say it's out of the woods yet. Technically it's too early to necessarily say that this is anything more than a short-term bounce in a somewhat negative market," Bensignor said.
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Reuters Quote: Gold Falls On Techincals, Options Selling
By Frank Tang
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold fell in light holiday trade on Tuesday as technical weakness, options-related selling and a lack of fresh economic news failed to stimulate buying interest in the final week of the year.
Selling related to the expiration of U.S. January gold options, which weighed on bullion despite rallies in crude oil, grains and a weaker dollar. A mixed bag of U.S. consumer confidence and home prices data kept investors on the sidelines.
Gold is on track for a 9 percent fall for December. Prices earlier in the month plunged below key technical support they had held for nearly three years, fueling fears that bullion was close to ending a more than decade-long bull run.
"Technically, a close above the 200-day moving average at $1,628 in spot gold is still needed to reinstate a bull market," said Carlos Perez-Santalla, precious metals broker at PVM futures.
"The gold market will see odd movements this week as many money managers have closed out the year, leaving the market with technical and headline-sensitive traders," he said.
Spot gold fell to a one-week low of $1,588.89 earlier in the session. It was down 0.8 percent at $1,592.80 an ounce by 2:06 PM EST.
Some traders sold in-the-money options ahead of the expiry of COMEX January gold options at Tuesday's market close, said George Gero, vice president of RBC Capital Markets.
This year to date, gold is up 12 percent – one of the few investment assets that posted sizable gains in a rather difficult 2011 largely plagued by U.S. double-dip recession fears and the European debt crisis.
U.S. February gold futures settled down $10.50 at $1,595.50. Volume was below 50,000 lots, among the weakest turnover this year but consistent with the year-end trading volume last year.
TECHNICAL OUTLOOK WEAK
Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital, said gold's trading below its long-term rising trendline on weekly charts suggests bears remain in control.
Graphic: r.reuters.com/men75s
The precious metal will have to either rise above its 200-day moving average or its key upward trendline – which has now become resistance – before another significant rally, Sarhan said.
Gold, which has recently taken to follow the equities market and riskier assets, largely ignored U.S. economic news including an eighth-month high in consumer confidence, and another report showing weak home prices.
Also weighing on sentiment was news that Chinese authorities would ban gold exchanges in the country outside of two in Shanghai. China and India are the top two consumers of physical gold.
Spot silver fell 1.2 percent to $28.69 an ounce.
Holdings of the iShares Silver Trust SLV, the world's biggest silver-backed exchange-traded fund, declined nearly 1 percent on the day to 9,605.79 tons by December 23, the lowest since mid-July.
Among platinum group metals, platinum edged up 0.4 percent at $1,430.24, while palladium gained 0.5 percent to $660.99 an ounce.
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Virginia Woolf, Inspiration, & AROHO's Orlando Prize for Short Fiction
April 16, 2012 Karin C. Davidson
A Room of Her Own (AROHO), a foundation taking its name from Virginia Woolf's credo that women must find the space, means, and solace in order to create, holds a writing competition for women poets, essayists, and short story writers each spring and fall. That Virginia Woolf, a writer who has always inspired me, and a foundation for women writers and artists have come together in such a perfect and telling way is extraordinary. This spring I've had the honor of receiving AROHO's Orlando Prize in Short Fiction for the story, "The Geography of First Kisses." I'm in awe of this award and all it promises, and in receiving it, I'm further bolstered to keep writing and reading and being a part of the literary world.
The Orlando Prize Winners will be published in the Los Angeles Review, Issue 12, in Fall 2012. Thereafter, the winning pieces will be posted on AROHO's website.
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Bruins Trade Rumors: Is Calvin De Haan Worth the Price?
