A subcommittee formed under the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee in the House of Representatives to forge a consensus among the parties on key provisions of the new Citizenship Bill has been stuck halfway.
The Committee had formed the subcommittee in the third week of March. It was given 15 days to work out and submit its report, however, it has not been able to move forward though one month is going to be over next week.
The panel got stuck as parties, stakeholders and members of the public are largely divided over rights given to those who have received citizenship by descent and naturalised citizens.
Likewise, they are also divided on punishments for people misusing scrapped citizenship.


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Ondo seeks W'Bank's partnership on rural roads
Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu
Peter Dada, Akure
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has sought the partnership of the World Bank to fix rural roads for the use of farmers across the state and ease the transportation of farm produce.
The governor said his administration was committed to ensuring that the rural areas in the state witnessed development, particularly in the area of accessible road network.
Akeredolu, who spoke during a courtesy visit by World Bank representatives led by Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, in his office in Akure, said with the assistance of the bank, major improvements would be made in fixing the bad roads.
He said "We have given our promise and we will ensure that our farms have good roads to the market. Rural roads development is critical to agriculture, which we hope to use to catalyse our economy.
"We have decided to key into that because we are serious about agriculture and roads are one of the major problems. Bad roads can be discouraging. We look forward to a robust relationship with you, one that will benefit the people of the state."
Earlier in his address, Okunmadewa assured the governor of a robust working relationship between the state and the global financial institution.
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Masters in Politics: Reince Priebus Slams Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Email Flub
July 26, 2016 By WHC Insider
The hosts of Bloomberg Politics' Masters in Politics podcast Tammy Haddad and Betsy Fischer Martin caught up with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who is in Southern Philadelphia this week to crash the Democrat's big show with a converted boxing studio replete with "rigged" arcade games, to talk about the departure of Debbie Wasserman Schultz from her position as Democratic Party Chair.
Priebus admits that he worked well with Wasserman Schultz but doesn't hesitate to condemn what many viewed as an intrusion into the outcome of the Democratic primary. "I think it was a fraud that they committed upon their own base. It's a fraud that they committed to the Democratic voters and actually a fraud upon the American people."
The RNC chair still believes an investigation is necessary for the Democrats to come out from under this scandal. "It's not what national parties are supposed to be doing. It should be an investigation as to who or what entity hacked into their emails".
Priebus was quick to note that nothing similar happened under the RNC's watch, essentially calling the ousted chairwoman's emails a rookie mistake. "Number one, I don't think that's happened to us, number two, we weren't doing things like that. I know our staff well, and number three, if someone had those views they wouldn't be dumb enough to put it in an email. I'm kinda like a second Chief of Staff, the way I operate in the building, so I know those things didn't happen."
You can check out the full interview here.
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Volta Insider: Paul Manafort and Reince Priebus Storm the DNC
The Republicans have set up camp in enemy territory at a boxing arena in South Philadelphia where they will host a series of press conferences during the week of the DNC. Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign manager, Reince Priebus, Chairman of the RNC, and Sean Spicer, Chief Communications Director of the RNC spoke on the record and organized a brief Q&A for the audience. Responding to questions about the DNC WikiLeaks, claiming that the Trump campaign and the RNC will not have the same problem, and do not have any involvement. The theme of their setup was "Enough" complete with dice, cornhole, and other games all "rigged" for Hillary to win as well as a poster with a "setlist" of her scandals dating back to the 1980s.
You can check out more of my convention coverage here.
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Find the top rated bike trails in East Lansing, whether you're looking for an easy short bike trail or a long bike trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a bike trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Albion River Trail
State: MI
Applewood Trail
Battle Creek Linear Park
Bicentennial Park Pathway
Border-to-Border Trail
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone
Calhoun County Trailway
Chevy Commons Trail
Falling Waters Trail
Fieldcrest Pathway
Flint River Trail (MI)
Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail
Fred Meijer Flat River Trail
Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail Trail
Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt
Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail
Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone
Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
Fred Thwaites Grand River Trail
Gale Road Trail
Genesee Valley Trail
Genessee Road Trail
George Atkin Jr. Recreational Trail
Grand Blanc Bike Path
Grand River Arts Walk
Granger Meadows Park Trail
Huron Valley Trail
Island Lake Pathway
Island Lake Trail Connector
Jewett Trail
Kensington Metropark Trail
Kettering Gateway Trail
LAFF Pathway
Lansing River Trail
Litchfield Nature Trail
M-21 Non-Motorized Path
Martin Luther King Equality Trail
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
Milford Trail
Northern Tier Trail
Paul Henry-Thornapple Trail
Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone
Portland Riverwalk
Ram Trail
Saginaw Valley Rail Trail
Sycamore Trail
Thomas Township Trail
Trolley Line Trail (MI)
Valhalla Trail
The pleasant little Albion River Trail runs along the south bank of the Kalamazoo River through the town of Albion. The trail runs between McClure Riverfront Park on the west end and Victory Park on...
MI 1.6 mi Asphalt
The Applewood Trail connects Mott Community College and several city parks with the lengthy Flint River Trail, the backbone of the Flint area's trail network. The trail runs along the roadway through...
MI 1.8 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Battle Creek Linear Park trail encompasses nearly 26 miles of connected trails in Battle Creek. Residents use the loop trails to put some snap, crackle, and pop in their exercise routines, while...
MI 25.9 mi Asphalt
The hard surface trail runs from Creasey Bicentennial Park to the Western edge of Grand Blanc Township. Beginning at the park on Grand Blanc Road, the trail takes you past a dog park and athletic...
The Border-to-Border Trail is a work in progress, which when complete, will stretch across Washtenaw County from its border with Livingston County in the northwest to Wayne County in the east. Much of...
MI 19.7 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone
If you're looking for a rustic escape form the din of everyday life, consider the Calhoun County Trailway. The Trailway weaves through three of the county's four parks. The 5.3-mile trail kicks off in...
MI 5.3 mi Crushed Stone
Clocking in at just under a mile long, the Chevy Commons Trail provides a vital connection between the Genesee Valley Trail and the Flint River Trail, allowing trail users unfettered access to the...
MI 0.89 mi Asphalt
Jackson County's Falling Waters Trail serves as an important community connector, linking the outskirts of the vibrant City of Jackson to the picturesque Village of Concord, which brims with Victorian...
The Fieldcrest Pathway stretches 3 miles in the Green Oak Township, a suburb of Detroit. The trail follows Fieldcrest Drive from Lee Road south to Silver Lake Road. The paved recreational trail...
MI 3 mi Asphalt
The Flint River Trail begins near downtown at the University of Michigan-Flint campus and heads north along both sides of the Flint River to Bluebell Beach on the reservoir, a popular county park that...
MI 17 mi Asphalt
The Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee (CIS) Rail Trail stretches 41 miles between the mid-Michigan towns of Ionia and Owosso, offering a mix of pastoral and wooded landscapes. It crosses three...
MI 41.4 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Fred Meijer Flat River Trail connects 2 mountain bike trails and 5 city parks in Greenville. The trail follows the winding Flat River, offering scenic views and incorporating forest and wetlands....
The largely unimproved Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail Trail links the cities of Lowell, Belding and Greenville in Kent, Ionia and Montcalm counties, respectively. While plans call for the eventual...
MI 21.7 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt
The Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail is one component of a network of trails in mid-west Michigan that, when complete, will stretch 125 miles from Alma to Owosso. The trails are named after...
MI 15.5 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone
The paved Fred Meijer Heartland Trail rolls for 42 miles through farmland and forests in central Michigan as it links a half-dozen rural towns with recreational opportunities. Its route follows the...
The Fred Thwaites Grand River Trail, also known as the Ionia River Trail, travels for just over 3 miles along the edge of Grand River. The paved pathway begins at Quarry Road and travels to the Ionia...
This unassuming recreational path in Goodrich, Genesee County is actually a part of the Iron Belle Trail, Michigan's state-spanning multiuse trail system. The Gale Road Trail starts near Perry Road...
The Genesee Valley Trail is a paved, multi-use pathway that helps to link suburban areas in Flint Township with the downtown core of the city of Flint, giving cyclists and pedestrians a convenient...
The Genesse Road Trail sits on the western side of Genessee Road in Grand Blanc. The neighborhood trail extends for just over 3/4-mile, from Perry Road in the South to Kings Fairway Lane at the north...
The George Atkin Jr. Recreational Trail winds along scenic Pine Run Creek in the City of Clio. From a hub downtown at Clio Park, the paved trail branches out through the city, providing access to a...
MI 4.2 mi Concrete
This is a dedicated sidepath in Grand Blanc that is suitable for a casual stroll, a quick jog or an easy ride. The trail sits on the north side of Grand Blanc Road, through mainly residential...
Planners in Jackson Michigan had originally wanted to build a rail with trail, but when they face resistance from the local railroad, they took a different route, one which gave us the Grand River...