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Solidifying the defense of the Boston Bruins has been a hot topic leading up to the trade deadline, whether it be a top-four defenseman or a player to slide into the third pairing. The Bruins defense as a whole has not been awful this season, thanks in large part to the elite play of Charlie McAvoy. Even with solid players surrounding McAvoy, if you're Don Sweeney and have the chance to improve the unit, you're going to find ways to make your team better and help them contend for the Stanley Cup. The Bruins have been linked to many different defensemen throughout the last couple of weeks and days as the trade rumors heat up and the market reveals itself to the buyers. Names such as Arizona's Jakob Chychrun and Anaheim's Hampus Lindholm have been the big names attached to Boston as the Bruins look to go all in for a top-pairing blueliner. There has also been the connection for lesser names such as San Jose's Jacob Middleton, Seattle's Mark Giordano, and now the most recent name being floated out there is Chicago Blackhawk's defenseman Calvin De Haan. With the days winding down and three days to go till the deadline, the Bruins will have their fair share of options as they look to improve their current roster as they attempt to build a team that can win the Stanley Cup this year.
What Does De Haan Have to Offer
Calvin De Haan is a good defensive player with limited offensive output making it harder to decide if he is the right fit for this Boston team led by head coach Bruce Cassidy and his puck-moving, playmaking strategy that wants fast-paced tempo skilled playmakers on his blue line that drive plays. De Haan has totaled just 16 goals and 100 assists in his nine-year career, showing his limited offensive ability. De Haan had scored one goal in five straight seasons, now stemming back to the 2017 season when he was on the New York Islanders. De Haan owns career highs of five goals and 25 points, which took place in the 2016 season, and hasn't even come close to reaching those marks since as he's averaging around seven points over the last three seasons, including his one goal and four assists this season. It's evident that driving the offense is not De Haan's strong suit; he does bring specific abilities to his game as he's a reliable defender, a good penalty killer, and will play tough heavy minutes during a playoff push for Boston if acquired. Another aspect of De Haan's game that he excels at and shows his toughness is his ability and willingness to block shots as he's blocked 140 shots on the season, which is third in the league. De Haan's toughness and defensive ability is no question, and it's his fit in Boston that brings up the question marks and the return that Chicago is asking for.
What it Will Cost Boston
For Boston to even think about acquiring Calvin De Haan, it means they struck out four times in their pursuit for Jakob Chychrun, Hampus Lindholm, Mark Giordano, and Jacob Middleton. Losing out in the Chychrun and Lindholm sweepstakes will hurt as they would instantly slide into the top pairing with Charlie McAvoy. At the same time, De Haan would pair with Brandon Carlo on the second pairing or even slot into the third pairing for Boston. For Boston to acquire Calvin De Haan, the Bruins would have to send Chicago a second-round pick for the 30-year-old soon-to-be free agent. That is a high price for a guy who is one-dimensional and has question marks surrounding his fit into Bruce Cassidy's game plan that this season and others have worked out fine. For the sake of the team and its fans, let's all hope that Sweeney and Company can get the bigger fish instead of settling for their fourth and last option.
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Fog. Dog. Cog.
If there is anything that gets the average American riled up it is seeing Congress pass legislation while exempting themselves from the law the rest of us have to live under.
A few examples of legislation passed over the years that Congress exempted itself from have included Social Security, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act, insider trading statutes and many laws regulating the American workplace. This article provides some background on how Congress has put itself above the law over the years.
As the Obamacare statute was being drafted, Congress did not want to open itself to similar criticism regarding this statute, so a provision was inserted into the law that reads as follows:
The only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or congressional staff shall be health plans that are — (I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or (II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act).
That is pretty clear and simple. Congress members and their staff should receive their healthcare through the Obamacare exchanges. The problem arises because the exchanges do not have any procedures for handling premium contributions from large employers.Therefore, the implication is that those in the exchanges must pay the full cost of their health care cost coverage individually. Oops!
When all of this dawned on our elected legislators they were in full panic mode as they realized that they would have to use the Obamacare healthcare exchanges to access their healthcare coverage in 2014 as well as pay the full cost of the coverage. There was talk behind the scenes of a bipartisan effort to repeal this part of Obamacare until howls on both the right and left caused both John Boehner and Harry Reid to distance themselves from the idea.
Being required to get their health care in the Obamacare exchanges presents two problems for Congress. First, it puts individuals who have been getting their coverage on a group basis into what is essentially an individual marketplace. It takes what have been group community rates for that coverage and makes it individually-rated coverage based on age.
The bigger problem is that the legislation as passed does not allow the healthcare exchanges to accept any employer subsidy money to purchase healthcare coverage. Government employees generally pay 25% of the cost of their health care coverage currently. The remaining 75% is paid (tax-free) by the federal government as employer-provided health coverage. Therefore,Congress and their staffers would have to pay for the entire cost of their health care coverage with their own after-tax dollars under Obamacare Ouch!
In order to get around this, Congressional leaders went to the Federal Office of Personnel Management and got a ruling that Congress was a "small business" that allowed more than 12,000 congressional employees, their spouses and dependents to purchase health insurance from the District of Columbia's small business exchange.
An accommodative D.C. government allowed Congress to come into their small business exchange.
There was only one big problem with this. Under the Obamacare law a small business is defined as a business with less than 50 employees. 12,000 seems to be a little more than 50, don't you think?
Why was it so important for Congress to be defined as a small business and use the D.C. small business exchange? That allowed it to provide the tax-free subsidy and to also continue to use community rating for the employee rates rather than age specific rates. It was the only way to keep members of Congress and their staffs out of the individual Obamacare exchanges.
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit last October to stop this clear violation of the law.
Judicial Watch announced last week that in response to this legal action the District of Columbia has conceded that Congress is not an eligible "small business" for purposes of purchasing health insurance through the Small Business Exchange. However, the District went on to argue that "the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) could override the District's laws (and, implicitly the Affordable Care Act)."
All of this is pretty amazing when you think for the federal government to prevail in this case you have to believe that a federal bureaucrat has the power to not only override D.C law but also a law passed by Congress and signed by the President.
The case is even more shocking when you find out that someone in both the House and the Senate knowingly filed fraudulent documents claiming that both had fewer than 50 employees in claiming they were eligible for the small business exchange. Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch explains.
Our lawsuit cites applications filed by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate with the D.C. Exchange Authority. The applications, which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, show that the House and Senate claimed to have only 45 employees each. They also show that the House and Senate attested to having "50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees." Congress employs upwards of 20,000 people. D.C. law limits participation in the exchange to small businesses having fewer than 50 full-time employees. The applications also falsely state that the House and Senate are "local/state governments." The "electronic signature" section of the application includes the following language: "I've provided true and correct information to all the questions on this form to the best of my knowledge. I know that if I'm not truthful, there may be a penalty."
At the same time all of this is going on we are also getting close to oral arguments in King v. Burwell
which will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 4. The King case challenges the federal government's right to provide subsidies to individuals who enroll in Obamacare in the exchange managed by the federal government.
The reasoning is simple--the literal words of the statute state that subsidies are only available to Americans who enrolled in Obamacare "through an exchange established by the state".
Out of the 50 states and D.C., only 14 states are totally running their own insurance exchange. Therefore, if subsidies are only legal in those states, Obamacare is fatally flawed (as if we did not already know that).
What is incredible is that a statute that potentially could affect 1/6 of the U.S. economy could have been so sloppily written and that is causing so many people in Washington to spend so much time in trying to ignore the law that they wrote.
It truly does seem that Rep. Nancy Pelosi was right when she said right before the bill was voted on.
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And every time the fog lifts we see the people in control of the machine are shysters playing shenanigans with the rule of law.
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If Spider-Man is Человек-Паук, what would make a good Russian name for Batman?
In Russian translations of stories about Spider-Man, the name of that superhero is translated as Человек-Паук (Chelovek-Pauk), which is a composition of the Russian words for man and spider, but you can't find an analogous Russian name for Batman in Russian translations. His name is simply rendered phonetically, Бэтмен.