The Granger Meadows Park Trail forms a loop around the 76-acre park in DeWitt Township, just north of Lansing. The park was built and donated by Granger III and Associates, a local trash and recycling...
Paved and mostly flat, the Huron Valley Trail links several suburban communities, parks, and a large recreation area while providing connections to a growing network of trails. Forming a lowercase...
The Island Lake Pathway runs east–west through the densely-wooded landscape of the Island Lake Recreation Area southeast of Brighton. Although relatively short, the paved trail may prove a challenge...
The Island Lake Connector Trail allows cyclists, pedestrians, and other residents of Green Oak Township to connect to the Island Lake Recreation Area. The trail sits on a converted railroad bed, and...
Jewett Trail is both the name of the road, as well as the off-street bike-ped path, circling the Grand Blanc Community High School complex. The pathway, which sits on the southern edge of the trail,...
The Kensington Metropark Trail forms a paved loop around Kent Lake in western Oakland County. The scenic area, which features 4,481 acres of hilly terrain around the large lake, is one of the most...
A short paved trail that runs from the city of Flint's Kellar Park to the newly refurbished Chevy Commons park along the Flint River, the Kettering Gateway Trail provides a useful link in the city's...
The LAFF Pathway is a proposed recreational trail project connecting the communities of Linden, Argentine Township, Fenton, and Fenton Township in Genesee County. The first phase of the LAFF...
The Lansing River Trail traces the course of three waterways for more than 25 miles across Michigan's capital city. Visiting all four main points of the compass in Lansing, the trail provides a route...
The Litchfield Nature Trail meanders through scenic property owned by the City of Litchfield, in some places adjacent to the St. Joseph (St. Joe) River. At one point, the trail passes through...
MI 2 mi Dirt, Grass
While not the most scenic of trails, the M-21 Non-Motorized Path provides a useful ten-foot wide asphalt path through a suburban stretch of Flint Township, connecting at its eastern end to the Genesee...
MI 1.66 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Martin Luther King Equality Trail, formerly called the Jackson Intercity Trail, follows the old rail bed of what was once the Michigan Central Railroad for 3.4 miles through the southwest section...
Tradition says that Michigan has 11,000 lakes. The eastern section of the Lakelands Trail State Park passes through a chain of them as it rolls from the town of Hamburg and Lakeland to Munith some 26...
MI 34 mi Asphalt, Ballast, Crushed Stone
Closure Notice: Parts of the Milford Trail will be closed from June to October 2020 for the Saginaw Trail Pipeline project. A map of the affected area can be found on the project website. The...
The Northern Tier Trail winds through East Lansing on the outskirts of Michigan's capital, offering miles of paved pathway through tree-lined areas and wetlands. The 10-foot-wide trail connects...
When complete, the Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail will be a 42-mile, multi-use recreation trail, extending from Grand Rapids to Vermontville; it eventually may be extended to Jackson. The trail is...
MI 42 mi Asphalt, Cinder, Crushed Stone
The Portland Riverwalk ushers visitors around the charming town of Portland on 9 miles of paved trail. Also known as the Rivertrail Linear Park, the trail connects a handful of parks, scenic views...
The Ram Trail is a close to 2-mile trail beginning at Holt High School where there is access to tennis courts, soccer fields, softball and baseball diamonds and playgrounds. The trail runs eastward...
The Saginaw Valley Rail Trail offers a year-round rural retreat from the urban confines of Saginaw. Rolling through a continuous woodsy border past farms, fields, and game areas for 11 miles, the...
The Sycamore Trail, which opened in October 2014, provides an important connection between two other trails in Delhi Charter Township, on the south end of Lansing. At the trail's northern end, it...
The Thomas Township Trail provides a paved, north-south route of just over 2 miles through this Michigan community. It begins at a connection with the popular Saginaw Valley Rail Trail, which heads...
The Trolley Line Trail, which opened in 2009, runs north from the City of Clio to the Saginaw County line at Willard Road in Vienna Township. It is so-named because it occupies a corridor that once...
The Valhalla Trail runs for just over a mile in Delhi Charter Township, a southern suburb of Lansing. Its northern half is wooded and winds through Valhalla Park, which offers a swimming beach,...
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Flat River Gem
December, 2020 by trimike06
This trail is incredibly well maintained and could be ridden with a road bike however gravel tires are best.
Only one busy intersection at Lincoln Lake Road, most others are gravel roads with good sight lines making it safe to see approaching car traffic.
I sincerely hope this doesn't get paved as the gravel experience is unlike cement or asphalt AND it moves moisture away nicely...
Recently (late November 2020) the trail was swept and loose spots at several intersections were addressed making it literally the best gravel trail I've ridden yet..
November, 2020 by drbike
The Ram Trail links three Holt Public School buildings to "downtown" Holt along a very busy high seed road. There is monomial parking at the east trailhead and large school parking lots at the west trailhead. For the intended use it works.
Sunshine on the Flint River Trail
November, 2020 by madcow13
The trail north of Carpenter Rd is very nice and well maintained. It appears that this part of the trail is very popular as it goes through Stepping Stone Falls (which is very pretty). The trail south of Carpenter Rd is not very well maintained: broken pavement, lots of debris, many fallen limbs. All in all, had a great time. Beautiful 72 degree weather in November.
Beautiful and well maintained
November, 2020 by mdjjrossi
We rode this yesterday. It is just gorgeous and very well maintained. In regard to some of the recent reviews regarding crowds - although we saw a good number of people riding or walking, it was totally fine since we were there on a Thursday. Weekends are much busier. There are a lot of curves on the trail, so that's something to look out for if it's crowded and some are trying to pass when they shouldn't. Side note - on the south end of Kent Lake, there's a short connecter bike path that goes under I-96 to Island Lake. The Island Lake trails aren't nearly as well maintained and are very bumpy.
Great Gravel Trail
October, 2020 by djirwin77
I ride my bike from Lowell to Greenville - this is one of the nicest trails in MI! The gravel is a special composite for biking and walking. It is well maintained and scenic with mostly flat rides through forest and farmlands.
Owasso to Ionia - out and back
October, 2020 by tomsleeker
My wife and I rode this trail in September of 2020. I totally enjoyed it! Perfect for a Gravel, Cross, or Mountain Bike. Rideable on a road bike... though probably not comfortable. The surface is still a little soft in some areas, so anything with larger tires would be ideal. It's straight as an arrow, but plenty to see on either side. The best scenery I thought was between St. Johns and Ionia. The trail is paved through the towns... where there's opportunity to stop for water/snacks/food. We had lunch in Ionia at a cafe downtown. We parked where the trail crosses Smith Road just outside of Owasso. There's a paved parking lot behind Budget Tire and the EMS building.
UPDATE, this trail is great!
October, 2020 by jwih5ppwqd
Just rode this trail on 10/22/20 and it is all paved, hardly any bumps now. The only thing to watch out for are some bumps near the wooden bridges and traffic over the few road crossings- traffic does not stop.
Nice Flat Trail
October, 2020 by bwh72jem
Started in S & rode toward A. Paved a bit around S. Great fall colors
fun ride
October, 2020 by cpmarkoff
Beautiful October Sunday ride. Not a lot of people but not deserted either. Loved the views along the river and crossing bridges. The trail downtown is fun too
Its right in the heart of downtown Flint and its peaceful, open and quiet. The best part is that it connects to the Flint River Trail.
September, 2020 by melcool1
Beautiful trail
September, 2020 by el6148
My girlfriend and i longboarded/rollerskated this entire trail. Beautiful scenery with a lot of variety. Would definitely do again if it wasnt so far away!
so scenic and quiet
September, 2020 by whbejin
Ran from Greenville. Towards Belding. First mile is paved. Then gravel. Great scenery. Definitely will do again.
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Mike Greco connects Minnesota local government agencies with the resources, research, and talent at the University of Minnesota
Mike Greco, AICP
Cofounder and Director
Resilient Communities Project
mgreco@umn.edu
RCP's Twitter: @RCPumn
How did you first learn about EPIC-N?
Attended first "SCYP Replication Workshop" (precursor to the annual EPIC-Network Conference conference) in Eugene in 2012
What are some of the top priorities you are working on this year?
Finding external funding to reduce the cost to cities/counties to participate in our program, recruiting projects/partners
What led you to participate within the EPIC-Network in your current capacity?
I was asked to participate in a webinar about our Resilient Communities Project program at the University of Minnesota and our work developing resilience across the region.
What are you hoping attendees will take with them after attending your upcoming presentation?
That university-sponsored community-engaged projects, done well and collaboratively, can benefit all participants–communities, faculty, and students.
Mike Greco has more than a decade of experience connecting Minnesota local government agencies with the resources, research, and talent the University of Minnesota has to offer. He has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from the U of MN's Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, with a specialization in environmental planning and sustainability, and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mike is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
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A study of fundamental tenets of major Eastern philosophies (Chinese, Japanese, Indian) in comparison to Western tradition. Course may vary in emphasis on particular philosophies and themes.
This course will serve as an introduction to several traditions in the history of Chinese philosophy. In particular we will read texts from the Taoist, Confucian and Legalist traditions. We will focus on such themes as the definition of the flourishing individual, the best type of life, the relationship between the individual and the community, and moral cultivation.
We will read the following philosophers: Mencius, Hsun Tzu, Mo Tzu, Lau Tzu, and Chuang Tzu.
This course is cross-listed as ASIA 335 and GIST 334.


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Mergers & Acquisitions in Food and Beverage
Global Consumer M&A had a strong first half to the year, with transactions valued at US$ 202.5bn topping every H1 deal value since 2008 and representing a 42.8% uptick in deal value compared to H1 2014. The increase stemmed from two domestic mega-deals, together accounting for 47.1% of total deal value: HJ Heinz's US$ 54.5bn acquisition of Kraft within the US food sector and Cheung Kong Holdings US$40.8bn acquisition of CKH & Hutchison Whampoa within Hong Kong's retail sector. As a result, the Consumer sub-sectors food (US$ 80.2bn) and retail (US$ 105bn) saw an increase in deal value by 129.9% and 106.9% respectively compared to H1 2014 (food worth US$ 34.9bn; retail worth US$ 50.8bn). Food deal value reached its highest H1 deal value since 2007, whilst retail reached its highest H1 deal value on Mergermarket record.
Domestic M&A jumped to US$ 143.3bn in H1, accounting for 70.8% of deal value within the sector, a sharp 133.2% increase compared to H1 2014 (US $ 61.4bn). Domestic deal activity was led by the US, with US$ 79bn worth of deals up 29.7% by value compared to the same period last year, and making up 39% of global domestic deal value within the Consumer sector. Credit for the increase is given to the previously mentioned acquisition of Kraft by HJ Heinz (US$ 54.5bn) which accounted for 69% of US domestic deal value. Meanwhile, due to appreciation of the US dollar resulting in increased borrowing costs, total cross-border transactions dropped 26.3% by value to US$ 59.2bn. US inbound M&A dropped drastically to US$407m, a 98.2% decrease compared to H1 2014. Due to a weakened Euro, Europe has been unable to keep up with rising costs, with outbound transactions into the US dropping from 23 deals worth US$ 2.6bn to only 14 deals worth US$ 49m.
TOP 10 BIGGEST DRINKS INDUSTRY ACQUISITIONS
Last week rumours were rife that AB InBev could be preparing a takeover bid for Diageo, a deal that would bring together the world's biggest producers.
The rumour mill went into overdrive after a prominent columnist in Brazil claimed that the country's richest man, billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann, might be thinking about putting together a takeover bid for the world's largest premium alcoholic drinks company.
While the claims have not been confirmed, and neither Diageo nor Lemann has commented on it, shares in Diageo jumped by 8% as the news broke to an 18-month high of £19.
As rumour of a Diageo takeover continue to swirl, we round up some of the drinks industry's biggest mergers and acquisitions.
BORDEAUX ESTATES
While it isn't a single company buying another company, the continued push by Chinese investors on Bordeaux has been significant, with dozens of Bordeaux estates snapped up since 2010.
One hundred Bordeaux châteaux are now owned by Chinese investors as interest in the French winemaking region from China continues. The 100th château, Renon in the Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, was bought by Chinese packaging millionaire James Zhou for an undisclosed sum in January. Just a few weeks before the Renon sale, Chinese property tycoon Chen Miaolin acquired the 24-hectare 18th century Château de Birot in Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux.
Investors have also set their sights on Burgundy, with Chinese gambling tycoon Louis Ng Chi Sing paying €8m for Château de Gevrey-Chambertin in 2012.
China, remains Bordeaux's key export market ahead of the UK and entrepreneurs in the country have been buying up châteaux in the region since 2010 both as status symbols and to quench a domestic thirst for the wines. There are around 7,400 winemaking châteaux in Bordeaux.
Earlier this year Bacardi stepped into the buoyant Bourbon market for the first time, acquiring Angels Share Brands, including its Louisville Distilling Co subsidiary and Angel's Envy brand.
The deal, which was completed for an undisclosed sum, will see Angel's Envy continue as a standalone operation, with plans remaining in place for a new distillery and "brand experience center" to open in 2016.
Founded by the late Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson, whose son Wes Henderson remains with the company as global brand ambassador, Angel's Envy is blended in small batches of 8-12 barrels, with the idea that each batch develops its own individual nuances.
This move by Bacardi follows predictions that sales of whisky in the US would move ahead of vodka last year for the first time since 2007, with Bourbon driving category growth.
In one the biggest acquisitions in the the UK wine trade in recent years, UK wine merchant Majestic bought crowdfunding wine retailer Naked Wines for £70 million in April, appointing its founder Rowan Gormley as Majestic's new CEO.
Naked Wines was founded by Gormley in 2008 and allows "angels" to invest in winemakers in return for cheaper wine deals. Since its inception, Naked Wines has achieved impressive growth, with sales of £74 million to the end of 2014, up 40% on the previous year.
While both companies continue to operate as independent brands, the deal opens up opportunities for Majestic's international growth in the USA and Australia, where Naked Wines has strong foothold. Its also presents a chance for both companies to share complementary strengths: Naked Wines' online and e-commerce skills and Majestic's national store network.
In its first annual statement, released yesterday, Majestic announced a drop in profits of 22.5%, which it attributed in part to the cost of acquiring Naked Wines.
In April last year Gruppo Campari bought the Italian bitter, liqueur and grappa producer Fratelli Averna for €103.75 million.
The deal saw Gruppo Campari take control of the 150-year-old company's entire portfolio, which includes the Averna, Braulio, Limoncetta and Frattina premium brands, strengthening its leadership of the Italian spirits market and marking its first foray into the grappa category.
Fratelli Averna, based in Sicily, was founded more than 150 years ago by the Averna family, and has been continuously managed by the founding family for five generations. It has a 15% share in the Italian market, but also has a growing presence in central Europe and the US.
The previous month, Campari also acquired the Forty Creek Canadian whisky distillery for €120.5m.
SABMiller showed it meant business when it comes to craft beer earlier this year by purchasing Greenwich-based brewer Meantime Brewing Company.
Acquired for an undisclosed sum, Meantime is the first British brewery to enter SABMiller's portfolio, with all 60 shareholders selling 100% of their shares in the company. Under the deal, Meantime will seek to expand its reach and sell its extensive range of craft beers, led by its London Pale Ale, London Lager, Yakima Red and Pilsner, in new global markets.
The world's second largest brewer, London-based SABMiller owns 200 local and heritage beer brands including Fosters, Grolsch and Peroni. The company is keen to bring beer to a wider range of consumers, particularly women, and also aims to flag up beer's food matching capabilities.
Meantime was founded in a tram shed in 1999 and now makes 40 different styles of beer. Meantime's management team, led by chief executive Nick Miller and founder Alastair Hook, will continue to run the company.
Accolade Wines completed its acquisition of Barossa's Grant Burge Wines in February,taking control of the Grant Burge brand, Burge and Rathbone Fine Wine Merchants business and its historic Krondorf Winery.
Financial details of the deal were not revealed, however Accolade Wines' general manager for Asia Pacific, Michael East, said the company had been the one to approach Burge, admitting it had been seeking a base in the Barossa for some time.
Grant and Helen Burge founded Grant Burge Wines in 1988, which has become known for its sparkling, premium white, red and fortified wines, and in particular its Meshach Shiraz.
Mr East said Grant Burge would play a "crucial role" as brand ambassador and continue to supply premium Barossa Valley fruit to the business.
Perhaps the largest ever merger in the UK drinks trade, last year Bibendum Wine Limited merged with drinks importer the PLB Group, along with both companies' subsidiary trading arms; the Wondering Wine Company, Instil Drinks Company, PLB's beer division, with Walker and Wodehouse Wines also joining the group. All five companies now operate under Bibendum PLB.
Considering the UK market, it was the biggest consolidation in recent memory, creating a unique distribution company catering to the on-trade, off-trade and independents across beer, spirits and wine.
At the time, Michael Saunders, chief executive of The Bibendum PLB Group, said: "Consolidation has been a widely discussed topic in the industry for several years as companies strive to grow in a low margin and complex market. By uniting the strengths of Bibendum with the strengths of PLB, and maximising the expertise within each trading company, our new group will be uniquely placed to offer customers the best possible service."
In an interview with db Saunders stated his belief that consolidation is the way forward for the UK drinks industry, explaining that the measure was not "just about profitability", but a strategy that would result in reducing the number of gateways into the UK market making for a "slightly tighter" industry, adding that he did not see it as a "threat" but an opportunity.
WHITE & MACKAY
One of the biggest acquisitions of the year was the sale of United Spirits' Whyte & Mackay Scotch whisky arm to the Philippines-based drinks manufacturer, Emperador. The deal was sealed for a cool £430 million (US$726 million), and saw Emperador take over the Scotch whisky brand.
Emperador, part of Alliance Global Group, is known for its Emperador Brandy label, which tripled its growth since 2010 and is now the third largest spirit label by volume worldwide (following Jinro soju and Ruang Khao Thai spirit), according to Impact Databank. The company is controlled by billionaire Andrew Tan.
Whyte & Mackay was put up for sale by USL in February after the British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) raised concerns about Diageo's acquisition of a controlling stake in United Spirits in November last year, citing competition concerns.
Sovereign Brands
In what was the most "bling" acquisition in recent years, US rapper Jay-Z acquired Armand de Brignac Champagne from Sovereign Brands after making the company an offer it "simply couldn't refuse". The details of the deal were not disclosed, but reports placed it at around US$200 million.
Armand de Brignac was first released eight years ago and has carved a niche for itself as a top-end Champagne popular in nightclubs. Jay-Z has long been a supporter of the brand, commissioning a 350-bottle tower of Armand de Brignac to serve as the centrepiece at a fundraiser for President Obama at his 40/40 nightclub in New York.
Although Jay-Z owns the Armand de Brignac brand, the Champagne and packaging is produced by Champagne Cattier, and then sold to Jay-Z's Ace Of Spades Holdings, LLC. The contract between Cattier and Jay-Z's company is the same as that which existed between the Champagne house and former Armand de Brignac brand owner, Sovereign Brands.
SUNTORY BEAM
By far the biggest drinks merger in recent history, Suntory Holdings' deal to buy the US-based Beam, creating Beam Suntory Inc, saw the Japanese drinks group acquire all shares of Beam and take on its outstanding debt in a deal worth $16bn.
Its completion saw Suntory become the world's third largest drinks group, behind Diageo and Pernod Ricard. The acquisition brought together Beam's brands, which includes Jim Beam, Sauza Tequila and Courvoiser Cognac, with Suntory's leading Japanese whiskies Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki, and Kakubin.
Suntory was founded in 1899 and is Japan's leading beverage company, with the newly created Beam Suntory Inc now a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings.
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Vitamin D deficiency, rickets, and fluorosis in India
Author: Harinarayan CV, Joshi SR.
Journal Name: Vitamin D: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications (2d Edition, Holick MF, Ed.)
Volume/Page: p. 543-561.
Type: Review
Categories: Bones/Joints, Osteomalacia, Skeletal Fluorosis, Kidney, Nephrotoxicity, Susceptible Populations, Nutritional Status, Calcium, Rickets, Vitamin D
Data on the vitamin D status of the populations in a tropical country like India have seldom been documented. Vitamin D deficiency is presumed to be rare. Population studied by the author and others in the country has proved otherwise. Studies were carried out to document the dietary habits, serum calcium, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], and parathyroid hormone levels of urban and rural population in a state in south India. The daily dietary calcium intake of both the urban and the rural population was low compared to that of recommended daily/dietary allowances (RDA) issued by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). About 85% of the populations have varying degree of vitamin D status – either hypovitaminosis or vitamin D deficiency. The 25(OH)D levels of rural adult subjects were significantly higher (P < 0.001) than that of urban adult subjects in both male and female groups studied. The 25(OH)D levels of both the urban and the rural children were low.
Low dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D levels are associated with deleterious effects on bone mineral homeostasis. The quality of diets has to be improved with enrichment/supplementation of calcium and vitamin D to suppress secondary hyperparathyroidism-induced bone loss and risk of fractures. Prospective longitudinal studies are required to assess the effect on bone mineral density, a surrogate marker for fracture risk and fracture rates. In the background of low dietary calcium and low vitamin D status an environmental toxin like fluoride has deleterious effects on the bone. The effect of fluoride and its concomitant renal tubular damage affects the bone mineral metabolism in a deleterious way.
Nutritional and metabolic rickets
Nutritional rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency due to lack of exposure to sunlight. Neonatal rickets occurs only in infants born to mothers with very severe osteomalacia. Calcium deficiency alone does not cause mineralisation defects. It only causes osteoporosis and secondary hyperparathyroidism with raised plasma, 1,25 (OH)2D and osteocalcin.
Severe bone deformities in young children from vitamin D deficiency and fluorosis in Bihar-India
A case-control study was undertaken to understand the etiopathology of the bone deformities among young children in a fluoride-affected village of the Bihar State. Two villages were selected: one village with high fluoride in drinking water (7.9 +/- 4.15 ppm), and the other village with normal levels of fluoride (0.6
Nutritional bone disease in Indian population
Syndromes of bone disease and deformities consequent to disorders of nutrition, bone and mineral metabolism constitute a serious national health problem. The studies on this subject are scanty. Data on nutritional bone disease are described and discussed. We had surveyed 337.68 million population residing in 0.39 million villages in 22
Effect of combined therapy with sodium fluoride, vitamin D and calcium in osteoporosis
Fluoride administration in both man and animals has been shown to stimulate new bone formation. However, the bone is poorly mineralized, and osteomalacia and secondary hyperparathyroidism frequently occur. In this study we investigated the effect of variable levels of fluoride and calcium intake, accompanied by vitamin D, on osteoporosis in
Endemic chronic fluoride toxicity and dietary calcium deficiency interaction syndromes of metabolic bone disease and deformities in India: year 2000
Epidemiological studies during 1963-1997 were conducted in 45,725 children exposed to high intake of endemic fluoride in the drinking water since their birth. Children with adequate (dietary calcium > 800 mg/d) and inadequate (dietary calcium < 300 mg/d) calcium nutrition and with comparable intakes of fluoride (mean 9.5 +/- 1.9
Fluoride & Osteomalacia
One of fluoride's most well-defined effects on bone tissue is it's ability to increase the osteoid content of bone. Osteoid is unmineralized bone tissue. When bones have too much of it, they become soft and prone to fracture -- a condition known as osteomalacia. As shown below, fluoride has repeatedly been
Fluoride & Rickets
One of fluoride's most well-defined effects on bone tissue is it's ability to increase the osteoid (unmineralized bone) content of bone. When bones have too much osteoid, they become soft and prone to fracture -- a condition known as osteomalacia. When osteomalacia develops during childhood, it is called "rickets." The potential for fluoride
Fluoridation, Dialysis & Osteomalacia
In the 1960s and 1970s, doctors discovered that patients receiving kidney dialysis were accumulating very high levels of fluoride in their bones and blood, and that this exposure was associated with severe forms of osteomalacia, a bone-softening disease that leads to weak bones and often excruciating bone pain. Based on
Mayo Clinic: Fluoridation & Bone Disease in Renal Patients
The available evidence suggests that some patients wtih long-term renal failure are being affected by drinking water with as little as 2 ppm fluoride. The finding of adverse effects in patients drinking water with 2 ppm of fluoride suggests that a few similar cases may be found in patients imbibing 1 ppm, especially if large volumes are consumed, or in heavy tea drinkers. The finding of adverse effects in patients drinking water with 2 ppm of fluoride suggests that a few similar cases may be found in patients imbibing 1 ppm, especially if large volumes are consumed, or in heavy tea drinkers and if fluoride is indeed the cause. It would seem prudent, therefore, to monitor the fluoride intake of patients with renal failure living in high fluoride areas.