I understand that questions about marketing decisions are off-topic here, so I want to make my question focused on the linguistic aspect of the matter. What I want to learn is how the issue is seen from the standpoint of the Russian language. To be more precise, is there any good possible translation into the Russian, or does just anything sound bad, not catchy, too long, unrelated to the original English name, or simply off the target? In other words, wouldn't Pushkin be able to come up with a smart Russian name for Batman if he were to translate a story about him into Russian?
I myself tried to come up with a good Russian name for that superhero and ended up having a bunch of names to choose from - Летучий Человек, Крылан, Рукокрыл, Рукокрылый, and Летучий. I'm curious how such names would be rated by native Russian speakers.
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It's not a question about Russian language - it's a question about marketing decisions made during translation of two brands. Человек-паук is just shorter than saying "Человек-летучая-мышь" each time. – shabunc♦ Apr 30 '20 at 18:54
В романе "Волкодав" Марии Семёновой есть персонаж Летучий Мыш. Отсутствие мягкого знака должно демонстрировать, что Мыш мужского рода. Такая вот неожиданная (и сомнительная) игра с русским языком. – Elena Apr 30 '20 at 19:43
There's a fun community called "Дореволюціонный Совѣтчикъ" that create songs and texts about the modern realia using pre-1917 Russian language stye, lexicon, spelling, and overall entourage. For example, in their discourse rap/rapping is called "мавританскій верлибръ" ("moorish vers libre"). They call Batman "Человѣкъ-нетопырь", Spider Man "Сударь-мизгирь", and King Kong "Конголезкій Царь" — Pushkin style, by the way.))) – Yellow Sky Apr 30 '20 at 22:07
I believe that @Mitsuko questions should be protected from closing 😫 She usually goes very deep and tries to understand the underlying meaning of the words and expressions that aren't clear to the native speakers. – DK. May 1 '20 at 9:57
@DK.: her questions are awesome, and I always enjoy them. They just don't always have right format for this site. I always try my best to make them fit for our Q/A format. – Quassnoi♦ May 1 '20 at 19:11
I'm going to omit marketing requirements in my answer (like the ability to put the localized name of the character into the company approved slot on a piece of merchandise, which is a big thing) and focus on the language.
Spider-Man is a man who is also a spider.
He literally "does whatever a spider can": climbs walls, shoots webs and eats flies.
Whatever name is chosen in Russian for him, it would better reflect this side of his personality.
Batman is a human who is somewhat into bats. He wears a mask with latex ears, drives a bat-themed vehicle and they use this bat-shaped silhouette on the searchlight to summon him.
This gives the translator some liberty: it does not need to say "bat" right in the name.
The name should work.
Человек-паук is a barely okay name: it's not too long, relatively easy to write and pronounce, and is a literal translation of the original. No one gets fired for being too literal.
There's a good chance that someone's nickname as a teen was "Spider-man" in the English speaking world, even before the advent of the comic character.
The chance of someone being called "человек-паук" on a regular basis, as a moniker, in Russian is slim.
So it's not that good a translation, but it would do.
Человек — летучая мышь is just plain unacceptable.
First of all, летучая мышь is a feminine name in Russian which means it would only work for a female character in storytelling.
Second, it's not something you can pronounce more than once. It's gonna be contracted one way or another.
Бэтмен is just shorter and it is the original. And no one gets fired for using the original.
The name should be catchy.
Some writers have an ear for things like this, others do not.
Человек-паук is not the best name out there, but it's catchy enough. Just by saying it out loud, everyone immediately gets who are you talking about.
Нетопырь and all other chiropteran names give the wrong idea about the character. This is a good name for a small minion to The Viy, not for a grim and troubled vigilante billionaire. Those just don't ring the right bells in Russian.
It's something that one can get used to, like everyone did with Человек-паук, but it's not the best option or even a good option.