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Maren Morris wrapped up her headlining Hero Tour last night with a sold-out show at Nashville's Cannery Ballroom. The concert served as a grateful victory lap after a successful ACM Awards, where she was named New Female Vocalist of the Year. In addition to playing the majority of her album Hero, Morris trotted out her longtime pals in Brothers Osborne to sing "Greener Pastures," a song she helped write for the duo's debut album Pawn Shop.
An Outlaw-styled ode to better living through weed consumption, "Greener Pastures" is propelled by the nimble guitar work of John Osborne, whose lead riff adds a dash of funky grit to the proceedings. At the Cannery Ballroom, the tune's fourth co-writer Ryan Hurd (and Morris's boyfriend) joins them for a fast-and-loose rendition, where everyone (save for John Osborne) seems to be holding a cup of something aloft as they sing. Morris handles most of the lead parts sung by TJ Osborne on the Osbornes' studio version, with TJ's booming baritone taking a turn on the second verse. It's a rousing example of friends who started together, sticking together, through the unpredictable currents of the music business.
With her Hero Tour in the books, Morris will turn her attention to festival duty this summer as well as opening shows on Sam Hunt's 15 in a 30 Tour. Meanwhile, Brothers Osborne have released the hard-charging "It Ain't My Fault" as their latest single.
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(This is a copy of the resources made available on the VLE for PECI3107 Enterprise Project for Semester 2 2011/2012.
Resources to help you use video and digital storytelling to reflect on and communicate your learning from the project.
You could choose to capture your learning from the project using video. You could video group discussions, interview each other, interview clients, or video performances and activities – the possibilities are endless.
If you don't have a device, you can borrow a small handheld camcorder from PCI and then follow the link above for help with uploading videos to your blog.
You can use Digital Stories to reflect on your learning from your Enterprise Project. A digital story can be a bit like a video documentary. It can contain photos, video, text, narration and music. If you have made a digital story, you can put it onto your blog as evidence of your learning. You can also play the digital story in your assessed group presentation. Thinking further ahead, your digital story might be something you could present as part of a portfolio of skills to show a potential employer. You will also develop skills of developing and managing digital content, essential for managers within the creative industries.
You can collect material for your digital story throughout the project. In 'real time', you can capture work-in-progress through photographs, video, recorded spoken reflections (often phones have audio recorders), scanned documents, etc.
Going back to these files will be a memory jogger or prompt to help you think about what you've learned. Making a digital story involves selecting photos/videos/audio that best represent moments of learning and experience, and then editing them together to tell a story. You can narrate the story, or you can add text.
There are a number of tools that you can use to create a digital story.
Microsoft Photostory 3 is very simple to use. You can import photographs, order them along a timeline, and add narration for each photo. You can also add text, and music. It is free to download from here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11132 and there is an introductory tutorial below. The 'help' button is also very useful. The only drawback is that you can't use video with Photostory.
If you do want to use video, you can just embed it in your blog (as above). Or you can use Windows Live Movie Maker, which is available for Vista or Windows 7. With Movie Maker, you can import videos or photographs, and add a sound track (which could be spoken reflections, for example). We've made a comprehensive tutorial about how to do video editing in Movie Maker.
There is also an example further down the resources page.
There are resources on this page that can help you to upload your digital story and embed it into a blog on the VLE. If you want to embed your video into PowerPoint, click the 'Insert' tab and then select 'Movie'. Important: you must make sure that when you are presenting, your movie file has been inserted from the same directory that your PowerPoint presentation is in. Otherwise it won't find it. I suggest you create a directory on a memory stick for your presentation, copy the video into the same directory, and then insert the movie from there. When you show your presentation, run it from that directory on your memory stick. Practice beforehand to make sure you have the technology set up right.
Finally, the most important thing is to focus on what you are learning. It doesn't matter if the digital story doesn't look great, so don't spend hours on fine-tuning the production of it. Just use it as an opportunity to reflect on your project and what you have learned. Sharing your learning through images and sound can be a good way to 'show' what you've learned in a powerful and engaging way.
Here's one I made earlier, just to show you what a digital story made using PhotoStory 3 could look like. Yours might look very different.


France coach Didier Deschamps has spoken of the huge sense of disappointment enveloping his players after the 1-0 extra-time defeat to Portugal in Sunday's Euro 2016 final.
Portugal emerged victorious courtesy of a long-range goal struck by substitute Eder in the second period of extra-time. Defeat was all the more painful for France after they had struck the post through Andre-Pierre Gignac in the last minute of normal time and had generally created the better chances in what was a cagey final at the Stade de France.
"We've missed a unique opportunity to win a Euros in our own country," said a disappointed Deschamps. "There are no words. The disappointment is there, and it's huge, and it will take time to digest it. But we won together, we suffer together and today we lost together.
"We so wanted to rouse the French people and it would have been magnificent to bring the trophy home to them. But unfortunately that isn't going to be the case. It's a great disappointment for it to end now, with this final.
Deschamps, who is expected to remain France coach until the 2018 World Cup finals, was asked whether the extra day's rest enjoyed by Portugal after their their semi-final has been significant.
"Of course we used a lot of energy against Germany on Thursday, but, if I say that, it looks like I'm seeking excuses," added Deschamps. "There's a big difference between three or four days to recover is a great deal. We put a lot of energy into the Germany match, and we could have benefited from a bit more freshness this evening. That, in turn, would have helped us be more clinical.


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SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: How Dan Carter tamed my Lions and was the best ever
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: How Dan Carter tamed my Lions and was the best ever… he was a nerveless goalkicker but also a devastating strike-runner and try-scorer with the speed of a Test wing – the best attacking 10 I ever saw
By Sir Clive Woodward for the Daily Mail
Published: 06:00 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 06:14 GMT, 20 February 2021
Dan Carter announced himself as a truly world-class talent during the Lions tour of 2005 when he starred in the first two Tests.
His 33 points in the second Test at Wellington, including two brilliant tries, was off the Richter scale and possibly the best individual performance I have ever witnessed at Test level. The Perfect 10.
Ahead of the tour I don't think anybody in Britain and Ireland had really clocked the true depth of his talent. Until then he had played mainly at centre and kicked a good number of goals. He kicked a stack of penalties against England when we were on tour in 2004 but I don't recall a scarily good superstar player at that stage. He was just a reliable Kiwi centre and a prolific kicker.
Dan Carter announced himself as a truly world-class talent during the Lions tour of 2005
His 33 points in second Test at Wellington, including two great tries, was off the Richter scale
Ahead of the tour, I don't think anybody in Britain and Ireland had really clocked his true talent
That changed when he switched to 10 and New Zealand moved away from the brilliant but slighlty erratic Carlos Spencer. It was his big chance and he seized it with both hands. For the next 10 years he treated us to all his talent and ended with a world record 1,598 points, including 29 Test tries.
That last statistic is probably Carter's USP. He was a great, nerveless goalkicker but he was also a devastating strike-runner and try-scorer with the speed of a Test wing — as well as a creator and manufacturer of tries.
He had an aura but he had his struggles and challenges as well. He played in two losing World Cup semi-finals in 2003 and 2007 and ended the 2007 competition with lingering calf and achilles issues that he had to manage.
Then came the 2011 World Cup. Everything was going swimmingly in the early matches until he tore his groin at training ahead of a pool game against Canada. Carter then had to watch the rest of the tournament on home soil from the stands and although New Zealand went on to win that must have been difficult.
It was potentially a career-ending injury but he set his sights on the 2015 tournament. A young gun called Beauden Barrett was pressing hard for a starting spot but he held him off and 10 years after he tore the Lions apart he again spearheaded a superb New Zealand side.
My fondest memory of the final that year was when Australia, after a slow start, came right back into the match and had closed to within a score with just 10 minutes to go. For the first time you could sense New Zealand wobbling a little as they looked to move the ball right some 40 yards out — more in hope than expectation.
He was a great, nerveless goalkicker but he was also a devastating strike-runner and try-scorer
All Blacks legend Carter has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect
The Aussie defence were all over them, the momentum of the game had changed, but Carter, seemingly without even looking up, just stepped off his right foot and blasted a long-range left-foot dropped goal. New Zealand were back in charge again. On the pitch with ITV right after the final whistle he came straight over, very modest and grounded, like all the great Kiwi players I have encountered.
He could have retired there and then but a successful, if injury-plagued spell, with Racing in France followed. You are a long time retired and I sense Dan has put it off to the last possible moment. Rugby is his passion as well as his job.
So, Jonny Wilkinson or Dan Carter? That is the question I often get asked. It's almost an impossible choice. They were, by some distance, the two pre-eminent fly-halves of their era — both incidentally natural left-footers.
They were both tough and enduring — fly-halves are targeted in all levels of rugby, doubly so when they are world-class goalkickers. I would score Jonny and Dan about equal as the best goalkickers we have seen, Dan was the best attacking 10 I ever saw while Jonny was far and away the best defensive 10 I ever witnessed.
So where does that leave us? If I was forced into a corner I would go with Jonny. Just. I was lucky enough to coach him for six years and knew his game intimately. With Dan I just admired from afar.
Dan was the best attacking 10 I ever saw while Jonny Wilkinson was the best defensive 10