All this requirements have something in common. If you can't come up with a really good name which would click, there's always a safe default way: just use the original.
There were many failed attempts to come up with a good translation for a foreign name or nickname into Russian which had since defaulted to the original: Румпельштильцхен (Хламушка, Гном-Тихогром); Рапунцель (Колокольчик), Оле-Лукойе (Оле — Закрой Глазки) etc.
I can't say with confidence that it's impossible to translate this name into Russian, but apparently it's not that easy.
There are good translations for Cinderella, Thumbelina, Snow White and Spider-Man but there are none for Rumpelstilzchen, Ole Lukøje, Rapunzel and Batman. Those from the last group have defaulted to the originals, and not because people didn't try.
So the answer to your question would be:
Not all names are made equal, even if they use the same pattern in the original language.
Spider-man works in Russian translation, Batman doesn't and he's in a good company.
Of course it may happen so that the minute after I post this answer someone would come up with a brilliant translation for Batman which would then get traction, become approved by DC Comics and make its author a fortune.
This would make me feel embarrassed but happy.
However, it didn't happen to lots of names and, from the looks of it, not gonna happen to Batman either.
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I am sorry, when did Spider-Man eat flies? – Baskakov_Dmitriy May 1 '20 at 21:53
Also, I've heard many fans calling Spider-Man by his original name: "Спайдер-Мен", "Спайди", or even "Спуди" (or similar mockery names). – Baskakov_Dmitriy May 1 '20 at 21:59
@Baskakov_Dmitriy: I'm not deep into these movies but I remember a scene where he caught a fly and I just kinda thought he ate it. Feel free to edit my answer if he didn't! – Quassnoi♦ May 1 '20 at 22:06
Great answer :) Thanks :) – Mitsuko May 2 '20 at 9:39
@Baskakov_Dmitriy Has Peter Parker ever eaten bugs? – Eugene May 4 '20 at 14:03
Sometimes it's just a tradition. For one story, translator translates the name, and it sticks. For another story, the name is transliterated, and it sticks too.
Mostly it depends on "catchiness" of the name. "Человек-Паук" is short and strong. "Человек-Летучая мышь" is long and a bit weak (in Russian culture, bats did not gather any sinister lore).
A good translator would try to invent a "catchy" character name. One classic example is the translation of "Alice in Wonderland": Name translation variants Every translator had tried their best to made the most reflective and "catchy" translation of a name from English to Russian.
AlexanderAlexander
Great answer, but really it is sometimes very stochastic what sticks and what doesn't. "Человек-муравей" sounds (subjectively to me, but also anecdotally to many people) awkward and silly, but it's the official translation. "Энтман" would have been better, has a zing to it, especially as more and more people in Russia are getting comfortable with English. – Unknown artist May 2 '20 at 15:37
Also, and I'm just rambling here at this point, Человек-нетопырь would have worked... – Unknown artist May 2 '20 at 15:39
Летучий Человек
(or Летающий человек) - longish but possible.
sounds bad, uncomfortable to pronounce.
Рукокрыл, Рукокрылый
a little strange but maybe.
Летучий
for me, the best option that you suggested.
Batman (Бэтмен) (we pronounce like [betmen] or [betman])
sounds good, short, catchy word.
Vik WilliamsVik Williams
The problem I see with the first four is that Batman neither has wings nor can he fly. Nor does he bite, use echolocation, sleep upside-down in caves or suck blood, for that matter. He's just "bat-themed". Unlike spider-man, who does whatever a spider can. – Curiosity May 8 '20 at 10:28
image, appearance made with reference to the bats – Vik Williams May 8 '20 at 10:36
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'Green & Blue DNA' Dnieper River Park, Kiev, Ukraine
Client: Kiev Municipality
Team: Marko&Placemakers
The Dnieper River Park is an idea that instantly creates something greater than the sum of the existing and often disconnected present realities. Dnieper River Park is an idea based on green and blue urbanism giving the citizens of Kiev the opportunity to start thinking about its river and adjoining land in a coherent and aspirational way. It's a once a generation opportunity for Kiev to start to fix some of the things that are not working on the greater scale as well as to enable a sustainable transformation of the strategic relationships between larger social, natural, civic and economic ecologies.