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The most ill-advised 3D film of all time was made in Montreal
by Alex Rose
Wim Wenders tried to capitalize on the popularity of the format in an awkward drama starring James Franco.
Lilah Fitzgerald and James Franco in Every Thing Will Be Fine.
The film: Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
Does Montreal play itself? It's more accurate to say that the Greater Montreal area plays itself, but basically, yes.
Notable local talent: A lot of the cast is local, the most prominent among them being Marie-Josée Croze, Céline Bonnier (as a cop) and Robert Naylor. Weirdly, Rachel McAdams affects a not-too-convincing Québécois accent for reasons that are not too clear, while Gainsbourg (who can presumably do both) sticks to her British accent. Belgian character actor Patrick Bauchau plays James Franco's character's father, and sticks to some sort of pan-European accent. Every Thing Will Be Fine is a co-production, and wears that crown proudly. (The weirdest – and admittedly unverified – cameo is probably FNC head honcho Claude Chamberlan, a long-time friend of Wenders'. He appears in the film's first scene as an ice fisherman in a longshot. He's credited as Claude Chamberlain, but given his longstanding relationship, it wouldn't be so surprising.)
Most egregious local landmark: A lot of the movie is spent indoors or in the country, but there are plenty of opportunities for local colour in the film's decade-long span. Franco's character is shown exiting a reading at Port de Tête on Mont-Royal; his apartment is somewhere in Mile End before he moves the family down to Longueuil (presumably for the dope Montreal landscape shots the waterfront allows). Le Moyne d'Iberville school is spotted in the Longueuil segments, as well as at least two different parks by the river. Franco and Croze eventually attend a Patrick Watson concert at Théâtre Outremont, and a scene late in the film happens in the brutalist wasteland of Viger Square.
It had been eight years since Wim Wenders had made a fiction film when Every Thing Will Be Fine was released in 2015. His previous effort, Palermo Shooting, had been received so coldly on its festival run that I'm still not sure it got any kind of release outside of its native Germany. Wenders is no stranger to high-profile wipeouts, however, and he bounced back soon after with the acclaimed documentary Pina.
That film saw Wenders explore the possibilities of 3D in the same way that other venerable masters (Godard, Scorsese) were at the time – and clearly the film's success gave him the wild idea to make his next narrative feature in 3D. Every Thing Will Be Fine is one of a very small handful of films made in 3D that's also pointedly not a grand spectacle. Someone had to try to make a heady, restrained 3D drama at the height of the 3D boom – it's just too bad it was Wenders, and it's just too bad it wound up being this movie.
There are movies that simply do not feel like they should be filmed at all. Movies focusing on writers are particularly guilty of having the instincts of the written form and finding them trapped within the structures of the filmed form. These are movies that, as compelling as their narrative might be, find themselves handicapped by the visual nature of cinema. I'm not saying that Wim Wenders' Every Thing Will Be Fine is so misbegotten that it should never have existed at all – but I am saying that it might have been better told with black ink on white paper… and certainly not in 3D.
James Franco plays Tomas, a writer struggling with writers' block who has exiled himself in the country, away from his girlfriend Sara (Rachel McAdams), in order to finish his book. Driving back to her one night, he accidentally runs over a small boy sledding down a hill with his brother. That second of inattention goes on to define his entire life, shattering his relationship with Sara and bringing him in contact with the boy's mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg) over the course of the next decade.
The first scene of Every Thing Will Be Fine is beautifully directed; powerful yet restrained, it hangs on suggestion rather than maudlin sentimentality. It's one of the best things Wenders has done in years, if not decades – but it's all downhill from there as Wenders and cinematographer Benoît Debie struggle to capture emotions in images. The script (by Bjorn Olaf Johannessen) is clunky and stilted, forcing unnatural ESL dialogue into the mouths of actors who can't quite make it pop off properly. The beauty of the written word is that you can be as florid or as wooden as you like and call it style; when real people with flesh stuck to their bones and blood coursing through their veins have to make that dialogue sound like it may reasonably have happened in the real world, you don't have that luxury.
Of course, naturalistic performances aren't the end-all, be-all of cinema – there are plenty of filmmakers like Lynch or Bresson that revelled in deliberately flat, purposefully unrealistic performances in their films – but those films don't tend to be mopey. Every Thing Will Be Fine desperately lacks an internal life for its characters; they sound like animatronic robots when they talk, and they mopingly look out of windows when they don't. Johannessen spares us the ponderous first-person voiceover (its presence in mopey dramas about rich white writers struggling with the feels is deep and unforgiving), but with nothing to take its place, the film becomes a whole lot of James Franco in a brown sweater staring at either the horizon, a book, a beer or the floor.
I never did see the film in 3D, but it's pretty obvious that it was shot expressly for the format. Establishing shots often linger longer than necessary, slowly panning over to reveal various depth elements. Wenders sometimes pauses for way too long on a common object like a teapot, and the film has a few egregious bits of greenscreen that are clearly meant to have an effect that's more or less lost in 2D. The film is frequently gorgeous thanks to Debie's deft hand (he also shot Spring Breakers, Ryan Gosling's Lost River and most of Gaspar Noé's films), but the material really does not call for visual pyrotechnics and what remains left over from the 3D projection is awkward and obvious. The 3D is by far the most daring and formally experimental aspect of Every Thing Will Be Fine, but it doesn't amount to much when the drama is this strained and static.
In his (generally positive) piece over at RogerEbert.com, Glenn Kenny calls Wenders "a 100-per-cent sincere filmmaker"; it's actually this sincerity that makes Every Thing Will Be Fine so frustrating. Wenders' approach to this clumsy material is completely naked and unadorned yet somehow portentous — it's a movie that feels both chillingly austere and like a really shitty soap opera. It's often said that a bad comedy is much worse than a bad drama because a comedy that fails to get any laughs fails to get anything at all. Faced with the prospect of this bad drama, though, I have a hard time seeing the difference. ■
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The Cabinet is the executive body of the Grinnell College Student Government Association (SGA). The Cabinet is responsible for chairing the various SGA Committees, passing budgets and setting goals for the SGA.
Myles Becker is the Student Government Association's President. He is fourth year Computer Science major from Chicago, Illinois. Myles is passionate about the implications of emerging technologies within modern society. He also serves as an administrator within the Technology Consultant Corps, as well as the founder of Grinnell College Virtual Reality. In his free time, Myles likes to hang out with friends, listen to music and sleep.
Riley Murphy (he/him/his) is a fourth-year Classics major from Encinitas, California. He serves as the SGA Vice President of Academic Affairs, the liaison for students with administration and faculty on all matters related to academics. Previously Riley has been the SGA Presiding Officer, Business Manager for the Scarlet & Black, and co-chair of the Classics SEPC. As VPAA, Riley is the chair of the Student Curriculum Committee, works closely with the Dean of the College, and represents students on various college committees. Please feel free to reach out with any questions about academics, advising, or the construction projects on campus!
Dylan Welch (he/him/his) is SGA's Administrative Coordinator. He's a fourth year Political Science major with a Policy Studies concentration. Dylan was an All-Campus Events Co-Chair with Selah last year, and he has been involved with Liberal Arts in Prison, Young Democratic Socialists of Grinnell, and student activism on campus. Dylan hopes to work to make Student Senate (formerly Campus Council) welcoming and accessible to all students this year. Get in touch with him at [sga1] if you have a discussion topic or resolution for Student Senate, want to be a delegate to Campus Council, or have any questions about SGA in general!
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Amid fears of a shortage of people, Burgundy dined alone until he was joined by Green who (unusually) also ordered some food. While discussing likely numbers Pine appeared, shortly followed by Green's food and then Ivory. Once Burgundy had finished his meal he joined Pine and Ivory in a short game of Love Letter. This is the archetypal micro game where players draw a card to give them a hand of two and then choose which one to play, with the aim of knocking everyone else out and/or being the last player remaining or the one with the highest card. With only sixteen cards in the deck and each round taking only a couple of minutes, it provides an excellent little filler that can be stopped at almost any time.
In the first round Pine was knocked out early, but Ivory caught Burgundy holding the Princess. In the second round, Burgundy was knocked out early leaving Pine and Ivory to try to outwit each other. It all went to pot for Ivory though when he got confused as to which cards were played and thought he had to reveal his hand showing everyone that that he had been caught with the Princess. He didn't have to discard his hand, but what's been seen, can't be unseen, so when Pine drew a Guard, it was inevitable that he would "guess" correctly that Ivory had the Princess. There was just time for one last round (which Pine won) before Green disposed of his empty platter and Black and Purple arrived. So Love Letter ended with Pine the winner.
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With six players and the "Feature Game", Lancaster, playing a maximum of five, the group split into two, with Ivory and Burgundy joining Green for a little medieval fun. Although Burgundy and Green had played it quite a lot over the last two and a half years, Ivory was new to the game so rules run-down was needed. The idea is that players take it in turns to place their knights in one of three places: in the shires; in their castle, or in the wars in France. Once the knights have been placed, players then vote on and evaluate "the Laws" which give players a benefit just before they get their their rewards for knight placement. After five rounds, the player with the most points wins.
Once the game was set up and rules explanation was over, we started – the first time we have played it with three, and it did play slightly differently. With only two Nobles per County it was going to be a real scrap to get them. Ivory went for a castle improvement strategy, Green tried to bag those few Nobles and Burgundy went for conflicts in France. Overall there was not a huge amount of conflict in the counties with so few players. In round one Green ended up with two upgrades and took his level two Knight straight to level four which gave him access to higher level counties that were out of the reach of the other two. This helped him gain the nobles he wanted, but in the next round he sent the valuable level four Knight off to the wars in France, to help in a level seven & eight conflict that needed the firepower.
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There still wasn't much conflict in the Shires, except for one where Burgundy knocked Ivory's level one Knight out with another level one Knight and a squire. Ivory just accepted it and went elsewhere. There was a little more conflict during rounds three and four, but not much. Again it was Burgundy picking on Ivory, although Ivory put up more of a fight this time. Green did not make effective use of his voting influence and Burgundy was becoming a threat. By regularly taking the 'free' Noble bonus when entering conflict in France, he had started to catch Green in the total number of Nobles.
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Finally, in round there more conflict, though still not as much as we usually get in four and five player games. Every one had managed to increase the number and value of their Knights. Ivory had also managed to gain three castle improvements and no longer needed to place any Knights there. Burgundy and Ivory entered into a savage battle over a level four County which would give the victor the chance to gain two nobles, and lost several squires in the process. It didn't stop there either as they fought over a couple of other counties that seemed a good benefit in this final round. Just when it all seemed settled with Ivory coming out on top, Green placed his last Knight with a whole bunch of squires in the level four county. Neither Burgundy nor Ivory had the "squire-power" remaining to dislodge him, so instead they entered into a new round of conflict in other Counties.
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BGG contributor punkin312
In the end we realised that all the current Laws would benefit everyone all equally, and the new ones were not much help either, but we voted anyway. When it came to dishing out the rewards, both Burgundy and Green realised they had made a mistake, forgetting that they wouldn't get the Knight upgrades they needed for the reward until after reward had been evaluated. Not that it made a huge difference as the scores were all quite well spaced already. During the reward taking in the counties Ivory realised he had taken both Nobles from one county, which was against the rules (all nobles must be from different counties). There wasn't a lot that could be done, but he insisted on putting it back and so the others suggested he take back his three coins as well. Burgundy did point out that he and Green may have done something different as they had both wanted this one too. These things happen sometimes though, and it is "only a game" after all.
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In final scoring Ivory won the points for the most improved castle, Green won the points for the most powerful Knights, and Burgundy and Green both had one more Noble than Ivory (who had grabbed a load in that final round). Packing up, we discovered that three of the laws had been left in the bags (one of each of two, three & four class). We had commented how we had seem to get to the last round quickly, and now a check of the rules showed that we should not have taken any laws out and it should have gone on for another round. The scores were pretty comprehensive though with Green nearly ten points clear of Ivory in second place. But Ivory had enjoyed it though, so it will no doubt we'll play it again in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile, on the next table, Pine, Black and Purple were playing Calimala. This got an outing only a few weeks back, but Black and Purple have played it quite a bit since Yellow introduced it to them a six months ago at Didcot Games Club. Calimala is an area-influence driven, worker-placement game set in the Republic of Florence during the Late Middle Ages. The action is all centred round the unusual action board, where place one of their workers on one of the twelve worker spaces. Each one of these is adjacent to two of the nine action spaces and the active player gets to carry out both actions. If there is already a worker disk present on the space when a disk is added, the owner of the other disk gets another turn. This continues until a player places the fourth disk on a stack which triggers scoring. In addition to worker disks of their own colour, each player also gets a small number of white disks: coloured disks give players a maximum of two actions on three occasions (i.e. a total of six), while white disks give four actions when played, but none later in the game.
The fifteen scoring phases are built on the actions, rewarding players for the amount of cloth they have shipped to a given city or combination of cities for example, or for their contribution to a specific building, or their contribution to the building effort of a given resource. In each case, the player with the most scores three points, the player in second place scores two and the player in third gets just one point. In case of a tie there is a complicated series of tie-breakers. The game ends when either all fifteen tiles have been scored, or everyone has placed all their workers (in which case any remain tiles are scored).
This time Pine led the way in points, pretty much from the start. He managed to give the impression that he had no idea what was going on though, as he kept asking questions. It was really close at the end, however. Black had the Barcelona scoring card, Purple had Troyes and Pine got close to the Lord, with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. It was all largely academic in the end though; as is often the case in this game, there were lots and lots of tie breaks when scoring the districts. Gradually, as Black kept winning the tie-breaks, he began to catch up with Pine. The question was, would he make it? He did, just, beating Pine into second place by a measly three points.
Learning Outcome: Nobody is indispensable.
This entry was posted in Games Night and tagged Calimala, Lancaster, Love Letter on September 4, 2018 by nannyGOAT.
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Recently, researchers have tested a new potential contraceptive for men, with success. The funds should come as a tablet on the market, and as a "pill for the man". FOCUS Online has interviewed male Users, if you can think of to take the pill. The opinions diverge.
About half of the German men (49.9 percent) can imagine, for contraception, the "Pill for the Mann" to take. This is the result of a representative survey by the opinion research Institute Civey. In the survey, the responses from 3043 participants were taken into account.
The exact question was: "Can you imagine, in principle, to the contraception the 'Pill for the Mann' to take?" Slightly more than one in three Respondents (36 per cent) closes the intake completely. 14.3 percent are undecided.
There is a clear difference between West and East Germany. While in the West the majority of the men (51.8 percent) can imagine, the "Pill for the Mann" to take (34.5% not able to think of it), tend to only 42 percent of East German men. 40 percent of the East Germans are not ready for it.
A small difference was also evident between unmarried, married or widowed or divorced men. Divorced were slightly more likely to be willing, a contraceptive taken (to 54.5 percent), compared with married or verwittweten men (49.9 percent). The slightest willingness showed unmarried men (48.6 percent).
No significant differences in terms of age groups. The voters of different parties was the following: In the case of the supporters of the SPD (approximately 64 percent), Green (approximately 60 percent) and the Left (approximately 56 percent) is the fundamental willingness of the "Pill for the Mann" to take, slightly more represented than is the case with followers of the CDU/CSU (approximately 46 percent), the FDP (about 50 percent) and the AfD (approximately 42 percent).
The survey was created against the Backdrop that researchers at the University of Washington recently tested a hormonal active ingredient. This inhibits the production of the body's own testosterone in the testes and interfere with sperm production. The funds should come as a tablet on the market and as a "Pill for the Mann" serve.
Last year, scientists tested a drug that has been proved as a potential contraceptive. The new active ingredient 11-Beta-Methyl-19-nortestosterone-Dodekylcarbonat or short-11-Beta-MNTDC has now provided an even better test results.


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Super Bowl-Winning New Orleans Coach Sean Payton Traded To Denver Broncos
Chief Justice Roberts' Wife Is Latest Supreme Court Spouse To Spark Ethics Concerns
Biden Administration May Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Suppliers. Here's The Backstory
NYC May Break Snow Drought As Northeast Prepares For Dangerous Cold Blast
Elton John's Tour Became The Highest-Grossing Ever. Here's Where Others—U2, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stones—Rank
Pope Francis Said Homosexuality Isn't A Crime—Here's What Else He's Said About LGBTQ Issues
Diabetes Drug Mounjaro Expected To Be Approved For Weight Loss Soon: What To Know And How It Compares To Similar Drugs
2023 Layoffs: PayPal, HubSpot And HarperCollins Announce Cuts
In Photos: France Gripped By 2nd Round Of Massive Protests Against Retirement Age Hike
Ariana Grande Will Reportedly Acquire Her Beauty Brand's Assets For $15 Million
Nike And Tiffany & Co Will Launch Luxury Air Force 1s And An Array Of Sterling Silver Shoe Accessories With Hefty Price Tag
FBI First Searched Biden's Office For Classified Documents In November, Reports Say
HBO's Comeback: With Success Of 'The Last Of Us', Network Now Has 4 Series Pulling Over 15 Million Viewers Per Episode
NY AG Will Ask Court To Sanction Trump And His Company
Average Super Bowl Tickets Approach $10,000—Third-Most Expensive Ever
George Santos Stands Down From Committee Assignments Amid Lying Scandal
EPA Blocks Controversial Alaska Gold Mine To Protect Salmon
Illinois Drops Sex-Abuse Charges Against R. Kelly Because Of Previous Conviction
Pfizer Expects Covid Vaccine And Pill Revenues Will Fall 60% In 2023
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Oath Keepers Members Include Hundreds Of Elected Officials, Police And Military Personnel, Leaked List Suggests
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Sep 7, 2022, 06:26am EDT |
Hundreds of elected officials, military members and law enforcement officers feature on leaked membership lists of the Oath Keepers, a far-right, anti-government militia accused of playing a leading role in the Capitol assault, according to a report published Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League, a finding that adds to concerns over the prevalence of radical-right beliefs among U.S. forces and law enforcement.
An Oath Keeper, brought on to provide security, stands guard during a pro-Donald Trump rally.
The ADL's Center on Extremism said it had identified more than 370 people named on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies across the country, including at least 10 chiefs and 11 sheriffs.
ADL also identified 117 people on the organization's rolls it believes currently serve in the U.S. military, as well as 11 serving in the reserves and 31 who are contractors or hold civilian positions.
It also found more than 80 individuals across the country who were, as of early August, holding or running for public office, with positions ranging from mayors, town council members and school board members to state representatives and senators.
Emergency responders also featured prominently on membership lists, ADL said, adding it had identified 86 people it believed to be active firefighters, including several chiefs, 19 active paramedics and 31 active emergency technicians.
Membership lists also included significant numbers of people ADL identified as holding other prominent positions within the community, including religious figures, teachers, civil engineers and government employees, some of whom reported holding top security clearances or had jobs giving access to critical infrastructure.
ADL notes that its figures may not give a complete picture of the Oath Keepers' makeup—it does not include those only joining local chapters or who never officially signed up—or of the roles held by the 38,000 people named on the leaked membership lists, many of whom claimed to be affiliated with the military or work as emergency responders but could not be confidently assessed.
What We Don't Know
Whether the people named in the membership lists are actually affiliated with the Oath Keepers or share the group's views. ADL stresses that appearing in the Oath Keeper database of people who signed up and paid dues to the organization is not definitive proof an individual is or was affiliated with the group, shares all or part of its views, or engaged in its activities. It's possible an individual "misunderstood the nature of the Oath Keepers," ADL suggested, or that mistakes were made identifying people from the lists.
The Oath Keepers are a far-right militia founded in 2009 by Army veteran and Yale Law School graduate Stewart Rhodes. It is among the largest groups of its kind in the country and it casts itself as the defenders of fundamental rights and the perceived violations of these by the American government. Oath Keepers actively seeks out active and former military, law enforcement and first responders as recruits who will possess the skills needed to advance their cause. In addition to those currently serving, ADL estimates that one in 10 of the individuals in the leaked membership database served in the military in some prior capacity. The group has been accused of playing a crucial role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and dozens with ties to the group have been charged for allegedly participating. Rhodes has been charged with seditious conspiracy and other offenses connected with the attack and a lawyer for the group was arrested in September and charged with conspiring to obstruct the joint session of Congress to certify the election results.
910. At least that many people have been arrested and charged with crimes in connection to the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a tracker updated by Insider on Tuesday.
Oath Keepers' founder Rhodes fires lawyers, seeks delay in Capitol riot trial (Politico)
Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list (AP)
Seditious Conspiracy: DOJ Charges Oath Keepers Leader, 10 Others In Latest Jan. 6 Case (Forbes)
Oath Keepers Lawyer Arrested On January 6-Related Charges (Forbes)
U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops (Reuters)