Driven by the demands of 21st century living and working our approach suggests a new mind-set, in which the transformation and reintegration with the Dnieper River is seen as a catalyst for change - as prototype for a new relationship, a smarter relationship. Fifteen years from now, people arriving into Kiev will see the city's Dnieper River and its slopes not as an obstacle to be overcome, but as world class destinations to discover. Whilst initially meaning many different things to many different people, as repository of vast and historically accumulated human experience and endeavors – the Dnieper River Park as big idea will ultimately converge with the future of Kiev as the centre of community life and enterprise.The delivery of the Dnieper River Park as a strong recognizable brand equaling other world famous riverfronts and parks will require radically different way of thinking than that which formed Kiev in the 19th and 20th century . Our approach to this challenge in the millennial shift from the 20th century based economies and their spatial/urban demands and in the age of limited public resources focuses empowering another important resource that all cities have in common – its people. We believe that the global magnetism of a successful Kiev will stem in the future not only from its infrastructure, but also from the energy it draws from those who live and work in it, and so sustain it. Humanity delights in and finds inspiration in their rivers, but increasingly asks more of them than was delivered in the past.
Many of the necessary elements for the ambitious Dnieper River Park project are already in place, and others await only the community's decision to pursue them. Clearly, one of the key issues in current circumstances is one of credibility and of inclusive participation of people in the process of change. In recognition, our proposal is built on the notion of fluid urbanism involving psychological to physical transformation through time. In this context we see the Euro 2012 sporting event as a unique opportunity to involve the citizens and visitors of Kiev with the beginning of making the Dnieper River Park a reality. We see this as the start of a process of empowerment of people of all ages and backgrounds as individuals whilst also strengthening the community confidence and participation in aspirational and delivery orientated thinking.
Selected articles:
SALON /Interview Igor Marko 11/2011
Marko&Placemakers at Gingerbread City
VeloCity at Oslo Architecture Triennale
Petra Marko Judging Future Place RIBA Competition


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Academy Center of the Arts Reveals Color Change to the Historic Theatre Facade
The Academy Center of the Arts is excited to announce that not only will the historic Academy Theatre see the addition of a new lobby changing the face of the facility on Main Street, but that the historic theatre façade is also undergoing a major change. Starting on February 6, 2018, scaffolding covering the façade of the historic theatre will be removed, revealing new colors that through scientific analysis have been discovered to be the original colors of the theatre when it was rebuilt in 1912 (after a fire in 1911).
Through microscopy analysis executed by Evergreene Architectural Arts, a firm leading the historic plaster and paint work on the project, it was discovered that a peachy ochre gold color laid under the existing pink fields of paint that have been on the Academy's façade for decades. There was also a soft grey sage where the white ornament has existed for years.
"I love it," said Academy Center of the Arts Executive Director Geoffrey Kershner. "A couple of years ago we rebranded the organization to reflect a new approach to who we are and what we do. I feel these new theatre colors also rebrand the building. For years the historic theatre sat empty and run down. The old colors are associated with that past. Now we can move ahead with new colors and a new identity."
"Personally, I think that the ochre field color is very handsome and is more sophisticated, leaning towards an Italianate style which is appropriate for the façade ornamentation and design," said Jeff Greene with Evergreene Architectural Arts.
The removal of the scaffolding will take two to three days to complete and will begin on February 6, 2018. Along with the color change, plaster and façade repairs will also be revealed, marking a major milestone in the restoration efforts of the historic theatre. The historic theatre is still slated to open to the general public in December of this year.
For more information call 434-846- TIXX (8499).
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