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Gabby Douglas, Conor Dwyer, Nathan Adrian Scheduled For CBS' 9/1 "Late Late Show With James Corden"
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by Brian Cantor Aug 31, 2016, 1:16 pm
Three US Olympians are headed to CBS' "Late Late Show With James Corden."
CBS confirms that Gabby Douglas, Conor Dwyer and Nathan Adrian will all appear on the September 1 "Late Late Show."
The athletes will join Corden for the latest edition of his "Nuzzle Whaaa?" game.
All three won medals at the recent Rio games:
— Gymnast Gabby Douglas was part of the gold medal-winning US women's team.
— Swimmer Dwyer won gold as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay and bronze in the 200m freestyle.
— Swimmer Adrian won two gold medals (4x100m medley and 4x100m freestyle) and two bronze medals (50m freestyle and 100m freestyle).
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Guillaume-André Fauteux (-) est un homme politique canadien du Québec. Il est sénateur fédéral conservateur de la division québécoise de De Salaberry de 1933 à 1940. Il est ministre dans le cabinet du premier ministre Arthur Meighen.

Biographie
Né à Saint-Benoît au Québec, Fauteux est défait à six occassions lors de ses tentatives d'accéder à un poste à la Chambre des communes du Canada en 1908, 1921, 1925, lors d'une élection partielle en 1925, 1926 et en 1930.

D'octobre à décembre 1921, il est Solliciteur général du Canada non membre du cabinet. Il exerce à nouveau se poste d'août à septembre 1926 et cette fois à titre de membre du cabinet.

En 1933, il est nommé au Sénat du Canada et meurt en fonction en 1940.

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Naissance en octobre 1874
Naissance au Québec
Membre du Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada
Sénateur du Parti conservateur du Canada (ancien)
Sénateur canadien provenant du Québec
Décès en septembre 1940
Décès à 65 ans

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Comfy Bella launches her new underground club night - Moon Unit - expect only good music + good vibes all nite long!
Comfy Bella launches her new club night - Moon Unit - at Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds.
Taking over the whole building for a multi-room underground music fest. From deep dub beats, disco & bumping minimal upstairs to the spiritual in deep party in the basement, expect only good music + good vibes all nite long!
Headlining this 1st Moon Unit night is none other than the London-based DJ and Eglo Records bossman - Alexander Nut - a true selector's selector. Having started out on rinse FM back in it's pirate days, he's now a firm fixture at NTS and the highly respected DJ's vision has seen him play to some of the finest dance floors around the globe with the likes of Sadar Bahar, Josey Rebele and K15.
An avid record collector, uninhibited by tempo or time zone, his expansive taste and knowledge draws heavily on influences from House, Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Afrobeat, Reggae and Funk.
Alex is also the man behind Eglo Records, the label he co-founded with Floating Points in 2008 after discovering and managing the ten emerging artist. Eglo is home to some of the most exciting forward thinking music coming out of the UUK. Responsible for seminal releases from Henry Wu, Fatima, Funkineven, Byron The Aquarius, Steve Specek, Anderson Park and many more.
To say we're excited for this one would be an understatement!


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Reddy shifted to Bangalore by road
HYDERABAD/BANGALORE: The CBI probing the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case shifted key accused in the case and former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy from the Chanchalguda Central Prison to
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HYDERABAD/BANGALORE: The CBI probing the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case shifted key accused in the case and former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy from the Chanchalguda Central Prison to Bangalore on Thursday.
He will be produced in a Bangalore court on Friday in connection with another illegal iron ore mining case against him in Karnataka.
With the Special CBI Court here directing the jail authorities to follow jail rules and regulations in shifting the accused through Prisoner on Transit (PT) warrant, the CBI officials shifted Reddy by road in a vehicle escorted by two sub-inspectors and eight constables.
Before boarding the vehicle, Reddy offered prayers at a temple on jail premises (said to have been built with funds donated by him) and chanted Satyameva Jayate. A team of CBI officials from Bangalore also got into the vehicle that left the prison at 5.15 pm.
Earlier, Reddy approached the Special CBI Court with a plea to shift him to Bangalore by air in view of safety, which was rejected.
Meanwhile, sources said a team of CBI officials left Hyderabad with Reddy around 5:30 pm on Thursday. The entourage would arrive in city on early Friday. He will later be produced before a special CBI court.
An officer on condition of anonymity told Express that security will be beefed up at the court when Reddy willl be produced.
The respective DCP will be in-charge of security. "We will extend all our cooperation to the CBI while producing Reddy before the judge," he added.


The problem is that we think that we are our thoughts.
When you refer to "yourself," it is likely that you use your thoughts to define you.
Thoughts, however, are more closely akin to the 5 senses.
Thought is simply another sense like seeing, hearing and smelling.
Thought is intended to serve us, but somewhere along the way, it became the false master.
If you suddenly stopped thinking, would you cease to exist?
What kind of freedom would this discovery bring?


"It's better to try and fail." GKids has debuted the second official US trailer for the long-awaited Miyazaki documentary titled Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, which they will be releasing in US theaters later this year. The doc was originally made for TV and released in Japan in 2016, but has been awaiting a global release ever since then. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki spends intimate time with Miyazaki-san himself, examining his time since retirement in 2013. It follows his very first attempts to use computers for animation to make the film Boro the Caterpillar for the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. The big question it asks: "Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once again?" This film fits right in with that other wonderful Ghibli doc, Kingdom of Dreams and Madness. This trailer is pretty much the same as the first one, with the added date info at the end - it's getting a limited theatrical showing for two nights only.
You can still watch the first official US trailer for Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki here, to see more.
In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn't shake his burning desire to keep creating. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize CGI. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once again? This program goes behind the scenes over 2 years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using CGI. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki is directed by Japanese filmmaker Kaku Arakawa, his first feature film. The originally opened in Japan in 2016. GKids will finally release Arakawa's Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki in limited US theaters on December 13th & 18th. For more info, visit their website. Thoughts?